The Sun. — London, England, 1850-09-17 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES. N 16. Whi c h " I've issued notes, Fur ~u rastY /n on ney Fortune's 'Change be barter'd F, " And found m y se lf ga ily classed itzwallynge 2,111,1011 Ru the higher spirits of the day, e Sun's true son, no vapour, but a ray." - . - BYRON. Apd " I'll lok into the set ds of time, se e which grain will grow, and which will not." I, s i BHAKspERE. 4 tiOn r SaroPson Legend —A plague on your prognosti- M 1. 4; all I Plague on't, that we who know the wor ld , 14 the smen, and manners, who don't belitve a syllable h lhototYtand stars, and sun, and almanaAs, and tras h, 4 ' directed by a dreamer. tlii° ?'' lchi ght ,- -Wher e i n was I mistaken, Lot to foresee Love for Love, Act 4, Scene " TLou thitik'4t I rave; yet true Whe„ Pistons are, as prophet ever uttered, heaven inspires his tongue." Barbarossa, Act 4, Scene Ilit 1 4.° T HE EDITOR OF THE SU2 6 tk tlt e o) ;: l is now about two years since I made my 4 ttti `meuts on the Derby of 1851; I remarked art l ke ti, le ' `uat the most promising foals of 18 i . Co, . out of Glauznee (Storm), Decoy (Crcupier), hete t , ~ t ) Grace Litlit, k,-;rotehet), Beeswing (Newinins "-' Prime ,7i4itt°,\ lLa tuartine) and Pantolonade (the b t , l -4 . ,, b1e 11 e- s i s ; t Crotchet ;mid Croupier being in the same e CR 5ti,, (340 , will have to give place to the latter, -41,""or to both; it is expected that Storm Rill 1 11, - " 1 6 de6 . ictild h at to morrow for the Champagne Stakes; . A • tl e ea" do 80 , be will win as a matter of course; and . Lmkte-4 eland ° ' training, will, conjointly with New ,mttli that Ls the and the Prime Minister, foriri a h y t itli l y -1t oth e r he Grt Cian although so great a favourite, 1,p1i,;, will have ' to struggle desperately to tn.- - ,. b e th: l ',. i n iny 0 inion one of the four will turn out liptibeco'sre of Epsom next Derby-day. A year ago, ' ll.l l - u hn the following as my favourites for the 4°4ll,tytio`eelBB2:2)—A large lengthy foal by Birdcate er, to l `Qg t oori 'lut a rathersli ht yet giving hopes from Ih k il ( it 0 f',,19 tern ' of being g a strong colr, by Lefler le , Isk i T a IF 9 Hawthorn; a foal out of Blue Bonnet l't 4 3 4 foal Id Will never see Epsom; and last, not in I called b to P t Pir tb i t : t : tbhat Pleased my fancy anti-? riga3d79e, half 40t 4 4 t o nr„eY Sweetmeat, out of Pan t taio u 4 °1:? l ay i- L : 1 1 ,, F rane M nister. I cannotake apsolnuma)v-e -)o4o,lther s t _ l _ the three first are progressing, i, ll f or "ri or beard of them for some time; but Icon ' 1 ; 41 1 in t y! b e gradual development of every equine a D u per," form of Peppermint, who will turn out t b :lie D . -11 ,, the five years that I have wielded the pro- V(: / ; Y s - tel e ' e t ti l l ave never to o ;Tea r 10. 7 116 , save and except in the . instance of P -11 ' ..'° bowled an d my calculations over in a il l -:44lllenrreiful Style; me the . St. L . eger I have had 4 eh y;:: 1 ,.... t success, the following being my summing 18 45 114 6 18 47 1848 ... Pant ass. •-. In°. --. Van Tromp --- -. 1 2 Cossack ... --- *" 1 ... Surplice ... --- "' 2 ~, 18 49 Cane zou ... --- -• I Alp,. ,••• The Flying Dutchman 2 4: 1 4 th. Nunn 3 kirk ••• two in 1 6 , °eat ' e e Years successively placing the first two i Vlb, enah.ir,thern race. This year I hope my selection t aiv:ZitY successful. )i i , 4 1, 1 4° 6 nominations to the Great St. Leger l k) . \)- 01 aboe ten or eleven will be sent to the post, 4 1 4 ' Nehtlgeur, Pitsford, Marchioness d'Eu, Chatter ,llll(l4,. Illtlter Cyprus h ' —Yprus, Windischgratz, Russboreugb, ti t llle s th -e Italian, and Bolingbroke; and for all the the' is h ave of winning, the last-named fiv l e,. d is f2.°3ight es well remain in their stab es, e the thi ee k ,C 4, I can divine, will lay entirely _ w _ llll .. ttke ts ~p, Pitsford Beehunter, and the IFar 0 414 t e l tr i,, u of these, I think Voltigeur, by virtue Ni -t 00 4 ' e ) is the best adapted for the . St. n tOrd, ) t oe, but at the same time fancy it is on t o , itek ; "St Pitsford or the Marchioness d'Eu may do 14t111,,,,ial3eentInter will, I expect, be about third or t te r4l tlit. f e, enter in his wake; Bolingbroke (how . are ad lii,,,ttlelt ~h'leta) with Chatterbox, I imagine, will head tl67lioro'hitti,o conspicuously in the rear I shall look for -14 0 I "blfu, Windiscbgratz, and The Italian. In con- Aro t l a i them thus:-- '. I' INT , GE UR ... ... ( Marlon) 1 44 0 , O r t i l ''v 9,,RD ... . (A : Day)? 2 ytit er r‘e aIARCHIONESS D'Eu 3 . Il ift: 1 litYdlPros, Bolingbroke, and the rest in the 11 4 e .6 Placed them above. Should the result be .1) this 114 w "'Twill make me think 1, 4 4 8 P r ici is mil of rubs, and that my fortune 140 rthst!iinst the bias." k l t y , ...al tl i n Onz ior g races at Doncaster call for but little no- Y t etr al r °w. Vatican will WID the 100 soya Sister Pti e lt the 200 soya., Storm (if he ru ns) Priestess, )1, u,t4lllre. and Dawson's best, Mark Tapley, qS '''Cl Z,tid, the Great Yorkshire Con st ellat i on wil l s h itt kit:" 4 Y, Croupier and Constellation will h run A' for the Municipal Stakes. On T u i r .. i t ti t ,' tilt,e ought to win the 10 Sovs. Stakes, Vo tt Pt,-;44 th,")e,,erboiough Stakes, Achyranthes or Wool ht. ttlitp C leveland Handicap, :tad Cantab may, i t:1 , 41 1 4 ' 'f or giv th e e Chief Justice a stone and Should 10 Soya. Handicap D e hecan. ) 014 141 , reservcd for the 20 Soya. Snakes t Sh e ak Champagne, N i bs, i t :o, but if he rues, andz ir l l n g will lead, I pre pth'to h i : l ,4y he ircurs by so ,l „„ Withdrawal; in that case Ct mus or Hippo s4,''l4!untest the stake with Conste llation . or Vivan t) "Isst named dark, but a privately tried speedy t 4 P lid 414 11 hi S Y, t rightonia or Tiff will play second fiddle t k tif ottrt.elliuness d'Eu for the Park hill Stakes, a l:tltift:r`kB! established by Colonel St. Leger, and :tli,, t ,ti-th e h is residence, Park-hill. 11; 1 % t i W , lll Win the 200 Soya , and Payment the 4kigat,iiitizes; Mildew and Rolingbroke n , d l am presume, Derby 100 I tlit t t g : Don Stakes, and di the not time will tell. I: 1 bo t 4 tt the Win; whetherlh h a e n w a . nd or Voltigeur run for 114tIttittt" Cupnagn excitin g tm contest will be the re- Ilit t r l t end t (44 4411NG DUTCHMAN 2 I(lEtilt .......... . ........ I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. 'Pt, ie. Ota AXE 4 E..DITOR OF THE SUN. the t rf words about the Leger. I shall expect 44_ult telegraphed as follows: Wim ttP tell g it. V lt . hsch gratz ' 4 4. 'gear o••• ••• ••• tt ttop Xt. Yours, &c., Sep t. 16. LE JEUNE PROPRETE. 11 E / () b l/ t4 IN TEL L I GEN CE. 1 , 1 4 8 , 1 , x I)ONeAsTER RACES. MoND 'CLOCK. — n AY AFTERNOON, FIVE 0 .44 1 4 lit t l e "' or the trains this afternoon, the streets t t ito tth ° . f the bustle which, previous to the com p t e direct tvo I , railway communication with prevailed h a 4 t 11(),,,u,aY8 before the commencement of the ttt ilidl all are on the qui vive; lodgings are .Et n. 3 , , the betting are begging to con lON •ms s u b . og men Nof scription room, and the stable] are IkOtact' ~'‘tterstapies engaged, or of blood stock fur ll e s ' a ° th at 3,8a1e; moreover, the weather is fine, tittt to, I,}otee entries made this afternoon have 4) 4 4 , 4 ,44. well, and everything promises a full ete, ..eeting; a little rain, however, would 1 4 he'. ha t er the long drought has made the course 4 6 4 1, 14 S`r,lit4-o°*,elo t h e Published included nearly all the race f k 'ciwn, the only additions up to the pre -13,. 12143, Middleton out of Venus, Vati- NYei' lu 'tlie b e i rti , The Ban, Achy'ranthus, ranthus, Tiff, Lady -1,%,01 Tlit, Castle Juggler Brother to Ellerdale, • f ' 4 °4l:Pond T f' by Panta ew „,_ woe o o" lAte ° ttlinf`" 4l Whose names we have not suc "4. b k -) eeh ng ra e who was posted fro m . bed yrnter, and Pitsford, arrived yesterday, St' Ll k d i ; b ilve ' l 3 leg Dutchman this afternoon. -tith:apositc‘. quotations to make, but there is an tli teh t NZ.P. 4 gti e ‘ c :„to take small odds about Storm for iteat z I tee a to cuces, and to invest upon the two lead eti do" u teehunter for the St. Leger. Win -41/ 'Ned °t a PPear to be in good odour. Robin 1151vi t ° ride R &N ti lq i ar usborough. i t . e the entries made this afternoon:- 5 " 'km 8 TUESDAY. I% • tilke ,dlole ...B*--aduhus, Truth, Cossck Joe "44 w ,',tin t r Lde. ' al ickleßten, lp Vanguard, Pilgri a m, , and eft' kst% Laura, P o l ona i se, Garden i a, an d L •t c , ll 1. 4 t,,k 4 t)... :tvRDREsDA.Y. Lltt!e Jack, Cossack, Woolwich, yr a -310 u r e - wauted Jenny Lind, The it't: t 4 h Pit,i'LtlN:o4ll,klie..lut, Priestess, Langton, Mark Tap titittimt Of " 31 f or t i s tf, vrrwo and three yrs old—F by Veni y 4,414114 es dsm, 2 yrs—Truth, 3 yrs ' 3 yrB.....‘hedYcina, 3 yrs—Nicotiana, 2 yrs— . Yi Up and Mark Tapley, 3 yrs. 11 44 te! FRIDAY. i lth b it 0A 1 , 414 'RII76EII'I Musician, C,)ssaek, Pitsford, ktlttz.°Yratith oolaich, Gladio!e . York you're . ksrk Tus, Beehunter, Russborough, Win- Y, Priestess, and Clothworker. :,,)°NCASTER, MONDAY NIGHT. AT E T G BETTING. 7 tc, VI4xPAGNE STAKES. t t o 2 agar storm a tt , 1 Light Venus fill ull y agst II ppoly ius to4IT YeRE.SHIRE HANDICAP. 8 4to a g s t Mark T ap l ey to agst Mi n i mum 9 t 3 1 °gat Priestess o to Li gst Str ong b ow Cloth worke r any other worke r is qualified. 5 1) p, 6 s ST. LEGER. ° "" r ed en V 1 ' Iratt a y ktelet qa 1.1 '2 ar e th 44' _ e most prone to soar above their 014(1,t1A salt.' ; but c°re bends itself downwards when the 1, , (1 -oop t- a , 141,,,hee the heads of the conceited are 1 . 4 Jino.n_lrl, they " i • only lift them up the higher. ,' of h, 1 , 0 141 o r ..e the Loeb OZININGTON WOOD CHURCH.— )IN,:tthe4r:land, mho ha built at the sole expense of the Ne, iv .. as wen has also contributed 1,0001 towaids Con ise „.. 4 l Provided a parsonage-house for the ' 414 4 on Thursday Wt.—Shrewsbury ... 1 •.. 2 THE SUN, CRICKET I - _ ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY-TWO OF LANGTON %VOLD (MALTON).—This grand match, which had been commencei on Thursday last, at lAngton `Vold, ware brought to its conclusion on Saturday afternoon, when it yea-, drawn, as the engagements of the Eleven ren dere l it impossible for them to remain to play it out. ELEVEN GREENWICH PENSIONERS WITH ONE ARM V. ELEVEN WITH ONE LEG. —This novel and interesting mstoh was commenced at the Oval yesterday, when there was a very large assemblage of spectators gathered to witness the efforts in the " national pastime" of twenty-two men who have spent their early days in the "national warfare" and defence of their country. Other duties unfortunately prevented the personal attendance of the writer of these notices—he, by the way, witnessed the first of these matches, which was played at the Old Montpelier Ground at Walwortb, in 1808—and therefore he is now unable to place before your readers the dote is (;f the fallings down of the" one-legged" when pursuing a ball in the field, or the awkward or clever manner in which some of the "one-armed" met the balls which were bowled at them. It imereover unhappily chances that the score has been sent to him without any " he ading," and consequently he cannot state which side obtained the larger or which side made the smaller amount. One made 47, the other 79. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ADMIRALTY VISIT TO THE OUT. PORTS.—The Black Eigle, Admiralty steam-yacht, Master Com mander Cook, with the Board of Admiralty nn board, arrived at Queenstown, from Devonport, at six o'clock on Saturday morning, and immediately after break fast their Lordships landed at Haulbo - wline, and in spected that establishment throughout ; from thence they proceeded to the Ajax, 58, screw guard-ship, Captain Quin, flag of Rear-Admiral H. M. Dixon, Commander-in-Chief, and afterwards to the Wizard, apprentice brig, Lieutenant Commander Barnard. It was expected that the Board would dine at the Ad miral's official residence in the evening. A letter from the Gladiator steam-frigate, Captain Adams, dated June 10, on the Bights division, states that she captured a slaver, the Boni Fin, 200 tons re gister, on the 25th of May. The Phcenix, screw sloop, Commander Wodehouse, had gone to Ascen sion. She had captured a slaver in May and had burnt her, and a short time previous on coming up with her in the night, a slaver ran into the Phcenix amidships, fancying that she was a paddle-whEel vessel. The Kingfisher, 12, Commander Harvey, was going to the south coast. Heels, 6, steam-vessel, Commander Beauchamp. was off Lagos. The Wol verine, 12, Commander Forbes, was daily expected off Whydah. Albatross, 12, Acting Commander Elliot, arrived at St. Helena, July 30, from Singapore, in her way home, to be paid off. Cygnet, 8, Commander Robertson, arrived at Ma deira, August 13, from Devonport, and sailed the same day for the coast of Africa. Teazer, screw gun-vessel, Lieutenant Commander Sel wyn, is still detained at Queenstown, in consequence of contrary winds and strong breezes. APPOINMENTS. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 16.—Mates—H. Burnaby, (1849), and A. M. Brock (1848), both recently Act ing Mates in the Vengeance when on the Mediter ranean station, to the Phaeton, 50, at Lisbon. Midshipmen—F. G. Baillie and George Hughes, to the Apollo troop-ship at Portsmouth ; T. Wad dington and Benjamin Swan, to the Terrible steam frigate on the Mediterranean station ; and R. S. Bateman to the Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth. Assistant Engineer—James MacGrigor to the Retribution steam-frigate at Portsmouth. Naval Cadets—F. Hammond, to the Dragon ; and W. S. S. Hornby, to the Dragon steam•frigate at Portsmouth. Five riggers left Woolwich Dockyard at an early hour this morning with one Admiralty flag, flagstaff, and truck, with signal halyard, for the purpose of arranging them at the Admiralty at Whitehall. BRAZILS. On the 17th of July, the chamber of Deputies passed in secret session to the third reading of the law for the suppression of the slave trade. The following are the most important provisions of the law as it was ultimately voted:— Art. 3. All Brazilian vessels wheresoever found, and all foreign vessels found in Brazilian ports, waterings, or anchorages. or the seas appertaining to Brazil, with slaves on board, the importation of whom is prohibited by the law of 7th November, 1831, or which shall have landed such slaves, will be seized by the Brazilian autho rities or ships of war, and deemed to be importers of slaves. Such vessels as neither have slaves on board nor have recently landed them, if they appear to be &Lod up for the purposes of the slave trade, will be apprehended in like manner and held to be engaged in the attempt to import slaves. Art. 4. The Imperial Government will issue regula- tions declaring what appearances are to be deemedpre sumptions that a vessel is destined to be engaged in the slave trade. Art. 5. The conclusion of this article is to the follow ing effect:—Pardes who assist in the disembarkation of slay. s, or who aid in concealing them within the Brazi lian territory, or assist in resisting attempts to capture them at sea, or when being landad, will be held to be accomplices. Art. 6. The importation of slaves into the imperial territory will be held to be piracy, and will be puni:bed by the tribunals by the penalties declared in the 2d article of the law of Nor. 7, 1831. Attempts to import and complicity will be punished as prescribed in the 34th and 35th articles of the criminal code. Art. 8. [The first part of this article] declares vessels described to the third and fourth articles, and all vessels e-mployed in landing, hiding, or carrying away slaves, will be sold with everything on board, and the proceeds awarded, deducting a fourth part to reward the infor mant of any, to meet the expenses of government, &c. Art. 9. All slaves who shall be taken in such vessels are to be re-exported at the charge of the Government to the ports whence they were brought, or the most con venient port beyond sea; and in so far as this re-exporta tion is under the superintendence of Government their services shall not be conceded to private individuals. Art. 11. All proceedings against the vessels described in articles three and four, as well as for establishing the liberty of the slaves captured at sea or on shore, or in the act of disembarkation, are to be instituted, in the first instance, in the auditoria de marinha, and in the second before the council of state. The Government will issue regulations determining the forms of process to be observed, and may establish a new auditoria de marinha in any part %%here it may seem advisable, ap pointing to it the judges of the comarea in which the part is situated. Art. 12. The auditores de marinha will be competent to Exercise jurisdiction in the case of the parties desig nated in Article 5 ; and the same court of appeal will be open to these parties. All parties liable to the provi sions of the law of the 7th of November, and not in cluded in Article 5 of this law, are to be prosecuted be fore the ordinary tribunals. THE VOYAGE OF THE ATLANTIC. JENNY LIND'S ARRIVAL IN AMERICA. The voyage of the Atlantic, which is just over, will, we venture to say, be long remembered by those who participated in it. Mdlle. Lind, whose coming has made it memorable above all other late voyages, appears to have produced the most favourable impres sion upon all on board. She mingled with the pas sengers in the dance nearly every evening during the voyage. She expresses the highest confidence in Captain West, and says she will never cross the ocean except under his charge. Notwithstanding the heavy head seas which the Atlantic went through, she escaped without any other sign of sea sickness than a slight headache, which lasted only a day. Messrs. Benedict and Belletti also enjoyed the same rare exemption from that terrible sensation which the ocean exacts for its penalty. On the third day out the Atlantic encountered a most violent gale, which lasted for several hours. A tremendous sea, surging completely over her bow, snapped off the uplifted arm of her Triton figure head, and sweeping the forward deck, injured three of the men severely. The first officer was only saved from being carried overboard by throwing himself flat on the deck and clasping the anchor with both arms. A passenger, who is thoroughly acquainted with the subject of steam-engine building in all its branches, informs us that be has never beheld any more splendid action than in the engine of the Atlan tic. During the heaviest seas, when at times one wheel would be whirling in the air, while the other was completely buried in the sea, not a jar was felt in the engine-room. All the passengers, in fact, are un bounded in their praise of the vessel and her comforts. SINGLETON FONTENOT..-- The death of Captain Marry at has left a void in an extremely attractive branch of modern literature, which it was thought would not easily be filled up. This opinion, however, is likely to prove erroneous, as a writer of naval narratives has been announced, who, it has been confidently asserted, possesSes talent sufficient to Place him before the public as the proper successor of that popular writer. Mr. Hannay, it has been stated, is, or was, a member of the same profession, and therefore, like the gal lant captain, has been enabled to draw largely upon his own experience. This will account for the truthfulness and vi vacity which is said to oistinguish the remarkable story he has written under the title of " Singleton Fontenoy," and the interest the announcement of it has excited in naval circles. —Evening Paper. [ADVERTISEMENT.] --Bells Life in London.—On Sunday, September 22.—Doneaster Week.—Every event faithfully recorded.—Engraving of the Doncaster Cup, with the usual Spotting and Dome stic Miscellany. Price of Bell's Life, Sixpence. Average wee kl y sale of Bell's Life, 29,000. A Snip BLOWN Up.—On Saturday intelligence was received at Lloyd's that at about midnight on Friday a most alarming exploSion occurred at Cardiff, on board the ship Gertrude, Newman, master, of that port, arising from an accumulation of gas on board the vessel, the cargo being coals. The report alarmed the whole town, and numbers hastened from their beds to ascertain the cause. The vessel was found a complete wreck, her mast and deck blown up, and carried a considerable distance. Fortunately the majority of the crew were on shore, and the injuries sus tained by those on board, though serious, are not considered dangerous. The explosion is attributable to smoking in the forecastle. An iron light-house has just been finished at Birm ingham for Middleton Point, Saugor Island, India. DOINGS ABOUT BAL3.IORAL. THE LATE LIEUT. GEO. B. GALE, THE AERONAUT. (BRIEF MEMOIR.) It was in the year 1809 that Lieut. Gale first wit nessed a balloon ascent. At the time he had not the remotest idea that he should ever make a balloon as cent, far less that he should eventually follow balloon ing as a profession. He afterwards witnessed several ascents made by Mr. Sadler, and was also a spectator of the first ascent of Mr. Charles Green, the veteran aeronaut, on the 19th July, 1821. A long lapse of years ensued, and the perils and excitements of a nautical and otherwise chequered career dismissed for a time all thoughts of balloons and ballooning from his mind. In 1824 be was residing in the city of New York, and there was brought into communication with M. Arnaud Robert, a talented French aeronaut, and a lineal descendant of the M. Robert who, with M. Charles, made the first ascent with a balloon inflated with hydrogen gas at Paris, Dec. 1, 1783. With M. Arnaud Robert Lieut. Gale formed a somewhat close acquaintance, and eventually made several ascents with him. Of his first ascent, which was made at New York, July 4, 1824, in company with Arnaud Robert, Lieutenant Gale has said :—" I must confess that, previous to my first voyage, I was as nervous and perturbed as one might readily be supposed to be on entering a battle-field, amid cannon balls and musket . bullets. I was n ervous , i ndeed, to the ex t en t o f priming myself with what is vulgarly termed "Dutch courage," but when I had left the earth I regretted having made use of any s ti mulent, or of anyt hi ng , in fact, which could obscure or alloy the wonder and the admiration with which I was filled at the marvel lous panorama presented to my view. Some days after my first ascent Arnaud Robert fell sick of the yellow fever. An ascent was to have been made by him from the Castle-garden, New York, on the 25th July, but, in consequence of his illness, he was pre. vented from carrying thi s i n t o e f fect. H e consen t e d that I should fulfil his en gagement f or hi m . Th is was a memorable day for m e . Wi t h a p a lpit a ti ng heart, and considerable doubts as to my compe tency to manage the machine, I at length mus tered courage, and stepped into the car alone, nobody caring to trust themselves with one so inexperienced. The afternoon was very fine; scarcely a cloud was to be seen when I took my departure. However, as is frequently the case in that climate, after ascending I perceived a bank of clouds very ra pidly rising from the southward, and in less than ten minutes heard a distant murmuring of thunder. The clouds increased, and at length the earth was com pletely hidden from my view. At this period it would be impossible to describe my sensations. Alone, in experienced, and never having witnessed such pheno mena as a mass of clouds rolling and tossing beneath me, like a swollen and turbid ocean, with peal after peal of thunder, I thought that to descend would have been certain destruction. I looked at my corn - pass and at the clouds, but it was impossible for me to descry what course the balloon was taking, until after some time I perceived the tops of the Kaatskill mountains, with the clouds rolling in billows over them, occasionally obscuring them trom view. The sight of land in any shape gave me confidence. It would be impossible to describe the beauty of th e clouds. The sun shining with all its intenseness ; the air at one moment frigid, at another breathing warm ; the silver hue of the topmost clouds breaking into chasms, with the dark rolling masses beneath, tinted here and there with sombre red. After passing the peaks of the Kaatskill mountains the thunder ceased, having seemingly spent its wrath. The sun was setting and the chill of the upper atmosphere caused the gas to condense, and the balloon gradually to descend. I heel not up to this period in terfered with the valve line—the balloon acting for herself—with the exception that as she neared the clouds, or that the clouds ascended to her, I cast out occasionally small quantities of ballast. The clouds, became thinner and thinner, and at length the surface of the country was fairly presented to my view. I still allowed the balloon to descend by her own s p ec ifi c gravity, and, looking forward in the direction in which she was_proceeding, keeping the Hudson river as her course, I saw the city of Albany, when for the Srst time I took heart to use the valve line, and descended safely at Green Bush, within view of the city, though at the same time part of the river lay between us. Here I soon obtained assistance. I had left New York at four in the afternoon, and it was nine o'clock when I reached the earth near Albany, thus having travelled 190 miles in five hours. I was hospitably received, taken to Albany, ' and the following evening started per steamer for New York, where I arrived on the morning of the 28th. I found my friends had entirely given me up for lost, in consequeuce of the thunder coming on so soon after my departure. All, however, were glad to see me, and proposals were made for me to ascend again, which I accepted. I subsequently accomplished several ascents, in all eleven, four of which were made with M. Robert, and seven alone, when the death of that gentleman supervening the balloon was claimed by his family and,sent back to France." From this time Lieut. Gale devoted himself to other avocations, travelling in their pursuit in all parts of the States and Upper and Lower Canada. In 1826 he was shipwrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and had to travel 450 miles in the depth of winter, with a horde of Indians, and carrying his infant daughter, whose entire ' skin, when they ar rived at Quebec, peeled off as that of an onion would do. In 1827 he returned to England, where he remained four years, and then returned to Canada. During his stay in Canada he was occupied in lectu r i ng on astronomy at Quebec, dealing in furs, acting and manag i ng a t h ea t re , hunting and trapping in th e w id e prairies, an d occa sionally dwelling among the Indians. On one occasion he was out eighteen months i n a h unt i ng excurs i on in the vicinity of Lakes Huron and Superior, and in company with a party of Chi ppewa Indians f rom River St. Clair, wintered to the n( rthward of Lake Winnipeg. After a tour of near four years, be at New York met with some gentlemen who were about to bring a party of Chipp ewa I ndians to this country to be exhibited, and as Lieutenant Gale was acquainted with the Chippewa l anguage, and also with t h e customs of this country, h e was engage d to accom pany them. With these Indians he remained but a short time. Soon after his arrival in England, in 1835, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant (having in his early career served as a midshipman) through the interest of the late Sir Augustus d'Este, and accepted service in the coast guard, in the pursuit of which arduous duty he was stationed in the north and north-west coast of Ireland during a period of ten years and four months. H e ret i red from it in 1845, and determined to commence the profession of an aeronaut. and was instantly broke in pieces. The balloon was also split from top to bottom, but neither of the aeronauts were in the least hurt. In the course of the year Lieut. Gale made twenty ascents with this balloon from London, Gravesend, Manchester, Glasgow, Stc. At the latter place he was announced to make a second ascent on the 27th July, but while the balloon was filling a sudden gust of wind broke the netting, and the balloon escaped into the air. Two hours after it fell at Brandon, in Northumberland, 160 miles off. Ibis balloon is now in the possession of Mr. Henry Coxwell, who made eight ascents in company with Lieut. Gale during the summer of 1847. With this balloon Mr. Coxwell has made many ascents in Bel gium and Germany. During the winter of 1847-8 Mr. James Goulson, of Old Kent-road, who had frequently ascended with Lieut. Gale from London and Gravesend, constructed a balloon of about 40 feet in diameter, the gores being cut from the pattern of Lieut. Gale's balloon, "the Prince of Wales." The balloon was christened " the Royal Cremorne" and Lieut. Gale was appointed to take the manage ment of it. On the 26 h April, 1848, " the Royal Cremorne Balloon" made its first ascent from the Gremorne gardens, Chelsea. In the car were Lieut. Gale, Mr. James Goulston, his daughter, and three sons. After a delightful but rather cold trip they descended safely at Mitcham. This was Lieut. Gale's 221 ascent. During this year he made several ascents from Cremorne-gardens. He also ascended from Leeds, York, Hull, Ike. -Go the 25th September, 1848, in an ascent made.from Cremorne, he took a lion up with him. The animal was secured in a den constructed for the purpose ; the aeronaut standing on the top of the den during his ascent. Both descended safely at Mortlake, but it was with difficulty he could persuade the country people to approach him, they being terrified at seeing the lion attached to the balloon. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) On Friday, the 13tb, the whole of the tenantry in the neighbourhood of Balmoral were summoned to fish for the amusement of her Majesty and Prince Albert. The kind of fishing adopted was what is in the country generally termed "pouting," that is, a row of nets are extended across a part of the stream, then some twenty or thirty men, each armed with a spear or pole, gat into the river a good way further up, and drive the fish down to the nets. Some fine salmon were killed in this manner, and the Royal party seemed much to enjoy the exciting scene. Just as the fishing was about being concluded Capt. Forbes, of Ashlorne, with forty-two retainers, in full Highland costume, came up to the party, and were carried through the river on the backs of the tenantry. He then proceeded to pay his respects to the Queen at Balmoral, she having left a short time before his arrival. Captain Forbes is an en husiastic Highlander, and being such, takes pleasure in keeping up old Highland customs. One which perhaps is not generally known may be mentioned : After he and all his party had been carried over the stream, he pulled off his brogue, and filling it with whisky, drank the health of the party who had carried his men through. On Saturday a balloon was sent up from the neighbourhood of the Loch•na-gar Royal Distillery, for the amusement of the royal children. It ascendtid in an easterly direction towards Abergeldie, the seat of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the royal children, followed it for some distance in their carriage. It remained in the air about half an hour. In 1849 Lieutenant Gale made a great number of ascents from Londiln, Birmingham, Leamington, Cheltenham, Norwich, Hull, Manchester, &c. In October of this year be offered to go in search of Sir John Franklin. He proposed to make ascents with his balloon in the Arctic regions, and thought by this means Sir John Franklin and his crew might be rescued, if alive. His plans met with much opposition, the consequence of which was his offer was not ac cepted by the Admiralty. He did everything in his power to carry out his plans. He appealed to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, to the Lords of the Admiralty, to Lady Franklin, and others, for assistance, but without suc cess. He wished to show the utility of balloons, but was prevented by the interference of ignorant per sons, whose remarks on his plans had the effect of in ducing the Lords Gf the Admiralty to reject his pro posal. He commenced lecturing on aerostation, chiefly to make known his plans for the relief of Sir John Franklin, but few could be found to listen to him ; nevertheless he said the time would come when the thing would be done, and another would reap the glory he had hoped to win. On the Ist of April, 1850, he commenced the sea son's ballooning at Ipswich. Here he made his 87th ascent. He made many ascents from Cremorne, and also from Portsmouth, Dudley, Birmingham, Shore ham, Leamington, &c. In his ascent from Shoreham he crossed the English Channel and descended on the French coast. The rage for balloons in Paris induced him to go there, and from the French capital he made his 108th and 109th ascents. From Paris he pro ceeded to Bourdeaux, where he made his 110th ascent, which unfortunately terminated fatally. He was one of the most successful aeronauts that has ever appeared before the English public, and if his ascents have not been of service to mankind in general, he has at least gratified the people of this country with his daring exploits, and the inhabitants of the different places from which he has ascended cannot but feel intense sorrow at the lamentable catastrophe of his death. THE 'LATE LIEUTENANT GALE. The remains of the unfortunate Gale were interred on Wednesday in the Protestant Cemetery at Bor deaux. A large crowd attended the funeral, among whom were many English. An official investigation made by the Mayor of Caudera confirms the details of the fatal accident previously given. It is stated that on Friday and Saturday Mr. Gale was exceed ingly low spirited, and was discovered weeping. When asked what was the matter with him, he replied that he could not tell, but felt sick at heart. On Sunday, the day of the ascent, be was more cheerful. His last ascent was the 114th he had made. Mr. Clifford, director of the Hippodrome at Vincennes, has organized a balloon ascension for the benefit of deceased's family. Mr. Clifford, his wife, and the Messrs. Goulstone, proprietors of the balloon, are to go up together. M. Meller, one of the principal in habitants of Bordeaux, has commenced a public sub scription for the family. The conduct of,Mr. Clifford, who is, it appears, an Englishman, has, according to the Bordeaux journals, been remarkable for kind feeling towards Mr. Gale before his fatal accident, and for benevolence towards the family since his death. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 16. JESUS COLLEGE. Edward Glover, 8.A., of Jesus College, has been appointed a Fellow of St. Columba's College, Ireland. TIIE CHURCH. The following appointments have recently taken place : Tbe Rev. George Frederick de Gex, M.A., Pem broke College, to St. Paul's curacy, Knightsbridge. The Rev. Robert Clerke Burton, M.A., to Taver ham rectory, Norfolk. The Rev. Thomas Ridout Tuck, M.A., of Gon villa and Caius College, to Redmille curacy, Leices tershire. The Rev. George Edward Haviland, M.A., St. John's College, to Warbleton rectory, Sussex. The Rev. William Murton, M.A., St. John's Col lege, to Sutton and Upton curacy, Northamptonshire. The Hon. and Rev. Arthur Savile, M.A., Trinity College, to Foulmire rectory, Cambridgeshire. The Rev. John Leidger Walton, M.A., Trinity College, to Silkstone vicarage, Yorkshire. The Rev. James Gavin Young, M.A., Trinity College, to Brigstock curacy, Northamptonshire. At the Montpelier Tavern, Walwortb, Lieutenant Gale constructed his first balloon, which was formed of silk, and about forty feet in diameter. It was named the Prince of Wales. This balloon differed very much from those previously employed in having supplemental balloons or small bags of silk, which, by means of pullies were to be hoist e d up to the equator of the balloon. These small balloons were connected with the neck or mouth of the l arge b alloon by means of long tubes, and Lieutenant Gale's object in having this additional apparatus was to preserve the gas which escapes by expansion, and whi c h would pass through the long tubes into the small balloons, thus pre venting the waste of gas. To the balloon were attached two cars, one fitting within the other like two cups, and were so arranged that the lowest car could be let down about thirty feet below the other. By means of this new a rope-ladder the aeronaut could easily proceed from one car to the other. The upper car had a hole in on the the bottom sufficiently large for the aeronaut of gas bad to pass through. The first ascent of balloon was announced to take place from the Rosemary Branch Tavern, P .. eckbau l , 6th April, 1847; but Lieutenant Gule . was doomed postponed to e e d n i disappointment. t m into ent. t b e A b ft a e l r l n a nn g , re t a b t e q ugaanstity company an nounced that they could not complete the inflation till th a t thed ay, with a Mr. Byrne, ascended successfully' from the Rosemary following and dn conse qu ently wb en t h e l.e ascent en Gale,t Branch Tavern. On reaching a great height t h e sup plemental car was l ow ered, into which Lieut. Gale descended by means of the rope ladder, and let off some fireworks. Having ascended the ladder to his companion, preparations for descending were soon begun to be made, but the valve was frozen fast and would not open. Ballast was thrown out, the balloon ascended higher, and the gas poured from the neck in large volumes, so that it soon began to des cen d, and the aeronauts landed safely at Ash, in Kent. This was Lieut. Gale's 12th voyage. The second ascent with this ballo - n was made from London, and on this occasion Lieut. Gal e was accom panied by a Mr. Sharp. A new valve, invented by a Mr. Sadler, had been placed in the crown of the bal loon, the springs of which each worked in a groove . When the balloon was high in the air Mr. Sharp pulled the valve spring so violently that the springs were forced from the grooves and prevented the valve from closing. The balloon descended with great velocity, all the ballast and the empty ballast bags were thrown out, but such was the rapidity of their descent that both the sand and the bags app eare d to fly upwards. In a short time the car came in violent contact with the earth, but the aeronauts only received a severe shock. Th e balloon in its descent formed into a parachute shape, as balloons always d o i n de scending after losing a great quant ity of g as . Bal loons have fr equen tl y b urs t at great he ights, but n o t one case is on re co rd o f baying terminated fatally to the aeronauts. On the 24th of May Lieut. Gale and Mr. Henry Cox well ascended from Bristol, and such was the violence of the wind that they were carried a d istance of thirty-two m il es i n e i g hteen minutes. O n d escend.. ing the grapnel caug ht the iron rails on a railway, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1850. UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ELECTION. CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 16. The opposit'on to Mr. Cowling has at last assumed a definite shape, and active steps are now taking here to secure the return of Mr. Loftus Wigram, Q.C., of Trinity College (Bth Wrangler, 1825.) A-meeting of the members of the Senate was held at Jesus College Lodge on Friday afternoon, the Mas ter in the chair, and the propriety of bringing Mr. Wigram forward was discussed ; some dissatisfaction was expressed at the early issuing of the writ, which will bring on the polling before the commencement of the October term. Before the meeting separated the following resolutions were passed, and the undermen tioned gentlemen volunteered to act as a committee for the purpose of securing the return of Mr. Wigram. 1. Moved by Mr. STOKES, Fellow of Caius Col lege ; seconded by Mr. AsnweLL, of Caius College : " net this meeting regrets that proceedings have been taken for the purpose of bringing forward Mr. Cowling as a cindidate for the representation of this University in Parliament, which tend practically to exclude a large number of the members cf the Senate from all share in the approaching election." 2. Moved by Mr. Archdeacon HARPER, cf Queen's College.; seconded by Mr. BAaELTT, Fellow of King's College.:— ' a bat this meAing regrets that it cannot accept Mr. Cowling as an adequate representative of the University." 3. Moved by Mr. Hoy-airs, of St. Catherine's Hall ; seconded by Mr. GOODWIN, formerly Fellow of Caius College : " That, after careful inquiry, this meeting is satisfied that Loftus Wigram, Q,C., is admirably qualified to represent and to advocate the great interests of the University in Parliament ; and that it is desirable, if possible, to obtain his services as a representative of the University." 4. Moved by Mr. SHILLETO, of Trinity College ; seconded by Mr. WITTS, of King's College : " That the following gentlemen be requested to act as a committee to carry out the resolutions of this meeting: G. E. Corrie, 8.D., Master of Jesus College ; W. Clark, M.D., Professor of Anatomy, Trinity College ; J. Chal lis, M.A., Plumien Professor ; Archdeacon Harper, MA., Queen's College ; A. R. Ashwell, M.A., Caius College ; R. A. F. Barrett, M.A., Fellow of King's Col lege ; J. J. Bumpstead, M.A., Fellow of King's Col lege ; C. Clayton, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Cahn Col lege ; A. T. Cory, M.A., Fellow and Mathematical Lec turer of Pembroke College ; J. M. Croker, M.A., Fel low and Mathematical Lecturer of Cain, College ; J. E. Dalton, M.A., Fellow of Queen's College;; F. GeII,!ALA., Fellow of Christ's College; H. Goodwin, M.A., formerly Fellow of Caine College ; C. Hardwick, M.A., Fellow of St. Catherine's Hall ; W. B. Hopkins, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of St. Catherine's Hall ; J. G. Howes, M.A., Fellow of St. Peter's College ; H. A. J. Munro, M.A., Fellow and Assistant-Tutor of Trinity College ; J. D. Ridout, M.A., Fellow of Christ's College ? R. Shilleto, M.A., Trinity College ; W. H. Stokes, M.A., Fellow of Caius College ; W. F. Witte, M.A., Fellow of King's College ; J. Woolley, 8.D., Fellow of Emmanuel Col lege, with power to add to their number." The above gentlemen are of opinion that Mr. Wigram's early academical distinction, with the great reputation now ,enjoyed by him as lawyer and an effective speaker, sufficiently attest his ability, rand that "a E large circle of influential connexions, for worth, high-mindedness, and munificence, assures them of his possessing the high influence of personal consideration and position in which ability has its best support." They are of opinion, further, " that his ability and influence would be employed in the maintenance of those principles in Church and State which, in common with the great Conservative ma jority of the University, they believe essential to the national well-being." It is understood that Mr. Wigram is opposed to allowing any but Christians to legislate for a Chris tian country ; to all schemes which do not regard a man's religion as the most important part of his edu cation ; to refusing the members of the Church of Ireland the facilities of availing themselves of educa tional grants which Dissenters and Romanists enjoy in England ; and also to the provisions of Mr. Stuart Wortley's Marriage Bill. He is opposed to the " ex perimental policy" of free trade; to the recognised admission to our universities of students who could not be required to join in the common worship, or submit to the religious teaching of the university; and, in general, to any course of policy not "animated by Christian principles." Mr. Wigram's supporters represent further that they are led to bring him forward by a sense of duty " rendering it imperative upon them to do what they can for securing to the university a representative zealous and earnest for great principles, and of an ability and position to make him their efficient advo cate in the House of Commons ;"and also, because, " with every respect for Mr. Cowling, and for the high place which, as a sound lawyer, he holds in his own profession, they are unable to be satisfied that he has not on the present occasion altogether mis taken the duties for the effectual discharge of which his undeniably high qualifications fit him." Continuous committee-meetings are being held on both sides. There was one of Mr. Wigram's friends in King's College this afternoon, and a second is now (7 P.m.) sitting at Jesus. Under all the cir cumstances, there is no doubt the contest will be a spirited, but it is to be hoped not a bitter one. Whether the new candidate's friends will be enabled to make up the lee-way they have lost remains to be seen. _ HAYMARKET THEATRE. A new version of Scribe's Giralda was produced here last evening; it is from the pen of Mr. Bourci cault, who has made the dialogue most sparkling and effective. The part of the Miller, the hus band of Giralda, was sustained by Wright, who has been admirably fitted by Mr. BJurcicault, and, as might have been expected whenever he was on the stage, the house was in a roar. His make-up was most grotesque. Paul Bedford was very unctious as the Chamberlain Don Japhet, and Mr. Boyce made a very fair Don Manuel, while the Don Philip of Mr. H. Hughes was excellent. Miss Kathleen Fitzwilliam looked and acted the miller's pretty wife to the life, never have we seen a more exquisitely naive piece of acting than the Giralda of Miss Kathleen Fitzwilliam. She intro duced a very pretty canzonet, composed for her by Mr. Alfred Mellon, and sung it with such exquisite sweetness as to secure for it an unanimous encore. The part of the Duchess of Arragon was sustained by Miss Emma Harding in a manner whi c h cannot but add greatly t o h er reputation as an artiste. She seemed " a queen, aye ! every inch a queen," in the earlier scenes, in which with majestic dignity she issues her commands to her vassals, among whom it is evident she includes her husband ; and in the later scenes, in which the queen gradually softens into the woman, her acting was full of pathos. The Duchess of Arragon of this young lady is one of the best things she has yet done. The mise en scene was ad mirable and the success of the piece was complete. The house was very well attended. OLYMPIC THEATRE. An English version of Le Pere Turlututu was produced here last evening, for the purpose of enabling Mr. W. Farren to appear in Bouffe's celebrated cha racter of that name, and, as in the case of Grandfather Whitehead (a somewhat cognate character), our great English artiste has surpassed, greatly surpassed, his original. As in the case of Grandfather White head, the scene of the plot is transferred to England; the title is changed to The Oldest Inhabitant, the said oldest inhabitant being " Old Daddy," who,. ' age is upwards of a century. This is one of those characters in which Farren is unapproachable, and his " Old Daddy" is quite equal to his Grandfather Whitehead, or his Old Parr; con sidered in an ,artistic point of view, it is one of the most faultless impersonations that the stage has or can ever produce. Farren was admirably sup ported by Compton, who, as a pompous beadle, made great fun. The piece was most successful, and at the fall of the curtain there were loud calls for Farren, who, sustaining his character to the last, tottered across the stage to receive the ap plause. The house was crowded. THE EXPLOSION AT SEaFoaD.---The grand cliff explosion is fixed to take place on Thursday next, the 19th inst., at two o'clock r.m., at low water, when 2 7,0001 b. weight of powder will be simultaneously exploded by the Royal Sappers and Miners, by means of the galvanic battery. A great number of officers and distinguished persons are ex pected, and the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company will run trains on that day at single fares to New haven station. THE LATH MAJOR BALFOUR 32D REGIMENT.- On the 10th o f J u l y last this officer' died at Govindghur, north-western province o f I n d ia. He entered the service in the year 182 g a s an ensig n i n the 72d Highlanders, wit h which regiment he ser ve d at t h e Cape of Good Hope, and in the Kafir war of 1834 an d 1835 was aide-de-camp t o Sir Harry Smith. Subsequently he exchanged to the 32d Re giment, with which he was present at the first and second sieges of Moolt an ( d angerously wounded) in 1 843; . also at the surrender o f th e f ort an d garr i son o f Chemote ; and for his services at the decisive battle of Goojerat, Captain Balfour was promoted to the rank of brevet-major. GENERAL COURT MARTIAL.-CHATHAM, SEPT. 16. —On Saturday Colonel R. Rumley, of the 12th Regiment, president, and fourteen other officers, comprising a General Court-martial, assembled at this garrison for the trial of George Baker, a private of the 10th Hussars. Captain J. S. Wood, the Brigade-Major of this garrison, officiated as de• puty-judge advocate, and read two charges against the priso ner, who was in the garb of an agricultural labourer. The first was that of desertion, and sactsnd for having made away with part of his regimental necessaries. The prisoner pleaded guilty to both. The prisoner's character was bad. His service is one year and nine months, and his age twenty one years and nine months. The sentence will not be known until it is confirmed by the Commander-in-Chief. The Castle Hotel, Richmond, was burglariously entered on Sunday night, and a large quantity of valuable property carried off. Esther Pringle, the woman charged with cutting the throat of her daughter, a child four years of age, was committed for trial by Mr. Mashiter, one of the magistrates of Romford. Dr. Mason, who was so severely wounded by his wife at Gatehouse, has been pronounced convalescent. The unhappy woman is Ain in Kirkcudbright prison. 'Orb Wbttton DONCASTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Fitz willi am Stakes. Vanguard Gladiola .. Vatican ... Don Juan Sweepstakes. .. 2 ••• •.• •• .. Champagne Stakes. Venus filly Confidence .. ... Storm did not get off. Sweepstakes. ... 9 ... 1 ... 2 Lollypop filly ... walked over. THE GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. Mark Tapley ~, ~, .•• Haricot ... ••• ••• ••• Won by a head. Snowdrift Gardenia The Selling Stakes. ... 1 ... 2 •• • 1 ... 2 Two Lucrative Provincial Post-office Appoint ments have recently been filled up, viz., the post masterships of Brighton and Winchester, in Hants; the former has been filled up by the Postmaster-General, and the latter by the Treasury. A gentleman named Whiting, who belonged to the General Post-office, and whe rendered impor tant assistance to Mr. Rowland Hill in carrying out his mea sures for the relief of country post-offices from Sunday la bour. has been appointed postmaster of Brighton. A gentle- man named Parmiter, whose friends are stated to have made great sacrifices in support of the Whig party in Winchester, has been appointed postmaster of that town. Some delay took place in bis appointment in consequence, it is understood, of his not being of age. TUB QUEEN STEAM -SHIP.—We regret to learn that this fine vessel got on the rocks off Inchkeith during a dense fog on Thursday morning, about three o'clock, while on her passage to Granton- pier. Captain Campbell and all hands were keeping an anxious look-out for Inchkeith light, knowing that they had run their distance, but the weather was so thick and dark that they could not see the lights, although close upon the island. The Queen was going at half-speed when she struck, owing to the dense thickness, and consequently she struck but slightly. On satisfying himself that the ship was making but little water, being injured only i❑ the fore water-tight compartment, Captain Campbell backed the engines, and proceeded to Granton• pier, where the passengers and cargo were safely landed before five o'clock on Thursday morning. We under stand the steamer has not sustained much damage, but she will be on the station again in a few days, having to go on the patent slip. The passage meanwhile will be taken up by another of the company's steamers.—Edinburgh Evening Courant. A NEW POPULATION ACT POE IRELAND.—There is a separate Act of Parliament for taking the census in Ire land. The census in Great Britain is to be taken, it will be recollected, on the 31st March, of all persons living in the house on the p reced i ng night, and by the Act relating to Ireland (13 and 14 Victoria, chap. 44) it is directed that the account shall be taken by the constabulary force, as the Lord - Lieutenant shall order, with other competent persons, "on the 31st March and one or more consecut ive days." Some of th e c l auses are similar to the Populat ion Act for England. Pa r ti es are li a bl e t o p ena lty for giv i ng false answer or obstructing officers in obtaining information. In taking the census in Ireland it is expressly declared that in the instructions to be filled up no reference shall be made to the religion of any person or persons. THE BRAEMAR GATHERING. CASTLETOWN OF BRAEMAR, FRIDAY.--Yesterday, this old Highland village presented an unusual asptct of activity, owing to the annual " Braemar Gather. ing" having been appointed to take place in the vicinity of the old castle, celebrated in history as the spot where the Earl of Mar displayed his standard in 1715. Since her Majesty selected Balmoral as her " Highland home," this "gathering" has assumed a more interesting feature than formerly, her Majesty and the Court having graced it by their presence. When her Majesty was seated the scene was re markably striking and grand. The castle stands on a platform on the banks of the Dee, surrounded by an amphitheatre of mountains, On the south the wild chain of the Lochnagar range towers in rugged grandeur, the waters of the Garwalt opening a pass which leads through the Spittal of Glenshee ; on the west the forest of Mar stretches far up the valley of Glentilt, the scene being broken by endless screens of the wild granite range which here rises up in majestic grandeur ; on the north the Cairngorum mountains tower above the clouds, their tops being covered with eternal snow, while the background is filled in by the more pastoral scenery of the property of Inver cauld. The games commenced by putting the stone and throwing the hammer, when one sturdy Highlander distanced all competitors by throwing a 281 b. stone 26 feet, while another astonished many by throwing a 161 b. hammer a distance of 47 feet. Then followed tossing the caber, and running a foot race up the face of a mountain, where one would imagine that a deer alone could climb to the summit. Nineteen men started in this contest, and one of Prince Albert's gillies gained the winning post in six minutes, the distance being fully a quarter of a mile. The royal party were then conducted to the hall of the castle, to witness the sword dance, and a va riety of Highland reels. The hall was splendidly decorated for the occasion with evergreens, amongst which were interspersed the royal initials. The first dance was a reel, in which several Highlanders displayed great nimbleness of foot; them followed the sword dance, which was danced by three athletic young men successively, and by Master John Ar thur Farquharson, one of the Farquharson's boys, who distanced all the others ; then came the strath speys and the Higland fling to the music of the bag pipes, her Majesty evidently taking great delight in the whole performance. HER MAJESTY'S ASCENT OF BEN-NA• BOURD. The Perth Courier gives the following account of this incident :—" Ben-na-Bourd is a large rugged mountain on the verge of the Cairngorum range,' rising to the height of 3,900 feet above the level of the sea, and though sloping away on two sides in the direction of Speyside and Cairngorum, presents on the opposite direction an unbroken chain of almost perpen dicular precipices, with the exception of a neck or belt that connects it with its brother mountain, Ben A'an (literally the bill or mountain of the waters), proba bly so called from the fact of the Gairn, the Don, and the principal tributaries of the Spey, rising in its hol lows. Friday being the day chosen for the ascent, the Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the eldest son of Prince Leiningen and the Marchioness of Douro , and attended by a few gillies , left Balmoral at an early hour in the forenoon, and drove up the south side of the Dee till they reached the bridge of Invercauld. Here the royal party crossed the river, and after passing up the opposite side fora couple of miles, alighted from their carriages at the Slogan Burn They then mounted ponies and ascended the Slogan by an excellent pony track, which carried them up a shoulder of the bill to within about a mile of the top; but as the mountain from this point is, for the most part, very steep and rugged, the ponies were of no further use, and the party started on foot. During the toilsome ascent her Majesty proved herself to be a first-rate pedestrian, and had the advantage over Prince Albert in more than one contest for superi ority in surmounting the more rugged points, where the hands perform fully as important a part of the lo comotion as the feet, and eventually the Queen reached the summit the first of the party. Ben-na bourd is principally celebrated for the very magnifi cent prospect it commands of the various chains of mountains throughout the Highlands, and although the view over the low country is not very extensive, yet by the help of such a telescope as the deerstalkers use, a person can distinctly see the ships upon the Firth at Inverness, and even count the windows of some of the farmhouses in Ross-shire. The summit of the mountain is almost void of vege tation, having the peculiar weather-beaten ap pearance common to our Scotch mountains of like elevation. The conies near the top are also famous for their veins of beautiful rock crystals with which we are more familiar as Cairn gorum stones.' We may mention that while the royal party were in search of specimens of these stones, Prince Albert had the good fortune to pick up what turned out to be not merely a specimen but an excellent piece of Cairngorum, fully more than suffi cient to make a pretty large brooch, and worth two or three days toil to a Cairngorum digger. The Queen conversed very freely with the guides and Billies about her, and appeared to take great interest in the scene, inquiring the names of many hills and places round about; and as exemplifying the interest her Majesty also takes in the legends and traditions of the country, it may be worth while mentioning that while ascending the Slogan, she requested one of the guides to point out the place where one of the earliest of the Farquharsons of Invercauld Flood ladh Mhor') was born, stating that she was aware it was somewhere in the glen. After the party had lunched at the 'sappers and miners' cairn at the top, her Majesty took a drink from a clear spring well at the top of the ' snowy corrie,' and shortly after the royal strangers left the summit, and by six o'clock had safely descended from by far the wildest and sternest region of the Highlands her Majesty had yet trod." COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 14. Her Majesty went out walking this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting. In the afternooe her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Royal and Princess Alice, drove in an open carriage. The dinner party this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, Lady Augusta Bruce, Lord James Murray, Baroness Spetb, and Sir Alexander and Lady Dolt Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial- office from the Governor of Canada, and also from the Governors of the other North American Colonies. REMOVAL OF THE OLD TELEGRAPH AND SEMA. PHORE AT THE ADMIRALTY.—IRStaDt communication with the outposts by the electric wires having superseded the old telegraphic system of conveying orders, &c., the building erected on the south-west corner of the Admiralty, together with the modern semaphore (altogether an unsightly board), have been taken down, and in its place the Admiralty flag floats at the top of the establishment. The building at the corner was erected in the year 1794, for setting up the first telegraph used in this country, and which communicated to the dockyard at Chatham. It was the old-fashioned one, with six shutters, each divided into three parts. The build ing was increased in 1796, and extra shutter telegraphs were put up, communicating to Portsmouth and Plymouth. To the latter place, from the difficulty of obtaining proper eleva tions, and in order to avoid as much as possible the London fogs and thick atmosphere, the line was of necessity taken to a hill near Barnet, and thence to St. Albans and Dunstable, and then the stations were worked back from the north to westward. All these, however, having been superseded by (he electric wires, and the old telegraphs and semaphores having fallen into desuetude, the office rs i n c h arge h ave b een paid oil, and the stations and their annual costs have been abandoned. THE HON. W. 0. STANLEY, M.P.—We are happy to state that our respected Member has recovered from the effects of his late accident, and is now convalescent.— Chester Chronicle. APPALLING MURDER AND SUICIDE. CAVAN, SEPT. 10.—This town and neighbourhood were thrown into the highest state of excitement and alarm at an early hour yesterday, by the arrival of several persons from the vicinity off Ballinab, who rushed into Cavan with the frightful intelligence that Dr. Creighton, lately come to reside near Ballinab, had just murdered one of the ladies of his house, and immediately after put an end to his own existence. This information was but too true. Dr. Creighton was a native of this county; he resided near Cavan up to the period of his entering Trinity College, where he graduated and took out the degree of Ba chelor of Medicine. He commenced his professional career in Townsend -street, Dublin, where be prac tised with considerable success ; he subsequently changed his res id ence to either No. 24 or 25, Great Brunswick -street. Some short time ago his manner became very ec centric ; his mind v as evidently weakened and warped, and he became full of the idea that a con spiracy was on foot to destroy him, aid that the members of his own house hold were deeply engaged in this plot. This deranged state of intellect became so palpable, that his friends were advised to withdraw him from practice altogether, and remcee him to the country. Accordingly, he and his family returned to this locality about two months ago, where it was hoped, that by turning his attention to agricul tural pursuits, his mind might be diverted from those miserable hallucinations by which it had been preyed un ; arrangements were made for that purpose, and he was settl e d on a f arm o f some extent, Heath Lodge, the estate of Willi am H ump h reys, E:q., of Ballyhaise, on which an excellent house and suitable offices have lately been erected. Dr. Creighton's monomania was a conviction that his friends were endeavouring to poison him in his food, and accordingly he refused food for several days. He would frequently lie down on the lawn, or in the fields, and eat grass, in order, as he said, to prevent the execution of the plans of those around him. On all other subjects he was perfectly clear and collected, and conversed in the most rational manner. He was not placed under restraint, and walked about the grounds and roads at pleasure. His family consisted of an aunt, Miss Creighton, advanced in life, and in firm, a young lady, named Faris, a near relative of his own, and a servant man. On the morning of yester day (Tuesday), at about nine o'clock, Dr. Creighto n went to his aunt' s room , an d told her that the servant was waiting to shave him, and begged of her to give him his razors for that purpose —they had been pur posely kept out of his reach ; but seeing how calm and collected he was, and hearing from him that the ser vant was in attendance, she did not hesitate to give them to him. Miss Creighton, it appears, was still in bed, for he said to her in leaving the room, " Aunt, you need not get up, I'll send your breakfast up when it is ready." He then went down stairs, and nothing further was heard or seen of him until about a quarter of an hour after, when Miss Creighton, on going down to the parlour, and finding it empty, proceeded to the kitchen. Her horror may be imagined, on reaching this spot, to find Miss Faris lying dead on the floor, a pool of blood around her, and her head nearly severed from her body. A broad mark of blood com mencing near the dead body, next attracted her at tention. She surmised, and that correctly, that it was the blood of her unfortunate nephew, who, she thought had wounded himself, an d th en fled from the house into the plantations adjacent to it. She tracked this second stream of blood to the closed door of a pantry adjoining the kitchen but not opening into it. On pushing open this door, which was merely closed to, but not fastened, s h e f oun d hi m b at h e d i n bl oo d and just expiring. He never spoke and died in a few minutes. She immediately fled to the house of magistrate residing in the neighbourhood, William Smith, Esq., and gave the alarm. An inquest was held on the bodies of these un fortunates by William Pollock, Esq. , coroner, and a highly respectable jury, and a verdict returned in ac cordance with the too-well-known state of mind of this unhappy gentleman. Dr. Creighton was not much over 30 years of age ; his victim was several years younger. Sbe was an agreeabl3 well-educated person, and had just arrived on a visit to her aunt, as she was preparing to emi grate to America,where her friends are now residing. Nothing is known of the proceedings of Dr. Creighton after his leaving his aunt's room, beyond what the po sition of the bodies indicated. There was no witness to it, the servant man having gone for milk for break fast. From the situation and position of Miss Paris's body, it is supposed that when the murderer entered the kitchen she was in the act of stooping to take up the teapot that stood before the fire; that he seized her by the hair, and dragged her head forcibly back ward, and then inflicted the wound that all but sepa rated the head from the trunk. The second stream of blood indicates that he inflicted the fatal wound on his own throat while standing beside her body, and then walked out of the kitchen into the pantry, where his body was found. They will both be buried in the one grave at an early hour to-morrow morning. —Correspondent of the Dublin Mail. NEW PRACTICE RANGE ♦T WOOLWICH MARSHES. —The inconvenience experienced and the repeated stoppages of practice in the present state of the Artillery practice ground at Woolwich, owing to the constant paFsage of ves sels on the river, has induced the authorities to decide on having a new practice-ground on the Woolwich and Plum stead marshes, which will not be liable to any interruption. The direction of the new range will be to the eastward, and will extend to about three miles, with an average breadth of half a mile enclosed, so as to prevent the chance of accidents during the practice. It is also intended to construct a mound at 1,500 yards range, against which objects will be placed when making experiments. and for the usual target practice of the Royal Artillery.— Morning Paper.—[ We wonder this has not been done long ago.—ED. Sun] WHOLESALE INCENDIARISNI IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE.-. On Saturday farming stock and produce, to the amount of 1,5001., was destroyed by fire on the farm of Mr. William Bonnett, of Comberton. No doubt is entertained of the con flagration being the work of an incendiary. The Earl of Hardwicke, at the head of a sturdy brigade of labourers, did inestimable service in staying the progress of the lames— the village church and a number of cottages being in immi nent danger for some time. On Sunday night more stacks were fired in the same village, but the damage was alight, as a discovery of the danger was made early and assistance was at hand. On Saturday night the farm homestead of the Rev. .Thomas Brereton, at Steeple Morden, was fired, and all destroyed, except the newly-erected brick house. The loss is estimated at 3,0001., but the premises and crops were insured. On Sunday evening the homestead of Mr. Bird, of Wrestlingworth, met a similar fate. The house was saved. Damage 3,0001. FATAL ACCIDENT OFF SANDGATE.-012 Friday last two young gentlemen, of about the ages of 11 and 12 years, who had recently come with their mother as visitors to Sandgate, engaged two boatmen to take them on the sea. which was at the time much rougher than it had been for some time past. Shortly after they had left, the boat on tacking capsized, and all the four were drowned. The two boys are said to have been the last of a large family. One of the boatmen has left a family of five children. One body was shortly afterwards washed on shore, but it was quite lifeless. • WEYMOUTH, SATURDAY.—A fearful accident has occurred this morning, at the convict establishment at Port land. A large number of the convicts have been for 601110 time past engaged in working the stone quarries for supply ing material for the construction of the breakwater at Port land Roads. A powerful crane of a peculiar construction is employed at the works; the machinery of this was not pro perly attended to, and the whole frame-work of this ponder ous machine fell, by which three of the convicts were killed on the spot, and fourteen others seriously wounded; of the latter, three or four are not expected to lire. The number of convicts at present in the establishment is 825. MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of Sir Thomas R. Gage, Bart., and Miss Drummond, daughter of Mr. Drummond, M.P., and Lady Harriet Drummond, took place yesterday. The marital solemnity was first performed according to the ritual of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Spanish Chapel, and subsequently at St. Peter's Church, Eaton-square. The marriage of Viscount Eastnor, eldest soa of the Earl of Somers, and Miss Prinsep, which was to have been solemnised to-day, has been postponed for a few days. The nuptials of Miss 'Vernon, daughter of the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, M.P., and Mr. Woodhouse Currie, eldest son of Mr. Raikes Currie, M.P., is to take place in the course of the present month, at the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith's seat in Northamptonshire. SUPPOSED MURDEE.—On Saturday morning, about four o'clock, a respectably dressed middle-aged man was found by a policeman on duty in the neighbourhood in a state of insensibility at the toot of Pimlico-bridge. He was immediately carried to St. George's Hospital, when it was discovered that he had sustained several injuries about the head, apparently the result of violence, and he died in a few hours. Icro property was found upon him, nor anything to denote his name or residence. It is conjectured that he was waylaid and assaulted by some desperate characters. The name of the deceased has not yet been discovered. WESTMINSTER FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY. —TeI• terday the members of this society took possession of their newly-acquired estate at Kent Town, East Moulsey, in the western division of the county of Surrey. A special train conveyed the members to the Hampton -court station of the South-Western Railway, whence they walked in procession to Kent Town, about a mile distant, preceded by a band. The estate consists of 30 acres, which is to be divided into 230 allotments, each of which, it is expected, will realise between 21. and 31. per annum in the shape of ground rent. Each allotment will cost the purchaser between 251. and SOL After inspecting the newly-acquired property, the members sat down to a dinner in a marquee, Mr. G. Thompson, M.P., presiding. The chairman, after disposing of the loyal toasts, said he was anxious to propose the health of Mr. James Taylor, the founder of freehold land societies, and inldoing so took occasion to enter somewhat at length into the merits of the scheme. Mr. Taylor, in acknowledging the compli ment, dwelt upon the social benefits of freehold land socie ties, and of their great national importance. Mr. Norton, late chief justice of Newfoundland, Mr. G. Hugg e tt, M e. Geesin, and other gentlemen, having addressed the meeting, .Mr. Thompson and Mr. Taylor proceeded to Uxbridge for the purpose of assisting at the ceremony of taking possession of another estate which the society has recently purchased near that town. The remainder of the company returned to town by special train., The body of the young lady found in the Serpen tine on Sunday morning has been identified. She was the daughter of a respectable merchant in Bristol, named Pigeon, and was en a visit to a cousin in Brompton-road. An affaire tie occur is said to have been the cause of the rash act. The vicarage of Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, has been conferred upon the Rev. W. C. Ltab ) XL, incarabtut of East Graftou, iu tUs same county,