The Sun. — London, England, 1847-08-28 00:00:00

Tll E SUN, LONDON,_ SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUS 2B, 1847. varned without coming to any decision upon the pro- Positions of our Government. " All letters from the capital agree that General Scott can t a k e the city without difficulty, and that the forei gn merchant s o f t h e cap i ta l are anx i ous f or hi s arrival. ~..,'!..ieutenant Whi pp l e had arrived at the Cap i ta l . Ale is treated well and expects soon to be exchanged. ••" Coin. Perry h as withdraw n his forces from Tobasco ni consequence of the sicknessrevailing among them, eatil the s i c k season passes. p "The Sun of Anahuac attributes the withdrawal to the oYerwhelnaing force of the enemy, and fear of an attack. . 2 ; " Gen. Alm onte was still in confinement at Alejical -711140. Alvarez was in the capital about the middle of JUly, and h ad several long interviews with Santa Anna. Triat had been indisposed, but was convalescent. I t seems to be current in New York that Mr. zulabluad, the British Minister, had been actively engaged in endeavouring to settle the dispute be t Ween Me x i co and the United States, and that he l _ Countenanced the offer to make the thirty-sixth Parallel from the Rio Grande to the Pacific as the future boundary. This appears to astonish the Americans, for, th oug h it i s f ar w ithi n th e limit s 'wh ich they had " annexed by ferce of arms," it adds an immense territory to their already wide-spread uni ts, and gives them on the Pacific all they can ask. e late official reports of the Secretary of the ti-J. t aite d States Treasury show an immense expen -1 nr e on acco un t o f the war, and a large dim i nut i on , " the receipts from the Custom-house. Making it eeiarrtain that Congress must authorise another and te ger loan as soon as the session opens. "It is 14 rta in," says one of th e N ew Y or k p a p ers o f the th of August, " th a t we must h ave ver y h eav y loansfortun ate authorised on an ear l y d a y, an d we shall be if one h un d re d m illi ons o f d e bt i s no t an fo-laced as against the United States. lbe re h ot° Port of the crops continue to be most satis mi r Y and e ncouraging. The yield of Indian corn, l ar „ eat ' rye, buckwheat, &c., is unprecedented, and e quantities of the crop of last year, in wheat, e t° tho the a " Indian. corn, continued to be pressed for e s eaboards. This latter remark leads us COII:NIERCIAL INTELLIGE h N ich CE ou . r The abundant harvest, and the turn rnarkets in tlii trad e • _ 8 country . in States . l&ar,r.el in the In ,„ ost of the l e a b d a i d n g markets taken, 6 dolls, p i er led to a declining Genessee flour, which commanded the United grai : i than other first week of July, has Indian corn continued relatively h 1 of 561bs. 5i dohs. grain an ,1 higherreceded bushel us e t o Ts',-;,"consusanded 72c. to 73 b c. u p t e no --n eY market was easy,. . figure Donations were heavy, and business ac o ti , ve. Enchange i t idle, for f l o a r st the im- ZEogland had advanced to 6c. to 4 6 knOwn bills. ', T ag that only obtained for the best . amounts o f the tk.otton was rather more active, n wiu g crop were not encouraging.r the amounts ,'" tr ade will be found below. Flour, even in full report of ireights had iv en wa y ve ry much. b Plteket ships i taken ' at 2s. 6d. per a ell, per bushel, and grain at ),.. LATEST STATE OF THE .. , 4 L IN , y Iltead_ prices. AUG. 14.-Sales cotton,MAß r :l o l i: ) E o T b S a l . e s , k Y t . 0 bbls. straight kilo as yesterday, 1,00 . g‘at were sold at 5 dolls. 7oc. Michigan yesterday . at ' l OO bhi •.- ; were s , lar 's ls held higher we hear of no s o a l l d es. 44 e. 3• spirits turpentine for use at 3 c. 0 4 ' 3 000 lb W. 1 .; but that is considered above the market. o 2,, , s. N. whalebone and more take'dcents is offered for drudge whisky, t t t tv , ea sale to-day went a young HY 6 14 e t off with a great t deal of It advance of le. to 3e. 0 ids about held their own. 6 dolls. - o f spirito t h e r pearlke 50 chat. Pictou coal at te; ashes sc., lb. business dsinr,rl,log hill at 6-1- to 6 } l prCIIL, and 5 2 0 l c a ., rg ch e al, cash. . 6 'or the steamer. p s , •is the rate of the fur the day 1,200 bales, at fi.a"-Ceening -Sales cotton 24' 6 . packets for flour to Liverpool. 1,1-0-43'esterday's. closing rtes. dolls. 62c. Oswego fo r r ls pretty firm at 5 530 barrels , all w • good order ; ne s , to , , estern in to 5 dolls. 87c. Sai,. i a at 5 dolls. 81 4 c. 30 to d Genesee at 1 dol. (101.15. southern wheat at 1 dol. 18c. bus, ; Ohio at 1 1 s el. ,e• to 1 dol. 25e. ; an s. stv se e , 'heated at lot a little at hitv t tewl.4l parcels Western mixed c e orn, ?2 e , 'en sold at 72 to 74 eta i. in all this month of say 20 000 bus, 7ai 4 ; 10,000 bus. delivered l oand 3 „; ,2,000 bus flat yellow Salejell"' at 77 i e t ' • a t 28 cts. p„' 1 00 s. P. bbls whiskey pearls at 75 cts, and a cargo s‘, a sh .8 cts. 200 15 ,_, ea 5 eta lbs, and coal to arrive. at 99 dolls ch 1 offered for Orrel export - B ula city prime beef were Ni to a. is V whalebone for et s 1 .1) ' -0,000 lbs N. N• • sold at 9 dolls bbl. lb , at between 12 es , 24 -, NI: 3 ° o bbls oil for use at 35 eta gal.' ktid 1 8 1,000 Rio Grande hid 2i ets lb, 6 mos. 1 000 Sales of about , irtither is steady at the rates of the last public sale. 11,4`8' ORLEANS, AUG. 6, 2 r•an Of 13c/f. cOttort were made without Illinois and Ohio, at 4 tl O l 6 °O., bbls. flour, embracing .St. change in price. Sales 111; 40., including parcels of of Western k i ,2 of ,000 bushels of corn, consisting 3,000 bushels choice St. at 6 dolls. 1, 4 71, at 45 c., and 3 ellow 50c. 1,1;1) W hite d Sales mixed, and 80c.for at 017 at at 6 0c. for ordinary red Pork dull for and 12 dolls. e pritsc)ll3. 75e. to 16 dolls, for 20c. to 2 ° • ml,elThiskey, I lemP-Sales at 100 dolls. r6'. Lard, in barrels, 9c. • ~ s e. t o sc. - Outs inactive. Sterling exchan.ge,2_ , of 1 000 barrels of la w 4l4lM elht, Ana. 13, 1'.31.- 1 ti,_ ar-street flour were made a S t a 6 e d s ol u ls r . e. 14174111 s was held at a higher f at 115 c., 'del% The Stith som e of wheat, embracing at 125 c. to 128 c. The 0. firth white and Pa. red,F r S e a s l b e Sales ground Maryland 2,so t Ts tf corn are light and stocks to igredurecdeds,; sales I were ,ere c. Mess 75e. bUshels of white and yellow steady. . e Po r k 4eal was dull. Provisions 16%8 dolls., and prim e it 12 W , a a„ held at 15 dolls. 75c. to 'Not ''''s. 5 0e. to 13 dolls. e at 26 e. to 26ie. 4 ,tr, -,„ Th. • Whiskey, in barrels, w qie EDIT CIVILITIES.-The following‘‘ Th e Bishop Notti L :- of tot -4g•ssint Journal of yesterday wit by this 01,31-Ily.-The following .in exquisite bit of . n appears in el' hest 't.t Rev. Gentleman appeared the Journal like ,sale 4 weQ k :-' Why is; the editor ofnt sentinel ?,- Because African soldier doing duty as i the Guardian one 0 ;' ,g!'egi black-guard . pluralist pound 4.lvseku's flock -Why is the clerical a night-soil mr .....t editor of the Guardian like , Here is the fellow to it by b, ee alise h d -4 41.ey i a oes a great Go t ,. JEWELLERS ' BENEVOLENT AR Iitt4II°MITIISI AND the general deal of dirty work for a little half-yearly 3:at'etie 'isrrnz iosT.-Yesterday belcl 4 the°F the members of the Tavern, Strand, ti, of eeive the Crown and Anchor the election °Jfiestcel.eport of the committee and The re port, read . above institution was re uY Zdi.";:lr• C. Webster in the chair. lvas f ' ' rOSt, the secretary, statedthe decayed h, °uncle - 'ettib e ,. el for the purpose of relievingworkmen, shopmen, Il thd I' 3 in the above trades, their The recent c erk . that the institution, eleetio s. as likewise to their widows. g ad 'on of two fe make at present ~. set?, . male s pensions during the Past , 'a female annuitants, whose The present strootietir amounted to upwards of 220 1 . bequest of 100/. fourteen male lef t t p of cash and stock (including aMaiden-lane), 41 1104 the late J. Johnson, Esq., of ing made to i tter 4 tc' 1,332/. la, Exertions arealso ob of alms hoNe e ase the building fund for the erection after Tlas „ s ' the vvhich the have now in hand 8231. auk s :arious officers being Y chosen, the meeting, 10s. ,t4routine business, broke up. di% h e r- -1- he adjourned inquiryconcluded yester ilosr:lti-AT,E FATAL FIGHT BETWEEN Two BOYS IN Mr. Bair, surgeor:"lre.M•r. William Baker, the examination Coroner. Mr. of the was body of ' 3 ' l4 he Made a post mortem exeiteizenthte given to i m, had v.srPo,oduced by the fight, and the . deceased, and was of the opm b i e o e n r that the a verdict of reanslaughter3-4rY. unanimously returne de'"h• Theut.leed congestion of the brain, resulting in fi ght and `%4lt'at llobert Cater, Wil li_ _ against JoSeptlll News on Johnson, u Joseph and the Coroner issued his , and William Alger • Auty, the survivor a in the D__ shlwarrant for their committal to Newgate. ern'pluoars °IITII, AUG. 2 7.-The Fanny Majesty the gneee.Yl Yesterday iu attendance on her ,Thwes, 44(1 land°,,wager• Rer Majesty was conveyed to u m the yacht was tUus of at Trinit wharf under a salute in ca . lieg e ' "" Cowes CastleY. she immediately left car y, F sad went t o the a royal 1,.s ,44, . Osborne the to 4rleY, a4duOsborne House to see after a visit of an hour returned Ryde. tx had a cruize before landing at E v . r - Tkokolib ss CIRCUMSTANTIAL I:l Nct 'NARY IJASE OE was the see ' The small town of Cambo, near Bayonne, the nigh t ot l'e, or the following; strange occurrenc h e at , place w as ahn tee 1t inst., when an inhabitant of • e. On I,,ribp,,k,_o‘ dead through the heart on his way home. bit of ' ll ' t tu t the wound the doctor extracted from it ._ Ante has la . 1 3 , used b the assassin in oadi tm , h . , l'i lc had been Y Madame d e Staer: I s Run. It was part a leaf from _, torwarselebrated romance of Hof Corrinne," and soon _ al n the the corresponding fragment was discovered I. d red kitry:cket of a douanier,-residing near the mure ,_ gaol altVdence• tie has in consequence been sent to t bP vi • aYenne. The assassin must have been close t ..,_ etloa when he fired. are4-irtQLisn A traordi y h,:--- 4-Ica:a:Tics IN PRANCE.-An ex ac. c0n,,,,,q‘ er rowing against current has just been h m ittkili s ued by two English gentlemen, named W r ig a n tho jaavber. „_ They left London on Sunday . , the I.)th t , e i m a r4eitilzel Watt steamer, for Havre, bringing with h feet in N vidtbg boat, 36 feet in length, and only .tu two,two lo chs atZtiv'd 'Aldeh, When bring rowed, , I is only 3 re and e water at midships. At Havre they ar as \ r ill their• boat in a steamer, and proceeded as f boat, ,toae.quier on the Seine, where they launched . their Paris 'wit, ":'lnraenced their Undertaking of rowing to , I,4,tir assistance of any kind. They reached II ansside the sB„aY. tccruing, end their boat is now lng atiornneg,oc. oupieda.ting baths near the Pont-Royal. . The curret amen t o rg this great distance agams l t a an hour, ~I ts tf. ?r 200 nailes of it avarages four mi es tl iat ' l 'cura and 25 minutes ; and it is to be remarked , , _ at the brill f 1 Petits Andel) s . , Mantes,_ end 3onae oche ge 0 Vernon, es to contend with a cur .s t•si it cf nearly r te p i : a na c t , s the n y h h o i n td r. It is said tbat , tl e iks , i ;to! first instance cs! a I t :oat having been prop,V i ul am v ham 4,.,7,111Z through the rapids of Porey. Messrs. Amateur li."(,'4vv.tarber are members of the Norwich 1 " 1 ; Club -ts i • Os•r t . ''' iga " n '' has been terrific during ;NI)) Anc. 25.-The weather attendants ar riv R the week. Lady Congreve and ia was the" Yesterday in the Triton from Lond o n ' w of the boiZIY packet that ventured out in consequence ~Trolia weather. FRIG trrFuL STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION [A. portion of the following appeared in our Third Edition of last night :—] SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. Up to this hour fifteen persons, more or less in jured, have been taken to the workhouse and the Charing-cross Hopital. Of these four are dead ; the others are under medical treatment. The escape of policeman F 111, and his family, were most miraculous. The man, with his wife and children, had gone on board the boat with the intention of proceeding to London-bridge. They had seated themselves on deck when suddenly, on the explosion taking place, they were all blown up into the air and descended into the cabin of the vessel, which was under water, the sides having been blown out., and they managed all to scramble on shore through the sides of the vessel unhurt. The Rev. Mr. Smith, the chaplain of the St. Martin's Workhouse, with his lady, were among the persons who had pail their fare to go to London-bridge. Mrs. Smith had got on board, and Mr. Smith was on the pier about to step on board when the explosion took place. Mrs. Smith was scalded by the steam, and was blown into the water, but was fortunately rescued. Mr. Smith escaped unhurt, the explosion having taken place as he was in the act of stepping on the lighter in order to get on board the boat. The wreck is still under water, as the tide has not sufficiently receded to enable persons to examine her cabins, con sequently the full extent of the mischief cannot as yet be ascertained. The following account has been forwarded us by a gentleman who was coming down the river from Vauxhall shortly after the accident happened :—" On arriving at the West minster Pier we were informed that an explo sion of one of the halfpenny steam-boats had taken place, and that several lives had been lost ; conse quently we were all on the look-out. The banks of the river from Westminster to Waterloo-bridge were crowded, and thousands were assembled on the Hungerford suspension bridge, th© Adelphi terrace, and the various piers on the river. There were boats dragging in all directions in the neighbourhood of the wreck, and as we approached the Adelphi Pier the wreck was distinctly visible. The whole of the after part of the vessel (that is to say the part lying towards Westminster-bridge,) was under water. The funnel was gone, but the paddle-boxes on each side were apparently uninjured. The name Cricket' could be distinctly seen, both on the inside and the outside of the paddle-boxes, which must have been held to gether by the keel, for the deck was destroyed, and between them flowed the river. The head of the boat (that is to say the portion directed from the paddle-boxes towards London bridge) appeared perfect, so that the explosion must have taken place in that part of the boiler which was nearest to Westminster -bridge."—During the day the banks of the river in the neighbourhood of the accident have been crowded, and but for the efforts of the police some fearful accidents would have occured from the extreme pressure of the crowd. For in stance, on the Adelphi-terrace there were symptoms of the rails giving way, but the police kept the crowd back, and prevented undue pressure. Too much credit cannot be given to the police for the judgment and the excellent temper which they have exhibited throughout the day in the performance of a most difficult duty. (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) The inquiries at the Charing-cross Hospital and at the St. Martin's Workhouse, during the afternoon, have been most unceasing by par ties who feared—and frequently more from fear than from any other circumstance—that their relatives had either been killed or maimed by the heartrending occurrence, and the scene of the disaster, and every spot which would com mand a view of it, was taken possession of by immense crowds, who flocked from all directions—in fact the neighbourhood during the whole day has worn the appearance of a fair. The boat has been covered by the tide, and is now slightly uncovered by its ebbing. Boats have been busily engaged in dragging for bodies, for there is a general belief that several have yet to be found ; for it is quite impossible to esti mate whether there are yet fifty or snore in the water. A general opinion prevails that some bodies will be found in the cabin, which has been under the water since the moment of the occur rence, and as soon as the tide subsides immediate search will be made. Up to the hour we write; no more bodies have been found ; but that there are more in the water, and that they will be found atthe extreme flow of the tide, there seems little doubt. The sufferers in the hospital are improving ; no serious result is anticipated. We understand that the unfor tunate man Blunt, the watchmaker, was proceeding to his work in Cornhill when the accident happened. ADDITIONAL PARTICULAR (THIS DAY). Until a late hour last night, or rather an early hour this morning and by the break of day, vast num bers of persons, some of whom appeared to have come a considerable distance, continued to visit the scene of the dreadful occurrence, so fully chronicled in our Editions of yesterday ; and as the morning came on as great a stream of people as the one which visited the scene of the wreck yesterday, again pressed on towards the spot to-day, and spent hours at the very water's edge, gazing upon the half-buried boat, for as yet the herculean exertions of many men, aided by strong empty coal-barges, have proved ineffectual in bringing the boat ashore. As usual, the most extra vagant rumours are afloat, and the more extravagant they were the far greater credence was placed in them. It is our pleasing task, therefore to record, that up to the time we write (two o'clock) but five deaths have been proved to have been caused by the explosion—the four we mentioned yester day, and a man whose body was found about eleven o'clock this morning in the third arch from the Surrey side of W aterloo-bridge ; it now lies in the dead-house in the Waterloo-bridge-road. His body was covered with mud, and from examination it 1 would appear that he had been drowned. He has been missing since the explosion. He was owned by his friends shortly after. iiiename is John Buckley, and his age nineteen. Access to the after cabin was obtained at the ex treme flow of the tide late last night, and it was found that the rumour, though generally credited, that several bodies were in that part of the vessel, was utterly without foundation, in fact no bodies have been found in any part of the wreck. Indeed we were informed by the superintendent of the boats, this morning, that he visited both cabins imme diately after the explosion, and that there was no one in either of them. It is still, however, feared, that in the confusion which prevailed at the time of the accident some persons may have been carried down the river or under the neighbouring barges, and lost, especially as inquiries have, at least, in one instance, been made at the hospitals after missing persons of whom no tidings have been heard. The following is a correct list of the names of the injured persons now lying in Charing-cross Hos pital : Virgo Birks (address not ascertained)—This poor man had sustained a comminuted fracture of the right knee joint, by which the main artery was cut, and in the course of the afternoon it was deemed nceessary by the medical men to resort to amputation. The operation was skilfully performed (the patient having been placed in a state of unconsciousness by the ad ministration of ether) by Mr. Avery, the junior sur geon to the hospital, in the presence of Mr. Hancock, the senior surgeon to the institution, and of Mr. Young, the house surgeon. The limb was amputated above the knee, and up to a late hour last night the patient was going on favourably. Benjamin Reepe, of 78, Dudley- street, fish sales man—compound fracture of the jaw. This unfortu nate man has sustained injuries of a more severe nature than any of his fellow-sufferers, with the ex ception of Virgo Birks. George Willetts, 7, MEard's-street, Soho, carver — severely bruised on various parts of the body. John Hulls, Love-lane, Mile-end, costerrnonger— much bruised about the breast, but not seriously in jured. This man was in company with John Little ton, who was in th e same b us i ness , and who was killed—his remains, as we before stated, having been removed to St. Alartin's Workhouse. Mr. Solomon Cahn, merchant, of Fenchurch• street —right ancle s e ve r e ly b ru i se d . Henry R ow l an d, W arw i c k -street, E ar l- s t ree t, Kensington, fishmonger —very s i s m b o a d n y , . severely bruised about the James face and * chief messenger to the London As surance Company —very severe cut on the right temple and under the left eye ; slight wound on the upper part of the left hip, and f • rightfully bruised about the arms, legs, and thighs, but has sustained no dangerous . . William Ayre, 60, Poland-street, Oxford-street, tailor—back injured. William Kay, who describes himself as a " pro filist"—numerous very severe bruises about the head and face. William Redgrave, a lad about 13 years of age, the son of a tailor, living in Tottenham-court-road — upper lip much cut, and severe bruises on the leg. The father and mother of this boy were on board the steam-boat with him at the time of the accident, but fortunately escaped with some very slight bruises. William Rutt, of 118, Long acre, lately in busi ness as a cheesemonger in Jersey—back much bruised, and severe injury of the left ancie. The reply to our inquiries at the hospital in the course of the morning was, that they were all doing as well as could be expected. We were informed by a gentleman named Ottley, this morning, that a young lady named Chatterton, living in St. Peter's-court, received some severe in juries by the explosion. She was thrown overboard in the mud with others, and was severely bruised. She mentioned the name of a friend in the neighbour hood, and she was removed home in a cab where she lies in an insensible state. The boats of the company did not ply during the day, but the accident had no effect in intimidating the river voyagers; it was noticed that the other steamers were even more loaded than usual. Captain Martin, the stoker, and the engineer were examined last night before the proprietors ; but no thing decisive as to the cause of the accident was ascertained. One suggestion made is, that the boat heeling to one side, while lying by the pier, the water in the boiler left some of the flues or tubes, uncovered, and they became red hot. A correspendent states—" The number of persons on board was between sixty and seventy. The pre lude to the explosion was first a shake, immediately followed by a second ; the funnel and steamchest were blown off into the river, and the boiler also blown up, and fell inland ; the aft part of the boat reft in twain, and, as the tide rose, she filled and went down." From questions put to several of the injured par ties and others, we have gathered the following par • titulars : Mr. Cahn stated that he went on board the Cricket at half-past nine o'clock. He was sitting on one of the middle benches on the after-deck of the vessel, near the best cabin entrance, when he heard a report similar to that of a cannon. He was immediately thrown up some distance from the deck, and fell with the fragments of planks into the bottom of the boat, where his right foot was jammed between some pieces of broken timber, and he had great difficulty in extri cating himself. He was eventually taken off the vessel by some watermen ; and, as he thought his leg was broken, he at once proceeded to the hospital in a cab. Immediately after the accident another steamer came alongside the Cricket, and took a number of passengers from the wreck. He saw several persons struggling in the water, but did not observe whether they were eventually rescued. James Simian had just gone on board, and was about to sit down on the rail or seat at the bow of the vessel, when the explosion took place, and he was thrown into the water. While struggling in the river he received several severe blows on the head, face, and body—he supposed from the paddle-wheel. (This unfortunate man, as has been previously stated, was most frightfully bruised.) He eventually succeeded in laying hold of a chain, by which he worked him self up alongside the barge, and was rescued by some of the bystanders. William Ayre was sitting at the extreme seat at the end of the boat near Hungerford-pier, when he heard a loud report, and was thrown up from his seat. He then found himself at the bottom of the vessel among broken fragments of the deck, and succeeded, with some difficulty, owing to the injuries he lad received, in clambering up the side of the boat, whence he was dragged upon the pier. One sufferer only applied for surgical aid at King's College Hospital. Ile was, apparently, a labouring man, but his name and occupation were not taken at the hospital. The injuries he had received were comparatively trifling, being limited to a fractured rib and some slight scalds ; and, after receiving proper attention from the medical gentlemen, he was enabled to proceed home. A gentleman named Galloway, a civil engineer, has inspected what remained of the boilers, for the purpose, if possible, of elucidating the cause of the catastrophe. One boiler remains apparently in its original position, on the larboard side of the wreck. That which exploded was on the starboard side. It seemed to have passed out at the stern, splitting that portion of the vessel in two, at the same time carry ing away the entire of the cross-beams and deck. Mr. Joyce, the engineer, was present last night, and inspected the broken fragments, but did not give any opinion as to the origin of the explosion. It is but justice to that gentleman to mention, that he implored the police not to permit the fragments to be disturbed until a judicial investigation had been held. It is confidently stated, that at the moment of the accident neither the engineer nor the stoker were in the engine- room, nor was the captain on board the vessel. The latter, whose name is Edward Martin, states, that he was proceeding along the pier in the direction of the boat at the moment the explosion took place. A morning contemporary says—lmmediately after the explosion two females were observed in the after part of the vessel crying piteously for assistance. It was impossible to save them, the steam and falling fragments making even the attempt dangerous. The boat soon afterwards broke in two, and they, with several others, perished. A man and child were rescued by one of the pier men, and several others were similarly saved. THE RIVER ACCIDENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The dreadful loss of life which it is your pro vince to record, and which took place this morning on the river, is greatly to be deplored. The pro prietors cannot furnish any excuse for their conduct, because they were informed, six months since, by the extract I send you, that certain destruction of life would occur. The boat Cricket was condemned, together with the Ant and Bee, more than six months since, by Mr. Portwine, in his work on the " Steam-engine," &c., in the following plain language : " There are three vessels on the Thames, called the Ant, the Bee, and Cricket—boats which profess to work with low pressure condensing engines. The public is not aware that they are working at 361 b. on the square inch. The engines are by Joyce, 2of 15 horse power. The fuel consumed is only about two cwt. one quarter per hour. These are the penny boats (now a halfpenny) plying from Ilungerford to London-bridge, and working high pressure; they may when out of order blow up their decks and the myriads of passengers they are burdened with." —P. 58. This extract was published by an engineer six months since, and time has too fatally proved Mr. Portwine's prediction. I hope you will afford space for this note, in order to warn the public of the danger of riding in vessels working on high pressure prin ciples, of which variety ranks the Ant, the Cricket, Bee, and Locomotive. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, August 27. J. K. B. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—lf the frightful accident that took place on the river this day has not been caused by a practice in all the river boats to which I shall refer, there can be no doubt that a similar catastrophe must happen. It is a constant practice, as soon as the boat starts, for the engineer or stoker, or both, to come up the gangway and sit at the rails, leaving the fire and boilers to take care of themselves, merely running down at the time they consider their services may be required at the call of the master. In the halfpenny boats they generally so continued from the starting poin to the terminus. Having observed this practice, I have often thought that an accident was inevitable, as, whilst the new set of passengers were being taken in, it was the practice, if needed, to pump in fresh water. Now, in the interval between the starting of the boat from London-bridge and the arrival at the Adelphi the water in the boiler becomes exhausted, of course, the moment fresh water is pumped in, an explosion must be inevitable, and I should not be at all sur prised to hear that the melancholy accident of this day has been caused in this way ; but, whether it be so or not, the practice is so fraught with danger that immediate measures ought to be resorted to, in order to put a stop to it.—l am, Sir, August 27. A DAILY PASSENGER. FALMOUTH, FRIDAY MORNING, NINE, A.M.—Her Majesty's steamer Rattler has this morning arrived from Rio de Janeiro (23d ult.), and brings news that the blockade of the River Plato has been taken off by the English. MONTROSE.—GALE AND SHIPWRECK.—On Satur day evening a tremendous gale came on from the west, between ten and eleven o'clock, which we greatly fear has done much damage to our shipping and crops. Whole fields of corn, in stook, we observe, are thrown down and scattered about in absolute confusion. The growing crops must have sustained very considerable loss by shaking. Two miles to the south of this a sloop, name unknown, went down with all on board, about one o'clock yesterday morning. The mast is still seen above water. The Vivid, too, on her way from Leith to this port, sustained loss of sails, and another vessel lying at tl e mouth of our river seems to have had her nia..ts carried away. We hope, however, that the gale may not ave been general.—Scotsman. MR. COBDEN.---(FRONTIER of RUSSIA.)—Mr. Cobden is now travelling in Russia. On the 13th of August he alighted from his carriage at a distance from a Customs' barrier. Ile was probably thinki, gof free trade when he passed the barrier, and a cehtinel crier! levelling his musket at him. Much o ti u m t e to w h as im r , eq "S uir t e o d p "Stop!" levelling the explanation of the affair, and in the meanwhile Mr. Cobden's carriage came up.— Voss Gazette of the 28d of August, HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE HIGHLANDS. LOCH LAGGAN, WEDNESDAY. Loch Laggan is eight miles in length, and from one to one and a half mile in breadth. Its shores are deeply indented, the bills in some places throwing out long narrow promontories, and in others the Loch dipping in graceful bays over sandy flats. It is, consequently, impossible for the eye to catch more than a section of the Loch at one view ; and as you advance along the shore, the landscape continually assumes new outlines. Approaching from Fort William along the course of the Spian, you reach the western extremity of the Loch. The Spian flows sluggishly along the edge of a sandy mound, which encloses the end of the Loch, and is so equal in its height, and so smooth and level on its surface, that, except for its great extent, it might be mistaken for an artificial embankment erected for the purpose of damming back the waters of the Loch. A few straggling peaks of the Ben Nevis range of mountains rise upon the view at the distant verge of this bank, and form a suitable boundary to the west end of the Loch. The road passes along the northern shore, and commands an excellent view of the expanse of water and its adjoining scenery. The south side of the Loch is enclosed by two dis tinct hills, whose curved ridges rise gradually from the water's edge towards the west, and drop down in abrupt and broken lines as they stretch along to the east. These hills are divided by a spacious corrie, which descends in green slopes to the side of the Loch, and exposes to view a new range of mountains in the background. The sides of the hills which rise along the Loch are steep and precipitous, but not rudely so, their declivities being covered with fine natural woods, consisting chiefly of birch, rowan, alder, and hazel trees, whose dark foliage inter mingled with the brilliant verdure which clothes the rocks to their summits, impart a warm and cultivated, rather than a wild and savage aspect to the scene. The Lodge occupies a green flat at the head of a little bay, which glides behind one of the wooded promon tories that jut into the bosom of the Loch. It is a long and irregular building, erected in the ccttage style, of great size, and occupying as warm and sheltered a situation as so bleak a region could be expected to afford. The background is rather bare of wood; but the birch and other spontaneous pro ductions of the forest surround it on each side. Its triangular front looks slantingly across the Loch, and, from its numerous windows, commands a fine view of the two islands already mentioned, the green meadows of Aberairder, and the lofty mountains which gird the opposite shore. A couple of galleys ride at anchor in the bay ; and at a little distance from the Lodge, on the right, the royal standard floats from a flag-staff reared in a green mound, which is said to contain the dust of Feargus and four other Kings. Around the Lodge, and onward to the eastern extremity of the Loch, the land sweeps back in gradually ascending heights, covered with a mantle of deep green, and extending backwards in successive corries till lost amid the dark outline of distant hills. This is the forest ground of Ardverekie. Six years ago this extensive tract of upland, embracing forty miles in circumference, was divided into three sheep farms, called Gallavie, Ben Aulder, and Camdarrock. Nine thousand sheep are sai d to have pastured upon it. The Al arquis of Abercorn, upon obtaining a lease of the ground, drove off the sheep, threw the farms once more into forest, and introduced new herds of deer, which, left to the sole possession of the wilds, are rapidly multiplying in numbers. An im mense tract of country has been thrown, in a similar manner, into forest by the Mar q ui s of Breadalbane, in the neighbourhood of the Black Mount. There seems to be a general movement among the Scotch nobility, having for its object the restoration of the Caledonian Forest in all its vast and barbarian pro portions ; and the example of Prince Albert as a deer-stalker, at Ardverekie, will possibly give it a powerful impulse. Every small Highland laird must now have his forest, and, to gratify this ambition, those large sheep farmers, whose introduction to the glens has been accomplished at the expense of so much suffering to the native peasantry, will be doomed, in their turn, to yield to the superior claims of "the antler'd monarchs of the waste." There can be little objection to the formation of a national forest in some such place as Loch Laggan for the amusement of Royalty, and such of the nobi lity as might be invited to the Court. It would tend, at least to perpetuate a race of noble animals, and the reminiscences of an ancient sport ; but it is easy to perceive that if every owner of a few thousand acres, or even every lord or marquis, were to erect a forest on his estate, the system would become a very intole rable nuisance. The aspect of the northern shore of the Loch differs in some respects from the southern. It is skirted throughout its whole length by a range of loftier and wilder hills, which, however do not approach the edge of the Loch so closely as those on the opposite side. The intermediate space is occupied chiefly with loose masses of stone, clump of trees, and a rather luxuriant under-covering of grass and bracken. About half way up the Loch the mountain is cloven by a deep circular ravine or corrie, which, as it issues from the hill, opens out into a wide expanse of mea dow land, the lower parts of which are washed by the Loch. This green slope intersected by rows of hazel and alder trees, and watered by a streamlet which gushes from the bottom of the ravine, is partially cul tivated, and contains some excellent crops of corn, barley, and potatoes. The house of Aberairder, the only remaining farm on the borders of Loch Laggan, occupies an eminence in the centre, and still affords an asylum, in this dreary region of deer and muirfowl, to the persecuted genius of agriculture. On the roadside, two or three miles beyond Ab e rairder, stands Loch Laggan Inn, a house of re spectable exterior , andgoo good accommodation e , n o doubt, t But in the mean time the Marquis of Abercorn has taken possession of the inn during her Maj est y 's visit ; o NN i h t its when u i e t s t i s s itself, of affording . and the Boniface of the Loch has retired to a small cottage at the mouth of the Paatock. The houses beforementioned, together with a few cottages, inha bited by gamekeepers, and scattered over the forest, comprise the whole of the human dwelling's within many miles of Loch Laggan. Yet the ruins of old corn kilns and other traces of social life and in dustry, which meet the eye in several quarters, point back to a time when population was a great deal more numerous. The Loch is well stored with trout, but, though pos sessing the most excellent spawning-ground, salmon is prived of access to the lake by a fall in the river Spian. A small sum would break down the obstruct ing rock ; but a proposal to effect this object has not yet been carried into practice. Raspberries, hazel nuts, and other wild fruits, grow in great abundance along the sides of the loch. There is an excellent garden, well stocked with fruit and vegetables, at Ardverekie Lodge, and a number of good milch cows supply the royal household with dairy produce. A party of London police act as sentries at the Lodge. Yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, preceded by the keepers and dogs, rode from the lodge to the Ben Aulder forest, to enjoy the sport of deer stalking. The Prince suc ceeded in bringing down a royal stag and a roebuck, and returned to the Lodge in time for dinner. While the Prince was in the forest, her Majesty rode out, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal. Her Majesty and the ones. al children cloud were mounted on small Highland ps threatened rain, and her Majesty did not extend her ride further than the east end of the lake, whence she returned to the Lodge. Prince Leiningen and Mr. Anson, the Queen's pri vate secretary, drove off at ten o'clock for Strath mashie moors, and returned at five o'clock with 14 head of grouse. Earl Grey enjoyed an hour or two of Waltonian sport in the Paatock river, and w as rewarded with a dish of black trout. Cluny Ins of Aberairder, Mac pherson called at the L od g e and made his Royal Hi g hness an offer of shootings which Prince Albert accepted. This morning, shortly after ten o'clock, his Royal Highness rode out, attended by Cluny's gamekeeper, three brace of grouse, to the grouse shoo tin g at Aberairder and ret u rned early in the afternoon with so me black cocks , a nd a few hares. Her Ma j est y , the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal rode out again to -day on ponies in the neigh bourhood of the L od g e. The sailors of the ro y al yacht have arrive d to-day from Fort William to sebirth fete to-morrow i n ce l e b ra ti on -d ay- We understa n d they b ao rf e e it p ,er r i e ns s eo e re n e present Albert's h serenade rice, perform several aquatic exercises on the la ke. A great gatherin g of clansmen is expected. the rtt Pri COURT CIRCULAR. ARDVERKIE, Ana. 25.—Her Majesty and hi s R oya l Highness Prince Al bert walked in the grounds. Prince Albert and the Prince of Leiningcn went out grouse shooting, attended by the Hon. Captain Gordon. The Marquis of .A.bercern will be the only addition to the royal party. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester left Gloucester House on Wednesday evening, for her resi dence at Richmond. Le Baron de BeuFt, the Saxon Minister, had an inter view with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his °facial residence in D o wning.street. Major General Sir Harry Smith, the Earl of Fingell, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr. C. K. Murray, and Mr. Mackinnon bad interviews yesterday with Lord John Russell. Mr. John Conreybeer, the late President of the Coffee and Eating House Keepers Association, died ou Thutsda.y last, at his ret , idence in St. John' -street, alter a very short illness. His indefatigable ail suc cessful exertions on behalf of the charity will endear his memory to the whole trade. In private life ho was greatly and deserved esteemed for his integrity and courtesy. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EGIIAM RACES.—YESTERDAY. The Queen's Plate-day has usually been the most at tractive at these meetings—in fact, has been the " grand" day. It assumed a different character yesterday, the appearance of The Hero having put competition ibr the " Guineas" out of the question; while the acceptances for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes proved so few and bad, as to deprive the race for it of every particle of in terest. The amateur performance was also a failure, only four came to the post; and so little excitement did it produce, that after the first heat scarcely a bet was laid. To sum up, the finale to the meeting was a sorry contrast to the opening, in every respect. We look for better things next year. Our return of yesterday's pro ceedings will be brief: — The Amateur Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 25 added; three yrs old, 9st 101 b; four, lOst 101 b; five, list 31b; six and aged, list 121 b; the second to save his stake, and the winner to be sold for 200 sous-, if demanded, &c. Heats, one mile. Count Batthyany's Master Stepney, 5 yrs ... 3 1 1 Mr. P. P. Rolt's Ould Ireland, 5 yrs ... 1 3 2 Mr. Death's Bohemienne 2 2 3 Sir J. Gerard's nd The Polka, 4 yrs ... dis First Heat —5 to 4 agst Ould Ireland, 5 to 2 agst Bo hemienne, and 3 to 1 agst Master Stepney. The fa• vourite had it all his own way, and trotted in four lengths in advance of Bohemienne; Master Stepney did not go for the heat, and Polka broke down. Second Heat—Not a bet laid: won by a length. Third Heat-3 to lon Master Stepney, who won by five lengths. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas; three yrs old, 7st 51b; four, 9st 11b; five, 9st 111 b; six and aged, lOst 21b. Two miles and a distance. Mr. J. Day's The Hero ... (A. Day) walked over Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c.; the second to save his stake; winners extra; the winner to pay 15 sovs. to the Judge and to subscribe to the stakes in 1848. Two miles arid a distance. (21 Subs., 17 of whom declared.) Sir 11. Fleetwood's Forest Flower, 5 yrs, Bst 71b ... 1 Mr, Death's Subduer, aged, Bst 31b (carried 41b extra) 2 Sir G. Heathcote's Nannette filly, 3 yrs, 6st 31b ... 3 Betting-6 to 5 agst Nannette filly, and 10 to 6 agst each of the others. Subduer made the running at a strong pace to within half a mile of home, when Forest Flower took it up, had it all her own way, and won by five lengths. Run in 4 min. The Railway Handicap of 5 sovs. each, h ft, with 20 added; the winner to pay 5 sovs. to the fund. T.Y.C. Baron Rothschild's Daughter of the Star, 3 yrs ... 1 Mr. Erwin's Dean Swift, 5 yrs, Bst 71b 2 Mr. Worley's Headsman, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b ... 3 Mr. Forth's Laundrymaid, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b ... 4 A splendid race between the first two was won by a short head, Headsman a good third. BETTING ON THE COURSE. LEAMINGTON STAKES. sto 1 agst Wolfdog I sto 1 agst Gameless f—t ST. LEGER. 5 to 4 on Cossack—taken I 20 to 1 agst Foreclosure 6 to 1 agst Planet I 30 to 1 agst Limestone 50 to 1 agst The Liberator. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 8 to 1 agst Pilgrim—taken 1 10 to 1 agst Palma—taken 10 to 1 agst Miss Burns—taken. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. ST. LEGER.-5 to 4on Cossack (taken)-8 to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken)-6 to 1 agst Planet (taken)-16 to 1 agst Philosopher-20 to 1 agst Eryx-20 to 1 agst Mr. Martin-33 to 1 agst Black Dwarf-33 to 1 agst enc Limestone-33 to 1 agst Swallow-41 to 1 agst Red Hart-40 to 1 agst Ulysses. THE GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. -6 to 1 agst Aup Sagacity (taken)-8 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes (taken) —lO to 1 agst Palma (taken)—and 12 to 1 agst Alliance (taken). DERBY.-1,20 0 to 100 on the field-1,500 to 100 agst Springy Jack (offers to take). The above comprise the week's quotations, scarcely a bet having been laid to-day. CANTERBURY RACES.—THURSDAY. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas. Heats. Two miles. Mr. Moore's Wolfdog, 5 yrs, lOst ... (W. Boyce) 1 1 Mr. Cooke's Catharine, 3 yrs, Bst 21b ... 3 2 Mr. Dockeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, lOst ... 2dr Won in a canter. The City Plate for 3 yrs old and upwards. Heats. Two miles. Mr. Dcckeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (Hornsby) 1 1 Mr. Christy's Dictator, 4 yrs, 7st llb ... 4 2 Mr. Norton's The Pony, 5 yrs, 9st Slb ... 6 3 Mr. Drew's Beggar Girl, Bst 51b 2 4 Mr. Walker's Sir Tatton, 4 yrs, ist llb ... 7 5 Mr. Godsmark's The Stranger, 5 yrs, 7st 51b ... 3 dr Mr. T. Simmond's Walter Gray, 7st 131 b ... 5 dr The first heat was won by a length, and the second by a neck. FRIDAY. The City Member's Plate of 501., the winner to be sold for 150 sovs. Heats, two miles. Mr. Payne's Marquis of Conyngham (Hornsby) 1 1 Mr. Dockeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, 9st Mr. Norton's The Pony, 5 yrs, 9st 10lb ... 2 3 Mr. F. Simmond's Walter Gay, 4 yrs, Bst 51b ... 3 dr First heat won by a length ; the second easy. Sweepstakes of 2 Soya each with 25 added, the winner to be sold for 150 sovs if demanded, &c. Heats, two miles. 5 subs. Mr. Dockeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, 84 71b (Hornsby) 1 1 Mr. Christy's Dictator, 4 yrs, ist 21b 2 dr Mr. Norton's The Pony, 5 yrs, 96t 31b ... 3 dr Mr. Cooke's Catherine, 3 yrs, 6st ... 4 dr The first heat was won easy ; and the second walked over for. Sweepstakes of 1 Sov each with 25 added, the winner to be sold for 70 soya. Heats, one mile and a half. 5 subs. Mr. Cooke's Catherine, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Treen) 2 1 1 Mr. Drew's Beggar Girl, aged, Bst 51b ... 1 2 2 Mr. Sherrard's Petrowna 5 yrs, 7 11lb ... 5 3 3 Mr. Christy's Dictator, 4 yrs, ist 71bs ... 4 4 dr Mr. Godsmark's The Stranger, 5 yrs, ist 1 llb 3 4 dr Three well contested heats; the winner was claimed. The Garrison Purse of 20 sovs., given by the officers of the 17th and 39th Regiments, for untrained horses, the property of farmers residing within 20 miles of Canterbury; list each, thorough bred 12st each. One mile. Dunntko'ns,Js sisterennyLind — G 1:1 mi Mr. Morgan's Mercy ... Mr. Gardener's Desdemona Mr. Harrison's Laundrymaid Mr. F. Collard's Miss Fidget A good race. HEREFORD RACES.—THURSDAY.—(CONCLUDED The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 25 added, the winner to be sold for 100/., if demanded, &c. Heats. Once round and a distance. (4 Subs.) Mr. Tollett's Variety, aged, lOst 81b, (to be sold for 251.) Mr. Carter nd Linnaeus, 3 yrs, Bst Sib (801.) 3 1 2 Mr. Kilton's Auricula, 4 yrs, lOst 3lb (601.) 2 2 3 First heat won by a head, the second by half a length, and the third cleverly. A Hurdle Race (Handicap) of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. Heats, about a mile and a quarter. (3 Subs.) Mr. Toilet's Variety, aged, lOst 71b (Turner) 3 1 1 Mr. Ellliot's The Oppressed, 5 yrs, lOst ... 1 3 2 Mr. W. Scott's Cavendish, aged, 12st ... 2 2 dr First heat won by a head, the second by two lengths, and the third in a canter. SALISBURY.—FRIDAY. (owner) ... 2 The County Member's Plate of 50 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each ; three yrs old, ist 31b ; four, Bst 61b ; five, Bst 131 b ; six and aged, 9st 21b ; winners of 100 sovs. during the present year 31b extra, mares and geldings allowed 31b ; and the winner to pay 5 sovs. to the Lund. Mile and a half. (3 Subs.) Ilr. W. Sadler's Antagonist, 3 yrs...(Donaldson) 1 1 Mr. W. B. Hawkins's Terese, 6 yrs ••• 2 2 Mr. Elwes's f by Lanercost, out of Mountain Sylph's dam, 3 yrs ~. ••• 0 0 Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old, colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Mr. Gully's Wee Bit. ... (Donaldson) Walked over. The Queen's Plate of 100 soya. ; three yrs old Bst 21b ; four, 9st 61b ; five, lOst ; six and aged, lOst 31b. Three miles. • Mr. Moore's Wolfdog, 5 yrs ... (W. Boyce) I Mr. Gully's Mathematician, 3 yrs ..• ... 2 The City Bowl, value 18 sovs. , and 12 soya. from the fund added to a Sweepstake of 5 soya. each; three yrs old, 7st; four, Bst 21b; five, Bst 101 b; six and aged, 9st; mares and geldings allowed 31b; a winner of 5 sus. or more, during 1847, to carry 31b; twice or more, 51b; horses that have started once and not won during 1847, allowed 311:f; if twice, 51b; if more, 81b; the winner to be sold for 2501.; if entered to be sold for 2001., allowed 31b; 1501, 51b; 120/., 81b; 100/., 121 b; 701., 151 b; and for 501., 181 b. Heats one mile. Mr. Drinkald's Moodkee, 3 yrs (70/.) ... 4 1 1 Mr. King's The Queen, 3 yrs (701) ••• . . 1 3 2 Mr. Bray's Cerberus, 4 yrs ... ..• ... 3 2 3 Mr. Wheeldon's New Forest Deer, 6 yrs (100/.) 2 dr. Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, with 25 added; three yrs old, 9st 71b; four, lOst 121 b; five, list 61b; six and aged, list 101 b; horses entered to be sold for 400/., allowed 31b; for 3001., 71b; for 2001., 121 b; for 1001., 211 b; and for 501., 281 b. Heats, one mile. (4 Subs.) Mr. King's Apropos, 4 yrs 00/0 ... (King) 1 Mr. Drinkald's Moodkee, 3\ rs (501.) ..• 2 dr. Mr. Brettle's Brunel, 6 yrs * lOO/.) ••• ••• 3 dr. Mr. O'Brien's horses will in future be trained by B. Stebbings. TIVERTON AND NORTH DEVON RACES. THURSDAY. The Tiverton Stakes of 20 soy& each, 10ft., and 5 only if declared. Twice round. ( 23 Subs., 17 of whom declared. Mr. Parr's Rosin the Beau, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ... (Butler) 1 2 Mr. Derry's My Mary, 5 yrs, Bst ... ..- ••• Mr. Moore's Wooden Wal l, 4 y rs, 7st 41b ... ... 3 ... 4 Mr. E. Scobell's Royal t y , 4 y rs, 7st 31b . • Won cleverly by a length. The Members' Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Heats, twice round. (4 Subs.) Mr. E. Scobell's Giselle, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (Kingsland) 2 1 1 Mr. Crofton's Ver onetz, 3 y rs, 7st 31b ... ... 4 3 2 3 Mr. Parr's Moo nli g ht, 3 y rs, 7st 61b ..• ... 1 2dr Mr. Nagle's Pass ionate, 3 y rs, 7st 6lb ... ... dr The first heat was won by a head, and the others easily. The Ladies' Plate was won by Passionate, 6st, (Treen, jun.), beating Wooden Wall, 7st, and Semperamie, Bst 71b. The !hurdle Race was won in three heats, by Sky lark, 12st (Mr. De Lany), beating Why Not, 12st, Gi raffe, 12st, Drummer, 12st, RIDAY and Twilight, 12st. F. The North Devon Stakes of 10 son. each and 50 added. _ Once round. Mr. E. Scobell's Giselle, 4 yrs, 9st 101 b (Kingsland) 1 1 Mr. Derry's My Mary, 5 yrs, Bst 41b... Mr. Parr's Moonlight, 3 yrs, 6st . 10lb ... ... 0 ... 0 Mr. Moore's W ooden Wall, 4 y rs, 7st .". Mr. Treen's Wild Roe , 5 yrs , I st ... " Won by a neck, a dead heat for second. The Borough Stakes of 5 sovs. each. Heats. One mi and a half. (4 Subs.) Mr. Parr's Rosin the Bow, Bst 91b, walked over. The Town Plate of 201., added to a Sweepstakes I 1 soy. each (for the second), twice round, was won i two heats, by Mr. Nagle's Passionate, 3 yrs, 9st 711 (Mr. Parr), beating Mr. Fleming's The Duke, age( 12st, Mr. Crofton's Voronetz, 3 yrs, 9st 71b, and Mi Leverton's Little Vixen, 5 yrs, list 71b. The Handicap of 1 sov, each, and 20 added, was wet in four heats, by My Mary, Bst 71b, beating Woodei Wall, 7st 31b, Passionate, ist 41b, and Rosin the Beau, Bat 101. b. . HOYLAKE RACES.—THURSDAY. The Hack Stakes of 1 sou. each, with 5 added, once round and a distance, was won in two ligat9, by Mr. Leach's Gipsy Queen, aged, 11st 131 b, (owner), beating Mr. Ball's Bendigo, 4 yrs, Ilst, and Mr. Parson's Mys tery, 3 yrs, list 131 b. The Green Lodge Hotel Cup, value 10 sous., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 SOW!. each, one mile and a half, (5 subs.), was won in two heats, by Mr. Davis's Tom Bowling, 4 yrs, Bst 21b, (E. Lloyd), beating Mr. Ed wards's b g by Voltaire. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) AUGUST 27. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Aug. 21. Wyvern schooner, Duke of Marlborough, from Inverness. 23. Dream yawl, George Bentinck, EN., from the westward; Fairy schooner, Sir Hyde Parker, Bart., from the coast of Norway. 25. Iris cutter, Lord - Rodney, from Norway and South ampton last. 26. Amulet cutter, John Thompson, Esq., from Portsmouth. 22 Amiens and Boulogne. •..•-••••••• 21 Arbroath and Forfar ••••••• • • • • • • • 20 Chester and Birkenhead • l 9 Dublin and Drogheda •.• • • • •••• • • • • 24 Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• • • • • • • • 14 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen .-•• • • • • 21 Edinburgh and Glasgow .• • • ••• • • • • 22 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 21 East Lancashire • • 15 Eastern Union ••••••• • • • • • • • 21 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr .•• • • • 21 Glasgow and Greenock.. •••• • • • •• • • 21 Great Southern and Western • • 22 Great Western, Etc •• • • Ipswich and Bury ••••. • • • • • ..... •• • • 20 Lancaster and Carlisle ••••• • • • .. 21 London and North Western, &c 22 London and Blackwall 21 London and Brighton .• • ••••• . • • • 22 London and South Western .•••• • • • • 21 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc 21 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 21 Maryport and Carlisle •••••• • • • • • • 21 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham 22 Midland Great Western (Irish) • • 23 Newcastle and Carlisle ••••••• • • • • • • • Newcastle, Berwick, and North Shields 21 North British .. •••••• • • • • • ••• ••• • • • 21 Paris and Rouen .••• • • • • Preston and Wyre........... 21 Rouen and Havre .. •••••••• • • • • • • . . 20 Shrewsbury and Chester ............ 21 South Eastern and Branches •••• • • • • 20 South Devon .••.....• 1,643 49,073 1,302 10,738 10,180 10,296 2,878 620 23,263 825 2,670 2,591 3,067 9,118 3,623 975 1,140 594 11,542 1,554 1,464 '339 4,373 8,827 479 2,879 1,704 19,873 Whitehaven Junction .•. • • • • • • • • • • • . York and Newcastle • .. •••••• .• • • • • York and North Midland ..... .• .. 47,657 1,383 9,896 7,810 10,213 2,404 591 20,941 2,397 1,719 2,249 8,983 10,544 1,066 1,393 636 226 13,507 10,072 SAILING S. Aug. 23. Proserpina schooner, Hon. George Anson Byron, for Plymouth and other ports. 24. Brilliant schooner, G. H. jokers, Esq., for Tor quay and other ports; Lark cutter, Captain C. H. Wil liams, R.N., for Plymouth; Nymph cutter, Sir John Bayley, Bart., for Liverpool and the coast of Scotland; Flirt schooner, Vice-Commodore Sir B. R. Graham, Bart., for Plymouth; Maud schooner, Thomas Legh, Esq., for Plymouth; Frisk cutter, Richard Frankland, Esq., for Plymouth; Lufra cutter, Lord John Scott, for Plymouth; Ganymede cutter, J. IL W. P. Smyth Pigott, Esq., for Plymouth; Sapphire schooner, Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, for Plymouth. 25. Hawk schooner,: William Moore, Esq., for South ampton and Chatham. 26. Amulet cutter, John Thomson, Esq., for Ply mouth. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—Ariel, Capricorn, Xarifa, Fairy, Fair Rosamond, Camilla, and Esmeralda. Cutters—Pearl, Sparrowhawk, Alarm, Peterel, Dryad, Witch, Osprey, Gauntlet, Turquoise, Intrepid, Iris, Aurora Fenella, and Aurora. Yawls—Albatross, Dream, Water Lily, and Susan. RAILWAY RETURNS ------ • • RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year : Pe ek ding NAME OF RAILWAY. Last week. g J.l • ant; 200 b. cda CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Files of papers, up to the 14th June inclusively have come to hand. The most important featurt brought by this mail is the statement contained in letters from King William's Town, that the chit Pato had sent a message to Captain M'Lean, Britisi commissioner, purporting that he was about to repair to the place to surrender himself to the clemency of the British government. Pato is the most influential chief of the Kafirs, and his submission might be attended with happy results ; but this is not the first time we have had to record a similar announcement, and it requires confirmation by the act ; the more so as various other rumours were afloat in a contrary sense, and letters from Buffalo Mouth state that the colonists were fully expecting an attack from the said chieftain. Meantime the predatory aggressions of the Kafirs have commenced on different quarters. At Waterloo Bay ten oxen, belonging to Mr. T. H Webb, were carried off, as also twelve oxen belonging to Mr. T. Scanlen, s near Keeskamma. At Fort Dacres a body of well-mounted Kafirs carried off twenty-four head of cattle belonging to Mr. George Clayton. Some slight skirmishes had taken place between patrols under Captain O'Reilly and Lieutenant Armstrong, in which several Kafirs were shot. One of the new levy brought round by Captain Hogg was alse killed. The Frontier Times states that head-quarters are established in Graham's Town, where the Governor and General have both taken up their quarters ; that there will be no more campaigning at present, and that nothing will be at tempted against the enemy until new levies are organ ized and fresh troops have arrived from the mother country. The Honourable the Commander of the Forces, Lieutenant-General Sir George Berkeley, arrived in Graham's Town on the Ist of June, in good health. On the 2d Sir George inspected the 91st regiment, and though only two hours were given for it to pre sent itself in. full marching order, its appearance was such as to give great satisfaction to all present. Some commotion was caused in the town by the disband ment of the Fingo and Hottentot levies, detachments of which arrived daily from the frontier. Captain Hogg was very busy recruiting, and the tempting offor of 40s. bounty money, and at the expiration of thATir a grant in the ceded territory of twelve acres of g.. den ground, had tempted many to enlist. The policy, however, of granting land, unless on condi tion of good conduct, may be questioned, as it is not the best-disposed men who enter t he service; and this fact ought to be duly considered by those who are charged with the future safety and welfare of the colony. A memorial has been presented to his Excellency the Governor in Council, demanding modifications in the draft of ordinance containing the new pound re gulations, as not being compatible with the interests of the settlers. The memorial is signed by 70 of the most respectable inhabitants of Uitenhage, w h ere th e meeting was held in order to take the a b ove d ra ft or ordinance into consideration. VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. The ship Pestonjee Bomanjee, with male prisoners, arrived at Hobart Town on the 17th May. The pri soners were originally intended for Norfolk Island, but their destination was altered by express before they left the English coast. Through the remon strances mon strances of G. C. Maclean and other inluenntleinen,s gen tlemen, all prisoners are-to be sent tc' en s by the Land, for the future, direct. The nt to m Maria Island, Pes tonjee Bomanjee were to be co s m e e into contact with without being permitted other prisoners. -- Island, and sent thit er All t dire p ct from England, are to Alhet°risoners now at Norfolk " oners were to be sen I L sla a n nd d, is forwarded to Ir t an to D N ie n m e e o n l ' k s except b an e d no immediatelypr those who mlaysebttelemdoeunbtliys tonrbetraebblayndocnoned victeci, and that pena as such as speedily as possible. —South Australian Register. ____—_--------- RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER HAMPTON RAILWAY. WORCESTER, FRIDAY NIGHT.—This afternoon the half-yearly meeting of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company was held here ; T. Rufford, Esq., M.P., in the chair. After the usual preliminaries, The CHAIRMAN addressed a few observations to the meeting, entirely confining himself to a recapitu lation of the subjects alluded to in the directors' report. The SECRETARY (Mr. Smith) then read the repor' 'man the directors, from which we extract the fol owing : "The Bills which were brought before Parliament, in conformity with the authority then granted, for connecting the coal district round Halesowen with the main line at Stourbridge and at Dudley, and for forming a communication between Cheltenham and Evesham, were both rejected. "In compliance with the terms of agreement, and of the powers contained in the Act 9th and 10th Victoria, cap. 278, the purchase of the Stourbridge Extension Canal was completed, and possession taken on the 27th March Vast. A summary of the re ceipts and expenditure for the quarter ending 26th of June last is annexed to this report. Possession was also tc4ken, on ist of May last, of ... 9 the Stratford and Moreton Tramway, upon, the terms stated, and under the powers contained in. the Act of Incorporation of this company. " Resolutions will be proposed to the meeting to confirm an order of the directors, declaring the for feiture of 620 shares in the company for the non payment of calls. The directors have taken such means as will insure the full payment- of calls in respect of 150 of these shares, so that; no loss can accrue to the company by the forfeitme of that number; but although every effort has be eql made to obtain the like payment on the remaining 4'470 shares, they regret to say it has been without OR ct. The resolution which will be submitted to the nx , eting for the forfeiture of the 470 shares will place them in the order and disposition of the directors, to , be dealt with in such manner as they may deem most ad visable for your interests. " Half of the capital authorised to be raised by the act of incorporation having been now paid up, the company is in a position to borrow the sum of 500,0001. on debentures. A resolution will be sub mitted to the meeting to grant the requisite authority to the directors to exercise this power to such eaten and such periods as they may think expedient. Receipts ... ... £684,500 19 0 RE AN Expendit ure to Dec. EXPENDITU 31, 1846, D per last report ••• .. ... £312,4540 4 6 Ditto, Dec. 31, 1846, to June 50,1847 361,316 16 3 Balance in the hands of bankers and cash f... 10,742! 18 3 The CHAIRMAN moved that the repo 6 rt B4, b s e o9 a dopted, and circulated, on which Mr. FIGGINS, of Smithfield, London, put a number )f questions to the chair on the subject of fthe pro- Fess of the works ; the cost, and the nature of the 1 ease to the Great Western Company ; and, in con- Ausion, moved a resolution to the effect that the lease hould not be ratified without the consent of the pro. ►rietors of this company given in public meeting. The Chairman and Directors then entered into c Ixplanation, stating that the agreement for a lease to t he Great Western Railway Company was already a 'hiding agreement, and could not be repudiated. The N hole circumstances of the rise and progress of this c ompany, as they have already been detailed in the n. rwspapers, were again opened. In the end, the ps grties by whom the question was raised—a deputa tic s n of proprietors from Yorkshire—appeared to be pre Ity well satisfied; and Mr. Figgins'sjarnendment, ar bd also a resolution proposed by a Mr. White, were w ithdrawn. Resolutions for carrying out the recommendations in . the directors' report were then passed. The dire to is stated they should defer the next call as long a s pc f isible.--( Hear.) The meeting then broke up. Bl: RDIINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY. II iIRAIINGHAM, FRIDAY .—To-day the adjourned ex tra Andinary meeting of the proprietors of the above co nupany took place at Dee's Royal Hotel. At half-past two o'clock, Lord Hatherton, R. Spoo ne.r., Esq., M.P., W. Mathews, Esq., George Whate ley, Esq., and other gentlemen having arrived, Mr. MATHEWS took the chair, and on doing so said, the time had arrived when it was necessary to pro ceod to the business of the day. He should briefly state that the present was an adjourned meeting from one held in London on the 24th of July, and tha obje ct of the present meeting was to proceed to the discussion of questions then left unsettled. The open ing was in the hands of Mr. Mozley, and that gen tleman would now, perhaps, state the course he in—. tended to pursue. _ . 111 r. MOZLEY then said the business to be done t day would occupy their time only a very few minute s, as it was his intention to move an adjournment until Monday next. He should not, therefore, go into 1 .ny of the unsettled questions, nor allude to matters which he should have otherwise considered it his iluty to notice. He would merely state that he now re reserved to himself the right to advert at the :next meeting to proceedings which had taken place s ince the adjournment. He should therefore at once m ove that the present meeting be adjourned to Mon day next, at Dee's Hotel, Birmingham, the chair bo be taken at four o'clock. _ _ _ Mr. TURNER seconded the resolution, which was carried, and the meeting separated. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Aug. 27.) SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar of all kinds.eva g in excellent request, both for the scale and pan, the rates paid were fully equal to those that e xisted previously; indeed, in some cases a slight advan ce was obtained. The total sales reached 530 hhds area trots, including at auction 295 hbds 7 trcs and 228 ba 3 :Vels St. Lucia, which sold at full market rates. REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were in ex .cellent request by the home trade; brown grocery LT imp s a t 555,_ and Standard Lumps at 56s per cwt. The market for Bonded Crushed Sugar is quiei. EAST INDIA--This afternoon Madras Sugar was in excellent request, and 6,045 bags at public sale all sold nearly at former rates—fine soft yellow at 34s 6d to 355, trocd 33s to 345, low and middling 32s to 335, low to fine brown 303 6d to 325. Bengal is wanted, and several parcels were' sold privately : 857 bags at auction wnere, however, only in part disposed of, owing to the stiff rates asked ; fine strong yellow fetched 51s to 51s 6d, and good 49s to 50s 6d. - MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the quantity offered at public sale amounted to 10,227 bags and 13 casks, the demand was active, and the whole sold at a further rise, of 6d to Is. FOREIGN.—On the part of the home trade here a stronger desire has been manifested to operate this week, and privately they have taken several parcels of various descriptions, paying an advance of 6d per cwt, and our refiners working under bond have operated with more freedom. For exportation the demand has been good. whilst merchants have obtained prices 6d above those previously current. At pnblic sale 368 bags of Sava went at stiffer rates. Of Cuba Muscovado 250 hhds went at stiffer rates. Of White Havannah 130 chests, in bond, were taken in at 28s to 28s 6d for good white, slightly damaged, and middling at 27s to 27s 6d. The shippers have been the chief purchasers at the public, sales. TEA.—holders of Black remained firm, and will mat sell but at full rates ; there has, however, been little c1; 03 . position evinced to operate in any kind privately. F's sr common and good sound common Congou cash 9d to 9.*d per lb are the prices insisted upon. For Green .ne tlie ex p i ru l market has a quiet appearance, but the , obtained have been equal to those that The better previously, and holders evince fir mness' fair amount of business h as been One attention, and a of 2d per lb. Of the 5,50 ea kinds of young Hysons have, wever, attradeted yesterday, only 1,200 wed at pk g a s r o is ir e er o e n d former apabli r a at s e a s le sold. CO F . - CoffeeT 11 i C OFFEE. — This so ld afternoon at aabtooptubfolircmesralerat2e9o_rods ofJamaica ordinary 403 to 435, fine ordinary 50s, fine fine ordinary 53s to 555, triage 30s to 36s 6d. 100 bags Laguayra, on 18 caaestea nnGddi n3dgoCe.wragsnis. were taken in at 60s to 63s for low middling color/a, which is above the previous value. 354 bags and 6 casks of Plantation Ceylon sold at the former currenc y-- low middling grey at 55s to 565, fine ordinary 50s to 50s 6d, pea berry 65s to 68s, sea damaged 35s to 63s 6d, triage 32s to 395, and low 19s to 28s. Si bags Rio were taken in at 34s for tine ordinary. COCOA.—. This afternoon West India Cocoa was operated in with caution, and 497 bags at auction were only in part sold at a fall on former rates of 2s to 33 per cwt. Trinidad, middling to fine red went at 46s to 50s 6d, St. Lucia, low and middling greyish red 4 3 s to 45s per cwt. h a s 2 d n o t o e t r lbeenb took o s k o goSodP,lcaEnsh—sThd decline li li e demand i a pr f i o e r es n_ o u tf t tl in el e d g p : tossing i n shiring place; privately , there has been h ket is uiet, and previous with di ffi culty suppor • Cloves are held for prices have fallen. o wra r ete i r n es h aro o oe m ld e . tr F ad or e m ati ae ct e ion the ; at marted 1 l privatel y.tces few buyers, Cassia Lignea there are . and For although d f full rates , of sale,bt but little andsupply a o has b:sli ms s d ma l l l e a n e ti la e l wars. d The purchases made in Cinnamon are upon a more extended scale, and the rates o bt a i ne d are rather above those of the last quarterly sale; at auction 111 pkgs sold at is to is 6d for inferior. Black Pepper is offered upon previous reduced terms, still ex porters and the home trade have op era t e d w ith caut i on by private treaty, and none ha s b een o ff ere d at auct i on. - s d a l y o Eastbags but India u Bt Bengal former rgmael Rice r w we r e rwase ra t es offered a t o at a p s u m b al li c l extent supporte d : o c onlykT e privately,ot 1,750 pockets E p .— sale; mid white, but rather dusty, sold at 16s to 168 6d, damaged lOs 6d to 15s, ordinary yellow was taken in at 13s; 100 bags Bombay sold at 13s for fine sound yellow, which is a little cheaper; 91 casks Italian cleaned taken in, fine white 19s; of Tapioca 46 barrels were taken in at 40 to 5d per lb. Runt, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—lmporters of Ja maica Rum having been willing sellers upon previous re duced terms occasioned the home demand to be good for all kinds, whilst exporters have been purchasnso 300 puns, fair extent : the total sales for the week amoun t puns, plain and middling qualitys East India, o od. For 38 3 per cent, over proof at 3s. 9 d. t o a flat India, the market, however, h as . appear ance, and 2s. to 2 s. 18 . is the value of proof. Leeward Island is little required. The bus i ne ss done in _ Demerara has been trifling, an d 3s 3d to 3s 7d is the value of . strong In Brandy ther e has been little passing in any '-' are willin g kind, whilst holde rs g to sell. Geneva is only in limited request for exportation. The price of British Corn Sp irits is •us for English, and lOs lld to Ils f or Scotch and Irish. Itiptoo.—Although East India kinds can be obtained :anther under the rates of the last quarterly sales, still all kinds have been operated in with caution by the home trade, whilst the shipping orders are trifling. Spanish is little required. Saisrerran.—To-day the market was better supplied with Rough. At public sale 3,425 bags of Calcutta were offered, but little desire shown to operate, and a small part sold at former rates. Ou.s.--'l. his afternoon at public sale 112 tuns Colonial Sperm partly sold at rather lower rates; tine 841 lOs to 851. low dark 80!, and Ileadmatter 861. 43 tuns Southern Whale sold at 241 lOs to 261 5s for low to good double compass, being cheaper. TALLOW.—This afternoon the market was in a dull state for all kinds of Tallow, and 97 casks New South Wales at public sale went at rather lower rates. I.- Jell er h ea t he oli' to it ,or e° 'l!ltb 0 4114