The Sun. — London, England, 1847-09-07 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF LEEDS AND THE BO lANISTS. Tun BARRICADING or GLEN TILT.—The following s a fuller account of the encounter on Saturday week between the Duke of Leeds and the botanists. After pvercoming the first attempt at arreatment, the party iroceeded onwards, watched by two or three gillies, who closed one or two gates, which were on the road hrough the glen, though open before. At length hey reached a gate just at the end of the glen where -.here is a lodge of the Duke's opposite, and found it , adlocked, and a gillie on the other side, who told hem they could not pass without the Duke's permis sion. They consented to wait till the Duke was sent t'or, which was accordingly done, while they remained three-quarters of an hour in the rain, drenched, shivering, and hungry; at length the Duke appeared, and asked the Professor if " he was not aware he was ;in a private road and trespassing ?" Professor— " No." The Duke—" Did you not meet a party in the glen who told you you were on a private road and trespassing ?" Professor—" Yes." The Duke— " Then you were warned, and must take the conse quences. You don't move an inch further, but must return as you came." The Duke also asked the Professor " if he had anything to do with the society in Edinburgh for protecting the glens ?" Professor—" I have heard of it, but have nothing co do with it." The Duke—" Oh, you have heard of it, it's all the same. You don't move an inch further." the Duke here produced a clay pipe, which he began smoke industriously, and the other gentlemen fol lowed his example. The Duke then demanded names, which were given, and the Duke then said, " Well, you must return. You don't move an inch further Inless you break open the gate, which you may do, end take the consequences." Professor—" But what ire we to do ; we are drenched to the skin, and shivering with cold, and one of our party has a bad •ough, and it may be the death of some of us to .eturn." " That's your look out ; you have been warned." The professor then, followed by some of he party, moved up a small side walk and stamped a ittle with his feet to warm them, when the Duke— ` Don't spoil my walks with stampin f. Come off hat walk, every one of you. Every step you take -here is a trespass —a new trespass." The doctor then returned, and asked repeatedly to be informed of the shortest way to get off the Duke's grounds, but received no answer. He also said, " Oh, it's a trespass every way, to go back or to go forward." The Duke —" I shall not consider it an additional trespass if you return on the main walk." Professor — " * Oh, it's a trespass then on the side walk, but not on the main one ?" The Duke—" I shall not waste any more words with you. Y. - at must return." Soon ,fter this the professor returned some 200 yards along he main walk, and then struck off to see if he could roes the river, but finding that impossible, made for a wall within twenty yards of what even the Duke allowed to be public road, and so, with his party, escaped into the aforesaid road ; not, however, before me of the party had been seized by the collar, but within a minute released. And they all t':en gained the Tilt Inn, drenched, shivering, famishing, and disgusted. The men were watched till midnight by the Duke and his gillies, and divers justices, con stables, and lawyers, were sent to, but little seems to have come of their deliberations, as the party re .:eived no further molestation. It appears that neither -he present Duke's grand ather nor father ever at tempted to close the glen, hut his grandfather, on the contrary, encouraged intercourse between Braemar ind Blair Athole by Glen Tilt; and, assisted by the Earl of Fife, improved the road, and in some places made small patches of new road in a different course. Of these patches the present Duke avails himself to entrap the unwary traveller, and -then challenges him for being on a private road.—Scotsman. PUGILISM. REIDIE AND DRISCOLL FOR 501. ASIDE. The fistic encounter between this brace of old school pugilists was yesterday brought to an issue, as unexpected in its result as its fixed time was pre mature. We must, however, correct our phrase, for both combatants not only proved themselves ripe and eager for the fray, but warmed the heart of every old ring-goer, and admirer of The art without pretence, The good old manly art of self-defence, by an exhibition which, with all due allowance for the age of the antagonistic parties, must be deemed nulli secundas for science, endurance, and game. Those who were in the secret betook themselves to the Borough terminus of — the South-Eastern Railway, and arriving at Horley, received the " office ;" others in more aristocratic style— and among them was the hero of the day, the gallant Tom himself—did it in the olden style, and came to the rendezvous in drags of various descriptions—the principal performer in a four-horse, profusely decorated with his blazing scarlet, and attended by sundry pairs, chariots, phaetons, and buggies. And thus the time wore on till the twelfth hour, when the veteran commissary of the prize-ring, old Tom Oliver, having fixed his lists, the cavalcade and pedestrian procession moved off. Now, we say that the ground was chosen with judgment, or that there could not have been a more convenient or pleasant spot for a ,man to be thrashed on than that chosen by the impartial master of the ceremonies ! At a few minutes before D one o'clock Reidie tossed his cap w ithin the ropes,Driscoll quickly and here a word about the men. To those who know London life, by which we must beg to be understood " The west and worst end of the city." Reidie, otherwise " The Colonel," may say, " Not to know me, argues yourself unknown." His former battles, the last seventeen years since, were by no means remarkable for courage of a high order; hence, although his skill and gift of hitting were beyond dispute, his gay life, and lightness, as compared with his stronger, heavier, and, doubtless, more lasting adversary, were thought as fairly de manding the odds against him, which ranged from 5, 6, and even 7to 4. On entering the ring Driscoll's weight was 10st. 131 b. ; that of Reidie 9st. llb. An excellent arena having been formed, the men stood up. Of the fight, which deserve s " a column to its praise," we will only say that in the first round Driscoll, who was a Hercules to an anatomic vivant, hit down Reidie by a left-hander on the breast; in the second, despite Tom's scientific dodges, he drove him over, and was uppermost in the fall. In the third, Reidie displayed a degree of generalship which electrified and delighted his backers and friends. He jobbed his opponent, fought on the retreat, broke ground, got away, waited for his man, and " planted" on him in artistic style. In the 13th round, 50 minutes having elapsed, it was clear the burly Driscoll was a mere chopping-block ;he could only exhibit, in a style instructive to the uninitiated, who conceive brute force the first principle of pugilism, that skill, a c tivity, and the savoir faire, are the first, second, and third things in the manly art—offensive and defensive Poor Driscoll, though game and strong, was a mere exemplification of this till the 934 round, when 93 mi nu t es having been told by the clock of the timekeeper, he was unable to answer to call of " time," because his hearing and his sight were defective. The return eya n t c o eh town as alike these days of steam conveyance r uch as i n worthy of note. --- The American papers announce the death of Mr. Amos Phelps, the eminent anti slavery advocate. Ho died at It •xbury, on the 20th of July, in the forty-third yeu cf his tge. SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY A'4.;;SCICIATION FOR, THE Th L CBE'ATv OF COMMERCE. circular has b(-en issued by t Itbove associpe foilosi on (TRANSLATION.) Brussels, April 25th, 1847. Important r have the h onour to lay before you an take t g , esolution it has been considered proper to lotio t y ,ds the i mprovement of the crAmmercial re he nations with each other. 4 0 , usefulness of a mee ti ng of friends of eco ofmn: al scien ce , o f all countries and all descriptions ya q anion, is impossible to Ir, disputed, marked ad )en e" having been mad e in various branches 0• id knowledgo through the instrumentality of con sses like th e one now determined on. By assembling, at Brussels, the individuals who. 1111 their exertions and position, are at the head 01 t i t " politico-economical movements of the world, th+ los I gi'm Ass oc i at i on for the Liberty of CommercetiPtiPt r ehended it s h ould take the shortest road fur re- In t ,4 the difficulties, and destroying the prejudices. the e u "ntinue to be opposed to the extension o °°l ntne'rcial relations between different countries. go t , Se ezni needless to insist on the • importance of th, vill dions to which this politico-economical congre-, b ee , be called to apply itself. For centuries they huv, be l a the objects of continual study to the most emi t men th at h ave appeared. th It 54 hoped, Sir, you will consent to contribute to ese serious objects, by giving the meeting the ad , inta ge of your information, and of the character i Du Possess for acquaintance with the science which has long been our common object to promote. Advantage has been taken of a meeting at Brussel 'or the extension of reformative punishments [emigre.. l'enitentiare], and of the fortunate coincidence of an tzhibition of the prod uc t s o f Belgian industry, to together th e present congress o f t h e f r i en d s o f ik , c eke Place econ omy and statist i cs. I ts meetings will place four days before those of the meeting on Tort:native punishments ; that is to say, on the 16th of September. qtr • 0,. e civic authoriti es o f Br usse ls have placed the n•ll 4 t II en . ` a " of the Hotel de Ville at the disposal of the Fitt te. V: 18 14 cial Committee composed of Messrs. C ORR- Tri ll b i l) " l "REN and FORTAMPS, members of the tielgi a -14 ,, I of Commerce and of the Committee of th , 1,11- Association, and AD. La HARDY DE BEAU viI engineer and secretary of the committee, tollg a ap pointed t o arrange th e co nstruction of th, for t t i 4 s, and make provision for the personal corn Its foreign associates during their stay in the Iv all capital. 1 1 3 0 t take the liberty to hope, Sir, that you will re " to our request, and give us the advantage 01 ' r Presence in aid of our discussions. tlt "e further beg that you will favour us by giving aa 4reftt est publicity in your power to the objects of I ti tes3 B4 . s°ciation, through the medium of the public Wh a te L it assurances of perfect consideration, we ) Pre The Committee of the Association: Secretaries, VICTOR FAIDER, AD. LE HARDY p s Dg BEAULIEU. ire to - JAII communications relative to the congres: Se addressed addressed to Mr. Victor Faider, advocate. gt irt . l. 3' to the As soc i a ti on , R ue d e l'lndustrie, 15, t ru :r Leopold, Brussels. (,71,t.: B ISHOP OF OXFORD_TOR , A IL I E D . 11(10111.CII ACCOMMODATIOIN 4;111:- following letters (written in d S i c o o e t e l s a a n n d a ) n r a el t a h t t, NW° the differences between the IN Inoners of Upton-cum-Chalvey r , on the subject o Il itli leitts in the church, have been ar f d ro e t t n ls the :. 4P °E. Oxford, by the vicar and , c A h e u e u e r g c iv . h e 2 w d 9, ," Adtress Cuddesden Palace, wrote to you 1847. I lio:'ey• and dear Sir,—Since in the newspapeSri a eeting of the vestry Upton,t'ed to me of the what s nee fuller report than you 1 thin a nd this leads me to m add a , said •_few words to as a a l ll s e a r i y d "fa : i ro . : :\l Y 0. bjection to the staircase into ll t t h h e at g eo4e,.,,ttated at the vestry, andfigcor reetecln it was said to you, lydeu,(oiugthhtatto hay.ed not etara. Misstatement. , teede th was told .. "1 cl hle e ' staircase, but lto oef, ?Over/lent, and that, i re s it 50,3 that it I wa h s a stee! , You sai l Was made the p oor ;entr f arice it fo o r ug t hht e tao g beedalt I, 4 1 that it was unfit for this purpose. 1 _ , 2. / A ivrtea if , file reserved . and .4o not object to the prolongation ofth fi e z g t a h l e Nor. Ttue centre seats are bon d the object to moving the • ° haild" them. I h than n ui he 4 gallery over It wo .apoor think,totle a s is id o e , that re- Zilrociaat° "rejwadr the nett' tbae r h es u t r o c r h e — th b e ut o t l h d is ch l ur o c nly a• It i, „, 1 tion to the vo , '-onirioan einv3".,.(luty to tell you that in putting, t a e s Y-14 a cted im properly. ,illegal reso u ' 1 atn yours, --.3 th oughre lam sure unconsciously, most OXON. ~ T he and dear Sir, most sincej s el . y Rev ' E. C. Champnes. Palace, Aug. 31. "11, A ddress Cuddesden le t t e r ear Sir.-- I have received expression of your N'llit li f f , rl „ 4 g,ladlY receive it as an hich the news. e y a our very propel -` the fitti language the w parish meeting. Paper r lin ng 1 el?ort attributes to you at Risheacitllfite enter into your reluctance to oppose the t o til e d i any respectable portion of ipnafruilshtioonmeres to opposa sPosltion of pews. - It is Pa prevent our cl.otog otitrhein ; but this pain must n ot . ,°,_' the poor'atY• My duty is to "eco .; Your duty is to act in this offi maintain . the right. *ill none "° your legal character ~ 1. 11 ..,, a s k . Whkill / w( l' ive You again briefly the of in m st y ructio en is ra.t f t o elr r the best realnt Ncir must not be removed from elll rrx,('Pristed to h to a worse position done t b h ‘ e , ttilete ProlXsZvai.r tilis I was therefore . 14 e tii , o a 4ngement ; wrong would have been to infor,! ' s ent to it, and I am -a- assented to by the bound to trehde-' Yon that it never was h a s P s P e Y n the parish, 4/ 4 bae" n e e o dat the for a th st,fute side in being a tlire e/t free, se . stcisu ' ll butthen, if this i s done, over 1' number of the best i I Pe r w e s there' "i "ri cl, that the galleries he not prolonged ided the -4 the prop ose d °''' ' Ifhe parish are unanimous in 4otre galleries, I consent, prov or, are wishing fetaitiedTs, formerly appropriated to the P°,,,,a„ do eithe by fide for their use. This you .ng ... .. . Free either upon 9 retai - I linK the doors and paint' Ad e 4,lie t:hein, or by removing the doors and bow) tali allow -3 fine talent thepoor who apply the se se ft . f rl g, the modesty of the poor to rob them and this y c' s "Y their yielding them to the rich, for them o, : 4 4° tnust carr tas churchwarden. %., st o 41, y nut . .. " . 18s Pprsi, vle.ii•allery staircase, there has been some tti lit it iensiori. Rall e WaB ins I was t o ld a f ter I left your c h urc h to rie: * „ufficient f or the new purpose of the Atn, Said to your vicar that this was stated ra ea : 41 c 1 if it were true, and the poor were to . be - pr i , v _,lll the galleries, the staircase must be Im ca s u t. q I understood him to reply, that the stai.r ., *tts insufficient. If it is sufficient I am quite ..,,/qtd. I remain, dear sir, your faithful friend, `l,illar, S. , At kins, Church war d en of " avork,e,Parlshi oners have determined Upton." to suspend the tio a a l a the interior of the church until the dept iiittPointed by the vestry-on Thursday have had ~,, Vie w with the Bishop. , i ,. .14 4 ~ _ __ 4.01i,1 4.VIIICONTISTET. ELECTION FOR THE CITY or bON t teg w itil e q U " e ' eligibility tilia ' 7.-111 e "" ' of d mibts which have been ta ., -alit is• r 'REtrd to Baron de Rothschild's par_ uoss, Net:B,4st in the House of Commons,isomeicacasebef.ore Qtr. e . Ot interested in the matter, -a- an d the view 41 44 h 9 t, tin, the Chancery barrister, the 11, 3. tn...° Learned Counsel is highly favourable to o ne .41' 4tember's return. It is to the 0 14,1 , 1 1 il First, I am of opinion that Baron de Roth-- his N "inR been dul • elected one of the Mem" _ of ht,,toPtit for the citylof London, is not, bY r"sou f ror o It ' L R 4 member of the Jewish persuasion, debarred_,.. leontii),lVng hit seat in the House of Commons. t ; 1111 1 - 4 . k kr ° of at that Baron de Rothschild may -eeercie per to take the Oath of Abjuration, Telf,„.l°Z to the usual manner of Jews, viz., on the Old o _ At,ju'e.rlt. Thirdly lam of opinion that the Oath _ e l Itclthrati.ou hi alsY law.fully be administered to B iron d r ., 61 , 11 (7,b1-, ,Omitting the latter words contained in atat. ‘'llti t c'. lii eal)• 53,_.. upon the true faith . o . f on a by a '"'" Title Learnd Counsel supports his opinion eltiarit:°.t erudite argument, and cites various . ancient 'Min , r ," and legal decisions to show (not ,, ithstan r d u ing . veittdclae writers infer to the contrary) that e f l o i io l u ) s P l inei t r. I.°o years the manners, customs, and g Ill v itid . ,,',!,°f the Jews have been respected and admitted r `l4wioli-,''' Matters ; that whenever a member ffi of rra th a e .. tion, 6,P,er'llasion has had occasion to make an a ~ z.. e. the of c i ~,gas been allowed to do so " on his boelt, th o t , kestament ; that this right existed so earlyasoes not :1 1 1 of Xing John (A.D. 1200), and that there . _l ee% It " b il'e ., t i l _ r t 'l be any ordinance, statute, or legal d i I go? oe contrary. 41 t th AL MASONIC I NSTITUTION.—Yesterday even tion in 8100taehIlimal meeting was held at the s ehhtit:"3.-Place, Bl oomsbury -sure. T ia lai t s it e u I N r," -as founded in 1798 for theylothin. educating, 141istif';15rentieing the sons of indigent and decayed Free -70,4148', There are now on the funds of the institution early 7Clo I'4. Since the Society's establishment rl ittir (b lls Ilaye participated in its benefits. The kat "tiC:la!4B Mt year left s Nance i"szenx(fenoi THE . THE GREAT BRITAIN. We perceive nearly all the accounts mentioning the extrication of the Great Britain award the credit of the accomplishment of that feat to all but those who assisted most in that eventful work—we mean that he names of Mr. Bellamy, Assistant Master Atten dant of Portsmouth Dockyard, Commander Ingram, ,f her Majesty's ship Birkenhead, and Commander Caffin, of her Majesty's ship Scourge, are not even mentioned in some prints which have published most about this affair, or, if mentioned, so casually as scarcely to engage the notice of the reader, and their ships alluded to only as mere tugs. All this is very unfair, as we know that the first named of the above scientific gentlemen and the party ,f 60 riggers and shipwrights under his command, ,vent on board the Great Britain on the 10th of august, and continued to live on board, and work, watch and watch, both night and day, until she was 'float, and navigated her, in tow of the Birkenhead team-frigate, to Liverpool. The following acknowledgment of the talent dis .)layed and services rendered by her Majesty's officers tryi men from the Lords of the Admiralty will, however, be some little reward fur the untiring per everance exhtbitei by them in the pursuit of their rduous and responsible labours Admiralty, August 31. " Sir,— 11 aving laid before my Lords Commissioners f the Admiralty your letters of the 25th, 29th, and 30th inst., I am commanded by their Lordships to cquaint you that they have learnt with much satis action that the assistance afforded by yourself, your ,fficers, and ship's company, together with those of Commander Caffin, and the officers and crew of the Scourge, aided by the skill and labour of Mr. Bellamy, and the dockyard party and men of the Victory under his orders, have proved effectual in rile removing the Great Britain from the beach in Dundrum Bay, and in finally transporting that vessel to Liverpool. " My Lords are aware of the extreme toil under gone by all engaged in this work, and the per -evering zeal and good conduct of all parties em ployed is thoroughly appreciated by their Lordships. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, "W. A. B. lIAMIL roN. " To Commander Ingram, her Majesty's ship Birkenhead, Liverpool." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TAT rEIiSALUS.—YESTERDAY. LEAMINGTON STAKES. 5 to 2 agst Mr. Robinson's Morpeth, 6 yrs, 7st 13Ib .—taken 3 to 1 agst Mr. Moore's Wolfdog, S yrs, 9st 61b —taken 10 to 1 offered agst Gwalior, and offers to bet that neither he nor Game Lass filly starts. BT. LEGER. 11 to 8 on Mr. Pedley's Cossack—taken 7 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Plinet—take 8 to I S to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp 10 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Eryx 18 to 1 agst Mr. Fox's Philosopher—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Foreclosure 40 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Black Dwarf 50 to 1 agst Major Yarburgh's Sally Maggs 1,000 to 5 agst Mr. Merry's Limestone Van Tromp was again in favour, several bets at 10 to 1 having had the effect of bringing him back to his old price-8 to I, and of giving him a temporary call o f Planet, against wh ,m 8 to 1 was laid in four or five quarters; at the close the latter had regained his position as second favourite. Eryx was backed early in the after. noon. but left off , t 10 to 1 currently offered. Cossack and Philosopher closed Iv the odds offered on Thursday last; no oth. rs were in any estimation. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICIP. 7 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Palma, 3 yrs, sst—taken and offered 8 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Pilgrim, 4 yrs, Est 121b— taken and off. red 10 to 1 agst Captain Kennedy's Sir Tatton Sykes, 4 yrs, Bst—taken, and afterwards off. red 12 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's K.ng of Morven, 3 yrs, 6st —taken and offered 15 to 1 agst tlr. iNfonck's Vanish, 4 yrs, Est 131 b Not half a dozen bets laid on this race. DERBY. 500 to 100 agat Scott's lot—t,—(9so to 200 also laid) 700 to 100 agst John Day's lot—taken 13 to 1 egst Mr. Mostyn's Surplice—taken to 2001. 15 to 1 ag-t Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack— taken 25 to 1 egg Mr. B. Green's Assault 25 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glendower 1,000 to 25 agat Mr. Wreford's Whetstone—taken and offered 2,000 to 50 agst Colonel Anson's Backbiter—taken. STIRLING RACES.—FRIDAY (CONCLUDED). The Burgh . Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added, two miles, were won by Mr. Cook's Inglewood, beating Mr. Mercy's John Harris, after a fine race, by a neck. The Falkirk Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 21 added, once round, were won, in two heats, by Mr. Merry's Lanercost filly, beating Mr. Rait's Hetman Platoff cult and Shylock. The St. Ninian's Handicap, one mile, was won by Lanercost filly, beating Inglewood, Crim. Con., and four others. The Sanchie Stakes were won by Badinage, and the Scurry Stakes by Cable. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—ln the course of the next ten days will he decided a problem laid down by those clever 211athe maticians at Danebury, as to whether they can break the spell hanging over the winner of the Derby, and thereby produce in one horse the victor of both St. Leger and Derby, is a point the decision of which is anxiously looked for by thousands of sportsmen in our sporting island, where, to use Cowper's words, " We justly boast At least superior jockeyship, and claim The honours of the turf as all our own." But Doncaster, unlike most of our crack meetings, has been until very lately the hotbed of the most infamous transactions; never a meeting passed but what some very dubious prank was played off, to the infinite satisfaction of a few scoundrels, and the dis comfiture of the public. It is to be hoped we shall this year get through the week without any of the swindling " moves" of former times. Being within a week of the great Olympic festival of the North, it is necessary that I should forthwith lay before your readers " a full, true, and particular account" of the state of that portion of the St. Leger nags whose names are as " familiar in our mouths as household words," or, to speak plainly, that im portant detachment, the favourites, now reduced in number to seventeen—this includes every horse in any kind of favour, the rest are not likely to trouble the judge, not even Mogador, Montpensier, or limn of Chase :it very dubious whether one of this trio will start. To commence with the " great gun," Cossack, who has been backed off and on to win about 20,0001 ; his performances how he ran third (coughing at the time) to Miami for the July Stake, last year; his clever defeat of War Eagle at New market, for the Newmarket Stakes ; and his ea.y victory over a large field at Epsom for the Derby, are well known to all sporting circles; his subsequent rise in the odds, almost unparalleled, for a great race, until backed with odds on him against the field, shows the confidence placed in bim by the public ; but there is a trifling qmestion wants an answer : can Cossack get the extra two furlongs and a half? According to a trial which came off a short time since, I should say he cowl I ; but as I have not much faith in the aforesaid trial, I shall take leave to insert a doubt on the subject. Coss-Ick will have J. Day, jun., or Templeman, most probably the former, for his jockey. Planet, by Bay Middleton out of Plenary—the pedigree is good, very good; but I am confident, in spite of Kent's assertion that he can now manage the distance, that his forte is a mile, or a mile and a quarter at the most—he'll not win the Leger I Eryx, by St. Martin, out of Venus, is a nag of the Hero sort, game and strong, and well adapted for long courses, but for the Leger without a chance. Van Tromp carries a large sum, and his friends have been particularly sweet on him: it is just possible he may be the winner—more I cannot say about him until next week with any degree of cer tainty. Philosopher and Black Dwarf are thorough-bred impostors ; philosophy must be in great requisition to back such brutes as these, the Liberator, and Exe cutor ; not one of the four will get beyond the Red House looking like a winner. Mr. Martin and the Swallow—neither can have the ghost of a chance against Cossack or Van Tromp : only one of the pair will start, which I cannot say. Of all the fillies, Major Ya rbur g h's Sall y Ma gg s is decidedly the best; she h as onl yb a pp eared in public once,the cognomen andth e n she of beat vict r a e s s t , h i i r n d - t r h a e t e r, most delighting ridic in s ulou style imaginable. ✓ Foreclosure may be sent to make running for the " crack," but beyond that will do nothing. Oxonian, if he runs, will be fdund to have improved very slightly in his EpQom form. Tyrone, if a starter, will run very forward ; he is admirably adapted to the St. Leger Course. Red Hart, perhaps, without exception, has been backed for the most money. Previous to his MILE de feat at Goodwood he was much fancied, but, for my own part, I give the pas to his stable companion Halo, the distance suiting the latter admirably; let Halo come to the post in good condition and he will be one of the first three. Mathematician is not likely to see Doncaster, I undersrand ; if he did put in an appearance it would be to no purpose. Last on the list, but if quite up to the mark, not last in the race by any manner of means, is the high bred Limestone, by Touchstone, out of Decoy, a splendid specimen of the racer, who will trouble the leaders in the ensuing scramble more than their owners bargained for. Take care of this animal, or he may, perchance, make his northern friends merry at the expense of the Southrons. Now, with the exception of Cossack, Van Tromp, Sally Maggs, Hal.., and Limestone, I have— " Each horse tested with care ; " Each to the touchstone I've applied, " And by the current standard tried, " And found deficiency there." Next week I purpose giving my conclusive re marks on this great race. Warwick Meeting commences to-morrow for a two days' bout, and with a fair list of business on paper. The Leamington Stakes will come off thus : Wolfdog 1 Game Lass filly . • • 1%1 iss Burns ... . Gwalior .............. The Hero will probably walk over for the Queen's Plate. The Foal Stakes will go to Aliwal or the half-bred Congress. The Castle Pack Stakes something in this way Snylock Spaniard. Lahore The Bury Stakes to Mr. Meiklam. The Great Warwickshire Stakes to Ellerdale, Wanota and Luminous being handy. The Warwick Cup, having the formidable names of the Hero and Wolfdog entered, of course throws any others chances away. The Town Plate will probably go to Foxwhelp, Crown Prince, or Congress. I am, Sir, yours, &c. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Monday, Sept. 6. CEIRISTENING tic EXETEE - 11A.LL.—Last Sunday morning the infant son of the Earl and Countess of Ducio was baptized by the Rev. Dr. Cumming, in the large room, Exeter-hall. The noble lord with his countess stood up before the vast auditory which over flows Exeter hall every Sunday, and the minister put to him the vows and obligations that belong to this sacra ment. Lord Ducie then presented his child in his arms at the baptismal basin, according to the usage of the Established Church of Scotland, and the minister poured water on its brow after the usual manner. The severe simplicity of the ceremony gave it, in the circumstances, an impressive character. The potato crop turns out so exceedingly produc tive around Salisbury this season, that one grower has realised. 321. per acre for his crop, although be has sold at moderate frioet. EV ENIN G L _SE PTEMBEn 7, 1847. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE HIGHLANDS. LOCH LAGGAN, WEDNESDAY. Her Majesty's visit to the banks of Loch Laggan naturally invests the surrounding country with inter est in the eyes of her loyal subjects, who will no doubt feel curious about the traditions and associa tions of a neighbourhood so honoured. The scenery of the Loch, the position of Ardverikie Lodge, the extent and stocking of the forest, and a variety of other points connected with the immediate tenure or history of the present residence of Royalty, have all been minutely and more than once chronicled, Lut there remains beyond these bounds, and yet suffi ciently near to claim publicity at this moment, a vast instructive field of local fact and observation. Thus, tor instance, no record of her Majesty's resi dence at Loch Laggan can well be considered satis factory and complete which does not notice that in the immediate vicinity are to be found some of the roost remarkable and curious phenomena in the natural world—formations which have occupied the -ttention of Sir Roderick Murchison, M. Agwsiz, Mr. David Mylne, Dr. Buckland, and many other dis tinguished geologists, and which, while they puzzle ind perplex the'speculations of the scientific, excite the wonder and surprise of all. The parallel roads of Glen Roy are the most perfect and beautiful formations of the kind known, and, indeed, are the only great objects which have hitherto attracted to the neighbourhood of Loch Laggan the steps of the tourist. They run in three perfectly horizontal and parallel lines along the steep sides of the glen, drawn at distant intervals and with mathematical precision high up on the bleak and heath-clad hills which close in the narrow vale, and appearing as they stretch . away before the sight to j ust if y th e wild and fabulous traditions of the country waich tell that upon these uucompromising mountain roads Fingal and Ossian, and the great warriors of a heroic age, drove their war chariots. Yet marvellous as this belief of the peasantry appears, it is greatly eclipsed by the speculations of the " wrens" on the subject. By some of them immense glaciers have been conjured up to explain the origin of these roads, which are found not only in Glen Roy, but in Glen Spean, and many of the surrounding valleys. By others the ocean is represented as having once poured over these remote hills, now elevated high above its level, chafing their high sides with its waters, in time " to which the memory of man runneth not to the contrary?' Earthquakes also, and other great natural convulsions, have had their due share of importance assigned to them by science in explaining the phenomena, and superadded to these, great fresh water lakes are sup-- posed to have existed there, pouring their waters east ward through immense water-courses, now deserted, and subsiding at intervals, until at last, with the ex ception of Loch Laggan and Loch Freig, they en tirely disappeared. Appearances which have at tracted so much curiosity and extravagant conjecture cannot fail to prove interesting subjects of observa tion, and will, no doubt, ere he leaves Ardverikie, be examined by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who is said to have a strong taste for geological studies. Of scarcely inferior interest is the country around Loch Laggan to all for whom traditionary story has any charm, and who love to trace amidst the calm of modern civilization the evidences of a stormy and violent past. At the head of the Loch still stand the ruins of one of the seven churches erected by Allan na Creagh, the Lochiel of a remote age, as a penance imposed on him for so many forays led by him dur ing his turbulent career. It was this chief who justified one of his fiercest marauding expeditions by saying that " all wen were entitled to lift their prey from Morayshire," and whose life and manners com bined with those of his descendants to give the moon the significant name of " Lochiel's lantern." The great clans, however, whose struggles lay on the banks of Loch Laggan, were the M‘lntoshos and the 11PDonalds of Lochaber. Between them was fought the battle of Moul Roy —a fierce and bloody struggle, the exploits and ;rencontres of which are distinctly preserved in the traditions of the country, end are very curious. There the bow and arrow vas last used as a weapon of war in this country, and the battle is still further remarkable at the last feud contest. At Inverlair, within a short distance of Loch Laggan, lived in ancient days the Dougald M'Donalds, who murdered young Keppoch and his brother. They had been educated in Holland, and having made themselves as unpopular by attempting to introduce among their clan some modern innovations, their stern old uncle stood by and saw them cruelly done to death" by Inverlair and his six sons. But these were the days when men took their revenge on Lord Bacon's defini tion as "a kind of wild justice." The bard of the murdered Keppochs sought refuge nd assistance from the Lord of the Isles, whose passions as a kinsman he so roused by his songs, that a party of M'Donalds were sent all the way from Skye to inflict summary punishment on the assassins. The details of the tra dition are full of dramatic interest, and recent in quiries would appear to have put their truthfulness beyond a doubt. But, leaving the remote periods to -which I have been referring, and entering more within the light of historic record, the present re sidence of royalty is surrounded by a country full of the most spirit-stirring associations. It was across the hills which bound the northern and eastern shore of Loch Laggan that " Charlie and his men" marched to meet the army of King George when the chivalry of the Highland clans first drew them into the ro mantic and generous struggle of "the '45." It was among the curries of Ben Aulder to the south that "the Prince," as he is called par excellence among the people, took refuge towards the close of his wan• derings. Within a few miles of the Lodge where her Majesty now sojourns, his solitude and danger were shared by the ancestor of the present Cluny, the late male descendant of the Stuart dynasty in the direct line, lurked. With a price of 30,0001. upon his head, surrounded by enemies who hunted him like a wild beast, without followers, and in poverty, Charles relied upon the devotion which had sacrificed everything for his cause; and remained in safety during the last days of his s t ay i n the Highlands. I yesterday conversed with a cen t en arian, who told me that in his youth he had known a man who had seen the hut where the Prince and Cluny were con cealed at the time. A person with him wished to see who was inside of it, but he refused to let him go, telling him that the inmates were dangerous people to come near. In a district where :life is prolonged beyond the usual limits, these historical incidents are brought nearer to the present moment than the lapse of years would usually permit ; yet, though only a short century has passed away in the interval, the Royal Family of England are residing on the banks of Loch Laggan in the most perfect and absolute security, without the presence of a single " Seider Roi,"-or red-coat, as the Highlanders used to call the soldiers of the King. Within that century what wonderful and startling changes have taken place ! It is only when a contrast such as that which I have just presented recals to the mind the propriety of a wider comparison, that the full extent of those changes appears. Amidst the ordi nary and natural succession of events one is apt to rest without surprise or doubt upon the present aspect of things in the Highlands ; but it should never be forgotten that 100 years ago this country was covered with a population differing from the southerns in language, habits, dress, and manners ; that their tendencies were warlike ; that the clan system was still in its vigour, and gave to the people, otherwise weak and unprotected, the ready means of a formidable organization. After this system was broken up, the energies of the country by the policy of the Government received a military direction, and Highland regiments were formed, and their prescrip tive bravery made largely available in the emergen cies of our great European warfare. The memory of deep wrongs and cruel persecutions remained, how ever, and gave a new tendency to the exertions of the people. They wo uld not tru s t th emse l ves entirely into the hands of the state which had so severely punished them for their share in the '45. Many betook themselves to pastoral pursuits, and at length sheep were introduced as a substitute for black cattle and ponies. Then came the discovery that the poor cottier population supportingf tthe chiefs was a nuisance—that the seclus ion and repose of the great grazing districts s hou ld be preserved, and by a n men. With that the Highland hills wer e mo re adapted for pro ducing h in crease of their rents, their he arts being hardened muttonforce forced ond tbeefhe mindsthano against the claims of affection by preceding events, they gave themselves up to the unnatural work of clearing out their people. And this work must have been vigorously prosecuted in the neighbourhood of Loch Laggan. All along the road there are still dis cernible the ruins of little hamlets, the gray stones of their foundations witnessing to the means by which the solitude and retirement of that vast dreary district have been secured. Yet, if the people have been neglected and driven off the soil, the heads of families have had their punishment also. Many of them have been obliged to sell their estates, which have been eagerly purchased by gentlem en f rom the south. Many more, heavily embarrassed and quite unable to support their Pos i t i on, lead a life of absenteeism, awa y from the natural sphere of their duties and usefulness. A few remain who live among their people, and, respected by them, are endeavouring to turn towards the purposes of mo dern life the ancient attachment to their family. While such is the altered position of the landlords the portion of the native population which has been preserved has made extraordinary advances in intel ligence and enlightment. They have unlearned the rude habits of a less cultivated age, and devoted them selves strenuously, if not successfully, to the arts of peace. As education progresses, the peculiar charac teristics of race disappear, an.l language, habits, dress, and manners become gradually absorbed in the high tie of improvegant which buot in 4013 th e aigb. lands from the south. Improvement shall I call it, or innovation ? That is a question which every High lander must determine for himself; bat I suspect that few who retain the ardent temperament which is common to all mountain people view without a pang the memorials of- ancient feeling disturbed, and the romantic chivalry of semi -barbarous clans sub dued by the cold influence of modern utilitarianism. It is said that her Majesty is most anxious to preserve the traditional spirit of the people, and her repeated visits to the Highlands, and the evident pleasure which these visits afford her, seem to justify the rumour. There can be no doubt that the rapid increase of deer forests, and the great encouragement given to the wild sports of the country, all tend to that end. But if the best features of that clan government which was the animating principle cf olden time are to be successfully and permanently preserved in the Highlands, no more effective means can be adopted than the present royal sojourn during this autumn season on the banks of Loch Laggan, where in remote ages the ancient Scotch monarchs hunted under the shade of the old mountain pine and dreary wastes, now covered with interminable moss, offered a savage and appropriate retreat for the wild boar, the wolf; and the deer. FORT WILLIAM, SATURDAY. While her Majesty and the Court have been enjoying the retirement of the Marquis of Abercorn's forest in Badenoch, the royal squadron has remained stationary at the head of Loch Linr►he, where the arm of the sea bending northwards into the country of the Camerons assumes the name of Lochiel. The situation thus occupied is called Ca musna Gaul, or the Bay of the Lowlander, a point of singular beauty in itself, and which commands one of the noblest prospects in the Highlands. Anchored in this secure retreat, and surrounded on almost every side by mountain ranges of bold and massive propor tions, the five fine steamers which compose the squad ron present to the natives of these districts an appear ance at once novel and picturesque. The officers make frequent excursions over the surrounding country, ascending Ben Nevis, following the course of the Caledonian Canal, and exploring the scenery of the neighbourhood. Lord Adolphus Fitz clarence, who is in command of the squadron, has been enjoying the sport of grouse shooting and deer stalking, while visiting Lord Malmesbury, at Achna carry, and Colonel M'Lean, of Ardgour ab Cuile. His Lordship has also visited the royal party at Ardverikie. Yesterday, however, was a day of special amuse ment with the officers of the squadron, who, on 'a general invitation given to them by Mr. Macdonald of Glenaladale, went to have some deer. shooting in his woods. The weather was fortunately very fine, and there was a strong muster of gentlemen from the neighbourhood to meet Mr. Macdonald's guests. There must have been from 25 to 30 guns and rifles disposed on different passes along the moun tains which rise northwards from the head of Loch Sheil, and probably Glenfinan has seen no such formidable display of " shooting irons" since "bonnie Prince Charlie" unfurled his standard on that very spot, just 102 years ago. The great and unmanage able number of sportsmen rendered it a matter not only of difficulty, but of danger, to continue the hunt after the first beat, but enough of the excite ment which belongs to this noble amusement was ex perienced to satisfy the whole party—those who got shots and those who did not, those who hit and those who missed. Returning by boats up Loch Sheil the company were most hospitably enter tained by Mr. Macdonald, at Glenfinan, and loyal and appropriate toasts, cordially given and en thusiastically responded to, crowned the plea sures of the day. On leaving, Lord Adolphus and the party of officers with him were presented with a very fine hind, part of the morning's sport and which they carried away with them to the squadron. Alto gether this deer hunt at Glenfinan was a most pleas ing and agreeable affair, the historical associations of the spot, and the extraordinary splendour of the scenery deepening and giving character to amuse ments which, though strictly those of a private party, may nevertheless be fairly regarded as an evidence of loyalty and attachment to the Sovereign, in a district where the display of such feelings have a peculiar and affecting sig►nficance. Mr. Macdonald is the descendant and representa tive of that Borrodale who first gave in his adherence to the cause of Prince Charles, and who shared in some of his g►reatest dangers and privations. Many curious relics of the Prince are still preserved in the family, and the present laird and his father have erected a handsome monument at the head of Loch Sheil, on the spot where the standard was unfurled in '45. Times. AUSTRIAN AGGRESSIONS ON THE PAPAL DOMINIONS. Last night a large and important meeting of the Catholics of Virginia-street district especially, but of London generally, was held at the Eastern Institu tion, Commercial-road, with the view of expressing their indignation at the late aggressions on the Papal territories, of presenting an address to his Holiness Pope Pius IX. relative to the present position of affairs, and of accompanying that address with sub stantial marks of their feelings in the shape of pounds, shillings, and pence ; his Holiness, amidst countless other difficulties, having found an empty exchequer on ascending the Papal throne. The Rev. Mr. Moore occupied the chair, and was surrounded by many gentlemen of influence in the neighbourhood. The Rev. CETAIRMAN having briefly explained the object of the meeting as already related, observed that they hal met for no sectarian purpose Thei; object was to express their abhorrence and indig na tion at the unconstitutional curse which Austrie had pursued towards the Papal territory ; it was one therefore, in whi c h every l over of constitutional liberty was permitted, if not bound to take a part —(Cheers.) After some f ur th er observations bear ing upon the point, and :full of pith, the Rev. Gen tleman concluded amidst universal applause, by calling upon that important meeting to pass resolutions con demnatory of the conduct of Austria. Mr. F. LUCAS proposed the first resolution, de Glaring that Pope Pius IX. had won the admiration of the world by the comprehensiveness of his policy. the practical wisdom of his views, and the general impulse which he had given to civil, social, and national amelioration. The history of Pipe Pius IX. was replete with illustrations of his solicitude for tht spiritual and temporal welfare of the people under his charge.—(Cheers.) 11 hen Ireland was suffering from famine Pope Pius himself subscribed, and ex horted those over whom he had influence largely n subscribe to mitigate Irish suffering. The kingdom of that sovereign was now threatened by an Austria!' army, and would they not express their sympathy with that sovereign ?—(Cheers.) It had been said that the present struggle was one of no importance, since Austria was a weak and powerless state. To that proposition he could not agree. Austria was a subtle, a powerful, and an unflinching opponent of Italy.— (Cheers.) Her standing army at this moment was four times as numerous as that of Great Britain; he be lieved that the number of men at this moment on furlough from the Austrian army equalled, within a few thousands the whole of the British army. The conduct of Austria then was not to be disre garded. Money, he believed, would not suffice to stop her aggressions, and he feared she would not be stayed in her ruthless course unless the great powers of the Continent combined to prevent her inroads into southern Italy.—(Cheers) This was by no means an ordinary case of gross and vile oppression—it was not merely a case of political oppression—it was not merely the case of a country wholly remote, or of a cause with which they had no sympathy; but even if it were, they would recoil with horror from such iniquities as Austria, moved only by her fear of a good government under Pius IX., had been induced to perpetrate.—(Cheers.) The Learned Gentleman concluded an eloquent and impassioned address by an especial appeal to the Catholics of this country. H resumed his seat amidst general applause. M. P. KELLY seconded the resolution, and it was carried unanimously. The Rev. W. KELLY proposed the next resolution, expressive of the indignation of the meeting as the free citizens of a constitutional state at the insult which Austria had passed upon Pope Pius IX. Mr. C. POWELL seconded the resolution without verbal comment, which like its predecessor was carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr. ACHESON, seconded by Mr. Gum, the third resolution was also carried with ac clamatioii, declaratory of the increased indignation of the meeting at the conduct of Austria, in making its aggressions at a time when the Pope, upon his acces sion to the chair, found himself surrounded by finan cial and political difficulties. The Rev. Mr. KYNE, of Lincoln Inn-fields, pro posed the next resolution, pledging the meeting to aid, in a substantial manner, Pope Pius in his present difficult position, and to free him from the embarrass ments in which he was at present involved. This resolution was seconded by Mr. Warmer, and carried ; and, in accordance with its terms, a sub scription was subsequently entered into. An address to his Holiness was also resolved upon ; and, after a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting, which had been most enthusiastic and unanimous, separated. INCREASE IN THE TURKISH STEAM NAVY. Our last advices from Constantinople announce the arrival at that port of a new steam-ship, the Vassiter Tidjaret, after having performed the voyage front Plymouth in the short spate of twelve days, allowing for the ti ne occupied by her detention at Gibraltar, Malta, and Smyrna. This vessel was built expressly for the Turkish Government by Messrs. F. and J. White, of Cowes, and is of the burden of nearly 1,000 tons, with a pair of Messrs Alaudalay's engines, of the collective power of 300 horses. Her arrival produced quite a sensation amongst the native and European population, who crowded from all parts to see her elegant form as she lay on the blue waters of the Golden Horn. The Sultan, who since his accession to the throne has been prominent in encouraging the extension of steam navigation in his empire as one of the means most conducive to its welfare, and best calcu lated to promote the spirit of reform with which he is inspired, ma le an excursion on board the Vassiter Tidjaret in the Sea of Marmora. After a run of a few hours, during which his Imperial Majesty ex amined minutely every part of the vessel, he expressed himself highly gratified with her performance ' both as to speed and the easy working of herengines. She has since been dispatched to Alexandria with an invita tion to the Pasha of Egypt for the approaching festi vities of the Sunnet, and may, probably, hereafter be used as the means of communication betweeen Con stantinople and that province. Great praise is due to Mehmed Ali Pasha, the late High-Admiral of the Turkish empire, who, with an intuitive sagacity and earnestness of purpose but seldom evinced by his predecessors, has beep mainly in strumental in carrying out the liberal views of his Sovereign, as during the two years of his administra tion of the naval affairs of the country he toiled hard and succeeded in eradicating abuses which were a barrier to all improvement, and left the arsenal better provided and better regulated than it had been for years before. Turning more particularly his atten tion to the steam navy, Mehmed Ali Pasha sfiw the imperative necessity of creating one more efficient, to compete, in case of need, with the numerous fleet of steamers that, under a rival flag, plough the waters of the Black Sea. During his administration two first-rate steam -frigates, or 450-horse pm er each, have been launched torn the duckyard of Constanti• nople, and two others of the same power have since been placed on the stocks, and the engines ordered from England. It is to be hoped that the Turkish Government will follow up the stimulus thus given to its steam navy, the importance of which must and ought to be fully appreciated. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A Boy, AND DIS• COVERT OF THE BODY IN A FOOT RAIL, AT NORTON IN TIIE-MOORS. — For some time past, many of the inhtibi tintS of the Potteries have been interested in the appear ance of a lad, aged seventeen, named Henry Braiinon, who excited much curiosity by his display of talent in performing on the violin. The lad's s futher, it appears, is a soldier belonging to the 69th Regiment, now sta tioned at Burslem. Henry had a peculiarity in the shape of his right hand, it being formed something like a foot, and having toes instead of fingers. This malformation rendered it necessary that the baw of his violin should be attached to his hand by means of a ring. His per formance was, nevertheless, so generally pleasing. that he was for some time enabled to support his mother and two sisters by his earnings. At Whitsuntide lastcheelleantt tended at Norton-in the-Moors, and by his execution gave zest to the dance, which concludedex the festivities of the anniversary of the Female Friendly So ciety,nreak whichbreaking u p ofhad th o been na phaenkly, at d uring t. a l athtee hour,day. BrannonA t th e to sea ß ro u h rsl w eni as . Nothing more was retired with the in h te e n a t r i d on o o f t h g i z had m or nin g g alth h o om ug e h w made hen i e r tw ou e g en h out threeth the nd .tour country , 0 ,c u l n o t e i k l 3 - a c e s t o e l r l i d e al descended about occa sion toindeascepintd naetabrotN-roaritlo,mto e li x a a y. m in ii; the state of the water fifty yards, he espied the body of a boy, and, alarmed at the discovery, he returned for assistance. On exami nation, the body was found to he in a high state of de em position, and was identified as the body of the long lost o fiddling boy. The fiddle was lying under the body, much broken, and otherwise injured. The foot-rail is near the highway at Norton, and has not been in use since Whitsuntide last. The probability is, that the poor lad had ventured a small distance into the foot-rail, and that he was overcome by the damp. An inquest was held at the Robin Hood Inn the same day, and a verdict in accordance with the facts was returned.— Staffordshire Mercury. AFFAIR OF HONOUR AT BARNSTAPl.E.—lnforma tion having been given on oath to the Mayor that a breach of the peace was contemplated by Mr. Charles Newell Cutliffe, of Pilfon, in this borough, surgeon, and Mr. Henry Victor Martin, of Bentfort-street, sur geon, a warrant was issued and placed in the hands of the superintendent of police, who apprehended both gentlemen and brought them before the magistrates, by whom they were required to enter into recognizances— themselves iu 1001. each, and two sureties for each of 501., to keep the peace for six months, which . was done, and they were liberated. It was understood that the parties had differed th e night before, and that a hostile meeting was then arranged to take place the next It3morn ing, at e l even o ' c l oc k, i n wleigh Park, which, h ow ever,-the inter po,ition of the magistrates pr e ve nted North of Devon Journal. TheC.D."iChancellor ce2 o. on accountliorsoftheExchoet own quienrhaes-tarx7 Theeived from 1 P194$ Win be void iato the receipt df tiie AN EMPIRE WITHOUT AN EMPRESS. A curious pamphlet has just appeared (without printer's or publisher's name), partly devoted to the question, " Why should we not h ave an Empress'?" It afterwards proceeds to the far more important one, of " Why should we not have a new 'currency law ?" The following are quotations, however, f rom t h e f i rst portion of this brochure, which contains, amidst all its oddity, some interesting facts and some original thoughts : " I recollect, soon after her Majesty's accession, I read of some proceedings in the Court of Que en ' s Bench, and on inquiry I learned that our wise men iiad thought it consi-tent and proper to alter the King's Bench to the Queen's Bench, in consequence of the sovereign being a female. Of course I ex pected we were in future to be the 'United Queen lan of Great Britain and Ireland. The alteration, lowever, has not yet been made, and I think it was ather ridiculous to alter the one and not the other. My Countrymen—Do not be alarmed that I am r i d o ic in o g n taotphriopgloiesre game, alteration aine,bot both for no or w ; am her , tijest fl y y a ing my the •ountry, and hope to strike my quarry; for I feel hat we do not now take our legitimate rank (as re ards name) among the nations of the earth. " Let us compare her Majesty's diadem with some ,if the great ones of the earth—Russia, France, Aus tria, Prussia, America, China. " Take Russia, with its enormous 7 000,000 square ) 30 1 : 1 0 1 1 ~ 0 , , so of t p ; i a roi l tp r oul b at a ht r ieo re nF n r(tb,z S uet i r b li e t Os ri ti. a a.e n ragne l ,t rr al i in t vd o e r rc 3 3 ', and its p with Que en Vi ctor i a ' s oominions ; as large , o e n m t ? v a t sa)t' vastly ;nore fertile, and with • a population approaching two nundred millions. But Russia is consistently an em pire governed by an Emperor; while we remain a kingdom governed by a Queen. Take Austria, with is 260,000 square miles, and under 40,000,000 inha oitants; but Austria take.; first rank, while we are but a Kingdom, or Queendom, I must appeal to our wise men to say which is most proper. "Take France under 250,000 square miles, and population something like 35,000,000; yet France has been an Empire, and I see no reason why she should not be again. "Prussia has our good wishes, with its 107,000 square miles, and 14,000,000 population; but I "wed nut stay to make a comparison. "The United States are powerful, and will be more so if they hold together ; but it is their pleasure to be a republic, and therefore for my purpose it is use less to make a contrast. " The last is China, an enormous empi p r ts e h , a o et f l,cie a an h tfr o ee u w : thousandioeucrt that,o w i s e mo x me te ne n sy t he a oa n or d ks pbthoacpiskug,laarteifaoetnwe;omfpboiuurtre stships when i we recol lect may be excused a further comparison. " I have seen a statement, that ' our foreign mili tary and naval stations eonter a power on the empire equal to a million of men under arms f but it is not that consideration, nor yet our extent of territory and population which should alone influence us. I consider Queen ,Victeria's diadem has brighter gems. It is our powers of production, to an un rivalled extent, our commerce, and the nail e we have attained for straightforwardness and probity, that constitute the power of this country--it is such se.critices to principle as paying twenty millions for the abolition of slavery that gives us our lank as first among the nations of the earth; and yet au are so humble, or so careless, that we are still merely a kingdom, with the anomaly of being without a King, and governed by a Queen in her own right. "My Countrymen,—Any person may see'clearly that we have outgrown the dimensions of a kingdom. It has become familiar both to us and foreigners to speak of the British Empire. One portion only of her Majesty's dominions is always spoken of as our Indian Empire. Iti speaking of the Legislature, men also say Imperial Parliament—the newspapers usually head the reports of the debates with those words ; and numerous examples might be given to prove tnat we have outgrown the title of kingdom, :cud cannot avoid taking the highest rank ; that we are, de facto, an Empire, although we still con tinue to risk our jaws and waste our paper with the long, impolitic, and almost impracticable title of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland' (we ought consistently to add, and Canada, and India, and Australia, and half a dozen other places.') I say it is an impolitic title; for what we want is, that the integral parts of the empire should forget, as quickly as posssible, that they have ever been dis united, or that there has ever been any assumption of superiority. Besides, long names are bad, and are certain to he curtailed, and in this case, the usual curtailment is British Empire, or only England; and even diplomatists use the expression her Britannic Ma jesty. The first seems natural, and befits the case ; the second is improper ; for although England is the centre of power and seat of government, it has no right to represent the whole empire. "It is useless to attempt to untie this ridiculous knot; the better plan is to cut it. I propose that the subjects of her Majesty, in all parts of the world, shoulti,at some future time, approach the throne simulta neously by means of addresses, intimating their wish that, as a mark of their regard and esteem, her Majesty should signalise ber reign and the vast de- velopment of the power and resources of her domi nions, by assuming the imperial dignity. I consider that it will be more grzeeful and pleasing that it should appear to be the wish and request of her sub jects than that her Majesty should appear to assume the title of her own will. "I would go into this matter in a spirit of fairness, and at once place it on a broad and liberal basis, suited for ages to come. I would consider any por tion of the world under the shadow of the British fl a g to be an integral portion of the British empire (observe how naturally the term British empire reads). Any man, whether an Englishman, Scotchman, Irish man, Canadian, Australian, or Bengalee, should be a Briton, or speaking collectively, British. I would have a male Sovereign an Emperor of Britain, and his wife Empress as usual; but I consider that a different name, and one expressive of hereditary dignity, is required to designate a feniale Sovereign reigning in her own right. I would coin a new name for the purpose of three syllables to correspond with the male title, and equally analogous to the word Empire. I think the title of Empresine (pronounced zeen) (Victoria, Empresine of Britain), would suit the case as well as any; hut this would he best left to her Majesty's choice. Of course the Royal Family would assume the title of Imperial Highness; but I protest against any of them being created Dukes ; that should be reserved as the first title of honour for the subj,ct The lloval or Imperial Family should be Princes, and that title khoulel . not be extended to a subject. The Princedo m of 11 ales is too dear to our history to be parted with; iti)d why nut the Prince of York, o. the Prince o f Kent?" Square miles. Population. British Possessions (about) 7,000.000 200.000.000 Ilus..iati Empire Au,•triAn tupire .. 260 000 40 000 000 France I'russia . . 107.000 14.000,000 China .. 7,000,000 200,000,000 - --- --- We regret exceedingly to announce the decease of the Lady Jane Peel, wile of the Right Hen. W. Yates Pe 1, ILP., wh expired somewhat suddenly on Sunday last, at Bag , -nton Hall, the family shirp. seat, in Warwick- THE HORSE V. STEAM.---A few days ago a rather hemourons incident occurred on the Yewcastle and e e r s s t e d o f . Berwick the rse lt a a n i Railway, a y the , l b oe y o ‘ m %h o i t c i l the vieeng e i o n m e pra 4 3 ,ere tiv fa e ir p l o y w; As the engine No. 137 was coming to Newcastle, and when near Chat-hill (a part of the line on d which Messrs. MtKay, the contractors, are still e:D s„,p p ,ei l le oi h e iner ), ffrr a oonm s t p f( i : r fi i g t t ed hhet t he tb r l a Yi te of thirty miles an horse or r fr i belonging c„:lisicuhd d ;ra, t isy o glNoallentsgs oft.ras Mat hour.engine. The driver of the engine, fearful of the conse quences,eased the engine, and endeavoured, by fr equen t hriliwistles, to drive the animal off the line, but in vain; for a full mile or more the horse held on his way with unabating speed. At length the engine coming rather close upon him, the animal darted on to the parallel line, and, as if determined not to be beaten, still : aoA.hnnptegipmtiodntn aiproceeded,driver, a engine, elis,vnespbtoroo ,oiaunnfitn nd rushed tndatdeehlaidinemgrahe is(hslikericio himself hereaalcanfnedu( delayed, run eoiknlnai r cey e rnthee. eeid i asa n ds, i f ngury r geup o sa n totrhih. t f l ttvrees c eersdesh ; em h te eov % engine. At heels when ad ons, g sfs in attthnhhh e ideees . d f t g h r e e a p t t: to a k in er, pa a s n s d ed several to t h o tance which the horse ran with aasine n tl ee ofrartsr.ean in t Th e was the eanbtoi driver, uret fdoigrs miles.—Berwick Warder. Scßoor. or ART.--A School of Art for artists and amateurs has been formed by the Incorporated Society of British Artists. The arrangements having been all completed, it will b e open to its members in the early part of next month. The school will be principally sup ported by subscriptions and donations. RE OPENING O r THE BRITISH Mum's. — This , National Museum ' having been closed for the usual limited period, will be re opened to the public to morrow (Wednesday), and will continue open every successive Monday, c ,Wedn u e L s r d u a n y E—u W e dnesday, and Friday, m day,fr A or: s t A t G en tm to msT feel. SPADE AND LARGE YIELD OF WHEAT.—The dearness of potatoes) for seed last season caused many poor labourers having allotments from 10 to 40 lug of ground, in the parish of - Adington, near Westbury, Wills; to sow their plots went, wir digging.hwheati and keepingautumn,nthe, the where, by free f r,im weeds,superiormanage man y have gathered at the rate of from 14 to 18 sacks' of ;wheat rer acre. One man, with 40 lug, had 4 seeks, • 2 bushels; another, with 20 lug. 2 sacks, and so on; thus fully showing that land, divided into small farms and better managed, might be made to yield much more than it does at the present time. It has been wisely said, " There be as many miseries beyond riches as on this side of thorn." I have . a rich nt.4..hbour who is so busy that he has n 1 leisure to laugh. God knows that the cart a, which are the keys that keep those rich-s, hang oft. nso beayily at she _ rich man's girdb. ' that - they' clog him with 'weary ASPS* , and reetleiz nigbts, when others sleep quietly.4suac Waltot, COURT CIRCULAR. ARDVERIKIE, SEPT. 3. In the forenoon her Ma jesty, on her pony, accompanied the Prince a portion of the way to the shooting ground, returning to Ardverikie, attended by her Lady in Waiting. In the afternoon her Alajesty and the Prince, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, went out on the Lake. The Marquis of Abercorn and Viscount Jocelyn join the royal dinner party. Viscount Palmerston is expected this afternoon from town. OSBORNE, SEPT. 4.—Their Royal Highnesses the Prince Alfred, and the Princesses Alice and Helena, took their usual morning rides in the grounds at Os borne this morning. Her ►Majesty the Queen Dowager paid a visit to the Royal Children this afternoon, and after remain ing about an hour, returned to Ryde. Her Majesty was attended by Lady and Miss Gore, and by the Hon. Miss Mitchell, and was received at the entrance hall by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, and the Master of the Household. His Royal Highness Prince George has arrived at his residence in St. James's•place, from Ireland. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the West Indian Colonies. Dispatches were also received yesterday from the Governors of the Mauritius, Malta, and Gibraltar. Sir Edward Buxton, Mr. M. 0. Ferrall, and Mr. Hodges, had interviews yesterday, at the Home-office, with Sir George Grey. SOMEWHAT MYSTERIOUS. Several letters ad dressed to her Majesty from Osborne House, have been opened on their transit to Scotland, and a strict investi• gation is being made to detect the inquisitorial person• age who has been prying into the Royal secrets. He is suspected to be a second boy Jones in a different way. HER MAJESTY.--A SCENE.—The Inverness Cou rier of Thursd ty last, in the details of the festivities at Ardverekie Lodge, before the Queen, in honour of her illustrious husbani's birth day, gives the following : " A foot race closed the succession of games, her Ma jesty and the ladies in waiting standing at the winning post. Prince Albert and Prince Leiningen station( el themselves on an eminence, about half-way up the craggy rocks. Nine men stripped to shirt and kilt, some with boots, others with brogues, and one or two bare footed, b minded off in an excell-nt style. The first quarter was made at a tremendous pace, but few of the competitors had bottom enougl, for the whole. One by one they dropped behind, until they were seen trotting along with shirt and kilt fluttering in single line like a string of wild fowl in flight. Colin Macdonald, a Lo chabar man, was a long way in advance, clearing bog and rock with the agility of a roe, until a u3alic ous stone tripped him. and his fall enabled the second to gain a few yards upon him. He, however, came down and overturned into a hole. Macdonald recovered hie lost ground, and finally ran in a winner by thirty or forty yards. To show how little his long run had exhausted him, he leap ed over the line of rope piaci dto keep off the crowd, and reached the spot in high triumph, where her Majesty stood smiling applause. The second hero, William Kennedy, from Bauchor Kingussil, came in and dashed past the Royal party in an awkward plight—his hair flying, his stockings about his feet, and that gar ment usually next the skin hanging outside his philaheg. like a white banner waving behind. Her Mjesty turned aside, and Lord Grey relaxed into a smile." The other Scotch paper adds, " That the ladies in waiting on her Majesty covered their- faces with their handkerchiefs, and made a hasty retreat towards the Lodge." Captain Stevens, who has just arrived from Ceylon by the ship Persia, now lying in the West India Docks, has brought with him a very fine male elephant, con signed to Mr. Batty, of Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, Westminster-road. LIEUTENANT MUNRO.—The interest which this gentleman's case excites is not confined to this country, but shared by all who have known hi m abroad. We have been shown a letter from Gottenburgh, where he spent three years of his exile, wherein the writer thus expresses the sympathy felt by herself and the Eng lish community or the place for Lieutenant Munro's misfortunes :—" I see with deep reg ret that Mr. Munro is condemned to death. Will you, on your arrival in London, try to see him, and write us all particulars re garding his present position, and what is to be the re sult ? Remember us to him, and say we all take a lively interest in his most distressing situation.—Gottenburgh , August 25. DISCOVERY OF A NEW COMET Al' Moscow.—The Allgemeine Preuissiche Zeitung of the Ist instant (re ceived yesterday evening) supplies the following interest ing piece of information from Moscow:—M. Schweizer, the official astronomers at the observatory of the uni versity of that city, remarks an unknown nebula on the night of the 11th of August between the stars B and 0 (beta and theta) of the constellation Auriga, and deter mined its position with reference to three small stars by means of geometrical configuration. On the following night (the 12th) it appeared that the nebula had changed its position, and that it was no other than a new comet. This new nocturnal visitant is round, and devoid of tail; it is not visible to the naked eye, but in the " five feet equatorial," it appears to be a star of considerable mag nitude' and its light becomes more powerful after having passed the meridian. On the same night, NI. Schweizer determined the northern declination of the comet, and found that it was three degrees fifty. minutes lees than the declination of Beta Auriga); the right ascension, on the other hand, was six degrees five minutes more than that of the star already mentioned. It was at the same time observed, that the right ascension of the comet diminished about thirteen minutes of time, and the de clination A bout ten mini tea of time; tlaolapae of • • twenty-four houre,