The Sun. — London, England, 1847-06-22 00:00:00

. t .„ CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, e have received Cape of Good Hope papers to the 2 1st . April inclusive, from which we regret to learn that the Kafir war is not yet at an end. Aitheugio much 1 ,.. 1114 1d, the hostile tribes carry on a bold desultory 1 7 t rfare, to the continual annoyance and loss of the colo ,ts. We append some extracts from the journals : ri rona the South African Commercial Advertiser April 14.) There i s not hi ng from the frontier this week, except t o tee det a il s t h at indicate a determination to resist to the last en the part of some of the Kafir tribes. Two l en hav e fallen, and some officers of rank, it is said, the Go vernor and the Commander of the Forces amongst ethers have had narrow escapes from the balls of lurking la mentabl e Mossel-bay intelligence has been received of the enentabl e death of Dr. Syme. It appears that Dr. 4 , ' r ee, son of Mr. John Syme, of this town, on his arri lat Slossel-bay, went in a boat to view a small rocky ve,l" in the vicinity, accompanied by the master of the : e l , a young friend and a boy ; the weather being and the sea perfectly tranquil at the time. Nothing m 'artbe r k nown o f th e p ar ty b u t that all have perished, '"e body of Dr. Syme alone being found on the beach. (From the Frontier limes.) A letter from the frontier states— th:Things in Kafirland are in a very unsettled state, so 41 "`' of a day nor an hour is to be lost; there is an de reurrent working in Kafirland, the effect of which, iel'haPs will be seen when too late. Lately there was r umour that Sandilla's and Boatman's men were mov lig the A ...,matoia; that Pate had sent a message to San t a to say that if he had made such a stand against the I , l l l l r 4 lish as he had, things would be quite different to e at they are; and that the Gaikas were going over to rel i• The Kafirs are scarcely afraid of the force now oldie frontier. They care little for our English They will keep out of the way of the cannon tnc l Dragoons ; they chiefly dread the Cape Riflemen s ir Rottentots. I suppose all our eyes are now upon ti „ Pottinger, but he will be an extraordinary 4 if he be able to settle affairs without a larger force 04' jpthe frontier, and if this is required, where will he get and in one day it may be required. Fires have lately e n seen u p on Gaika's Peak, which are considered as ag e s,_ for something. The Boers on the posts on the r, ; ` 4 . east boundary have all dispersed since Sir Andries ; Oned. They were designed to keep tlf Tambookies Creli i n awe , or to come to assist to subdue the th tik es, &c. The resignation of Sir Andries was one of ;greatest calamities that has happened to us." ' t jtraDay.—lnformation received that Lieutenant f e lj'Yde, Fingo Levy, with a party of his men, lately k n some Kafirs at Hell Poort, capturing a gun tird foree bundles of assegais. One Kafir was killed, another, it is supposed was wounded. Ph. (From the Eastern Province Herald.) Cue following extract from a letter from the first divi fr-ilm°f the army contain the latest particulars received It ° ,: a lt,icie scene of the present operations.; of the troops. it ir"l be seen with regret that two more colonists have i ta en by th e hands of the enemy, the result of their own Itibl;!udenee. There ought to be a general order pro ttli,'"lig small parties from moving about the enemy's t rY• It is supposed that the " friendly" Kafirs who 4 4 ed the G e n e r a l' s camp gave notice to their country 14of the march of the Uitenhage burghers, and thus lof to the attack upon them, and to the subsequent loss tntk lile two burghers above alluded to. The attack was e Nonibi's territory. " Wesleyville, March 3 1 . G eri ' . The Somerset burghers arrived this afternoon. The b v —e ral, who was riding out this morning, was fired at ) the enemy, who have just fired into our camp. The b i l ) t g° l l train was attacked yesterday, but the Rifles kept th e t , e th a steady fire upon them that they soon silenced About 150 shots were exchanged in this affair. L t :'inge was killed, and an ox wounded. Ihe Kafirs e tried frequently to burn the grass, but it was too " Mouth of the Buffalo. ! ) rne of the waggons proceeding to this place were oeKed, and the party were obliged to retreat to an 1,; - „a apace and send back for a reinforcement. We have rh o ta'o burghers, Mr. Blakemore and a Dutch burgher, the were latelp shot. Major Smith, 73d, was fired at in th e vicinity of the camp last night, as he was sitting at fip t .Vge of a bush, and hit in the shoulder. He is cor d to his bed in consequence, but is doing well. Stock o 4 ;.Nonibi l e ft thi s morning, having offered to protect tt r , a aok and all along the Buffalo line. Captain Arm -11.10;11g, C.M.R., and Lieutenant Gregory, R.A., were also Fr om as they were out shooting." another source we learn -11:1 e moved from Wesleyville to within five miles of Itft ll e7,, uff alo. Just as we off saddled, the Kafirs fled , ttr - firing many shots. News was brought that the lal„, w aZgons had been attacked. A reinforcement was it r - cliately sent, wounding one Fingo. Two shots th. tl ek the waggon, just missing a driver. This was on f ro ;2 o th. A party remained behind after we started " 4 12 . the outspan place (previous to the attack made by th e Kafirs), an d s hot one of the enemy. April Ist e crossed the Buffalo to scour the •Try, and took sixty head of cattle. iv e `d. Received orders that the Albany Burghers h `e to f orm a camp of the i r own 12 m il es f rom t h e spot 12 er e it was intended to pitch the General's camp, and t h Nies in advance of the one formed by the Uitenhage Otters, who would be 12 miles from Wesleyvilie. C onsequently, marched 85 strong, and took up the tl l ,* Position we could. We passed a quiet night. In i (ll ,, tti ,°rTiing the Uitenhage Burghers passed us. Pre V B IY, ho wever , some K a firs, who had been to the hpral's camp with Nonibi, passed us. Soon after tettai we heard heavy firing. This did not attract at k ttn un at first, as parties sometimes fire in a loose of B „" e r• We were busy making our camp, but a party co,' l len (the country being open in front) started to dis of t 7 the cause of the firing. They proceeded to a part t, ) Q road where there was a rocky hill running close fr orn lt, when a party of at least 200 of the enemy rushed lkt k i"the bush and rocks. Two young men, Blakemore to b rixten, jumped from their horses to screen them 'th enrom the fire of the enemy, and fired at them. i, ; „n 3 Y, however, closed upon them;and they were , s 'ait o ,, - , 4 : "ed. The other five returned. Information was %,, - .lately sent to the General's camp, and Colonel kr v - ,Z r ,set soon arrived with a reinforcement, to see if I'l l `"ng had happened to the Uitenhage Burghers. h oe , Party, lam happy to say, are safe. They had two th e ,," end one ox shot. They had two waggons with IV' and 150 men, and they killed four of the enemy." 4410a.a Drift, informed that two persons on their way from f "' li rift, last Saturday, near a deep kloof about three trt ia :,ar miles from Fort Beaufort, observed two Kafirs tir: l ,", with assegais, driving eight oxen belonging to hy - "ggs into the bush. The colonists having no arms, tro a dexterous stratagem captured the cattle and thcitlght them t o F o rt Beaufort, the Kafirs following ;n to within a short distance of the town. tExcellency the Governor is about to issue a pro trafg,ti°ll prohibiting the colonists at their peril from oea'fl'ing with the Kafir tribes, and persons contra 44ag the ord er w ill b e con sidered as being engaged in N iit tiorised an d t reasona bl e communication with the Itif o lla r ,,,Y• Lieutenant-Colonel Johnstone has, we are tho Zed, suggested that the restrictions thus imposed Sr e be relaxed so as to allow the Kafirs to obtain lica,.;., ° °d, milk, This has been granted. The cede knew"' stoppage of intercourse with the Kafirs was al c f„ 'new"' by the Government Commissioner, Mr. itr e i: r wood at Fort Hare, a few days ago. Colonists to however, to be allowed, under certain regulations, te 'Ploy " friendly" Kafirs as servants under certain it:litll"lanotice tions, one of which is that th Ka ey are to give in of the absconding of such firs. itk.tillE 'WEATHER AND CROPS IN THE HIGHLANDS.- 1 4 ” Weather, though on the whole agreeable, is for the l_ddle of June rather fi and in the evenings and given intended b a t() °_rnings it evenees chill. the y This des e 3 ;i e .p a t r i seemslion t tit atamp some he truth prejudices were not in favour of Scot- I t Zeller w os ti At g _ , when. he remarked of her seasons that they eon- Vi,!( l of nine months of winter and three of cold weather. lot ave had hail, and it is believed frost within the ev:._ few days. It rained considerably' on Tuesday, and tt ßt j since the air has been cold. This morning it rained tgi r 4 a, but the afternoon brought gloomy, soft-skyed pr, s _ weather. - The crops, however, continue to On some cold tlii 4 ent a very good appearance. tkii soils they seem stunted, compared with the to t hick crops waving over deeper earth, and tirld • ‘ ) Xhibi 14 warmer localities, but even there they p ittB t better than an average growth. Wheat, Barley, P eas, and Beans are, to the utmost limits of a of Bc:inable ramble out of town, in a very cheering state are ho ltr i t u t i v f a u n i eetnent. Over all Ross-shire the crops ! ;and in Moray, Nairn, Sutherland, Caithness, f It thiscounty, they present one general idea plenty. t hio s t. Plai n that rain alone can now mar them as with the siA ti - ' e Covering over the ground, the warmestrays . ol . e ons„ a naot penetrate to it, so as to produce injurious te rru itlen ees- Turnip sowing goes on with spirit,in- Rthi ph et t 7d only by the rain of Monday and Tuesday,_ s hehi",",,nas thrown the preparation of ground a few day hlty —u • To-day'i rains w ill h ave a s imilar effect. The citt Et r z ell continues to be prosperous, and there is no q"ti the potatoes.—lneerness Journal. fk lllv t4B "NY COTTON MARRET.—Prices have been , ad s sustained since our last report, and in many cases 11 : 4 1 1:ic e of * has been procured on last week's prices. h ee e ll -a les, both of the trade and on speculation, have ,"as iderable.—National Advertiser. „ k,t e ,o 4 TIONEERING MOVEMENTS.—.....L ord Mulgrave el S e i: 4l ., r e d his canvass during the week, and the friends ~"° lla Johnstone have also been calling on the "ve 1) ° ,.' 8 °II the worthy baronet's behalf. The Coriserva- A: t -II Y remain quite inactive.— Scarborough Gazette. bade e ," l or Mn. GREEN'S BALLOON. — Mr. , Green "le ascent last evening from Cremorne Gardens in Nty;, e , 3 ence of many thousand spectators. The 110- °'%) the ascent was the fact of the aeronaut being t‘v l i llot i f i c l Patlied by two parachutes, in which were 1, I. `b. c 'eb, l n vh Y,, s : The parachutes . were cut away from the )a : I °s pi t Rata great elevation over . the grounds of Chelsea fired'l:.a 4 , 4 ‘ The w ind was at the time very high, and the of the parachutes being large, the monkeys ho 'o the air a long time, and seemed almost inclined Lafei tna in there. They at length descended in perfect d . company in the gardens were then enter ith a concert and the usual amusements, and re- I '4 t ill a lat e h our . A tit eN TAULE AND FATAL OCCURRENCE AT MILL -ILN z Saturday ayouth named Tripp, whose parents s emi, to resid e i n Ch e l sea, met an untimely death by b t eph,""aPitation, at Messrs. Cubitt's, where he was no Ass ofin the s t eam - saw i ng d epar t men t. It appears the time in a position with the works he a ttia ch .Rht to occupy, when, unexpectedly, a part of d the kelltltlerY that vibrates perpendicularly fell in its e olith, guil lotine -like, upon the neck of the unfortunate d er, a n ,P,y Which the vertabra was cut completely asun po, ueath all but simultaneously ensued. rase at Carlisle AT CARLISLE.—In the late poisoning diet of`', 4ll isle, the Coroner's jury have returned a ver;- , ,taiti W ilful Murder by administering poison, he a°4 Thompson, % -ext ompson, who wes committed for trial at THE SUN, _LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING-, JUNE 22, 1847. RE-APPEARANCE OF THE POTATO DISEASE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. . . Sir,—As your journal has contained at number of articles upon the potato disease, in which it has been attributed to the attacks of aphides, I beg to request the insertion in your paper of the following observations relative to its re-appear ance, at a moment when the generally healthy appearance of the crops and the singular absence of aphides might induce a false security and lead to irre mediable evils ; and which are an abstract of a paper read by me at the Linnean Society on Tuesday, the 15th inst.; my object being to di s p rove t h e asser tion which has been circulated by Mr. Alfred Smee, with so much activity, that the disease has been entirely produced by the attacks of a species of aphis. The arguments I adduce in opposition to this theory are— 1. That the aphis which has been found upon the potato, and thence considered as the cause of the disease, is neither a newly created nor a newly imported species, but was well known long before the disease in question appeared. 2. That the disease itself has not been known until the last few years. 3. That the disease may occur independent of aphides. 4. That aphides may abound on a plant without pro ducing the real disease. 5. That the results produced by the attacks of aphides upon a plant are of a widely different character from those exhibited by the plants attacked by this disease. 6. That the disease in question may appear in the off spring of a sound parent tuber ; and 7. That the disease appears in many respects to be analogous to the cholera, and may thence, for the sake of distinction, be termed the potato cholera. The facts already before the public fully confirm these arguments, which are corroborated by other circum stances which I have noticed w ithi n th e l as t few days in my own kitchen garden in Hammersmith, and which are briefly as follow: On the 4th inst., a few plants were observed sickly in appearance, with the leaves drooping and yellow in colour ; the remainder of the crop having a remarkably healthy appearance and being singularly free from insects of all kinds. On taking up these drooping specimens, the haulm or stem for about two inches below the surface of the ground was found to be dried and shriveled up in ap pearance, and of a dirty brown colour; whilst the tuber from which it had sprung, and which had been set entire last autumn, was still found perfectly sound, thus proving the absence of disease inherited from the parent plant. With the exception of these few plants the entire crop retained its healthy appearance until Sunday afternoon, the 13th instant, when a great Rga l aiß,ltgra - s j ERtQR the n y lidneelthainTrecePs/gi v S i doge, which has since been followed by the same appear ance in other parts of the garden. It is proper here to state that no attempts had been previously made to rid the plants of insects, nor had the ground received other than the ordinary treatment ; the last year's crop in my garden having been singularly free from disease. On examining some of these plants on the following morning the haulm below the surface of the ground was found to present the same dried, withered, and dis coloured appearance as in the specimens examined ten days previously; the fibres of the roots being likewise dry and incapable of performing their proper functions, and which would produce discoloured blotches on the leaves in a subsequent stage of the disease. The plants at the same time were free from insects, and the parent tuber remained in several of them, to all appearance, as sound as when first planted. A number of the plants thus attacked were exhibited to the meeting. This sudden drooping of so many of the plants, which up to that time had appeared so healthy, led to the examination of some of those which still remained erect, when it was found that even some of these presented precisely the same appearance as those which had dropped, and which would doubtless in a few days have shared fbe same fate as the others. Nothing, there fore, can be more fallacious than to depend upon the present general healthy appearance of the crop throughout the country or its freedom from aphides. The theory of Mr. Alfred Smee is, as that gentleman is well aware, rejected by every zoologist and botanist of distinction in London, and its reiteration at the present critical moment is a gross attempt to mislead the public, and may be productive of the greatest evil by inducing security (owing to the absence of aphides), until too late in the season to remedy the evil.—l am, sir, your very obedient servant, JOHN 0. WESTWOOD, Secretary of the Entomological Society. St. Peter's, Hammersmith, June 16. STRIKE ON THE CORK, BLACK- kROCK, AND PASSAGE RAILWAY. We deeply regret that the insane folly of the labour ers employed on this line, and their instigators outside, should have given a check to the undertaking, which WAS so auspiciously commenced on Tuesday last. They were dissatified with Is. 4d. a day, or Bs. a week, and struck for higher wages. They did so, we could learn, on the belief that the contractor was bound to a stipulated time; but there they are mistaken. The directors will, as a matter of course, protect their contractor against unlawful combination, and make every fair allowance for any embarrassment he may meet with in his undertaking. We think the wages offered such as any labourer should be glad to receive in such times as the present; and we deeply regret that they should have shown themselves unworthy of sympathy and con sideration. The directors are men of firmness and ex perience; and it will be their duty to take such a de termined course as will bring those foolish conspirators to their senses. We have ever been the opponent of him who would defraud the labourer of his hire, or grind the faces of the poor; but all our sympathies are op posed to men who would attempt to take an unfair ad vantage of their employer, who was satisfied to give a fair and sufficient remuneration for their labour.— Cork Examiner. STAMFORD, JUNE 21.—FROM A CORRESPONDENT. —John Rolt, Esq., QC., arrived in Stamford on Wed nesday evening last, and addressed the electors from a window of the George and Angel Hotel, and the next day proceeded] on his canvass, which has this day been completed, and with better success than could have been anticipated by his most sanguine friends. Many of . the former supporters of the nominees of the Marquis of Exeter having, on account of the late railway business, come forward to support Mr. Rolt, who is of such moderate opinions that neither Whig or Tory can object to him. The addresses of the Marquis of Granby and the Right Hon. J. C. Herries were published on Saturday, but it is said to be a very difficult job to find an active com mittee, and although the Marquis of Granby will have tough work to answer his insulted and injured constitu ents, he may still be elected, but Mr. Herries will have no chance whatever. We are happy to he able to state that the alarming rumours which have been circulated respecting the health of the King of the Belgians, are greatly exaggerated. His Majesty has been suffering from a billious attack, the symptoms of which were aggravated by the use of the Wiesbaden waters, to which he had resorted for re lief, but which had the contrary effect of producing con siderable derangement of the system. Although not entirely subdued, the symptoms had yielded to the usual treatment. There was at no time any serious appre hension of danger, and the rumours respecting any further affection of his Majesty's health, beyond what we have here stated, are utterly groundless.—Observer. At Hamburgh, on the Bth of June, money was easier at 44 to 5 per cent. Exchange was slightly more in favour of this country, the quotation for three months' paper being 13.6. From St. Petersburgh, also, under date of the 11th of June, exchange comes more favourable, large arrivals of silver having reduced the price to 38 13.16 to .1. Hemp and flax were without alteration, but prices were very firm. Some arrivals of the new crop had taken place, and the qualities are considered ex tremely good. The grain market was quieter, and there were more sellers, but no decline had taken place. The weather had at length changed, and summer seemed to have established itself. Freights to Eng land were dull. From Riga on the 12th June, ex change is quoted 391. T he tota l num ber of ships arrived was 1,470, o f w hi ch 677 ha d sa il e d. Grain was rather lower. The Observer of Sunday morning gave the parti- I culars of the meeting at Dee's Hotel, Birmingham, of the ghar.holilerc of the Birmingham and Oxford midway Com pany, nearly to the extent of one of the Observer folio columns, and which meeting did not commence at Dee's Hotel until after two o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday, and appeared in the Observer published at six o'clock on Sunday morning. The:Observer also gave an account of the splendid Waterloo banquet, including the names of most of the gallant surviving heroes present, with a summary ex ceeding one of the Observer folio columns; nearly two folio the horticultural meet i ng at Chis columns of her Majesty's Theat re and the Royal Italian Opera ; a folio column of criti q ue on the British Institution pictures; nearly two folio columns of the state of the funds wickan dp tes sa o t f u r d railways; at he prizes awarded, an d to whom ; Fox Club dinner at the Trafalgar Hotel, Greenwich, on Saturday ; upwards of a column and a half of births, marriages, and deaths; five columns of miscellaneous advertisements, in cluding a folio column of public amusements f or t h e com i ng uently ltc " duplicate in which the Ob servercopies. The week. The Observer also contained twenty-si x co l umns o f news, foreign and domestic, chiefly original. P r i ce o f the Ob server 6d. There is scarcely a Club - house, Instit u ti on, Librar3. or News-room in all England, Scotland, Ir e l an d , the Conti ': nen t,E i s as n t o a t n d taken Nest i n I n , dainesd frequently , America, extensive publication of the Observer commences at six and concludes at ten o'clock on Sunday morning Monday edition of the Observer, best adapted for the country and abroad, is regularly published at four o'clock on Monday after noon. _ INSPECTION OF IRISH STEAMERS. --We learn that an order has been received from the Government, inti mating to the Custom-house authorities here, that in the case of Irish steamers or passenger vessels arriving in the Clyde, they shall be inspected by a medical man, with the view of guarding against the im portation of persons affected with fever. The Thetis, from Belfast, was the first vessel subjected to this regulation. Not being aware of the new order, the Thetis, instead of waiting at Greenock for inspection, came up to Glasgow on Sunday morning as usual. Before being allowed any communication with the shore, however, she was boarded by a medical gentleman and a Custom-house officer, a detachment of the Clyde police being in attendance ; but after a due examination, all the passengers being free from fever, they were al lowed to land. We cannot do otherwise than hail this order for the inspection of these vessels with satisfaction. It will operate beneficially in many ways, and the first re sult will be to cut off the ever-continued supply of fever, so to speak, at the fountain head. We have no doubt that the highly respectable parties in the m anagemen t of these steamers will, by increased att ent i on as to th© state of the persons whom they receive as passengers, see that no real obstru.l lion arises to th e extensive trade between Glasgow and the) North of TP3140,-...scotch Re . _former? Gazette. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—We have arrived at the height of the racing season, and are within a few weeks of the rich meet ings of Newcastle, Liverpool, and Goodwood, all preg nant with the fate of the ensuing St. Leger and next year's Derby. My opinions on both of which races, I shall commence to give forthwith, for to be " forearmed is half the victory," a very good axiom perfectly appli cable in the present case. The racing of the present year, so far as it has gone, throws but a very dubious glimmer on the grand au tumnal stake at Doncaster ; the running of Cossack for the Derby seeming to set at defiance the chances of all his other competitors in the northern struggle—so says the running ; time, I think, will tell another tale. More of this anon. As usual I will make a start by giving the names of those horses not likely to edify the world by showing their capabilities over the St. Leger mile and three quarters—some of them may start, but not one by any chance whatever can hope to pass the post a winner. The undernamed form this delightful lot, viz. : Ingoldsby Wave Lazarillo Johnnie Armstrong Projectile Whetstone Master Butler Jovial The Mease Shawn Buidho Bendigo Lanercost filly Conceit Liberator Madge Gray Lanercost filly Jack Musters Hyderabad Gabbier St. Oswald Cottisford Blameless colt Miles's Boy Cutaway Bedlam Tom Tit Bedouin Peep o'day Boy Bingham St. Leon Black Satin Nerissa Devil-me- care Whitebait Warrior Crassus Socrates Ran thos Dromedary Sir Hercules filly Legatee The Queen Lanesboro' Buckskin Kite Spem Gregis Resolution Mary Stuart Colt by Harkaway The Monk Philosopher Old Brompton George Barnwell Tom Fool Sultana Corumba colt Adroit Duncan Miss Bacon Cast-steel filly Phoebus Wild Boy Bit Nibble Tribute Will-o'-the-Wisp Spider Ringlet colt Prestwich Sir Martin Alexander Gramachree Noiseless Souter Johnny Ulysses Deloraine D. W. Sergeant Para Shastha Tim Whiffler Thauam don Dahbal Hornet Emerald Isle Marpessa Sister to Sorella Quicksand Administrator Sir Peter Laurie Bubble Golightly Broadsword Helias Enchanter Bruce Marlow Abdiel Rob Roy George Hudson Rob Rynd Watchdog Diana colt Chat Omega Manilla filly Clarendon Wheelock Lass Miss Whip filly Victress Sharzadee Pottinger Allertonian Dr. Goodall Mainbrace Rayner Barnton Whirligig New Era The merits of the remaining thirty-two I shall descant upon at some future period ; en passant I may as well remark, that Van Trcmp, The Horn of Chase, Mr. Martin, Mogadore, Farmer's Daughter, Red Hart, Cos• sack, and the Irish King, must be dealt tenderly with, as one and all are very dangerous animals to be against if up to the mark. Before I proceed further I may as well state the pro bability of Mr. Green having in his famous trio the winner of next year's Derby, and that their merits have been by the betting world reversed for it must be acknowledged that Flatcatcher and Beverlac's public and private performances, so far as known, are to some extent superior to Assault's ; the latter, when he ran for the New Stakes at Ascot, had but a very pitiful field to contend with, consequently he won with ease; upon the strength of this solitary performance, the prestige of his stable companions running, and the credit of having defeated them in a half mile spin, he was im mediately elevated to the premiership, where he will re main till assaulted and overcome by some more powerful nag than himself. Flatcatcher, it is my humble opinion, will be found eventually to be, at the least, 51bs. better:than Assault ; and Beverlac, as a three-year old, will most probably be able to give either 71bs. and a beating. In the present week at Newcastle several very promising aspirants to Derby honours will " come out, , ' and show the strength of the northern stables. But this subject I must cut short, and hasten to review the goodly sport coming off on the banks of the coaly Tyne. On Tuesday the business commences with the Pro duce Stakes, for two year olds, which the Stinger, Oscar, or Eagle's Plume will win to a dead certainty. The Stinger for choice. The North Derby Stakes, with eighteen subscribers. will have six starters or thereabouts. Should Van Tromp go for it, nothing else will have a chance ; in his absence Limeston or Foreclosure will carry off the stake. The Tyro Stakes will most likely have Aspasia Lady Mary, and Chaff amongst the starters ; to them I leave the race. The Hunters' Stakes to Trojan or Rough and Ready. On Wednesday, for the Northumberland Plate, from a field of sixteen, I expect to see the front rank, at the distance, composed of Miss Sarah, Grimston, Best of Three, Eryx, and Prince Alfred ; and if compelled to select one from these, I should take Grimston. Conspiracy and The Conjuror are not likely to appear to much advantage, although figuring as first and second on the list of favourites. The Produce Stakes for three years old colts and fillies will have the Black Dwarf or Ulysses for victor. The Free Handicap to Evenus or Blackie. The Northern Oaks to the Maid of Motherwell. On Thursday the Gold Cup to Winesour, Grimston, or Fancy B:)y. The Members Plate Handicap to Lightning, Bst 121b— or Plaudit, ist 21b. The Tyne Stakes to Lord Eglinton's or Mr. Scott's nominations. The Lottery Stakes, with a start, to Van Tromp, otherwise Epirote, or Christopher. The Corinthian Stakes to Alliance or Trojan. And the Corporation Plate to St. Leon. I am, Sir, &c. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. June 21. TATTERSALL'S—MONDAY. We have again a formidable list to submit, and again to qualify it by stating that the business, although brisk on a few horses, was, on the whole, very flat. A glance at the most prominent favourites will suffice:—Conspi racy, Grimston, and Blackbird, were in frequent demand for the Northumberland Plate, and at the close were severally quoted at an improvement on last week's prices. Conjuror was not in good odour. The princi pal outlay on the Goodwood Stakes was on Stultz, Milli ner, and Martext; the two favourites were steady. Offers to take 9 to 4 .about the Hero for the Goodwood Cup, and to lay 9 to 1 agst Wolfdog. The 20 to 1 bets were taken to a small amount. ST. LEGER.-3 to 1 was taken freely about Cossack, and 25 and 20 to 1 about the Farmer's Daughter, against whom the last offer was only 17 to 1. THE DERRY.—NiI Desperandum and Corsican were in great request, but only the latter backed, the par tisans of the Danebury nag holding out for better terms. The general averages at the close were as under : NORTHERN DERBY (NEWCASTLE). 6 to 4 offered on Van Tromp THE NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE (WEDNESDAY NEXT). 9 to 2 agst Lord Glasgow's Conspiracy—taken 11 to 2 agst Sir J. Gerard's Grimston—taken 6 to 1 agst Mr. Robertson's Blackbird 6 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's The Conjuror 12 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Eryx 12 to 1 agst Mr. 8. L. Fox's Executor 15 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Best of Three 15 to 1 agst Mr. Ipoe's Woodpecker 18 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vanish GOODWOOD STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Sainsbury's The Questionable—taken and afterwards offered 15 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Vampyre—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Stultz—taken 25 to 1 agst 22 to 1 agst CMorl. AlsaasaocnpsaKi'sariNtleixfiti—netra—ketnaken s - 1000 4,0 to to 310, agstagst m Robertson'sangatFarnham—ta Blackbird—kentaken Offers to give , l o 2 oD or w t o a o k D e I C 3 ur ag . agst the field. 4 e 10 to 1 2 , t to o a 1 gst J. D. H. 'ss',FohoereHse \ r v o— oi t f a d k og e ,_ 9 t t : o k 12 to 1 agst Mr. Aumont's Fitz-Emilius--taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Day's Sir Tattoo Sykes 20 to 1 agst the Duke of Richmond's Halo 20 to 1 agst Mr. Whaley's Burgundy 20 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Eryx 20 to 1 agst Baron Biel's Sunbeam 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Penrice's Asch Asch—taken. ST. LEGER. sto 2 agst Mr. Pedley's Cossack-3 to 1 taken freely 7 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—taken 11 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Foreclosure—taken 12 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart—taken 17 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Farmer's Daughter—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Black Dvvarf—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Limestone—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's Mogadore 40 to 1 agst Mr. 11. Osborne's Tyrone—taken DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Nil Disperandum 25 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher—take n 40 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Corsican—taken 2000 to 50 agst Mr. Gully's Edie Ochiltree—taken 1000 to 10 agst M r . F. Clarke's Incendiary—taken NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE RACES. NEWCASTLE, SUNDAY NIGHT.—The following horses have arrived :—Rough and Ready, b h by Galewood, dam by Brutandorf ; Milden, Little Jack Horner, f by Camel or Nonsense, Black Ball, Bletchington, Tom Tough, Trojan, Roland, F a l con, White Bait, Hannah Raine, Badinage, Marian Ramsay, Pilot, Jock Hazledon, Helias, Stinger, Miss Cobden, Christopher, Red Robin, Mr. Stephenson, George Hudson, Lady Mary, Executor, Prince Alfred, Camphine. Several others are on the road. ENTRIES FOR THE PLATES, &c. _ _ TUESDAY. Maiden Plate of 50/. Heats. Once round and a distance. Lord Glasgow's b f by the Provost, out of Miss Whip, 3 yrs; Mr. Taylor's George Stevenson's 3 yrs; Mr. Barry's bor Q b Ciallwood, dam ppL gu t an d or r i 3 yrs; Mr. Ridley's Barnton, 3 yrs; Mr. Yea's Little Jack Horner, 4 yrs; and Mr. Bank's Grand Seignor, 4 yrs. WEDNESDAY. tier Majesty's Plate of 100 Gs. Three Miles. Lord Zetland's Hellas, 3 yrs; Mr. Hesseltine's Plover, 4 yrs; Mr. Ewbank's Louisa Newell, 3 yrs; Mr. Pedley's Tanias, 3 yrs; Mr. Taylor's George Stephenson, 3 yrs; Mr. Stephenson's Sheraton, 4 yrs; Mr. Johnstone's Milden, 5 yrs; Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress. aged; Mr. Meiklam's Lightning, aged; Mr. Ridley's Barnton, 3 yrs; Mr. Dawson's St. Leon, 3 yrs; Mr. Askew's Magnet, 5 yrs; Mr. J. Scott's The Alderman's Daughter, 3 yrs; Mr. Moore's Faithless, 3 yrs; Mr. Robertson's . Tom Tough, aged; Mr. Robertson's Trojan, 6 yrs. There was very little betting up to the hour of post, but the following are the latest quotations:— N 0 RT lIUMBERL A 1.113 PLATE. 5 to 1 agst Conspiracy 15 to 1 agst Morpeth 6 to 1 agst Conjuror 20 to 1 agst Miss Sarah 7 to 1 agst Grimston 20 to 1 agst Geo. Hudson 8 to 1 agst Blackbird 25 to 1 agst Vanish 10 to 1 agst Executor 25 to 1 agst Pilgrim 10 to 1 agst Eryx 50 to 1 agst Dictator 10 to 1 agst Tom Tough 8 to 1 agst Hesseltine's lot 14 to 1 agst Inheritress NEWCASTLE, MONDAY MORNING.—The only addi tional arrivals are, the Conjuror, Miss Margrave, and Little John. A special train is expected in the course of the day, by which a considerable number of horses may be expected. The horses here took their exercise this morning, and all appeared in excellent condition. The course is in prime order. There has been no betting worth mentioning. HERRING TRADE. Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Whitehall, June 14th, 1847. Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to acquaint you, with reference to applications that have been made to this office from the fish curers of Scotland, that the differential duty which was formerly levied in favour of Norway herrings in Russia, has been abolished, and that British caught and cured herrings ate now admitted on the same con ditions as those of Norway, according to their mode of curing. I herewith transmit, for your information, a copy of a memorandum, which has been received through her Majesty's Minister at St. Petersburgh, from the British Consul there, of the present state pf the customs laws of Russia, in regard to the importation of herrings gene rally. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Alex. Bannerman, Esq., M.P. J. MACGREGOR. Memorandum on the Customs Laws of Russia, now in force regarding the importation of salted herrings. GENERAL DUTIES. _ _ The market value of salted herrings, varying greatly according to the manner in which they are cured, the h u o s il l ePtch a lfwiligßO-Iremb i nuFalq thfir rgtvle - cr, namely— Per Barrel of 9 Poods. _ _ _ Ist quality, which are classed as Dutch, reduced in 1844 from 14s. 6d. to 9s. 6d. 2d quality, which are classed as Scotch and English 3d quality, all others, or inferior sorts Consequently there are no differential duties in favour of the herrings of any particular nation, but only dif ferent rates of duty in relation to the quality of the fish. LOCAL EXCEPTION. An exception is, however, made in regard to the third quality in favour of the inhabitants of the coast of the Government of Archangel, who are allowed to import Norwegian herrings at a reduced duty of Is. 2d., being part of the privileges enjoyed by those inhabitants in respect of the importation of dried or salted fish. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday, in Claremont Park, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar. The Equerries in Waiting, Lord Alfred Paget and Colonel Bouverie, at tended on horseback. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar left Claremont at a quarter past four o'clock yesterday afternoon, in an open carriage and four, for town, escorted by a party of the 12th Lancers. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were in the next i parriage. The Marchioness of Douro, the Countess of Assenburg, Baroness de Speth, Major-General Bowles, Count de Beust, Baron de Zigesar, Lord Alfred Paget, Colonel Bouverie, and Dr. Meyer followed, in three carriages and four. The august party arrived at Buckingham Palace at a quarter before six o'clock, escorted by a detachment of the 12th Lancers. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort were received at the Palace by the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, Lord Byron, Lord George Lennox, Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, and Captain Francis Seymour. Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, took leave of the Queen and Prince Albert, and proceeded to Marlborough House, Pall-mall, the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by their suite. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Dachess of Cambridge honoured the performance of the French Plays with their presence yesterday evening. Earl Brownlow - had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. A deputation from the Free Church of Scotland, headed by Dr. Candlish, and accompanied by the Lord Advocate, and the Secretary at War, had an interview with the Lord President yesterday on the subject of the recent minutes of the Committee of Council on Educa tion. Sir Alexander Johnston had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial office. Count de Jarnac transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office, Mr. Greene, M.P., had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners of Railways in Great George-street. Captain Huish had also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Gentleman. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a Committee meeting yesterday. Colonel Macgregor had an interview yesterd a y w ith Sir George Grey. Sir William Pym had also an inter view with the Right Hon. Baronet. Mr. Brown, M.P. bad an interview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council had a meeting yesterday in the Council Chamber, and heard petitions for extensions of Patents. Tho Lords present were the Master of the Rolls, Lord Campbell, Lord Brougham, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall. VISIT OF lIIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT AND THEIR SERENE HIGHNESSES THE GRAND DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SAXE WEIMAR TO OSBORNB.— PORTS MOUTH, JUNE 20.—These illustrious persons, with a snail retinue, arrived at Gosport yesterday morning at half-past ten o'clock, having travelled by special train on the South-Western Railway. His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Wei mar were received at the Clarence-yard by Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., the Commander-in-Chief; Captain Superintendent Sir E l ward Parry, and a guard of honour furnished by the 2d Regiment of Foot; Major General the Right lion. Lord F. Fitzelarence, and the staff of the garrison were also in attendance. The royal party embarked in the Victoria and Albert barge, and were pulled on board the Fairy, and she immediately run out of harbour. On Prince Albert's flag being dis played, her Majesty's ship Victory fired a royal salute, and this was followed by one from the guns of the plat form battery. On getting to Spithead the speed of the Fairy was slackened, that the Prince and his visitors might admire the St. Vincent and Howe, as those ships manned yard and saluted on the yacht passing. The Fairy was made fast to a buoy off Osborne jetty at twelve o'clock, and the Prince, and the Duke and left Duchess, and re ti nue l an d e d f rom t h e Fa i ry ' s b oa t s , an d two carriag es b e i ng on the beach, they were conveye d in themand to Osborne his v i si t or s pass ing throu g h S p i t h ead the St. Vincent and Howe again Prince o th u e se isle At t f IbWuirghot' clock ori the manned yards and saluted, and the Fairy proceeded in harbour, and landed the royal party at the Clarence yard, and they returned by special train to Farborough station. REPRESENTATION OF CAMBRIDG E . - This borough is in a somewhat anomalous position as respects the prospects of candidates at the ensuing election; both the great parties of Whigs and Conservatives being divided into sections. The moderate Conservatives are anxious to elect Mr. Sutton, and are determined to take their candidate to the poll, depending on the suffrages of the moderate party and some of the Whigs. The Pro tectionist party had a meeting, at which resolutions con demnatory of Sir Fitzroy Kelly and Mr. Manners Sutton were passed unanimously. A committee has been ap pointed. In all probability the candidate brought for ward by the High Conservative party will be a Mr. Pem berton, formerly secretary to Mr. Goulburn, and nephew to Christopher Pemberton, Esq., a wealthy and eminent solicitor of Cambridge. On the Liberal side two can didates are already in the field—Mr. A. Shafto Adair and the Hon. W. F. Campbell, both of Trinity College. But perfect unanimity does not prevail with the Whigs either. Some of the principal voters, and a large num ber of tradesmen advocate the principle of returning one and one. They say that parties are so nearly balanced, that they can neither carry nor ought to desire both members. Under these circumstances they were anxious to avoid a contest, and let either party return one representative. But the Barnwell voters say, " No, we will have no compromise; we will have two repre sentatives or none." Consequently, at all the meetings these 101. voters have, by refusing on any other grounds to vote for Mr. Adair, forced that gentleman's friends to coalesce with Mr. Campbell, and form a joint committee. The prudence of this step time will show. Mr. Sutton is now here, but no second Conservtaive candidate has yet been annainced. DISTILLATION FROM SUGAR.—Messrs. Roe have concluded their sugar operations for the season, and the result is that they are quite confirmed in the opinion that more than ten and a half gallons of proof spirits cannot be obtained from the ordinary run of sugar, whereas the excise experiments showed fully one gallon more, say eleven and a Leif gallons. They tried Hon duras, Jamaica, and Madras sugars, but found very little difference in the extract, and none whatever in quality. The spirit we have seen, and it is remarkably fine.— Dublin Mercantile Advertiser. General Sir John M'Leod and family, Captain and Pierand A e . a Garnett, Esq.,, and family arr i ve d L at ad ß y la P e a k l w m a e l r l: d f General Steam Navigation Compan ß y . s N s ., te c am apt s ain hip Soho from Antwerp. Captain Storey, Man nering, and the Rev. Mr. Francis and family , y, 1 an d e d at Antwerp on Friday last from the same ship. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH KENT RAILWAY. Yesterday the inquiry into the circumstances atten dant upon the deaths of Frederick Messenger and Mary Tvvistleton, caused by the falling in of the arch of the Gravesend and North Kent Railway (now in the course of erection), crossing Great Russell-street, Southwark, was entered upon by Mr. William Carter. The inquiry was held in the board-room of St. John's workhouse, and excited considerable interest, a large number of persons officially connected with the railway being present to watch the proceedings. The usual preliminaries having been gone through, the jury proceeded to view the bodies, and then inspected the spot where the accident occurred. Evidence was first taken for the identification of the bodies. Policeman George Hooper, M 179, deposed that he was on duty on Friday evening in Great Russell-street, when he was informed that the accident had taken place. Having ascertained the nature of the accident, he forthwith sent to the station for assistance, and forty men were immediately sent. The faalle❑ materials were removed, and in about an hour the two deceased persons were found. The CORONER—Was your attention directed to the arch during the day? Witness—Nothing further than that in my usual walks round my beat I stood looking at the men striking the centres. The CORONER—Did you take any particular notice of them ? Witness —Nothing beyond stopping a few minutes to look at them. In answer to a series of inquiries from the coroner and jurors, The witness stated that the men engaged appeared to be labourers or carpenters, and that they seemed to be fully competent to their work. The ropes from the different poles upon the arches were so fixed that a cart might pass through without being entangled, provided the driver were very careful, but he did not believe that two carts proceeding in opposite directions could pass at the same time. There was a great deal of lime and stone lying on one side of the road under the arch, so much so, indeed, as entirely to block up the customary pathway. He saw two or thr ee of the centres lowered, and they were done easily and without any apparent danger. Charles 'Smith, shoemaker, of Maltby-street, Ber mondsey, said he was standing in his shop, contiguous to the railway, on Friday evening, when he heard a noise, and saw under the archway a cart, and a horse rearing up on his hind legs. He ran and seized it by the bridle, and was] assisted by some man who came up at the time. He saw some ropes hanging from the cart, which was entangled amongst them ; the horse was endea vouring to effect his escape, and was plunging in the most violent manner. The cart contained sand, or something of the sort, and belonged to some of the work- Vf.lthy. street. He did not think (he ropes belonged to the cart, but to the tackle under the railway arch. He looked up and saw the top of the arch rise, the light showing itself through. It then fell with a fearful crash. The horse and cart became released, but by whom he did not know. William Houghton, who drove the cart alluded to, said he worked for Mr. Dawson, who was connected with the line. He stated that at the time of the accident he was going to the railway with some ballast, and was passing through the arch for that purpose, walking in front of his horse. Suddenly the cart became entangled in the ropes, and the horse plunged violently in his at tempt to get away. The ropes were connected with a pole in the middle of the arch, but he did not know what was the use of that pole. Shortly afterwards the arch fell in, and the horse was released. Thomas Dunner, a wheelwright, resident on the spot, was examined at great length with respect to the cause of the accident. He expressed his conviction that it arose from the loosening of the " ribs" and " centres," consequent upon the entanglement of the horse with the ropes. He considered that the arch was well constructed, that the workmen were very skilful, and that the arch would have been perfectly safe had not the accident alluded to occurred. A lengthened discussion took place between the jury as to the desirableness of appointing some competent person to inspect the works. This was eventually agreed to, and the inquiry was adjourned until Monday next. EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. An accident of a very extensive nature occurred upon this railway last Saturday morning, and was attended with great loss of life, not we are happy to state to any human being, but to a great number of sheep and calves; the guards of the train, however, experienced a very narrow escape. The accident resulted entirely from the reprehensible practice of having an engine behind the train to assist in propelling it. It appears that the up goods train from Bristol was running for the Swindon station about two o'clock on that morning, and that after it passes the Chippenham station there is a very steep incline (1 in 90) through a cutting called the Wootton Bassett incline. To assist the goods train up this in cline it is the custom, in addition to the ordinary engine, to ) run another engine from the Box station, through the tunnel, to aid in propelling the train. The train in question consisted of nearly 40 waggons and trucks, and amongst them were some timber trucks. These timber trucks, in consequence of the length of the timber, are coupled together by long chains ; one of the timber trucks was the fourth from the leading engine ; and in going up the incline, it seems that t.nts, of the connecting chains of the first portion of this timber truck by some means became unfastened, and dragged on the line for some distance, until it came to a crossing, where the end of the chain caught, and caused a momentary check to the first part of the train. The hinder part of the timber truck was forced by the behind propelling engine on to the spot where the end of the chain had become hitched, and thereby caused a resist ance, when the leading engine broke away with the foremost carriages, but the propelling engine being driven at full speed forced the truck which had been checked by the end of the chain, with several others which had also broken away, up a slope more than 12 feet high, and into an adjoining field. The last of the trucks so forced up remained at the base of the slope ; and from the speed at which the engine was propelling the train could not fall back on the line, but bumped against the remaining waggons as they passed, com pletely cutting their side stanchions and timber as the train brushed past. The rest of the waggons and trucks, with the propelling engine, went past the trucks on the slope, and ran some distance, when it is conjectured that some of the timber which had been thrown from the timber trucks caused a goods truck to be thrown over the rails; and the propelling engine, still driving at full speed, completely doubled up the waggons and trucks before it, scattering them in all directions. Some of them was literally smashed to pieces, and upwards of 90 sheep and some calves were killed. The resistance caused by the end of the chain falling into the crossing gave no intimation to the driver of the propelling en gine that the first portion of the train had broken away with the leading engine; therefore he continued driving at full speed, and in a moment the waggons and trucks wore scattered about. The officers of the Great West ern Railway Company, with their usual promptitude, directly assembled a number of men, and by great ex ertion the rail was cleared without any detention to the other trains. Until lately it was the practice of the company to propel the passenger trains through the Box tunnel by an engine behind, but the public raised such a❑ outcry (and very properly so) against that practice, that the company were obliged to desist. Had even the above accident occurred in the Box tunnel, instead of in an open cutting, the consequence would have been much more serious; as it is, the guards of the luggage train escaped by a miracle, as the waggons, both before and behind their truck, were knocked to pieces. It has often been a matter of spe culation what would be the nature of an accident with a passenger train with an engine at both ends propelling. Should an accident occur to the leading engine the effect upon the carriages will be shown by the above accident; and it needs no comment as to what the re sult would have been to the passengers had it been a passenger train. THE LATE ACCIDENT AT WOLVERTON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin, —Conceiving it to be the bounden duty of every one to offer any suggestion that may occur to him for the prevention of accidents on railways, and more espe cially a recurrence like the lamentablelone in question, I would at once propose that strong and substantial posts should be erected on each side of the line—say a quarter of a mile apart, but so arranged that there should be one or more at the terminus of every station, and an officer attendant at every post, and that the guards, engineers, stokers, and other officers, of every train should have at their command—the same being w ell braced to some part of the carriage —strong ropes or cable chains, with a large noose at the end, so th a t i n an emergency it might be thrown to the officer, who would instantly affix it round the post, similar, in fact, to the mode now adopted in bringing steam-boats to a stand-still, on nearing a pier or other place of embar kation. llad this plan been in use at the time of the accident, your readers would, in my humble opinion, never have had cause to deplore the fatal consequences. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, HOMAS SLOAN. Mitre-court, Temple, June 21, 1847. RAGGED SCHOOL IN CLARE MARKET.—Yesterday a meeting, numerously and respectably attended, was held in the vestry rooms of St. Clement Danes Church, with the view of opening a ragged school in Clare. market. Lord Ashley presided on the occasion, and in strong terms urged upon the meeting the destitution, misery, and ignorance of many children in that locality, and the necessity and duty which existed for extending to them the blessings of education. The meeting was then addressed by several speakers in support of reso lutions recognising the success which bas hitherto at tended the formation of ragged schools, and approving of the Yeates Court Ragged School about to be opened near Clare Market, as worthy the support of the pa ,ishioners of St. Clement Danes and the inhabitants of the surrounding district. The resolutions having been adopted, and a vote of thanks passed to the chairman, the meeting broke up. THE POPE' S LAST MIRACLE.—The Tablet pub lishes the following extract from a private letter from Rome:—" The Pope has wrought a miracle. He went to Subiaco, and as there was a great want of rain the people asked him to pray for it. Ho accordingly went to the shrine of St. Benedict and prayed there an hour, and immediately the rain came and lasted six hours." The letters from Paris received on Monday denote much uneasiness regarding commercial prospects. The disasters at Marseilles originated the unfavourable feeling, and a number of small failures which have been taking place for some days in tile capital have sulm i quently tended to increase it. WESTERN LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION. The members of this society held their first festival last evening at the Freemasons' Tavern, when the Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird occupied the chair, and was sup ported by Henry Drummond, Esq. (President) ; R. Monckton Milnes, Esq., M.P. ; Luke James Hansard, Esq. ; Albert Smith, Esq. ; Mr. Sheriff Kennard, &c. Several toasts in honour of the Royal Family were proposed by the chairman, after which the Noble Lord proposed the toast of the evening, "Prosperity to the Western Literary and Scientific Institution," for which Mr. Malcolm said that the institution was founded in 1825, and that, after struggling with those adverse cir cumstances that usually beset similar undertakings, it had at length succeeded in forming a library of about eight thousand volumes. In alluding to a meeting which had taken place at a very early period, the Secre tary observed that there was present on that occasion the lamented poet Thomas Campbell, who seconded the first resolution. The poet descanted not only on the advan tages of such institutions, but on the opposition they ex perienced in carrying out its objects, and he quoted the opinions of Dr. Whitaker, who thought that "public li braries were calculated to corrupt the principles of so ciety, because bad books would be mingled with the good, and that they would have the effect of depressing learned men by making learning general, and that it would make the lower orders of society saucy and lazy." In opposition to such doctrines Mr. Malcolm showed the vast benefits the society had been the means of dis tributing, and concluded by requesting the co-operation of the public in carrying out the useful purposes of the ilastitutioxi. Other toasts were then proposed, which having been duly responded to the company separated at a late hour. The musical arrangements were under the direction of Mr. Blewitt, assisted by Miss Ransford, Mr. W. E. Ransford, Mr. Genge, and Mr. Edney. About one hundred gentlemen sat down to a dinner provided for the occasion, which gave very general sa tisfaction. WESTERN GRAMMAR SCHOOL. The annual distribution of the prizes to the pupils of the Western Grammar School, Alexander-square, Brompton, took place on Thursday, the 17th inst. The patron, Earl Cadogan in the chair, supported by the Rev. Charles Kingsley, Rector of Chelsea, President of the Institution ; the Rev. J. R. Crawford, the Head Master ; the Rev. D. Coleridge, Principal of St. Mark's Training College ; the Rev. Thomas Jackson, Principal of the National Society's Training College, Battersea ; the Rev. W. J. Irons, Vicar of Brompton ; and many other clergymen and gentlemen belonging to, and friends of the institution. A large and highly respectable auditory being assembled in the principal school room, and the reports of the several examiners in the different t,,..nphe s of study considered ; his Lordship, the patron, delivered the two prizes or nooks annually prennted by himself, to the successful scholars, viz.:— The Ca . dogan prize for classical and gene ral literature and knowledge to The Cadogan prize for Theology The King's College prize Godrich 1 The Latin Verse prize Deverinne 1 The English Essay prize The French Essay prize Rains The First Math emat i ca l pr i ze... Godrich 1 And thirty-seven o th er pr i zes, in books, given by the institution for proficiency in the several branches of study were presented to th ose w h o h a d gained them. After the prize essays,which gave universal satisfaction, had been recited by their respective composers, the Pre sident addressed the meeting, and was followed by the Rev. Thomas Jackson, who in a powerful and eloquent speech, pointed out, first, the proper foundation of all training, namely, religious knowledge, as taught and in culcated in the school, according to the doctrine of our beloved Protestant Church ; secondly, the high value of a classical and mathematical education—the learned languages and science being the pillars whereon to rear, upon the before mentioned base, the whole architecture of an education fitting the individual alike for business or for the learned professions. The Rev. Gentleman then, with much feeling and energy adverted to his past intimate knowledge of the school, as formerly one of its masters, its success and reputation at that time, and the confirmation they had, this day, after an interval of ten years, witnessed, of the statement in the annual report of 1847, that the school had in no respect declined from its former high standard ; reminding the assembly that its present most respected and talented head master was a distin guished pupil of that great reformer of the system of education in our public schools, the lamented Dr. Arnold. He then called upon the proprietors to extend the know ledge and influence of the school, now nineteen years established ; and having sent forth many of its pupils to gain distinguished honours at each University, several of 1 them now labouring in the Church, and in the learned profession, and many in the service of their country, or engaged in honourable mercantile pursuits, bringing up, he trusted, in many cases a new generation to become pupils of their old and honoured institution, of which the Rev. Gentleman stated that he purposed timely to intro duce his own son as a pupil. After paying a just tribute to the several masters, he concluded by a powerful appeal to the wealthy and increasing neighbourhood to augment the list of proprietors, and thereby enable the committee of management to proceed to its contem plated important objects, of founding scholarships to bestow on its pupils, and of forming a suitable library. The Rev. the President then declared the business of the day to be most agreeably and satisfactorily termi nated, and the school was adjourned to the 26th July. HER M&JESTT'S ACCESSlON.—Yesterday (Mon day) was kept as a holyday at the law offices on account of her Majesty's accession occurring on the previous day. The Judges' Chambers were closed. Mr. Frederick Hill has been appointed Inspector of Prisons of the home or central district, and is suc ceeded in the inspectorship of the northern district, which he held for several years, by Captain O'Brien.— Scots man. REPRESENTATION OF CAMBRlDGE.—Yesterday, at two o'clock, a deputation of the electors of Cambridge waited upon Major-General Sir Harry Smith, at Usher's Hotel, Suffolk-street, Haymarket, for the pur pose of requesting the gallant general to stand for the representation of that place in the ensuing Parliament. The deputation having stated the object they had in view, Sir Harry replied that nothing could be more flat tering than so high a compliment from his friends in Cambridge, but that for the present, as well as he feared for some time to come, he must depend upon his sword fur procuring him the means necessary for enabling him to avail himself of so desirable and distingnished an honour, and, that, within a short period, should Provi dence so ordain that his health be restored, be should find it necessary to proceed abroad again in his military capacity. Sir Harry stated, that he had felt himself compelled to decline a similar offer from the electors of Westminster, adding that, should fortune prove favour ble, and that at any future period his fellow townsmen should think his services desirable, he would feel proud in being their representative. DESTRUCTION OF A PACKET SHIP BY AN ICEBERG. —The packet ship Eulalia, belonging to St. Sebastian, while on her passage from Havannah to Galway, was overwhelmed by an iceberg. She had thirty-seven pas sengers (a great many of whom were women) on board, with a crew of sixteen, including the master. She was a fine-looking vessel, barque rigged, 300 tons burden, and was laden with a cargo of miscellaneous articles. Her voyage was favourable till she made latitude 42 IS north, longitude 52, when she met with a heavy field of ice. This occurred on the morning of Friday, the 21st of May. The master observing the perilous state of the ice, bore the ship round, and attempted to clear it, but this was found impossible, and about nine o'clock a tre mendous iceberg struck the ship amidships, cutting her down to the water's edge. The shock was fearful, and the terror and dismay of the passengers were painfully great. Not a moment ;was lost in lowering the boats, and placing the passengers in them; for, on the pumps being sounded, the ship was found to be fast filling. The crew lingered on board at the pumps in the hopes of keeping her afloat, but were compelled to make a hasty retreat, the ship reeling over on her beam ends and in stantly sinking. Two boats, containing the captain, fourteen of the crew, and fourteen passengers, succeeded in getting clear of the wreck, but the third, with twenty persons in it, most of whom were women, was drawn down with the vessel, and every soul perished. The boat, it appeared, was fastened to the wreck by a rope, which the crew, in their fright, fearing the ship was sinking, had forgotten to unship, and it was impossible to cut it, the passengers having no proper implement. On the following day, at five o'clock in the evening, the remaining boats were picked up by the schooner New port, belonging to Stockton, and their crew taken on board, which vessel reached Galway on Monday last. The loss of the Eulalia and cargo is estimated at 25,0001. VAUXHALL GARDENS.—This well-known and most ancient place of public amusement is now once more open for the season. It has undergone many improvements since the close of last summer. Many of the old and ruinous buildings, which had nothing but their antiquity , to recommend them, have been removed, and in their place other buildings have been erected, which are com modious and in good taste. The ground on which the fireworks are displayed has been enlarged, aad there is now ample space for the most extensive exhibition of pyrotechnic skill. The orchestra is restored to its ori ginal form, and will remind the old frequenters of the place of former days, and of the glories of the days of the all but immortal Simpson and his earlier predecessors. There is a manifest improvement in the scenic represen tations, or large pictures, with which various portions of the grounds are decorated; the illuminations are as bril liant as ever, and the whole appearance of the place displays good taste, and a liberal yet judicious expendi ture of money. In the Rotunda the performances are those of the Bedouin Arabs and of Mademoiselle Caro line. The feats of the Arabs are, of their sort, the most marvellous that have hitherto been exhibited ; they bound and rebound from the earth or platform with the elasticity of Indian rubber, throwing somersaults in every manner that such vaulting can be performed, and in a manner totally novel to the vaulters of this country. Of the admirable equestrianism of Mademoiselle Caroline we have spoken before, when that lady was in England a few years ago. The whole of the arrangements, which were formerly intrusted to Mr. Simpson, are now under the control of Mr. Lewis, who last year made his debut in these gardens. The company last night was very numerous, and included many of the nobility and persons of rank, amongst them were the Earl of Lonsdale, Lord Stanhope, Lord Strathmore, &c. CONTINENTAL COMMUNICATION.—The South- Eastern and Continental Steam-packet Company's steam-ship the Lord Warden left Folkestone for Bou logne yesterday morning at four o'clock. The Prince Ernest arrived at Folkestone from Boulogne at 6.30 a.m., and again left Folkestone for Boulogne at 3 p.m. , with 52 passengers. The Lord Warden arrived at Folkestone from Boulogne at 4 p.m., with 53 passen gers ; and the Queen of the French left Ram s g ate for Ostend At 9 am., with 64 passengers and three carriages. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birmingham and Ox ford Junction, 74 p.—East Lincolnshire, % p. ex ink_. Edinburgh and IN orthern, 1 / 2 p.—Lancaster and Preston, Quarters, 134—Leeds and Dewsbury, 4 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preference, , dis.—Liverpool, Crosby, and South port, 263. 3d. p.—London and North-Western, 179—Ditto, Quarters, 17 P.—Ditto, New Quarters, 1.07 i p. —Ditto, Quarters (G. J.), 1631 p.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths (late West Riding Union), ls. 3d. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 1% dis.—Ditto (late Grimsby and Sheffield), 7'),,'i dis.—Midland, 124—Ditto, 40/. Shares, b% p.—Ditto, New, 3% p.—Newcastle and Berwick, New, 214 1 p.—North-Western, 1% dis.--Scottish Central, 7% p. —Shrewsbury and Chester, New, ls. 3d. dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, STew, No. 1, 14 p.—Ditto, No. 4, 4 dis.—York and Newcastle, New, 53/4 p.—Ditto, Preference, 3 1 A 1 p. Belfast and Ballymena, 10 LA dis. MANCHESTER, JuNE 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are--Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire, 2 dis.—Birmingham and Oxford JUBC• tion, 7 5-16 p.—Haddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, Thirds, 3-16 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preferentials, ', 7 , s dis.—Manchester and LeedF, 19% p.—Ditt o , 321. Share (late Extension), par—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 1-16 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshi re , Quarters, No. 1, 2 3 / 4 p.—Newcastle and Berwick, New, 21%; p.—North Staffordshire, 2 9-16 p.—North-Western, 11A — South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 1 4 dis. LEEDS, JUNE 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, New, 14s. dis.—Ditto, New (scrip), 6d. s. p.—East and West York shire, 31s. 6d. dis.—lludderstield and Manchester, 6s. 3d. n. p.—Ditto, Thirds, 2s. 6d. p.—Leeds and Thirik, Preference, 15s. dis.—Manchester and Leeds, West Riding Union, ls. 6d. p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 2s. 6d. dis.—Newcastle and Berwick, 8 p.—Ditte, New, 2 1 4 p.— North British, Thirds, 1% p.—North Staffordshire, 13s. 9d. p.—North-Western, 28s. dis.—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 28s. 9d. dis.—York and Newcastle, Preference, 3/. 11s. 3d. p. HULL, JUNE 21. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—East Lancashire, New, 14s. dis.—Manchester and Leeds (West Riding Union), ls. 6d. p.—Newcastle and Berwick, New, 445. p.—North Bri tish, Thirds (scrip), 51s. 6d.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 275. SHEFFIELD, Juars 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 24 s. —Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 4s. dis.—Man c h es t er an d Leeds (West Riding Union), Is. 6d. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincelnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 7% dis.—Ditto, 201. Shares, 565. dis. ex int.—Ditto Sheffield and Lincoln), 58s. dis.—North. Western, 275. 6d. dis. EDINBURGH, JUNE 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 66s.—Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, Quarters, 12s. 9d.—Edinburgh and Northern, New, 71s.—Ditto, Newport, 71. 9s.—Ditto, ditto, New, 48s.—Edinburgh and Perth, 22s.—North British, 32%—Ditto, Thirds, 525. Stirling and Dunfermline, 5%. GLASGOW, Jurarx 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, 293 , 8 — Ditto, New, 425. 6cl.—Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 675. East Indian, 2s. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr (5 per cent. guar.), 41 1 / 2 —Ditto, Halves, No. 2,6/. 12s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 54—North British, Thirds, 525. Stirling and Dunfermline, s%,—York and Newcastle, Pre ference, 11%. NEW VOCAL MUSIC HALL. Yesterday, at five o'clock, the foundation stone of a building, devoted to the purposes of vocal music under the superintendence:of Mr. Hullah, was laid by Viscount Morpeth, in Charles-street, Long-acre. After a prayer for the Divine blessing, offered by the rector of St. Martin's, had suiu stolent to meet aw His LORD SHIP went t h roug h t h e usua l f orm, an d ad atyhem from, and less w h is a h rm go o o n d iou ad dressed the mee ti ng ( a b out 1,000 b e i ng present). He thegrave speedgpouhdr s, less to work they had set on foot. Music he considered the most graceful accomplishment and delightful recreation that adorns this hard-working world, and renovates our busy, overcharged existence. Its negative importance is great—it provides an innocent amusement for our people, and keeps many from the ale-house orgie and midnight brawl ; its positive importance and value are inestimable—for the combining chords that regulate our whole being are so interwoven, sense with principles, that the very character assumes a clothing from exter nal influences. He (Lord Morpeth) was aware that from every altar, however pure or sacred, fire might be stolen and desecrated ; but he would hope that in all endeavours connected with this building we should emulate the flame which, while it enlivens all around ever points to the skies. He would not confine it to any walk in life. Not alone in the sacred cathedral, not alone in the costly theatre, not in guilded saloons, nor confine it to six-guinea stalls, but he would hear our nightingales warble in every grove, and trill on every bough.—(Cheers.) He would have the happy art enliven the domestic tea-table, add variety to the vil lage school, and linger in the sanctuary. As a nation we are indebted to our friend Mr. Hullah, and this pro posed building is the spontaneous offspring of his confi dence in you. Mr. BEAVER then, as deputed by Mr. Hullah's pupils, read an address from the whole body of a very compli mentary character, and established their sincerity by presenting him at the same time with a note for 5001. Mr. HULLAH replied. The Bishop of NORWICH proposed the thanks of the meeting to Viscount Morpeth, adding most suitably a few remarks on the inspiring nature of music, as evinced in the battle of Trafalgar by " Rule Britannia," and on our soldiers by " God save the Queen," so in our praises to God in a still higher degree are our souls animated and our devotion elevated by the words of God united to music. The evening was spent, by more than 1,000, most happily and rationally, at the Crow❑ and Anchor. Coffee, &c., was served liberally, and in the great room a concert was conducted by Mr. Ilullah. On the plat form was'en assemblage of professional talent seldom met. Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Braham, and the Messrs. Distin, besides which the harp was in the best hands, and the songs of the evening, besides having other high professional voices, were welcomed from the pupils themselves, and towards the close one, " In infancy our hopes and fears," from Mrs. Hullab, was rapturously received. The Bishop of Chester, Lord Morpeth, and Lord Cod rington, were again present; we observed also many of the clergy, as also at the foundation. The assembly separated at twelve o'clock, after sing ing the national anthem. JOSEPH ADY DEFEATED AT LAST.—A summons was heard on the 18th inst., before Mr. Sergeant M an _ ning, the Judge of the New Court at Whitechapel, in which the notorious Joseph Ady was the defendant, 08, the plaint:of Mr. G. R. Dodd, a solicitor, of New Broad street, City. It appeared from the statement of Mr. Rhodes, the clerk to the plaintiff, that the latter, some time back, received from Ady one of his circulars, pro mising, as usual, some valuable information on the re ceipt of a fee of 11., which was afterwards paid to him on his giving a receipt in writing, coupled with an un dertaking to return the money in case the promised in formation proved erroneous or useless. In return for his fee Joseph sent the plaintiff a number of papers, con sisting chiefly of lists of unclaimed dividends, and re ports of cases in which he had figured as defendant be fore the magistrates, and, as ho asserted, proved his innocence of 'the fraud imputed to him, together w ith some absurd cautions against joining certain public companies, all of which were utterly useless to the plaintiff, who, in consequence, demanded the return of his money, according to the condition upon which he had paid it.'. iThis being refused by Ady, the summons was taken out against him, and the Judge, after hearing Ady's solicitor, who made the best of his bad case, de cided that the money should be repaid to the plaintiff, with all his expenses, within a week from the hearing of the summons. DEATH BY LIGHTNING.—TWO persons, a man and woman, who sought refuge in a barn along with a crowd o t r r u t , k o d n ead T b u y esd th ay; e l l a e s c t t , rie du fl r u i i n d g . a C A LEDONIAN RAILWAY.—The operations at th e thunder o - n storm, a were m w s station of this railway at the Lothian-road are being carried on with the utmost vigour and rapidity. Large bodies of workmen are actively engaged on the works, and the extensive excavations are already far advanced. The station will comprehend an area of about twelve acres, and, inclusive of the price of the ground and the elegant building to be erected for a station-house, will cost the large sum of nearly 100,000/. The building is from the design of the eminent London architect, Mr. Tite, and the contract for its erection has been taken by Mr. Lind, the builder of the Assembly Hall and the Scott Monument, Several houses in Tobago-street, and the neighbourhood, on the line of the railway, arc in course of being removed, and others in Gardner's crescent, beneath which the railway passes, have been vacated during the operations. Considerable progress has also been made in the deep cuttings in the imme diate precincts of Grove-street, by which the line enters the city, and the works in the neighbourhood are being executed in the same vigorous manner. The engines for this line are to be constructed on the most modern and approved principles. The carriage department will in clude several important improvements. For instance, a thick matting of hair-felt will be introduced between a double boarding for the carriage bottoms, which will render them much warmer and less noisy. A novel first class carriage is to be constructed expressly for through trains between Scotland and England, designed by Mr. Sinclair. The body of the carriage will be of the usual size, divided into two compartments, the one larger than the other. Both divisions will be fitted up with cushions, pillows, and everything suitable for comfortably lying down at full length. The larger division will accommo date six persons; the smaller one, communicating with the other, is principally intended for ladies, and will afford room for two. In this latter division there will be all those conveniences which ladies and invalids will appreciate. - AS ERICAN BISCUITS. —The vessel Susquehannah, recently arrived at the port of Liverpool from Philadel phia, has brought, in addition to 1,298 barrels!of flour, 1,163 barrels of corn meal, 43 boxes of beef, 36 hogs heads and 24 boxes of bacon, 10,800 bushels of wheat, no less than 1,260 barrels of bread (or common biscuit), and 369 barrels of soda or fancy biscuit, being, if wo mistake not, the largest importation of the kind s. _ e which has taken ! place from the "United Patrick Henry, since arrived fr om is o l, r o 95 barrels common b has i o 6 f e sodauaitss, ot t 'v ate York,T h vessell broughtbiscuits, the and 4o veryo packageslur g e quantity ot. broad of the production and manufacture of the biscuits T the United States of A m erica. By a r ecent order of the imported from foreign countries, other than fancy biscuit or confectionary, are free of duty until the Ist of Sep tember next. Since the order has been issued, several very large importations, comprising whole cargoes, have taken place from the Hanseatic and other of the German states of Europe, but none that we are aware of, in com parison with those above mentioned, have hitherto taken place from the other side of the Atlantic. The amount received by the Government on the new loan up to the present time is understood to be about 6,000,000/., leaving 2,000,0004 to accrue between this mad the 15th of October.