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

TIIE SUN, LONDON, TURSDA_Y_ _EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1847. l' o n ' ' The C° , ittee of the Association : ,),e1141,, Co.. DE BROUCKERS. rttatie si ' iTICTOR FAIDEN, AD. LB HARDT l' n a a, kti It::42'hAticilacul re L t l n L u u nications relative to de th r, e a c d o v n o gr ca e t s e s , Oho. '''' ssed to Mr. Victor Fill ei Y t - ' a t . o t ~, t ier L he Association, Rue 1 4, e° told, Brussels. 1 1 -4 /IC r, (l/ t ia cft,i'Sl-lOP OF OXFORD AND ; l'''' ll, ' &l ' ACCOMMODATION FOR THE Ik) %P k , Scotland) relat kiek h'? 'tr: d ir?g• letters (written in . ift e tr ifferences between the diocesan and the ith4:ll:eirlll (2! Upton-cum-Chalvey, on the subject of 1 , ) of o_t!ee church, have been e r n e n ce r i c v b e w d ar fr d o e m ns the "lit 411 41° rd, by the vicar an l iAt,', e t ahr,es& Cuddesden Palace, Aug. 2 t ,t'irti;iitet44,dear Sir Since I last wr0..e 9, t0 1t3 y 4 0 7 u: I 4,t,bnded-”tAtioe newspapers a fuller report than you 11,e'l, tt t , d — ti„ !ne of the meeting of the vestry at ,qt a i d . - its leads me to add a t i . i 2‘ ,. ..-... few words to what '"'-‘1144-4'4tYat°e4hieetion to the staircase into the gallery 'lv roj a . at the vestry, and as all th h a a t ve l e szi r d . tt„,,41.,, the R2t was said to you, You that I had not Rtiltittl,,d tticluastatement. I told ought to Leferl'eto,a,,eritiataircase, but was to y l o d u thati t t o Ita It Way lt, and. that, if so, it ought " he ll a s l s te te re7l ;Aa tha, made the entrance for the aged poor; I tti -'' do — it was unfit for this purpose. PC: 3 i f th e lit/ t ° Nein to the prolongation ovefdthfbergtanle e:', I ou eer 'tre seats are bond fi de re o se t r be it,: °llilaie°t to moving the poor to also, that fat b e 4 ghllery over them.side and %, 4 1 to r 0 far better to restore thel think, church than i b letd. * . t he new church—but tL ' . 4 . It i s itl this I only re lotZta of i e , (1 , 12 t,Y to tell you that in putting, as t 'k l e d, though-tYr, n illegal resolutton i to rn th e e st v i o m te . , (1)13% 4 sure unconscious Y, " r et ' 44 ( 1 due Sir, most sincerely yours, Tilt Ilev _ i , S. OXON. E. II , • C • Champnes. proper 4tht4),leaatitaS i 'A : --• : Vl l te li ss av C e tid re d c e e scl ive n d your very our Palace, Aug. 31. to — : r ` for tyizny receive it as an expression e of n y ews. u / 4 1)ns t ,u, 4tting language which th i 'ilel ) ,,:lait, ~-,,, tributes to y o u at the parish meeting. `uth'' uf a -ter into your reluctance to oppose the , e di al t 1, . ;1 1) tas e ke ~: eaPeetable portion of parishioners a " l 'i a - t hee' - ` 43 or pews. It is painful to me to r ktt:tit'„npotut (1 4, 4 t ; y. bu A t i th d i: v p s. ain must not prevent ou to maintain the right , wil rti lbg t o ; Your LtyutYis is to act in this matte Islaiehilelv 16 ,.Y , c)1i . r legal character of my officer. I 4 1 3. ' )1 1 a,/, 3°4 again briefly the instructions fug a fitt ' 1 4, ' ' 4 ' p 'K t iL gti rel, 4 ` l4 .l l " riat...l niu ‘t not be removed from the . bes. the ~'''' Zi 4 , - 4 to them to a worse position in t b f- Nr l4 °Pos ed -, this wron would have been done b, t : t‘ lis e 11 . 13, _,:kerrat, t h , 4 t -igitlelltg* I was therefore hound hi, I ticl t ) l t i ft ' 'q yott s en t " I it, and iam happy in being a .‘l, 10 cea eoll. t h at it never was assented to hy .t . :. , for tl t hmtitl tte a '3lt'ented, at the desire of the pare w t . Itlir p htB e fre e ~r ) tlilal number of the bet side pew thetll-13°cona:egta; but then, if this is done, d l o r v e e, kr the 1\1,,, , , , pat t he galleries be not prolooge 'erit t Pt()p, z) , „ t he parish are unanimous in wishing_ 'stilts e ileatt,ft'l alleries, I consent, provided th r : eitZed bon, ow e fi d Y appropriated to the poor, 3 , , NJ ' b Y retT, ; l for their use. This you may , do sli(ieunil°r; then, erg the doors and painting ' F bo r f e l" , 11 (4 k ir i ag i n T h ' c'r b ‘ y removing the doors and _ : th e , oarin ern tne poor who apply for them , tllL i e 'eats t L'e tnoclesty of the poor to rob them 0 1 „ ha tat j, their yielding them to the rich, and k izs 4 1 t, tti c arry out as churchwarden. tlat:tc'PrebensiallerY staircase, there has been sofq iits4 it Was i n n ' Comas told after I left your church t 0 eri e ,. 1 .aid for the new purpose of th, 1. ... 1 '1e, a nd ~ ?aid to your vicar that this was stated . itted . 'Lit were true, and the poor were to be. tri a , ite la th • i „. a, ~ a galleries, the staircase must be im• use 1v,...i. Understood him to reply, that the stair -1/14ti44714. in understood If it is su ffi cient lam quite i i 1 re . 4 , , retr ain d . ear sir, yo ur f a i thful friend, ut " S. OXON. 4vtPrtiFiktillthiih; Churchwarden of Upton." t/ 0 ,. % la t 4 .oners have determined to suspend the 1 4 aPpqitit teterior of the church until the depute : nte tvie w e d by the vestry on Thursday have had ~, Zi t th the Bishop. •40 pi , - 4'4 c -------______........... Natit,„lt, usirasTED ELECTION FOR TlicEasosCernleTbeYebvpfeioe,erwr: t o with r'unsequence of doubts which v t its 7, ''' his i e gatd to Baron de Rothschild's h e a ligibil a it r y . lir: iteliog isl et e4t in the House of Commons, tio,, c . ttlteated in the matter, laid a the VI ti t n •,-' the Chancery barrister, to ef4,,lee. °4 z.earned Counsel is highly favourable ti l l' :-...., I,.traber's ret r It is to the following ,i i i 'rt , .u n. and the rarl;', u avin e s ts ' a am of opinion that Baron de Roths -41 I;;!Aetit for n duly elected one of the Members of f t , 44., the city of London, is not, by reason of ' -u'ril at til i ' n ' R rn h ell Aer of the Jewish persuasion, debarr2. I% Y, I 14 seat i the louse of Commons. * 441 or • • u Se at%l be °Pinion that Baron de Rothschild may . 1,. rdi,,, J)errnited to take the Oath of Abjuration, i t i a .ttie l ,t t. l.a th e I , k , Sisal manner of Jews, viz., on the Old Itojtitl,ratic% - " lr dlY, lam of opinion that the Oath o c f rah %QIN keY lawfully be administered to Baron d 0, up, "tnitt. by w ti .. ix / ing the latter words contained . in stet. 4lt h " -1 caP 3 " upon the true faith of a 4 ' Thep ' ' '--- eh gr ~e Learned Counsel supports his opinion 4 4 , 11 -4 1 , kla u,,ilte argument, and cites various anci f nt cardsktlic,„,,, Legal aeci i i on , to show (noto , ithstandin l . I,i,,,"7,lyriters infer to the contrary) that fc..r.up le ; t iPle % 0 1? Years the manners, customs, and religioui. i ,Te4itoiat matte Jews have been respected and admitted t if 'l l" . Pf.r. I , 4tl er , ; that whenev, r a member of th, th„,,,ao hk--Luen has hzd occasion to make an ania th; 21 c1 , r -- „ m , been allowed to do so " on his book, "_ i . e s 4 t te ittl oeCß.Yent ; that this right existed so early as 4 spat be John (A.D. 1200), and that there d d .. -4 tu th ") be an ordinance, statute, or I. gal eci i ItotAtintrtiry. ~,t i t th Al As o y ail % t a ttic NIF INsTrrutioti. —Yest . erday even madellarla'bt')'• I nle etlne. was held at the instit e ut c io el n len in t i tY Is m ? tee, Bf oomsbury-square. i t% aPpr e , t , (tincled in 1798 for the clothi T ng h , is edu_ x Cating, 4)3(24. Th e the sons of indigent and decayed.Fre.e %(sjeih'ileta'°!,', are now on the funds of the institution di „ 0 4y3 h_ Oliace the society's establishment nea e rly . nra 0 , give participated in its benefits. The exp u, /21 4 li,' 4 ° sa, Put Yciar left it bahni...o ia hand °I 1 . 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 'nest in that eventful work—we mean that the names of Mr. Bollainy, Assistant Master Atten dant of Portsmouth Dockyard, Commander Ingram, of 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 ef the above scientific gentlemen and the party of 60 riggers and shipwrights under his command, went en ho:ird 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 afloat, and navigated her, in tow of the Birkenhead eteam•frigate, to Liverpool. The following acknowledgment of the talent dis• played and services rendered by her Majesty's officers and men from the Lords of the Admiralty will, however, be some little reward for the untiring per severance exhibited by them in the pursuit of their arduous and responsible labours : " Adm iralty, August 31. " Sir,— Havinglaid before my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty your letters of the 2Sth, 29th, and 30th inst., I am commanded by their Lordships to acquaint you that they have learnt with much satis faction that the assistance afforded by yourself, your officers, 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 the 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 severing zeal and good conduct of all parties em ployed is thoroughly appreciated by their Lordships. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " W. A. B. HAMILTON. " To Commander Ingram, her Majesty's ship Birkenhead, Liverpool." THE DUKE OF LEEDS AND TH BOTANISTS. TUB BARRICADING or GLEN TILT.—The following is a fuller account of the encounter on Saturday week between the Duke of Leeds and the botanists. After overcoming the first attempt at arresttnent, the party proceeded onwards, watched by two or three gillies, who closed one or two gates, which were on the road through the glen, though open before. At length they reached a gate just at the end of the glen where there is a lodge of the Duke's opposite, and found it padlocked, and a gillie on the other side, who told them they could not pass without the Duke's permis sion. They consented to wait till the Duke was sent for, 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 on a private road and trespassing ?" Professor— " No." The Duke—" Did you not inset a party in the glen who told you you were on a private rosd 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 to 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 to smoke industri'iusly, 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 unless you break open the gate, which you may do, and take the consequences." Professor—" But what are we to do ; we are drenched to the skin, and shivering with cold, and one of our party has a bad cough, and it may be the death of some of us to return." " That's your look out ; you have been warned." The professor then, followed by some of the party, moved up a small side walk and stamped a little with his feet to warm them, when the Duke— " Don't spoil my walks with stamping. Come off that walk, every one of you. Every step you take there 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. You must return." Soon after this the professor returned some 200 yards along the main walk, and then struck off to see if he could cross 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 one of the party had been seized by the collar, but within a minute released. And they all teen 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 ceived no further molestation. It appears that neither the present Duke's grandrather nor father ever at tempted to close the glen, but his grandfather, on the contrary, encouraged intercourse between Braemar and 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 or being on a private road.—Scotsman. PUGILISM. REIDIE AND DRISCOLL FOR 507. ASIDE. The fistic encounter between this brace of old. school pugilists was yesterday brought to an issue, is unexpected in its result as its fixed time was pre nature. We must, however, correct our phrase, for both combatants not only proved themselves ripe and -eager for the fray, hut war.ned the heart of every old ring-goer, and admirer of The art without pretence, The good old manly art of self-defence, )3, an exhibition which, with all due allowance for the ,ge of the antagonistic parties, must be deemed nulli secludes for science, endurance, and game. Those .vho were in the secret betook themselves to the :lorough terminus of the South-Eastern Railway, a nd hmore a ristocratic style— and among them was the ero of the day, the ga llant 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, phcctons, 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 dp pedestrian roc chosen with ession moved off. Now, we say th at the groun was 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 one o'clock Reidie tossed his cap within the ropes, Driscoll quickly followed — 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, it 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 co mpared with his stronger , heavie r, a nd, 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. ; tha t of Reidie 9st. 11b. An excellent arena having been formed, the men stood up. Of the fight, which deserves " a column to its praise," we will only say that in the first round Driscoll, who was a Hercules to an anatomie 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 lobbed his opponent, fought on the retreat, broke ground, got away, w aited 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 ; lie could only exhibit, in a style instructive to the uninitiated, who (snceive brute force the first princip le of p u g ilism, thatsk_ ill, activity, and the saver faire, are the first, second, and third i r d p tl o li o n r gs p in ris t e h o e ll, m t a h n o l u y l a h rt — ga o m f fe e ns a i n v d e ind defensive strong, was a mere exemplification of this till the 234 round, when 93 minutes h having been told by the clock of the timelieeper, hearing unable to answer to call of time," de of" fectiv The return -e because his etaorintogwan wasndhis sight sueh as wer in e alike these days of steam conveyance has little or nothing worthy of note. The American papers announce the death of Mr. Amos ?help. the eminent anti-slavery advocate. He riled at Roxbury. on the MI ef July, is the forty-third ye& a hie age. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TAT I ERSALL'S. —YESTERDAY. LEAMINGTON STAKES. 5 to 2 a:zat Mr. itoninsou's Morpeth, 6 yrs, 7st 131 b •—taken 3 to 1 ayst Mr. lfoore's Wolfdog, 5 yrs, 9sl 61b —taken 10 to 1 offered sgst Gwalior, and offers to bat that neither he nor Game Lass filly starts. ST. LEGER. 11 to S on Mr. Pealey's Cossack—taken 7 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pl-net—take 8 to 1 8 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 Blat.k Dwarf 50 to 1 agst Major Yurhurgh's Sally Maggs 1,000 to 5 apt 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 1, and of giving hint a temporary call of Planet, against whom 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 at 10 to 1 currently offered. Cossack and Philosopher closed at the odds offered on Thursday last; no oth. ra were in any estimation. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 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 offered 10 to 1 agst Captain Kennedy's Sir Tatton Sykes, 4 yrs, Bst—taken, and afterwards offered 12 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's King of Morven,3 yrs, 6st —taken and offered 15 to 1 ILO Mr. Monck's Vanish, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b Not half a dozen bets laid on this race. DERBY. 500 to 100 agst Scott's lot—t.—(9so to 200 also laid) 700 to 100 agst John Day's lot—taken 13 to 1 egst Mr. Niostyn's Surplice—taken to 2001. 15 to 1 agq Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Assault 25 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glendower 1,000 to 25 agst Mr. Wreford's Whetstone—taken and offered 2,000 to 50 agst Colonel Anson's Backbiter—taken. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE HIGHLANDS. Loco 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 subjeets, 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, but there remains bey and these bounds, and yet suffi ciently near to claim publicity at this moment, a vast instructive field of' local fact and observation. Thus, ior instance, no record of her M ijesty's resi dence at Lech 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 most remarkable and curious phenomena in the natural world—formations which have occupied the attention of Sir Roderick Murchison, M. Agaesiz, Mr. David Mylne, Dr. Buckland, and many other dis tinguished geologists, and which, while they puzzle and 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 justify the 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 " saran" 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'lntoshes and the M'Donalds 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, and are very curious. There the bow and arrow eras 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 eons. 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 end 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 corries 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 stay i n th e Highlands.l yesterday conversed with a cen t ena rian, who told me that in his youth he had kn own 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 histor.ical 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 resi Sing on the bank, of Loch Laggan in the most perfect and absolute security, without the presence of a single " Seider Roi," or red-cow, 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 populatio n 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 rea d y means of a formidable organization. After this s y stem 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 sleep wrongs and cruel persecutions remained, how ever, and gave a new tendency to the exertions of the people. They would not trust themselves 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 was a nuisance—that the seclusion and repose of the great grazing districts should be preserved, and that the Highland hills were more adapted for pro ducing mutton and beef than supporting men. With this truth forced on the minds of the chiefs by an in crease of their rents, their hearts being hardened 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 iment also. Many of dis cernible the ruins of little hamlets, the t s h e e il g , r t a h y e st h o e n e e d s s of f 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 the pos natural ition sphere been arn i neglected s and t h d e r i i r y epnunoifts and, respected by them, them hare been obliged to sell their estates,lewadhicha have been eagerly purchased by gentlemen from the south. Many more, heavily embarrassed and people, the purposes of quitemo dern tohfe ir unable absenteeism,dut duties s to a and d a I,%l.supportsaeyf ufl t rn l o i e e ms i s r . r A few remain aress th oe liveneall7orrign life the ancient attachment to their family. While such is the altered position of the landlords endeavouring h t e o i r t u p r e n e 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 eelves strenuously, if not successfully, to the arts of peace. As education progresses, the peculiar charac teristics of race disappear, an I language, habits, dress, and manners become gradua ll y absorb ed in the high tide of inaprovecnnt which has vg'dt upon the LT*- . 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 t , mperament 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 of 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 Linnhe, 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 arid 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 significance. 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 greatest 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 Shell, 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 I found an empty exchequer on ascending the Papal throne. The Rev. Mr. Mdore occupied the chair, and was surrounded by many gentlemen of influence in the neighbourhood. The Rev. CHAIRMAN having briefly explained the object of the meeting as already related, observed that they had met for no sectarian purpose. Their object was to express their abhorrence and indigna tion at the unconstitutional course which Austria had pursued towards the Papal territory ; it was one, therefore, in which every lover of constitutional liberty was permitted, if not bound to take a part. —(Cheers.) After some further 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 claring 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 Pope Pius IX. was replete with illustrations of his solicitude for the 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 to subscribe to mitigate Irish suffering. The kingdom of that sovereign was now threatened by . an Austrian army, and would they not express their sympathy with that sovereign 7—(Cheers.) It had been said that the present struggle was one of no importance, since Austria was a weak sad 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. He 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 Mt'. ACHESON, seconded by Mr. GIBB, the third resolution was also carried with ac clamation, 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. WRIGHT, and carried ; and, in accordanie 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 arid 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 from Plymouth in the short space of twelve days, allowing for the time 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 Maudalay'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, male an excursion on board the Vassiter Tidjaret in the Sea of M armors. 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 herperformance, 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 Mehtned 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 been mainly in strumental in carrying out the liberal views of his Sovereign, as during the two years of his adn►inistra tion of the naval affairs of the country he toiled bard 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 sr.w 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, of 450-horse power each, have been launched from the dockyard 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 he hoped that the Turkish Government will follow up the stimulus thus given to its steam navy, the importance of which must and a ought to be fully appreciated. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A BOY, AND DIS. COVERT OF THE BODY IN A FOOT• RAIL, AT NORTONI-IN. THE-MOORS.—For some time past, many of.the inhabi tants of the Potteries have been interested in the appear. ance of a lad, aged seventeen, named Henry Brannon, who excited much curiosity by his display of talent in performing on the violin. The lad's father, 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 bow 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 ti me ena bl e d to support his mother and two sisters by his earnings. At Whitsuntide last he at tended at Norton-i n -th e -M oo rs, and by his execution gave zest to the dance, which concluded the excellent festivities of the anniversary of the Female Friendly So ciety, which had been held durint g late g , the day.At the Brannon breaking up of the company , t a oß re u h rsl w ern as . Nothing more was hear d retired with the intention n o f f lif a ns o i , n fi 1 t h h o o m u although ca ma d e throughout the count ry, un til yesterday morning, when between three and tour o'clock a collier had occa sionto examine the state of the afoot-rail, to descend a fo , • boy, and, alarmed espied the body of a fifty yards, he wa ter in a pit near Norton. Having descended about at t h e discovery, he returned for as si s tance. On exami nation, the body was found to he in a high state of de position, and was identified as the body of the long ei()sn;-fiddling boy. The fiddle was lying tinder 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- ta il, and that he was overcome by the damp. An inquest was held at the - Robin H od Inn the same day, and a verdict in accordance with the fects was returned,— Staftbrdshire ilfeleury. AFFAIR OF HONOUR AT 13 ARNSTAPLE.—lnfornaa tion having been given on oath to the Mayor that breach of the peace was contemplated b% Mr. Charles Newell Cutliffe, of Pil , on, in this borough, surgeon, and Mr. Henry Victor Martin, of B. ntfort street, sur geon, a warrant was issued and placed in the hinds of the superintendent of police, who apprehended both gentlemen and brought them before the magistrates, by whom they were required to enter into rtcognizances— themselves in 100/. each, and two sureties for each of 501., to keep the peace for six months, which was done, e and they were lib. rated. It was understood tha h t ost t . parties had differed the night b-fore. and that a t mir i n le meeting was then arranged to take place the hx how jug, at eleven o'clock, in Raw ente' cl.— ever, the interposition of the magistrates prey leigh Park, which, North of Devon journal. The from " C.D." 5L 10s. on account of inco me- ta x. The Chancellor of the. Exchequer has received UVULA will int 4 receipt of the de arab COURT CIRCULAR. ARDVERIKIE, SEPT. 3.—ln 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 Majesty 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 g►rounds 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 lion. Miss Mitchell, and was received at the entrance hall by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, and the Master of the Household. his Royal llighness 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 yesterda from the Governors of the Mauritius, Malta, and ribraltar. 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• dress' d to her Majesty from Osborne House, have been opened on their transit to Scotland, and a strict investi gation is being mo de to detect the inquisitorial person age who has been prying into the Ro) al secrets. He is suspected to be a second boy Jones in a different way. HER MAJESTY.—A SCENE.—The Inverness Cou rier of Thursd , y last, in the details of the festivities at Ardverckie Lodge, before the Queen, in honour of her illustrious husban l'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 stationed 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 mnded off in an excell-nt style. The first quarter was made at a tremendous pace, but few of the competitors had bottom enough 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. Cohn Macdonald, a Lo chabar man, was a long way in advance, clearing bog and rock with the agility of a roe, until a malicious stone tripped him, and his fall enabled the second to gain few yards upon him. He, however, came down and overturned into a hole. Macdonald recovered his lost ground, and finally ran in a winner by thirty or forty yards. To show how little his long run had exhausted him, he leaped over the line of rope placed to 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 r,hilabeg, like a white banner waving behind. Her M:tjesty turned aside, and Lord Grey relaxed into a smile.' The other Scotch paper adds, " That the ladies is 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 counts but shared by all who have known him abr oa d. We have 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 of the place for Lieutenant Munro's misfortunes :—" I see with deep regret 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 AT Moscow. —The Allgemeine Preuissiche Zeitung of the lat 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 eqa•atorialr 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, Schweizer determined the northern declination of the comet, and sound that it was three degrees fifty minutes lees than the declination of Beta Aurigae; the right ascension, on the other hand, was six cl - grees 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 about ten Inillllt93 of ewe, ill the lapse of Itwetyrfor hoUrs• BELGIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE Tir LI BERTY OF. COMMERCE. 01 ou _ T)llowti in cilcul a la r has en issued by t• L 4 itia, g u (TRANSLATION.) flit Brussels, April 25Th, 1847. have the honour to lay before you an 141).!rtant resolution it has been considered proper to toward the improvement of the commercial re of nations with each other. 417 e lefulness of a meeting of the friends of eco -0'.41 science, of all countries and all descriptions ) 44 , 1 " ir i0) is impossible to he disputed, marked ad- . hav inZ b• -en made in various branches of 7 4"wi 'dgel throu4 the instrumentality of con. :es like the one now determined on. t rota Y &sembling, at Brussels, the individuals who,. the th . e ir exertions And position, are at the head of litieo-economica! movements of the world, the tp/4.~el8:1111 48sociation for the Liberty of Commerce d ileiri k e t n }, ded _, i t s bould take the shortest road for re khich lifficullaes, and destroying the prejudices, the e tyi e°llti ane to be opposed to the extension of mercial relations between different countries. Itai t ' l • o eern n eedlless to insist on the importance of the 1 ) , 1 ns , t. wiAich this politico-economical congress th: 4l k iet i to.rapply itself. For centuries they have . ° ujects, of continual study to the most emi th A lt at heave appeared. , l e h r ° l) ", S ir, you will consent to contribute to Itlta tt ., I°l , l ' olijects, by giving the meeting the ad p;s3°' Yni tr information, and of the character .he ( 114 1011 4 for a cqua i ntance w i th t h e science which Ad leen our comm on o bject to promote. 9 ttlie : f a ke has been taken of a meeting at Brussels asion of reformative punishments [congres Ith kti: "l, and of the fortunate coincidence of an t ki t° ie the products of Belgian industry, o f kliticr'ttr the present congress of the friends will Shat c alumny and statistics. Its meetings will It:5 4141 : four days before those of the meeting on Se h 4 'ye Punishments ; that is to say, on the 16th ltht11 1 :' e mber. tivi L c autho r iti es of B russe l s h ave p l ace d th e t.,6 of "44 eitt ee the Hot e l de Ville at the disposal of the s p e cial committee composed of Messrs. Conn ,,,i4l•ltilti-„?"2‘ and YORTAMPS, members of the t lam C ommerce an d o f the Committee of the ;46ociation, and AD. La HARDY DE B.EAU -1/4qt,:11 engineer and. secretary of the committee, OtAge aPpuirded ess, 4 „, to arrange the construction of the 4 it % " (1 I n 4 ke provision for the personal in the fo re eafita ign as Wes during their stay in mt:lte the liberty to hope, Sir, that you will re ,prraerequest, a n d give us the advantage of in aid of our discussions. 47tE lte ttu er beg that you will favour us by giving 7 4 3 .8t P u blicity in your power to the objects of 411 ' c)clati ° ll l through the medium of the public kt \Vit h 1149urancea of perfect consideration, we STIRLING RACES.-FRIDAY (CONCLUDED). The Burgh Stakes of 5 sore. each, and 25 added, cam miles, were won by Mr. Cook's Inglewood, beating Mr. Merry's John Harris, after a fine race, by a neck. The Falkirk Stakes of 3 Boys. each, and 21 added, once round, were won, in two heat?, by Mr. Merry's Lanercost filly, beating Mr. Bait's Hetman Platoff colt 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. Sig,—ln the course of the next ten days will be decided a problem laid down by those clever Mathe 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 us 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 Ham of Chase : it is 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 Stakes last year; his clever defeat of War Eagle at New market, for the Newmarket Stakes • and his easy 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 question 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 coul 1; but as I have not much faith in the aforesaid trial, I shall take leave to insert a doubt on the subject. Cossack 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 ! 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- taints'. 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 Yarburgh's Sally Maggs is decidedly the best; she has onl y ,appeared appeared in public once, and then she beat a third-rater, delighting in the cognomen of Victress, in the most ridiculous style imaginable. Foreclosure may be sent to make running for the crack," but beyond that will do nothing. Oxonian, if he runs, will be found to have improved very slightly in his Ep om form. Tyrone, if a starter will run very forward ; he is admirably adapted co 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, fur 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 he one of the first three. Mathematician is not likely to see Doncaster, I unders - and ; 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, Halo, 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 . •• .. 2 Miss 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:— Shylock 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 FQxWhelp, Crown Prince, or Congress. I am, Sir, yours, &c. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Monday, Sept. 6. CHRISTENING IN EXETER..HALL.—Last Sunday morning the infant son of the Earl and Countess of Dude was baptized by the Rev. Dr. Cumming, in the large room, Exeter-hall. The noble lord with bi 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 minanner. The severe s i m plicity of the ceremony gave t, the circumstaaces, an impressive character. 'The potato crop turns out so exceedingly produc tive around Salisbury this season, that one grower has , realised 32/. per acre for bis crop, although be bas sold at I;actlarat4 /tap. 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 have 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, from the Srst 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 proceediegs in the Court of Queen's Bench, and on inquiry I learned that our wise men had 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 dum of Great Britain and Ireland.' The alteration, however, has not yet been made, and I think it was rather ridiculous to alter the one and not the other. My Countrymen—Do not be alarmed that I am going to propose the alteration now ; I am flying my falcon at higher game, both for her Majesty , and the country, and hope to strike my quarry; for I feel that we do not now take our legitimate rank (as re gards name) among the nations of the earth. " Let. us compare her Majesty's diadem with some of the great ones of the earth—Russia, France, Aus tria, Prussia, America, China. " Take Russia, with its enormous 7,000,000 square miles of half barren Siberian territory, and its 50,000,000 population (but its largest rivers emptying themselves into the Frozen Ocean), and contrast it with Queen Victoria's dominions ; as large, vastly more fertile, and with a population approaching two hundred millions. But Russia is consistently an em pire governed by an Emperor; while we remain a kingdom governed by a Queen. Take Austria, with its 260,000 square miles, and under 40,000,000 inha bitants • but Austria takes first rank, whil e we are but a inha bitants; 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 need 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 fur my purpose it is use less to make a contrast. " The last is China, an enormous empire, of about our own extent and population ; but when we recol lect that, some years back, a few of our ships and a few thousand men shook this great empire to the centre ; I may be excused a further comparison. I have seen a statement, that our foreign mili tary and naval stations confer a power on the empire equal to a million of men under arms ;' but it is not that consideration, nor yet our extent of territory and population which should alone influence us. 11 consider Queen Victoria's diadem has brighter gems. It is our powers of production, to an un rivalled extent, our commerce, and the name we have attained for straightforwardness and probity, that constitute the power of this country--it is such sacrifices to principle as paying twenty millions for the abolition of slavery that gives us our rank as first among the nations of the earth; and yet we 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. In 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 that we have outgrown the title of kingdom, and 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 c ertain 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, should,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 her 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 graceful and phasing that it , hould 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. e 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 flag to be an integral portion of the British empire (observe how naturally the term British empire reads). Any man, whether an Englishmin, Scotchman, Irish mate 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 rquired to designate a female Sovereign reigning in her own right. I would coin a new name for the purpoie of three syllables to correspond with the male title, and equally analogous to the word Empire. 1 think the title of Empresine (pronounced zeen) (Victoria, Empresine of Britain), would suit the case as well as any; but this would he best left to her Majesty's choice. Of course the Royal Family would assume the title of Imperial Highness; hut I protest against any of them being created Dukes ; that should be reserved as the first title of honour for the subject The Royal or Imperial Family should be Princes, and that title should not be extended to a subject. The Princedom of Wales is too dear to our history to be parted with; and why not the Prince of York, or the Prince of Kent P" Square miles. Population. British Possessions (about) 7,000,000 200.000,000 Russian Empire Austrian Empire France Prussia .• • . China .. 7,000,000 200,000,000 We regret exceedingly to announce the decease of the Lady Jane Peel, wile of the Right lion. W. Yates Pe 1, M.P., who expired somewhat suddenly on Sunday last, at Bag(nton Hall, the family seat, in Warwick shire, line n tn g p t i " ro o o e y n rN e d e ), a spirited THE T T uro l u l s Olt in S and hum -L. i Newcastle of Berwick Railway, by which the comparative fairly tested. c E id V ent ST oc E c A :r i re — d A on the horse and the locomotive engine %castle, and few the days ago satirea t when near Chat hill (a p a a r r e twhich Messrs. M.Kay, the.contrtaoctis.oiress,srs. m.Kay, As the engine No. 137 wa o s sfr e it o ihi m ee i whether from fright horse belongin g addenl set off at full speed in front of the or frolic, whichs was going at the rate of thirty miles an hour. The Te driver of the engine, fearful of the conse quences, eased the engine, and endeavoured, by frequ en t s hrill whistles, 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 proceeded, and rushed once more in front cf the erg'.ne. At this point the horse had run nearly three miles, an d the driver, finding himself delayed, resolved to pass his opponent at all risks, and, increasing the speed of the engine, soon came close upon his quarters, when the animal bounded aside, and kicked up its heels as the train pasted, to the great amusement of the driver, stoker, anti several of the passengers. The entire dis tance which the horse ran with the traia was about four miles.—Berwick Warciir: SCHOOL OF ABT.---A. School of Art for artists and amateurs has been formed by the Incorporated Society_ of British A rt i s t s . Th e arrangements hav i ng been all completed, it will be open to its members in the early part of next month. The school will be principally sup ported by subscriptions and donations. RE OrENING OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—This Natienal Museum, having b. en closed ti , r the usual the public to morrow :invited period, will be re op:ne dto (Wednesdsv). aid "jil (""'f"leaNlen every bitecessive Monday. Wednesday. and Fri ,rom ten to four. _ . ANAGEMENT—AND SPADE CULTURE—GOoD M LARGE YIE LD OF 1,% HEAT.—The di areess of eotatee s for seed last sea s on caused many poor labour, r s h aving . allotments from 10 to 40 !UT, of . ground, in th e p ar i s h o f Ading:,,n, near Westbury, Vrilts, to sow their plots ,i:h win at in the autumn, where, by suiserior manaee merit, digging. and k-eping the land free from weeds, many have gathered at the rate 111 from 14 to 18 sacks .rf - wheat ler acre. One man, with 40 lug, had 4 sacks, 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 Matt it does at the present time. - It has been wisely said, " There be as many miseries-beyond riches as on this side of them." I have a rich neighbour who is so busy that !mites na leisure, ro laugh. God knows that the carts, which are the keys that keep those rich, s, hang often so heavily at the rich man's girdle, that they 'clog him with weary days and restless nights, when %hut; :kg' q14411P-484a9 Wo4its • 0 1 ; Of/ e tier