The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-03 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER, 31 1852,

SPORTING NOTES.
No. CeXCVIX,
A FEW WORDS ON THE CESAREWITCH AND

CA MBRIDGE:•1111S-TA-K14:S.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

S
either of
I etahnenseot enoaisi
tearketsh the
s handicapgoo db
for
t
s
being constructed rather better than the average, I sup-
pose they must Le allowed to pass muster. It is not
my intention to-day to attempt the selection of a winner,
but merely to point out those horses who are well or
badly handicapped.
In the Cesirewitch list, Voltigeur, at Bst, if he were
his old form, which he is not, would be fairly weighted;
half a stone less, us the case is, would scarcely give him a
chance. Newminstsr and Woolwich, I believe, do not
accept. Kingston, at Bst 41b, is evidently overdosed ;
and Daniel O'Rourke, at Bst 11b, is much in the same
predicament. Stockwell, Stilton, and Songstress, are
quite out of the fray at 7st 131 b. Cardinal Wiseman
has 101 b too much to carry, and Joe Miller's chance, at
7st 10Ib, is rather an interior one. Windischgratz, at
7st 91b, if in respectable condition, is weighed very
fairly. Terpsichore will never do at 7st 61b ; nor will
the Indian Warrior at 7st 51b. Melford is not over-
burthened at 7st 41b ; neither is Le Juif at 6st 131 b.
Candlewick, at 6st 9,13, will probably be a moderate fa-
vourite, being very well in. Kingfisher is well enough
in at 6st 51b to be Scott's horse on the day.
Redmond O'llaulon, Est 41b, will, probably, re-'
present the Marquis of Waterford's interests.
Phlegra, 6st 41b, if in her last year's form, is
very dangerous. The crack Scarecrow is very fairly
weighted at 6st 41b, and if his trial in July was correct
peoughtblgetthoon is letcontinulooeaseat
great6st f2alvbeturite for this stake.
il
Pancake, Waterfall,
and
Iled g 1 Dangerous,io are all
beauti-
fully handicapped, Est 21b being a
weyigalicitntthhaits Itbink
she could win with if put to it. Padd Bird, Waverleh
Ilex,Babe B, Benitia, Pan,f
Blue,
In the Cambridgeshire the weights range very widely
—from 9st 3113 down to 4st 131 b, a matter of 60 pounds.
Teddington, Mountain Deer, Newminster, and Turnus
have more weight allotted to them than they can conve-
niently carry. Glauca at Bst 31b, wad Ariosto at Bst 21b,
are treated much better than the foregoing. Hobble
Noble, who has been backed for a good bit of money, to
my thinking has some five or six pounds too much. The
Babette,
favourably treated by the " powers that be."
same remark will apply to Stockwell. Hagley, if he
has any of his old speed left, at 7st 91b ought to run
forward, but I believe he has been training off lately.
Frantic, I think, has a pound or two too much at
Tat 81b, but it is a nice point to determine on.
Grief at 7st 61b over this course is comfortably
in. The same observation will apply to Melford
at 7st 21b. Gladiole is treated anything bat
badly at 6st 91b. Lancaster will probably be the Mar-
quis's horse, being capitally in at Est 61b. King Pepin
is fairly weighted at Est 61b, as is Evadne at 6st 51b—the
latter a very dangerous-looking customer. Azael at 6st
21b will take a vast deal of beating; as will Plot at sst
9lb. Paddy Bird, Puritan, and Alfred the Great—the
first-named at 6st, and,the other two at sst 121 b—are by
no means over-dosed with weight.
The Cambridgeshire, being the best handicap of the
two, is almost certain to have the largest acceptance in
proportion to the entries, consequently will be the
greatest betting race of the two.
As soon as the acceptances are declared, I shall make
a point of entering at full length into an analysis of both
stakes, and attempt the very difficult art of selecting
the winner of each.—l am, &c.
Sept. 3. SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
THE LEAMINGTON STARES.
14 to I agst Mr. J. M. Stanley's Storyteller
CHAMPAGNE STARES.
Even oa The Reiver; 20 to 1 agst his winning this
stake and the Derby—taken
THE GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
6 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Knight of the Garter
ST. LEGER.
9 to 4 sgst Lord Exeter's Stockwell
to 5001.
3 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Daniel O'Rourke—taken
6to 1 agst Mr. John Scott's Songstress—t to 2001,
THE CESAREWITCH STARES.
1,000 to 5 each agst the first thirty horses on the list.
DERBY.
12 to 1 agst Lord J. Scott's The Reiver
20 to 1 agst Mr. Powney's Cineas—taken

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Earl and Countess of Derby left Longshaw-
lodge, the seat of the Duke of Rutland, yesterday, for
Knowsley, Lancashire.

Mr. Deedes, M.P., Mr. Percy Henry Crutchley,
and Mr. Ormsby Gore, bad interviews yesterday with
Mr. Secretary Walpole at the Home office.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sfit,-A leading article appears in your impression
of Monday last, which, if unnoticed, may lead your
numerous readers to the inference that the Working•
ton magistrates have done a flagrant act of injustice
in committing three boys to prison for offences against
the game-laws.

A.—simple narrative of the facts will, I think, satisfy
the public that, in the present instance, there has been
no unnecessary straining of the law, but that the
justices, in dealing with the boys, only perfor.a3e3 a
duty which, in the gratuitous exercise of their public
trust, the law imposed upou them.
Joseph Pocklington Senhouse, Esq., of Netherhall,
himself a county magistrate, laid the informations
against the three boys ; two of whom were charged
each with killing a salmon trout, and the other with
attempting to kill one, in that part of the river Ellen
bath batln
fishery,
M. S
,n
banks
ooufs et h
e hasrivteh
re
belonging exclusive rightto
himo f.
Two of the boys, namely Hetherington and Nichol,
pleaded guilty to the offences, as charged in the in-
formations ; and with respect to the other boy, San-
derson, the evidence against him was deemed suffi-
ciently strong to warrant the justices in convicting
him. It was represented to the bench by Mr. Sen-
house, that having repeatedly forgiven the boys for
previous offences of a similar character, be felt him-
self compelled, to prevent a continuance of the daily
depredations going on in the river, to press for con-
victions; and the justice,
were thus reluctantly
obliged to impose upon each of the boys a penalty of
five pounds, the lowest sutra fixed by the Solway
Fishery Act, under which the informations were laid ;
and in default of payment they were each sentenced
to one calendar month's i
-wprisonment, the smallest
punishment the magistrates had power to award by
virtue of the same Act.
I feel sure that, in justice to the bench of magis-
trates, for whom I
act as clerk, you will give this
letter a space in your columns.
.[ am,
Sir,,-,,yours, bcc.,
GEORGE ARMSTRONG.
Workington, Sept. 1.

MRS. CRISHOLItt's EmIGRA
------ ,TioN
soLIEmE.
first and second remittance rolls of money
We have received from Mrs. chishoim copies of the
emigrants in Australia to their friends in England. The
number of persons contained in the first schedule amount
to 137, in the second to 28. The total remitted by the
required to
first roll is 2,8241., and the amount of loans
money Ras
paid them, at the price calculated when the
paid in, would be nearly 6001. The total remitted by
the second roll is 6051. 2s. 6d. This makes an average
WON than 201.
of money saved by each person rather sent from
Our readers will be glad to find that of these remittance:
most are destined to assist the emigration of tho sender'
remits 281. 15s. 9d. for his mother one carpenter
father or mother, brothers or sisters.
sands 171. for his mother-in-law; one servant,
aged
dA
la,
la-
bourer sends as large a sum as 811. 8s• from the f
i_
giDgs ; a baker, 501. 123. 6d. to aid the emigration o_
38
lather, mother, and brother. A dressmaker, aged
aker,
remits 4/. for her mother, aged 77. Another dressmaker
remits 4!. for her moth.r, aged A
Anotbe
sends 41.
remits 10/. for her aged parent. A sb°Pwal% thes rifle°•
_.for his adopted child, aged nine. So strong .
nds and
dear friends Lien of our oor counts- 'men for those
3.
England.
Charitable people
relatives they have
left in
lent scheme if
would greatly aid Mrs. Chisholm
's benevolent . .
of distribut-
they would .
inspect these lists, and, instead it up and
alag. their charity over a large field, 138: •I as they
deifficulty is to Meet those cues w“--and
assist in the emigration of one or other an" ).''
Id direct. The
might sister.
d
think best, or as Mrs. Chisholm wen •
where the sum paid for
nigration is so disproportionate to the
12/. lOs 6d. (the
the prices of passages have risen from
* -
of bitter
price this time last ) 21/ amount The
year to •
therefrom to numerous
disa •
Apointment that has resulted
and, in
sum re quired, as
hones
be conceived, and
many cases, aged people, can hardly
lenab
le
it is hoped that this statement and appeal
Mr•
e. Chisholm to alleviate, if nut altogether remove it.—
lierald.
t, bard-working, but unfortunately poor, in

taken
the contract for which, at 0001'
per mile, has recently been
, Proposals were issued yesterday for subscriptiona
to the Quebec and Richmond Railway, a line of 100 miles,
been
Join the St. Lawrence and Atlantic line, which connects
Montreal with the United States shipping port of Portland,
by Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Betts. The road is to
in Maine, and will thus form the highway from Quebec to
both those 1 andalso to the far west along the great
Canadian P aces'
holdei
connect -with the American steamers and railway to Chicago.
lines now in process of construction, and which
Of the total capital of 650,0001., 175,000/. is mated to have
each, and debentures of 1001.,
subscribed in Canada, and the remainder is to be raised
in Lonoon, in shares of 101 ss,
the 1 att er to bear six per cent. interest, and to be repayable
in tw'el ,ty years, with the option, meanwhile, of conversion
into stock on or before the Ist of May, 1857. Each sub
supply in existing routes appears to
scri•ner of twenty shares is to be allowed to take one of these
debent Yares at par •; but this arrangement seems a needless
cwohtniepli:iattiwoni ,ll
osbivnicoeu,
slays the shareholders and debenture-
:s will thus be the same parties, it would apparently
have been as well to raise the whole sum at once in the
siren' n form of stock. Estimates are given in the prospec-
tus c f the probable returns of the undertaking, and the link
formth ese at
attendanceo rumpresent time 96
wan
.'ant its being regarded to a sound one.
1 LOYAL CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.—Tbe
reported to
quarterly
gen eral court of the guardians ef the above institution, ad-
yer is
ed to take place yesterday in the hall of the Scottish
11(1810J'tal, Crane.court, Fleet-street, for the purpose of placing
ea adi dates on the list for election, and upon other business,
.%
es i tdjourned, there not being sufficient members present tO
Crew,there
wasthe secretary,
at
the
chilen en (48 of whom were girls) in the asylum, all of whom
were • ..in health, and making great progress in the various
educ ;al ional studies pursued there.
* l lir F
that.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATTOCK, AND

AUD.LAND JUNCTION.

2p
,usrT9cl:lo..e:
leeharnron,vieg.fifen•tedtythghiehopelbaoenatfrl y--- meeting
Mi.P,h.o, in the chair.
The
cBcoaBul.lonsstodtlhu. during at Derby
half-yearyeaterdaynrac;feotrlodieefncd7Hai9nn2ogainl,t.. G. H. Cavendish,
naftinhhhtdeteOhcaoh
3Gcleinffcomo-ohyttrybp,hmeeaeaoarenrdnfrryl
:my,
jvheweuedmannniattuetsie:de:huieatnneatnhyclgrded„,
and the expenses,
771., brought forward frraotmesy
In makes
th e report 8 6 t. t
ofo bl be e carrieddirectors
bforward
0;I
theto
these
September,
of A
s bhicantflurocactrlrhue
seta
hti —Lea: ,
hi
4a6laf
per
re hadacr e nhtba.
have
i been
ennt
been
nt received3io3rBt3fhoi
or,
sum
revenue account. The purchase
that the directors had concluNdeo'clrtthtl.:97stermt
washeld completedo th e August last, on which day
this company entered into possession of the property.
Companies, jointly, for working
iaercyl,udli nBgs2t,h ehy w canal)
hich
this . C
sh erooremer credit
do
company's ri d
under-
taking arrange.
tnehar el..'
1851,h it was :announced
estern and Midland
meet with the London and
theu
in twoof companiesegrerm en
getafukaijrnaagneteeed an annual amount equal tey;i2eaerPse,
before
yoorme
named.
The upon their share capital, fur the period-L
11)8.
wmiotrha n d t
thatated the 3d
would be
per cent.
tlo'hwerairtirragnginemaemntewasd reduced
of September, 1851,-and was to the effect
ar-
rangements should commence and take effect fr the
om the let
Jan., 1852, for the term of 19 years; that the swe compa-
nies should pay this company an annual sum equal to el.
10s.
per cent. upon their called up capital, amounting to
421,3001., and should also pay the interest on the
ap
tal of the canal, not exceeding 110,000/. The Act,capi-
tal
which received the Royal assent on the 17th ot June
last, authorizes this company, and the London and
North-Western and Midland Companies to enter into
agreements for leasing, and to lease, this company's line
ot railway and canal to the two companies for any term
not exceeding 99 years. The London and North-
Western and Midland Companies have passed resolutions
accepting jointly a lease of the railway and canal upon
the terms of the memorandum of agreement of the 3d
of September, 1851."
The capital account showed that 522,021/. had been
received, and 429,407/. expended, leaving a balance of
92,6131.
On the motion of the CAAHUMAN, the report was
adopted.
The meeting was then made special to consider the
proposition of lease referred to in the report. Mr.
Parsons (of London) and Mr. Preston dissented from
the agreement; the former, because the period was
not 99 instead of 19 years ; the latter, because he dis-
sented from the 2+ per cent., and considered better
terms ought to have been made.
The CHAIRMAN, on the contrary, speaking as an
independent shareholder, contended that the period of
19 years was more advantageous to them, inasmuch as
the Act gave them powers to renew a lease at the
expiration of that time, when they might be in a po-
sition to make better terms.
Mr. PARSONS complained that the great companies
would shut up the avenue to Manchester by this
route, and, being himself a considerable shareholder,
he was of opinion that the agreement for 99 years
would be far better.
Mr. CHAPPELL (one of the directors of this as well
as the London and North-Western Company) would
have been glad to have accepted the 99 years, speak.
ing for the large company, and he agreed with the
chairman that the present agreement was by far more
beneficial for the Matlock proprietors.
Mr. PARSONS still argued in support of his own
view.
Mr. PRESTON moved as an amendment, that the
meeting do adjourn, in order that the directors might
have an opportunity of making better terms.
The CHAIRMAN said that the proposition must
either be affirmed or negatived.
Mr. PARSONS then complained of the arrangement
made with the other companies with reference to the
dividend not being receivable for the last half-year.
Explanations were given by the directors, which
led Mr. Parsons to say that the statements made,
especially one by Mr. Tootal, the deputy-chairman,
threw a new light upon the matter. lie, however,
begged to reiterate his objection to the 19 years'
lease in preference to the 99, and would vote against
the confirmation of the agreement.
The resolution was then put, and only two hands
were held up against it.

MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN OF IRELAND.
The capital account to the 30th of June showed
that 1,827,0811. bad been received, including 500,0001.
Government loan, and 1,925,5331. expended, in-
cluding 486,9611. expended on the line from Athlone
to Galway, leaving a balance against the company of
98,4521. The revenue account for the half•year
ending the 30th of June showed that 39,0941. had
been received on the railway, and 8,3551. rents and
tolls on the Royal Canal, making together 47 4501.
The expenses on the railway amounted to 16,2931,
and on the canal to 1,7311, together 18,024/., leaving
a balance of 29,425/. The receipts on tho extension
from Athlone to Galway amouned to 9,8551., and the
expenses to 6,175/., leaving 3,6801. to be carried to the
credit of the baronies in the counties of Roscommon
and Galway, per auditor's certificate. These baronies
having guaranteed the interest on the Government
loan will have to supply the deficiency. The net
income of the railway and canal from Dublin
to Athlone amounted to 29,8651, from which is
deducted 8,1931. for interest on debentures and mort-
gages, leaving a balance of 21,671/. applicable to di-
vidend. To this sum is added 3,582/., the balance
from the last account, making 25,2531. Out of this
sum is deducted 3,0001., being the proposed addition
to the rest (15,2701), and 15,8851. interest at 4 per
cent. per annum on the paid up share capital of the
company, amounting to 793,447/.,
leaving a balance
to the credit of the next half-year of 6,3681. The
dividend on the 471. 10i. shares will amount to 19;.
each, and on the 171. 10s. shares to 7s. each for the
half-year. The length of line from Dublin to Ath-
lone is 77 miles, and from Athlone to Galway 49
miles; total, 126 miles.

LANCASTER AND CARLISLE.
The report to be submitted to the shareholders at
the half-yearly meeting states that there has been a
considerable increase in the goods traffic as compared
with its amount in the corresponding period of last
year. As the new arrangement with the London and
North-Western Company for the supply of locomo-
tive power on lower terms did not come into opera-
tion till the commencement of the current half-year,
the working expenses have been considerably greater
than the directors trust they will be in future years.
All the loans effected or renewed within the past
half-year have been at reduced rates of interest, and
under this head a further saving may be expected
as existing debentures become terminable. On
the cost of maintaining the way and works, which
the directors have now for some time undertaken
without the intervention of a contractor, with a view
to economize in that item, the directors are not pre-
pared to offer any decisive opinion until after a more
extended trial. The capital account has been re-
duced by a further payment on account of the amount
due from the Caledonian Company in respect of the
Carlisle joint station. The laying down of the
electric telegraph along the whole line from Preston
to Carlisle has now been completed, which the direc-
tors expect will be a further means of promoting the
safe and convenient working of the railway. The
directors recommend a dividend after the rate of 6i
per cent. per annum, leaving a balance to be trans-
ferred to the account of next half-year of 4,415/.

Affairs with the Great Northern remained as before,
with the exception that the directors of that company
11,c1 expressed a wish to meet the directors of this
company, who were quire willing to accede, to see if
the existing differences could not be amicably ad-
` jested; it was therefore possible these differences
might be settled by negotiation, and he hoped it
would be the case. He was glad to see the feeling
abroad tending towards the amalgamation of great
companies; and he believed that in that lay consider-
ably future remuneration of shareholders. He was
sorry to see the manner in which it had been dealt
with by some newspaper writers ; and he was quite
sure those writers were not railway proprietors.
They had not had their incomes reduced from 5001.
to 2001. a year, or they would look at it from another
point of vision. He thought shareholders were in-
debted to Mr. Glyn for the initiatory step be had
taken to bring about an amalgamation. It would
give a tone to public feeling, and would ultimately
lead to a better adjustment of the relations of one
company to another. He now came to a subject
which was of a painful character—namely, the re-
cent accidents. Those accidents had been matters of
regret, as might be supposed, to every director as
well as to the general manager. They could not lock
upon them without sorrow that they should have oc-
curred. The directors regretted that there should
have been anything either deficient in one or another
to produce those accidents, if they had been caused by
any deficiencies en the part of the directors. On this
t
he could speak positively, that the directors, and he
believed the general manager, bad never in one single
instance refused to put on additional porters or guards
where they believed they were required—to put on
more than was necessary would be an incumbrance—
if too few had been put on in any case it bad been
an error of judgment and nothing more. The di•
rectors were convinced that, at whatever cost, they
must secure safety to those who travelled on their line ;
it would be the object of all to secure greater safety
to those who used the line ; they trusted they
would be enabled to do so—their attention was given
now to the subject. The great weight of the traffic
was, they believed, passed for this year, or would be in
the course of a week or two ; it would be a serious
question as to what steps should be tv-ken in future.
There was no question the regular traffic had been to
some extent interfered with by the immense special
traffic, cheap excursion trains, and those going from
one part to another, very much more so than last
year, or the year before, though the rates bad been
higher than they were then, and more than the di-
rectors or managers expected. Some steps they would
take to secure greater safety. He concluded by
moving that the report of the directors be received
and adopted, the proceedings be sanctioned, and the
statements and accounts be adopted.
This having been seconded,
_ _

Mr. HIGLIFIELD, of Liverpool, moved an amend-
ment authorizing the directors to create a suspense
ac-
count out of the 10s. per share taken from theF'tf be,
and in making up the next account to charge thesus-
pense account with 20,0001. for relaying that line,
instead of charging a similar sum to revenue, the re-
mainder of the suspense to be divided as the share.
holders might think fit at the next or some subsequent
meeting.
This led to a very long discussion as to whether the
103. was to be regarded as a capital question or a re-
venue, numerous speeches being made in favour of
the two views respectively. The amendment was lost
by a considerable majority. The original motion was
then carried.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed a resolution declar-
ing a dividend at the rate of three per cent. per
annum, to he paid on the 15th of September, ten days
earlier than usual.—Carried.
Mr. ENTWISTLE, in order to prevent a threatened
re-opening at a future meeting of this subject, seeing
that the meeting had decidedly expressed an opinion
upon it, moved that the 10s. per share, amounting tc
60,000/., should be applied in liquidation of the mort-
gage debt. This was seconded and carried.
This completed the business of the half-yearly
meeting, and a special meeting was constituted to give
authority to create perpetual irredeemable annuities
to take the place of the present loan debt, the rate at
which these were to be issued to be not more than
four per cent. ; but objection was made to the rate
and at the request of the meeting 3/ 10i. was fixed.
Mr. ENTWISTLE objected to having them made ir-
redeemable, seeing that securities were continually
sinking ; but it could not be altered, as that was th.
constitution named in the Act giving authority.
This concluded the business.

-
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Commodore Talbot, the new Commander-in-Chief
at the Cape of Good Hope, has, we are happy to find,
ordered in the most handsome manner a cabin to b,
fitted up for Dr. Ayerst, the assistant surgeon.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The Fairy yacht,
Master. Commander Welsh, went down; to Osborne
this morning, and, at about 3 P.M , Lady Caroline
Barrington and the two Royal Princesses embarked
on board and took a short cruise en the Solent.
Simoom iron troop-fripte, Captain Jobn King-
come, has come alongside the Pitch-house jetty, to
complete her fuel. There are no orders down for
her, but it is supposed she will take a regiment to
the Cape.
Electra corvette, was commissioned to-day by
Commander Morris. She will be manned imme-
diately, as many men are already volunteering for her.
Black Eagle, Admiralty y scbt, is still lying it.
Portsmouth Harbour, ready for service.
Inflexible is still at the moorings off the King':
Stairs, swinging her compasses.
Termagant, 24, screw-frigate, built by Mr. White,
of 1,547 tons and 620 horse-power, Captain G. Gif
lard, got up steam this morning and went out to
Spithead, and along the measured mile, to test
intoher
engines and machinery. She returned again
harbour at three P.M , her engines answering very
well. She made about the same speed as when tried
last year with her weights on board—namely, nine
knots and a half.
Prince of Wales Indiaman sailed yesterday for
Calcutta.
Blenheim Indiaman is hourly expected at Spit-
head, to embark passengers for Bengal.
APPOINTMENTS.
Surgeons—John J. Acheson (1846), to the Ter-
magant steam-frigate at Portsmouth ; and John Ber-
nard, b (1852), to the Electra sloop, 14, at Ports-
mouth, fitting for service on the East India station.
Taylor, M.A. (1844), to
Chaplain—Rev. H. W.
the Hogue screw steamship, at Devonport.
Mates—George Todd (1848), from the Amazon.
26, on the East India station, to the Electra; and G
H. Goolden (1852), to the Excellent gunnery- ship at
Portsmouth. to the Simoom
Assistant-Engineer—James Moon,
steam frigate at Portsmouth.
Assistant-Surgeons—George H. Ryan (1842), re-
cently serving in the Medusa, to the Termagant; A.
R. It Preston (1846). from the Salamander steam-
sloop, on the East India station, to the Electra; and
F. L. Leonard (1852), to Uaslar Hospital.
Midshipmen—A. T. Marsden, to the Highfiyer
steam-sloop at Portsmouth; and J. H. Hutton, to the
Prince Regent, 90, at Portsmouth.

THE SCREW SQUADRON.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. I—7 he screw squadron, con
sistieg of the Arrogant, 46, Captain Robinson; Daunt.
less, 24, Captain Halstead; Encounter, 14,`„Cuatlain Gor.
nchor
in anchored
the w
don; and Highflyer, 21, Captain I.l„t,nn,
Spithead, on their return from their trial cruise
rylediterranean, this morning. The result of this two
months' trial has been most satisfactory, fully proving
that it is compatible for our ships of war to rank at once
demonstrated in a most `•
sailors.emong theT hfliesetwesatsodf
in the Mediterranean: where,,.l in a fleet of 13 ships, tilt
and
Phaeton,E n c (3
u
third;iligbfl 31tehre
" fleetest of the fleet,"
Encounter (under sail) sere second and
receiving the cumplimenmtgth
speaking trumpet, " You'd beaotufhe Phaeton next l" On
another occasion, in a trial under steam, the run
ship
from theAag-ship round the Trafalgar (an We- iffbgyer
b.. ea .1 ing
trhweonwhdi wonder
winner, the
Admiral
lityrbset termed-jai3,..velirkiaguebkdii;
af'rt
:bi :ill
by-the-bye, as a winning-post) and back, the d;
while
while
rounded first; Fury paddle-wheel steamer o_
gend°nneck"con-
the Encounter and Terrible held a
tendon for the third place—their re's‘pne:teikveti
being 250, 515, 360, and 800—
being almost equal; the return tntivntage,
though not
th 0 e„ , hi:a7ar ed ohft thewifi-nPritwt etwhr c:
powerful paddle steamers bad Shwa d
very greatly. apaurutmedplicuiemeupteunryy
dap, on the sth of August, and
signal twin Admiral .Tiainb,
towing through the strone
left Gibraltar on the
~ one (merchant vessel);
current of "the G
the
acrev fleet, ciunddre°:•l
and Ifighfly er, four-
-300 tons each. The Arrogant
noble o
averaging from
frigate, of sufficiently serviceable
(auxiliary) %ty.
Dauntless, one;
It is difficult to imagine so fine a ship
steam osnah"
and the tless to be from the same hand; the latter,
dint,coun.Atrerrolawnut:
fun. pollw:eu:teamer, formidable, no doubt, in a calm,
n bet lee-guns under water on the very slightest
pro
divPoinegation. The Encounter (full power) is a fleet,
P
armed corvette. The Higt.flyer (auxiliar:Y ), a new
lightly•ar
ship, has done wonders, under sail or under steam—fre-
quently the victor, though possessing,' not half the horse-
poe er of the Dauntless, and 100 less than the Arrogant
end Encounter, and comuming considerably Lis fuel.
Her powers of endurance are also gr, at; in a calm, with
cne engine, steaming :at more than 5 knots, hut one ton
of coat was consumed in twenty miles, and her stowage
being 220 tom—at this rate her own resources would
suffice for a voyage of 4 500 miles. It is matter of re-
gret that this ship had not more beam, or was not built
larger upon a similar model, as her waist. guns cannot be
brought with convenience. It is questionable also
whether an entire armament of hollow-shot guns be a
judicious one. A bad sailer, with every
gunnery
con-
vinience, or a fleet ship without this, ore r. qually
detective; and if in the ships of a squadron
emulation
I were extended beyond that of mere j...ckeyism to success
1 in gunnery practice, so much the better.

d thousan persons per annum perish by
One explo-
Ilion in coal mines. The cause of the greater portion of the ac-
cidents is defective ventilation.-- Glasgow Constitutional.

THE GREAT GOLD DUST ROBBERY ON
BOARD !BE PELSON.
By the arrival of the. ship Vanguard, yesterday, in
the river, from Melbeuree, we have been put in pos-
sesion of the d-teils of the trial of the parties impli-
cated in the Extraordin Ty piratical boarding of the
ship Nelson, hound to London, and the robbery of
nearly 30,0001. of gold dust, consigned to the Austra-
lian Bank, Austin. friars.
This daring instance of plunder has excited vast
interest amongst the great body of shipowners and
merchants, in consequence of the great risk of loss
they are exposed to by the wholesale desertion of
seamen which is now going
on at the Australian
ports. It appears that the
"gang" were mistaken in
the vessel, and that they suspected her when they
boarded her to be the Admiral, which only a few
hours befere, had sailed with upwards of 150,000/.
worth of gold on board.
The leaders cf the " piratical party" were notorious
London thieves, crackemen, and swell mobsmen, who
had been transported to the colony, and having pro-
cured by some means tisk- ts cf leave, were enabled to
go at large and commit this daring robbery. The
priucipsls only were arraigned on the charge. Their
names were John James, alias Johnson, James Mor-
gan, and James Dunces. They were well-dressed men,
but their countenances depicted a life of vice and dissi-
pation of the worst description. They were indicted,
firstly, with Laving piratically boarded a certain
vessel named the Nelson, belonging to the port of
Glasgow, and stealing therefrom 8,600 ounces of
gold dust; secondly, with having wounded the chief
mate (henry Draper), with intent to murder him.
The Attorney- General for the colony prosecuted for
the Crown. The trial was a very protracted one, and
the evidence ;adduced was exceedingly voluminous,
but the subjoined narrative will be found to contain
the main facts. The Nelson was a barque, 900 tons
burden, belonging to Messrs. Potter and Co., mer-
chants, of Glasgow. On her arrival at Geelong, the
master, Captain Wright, endeavoured to persuade the
men to remain by the ship, and to assist in discharging
her. His efforts, however, were ft uitless, Fur weeks
and weeks the ship continued deserted, the master
unable to get.hands to work :at any cost. By great
inducements and high rate of wages he at length got
seven men to join, with whom, and the aid of his
officers, he got the vessel cleared our, and obtained a
freight, amongst which was 8,i600 ounces of gold
dust, consigned to the Australian Bank, in Austin-
friars. He sailed from Geelong in the latter end of
Marco, and in a iday or so in Hobson's
Bay,fur the purpose of seeking
off b r
Melbourne,o ug ht up
hands to complete the number of the ship's com-
pany. It should be observed that she was fifteen
short of her number. The gold dust was in twenty-
tnree boxes. On its being received on board it was
placed in the after hold of the ship, but:was subse-
quently removed, and placed in a locker in the Jen-
rette, and well protected by bags of bread athl,other
articles placed round and over it, so as to conceal it
from view. The piracy was committed on the night
of the 2d of April. The master, Mr. Wright, was
proved to have been ashore at the time, at the ship-
Ping-office in the town, endeavouring to persuade
men to join and complete the number of his crew.
The mate, Mr. Henry Draper, was left. in charge of
the vessel ; and besides the second mate end seven
l:3 ands, there was a mate of another vessel, the Royal
George, then lying in the harbour, on board, who
had, it seemed, been on friendly terms with the first
mate, and had spent the evening
with him. At about
eleven o'clock ail bands turned in except the second
mate, whose watch it was on cleck, hen, between
twelve and one o'clock, he observed
being rowed off from the shore,
buta
salongside, a bl
ide, when
ho aa td fun l
01 ofms
pin
a
cion of their intention till it w
ne was " thunderstruck" at their jumping on
board; and two of them presentingmpistol
lot;
at his head, with an oath threatened withl
instant death if he dared to raise an alarm,
another moment he was secured, and lashed hands
In
and feet. The light, however, enabled him to see the
features of several of the fellows. There were about
ten of them, all exhibiting fire-arms, end some cut-
lasses. They were not a class of men accustomed to
laborious work. Trey were well dressed, but some
wore disguises, such as crape over their faces, and
wearing large cloaks to conceal their under-dress.
Doe bands forward were all seized at the same woe
(tient, the men levelling their pieces at their heads,
and wi h horrible threats vowed every soul should be
massacred if they dared to thwart them in their pur-
pose. Having lashed the whole of the crew similarly
o the second mate, except the cook, who by some
stratagem escaped their observation, they entered the
caddy, and the prisoners, addressing Mr. Draper, the
chief mate, said, " We want your gold ; where
is it ? out with it." Mr. Draper had previously
neen seized by one of the fellows. There were
plenty of firearms in the cabin, close to his berth,
out he was unable to arm himself before be was
seized. They then threw the whole of the ship's &e-
-arns overboard. Mr. Draper, in reply, told them
hey must be mistaken ; there was no gold in the
ship. The prisoners, levelling pistols at him, made
nswer, "Gold we must have; you have it on beard,
and have it we must ; therefore come, show us where
it is ; it's no use your opposing us." Mr. Draper
still pleaded ignorance. Finding that be would not
yield to their solicitations, they proceeded to violence,
and compelled him at length to reveal its " where-
abouts." After being subjected to great brutality, he
pointed it out. The locker was instantly torn open,
and the boxes of gold taken out and banded up one
after another to the fellows in the cabin, and by them
to others at the gangway, and in the boats. Clearing
he locker of its contents, they commenced ransacking
other parts of the ship, imagining there was more
booty to be bad ; and the mate, observing them break-
ing open the captain's drawers, and tearing up his
papers, attempted to expostulate with them, and said,
" Who is your chief ? It's no use your destroying the
captain's things. He's got no gold." One of them (Mor-
an) turned round, and levelling a pistol at him, ex-
claimed, " We'll show you who our chief is ; take that,
you —," at the same moment discharging the pistol,
the contents of which passed through the fl-shy part
of his leg, and lodged in the partition of the cabin.
Satisfying themselves that they had obtained the
whole of the precious metal, and in order to prevent
the crew of the Nelson making any effort to follow
'hem, or raise an alarm, they dragged them to the
cabin, lashed as they were, and wiin the mate, and
that of the Royal George, forced them into the se-
cret place where the gold had been deposited. The
fellows then closed the trap upon them, and, after
fastening them down and piling a quantity of heavy
goods on the top, so as to render the escape of the
crew less likely, they fled from the ship. The cook,
who had secreted himself in the fore part of the
vessel, released his mes:mates. The mate took the
most prompt steps to apprize the authorities at
Mel-
bourne of the robbery, and although the coaste
n ts
was speedily scoured, no clue of the deli?" the
could be discovered. At length, one
iiirirrbneingr,ecol,
mate of the Royal George who,
lected, was on board the Nelson
attalongside the quay
robbery, happened to be in his broil
.it the time of the
was drawn to a
and cloak, on
at Williamston, when his attenwiet.bag
well dressed man csrryieg
theone quayhesliedaed. recognised him to be
carp
plundered the ship
man was taken into
—the prisoner Morga.%
oi gold and a draft bill for 501.
custody, and some 2osses,,
on,
leaders
sHoef
tihnestga:Tntsglhe
i and in the carpet-bag
were found ill 'withbii) bin', among other articles, the
which he badwhich some of the men bad on
when they
received information of the other prisoners,
arlds-eesd the Nelson. About this time the
identical disg
police bad
nion Bank at Geelong, and subsequently arrested
the U
also convicts, who had recently opened an account at

thew.
Corroborative
of
boratthe
ivepervisidoenneics.ewas adduced in support of
be
The jury, after a short deliberation, found them
Guilty, and on the following day they were sentenced
to be transported for the term of their na`ural lives.
There were five other prisoners to be tried for being
concerned in the act of plunder. The amount of
gold found on the whole of the prisoners did not ex-
ceed 7,0001., consequently there is upwards of 20,0001.
yet to be recovered of the stolen treasure.

THE LABOUR MARKET IN AUSTRALIA.—Labour is
scarce, and is rapidly becoming scarcer ; wages are enor-
mously high, and are still on the rise. As regards our chief
city, we can safely say that never within our recollection
was labour so difficult to procure as it is at the present time,
nor do we believe that wages, taking all class es of operatives
together, were ever so high. Not only do mechanics com-
mand their Bs. or 9s. per day, and common hodmen their
7s. and 7a. 6d., but even on these terms they are ecareeiYi
an
be had. And even with remunerations like these thework-
ing classes are far from eatLfied. There is among them
independence, a restlessness, a craving after
leaves no doubt that unless something be anddonne,seure
d worse.
promptly, to redress this evil, it will wax worse
within the
But what is that something? is there anythingurnearly ex-
range of possibility whereby we can recruit oar
not with
hausted labour market? Recruit it,
we
efrom the cannibal
done
convi ;ts, with Chinamen, or with savages from
of our own race,
islands, but with vittuous men andtiw,
*st'is the tbirg we want.
and from our own fatherland.
Think it is. We think our
Is this thing attainable? We. think of imputing from the
Government possesses the e
United Kingdom as many irnirneagay
been ad tpted, since the
the cotony actually
to tome extent— but not to
golden era, for importing
ex
perience shows to be necessary.
the extent which present
Herald of tue Ist of Mad.
requires. Measures havetuammi
Sydney Morning
t5......r 8
Electric
Telegraph
DoiscAstsu. . c
making extension of the telegraph wires
means °f
[ Company are ina----t-aidon at Doncaster to the race-course, a
from the railwayt :
London and other places of the results of the
mile and a half, in order to accelerate the
the forthcoming meeting. posts
be
different races
put
up
only temporarily, so that they may be
wires will be p
race week. Communications will be made
ed after the
removwhich has been
from the round stand on the course, directsey, to
. a the corporation for the use of the comp
distance
transmission
too:
granted by -
telegraph-offices in London are St.
be expected that the result of the approaching
may laces before it can
Leger will be telegraghed to both those y to the
" proximity
be 'known in Doncaster, notwithstanding
its
apartments have
scene of action. It may be mentioned that
distinguished party
been engaged for the Earl of Derby and a
and York—consequently it
of vieitore during the race week.