The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY

HER MAJEST Y'B THEATRE.
Madame Charton, the well-known prima donna of
the French Opera at St. James's, made her debut
here last night in the Sonnambula. Her vocalism
throughout was very sweet, tunable, and pleasing..
The opening cavatina, so full of rustic vivacity and
happiness, the melodious " Come per me sereno,"
was charmingly executed. The duet with Elvino
evinced the same marks of adroit musicianship; while
the ornate characteristics of the cicsing rondo, the
popular " Ah non giunge," reminded the hearer of
Persian'. Madame Charton acted the part with
naiveté and feeling. There was a simple and unex-
uggeratei emphasis in her portrayal of the mental
agony of the second act which was very touching.
She was called twice before the curtain at the
termination of the opera, and liberally saluted with
bouquets.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. CCLXXIII.
THE FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW'S RACES AT

GOODWOOD.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Yesterday's races were hard upon the fielders,
the favourites wiuning in nearly every instance. The
Gratwicke Suites were won very cleverly on the post by
Longbow, who however had something in him to spare.
The Father Thames party were very confident about
winning, their horse making the running to the last
stride or two, when Longbow's rash knocked him over by
a head.
The Ham Stakes were won, after a very pretty race
with Defiance, by the Refraction colt, by nothing more
than a head; Phrygia finishing a good third, and my
selection, Belgravia, a very curious fourth. Vander-
decken cut a very miserable figure, his condition being
anything but bright. Phrygia will probably run well
for the Nursery Stakes. Belgravia's chance is, of course,
" out" for that stake.
Newminster settled all his opponents easily enough
for the Great 300
Soya. Stakes; but from the shaking
it gave him his appearance is more than doubtful for
the Cup. Harpsichord finished second to the Leger
winner; Phlegethon, who made the major part of the
running, a bad third; and Midas, dead amiss, and whom
my accounts reported would be left at home, was a
wretched fourth and last, having had no chance of bet-
tering his position in any part of the race.
Stockwell beat Harbinger for the 50 Sovs. Stakes
with considerable ease, which, of course, determines the
route the 300 Sovs. Stakes, and ono or two others in
which he is entered, will take.
In the spin for the Lavant Stakes, Hybla, the clever
winner of the New Stakes at Ascot, was beaten so early
and so easily, that I fancy Mr. Payne's sale of her will
be a first-rate speculation. That splendid filly Sister to
Mountain Deer had the race in band all the way, win-
ning in a canter from Lascelles, the Duke of Richmond's
William Rufus, and several others of no account what-
ever. This race, of course, determines the fate of the
Second Bentinck Memorial, as, with the exception of
Elmsthorpo and the Refraction colt, the rest are, either
directly, or by lines indirectly, beaten by her.
The fields for the races to-morrow, the best day of the
week so far as spurt is concerned, are as follow:
Goodwood Cup—Teddington, Hernandex, Joe Miller,
Frantic, Stilton, Kingston, Little Harry, Hervine, and
Lady Harriet. Newminster doubtful. There may be a
slight addition to this list, but that is improbable. My
remarks of Saturday last I shall stand by; they were to
the effect that the race would lie entirely with Tedding-
ton, Stilton, Kingston, and Hervine; and that the place
of honour would not improbably be filled by HERVINE OR
KINGSTON, Stilton and Teddington occupying the nex
two places.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.
The Anna Bolena of Griei is one of the Diva's
greatest and most remarkable personations, and a few
years ago it was in as popular vogue as the Norma
or the Seeniramide. She played it last night with all
her original force ; and so long as she is here to em-
body it, so long will the opera keep possession of the
stage. Grisi and Anna Bolena are inseparably united ;
and to know that the great lyric artist is in undi-
minished voice and energy is to know that her per.
sonation is one of those able and striking portraitures
which it seems we are never destined to see rivalled.
This fine singer sang last night with all her wonted
power, and the brilliancy of her vocalisation in the
more florid exigencies of the opening scenes was only
equalled by the pathetic intensity of the latter. The
Percy of Mario is also a piece of art well known to
fame, and needs no further words save that of de-
light at finding the voice of the gifted tenor so
thoroughly restored as it now appears to be. Marines
Enrico was bold, tyrannic, well dressed, well sung,
and well acted. Mdlle. Seguin's Smeton, especially
the " Deh ! non voter costringere," to the animated
" Chia pensierosa a tacita," to the harp accompani-
ment, was nice)y vocalised, and her little hits in the
subsequent scenes carefully rendered. Mdlle.Bellini,
as Jane Seymour, had the suffrages of the audience,
and deserved them ; especially in the rather difficult
scene with Anna, and iu the duetto " Va infilice,"
was she truly effective; and also in her scene with
the King, wherein she deprecates his anger against
the doomed Queen, and his love to herself. The
stage effects, choruses, and orchestra were incom-
parable.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Parma honoured the
performance with his presence last evening. The Queen's
box was occupied by Viscount and Viscountess Crawley,
the Hon. Flora Macdonald. the Hon. Mrs. Egerton,
Captain Streatfield, and the Hon. G. S. Smythe. Among
the fashionable company attending the theatre we re-
marked the Marquis of Aylesbury, the Marquis of
Northampton, the Earl and Countess of Verulam, the
Earl of Hopetown, the Countess of Glengall and. the
Ladies Margaret and Matilda Butler, the Earl of Dur-
ham, the Earl and Countess of Kinnoull and the Ladies
Francis and Edzabetit Hey, the Earl and Countess
Craven, the Countess Paulet and Miss Dormer, Viscount
ailingbroke, Viscount and Lady Blanche Dupplin,
Viscount Chelsea, Lord Arthur Hay, Viscountess Dun-
winnon and the Hon. Miss Boyle, Lord Bateman, Lady
Bateman, and the Hon. Misses Banbury, Lord and Lady
Churchill, Lady Pakenham and Miss Pakenioara, Lord
Cranstoun, Lady Cosmo Russell, Lady Frederick Ben-
tinck and parry, Lady Caroline Masse and the Misses
Masse, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lady John So-
merset and Miss Coniston, Lady Burghersh, Baroness
de Goldsmid and party, Baroness do Sternberg, Lady
Abercrombie and party, Sir Compton and Lady Dora-
ville, Lord Walpole, Sir E. Page Turner, Hon. Charles
Hanbury, M.P., Hon. Ashley Ponsonby, Hon. George
Hon. Gerard George Barrington, Hon. Ebert Lawley,
Ponsonby, Sir Henry Meux, M.P and
Lady Meux, Sir Harry Dagnell, Sir Frederick Trench
Sir Robert Peel, ALP., Sir Henry Webb, Sze. ,

lob Soya. Stakes—Harbinger walks over.
Bentinck Memorial Stakes—Robbie Noble, Long-
bow, Harbinger, and perhaps Maidstone and the Nabob.
As I have placed them, so I expect they will catch Mr.
Clark's eye.
The Racing Stakes—Stockwell, Caracara, Father
Thames, Lucio, and Sackbut.
The Sussex Stakes—Defiance, I believe, walks over,
Sir R. Pigott's filly being a very doubtful starter.
200 Sovs. Stakes—lncense or %bine filly will pro-
bably walk over.
The Second Bentinck Memorial Stakes—Sister to
Mountain Deer, Auld Acquaintance, Filbert or Nut-
book, Sittingbourne, and Refraction colt. The first
two places for this race are almost certain to be occu•
pied by SITTER TO MOUNTAIN DEER and Refraction

colt. Elmstborpe, lam given to understand, will be
reserved for the Molecomb.

50 Soya. Stakes—Starters very doubtful, depending
much on previous races, but will bo selected from Am.
brose, Frantic, Kingston, and Hobble Noble,
Molecomb Stakes—Margaret of Anjou, Elinsthorpe,
Estrella, Refraction colt, Nicotine. I should say the
first and second places will be occupied by EimsTrforum
and the Refraction colt, Nicotine close up.—l am, &e.
July 28. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF:

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
GOODWOOD RACES.

boastwith all the icicle
of English
ora oncem e theie
dpride
yesterday,
which fine sport and princely patronage could not fail to
ensure. The " House party " this year was unusually
racGeomodewetoinogd;,actand
large. His Serene Highness Duke Bernhard of
Saxe Weimar, father of Prince Edward, arrived
from Germany on Monday, and will be the
guest of the Duke and Duchess of Richmond during the
race week. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cam_
bridge, attended by the Hon. James Macdonald, aleo
honours the Duke and Duchess with his presence.
The
party also inclandudes
PPririncencess Edward ot Mecklenburg
Strelitz, Prince of Saxe Weimar,
Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and Lady a Somerset,
Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Marquis of Exeter,
Marquis of Normanby, Earl and Countess of Derby,
Earl tied Countess of Chesterfield, Earl Jersey,
Earl of Annesley, Earl of Zetland, Earl of
Uxbridge, Baron Brunnow, Lord Enfield, Lord
Clifden, Lord Maidstone, Lord -r
eekt Man-
ners, Lord Ribblesdale, Lord W. Lennox, Lord A. Len-
nox, Lord G. Lennox, Lord H. Lennox, Hon. Gen. and
Mrs. Anson, Hon. Captain Hay, Hon. F. Lawley, Hon.
Francis Villiers, Hon. Col. Forester, Mr. and Lady S.
Des Veaux, and Mrs. J. Stanley, Col. Peel, Mr. P. Wil-
liams, Captain Pettat, Mr. Greville, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Talbot; and the Molecomb party (Lord March's) con-
sists cf Col. Newton, Col. Cox, Hon. Major Pitt, and Mr.
Milner.
Besides the above distinguished personages, there
were present the Marquis of Waterford, Marquis of
Drogheda, Marchioness of Ailesbury, Earl and Countess
of Wilton, Countess of Desert, Lord and Lady New-
port, Lord A. Fitzclarence, Lord Forester, Lord Tor-
rington, Lord Foley, Lord Andover, Lord R. P. Clinton,
Lord Paget, Lord F. Fitzroy, Lord J. Fitzroy, Lord
Stanhope, Lord J. Scott, Lord Exmouth, Sir R.
end Lady Pigot, Sir G. Armitage, Hon. 11. Forester,
lion. Major Needham, Hon. Capt. Lyon, Hon. J. For.
tescue, Hon. L. A. Ellis, Hon. S. Jocelyn, Hon. W.
Scarlett, Hon. T. Stonor. Colonel Peel, Colonel Horn-
by, Messrs. S. Stanley, EL Fitzroy, G. Fitzroy, edeik_
lam, C. Sansom, Foljambe, Gratwicke, A. Lumley, Do
Burgh, Knightley, &c. &c.
The general attendance was very good fora first
day, and the weather, until just before the start for the
Gratwicke, when a slight shower fell, favourable in the
extreme.
The following is a return of the day's sport:
The Craven Stakes (handicap), of 5 sovs. each, with 50
added. One mile and a quarter. (13 Subs.)
Mr. Powney's Lemartine, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (A. Day) 1
Mr. Williams's Maria, 3 yrs, fist (Garvey) 2
Mr. Parkinson's Lithograph, 3 yrs, 7st 71b(G. Mann) 3
Mr. Y. King's Narcissus, 5 yrs, 7st 10lb ...... (Brice) 0
Mr. Bickham's No Chance, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (J. Goatee) 0
Mr. E. Parr's Sanita, 3 yrs, 7st 610 ............ (Hiatt) 0
Mr. Jaques's Vivandiere, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (G. E. Sharp) 0
Mr. J. Gill's, cby Birdcatcher, 6st 3lb ...(Itickards) 0
Mr. Ingram's Dividend, 3 yrs, Est 31b (le. Ilarlock) 0
Betting-3 to 1 agst Lamartine, and 4to 1 agst Maria.
The Hecate colt took the lead at starting, followed,
after they bad run about one hundred yards, by Sanita
and Maria, Lithograph, who got off badly, and Lamar-
tine bringing up the rear. They came thus to the
half-
mile post, where the Hecate colt gave
,Tfay, and the run-
ning was taken up by Sanita, followed by ala •
in Maria Vivandiere, Lithograph, end Lamartine, which
order
they ran to the distance, where Maria went in front,
closely attended by Lithograph, Vivandiere, and Lamar.
tine; a fine race home terminated by the favourite win_
ruing on tho post by a head, Maria beating Te,
a Lithograph
by half a length. Run in 2 min. 20 sec.
Sweepstakes of 300 sovs. each, h ft, for four Years old,
colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; the second to save his
stake. About throe miles and five furlongs. (11
Subs.)
Mr. A. Nichols's Newminster (Templeman) 1
Lord Clifden's Harpsichord ....(F. Butler) 2
Lord Exeter's Phlegethon (Marlow) 3
Lord Exeter's Midas ...... (Norman) 4
Betting-3 to lon Newminster, and stol on Rarp.
sichord. Phlegethon went off with the lead, and rapidly increasing it attar making the turn, lay nearly a die
tanco in advance until within three quarters of a mile oe
home; Newminster and Harpsichord then began to draw
on him, and at the distance ho was beaten. Newininste
on his retirement, went on with the running,and r'
won by two lengths. Run in 7 min. 20 sec.
Fifty Pounds, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each;
two yrs, sst 71b; three yrs, Tat 91b;
four yrs, Bst eth,
five yrs, Bst 121 b; and age, 9st. The winner sold for 100/., &c. T.Y.C. (13 Subs.) to be
Mr. Y. King's Gold Dust, 2 yrs ......... (Bundy) 1 Mr. Jaques's Vivandiere, 4 yrs ......... (Bartholome;ee 2'
fir. J. Si. Stanley's Mustang, 2 yr 5......... .(Wolise
Lord Clifden's Sagacity, aged (F. Butler) 3
Duke of Richmond's cby The Emperor .. (G t• 0
• arvey) 0
Mr. Magenis's f by lon, 2 yrs (Haim
a See 0
Mr. Morris's Coticula, 4 yrs catishaen) 0
Mr. Hobson's cby Venison, 3 yrs (G. Brown) 0
Mr. Wortley's bg by Ides, 3 yra (G. R. Sharp) 0
Lord Exeter's Pelegethon, 4 yrs ....................... 0
Mr. Bland na fby Annandale, 2 yrs (Kendall) 0
Mr. Pedley's Gavotte, 2 yra
Mr. H. Liog's Hernaoine, 2 yrs (T. Sherwood) 0
Betting-3 to 1 agst Gold Dust, and sto I agst eoti-
cula; nothing else backed. Gold Dust made nearly all
the running, and won in a canter by four lengths, v.t.
vandiero beating Mustang by nearly half a length. Ran
in 1 min. 17 sec.
The Levant Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 30 ft, for two yrs
old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; winners extra; the
second horse to save his stake. Half a mile.
Mr:Oebaldeston's Sis. to Mountain Deer,Bst 91b (Hiett) 1
Mr. Vickers's Lascelles, Bst 71b (A. Day) q
D. of Richmond's Wm. Rufus, Sat 71b (Bartholomew) '3
Lord Exeter's Margaret of Anjou, Bst 31b (Norman) 4
Mr. E. Parrance's Miss Emma, Sat 31b (H. Guater) 0
Mr. Merry'e Valour, Bst 3lb (Charlton) 0
Mr. J. M. Stanley's llybla Sst 31b (Butler) 0
Mr. Payne's Gloomy, Bst 31b (I'iattnan) o
Bottiug-5 to 4 agst Sister to Ivlouutain Deer, 5 s
Le 2
agit llybla, and 6 to 1 each agst Miss Emma and Wil-
liam Rutus. Valour, with Lescelles, Hybia, Sister to
Hountain Deer, sett! Gloomy laid up, made the running
to the distance, where the favourite went in front, was
never acerwards caught, and won in a cantor by three
Inngths, Lascelies beating William Rufus by a head.
Rua in 53 sic.
the Gratwicke Stakes of 100 soya. each, h ft, for three
yra old; cults, Bst 10th; fillies, Bst Sib; 31b and slb
allowed, &c,; the second to receive 200 soya., and the
third to save his stake. The winner to pay 10 soya.
to the judge. One mile and a half.
Lord Derby' L (F. Butler) 1
S ongbow, Bst 711)
Sir
R. Pigot's Father Thames, Bst 41b ...(A. Day) 2
Lord Ribbiesdale's Nabob, Bst 101 b (Rogers) 3
Duke of Richmond's Hola kin', Bsl 101b.—(Flatman) 4
3 King General Anson' pu . -
eine (car. Set 61o).••(Butler) 0
Lord Eglicton'e Claverhouee Sat 101 b; (Harlow) 0
Duke of Richmond's Red Hind, sit 51b...(J. Green) 0
Betting-7 to 4 eget Father
Thames, 3 to 1 each agst
La.mg,boW bad King Pepin, and 6 to 1 sg3t any other.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHI-
THEATRE,
On Monday a " new historical spectacle," called
Peter the Great; or, the Storming of Marienbourgh,
was produced at this house. The drama strikingly
illustrates the successive steps by which Catherine, its
true hero, from the position of an humble peasant and
slave, ascended and dignified the imperial throne.
The first act opens with the storming of Marien-
bourgh, besieged by Peter, and where Catherine is
residing under the care of the pastor, having been
preserved from the horrors of the battle field by
Peter, under the name of Homanoff. In a prelimi-
nary contest the Russians are beaten off; leaving
Peter behind wounded. The lovers recognise each
other, and Catherine assists him to escape. Her com-
plicity is discovered, and the Governor of Marien-
bourgh dooms her to be beheaded as an accomplice
of spies. The sentence is about to be executed,
when the Russians take possession of the town, and
Catherine is lifted from the block to be acknowledged
as the bride and future Empress of all the Hussies.
In the second act the scene is removed to Moscow,
where preparations for the marriage and coronation
of Catherine are proceeding. The Emperor, however,
is surrounded by conspirators, the chief of whom are
the Princess Eudocia, the divorced wife of Peter, and
Ivan, the Governor of Marienbourgh. The object
of the conspiracy is to kill the Czar and Catherine
and to place Alexis, supposed to be Peter's son by
Eudocia, upon the throne, subject to the rule of his
ambitious mother. The conspirators assemble
masked for the final settlement of their designs, when
Peter receives information of the whole, breaks in
upon their deliberations, is surrounded by them and
on the point of being assassinated, when Catherine,
by a coup de theatre' saves him, and discomforts the
traitors. Iu the third act the coronation takes place,
after another attempt of Eudocia to destroy Catherine
has been foiled in the palace, and her eon drinks the
poison she had intended for the Empress. The con-
spirators, however, re-assemble, and in black masks
mingle with the throng who crowd the church of
St. Michael to witness the ceremony of the corona-
tion. As the newly-crowned Empress descends from
the alter Eudocia attempts to stab her, but an appa-
rition of her son stops the blow and her own exist-
ence at the same moment. Ivan and the other
conspirators are also foiled, and the piece
ends with a grand tableaux. From this brief
sketch of the story, it will be seen that it fur-
nishes abundant opportunities for display and spec-
tacle, of which the manager has freely availed him-
self. The whole of the resources of Astley's have
been called into play with a peculiarly felicitous re-
sult. The scenery is capitally painted, and the spec-
tacles were full of the rich, varied, and picturesque
effects which Astley's alone can produce by the use
of its trained steeds, equestrians, and carriages. Mr.
Ryder, of the Princess's Theatre, performed the part
of Peter with dignity, energy, and effect. Miss Fcn-
ton looked and acted Catharine with due meekness
and gentleness, while the more fiery, haughty, and
revengeful spirit of the Tartar princess found an ex-
cellent representative Mrs. Moreton Brooke. The
porthinecripcablaprearcfmtoerrs
performer
were recalled,
supported. The three
predict for Peter the
and we may safely
Great a long and successful
career. The admirable and efficient manner in which
extraordinarya
the piece was put on the stage, and t
smoothness which on Monday characterised
of stage-manager, the
to his entire di-
night's performance, reflect the very highest credit firston
his
b capacity,en committed
M r
rection.
production Lee lerhavingi n

BATTY'S GRAND NATIONAL HIP-

PODIA OME.

Amongst the various places of public amusement
none has held such enduring popularity since it burst
upon the world at the ever memorable epoch of the
inauguration of the Great Exhibition as Batty's
Hippodrome, Such a magnificent arena for the dis-
play of equestrian feats was a grand novelty, even in
ng description
construction, but when
we add the enormous and
unceas'
lug amount of attractive amusement, in variety
barn!
At the immensehupma which the spirited proprietor has
continued to create'
without
patronage
sustain, we need not wonder
humblest,
from all classes, from the
nation' highest to the
which the Hippodrome has
received, and, we are eshappy
interest to add, continues to re-
ceive. It is,
respectabilit
Places of resort, situated
case most
ani conveniently
great
a suburb of easy ac-
,y, opposite Ken-
sington Gardens. T
-..ts
vourable, and now that is most fa-
upon a run of glorious evenminay reasonably reckon
month ensuing, we make no Is bin the "f harvest"
love that " noble animal the horse,"°at that olks who
startling, the graceful, the daring, and and admire the
ing, and the wonderful
exploits performed by both its rider
animal itself, will flock in throngs to and'
the proud
Our limits will not permit giving theenumeration to
various
Welocataiotnthia precise season,
to the
various character of the performances.
A. rare com-
pany of male and female equestrians appear in
well-devised races, scenes, pigeants, 8:3
•, giving o
partway n-
ship,
for soma exquisite displays of horseman-
ship, and feats of grace and agility. Tho gymnastic
evolutions, especially the flying calisthenics of the
brothers Elliot, and their truly woaderful exploits on
the Persian column, constitute a sight per se. The
rope dancing, globe walking, lc _I., &c., dE serve notice.
But the Royal Stag Hunt, a splendid stag, " and no
mistake," being the object of pursuit, forms the pre-
sent facture of attraction, and the excitem ',at of the
chase—a real one—is indeed inten,e. Ballooning
also forms a festuro two ascents having taken place
from -I
na tne arena du:ieg the past week. Altog ether
we heartil con ratulate Mr. Batty oa his well-
deserved s Y g
durin th success,
and predict for the Hippodrome
g ese -
a,on its full share of public patronage.
D

EATII op-- -
trnrE, FOR
(-)Lim.ur.—lntaligenee of the somewhat sudden demise of
TRn CONSERVATIVE 1V1E..--- „
Mr. John Daucuft, a Member of the late, and also of the
new, Parliament for the borough of Oldham, reached that
town yesterday afternoon. Tne Hon. Gentleman had gone
to spend ~:onte days at his country-house, Frodsham, Cheshire,
where he was seized
With English cholera, and died at
9 Qi-1
1...vy rakt. yesterday, after only two days' illness.

The race, which was delayed nearly a quarter of an
hour by Red Hind's restiveness at the post, wa,s,.ea_-
tirely between Father Thames and Longbow, the letter,
who took the second place from Nabob half a mile mo
home, joining the favourite at the distance,
effort a few strides fro: home, and winning by a head;
Nabob a bad third. Run in 2 min. 44 sees.
yrs old
The Ham Stakes of 100 sovs, each, h ft; for two y , c
colts, Bst 101 b; and fillies, Bst 71b. Those on% t.
mares, or got by stallions that never produced a win-
ner making his
of 100 sovs,, allowed 31b; if both 61b; the, second
to receive 200 sovs. out of the stakes. T.Y.L.
Dk of Richmond's Refraction c, Bst 71b
(Templetnan) 1_
Mr. Drew's Defiance, Bst 41b (Whitehouse) z
Gen. Anson'a Potentia c, Bst 101 b
(F, Butler) 0
Mr. Blake's Belgravia, Bst 41b (A. Day) 0
Lord Derby's Hobbyhorse, Bst 711)......(J
Lord Eglinton's Vandercleckon, Bst 101 b 01ftriew)
Lord Exeter's Phrygitt, Bst bib (Norman) 0
) 0
Lord Glaspw's Miss Sarah f, Bst 41h...(Charlt", 0
Mr Mare's Kitty of Coleraine f,Bst 71b(Ihrtholomew)
~ Mr Payne's War-whoop, gat thib........,(Flatman)
0u Lord Ribblesdale's Talfourd, Bst 101 b (Rogers)
4
Bettin.7.-7 to 2 each agst Belgravia and Defiance, ,
to,l agstbßefraction colt. 6 to 1 apt Vanderdecken, and
6to 1 agst Talfourd. The lot got away in a line, and
with the exception of the Potentia colt and Vander-
decken, who were beaten early, ran in close array to
themes)
00
the distance, where the Refraction colt took up the
running, and, after a very close race with Defiance,
winning by a head. Phrygia, Belgravia, and Mr. Mare's
filly close up. Run in 1 min. 19 secs.
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, for 3 yrs old. One mile
and a half.
Lord Exeter's Stockwell ............... (Norman) 1
Duke of Richmond's Ilarhinge; ....
(Flatman) 2
Even betting. Stockwell made all the running, and
won by a length and rt halt; Run in 2 min. 43 secs.
LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
GOODWGOD STAKES.
8 to 1 agst -Haricot
Bto 1 eget Surprise (t) 14 to 1 agst Don Pedro
10 to 1 agst Musician f 12 to agst Chief
‘1) 16 to 1 agst Weathergage
GOODWOOD
10 to 1 agst Bushranger (t) 1 25 to 1 agst Cockcrow
12 to 1 agst Cariboo (t)
i
Lucid is scratched.
5 to 2 agat Stilton
8 to 1 agat Teddingien (0
7to 2 agst Kingston 17 to 1 agst Hervine
6to 1 agst Little Harry 25 to 1 agst Newminster
The entries for the Cups and Plates, made on Monday
night, for the Wednesday and following days, are fin'
Justice
mense; there are 58 in the Stewards' Cup, 60 in the
Dake of Richmond's Plate, 19 in the Queen's Plate, 37
in the 501. Handicap Plate, end 11 in the Anglesey.
The smaller stakes have also filled well.
The French mare, Ilervine, arrived on Saturday last,
having had an excsllent passage.
GOODWOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING,
LATEST BETTING.
(Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
GOODWOOD STAKES.
Bto 1 agst Haricot (t) 12 to 1 agst Don Pedro
Bto 1 agst Surprise (t) 15 to 1 agat Cariboo
10 to 1 agst Musician 20 to 1 agst Cockcrow
10 to 1 agst 13ushranger (t) 20 to 1 agat Follow-me
12 to 1 agst Weathergage I Lads (t)
THE CUP.
No change.

IMPROVEMENTS AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.—In
addition to the extension and improvements of Buckingham
Palace on the northern and eastern sides, the greater portion
of the area on the south aide, forming the site of the old
domestic Dikes, and that part of the Pimlico road which has
been added to the Palace grounds, are now being covered
with an extensive range of buildings, stretching from the
riding-house nearly to the park gates. The Palace gardens
have for the most part been re-embellished, and numerous
ornamental decorations have been added, amongst which the
most conspicuous is a beautiful and tasteful alcove, intended
for the special use of her Majesty and Royal Consort. it is
of an octagonal form, 18 feet in diameter; the flooring of
which is laid with Orsi and Arman!'s patent metallic lava.
The design has in the centre a prismatic star, from which
radiates a variety of figures and floral emblems in numerous,
brilliant, and tastefully-arranged colours. The whole of the
works are being constructed by Messrs. Cubitt, and progress
towards completion. With regard to the buildings adjoin-
ing the road, it may be mentioned that they 7;i'd comprise a
most magnificent and spacious ball-room, with attached re-
freshment and ante-rooms, beneath which will be kitchens
and other domestic offices.

BERLIN THEATRICALS.—MadIIe. Rachel, who went
to Berlin at the express invitation of the Empress of Rassia,
has been performing to empty houses. Miss Wagner has
made her appearance at Hamburgh, and is engaged to sing
at Breslaw till her leave of absence from Berlin expires. It
was lately reported that she had petitioned the King of
Prussia to pay the costs of her discreditable law-suit in
London, which, however, his Majesty is not likely to do,
be-
cause
the act would be very unfavourably regarded by the
Austrian public.

TUE CITY RAILWAY TERMINUS.
paying a visit
to Lord Derby }la.?. signified his intention of Charles Pear-
to the City for the purpose of examining Mr. t the City,
son's plans for bringing a railway into the heart 0
Thu Noble
in the neighbourhood of Farringdon-street.
but it Will
Premier has not yet fixed the day for his visit,
__
Lord John Hassell, the
—We understand
moat probably be early next weak. ,
ex-Premier, has already inspected theepfawnistb the idea, and
highly p_eas d
and expressed himself 1
d to carry it out. —Ad-
with the mode in which it is pr
• opose- more than once,
WORLD.--One or
rertiser.
finTerin the world, is noW
TIM LONGEST TUNNEL
It is situated in Hungary,
River Gran, not far front
the longest, it not the longeso, t.
chemnitzer Hill; it is two
1 It
drain
iannda forwardlead s
fr
om state
th
eo of
shoresc o fn p
in
ftt ihtenhse
Zarnowitz, to the minesllten
pEunrpgol isseh,o
fmail ecsbluonnt
geographical, or about
accumulating in the works, and of a railway
' off the water m the mines to the river.
the pro from tended to answer the double
to transport

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS, ELOPEMENT FROM LIVERPOOL.
TIMES.—The chief business of the new Parliament LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.—During the past few days
was very significantly indicated in a sketch which we
the conversation of nearly all classes here has been Con-
yesterday published of the actual " Representation of i tined to an elopement which has just taken place, and
. life of
the People in the House of Commons." The details of which, from the relative position in of the lady and
this very matter-of-feet statement were founded on the I gentleman, has caused no little gossip, particularly in
unimpeachable authority of the last census returns, and those places " where merchants most do congregate."
gathered more immediately from a Parliamentary paper The gentleman is a married man, with a family. Th©
procured by that father of representative reform, Mr. lady is a handsome young widow, well known as the
Joseph Hume. Of the general results of the demonstra- Proprietress of one of the leading hotels in the imme-
tion we need only say that they make it almost imps- diate vicinity of the Exchange. Her patronymic will
Bible to believe that the "Representation of the People" b© recognised by those who remember reading in the
could have really undergone a thorough reform within newspapers about ten months ago the facts connected
twenty short years, and with a professed view to finality with a fatal accident which happened on the Bootle-
and permanence. Substantially the existing state of road, near this town, to a highly-respectable hotel- i
things appears little better than that of 1829. That keeper whilst returning home on horseback from leis
seats in Parliament aro still bought and sold country-house at Bootle. The gentleman is one of the
f on wealthiest of the " merchant princes" of Liverpool, and
Y uestion after the recent inquisition or
dh ard money in a regular market is be-
a partner in one of the leading firms in the town.
at St. Albanq's and' all .
the new disclosures atqDerb
Luxuriating in the superabundance of this world's
y.
That little pocket boroughs are still actively conducive goods, he seine time ago added to his dis-
to the vitality of our constitution we learn very easily tinctive
position as an influential Bsitith mer-
from the late Ministerial successes, while as to the chant the character of " lord and master" of
" inequalities and anomalies" which
formed the great an " old ancestral hull" in a neighbouring county,
arguments of Brougham and Macaulay, it would be hard which had formerly been the residence of a branch of
to conceive any system more apparently monstrous than one of the most ancient families in Eng laud. A few
that exemplified in the tables before us. If numbers are years ago the head of the ancient family alluded to was
taken as a basis of computation, we find 13 towns with compelled to dispose of the whole of his patrimonial
an aggregate population of 54,808, returning 20 mem- estates and " lowly halls." The principal family seat
bers to Parliament; and 13 other towns, with an aggro- (which commands a beautiful view of the estuary of the
gate of 198,667 inhabitants, returning none. If property- Mersey), together with its extensive demesne, was pur-
ls to form the groundwork of the estimate, we observe chased by the wealthiest banker in Liverpool, whilst a
that Honiton is rated exactly as high as Liverpool or neighbouring mansion,
with its broad acres, scarcely
Westminster, and twice as high as Salford; while, if interior to the before-ni.med, became the property of the
respectability is to constitute any claim to the franchise gentleman who is the subject of this narrative. He
we are constrained to remark that Doncaster returns no'
member, though Harwich is credited with two. We '
need married the daughter of his late, and .rater to his pre-
sent partner, tae fruit of such marriage being four
not pursue these contrasts any further. They have been children, with the prospect of a fifth. The marriage
illustrated of late by a fair abundance of exposition and took place under unusually limy circumstances. The
_omment, and even Mr. Disraeli hinfielf, when pro- father of the bride, who was then an alderman of Li-
posing' a transfer of the four forfeited franchises, verpool, is said to have settled upon his daughter the
the extraordinary
was compelled to . enlarge upon
sum of 30,0001., whilst the bridegroom made a settle-
anomalies of the existinlg arrangements. Where, then, meat upon her of 10,0001,
beyond the natural_ perplexities of exact adjustment, lies Such are the circumstances, so far as the hero of this
the difficulty of reform? To dismiss circumlocution and story is concerned, and it only remains to remark, as
grapple with the One' lOR at once, we may say that a regards the heroine, before narrating the flight of the
large party is anxious to preserve what is termed the fugitives, that she is reported to be an exceedingly fa-
that is, to maintain
existing balance of " reserve
&mating personage, the mother of two interesting
h a system of representation as shall debar the menu- children, and that she left her home on this occasion in
sue
Possession of no less a sum than 3,000/.
featuring classes, s.upposed to be democratical in their P
views, from obtainingamore decided preponderance It appears that the fugitives left Liverpool on Tiles-
aver the agricultural. classes, Omitting, however,
to be aristocra- day morning last, by the four o'clock early mail, for
uservativ:f
the
abst however, for the pre- London. The lady left her hotel so/us, and (no doubt
tical and Co
sent,
wdiscussionaabstract principle thus pro- by previous appointment) met the gentleman at the
loss to see how the anomalies railway station. They were seen to enter the same
bejustified pounded,any
on any theory, even f
before us can . o pure carriage, and it has since been ascertained from the
that
Grantingmanufactures, as opposed Officials in
Conservatism. charge of the train that thus in company they
and towns as contrasted with ceu t* travelled
to agriculture, n ies,A to. London..
the elements rather of progress
than security,letter is said to have been received from the gen-
supply
which must itself be re- denten on
this assu P. Saturday, bearing the Folkes t k
etone pos mar ;
yet even
me qualification, will not explain or whilst still more
ceived with so
present distribution of Parliamentary meats previously mcalroborative proofa of the arrange-
warrant the
places like Birkenhead or Staleybridge vered in the course of between the, parties were disco-
seats. Perhaps
upon as politically formidable, but why The gentleman,
whyoesse
terday.
may be locked
representation such unmanufacturing com- stated to amount to 4,0001 oasnnwal income is variously
exclude from f L • t Gravesend, or Rams_ interest in the Liverpool *h
r ,000/., independently of his
those o taming on,
munities as
ndemn, too, such unexceptionable dis- with him upwards of 12.,00esoulse, isgaid to have taken
gate? Why oo
Kensington, and Chelsea—districts 3,000 Z, will for some time provide. Which, with the lady's
the n ways and means"
tricts as Fulham,
into residences of thriving and sue- for their continental eeteursion. It is
literally partitionedproprietors? Why should Rutlandahire, with a member of the legal, profession has beuenndedtoodhthat a
cessful
22953
inhabitants, return two members, search of the gentleman, with the view of arrange-
andsoinaspeateed in
population of ,
meat being made, with regard to the
with ' double the
family. It is car-
the half the representation? Surely there is no rently rumouretl that steps will be taken for procuring a
enjoy jot
sense in which ono of these two latter con- divorce, and it is not unlikely that the affair will be the
imaginable
be deemed more "respectable" than the means of calling into requisition the services of the P ,en-
recognisedstituencies can be
rival
"interests" alluded to are so far tlemen of the long robe.
other? Again, the
theory that agriculture •
r constitutional -
presumed— in ou
represented through the knights of the
to be
trade through the burgesses of the towns.
shires, and
except our most Conservative Chan-
cellorßat, as nobody, has proposed to transfer to the •
counties
himself, towns, or conversely, it is hard to sea
how franchises of .uterestsg
be a
"balance of I can improperly af-
fectedbow thet f the
to
-arrangensen o e elan seats among
by are .e the m t h ' '
e amorp ems of four
To Pree'
themselves. .
to tour county seats, for the express
borough seats
inineatiag
agricultural influence at a period
purpose of aug
augmentation was notoriously in
when the demand for
favour of trade, was
a precedent of audacity which will
of in future discussions. But how aro
not be lost sight
the interests of either agriculture or Conservatism
.af-
fected by withhoidng from the 12,000 inhabitants of
I
privilege conceded to the 3,000
inhabitants
Doncaster a
v
hv should Protectionists stickle so
of Honiton?
preservationby
of small boroughs and
strongly for the
Is I't that the non-enfranchisemeut of large ones? I
so manageable
former constituencies are
those who 2s to be
the service of
in reality at
Members for
the . . the county?
represented in
t is something very like the simple
This, we suspect,
principle can be defended it •
truth; but how the
If the
()electors.transfer of the
to c..,
not easy like Marlborough or Woodstock
franchise from places .
Eke Birkenhead or Hammersmithis described
to places i
depreciating the agricultural or territorial in-
terests,as unduly
this can be nothing but a plain confession that
the interests in question have extended themselves be-
yond
proper spheres, and encroached upon ground
their
which, by
the original theory of the constitution, per-
tains to interests of another kind. If knights are to be
knights, let burgesses be burgesses—one class repre-
senting land, and the other commerce;
but to say that
commerce should be controlled for the sake ()flute is as
great a violation of principle us any contained in the
charters of pure Radicalism. We are mistaken, however,
it' this fundamental proposition of balancing interests will
prove in the long run to be practically defensible. We
cannot well see how any ,V. interest" of a country can
claim to be represented otherwise than according to its
true weight. The preponderance once pertained to the
territorial interest, and was proportionately acknow-
ledged. If the course of events has tended to
reverse the balance, this result may be a subject
of regret, but it is worse than useless to disguise or
evade it. To maintain that a declining interest should
be unduly favoured, or a rising interest unduly depre-
ciated, in order that a fictitious equilibrium may be
preserved between things no longer balanced, will lead
to insurmountable difficulties of legislation, and inter-
minable absurdities of conclusion. Lord John Russell
seemed to assert the other day, that though the strides
of population, education, and trade had wholly alter*"
the respective weights of classes in the social scale, it
was necessary to devise some expedients for neutralising
the effects of this change in electoral proceedings. We
can understand the persuasions under which his Lord-
ship was speaking, but we should be curious to hear
how, upon such principles, he would justify the dis-
franchisement of Old Saruin or Gatton. If the mani-
festations of a certain social state are to be preserved
by artificial laws after the state itself has passed
away, the Whigs of 1832 were greatly in the wrong.
We confess, for
ourselves, that while we see end-
less trouble in any evasion of the truth, we can
discern no danger whatever in its recognition. Possibly,
a ta. householder may be less considerate than a 101.
householder, though that remains to be proved; but why
should a 101. householder be less Conservative in a largo
and thriving community than in a decayed and stagnant
borough? A hundred electors at Doncaster must surely
be as trustworthy as a hundred electors, with the same
qualifications, at Honiton. Nobody can deny that in the
original distribution of the franchise the selection of
boroughs was regulated by their wealth, population, and
consequence, nor do we see how any Conservatives
should be offended at the proposal to revise the list by
the ancient rules. If 186 English boroughs are to re-
turn Members, in a certain proportion to Parlia-
ment, it is surely plain that those boroughs ought
to be the most considerable in the kingdom, and
that, according to their consideration, they return
one Member or two. If any of them, through
the natural vicissitudes of fortune, have so de-
clined from their former condition as to fall under
the influence of other than their own burgesses,
there can be nothing unconstitutional in holding these
to have lost their right. We are not, indeed, without an
opinion that, if a revision of these claims was periodi-
cally instituted in the ordinary course of legislation, it
would bp advantageous to the State. At present we are
so impressed (in some respects most fortunately) with
the sanctity of existing arrangements, that even resto-
ration wears the aspect of revolution, and adjustments
dictated by the commonest maxims of sense tine pru-
dence are resisted as the approaches of anarchy and de-
struction. Tho true danger, however, lies in the oppo-
site direction, for the English people, whether in their
representative institutions or elsewhere, will never tole-
rate the substitution of fiction for truth, or sham for
reality.

WRECKERS at the MOUTH of the THA3IES,
A moat determined attack by wreckers at the mouth
of the Thames, within sight of her Majesty's squadren
at Sheerness, was communicated at Lloya'a yesterday
afternoon, the circumstances ef which created no trifling
astonishment. It appears that on Saturday night, be-
tween eleven and twelve o'clock, the schooner i:cnewn,
Mr. Kinnear, master, bound to London from Alloa, in
the north, laden with a miscellaneous cargo, from some
unfortunate circumstance went ashore en the Nore
sand, and in consequence of the strong wind which
prevailed she settled down and filled. The master,
apprehensive of danger, took to the boat with his
crew and made for Sheerness, where they landed at
four o'clock on Sunday morning. The weather sub-
sequently moderating, the mate, with two of his men
and a boat's crew, went off to the wreck, and on reach-
ing it they found it had been taken possession of by the
chief boatmen of the ,:ihoebnrynese Coast Guard Sta-
tion. The mato producing the register, and satisfying
the revenue officere
charge, and left. e: they delivered the wreck up to his
The mate then with his men pro•
ceeded to unbend the sails, and prepared to lighten the
vessel, a craft baying been engaged to come off to her
and take what stores could be got from her. They had
been so engaged sonic time, when ten or twelve boats,
belonging to Southend it is said, manned by a large
number of men, came alongside, and under the plea of
rendering the schooner assistance, boarded her. A few
moments of their work sufficed to show the character of
their intentions. The mate remonstrated with them,
but to little avail, the fellows prodaced their axes and
commenced cutting away right and left, The mate
again reasoned with them, as their operations would
tend to destroy all means of getting her off. They,
however, heeded none of his remonstrance; they told
the officer and his hands to take care of themselves,
and fearing the anger of the wreckers, they took to the
taffrail out of the way as much as possible of the gang.
Intelligence of the attack reaching the ears of the
Admiral at Sheerness, the African steam-vessel,
under the coremand of Lieutenant Bullock,
with a body of Marines on board, was
instantly dispatched to the scene. The appearance of
the steamer instantly alarmeclA the wreckers, who made
a precipitate rush to the Essex shore in their boats. A
smart chase ensued,, and we understand that two of the
boats were captured with some of the stores which had
been removed from the wreck, and which were delivered
over to the receiver of droits. The African continued
by the schooner fot: some time, and it being thought that
the boatmen would not venture to renew the attack she
returned to Sheerness. The fellows, however, kept a
sharp look-out upon the movements of the Government
steamer, and evidently were determinedthetidnot to be easily
d
deprived of their p lunder.
leaving the vessel,
they againOa hastened° tgoolhngeroanntrto
make short work of it, at once cut down the masts and
resumed the pillage. This second
..n out of a more strong
and more daring visit
immediately suggested the send
g the Wildfire had not
force to repel their infamous proceedings, eedmine dispatched. A t
gs, and the Wild-
fire steamer was without I°6B
the time of this being forwarded
i
returned, nor WAS the result of bee cruise known.

SHOCKING COLLIERY ACCIDENT.
NOTTINGHAM, TIIESDAY.--A shocking accident oc-
curred this rsorniug, at the pits of the Right lion. Lord
Middleton, at Old Radford, about two miles from Not-
tingham, the particulars of which are as follow:
It appears then about half-post nine o'clock this morn-
ing four of the colliers, who bad been working in the
pit as usual, :named William Bono or, William Banner,
John Husbands,, and William Robinson, entered the cage
(a sort of hamper, used for the purpose of drawing up
and letting down the men), to be taken to the top of
the pit. Everything appeared .enure. When, however,
they had reached a height of between 40 and 50 feet,
the rope to which the cage was attached suddenly
snapped, :and the whole of the unfortunate men were
hurled with fearful violence to the bottom of the pit.
Assistance was immediately rendered by those at work
in the pit, and a message was instantly dispatched to
Dr. Williams, of Nottingham. It was, however, an hour
before all the unfortunate fellows could be got out.
William Robinson was removed to the village
laton, close by, in a most precarious state of
re-
ceivedWol-
severe bruises all over his person, Banner Living
also shockingly bruised, and was taken to was
ham General Infirmary. Husbands and
the Notting-
taken to their homes near the pits. *-
Al Bonsor were
.married,. and have families. Robinson All
m°1:1 are
critical position„ his recovery being remains in a most
Thu pit is 67 yards deep, andno
very doubtful.
nature has occurred there for upw accident ol a.similar
ards of 20 years.

ATTEMPTED FRATRICIDE AND BUICIDE--On Sun.
day morning the. inhabitants of Wyndha-oad, Camber-
well, were aroused from their beds by loud cries of ,s mur-
der," which were found to issue from a house in Mayo's:
buildings, Thorium-street. Shortly afterwards a man, Owl"
in a state, of nudity, issued from the house and ran rapidly
towards the Camberwell-road, [followed by souse ni,.,' Fie
neighbours and Police, whom he succeeded in eluding. Upon d
a name
returning to the house they discovered a young mienctly le
John Kendrick, aged 21, lying upon the floor Pe!;:vision of
sensible. Air. .T. S. Flower, surgeon to the "`
isle' overed that
police, was sent for, and upon examination
d_.. the scalp at
the left ear was nearly severed, and a wound on the laid the back, by whf'.ch that portion of the skull was
The entire
com-
pletely bare, and several blood vessels cu
young man residedarned
wound four inches in length. The poionre
a brother; r”own.
with his parents, and a few days
s Richard Kendrick, aged 19, returnedt living on his
other is last
assailant
was
pa-
The latter had upbraided this brother
The from Hoba t
°s l to have corn-
rents, and a viollent quarrel
1 arose.
tj he is "PP - forec several hours
seen near the S arrey Cara,' and dragged
mitted suicide. The water discovered.
but his body hasbeen
BATH.-011 Saturday the
not yet
THE MURDER "Alg: b, who confessed to the brutal
near Bath, in December
prisoner, Christopber
the M .
oranun aio County agis.
murder of ape Bush,
for
last, was brougl at up for
appeared very haggard and dejected,
amtarria.tont,. a
at
1 ,--, ~, I all.
of his confession. Several witnesses
th
trates inn
•L, thotru
and persisted a •_,,,enas of the facts already published, some
having
tro,
esurnoenyas, to the desirability or otherwise of
lk place given vi.
when the prisoner said, "Gentle.
conversation
calling further C
--see,„ugh evidence to hang twenty without any
the usual caution, the prisoner was asked if he
men, there
more." , Af;er
thing t-c) say why he should not be committed. He
had 13nothing to say," and then signed his name
rePhe ' client; loandwriting. The prisoner was then fully
.rt an exc
Committed to take his trial at the next Somerset Assizes on
the charge of wilful murder.
' BELFAST, JULY 23.--Yarns—Since the resumption
of full work stocks are rather upon the increase, and the same
unsatisfactory state of the weaving trade so frequently no-
ticed, in the scality supply of hands, continues to operate on
this and all other branches. Prices are stationary, at former
rates. Brown Linens in Country Markets—On the 17th inst.,
at Ballymena„ there was a considerable falling off in the
serupply, and goods could not be purchased on as favourable
tms as in the preceding week; all lots were well cleared
off. At Armagh the supply was also smaller, and the de-
mand was actirve both for roughs and Holland ; prices tend
slowly upwards,. but any material advance would check the
demand. Monaymore market being small, and the inquiry
active, goodi went off at an eighth of a penny to a farthing
advance. iLurgan was scantily supplied, and prices were
slightly on the advance. With manufacturers the difficulty
in obtaining weavers and the advance on wages are much
complained tof, as prices are unchanged. Stocks of most
sorts of good s are moderate, and the demand fair. lvu';
Linens—No k thange. Foreign markets, with a few 4),.
improved
excep-
tions, confirm* dull. Havaunah has rather
last advices.

REPORT OF THE NAVAL COMMISSION
ON
YT HE STATE OF THE FRENCH
N

The Siekie contains the following:—
" When the revolution of December 2 broke out, the
Hon. M. Dufaure had only terminated tee portion of his
report relative to the materiel of the fleet. This report
wes read to the commission, in the sitting of the Bth,
13th, and 16th of November, 1831. Political events
having put an end to the commission M. Dufaure has
net drawn up, or, at leas:,
Gevernnaentpresented
has not to the
, the other three parts of his report
relative to the naval personnel, the administration,
and accounts. We have obtained one of the rare
copies of the printed part of this able document, and
we will endeavour togive a summary readers. The exiling of it to our
g vessels of the fleet according to
the return annexed to the- budget of 1859 are 914 in
number, thus divided:—afloat lilted out "" -
son de port, 30 ;in ordinary, 114 , '0;
in
ccmicii.s.
In this number
Iciest be placed in the first
ae! the' vessels which must
be considered instruments of w men of war, !ri-
otes, and corvettes. We have afloat 26 men of war,
37 frigates, 11 corvettes. The question is to know
what these vessels are worth in war Let us first speak
of men of war. They are 26 in number;
investigation,
only
hhauvte, after
the most scrupulous
found fit for combat at sea; the 14
others only
could nln
be employed to protect the coast and close the road-
steads. The report even says that it might happen, as in
1836, that our officers would hesitate to accept the com-
mand of such machines. An average duration of twenty
years is ascribed to a man of war; it is, therefore, es-
sential to know the age of ours. Amongst cur six
men of war of the first rank, three, aged more than 30
years, have already undergone at least one thorough
repair; the other three are of recent construction.
The oldest of our four men of war of the second rank
lis only 15 years. Out of the ten men of war of the third
rank, five, aged above 20 years, have undergone thorough
repairs; the other five are not old. As to the six men of
war of tho fourth rank, five have been thoroughly re-
paired, and although the least aged is only 18 years, all
arc considered as unfit for war or distant voyages. The
commission thinks it right in consequence to declare
that, though materially exact, the list of our navy is mot
the less a fiction. The truth is, that out of the 26 men
of war, 8 aro armed and fit for war; that 4 may receive
the same destination; and that the rest are at best
only calculated to give France an imprudent confidence
in her maritime power. We are, thank God, better off
as regards frigates and corvettes. The frigates afloat
are 37 in number, and only 8 of theca have been con-
structed more than 20 years. Six frigates are armed,
14 are in commission de port, and 17 are in ordinary. Out
of 11 corvettes, 8 are fitted oat, 3 in ordinary; only 1 of
them, a very old one, has been thoroughly repaired, and
that was in 1844. As to the 103 small vessels, the com-
mission condemns most of them to be sold. If we were
to follow the order of the report, we should have to
speak here of the situation of oar present steam fleet,
but we shall proceed to say at once how tho commission
proposes that the fleet shall be composed:—Men of war
afloat, 30, some of them provided with auxiliary ma-
chines, others with machines which would enable great
speed to be obtained; men of war on the stocks, 15.
total, 45. If the 30 men of war afloat were to be fitted
out, the number of the crews would be 26,160 men;
39,240 would be required to man the 45 men of war;
but it will be understood that such a provi-
sion is not absolutely necessary. The commission
leaves to the executive government to fix the
number_ of men of war of different rates ; and
iti
t is by
taking the average of the crews that
arrives
at the amount we have given. The
crew of a man of war of the first rate is 1,087; of a
man of war of the second rase,
and of the fourth, 675. The 915;
of the third, 810;
These four sets of figures give
an average of 872. Although the commission does not
pretend to impose on the Government its views as to the
different merits of men of war of rates, it very clearly
expresses the opinion that the man of war of the first
class is the best for war ; that h
the second rate, of 100 guns, has of war of
irntenolnaannswered the
expectations of the constructors;d thathose of the
third and fourth rates possess remarked
In the effective proposed for the fleet, we count egnitali gtiest.
20 fast-sailing frigates, of which 14 aarc;aflo,-C" and 6,
on the stocks; next, thirty frigates, all afleat, provided
with an auxiliary screw, and capable of carrying six
months' provisions; 50 corvettes, also all afloat, aonie
fast-sailing and others with an auxiliary screw; 20 large
transports afloat, with paddle-wheels or screws; and
lastly, 80 advice vessels, all ailoat. This would make a
total of 235, instead of 328, existing in the preceding
regulations of the effective. It is needless to add that
in making for these different sorts of vessels the calcu-
lations established for the crews of men of war,
the commission declares that France possesses a suffi-
cient naval personnel to man her fleet, even if it were

afloat. The crews of our 235 war vessels would consist
of 87,440 men. In a time of peace the fleet would be
manned by 27,064 sailors. The following would be the

composition of the fleet:—Experimental squadron-
-10 men of war, 3 frigates, 3 corvettes, 4 advice-
vessels; crows, 11,382 men. Stations for the pro-
tection of our commerce-6 frigates, 11 cor-
vettes, 2 steamers of 450-horse power, 27 advice.
vessels; crews, 8,700 men. Voyages of circumnaviga-
tion-5 frigates, 5 corvette?; 3,500 men. Interior ser-
vice of the colonies-15 advice-vessels, manned by
GOO men. Service of the five naval ports-5 steamers
of 450-horse power, 22 advice vessels, 2,331 men ;
gunnery frigate, 321 men; 1 corvette for a naval school,
230 men—total, 10 men of war, 15 frigates. 20 cor-
vettes, 7 steamers of 450-horse power, 68 advice-ves-
sels, with crews of 27,064 men. On the subject of
the experimental squadron, we shall ask permission to
express a doubt. The report states, with reason,
that in time of peace, and when there is nothing to
induce the Government to have under its hand all its
forces united, it is proper to keep up two experimental
squadrons, in order to accustom our sailors to the diffi-
culties of the navigation in the Channel, the North
Sea, and, we will add, the Baltic. In this arrange-
ment, there would be an advantage to which the
report does not allude—that of keeping two vice-
admirals at sea. Oat of the ten now in the service two
occupy
the prefectures of Brost and Toulon, one Com-
mands the experimental squadron now at sea, three sit
at the Council of the Admiralty, and four are neces-
sarily en elivonibiliti. Would it not be a great advan-
tage to have two vice-admirals at sea instead of one?
This is a:question which we respectfully submit to the
commission. According to the present system of naval
evolutions it wculd be impossible to divide 10 sail of the
line, 3 frigates, and 3 corvettes into two ECIUSLITCHIE.
The system of manesavring might be changed, but the
commission makes no mention of it. It appears to us,
therefore, that it would be better to decide that the ex-
perimental squadron should be composed of 12 sale. of-
the-line, 4 frigates, and 6 smaller vessels, to be divided
in ease of need into two squadrons, each having at its
head a vice-admiral, with a rear-admiral under him.
The expense would not be a million a year more, and the
importance in the event of war would be very great.
We have great interests at stake in the Mediterranean;
but these interests are, in ordinary cases, protected by
our squadron in the Levant, and we do not very clearly
see why our experimental squadron
of 12 sail of the
line, divided into two squadrons, should not every year
assemble in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic, in
order to give our admirals an opportunity of acquiring
experience in commanding during a naval combat on a
large scale, but we regret to say that the commission
e
eines not express itself in an explicit mal:enerffec:ive
insist, however, on the necessity of flxing_t _ .e.
can be
strength of our experimental squadron, so that it
the present
divided exactly into throe, according
i comp to that part
system of naval evolutions.
We transformation°w of the fleet,
of the report relative to tbe.
and it will we hope be understood why we have
readtilypea
of our present steam
delayed until this momentsso_t is, in fact, re-
duced' fleet which, by the prqgeerf, °' science,
, but the utility of which we
' to a transport fl
4 are far from denying when wo look at the comparison
established
the report between the expedition to
Y
Algiers in 1810 Ind that to Rome in 1849. It was ne-
cessary to
convey to Algiers 35,000 men, 3,800 horses,
and the n
accessary for that force. For this
riii
operation there were employed 130 ships of war, 140
gun.boat,, and 432 transports. The expense amounted
to
12 millions. In the expedition to Rome it WAS
abaut
necessary to convey to Civits Vecchia 30,127 men, and
3,019 horses, with all the materiel for the siege of Borne.
The operation was executed in one-sixth of the time of
that or Algiers, and cost only 1,300,000 f. The port of
Toulon only employed in this service 9 steamers of 450
horse-power each, which made altogether 32 voyages,
one steamer of
,400 horse-power, which made two
voyages,
and one of 600-horse power, whe h
was pro-
ceeding to join the Mediterranean squadron cff Naples.
It is true that steamers, whether worked bya _ parl.lle3 . or
screw, have not sufficient room for their machines, their
fuel, and the stores necessary for
a distantth a
expedition.
Bat if we had to maintain a great naval
war, it is pro-
bable that we should not have to transport large azases
We u
of troops to distant points.
new come to „the ques-
tion of the changes which are making t 11111 our tliiit.,-.lt
will be seen that without pretendin o solved ever
difficulty, the commission considert eave
use of steam for ships of war, and problem of the
theh
combination of
steam and sails, as solved by the
adoption of
iitlheelsacreeewst.
M. Laurencin, commiteding the
paddle-steamer aver fitted out in the I.'renrch navy, gaveg
the reasons to the commission, which, previOus. to the
introduction of the screw, had prevented the application
of steam to our large ships of
war. ,We did all we
possibly could,' said M. Laurencin, ' to protect the en-
gine of the Mogador; we surrounded it with coal
' hutches, but the vessel was still very vulnerable, and
such must always be t'so case with vessels having. thcerrigehn. s
en-
gines above water.' In fact, it has never
beenbefore
i: aright
the
of the machiee, the boilers ard the coaa1
adoption GI the screw has preventiede
steam Whichfrom being
obi:aclo lay in the
adapted to our large ships of war. The
vessels their power
impussibiiity of preserving to large
sides wheels half under
of fighting, by attaching to
athellacci above water, and
water, moved by a
a beeh il
knocked
vceks:edi.toTphieecbees7ebny the d first
consequently exposed machine
broadside from a large sailing
machine which works it being. under water, and leaving
easy.free for Working her guns, the
The only
the sides of the vessel free
thing to deter-
transformation becom,,t.
e fast sailing vessels and the number
mine is, the numb r( motive power,line - that a or that.tle
of those with auxili_atol
The establishment of these two
should be eumPocd f"
sear was nu longer buy! Ing
kinds of large vessels of
• n of money, with the exception of the modi-
fications a question
rendered necessary by the progress of nasal 10.
fictitious
advice as
toe The report sums up as follows its ,
come •
*to be done relaive to the war fleet:— Not.
what ought
to
Cel•
to commence building any ship of the line before a d
siva trial of the two systems has been made; to apply to
vessels afloat or in au advanced state on the sto
clai an
auxiliary motive power, requiring the least passible
al-
teration in her hull; to immodiaislY lay down the keels
of frigates and corvettes, capable, when moved. by screw
power of going from 10 to 11 knots an hour. '