The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-11 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY EVENING-, AUGUST 11: 1852.

neigh-
bourhood was at,amed by hostile hands committing out-
patch from General Somerset, stating thst the
the 12th Lancers,
rages in Lower Albin y. He ordered one squadron of
Miners, and three companies of the 74th Regiment to
march upon Graham's Town for their protection and
support, but stated that the establishment of a rural
police was the only measure that could be relied upon for
This police
the internal security of the border districts.
one company of the Royal Sappers and
force he is now organizing. After making a tour of
to Fort
in-
spection, and i he re-
turnedenter into correspondence,
" Here he received a letter from the rebel Hottentot
leader Uikhaelder, hinting that he had no objection to
visiting different camps, &ea
of the Kefir chiefs. This man, it seems, a the instiga-
tions of S'udilli, had seizA the Kafir chief Toise in his
own kraal, not far from King William's Town, upon a
charge of treason against his lawful chief or feudal sove-
reign. Sandilli ordered him to be pat to death, _ but_r
Uithaelder and his associates demanded a fair trial fo
their prisoner, and on that being refuse 4, gave himhis
as he was acting independently
freedom, and sent him home in safety. Toise 's own nar-
rative is very curious.
While the General was busy in completing arrange-
enemy were not idle. On the 22d of May
meats for the protection of the frontier districts, the
consider-
able force attacked Mount Coke a missionary station
between King William's Town and East Loudon, and
succeeded in carrying off a lot of draught oxen, killing
7 Fmgoes and wounding 10, also an Eoglishman named
Ford, and two of Seveganee Kafiri. And on the 2d of
June they ir
efereepted the post-riders between Fort
Peddie and King William's Town. But the most serious
Government waggons
affair occurred on the leth, when they surprised five
ato Fort Beaufort, under the charge of Captain Moody
with a de•ach
. • ment of 31 Sappers and Miners. Seven
of the riflemen were killed and nine wounded. The
waggons, containing among other things, a considerable
" They have since, however,
quantity of ammunition and arms, were captured and
proceeding from Graham's Town
plundered, and the oxen carried off.
ment. On the 20th a combined movement was made by
General Yorke and Colonel Eyre on Uithaalder's camp-
Though expecting that the attack would not be made
until the 21st, they were not quite unprepared, and Co-
lonel Eyre, who arrived first, and rather too soon for
support, had a smart affair before the enemy broke and
the defence
Adenfetinceirottinighethierocnotmieprledtiiosntriooftsh,isGene
received some punish-
dispersed. It is stated that General Yorke's division
have followed up this success, but the official account is
not yet published.
arrangements
has announced his intention to march into Kreili's coun-
try early next month. The ablebodied men of the
frontier • • districts have again been summoned to co-operate
with her Majesty's
troops, under their own commandants,
with a promise of an equitable distribution of the cattle
which may be taken in the course of the expedition, es
Cathcart
some compensation for the losses and sufferings of the
last 18 mouths. This
s. intelligence has just been received,
and all that is yet known of it is contained in the follow-
ing proclamation:—
"' BY HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT•GENERAL THE
HON. GEORGE CATHCART, BLe.
" Whereas the Kafir chief Kreli, who resides beyond
the Kei, and whose territory is separated from that part
of her Majesty's dominions called British Kafraria, by
that river, although recently chastened for his well-
known underhand as well as open hostility, by order of
Governor of Sir Harry Smith, has not ceased, frcm the
time the expedition was withdrawn, contumaci' nsly to
comfort and assist her Majesty's rebellious subjects,
now associated with the rebel chief Sandilli, Kafirs
as well as Hottentots, in carrying on a protracted
war, and even to harbour rebel Hottentots in his own
country.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

COWES,
DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY. FORAtm THE
CONTINENT.
Her Majesty's lieges had a grand treat here last even-
ing in one of the most beautiful sights many ever bad
witnessed. The Queen having signified her intention of
embarking on board the Victoria and Albert this after_
noon, the royal yachts and the whole of her Majesty's
steam fleet proceeded into the bay in front of Osborne
House, taking up positions in a line to the eastward, and
all the yachts that could be mustered (a goodly number),
19d by the Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron in
the Xarifa, formed a line to the westward, and a prettier
sight has seldom been seen than these beautiful vessels
g n
line into the bay. Her Majesty and the royal
3f iinly embarked at half-past six o'clock under a royal
s e
salute from the steara•trigates and yachts, all dressed
remained
theirned f
or variedth e flags,nig
h t wiint ht
the
yardsbay,
and manned.
a,t
six
o'clock
he eet
steamed away with their royal charge for
this
Antwerp.morn g

DEPARTURE of the ROYAL SQUADRON.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—Het' Majesty the Queen,
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, four of the eldest
Court, left Osborne Palace at half-past six
of the royal children, and the ladies and gentlemen
and embarked on the Victoria and Albert,
intention of starting early this morning.
meu-of-war steamers at anchor off Osborne
manned yards, dressed ships, and fired royal salutes.
This mowing the weather was very fine and pro-
pitious, al s summer breeze blowing from the west.
al squadron got up steam early, but it was not
The royal
till 45 minutes past six that the vessels began to move,
the Solent and through the anchorage in the
both steam and canvas. The squadron
following order :
The Vivid steam-packet, Master-Commander
Smithett (in advance about a quarter of a mile).
The Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus
wToosv'fhchi tleehotnhc tkee d e r
G.C.H., with the royal standard at the
main.
The Fairy royal yacht screw- tender, Master-Com-
Welch.
mander
The Black Eagle steam-yacht, Master-Commander
with the First Lord of the Admiralty, the
Petley,
of Northumberland, on board ; Admiralty flag
Duke
at the main.
The Odin steam-frigate, Captain Henderson, C.B.
The Magicienne steam-frigate, Captain Ramsay.
The Sampson steam-frigate, Captain L. T. Jones.
The Baracouta steam-frigate, Captain Hon. S. T.
F came
tz clusP rence,
ICarnegie.
Drummond.
assed through
The Retribution steam-frigate, Captain Hon. R. S.
The royal squadron. pSpithead about
e2amknaontsd,
afoellroowwedd
nbyt. the man-
of-war A.M., with the wind a little to the northward of
west, and on the starboard quarter, presenting a mag-
nificentyacht had a foretopsail set, and passed
sight to early risers.
topgallantsails, royals, studdingsails.
When off Beading Harbour (which is the east end
of the Isle of Wight) a signal was thrown
out from the royal yacht, " Catch me who
can ;" for there was an immediate struggle for posi-
tion, and a regular race ensued. The Magicienne was
throughnf.Tw haerreosayet royal yacht
underrate
soon alongside the Odin, and these steam-frigates
canvas—
courses, topsails,
were neck-and-neck for upwards of two miles, when
ofstl
the Odin shook her off, and again stood number one.
Baracouta now thought it quite time to shake off her
lethargy, for (like magic) she passed the Magicienne
and Odin in succession, and at 8.30 was nearly hull
down, about a mile astern of the royal yacht.
We saw the last of the squadron at 9 30, thirteen
miles to the eastward of the Nab light-vessel, and
their position was as follows :—Vivid, Victoria and
Albert, Black Eagle, Fairy, Barracouta, Odin, M • -
cienne, Sampson, and Magi-
cienne, Retribution.
As the royal yacht passed Spithead the Blenheim,
60, Captain Gardner, and the Tiger, 20, Captain Gif.
fard, dressed in colours, manned yards and cheered.
The Niger screw-sloop, Commander Heath, also got
under weigh, and then rounding the Spit buoy, coming
into harbour fired a royal salute, and manned her
rigging and cheered.
The Victory and Neptune, flag-ships, in Porte-
mouth Harbour, with the Excellent, were also dressed
in colours l ear y, and as the royal yacht passed they
all saluted.
At Portsmouth it was supposed that the royal
squadron would sail at daylight,and
in consequence
the Royal Artillery were on the qui vivo at that
time and at their gu •
ns, but it was not till about
seven that the salute was fired from the Garrison
B attery.
The interesting spectacle of the royal yacht pass-
ing to the eastward was a most pleasing and beautiful
sight, and a numberof theinhabitants
to Portsmouth were up and on the seward lines of
the town, and enjoyed it.
Around the coast a sharp look-out was kept for
the royal squadron from Saturday morning.
The Duke of Wellington arrived at Dover on Sa-
turday, and proceeded to Waltner, leaving instruc-
tions that a messenger ahould be dispatched to Wal-
mer Castle as soon as the royal ships hove in sight.
DOVER, AUG. 10.—This afternoon, at half-past
four o'clock, the royal squadron hove in sight to the
westward of Dover, and their approach was imme-
diately announced by royal salutes fired in succession
from the Drop Redoubt, at the Heights, and the gun
battery below the Castle keep. Her Majesty's mail
packet Vivid, of the Dover station, took the lead, the
royal Victoria and Albert yacht being second, fol-
lowed by her tender' the Fairy ; and another of the
squadron, the Black Eagle steamer, bringing up the
rear. The weather was delightfully fine (although
much rain had fallen during the day), with compara-
tively calm sea and favourable wind. The royal fleet
steamed past at a rapid rate, and after clearing this
port about two miles, hauled in for the Downs. A
number of ladies were observed from the shore on the
deck of the royal yacht, which probably included her
Majesty the Queen ; but this, in consequence of the
distance, we could not say positively. Great demonstra-
tions of colours were made by the naval and military
authorities, the royal standards being hoisted, and
numerous elevated points of the town decorated with
flags, during the passing of the squadron; meanwhile
dense crowds thronged the heights, parade, &c., to
obtain a view of the royal squadron, which remained
in sight of our town for nearly half an hour.
The Royal squadron left the Downs at 4 o'clock
this morning, on its course to Antwerp.
Weather fine.
ANTWERP, MONDAY.—Her Majesty Queen Vic-
toria will arrive here to-morrow, but it is impossible
to say whether the royal squadron may be expected
in the morning or in the evening, as we are ignorant
both of the time when her progress will commence,
and of the point of departure.
The Queen will most probably remain until Thurs-
day or Friday, and will be entertained at the palace
of Lacken. His Majesty King Leopold will receive
his illustrious relative to-morrow, if she arrives in the
afternoon ; and on Wednesday, should she not come
until the evening. In the latter case the Queen will
not land, but remain on board the Victoria and Al-
bert for the night. The royal yacht is escorted by
six frigates and several steamers. The presence diso
many vessels of war will give extraordinary anima-
tion to the port, and will mightily delight our jolly
old burghers.

" And whereas the said contumacious chief Kreli,
when mercitully called upon by me to desist from his
evil practices, and use his well-known influence in put-
ting an end to the Gaika rebellion, and in token of his
good faith and due submission, to pay up the fine of
cattle imposed by my predecessor, Governor Sir Harry
Smith, which the said chief had promised to pay, and
on the faith of which promise the last expedition
was mercifully withdrawn after the infliction of half the
punishment deserved, has insolently sent back my peace-
able remonstrance and just demand, in defiance :
" And whereas it is necessary, in vindication of
her Majesty's authority, and in order to put an end to
this war, that the said chief Kreli should, without loss
of time, receive the full chastisement he deserves :
" ' Now, therefore, I do hereby proclaim, declare, and
make known, that, for the purpose of inflicting such
chastisement, it is my intention, on the 6th day of Au-
gust next, to assemble a sufficient force of her Majesty's
ievis andregulare t
r orlos,
enrolled r
cavalry,ipg infantry, and artillery, paid
o e
with abundant supplies for
the campaign, on the Umvani River, near Brain Neck,
midway between Shiloh and the White Kei :—and that,
it is further my intention with this force to cross the
Kei, and establish my head-quarters at Kreli's Great

"‘ But, wishing to show to her Majesty's enemies
that, besides the force of her regular armies, she pos-
sesses the loyal support of her faithful subjects, and
that, at her call, they are ready and willing,to take the
field in her cause :
"6 Wishing, also, to give to those who, as a body, have
suffered severely from the war, an opportunity of re-
covering, by force of arms, some compensation for their
losses, I hereby, in the name and on behalf of her
Majesty, command all burghers of the divisions of
Graaff-Reinet, Uitenhage, Port El aabeth, Somerset,
Craddock, Albany, Albert, Victoria, Fort Beaufort, and
Colesbrrg, capable of bearing arms, to take the field
upon the old commando system of the colony, and join
me on the Urevani River, near Bram Neck, midway
between Shiloh and the White Kei, on the 6th of Au-
gust, whence I will lead them forthwith in person into,th s
country of the contumacious chief Kreli, to despoil him
of his cattle, as the best moans of eff ctually bringing
nim to submission, and thereby terminating the present
tiresome ho,tilities.
" ' I further hereby make known to
the colonists
all classes, who shall voluntarily j t
oin in this great.em
com-
mando, that all cattle that may be captured by b
shall be divided among the captors, for their own
may
use
and benefit, according to such equitable division as
be determined on by their own commandants.
" ' God save the Queen, o
,
" ' Given under the public seal of the settlement at
the Cape of Good Hoe this Ist day ofJaly, 1852.
" ' By command of his Excellency the Governor,
" ' RICHARD SOUTHEY,
" ' Acting-Secretary
t.,,
Her Majesty's steamer Styx arrived at •.,!
Bay on the 16th of June ; sailed for Table onJo!a_yu.
the 28th, and left for East London on the IstoidßeT
Her Majesty's steamer Hydra, CommanderBelam grave, and the mon's
Rhadamanthus, Commander ,
were lying in Simon's Bay.
The Chusan screw-steamer left Table 1333, on the
29th of June for Port Phillip.
The garrison at Sierra Leone was healthy, heavy
returned from
rain had set in. Major O'Conner bad
to Governme_a
a tour through the districts round the colony, and to
the Banana Islands; he made his half-yearly inspec-
tion of the troops on the 23d of June.
Commander
Her Majesty's steamer Polyphemus, Julstarted
Phillips, from the Pi
--.0 Pongos the Ist of ..) .y,
t present
on a cruise the 19th of July to Sherpnr°l ti &
in a state of civil war.
Her Majesty's steamer Bloodhound, Lieutenant
Christian, arrived at Sierra Leone on
the 20th of
July : from Ascension the 18th of
June, with Com-
mander Bruce's dispatches. The gallaet CW
t
hydah, a
in-Chief had relieved the blockade 8
satisfaction to the
measure calculated to give great
native chiefs.
ant S
Her Majesty's steamer Firefly, o slavese r.
on
mour, had captured a slaver, but withLieuten n
board, and brought her to St, Helena- .
Her Majesty's steamer Pluto
arrived at Sierra
e 14th for St.
Leone on the 13th of June left on
it.h h mails on the
Vincent's, ani returned with English
15th of June, on the 7th of July.
Her Majesty's steamer Bloodhound proceeded on
the 7tb of July to Ascension with the mail for the
Commodore.
Myrmidon, Lieutenant
Her Majesty's steamer
Jolliffe, was cruising in the Bights• got away from
Two steamers with 1,000 slaveshad
with 10 guns
the Gallinas. A large armed slavero
be cruisiL ng off the
and Spanish colours, is reported t
Crane, ieutenant
Gallinas. Her Majesty's brig
in pursuit, and re-
turned had left Sierra Leone in
the same •day her
turned on the 11th of July. f St. Vincent's Cape
Majesty's steamer Pluto left for
mails of the 15th of
Verde, to convey the Eng.' off Sherboro,
cruising
July to Sierra Leone.
When like, and sup-
posed boat was seen in the paintedrivert,nur men-of- war ; she,
posed to belong to, one or to a slave vessel which
however, turned out to beloni
passed the Crane at night with 400 slaves, and got
clear. The Governor of Sierra
i ready for embar-
information of 2,000 slaves
of
Mrs. Lightbourne's fac-
tory in the Rio Pongos, cation within ten miles
being ready
had received
with every preparation
"stock'' leave the bar-
made for resistance until the

racoons.
Her Majesty
Her
17th of July.
Majesty's brig Crane left Sierra Leone on the
The Propontis, on the 19th of July, 20 miles west
of Sierra Leone, exchanged colours with her Ma-
jesty's brig Crane.
Captain ~ ships Herald, Torcb, and Pluto were
at Gip Verde on the 26th of July.
The Queen of the South arrived arrived from Eng-
land at the Cape Verde on the 30th of June, and
sailed therefrom on the 23 of July. The Hellespont,
at 6 P.M.
Cap-ain
was at
Watts, arrived on the 7th of July, and sailed
the same day for the Cape. The Teviot sailed for
her Durward of July. The
tt,e Brazils on the 233 of July, and the Harbinger,
winds to
Lane, arrived from England osncutilaye, 26th of
July,
The British schooner Minato,
anchor at abtriCape Verde on the 26th
brier, Ellen Munroe, sailed for England on
the 18-h or July.
p,ssige, generally westerly
The Propontis experienced no north-east trades on
Cape Verde, on the coast of Africa fresh southerly
winch:, with heavy .rains. She steamed the wholeway,
having contrary winds, with the exception of 50 hours
under sail alone.
Homeward the south-east trades were fresh for
about four days. She was 78 hours under sail, with
out steam, in which time she ran 782 mike (averag-
ing 10 knots per hour) from Sierra Leone, fresh
_ .W. winds and constant showers, from Cape Verde
fresh northerly winds until three days from Ply,.
112911tb: when W,X.W. Windf) SeVililed.

! Her cargo consists of 9 packages of specie, 5 casks EXPERIMENTAL TRIP TO PARIS.
1 of wine, 90 bales sheep-skins, 59 bales of wool,
.552
TO THE EDIT 'R OF THE TIMES.
i rhinoceros horns, ,56 tusks of ivory, 373 green hid Sir,—As the paragraph in your paper of to-day, with
34 dry hides, 19 bales of goat skins, 48 packages the above heading, contains some information which is
sundries, and 5 casks pineapplee. likely to mislead the public, and injure the Newhaven
She brings as passengers from the Cape—Mrs. ;and Dieppe route, I trust you will do me the justice to
, insert the following:—" The new steamer Paris, built
Hogg and child, three female servants, and one male
ditto, Captain Hall (Rifle Brigade), Captain Mac- this year ( xpressly for the above line, crossed from
kenzie (60th Rifles), Captain Fitzgerald) 60th Rifles), Novvhaven to Dieppe, on Saturday last, with 100 pas-
!engers, a large quantity of luggage, and three horses,
Captain Vians (45th Regiment), Cornet Elves (12th
wmitthenminutes less time than the steam-yacht Wave Queen,
Lancers), Mr. Darnell, Mr. Morris, Mr. Slater, Mr.
only about a dozen ladies and gentlemen,ls both yes-
Henderson, Rev. Mr. Gridge (Chaplain of Simons se
_ _ _ . starting nearly together; the result proving that the
Town), Mr. Seligman, Captain Brown, Mr. Harrison, Paris was the better boat for the trade, and having re-
and two men servants. peatedly made the passa.ge in five hours." You will
The Propontis on her. outward voyage left Ply- perceive that the present'arranwements, on this reuse,
mouth May 15, at 3.30 P.M., arrived at St. Vincent's, are far from being defective:'--I am, Sir, your obediew
May 27, at 7 A.M., left Ally 28, at 8.30 P.M.; ar- servant,
5, Arthur-street East, Aug. 9, 1118E5N2.11Y P.
rived at Sierra Leone, June 3, at 4.30 r sr., left MAPLES,
ditto June 3 ; arrived at the Cape, June 26. On
her homeward voyage she sailed from Cape Town
duly
2 at 6 P.M.; arrived at Sierra Leone, July is,
at 1.45 P.M., sailed July 19, at 10 AM. ; arrived ut
St. Vincent's, July 24, at 4.15 P.M., sailed J,a3l. 1 2R
at 6 P.M. ; and arrived at Plymout, August 9, a
6 P.M.

F. aright, Esq., Secretary Of the London, Brighton, and
South Coast Railway Company.
Sir,—The paragraph which appeared in tie Tines of
yesterday is evidently written under a misapprehtnsion
of the facts, and Li OileWatei to do some injury both to
myself and to 3.?ur company, as it will leave an impres-
sion that your directors are clissatifled with the manner
in which the steam service between Newhaven and
Dieppe is at present performed, and that consequently
your chairman was present at the trial of the Wave
Queen, with a view to substituting better boats.
As it is stated that the speed and general results of the
trial of the Wave Queen were satisfactory to your com-
pany, and as my vessel, the Paris, which left Newhaven
on Saturday twenty-five minutes after the Wave Queen,
and was the first to land her passengers, 11,:ving made
the passage in ten minutes less tune, I am justified in
supposing that the service, as at present performed, has
been far from unsatisfactory to your directors.—Yours
obediently, HENRY P. MAPLES,
5, Arthur-street East, Aug. 10, 1852.

London_, Brighton, and South Coast Railway.
Sir,—London Terminus, Aug. 10, 1852.
In London
to your letter of this date with refer-
ence to the experimental trip with the Wave Queen, I am
desired to say that the service between Newhaven and
Dieppe has been performed by your steamer, the Paris,
-satisfactorily to the directors of this company, the pas-
sage having been made on the average in less than five
hours and a.half. lam to add that the chairman of this
company was present at the trial of the Wave Queen, in
order to witness an experiment with a vessel of a novel
construction, and not because this company is dissatisfied
with the manner in which the present service is per-
formed.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
H. P. Maples, Esq,
FRED. SLIGHT.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]
Messrs. Allsopp and Sons aro informed that some of
their respected competitors conceive that they have made
too exclusive use of Baron Liebig's letter to Mr. All-
sopp; and they, therefore, feel themselves called upon to
republish the letter, in order that the public may form a
correct judgment of the intention of that eminent autho-
rity, which was, unquestionably, to induce general con-
fidence in the genuine nature of the productions of all the
leading Brewing Establishments of this country, as well
as to convey a personally-favourable opinion of the ale
brewed by Messrs. Allsopp and Sons:—
BARON LIMO TO HENRY ALLSOPP, ESQ., DIIRTON-ON-
TRENT.

The unguarded remark of a French chemist, that the
strychnine imported in England is employed in part as a
substitute for hops in the manufacture of beer, has lately
spread alarm among the lovers of pale ale. Having been
appealed to by you to express my opinion on this sub-
ject, which appears to me to be,in a dietetic point of view,
one of considerable public interest, I now offer the fol-
lowing brief statement:—
About a quarter of a century ago a brewer in West-
phalia fell into the practise of adulterating his beer with
nux vomica, from which it is well known that strychnine
is obtained. The peculiar morbid symptoms, however,
which resulted from the consumption of this adulte-
rated beer, speedily led to the detection of the fraud.
The effects produced by nux vomica and strychnine are
so characteristic, that every medical man will readily
detect their origin. The French novelist, Alexander
Dumas, has described them, though with more imagi-
nation than truth, in his romance of " Monte Christo."
It is possible that the Westphalian case, which, from
being made the subject of a criminal trial, obtained
great notoriety, has given rise to the assumption that in
England the strychnine imported is used for the purpose
of mixing with beer. But nobody at all acquainted
with the great breweries of that country could seriously
entertain the suspicion of an adulteration of beer with
strychnine or any other deleterious substance. It is
practically impossible that any operation of a doubtful
character could be carried out in these extensive esta-
blishments, on account of the large number of workmen
employed in them. Any attempt on the part of the
brewer to impart qualities to his beer in an illicit man-
ner, which are not to be obtained from malt or hops,
would necessarily lead to his ruin, as he would be obliged
to communicate his secret to too many persons, and to
employ too many accomplices. The draymen them-
selves, as good connoisseurs in beer, would protest
against any manipulation of a suspicious character. The
case has even occurred of an eminent brewer not ven-
turing to make use of a method suggested to him for the
purpose of clearing his beer more effectually, because
the addition of a new material to the wort might have
induced a suspicion in the minds of his workmen that it
was an illicit proceeding, and this would have endan-
gered the good reputation which his beer enjoyed. Ho
stated to me at the same time that no improvement could
be introduced into a brewery, the object of which was
not perfectly evident to everybody.
During a sojourn of several days at Burton-on-Trent,
I had an opportunity of becoming intimately acqesinted
with the method pursued in the manufacture of pale ale.
I convinced myself that the qualities of this excellent
beverage depended mainly upon the care used in the se-
lection of the best kinds of malt and hops, and upon the
ingenuity exhibited in conducting the processes of
mashing and fermenting. Our continental brewers have
much to learn in these points to come up to the English
brewers. I have no hesitation in saying that England
possesses the greatest adepts in malting. I know posi-
tively that the chiet brewers of Munich, who undoubtedly
produce the best beer in Germany, have gone through
This may account for the
an apprenticeship in Burton.
of be • for theby medical men, for these varieties beer;
predilection entertained by the. g!neral public, as well as
contribute to health
guides in the choice of things that
in-
stinct of humanity and experience appearto be as good
fmann in the excellent -
Professor Graham and Ho ,
and enjoyment as the profoundest philosophy.
strychnine, have indicated a very
lion of the pale ale by s
re-
port already addressed to you upon the alleged adultel
have satisfied myself of
strychnine contained in beer.
simple process for detecting the most minute quantity of
accuracy of ir ,
the great convenience and
self
an analysis ofmethod seve-
y
ral specimens of pale ale obtained from ondon houses,
and have farther assured my b
supplied by your establishment, of the utter groundless-
ness of the imputation that this beer was poisoned with
strychnine. I am positive, and am supported in my
views by the concordant analyses of all chemists who
have occupied themselves with the examination of beer,
that the poisoning of pale ale with strychnine has never
.
occurred. I believe I may safely add that it never will
take place; for although en ignorant brewer might be
induced, from interested motives, to add mix vomica to
his beer, the word strychnine so forcibly suggests one of
the most virulent poisons, that whoever has heard any_
thing about strychnine at all is sure to be aware of this.
By adulterating his beer with strychnine, the brewer
would be knowingly committing a crime which, in the
present state of science, must be followed by immediate
detection and punishment.
Mr. E. Merck, of Darmstadt, one of the most exten-
sive strychnine manufacturers in Europe, informs me
that this substance is peculiarly adapted to destroy
it is the
ver-
faanct-
y fully min of all kinds. In many parts of Germ
popular poison for rats and mice.
This
that has lately
ac-
counts for the large amount of the drug
been commerce,
The specimensroduced ala sent to me have af-
intinotfo
3,our
af-
forded me another opportunity of
qualities. lam
myself
an confirming its valuable
admirer of this beverage, and
my own experience enables me to recommend it, in ac-
cordance with the opinion of
the most eminent English
physicians, as a very agreeable and efficient tonic, and
as a general beverage bath for the invalid and the robust.
Giessen, May 6, 1852.
JUSTUS LIESIG.

NARROW ESCAPE —Yesterday afternoon three en'
gineers attached to the factory at Woolwich PcsiccikaY:hre
wentr
fo_llw ba
101 a
ar dd j tohuer
nWi
nigd gt ehoens
tsot
re
eahmo
se, steol , lying long.,
„-ri; about,
do seEntTe and all
the boilers, and for that purpose opened the ruallu°taken the
three descended into the interior without enteredhavie
Was
precaution of ascertaining that the one theaav fter the other 1
tree of foul air. It was soon evident tbatreil ed
y,
the foul
tail:,
ttohasa,v.ef
of the three engineers had been overp
and fallen helplessly to the bottom of . _ ;rn„oesiba.lnned
Thom
not immediately taken out,
it wouldre °lle:Bbli liearm'
thei time
work
their lives. Highly to the
.oc,_dat
atatm boiler and
son, one of the gang of convigom
assisted byhisbrother
into
o
take up the engineers, which hand, and, after repeated
board the vessel, he offered to
times to get
efforts, havin to come p gipging up the three bodies
convicts, who all lent ar- ,-;ntealf several
cceeded in
open' of the case, one of the engi-
fresh air, begs ening of the manhole, a most difficult
through the narrow P diddo,wn
h t there did not appear the slight‘st
, r
neers being pets- body for upwards of a quarter of an
respiration .e.
in was taken out of the boiler. Fortunately, all
hour after he have recovered. The heroic conduct of Thomp-
task under the dram
saved the lives of the three engineers, at the
son,, whir 0,,,,n, deserves a free pardon, especially as he has
risk (1. served two years and four months of the period of
lre
-ears' transportation to which he was sentenced by a
the engineers
seven tial for running away from a picket of the Royal
court-ma •
Artillery, in which corps he was serving at Bermuda.
THE AMATEUR CHAMPION SCULLS.—The contest
for the amateur champion sculls, presented to the river by
Mr. Wingfield, about twenty years since, was appointed to
take place yesterday at nine o'clock, the distance being from
Putney to Kew-bridge. The last contest for this honorary
distinction was in August, 1849 ; as for 1850 and 1851, Mr.
Bone was unchallenged. This year, Mr. Peacock, being the
only challenger, became entitled to row the holder (Mr.
Bone) the final heat yesterday; the asual trial heat, upon
the 3.1 of August, being in this case unnecessary. A few
minutes before nine o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Peacock
appeared at the starting post, and was quickly followed by
the umpire in the eight oared cutter of the Thames Club.
After waiting twenty minutes, at the risk of losing the tide,
and Mr. Bone not appearing, and no signs of him or of any
preparations on his part being visible, Mr. Peacock started
alone, and rowed quietly over the course, arriving at Kew-
bridge at ten o'clock, fortyr minutes having been occupied in
rowing the distance-53i miles.
Tess RUMOURED DEATH OF THE EARL OF TAN"
KERXILLE.—A correspondent says—" An announcement
of the demise of this venerable Peer having appeared in the
Gateshead Observer of Saturday last, inquiries were made
at his Lordship's residence, in Hertford-street, Mayfair,
when it was ascertained that the statement was premature,
his Lordship being in the enjoyment of perfect health. The
Earl wag bun in 1776, And ongequeutly is in big 76th year.