The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-20 00:00:00

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AUGUST.

Down Royal Corp 3 I Tuam
Pbcenix Park lO Ballinrobo.
Rotcommon

SEPTEMBER.
Carragh 7 I Johnstown 2l
Limerick

OCTOBER.
Curragh l2 I Carlow
Down Royal Core 2O

AQUA TICS.
HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA.

The great aquatic meeting at Ilenlpy-on-Thames, in
which the University gentlemen and members of the
leading aquatic clubs ..t London ordinarily engage, is
fixed for the 25th and 26th of June. The following are
the prizes for competition:—
Grand Challenge Cup (with medals), for eight-oared
boats; now held by the University Boat Club, Oxford.
The Wyfold Challenge Cup, tor the winners of the
trial heat for the Grand Challenge Cup, now held by the
University Boat Club, Cambridge.
The Ladies' Challenge Plate (with medals), for eight-
oared boats; now held by theßrasenose Club, Oxford.
The Stewards' Challenge Cup (with medals), for
four-oared boats; now held by the Cambridge Univer-
ail Club.
The Visitors' Challenge Cup (with medals), for four-
oared boats ; now held by the Christchurch Club,
Oxford.

The Town Challenge Cup (with medals), for four-
oared boats.

The Silver Goblets (Presentation Prize), for pair-
oared boats.

The Diamond Challenge Sculls and Presentation Cap,
for scullery; the former now held by Mr. Peacock, of
London.

The entries close on the 18th of June.

CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES.

The exciting race between Robert Coorabes, of Mort-
lake, and T. Cole, of Chelsea, for the Championship of
the Thames and 400/., will come off on Monday next,
from Putney to Mortlake. Both men are in capital con-
dition, and a first-rate contest is expected. Coombes is
slightly the favourite. The Lalla Rookh has been char-
tered to accompany the match, for the benefit of the
losing man, and for the We of the umpires and referee.

CRICKET.
ENGLAND v. FOURTEEN OF YORKSHIRE.
May 17th, 18th, and 19th.
YORKSHIRE.

First Innings. Second Innings.
Ellison, Esq., b Clarke 2 c Box, b Clarke ... 2
Crossland, s Box, b Clarke 2B a Box, b Clarke ... 1
J. Berry, b Clarke 8 b Bickley 9
Anderson, c Bickley. h MYnn--- 30 a ilox. h Cla,lr. --- 0
Chatterton, c Parr, b Mynn 0 c Felix, b Clarke... 0
Sampson, c Guy, b Bickley 24 not out
IG. Berry, a Box, b Clarke ..... 40 b Martingell
Armitage, c Box, b Clarke
1 Wright, b Bickley ....... 3 c Box, b Bickley... 2
Coates, not out
Skelton, Esq , s Box, b Clarke... 3 c Bickley, b Clarke 0
Dakin, c Caesar, b Clarke 0 b Clarke
Barber, run out ...... 0 c Martingell,bClarke 3
Hodgson, c Caffyn, b Clarke ... 8 c and b Maringell 11
Byes... ..... . .......... ... 2 Byes

Total ........... 162 Total 150
ENGLAND.
N. Felix, Esq, c BErry, b Croisland 30
A Mynn, Esq , n Crossland..... 0
Bickley, b Wright •••••,•••
BOX, c Sampson, b Crossland 0c J. Berry, b Wright 3
J. Cwiar, cJ. Berry, b Skelton.. 9 b Wright 25
W. Caff., n, b Wright............... 2 c Armitage, b
C-ossland
Parr, c Armitage, b Crossland... 8 not out .. 2
A. Clarke, b Wright - ....... 0
W. Clarke, b J. Berry ...
Guy, not out . .... 9 b Wright l9
Martingell, c Chatterton. b
Wright ..... 4 not out 8
Byes 3, Ib3, w 2 ...... 8 80, lb 0, w 1 1

Total 7B

Total 5B

ANEW AND MAGNIFICENT ENTERPRISE.
Private intelligence from New York, by the Europa,
enables us to state confidently that arrangements are iu
progress for connecting New York and John's (New-
foundland) by means of the electric telegraph, and St.
Jelau's and Galway (or some other convenient port on
the west coast of Ireland) by a line of powerful sad fleet
steamers. The line Gf telegraph has ulreudy been ser-
ve), ed from St. John's to a point opposite Cape Breton
(Nova Scotia), a distance of about 350 miles; thence the
Galt' of Lewtence is to be oricsed by a ,uhmerine wire-
-48 miles in length; thence 100 miles by land to Sydney,
Cape Breton, to which place the" wires are DOW ex-
tended from the capitals of Nova Scotia, New
lltunswiek, the Canticles, and the United States.
Telegraphic dikpatches are now readily trsns-
mitted from New York to Halifax, a distance
of nearly 1,000 miles, is n few moments, bat the new
line will extend some six hundred miles farther east, and
it is confidently anticipated will enable London to com-
municate with New York in about six days.
The Government of Newfoundland have given the
comp stay who have this enterprise in band a mostre
liberal charter, in which it is provided that the province
shall take stock to the amount of thirty thousand pounds;
.haitu and
and they alsd grant to the company, as a gr y,
to the extent of thirty square miles, which t o company
have a right to select wherever they please along the
route of the telegraph line. As that section of New-
foundland is known to be rich its its mineral 'resources,
it is believed that the land itself is worth far more than
the whole expense of building the telegraph. At all
events, certain it is that every shilling of the capital
stock of the company (amounting to about two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars) was taken in two days by
seven of the principal capitalists of New York, and the
agent of the company is already on his way tothis
country for the purchase of the materials to construct
the telegraph line as before described.
The same and other parties,- but under a different
organization, are about contracting fcr two or more
ocean steamers of the first class to run between New
York, St. John's, and Ireland, and there is the very
best reason to believe that within one year these two en-
terprises will be in successful operation. Other parties
are also preparing to connect the Irish line of steamers
at St. John's with steamers from Montreal, Quebec,
Halifax, Boston, &c.

The telegraph company will employ a small steamer
at Cttpe Race fur the purpose of intercepting all steamers
to and from America and Europe, all of which usually
pass very near to that place, and thus it is expected that
news by the Cunard and Collins steamers may be sent
through to New York some four or five days in advance
of their arrival in the United States.

A final dividend of about id. in the pound will be
shortly declared under the estate of Ross and Ogilvie, army
agents, who were made bankrupts in March, 1804. This,
with the previous dividends, will constitute an entire distri-
bution of 13s. 4/d. upon debts proved to the extent of
177,8071, of which 7s. 4d. was paid by the parties appointed
on the issue of the commission, and the remainder by Mr.
Geoom, the official assignee, since the estate has passed to
his management.

. ROYAL FREEMAEONS' SCHOOL YOB, FEMALE CHM"
mum—The anniversary of this roost excellent nstitution
was held yesterday evening at the Freemasons'-119119 under the
Grand presidency of the Right Hon. the Earl cf Zetlankt
_.
Grand Master of the Ma-on;c
of the craft sat down to dinner. In the course of the envd a
body. yearly 400 members
ing the children went in procession round the roonkea wit_
more beautiful or interesting scene could hardly be
Crew) an-
nounced The secretary of the institution (Mr* be 1,400/.
nounced the amount subscribed in the room
al t°
and other
Miss Birch, Miss E. Birch, Miss M. NV"— mrs'ening. The
vocalists enlivened the company during
dinner and accompaniments were of the
Mr. Harker was himself as toastmaster. fitrhset character, and
hi long litigated case
THE JENNINGS' EsTATE.—T----5
has, we learn, been this week settled by
li we believe, prnThe property connected with the est!ttaet
one-
period was -
th_oC%ourt of Chancery.
esti-
cipally in the county of Suffolk, and at
of that amount has
mated at 7,000,0001., but only one- o
been divided in the late decisi,,n•
scattered about this and other
Two claimants reside in
this town, and others
counties; bui the only fortunateaL ham in the employ of
Lang ham, . .
reacaone living. in this district
is k journeyman painter named
BY ,the recent decision we under.
Mr; Howard, of Maldoth -,-irided. into seven porticos,-and
stand that the property 15 m'in te 000,0001,...Chflotsford
that Laugb.am'e awe Iv—
Girtmirte.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—With reference to a correspondence which has
t lately appeared in your valuable journal, on the subject
1 of the British North American Railways, more particu-
larly concerning the Great Trunk line, from Halifax
to Quebec, I may, perhaps, be enabled, if you can
afford me the space, to off,r a few remarks, to enable
your readers the more clearly to understand the whole
subject in qaestion. First, let us satisfy ourselves, how-
ever, that all palates are agreed as to the important ob-
jects sought for by the prcposed trunk line from Hali-
fax to Quebec, or rather, as Earl Grey says, to
Montreal. We believe the object to be gained is this—
the connecting all the British provinces with themselves,
and also with the nearest to Europe, and most available
port that is open at all seasons of the year, for com-
mercial purposes ; and further, we believe, that in order
to obtain this object, it will be necessary to have re-
course to British capital, under the guarantee of the Im-
perial Parliament, as well as that of the local legisla-
tures. It appears then, Sir, to me, that the duty
of the Colonial Secretary is clearly to obtain
the best possible information he can, not as to what
this or that colony has done, or is willing
to do for its own immediate interest; but as to which is
the proper route for a trunk line that would connect the
several North American colonies with each other and
with Europe, and will confer, either by itself or by
branches from it, the greatest amount of advantage to
the whole of British America, and be the best for the
traffic of goods, mails, and passengers, to and from Great
Britain or Europe.
Now, Sir, this is not the proper place, perhaps, to
discuss all these points. One observation, however, I
may be allowed to make, as it will serve to show
the vast importance of a searching inquiry into the
matter before the British Parliament is asked to grant
its aid or countenance to any final plan. One of your
correspondents would take the Windsor and Annapolis
line as a part of the gigantic undertaking proposed to
iiself by the St. Andrew and Quebec line, with the view
of reaching the Pacific. Now, Sir, one glance at the
map will show that such a line of route would oblige
the crossing of the Bay of Fundy, which would be fatal
in the opinion of any Parliamentary Committee; for it
gc
oe st zd :is toh
would occasion a transhipment of goods perfectly unne-
cessary. should the grand route follow the line,
as
ssti
Scotia
pas bassewehnolisyugt hg re os ut
suggested
by
h the province of
Nova
able engineers.
There are a variety of other objections to the route as
proposed by your correspondent—" One much interested
in the Colonies"—but the only safe and proper plan for
the Secretary of the Colonies to adopt is, in my
opinion, to summon before him such persons as are now
tßhrei taisdhvaNnotargthAortbereiciannfoprmroavtiinocneso;f humble
in England, who have been employed on surveys in our
e
are in this country antdhethednelheagvatsg
expressly on railway matters, he
who
could hardly go wrong in c
coming to a final decision.
Bat it will be necessary that he should bear in mind
always, that If England is not called upon
part of the expense, she can hardly
.gtobpay at
to dioy
have
a !I.
tate a line for the outlay on the construction of which
the colonists alone are ro be in the end held tu
sponsible. Let, however, all matters be fully inquired
-
into, and I am sure it will be found that 8,000,0001. will
be required, and can be most beneficially expended, to
the great advantage both of the mother country, to her
labour and her capital, as well as to her most thriving,
loyal, and valuable North American provinces. Depend
upon it, we have arrive dat a crisis, and alt friends of
England and her colonies should be up and stirring. It
is not yet " too laa,;" but we know not what a day may
bring forth.—l am, Sir, &c.,
May 9. A CONSTANT READER.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.— ( Miles in work, 223 i)
—Return of Traffic for the Week ending May 9, 1852 :
Passengers, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails X 5,575 8 3
Merchandise and minerals ... 5,842 17 6
Cattle ... ... 245 7 2

Total .. £11,663 12 11
Corresponding week, 1851 (236 miles)
Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £5,360 10 7
Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 4,152 6 6

Total ...

£9,512 17 1
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles
open.)—Traffic for week ending May 16 £16,190 4 11
Corresponding week in last, year (260
miles open) .. ...£16,443 7 2
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
week ending May 16:—

MAIN LINE.

Passengers ...
Parcels, H. C. and D.
Goods, cattle, &c.
Mails ... ...

Total

.N
MOLD.

... £1,345 9 4
... 77 4 6

... 577 17 6
... 576 0 0

... £2,575 11 4

Passengers
Parcels, H. C. and D. ... ...
Goods, cattle, &c. .„ ...

... £5O 710
1 14 3
91 18 6

Total

... ••• ..• £144 0 7
STEAM-BOATS.

Passengers ••• ...
Parcels, H. C. and D. ...

... £209 12 8
... 28 15 6

Total ... £238 8 2
SCOTTISH CINTR AT. RSlLWAY.—Traffic for tho Wools
ending May 16, 1852 :
Passengers (9,973), parcels, horsea,
and carriages ...
Goods, cattle, &c.

....X1,654 1 6
... 916 8 11

Total .. .. 1,970 10 5
Corresponding week in last year... 1,834 8 6
Perth, May 18, 1852.

YACIITS AND YACHTING IN LIVERPOOL.—.The
establishment of tic Royal Mersey Yacht Club has at last
induced several gentlemen in Liverpool to commence yacht
building. Mr. Nevins, Messrs. Holme, Slater, and Crook, and
Mr. Wilson, are all busily engaged,in the construction of yachts
of various sizes. Mr. Ginnell, of the firm of Bowman,
Grinnell, and Co., has imported per the New World, from
America, a small yacht of about ten tons burden, which is
expected to prove a very fast sailer. She is furnished with
every late improvement, including a moveable keel, by the
elevation of which the craft will be enabled to glide safely
through narrow and shallow channels as well as to ride se-
curely in rough weather.
On Monday 14st, as a horse was landing from
one of the steam-boats at the landing-stage, by some mis-
chance the rails were broken, and the horse was thrown
on the broken rail, which pierced its bowels co deeply that
they protruded, and it was put to death in a few minutes.
Yesterday another accident occurred at the same place. A
well-known stallion called Bay Middleton, belonging to Mr.
Reyes, of Preston, was landing from the Rock Ferry, when
the horse slipped through the smoothness of the plank
caused by the rain, and it was thrown down into the water,
and got under the paddles of the steamer. Some time elapsed
betore the animal could be got ashore, which it reached alive,
but it died immediately after it Has 'andel. Accidents to
His:
of omf
Bpodoltiveniea-,
horses at the landing stage are now of every-day occurrence.
—Liverpool Courier.
COMMERCIAL AND NAVIGATEIOrnNveTroRrEoAfTAIRuSs.tr
by
aiaTe,
hhti
Gazette of Tuesday publishes the folloofwißngr
tates with which commercial treaties have been
Great Britain:—Ilia Maj.-sty the
CajßietsNet,pyoufblFicraonfktfho
Kinemen, the Re-
of Denmark,
Majesty the King of the Belgians,
the
Republic
tee Senate of the Free llanseatic city
Equator, the
l hisic
Freet hMe
the
gert, his Majesty
Frenchf
huehl
Dominican
on
iif
ti
enCii
)ocu!ttral i
Republic,
Pica,
the King of Greece, the Republic of Guatemala,
of the Free Hanseatic city of Hamb the Senate
King cf Hanover, the Republic of Liberia,urgb, his Majesty the
Free Hanseatic city of Lubeck, b the Senate of the
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Sch is Serene Highness the
the Grand Dako of Mecklenburg•werin, his Serene Highness
Re-
public, his Majesty the King Strelitz, the Mexican Re-
lic of 'New Grenada, his Ro of the Netherlands, the Repub..
Oldenburg. his Highness the at
Highness the Grand Duke of
the Republic of Peru, her :ISultan of the Ottoman Empire,
hid Majesty the King of ajesty the Queen of Portugal;
the German Commercial Prussia and the other States forming
Wurtemburg, Baden, Union, viz. :—Bavaria, Saxony.
Duchy of Hesse, the'S the Electorate of Hesse, the Grand
mercial Union of tates forming the Customs and Com-
-United Provinces Thuringia, Nassau, and Frankfort; the
of Rio de la Plata,his Majesty the Eie-
rot. of All the Russiat h- A
Majesty the Kin of, la ,Aajesty the King of Sardinia,_te
This
the Two Sicilie.s, his Majesty h b-1 g
of Sweden and .Lrwa3 his Imperial and Royal Highness
the Grand Duke of Li,: - United States of America,
cany, the
the Oriental Republic-
of the Uruguay, the
,Venezuela.

—ROYAL
GEOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY, M 10.—Sir
noderick Murchison, the president, in the chair. Mewl. S.
R. Block, W. B. Beaumont, and C. Tagart, were officially
introduced upon their election. Colonel Edward Sabine,
R.A. F.R.S., Lieutenant J. Lyons M'Leod, R.N., and Mr.
Ilenry Edwards were elected Fellows. The papers read
were :-1. Captain Wrn. Allen, R.N.. " Observations taken
"
with the Aneroid in Syria and Palestine; ' 2
of lS .
Borneo;"
3. John
Crawford, F.R.S., " Sketch of the Geography
3. Lieutenant Leycester, R.N., On the Volcanic Group of
Milo." The president announced that the catalogue of the
books and pamphlets in the library had been published since
the last meeting, and that the anniversary meeting would
be held at the Society's apartments on Monday, the 24th
inst., when the royal medal for the year would be delivered
Henry lenStrachey, and the
geographical science and
to Dr. John R aoen atnbde
pt or
oCg
raepstsa ionf
annual address
discovery would be delivered.
THE DUNFERMLINE MURDER.—The man Fancoat,
who was sentenced a few weeks ago, at the Perth Circuit
Court, to be executed at Dunfermline on the 25th inst., for
the murder of a fellow-workman in the streets of that
town, by stabbing him with a knife, has received a respite.
The letter containing the information to that effect reached
Mr- Gillespie, the governor of the gaol in Dunfermline, en
Friday evening. The result was brought about, we believe,
chiefly through the exertions of the Rev. Dr. M'Michael
and other iufluential inhabitants of Dunfermline, 'who
deeply commiserated the fate of Fancoat, who had pre-
viously borne a good character, but had unfortunately, in a
state of drunken frenzy, been led to commit the rash act
of taking away the life of a fellow creature.—Glasgow
Herald.
PROPOSED EMIGRATION :OF ENGINEERS. The
emigration committee of the Amalgamated Society to the
trades in geneial have issued an address to their fellow-work-
men, in tvbieb, after detailing the well-known facts and
sequel of the engineers' strike, they call for pecuniary
contri-
butions to enable their unemployed members and their fa-
milies to emigrate, if desirous of doing so
YoBE.—Mr. Henry Vineent has last
weli been
visiting the elector:, waiting upon them lee
the day, and addressing large, enthusiastic, personally during
meetings in their various localities in the evening. The
and re-pe table
result has proved that his succeae at the poll
re-
garded as certain. must be
POISMS ING FlSll•—•Durin
thou-
sands of freshwater fish have g the past week
Cohle, at Colchester, an imp been poisoned in the river
been emptied into the river rnease tank of gas tar having
from the premises of the old gas-
works. A great number of persons busily engaged them-
selves in capturing fish
of several pounds in weight, which
were floating intoxicated upon the water, and many were
the singular expedients resorted to for that purpose.. We
hear that after feasting their'
themselves to hearts content
upon carcasesthe
duced
an effect upon those who partook of them Aiatilar to
that it, had ni.c,ia the fi5h,..../d+ .64reue