The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-05 00:00:00

LONM)N, TUESDAY
_EVENING,

to receive the unanimous congratulations of the au-
dience. The afterpisce was a transatlantic ballet comique
by M. Leclercq—Theßoatmen of the Ohio. Mrs.
and Miss Louise Leclercq danced some very pretty
characteristic solos to popular American melodies,
arranged expressly for this ballet by Miss Louise Le-
clercq, which brought down upon them thunders of
applause. Sam Slick, a clock maker, Dandy Jem,
and Julius Cxzar, a piccanini slave, found capital re-
presentatives in M. Leclercq, M. Leclercq, jun., and
Master Arthur Leclercq. On Tuesday was played
a legendary drama entitled the Fayre Lasse of Ply-
mouth. Michael Erle (Mr. T. C. King), the maniac
lover, is driven to despair and madness by the loss of
his sweetheart, who is carried off by Lord D'Arville
(Mr. Warde), and for many years the unfortunate
.Michael wanders about a houseless and incurable mad-
man ; till at length be meets with D'Arville, the cause
of all his injuries, and upon him he takes a terrible
revenge. Miss Page supported the character
of Mary the "Fair Maid of Plymouth."
The after pieces were The Boatmen of the
Ohio and The Broken Sword. On Wednesday, The
Peasant Boy was performed. Mr. Kiug played as I
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COURT CIRCULAR.
BALMORAL, Ocr.'3.
Her Miijesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
drove yesterday to see the Burn of the Vat.
Sir Edwin Landseer arrived at Balmoral yesterday,
and remains on a visit to her Majesty.

A deputation of the Local Board of Health for
Woolwich, consisting of Mr. Edwin Arthur Bernays,
Mr. Joseph Tuckett, Mr. George Hall Graham, Mr.
George Hudson, and Mr. Edward Sargent Clerk, had
an interview with the General Board yesterday, at
their office, Whitehall, for advice on the drainage
works required for that suburban district.
Lord Lovaine had an interview with Mr. Secretary
Walpole yesterday at the Home-office.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of Van Diemen's Land,
Gibraltar, and Malta.

THE COURSE OF STORMS.
The accounts of the storm that swept along the
Atlantic coast in August show some of the remark-
able features of that kind of atmospheric disturbance.
Its beginning we have traced to the Gulf of Mexico,
at a point south-east from Key West, where it raged
eleven days before. In its regular course it reached
Halifax, in Nova Scotia; how much further it went
in that direction we have no accounts. It is the kind
of storm that Mr. W. 0. Redfield, of this city, first
proved to be a great whirlwind. This he did by
showing that, at the same instant, in different places,
the wind actually blows in a circle, of course the
circle being very large, measuring some 500 miles
in diameter, and, while whirling around, progressing
forward like other smaller whirlwinds. We here give
a number of dates which we have taken from the
public journals to mark its rates of progress.
On the 21st August the American barque Jasper,
bound from Havannah to New York, was caught in
the gale blowing from the south-east, and, while
" lying to," was driven on the reefs the next day, ten
miles east of Key West. Many other valuable ves-
sels and cargoes went in like manner ashore.
41, On the 22d, at Key West, early on Sunday morn-
ing, it commenced;;to blow a hurricane, the baro-
meter rapidly falling. Its greatest violence was at
sundown, and by one o'clock on Monday morning,
23d, it had entirely ceased. The direction of the
wind was from the south-east. It was the hardest
storm there since 1846.
On the 24th, Tuesday, it began at Pensacola; its
greatest force was on Wednesday and Thursday, the
25th and 26th. The wind was at first easterly, and
gradually shifted round southerly, and then westerly.
The rain fell in great quantities, and the storm was
the most severe that had raged there for many years.
All the bathing-houses and more than two-thirds of
the main reef were carried away.
On the 25th and 26th, also, it was violent at Mo-
bile, doing damage to the amount of half a million of
dollars. The dwelling of the light-keeper at Choctaw
Point was carried away, and five persons were lost.
It extended west to Lake Pontchartrain.
On the 26th and 27th, it spread over the State of
Georgia. The Ocmulgee River, at Macon, rose to a
great height, carrying away the railroad bridge.
At Augusta, the Savannah River rose to such a
height on Friday, the 27th, as to sweep off the
railroad bridges, and stop all travel. The water rose
four feet in the streets; one or two houses were
washed away, and several lives lost. The cars on
the railways could not approach within a mile of the
city. The telegraph accounts of the damage done to
that city was 9,000,000 dollars, probably an exagge
ration.

In South Caroline, near Columbia, several bridges
were swept away from Broad River, and in the
Congeree, as far up us that city, the freshest was
three feet higher than ever known before, and 32
feet above the ordinary level. The rain was heavy
at Charleston.

In Virginia we hear of the severity of the storm,
and of the overflowing of the James River at Rich-
mond, submerging a number of cellars and houses in
the lower part of the city. The Rappahannock rose
to an extraordinary height at Fredericksburg, carry-
ing away the Chatham-bridge and injuring the canal.
A waggon and four horses were swept down by the
current.

On the 28th, Saturday, the storm raged at Balti-
more. Its violence in wind and rain on that day was
remarkable in southern New Jersey. The same day
it began in New York. Its first rain was about
noon ; at five o'clock the wind and rain were severe ;
at seven the storm was violent, and so continued
until noon on Sunday, though the rain ceased early
on Sunday morning. The wind was at first from the
east, then from the north-east, and ultimately it
veered around by the north to the west. The da-
mages were large in the blowing down of unfinished
houses in New York, Brooklyn, Williamsburg, and
Jersey city.
At Boston it began on Saturday evening, the 28th,
and kept on until Monday morning, the 30th. At
Newburyport the rain amounted to 3i inches during
that time.

On the 31st, Tuesday, the storm was so heavy to
the eastward of Portland, Me., that the news by the
steamer America, which arrived at Halifax at six,
P.M., could not be telegraphed.
We thus see that eleven days were required for the
storm to progress from a little beyond Key West to
would Halifax. A wind blowing in a direct line along its
track with the violence of that storm have
o a,
reached that distance in twenty-four or thirty hours
constantly
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All along its path theat
Pensacola,
wind was
the accounts say, " the wind was at first easterly,
and gradually shifted round southerly, then
westerly." This shows that the centre of the storm
passed west of that place. At New York it began
easterly, turned towards the north, and then to the
west and southwest. This shows that the centre of
the storm passed east of this city. Its track was
remarkably curved. Beginning near Havana, ac-
cording to our limited notices, it progressed towards
the north-west until about Mobile. There it turned
towards the north-east, and followed the line of the
coast, probably leaving the line of the coast more and
more to the north.
It is highly desirable that editors should state
more precisely the times of the beginning and ending
of the storms, how the wind begins, which way it
veers, and where it ends. This is necessary in order
to Exhibit the proofs of the circular motion of
the wind; for, it must be remembered, that some
highly respectable scientific men do not believe in Mr.
Itedfield's discovery. Governor Reid, of the Bermuda
Islands, was among the first who adopted the Redfield
theory, and he has written two or three octavo vo-
lumes, giving the course and history of several great
storms. 1u the East Indies, Messrs. Piddington and
Thom, in the employment of the East India
Company, have each published several volumes,
showing, from very careful data, that in the Indian
Ocean and China Sea, the storms are also circu-
lar, and that, south of the equator, they whirl around
in the opposite direction, that is, south of the
equator they move round in the same way as the
hands of a watch. Mr. Piddingtoa very properly
calls them cyclones, from the cycloidal course of
the wind.

Here on our own coast they can be studied more
easily than in any other part of the world, for they
sweep.so far along the land, and over the hundreds of
vessels on our coasts, and hence many observations
can be made. It is remarkable that, while the dis-
covery is entirely and indisputably American, the
British have investigated it the most largely, and
written on it most voluminously. Mr. Redfield's
papers were scattered about in several scientific peri-
odicals, and have never been collected in a single vo-
lume. The separate volumes of Reid, Piddington,
and Thom on cyclone storms are numerous.—New
York Courier.

ADVANCE ON WELCU IRON.—The recent improve-
ment in the demand for iron has led, as was anticipated, to
an advance in price, and the makers have succeeded in esta-
blishing a rise of 30s. per tau. The whole of the iron-works
are in full employ, and large orders are on hand, and several
of the companies aro about to blow more furnaces into blast.
'rids will give employment to a large number of men, and be
productive of great benefit to many families. The Llynti
Iron
is intended Company purpose the erection of a new forge, which it
to be far larger than the one at present in opera-
tion, and likewise new blast furnaces will be added to those
at present in use. 'The workmen will also participate in this
improved state of affairs, as the rate of wages will be in-
creased. At the Cyfarthfa Ironworks the remuneration paid
to the men has been raised 5 per cent.
The commercial accounts by the Overland Mail
are not unsatisfactory. At Calcutta prices showed a ten-
dency, r
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SPORTING NOTES.
No. CCCXX.
ANALYSIS OF THE CAMBRIDGESHI
HANDICAP.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—We are rapidly approaching the termination of
tho regular racing season, for I am now about to take
under consideration the last great stake of the year.
The Cambridgeshire Stakes were ushered into exist-
ence in 1839, under the auspices of the Jockey Club;
and was won the first time by the celebrated Lanercost,
4 yrs, Bst 91b, beating the not less redoubtable Hetnaite
Platoff, 3 yrs, ist 121 b, and ten others, including the
lickletou Maid, 3 yrs, sst 121 b, who was third. Run-
ning second to Lanercost, at al difference of only 11 lbs
for the year, was one of the best performances of Hetman
Platoff. The winners of the subsequent years, ages and
weights, are as follow:-1840, Roscius, 4 yrs, 7st 31b;
1841, Vulcan, 4 yrs, ist 41b; 1842, Ralph, 4 yrs,
Bst 716; 1843, Nat, 3 yrs, 6st 91b; 1844, Evenue, 4 yrs,
7st 101 b; 1845, Alarm, 3 yrs, 7.4 91b; 1846, Prior
of St. Margaret's, 3 yrs, 6st 71b; 1847, The
Widow, 4 yre, 7st; 1848, Dacia, 3 yrs, sst 91b; 1849,
Raby, 3 yrs, sst 10Ib; 1850, Lsndgrave. 4 yrs, Est I llb
(carried 6.t 131 b); and last year, Truth, 3 yrs, sst 131 b.
Thus the pull of age is ((pally divided between the four
and three years old, each age having won it six times
It has, therefore only once fallen to any other ago, that
being in the case of The Widow in 1847.
Of the hundred and seventy-three nominations to the
Stake this year, two-thirds—or rather one hundred mad
eight—have accepted; and, in all probability, the field
will be as great as it ususlly is: all the great stables
being naturally anxious to carry off the last great stake
of the season.
As Teddington heads the list, I will begin with
ALEC TAYLOR'S
stable, which contains two of the entries, TEDDINGTON, 4
yrs, 9st 91b, including 6lb extra, and SISTER TO SINGA-
PORE, 3 yrs, sst 71b; neither of whom eau have any
reasonable chance of taking this stake.
M. DAWSON
has only one—Matins, 6 yrs, Bst 10Ib, who it is re-
ported, will start; but though the distance will sink
him, the weight will stop him, and he cannot win.
TOM TAYLOR
has a trio—LADY EVELYN, 6 yrs, Bst 81b (including 61b
extra for winning the Leamington Stakes); GLADIOLE,
5 yrs, Est 121 b (including 31b extra for her Warwick
victory); and BABETTE, 3 yrs, sst 61b. The first
named, in my opinion, has no chance whatever of win-
ning; the second but an indifferent one; the third has
evidently the best, but bad is the best.
TOM DAWSON'S
string is the largest entered for the stake, numbering
not less than nine, nameIy—RUSEIDORGIIGII, 5 yrs, Bst
51b, whose chance is not altogether out; STILTON, 3 yrs,
7st 111 b, who cannot win; KING OF TRUMPS, 3 yrs, 7st
51b, in a not much better predicament than the last;
THE ITALIAN, 5 yrs, Est 131 b, whose temper is so very
queer, that without he takes a fancy to go, no matter
what weight there is on him, neither jockey nor any one
else can make him win; colt by Melbourne, out of Sally
Warfoot, 3 yrs, 6st 91b, is a bad spec; EVADNE, 3 yrs,
6st 81b (including 61b extra), is a very dangerous
animal over this course, weighted perhaps a little too
heavily; BIT OF BLUE, 3 yrs, Est 21b, a very moderate
animal; LINDRICK, 3 yrs, Est Ilb, who has shown
some running and will again, but not in this race;
and VARMINT, 3 yrs, sst 71b, who, probably enough,
may be trusted with some of the stable cash. He is
well bred, being by Btrdcatcher, out of Parasina, but
has never done anything worth mentioning. lam in-
clined to think, at the present moment, that Mr. Meik-
lam's Evadne will be the representative of the stable; and
if she had not undergone so many preparations this year,
having started very nearly a score of times, she would
have been the absolute winner of this race. As it is, if
she runs to win, her chance is decidedly above par.
KENT'S
lot consists of HERNANDEZ, 4 yrs, Bst 51b; who will not
run, having broken down ; OFFICIOUS, 5 yrs, Bst 21b,
who is not in first-rate fettle at the present time; HAR-
BINGER, 3 yrs, Bst (including 61b extra), who, notwith-
standing the weight, will probably represent the stable,
but to no purpose; and CHIEF BARON NrortoLsoN, 3
yrs, 7st 81b, who is not thoroughly again himself as yet.
DOCKERA
has a trio of Mr. Payne's among the nominations,
nameIy—GLAUCA, 6 yrs, Bst 31b, who has been off her
work, but is now going on right again; ADINE, 3 yrs,
7st 41b, weighted rather too heavily; and COTTON LADY,
3 yrs, sst 5d3, who, of course, has no chance.

,
DILLY'S
batch is composed of ARIOSTO, 4 yrs, Bst 21b ; GLEN-
LUCE, 3 yrs, Est 91b; SCARECROW, 3 yrs, Est 51b; and
KNIGHT 01 THE SHIRE, 3 yrs, 6st 21b. The interest
at the present moment entirely centres in the last
named; but, without I am very much mistaken, will
eventually be shifted from him to Ariosto or Adine.
More about this lot when I have ascertained which way
the money goes.

STEBBING
has five animals engaged, namely :—KINCSTON, 3 yrs,
Sat 31b; NE!islisiff, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b; HUNGERFORD, 4
yrs, 7st Clb (including bib extra for winning the Great
Yorkshire Handicap); THE INDIAN WARRIOR, 3 yrs,
7st 41b; and AL/RED THE GREAT, 3 yrs, sst 121 b.
Without the last-named is deficient in preparation he
ought to be able to make the rest of his stable compa-
nions perfectly safe; Neasham being no go; Hungerford
a bad one, without he is lightly handicapped; and The
Indian Warrior is altogether out of the affair at Tat 41b.
I presume the interest of the stable will be divided be-
tween the great Alfred and Kingston; who, though of
the same age, are separated by no less than thirty-three
pounds in the handicap.

ISAAC DAY
has only EPHESUS, 4 yrs, 7st 1210, in preparation for
this event. Ho is very sanguine of winning with him;
and has not only backed the horse himself, but several
persons connected with the stable have done so likewise.
Ttiis son of Epirus and Enterprise has only accomplished
one respectable feat out of four efforts this year, and
that one was for the Roy al Hunt Cup at Ascot, when,
carrying 6st 121 b, ho won easily by two lengths from
Little Savage, 3 yrs, 6st (second), and Pan, 3 yrs, 6st llb
(third), beating twenty others, including Hyacinth and
Knight of the Shire; both of whom, however, were
weighted very stiffly, having carried 6st 91b. There is
exactly a stone difference between the weight Ephesus
had at Ascot and that that he will have to carry at New-
market, which I am rather inclined to think will seri-
ously militate against his chance of coming off victori-
ously. J. SHEPHERD
has SIR CHARLES, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b, in preparation. The
course that this stake is run on will snit him; but the
class of animals he will meet, being much above his own
grade, will not.—l am, Sir, &c.,
Oct. 5. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
(To be resumed to-morrow.)
SP

ORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
THE CESAREWITCH STAKES.
8 to 1 agst Lord Bruce's Knight of the Shire—taken
and afterwards offered
11 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Ariosto—takon
12 to 1 agst Lord Wilton's Lady Evelyn—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Phillips's Le Juif—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Parker's Bird-on-the-Wing
20 to 1 agst Mr. Parr's Weathergage
25 to 1 agst Lord W. Po wlett's Sharavogue—taken
25 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Phlegra—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Copeland's Lady Amyott
33 to 1 agst Mr. Copeland's Candlewick
35 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Dolland—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Rogers's King Charming
The only outlay of any amount was on the Knight of
.he Shire at 8 to 1, and on Ariosto at 11 and 12 to 1,
the latter throughout the afternoon being in great force.
THE CAMBRIDGtSHIRE STAKES.
12 to 1 agst Lord Bruce's Knight of the Shire—
taken freely
20 to 1 agst Major Martyn's Convulsion
20 to 1 agst Sir W. Booth's Azael
25 to 1 agst Mr. Waller's Ephesus—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Duncombe s Alfred the Great—t
50 to 1 agst Mr. Elwes's Longinus—taken
50 to 1 aget Mr. Combe's Brawn—taken
THE CLEARWELL STALES.
2 to 1 agst Duke of Bedford's Sittingbourne—taken
THE PRENDERGAST STALES.
6 to 4 agst Lord Clitden's Cheddar—taken
DERBY.
20 to 1 agst Lord Derby's Umbriel—taken and
afterwards offered
25 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Pharos—t to 500/.