The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVEN I NG, MA Y2S, 1854.

SKETCH OF OMER PACEIA.

A German nobleman, who is doing a little amateur
soldiering with Omer Pacha has sent me a graphic sketch
of the domestic manners and customs of the Turkish cap-
tain. Although it may be somewhat damaged by being
upset (übersetzen, as the Germans have it), from the ori-
ginal into our vernacular, I send you a translation of his
sketch, premising that in its German attire it is singu-
larly showy, which you would never divine from the
tawdry frippery in which I have dressed it. My Ger-
man friend says that when you first get sight of Omer
Pacha, having been told that he is only 47 years of age,
you marvel at his appearance—the 47 summers which
have rolled over him must have been accompanied by
severe winters, whose snows are still unthawed on his
beard. Time, it is true, has not thinned the flowing
hair, of which he has a goodly crop, but it is becoming
gradually grey ; his beard is already of a snowy white-
ness. Nature played the same prank with that less illus-
trious hero, Charles Phillips, who asked Lord Brougham
why his hair retained its blackness whilst his whiskers
had become grey. Brougham told him it was because
his jaws were always at work, whilst his head was ever
idle.- The same cause cannot be assigned in this in-
stance, however, for Omer is no great "eater of beef,"
like Sir Toby Belch, but his head is always at work.
His features give strong evidence of his slave origin, and
his brow is deeply furrowed by the traces of the fierce
conflict of contending passions. The expression of his
countenance is not exactly martial, but it reveals the
energy, the indomitable (unbengsamkeit) unbendinguess,
as the Germans say, of the will which lies hushed in grim
repose under that noble, and broad, yet not very high
forehead. His physiognomy, however, receives its ex-
pression from the eyes and the thick bushy eyebrows
which overarch them. When the Muschir becomes
excited, you can plainly discern the latent fire within
glaring through his countenance. His nose is of that
form which the French charmingly denominate as " re-
trousse," which in Garman degenerates into "stuntpfnase,"
whilst the only word which our vernacular supplies for
the description of such probosces —with shame and sorrow
do I transcribe it—is " snub." His mouth is not well
formed, and his thick lips are not unfrequently wreathed
into a sardonic smile, reminding us of Macbeth, " but
when he smiles, he smiles in such a sort," which still,
however, reveals two rows of white and regular teeth.
Although none can call him exactly handsome, there is
something striking about the man. He has a frank and
manly carriage, but looks prudent withal, and when
lashed into anger his aspect become terrible.
His stature is rather below the ordinary height which
nature has assigned to us bipeds ; however, he is thick-
set and well-built. He has a stiff, soldier-like bearing,
somewhat haughty withal, acquired by long habits of
command—the dangerous knowledge that he is monarch
of all he surveys, and that " none but himself can be his
parallel."
As you may suppose, his dress is Turkish—that is to
say, he wears a fez, and on ordinary occasions the com-
mon blue military Turkish frock-coat, which closely re-
sembles the old Prussian cavalry uniform. He wears no
epaulettes, though the bands mark their whereabouts on
his shoulders. He wears his uniform generally open,
simply held together by a single button at the waist, re-
vealing a waistcoat of snowy whiteness, and a shirt and
collar of the same pure hue. Lord Cardigan himself will
pay a tribute to the cut of the Muschir 's trousers, and
poor D'Orsay would have told you at a glance that his
admirably-built coat was the chef d'oeuvre of a Vienna
artist.

Thus attired, Omer Pacha looks more like a European
than a Turkish General. From the care and attention
bestowed by him on his dress, it is evident that he lays
much stress on the effect which his appearance may pro-
duce on his troops. In the hot summer this dress is
changed for one of lighter materials, nankeen, &c., but
then he affects the head-gear of the " Arab Etnir of the
desert." Under his fez, which makes it cling to his head,
he wears a large white gold-bespangled kerchief, which,
as he dashes forward in his gallop, floats fantastically
over his shoulders. Thus, you see, he tries to conciliate
all classes, by adopting a. portion of the costume of each ;
hut he is evidently as proud of his appearance as a young
Ensign, when he first glitters on parade in his new uni-
form.

In these trifles you .may trace some of the feature
which he embedded in the depths of his character: they
mark the man. In his language and bearing you can
always detect a certain straining for effect. He is always
an actor ; with him " life's but a stage ;" and assuredly,
during the last six months, no player has been so much
stared at as he. Your first interview with him leaves a
pleasing impression ; your secoud does not destroy the
first, but convinces you that he is an excellent actor.
You will find him reposing on his divan, or sofa, dis-
carding the tailor, or Turkish fashion, the legs tucked
beneath the body, but one leg thrown over the other.
The tchibougue in his hand, is with him a plaything
whereas with the Turks it is an object of solemn sol►-
citude and respect. On your entrance, he will rise and
greet you with European politeness, and bid you wel-
come after a fashion unknown to and unpractised by
the Turk. If he wish to do you special honour, he will
seat you by his side, and then clapping his hands, the
the attendants will enter with pipes and coffee. If you
decline the former, he will assure you that smoking is
indispensable during a campaign. You talk to him of
Turkish affairs, and the probable ,results of the conflict :
he smiles ironically, and says all will end well, but he
sneers that all will not go on very smoothly.
Talk to him of the Turkish ar►ny, his face lights up at
once, it is the object of his parental care and love, for
he formed and fashioned it. He likes to talk of Monte-
negro, for he knows it was there that his name first be-
came historical. But he loves well to talk of the days
which ho passed as Commander-in-Chief of Bosnia and
Bucharest ; and the band under his windows has orders
to play all those well-remembered airs, calling him back
to the campaign of 1848, when, side by side with his
present foe, Luders, he was the cynosure of every eye
in Moldavia.

His activity is astounding. You know that on one
occasion, in the depth of winter, he rode from the moun-
tains in Montenegro to Shumla, in nine days, recon-
noitering on his way the whole neighbourhood of Sofia.
His constitution is so hardened by exposure, that there
is no wearing him out. He is seldom cr ever ill ; cold
water is his panacea for everything, and no hydropathist
ever used it so successfully. Several pails of cold water
are thrown over him, when he rises in the morning,
before he commences the important operations of the
toilette.

To behold him to advantage, you should-see him vault
into his saddle. Then all the hero stands confessed
before you. He has one strange gift of being able to
detect the slightest whisper which has reference to him
or his actions—as Byron said of another hero in a
smaller way :
" He had the skill, when cunning's gaze would seek,
To probe his heart, and watch his changing cheek,
At once the observer's purpose to espy,
And on himself roll back his scrutiny."
By the way, all his portraits represent him with a
telescope in his hand, but he never uses it.
Omer Pacha is a man of no ordinary intelligence. He
possesses strong powers of reasoning and argumenta-
tion, and brings forward his proofs, step by step, till he
has firmly established the grounds of his argument.
From the warmth with which be does this, you would
suppose it to have been the inspiration of the moment,
but it is the result of careful study and preparation.
With respect to his acquirements, his superiority over
every other Turkish commander is unquestionable ; but
when measured by the European standard, they are not
remarkable. His friends admit that he has no preten-
sion to any solid knowledge, beyond that of military
matters, which with him is extensive. In another re
spect he is a striking exception to the Turkish comman-
ders—he is remarkably disinterested—his pay is enor-
mous—he receives about 1,5001. sterling per month, but
he spends every piastre, and is always slightly in debt—
his generosity is unbounded—his hand is ever open as
day to melting charity, and what still more redounds to
his praise throughout the territory over which his juris-
diction extends, the Paellas are not permitted to indulge
in their wonted extortions.
His manner of life is simple, but he can scarcely be
called abstemious • he likes a good glass of wine, and
indulges more freely in the juice of the grape than be-
comes a rigid Mahomedan ; but in this respect he re-
sembles his colleagues, for there are left few officers,
whether in the civil or military service of Turkey, who
abstain from the use of wine. Many a Pacha may be
found at noon with something more than " jist a drappie
in his ee," but Omer Pacha never allows himself to be
thus " overtaken."—Morning A dvertiser

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT BY MACHINERY.—On Monday,
Mr. W. S. Rutter, one of the coroners for the county of
Lancaster, held an inquest at Houghton, on view of the
body of John Knowles, aged 50 years, who was killed
on Thursday. He was night banksman at one of Mr.
Fletcher's collieries at Denton, and on Thursday had
been assisting to wind coals out of one of the pits.
Having finished this about midnight, he and the man is
care of the steam-engine boilers proceeded to alter the
rope preparatory to winding up water, and for that
purpose he went to the drum upon which the rope coils
itself when lifting anything out of the pit, in order to
detach the end of the rope that was fastened to the drum.
The mode of doing so appears to have been exceedingly
dangerous, even to a man acting with the greatest cau-
tion. The drum works close to a wall not more than 24
inches from it. In this wall there is a large hole cut,
through which a person altering the rope has to get, at
the risk of injury to himself from accidental starting of
the drum, or other cause. Knowles untied the end of
the rope and called out "Go on," upon which the engi-
neer below started the engine, and the drum had made
about three-fourths of a revolution, when the fireman
called to him that Knowles was killed. It would seem
that when he had unloosed the rope and given the order
to go on, he thrust his head beyond the wall into the
narrow space described, to see if the fireman had caught
the end as it unlapped from the drum, and the conse-
quence was that one of the iron spokes of the drum,
which are flush with its exterior rim, struck his head
and carried away a full half of the entire skull, from
back to front, scattering blood, brains, hair, bones, and
flesh in all directions. His eye was also scooped out at
the same time. The unfortunate man was found quite
dt.ad, and presenting a most horrible spectacle. A ver-
dict of "Accidental death" was returned.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY.
DERBY.

The downfall of Autocrat yesterday, and of King
Tom to-day, created quite a sensation. After 175 to
50 and 100 to 25 had been taken about the latter, and
some even bets, amounting to 1,2001., had been betted
between him and Dervish, hints were dropped to his
prejudice, and down he went at once 7 to 1, and nobody
seemed inclined to step in to the rescue. No wonder,
for a report was current at the close that as much as
30* to 1 had been laid against him at the Club.
Dervish declined to 9 to 2 ; 20 to 1 was taken to 1751.
about Autocrat, but he gained nothing by the motion,
the odds were still offered with a readiness which be
tokened the probability of further depression. An-
dover and Neville had an upward tendency. Very few
members were present. Closing prices :
9 to 2 agst Lord Derby's Dervish (taken).
7to 1 agst Baron Rothschild's King Tom.
Bto 1 agst Mr. Gully's Andover.
12 to 1 agst Mr. Clarkson's Neville.
20 to 1 agst Mr. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat (taken
• and offered).
25 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Hospodar (30 to 1 taken).
Legatee and Punjaub were scratched for the Derby
on the 17th inst.

The filly by Launuelot out of Eulogy, and filly by
Melbourne out of Treacherous, were scratched for the
Woodcote ; and Appollonius, The Druid, Applause,
Communist, and Moresca, were scratched for the Derby
on the 20th inst., at eleven a.m.

All the Marquis of Exeter's horses were scratched for
the Derby and Oaks on the 22d inst.

BATH AND SOMERSET MEETING.
CONCLUSION OF TUESDAY'S RACES.
THE MEMBERS' STAKES (handicap) of 501. Once round.
About a mile and a half. 34 subs.
Mr. Snowden's Postulant, 4 yrs, fist 91b (jarroll) 1
Mr. Dilworth's Cable, 3 yrs, Est 81b. (Bates) 2
Mr. Night's Montague, aged, 7st 41b.. ...(Wakefield) 3
The following also ran :—Bordeaux, Hybla, Battery,
Calatnus, Rose of Ellel, Nonsuch, Balmoral, Fanny,
Lina, Miss Hercules, Betty Pockets, and Stonehenge.
Betting 4to 1 each agst Montague and Nonsuch, 6
to 1 each agst Postulant and B wdeaux. Won by a neck.
A length between the second and third. The others
scattered.
WEDNESDAY.—The CITY CUP of 1001. in specie, added to
a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; for three-yr-olds and
upwards. The second to save his stake. About two
miles and a half. 25 subs.
Mr. T. Parr's Rataplan, 4 yrs, 9st slb (Flatman) 1
Mr. Night's Jephson, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Carroll) 2
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Veteran, 4 yrs, 7st 12Ib (Charlton) 3
Mr. Shritnptoree The Victor, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Bundy) 4
Mr. Clarence's Remnant, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Cordery) 5
Betting-5 to lon Rataplan. Won by eight lengths.
Same distance between the second and third.
The WESTON STAKES of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added,
for two-yr-olds. T.Y.C. Straight half mile. 15 subs.
Mr. J. Clark's b f, by Sir Hercules, out of Dexte-
rous, Bst 41b
Mr. W. Gulliver's Bessie, Bst 91b (Yates) 2
Mr. H. Lewis's Helena, Bst 41b (Wells) 3
The following also ran :—Matilda, Professor Airy,
William the Third.
Betting-6 to 4on Bessie, 4to 1 each agst Professor
Airy and William the Third, 6 to 1 agst Dexterous filly.
Won by a neck—a length between second and third, the
others close up.
The DYRRHAM STAKES (Handicap), of 1001. Once round;
about a mile and a half. 37 subs.
Mr. Gulliver's Noisette, 4 yrs, Est 12ib (Wells) 1
Mr. Snowden's Postulant, 4 yrs, 6st 71b (Carroll) 2
Mr. Henry's Little Charley, aged, Est 61b...(Ashmall) 3
The following also ran :—Orinoco, The Druid, Queen's
Own, Miss Goldselunidt, Lioness, Miss Hercules, Stone-
henge, St Stephen, b g by The Gabbier.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Orinoco, 3to 1 agst Noisette,
and 4to 1 agst Postulant. Won by a head. Bad third.
Orinoco was fourth, Lioness fifth, Queen's Own sixth,
and Stonehenge seventh. Miss Hercules fell at the top
turn, and got loose ; her rider escaped with trifling
injury.
The ARISTOCRATIC HANDICAP of 10 sovs. each, h ft,
with 20 added. Once round. 11 subs.
Mr. T. Parr's Defiance, 4 yrs, 12st 51b (Owner) 1
Mr. Bevill's Gai forth, aged, lOst 51b (Owner) 2
Mr. B. Land's Bordeaux, aged, lOst 101b(Capt. Little) 3
The following also ran :—View Halloo, Warwick,
Battery, Waterfall.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Garfortb, 2 to 1 agst Defiance,
and 7 to 1 each against View Halloo and Waterfall.
Won by four lengths. Bad third.
The SELLING SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 20
added, half a mile, was won in three heats by Mr. Y.
King's b f by The Hero, out of Wet Nurse, 3 yrs (200,
sst 61b (Bundy), beating Mr. Goodered's Rally, 3 yrs
(201.), sst 61h (carried sst 101 b), (Carroll). Nine ran.
The meeting was very satisfactorily conducted. Mr.
Manning officiated for the first time as clerk of the
scales at Bath, and time was kept with the most praise-
worthy punctuality. Slight showers fell at intervals,
but on the whole the weather was favourable to the en-
joyment of the sport.
The stewards for next year are the Duke of Beaufort
and Mr. J. M. Stanley.

LATEST DERBY BETTING AT BATH.
3to 1 agst Dervish (taken and offered).
7to 1 agst Andover.
12 to 1 agst King Toni.
12 to 1 agst Hermit (take 15 to 1).
15 to 1 agst Neville (taken).
20 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman (taken).
30 to 1 agst The Trapper (taken).
40 to 1 agst Knight of St. Qeorge (taken).
40 to 1. agst Alembic (taken).
1000 to 20 agst Middlesex (taken).
50 to 1 agst Autocrat.
4to 1 agst Andover and Hermit coupled (t).

CRICKET.

TWO SELECT ELEVENS OF THE MARYLEBONE
CIA) B, WITH TWO PLAYERS ON EACH SIDE.
This was the return match to that of last week ; and,
like its. predecessor, was played at Lord's. As on the for-
mer o ecasion, so on the present, the respective elevens
were selected and headed by the Earl of Winterton and
Mr. K .ynaston. There was a great deal of good cricket ex-
hibit& I during the day, and all appeared to enjoy the doings
of the event.
At the conclusion of the play the score presented the
followis: g appearance :
MR. KTNASTON'S SIDE.
First Innings.
C. Du C ane, Esq., c Haygarth,
b Poll ett
W. \\Ty) iyard, Esq., c Pollett,
b Roy stow l9 b Campbell 22
A. Bailli s, Esq., c and b Royston 5 s Royston, b Hay-
G. Bark, tr, Esq., c Campbell, b gar th 49
Royst
L. H. Bi iyley, Esq., b Pollett 4 c 8eu50n...... ......... 19
R. Kyna stop, Esq., b R ,yston 9 b Haygarth 5
C. Grevi Ile, Esq., b Royston... 0 not out l4
Captain Davie, b R0y5t0n...,.,, 1 c Grosvenor, b Hay

Second Innings,

garth

W. J. ( )hristie, Esq., c and b
Pollett .
Dakin, c . and b Royston 7
S. Taylca . Esq., b Pollett 2 s Royston, b Hay-
Nixon, riot out 0 garth
Byes 1 0, leg 1

Total
EARL OF WINTERTON'S SIDE.

Total

First Innings.
C.. Scott, Esq., c Bayley, b Dakin 1
H .. Hatton, Esq., b Dakin
A - Haygarth, Esq., c and b Nixon l4
E arl of Winterton, b Nixon 4
R.. Grosvenor, Esq., b Dakin . 4
R.. Campbell, Esq., b Nixon 1
R. Bateson, Esq., b Nixon
R . Benson, Esq., b Nixon 7
C arjones, c Dakin, b Nix0n.......
A _ Peyton, Esq., b Nixon 0
P ollett, b Nixon 0
R oyston, not out
Byes 2, wider 3, no ball 1 6

Total 4B
This vas a one day's match, and therefore Mr. Kynas-
ton's sidle won by 35 runs on the first innings.

OXIFORD UNIVERSIT Y BOAT RACES.

These annual and delightful races commenced on the
evening of Tuesday last, over the old course, from Riley
Lasher to Oxford, and, as usual, attracted an immense
assembl age of spectators. The number of flags stream-
ing froc i the University Barge Club was not so many as
on prey' ions occasions—indeed, it is many years since so
few eigl it-oared boats showed at starting as on the pre-
sent occ:asion. This, we understand, in one or two in-
stances, was owing to the illness and absence of some
portion of the college crews. The flags indicated that
twelve boats would start, and in the following order,

ROYAL BOTANICAL SOCIETY, _REGENT'S

PARK.

The delightful gardens, known as the Botanic, in the
Regent's Park, were yesterday thrown open for the
seasonal exhibition of rare plants and flowers. The
day was magnificent, the company comprising /a creme
de la creme of metropolitan society, and the.exhibition
one of the finest we have seen at this period of the year.
Among the visitors the following were recognised :
The Duke of Norfolk, the Duchess of St. Alban's, the
Marchioness of Aylesbury, the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, the Bishops of Winchester and Lichfield, Arch-
deacon Jones ; the Earls of Clare, Shelburne, and
Devon ; the Countess of Essex, Devon, and Winchelsea ;
Lords Gordon Lennox, Clinton, A. Harvey, Templeton,
Sondes, and Walsingham ; Ladies Panmure, W. Stirling,
De Brook, Macfarlane, Hill, Vassal Webster, Maclaine,
Northcote' Beauclerc' Marshall, Bethune, G. Codring-
ton, Edith Somerset, H. Campbell, Barrow, Hamilton,
Fellowes, Antrobus, and Buchan ; Judge Bennett,
U.S., Consul Banbridge' Judge Colt, U.S., Hon. H, N.
Walker, U.S., Hon. G. B. Coopes, U.S.; Admiral Sir
C. Ogle ; Sir W. Stirling, E. Johnson, J. Clark, W.
J. Newton, J. Lushington, J. Doveton, H. Pyn, H.
Goring, G. Hodgkinson, J. M'Dunnell, P. Laurie, J.
Rennie, J. Tyler, G. Staunton, J. Goldsmid, J. Hamil-
ton, and C. Fellowes.
We subjoin the list of prizes awarded

EXTRA GOLD.—:To Mr. J. May, gardener to H.
Colyer, Esq., Dartford, Kent, for 16 stove and green-
house plants ; to Mr. B. S. Williams, gardener to C. B.
Warner, Mg., Hoddesdon, Herts, for 20 exotic orchids.
LARGE GOLD.—To Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E.
Antrobus, Bart., Cheam, Surrey, for 16 stove and green-
house plants ; to Mr. Woolly, gardener to H. B. Ker,
Cheshunt, for 20 exotic orchids.
MEDIUM GOLD.—To Mr. Sneed, Edmonton, for 16
stove and greenhouse plants ; to Messrs. Fraser, nur-
serymen, Lea•bridge-road, Leyton, Essex, for 12 stove
and greenhouse plants ; to Mr. Dingle, gardener to A.
Lawrence, Esq., Bath, for 10 stove and greenhouse
plants ; to Messrs. Lane and Son, nurserymen, Great
Berkhampstead, Herts, for 8 greenhouse azaleas ; to
Messrs. Rollison, Tooting, for 16 exotic orchids ; to
Mr. Carson, for 12 exotic orchids ; to Messrs. Lane,
Berkhampstead, for 10 roses.
GOLD.—To Messrs. Rollison, nurserymen, Tooting,
Surrey, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants ; to Mr.
Carson, gardener to W. T. G. Farmer, Esq., Cheam,
for 10 stove and greenhouse plants ; to Messrs. Rollison,
for 10 cape heaths ; to Mr. J. May, for 8 cape heaths ;
to Messrs. Fraser; Leyton, for eight greenhouse azaleas ;
to Mr. Clarke, gardener to Mrs. Wells, Hoddesdon,
Herts, for 12 exotic orchids ; to Mr. Turner, Royal
Nursery, Slough, for 12 pelargoniums ; to Mr. Nye,
gardener to E. Foster, Esq., Clewer, for 10 pelargo-
niums ; to Mr. Francis, Hertford, nurseryman, for 10
roses.

LARGE SILVER GILT.- -To Mr. Gilham, gardener to
J. R. Scott, Esq., Leyton, Essex, for 16 stove and
greenhouse plants ; to Mr. Williams, gardener t 6 Miss
Treill, Hayse-place, Bromley, for 10 stove and green-
house plants • to Mr. Taylor, gardener to J.
,Coster,
Esq., Streatham, for 6 stove and greenhouse plants ; to
Mr. Green, for 8 greenhouse azaleas ; to Mr. Carson,
for 6 greenhouse azaleas ; to Mr. Summerfield, gardener
to J. S. Venn, Esq., Highbury Park, Islington; for 12
exotic orchids ; to Mr. Green, for 6 exotic orchids ; to
Mr. Dobson, North Isleworth, for 12 pelargoniums ; -to
Mr. Winsor, gardener to F. Steel, Esq., Kiddepore
Hall, Hampstead, for 10 pelargoniums ; to Messrs.
Paul, Cheshunt, Herts, for 10 roses ; to Mr. Roger,
gardener to A. Rowland, Esq., Lewisham, for 6 roses.
LARGE SILVER.—To Mr. Clarke, nurseryman, Streat-
ham, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants ; to Mr. Roser,
gardener to J. Bradbury. Streatham, for 6 stove and
greenhouse plants ; Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. An-
trobus, Bart., for 6 tall cacti ; to Messrs. Leyton, for
10 Cape heaths ; to Mr. Williams, gardener to Miss
Traill, for 8 Cape heaths ; to Mr. Roser, gardener to J.
-Bradbury, for 6 Cape heaths ; to Mr. Barter, gardener
to A. Bassett, Esq., Stamford-hill, for 6 greenhouse
azaleas ; to Mr. Roser, for 6 greenhouse azaleas to
Mr. Jervis, gardener to J. Ruck, Esq., Croydon-lodge,
for 6 exotic orchids ; to Mr. Turner, Slough, for 6
fancy pelargoniums ; to Mr. Winsor, for 6 fancy pelar-
goniums.

SHIPPING INT ELLIGENCE.

CIISTOM-HOUSE, MAY 24,

ENTERED INWARDS.—The Olaf Tryggvesen, from Ko•
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Greci:n, Jamaica ; De Brea, Nantes ; Equity, Manilla
Bernhard, Tenoz ; Harman, Hamburgh ; Claret, Bor-
deaux ; Sunnyside, New York - Mary Mae, Alexandria
Narcissus, Charente; Emanuel, Bremen ; Concordia,
Memel; Hanse Jorge' Odense ; Endeavour, Rotterdam
Wager, Konigsburg ; Marquis of Bute, Charente ; Geer.
dina Bertha, Dan tzic ; Angiolina, Odessa ; Jason, Dantzic ;
Segundus, Alexandria; Catherine, Callao; San Giovanni
Battista, Marseilles.

CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO —The ZsTO, for
Lisbon ; Aurora, Harburg ; Coquette, Antigua ; Concord,
Constantinople ; Grecian, Jamaica ; Elizabeth, Geelong ;
Catharina Sophia, Harburg; Ceres, Louigsburg ; Albrecht
Beyling, Geelong; Genovv, Maples; Sarah Lay, Hong
Kong ; - Harvest Home, Sydney ; Caroline Henrietta,
Stettin ; Mohawk, Sydney ; Union, Hobart Town ; Silvas,
Hamburgh ; Charles Mayne, Jamaica.

ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Maria The.
rose, for Konigsburg ; Christian Huggins, Port Philip
Planter, Tobago ; Maitland, Hobart Town ; Osbert, Do.
minica ; Susan and Mary, Cherbourg ; Christiania Packet,
Dronthefin ; Maria Christina, Santander; Maria, Grenada

DEAL, May 24.—The French steam-corvette Milan re-
mains here for a Baltic pilot, and has not sailed, as re-
ported.—The Wellington reports, May 3, in lat. 37, 13 N.,
long. 43 5, passed a waterlogged schooner with foremast
and bowsprits standing, and a house on deck. Name on
her stern E. M. Johnson," apparently an American, and
been about two months in that state.

WEST HARTLEPOOL, May 22--Wind, S.S.W. Arrived
—Marie, from St. Vallary ; Nijailin, Isigney.
YsTAD, May 19.—The Voouw Houwina (schooner kuff),
of Emden, from Lisbon to Memel, got on shore at Sand-
hammaran 17th May, but has been assisted off and into
this port, and will repair.
The brig, timber laden, capsized and derelict, which was
picked up at sea and carried into Skellinge on the night of
7th May, is the Agnes, of Rostock.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.
The Koh-i•noor, Cochin to London ; Villo de Rio, Rio
Janeiro to Havre • and Schah Jehan, Mauritius to London
—all three same day.
The Albion, Caledonia, Ottawa, Shandon, Cambria, St.
I Lawrence, Toronto, Montreal, Britannia, America, City of
Boston, City of Hamilton, and the John Bull—all 13 April
26, in the ice off Cape Ray.
The True Briton, of South Shields, May 6, let. 44 N.,
long. 32 W.
The Patriot Queen (ship), of and for Liverpool, March
2, lat. 23 S., long. 44 E.
The Ingleborough, Bombay to England, March 13, off
Cape Agulhas.
The Lady of the Lake, of Glasgow, for Savannah, April
17, let. 37 N., long. 47 W.
The Newton (schooner), of and from Liverpool for Pro-
vidence, April 14, lat. 36 N., long. 59 W.
The Jane Parker, Newport to Havannah, April 8, let.
48 N., long. 12 W.
The Brothers, of Waterford, for Quebec, April 12, let.
50 N., long. 19 W.
The Governor Brigas, Gibraltar to Baltimore, April 13,
let. 49 N., long. 24 W.
The Edward (barque), of Devonport, bound west, April
15, let. 48 N., long. 31 W.
The Orient, Liverpool to New York, April 19, let. 50
N., long. 12 W.
The John Henry, Matanzas to Queenstown, April 19,
let. 42 N., long. 40 W.
The Meldon, of Yarmouth, Trinidad for Bremen, April
15, let. 30 N., long. 80 W.
he Oph!r, Bahia to Havannah and Bristol, April 23,
Cooper's Hill, Florida, bearing W. 25 miles.
The Belgian (barque), Portsmouth to New York; out 15
days, May 15, let. 47 N., long. 19 W.
The ltydal (barque), Mauritius to London, May 16, lat.
47 N., long. 17 W.
The Frances, Bombay to Liverpool, April 19, lat. 4 S.,
long. 19 W.
The Ocean Wave, London to Sydney, N.S.W., April
22, let. 1 S., long. 23 W.
The Anne Holtzberg, Calcutta to Lonc.on, April lA, let.
3 N., long. 25 W.
The Belfast, homeward bound, May 4, lat. 29 N., long.
37 W.

The Thebes, Penang to London, May 9, lat. 40 N., long.
31 W.
The Columbus, Benin to Liverpool, May 10, lat. 41 N.,
long. 30 W.
The Emlyn, Colombo to London, May 15, lat. 47 N.,
long. 22 W.
The Warlock (barque), Callao to Cork, March 7, lat. 57
S., long. 7 W.
The Undine (Hamburgh ship), California to London,
March 13, Mt. 50 S., long. 42 W.
The Maria Theresa (transport barque), steering S., April
14, lat. 1 N., long. 23 W.
The Schau Ichan, Mauritius to London, April 18, lat. 5
N., long 24 W.
The Enterprise, Hong Kong to London, April 19, lat. 6
N. long. 24 W.
The Tamerlane, China to Liverpool, May 13, lat. 46 N.,
long. 22 W.
The Rolla, Hartlepool to Quebec, May 4, lat. 46 N.,
long. 47 W.
The William Denney, Clyde to Port Philip, Dec. 17, lat.
4 N. long. 20 W.
The Almirante, Oporto to Sidney, N.S.W., Dec. 30.
The John Matthie, Liverpool to Calcutta, Feb. 8.
The Nil Desperandum, Bristol to Melbourne, Feb. 4,
lat. 39 S., long. 24 E.
The Sarah and Mary, April 14, lat. 47 N.
The Canada, Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal, April
28, off Cape Ray, to leeward of the ice.

FRIGHTFUL ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE By A GENTLEMAN.
—Yesterday morning a gentleman named William Jones,
aged 45 years, made the following frightful and deter-
mined attempt at suicide from a third-fioor window of
the house of Mr. Adams, landlord of the British Stores,
Wells-street, Oxford-street. It appears from all that
can be gleaned, that the unfortunate gentleman, who is
parted from his wife, about six months ago arrived in
London from Abergavenny, where he had obtained great
practice as a surgeon, and at once took a lodging at the
house of Mr. Adams, in which he had since resided. He was
rather reserved in hismanner, and had latterly seemed de-
pressed in spirits. YeSterday morning, about eleven
o'clock, he was observed by a passer by to precipitate
himself from a window as above-mentioned into the
street, and on being picked up covered with blood, was
forthwith conveyed to Middlesex Hospital, when it was
discovered that, besides eevere injuries to his head and
other parts of his person, both legs were broken. Every
attention was paid to him, and last evening a consultatiap
of the medical officers was held, when it being t.heunani-
amti that, the (filly' el,ence vi sPvio;2: wa,
of I,e2,f_‘o rt!st..occA
if he would er.,11:;,,r1: ;(.)p
ration, when he emphatically " No. All the
exertions and means possible will be used to restore him,
but it is not supposed that lie can long survive.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARK ET-

MAY 23.
There was a large supply of straw of all descri, ptions in
the market. The prices today were as follow :
Oat straw, from 6s Od to 'Ts Od per kemple of l 6 stones
tron ; wheat do., 45 6d to Ts Od ; bailey do., 5s Od to 6s Od.
Hay from lid to 13d ; new ditto, Od to Od per stone.

EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—MAT 23.
There were in the market to-clay, 22 sacks oat ca Leal, each
weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus :-22; .M 28. 12s,
0 at 01. Os Od, and 0 at 0/. Os.