The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-18 00:00:00

ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS.

The 11th Company, under the command of Captain
Jervois, have received orders to leave Woolwich at 10
o'clock to-morrow, to be present at the siege operations
which are to take place at Chatham on the 21st inst.

CITY ELECTION.—Last night no candidate had
officially announced an intention of contesting the repre
sentation of the City with Sir James Duke, who at
present is the only candidate in the field. A very large
meeting of the principal City Liberals was held yester-
day at the City R.Tistration Offices, to consider what
candidate should be brought forward, but after a dis-
cussion of nearly two hours no definitive determination
was come to. Among the gentlemen present were,
Baron Rothschild, Mr. J. Abel Smith, M.P., Mr. Alder-
man Salomons, and Mr. Dillon. Mr. Bevan is still
talked of as the candidate on the Tory side, but that
gentleman has not issued any address to the electors.
In the event of the Lord Mayor standing for the
City of London, we understand that the Hon. Captain
Pelham, brother of Lord Yarborough, will offer himself
as a candidate for the vacancy that will then occur at
Boston.
SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY, JULY 17.—The Royal
mail steamer Conway, Captain C. H. Onslow, sailed
this afternoon with the usual West India and Pacific
mails, in charge of Lieutenant Ray, R.N., Admiralty
agent. Her route is via Madeira and Barbajoes. She
had 36 passengers, 5,9671. specie on freight. and a full
cargo. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's ship Montrose, Captain F. Meehan, also took
her departure with the regular mails for Vigo, Oporto,
Li-hon, Cadis, and Gibr►ltar.
All the men who have done thinv well in life hive
been remarkable for decision of character.—Eliza Cook's
Aurnal,

MANCHESTER, SIPI':FFit4:LD, AND

LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.

This great umdt,rtaking has at length been completed,
and was openA by the directors on Monday last. The
line was opened for general traffi,! on Tuesday; and
there is now, for the first time, a direct and unbroken
railway communication between Liverpool on the west-
ern, and Greet Grimsby on the eastern, coast of England.
The length of the direct line from Manchester to Great
Urimsby is 1101 miles, and this is exclusive of the
various branches. The cost. of the company's lines east
of Sheffi.-I,±, including stations, &c., is on an average
18,00td. a mile.

On Monday morning, at 9 o'clock, a number of the
directors resident at Liverpool, together with a party of
the directors of the Lond,)n and North-Western Bail-
way, left Liverpool by special train, and were joined et
Manchester by the other directors. The trsin reached
Shea ,ld about 12 o'clock, and the remainder of the
directors having been taken up, the train proceeded on
the opening excursion to Grimsby.
Th cbi,f work on the line is the Trent bridge at
Gainsborough, constructed on the same principle as the
Britannia-bridge at the Menai Straits. Tha bridge is
333 feet in length and is a nobl:s structure. The prin-
cipal towns connected by the new line between Sheffield
and Grimsby are Worksop, Betford, Gainsborough, and
Brig g. These, of course, are exclusive of a number of
villages and hamlets.

The directors' train arrived at Great Grimsby at half-
past two in the afterno,n, and the directors having been
conveyed on the line into the Grimsby Dock, proceeded
to examine the operations there carried on. The works
continued to be carried on with unabated ardour. The
directors returned to New Holland, oppo,i'e to the town
of /lull, all re they dined together at the Yarborough
Arms, along with Mr. John Fowler, the engineer-in-
chief. tho chief officers of the company, and a number of
friends. .lr. Chaptnan, the deputy-chairman of the
company, presided, and, after diuner, proposed the cus
tomary loyal toasts. " The health of the Earl of Yar-
borough, the chairman of the directors," was the next
toast. which met with a hearty response.
The CHAIRMAN shortly afterwards proposed " The
Directors of the London and North Western Railway
Company." " We hive." said he, " been long intimately
connected with them. We occupy the same station; Iv,
travel over each other's lin s; we have always cherished
a good feeling towards each other—(Cheers)—and I am
quite sure that the directors of this railway entertain a
very friendly feeling towards all connected with the
London and North• Western Railway Company, and that
they are convinced that it is to their interest, as well as
to the interest of the public, that both companies should
work amicably together."
Mr. TOOTAL, a member of the London and North-
Western Board, responded, and expressed his satisfac-
tion at the harmonious working of the two boards. The
interests of the shareholders in all railways had been neg-
lected on many occasions, but directors generally had of
late had their eyes opened. They did not want to take more
from the public than in fairness they ought to pay, and
yet they considered they had a right to a sufficient pro-
fit wherewith to reward those individuals who have sup
plied the means for accomplishing those great public
undertakings by which all are benefiaed—(Hear)—and
he believed in the course of time they would receive a
fair amount of return for their outlay.
The CHAIRMAN acknowledged the toast, and said,
with respect to the Government Audit Bill he hoped that
all railway companies would unite and do their utmost
to defeat a measure which interfered most unjustly with
the rights of private property.
" The health of the Engineer" end other toasts were
subsequently drank.
The company rose from the table at half-past six
o'clock, and as soon as the train could be got ready they
started, and reached Sheffield at nine o'clock precisely.
The train shortly afterwards proceeded to Manchester
and Liverpool with the remainder or the party.

THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

OF ENGLAND.

NORWICH, JULY 17.—As the dt•cisive moment ap-
proaches for testing, by a public exhibition, the resources
of the society, the excitement and hustle increase. The
broad faces of farmers and the acute visages of imple-
ment makers meet the observant spectator at every turn
in the tortuous streets of this ancient city. Cattle and
horses are seen quietly led along by their keepers to the
show-yards, ::nd VA) whole race of publicans have taken
to " the tented field " with a zeal worthy of a more war-
like cause. The long approach to the exhibition ground
is now lined with booths and caravans, dedicated to
drinking, dancing, a:A sightseeing; and as each canvas
structure is surmounted with a flag, and placarded with
bilis of the most formidable size, the eff:ct is sufficiently
imposing. On all sides the din of preparation sounds;
nor does a single taste or want seem likely to be left
unsatisfied by the assiduonc caterers called forth by the
occasion. The judges are still at work in the Implement-
yard. hut their labours will not conclude, nor will their
awards bo known, until too late for transmission by this
communication.

In the meantime, therefore, and in the absence of
those fuller details which to-morrow's proceedings may
supply, it may not be out of place to make come ge-
neral observations upon the implement department of
the show-yard, with reference to questions of consider-
able importance, and which the society must very soon
decide upon. The first of these questions is one which
not only affects the interests of the society and the agti-
cultural implement. makers as a body, but touches cloud)
upon ti-e welfare of agriculture throughout the kingdom.
The show yard, as the reader is mare, is divided into
; two compartments, one deitcated to the exhibition of im-
plements, the other to that of stock. Previ pus to the
foundation of the society very little attention had been
paid in this country to the arlaptation of mechanics to
ho purposes of husbandry. Irontounders, blecksmiths,
and wheelwrights engrossed the trade, which was, in
such unscientific hands, left in the rudest and most im-
perfect state. In Scotland they had managed these
things much better—engineers and millwrights had
placed farming machinery upon a superior and permanent
tooting, and under their skill and per►everance the home-
steads of the Lothians end the other highly cultivated
districts north of the Tweed gradually began to assume
that remarkable degree of arrangement and that happy
combination of details which distingui►h them beyond
every other country in the world. The early exhibitions
of the Royal Agricultural Society contained, as might
have been expected under the circumstances, a very beg-
garly display of implements for agricultural purposes;
but the vast resources which England possesses for ex-
celling in manufactures of this kind soon began to be
developed by the influence of these annual shows, and
by the increasing intelligence of the farming community.
Implement makers in a very few years became a large, a
wealthy, and a highly intelligent body, and an extra-
ordinary variety of instruments was produced by them
adapted fur the cultivation of the soil. Like all
other interests suddenly created by the enterprising
and inventive spirit of the age, they were at the outset
greatly thwarted by their ignorance of the science to
which their mechanism had to be applied, and their
inventions, therefore, were rather more ingenious than
useful; but every day saw this difficulty more and more
diminished, and at last, notwithstanding every obstacle,
the show-yard of the society now exhibits a most satis-
factory approximation to that practical and economic cha-
racter which forms an indispensable requisite for exhi-
bitions of the kind. Through such impedimenta, not
only the implement makers but the society have struggled
bravely with that unyielding tenacity of purpose which
is our national pride. From year to year the imple-
ment-yard has shown a remarkable increase, and from
the following table it will be seen that in this depart-
ment the society has shown far stronger and more
vigorous signs of vitality than in that of stock:— .

Year of Meeting. Locality. Entries of Stock. 1 Entriesropi.ti i e
eo:fs .
1839 ... Oxford ... 249 ... 23
1840 ... Cambridge ... 352 ... 36
1841 ... Liverpool ... 319 ... 312
1842 ... Bristol ... 510 ... 455
1843 ... Derby ... 730 ... 508
1844 ... Southampton 575 ... 948
1845 ... Shrewsbury ... 437 ..• 942
1846 ... Newcatie ... 613 ..- 785
1847 ... Northampton 4.59 .•-
1,321
1848 ... York ... 724 ••• 1,508
The immense number of implementsi which have been
exhibited for the Jost few years, the irgrt
iw lspahce which
and the expense ie the sa•
they necessarily occupy,
niety incurs in providing room for them, has attracted
to this subject not only the serious :mention of the
Council, but of all the friends of agricultural improve
merit. It has been observed that at each succeetling ex•
hibition this department degenerates more and mor -
from the charac;er of an " exposition," and approatthes
to that of a bazaar. The great implement malt,i.s, en-
couraged by the facilities of carriage an' a.derf them, send
an overwhelming number of articles, and fill the stiels
of the yard with a dreadful array of scarifiers. clod-
crushers, pulverizers, and other instruments, not more
formidable in name than in appearance. Not content
with some specimen of each kind, they have perhaps
two or three of different sizes, and with some slight
variation in structure to make them admissible.
The idea of exhibiting new inventions or the best
forms of indispensable implements—an idea absolutely
necessary to be kept strictly in view where prizes are
awarded—is of course lost sight of. The humble but
irg-nious machinist sees his little stall overwhelmed by
a wholesale array of articles beside it; and the great ma-
nufacturer has reason to complain that, having gone to a
large expense, and done all in his power to extend the
taste for the application of mechanical skill to the ope
rations of husbandry, he is rewarded with a few paltry
medals, and the empty honour of a public exhibition,
necessarily excluding that test of practical experini?nt
by which alone the substantial support of the tara?itt.ihge
interest can be won. In this state n
most influential implement makers
ask thetsovcie exhibit
do away with its prizes, and to allow
t
of
thfiitrg many oft y to
sn
their manufactures to the public in such charusnn
they may be seen in ope.ration,isnd that
society,ample time er thatmay
on the other
he given for the inspection. The
band, aro anxious to adhere to the old. ss stem, and per-
ceiving .
that the Implement-yard is outgrowing their
of accommodation they are anxious to impthe a
gmreoaunncd charge on exhibitors, to require from them a
plan of the moue in which they intend furnishing their
stalls, and to adopt such other checks as may be neces-
sary to meet the evils of the present system. How the
! question will be decided it is at present impossible to
say, but the permanent interests of the society and of
agricultural improvement generally are largely involved
in the prompt determination of it.
There is another question connected with the exhibi-
tion of implements which it isa of great importance to de-
termine in a satisfactory nn er, and to a hich allusion
may be made in this lett mr, without any impropriety. I
allude to the locomotive and portable character given to
farm machiney, by the desire which the manufacturers
very naturally feel to exhibit their productions in the
show-yards of a peripatetic body. In Scotland, where
agricultural improvement has been carried to its highest
pitch, and where, notwithstanding all that may be accom-
plished in particular districts in England, the cilia-
vatjw of the soil has been most skilfully systematized,

such mechanical aids as the steam-engl
itirird are secured by fixA tat
I oue,tion, therefore, arises between thee
Corms of construction, and it is of greap.imppri,4—
now, when the position of the farmers in EttliitiNd.thnsM:4 greatly chpend upon the exercise of superior ingenuity
and more Ecientitic modes of culture than heretofore—
when the abolition of the protective system has exposed
them to a wide and formidable competition, that they
should strengthen their hands from the vast mechanical
resources of the kingdom, and do so in the least expen-
sive, the most simple, and the most effectual manner.
The weather to-day looks ominously bad for the show.
The clear blue sky and the burning Summer sun have
disappeared, and in their stead come a drizzling rain aid
a misty atmosphere, most grateful to the parched-up
soil and thirsty crops; but likely, if continued, to throw
a sad damp over the proceedings of the Royal Agricul-
tural Society.

ne and
tehinry

ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.
The second sailing match of this season took place on
the Mersey in Monday last, for the larger class of yachts
exceediog 35 tons, for a piece of plate the value of fifty
guineas. The course appointed was the " Queen's
Course," to seaward and back. A highly respectable
and numerous assemblage of ladies and gentlemen, in-
cluding many members of the club, accompanied the Com-
modore, Thomas Littledide, Esq., on board the fine
steamer the " Princess," Captain Jones, to follow and
witness the contesting vessels. The weather was ex-
c. c,:ineiy fine tririiiieheut with a fine gaff-topsail breezy
from the S.E. The following y achts competed in the
contest :
Bacchante, 80 tens, B. H. Jones, Esq.
Q of the Ocean, 49 Commodore Litthialt.
I)rift, 55 W. C. &S. P Hope, Eqs.
45 Thomas Bil cliaq, Esq.
Water Wyvern, 47 J. E. Sioptord, E-q
The yachts started by signal gun by the Commodore
from the steamer at eleven o'clock from New Brighton,
the Drift and Vision taking the lead, followed by the
Bacchante, and the others close together. The Drift and
Vision hung close together, running oft the wind, until
they began to open the Victoria Channel, where the
Drift shut ahead of the Vision, which might be attri-
buted in a great measure to the large topsail the former
yacht displayed, which was of unusual dimensions. Ia
hauling closer upon the wind towards the N.W. light-
ship, the Drift had still increased her distance, although
to leeward. The Vision made a better tact and gained
some distance upon her opponent. The Water Wyvern
also held well to windward, and after being for some
time lost among the fleet, placed herself the third in
order. There was some close and beautiful sailing be-
tween the latter yacht and the Bacchante, which was the
theme of much admiration to those on board of the
steamer. On arriving at the N.W. lightship the
second time, and the extreme outward -distance of the
course, the vessels were timed as follows:
H. N. a.
Drift ••• ... 220 0
Vision ... ••• ... 2 28 0
Water Wyvern ... 2 37 0
Bacchante ... ... 2 38 0
Nothing could exceed the beauty of the marina pros-
pect at this time and the contesting yachts, and the
scene was enlivened by many other yachts belonging to
the club joining the fleet. Hitherto the whole race had
been with a leading wind, but on returning the wind
was ahead, and the yachts had to tack to windward.
The Drift kept gradually increasing her distance ahead
of the Vision, and the fleet arrived in the following
order of time opposite the miniature yacht the Gem, be-
longing to the Hon. Secretary, Mr. Melling, which was
the flagship, and was gaily decorated with bunting, and
moored just off New Brighton Pier :

It at. S.
Drift ... ... 444 25
Vision ... . . ••• 5 1 9
Bacchante ••• ••• ••• 5 5 15
Water Wyvern 5 10 59
The Qa, en of the Oc.an sailed well at the commence-
ment of the race, and kept up well with the fleet for a
long time, but when on a wind fell offend was not timed.
A band of music enlivened the day's proceedings, and
many of the ladies and gentlemen kept up the spirit of
the thrice on the quarter deck of the steamer.
The Drift, from her greater tonnage, had to allow the
Vision three minutes and three quarters, yet t till became
the winner by fourteen minutes and two and a quarter
seconds. The result of this contest does not in any way
affect the fame of the Vision, and to be beat by a sister
yacht of greater tonnage is nothing more than verifying
the old adage, that " power will be serves;" and many
experi‘nced yacht sailers were of opinion that if the
breeze had been stiffer the Vision's chanco would have
been much improved. The Drift sailed well throughout,
and her powerful topsail was well set, and did its duty.
She has proved herself a vessel of great speed.
The prize, consisting of n massive and elegantly chased
silver salver, was presented to Mr. Hopes, in suitable and
complimentary terms, by the Commodore; which were
feelingly responded to by the winmrs. The whole com-
pany dis,mbarked at the Prince's Pier, after being highly
gratifird with the day's sport, and the polite attention of
the officers and st-wards the

AQUATICS.
ST. JOHN'S, h OItELY DO WN, REGATTA.
This regatta came off yesterd/y and attracted its usual
number of spectators. The prize was a skiff given by
he inhabitants of Liorselydown. The distance to be
rowed was trom Uorselydown Lid Stairs, und East-
line Tier, routed Battle Bridge Tier, twice and buck to
Horsvl) down Stairs.

The mach was won by W. Chapman.
BILLINGSGATE AND CUSTOM-HOUSE, RE-

GAT rA.

Six free watermen yesterday contended for a skiff and
other prizes, the gift of the tradesmen and gentry of the
vicinity. The rowing distance was from Billingsgate
to a boat off St. listbarine's Duck, round the tel-chain,
and finish at Billingsgate.
Charles Maxwell was the successful competitor in
this contest.

PUGILISM,
WM. HATES AND MICHAEL MADDEN, FOR 1001
A-SIDE.—It is seldom, from peculiarly contrasted quali-
ties that two professors of the pugillate meet under cir-
cumstances more calculated to excite an interest in the
result of their encounter than the men who yesterday
displayed their prowess. Some weeks since, the neces-
sary preliminaries having been adjusted, William Hayes
was articled to meet Michael Madden on the 17th of
July. Hayes was known as the conqueror of Finn, of
Cooper, Sam Martin, and Crozkett; in every instance
showing skill and readiness is a remarkable degree. On
the present occasion he was pitted against superior bulk,
strength, and (as it was supposed) endurance, in the per-
son of Madden, whose lasting powers, and indomitable
courage, were, by many, considered as more than a
counter-balance for the skill of his antagonist.
Madden, after making himself known in the sparring
schools, first encountered Walker, of Stoney Stratford,
whom he quickly disposed of, and subsequently con-
tended with Grant for the extraordinary period of five
hours and forty minutes, the result being a drawn battle.
A special train having been chartered, privilege tickets
were issued at 2/. for " the saloon," and 11. for the car-
riages, half a sovereign not being refused for those who
would put up a ith a trip on the Suuth-Eastern rail in
the open carriages of the third class. Accordingly, at
nine o'clock upwards of 300 of the curious steamed from
the Bricklayers' Arms station, and were iu due titre de-
posited at Elenbridge, or rather about a mile short
thereof, the train being judiciously brought to a stand-
still at a place where the " natives" might not " be
astonished" by so unwonted an invasion of their rural
peace. A walk of a half mile, skirting hop gardens, and
driving boneath o'erarching trees, brought the voyagers
to the champ de bataille. in a sylvan spot judiciously
chosen. So lovely was the scene, that a silver-
!mired ring. hffoer, of the time when the rail was not,
"Ni)exclaim• d, man could object to be thrashed in such
a delightful spot." Upon thistastes may differ; we shall
not dispute them. At half-pest twelve, the ring being
arranged by the ve tersn Tora:ol;ver, assisted by his son,
nod the " ould and civil" Tom Callas, of Paddington and
Fives-court notoriety, the company took their places.
At one the men stood up, aid Hannan acting as
e vires of the body t M niden; W-•lsh and Sainbo
,o,ng their eiev. irs to limp-s. It is not our intent or
ur.sctice to dwell oil the in nutre of the contest that
sued.. Madden, whose weight b .ianeed lOst. Iklh., loomed
heavy and big in feont of his active opponent, whose
ihotoughJired term bar ly turned ttor scale of 9 t. 7tb.
Fi,r sixty r units Hayes led the gstn., by drawing
his 'pp lient. arid plinting his lett h4nd on his eyes,
nose, and moo h, but ui t without s,-vere
l'he qual,ty of Nlad len for ree, iving seemed to ly tests -d
,after an hour and a trsli; yet, sfneti.te .e. say. he came
wit' came again, ve%th p. rtect nom.halance, occasionally
hr,wi tig Hay ee•-, dealing heavy lunges with one hand or
(he other. At the close of two hour. Hayes, fur the first
Mine, threw his bu ly antagonist. Henceforth, for the
astounding number of 170 r-unds, and about fire hours
tv.d a half, the batt'e raged with al,reate changes;
skill
by occa,ional weakness, Hayes extlibiteAd, his Thu,
by repeated administrations with the leis. leel'Ouds loweredg
when the very sun was tired,
athnrdeata,eentiwnfraenueiatirmlyp,
tinaignht,t,ththee agter
bceoimnba,tharnotw'snskuilpl
in tokentit:ef
six hours and thr QS
round,
Mbtiattdideenh'atividnegtea t a
lastedt ce,lose ,g,f the inch
minutes, a tunernuendetrrocemewdendpienr
ttrh.ei n abnyn at: olit
tft s~
after tm.e
Both men rem
o'clock. Madden sore in spirit as in body, while Hayes
was quickly "himself again, such is the inspiriting eftect
of victory.

In our conduct to animals leas gifted than our-
selves, let us not forget that we are only the elder born
of our mother's womb, and whatever niay be the num-
ber of her children, they are all dear in the eye of our
common parent.—Eliza Cook's Journal.
NIGHT BALLOON ASCENT FROM CREMORNE.--A
very beautiful aeceut of the Cremorne Balloon took place
at a quarter past ten last evening, from Cremorne Gar•
dens, under the management of Lieutenant Gale, accom-
panied by Captain Sayers and Mr. E. T. Smith, licensed
victualler, of Red Lion-street, Holborn. After the dis-
charge of fireworks from the balloon it took an easterly
direction, but remained stationary near Vauxhall-gardens
for an hour without a current of air. Eventually the
aeronauts descended in a field near havingSnaresbrook,as
been up two hours. The highest altitude stt,in,d
buildings,
two miles, but the views of the different publicxt
streets, bridges, as lighted by gas, had
an extraordinary
xtord street,
effect, more particularly the whole of O
Piccadilly, &c.
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