The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-13 00:00:00

THE CUTTING DOWN.

The bodies were removed precisely at ten o'clock.
The demolition of the gallows was then rapidly pro-
ceeded with and removed, and at the time of our
going to press Horsemonger-lane was in process of
wearing its accustomed aspect,

PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO

BIRMINGHAM.

BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY.—Iiis Royal Highness
Prince Albert, accompanied by Colonel Grey and
Colonel Gordon, arrived at Mr. Bacon's, the Queen's
Hotel, in this town, at twenty-five minutes past
eleven o'clock this morning. The Prince and his
party left Windsor by the Great Western Railway for
London shortly before eight o'clock, and started from
Euston-square at ten minutes to nine. Thus, includ-
ing two stoppages of four minutes each at Leighton
and Weedon to take in water, the entire distance be-
tween London and Birmingham (112 miles) was
traversed in two hours and thirty-five minutes. It
has seldom or ever been performed in so short a spaco
of time. The engine was under the control of Mr.
M'Connell, the superintendent of the locomotive de-
partment. Mr. Creed and Mr. J. T. Ledsam, direc-
tors of the London and North-Western Company ;
and Mr. Robinson, the manager of the Birmingham
station, were elso in attendance. _

On the arrival of his Royal Highness at the Bir-
mingham station he was received by George Lucy,
Esq. (Mayor of the borough), S. Thornton, Esq. (late
Mayor), Colonel Arbuthnot (Commandant of the dis-
trict), and other authorities.
Ills Royal Highness having partaken of a slight
repast, proceeded along with the gentlemen already
named to visit the splendid exhibition of manufactures
and arts at Bingley House, which has recently so
justly attracted public attention. Notwithstanding
the comparative privacy of the visit, the expected ar-
rival of the Prince had become known, and he was
loudly cheered as he passed along the streets of
the town leading to the place of exhibition.
On his arrival at Bingley House the Prince was
met by the committee of the British Association, in
charge, with Mr. Shaw, of the exhibition. The
exhibitors had all received letters of invitation to at-
tend upon the occasion. Altogether there were
present from 150 to 200 persons. Mr. Westley
Richards, the eminent gun-maker, acted as the chief
conductor of his Royal Highness through the entire
establishment, but the articles exhibited upon the
various stalls were, as far as time would allow, elabo-
rately explained by the respective exhibitors. The
Prince, on more than one occasion, evinced great
knowledge of mechanical construction. The Bir-
mingham people, good judges in these matters, were
much struck at their visitor's quick apprehension.
The most amusing part of to-day's exhibition, was his
Royal Highness's testing, as he did, most potently,
the temper of a sword in the presence of a Quaker
member of the Peace Society. It was remarked that
the Prince paid more particular attention to the articles
of Birmingham manufacture than he did to those
produced at a distance. His Royal Highness ex-
pressed himself delighted with his visit, and declared
his great admiration of the many works of art and
manufacture which had been brought under his notice.
The visit to the exhibition lasted nearly three hours.
On leaving Bingley House it was found that a large
number of the artisans of the neighbourhood had
assembled in the streets contiguous. The police,
under the superintendent Stephens, were most active ;
and the populace, although noisy, were respectful.
Prince Albert returned to the Queen's Hotel about
half-past two, and entertained the ex and present
Mayor of Birmingham, Colonel Arbuthnot and his
personal suite, at the Queen's Hotel, at a luncheon,
provided by Mr. Bacon. They left Birmingham at
eight minutes to three o'clock, and were expected to
arrive at Euston• square at half past five.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
CHESTER CUP.
50 to 1 agst Lord Howth's Peep-o% day Boy—taken
freely
50 to 1 agst Mr. St. George's Whim colt
1,000 to 15 agst Captain Haworth's The Baroness—t
1,000 to 15 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn
1,000 to 15 agst Sir R. Bulkeloy's Melody
2,000 to 25 agst Mr. Parr's Idle Boy—taken
2,000 to 25 agst Mr. S. Conway's Kennington
The Peep-o'-day Boy was backed for a good deal of
money at 1,000 to 15 and 20, and The Baroness several
times at 1,000 to 10 and 15; offers to take 1,000 to 15
about the Whim colt.
DERBY, 1850.
500 to 100 agst Kent's lot—taken
9 to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards naßolingbroke—t freely
11 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Ghillie Callum—
taken freely
12 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Knight of Avenel
18 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's The Italian—t 20 to 1
20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's Cyprus—take 25 to 1
25 to 1 eget Lord Airlie's Deicoon
25 to 1 agst Lord Airlie's Clincher
30 to 1 agst Lord H. Lennox's William the Con-
queror—taken freely
30 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigger—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Williamson's Voltigour
40 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Hardinge—take 45 to 1
40 to 1 egst Duke of Richmond's Compass
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Pedley's Little Bob—taken
The odds quoted agst Bolingbroke and Ghillie Callum
were taken to a large amount, and 30 to 1 freely about
William the Conqueror; 1,000 to 50 taken about The
Italian, and 1,000 to 40 about Cyprus, their backers
offering to go on.
AYLESBURY STEEPLECHASE.
3 to 1 agst Mr. J. Elmore's British Yeoman—taken
3 to 1 agst Mr. Vever's Vain Hope
LIVERPOOL ST EE PLECHASE.
100 even on The Doctor, Knight of Gwynne, Shin-
rune, the Young.un, and Pro peed, agst the field.
The Subscription-room wilt bo opened on Friday next,
instead of Thursday.

OUR. FIRST SNOW.—Tuel,day was the day on
which we had our first instalment of winter's snow. We
hnd then a smart foretaste of Christmas. Snow fell
briskly, with a driving wind, and at night the streets
were dried by a scorching 'frost (if we may use the
epithet), and every pool ice bound. On Wednesday we
had a second fall of snow.-04 lie shead Observer.

No evil action can be well done, but a good one
may be ill done.—ElizaCook's- .Journal.
TIER LATE FIRES NEAR '11(E POST-OFFlCR.—Yes-
terday, Mr. Payno, coroner, bcld a court of inquiry at
the Goldsmiths' Arms, Gutte r- lane, for the purpose of
investigating the origin of th e fires which recently oc-
curred on the premises of Mr..:llyde, bootmakor, of No.
8, Huggin lane. After the ersz-nination of a number of
witnesses, the jury were dischttr ged without returning a
verdict. It was their unanimouts opinion that tho inquiry,
from certain suspicious circuuls Lances, should be pro-
ceeded with.

STATE OF TRADE IN HAltr,Cß. It is gratifying
to be able to state that the stet do trade of this town was
never in a better condition. It is enough to say that
stocks are disappearing, and tb Lat there is full employ-
ment for every one, and in ma) iy departments for mere
hands if they could be got.—Ktqs o Chronicle.
Ignorance, as far as Imola g is concerned, is no
disgrace to those who have never possessed the means of
improvement. It is otherwise, ,however, when oppor-
tunity has been neglected.—Eli C:oh's Journal.
THE BINGLEY RAILWAY S'fATION.—The North
Midland Railway directors hay: e r :rovided for the town of
Bingley, which contains 7,000 inhabitants, a wooden
station of the most wretched and' • disgraceful description.
It consists of a clerk's room. atoce it three yards square,
at one end, a small open shed ire the middle and at the
other end a room similar to Oho 9 clerk's, dignified with
the name of the " Ladies' waiti tig-room." During wet
weather the clerks transact btlai mess with an umbrella
over their heads, to protect tti unselves from the rain
dropping through the roof. In the open shed are
huddled together, first, second!. and third class male and
female passengers, sometimes, for nearly an hour, ex-
posed to all kinds of wee the r, as the trains are fre-
quently this period behind ti me ). The " waiting-
room" is avoided from the d read of cholera, for the
stench arising from the cons ententes, only separated by
thin boards, is dreadful. It ; 5s expected that the Im-
provement Commissioners i Mond to ir.diet the station as
a nuisance, and that the i ahabitants will take steps to
civilizedc orn p theel
accommodation.—directors t o
greeds
PORTAMOUTH, NOV. 10.- —Wind S.W., 11th, W.S.W.—
Ifit'aetemllig withene er. proper nod
Sid. 10th Wessacumcon, Alio Janeiro. II th, Darien,
ditto.