The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-28 00:00:00

Tll E SUN, LONDON,_ SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUS 2B, 1847.

varned without coming to any decision upon the pro-
Positions of our Government.
" All letters from the capital agree that General
Scott can take the city without difficulty, and that the
foreign merchants of the capital are anxious for his
arrival.
~..,'!..ieutenant Whipple had arrived at the Capital.
Ale is treated well and expects soon to be exchanged.
••" Coin. Perry has withdraw n his forces from Tobasco
ni consequence of the sicknessrevailing among them,
eatil the sick season passes.p
"The Sun of Anahuac attributes the withdrawal to the
oYerwhelnaing force of the enemy, and fear of an attack.
.2; " Gen. Almonte was still in confinement at Alejical-
-711140. Alvarez was in the capital about the middle of
JUly, and had several long interviews with Santa Anna.
Triat had been indisposed, but was convalescent.
It seems to be current in New York that Mr.
zulabluad, the British Minister, had been actively
engaged in endeavouring to settle the dispute be-
t Ween Mexico and the United States, and that he
l_
Countenanced the offer to make the thirty-sixth
Parallel from the Rio Grande to the Pacific as the
future boundary. This appears to astonish the
Americans, for, though it is far within the limits
'which they had " annexed by ferce of arms," it adds
an immense territory to their already wide-spread
units, and gives them on the Pacific all they can ask.
e late official reports of the Secretary of the
ti-J.taited States Treasury show an immense expen-
-1 nre on account of the war, and a large diminution
,
" the receipts from the Custom-house. Making it
eeiarrtain that Congress must authorise another and
te ger loan as soon as the session opens. "It is
14rtain," says one of the New York papers of the
th
of August, " that we must have very heavy
loansfortunate
authorised on an early day, and we shall be
if one hundred millions of debt is not an-
fo-laced as against the United States.
lbe re
hot° Port of the crops continue to be most satis-
mi rY and encouraging. The yield of Indian corn,
lar„eat' rye, buckwheat, &c., is unprecedented, and
e quantities of the crop of last year, in wheat,
e
t° tho the
a" Indian. corn, continued to be pressed for-
e seaboards. This latter remark leads us

COII:NIERCIAL INTELLIGEhNichCEou.r
The abundant harvest, and the turn
rnarkets in tlii
trade • _ 8 country .
in
States .
l&ar,r.el in the
In ,„ost
of
the l
e ab
daidn
g marketstaken,
6 dolls, pier
led to a declining
Genessee flour, which commanded the Unitedgrai:i
than other
first week of July, has
Indian corn continued relatively
h 1 of 561bs.
5i dohs.
grain an ,1 higherreceded
bushel
us e t o
Ts',-;,"consusanded 72c. to 73bc.upteno
--neY market was easy,. .
figure
Donations were heavy, and business acoti,ve. Enchange
it idle, for floarstthe im-
ZEogland had advanced to 6c. to 4
6knOwn bills.
',Tag that only obtained for the best .
amounts of the
tk.otton was rather more active, n
wiug crop were not encouraging.r the amounts
,'" trade will be found below.
Flour, even in
full report of
ireights had iv en way very much.b
Plteket ships i taken' at 2s. 6d. per a
ell, per bushel, and grain
at
),.. LATEST STATE OF THE
..,4 LIN, y
Iltead_
prices.
AUG. 14.-Sales cotton,MAßr:loli:)EoTbSa
l. e s ,
kYt.
0 bbls. straight
kilo as yesterday, 1,00.
g‘at were sold at 5 dolls. 7oc. Michigan
yesterday
. at
'lOO bhi •.- ; were s
,lar's ls held higher we hear of no soalldes.
44e. 3• spirits turpentine
for use at 3 c.
04' 3 000 lb W.
1.; but that is considered above the market.o
2,, , s. N. whalebone
and
more
take'dcents is offered for drudge whisky,
ttt tv, ea sale to-day went a young HY6
14e t off with a greatt deal of It advance of le. to 3e. 0
ids
about held their own.
6 dolls. -o f spirito
t h e r
pearlke 50 chat. Pictou coal at
te; ashes sc., lb.
business
dsinr,rl,log hill at 6-1- to 6}l prCIIL, and 520lca.,rgcheal, cash.
. 6 'or the steamer.
ps, •is the rate of the
fur the day 1,200 bales,
at fi.a"-Ceening -Sales cotton
24'
6 . packets for flour to Liverpool.
1,1-0-43'esterday's. closing rtes.
dolls. 62c.
Oswego
for rls pretty firm at 5
530 barrels
, all w •
good order ;
nes,
to, , estern in to 5 dolls. 87c.
Sai,.ia at 5 dolls. 814 c.
30 to
d Genesee at 1 dol.
(101.15. southern wheat at 1 dol. 18c. bus, ; Ohio at 1
1 sel.
,e• to 1 dol. 25e. ; an
s. stv see,
'heated at
lot a little
at
hitvt tewl.4l parcels Western mixed ceorn,
?2 e, 'en sold at 72 to 74 eta i. in
all this month
of
say 20 000 bus,
7ai 4 ; 10,000 bus. delivered
loand3„; ,2,000 bus flat yellow
Salejell"' at 77i et' • at 28 cts.
p„' 100 s. P. bbls whiskey
pearls
at 75 cts, and a cargo
s‘, ash
.8 cts.
20015,_, ea 5 eta lbs, and
coal to arrive.
at 99
dolls ch 1 offered for Orrel
export -
B ula city prime beef were
Nito a. is
V whalebone for
ets 1.1) ' -0,000 lbs N. N• • sold at 9 dolls bbl.
lb, at between 12
es, 24 -,
NI: 3°o bbls oil for use at 35 eta gal.'
ktid 1 8 1,000 Rio Grande hid 2i ets lb, 6 mos.
1 000
Sales of about ,
irtither is steady at the rates of the last public sale.
11,4`8' ORLEANS, AUG. 6, 2 r•an
Of 13c/f. cOttort were made without
Illinois and Ohio, at 4
tlOl6 °O., bbls. flour, embracing
.St.
change in price. Sales
111; 40., including parcels of
of Western
ki,2 of
,000 bushels of corn, consisting
3,000 bushels
choice St. at 6 dolls.
1,471, at 45c., and 3 ellow 50c.
1,1;1) White d Sales
mixed, and 80c.forat
017 at at 60c. for ordinary red
Pork dull
for
and 12 dolls. e
pritsc)ll3. 75e. to 16 dolls, for
20c. to 2° •
ml,elThiskey,
IlemP-Sales at 100 dolls.
r6'. Lard, in barrels, 9c. •
~ se. to sc. -
Outs inactive. Sterling exchan.ge,2_ ,
of 1 000 barrels of
law4l4lMelht, Ana. 13, 1'.31.- 1
ti,_ ar-street flour were made aSta6edsolulsr.e.
14174111 s was held at a higher f
at 115 c.,
'del%
The
Stith
someof wheat, embracing
at 125 c. to 128 c. The
0.
firth white and Pa. red,F rSeaslbe Sales ground
Maryland
2,sotTs tf corn are light and stocks
to
igredurecdeds,;
sales
I
were,ere
c.Mess
75e. bUshels of white and yellow
steady.
.e
Pork 4eal was dull. Provisions
16%8
dolls., and prime
it 12W,aa„ held at 15 dolls. 75c. to
'Not ''''s. 50e. to 13 dolls.
e at 26e. to 26ie.
4,tr, -,„
Th. • Whiskey, in barrels, w
qie EDIT
CIVILITIES.-The following‘‘ The Bishop
Notti L
:-
of tot -4g•ssint Journal of yesterday
wit by
this 01,31-Ily.-The following
.in
exquisite bit of . n
appears in
el' hest 't.t Rev. Gentleman appeared
the Journal like
,sale 4 weQk :-' Why is; the editor ofnt
sentinel
?,-
Because
African soldier doing duty as i the Guardian
one 0;' ,g!'egi black-guard .
pluralist pound
4.lvseku's flock -Why is the clerical a
night-soil mr
.....t editor of the Guardian like
, Here is the fellow to it by
b, eealise h d
-441.ey i a oes a great
Got,.
JEWELLERS' BENEVOLENT AR
Iitt4II°MITIISI AND
the
general
deal of dirty work for a little
half-yearly 3:at'etie 'isrrnziosT.-Yesterday belcl 4 the°F the members of the
Tavern, Strand, ti,
of
eeive the Crown and Anchor
the election
°Jfiestcel.eport of the committee and The report, read.
above institution wasre
uY Zdi.";:lr• C. Webster in the chair.
lvas f ' ' rOSt, the secretary, statedthe decayed
h, °uncle
-'ettibe,. el for the purpose of relievingworkmen,
shopmen,
Ilthd I'3 in the above trades, their The
recent
c erk . that the institution,
eleetio s. as likewise to their widows.
gad 'on of two femake at present
~. set?, . males
pensions during the
Past , 'a female annuitants, whose
The present
strootietir amounted to upwards of 2201.
bequest of 100/.
fourteen male
left tp of cash and stock (including aMaiden-lane),
411104 the late J. Johnson, Esq., of ing made
to itter 4 tc' 1,332/. la, Exertions arealso
ob
of alms-
hoNe ease the building fund for the erection
after
Tlas „s' the
vvhich the have now in hand 8231.
auks :arious officers being Y chosen, the meeting, 10s.
,t4routine business, broke up.
di% her- -1- he adjourned inquiryconcluded yester-
ilosr:lti-AT,E FATAL FIGHT BETWEEN Two BOYS IN
Mr. Bair,
surgeor:"lre.M•r. William Baker, the
examination Coroner. Mr.
of the
was
body of '3'l4 he Made a post mortem
exeiteizenthte
given to
im, had
v.srPo,oduced by the fight, and the.
deceased, and was of the opmbieoenr that the
a verdict of
reanslaughter3-4rY. unanimously returne-
de'"h• Theut.leed congestion of the brain, resulting in
fight and `%4lt'at llobert
Cater, Wil-
li_ _ against JoSeptlll Newson Johnson,
u Joseph
and the Coroner
issued his , and William Alger •
Auty, the survivora in the
D__
shlwarrant for their committal to Newgate.
ern'pluoars °IITII, AUG. 27.-The Fanny
Majesty the
gneee.Yl Yesterday iu attendance on her
,Thwes,
44(1 land°,,wager• Rer Majesty was conveyed to u
m the
yacht was
tUus of at Trinit wharf under a salute
in
ca .
liege' "" Cowes CastleY. she immediately left car-
y, F sad went to
the aroyal
1,.s
,44, . Osborne
the
to
4rleY, a4duOsborne House to see
after
a visit of an hour returned
Ryde.
tx had a cruize before landing at
Ev.r-
Tkokolib ss
CIRCUMSTANTIAL
I:lNct 'NARY IJASE OE was
the see' The small town of Cambo, near Bayonne, the
night
otl'e, or the following; strange occurrencheat
, place
was ahntee 1t inst., when an inhabitant of •
e. On
I,,ribp,,k,_o‘ dead through the heart on his way home.
bit
of
'll'ttut the wound the doctor extracted from it ._
Ante
has la. 13,
used b the assassin in
oaditm, h. , l'i lc had been Y
Madame de
Staer: Is Run. It was part a leaf from
_,
torwarselebrated romance of HofCorrinne," and soon _ aln
the the corresponding fragment was discovered I.
d red
kitry:cket of a douanier,-residing near the mure
,_
gaol altVdence• tie has in consequence been sent to
tbP vi • aYenne. The assassin must have been close t
..,_ etloa when he fired.
are4-irtQLisn A
traordi-
y h,:--- 4-Ica:a:Tics IN PRANCE.-An ex
ac.
c0n,,,,,q‘ er rowing against current has just beenh m
ittkilisued by two English gentlemen, named Wrig a n
tho jaavber.
„_ They left London on Sunday., the I.)tht ,eim
a r4eitilzel Watt steamer, for Havre, bringing with h
feet in
Nvidtbg boat, 36 feet in length, and only
.tu two,two
lochs atZtiv'd 'Aldeh, When bring rowed, , I
is
only
3 re-
and e water at midships. At Havre theyar
as
\rill their• boat in a steamer, and proceeded as f
boat,
,toae.quier on the Seine, where they launched. their
Paris
'wit, ":'lnraenced their Undertaking of rowing to,
I,4,tir assistance of any kind. They reached II ansside
the sB„aY. tccruing, end their boat is now lng atiornneg,oc.
oupieda.ting baths near the Pont-Royal. .
The
curret
amen to rg this great distance agamslt a
an
hour,
~Its
tf. ?r 200 nailes of it avarages four mi es
tliat ' l'cura and 25 minutes ; and it is to be remarked,, _
at the brill f 1 Petits Andel) s., Mantes,_
end 3onae oche ge 0 Vernon, es
to
contend with a cur.s
t•siit cf
nearly rtepi:anact,sthenyhhointdr.
It is said tbat,tleiks,i
;to! first instance cs! a It:oat having been prop,Vi ul am v ham
4,.,7,111Z through the rapids of Porey. Messrs.
Amateur
li."(,'4vv.tarber are members of the Norwich
1"1; Club -ts i •
Os•rt . ''' iga"n''
has been terrific
during ;NI)) Anc. 25.-The weather
attendants ar-
riv R the week. Lady Congreve and
ia
was
the" Yesterday in the Triton from London' w of the
boiZIY packet that ventured out in consequence
~Trolia weather.

FRIG trrFuL
STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION

[A. portion of the following appeared in our Third
Edition of last night :—]
SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.
Up to this hour fifteen persons, more or less in-
jured, have been taken to the workhouse and the
Charing-cross Hopital. Of these four are dead ;
the others are under medical treatment. The
escape of policeman F 111, and his family,
were most miraculous. The man, with his
wife and children, had gone on board the boat
with the intention of proceeding to London-bridge.
They had seated themselves on deck when suddenly,
on the explosion taking place, they were all blown up
into the air and descended into the cabin of the
vessel, which was under water, the sides having
been blown out., and they managed all to scramble
on shore through the sides of the vessel unhurt. The
Rev. Mr. Smith, the chaplain of the St. Martin's
Workhouse, with his lady, were among the persons
who had pail their fare to go to London-bridge.
Mrs. Smith had got on board, and Mr. Smith was on
the pier about to step on board when the explosion took
place. Mrs. Smith was scalded by the steam, and was
blown into the water, but was fortunately rescued.
Mr. Smith escaped unhurt, the explosion having
taken place as he was in the act of stepping on the
lighter in order to get on board the boat. The wreck
is still under water, as the tide has not sufficiently
receded to enable persons to examine her cabins, con-
sequently the full extent of the mischief cannot as
yet be ascertained. The following account has been
forwarded us by a gentleman who was coming
down the river from Vauxhall shortly after the
accident happened :—" On arriving at the West-
minster Pier we were informed that an explo-
sion of one of the halfpenny steam-boats had taken
place, and that several lives had been lost ; conse-
quently we were all on the look-out. The banks of
the river from Westminster to Waterloo-bridge were
crowded, and thousands were assembled on the
Hungerford suspension bridge, th© Adelphi-
terrace, and the various piers on the river.
There were boats dragging in all directions in the
neighbourhood of the wreck, and as we approached
the Adelphi Pier the wreck was distinctly visible.
The whole of the after part of the vessel (that is to
say the part lying towards Westminster-bridge,)
was under water. The funnel was gone,
but the paddle-boxes on each side were
apparently uninjured. The name Cricket' could
be distinctly seen, both on the inside and the outside
of the paddle-boxes, which must have been held to-
gether by the keel, for the deck was destroyed,
and between them flowed the river. The
head of the boat (that is to say the portion
directed from the paddle-boxes towards London-
bridge) appeared perfect, so that the explosion must
have taken place in that part of the boiler which was
nearest to Westminster-bridge."—During the day the
banks of the river in the neighbourhood of the accident
have been crowded, and but for the efforts of the
police some fearful accidents would have occured
from the extreme pressure of the crowd. For in-
stance, on the Adelphi-terrace there were symptoms
of the rails giving way, but the police kept
the crowd back, and prevented undue pressure.
Too much credit cannot be given to the police for the
judgment and the excellent temper which they have
exhibited throughout the day in the performance of a
most difficult duty.

(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.)
The inquiries at the Charing-cross Hospital and
at the St. Martin's Workhouse, during the
afternoon, have been most unceasing by par-
ties who feared—and frequently more from
fear than from any other circumstance—that their
relatives had either been killed or maimed
by the heartrending occurrence, and the scene of
the disaster, and every spot which would com-
mand a view of it, was taken possession
of by immense crowds, who flocked from
all directions—in fact the neighbourhood during the
whole day has worn the appearance of a fair. The
boat has been covered by the tide, and is
now slightly uncovered by its ebbing. Boats
have been busily engaged in dragging for
bodies, for there is a general belief that several have
yet to be found ; for it is quite impossible to esti-
mate whether there are yet fifty or snore in the
water. A general opinion prevails that some
bodies will be found in the cabin, which has
been under the water since the moment of the occur-
rence, and as soon as the tide subsides immediate
search will be made. Up to the hour we write; no
more bodies have been found ; but that there are more
in the water, and that they will be found atthe extreme
flow of the tide, there seems little doubt. The
sufferers in the hospital are improving ; no serious
result is anticipated. We understand that the unfor-
tunate man Blunt, the watchmaker, was proceeding
to his work in Cornhill when the accident happened.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULAR
(THIS DAY).
Until a late hour last night, or rather an early
hour this morning and by the break of day, vast num-
bers of persons, some of whom appeared to have come
a considerable distance, continued to visit the scene of
the dreadful occurrence, so fully chronicled in our
Editions of yesterday ; and as the morning came on
as great a stream of people as the one which visited
the scene of the wreck yesterday, again pressed on
towards the spot to-day, and spent hours at the very
water's edge, gazing upon the half-buried boat, for
as yet the herculean exertions of many men, aided by
strong empty coal-barges, have proved ineffectual in
bringing the boat ashore. As usual, the most extra-
vagant rumours are afloat, and the more extravagant
they were the far greater credence was placed in
them. It is our pleasing task, therefore
to record, that up to the time we write (two o'clock)
but five deaths have been proved to have been caused
by the explosion—the four we mentioned yester-
day, and a man whose body was found about eleven
o'clock this morning in the third arch from
the Surrey side of W aterloo-bridge ; it now lies in
the dead-house in the Waterloo-bridge-road. His
body was covered with mud, and from examination it
1
would appear that he had been drowned. He has
been missing since the explosion. He was owned by
his friends shortly after. iiiename is John Buckley,
and his age nineteen.
Access to the after cabin was obtained at the ex-
treme flow of the tide late last night, and it was
found that the rumour, though generally credited,
that several bodies were in that part of the vessel, was
utterly without foundation, in fact no bodies
have been found in any part of the wreck. Indeed
we were informed by the superintendent of the
boats, this morning, that he visited both cabins imme-
diately after the explosion, and that there was no
one in either of them. It is still, however, feared,
that in the confusion which prevailed at the time of
the accident some persons may have been carried
down the river or under the neighbouring barges,
and lost, especially as inquiries have, at least, in
one instance, been made at the hospitals after missing
persons of whom no tidings have been heard.
The following is a correct list of the names of the
injured persons now lying in Charing-cross Hos-
pital :
Virgo Birks (address not ascertained)—This poor
man had sustained a comminuted fracture of the right
knee joint, by which the main artery was cut, and in
the course of the afternoon it was deemed nceessary
by the medical men to resort to amputation. The
operation was skilfully performed (the patient having
been placed in a state of unconsciousness by the ad-
ministration of ether) by Mr. Avery, the junior sur-
geon to the hospital, in the presence of Mr. Hancock,
the senior surgeon to the institution, and of Mr.
Young, the house surgeon. The limb was amputated
above the knee, and up to a late hour last night the
patient was going on favourably.
Benjamin Reepe, of 78, Dudley- street, fish sales-
man—compound fracture of the jaw. This unfortu-
nate man has sustained injuries of a more severe
nature than any of his fellow-sufferers, with the ex-
ception of Virgo Birks.
George Willetts, 7, MEard's-street, Soho, carver—
severely bruised on various parts of the body.
John Hulls, Love-lane, Mile-end, costerrnonger—
much bruised about the breast, but not seriously in-
jured. This man was in company with John Little-
ton, who was in the same business, and who was
killed—his remains, as we before stated, having been
removed to St. Alartin's Workhouse.
Mr. Solomon Cahn, merchant, of Fenchurch• street
—right ancle severely bruised.
Henry Rowland, Warwick-street, Earl-street,
Kensington, fishmonger—very
s i s
mb oadny,. severely bruised about
the
Jamesface
and
*chief messenger to the London As-
surance Company—very severe cut on the right
temple and under the left
eye ; slight wound on the
upper part of the left hip, and f • rightfully bruised

about the arms, legs, and thighs, but has sustained no

dangerous. .
William Ayre, 60, Poland-street, Oxford-street,
tailor—back injured.
William Kay, who describes himself as a " pro-
filist"—numerous very severe bruises about the head

and face.
William Redgrave, a lad about 13 years of age,
the son of a tailor, living in Tottenham-court-road—
upper lip much cut, and severe bruises on the leg.
The father and mother of this boy were on board the
steam-boat with him at the time of the accident, but
fortunately escaped with some very slight bruises.
William Rutt, of 118, Long acre, lately in busi-
ness as a cheesemonger in Jersey—back much bruised,
and severe injury of the left ancie.
The reply to our inquiries at the hospital in the
course of the morning was, that they were all doing
as well as could be expected.
We were informed by a gentleman named Ottley,
this morning, that a young lady named Chatterton,
living in St. Peter's-court, received some severe in-
juries by the explosion. She was thrown overboard
in the mud with others, and was severely bruised.
She mentioned the name of a friend in the neighbour-
hood, and she was removed home in a cab where she

lies in an insensible state.
The boats of the company did not ply during the
day, but the accident had no effect in intimidating
the river voyagers; it was noticed that the other
steamers were even more loaded than usual.
Captain Martin, the stoker, and the engineer were
examined last night before the proprietors ; but no-
thing decisive as to the cause of the accident was
ascertained. One suggestion made is, that the boat
heeling to one side, while lying by the pier, the
water in the boiler left some of the flues or tubes,
uncovered, and they became red hot.
A correspendent states—" The number of persons
on board was between sixty and seventy. The pre-
lude to the explosion was first a shake, immediately
followed by a second ; the funnel and steamchest were
blown off into the river, and the boiler also blown
up, and fell inland ; the aft part of the boat reft in
twain, and, as the tide rose, she filled and went down."
From questions put to several of the injured par-
ties and others, we have gathered the following par •

titulars :
Mr. Cahn stated that he went on board the Cricket
at half-past nine o'clock. He was sitting on one of
the middle benches on the after-deck of the vessel,
near the best cabin entrance, when he heard a report
similar to that of a cannon. He was immediately
thrown up some distance from the deck, and fell with
the fragments of planks into the bottom of the boat,
where his right foot was jammed between some pieces
of broken timber, and he had great difficulty in extri-
cating himself. He was eventually taken off the
vessel by some watermen ; and, as he thought his leg
was broken, he at once proceeded to the hospital in a
cab. Immediately after the accident another steamer
came alongside the Cricket, and took a number of
passengers from the wreck. He saw several persons
struggling in the water, but did not observe whether
they were eventually rescued.
James Simian had just gone on board, and was
about to sit down on the rail or seat at the bow of
the vessel, when the explosion took place, and he was
thrown into the water. While struggling in the river
he received several severe blows on the head, face, and
body—he supposed from the paddle-wheel. (This
unfortunate man, as has been previously stated, was
most frightfully bruised.) He eventually succeeded
in laying hold of a chain, by which he worked him-
self up alongside the barge, and was rescued by some
of the bystanders.
William Ayre was sitting at the extreme seat at
the end of the boat near Hungerford-pier, when he
heard a loud report, and was thrown up from his seat.
He then found himself at the bottom of the vessel
among broken fragments of the deck, and succeeded,
with some difficulty, owing to the injuries he lad
received, in clambering up the side of the boat,
whence he was dragged upon the pier.
One sufferer only applied for surgical aid at King's
College Hospital. Ile was, apparently, a labouring
man, but his name and occupation were not taken at
the hospital. The injuries he had received were
comparatively trifling, being limited to a fractured
rib and some slight scalds ; and, after receiving
proper attention from the medical gentlemen, he was
enabled to proceed home.
A gentleman named Galloway, a civil engineer,
has inspected what remained of the boilers, for the
purpose, if possible, of elucidating the cause of the
catastrophe. One boiler remains apparently in its
original position, on the larboard side of the wreck.
That which exploded was on the starboard side. It
seemed to have passed out at the stern, splitting that
portion of the vessel in two, at the same time carry-
ing away the entire of the cross-beams and deck.
Mr. Joyce, the engineer, was present last night, and
inspected the broken fragments, but did not give any
opinion as to the origin of the explosion. It is but
justice to that gentleman to mention, that he implored
the police not to permit the fragments to be disturbed
until a judicial investigation had been held.
It is confidently stated, that at the moment of the
accident neither the engineer nor the stoker were in
the engine- room, nor was the captain on board the
vessel. The latter, whose name is Edward Martin,
states, that he was proceeding along the pier in the
direction of the boat at the moment the explosion
took place.
A morning contemporary says—lmmediately after
the explosion two females were observed in the after-
part of the vessel crying piteously for assistance. It
was impossible to save them, the steam and falling
fragments making even the attempt dangerous. The
boat soon afterwards broke in two, and they, with
several others, perished.
A man and child were rescued by one of the pier-
men, and several others were similarly saved.

THE RIVER ACCIDENT.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—The dreadful loss of life which it is your pro-
vince to record, and which took place this morning
on the river, is greatly to be deplored. The pro-
prietors cannot furnish any excuse for their conduct,
because they were informed, six months since, by the
extract I send you, that certain destruction of life
would occur.
The boat Cricket was condemned, together with
the Ant and Bee, more than six months since, by Mr.
Portwine, in his work on the " Steam-engine," &c.,
in the following plain language :
" There are three vessels on the Thames, called the
Ant, the Bee, and Cricket—boats which profess to work
with low pressure condensing engines. The public is not
aware that they are working at 361 b. on the square inch.
The engines are by Joyce, 2of 15 horse power. The fuel
consumed is only about two cwt. one quarter per hour.
These are the penny boats (now a halfpenny) plying
from Ilungerford to London-bridge, and working high
pressure; they may when out of order blow up their decks
and the myriads of passengers they are burdened with."
—P. 58.
This extract was published by an engineer six
months since, and time has too fatally proved Mr.
Portwine's prediction. I hope you will afford space
for this note, in order to warn the public of the danger
of riding in vessels working on high pressure prin-
ciples, of which variety ranks the Ant, the Cricket,
Bee, and Locomotive.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
August 27. J. K. B.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—lf the frightful accident that took place on
the river this day has not been caused by a practice
in all the river boats to which I shall refer, there can
be no doubt that a similar catastrophe must happen.
It is a constant practice, as soon as the boat starts,
for the engineer or stoker, or both, to come up the
gangway and sit at the rails, leaving the fire and
boilers to take care of themselves, merely running
down at the time they consider their services may be
required at the call of the master. In the halfpenny
boats they generally so continued from the starting
poin to the terminus.
Having observed this practice, I have often thought
that an accident was inevitable, as, whilst the
new set of passengers were being taken in, it was the
practice, if needed, to pump in fresh water. Now,
in the interval between the starting of the boat
from London-bridge and the arrival at the Adelphi
the water in the boiler becomes exhausted, of course,
the moment fresh water is pumped in, an explosion
must be inevitable, and I should not be at all sur-
prised to hear that the melancholy accident of this
day has been caused in this way ; but, whether it be
so or not, the practice is so fraught with danger that
immediate measures ought to be resorted to, in order
to put a stop to it.—l am, Sir,
August 27. A DAILY PASSENGER.

FALMOUTH, FRIDAY MORNING, NINE, A.M.—Her
Majesty's steamer Rattler has this morning arrived from
Rio de Janeiro (23d ult.), and brings news that the
blockade of the River Plato has been taken off by the
English.
MONTROSE.—GALE AND SHIPWRECK.—On Satur-
day evening a tremendous gale came on from the west,
between ten and eleven o'clock, which we greatly fear
has done much damage to our shipping and crops.
Whole fields of corn, in stook, we observe, are thrown
down and scattered about in absolute confusion. The
growing crops must have sustained very considerable
loss by shaking. Two miles to the south of this a sloop,
name unknown, went down with all on board, about one
o'clock yesterday morning. The mast is still seen above
water. The Vivid, too, on her way from Leith to this
port, sustained loss of sails, and another vessel lying at
tl e mouth of our river seems to have had her nia..ts
carried away. We hope, however, that the gale may not
ave been general.—Scotsman.
MR. COBDEN.---(FRONTIER of RUSSIA.)—Mr.
Cobden is now travelling in Russia. On the 13th of
August he alighted from his carriage at a distance from
a Customs' barrier. Ile was probably thinki, gof free
trade when he passed the barrier, and a cehtinel crier!
levelling his musket at him. Much
otiumtetowhasimr,eq"Suirteodp
"Stop!" levelling
the explanation of the affair, and
in the meanwhile Mr. Cobden's carriage came up.—
Voss Gazette of the 28d of August,

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE
HIGHLANDS.
LOCH LAGGAN, WEDNESDAY.
Loch Laggan is eight miles in length, and from
one to one and a half mile in breadth. Its shores are
deeply indented, the bills in some places throwing
out long narrow promontories, and in others the
Loch dipping in graceful bays over sandy flats. It is,
consequently, impossible for the eye to catch more
than a section of the Loch at one view ; and as you
advance along the shore, the landscape continually
assumes new outlines.
Approaching from Fort William along the course
of the Spian, you reach the western extremity of the
Loch. The Spian flows sluggishly along the edge of
a sandy mound, which encloses the end of the Loch,
and is so equal in its height, and so smooth and level
on its surface, that, except for its great extent, it
might be mistaken for an artificial embankment
erected for the purpose of damming back the waters
of the Loch. A few straggling peaks of the Ben
Nevis range of mountains rise upon the view at the
distant verge of this bank, and form a suitable
boundary to the west end of the Loch. The
road passes along the northern shore, and
commands an excellent view of the expanse
of water and its adjoining scenery. The south
side of the Loch is enclosed by two dis-
tinct hills, whose curved ridges rise gradually from
the water's edge towards the west, and drop down in
abrupt and broken lines as they stretch along to the
east. These hills are divided by a spacious corrie,
which descends in green slopes to the side of the
Loch, and exposes to view a new range of mountains
in the background. The sides of the hills which
rise along the Loch are steep and precipitous, but
not rudely so, their declivities being covered with
fine natural woods, consisting chiefly of birch, rowan,
alder, and hazel trees, whose dark foliage inter-
mingled with the brilliant verdure which clothes the
rocks to their summits, impart a warm and cultivated,
rather than a wild and savage aspect to the scene.
The Lodge occupies a green flat at the head of a little
bay, which glides behind one of the wooded promon-
tories that jut into the bosom of the Loch. It is a
long and irregular building, erected in the ccttage
style, of great size, and occupying as warm and
sheltered a situation as so bleak a region could be
expected to afford. The background is rather bare
of wood; but the birch and other spontaneous pro-
ductions of the forest surround it on each side. Its
triangular front looks slantingly across the Loch,
and, from its numerous windows, commands a fine
view of the two islands already mentioned, the green
meadows of Aberairder, and the lofty mountains
which gird the opposite shore. A couple of galleys
ride at anchor in the bay ; and at a little distance
from the Lodge, on the right, the royal standard
floats from a flag-staff reared in a green mound,
which is said to contain the dust of Feargus and four
other Kings.
Around the Lodge, and onward to the eastern
extremity of the Loch, the land sweeps back in
gradually ascending heights, covered with a mantle
of deep green, and extending backwards in successive
corries till lost amid the dark outline of distant hills.
This is the forest ground of Ardverekie. Six years
ago this extensive tract of upland, embracing forty
miles in circumference, was divided into three sheep
farms, called Gallavie, Ben Aulder, and Camdarrock.
Nine thousand sheep are said to have pastured upon
it. The Al arquis of Abercorn, upon obtaining a
lease of the ground, drove off the sheep, threw the
farms once more into forest, and introduced new herds
of deer, which, left to the sole possession of the
wilds, are rapidly multiplying in numbers. An im-
mense tract of country has been thrown, in a similar
manner, into forest by the Marquis of Breadalbane,
in the neighbourhood of the Black Mount. There
seems to be a general movement among the Scotch
nobility, having for its object the restoration of the
Caledonian Forest in all its vast and barbarian pro-
portions ; and the example of Prince Albert as a
deer-stalker, at Ardverekie, will possibly give it a
powerful impulse. Every small Highland laird must
now have his forest, and, to gratify this ambition,
those large sheep farmers, whose introduction to
the glens has been accomplished at the expense
of so much suffering to the native peasantry, will
be doomed, in their turn, to yield to the superior
claims of "the antler'd monarchs of the waste."
There can be little objection to the formation of a
national forest in some such place as Loch Laggan
for the amusement of Royalty, and such of the nobi-
lity as might be invited to the Court. It would tend,
at least to perpetuate a race of noble animals, and the
reminiscences of an ancient sport ; but it is easy to
perceive that if every owner of a few thousand acres,
or even every lord or marquis, were to erect a forest
on his estate, the system would become a very intole-
rable nuisance.
The aspect of the northern shore of the Loch differs
in some respects from the southern. It is skirted
throughout its whole length by a range of loftier and
wilder hills, which, however do not approach the
edge of the Loch so closely as those on the opposite
side. The intermediate space is occupied chiefly
with loose masses of stone, clump of trees, and a
rather luxuriant under-covering of grass and bracken.
About half way up the Loch the mountain is cloven
by a deep circular ravine or corrie, which, as it issues
from the hill, opens out into a wide expanse of mea-
dow land, the lower parts of which are washed by the
Loch. This green slope intersected by rows of hazel
and alder trees, and watered by a streamlet which
gushes from the bottom of the ravine, is partially cul-
tivated, and contains some excellent crops of corn,
barley, and potatoes. The house of Aberairder, the
only remaining farm on the borders of Loch Laggan,
occupies an eminence in the centre, and still affords
an asylum, in this dreary region of deer and muirfowl,
to the persecuted genius of agriculture.
On the roadside, two or three miles beyond
Aberairder, stands Loch Laggan Inn, a house of re-
spectable exterior,
andgoo good accommodation
e , n o doubt,
t
But in the mean time the Marquis of Abercorn has
taken possession of the inn during her Majesty's visit ;
oNNiht its when
u iets tiss
itself, of affording.
and the Boniface of the Loch has retired to a small
cottage at the mouth of the Paatock. The houses
beforementioned, together with a few cottages, inha-
bited by gamekeepers, and scattered over the forest,
comprise the whole of the human dwelling's within
many miles of Loch Laggan. Yet the ruins of old
corn kilns and other traces of social life and in-
dustry, which meet the eye in several quarters, point
back to a time when population was a great deal more
numerous.
The Loch is well stored with trout, but, though pos-
sessing the most excellent spawning-ground, salmon is
prived of access to the lake by a fall in the river
Spian. A small sum would break down the obstruct-
ing rock ; but a proposal to effect this object has not
yet been carried into practice. Raspberries, hazel-
nuts, and other wild fruits, grow in great abundance
along the sides of the loch. There is an excellent
garden, well stocked with fruit and vegetables, at
Ardverekie Lodge, and a number of good milch cows
supply the royal household with dairy produce. A
party of London police act as sentries at the Lodge.
Yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, preceded by the keepers and
dogs, rode from the lodge to the Ben Aulder forest,
to enjoy the sport of deer stalking. The Prince suc-
ceeded in bringing down a royal stag and a roebuck,
and returned to the Lodge in time for dinner. While
the Prince was in the forest, her Majesty rode out,
accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess
Royal. Her Majesty and the ones. al children
cloudwere
mounted on small Highland ps
threatened rain, and her Majesty did not extend her
ride further than the east end of the lake, whence she
returned to the Lodge.
Prince Leiningen and Mr. Anson, the Queen's pri-
vate secretary, drove off at ten o'clock for Strath-
mashie moors, and returned at five o'clock with 14
head of grouse. Earl Grey enjoyed an hour or two
of Waltonian sport in the Paatock river, and was
rewarded with a dish of black trout. Cluny
Ins of Aberairder,
Mac-
pherson called at the Lodge and made his Royal
Highness an offer of shootings
which Prince Albert accepted.
This morning, shortly after ten o'clock, his Royal
Highness rode out, attended by Cluny's gamekeeper,
three brace of grouse,
to the grouse shooting at Aberairder and returned
early in the afternoon with
some black cocks, and a few hares. Her Majesty,
the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal
rode out again to-day on ponies in the neigh-
bourhood of the Lodge. The sailors of the royal
yacht have arrived to-day from Fort William to
sebirth fete to-morrow in celebration
-d ay- We understand they
bao
rfe e
itp,err
iensseoerene present
Albert's
h serenade
rice, perform several aquatic
exercises on the lake. A great gathering of clansmen
is expected.
thertt Pri

COURT CIRCULAR.
ARDVERKIE, Ana. 25.—Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert walked in the grounds.
Prince Albert and the Prince of Leiningcn went out
grouse shooting, attended by the Hon. Captain Gordon.
The Marquis of .A.bercern will be the only addition to
the royal party.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester left
Gloucester House on Wednesday evening, for her resi-
dence at Richmond.
Le Baron de BeuFt, the Saxon Minister, had an inter-
view with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his °facial
residence in Downing.street.
Major General Sir Harry Smith, the Earl of Fingell,
Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr. C. K. Murray, and Mr.
Mackinnon bad interviews yesterday with Lord John
Russell.

Mr. John Conreybeer, the late President of the
Coffee and Eating House Keepers Association, died ou
Thutsda.y last, at his ret,idence in St. John' -street,
alter a very short illness. His indefatigable ail suc-
cessful exertions on behalf of the charity will endear his
memory to the whole trade. In private life ho was
greatly and deserved esteemed for his integrity and
courtesy.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
EGIIAM RACES.—YESTERDAY.
The Queen's Plate-day has usually been the most at-
tractive at these meetings—in fact, has been the " grand"
day. It assumed a different character yesterday, the
appearance of The Hero having put competition ibr the
" Guineas" out of the question; while the acceptances
for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes proved so few and
bad, as to deprive the race for it of every particle of in-
terest. The amateur performance was also a failure,
only four came to the post; and so little excitement did
it produce, that after the first heat scarcely a bet was
laid. To sum up, the finale to the meeting was a sorry
contrast to the opening, in every respect. We look for
better things next year. Our return of yesterday's pro-
ceedings will be brief:—
The Amateur Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 25 added;
three yrs old, 9st 101 b; four, lOst 101 b; five, list 31b;
six and aged, list 121 b; the second to save his stake,
and the winner to be sold for 200 sous-, if demanded,
&c. Heats, one mile.
Count Batthyany's Master Stepney, 5 yrs ... 3 1 1
Mr. P. P. Rolt's Ould Ireland, 5 yrs ... 1 3 2
Mr. Death's Bohemienne 2 2 3
Sir J. Gerard's nd The Polka, 4 yrs ... dis
First Heat —5 to 4 agst Ould Ireland, 5 to 2 agst Bo-
hemienne, and 3 to 1 agst Master Stepney. The fa•
vourite had it all his own way, and trotted in four
lengths in advance of Bohemienne; Master Stepney did
not go for the heat, and Polka broke down.
Second Heat—Not a bet laid: won by a length.
Third Heat-3 to lon Master Stepney, who won by
five lengths.
The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas; three yrs old, 7st 51b;
four, 9st 11b; five, 9st 111 b; six and aged, lOst 21b.
Two miles and a distance.
Mr. J. Day's The Hero ... (A. Day) walked over
Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and
5 only if declared, &c.; the second to save his stake;
winners extra; the winner to pay 15 sovs. to the Judge
and to subscribe to the stakes in 1848. Two miles
arid a distance. (21 Subs., 17 of whom declared.)
Sir 11. Fleetwood's Forest Flower, 5 yrs, Bst 71b ... 1
Mr, Death's Subduer, aged, Bst 31b (carried 41b extra) 2
Sir G. Heathcote's Nannette filly, 3 yrs, 6st 31b ... 3
Betting-6 to 5 agst Nannette filly, and 10 to 6 agst
each of the others. Subduer made the running at a
strong pace to within half a mile of home, when Forest
Flower took it up, had it all her own way, and won by
five lengths. Run in 4 min.
The Railway Handicap of 5 sovs. each, h ft, with 20
added; the winner to pay 5 sovs. to the fund. T.Y.C.
Baron Rothschild's Daughter of the Star, 3 yrs ... 1
Mr. Erwin's Dean Swift, 5 yrs, Bst 71b 2
Mr. Worley's Headsman, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b ... 3
Mr. Forth's Laundrymaid, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b ... 4
A splendid race between the first two was won by a
short head, Headsman a good third.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
LEAMINGTON STAKES.
sto 1 agst Wolfdog I sto 1 agst Gameless f—t
ST. LEGER.
5 to 4 on Cossack—taken I 20 to 1 agst Foreclosure
6 to 1 agst Planet I 30 to 1 agst Limestone
50 to 1 agst The Liberator.
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
8 to 1 agst Pilgrim—taken 1 10 to 1 agst Palma—taken
10 to 1 agst Miss Burns—taken.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY.
ST. LEGER.-5 to 4on Cossack (taken)-8 to 1 agst
Van Tromp (taken)-6 to 1 agst Planet (taken)-16 to
1 agst Philosopher-20 to 1 agst Eryx-20 to 1 agst
Mr. Martin-33 to 1 agst Black Dwarf-33 to 1 agst enc
Limestone-33 to 1 agst Swallow-41 to 1 agst Red
Hart-40 to 1 agst Ulysses.
THE GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.-6 to 1 agst Aup
Sagacity (taken)-8 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes (taken)
—lO to 1 agst Palma (taken)—and 12 to 1 agst Alliance
(taken).
DERBY.-1,200 to 100 on the field-1,500 to 100 agst
Springy Jack (offers to take).
The above comprise the week's quotations, scarcely a
bet having been laid to-day.
CANTERBURY RACES.—THURSDAY.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas. Heats. Two miles.
Mr. Moore's Wolfdog, 5 yrs, lOst ... (W. Boyce) 1 1
Mr. Cooke's Catharine, 3 yrs, Bst 21b ... 3 2
Mr. Dockeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, lOst ... 2dr
Won in a canter.
The City Plate for 3 yrs old and upwards. Heats. Two
miles.
Mr. Dcckeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (Hornsby) 1 1
Mr. Christy's Dictator, 4 yrs, 7st llb ... 4 2
Mr. Norton's The Pony, 5 yrs, 9st Slb ... 6 3
Mr. Drew's Beggar Girl, Bst 51b 2 4
Mr. Walker's Sir Tatton, 4 yrs, ist llb ... 7 5
Mr. Godsmark's The Stranger, 5 yrs, 7st 51b ... 3 dr
Mr. T. Simmond's Walter Gray, 7st 131 b ... 5 dr
The first heat was won by a length, and the second by
a neck.

FRIDAY.

The City Member's Plate of 501., the winner to be
sold for 150 sovs. Heats, two miles.
Mr. Payne's Marquis of Conyngham (Hornsby) 1 1
Mr. Dockeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, 9st
Mr. Norton's The Pony, 5 yrs, 9st 10lb ... 2 3
Mr. F. Simmond's Walter Gay, 4 yrs, Bst 51b ... 3 dr
First heat won by a length ; the second easy.
Sweepstakes of 2 Soya each with 25 added, the winner to
be sold for 150 sovs if demanded, &c. Heats, two
miles. 5 subs.
Mr. Dockeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, 84 71b (Hornsby) 1 1
Mr. Christy's Dictator, 4 yrs, ist 21b 2 dr
Mr. Norton's The Pony, 5 yrs, 96t 31b ... 3 dr
Mr. Cooke's Catherine, 3 yrs, 6st ... 4 dr
The first heat was won easy ; and the second walked
over for.
Sweepstakes of 1 Sov each with 25 added, the winner to
be sold for 70 soya. Heats, one mile and a half. 5 subs.
Mr. Cooke's Catherine, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Treen) 2 1 1
Mr. Drew's Beggar Girl, aged, Bst 51b ... 1 2 2
Mr. Sherrard's Petrowna 5 yrs, 7 11lb ... 5 3 3
Mr. Christy's Dictator, 4 yrs, ist 71bs ... 4 4 dr
Mr. Godsmark's The Stranger, 5 yrs, ist 1 llb 3 4 dr
Three well contested heats; the winner was claimed.
The Garrison Purse of 20 sovs., given by the officers of
the 17th and 39th Regiments, for untrained horses,
the property of farmers residing within 20 miles of
Canterbury; list each, thorough bred 12st each. One
mile.
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Mr. Morgan's Mercy ...
Mr. Gardener's Desdemona
Mr. Harrison's Laundrymaid
Mr. F. Collard's Miss Fidget
A good race.
HEREFORD RACES.—THURSDAY.—(CONCLUDED
The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 25 added, the
winner to be sold for 100/., if demanded, &c. Heats.
Once round and a distance. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Tollett's Variety, aged, lOst 81b, (to be
sold for 251.)
Mr. Carter nd Linnaeus, 3 yrs, Bst Sib (801.) 3 1 2
Mr. Kilton's Auricula, 4 yrs, lOst 3lb (601.) 2 2 3
First heat won by a head, the second by half a length,
and the third cleverly.
A Hurdle Race (Handicap) of 5 sovs. each, with 25
added. Heats, about a mile and a quarter. (3 Subs.)
Mr. Toilet's Variety, aged, lOst 71b (Turner) 3 1 1
Mr. Ellliot's The Oppressed, 5 yrs, lOst ... 1 3 2
Mr. W. Scott's Cavendish, aged, 12st ... 2 2 dr
First heat won by a head, the second by two lengths,
and the third in a canter.
SALISBURY.—FRIDAY.

(owner)

... 2

The County Member's Plate of 50 sovs., added to a
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each ; three yrs old, ist 31b ;
four, Bst 61b ; five, Bst 131 b ; six and aged, 9st 21b ;
winners of 100 sovs. during the present year 31b extra,
mares and geldings allowed 31b ; and the winner to
pay 5 sovs. to the Lund. Mile and a half. (3 Subs.)
Ilr. W. Sadler's Antagonist, 3 yrs...(Donaldson) 1 1
Mr. W. B. Hawkins's Terese, 6 yrs ••• 2 2
Mr. Elwes's f by Lanercost, out of Mountain
Sylph's dam, 3 yrs ~. ••• 0 0
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old,
colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b.
Mr. Gully's Wee Bit. ... (Donaldson) Walked over.
The Queen's Plate of 100 soya. ; three yrs old Bst 21b ;
four, 9st 61b ; five, lOst ; six and aged, lOst 31b.
Three miles. • Mr. Moore's Wolfdog, 5 yrs ... (W. Boyce) I
Mr. Gully's Mathematician, 3 yrs ..• ... 2
The City Bowl, value 18 sovs., and 12 soya. from the
fund added to a Sweepstake of 5 soya. each; three yrs
old, 7st; four, Bst 21b; five, Bst 101 b; six and aged,
9st; mares and geldings allowed 31b; a winner of 5
sus. or more, during 1847, to carry 31b; twice or
more, 51b; horses that have started once and not won
during 1847, allowed 311:f; if twice, 51b; if more, 81b;
the winner to be sold for 2501.; if entered to be sold
for 2001., allowed 31b; 1501, 51b; 120/., 81b; 100/.,
121 b; 701., 151 b; and for 501., 181 b. Heats one mile.
Mr. Drinkald's Moodkee, 3 yrs (70/.) ... 4 1 1
Mr. King's The Queen, 3 yrs (701) ••• . . 1 3 2
Mr. Bray's Cerberus, 4 yrs ... ..• ... 3 2 3
Mr. Wheeldon's New Forest Deer, 6 yrs (100/.) 2 dr.
Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, with 25 added; three yrs
old, 9st 71b; four, lOst 121 b; five, list 61b; six and
aged, list 101 b; horses entered to be sold for 400/.,
allowed 31b; for 3001., 71b; for 2001., 121 b; for 1001.,
211 b; and for 501., 281 b. Heats, one mile. (4 Subs.)
Mr. King's Apropos, 4 yrs 00/0 ... (King) 1
Mr. Drinkald's Moodkee, 3\ rs (501.) ..• 2 dr.
Mr. Brettle's Brunel, 6 yrs *lOO/.) ••• ••• 3 dr.
Mr. O'Brien's horses will in future be trained by B.
Stebbings.
TIVERTON AND NORTH DEVON RACES.

THURSDAY.
The Tiverton Stakes of 20 soy& each, 10ft., and 5 only
if declared. Twice round. (23 Subs., 17 of whom
declared.
Mr. Parr's Rosin the Beau, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ... (Butler) 1
2
Mr. Derry's My Mary, 5 yrs, Bst ... ..- •••
Mr. Moore's Wooden Wall, 4 yrs, 7st 41b ... ... 3
... 4
Mr. E. Scobell's Royalty, 4 yrs, 7st 31b .
•
Won cleverly by a length.
The Members' Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes of
5 sovs. each. Heats, twice round. (4 Subs.)
Mr. E. Scobell's Giselle, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (Kingsland) 2 1 1
Mr. Crofton's Veronetz, 3 yrs, 7st 31b ...
... 4 3 2
3 Mr. Parr's Moonlight, 3 yrs, 7st 61b
..• ... 1 2dr
Mr. Nagle's Passionate, 3 yrs, 7st 6lb ... ... dr
The first heat was won by a head, and the others
easily.
The Ladies' Plate was won by Passionate, 6st, (Treen,
jun.), beating Wooden Wall, 7st, and Semperamie,
Bst 71b.
The !hurdle Race was won in three heats, by Sky-
lark, 12st (Mr. De Lany), beating Why Not, 12st, Gi-
raffe, 12st, Drummer, 12st,
RIDAYand Twilight, 12st.
F.
The North Devon Stakes of 10 son. each and 50 added.
_ Once round.
Mr. E. Scobell's Giselle, 4 yrs, 9st 101 b (Kingsland) 1
1
Mr. Derry's My Mary, 5 yrs, Bst 41b...
Mr. Parr's Moonlight, 3 yrs, 6st .10lb ...
... 0
... 0
Mr. Moore's Wooden Wall, 4 yrs, 7st .".
Mr. Treen's Wild Roe, 5 yrs, Ist ... "

Won by a neck, a dead heat for second.
The Borough Stakes of 5 sovs. each. Heats. One mi
and a half. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Parr's Rosin the Bow, Bst 91b, walked over.
The Town Plate of 201., added to a Sweepstakes I
1 soy. each (for the second), twice round, was won i
two heats, by Mr. Nagle's Passionate, 3 yrs, 9st 711
(Mr. Parr), beating Mr. Fleming's The Duke, age(
12st, Mr. Crofton's Voronetz, 3 yrs, 9st 71b, and Mi
Leverton's Little Vixen, 5 yrs, list 71b.
The Handicap of 1 sov, each, and 20 added, was wet
in four heats, by My Mary, Bst 71b, beating Woodei
Wall, 7st 31b, Passionate, ist 41b, and Rosin the Beau,
Bat 101. b. .

HOYLAKE RACES.—THURSDAY.
The Hack Stakes of 1 sou. each, with 5 added, once
round and a distance, was won in two ligat9, by Mr.
Leach's Gipsy Queen, aged, 11st 131 b, (owner), beating
Mr. Ball's Bendigo, 4 yrs, Ilst, and Mr. Parson's Mys-
tery, 3 yrs, list 131 b.
The Green Lodge Hotel Cup, value 10 sous., added to
a Sweepstakes of 3 SOW!. each, one mile and a half,
(5 subs.), was won in two heats, by Mr. Davis's Tom
Bowling, 4 yrs, Bst 21b, (E. Lloyd), beating Mr. Ed-
wards's b g by Voltaire.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
AUGUST 27.
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
Aug. 21. Wyvern schooner, Duke of Marlborough,
from Inverness.
23. Dream yawl, George Bentinck, EN., from the
westward; Fairy schooner, Sir Hyde Parker, Bart., from
the coast of Norway.
25. Iris cutter, Lord-Rodney, from Norway and South-
ampton last.
26. Amulet cutter, John Thompson, Esq., from
Portsmouth.

22 Amiens and Boulogne. •..•-•••••••
21 Arbroath and Forfar ••••••• • • • • • • •
20 Chester and Birkenhead •
l 9 Dublin and Drogheda •.• • • • •••• • • • •

24 Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• • • • • • • •
14 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen .-•• • • • •
21 Edinburgh and Glasgow .• • • ••• • • • •
22 Eastern Counties and North Eastern..
21 East Lancashire • •
15 Eastern Union ••••••• • • • • • • •
21 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr .•• • • •
21 Glasgow and Greenock.. •••• • • • •• • •
21 Great Southern and Western • •
22 Great Western, Etc •• • •
Ipswich and Bury ••••. • • • • • ..... •• • •
20 Lancaster and Carlisle ••••• • • • ..
21 London and North Western, &c
22 London and Blackwall
21 London and Brighton .• • ••••• . • • •
22 London and South Western .•••• • • • •
21 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc
21 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
21 Maryport and Carlisle •••••• • • • • • •
21 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham
22 Midland Great Western (Irish) • •
23 Newcastle and Carlisle ••••••• • • • • • • •
Newcastle, Berwick, and North Shields
21 North British .. •••••• • • • • • ••• ••• • • •
21 Paris and Rouen .••• • • • •
Preston and Wyre...........
21 Rouen and Havre .. •••••••• • • • • • • . .
20 Shrewsbury and Chester ............
21 South Eastern and Branches •••• • • • •
20 South Devon .••.....•

1,643
49,073
1,302
10,738
10,180
10,296
2,878

620
23,263

825
2,670

2,591
3,067
9,118

3,623

975
1,140

594
11,542
1,554
1,464

'339
4,373
8,827

479
2,879
1,704

19,873

Whitehaven Junction .•. • • • • • • • • • • • .
York and Newcastle • .. •••••• .• • • • •
York and North Midland ..... .• ..

47,657
1,383
9,896
7,810
10,213
2,404
591
20,941

2,397

1,719
2,249
8,983

10,544
1,066
1,393
636

226
13,507
10,072