The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-06 00:00:00

TUIittEDAY.

The Two Years Old Stakes of 30 sous. each, 20 ft. T.Y.C.
Mr. Shelley's lole (allowed 31b) (Nat) 1
Mr. Coleman's Gazelle (51b extra).
Sir G. lleathcote's Pannakeen
Even on Gazelle, and 6 to 4 asst Idle. Won by a
length.
Tho Queen's Plate of 100 Guineas. Heats, the Old

Course.
Mr. Goodman's Orelia, 5 yrs ..................
Sir G. Heathcote's Argos, 4 yas ...................
Mr. Booth's Benjamin, 4 yrs .........................
Both heats won in a canter.
The Tradesman's Plate was not over when the coach
left.

1 1
3 2
2 dr

POTTERY RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Copeland Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, &c., with
100 added ; the second save his stake. Twice round
and a distance.
Mr. Cloves na Ararat, 5 yrs .....................(Stagg) 1
Mr. Price's Tuly, 4 yrs
Mr. Heseltine's The Shadow, 5 yrs ..... .
The following also started, but were not placed—Lord
Eglinton's Dr. Caius, 4 yrs ; Mr. Flintofrs Prudence,
6 yrs; and Mr. Eddison's The Ruler, 4 yrs.
Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, and 30 added. T.Y.C.
Mr. Smith's The Maid, 4 yrs (Lye) 1
Mr. Heseltine's The Shadow, 5 yrs 2
Mr. Price's Lady Abbess, 6 yrs 3
with 50
The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft,
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added. Mile and half.
Mr. Skerratt's Lydia, 3 yrs (Whitehouse) 1
Mr. Copeland's Mustapha Muley, 3 yrs
The Maiden Plate of 60/, and a Subrcription of 3 sovs.
each for the second. Heats, twice round and a distance.
Mr. Buckley's c, by Laurel—Shoehorn, 3 yrs 1 1
Mr. Mostyn's Myrtle, 3 yrs
Mr. Flintoff's Constance, 4 yrs
Mr. Thompson's Fenells, 4. yrs

SALISBURY RACES—WEDNESDAY.
Produce Sweepstakes of 50/. each, h ft, Mile and half.
Hon S. Herbert s Nicias, walked over.
The Wiltshire Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only
if declared, with 50 added ; the second saves his
stake. 2 miles.
Mr. Hussey na Belissima, 6 yrs (Percy)' 1
l)uke of Richmond's The Currier, 5 yrs 2
Mr. Herbert's Arctic. aged 3
Lord G. Bentinck's Naworth, 4 yrs 4
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. 3 miles.
Duke of Richmond's Mus, aged, walked over.
Handicap of 5 sovs. each, 3ft ; the City Bowl, and 20
sovs. added. Mile and half heats.
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Mr. Bayley's Belissima, 6 yrs (Conelly) 1 1
Mr. Forth's Variety, 4 yrs 2 dr
Mr. Sadler's Diversion, 3 yrs 3 dr

LORD FRANCIS EGERTON'S
YEOMANRY.

Our Contemporary, the Manchester Times, made on I
Saturday the following awful announcement :
" We are told that Lord Francis Egerton is about to
raise a yeomanry corps from amongst his numerous
tenants. Should this be true, and we have no reason to
doubt the truth of our informant, it will show that his
Lordship is resolved to be prepared against any emeute in
his own neighbourhood. The example will probably be
followed by all the Tory aristocracy, and thus a new
military force will be created, auxiliary to the Tory Go-
vernment, and for the suppression of any disturbances
that may arise from the continuance of the corn mo-
nopoly.'
The fact is true, but with all deference to our fright-
ened friend, it does not show any apprehension of an
emeute, or any preparation against such an event. We
beg our Contemporary to be tranquil—to collect himself
and to hear the very simple solution of the harmless
circumstance which has thrown him into such a pa-
roxysm of terror. Lord Francis Egerton—who, so far
from the Hotspur the Times imagines, is the most loyal
and pacific of noblemen—has recently been gazetted to
the chief command, under the Crown, of the Lanca-
shire Yeomanry Cavalry. The Colonelcy of the regi-
ment goes with the Duchy, and is vested in the Crown.
There is now no Duke of Lancaster, and her Majesty,
the Duchess (God bless her !), is little likely to go a
Coloneling, or to exercise the military privileges of her
station. Lord Francis Egerton, therefore, recently ga-
zetted Major-Commandant, is virtually the chief officer
of the corps, and in acknowledgment of the high honour
thus conferred on him by. his Royal mistress, his Lord-
ship felt it becoming to raise a troop exclusively from his
own tenantry.. The act is merely one of respectful ac-
knowledgment always customary from every nobleman
or gentleman on whom similar honour is conferred • and
as to its having any connection with the state Of the
country, its being in the nature of a "new military
force," or intended as a safeguard against any appre-
hended emeute, it would be just as rational to charge
Lord Francis Egerton with the intention of raising a
force to overthrow the British Monarchy, or to invade
the Celestial Empire.—Manchester Chronicle.

ST. PAUL'S CA THXDRAL.--During the last
few days great interest has been excited, and crowds of
persons collected around St. Paul's Church-yard, in con-
sequence of the workmen being employed in repairing
the outside of the dome of the cathedral. The men are
suspended from the " dizzy height" in cradles of wood,
let down by ropes, and, from the immense height, ap-
pear mere pigmies to those below.

LITERATURE.
GUY FAWKES. 3 Vols.
Bentley, London, 1841.
We have so often spoken of this romance, as
portions of it appeared from time to time in the
pages of Bentley's Miscellany,, that we need
here say little more than that it is now com-
pleted, and terminates, as might have been an-
ticipated, with the execution of Guy Fawkes for
high treason, and the death, by a broken heart,
•of the heroine, Viviana Radcliffe. The story is
by no means devoid of interest—for Mr. Ains-
worth shows much tact in the disposition and
working up of incident; but it fails in the de-
lineation of character. There is no individuality
—no skill of discrimination in any of the chief
personages. Viviana is a mere pretty automaton,
as cold and lifeless as wax work ; and even the
hero himself, on whom evident pains have been
bestowed, has scarcely one mental feature to dis-
tinguish him from the rest of the conspirators.
In a word, " Guy Fawkes" is a work of talent—
certainly not of genius.

BRiTISII ASSOCIATION FOR THE

ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.

PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY MORNING, AUG. 3.—The ad-
journed meeting of the General Committee was held
yesterday afternoon, when a series of invitations from
Manchester having been read, including the town coun-
cil, boroughreeve and constables, commissioners of police,
and all the literary and scientific bodies of that town, it
was unanimously resolved that the meeting for next year
should be held in that town. It was also resolved that
the meeting be held in June, as most convenient for the
local officers.

The business of the sections yesterday was of a more
important character, but they were thinly attended. The
following were the communications :
SECTION A.—MATRE3IATICS AND PlllMlCS.—Profes-
sor Kelland's report on Heat. Mr. de Moleyn on a new
Voltaic Combination of extraordinary energy. Profes-
sor Phillips on the Internal Temperature of York Min-
ster. Mr. Snow Harris's further Account of the Work-
ing of Whevvell's Anemometer, erected at Plymouth, &c.
The other papers and the discussions which took place
were quite of a technical character.
SECTION B,—CHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY.—Dr.
Dana, of Lowell, Mass., United States, read a paper on a
Practical Method of Determining the Quantity of Real
Indigo in the Indigo of Commerce; the indigo being dis-
solve by means of carbonate of soila and muriate of tin,
is precipitated by means of the. bichromate of potash,
washed with diluted muriatic acid, filtered, dried, and
weighed, the precipitate being that of pure indigo.
A paper was read from Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney, enti-
tled, " Some Experiments," showing the possibility of
fire from the use of hot water in warming buildings, and.
of explosions in steam-engine boilers. The paper detailed
a number of very curious experiments, which went to prove
that steam under high pressure was partially decomposed,
and that in a state of gaseous vapour it was capable of
heating the iron flues to such an extent that linen was
charred, gunpowder fired, and fusible metal melted.
The author suggested the use of fusible metal in
some parts of the pipes as a preventive, as melting
when the flues become too highly heated it al:
lows the escape of the vapour, and, of course, assists
in cooling the pipe. Dr. Daubeney read a paper of
much interest on the Disintegration of the Dolomotic
Rocks of the Tyrol. He suggested, as a practical appli-
cation of his observations, that their disintegration
might be much assisted by sulphuric acid, and being
thus converted into sulphate of lime, it would afford an
excellent soil for vegetation. Mr. Predeau related
some results of experiments conducted with a view to the
protection of Copper Sheathing of Ships, in which he
proved that the modern copper sheathing from the im-
purities it contains, is less durable than the copper pre-
pared many years since. He also suggested the applica-
tion of coal tar as a coating to protect the copper from

the action of the saline matter of the sea. -
SECTION C.—GEOLOGY AND G EOGRA PH Y. —D. E.
Moore described a raised beach, under Plymouth-hoe.
Professor Owen gave a Report on Fossil Reptiles, pre-
pared at the request of the Association. He entered
very fully into the Osteology orthese remains ; but the
paper, which was a very long detail, is not susceptible of
abridgement.
SECTION D.—ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY.—Effect of Ani •
mal Exhalations on Plants, by Mr. Ball. This paper
proved the:injury, and often destruction, to plants in green-
houses, from decomposing animal bodies. The other
proceedings of this section were unimportant.
SECTION E.—MEDICAL SCIENCE.—This, the first meet-
ing of the Section, was well attended. The communica-
tions made were—A Statistical Report of Patients of the
Plymouth Public Dispensary during the years 1838,
1839, and 1840, by Mr. Samuel Derry. Facts as yet
unnoticed in the Treatment of Squinting, by James Vose
Solomon.

SECTION F.— STATISTICS.—These papers were all
of a local character, and the discussions that ensued of
trifling interest.
SECTION G.—MECHANICAL SCIENCE. -- Mr. W. S

Harris exhibited and explained a model of Capt. Couch's
Chock Channels. The improvement consisted that the
channels were made solid, and fastened to the ships' side
by means of a bolt, which, if necessary, might be un-
clenched, when the whole would fall off, and thus the

danger to be apprehended from the old channels would
be avoided. A report on the Steam-engine Constructs
Indicator, by Professor Mosley, for which 1001. was
awarded by the Association; The machine, it was con-
sidered, would produce correct results, a desideratum
long sought after. Sir Isambard Brunel gave an in-
teresting explamstion of the Construction of the Thames
Tunnel, which he illustrated by a series of drawings,
but nothing novel was elicited in the details.
The great object of attraction in the afternoon was the
' launch of the Hindostan, a knowledge of which drew
together thousands from the surrounding country. The
afternoon turned out very unfavourable, the rain pouring
in torrents, but this was far from damping the ardour of
the spectators. The whole interior of the shed had
been fitted up with seats, in which five hundred mein-.
hers were accommodated, whilst upwards of a thousand
persons were admitted on board. The San Joseph guard-
ship was moored opposite the dock-yard, and the mem-
bers of the association were admitted on board that vessel
and the Caledonia, on- the exhibition of their tickets.
This part of the Sound was crowded with boats, and the
opposite heights of Cornwall with spectators, and the
scene, notwithstanding the impetuous torrents of rain,
was most imposing. At a few minutes past 5 o'clock,
the ceremony of christening having been performed by
Mrs. General Ellis, the vessel was committed to her na-
tive element amidst the plaudits of the assembled thou-
sands. Soon after 9 o'clock another interesting object
was exhibited, in the,illumination of the Caledonia flag-
ship with port fires.
At the ordinaries in the afternoon, which were well
attended, Professor Buckland presided at Devonport ; and
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bart., M.P., at Plymouth.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
(LLOYDS.

LONDON, AUG. s.—Wind this day at noon S. to S.E.
DEAL, Auc. 4.—Wind N., fresh breeze.—Arrived the
Clarinda, Fareman, from Dominica ; John Craig, Que-
bec ; arrived from the River and sailed, Anonyma, for
Bombay ; Cinderella, Mauritius ; I. 0., Trinidad ; Vic-
toria, Vera Cruz ; Halifax and Edward, Quebec ; Ro-
manoff, Miramichi; Vernon, Madeira. Put back, Peggy,
for Jamaica, with loss of anchor, and sailed again. Sailed
the outward bound.
OFF HASTINGS, AUG. 4.—Arrived the Fulmar, Col-
lier, from Sydney, New South Wales ; St. Bartholomew,
Trieste, for Stettin ; Helena and Catherine, Tyre, St.

Croix.
PORTSMOUTH, Auc. 4.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed the
Wellington, for New York.
DawrmouTit, AuG. 4.—Arrived the Constance, from
Havre for St. Domingo, with pumps choked.
FALMOUTH, AUG. 2.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W., fresh
gales.—Arrived the Eliza Liddell, Gray and Hartlepool,
Hubbard, from Odessa ; Zior and Oriental steamor,
Alexandria, left 20th ult., Malta 24th, Gibraltar 29th.
Arrived on; the James Cruikshank, from St. Vincent's.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 4.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the
Clyde, from Quebec ; Copia, Miky, Smyrna ; Vic-
toria, Newfoundland. Sailed the William Perri°
and Princess Charlotte, fur Bombay ; Reward,
Calcutta ; Tommy, Rio Janeiro ; Nightingale, Per-
nambuco ; Freeman, Barbadoes ; Trunout, New Or-
leans ; Catharine Jackson, Birmingham, and Shaks-
peare, New York ; Columbia steamer, Halifax ; Ilebe,
St. John's, New Brunswick ; Belmont, Quebec ; Egger-
don Castle, Newfoundland ; Eliza, Africa ; La Grazia
and Hebe:Genoa ; James Dunn and Royalist. Naples ;
Honesta, Trieste ; Floraville, Tunis. The Clyde arrived
here from Quebec, sailed 4th ult., on the 15th was in
company with about 150 sail, bore up that evening for
the Straits of Belleisle, in company with the Scotland
and Lord Cochrane on the 16th. The latter ssruck on a
rock in Labrador Bay, and filled on the 18th. The crew
were abandoning her.
JERSEY, JULY 31.—Sailed the Three Sisters, for the
River Gambia ; Isabella, Alicant.
ARRIVED OFF SCILLY, JULY 26.—The Cosmopolite,
Quebec ; Lord of the Isles, Hamburgh, and sailed 30th
for Newfoundland.
BRISTOL, A UG. 4.—Arrived the Rose, Baylis, Trinidad.
Sailed the Theseus, Quebec ; Flora, Davidson, Leghorn.
OFF G RASSHOLM ISLAND, AUG. 2.—The Reindeer,
Fell, Smyrna.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Corronia, outward-
bound, 25th ult., lat. 47, lon. 7 ; Union, Odessa to Fal-
mouth, 2d, lat. 48, lon. 6, by the Hartlepool,
arrived at
Falmouth ; Zephyr, Gibraltar to Alexandria, 20th June,
lat. 38, lou. 5 E. ; 11armion, London to Quebec, 30th
June, lat. 48, lon. 11, by the Zior, arrived at Falmouth.
Adamant, Sunderland to St. Andrew's, New Brunswick,
23d ult., lat. 45, lon. 29 ; Terpsichore, Dartmouth to
Newfoundland, Ist, lat. 49, lon. 9, by the George Cruik-
shank, arrived off ditto. Alexander Edmond, Liverpool
to Quebec, 30th ult., lon. 11, by the Harvest Home,
arrived at Truro. G. Brooks, from St. Vin-
cent's. 24th ult., lat. 50, lon. 10, by the Marys,
arrived at Lancaster. Express, Cadiz to Quebec,
sth ult., lat. 36, by the Leopoldina, arrived at Havre.
Vertrouwen, Buenos Ayres to Cowes, 27th June, lat.
5, N., lon. 27, W. ; Susannah, Liverpool to Baltimore,
26th, ult., lat. 46, lon. 21, by the Minerva, arrived at
Cowes. Albion, Preston to Quebec, 20th ult., lat. 51,
lon. 22, by the Glengary, arrived in the Clyde. Ada, of
Dublin, Ist ult., off Cape Trafalgar ; Sarah, Liverpool to
Trieste, sth, off St. Vincent ; Snowdon, Liverpool to
Africa, 12th, lat. 43, lon. 12, by the Hudson, arrived at
Bristol. Kate of Clyde, for Quebec, 16th ult., in the
ship Jessie, of Liverpool, and
Straits of Belleisle ;
barque Waterhen, by the John Munn, arrived in the

DEATH FROM BATHING.--•Yesterday morning
a fine youth, twelve years of age, named Young, lost his
life from bathing in the river Thames, a short distance
from the Red Rouse. The body has not yet been found.