The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-19 00:00:00

EvENT/4101 Auoust le, 1047.

•
-;ItlY ten :ainutes. he went away. and they saw
gory,°re of 11(1% he had a coloured gown on, a white
b ands ma ?1,.. The bonnet had light rib-
°n it,
Cress-exam- aor h 'examieed— seen er the articles,
in-quest d. ion he'
been spoken Had tonot abouteith themor sincees the night
theArnirY Maples-on, the cabman, was next called—Was
tho 7er of the first cab on the stand in Adam-street
.on
bet: °.f. June. Recollected a woman coming up. to him to nine o'clock. She asked when the last train
if:1010140n that night, or the first train the next
.11114• trihill!. • Referred her to the waterman: Did not
c'
could recognise the woman, as he did not take
eilcular notice of her.
frn wss•examined—The stand was but a short distance
yle the _ house.
1d041t11411 Wills said he was employed by/Mr. Bennet, an
sterer. Married a daughter of the deceased.
sutified herrio
body. She dined with him on the pre-
,rtget Sun day, and appeared in excellent health. Her
tit was 78 or 79. Had seen the
prisoner four or five
deeees at the lodgings. She paid one
shilling a week. The
Si, ?sod became acquainted with the prisoner when she
,beteM the service of Lady Wyndham. Three weeks
ietor‘e, the murder he told his mother that she was to go
v.. taw _
ity to visit her brother. She told the prisoner,t
hiull whose conduct she was dissatisfied, that she musat,
coneec,e,
teon toce, get anotle.r lodging. He was presentnce
ititllijersatien about four weeks before the occurrence,
alcit. some allusion was made to money. His mother
s end fur him to have some beer, but said she had no money
it with. The prisoner said, " Oh, yes, sheh
Zesome in the drawer;" to which he replied, "
s,
vor r mind, she always was a little screwiol." Shewa
Penurious and complained when she was obliged to
te,ut_ts° matches.
.Qll4l & examined—The deceased was a strong, hearty
t„,7onian ; she was very deaf.
the'"aheth Wills, the daughter of the deceased, identified
r
.14 snicks found in the bundles as the property of • tether
1..!. Litchfield, another daughter of the deceased,
111;s1le recollected the prisoner coming to reside with
tea,l332ther on the 29th of March. On that day the de-
phti-n-tld her that she had fainted away. She core-
'lt to Of being ill. She was very poor, and attributed
Juness and the length of time she had been out of
li„ttuation, Made a gown for the prisoner.
usother was a woman of penurious habits, and kept
her poe°ll,l7 in a drawer, the key of which she kept in
-Buteet• 'et Had seen the prisoner eight or ten times.
.rrioth.ttoes stopped all day with the prisoner and. her
froul`t There was nothing in her conduct dirirrenint
• ter (Wier
audu People; never noticed anything Pe*" lahilst
Withe ct- Was not aware that she had fits whilst
er her Mother,
g tat 8-examined—Was not examined before either the
tiveistrate or the coroner, and was first called upon to
ns7videnee a fortnight ago.
John juryman—Her mother carried two pockets.
Arms-
prisoner Zltrd s.ll Ire
son, water-gilder, living in .
house
rhe prisoner came to lodge at his
rmlasst-
tober, and continued there until she went
twiceto
,14SejeraWt Pdharn's in February. Had seen her
"tlee— Lad Wyndham's, and once at his
the
urredseir-
h' "35%, her about three weeks before md
lot 11
all house. Could not say that her conduct ur-
befottam time was different from that of other ra-
t°l3l°. Saw her nearly every day. In February,
~nteue qent to Mrs. Wyndham's, she said she had
iko t°ll to Brightondies_ for. some.
_money, and that she had
rightovePoioted. She said she wished to get to
Mild the beginningi as she thought she
ZP:eteci
niueoleyr
fthoemreat n in London. She said she
persona named Hilder. He called
gave her a trifle, but subsequently wrote herd, saiyk-
tobbeerilad been ordered to follow a person charge with
t
enal(a. to Paris, and that as he was short of cas , he
n,Qt sPare her an She was almost starving.
ultai:"tiessrained—N3e;er heard her say that she was
siderer, to leave Mrs. Wyndham's because she was con-
' d ja'adesogerous. Believed she told his wife that she
aree,-h- uts• Believed Wilder belonged to the detectivek.
"e, used to visit her three or four times a wee he
-as
' Mrs Illt when she came to lodge.
k6r •...rea,
ho said she never knew the prisoner to have
was site lodged at Kine?ii-Arititiyifidi ;Void-her
'eft ark subject to hysteric fits. Stie-told her after she
tlied-2',WYndliats service that she had. been com-
-gused '° leave because the heat of the fire
Viet • ,ber have fits. She said she had fits
Lef led the left that service. Wilder kept her at
He had kept a female there
t u° Was not in the family-way. The prisoner
wouldlaY that sho had left because they were afraid
fall into the fire.
_S'itb, butler to Gillespie, Esq., had
Ire prisoner for seven years. Had not seen her
14's 14-e,. Years until once in Adam-street last summer.
• rerho at Brighton two or three times a week for a
1,14 her?' fiye years, as she was in the habit of visiting
Luke n.leraaid at Lady Parsons'. Never noticed anyi
"juvere r'etaiar in her manner. Saw her iu :severe
ti"led hir,' and whilst she was in that state she re-.
°lts ited loen. to hold her. She was generally deli-
Cres quite absent after these fits.
,4lf hezareined—The delirious state lasted generally
• virtieulcour or three quarters. Did not notice her very
P0(1-4„11,,r1Y when she had such fits. She was a kind,
-hearted
person, and every one in Brighton liked
• wrap4"llKL Lot say that he bad ever heard her
44
°f her head. (The prisoner here cried, and
4lnfteeted.)
Non: aloes said she lodged in the same house as the
• tie* er, at xo. 25
ee ,
, Great Marlborough-street for
.444ner. eetts• Did not notice anything peculiar in her
4/artil.r'staer here became so affected, and sobbed so
tte„l4°'re-diverelYr,..th..at his LORDSHIP ordered her to be
fii>lpq snort time, and the Couit adjourned for
Ks,

(Before NW COURT.
-- she '"
RECORDER and Mr. Alderman CHAPMAN
kin
MARSHALL.)
fellli,:al, Jenkins, alias Mary
ell, with
inteti-,744',Y cUtting and wounding George Truss ell, ,;,.'° do him some grievous bodily
R'cli, was charged with
the d ePearecl that the Prosecutor had been drinking onin
aY the •
and that he went,
‘ state
cs,. incurrence took place, .
tto°llkßh, w-iblertrteoxiileation, to
with the
opfriislnlnfearm. fame in. tqhuearßaroe:l
oni , e raet .
%5e(1.141e6 about half-a-crown, which the paritsteannker
wasc
tame ' prosecutor of stealing, when
titiallPoi,o, him by the prisoner and anaonther woman,
poltet, Woxichs he received- a blow
.on the head from a
ti'4, • en rendered him insensible. .
the Jar returned a verdict of " Guilty. os,f assault,"
k Prisoner was sentenced to six months' . la the Rouse of Correction,with hard labour.
i impri50n-
...........,...-__..._._-----
(THIS DAY.)
2.-) upon ,
*ere Court sat to hear the bail cases, of which there
ciot.ds the list.
Taylor, aged
14, foo„,„7dor, aged 13 years, and George petty "j"., guilty Yesterday of stealing a
whet, it' 4r. Vincent Smith, were called judgment,l''stol,thepro
(11'ietecittiaearing that they had not
imbe
Nsonle ' they were only sentenced to one month'spto
'1()1111C1I'Vent' atld at the expiration of that . reviously
-rst p" whiPDed with a birch-rod. They
e the
Assisiart with the most perfect stoicism, but when
out
Ilistl 44t-Judge came to- the second, they roared
1 y term,h
heard the
• 'Pik
rttot:nr,
areoeio: er,gn:itiat:sets:e_gno (
ifet
lei
IvoWesrrdppofg
al foundgallons
goufilbtyrrano
df stealingy ,
ifi
the twir:
b,0,.
nrjjetoaherhensiri,
,A, bard
lah.o.entenced to thrrkeelm'
wis, sad
Iva,,
___ . Theinit,,othe pr3onp,.•‘r,t_y'
• '''' nunm ar. avertnn,sß
• d of,
dispose
etlina
In
4,, whit indictments for assaults were
of
general
imprisonment,
ilateres', of ch there was the slightest point
'
' DAY-)
r, ci,,,,, SREET.—(TH IS
Ladles
otiet , e.,: W heeler, secretary and manager of the
hroehh3.f°r the Suppression of Cruelty to Animals, was
4'• 6..., Un -
,Or o,e ron remand, charged with forging ell q
ah, Pound
ti --e of th on the hank of Messrs. Cout ,
His r _
se 1;arl of Skilmersdale.
ed was
not in rii4raLsloP Proved that the cheque produced
sent
ts in the
to the pris Ilall,LNriting. He had on one occasion.
con
to
th e soe."er a L
I V f: t'"eque for one ound, as a subscrip Le
had know et- '''' which th • l
for
so_
en the priso_er
in
connexion
w..,_ the society
of hiniul. Years, anger
,i
_a with
d good character
alWays hear
pwas the secretary.
.Ht
Air, sa
had
also 10.,01 yet, of East street Maryleborie, printer,
with the Yti the prisonur for, some
Tile wit ''eletY and had heard a good character
.o,
ahelrss
liatidtvs.int!'ss believed the cheue to be therisot
Iztatt_ie_tt:rc
Tape lug, but could noUndertake to
years in connexion
swearto i .
In Prisoner --t
addsaid that he received the cheque,
ressed to him, in Birmingham, and was
4 s'eaero_ that it was a forgery.
. t olle int nu charge of precisely the same nature was then
'ph,. °, and occupied a long time.
ebeci-"tsPrisoner was fully committed for forging the two
domp.
,iIIN,- tiN.II7.ELL.—(TIITS DAY.).,L
with
atealin --ss .6/emus, a boy about 16 was charged "`
Rraverg S. belongiug to Mr. James,Roddin Larkin, ea-
tiwi,ii. of No. 25, Clerkenwell-green.
, ,ilato A.,
'at he r , ,
....len a lad about 11 years of age, stated
raced ireelved 75. on account of his master, which. h.lee
'wa pa
..ft small box and put into 'his pocket. As I
Pratta„,_'Blng along Red Lion• street, he was met by the
p,lin er, who told; him he had been pitching up a four-
ticorY P,ieoc, and that it had fallen on the ledge of a
tll,4wLich was too high for him to reach, and he
to it_ r're requested 'witness to allow him to push him up,
Nei; In order that he might take it down for him. As
1414 t I.)e expected, no fourpenny piece was to be seen ;
liecowhile the Prisoner was holding him up in his arms,
li(„canaged to slip his hand into his pocket and take out. the
Lad .he.prisoner then threw a bag, which the witness
t„s• with him, into au area, in order that he might be
to go down for it lie let witness and
eta 4way. Ile was, however, pursued and taken into
i„.
4
robbery
a OCOILF. commented upon the artful nature of the
nd committed the prisoner for trial.
Mrf‘li.
"SIIIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
STREET.—(THIS N. Donald
morning
a fine looking young fellow,
remark
what re
ere d his
under the following some-
. Tit
able bail this
circumstances :
seized
60,41,Peas that the goods, furniture, .Sz.c ,
tc""“er •
-. and in his absence,
by cre,
,about a month since, of ll'Donald's
111`llonald,
en his returPhilrisunenan'e.d Purvis,•
his work, finding his
tnodi • um at ht from rent.
the children
, er in tears, and 'surrounded by
With
to the
late an empty house, directed his steps
0_
vi lur
1 d, upon whom he committed a breach
the
peace, and was consequently, given into
was
brarge " the police. The following day he
ought before the magistrate, and whilst the complain-
givings
Ilt
W4B his evidence the defendant, who wa

r tti'

standing by his side, imagining that his accuser was
overstepping the truth; looked at him fiercely for a
moment, and then fetched him such a " whack o'
the head" es actually hit him out of the witness box.
The magistrate fined the delinquent 51., or one
month's imprisonment, the latter of whioh he chose,
but he was also, at the expiration of that term, to be
bound over in two sureties in the sum of 251. each for
his good behaviour for six months.
Alderman, one of the officers of the court, having re-
ported to the Bench that the bail was good and suf-
ficient, it was accepted of, and " Donald" was set at
liberty.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
David Ross was charged with an assault on police
constable H 212, which, from the evidence of three re-
spectable gentlemen, who voluntarily came forward to
give their testimony, was of a most unprovoked and
ferocious nature. . . .

The constable stated that last night, as he was on
duty .in the Whitechapel-road, he saw the prisoner
lying on the pavement drunk and asleep, near the Pavi
lion Theatre. He roused him and desired him to go
home, but instead of doing so he jumped up, and dealt
the officer a violent blow in the face, and commenced
kicking him. He had a sharp piece of iron in his hand,
with which he threatened to stab him. IC 57 and another
constable came up, and as they were conveying him to the
station-house, he suddenly pulled out a clasp knife and
exclaiming, " I'll go to Newgate for you yet," was about
to open the blade, when K 57 struck him on the elbow
with his staff, and the gentlemen present coming to their
assistance, he was finally secured and locked up. A
few days since he was convicted at Worship-street of
an assault on a policeman, and sentenced to fourteen
days' imprisonment.
The prisoner said that he had had something to drink,
and he remembered nothing more, except that this
morning he found his arm nearly broken.
Mr. YARDLEY—And that blow perhaps has saved you
from standing there on a much more serious charge. I
shall inflict the highest punishment the law allows me,
as resorting to the use of the knife has latterly become
of frightful recurrence. I shall not give you the option
of a fine but sentence you to two months' imprisonment
in the House of Corrrection, with bard labour.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
YORK AUGUST W MEETING.- .. EDNESDAY.

The Dundas Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 30
added; for three yrs, 6st 81b; four, Bst 21b; five,
Sst 91b; six and aged, 9st; mares and geldings allowed
31b. One mile and a quarter. (11 Subs.)
Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress, aged ... (Templeman) 1
Mr. S. L. Fox's Meaux, 3 yrs... ... ... 2
Mr. J. Scott's Ennui, 4 yrs ... 3

Major Yarburgh's Red Robin, 5 yrs ...
Mr. Baker's Plover, 4 yrs ...
Five ran. Won easily by a length.

The Colt Sapling Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 20 ft, for two
yrs old colts, Bst 71b each. One mile. (9 Subs.)
Mr. J. Moore's The Prince ... ... (Holmes) 1
Mr. E. R. Clark's br cby Lanercost ... 2
Mr. Jaques's Referee ... ... 3
Won by a neck only.

The Great Ebor Handicap of 200 sovs., added to a
Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 15 ft, and only 5 ft if
declared. The second to receive 501. One mile and

three quarters. (135 Subs., 103 of whom declared.)
Mr. Gully's Mathematician, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Donaldson) 1
Sir J. Gerard's Grimston, 4 yrs, 7st 12Ib ... 2
Sir C. Monck's fby Touchstone—Cast Steel, 5 yrs .. 3
The following also ran:—Mr. Copeland's Arthur, 5
yrs, 7st 71b—Mr. W. Allen's Duke of Kent, 5 yrs,
6st 91b—Mr. Isaac Day's Milliner, 4 yrs, Est 21b—Mr.
Jaques's Sir Martin, 3 yrs, 4st 121b—Mr. Harland's
Glenwelt, 3 yrs, 4st 61b.
Won by a length, Grimston beating Sir C. Monck's
filly by a head; the others beaten off.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; for three yrs old,
7st 91b; four, Bst 121 b; five, 9st 41b; six, 9st 71b; and
aged, 9st 91b. Two miles.
Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress, aged
Sir C. Cockerell's Congress, 3 yrs

... (Templeman) 1
... 2
—. 3
4
5
6

Mr. Taylor's. George Stephenson, 3 yrs ...
Mr. Meriy'sliiug of the Forest, 3 yrs ...
Mr. Bell's Cinderella, 4 yrs ...
Mr. Jaques's Nell Cook, 4 yrs ••• ..
A slow run race—won by half a length.

The Prince of Wales's Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50
added, for two yrs old, colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 21b;
winners 21b extra. T.Y.C. (57 Subs.)
Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack ... (F. Butler) 1
Mr. B. Green's Assault

Mr.Foljambe's Queen of thaMay.

The iollowingalso started:—Sir C. Cockerell's The
Buffoon, Mr. Drinkald's Good Boy (2 lbs), Mr. J.
Evans's Never Mind, Mr. S. Hawke 's Miss _Harrison,
Mr. A. W. Hill's Volley (2 ibs), Mr. Kempster nd
Gilnochie.

Springy Jack got up to Assault in the last two or
three strides, and won on the post by a head. Queen of
the May a bad third.
Run in 1 min. and 5 secs.

The Knavesmiro Stakes of 100 sovs. each, 30 ft, for
three yrs old. One mile and three quarters. (5 Subs.)
Mr. L. Fox's Philosopher walked over
_ _

The Maccaroni Stakes of 10 *sous. each, and 50 added;
12st each, &c. Two miles and a quarter. (12 Subs.)
Mr. Meiklam's Aristotle, 12st ...(Hon. S. Erskine)
Mr. Scholetield's Tommy Moore, list 101 b . . 2
3 to 1 on Aristotle, who won easy by, a length.
The Lottery Stakes of 5 sous. each and 25 added.
One mile. (10 Subs.)
Mr. Meiklam's Aristotle, aged, Bst 91b (Templeman) 1
Mr. J. Clarke nd Ratcliffe76 yrs, Bst 131 b ... 2
Mr. Taylor's George Stephenson, 3 yrs, 7st 81b 3
Susannah, 3 yrs, Est ; Yaxley filly, Est 21b 3 The
Alderman's Daughter, fist 51b ; Maid of Monton filly,
sst 121 b ; Mr. Fox's Jereed colt, 6st 51b ; Alsatia, Tat
121 b; and Nell Cook, 7st 51b, also ran.
LATEST DERBY BETTING AT YORK.
14 to 1 agst Surplice 25 to 1 agst Loadstone
16 to 1 agst Springy Jack 25 to 1 agst Flatcatcher
25 to 1 agst Assault 50 to 1 agst Swiss Boy.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS RACES—WEDNEt.DAL
The Fridge Stakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, and 2 only if
declared, &c.; the second to save his stake. Mile and
a half. (21 Subs., 9of whom declared.)
Lord Strathmore's Tit bit, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ... (Crouch) 1
Mr. James Hoof nd. Alkali, 5 yrs, Bst 21b ... 2
Won easily by two lengths.

The Stewards' Plate of 20 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes
of 2 sovs. each; the winner to be sold for 60 sovs. if
demanded, &c. Heats, one mile and a distance. (3
Subs.),
Mr. Minor's Dinah, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b ... (Crouch) ' 1
Mr. Rice's Tub Thumper, aged, Bst 111 b.. 2 2
Mr. Walter's Sir Tatton, 4 yrs, 7st 41b dis.

Both heats-won easily.

The Visitors' Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 30 added; the
second to save his stake, and the winner to be sold for
100 sovs., &c. Heats, one mile and a half. (5 Subs.)
Mr. Smith's Duncan, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Crouch) 5 1 1
Mr. Stapleford's Carissima,•s yrs, 9st 21b ... 1 2 2
Mr. Arcedeckne's Famine, 3 yrs, 7st 41b ... 3 3dr
Mr. Robinson's cby Kremlin, 4 yrs, Bst 21b... 4 4 dr
Mr. Roberts's Outpost, 3 yrs, 6st 1 llb ... 2 dr
First heat won by half a length; the second and third
by a head.

trM• Lownow,,

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE

CLYDE.

STRANAXER,TuEsnAst, AUG. 17.
other steamers,
eeleers
The royal squadron reached Loch Pat -
o'clock yesterday I'3" six
Prince
cheers squadrononff anchoredtlvhewhedeirassvottl:vneocdo:anel
royal
derl 'enstwießs collected
yethrao,n h escorted
passengers. b y a I o till flotilla
The
P. amidrtihn
shore.
Albert,theh. or e .h
arr
nht hearty
ce
the Duchess of? Norfolk, landed immediately, and
took a short walk along the beach. The Queen did
placenot a popferaert,
rbeumt
ent occupiedo a kindon
deck,
of o
de
employed
lcoyld t
dr covered
herself
o t
for
someotifmwweiatithnerb.nfie making a sketch of this magnificent
sheet The r
sa
hillsn d surroundingthe
whole
lineof
loch were
covered coast
along which her Majesty passed on her entrance to
S c
To thl
sn
mowrans
ngth similarlyer illuminated. o
yi
al
lni d.
squadron,nate
tothei
boilers,
aeAor
wsrf,ratalhsenefe:atßLhh
gel
oahocfihtkr Eagle,hsßtyy an
at
awhich
ixo'clockhad b with
foru rlDt onetuilmebeaoxrfetehoPenri
gtlhime flpsoetilloaf, wt
hh h Albhad e r
st a
ianded
oi
thecm-
rAph
ooeyl
hiAlbert
en:.
r,behind.
.eevesselsoasquadronnmTseihdrue
erpwea• ehfirl
first,
et
Glasgow to escort her. The rest of the steamers of
ni:nrmt
thymet heede
hifairyareteeearl
andrsy. sounding
re
eTe
neh rounding
Victoria
andttfinehh ee
s
passed at a quarter to eleven, and the
band struck up " God save the Queen." The Ad-
miral of the flotilla immediately put about, and fol-
lowed in the wake of the royal squadron. Smoke
was seen issuing from the top of the old tower on the
lesser Cumbrm—a preconcerted signal of the Queen's
approach, and at a quarter past eleven the first royal
salute of twenty-one guns was fired from Largs,
where great crowds lined the shore and innumerable
small boats dotted the waters. Upwards of a dozen
steamers were following when the royal squadron
passed the Cloch. A royal salute was fired from
wofhitlhste GhielnleraahloDvearGroocuhriosekb,atptoeuryre,
dfirnoma ththe
unsudinerrnigt
I)unoon. A small yacht gave also a royal salute,
tribute, op-
posite. te.
At responded t
i(em p oeo from
hPoint
the n
tt
rattled
R h shore os e
tnheea t
musketryr of
coastbsaenekn abdrerd
e, s s
edUnited volleyin
se
toalaftertoen v
States
r sfr,
frigate
lying
Scourge.gmoTaffeheetdhneniMacedonia
Ia
sa-
luted lwttuhhate
eesd her Majesty as she passed, the royal yacht stop-
ping in her course, imitated by the convoying
squadron. The whole of the vessels were off
Greenock by a quarter past twelve. The sun shone
gloriously ; the Frith re-echoed with guns and music,
and the brilliant picture of natural scenery was filled
up with the gay magnificence of flags and streamers.
The yards of the Government vessels were manned,
and the " Queen's Anthem" was played by numerous
bands of music. Such was the scene of her Majesty's
arrival in the Clyde.
It was not until about half-past twelve o'clock that
the Victoria and Albert reached the tail of the bank
at Greenock; and shortly after the tender yacht
Fairy advanced to her side to receive the royal party,
and convey them to Dumbarton ; where, at about
one o'clock, the long-looked-for signal from the
Castle of Dumbarton announced the approach of the
royal squadron, and the church bells, which the pre-
vious day had been set ringing upon false represen-
tations, now pealed forth in right earnest. About
half-past one o'clock a company of the Ist Regiment
took up their position on either side of the royal
platform as a guard of honour to her Majesty, the
band meanwhile playing " God save the Queen," as
they entered the grounds. In a few minutes the
Fairy steamer was seen to approach the river, and
every eye present was full of expectation. Two guns
from the Argyll battery of the castle next sent forth
their thunders over the waters of the Clyde, an-
nouncing that the Fairy was about to land its pre-
cious cargo. About one hundred yards from the
platform two boats were lowered and manned
with ten men each from the Fairy. The first con-
tained Earl Grey and other members of the royal
suite ; and the second, her Majesty, his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess
Royal, his Serene Highness Prince Leiningen, Lady
Jocelyn, and the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. The
moment that the royal party had taken their seats,
the cheers from the shores and the platforms in the
vicinity broke forth in loud and long-continued ac-
clamations. Two more guns from the ramparts were
then discharged, and the band on shore struck up
" Rule, Britannia." On her Majesty's landing she
was received by Sir James Colquhoun, Lord Lieu-
tenant of the county ; the sheriff, Mr. Wm. Camp-
bell, of Tillichewan ; Mr. James Ewing, of Strath.
leven • Mr. Smollett, M.P. for the county • Mr.
Peter'Denny, and other gentlemen. Her Majesty
appeared in excellent health and spirits, as did the
Prince Consort and the royal children, though we
could not but observe that the party were rather
bronzed by exposure to the weather. The Queen was
dressed in a white bonnet and feather, with primrose-
coloured ribbons, a blue and white checked silk
dress a black mantilla, with a neckerchief of the
royal, Stuart tartan. His Royal Highness Prince
Albert wore a black frock coat, white hat,
and grey pantaloons. His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales was apparelled in a blue
coloured suit with a drab coloured foraging
cap with a college tassel. The Princess Royal wore
a pea-green spencer, with a close cottage straw bon-
net trimmed with primrose-coloured ribbons. The
royal children excited the marked attention and ad-
miration of all assembled. On arriving under the
triumphal arch, erected at the extremity of the plat-
form, her Majesty was presented with an address by
the Lord-Lieutenant, which was most graciously re-
ceived. The royal party were then handed to the
carriages in waiting. The first carriage contained
her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Prince, the Princess
Royal, and Prince Leiningen; the second Earl Grey,
Lady Jocelyn, and Lady Dowager Lyttelton. An
escort of the Enniskillen Dragoons preceded and fol-
lowed the carriages, and the whole went in a lei-
surely pace to the Castle.
At the Castle-gate her Majesty was received by
Colonel Harvey, and was presented with an elegant
bouquet by Mrs. Cabbell, of Muirbank, which was
most graciously received. Her Majesty was also
presented, through Earl Grey, with a handsomely
bound copy of the history of the castle and town of
Dumbarton, by the well-known Mr. Glen, the anti-
quarian of the county. Her Majesty having taken a
hasty survey of the surrounding scenery, left the
ramparts, leaning on Prince Albert's arm, and leading
the Princess Royal by the hand. The royal party
having reached the summit of the Castle, it was ar-
ranged to receive the addresses of the municipal bo-
dies present.
Earl Grey accordingly, after her Majesty had rested
for a few minutes, inquired for the Lord Provost of
Glasgow; but just as the esteemed magistrate and
representative was to present the city address, Mr.
Sheriff Steele stepped forward and observed, that as
the Queen was now within the precincts of Dumbar-
tonshire, he considered that county should have the
precedence. The Noble Secretary replied to this,
that as he had first met the Lord Provost of Glasgow
last night at Loch Ryan, and had made an appoint-
ment for this hour, it would be desirable to receive
the Glasgow address first.
The Lord Provost, accompanied by Baffles M‘Kin-
lay and Stewart, and Mr. Forbes, town clerk, then ad-
vanced, and, after having been presented to her Ma-
jesty, had the honour of laying before her the address
of the town council. Her Majesty received the same
very graciously, and intimated that an answer would
be returned.
The Lord-Lieutenant of Dumbartonshire (Sir J.
Colquhoun) and the Sheriff (Mr. Colquhoun) were
then presented, and had the honour of laying before
her Majesty the address of the county, to which the
same answer was returned.
The Provost of Dumbarton then advanced in order
to present the address of that burgh. Lord Grey,
however, represented to him that it was only ad-
dresses from the metropolis which were generally re-
ceived in person, but that, in the present case, her
Majesty had made a special exception in favour of the
great manufacturing city of the west. The address
of the burgh was thereupon left with Lord Grey, to
be afterwards delivered to her Majesty.
The Queen remained some little time longer upon
the battery, enjoying the very magnificent prospect
laid open to the north, and inquiring for, and receiv-
ing information as to the localities visible in her po-
sition from Sheriff Colquhoun and other local gentle-
men around her.

Meantime his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with
the Prince of Leiningen and his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, ascended to the great flagstaff, and
enjoyed the view from that point, inspecting the
ruins situated on the highest peak, and known by the
name of "Wallace's Tower."

After Prince Albert had rejoined the Queen, they
descended to the armoury, where they were shown
Wallace's sword. The Queen and the Prince inspected
and handled the well preserved relic, wondering much
at the physical might of that man whose character
we, even at this day, so little understand.
From the Leven her Majesty dropped down the
Clyde in the Fairy about three o'clock. On her
Majesty's arrival on board the Fairy, after the inspec-
tion of the castle, this beautiful steamer proceeded
down the Leven to rejoin the squadron. Nearly half
an hour was lost in getting over the bar of the river;
but, this accomplished, the Fairy proceeded at a mo-
derate speed down the river, followed by the Undine,
and immediately after the Thetis, with the Lord Pro-
vost, magistrates, and corporation of the city of Glas-
gow. The other steamers stationed in the river then
joined in the train, to the number of about 30, and the
whole went down the river in regular order—the
Fairy first, and immediately after the Thetis. The
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THURSDAY

who cheered most heartily her Majesty and rtoyal
The
gratulations with the royal children, as they passed.
gratulations of the assembled thousands were, on
repeated occasions, most graciously acknowledged by
her Majesty, who seemed highly delighted with the
reception with which she was greeted. Having passed
Port Glasgow, there was a slight pause as the squa-
dron passed the jutting point between Port Glasgow
and Greenock, on which Newark Castle is situated.
When the squadron reached this point, it was saluted
by a royal salute from a powerful battery erected at
this spot, and then Greenock came in view.
For this occasion it would seem as if Greenock had
come en masse to the quays and building yards to
greet the Queen of the Isles ; as the whole river
frontage, from the extreme point of Cartsdyke to
Gourock, was lined with spectators. The crowd on
the platform, on the quay, and the crowd assembled
on the roof of the Custom-house especially, received
the gracious attention of her Majesty, who was on
deck all the time, and repeatedly acknowledged the
cheers and manifestations of loyalty exhibited by her
subjects. In all our experience we never witnessed
such a scene as Greenock presented at two o'clock,
the hour at which the royal squadron passed. At
least 100,000 persons were assembled on the shore.
The fleet was composed of forty steamers, at a
moderate calculation, and as it passed at every point
the thunders of artillery, both from the shore and the
ships collected in the river, combined with the cheers
of the multitude, formed a scene of surpassing gran-
deur, such as imagination can only conceive, but of
which description fails to convey an adequateim-
pression. One of the most remarkable incidents in
passing Greenock was the dancing of the Highland
fling, by a Highlander in full costume, on the paddle-
box of the Chieftain, the performance of which
amused her Majesty in a very high degree.
Having passed Greenock, the Fairy, with her Ma-
jesty on board, proceeded straight for Loch Long,
accompanied by several of the river steamers, in, the
following order :—The Fairy, the tender, the Sove-
reign, the Thetis, the Premier, Queen of. Beauty,
Pioneer, Mars, Monarch, Peterel, Dunrobm Castle,
&c. The greater number of these, however, went
only a short distance up the loch; and only the Pre-
mier, the Peterel, and the Mars continued inher Ma-
jesty's company to Arrochar. On arriving at the
head of the loch the Fairy stopped for only a few
minutes, her Majesty remaining on board. The Fairy
then slowly swept round the head of the loch, and
continued her course downwards towards the foot of
Loch Long, keeping close in by the Ardentinny
shore, followed closely by the Premier, the tender, the
Peterel, and Mars. On arriving at the foot of the
loch, the Fairy steered across the mouth of Holy
Loch, and passing along by Kirn and Dunnoon,
which she reachediabout half-past six P.M., proceeded
towards Rothesay, the place of rendezvous for the
royal squadron, while the river steamers turned their
course homewards.

The visit of her Majesty to Arrochar seemed to
have taken the inhabitants by surprise, as no prepa-
rations were observable on the way up. The presence
of so many steamers crowded with passengers, and
covered over with flags, however, speedily brought
them from their houses to welcome the Queen to her
Highland lochs and romantic glens.
On several occasions his Royal Highness Prince
Albert held up the Prince of Wales to see the most
exciting scenes of the royal progress ; and thus the
king in embryo was repeatedly cheered by the
crowds who were favoured with his royal presence.
The most complete preparations have been made
at Inverary for the reception of her Majesty. Mr.
Dewar, the ground officer at Dalmally, has received
orders to collect the retainers of Breadalbane, and it
is expected that a muster of from 100 to 130 men
will be made from that district. It is also expected
that Mr. Campbell of Islay will bring to the scene of
the festivities 300 of his Islay men. The Celtic So-
ciety are already bivouacking on the lawn in front of
Inverary Castle. It is anticipated that altogether
there will be 100 members of this national association
present to grace the reception of royalty, in their
ancient and picturesque garbs, marshalled under the
chiefs of Islay, Dunnans, and Inverawe.
At the Castle everything is in readiness to do
honour and to give a Highland welcome to our gra-
cious Sovereign. A battery of cannon is mounted to
flre.a.royal salute. On her Majesty's landing, she is
to be received by the Provost and magistrates of the
burgh, who will present an address ; and it is also
expected that the county gentlemen will tender their
congratulations on the auspicious occasion. It is in-
tended at the same time, we believe, to present his
Royal Highness Prince Albert with the freedom of
the burgh, enclosed in a silver box. _
At the pier where her Majesty is to land a cano-
pied walk has been erected, of about 150 yards in
length, by Messrs. Leitch and M'lntyre. It is con-
structed of pillars gracefully festooned with ever-
greens and flowers, supporting a roof of white cloth,
fringed with blue, and the floor of which is to be
covered with scarlet cloth. From this covered gal-
lery to the entrance to the Duke of Argyle's-grounds
trees have been planted on the side of the street next
to the Loch, giving it somewhat the appearance of an
avenue. A magnificent triumphal arch, gracefully
festooned with flowers and evergreens, and two gal-
leries have been erected. The galleries are for the
been erected for ladies.
accommodation of the public. A grand stand has

The weather is beautiful, and should it continue so,
her Majesty and attendants will have every reason to
congratulate themselves on their visit to this most in-
Highlands.
teresting portion of the

COURT CIRCULAR.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager left town on Tues-
day night for her residence, Bushy House, Bushy Park.
Her Majesty was attended by Lady Gore, the Hon. Miss
Mitchell, and Earl Howe.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from the
Colonial office, for the Governor-General of Canada, and
also for the Governors of the other North American
provinces.

REPORTED ASSASSINATION OF THE KING OF THE
FRENCH.—LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—The following
notice, which created much excitement, though not
generally believed, was this day posted in the Under-
writers' rooms:—" London and North-Western Railway,
Victoria Station, blachester, Tuesday night—lt has just
been reported that the Xing of the French is shot, and
dead."—[A report to this effect, which probably had its
origin in some silly hoax, was brought to, we believe,
all the newspaper offices in
London late on Tuesday
night. None of our contemporaries however, adopted
it; but we have heard that it
was disseminated in almost
every direction by the early trains yesterday morning.]
THE ELECTION OF SIR GEORGE GREY.—The Li.
beral party in North Northumberland intend, we believe,
that Sir George Grey's return shall be without cost to
himself, and they have accordingly commenced a sub-
scription with great spirit and success. This is, perhaps,
the best method that could be adopted for proving that
Sir George's election has been the spontaneous act of the
electors, prompted by a desire to assert their own inde-
pendence, and to do honour to one to whom honour is
justly due.--Newcastle Advertiser.
BEQUEST TO SIR PETER LAURIE.—Mr. Adderley,
of Doctors' Commons and Upper Clapton, who died on
the 2d of August, has left a legacy to Sir Peter Laurie
of 500/., as a mark of esteem and respect for his im-
portant public services as a magistrate.
DEATH OF ANOTHER ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP.—
In addition to the much-lamented death of the Right
Rev. Dr. Griffiths, Bishop of Olena and Vicar Apostolic
of the London district, we have to announce the
Catholic
Bishop the Right Rev. Dr. Mostyn, the Roman
Bishop of Durham, which took place atOld
Dur-
ham. The deceased was universally beloved both by
Catholics and Protestants.
Ev et 9 El

DOVER AUG. 17. —The Belgian Government
steamer the City of Ostend, arrived here to day from
Ostend, at 12.30 rot., with fifty-three passengers. She
is a fine and fast-sailing vessel; this steamer completes
the service on this line, as the Belgian Government has
decided upon establishing a communication between
this port and Ostend daily; the want of a steamer from
this port on Monday, and from Ostend on Saturday,
haslongbeen a serious inconvenience, which will now
be remedied.
NEW PEERS.—It is stated that General Lord Straf-
ford is to be raised to the earldom, and that Lords
Acheson and Cremorne and Sir R. Bulkeley Phillipps,
Bart., will be created Peers of the realm. Lieutenant-
General Sir John Macdonald, Lord Fitzroy Somerset,
vieealrtehoie son of the great
Charlesfg th e title
popular
and Sir Cohn Ilalkett are soon to receive the Grand
a of Charles the
Cross of the Bath. The revival of the Earldom of
Strafford, by the elevation of General Lord Stafford to
that title, is a revival which takes place forthethird
time.EaSecond,ul l
of
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fffie
restored
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toT,rheed sacrificeds ethc occurredeo n
tdi
title
rlbeeyth to
by Queen Anne, who conferred it on a male relative of 1
the same family; and the third takes place under Queen
Victoria, by whom it is now conferred on the brother of
the late member for Middlesex, and ma_
y doubtless, in
some measure, be regarded as a tribute to the memory
of that most consistent public man, who, during the
course of a life spent in his country's political service,
upheld firmly, under good and evil report, those prin-
ciples of civil and religious liberty of which his
family have ever been the staunch and undeviating
adherents.
AGED FREEMASONS' SoctETy.—A. general meeting
of governors and subscribers to this society, instituted in
the year 1835, for the purpose of providing an asylum
for worthy aged and decayed Freemasons, was held yes-
terday afternoon, at Radley's hotel, Bridge-street, Black-
friars. Dr. B. T. Crucifix occupied the chair. Mr. J.
Whitmore, the secretary, read the statement of accounts,
by which it appeared that the funds of the society
amounted in the whole to 4,0831. 18s. 11d., disposed as
follows :—Consols, 3,5331- ]Bs. 4d. ; cash in savings
banks, 1361.; ditto in the hands of bankers and treasurer,
393/. On the motion of the chairman, seconded by Mr.
Barnard, the Right lion. Lord Southampton was elected
president. After some routine business the meeting
separated.
It is understood that a large amount of bills on
Giles, Son, and Co. (whose stoppage took place on the
13th inst.), drawn or endorsed by Prime, Ward, and
Co., of New York, have been accepted by Messrs.
Baring, Brothers, and Co., for the honour of the latter
\firm.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNAS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF TIM DAY.
TlMES.—After an interval of four years the sur-
viving principal in the fatal duel between Lieutenant
Munro and Colonel. Fawcett has surrendered to the
laws of his country, and stood his trial. A verdict of
" Guilty" has been pronounced, and sentence of death
is recorded, but every one feels that the execution of
Lieutenant Munro would more properly deserve the
name of murder than the offence he has unfortunately
committed. The Attorney-General performs with
evident reluctance the office of prosecutor; the jury-
men manifest visible emotion in returning an unfa-
vourable verdict, and they accompany it with a strong
recommendation to mercy, which the Judge thoroughly
approves, and undertakes to forward, with an intima-
tion that it ought to be attended to. Under all these
circumstances it is idle to look for the repression of
duelling to the law whenever the deadly practice has
been conducted in conformity with the rules pre-
scribed by what society chooses to call the code of
honour. It is useless for the statute-book to append
the name of murder to an offence which cannot be
visited with the punishment legally assigned to it.
Men of courage and humanity, who have not the
moral fortitude to avoid a duel when placed by
circumstances in a position that seems to make such
a result inevitable, would not be deterred by the
fear of punishment even were it certain to be en-
forced ' • while the knowledge that the law cannot be
carried out to its extreme will encourage the bully, or
even the assassin, to seek an opportunity for taking a
cold-blooded revenge, without incurring the penalty
nominally assigned to murder committed in a duel.
We do not, however, by any means recommend the
abolition of the law as it exists with reference to the
offence we are speaking of. It is impossible that a
Christian Legislature can regard the deliberate taking
away of human life in any other light than as the
highest of crimes.; . and humanity would revolt at any
relaxation that should seem to give the smallest sane •
tion to the duellist. The law against murder in every
shape should remain as stringent as it can be made ;
but it is the practice itself, and not its punishment,
that society ought to repudiate. We must abrogate
what is always a foolish and sometimes a san-
guinary custom, but we must not think of fostering
its pernicious growth by shielding it with impunity.
We would not, however, be mistaken in, the pur-
port of our present remarks, which are very far from
being dictated by a desire to condemn the sympathy
manifested towards Lieutenant Munro, and which
will, we heartily trust, be responded to in the proper
quarter by a free pardon. We regard that unfortu-
nate officer as a victim to the conventional rules of a
class into which he had gained admission by his own
merit, and who, from the very circumstance of his
having done so, would of course be peculiarly sensi-
tive to the possibility of suspicion that he could
shrink from conforming with the usages of the station
to which he had raised himself. Having risen from
the ranks, in a profession where honour is the very
first thing to be considered, he especially must have
felt himself bound to resent an insult in the mode
that was expected from him, as an officer and a gen-
tleman. His character for humanity, from some of
the noblest of his comrades, and his universally ad-
mitted reluctance to engage in a quarrel, must prove
that he only obeyed a cruel necessity wholly repug-
nant to his disposition when engaging in a duel.
" The smallest apology would have satisfied him,"
as one of the witnesses declared ; but this apology
not being forthcoming, he had what seemed to him
no other alternative than to take the course he so
unhappily followed. He has suffered in fortune
and prospects, having lost all that he had
nobly earned in a life devoted to the service of his
country ; and at length he has been driven by mental
torment to seek relief even in a verdict of guilty and
a recorded sentence of death, from the anguish which
the result of a duel he,Could not avoid has occasioned
him. Nothing could be more unjust, then, than to visit
upon this mostunhappy man the extreme legal penalty
due to a crime which was forced upon him by the
arbitrary rules of the station to which by his merits
he had raised himself. If duelling must give a victim
to the scaffold, let the sufferer be at least one of those
who are really responsible for the vice by failing to
discourage it with their example, which can only
have weight when found among those who cannot be
taunted with a natural unfitness to conform to the
rules of honour. When duelling is denounced among
gentlemen, when courage and humanity shun the
practice in favour of some more civilized manner of
arranging the differences that may occur between
men to whom honour is dear, the sanguinary custom
will soon be understood to have become the resort of
the assassin, the bully and the blackguard. In such
an event the crime will be murder in its true sense ;
and if a case should occur, the tribunals would only
have to deal with it as with the ordinary acts of un-
lawful bloodshed that are brought before them for
investigation and punishment.
CHRONICLE.—The progress which the doc-
trines of free trade are making in Europe has also,
within these few days, been marked by a treaty for
the abolition of ell customs dues between the States
of Tuseany and Lucca. This is an important step
towards that intimate union between the. Italian
Powers which circumstances are every day rendering
more imperative on them. But this treaty reminds
us of another treaty, ratified a short time since, to
which we ought sooner to have called our readers'
attention. The " Treaty of commerce and naviga-
tion between her Majesty and the Grand Duke of
Tuscany," recently ratified at Florence, is gratifying
on account of the furtherance which it promises to
afford to commercial'intercourse between Great Bri-
tain and the most prosperous and enlightened of the
Italian communities. But it is rendered still more
remarkable by the position which these countries
hold toward each other and toward mankind, as
having, by theory and practice, contributed more to
the vindication and establishment of the principles
of free trade than all other nations in the world.
In priority of theory and consistency of practice,
Tuscany undoubtedly has the advantage of the great
country with which the present treaty draws closer
her ties of commercial intercourse. In manufactures
this is especially. remarkable. The manufactures of
the Tuscan states are considerable, for a country pos-
sessed of such agricultural facilities, and in which the
population, from their character, and from the pecu-
liar tenures which from time immemorial have pre-
vailed among them, have a natural predilection for
agricultural pursuits. " Whatever may be the state
of manufactures in Tuscany," says Mr. M'Gregor,
" they have never been either restricted or maintained
by fictitious legislation. There are no corporation of
trades, no restrictions as to purchase or sales; no code
of regulations restraining any agreement between
employer and workman, and there are no duties im-
posed on the admission of foreign manufactures in or-
der to protect domestic fabrics, the duties being only
levied for revenue." Alas ! how much has our Legis-
lature yet to do, and undo, before our own commercial
and financial system will be characterised by the same
good sense, or admit of being described with the same
simplicity. Pending, however, our nearer approach to a
rational instead of a fictitious commercial code, and
waiting for the total abolition of all those absurd and
antiquated restrictions which still encumber the giant
energies of our people, it is incumbent upon us to
draw as close as possible the ties of amity and inter-
course with all those states whose industrious habits,
economical convictions, and general policy are in har-
mony with our own. It is in this light that we look
upon the recent treaty between this country and Tus-
cany as one which all Italy and the whole British
empire ought to look upon with approbation, not
neglecting to avail themselves as much as possible
of the commercial facilities which it provides for
them. It is no exaggeration to say, that a commer-
cial treaty with such a people is twice as
valuable as a treaty concluded on similar terms with
a people 'whose general internal and external
policy contradicts the principles, and to a great
extent neutralizes the benefits, of any exceptions
which, in gratitude to us, or for other reasons, they
may have been induced to make in our favour.
For example, if Portugal had for the last half
century been guided by those liberal principles which
make Tuscany pre-eminent among the nations of
southern Europe, how much more would both Portu-
guese and English have benefited by the commercial
intercourse and political amity existing between them,
and how far removed would Portugal be now from her
present condition of external weakness and internal
anarchy and distress. On political grounds alone,
therefore, the recognition of the moral influence of
Tuscany as an enlightened commercial state,
has been aptly signalised by the concurrent tes-
timony of Mr. Cobden at Florence, and of the
treaty which the representative of her Majesty
had signed in the same city three weeks before. Butit is not on that account alone that we have ntotieceend
it. We are of opinion that the commerce
this country and Tuscany might be considerably:ugto-
mented, and we invite our enterprising reerhaas
an examination of the facilities afforded themt b
ytliis
h
new treaty, and of the variety of articles, e produce
of Tuscany, which we import in much larger propor-
tions from other quarters than from a people to whom,
ceteris paribus, community of commercial sentiment
ought to induce us to accord a preference.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—On Tues-
day last the boys of the Royal Military Asylum, Chel-
sea, accompanied by their juvenile band, visited these
gardens by the kind permission of the proprietors. This
institution is better known by the name of the Duke of
York's School, being founded by the late Duke of York,
who was indeed most truly " the soldier's friend." The
little fellows comprising the band played many pieces in
a very spirited manner, and all departed highly de-
lighted with their day's amusement.
A letter from Vienna mentions a report that the
Archduke Stephen of Austria is suffering so severely
from a liver complaint that his life is despaired of. The
same letter states that the Priest Ikeulowicse, who had
been condemned to death for high treason in the affair
of the revolution in Galicia, has been pardoned byEEmperor. the

THE GENERAL ELECTION

-KILDARE.
SECOND DAY Al TWELVE

Mar(pis of Kildare ••• 456
Mr. Bourke (C.) ... • • ••• 333
Mr. J. A. O'Niell (Repealer) ... 282
The constituency is nearly polled
KILKENNY COUNTY.—MONDAY.
Hely 282
Greene
••• •• • 199
Butler ;,. 182
Walsh •
139
MAYO COUNTY.
It was reported on Saturday evening that Mr.
M'Donnell and Mr. John Denis Browne had retired,
and that Mr. George 11... Moore and Mr. R. Dillon
Browne would have d walk over on Monday.

GEOLOGY IN THE STRAN he state of the
Strand is becoming so alarming through the frequency
of eruptions, that we• have serious thoughts of sending
for a geologist to ascertain the cause. We begin to
fancy that there must be an exhausted volcano on the
west side of Temple-bar, for we cannot believe that the
continual outbreaks of flame and water can be the re-
sult of anything v; tong in the gas-pipes or the river-
main. There is at the moment of our writing an erup-
tion, almost Vesuvian in its character, within a hundred
paces of St. Clement's Church. The bubbling up of
water and the flaring of flame bespeak a disturbance of
the elements in that quarter, which we cannot contem-
plate Without alarm. There is something terrible in the
idea that we are walking over a volcano, or a series of
volcanoes, every day of our lives. Even in the neigh-
bourhood of our own office we may be on the very brink
of an eruption, and' we should not be surprised if our
counter becomes, one day, another Torre del Greco, and
our " boy " a second Pliny
.the Younger, as a sacrifice
to the perpetual earthquakes which abound in the most
thronged of metropolitan thoroughfares.—Punch.
PINEAPPLES.—A further arrival of this fruit from
the West Indies has taken place by the vessel Shamrock,
from Nassau, New Providence, with an entire cargo,
consisting of 1,048 dozens of the article. In order to
afford every facility in the landing of the cargo from the
hold of the vessel, especial permission was granted by
the proper authorities for the discharge to continue be-
yond the legal and regular hours of business, in order
that the fruit might not become deteriorated by unne-
cessary delay in the delivery to the importers' private
stores.

THE DUNE OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND THE LATE
ELECTION.-At the meeting at Berwick, at the close of
the poll, on Wednesday, some discussion took place re-
specting an expression used by the present Duke of
Northumberland in reference to the nomination of Lord
Lovaine for North Northumberland. It was alleged that
his Grace, in reply to a remark by Mr. Sitwell suggesting
the starting of Lord Lovaine, said " it was not for him
to lead the gentry of the county in matters of the elec-
tion, but rather they . should lead him." He further
stated that his late brother gave an implied promise to
favour the election of Sir Matthew White Ridley, did
that gentleman stand for the county. And that implied
promise the present Duke felt himself bound to fulfil.
But did Sir MattheW feel himself indisposed for the
contest, he would not withhold his countenance from his
own relative did the gentry think proper to bring him
forward.—Newcastle Advertiser.

M. Guerin, a diver, has recovered from the bottom
of the sea, at about a quarter of a league from the light-
house at Barfleur (Manche), three 18. pound guns and a
carronade of 24-pounds calibre, all of cast-iron, and the
fluke of an anchor, weighing 150 kilogrammes (400Ibs.
English), all of which are now lying on the quay.
A LIVELY REGATTA.—The " stable mind " which
presides over the Parliamentary representation of King's
Lynn, has shown itself in a placard which " Our own
Correspondent " has sent up to us. The document is
apropos of a regatta, which promises to be a most lugu-
briously lively affair, for the mayor " desires to express
a hope that the shops in the town will be closed." His
Worship wishes, in fact, the place to assume the aspect
of a funeral, by way of promoting the gaiety of the
scene. The Committee go beyond even the Mayor in
absurdity, for they " request that all boats may remain
stationary during the race !" What an exciting affair a
regatta consisting of a race by stationary boats must
prove ! We presume the contest will be left to the de-
cision of the tide and wind, for the boats cannot be
utterly stationary, notwithstanding the request of the
Committee for " promoting the regatta," that the craft
should be as motionless as our friend Briefless on the
eve of St. Hilary.—Punch.
On Sunday, being the 78th anniversary of the
birth of the Emperor Napoleon, a number of crowns
were placed at the foot of the column in the Place Ven-
dome.

MR. COBDEN'S SUCCESSOR IN STOCKPORT.—On
Tuesday last we stated that tome of the electors of
Stockport, antic►pating Mr. Cobdpn's acceptance of the
honour conferred upon him by the constituency of the
West Riding, had commenced active proceedings with a
view to supply the expected vacancy. An application
has since been made to Mr. Cephas Howard, the pro-
poser of Mr. James Heald, to allow himself to be put in
nomination as Mr. Cobden's successor. We understand,
however, that the state of Mr. Howard's health is such
as to cause him to decline the invitation. A requisition
is also in course of signature to Mr. Kershaw, which has
already received 590 names out of a constituency of
1,200; and we may confidently announce that it will
receive a considerable accession of signatures before to.
morrow. It already has 20 more names than the entire
number which voted for Mr. Heald,—a very flattering
symptom of the spirit and energy of the Liberal portion
of the constituency. We also understand that a deputa-
tion from Mr. Heald's party-has this morning waited on
Mr. Alfred Orrell, the mayor, soliciting him to take the
position now vacated by Mr. Cephas Howard's refusal to
come forward.—Manchester Examiner. -

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HEROISM OF THE CLERGY AND MEDICAL MEN.—
A considerable number of medical men' as well as some
clergymen and relieving officers, have fallen 'victims of
typhus, caught in their attendance on the sick and
dying, and in ',the discharge of their impoftant public
duties. The number of medical men who have died of
fever is yet unknown. The registrar of Great Howard-
street, Liverpool, says:—" Eight Roman Catholic priests
have fallen victims to their indefatigable attentions to
the poor of their church, and one clergyman of the
Church of England. Another (curate of St. Martin's)
nearly fell a sacrifice to the same disease. Indeed, their
exemplary conduct in visiting and relieving the sick has
been the theme of praise with all: From ten to fifteen
persons connected with the relieving ;department in the
parish offices have also died of the fever, taken by them
in discharge of their duties." The members of the
medical profession, with the exception of the visiting
clergy and a few others, stand alone in the circumstance
that they discharge their duty at the risk of life. The
heroic conduct of those now alive, and of those who have
perished, will, we may hope, not be forgotten by their
country.—. Registrar General of England.
GRAIN BRANS DUTY FREE.—The Lords of the
Treasury have received a memorial from Baring Bro-
thers and Co., praying that a quantity of wheat bran
and Indian corn bran, imported into the port of Liver-
pool from Boston, in the United States, may be de-•
livered duty free, and, further, that general directions
may be issued for suspending the demand of duty on
such brans in future, the Commissioners of the Cus-
toms have received a communication from one of their
Lordships' secretaries, stating that he has been com-
manded to authorise the Board to admit wheat bran
and Indian corn bran duty free, until the Ist of
March, 1848.

ROYAL FREE HosrrrAL.—Yesterday, the usual
meeting of governors of this charity was held in the
board-room of the institution, in Gray's Inn-lane. The
institution is open for the 'cure of malignant and other
diseases, no letter or recommendation being necessary,
poverty and disease being alone the qualification for ad-
mission. During the past quarter, 5,380 destitute sick
persons were admitted and relieved, being an increase of
930 over the previous quarter. The charity has been
long encumbered with a heavy debt incurred for their
present premises, and for the immense number of appli-
cants ; but that is, however, being gradually liquidated.
Amongst the recent donations are the Honourable East
India Company 100 guineas, being the second donation
of the same amount, and 50/ from the Grocer's Company.
CURRENCY CREEK SPECIAL SURVEY, SouTII
AUSTRALIA.—A meeting of shareholders in this under-
taking was held yesterday at the London Tavern, for the
purpose of receiving the report of the committee as to
the shareholders who . were willing to subscribe and
amalgamate their interest for the common object of as
ploring the lands, in some of which indications
do.f a_,e
va-
luable description of copper had been discoverewho
saidTl
chair was taken by Hannoel de Castro,
lima the share-
that since the last meeting no fresh
rived from Adelaide, and that about half hsubscribe 104 per
holders had given their assent
interests, but the other
share, and to amalgamate their interests, information Esagti'on had ar-
id Under these circum-
stanceshalf had refused, or w
whichthe
would no doubt on its arrival
further information, ::edjoeurnment of the meeting for
he advised
induce the dissentients to come forward
was
sth more ala-
crity. Mr. Roberts said the misfortune
that the in-
-1 were amongst the town lots,
which were in such small sections that the assentients
could not interfere for their own advantage without
something beneficial to the dissentients.
some discussion, in which Mr. D. Mocatta, Mr,
d
Mr. Baker, Mr. Francis, Mr. Thompson,ssad
Ir.
Crawford, and others took part, a resolution was '
jAt
frntneiron, g
unanimously, " That as there waq no further informa-
tion before the committee to warrant their proceedings
in this research, the scheme should for the present be
suspended." A vote of thanks was passed to the chair-
,man
RwE h esnEA h elimieNeGt
meeting
The complete destruction of
this beautiful but ill-fated vessel is almost entirely ef-
fected. Up to Sunday last, hopes were entertained that
she would be got off her
perilous
a quarter ofposition on the island;
but, on the evening of that
day, a heavy gale set in, and
in less than
an
fhourell
into
der afterwards
water,s h e parted
her timbers. Her afterpart carry-
ing
one of the boilers with it, and leaving her forepart
still tenaciously clinging to the rocks. Owing to the
exertions of Captain Gowan, part of her engines have
been saved, and deposited in Donaghadee. A portion
of her machinery continues still attached to that part
which is on the rocks,'and it is thought, if no very temn
pestuous weather occurs, all that remains important a
her will yet be saved..=Belfast Chronicle.
The Madrid Gazette states that CaptaireTownsend,
of the English vessel Newport, of Stockton, has received
the honorary cross of the navy with the royal
diadem, as a recompense for having saved 34 Spaniards,
who were wrecked on the 21st of May, in a. vessel off
Santander.
NORFOLK.—The weather has been most delightful ;
during the week a large breadth of corn has been cut,
and in some places the farmers have already completed
afar wheat harvest.