The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-22 00:00:00

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MORNING SPN

LOND.Q,N4 ELECTRICAL SOCIETY.
taxBDAir, OCT. 19.—The Chairman announced that
since the 'last meeting of the Society the library had
been i'escreased by presents to a considerable extent. The
Sec:Mary then read a translation from Les Archives de
VElectric;te of " Observations upon the Electric Effects
of the Gymnotus," by Professor Schonbein. The author,
after briefly giving the history of animal electricity,
Cates that " during his sojourn in London, in the
autumn of 1833, he had one of those opportunities so
rare, and consequently so precious for a philosopher,
of being ab'e to observe a living gymnotus, and to sub-
mit it to some experiments." He describes the experi-
ments, which, as he says, are similar to those already
published by Farraday, and then mentions some of the
opinions advaneed in explanation of this extraordinary
'power. With respect to the analogy said to exist between
the electric organ and Volta's pile, be says, that " the
substances of which the organ is composed present an
electro-motive character so inconsiderable, that in what-
ever manner they are employed or united, they are in-
capable of producing alone electrical effects comparable
to those which we see produced with so much facility
by the living fish." He says that " the voltaic effects
obtained by some observens, when they have arranged
in a pile substances like those which form the electric
organs of the fish, hare been really so feeble, that under
either of these reistions, physiological, chemical, or
physical, they cannot be taken into consideration." If
we do adopt the theory of Volta, how can we connect
with this the fact. that a living g.ymnotus is in a conditien
to produce oa the human body effects more energetic
than those produced by a battery of a hundred pairs,
very strong, and formed of the best electrornotors? We
have not space to follow the author through his very
interdsting reaseeings on this subject, but cannot forbear
ieserting the conclusion he gives. He says—" The true
tame of these phenomena is still completely obscure, and
must neither be sought in the physical or chemical con-
stitution, nor in a determinate organization of certain
parts of those animals ; but that there exists, without
our being able at present to penetrate the mode, an in-
timate connexion between the vital actions dependent on
the will of the fish, and the physical phenomena which
these vital actions produce."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
THE CANBRIDGESIMIE STARES.—The Melody colt
engrossed nearly all the betting: 5 to 2 was taken with
avidity in the early part of the afternoon, and 2to 1 as
freely, before its close, the average laying price at the
close being only 10 to 6. Nona disappeared from the
betting, and although two or three others were backed,
the investments were so small as scarcely to warrant a
quotation. For the Derby the only movement was in
the Perdita colt (Ballinkeele), which has been winning
in Ireland, and cannot be quoted a fraction above 35 to 1.
A dull :afternoon terminated as fa-owe :
CAMIIIIIDGESHIRE STARER.
4 to 1 agst Dawson's tot
10 to I eget Lord Mi'town's lot
10 to 6 agst Mr. EtwaWs Melody colt
9 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's The Younea'lTn.
10 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield'a Henri Quatre
12 to 1 atilt Mr. Donham's Compensation—taken
10 to I agst Lord Miltown's Cruiskeen—taken
14 to 1 airst Mr. Meilclam's Broadwath—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Hoimee's Vulcan—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Langolee—taken
Mustapha is declared not to start.
DE MI!".
10 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Attila—taken
20 to 1 agst Calomel Peel's Hester colt—taken
33 to 1 ages Mr. Maher's Ballinkeele
45 to 1 agst Mr. Cooke's Palinurus—taken.
Hoe:ewe:at. flctaT RA.CE:S.—It was Mr. Mostyn's colt
by Bay Middleton, out of Her Highness, that ran second
to Valentine on Tuesday, and not the colt out of Arch-
Duehess as stated by mistake in our last.
LEEK RACES—MONDAY.
Sweepstakes of 3 sons. each. with 30 added. Thrice
round and a dis.
Mr. Taylor's Rebecca, 3 yrs (Bradley) 0 1 1
Mr. Froet's Oxton, 3 yrs 1 0 3
Mr. Bate's Country Lass, 3 yrs 2 3 2
Mr. Moss's Frailty, 6 yrs
Hurdle Wakes of sovs• each, and 25 added. Heats,
twice round and a dis.
Mr. Bennet's Woodbine, aged (Sanders) 1 1
Mr. James's Lansquenet, aged
Traasnax.
The Moorland Stakes of 5 sovs. each and 28 added.
Pleats as above.
Mr. Barrow's Catherine, aged (Hopwood) 1 2 1
Mr. Walrasley's Comical John, 3 yrs ... .. 0 1 2
Mr. Frost's Oxton, 3 yrs
Mr. Johnson's Tale Bearer, aged
The Ladies' Purse of 25 soya, added to a sweepstakes of
3 soya. each. Heats.
Mr. Gorman's Rory O'More, aged ..... (Jerry) 1 1
Mr. Carr's Lancaster, 5 yrs

Mr. Squires's Kitty Clover, aged
The Beaten Handicap of 3 sovs. each and 20 added,
twice round and si dis., was won in three heats by Mr.
Langley's Frank.

MAN Vr..itouo

Specie imports—Gol n .•
Bullio .
Silver ditto 523,,127
469434

Specie Gold ..........
. .. „ ....

Exports--American gold and ail•
ver coin .............. 2,235,073
Foreign gold $1,468,300
Silver 4,665,952
----- 5,134,252

On Tuesday afternoon, a match of a very arduous and
novel character came off its the cricket field of this town,
between Coates, the well known pedestrian, and a hun-
ter, called Towit, the property of Captain Lloyd, of the
18th Light Dragoons. The man and the horse were to
start together, rim a distance of six miles, and during the
course to leap over a hundred hurdles; the time of per-
formance not to exceed fifty minutes, and the first in to
win. According to the size of the field, Cootes and his
opponent would have to travel round it twenty-five times,
jumping four hurdles each round. The state of the bet-
ting at the commencement of the afternoon was about
even; but the weather becoming wet, the odds were in
favour of the man, it being thought that Towit could not
get through the heavy ground. The word " off " was
given, and Cootes cleared two hurdles and half one circle
before the jockey of the horse urged his steed to follow him.
The progress of each was as follows :—First round,
horse two leaps behind ; 3d, two leaps ; 4th, three leaps ;
Sth, three leaps. At the conclusion of the sth round
the horse appeared distressed, and the jockey dis-
mounted. Cootes continued his running and leaping,
when the pedestrian had made his 32d leap, the horse
had completed only his 20th ; man 36th, horse 24th ;
man 40th, horse 28th ; man 44th, horse 32d. At this
point the horse was again distressed, and was relieved
by the rider dismounting. When the horse re-com-
menced the man had made his 48th leap ; man 52d leap,
horse 36th ; man 60th, horse 40th. In this proportion
both continued, till at length " Towit" fell over one of
his hurdles, and throwing his rider, rolled over him,
happily inflicting no great injury, as he remounted
and continued the race until the 17th round,
when he gave in. Cootes completed his 100th hurdle
in forty-two minutes, and threw a surnmerset imme-
diately afterwards, being not at all exhausted. A good
sprinkling of visitors were on the ground ; also, Lord
Uxbridge, Sir W. and Lady Middleton, Burrell, Esq.,
Stoke-park ; F. Campbell, Esq., Birkfield-lodge. &c. We
understand that the prooeeding was more a trial of skill
between the stamina of Cootes and the stamina of the
horse, than a match for moiety, and regarded in this
light, the powers of a well-trained man are shown to be
superior to the strength and clover capabilities of a
horse. Cootes, we are told, has performed the same feat
three times, and been twice victorious, beating a cele-
brated. trained leaper, the property of Mr. Gully, (ke
sporting notoriety, late Member for Pontefract. —Suirat
Chronicle.

TRADE AND TONNAGE OF THE
UNITED STATES.
The American papers received by the Criledonia con-
fain the following abstract of the annual report of the
commerce and navigation of the 'United States in 1840.
In 1838, the imports were . ... . ... $113,717,404
1839 ................................ 162,092,132
1840
.... . ........ 107,141,519
Showing the imposts in 1840 to IA" been less than in
1838, by 16,575,885. and $54,950,613 less than in 1839.
The imports from England are double those from
France.
The exports, ;a
1840 were ........,8132,083,946
'-
1839 ..... . ......... 121.028,416
1898 .......... 108,486,616
xeeis in 1840 over 1838 of $23,599,:330, and
Being an e-
1".
r 1839 0f11,057,5
over
there vrere sent to England... $57,048,600
Or' the exports To France ... 21,841.554

$742,561
2,812,030
.5,328,222

8,140,25?

8,882,1:4

8,369,375

Excess of specie imports ........................ $513,488
The Southern States export nearly three-fourths of the
domestic products of the United States, and about four-
fifths of the imports arrive in the Middle and Eastern
States.
The total registered tonnage of the
'United States is
rolled and licensed
'*"1111C vessels 104,304

2,189,
There were built in the United States, in 1840,763 97 ships,
109 °T14,378 schooners, 224 RlOOpS. and 63 steam-boats.

DISTRESSING AeCIDENT 17/10M FIRE.--Yes-
terday morning a poor Woman named Foley, living in
No. 3, New-street, New Cur, went out for some bread,
leaving, the infant asleep in bed ; she had previt•usly
lighted a fire in the room with hbavings, and on her re-
tain
turin a few
re minutes the room was full of smoke. She
o the ue of the child, whose head and arms
were most frightfully burned, and little hopes are enter-
tained of its recovery. The pour mother has since been
perfectly demented. Medical assistance was promptly
afforded by the mean,. B
bothf Blackfriar's-road, and
hopes are entertained tha mother and child will
recover ander their care.
mati
Eon wasXTENSreceivßelVE d
aat otsll'lr.--On Wednesday infor-
stations that a box, the various metropolitan police
containing 3,000 dollars, which had
been forwarded from a
celebrated mercantile house at
Riga; alad consigned to
merobanta,of 1,1 i h dears. Sharpies, the bullion
.-7-11.0--estxr-sVreets London, had been ab-
stracted from th© captain's cabin of the barque Potter,
w
rm.. • lyi in Kirg-rotu!, near BrietKi. The 7,nilty v,AI--
n', -.
ties are the mate and two *Ramesh Who have
absconded,
and tratrireti to ,t deer 04' 04th their Not!:
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