The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-19 00:00:00

EPSOM RACES.

(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.)

THE DERBY STAKES

Of 50 sous. each, h ft, for three yrs old; colts, B,t 71b;
fillies, Bst 21b ; the owner of the second horse to re-
ceive 100 sees. out of the stakes, and the winner to
pay 105- sous. towards the police regulations of the
course ; last mile and a half. (18S Subs.)
Mr. Pe dli y's Cossack (Templeman) 1
Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle (Boyce) 2

Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp (J. Marson) 3

The following also started, but were not placed:—
Sir IL Pigot's Conyngham .... (A. Day) 0
Mr. Worley's Old Port (Robinson) 0
Lord E. Russell's Nottingham (E. Edwards) 0
Mr. Ford's Clarendon (G. Edwards) 0
Mr. Mostyn's Mr. Martin (Calloway) 0
Lord Caledon's Wanota (Marlow) 0

Lord Glasgow's Chainbearer .. (Whitehouse) 0
Lord Strathmore's Signet (Crouch) 0
Mr. Meiklam's Deloraine (Hornsby, jun.) 0
Mr. O'Brien's Liberator . (Cartwright) 0

Mr. Merry's Limestone (S. Darling, jun.) 0
Mr. Greville's Mermillo (Nat) 0

Lord Warwick's Aliwal (Wakefield) 0

Sir G. Heathcote's Bellerophon (Chapple) 0
Mr. Lowther's The Admiral (Bartholomew) 0
Mr. Bowes's Epirote
Colonel Anson's Bingham (Butler) 0
Mr. S. Conway's Christopher
Mr. Osbaldestone's Pantomime (Retort colt) (Mann) 0
Mr. Irwin's Oxonian (Sly) 0
Mr. Robertson's Good Coin (W. Howlett) 0
Duke of Richmond's Red llart (Cotton) 0
Duke of Richmond's Halo (H. Bell) 0
Mr. Mostyn's Planet (W. Abdale) 0
Mr. Mostyn's Crozier (Ford) 0
Mr. Mostyn's Gabbler (Kitchener) 0
Mr. Sainsbury's Questionable (J. Sharpe) 0

Captain Delm6 na Resolution (Pettit) 0
Mr. R. Bulkeley's Montpcnsier (Butuby) 0
Bedlam did not start.
Won by a length. Thirty•two ran.

IRISH BAcoN.—We are given to understand that
the bacon which is received from the sister island, having
been cured in, and being the original production of that
country, is of a much better description that was formerly
the case, not in the quality of the meat, which was always
of an excellent de,cription, but in the mode in which the
article is prepared, being divested of a great deal of the
coarse fat which causes it to be somewhat unpalatable,
especially when compared with that prepared in Wiltshire
and other English counties celebrated for its production,
and less esteemed than that cured in our own country.
Now that the vast alterations in the tariff have caused the
introduction of so large a quantity of bacon in a cured state
from the United States of America, and also from Holland
and many of the German States of Europe, this was no
doubt found to be advisable and necessary in order to pre-
vent the diminution of the trade in a branch of supply of so
much importance td Ireland ; and the consequence is, that
owing to the great scarcity of bacon which has existed
throughout the winter, consequent upon the intense heat of
the past summer preventing the cure of the usual home
,isfilicrtaio:
supplies, anti completely- spoiling a considerable quantity
that which was prepared, the call for Irish baconl: has
been great, and it has been introduced into doinesticusebiTi
the most respectable quarters with ver ,
IREFIELD MURDERS.—B;IRgEreraf
77.d1--rsil'urEchceesrAseimains of the deceased Mr. and Mrs. Wraith were
unfortunate
tELsapt
interred here in one grave, and those of their
servant maid, Caroline Ellis, in another, on Saturday, amidst
a large concourse of spectators. It is not true, as reported,
that the mother of Ellis died suddenly in consequence of the
news that her daughter was murdered having been commu-
nicated to her. She,
however, is very ill, her illness arising
from the shock to her nervous
which has befallen her child. system by the awful death
We have much pleasur •
e in stating that Lord
Clarendon has be
en prevailed
Lieutenancy of Ireland, v upon to accept the Lord-
Lord Besborough. It
is acant by the lamented decease of
as President of the Board of rumoured that he will be succeeded
Trade by Mr. Labouchere, at
present Secretary for Ireland.
for-
mally appointed at the Council Lord Clarendon will be
Palace ,____
_,,,. to be held at Buckin,ham
Lu uWITOW ' -
. ... in,:'S. iv 1
I

A DEVONIAN IN THE FAR. WEST.
CINCINNATI.
The following are extracts from a letter, dated Feb.
20th, 1847, recently received by a gentleman of Ash-
burton, from a friend of his residing in the United
States of America, who left the neighbourhood of .Ash-
burton, about two years since. He resides at Cheviot,
mar Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio:—
" I am sorry to hear of the distress at present existing
in Ireland, and some parts of Scotland. I would fain
hope that the accounts I have read in the Cincinnati
newspapers are exaggerated, although they are said to
be extracts from the English and Irish papers; however,
if only ono half is true, the suffering and misery must
be intense. Meetings have been held at many place'
(already) in this country, and no doubt will soon become
general, to devise the best means of relieving the distress
of the poor Irish. A meeting was held a few days since
in Cincinnati, convened by the Mayor; 4,000 dollars ere
subscribed on the spot, and committees were appointed
for the different wards to receive subscriptions, either n
money or provisions. One provision merchant offered ;e,
give 1,000 in provisions, provided that nine others woe!d
do the same; which noble offer will, no doubt, meet with
the required response, in order to lessen the misery
'jiie old
attendant on famine in that unhappy country. T.belie.
adage 'ltis an ill wind that blows nobody geed; is te
of
rally true, as it regards America; as in consequence
crop
the scarcity of grain, and the failure of the potato crop
in Europe, millions of dollars will be added to the Yawl
of the crops and provisions of the United States,e"
perhaps no portion of it will derive so great an
advan-
tage in proportion as this western part of the countrT.-;
it is the Western States that the bulk of the supplies
must come from. Hence there is an advance vary.lolls.
from 15 to 30 per cent. on almost all kinds of agricthiltat,
ral produce here, within the last few months' , env/
last fall, was, sold for 45 to 58 cents per bushel, "
t fetches 80 cents (a cent is about the value of an Eng Ist!
halfpenny). Indian corn, at the same time, sold for 25
cents; it now fetches 35 per bushel (that is, in the ea)!
Potatoes are also advanced from 37 to 50 cents per,
bushel. Beef from 4 to 6 cents per lb. Pork about
the same. Mutton is not much thought of here ; the
quality in general is certainly very inferior but the
English, consequently it is but little in demand; but tne
beef and pork are as good as can be desired; moreovq,
poultry is exceedingly plentiful and cheap, and generalll
good. Cincinnati is a rapidly increasing place; there
have been great improvements in the short time that a
have known it ; independently of the additions node to
it, old buildings have been taken down, and (Abieel
erected on the same sites more suitable for the wan,;
the inhabitant, and corresponding to its growing "aTi;
portance. It is estimated that Cincinnati and U8,611°1.10
contain at least a population of 100,000; thirty
ago, the population was only 9,000. It has been as
tained that there have been upwards of 1,200 houses •
year on an average added to it for many years pasts sla
years as many as 1,500 have been erected of all sorts so
sizes, as the means or the taste of the owners tearhanot
dictated, consequently, as you may suppose, there ohich
you
strangerw i witness that uniformity in the appearance of the buildings /I,rn
fersosminthtehoeldtoewonons
trayn,dceiintieeisnnofstiEngland. -
where indications of i's mushroom growth. Presents miles
" I have bought a small farm, 37f acres, five m
ete
from Cincinnati, close on a turnpike road ; it cost
oleo,
4,000 dollars. I let out all that is under tillage in she is
I receive one-half of the produce in lieu of rent ;
is a very common practice here indeed almost gent'''l
what is in grass I keep myselt, and feed cattle on.
" I am happy to say that in my circumstances 14
perfectly easy and independent ; the anxiety, too, 14",.
I sometimes used to feel when in England in reference
every,
providing for my numerous family., is now entirely
moved. It is my intention to give ray boys h
education, and then they must fight their way through
the world—this I have ever impressed on their min
and as satisfied am I that every industrious, 0,?_171,
active, and steady person, who is attentive to hust.ll:4,
(be it what it may), might secure the comforts era
and be comparatively independent, as that two an `l
make four. The plain matter of fact is, in this count(',
there is room, ample room for all ; here an increase
tie
population is an increase of wealth, by auginentiefuxii-
demand for the necessaries, the comforts, and the
ries of life. But I must beg here not to be inisunero
stood—let no one suppose, that by coming to Acne his
he is to be wealthy without a corresponding effort oasnwa
part ; no, the idler, the drundard, the inattentive, .01
indolent will find that money is as difficult to he b
without using the proper means as in the old counatrvy;
but to those who are industrious, persevering, *lna erti.
in the outset are willing to forgo some of the conVss
ences, which an old country must necessarily posse
a far greater degree than a newly-settled district, a
be content to practise self• denial to some extent for
time at least—l say to such, that in the WesterniSt
f not
there are abundant opportunities to acquire,
to
wealth, at least a competency and perfect independence.
How many small farmers are there that are known
you, and to me also, bordering on Dartmoor, that have
large families, who are careful, steady, hardworking
men, who are spending their best energies and the prime
of their life without bettering in the least their condition •
or circumstances in life, unable to do anything for their
children in reference to putting them into business, but
who, as soon as they get married, sink to a level with
the common day-labourer I How different would be
their prospects if they could only summon fortitude
enough to undergo a few hardships and privations for e
short time, to secure a future and permament good ;
those privations would refer to social matters almost
fear
ehx2teer u •
necessariesfi v el
starving
they -
ef
here—but
life—there
crle no
e•
—b u t
they
hi referencese,yhawn
human
hlndal3t
.evsepre
consistat.o f
”e"'
k ino food
of
e or
I
absence of suitable society pi incipally, and -
improve every year from the great influx of emigration,
and consequently the increase of population. I fancy
there are not many persons in England who possess
feelings similar to those of one of the first settlers in the
western country, on the vale of the Mississippi. It is
said of him that he retired scores of miles further bacl.
in the woods than any other person, built his but, and
resided there for some time ; at -last, being out on a
shooting excursion, he discovered that some other pers°lt.
had settled about fifteen miles from his own hut, a"
which he was exceedingly annoyed, and observed it sves
high time for him to start further,—it would not do, he
said,—he wanted elbow-room. Of course, I canner
vouch for the truth of this story; but after all Ido assure .
you that the extent of country here exceeds the eulnPrd:
hension of persons living in such a small spot as Eve° t•
I pereeive from the Commissioners' report for the sale o
public or Congress lands, there was remaining in the,
market, and unsold, up to June 30, 1845, the enormous
quantity of 133,307,457 acres in twelve of the western
and southern states. This report does not include .
Texas, which is as large as the kingdom of France, Ana
which is now incorporated, and part and parcel of the -
United States; so that I say, the extent of this country
almost exceeds comprehension. The length of the rivers,
too, corresponds in a measure with the extent of country;
thus, for instance, you can step into a steam-boat at
Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, and take a trip to the Gulf
of Mexico, 2,161 miles direct. From Pittsburgh to
New Orleans is 104 miles less, New Orleans being that
distance from the gulf. The Ohio river is 998 miles
long, the Mississippi is navigable for large boats more
than 2,000 miles, besides there are the Missouri, the
Illinois, and a host of others, navigable for a greater or
lesser distance. Perhaps you will think I am describing all
theotherwise
wtileeadvantages
sual
,dndh noneehpossess; d
eotfr tahefietrsfrom
first,
the
thec ldisadvantages.enjoyments
T; hgeereeo
na.wrci.ee,
the difficulty of procuring good domestic servants. With
respect to the first, I must say the very changeable
trying
na-
tare of the climate renders it at times,
aspeulallf
to those who are exposed to the open air, the changes
from heat to cold, and vice versa, are at times veil
suddenfor the
atuhderemxoemeeedtienrgtioy
thirty hours; we have had
vsaervere; it is no unusual thing
,although we,
has predomins
whole, yafrinomild 3wo.nttoer4Otadkeegnreeassitsl
adtar
e belowfall
ofa etrhoe,
ear
iwetis
the mild weat h
pleasantestweather
ther-
mometer at on one occasion, have had the
part of it in this country, it is then very pleasant. With,
regard to the difficulty of getting servant girls, you may
be sometimes two or three weeks without one—you
cannot get anything of a girl under a dollar and a half
(6s. 3d.) per week, and some first rate servants get Ss' 2".
or Bs. 4d. per week, and these are mostly Germane or
Dutch; consequently some of them do not speak English
or understand it very imperfectly indeed. Was
for these two drawbacks, we should not have a single
thing to detract from our enjoyments.
" As to feeling myself a stranger, I must candidly sal
that I felt myself equally as much among strangers in
Liverpool_as in. any city or town in America."
to his
[The writer need be under no apprehensions as it not
old friends, tho Dartmoor farmers, feeling the want of
society to be a bar in the way of emigration. So, also,
with respect to domestic servants—they would be equally
independent of conventionality.]— Western Time:,
NAVAL. INTELLIGENCE.

Woor,wicir, MAY 118.—The Terrible steam-frigates
Captain Ramsey, has her steam up, and will leave
Woolwich this afternoon for Greenhithe, to have her
compasses adjusted, and then proceed direct to Lisboa,
to join the squadron under the command of Admiral Sir
George Parker, K.C.B. In order that the Terrible
may be detained as short a time as possible on her pas'
sage to Lisbon, a collier will supply her with coals at
Greenhithe while her compasses are being adjusted,
which will prevent the necessity of calling at Porta-
mouth to take in coals. _ _

The Driver steam-sloop, Commander O. Hays (cap-
tain), arrived at Woolwich on Sunday, from Ports-
mouth and the East India station.
CHATHAM, MAY 18.—The Samarang, 26 guns, sailed
yesterday to Sheerness, with a crew made up from the
Ordinary, in charge of the second master-attendant, Mr.
Northcoat. She will sail fur her destination (Gibraltar)
in a few days.
Two ordnance gun-boats belonging to this port were
engaged the whole of yesterday in conveying guns front
the gun wharf to her Majesty's ship Howe, lilting at
Sheerness. The number of guns taken away are 120
:32-pounders and 6 lung sixty-eights.
This morning the head limners of the 2d battalion
60th Royal Rifles marclaid from the garrison at six,
o'clock, Cu route for Maidstone, from thence to proceeu
by railway to Chichester, under command of Major J.
Temple. The strength of the head-quarters consists of
12 sergeants, 8 corporals, 9 bugler:, and 163 privates.
The first division proceeded on the same route on
Monday the 17th, under command of Captain the Hon.
A. Hope.
At five o'clock this morning Lieutenant John Vio
O'Donnell, of the 96th regiment left this garrison for
Woolwich, to relieve Lieutenant Paul, of the 65t,h,
who is on board the convict ship Joseph Somes.
o
unexpected was Mr. O'Donnell's departure, that the ordet
for his removal was not issued until eight o'clock las
night.
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te9dt
01m7 t
thh, e and
eal depotstiatt
aal
nt
ai this
dg aarrrei afoot;
maerae,
into four company depots. The 17th is nearly 400 stroll'