The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-25 00:00:00

THE SUN',

THE MURDER OF THE DUCHESS

DE PR ASLIN.
The announcement of several of the journals of
the arrival in Paris on Saturday of Marshal Sebas-
tiani was erroneous. The Marshal, it appears, had
quitted Geneva for Nice before the melancholy news
of the assassination of his daughter could reach him,
and, consequently, it was impossible for him to arrive
in Paris so soon as has been stated. The body of
the Duchess was removed on Sunday morning, at six
o'clock, to a vault under the church of the Made-
line. It was accompanied by her utcles, the Duke
de Coigny, and General Sebastiani, and two other
members of the family. A mass was performed
immediately after the body had been placed in the
vault. It will remain there until the arrival of
Marshal Sebastiani.
We read in the Debots—" The Duke de Praslin is
said to be still suffering from his attempt to poison
himself. Three phials have been found in his chamber,
one of which was still filled with nitric acid,
another contained a white powder, which has been
ordered to be analysed, and the third had contained
laudanum, which it is believed the Duke had drunk.
Every possible precaution is taken at the Luxem-
bourg to prerent his making any further attempt
upon his life. Dr. Louis, his own physician, and Dr.
Rouget de Saint Pierre, physician to the Luxem-
bourg, are in attendance upon him."
Of the nine children of the unfortunate Duchess
de Praslin, the eldest daughter is alone married.
She is the wife of a rich Piedmontese gentleman,
with whom she lives usually at Turin. The second
daughter, aged eighteen, set out on the day of the
murder to meet her grandfather, the Marshal. The
four others have been taken to their grandmother,
Mdme. de Praslin. They are ignorant of the crime
imputed to their father. M. Edgard de Praslin,
brother of the prisoner, was, when the murder took
place, at the Chateau de Praslin, which has re-
mained the property of the eldest son of the family,
and where he this summer occupied a pavillion. He
has conducted there the three sons of the accused.
Mdlle. Sebastiani had brought to her husband in
marriage upwards of 100,000 f. a year, from the
mother's side. She afterwards obtained as much
more by the death of an aunt. M. de Praslin, on
his side, possessed about as great a fortune. They
had, in addition, to expect all the fortune of Mar-
shal Sebastiani, and of General Tihurce Sebastiani,
the uncle, who has no children, and their share in
the fortune of the Dowager Duchess de Praslin.
The following affecting account is given of the
manner in which the Duchess Dowager de Praslin,
who is nearly blind, has been made acquainted with
the death of her daughter-in-law, whom she loved
most tenderly. She was at first informed that her
unfortunate daughter had been murdered by rob-
bers. Upon this she desired that her son might
come to her, and they would mourn together. Ex-
pressing her extreme surprise that he did not come
to her, it became necessary to make her gradually
and cautiously acquainted with the truth. Upon
this she sunk into a state of complete despair. At
the time of the marriage of the Duke de Praslin he
was twenty-one years of age, and _Mdlle. Sebastiani
only eighteen. Her hand had been promised to the
Duke de Fitzjames, but a difference upon questions
of interest unfortunately put a stop to a union which
in all respects was most desirable.

SIR HARRY .SMITH.—We learn from the subscrip-
tion paper which has been lying for a few days at the
Royal Exchange, Glasgow, that the sum of 3201. has
been subscribed for the purpose of presenting this dis
tinguished officer with some testimonial from the citizens
of Glasgow, seeing that they are not to have the pleasure
of entertaining him at a public dinner.
SUNDERLAND DOCK.—On Monday at noon the
half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this under-
taking was held at the Exchange-buildings. In the ab-
sence of Mr. Hudson, M.P., the chairman of the com-
pany, Mr. C. Bramwell presided. The report stated that
the execution of the undertaking was progressing rapidly
and satisfactorily. Since' the last annual meeting in
February, Mr. Rendell had made his survey and report,
in accordance with which the immediate executien of the
open basin, the half-tide basin, and the dock to the ex-
tent of 20 acres, has been determined on, and several
preliminary contracts have been executed, and the half-
tide basin and dock itself has been recently contracted
for. The financial report showed their receipts, to the
30th June last, to have been 21,6771. 18s. 11d.; their
aggregate expenditure 18,1721. 19s. 9d., leaving a ba-
lance of 3,5041. 19s. 2d.; but since that period nearly the
whole of the first call has been received.
FIRE AT WRITTLE.—The cry of " fire" was again
heard in our streets, to the great alarm of the inhabi-
tants, on Saturday last, a messenger arriving soon after
one A.M., requiring the assistance of the engines at the
Lordship Farm, Writtle, the property of the Right Hon.
Lord Petre, and in the occupation of Mr. Lucking. Be-
fore, however, the progress of the element could be
stayed, a cow shed, in which were four calves, and a
barn containing a small quantity of tares, with some
peas, were consumed, the animals perishing in the flames.
A haulm wall then took fire and a large haystack
ignited, the greater part of which was included in the
work of destruction. Fortunately there was little wind
during the conflagration or several large corn stacks
must have fallen a prey to the flames. The buildings
and stock are insured in the Essex Economic, and the
loss is roughly estimated at 4001.—Essex Herald.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—Yesterday the trustees
obtained possession of all the houses required in Great
Russell-street for the erection of the east wing of the
Museum, including the extensive buildings belonging to
the Clerical, Medical, and General Life Assurance Com-
pany, clearing the ground entirely to Montagu-street,
Russell-square.
ORKNEY ELECTlON.—Thursday the 19th being the
day appointed for the nomination of candidates for the
representation of the combined counties of Orkney and
Zetlan6, the town of Kirkwall presented a scene of great
animation. At the hour appointed both candidates
made their appearance, each accompanied by a large
procession of voters and others—Mr. Pandas, from the
house of Mr. Gold, Grainbank; and Mr. Anderson,
from M'Donald's Hotel. The latter gentleman sported
blue banners—the former yellow and orange. James
Baikie, Esq., of Tankerness, nominated Mr. Dundas as
a proper person to represent them in Parliament, which
was seconded by W. Trail], Esq., of Woodwick. Samuel
Laing, jun., Esq., of Papdale, proposed Mr. Anderson;
seconded by Dr. Scott, of Melby.i The two candidates
then severally addressed the electors, and, on a show of
hands being taken, the sheriff declared it to be in favour
of Mr. Anderson. A poll was demanded, which was ap-
pointed to take place on the 25th and 26th instant.—
Caledonian Mercury.
The apprehension of further disasters arising out
of those which have recently occurred was this morning
shown to have been well founded, by the announcement
of the suspension of Messrs. Castellain, Sons, and Co., a
fiem of old standing, and one deservedly held in estima-
tion. For some days the position of the house had been
a matter of anxiety, in consequence of the heavy blow
inflicted upon it by the failure of Fraser and Co., of
Antwerp; but a general hope was entertained that it
-might be able to surmount the severe consequences of
that event. The liabilities are stated at 145,0001., and
the nominal assets at about 135,0001., although, of course,
these will show a considerable depreciation in the wind-
ing up. It may be added that there has rarely been a
failure which has caused more sincere regret, the mis-
fortune having fallen upon Messrs. Castellain, not from
any speculations of their own, but from misplaced confi-
deuce in their foreign correspondents.—Times.
COMMITTAL OF A WOMAN FOR MURDER AT
BIR-
MINGHAM.—On Monday night an inquest was held,
before J. B. Davies, Esq., borough coroner, on the body
of a female infant child, said to have been reurdtred,
and most inhumanly mangled, by its unfortunate mother,
a woman named Elizabeth Steadman. It appeared that
the prisoner lived as servant, the last two months, at the
Hope and Anchor, Caroline-street. Her mistress, hav-
ing suspicion that she was in the family way, questioned
her, but she denied the fact. On Thursday last, she was
taken ill, and went to bed, still persisting that she was
only labouring under a cold, for which she required some
warm drink. This was supplied to her, and in a short
time after she got better, and removed to another bed.
It, however, eventually turned out that the unhappy
being was delivered of a child, which was afterwards
found concealed in the privy of the house, cut up into
several pieces. The whole of the evidence, unfit for
publication, having been gone through, the jury, this
morning (Tuesday), at one o'clock, returned a verdict of
murder against the prisoner. Three of the jury refused
to sign the inquisition, but the prisoner was committed
to take her trial at the next assizes, for the murder of
the infant.
SHOCKING SERIES OF MURDEROUS ATTACKS BY A
MADMAN.—A man named Jean Thomas, formerly a
sailor, aged 41, ran through the streets of Bordeaux, on
Sunday morning, with a knife in his hand, stabbing
every person he met. This man had long been subject
to monthly epileptic attacks, and was once before guilty
of acts of violence on a woman who lived with him. For
a length of time, however, he has been quiet, until
Sunday last, when, after ill using a woman who prepared
his food, he snatched up a long knife, with which he left
the house. He then entered an omnibus, concealing the
weapon in his sleeve. When the vehicle stopped, he
suddenly fell on one of the passengers and stabbed him;
he then attacked one of the horses with the utmost fury,
and actually bit the animal in the nostril. Being now
thoroughly roused by the sight of the blood which he
had caused to flow, he ran amuck through the adjoining
streets, wounding successively a
who woman, having a child
in her arms; another woman, had three of her
fingers cut off; next, another woman, whom he stabbed
dangerously; next, a Mme. P., who keeps a diligence-
office, and her daughter, whose life is in danger, and
several others. A workman named Roche at last ven-
tured to oppose the madman, and succeeded in taking
him prisoner, though not without receiving a slight
wound in the hand. The number of persons wounded is
not lose than ten or twelve. The next day Thomas was
twice interrogated, and replied to all questions with
great sang froid.
FATAL CARRIAGE ACClDENT.—Yesterday Mr. W.
Baker held an inquest at the Queen Adelaide, Hackney•
road, on the body of Henrietta Phillips, aged five years,
daughter of Mr. Joseph Phillips, a clerk in a mer-
chant's house. Alderman Thomas Sidney, M.P., de-
posed
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THE OCCUPATION of FERRARA
BY THE AUSTRIANS.
We received yesterday a supplementary sheet of
the Corriere Livornese of the 16th inst., which sup-
plies the following interesting particulars relative to
the occupation of Ferrara by the Austrian forces :
" (From private Italian letters.)
"FERRARA, AUG. 13.
"To-day, at half-past one o'clock, r sr., the Aus-
trian troops occupied the posts of the grand guard
and the gates of the city. It now only remains for
them to occupy the posts of the prisons and the resi-
dence of the Cardinal Legate, who has loudly pro-
tested against this new act of hostility. The city is
deeply agitated.
" (From another letter.)
"At half-pat one the Austrians took possession of
the posts of the Place Publique, and the four gates of
the city. The post of the castle remains in the hands
of the Pontifical Volunteers, and those of the prisons
in the hands of the National Guard. The occupation
was first demanded by an Austrian major, accom-
panied by two adjutants and escorted by a picket of
cavalry, in the name of the General-Commandant of
the Austrian forces in the city and citadel of Ferrara.
A similar requisition was addressed to his Excellency
the Cardinal Legate, in a manner very improper and
insulting to our Sovereign the Cardinal, and the city
itself. His Excellency refused to cons-nt to the de-
mand, and only yielded to force, not without loudly
protesting against it. Words, however, are impotent
against fixed bayonets. Besides, the tighter the Gor-
dian knot is tied the more easily it will be severed.
If the invasion advances a little further, I believe that
the flames will burst forth.
" (From a third letter.)
"Early in the morning of the 13th four Austrian
officers presented themselves to the Cardinal Legate,
to apprise him of a military manoeuvre which they
were about to execute in the city by order of their
Government, and invited him at once to publish a
notification for the purpose of tranquillising and pre-
paring the public mind in Ferrara for the evolution
in question. The Cardinal replied, that he would not
deceive his Ferrarese fellow-subjects, not being able
to give credence to their words ; and urged them not
to violate the pacts of treaties, protesting against the
Austrian Government for all the consequences. The
Austrians left, uttering menaces.
" At about half-past twelve o'clock, P.M. two bat-
talions entered the city with lighted matches and va-
rious pieces of artillery • they occupied the posts,
driving out the Pontificial soldiers.
" [Another letter has just reached our office from a
correspondent in whose good faith the utmost reliance
may be placed, which, whilst it concurs in the main
part of the above report, gives a different version of
the details relative to the notification—that the Car-
dinal did not refuse, but on the contrary requested
time for deliberation, &c. We deem it advisable to
print our correspondent's letter at full length :—]
" Here we are, in the power of the Austrians, or
rather the city is in their power. This morning, at
eleven o'clock, two Austrian battalions, one of chas-
seurs, and the other of Hungarians, on the left, and
a body of hussars on horseback, drew up on the
esplanade of our walls which is situate in front of
the Austrian fortress. On the right were stationed
three pieces of field artillery and the band ; at each
piece of artillery were posted the gunners on horse-
back with lighted matches. The guns of the fortress
were also pointed towards the city, and the gunners
stood prepared to fire them. The troops were made
to take an oath (I know not the nature of it). The
major of the chasseurs, with an adjutant and a decree,
proceeded to the residence of the Cardinal Legate, to
communicate to him the dispatch of their General,
who, in the most insolent manner and with new and
increased powers, demanded that the posts of the
Grand Guard in the Place Publique, and those of the
city gates, should be given up to him.
" This requisition was received by his Excellency
with that just indignation of which you may readily
form a conception. He replied to the major that he
was not the man voluntarily to surrender to any
foreigner the posts of a city which his Sovereign had
chosen to confide to his care ; they were aware that
he had no force adapted to offer any resistance to
their proposal ; they might do what they pleased, but
not dare to ask his consent, adding that he loudly
protested against this new act of violence ; and, in fact,
he caused a solemn protest to be drawn up, and imme-
diately dispatched a courier to Rome.
" The Legate then requested the Austrian officer
that the contemplated outrage might be at all events
postponed until the morrow, in order that he might
give notice to the inhabitants, and prevent the out-
break of any tumult or insurrection. The Austrian
replied that no delay could be granted, and returned
to his General.
"Two corps of infantry were then detached from
the battalions, and, accompanied by some hussars on
horseback, entered the streets of the city. One of
these corps directed its march to the Place, and, merely
because they heard a cry of Viva Pio Nono,' raised,
as they were passing under the Yolto del Cavallo, they
halted and made ready to fire upon the people. In
this manner they entered the Place. The confusion
which prevailed at this moment baffles any attempt
at description : the shops were shut in the twinkling
of an eye, and the benches of the venders of goods in
the Place withdrawn with magical celerity. The
Austrians drew up before the small body of volun-
teers under the Palais de Justice, disposing themselves
for the occupation of the guard post. Upon this the
few soldiers who were there sallied forth, and, without
rendering any military honour, repaired to the resi-
dence of the Legate, there to redouble the guard. At
the same moment the other body of Austrians pro-
ceeded in like manner to occupy the gates, and they
are now masters of these posts, and have four senti-
nels stationed there. It is said that several thousand
Austrians are already stationed along the line of fron-
tier, and another reinforcement of the garrison is ex-
pected here.
" The palace is still in the custody of the Volun-
teers, and the prisons in that of the citizens. The
afflicting state of the city is indescribable; to see our-
selves in the hands of the Austrians, without the
power of doing anything to liberate ourselves, is a
torment which will be readily understood and appre-
ciated by every Italian mind.'
The Journal des Debats publishes the protest of
Cardinal Ciacchi, which was couched in the follow-
ing terms :
" In the most holy name of God, under the ponti-
ficate of his Holiness Pius IX., Pontiff 0.M., fortu-
nately reigning the second year of his pontificate, of
our salvation 1847, and of the Roman indiction V.,
at Ferrara, chief town of the Legation, this day, Fri-
day, the 13th of the month of August.
" I, Dr. Elisea, son of the late Dr. Monti, ponti•
fical public notary, residing at Ferrara, in the street
of Giovecca, No. 2, in the parish of the Cathedral, by
order of his Eminence the Cardinal Legate of this
city, repaired to the castle, or palace, of the Govern-
ment, and there, in presence of the undersigned wit-
nesses, his Eminence Cardinal Ciacchi, apostolic
legate of the city and province of Ferrara for his
Holiness Pope Pius IX., our Lord directed me to
write under his dictation the following protest :
" ' Notwithstanding the protest which I addressed
on the 6th instant to his Excellency the Deputy-
Marshal Count Auersperg, commanding, in the name
of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, the fortress
and imperial troops, relative to the Austrian patrols
which traversed the city, a protest which I communi-
cated to the superior Government, from whom I
received an honourable approbation, as results from a
dispatch of the most eminent Cardinal Secretary of
State, dated the 9th instant, No. 72,725, Ist section,
a military deputation came to-day at noon in an
almost menacing attitude (in aspetto quasi minnac-
cioso) to present me a paper, written by the said
Deputy-Marshal, stating" that a dispatch from Milan
of his Excellency the General-in-Chief, Count Ra-
detzki, dated the 11th of August, 1847, gave him
positive orders to occupy the granguardia (the prin-
cipal post in the place) as well as the gates of the
city of Ferrara, in conformity with the principles of
military service, and in perfect accord with our
undoubted right."
" ' That occupation was executed this very day, at
one o'clock P.M., and as I consider that act as a
manifest violation of the sacred rights which his
Holiness and the Holy See possess over the city and
province of Ferrara, and not wishing by my silence
to impair those rights, in my quality of representative
of the Holy See, and apostolical legate of the city and
sovereignty
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with the communal magistrate of this city, and
another with the Apostolic Legation, in perpetual
memory of the fact. Prepared, read, and published
in a loud, clear, and intelligible voice by rae, the unsl, r-
signed notary, in the Castle of Ferrara, in an apart-
ment of an upper floor, having three windows looking
on the square of La Pace, in presence of the most
excellent and most illustrious advocate Flaminius,
son of Pierre Bottoni, residing in the parish of St.
Btienne ; and of Dr. Francois Marie, son of the late

We have received files of papers from Cape Town
to the 12th of June. The South African Com-
mercial Advertiser, of that date, has an article on the
necessity of establishing roads and facilitating the
communication with the different parts of the colony,
from which we make the subjoined extracts. Any
person who carefully peruses Sir Peregrine Mait-
land's dispatches relative to the Kafir war of last
year, will at once perceive that the main difficulties
he had td contend with arose from the imperfection
of his communications, the uncertain arrival of his
supplies, and the consequent difficulty and danger of
moving small detachments of troops :
"In the absence of roads (says the Cope Town
Journal), order, discipline, cannon, ammunition waggons,
become positive incumbrances. In such circumstances
barbarism has a decided advantage over civilization.
The unencumbered Kafir, with his well-trained cattle,
has ample time to shift before the heavy approach of
the civilized force. It is like hunting quails with a
pack of hounds. And in the rugged defiles or craggy
and wooded drifts of the rivers, long trains of snail-
paced waggons offer an easy prey to the lurking and
invisible enemy.

__ is hoped that the lesson will not be thrown away.
points to the only means of holding Kafirland in
subjection. The chief instrument for its reduction is
the pickaxe, and the soldier and the levies' should be
at once armed with this irresistible weapon. Civilized
armies seek each other. Large cities, the vital parts of
an enemy, may be approached with any degree of
caution. But in dealing with barbarians you must add
wings, as it were, to your speed. You must be able to
turn him, or at least his cattle •, and, without broad
highways, prepared drifts, and these commanded by
forts, this is impossible.
" These military roads will often differ in their direc-
tion from commercial ones. The commercial road-
maker looks for levels. Where ver it is possible he
creeps along the bottoms of ravines and winds by the
bases of the hills. The military road must often
ascend the mountain top to avoid being commanded.
In as few places as possible must the line be within
reach of an ambush, or the forts that watch the passes
be overcrowded.
" Kafirland, in this respect, is not so difficult a coun-
try as many in Europe that had to be intersected by
roads for the process of conquest and civilization. There
are no swamps in Kafirland, nor are the forests such as
the Romans had to level in their progress northward
among the Gauls and Germans. These were the most
formidable obstacles to the march of civilization in
ancient times; and it was in overcoming them that the
legions and commanders evinced their superiority as
much in battle as in the management of campaigns.
" This is the more important, as Kafirland is to be
peopled with the naive Kafirs and Africans, under Bri-
tish dominion. This seems to be determined on, and
hence, for the safety of the col,,ny as well as for the more
speedy civilization of those people, safe, easy, and quick
access to every portion of the country becomes indis-
pensable to the ruling power.
" The physical subjugation of Kafirland, then, seems
to be the first step, not to be retracted, that a prudent
government will now take. The country itself must, to
use the Kafir phrase, be brought out of the bush.' Light
must be thrown into its recesses, it must be aired, and
great and small arteries of circulation conducted through
the whole mass of its territory. And in this work, not
only the regular soldiers, sappers and miners, with the
levies receiving pay, but the Kafir people and the new
settlers, should at once be engaged. The Kafirs are at
present suffering from want. a short time, it is
highly probable, they will be in the jaws of famine. The
new settlers, like all new settlers in savage lands, will
Aso have their share of suffering from privation. It is
impossible to see men dying of hunger without affording
them assistance, if in your power. But here assistance
should be given to able-bodied men, only through the
medium of public works. Some thousands of labourers
could thus he most profitably employed, without in any
way encroaching on the ordinary and necessary labour
of the colony, and skill and habits of application diffused,
not only without expense or loss, but with a gain to
the Government. As for the immediate outlay—what
would that be compared to the expenses of a war con-
ducted as the last has been? For one-half of the money
lost through the impracticable nature of the country
during the last twelve months, Kafirland could be made
accessible at every point, either for small parties in pur-
suit of cattle, or for troops to quell disturbances in their
birth.
" But these things are too obvious to escape the eye
of Government."

BEAUMONT LODGE.—This seat, possessing such
superior advantages of situation on the banks of the
noble Thames, and contiguous to the castle of Windsor,
with its park and forest, was originally built by Henry
Frederick Thynne, Esq., an ancestor of the present
Marquis of Bath, in the beginning of the last century,
who made it the usual place of his residence. The late
Duchess of Kent next possessed it, of whom it was
purchased about the year 1750, by the Duke of Rox-
burgh, for his son, the Marquis of Beaumont, whence it
seems to have acquired its present name; but in Rocque's
map it is called Bowman's Lodge. It was afterwards
the residence of his Royal Highness the late Duke of
Cumberland. The father of the present Marquis of
Normanby (then Lord Mulgrave) was some time an
inhabitant of it. The late Warren Hastings, Esq., the
Governor- General of Bengal,
then succeeded. He sold
it to Henry Griffiths, Esq., who pulled down the old
structure, except a part ot the west wing, and erected
the present mansion, which exhibits a new order of
architecture invented by Mr. Henry Emlyn. It was sold
to the late Viscount Ashbrook in 1805, who continued
to make it his residence till his decease, a few months
ago. The pleasure grounds consist ot nearly 150 acres,
rising in an easy ascent from the banks of the river to
an ornamental upland, comprehending a walk of nearly
two miles, part of it s fine winding terrace, to which is
unfolded a prospect of great variety, beauty, and inte-
rest; the principal feature consisting of the stately
towers of Windsor Castle,
with a fine range of wood
stretching on to the Forest; St. Leonard's Hill is also
seen. In the foreground the windings of the majestic
river Thames, and the vale through which it flows; and
in the distance the most lofty edifiees of the great
metropolis may be discerned.—From Neal's Views.—
[We observe that it is now advertised for sale by direc-
tion of the executors of the hte Lord Ashbrook.]
GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—The
tn' t.i;,s company
usual half-yearly meeting o
yes-
terday at their offices, 69, Lombard-street. Mr. Wilkin
took the chair. The directors' report, and a statement
of the accounts for the half year ending t was held
he 80th June
last, were read to the meeting. The report stated the
undiminished prosperity
of the company ; and in the
course of its reading was received with marks of the
greatest satisfaction by the proprietary. The customary
dividend being declared, the cordial thanks of the meet-
ing were voted to the chairman and directors for their
unremitting labours in promoting the interests of the
company.
ARREST OF A MURDERER IN AMERICA.—"About
two months ago a horrible murder was perpetrated near
Ballingarry. The unfortunate victim was a man named
James Walsh, and the murderers his wife and father- in-
law, Edward Brophy, who buried his body in the bed of
a river, where it was found a few days afterwards. The'
offenders immediately fled to America, taking deceased's
money with them ; they were, however, pursued by
Constable Connor, of the Ballingarry station, who suc-
ceeded in arresting Brophy at the Gore of Toronto on
on the 16th of July, Brophy being at the time, with
other Irish emigrants, lying in a shed in fever. Brophy
and his daughter will be conveyed to with and assn
isas
he has recovered from the malady whch he
affected.— 7 ipperary Free Press.
About four o'clock
FIRE IN CLARE MARKET.'
yesterday morning, the inhabitants of this densely popu-
lated neighbourhood were alarmed by a fire which was
discovered to be raging in the second floor of the house
No. 13, Clare-market, in the occupation of Messrs. Care
and Co, grocers. Owing to a stiff breeze which was
f
blowing at the time, fears were at one time entertained
the safety of the adjoining houses, but through the
prompt exertions of the firemen the flames were fortu-
nately confined to the floor in which they broke
ed. out,
The
and
which, with the first floor, are only damag
stock in trade is not injured, and the inmates were
aroused in time to make their escape. The origin of
the fire could not be ascertained.
The Manchester Regatta commenced its three
days' annual sports on Monday, and there was a large
day. There were five. The
company collected on tbo banks of
Irwell to witness
the races contested on that
Trial Stakes for youths under 18 years of age, the win-
ners to receive 5/.; the Chadwick Cup, value 25/., with a
greatest interest was that for the
sweepstakes of 15s. each crew; the Stanhill-hall Stakes
three four-oar gigs, in one of
of 10/., with a sweepstakes of 10s. added; a sculling
match for 21. 10s.; and the Irwell Stakes of 20/. The
race
Chadwickwhichexcited
Cup,
which, the Princess and Britannia, Rowing Club's gig
No. 3, the strokesman was Robert Newell, better known
on the Thames than in the north. The other boats
were the Little Wonder and the Lightning. The course
is a mile up the river, going through one arch of one of
the nearest of the Manchester bridges, and returning
through the other arch to the starting point. The Little
bettwheeen
Wonder had the " crack" crew, including Thomas
M'Cormick, George Collings, S. Wood, and Henry ut A 1
for stroke, and the betting was floe,
too ne in their
favour. All the boats got well off, and went at so great
a pace that Lightning very soon found herself " no-
where," in sporting phraseology, and gave up the con-
test. There was a fine struggle at the commencement of
the second mile between the other two boats, but Little
Wonder, which had kept about a length ahead from
nearly the beginning, gradually widened the distance,
and won by about three lengths. The races were all
well contested, and the large company congregated to
witness them were app
new
much gratified. These
sports are comparatively
new to Manchester people, this
being the fourth year since the establishment of them in
that town. There were to be four races yesterday, and
one of them, for the Ellesmere Plate of 251. in specie,
being "open to the world," numbers amongst the extol s
one from Loch Lomond.
Rear-Admiral Phipps lit,rnby has b?en appointed
to the command in the Pacific, to succeed Sir George
Seymour, and will hoist his flag in the Asia, 84 guns, at
Sheerness.