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London, England, 1847-02-08 00:00:00

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/ore us. Government having failed in
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rescue of the captives. Captain Grover
Prst th
Without,P
•at the committee of Lloyd's tuld provide,
y, an M armed steamer tor the purpose, corn-
andell by: Captain Northwood, and dispatched at the
c 50•• 11112 q; a copy of his proposal to Lord Aberdeen. This
course • proceeding was at once respected by his Lord-
-8"113, lost no time in writing to the mother of one of
the suf is2rers, stating that Government would take steps
for the' tr deliv,rance, and the punishment of their captors.
Viaptar s Grover according suppressed the appeal he was
about t o make to the merchant! of London, Liverpo
4.114 Br i tol. The unfortunate men, after being in c -
tau y
tbout twelve months, owed at last their liberation
to the kind exertions of the master of a merchant vessel, t Isemonger. It was thus granted to the spirit
of
con:liner t .e, rather than to that of Government, to vindi-
cate the
,honour of the country. Repeated instances of
srratl
sp.:rit.
ar Absandonme nt must tend to stimulate the same
to yet farther exertions, while Captain Goner's
sugger,ts an extension of its authority and influ-
ence,l
hich c•annot fail of being beneficial in some high
places of the 'state."
flu:: Mirror contains several other excellent arti-
cles. Indeed, all the papers in the present number
are c)f: mcce than average merit.

TH ? MUSICAL HERALD. Part IX.
We are glad to perceive that Mr. Hogarth is re-
living sot ne of those classical pianoforte compositions
-were the delight of our younger days, but
Which are now never heard by any chance. He has
done th e cause of music good service by re-publish-
ing in this part the fantasia on the Russian air by
the Abi e Gelinek, who, as he justly observes, was
one of the most agreeable and popular pianoforte
compost ers of his day. We hope Mr. Hogarth will
enrich 1 he pages of the Musical Herald with some
more 01! Gelinek's powerful compositions. Classi-
cality, .ho wever, is not confined to the compositions
of by-g orws musicians. What, for instance, can le
more cliss sical, more harmonious, more graceful, than
Mr. Hog: irth's own trio, " Love is just like April
weather," which we find in the present number.
We hw fe, too, a very beautiful Tempo di
Minuett ~ by G. F. Graham, never before pub-
lished; :I,4esides a variety of other pieces, all of which
are goo( , and pleasant melange of musical gossip.

THE JEOPLE'6 ✓.I(7UILVAL. Vol. 11. Edited

by John Saunders.
Yavii 1g taken occasion to express our opinion upon
this per iodical, as it appeared from month to month,
there is little necessity to say more than that the
binding ; is elegant and appropriate, and that the
numl Jers," when collected together into a volume,
presen t a right goodly appearance. Besides, there is
no pos:tive necessity for saying more on the score of
ensurin g it the readers and subscribers it so well de-
serves : it is already so great a favourite with the
tnultit; ide, as to be able to dispense with any such
assists ace to its circulation. Still we are so fully
satisfir A with the talent visible in the pages of the
Peopt ;'s Journal, and so favourably impressed by
the g* merous and gentle tone with which the bulk of
its c, tntributions are written, that we should be
doing an injustice, both to it and to ourselves, did
vve m ,t make the acknowledgment. The people will
not b 3 losers by storing the volumes of the People's
Jourt al on their book-shelves.

RAILWAY REGISTER.
rrtle very valuable series of papers by Mr. Hyde
Clarke, on the subject of Indian railways, is continued
19 thi s number. As in several parts of India railways
will
come into competition with boat traffic, it is ne-
cessary
to be acquainted with the rates of charge per
boat, -in order to calculate the probability of the suc-
cess ct a railway. To this subject Mr. Clarke devotes
the p resent paper, which is a complete collection of
the statistics of boat traffic in India. There are
several other articles of great interest to the engineer-
ing an d the railway world, and in the Portfolio Mr.
Clarke continues his republication of the original
Pll)sPectuses of the various railway schemes.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY.
lIETROPOIAITAN STAKES. —lOO to 6 agst Bourton (taken)
—lOO t' 6 agst Pink Bonnet (taken)-100 to 6 agst Lady
Sarah (taken).
CHESTER Ctrr. —2O to 1 'agst Mendicant (taken)-23
t? 1 agst The Lamb-28 to 1 agst Bedlam-30 to 1 agst The
Flitch--30 to 1 agst Camera Obecura-35 to 1 agst Punch-
-50 to 1 agst Fitzwilliam (taken)-50 to 1 agst Sting (taken)
—5O to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes 50 to 1 agst Saltoun.
DEEM-15 to 2 agst Van Tromp-11 to 1 it,,st Epirote-
-14 to 1 egst Planet-20 to 1 agst Glentilt-33 to 1 agst
Conynr,ham (taken)-33 to 1 agst Sister to Cobweb colt-
-40 to 1 agst Wanota-50 to 1 agst Will-o'-the-Wisp (taken
freely ).
TILE CHESTER Cur.—lt appears that Smuggler Bill re-
mains in after all, making acceptances 109.
NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.—FRIDAY.
DERBY. —Rhadamanthus beat Valiant, and won the stakes.
TITS CUP.—Victor beat Dowager Queen, and won the Cup.
ciAKs.—Silesia and Daisy divided the stakes, after two
'undecided courses.
PORT STAKES.—Brutus beat Mainmast, and won the stakes.
.EXNING STAKES.—Mentor beat Rosetta, and won the
'stakes.
BoTrisHAR STAKES.—Varna beat Mawworm, and won.
RUTLAXD STAKES,—Backsheesh beat Doubtful, and won
the stakes.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Sir C. Constable's stghds, Wed., West Newton.
-Baron Rothschild's stghds., Thurs., Hardwick-11.
Bedele hds., Wed., Hutton Conyers; Fri., Bedale--104.
Berkshire hds., Wed., Wittenham ; Fri., Longcott.
Cleveland hds., Thurs., Kildale.
Mr. Drake's hds., Tues., Stratton Audley ; Thurs., Ry-
cote Kennel ; Sat., Marston St. Lawrence.
Durham County hds, Wed., Kennels; Fri., Whitton-10i.
F. B. hds., Fri., Ladock Wood.
Hurworth hds., Tues., Croft Bridge ; Sat., Girsby Scar—
Oakley hds., Tues., Ravenham Bury; Thurs., Cranfield ;
Sat., Halsey Wood—M to 11.
Lord Parker's hds., Tues., Holton Stone-bits; Fri., Nur-
Seld Common-10i.
Puckeridge lids., Wed. Widdington ; Sat., Cumbelowe--
1014.
Scnnington lids., Tues., llelmsley ; Fri., Dalby.
Tindale lids., Thurs., Nafferton.
Mr. Watson's hds., Wed., Ulgham Grange Wood; Fri.,
linnriding-101,4.
York and Ainsty hds.. Tues., Ribston Park ; Thurs., Cop-
grove; Sat., Skelton-10%.
Carlisle lids, Wed., Hallway House, Dalston Road ; Fri.,
Coathill.
Eansont hrrs., Wed., Birkbythore; Sat., Great Salkeld-
-101,4.
Cumberland lids., Thurs., Armthwaite--111,x.

THE POTATO DISEASE.

On Saturday evening, a conversasione was given by
Professor Smee at his residence, No. 7, Finsbury Circus,
at which a considerable number of scientific gentlemen
present.
The subject which formed the principal attrac-
tion of the evening was an exhibition of the potato plant
in various stages of the disease—from the incipient affec-
tion of the plant to the matured form of the evil. Po-
werful microscopes were arranged round the room,
through which could be seen the various species of the
aphis rastator—the insect whose ravages have caused the
failure of the crop during the last year. The appear
ance it presents is very much the same as that
presented by the common flea, when viewed
through a powerful magnifying medium, but the insect
is not one twentieth part of the size. There were seve
specimens of the infected plant sent by the R!ght
Bon. Charles Shaw Lefevre, the Speaker of the House
of Commons, and the appearance presented by them,
when viewed by the naked eye, was exactly the same as
that presented by plants from other parts of the king
dom, but the form of the insect appeared to vary wit,
the district. Another source of attraction was the va-
rious domestic vegetables, prepared so as to form bread
exactly resembling the ordinary wheaten bread. Th 4.
vegetable substances from which the various kinds
Of bread were formed were—the white beet root,
the carrot, the mangold wurzel, the Icelatei
Moss, the artichoke, the sweet-potato, the Indian
corn, common rye, the turnip, common barley, common
beet-root, sweet beet-root, the parsnip, and though la t,
not least, bread prepared from hay—a sweet smelling
and not unpalataile food. The Iceland moss bread alone
was nauseous, all the other varieties were well tasted, and
presenting the appearance of the ordinary loaf, and in-
dicating by the smell the vegetable from which it was
prepared. By way of washing down these novel kinds
of food, a jug of ale prepared from sugar was introduced,
and although not disagreeable, it certainly did not realise
an Englishman's idea of Barclay, Perkins, and Co.'s pre-
paration. There were various instruments, showing the
application of galvanism to medical purposes, and Pro
fessor Smee's ether inhaler was x hibited. A descrip-
tion of this instrument has alreadye
appeared in the
Illustrated London News ,;and
to describe it any farther. I
and therefore it is unnecessary
.is sufficient to say, that
from its simplicity and portability, it bids fair to super-
sede any other instrument ofitii;devkeind ever produced.
Mr. Saunders, of the Morning
n g etentailmot
to inhale the ether, and after the la se of a "r'
was
the fiat
to
complete insensibility was produc. Otbn:r
were then subjected to the influence of the ether, aenmd
in
one instance, after inhaling the vapour for 45 seconds,
perfect insensibility was produced, which lasted rather'
more than two minutes and a half. There were various
Specimens of the electro statues introduced, and some
beautiful Daguerreotype views were placed round the
room. Refreshments on an ample scale were provided
for the visitors, of whom there were, in the course of the
evening, no less than 150 present. The parties all lett
apparently much gratified with the entertainments,
rich were materially enhanced by the Itinthe ei of
Professor Smee and Dr. Mullinder, in explaining the
various objects of curiosity to the visitors.

The chairmanship of the Primitive Wesleyan
Methodist Society of Ireland is vacant by ,
the lamente I
death of the venerable Adam Averill, contemporary
celebrated Jan Wesley at the patriarchal age of of the
ninety-
three years.—Leeds Mercury.
The Share market on Friday remained
cent state, business being limited in its extent, •
riation in prices consequently very trifling. The dividends
declared by some of the old companies at the half-yearly
iann(3l t(iliteliNe-sa--
meetings now holding are highly satisfactory, indicating the
soundness of railway investments, and must, we think, pre-
vent any further permanent decline in the value of this class
of property, unless unforseen circumstances cause a further
pressure in the money market.—Leerls Mercury.
COAST GUARD.--On Sunday last the Vulcan re-
Penvenuezance , steam
with a
mennd the Gform overnor revenue cutter, arrived at
to a coast guard station on the
Western Green, to be commanded by Lieut. Poynter, R.N.,
now in command of the Sylvia cutter, at present engaged
protecting the oyster fishery at Ilelford. The different coast-
guard stations in the western district are to be strengthned
by additional men.-0n Monday the Eagle revE.nue cutter,
arrived at Penzance, where she will be stationed until the
new cutter in course of building shall have been completed
end ie Toed in
ho rw-uen her.. West Briton.