The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-19 00:00:00

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this system, and while they were waking alterations t
vourable to navy officers, they ought at least tog
an inquiry into the grivances which the officers ia 1,1
army unanimously complained of.—(Hear, hear.)
esl't
all events he said it was unfair of a liberal Governor
of
to continue so exorbitant a system, and he entertain
the hope that at no far distant day it would be ent
abolished.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") Ile h
•
that the Noble Lord at the head of the o._ev-'lO.
ment would see the jdstice of concurring IP this
views. The Hon. Member concluded by moving:4
the House, on Wednesday. next, resolve itself into ad,
Committee to consider the propriety of adopting an
dress to her Majesty on this subject.
The question having been put, A viir
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the Cowman
Chief was anxious that the old system should
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tinued, and he trusted that the Hon. Member Ow
press his motion.

General EVANS explained. finig
Mr. FIUME was opposed to the motion. No co—
¢1
paid such liberal remuneration to its soldiers asi-nu of
and we might dispense with the greater portion 0
army.

( LEFT SITTING.)

RAILWAY COMMITTE
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS. no,
MANCHESTER. AND SOUTHAMP_:
The Committee met this morning at eleven o'cl°'
Monteagle in the chair.
Mr. Lea, proprietor of salt works at Droitwich, e sou
by Mr. JAMES—Supplied a great quantity of salt t°ed Os!,
ampton and other towns in that district. Estima,tntirss,v‘
30,000 tons of manure salt would be used along the `-„4
the line if it were made, instead of 4,000 or 6,000 tons 700'
The break of gauge at Gloucester prevented in a grey
sure the transmission of manure salt to the south. no At';
Mr. Mallinson, woolstapler at Cirencester—lf the,!..,,,e0,;
made farmers would use it for the purpose of sena..l"re'ora"
wool to Cirencester, where it was started, and aile
transmitted to the north to be manufactured.
in
Mr. Allday, catt!e dealer at Solihule, and VI ill w,i
cattle for consumption in the north at the marketilne&
towns traversed by the line, said he should use the S,A,uw
that it would save him a considerable sum. J 3005 s
sheep in the course of ir year, and about 100 beasts
all of which were for consumption in the north. woe
Mr. Churchill, proprietor of the Plough at Cile'or:,
considered that the passenger traffic would be materiree"
creased between that town and Southampton if the 13
made.

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CAPE OF GOOD 800

DEFEAT OF THE KAFFig!ce
Important intelligence has just arrived frost ''';(fooe'
of Good Hope. The advices reach to the 16th °lnger
They state that the Kaffirs had been defeated le —oclef
gagement at Fish River. The attack took place 1-,00
Colonel Somerset, ,and the fighting lasted five "wet
Tltere was loss on both sides, but the ligi6r3

without doubt, experienced a severe check.
the
sill'
Sir Harry Third]. is stated to be wounded in "
and Captain Walpole in the thigh and neck. toilet
The accounts were brought by the Windsor,it 0
off Falmouth, from Calcutta, she having reeeirs
wtouching at St. Helena, some letters and PaPeciire,
the Harmony which had arrived there from the
Times.

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GREAT ROWING MA TCg -F.rAy°
TWO HUNDRED POUNDs.(THIS
A OS'
THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE 1114-- 0;1
This great aquatic contest, which has crelitof°t
much sensation, and been the theme of coureiti ober/
some time, between Charles Campbell 513'
Coombes, for 1001. a-side and the championship
Thames, came off this afternoon. ° a f °tltho
Campbell, it will be recollected by a 0131"
siiato
readers, h-

nas not made his appearance in pk
beat Coombes, in a scullers match, some few Yea,en id
until the late Thames Regatta. Coombes has "siislel
almost daily practice, having won several matcheso°l9,
and one very recently on the Tyne, beating, catb'
Both men have been in practice ever 0.410
match was made, Campbell having worked cl",, cote
superfluous flesh, and both appeared in excellent'
dition. •
Messrs. Cowden and Wentzell constructed the
17,°110:
for both men, being built of ceder. Coombes's 13004
30 feet long, and Campbell's the same length,
.but.al"ij
pouns
powiudnerdsa,tatnhde main-thwart, ain
Campbell's- thw a r t,
43 Cootnbes's boat weighing
The start took place
ex shore, and CO
Campbell being on the Middles
at half-past twelve prectrvi
on the Surrey. fel/
For the first dozen strokes the men kit 1)
together, when Campbell missed a stroke Vinedf
left hand, and Coombes obtained a slight teja
which he improved on. At Hammersroith.bridge,r,or
one minute a-head, hO still improved on 'o'og
bell, the latter man not setting his boat, and see Veil'
all abroad in an outrigger, but he still tried hi boe‘
Coombes rowed. very easy, arriving at the wiunilf per
one minute and three-quarters before his opPol'eli
forming the distance in twenty-seven minutes.
The attendance was very great, the shore tbey aj
thronged with spectators, and an immense null'
cutters, steamers, &c., were on the river.

,NCO.
SPORTING INTELLI6I,-
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
fisdi
YORK AUGUST MEETING. tp,
Annrwas.—Lady Alice, Ada, The Hero, F,b,l„issy, Posl•
Wildair, Sheraton, Psalmsinger, Miss Sarah, u—,reet°,ir
Ells, Example, Coheiress, Legacy, Satyr, Flatter'', 13401,
ler, Robin Burns, Columbus, Arthur, Camera Obse11; 'coooo
ton, Tobacconist, Farthing Candle, Slander, 17.1 Te,
Bendigo, Socrates, Cheapside, Benina, Bit, Nibbleor,
filly, Dipthong, Little Nell, Limestone, Picaroellatepbel;dy
web filly, Pink Bonnet, Tim Whiffler, George 13 Red
Skater colt, Helias, Golightly, Wrestler, Mer,,teiadVolli
man, Burlesque, Coal Black Rose, The Cosse,c,'siag ""orli
Robin, Jinglepot, Connaught Ranger, lago, and
colt, Shelforth, Sir Martin, L'Hirondelle _
all those entered for the following plates and eta.'

WEDNESDAY.
Light'
e D Stakesr3re'°'
Lady Alice, 3 yrs—Th Ada,undas 3 yrs--The. Fiero, 5 3 eri3
vra
ning, syrs—Philip, 6 yrs—Lady Wildair, 4 yrsir,toca
6 yrs—Trueboy, 6 yrs—The Barmaid, 3 yrs—S'e"
;--Psalmsinger, 4 yrs.
kc sae
her
Her Majesty's Plate for three yrs old,
*ma
The Hero—The Highwayman 4 vrs—Sn,iol 3,
5 yrs—The Confessor, 3 yrs—Miss Sarah, 91"3—;
fr
—lnheritress—Queen of Tyne, aged—MorPetib
glepot, 4 yrs—and Radcliffe, 5 yrs.
The Lottery Plate. ma 5 petst
Volga, 3 yrs—Tobacconist, 3 yrs—Headset'--- 01
Bally Purvis, 3 yrs—Snake, 3 yrs—Driffield, 3 343
Humphries, 3 yrs—Barbara Young, 3 yrs--Stam"'"
and Ratcliffe.

THURSDAY.
The County Cup.

Wrestler, 3 yrs—Coheiress, L yri—The gerf: 13 f.
Red Rover, 4 yrs—Philip, 6 yrs—Spanish Jae" Quee_:4,
Poynton, 3 yrs—Brother to Millepede, 3 yri.. 43"'
Tyne. aged— Waxholme, 3 yrs—Connaught Rangee,:re
" "
Mentor, 4 yrs—Lightning, 5 yrs—lnheritresst
ample, 5 yrs.
fer'
yrs, 119,L$Pc'er
Amateur Handicap Plate of 501. i)30,0
Parthian, 6 yrs, 135t—Elixir, 6 yrs, 12st 101b--ii7 !„,..
gleocli,b_l2sFti—tzPAoritloenßel4lo, 6 yrs, ...0,,,ii.,
5 yrs, 12st 71b—Poussin, 6 yrs, 12st 51b--Wilfnis 1011,1106
Jl2asyte2linb,-4Cyrcercul
s'lsta
Snob, 4 yrs, list 61b—Crikey Billy, 6, yrs, list 4iu, sital
rity, 5 yrs, 1 Ist 41b—London, 4 yrs, lOst 'l2lb--411"
3 yrs, 9st 101 b.
Her Majesty's Plate, for mares. „.... j,el
Ada, 3 yrs—Miss Sarah, 4 yrs—Queen of T9l3u-
-6 yrs—lnheritress, 6 yrs—Camera Obscura.

FRIDAY.

The Members' Plate. brie* 1311111'1j-
The Conjuror, Snake, Legacy, Betsy Win*
Young, Obscurity, Waxholme, and TruenciroyA
4 i't.o 1 agst BETTING AT MAN'CIIESTEA,,,„tton—",--. freelTht
EBOR HANDICAP.-11 to 2 agst Sir -•"..,400 t' -- 1 figs. the Laura colt (t freely)-7 to 2 agst 130141%.,12 to
10 to 1 agst Columbus-12 to 1 agst CoheireSb
(t to
Farthing Candle—and 14 to 1 agst Sir Henry. t logo
TEE GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKEE.-2 to 1 Aggt,,, ,„ 1
1000-3 to I agst Mendicant-6 to 1 agst Pop' 70....6 to
Sr. LEGER.-11 to 2 agst Sir Tattoo Sykes I to 1 I‘s'
agst Pyrrhua the First-10 to 1 agst Brocardo--. (.
Traverser-11 to 1 agst Fancy
15 to 1 agst lago (t). Boy-15 to 1 agst Sting

British C H EAP
cholera,BßEaAf ter—
residing in Gorbals was seized with all the sYleg,tf°lslll
street. A medical man
partaking of a piece of loaf breat.oribti
had bee Atha thev
npg end
been
eonf lastsen: weekfn e
;0-
I. ad 0
'purchased from a rovision dealer in -o,,tein
minutely the wretched-looking stuff which had been 005:
" cheap bread," and declared that it was sufficient._r, bee"
the symptoms referred to. A piece of the loaf has 51"..oefessiol
submitted to respectable members of the bakini.l`rer:lis
who say that it is quite unfit for human use. I"l°.,tet fro";
that the provision merchant, who is at present 511
the city on business, has been summoned before, tbe itb w
magistrate in the Gorbals Police-court in coptlezion
case.—Glasgow Constitutional.
y.is STS'` ti
NOVEL QUALIFICATION 101% A SClf°'-'„-- lAin ,h°
The guardians of the Bedminster • Union advertise et -0
paper of to-day for an instructor of youth, and statetioned,,,o
preference will be given, not to a person aecg,ste for 5;
tuition, but—to a tailor The successful candiut,
office must, it seems, know how to turn his cane lowed ra
be euall learned in breeches and books ; able to otilets 10
and pinafores; rectify rents in grammar and gargle Thatitoo
patch up at the same time coats and copy boobs. ointrdi
tutor tailor may never be out at elbows, the t's
mentioned,
maurneiwfluearndt
sfourm
otfh2eolmaayneifuorl.d_Beerarrtcoelic,ileafs eteer
nheidm, theas
MEETING OF ODD FELLOWS AT SUNBtatlr'--tle, tr
of
day afternoon, about 300 dined together at the
sided over by A. Mitchison Esq , one of the ale.,,lnt. 'OO
the county. There were al'so .several others prffi-, goo r
Rev. Mr. Vigne, the rector of Sunbury, presethe liftfeed
O
for them in the morning. and dined with wn ind retie
noon. The meeting was highly respectable,
great credit on the members of the society.
DESPERATE FIGHT IN A - fig
100 morning, at an early hour, one of the most desperate
-nt -11
took place between two females, and in the face of a_ no
that ever was witnessed. Two females were bronge vibe!
custody on cross charges of drunkenness at Bow-017—entlw-
nit °lel
one, stronger than the other, without any fear of tue ber
rity before her, commenced a most murderou.s ago t f •
a LOS ftb
companion. Everything for a time presented wen o .0%
scene of confusion, but, with the assistance of
erthreeteale,
reserve, the fair pugilist was removed to a '_Aterior
the inspectors and every officer present with w
Ter/ r"t
geance. The female is understood to beda
connected, but a moat dolma* flulrii" Yrbia