The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, and their Royal High-
nesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cobourg and
Gotha, arrived at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, at
half-past six o'clock on Friday evening from town. The
Royal suites included the Countess of Depart, Mademoi-
selle Tummel, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Colonel
Bowles, and Major .General Wemyss. Their Royal High-
nesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess
omp Royal,
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parentsliee,and the Infant Princess
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of Osborne 1
The Royal Fan;
On Saturdaytl
touoseusguests walked in
her MAiesty, and her Royal Consort,
and their illust
the pleasure grounds
Family took their accustomed walks and
rides.
In the evening his Serene Highness the Duke Ferdi-
agndaVo Gotha, accompanied by
Alexander Mensdorfl,
nand of Saxe -Cobour
angenheim, Baron
Wey, arrived at Osborne
Count A. Mensdorff
and attended by the Baron Count
and
Prince Albert
dinner.
Von Fritsch and Colonel Bouveri
House from town, and joined the royal
Yesterday her Majesty
menaded in the walks and rides of-Osborne House.
pro-
The Royal Family took their usual airings yesterday.e
The Duke Ferdinand of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha
visited their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge and the other members of the Royal
family on Friday at their respective residences.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Duke Ferdinand of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha on Satur-
day, at Buckingham Palace, and partook of a dejeune
with his Serene Highness.
The Duke Ferdinand of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha,
accompanied by the Count Mensdorff,
, And attended by

---- • Wahgenheitn, Baron Von Fritsch, and Colonel
Baron de . Ruekiugimm Palace, at a quarter bef,,ro
rerie, left relay afternoon, for Osborne House
three o'clock,
Sth • ,
South-Western Railwayla-
.
Isle of Wight, travelling "rlitchess of Kent left C
Her Royal Highness the 1, f
-past five o'clock on
rence House, St. James's at ha,.
Saturday afternoon for her residence,
.yrogmore House
near Windsor.
Their Royal Illinesses the Duke and
Duchess of
vice yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chape South
_
Cambridge and the Princess Mary attended Divine ser-
ALdley-street. Baroness Ahlefeldt and Mr Edmond
Mildinay were in waiting on their Royal Highnesses.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, at-
tended
by Lady Augusa Cadogan, honoured Viscount
and Viscountess Palmerston with her company on Sa-
turday evening, at their residence in Carlton House-
terrace.

A deputation from the Galway Railway Company,
headed by the Marquis of Clanricarde, had an interview
with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday, at his official resi-
dence in Downing-street.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
Committee-meeting on Saturday. There were present
the Bishops of Winchester, Bangor, Chichester,
Gloucester and Bristol, Oxford, and Salisbury, the Earl
of Devon, the Earl of Chichester, the Right Hon. H. Hob-
house, and the Right Hon. J. Nicholl.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on
Saturday, and resumed the hearing of the petition for an
extension of the term of Muntz's patent. Sir Thomas
Wilde, Mr. Hill, Queen's Counsel, and Mr. Bethell,
Queen's Counsel, were engaged. Their Lordships ad-
journed the case.

The Dukes of Wellington and Rutland, Lord G.
Paulet and Sir Frederick Trench, attended the early
service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The prayers were read by the Rev. J. V. Povah, and
the sermon was preached by the Rev. J. S. M. Anderson.
At the daily service, the prayers were read by the Rev.
Dr. H. Dakins, the lessons by the Rev. T. Helmore, and
the communion service by the Rev. Dr. Sleath. The
sermon was preached by the Rev. J. S. M. Anderson.
The anthem " 0 sing unto God" (Greene) was sung
by Messrs. Hobbs and Hawkins. Sir George Smart
presided at the organ. Among the nobility present
were the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Lords St.
Germans, Cawdor, Bandon, Zetland, Gosford, Welton,
Ernest Bruce, Cantalupe, Templetown and Ladies
Wilton, St. Germans, Palmerston, and Somerset.
The Earl of Elgin, Governor of Jamaica, has arrived
in town.

Sir Robert and Lady Gore Booth have left Farrance's
Hotel for their seat in Ireland.

WASTE LANDS IN IRELAND.

The following is an abstract of Mr. Poulett Scrope's
Bill for promoting the Reclamation of Waste Lands in
Ireland, which stands for a second reading on Wednes-
day, the Ist of July :
" Whereas it appears from reports at various times
laid before Parliament, as well by Parliamentary Com-
mittees as by Royal Commissioners, that in Ireland
large numbers of able-bodied persons are suffering great
distress from inability to obtain either constant employ-
ment or the occupation of land throughout which to
support themselves and their families by their labour ;
and likewise that at the same time large tracts of land
in that country remain in a state of waste, upon which
many of such distressed persons might be usefully em-
ployed, and might be enabled permamently to maintain
themselves and their families, if encouraged lay the
grant of a durable interest in the lands which may be
reclaimed, to exert for that purposie their utmost ia-
dustry : be it therefore enacted, ase.
" Clauses 1 to 16, authorise appointment of two Com-
missioners, who, together with chairman of the Board of
Works, are to form the waste lands commission—to
have power to appoint assistant commissioners, officers,
&c., and other general powers, such as are given to
Commissioners of the English aclosure Act of 1845,
and the Irish Public Works Act, 1 and 2 Wm. IV.
cap. 33.

" 17, 18. Authorise the Treasury to advance a sum
not exceeding two millions, to Commissioners, as required
for the purposes of the Act. Interest to be payable on
such advances.
"19. Empowers Commissioners to purchase (compul-
sorily) any tract or tracts of waste land, not being less
in any one case then five hundred statute acres lying
together, and any land adjoining or near to, or included
in such tract•or tracts of waste land in the proportion
of not more than ten acres of such land to every hun-
dred acres of waste.

"20, 21. Power to Commissioners to make maps,
surveys, and reports, with opinions to be sent to Lord-
Lieutenant, and lodged for inspection somewhere in the
neighbourhood, and notice thereof to be given.
" 22 to 24. Powers to the Commissioners at the end of
one month, or within one year, to publish conclusive
notice, &c., to be enrolled in the Court of Chancery, &c.
"25, 26. Powers to corporations, trustees, and other
parties, to sell and convey, and forms of conveyance.
" 27. Satisfaction to be made to tenants, &c., and may
be accepted.
" 28. Commissioners empowered to award value.
" 29. Appeal given against award of Commissioners
to a court of arbitration.

" 30 to 33. Appointment of court of arbitration by
Lord-Lieutenant, to consist of three fit and proper per-
sons, to hold their sittings at such place or places as he
shall appoint, &c.. with power to summon witnesses, &c.,
and give final judgment.
" 34. Awards to be recorded.
" 35 to 40. Purchase money how to be applied (as in
Fisheries Act of this session &c.)
-- 41, attar publication °finial notice, and payment or
investment of purchase money, Commissioners may enter
and commence works.

42 to 46. Power to purchase release of incumbrances,
and apportion the same ; with the rents reserved—mort-
gagees to convey to Commissioners, &c. Tenants at will
to quit after notice, &c.

".47. Persons authorised to sell may refer to arbitra-
tors to fix the price.

_
" 48. Demesne lands not to be taken, nor supply of
water to towns interfered with, &c.

" 49, 50. Power to Commissioners to execute works—
to inclose, plant, or cultivate any of the lands purchased
and taken by them for the purpose of this Act, and to
execute such roads and drainages, and erect such houses,
cottages, buildings, and fences thereon as shall be deemed
proper for the improvement of such lands, &c., and to
lay out such lands into farms of not less than five, nor
more than one hundred acres.

" 51 to 54. Power to Commissioners to offer farms
for sale by public advertisement on lease for ninety-
nine years, either at a nominal rent for such premium
or fine as can be got for the same, or at a fixed rent,
or at a rent nominal for the first seven years, and after-
wards increased, and either with or without a fine,
giving, however, always to the tenant the power of pur-
chasing a lease of ninety-nine years for the sum at
which the farm was originally valued to him, with in-
terest not exceeding five per cent. ; and subject in all
cases to conditions and covenants to be laid down by
Commissions for the improvement of the lands, &c., or
for the adoption of any particular system of husbandry.
"'55. Leases to be forfeited in case lessee or owner
for the time being, cease to reside upon and cultivate the
same, and to keep in repair the premises, &c., or shall
erect additional houses, without license of Commissi-
oners, or shall dispose of his interest without such license,
or make default in performance of covenants in leases.
" 56, 57. Power to Commissioners to accept surrenders,
or to consent to assignments of leases, &c., and to waive
forfeitures,

IMPORTANT FROM NEW
ZEALAND.
(From the Second Edition of the Nat, Zealuitu-er, Jan. Id.)
Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, Jan. 17, 1846.
The Lieutenant-Governor feels great satisfaction in .direct-
ing the publication of the following dispatches from Colonel
Despard, containing the details of the operations against the
rebel chiefs Kawiti and Heke, from the 29th of December last
to the 11th inst. inclusive; operations which were conducted
in a manner most highly honourable to her Majesty's naval
and military forces, and which resulted in a series of successes
which must produce the most beneficial consequences for this
portion of her Majesty's dominions.
By, his Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR, Colonial Secretary.

Camp before the Raupekapeka,
Kawiti's Pah, Jan. 5, 1846.
Sir,—ln my letter, dated the 28th ultimo, addressed to
your Excellency, I had the honour of detailing the proceed-
ings of the force under my command up to that period, and I
now proceed with the detail of what has taken place since.
Before daylight on the morning of the 29th, a party of our
native allies penetrated the wood immediately in our front, in
a most praiseworthy manner, and took possession of an open
piece of ground on the oppasite side, sending me immediate
intelligence of what they had done.
I directly moved forward with 200 men to their support,
and secured the position.
The 30th and 31st were principally occupied in bringing up
the guns and ammunition through the woods ; a work of
great labour and time, as it required between fifty and sixty
men to each gun to get them through, on account of the
heavy trees it was necessary to cut down in making the
road, and the steepness of the hills they had to pass over.
Several rockets and shells have been thrown into the pah
on the 31st, and each day since, with the utmost accuracy,
doing great credit to the officer of her Majesty's navy who
directed them, namely, Lieut. Egerton, North Star, in
charge of the rockets, and Lieut. Bland, of the Racehorse,
and Lieut. Leeds, of H.E.I.C.S. Elphinstone, who directed
the shells.

On the morning of the Ist inst. I pushed forward a strong
party into the only wood that now divided us from the
enemy, and taking up a position into the centre of it on an
open piece of ground, about 400 yards from the pah, a
strong stockade was immediately commenced for the pur-
pose of covering a battery, and the work was sufficiently
advanced before night to fender any attempt of the enemy to
drive us away useless. This work was carried on under cover
of a very thick part of the wood, which completely concealed
it from the enemy.
On the afternoon of the following day, the enemy made
a strong sally from the pah, with a view, it is supposed, of
turning the flank of this advanced party of ours in the
stockade, which was not finished; but they were most gal-
lantly opposed by our native allies, under the direction of
Chiefs Tomaiti Wake, Nene, Noble, or Nopera, Mohi Tawbai,
and others, who instantly dashed out, and attacked them,
driving them back with some loss, supposed to amount to
8 or 10 killed, and between 15 or 20 wounded ; on our side
five were wounded on this occasion ; and one of the most
active chiefs, Reppa, was severely wounded the previous day,
in a skirmish with a small party of the enemy, who it ap-
peared had come out of the pah for the purpose of picking
off any stragglers from our camp, and who had succeeded
in killing one of the volunteer pioneers, who had gone to
an unnecessary distance for water, and was shot in the
act of taking it. Up to this date, no casualty, with the
above exceptions, has taken place in the European part of
the force.

It may be proper for me to observe, that in the action of
the afternoon of the 2d, the European troops acted only as a
reserve, at the particular desire of the native chiefs, who were
fearful that their own people might be mistaken for the
enemy, and fired upon.
I have, &c
•

(Signed)

H. DESPARD,
Acting Colonel on the Staff,
Commanding the troops in New Zealand
To his Excellency Governor Grey, &c., &c.

" 58. In case of farms vesting in more than one
person, at the tenant's death, or otherwise, the same to
be sold and the produce invested for the benefit of such

persons.

" 59. Farms to be valued and offered successively to
the persons in whom they vest by devise or through
intestacy.
" 60, 65. Power to Commissioners to leave two-thirds
of purchase money. of farms let for 999 years on
mortgage, with the interest to accrue during period of
repayment to be divided into equal instalments ; and
tenants authorised upon giving notice to pay off the
principal, &c. Powers to enter or recover payment when
in arrear.

" 66. Commissioners may form model farms, distri-
bute prizes, and found agricultural schools upon any
of the lands taken for the purposes of this Act.
"67 to 80. Power to Commissioners to make roads
and drains necessary to their operations through other
lands adjoining such as they may take, and to charge all
parties deriving benefits therefrom with, a rate thereto.
Rate may be compounded for.
" 71. Commissioners empowered to purchase, by vo-
luntary agreement with the parties, any lands adjoining
to the lands taken by them.
"72. Commissioners empowered to contract with
owners of lands, waste or other, for payment by a rent
charge in lieu of gross sum.
" 73. Leases, &c., to be free of stamp duty.
" 74. Application of receipts by commissioners, first to
payment of interest on advances by Treasury, next to
expenses of works, purchases, &c., and surplus to be
from time to time so expended.
" 75. Accounts of proceedings to be annually laid
before Parliament.
" 76 to 81. Commissioners, &c., protected in execution
of their duties.

" 82. Interpretation clause—Waste lands being defined
as ' any lands lying together, which, on the average of
the average of the entire tract, would not let for more
than two shillings and sixpence per acre per annum to a
solvent yearly tenant.'
" 83. Act may be amended this session."

JIITOULA R. PHENOMENON.—OH Tuesday last, about
half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, a sudden whirlwind carried
away several waggon-loads of hay from a field belonging to Miss
Clay, on the Osmaston-road, Derby. The hay was held suspended
in the air for nearly half an hour, and gradually fell, spreading over
the neighbouring fields and gardens. With the exception of the par-
ticular locality, not a breath of air was stirring.—Notts Mercury.
NOVEL TRAY N LLING.—Mr. Win. Bunn and kir. W'm.
Oxborrow, of Wickham Market, coachbuilders, undertook for a
nq ti e
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trifling wager to go on a " velocipede." from Wickham Market to
London, a distance of 83 miles, during the hours of daylight ; which
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REPRESENTATION OF IPSWICH.
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SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1846.

of her Majesty's ship North Star, who directed the rockets,
much of our STICCeFS is to be attnbuted. Tc, Lieut.-Colonel
Wynyarcl, eirittnamllug the 55th Itegt., 1 feel the greatest
obligation. His advice was of the utmost use to me on
many occasions, and his personal exertions, whenever an
opportunity offered, as well as his gallantry during the
assault, were most conspicuous. To Capt. Reid, command-
ing the flank companies 99th Regt., and Capt. Langford,
Royal Marines (attached), much praise is due. To Captain
Marlow, Royal Engineers, for his exertions in constructing
the batteries ; Captain Matsom, 58th Regiment, who acted
as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General ; and Lieut.
Wilmot, Royal Artillery, who directed the mortar battery,
great praise is also due. I have also derived great assist-
ance from the services of Lieutenant O'Connell, 51st Regi-
ment, A.D.C. to Lieutenant General Sir Maurice O'Con-
nell, and Acting Major of Brigade to this force. And I
must not omit to notice, in very strong terms the inde-
fatigable exertions of Captain Atkins, and his small corps of
volunteer pioneers, whose conduct and services during the
whole operations have been of the greatest advantage.
Every kindness has been shown to the wounded men by
Drs. Kidd and Pine, the senior medical officers, and all the
medical officers, both naval and military; and I have reason
to be satisfied with the exertions of the commissariat depart-
ment, under D. A. C. G. Turner. The wounded men are
generally doing well, and the only officer amongst them, a
young midshipman of her Majesty's ship North Star, Mr.
Murray, whose ardour carried him too far when the enemy
were driven from the woods.
I have now only to express the peculiar satisfaction I feel
that your Excellency has had an opportunity of personally
witnessing the toils and difficulties that were encountered,
and the cheerfulness with which every part of the force ex-
erted itself to overcome them; and I beg to express my own
sincere thanks for the advice and observations that you have
occasionally been kind enough to favour me with during
that period.
I should also wish to draw your Excellency's notice to
Mr. Edward Shorthand, who was prevailed upon to act as
sme3r;
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(Signed) H. DESPARD,
Acting Colonel on the Staff, commanding the troops.
His Excellency Governor Grey.
His Excellency Governor Grey returned here (Auckland)
this morning from the Bay of Islands, in the Hon. E. I. C.
sloop of war, Elphinstone, and landed at seven o'clock under
a salute from her.

The Government brig Victoria arrived, on Tuesday last,
from Hokianga, and the Bay of Islands, bringing about 70
persons from the former place, who have quitted it, fearing
the rebellions natives, when driven from their pah. During
the past week the town of Auckland has been daily excited
and alarmed by rumours, from various directions, of the in-
tent of the natives to attack the town, during the absence of
the troops. The circumstances of Wetere and his tribe visit-
ing Orakei, on Monday last, occasioned much apprehension,
but the meeting was to consult on the recent acts of Katepa,
towards Wetere. Nevertheless, we consider that the local
government should be on the alert, and watch narrowly
every movement of the natives, whatever may be their
statements as to meetings and consultations among them-
selves.

EXECUTIONS IN NENAGH.
The Tipperary Vindicator of Saturday contains the fol-
lowing account of the execution of Hayes, Rice, and Fogarty,
whose case, on a motion for arrest of judgment, had been re-
cently before the Court of Queen's Bench :
" NENAGII, FRIDAY.-At a very early hour the police, to
the number of 150, were marched into Nenagh. Groups of
country people, principally old women and children, gathered
about the place of execution. The convicts were greatly re•
signed. Since their return from Dublin they were constantly
attended try the Rev. Mr. Power and the Rev. Mr. Bowles.
They spent the entire of Thursday and the greater part of
the night and yesterday morning in prayer. They assisted at
mass yesterday morning in the prison chapel, and received
communion, and remained in constant prayer till the fatal
moment had arrived when the summons of the sheriff reached
them. As twelve o'clock approached a death-like stillness
pervaded the entire town. Few stirred abroad except those
who were present in front of the scaffold. The sub-sheriff,
Mr. Going, arrived about a quarter after twelve o'clock. At one
o'clock a body of the 72d Highlanders were drawn up in front
of the prison. The streets were filled with the loud lamenta-
tions of some female relatives of the prisoner Hayes, who were
present, as three coffins passed up towards the gaol some mi-
nutes before the unfortunate men made their appearance in
front oft he scaffold. Thousands of persons from the parish of
Ballygibbon, Rapla, Ardcroney, &c., waited in the fields outside
the town, in order to accompany the funeral procession of
Rice and Hayes, whilst thousands from Dunarrow awaited
the funeral of Fogarty, whose remains were conducted to
that district. At ten minutes past two o'clock P.M. the un-
fortunate men made their appearance on the scaffold, accom-
panied by the clergymen above-named. Their faces were
covered with white caps, and ropes were around their necks.
The executioner, who, it is said, is the same that hanged
Bryan Seery in Mullingar, made his appearance a few mi-
nutes before, for the purpose of adjusting the ropes, &c. A
thrill of indescribable horror pervaded the multitude, but
no expressions were used by the people, who conducted
themselves quietly. Those who attended to hear a declara-
tion from their lips were disappointed in their anticipations,
as the unfortunate men did not utter a syllable. Theycame
out one after the other, Rice first, and Fogarty and Hayes
afterwards. Rice exclaimed, " Lord have mercy on us," the
Rev. Mr. Power holding the crucifix before him. After
standing a few seconds on the scaffold, supported by the cler-
gymen, they withdrew, after affectionately bidding them fare-
well, and in a few seconds they were launched into eternity.
Their struggles were very brief, nor did they suffer much.
The assembled multitude then withdrew, whilst the bodies
remained suspended, a revolting spectacle in a Christian
land ; and it was after three o'clock. when they were cut
down, and deposited in the coffins prepared for them ;
and at half-past three the bodies were conveyed by thou-
sands to the residence of their respective friends, where
they are to be waked this day (Saturday), and interred to-
morrow.

SPORTING.
2'o 7'llE EDITOR OF THE S
Szn,—At Newcastle next week, if the fine weather con-
tinues, a large attendance may confidently be expected both
of men and horses. I will en passant make a few remarks on
the principal stakes, leaving the analysis of the entire meet-
ing until Monday next. The North Derby will bring to the
post Fancy Boy, Dolo, the Brother to Sir Henry, Peri colt,
Malcolm, Banana, and Sir Tatton Sykes; at present fortune
favours Dolo and Sir Tatton, both in high fettle, but Fancy
Boy, if recovered from his shaking at Epsom, will be my
fancy. For the Northumberland Plate Glossy, Winesour,
and Pagan seem most favourably weighted, and with Curio-
sity and Tour de Force may be expected to manage the
stake among them. The nomination for the Orange Prize
and the Goodwood Cup have recently appeared ; for the
former forty-seven, for the latter forty-eight. For the
Orange Prize Welfdog, Grimston, Jericho, Sweetmeat, Lo-
thario, and Alarm, must be taken care of; so must Alarm,
Lothario, Mendicant, Grimston, Faugh-a-Ballagb, and Wolf-
dog for the Goodwood Cup. I fancy Burgundy will let the
ring into a secret with respect to the Goodwood Stakes, but
out of 147 nominations, minus weights, it is not the easiest
task in the world to select the winner. The St. Leger is
now, and will be for some time to come, to all appearance, a
very open race. The Newcastle Derby may probably " tell
a tale ;" if it should not the Great Yorkshire Stakes will. It
is my intention to analyse the merits of the St. Leger arrivals
early in the season, for the convenience of those persona who
are guided in their bets by the " prophet's remarks." To
those Who take me for their pilot in the " stormy waters" of
the ring, I have to say one or two words; firstly, that not
one of the dozen prophets are more correct than I am; se-
condly, not one can have better information than I have, ex-
cept in rare instances, when certain animals are uncomeatable ;
thirdly, but one prophet has surpassed me in the number
of his successful prognostications during the last twelve
months.

My remarks on the St. Leger I shall commence next week,
and continue them every week till finished.;The utility;of this
proceeding is obvious; it gives the bettor time to " get on"
the particular animal or animals, and not as in the case
when the prophecy appears one day before the race, leaving
time for nothing, or next to it.—l am, ht.
June 21., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

THUNDER-STORM IN THE NORTH.—Man's memory
cannot go back to the time when there was such a terrific
thunder-storm as the one which visited the counties of Cum-
berland and Westmoreland on Thursday last, nor one of such
long duration. It commenced about four o'clock in the af-
ternoon, and continued with unabated violence till near eight
in the evening. When it began the lightning proceeded
from the south-east, accompanied with the largest drops of
rain ever seen in that part of the country. The atmosphere
was oppressively close and sultry, indeed, the very air smelled
of fire, and flash and thunder-clap succeeded each other in
rapid succession until about a quarter past six, when most
portentous omens presented themselves in the leavens, and
the storm then increased to a most frightful pitch, and the
stoutest heart quailed from its effects. At this period the
electric fluid and lightning, which was of the forked descrip-
tion, literally darted in igneous streams of varieus co-
lours from the south, at the ride of eight or ten flashes per
minute, while there were continuous claps of thunder of the
most sudden, loud, and startling kind, like the mighty fall of
houses falling one upon another, and the rain at the time
falling in waterspouts, and which continued with little abate-
ment till near eight o'clock. The loss of life and damage
done have been frightful and considerable. On the moor,
near Shap Beck Gate, in Westmoreland, the wife and
daughter of Benjamin Grisdale, a labourer, were gathering
tufts of wool from the fences on Knife Scar, when the
daughter, a fine young woman, was struck by the electric
fluid, and killed on the spot, by the side of her heart-
broken mother, who most fortunately escaped destruction,
but was slightly injured. A man named Hinde, of Harden-
dale, was also struck down, and is so much injured that
faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. The family of
Mr. Thomas Dawsoh, yeoman, of the village of Stainton,
near Penrith, had a most miraculous escape from instant
destruction. It appears that the electric fluid entered the
kitchen, and drew the iron crooks out of the ceiling, on
which dried hams were hanging; it then appeared in the
direction of the clock, the case of which it shivered into
more than a hundred pieces, and did other damage; but
the window being open, it escaped thereout, none of the in-
mates, most fortunately, being injured, they at the time being
in another apartment of the house. In a field, near Penrith,
eleven sheep and one lamb, the property of Mr. William
Robinson, were killed by the lightning, while lying under a
tree, which was shivered to splinters. Large trees on the
estate of Lord Brougham, at Brougham Hall, were struck and
shivered; and so was the large poplar growing at the door of
Mr. C. Jackson, of the village of Yanwattle. There was
another awful thunder-storm in the same localities on Friday
afternoon, but it caused no other damage.
THE FOREIGN MAILS.—On Saturday the following
notice was posted at the General Post-office, St. Martin'
le-Grand :—" The Peninsular mail for Lisbon, Portugal,
Cadiz,
Vigo, Oporto, Gibraltar, Spain, Madrid, and Corunna,
will be dispatched on • the morning of the 27th inst. The
overland mail for China, Hong-Kong, India, Ceylon, Madras,
Calcutta, Egypt, 'Malta, Gibraltar, and the Mediterranean,
via Marseilles, will be dispatched from hence on the evening
of the 24th inst. The next mail for Gibraltar, Malta,
Greece, the lonian Isles, Egypt, Ceylon, India, China, and
Hong-Kong, will be dispatched on the 3d of July. The
West Indies, the Tweed, with the mails of the 2d of July,
for the British colonies in the West Indies, foreign colonies
in the West Indies, Venezuela, Madeira, Mexico, Honduras,
Sydney, New South Wales, and New Zealand. The Thomas
Lowry, for the mails of the 30th inst. Madeira, Brazils,
and Buenos Ayres :—The next mail will be dispatched via
Falmouth, on the 7th of July. America :—The Cambria,
with the next mail, on the 3d of July, for British North
America, Bermuda, and the United States. Rotterdam :
A ship-letter bag is made up and forwarded by the Batavier
every Saturday evening."
PINE APPLES AND NEW POTATOES.—On Friday a
sale of 1,000 of the former fruit, being the third for the pre-
sent season, took place in Alonument-yard. The prices which
they realised were less than on the previous occasions. Along
with them were 151 casks of new potatoes from the Bermudas,
which did not appear to be infected by the prevalent disease.
At the same time there was an importation of orchidaceous
plants, for the first time, from Rio Janeiro, and through the
introduction of which the luxuriant plants, as well as the
fruits of the tropics, are likely to be added extensively to our
rooms and gardens,

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Ponrsmounr, SUNDAY.—Yesterday being the anniversary
of her Majesty's accession to the throne, all the ships in
I
commission at this port dressed •in colours, and the royal
standard was hoisted on all the Government establishments
in honour of the occasion. At noon a royal salute was fired
from the. Platform Batter
Spithead. yp and the ships in harbour and at
Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Commander-in-Chief at
this port, struck his flag on board the Victory, 104, Captain
Pasco, at sunset last evening, and shifted it to the Excellent
gunnery ship, Captain Chad&
Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., superintendent of this
dockyard, returns to his duties on Tuesday at the expiration
of his extended leave. During the Gallant Admiral's absence
the duties of the dockyard have been conducted by Mr.
Fincham, the master shipwright, and not by the master-
attendant, as heretofore. _ _ _

Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., proceeded to Cowea yesterday in
the Lightning to pay his respects to her Majesty. The
Gallant Admiral returned about four o'clock, r.m., but we
regret to say, very unwell, and went to bed immediately
after arriving at the Admiralty House. The Gallant Admi-
ral has been considerably fatigued of late in his constant
attendance upon the illustrious visitors who have recently
arrived at this port.
The Fly, 18, Captain F. P. Blackwood, arrived at Spit-
head, on Friday evening, from the East India station, where
she has been engaged during the greater part of the last
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evolution, sixty miles west by north of Scilly. She brought
letter-bags from the following vessels on the Cape station
—The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of Bear-
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Dacres, Commander-in-Chief; the Ringdove, 16, Commarnintear
Sir W. Hoste, Bart. ; the Mutine, 12, Commander Craw-
ford ; and the Thunderbolt steamer, Commander Boyle,
having been in commission since November, 1841, she will
now be paid off, and sailed this evening for Plymouth for that
purpose.
The Kamschatka Russian war-steamer, Captain Fun-
chaand, which arrived at Southampton on Sunday last from
the Mediterranean, left last night for Cronstadt and St.
Petersburgh. Whilst at Southampton the officers and crew
made purchases among the outfitters and others to the
amount of nearly 2,0004 much to the benefit and satis-
faction of the shopkeepers. She paid a visit to the same
place in September last to coal and re• store, and then
also her officers and crew spent large sums of money among
the inhabitants. She is a most formidable war steamer, and
appears to combine all the fighting and sea-worthy qnalities
of one. She mounts 12 long 32-pounders on the maindeck,
where she is pierced for 16, the dismounted four she stows in
her hold, two iron 10-inch, and two brass 8-inch calibre guns
on traversing circles on the upper deck, besides boats, guns,
and field-pieces. She is of 2,600 tons, and is propelled by
two engines of 300-ho,-se power each. Her draught of
water, when fully equipped for a long voyage, is 17 feet 6
inches only. She has only one funnel, is a full-rigged ship,
and her complement is 290. She was built in America in
1841, and has been at the service of the Empress of Russia
during her late visit to Italy. She is consequently most
superbly fitted up, and would doubtless give .a very good
account of any other war steamer in the world with which
she came in hostile collisien. She is undoubtedly the largest
and heaviest mounted steamer afloat.

The Endymion, 44, Captain Lambert, was at Barbadoes,
en route for St. Vincent's, on the 12th ult.
The Daring, 12, Commander Matson, was at Port-au-
Prirce on tb.e 14th inst.
The Iris, 26, Captain Mundy, arrived at Calcutta from
Madras on the 29th of April.
The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-Commander M'Donnel,
having reprovisioned and stored, sailed to resume her station off Brighton this afternoon.
The Eurydice, 26, Captain G. Elliott, has her topgallant
masts fidded ; nearly all her stores on board, and only
wants four petty officers and six able seamen to be ready
for sea. The 'smartness and efficiency of this crew, and
their experienced officers, was pointedly shown on Friday,
on the arrival of her Majesty, when they manned yards (al.
though not compelled to do so) in a style impossible to be
surpassed, being the only ship at the port besides the Vic-
tory that did so.