The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-27 00:00:00

AMERICAN FACTS.

The United States of America CCOUpy, area
2,300,000 square miles, or 650,000 miles more the
the, whole of Europe, except 'Russia. Their greatest
length is 3,000 miles, their greatest breadth is 1,700
miles.
_They have a frontier es a sea line of 10,000 mil
ea

coast of 3 600 miles, and a lake coast of 1,200 miles.
Of the rivers, the Missouri is 3,600 miles in length, or
more than twice the length of the Danube ; the Ohio is
6c11:) miles longer than the Rhine; and the Hudson (en-
tirely ill the state of New York, and navigable for 160
miles) is
The
territory
miles longer than the Thames.
thirty - of the United States is divided into
whie
• h Puide
has
setratates and three territories, each of
•
&nut alone has te Government. The state of Vir-
has"'
and is about one-third
aria of
e-third larger than England.
Tha state of
no
onnta.
8,000 more than the int: 40,000 square miles, or
hour of the city of New York of Scotland. The har-
a river, canal,
and lake
navigation
the Atlantic outlet of
or the distance of from Europe
erotn of about 3,000 miles,
From Augusta, in the State 0,. A_merica.
haus, in Louisiana, the diataue_ °I Ma to New Or-
. is 1 800
miles more than from London to con'llt miles, or 200
The population in 1810 was 17 62nD
period the number of horses and mule At the same
neat esti; 4,971,580; sheep, 19 a was 4,335 60.
,311 37 "
26 301,293. , ; swine,
Of minerals, &c., iron ore, coal, limestone, and
are abundant. The load region in Missouri, llli salt,
Wisconsin, and lowa, is probably the finest in the s'
There is an ample supply of marble and gymEl', world.
Gold
ii found to some extent in. Virginia, North Carolina
and Georgia. Of coal the supply is doubtlesa I'nez '
.
haustible.

The manufacture; of the United States, though info_
riot to their agriculture • and commerce, have reePntly
received much attention, and have largely increased in
amount, both for home consumption and for exportatiot.,
In 1849 the amount produced of home-made cr family
goods was 29.023,830 dollars. The cotton wanufact°'
rise were 1,240, wits 2,234,631 spindles. They am-
plo7o 74119 pow, fm too srtiqo to &Ile O,
inane

POST-OTFICE NOTICE.—The mails to be for..
warded by the contract packets to the Cape of Good
Hope, Sierra Leone, &c., will continue to be made up in
London on the eveqing of the 14th of each month, and in
Plymouth on the morning of the lath, except when the 14th
falls on a Sunday, and on thosefoccasions the mails will be
'closed in London on the evening of the loth, and in,Ply.
mouth on the morn ng of the 16th of the month.

A SPOUTING ACTION.—We understand en action
' will be shortly- tried at Guildhall that excites great interest
among Military eircleshas well as in the sporting world. The
plaintiff ia a gentleman well known on the turf, and the de-
fendant an alicer on full pay in su,infantry regiment. The
action is brought upon a bill of exchange fur near 2,000 L
g yen' in satisfaction of a bet lost on the Derby of 1850. The
The case, we bar,
plea set up, we understand, is gaming.
will be tried by a special jury, and no ikUtts the gegli Will
ba T 97 intliOiriipg Paper.

- -
THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE LORD
COT TENHAN.
On Saturday last the mortal remains of this dis-
tinguished and learned nobleman, the late Earl of Cot-
tenham, were removed from his residence, Park-lane,
Piccadilly, and interred in the family vault at Totteridge
Church, two miles from Barnet, Herta, according to his
late Lordship's special desire. The principal mourners
on the melancholy occasion were the present Earl
of Cottenham, Viscount Crowhurst, the Lord Bi-
shop of Worcester, the Honourable Henry Pepys,
Hon. G. Pepys, Hon. Frederic Pepys, Richard Baker
Wingfield, Esq., Philip Henry Pepys, Esq., William
Wingfield Baker, Esq., the Earl of Devon, J. Mills, Esq.,
W. Russell, Esq., C. Wingfield, Esq., and several other
distinguished members of the Chancery bar. It may
be remembered that the retirement from office of
this eminent judge was mainly occasioned by his im-
paired state of health, and his Lordship was ad-
vised by his medical attendants to try the effect of
a change of scene and climate. His Lordship ac-
cordingly repaired to Rome, where, after a short so-
journ, he expired on the 29th of April. On the
arrival of the melancholy intelligence of his Lordship's
demise Mr. Caldecott, of Great Russell-street, received
instructions to take the necessary measures for the re-
moval of the body to town, preparatory to its interment
in the family vault. In consequence of the lateness of
the season, the body being conveyed overland, consi-
derable delay was experienced in its transit, and it ac-
cordingly did not reach this country until the 23d inst.,
when it arrived at Dover, and was immediately con-
veyed by special train to his late Lordship's residence,
accompanied by his Lordship's son, the present Earl of
Cottenbam.

FRENCH RAIL WA Y TRAFFIC.
The following are the last returns of the gross re-
ceipts of the principal French Railways :
NORTHERN.—From May 14 to May 20: Passengers,
271,282 t.; goods, 177.974 f.; total, 449.08 f.
ROUEN.—From May 11 to May 17 : Passengers,
71,1211.; goods, 79 909 f.; total, 158,030 f.
llAvuz.—Froua May 11 to May 17 : Passengers,
29,530 f.; goods, 38,802 f. ; total 63,4121.

ORLEANS.—From May 12 to May 18 : Passeng►ers,
89,722 i: ; goods, 112,853 f.; total, 202,5751.
I.3ORDEAUX.—From May 12 to May 18: Passengers,
40,389%; goods, 41,286 f.; total, 81,675 f.
VIERZON —From May 12 to May 18: Passengers,
38 838 f.; goods, 41,188 t.; total, 82 026 f.
BOULOGNE.—From May 11 to May 17 : Passengers,
19,5591.; g00d,,, 18,5401.; total, 38,0991.
NANTES..—FrOO2 May 10 to May 16 : Passengers,
22,6961.; goods, 15,3061.; total, 38,056 f.
STRASBURG —From May 14 to May 20: Passengers,
91,0351.; goods, 69,2601.; total, 160,2951.
BALE.—From May 5 to May 11 : Passengers,
24,062 f.; goods, 17,1341.; t0ta1,41,196f.
MONTEREAU.—From May 7 to May 13: Passengers,
12,5441.; goods, 12.6791:; total, 25,2231.
MARSEILLES.—From May 7 to May 14: Passengers,
40,0901.; goods, 22,5511.; total, 62,6411.
LYONS. —From May 4 io May 10 : Passengers,
132.714 f.; goods, 30,3411.; total, 163,0551.
CHARTRES.—From May 5 to May 11: Passengers,
38,033 f.; goods, 14,243 f.; total, 52,273 f.

APOLLONICON CONCERTS, ADELAIDE

STREET, S TRAIM.
If tradesmen and theatrical managers complain tha.
the Great Exhibition, instead of benefiting them, has
rather the opposite tendency, Mr. Simpson, the spirited
proprietor of tho above concert-room, can, on the con-
trary, be congratulated on the excellent audiences his
programme attracts on each occasion of the Apollonicon
performances. The hall on Saturday was quite full.
The talented Collins family are still there delighting the
lieges with their wonderful performances; and Mr.
Sedgwick and the juvenile harpists (the Lockwoods)
seem to raise still higher the excellence of the entertain-
ment. As the town will soon be full of strangers,
country cousins, &c., coming to see the world's fair,
Mr. Simpson may confidently reckon on their patronage.
Miss Itosina Collins's excellent performances on the
violin are quite sufficient of themselves to draw a
crowded audience.

AN IRISH VOYAGER.
The circumstances of the following adventure are
quite as extraordinary, in their way, as those which fur-
nished Lover with the groundwork of his most graphic
and national sketch of " Barney O'Eeardon, the Irish
Navigator." We have them from the lips of
the gentleman who was instrumental in saving
the erratic voyager's life. On Thursday last,
as the brigantine Star, of Bideford, was running
up channel, on her passage from Havre to this
port, with a cargo of flour, her master, Mr. Thomas
Bishop, discovered, at about an equal distance between
Wexford and Fishguerd, a tiny crafe resembling a very
small yacht with what seemed to be a flag of distress—
red handkerchief hoisted half mast high. It was blow-
ing very fresh at the time, and there was a heavy sea
on, and as there appeared to be no person on board the
little vessel, Captain Bishop Ordered a boat to be lowered,
and sent some of his men on board.
They were proceeding to search her, when the scuttle
of the half deck was raised, and the head of a
straege looking being, whom the sailor's fancy might
readily transfigure into Vanderdecken, Captain
of the Flying Dutchman, emerged. The hair was
lack •and dripping, the eyes wild and hollow,
and the livid lips gave forth no sound. After the
seamen had gazed fir some minutes, in speech-
less astonishment, upon the apparition, it at length
opened its mouth, and the voice proved that it belonged
to a man, and en Irishman; for it uttered in sepulchral
tones, and with a strong Leinster accent, the Wittily,
" What, in the name of the Lard, are yes goin' to do
wid me?" " Where are you bound to?" asked the master
of the schooner. "To Brest, in France, or to England,
or to any port I can fetch," was the reply; and the
voyager added, "I set out for Brest, but I'm afraid I'm
not exactly on the S.S.W. course." " Why, not quite,"
said the captain, who had found the diminutive vessel
shaping her course according to her own will, but her
head lying, for the most part, due east. " What was
your object for running for Brest?" was the succeeding
question. "I had hoped to be present at the re-election
of Louis Napoleon, and I have long wished to see Ls
Belle France," responded the navigator, who had been
thus discovered literally half seas over. "And what
would you have done when your money was spent?"
"Sold the boat, to be sure, and draw for more, as I did
before, when visiting Holland and Greece." " Whence
did you take your departure?" "From between Wex-
ford and the Saltees." The colloquy here ended, and
the adventurer was conveyed on board the schooner,
where he Was furnished with dry clothing and necessary
restoratives. He slept soundly that night, with the ex-
ception of occasional rambling; and next mottling 'did
ample justice to a breakfast of coffee, with, as appurte-
nance; red herrings, spiced bacon, and eggs, all fried
together. lie afterwards mounted a transom, and be-
gan to fish,-observing that he was sure he should be
successful, as during his sleep he felt the fish bite.
The next night ho amused himself playing with the
nettings of the crew's hammocks, as if he bad been pers
t nate l
forming on a harp. We should have mentioned that
before the yacht was abandoned her stores were
otteexa-
mined, and found to consist of coffee, red herrings, egg,,bis-
cuit, and lemons, in no great abundance. Unfor-
indis
to
ro
which, however in his haste to put to sea, the voyager had for-
!y u
n penatlaiceandles and lucifer-matches, admitted to be'
a steersman. lie had a pocket-compass,
is
six points only: iliffered from the schooner's compass
stated that his 8e gave his name (which we suppress),
self had been friends were Quakers, and that he him-
had formerly been light up in that persuasion—that he
Belfast, but not liking
heree confinement,
ran away.
Sunday, and the rescued
navigator was landed in
hyt,B bat made Captain Bishop
no more grateful return tor
..ehaniti7dledging that he
paper,brantday and hospitality
tbau that of a scrap of
14-I:Mover, doeastnhoet
bad been picked up in laid
gale of
wind, in a boat fifteen feet on the keel, aannellgtha had
been kindly treated. Mr. Bisho h
are acre, regret that he has saved a fool-hardy fellow.w
creature from Davy Jones's locker.-- Belfast Nem,
Letter.

46,350,453 dollars, and had a capital employed of SMITHFIELD MARKET REMOVAL
51,102.359 dollars. The woollen manufactories em- BILL.
plop d 21.342 persons, and a capital of 15,765 000 dnl- (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
lars, and produced goods to the amount of 20,696,999 After hearing the evidence of several other witnesses,
dollars. The mills employed 60,788 persons, and the the Committee adjourned until We inesday next.
tanneries 26,018 persons.
There were 1,552 printing-offices, 447 binderies, 138 SOUTH WALES RAILWAY (No. 2) BILL.
daily newspapers, 125 semi or tri-weekly, 1,141 weekly, The preamble of this Bill has been proved before a
227 periodicals, the whole employing 11,523 persons, and Committee of the House of Lords. The objects of the
a capital of 10,619,054 dollars.
Bill are to obtain powers
orteostmosfkDe
ecaenrt.ainTdheeviaßtiilolnahains The United States are governed by a President, who the line of 1847
is elected for a term of four years, and a National Con been strenuously opposed by William Willats, Esq., of
p of the -
gress, which consists of a Senate and a House of Repro-- Newnham-hall, on account of alleged residential injury.
sentatives. The Senate consists of 60 members, two for The Committee could not grant the rayer peti
each State. The Representatives are 225 in number, tion without destroying the Bill, and therefore declared
savaoanirnsotf the Bill; and Mr. Hamilton
and are chosen for two years. _ the preamble proved. Mr. I. K. Brunel was examined
Fasueltnognitneenegrin it;
engineer, f
The President has a Cabinet appointed by himself,
consisting of six official persdns. The salary of the Pre-
sident is 25,000 dollars (5,000/); of the Viee-President,
....___=_ ,_,..„.............--.—......„
5.000 dollars (1.0000; of the Cabinet, 6 000 dollars THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
(1,2001.) each. The members of the Cabinet have no The following is the official statement of the quantities cf
sea
Th t in
regular Congress
army of the United States wits reduced in . corn, &c., received in the port of London from the ports in
e is This force Esse, om the 19th May, 1851, to the 24th May, 1851,
1842 to 9,012. ' employed chiefly to gar- both i xnclufrsive :,...
rison the fortifications on the sea coast and the frontiers.
The principal reliance of the country for defence is on
.' 1, 4 4 3. L 3 • $••• the militia of the several States, amounting by the re-
• 1 7... 7.• . 3 1.1 t 3
turns of 1841 to 1,587,722 men. Of Ibis number, about • ,in ~., B,_ ,s. ,i, 2
" P 4 ''''' PI A' 44
men, are uniformly equipped, and
one-fifth, say 300,000 .
ustered and drilled several times a year. The army are m Colchester ............. . 5O 130 i---- 785 expenses in 1844 were 6,174,485 dollars. Harwich
—1 29 S5O
The navy of the United States, though comparatively Leigh 26Q' •, -- -- -- I 8 —.
small, is
'said to be unexcelled in the completeness and braldon 633 6 60, ! 92 10 620
efficiency of its appointments. It consisted, in 1841, of
eleven ships of the line; thirteen frigates of the first CHELMSFORD, RUT 23.—Prices to-day were as follow:
Wheat, white, old class, two frigates of the second class, twenty-three 41s to 46,; new 40s to 461; red, old
235 s to 41s; new, 35s to 40;; barley, 26s to 30s ; chevalier
sloop of war, four brigs, eight schooners, two steam fri-
gates, and several smaller steam-vessels. The naval ex- t02,55t
so 30; ;
agliinding 19s to 253; oats 16s to 22a; malt 531
c. ev. ier 54s to. 56s ; peas, partridge, new 27s to
penses in 1844 were 4,703,953 dolls.—Emigrant 29s : Old to -...13 • slit+. 4...... 0.. 4- no- --t 4 .