The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-02 00:00:00

AUGUST 2, 1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
GOOD WOOD RACES—FRIDAY.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft, for four yrs old, colts
Bst 71b, fillies Bst 21b. Cup course. (6 Subs.)
Lord Enfield's William the Conqueror.... walked over.
The Richmond Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 "ft, for three
yrs old, colts Bst 71b, fillies Sat 21b; 31b allowed, arta;
winners extra. Last mile and three-quarters of Cup
course.
Mr. Gratwicke's Hesse Homburg, 7st 131 b (Pittman) 1
Sir R. Pigot's Runnymede, Bst 41b (W. Day) 2
Mr. Gratwicke's The Squaw, 7st 131b...(Kttchener) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Hesse Homburg, 2to 1 agst Run-
nymede, and 3 to 1 agst The Squaw, with whom Mr.
Gratwicke declared to win. The squaw male the run-
ning to the half-mile post, where she gave way to Hesse
Horeburgh and Runnymede, the former going on with
a clear lead, and winning cleverly by a length. Run in
3 min. 16 secs.
The Chesterfield Cup, of 15 soya. each, for all ages, two
yrs old excepted (handicap); the winner of the Good-
wood Sakes, the Goodwood Cup, or Stewerd's Cup
a Goodwood, to carry 71b extra. Cr.iven c.:ursc.
(33 Sub 3.)
Mr. Merry's Miss Ann, 5 yrs, 75t 71b ...( W. Sharpe) 1
Dulcet, aged, ist 21b
Mr. Carew's Wiplischgratz, 4 yrs, 8 it......( 4,hum) 3
Lord Clifden's Strongbow, 5 yrs, Bst 2lb (J. Masson) 0
Colonel• Anson's Backbiter, 6 yrs, Bst 21b ...(A. Day 0
Duke of Richmond's Officious, 4 yrs, 7st 911,(I i,rninan) 0
Lord Strathmore's Montague, 5 yrs, ist 7th (Crouch) 0
Mr. G. Whildon's Woodlark, 7st 41b...(G. F Sharp) 0
Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 4 yrs, Est 101 h (Wells) 0
Mr. Dorrien's Nautch Girl, 5 yrs, Est 71b ...(lbett) 0
Mr. Carew'. Aristocrat, 4 yrs, Est 41b (G. Mann) 0
Mr. Gregor'sl by Birdcateher, 5 yrs, sst 71b (Toovey) 0
Betting-5 to 2 agst Officious, 3to 1 sgst Backbiter,
6 to 1 agst Strongbow, 9 to 1 agst Windiseligratz, and
10 to 1 each agst Miss Ann and Dulcet.
Aristocrat took the lead shortly after starting, and
with Nautch Girl, Miss Ann, and Officious laid up in a
cluster, cut out the work to the last half-mile post. Miss
Ann there took up the runningomd, after a fine race
for the last 60 or 70 yards, with Dulcet and Windisch-
gratz, won by a head, a neck between second and third;
Officious a bad fourth; Strongbow, who broke down,
fifth. Run in 2 min. 20 sees.
The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas; for three yrs old,
7st 41b; four, 9st 21b; five, 9st 131 b; six and aged,
lOst 41b. About three miles five furlongs.
Mr. Greville's Cariboo, 4 yrs (Flatman) 1
Mr. Campbell's Woolwich, 5 yrs
Mr. Carew's Harp, 3 yrs (Basham) 3
Lord Exeter's Phlegethon, 3 yrs (W. Hedrick) 4
Mr. Rayner's Presto, 3 yrs (G. E. Sharp)' 5
Betting-5 to 4on Woolwich, and 2to 1 agst Cariboo.
After running about half a mile Phlegethon went to
the front, and on entering the D.S.C. took a lead of five
or six lengths, followed in rotation by Presto, Cariboo,
sad Woolwich. No change whatever took place until
within a mile of home, Cariboo and Woolwich then be-
ginning to close up with their leader; at the T.Y.C. post
Phlegethon was run out, and Cariboo taking up the
running, with. Woolwich in his rear, went through with
it and won cleverly by a length. Run in 7 min. 26 sees.
The Nassau Stakes of 50 soy. each, for three yrs old
fillies, Bst 71b each. Winners extra. One mile.
Mr. Gratwicke's Anspach, Bst 71b (F. Butler) 1
Sir J. Hawley's Aphrodite, Bst 131 b (J. Marson) 2
Mr. Greville's Barcelona, Bst 71b (Flatman) 3
Duke of Richmond's Hurry Scurry, Bst 71b (Kitchener) 4
Mr. Gratwicke's The Squaw, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 5
Betting-3 to lon Aphrodite, 6 to' 1 agat Barcelona,
and 7 to 1 agst Anspach.
The Squaw, taking the lead of about a length, made
play to the commencement of the rails, where she gave
way to Anspach, Barcelona, and Aphrodite, Anspach
going on with the running to the end, and winning by a
length and a half, Barcelona a good third. Run in 1 min.
53 secs.
The Nursery Stakes of 15 soya, each, 5 ft, with 300
added, for two yrs old, winners extra. One mile.
Mr. Greville's Frantic, Tat 101 b (Flatman) 1
Mr. Farraece's Joe Miller, 7st 31b (H. Goater) 2
D. of Richmond's Plumstead,car. Est 1 llb (Kitchener) 3
The following also started, but were not placed:—
Mr. King's bf by Lanercost, Bst 41b (Rob. Sherwood) 0
Mr. R. E. Cooper's Jullien, 7st 121 b (Sly) 0
Mr. E. Why's Hambletonian, 7st 121 b (car. Bst ) ... 0
Sir C. Rushout's Ethelwolf, 7st 81b (J. Sharp) 0
Lord Strathmore's Iresine, 7st 51b (Crouch) 0
Mr. Tomkins's Urbanity, 7st 31b (Thick) 0
Mr. Whieldon's Benits, 7st llb (Basham) 0
Mr. Drinkald's M.,Houdin, Est 121 b.„ (Wells)
0
Lord Chesterfield's Senorita, Est 121 b (Wells) 0
Betting-3 to 1 agst Joe Miller (taken), 3to 1-agst
Senorita, 5 to.l agst Frantic, 5 to 1 agst M. Houdin, 7
to 1 agat &nits, and Bto 1 eget Hambletonian. Bonita
taking a lead, Plumstead, Urbanity, and Joe Miller
being most conspicuous. in front, made running to the
distance, the race from that point to the finish being left
to Frantic and Joe Miller, the former winning by half a
length. Run in 1 min. 55 secs.
The March Stakes of 10 soya. each, 5 ft, for three yrs old
and upwards; last three-quarters of the Drawing-
Room Stakes Course. (8 Subs.)
Lord Clifden'a Sagacity, lOst 111 b (Mr. P. Williams) 1
Mr. Payne's Fauxpas, 3 yrs, lOst 81b...(W. Beville) 2
Mr. Carow's Eva, 5 yrs, lOst Sib......(Captain Little) 3
Betting-6 to 4 agst Fauxpas, and 2to 1 eget Saga-
city. A remarkably fine race between Sagacity and
Fauxpas, the mare winning on the post by a head.
THE NANCY CASE. —Nancy was examined this after-
noon by Mr. Field, who pronounced her to be three
years old.
The meetieg, although in the number and rank of the
visitors and the amount of sport unquestionably betas,/
the average, has, on the whole, been excellent. The
racing produced some moat unlooked for results; specu-
lation was very heavy, and the gentlemen most particu-
larly unfortunate; it is many years since the run was so
decidedly against them, or their losses so hen vy.
The stewards for 1852 are the Earl of Z?tland and
Gerard Sturt, Esq.
YORK RACES.—Hernandez is declared not to start for
the Great Yorkshire Stakes.

DOGGETT'S COAT AND BADGE.
This old, established and popular race, which annually
forms one of the most attractive features of the season,
took place. yesterday evening, and, as usual, attracted a
vast assemblage of spectators, not only upon the river,
but on the various bridges, wharves, and open parts of
either shore, where a view could be commanded of any
portion of the race. The distance was, as usual, from
the Swan at London bridge to the Swan at Chelsea, and
in addition to the livery and badge bequeathed by
Doggett, of facetious memory, in honour of the happy
accession of the family of her present Majesty to the
Throne of Great Britain, for the first man, 41. 10s. for
the second, 2/. 14% 2d. for the third, the interest of the
South Sea Stock, the gift per will of Sir W. Jolliffo, the
Fishmongers' Company, who have the control of this
wager, have kindly added one guinea to the first man,
11. 16s. for the fourth, and 11. Is. each for tho two last,
provided they rowed the whole of the distance.
The competitors were—
George Daniel Wiggett, Somers quay ......1
John Webb, Wappin ..
Salter Martin, Milford-land "' 2
Alfred George Andrews, Battle-bridge
„. 4
John Lashbrooke, Old Swan ...
•.. .•• 5
George Bean, Custom-house Lower Stairs ... ••• 6
The start took place under the able direction of Lir.
Dards, the bargemaster of the Fishmongers' Company,
just after high water, at five o'clock in the evening.
Wiggett was off the north shore, Martin next, then An-
drews, Lashbrooke, and Bean, Webb being to the south-
ward. As it was still water all may be said to have had
good places, and fair scope for their prowess. Wiggett
and Bean first drew their boats a little in advance, but it
was scarcely more than momentary. Wiggett, in the
course of a few strokes, drew himself clear, went under
Southwark-bridge two lengths a-head, and maintained
it. Bean, soon after the start, began to drop astern, but
Martin, Webb, Lashbrooke, and Andrews were almost
scull and scull for some strokes. Martin and Andrews
then showed a slight front, and an accidental foul as
they neared Blackfriars-bridge occurred. Martin imme-
diately afterwards acquired the second place, which he
maintained up to the Penitentiary, closely pressed by
Webb, who then rowed into the second place. From the
Pimlico pier Wiggett was so indifferently taken up by
his cutter that Webb materially decreased the distance
between them, and Martin's proximity as third left
neither of the leading men any time to spare. The young
men all rowed capitally, and Wiggett won by two
lengths, the second man being scarcely more ahead of
the third. The other three wore some distance astern.
Lashbrooke encountered some "moving accidents,"
which served materially to delay him.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAIL-
wAr.---An accident of a very shocking character, by which
an unfortunate man was literally decapitated, occurred on
the London and South-Western Railway on Thursday after-
noon, within a short distance of the spot where the poor fel-
low was killed on Friday last. From inquiries made, it ap-
pears that on that portion of the railway lying between the
Vauxhall station and the goods depot at Nine Elms, a num-
ber of men have been employed in refixing or examining
the plates. Among the number was a man who was called
" Butcher," and while he was attending to his duties on
Thursday afternoon the 225 r.m. train came down the
line. The engine-driver having given the signal, the man
stepped from the down to the up line, and the train passed
along without doing any mischief, when almost instanta-
neously afterwards an up. train was perceived within a few
yards of the man. The engine-driver at once sounded the
whistle, and the guards applied the breaks vigorously, hoping
to stop the train, but it was found impossible, and the engine
struck the man with such violence as to throw him across
the metals, when the wheels of the locomotive and carriages
passed over his head and body, literally decapitating him,
and covering that portion of the line with blood. The pas-
sengers in the train who witnessed the occurrence were most
painfully excited. The deceased has left a widow and two
children to deplore his untimely end.

VICTORIA•STREET.—In compliance with the pro-
visions of the Act of Parliament under which this street has
been formed, it became necessary that the high-constable of
Westminster. Mr. Foster Owen, should certify that on or
before the 3lst of July he had passed through Victoria-
street in a carriage, and found no obstruction. Accordingly
on Thursday afternoon the high-constable, Mr. Gipps, and
other Commissioners of the Westminster Improvements; Mr.
Trollope, and Mr. Forty, burgesses; Mr. Hunt, the surveyor
to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster; Mr. Pennithorne,
surveyor to the Woods and Forests; Mr. Arntz, parish sur-
veyor; Mr. Rogers," parish solicitor; and Mr. Billing, the
secretary to the Commissioners, proceed in three carriages to
the entrance of Victoria-street, by Westunnster Abbey,
when all the barriers were removed, and they passed through
to the end in the Vauxhall Bridge-road, amid the hearty
cheers of the men. The street is now open throughout for
foot-passengers, but carriages will not be allowed to pass
until after Wednesday.

DEATH OF SIE PAGE DICK, BART.—This vene-
rable Baronet died on the 27th ult. at his residence in Lon-
don, aged 81. He succeeded his brother in the title in 1840.
That gentleman succeeded in establishing, in 1821, his right
to this baronetcy. The title was created in 1646. He is
succeeded by his sou Charles.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS,

(From the Votes and .Proceedings of Lie House of Ommons

FRIDAY, AUG. 1.

EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATES MANAGE-
MENT (No. 2) BILL.
Order for Committee read; Motion made, and Question
proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :"
Debate arising; Motion mule, and Question put, " That the
Debate be now adjourned." The House divided :
.
ritINORITY—AYES, 30.
Alcock, Thomas Hall, Sir B. Strickland, Sir G.
Barron, Sir H. Heathcoat, John Stuart, H.
Barrow, W. H. Henley, J. W. Stuart, J.
Bell,"Jacob Henry, Alexander Walmsley, Sir J.
Buller, Sir J. Y. Mullings, J. R. Wilcox, Brodie
Carew, iv, H. p. Muntz, G. F. Williams, John
Duncan, George Newdegate, C. N. Williams, W.
Forester, G. C. Pechell, Sir G. Willoughby, Sir H.
Forster, Matthew" Pilkington, James TELLX/Lb.
Fox, W. J. Salwey, Colonel Sibthorp, Colonel
Frewen, C. li, Scobell, Captain Stuart, Lord 1).

MAJORITY-NOES, 51.
Aglionby, H. A. Ferguson Sir R Bice, F. E.
Armstrong, Sir A. Fortescue, J. W.
Armstrong, B. B. W. FreisWield, J. W. Bich, Henry
Baines, M. 'l'. Gkailburii, Henry Romilly, Colonel
Beckett, William Greene, Thomas Russell, Lord J.
Berkeley, 11. F. Grosvenor, Earl Sandal's, G.
Bernal, Ralph Eatcheli, Jotui Seymour, Lord
Boyle, Colonel lia,wes, Beid. Smith, J. A.
Brocklehurst, John Ileaillarri, T. E.
Thompson, re:r.fi"l
ile 'i
Colonel
airh
a r 4W
W.
Buxton,. Sir E. N. Howard, C. W.
wWflastokiiir:sm, R.J.Caotthl°oli:lo:lB)
Cardwell, Edward Howard, E. (t.
Carter, J. B. Hutt, William
Cockburn, Sir A. Legh, G. C.
Cocks, T. i. Lewis, Sir T. Wood, Sir W F.
Cowper, W. F. Morris, David Wrightson, VV, B.
Craig, Sir W. G. Palmerston, Via. Taaa.aaa.
Denison, Edmund Parker, John Hill, Lord M Amu.
Duckworth, Sir J. Portal, Melville Lewis, George c;

Question again proposed, " That Dir. Speaker do now
leave the Chair :"--Amendment proposed, to leave out from
the word " That" to the end of the. Question, in order to
add the words " this House will, upon this day three
months, reSOlie itself into the said Committee," instead
thereof—. Question put, " That the words proposed to be left
out standpart of the Question." The. House divided:-
- MAJORITY—AYES, 48.
Aglionbk, H. Ferguson, Sir R. Rice, E. R.
Armstrong, Sir A. Fortescue, J. W. 'Romilly, Colonel
Armstrong, R. B. Freshfield, J. W. Russell, Lord John
Baines, M. T. Goulburn, Henry Sanders, George
Beckett, W. Greene, Thomas Seymour, Lord
Bernal, Ralph Grey, Ralph W. Smith, J. A.'
Brocklehurst,:John Grosvenor, Earl • Somerville, Sir W.
Butler. P. S. Hawes, B. • Spooner, R.
Buxton, Sir E. Headlam, Thomas Tennent, R. J.
Cardwell, E. - Howard, C. W. G. Thompson, Colonel
Carter, John B. 4 Howard, E. G. Watkins, Colonel
Cockburn, Sir A. Hutt, William Westhead, J. B.
Cocks, Thomas S. Legh, G. C. Wilson, Matthew
Cowper, W. F. Lewis, Sir T. Wood, Sir W. P.
Craig, Sir W. G. Morris, David TELLES&
Duckworth, Sir J. Palmerston Viscount Hill, Lard Marcus
Elliot, J. E. Portal, Melville . Lewis, G. C.

Miles
opened,
1851.

41,632

256
1,320

654
8,126
6,592
3,692

357
LO:1
1,211
CO!
734

715
3,568
15,913
2,419
3,890
3,048

342
2,824
1,203
3,360
4,624
17,477

4,023
16,400
1,199

:332
49,022
1,158
12,504
13,025
182

£1,905
720
269
1,557

5,381
7,6811
4,282

745
1,081
1,004

4,413
2,44 t;
4,095

560
4,321
1,362
15,219
4,756
27,542

134
4,951
17,1:9
1,081

600
63,239
1,527
13,867
17,633

203
7,405

654
23,148
1,194

804
2,211
3,805
5,054

t6l
2,016

563
1,691

621
1,929
20,014
1,252
1,130
2,273
1,016
284

21:
14,418
9,488

;85
16,241
9,054

-- t
Plymouth Sound, and awaits- only a favourable wind
y.o proceed to her destination. -11114Devonport, anchor ho
for service at Bermuda, aectutp4nrea her.
Simootn, Termagant, end encacr steamer, acre re-
moved from the basin at Portsmouth, yesterday. The
others will be taken out to-day, when the works will be
partially proceeded with. 55,000/. have been granted,
but only 10,0001. are to be expended. During the year
the new inlet will be proceeded with.
Sphynx steam-sloop, Commander w. K. Hall, will not
leave Devonport for the Cape of Good Hope, before the
7th inst.

PORTSMOUTH, FliaDAY.—The Waterwiteh, 8, Com-
mander A. H. Gardner, arrived at Spithead this after-
noon from Chatham en route to her foreign destination.
The Admiral's yacht Fanny, Master-Commander
Scarlett, has been taken under the shears to-day and die-
masted. She will be refitted after, and the damage done
by the lightning on Wednesday repaired.
The Dauntless, 24. Captain Halsted, was taken into
No. 1 dock today; and ac Centaur steam-frigate, Cap-
!an-3 Cannon, into the basin.
The Oberon seatn-ress:l came into hirbour to-day to
rep it her rutlder, which is out of ortler.

VEGETARIAN socumr.
La,t,:ver,iLg the membus of this Jetety had a soitit
at the Freemasons' Tavern, Grs-:, t. Qui ett-strect. Lin-
coln's Inn-fields. Mr. Broffierton M.P., took the
chair. and the company:numbered upwards of 300 per-
sons
the great majority of whom wore vegetarians. Art
entertainment was provided; coonsisinr, of savoury
pies, mushroom pint, parsley tritters, rice fraters,
oheeteeakes, various kit ds of fruits, tea,.eoffee, iced
water, anti many other things not inclinied in the LiieS
of animal food. At the close ot the repast the chair-
matt proposed the health of the Queen, which was re-
sponded to with as much enthusiasm as if it had been
drunk in something more exhilirating than tea, coffee,
or water.
After this the CHAIRMAN addressed the company,
observing that he considered the objects of the present
society were of a most important character, and well
worthy the attention of the philanthropist and the patriot.
The philanthropist was desirous of diminishing human .
misery and increasing ,human happiness. If physical
health and mental strength contributed to the promotion .
of happiness, it might be very truly said that happiness
was enjoyed- by those who supported the principles and
embraced the doctrines ot this society. The reasons as-
signed by people for eating animal food were based upon
custom, prejudice, and appetite; but in his opinion, if
they were to act upon a different course, and abstain
from meat altogether, they would contributegraematolnygtost
the promotion of morality and universal peace
mankind. If man was made to believe that he ought not
to murder animals, he would never join murdering men.
If they looked to the physical and anatomical organise.
Lion ot man, they would find that he was a frugiverous
or virivorous, and not a carnivorous animal; but he cora-
-1 tended that even upon the principle of economy, irre-
spective of those considerations he had mentioned, there
was good reason to uphold the system sought to be
established by this society. When they complained
of the pressure of taxation, they should recollect that
they might !MVO a great portion of this burden by
abstaining from the use of intoxicating liquors. By
doing this they would accomplish the repeal of the
malt-tax, as far as they were personally concerned,
and thus save that portion of 20 millions of taxation
raised upon luxuries which fell to their share, excepting
the amount which they were called upon to pay for
police-rates and poor-rates which resulted from the
crime and poverty engendered by the use of intoxicating
liquors. Then, again, with regard to the economy of
the vegetarian principle, they would find that there were
three times-the quantity of nutriment in the vegetable
than in the animal kingdom. For instance,llthere was
much more nutriment in two pennyworth of peas than
in ls. worth of beef. It had been proved that in every
1001bs. of beef there was three-fourths of water, and only
251bs. of nutriment; whereasiin the vegetables the nutri-
ment was in the inverse ratio. Chemists had shown
that there was nothing nutritive in the flesh of animals
except that which they abstained from feeding on, the
products of the vegetable world. If this were the case
and there could be no doubt of it—surely it would be
better for them to take the vegetable food as nature pro-
vided
it, instead of procuring it, at a much dearer rate,
after it had been converted into animal matter. He (the
Chairman) had experienced the benefits of the vegeta-
rian system for 42 years, and he could assure them that
it tended to promote health, much more than that species
of food which was generally eaten by man.
Mr. J. SIMPSON, president of the society, called at-
tention to the objects of the institution, and the success
which had attended it. The objects he observed, were
to induce habits of abstinence from thel flesh of animals
as food, by the dissemination of informatiem upon the
subject, by means of tracts, essays, and lectures, proving
the many advantages of a physical, intellectual, and
moral character, resulting from vegetarian habits of diet;
and thus to secure, through the association, example,
and efforts of its members, the adoption of a principle
which would tend essentially to true civilization, to uni-
versal brotherhood, and to the increase of human happi.
ness generally. In proof of the success of the society, Mr.
Simpson gave the following statistics of members to July
26, 1851 :—Member of Parliament, 1; county magistrate,
1; sideman, 1; physicians and surgeons, 21; ministers,
10; lecturers and authors, 10; pro!'mional men, 50;
merchants, and manufacturers, 26; farmers, 11; pri-
vate gentlemen, 11; tradesmen, mechanics, and la-
bourers, 371; females, 205; males, 513; total 718. But
though the number 01 members amounted to only 718.
there were throughout the kingdom a large number of
vegetarians hot belonging to the society. Mr. Simpson
went on to show the ciifferenoo between the quality of
nutritious motor in vegetables and that which is found
in meat. Peas, fur instsree, contained 84 per cent. of
nutritive matter, lentils 84 per cent., wheat 851 percent.,
and oatmeal, which formed a large portion of the food of
Scotland, 91 rer coot.; whereas so 100 lb. of beef there
was 63 and four-tenths of water and nearly 1310. of fat,
leaving not more than 24 or 251 b. or nutritive matter.
Ss. Id. will purchase 100/b. of beans, an4lls. Oil. would
buy 100 lb. of wheat; whereas to got Ore same quantity
of nutritive matter from beef, mutton, or lamb, at the
ordinary price of 6d. to 91. per lb., would cost from 101.
to 151. Science had proved that whereas beans could be
digested in 24 hours, it would take 3i hours to digest a
beef steak or a mutton chop. Potatoes took 3 hours to
digest, and chicken, which was generally given to in-
valids, 31 hours. The flesh of a duck could not be di-
gested in less than 44 hours, whilst an equal quantity of
boiled rice would not take more than li hoar to digest;
and it had been shown that the flesh- of the pig took 51
hours to digest. All these facts, he contended, proved
that the proper food of man was intended to con-
sist of fruits, herbs, and vegetables. But many persons
asked what would become of the animals if mankind were
not to eat meat? To this he would reply that there
would not have been so many animals had not man

tended to produce their increase for his own gratifica-
tion. Upon this point he (Mr. Simpson) added, that as
the demand diminished so would the supply, and
the farmer and grazier would find it more profitable
to raise food for man than for beasts; and it had been
calculated that a plot of ground which was adapted to
the support of one beast would maintain noel), and in
some instances thirty-five men. Where was it that fa-

mine prevailed to a great extent?—in the sheep-walks
of Scotland, and among the beast-providing, beast-feed-
ing districts of Roscommon. It must also be recollected
that if man persisted in eating meat, he must incur the
chances ut. disease, for it was a well-known fact that
in London there were many establishments for the
sale of diseased meats alone. Dickens, in his
Household Words, had shown that in a certain district
of the metropolis there were in immediate contiguity two
large establishments—the one a manufactory of sausage
meat, aid the other a knacker's yard, and there was a
door which communicated between the two. In proof
of the danger which arose from this system of manufac-
turing sausage meat, Mr. Simpson observed that at
Charing-cross Hospital there was one case of a man who
died from a wound caused by the knife of a sausage-
machine, and the surgeon who attended the pa'ient hav-
ing absorbed some of the virus from the body, became ill
and died. Vegetarians, he continued to observe, were
free from all dangers which arose from eating diseased
meat; and he, moreover, contended that they were not
liable to those contagious disorders which often sfEicted
.
the r
persons who partook of animal food. During
valence of cholera it was found that, notwithstanding
medical men recommended abstinence from vegetable
bers of
food, there was not one death among the
the vegetarian society. Mr. Simpson proceeded arose
point
• out the mischief which he considered
to
inpreferonce
from the ,consumption of animal food
0. flesh eating
vegetables, and urged that the practice members
to
came into existence subsequently to
; to our natures,
practice which was altogether fore.gn
d b children fqr fruits
was proved by the taste displayed
A from She fact telt they
the flood. It was ba
rather than for animal food, and-bbain a pear or a bunch
would commit petty larceny
Iwo not think of stealing
of grapes, although they
Mr. Wotson, and Mr.
piece of meat from a butchtwheer%Bseh77:_r.
cadthci;.esociety, and the business of the
Rev. W. Met"ife'ssed the compady in further-
ancede Woolf, severally
of the objects 0. the hour.
4oirte terminated at a '

couRT CIRCULAR.
ostionn, PRlrkitY.
The Queen, the Prince, and the Royal children,
w
in the grounds at Osborne yesterday.
ctn d John Russell arrived in the afternoon from Lon-
don, and
Hi had the honour of dining with her Majesty and
hie Royal ghness.
Lord Cowley bad also the honour of receiving an in-
Utation to dinner.

Lord John Russell returned to town yesterday morn-
ing from a visit to her Majesty at Osborne,lsle of Wight.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sir Francis
Baring left town yesterday, for the Channel Islands.
The 43xfold University Commission had a meeting
yesterdy, at the official residence of the First Lord of
the Treasury, in Donning-street. Present,—the Bishop
of Not wick, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pem-
broke, J. L. Dampier, Esq.. Professor Powell, and the
Rev. A. P. Stanley (secretary).
Sir Gaspard lo Ma:chant had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Lieut.-Colonel
Macdonald had also an interview with the Noble Earl.
Dispatches were scut cif yesterday from the Colots!.
office to the Governors of the West India Island:, D
Dis-
patches were also cent off to the Governors of the North
American colonies.
t
Her Majesty's body guard of Gentlemene-:to-Af rsuits
commenced their drill parades in .
hber the
ie
swordj aills'agn id'aclaaerebilneesetxeredrcaiyL by
andcowreproeralp.umt ajatolrirLoiii;
of
Captain,thelstL LifeoGrd Foley.
Guards, previous to their inspection by
the

INDISPOSITION OF LORD RODEN.—We regret to
learn that Lord Roden has been very unwell for the last
month. The latest accounts, however, report his Lordship
as improving in health.