The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-19 00:00:00

ROY AL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF

ENGLAND.

CHELMSFORD, FRIDAY NIGHT.

The show-yard to-day, to which admission on the
three previous days was procured by the payment of
2s. 6d., and to the cattle department for 55., was thrown
open to the public at ls., and the agricultural labourers
and others for miles round have flocked into the town to
the number of from 18,000 to 20,000. It is estimated
that nearly 35,000 people have visited the showyard
within the last four days.
At 10 o'clock this morning Lord Portman closed his
year of office as President of the Society, by distributing,
in the Shire-hall, the several prizes awarded to the suc-
cessful competitors for foreign stock, including M. Allier,
M. Eluard, M. Philippe, M. Cheradame, the Comte de
and M. Doutrone. In addition to the money
♦alue of the prizes, a gold medal was given by the so-
ciety to M. Eugene Tisserand, the French commissioner,
and to each of the three foreign jurors, M. Gareau, M.
de Villers Pits, and M. de Gingins d'Eclapens ; while a
silver medal was at the same time presented to each of
the successful exhibitors of continental stock. His
Lordship intimated that this was a new feature in the
proceedings of the society, and that in the introduction
of it on this occasion they had followed the good ex-
ample set them by the Emperor of the French in offering
prizes for foreign stock.
With this ceremony the meeting of the society at
Chelmsford, which was in every respect an interesting
one, may be said to have terminated.

A FEELER.—The New York Sunday Courier gives a
report that Barnum has been offered an engagement, at
5,000 dollars a-year, to t Ike charges of one of the depart-
ments at the Sydenham Crystal Palace.
MERCANTILE FAILURE.—A rather large failure was
announced yesterday. The house has been extensively en-
gaged in the bottle beer trade. The cause of their diffi-
culties has been the consignment of goods to the Crimea.

CRICKET.—THE CRIMEAN CLUB V. THE REST OF THE
ARMY.—This military match took place yesterday at
Lord's. Only one innings each was played, and the
followirg is the score :—•Crimean Club.—First Innings,
184. The Army.—First Innings, 160.
BRIDGE OF THE ALMA.—The plan which has been
adopted for the new " Bridge of the Alma," at Paris, in-
cludes the erection of a statue at each of the four piers
of the bridge, the four statues to represent soldiers of
the four difft.rent nations which were engaged in the
battle of the Alma.

A detained return has been published of the sums ex-
pended on St. James's, Hyde, and the Green parks in
the years ending March, 1855, and March, 1856. In
the former year the total expenditure amounted to
12,7731., and in the latter to 19,3911. The chief item
of increase appears to be that in connection with the
improvements of Buckingham-gate.
ELECTION OF THE BISHOP OF GLOCESTER AND BRIS-
TOL—At a meeting of the Dean and Chapter of Bristol
Cathedral, held yesterday morning, in pursuance of her
Majesty's conge d' elire, the Rev. Charles Baring, M.A.,
was elected to the vacant see of Glocester and Bristol.
The proceedings, like all chapter meetings, were strictly
private.
The foll)wing passage occurs in an order of the day of
the Russian General commanding the corps of infantry,
which remains provisionally in the Crimea. It refers to
the burying place of the Allies :—" If they have been
our enemies they have not the less been brave men, who,
es well as thousands of our countrymen in these cam-
paigns, hav3 died as heroes on the field of honour.
They were men who preferred honour and their country
to all the possessions of the earth, and this is why it is
a sacred duty for every one to honour the memory of
those brave soldiers as we honour that of our own
comrades."

A BARONET ON THE STAGE.—On Monday night Sir
William Don, Bait, made his appearance at the Theatre
Royal, Manchester, in one of the last new dramatic pro-
ductions, the " Evil Genius," from the pen of Mr. Buck-
store, if we are rightly informed. Sir William, "n his
first appearance in Manchester some few years ago, was
evidently a close imitator of Bnckstone. Absence from
his model has wrought an improvement, but there is
still the same Buckstone snang, and the movements of
his original. The eccentric baronet, however, is by no
means destitute of original talent ; his acting is easy and
natural, and free to a great extent from affectation and
stage conventionalism.—Manchester Guardian.

CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT BY A BANK MANAGER.—
TEWKESBURY, Thursday.—Considerable sensation has
been crested by the apprehension of Mr. Theodore
Wass, late manager of the Tewkesbury branch of the
Gloucestershire Bank, on a charge of having embezzled
moneys to the amount of upwards of 3,0001. The ac-
cused has been brought before the magistrates of the
borough, and an inquiry partially entered into. He is
charged with having advanced to several parties sums
of money amounting to between 1,7001. and 1,8001.,
which sums were not entered in the banking books. The
accused was remanded for a time, to make further in-
vestigations. Bail was offered.
PEMBROKE, July 18.—The Cordelia, screw, has just
been launched from the royal dockyard at this port.
She was named by Mrs. Smart, a relative of the Captain-
Superintendent ; and, as the Cordelia is required for
immediate service, she is being rigged and fitted with all
speed prior to being navigated round to Devonport for
commissioning. She is to carry 10 guns with a heavy
one amidships. The following are her chief dimensions :
—Length, extreme, 150 feet ; length of keel, 131 ft.
4 in. ; breadth, extreme, 29 ft. ; breadth for tonnage,
28 ft. 9 in. ; breadth, moulded, 28ft. 3 in. ; depth in
hold, 15 ft. 10 in. She is of 577 tons register, and is to
be fitted with engines of 150 horsepower. The Cordelia
is handsome in model, and promises well.
IMPROVED TRAWLING APPARATIIS.—We have had sub-
mitted to our inspection a model of an improved trawl-
ing apparatus, the invention of Mr. Dempster. The die-
'
advantages of the nets now in use have, by the simple
contrivance of this gentleman, been entirely surmounted,
and the model before us is so arranged as to prevent
mischances which fishermen have so often to regret.
The principal improvements consists of a curtain of net
so fastened over the mouth of the bag net as to prevent
the fish escaping by darting upward, and a contrivance
by which the mouth of the machine is always kept open
when in use. Practical seamen speak highly of the in-
vention, which is about to be put into practical operation
by the L-mdon and West of Ireland Fishing Company.
MINES.—The number of heavy shares daily forced upon
the market has caused a further decline in prices, and
many dividend stocks are now at a lower figure than is
at all warranted by the mere fall in the standard for ores.
Many circumstances have combined to bring about this
state of things. We find invariably that when shares are
at high prices a good public demand for them is kept up,
and a large business is transacted ; Lut when any sudden
and unexpected event takes place, likely to affect the
market in ever so slight a degree, a system of depre-
ciating and " bearing" of shares is adopted ; and the
bona fide holders of stock, becoming alarmed by the daily
fall in quotations, and by letters sent to them by stran-
gers, who seem to obtain lists of shareholders for the
purpose, most unadvisedly force their shares for sale,
and a species of panic is created. More than one case
of this kind has lately been laid before us, and we hope
this mention of the matter will be sufficient to put a stop
to it, and also to put country shareholders upon their
guard.--Mining journal of this day.