The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-19 00:00:00

promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Tucker, the officer who stood
next below him on the Effective Establishment at the time
of his retirement, in accordance with the 2lstclause of the
Royal Warrant of 3d Nov., 1854.
Brevet-Major Edward D'Alton, retired full 7ay Royal
Newfoundland Companies, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the
Army, the rank being honorary only.
Brevet-Colonel William R. Mansfield, Unattached, to
have the local rank of Brigadier-General in Poland while
employed on a particular service in that co I try.
Captain Frederick Miller, 80th Foot, to be Major in the
Army.
The nndermentioned Quartermaster, retired on half-pay,
to have the honorary rank of Captain under the Royal
Warrant of 17th December, 1855 :—Quartermaster Thos.
Walter Hives, half-pay, 40th Foot.
TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS IN THE ARMY.

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Major John Holmes, 12th Bombay Native Infantry
Major Richard Crew, 45th Madras Native Infantry,
TO BE MAJORS IN THE ARMY.

Captain George Travers Sayer Carruthers, Ist Madras
Nave Infantry.
Captain Edw. William Bondier, 51st Madras Native
Infantry.
Captain James Edmand Mayne, Bth Madras Cavalry.
Captain James Grant Stephen, Bth Bengal Native In-
fantry.

Captain John Luther Vaughan, 21st Bengal Native In
fant ry.

Captain Frederick John Goldsmid, 37th Madras Native
Infantry.

Captain Reginald Best Brett, Bombay Artillery.
Captain Edward Wray, Bombay Artillery.
Captai❑ Roland Richardson, 3d Bengal Cavalry.
The undermentioned officers of the East India Company's
Service, retired upon full-pay, to have a step of honorary
rank as follows
Colonel George Alcock, Madras Artillery, to be Major-
General.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Carleston Ormsby, Bengal
Infantry, to be Colonel.
Major Edward Clutterbuck, Madras Infantry, to be
Lieutenant-Colonel.

THE SUN, LON 4l DA 1' VErirlN G s rEivalElt 'lO, 1854

DISASTROUS FLOODS IN NATAL.

( From the Natal Mercury of April 18.)
About one o'clock on Tuesday morning, a rushing sound
betokened too truly that the Umgeni River, which has its
proper debouchure about three miles north of this town
has broken its banks, and was pouring through the new
channel, along the Vie), or swampy flat that skirts our
sea-beach, within the bush that forms the embankment
eastwards of the Indian Ocean. Morning light revealed a
scene of majestic yet terrible grandeur. Through and
across not only the swamp, but the pasture land that skirts
it on either side, a wide and mighty torrent rushed with
impetuous fury, bearing down on its heaving bosom, up-
rooted trees and masses of bush, lately rejoicing in the ver-
dure of their security, but now torn and mangled, hasten.,
ing to destruction. Here and there, amid the foaming,
raging flood, stood out green oases, in the surging wilder-
ness of waters, and two cottages were completely insulated,
imminently exposed to the further oncoming of the flood.
The first efforts were directed towards saving the lives thus
exposed ; and the mayor (Mr. Cato), his brother, Mr. John
Cato, and others connected with his establishment, incurred
no slight peril in rescuing the helpless from destruction, by
means of boats. In doing so, Mr. J. Cato, Mr. Po vell, and some
others, nearly perished, and were ultimately rescued with
difficulty, or rescued themselves by gallantly stemming the
torrent. The floorl continued to rise higher and higher,
until about nine o'clock on Tuesday ; and was not less than
half a mile wide nearer its debouchment, below Mr. Cato's.
The last time the Umgeni broke through its bank, and
came into the bay, was on the 15th of April, 1818, pre-
cisely eight years ago ; but we understand, from the older
residents, that the flood of water was not so great as on
the'present occasion. This new outfall of the Umgeni may
change considerably the condition of this town; and it
will be a serious question whether to permanently secure
it for the purposes of commerce and health, or effectually
to prevent, by a proper embankment along its old channel,
the recurrence of such a disaster.
One of the incidents of this flood was the premature and
involuntary launch of Messrs. Cato's new schooner, from
the beach at the outfall of the old creek, where she was
built. The flood broke away the framework that held
her, and she was carried out into the bay, without, we be-
lieve, much damage. This occurred about seven o'clock
on Tuesday.

Perhaps the most serious damage, in a colonial point of
view, is that which the cane-fields in this neighbourhood
have sustained. The Springfield cane fields, abutting on
Umgeni, on the other side of the Berea hills, were early
submerged by the overflowing of the river, and it is
believed a large part of the crop is injured, and some of it
destroyed. Several families residing near the river are
rendered homeless by the visitation, and we deeply regret
to state that great losses of cattle, horses, poultry, farm
utensils, and even household furniture have been sustained.
At the Springfield mill the water rose so high as to surround
the mill; and a loose sugar pan, waggon, and other articles
were swept away. Happily the new channel so far relieved
the main stream that the disastrous effects were partly
stayed.

North of the Umgeni (says the Mcrcury of the 25th of
April) scarcely any of the rural settlements have escaped
serious damage. The mill lately erected by Mr. Walton at
the Umhlangi, together with the dam for the supply of its
waterpower, are swept away by the flood, and serious in-
jury was done to the crcps and homesteads in that neigh-
bourhood. At Verulam the whole of the cultivation on
the flat adjacent to the Umhloti, is not only entirely de-
stroyed, but the soil is covered thick with sand, and thus,
for the present, rendered useless. The houses in the village
and neighbourhood have all suffered more or less, and the
Kafir (Wesleyan) Chapel is partially washed down. Beyond
Verulam, owing to the state of the roads, no communica-•
tion took place for more than a week ; and we regret to
learn that the accounts now to hand give details of nume-
rous and serious losses in the injury done to crops, build-
ings, and stock. The chief sufferers at Verulam are Messrs.
Andrews, Johnson, Thomas and Richard Groom, and W.
Starr.

Southwards of. Durban, we are happy to report, the de.
mage to the cane crops was not so great as was apprehended.
Wednesday's post has brought us tidings from the Ton-
gaati, of which the following is a summary :—" In one
night the river rose higher than any of the residents had
known it before, and within 16 hours it had entered Into a
large brick shed of about 180 ft. by 30 ft., which was 17 ft.
above the level of the river. Unfortunately this building had
been made use of as a shed for timber, hides, tallow, &c.,
and was filled with unburnt bricks, ready for the kiln. Dur-
ing the Monday the water rose rapidly till it reached the
roof, and before the next day the building had been swept
away, carrying with it much dry wood, hides, &c., which
stould not be saved the day before, although all hands worked
hard during the day, in the deep water, and not without
danger from alligators. The rise of the former heavy floods
was not known by any here to reach more than 16 feet ; on
this occasion it came to within two feet of the sugar house
buildings, which by measurement are 32 feet 6 inches above
the ordinary level. The extent of the losses is not yet known,
but they are very heavy—at least .30,000 bricks, for th•
Tongaati works, the shed above referred to, sugar-coolers,
hides, tallow, tools, Ix., and about 500 loads of excellent
fuel (dry sugar-cane) which cannot be replaced. These were
on a flat 26 feet above the ordinary level, and were invalu-
able to us. In addition to these disasters, many oxen, it
is feared, are dead from cold, or were washed down the
river at night, and much damage is done to green unfinished I
brick.

The depots of the 65th and 76th Regiments, number-
Log respectively 16 officers and 107 men, and 15 officers
and 101 men, arrived on Wednesday by the Clyde
steamer in Kingstown harbour from England, and were
marched to the Royal Barracks, Dublin, where they
will be stationed for the present.
CURIOUS MENTIN. Ix Pams.--The rag•gatberers
(cAlenniers) of Paris have long possessed a mutual
benefit society, and they recently demanded and obtained
permission from the police t 3 hold a meeting for the pur-
pose of examining its accounts, and revising its statutes.
The meeting was held a few days ago at a public-house
bearing the sign of the Vieux Drapeau, in the Quartier
Saint Marcel. Forty-eight delegates, nominated by the
whole of the rag-gathering fraternity, were present, and
each of them on entering deposited 20c., which were
disbursed in paying for the room and for sundry bottles
of vin erdinaire. The senior delegate was pro tem,, called
to the chair, which was half of a cask turned bottom
upwards, and six delegates who knew how to read, and
five who knew how to write, were proposed as candidates
for the posts of president and secretary. An election of
of those two dignitaries having been made, the senior
resigned his seat to the elected president. Taking pos-
session of the cask, the latter embraced the senior, and
then delivered a speech, in which, after expatiating on
the honesty of the rag-gatherers as a body—proved, he
said, by their always giving up anything of value they
might happen to find, and by their rarely figuring before
the tribunals for robberies or other offences. He gave an
account of the operations of the benefit society since the
last meeting, and exhorted his " dear brethren"
to be friendly to each other and united. The secretary
then read, one by one, the statutes of the society, which
are 52 ia number, and asked it any delegate had any
alteratil n to propose in them. Only two were subjected
to discussion ; the 17th, which provides for the "frater-
nal division" amongst the rag-gatherers of particular dis-
tricts of the heaps of rubbish and filth that may be de-
posited in them ; and the 52d, relative to the contribu-
tion to be paid per month to the society, and the amount
to be allowed to sick members. The first-mentioned
article, after due debate, was modified to the effect that
not only should the heaps aforesaid be reserved to the
rag gatherers of the districts, but that on no account
should one rag-gatherer presume to encroach on the heap
of another ; and the secon I was, on account of the pre-
sent dearness of food, modified so as to make the monthly
contributions of members 50c. instead of 25c., and the
daily allowance to the sick 60c. instead of 300. The
statutes having been formally approved of, a resolution
adopted in previous meetings, declaring that the oldest
member of the rag-gathering fraternity, one S--,
aged 85, called "the General," should for the rest
of his life be freed from any monthly payments to
the society, but should enjoy all its advantages, that he
should besides be allowed 250 grammes of tobecco a
month, should have a seat of honour at all meetings and
banquets, and should at the latter be entertained gratis,
was passed unanimously with loud applause. The trea-
surer was then called on to produce his accounts and
cash. The accounts having been examined were de-
clared correct, and the balance in hand, which consisted
of 77f. 95c., and was. deposited in an earthen pot, was
counted, and was also found exact. The delegates then
removed to a public house called the Pot Tricolor, at
the Barriere Fontainebleau, where a banquet was pro-
sided them. The place has always been the grand ren-
dezvous of the rag-gathering fraternity, and formerly it
was divided into three parts—one, called the " Cham-
ber of Peers," for the elite of the calling, that is those
who possesed a good basket, a good lantern, and a
crotchet with the handle ornamented in copper; the
second, called the " Chamber of Deputies," for those
who possessed such things of an inferior quality or in a
dilapidated state; and the third, which was called the
" Saloon of the True Proletaires," for the " lower
orders," who bad neither basket, nor lantern, nor crochet,
and who, consequently, were obliged to pick up rags
With their fingers, and carry them in bags. But on the
present occasion it was determined that, in accordance
with the progress of democratic ideas of late years, and
as a mark of friendly feeling, all distinctions of rank
should be broken down, and that the aristocracy, middle
class, and lower orders of the profession should meet at
the same table. The chairman, on taking the chair,
proposed that henceforth this determination should be
rigorously adhered to as a fundamental rule of the rag-
gathering
community, and his proposition was adopted
with acclamations. The guests then proceeded to
attack the good things proviied fhr them. The dish
of honour was a gigantic olla podrida ; the wine was
ordina're, and was contained in a high earthen jug
called the Petit Pere, which was constantly being
replenished from a cask called the llfauricaud ; and
the dessert was composed of the strong cheese Girarme,
of radishes, and of a petit verre of a horrible sort of
brandy. The banquet was very gay, and at the desert
several toasts were drunk—one of them to the " press,"
which, said the president, enlightened the world, and,
by its large consumption of paper, caused rag-gatherers
to live. A collection made for the poor closed the ban-
quet ; it amounted to 9f. 75c. At former gatherings the
utensils of the table were chained to it ; but on this
occasion they were left free. The guests, however, were
required to deposit the value of them, and when they
gave them up on leaying the deposit was restored.

Sporting Intelligence.

DONCASTER MEETING.-WEDNESDLT,
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS,

BETTING ON THE PORTLAND PLATE.-7 to 1 apt
Welborn, Bto 1 agst Grteculus Esuriens, 10 to 1 agst
Evelyn, 11 to 1 agst Lance, 100 to 8 aest Diphthong
colt, 100 to 7 agst La Victime, 16 to 1 agst Thames
Ditton, 20 to 1 each agst Early Bird, Alembic, and New
Brighton, and 25 to 1 each agst Bourgeois, Flyaway,
and L'Addio.

The Staud Plate Handicap of ssovs each, with 50 added;
the second to save his stake. Red House in. 9 sobs.
Captain Christie's Kestrel, by Tearaway, 3 yrs, Est 1016

(Fordbarn) 1
Lord Chesterfield's Peter Flat, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b

(Cresswell) 2
Mr. Mellish's Pope Joan, 5 yrs, 7st slb (Bates) 3
Tile following also ran :—The Medway, Olympus,
and Arago.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Olympus, 3to 1 agst The Med-
way, and 4 to 1 each agst Kestrel and Beter Flat. Won
by three-quarters of a length ; a length between second
and third ; same distance between the third and fourth.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; 3-yr•olds, 7st ;
four, Bst 51b ; five, Bst 121 b ; six and aged, 9st 21b.
Cup Course.
Mr. T. Parr's Fisherman, by Heron, 3 yrs... (Bates)t 1
Lord Zetland's Zeta, 8 yrs
Mr. Jackson's Lady Tatton,. 4 yrs (J. Osborne) 3
Mr. E. R. Clark's Mr. Sykes, 6 yrs (Dockeray) 4
Mr. Barber's Pretty Boy, 3 yrs (Fordharn) 5
Mr. Gill's Scotchrnan, 3 yrs (J. Gill) 6

Betting—Even on Pretty Boy, 4 to 1 agst Fisherman,
and sto 1 agst Zeta. A fine race in with Fisherman and
Zeta ended i❑ a dead heat ; Lady Tatton finished about
two lengths behind the first two ; bad fourth.

Deciding Heat (betting, 11 to 8 on Zeta)—Won easily
by three-quarters of a length ; Zeta broke down about a
distance and a half from home.

THDRESDA.Y.

The Scarborough Stakes of 25 sous each, 10 ft, for 3-pr-
olds ; certain penalties and allowances. One mile. 4

subs.
Mr. T. Parr's Fisherman, Set 71b (G. Hall) w. o.
Handicap Sweepstakes or 10 save each, h ft, with 50
added, for 2-yr-olds ; winners extra ; the second to
save his stake. Red House in. 29 subs.
Mr. Howard's Strawberry, 7st 61b (J. Goater) 1
Mr. Dawson's Janet, 7st 91b (Bates) 2
Lord Anglesey's Tricolor, Bat 41b (Wells) 3
Sir W. Booth's Fanfaronade, 7st 61b .. (Bray) 4
The following also ran :—Yorkshireman, Perea Nena,
Tin wald, Wardersmarke Skycutter, Gen. Bosquet, Leo,
Lady Malcolm, Ella, Ondine, Equity, Rickledon.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Strawberry, 6to 1 agst Trico-
lor, 7 to 1 aget Skycutter, 10 to 1 each agst Ella and
Tinwald, and 12 to 1 agst Rickledon. Won by a head, a
heal between the second and third, and a length be-
tween the third and fourth ; Rickledon was fifth, and
Equity sixth ; Skycutter headed the next lot. General
Bosquet broke down.

The Foal Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft ; for 3-yr-olds—
, colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 31b. One mile and a half.

3 subs.
Mr. Morris's Artillery, Bst 71b (Basbam) w. o.
The Eglinton Stakes of 10 sous each, 5 ft, with 100
added, for two and three-yr-olds ; allowances and
penalties ; the second to receive 20 soya out of the
stakes. T.Y.C. 60 subs.
Mr. J. S. Douglas's Tournament, 2 yrs, 6st 101 b

(Fordham) 1
Mr. Harrison's Strathnaver, 2 yrs, Est 3(b
(Withington) 2
Mr. T. Walker's Gemma di Vergy, 2 yrs, Est 101 b
(carried Est 111 b)

The following alal ran :—Broadcloth, Chevalier d'ln-
dustrie, Riseber, Typhon, Augury, and Glede Hawk.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Gemma di Vergy, sto 2 agst
Tournament, 6 to 1 agst Chevalier d'lndustrie. Augury
led to the bend, where Gemma di Vergy took up the
running, the others in close attendance. On reaching
the stand, Tournament, who had been lying about fourth
and fifth, and who had been biding his time for an
opening, came out and won very cleverly by three-
quarters of a length. The favourite was beaten half
a length from Strathnaver, Chevalier d'lndustrie was
a had fourth, Riseber was fifth, Typhon sixth, Glede
Hawk seventh, and Broadcloth and Augury brought
up the rear.

The Juvenile Selling Stakes of 5 move each, with 40
added, for 2-yr-olds ; optional selling weights, &c.
Half a mile. 9 subs.
Mr. Wentworth's Beatrice, Bst lib (401.) ...(Flatman)
Mr. Sidney's Sister to Nancy, fiat 10113 (251.) (W. Hull) 2
Capt. Christie's The Abbot, Bst (251.) (Wells) 3
The following also ran—Painter, Walhalla, Sister to
Bold Bucaleugh, Mysterious Jack, Profile.
Betting-5 to 4on Beatrice ; and sto 1 agst Profile.
Won by three-quarters of a length ; same distance be-
tween the second and third ; Profile was fourth. The
winner was sold by auction to Sir W. Booth for 105
guineas.

'A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added, for 2-yr•
olds—colts, Bst lib; fillies, Bst 41b; certain penalties;
the owner of the second horse to receive 20 soya out
of the stakes. T.Y.C. 28 subs.
Mr. W. I' Anson's Blink Bonny, Bst 111 b
(R. I'Anson, jun.) 1
Mr. Mellish's Adamag, Bst 71b (Wells) 2
Lord Zetland's Skirmisher, Bst lib (J. Marson) 3
The following also ran :—Gemma, diVergy, Surplice c,
Schneider.

Betting—Even on Blink Bonny, 2 to 1 agst Gemma
di Vergy, and 5 to 1 agst Skirmisher. Skirmisher led to
1 the distance, where Blink Bonny came out, carried on
the running to the end, and won in a canter by three-
quarters of a length ; Adamas caught Skirmisher at the
stand, beat him by two lengths for second place; Gemma
di Vergy was close up with Skirmisher ; the other two
were beaten by several lengths.
The Cleveland Handicap. One mile.
Grzecul as Esuriens -. 1
Duet

Six ran.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CESAREWITCH STAKES.
20 to 1 agst Alice Wentworth (taken)
20 to 1 agst Middleton (taken)
20 to I agst Polestar (taken)
25 to 1 agst Merlin (taken)
25 to 1 agst Cotswold (taken)
25 to 1 agst Homily (taken)
30 to 1 agst Polmoodie (taken)

DERBT.
15 to 1 agst Blink Bonny (taken freely)
15 to 1 agst Tournament (taken)
40 to 1 agst Strathnaver (taken)
Sharpshooter is dead.
DONCASTER CUP.—Pretty Boy is scratched.
A partial settling on the St. Leger took place this
morning. The business was conducted smoothly, and on
Monday accounts will doubtless be satisfactorily wound
up. The weather was delightfully fine, and the sport, for
an " off day," attracted enough. In consequence of the
delay which took place on Wednesday in putting up the
numbers of certain horses on the " telegraph," the
stewards adopted the following very effective rule :
"The numbers of the horses to run in each race must
be upon the board five minutes before the time of the
race, and the owner or trainer of any horse neglecting to
comply with such rule will not be allowed to start his
horse.
(Signed) " BSAUFORT. W. M. E. MILNER.

" MAIDSTONE."

THE SOUTH LANCASHIRE TRADESMEN'S

PLATE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR, —The above stakes having been awarded to my
horse " His Piper," in consequence of the disqualifica-
tion of "Aladdin," I have appealed to the stewards of
the Newton Meeting, who have decided that all bets in
that race go with the stakes. Your insertion of this will
oblige.—Your obedient servant,
London, Sept. 18. W. T. COPELAND.

FRENCH POST-OP7IOII ROBBERY.—A young post-office
clerk, named Bagire, was, three days back, tried by the
Court of Assizes of la Manche for stealing letters con-
taining bank notes and other articles of value. The in-
dictment alleged that on the 11th July, 1855, a letter,
in which were two notes of I,ooof. and two bills of ex-
change, was given to him and duly registered at' the
post-office of Avranches, in which-he was employed, but
that it was never sent from the office, and that nobody
but he could have taken it. It was also alleged that a few
days after, another letter, in which was a security for
I,ooof. renfe and a bill of exchange of 3,000 f. was given
to him and registered,' and that it also disappeared. A
third robbery of a like kind was also alleged to have been
committed by him ; and it was stated, besides, that he
had for some time spent money far more freely than his
salary warranted. Although, however, the presump-
tions were very strong against the prisoner, the actual
taking of the letters by him could not be proved, and
as it was stated that he was of good character, and that
the business of the Avranches Post-office was conducted
so very negligently that there was no reason for accusing
him more than any other clerk of having stolen the
missing letters, the jury acquitted him.
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Food.LY, excellent
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celebrated
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Chemistry Dr. A ndrew
Lord Stuart do Decies ; the D Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram ;
Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattike'r •
Stuart; Major-Gen. Thomas owager Countess of Castle-
persons, whose health has been King, and many other respectable
with full instructions. In packed for all climates,
means of cure had failed. Suitably restored by it, after all other
51bs., 225.; 101 b s.' 33 .; super-refined, Ilb., 6s. ; 21bs., lls. ;
slbs., lls. ; 121bs 29s canisters, 11b., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4e. 6d.;
pozofaso.o
order.
101bs. and 121bs. carnage free,
Loucgernecte-siptrteeof London ; Fortnum, du
Barry
to her Majesty,
330 and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside; and Co., 77,
68s,:nc,ornhinand Co., Purveyors
Piccadilly; also at 60, Gracechurch-street •
gate-street; 55, Charing-MN; SIC Upper Baker-street; 63 And 150. ihiorthetreot.