The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-25 00:00:00

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busines.s is (lon,g, pt nes lute very low, viz., trona
41 55 to 31 15i p-r ton.
nost.ouGn EOP 112.11.3X.7.V.
The deud.o tor all kiwis tit tiop in a very insc•
titesLste, but we have no ileclke to voile:, in the quota-
ti°l2Bs Some of the plantation accounts having improved,
there are barkers of the duty from 95,0001 to 100,000/.
• Mid and East Kent pockets, 90s to 1555; Weald of
lient ditto, 803 to 105 s: 'zii,sex ditty, 805 to 955 per cwt
WOOL. •
Judging from the imu, quantities of Wool which
%re almost daily Cu ming to baud, it is probable that, ibis
Year's import from our Colonies will be the laig,st on
record. Up to the present time, 5.e have received within
:about 5,000 bales of the total arrival in 1850, which
!mounted to 158,558 bales. During the past we,-k, the
lretiertations into London w, re 824 bales from Port
eaufort, 50 from Alexandria, 25 from Buceo, 218 lroui
. °1:1311iy, 1 255 from Portland Ba,, 3 500 from Sydney,
l arafrb7r,4 Calcutta. 1 710 from Lluncetion, 269 trona
h. 181 from Mogartore, 1 000 tr,.m Alg„a
19 200 from the Care, 1.460 from Port Pn:l:p. 650
from Adelaide, and 100 b.g-, from Ireland. The private
!Ds ntract market is very firm, at extreme quot..tious.
• 411 e stock of Colonial Wool is now 34,000 bates.
TALLOW.
Notwithstanding that the stock of Tallow is still large
for the •
time of year, and that toe imports are on the in-
cre
0, the demand is steady, at an advance in the qua-
of 3d per cwt. To-day, New P.Y.C. on the
sll°.:' Is selling at from 383 6 1 to 38s 93; and Old, 38s
to'Bl 3d, For deliver), during the I,:st, three mouths,
• there are buyers, at 39. 6.1. Town Tallow, 375 per cwt
act cash; Rough Fat, 23 ldper Sibs. The shipmi nts from
St.Petersburgh have exhibited a material falling off con,-
Pared with those of last year.

Stock tills day •• • • 12.350
.4108 01 Y. C.
very last week 1,754
t04708g
(1s °d
unto from June 1.. 12,148
Arrivals last week. . •
1017
ulna from June 16,703
Nee at Town .• •• • • 50s td
C

1848.

1849

13,7h3 25,583
41s 9d 395 rd
to Is Od to Os Od
2,902 1001
18,556 14,161
1,458 1,;i4
24,808 14,276
47s 6d j 405 Od

(850.

1841.

2100-8 39,006
36:, 6d to, Od
3780 d :to3-3 3d
1,7.8 1,519
14,919 15,b63
374 2,177
13,563 12,336

33s Od I 39s 6d

RIHINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.

(Before the itEC)RDER
Edward Ashby, aged 26, labourer, and William Man-
-Int9, aged 18, also a labourer, were indicted for burglary
11 dwelling-house, and staling a waircost, one hand-
rbief, and other articles,e and the sum of Ba. 10d., the
tr°Perty of Thomas Bakewell. The prisoners pleaded
itailty,
44.R•ibinson prosecuted, and Mr. Woollett defended
•10i prisoners.
14 The prosecutor was a private in one of the foot regi-
j-tlli stationobtaineei i London. Oa the night of the 16th of
:„? he n ce
d leave of absen, to spend the time
1,"" sums friends residing in St. Joho's• wood, and on
is return to the lrirracks, in Westminster, he met a
:titan who invited him to go home with her. He c, n-
•'d' and they repaired to a house in Orchard-street,
where
, prosecutor proposed to pass the night, and accord
i -
)41 retired to rest. Some short while after he had been n
hi he was woke up by a noise, and un looking around
„,
he saw the two prisoners stealing out of the room
in: his clothes. He jumped up and pursued them, call-
jo,!'„4Btop thief," and a policemen being on the spot he
jg—tls" in the pursuit, and ulimistely overtook Ashy.
• ," meantime, however, the other piis•dier had got. 11
silk clothes, and when Ashby was cep, ured au old
whi nandkerchiet was the only thing found upon him
w ell the prosecutor could identify. A few days after.
mode m
, —anatug's retreat was found out, and immedietel
,w•ri' that be was confronted with the prosecutor—be
ll•
at once recognised as the sir and hief, *ho tf a
by fetchinga pot of beer before she went to bed.
r• WooLLETT adoressed the jury ,or the d -fence,
eolltend d that no case of burglary had bean made
out, e

• kr D
• ..ORINsoN said he only went for the felony.
air•WODLLETT then insisted that in the case of Man-
g' the evidence of identification ought not to be re-
es on.
The •
retu - Learned RECORDER summed up, and the jury
The
a verdict of Guilty.
:Iwo COURT deferred pa,sing sentence.
tti (40‘ Abrahamq, a Hindoo, was indicted for felo-
-00:81I undtiig 151, hemet Abrahaii s, a blind fellow.
liei,litrYtuan, with intent to do him some grievous bodily
11. The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
by, Woollett prosecuted, and Mr. Payne defended the
er.
hatihe prosecutor is a person who lives by charity and
the 11l George-yard, Whitechapel. A few days ago
ter prisoner, who had previously been his friend, sent
pti2ira, and when be came to his lodgings the
said W hat for you no come to my house now ?"
*e.
knelt' him that he was very much tired after his
kte• °rings in the streets, and he wit; loath to go out
la when he once got home. The prisoner then
-:ek him down with a poker, which rendered him in-
)10;131e, and inflicted a serious wound on his bead.
steal assistance was procured by the neighbours,
he Wound having been dressed, the prosecutor
taken home to bed. The prisoner was then given
-lcustody.
Oar. PeyNE addressed the jury for the defence, and
wards called witnesses to show that the prosecutor
111 the aggressor in the first instance, he having
i'sed the. prisoner's wife and struck her before the
pt -1,4(I Learned
resorted to the violence attributed to him.
The RECORDER summed up, and
pr",
'"Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

1111111) COURT.
Tx (Before Mr. Coturaissioner GUNNEY.)
srilas Spurrer was indicted for feluutously assault-
gli,:aruh Allen Brown, with i ,tent to do her some
to bodily harm.
b6:4_, proseeutrix a nursory mairl, and living at Ball's-
I. gut witswalking H -woud the 22d July
L ornrey
between five and six ()clock In the evening, when
liti,:aft rudely accosted by the prisoner, who knocked
kvi"ll and attempted to ravish her. She struggled
14 resisted with all her str' ni.tb, and the prisoner
ou,''fg that all his efforts were u..eless, pulled a kinfe
°f his pocket, and threatened to cut her head ff.
' screams and cries for assistance of theyprosceutrix
14 :light to the spot a journeyman butcher, who was
pti by and whose app.,arance at o
nceinduced the
1
ter to take to fl.ght. The butcher, however, went
higt4B,,t;tit, and ultimately succeeded in apprehending
Ili prosecutrix, who was a sickly-limkirg girl,
dad that she had not yet recovered from the shock
nt,
to Ili°lled by the assault, and had since been subject
itote-.1 ;
11rY found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sett.
toirct to two years' imprisontn-nt in the House of
rt:n etibu, with hard labour.
tiviJury recommended that some reward should be
hiltb t the butcher fur his praiseworthy conduct in
14411 g this female from the prisoner's clutches.
ttp?!.. GlihNEy said he was srry he had no power to
e.out that recommendation.
111441%Aiderman CHALLIS promised that the butcher
114 receive souse reward it he called upon the

IRELAND

It • THE NEW AGITATION.
situ
ll reported that a roving commission, counter-
,}4l'eCh by Archbishop Cullen and his prelatical
44 'env is _about to be issued with a view of agi-
hre°R. the provinces in their whole length and
I,4ll:cith• The commissioners appointed to conduct
Shre,l,lgious crusade are Mr. Keogh, Mr. Julio
-4',°"" and Mr. Sadleir, with, probably, others to
ki,jrzled) hereafter. It is not likely that the " coin-
r-44iners" commence their lab .ur of love until
klici Lies for the guidance of the Daence Association
40t save been fully matured, and receive the final
14,',°,4 of the acting committee.
of tiers received from Sligo to-day speak in terms
11,1 i ,-rtit rescting the state of th.at. county, which
44'4 the recent• outburst of " spiritual' agitation
Maintained an enviable notoriety for order
Ittv tzlequillity. Now, it seems, the picture is
Nltti• There are constant gatherings of the Rt-
-4:l%'uges, and firearms of any and every description
444-i premium. The Protestants of the town
.of
f'Whether with just cause or no, are said
o totsen
Likitier of trepidation, and complaints are made thet
m
of the military force (a company of in-
Ll,hl St present stationed there to protect the peace-
'tliteCtlitbitants in the event of any mob outbreak.
,k'al bay, perhaps, be some slight excuse for the
fiel3ee of such fears in a remote district of the
thin 'lt
but the good people of Sligo may rely
igitiß[7„that there will be no "rebellion," or any-
-1,140140"ka one. Bad passions have no doubt been
!'qt%,: and the seeds of discord sown broadcast
kINt 0-fetl iaeighbour and neighbour; but the parad•
Si :few hundred Ribaudmen need not be mis-
hop, or the symptoms of an Irish insurrec-
,7t t "-Oat would, indeed, be cutting off the nose to
.t the Irish
Besides, it •is admitted on all hands
tern: Irish Protestants, as a party, have acted with
,4811 t tiwieration during the whole of the last ang. y
'tgusiC°l:lths of politico-religious agitation, and have
tilde
ere,
whatever to revive the barbarous
it)t sv: an age that, it is to be hoped, has passed away
i• As in every other class s)f societ, there are
t:EO49:lld exceptions to a general. rule,. but it would
retion'leetly ut jest if ProtestantiAm, its conduct and
lag my '4 a time of trial, were to be measured accord-
-115,e the standard set up by a knot of enthusiasts
Buest claim to confidence rests upon the fact of
%atunVn
g given an éclt tldato te recent meeting at the
1,5) wanting which a
that celebrated demonstration
'lvo been shorn of half its splendours.— Times.
"I` •

tZA 1
-4t....t'r-C"BEEi6S ON THE SOUTH-WEsTERN RAIL-
mi! robh "e final examination of the persons. concerned in
D Pies on the South-Western Railway is expected to
;Loct.,l:ec to-morrow. Panaplin, the tailor, convicted at
:ster fur the gold-dust rubbery on that line, has made
thiso`l",,nicssiou and the ersons concerned in these exten.
L4i4 are now knoparn to the police. It appear; ihat
leap fed, was anticipated, for as soon as Pamplin was
tiej, most of his acc• implices decamped ; but unless they
Loy thw c6ll"trY, they will tie almost sure to be apprehen!led.
Lally robberies commenced, the South Western Corn-
n-i,,gagod the meat active of the metropolitan police to
g iditrics, who reported that the robberies took place in
ha 114'4°V.a_niPton Docks. In consequence of this report, the
re i'L'ulcPany demiunkd that the dock company should
fete ~,e loss. The latter refused, rnd the resultrbows they
Oter, `2glit., as all the robberies have been proved to have
tefus4r!lttitted on the railway. The railway company have
37, compensate the West India C inpany tor toe lu!s
1;44 (?fil. worth of old-dust although the latter paid
titiletOpi:gali.chonveyanceg, and were' supplied by the railway
11Pocie.
of °cal/ages obviously wait for the bate convey-

t_t I'ORT UN(' NOTES.
N. t"
A GLANCE AT HE DERBY MEETING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Tbe couple of drys' average sport commences
to-morrow with the Trial Stakes of 5 Sous. each,
.with
30 added, &c., pne mile; to close and name this after-
noon. The Produce sakes of 10 soya. each, with 50
added, one mile, will, I fancy, terminate in a walk over
for Tim PunitE MINISTER, a, I cannot believe that any
his thirteuu opponents will be hardy enough to face
the fleetest horse of his year, over a course his own
peculiar length. The. Tradesmen's Plate over the two
mile course, is booked a certainty for the Abbess of
Jervaux,4 yrs, 6,t 7b; Flare up, 4 yrs, 6.t 61b,Snowchift,
4 yrs, 6,t 1210. and Ischia, 3 yrs. 4st Mb, being her
most dungerou4 antagonists, tte first-named for choice.
The Maiden Pla e, one wile and a half, has not yet
closed. The v;nesterfield St.ltes, half a mile, have been
set down as the property of Mr. Drinkald; but without,
taking into consideration Sir Charles Naoier's chance,
which cattno; tie the worst iu the world. 1 have an idea
that Winilow will on this occasion administer a dose of
reppe,mint that will effectually settle the question The
Innkeepers' Plate and St-fling Stakes have yet to close.
The ducision of the Chatsworth St,kes, one mile
and a half, will be materi,slly itateuced by the

alining for the Trude:men's Plate on the pre4ous day;
at the present moment 1 should select HUMPHREY and
RIBALDRY as being most worthy the confidence of the
Gr 0-ks. The betting market thi. morning is somewhat
dull, but, as they would say in the City, of a decidedly
bullish or upward Junk; the following are the latest
prices :—Stourbridge StAtes-2 to 1 on the field; 6 to 1
bar throw. Produce S tikes (Derby)-2 to 1 nu the
Prime Minister; 4 to 1 isgst any oaten. Tiadesnien's
Plate— Etr,,n on The Aobess of Jertraux, 6 to 4
taken fretly; 5 to 1 each, agst ,eltna, Flare-up
and Crmus. Chesterfield Stakes-6 to 4on the
field; 6 to 1 agst P,ppermint. Chatsworth Stakes
_ renchaid.
—3 to 1 each, Crams and Sir lt I T
d
King John S akt s (E ham)—Even on Flirt; 3 to 1 agst
Greengage; 7 to 2 agst Joe Miler; 8 to 1 apt Hubby
Noble, off red. Surrey and Shdolesex Stakes-6 to 4
agst Little Jack; 3 to 1 each agat Don Pedro and Agis;
4 to 1 each apt William the Conqueror, Brington, and
Anspach. Leamigton Stakes-8 to lon the field. offered.
Warwick Cup-6 to 4 agat Cariboo, take 2to 1. Lincoln-
shire Elandicap-3 to 1 agat Calculator; 7 to 2 agst,Ct axas.
Great Yorkshire Handicap-4 to I e,,ch agst Nancy and
Calculator. St. Leger-2 to 1 agst EiernAnd,z; 3to 1
agst The Ban; 10 to 1 egst The Prime Minister; 20 to
1 agst The Grecian.
I um, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
Aug. 25,1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
PAISLEY RACES-FRIDAY.

Sweepstakes o: 5 soya. each, 2 ft, and 15 added, once
round. (3 Sub, )
Mr. WeJierell's P udi ry, 3 ) rs, Tat 41b
Nlr. Batty s Risk, 4 %re, Sit 41b 2
Mr. Moore's Good Friday, 5 yrs, B+t• 21b
Winn by a length.
The Silver Bells, with 50 soya, added to a Sweepstakes
of 5 sous. each; two miles and a dis. (9 Subs )
Mr. A. Johnstone's Jenny Linci,s y re, 8,1 71b 1
Mr. Win eringnsm's E g•ano's Gl. ry, , 3 pa, 7st 91h 2
Mr. 11,1,derson's Maley, 4 yrs, 7si. 131 b
The Yeomanry Sakes of 3 sovs. each, b it, and 20
aided, one mile and a die.. 6 subs. were won easily by
Mr. Jtnly rid Swaledale, 5 yrs, beating Heatberbell and
Benedict.
The Railway Stakes of 10 soya, each, lift, and 25 added.
the winner to be sold for 1001.; heats, once round and

a dioance.
Mr. Mailimed's Trur? L we, 3 yrs, 7st lib
Weatt(erell'e P wi.ry. 3 yrs, 7,t llb 2
Won b‘r hilt a leugth. _ _

The Aftershots Fret• Handicap of -3
soya. each, and 10

added; oi.eti roubd and a dis.
Mr. Weatberelt% Prude y
Ur. Maitland's True Lure

Won by a head.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Miss &rah, sto 2 agst Equal, 3
to 1 apt Sister to Thringarth, and 4 to 1 each tight the
otbe►s. Won by two lengths. The winner was bold by
auction, and realised 174 guineas.
The Members' Plate of 50 hour. One mile and a half.
The winner to be sold by auction for 1001, &c.
Mr. C. Peck's Melody, 5 yrs (801), 7sc ...(Charlton) 1
Mr. Walker's Mrs. Birch. 3 y rs, 7bt (J. Osborne) 2
Mr. Parr's Snowdrift, 4 yrs (501). 7st slb (Hall) 3
Mr. Wadlow tut Lady Bibini, (500 6•t 1 llb (Sharpe) 0
Mr. Sm►th's Emma, 3 yrs (300, 5.r 7lb ........(A lad)
Grei BOWS Ormesby, 5 yrs (500, 7st 91b (skeene)
Mr. Meiklsm's Border troy, (300. sst 101b...(Dixon) 0
Mr. Dawson's Doctor Blemish, (401), Est ...(Aldcrott) 0
Mr. Hesseltine's The Setter, 3 yrs (301). sst 71b (Eels) 0
Mr. Thompson's fby Gslaor, (301), sst 2.b (Carroll) 0
Betting-3 to 1 agst Melody, 3to 1 agst Lady Baum
and sto 1 agst Emma. Ley Whine cut out the work
at a strong p ce to the halt mile post, where Melody and
Mrs. Birch singled themselves out, and finished the race,
Melody winning by a length. The winner was sold for
110 guineas.

LETTERS FROM MM. VICTOR AND
CHARLES BUG°.
We have just received the following exceedingly
interesting letters; the first is addressed to the gen-
tleman who penned the addresi of the British jour-
nalists to the editor of the Evenement, printed in the
last number of The Sun :

Paris, 20 Aoitt, 1851.

MONSIEUR,—Je laiAF,e la parole I mun Lls. C'tst
lui de v.,us dire, c'est d lui de dire tl vos honorable con.
Beres tout ce que nuus a fait 6,irouver grand side de
s}napathie qui vient le tiouver aujourd'hui au fond de
sa prison. Irian fates mieux quo le 16:ompenser—
vous le glorifii-z.
Ce sera i'e crnel honneur de sa vie, d'uvoit 6 6 I'occa
sion d'une teat, manisintalion,
Cet'e nrini'estation est plu4 qu'une lettre sddres:6
par des 6 •rivains libtes a une eariv4in oppria c'est la
signe d'alliance de toutes les forces de la civilization,
eonvergearit r‘eiortnas vers un hut commun;
c.fnmunion de deux grands ptuplts dabs uno idee d'
hue ani 6.

Rtepvt z, Men,ieur, et vvuillez traramPttre ii vos
hottratd, a e.mis ri xpressi(ai de ma vive cordieli 6 et dr
ma prolonde rteounatelance.
VICTOR HUGO.
Prison de la Core'i aerie, 20 Aout, 1851.
MESSIEURS ET CHERS CONFRERES DE LA. GRANDE
BRETAGNE LT D.IBELANDE,

Je vous temente on loud du recur des paroles qui
vous voult z Bien m'addresser. Si je fni ais a la cow
damnation qui me frappe etionneur fir m'eu attrister, ce
etn,igt,oore n etnorsble de yes f e ereuses sympu,thiek
eutlirait i m'en consoler. J'en cuts toucs 6 coufus, et
ti r; tat je cherche en vain des mots pour vous (xprirner
ma gratitude de rout de bienveillance, moi, qui ne 6111t1
qu'un des monis ettrt ore partni lea j,urnalivtes de noire
presse, et qu'un oes plu. ob:curs paruA ceux de noire
pri-ou. Vus me pa)* z. et bien au at me, six mois
de csptivi 6 ..r.gtotre si fat I- en 6 Llfie Celle peiue, main
siis bier q tP je n'di pa 4 u 6,1 6 atif, tehe 16:ompsnae.
1-',1012.4t( Z an", done. Messieurs, do un'oubiter en vous
epoodunt. Je r,e suns Tien dans la cause qui ilea fait
condemner; et le sentiment medic dont se aunt inspite
asse de tout*. la hauteur do ce,t-
ivmo sm
epnasreo I i
tierustie ( eonSe l'inviolsbilite de la vie humaine
qui trouble ch- puts si lougtemps la conscience des legis-
tateurs.
Out, Messieurs, tout ceux qui out lu votre address.,
n'y out pu vuir que ce doubt,- fait— un grand peuple
tendant la malt a uue wands it a -,--la presse Anglaise
teudant is msin a to presse Frat Guise.
II vous apparteriatt. a vous les 6;rivains les plus jibe-
I.:tux du juurnalisme le plus libre, do prendre l'initiative
de ces curd ales adl-e,tous de presse a presse. L'Angle-
terre, dans les ctro.nstances actuelies, doit s'untr a is
France, comma tout peuple obeli deft so fair° solidaire
de tout peuple °ppm/6 La libert6 souveraine de la
presse Anglaise doit concurs et appui 3 is liberte expi-
rwee de Is presse Frat c.ise. Vous aY, z fait acte de con
traterni.4
JN dis plus, Uts.ieurs; vous avez fait acte de frater-
nite s*.ciale.
L'Angl. Lorre et la France mat qurnt, pour sinsi dire,
le pas des nations. 11 semble que ces deux nobles
peoples n'atent
qu'une 6.nulation et qu'une ambition—
st de se devancer l'un l'uutre dans la vote du prow es.
Vous avr-z, vous Anglais, dont 6 au monde d'atustres
exemples. N'est ce pas votre Byron qui le premier a
combattu pour la Gte.te? N'est-ce pas votre Wilber-
force qui lo premier a prutes:e contre l'esclavage?
En u time temps que les publicistes Frat vous
dlnafsqu.z la barbaric toutes les lois que Kota la mut-
prep, z en flagrant Le.it dans le piece jour du dix-
neuv,eate s eJle. ce pas d'une poitrine Anglaise
qu'est peril cc noble cri d'indignation contre les in,qui es
numbreuses, commises au nom et i i'ombre do l'Eghse,
par I'iufsmc Roi de Naples? N'est ce pas un de vos
ho"l33uareeL a
qui at qui ate tome I l'Evangile ce roi-
burso dit servi eur du Thou. martyr?
Nous sommes au n 6:ne poste, nous, quasd nous ne
vouions pas qu'on verse le sang sur cone guillotine qui
so di: snore---vous, quand vous ne voulez pas qu'on viole
irbumunoe duns les prisons royales. Nous commettont,
tlehauusi eris e as
lve‘lehutre6—vous quivers le it One de Naples,
itiataud do hi Mace Saint Jacques—le
ise..ce crime de leze mvjes 6
Messieurs, l'itAis de l'aoulition de la pelt de most fait
cheque. our d'tnealeuls,bles progies. Elle marche, ells
court, elle vole. Uu pout tnchainer ceux qui la ee,,n.
dent; on Le l'ei e s pas. L'u Ca bliss° l'ecrivain en
prison, et reate
Qui, done, desormais pourrait art e'er lea peoples.
ayaut I lour to e la Fratce et l'Angl.tarre, et portant
earites sur leur drapeau les deux mots qui iOsument
tuute la politique at toute Is. philosoph'e—
Lemouratit! Romani e!
CHARLES HUGO.

Two DESTRUCTIVE About eight o'clock
on Saturday night a fire, attended with considerable destruc-
tion ut propert, broke out in a large range of workshops
belonging to Mr Putts, a box-manufacturer, situated Im-
mediately behind the prr mices belonging to Mr. Spencer, a
tubas coots, No. 82, King-street, Snow-hill. The flames
originated in one of the chops filled with goods of some
value, and owing to its inflammable nature, the tire spread
amazingly quick, so that in the course of a few minutes the
whole of tilr. Pottc's premises were in a blaze. The engines
of the London Brigade and %\ est of England and County
were soon un the spot, and plenty of water being ob ained,
the engines were called into operation, but the fire was not
extinguished until Mr. Potts's property was totally
destroyed. The origin of the fire is not known. Fortu-
nately, the sufferer was insured in the Pkcenix Fire-office.
About an hour previous a fire, that r as well nigh being at-
tended with an enormous destruction of property, happened
in the large manufacturing premises belonging to Messrs.
Glover, the gas-meter-makers, in Sutton-street, Clerkenyvell.
The brigade, under Mr. Colt, the foreman of the B di.trict,
atten ed, but they were unable to extinguish the fire until
one end of the r of was burned ofL The origin of this fire is
likewm =known.

LONDON,'

THE COWES REGATTA.

THE ONE HUNDRED GUINEk CUP GIVEN
BY THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON TO
ALL NATIONS.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

COWES, SATURDAY.—Though the America came
in first by some miles, she unfortunately did not go
the right course. (%Ve say unfortunately because she
is without any doubt the fastest vessel, and beat all
the other yachts, and no mist: ke.) The Bacchante
went round the Nab, and Daniel Corke now claims
the Cup for his vessel. We hope the matter will end
here ; and though he perhaps might have claimed it
from a yacht of the squadron, the Old Free-
trader will waive his right to the stranger. The
matter is now before the Committee of the Roysl
Yacht Squadron. Even 0 d Dan allows that if the
America bad gone round the Nab it would not have
made half a mile distance difference.

The Queen's Cup to all nations is to be sailed for
on Monday.

The Town Regatta is fixed for Tuesday and Wed-
nesday next.

In the Match the Volante lost her bowsprit by
running into the Freak ; her bowsprit took the
Freak's mainmast and split
,it. Thus both vessels
were disabled.

Cowes hes not seen such a season since 1819. The
spirit of yachting has revived ; and we have no
doubt but the season of 1852 will exceed any yet
known. The Americans hove thrown a new light on
the construction of vessels, but we question much
if there is not as much credit due to the New York
sail-makers as there is to the ship-builders. Our
old yachts will make excellent fruiters, but if fast
vessels are required the Whites must build on the
America's lines, and the sails must be of her cut.
(From the Times )
Cowes, SATURDAY NIGHT.—Toe telegraphic dis-
patch which appeared this morning stated the " great
fact" that the America had beaten the yachts which
started against her on Friday tor the Royal Yacht
Squadron Cup of 100/. value in the most complete
and triumphant manner; but, from. the lateness of
the hour at which the race concluded, it was impos-
sible to. send up to town any detailed account of her
victory. It now remains to give the particulars of the
event as one of no ordinary interest. A large portion
of the peerage and gentry of the United Kingdom
left their residences and forsook the sports of the
moors to witness the struggle between the yachtsmen
of England, hitherto unmatched and unchallenged,
and the Americans who had cro:sed the Atlantic to
meet them. All the feelings of that vast population
which swarms in our southern ports and firmly be
deves in " Rule Britannia," as an article of national
faith; all the prejudices of the wealthy
aristocracy and gentrs, who regarded the
beautiful vessels in which they cruised about the
Ceannel and visited the shores of the Mediterranean
e very summer as the perfection of naval archi-
tecture, were roused to the highest degree, and
ven the Queen of England did hot deem the occasion
unworthy of her presence. Until within the last few
days no Englishman ever dreamed that any nation
could produce a yacht with the least pretensions to
match the efforts of White, Cameer, Ratsey, and
other eminent builders. In the I acht List for this
very year there is an assertion wilich every man
within sight of sea water from the Clyde to the Solent
would swear to—that " Yacht-building was an art in
which England was unrivalled, and that she was dis-
tinguished pre-eminently and alone for the perfection
of science in handling them." From the Royal Cork
Club, which was founded in 1720, to the Royal London,
founded in 1849, there aria 17 yacht clubs in various
parts of the Uuieed Kingdom—ten English, four
Irish, two Scotch, and one Welch—and not one of
them had ever seen a foreigner enter the lists in the
annual matches. It was just known that there was
an Imperial Yacht Club o, St. Petersburgh, main•
tained, it was affirmed, by the Imperial Treasury,
to encourage a nautical spirit among the no
hility, and that some ten or eleven owners
of yachts at Rotterdam had enrolled them-
selves as the " Royal Netherlands Yacht Club ;" but,
rill the America came over, the few who were aware
tet the fact that there was a flourixhing club at New
York did not regard it as of the slightest consequence,
or at all likely to interfere with their monopoly of the
glory of the manliest and roost useful of all sports.
The few trial runs the America made afier her arrival
proved she was possessed of great speed, and that the
owners were not so little justified as'at first they hart
been thought in offering to back an untried vessel
egainst any yacht in our waters for the large sum of
10,0001, or for a cup or priece of plate. As the day
of the Royal Yacht Squadron's grand match drew
near the entries became numerous, and 1851 will be
celebrated for the largest number of starters for the
Derby and for the 1001. cup reTectively, that were
ever known, so far as I can gather. The conduct of
the Americans since their arrival in the Solent had
been bold, manly, and straightforward —qualities
which Englishmen respect wherever they are found,
and love to see eve❑ in aeopponent.

In the memory of man Cowes never presented such
ippearance as upon last Friday. Thera must have
eeen upwards of 100 yachts lying at anchor in the
roads; the beach was crowded from Egypt to the
piers—the esplanade in front of the Club throngen
ivith ladies and gentlemen, arid with the people in
Laid, who came over in shoals with wives, sons, ann
slaughters fur the day. Booths were erected ail along
the, quay, and the roadstead was alive with boats,
while from sea and shore arose an incessant buzz of
voices, mingled with the splashing of oars, the flip-
ping of sail*, and the hissing of steam, from the ex
eursion vessels preparing tti accompany the race.
Flags floated from the beautiful villa's which stud the
wooded coast, and ensign and hurgee, rich with the co-
lours of the various clubs or the devices of the yachts,
flickered gaily out in the soft morning air. The
windows of the houses which commanded the harbour
were filled from the parlour to the attic, and the
old " sears " on the beach g,z-d moodily on the
low black hull of " the Yankee," and spoke doubt-
'tiny of the chances of her competitors. Some
rhought " the Volante " might prove a tetiz-r it
the wind was light; others speculated on " the
Alarm" doing mischief if there was wind enough tee
bring out the qualities of the large cutter in beating
up to windward and in tacking ; while more were of
opinion that the America would carry off the cup,
44 blow high, blow luw." It was with the greates,
difficulty the little town gave space enough to the
inulltudes that came from all quarters to witness an
event so novel and so interesting, and the hotels were
quite inadequate to meet the demands of their guests.
Among the visitors were many strangers—French.
men en route fur Havre, Germans in quiet wonder-
ment at the excitement around them, and Americans
already triumphing in the anticipated success of their
countrymen. The cards containing the names and
colours of the yachts described the course merely a-
being " round the Isle of Wight ;" the printed pro-
gramme stated that it was to be " round the Isle of
Wight, inside Notnan's Buopand Sandhead Buoy,
and outside the Nab." The distinction, it will be
seen, might have been productive of larger conse•
quences than could be imagined. The following
yachts were entered, the figures representing the order
in which they were placed from Cowes Castle, No. 1
being the nearest. They were moored in a double
line. No time allowed for tonnage :
Beatrice, schooner, 161 tons—Sir W. P. Carew.
Volante, cutter, 48—Mr. L. Cragie.
Arrow, cutter, 84—Mr. T. Charnh-rlayno.
Wyvern, schooner, 205--The Duke of Marlborough.
hone, schooner, 75 —Mr. A. Hill.
Cut.stance, schooner, 218—I he Marquis of Conyngbam.
Titania. schooner, 100—Mr. R. Stspnenson.
Gipsy Queen, schooner,l6o Sir H. B. Heghton.
Alarm, cutter, 193—Mr. J.,Weld.
Mona, cutter, 82—Lord A. Paget.
America, schooner, 170—Mr. J. B. Stephens, &o.
Brilliant, three-mast schooner, 392—Mr. G. IL Ackers.
Bacchante, cutter, 80—Mr. B. 11. Jones.
Stella, cutter, 65—Mr. R Fratikland.
Freak, cutter, 60—Mr. W, Curling.
Elipse, cutter, 60—Mr. H. S. Fearon.
Fernande, schooner, 127—Major Martyn.
Aurora, cutter, 47—Mr. T. L. Merchant.
The mist which hung over tbe fields and woods
from sunrise was carried off about nine o'clock by a
very gentle breeze from the westward, which veered
round a little to the south soon afterwards, and the
morning became intensely warm. At 955 the pre-
paratory gun was fired from the club-house battery,
and the yachts were soon sheeted from deck to top
mast with clouds of canvas, huge gaff topsails and
balloon gibs being greatly in vogue, and the America
evincing her disposition to take advantage of her new
jib by hoisting it with all alacrity. The whole flo-
tilla not in the race were already in motion, many of
them stretching down towards Osborne and Ry de to,
in did°
get a good start of the clippers. Of the list above
given the Titania and the S ells did nut start, and
tthewi
twice
er a
winnerude
1850, andtake Ohnecreattahtlis yone(atr; (the
thela s
latter
Stella
won once last year). Thus wily fitter) started, of
which seven were schooners, including the Brilliant
(three-masted schooner), and eight were cutters. At
ten o'cleck the signal gun fur sailing was fired,
and before the smoke had well cleared away the
whole of the beautiful fleet was under weigh,
moving steadily to the east with the tide
and a gentle breeze. The start was effected
splendidly, the yachts breeking away like a field of
race-horses; the only laggard was the America,
which did not move for a second or so after the others.
Steamers, shore-hosts, and yachts of all sizes, buzzed
along on each ride of the course, and spread away for
miles over the rippling sea—a sight such as the
11 Adriatic never beheld in all the pride of Venice ;
mobs beateiy tirapgb WS Are, is no other county