The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-03 00:00:00

VICTUALLERS-BARKER V. GREEN.

This was an action to recover a sum for refreshments
supplied, plaintiff being a licensed victualler of Bishops-
gate •street.

No plea had been put in, but Mr. George, of Sise-lane,
called for plaintiff's book in which was the account, and
found in it two or three items far spirits, whereupon Mr.
George objected to plaintiff's recovering those items, al-
though the tippling act had not been pleaded by defendant,
who had, said Mr. George, paid the debt.
His Honour held that plaintiff could not recover for the
spirits supplied under £l, and found for the remainder.

THE LAMENTABLE QUACKERY OF THE AGE.--ONYON V.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALLV—MoxpAr.

ST. LEGER.
7to 4 agst Kettledrum (taken)
7to 1 agst Lidy Ripon (taken)
10 to 1 agst Janus (taken)
10 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken)
12 to 1 agst Aurelian (taken)
25 to 1 agst Caller Oui (taken)
40 to 1 agst Big Ben (offered)
50 to 1 agst Bombardier (taken)
50 to 1 agst Brown Stout (taken)
50 to 1 agst Camerino (taken)
500 to 5 agst Lupus (taken)
THE DERBY.
40 to 1 agst Alchymist (taken)
4000 to 60 agst Lady Alice Hawthorn (taken)

THE DEFENCE OF THE BEARD IN ALL
I2S GLORY.

There are more solid inducements for wearing the
beard than the mere improvement of a man's per-
sonal appearance and the cultivation of such au aid
to the every day diplomacy of life. Nature, combin-
ing, as she never fails to do, the useful with the
ornamental, provides us with a far better respirator
than science could ever make, and one that is never
so hideous to wear as that black seal upon the face,
that looks like a passport to the realms of suffering
and death. The hair of the moustache not only ab-
sorbs the moisture and miasma of fogs, but it
strains the air from dust and the soot of our great
smokey cities. It acts also in the most scientific
manner, by taking heat from the warm breath
as it leaves the chest, and supplying it to the
cold air taken in. It is not only a respirator,
but with the beard entire we are provided with
comforter as well; and these are never
left at home, like the umbrellas and all such appli-
ances whenever they are wanted. We have heard
Moffat and Livingstone, the African explorers, and
many other travellers, say that at night no wrap
could equal the beard. The remarkable thing is,
too, that the beard, like the hair of the head, pro-
tects against the heat of the sun ; it acts as a thatch
does to the ice-house; but more than this, it becomes
moist with the perspiration, and then by evapora •
tion cools the skin. A man who accepts this protec-
tion of Nature's may face the rudest storm and the
hardest winter. He may go. from the hottest
room into the coldest air without any dread;
and we verily believe he might sleep in a
morass with impunity—at least his chance of
escaping the terrible fever would be better
than his beardless companion's. That our sol-
diers and sailors, who have to endure every
climate in the world, should be made to travel about
with a razor in their knapsack, is as absurd and
useless an encumbrance F 9 making them carry a
complete set of shoe brushes. The men would look
better and feel better if they were allowed to wear
the beard neatly trimmed ; and there is no doubt
the invaliding, which is now so serious a burden to
the couutry, would be much reduced, to say nothing
of the comfort of the soldier and sailor ; and these
deserve some consideration against the arguments
of General Pipeclay and General Tartar. Ten
years's experience have made us ourselves a little
enthusiastic in favour of poyonotrophy ; but if a
total immunity from toothache, relaxed uvula,
coughs, colds, and all the host of ileums be any
inducement, then we can cordially recommend the
beard in all its glory.— Temple liar for Sept.

THE FREIGHT MARKET.—Messrs. Seymour,
Peacock, and Co., in their circular, state that since the date
of our last last circular outward freights have become still
more depressed, and have reached a point below which it
seems impossible for them to recede. Measurement goods
are being carried by the finest vessels from London to Bom-
bay at about 7s. 6d. per ton of 40 feet, and we have heard
of engagements at 225. 6d. per ton measurement through
from Manchester, the owner having to pay 255. per ton
weight to the railway company for carriage to London, the
freight for the ship consisting of the difference realised be-
tween the weight and measurement of the bales—many
Manchester goods weighing almost as much as they mea-
sure

Amongst the passengers on board the Sultan,
which arrived on Saturday from Lisbon, are 12 nuns of the
ancient convent of Sion House, who return to England,
having purchased an establishment at Spitisbury, in Dor-
setshire. The sisters carry with them the antique stone
cross which formerly stood over the gateway of Sion House
at Isleworth ; also several ancient statues which adorned
their original church, and a portrait of Henry V. of Eng-
land, their founder, which is said to be a likeness, and to
have been painted during the monarch's lifetime. This
order of Bridgettins has been settled in Lisbon since the
year 1595, but there being now more religious liberty in
England than in Portugal, and more prosperity there for
the prosperity of the order, the sisterhood have determined
to return to their native land. It is said that the Duke of
Northumberland, to whose ancestors Sion House, with its
lands, was granted by Henry VIII., has given the roor
nuns a handsome donation to assist them in defraying the
expenses of their journey and change of establishments.

GENERAL CIALDINI.—A letter from Turin in the
Tamps says .—" Everybody for some time past has been
speaking of General Cialdini, and yet I do not see that any
one understands the veritable part he is playing at Naples.
It is not as a bravo and able general, for there are others as
good as he, nor as an administrator, nor as a statesman,
that his presence is of great importance in the South—but
it is as a bond of union between the Government and the
most advanced liberal party, which party may become in
the southern provinces a serious danger if its support be
not secured. The general was a republican by birth, and in
his youth; but he has become aide-de-camp to the King,
and though without family distinction or fortune, he has
obtained without any unworthy concessions, a position in
the most exclusive society that ever existed—the Piedmon-
tese aristocracy. But what is most extraordinary is, that
though gaining favour among the retrograde party, be has
not lost, nor even compromised, his popularity among his
early political allies. Even the ex-refugees, who are ex-
tremely distrustful, place confidence in him. His frank and
open manners aro of great service to him. It is not rare to
see him at one moment walking with General de la Mar-
mara, who is the very personification of Piedmentese aris-
tocratic stiffness, and two minutes after sauntering arm-in-
arm vt ith General Ribotti, or Medici, or some other
refugee ; and at the theatre he frequently steps out of the
Royal box to pace the lobby with some rabid democrat."
COAL —The earliest mention of coal is said to be
in 1245, but it was probably known for the purposes of
trade long before. The citizens of London used it in the
reign of Edward I. ; every shipload that passed under the
arches of old London Bridge paid a toll of sixpence to the
Corporation. The middle classes were the first to appre-
ciate its value ; but the nobility, whose mansions were in
the pleasant suburbs of Holborn and the Strand, regarded
it as a nuisance, and complained loudly of the smoke. In
1306 a Commission of Inquiry was instituted, and followed
by a proclamation forbidding the use of sea coal within the
City of London. The effect of this prohibitory measure
was but temporary. Fifty pounds were paid from the
Exchequer in 1308 to several " wood merchants," for pro-
viding coal and wood for the coronation of Edward 11.
The price of coal in the reign of Edward 111. was six shil-
lings and fourpence a chaldron.—Our English Home.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH AN TICIPATED.—I am un-
aware whether the subjoined extract has been noticed. It
seems a very interesting anticipation of one of the most beau-
tiful of modern inventions :—" In the evening to M. Lo-
mond, a very ingenious and inventive mechanic, who has
made an improvement of the jenny for spinning cotton.
Common machines are said to make too hard a thread for
certain fabrics, but this forms it loose and spongy. in elec-
tricity he has made a remarkable discovery ; you write two
or three words on a paper ; he takes it with him into a room
' and turns a machine enclosed in a cylindrical case, at the
' top of which is an electrometer, a small fine pith ball ;
wire connects with a similar cylinder and electrometer in a
distant apartment; and his wife, by remarking tie corre-
sponding motions of the ball, writes down the words they
indicate, from which it appears that he has formed an al-
phabet of motions. As the length of the wire makes no dif-
ference in the effect, a correspondence might be carried on
at any distance; within and without a besieged town, for
instance, or for a purpose much more worthy, and a thou-
sand times more harmless, between two lovers prevented or
prohibited from any better connection."-16th Oct., 1787.
"Travels during the years 1787-1789 in the Kingdom of
France, by Arthur Young, 4to, Bury St. Edmunds, 1792,"
, —From Notes and Queries.

EMIGRATION TO THE COLONIES.—The only colo-
nies which at present promote immigration from the United
Kingdom by :means of their public funds are Victoria,
Queensland, the Cape of Good Hope, and Natal. The sys-
tem on which assistance is afforded varies in each colony.
Immigration into the colony of Victoria at the expense of
the colonial funds is governed by regulations issued by the
local government, dated Melbourne, April 15, 1861. Under
these regulations the Emigra• ion Commissioners are autho-
rised to select, and provide with free passage in vessels to
be chartered by them, unmarried female domestic servants,
of good character. Persons, however, resident in the colony
may, by making the following payments to the colonial
government, obtain "passage warrants" for the introduc •
tion of their relatives and friends. By these warrants the
colonial government engages to pay to any shipowner who
shall bring out the persons named therein, at the rate of
£l4 for each person of twelve years or upwards, and £7 for
liach child between one and twelve years of age, if the ser-
vice be properly performed. Unprotected single females
must proceed in the Emigration Commissioners' vessels,
but all other nominees are left to make their own arrange-
ments for passages with any owners of private ships who
will aceept the passage warrants in payment. The scale of
payments to be paid in the colony for obtaining "passage
warrants" is, for each male under 12 years, £3 ; between
12 and 40, L 5; 40 years and upwards, £6 ; for each female
under 12 years, £1; between 12 and 40, .£2; 40 years and
upwards, £3,—fittum 1510:pping Ormick.

HER hfrA,TESTY'S PROGRESS TO

BALMORAL.

(Prom the Scotsman.)

The Queen, the Prince Consort, the Princesses
Alice and Helena, and Prince Alfred, and nume-
rous suite, arrived at the general station, Perth,
on Saturday morning last at 7.51 a.m., a minute
before the arrangements in the programme, The
Royal party, notwithstanding having travelled the
previous night, appeared to be in the enjoyment
of excellent health and spirits. Her Majesty, on
landing at the station, was received by the Earl
of Mansfield, the sheriff of the county (Mr. E. S.
Gordon), and the Lord Provost and magistrates
of Perth, and on the platform were Mr. Stirling
of Kippendavie, Colonel Campbell, Mr. Stoddart
of Ballendreck, Mr. M'Lean, procurator-fiscal of the
county ; Mr. Archibald Reid, county sheriff clerk,
&c. Only a limited number of ladies and gentle-
men were admitted to the station, and those present
did not exceed 600 persons, who gave her Majesty
a most enthusiastic welcome. A detachment of the
Scots Greys on foot, commanded by Lieutenant
Browning, formed a guard of honour to her Ma-
jesty, and the utmost order was maintained on the
platform by the city constable and a party of police
under the direction of superintendent Welch. The
Earl of Mansfield conducted the royal party to the
breakfast rooms, which had been elegantly fur-
nished for the occasion by the joint committee of the
general station. The arrangements for the recep-
tion of the royal party made by the station com-
mittee were most complete, and reflect the highest
credit on the parties under whose superintendence
they were got up. The accommodation provided
for her Majesty, the royal family, and suite were a
portion of the buildings recently erected, and a por-
tion of those occupied by the Scottish North-Eastern
Railway Company. Her Majesty, the Prince Con=
sort, and the royal children breakfasted alone. The
servants had breakfast supplied them in the first
class refreshment room. Exactly at half-past eight
o'clock her Majesty and suite entered the royal
train, and in three minutes after it started, amid
the plaudits of the assembled spectators, which her
Majesty graciously acknowledged. Her Majesty
expressed her high satisfaction with the whole ar-
rangements for her reception. In the various rooms,
it may be added, there were beautiful bouquets of
flowers, which were supplied by Mr. Maxtone, of
Cultoquhey; Mr. Gray, of Bowerswell ; and Mr.
Turnbull, of Bellwood.

At 28 minutes past nine the royal train, with her
Majesty, the Prince Consort, the Princesses Alice
and Helena, and Prince Alfred, arrived at Forfar,
accompanied by General Grey and other members
of his suite.

The station was gaily decked with flowers and
flags, the red rampant lion of Scotland being the
most prominent figure in the bunting. The re-
freshment room was eovered with beautiful bloom-
ing heather, adorned with flowers, and seemed
like a fairy bower. On the summit were soma
game birds and wild animals, and in the centre
above the arched doorway was a stag's head, a
" royal," with antlers of ten times. The decorations
did great credit to the taste of Mr. Duff, the station
master. Her Majesty was met by Lord Dalhousie
and Sir Charles Wood, the latter of whom took his:
seat in the train, and proceeded northward along
with the other members of the suite. Lord Dal-
housie went up to the royal carriage and her MajeF,tv
and the Prince Consort conversed freely with his
lordship during the brief stay of the train. Her
Majesty seemed in excellent spirits. The Forfar
Volunteers, under the command of Colonel Kinloch
and Captain Forsyth, and Captain Fotheringhams
formed a guard of honour during the time the train
remained, and gave a royal salute on the arrival and
departure of the train.

Ferryhill Station, Aberdeen, was reethed at the
posted time, 11.13. To this point her Majesty was
accompanied by Mr. Stirling, of Kippendavie; Mr.
Porteous of Laurieston ; Mr. Keith, Mr. Birnie, and.
Dr. Matthews, directors of the Scottish North-
Eastern Railway, which here terminates. At Fur-
ryhilll a considerable crowd had assembled, amongst
whom it was pleasing to hear the remark passing
that her Majesty, in all her journeys north, never
looked in better spirits. A military guard of honour
under Major Rice, 72d Highlanders, was in wait-
ing, and on the platform to receive the royal party
were the Lord Provost (Anderson). Sheriff 'Watson,
the Convener of the County (Mr. Thomson), with
whom the Prince Consort entered into conversation.
(It may be remembered that the Convener had the
honour of having his Royal Highness for his guest
at Banchory during the sitting of the British Asso-
ciation two years ago at Aberdeen.)
After a stay of five minutes, the carriages having
meanwhile been changed on to the Deeside Rail-
way, the royal train departed for the Highlands, the
following directors of the line being in attendance
—Mr. John Duncan, chairman ; Mr. Whyte, Aber-
deen ; Mr. Smith, of Glenmillan ; Mr. Gordon, of
Craigmill ; with Mr. Ferguson, secretary. Owing-
te some unforseen failure of steam power in one of
the engines, the journey was not so expeditiously
performed as usual, " a slow" taking place on a por-
tion of the line. This delay was happily, however,
compensated for in some degree by time and oppor-
tunity being afforded to the royal visitors to view
with better leisure the fine scenery along the route
of the Dee. Aboyne, the termination of the rail-
way, was made at a quarter past one. In. waiting
here, amongst others, were the Marquis of Huntly,
Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire, and the Mar-
chioness of Huntly, whom her Majesty graciously
recognised and spoke to. A guard of honour, under
Captain Bond, was also in attendance.

Carriages being in readiness, the royal party
drove without delay, slight rain falling at the time.
Ere Ballater was reached, however, the weather
cleared up, and her Majesty was pleased to throw
the carriage open and acknowleslge the cheers of
the residents, native and imported, of this favourite
watering and summer holidaying village.
The royal journey terminated at ten minutes to
three, Balmoral Castle being reached at that hour.
Her Majesty was received at the Highland Palace
by Dr. Robertson, of Indego, who, with other
gentlemen, was in waiting. The upper utrath of
Dee was never looking better. The crops are plen-
tiful, and falling fast under the sickle of the hus-
bandman. In the immediate vicinity of the Castle
the scene is particularly pleasing, and everything
betokens a satisfactory holiday for the court.

SECOND FORESTERS' FETE AT THE CRYSTAL
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widow and orphans' fund, took place at the Crystal Palace,
and met with extraordinary success. The attendance was
numerous, approximating, it was estimated, to 40,000 per-
sons. The weather being fine the grounds filled rapidly.
The outdoor amusements consisted of archery, rifle practice,
a pair-oared boat race, and other matches on the lake, a tub
race, and duck hunt,
cricket, quoits, &c. At 1 o'clock a
grand procession was formed of the members belonging to
2,305 Courts of the South London district, with banners,
regalia, and decorations, the whole preceded by the Foresters
band, immediately followed by the Foresters' Ride Corps,
most of the brotherhood wearing the recognised costume of
the order.

1 ANOTHER CAsrr or SUSPECTED WIFEMURDER.—
On Suneln evening (says the North British Daily Mail)
uo little sensation was created at Dumbarton on its being
reported that a man was in custody of the county police, at
their headquarters here, charged with drowning his wife.
wtaabsl ef found
nroed
pocket and
The full particulars are not yet known ; but we learn that
the name of the accused is James Shaw, about 30 years of
age, and resided with the deceased, who was his reputed
wife, at Falkirk. Her name was Catherine Morrison, and
she was about 28 years of age. It appears that the accused
is owner of two horses, which he employs i•n hauling vessels
along the Forth and Clyde Canal, the deceased driving one
of the horses. They had delivered a vessel at Bowling on
Saturday night, and commenced their return homewards to
Falkirk along the bank of the canal; and when last seen
together, near Dalmuir, about two 'nil as from Kilpatrick,
between 11 and 12 o'clock that night, i hey were bothgterart!aell
the worse of drink. Between 9 and -1.0 o'cloeknye;pendnYy
(Sunday) morning, some men observed a whip an :31:lan,s
cap
piece lying on tb.o brink of the canal,
and the
Suspecting
the neighbourhood.
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