The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1861.

AN INVENTOR'S ADVENTURE.

Mr. H. Dempster, formerly a pilot of Bombay harbour,
H.E.I.C. Service, inventor of a new system of building
and rigging sailing craft, a new trawl net, a new code of
signals, and who has advocated fishery extension and fish-
market improvements for upwards of 20 years, and, like all
inventors, finds the road steep and rugged to get along, has
only latterly performed an adventure, to promote the general
public welfare, that we scarcely did expect of him at his ad-
vanced stage. Mr. Dempster's statement here a few days
since shows how he has been employed. Ho says :

"Laurie, mapseller to the Admiralty, wishing to for-
ward the plan of my portable flag telegraph, printed some
sheets with preliminary description, and circulated them
amongst parties he thought would adopt it. The frame,
with flags and portable case, he left for me to get up; and
when I had a pair finished, and ready for practical experi-
ment, I left Edinburgh with two distinct objects in view :
One was to call at all fishing stations along the coast from
Newhaven to Berwick-upon-Tweed, and from thence to
North Sunderland, Boulmer, Alnmouth, and on to New-
castle, urging fishermen to adopt decked-fishing craft in-
stead of open boats to pursue their calling, and to build
breakwaters and deep-water harbours, for their security at
all times of tide. As I walked every foot of ground from
station to station, the turnings and windings making the
distance considerable, together with the time e±pended, ex-
plaining my views, &c., my journey occupied about nine
days. The newspapers at Berwick-upon-Tweed and at
Newcastle reported fully my advocacy for fishery exten-
sion and fishmarket improvements, Whilst visiting the
different fishing stations, it was gratifying to see that the
fishermen at Eyemouth and Burnmouth have, within the
last six years, built themselves an entire new class of
decked-fiehing boats for the winter while fishing,
Had those men a deep water harbour thereabouts,
to protect deck-welled smacks and trawlers, I believe they
would go on improving their trade until the desideratum
sought after be acquired—' a full supply of seasonable fish
at all times of the year.' Beyond these decked fishing
boats mentioned at Eyemouth and Burnmouth (about 50
in number), all the rest, from Whitby, in Yorkshire, be
John o'Groats, on the northermost point of Scotland, are
chiefly open fishing cobles, with some half-decked boats, or.
as the fishermen term them, "the dens." As the portable
flag telegraph is adapted for land as well as sea purposes,
since my arrival in London (6th April) I have called on
several official parties, and explained its use and easy. prac-
ticability. His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief
and the Adjutant- General examined it at the Horse Guards,
and the President of the Select Committee for Improve-
ments looked at it in the War-bffice. Everybody pronounces
it to be simple, perfect, and ready for action ; but the diffi-
culty that stands in the way of improvements is the giving
up of old-established systems to make room for new ones,
however good they may be. It was hinted to me to go to
Aldershot and experiment from one hill to another, but the
framework of telegraph I brought with me being only 3ft.
upon a side is scarcely large enough for very long distances.
To give the telegraph a fair trial for army purposes, I would
suggest the frame should at least be 6ft. upon a side, and
for ship use Bft. There is an opening in the new commer-
cial code for a system to show colours distinctly during
light winds and calms. The portable flag telegraph is
splendidly adapted for such requirements, and ' Laurie'
will without doubt press forward and fill up the vacuum."

FROM TILE GAZETTE 01' LAST NIGHT.

CROWN OFFICE, APRIL 19.
MEMBER RE TURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT:
PARLIAMENT.

Borough of AlarylPbone—John Harvey Lewis, of Gros-
venor-street, in the county of Middlesex, Esq,' in the room
of Edwin John James, Esq., who has accepted the office of
Steward of her Majesty's Manor of Northstead.

BANKRUPTS.
William Parsons, draper, Brill, Bucks, to surrender
May 1, at half-past eleven, and June 3, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
Henry Freeman, merchant, Leadenhall-street, April 30,
at two, and June 1, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Thomas Parkinson, stockbroker, Halifax, Yorkshire,
May 3 and June 7, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Charles Richard Pettit, corn dealer, Marlborough, April
29 and May 28, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
Arthur Charles Lewis, tailor, Bath, April 29 and May
27, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
William Brain, grocer, Risca, Monmouthshire, April 30
and May 28, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
James Burgin Gough, timber merchant, Liverpool-road,
Islington, May 3, at half-past one, and May 31, at one, at
the Court of Bankruptcy.
Edward H. Gilbert, mantle manufacturer, Cripplegate-
buildings, City, April 29 and May 31, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
Louis Beghiu, merchant, St. Mary-at-Hill, City, May 1,
-.4 '--4-1 --a may 29. at one. at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Frederick William Adams, carver and gild.r, King •
street, Covent-garden, May 2, at half-past eleven, and June
6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
John Tallis, printer and publisher, Strand, May 3, at
half-past twelve, and June 6, at two, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
Simon Lyon, cabinetmaker, Frederick's-place, Hamp-
stead road, May 3, at half-past twelve, and May 31, at half
past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
William Thomas Hemming, bill broker and scrivener,
37, Old Broad-street, City, May 3 and June 6, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Thomas Digby, tailor, Ottery Saint Mary, Devonshire,
May 1 and 29, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court.
Gordon Gilchrist M'Kay, ships' stores dealer, Liverpool,
April 29 and May 23, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
Court.

Elizabeth Copeland, widow, grocer and druggist, Cam-
bridge, April 30 and May 22, at one o'clock on each day,
at the Court of Bankruptcy.
John Piper, wine merchant, Pimlico, April 80, at half-
past two o'clock, and June 1, at twelve o'clock, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
Joseph Mills, builder and timber dealer, Stratford-upcn-
Avon, May 3 and 24, at eleven o'clock on each day, at the
Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET--FRIDAY.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 35 sous each, for three-yr-olds.

T.Y.C.

Duke of Bedford's Cowley, Bst 71b (Rogers) 1
Lord Stamford's Canto, 7st 71b. .. (Edwards) 2
Betting-5 to 4on Cowley, who won in a canter.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 50 sous each, for three-yr-olds.
.
Duke of Bedford's Plum, 7st 81b 1
Mr. Onslow's Blisworth, Bst 71b 2
Betting-2 to lon Plum, who won by two lengths.

Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst
71b; fillies, Bst 21b. D.M.

Lord Stamford's Walloon (Edwards) 1
Duke of Bedford's Hesper (Rogers) 2
Mr. Saxon's The Roving Boy - (Snowden) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Walloon, who won by two lengths.
The Roving Boy was a bad third.

The Bennington Stakes of 50 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds ; eoltq,
Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b. D.M.

Baron Rothschild's Wing (Osborne) 1
Count Batthyany's Prince Plausible, 51b (Wells) 2
Mr. Saville's Lady Blanche, 31b (Fordham) 3
- -

Prudence, Begonia, and Lady Anne also ran.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Prince Plausible, 2to 1 agst Lady
Blanche, and sto 1 agst any other. Won by a head. Lady
Blanche was a bad third.

Handicap Sweepstakes, for 2 and 3-yr-olds. Last half of

R.M.
Capt. Goff's Madge Wildfire, 2 yrs, Est 41b (Roper) 1
Baron do Niviere's Palaiseau, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (Grimshaw) 2
Lord Strathmore's The Sage, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) 3
Mr. Greville's Amy, 3 yrs, 6st, 41b (Midgley) 4
Betting-2 to 1 agst The Sage, 5 to 2 each agst Amy
and Palaisean, and sto 1 agst Madge Wildfire. Won by
a head.

Handicap Plate of 50 soya, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. New

T.Y.C.
Mr. J. Dawson's Neophyte, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b.... (French) 1
Mr. Onslow's Southport, 3 yrs, bat 21b (Page) 2
Mr. Nelson's Selina filly, 3 yrs, sst 71b ......(Midgley) 3
The following also ran :—Lysiscote, Golden Pippin,
Brilliant, Solferino; and Reveille.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Lisbon, sto 2 agst Neophyte, and 6
to I each agst Reveille, Southport, and Selina filly. Won
by three-quarters of a length. Southpolt and Selina filly
were separated by two lengths.
The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas ; 3-yr-olds, 7st 31b ; four,
Oat 71b; five, lOst 41b ; six and aged, lOst 81b. R.C.
Mr. Barber's Ben Webster, 4 yrs (Snowden) 1
Lord Zetland's Bivouac, 4 yrs
Lord Clifden's Anthem, 3 yrs, (Midgley) 3
The following also ran :—Cosmopolite, Nicholas, Lan-
caster, Tomyris, and Black Diamond.

Betting-3 to 1 each agst Ben Webster, Black Diamond,
and Bivouac, and 5 to 1 agst Cosmopolite.—Won by a
length and a half. Anthem was a bad third.
The Port Stakes, a Sweepstakes of 100 sous each, for four
year olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. T.M.M.
Mr. Nichol's The Wizard w.o.

THIRSK SPRING MEETING.--FRIDAY.
The Scurry Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 20 added.
T.Y.C.
_

Mr. Linton's Twinkle,
(Challoner):l
Mr. Fawkes's Birdlime .....
Mr. 'Walker's Johnny Bright (Swainson) 3

Lady Bird and Jeremiah Moderate also ran.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Twinkle, st) 2 agst Birdlime, 4to
_ _ .

I agst Ladybird, and 6 to 1 agt.t either of the other two.
Won by a head ; and a neck only separated the second and
,hird.—The winner was bought in for 37 guineas.

Silver Cup, for thorough-bred hunters; .four-year-olds,
lOst 7lb ; five, list 71b; six and aged, 12st 31b; half-
breds allowed 101 b. Two miles.
Mr. Bruere's Dilkoosh, 6 yrs, (Mr. Thomas) 1
Lord Middleton's Lady Williams, 6 yrs.... (Major Bell) 2
Mr. Cook's Sweep, 5 yrs (Mr. Ceok) 3

Eighty Eight and Jessica gelding also ran.
Betting— 3to 1 on Dilksosh. There was nothing else
backed. Won in a canter by two lengths. Sweep was a
very bad third.

Thirsk Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 100 added. One mile
and three quarters.
Mr. Jackson's Walkington, 4 yrs, 7st 81b • . (Blackburn) 1
Mr. Alexander's Oldminster, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Hibberd) 2
Mr. Brodie's Swcetbriar, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b (Speight) 3
The following also ran : —Cambondo, Syririge, Prince of
Denmark, Edmund Kean, Desmond, Peggy Taft, Malpas,
Interest, Garrison Beauty, Lopcatcher, Lily, Bernice, and
Lamlauder.

Betting-3 to 1 agst Garrison Beauty, 6to 1 agst Walk-
ington, 6 to 1 each abst Syringe and Prince of Denmark,
8 to 1 each agst Bernice, Lamlauder, and Cambondo, and
10 to 1 agst any other (offered). The flag fell to an excel-
lent start, Lamlauder making play at a good pace, Walking-
ton, Syringe, Oldminster, Garrison Beauty, and several
others clustering up in close order. At the top turn Lam-
lauder bolted, and Garrison Beauty at once went to the
front. Little or no change took place until entering the
straight, when Garrison Beauty retired. At the distance
Walkington, Oldminster, and Sweetbriar came out, and
after a fine race Walkington won rather cleverly by three
quarters of a length. There was a length between the second
and third horses.

LAW IN7ELLI9ENCB.-April 18.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before Sir C. Cresswell.)
CATTLE V. CATTLE.

Dr. Wambey appeared for the petitioner.
Mary Ann Cattle was married to Henry Cattle,
a boiler maker, at Hull, in 1839, and lived with him
until 1855, and had four children by him. In 1855
he deserted her and the children, and went to Lin-
coln. Two years afterwards he returned to her for
a short time, and then went off again. He has
since been living in adultery with another woman.
His Lordship granted a decree nisi with costs, on
the ground of adultery coupled with desertion.