The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-02 00:00:00

bars of the Confederation in favour of peace, ought of
itself to be sufficient to enforce the avoidance of blood-
shed, which becomes useless so soon as the decision of
the whole affair i 3 to be arrived at by other Means than
arms

crossing the water, are of fine wrought stone, and
the whole has a remarkably light and graceful appear-

Their lot consists of England's Glory; Tragedian; a
yearling colt by ithuriel dam by Lottery; Negress, by
Mr. Martin out of The Slayer's Daughter, and Lady-I-
am-etf. Gulliver left a few days ago, having been sold
to W. Sharpe, Esq., whois forming a stud in Scotland.
Mr. Roberts, the celebrated billiard-player (in fact,
the challenger of the world), played at Newmarket on
Thursday evening, for several hours, before the mem-
bers of the Jockey Club, on the table at the Club-house.
He gave Mr. Stubbs 55 points in 100, and ran clean
away from the Squire at 65. From the spot stroke he
made 43 points, and displayed equal excellence in every
branch of the game.
Posy MATCH AT NOTTINGHAM.--Last Monday a
match came off on Nottingham Race Course, distance
one mile, for 25 soya., between Mr. Johnson's bk m
Mad Moll, 5 yrs, and Mr. Scattergood's roan m Boswell
Besv, 5 yrs, catch weight. A good start was made, the
black mare saking the lead, which she ',kept throughout,
and won by about a length. Mr. Johnson is ready to
match his mare against any other pony is England, not
exceeding twelve hands two inches in height, for any
sum varying from 25 soya to 100 SON'S.; conditions to
be agreed upon at the Turf Tavern, Parliament-street,
Nottingham.
ARRIVAL AT TEE EARL OF GLASGOW'S STABLES.—
Knight of the Garter, 2 yrs old, purchased by his Lord.
ship at Newmarket.
TROUNCER.—This horse has been trained since his
return to England by Stevens, of Ilsloy, and not by
Cleary, who, we hear, does not take charge of Mr.
Cumba's horses until after the close of the racing season.

ance.
A heavy cutting continues the line to the largest
tunnel, which extends for a mile and a quarter
through a red sand-stone rock. The entrance to the
tunnel on the Chester side is very elaborate. It runs
under the estates of Sir Arthur Acton, late ambassa-
dor at Madrid, and Sir Richard Brooke, of Norton
Priory. The Chester entrance is built into a castel-
lated arch, with turrets and embrasures, and is sur-
mounted by the arms of Sir Arthur Acton. The
Warrington entrance, though not so elaborate, is still
striking, and this is also surmounted with a coat of
arms—those of Sir R. Brooke.
/merging from this tunnel the line passes Preston
Brook and Moore, and after traversing a country
similar to that already described, enters the London
and North-Western Railway about half-a-mile from
Warrington.
The works have been constructed by Messrs. T.
Brassey and Co.
The banquet to celebrate the opening took place at
the large hotel adjoining the Birkenhead station
shortly after three o'clock, Mr. Alderman Bancroft in
the chair, supported by Mr. Tollemache, IMP., Mr.
Brown' M.P., Mr. Duncuft, M.P., Mr. Jackson,M.P.,
Mr. H. T. Hope, M.P., and the Mayors of Man-
chester and Chester, with several members of the
respective corporations, the directors of the com-
pany, and other gentlemen. There were also pre-
sentathe corporation of Liverpool, the :Birkenhead
Dock Commissioners, and the High Sheriff and
magistrates of the county ; comprising altogether
nearly 300 gentlemen.
The cloth having been removed, and after the usual
loyal toasts,
The Cuarnatax, in proposing " Prosperity to the
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Railway," al-
luded at some length to the magnitude of the works
at Birkenhead, and to the great local and national be-
nefits their completion was calculated to confer. It
was at all times the wish and disposition of the direc-
tors to work in harmony with all the lines in alliance
with the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire line
—(Cheers)—and to give the fullest accommodation
now that their system of railway might be said to be
completed, to the requirements of the district.—
(Cheers.) He glanced at the present and future pros-
pect of Birhenhead and its interests as identified with
the commerce of the Mersey and the near manufac-
turing districts, and pointed out in a pleasing way the
facility the newly-opened line of communication
would afford between Cheshire, Shropshire, Hereford-
; shire, and Wales.
The other toasts of the evening were—" The Com-
missions of Birkenhead," " the Dock Interests of
Birkenhead," " the Railway Companies in connexion
with the Line," " the Chairman and Directors,"
" the Commerce of the Mersey," " Manchester and
the Manufacturing Districts," " the Engineer and
other Officers of the Company," and " Mesas. Bras-
sey, the Contractors."
° The Liverpool baud, and Messrs. Riall and other
vocalists, enlivened the entertainments; and, shortly
before eight o'clock, a heavily-laden train, with a large
portion of the company, left, Birkenhead on their re-
turn to Manchester, Chester, and other towns. The
day was observed az a general holiday at Birkenhead
and at all the other placea on the railway.

• Since the Confederation has undertaken the settle- I
ment of the controversy, the Regency may rest assured
that every right appertaining to the Confederation or
any of its members, will be fully protected and cared
for by an organ that represents the aggregate of the
Germanic Confederation. The Regency will, therefore
see what a heavy responsibility it will draw upon itself
by continuing the war, when a fortunate or an unfortu-
nate result of an appeal to arms can contribute equally
little to the final decision of the controversy. Ills Ma-
jesty's Government confidently trusts that the "regency
will not relinquish its object of coming to a right under-
standing with its sovereign, and will see that the resto-
ration of peace is a necessary pre-requisite of such an
understanding.
" These considerations for the real interests of the.
Duchies have induced his Majesty's Government to
express the following desires to the regency
" 1. That out of respect for the actual position of
affairs, and the ratification of the peace, it will abstain
from all aggressive operations.
"2. That it will declare its readiness to agree to an
armistice, under conditions to be hereafte. specified in

detail.
" His Majesty's Government, animated by a lively
wish to put an end as scow as possible to those lamen-
table hostilities, hereby offers its mediation. Major-
General von Hahn, is therefore authorised in the event
of, the Regency being ready to accept of his offer—which
his Majesty's Government cannot doubt will be the
case—to proceed immediately to the Danish head-quar-
ters, and make overtures to the general in command
there.
" With a vitv to accelerate arrangements as much as
possible, his Majesty's Minister at Copenhagen will be
instructed to make a simultaneous application there for
an armistice, and to urge the Danish Government to
empower their commander-in-chief to conclude an ar-
mistice on equitable terms."
A meeting was held at Kiel, on the 24th ult., which
was attended by all the prelates and landed proprie-
tors. A declaration was agreed upon, in which the
following passage occurs :
" The prelates and landed proprietors aro convinced
that is the present state of European affairs the quarrel
with. Denmark cannot be decided by the sword ; that,
furthermore, the continued shedding of blood is as baa-
barous as it is useless; and they are, therefore, induced
boldly and publicly to declare their desire for peace.
They appeal to the feeling of the ruler of the land, to
the justice of the German Governments, and to the wis-
dom of the grest Powers, for the speedy realisation of
this desire, so advantageous to both countries."
On the evening of the same ley the nobles had a
meetirrn and gave their adhesion to this declaration,
with the presupposition that It was self-evident that
any•pbace which did not secure the ancient privileges
of the duchies, and especially that of their union, could
not be termed a highly advantageous peace.
The Hamburvh Borsenhalle of the 29th ult. says—
"We are iniorused that General Hahn is gone to
Holstein for the purpose of treating fur an armistice of
six months' duration. The Schleswig-Holsteiners are
averse to this, inasmuch as they consider that it would
be throwing away the advantageous chance offered by rt
winter campaign, and, in fact, be a virtual disbanding of
the army and giving up the cause, for that no ono would
deem the recommencement of hostilities iu the spring,
Or tho third time, a matter in anywise feasible."

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
Br IiKENHE XD, LANCASHIRE, AND CIiESHIRE
OPENING OF THE EXTENSION LINE.
On Thursday, the extension line of this railwny
from Chester to Walton, where it joins the London
and North-Western Railway, which continues the
traffic throughout to Manchester, was publicly opened.
A local parer gives the follow ing description of the
new extension line :
Having had an opportunity of inspecting some
portion •of this line, we are enabled to lay before our
readers an account of it. The new line from Chester
to Manchester will be about twenty miles in length.
This extension will commence at Chester, and will
run into the London and North-Western Railway
near to Warrington, from whence the trains will
be continued on to ikinchester. By this arrange-
ment _ the present .circuit through Crewe will be
avoided, and though the line will not be what is
strictly called direct, it will materially eborten the
distance, and afford the means of transit fur goods to
and from Birkenhead and Manchester, as well as
connect the latter place with the whole of the princi-
pality by railway accommodation.
The value of this line to Birkenhead will he incal-
culable, as it will afford the means of transferring, the
raw material, from, the ship's side to the manufac-
turer, and also of returning manufactured goods to
the vessel for export. The first sod of this line was
cut by Sir Richard Brooke. of Norton Priory, some
years ago, at Norton, near Preston Brock, but being
a novice, he cut one sod only, and wheeled it to the
appointed place. In coming beck, however, instead
of drawing the barrow behind him, he turned it
round and wheeled it before him. Mr. Rendell, the
engineer, remarked, when this was done, that the
line would be completed in three years, but a
navvy, who was standing by, said, in an undertone,
" Then they must fill their harrows a great deal
better than Sir Richard Brooke did." During the
last twelve months, hosvever, there has been an ant •
pulse given to the works, which has resulted in their
almost entire completion, and in a short time we
hope to be able to announce the opening of this line
for traffic.
The new line, as we have stated, commences at
Chester, and after running a short distance on the
Crewe branch, diverges to the left through a cutting.
Shortly after entering the extension, Beeston Castle
opens to view on the right, and the line proceeds on
an embankment for about a mile and three-quarters,
passing by Trafford and Plemstall. In its course
through the meadows—fur here the meadows are
widely spread on both sides cf the line—it crosses the
river Gowy several times, which undulates through
the land like a thread of silver, and which, to some
extent, reminds us of Horace Walpole's description of
Strawberry-hill—
" A small Euphrates through the piece is rolled,
And shining fishes wave their wings of gold."
Here, and indeed for the whole course of the line, it
is remarkably straight, the curves being few in the
extreme. The railway here has a bridge, through
which the turnpike road from Chester to Warrington
passes. Dunham-on-the-Hill comes next in order on
the right. To this point the road has, for the main
part, been running through the Earl of Shrewsbury's
estate, which it has traversed for a distance of five
miles.
Helsby-hill becomes the object of attraction when
we have passed the place just named. This bill is well
known from the peculiar contour of its outline which
resembles the human face when seen from a distance,
and such visitors to Cheater as have ascended .the
towers of the city walls will remember that the men
who there "keeps watch and ward" offers a telescope
to the curious, through which the face of this same
hill, if we may so speak, is to he seen, presenting some-
thing more than an approximation to the human
countenance.
We next arrive at Dunham, where is a station.
The stations on the line will be Chester, Dunham,
Frofishana, Norton, Moore, and Warrington. It may
be observed that this branch does not pass through a
thickly populated country. Its local traffic, there-
fore, will lie chiefly in agricultural produce, and will
not be very great. The value of the line will consist
in its bearing upon Manchester, Chester, Wales, and
Birkenhead. And as it will bring these places into
proximity to each other, it will also have a further
advantage for Manchester by affording a route to
Dublin, by the Chester and Holyhead Railway, which
may reasonably expect to realise advantages from the
opening of the line.
What is called the Helsby-bog occurs immediately
in this neighbourhood, and here it has been necessary
to make solid earth instead of the alluvial deposit
constituting the bog. The line runs through this
• bog about a mile , and it has been necessary to drive
piles for a foundation, which in some parts have
been driven to a depth of from thirty to forty feet,
and then the road has been made gcod by a super-
structure of stone, being filled on the foundation.
Ince village is passed shortly after leaving the
Dunham station. And here the line skirts the foot
of Helsby-hill, the road running on an embankment.
A neat iron girder bridge, of three arches, crosses the
line here, supported on ashlar stone columns. The
bridges on the line generally are of stone, mingled
with fire-brick, which has been much introduced into
the arching of them. They are all of beautiful work-
manship, being models of neatness in designs and ap-
pearance.
We have here also a fine view of the Mersey as it
opens into its wide basin near Runcorn, and the Lan-
cashire shore bounding the prospect in the extreme
left'.; The country is prettily wooded in this locality.
The lire passes through several important estates, and
the:plantingitTwhat we should expect in an English
landscape--eilet- a dense forest, but clusters of trees
with-operiangeVlstas. • The village of Overton and its
il Church are ileity*n on the tight, and close to the
line. ' Judging ef the former place by its appearance
from the railway; we 'shoed tall it a lovely spot. It
lies atethe foot. tf, a- hill, Or' 'perhaps it would be better
to say it is - situate in the basin of a hill. It is very
quiet, very rural, and sufficiently surrounded by trees,
to be like an impersonation of modesty, something
shown, but more concealed. The church is not in
the' village but a little nearer Frodsham. It is
more elevated in position. The walls are
grey under the ' -weight of years ; and the
long footpath through the fields trodden by nume-
rous worshippers, the quiet solemnity of the edifice,
and the general aspect of the scenery, mark this
church out as one of ,those localities where a men
might "look through nature up to nature's God,"
and feel that the place, inspired him with an irrepres-
sible Spirit of veneration. On the day we passed by
this scene everything invited to pleasant thoughts—
an unusually prolonged autumn tinged with approach-
ing winter, and, though the letter would have the ul-
timate mastery, the' former had not yielded all its
glories, and,- as it • let fall its leafy honours, it still
maintained the contest with' a plenitude of strength.
Our next point is the town of Frodsham, through
which the rail Way runs. This is a place of little in-
terest in itself; but' at the moment we write this (for
we write in Frodsham) it is unusually brisk, several
weddings having taken piece in- the town between
the workers on the line and the fair maids cf Cheshire ;
and troops of navvies are singing nuptial songs under
our window to serenade the candidates for connubial
bliss, and also to give a little amusement to " Bene-
dict the married man." Of the singing itself the less
said the better.
Perhaps the .most important works on the line are
at Frodsham. The line, on entering this town, runs
on a considerable embankment, and crosses the turn-
pike road by an iron girder bridge. Again it runs
under the road through a short tunnel cut through
red sandstone rock, the arch of which is of fire-bricks.
The line, on leaving this tunnel, is again carried on
an embankment over the valley of the Weaver. At
this place the Weaver is a tidal river, and the line,
after an embankment, crosses the river on an iron
girder bridge, designed by Mr. Rendell, the engineer,
of the line. This bridge has two arches, each of
ninety-two feet span, and at a great elevation above
high-water mark. The bridges are covered with iron
plater, ballasted, and longitudinal beams of timber are
extended across them, to disperse the weight of the
trains over . the entire structure. This bridge forms
part of a viaduct, on the Chester side of which there
are two arches, and on the Warrington side twenty-
one arches, each of forty feet span. Another em-
bankment sucteedsa and, in the same valley, the
Weston canal, which runs nearly parallello the river,
i 3 crossed by a cast-iron girder 'bridge of niin
feet span. The.. view of this.viaduct and embankment
from the main road is very fine. The piers end arches
of the viaduct, with the exception of the portions

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
- (Vrona tho United Service Gazette of this drty,)
Bomnxv CommA.ND.—Lieutenant-General Sir Joan
Grey is in London in excellent health, and will pro-
ceed by the overland route to India. He has taken
his passage in the Indus, which leaves Southampton
on the 20th of November, and will be accompanied
by his military secretary, Major Tudor, 50th Regi-
ment. Lieutenant Drummend, of the 10th Hussars,
who is now in India with his Regiment, has been ap-
pointed one of Sir John Grey's Aides-de-Camp.
UNITED SERVICE CLBB.—The necessary repairs
and alterations being now completed, the United Ser-
vice Club, Pall-Mall, we understand, will be opened
for the use of the members on Monday morning next,

RAILWAY Tit.AFFIG RETURNS.
LONDT)N AND 7:,.;08,T1I-WESTERN RAILWAY. —ll.dUrn 0]
Traffiz for the week ending Oct. 130 :
Passengers, parcels, &c. ... 1:25,413 0 0
Merclian'lise ••• 18,149 5 3
Cattle „.. ... 1,503 16 1

Total ... £ 1Z,071 1 4
Corresponding week iTlst year 41,428:12 8
THE GREAT NORTHEI4N ILAIL7'AT.—(lliles open, 219.
Amount of revenue for the week ending
Oct. 20 ... £7,043 14 5

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.—(MiIes open, 112.)
Return of traffic for the week ending Oct. :
Railway and canal £ 1,707 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 4,95 0 0
Note.—The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Western
Railway Company.
LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAIL\VAr.-- Amount of revenue
for the week ending Oct. 27 :
Passengers
Goods

for breakfast.
LIMERICK GARRISON.—The Strand Barracks at
Limerick, at present unoccupied by troops, being in a
dilapidated state, are to be rebuilt, and made to ac-
commodate the head-quarters of a regiment of infan-
try. The King's Island having been inspected by
the Engineer Department, 1413 been recommeMed as
drill and exercise ground, and that a barrack should

£770 14 9
-. 30 0 0

Total .., 14 9
Corresponding week last year ... 632 3 2

•
be erected thereon.
PORTSINIOUTII LATIORATORT.--...CSlptlin Henry Wil-
liam Parke, of the Royal 2.larine A...-rtillery Companies,
has been appointed Instructor of Laboratory. of the
Portsmouth division, in succession to Captain Henry,

MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATEOCFC, AND MIDLANDS JUNC-
TION I:AlLWAl.—Return of Traffic for the week ending
Oct. 27 :
Passengers, &c. ...
Merchandise

£GI 19 0
66 2 4

deceased.
lass STAFF.—Lieut.-Colonel Scott, Assistant-
Quartermaster-General of the Dublin District, and
Brevet Major Mylius, Town Major of Dublin, have
returned from leave of absence.
DIRECTOR-GENERAL AILAIT MEDICAL DEPAILT-
MENT.—The pension to be granted to this long-tried
servant of the public is under the consideration of the
Treasury, but it is expected that after so long a
period of service he will retire on full salary, which is
2,000/. per annum. His successor will probably be
an inspector-general, receiving military pay with an
additional allowance, by which arrangement a consi-
derable saving will accrue to the public. The enor-
mous patronage hitherto exercised by Sir James
M'Grizor will cease, and all appointments will be
made by the Commander-in-Chief, subject to the con-
trol of Parliament, through the Secretary-at-War, in
regard to the establishments. The Commander-in-
Chief will propose the new head of this branch of the
service, and several names are mentioned, such as Dr.
Franklin, Sir James Pitcairn, and Dr. Smith, but we
trust that the best man will be selected withuiat in-
fluence or favour.
MEDICAL SINECUUE.—We presume that on the
retirement of Sir James M'Grigor from the Army
Medical Department the sinecure appointment of
physician to the Portsmouth garrison, so many years
held by him, without the performance of one day's
duty, will be either abolished or conferred upon some
military medical officer who shall be compelled to
reside in garrison, and personally assist in the medical
charge of the troops.
GOVERNMENT OF PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND

Total ... £1.28 1 4
Corresponding week last year ... 107 19 0
MIDLAND RAlLWAY.—Traffic Returns, including the Bris-
tol and Birmingham receipts, also Leeds and Bradford, Not-
tingham and Lincoln, Syston and Melton, Stamford and
Peterborough, Leicester and Swannington, Ashby Canal and
Erewash Valley, and Nottingham and Mansfield :
Week ending Oct. 27 - £L1,965 12 6
Corresponding week of last year, exclu-
sive of the Nottingham and Mansfield
... 22,938 13 9
receipts
Aggregate :-1849, 297,7121.53. ; 1850, 410,442/. 6s.
00. Miles opened for traffic :-1850, Double line, 471 i ; single,
231,- total, 495 k. 1819, Double line, 467 ; single, 23,—
total, 491.
MANCHESTNE, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOMISIII/E RAILWAY.
Traffic returns for the week ending Sunday, Oct. 27,1850,
inclusive :
Passengers, parcels, &c.
Goods, merchandise, &c.

... £2,392 9 0:
3,423 12

Total £5,316 8 3;
Corresponding week in 1849 ... 4,743 5 14
Number of miles opened, 167 i. The above includes the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company's
proportion of the receipts of the Manchester South Junction
and Altrincham Railway; also, the Grimsby Dock duties,
&c., and Chesterfield Canal receipts. Number of miles
opened corresponding week 1849, 1601.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE

HORRIBLE MURDER IN JERSEY
A great deal of painful excitement was caused yes
terday in the island in consequence of the discovery o
a most horrible and revolting murder which was corn,
mitted in St. Saviour's-road, on the person of Mary
Carleton, a pensioner's wife. The murder was not
discovered until about eleven o'clock on Sunday
morning. It appears that the husband of the deceased
woman left his house about nine o'clock on Sunday
morning, and locked the door after him, when some
of the neighbours, finding that the house was not
opened as usual, forced open the shutters of the lower
room, where, horrible to relate, the unfortunate women
was seen through the window lying upon her back,
with her legs crossed, and weltering in her blood. An
alarm was immediately given, and the woman's hus-
band, upon whom suspicion seems to have fallen, and
who, there is no reason to doubt, was the murderer,
was arrested and lodged in gaol. It appears, from
what we can learn up to the present time, that the
unfortunate man and his deceased wife were in the
habit of living in constant discord together, so that
even had their next door neighbours heard any noise
w pwaefal
it would not have been noticed. It seems that the
unfortunate woman had returned from market on
days Saturdayevening with her little supplies for the
dinner,Sun-
consisting of a pig's head, vegetables,
&c. It is supposed that they were both in a state of
intoxication, and a quarrel ensued which terminated
in the horrible murder of the unfortunate woman.
At six o'clock on Sunday evening the coroner and
jury went
to view the body of the deceased. We
admitted into the room, on entering which a
mostuerrye painful
sight presented itself, viz , the muti-
lated body of the murdered woman. She was on her
back I the left ear cut off, and only hanging by a
small piece of flesh; almost the whole of it had been
devoured by vermin. The flesh of the right eye,
above and below, was completely scarified; and un-
' der the left side of the neck a wound had been in-
filapicpteeadr lsatrhgaet
enough to admit a man's four fingers. It
instrument with which the fatal deed
was committed was a rusty knife without a handle,
found in the room. The unfortunate deceased has
left a family of six children behind her—two sons in
going to see what was the
it
shlea
nadr.m yi thweo h
u daughtersshand
hsaevrivnigc e , h aa
dn d
atnw in
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knote
wh.
ledge of the murder. Heistates that he heard two
noise
wife lying upon the floor in the
in the house, and upon
described above. Up to the time
mdraetatdefrulhesfitouuantdionhis
of our going to press the jury were still sitting, and
their verdict had not been given.—Jersey Sun, Oct. 28.

The death of Sir Donald Campb ell, Bart., leaves va
cant the Lieutenant-Governorship of Prince Ed.
ward's Island. The appointment is worth 1,5001.
per annum (salary), to which are added va-
rious emoluments and advantages which nearly
double the salary. ,The markets are cheap,
and the calls upon the Lieutenant-Governor's
hospitalities and charities comparatively slight.
The; only drawback upon the appointment
lies in the long winter and rigorous climate. As a
-civilian last held the office, we apprehend a civilian
will succeed to it, seeing that Lord Grey often ap-
pointS' civilians to offices vacated by military officers.
'We trust, however, that the Duke of Wellington will
,put in a word for some veteran still -unprovided for.
'We' are sure that there are many, major-generals
quite as competent to fill the office as Mr. Daly, the
quondam Secretary to the Canadas,,'Whose name is
now mentioned for the appointment.,
GAMBLING AT MALTA..--riletedS a repoit abroad,
but we do not vouch for the accuracy of it, that the
'Naval Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean bas
written a letter to the Duke of Wellingten to induce
the Commander-in-Chief of the Army to take some
measure for preventing gambling at Malta.' ' It is
said to be carried to a great excess there by both
naval and military officers ; and that a friend of the
Admiral was comfortably relieved, of 3001. recently
„
'for hiinight's amusement.
''
CHOLERA AMONGST THE THOOPE.,—We are glad
to find that no new case of cholera has occurred
amongst the troops stationed at Cephalonia, although
it is making fearful ravages in the 'towns and vil-
biges. The 36th Regiment lost abotit 30 men at
' e tame station,• and the 76th 7 men sand one woman.

ILACING FIXTURES FOR 1851.
The following are the present fixtures as nearly as
we lean make out:

MARCH.

Northamphm.

, APRIL. • i .4
Gril:mat6lirklatrsiven 7ga
Park
1 NAebw2rmavrk.enFnirst Spring 21
wxe
99
The_ 1190 l2 Chester ' . *
Bath ' 15, ' ..".
29.
151ANewtukt. Second Spring 6I Yilymoutli Spring
Shrewsbury 7 or. 0
8 1 Epsom .; '
• JUNE.
8ibt01....-
Aseot
18
Hampton - 11 Stockbridge ......~
,Matichester ........... ... 11 Newcastle ~ 23
JULY. .
Newmarket
' Carlisle .... . .... ... .... 1 Stamford.. l6
Worcester ............... 3 Goodwood
tiVa3ol .......... .... .. 9
..
AUG UST.
ilipon ................... . . 4 Lewes 13-or 14
20
Brighton .................. 6 ' YOrk
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.Warwick
Doricaster
Eglinton Park 22 or 2316 Newmarket F.O 3O
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WHAT IS A COQUETTE ?--A young lady of more
beauty than sense, more accomplishments than learning,
More charm of person than grace of mind, more admirers
'than friends, more fouls than_wiselmen for attendants.—
Long fellow.
A NOTION FOE 1851.—For a ganednuwientehoungohytelthtye
commend us, by all that is ingenious, to our trans• Atlantic
a caution
cousins. We saw an American rat-trap once, in which the
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invention consists in a trap
first rat that was caught, in trying to make his escape, reset
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ceatly patented, which is thus described by the inventor, who,
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constructed in such a manner that the rat who looks at the
bait shall see his own image reflected by a mirror in such a
ilnpirBodsule:_e S,o,isn4t,hing that will be
position as will lead him to believe that a second rat is en-
deavouring to get before him in seizing the bait; and when
the first rat has been caught his image will also be reflected
by a mirror, so that the next rat who shall look at the bait
shall see two rats apparently striving to seize it, thus dc-
toying him upon the turning floor, which yields to his
weight, and precipitates him into the body of the trap."
The Artizan,
ATTACK ON A CHILD Br A FERHET.—Last week,
as a clergyman, named Hinds, was passing along tho Cite-
riton-road, not far from the Folkestone Laundry, he heard
continued screams from a hawker's cart left on the roadside,
and seeing no one near, he went to the vehicle from whence
the cries proceeded, and there found that a ferret had attacked
a young child, and had fast held of its face. With great dif-
tictilty he beat the animal off, and then found the child's face
sheckingly lacerated. tie took the child in his arms, carried it
to Folkestone, and had the wounds 'dressed by Mr. W. Mite-
man, surgeon, at the seine time offering to pay fur the same.
The Child WaS ultimately restored to its parents, who had
gone out into the town to sell their wares.

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Chester
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Lord Strathmore has bought the Oaks filly, The In-
curable,
111 r,. E. R.-Clarke met with an accident on Monday,
on his way to the Shoreditch station, by which hq was
scrioply hart, his brougham considerably damaged, and
the horse killed.
.We understand that Prince Golotzin's trainer, Ed-
ward Elliott, has arrived at Middleliaav from Russia,
witli a mare by Lienriade, the dam out of Altisidora—a
shqtiitig tiOer, it is said, ihomeal intended to take ho the
'Crliddi=oo?-d.Cup next year.
CaANtm CF QUARTERS.—Charies and John • Wia-
g
terinhtun have left Ham for , where
, they have engaged tables bleten
under the Earl of Richmond
Zetland.

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1850.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HO USE.
Rickard Hammet Drake (clerk in Roberts, Curtis,
and Co.'s bank), who was charged on Thursday with
having embezzled the sum of 477/. 1 ls. 3d., was
brought before Alderman Gibbs for final examination.
Mr. Bush, of the firm of Bush and Mullens, solici-
tors to the Committee of Bankers for Protection from
Forgeries and Frauds, attended for the prosecution.
Mr. Bush stated the case, and called the following
witnesses to support it :
Mr. G. R. Saunderson, clerk at Drummond's
bank at Charing-cross, have the city walk to
attend to, and I had directions from my employers to
pay a sum of money into the house of Roberts, Curtis
and Co. I produce a ticket containing the directions
which I received, and was furnished with the sum of
4771. lls. 3d., which I took to Roberts and Co.'s, in
a bank-note or 3001., a bank-note for 1001., a bank-
note for 501, and the rest of the amount in gold and
silver. I presented the money at the counter, I think
to Mr. Drake, and received a receipt, signed by the
person who handed it to me. It was in the name of
the Rev. Mr. Despard.
Mr. W. Harding, clerk at Roberts, Curtis, and
Co.'s, said—l have the particular care of the general
ledger. There are two ledgers, the general and the
cash ledger. In the former every day are entered
all the transactions and articles of the day, including
bills and orders and credit. In the cash ledger there
are only entered the cash transactions paid and re-
ceived. That is the material distinction. I open the
general ledger. Amongst the entries in the general
ledger I see one for 477/. 11s. 3d. in the name of "J.
B. Despard." It had reference to the date in the
margin of the 30th of September. I also constantly
refer to the cash ledger. I turn to the Ist of October
in that ledger, and see in the prisoner's handwriting
the following entry :—" Add 4771. 11s. 3d." After
making some other statements respecting the mode
in which the books of the house were kept, the witness
said, " All the items before the 4771. 1 ls. 3d. appear
to be ticked off as correct. As regards the entry of
that sum, there is no mark at all. It is an unautho-
rised entry. The prisoner used to attend the counter,
and receive and pay money, and also perform other
duties.
Mr. Covington, a clerk in Roberts, Curtis, and
Robarte' house, produced the cash-ledger, and stated,
that the sum of 4771. 1 ls. 3d. ought to appear in that
book, but did not.
Mr. Bush said, that was the first case against the
prisoner, who upon being spoken to in the country by
one of the clerks on the subject, acknowledged his
guilt and signed a statement of the particulars of his
confession.
Alderman Ginus then, in the usual form, asked the
prisoner whether he wished to say anything ? The
Prisoner—Nothing whatever.
Alderman GIBBS—Then it is my duty to commit
you for trial for embezzling the sum of 4771. l le. 3d.
from your employers.
Mr. Bush said there were other cases against the
prisoner which it would be his duty to bring forward.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
An application was made to Mr. Hardwick for a
search warrant to search the house of a person in
Marshall-street, who was suspected of having robbed
several masonic lodges of their insignia and jewels.
It was stated that five or six lodges had been recently
plundered, and that property in value not under 5001.
had been stolen in this way. A search warrant was
granted, and yesterday Charles King was brought
before Mr. Bingham, charged with having stolen a
quantity of jewels and silver articles from the box of
the Prince of Wales Masonic Lodge, held at the
Thatched-house Tavern, St. James's-street.
Mr. Crosse, solicitor, No. 16, Harley-street, said
the prisoner was tiler of the Prince of Wales Free-
masons' Lodge, held at the Thatched-house Tavern.
The duties of tiler were to act as a sort of doorkeeper
and to take charge of the box containing the property
of the lodges. From information he received he went
on Monday last to the Thatched-house Tavern, and
there he found the hex belonging to the Prince of
Wales Lodge bad been broken open, and a silver level,
silver square, and other articles stolen.
Police-sergeant Bewley, D 20, said he went yester-
day morning to No. 16, Marshall-street, where the
prisoner lived, and found him in bed. The prisoner
requested him not to make any noise. He said he
knew what witness had come about. He owned he
had done wrong, but he was in difficulties at the time.
Witness asked the prisoner if he had the stolen jewel-
lery in the house. The prisoner said he had the tickets,
and he delivered up several duplicates. The prisoner's
wife gave witness acme tippets and collars belonging
to the lodge.
The prisoner did not deny his guilt. He said he
did not break the box open. About a year ago he had
lost or mislaid the key, and then it was he caused the
box to be opened.
The prisoner was stated to have filled the office of
tiler in other lodges, which had also been robbed.
The prisoner was remanded until Thursday next.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Richard Lee, William. Gardner, and William
Watts, were charged with burglariously breaking into
the house of Mr. William Loudon, a tea-dealer in
Wells-street, Hackney.
Both Watts and Gardner protested their innocence,
declaring that, although they were certainly ac-
quainted with Lee, they knew nothing whatever of
any felonious transaction he might have been engaged
in ; and the last-named prisoner having expressed his
determination to reserve his defence,
Mr. ARNOLD said that the evidence against Watts
and Gardner was wholly insufficient to sustain the
case against them, and ho should therefore order them
to be discharged; but the first-named prisoner, Lee,
was formally committed until that day week, that
the depositions of the witnesses might be taken against
him.

OF FRIDAY.
WHITEHALL, OCT. 30, 1850.
Tho Queen htis been pleased to direct letters patent
to be passed under the Great Seal of the Unitod King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting to her Royal
Highness the Princess Mary Duchess of Gloucester the
office or offices of Ranger and Keeper of the New Park,
near Richmond, in the room of Adolphus Frederick
Duke of Cambridge, deceased.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 24.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint
the Right Hon. Richard Lalor Sheil to be her Majesty's
Minister Plenipotentiary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany
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Commltsion; by the Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire.
Ayrshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet
the Hon. George Frederick Boyle to be Lieutenant, vice
Henry Hughef, Onslow, resigned; William Henry Dun-
lop, Gcnt., to be Cornet. vice Boyle, promoted, Oct. 23,

facturer, 2s. 3d., on Thursday, Nov. 21, or any subse-
quent Thursday, between eleven and two, at the office of
Mr. Freeman, Leeds.
H. Parker, 0. Shore, J. Browin, and J. Rodgers,
Sheffield, bankers, Is., making los , upon new proofs,
upon application at the Council-hail, Sheffield, on Mon-
day, Dec. 21, and four following days, or any subsequent
Monday, between ten and four, at the office of Mr. Fre-
eman, Sheffield.
J. Bridgeford, Sheffield, printer, 4d., on Saturday, Nov.
16, or any subsequent S4turday, between eleven and two,
at the office of Mr. Freeman, Sheffield.
W. L. Bickley, Sheffield, innkeeper, id., on Saturday,
Nov. 16, or any subsequent Saturday, between eleven
and two, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Sheffield.
J. Williams, Dudley, Worcestershire, miller, 35., on
any Thursday, between twelve and three, at the office
of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham.
E. Williams, Dudley, Worcestershire, miller, 35., on
any Thursday, between eleven and three, at the office of
Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham.
E. B, Thomas, Leominster, Herefordshire,' wine and
spirit merchant, Bs. 3d., on Thursday, Oct, 31, or any
subsequent Thursday, between eleven and three, at the
office of Mr. Vulpy, Birmingham.
W. Mitchell, Birmingham, draper, is. 9d., on Thurs-
day, Oct. 31, or any subsequent Thursday, between
eleven and three, at the office of Ur. Valpy, Bir-

iningham.
J. Ileflings, Hugely, Stilff.)rdshirc, common brewer, 1, ,
3s. 6d., any Thursday, between cloven and three, at the
office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham.
J. Clarke, R. Mitchell, J. Poilip,7, and T. Smith, Lei-
cester, Lutterworth, and Melton Mo ,v bray, Licester-
shire, and Uppingham and °Ahem, Itutlandshire,
bankers; 6d.; creditors whose names commence from A
to F, on Monday, Nov. 18; G to 0, Tuesday, 19th; P
to Z. Wednesday, 20th, at the Three Crowns Inn, Lei-
cester; those who cannot attend as above, en any 'Thurs-
day after Nov. 20, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birm-
ingham.
W. Whiting, Wallasen, Cheshire, landing waiter, ls.
43., on Thursday, Nov. 7, or any subsequent Thursday,
between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cazenove,
Liverpool.
G. By ford, Liverpool, wholesale grocer, second divi-
dend of 1-16th of a penny, and first and second dividend
of 5e.. 3d., on new proofs, on Thursday, Nov. 7, or any
subscquent Thursday, hAiNeeu eleven. and two, at the
office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool.
J. Hind and R. Warbrick, Liverpool, curriers, second
dividend of le. 23., and first dividend of Is., on new
proofs, on Thursday, Nuv. 7, or any subsequent Thurs-
day, between eleven and two, at the office of. Mr. Case-
nove, Liverpool.
J. Hilton, Croston, Lancashire, surgeon, 4s, 6d., on
Thursday, Nov. 7, or any iabsequent Thursday, between
eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Commove, Liverpool.
C. Johnson, Liverpool, victualler, 12s. 'lid., on
Thursday, Nov. 7, or any subsequent Thursday, between
eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
G. Williams, Woolwich-common, builder, Nov. 27, at
eleven.

In the Country.
J. Woodward, Ecelesfield, Yorkshire, paper-rnanufac,
turer, Nov. 23, at ten, at the Court, Sheffield—E. Milnes,
Brtzdford, Yorkshire, innkeeper, Nov. 22, at eleven, at the
Court, Leeds—T. Broadbent, Halifax, Yorkshire, draper,
Nov. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—G. Milner, Hud-
dersfield, Yorkshire, coal-merchant, Nov. 22, at eleven,
at the Court, Leeds.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
W. Wylam and J. Greene, jun., Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, merchants—S. Wilson, Wolverhampton, grocer—
C. Ilippor, Stanhope, Durham, lime-burner, certificate of
the third class—T. Wilarns, Troabridge, Wiltshire,
auctioneer, certificate of the second class—G. C. Baylis,
Cardiff, Glamorganshire, flour-dealer, certificate of the
first class—J. Corbett, Llantillio Pertholey, Monmouth-
shire, miller, certificate of the first class—N. Hedge,
Bath, silversmith, certificate of the second class—J.
Welch, Great Distaff-lane, City, and Mile-endabuilder,
certificate of the second class—J. Matthews and J.
Martin, Chichester-place, King's-cross, drapers, certifi-
cate of the second class—R. Knight, Mitcham-road,
Croydon, licensed victualler.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
L. Southern and P. Taylor, Manchester, joiners—H.
Keen and W. Arthur, High-street, Lambeth, coaland
potato dealers—S. P. Mundy and W. Mundy, Trovv.
bridge, Wiltshire, ironmongers—G. Mundy end S. P.
Mundy, Trowbridge. Wiltshire, ironmongers—T. B. Gill
and R. Viger, Plymouth and Tavistock, auctioneers—
J. Braimo and J. Bretherick, Barnsley, Yorkshire, tea
dealers—W. Scott and J. Scott, Wortley, Yorkshire,
whitesmiths—T. Gibb, W. M. Harrison, and J. Smith,
Manchester, letterpress priuter3 (so far as regards the
said T. Gibb)—l. B. Brown and A. Douglas, Oxford-
square, Hyde-park, surgeons—T. P. Burdekin, J. Bur-
dekin, and T. N. Greening. Sheffield, and Salisbury-
street, Strand, merchants—S. Bird and C. Cliff, Wor-
ship-street, Finsbury, cabinet manufacturers—T. N.
Cathrall and J. Beresford, Manchester, letterpress prin-
ters—W. Morris and J. Pope, Manchester, commission
agents—J. W. Hatch and J. T. Bramwell, Lawrence
Pouutney-lane, merchants—R. Watson and S. Oliver,
Manchester, paper manufacturers—E. Webb and J.
Webb, Holloway-end, Staffordshire, glass manufacturers
—R. J. Cutbush, F. W. Cutbush, G. Whiting, and H. R.
Cutbush, Maidstone, printers and publishers (so far as
regards the said R. J. Cutbush)—Sarah Cheney and J.
Rowsell, Wisbecb, Cambridgeshire, tailors—G. Kerfoot
and T. Kerfoot, Knott Mill, Manchester, plaster of paris
and cement manufacturers—J. Prest and It. D. Grooves,
Leeds, attorneys—M. Ilewson and J. Spencer, Clee-
thorpes, Lincolnshire, drapers—l). Black and C. Cour-
tenay, Bold Docks, Cardiff, smiths.
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
Charles ;.Marshall, Devonport, bookbinder.
Edmund Bull, Bembridge, isle of Wight, butcher.
Joshua Sbaw, Eudderdield, herring dealer.
James Ashworth, Rochdale. butcher.
Sarah Hooper, Eardiston, Worcestershire, grocer.
John Seddon, Higher Summerseat, Lansashire, operative
block priuter.
Thomas Brooke, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, baker.
James Naunton, Ipswich, pilot.
Carter Moore, Needham Market, Suffolk, clerk.
John Marrable, Rochester, grocer, carver, and gilder.
Thomas Ayres Phillips, Birkenhead, reporter and short,
hand writer.
Anderton Ashworth, Fletcher Fold, Lancashire, journey
man joiner.