The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-11 00:00:00

THE CANTERBURY COLONY.

PLYMOUTII.—The four first ships taking out colo-
nists for Canterbury—the Randolph, Sir George Sey-
mour, Charlotte Jane, and Crecy—arrived at this
port, nearly together, from London, in the course of
Friday night. SeVeral of the emigrants joined their
ships h-re.
_ _

Lord and Lsdy Wharncliffe, accompanied by their
son, arrived on Fri<lay, and Mr. Watts Russell also
came to see his son's embarkation.

Lord Courtenay; Sir J. Duckworth, Bart., M.P.,
Mr: J. Simeon, m:r., Mr. Adderley, M.i'., and other
members of the Canterbury Association were Mr.
Pole. Carew's guests at Antony.
On Saturday morning all went on board, many ac-
companied by their friends.
The bishop designate of Lyttelton, Dr. Jackson,
arrived by an early train. Sir Thomas Tancred had
accompanied the ship on its voyage down the Channel,
taking a berth on board the Sir George Seymour.
Tne whole of Saturday was beautifully fine, and
Mount Eigecumbe gave a pleasing last impression to
many leaving England for ever. The fair wind,
which had brought the ships down Channel in less
than three days, still continued in the same quarter.
Mr. Willcox and Mr. Bowler were very busy all
day making the last arrangements, and by seven
o'clock the Charlotte Jane was under way. The Ran-
dolph followed at nine, and the Crecy a little later.
The Sir George Seymour, waiting for the last dis-
pstches, which were to be brought by Mr. Britton,
sailed at ten o'clock on Sunday morning.
Lord Wharncliffe and Mr. Stuart Wortley, Mr.
Simeon, and Mr. ltaux stayed with their friends in
the Charlotte Jane, among whom were Mr. Fitzge-
rald and his bride, as long as the pilot re:nained on
board. Hearty cheers were given by their fellow
crews as each shipgot under way, as well as from
other emigrant ships lying in the harbour.
The bishop visited every ship, and went round each
deck conversing with the emigrants of every rank and
class. He himself-returned on shore, to start by the
next of the two additional ships which will leave Eng-
land in the course of this month, on board which will
be Lord Mandeville, M.P., and his brother, Lord
Frederick Montagu. A chaplain on board each ship
reads prayers to the crew twice every day; and an
entire school apparatus is provided, to make the best
use of the four months' voyage for the emigrants'
childzeme• The surgeons seemed to be very active, in-
igrant men, making themselves useful in many ways,
besitto fulfilling their own professional duties.
As the
.charlotte Jane got under way a schooner
richt
,passed under her stern, which in the dusk was
not at 'gratiecognistd to be Lord Mount-Eigecumbe's,
but a hearty hail from the noble owner soon produced
acquaintance. The yacht put about and laid along-
.Bicle.tho Canterbury ship, whose inmates received for
144-iast farewell the kindest wishes from the owner
144 last and fairest spot they could see of their na-
tlvit-COUntry.
Considering the 'careful and elaborate preparation
thin
of Colony, tbe mixture of all classes of society in
'the' enterprise, it certainly gives a fairer chance of
resulting in a well-ordered and thriving English
Cipriunity, and will enlist a larger share of interest
,and-.attachment from all ranks of society at home,
Eft" any colony has enjoyed since the earlier enter-
,P es-of England's more heroic days, and it even
pre/hues a better :phasis of colonization than either
Ralaigh or Baltimore could anticipate, having a larger
experience to draw upon, and going out from no mo-
.tiv4tail discontent and irritation, nor from any prea-
,
sate,of necessity, but from the highest principles of
•dtlititerested patriotism and philosophy, and under
thdtikhttions of the best moral and religious motives.
- -Itioe.do these colonists go out as leaving, but as ex-
ti England's shores. They carry with them not
TtrAbe affections and domestic sympathies of many
lattittrts, but every feature of their country
hias been
ofeen
41 Sid's enterprise. ' The sports of E
carefully represented and transmitted _
England i;l
tattedin following the
Ndrenot
Zealand. The colo-
;414k
jlave even subscriost this
fndE woiglllibl
English
PlNg_idges and pheasantebeind
to
New Zealand.
out cages full of
OftlA
a which,
still
.eviii,at, some expenseb
linne.a,-robins, thrushesto, anfdatamllibirds,mu
grateful reminiscencies of the
repay their theftsf ;bytheng smallprofi t profits,
universal England. The best feel-
cerptA country o
best of patriotism, and the best of 1
it as this—the.
of human nature are elicited by such an expedi- i
wlifl sympathies; and we may add, that the last
6 Rev. Chaplain,Mr. Kingdon, nursing in
twe saw on board the Charlotte Jane was the
wife of the
her own cabin a sick child of one of the emigrants on
14. ,-;

YARMOUTH, SEPT. 7.—The brig Hippocripp, of Sun-
derland, and a small Dutch galliot, were in contact 4th
inst. off Cromer, thejormer lost bowsprit, &c.
~:itfibld man of 60 fell into the wheel of the Conis-
foi_Fei kiW'mills, last 4feili;,64, was torn to pieces by the
=Of* wheel aid tI9AIO aliftdp itisorr-Inita

GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL

GLOUCESTER, TUESDAY.—The influx of visitors
into the old city this morning hss been unusually
great. The settled state of the weather has no doubt
contributed greatly to this result, and the consequence
is that tickets are actually becoming scarce.
Yesterday evening the rehearsal of the concert
music took pace, and concluded about ten o'clock
rat. Madame Sontag on making her appearance in
the orchestra was warmly received. She rehearsed

considerable portion of her songs, and was in brilliant
voice. The rehearsal was conducted partly by Mr.
Arnott, of Gloucester Cathedral, and partly by Mr.
Dove, of Worcester Cathedral. Phillips sang Dr.
Wesley's new sacred song both at the morning and
evening rehearsal, and was conducted on each occa-
sion by the composer.
The cathedral was the great source of attraction
this morning. It is a noble building. The great
beauty of the exterior consists in its lightness and
the fl ,rid character of its ornamental carvings. The
west front presents .a beautiful and imposing appear-
ance, and the tower has been pronounced one of the
most complete specimens of Gothic architecture in
the world. The cathedral is 421 feet long by 144
broad ; the nave, 171 fest by 84 feet ; the choir, 140
feet by 34 feet ; the transepts, each 66 feet by 43
feet; tower, 225 feet high; Lady Chapel, 90 feet by
25 feet, and 47 feet high.
To-day's performance of sacred music opened with
the old familiar overture Esther. At eleven o'clock,
when the cathedral was already just conveniently
filled, a continuous stream of arrivals poured in for
nearly half an hour longer, and thus made up.a con-
gregation quite unprecedented for a first morning at
Gloucester festival, and affording, it is hoped, a faith-
ful augury of the success which is to follow. Stalls
for the bishop and clergy had been conveniently
placed in the nave, and the clergy occupied their
customary relative positions. The bishop's throne
was placed in the centre of the nave against one of
the pillars dividing it from the south aisle ; and the
reading-desk was nearer the orchestra, the pulpit
being opposite to it. The canons occupied temporary
stalls near the foot of the western gallery. Prayers
were cliental by the Rev. S. Kent, canon of the
cathedral, and the lessons were read by the Rev.
Canon Luscombe, precentor of the cathedral. The
pieces and responses followed the Lord's Prayer after
the absolution, were completely marred in thtir
effect by the use of the organ as an accompanimeitt.
This was a bad beginning, but in the subsequent
portions of the service the instrument in question was
discontinued, and then Tallis's splendid vocal harmo-
nies were wonderfully brought out. The " grand "
chant was used for the psalms; the second, being a
penitential psalm, the minor key was used. The " Dot-.
tingen" Te Deum was an average performance.
The solo parts were taken by Miss Williams, Miss
Lucombe, and Messrs. Lockey, Phillips, Lawkr, and
Barnby. Mr. Lawler, we believe, is from ixeter
Hall; he has a good even bass voice, flexible in cin_a-
lity and respectably managed. Both he and Mr.
Barnby made their " first appearance " at these fes-
tivals to-day. Mr. Barnby is a counter-tenor from
Westminster Abbey. His voice is of smooth and
even quality, but by no means strong. He took the
music allotted in the books to Miss Dolby, who was
said to be unwell. Mr. Phillips executed his share of
the Te Deum with excellent taste and deep feeling.
His solo, " Thou art the King of Glory," was beau-
tifully given, and Mr. Harper's trumpet obligato was
deliciously silvery and true.
• The Jubilate was Handers—that composed for the
peace of Utrecht—and was well rendered on the
whole. Mr. Barnby had the opening solo, and got
through it very creditably. He evidently had to feel
his way. The chorus, "0 go your way," was badly
led off by the counter-tenors. Dr. Boyce's " Blessed
is he " was the anthem before the sermon, and the
morning performance concluded at three o'clock
with Handers coronation anthem, " The King shall
rejoice."

The sermon was preached by the Rev. Canon Sel-
wyn, who eloquently advocated the cause of the
charity in aid of which these festivals were foundei.
Tbi• evening's concert, it is expected, will be
bumper.

HEALTH of LONDON DURING the WEEK
(From the Registrar-General's Return.)
Eight hundred and ninety-nine deaths and 1,474
births were registered in the week ending September
7. The mortality is, therefore, near the average ;
and the births registered exceed the deaths by 575.
In the first week of September last year, 3,183
persons died in London ; 272 by diarrhoea, and 2,026
by oholera. It was the week in which the mortality
was highest. In the corresponding week of the pre-
sent year the deaths by diarrbees have been 75, by
cholera 8. The deaths from diarrhoea are now ra-
pidly declining ; cholera was fatal in 8 instead of 4
cases, the number registered in the previous week.
Two of the deaths from cholera were in the parish of
Marylebone.
The following are the particulars of the eight
deaths by cholera :
On the 31 of S3etember, at the workhouse, Mary-
lebone, from 63, Gre it Carlisle-street, a shemakar
aged 35 years, " English cholera."
On the 31 of September, at 87, St. John's Wood-
terrace, Marylebone, the daughter of an artist, aged
1 year, "Eqglish cholera (3 d vs)."
On the 31st of August, at 6, Madras-place,
loway, the wife of a b .ker, aged 58 years, "English
cholera (3 days)." Mr. Watts states that " deceased
was slightly affected about this time last year."
On the 3d of September, at 11, Prospect-row,
Bali's-pond, Islington, the daughter of a carpenter,
aged 5 weeks, "cholera infantum (14 days)."
On the 31 of September, at 6, Silver-street, St.
Giles, the wife of a porter, aged 25, "low fever (7
days), cholera biliosa (16 hours)." Mr. Yardley
states that " this woman had been delivered of a still-
born child about ten days before her death," and in-
formant states that " she vomited continually, hut
suffered no pain. The situation is airy, and not badly
drained."
On the 21 September, at 403, Oxford-street, the
son of an optician, aged 3 years, " malignant
cholera morbus." The father of the child states that
" the house is ill ventilated. There is a constant
smell arising from a privy under the kitchen stairs,
and his family have all been ill from this cause."
On the 31 of September, at 13, Bacon-street,
Bethnal-green, the son of a hawker, aged 3 mouths,
"cholera infantum (2 days)."
On the 31st of August, at 1, Claremont-place,
Greenwich West, the son of a hair-dresser, aged 5
months, " cholera infantum (10 days)."
35 persons (chiefly children) died of scarlatina or
putrid sore throat, 48 of typhus. The deaths from the
latter disease have been 35, 27, 33, 40, 48, in the five
last weeks.
66 males and 49 females died in public institutione,
which is less than the usual proportion.
By the Greenwich observations, the mean reading
of the barometer was 30 196 inches ; the mean tem-
perature of the air in the shade was 56.5 deg. through
the week, or 2.4 deg. less than the average of the last
seven years ; the mean temperature of the Thames was
59 deg. Nearly an inch of rain fell on Sunday and
Tuesday. The wind blew chiefly from the west and
north, and passed over Greenwich at an average rate of
59 miles a day.

A Roman Catholic priest, writing to the Limerick
Examiner concerning the exertions of some Protestant pro-
pagandists, employs the following elegant language :—"No
sooner had Rodwell's pedagogue commenced his mewing
here, than the spawn of our few beggared, shabby shoneens,
charmed by his caterwauling, ran to hi• den, to glean his
feline rhapsody. Thus have the ashenfaced exclusionists evi-
denced the malice of their blue gizzards." The italics are the
Rev. Gentleman's own!

FIRING PARKHURST PRISON AGAIN !—An attempt
was made on Wednesday evening by the convicts confined at
Parkhurst to burn down that beautiful portion of the estab-
lishment recently erected on the northern side of the bridge,
upon liorsebridge-hill, which is known as the JuTenile Pri-
son, and is generally occupied by the younger scions of the
pilfering community, The endeavour was first discovered,
and their intention luckily frustrated, by one of the warders
named Wilson, whose attention was drawn to something ex-
traordinary occurring 'by a strong smell of burning linen.
On entering one of the wards, the sleeping berths, which are
constructed of thin and light wood, similar in shape and ap-
pearance to those in the C ward dormitory, which was con-
sumed a few weeks r.ince, a mass of fire was discovered in one
of the cells, the flames from which were then reaching the
ceiling ; the surrounding partitions were scorching with beat,
and the whole would have been in a blaze in another five
minutes. Assistance being procured, the fire was prevented
from spreading, and uktim'atkly quenched before it occasioned
further injury. A strict' examination was then instituted,
h ea
atshovelfulores u used
do f
floirr eh cinderseating
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in the tailors' shop contiguous, and placed on the flooring of
andbee h i t
obtained w foundire thatm
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the
the ward. Over this the prisoners had placed their sheets,
clothing, and bedding.—Hampshire Independent.
A TICKLISH QUESTION.—A friend of ours, on
' visiting a stone-cutter's premises and seeing a tablet to the
memory of an official of the Church of Rome, with a request
in the inscription to the faithful to pray for the delivoance
of the soul from purgatory, suggested the addition of the
following couplet :
put how shall we know

When he gets front below ?,-,7:te, Wjtoess.
STRIKE Or TOBACCO-PIPE MAKIAO2II,.AIotI•
day last, the tobacco-pipe makers of Leeds, alidielgikt'skFt
of the West Riding, struck for an advance cif ivagett;.:ll;ipe
masters complain of the low price their goods• Are oeliing.at;
and consequently state that they are not able to give 'any
advance in wages until an alteration takes place. A cor-
respondent says the wages of tobacco-pips makers are some-
thing more than ss. per week less than they were in 1814.
Leeds -Mercury.

PRAISEWORTHY LIBERALITY.-0 wing to the exer-
tions of several individuals, consisting chiefly of members of
mercantile firms of the parish of Redcliffe, Bristol, it has been
determined to enlarge the building and increase the efficiency
of Guinea-street Hospital, in that city. One gentleman
alone, Mr. Eaton, has contributed towards it the munificent
sum of 5,0004, and Mr. George Thomas no less than than.
1,0001. Such liberality would do credit to the most munifi-
cent period of the local history of even Bristol's merchant
princes, renowned as she deservedly is for the extent of her
public charities. It is proposed that the future structure
shall be erected in a less backward situation than Guinea-
street, so that it should be as one of the great public buil4-
iogs, an ornament to the eq.