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

CRICKET.

ELEVEN PLAYERS OF SURREY v. SIXTEEN
GENTLEMEN OF THE SURREY CLUB AND

COUNTY.
This match was brought to its conclusion yesterday at
the Oval. Jt will be seen that the Players, having re-
sumed their innings, were not disposed of until they had
run up their score to 203. At the conclusion of the day
it w'ss determined that the match should be drawn, a
proposition which was carried out. The final score,
therefore, stood as follows: .
THE GENTLEMEN. . •
First Innings. Second Innings.
Mr. 11. Gardner, 1 b w, b
Brockwell ... . ...• .. ... 1 run out ........... ...... 23
Mr. G. Crawley, b Sherman. 0 b Holledge ... ..... .. ... 1
Mr. C. Coltson, c and b Brock-
well .. .
Mr. R. Ripley, b Sherman.... 6 c Hunt, b Harwood 7
Mr. W. Piper, c Lockyer, b
Brockwell .
Mr. F. P. Miller, c Matlock... 4 b Holledge
Mr. H. Watson, c Lockyer... 8 b Harwood
Mr. E. W. Vyse, hit wicket. 0 s Lockyer, b Holledge 0
Mr.W.Walmesley,b Sherman 0 b Harwood 3
Mr. C. Hart, not out ......... 7 c Scott, b Brockwell
Mr. J. Davis, b Sherman..... 0 s Lockyer, b Brockwell 11
Mr. W. Denison, b Brockwell 0 .
Mr. W. Page, c Lockyer, b
Sherman ... . ................ 0
Mr.W. Houghton, b Brockwell 0 c Heath, b Brockwell... 4
Captain White, absent ...... 0 b Harwood.. ... .....
Mr. J. Daley ..................... 0 not out
Leg byes
Total 4B Total 122
VIE PLAYERS.
Sherman, c Crawley, b 'C
ol ts o n ... ........ ... 93
J. Bayley, c Denison, b Coltson 6
18
Heath, c Miller, b Gardner
Brockwell, c Miller, b Walmsley.. ....
Lockyer, c Gardner, b Coltson ...•....•.
W. Matlock, b Miller .................. .. .....
Hunt, b Miller ... .............. ....
Harwood, c Watson, b Colton ............
Holledge, c Walmsley, b Column
0
Plank, b Miller
0
Scott, not out •.....•... . .....
Byes 11, leg byes 5, wide 17 ....•........• 34

Total ............ ... '2o3

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Permit me to request the favour of your pub•
lication, at your earliest convenience, of the annexed
letter to the projectors, invited by advertisement in the
public journals of te da, to bnd in laus for the
drainage, &e., of the metroy
polis,e p
to the Metropolitan
Commissioners of Sewers.
I am, Sir, your very obedient servant,
RICHARD DOVER.
28, New-street, Spring-gardens, Sept. 10.

To the Gentlemen who, haring been invited so to do,
sent in Plans for the Drainage, &c., of the
Metropolis, to the Metropolitan Commissioners
of Sewers.
Gentlemen,—I beg to propose that we should
have a public meeting for the following purposes :-
1. To consider whether the projectors have been
treated with justice, with reference to our several
plans, by the Commissioners.
2. Whether it is just towards us that the expenses
of preparing the plans of Captain Vetch, one of their
own body, should have been paid for out of the sewers
rates.
3. To ascertain what portion or portions of any
scheme or schemes forwarded by us projectors to the
Commissioners have been plagiarised.
4. To inquire whether the cost of Captain Vetch's
scheme for "improving the water supply of the me-
trefoils" was paid out of the sewers-rates ;if so, by
what authority. Because we may infer from the
unrefuted statement of Mr. Tabberner in the Daily
News, on the Bth ult , that the expenses of both his
(Captain Vetch's) drainage and water schemes were
paid out of said public fund.
And, lastly, That all said projectors of plans for
drainage, sewerage, &c., of the metropolis meet pub-
licly for the purpose of taking such steps as the jus-
tice of the case may require.
Awaiting your several replies, I am, Gentlemen,
Your very obedient
Rservant,
ic n AIM DOVER.

28, New. street, Spring-Rardens, Sept. 10.

IKELA.ND.

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DEATH OF CHIEF JUSTICE DOTIEETT.
DUBLIN, Sem 10.—The passengers by the Holy-
head boat, which arrived at Kingstown this morning,
state that the Right Hon. John Doherty, the Chief
Justice of the CJUILEIOII Bells in Ireland, died sud-
denly, in short dropped down dead at Beaumauris,
North \Vales, on Sunday evening, where he had been
sojourning with his family since the close of the
a.sizes. Mr. Doherty filled the post of Solicitor-
General during the viceroyalty of Lord Anglesey, by
whom, to the great surprise of the Irish bar and
public, he was elevated to the Chief Justiceship of the
Common Pleas. The vacancy in the Irish bench
will be filled by the Attorney-General, if the recent
Act regulating the Irish courts, and, if I mistake not,
reducing the number of the Irish Judges, should not
offer an impediment.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
Mr. John O'Connell made his weekly speech yes-
terday at Conciliation Hall, which was no way dis-
tinguishable from previous orations, save in so far as
it contained a glowing eulogy on the public and pri-
vate virtues of General Hayneu, and a bitter invec-
tive against " the ruffians," as he described the men
at Barclay's brewery, who too rudely assailed the
" Austrian butcher." Mr. O'Connell in the course of
his panegyric was interrupted by the chairman, W.
P. O'Connor, who observed, that if what he had read
of that individual was true, he was unworthy of the
society of pigs. Amongst other atrocities, he was re-
presented to have caused the women of Hungary to
be stripped naked and flogged in the street ; and if all
these things were done by him, he (the chairman) did
not see why he was not deserving of a slight sousing.
The observations of the chairman seemed to be quite
in accordance with the opinions of the meeting, more
especially the gentlemen in the body of the hall, by
whom the very mention of the name of llaynau was
received with groans both loud and deep.
The rent for the week amounted to 8/. 6s. $3.

THE POISONINGS AT CLAVERING.—Sarah Chesham,
the alleged poisoner, was again brought up at Newport gaol,
before Mr. Birch Wolfe, one of the county magistrates, for
re-examination, on the charge of having destroyed her hus-
band, Richard Chesham, by administering arsenic to him.
In consequence of the pre.s being excluded from hearing the
evidence, we are unable to give the statements of the wit-
nesses. The proceedings lasted nearly five hours, and twelve
or fourteen persons were examined. A mass of circum-
stantial evidence was adduced as to procuring poison and ad-
ministering it, and one witness, it is said, swore positively to
the prisoner having confessed giving I oisen to the child of
Lydia Taylor, and her intention of destroying the mother.
At the close of the proceedings the bench determined on re-
manding the prisoner in order to procure other important
evidence.
NATIONAL FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.—Two new
estates have just been purchased by this society. The first
consists of nearly seventy acres, in the village of Penge, near
the Croydon railway. The second is in West Surrey, and
contains about one hundred acres, most pleasantly situated
on the South-Western Railway, close to the Godalming
station. Both these estates are adapted for villa residences,
and will be divided into allotments sufficiently large, not only
to confer the right of voting, but as are adapted to the re-
spective neighbourhools, and to the wants of a large class of
the members of the society.
MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris
is 7i per mule, which, at the English Mint price of
3/. 17s. 101 d. pi r ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25.34; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25.321, it follows that
gold is 0.06 per
cunt. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices frochm
Hemburgh the price of gold is 4341 per mark, whi,
at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. Wid. per ounce
the ex-
for
standard gold, gives en exchange of 13.9; aad
change at llamburgh on London at short being 13 Bi,
it follows that gold is 0.46 per cent. dearer in Ham-
burgh than in London. The course of exchange ut
New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 110 k
per cent., and the par of exchange between England and
America being 109 23.40 per cent., it fellows that the
exchange is nominally 0.67 per cent. in favour of Eng-
land, end after making allowance for difference of
interest and charges of transport, the present rate
leaves a small profit on the importation of gold from the
United *Meth

THE FRENCH PRESIDENT AT

CHERBOURG.
(From the Tiims)
CHERBOURG, SATURDAY NIGUT.—The spectacle of
to-day was perhaps one of the most splendid of its
kind that has been ever ;witnessed. Nothing short of j
the terrible glories of actual warfare could have ex-
ceeded it, and, without being an alarmist, I may
safely say that the effect made on the mind of an
Englishman by such a diplay of force and power on
the part of an ally who has been our bitterest foe in
times gone by, in a port almost impregnable, and
within a few hours' sail of the shore of Great Britain,
was not calculated to put him at ease. At eight
o'clock, as usual, all the yachts and the men-of-war j
" dressed" (end in justice to our countrymen I must j
say that they have added in no small degree to the
magnificence of the a hole sight), the yachts which
stud the port and roads in every direction presented
a perfect network of rainbows, and offered some
contrast to the comparatively scanty display of
bunting on board the men-of-war. The harbour j
was alive with boats, and all the landing places
were crowded with officers landing and embarking. i
On all sides towered the Norman caps of the peasant
girls and townswomen around you, intermixed with
shakoes and helmets or little shiny tarpauling
hats surmounting the excited face of some honest j
Briton. The drums rattled away in every street,
beating the Assemblie of the National Guards, and
the trumpet blast calling to horse sounded inces-
santly through the air, while bayonets glistened
brightly above the heads of the multitude, or the in- '
fantry wheeled about to their different quarters. The
sailors seem to think our English bluntness is de- i
sirable, but it does not sit well on Frenchmen ; and
though the officers are very civil, and take a great '
pride in showing their ships, they are scarcely such I,
favourites as the soldiery. Not the least interesting
incident of the day was the appearance in the streets
of some old soldiers of the Empire, who had put on
their long-neglected uniforms in order to be presented
to the President. One veteran of the Imperial guard
was a model study fur a painter—a genuine vieux
moustache, who, saved from the bloody fields of Aus-
terlitz, Jena, and Wagram—from the snows of Russia ,
and from the fatal sabres of Waterloo, had emerged 1
from his quiet home to gaze on the nephew of his
adored leader. Tall, erect, and firm, the fine old
fellow passed one in his cocked hat, his close-buttoned
coat decorated with a well-won cross of the Legion,
white knee breeches, and black gaiters, the type of a
race that has nearly passed away, while the crowd let
him pass as if he were a king.
At nine o'clock a regatta took place for row-boats
outside the piers, which excited great interest.
When the regatta was over, all the world prepared
for the great event, which was the President's visit
to the fleet. Gradually all the men-of- war boats
drew off to their ships, the officers got on board,
and all communication with the shore was forbidden, !
so that the harbour and roads became comparatively
deserted. The President paid a visit to the dockyards
in the forenoon and spent some time there ; and for
a couple of hours the crowded piers and beach, yachts
and fleet, were in a state of intense expectation. It
was now one o'clock, and as the clock struck a splen-
did galley shot out into the harbour from the dock-
yard. On the instant all the volcanic energies of the
world seemed let loose. Forts, ships, and batteries
burst into terrific life, and belched forth volumes of
bright flame, dense rolling smoke, and crashing sound.
The very air and water trembled—the decks of stout
steamers shook under the feet like aspens. Com-
mencing with the lower-deck tiers, and firing each
gun at the interval of half a second—almost as quick,
indeed, as a rolling fire of musketry—line-of-battle
ships, frigates, and steamers fired every gun they car-
ried, charged well home, in a thundering salvo. The
President, it appears, is entitled to a salute of 101
guns. Just imagine the awful thunder ! A whole fleet
vomiting out from deck to deck its entire broadside,
almost as hard as the guns could fire, and powerful
forts, perched on hill-sides, projecting capes, or
crouched on low-lying shores, smashing away from
their embrasures till the view was obscured by a
heaving mountain of white smoke. At last the
deafening din ceased, and as "the war cloud" passed
away, slowly drifting along in the gentle breese, the
topgallant-masts and upper yards of the men-of-war
came into sight again by degrees, and at last the
shrouds and dark hulls and the waving ensigns loomed
dimly through the lessening obscurity. The coup
d'ail was superb at this moment—the men of-war,
steamers, and yachts manned yards, and strains of
music rose on all sides. In the state barge—a very
handsome boat, painted white and blue, with gold
mouldings, beautifully-decorated stern and prow, and
raised scroll figurehead—was seated the President
of the Republic, under a canopy of purple cloth, in
advance of which waved the tricolour from a lofty •
fl igstaff; beside him were seated several officers and
gentlemen, among whom was the Earl of Wilton
(with whom, I believe, M. Louis Napoleon WAS on
intimate terms during his residence in England). A
captain stood up by the steersman to con the barge,
which swept on with a proud., slow stroke, Mr- l
polled by 24 well-handled oars, till she gained the side
of the Friedland (flag, Admiral Deschenes), 120. As
the President ascended the ladder and was received by
Admiral Deschenes, the whole fl.?et joined in three
loud cheers (fur they have taken the fashion from us).
I have heard that they cried " Vive Napoleon !" and I
" Vive le President !" and " Vive l'Empereur!" in
some instances, but I was too far off to vouch for
the fact, and several officers stated the general cry of
the fleet was "Vive la Republique 1" Indeed,
among many of those with whom I have spoken
there appears to have been a great change of opinion
as to the President since his arrival. The Prince
de Joinville was a great favourite with the navy,
but the President has now gained a fair share of
their goodwill. From the Friedland the President
proceeded to the Valmy (140) (flag, Admiral Du-
bourdieu), and thence to the other men-of-war. As
he left and reached each ship the yards were manned
and the men cheered three times. The time wore
away slowly, as the President inspected every vessel
very minutely, and it was past 5 o'clock before he
reached the Minerve (60), which is the French gun-
nery-ship. Here the guns were cast loose, and some
practice took place at targets moored about 500 yards
off in the sea, both shell and ball, but so far as could be
seen, they did nothing which the Excellent need be
at all afraid off. After he had left the Minerve, the
President proceeded on board the Xarifa schooner,
Lord Wilton's yacht, and having stayed for some
minutes below, embarked, under manned yards, and
paid a visit to the Enchantress, the Earl of Cardigan,
where he also remained for a short pe-
riod. As soon as it was evident the visit to the
fleet was over, and that he was return-
ing on shore, the vessels repeated the full
salute, the effect of which was, if possible, increased by
repetition, while the regularity of the firing was even
greater than before ; the Xarifa also fired a salute in
very good style. The President disembarked at the
dockyard, and proceeded to dine with the Ministers
at the Prefecture de la Marine. Admiral Sir T.
Cochrane, Sir C. Napier, Captain Mundy, and other
English officers, dined with the French Admiral Du-
bourdieu, on board the Valmy at half past five o'clock.
In the evening a ball was given in a spacious hall
outside the arsenal to the President by the municipal
body of Cherbourg, at which some 4,000 or 5,000
persons were present. The President only stayed for
about half an hour, but during his stay he conveyed
through Sir T. Cochrane an invitation to the senior
British officers to dine with him to-morrow on board
the Admiral's ship (Friedland, 120), when all the
commandants, captains, and lieutenants of the French
fleet will also be present. Nothing can be more attentive
than the conduct of the French to the British officers
who have come over here. The ball was a frightful
scene of smother, heat, and dancing under difficulties,
and had not terminated at 12 o'clock. Most of the
yachts have prepared for sailing in the morning, and
orders have been given for all French officers to get
on board their ships, so that it is probable the fleet
may put to sea for mercise to-morrow.
MONDAY MORNING.—As a matter of course, the
really busy and active day of the week on board the
squadron was on Sunday, but whether from a regard
to the national character, or to a favourable wind, it
so happened that very few of the English yachts re-
mained for the spectacle, and Lord Wilton and Lord
Cardigan having had appointments in England which
obliged them to go on Saturday night or early on
Sunday morning, the Xarife and Enchantress weighed
and were speedily followed by the large majority of the
vessels of the royal squadron and other squadrons pre-
sent. At 9 o'clock the President went on board the
Friedland (120), but no salute was fired, as it was
understood that he was merely going on board to at-
tend high mass. At the elevation of the Host the
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was received with manned yards and cheers which did
not convey any political sentiment, the general cry
being a mere " vive," or " viva." On his return to
the Friedland after the inspection the fleet got into
readiness for exercising. The boats pulled off from
shore and ranged up astern of their respective vessels,
the English officers who had been invited by the Pre-
sident to go on board the Admiral's vessel to
witness the evolutions and to dine with him after-
wards went off about half-past one o'clock to the
Friedland—Sir T. Cochrane, Sir C. Napier, Captain
Chads, Captain M. Seymour, Captain R. Mundy,
Captein Hall, Captain Jones, &c.—and the practice
commenced. The first signal from the Admiral was
to let full loose sails and bowlines. It appeared that
the men took rather a long time in getting up the
rigging to the yards, but the rattling on board the
French man-of-war are not so commodiously ar-
,
I ranged for this purpose as with us. In less than
I two minutes the whole fleet was a crowd of sail hang-
inglooaely from oho yards—the ,Jelnappes, 100,