The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-25 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR PATRICK Ross.
—Advices from St. Helena to the 31st of August an-
nounce the death, after some mouths' illness, of bis
Excellency Major-General Sir Patrick Ross,
G.C.M.G., K.C.H. He was interred with great so-
lemnity on the 30th. He was 73 years of age, and
had been a long time upon the island as its governor.
He entered the army in 1794, became a major, Sep-
tember, 1803; lieutenant-colonel, 1807; colonel,
1814; and major-general, July, 1821. Sir Patrick
Ross served nine years in India as captain of the 25th,
afterwards the 22d Light Dragoons, in the Mysore
campaign under Lord Harris, in 1799, including the
battle of Mallavelly, and siege of Seringapatam ; with
the division under Sir Arthur Wellesley, in the cam-
paign of 1801, against the Mahratta Chief Dhoondiah ;
and from 1802 to 1804, in the Mahratta country,and at
the reduction of the ceded provinces. He returned
from India in 1805, soon after which he was ap-
pointed major ; and, in 1807, lieutenant-colonel of the
23d Light Dragoons. Having exchanged to infantry
he joined the 2d battalion of the 48th Regiment
in Portugal, in 1810, and as the senior officer held
the command of General (the late Lord) Hill's bri-
gade until compelled by severe illness to return to
England. On his recovery he was placed as assistant-
adjutant-general on the Home Staff, on which he con-
tinued till the peace of 1814. In 1816 he was ap-
pointed to the 75th Regiment, joined it in the lonian
lulandoi, and remained in command of that corps, and
of the island of Santa Maura and Zante until IS2I,
when he was appointed to the rank of major-general.
In 1824 he was appointed to the staff of the lonian
Islands, from which be was advanced to the govern-
ment of Antigua, Montserrat, and Barbuda, in the
following year. Subsequently be was appointed go-
vernor of Malta, and then of St. Helena.
By the death of Lord William Beresford, Ist Life
Guards, Lieutenant Winterbottom, who has risen
from the ranks, will obtain a troop, and the Earl of
Mountcharles a lieutenancy, without purchase.
Lieutenant Winterbottom served in the Peninsula,
and has received the war medal for the battle of Tou-
louse. Lord Mountcharles is one of the oldest cornets
in the service, his commission bearing date as far back
as December, 1844.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, OCT. 24.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning
in Osborne Park.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
the Princess Royal, and the younger members of the
Royal Family, took their accustomed walks and rides.
Mr. Thorburn has been honoured with sittings
during the week from his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, for his portrait in the pictorial group of him-
self and his brother the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha.

The Mayor of Southampton had an interview with
Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.
Earl Spencer had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence,
in Downing-street.
Lord John Russell left town yesterday afternoon
for Woburn Abbey, Bedfordahireo the seat of the
Duke of Bedford.

The Marquis of Lansdowne left town after the
Cabinet Council on Wednesday afternoon, on his re-
turn to his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governors of Malta, Ceylon,
and Hong-Kong.

R. WRIGHTSON'S EVENINGS WITH ALFRED TEN-
NTSON AND ELIZA COOK. We have the gratification of
stating, that an arrangement has been entered into with
Mr. Robert Charles Wrightson, late private secretary and
chamber reader to the Earl of Cloncurry, and formerly pupil
of the celebrated Shakesperian Lecturer, Charles Pemberto❑,
Esq , to deliver two lectures on the above popular and en-
chanting poets at the Mechabics' Institution In this town ;
the time fixed is, we believe, Tuesday the sth, and Thursday
the 7th November next.—Derby Reporter.
Peto and Betts, the eminent contractors, have
undertaken to reclaim the Norfolk estuary of 32,000 acres,
and so to drain the Bedford Level, and the adjacent low
lands, comprising nearly half a million of acres, as to get
rid almost entirely of the present expensive system of drain-
age by n ind and steam. The land proprietors hare con-
tributed 60,000/. towards the cost ; and an equal cum has been
voted by the corporation of Lynn, in consideration of the
improvement of the Ouse.

SOUTH-EAWERN RAILWAY.—THE BRIDGE OVER
JOLNER-STRZET.—A special general meeting of the East
Division of the Southwark Paving Commissioners was held
yesterday, at the office, for the purpose of taking into con-
sideration the state of the iron bridge across Joiner-street,
with a view to adopt such measures as the safety of the pub-
lic and the traffie might require; Mr. Nash, the chairman
of the board, in the chair. It was agreed upon that the
inquiry should be further adjourned until Sir John Rennie
and Mr. Brunell should make their report to the board, in ad-
dition to the opinion of Mr. Barlow, which was now taken.
Liz NEW VIOE-CHANCELLOR.—We believe we are
not premature in announcing that the vacant office of Vice-
Chancellor has been conferred on Baron Rolfe. With re-
spcct to the two Vice-Chancellorships, it is to be observed
that the statute 5 Vict. c. 5, s. 10, under which the two last
Vice-Chancellors were appointed, provides, that upon a va-
cancy
occurring in the office of the Vice-Chancellor first ap-
pointed, it shall be filled up; but that in the case of the one
second appointed, it shall not be filled up. Independently,
therefore, of the question of any further necessity for the
Vice-Chancellors, as the law stands,. one appointment only
can now be made. The question of continuing three Vice-
Chancellors is one altogether for the Legislature ; but we be-
lieve no proposal to that effect will be made by the Govern-
ment, the pressure of equity business, which called for an
increase in the number of the judges in the Court of Chancery
at the time of the passing of the Act, having very materially
diminished. —Evening Paper.

TUE AECIIBISIIOP OF WESTMINSTER.—We are
assured, on good authority, that the appointment of Cardi•
nal Wiseman as Archbishop of Westminster, in conjunction
with the partition, by the Pope, of England into Roman
Catholic
districts, has created considerable displeasure, as well
as surprise in Downing-street. We are not in a position to
say whether the matter vpis brought before the Cabinet at its
meeting.. on Wednesday, but we do know that it has formed
the subject of serious conversation between the Premier and
some 9t his colleagues. At present, as far as our information;
goes, it is not the intention of Lord John Russell to take any
definite step in the matter, but arrangements are in progress for
making a great metropolitan demonstration on the subject,
which will be immediately followed by demonstrations of a
similar kind in Liverpool, Manchester, and most other large
towns in England and Scotland. We are enabled to add that
many Roman Catholics will cordially join in these expres-
sions of public indignation at the arrogance of the Church of
Rome, on the double ground that her conduct in this matter
is a virtual attack on the supremacy of her Majesty, and is
calculated, in the end, to do injury to the cause of Roman
Catholicism in England by the feeling of hostility which it
must nece'sarily engender in the minds of all her Majesty's
loyal subjects towards a religion whose earthly head could
havehad the effrontery to act as he has done.— Advertiser.

CATHOLIC Cnuacu.—We are glad to learn that the
Right Rev. Dr. Delany has formally appointed the Rev.
John Clancy Catholic Administrator of the North Parish ;
an office of high distinction, and one eminently merited by
the Rev. Gentleman in question, who is sincerely respected by
all who know him, and who can therefore Appreciate his
modest worth, and untiring but unobtrusive zeal. The Rev.
John Clancy has been for several years the senior curate of
the parish of which he is now the administrator, and has
been over twenty years in the ministry; and we venture to
say that no man in the Church has more steadily retained
the affectionate regard of his bock, and the esteem of his
br,•thren, than he has throughout that long period.—Cork
Examiner.

ROYAL ARTILLERY.—WOOLWICIT, OCT. 24.—The
large detachment of this corps serving at Shoeburyness, for
the purpose of carrying on experiments at that practice-
range, under the command of Captain Walker, has returned
to head-quarters here for the winter season.
The incumbency of St. Anne's Church, Wands-
worth, rendered vacant by the appointment of the Rev. R.
L. Townsend, M.A., to the recory of the parish, has been con-
ferred on the Rev. Henry Holmes.

SPORTING INTELLIGENtE..
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
Beyond the advance of The King of Or* into the
"first class," consequent on heavy investmeres in the
City and at the Clubs, the betting yesterday lesito' no
alteration uLtil nearly the close; the Loadstone party
then came out in force, and at the break up had the satis-
faction of seeing him almost an equal favourite with the
Goodwood horse. Miss Ann and Trouncer improved in
favour. The Italian and Turnus vice versa. A marked
decline in Ariosto and Hernandez were the only move-
ments in the Derby. Latest prices:—
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
9 to 2 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Landgrave
.5 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Loadstone—taken freely
8 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's The Italian
10 to 1 sgst Mr. Irwin's King of Oude—taken and
sfterwards offsred
12 to I agst Sir R. Pigot's Essedarius
16 to 1 sgst Mr. Merry's Miss Ann—taken
17 to I agst Mr. Corebe's Trouncer
20 to 1 agst Lord J. Scott's Turnus
25 to 1 agst Mr. Mangaile Itus.horouels
25 to 1 apt Duke of Bedford's St. Rosalia
30 to 1 agst Lard Stanley's Uriel—taken
30 to 1 apt Mr. Taunton's Leindeeer
50 to 1 agst Lord John Scott's Windhound—taken
Even ou four agst the field.
DERBY.
1,000 to 30 agst Mr. Gre‘ille's Ariosto—taken
I,eoo to 30 agst Lord Enfield's Hernandez—taken
8,000 to 200 ugst Lord Zetland's Lightfoot—taken
BRIGHTON AUTUIIN RACES.—THURSDAY.
The Feather Plate of 954, added to a sweepstakes of
3 sous. each, winner to be sold for 100/. &c., New
Course (6 Subs.), was won easily by Mr. Hayter'e Hand-
some Doe, 3 yrs, 7st Blb (Burn), beating Mr. Read's
Banker, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Gillott), Mr. Kimmin's Jessie, 4
yrs, 9st 21b (Paget), and three others.
The Selling Stakes of 3 soya. each, and 20 added.
Bristol mile. (11 Subs.)
Mr. Robert's Heroine, 4 yrs, lOst 41b (I'. Brown) 1 1
Mr. Parr's Morocco, aged, lOst 61b (Owner) 0 2
Mr. Tucker's Seagull, 6 yrs, 9st 61b (Price) 0 3
Mr. Manning's Elopement, 5 yrs, lOst ... (Moon) 0 4
Mr. Snewing's eh f by Ratan, out of Rodney's
dam, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Crouch) 2 0
Mr. Read's Arlette, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Plummer) 3 0
Three others ran. Won by half a length.
The Railway Handicap of 5 soya, each, and 50 added.
The New Course, over six hurdles. (8 Subs.)
Mr. Land's General, aged, list 101 b (Owner) 1
Mr. Wilkin's Inn, aged, list 101 b ... (Owner) 2
The following also rant—Mr. Formby's Lady Ford-
wich, aged, list 41b (Eatwell)—Captaia Thomas's
Merryman, aged, lOst 121 b (Owner)—Mr. Caffal's Fanny
Hill, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b (Donaldson)—Mr. Barling'll Bed-
ford, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b (T. Brown)—Mr. Clarke's Young
Sultan, 6 yrs, lOst 71b (Barker)—and Mr. Winstanley's
Pandoea, 3 yrs, 9st 4lb (Abrahams).
Won by a length.
The Selling Hurdle Stakes of 3 sous. each, and 20
added, for tbree yrs old and upwards; New Course (7
Subs), were won, in two beats, the first by two lengths,
and the second by a head, by Mr. Wilkins's mina, aged
(owner), beating Mr. Drewe's Martiugale, 6 yrs (T.
Brown)—Mr. Land's Boundless, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b
(owner)—Mr. Henderson's Sir Robert Sloper, 5 yrs,
list 41b (Fredericks)—and two others.
The Consolation Scramble was not run when our ac-
count left.
NORTHALLERT ON RACES.—TIIIIRSDAY.
The Two yrs.old Stakes.

Nancy ...
Emily Ann

Seven ran.
The North Riding Handicap.
The Cocktail, 4 yrs, Bst llb
Andalusian, 4 yrs, 7st 31b
Alp, 4 yrs, 7st 91b
Ada Mary, 4 yrs, 7st slb

Nine ran.

... 1

... 2

... 1

... 2
... 3

... 4

HEREFORD AUTUMN RACES—THURSDAY.
The Herefordshire Stakes of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5
only if declared, with 100 added. About two miles
and a quarter.
Mr. Prosser na Zadoc, 3 yrs, 7st llb
Mr. Carew's Agis, 5 yrs, Bst lib (Denman) 2
Mr. Oakes's Half-and-half, aged, Bst llb ...(Weaver) 3
Mr. J. Day's Mignon, 6 yrs, 6st 91b (Enoch) 4
Mr. J. Hampson's Bacton, 3 yrs, Est 21b (Wells)
Won by a head.
The Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 25 added. Heats,
one mile and a half. (6 Subs.)
Mr. Watkins's Electricity, 6st 111b...(Enoch) 2 1 1
Capt. Little's Tuscan. 5 3 rs, Bst llb (Denman) 1 2 3
Mr. Herbert's Plaintiff, 5 yrs, Sst (Smith) 6 5 2
Mr. Oakeley's Streamer, 5 yrs, Bst ( Wakefield) 5 3 4
Mr. Holst-y's Nancy Dawson, aged, 7st 2 1b... 3 4 dr
Mr. Turner's Trussodaise, 4 yrs, 7st 41b(Treen) 4 dr
The Hunters' Handicap of 10 soya. each, h ft, with 30
added. Gentlemen riders, &c. (13 Subs.)
Mr. Baylis's Colocynthis, lOst 21b ...(011iver) 4 1 1
Mr. Carew's Agis, 5 yrs, list 2lb (Little) 1 2 3
Mr. Gulliver's Fazeley, aged, lOst 11lb 0 3 2
Mr. Tresbam's Cogia, 4 yrs, 9st 101b(Archer) 2 4 4
Mr. Stephenson's Kate Kearney, aged, 10st 3 dr
Mr. Mason's Chicot, 4 yrs, 10st 51b
Mr. Isaac Day's New Forest Deer, 10st 111 b 0 dr
Won cleverly.
WARWICK NOVEMBER MEETING, 1850.
Nominations for the Great Warwick Handicap of 20
soya. eacb, 10 ft, and 200 added. Two miles.
Egret, 5 yrs—Nutmeg, 3 yrs—Little Jack, 3 yra—
Nutcracker, 3 yrs—Tophana, 5 yrs—Scarborough, 3 yrs
—Clotbworker, 4 yrs—Panope, 3 yrs—Forester, 4 yrs
—Doubt, 4 yrs—Garforth, 3 3 rs—Champiun, 4 yrs—.
Defaulter, 5 yrs—Backbiter, 5 yrs—The Castle, 3 yrs—
Lady Eden, 3 yrs—Justice, 5 yrs—Snowstorm, 4 yrs—
Agis, .5 yrs—Chief Justice, 3 yrs—Cantab, 3 yrs—
Makert ady. 5 yrs—Sauter-la-Coupe, 4 yrs—lsaac of
York, 4 yrs—Wanota, 6 yrs—The Mouse, 3 yrs—
Vampyre, 6 yrs—Miss Ann, 4 yrs—Woolwich, 4
yrs—Rhesus, 4 yrs—Langton, 4 yrs—Russbo-
rough, 3 yrs—Wansdyke, 3 yrs—Landseer, 4
yrs—Damask, 3 yrs—Grief, 4 yrs—Sisyphus, 3
yrs— Trouncer, 6 yrs—Valentine, 3 yrs—Old
Dan Tucker, 4 yrs—Candlewick, 3 yrs—Fugleman, 5
yrs—Minimum, 4 yrs—Chantrey, 4 yrs—Duxbury, 3
yrs—Woodlark, 4 yrs—Flash, 3 yrs—Andalusian, 4 yrs
—The Baroness, 4 yrs—c by Verulam, out of Whim, 4
yrs—Cockermouth, 5 yrs—Electricity, 3 yrs—Glen
Saddel, 3 yrs—Raby, 4 yrs—ltalian, 3 yrs—Roland, 4
yrs—Cocktail, 4 yrs—Mark Tapley, 3 yrs.
Nominations for the Leamington Welter Cup, by
subscriptions of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if de-
clared by Nov. 11:—Scarborough, 3 yrs—Valiant, aged
—Risk, 3 yrs—Clothworker, 4 yrs—Magician, 4 yrs—
Weathercock, 5 yrs—Fugleman, 5 yrs—Eva, 4 yrs—
Cocktail, 4 yrs—General Salts, 4 yrs—Penritb, aged—
Administrator, aged—Reindeer, aged—Sam Hood, 5 yrs
—Andalusian, 4 yrs—The Baroness, 4 yrs—b o Dray-
ton, out of Trifle's dam, 4 yrs—Rodney, 4 yrs—Captain
Parry, aged—Conveyor, 3 yrs—Chief Justice, 3 yrs—
New Forest Deer, aged—lsaac of York, 4 yrs—Agis,
5 yrs—CF•dipus, 4 yrs.
WILTSHIRE CHAMPION COURSING MEETING.

THURSDAY.
The Elston Stakes.
Mr. Ingram's Infanta bt Mr. Randall's Rapid.
Mr. W. Long's Laura Bell bt Mr. Lawrence's Leading
Article.
Mr. Loder's Lullaby Baby bt Mr. Miller's Maid of
Amesbury.
Mr. Fowle's Idea bt Mr. Etwall's Down Wind.
Mr. Bowles's Cashmere bt Mr. Parkinson's Sauce-box.
First Ties—ldea bt Victory, Lullaby Baby lit Vic-
toria, Rapid bt Panoply, Cashmere bt Laura Bell.
The Great Western Cup.
Second Ties—Puzsle'em bt Vestal, The Nailer bt
Cobra, MaLceuvrer bt Irish Girl, Egypt bt Whiff.
The Druid Cup.
Second Ties—Compact ran a bye, War Eagle bt
Maggie Lauder, Ebb bt Mocking Bird, Ringdove bt
Estelle.

The Beacon Hill Stakes for Dog Puppies.
First Ties—Dory O'More bt Jack's•the Lad, Lopes
bt Magistrate, First bt Westwind, Hudibras bt Phelm.
The Beacon Hill Stakes for all•aged Dogs.
Mr. Clowes's California 13: Mr. Hole's Mercury.
Mr. Majoribanke Morpeth bt Sir J. Boswell's Spierston.
Mr. Lawrence's Lead-the-Way bt Mr. Majoribanks.
Battler.

Mr. Eddleston's Sep ton bt Mr. Long's Lennox.
Sir J. Bosw•ell'a William Rufus bt Sir St. G. Gore's
Hard-heart.

Captain Archda.ll% Mildew bt Mr. Long's Lablach9.

OXFORD AND WORCESTER, AND SHREWSBURY AND
CHESTER.—We have much pleasure in stating that the
Shrewsbury and Chester and Birmingham Railway Com-
panies have entered into a most important and mutually
advantageous arrangement with the Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton Company, the immediate effects of which
will be to enable the latter company to complete the best
portion of their line, namely, that between Worcester and
Dudley, and so bring into profitable use a million and a half
of capital (tbe amount hitherto expended on the works);
while the ultimate result will be a vast increase in the
receipts of the two Shrewsbury lines. We are informed
it is intended that the Oxford line shall run into that of
the Stour Valley at Tipton (about a mile north of Dudley)
and from thence rid Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury,
Chester, Birkenhead, and Liverpool. The Shrewsbury com-
panies, instead of finding money, are to work the
line and take the receipts, dividing the profits in
certain proportiens with their Oxford partners, and the
latter will he enabled to raise the required funds to complete
the railway on the security of this arrangement. If the con-
sequences to result from these measures were to stop here
they would be most important for the various companies we
have named; but when we reflect that the Great Western
will assuredly complete the line between Oxford and Wor-
cester, as it is open between Worcester and Dudley, and that
thereby a new route will be opened, not only between Lon-
don and Liverpool, but also between Southampton, the en-
tire south coast, and Liverpool, the prospective benefit to
the various companies must be almost incalculable. Nor is
this the only source from whence advantages may be expected
to flow to the Shrewsbury railways. We understand that
the Shrewsbury and Hereford line is likely to be commenced
in a few days, and that the raising of the first sod of that
railway will be the signal to begin another line to the south,
the completion of which will once more bring Bristol and
South Wales into close connexion with Liverpool rid Shrews-
bury and Chester.-- Chester Courant.
PORTLAND.—The last Act of the late session of
Parliament relates to Portland-harbour and breakwater. As
one of the harbours of refuge, the estates, rights, and inte-
rests were purchased some time back for 20,0001, which. sum
is
etde.
Some
epeauidmeinhtoevtebeheeta Bank
apportioned,
the
for the benefit of the inhabitants, and therefore
.
be applied of
England,
and the remainder aaipnpdoerrtl
1,000/. shall be laid out towards providing and constructing
and other works, for the better supply of
necessity of an Act of Parliament. Itis nowprovuledthat
wells and pumps,
0
water to the
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h
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invested
forlan
d theof Rey
Portland.eper
A
further sum of I,t_
Port-
land Dispensary; 4,0001. towards the reduction or extinction
of tolls on foot-passengers at Portland Ferry-bridges;, and
a
the remainder to be invested and applied towards the pro-.
viding and endowment of schools and school buildings,
teachers, in the island, for the benefit of the children of the
si tilohnaber i
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so radnin g
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habitants, as well as advance one of the harbours of refuges..
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