The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-04 00:00:00

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The United States mail-steamer Hermann, Cap-
tain G. Crabtree, arrived off Cowes last night, and,
after transferring the English and French mails to a
small steamer, proceeded on her voyage to Bremen.
The Hermann left New York on the 20th ult., her
advices are therefore anticipated by the royal mail
steamer Cambria, from Boston.

The cuisine at the banquet to be given at York in
October, by the Mayors of England, to Prince Albert, the
Lord Mayor of London, and other distinguished guests, is to
be under the direction of M. Soyer.
BARTHOLOMEW FAIR —Yesterday, in pursuance
of ancient charter, the Lord Mayor and other civic authori-
ties proceeded to Smithfield, when the usual proclamation
for holding Bartholomew Fair was made. The ceremony, al-
though legally necessary, is now a mere farce. The "Fair"
consisted of only three booths for the sale of gilt gingerbread,
and some dozen barrows of itinerant dealers in apples, nuts,
and children's toys.
TIIE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.—STEAM COM-
MUNICATION WITS! AMERICA FROM 'RISS PORTS.—That
the mail-packets to and from America must henceforth make
Ireland the last point of departure for the western continent,
and the first point ti., be touched on their voyage to eastern
land, is now a point decided—decided not by Governments
nor legislatures, but by an inevitable necessity arising out of
a physical fact just accomplished. The wires of the sub-
marine telegraph from Dover to Calais are now laid down,
and have already transmitted messages along the bottom of
the Strait, from land to land. The thirty mile strait at
Dover being thus successfully spanned, there can no longer
be any doubt but that the sixty mile strait between Eng-
land and Ireland, will, within a very short time, be spanned
likewise. The extension of the telegraph to any point in
Ireland is an easy matter. And the means of instantaneous
communication between any—the remotest—point of Ire-
land and every point of England being thus established, we
have at length reached the time when mail steamers sailing
for America must, as a matter of commercial necessity, on
their outward voyage, either originally sail from or, at least,
touch at an Irish port, in order to carry with them thirty
hours' later news; and must, on their voyage home, deliver
their intelligence at the same Irish port, in order that it may
reach England thirty hours before these vessels can possibly
reach England themselves."— Freeman's journal.
CITY COURT OP SEWERS.—Yesterday a special
Court was held in the Guildhall, Mr. Deputy Peacock in the
chair, in consequence of a requisition "To take into consi-
deration the obstructions caused in the principal streets of
the City by the contractors of the Great Central Gas Con-
sumers Company." A. communication from the company
having been read, Mr. H. L. Taylor moved, "That the soli-
citor and other officers of the Corporation be directed to take
immediate steps to enforce the regulations made by the
Court, and in the event of any further violation of the con-
tract to institute immediate proceedings for such violation."
The motion Iva ~!co: • 3g- lia)euity Lott, whereupon
Mr. /bolt moveu the previous question, by way of amend-
ment. The amendment IVZI3 carried by the casting vote of
the chairman.
THE HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE OF INFANTRY—(THIS
Day.)—ln compliance with the orders from head-quarters,
the following changes, which took place this day, will be the
stations of the Household Brigade of Infantry :—Coldstream
Guards, Ist battalion, from Portman-street to Windsor; 2d
battalion, from St. George's Barracks to St. John's-wood.
Scots Ftn,ilier Guards, sthattalion, from Wellington Ba-racks
to St. George's Barracks; 2d battalion, from Windsor to the
Wellington Barracks. Grenadier Guards, ht battalion, from
Chichester to the 'rower of London ; 2d battalion, from St.
John's-wood to Portman-street Barracks ; 3d battalion, from
the Tower of London to Chichester.

CONTINUANCE OF TURNPIKES.—By an Act of
Parliament passed at the end of the session, the various
turnpike acts then in force, with the exception of five, were
continued until the Ist of Octoter next year. Twenty-nine
Acts were ordered to be continued until the Ist of November,
1851. By this Act power is given to trustees cf tolls to take
off tolls on lime used for the improvement of the land in ag-
riculture. There is a clause in this Act by which it is enacted
under the Acts of the present and future
hail not
not enter into possession while the interest is
sessions,
o m
nso, r: gg
punctually paid. With the view to facilitate the union of
turnpike trusts, a former provision, requiring a period of
three years to elapse before a union could be effected, is
repealed.

DEATH Or THE RIGHT HON. C. W. W. WYNN,
M. P.—We regret to announce the death of the Right Hon.
Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, M.P. for Montgomeryshire,
which melancholy event took place on M nday, at half past
four o'clock, at his residence in Grafton-street. He was the
oldest Member 'of the House of Commons, having sat for
Montgomeryshire since-1797, and for about a year previously
fur Old Sarum. He held the offices of Secretary-at-War (in
the Grey Administra'ion) and Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster from December, 1834, to April, 1835. The Right
Hoc Gentleman was in his 75th year.

SALE OF O'CONNOR'S ALLOTMENTS IN OXFORD-
sNin.E.—On Saturday the allotments at 31 luster Lovell (one
of Feargus O'Connor 's celebrated land schemes) were brought
to the hammer, at Oxford, by order of the mortgagees, who
have a claim of .5,0001. upon the whole of the estate, which,
as
land (the superiority of the land may be inferred from
comprises 297 acres of superior
and a half, with a good shed upon
and 82 excellent cottages of three.
fit
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ma tioi ,rnilelt. sevenrho oe catalogue,liroomy
l ), acreseac
h. The auction was attended by a
large number of occupiers and others, who were attracted to
the room, no doubt expecting to see some fun, in consequence
of the following having been circulated previous to the
sale, more than for the purpose of purchasing:—" Minster
Lovell Estate. Notice is hereby given, that any persons
purchasing any portion of the above-named property, which
is advertised for sale at the Star Hotel, Oxford, on the 31st
August' 1859, will thereby involve themselves in a suit in
Chancery." One of the occupants, in addressing the auc-
es)raittrow it into Chancery. it was the intention of all.
This threat of not giving
of them to keep pos-
usteiposrliPie°eeanrieable possession by the present tenants (who con-
sidered the allotment theirs) seemed to have the effect of
restraining persons from becoming purchasers, for out of the
85 lots only six were really sold ; several were bought in, and
fur the greater majority of the lots there were no bidders.
One lot, consisting of a cottage and four acres of land,
with a rent-charge of 11. Bs., and a land-tax of 45., realized
2501. Another, with two acres and proportionate outgoings,
was knocked down fur 125/. The cottages cost building
150/. each. A solicitor attended on the part of Mr. F.
O'Connor.

LIE SURVIVING LIEUTENANT OF THE AVENGER.---
It will have been seen by our late appointments that Lieu-
tenant Rooke, the only commissioned officer saved from the
wreek of the Avenger steam-frigate, is second lieutenant of
the Dauntless screw-frigate, fitting at Portsmouth. Seeing
that all the other survivors of the Avenger have been pro-
moted or provided for in some shape or other, and consider-
ing Lieutenant Rooke's services in the Panama, and the high
commendations bestowed upon him by Sir W. Parker, Sir
Lucius Curtis, and others, for his conduct on the loss of the
ship, we had hoped that this unfortunate officer, if not pro-
moted at the time, would have been placed in a position
where a short term of service would have secured his ad-
vancement.—Herald.

ONIONS.—The Essex Herald has a paragraph
quite enough to bring tears in the eyes. " A farmer at
East Ham has at the present time upwards of 600 people—
men, boys, and women—en-iployed in pulling, carting, and
peeling onions for pickling; and they will be thus engaged
for two months. He pay s wages to the amount of 200!.
weekly, and the cost of each acre of onions averages 100/.
This includes preparing the ground, seed, weeding, gather-
ing, and peeling. Last year he sowed nearly a ton of onion
seed. The 'onions are pulled by women by the rod, and
skinned by the gallon.
BAD NEWS FOR THE LAWYERs.—AII the summer
circuits, we believe, without exception, have exhibited a
startling decrease of civil business; and we hear the gentle-
men of the bar, of all ranks, have reason to complain, not
only of the past dearth of business but of the disheartening
prospects of the future. It is to be observed that this dearth
of business, which was largely occasioned by the original
Local Courts Act, will be aggravated when the new one, with
its greatly extended jurisdiction, has come into operation.
As one instance of the extraordinary contrast between the
present and former state of circuit business, we may cite the
case of Liverpool. When Mr. Justice Creeswell presided in
the Civil Court two years ago he had to dispose of 188 causes;
this summer his labours were Restricted to getting through
Under these circumstances the apprehensions of the
members of the bar seem undoubtedly too well founded.—
Legal Observer.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RivEa.—Yesterday
afternoon, about four o'clock, as the Jessie Blossom brig,
Harker, master, was coming up the Pool under sail, a boat,
containing four persons shot out from behind a tier of ships.
The boat was struck amidshipF, and the entire party thrown
into the water; one clung to the fore-chains and was got
out; another was saved by the crew of the brig, but.the two
others, John Bailey And Alfred Webber,
}veto
unhappily auak And