The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBRit l9, X 844,

Supplement to the Gazette of Tuesday last wa'4
published
lait night, containing a continuation of the
Ecclesiastical in Council of the ad September, relating to the
L?clesiastical Commission, and the Commercial Treaties
with Great Britain, Austria, and America.

DONCAST:C,R RACES.
DONrJASTER, TUESDAY EVENING.

evidence were required of the prosperous state
of the Turf at r,fle present moment, it was supplied
this da y in the, immensity of the throng congregated
to In .ttt .ems 'ale struggle for the greatest of the north
cou atc:i mees—a race made more exciting to the
spo community, and more interesting to the
put a/i( by the extraordinary fluctuations that have
ma (ICE d the progress of the betting. The stands
we to • ;rammed, and the course, malgre the gloomy
appea -ance of the sky and an occasional shower,
crowd ed in all directions. The display of beauty
and fa shion, if less imposing than at Doncaster in the
" oldoi i time," was more than respectable, and the
geners .1 attendance larger than we have seen in this
local it, y for three or four years. The races coin-
men re d, durir.g a slight fall of rain, with
l lie Cleveland Handicap of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and
scr if declared ; 60 added ; the second saves his
stab .e. One mile. (24 Subs.)
Mr. J ohnstone's Rowena, 3 yrs, sst 81b.. (Riley) 1
Mr. J aques's Semiseria, 4 yrs, Bst 61b 2
Mr- II win's The Pride of Kildare, 3 yrs, 6st 21b
Lord( Ihesterfield's Knight of the Whistle, 6 yrs, 9st 4
6to 4 each agst Rowena, Knight of the Whistle, and
Semis eria. A remarkably fine race between the first
thri me, and won only by a neck. The Knight beaten off.
Tae Great St. Legar Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft,
the .second to receive 2001., the third to save his stake,
and. 'the winner to pay 1001. towards expenses; colts,
Bst. ; fillies, Bst, 21b. St. Leger Course. (108
Subs. )

Mr. I rwin's b c Foigh-a-ballagh (Bell) 1
Mr. N Vilhamson's b c The Cure ..(Marson) 2
Colon( '1 Ansan's The Princess..... (Butler) 3
Mr. Alleikla m's Godfrey (Templeman) 0
Mr. Standitsh's Little Hampton.. (Francis) 0
Li and cby Velocipede, Amulet (Holmes) 0

DL c. J. Scott's Bay Moines (Nat) 0
M.!.. J. iiampson's Lightning (T. Lye) 0
Di tka of Richmond's Red Deer .....(Robinson) 0

5: -to 4 agst Th-e Cure, 7 to 2 agst Princess, 7 to 2
ag: tt Foigh-a-ballagh, and 7 to 1 agst Red Deer.
3di y took the lead, and with Foigh-a. ballagh,
Am' ilet colt, and the Princess in waiting, made slow
mut ►ing to the T.Y.C. post, where Amulet colt fell
back , and Foigh-a-ballagh taking up the running,
carried it on t o the end, and won by a length. The
Cure passed J2rincess at the distance, but cut it when
called upon opposite the Stand, and was beaten easy;
the Princess third, Red Deer fourth, and Lightning
fifth.. LIE; pace was bad. •
The Seiiirig Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 30 added.
St. Leger Course. (Five Subs.)
_

Mr. D eaham's Harriet, 3 yrs (Copeland) 1
Mr. Dawson's br c by Liverpool, 4 yrs .. 2
Mr. T Poussin, 4 yrs
Lord 'Chesterfield's Joan of Arc, 3 yrs 4

Mr. o,sborne's Boniface, 3 yrs

Ha, net made the running from the Red House,
and NI, on in a canter by two lengths, but dropped im-
meCils .tely she was pulled up, and died in a few minutes
The. (Corporation Plate of 601., 181. for the second.
Two miles.

Mr.. Aleiklarn's Aristotle, 5 yrs... (Templeman) 1 1
Mr.. Smith's Doctor Taylor, 3 yrs... 2 2

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS RECEIVED
LAST NIGHT.
-A. day of extreme bustle and excitement has at
length corrie to a close, and we are now only re-
mirsled of one of the most eventful St. Legers on re-
con i by the rattle of departing carriages, and the
anxious., care-worn countenances of those who, a few
hor xs back, were buoyant with hope and expectation.
W vat the " settling" will do towards restoring their
se) ..enity remains to be seen. But to retrace our steps,
arid begin with the beginning. We have already
mer itioned that Colonel Anson has called upon the
Ste wards to direct an inspection of Foigh-a-bal-
lag' h's mouth previous to starting, with a view
to determine his age • accordingly, under the
authority of the new rule, an appointment was made
for eight o'clock this morning, and Mr. Lord and
Mr. Axe, two respectable veterinary surgeons of
Doncaster, were selected to make the examination.
At the time fixed the parties interested met at the
' Salutation, and every facility having been afforded by
Mr. Irwin and his trainer, the horse was put to the
required test, and, without hesitation on the part of
either of the examiners, was pronounced to be only
three years old. We should state, in conclusion of
this portion of our subject, that the reason given by
Colonel Anson for adopting this proceeding is, that
as Mr. Forth had " trained and started a four-year
old colt for the Derby, and a four-year old
filly for the Oaks, without knowing that they
were four years old, he might possibly make a similar
mistake for the St. Leger ;" we have reason to be-
lieve, too, that for any race in which Colonel Anson
and Mr. Forth may have horses engaged, the Colonel
intends to pursue the same course. Meantime, the
demonstrations of a "grand day" had developed them-
selves in the most decisive and satisfactory manner ;
the morning, although lowering, was fine, and the
night mail-trains having brought a large accession of
rminpany, the place was early astir ; as the day ad-
vanced, fresh streams poured in from all quarters of
the compass, insomuch that, by eleven o'clock, the
streets were almost impassable, and the stately car-
riages and six alone were wanting to carry us back
to the best days of Doncaster. The betting-
room, the centre of attraction, from ten o'clock
until one was crowded, but amidst the Babel-like
noise and confusion that prevailed, so indefinite was
the state of the market fr.nn the desperate attempts
of some to " get out," and of others to make bad
" worse," that it was equally difficult to discover in
what direction " the ring" was to be found, or when
found, to obtain a correct knowledge of what was
going on. By dint of squeezing and perseverance,
however, we did contrive to make out that several
even bets were laid between the favourite and the
field, but that they continued on precisely the same
terms as on Monday night, the field on the general
betting having a shade the best of it. Foig-a-bal-
lagh sprung to 4 to 1, and The Princess to 5 to 1, both
with strong parties. The feeling towards Red
Deer was less favourable, 6 to 1 and
in some quarters half a point more
having been laid against him; Lightning was at 5 to
1, and no others were mentioned. About one o'clock
the mob inside and out dispersed, and the race-course
became the rendezvous. To describe the scene there,
would be to repeat an oft-told tale, and would be weari-
some to the reader ; we will, therefore, dispense with
a spun-out preliminary, and content ourselves with
stating generally, that the Grand Stand and its in-
closure, roof, balcony, and every nook and corner per-
taining to it, were crowded to suffocation ; the Club
and Steward? Stands in their smaller capacities were
not less fully occupied, and the course, in all other
respects, displayed equally tangible proofs of
the almost unrivalled attractions of Doncaster,
and of an inherent devotion to the sport.
If circumstances p.rmitted it, we should in
this place, as the most fitting, supply a
full list of the fashionable and aristocratric inmates of
the various stands. The necessity, however, of guard-
ing against the culpable negligence (if it be nothing
worse) that has already caused the miscarriage of two
of our parcels, renders it advisable, in order that our
report may be forwarded with some probability of
reaching its destination, to complete it in time for
post; our " Court Circular," therefore, must stand
over for the present. The great event of the day
was timed for three o'clock, a clear hour after the
Cleveland Handicap, which was the first on the card.
This, however, excited very little notice in the ring ;
the bell was rung for saddling, and in due time the
several competitors for the " Sellinger" made their
appearance, and having passed the ordeal of criticism,
proceeded to the post, and after one slight failure,
were started about twenty minutes past three o'clock.
Having described the race fully, we need only state
here that The Cure, the Princess, and Foig-a-ballagh,
continued in great estimation to the end, and that
Red Deer left off a worse favourite than in the town.
No others were backed.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE ST. LEGER.
Godfrey took the lead at starting, followed by the
Amulet colt, The Cure and Foig-a-ballagh; Red Deer,
Lightning, and Little Hampton next ; Bay Momus
eighth ; and The Princess last. The pace miserably
slow. After running about twenty strides, The Cure
was pulled behind Lightning and Red Deer, The
Princess, favoured by the badness of the pace, about
the same time joining the front rank. The speed
somewhat improved at the hill, and the Irish horse
joining Godfrey, ran at his side to the mile post,
where he took up the running, but without in any
material degree improving the speed. The Princess
now laid third, the Amulet colt and Red Deer next,
The Cure outside of them, and Bay Momus, who never
had a chance, last of all. Godfrey was defeated at
the Red House, and The Princess went on in Foig-a
ballagh's track, Red Deer and Lightning third and
fourth, and The Cure, pulling double, and making a
wide sweep round the turn on the whip-hand, fifth.
The pace now became good, but without changing
the order of running, the leading horses main-
taining their positions until within a distance of
home. The Cure, still pulling tremendously, and
going faster than anything in the race, now went up
like a shot, was alongside Foig-a-ballagb in an instant,
and looked as if he was going to win in a canter, but
immediately after hung to the rittht, went close to the
rails when (-tiled ii 0,7) to floNi, b ire to e left, it
being admonished by a stroke of the whip, and a
second time ran towards the Stand rails. It is need-
less to inquire whether this arose from habit or dis-

tress ; it is enough that Foigh-a-ballagh, " encou-
raged" by the whip, cleared him at the Stand, and
won by a length. The Princess was beaten half a
length from The Cure, and was about a length in ad-
vance of Lightning and Red Deer. The Amulet colt
was sixth, and Godfrey last. The race, as our de-
scription will explain, was one of the slowest ever
witnessed, and, in the opinion of many competent
judges, was run to suit the favourite; had the pace
been good, it is doubtful that he would have been
second. Value of the stakes, 2,625/. Mr. Irwin wins
upwards of 12,0001. on the race, independent of the
stakes. Mr. Forth and several gentlemen connected
with the stables are also large winners.
TUESDAY NIGHT, TWELVE O'CLOCK.—The room
is now, and for the last two or three hours has been,
very fully attended, and betting is progressing with
great vigour on the Yorkshire Handicap. The
" lions" are Rowena and Mickey Free, the odds mo-
derate, and the backers numerous, and "sweet." The
Ashtead Pet, now the property of Mr. Osbaldiston,
and Pompey, are also strongly fancied, and divers
ponies, tens, and smaller sums, have been laid out on
The Artful Dodger, Glossy, and Advice, at the prices
appended :-
5 to 2 agst Rowena—taken freely
3 to 1 agst Mickey Free
7 to 1 agst Ashtead Pet
7 to 1 agst Pompey
10 to 1 agst Artful Dodger
12 to 1 agst Glossy
12 to 1 agst Advice.
CORRANNA AND FOIG -A-BALLAGIL—This
however it may terminate ultimately, is not likely to
come to a race. Mr. Irwin attended at the rooms at
six o'clock this evening, and repeatedly declared that he
should hold Mr. Collett to his engagement, and a simi-
lar declaration was made on his part by Mr. O'Brien,
Mr. Collett not being present. About a quarter
before nine, he again came to the rooms and repeated
his declaration to severel parties, but could not find
Mr. Collett; that gentleman, however, entered the
room about six minutes to nine, and on the return
of Mr. Irwin (who had been looking for him),
about four minutes before nine, to communicate with
him personally, informed him that he was too late,
his agreement to stand to the offer up to Tuesday
night having been intended to remain good only to
the same time at which it was made, viz., five minutes
before nine, the time entered in his betting-book.
Mr. Irwin denies that there was any such understand-
ing, but, admitting such to have been the case, con-
sidered that the repeated declarations he had made
were quite sufficient to make the agreement binding,
an opinion in which a large majority of those present,
coincided. He declares his intention to hold Mr.
Collett to the match for 1,000 sovs. each, pp., t© walk
over on Friday, and to enforce the payment of the
money.

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.
It has been pointed out to us that in the remarks
on the Bank of England returns inserted last Mon-
day, no account was taken of the item of " seven days'
and other bills," amounting to 1,030,3541. The de-
scription of notes comprised under this designation is
chiefly composed of those generally termed " Bank
post-bills," the principal difference between which and
ordinary notes is, that the former are payable to the
" order" of a certain party, and the latter payable to
" bearer." This species of note was formerly in-
cluded among the general mass of " circulation" in the
old returns, but is now classed under a separate head.
To find the actual circulation at the present time,
in order to compare it with previous periods, we
must take from the new return the amount of notes
issued ....
Deduct notes with the banking _

branchOOOOOOOOOOOO •••• •••

8,175,025

£20,176,270
1,030,354

Add seven days' and other bills ......

Total . £21,206,624
The last published return for the month ending
August 17, was 21,980,0001., showing a decrease in
the circulat►on of about 780,0001.

The increase in the amount of the securities ap-
pears to be satisfactorily accounted for by the fol-
lowing explanation :—At the period of the last re-
newal of the Bank Charter, the debt due from the
Government was about 14,500,0001., and one-fourth
part of this was paid off by a transfer of an equiva-
lent amount of stock. This stock was not divided
among the shareholders, but was left as so much as-
sets on which interest was annually received ; and as
it formed no portion of the basis of the currency,
but merely part of the capital of the Bank, in the
same manner as the remaining part of the debt of
11,000,0001., it was never included in the published
averages. But in the present returns, one part of
which is intended to show the position of the Bank
in relation to the shareholders, the whole of the
property and assets of the Bank, so far as capable of
having a numerical value attached to it, must neces-
sarily be inserted ; and thus the securities are sud-
denly increased, as compared with al former returns.
The only part of the new returns which is defective
is the item in the Banking Department called " other
securities," which, as we have noticed during the dis-
cussion on the Act, should have been divided into
two—namely, "bills discounted" and "other securi-
ties." The portion required separate from the rest is
the " bills discounted ;" and the following table, taken
from the report of the last Bank Committee, will show
the importance of the subject :

Other Securities
and Loans.

of foreign marauders, that have of late been plunder-
ing the defenceless villages beyond the Indus.
Your correspondent also requires information about
the Sinde Government. You may assure him that
Sinde is governed for less than 100,0001. a-year, or a
quarter of its revenue, and well governed, leaving a
surplus of 300,0001. in the public treasury, with the
prospect of its income ere long reaching 1,000,0001.
sterling. In this cheap Government the cost of more
than 1,800 native police is included, all well armed
and disciplined, who execute their duties without
military support, and carry capital sentences into
effect with ease and safety, even amongst the most
wild and distant of the Beloochee chieftains, and far
away from all military assistance. By this newly-
organised force, only five months, I think, after the
conquest, a highland chief and two of his followers
were hung on the same gallows, in the heart of his
territory, and in his own village, by a force of but
40 police, and 100 miles distant from any troops.
This was for the robbery and murder of an Armenian
merchant, and the chief was brought up a prisoner to
Hyderabad by his own tribe, in obedience to a simple
message from the Governor, who employs no soldiers
in such matters or in the collection of revenue, hut
solely in military purposes. A mole of two miles in
length is completed, or nearly completed, at Kura-
chee, to the great convenience and solid advantage of
that harbour and town, which is fast rising into an
important and comparatively populous settlement, and
will, moreover, soon be enriched by the termination of
a canal which is to unite it with Tattah, on the Indus.
Surveys and levels, which are both difficult and ex-
psnsive in that climate, proceed in all directions as
rapidly as health and a burning sun will allow. Mea-
sures are also in progress to re-conduct a stream
from the Indus, about forty miles above Sukkur, ,
through an ancient branch into the bed of the Narra
river, on the confines of the desert, which is ex-
pected, in the course of time, to fertilise a long and im-
portant margin of that sandy waste. Large and airy
barracks, with massive walls and lofty chambers to
mitigate the deadly heat, are in the course of erection
This is a great expense, but necessary for the soldier's
health and preservation, to say nothing of his comfort.
Such money is well expended, even in a mere eco-
nomical calculation, to preserve a material instrument
of war, for a soldier is the most costly article of Go-
vernment, and should be well taken care of on that
account, if neglected (as they too often are) as fellow-
creatures. Sites are marked out for martello towers
and other fortresses, in order that a certain number of
strong defensive positions may be occupied by very
few troops, while the remainder of the army remains
concentrated on the healthiest posts of communication,
ready to act when wanted, but removed as far as
possible from the river's pernicious influence. Hos-
pitals, on the same principle as the barracks, are in
progress of building in the most healthy situations,
as far as these can be determined by present
experience; but the Governor and medical men
have still to feel their way on this important point,
and therefore health and military position are as much
as possible united. The price of labour has risen
considerably ; taxes have been lowered and are col-
lected without difficulty, in most cases, by the same
officers employed under the Ameers, but strictly
watched by British officers, civil and military, who
act both as protectors to the people and guardians of
the Government's interests. The revenue is gradually
improving; the people relieved from great oppression;
the roads safe ; British officers go shooting over the
country, secure of attention and civility from natives
of all ranks and conditions. Commerce is free, and
gains are secure, which engages the good-will of the
Hindoos—an acute and penetrating race, who get at
all secret transactions. Labour is free, which insures
the attachment of the hitherto much and still partially
oppressed , race of peasantry ; and the Beloochee
landholders being now guaranteed in their pos-
sessions, which was not so under the Ameers, are,
with the exception, perhaps, of some great chieftains,
all well contented with the change. Murder, espe-
cially of their wives (a thing hitherto so common
amongst the Beloochee tribes as scarcely to be con-
sidered reprehensible), and their inveterate habits of
robbery, have been greatly checked, and fate, which
is always their excuse for crime, is beginning to be
at a discount in Sinde. A stern and unflinching jus-
tice is administered, yet so friendly a feeling has been
established between conquerors and conquered, that
the police can generally depend on the aid of the Be-
loochee himself in cases of emergency. A few ex-
amples will illustrate the above points. Two police-
men deserted with their arms; two others were sent
after them. They overtook the deserters in a distant
place, and attempted to capture them ; the latter re-
sisted, on which the policemen called to some Be-
loochees who happened to be in the neighbouring
field, who immediately came to their assistance ; the
two deserters were disarmed and led away prisoners
to Hydera bad.
At the recent great meeting an old man was ob-
served endeavouring to force his way through the
crowd, crying out, " I will see him, I will see him ; I
have come 200 miles to see him, and I will see him:'
In the midst of that crowd (who, be it remembered, do
not consider assassination as a crime) stood the confi-
dent and unguarded Governor, who, if there had been
any great ill-will towards the English, was open to,
and probably would have felt, the dagger of some bar-
barian. On another occasion the inhabitants of a cer-
tain village complained of a policeman, whose miscon
duct was, after due investigation, proved; the culprit
was escorted back to the scene of his delinquency,
and, before the assembled population, had his uniform
stripped from his back, and corporal punishment in-
flicted, with an instantaneous dismissal from the corps.
The villagers stared. They expected some redress,
but no punishment for so great a man as the Gover-
nor's officer. A strong feeling of satisfaction and sur-
prise broke out into such exclamations as—" This is
justice !" " This is real justice !"—thus showing their
appreciation of an evidently new and no less pleasing
feature of public government.
These are feathers, Sir, but they show how the
wind sets, and indicate the working of the public
mind. As to the administration of civil law and
justice, about which your correspondent apparently
seems to be so anxious, there never was any, I believe,
in Sinde, at least within the rule of the Talpoors, be-
yond their will and pleasure, occasionally modified,
perhaps,
imagine,in
some powerful vassal whom they were
exasperate ; and all their authority, or nearly
so,or has,
-Ga to ,
been transferred by the Gover-
n Council to Sir C. Napier, but how
modified I cannot say. The nature of his Government,
however, may be judged of by its effects, as a tree is
known by its fruit ; but amongst such a people, so
afraid
se n ler al
by
recently conquered, it must of necessity be at first of a
military and despotic character—any other would be
dangerous. All these things are well-known in
Sinde, and your inquiring correspondent, to appre-
ciate them correctly, would do well to visit that coun-
try himself, and not trust to the uncertain, preju-
diced, or wilfully distorted accounts of others. Let
him examine the facts, make himself acquainted with
the nature and working of Sir Charles Napier's Ad-
ministration, and send you the result.
" For forms of government let fools contest,
That which is best administered is best,"
is a maxim which, though not universally applicable,
may be considered so in a wild semi-barbarous
country like Sinde. Your correspondent will, per-
haps, find that of Sir Charles Napier as bold, simple,
and undisguised as his own natural character, and as
vigorous too. The law between man and man has, I
believe, been but little interfered with—it is adminis-
tered as formerly, by heads of villages and districts,
with the right of appeal to British authorities. You
may remember, that Sir Charles in his earliest pro-
clamation deprecated any unnecessary alteration of
ancient usages, because he wisely considered the
shock of conquest sufficiently violent to unsettle the
community, without more interference in national
customs than should be absolutely necessary for
a
just and merciful Government. That of Sinde now
bears this character, as far as such qualities are
compatible. " The Padisha never kills any one for
himself" is the native remark upon it. And to these
qualities may be added, simplicity, economy, effi-
ciency;—few means with great effects. There are in
Sinde none of what are called " Establishments," i.e.,
public offices, composed of heads of departments, and
numerous underlings, half castes, and others, on whom
the weight of business is left with all its conveniences,
while the chief is content to put his signature to the
necessary papers without troubling his head much
about the manner of their execution ; thence often
arises a vexatious and oppressive rule by self-inte-
rested subalterns, and enormous expense to the Go-
vernment. The revenue of Sinde would never stand
against such ruinous machinery, but the vexed in-
habitants would probably soon show alarming symp-
toms of uneasiness if not of danger. There are not
maintained more " cats than catch mice," and
these in general military, but all hard-working cats,
that fairly earn their nourishment. With discipline
and a good and zealous spirit, they conciliate and pro-
tect the inhabitants under the auspices of a lynx-eyed
Governor. Before the great meeting at Hyderabad a
large body of the hill Beloochee chiefs—the most fierce
and wild of the race—from whom nothing was ex-
pected but inroads, troubles, and general hostility,
came down to Kurachee to make their salaam. Their
approach was announced to Sir Charles while they
were still at some miles distance, who instantly or-
dered them to disarm where they were, and so enter
the town. This being promptly and confidently
obeyed, they were received with the highest military
honours—had a long audience with the Governor-
-attended a review of the troops—and, finally, their
principal chief offered to follow Sir Charles against I
either the Sikhs or Affghans, with 20,000 men. This
was the second offer of the kind within a short period,
for there is a good feeling springing up between the
two nations, and perhaps no other instance exists in
history of a country having been conquered as Sinde
i has, without murder, plunder, or violence of any kind,
or even personal insult to any of the inhabitants ! The
damage done was confined to armed men, to the field
of battle, and line of fugitives ; and while the English

camp was thronged with native Sindiane bringing
supplies, those of the Beloochees was studiously
avoided, and the country plundered by wild and ',211-
disciplined freebooters. Thus has Sinde been con-
quered, with no more evil than what occurred in fair

fight, and its turbulent leaders quieted, conciliated,
and intimidated; taxes have been reduced and revenue
augmented; the value of labour increased neatly five-
fold ; improvements and civilisation begun ; trail=
quillity and personal safety insured ; law and order
paramount; and every prospect of a continuance of
internal peace in that long-oppressed and ruined
country.
Sir C. Napier, in the opinion of those really ac-
quainted with the present state of that important
frontier, has already shown that it may be governed
and defended both cheaply and effectively, leaving a
large surplus revenue (for the army must have been
paid had Sinde never been conquered, and not an ad-
ditional man has been raised for that province alone),
and that under a wise and energetic Government it
may in time become one of the most valuable pro-
vinces of British India.

Sir, I have now only to apologise for this long
letter, but much more and better might be written on
this interesting and important subject, even by one
so little acquainted with it as your most obedient
servant, AN OFFICER.

SAILING MATCH BETWEEN AN
ENGLISH AND FRENCH SHIP OF WAR
FROM VALPARAISO TO THE CHANNEL.

The Paris Globe of Monday contains the follow-
ing :—" A contest such as we should be glad to
behold frequently, because it shows sentiments of
mutual esteem and friendly rivalry, took place lately
between a vessel of the English navy and another
belonging to that of France, and we mention it to
prove how easy it would be to maintain or to cement
the intercourse between the two countries. Before
returning to Europe the English frigate, the Vindic-
tive, Captain Toup Nicholas, and the French brig the
Adonis, Captain Viscount de St. Georges, happened
to be in the harbour of Valparaiso. In the conversa-
tions held between the officers of the two nations,
Captain Toup Nicholas praised to the skies the qua-
lities of his frigate, the best sailer in the British navy,
according to the account of Admiral Napier himself,
who boasted of it in the House of Commons. Vis-
count de St. Georges also ventured to speak of the
qualities of his brig, and, on an ironical smile appear-
ing on the face of the English officer, he politely
challenged him to see which vessel would first reach
Europe, whither they were bound. The challenge
was accepted, and it remained to decide what was to
be the wager. Forty-six months' station in the
Pacific Ocean had frightfully tarnished the French
officer's epaulettes, and therefore the English officer,
whose own were not in a very brilliant state, pro•
posed a pair of epaulettes. The day of sailing having
arrived, the Vindictive, the Adonis, and two American
frigates, weighed anchor at the same time, and set
sail towards Cape Horn. The national feeling had
doubled the ardour and address of the rival crews,
and they performed their duty with marvellous pre-
cision and rapidity. The English frigate spread all
sail, and the Adonis glided like a seagull over the
waves. At the expiration of a few hours, and while
land was still in view, the French brig had already
gained the distance of several leagues on the Vindic-
tive. The captain of the Adonis thought that it was
only good taste to take leave a second time of Cap-
tain Toup Nicholas, before he departed finally for
Europe. He, therefore, sailed back towards the
Vindictive, which was majestically advancing, and
after having gone round her, again resumed his
voyage, crying, " Bon voyage" to the English. In a
few hours the brig had completely disappeared.
Captain Nicholas, on his arrival in England allowing
that the Vindictive frigate had been nobly beaten by
the Adonis brig, wrote a very civil letter to Viscount
St. Georges, with a handsome pair of captain's epau-
lettes. The brig Adonis is a veteran of our squadron.
She carries 20 guns, and was built 20 years back.
She was condemned on her return from the South
Sea station, but the report given by her captain of
her brilliant qualities has caused the Minister of
Marine to give orders to have her re .constructed in
the same proportions."
Galignani, of Monday, in giving the above, makes
the following remark :
" This must be rather a bold boast of the gallant
captain, for the Vindictive, if we mistake not, was
beaten in a trial trip in the Channel, before she sailed
for her station in the Pacific. We must remark that,
in com2aring the sailing qualities of two vessels of
the above sizes, it is material to know the state of the
weather. In a light wind a brig of any sailing merit
might beat a frigate, but in a smart breeze would
soon be hull down: "

CAPTAIN WARNER AND THE
GOVERNMENT.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—.I thank you for your fair and impartial
treatment of my case, and shall feel obliged if you
will publish the inclosed letter, which I addressed to
Sir Robert Peel on the 25th of May, 1842, and
which, from some cause unaccountable to me, has
been omitted from the printed correspondence between
myself and the Government.
It will, at any rate, repel the charge so frequently,
but so falsely, made against me, that I wish payment
to precede proof.
Another letter, also important for my justification,
has been omitted, which I addressed to Sir Robert
Peel on the sth of August, 1842, in consequence of
Mr. Brotherton's statements in the House of Com-
mons, on the faith of anonymous correspondents, that
I had acted a deceptive part at Oporto. This I will
ask your permission to publish in your columns ano-
ther day.—l am, Sir, your obliged and obedient
servant,
London, Sept. 17. S. A. WARNER.

CAPTAIN WARNER TO SIR ROBERT PEEL.
Sir,—ln consequence of the erroneous assertions
respecting my claims and discoveries, made in the
House of Commons, and also in consequence of the
unfortunate misapprehension of my real meaning by
the Commissioners appointed through the Master-
General of the Ordnance to examine into my inven-

tions, I humbly venture to request your personal
attention to the following brief statement of my posi•

;ion and intentions.

Firstly, I beg lQave to assure you that I am perfectly
willing to demonstrate the efficacy and applicability
to practical purposes of my discoveries ; but I must
be permitted to suggest that course of experiments to
illustrate their powers which, from my knowledge of
their nature, I conceive to be on every ground most

expedient.
This the Commissioners refuse, and, unacquainted
with the nature of the agents I employ, insist upon
my adopting a line of demonstration quite unsuited
to my inventions, which must afford hints of their
nature, or at any rate, of the mode of putting them
into operation, to others besides the two officers in
question, and moreover would involve a risk of hu-
man life. But I repeat my readiness to undertake, at
some spot to be hereafter agreed upon, with proper
precautions against accidents or disclosure, to render
any riverway, roadstead, or harbour's mouth impass-
able without the certain destruction of any vessel at-
, tempting to force a passage ; and I undertake to de-
monstrate the facility with which I can destroy any
number of ships under weigh in any given circum-
stances of weather, position, or depth of water.
May I beg the favour of a personal interview, if
you prefer it, in the presence of the Master-General
of the Ordnance, winch, if you grant me, I believe
I could readily convince you of my ability to perform
all I promise, and also could assign reasons which
would be satisfactory to you, and also to Sir G. Mur-
ray, why I decline entering upon all my discoveries
simultaneously, for my refusal to do which I have
been censured, and doubts have been cast upon my
veracity and capability.
When Admiral Sir Byam Martin and General Sir
Howard Douglas were proposed to me as Commis-
sioners to inquire into my inventions, I suggested the
addition of Lord Hardwicke, Lord Ingestre, and Sir
George Murray; but, as this addition was objected
to, I withdrew my proposal, being sincerely anxious
to meet the wishes of Government as far as I could.
But since the interruption occasioned by Sir Ed-
ward Owen's departure for the Mediterranean, after
an investigation had been commenced before him and
Sir Howard Douglas, and other circumstances, I.
must now stipulate for the addition of a third Commis-
sioner. I would suggest the present Master-General
of the Ordnance, on account of his high official rank,
but I will presume to say no more, only to withdraw
Lord Hardwicke or Lord Ingestre, who, it may be
insinuated, are disposed to take a too favourable view
of the value of my inventions.
I am reluctant to trespass further upon your time,
but may Ibe permitted to inform you that a very
great exaggeration of my claims for remuneration has
gone abroad, which you will at once discover if you
will inspect the correspondence which has passed be-
tween myself and the Government since the 2d of
November last ?
In a paper bearing the last named date, which I
carefully prepared for the consideration of her Ma-
jesty's Government in accordance with a plan laid
down by Sir G. Murray, and handed to me by Lord
Hardwicke, which I transmitted to that Noble Lord
with an earnest request that it might be brought im-
mediately under Sir Robert Peel's own eye, I speci-
fied two sums, of 200,0001. each, as the price at which
I valued two distinct inventions respectively. An un-
fair prominence has been given to the aggregate
amount of 400,0001., without any reference to the
limitations under which the offer was made, or any
clear understanding of the permanent value to the
Government to, be secured by the second invention
without further cost, and I have been pronounced
mercenary and exorbitant in my demands, as if I had
nakedly asked' for 400,0001. as the price of some
single implement of war applicable merely to a single
purpose, or as' condition precedent to entering upon

any reasonable experiment to demonstrate the value
of what I offend.
I put this price on my inventions, in the first in-
;stance, to show my own estimate of their importance
to the country, and not, I beg leave to say, in order
that 1 might derive a mercenary bargain.
To COl'VinCe
you of this, I refer you to the follow-
ing•fle+ion of my demand, which you will find
ida letteravzessed to Sir B yam Martin and Sir
the Gth instant.
liovttird Den i
14,:re quote the w
can words :—" With
For convetiig442l^ iferation I destroy
d expl,
at so ingonsiderable an anso
both fleets and fortifications, the ;rice of editious
liney three -
an e.„,:essive demand
of battle ships is not, obmit,
upon the generosity of a great nation like :his, on the
part of a man who has spent his 1;..11 in the pros,ecirtion
of discoveries which he now offers td her service. I
will, however, on this head, abide by th 6 decision of
Sir G. Murray himself, and if any financial difficul-
ties
interpose in the way of any dirol promise of
money; I am willing to accept the undertaking of 010'.
Premier, that, in the event of my discoveries deL7.1°4".1
strating my ability to make good my professions, he
will himself recommend to Parliament a grant of such
remuneration as may have been previously agreed
upon."
If you have not already perused the document of
the 2d of November last, which I specially prepared
for your own consideration, I respectfully request you
will now read it, for I have therein set forth the saving
in ships, stores, &c., and I may subjoin, the saving in
time—by being prepared, at any moment, to strike a
required blow, which my invention would effect, for
the public service: and I flatter myself, that if I can
convince you of my ability to perform what I under-
take, you will not regard my first appraisement of
my inventions excessive.
But to show my readiness to facilitate any ar-
rangement that may place the benefit of my inven-
tions at the national service, I am contented to leave
the question of amount to your decision as to what
you may consider under all the circumstances of my
case, and with reference to the value of my disco-
veries, the rate of my remuneration ought fairly to
be, subject to the following stipulations, viz., the ap-
pointment of a third Commissioner, and a personal
conference with yourself, where I may explain in
confidence to you the course I conceive it safest to
take, and receive your assurance that in the event of
my performing what I undertake, the matter shall
not, after examination and disclosure, be cast aside,
and myself left without reward, on the plea that I
have shown enough to enable my plans to be worked
out without further co-operation on my part.
A fear of such a possihility may be ill-founded, but
it was engendered in my mind by an observation
which fell from one of the two present Commissioners,
who virtually, though not in terms, require an uncon-
ditional surrender of all my secrets, without any gua-
rantee for the smallest remuneration, whatever may-
be the success of my demonstrations.
To this unqualified surrender I cannot consent, nor
do I believe that you would require it were you per-
sonally acquainted with all the facts of my case.
With an anxious hope that you will grant me the in-
terview I solicit, I remain, Sir, your most obedient
and humble servant,
May 25,1842.

S. A. WARNER.

ADVENTURES OF A TEN POUND
NOTE.

On Tuesday, a rather curious case came before the
sitting magistrate at Worship-street Police- c ourt,
and was in substance as follows :—A man, named
Abraham Gunton, a policeman of the H division, on
the 2d of May last, received the sum of 551., in 101.
and 51. notes at the London and Westminster Bank,
and, for security against fire and flood, packed them
up carefully, and carried them about with him in
one of his pockets. While on duty, at ten o'clock on
Thursday morning last, in a court leading out of
the Hackney-road, he had occasion to enter a
house belonging to a Mrs. Plowright, and took the
notes from his pocket, laid them down, quitted the
place, forgot all about them, and left them behind
him. Directly after he had left, Mrs. Plowright dis-
covered the treasure, but not being able to read or
write, and never having possessed a genuine note of her
own, she thought all these must be spurious, or flash
notes ; and, to settle the question, called in an elderly
neighbour, named Joseph Reading, to whom she com-
municated her discovery, and asked his opinion. Read-
ing, who possessed only the same amount of education,
did not know what to advise her, but considered them
" Bank of Elegance" notes also, and advised her to
keep all the notes but one of them, purporting to be
for 101., which he expressed his determination to show
to a more enlightened friend ofhis, one William Short,
a porter employed in the docks. This was agreed to,
and Reading hied straight to the docks, where he got
into consultation with Short, who, though in a similar
state of blissful ignorance, corroborated the opinion
of the others, and emphatically declared the
note to be " flash." Reading upon this
walked away, and left behind him the
note, which was carelessly left on the top of a barrel,
and as Short had to make certain significant hiero-
glyphics for every cask or pipe that was rolled into
the cellars, he thought the note could not be
applied to a more useful purpose, and actually
made all his enterings upon the note till the back of

it was completely filled with chalk-marks. It
was now thought to be of no further use, and was
removed from barrel to barrel, until at last it be-
came so annoying to be obliged to move the
paper about, that it was pushed on to the ground,
where it remained for an hour or two, trodden upon
by every workman who entered the vaults, until at
length it became so tattered and disfigured with
mud and dirt that it got out of sight, and was lost
altogether. What makes the thing more astonish-
ing is, that a number of mechanics and Irish labourers
were in and out of the place the whole time, and
yet none of them noticed the quality of the note.
During this peregrination of the note Gunton, the
owner, discovered his loss, and made application to
Mrs. Plowright for his property, 451. of which was at
once restored, and a promise of restoration of the 101.
note made for the following Monday; but when Mon-
day came the note could not be found, and Gunton
gave Mrs. Plowright and the two men, Reading and
Short, into custody. It was proved that Mrs.
Plowright was a respectable though uninformed per-
son, and that she had resided 40 years in one house ;
and there being no grounds whatever for imputing
dishonesty to any of the prisoners, or anything more
than an unfortunate ignorance. iirs. Plowright and
Reading were at once discharged, and Short ordered
to enter into his own recognizances in case anything
further should in future transpire regarding the lost
property.

CONFUCIUS IN OFFICE.

Ting-koung, the King of Loo at length saw the
advantages that might be derived from employing the
actual services of the philosopher. He remembered
that Confucius, in his earliest youth, ansl holding only
a subaltern appointment, had established harmony
between the inhabitants of the town and the country,
and had made the kingdom of Loo assume, as it Were,
a new form, by the influence which the metropolis
necessarily has over all other towns. He hoped that
he would have the same success in his riper age, in-
vested with an office which should give him authority
over the general police of the kingdom. He summoned
him to Court, and imparted the views which he enter-
tained. Confucius, who sought for nothing but to
make himself useful in bringing men back to the prac-
tice of their respective duties, accepted, without hesi-
tation, the burdensome duties which the King wished
to impose upon him. He began by filling the office
of governor of the people in the very town in which
the Sovereign held his Court.
On entering into office, the first of his cares was
to make himself agreeable to the majority, by his
benevolence towards all those of the lower classes.
He frequently conversed with them ; he placed him-
self on their level; he seemed even to consult them;
and by this means he adroitly insinuated to them the
expediency and necessity of what he had resolved to
do. When he thought that they were convinced, or
that from their dispositions he judged that he could
venture without risk of compromising himself or de-
basing authority, he promulgated his ordinances and
had them executed to the letter. After three months
had elapsed, he had the satisfaction to see that all
things had changed their face. Peace reigned in
families ; the citizens, far from seeking to hurt
one another, as they had formerly done, antici-
pated one another by their kind offices; honesty pre-
vailed in trade, and assiduous labour among artisans.
Ting-koung, delighted with an alteration so useful
to his subjects, and so glorious to his reign, very
cordially thanked him who was the author. "The
kingdom of Loo," said he, "is in the most flourishing
state ; my subjects are become submissive, docile, and
laborious. This is your work. But it is not com-
plete • I hope it will soon be so.
His hopes were not disappointed; the new magis-
trate turned his attention towards the labourers.
This class of persons, the most useful of all, appeared
to him to deserve particular attention, and he gave it
them. He sent experienced persons to survey the
country, and desired them to give an accurate ac-
count of it, in order that nothing might be estab-
lished which could turn to any one's prejudice. On
their return he took advantage of the information
which they gave him, to make regulations analogous
to the qualities of the different lands, which he divided
into five general classes. He assigned to each class
the peculiar species of grain or vegetable which was
best adapted to it ; fixed the time for sowing and
planting, as well as that of reaping, so that each
species should have full scope for arriving at perfec-
tion. The strict observance of these regulations pro-
cured an abundant and wholesome food, and rich as
well as poor, the proprietors of lands, and the culti-
vators, were equally benefited.—From " Memoirs of
the Life of Confucius," in Captain Pidding's Chinese
Olio and Tea Talk,No. 21.