The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-28 00:00:00

THE SUN,

concii ion. These on off 2r ,91aughtired in the
inetripulish,.ve ben seas-)nably lhrge, an:l nearly 2,000
cstcasea,f Foreign Meat hv.',.; Lle;:u tircligl!: forward.
Generally spakiit,g, d• gland is in a vt-ry sluggiCa
*.trite, and Ete rates are with (iiiiieti!ty Eupp,rted.

At per storie by the C., case,

(1. to 4. 1. 6. ‘l. tO e.
1 10 2 2 ,:inttoraoßft,rior 2 6 2 £4
—vr.!l,lling .... 2 4 2 0 r.LAling.. 210 3 4

primel9.rge 2 8 3 0
prtmo 6 3 8
,irell.• 3 2 3 4' 210 3 8
•• •• •• 2 8 S 6 -- .• . • .... 10 4 4
JraouG:E.T. sp.T.T.azin:ax.rw.
Since Monday I,iot Coe artivals of pt.tAtoes at the
rat,nide-havQ been tolerably good ; but the imports
from abroad have not exc(:,e(Jed 25 basltcts and 31 ba;:s
from Rotterham. By land carriuge about 1,200 tens
have reaeht dus in excellent condition. On the Whole
a fair average business La doing in most
following terms :
P Per Ton.
Per Ton.
quAlitier, on the
Kent Slims 1:53 to 65, Kentish Red Kid. 6( sto 75s
Essex Shaws - ;ha's
Kant Regents__ Os to Ssz Lincoln. Shaws.. 66s to 70s
&is to 536 ...scotch Regents.. 60s to 706
2aiddling Ware_ 35s to 45s Yofksh. Regents. 703 to SOs

Our latest advices trim Petersburgh are to the
effect that a steads' businv as wet doi g in Tallow for
immediate shipment, at full prices. The quantity now
on plssage to London is about 13,000 cadtP. The late
large additions to the stock here, which is now 36,361
casks, have prcduced much inactivity in the demand,
the delivery last week having been confined to 2,387
casks. In prices, however, no material change has
taken place. To-Jay fine Ukraine is quoted at 39s 9d,
and other qualities of P.Y.C. 38s 6d per cwt. Since
Monday lust the imports have consisted of 1,958 casks.
Town Tallow is 38s 31 to 3Ss 6i per cwt net cash ;
Rough Fat 2i 2d per 81bs.

1846. 1847. 1848. I 1849. 1- 1880.
I- !-,-
Stock this day ••- • .1 15,011 23.396 30,022 41,246 36,361
! 49s 3d 44s 9d 44s 92 37, Od to, 38s Gd
Price of Y. C. •• .. [to 49s 02 to 45s 32 to 45s 0d Os 02 to,
Os Od
Delivery last weak •.1 2,170 2,763 2,M0 2,339 I 2,287
Ditto from June 1.... 31.422 35,793 40,248 34.092 37,013
ilrtivals la.it week • 1•,,1193 871 641 3,097 , 1,938
Ditto from June 1 ... 35,t:10 51,090 62,779 50,865 j 47,759
I
Price of Town •.• • . . 52s Gd 43s 61 47s Gd 59s Gd 418 01
STATEMENT OF TALLOW SIIIPPING AT ST. PETERSBUIIGII•
1850. 1849. I 1848. 1847. 1846.
Tallow dispatched Casks. Ca;ks. Casks. Casks. Casks.
from Cronstadt to
Oc. 2, O.S. .... • • 85,633 92,697 106,411 102,099 78,762
In shirs loading and
1ighter5.......... 2',452 15,433 9,433 17,957 18,139
Total loaded off, 14th -
--
Oct.. O.S. ...... 006,085 108,120 115,850 .120,056 96,901
Loaded afterwards•• •... 10,012 13,04 1 11,608 16,322
Total at the close of
the navigation.... .. .. 118,132 129,' 04 131,861 113,223
London.. -• • .... 42,311 31,977 59,665 45,235 35,725
Liverpool . • ...... 15,292 15,871 12,858 15,430 11,364
Bristol .••• • • • ... 3,542 :i, 55 4,570 3,329 2,745
Other English ports 6.019 11,926 11,362 9,896 8,396
Ireland .. •••• • • .. 3,573 5,029 4,172 6,615 6,689
Scotland .... •• .. 2,837 4,221 7,3 5 6,123 5,667
Germany .... .• .. 8,601 10,433 6,128 11,145 6,711
France • • ... • .... 3,455 6,975 991 7,510 965
' 85,633 92,867 106,411 102,099 78,762

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT,
(Mote the RECORDER.)
CHARGE CF RAPE.— fleh2y Johnston, 21 years of
age, described ag an engineer, but an ill-clothed, dirty
looking man, was placed at the bar on en indictment
charging him with feloniously and carnally knowing
and abusing Catherine Davis, she being under 10 years
of age.
Mr. Platt conducted the case for the prosecution, and
the prisoner was defended by Mr. Ripton.
The evidence, which was cf a nature necessarily unfit
for publication, went fully to establish the prisoner's
guilt, and also that he had communicated a loathsome
disease to the poor child, who was only five years
of age.
Mr. RirroN addressed the jury on behalf of the pri-
soner, contending that an injury to the extent spoken to
by the witnesses for the prosecution could not by possi-
bility have been inflicted on a child of such tender years.
'rho Ii,Ec3RDEn Laving summed up,
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sen-
tenced to be transported for life.

131.ARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
ROBBERY AT A LICENSED VICTITALLER'S.—John
a Hui, John Smith, and George Epps, were placed at the
bar before Mr. Hardwick, the former prisoner charged
with robbing his employer, Air. William Mitchell, land-
lord of the Mason's Arms, Oxford-market, and the two
latter with aiding and assisting him iu committing the
same.
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner Hobbs had
been in hs service as potman for more than twelve
mouths, and the utmost confidence was placed in him.
For the last low months witness had missed at different
times a considerable quantity of money from his till, and
not having the least suspicion that the prisoner
was the thief, he taxed his two sons with taking
the money, which they denied. Witness then
communicated with the police, and, by their
advice, placed several marked pieces of money
in the till. On Sunday morning, having previously ar-
ranged with two of the detective officers of the E divi-
sion, he let them in about six o'clock and secreted
them in a room overlooking all the lower part of the
house, and in about an hour afterwards the constable
detected the whole of the three prisoners coming from
his bar, anti took them into custody.
Sargent, 65 H, said at six o'clock on Sunday morning
he went in company with Sergeant Smith to the pro-
secutor's house, and secreted themselves in an empty
room overlooking the bar and the lower part of the
house. Shortly after seven o'clock the prisoner Smith
came down stairs followed by Hobbs and the other
prisoner, and after going into the tap-roam, Hobbs
went to the bar-door and unlocked it by means of a key,
which he took from his pocket. He then called to the
other prisoners to come to him, and witness saw him
draw a pot of ale and hand it to the prisoner Smith,
who took it into the tap-room. The prisoner then
passed a bottle of ginger-Leer to Epps, who also left
the bar. Witness then saw the prisoner Hobbs go to
a drawer and take out a quantity of cigars and tobacco,
which he put into his pocket Ile then 7 heard the pri-
soner rattle about the money in the till, and as he was
leaving the bar witness pounced upon him, and took him
into custody. The other two prisoners wese taken in
charge by Sergeant Smith. On searching Hobbs wit-
ness found three shillirgs, all marked money,
a quantity of cigars, and about twenty screws of
tobacco in his pockets, and en subsequently searching
his box be found 21. 15s. in gold and silver, a cigar-
case full of :cigars, and several bottles of spirits; the
marked money and the other property was identified by
the prosecutor as having been taken from the bar. Wit-
ness thou conveyed him to the station.
Sergeant Smith proved taking charge of the prisoners
Smith and Epps in the tap-room. He found Smith with
a pot of ale and Epps with a bottle of ginger-beer, which
they were in the act of drinking.
The prisoner Hobbs, in defence, said he was very sorry
for wliat he had done. The other prisoners denied all
knowledge of the transaction.
Mr. HA

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
GRAND NATIONAL CONCERTS.

Mr. Sims REeves made his debiit on Saturday
eveninz. and the enthusiasm which was created in the
crowded theatre by the appearance of the great Eng-
lish tenor in the orchestra was immense ; his recep-
tion was magnificent. lie was in excellent voice, and
never have we heard Beethoven's far-famed " Ade-
laida" more beautifully rendered than it was on Sa-
turday evening by Mr. Sims Reeves. He
afterwards sang Bellini's delicious " A to o
care," with exquisite intensity of expression.
The regular operatic quartette version of this de-
lightful composition was given, and Mr. Sims
Reeves was admirably supported by Mrs. Alexander
Newton, M. Jules Lefort, and M. Jules S,tocktiau,;en.
In the second part he sang Bllfe's beautiful ballad
"In this old chair," with such intense pathos as to
secure for it an unanimous and enthusiastic encore.
Mademoiselle Angri sang Rossini's " Ciei Pit toso," from
the opera of Zelmira. Her rich contralto tones told with
immense effect in this far-famed cavatina, which she
was called upon to repeat, as a matter of course.
M.dame Biscaccianti sang Alexander Lee's beautiful
aria " La Napolitaine" very smoothly and pleasingly,
and was much applauded. The first part commenced
with Beethoven's sympathy in C, the performance of
which by the orchestra, under the excellent direction
of Belle, was as near an approach to perfection as
may be. The second part opened with the overture
to Masaniello, which was performed with infinite
spirit, and rapturously encored. The house was
crowded.

(From the Times)
On Saturday evening her Msjesty's Theatre was
better attended, perhaps, than on any night since the
first of the concerts. This may be attributed to the
more solid interest which the performances have lately
excited. The great event of the evening was the
appearance of Mr. Sims Reeves, who has been
anxiously expected from the beginning of the season.
There is no singer whatever who is sogreat a favourite
at concerts addressed to the multitude. This was
clearly shown by the lasting enthusiasm which he
created at the " Wednesday Concerts" at Exeter-ball.
His reception on Saturday night was fully commen-
surate with his popularity, and Beethoven's " Ade-
laide" and Balfe's ballad "In this old chair," which
be sng with his wonted feeling, were heartily en-
cored. A concerto composed by M. Molique, and
played for the first time by that admirable musician,
was another interesting feature. The last movement
is remarkably brilliant. The chorus of the Berlin
Chapvl Royal is announced to appear on Monday, the
4th of November. Great things are anticipated of
this celebrated vocal corps, who will introduce for the
first time in this country several part-songs and other
works composed by Mendelssohn while director of
church music to his Majesty the King of Prussia. In
the meanwhile such performances as those of
lique, and the constant introduction of symphonies by
the great masters (on Saturday we had Beethoven's
symphony in C), give great weight to the instrumen-
tal department.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. 18.

CIIARMIAN—IS this the man? Is't you, sir, that
know things ?
"SOOTHSAYER—In nature a infinite bock of secrecy, a
little I can read.
" CHARNIAN—Good sir, give we good fortune.
" SOOTHSAYER—I wake not, but itiresee."
Antony and Cleopatra, Act 1, sc. 2.
•

cane what may," California shall be my auriferous &a-
bout on the day. Fuglf.rnan, Miss Ann, and Docility
will run we-11 and very f ,rward, or lam much mistaken.
the daughter of the flying Celia, can run wimp,
she Hikes, she fly.), tr,ke a fit into her head t.) (1,) now.
Barrio!', 111,41ey, The Moor, and Aln, z are all suited
to the diatunce, and one mcy win, tut I think not so.
Jo cor.klu•i,.n, cummend toe eptcially to Lundgrave,
Loadstot.,, Cleliu, and•Calilornia—
LANDGRAVE
for choice.

For the Gl..vgow• StulLes, on Thursday. as Storm, 'tis
said, will t;e un ahservee, why Arioito. Ileri,and.z, and
The Bieck Sea mriy r.e:ehaLce travel home first, second,
and third.

Nearly every cart r sti.lte is as yet 2 skeleton;
but on
Thor :day I will plupge into print• on the Nursery
Stakes, the entry for A hich is not out a• yet. Last year
I "stood clone in my glory" in my prediction on this
stake; in the lice of the betting-, I selected the outsider,
Little am, Sir, yows,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
Oc!. 26.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
. CRITERION STAKES.
2 to 1 agst Aiiosto
3 to 1 agst Mr. Merryman
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
3:110ag4 St. RosaHa
4 to 1 agst Lsndgrave
6to 1 sgst Loadstone— to 1 t several times
8 to 1 agst The Italian
10 to 1 :Iva King of Oude
100 to 8 agst Essedarius
16 to 1 agst Trouncer—taken
100 to 6 ngst Miss Ann—taken freely
25 to 1 agst Landseer
30 to 1 agst Bordeaux—taken
30 to 1 aaggsstt I:iitassabaoa_routagkhea
freely
ugst Won't-you-comt -out-to-night
agatat IjCartliflornia
1,014440000000
to
00000
First-class special trains will leave the Bishopsgate
station at 8.30 on Monday (this day) and Tuesday, re-
turning from Newmarket at 5.45 P.M., and a cheap train
on the Ciimbridgeshire day, at 7 A.M., returning at G 45
P m.; there will alio be a special •• up•" after the races on
Friday, and, we presume, on Saturday, the last day of
the meeting.
NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
ENTRIES FOR MONDAY.

Handicap Plate of 50L; for three yrs old and upwards.
Borneo, 4 yrs, list 10Ib—St. Rosalia, 4 yrs, Bst 31b—
Legerdemain, 4 yrs, Tat 1 lib —Dcfaultr, 5 yrs, 7st 9113
Thringartb, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Make-ready, 5 yrs, 7st 61b—
Compass, 3 yrs, 7st 51b—Bordeaux, 3 yrs, Est 121 b
Woodlark, 4 yrs, 7st—Topbana, 5 yrs, ist 21b—Flare-
up, 3 yrs, 63t 91b—Won't-you-come-out-to-night, 3 yrs,
6st°7lb—Bu 'finch, 3 ps, 6st 51b, Jaz sie, 4 yrF, 6it 31c—
Mtrley Alk,loch fi ly, dam by Camel, 3 yrs, 6st 2in—F out
of Guzman's (tam, 3 yrs, Sit 101b—Baitinarlo, 3 yrs, Gst.

Handicap Sweepstakes. D. X
Compass, 3 yrs, Tat 121 b— Bordeaux, 3 yrs, 7st 4b
Betuclerk, 5 yrs. Bst 71b—Gardenia, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b
Diligence, 3 3 rs, 6st 7th—St. Ann, 5 yrs, Bst 41b—Har-
dingo, 3 yrs, Tat 71b—Pre slaw, 3 yrs, fist 121 b.
Sweepstakes. Winner to be sold for 3501.
Woodlark, 4 yrs—Ploughboy, 4 yrs—Fireking, 4 yrs
Newport, 4 yrs—The Swecde, 3 yrs—Preslaw, 3 yrs.
Sweepstakes. Winner to be sold or 2501., &e.
Castellon, Solomon, Const»nce.
Criterion._

rt's three and Mr. Payne's Glendale
areMßre.ia t e I I"b€
hed.

Cambridgeshire.
The following have paid :—Turrius,G lendower, Rhesus,
Clarissa, Beaupre Belie, Mouse, acid Melody.
WILTSHIRE CHAMPION COURSING MEETING.

FRIDAY.
The Everleigh Stakes, for ull-aged hitches.
Mr. Noye4's Nymph bt Mr. W. Etwali's Eddy.
Mr. Cook(i's Crenoline bt Mr. Mujoribanks' Gaylass.
Mr. Fors o's Belt bt Mr. W. Etcvsli'g. L:ldy or St. Leonurds.
Mr. Webb's Well-I-never bt Sir St. G. Gore's Shade.
Mr. La..vrenee's Luna Rookh b Capt. Wyndlism's Wildred.
Mr. Reneall's Sincerity bt Sir J. Bosweli's Venus.
Mr. Miller's Milliner bt Sir J. Boswell's Flying Duchess.
Mr. Webb's Winlove bt Sir St. G. Gore's Queen Mab.
First Ties— Belt bt Nymph, Lalla Rockb bt
Winlove bt Sincerity.
Thu Groat Western Cup.

Third Ties—Th© Nailer bt Egypt, l'uzzle'en bt Ma-
rce_vrer.

The Druid Cup.
Third Ties—Compact bt Ringdovc, Ebb bt War Eagle.
The Stoneheug,, Stakes, for deg puppies.
Second Ties—Rory O'More bt Iludibras bt
Lopez.

Elston Stakes, for bitch puppies.
Second Ties—ldea b Lullaby:baby b Cashmere.

The Beacon Hill Stakes, for al!-aged dogs.
First Ties—Sefton bt Red Republican, Liblaebe bt El
Dorado, Lead-the-way bt llorpeth, California bt
Rufus.

Second Tics—Sefton bt Lablache, Lead-thc-way bt
California.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, OCT. 26.

DARING
MURDER A POLICEMAN.-

MPT TO
'HIS DAY.)

The Queen and younger members of the Royal
Family walked this morning in the grounds of Os-
borne.

OCT. 27.
The Queen and Prince, accompanied by the Prince
of Wales, the Princess Royal, and younger members
of the Royal Family, walked early this morning in
Osborne Park and grounds.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended
by Colonel the Hon. C. Grey and Lieut.-Colonel
Seymour, reached Osborne, on return from York,
about half-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, and the
Princess Royal, and the Ladies ;and Gentlemen of
the royal household, attended Divine service at Whip-
pingbarn Church this forenoon.
Sir James Clark arrived yesterday afternoon at
Osborne from London.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has
eft tow n for Ireland.

Lord John Ruisell returned to his residence, Pem-
broke Lcdge,
York. Richmond-park, on Saturday, from

Dispatches from the Governors of Hong-Kong,
Ceylon, South Australia, the Mauritius, and Malta,
and also from tho Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands, were received on Saturday at the
Colonial-office.

Mayor THE
ofy ork , YORKMr
Seymour,
our,BANQUET.on
usFriday
night,
left
Prince Albert, who was the a
the Mansion-house at eight o'clockt oonf the Lord
morning, and was accompanied to the railway station
by the Lord Mayor, the Marquis of Abercorn, Colo-
nel Grey, Colonel Seymour, Mr. Dolby, and Mr. G.
W. Seymour. Upon his departure his Royal High-
ness t lulnkecl the Lad Lady Mayoress for the very satis-
factoryarrangementswhich ha I been made for his
comfort and accommodation. The Prince, it is said,
was much pleased with the antique oak furniture which
the Lord Mayor bad had removed from his own pri-
vate residence in order to fit up his Royal Highness's
chamber. On crossing the platform at the York sta-
tion to enter the railway carriage, the Princa °beery ing
Lord J. Russell, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Earl
Granville in a carriage attached to the special train
which was to convey his Royal Highness to London,
invited them into his owo carria e, in
ceeded accordingly. The Lord Mayor of London
took his departure an hour afterwards. The people
of York flecked in great numbers on Saturday to
ot we
which
had they
notp ro
an
-
see the Guildhall, to which it was announced that
trhemeyovd
weeu.ldwheealdnma
jiptateddd
here,Lefor what e the decorations were
that
eo f ' stating
Mayor
of Cork,
Courkr, reportthe
also spoke to the toast of " The Mayors," and took
occasion to express his regret that our manufacturers.
poy ofo r the banquet,
of Bradford
in preparing for the Exhibition, were seeking to pro-
duce fabrics of the finest character, and overlooking
the coarser and medium description of goods used and
consumed by the larger portion of the community in
every part of the world • and he apprehended that
foreigners, not finding this class of goods exhibited,
might he justified in concluding that England could
not or would not produce them. The toast of
" The Working Classes" was committed to Mr.
Cobden, who said he had been reluctant to
propose that particular toast, because he did not
like to divide society into classes, and the Exhibition
seas oue in which an particular portion of the com-
munity could have no advantage over the rest. Mr.
Cobden added that the Great Exhibition of 1851
would tend to make the several portions of the com-
munity better acquainted with each other. Appre-
hensions had been expressed that the metropolis would
be in danger in consequence of the influx of opera-
tives from the north of England ; our millions from
the manufacturing districts would be conveyed to
London next year, and then those who had hitherto
supposed them to be but a ferocious mob would have
an opportunity of judging by their courteous de-
meanour in Hyde-park how far they had been right
in forming of them such an opinion. We should also
be thus made better acquainted with foreigners ; and
Mr. Cobden concluded with remarking that he was
one who believed that if one thing was wanted more
than another to conduce to peace, it was the bringing
different nations more in contsct, and giving theta
better opportunities of knowing each other.

This morning, about half-past 3 o'clock, as police-
constable Goodwin, S 58, was on duty in the Chalcott-
road, near Primrose-hill, be obstrvcd a man, who on
coming up to him (the constable) asked the way to
Gloucester-road. Goodwin told him that he was walk-
ing away from it. He then asked the man what he bad
in his hand, seeing that he was carrying a bag which
appeared to contain a heavy bulk. He replied that it
was his own property, and that he had worked for
it. Goodwin remarked that Le did not believe
him, and that he muss go to the station-
house. The man walked a short distance, when
he Budd, nly inflicted a wound with a knifa upon the po-
liceman's face, which caused the blood to flow. Goodwin
grasped hold of the fellow, who attempted to stab him
in the abdomen, but was prevented. They struggled
slid fell; while down he stabbed the policeman twice in
the face. They got up, and a desperate struggle again
visaed, the policeman beirg nearly exhausted from loss
of blood and over-exertion. He called out loudly for
assistance, upon which two of the policemen on
the North-Western line went to him, when by
their united assistance the man was taken to
the station-house in Albany-street, where he
gave the name of Williams. In searching him
was found 25!. in silver and copper, consisting of crowns,
half-crowns, shillings, &c. luquiries were instituted,
when it was discovered that the money was the property
of Mr. G. Seeton, landlord of the Dublin Castle, Park-
street, Camden-town, who had deposited the money in
a cupboard in the bar parlour and in the ►ill. It is sup-
posed that the thief must have concealed himself in the
taproom. The knife (a table-knife) with which he
stabbed Goodwin was Mr. Beeton'e. Goodwin is under
the doctor's "tenth.

RAIN WATER AT RAILWAY STATIONS.—A corre-
spondent of the Builder says—Having observed, in a recent
number an article on the neglect of rain-water which falls on
house-tops, it appeared to me that a much more important
use than is there mentioned is also neglected, viz., with
regard to locomotives. Your correspondent gives 14 gallons
to the square foot per annum. Now, many railways have,
not square feet, but acres of roof, and as one acre is equal to
43,560 square feet, which gives 609,840 gallons of soli water
per annum on one acre of roof, the advantages which would
follow are these:-Ist. The water would be had for the ex-
pense of the cistern. 2nd. Less consumption of coke, as
rain-water boils easier than hard. 3rd. The boilers would
not be ircrusted.
LUoICRouS MISTAKE.—A man near Leeds was
sent one day last week, by a neighbouring woman who has
lately bcen confined, with a message to the clerk of the
church, requesting that she might have the ceremony of
" churchity," performed. The worthy friend informed the
clerk's wife that he wanted "a woman axing to church."
The clerk's wife, supposing that he wanted the banns of mar-
riage published, asked his name,
winch he gave, and also the
name of the woman, which, being entered in the book, was
read publicly by the church functionary, to the no little as-
tonishment of the congregation, who were surprised to hear
a man asked in church with'his neighbour's wife.
A STALE TRICIL—A few days ago attempts were
made by a party of swindle's to play a trick upon some
tradespeople of this town. The plan was for two persons to
whaedntuaeveciay, leaving
call with A large basket full of shoes for sale at a certain
price. The purchase was of course declined, and the parties
In a short time afterOwnaerdosr
as "'l
a
bought in order to get rid of their importunities.
i airs behind
well-dressed
man
them,whichentered
the
he
shop, repurchased the silo dorder gross or
C 3, rn gave an fora
two to be ready for him, and he would call the next morn-
ing, having a ready market for them in.another town. This
bait
was one which was not likely to take, the trick being for
other parties to come again in the evening and again offer
, the shoes at a still lower price. After this the whole party
would decamp, and the gentleman would of not fulfil
course ,
lie promise of calling in the morning,—.Doncaster •
g.—Doncaster atm PG

gitUAn°,ltDoivirAl:t two brace of
one rabbit, Ira.t—DodLdionrgc
Ossi:AlsEtoTnalklilaleEd
of partridges, one snipe,
pointers, 44 brace
be-
tween the hours of twelve and five o'clock, yesterday week,
Sul
toho Thi
itisG
oEwnX.T
ton, near Woolen—Kelso Chronicle.
on a fa:m belonging to the Earl of Tankers'
EARLY RISING --I was always an early riser.
Harpy the man who is. Every morning day Comes to him
with a virgin's love, full of bloom and purity, and fresbful-
ness. The youth of nature is contagious, like the gladness of
a happy child. I doubt if any man be called old, "so long
as he is an early riser and an early walker." And oh !
youth !—take my word for it—youth in a dresSing gown and
slippers, dawd,wg over breakfast at noon, 18 a very decrepid
ghastly image of that youth which sees the sun blush over
the mountains, and the dew sparkling upon blossoming
hedge- rows.—.Blackwood. ---
....1.11

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING-, y OCTOBER 28, 1850.

AMERICAN I'LEI,VS.

LIVERPOOL, OcT. 2Z.

By the royal mail stearo4hip Catnn Crztain
Ditch, we he.ve advices from Boston to the ICfr. iust.,
and from New York, by telegmpb, via 1131;.fax, to
the 17. h im,t. The royal mail steam-ship America
anived at Halifax on the 16th inst. The Asia was
spoken at nine r m. on the 19th just. in la. 4J 22 N.,
long.. 53 25 W.

The CAnadian news is unimportant.
Preparations were Tusking on a large scale for a
grand industrial exhibition which waa to commence
on the 17th inst.

The National Intelligencer says that thi2, British
Government had withdrawn all its demands ; for port
and • other dues from the harbour of San. Juin de
Nicaragua and the navigation of that riv:,r.
We have HAvannah advises to the Bth ',nst. The
Governor had disbanded the volunteers t.).ifough fear
of revolt, and every preparation had bee made to re-
sist a renewed invasion.

The sales of sugar were small in ,_:onsequence of
high prices. Coffee in good demand.
Disturbances were apprehended at Detroit on the
19A, in consequence of the Fugi'cive Slaves Bill. A
large body cf negroes had assembled outside the town.
A negro had been arrested as a slave, but the inhabi-
tants intended to buy him off.
A disturbance had occurred at Boston during one
of Jenny Lind's concerts, in consequence of over
crowding.

HARWICH RAILWAY AND PIER.
Near to the Manningtree Railway station are some
heavy earthworks that form the first, and alas ! the
only instalments of the long-promised Harwich branch
line. For many long moatns they have excited the
wonder of many, and the irony of not a few ; but
during the whole period they have been silent monu-
ments reared over the grave of the richest re-
sources of which the Eastern Counties can bo.,st,
and, viewed aright, are especially eloquent with
the inscription, " Sacred to the memory of Harwich !"

We have from time to time felt it our duty to call
attention to the natural resources enjoyed by the port
of Harwich, but which, from a series of fataliti,s,
have for many years been utterly neglected. We
purpose now to consider the greatest hardship under
which Harwich is suffering—we mean the want
(f a railway connecting it with the towns in
thi se districts and with the metropolis. Tnebe are

bad times for a successful railway-making agitation,
but there are peculiarities in the Harwich case that
justify a vigorous enforcement of its claims in this
respect.
So long back as 1836 it was proposed to make a
railway to this port, and a prospectus was issued
which very fairly set forth its claims; a delay, how-
ever, in the construction of the Eastern Counties line,
and other circumstances, led to its abandonment,
when another proposition succeeded, having the
sanction of the .Eastern Counties Company, whose
line had then reached Colchester. These promoters
also issued their prospectus, but vexatious Parliamen •
tary difficulties beset them; "however, in 1845 an
agreement was mutually entered into and signed by
the Eastern Counties and Eastern :Union Companies,
by which it was provided that the Eastern union
Company should purchase the two-and. a-half miles
of railway next to Colchester, and should make a
railway branch from Manningtree to Harwich and a
pier, which should be leased to the Eastern Counties
Company at a rental of 4- per cent. on the cost.
The latter company also covenanted to have certain
privileges in running their trains from Colchester
to Manningtree. Oa this agreement being made
and signed on behalf of • the companies by the
two respective secretaries, the most confident
hopes were felt that at last all impediments had been
removed, and that the works would rapidly progress.
But again the friends of the undertaking were doomed
to disappointment, for it was not until 1847—two
years after this agreement had been signed—that
Parliament gave its sanction to the construction of
the railway. In this Act a clause was introduced
for leasing the Harwich line, but which required the
sanction of another meeting as to the specific terms.
Now, although the Eastern Counties Company bad
solemnly pledged itself to take a lease of the line, and
by this pledge had encouraged the other company to
seek for Parliamentary powers to construct it, they
have, for reasons best known to themselves, never
called this special meeting, without the agreement of
which in the terms of the lease it is impossible that
the Eastern Union Company can prcceed. The con-
sequence is, at the present moment the whole affair
is at a dead lock, and the capital expended in it might
as well be at the bottom of the harbour. Supposing
that the terms originally proposed are now unsuitable,
surely, if the Eastern Counties Company wished it,
they could be most easily modified, and perhaps
to the advantage of each ; in this case the
seal of the company could at once be affixed
to the agreement, and they would thus wipe
their hands clear from any further charge of
impeding this highly important undertaking. We
trust the directors, standing as they do before a
large body of influential, pledged, and we should
hope conscientious proprietors, will Ere that it is
their duty to use their immediate endeavours to ratify
this lease. More than two years have already passed
away since the time when this seal ought to have
been affixed; a further delay may be entirely ruinous
to the whole project. Should this company again
seriously investigate this matter, and come to terms,
we hope they will make this one essential provision,
viz., that the works ho constructed at once.

But, say the Eastern Counties directors, "We can
do no good—if we r.llix our seal to this lease the
Eastern Union Company will be unable, from want
of funds, to construct the line." With all humility,
we would reply, "gentlemen, this is no affair of yours
—be good enough to transact your own business,and
then we shall know where the responsibility rests.
We must remove the first obstruction before we get
to the second. By many of your recorded resolu-
tions you have stated your belief that this branch will
greatly increase your traffic, you have pledged your-
selves to take a lease of it, and now refuse to do so;
the Eastern Union Company is afraid to make the
line without your promised guarantee, and thus the
undertaking is blocked, and at your door lies the
disgrace. If you will do your part we shall get out
of a world of complexity, and shall speedily be enabled
to see of what stuff the Eastern Union directors are
made."

The bad faith in not carrying out an undertaking
to which these companies were solemnly pledged, and
for which a large capital has actually been sub-
scribed, is rendered more notorious by the unusually
powerful claims of Harwich and the whole of the
eastern district. We really believe if this branch rail-
way had been made that the pleasure traffic on it
would alone have soon paid the 4i per cent. interest
on the outlay. Take the facts connected with this
traffic during the past summer, and we shall find that
the number of pleasure-seekers brought over the '
Eastern Union lines, and carried on by steamer from
Ipswich to Harwich, has been enormous ; as many as
10,000 have thus visited the latter place in one week.
And it must be borne in mind that this has been
effected during the first summer when this peculiar
traffic has been systematically developed, and without
any aid from the Eastern Counties line, for that
company never advertised a single excursion train
to this sea-port, although other companies have
realised immensely by cultivating this description
of excursions. The delay in executing the pro-
mised work has also been dishonourable to the Go-
vernment, which, no doubt, on the faith of the pledge
given, authorised an expenditure of no less than
100,0001. in order to preserve the magnificent har-
bour from injury ; but although all this has been
done, and an Act of Parliament has been granted,
this paltry distance of 10k miles of railway, on the
making of which the most vital interests are sus-
pended, is still unmade. The bad land communica-
tion between Harwich and the metropolis was the
only reason why Government removed away the
packet station ; and it seems also past belief, when a
main railway has for years almost skirted the port,
that a branch has not been made to it. The whole
genius of our commercial enterprise renders it certain
that Harwish will eventually become the permanent
packet station. Swift and certain communications
between important points are now-a-days eagerly
sought for. The following table, given to the Lords
of the Treasury by their own Commissioners, will
show how this port stands, by comparison, in this sea-
pect. Tne saving of time effected by the use of rail-
ways to Harwich, and from thence by steam to the
following different places, is as follows :

By steamer By railway
from ;and :teamed Saving of
Route. London from time.
direct. Harwich.
radon and lisinburgh CO hours 30 hours 30 hours
„ and Holland ... 22 „ 1 i „ 10/ „
and Antwerp .. 25 11i „ „
and Ostend .. 15

London and Hamburgh CO hours 30 hours 30 hours
and Holland ... 22 „ lii „ 101 „
„ and Antwerp .. 25 „ 11i „ 13i
and Ostend .... 15 „ 7i
aLd Dunkirk ... 15 „ I 8 „ 7
This table is calculated on a sea voyage in calm
weather—in bad weather the difference would be
immense. Similar advantages would also be enjoyed
by vessels voyaging from the north, which are now
obliged to track the dangerous navigation of the
Swirl, and to waste their time in threading the long
and tedious channels of the Thames.
Putting aside for a momsnt the fact that Harwich
is the only good harbour on the eastern coast, that it
will afford good shelter and anchorage to an immense
fleet in any wind that blows, and that during
visiteduingtheptahset
season at least sixty-five tte;usand persons
place as pleasure seekers, let us briefly advert to the
circumstance that the port is admirably situated for
the North Sea fishery ; 370 sails of smacks from
Greenwich, Barking, Gravesend, and Torbay, are
engaged at the Dogger, Well, and Brown Banks,
Smith's Knoll, and the Galloper, in the pursuit of
their unceasing trade, tnd the fish is from thence
conveyed to London. Now all these vessels (those '
going to Whitstable excepted) are in the habit of
calling at H.rwich for whelks and mussels for bait,
which are kept here in large quantities.
But, let the reader mark, that all the
fishing-grounds we have named, with the exception
of the Galloper, are ninety miles further from
London than they are from Harwich. From a
careful investigation into the facts of the case, it has
been proved that 40,000 tons of fish are annually
conveyed to London from the northern fishing sta-
tions, the whole of which might be at least 20
hours sooner in London if Harwich were provided
with a railway. Of this quantity 15,000 tons are
prime and 25,000 are inferior fish, but with ninety
miles of sailing saved, hundreds of cargoes that are
now destroyed by delay would be preserved, and many
tons of fish that now reach the metropolis in an infe-
rior state would arrive there in first-rate condition.
The saving and advantage to the companies engaged
in the fisheries would be immense. They would get
a better price for a better article, and would have the
overwhelming advantage cf being first in the market.
Nor would this be all. These railway facilities would
so increase the fi,heries that the various ports on these
coasts would at once embark in the enterprise, and
thus would be developed one of the largest and
richest resources with which Providence has blessed
u,• The effect all this would have upon
the railway, as a paying concern, must be obvious;
lest, however, we should over-estimate it, we may
state that Captain Washington, after a careful exa-
mination, arrived at the conclusion that the c on.
vevance of fish would alone produce a railway reve-
nue of 11000/. per week. In bscl,weather, it is known

RDWlCBcommitted t em for trial.
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