The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-01 00:00:00

URSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, 1850.

. PARIS IN MARCH, 1850.
(CONTINUED.)
The following anecdote appeared in two or three
French papers of March last, but even now gives a
"somewhat new nod strange" idea of Lamartine
and the French stage :--
" M. de Lamartine, es all the world knows, gave
his drama of Toussaint- Louverturc to the Theatre
Porte St. Martin, and Frederick Lemaitre [who acted
Robert Macaire so well in London] takes the rule of
Toussaint.
" Two months since, Frederick set off for Saint-
Point, where M. de Lamartine then resided, to inquire
how soon he would return to Paris.
" Not for some time, answered the poet; to say
the truth, it is my intention to remain at Saint-Point
as long as I possibly can.—D--! cried Frede-
rick, ' but that will not do for me.—Why so ?
Because I shall be obliged to consult you from time
to time on certain parts of my role, and should be
sorry to travel a hundred leagues.—You are right,
said M. de Lamartine, I will be at Paris next week.
" The poet kept his promise,. Frederick visited
him at his hotel in the rue de l'Universite, and after
talking about the tragedy, inquired carelessly when
he intended to make his rentrie in the Assembly ?
"Not yet, said M. de Lamartine, I nave several

things to work off.—Permit me to say you are wrong,
said Frederick ; it is absolutely necessary that you
should be seen. The public must know that yoU are
really at Paris, that you attend the rehearsals, and
that Toussaint-Leuverture is an important work, not
merely got up with the aid of a simple machinist.
"On the very day of this conversation M. de La-
martine re appeared in the Assembly.
" The poet thought he had done enough, but little
knew the Machiaval with whom he had to deal.
Frederick returned to the hotel in the rue de

"Ah ca, M. de Lamartine, why do you never say
a word ?—My dear Frederick, I thought I had
been talking with you this last half-hour.---That
is not what I mean : I ask, why do you
never speak at the Assembly ?—Becauso I
have nothing to say at present.—The fact is,
said Frederick, I never see you now in the
tribune, and must confess I should be glad to hear
you, in order to catch some of your gestures and your
intonation : you alone can give me the tone for my
great speech in the Third Act.—lf you please, I will
read it to you.—Bah ! that ins quite another thing :
here in your cabinet with your leverets and me, you
have not the sacred fire; you must mount the tripod
of the tribune. If you will not address the Assembly
in a few days, I cannot answer for the Third Act.—
Well, said the poet, with the utmost naiveté, I will
endeavour to speak to-morrow, and I will send you a
ticket for the gallery.
" And M. de Lamartine actually did pronounce a
discourse on the appointed day, but Frederick did
not take the trouble to go and hear it. His point was
gained. Convinced that the success of Toussaint-
, Louverture depended as much on the name and fame
of the author, as on the work itself, he had brought
M. de Lamartine to Paris, had sent him to the As-
sembly, and also persuaded him to make a speech, all
this in order that he might not suffer himself to be for-
gotten.
" At the present moment M. de Lamartine does
not suspect these innocent collateral puffs, and Fre-
derick even hopes to make him introduce in a second
speech some transparent allusion to the revolt of St.
Domingo. So Cunningly has Frederick got hold of
the ficelle which pulls the decors of both Houses."
This anecdote brings to mind a sentence in H.
Walpole's Letters :—" A statesman, who is nothing
but an actor, should be that greatest of actors, a
philosopher ; and, with the leave of wise men, that is,
hypocrites, philosophy I hold to be little more than
presence of mind." Lamartine showed presence of
mind enough in February, 1548 ; but from the fore-
going, one would believe the other actor to have
shown more, on this last important occasion.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

COWES, JULY 31.
FIRE AT THE JUVENILE PRISON, PARE HURST, ISLE
OF WIGHT.—Soon after Tuesday midnight a destruc-
tive fire broke out in one of the dormitories called the
C ward, and raged till four o'clock on Wednesday
morning, when the roof of the whole of this part of
the building (200 feet long) fell in. The building
was three stories high and 25 feet wide. There were
200 of the boys sleeping in it when the fire broke out,
who were all safely removed to the parade-ground,
where they were guarded by the troops from Albany
barracks, who had been sent immediately on the fire
being discovered. The building (which is completely
destroyed) was directly at the back of the governor's
house. Great fears were entertained that that and
the range of the adjacent buildings would be de-
stroyed, but fortunately there was plenty of water,
and the engines from the poor-house, the barracks,
and Newport ware soon on the spot, ard there was no
lack of assistance. We noticed the Isle of Wight
artist for the illustrated London News on the spot
taking a sketch of the ruins.
Tne governor of the prison was absent on leave.
It is not known how the fire originated; fortunately
there was no wind.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

RETURN TO PORTSNIOU TIE OF THE ROYAL
YACHT AND S TROMBOLI STEAM-SLOOP.
Tho Stromboli, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Lord A.
Beauclerk, arrived at Spithead yesterday at half-past
one o'clock, and soon afterwards %%out into harbour.
She parted company with the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert otf Cherbourg in the morning, at half peat five
o'clock.

The royal yacht Victoria and Albert arri►ed at three
o'clock at Spithead, and went straight into harbour at
halt-past three. Lord Adolphus landed at the dockyard
to pay his respects to the Commander-ir-Chief, Admiral
Sir Bladen Cape), and to land some dispatches from
Gibraltar and Lisbon.

The yacht went into Cherbourg at half-past five
o'clock yesterday morning. Captain Lord Fitzclarence
and his friends landed, called on the authorities of the
place, and left in the yacht again at half-past nine;
making the run from Cherbourg to Portsmouth in five
and a half Ileum

The Victoria and Albert was placed in quarantine
when she went into Bordeaux on Sunday week, and re-
mained two days. Sho then received pratique, and
anchored off the town, where she remained till Saturday.
She went into Brest and remained twenty-four hours,
and left that harbour on Tuesday morning, arriving at
Cherbourg yesterday morning.
The royal yacht was visited at Bordeaux and Brest
by a vast number of the inhabitants, who were cour-
teously received on board by Lord Fitzclarence, Captain
Crispin, and the cfficers. We hear that the inhabitants
of Cherbourg were extremely disappointed at not baying
an opportunity of seeing the British yacht, that they
might compare her with their former extolled royal
yacht the Gomer. During the few hours the Victoria
and Albert remained at Cherbourg a small number of
persons were received on board.

- The yacht is reported to have behaved well through-
out, and her engines have performed most satisfactorily.
Altogether she has lad a most delightful and gratifying
cruise; the only difficulty has been the procuring coals
at the French ports, and then only getting them at in-
tervals of time and in small quantities.
Prince Edward of Suke-Weimar, Sir G. Wombwell,
Burt, Sir Joseph Copley, and Colonel Tyrahitte have
returned in her. Prince Ernest of Leiningen, late a
midshipman in the Arrogant screw-frigate, who came
in the royal yacht from Lisbon to Bordeaux, left the
yacht at the last-named place to proceed to Germany
by land.

- -
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, on his return to Ports-
mouth, proceeded to Osborne to report his arrival and
the particulars of the interesting cruise to her Majesty.
THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET.—The intelligence from
Malta to the 24th ult., announce that Sir William Par-
ker was still at Malta. The fleet was not there, but
Sir William shifted his flag from the Queen, 110, on the
14th ult., to the Firebrand, 6, steam-frigate, Captain
Knox, leaving the fleet cruising outside; the Firebrand
bringing in invalids from the reception-ships for treat-
ment at the hospital. The gallant commander-in-chief
was to rejoin his three-decked flag-ship in a day or two.
By letters from the fbet we learn that about seventy
cases of cholera had appeared in the ships under the im-
mediate command of Sir W. Parker; but the number
was daily diminishing. The total number of deaths had
not exceeded thirty. The flag-ship Queen, 110, Captain
Wise, bad suffered most.

Mr. Stanhope G. Price has been appointed naval cadet
to the Inflexible steam-sloop, for the West Indies.
Desperate steam-frigate, at Sheorneos, is ordered to
have a distilling galley for 200 men supplied to her from
Portsmouth.

Greenock iron screw steam-frigate, haring bad some
alteration made in her boilers, and taken in ballast to
i
immerse her six inches deeper, 12 feet 6 inches forward
and 15 feet 6 inches abaft, was taken out again round
the Eddystone on Tuesday, when she answered much
better. She is reported to have gone about very quickly,
and almost in her own length. H i tier speed s stated to be
somewhat improved; but it should be borne in mind that
p
it was a most beautiful day, without any sea or wind.
Inflexible, 6, steam-sloop, Con:manner P. U. Dyke,
left Woolwich ) esterday, at five P.m., for Greenhithe
Sheerness, Portsmouth, Devonport, and Jamaica. She
remains at Sheerness until the Alban steam-tendfr is
ready,ra
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120, c
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Port Royal.t
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few hands short of her full complement of 160.
lion,
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commissioned at Sheerness on Tuesday, not on Saturday,
as stated. Commander Ewart has joined, and her ad-
vanced complement of 370, it is hoped, will soon be fur-
nished to her.

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Mrs. Drinkwater, of Castle-street, Liverpool, had been in ill
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would be so suddenly seized with a giddiness in the head that
her strength would fail her, and she would fall to the ground.
Every etlort was tried to obtain relief by following prescrip-
tions of medical men, but without success. She then com-
menced taking Holloway's Pills, and this invaluable medicine
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THE JOB AND POST-MASTERS,
COACH PROPRIETORS, HORSE DEALERS, AND
LIVERY-STABLE-KEEPERS (OF ENGLAND),
PROVIDENT FUND.
The eight annual general meeting of the donors and
members of this institution was held on Wednesday
evening last, at Messrs. Trittersall'e, Hyde-park Coraer;
Mr. John Deacon in the chair.
Tie CHAIRMAN having briefly opened the proceed-
ings, called upon the secretary to read the minutes of
the last annual general meeting, which having been done,
The SECRETARY (Mr. W. T. Clarke) read the
report of the directors for the past year, from which we
take the following extract:—
" The directors have much satisfaction in announcing
the advancing prosperity of the institution, at the com-
pletion of the 11th year from its foundation, and in
stating that the capital. amounts to 8,8261. 175., Three per
Cent. Consols.
" That an annual member, who had paid seven years
subecription (in the whole fourteen guineas) had been
added to the list of life annuitants, and is now in the re-
ceipt of 181. 4s. per annum. That during the past year
they had approved of and and admitted eighteen new
members.
"That they had the gratification to notice a further
handsome donation ( f 251. from their Noble President
the Duke of Richmond, a proof of that Nobleman's
generosity, and a flittering testimony of his hearty
desire to benefit the institution ; and they begged to offer
his Grace their test thanks for his continued liberality,
a 3 also for the great advantages conferred on the insti-
tution by his Grace's taking the chair at the last anni-
versary dinner, and then so ably making known the ob-
jects of the institution.
" That they had also the pleasure to announce the
liberal donation of 501. from Mr. Joseph Henry Bardell,
a life member, a proof of his generosity, and also of his
warm interest in the welfare of the institution, and they
thanked him for it."
The treasurer's account was then read, which showed
that since the last annual meeting there bad been re-
ceived by donations, annual and life subscriptions, and
dividends, 8121. 15s. 9d., of which 4761. 12a. Id. bad been
invested in the Bank, and that there was a balance of
2831. in the hands of the treasurer.
The report and treasurer's account were then sub-
mitted to the meeting by the Chairman, and after a few
suggestions from Mr. East the report was unanimously
adopted.
Messrs. Joshua Wembush, George Salter, Joshua
East, and Henry Pritchard, were then unanimously
elected directors, in the room of Messrs. William Bart-
ley, W. C. Markham, Richard Tattersall, and Edmund
Tattersall.
A vote of thanks was passed to the directors for their
constant and valuable services during the past year; to
the auditors, for their examination of the accounts; to
the treasurer (Richard Tattersall, Es q.), to whom they
were deeply indebted for his great kindness and unre-
mitting exertions at all times to forward the interests of
the institution; and to the chairman, for his able con-
duct in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN, after acknowledging the vote of
thanks, said he had then a resolution to propose, and
that was a vote of thanks to the secretary, and the like
gratuity that was recorded to him last year. He as-
sured them that, as one of their directors, he could bear
testimony to the merits of their secretary in promoting,
to the utmost of his power, the interests of the insti-
tution.
The resolution was put and carried unanimously.
Mr. W. T. CLARKE (the secretary), in returning
thanks, said how gratified he felt that his exertions
had met with their unanimous approbation. That to
promote the advancement of the institution there was
nothing ho could do that he would leave undone. His
wish had been to give the utmost publicity to the insti-
tution, as the means most likely to effect the objects
of it. In doing soy however, he felt it right to say
that their present and able chairman, who had most
carefully and diligently audited the treasurer's account,
had remarked upon the expenses of " printing,"
and bad felt it his duty to record his opinion thereon.
Now if it were the wish of the present meeting that the
expenses of the printing should be lessened it should be
attended to, but he considered that if they reflected for
a moment on the advantages to be gained by the exten-
sive circulation of the books which he had got up, and
the number of individuals to whom he had forwarded
them, be thought the printing expenses would be trifling,
although the amount might appear large. Indeed, he
considered the benefits to be gained from the printing to
be fourfold, not only to this fund, but to every public
institution. And he thought that had it not been for
the extensive circulation, of the books afforded by such
printing that the fund would not now be what it was.
He said they had the satisfaction of seeing the fund
steadily increased, and new members now eager to join
it. That his own opinion was, that whatever the out-
lay was for printing it was the most likely means to
double the income.
The CHAlumaze,then said he felt it his duty in audit-
ing the accounts to draw attention to the expenses re-
ferred to, but that he now agreed in what had been ad-
vanced by the secretary in justification of those expenses,
and he most heartily hoped that the success so anticipated
might be realized.
The meeting then separated, well pleased with the
report.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. •
GOODWOOD RACES.
The effect of a continuance of fine warm weather, a,
acceptable to the farmers, whose wheat crops are mostly
ripe for cutting, as it is to the pleasure• seekers located
at the neighbouring watering-places, was perceptible to-
day in the increased numbers present, the attendance
vertheless being obviously below the Goodwood aver-
age. The racing left nothing to desire in respect to
quantity, but was remarkable only by two features of in-
wrest, v:z., the Steward's Cup and the. Goodwood Stakes,
for both of which the fields were numerically excellent.
The drat of these events was a second and an easy
triumph for the German party, who do not hesitate to
affirm that the Goodwood Cup would also have travelled
abniad bad Montes kept sound. The Goodwood Stakes,
as 19 out of 20 anticipated, the favourite won in a canter
to the dismay of the sing, and more especially those who
had laid against double events. Of the other events it is
need', as to speak.
In the Stand, which was well filled with fashionable
company, were assembled the following distinguished
parties:—
From Goodwood—The Duke and Duchess of Bedfcrd,
the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and Lady H. Somer-
set, the Earl and Countess of Eglinton, the Marquis of
Exeter, the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Lord and
Lady Stanley, Lady Sophia Des Vcaux, Lady Rachel
Russell, the Earl and Countess of Besborough, Lord and
Lady Maidstone, Lord Clifden, Baron Brunow, the Earl
of Granville, the Earl of Uxbridge, Mr. and Lady Louisa
Tighe, Lord Enfield, Earl Jersey, the Earl of Zetland, '
L ,rd Canterbury, the Earl of Glasgow, the Earl of
Airlie, Lord George Manners, Lord George Lennox,
Lord Arthur Lennox, Lord Henry Lennox, Lord Wm.
Lennox, Colonel Peel, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Anson,
Hon. Captain Rous, Mr. P. Williams, Mr. Payne, Mr. C.
C. Greville, Mr. Sturt, Hon. Francis Villiers, Captain
Pettat, and Lord Dunkellin.
From Molecomb (Lord March's)---Col. Cox, Col. New-
ton, Mr. A. Greville, and Mr. Milner.
From Mr. Gratwicke's—The Hon. Major Pitt, Sir
R. King, Hon. R. Petre, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Brand, Mr.
Shelley, Mr. Blake, Col. Thornton, and Mr. Honeywood.
We also noticed Lord Andover, Sir Joseph Hawley,
Lord Exmouth, Sir G. Armitage, Marquis of Drogheda,
Hon. J. Macdonald, Hon. H. Forrester, Lord F. Fitzroy,
Sir W. Codrington, Mr. Bastard, Mr. Jaques, Mr. Moy-
rick, Mr. R. H. Neville, Major Martyn, Captain Low-
ther, Captain Archdall, Captain Hervey, Colonel Wynd-
ham, Colonel Hornby, Major Pearson, General Charritie,
lion. Admiral Poulet, Captain Delme, Mr. Delme Rad.
elifft, Colonel Knox, Hon. Major Boyle, Sir Hugh
Campbell, Sir David Baird, Mr. George Fitzroy, Captain
11. Blair, Baron Ostin, Mr. Shafto, Lord and Lady New-
port, Mr. Wigram, Sir J. B. Mill, Hon. A. Berkeley,
Mr. Balfour, Captain Poulett and Mrs. Somerset, Sir
Charles Des Veaux, Lady Cecilia Des Vceux, Sir Henry
Shiffner, Sir Henry Roper, Captain Shiner, Colonel
Ferguson, Mr. F. Gearey, Mr. P. Percival, Lord and
Lady Francis Gordon, Sir H. Deere, Sir Minto Far-
quhar, Mr. Foljambe, General Shubrick, Mr. Sloane
Stanley, Captain Cookson, Mr. E. V. Fox, Mr. Dorrien,
Mr. Gregory.
The races, which were not run with the punctuality
usually observed at these meetings, came off as fol-
lows:

Mitch-300, h ft, Bst 71b each. One mile.
Lord H. Lennox's William the Conqueror (Flatman) I
Sir R. Pigot's Mooltan (A. Day) 2
Betting-6 to 4on William the Conqueror, who won
in a canter by three lengths. Run in 1 min. 55 secs.
The Stewards' Cup, value 300 sovs., added to a sweep-
stakes of 5 soup. each. T. Y. C. (41 Subs.)
Count Hahn's Turnus, 4 yrs, Est 101 b (Charlton) 1
Mr. Mare's The White Lady, 4 yrs, 7st 21b...(Nash) 2
Duke of Richmond's Ploughboy, 7st 31b (Kitchener) 3
Mr. Jaques's Mildew, 3 yrs, Bst 51b ......... (A. Day) 4
The following also started, but were not placed:—
Lord Clifden's Loadstone, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b
.(Sly) 0
Lord Clifden's Honeycomb, 4 yrs, Bst...(J Mars* 0
yrs, Bst
Mr. Elobson's Rbedyoina, 3 (Crouch) 0
7yarts,77lbst
71b
Duke of Bedford's Newport, 4 yrs, 85t (Pettit) 0
hMi
rr..
cS.oRp
eoiga curds,: s
eVbaesaap,
84i yrs,
de,
6 (Flatman) 0
Mr. Frankum's (W. Sharp) 0
Dolly Varden, 7st 41b ...(Wakefield) 0
Mr. Meynell's Chabron, 6 yrs, 7st 41b (Lye) 0
Mr. ' •
Carew s CEdtpus, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Rob. Sherwood) 0
Lord Clifden's Rathmines, 6 yrs, 7st 21b (G. Brown) 0
Mr. Greig's Lancaster, 5 yrs, Est 111 b (Wheeler) 0
Mr. Daley's Cayenne, 4 yrs, ,6st 10Ib (J. Mann) 0
Mr. Drinkald's Remnant, 3 yrs, Est 10Ib...(Rodney) 0
Mr. Cassidy's Diligence, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (Bastian) 0
Mr. Sergeant's Katinks, 4 yrs, 6st 91b (Upsdale) 0
Mr. Rober's Heroine, 4 yrs, Gst 71b (E. Sharp) 0
Mr. Greville's Brington, 3 yrs, Est 31b
Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 3 yrs, Est 31b (Eliett) 0
Colonel Anson's f by Touchstone, 3 yrs, Gst 21b 0
Mr. Lumle)'s Hood, 3 yrs, Gst (J Smith)
Duke of Richmond's Hamm Scarum, sst 7ib (Mane) 0
Betting-3 to 1 agst Turnus, 10 to 1 agst Humpluey,
12 to 1 each agst Rhedycina, Vasa, Dully Varden,
Clidipus, Rathmines, and llarum Scarum, 100 to 6 agst
Cayenne, and 20 to 1 agst any other. The moment the
flag was dropped, Ploughboy and Turnus went to the
front, with the White Lady and a host of the light
weights laid up, made the running to the distance ; the
favourite here took a decided lead, kept it, and won
easily by three lengths, the White Lsdy beating Plough-
boy by half a length, Mildew and Vasa well up. Run
in 1 min. 17 secs.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added, for three
yrs old, Est 101 b; four, Bst 31b; five, Bst 12lb; six and
aged, 9.t 21b; the winner to be sold for 300 soya. if
demanded, &c., and allowances if to be sold for loss;
winners extra. Craven Course. (3 Subs.)
Duke of Richmond's Quiver, 4 yrs (3001.) (Flatman)
Mr. Howard's Tit•bit, aged (1001.) 7s 121 b (Crouch) 2
Capt. Hervey's Lismahago, 4 yrs (1500 (Wakefield) 3
Betting-5 to 4on Quiver, who won in a canter by a
length, Run in 2 Wale 23 Dec.