The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-21 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULA WEST INDIES.
WINDSOR,- TUESDAY.—The Queen and infant ! The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's ship Dee,
Prince continue well. , Captain Ilembly, arrived at Southampton last even-
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out v.arlying, I with mails from Jamaica and from the Leeward
this morning deer shooting. In the afternoon j" and Windward Islands. The latest dates are St.
Royal Highness drove out in a carriage, attended. by
Jago de Cuba, July 19; Jamaica, 24th; Demerara,
Lieutenant-Colonel IVylde, Equerry in Waiting.. 20th ; Trinidad, 21st ; Barbadoes, 24th ; Grenada,
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
h • St. Thomas,3lst; and .1 Aug.13. .st
the
Princess Alice were taken an airing in a cArriage
Dee brings forty-nine passengers. She also brings on
in the forenoon, and her Royal Highness the
freight 1,000 dollars, 228 ounces of gold dust, and 342
Princess Royal went out on a pony. The Royal
ounces- of silver. The Royal Mail Steam-packet
Family were again taken airings in the afternoon.
'
Lieutenant-Uolonel Wy 28th all well. She left Southampton on the 2d
lde has relieved Lieutenant-
Clyde, Captain Symons, arrived at Grenada on the
Colonel Bouverie in the duties of Equerry in Waiting July,
on his Royal Hihness Prince Albert. July. the Royal Mail Steam-packet Severn, Capt.
g Vincent, received the mail passengers and quicksilver
for the Gulf of Mexico from the Clyde.
We have received by the Dee Jamaica papers to
the 24th July. It appears that the Ministerial pro-
position for the reduction of the sugar duties still
continued to excite a great sensation throughout all
the West India colonies. The subject of the immi-
gration of labourers, and of the introduction of im-
proved methods of cultivation is also exciting general
attention.
The following are extracts :
JAMAlCA.—Although the crops in St. James's and
the adjoining parishes will this year exhibit a most
melancholy falling off, especially when compared with
the extent of cane land in cultivation, and the efforts
made to improve the process by every feasible means,
our prospects for next year, I am happy to say are of
a very gratifying description ; and if the seasons only
continue as they have begun, I have no doubt that so
far as the north side generally is concerned, the crop
of 1845 will equal, if not exceed, that of any since
the termination of the apprenticeship.
On the 15th July Montego Bay was visited by a
severe storm of thunder and lightning, during which
a cocoa-nut tree, on the premises of Mr. Harvey, was
struck by the fluid and ignited. The fire was extin-
guished without any further damage.
The weather has been variable, partial showers of
rain have fallen, but the heat is intense, and the south-
east wind positively tempestuous, doing injury among
products of tender growth and cultivation.
The dysentery still prevails among the inhabitants,
but otherwise the island is healthful; and so are the
navy and army departments.
The Commissioners for distributing the charitable
fund, subscribed for the sufferers by the late confla-
gration, have resolved that those who have not con.
tracted for, or have not commenced the repair or re-
building of their dwellings, are to be debarred a par-
ticipation in the money.
A report is said to have been prevalent in St.
Vincents that Porto Rico had been visited by a severe
earthquake ; but it had not been confirmed.
TRINIDAD.—A proposition had been made in the
council to send an agent from this island to Sierra
Leone, for the purpose of inquiring into the causes
which obstruct free emigration from that place to
these colonies.
ST. CHRISTOPHER.—The weather was favourable,
and there was said to be every prospect of an abun-
dant crop.
ANTIGUA.--A severe shock of earthquake was
experienced in this island, at a few minutes before
seven on the morning of Sunday, June 23.
The House of Assembly had passed a modified
election law.
ST. LUCIA.—The Governor, Col. Clarke, had ob-
tained leave to go to England, and Col. Torrens was
daily expected to assume the government in his stead.
MARTINIQUE.—The rains had been extremely
severe here, destroying houses, plantations, and roads.
'l'onAGo.—" The weather is not such as the
planter could wish it to be. The sunny days are few
—very few and far between—while we are writing
it is raining, and there is no appearance of a lasting
change for the better. The proprietors in England
will, however, see that their agents here are doing all
that can possibly be done by them under present cir-
cumstances. Every one of the vessels that has yet
sailed with produce, has sailed with full cargoes, and
at an earlier period this year than they did the last."
lIATTL—We have been favoured with the follow-
ing intelligence respecting the position of affairs in
the Island of Hayti, by a vessel just arrived from
Jeremie. Acao, after surrendering himself to the
Government at Port au Prince, was immediately
arrested and imprisoned, in conjunction with two of
his generals, Augustin and Londe. We are not in-,
possession of the particulars relative to the move-
ments of his troops stationed at Aux Cayes, but may
reasonably apprehend some unpleasant results from
Iris imprisonment.

The American Minister, with Mrs. and MiZ
Eve-
rett,
left town yesterday morning, on a short tour to
the north. _ .

A deputation from the Metropolitan Association
for improving the dwellings of the industrious classes,
had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yester-
day, at the office of the Board of Trade. The' depu-
tation consisted of Dr. Southwood Smith, John Fin-
laison, Esq., T. F. Gibson, Esq., Charles Gatliff,
}-1 J 1., John Dunlop, Esq., J. W. Tottie, Esq., and
W. A. Wilkinson, Esq.
The Earl of Lincoln has left town for Yarmouth,
Isle of Wight.
Dispatches from the Governor of Gibraltar.were
received yesterday afternoon at the Colonial-office.
In the forenoon dispatches were received at the Co-
lonial-office from the Governor of Canadr, and the
Governors of the other North American Colonies.
Viscount Melville left town yesterday for Lincoln-
shire.

MADAME TECMAN'S SOIREE.
MESMERISM. _ . .

The celebrated clairvoyante, the Marquise di St.
Simon Tecman, gave on Monday a soiree flies-
merique, at her elegant residence, in Baker-street,
Portman-square. The experiments commenced at
nine o'clock, when the drawing-rooms were crowded
with the elite of the rank and fashion still remaining,
in town. In the first instance the marquise under-
took to try her actire powers of mesmerism, before
she proceeded to the grand object of her visitors'
curiosity—the exhibition of those phenomena by
which her own mesmeric trances are attended. Ac-
cordingly she invited any lady or gentleman present
who had never been mesmerised to sub.nit to the
°Peration at her hands, and thus fairly test her
powers. Two gentlemen accepted the offer. One
of them the Marquise (after considerable:exertion to
effect the mesmeric influence upon him) declared
to be then in a state so far removed from susceptibility
that it would be impossible to mesmerise him. The
Other gentleman was in a few minutes reduced to the
mesmeric.,, sleep by the manipulations of the Marquise.
No further experiments of this kind were made, as
the anxiety of the company to see the lady herself
a subject of the mysterious power became very evi-
dent. Mr. Margrave, of Ilighgate' was, we
believe, the operator, and the fair patient
was in a few minutes to all appearance
buried in a profound and death-like trance. It was
then stated that a lady of rank, who was present, had
been for some time afflicted with paralysis of the right
side, of which she had been partially, and that in a
great degree, cured by Madame Tecman's mesmeric
Operations. The lady, with the greatest affability,
explained to the company the particulars of her case,
std walked across the room, raising her arm, extend-
ing the fingers, &c., to demonstrate how far the cure
had progressed in eleven days, from the-first curative
eXperiment, when she was unable to walk, to raise
her arm from her side, or to open her hand. Several
Persons then successively placed themselves in com-
munication with the apparently unconscious Marquise,
lind as each took her hand, her really beautiful coun-
tenance beamed with a peculiar and fascinating ex-
Pression of life and tenderness. She pressed the hand
2f the patient fondly, and whispered softly in the ear
her conjectures as to the existence of malady, its seat,
c!Lase, and cure. In every instance but one the pa-
tients avowed themselves astonished beyond expres-
sion at the minute accuracy of her revelations. A
gentleman, however, who was suffering from a gun-
!hot wound in the right hip, the ball having traversed
ito the left side, and had not been extracted, although
'tit! underwent many painful operations, declared
that Madame had failed in her description of
his condition and sensations, and that she pointed
wthe right groin as the place where the ball
Was lodged, whereas he was convinced that it
a 8 in the neighbourhood of the left groin. On the
whole, the experiments gave great satisfaction. We
heard a widow lady (whom she had never seen) in
consultation with the clairvoyante. The conversation
Was carried on in French, and in a very low tone, but
with evident earnestness and feeling on both parts.
Madame Tecman told the lady she would soon get
well—the cause of her illness was the loss of her
husband, who died abroad (and she stated where),
of a broken heart. The effect of this extraordinary
revelation on all present may be imagined.
It is only fair to the English professors of this
much-disputed mystery to state, that on Monday,
We were present at another mesmeric reunion at the
house of Mr. Halse, medical electrician, Pelham-
!escent, Brompton, and there a clairvoyante, Miss
Taylor,, mesmerised by Mr. Holmes, a professor of
the alleged science, made revelations far surpassing.
In their extraordinary character, to a gentleman with
Whose strange case the writer was previously well
acquainted, but of which the young lady could
scarcely have known anything.

PUBLIC BATHS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sri,—Through the columns of the public press, the
public have been fully informed respecting the great
and important demonstration made by the working
classes of Edinburgh a few days ago, on the occasion of
laying the foundation-stone of the first public bath spe-
cially intended for their use. All thinking men will
concur in regarding this event as a most marked and
striking evidence of the practical fruits, resulting from
the sound and practical information which has of late
years been disseminated amongst the industrious orders.
Will you endeavour to spare as much of your valuable
space as to insert a few brief remarks on this important
subject from " A Working Man" to his fellow-labourers
in London.

To the sanatory improvement of large towns the pub
lie mind has of late been much directed ; and the Mar-
quis of Normanby, in recently moving an address to the
queen, praying that her Majesty would be pleased to
direct the attention of Parliament early in the next ses-
sion to this subject, gives us good ground to hope that
the matter will be taken up in earnest. When the sub-
ject is thus pressed upon the Government, we may be
sure that they will ultimately be led to the adoption of
many salutary measures. The metropolis, doubtless,
will first claim their notice, and, among other matters,
we may expect that the subject of public baths will re-
ceive a share of their attention. But why, I wish to
ask, why should we, the working men of London, be
thus solely dependent upon Government for the attain.
meat of an object so important to our comfort and
well-being ? Why not imitate the noble example of our
northern brethren, and rather secure for ourselves the
credit of an independent spirit ? Let us evidence that
we know and fully appreciate the value of self action.
Let it not be said of London, in connexion with this
great movement, that " everything is done for the
people, and nothing by the people." We have our
parks, our palaces, our museums, and our galleries—all
open to us. Valuable they all are, and I trust fully ap-
preciated, as excellent aids to their improvement, by
every working man. For all of them we are indebted
to the Government. As we have originated mechanics'
institutes for the improvement of our minds, let us like-
wise gain the credit of founding institutions for the
improvement of our physical condition ; and all
who know how necessary a sound body is to the
enjoyment of a sound mind, will at once ad-
mit that the bath is a most invaluable adjunct to the
institute. The wealthy orders and the Government
could do much, and I doubt not would do much, to aid
the independent efforts of the working classes in the
attainment of this laudable object ; from Government
we could at least obtain sites for the erection of proper
buildings. Let the movement only be begun in a hope-
ful and energetic spirit, the means cannot fail to be forth-
coming.
That private parties have done much in London to
supply this great desideratum to the health and comfort
of the people is not for a moment sought to be ques-
tioned. Still, that our baths are too few in number, too
widely scattered, and too high in. price to be a frequent
indulgence with working men, is beyond all doubt.
With but one exception that I am aware of, the lowest
price charged for a bath is sixpence. The use of the
bath ought to be a daily duty ; but what working man
with a family can well spare this sum for a bath, even
but once a week, seeing that it is necessary, not for him-
self only, but fur each member of his family likewise.
It is only by the combination of means on the part of
the working classes themselves, that we can hope to
bring this comfort cheaply within our reach ; with an
economical management, and an absence of proprietary
profits, much may be effected.
And how, it will be asked, is all this to be brought
about ? How, I would reply, has it been effected in the
provincial towns—have we not their example to direct
us ? We must look to the public press, in the first place,
bringing the subject prominently before the public. We
must, above all things, agitate. There are many asso-
ciations of working men in London, having for their
objects the attainment of different political and indus-
trial improvement, not to mention those numerous bodies
whose sole bond of connexion is for mutual support or
for mutual improvement. Could not those various
bodies be brought to act in concert for the attainment of
a great social benefit ? A sufficiently numerously
signed requisition to Mr. Simpson, of Edinburgh, who
has so honourably distinguished himself by his labours
for our improvement, would, I doubt not, be sufficient to
induce him to undertake the task of instructing and in-
teresting the London public upon this subject, or might
not Mr. Fox, who has done, and is doing, so much for
the enlightenment of the working classes of the metro-
polis, be prevailed upon to lead us in this movement. It
is little that I can do individually, though I would gladly
lend all my feeble aid in such a cause. I have deemed
it my duty to throw out these hints. The seed I know
is good, though the husbandman be unskilful. Trusting
that it will not fall on a barren soil, but with a strong
hope that London, the great metropolis of a great
empire, disdaining not to profit by the example of her
younger and lesser brethren, will attain for herself, and
by the efforts of her citizens, benefits commensurate
with her greatness, I am, Sir, respectfully yours,
A WORKING MAN.
77, Harrison-street, Regent-square, Aug. 15, 1844.

FANCY SALE IN AID OF THE ST. ANN'S SOCIETY.
---Monday evening :a sale of fancy
t. Ann's Society by articles gratuitously
PrPsented to the officers of the St. Several ladies of distinction, was opened at the London
s'avern, Bishopsgate-street. The Queen Dowager, one
at! the patronesses of the
severalinstitution 01frashpeleac;ids
jaetstt3b,es
'"Posal of the committee,
itutographs, and so great is the dere to obtain them that
: single signature usually fetches from 5s
ney fair, with the same object, took placell to 20
last wesek, at. t
,%,t" Shturrey Zoological Gardens ; but in conseq
guttuenee of
v erery unfavourable state of the weather, the society
ed a considerable loss.
inow.—The above
HO Ea BENEVOLENT INSTITL
during this compara
taPeiety was instituted in 1837,
;4°3' short period of existenceaint:hla,9s33beetinektehtesmfenarnscho!
OPlYing to the deserving poor
-niting bread and coals. Many of the recipients, with-
?lit this charitable aid, would have wanted, during the
severity of the winter, those common necessaries. For
eXtendiftg
the above objects of
Monday,the society,
at a
the
eanNtly
hdiat.l.
10d evening fete was given onhe
immense attraction held
ot'nduit Gardens, and from t
wilt
,in
a of the institution
shape of bands, concerts, balloon ascent, fire-
Or as, &e., we doubt not the funds
ltve heeu considerably augmented.
.er. . lIIGR TIDES.—On Sunday evening there s mianasda,,
loftywv,..:, spring tide. The Fulham " lamma
putting the
tide' flooded, and at the Waterside, Wandsworth, the
is_ Poured into the fisherman's houses, ,
some
miserable dwellings, in
lllsettrent floors of these
%stances, nearly two feetd r water. The Wandle
bon)rau‘ved its banks, and the waters reached the station-
ir.,se which is situated on the further side of the plain.
Pu'tney, the towing-path, zteruni,,
and the Lightning
from that place to. Ila.m-
LH was impassable to
down,horses, and
was, with great
earn-boat, with her chimney . _
liheultylt is high time
that tit' ' y structure, Batterse
got through Putney-bridge.
a_
andls, and the other
ge, were taken down, foci-111mm re lives have been lost,
1.1,- snore accidents have occurred,o at these two bridges,
On all the others put together. It has,. we understand,
theren determined by the Battersea-bride proprietors to
andPV the five centre arches pf that. bridge into three,
tile alteration is to commence immediately.
A r
unaccountable
si.. Ox-HUNT IN A POOR-HOUSE.—A few days
km", a fine full-grown fox, by someeprecincts
of
theeEtir.s. obtained an entrance into the
tibo Kilkenny union poor-house.of
i„ n: for some time in search a
mode
er
owfanrdegeraiiiiiig.
1!-11/311.rtY, he was discovered by one of the paup.ers.,
fi....), With a view-hollo loud enhoughnmtoatewsake the dead
of the in-
a,), ea their graves, called all t e i
"tutton to his assistance. A chace then commenced,
lelisswilieh. for three long hours, the strange and luck-
Lii visttant was hunted by the maimed, the halt, the
k 0, the infirm, and the able-bodied
.of all sexes and
ostair eit Pnasse, out of the house and in the house, up
,I,rB and down stairs,
t:n, and
and potatoe-ridges, till length poor
through parlour,
at kitchen, and
otYllard finding himself met at every turn by numbers
walls unenuth hunters, surrounded on all hands by stone
ir.' and, above all, bewildered and overpowered
' 140 demo •
nulike the
music of
y ells which rang around him, so
the chace to which he was o.c,c)uhse-
tt°rrtled' calmly lay down and submitted ingloriously t
On
the to death by his blood-thirsty pursuers.lken
Club
re° tlkltving day,the huntsman of the Kt
tettiired to the poor-house, and indignantly renpryotteh.ead_
e 'lllnates for their conduct,' stating. that they had d
atm,.
p., 4v. the Lyrath fox, a particular favourite of Sir J.
'Aver, Bart.—Kilkenny Moderator.
ISTNVICII AND BRANDON RAILwAY.—The works
Ilorf.V'ig railway are now in full progress, a great numberne
rtainds having been set on at different parts of the b Ptiltta
Ecualerelsy: at Ketteringham, Wymondham, Attlelrgh:
The cuttings for crossing the turnpike-road
Zit! llarford bridges have been begun ; and the bridge
i "the \\renown at Carroty, has been commenced.--
P
z ' xpress.
AlgoT
--...N., e , HER MONSTER TRAIN.—BRIGHTON, AUG. 19.
ta'te ste.rday
t a.rn,.--e- morning a train, consisting of no. less than
1. -is = propelled by four engines, arrived at the
le,a(i),flus abouti half-past eleven o'clock, and upwards. of 1„,1,"‘" persons left the carriages, a large majority of
hers Proceeded immediately to the beach, where num
Plerrt3B:: them remained during the whole day. The
the i. asnoats were in constant requisition ; m sehort,
'ley:, iffs, and the beach were literally strewed with oc.k-
abota 'van were easily distinguished b • their walking
The With their provision baskets, carpet bags,e &c.
of, train left a,,ain in the evening, but in consliewnace
.
eotae heavy drag of the morning train, the Railway
tit:l3,4llY Judiciously divided it in the evening,
3 half
car-
an t 8 going first, and 27 more following in about .
a 6
)Wer "lir. We understand that there were about 500 who
~,, e left behind at London, in consequence of the w
u,Learriages. The Brightonians complain that they are
WI: allowed the same chance to see the metropolis on
tithYa /45 the Londoners are to see Brighton.

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THE CROPS, WEST KENT, AUG. 18.—The wea-
ther has been fortunately favourable for the corn, both
cut and uncut, for the last three days, and a large quan-
tity of the latter has been carried. There appears to be
little if any injury suffered by the crops, although the
farmers apprehended great damage to the corn winclf,
had been cut but not carried. Some of the barley had
sprouted, but the change of the weather will, it is to be
hoped, put an end to any further apprehension for tide
safety of the crops. This week, if fine, will secure the
entire of the wheat and bean crops as yet uncut.
BOULOGNE AND CALAIS.—The number of persons
who passed to and from France, via Boulogne, during
the week ending last Thursday, was 3,208, and via Calais
592. The numbers in the corresponding week of last
year were, Boulogne 2,783, Calais 584. "