The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-26 00:00:00

TILE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, le4l.

an additional week's holiday be granted. to. all public I
schools, in celebration of the birth of the infant Prince ;
and it is intended that this indulgence should be ex-
tended, as usual, to all such school establishments as can
conveniently avail themselves of it.
A handsome silver vase was on Friday presented to
George Jones, Esq., Chairman of the Bristol and Glou-
cester Railway Company, by his co-directors, as a testi-
mony of their personal regard, and of their appreciation
of the services he has rendered to their prosperous un-
dertaking.
The noble border castle of Haworth is in course of
being rebuilt under the surveillance and good taste of
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Lord Morpeth.
We are gratified to learn that Sir William Follett is
considerably improved in health.
The four new steam-vessels ready and preparing for
service are to be armed with eight long guns 18 inches
in diameter, aft. Gin. long, and each weighing 15 cwt.
The new iron steam frigate Vulcan, building at Li-
verpool by Mr. Laird, of 556 horse power, is to be ready,
if possible, by the Ist of January next.
Meetings of the different branches of the workpeople
employed in cotton factories have been held from time
to time, during the last few weeks, preparatory to giving
notice for an advance of wages, such a course having
been attended with success in some parts of Lanca-
shire.
We . understand that, in consequence of the great
losses lately sustained, the premium on the insurance
of farming property has just been increased by some of
the leading fire-offices.
The largest exportation of donkeys from Hull this
season took place on Wednesday, when Captain Bouch,
of the Emerald Isle steamer, for Rotterdam, took out
twenty-seven of the long-eared tribe.
A contract has been concluded by the Earl of Lons-
dale, the Postmaster-General and the Belgian Govern-
ment, for the transmission of a daily mail between the

two countries.
The Risleys have been performing at Brussels and at
Liege to crowded houses.

CRICKET.

THE GENTLEMEN OF THE NORTHERN COUNTIES,
WITH A. MYNN, ESQ., AND GOOD, AGAINST THE GEN-
TLEMEN OF THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES, WITH CALDE-
COURT AND DEACON.—This grand match was played at
Northampton on Friday and Saturday, and was won by
the Northern Counties, having got 132 in their first
innings, and 125 in the second ; while their opponents
scored 155 in their first, and only 58 in the second, thus
losing by 44 runs.
WEST HERTS V. CLAPTON.—The annual match be-
tween these two crack clubs was played last week on
Redbourne-common, when, after a most exciting con-
test, the West Herts won by two runs ; much of their
success, however, was owing to the wild bowling of J.
Nicholson.

CRICKET MATCH NEAR GRAVESEND.—On Saturday
last a match came off on the lawn at Woombal Hall, the
seat of John Brenchley, Esq., near Gravesend, in which
were engaged on the one side the noble proprietor of
Cobham, the youthful Earl of Darnley, with his brother
and nine of his tenants, choice .cricketers ; and on the
other, Mr. Brinchley, jun., and ten chosen cricketers of
the parishes of Northfleet and Gravesend. After a con-
test remarkable for the skill of the players, victory was
declared in favour of the latter by but one inning. Some
days previous, a cricket match came off at Cobham,
between Lord Darnley and some of his tenants on the
one side, and certain members of the cricket club on the
other. In this match the Noble Lord's party wore the
winners. After the match was over, the players, without
distinction of rank, were invited by his Lordship to par-
, take of a cold collation, at his magnificent mansion in
Cobham Park ; and the party separated much delighted
with the affable and engaging manners of this young
nobleman, who gives promise of being a good landlord,
an agreeable neighbour, and altogether a popular cha-
racter.
AUDLEY-END AND CAMBRIDGE TOWN ♦ND COUNTY
CLUBS.—An interesting match of cricket was played on
Audley-end Lawn on Friday, August 23, between the
Audley-end and the Cambridge Town and County Clubs.
Seven o'clock being the time named to draw the wickets,
the match was not played out, it was therefore decided
in favour of the Audley-end, by the first innings. The
bowling of the Hon. Latimer Neville and Pollitt,' and
Fenner and Snow, was much admired.
The return match between the Carmarthen and Llan-
dilo Clubs, took place at Carmarthen on Monday. The
Carmarthen Club again proved victorious, having 17
runs to spare. The batting on both sides was very far
from good, but in the Llandilo Club's last innings the
'• fielding" of the Carmarthen gents was excellent, and
deservedly admired. Mr. Trevor Alcock, who promises
to become an admirable cricketer, made an excellent
catch.

We believe that in the beginning of October it is
intended to call out the Pensioners for training, but that
only two days, instead of five, will this year be employed
for that purpose.—Naval and Military Gazette.
His Serene highness the Prince Edward of Saxe
Weimar has arrived at Braemar, the Duke of Leeds' sport-
ing seat in the Highlands. The Noble Duke is surrounded
by the society of a distinguished circle invited to meet
the illustrious Prince. It is well known that his Grace
has one of the largest sporting establishments in Scot-
land during the season.
GRINDING DOWN THE WAGES OF Tun POOR.—
At Greenwich Police-court on Saturday, the sitting
magistrate (Mr. Jeremy) requested the reporter to ac-
knowledge the receipt of a sovereign, by a Post-office
order, from " AR Abhorrer of the Dreadful System of
Grinding Down the Wages of the Poor," and a further
sum of three pounds, by draft on the London and County
Bank, from "J. L.," and a further sum of five pounds,
from a gentleman residing in Wimpele-street, Cavendish-
square, who felt a deep interest in favour of the distressed
family of the Rondall's, whose conduct and character he
would direct to be strictly inquired into, and the dona-
tions faithfully. applied. One pound, placed in the hands
of the reporter by a gentleman, was handed over to the
distressed family, in the presence of the chief-constable
and churchwarden of St. Nicholas, Deptford. The
family expressed their unfeigned gratitude for the timely
but unexpected relief.
Died, at his residence, Lower Clapham, Middlesex,
on Saturday, the 3d inst., Jacob Clements, Esq., at the
age of 85. Deceased, when a lad, resided in this town,
and his life is remarkable for that continuation of good
fortune which never forsook him. His first start in life
was an engagement at the King's Head Inn, in this town,
which was then kept by the late Mr. Homeyer, who took
him into his employ as potboy and errand-lad. Here, by
hisindustry and perseverance, he soon became a great
favourite with those by whom he was employed, as also
by the persons who frequented the inn at that time ; and
he shortly saved himself 151., with which he started to
London, as the term is "to seek his fortune." Here he
at once obtained a situation as waiter at an hotel much
frequented by stock-brokers ; from servant he soon be-
came the master and owner of the house where he had
served as assistant, from landlord to banker, and from
bank upon 'Change, returning, it is said, the, enormous
amount of one million per week, and eventually realising
a fortune of 300,0001. Mr. Clement was not, however,
regardless of the poor of his native town, and has for
many years distributed an annual gift of bread and coals
at Christmas, to the indigent families of this parish ; .
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addition to which a pound's worth of silver was regularly
sent to be distributed amongst the poor recipients of the
holy sacrament at our parish church. He was a bene-
factor and annual subscriber to our county Infirmary.—
Aylesbury News.
✓WESTMINSTER ABBEY The annual commemora-
tion of Purcell will take place on Thursday, in West-
minster Abbey, at ten o'clock. Among the selection
from the great British composer's works will be a Bents-
dicte and Jubilate in B flat; also, his anthem, " Who
hath believed in our report?" arranged by, Novello,frooi
the Fitzwilliam collection at Cambridge. Purcell died in
1695, aged only 37.
EXTENSION OT THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAT---
We understand that, at the close of the meeting on
Friday, the Directors of the South-Western Company
took active steps in respect of an extension of their line
to Waterloo-bridge.--Railway Record.
The Stromboli steam-sloop is fitting with all pos-
sible dispatch at Devonport, for the purpose of taking
out shot and shells to Gibraltar, for the use of the Me-
diterranean squadron. The fine first-class steam-frigate
the Terrible, building at Deptford, has had 200 addi-
tional workmen put on her, and is ordered to be ready
for launching in November. Fifty old pensioners have
been discharged from the San Josef, and fifty able sea-
men entered in their room. This has been the case also
at the other guard-ships in the seaports, and 100 able
seamen have been ordered to be entered as riggers at
each of the several dockyards.—United Service Gazette.
BRISTOL DOCKS.—We hear that Mr. Brunel had
a lengthened interview with the dock directors on Thurs-
day last, for the purpose of presenting plans and sections
of the proposed repairs and enlargement of the lock at
Cumberland Basin. Mr. Brunel, we are informed, stated
to the board that, having conferred with several con-
tractors, he was enabled to declare confidently that the
lock could be extended to fifty-four feet in width, at a
cost not exceeding his previous estimate. Mr. Brunel
was requested to prepare some further estimates as to
the cost of repairing the lock in its present form and
dimensions, and it was understood that the dock pro-
prietary would be called together to consider tho subject
within the next fortnight or three weeks.—Bristol Mirror.
Sir George and Lady Napier, and General Napier,
have left within the last few days for Devonshire.
FIELD-DAY IN HYDE PARK.—Saturday, the 2d
battalion of Coldstream Guards (Colonel his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge), and the 2d battalion
of the Grenadier Guards (Colonel his Grace the Duke of
Wellington), had a field-day and grand display of move-
ments, &c., in the review-ground Hyde Park.
THE DURHAM MONUMENT.—The ceremonial to
be observed next Wednesday noon, at Pensher-hill, in
laying " the foundation stone" of the Durham monu-
ment, will present ono of the finest displays of masonic
splendour ever witnessed in the north. Not only will
the Earl of Zetland, Grand Master of all England, be
present, but also all the grand officers of the metropolis,
who have been summoned to assist on the occasion.—
Durham Chronicle.
Dr. Pusey is preaching in various parts of this
diocese, under the license of Bishop Phillpotts, who
diligently labours to find grace and favour in the sight
of this sect.— Western Times.
We greatly regret to hear that there is no probabi-
lity of the usual annual furloughs being granted this
year. The army is so weak, and its duties so numerous,
that all are required to be present. But the disturbed
state of our relations with France, and the still dubious
state of Ireland, are said to be the chief causes that fur-
loughs are not to be granted this winter.—Naval and
Military Gazette.
We have much satisfaction in stating, that the
terms between the Dover and Greenwich Companies,
for a lease of the latter line, were on Friday arranged to
the satisfaction of all parties.---Railicny Record.

AMERICA.
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING.
By the arrival of the New York packet-ship
Europe, Captain Farber, this evening, we have re-
ceived papers of the Ist of August, one day later than
before. There is not much of interest, but we take

the following:—
FROM ST. DOMlNGo.—Captain Silvester, of the
brig Osceola, from the city of St. Domingo, 16th
July, informs us that General Santa Anna came be-
fore that place on the 13th July with seven hundred
troops. On the 15th the gates were opened to him,
and he took possession without bloodshed. He was
proclaimed President, at that place, of the Spanish
part of St. Domingo the same day. Most of his
troops bad been sent home, and he remained in the
city when Captain Silvester left. The negroes had
sued to him for peace, which had been granted. A
French man-of-war steamer had been off that place
for some time, and sailed six days previous for Aux
Cays. The British frigate Inconstante had also
been there and sailed for Aux Cayes.
THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC.—By an arrival at
Key West, a few days since, of a vessel from the
Spanish Main, we learn that the French Government
have been actively engaged for the last two months
in laying rails, grading, and otherwise making pre-
parations for a steam-conveyance from Porto Bello to
Panama, thus connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans, and doing away, for the present, any intent
upon cutting a canal at the Isthmus.—St. Augustine
News, July 23.
THE NEW MONARCH OF MORMONDOINL—The
Mormon mantle has fallen upon SaM Smith, elder
brother to Joe, the late Prophet, who has been, or is
to be, inducted into office with all due solemnity, and
take upon himself the entire government of the " Latter
Day Saints," as prophet and patriarch in chief.
UNITED STATES LAND SALES.—The President has
ordered sales of the public lands in Missouri, as fol-
lows :—At Pittsburg, on the 21st day of October; at
Clinton, on the 24th of October; at Fayette, on the
28th of October; at St. Louis, on the Ist day of Oc-
tober ; at Jackson, on the 4th day of November ' • at
Springfield, on the 7th day of November next. All
these sales are of lands which were surveyed or made
ready for sale during the past year, and afford an ex-
cellent opportunity to those who may desire to enter
lands. There will also be sales at Dixon, Illinois, on
the 7th, and at Chicago on the 10th of October next.
On Tuesday week a duel took place opposite Grand
Gulf, between M. W. Allen, Esq., of Grand Gulf,
and Dr. Maesteller' of Millikin's Bend, La.; weapons—
pistols loaded with buck-shot, distance ten feet. One
was shot, in the thigh, and the other in the hip—
neither supposed to be dangerous.
The agricultural prints have a story of a cow in
Illinois, which suffered herself to be sucked every
evening by pigs; they sat on their hams, and com-
pleted the milking process in short order.
The bookseller Campe, of Wu ten has pub-
lished the calculation that a woman reading sixteen
hours a day, must live nine hundred and sixty-three
years to peruse all the books on cookery issued in
Germany.
Mr. Sable Rogers, of Springfield, Mass., was
brought before a justice on the 15th inst., on the
charge of violating the Lord's day in mowing and
making hay, &c., and convicted and fined ten dollars
and costs of court. Ile appealed, and was put under
100 dollars bond for good behaviour and to keep the
peace, &c.
The wife of Mr. Carvey, residing in Poplar-lane,
Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, was on Wednesday
delivered of four children, three fine healthy boys and
one girl. The mother and children, we are happy to
state, are doing as well as can be expected.
NEW YORK MARKETS, JULY 31.
The sales at the Stock Exchange were to fair extent.
Norwich and Worcester Railroad advanced ; Long
Island Railroad, 4 ; Canton Co., 11 ; Ohio Sixes, ;
Indiana Bonds, 1 ; Farmers' Loan, 4 ; Stonington Rail-
road, 1 ; and Reading Railroad, f, per cent. Illinois
Sixes and Pennsylvania Fives fell off 1 ; and Paterson
Railroad, 4.
At the Public Stock Exchange, Farmers' Loan ad-
vanced 4' • Canton Co., ; and Norwich and Worcester
Railroad, ,I per cent.
There was some inquiry for Foreign Exchange during
the forenoon. Sales of Sterling were made at 1091 a 1094 ;
and of Francs, at 5.25 a 5.261.
We have no alteration to notice in the Cotton market;
the sales are moderate at yesterday's prices.
Flour remains as last noticed. Sales of Genesee are
made at $4,374 ; Ohio and Michigan, $4 25 a 4,314;
Pennsylvania, 84,124 a 4,25; Georgetown, $llO7-1- a 4,50;
Petersburgh, Alexander, and Fredericksburg at $4,25.
Rye Flour, $2,75 a 3,00. Corn Meal, $2,43:1 a 2,625.
20,000 bushels Southern Corn sold at 48c., and 1,200
bushels at 485 c.
The market for Ashes is unsettled ; a few small lots
of Pots sold at $4,12A-, and of Pearls at $4,374.

DUTCH MAIL.
FRANKFORT, AuG. 18.—We have reason to believe
that their Majesties the King and Queen of Prussia
will arrive in this neighbourhood by the 20th of Sep-
tember.
The changeable and rainy weather which we have
had for some time has revived, in some measure, the
hopes of the speculators for a rise in the price of corn.
They give out that the wheat has suffered great in-
jury in several districts, and that though a great
quantity has been housed, the quality is by no means
as good as was expected. These reports, however,
are not confirmed by the assurance of intelligent far-
mers in the principal corn districts which have been
received here ; they rather expect a further decline in
the price.
TREVES, AUG. 14.—We learn that the Duke of
Bordeaux and Viscount Chateaubriand, and several
other distinguished legitimists, will shortly arrive
here.
RUSSIAN FRONTIER, AUG. 9.—Extremely unfavour-
able accounts have been received at St. Petersburgh
respecting the operation in the Caucasus ; but nobody
ventures to speak of them. It may, however, be
taken for certain, that at the end of May, and in the
beginning of June, the Russians lost in the combats
with the Circassians nearly 10,000 men, two im-
portant fortresses, several small forts, a number of
cannon, and some very important positions. Besides
this, many tribes, hitherto neuter, have, joined the
mountaineers. It is reported that the latter have
since obtained further advantages. The war depart-
ment seems to be engaged in preparing measures to
repair the losses that have been sustained. There is
no doubt that the Emperor will go to the Caucasus
as soon as the uncertainty respecting the illness of his
daughter shall be ended.—Elberfeld Journal.
TILE HAGUE, AUG. 21.—The Court goes into
mourning for three weeks on occasion of the death of
the Grand Duchess Alexandria.
IVe have received several accounts, from different
parts of the kingdom, of violent storms and inunda-
tions, which have done great damage.

VISIT TO IRELAND.lveekssinee
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announced that her Majesty and her illustrious consort
intended to pay a visit to this country before the close
ILE,
of the present autumn.
The contemplated royal visit is the general topic of
conversation in all quarters. Some of the newspapers
regard Was a settled arrangement, :whilst others express
doubts on the subject. We extract some passages from
the articles of those journals. The Dublin Evening Mail,
the Orange organ, contains the following :
"It is stated in a private letter we have this day re-
ceived from London, and written by one who has pecu-
liar means of obtaining authentic information, that it has
been resolved that her Majesty should visit Ireland this
year. The authority upon which the fact of the intended
royal visit rests, adds that Sir Robert Peel intends to
make the royal progress the opportunity of a coup detat
—that of releasing Mr. O'Connell and his co-conspirators
from prison, as a graceful concession on the part of her
Majesty on her first visit to her Irish dominions."
The Evening Mail, in a true Orange spirit, adds—
" Is it possible that a prime minister of England can—
is it creditable that Sir Robert Peel dare—convert his
royal mistress into a political puppet in his hands, or in-
duce the Sovereign of England to play so disreputable a
part as this, in so vile and contemptible a drama ?"
The Dublin Evening Post of this afternoon animadverts
upon the language used by the Aladin regard to the So-
vereign. The Post says—
" We hinted, some time since, on the possibility that
the Queen might pay a visit to Ireland this year. The
Orange journal of last evening assures its Orange
readers and others that the thing is settled—that her
Majesty will, assuredly, visit this part of her dominions
in the ensuing month. Now, these tidings, if they should
ultimately prove correct—which we be loth to deny—
will fill her faithful people, of every creed and class, with
honest exultation. Still, notwithstanding the positive •
ness of the announcement, and the semi•official authority
it breathes, we are as yet disposed to consider the intel-
ligence as apocryphal. But, let us for a moment treat
the matter as if it were a thing resolved upon."
After quoting the language of the Orange organ, in
which the Queen is alluded to as a " political puppet,"
the Evening Post thus proceeds:—" It is incumbent on
the Orangemen—or, let us confine ourselves, just now, to
those gentlemen who rejoice in the appellation of Con-
servatives—it is incumbent on those, we say, publicly
and emphatically to repudiate the sentiments which this
disloyal journal would inculcate in respect to their Sove-
reign. We call upon our ci-devant acquaintance, Lord
Glenn-all, by name. We should call, too, on Lord Char-
leville;' but we suspect—not his good feelings, but—his
instability of purpose. Lord Rosse and Lord Dunraven,
we are quite sure, will repudiate such language as that
employed by the Orange organ. And indeed we are
convinced that the great mass of the Conservatives will
not be wanting to themselves on this occasion. But,
they should make the demonstration. This is not a time
to be hanging off and on. This is a crisis in the affairs
of their country—perhaps it may become a crisis in the
affairs of Europe. There are portents in the heavens
which are already enforcing serious observance.
" Yes—the time is come for opening the prison-doors
of the Great Victim. Had justice been done, he never
would be the inmate of a prison. But, what can be
worthier of a great Monarch—what can be more honour-
able to her first Irish subject—than that she should come
to Ireland and set him free ?
" Since these lines were put into type, we have received
a communication which leaves little doubt on our mind,
that the Queen will arrive in Dublin in the month of
September."
The Freeman's Journal thus alludes to this subject :-

" What truth may be in this rumour we know not ; bu,
we do rejoice that the public opinion, which shapes ru-
mour, recognises that while O'Connell is a prisoner the
Queen's presence in Ireland would be unsuitable. As to
the graceful concession, Ireland has never asked for it—
justice she has asked for. All we will say on this point
is, that if the Queen thinks it is justice to liberate O'Con-
nell, she has come to the conclusion that every well-con-
stituted mind in her dominions has long since arrived at."
The Nation also has an article on the Queen's visit,
which thus commences :
" The Queen is coming to Ireland I—coming to libe-
rate the State prisoners, and allay the waves of agitation
with the approved specific of oily words ! So says the
Evening Mail. Let her come—she will learn with her
own eyes (which are full of woman's keenness) how
basely her Ministers deceived her, and how much more
ignorant and incapable are the servants in her Cabinet
than in her kitchen or her stable. We do not seek a royal
visit, and we do not repel it. It cannot depress the hopes
or the labours of the people (what can or shall ?)—and
it cannot crown them with triumph. The time has gone
by when a Monarch's will was the fate of a people. All
considerations personally to the Queen makes us desire
to see her in ' her ancient kingdom of Ireland,' which
we believe she loves, and which loves her, notwithstand-
ing the infamy of her Ministers. But there is nothing
in her great office, apart from her own character, to in-
vite sympathy for such a visit."
IRISH MUNICIPAL DECLARATION.—The municipal
declaration, in reference to the state prosecutions and
the imprisonment of Mr. O'Connell, has been published
IT a complete form. This very important document is
signed by 571 municipal representatives of the cities and
towns of Ireland.
EVICTION OF TENAwritv.—The Cork Examiner states
that " ninety human beings have been turned off lauds,"
within twelve miles of that city.
ROY AL AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION.—PRINCE AL-
BERT'S Cow.—The cow of his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, which obtained the silver medal and prize of
ten sovereigns at the late show at the Coburg-gardens,
was four years old last January. She was of the blood
of the late Mr. Bakewell, of Warwickshire. Her
weight when living, 13 cwt. ; weight of carcase, 8
cwt. 3 qrs. ; weight of tallow, 1331b5. ; height, 4ft.
4in. ; length from head to tail, 6ft. 6in. ; girth, 7ft. 6in.;
breadth over loins, 2ft. 4in. ; breadth of breast, 9in. His
Royal Highness Prince Albert was graciously pleased
to present the prize of ten sovereigns, as also the price
of the cow (500, to the Royal Agricultural Society, but
retained the silver medal.
MURDER AT BALLINARILL (QUEEN'S COUNTY).—A
dreadful homicide has just taken place in our latterly
peaceable district, being the murder of a man named
Pierce Campion, residing at Meate, near this town. On
Thursday evening, the 15th instant, between nine and
ten o'clock, Campion was out in his field, when he heard
a violent knocking at the door of his house; and on
going to the road for the purpose of ascertaining the
cause of the disturbance, he was seized by a man named
Patrick Coss, who held his arms, while ho was struck on
the head with a stone by another person named Fitz-
patrick. Campion immediately fell to the ground, and
his assassins fled. Ile was soon afterwards carried into
his house, where he lingered until the following Monday,
when he died. An inquest was held by Thomas Budds,
Esq., coroner, assisted by Thomas Cannon, Esq., R.M.,
and a respectable jury, when the foregoing facts were
detailed in evidence, and the following verdict was re.
turned:—" We find that deceased came by his death in
consequence of a wound inflicted by a stone upon the
right side of his head, which woutiel was inflicted by
Denis Fitzpatrick, while deceased was held by Patrick
Coss." It may be in the recollection of some of our
readers, that Campion had been convicted of crape upon
his servant girl some years ago, for which sentence of
death was recorded against him, but which sentence was
afterwards commuted to one year's imprisonment.—
Leinster Express.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
YORK AUGUST MEETING—FRIDAY.
The City Members' Plate of 50/. ; 3 3rs, 6st 10Ib ; 4
yrs, Bst 31b ; 5 yrs, Bst 101 b ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st ;
mares, &c., allowed 31b ; winners, once, 31b ; twice,
51b extra. heats, One mile and a half.
Mr. Singleton's Teresa, 3 yrs (Riley) 3 1 1
Captain llarcourt's Sir Abstrupus, 4 yrs
Capt. Boyd's The Dog 8i11y,3 yrs 2 3 3
Mr. Mostyn's Lady Sale, 3 yrs
The first was won by a length, the second by a head,
and the third with difficulty.
Match, 100, h ft, both 3 yrs old, Bst each ' • mile and
half. Mr. Harker's Lucy Long (Templeman) beat Mr.
Smith's Phoenician (Bullock) in a canter.
BETTING ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
ST. LEGER.-13 to 4 agst Ithuriel (t) ; 3 to 1 agst the
Cure (t) ; 8 to 1 agst Bay Momus (t) ; 9 to 1 agst Va•
lerian (t) ; 15 to I agst The Princess (t) ; 16 to 1 agst
Foig-a-ballagh ; 18 to 1 agst Ugly Buck ; 35 to 1 agst
Morpeth.
YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.-7 to 1 agst Mickey Free (t),
11 to 1 agst The Artful Dodger (t), 12 to 1 agst Ravens-
worth (t), 15 to 1 agst Rowena.
PAISLEY RACES—THURSDAY.
The Paisley St. Leger of 25 sovs. each, and 25 added.
One mile and three-quarters.
Mr. Dawson's Geneva, Bst 31b (Kennedy) 1
Mr. Merry's Prudence, Bst 31b
Sir J. Boswell's Archeress, Bst 31b 3
Won easy.
The Borough Members' Plate of 50/. Two miles.
Mr. Cook's Zoroaster, aged, Bst 111b...(Robinson) 1 1
Mr. Merry's Christopher, 5 yrs, Bst 71b
Sir J. Boswell's Interest, 4 yrs, 7st I llb
2 3
The Glasgow Cup of 501, added to a Handicap of 25 sovs.
each. 15 ft, and 5 only if declared. Two miles.
Mr. Dawson's The Biddy, 5 yrs, 7st 81b ...(IIowlett) 1
Mr. Ramsay's Whistle Binkie, 5 yrs, Bst
Mr. Merry's Cable, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b 3
Won cleverly.
The Paisley Cup of 40/, added to a Sweepstakes of
10 sovs. each, was won easily, in two heats, by Mr.
Ramsay's Lady Skipsey, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Robinson), beat-
ing The Biddy, 4 yrs, Bst 41b.

MORE SIGNS OF PROSPERITY.—Day by day we
have the most indisputable evidences of the prosperity
of the port. During the week the whole of the dock as
well as the Old Barbour (the river Hull), has been
literally crammed with vessels, many of them of a very
superior class. On Monday and Tuesday the blue flag
was again hoisted at the pier, to intimate to captains
in the roads of the Humber, that there was not dis-
posable space for their vessels in the decks.—Hull
Packet.
PRINCE ALBERT'S BEES.—The American Quaker
bee-bive-maker, who keeps his hat on before the Queen,
and :calls her Majesty " friend," arrived at Windsor
Castle on Saturday last, with five additional hive, beau-
tifully constructed in the shape of castles, for hiss
Royal
Highness Prince Albert. They were afterwards taken
to the Royal Apiary, at the dairy in the Home Park.
Instructions were immediately forwarded by the Secre-
tary to the Master of the Household to an apiarian of
Old Windsor, to supply his Royal Highness with five
' swarms of bees to stock the new hives with, a task which
was satisfactorily accomplished before dark the same
evening. Several more additional hives are expected
shortly to arrive at Windsor.
THE KING or THE FI!.ENCII.—The Observatur of
Brussels states that there is still a report that the King
of the French will return to Paris from England by way
of Belgium.

CORRESPONDENCE WITH INDIA
AND THE MEDITERRANEAN.
The following circular from Mr. Alexander Ridgway,
of Leicester-square, has been addressed to the principal
mercantile firms of the metropolis, announcing tke com-
pletion of the arrangements for the conveyance of mails
to the Mediterranean and India on the 3d of every month.
The public are mainly indebted to the exertions of Mr.
Ridgway for this important convenience.
. " Sir,—lt affords me great satisfaction to acquaint you
that her 'Majesty's Postmaster-General has made ar-
rangements by which mails for Gibraltar, Malta, lonian
Islands, Egypt, Aden, the East Indies, and China, will in
future be dispatched from London at eight o'clock in the
morning of the 3d of every month, via Southampton; ex-
cept that when the 3d is Sunday, the mail will be closed
and dispatched from London on the Saturday evening,
the 2d of the month.
"A closed mail, via Marseilles, for all the above places,
except Gibraltar, will be made up in London and dis-
patched through France on the evening of the 7th of
every month; except that when the 7th is Sunday it will
be dispatched on the evening of Monday, the Bth.
" It is necessary to mark on all letters the route by
which it is wished they should go to India, because by
the existing rules all letters which are not especially ad-
dressed via Southampton, will be sent via Marseilles;
not only making them liable to a higher rate of postage,
but subject to considerable detention. It is at the option
of the sender to pay the postage via Southampton, but
compulsory per closed mail via Marseilles.
" The letters via Marseilles, from India, are expected
to arrive generally in time to admit of their being an-
swered immediately.
" In case of a desire to send home infOrmation as
rapidly as possible, it is better to write in duplicate,
inclosing one letter to the care of a mercantile house in
Egypt, with instructions to transmit it through France
by the first French or English steam-packet leaving
Alexandria ; the other should be addressed via Mar-
seilles.
" The single rate (meaning half an ounce weight) of
postage via Southampton is—to Gibraltar, Malta,
lonian Islands, East Indiss, and Hong-Kong, Is. ; to
Alexandria, in Egypt, Is. 6d. ; and Aden on the Red
Sea, Is.; payable in advance, or not, at the option of
the sender.
" The single rate, via Marseilles closed mail (meaning
under a quarter of an ounce weight) is, to Malta, 15.3 d,;
Alexandria, Is. Bd.; and Aden, on the Red Sea, ls. 10d.;
lonian Islands, ls. 8d; East Indies, is. 10d; Hong-
Kong, Is. 10d. ; payable in advance.
" Soldiers' and sailors' letters go to India, via South-
ampton, for ld. each, payable when posted ; but coming
from India under the customary restrictions they are
charged 2d. each on delivery.
" Newspapers pass free via Southampton, but are sub-
ject to 3d. each for postage via Marseilles.
Letters to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land,
New Zealand, and Mauritius, can be sent with the India
mails as far as Bombay, from whence they will be dis-
patched to their destinations by some of the frequent op-
portunities which present themselves. Sealing-wax
should never be used in correspondence with the East
Indies.
" Parcels and packages are sent overland to parts of
the East Indies, by Messrs. Wilcox, jun., and Co., 15,
St. Mary-axe, at the following rate of charge :—viz., to
Aden on the Red Sea, Ceylen, Madras, and Calcutta,—
"If under six cubic inches in bulk £o 16 0
Above six and under twelve ditto
Above one foot and not exceeding two
1 11 6
feet
" When the bulk is above two cubic feet the charge is
at the rate of 30L per ton of 40 feet.
" The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com-
pany book passengers throughout, from Southampton to
Aden, Ceylon, Madras, and Calcutta, the journey through
Egypt inclusive, to depart—
From Southampton on the 3d October, per Oriental.
From Southampton on the 33 December, per Oriental.
From Suez on the 22d October, per Hindostan.
From Suez on the 22d December, per Bentinck.
"It will be observed that there will be no means of
conveying passengers or parcels to those places by the
steamers which leave Southampton on the 3d of Sept.
and 3d of November ; but the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company has entered into a contract
to convey mails to India by way of Aden, Ceylon,
Madras, and Calcutta, upon a system which will allow of
a communication every fortnight, to commence in
January next ; and it is intended to extend the line to
China at as early a period as possible.
" I regret that, in consequence of rules established by
the Indian authoritieF, passengers are not furnished on
board the Bombay steamers with bedding; and great un-
certainty exists as to whether or not parcels reach that
place by the steamers, consequently their conveyance
can only be undertaken at present at a very considerable
expense and risk.
" Passengers can go direct from Suez to Bombay by
the East India Company's steamers, or, if they prefer it,
by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamers to
Ceylon, and thence by the steamer which plies between
Ceylon, Cannanore, and Bombay.
" Single periodicals, open at the ends, are forwarded
to India for from I s. 6d. to 2s. 6d. each, according to bulk.
"In addition to transacting every kind of agency
business on commission for my civlian and military
friends in India, Arabia, China, and the Australasian
colonies, my connection with British North America,
Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, New Zealand, the Me-
diterranean, the West Indies, and British Guiana, af-
fords me facilities for rendering useful information to all
persons desirous of obtaining authentic intelligence re-
lating to any of her Majesty's extensive possessions
and, with offer of my best services, I am, Sir, your very
obedient servant,

" ALEX. F. RIDG WAY

A RECAPTURE.—Our readers will probably re•
collect that three prisoners effected their escape from
Durham gaol early on the morning of the 30th of June,
1543, and that two of them were soon afterwards recap-
tured and brought back to their old quarters. The third.
named James Grierson, has ever since remained at large,
until last week, when curiosity, or a desire perhaps to re-
lieve some of his fellow-subjects of their superfluous coin,
induced him to attend the Newcastle and Gateshead
Regatta. Alas! for the shortsightedness of human
nature, he was here recognised by a young man who
was the principal witness against him on his trial, and
forthwith :handed over to the police, while he stoutly
denied having ever before seen his accuser. lie was
safely lodged in Newcastle gaol, and information having
been forwarded to Durham, an officer from the county
prison here, named Todd, was immediately dispatched
to identify him; and there being " no mistake," he was
brought hither to undergo the nine months' imprison-
ment of which he had defrauded justice, and then to take
his trial for breaking out of gaol.—Durham Advertiser.
SHOCKING DEATH IN A STEAMER. —IPSWICH, AUG.
24.—A most distressing accident occurred on Thursday
afternoon, on board the River Queen steamer, by which
one of the passengers was instantaneously deprived of
life. The River Queen had been engaged for a pleasure
trip from Walton-on-the-Naze, in Essex, to this port.
Amongst the passengers were Mr. R. Resker, captain of
the Zephyr brig, belonging to this port, who set out in
company with his wife and a party of friends. The
steamer being very much crowded, the deceased and
several other persons went down into the engine-room.
Captain Resker, finding the heat oppressive, returned
on deck, and took a seat on the hatches over the engine-
room. Owing probably to a sudden attack of vertigo, he
fell backward on to the engine, which was immediately
stopped by the engineer, but when extricated from the
works life was wholly extinct. The body was so com-
pletely jammed in between the shaft and the frame work,
that it was found necessary to draw it through the en-
gine. It presented a most frightful spectacle. The
neck was dislocated, both arms were fractured, there
were several bruises on the lower extremities, and the
face was terribly lacerated. The distress of the poor
man's wife and two female relatives, who were also on
board, created the most lively sympathy amongst the
passengers, to many of whom the deceased was person-
ally known. Mr. Aingier, surgeon, who was returning to
Ipswich, examined the body, but his services were of no
avail. The steamer having touched at Stoke, the body
was taken ashore there, and an inquest was held the fol-
lowing day, before Mr. S. B. Jackman, the coroner. The
evidence was to the effect already described. No blame
whatever was attached to the persons belonging to the
steamer, nor did it appear that the deceased was intoxi-
cated. The verdict of the jury was " That the deceased
met his death from being crushed by the engine of the
River Queen steamer," with a deodand of Is. on tin.
engine, The deceased was a steady, well-conducted
man, and was much respected by the owner of the ship
he commanded.
IRON TRADE. We learn, from an official return,
that the iron trade on the Continent has been rapidly
extending, and that the following is very nearly the
relative proportion of the pig and bar iron manufactured
in different states :—Prussia, 199 furnaces, worked with
charcoal, employ 8,674 workmen, and produce about
120,000 tons of cast iron, equal in value to 730,0001.
Wrought iron, in bar and plate, is made at 538 forges,
employing 6,049 workmen, and producing 73,000 tons,
of the value of 230,0001.—Bavaria, 44 furnaces pro-
ducing 9,000 tons of cast iron, and 141 forges, pro-
ducing 5,750 tons of wrought iron.—Wurtemberg,
6,400 tons of cast, and 2,500 tons of wrought irond.
—Grand Duchy of Baden, 7,000 tons of cast, an
4,750 tons of malleable iron.—Saxony, 7,500 tons of
cast, and 4,650 tons of wrought iron.—Electotgteo
f
Besse,sse, 4,150 tons of cast, and 900 tons of m
eable
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—Grand Duchy of Besse, 7,150 tens of cast, ant
2,400 tons of malleable.—Duchy of Nassau, 14,330.
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7,180 tons of wrought, iron, or works in cast iron.—
United States of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Saxe-Meinin-
(Yen, Anh aft, Scharsbourg- Hohenzollern- Sicgniaringen,
'Reuss, Waldeck, produce 4,035 tons of cast, and 2,240
tons of bar iron, or works in cast iron.—German Luxem-
bourg, 7,700 tons of cast iron. Total production of the
States of the Zollverein, cast iron 191,156; wrought iron,
or works in cast and wrought iron, 107,324 tons. In
proportion to the population these quantities are not
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AGRICULTURAL FETE.—On Saturday last one of
Mr. R. Page's labourers, named John Skelcher, under-
took for a wager to reap fifty dozen of wheat ieaves in
fifteen hours, each sheaf to measure a yard round it. Ile
began at half-past four in the morning, and finished his
task five minutes before seven in the evening, having
thirty-five minutes to spare.—Orford Journal.
Filton Church, Gloucestershire' having become
much dilapidated by age, is about to be taken down.
with the exception of the tower, and rebuilt in the
Gothic style, from a design by Mr. Hicks, of this city.—
Bristol Mirror.