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THE FIELD 
PROVINCIAL. 
ST. JAMES’S PALACE, Mat 3. 
rFrom the London OattUt of Tuesday.] 
The Onften was this cloy pleased to confer tho honour of Knight- 
hood upon 6 Samuel Big-old, Esq., of the city »f Norwich. Mayor 
of that city, Deputy-Lieutenant and Magistrate of the county of 
Norfolk. CROWN-OFFICE, Mat 9. 
MEMDEB RETURNED TO 6ERVB IS THE I' RESENT PARLIAMENT. 
County of Flint. — Tho Honourable Thomas Edward Mostyn 
Lloyd Mostyn, In the room of the Honourable Edward Mostyn Lloyd 
Mostyn, now Lord Mostyn, summoned to the House of Peers.— Tuesday’ s 
G acetic. 
Incendiary Attempts to Destroy Property in 
Manchester. — Numerous attempts to destroy wureliouse 
property in Manchester are almost daily taking place, but 
the particulars have hitherto been kept quiet by the autho- 
rities. The first suspicion that incendiaries were at work 
was caused by the great fire which burnt down Messrs. 
Ilylands St Co.’s warehouse, and a number of others. The 
origin of that tire has never been ascertained, but it was 
thought it might have originated in carelessness. On the 
Sunday following, a paper warehouse, occupied by Mr. 
Rickards, a magistrate, in New High-street, was disco- 
vered to be on fire. The fire had originated in the cellar, 
the windows of which were broken, and it was now strongly 
suspected that u lighted match had been thrown in by some 
one passing along the streets. On the Sunday following, a 
fresh case occurred — a twist warehouse — wiiich placed the 
question of incendiarism almost beyond a doubt, tho fire 
brigade finding a cop of yarn on fire near a bundle of twist, 
which had evidently beon thrown in through tho cellar 
window. A great number of warehouses have since been 
discovered on fire, on Sundays and other days, under simi- 
larly suspicious circumstances, hut the fire brigade have ar- 
rived on the spot in time enough to defeat tho objects of 
the incendiaries. On Sunday afternoon und evening last no 
less then three incendiary attempts were made, — the first 
early in tho afternoon ; but Mr. Rose und his fire brigade 
wore informed of it at half-past two o'clock. It was at the 
cotton-twist warehouse of Mr. Hodgkinson, of Strutt-street, 
near the Exchange. When the fire-police arrived they found 
ubout twenty bundles of twist in Homes, witii a piece of 
cotton waste lying on the top of them, which had evidently 
beon thrown through a square of broken gluss in the cellar. 
The fire was soon extinguished. At 6.30 p.m. another alarm 
of fire was brought by one of the A division of police, and 
tho fire brigade went to Fountain-street, where they found 
tho cellar part of tho warehouse of Messrs. Low and Walton, 
Hessian canvas manufactures, in flames. This fire was also 
soon extinguished, owing to its early discovery. At 9 30 
p.ui. the third alarm arrived, from Messrs. W liters’ warehouse 
in Fountain-street. Mr. Rose and his fire brigade extin- 
guished tho flames here also without difficulty, and found 
the cause to be & quantity of combustible matter enclosed 
in a covering of writing paper. Tho window had been 
lately broken to throw in the combustibles, and fragments of 
glass woro found scattered about some bundles of twist on 
fire. All tho buildings at which these attempts wero made 
m e insured. Altogether not less than about twenty attompts 
of the kind have been made within tho space of a few weeks. 
That the fires occurring on Sundays arc tho work of io- 
condlftries is the more certain, because no persons had been 
in them from Saturday morning. Has Russia any agents 
;u Manchester ? Any “ Juek the Painter ?” 
James Montgomery. — James Montgomery, tho poet, 
breathed his last on Saturday afternoon, at his residenco, the 
Mount, Shoflield, aged 82. He presided at tho weekly board 
of the Infirmary as lute as the previous Friday, and walked 
home, more titan a mile. 
Death from Lock-jaw. — A rather singular case of 
lock-jaw occurred at Oxford last week, and which resulted 
in the death of u man named Uechey,{a dealer in second- 
hand clothes, See. On Tuesday, the 25th ult., he found a 
wort on the buck of his hand rutlier troublesome, and picked 
the top off, when a small white substunce came from it. 
Tlie next day lie playod at skittles a good deni, and in the 
evening complained of his hand and arm being very painful ; 
on Thursday he was worse, and medical aid was procured, 
the best l hat Oxford could produce, und his enso was treated 
most skilfully ; symptoms of lock-jaw showed on Thursday 
evening, and on Friday morning it was a decided ca6e, so much 
so that tho combined skill of tho medical attendants could 
not remove it. The poor man lingered in great pain until tho 
following Saturday evening, whendeuth released him from his 
suffering. He was a hearty stout man, about 51) years of age. 
Warning to Wine Merchants and Others. — On 
Tuesday lust, the magistrates of tho city of Oxford, at the 
instance of tho Excise Olfice, lined Mr. Mnson, a respectuble 
wine merchant of George-street, in that city, and delivering 
agent to the Wine Merchants' Company, Grucechurch-street, 
in the mitigated penalty of £25, for having sold a bottle of 
brandy without being provided with u spirit license. 
Caution to Pheasant Egg Stealers.— At the 
Deddington petty sessions on the 5lli inst., before C. C. 
Dormer, Esq., and tho Rev. W. C. Risley, Thomas Beechey, 
of Stones fi eld, who did not appear to his summons, was 
charged with having, on tho 30th of April lust, unlawfully 
hud a pheasant’s egg in his possession. Tho information 
was laid by E. Hounslow, gamekeeper for H. Hall, Esq., 
proprietor of tho Oxford Journal. The service of the 
summons was proved, and the caso heard ex parte. William 
Hounslow, a looker-out for Mr. Hall, deposed, that on 
tho Sunday in question ho saw the accused come out of a 
cover at Steeple Barton, and that on searching him he 
found a pheasant’s egg in his pocket, which he said lie hud 
picked up. The accused was ordered to pay 5s. fine, und 
10s. costs, or to be imprisoned in Oxford gaol for twenty-one 
days, with hard labour. 
East Riding, Yorkshire. — Extraordinary Birth. 
—At Stamfordbridge East, a few days ago, tho wife of Geo. 
l’altison, labourer, of four children— all well. 
RAILWAYS AND TELEGRAPHS. 
F r ench Railways. — 1 lie Uloniteur publishes the receipts 
of the French railwaysduring the first quarter of 1854. They 
amounted to 40,145,6321'. During the same period in 1853 
they produced 32,634,856f., showing a difference of nearly 
8,000, OOOf. in favour of the present year. The length of 
road worked in 1854 was 4,111 kilometres; in 1853, 3,898. 
“ The augmentation io the receipts,” observes the Moniteur 
“ is not solely owing to the extension of the lines. It is, more 
properly speaking, the result of the progressive! development 
of the commercial movement ; for the kilometric revenue 
increased in 1854, comparatively to 1853, from 6,37’2f. to 
9,765f., that is, by l,393f. per kilometre, or 16.65 per cent.” 
Canada — A call of £2 10s. has just been made on the A 
•eriw of shares of tho Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, pay. 
able on tho 7th June. A call of £10 will also be due on the 
certificates exchangeable for company’s debentures, and a 
call of £10 on the certificates exchangeable for the debentures 
of the province of Canada. Six per cent, interest will be 
charged on calls in arrear, and holders have the option of 
payiDgin advanco, receiving six per cent, interest. 
Papal States — The Oiomale di Roma contains a 
decree of the President of the Council, annulling the conces- 
sion made to M. Thil, of the Rome and Civita Vecchia 
Railway, in cousequenco of the non-accomplishment of the 
preliminary clauses of his contract. The 20,000 scudi depo- 
sited as a security were accordingly declared the property of 
the State. 
Frightful Occurrence. — For some time past the roof 
of the terminus of the South- Western Railway, in the 
Waterloo-road, has been stripped of the lead, and information 
having been given to Burt, a detective officer of the V division, 
he placed himself in a position to discover the offenders. On 
Saturday evening, about 6 o’clock, two men were detected in 
tho act. Burt ascended the roof of the building, and seized 
one of the thieves, who had about 301b. of lead wrapped 
round his body under his shirt While conducting the man 
towards the ladder he darted over the roof, and in endeavour- 
ing to cross one of the skylights, the glass broke, and he was 
precipitated on the metals below, a distance of 50 feet. 
When taken up his skull was found to be fractured, the braia 
protruded, and the line was covered with blood. He wa9 at 
once taken to St. Thomas’s Hospital, without the remotest 
chance of recovery. Tho other fellow got clear away. 
gits anfo Sprs. 
MR. BROTHERTON’S LITTLE EVENING SONG. 
(To be Sung during Parliament at 12 p.m.) 
Early to Work, and Early' to Rise, 
Will make the House Healthy’, Wealthy, and Wise. 
— Punch. 
The Great Naval School. — Sir Charles Napier and his 
brave seamen, who are kept within bounds at present by the 
ice in the Baltic, are like a lot of schoolboys who are looking 
forward impatiently to the “ breaking-up day." — Punch. 
Conundrum for Classical Schoolboys. — If anybody asks 
you why Marc Antony, when he fled at Actium, was like 
Nicholas P answer, Because he was a Roman-off. — Punch. 
Health. — An indispensable requisite, for business as well as 
amusement, which young men spend the greater part of their 
money in damaging, and old men the greater part of their 
wealth in repairing. 
Flre Engines. — In Cincinnati a fire engine, worked by 
steam, is used with much success. It is only four or five tons, 
and steam can be got up in the short space of seven minutes. 
It is proposed to provide New York with similar engines. 
“ Le Malade Imaginaire.” — When Nicholas talked of 
Turkey being “ww homme malade he knew well enough that 
the Sultan was secretly pledged to Schamyl (sham ill ). 
Californian Liberality. — An iniquitous bill has been in- 
troduced into the Californian Legislature to exclude the testi- 
mony of Malays aud Chinamen in cases where a white man may 
be a party. 
The March of Intellect. — This March lias not yet taken 
any Steppes in Russia. 
D. “ What’s the odds?” S. “Long?" D. “Yes.” S. 
"As long as you’re happy’.” 
Upon reading that Mr. Blunt was respected in Greece, Gin- 
ger observed, that he should like to know where blunt, especially 
English blunt , was not respected. 
Odessa. — This pluce has often been compared in general 
aspect to Brighton, but the line of cliffs on which the town 
stands is not straight, but has a slight curve inwards, forming 
a shallow bay, with a radius of some three miles. These cliffs 
face the north-east, and towards the north they sink into low 
sandy mounds and flat endless steppes. Stretching out from 
below them, at the lower or south-easterly end of the town, 
runs a long fortified mole, at the end of which is a lighthouse. 
This is called the Quarantine Mole, and shelters a great crowd 
of ships of all nations. Their crews are never permitted to go 
into the town, bnt are strictly imprisoned within a small 
walled-in and strictly-guarded quarantine district at the foot 
of the cliffs, even if they should happen to be detained there 
for six months at a time. Under pretence of preserving them- 
selves from disease the Russians have made the quarantine a 
hateful political tyranny. At the time of the recent bombard- 
ment this mercantile prison of all nations was very crowded, 
and on the morning of the 22nd ench vessel had her colours at 
the mast-head, as if appealing for succour and protesting 
against cannon balls intended for the Russians. The attacking 
force had orders to give this mole as wide a berth as possible, 
in order to be out of reach of its tire, and so to avoid the 
necessity of returning the fire and injuring any of the neutrals 
within. The following was the attacking force : — (French), 
Mogador, Vauban, Descartes, Caton; (English), Sampson, 
Terrible, Tiger, Retribution, Furious, and a detachment of 
rocket boats under Commander Dixon. The Sauspareil and 
Highflyer acted as reserve. This force proceeded to another 
similar mole at the northern extremity of the cliffs, called the 
Imperial Mole, enclosing a mass of Russian ships of all sorts, 
and some large stores or barracks. The moles had a formidable 
ray of embrasures (70), and there was a battery between them 
at the foot of the cliffs. 
A Yankee Sell For “ Drinks and Things." — I was 
quite amused a short time since at the following incident which 
took place in a down town shipping office : — The conversation 
was on betting, each person in the office relating in turn some one 
operation of the kiud that he had been engaged in. Finally it came 
to Captain Jack, who opened by saying, "That he never had 
made a bet of any consequence, or did not recollect one just 
now” — but would bet any one in the room five dollars that 
he would poke that hat (pointing to one) through a ring 
which he had on his first finger, and not injure the hat. 
“That can’t be did, nohow!” said some one in ‘the room. 
“ Will you bet ? " asked the captain. “ I don't care if I do, 
said Number 2, his eyes glistening in the prospect of making 
five dollars on such a “ sure thing,” ns he termed it. The 
money was deposited, and all hands gathered around to see 
some one “did brown.” Captain Jack slowly takes off the 
ring, and passes it around to show that all is fair. Every 
one is satisfied. Then lie deliberately wipes and polishes the 
inside, and announces that he is ready. Number 2 advances 
to the " pile " to be in readiness. Now the Captain holds the 
ring between his fore finger and thumb, and marches towards 
the hat, holding the ring about an inch from it ; he ran his 
small finger through the ring, which struck the hat and won 
hiru the bet, as he had “ poked the hat through the ring ! ” 
All turned to see how Number 2 enjoyed it, but the tails of 
a coat disappearing through the doorway, told the storv. 
A Useful Clerk. — A New York letter to the Mobile Tribune 
says, — “There is a remarkable man connected with the Custom- 
house here, a Spaniard. His business is to receive and test 
money. He will pour the contents of a bag of gold and silver 
coin into a scale — for it is weighed, not counted — aud in a trice 
announce the amount in dollars and cents ; then, running liis 
fingers through the shining pieces, aud applying his nose to 
them, immediately take out every counterfeit coin. He was 
never known to make a mistake in pronouncing money good or 
bail, and his infallible instinct for detecting the spurious metal 
is located iu his olfactory organs," 
CHESS. 
Game between Mr. Buckle, probably the best English player 
and Mr. Barnes — the former giving the P and move : 3 ’ 
Remove Black’s K B P. 
Write. 
Mr. Barnes. 
1. Q P 2(a) 
2. QBP2 
3. QP1 
4. K P 2 
5. K B to Q 3 
Black. * 
Mr. Buckle. 
K Kt to B 3 
QB P 2 
K P 2 
Q P 1 
K Bto K 2 
6. KKttoK 2(6) Castles 
7. Castles K Kt to R 4 
8. O Kt to B 3 K Kt P 2 (c) 
9. KKttoK Kt3 K Kt to K B 5 
10. B takes Kt Kt P takes B 
1 1 . Kt to If B 5 K to K R sq 
12. Q to K R 5 (<I) B takes Kt 
13. P takes B Kt to Q 2 
H. Kt to K 4 
15. Q to K R 3 
16. B takes Kt 
17. K KtP 1 
18 . KKtn 
19. Q Kt P 1 
20. P takes P 
21. Q R to Q B 
22. Q to K It 6 
23. Q to K R 5 
24. Q takes Q 
26. K B P 1 
26. B to Q 3 
27. K R P 1 
Kt to K B 3 
Kt takes Kt 
B to K B 3 
Q R to Q Kt (e) 
Q Kt P 2 
P takes P 
Q R to Q Kt 6 
Q to K 2 
Q to K Kt 2 
Q to K Kt 4 (/) 
B takes Q 
K to Kt 2 
K R P 2 
B to Q 
White. 
Mr. Barnes. 
28. R to Q Kt 
29. K Kt P 1 
30. K to K B 2 
31. R to Q Kt 2 
32. R to K Kt 
33. K to K 2 
34. P to K B 6 
36. B to K B 5 
36. K to K B 2 
Black. 
Mr- Buckle. 
B to Q Kt 3 
K R P 1 
R to Q R 5 
K to K B 2 
R to Q R 6 
R to K Kt 
R to K R 
It to K 6 (ch) 
R to Q B 6 ' 
37. B to K 6 (ch) K to K Kt 3 
38. Q R P 2 
39. B to Q 7 
40. B to Q B 6 
41. P takes P 
42. Q R P 1 
43. R to Q Kt 7 
44. R to K Kt 7 
(ch) K to K R 4 
45. K B P 1 B to Q B 6 
46. B to Q 8 (jj) B to Q 5 (ch) 
R to Q R 
R to Q 
K P 1 
R takes K R p 
B takes P 
R to K Kt 6 
47. K to K 2 
48. K to Q 2 
49. P queens 
(dis. ch) 
50. Q to K B 
mate 
K B P 1 (cl,) 
B takes R 
K to K Kt 5 
(а) This mode of opening the P and move game, although not so 
Immediately attacking as K P 2, &c., yet gives a substantially strong 
game. 
(б) The Kt is played here with tho view of throwing forward tho 
(c) With the Intention of playing Kt to K B 5th. 
(,/) This Is an Important move lor White to secure, giving him a 
commanding position. 
(<) If ho had taken the P, White, by retaking with KBP, would 
have been left with three P’s to one on the K side. 
(/) By offering to exchange Q’s, Black appears to be playing for a 
drawn game, a result which appears likely from the circumstance of 
the Bishop’s running on opposito coloured squares. 
(g) This move, which is well played, is the coup de grace. 
fUtetisKinentt. 
mHE CHARGE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS in 
-L " Tub Field ” is at the rate of 
SIXPENCE per LINE, 
The minimum charge being 2s. 6d. for Five Lines and under. 
Payment must bo made in Cash or by Post-office Order to the Pub- 
llsher. 
HENRY PEAT, 
HUNTING SADDLER, 
14, OLD BOND-STREET, 
LONDON. 
ARTHUR DAWSON, 
DEALER IN HORSES, 
116, STEPHEN’S GREEN (WEST), 
DUBLIN. 
W ESTERN LIFE ASSURANCE AND ANNUITY 
SOCIETY, 
3, PARLIAMENT-STREET, WESTMINSTER. 
Established 1842. 
DIRECTORS. 
Henry Edgeworth Bicknell, Esq. 
T. Somers Cocks, jun. Esq., M.P. 
George Henry Drew, Esq. 
William Evans, Esq. 
William Freeman, Esq. 
Francis Fuller, Esq. 
Joseph Henry Goodhart, Esq 
Thomas Grlssell, Esq. 
James Hunt, Esq 
John Arscott Lethbridge, Esq 
Edmund Lucas, Esq. 
Augustin Robinson, Esq. 
James Lys Seager, Esq. 
John Bazley White, Esq. 
Joseph Carter Wood, Esq. 
ACTUARY. 
Arthur Scratchlcy, M.A., F.R.A.S. 
Every variety of Policies granted on any number of lives, and to any 
amount. 
Endowments and Annuities granted on equitable terms. 
No charge on Policy Stamps. 
Policies indisputable except in cases of fraud. 
Travellers, Mariners, and Emigrants assured on moderate terms. 
Creditors assured on the lives of their debtors with special advan- 
tages. 
The Second Quinquennial Division of Profits will take place at the 
lose of the year 1854, of which parties assuring their lives by the So- 
ciet/s Table II. will be entitled to three-fourths or 75 per cent., with- 
out partnership liability, as in mutual offices. 
All necessary forms, with every information as to the mode of effect- 
ing Assurance, may be obtained either by letter or personal application 
to the Actuary. 
CHARLES LENNY, 
Coach and Harness Manufacturer, 
20, NORTH END, CROYDON, 
B EGS to call attention to his Broughams, Clarences, and 
Barouches, with his registered noiseless wheel-plule, thusshorteniiiA 
the distance between the wheels, and lessening the druught for tho horse, 
allowing the wheels to lock quite under, and having high front wheels. 
C. L. has constantly on sale Cab und Driving Phaetons, Stanhope and 
single horse ditto, Pony Carriages and Park Phaetons. He also solicits 
attention to his Newport Pagnel and oilier carts, either with panels or 
wickerwork sides, and to hisBagot Cart, in panel or wickerwork, easy ol 
access, and possessing all the advantages of the Malvern Cart, but 
less expensive. 
He has also a large slock of Croydon Bosket Carriages, cheap and 
elegant and in every variety of shape, either lor sale or building to 
order, with or without heads, to suit either the Shetland PoDy ortho 
liorse. 
C. L. would also invito an Inspection of his registered Phaeton In 
basket-work, suitable either for one or apairof ponies or horses. 
^Carriages of all kinds let on hire for long or short engagements. 
rriHE BUCEPHALUS NOSEBAND.— A simple and 
I easy remedy for hard-pulling horses, rendering inveterate borere 
tractable and lightln hand, Suitable to any curb bridle. Extensively 
patronised by the officers of her Majesty’s cavalry, tho sporting world, 
&c., and strongly recommended lor ladies’ use. Price, for saddle-horses, 
8.«. ; for harness-horses, 12s. Sent (post free) on receipt « a money 
order, payable nt the Piccadilly post-office, to Withau M. Btwatek. 
Saddler, &c., 99, Piccadilly, London.— None are genuine unlessstampcd 
— “Btwateb, London." 
Just Published, Price In Cloth, 2s. 6.; by post, 3s. As a Pocket-book , 
with Metallic Paper and Pencil, 4s. 6d.; by post, 6s., the Spring Edi- 
E UFF’S GUIDE TO THE TURF, OR POCKET 
RACING COMPANION FOR 1854. Contents : — List of neany 
1500 Horses in Training, with tho Namesof their Trainers; List of tho 
Jockeys, their Addresses, Lowest Weights, Names ol Masters, «c . , 
Lists of the Trainers, colours of the Riders ; Nominations for 1854, am 
the Great Stukea for 1855 ; Calendar of Races in Great Britain amt 
Ireland In 1853, and to the end of February, 1864, with Index ami 
Pedigrees; Spring Meetings in 1854; Derby Lots; Laws of Racing, 
Lengths of Courses; Winners of tho Great Races from their commence 
limit; Races to Como, &c.. &c., 
London: Pipes, Stephbnson, and Spence, 23, PatOWOJtcr-row 
sold by nil Booksollors, and at all Railway Stations, I 
