The Express. — London, England, 1853-05-26 00:00:00

04WO,Jfenslaveholdcio in the .taus ; but so thoroughly anncl wire tLat tbey defied any attack upon them th,teeeponeuts take • lemon from them in that 7 1 . pi e. together as far as they could. This had dose at the meeting of the Peace Sitiaty, amongst he members IL. r , were dift.remes of opinion ; and let t eemlier• of t: .int.-ifsvery Society do th e ease , (nisei wetdon. he thanktd the auoience for their filial toped mard. hi. country, and hoped that all th. ir..i.do (tithe slave on t ie other side the Atlantic would ci.fool to find k. hog. ( Chem.) .versa expreswi A cope that all who had it is a c t tower noshl du their utm at to promote the growth of co y,. mid in loula. A ~tpeas_ y subscription had t vi , em . not pere..l4 for Mrs. SV,wr, but ea erosi,bee I ; abolition of shivery. One lady F. rolhetii n mru is W., and in all about 1,3001. had be , a As th. re wete various modes in which the tie ney nn4bt be beneficially applied, to tract if,A.C".t.as. in Aimed*, it was prupu cd to maks it of An . tonal tnkafe. by enlarging the subaerip• hiss; an.: tee ,Sliaftcsbury), who was emmeted o sea • donation of IW. (Cheers.) Ho tosmoond.d tha• thawe who wi.hed to discourage Amerie oar slavery eh-old ii.e Irish linen instead of cotton. (Hear.) A ch. .4. a , Ilan foe Mrs. Stowe iu front of this p losisa, and the snip fee passel below in succession, after c sum nem the chairman , that they shsuld nut at•empt bans with her. rho company then retired to roa.ke of rttreibuseuts. TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOIREE. Last night a teetotal s'tirtc was held at the Whit iirena Cies to celebrate the return to parliament of Law ns, Ileywerth, Esq., the steady and consistent advocate of nett-1 ales ilea^ proteadee A large number of persons were row • the siemseiom, and GEOIWE CLIVIIIL6IIANI, Eel „ preside J. The IP v. Mr. "tr tett, who had to attend an anti-slavery ii „ t i rit awe:Kee. tint althe seed the audience, and sai 1 they wire w eighted on shit occasion to congratulate the return to parliament el theta a man u Law nee tittle .rth, the consistent friend and advo cate of teeteval principles. (Hear.) Ile understood th::: it or. n eyeless.: sae eurrenee to have a representative of these sear principles tto the House of Comatose, ad the coeditatecy which returned Mr. Ileyworth diel itself honour nelins Sues a mew to parliament. (Cheers.) Thy were met to oispoo and put down intemperance, whale wee the e 31 1 ,1! of brining so much evil on indivi. dub. on famtliss, and the country itself. A loge proper tem of the matt committed in this country was to be as th'eed to driven,/ a. -.es, and though the proceedings for patti-c dean these tenses were taken in the name of the Does, tts: expenses wero defrayed from the taxes of the people, so that they had • money interest in &ono tar iotemprraucs among all elutes. (Hear, hear.) The question Ile Mule was one of political economy as well as moral. England might be regarded as the intellectual lightheuee of the world, but he presumed that the use of aleeheli: Nunes slid not contribute much to keep it bright esti needy. (Hear, hear.) One of the chief impediments to the developmen t of mind was the use of spirits, and more than all other drinks :he use of beer tended to make sea torpid and stupid. (Hear, bear.) lie defied any max to be submitted for fifteen or twenty years to the eisets of beer and "entire" without haring his mind World more or less by the process. He believed that if the people of England abstained from the too of beer, in teoporance would be completely done up in this country. They had but to go on, to enlighten the people on the sub ject, to prove to them by facts and statistics—which were all ca their side—that the use of spirits and intoxicating drinks were :hes niece of misery and crime, and they would sorely succeed in the glorious object they had in view. (Cheers.) For his own part, he was opposed to the use of a:colialicdrinhs under any circumstances, even at the coms senile table. (Hear, hear.) And when he knew that John Langdon, one of his own congregation in America, had become a drunken sot from the tasting of wine at the communion, it was not to be wondered at if he at least was ci that opinion, and that he abstained trom administering it to his people. (Cheers.) He hoped that, before long, the e:cctors would be everywhere for such a " strike "as the constituency of U. rby, which had returned Mr. Ileyworth to the House of Commons. (Hear, hear.) The Cm.% 'Ewe said they were well aware that this wee the " Derby " dray—(laughter)—and that teseenishousands of pounds would chauge pockets on the occasion, so that a great deal of mischief end misery would be the result to a great many families. (Hear, hear.) But this " Derby " day was not dot of the teetotallers. (Hear, hear.) Their Derby day was the return of Mr. Heyworth to the House of Comuons, as the representative of the borough of Derby. (Cheers.) That was a Jesuit whish did not bring misery to say one, and it was effected without any money passing fru nue pocket to another. He had, perhaps, to apologise for int:rode-Me 'edifice before ladle., which of course they were supposed no: to understand. They had met on a tem perance queothen—they were met to deal with the question of the use of intoxicating liquors. There was a mo ans in the object they had in view ; but, if they succeeded in accomplishiog that object, it would be accompanied with many other good and hen.- trial result.. (Hear, hear.) It would affect the well. being of the whole community, and influence the happi ness of a large class of women and children to au extent which it would be impossible for him to express. (Hear, hear.) Members of parliament had a powerful influence in making and altering the laws and usages of this country, seed this being so, it was most important that they should have teetotal members of parliament. The members of the Besse of Commons were of various political opinions, and held &dam% religious views, and be was eery to say that they too often occupied their time upwa hholons wad ma merry topics. They passed lame be milk the pus Wm- We boy who picked a pocket, brassy wommest bawd to bey : with money their own mate in the Honseof Comoros. He confessed he looked on the latter AS the rime erne of the two, and thought that the risk men who bre* asset by bribery deserved more to be pos = “ l =the pre saedscated boy who stele a la the sweet (Hear, bear.) He recollected the time when he hit proud of the House of Commons es a belly of hewer able men and as gentlemen ; but nowt rents had an port so much bribery, treatise, and getweption, dist be kit rather ashamed for his country arc They knew Net the old philosopher Dirges(' red to go about in with • lamp to look for an honest man. He much donbSs U say sedum Drrenes would And many honest man la ' the Home a commowi; but he might at least pare kis bead ea wee bootee, straightforward, and upright era, sr that was Lawrence lb yworth. (Year, hear.) The Rev. Kr. Measta moved a resolution conveying the finks of the Load= Temperance League to Laurence keywords, M.P., fee his unflinclsiag sup port of the tam cause, sad more especially for tie service whisk rcticrthat cause by his triumphant Tetra en pure and tenterats principles for the borough of Derby. Ho oh-' reed that if the people throughout the sountry followed the armpits of Derby and returned sub ma as Mr. Hey ward', the triumph of the teetotal err would be easured. Mr. Hepworth was an earnest, hearty, straightforward, aright, downright advocate of the ems. sod he was en titled to the cordial thank, of the teetotal body throughout the merry for his long and mead, support of the cause. Yr. Oracle Calmar -L, eeeretary to tie League, so model the molars, which we pat and carried with sermatioa. Kr. Her wourn, who was received with loud cheers, re tuned thanks for the honour dose him. It had been said by one of the speakers that he oasts isle parliament in spite id'his teetotal prineiples. That was sot so. On the sentrary, be was returned if not directly at least indirectly hew' of those principles. (Hear, hear.) He was often tell that he would not have any chases of being returned to parliament unless he bought his seat by sissy, by bribery sad treating, but he always replied that ha did not think the honour of a mat in parliament was worth purchasing by the use of such *maid sodd debasing mum. (Hear, kw.) Bofors being invited to stand for Derby be had been ailed to become a candidate for the unsullied borough of Stafford—(laughter}-and though the =saute oat in thousands to meet him, when he was in. that he had no chance of being Weaned, if he did net enter beer-barrels to be rolled is the streets, he said! that he would sot suffer himself to be returned on the con-1 dities of brutalising his fellowman. (Cheers.) He then', west to Derby ; and although he was opposed by a party that sesispled not to bribe and to treat ad and who Vaught that they could take Derby by aon de main se WI wore opposed by candidates who would have nothing tedo with either, he was elected umber for that borough. (Hear, twat.) It wee impossible to And a @Jails person to whose even a glass of beer bad been given on his aide oe to that of his colleague, although persons bad been Net about the borough to get hold of some one feet or other of the kind. (Hear. beer) This was a victory for the teetotal party, because it proved that it was possible to gain a seat in parliament without baying recourse to brutalising and debasing practice.. (Hear, hear.) Lit but the pesple proceed in the same Illy elsewhere, and the cause would triumph. (Hear , hear.) The cause was making a stir, the leaves of tie tress were beginning to rustle. (Hear, hear.) A bill had bleu introduce,' lo prevent the sale of spirits in grocers' oboes in Scotland. (Hear, bear.) That was something wed. (Hear, hear.) There was also a committee of the ', House of Commons sitting on the subject of beer-houses. (Hear, hear) When the bill relating to Scotland was under discessios, he stated that 60,000 persons were emi tted by the use of intoxicating drink, and the only way to remedy the evil was to prohibit the male of spirits a`.lngether. That ihserration was received with sone surprise, hut not with ridicule. (Hear, hear.) It was even listened to with respect, and, by going on in the same tray, showing the evil produced by the use of intoxicating drinks and making converts to the cause, he trusted the time would arrive when drunkenness would be no longer known awned them. (Hear, hear.) Daring the evening some temperance music, composed fez the OCCIIIOII, was sung and played. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro *Wigs. MINE"; IN SARDINIA.—Two Sardinian gentlemen, lays a correspondent, arrived at Southampton yegerday from Havre on their way to London, to form an English company to work silver and lend mines in Sardinia. The amend riches of Sardinia have long been known, but hitherto there have been some difficulties on the part of the gosernment in allowing strangers to work them. These nacuities have at length been removed. The gentlemen above Llholed to are owners of the land on which the mines are situated, and they have arrived in Ibis country with specimens of silver and lead ore, and with letters of intro duction from wealthy and influential parties in Sardinia. i MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF lIALY. A meeting .of the Society of " The Friends of Italy" was held yesterday evenitt at the Mw!c 11..11, Stonnstreet, nutlet the presidency of P. A. TAYLOR, M. Kossuth was upon the platform, and was loudly ebeired upon entering the room. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the procerdinn, apologised for having forgotten that that was the great Derby day, a circumstance which he supposed must be token to account for the paucity of the attendance. He defended the society from the charge of being a sort of cotlective Mrs. Jellaby, meddling with matters that did not concern them, and pro- seeded to show that the liberties of on: country were the laterests of another, and that England had a deep interest in the good government of the world. After a rapid sketch of recent affairs on the Continent, the tyranny of Auntie, atol the plotting of jeetliti..ol in Piedmont, and the Homan Stun, Mr. Taylor Bud that, taking all these cir ca astancee in connection with the feet that King Leopold was visiting front one absolutist court to another ; that the London police had recently been employed al spiel over peaceful exiles, that letters had been opened; and that the same men were now in office who held the reins when the Bendieras were betrayed and murdered, he thought it was time for the friends of liberty in this euuntry to bestir themselves, and at least to pronounce against such symp toms of a nefarious system. (Cheers.) He next vindiceted the course of the Friends of It.ly, and appealed to the auditory whether, seeing that the lesser sta'.s, brave Pied mont, nod little Switzerland, had been obliged to crouch to Austria, they were prepared to see tree and mighty England placid in a similar predicam e nt. (N o , nee ) Having de-enhed the tactics of the ahsolutids at home and abroad, their open denunciations silenced by the universal demonstration of public opinion, and their secret machinatione backed by the libels of their pet writer in the peens, a man who was not only mercenary, but seemed to take the delight of an artist in the high colouring of has foul libels. As to Mezzini, thank Ged, he was sate. (Loud cheers.) Although known to thowands amongst whom he passed, be had escaped all the vigilance of the Awnrian police. (Cheers.) This was the man beloved by whole nations, whom Lord Aberdeen had stiled an anemia is die g alai, while he was not afraid to call the present ruler ofAustria " the young hope of his nation." Youth was pleaded for this tyrant, but if he was young, he was sowing hie wild oats at the butcher's shambles and on a thousand gibbets. (Cheers.) After one or two further observations, the chairman called on Dr. Epps to move the first resolution. Dr. Errs, in moving the resolution, which was a lengthy condemnation of the policy of the house of Austria, applied himself solely to the case of Hungary, where, as he main- mined, the true loyalty was to 'molt. The speaker pro- I ceeded to give a lucid sketch of the municipal and paella mentary insritutions of Hungary, more free, as he contended, than those of agland, and he contended that all thew institutions had been violated by the perfidy of the house of Hapsburg. The present representative of that house had no more right to call himself sovereign of Hungary, than would the King of Hanover to call himself King of England. (Cheers.) Having described the events of the Hungarian revolution, the learned doctor ridiculed the morbid fear of war now prevailing. All our ware from 1793 to 1815 had nut cost us more titan 20,000 men kined, a mere trifle, es he con tended, when compared with the general impression as to the number of lives lost in that long war. If half that number in Hungary were only determined to die or achieve their liberty, and if England would tell Russia to leave Hungary alone, as last week she told her to do by Turkey, the liberty of Hungary would soon be a fait accompli. Professor NEWMAN seconded the resolution, pointing out that the reason why our aristocracy favoured Austria was, not that they loved despotism, but that they dreaded democracy. They knew that if Austria fell there must he republics all over Europe, and then they feared that revolu tions in Ireland, in Canada, or in Australia would follow, and that their own institutions might this be swept away.. Our aristocracy therefore, although they would pro bably be the first to resist despotism at home, were impelled by sheer selfishness to support it in Austen. The resolution was then put and agreed to. Mr. LAWRENCE moved the next resolution,condemnetory of the introduction of the spy system into this country. He ridiculed the idea of calling Austria • "Friendly power" as regarded England. She had always been trea cherous to Eng land from the time of Rich ar d the nut down to the aliance of the late Emperor with Napoleon Buonaparte. (Loud cheers.) Mr. U. DAWSON seconded the resolution in a humorous speech, contrastiug the treatment which Kossuth had re ceived in the, couutry, with that which bad been accorded to Louis PhiUippe and Metternich. This resolution having also been agreed to, the meeting by their acclamations, expressed their desire to hear M. Kossuth. He arose, amidst general cheers, and said that since their last meeting, the reason. which he had them ex pressed for reserving himself to pronounce a single speech, when the great hour should strike, were rather increased than otherwise. lie would only beg leave to make a single remark in relation to the foreign policy of England. It was generally involved in the dark mysteries of diplomacy. The Home of Commons and the public would hardly be allowed to know anything of the transactions at the Foreizn office before they were concluded and unchangeable. The result of this system of secrecy was, that the external rela tions of Eagland, being little influenced by the people, were not what they might and should be, for the advantage of the universal cause of justice and humanity. As an illustration, he instanced the treaty fur the succession to the Danish crown, whereby it will depend only on three lives whether Denmark shall not become a Rosman province, and whether the key of the Baltic, the Sand, shall not be in the hands of the Czar. Aa to the Italian question, he re quested the meeting to regard his presence among them as a new proof of his persuasion that, for the common in terest, Hungary and Italy mast be intimately and perma nently united by the tin of • brotherly alliance. His last word, of course, was followed by long and warm plaudits. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1853. NEAPOLITAN CABS AND CABMEN. A word, however, about the Neapolitan tudinea (a corruption probably of the word Citadine) ; they are little open•hooded carriages on four wheels, drawn by one horse, and are quite a characteristic of Naples. They go very feat, and when you call one, they start off like • pea out of a pap-gun, and never wait [or a moment to learn where you are going. Their drivers are among the most honest and best conducted men in Naples, and you never have a dispute about a fare. Though, as far as I can see also, everything in Naples is to the full as dear as in London (people who live here say dearer), the demand for whisking you from one end of the tows to the other is not quite &epsilon. They might be • little cleaner and better, to be sure ; but theylare not; so dirty as our Babe, go much faster, and out a very great deal less. The consequence is, nobody walks in Naples, and you have only to show yourself at • doorway for three or four of them to coma gal lopping up, laughing and quarrel ling, before, perhaps, you have an idea of gettiag into any one of them. It was odd to me, at first, that nobody got hart is them, as they tear, at a racing pace, over the net pavement; but a very short trial enabled me to feel quite at my ewe, and as safe in one of them ea in an arm-chair. The pavement of flat rough stones is, I confess, the chief secret. Ido not recommend it for London, because I have no information to guide me as to its cost; and correct inewm from oncial sources are not, I am told, to be thought of here. Bat this I know, that it is easy, safe, sad (wieder., which no London pavement ever was or is; and if the proper stone is to be got at a fair price, the sooner we lay it down from Piccadilly to Wapping the better. The coachman in his short brown jacket and flower-pot hat, has on a pair of cheek trousers given him last year by • traveller, and has worn them ever since. He is • cheerful sort of fellow—the very beau ideal of a good-for-nothing lasy genius, who will take to nothing bat to driving some body else's bone. He knows almost everybody we pus (ears sign of an unsteady gentleman). There are plainly some one or two be would rather not see : and once or twice I fancied he was flogging his active little horse in apprehen d= of pursuit ; but he had generally an impudent nod for owe, a smile for another, and now and then • wink, which I would rather not have seen responded to se readly ; inso much as I noticed on one occasion that it was accompanied by • thrust of the tongue into the cheek, to indicate me ; and that the passers by seemed to have a lively appreciation ammo pleasantry at m expense. The regiments is the same all over the worl d, fromfrom Naples to Notting-hill; he only changes his same.—Diekenee Horeehold Words. BAL MASQUIE AT CREMORNI GARDENS.—It has foe several y earn bees a custom at Vauxhall to celebrate the Darby day by a kimetepii, and the proprietor of Cremorse Garet" amiss that he has in most other respects eclipsed the mere meekest plum of entertainment, resolved to offer to hie phew as typertsaity of seeing what could be done by him is the meeteseade way. Accordingly, the whole of the remmene ef the setaltliabment were put in requisition, and to the awdl=Wlßafiernents of the place were added a algid bailees sod • mimicry of the great race of the day. The varied elareeter of the gardens, which are now in full beauty, is pessliarly adapted for a Pt* of this kind ; and when the welhlighted grounds Mere covered in all directions with medley groups in fancy costumes (about which no one is ever very critical now-a-dila), toned down as they were by the sober evening dress of the lee daring male visitants, the spectacle was about the best of the kind that could be seen in this country. The male was excellent, the refreshments abundant, and the fineness of the night being undeniable, there was everything to exhilarate those who came to enjoy themselves, which they accordingly did with right good will ; and in every respect the proprietor of the gardens has every reason to congratulate himself on the success of his efforts to amuse the very numerous assemblage that wee so jovial at his bal masque last night. RAVEN SUPERSTITION.—On a recent occasion, at as ordinary meeting of the guardians of the poor, an appli cation was made by the relieving officer on behalf of • single woman residing in the church village at Altarnan. The cause of seeking relief was stated to be " grief," and on askiog for an explanation, the officer stated that the applicant's inability to work was] owing to depressed spirits, produced by the flight of • croaking raven over her dwell ing es the morning of his visit to the village. The pauper was by this circumstance, in connexion with its well-known ominous character, actually frightened into a state of wretched nervous depression, which induced physical want —Notes and Queries. STATISTICS OY SCHOOLS AND SCIIOLAILS.—Yester day an interesting parlismentary return was printsti re specting day and Sunday schools and scholars. In 1818, there were 19,230 schools ; in 143, 38,971 ; and in 1841, 46,114. In 1818, the scholar in day schools numbered 674,883; in 1833, 1,267,917 ; mad In 1831, 2,144,377. Of Sunday !hoots there were 5,463 in 1318 ;16,828in 1833 ; and 23,498 in 1851. The seholsn in 1818 numbered 477,226 ; La 1833,1,548,890 ; sad is 1851, 2,407,409. THE SUBMARINE TELEURAYII BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. This important line of communication has at length been success!ully effected (as briefly announced In the IlVy Negev yesterday) by a submarine cable manufac tured by the well-known makers, Messrs. Newell and Co., of Gateshead, aid laid down by that firm on Monday, the 23rd instant, for the English and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company, between Donaghadee and Portpatrick. The cable caneists of six communicating wires insulated in gutta perch', and protected in the usual manner by an outer covering of iron wire. It could not be laid, as was intended, during the previous week, owing to the gales front the East preventing the open , lug of the duck-gates at Sunderland to let the vessel cora ltattling it pass out. As several previous attempts to lay a submarine telegraph across the Irish Channel had failed, every care was taken to ensure the successful teimination of the present attempt ; and the expedition, eonsisting of the screw steamer William Hutt (with the cable and apparatus on board). the Con queror, and Wizard, left the Irish coast, having lends el the end of the cable at a point abuut two and. s to the south of Donaghailee harbour, and commenced the auh merelon of the cable, under the guidance of Capt. Hawes, lt.N , specially appointed by the Admiralty, who rendered great assist—nee in determining and directii.g Cie exact course to be pureued, without which, in el probabili . y, the squadron could not have sucensfully overcome the swift tides and adverse currents prevalent throughout that I part of the Channel. The party who accompanied the laying of the cable in cluded Messrs. Newell, the co:Ammo's ; Mr. Statham, of the Gutta Percha Works; Mr. Bright, the eecietiry ; Mr. Charles Bright, the engineer of the English and Irish Mug netic Telegraph Company; Mr. It rid, the well-known telegraph engineer; and Mr. Moseley. The cable was l coded on Wednesday morning in a sandy b:ay (called Mora Bay), a little to the north of Port Patrick, belonging to Mr. Blair, of Duaskey, who kindly awarded permission to lay the land-wires through his estate ; and as sets as the end had been taken up to the position aai coed, the magnetic instruments were put in operation, and the following message despatched : "Alma Bay, Port Patrick, Monday, May 23. The Directors of the English and Irish Magnetic Tele graph Company beg to acquaint his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant that they have this rooming successfully effected communication between the shores of Great Britain and Ireland by means of a submarine cable from Port l'atrick to Donaghadee." The cable at each side was then buried in the trenches prepared for its reception, and instrument' connected up to serve as a means of communication for a short time, until the subterranean line of six wires now being carried from the company's station at Carlisle through Dumfries to meet the cable at Port Patrick is completed to that spot ; and an underground line is about to be extended fa om the Irish end of the cable at Donaghadee to Newtownards, the terminal station of the County Down railway, along which the wires of the English and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company are nearly completed to Belfa s t. At Belfast the wires meet the company's line of telegraph already completed over the Ulster railway, and will be car ried eta the Belfast Junction, and Dublin and Drogheda railways, into the company's offices on College-green, Dub lin, where ti.eir line from Galway, already working, and the southern line of telegraph, now in forward course of construction from Cork, will concentrate. The lines of the English and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company now working ketween Liverpool, Manchester, Blackburn, Bolton, and Preston; and between Carlisle, Glasgow, Greenock, and Edinbargh ; and those now in for ward progress between London and Manchester (consisting of ten subterranean wires), and between Preston and Cat lisle, will join on at Carlisle, and the three capitals and chief towns of England, Scotland, and Ireland will be thus brought into instantaneous communication with one another. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY FLOWER SHOW. The first flower-show of the season was held yes terday, at the society's beautiful garfien in the Regent's park ; and, notwithstanding the counter attraction of Epsom Downs, was attended by nearly 10,000 of the di le of fashionable society. The Duchess of Cambridge and her two daughters, the Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelits end I Prince's Mary, attended !;y Baron Knosebeck, came early, and among the general company were Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein, the Greek Ambassador and lady, the Prussian Ambassador, the Bishops of Durham, London, Lichfield, and Winchester; the Count Paul Esterhazy, the Dukes of Beaufort and Argyle, Lady Broke, Countess of Dysart, Ladies Crompton, Downshirc, Somerset, Grafton, Melee, Grabam,Warrender, Welby, Campbell, Codrington, and Beauchamp ; Sirs John Sirr, E. Colebrooke, F. French, E. Firmer, It. Jodrell, Bart., B. Wilson, J. Hamilton, and W. Molesworth._ The show of flowers was superb, and seldom have there been more prizes of the first class carried off by ezhibiten. The gardeners of Mrs. Lawrence, of Ealing, had their usual success in carrying off the gold medals for greenhouse plants, and for exotic orchids, of which they exhibited several new varieties. Gold medals were all) oh tamed by the gardeners of Mr. Culyer, and by some et the more eminent nurserymen in the neighbourhood of London. The display of roses was magnificent and abundant, so much so that the pavilion in which they were exhibited was densely thronged throughout the entire day. The heaths also exhibited remarkable proofs of the triumpla which art is gradually obtaining over this once neglected plant. Pe largoniums were well represented, and exhibited many novelties in tint and structure, and the gaudy azalea flaunted in all its gigantic luxuriance. Everyone present pronounced the show to be one of the best fur several sea sons ; and certainly not its least brilliant feature was the numerous and fashionable company, that crowded the pavi lions, or formed groups on the lawn to listen to the strains of the military bands, of which there were three, the Ist and 2nd Life Guards, and that of the Royal Hone Guards (Blue). The three bands, having severally performed selec tions during the earlier part of the evening, united into one grand orchestra at six o'clock, and played the company out, with a grand selection from the " Prophide," and the Na tional Anthem. We subjoin a list of the principal prizes: Extra Gold Medal.—To Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Law rence, Ealing Park, for 20 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. Franklin, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, Ealing Park, fur 25 exotic orchids. Large Gold Medal.—To Mr. Cole, gardener to H. Colyer, Esq., Dartford, Keat, for 20 stove and greenhouse plants. Medium Gold Medal.—To Mr. Speed, gardener, Edmon ton, for 20 stove and greenhouse plants ; Messrs. Frazer, Lea-bridge-road, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. Green, gardener to Sir Edward Antrobus, Chum, Surrey, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants • Messrs. Lane and Son, nurserymen, Great Berkhampeteid, Herta, for 11 green house azaleas; Mr. Franklin, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, Ealing Park, tor 25 exotic orchids; Messrs. Bollinsons, nur serymen, Tooting, for 18 exotic orchids • Mr. Wooly, gar dener to H. B. Ker, for 16 exotic orchids; Mr. Francis, nurseryman, Hertford, for 12 roses in 13 inch pots. Gold Me Sal. To Messrs. Rollinson, nurserymen, Tooting, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. Carson, gardener to T. G. Farmer, Esq., for 12 stove and green- house plants; Messrs. &Minion, nurserymen, Tooting, for 10 Cape heaths ; Mr. Smith, gardener to W. Quitter, Esq., for 10 Cape heaths ; Messrs. Fraser, nurserymen, Lea Bridge-road, for 10 greenhouse azaleas; Mr. Tinter, nur serynan, Slough, for 12 pelargoniums, is B.inch pots; C. Wiggins, gardener to E. Beek, Eng., for 12 pelargoniums, in 8-inch pots ; Messrs. Late and Son, nurserymen, Berk- hamptend, Herta, for 12 roses in 13-inch pots. Large Silver Gilt Medal.—To Mr. Over, gardener to W. BL'MoUsin, Esq., Clapham, for 20 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Clark, Streatham-place, Brixton, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. Dodds, gardener to Sir J. Cathcart, Bart., for 12 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. May, gardener to Mn. Lawrence, Ealing Park, for 10 greenhouse azaleas; Mr. Williams, gardener to C. B. Warner, Esq., for 25 exotic orchids; Mr. Green, gardener to Sir B. Antrobus, Cheam, for eight distinct Tannin of exotic orchids; Means. Paul and Son, Chrshunt, Hens, for 12 roses in 13-ineh pets; Mr. Terry, gardener to Lady Puller Youngbury, for eight roses in 13 inch pots. Large Silver Medal.—To Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., for six tall cacti ; Messrs. Fairbein, nurserymen, Clapham, for 10 Cape heaths; Mr. Cole, gar dener to H. Colyer, Esq. for 10 Cape heaths ; Mr. Smith, gardener to William Caulker, Esq., Norwood, for nine Cape Deaths; Mr. Taylor, !gardener to J. Coster, Esq., for six new and distinct varieties of azaleas; Mr. Dolon, nursery man, for 12 pelargoniums in 8-inch pots ; Mr. Carrigan, gardener to E. Lawrence, Esq., for 12 pelargoniums in 8- inch pots. TIIE DUBLIN EXHIBITION BUILDING. —lt was intended that the structure should consist of three large halls, side by side, bat the demands for space extending, and additional area becoming necessary. two other halls were added, making five, together with various other smaller apartments, and a long range of buildings at the back for carriages, models, and agricultural implements. The central hall is 425 feet in length, and 100 feet in height, covered by a semicircular roof upon treks ribs, in one span of 100 feet. On each side of this centre ball, and running parallel to it for the same length, are two halls 60 feet wide, with roofs similar to thlt which covers the main nave or hall of the building. The height , from the floor to the roof of each of these halls is 65 feet. In addition to these three halls are four compartments of 26 feet wide, running the whole length of the building ; two are placed betwecn the Centre Hall and the side hags, and two on each side of the latter ; divided into sections of 25 feet square, forming convenient spaces for the purposes of classification. Over these com partments are spacious galleries, also running the length of the building. To the south of the Central Hall, left of the spectator, is a hall devoted to foreign contributions ; adja cent to which is the Fine Arts Court, coeresponding in po sition to the Machinery Court. Branching off from the Fine Arts Court, ate the Antiquarian Court, refreshment rooms, and a court abutting upon the yard of the Dublin Society, usually occupied by farming implements. At the western End of the northern court are esti:naive refreshment-roems, with a fountain playing in the centre. Light is effectively admitted from above. Tho construction of the building is strongly marked on the elevation, and forms in fact the or s namental character of the design. There are also external galleries, which are attractive features on the exterior, and will be useful in providing access to the roof for repairs. The materials of the building, we need scarcely say, are iron, timber, and glass. There are 6.5 tons of 40 cz. ribbed glass in the roof-lights.— The Builder. BURIAL GROUNDn.—Lord Shaftesbury has a bill before the lions° of Lords, just printed, to empower local boards of health to provide burial grounds. In the Public Health Act, burial grounds may be closed, but local boards have no power to provide new burial plane. PROFESSOR ATTOUN'S LECTURES ON POETRY. What with an universally amusing subject, corn , liments to the lad ies , a sprinklin,. of easily intelligible jukes, and the northern brcgue , to w hich English audiences are partial, from a fouling, we suppose, that a man's a man for a' that ;" and that they arc in the complacent ea , anise of a Christian virtue in overlooking. the peculiarity, Professor Aytona has sum, Jed in entertaining a well dressed audience at Willis's Rooms by a series of lectures on poetry. We should not have thought it necessary to say a word in dispraise of Mr Aytoun, who has laudably and successfully eudeavourid to cater for the popular amusement at this busy season, bad it not been that an in fluential contemporary journ a l has permitted some thought less friend of Mr. ,1y hunt to make use of its influence in a manner which has startled a good many persons into laugh ter, and, no doubt, eonfus,d the ideas of a good many more, who du not know mush of the be.t mo dern English Litt rause. Wo were told last week, in a leading article of the Times, that no poetry has appeared for many year!, except t:.at which has been written by Mr. Aytuun. Let us seo : during the last very few years, to say nutuin4 of half-a-dosen works in verse which would have mad, great and merited reputations thirty years ago, thero ha VE appeared Teunyson's two voltam. of .• Posms," his "Princess," and his "Is Mentoriant ;" W ordsworth's " Prelude," in which, whatever may he thought of the whole, it cannot be denied that there is some of the very finest tosetry in the language ; and all the poetry of the two thownings. This is 113 bad crop for an English clime, which Swift says thmlly bears A s;irif of Lay in tidy years. But we are assured it is all nothing in comparison with the great Poet Aytoun. Now we feel nsfared that we represent the reeling of every reading man in England, with, or per haps without the exception of the writer of the Times leader in question, when we affirm that as a poet Mr. Aytoun's place is nearly at the head of the third class, and not at the head of the first. Tennyson is the first class himself; otter Lim there are two or three who, like Biownieg, ore only second class because they will not be ut the pains of working the sterling ore of their imagination to the requisite) degree of fineness; and after these come a host of clever writers, who know tolerably well how to rieg the popular changes in rhyme and metre, so as to produce what is termed a "spirited effect." These writers are of course the most popular, and, according to Proferspr Ay toun's criterion, which is immediate popularity, they are the best. Macaulay, and, next but far below him, Aytoun, are high specimens of this class, which includes Eliza Cook, Charles Mackay, It. Montgomery, Martin Tupper, and many other names little known among readers of Tennyson, Wordsworth, and Coleridge, but familiar,to the perusera of annuals, three-halfpenny periodi cals, and the second-r to monthly magazines. No reader of true poetry, who knows anything of this clam of versifiers, will think it too much if we affirm that the best of them, acre he to labour for a hundred years, must necessarily fail in producing a hundred consecutive lines equal to any hun dred consecutive fines by Alfred Tennyson. If it were otherwise, the very idea of genius must be false and without foundation, and we must go a step beyond the communists, and declare fur an universal equality of intellect. The following quotations, tauen at random from Profes sor Aytoun's " Lays of the Scottish Caval.ers, and other Poems," will afford some means for judging whether that gentleman is re ally the " coming man' of the poetical world come at last : Come listen to another ramp, @Could make your heart cent high, Bring crimson to year forehead, And the lustre to your eye ; It is a song olden time, Of dais lung since gone by, And of a Harms stout and bold, As e'e: wore sword on thigh! Like a brave o:d Scottish cavalier, All et the olden time. Be kept his castle In the north, Hard by the thundering Spey; And a thousand vassals dwelt arvand, All of his kindred they; And not a mutat all that clan Bud era tested to pray, For the royal race they loved so well, Though exiled far away, item the stesdfa4 soottish MlTieller% All or the olden time. All that we can say of this sort of writing is, that there is little very bad in it, and nothing good. The following lines are from the opening of a piece, whose title, " (Enone," proves that Mr. Aytoun is not very sensitive as to the con trast it provokes us to make with Mr. Tennyson's poem on the same subject : On the holy mount of Ida, Where the One and cypress grow, Fate a young and lovely woman, War g ever, seephe low, y throughout the forest, Did the winds of 111114t1111 blow, And the Coin's als..ve were flying, And Sc.unauler rolled below. Faithless Paris!—cruel Paris! lbw the poor deserted spoke; Wherefore thus 60 strangely leave me, Why thy loving bride forsake? Why no tender word at partiug— Wby nu Liu, no farewell take? Would that I could but forget thee, Would this throbbing heart ntVit ken ! Is my fax no longer blooming! Are piy ey.s no longer bright! Ah! my tears have made them dimmer, And my cheeks are pale and white! We suppose that we need quote no more to prove that Mr. Aytoun's poetical capabilities are not above the average of all educated persons ; every young lady's album contains plenty of verse up to the mark of the foregoing, which are by no means unfavourable specimens of Professor Aytoun's style; and it must be abundantly manifest that the writer who can write such mediocre poetry as this cannot be any very high authority as a critic of the subtle harmonies and perceptions of the true poets of our time and this brings to the subject of Monday's lecture. Mr. Aytoun set out with a very just and well-expressed condemnation of the furiously adverse style of criticism with which it is customary for certain reviews to welcome poeti cal genius into the world: he recommended that young poets should be treated with a certain amount of considera tion, and not followed with hoots and hisses until they fail under the infliction, or succeed, as they have often done of late, in putting their critics utterly to shame. Such advice would have come better from almost any rerson in ' the world than from the reputed editor of Blackwood'a Magazine. The Professor then proceeded to his account of " Modern British Poetry." Sir Walter Scott holds, in Mr. Aytoun's opinion, by far the highest place in modern poetry ; and, unless we misunderstood the lecturer's ex pressions, Thomas Campbell comes next. These are cer tainly bold opinions for this time of day, but, as the audi ence expressed no disapproval, we imagine that the oddity of the view was overlooked as an amiable and inevitable national weakness. With the exception of having Scott put over their heads, Wordsworth,Keats, and Shelley came off much better than we should have expected. In fact, Mr. Aytoun expressed, concerning these and some other petits, pretty much what is the prevalent view of their standing and merits among tolerably cultivated persons ; and it is to this and other instances of the Professor's great care, not as a general rule to tell hie auditors anything but what they already know or believe, that his oonsiderable suc cess as a they is mainly to be attributed. Coleridge says somewhere that all the clever Seotchmen he had ever met, were either dull Frenchmen or shallow Germans. The combination of these two characteristics of indifferent wit and poor philosophy is unfortunately the best guarantee, with a miscellaneous audience, of the success of a lecturer upon any such high and essentially abstruse subject as the nature of poetry. Mr. Aytoun's re upon Lord Byron were all in the right direction which 'Uvular opinion is now of itself assum ing. This notable story of great powers ruinously abused and wasted, of a mind capable of earning fame, yet offering itself a sacrifice upon the idolatrous altar of temporary po pularity, was well told. Keats, strange to ear, had even more than justice done to him, but not more than sufficient to make up for the malicious injustice which was of old done to him by Blackwood's Magazine and the Quarterly Review. The reputation of Keats, if we mistake not, is destined to, and is even now enjoying, a reaction in its favour which will have to be a good deal sobered dowa before it is one with the truths. This young poet had quite an unparalleled command of the external instruments and appliances of ; but in the essence of poetry, thought, and hearty ru e = feeling, he was, perhaps too deficient to be ranked among the immortals. Coleridge, though highly commended by the lecturer, had not the honour given which is due to him. A poet cannot be reckoned by the quantity he writes, but solely by the quality. If so, the writer of " Christabel," the " Ancient Mariner," " Kubla Khan," and " Genevieve," must rank far Shove Stott,Camp bell, Byron, Keats, and every other modern poet, except per haps, Wordsworth. We were much surprised to hear scarcely any mention of Burns, who is incomparably the best poet ever produced by Scotland, and scarcely, if at all, inferior, in his best pieces, to some of the great English ' bards. Shelley, like Keats, had, we think, more than justice done to him : that is to say, his excellences were set forth, but his fatal defects wholly overlooked. No living poet, except Mr. Rogerson. mentioned. Mr. Aytoun showed good taste in the exception no less than in the rule. TERMS OF THE NEW AUSTRALIAN CONTRACT.— According to the conditions of :he new Australian mail contract the contractors must state at which of the three Ports, Melbourne, Sydney, or Adelaide they propose to sail, and they will be bored accordingly, but they will be at liberty to touch at either, or both of the other two ports, as may snit their convenience. If the contractor' cannot touch at all the three ports they must provide for the deli , very of mails at the ports at which tney do not touch. If they land all the mails at Adelaide a deduction of fourteen days will be made fur the time allowed them for the per formance of the whole mail service, and if they land them at Melbourne a deduction of seven days will be made. IMPROPER USE OF TUE HALFPENNY NEWSPAPER STAMP.—Some of the London and country newspaper offices have been in the habit of printing the posting bills, advertising the contents of their papers, on halfpenny supplement stamps, and forwarding them through the pat-offices to their various agents in other towns. The Post-office officials have either winked at the practice or been wholly asleep, and the system has answered the puts pose of publishers for some time ; for whilst it was a cheap way of transmitting the posters, the newspapers bad a credit through :he stamp Calms, of a fictitious circulation. The fraud (for there could be no pretence for calling these posters supplements) has at length been discovered how ever, and the agents at Manchester were astonished yester day by having a demand of eightpence postage oa each copy dsioanded by the letter-carriers. EPSOM RACES. WEDNESDAY.-DERBY DAY. The attraction of the Derby has this yoar our ; passed all precedent. Never, in our long remembrarce, was so vast a, multitude collected upon any similar occasion oa the Dawns. From an early . hour in the morning the trains continued to arrive In qutek succession, each adding its numbers to the crowds that pound into the town, and blocked up the streets from the Spread Eagle to the King's Ihritl, where the chances of the aeproaching contest formed the subject of snituated discussion. Little business was, however, transacted, the protessienals generally reserving themselves far the ring "on the course. Besides tee immense number of viiitore who preferred the ready tied rapid mude of transit by the rail, hentlreds of persons, tempted by the extraordinnry fineness of the wen. Bier, selected the road, which was three ged with vehisles of every grade and Lehi an, from the cestermonge is daukeys cart to the aristocratic baronehe er four-in-bond, recul:iag the almost forgotten glories of the QUCtli'd hie:ilexy on the Derby day. The brilliancy of the sun preduced, however, i's invariable consequence is the clouds of dust with which the outsiders were completely enveloped. The utmost praise is due to the officials at the London b.idge station for the tat:ll44We arrangement, by which the public were admitted to the trains without the slightest difficulty or confusion, and fur the order and regularity with which the transit of so vast an aesemblage was effected to and from Epsom. The first race—the Carew stakes—being over, the excite ment commenced in earnest a s the time for deem ing the great event of the day approached. The 1141: 3...1 of human beings by which the gra.und was covered, gr.:l -da illy formed itself into a dense belt on both sides of the course, which lay like a broad green ribbon between two dark borders, from Tattenharu Corner far beyond the Old Stand Douse. At length, after an anxious interval the t , herep:i boatels in the inclesare announced that ed of the 32 horses named on the cord were prepared to compete fur what the late Lord Georee Bentiuck called the blue ribbon of the turf." The horses soon afterwards cantered up the courts tram the paddock which, for the eccommoda tiou of owners and trainers of bersea, was again thrown open tty Mr. Arthur licatheote. Alter due time bad been allowed for the inspection of tae horses, Mr. Ifibburtl, the starter, took charge of the troupe, sisal conducted them to the auk/ling post, and at the suet signal got them away in beautiful order. At this moment it would be difficult to imogiae a more animated and exciting scene than the course presented. The Grand Stand was resplendent with summer fashions, and the private stands were crowded with the members and friends of the stewards and the gentlemen of Jockey Club ; in abort, a more brilliant meeting both as regards the number of visitors and the fineness of the wea ther has never been seen on Epsom Downs. It is some years since the Derby was invested with so much mystery, interest, and importance, a circumstance chiefly attributable to the Ciness and lloneywood move ments. They, however, who, with an unprejudiced regard, scrutinised West Australian and Sittingbourne when they pulled up after the race fur the Two Thousand, had never ',any doubt of their being first and second for the Derby. Through good repeat and evil report West Australi a n firmly maintained the lead The Ring," and fully did he justity the confidence of 104 backers. It is doubtless well remembered that Mr. Bowes achieved a similar triumph last year with Daniel O'Rourke. In Mei he won the Derby with Mundig, and iu 1813 with Cotherstone. We cannot conclude our remarks without testeying to the satisfactory manner in which the race etffeials performed their respective duties, and to the efficiency of the police in the arduous teak of maintaining order on the course. The refreshment rooms in the Grand Stand were excel lently and abundant; bupplied by Messrs. Juliet and Woodruff. Among the many fashionable visitors were the Puke de Nemours, His Excellency tho French Ambassador, the Duke of Richmond, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, the Marquises of Exeter and Clanricarde, and the Mar chioness of Ailesbury ; the Earls of Jersey, Du by, Wilton, Granville, Annesley, Chesterfield, Bessborou;h, March, Strathmore, Brace, and Longford ; Viscounts Maidstone, Newport, Anson, Curzon, Clitden, Lascelles, Vil lien and Viscoantess Villiers ; Count Bentevoglio ; Baron, Baroness, and Meyer Rothschild ; Lords H. Gordon Len nox, George G. Lennox, Alexander G. Lennox, George Manners, M.P., Burleigh, Exmouth, Drumlanrig, Dan- Londesborough; Sir Robert Peel, Sir Sandlord Graham, Sir George Armitage, Sir Robert l'igot, lion. Mr. and Mrs. H. Lawley, General Anson, lion. J. M .ICdO. nald, Hon. G. S. Smythe, Hon. W. Begot, Admiral Rous, &c. The sport came off as f o ll ows: . _ CAREW STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 50 misled ; 2-yr olds, bet 31b; three, Bst 6lb ; four. 9st 71b ; five aad up. wards, 9st 1210 ; mares allowed 61b and geldings 31 0 ; allowances for beaten horses, &o. New T.Y.C., three quar ters of a mile. (13 Subs.) Mr. E. It. Clark's Mr. Sykes, by Sir Talton Sykcs, 3 yrP, 7st 121 b (J. Osborne) 1 Lord Clifden's Nightshade, 2 yrs, Est Slb ..(Oliver) 2 Mr. Gulliver's Village Lusa, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (Wells) 3 The fullowing also ran :—Determination, Don Quixote, Pelopidas, The Kaffir, Folly of the Day, Blonde], and Miss Delamere. _ _ _ Betting : 5 to 4 apt Village Lass ; 3to 1 aget Night dude, 4 to 1 agst Pelopidas, 6 to 1 apt Mr. Sykes. A gond race from the distance with Mr. Sykes, Nightshade, Vil lage Lass, and Blondel. Won by a neck, a head only be tween the second and third. Blondel a good fourth. The others beaten off. The winner was objected to on the ground of not carrying proper weight. DERBY STAKES of 50 son. each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds; colts, Sit 71b; and fillies, Sit 21b; the owner of the second horse to receive 100 son. out of the stakes. New Course. One mile end a half. (195 subs.) Mr. Bowes's West Australian, by Mulbourne (F. Butler) 1 Duke of Bedford's Sittingbourne, by Chatham (S. Rogers) 2 Mr. Powney's Cineas, by Touchstone or Epirus (Bumby) 3 Mr. Howard's Ratapian, by The Baron The following also ran :—Baron Rothschild's Orestes (Charlton), Lord Londesborough's Mayor of Hull (J. .Holmes). Count Batthyany's Stows Plover (NV. Abdale), Mr. E. R. Clark's Mr. Sykes (Bartholomew), Mr. Mars's Pharold (Pettit), Lord Exeter's Filbert (Norman), Mr. Perren's lonic (Hornsby), Lord Derby's Umbriel (Temple , man), Duke of Richmond's Pharos (Flatman), Captain Lane's Ninnyhammer (Sly), Lord Clildea's Cheddar (A. Day), Lord Caledon's Prince Leopold (W. Sharpe), Mr. B. Way's Brocket (Thick), Mr. Knowles's Talfourd (Eashant), Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco (J. Maroon), Mr. Howard's Lucelles (W. Day), Mr. Oliver's Eth elbert (Crickmere), Mr. Surtees nd Honeywood (J. Osborne), Mr. Rowan's Fionn ma Coul (D. Wynne), Mr. J. Ayling nd Rattle (G. E. Sharpe), Mr. Thomson's Coomberland Stathesmon (Aldcroft), Lord Glasgow's Bar baths (Whitehouse), Lord Eglinton's Vanderdecken (Marlow), Mr. Wilkins's Peggy (H. Neale.) Betting at Starting :-6 to 4 agst West Australian, 5 to 1 apt Orestes, 6 to 1 agst Honeywood, 8 to 1 agst Sitting bourne, 20 to 1 apt Umbriel42o to 1 agst Pharos (0ff),25 to 1 apt Ninnyhannuer, 30 to 1 agat Cinema, 30 to 1 apt Peggy, 50 to 1 each agat Cheddar, Barbatus, and litataplan, 100 to 1 apt Coomberland Stathesmon. An excellent start, all getting off in a cluster, except Coomberland Stathesmon, who was some lengths behind. Che, dar and Cineas started in front, but they had scarcely proceeded halfway up the bill when Umbriel took up the running, with Cheddar, Cineas, Orestes, Ethelbert, Ninny hammer, and Rattle well laid up, and directly in their wake were Pharos, Honeywood, and Filbert ; West Australian, with Sittingbaurne in close attendance upon him, being the next two. No material change occurred until they arrived at the turn into the straight, when Umbriel began to drop off. Rattle immediately went on with the lead, but at the road was passed by Cineas, and at the same time West Australian, with Sittingbourne at his quarters, was seen to draw forward. At the distance these two singled themselves out, and a very exciting race home ended in favour of West Australian by a neck. Rataplan, whet eft the ruck in the last quarter of a mile, and gradu ally improved his position, fi nished about half a length be• hind the third. Hollyw ood and Rattle were the next two. Serbians pulled up lame. nun in 2 min. 56 see. Amount of the stakes, 5,4251. Jerry Kent was scratched at 10.30 a.m. Emus Tows PLATE of 50 son. (Handicap) for all ages. Winners extra. One mile. Mr. Drinkalo's Slurry by Sleight-of-Hand, 4 yrs, Sit 101 b (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. Reeves's Abdallah, 6 yrs, fist 71b(Bartholomew) 2 Mr. Magi/Isis's Sandhurst, 3 yrs, 7st (Oliver) 3 The following also ran :—Telescope, Merriment. The betting opened at 8 to 4 apt Telescope, but closed at 2to 1 agst him. 2to 1 agst Santry. Atlas race with Snarry, Abdallab, and Sandhurst. Won by a neck ; the second beating the third by three-quarters of a length. Telescope a bad fourth. GREAT EXHIBITION PLATE Of 100 SOU. (handicap), for all ages; winners Wee. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Magenta's's Clair de Lune, by Lanerned, 3 yrs, sst 51b (Oliver) 1 Mr. Wiggan's Forester (h h), aged, 7st 71b (Well s) 2 Mr. Y. King's Narcissus, 6 yrs, fist 41b ..(Charlton 3 The hollowing also ran :—Puritan, Sweetheart, 'reline, f be Confederate. Letting : 6 to 4 apt Narcissus, 3 to 1 agst Clair de Lune, sto 1 apt Forester, 6to 1 apt Puritan. Won cleverly by a length ; a neck only between the second and third. Sweet heart and Iresine were fourth and fifth. DORDANS STAKES. of 5 son. each, with 50 added, for 2-yr olds and upwards. Optional selling weights. Half a mile. (10 subs.) Lord Londesborough's Gold Dust, by Dulcimer, 3 yrs (601), 7st 51b (E. Harrison) 1 Captain Little's m by Counseller—Mies Lucy, 5 yrs, (401.), 7st 10Ib (Charlton) 2 Mr. J. Dawson's Shipwreck, 3 yes (10/ ), fist 1216 (Aldcroft) 3 The following also ran :—Otranto, Fenian, Tilshead Lass, f by Venison dam by The Saddler, Knavery, c by Epirus— Empress. Ifetting : 2 to 1 art Gold Dust, 5 to 2 Wit Empress colt, 3 to 1 agst Venison filly, 45 to 1 nest Counsellor mare, 8 to 1 agst any other. Won by half &length ; a length between the second and third. The winner was afterwards sold for 230 guineas ; the fund thereby realising upwards of 1801. LATEST BETTING ON THE OAKS. 2to 1 agst Catherine Hayes (t) sto 2 Mistletoe (t) 6to 1 Meotmore Lass (t) 7to 1 The Queen 10 to 1 Lady Louisa 10 to 1 likagliatre THE DERBY " AND THE BEYTING SHOPS. SlR,—Few sp ec ifi c comp l a i nts will bottle& againet TO THE EDITOR OP TH E Rxeite.ail• the general desertion of business, un the celebratoll of what is r; ally almost our chief outdoor national festival. There Ir. in fact, some cause for regret that the fever of modern life, the muleitudinons nature of its reqmrements, which splits up society into classes, each of which needs a special education and development, does not allow more frequent fu•dons of each element of nationality in great public celebrations. The Greek festivals which brought all the members of a nation torether, to witness emtests in exercises, which were thought the most eff-ctive means of eilusating great men, were admirable centrivances for pro moting national feeling, and exciting the growth of patriot.. ism. Ali that, of course, is dime away with, in modern. tinier, and a, nation divided into a humired religious meets cannot replaee them by the celebration of national. re l:gious feasts. Hence we shall find ;bat the oozy prominent feature in national holidays of the present day will more and more he amusement. Ina hard working age,however,amuse meat is a thing to be euconraged. If the hiq ft and wealthy of the land mint have their t' eireenscs'• after the manner ht the Roman plebs, they have so much the mare right to indulge themselves, as they pay fur the indulgence, which the plebs did not dn. If, however, it should happen that the indulgence of one class hail something to no wait the in jury of another, it wou:il then be..inne a question whether we can look upon thtit suLtiement from t h e same point of view as before. Looit at the great extension of gambling which has come upon us with such rapidity, and which from being confthed to a few exclusively atistuerotie spots is now in a manner brought home to every man's door. Within the lan month an additional nurdie r of houses have sprunct up, an fostered into shert-lived existence by the " Derby," which have anrded the means cf gambling to children, apprentices, servant•, workmen—in .hurt, to all those classes of society which in times post were unable to in dulge in this terrible propensity, on account of their dis tance trout the scene of events, nod the slender nature of their tin 'ores. The men who keep these houses are the chaudler-thep retailers of poison, in doses adapted to the capacities of their customers. They are the instructors of common people in the vices of the aristocracy, and the pan ee er s to the propeneities which they ere accessory in creat ing. They are the channels through which streams of pesti lence are couv.•yed, which would otherwise hove been con fined to one spot. Their name is Legion, for there is prac tically no limit to their number, it being competent to any one to open an establishment of the kind. They require no previous capital ; that will be supplied by their dupes. Otz the occurrence of an adverse event the y Mi s t Ate. The .h u acre of their shops are nth taken down the morning after the race, steel the poor sulferers have not even the poster of gettiug at the solitary chair and &At, which with a print of " Voltigeur" and a few "lists" are the whole furniture of the place. They arc oil, no ono knows whither, mid have left "nothing in the pound" to maim those steno they have reduced to bcagary, and to whom gambling beesmes almost is necessery of existence. if the higher classes in the indulgence of an appetite for sport have ieflicted immeasurable evils upon the esters below them, the duty lies peculiarly he-ivy upon them of di.covering a remedy. And it is bezuwie there is an almost insuperable difficulty to be encountered its dealing with an evil of this nature that men should not by sati-tied until strong attention Is directed to it. Laws for the regulation of the habits and customs of the people arc proverbially defective in their operation. The severity of the laws against duelling never produced the slightest edict upon the practice. When the duties on spirita were raised ss high, in order to e l i.n:nisk the vice of drunkenness, that they amounted apparently to a prohibition, gin was sold at the corner of every street, and drunkenness was never more prevalent. The more we diminish the profits of the importer of foreign goeds, this more we increase the income of the muggier. be effect of sumptuary laws is too much like persecution not to ex cite bitter feelings in 010 annuls of those who are the obi, cos of them. If duelling and drunkenness are less prevalent than they were, it is not that the law has placed greater difficulties in the way of fighting duels and getting drunk, lost because people have less taste for these forms of vice. Just in the sante way, the decay of this spirit of petty gambling, which has for years past pro duced such a mass of misery will be owing, it at ever comes, to au alteration in the tastes of the people. If the betting. houses were put down to-morrow, there is no doubt that some other means would be found of ratifying the gam bling desire that exists for betting on horses. If common sense did not tell us this, it might be inferred from Cie fact that the expulsion of betting-lists from public-houses was the proximate cause of the establi.hment of the bettieg offices. Is it not, then, incumbent on the Duke of R:chniond, the Duke or Bedford, and Lord Derby, to reflect, when they discuss the merits of their respective horses—Pharos, Sit tingbource, and I.7inbritil,—and the state of the odd, upon the same, that their footmen, the text day, may commence the trade of pickpockets, solely because Pharos, or Sitting bourne, or Umbriel did not come to the promise of well doing ewertd into for them by the prophet of some Sunday sporting print ? Mound not there noblemen seriously consider, that the splendid animals which are the objects of so much care, really carry, not only the amount of various noble betting books on their backs, but the fortune and fate M hundreds of servants, small traders, and others ? It would be. absurd, as it would be unjust to debit the aristocracy with the whole of the evil which falls upon the working classes on account of gambling; but it is not unfair to direct atten tion to the fact, that these claws are led into ruin by imi tating a practice until lately almost exclusively indulged in by the richer classes. It is, therefore, justifiable to hope and expect that the great patrons of the turf—those who farm and control the opinion of their fellows—will do their beat to purge the turf from the gambling abominetions which disgrace it. ANTI-GAIII3LL'. OTTER-HUNTING IN THE ALMOND. Owing to a timely notice I had from a friend in the secret of the Duke of Atholl's intention to hunt the Armond water for otter, I found myself at Cramond Bridge at seven o'clock on the morning •of Friday the 6th curt.: and a bright sunny morning it was. I had hardly arrived when I saw a party winding down the road to the bridge, consisting of half a dozen kilted huntsmen, with scarlet hunting shirts, and thirteen or fourteen couple of otter hounds—fine shaggy fellows, with long ears, showing a dash of southern blood. • The dogs drew the bank up the Edinburgh side of the river. We had not gone two miles before they opened with that deep tone which I believe is peculiar to the otter hound, which told us that our quarry was at home, or had not long gone out. They were whipped off, how ever, for the present, and we drew the same side of the river till we came to a bridge at the extremity of the Cragichall property, then down the Linlithgow bank, till the hounds gave tongue again at the very spot they had marked before. They were now encouraged to hut every part where an otter might be hid ; and no easy matter either, for the water had undermined the bank for some distance. After a good deal of busy work, we were electrified by a hello from the other side, which told where the otter bad been viewed by one who knew all the tricks of the amphibious game. Then the whole party spread them selves some hundred yards on either side of the river, all eyes watching for the bells on the water, the first sign of ' the whereabouts of the otter. Now all was excitement, as the hounds in full and most musical chorus dashed and swam through pool and shallaw after their game, to them, as to us, far the most part invi sible; and frequent view-hollos showed that the object of our chase was getting exhausted, and could not remain • much longer under water. It was pretty to mark bow the stanch old hounds of the pack hunted " on thin own book" and were not led in their course, like the puppies, either by the baying of the other dogs, or by the shouting of the huntsmen. At length all attention was drawn to one part of the river on the Edinburgh side, where the determined full cry of some trusty old hounds disclosed the retreat of the enemy under a deep overhanging bank lined with willow. Two huntsmen, jumping into the water, found him engaged tooth and nail with two or three of the dogs, and their bleeding tongues and noses 'showed he had made no bad (Wu of it ; but he had fearful odds against him, and at length the huntsmen got their hands on him (no spears are allowed in this pack), but then the difficulty was to tear him from the teeth of the hounds, wild with success and blood. Every member of the pack seemed • determined to have a tug at him; they came tumbling one over another in the water, and it must have been a hard skin that did not give way in their clutches. Then the body of the otter, rescued from the grip of the hounds, was suspended on the end of a pole, supported by two hunumen—one of :them a tall wild•lookieg showing to great advantage in his kilt and hunting shirt— and the whole pack came yelling round, fierce with excite ment from the exulting shouts of the huntsmen, and nearly tore their shirts to pieces in their endeavours to make their shoulders a stepping stone to their prey, the otter. So ended our chow. _ It wu a lively and exciting scene even to one like myself, new to the sport. The muter of the hounds, wearing the same dress with the huntsmen, and only distinguishable from them by the superior knowledge he showed of the haunts and habits of the animal, wu most courteous to us interlopers.—Edinburgh Courant. BURNING OF THE ADELPHI THEATRE, EDIN 81.71t011. -On Tuesday afternoon the Adelphi Theatre, Edinburgh, was burned to the ground. The lire was dis cerned shortly before 5 o'clock in the evening, issuing from under the stage; and the building being old, and, with the exception of the outer walls, of wood, the flames spread with a fearful rapidity, and soon enveloped the whole edifice. Happily the occurrence took place before the audience were assembled, otherwise the consequences might have been most disastrous. Within an hour the entire building was reduced to ruin, while the flames spread on all sides, and caught several cantiguous tenements, which were, however, saved by the timely arrival (and well-directed exertions of the fire brigade, and by the abundant supply of water obtained. Great fears were entertained for the safety of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Chapel, a sway cloister attached to which caught fire on the roof. The altar-piece and all the moveable property of value were immediately secured, but fortunately the pro gress of the flames in this direction were arrested. The rapidity with which the fire spread prevented any of the properties being saved, and the wardrobe of nearly all the company was destroyed. The manager, Mr. 'Wyndham, was partially if not wholly insured, and the value of the edifice was covered by insurance. The loss of engagements by the actors and the destruction of their wardrobes will, however, be attended with great hardship. The origin Of the fire is involved in morster7.