The Express. — London, England, 1853-07-07 00:00:00

fe re taken Into custody as they were making ! an effort to approach the corridor leading to the Ent-i Jr ., box. Others chat it was during the in- 1 P" • 4'o / between the acts the affair was discovered. B e sides these arrests several others, some say to the number of tin, were made among the crowd, some of the stauders by, it is said, aiding the th e Ilany ut them, however, were afterwards P'• set at liberty. The persons first arrested were ta k e s before the commissary of police of the ~.t tAr ee, and at two o'clock in the morning were !' ean sferred to the prison of the Prefecture of Police. 1 ; i s stated :hat all were armed, either with a & we e or a pistol. There is as usual a drat o f e xaggeration in what is said in public to at the affair; but I believe the above is 1 ; :he wet correct account of the matter. The Em le :or and Empress i t urtted the theatre at 10 mi- Lutes past 12. The crowd was still great, and the 0 ( » Vire l'Empercur" still as frequent as when L , entere d. The carriages were attended by the sow escort that accompanied them on their arrival. At ow moment when they were driving rather t aid the Emperor was heard to request that they go at the slowest pace. The escort kept claw to the carriage. At the commencement of business at the Bourse, to.dav, there was an indication of a continuance of thy upward movement which has existed during the ty w days, but an unfavourable influence was ' eepelieneea front the publication of intelligence from tlx East in the 31ussieettr, and prices eventually fl ee way. the final quotations indicating a general ce..litte. although not very extensive. 'The Four tad-a-1121f per Cents. for cash feil 10c., and the flees per Cents., 30c., whilst for the end of the arath the decline was 50c. in the Three per Cents., sail 2.k. in the Four..and-a-Half per Cents. No ehrge occurred in Hank France sharee. Closing pricee—For cash: Three per Cents., ;0.70f. ; Four -0,14.HW per Cents., 102 f. For the account : Three pa Cents, - 6.O 0 ; Four-aud-a-ltall per Cents., lea :sic. Bank Stock. YAWL AMERICA. II.RIVAL OF THE ARCTIC. LIVERPOOL, WZDNINDAT. the American mail steamer Arctic, Captain Lents arrived here this morning at half-past 11 from New York, with the usual mail,, 212 passengers, sail ;.,t.:'; dollars in specie on freight. On the 26th ult., :Le day after she left New York, at 4 a.m., she met the steamer Baltic, Captain Comstock, which 114 beee on the 13th ult., about 16 hones' sail from port. 'Die heat of the weather at New York had become vxas.ivc. On tLe 22nd ult., the thermometer stood at ": deg. in the shade, and in the city of New Yolk and in Brooklyn, no fewer than thirty-four deaths occurred from coup ,lc soled. Many other dcatlis had been subsequently heard of in different ports of the state from the same cause. The majo- rity of the cases are pen ns newly arrived in the coun•ry, many of them Irish emigrants, who are not aware of the danger they run in exposing them selves to the rays of the sun, without a sufficient pro tection to the head. Two days afterwards the ther mometer was at iS, or nineteen degrees below its former register. Some trouble was expected about the fisheries again this season. The Boston Trisweripe publishes a statement, ap parently by authority, to the effect that the Ame rican fishermen have generally agreed to start on this season's cruise provided with arms, and that they express a determination "not to be crowded and insulted as they were last year." They will eurt.i,e due caution as regards boundary stipule finis. and will give no just cause of offence; but will, r the same time, resent any encroachments upon their liberty. By the arrival of the steam-ships Crescent City and Northern Light two weeks later news from Cali fornia had reached New York. The intelligence, though unimportant, is interesting. The crops are spoken of as being in an unpreeedentedly flourishing condition ; the yield of grain will be enormous. The prospects of nur.ers are, without exception, favour able, and indicate a season of unusual prosperity. The legislature adjourned on the 19th of :May, after passing ISO laws. A railroad convention was held at San Diego on the Bth of May, of which Colonel Magruder was chairman, which declared in favour of the southern route as far preferable to any other. Later dates from New Zealand fully confirm the re ports of the discovery of gold in that quarter. Some very tine samples of the precious metals had been brought in, but to what extent it existed had not with any certainty been ascertained, owing to the fact that miners were very scarce, and it being to their interest to keep as quiet as possible. A very Valuable coal field hod also been discovered at Peke wan, which fortunate event induced the inhabitants to hope that the steamers would touch at New Zea land, and take in supplies of fuel, while on the voyage between Panama and Australia. Every arrival from the countries borde►ing on the South Pacific brings intelligence of great interest. Tranquillity is never of long duration among the people or the nations in that section. At last ac counts there was less prospect of a war between I'eru and Bolivia. The Peruvians do nob feel in clined to fight, besides which the government of Bolivia seems to ha•e sufficient work on hand to keep the disaffected portion of its own inhabitants, without seeking additional trouble abroad. The enemies of President Belzu aro said to be collecting a strong force on the Buenos Ayres side, under the generalship of an ill-treated ex-President, and the consequence is, that we may expect soon to hear of a successful reeo'ution in Bolivia. In order to give our readers some idea of the cha racter of Belzu, it is only necessary to mention that the American Charge is the only member of the diplomatic corps left near his government, he having dismissed both the Chilian Minister and Peruvian Chug', and insulted the British Charge so grossly as to compel him to leave. All was quiet at N'alparaiso ; the crops bad yielded immensely, and steam communication with the principal ports on that side of the coatinent had imparted great activity to the people. The Boston evarier narrates the following railway accident : -------- • As the mail impress train from New York was approach ing the East Brookfield station, it ran off the regular track —owing to the carelessness of the switch•tender, who had neglected his duty—and <imbed along the side track, though not upon the rails. In fact, so great was the jar— the train then running at the rate of 33 miles per hour— that the wheels of the errant cars did not at all atrike the rails of the side track, but ploughed up the soil and rooted out the sleepers for a distance of some 350 feet, and at was only the last pair of wheels on the rearward car in the train, that retained their ',saltine' on the rails. Upon the turnout or side track, three freight can were standing, sad the New York train dashed into them, crushing them to pieta. Three bag's!, and four passenger ears of the inward train were badly smashed, and all the passenger/ —l4O in number—were piled together in indiscriminate confusion. As soon as it was pue-ib:e to ascertain the amount of damage to life and limb, it was found that Mr. Williams Johnson, of Worcester, a passenger, was killed, his skull being broken ; Mr. Wise, of Worcester, received a severe flesh wound on the bead ; Mr. Mathew Byrum of Springfield, had a bad cut on the neck, and at the last ac counts ',stained unconscious ; Mr. C. L. Moore, of New York, had an antic dislocated, and received a flesh wound on the leg. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. New YORK, Jutsz 25. Sterling bilks remain at our list quotations: sre quote!. Isindoe 60 days, bankers bills. 91 to 91. London con menial bills, 9 to 91. Puts CO days, 5.131 to 6.121; Amsterdam, 41 to 4111; Hamburg, 361 to 361 ; Bremen, 791 to 791; Frankfort, 401 to 41. Money Is abundant, and seeking investment at 5 per cent. on call, and 61 to 6 per tett. for short paper, but Ito c is very little offering, and lure amounts are lying over—u capita'ists do not like to make lons loans—pending the present apprehended dill tulties in Europe. Corrini.—Tbe transactions for the past three dna have been of a small retail character. Holden, co far, have %herrn no disposition to press sales, and buyers fur export are unwilling to operate until affairs abroad maw a more tiled appearance. Our quotations must be taken u Other Golf Athotl6 floerla. Ports. Irferin sow. nom. nor. ord. low to good ........ II fi tq fl 991t0 4 94 to MM. 19n to mood. Mid. bruroir llllOlll 1:1 to 111 11 to 11 - - I , torn.—The arrivals this week have been quits mode Me, and prima have advanc,d Omit 120. per bbl. Onetx.—The last English advice, being more favourable, the demand fur wheat has twin active, and prices have advanced several cents durit.g :hi par week. The receipts have increased, but are not heavy, and hardly sufficient, of toed quality, to meet the waists of the tree's. sinee the Niagara's news, holders have boat enabled to obtain oar extreme MIL ?trey, ITll.—Wheat has been shipped te Liverpool to teusiderable extent duru.; the put week, at 34. to sp. Flow Is. 9d. We quote other articles—Tobeeeo, bads 176.6 i. to 201. ; Cotton, square bales per lb., 3-164. ; Rost; per bbl., Is. 6d. to Is. lid. ; Heavy Goods per ton, 20s. to BM. To Loudon—Tobacco per hbd., 305.; Flour, rer bbl., 2s. to 2s. 3d. ; Turpentine per 2801 be., 2s. lid. ' • Mea surement Goodi per ton, 255. to 30s. ; Heavy Goods ' Ode, &c , per toe, 255. to 30s. ; Beef per tee., 4s.to be. ; Oil Cake per bbl., 21. 3d. To Havre—Cotton, sneers bales, per lb., je. ; Ashes per too, 7 dole. to 9 dole. ; Rios per ton, ; Whalebone, &c., per Ib, le. To Olugow, shipments of wheat have been made at 4i4. THE COURSE OF POST FROM AUSTRALIA. The homeward Australian mail, via Marseilles, arrived at the General Post-office on the morning of the 2nd instant ; and the ()caviar l Australian mail, ri i Mar stifles, will be made up in the General Post-office to• morrow night, the Sth instant. Thus nearly a week will elapse between the arrival of the homeward and the de epoch of the outward mail, which is just time enough for the distribution of the former to the remotest parts of the kingdom, and for the answers to the correspondence which the homeward mail brings to be forwarded to Aus tralia to morrow night. The outward Australian mail, via Southampton, was despatched on the 4th inst., conse quently only two days elapsed between the arrival of the one via Marseilles, and the departure of the one via Southampton. Again the homeward mail via Southampton arrived at the General Poet-office yesterday morning, and consequently only two days will elapse between the arrival a the Southampton mail and the despatch of the Mai milks one. Now, as a week is only just long enough for a mai, to be distributed throughout the country and answered, it follows that two days, as far as the country generally is concerned, might as well be a month. As the weir and despatch of an Australian letter via Marseilles gives a person a week longer than if a letter is received or despatched via Southampton, and as those two mail routes will always be the quickest to and from Australia, and for sums time to come almost the only one, it becomes a quer tion of the greatest importance to this country why all letters to and from Australia are not conveyed by way of Marseilles? The answer is because of the great 'miscues of such a conveyance. A kali-ounce letter from Australia, via Southampton, costs one shilling via Marseilles, which is a shorter route by 500 miles, is costa 2s. 3d., out of which the French government gets 10d., and the English g ent Is sd. The former govern ment actu .11; charges nearly es much for conveying an Australian letter from Marseilles to Calais by land as is charged from Sydney to Southampton by water. The English government makes the matter worse; for while it charges a shilling for bringing a letter from Australia to Southampton, it charges 17d. if it drops the letter at Mar seines and picks it up again at Calais. From a correspond. once published recen.ly in the Australian papers between the postmasters of Singapore and Sydney, it appears that , the Australian postmasters were ignorant of our postal arrangements with the French government. The post muter of Singapore states that all letters posted in Aur walla for England by way of India, not specially directed l , rig Southampton, will be put in iron boles at Ceylon, and sent through France, and will be charged 2s. 3d. each if above a quarter ounce in weight. Now this will be a mot serious matter to poor people in this country, and numbers of letters brought by the Australian mail vie Marseilles will be refused, or the working classes will be pinched to pay 2s. 3d. Why should not the Pacha of Egypt charge 101. also for the Australian letter, as well as the French govern ment, for the letter posses through the territory of the former before it reaches France ? Bu the fact 1., the Pacha is far more liberal in his postal arrangements with this country than France is. Twopence a letter ought to be quite sufficient for pin ing it through France, gad if the English postage were re duced to 101. every Australian letter could be sent via Marseilles for a shilling, and then there would be plenty of time to answer correspondence in this country by return of post. The Chambers of Commerce and the Postal Re form Associations should at once see to this. They will Had neat month when the new Australian arrangements with reference to the homeward mails come into operation that our postal arrangements with France in reference to Australia are on a most unsatisfactory footing. The Aus tralian mail via Marseilles, is due here on the 31st instant. But the one via Southampton is due on the 4th of August. Now the ooly Australian mail which will be despatched next mouth will be on the 4th. Those, therefore, who get their Australian correspondence by way of France, will be enabled to send off their answers immediately. Those who get their Australian letters via Southampton, will not be able to reply to them for a month afterwards. PERPETUAL INVESTMENT, LAND, AND BCILDING SOCIETY. Yesterday evening the second annual meeting of the members of the society was held at Radley's Hotel, Mr. Joust °oven in the chair. The chairman having opened the business in a brief speech, in which he pointed out the peculiar excellencies of t►e society and the favourable pro gress it was making, the report was read, of which the fol lowing contains the principal points. "The number of shares issued during the ant year, was 1176, and during the second year, 2273, making in the whole, 3449. The number of shares issued and withdrawn to the 30th of April last, are as follows, vii :- 101. 251. 301. 501. 1001. Total. Issued .61 . 964 . 325 . 2,034 . 3,449 Withdrawn - .15 . 50 . 34 . 370 . 469 --- In force . 85 .48 . 914 . 291 . 1,664 . 2,980 The withdrawals of shares during the put year has afforded an incidental instance of the benefits conferred by the insti tution. The withdrawn have arisen principally among members who have emigrated, and who had used the so ciety as a Savings Bank, until a sufficient sum was deposited for their outfit and passage money, then withdrawing the amount with the accumulations of interest. in the deposit department, considerable sums varying in amount have been neeived, upon which interest at the rate of 41. per cent. oer arum has been paid; the funds of this department being advanced to the members who desire to receive the amount at their shares, they are assisted, while profit is secured to dr asadvanced shareholders; the depositors receiving at ihs semi time a satiafactory return for their investment. The advances made to members upon the security of houses sad bed e amounted in the first year to 11,1361. 10s., and is the .seal pear to 15 . 6111. 17s . Bd., making a total amount !Weaseled upon mortgage of 26,7481. 7s. Bd. In accordance with the 28th rule, a careful valuation of the liabilities and wets of the society has been made by the actuary; the result of which is highly satidactory, and enables the directors, after carrying 10 per cent. of the profits to &reserve fund, to declare a bonus equal to 11 per cent. compound interest, on the subscriptions t,f shares now participating, in addition to the 41 per cent. compound interest, fixed by the society's table*. This bonus will be carried to the account of each share, and will be receivable upon the completion of the time fixed for the maturity of the share. There is every probability that this ratio of profits will be maintaiaed, if not increased, thus rendering the society a most advantage ous medium for investment. In the freehold land depart ment, two eligible estates have been purchased, situate clout to the railway station, at Sutton, near Croydon, in Surrey, the greater part of which has already been taken by the members." The balance sheet showed on the debit side of the in vestment department, a sum of 30,7371., and on the 30th of April there was a balance at the hankers of 313/, The freehold land account showed on the debit side an amount of 4,1771. 195., and there was a balance at the end of the year of 191. 3e. The Rev. Dr. Braga, in moving the adoption of the re port, recommended the society as one which combined the advantages of a deposit department, which held out far greater advantages for the investment of savings than the savings banks, with undoubted security, and a permanent investment department, which also held out great advan tages to the public. Dr. BENTHAM seconded the motion, and observed that the advantages which the report had shown to be obtained, Iwere secured at • very small comparative espouse of management. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Cuthbertson, and Mr. Cover were te.e'ected directors, and Mr. Mien was re-elected auditor. The Rey. C. OUGUILLY moved, acd Mr. Mugu seconded a resolution, expressive of the satisfaction of the meeting at the progress made by the society, as indicated in the report. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro ceeding'. - RETRESENTATION Or LIVERPOOL.—WEDNESDAY. —A crowded meeting of the conservative party was held In the Royal Amphitheatre to-day, at 12 o'clock, Edmund Molyneuz, in the chair, at which the candidates, Messrs. 11. T. Liddell, and T. B. llonfall, addressed the as sembly at considerable length. Resolutions were passed thanking the Constitutional Association ter their choice of candidate+ and expressive of confidence in the gentlemen brought forward by that body. After the meeting the hen. gentlemen Wen introduced on 'Change and favourably re ceived. The liberal candidate, Sir Erskine Perry, addresses a meeting of the liberal electors so night in the Royal Park Theatre. Mr. John Bramley-Moore, the third conservative candidate, has issued an address, stating that the time has arrived when he must unreservedly place himself in the hands of his fellow townsmen, and should he be elected, will serve them with seal and fidelity. The nomination takes place to-morrow. All parties seem sanguine of Ounces. AUSTRALIAN NABOSS.—Among the passengers who came home in the Indus, which Landed the Indian mail at Southampton on Tuesday, were 19 Australian re turned emigrants, must of whom were from Melbourne. They wore white calico hats, and their hale, hearty, and John Bull appearance formed a: striking contrast to that of the Indian passengers. The salubrity of the climate from which they had come wm manifested throughout the Torino in the range and power of their organs of digestion. TheiNkl all made rapid and large fortunes. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1853 got Court. IRELAND. The Queen gave a Concert last evening at Back- The invitations numbered about four hundred, and included the Royal Family, the Foreign Ministers and their wives, the Ministers and Officers of State, and a large party of the Nobility. The Duchess of Gloucester arrived at twenty. five minutes past nine o'clock, attended by Lady Civadiana Bathurst anALier.-Colenel the Hon. A. Liddell. . . _ Desux, JULY 6. THE QUEEN'S VISIT. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant officially communicated to the Lord Mayor yesterday the in formation of the intention of her Majesty and Piince Albert to honour the Great Industrial Exhibition with a visit. The royal party will arrive at Kings town Harbour on the 12th instant, but not land until the following morning, when they will proceed to the Viceregal Lodge. It is the intention of her Majesty and the Prince to return to London on the 16th instant. Her Majesty will not hold either levee or drawing room. Her Majesty will proceed to Dublin on Wednesday morning by the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, when the state carriage will be in requisition, and every means adopted to ensure her Majesty a suitable reception. On the evening of the arrival of the royal yacht in the harbour a bril liant display of fireworks will take place—the yachts in harbour will be illuminated, and other demonstra tions of respect offered. In the course of yesterday Mr. George Roe, the chairman of the Exhibition Committee, received the following official note: Viceregal Lodge, Pl-ccnix-park, July 5, 1553. Sir,—l am directed by the Lord Lieutenant to inform yen that the intention of the Queen and the Prince to visit the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1853 has been notified to his Excellency. Her Maje:ty and his Royal Iligbuces purpose to arrive in Kingstown Harbour on Tuesday even ing, the 12th inst., but not land till the following morning, when they will proceed to the Viceregal Lodge. The Queen and Prince will return to Ln don on Sa•urday, the 16th inst. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, HENRY F. PONBONBY.—To the Chairman of the Committee of the Great Industrial Exhibition of Isa 3. The Duchess of Kent was accompanied by the Princess Adelaide of Holtenlohe Langenburg, and was attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baronets de Spetl, and Lord James Murray. The Duchess of CambEdgc was ;Mewled by Lady Suffield and Lieut.-Colonel Stephens. The Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelits were attended by Lady Caroline Cost and Baron Luhe. The Duke of Cambridge was attended by Major the Hon. Jame. Macdonald. . The Royal Family were received on their arrival, and conducted to the Yellow Drawing-room by the lion. Elea nor Stanley and the lion. Flora Macdonald, Maids of Honour in Waiting, Lieut.-Colonel the lion. Robert Boyle, Groom in Waiting, Lieut.-Colonel Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to PfilsCli Albert, and Lord Alfred Paget, Equerry in Waiting. Shortly before 10 o'clock, the Queen. accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Prussia, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester the Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelier, the Prince of Hohenlohe Langeuburg end tile Pi igloos Adelaide lett the Yellow Drawing-room, attended by the Duchess of Sutherland, Mist, ess of the Robes, and the Ladies in Wait ing, and was conducted by the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain, and other tinkers of state, to the Grand Saloon, which was fitted up for music. The concert immediately comment[ d. The following is the programme : Nara Pans. (lunette., tt Ridiarno, cantiamo"- Aldme. Busier, Sig. Gardonl, Lucchesi. e Bek N.. Lied, . An , Irwin soonigen Marro "—Herr Fumes (Die Olockengehiute) Hazel. Duo, . la questa sello"—Mumes.Carellime na da Colitc. Dry) Air, " le pars detrain "—Melva. Plonito 'Marie) Herold. Trio, . C't n eft fat "—Mdmcs. Castellon i Var. dut, e Sig. Garden, (Le Pre aux Cleree).... ....... Steroid. Air. "A la paste Won hopital"—Sig. Oardoni (Le Chemin du Pared's) Coro, "A not dart "—Tact( (Chrtetue) 3lendeissohn. Emirs Secomm. • Mr, "II Mimi° ago ooaqui.e"—Mdinc. Casteran (Lineredi) Ozarletto, . Was Poll ich daza mien" - Madames Novelle , c Viardot, Sig. Garden' • Herr Ferran (Martha) Air, "rand, per me"—Mdece. hails ;Hely) Doaisktti. Duo, "In dove prende amor vieetto"—Mdme Novell° e Sig. Matti (Faun, Magico) Air Russ. -Mdme. Viardot. quartets, •• Nei Hall slam dell' onde"—Signori Carooni, Lneoheti, Heller!, e Herr Formes l Goudolieri) Schubert. Mr. Costa presided at the pianoforte. Refreshments were served between the acts, and at the conclusion of the concert the illustrious and distinguished party proceeeded to sapper in the state dining room. The following had the honour of receiving invitations : His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Countess of Luneburg, the French Ambassador and the Countess Walswska, and the First Secretary to the Em bassy ; the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto, the Russian Minister and Baroness de Brunnow, the Hanove rian Minister, the Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen, the Swedish and Norwegian Minister, the Spanish Minister, the Sardinian Minister, the Greek Minister and Madame Tricoupi, the Turkish Minister and Madame Musurus, the Netherlands Minister, the Portuguese Minister and the Countess de Lavradio, the Sicilian Minister and the Prin enr de Carini, the Austrian Minister and the Countess Colleredo, the United States Ministgr, the Tuscan Minister, . the Peruvian Minister, the Persian Minister and the Secre tary Interpreter of Legation, the Saxon Minister, the Mexi can Chargé d'Affaires and Madame Facto, the Belgian Chargil d'Affaires, the Danish Chargé d'Affaires. Prince F. lix of Salm Salm, Min Wilcocks. The Countess Von 1 Hacke, Countess Oriel's, Count Puckler, Count Boos, Count Oohs, Dr. Lauer and M. Borck, Ladies and Gentle men-in-Waiting to the Prince and Princess of Prussia. Lady Caroline Gust and B iron LON, Lady and Gentleman ! in-Waiting to the Hereditary Grand Duchess sail Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz. ARCHBISHOPS—Canterbury, York, Dublin. Derma—Newcastle, Argyll, Bedford, Leinster, Norfolk, Sutherland, Devenshire, Buceleuch, Richmond, Rox burgh., Atholl, Cleveland, Rutland, Northumberland, Wellington, Hamilton, Somerset. DUCHESIHIS—Bedford, Argyll, Inverness, Northumber land, Roxburgh., St. Albans, Leinster, Hamilton, Due cleuch, Sutherland, Norfolk, Richmond, Atholl, Cleveland, Somerset. • Mennen's—Lansdowne, Breadalbane, Bristol, Aber corn, A,lesbury, Anglesey, Ely, Clanricarde, Cholmondeley, Exeter, Waterford, Westminster, Londonderry. MARCHIoNESSES Breadalbane, Ailesbury, Aleercorn, Ely, Dowager Ely, Cholmondeley, Clanricarde, Waterford, Exeter, Westminster, Londonderry. EARLS—Aberdeen, Granville, Clarendon, St. Germans, Effingham, Burlington, Caledon, Craven, Cawdor, Mul grave, Eglinton, Darnley, De la Wan., De Grey, Dart mouth, Derby, Chesterfield, Chichester Clanwilliam, Sefton, Shafiesbruy, Shelbourne, Stradbroke, Talbot, Wilton, Fowls, Rosebery, Roselyn, Yarborough, Malmesbury, Mansfield, March, Howe, Jermyn, M.P., Haddington, Harewood, Ilchester, Jersey, Fortescue, Euston, M.P., Fitzwilliem, Grosvenor, M.P., Enniskillen, Gifford, Grey, Charlemont, Gainsborough, Desert, Mount Edgcumbe. COUNTESSES—CIarendon, Granville, Mulgrave, St. Ger mans, Caletloa, Carlisle, Dunmore, Effingham, Eglinton, Delaware, Derby, Craven, Haddington, Cawdor, Chi chester, Chesterfield, Clanwilliam, Shaftesbury, Talbot, Dowager l'emhreire, Rosebery, Sefton, Shelburne, Roselyn, Yarborough, Malmesbury, March, Jersey, Wilton, Hare wood, Enniskillen, Howe, Fortescue, Grey, Darnley, Charlemont, Gainsborough, Desert, Mount Edgcumbe. VISCOUNTS Hardinge, Palmerston, Drumlanrig, Sydney, Torrington, Duncan, Dalrymple, Jocelyn, M.P., Canning, Chelsea, M.P., Cranley, Soaham, M.P., Mahon, Mandeville, Newark, M.P., Laseelles, Hawarden, Galway, M.P., Folkestone. VISCOUNTESSES—Hardinge, Palmerston, Drumlanrig, Sydney, Torrington, Crauley, Duncan, Dalrymple, Jocelyn, Canning, Chelsea, Stratford de Redeliffe, Seabam, Mahon, Mandeville, Newark, Folkestone, Galway. EISROP—St. David's. LORDS—John Russell, Raglan, Foley, Cranworth, Camoys, William Paulet, James Murray, Alfred Paget, Carington, De Tabley, Ashburton, Polwarth, Portman, De Manley, Beaumont, Belhaven, Waterpark, Macdonald, Moneys, M.P., Overstone, Lilford, Lyndhurst, Poltimore, Kinnaird, Penman, Leigh, Londeaborough, Colborne, Charles Wellesley, Southampton, Wharncliffe, Holland, Edward Howard, M.P., Ernest Bruce. LADIES—G. Bathurst, Cranwortb, John Russell, Mary Wood, Molesworth, Graham, Raglan, Foley, Ernest Bruce, Caring ton, Adeliza Howard, Alfred Paget, Louisa Caven dish, Be Tabley, H. Hamilton, Ashburton, Beaumont, De Res, Dover, Howard Douglas, F. Legge, Leigh, Lillord, Edward Howard, CA:keelson, Portman, Caroline Barring ton, Mary Stanley, Polwarth, Wriothesley Russell, Wood ford, Macdonald, Honeys, Oventone, E. Lamellas, John stone, Kinnaird, Penmen*, Lyndhurst, Dowager Lyttelton, George Grey, Londesborough, Holland, Howard De Walden, Dufferin, M. Christopher, H. Clive, Colborne, Seidl= L, Cotes, Seaton, Charles Wellesley, Poltimore, cliffs, (Sophia) Rendlesham, Constance Grosvenor, Ones burn, Margaret Macdonald, James Murray, Belbenem Waterpark, Camp, Suffield, A. M. Dawson. MORT EONOURABLES—OOIOIIOI G. L. Dawson Dames, J. W. Henley, M.P., J. C. Herrin, M.P., Sir J. Graham, W. E. Gladstone, Sir George Grey, Admiral Sir George Cockburn, IL A. Christopher, M.P., Sir C. Wood, C. Pel ham Villiers, Sir William Molesworth, Sidney Herbert, the Speaker, T. Pemberton Leig h. EONOURABLES—Captain J. Denman, R.N., Colonel R. Boyle, Mrs. Boyle, Misses Stonor (2), Miss Lyttelton, Mrs. Musgrave, Colonel C. B. Phipps, Mrs. Phipps, Robert H. Clive, M.P., Mrs. George E. Anson, Eleanor Stanley, Rev. Gerald Wellesley, Mrs. A. Gordon, Mrs. Joseph Denman, Mrs. Sidney Herbert, George Cavendish, M.P., Lady Cust, i Mrs. Grey, Mrs. A. Liddell. - BARONESS—De Speth. Sins—Archibald Macdonald, John Johnstone, M.P. Rae. Docroa—Whewell. REVEREND—Lord Wriothesley Russell. Docrott—Lyon Play fair. bliessieens—Ernest Bunsen, J. Cotes, J. E. Denison, M.P., Edward Stanley. Ilisruresen—Shaw Lefevre, Gladstone, Ernest Bunsen, Whately, Weymouth, Henley, Cholloner, Whewell. Misers —Burdett Coutts, Sumner, Mary Barrington. Resit ADMIRAL—Eon. William Gordon, M.P. GENERALs—Sir Howard Douglas, Lord Seaton, Sir A. Woodford, Hon. Sir Edward Cum, Sir George Bowles. CoLoszts—Francis Seymour, Challoner, lion. A. Lid dell, Earl of Cardigan, lion. A. Gordon, Biddulph, Lord De Hos, Weymouth, lion. Charles Grey. Magoa—Baron Knetebeck. Prince Arthur and !the Princesses Helena and Louise took a drive in an open carriage and four yesterday. The Countess de Neuilly and the Prince de Joineille visited the Princess of Prussia yesterday at Buckingham Palace, and afterwards visited the Duchess of Kent at Clarence House. The Princess of Prussia visited the Duchess of Cam bridge yesterday at her residence in St. James's Palace. The Queen, accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Prussia and the Princess Louisa, took a drive yesterday afternoon in an open cerriaze and four. Lord Alfred Paget and Cal. the Hon. C. Grey attended on horseback. Yesterday the Lord Mayor, George Hoe Esq., Chairman of the Exhibition Committee, Jo h n Len taigne, Esq., and John C. Deane, Esc': assistant secretary, bad an interview with the Lord Lieu tenant at the Viceregal Lodge, in reference to her Majesty's visit. His Excellency intimated to the Lord Mayor that the same form of ceremonial will be observed on this octagon as when the Queen I visited Dublin in 1849. Her Majesty will make her first visit to the Exhibition on Wednesday. A special meeting of the corporation is summered for this day. The city will be illuminated. Her Majesty's equipages and horses are expected to arrive in a few days. Despatches were received at the Colonial-Office Tester day from the Governors of New South Wales, Victoria Malta, and Hong Despatches were sent yesterday to the Governor of Gib raltar. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The ministers present were the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord Chan cellor, Earl Gram ille, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Sir J. Graham, Sir C. Wood, the Hight Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir W. Moles worth. The Council sat two hours and a half. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, atteDded by Lady Dawson and Sir G. Cowper, honoured the 05Ioeseure and the Diorama of the Ocean Mail by visits yesterday afternoon. SLIGO ELECTION. The nomination of a burgess to represent the borough of Sligo in parliament, in the room of Mr. Charles Towneley, unseated by petition, took place yesterday in the court-house of that town, amidst a scene of uproar and violence which has been scarcely ever paralleled by any similar proceeding even in Ireland. The following outline is supplied by the special correspondent of Saunderis News Letter: The writ for the election having been read, Mr. Andrew Kelly, mtrchant, proposed Mr. John P. Somers as a fit and proper person to represent the borough of Sligo in parlia ment; and Mr. M'Ternan, solicitor, after considerable difficulty in obtaining a hearing, briefly seconded the nomi nation. The Rev. Dr. Phillips, P.P., then proposed Mr. J. Sad leir as a fit and proper representative for that borough. Mr. Kidd seconded the nomination of Mr. Saelleir. Mr. John Manly was then put in nomination, his pro poser being Mr. W. Gilmore, and his seconder Mr. Robert Henderson. The following gentlemen were also put in nomination, but subsequently withdrew:—Messrs. Stonar, John Gore Jones, Rev. Peter O'Connor, P.P., and John MtNainara Cantwell. Dining the continuance of the proceedings the violence and tumult of the mob grew to such a pitch that the Mayor had to order the Court-hoase to be cleared, which was ac cordingly done, several gentlemen having been previously struck with stoney, when some men with loaded fire arms and other dangerous weapons in their possession were captured. Order having been in some degree restored, ' The Mayor stated that ho had called for a show of hands —which, however, passed unnoticed to a great degree, in consequence of the great confusion prevailing at the time — which he declared to be is favour of Mr. John Sodleir. A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Somers and of Mr. lianly. During the above fracas the Rev. Mr. O'Connor was given the lie and struck on the back of the head by Mr. Manly, who was in turn struck and severely handled by other Roman catholic clergymen and the constabulary. This, of course, gave rise to a succession of combats, and the hustings soon presented the appearance of • scene of strife. Ile police were obliged to have recourse to pushing she combatants asunder with the butt ends of their guns, and the affair ended with Mr. Hanly and the Rev. Mr. O'Connor being removed from off the hustings. The town itself, up to the hour of nomination, although crowded, was exceedingly quiet, which, however, was not the case on the previous evening, when large mobs, apparently well orga nised, and evidently semi-intoxicated, paraded the streets of the town, and, it is worthy of remark, shared their cheers for the Junior Lord of the Treasury with his opponent in polities, Mr. John Manly. Any person suspected of being a partisan, or even friendly to Mr. Somers, was hooted and spat upon, and in some instances actually assaulted. Speeches were made from the windows of Mr. Sadleir's and Mr. Hanly's committee-rooms, but vain were the attempts of those in the interest of Mr. Somers to obtain a hearing. The streets up to a very late hour on the night in question (Monday) presented an exceedingly alarming appearance, and were it not for the presence in the town of a body of 300 constabulary, together with • company of the 26th Refit., and a detachment of the 3rd Dragoons, serious rioting would doubtless have taken place. Even as it is, the summary ejection of the sovereign people from the court house has given great offence, and it is feared bad results will follow. The closeness of the coming struggle likewise keeps up the unwonted degree of excitement, for all admit that the majority for either can lisiate must be very trifling, although both sides appear confident of success. The total number of registered voters amounts to nearly 350, but of these it is calculated 47, recording to some, GO, will not come to the pull, being either dead or absent, so that who ever polls 160 is sure to win the election. TRALEE ELECTION. The nomination at this election took place on Mon day, when the result may be considered as having virtually been determined. Mr. Daniel O'Connell, Mr. Denis Shine Lawlor, Mr. John Leahy, and Mr. T. Fitzgerald, were severally proposed and seconded; but as Messrs. Lawlor and Leahy subsequently with drew from the contest, and bat very few votes can be polled by any chance for Mr. Fitzgerald, the °lee .tion of Mr. O'Connell may be looked upon as certain. The polling, if indeed there be any, will take place ABUSES 01? ENDOWED SCHOOLS, WEST MINSTER. TO THE EDITOR or THE EXPRESS. SlR,—The House of Lords Committee, in their new education plan, propose to exempt the collegiate and cathedral schools from its powers. This, to say the least, is very singular, as it is notorious that there are no cases of educational endowments throughout the kingdom which call for reformation more than these. It might as well be provided for by law that no improvement in medical practice should be suffered in the metropolis, or that the quackery of ancient times and its impositions should be held sacred, as that the mental food so munificently provided for poor children by our forefathers sho . uld be locked up from the growing appetite of our educationally un fed people by act of parliament exemption. Westminster school is of very ancient date. The evidence as to the state of this school in laid cum- menees at page 150 of the sce..nd report of the sheet committee appointed to inquire into the education of the lower orders of the metropolis. The Rev. John Bas ett Campbell stated that there were 10 founda tion boys and about 260 pi irate scholars ; that the 40 foundation boys were drafted from the private scholars, and thenbecame halt-bearders ; that is their parents paid half their expenses after being placed on the foundation; that they had a gown, cap, and college waistcoat ; that the foundation gown being • very coarse, they paid fur a better quality; that they paid farther education, 13 guineas the first year (the same as the plicate scholars), 10 guineas the next two years, and 8 guineas the last year; that foar of the boys were sent every year to Christ Church, Oxford, and four to Trinity College, Cambridge, the former as students, the latter as scholars; that the studentships were worth about 60/. each per annum ; but thnt the examinations for scholarships were mere mattera of form. Ith regard to the total expense of the school to the Dean and Chapter, it was estimated as not exceeding 1,200/., out of which the two schoolmasters received but 541. be. Bd. from the dean and chapter, and lived rent free. The Head Master stated that, in addition to •he foundation and private scholars, there were four bishop's boys nominated by the dean and himself, that they were educated gratuitously, and had a purple gown and an annual stipend of six or seven pounds; and that the fund to provide them there with arose from the rents of an estate bequeathed for that purpose by Williams, Bishop of Lincoln. The above, therefore, was the state of the school in 1816. Westminster was created a see by Henry V 111.% but it was restored to an abbey by Edward VI., in 1550 t, and subsequently, in 1560, converted to a deanery' collegiate by Queen Elizabeth.: The sum allowed by the statutee as a stipend for each of the foundation boys was nearly half a prebendary's, the latter being 201., and the former 8/. 6s. ad. At page 32 in Tanner's Not. Mon. it. is stated that in abbeys like Westminster, " one person or more was appointed (as teachers of learning and educa tion) ; and that all the neighbours who desired it might have their children taught without any ex pense to them." Indeed, it appears from the archives of West minster Abbey, that asalary was paid by the almoner to a master for the teaching of the grammar boys even in the reign of Edward 111. ; andFitz-Stephen (Becket's secretary) states " that the three chief churches of London had noted schools attached to them." (Widmore, p. 131.) There can be no doubt that the boys ought to have their stipend increased in proportion to the increase of the total revenues of the Abbey-in the founds, lion tables of Henry \ 111. the total receipts of Westminster were 2,619/. 16.. Old. ' • and in the Lansdowne manuscript in the British Museum, No. 683, the dean's income there is put down at 231/. The question then arises what is the present total revenue? and what amount ought the buys receive now, seeing that when the dean received 231/. they received 81. 6s. Bd. each? I wish to show that the i boys ought not to cost their parents anything ; and this would be the case if the original proportions of the distribution of the revenue were observed. The statutes of Westminster were ordained by Queen Elizabeth. Therein the scholars are ordered to have 31. Os. 10d. for yearly commons and 13s. 4d. for livery, and that in their election regard was to be had to " a teachable understanding, a good disposition, learning, merit, and poverty -and they were to dine in the common hall. Yet it is said that the 40 Queen's scholars are not provided with board and lodging out of the Chapter funds, although the expenses to which their parents and guardians are liable are enormous. It appears to me that they are not charged with board and lodging in words, but that they are charged for both in deed-just as the men in the street say, " I will give you the book if you buy my straw for a penny.' It appears from two letters published in the Times on Jan. 28, and Feb. 11, 1850, signed "Spectacle Maker," that there were two boys in the school over whom he was guardian, and he thought properly enough that the charges would be nil, but he found that he would have to pay about 42/. per annum for each of these boys. He furnished the paper with a table of the fees thus : school fees (what for ?), 6941. ; matron, 1681. ; ser vants, 1681. ; washing, 210/. ; fires, 1031. ; lights, 105/.; physician, 42/. ; charge in aid of new build ings, 2001. • total, 1,692/. Now, in the scheme of Henry VIII., the schoolmaster, butlers, servants, aad I building repairs are all separately and specifically provided for, and the scheme is herein confirmed by the statutes of Elizabeth. At that period the pre bend's share was 28/. 55., now it is 1,2141. 14s. 9d.§ At that period the two schoolmasters' share was 30/., and had that sum been increased in due propor tion with the increase of the total revenues of the Abbey, doubtless the scholars would never have been called upon to pay 694/. for school fees ; and further, were these statutes observed, the matron and servants would not have been now charged to the boys, because in cap. 8 of Elizabeth's statutes, it is ordered, " Ut stadia 9nietiora sint ntcessariis minims fantuli inserviant and it was provided that there was to be a steward to buy provisions, and another to buy corn, victuals, fuel, &c.; also three, butlers, one of whom was to attend especially to the forty foundation boys, who was to see that there was to be no lack of bread and beer. There were also cooks, an under-cook and barber, provided for-also three washing women of approved character, one of whom shall wash all the linen clothes of the forty scho lars week by week"-aad the repairs were very amply provided for by the 200/. per annum. It is therefore clear that, as the royal foundress ordered that the boys should be free of all charge, that all these charges should be abolished ; and 1 would ap peal to the Dean and one of the Canons of Rochester, who were foundation boys at Westminster, and were sent thence to Trinity College, Cambridge, as founda tioners, whether it was just to charge them with the above things, which had been provided for out of the general fund by the foundress ; but, perhspe, had poor boys been the only foundationers, these two gentlemen would never have been sent from West minster to Trinity, and thence have climbed to Rochester ; and, were poor boys admitted and pro vichal for out of the abbey funds, doubtless the pre sent dean would not be in the receipt of 2,0001. per lannum. To give a still clearer notion of the true state of the case, I must show the gross amount of the foundation income originally and in 1843. In 1542 it wns 2,601/. ; in 1843 it was 30,1451. And also the sams expended on the school at two periods -originallt and in 1834. In 1342 the school had 1921.; in IS3I the school had 1,397/. 6s. Id. Now, by the simple rule of three, the school ought to have at present about 2,225/, and this would exceed the present total cost of the tuition, board, lodging, &c., of the 40 boas; so that really the intention of the foundrees could be carried out thereby in all its integrity-viz., that the 40 boys should be free of all charge-whilst the fact is, that these boys, instead of having cne•ninth of the Abbey revenues, as originally, have but one one-fifty fifth devoted to their bent& (ride Lambeth MS., 636, and Eccl. Cora. Rep.) How these things agree with the prayer for a blessing "on all seminaries of sound learning and religions education," I cannot compre hend, nor do I suppose it will be cleared up until the question is put preparatory to that final " strict and solemn account which we must all one day give before the judgment-seat;' but nevertheless the presence of the 10 boys on the Sabbath (who pay 1,692/. per annum; mus' he rather a reproaf to • Burnet i.. 3 p. 483, Collect. No. 23. t sth of Edw. VI , c. 36. Strype'% Parker, c. 3, p. 79. § Ynle Table 7, 2nd Report Bal. Cam. NAVAL. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 6.—The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain Crispin, and the Fairy, 'crew tender, _ _ Master-Commander Welch, sailed from this port to-day for Holyhead, to be in rcadineu to attend on her Majesty during her visit to Dublin for the purpose of inspecting the Exhibition of Industry in that city. The Black Eagle, Admiralty steam-yacht, Muter-Commander Pettey, also sailed to-day for the same destination.—The screw guard ship Blenheim, 60, Captain Henderson, is ordered to pre pare for sea. It is understood that she will also be sent in attendance on her Majesty. The projected review of the Spithead fleet by the Queen has either been abandoned or postponed.—The Desperate, steam-sloop, Captain Cham bers, was taken into sleek to-day to have her defects made good ; and tho Termagant, 24, screw-frigate, was brought down the Barbour to alongside the Dockyard.—The Sidon, 22, steam-frigate, Captain Goldsmith, received her new mainmast yesterday afternoon.—The Cyclops, steam-sloop, sailed yesterday for Woolwich.—The Lucifer, steam-ves sel, arrived yesterday from Woolwich. ADMIIIALTY, JULY 6.—APIOINTMENTe.—Lient' G. J. Eden and Naval Cadet E. H. Seymour, to Tnrible. Mate H. H. Beami.b, to Excellent. Second Masters J. Ryan, to Arrogant, and T. S. Neill. to Ambille. Mid shipman D. E. Bruckman, to Victory. MILITARY. TUE 2OTn REGIMENT OF FOOT, which has just arrived at Southampton from Quebec, was the regiment which buried Napoleon Bonaparte at St. Ilelens. They were abroad 20 years at that time before they came home. This time they bare been 12 years abroad. EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAYS. Yesterday as extraordinary meeting of the share holders was held at the London Tavern, llishopegate street, Mr. H. BRUCE in the chair, for the purpose of considering a bill now depending in parliament. intituled " A Bill for cocstructing a Railway and Landing-places within the borough of King's Isms," and for regulating the share capital of the East Anglian Railways Company, and for other purposes, and of which the short title is the East Anglian Railways Act, 1843. The CHAIRMAN proposed a resolution approving of the bill. The motion was seconded by Mr. SIMPSON, and carried unanimously. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, resolutions were car ried for the conversion of the preferential shares into stock without any change in the rate of interest. In reply to a question— The CHAIRMAN butted that in consequence of the expira tion of the period within which the Norfolk Company had had power to disturb the working arrangements, without that power having been exercised, the directors hoped to be able to obtain money on favourable terms. This terminated the proceedings. some parties when those words are solemnly repeated: 6 We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done thse things which we ought not to have done." It is high time these things were rectified : they have been complained of over and over again ; the Charity Trusts Bill, laid before the House of Lords by a select committee (as I said before) exempts Westminster from its reforming aims, but I trust when it comes to be discussed in either house, the words of the Bishop of Exeter will be repeated, and cause thereby these schools to be included in the bill. tt If the parties who are now members of these ca. thedral bodies shrink from the performance of the duties assigned to them, I shall be very glad to abolish the institutions altogether ;" • and that the prophecy of the Bishop of London will not be forgotten. wherein he said—" Deans and canons may repose a tew years longer in their stalls, unshorn of a single item of dignity or revenue, but by-aid-bye reform wiil come upo tru n i (i t i h e e n i i r as ar a m s o t a r l o ., n w g i m wr a i n il a l r t m he ed, y nd I the spoils. - •—I remain yours faithfully, tar w ill a t n a rl l" d I . : 1) i re GEORGE GRIFFITH. Kidderminster, June 21. • Mirror of l'arliaalcut, July 30, 1840 . MEDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE. This institution which owes its existence to the labours of Mr. Thomas Proper, has tici x established for purposes partly eleemosynary , and partly educational. In the one capacity it is intended to Jihad all as) loin to a hundred pensionerr, who are to consist of decayed meti.cal ' men or their widows, who are to have to income of it levet 151. a year each, and who are to be provide 1 with furnished apartments and such other assistance and accommodation as the funds may permit. In the letter capacity the insti tution is to afford education, bow:1, lodging, and washing to 110 boys, the sons of medical men, a majority of whom are to pay a fee of 251. a year each, but a large prepottien arc to be orphans, whose maintenance, elothing, and educa tion are to be entiscly gratuitous. Thu plan also contem plates, as soon as the finance's of the institution nil permit, the entire support of a number of pensioners who may be destitute of the required Meow. The site of the proposed new college i• finely chosen on a hill side, in the immediate vicirity of the Downs at Epsom— within a rely short distance, ire fact. ..t the Grand Stand ; and yesterday the locality became 'most the scene et an extra Derby day in consequence of the announcement that the first stone was to be laid by Prince Albert. Triumphal arches were erec.ed, and various attempts at floral decora tion were made. The deem shops or so in which the little town rejoices were closed "in consequence," so ran the placards, '• of the generally expressed feeling on the part of the inhabitants to do honour " to his royal highness—leaving it thus in delicate ur.certaiuty whetile7 this mignanimr.us conduct of the Epsom tradesmen was an act of loyalty or a graceful concession to public opinion. Long be fore four o'clock well dressed ladies and gentlemen were Peen wend ing their way towards the site of the new building; and the crowd at last became so great as to render obviously impossible any attempt to early out the minutely detailed programme which had been arranged. About four o'clock, however, a rumour began to be, circa:a:eel that his Royal Highness would not come ; and, in a few minutes labor M. Propert, in a voice broken with emotion, confirmed the dire intellience, for he had j u-t received an intimation from Buckingham Palace to the iffect that his [Loyal High ness was laid up, as it was appreher..ted, with measles. lc this crisis the noble president of the institution, the Ear: Mau ve:3, had consented to act as the Prince's proxy, and FO, after a short delay, the ceremonies commenced. The school children sang three verses of the 34th psalm, after which the Bishop of Winchester, habited ;a pcittiA'calabas, proceeded with the office which had beat compiled for the tcea- Sion. This was not a very elaborate atleir, consisting only of the Psalm Nisi Dominos with the antiphon," The glo rious Majesty of the Lord our G(el be upon us. Pros per Thou the work of our hinds upon us' 0 prosper Thou our handywork," foilt wed by the Lord's Prayer and a collect. The coins and a setoll, illuinina'ed with the following inscription, were tht n se cured iu a glom vase, and deposited in a cavity in the larger stone : _ . .Hvnc Lapidtrn rrintvm Edificii . Der.evolcntire Dicati . Cvt:t . Stvtlioqvc . Johannis . Propett . Arnfigert ct . Medici . Vbi . Metlicorvm . Levantla . Svnt . Infortcnia . Amoris Availio . Christiani . Posvit . Illvstriasiinve . Anertv,.. Prineeps . Regime . Conson Die . Jvlii vi . AD. mucce.L.ll. G.oria . Deo." "On this Gth day, of July, 1553, H.R.H. Prince Albert laid this first st , ric of the Medical Benevolent Co:leg, ; pro- jccted, under Providence, by John Propert, Esq., bimeclf a medical man ; in aid of those his fellow practitioners, who having long ;nodded the suff.rings 01 oihere, need at last the soothing hood of ftiendblus themstivet." This inscription was also engraven on a brass tine and placed over the eavi , y. The upper atone was then lowered into its place, and, after certain mystic ceremonies, was pro nounced by the noble earl to have been " well and properly laid." Three hearty cheers for the prosperity el the institution were then given; and perhaps the most in teresting part of the proceedings then commenced, namely, a procession of Indies who deposited purses upor tLe newly laid stone. Nearly 1,6001. was thus ecreeted. Finally, the bishop dismissed the assembly with the blessing, and the proceedings terminated by the children singing the Old Rundrmith Psalm. . . The company then adjourned to a spacious marquee, where a collation had been spread for such as chose to stay and partake of it. The some what beauty COUalllSSßilbt was a sight that evidently appalled no small proportion of the guests; who, impelled by the demon of reerliness, or un restrainably hungry, or dreading lest they should net be able to secure anything like a fair quid for the very liberal quo they had given for admission, fell lustily to work, without waiting fur the trifling preliminary of the chairman's anival. They were, however, seen interrupted by the stewards, who entreated them to wait until his lordship had taken his place. A momentary pai.so ensued; and his lordship announced that. conscious of his own inadequacy to preside over such an assembly, he had only been induced to come forward by the intimation he had received that the company could not commence their luncheon until he had taken the chili:. An amazed look and a titter of amusement ran round the tact ; and the impatient guests fell to their viands once more. Once more were they interrupted—Grace had not been raid. That decent preliminary having at length been supplied ny , one of the Ciente , present, the rand proceeded in peace But seen another "difficulty" arose. The thirsty guests demanded " pale ale," and the waiters tirought them —Cape. alleging that a law bad been made by virtue of which no malt liqudas Were allowed. It was curio to cistern, how this startling announcement was received. Such is the habitual regard of Englishmen for law by whomsoever made, that not a few silently ennui, seed. Others—and thews were men that wonld have been maim if need had required—attempted to drink in meekness the execrable water which the decaliter' serried to them. But there were some resolute souls who were determined to resist oppression to the last ; and an unezpect, a ally arrived in the shape of a solitary bottle which was seen on one of the tables, proving that the coveted drink was realie obtain able. The cry of " Bass to the renew " And All* pp or Death !" was raised. The terrified waiters declared that the bottle. which had constituted the fatal precedent, had been conceded only benne, the gentleman who had it was unwell. "We are all ill, - was iiistantiy cherused round the tent. " Our doctors have ordered us to drink nothing but Bass." The great war of rile ale was transferred from the advenising columns to the tented hills of Epsom. The contractor was resolute, but resistance was vain. The stewards were pressed lilt) the service, and at last the victory was won. When at last, by this timely help, the viands had been swallowed, the noble chairman gave the loyal toasts, in riding a special wish for the speedy recovery of his Royal Itighress, and then proposed " Prosperity to the Medical Benevolent College." The healths et Dr. Propert, the Chairman, and other gennernen were also drunk with much enthusiasm, and She proceedings shortly afterwards terminated. It only remains to add a few words respecting the new edifice. The entire design comprises the three sides of a quadrangle, with a detached chapel, occupying a por tion of the fourth The principal fee tee will be no iea tkan nearly a thousand feet long. The entrance is under a tower, and lee& into a specious hall, round which are di,- woe , ' the !mi . lines appertaining to the school. On tee right will be the schoolmaster's house and the school-room, ' and on the lett es ill be the warden's residence and the gnat dining hall. Each whip will consist of a vast cumber of romns for the pensioners , in two sterieo, each tr cementing three apartments and every convenience. It is proposed that t d he e h it u h tun_ er dine r t i h n eir ha m ll eall or . sh .r o h u , i , d eo ti n e . been let to Messrs. Glenn and Co., of 1, and wilt complete only shunt tw t allowed t iint P to n t: which°oi n s e r r s jh n r A d: 2 b 2 t o cl thirds of the principal Fide of the huildina. It would perhaps be desirable to alter the plan before the whole de sign is carried out, so as to bring it into nearer conformity with std precedents ; far the practice of the builders of our colleges was rather to repeat the quadrangles than ot emceed them beyond certain limits. The architectural , ifs et ul a two-story faeede of a thousand f. et in length s .'! ee far from good. The list of saltecriptione yesterday wee beside , : v FAIL Manvers with .7e2:. 10s., Sir R. R. HMO with I( !., Mr. Winthorpe with 6251., the Brighton Railway Corn one 1001., and Dr. Forbes with 100/. 'Dig total,enun • includ ing OP) purses deposited on Illeitnne, was a out CH the mould pretiously tidied being over 18,0001., ~. . i