The Express. — London, England, 1851-04-17 00:00:00

Cbe Court. The Queen and l'rinee Albert left town yesterday afternoon for Windsor Castle. Her Majesty and his royal higlini quitted Buckingham Palace at 2tl minutes before four o'clock, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Pnneess Alice. Prince Alfred, Prince Arthur, and the Primmer, Helena and Louisa fol lowed in another carriage. The royal suite occupied three carriages, and consisted of the Marchioness of Douro. Hon. Miss Macdonald, lion. Miss Seymour, Lord Byron, Lieut.- Colonel Hon. C. B. Phippa, Major-General Bowles, Captain Hun. Jrsa ph li . union, R.N., Colonel Buckley, and Mr. Birch. Her Maji,ty and Prince Albert were conducted to their carriage by the Lord Chamberlain, Lord George Lennox, and Colonel Wyble. A detachment of the 16th Lancers formed the escort from Buckingham Palace to the Paddington terminus of the Great Wrdern Railway, where a special train was in readiness. Her Majesty and the Prince and the royal party took their departure by the train fur Windsor. Lord and Lady John Rue-ell left town yesterday morn ing for Pembroke Lodge, Hielimmid-park. Mr. Herbert, ELI'., had an interview with the Commis sioners of Hallways yestenlay, at the office of the Board of Trade. Sir George Grey loft town for his scat, FaPalen, Nor thumberland, yesterday. Mr. fl. A. Herbert, M.P., had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ertespeer yesterday, at his official resi dence, Downiii4.strett. The Earl and Countess Grey left town for llowick Ifni], Northumberland, yesterday morning. The Right lion. Henry - Labouehere left town yesterday for Chia !hunt, Kent. Despatches wane received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the Nlauntius and of Lemon. Despatches were also received from the Governor of Gib raltar, Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial office to the Governuni of the West India Islands. WINDSOR, WRI/NY..DAY, APRIL 16. Her .Ifairsty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Prince Alfred, the Prinvss Royal, the Print e,4.• Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and I'rince Arthur, and attended by the I.llarcbionews of Douro, Lady-in-Wait ing, the Him.. Nliieoltinahl and Seymour, Maids of Honour in Waiting, laird Byron, Captain Hun. J. Heilman, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. C. B. the Master of the House hohl, Colonel Bat kley and Mr. birch, arrived by a special train at the station of the Great Western Railway this after noon from town. A guard of honour of the bat guard. was on duty in the railway station, and received her 31ajcsty with tke usual honour, . . . 'fhr Queen and Prince Albert and the augu.t party pro ceeded in of the royal carriages to the Castle, 'where tln Y arrived at half-peat 4 o'clock. Ihe royal dinner curt this evening included the I)uchen* of Kent, the I.■dv-in-Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, and the Baruni ss de gpeth. NATIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION. A public meeting took place at the Edinburgh Castle, Rhodeswell-road,Liraehousc, on Tuesday, to give the members of the association who reside in this locality an opportunity of stimulating the government to make their promised bill for the extension of the suffrage a complete measure for the representation of the people. Mr. T. J. Santa in the chair. In opening the proceedings, ' The CHAIRMAN observed that those who occupied the platform had come amongst the humbler dames as fellow , citizens, and with the same object in view, although it had been most absurdly stated that they were " paid fur 'peak ing" on these occasion.. Their present position was one of considerable interest, and they required only time to work out tho principles they advocated. It must be their endea vour to impress upon the government of the country the itimalute necessity of making that which they had promised Ite them a real performance. They wished, in fact, to point out to the legislature that it was their duty to strike the nets of their reform deep into the soil, that the tree may pew. In this important movement the middle clauses irtmld not be content with any advantages of their own but would fight earnestly with the people to make the re form strung and universal. Mr. Seale then explained the objects and primacies of the avociation, observing that they sought the extension of the suffrage to every man who was at the head of a family, and occupied what might be called a home of his own. This boon they must endeavour to accomplish in the face of an oligarchy which he would never fail to denounce as mean and selfish. The reform they desired to obtaiu would tend to the benefit of the , people, and in order to effect their purpose they must begin by gaining a certain amount of power. They must secure, in the hest instance, household suffrage in its in tended sense, and this would eventually lead to universal suffrage. The extension they desired would add three millions to the constituency of the country, and even if they did not succeed in obtaining the suffrage ler those who occu pied apartments as well as the inhabitents of houses, they should still enfranchise a very large portion of the community who wen. now unrepresented. Next to the ex tension of the suffrage, they demanded a more equal divi sion of the electoral districts—a state of things which would prevent the occurrence of such scenes as had lately taken plata: at Aylesbury and St. Albans, where some few voters had been brought from the county to sutc for the borough. In addition to the objects he had numed, they also advo cated the system of outing by ballot, a, the very best means of securing honour and purity at elections. They desired, moreover, an alteration in the duration of parliaments. Annual parliaments had been claimed, but the members of this association would IN, content with triennial parliaments, because experience had taught them that the business tit the country rendered it necessary that more than one year should be giveu to a specific measure. There were other questions whit h entire el into their consideration, and amongst them was that of the abolition of the qualification which was required to tit a man to take his place as a member of the Menthe of Commets. The present mode of qualification was an idle, silly, insulting farce. It was well known that there were many person- in the house who derived the ne arer/ 3001, from their friend., but who could not produce WS pence of their own it they were called upon to do so. A man who was really independent could be honest with very little, and the pecuniary qualification, therefore, should be abandoned altogether a, a premium to that which was false. laird John Russell lead promised them reform in the repre sentation, toad they must not mese to agitate until they had compelled him to keep his word. Mr Serle concluded by an earnest appeal on behalf of the Association, and by de trouncing the present electoral system. Mr. NEWTON preretwal the first resolution, stating that the fact of the Reform Bill has ing failed to render the House of CO111(11011% a reflex of the opinions of the people, was now admitted by the government in their promised measure for the extension of the suffrage. The meeting, therefore, desired to record its opinion that representation' should at least he commensurate with the expanded intellis l genes of the eperative classes. Ile observeal that ;19 the dif ferences between the two faction , in the hullsr had induced the government to say that reform was necessary, the people must take advantage of these differences and turn thou to their ow.. account. Mr. A1.1.0al seconded the resolution, and Sir FRANCIS K NOW I.F.S supported it, stating that if the people could once obtain a recognition of their principle, they would not long fail to achieve the objects for which they were agitat ing. Attending to the present representative system, the privilege of voting was limited to the few who held pro perty in towns and counties, and the finance. of the' public, ate:moiled to e'leetions, were used in such a manner that instead of being devoted to the government of the country they we re cauployeel ins eupportiog a power which was taken from the people at large. The motion was carried unanimously, and was followed by another resolution, deelaring that the objects of the National Reform Association were calculated to create such a moral union of the middle and working classes as would stimulate the wove rune tat to me et the constitutional de mands of the people. This resolution was also passed, and the meeting sepa rated. ST. PANCRM, NiARTI.EItoNE, AND PADDINGTON FitErnout LAND Sot-terv.--A public meeting of this so ciety took place at the Carlisle literary Institution, Great Carlisle-strest, Edgware-road; Mr. A. Michie, of Muryle bone, in the chair. It was stated that the memo. of the society, from the commencement, had been most encourag ing : 1,300 member., holding 100 shares, were enrolled, and two e.t.a. , in Middlesex had been already purchased— one, the Gospel Oak Field, at Kentish Town, had been allotted to the senior members in .51 allotments of fret-hold building land at the average price of 2W. each ; the other estate was known as " Lung Lands," in the Seven Sisters mid, Holloway, and was capable of supplying upwards of 23.4 building plots, which would be shortly ballotted fur' amongst the senior members at the cost price. On the pre sent occasion various mw members were enrolled, and arrangements were made to promote the interests of the working classes, morally and politically, by enabling them to obtain a lect bold qualification for a county vote. Rest. lotions in accordance with the principles of the society were passed, alai the business terminated. i •I lo‘ToN RAGGED Se hoot the fourth anniversary of the establishment of these schools was cele brated by a meeting in the school-room, Ilamond-square, High-street, Boston. Mr. S. A. Ilankey, in the absence of Lord Ashley, occupied the chair, and observed that the ob ject of these institutions was to seek out the refuse of so ciety and convert it into a product of utility and value. I The success of the schools was no longer a matter of doubt, ! as would be found by many encouraging details in the re port. They had moreover been greatly extended of lute, and very eon-iderable benefit to the public had :druidy been derived from them. Ile thought that ragged-schools might be compared to a diving-bell—their purpose being to des cend to the very depth of society, and there to lay a (nun• dAtioll whereon a super-structure might be raised which should lie useful to the world. Twelve months had elapsed since the opening of the present school-room, and the result had fully realised the expectations of the committee. The r e port, which was read by the secretary, gave a very ' satisfactory account of the pm-tress of the schools; and also related some interesting nartieulars respecting the Success which had attended the boys who had emigrated at the ex pense of the establishments. One boy had written from America to lord Ashley and Lady C. Start, stating that whilst in England he was seven times convicted as a thief; hut in his present position he was respected, and was hap pier than ever he was in his life. In England, he was " six weeks in prison and one out." Now he had an abundance of all he wished for, and had been enabled to place thirty • dollars out at interest, atter spending 2:I dollar. in clothing. The report went on to state that daily instruction was im- ' parted to 12.1 infants; whilst 20 boys and 30 girls were taught writing and arithmetic four nights in the week ; and about 2tin received instruction upon the Sabbath day. A London City missionary had been appointed in connexion with the schools, Mr. H. C. Start and his lady' contributing 2.1/. a year towards his support. A peons . ' bank had been opened to receive from the children their little sums, to which interest would be ....WA. The annual expenditure of the institution did not exceed lOU., and this sum was found sufficient to provide for day and evening in struction, emigration, school requisites, dc. There was, however, a debt upon the school amounting to 2181. 12s , the expense of th.• building, and the committee desired to make an earnest appeal to the public for their assistance to wards the liquidation of this claim.—The Rev. Dr. A. Fletcher, the Rev. Hugh Allen, the Rev. J. Soong, the Rev. E. Muskett, and other gentlemen addressed the 'meet ing with a view to the promotion and encouragement of ragged schools, and the report having having been adopted. the proceeding. terminated. The friends and patrons 14 the schools then sat down to tea, and in the evening a sub scription was made. CHINESE PIRATES.—The following intortsting paragraph is from the Friend tf China :—.. About 9 o'clock this morning, February 20, information was given at the police-station, that mane in ndarin beam, having chased a fleet of pirates into the Bay of Aberdeen (Shek pai-wan) were holding a desperate engagement, and that the govern. ment officers were likely to have the worst of it. Mr. Superintendent May, without a moment's delay, marshalled i a company of policemen, rind within an hour arris.d close on the field of action. ' ll , lr. Deputy Superintendent Cala. I well, in the meantime, proceeded on board the war steamer ! Heyman', and that vessel's course was turned in the dire- 1 tion of the combatants. The town was nuked all alive; but i the steamer, the polite-boat, the superintendent, his deputy, 3 inspectors, and tile very cream of the force were all too late. Mr. Ma-hang-eng, a mandarin of the fifth class, with eight 1 vessels and 300 men, had won all the honours, and hail sue- : reviled in capturing four boats and nine out of the aggre- i gate of their crews of a hundred. It appears that yester- i day, about 4 p.m., a boat proceeding front !tong Kong was boarded off Chung-chow by three piratical eessels and plun dried, not only of the sum of 200 dots., but of clothes and 1 sundries to the value of 100 dolt. more. There happened I to be two Chinese officers ou board the plundered boat, who, when left to pursue their course, hastened to lay their hard case before the officer Ma, who chanced to be lying with two I fast-sailing yessy Is under the Island of Tung-cluing, not far from Castle Peak Bay. That functionary immediately got 1 under weigh, picking up other vessels on his way towards the delinquents, who were descried this morning about 4 o'clock. i A little before 6 a.m. they entered Shek-pai-wan. The pirates then anchored abreast of the town, and opened tire, which Commodore ma gallantly returmal, the shots, how ever, committing more mischief on shore than on the ob ' jecta to which they were directed. It was at this stage that the messenger left for Victoria. Shortly afterwards the pirates left their vessels in a body, hotly pursued for a short diAance, and of the whole hundred only nine were taken. , Nv e are wronu, six others were afterwards captured by her 1 Britannic Majesty's police force, who with the others will, in the course of the evening, be safely lodged in Vic ' toria Gaol." THE GREAT EXHIBITION. OFF.NING OF TIIE I..XIIIIIMr/N BY TILE (at! Et:N.-1101:RM OF ADMISSION. Her 11Iujeatv's Connuimioneru have token into their comideritian the as to the hours during which the Eshibi!ion %Mudd nmain open, and have deter alibied to adopt tie tollow iug r. gulatam. on the subject : Her 14 ne.ty ha , 1111/ been pleased to signify her intention of Ti,itiou th, Esbilotiou on the ocrri,m of it. opening on the Ist of Mae. the doom of the budding w ill not be ope-ned to the public ~n that day till 1 o'clork, at which hour the holders of ...Loon tirketa will he admitted ; and un that day the doom w ill not he elooed until 7 o'clock in the evening. On the two following day% Friday and Saturday, the dour' walla. opened at tO ii'ebok, and timed at 6 o'clock. Iht Monday, the 3th of May, and each subsequi lit day, until further notice, the doors will he opened at W o'clock, and elimal at ti o'clock, eve-pting on Saturdayt, on which day the Mows will not he epee' d until 12 o'clock. At 6 o'clork in the o vcnims, when the doom are shut, the Malls will be emeriti up, mill the police will immediately proetta to etiroe the barriers is the ai cline, anti to clear the In new the enninii..iiiiters should find by experience that it is mei...my to nimbly thi se ovulations, either by the further limitation of the hour. of admission, or by giving the public a longer time for visiting the Exhibition, notice Mauch modification will he Rhea. By onb rof her Majesty,. rommissi 1111 l J. Sewn' Res at:l.la St tIT.OIII. 11. NORTH( .ti llyilwp.irk. April 13, 1631. It is the intention of the executive committee to eh., the building to-morrow ((loud Friday), the same as nu Suutlay. I.Erf Llts 111 k Silt( w.tr.-6 EN KRAL POIIT.OPTICE, Arai t., -.Go official notification haying been received from the NOVO.-si., 1',,-t-officoo, stating that steam packet. had COIIIIIIIIII,II runnin g direct lietweon Norway and !kit mark, the mail. Moon the Unitoll Kingdom for Norway, whilst this e ttttttt imoicat• is kept open, will not he trans mitted thrnuch swoolon, but will be forwarded direct be era beta, en lb mohork and Norway. The rate of poi.tair to he taken OR lett. r. to Norway will he Is. tot. the half planer, and ROI oal, neeoriline to the tale in nitration in the Uniteol Kingdom for charging inland letters,. This rate toniprisow both the ltriti.h and fOrlsigll postage on the letters to the plate of their destination, and it may be tither paid in advano e, or the letters may be foewarded unpaid at the sleets n 1 the "lads . r , excelot , however, as regards registered letter*. the po.otagt upon which, as well as the registration fee, must he pant in uolvaint. Tlft. Kelthw Silo:1111ft, OTT or fil-.IaGoW, sailed from the Mersey yesterday moniing for l'hilaolelphia. She takes nut passengers, amongst whom was the Hon. Thomas ti. Illenow.n. late United states minister at Brits eels, with hi. holy and family, and a very heavy freight. She is this *''rage under the roninhoial of Mr. W. O. Campbell (lately noun Wet. ot with the Cunard steamers), her late commander. Captaiu B. It. ltlatthew., remaining on shore to superim, nil the n fitting. Ac., Of the ICA i.othan screw strum-ship Gnat Britain. to which vessel he ha. been ap pointed since her purchase by Molars. Gibbs, Bright, and Co.. of Liserpool. ili. Ortom STE.vit n meeting of the Southampton 'town Council on Mond.iy last it was cog pi geol. moll unani ttttttt .ly a pp roved of, that the officer. and distinituistmot peewees on laurel the Ottoman .team frigate, expected daily at Southampton, with the Turkish contribu tionss to the Groat Exhibition, should be invited to a grand eat. rtainnient lw the Too Commit, as a murk of re-port and gratitude t.. the '7urkisli nation for affording protection and howpitality to Kow.titli and hi. compatriots. The foa l.. ing gistinguishi-,1 personages art' expected to arrive in this country in the Ottoman steam frigate M. Constantine. 10l women.. the new mews-widow to the ('mart of St. James's from the Sublime Porte ; M. Vol.:orioles, Councillor of IA - RAI' ; Zen Effaule, Secretary of Legation; Vice-Admiral MusSapha l'aeha, liemalo din Cache, and Saib Effendi. EXcli,XNtifi 1.1. * NEW 4 .%•e SEA.—A correspondent writes es follows:-.It is always customary for the com nianolero of steamer. when they meet at sea to exchange news, as an act of civility from one captain to another. When the Ilswphoni. (fnmi the Cape) met the Teviot (from the Brazil.) at St. Vincent in February, the same as the l'ropoonti. met the 'lay on tow 311th of March last, the com mander of the Itowphoorue put on hoard the Teviot duplicates of Cape journal., in order that if by any accident the Teviot reached Enthrall first, the people and the government of this country should have the earliest iodelligenee of the im portant news she brought of the Kaffir war. The Tay left St. Vincent Olt the toio:ht of the 311th ult., and the l'rupontis was to lease that island early on the 31st; and although the Tay had to roll at Tenerilfe, Mullein, and Lisbon, there was a pornibility of her cinching England first. as she ac tually did : yet, notwithstanding this, and the fact that the news on hoard the l'ropoutis was of the utmost importance, the authorities on board the latter vtssel refused churlishly to give newspapers to the 'fay, merely because they enter tained the wish of being themselves the bearers of their own news. It appears that the captain of the l'rupoutis dist send Mr. Edwards, the third officer of the Tay, a late Cape paper, and immediately afterwanlx demanded it again. Mr. Edward. fortunately had looked over its content., and this it was that enabled me to communicate to tho Ex v•.est the important information from the Cape which I did on 'due slay, and which that journal published exclusively. There is no doubt that, on rctleef , the commander of the Propontis will see the impropriety of acting in the manlier he olio', and the directors of the Cape Screw Steam Pocket Company will present its recurrence. THE INln's fltl %I. EA POSITION OF 1517.—And then another worshipful man anise, and declared how he had heard John Lionoolii, the broker, hold forth to a grist crowd at the l'ooreh of St. 31ary, Spital, that the English mer chants could have no utterance : for the merehant stranger. bring in all silks, cloth of gold, wine, iron, and such other merchandise, that nu man, almost, buys of an Englishman ; and carry outward so much tin, wool, and lead, that Eng lishmen that adventure outward can have no living. And then the worshipful itosindily, with one or two excep tions, joined in the outcry against the merchant strangers, and especially against those who dealt in foreign nails, lucks, baskets, cupboards, stools, tables, chests. and girdles: which, if they were wrought here, Englishmen might have some work and living. Thu. the guardians of the king's peace begun to murmur, and clamour as bitterly as 1/r. Bell or Jahn Lincoln : and some were for doing nothing, and some were fur ealliug out the watch, if the riot should take place. and the aliens should be slain. But amidst these beats 'total up the Under Sheriff, Master Thomas More: and there was instant silence. Good my masters," said be, "our business is to prevent a riot, not redress a grievance: anti, moreover, I think the griev ance, such as it be, is nut to be redressed, either by noise or staff -striking. If the stranger exchanges his wine and oil for our wool and tin, he gives us what we want in return fur what he wants; and God's gifts arc not hidden in a corner. If the alien sells baskets and girdle., I and painted cloths, why is it that you can't sell the same I work of your own ? Because your workman.hip is less skilful. We must amend ourselves before we blame the stranger fur our poserty. My counsel is, that you on g o to your own homes lock up your apprentices till to morrow's matia-bell; exhort them to peacefulness ; and we will bring in the May with our old jollity, and the shaft of tit. Andrew shall he set up to the old song of ' Mighty Vlore, Goddess of fresh Mowers.' " The council was broken up : and in all haste each Alderman sent round lois ward, that no man should stir out of his house after nine of the cluck, and ever' one should keep his doors shut, and his servants within till seven of the morning. But the corn maud was a fruitless oue„—Diefear's " floarefufd Weeds." THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1851. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. IRELAND. A special meeting of this company took place on Tuesday at the Paddington station, to take into considera tion an agreement entered into between the Great Western and the South Wales companies, and, if approved, of con- , finning the same ; Mr. C. Russell in the chair The Se eretary having read the advertisement, the Chairman said they had been again called together, and he hoped for the / ' last time, for the purpose of obtaining their sanction t o a 1 modified agreement, which the directors had thought it ex- pedient to enter into with the South Wales Company. ' Vihe leading principle of the new arrangement was substantially the same as that of the agreement to which they gave their assent in November last; that was, instead of guaranteeing the entire profits of the South Wales Company, and becoming the owners of the line, as was the case in the agreement of November, 1646, they were to purchase only a portion of those profits; and instead of being the sole owners, were to become joint proprietors with the South Wales Company to ,• the extent of that purchase. The chairman then entered fully into the various modifications in the agreement, and said the leading facts were, that by the agreement in No vember last they were to make an annual payment, begin ning at 31,340/. and progressively advance during ten years to 51,34111. fur halt' of the net profits as far as Swansea only ; and by the new agreement they were to pay 30,500/. tor une-third of the net profits atter the payment of working expenses; but this payment was to increase to 33,5001„ when the line was completed to Carmarthen, and a further increase of 46,000/. when the line should be completed to Milford Raven. Ile concluded by calling on the solicitorto read the agreement, which having been done, after a short conversation a resolution was passed approving of the agree ment.—Some conversation ensued respecting the auditors, and the meeting terminated with a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman. DUBLIN, Arum 16. Thursday and Saturday have been fixed fur the polling (at the Longford election), and the declara tion will be made on Monday next. It is stated that Mr. Sleator reckons upon the result of a legal objec tion, should Mr. More OTernill be returned, as it is understood that his resignation had not been ac cepted up to the time at which ho was put forward as a candidate. There was also a rumour in Longford that the government influence would be exerted ' against Mr. tYFerrall; but it is likely that this was ' invented by his friends to serve him with the popular Party. Touching the approaching change in the repre sentation of Cork, the Freeman's Journal says : We cannot congratulate the people of Cork ou ihe change which they are about to make. Mr. Fagan had his faults, like most other men, hut they were the faults of judgment, and, generally speaking, they were both few and unimpor. taut. Should Mr. Fagan be succeeded by Mr. Serjeant Murphy, Cork will have mode a miserably bad exchange indeed. How the popular party in Cork can reconcile it to themselves, or palliate to the country, such n selection at such a time, we are at a loss to conceive. A whig, a whole whig, and nothing but a whig, is not the man for Cork at the present crisis. It is only right, however, to add that Mr. Murphy has the support of the local liberal press in Cork. SPORTING. MALTON RACES.—Thesnmr. AXATEUV. STAKIC 1 Tally C by Sir Hercules Five ran. Won by three lengths. WEtIiAX CCP. View Halloo Arabian Tcn ran. -- - - - • ..... 2 Won by a length. WSDNIUDAT. CLAIM Snug. Uftity 2 C Churks 3 Cuder Four ran. Won by a length. CONVIVIAL STALIN. I I C by Prince On do's out ofJ Mix Bennett VbuiguAnt. Three ran. Won by a seek. FAILEWELL STALIN. tron•'iku Heiman Mita ally Five ran. Won by a head. TALLYHO Ileautcne of 10 ROM each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared, and 20 added. Gentlemen riders. One mile and a half. Mr. 0. Barker's Toriitsillati, I yr., %at 0:b Captain 11.orot ttea Itar.in..o, a m, lIM 916 Fire ran. on by a brad. INNEEEPEIL!' PLATE wax won by 'Timothy, beating Anti-ltepealer, and the Spet Plate by Presto. BETTING AT lIANCIIESTEIt—TtESD.%T. TWO 11101 Si9U UCI(EAS STAKe.S. sto 2 apt Mountain rylph I 100 to airet Kent's and S.r .1. colt (t) 1 11 ark y's lots it) Any odds agst either Grecian or Ne•Mil/Akter DERBY. 3. 1 0 to 50 apt Prime Minister (i.) 20 to 1 slot Newminster (t) S to 1 Tedilinstan (I) 40 to 1 Confo.sor (t) 12 to 1 Bock (t) 50 to 1 Gknhatsklt) 18 to 1 Cuustrilittion (I) CHESTER (Tl'. 11 tot eget Black Doctor Ot to t Knishtofirrnel(t) (t 10 to 1) 25 to 1 nest %%melt' (t) It to 1 51intaitue(t) 100 to 0 Russts insist (t) 12 to 1 1110..0. (t) 2i to I NAII^F (t) 10 to 1 no (II 130 to 1 Backbiter (t) to 0 1 Ilotoe (t) Black Doctor sad Risesb)enu3h In Biwa force. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. PMEUERMENTai._ Rev. W. Gabhet, t;Cutl cmartyr------- and Vicarage, Cork; patron, Bishop of Cloyne. Rev. 11. Kelton, to St. 'Hmus Curacy, Preston, Lan cashire. . . . . . ltev. Oswin Rubinson, to lx• assistant to and substitute for the lter. W. tiegg, Incumbent and garrison chaplain, St. Matry, lhdire, 11111111UT.14 ; diocese of Jamaica. Rev. 11. T. Salmon, to Hinton Waltlrist Curacy, Berks. Rev. E. Saul, to Deane Curacy, Lancashire. Rev. J. 11. Singer, D.D., Rector and Vicar of Raymochy, to the Arehdtaueoury of Raphoe. VAC% NOLA. Ballyhnvcy Rectory and Vicarrkc, Ireland; diocese of Uloyne; patron, Itislum of Cloyne ; Itcv. W. liabbett, pro moted. _ _ . I.laavunitfread Rectory, Montnouthohire, diocese of Liao datf ; value 7:0.; patron, Mrs. JIMA% ; Rev. J. T. Junes, dire:asst. _ _ . Itutheormack Rectory, Ireland, diocese of Cloyne ; patron, Rev. I'. Smith ; Rer. W. Brown, lecciseo. Saiothury Rectory, county and oiocut,e of Gloureder ; value 415/. nod resiaence ; patron, J. R. West, Esq.; Rev. J. T. Jones, decetwed. St. ALBANS ELECTION.—On Tuesday evening the witness Edwards was conveyed in a cab by Captain Gossett, Deputy Serjeant.atsArms, and Mr. Poiandestre, between 6 and 7 o'clock, from what is termed the " prison" of the House of Commons, consisting of two comfortable and neatly furnished pintas, to Newqate. He was said to be sadly " cut up" at the occurrence. The " prison" has not been occupied shut, Smith O'Brien was there. liosros ELEctios.—Mr. 1). Wire addressed the electors of Boston on Tuesday evening, and was received with great enthusiasm. Ile declared himself in favour of an extension of the suffrage and the ballot, in order to pro tect the poor against the corruptions of the rich. lie was for financial reform and free trade ; an enemy to intolerance, and a friend to civil and religious liberty all over the world. Mr. Wire said, it he would avow himself in favour of pro tection, his election was sure; but he could not consent to tax the people's :mead. He recommended the agriculturists to improve their implements, to cultivate their land letter, and to demand a reduction and equalisation of taxation. He concluded by saying that he had formerly been rejected by two cliques m the town ; he would go into parliament with clean hands. Ac he did not mean to buy the people, he would not sell them. The town is placarded with bills calling on the electors to reserve their votes, as a protec tionist is immediately coming forward. The election will take place on Monday or Tnewlay. Mr. Wire is the only declared candidate in the field at present (Wednesday even ing), although Mr. Fru:Mit:ld has just /invest in the town. THE REPREsENTATION OF BOCIIDALE.—Mr.Bright, M.l'. for Manchester, has addressed a letter to Mr. W. Chadwick, the chairman of the meeting of electors at which a requisition to Mr. Bright was agreed upon. In this letter Mr. Bright declines to tweept the invitation to become a candidate for Rochdale at the next dissolution of parlia ment, on the ground that he does not conceive it consistent with his public duty voluntarily to abandon the post which he now occupies. TILE BENGAL COMMAN IL—Major-General Godwin, C. 8., is to succeed the late Major-General Sir Dudley Hill, as one of the two general officers in command of the Queen's troops in the Bengal Presidency. The other general officer in command there is Major-General Sir Joseph Thackwell, THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE ENLARGE MENT, BUILDING. AND 14:PAIRING OF Cticncitrs met on Monday last—the Bishop of Bangor in the chair. The new applications before the committee were numerous, being 22 in number; but, front various causes, chiefly the incompleteness of plans and specifications, only 11 places could be aided with grants, and the remainder of the cuses stand over until the next meeting. The giants voted were fur the following objects : —Rebuilding the churches at Lamborne Woodlands, Betio, and Boroughbridge, York; enlarging the churches at Kirksmeaton, near Pontefract; Aston, near Stevenage, liens; Little Dealings, near Wood bridge, Suffolk ; and Limpsfield, near Godstone, Surrey; re-arranging the scuts in the churches at East Bourn, Sussex ; Bakewell, Derbyshire ; Fernham Dean, near Andover. Hants ; Stoke-next-Guildford, Surrey ; and Sher. borne, Dorset. In most of these cases very extensive re pairs are to he undertaken, and such of them as would have been entitled to briefs in former times, the committee granted aid accordingly. Additional grants were made towards building a chapel at Tatworth, in the parish of Chard, Somerset ; and fur rebuilding the church at Michael stonuauper-Avon, Glamorganshire, under the special cir cumstances of those CoseP. _ k NEW SAFETY ALVE.—On Tuesday a neat diagram was exhibited in the Liverpool Exchange, of an " absolute safety valve," which has been registered by Mr. James Nasmyth, of the Bridgewater Foundry. Its con struction, although simple, is very ingenious, and the ob ections to the valves now in use arc e ff ectually removed. It is free from all external or internal spindles and con trivances intended to act as guide rods, which often corrode, and render the valve uo indicator of the varia tions of pressure. It has no external lever or weight, therefore cannot be tampered with by being overloaded ; but, as the inventor states on the diagram, "the chief feature of novelty iu this safety valve consists in the man ner in which the swaying backwards and forwards motion of the water in the boiler is employed to keep the valve free, and so remove all tendency to become fast in its seat, whether front mud or any other cause. The valve and seat being portions of a sphere, they tit in all positions." To understand this more distinctly, we may state the upper part of the valve consists of a brass sphere, say seven inches diameter, resting upon a concave rim, about five inches diameter, open below, and in which circular rim it can move freely in all directions, something like a glass globe placed on the rim of a tumbler glass (without bot tom). 'through the centre of the sphere is screwed a ver tical roil, which descends into the boiler. Half-way down it, and in the steam, it is surrounded by cylindrical weight, adjusted to the pressure required, and calculated according to the area of the valve. At the bottom of the rod, and partly in the water, is what we take to he a hollow sphere, which the movement of the boiling water will constantly keep in motion. The whole represents something like a pendulum, and the slight oscillation communicated to the bottom of the rod will 'flake the sphere at the upper end of it move in the rim, and thus prevent the valve from becoming inoperative by adhesion. The diagram I was inspected by a large number of gentlemen, an addi tional interest being attached to it in consequence of the recent serious loss of life by boiler explosions.—Liverpool Times. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. A special meeting of this company took place on Tuesday at the London tavern, for the purpose of taking into consideration and for confirming or otherwise= agree ment for leasing the South Wales Railway to the Great Western (the terms of which have already been published), and for submitting for the approval of the proprietors the drafts of various bills fur other special purposes; Mr. Talbot, M.l'., in the chair. The Secretary having read the adver tisement convening the meeting, the Chairman called the attention of the proprietors to an agreement which had fur some time been under the anxious consideration of the directors. They had a bill iu parliament fur the pur pose of forming a connection with two other lines, and such a communication was absolutely essential to the proper development of their traffic. Unless they had the co-operation of the Great Western Railway, they must abandon the bill. Again, in proceeding westward ,. they would meet with great,r difficulties in going to Fishguard than to Milford Haven, but by following out the terms of the arrangement they would open up a traffic which they never possibly could obtain were they to prosecute their line to lishguard. They would then have a direct commu nication with America, the South of Ireland, and with one of the finest harbours in the world, which would all natu rally tend to the development of their traffic. Should they get 351. per week per mile it would amount to 6,000 r. a week, which would pay them a live per cent. dividend under the proposed agreement. He concluded by moving that the agreement, bearing date March 2(1, liisl, between certain directors of this company and certain directors of the Great Western company, fur a lease upon specified terms and conditions as defined in such agreemait, he approved, ratified, sanctioned, and confirmed. This was seconded by Mr. Matthews. The solicitor was about to read the agree ment, when Mr. Williams, 31. V., said he considered it per fectly useless to have an agreement of that nature read out, 1 and lie should suggest that it be printed and circulated amongst the shareholders before they should be called upon to gist it their simetiou. Mr. Turner moved, by way ut un amendment, that the agreement should be printed and cir culated amongst the shareholders. This was seconded by Mr. Franklyn. The Rev. Mr. Spencer spoke in favour of the adjournment. Mr. Chapman also sup ported the amendment. Mr. Kine then handed in a protest against the adoption of the agreement. Mr. Duncan said he had intended to have addressed the meeting on the subject of the agreement, but as he felt as sured the amendment would be carried, and as it was, in his opinion, so desirable, lie should nut enter upon the subject.—Several gentlemen then addressed the meeting in favour of the adjournment, and upon the chairman put ting the amendment the show of hands was found to he in favour of it, upon which I.l=l was demanded by .i director —Upon the poll being declared, it appeared that there were for the amendment, present, 753; proxies, 2160; total, 1,013. Against it, present, 768 ; proxies, 935 ; to tal, 1,703 —showing a majority against the amendment of MU. It was stated that the proxies of the Great Western had nut been used. The origi nal resolution was then put, when the show of hands appearing against it, another poll was de manded, when there appeared against it 212 votes and 270 proxies, making a total of dl2 ; and fur it 551 votes and 1,705 proxies, making a total of 2,3l6—giving a majority iu favour of the original resolution of 1,53.1. Considerable disetission ensued; and on the several bills being introduced and resolutions put for their approval, a formal opposition was made by Mr. Duncan, Mr. Nash, and Mr. Bardswell, who entered protests. Ultimately the tiiliCU. , jUll, which seemed likely to last all night, was brought to a close, the oppusitim allowing the bills to puss, on the condition that their legal right should not be interfered with by the pro co...dings of the directors stating it was he intention of the dissentients to oppose the bill ill parliament, both upon standing orders arid in the conamittee.—Tlie meeting broke up at half-past seven. Bow BOILER EXPLO4IONS OFTEN OCCUR.—We had occasion to visit an extensive work last week, where a number of steam-boilers were at work, one of them high pressure, which had been recently fitted with an apparatus which, actuated by a flout inside the boiler, indicated when the water was too high or too low, by blowing an alarum whistle. Whether the tenter in charge did nut like to have the whistle always indicating his inattention, or whether it was by accident, but, at all events, the float was removed, and the wheel at top being fixed by a nail, the apparatus was inoperative, and worse than useless, because it led to a misplaced confidence in a very excellent contrivance. When the trick was discovered, the tenter alleged that the float-stone had become disengaged from the copper rod; but see have a shrewd suspicion that it was disengaged to prevent the tell-tale informing of his neglect. Thus is it that the very best, must efficient, and ingenious means that can be taken to insure safety are, through a perverse inge nuity, rendered either inoperative, or what is worse, lead toe false security, by inducing reliance upon the correct action of an apparatus which would work with unfailing accuracy if nut tampered with. If the boiler we have here alluded to had exploded before the cheat was discovered, the apparatus would have been held to be faulty, and no doubt the stoker—who it is to be hoped would have been the only one killed—would of course have been eulogised a moat attentive, steady, sober, and careful worluuat North Britesh it Sount ST. Bum LARIES.- Friday, at the Handaworth Petty Sessions, before John Williams and I'. Chance, Esqs., Thomas Hall, alias Haines, John Smith, alias Parkes, henry Dirt. John Hirt, Eliza beth Foster, Eleanor Harriman, Harriet Hall, Elizabeth Moseley, and Catherine Dirt, were brought up charged with being concerned in a series of burglaries in South Staffordshire. Mr. James Dos len, draper, of tireet's-green, West Ilromwieli, stated that he was startled out of his sleep at half-past four on the morning of the 27th March, by a violent noise, and he immediately went into the shop, when he found that the iron bar which secured the shutter had been removed, and two panes of glass broken, by which means some burglars had introduced their arms, and stolen upwards of 40 pairs of boots and shoes. Inspector lkw produced several pairs of hoots, taken from a house of ill fame in the Old-inkleya, Ilinningham, where all the prison ers were apprehended. The slaughter of the first witness identified the boots, and all the prisoners, with the exception of Elizabeth Foster and Elizabeth Moseley, were committed on this charge. Mr. limey remit., draper, Snsethwiek, stated that ou the night of the 24th of March his shop was broken open, and a quantity of Scotch plaids, shawls, and prints stolen. Ile was awakened on the night of the robbery. and found that the shop shutter was taken down and access obtained into the shop. An attempt woe made by the thieves to dislodge the ledge of plaster upon which the shutters rested, and the jemmy discovered at the residence of the prisoners corresponds with the marks in the plaster.—Thos. Potter, carpenter and joiner, Smethwick, stated that he saw the prisoner Hall about three o'clock in the after noon of the day of tho robbery hawking sad irons, in Smethwick, for sale.—A quantity of shawls, were produced by various pawnbrokers, and identified by Mr. Fertile as being part of his property.—Hall was com mitted to take his trial fur this Au glary. and also the other prisoners, with the exception of Elearor Harri man and John Dirt, who were committed on the charge of receiving the stolen goods.—Mr. William Ititchies. ofi the firm of Hunks and Ititchies, tailors and drapers, Tipton, stated that their shop was broken open on the, morning of the 29th of March, the bar on the shop window' having been wrenched from its place. Mr. TbomasEdward Lakin, surgeon, of Tipton, stated that on the night of the ! robbery, about half-past one, he was passing near Mr. Ritchie,' shop, when he Base a man having the appearance of the prisoner Hall, standing in the horse-road, and as Mr. Lakin approached, the man went into Mr. Ritchics' shop, being followed by another man, hosing the appearance of the prisoner Smith.—lnspector Dew produced a silk hand kerchief, taken from the neck of the prisoner John Dirt ; and other property was produced, which was identified by Mr. Ritchics as being part of their property. The prisoners Hall and Smith were committed to take their trial for the in - r . glary, and the other prisoner's for receiving the property. SILK.—From an article published in the jibuitertr, it appears that the production of raw silk in France was in 1820, 1,200,000 kilogramme; in 1830, 1,500,000 kilo.; 1840, 2,000,000 kilos ; and 18.30, 2,500,000 kilos. The pro duction for the present year is estimated by some autho rities at 3.000,000 kilos., but others suppose this to be an exaggeration. In 1811, the produce of the cocoons was • 3,998,134 kilos. ; in 1810, 5,2'29,896; in 1830, 7,678,437 ; and, in 1841, 11,549,288. Thus the increase has been con stant, it has not kept pace with the consumption. It is proposed that the government shall give encouragement to this branch of industry, in order to relieve the country from the necessity of obtaining supplies of silk from abroad. The total production of silk in Europe is estimated at about 8,200,000 kilos., of which France produces about one-third. The consumption is calculated at About 9,000,000 kilos.; so that about 800,000 kilos. arc brought from China and India. The quantity now consumed in Europe is three fold what it was at the Ihliculiug of the century. VISIT TO DENIBINSKY. PAItIS, Arum 11. I had to-day the good luck to find the brave old general bembinsky at home. It is not easy to get a glimpse of him, fur the concierge's wife of the house where he lodges in the Rue Miroincsiul, told me that he got up a 7 and went out at 10, and rarely returned before nightfall, a piece of intelligence which gave at once an expressive idea of the general's activity, so that I despaired of seeing him. His address is singularly gentle and yet frank. He haul a long w hite beard, and struck me at one,• with his extraor dinary resemblance to Titian's portrait of the Fernese Pope Paul 111., saving the feeble and decrepit expression of the latter, Dembitisky's features tieing manly, his shoulders broad, and his form upright, and military without the least stiffness. His bushy grey eyebrows overhang his grey eyes, like little bunches of feathers. His nose is long and largens towards the end. His expression is intelligent, manly, and benevolent. I thought him strikingly hand some, and a capital subject for a portrait painter. Ile was dressed in a blue braided military frock, with a scrupulously white waistcoat. . . In speaking of the Hungarian war he said that he had seen through the designs of Gorgey, from the moment he refused to march on Vienna before the entrance of the Russians. The Hungarian cause might have triumphed front the 15th March, 1849. Ile himself had published a manifesto when he entered the Hungarian cause, which appeared in the Augsburg Gazette. This set forth the prin ciple on which he warred against Austria. His detestation of the treachery of the Austrian government, in stimulating communism in Galicia, and instigating a jacquerie against the nobles, seemed among his most active motives. Ile de sired to see the Slave race independent of Austria. I saw at once that Dembinsky had not the least sym pathy with the Reds, and thence gathered that he was not on particularly goal terms with Kossuth. The Turks, he said, had behaved nobly. For them, in their weak state, to stand out against the menacing demand of Austria, backed ' by Russia, was a wonderful proof of clergy. His residence at Kutaych, as fax as the lodging and living went, was satisfactory enough. But the place was a desert—a yellow treeless land, glaring drearily, and drying up the heart. asked him if he had seen Longworth. Yes, Long worth had tutu through the whole latter part of the war. lie himself had ryes ited a grazing wound front a hall on the top of the right shoulder at Seegedin, which made the blood rush to his head ; when Longworth approached and took him in his arms nut of the mare. He had a great beard he said, and was as cool before the tire of the in fantry, which was playing ou them then hot, as if he had been smoking a narghilch in his tent. Longworth was now writing the history of the war. The Reds here at Paris wanted to file him, and offered him a banquet and ovation through Charles Lagrange, but ho declined the compliment. Ile had lived for many yours quietly in France, respecting the hospitality afforded to him. Ile knew that such an ovation as the democratic party con templated could not fail of giving umbrage to the govern ment. Ile was grateful to them fur their good opinion and well wishes, and felt highly tomplimented by their appre ciating his services to the democratic cause. But the fact was that his exertions as a soldier had been dictated by an ardent love fur his country rather than any peculiar political tendencies, and he thought that to accept this rompliment would expose him to mis interpretation, and exhibit him in the light of a political agitator, whereas, he had now but one• wish, which was to live in quiet and retirement. Ile, therefore, with all grati tude, declined the proffered ovation. The general smiled to me ant said Ile thought, be cause I had fought for the liberation of my country that I was a demagogue. 1 have no feeling of hostility to the democratic party, hut I would rather not be intimate with them. But, although I feel that the Fmnill can do nothing fur us, I have every reason to feel friendly towards the French. I have been brought up among them. I have fought under French colours. I had three brothers in the imperial army. I know they are brave soldiers—none face the enemy's tire with greater courage list they will never do anything towards ajust solution of the galling and unna tural complivitions of l•:nrope. They will never, in my lifetime at least, have sufficient freedom of arms themselves to he of stoy service to us. or to our cause. Therefore I stand aloof from all parties here. I have been to pay my respelis to the President. I expressed my thanks to hint for the civil treatment which I hail Telvired at the h ands of General Aupiek, at Constaittinuplo. Ile shook hands a lib me very cordiallv,and told me that l ac should endeavour toren der my stay in Paris as pleasant as possible. He talked of giving a review in honour of me. But why should Igo and sla•ud u lookol'or fur horse fan', to figure us a pendant to ti.ffieral Narvaer on the other side of the President. The inference would be that I was a vain and servile man, fond of shows, vanities. and compliments. No; I wish to live here during my short stay quiet and unnoticed, the object of demonstrations to neither party. I do not court ostentation at the side of persons in power, nor do I wish to calicos,: them to the suspicion of earning a litUe cheap to by paying attentions to a known martyr in the cause of freedom. It was known already at the Elysitc that the Mountain had idkred me an ovation. Prince Czartorysky was charged to dissuade me from accepting it. I told the Prince the facts, and begged him to state them a. they occurred. An idea seemed to have been formed in that quarter (the Elysee) that my presence at Paris might become a sourer of disorder and annoyance to the govern ment. 1 wished to set them at ease 04 that score. I said that I had lived in France eighteen years under Louts Philippe, and the only opposition I had made to the government during that period was to decline the pension offered to me as u Polish refugee. Ile was surprised at being recognised in Paris by strangers. A person had conic up to him us he was walking in the l'alais hovel. and suited his hand with a gesture of enthu lama, "Voila le brave General Dembinsky ! Voila la terreur des uristos, l'epie et lc bras de la amoertatie, l'espoir de l'Europe dOuoernique et soeiale ! " The general, with a polite smile, returned gently with his soft palm the pres sure of the rough convulsive grasp, and thanking the re publican for his warm recognition added, " Chut ; mon ami ; point de tWnionstration, ditja on nous icoute ; voila un sergent do sidle qui s'approche de nous; je inns Or que vows ne voudritz pas exposer un view: gilaral a la home d'etre ink en tlroutc par un agent do palice." My friend took the hint, and muttering against the gredin policeman, passed ou. " Sic me scrvavit Apollo." 3IA DAME GRIST AND HER Hymn.%Nn.—By the deed of separation of the celebrated singer, Grisa, and her husband, M. de Meley, he waa to have the property of some ironworks at Chitiery, but, as the revenue arising from them was uncertain, it NUN further stipulated that the wife should pay hint 10,000 f. a year as lung as she should remain on the stage. For some time past this income has not been paid, and M. de Molcy, the day before yesterday, brought an ac tion against his wife fur the arrears, amounting to 27,400 francs. The counsel pleaded that the resolution of Fe bruary had !at injured her in her professional pursuits that she was no longer able to pay so large a anal a. 10,000 francs a year, and offered, in lieu of the arrears due, to pay a sum of 10,000 franca. The counsel liar M. de Meley denied the truth of the statement made as to the rasluced means of Madame Grid, and entered into a detail of the sums received by her at different thea tres, &e. lie mentioned, among other things, that, when in Russia, she had received very valuable presents in jewels, and in particular a wreath for the head, valued at 30,000 rubles (about 120,000 francs), which had been pairehased by subscription, the emperor himself' having subscribed 10,000 rubles. He stated, also, in reply to the advocate of Madame Grisi, who, after having alluded to the abandonment of the Italian Opera by the aristocracy in consequence of the re solution, had deneribed the attempt of his client to find a compensation in London as unfortunate, that she had not been a loser to the extent pretended. On the contrary, he declared that she had realised large sums, and had received not less than 30,0181 francs in England fur her assistance at the musical festivals. The court, after weighing the state ments and arguments of the counsel for both parties. con demned the defendant to pay the whole sum claimed by M. de Meley.—Golignarica Messenger. CARD-PLAYING Iv I'ARIS.—We find the following in the Gazette des Trilitasatts A grave fact, which recaln to mind some of the lamentable scandals which signalised the latter period of the reign of Louis Philippe, occurred a few day's ago in a most respectable circle of society, and has led to a judicial investigation which is causing a pro found sensation in the aristocratic world. M. It — ' a gen tleman of distinction, is accustomed to receive his friends once a week; they consist principally of high functionaries, of diplomatist., of eminent artists, and of the leading bankers and merchants. As in other salons, there is a good deal of card-playing on such occasions. The last reception was attended by a fortiim diplomatist, who) had been intro duced a few days before to M. It—at the residence Man am bassador of a foreign (nen-European) power. Play was very brisk, and it was observed that the foreign diplomatist had an extraordinary aun of luck at lansquenet. Pre sently a servant went and whispered a few words in the ear of M. It—, and that gentleman, who never plays himself in his own house, immediately went up to the banker, and, laying his hands on the cards, said it was time to put an end to the play. The cards were ex ' amined: of the five packs which had been placed on the table at the commencement of the play, it was discovered that one had been changed, and that in this changed pack the cards were marked, and placed in such a way as to make sure of the banker winning a series of thirteen tricks. The domestic had noticed this fraudulent alib i stitution by the diplomatist, and had informed his master ,of it. Confounded by the discovery, the diplomatist re ; stored the sum he had won, which was rather large, and t the next day took his departure for England to avoid pro , secution." I GUANO ON ME ISLE OF MAN.—Near the sound ' of the Calf of Man many tuns of guano, probably the accu mulation of centuries, have been discovered, in a sequestered I place, supposed to be the resort of sea and other wild fowls, and probably of sheep. It is almost impossible to get to this retreat by land,consequentlyboats have to be employed in taking it to I'ort St. Mary and other creeks, where quan- ' titles have already been landed. It is said not to be so heavy as foreign guano, but there is little or no difference in " its appearance.— alona's Herald. ROYAL HENLEY REGATTA.—This meeting, which has recently received the patronage of Prince Albert, has been appointed for the lith and 18th of June, and bids fair to surpass many that have preceded it. The time has been chosen to suit the convenience of both universities, picked crews from which, there is no doubt, will dispute their claim to aquatic superiority on Henley's beautiful reach of water. Add, dto this and the ordinary attractions of this reelirreliS gathering, the champion prices, of 180 guineas, and minor amounts, open to all the world, for four-oared boats, formerly the great feature of the Thames regatta, will form a portion of the sport at the Henley meeting. Lain lintentgence, EQUITY COURTS.—YERTERDAY. Bayou mu Lou CIIIANCILLIAIL MARY I. MARK.—TxANSFRIt Of CAVIMI. Mr. Itult, with whom was Foukea, applied for a transfer of this cause from Vice-Chancellor Lord Cranworth to Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, fbr the purpose of hearing a motion for an injunction to restrain a party from cutting timber on an estate. Mr. Bettiell, with whom wu Mr. Gifford, opposed the application, stating that the cause haul not only been before Lord Cranworth, but that his lordship made orders on it, and by one of these orders the party was at liberty to cut timber. The Lord Chancellor said that was a reason for making the motion fur the injunction before another judge. Ito would himself, only for the press of other business, hear the motion. Ile would order the transfer to Vice-Chan cellor Knight Bruce, to hear the motion for him. I:UN ATP.: PETIT lON N. Isis Lordship Wa7occupiedthe rest of the day in hearing unopposed lunatic petitions, of which there was n list Of :11L before him. The two following only were worth any notice : Ex PARTE COT.EIIItOKE. ........ Mr. M. James supported this petition from a married lady entitled to an annuity for her life, to her separate Übe. The tru<tee for payment of the annuity having become lunatic, the petitioner prayed that her husband might bo appointed trustee for her. The Lord Chancellor declined to make the order, being afraid, as we understood, that if the husband were made trustee, and misapplied the money, the wife could not easily bring him to as account. IN lie VAVASOUIt. A LUNATIC. Mr. Bacon and Mr. M. A. Slice appeared in support of a petition in this matter for the confirmation of the Master's report. The lunatic, a Roman catholic, was owner of an advowson in the North of England, and an order was outdo by the late Lord Chancellor referring it to the Master to in quire and state whether it was fir the benefit of the luna tie's estate that the next presentation should be sold. Tho Master tound that it would be for his benefit, and ?sported accordingly. The act 1 Will. IV., c. 65, as. 21, 27, &e., wait referred to. . . The Lord Chancellor. after perusing the sections of the act, said it did not appear clearly to him that they em powered him to make the order for sale of a presentation to a benefice. Ile asked if there was any case in which such an order was made ? The matter was ordered to stand over, to see if there WAS any decision on the point. MYLOR C. TAYLOR.-Ex I'ARTETAYLOR. Thir, the hod petition on the list, asked for payment of moo in lunacy out of • fund in court to the credit of thu . . . . The arguments were not concluded at the rising of tho court, at three ✓el ,c k. These court,., at their rising to-day (Thursday), adjourn over the holidays, to Tuesday next. UM/ VICIXUANCLI.LOS Kfl:WiT BRUCE. WALTER T. KELFF.-1 NJI:NCTION. The Vice-Chuniadlor gave judgment in this case. Whetslt was argued before the vacation by Mr. Holt and Mr. NV. Collins for the plaintiff, and by Mr. Matins and Mr. E. O. White mid Mr. tilieblseare for tit...kleilaut. It was a .00- nun for an injunction to restrain the defendant from burn ing hoicks on his own land, near Surbiton, and adjoining a house and garden of which one of the Mr. Waiter, WAS the owner, and the other, Mr. l'ressly, the lessee. His Honour said, it was admitted that the house of the plaintiff hail been built previously to 1t329, and that upon the defendant's land adj ..... ing that of the plaintiff the de fendant in 18:..0 begun to manufacture bricks, by means not of a kiln but by " as it was termed; that herons WA no such manufacture was carried on. The omit nary course, and that which his Honour woukl have pursued, would have been to direct a ease for the opinion of a court of common law, or to direct an action or an issue to be tried to the Legal question. But both parties had cullol upou his Honour nut to take this course, and requested lion to ac cede the question at once without assistance upon the mo tion for an injunction. Ile had cunsentiat to do so, std having had an opportunity of viewing the plats., now pro cceiled to give his judgment. The burning of the bricks took place at a distance a only forty-eight yards from tho plaintiff's house. The first question was whether under such vire ttttt stances the occupier of that house was or was nut entitled to the enjoyment of an untainted and unpol luted stream of air for the nse of himself and his funnhy. that was to say, was he entitled to the use of an unpullute.l and untainted atmosphere for the ordinary purposes of life. His honour thought that he was nut meaning thereby an absolutely pure :dm:There but one nut to an important degree less compatible soul, comfort awl the habits of English people than it hail tutu moire the commencement of the act complained of. It was not necessary in ord.. r to con stitute a ground for this interference of the court that the acts consplaincd of should lie actually 1101a0Us to human health., or to animator vegetable health, fur the charge was of a privy to and not of a public nuisance. The questiun was whether the inconvenience was not more than fanciful, was nut more than an offence to delicacy or fastidiutemeon stud was tiOt au interference with the plain simple comfOrt of ordinary English lite. this honour thought that it was. As far 4.4 the mere human frame was rOliturill4l insalubrity might bu out of the case. but the same might he said of numerous callings which were Kati Sweet that, useful. It Was, how ever, said that all the defendant's acts were done upon his own land, and Unease was compared to a man working his own wine ; but that argument would prove too much. .t 111,40114/41S, in many eases, restrained Irma building upon his own laud when: the rights of a oeighbout 'Auld I.c af ' felled. In the same way a mum could nut he allowed to justify the smelting of ore by alleging that his opera tions were all carried on escaisively upon his own premises. In the case of " this Dukeollindtun v. Ililliard,"which was ' raerred to in " Attorvey-general v. Cleaver," and on which ' reliance had been placed, Lord lliuslw icke pruceeded upon tho special circumstances of the case. Upon the whole his honour thought the plaintiff' entitled to an injunction re o straining the defendant from burning or causing to be burned any bricks so as to occasion any damage or annoy ' once to the plaintiff's, or the owners or occupiers of the houses upon the plaiutiffs' land. RE ROYAL RANK OF AV,TRALIA.--MIWX'S EXECUTuRI. CASE.—WINDING-1:1 , At-rs. Mr. Bacon and Mr. Busk moves! by way of appeal from the decision of the Master, who had included the names of the appellants in the list of contributories in respect of FAO shares in the above company, as executin 4 et thu latu Mr. Thomas Meux. Mr. Meux had been a director of tho company and, as it was alleged, had given his promiloory note in October MI fur 5,0001 for his proportion of coils upon 500 shares. After Mr. Meux's death the executors applied to the directors to know what were his liabilities for shares. Thu directors informed the ex,cutoni that Mr. Meux held 20 shares in the bank of all/. each, on which he had paid 101. each. The executors subsequently sold these shares. Die directors afterwants cancelled the 500 shares, but the Master held that the cancelling was not justifiable, and that to, the executura might have claimed the profits of the con cern had it been prosperous, they ought to he placed ou tho list of contributories. It was now emit:tided that after tho representation made to the executors, they could not bo called upon to contribute. Mr. Matins and Mr. Daniel, fur the official manager, sup . . . ported the Master's decision. 'the Vice-Chancellor said that it was unnetossary to say how the ease would have stood if Mr. Meux had coutiuued to live and had himself de' It and been dealt with as his executors had dealt and had be.at dealt with, his Honour's Opinion being that the exteutuni did not iu every sense and tor every purpose stand in the wane po sition as Mr. Meux, the personal knowledge possessed by whom they had nut. Again, it was unneeeeary to say whether iu the dealings between the executors and the directors, the latter exceeded the powers con fided to them by the company or shateladders at large, because there were sonic (twice in which, although an agent did exceed his authority, the principal was nee er theless bound. There were of course many eases in which an agent exceeding his authority did nut bind his principal. The present, however, was not, in his Honour's opinion, one of thou: cases. His Honour thought that, if what the director. did exceeded their authority, the company was neveitheless bound. The facts were that the exceutinx of Mr. Meux, without any personal knowledge of the nature or extent M his connexion with this bank, applied to the directors, or to the person who was conducting their affairs, or repreweuting them, to know what was the extent and what was the nature of that connexion, and their answer in substance and effect, although nut is terms, was that the extent of that connexion was that Mr. Meux was the holder of 211 shares only. This took place in 1842 ; the executors acted upon that information; they sold the shares, and considered, us they had a right to con sider, their eennexion with the company as determined. More than seven years passed away, during the whole of which that mistake (if there was one), or misrepresentation (if there nut ray) was nut corrected. Everything went os on each side on the footing of the accuracy of the repre sentations made to the executors in 1812. In lfiio, more than seven years afterwards, a petition was pre:witted fur the purpose of winding up the affairs of the company, and an order was made upon it. Then it was said, by the official mamuzer, on behalf of the shareholders, that this representation thus made by their agent was to go ter no thing, and that the executors were to stand exactly in the same position as they would have stood it they had been told the whole 520 shares had belonged to their ti stator. His Honour thought that would be against equity, it' nut against the law, and that the names of these executors ought not to be upon the list of contributories. The motion was granted ; costs out tithe estate. Baron LORD Curwoare, ( VICE. Cu A Menial.) MYEILA E. WAItiON.—CONTItAC'T AS TO "WILDING LEASES. Isis Lordship, in delivering judgment in this case, said the bill was hied for the specific performance of two con tracts entered into by the defendants, for the purchase of land at Birkenhead, from a person named Potter. The first contract was dated the first of November, and the second the first of Mar, 1644. In April, 1848, Putter be came a bankrupt, and the plaintiffs, as his assignees, filed this bill. The defendants resisted the plaintiffs' demand on the following grounds :—The land formed part of an estate ' adjoining the town of Birkenhead, called the Ilaybury estate, which WWI purchased by Potter on a building speculation. Putter had caused a map or plan tb . • be made of it, and had in such plan caused a mite ber of streets to be marked out, dividing the whole into lot' tar building, it being at that time • thought drat the then coutemplattsl docks and other works at Birke* head would make it a good speculation to cover the laud in question with buildings. 1 his map or plan Indicated several streets intended to be constructed, aniAgebitriv-, •-; • , . " st4aIV4IS 1