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canons, and bishops of capitals: and episcopal oaths, when parliament threatened to reduce the revenues of those dignitaries, and when he, a simple school. neuter, cap in hand, sought the bare fulfilment of cathedral statutes for the encouragement of learning and educational merits. There is no denying that Mr. : Weasros smote and spared not." He wrote as be felt, strongly: perhaps uncourteously ; it may be I, even, offensively ; but not, his pamphlet teems with evidence to show, malignantly or vuidictively ; and for this breach of taste, the dean and canons of Rochester dismissed him. The question is, had they power to do so? We think not; and we are certain that, even possessing the power, they ought not to have exercised it ; for nothing can deprive its exer cise of, at least, the appearance of revenge. No doubt the dean and canons have authority under their statutes to dismiss without notice or warn ing, or admonition, the subordinate officers, for offences comprised (we shall have occasion to quote the particular portage further on) under the words grarnts delirium. But is the publication of what they themselves only deem to be a libel on them a graraus drhetuta t If we open FACCIOLATI, we there find the word delietuns defined to be " a fault, crime, 'fence, sin." Add thereto the full force of the adjective grarius, and what the words mean grammatically is obviously a very serious fault, crime, offence, or sin, and not a mere breach of taste, courtesy, or manners. This definition is, however, at best, uncertain, indefinite, and vague ; construe it liberally, and it affords a wide margin ; strictly, and it may be restricted by very narrow limits. To arrive at its true signification, as used in the Rochester statutes, we must therefore seek for external aid from the analogies of other statutes. Now a somewhat close examination of the statutes of similar foundations leads to the conclusion that expulsion from such societies, without notice, and for the first offence, was never intended to be the punishment for breeches of or defects in manners, for even defamatory language, or, worse still, for personal irregularities, unless persisted in after fre quent correction ; but that that extreme penalty was reserved for offences against religion, morals, or law —in short, for the commission of crimes or flagrant sine And read by the light of other foundations, that, and that only, is the real meaning of the raring delirl of Rochester. Perhaps the earliest permanently endowed foun dation fur the maintenntity and education of scholars unconnected with the monastic orders, was Merton College, Oxford. Its statutes are of so early a date OA 1270, and are of a model character; for from them a large number of other foundations took their rules, orders, and regulations. Now, in them exclu sion from fellowships for a first offence is con fined to " perjury, sacrilege, theft, robbery, homi cide, adultery. or other grievous lapse of the flesh, or heating a fellow." So, too, at All Souls, Oxford, founded by Archbishop ell Yell ENTRE, 1113, the uHiuces for which expulsion without warning ac crues are much the same, with, us the Reformation approached, the addition of heresy. At All Souls, however, there is a series of punishments assigned to defamation : of which expulsion was awarded only on the fourth offeror ; and. with regard to the former or greater crimes, the statutes of Magdalene College, Oxford, founded by WA VNPLE IT., are, in sulestance, a copy of All Souls. Corpus Christi, the foundation d 1571) of Bishop Fox, the great minister and iplomatist of II I:Y VII., comes next; and its statutes are even more integrative of the common characteristics of the,e foundations on the point i under investigation. 'there again defamation s the subject of a eliapter; and there also expulsion is only the puni•diment of a fourth conviction; and after it come the provisions relative to "greater offences," which run thus in English: We assent not to the stoics, who ;take all offences equal ; but can dorm some inure grievous or lighter than others of the same kind. And we enact that if an ill report should arise against any one of the fellows, scholars, or students of ' our college, regarding the crimes of heresy, sinionv, or evis dent perjury, or notorious theft, wilful murder, adUltery, in cest, wrongful or outrageous buttery of a fellow, scholar, or student that does him serious harm, or respecting any one of the greater crimes, or because he is a notorious horni tutor. or of his haling perm trated any fart by means of whualc damage, prejudice, or scandal very aggruvated may accrue to the college, and he be found cltarly guilty, we decree that lie shall be forthwith expelled without any pre vious warning. So that it wiN only on being " found clearly guilty " that expulbiun accrued fur even positive crimes mid sins. As at Oxford. so at Cambridge; expulsion for the first offence, and without warning, is the penalty of similar crimes only at Christ's, at Trinity, ut King's and at Peterhouse; smaller offences having there I , also a gradation of punishment assigned to them. 'this, wesubmit, is powerful assistance in searching out the proper meaning at he Ita•hester statutes. But there is even stronger light thrown on it by the statutes of foundations %Inch may be said to have a personal et 'xnm with those of that cathedral. For by the statutes of Eton, for example, the head master is , liable to be removed if he commit any enormity. j Now, one of the three permit who in 1515 framed the Latin statutes ot• Rochester was Ittctiattu Cox, Prot iist of Eton: gettable, then, as the lawyers have it, that year'''. Silietnou means SI/Me 1 . /Ws, Another of the three was Mem, Bishop of Ro chester, and anent ards Archbishop of York, and he, two yews (I:.E3} be the date of the existing Rishester statutes, prepared certain provisional orders for tlw govennaent of that cathedral establishment; amid one of t hem, aftyr a warding expulsion for disobedi ence after two monitions, says : And all inordinate crimes, as heresy, adultery, fornication, and such other crimes, to he punished with expulsion without further monition." Now, it was on this draft, us it were, that the existing statute, under which Mr. IV it i• ri has been dismissed, was based. It is en titled De ('orriyentlis Erressilms, and runs: If any of the minor canons, lay clerks, or other miniaters in Vote .aid church ultenol in a light fault let him b: cos neted at the Ji.eretiun of the dean and chapter ; but, it the offence be • grunt's ddicium, let hint be expelled (it it shall he isiljtidgeol just) by thaw by wl he was admitted. - - Marking. then, the growth of this provisional order into a permanent statute. the fair inference seems to tie that, by _burins delirium in the latter, Ilf-trti meant the isurdinate crimes he had enumerated in the foriner. For, unless he did. he left no provision fur their punishment in the Rochester statutes. And what renders this inference almost irresistible is, that when lIE VIII trained. as Archbishop of York, the Durham statutes, he headed a section corresponding to that quoted from those of Rochester, using therein the very words ofyrarins delirium, not dr mrrigendis ereessiinx, but de eurrigendis rriminilms, thereby showing that it was , rinse, and not bad manners, he was providing a pmmpt and severe punishment for, when he so repeated at Durham the exuression pruritus delietmu. Moreover, HEM!, as one of the commissioners of F.nw.eau VI. for visiting Cambridge, mast hare been well acquainted with the statutes of its colleges, and their restriction of the extreme penalty of expulsion without notice to crimes, is some ceideuce that had he desired to extend that punishment to lighter offences., he would hose done so in precise and unmistakable terms. Here, then, we say that there is external evidence to show that the !purists delirium of Rochester means an oflimee of a criminal character, and not defamation, which is the utmost the dean and canons van charge against Mr. Witicrox. And this is the question on which the Bishop of IInCTIE.TER will lx appealed to; and on which the episcopal latinity will shortly have to be brushed up. Ir did not appear to us that any useful end could he served by commenting on the case of Captain l'.tuicrr SoutAisrr. The decision of Mr. HARD- Wick was substantially right ; but it would have born a libel on our police magistrates to have as smiled that any of them would have acted otherwise in his place. and no very heroic effort of courage seemed necessary to nerve a MIA to the discharge of so ob vious a auto. On the other hand, though Captain Somiltscr 'had clearly brought himself into the scrape by his Ow II misconduct, the sentence, to a man .scupying his social position, watunquestionably a severe ono—more severe than it would have been to a man in a less conspicuous station. Publicity has Nen given to the case in the way that it is ordinarily given to similar cases, and to give additional prom °tare to it would have had the air of seeking to aggravate unnecessarily the sufferings of the sen t( held. We lett the story to speak for itself, as fairest to all parties. Sonic of our btethren of the broad-sheet have judged otherwise. The Tithes of next day displayed It. , eloquence in au enthusiastic encomium on . the " PcT-hultum courage and virtue of Mr. HARDWICK and a stern admonition to Captain SOMERSET, Villas had very mit& the appearance of striking a man when be was down. The Messick and Poet of neat day followed in the wake of the Times, but with more discrimination. And some ill-judging friend of Captain Sox EASES was silly enough to insist upon having his vindication (Alum published in the columns of the last-mentioned paper. The topic, therefore, having become a part of the gossip of the day, no harm can be done to any one by trying to speak a mouthful of common sense about it. We repeat, therefore, that Mr. Mutowice's deci sion was substantially just; he could not, consis tently with common decency, have acted otherwise than he did. Of late we have repeatedly witnessed ignorant, uneducated men, severely punished for as saults upon the police ; had an offender whose op portunities ought to have taught him better, been allowed to escape with a merely nominal punishment, which any fine the magistrate could have inflicted would have been, the gross and out raging anomaly would have been prevented of one law for the rich and another for the poor. Still the sentence is, from the nature of the case, disproportionately severe. We will not be suspected of any sympathy with or deference for that dispo sition which is the besetting sin of every aristocracy to regard offences as venial when committed by them selves which would rouse their indignation when perpetrated by persons of a meaner grade. On the contrary, we have been accused of being rather susceptible on the score of aristocratic insolence. We are therefore free to remark that Captain Smeaser's offence is of t very different kind from those which are ordinarily punished by committal to a house of correction. That offence implies a somewhat overbearing and uncontrolled temper—a readiness to scorn the restraints of law as not meant to apply to one of his rank—which ought to be curbed. It was right that a few days compulsory seclusion should leave him leisure to meditate on the omnipotence of law, and to recollect that the more distinguished a man's social position, the more it was his duty to set an example of willing obedience to the law. But it might have been wished that his punishment could have been inflicted without placing him in a situation that may render him uncomfort able and unhappy after the term of his expiation has ended. A " House of Correction" is inseparably associated in most men's minds with larceny and other in (maiming crimes. We have no apprehensions that Cap tain Sosteaser's commanding officers will aggravate his sufferings by insisting upon his resigning his commission as he seemed to fear; but if he is a very susceptible person he will feel un comfortable in again mixing in society ; and even though he be not, ill-natured indi viduals may, lung years hence, render him unhappy by ill-natured allusions to his confinement, when its circumstances have been forgotten, and when un warrantable infenmces may be based on the half. un derstood story thus wantonly raked up. The fault, however, is not in the magistrate, but in an imperfect penal law; and though we tun feel for Captain Slimmest's', we shall scarcely be able to regret the incident if it awakens the attention of the claw to which he belongs—of the politically powerful class—to the necessity for making some ' distinction between the punishments awarded to iufmnising crimes and those awarded to offences which arc mere outbursts of an insufficiently disciplined temper, and imply no rooted depravity or meanness in the offilider. Captain Someitsers equals in rank can appreciate the hardship to which he is subjected by being consigned to the same place of confine meld. which is allotted to felons and the very off-scourings of the crime class. Let them learn hence the cruel injustice which is done to poorer men, men of lower rank, when for of fences which merely imply inconsiderateness+, they, too, are consigned to the receptacle of felons. The professional poacher is generally a thief too; but the young offender against the game lows fur the first time is rarely chargeable with more than yielding to a strong natural instinet,or of priding himself, in the wantonly high spirits of youth, with doing what he is forbid to do, and for that very reason. Yet the same persons who will be horror-struck at what they will call the indignity offered to one of their own rank, would think nothing of themselves committing a young poacher for his first offence to a common gaol, there to consort with, and be corrupted by, expe rienced criminals.and to return thence with a tainted character that may frustrate all his future efforts to obtain a livelihood by honest industry. There will be lio reason to regret the harsh mea sure unavoidably meted to Captain Sous:user, if it stirs up some of our aristocratic leiislators to at tempt au improvement of our penal low by having seine distinction made between the penalties awarded to felonies and other infamising crimes, and those pronounced against offenders whose tem per requires to be curbed by punishment, but who are free from meaner dishonest vices. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. Cvneral Durricu has been elected representative for the Landes by 17,000 votes. Duelere, the mo derate rs:publicun candidate obtained 10,000 votes. The red republicans abstaincil from voting. The number that abstained from voting is reckoned at '27,000. . _ _ Before publishing hie famous article in favour of abolishing the electoral law of May, it is now known that I)r.Veron had an interview with M. do Lamartinc. %Vhatever mission brought the intimate adviser of the lilvsiv to M. de Lamartine, it 'Kisses for certain that the zeal of M. Faucher in favour of the law of May is iu nowise partaken by the president. It is not, however,true that any overtures have beta made to M Odilon Minot. It is said that M. Ilaroche, who is I equally ecaupromised in favour of maintaining the law of May, will go out with M. Faucher, and that these two ministers will be replaced by MM. lluio and Lamartinc. Yesterday the Ifessoyer was seized for an article on the order of the Minister of IVar, directing fourteen regiments of the Ist division to hold themselves in readiness to march on Paris, of whose garrison they form no part. The usratif and the signer of the article are being prosecuted on the charge of spread ing false news of a nature to trouble the public peace. To-day the .Ifessoger guarantees the correctness of the information which it gave respecting this order. The Patric and ilunifeur du Soar will contain this evening a semi-otlicial article in answer to this charge of the Masi:yet., showing that in case order were dis turbed the troops of the Gaulle lie have no need of a special order of the Minister of War to march on Paris, which order must besides pane through the channel of the commander-in-chief of the arms of Paris. The itinerary and halting places are all - hid down by an old standing instruction of General Changarmer. The allegation of the Me/sayer is treated us completely false iu gross as in detail. The near approach of the moment when the revi sion of the constitution may be legally undertaken induces me to omit no means of setting this great question in the clearest point of view. You remem ber that the 111th article of the constitution makes mention of two modes of revision, partial and total. Now, as no two parties in the Assembly exactly agree as to the features in the constitution which ought to be remodelled, any more than as to those which it would be desirable to maintain, it stands to reason that the only sort of revision which has any chance is total revision. This has accordingly been at once accepted as an axiom by the most powerful fraction of the majority, and that which desires most ardently to get rid without delay of the present sources of weakness to the government—namely, the Club of the Rue des Pvmtnides. 'the fresh constituent will, therefore, 'have to begin upon a tabula rasa. The fundamental prin ciples of government will be once more set in question, one extreme party maintaining that the attributions of the new Assembly extend to de ciding the restoration of the monarchy, while the opposite extreme party will submit to thc same tri bunal their theories for dispensing with both Presi dent and Assembly, and establishing direct govern ment of the people. However little chance there may be of the adoption of either of these systems, such is the broad competence deferred by opposing parties to the constituent. The bare mention of these removed poles of the sphere of arbitration to be entrusted to a new body emerging from universal suffrage suffices to show that this country stands on , the eve of no common struggle. Whether the con stituent be chosen according to the law of May, or as bens to be more probable, according to a law less absolutely inadmissible by the democratic party it will have once More to confront all those problems THE EXPRESS, !political and social, so many of which, se regards the latter, were happily resolved by the last constituent on the side of order. Those questions on the right to work, progressive property-tax, and other socialist schemes, whicn were swept out of the legis lative arena into pamphlets and a few newspaper. will once more rise up • living subject I of debate and antagonism before the electoral colleges and before the Assembly. The mass of people who are crying out for revision, as if an era of peace and prosperity would date from the adoption of that measure, scarcely weigh with sufficient fore cast the agitation, struggle, and stress of contention which will shake tho frame of France during the new elections and the three following months in which the elected will have to complete their mis sion. The enlarged number of 900, necessary to form a Constituent Assembly, will tend to increase the difficulty of their task. As soon as the revision is voted all that is now fixed will be set afloat; the principles of having unremovable judges, and func tionaries appointed by the executive government instead of by popular election, will be liable to re peal. And although a good constituent might re move some glaring defects in the present constitu tion, as regards political organization, a bad one might plunge the country into worse disorder than ever. With such eventualities before their eyes, dal sections of the party of order are so much at odds, that they can hardly come to a definitive agreement upon the simplest question, such as elect ing a councillor of state or a vice-president of the Assembly. M. Curlier has again resorted to the measures of restriction on the sale of gunpowder, which were adopted when insurrection was threatened in the May of last year, on account of the electoral law. 'lie government has received telegraphic des patches from Marseilles, announcing the commence ment of the expedition against the Kabyles. Lnfourcaile was executed this morning. lie was obliged to be carried to the scaffold. A pretty steamer, the Ariel, has been constructed in the docks of Creuzot for the Pacha of Egypt. She is rigged as a brig, and intended for the Pasha's do mestic use on the Nile. The cabins of the harem are forward; those of the pasha astern. The wood linings, hangings, and decorations are costly and elegant. FRIDAY' EVENING, MAY 16, 1851. the Court. DRAWING ROOM. The Queen held a drawing-room yesterday after noon in St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert arrived from Buckingham Palace escorted by a de tachment of the Life Guards. The Prince and Prune's of Prussia were present, at tended by the Countess A. de Hacke, Countess Louisa Orin and the gentlemen of their suite. The Duke of Cambridge was attended by the Hon. James Macdonald and Lord William Paulet. Prince Edward of S.me Weimar attendcd . the drawing- room. Before the drawing-room Sir John Milbanke wag pre sented to the Queen at an audience by Viscount Palmer ston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Earl of Gosford had an audience of her Majesty to deliver the insignia of the Grand Craw of the Bath worn by his father, the late Earl of Oosford. The Queen's Hon. Carps of duty in the state-rooms with their sub-officers, Majors Cooke and Nevill ; Lord Foley, Captain of the corps; Mr. James Tyler, Lieutenant; Major 'farmer, Standard. bearer ; and Captain Curling, Adjutant, were present at the Drawing Room. Her Majesty's Body Guard were on duty in the Palace as usual, under the command of Sir Seymour Sadler, the Eton in Waiting. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were attended by the Countess of Gainsborough (in Waiting), the Duchess of Norfolk, the Marchioness of Douro, the Viscountess Joce lyn, the Countess of Churlemont, and the Viscountess Canning Ladies of the Bedchamber; lion. Elean o r Stan ley (in Waiting), Hon. Beatrice Byng (in Waiting), lion. Amelia Murray, Hon. Matilda Paget, Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Hon. Lucy Kerr, lion. Flora Macdonald, and the Hon. Mary Seymour, Maids of Honour ; the Hon. Mrs. Trevor (in Waiting), the Viscountess Forbes, and the Hon. Mrs. George Campbell, Women of the Bedcham ber; the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the blaster of the Horse, the Vice Chamberlain, the Marquis of Or monde, Lord in waiting ; Lord George Lennox, Lord in waiting to his Royal Highness; Lieut.-Col. Hon. C. B. l'hipps, Keeper of Her Majesty's Privy Purse; Licut.-Col. Hon. Robert Boyle, Groom in waiting; Lieut.-Col. Francis Seymour, Groom in waiting to his Royal Highness; Col. Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry in waiting ; Lieut.-Col. Francis Hugh Seymour, Equerry in waiting to his Royal Highness. The Queen wore a train of blue watered silk, brocaded with gold, trimmed with blue ribbon and tulle, and orna mented with diamonds. The petticoat was of white satin, trimmed with tulle and white ribbon, and also ornamented with diamonds. Her Majesty's head-dress was diamonds and feathers. were Ott Her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia wore a train of white watered silk trimmed with gold blonde. The pet ticoat was of the same material, ornamented in front with poppies. The head dress was formed of diamonds and emeralds, with feathers and gold blonde. Her Roval Highness wore the Louisen Order, and also the decoration of a Russian Order of Knighthood. . . The following presentltions to her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert took place in the diplomatic circle:— By Mrs. Abbott Lawrence, Miss M'Curdy, daughter of the United States Chargi3 d'Affaires to Austria. By the Viscountess Palmerston, La Comteme Alfieri nei de Cavour. By M. Van de Weyer: Mr. Orenier, Membre du Senat Beige; M. de Rossini Orban, Vice-President de la Chambre tie Commerce w Liege; M. A. Demanet, Lieut.-Cul. de Genie; M. A. l'oneelet, Ingenicur en Chef a l'Ailmin. des Chemins de Fee; M. Jules Gernert, ingenicur en Chef des Mines; M. Coppens. By Mr. Abbott Lawrence, lion. Mr. M'Curdy, Charge d'Affaires of the United States to Austria ; I.ieutenant Par rott, of the United States Nary; Mr. James Lawrence, eldest son of the minister, and formerly Attarh6. By le Marquis d'Azeglio, le Comte Charles Albert Alfieri. By Baron Koller, Austrian Charo d'Affaires, le Cheva lier de Burg, President of the Austrian Commission; the Count Ilohenthal, Saxon Minister at Paris. By M. Maremalchi, Chargii d'Affaires do France ; Baron Charles Dupin, President de la Commission Franeaise do ('Exposition Universelle; M. Freicrie liarrot, Seeretaire du Commissariat-General do France; M. Octave Sallan droure, Attachi au Comm i ssa ri at; M. Ferdinand lkreien, Attach« d l'Ambassade de France ' it Londres; M. le Comte de Kergorlay, Membre du Jury Francaisc. The diplomatic circle was attended by the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, Octave Iklepieree, secretary; Mr. Bartholeyns de Fosselacrt, Attach« ; and Madame Bartholeyns de Fos.selaert ; the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto, the Itussian Minister and Baroness de Brunnow, and M. Alexandre de Berg, First Secretary o f Legation ; General Prince Casteleicala, Neapolitan Minister and M. Canofari, Secretary of Legation; the Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen and Baron Lange, Attach« to the Legation; Count de Reventlow, Danish Minister, and Count lies - endow Criminil, Secretary of Legation ; the United States Minister and Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Bancroft Davis, Secretary of Legation, and Colonel Lawrence, Attach« ; Senor Iduriz, Spanish Minister ; and M. Diaz, second Secretary of Legation ; le Mar quis d'Azeglio, Sardinian Minister; le Marquis Old sun and Count Corti, Secretaries of Legation ; Count Sehimmelpenninck, Netherland Minister, and Baron Stra tenus, Consenter du Legation; the Greek Minister and Madame Tricoupc ; M. Musurus, Ottoman Minister, Prince Vogurishst, Consenter de Legation, Zia Hey, Secretary of Legation and Dilaver Eftendi, Attaché ; Baron Kotler, Austrian Charge d'Affaires; M. Marrscalchi, Charg« d' Afftires de France, and M. de Suns, Second Secretary of the Embassy ; the Chevalier do Itibeiro, Portuguese Charg« d'Affaires; M. Amaral, Brazilian Chargé d'Affitires; Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., the Queen's Principal Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Viscountess Palmer ston; and Colonel the lion. Sir Edward Cast, K.C.11., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. Iler Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the royal suite, returned to Buckingham l'alace after the drawing mom. Iler . ajesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Prussia, took a drive yesterday afternoon in an open carriage and four. The .-Cequerries in waiting, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey and Lieutolonel F. H. Seymour, attended on horseback. l'rince Frederick William of Prussia, attended by Col. Fischer and Lieut. von Heinz, left town yesterday to in spect the Britannia Tubular Bridge. The Queen and Prince Albert and the Prince and Prin- MS. of Prussia, honoured the Princess's Theatre with their presence last evening. The royal suites consisted of the lion. Eleanor Stanley, the lion. Beatrice Ilyng, the Coun tess A. de Backe, the Countess Louisa Oriolla, the Marquis of Ormunde, Count l'ukler, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey, Lieut-Colunel F. 11. Seymour, and Major von Boyce. 'the Prince of Prussia, attended by Count Golts, visited the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Natiuns yesterday morning. The Earl of Carlisle gave a dinner party on Wednesday at hi+ resit'enee in Grosvenor-place. The company included the American Minister, Mrs. Lawrence and Mr. J. Law rence, Earl Fitzwilli.un, Lady C. Wentworth-litzu illiam, Lady Albreda Wentworth-litzwilliam, General Wallbridge (California), Mr. Wright (California), Mr. Parker (Boston, U.S.), the Dean of St. l'aul's and Mu Milman, the Earl of Burlington, the Counters of Carlisle, Lady Mary Howard, Lady I.yell, Mr. Drummond, Mr. E. Harcourt, and the lion. Charles Howard. Tho Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had • _ - general meeting at the office, Whitehall-place; yesterthiy. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. THIS DAY. OLD COURT. BIPOU Ma. BAB= Aunasox JIM) MIL. JESTICE TAIJOtiID. CHARGE OP FORGERY. Edward South: pera on of gentlemanly appearance, described as a chemist, who had pleaded guilty to two charges of forgery, was brought up fur judgment. Mr. Baron Alderson sentenced hint to be transported for ten years. James Meets, a lad of 16, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of feloniously assaulting a little frirl,was also brought up for judgment, and sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour fur two years. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. lIIIS DAY. WORSHIP-STREET. Martin Berganie WAS charged with burglary at the house No. 8, South Conduit, Bethnal-green, and stealing there iron's box containing a quantity of gold and silver property and tire sovereigns, belonging to his mother, Jane 13erganie, a widow lady, 80 years of age. Prosecutrix left her residence last evening, and during her essence prisoner went to the house under pretence of having been sent by his sister in Dim:lariats for a parcel, said he would wait the return of his mother, and while the girl was above stain he forced open a parlour door and took the box containing the property from beneath a sofa. On the return of the old lady, it was ascertained that he had nut been sent from his sister; and information being given to the police, he was taken into custody at his residence, Alpha-place, Bethnal-green, where the property, minus the 1 sovereigns, was found. Prieuner, who did not deny , the robbery, but mid he was intozie.ited, warn fully committed fur trial. BRITISH REFORMATION SOCIETY. The annual meeting of this society was held yesterday, at the Hanover square Rooms, Mr. George Finch in the chair. The report stated, that since the last meeting of this society, remark able events had taken place. Twelve months ago, peace and quietude, comparatively, reigned, but since then that apparent quietude had been broken by a rude hand, few, at that period, apprehending any danger from the church of Some. The most dangerous feature in that church was the combination of all its members, and the evils in the pro testant body were those of disunion and division; and to check the advance of popery, the society had held meetings in Vary numerous district., both in town and country. Very important operations had also been carried on in Scotland. The funds of the society hail increased in the same ratio as their labours, and the committee had resolved to increase their agency. The receipts for the rapt scar amounted to 2,8101. Gs. 3d., and the expenditure to 2,6261. ss. Sd., leaving a balance of 184/. Os. 10d. The report was adopted, and the proceedings terminated. SPAIN. The French government has received a telegra phic despatch, announcing that the news of the ex change of ratification on the concordat between the holy sec and the Spanish government had been re ceived at Madrid. MADRID, MLY 10. The modemdo candidates for the representation of Madrid are the Duke of Alba, Don Jose do Acebal, Don Vicente Collantt.s, the Marquis of I'crales, the Viscount do la Armeria, and Martinez de la Rosa. The progreinist candidates are San Miguel, Men dizabal, Gomez de la Serna, Sugasti Alexandro Lopez, and Ignacio Olen. According to the news received by telegraph the modemdo list has triumphed without an exception. All the govern ment candidates were chosen. THE MURDER BY POISON 1N CHESHIRE_ The inquest on the bodies of Sarah Ann Itareroft and Ellen Mills, two children, supposed to be murdered by the parents of flarcroft having administered poison to them, was brought to a conclusion on Wednesday night. The parents, Jonathan and Ruth llarcroft, were bothin custody, and Mr. I'eck, attorney, watched the ea►e on their behalf. The inquest was resumed at the Griffin Inn, Mottram, on Wednesday, at two o'clock. The principal additional evi dence was us follows : William Lee, of Hyde, sworn—l am assistant bailiff at the county court. On the 9th May, by request of Mr. Maden, constable, and Mr. Little, high constable, I went to the police office, and the male prisoner was there in custody. I went with him into the lock-up, by request of Mr. Little's orders, and stopped with him about un hour, when we had dinner together, and he asked me to give his wife •Mlle dinner. 1 did so. We had some conversation, and he did not know but I way a prisoner. About two o cluck I came out again, and he accompanied me into Malen's office. I went to Dukiutield then, and again returned to thy office. I went with him again to his cell, and he said, " I wish I had known you had been going out, you should have done me a bit of a job." I said, " What is it ?" He said, " Why, you'll say naught about it, will you ? And I said, " I don't think I shall, but what is it i" He said, " There is a an that works at Potter's, his name is Marsden, and he gave me some white arsenic and sugar of lead." And I said, '• What did you do with it ?" He said, " I put it iu the garslen to kill vermin with." 1 said, " What did you do witli.the papers, did You bury them in the garden ?'' Ile said, " so. I buried them on my read as I went to my wink." He said, " There is another job I want you to du ter me when you go out at 7 o'clock. I want you to go to Mating Viaducts ; there's a public house on the other side, the sign of the Plough, Rhodes keeps it, my brother lives near, at a place called higher Diming. If you cannot find him you'll go to t'otter's, the printers, and tell my brother he must get some white. arsenic and put it in Jack Mills's pocket." He said, "They both worked together and were washers. His brother must not get it from the same chap as he did, but another. His brother and I must then conic through the Hague, and ask for a luau named Booth, or the tulip grower. We must make him promise to say that he had the arsenic three or four weeks ago, and he put it about his tulips, in his garden. Then we must go to Hyde, and tell Mr. Little to go and take Jack up, for he had arsenic in his pocket." He said, " Then I'll give you two sovereigns. We shall then put Jack in here, and I shall be out as clear as • bell." Ile repeated this 11 dozen times. We talked about it hours; and at last I knocked fur Mr. Maden, the constable. By Mr. Peck—The reason I went to the prisoner was Mr. Little told me he was poorly, and I must take care of him and not leave him—he was not right, or easy in his mind. I did not know what he was in custody for. I tw- IMve I led him to suppose I was a prisoner, but that I had power to go out. I hat was a falsehood. I was put there to take care of hint, and I did nut wish hint to know I was there to watch him. I'll swear no one suggested to me that I should say so, or that I should ask him any questions. He told me he wan in for having a false certificate, but if he had gone to Mottram for his certificate instead of Olossop, he should have Men right enough. The Coroner (Mr. Hudson, of Stockport) havinz summed up, the jury were left alone to consider their verdict. After a short interval they sent fur the Coroner, and returned a verdict of wilful murder against Jonathan Barcroft only. The female prisoner, Ruth Barcroft, was therefore set at liberty—a result which appeared to give great satisfaction to a large concourse of people who crowded the inquest. room and the neighbourhood of the inn. Yesterday, Jona than Bareroft, the male prisoner, was committed to Chester Castle, for trial at the summer assizes. Tile COUNT DE THOMAR, writes our Southamp ton eorrvvondent, as soon no he found things were going the • ••h of against • Portuguese court, and that triumph , the Duke of Saldauha was complete, resolved on flying from Spain to England. lle accordingly took his passage in the mail packet Iberia, which arrived at Southampton yester day. He came home as a second-class passenger, and shame and dejection prevented him from mixing with the passen gers during the voyage. As soon as the Iberia arrived at Southampton dock, the count came on deck for the first time. Ile remained hut a short time in Southampton ere he started fur Loudon. After first proceeding to his hotel, he walked from thence into the dock to look after his bag me lie leant against the custom-house door unconcern edly until he could obtain it. Ile was dressed meanly, and appeared sad and careworn. Nothing in his countenance betrayed the talent which he undoubtedly possesses; nor would any one imagine that he had been an object of such celebrity and obloquy in Europe, nor that he had fallen from the very pinnacle of power and greatness into the depths of poverty and disgrace. Captain Bowen, of the Peninsular mail packet, Montrose, who was known to the count, waited on him to render him any assistance in the Customhouse; and the Custom-house authorities treated him with that respect which sympathy for his Callen fortunes naturally excited. .NiELLNCIIOLY DEATH OF A SOLICITOR.—At ten o'clock on Tuesday night the police-constable on duty found In the garden of Mr. Ideal's house, 62, Euston-square, a gentleman lying in a helpless state, having on his person • r id watch and a largo amount of property. The police without delay conveyed the unfortunate gentleman to the it. Pancras Workhouse, where the master had him placed ia • comfortable bed in the infirmary, and attended him until the senior and junior Isaise-surgeons arrived, who narks' all their skill to save his life ; but be died in a Nate of insensibility at four o'clock yesterday morn i og.Upott examining his papers, it appeared that the deceased was Mr. Charles Foulkes, solicitor, of Leicester, aged 36, and that he had come to town to consult on some law business Mr. W. Sanger, of Essex-court, Temple, with whom he lunched, and after that took leave of him in apparently the best health and spirits. On his way to the Euston-square Station, he visited another friend near the square; and alter parting with him, was not heard of until he was found by the police. 2SD AND 43RD INFANTRY REGIMENTS.—On the 14th instant the 2nd Queen's Royals, commenced to move from Clonmel to Cork. Tha Niagara, Queen's transport, has been appointed to convey the head quarters division of the 2nd lout to the Cape of Good Hope. without delay. The 43rd foot from Dublin will replace the 2nd at Clonmel. DEPOTS hint AND 26TU REGIMENTS.—Thedepot of the lith left Sheerness yesterday for Jersey, and, on arrival, is to replace the 26th, ordered to proceed from Jersey, to Newport, Monmouth. SONS OF THE CLERGY. Yesterday, the annual festival of this ancient cor poratlon was held with the customary solemnities. In the afternoon the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, and the other civic functionaries attended divine service at St. Paul's cathe dral, which was greatly crowded on the occasion. there were also present the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, the Arch bishops of Canterbury and York, the Bishops of Salisbury, St. Asaph's Oxford, Winchester , and Chester ; Mr. Justine Fatteson, i.ord Overstone, Lord R. Grosvenor, Sir R. H. Inglis Mr. Freshfleld, M.P., Mr.' Owynne, M.P., Arch ' deacons Hale and Sinclair, the Rev: Dr. Whewcll, Mr. W. H. Tinney, Master in Chancery, &c. &e. The prayers were beautifully intoned by the Rev. Mr. Webber, and the les sons read, very impressively, by the Rev. W. J. Hall. The choir, which was assisted by those of her Majesty's Chapel Royal, Westminster Abbey, and St. George's Chapel, Wind sor, sang the responses tolthe well known harmonies of Tallis ; and the psalm appointed for the service to a double chant by Dr. Crotch. The Cantata" and the " Deus Miscreatur," were both Attwood's, in D. The an them was that by Dr. Wm. Hayes, " Praise the Lord, 0 Jerusalem;" and 'before the sermon, Dr. Boyce's celebrated composition, " 0 where shall wisdom be found ?" was per formed with great effect. The preacher was the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, bead master of Harrow school, who took for his text Numbers, viii. verse 14, " Thus shalt thou separate the Levitcs from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine." Upon which he grounded an eloquent appeal on behalf of those admirable men who de voted their whole lives to the service of the church, and whose miserable pittances prevented them from making any provision, either fur them's'lves, when they should he inca pacitated from labour by disease or years.—often anticipated by their anxieties on behalf of their flocks—or fur their fa milies, when death should deprive them of their head. After the discourse the Hallelujah Chorus was magnifi cently performed, and the congregation having received the benediction of the right rev. diocesan, then withdrew. At six o'clock about two hundred gentlemen, includ ing the distinguished personages" already mentioned, sat down to an excellent dinner, served in the Merchant Tailors' Hull, Threadneedle-street, by Messrs. Bathe and Breach, of the Loudon Tavern. The Lord Mayor in the chair. The cloth basing been drawn, the right hon. gentleman proposed "the Church and Queen," which was followed by Prince Albert, and the rest of the Royal Family." The CHAIRMAN then gave" Prosperity and perpetuity to the institution," coupling the toast with the health of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Lord Mayor entreatad the company, while affording proper support to the various new charitable institutions which had sprung up of late years, not to forget their old love; but to continue their exertions on behalf of what he must consider one of the must glorious institutions of the country. (Cheers.) During the past year alone it lout atfailed relief amounting to 3,4•10 f. to 189 clergymen, 4,1151. to 411 widows, 3,701. to 419 adult maiden daughters, and Id!. to 5 adult sons ; in addition to which it had expended 1,315/ as apprentice foes to 44 sons, and 1,297/. in 67 outfits ; making a total sum of 14,29'2/. applied to the relief of I,Ri5 clergymen or those de pendent on them. (Cheers.) The .Archbishop of CAN'IERBURY, in responding, said he had always considered the Corporation nt the Sons of the Clergy us one of the brightest jest els in his mitre ; and he had always looked upon it as one of his greatest privi leges to exert whatever influence might belong to himself or to his office in favour of so admirable an institution. (Cheers.) He badever looked upon these meetings as links in that chain which bound the lay element of society with the clerical ; and he felt great pleasure in proposing the health of the Lord Mayor. (Loud cheers.) Some other toasts having been drunk, The TREASURER announced that the collection at the cathedral had amounted to 91!. ; at the dinner to d 391.; annual subscriptions, 2531.; dividends on stock, 269 f.; total, 1,155/., or within 91. of what had been contri buted up to the same period bait year. After the festival, however, a considerable sum had been received, and he hoped such would be the case this year. Ile should also state that this report did not include the donation of thirty guineas from each of the stew-ants, and which was charge able with the expenses of the festival ; but he was happy to say that these gentlemen hail contributed much more than the stipulated suns, and the balance would hi! funded, so that the corporation would receive the ber.efit of it in future years. (Cheers.) The " !widths of the Dean and Chapter, with thanks to them for the use of the cathedral was proposed ; and in responding Archdeacon Hate said that he hoped next year the arrangement% by which it was proposed to fit up the nave for Divine worship would enable thousands, where before only hundreds had dune, to join iu the religious portion of the anniversary. The " health of the Merchant Tailors' Company " formed the conclusion of the proceedings, and the company Him broke up. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL. Yesterday evening the annual dinner in aid of the funds of this excellent charity took place at the London Tavern, under the preridenc)• of Thomas Ilankcy, Jun., the Governor of the Dank of Englund. Amongst those present were:—Baron Gold , tnid, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Bishop, Mr. E. Itumilly, Mr. Summer+, Mr. Previid, Pro fessor Quail', Prokssor Walshe, Professor Murphy, Pro fessor Erichsen, Rev. Dr. Stebbing. Mr. N. Monteliorc, Mr. F. Guldsmid, Mr. Waley, Dr. Grant, Professor Mal den, and Mr. Cope. The CHAIRMAN, in pmposing " The Queen," observed that there was no brighter diadem in her 314.-ty's crown than her support of the various charities of the country. That support had been extended to this society, of which she was the patroness. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " Prosperity to Univer sity College Hospital," said he felt quite incompetent to the task of duly advocating the claims of this charity. Every one must feel bound to contribute to the relief of his fellow creatures in some shape, but the claims of this institution to support were very strong, in common with other hospitals and institutions fur the relief of the outliving pour. The charity hail fulfilled the of for which it was ori ginally instituted. It was intended as an adjunct to ouc of our great national universities—the London University, which had been founded with great difficulty, and in the face of the strongest prejudices. Those 4:Acuities and pre judices it had overcome, by the aid of men who were supe rior to all prejudice. (Cheers.) It had been found essen tial, in connexion with that institution, to establish the hospital, whom interests they were met to promote. Had the London University been endowed in a similar manner to the older universities, the hospital would nut now have had to appeal for public support. In the course ut lust year alone, upwards of 18,000 persons had been re lieved, of whom 1,194 were in-patients. Rut its benefits were not confined to the members relieved; us a great medical school, it was invaluable, and it: benefits would be diffused from London, not only throughout the country, but all over the globe: Mr it was only in the medical sellouts of Loudon that medical knowledge and skill could be extended to the colonies. (Hear, hear.) Several other toasts were proposed and responded to. In the course of the proceedings, subscriptions were announced, amounting to 1,0101. From a recent statement issued by the committee it ap pears that, " At an annual expense of from 5,000/. to 0,0001., the most skilful treatment and assiduous nursing are pro vided fur the sick ptor of the adjacent densely-populated districts, and, in cases of difficulty, fur patients from all parts of the kingdom ; and were the funds adequate, the Lust complaint that hospital relief is not proportionate in Laudon to that of other capitals would be removed from this quarter at least of the metropolis, whereas at present the operations of this charity are so restricted by the state of its funds that, while the building is capable of containing 200 beds, not more than 120 can be supported. The number of the recipients of the benefits of the charity was last year 18,635, of whom 1,101 were in-patients; 7.49 women in childbirth attended at their own habitations, and 510 ophthalmic patients; the remaining number received relief as outpatients or as casual applicants. A clergyman of the church of England officiates as chaplain, but every patient is allowed to have the advice of a minister of that term of religion which he himself professes. All destitute persons are admissible: although subscribers arc entitled to certain privileges of recommendation, the hospital is practically a free hospital. Clergymen and ministers of the surrounding ',wshes are invited to send patients. Since the establishment of the University College school of Medicine, of which the hospital forms an important branch, great improvements have been made in medical education throughout England, and these improvements are justly ascribed to the example set by the University College. The ground on which the edifice stands was given for the purpose of building a hospital thereon, by University College." LONDON, SUBURBAN, AND lIOME COUNTIES PER MANENT BENEFIT BUILDING SoLIETY.—This liGuitty held a public meeting on Wednesday, at the Lieorge and Vol. tore, George-yeerd, Lombard-street. Mr. N. Aldridge took the chair. Mr. Harvey, the secretary, said the society was established to remedy the defects and incouveniences expe rienced in other societies of this nature. The promoter. of the society had a full conviction that its plans were such as to give satisfaction to all parties. No redemption fee, or any charge of that kind - , was required. Mr. Nelson, who held the first position amongst actuaries, certified that the table in the prospectus might be fairly and safely adopted fur the purposes of the society, upon the terms and coudi tions set forth in that prospectus. After the transaction of WOW formal business, the meeting separated. FATAL FIRE IN RATCLIFF-LllGUWAY.—Yesterday morning at an early hour the neighbourhood of Itatcliff highway was alarmed by evidences of fire issuing from the windows of the house 6, Vine-place, Broad-street. As soon as entrance could be obtained by forcing the doors, a fearful scene was presented, for the bedstead, bed, and bedding was wrapped in a general blaze, and the groan ing which proceeded from some part of the room gave un mistakeable evidence that some one was in the midst of the tire. Several buckets of water having been procured, the same was discharged over the fire, which prevented it from extending; and as soon as it was somewhat got under, the room was catered, when it was found that Mr, Lawson was burned in a most frightful manner over the ' whole of his body. A medical gentleman was sent for, but before he arrived the sufferer expired. Owing to the exertions of the inhabitants the tire was confined to that part of the premises in which it began, but the furniture ; therein was destroyed, and the lower part of the house severely damaged by water. The deceased was a very sober man, but invariably smoked a pipe of tobacco of a night in bed to relieve him of the asthma. A pipe was bond near his bed. IRELAND. DVALIN, MAT 1.1. The Erenitly Mall publishes the following stato ment:—" We understand that the Lord Mayor, in reply to a request made to his lordship by some of the most influential electors of the city, has declined the honour of being put in nomination at the next election for Dublin. Had his lordship consented ho would, no doubt bo returned by an overwhelming majority." The Irish conservatives arc cheering theni , clvcs with visions of a return of their friends to office, and arc already dividing the spoils in anticipation. A correspondent of Satuderis News Leifer writes to assure them, that a Stanleyite cabinet was actually prepared to assume the reins of government, on the anticipated defeat of the whigs on Mr. Urquhart's motion; and that as soon as Lord Stanley takes office, Mr. Napier will be the Irish Attorney-General, and Mr. Whiteside Solicitor-General. This day is the anniversary of the death of Daniel. O'Connell at Genoa, and requiems arc to be performed in several of the Roman catholic chapels for hint. Referring to the late melancholy death of Mr. Power, of Gurteen, a correspondent of the Erelik/ Mail says—" The only cause assigned for the eon): mission of the rash act is, that deceased had been security for a receiver under the Court of Chancery, and whose accounts exhibited defalcation to a largo amount, for which Mr.'Power had been threatened with law proceedings." Mr. Power was universally esteemed as an excellent landlord and a most amiable and worthy mau in all the relations of life. [FROM A contot3roNnEvr.l Some attention has of late been directed to the Royal &hoots of Ireland. They appear to have been founded by a charter of Charles 1., in 1627, granting sundry lands in several counties in trust to the Archbishop of Armagh in succession for free education. In consequence of the mis management of the estates, a commission (parliamentary) nt inquiry was issued about 1811, and an act was passed (13 (ice. ill. c. 107) creating a Board of Commissioners of Education; and which act specially provided that after payment of teachers and repairs of buildings the residue Gould be spent iu giving free education, and founding tx hihitiots in Dublin University, Mr scholars educated at those Royal Schools. The revenues are about 5.0001. a year, and the sehtiola are the colleges of Armagh, Dugout non, Enniskillen, and three or four others of low note. Besides the houses, which are built to accommodate canny boarders, and more or less ground attached, the maters received from 300/. w :Ala u b.ear, and the first assistant IOW.; but ter this no return whatsoever is nestle by the teachers. The boarders payon an average ?mt. a year,whieh is the usual rate of charge fur board and tuition in the hest private schools iu Ireland; and day scholars pay Si. to 10/., for which sum excellent instruction is here given ; but them were no free scholars whatsoever until the lord Lieutenant within the last five years directed the Board of Education to order 10 free scholars to he received at Armagh, but the admiwion of the candidates is quite in the power of the Master, who receives or rejects as he pleases. The cantos of education is strictly the old-fashioned classical course, with as much of mathematics as is nee, s- Nary for the examinations in Dublin University. This of course limits the scholars to the class of gentry which looks for employment only in the so-called learned professions. The exhibitions founded in Dublin University from the funds of these sch oo ls seem most ill-judaed privileges; tither they c fine a public benefit to one class, and that class one which does not require it ; or they entourage parties to enter titan a university course who would be much better employed in attaining the science anil ltnowlei4re suited to the require ments of the day. It is rather amusing to hear that puhlin attention has been directed to this shameful misapplication of piddle funds, not by the force of the case itself, but lir the recent appointments to the head mastershipo of Dun gannon and Armagh having been billowed by new regula tions which gave offence to the local gentry; and amidental harm-minion having 111,11 uinaiuvd as to tile original founda tion and bul.ctiuent acts of parliament, the matter is not likely to ahandotted—the ecclesiastical nature of the board and primatial influence fully account for the emits sive character of the schools. UNIVERSITY ANI) CLERICAL. OxFORD, MAY a euttetvation holden thin morning the proposed alteration in Statute Tit. XV, ste. I was promulgated. In the saine eougregatim the fullowingdegrecs were eon (erred, viz.:—Baelielor of Divinity: Ike. Edmund Li;l,-y, Worcester. Bachelor of Civil Law: lion. Francis eludes, Lawley, Fellow of All NUN, Ormul Compounder. Muster of Arts: James Clark Roberts, Magdalen ; flee. E.& Duncan Hall, Fellow and Bursar, and Ike. Henry Sandal, ; Henry Calverly Blayds, schw a s., . I :ia Henry Easttield Bayly, CO:TU.4 Christi ; William Charles Salter, Fellow of ; John Oldrid, Magdalen HA (fraud Compounder. Bathelor of Arts: James C...ig, Magdalen Hall ; William Markhy and Charles J. Bulls k Marsluun, Merton ; George David Boyle, Richard Whit more Norman, William Speure Cole, and Jwne.. AitLos, Exeter; John Smith Gilderdale, William Sykoi, and Charles Holden Steward, O riel; Willi am Gordon Lick, Richard William Cotton, and William Stratum, studs at; Christchurch; Henry- John Burfield, Lincoln; Benjamin N. It. Batty, St. John',; James Miehaelmo Barrett, Pem broke; Samuel Kelum Stothert and Frank Stoma], Wor cester; Edward Amory, St. Mary flail; Edward J. Ranken, New lon SPORTING. TATITIWALL'S---Titußsonv. TIIS. IlEktlls. 5 to 1 odd Lord Enneld'a Ilrmon ler (t) to 1 SaJ. ILtroley'sTeduington 1) II to 1 Mr. Bolton/ Nlintott r (t) 10 to I Mr. (00,..11.t10n (ti 10 to 1 Mr. . Marlborough 1.0c.c (t II to I) II t. 1 otr J. llow:cy**l(be It ut (t) IS In 1 Mr. Wilk won 'o ( t) The attendance was thin, and betting Hat. Y()ItIK SPItING w tic—cos c r.c1113,. ScRAMIBLE St. u[s .tove.ench, awl 24 added. T. Y.C. (8 Kuhl.) Mr. 7. Wender?. Po.t-tesip , re, 5 pre, ist 50. b Mr. baker'. f.rdemila, bat ....(lumb)) I 2 BATA RACES.—Trtritsmt v. • • LASItsIooWN TK1.%1. STA}, of each, 10 et ; f or 3-yr-ulds and upward 4. ("I subs.) One mile. Lord W. rowLeit's M. Ana, t; yrs, Got (A. Ile') Walked over. SoMEKNETtiII IKE STAKES of 25 suss. each, 14 It, and 5 only if declared, with 1(5) sows. added ; the second to re ceive 401., and the third to acne his 'take. Two milts and a din. (71 sub.., 38 of whom declared.) Mr. T. Martel'. ierc4.llore, 3 )r., Ht CS (Idoster) Mr J. 1114‘141 . 0 The tan, 33 ro, Sort 315 ......... (T.tkoithi 1 Mr. Grstortete's t 'tut, S yrs, lot (Kttchetter; Mr. T. rare. Ciotti •o ker, 5 yr., 7st 97 (Stomata) Mr. Ch , iee'.. NI ay I lay, 5 yro, Ost Captain trig al, 5 yr., Gat. wawa (Harker) 0 Er. 1.4.. e Day's ar b oy Taoism out at Whim, 3 310, Oat Ills (r.orud ilbj Mr. W. Etwoirs Ilushrontror, I yro, Got 10lb Sitt,tivri STAKE, of 5 son.. each, and 2.1 added; the winner to be wild by auction fur 200 f., if demanded, Once round. (0 subs.) Mr. sta mom'. ra.tra, J yrs, .;,u 2)b (301.) (Gilbert) Mr. Pitcher. Hazy, 3 • v., 3.1 bulb (Wells) 2 SW EErsTAK ES of 10 soy's. each, and 50 added ; for 3-ye , olds and upwards. Winner to be sold fur 400!., La. Heats, once round. (0 subs.) Mr. W. 11. tiregurrs I by ramtaloon out of Lads-, 3 yrs, Sst Slb Mr. 1. Pores Selina, 5 yrs, Tot 1314 (Flimflam U 1 1 Mr. B. land's Persulter, Gyro, sat 71b (Uwe) 0 2 dr Mr. tilsondieSl's Simrbeity, 7 yak 6M9lb (Keedsdl) 2 odi Mr. Y. Ildi's Hebert ..0 %Adam, 3 yrs 3st W6 (hrlook) 3 • 0 dr Mr. GauteS fitignor of lioldorness, 4 yrs, l 7st 31b (Wadielleld) 0 dr BETTING ON TILE CO 1 . It SE.-5 W. DERBY. . 9to 2 opt Te.4:ingten (1.) 1 9310 1 apt ileartbreuker (I) 11 to 3 Urea... PA 23 to l Buot.io Dwlt* (t) 3 to 1 Nitoister (t) 25 to I Nimahan. (t) lo to 1 Con-telNuon Ilt retol The Ban 12 to 1 Mari orough Bea (t) 20 to 1 I.:mortice (t) 20 to 1 kilatk Doctor (t) 0A1(8. Offora to take 7 to 2 about Payment. MARYLEBONE VESTRY ELECTIONS.—Laid night, at nine o'clock, the contest for the election of forty-five sestrymeu sod five auditors for this parish terininatt .1 in the return of the gentlemen nominated by Mr. Joseph Rum, whose 'mama form the list of the Ratepayers' Also dation. The majority was 1,039. THE ISLE or WIGIIT ELECTION.—The Earl of Yarborough anti Sir W. °glandes . , two lunge landed pro prietins, have declared in favour of the people's candidate, Mr. Dawn, the former of whom wishes him "hearty sue etas in his canvass;" this, though ..f little use in the pre sent contest, fir their stewards have been canvassing for the bread-taxers, will be of value at the general election, when they will not be able to plead ignorance of the liberality of their employer.. The radicals of Newport, we also hear, intend to throw their weight in the scale in favour of cheap provisions, though the candidate doe, nut come up to t h e i r r standard of excellence with respect to parliamentary. re- . form. Should the election end in the triumph of free trade principles, which wo anticipate, heavy will be the blow and great the discouragement to the hydra-headed monster monopoly.—Portsmoidls Guardian. STATE 01' THE ROAD AND PAVEMENT ON TOWER miL.—Ytaterday, at an adjourned quarter seaiou for the liberty of the Tower of London, held at the Court-house„ • Wellclose-square, Mr. Goodhart brought before the notice of the bench the disgraceful state of the pavement in the neighbourhood of Postern-row. Mr. C. L. Butler said that the fee-simple of the land was vested in the Board of Ord nance, and they refused to do anything to the pareinent. After some further discussion it was resolved uuanimously, . " That the court should again represent the subject to the Board of Ordnance." For a long time this pavement has been in a disgraceful state; in some places it has disappeared • altogether, and in others it has sunk into deep holes, ea as to render the passage over it at night very dangerous. .