The Express. — London, England, 1853-05-23 00:00:00

Int Conti. OSBORNE, SATURDAY. 'the Q u een and Prince walled the grounds * Ta r Duchess of Kent drove out in the afternoon. The lio!al Dinner l'arty yesterday included the Duchess omit, 1 rine. OP Adelaide of Ruhenlohe, the Hon. Colonel Phelps' and Mr. titbits. SI:h10.11Y. Tnece Alhert. attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the lion. embarked in the royal yacht Fairy yesterday A- rnrdm. „ cri mp, and proceeded to Portsmouth to witoess the goo gol practice on board the Excellent, Captain Chads. The mace Warned t, O,horne in the afternoon. The Jrilae Advocate-General arrived from London, and kad audiroce of hi r Majesty. T te Liven and Prime', the Duchess of Kent, and pincer+ Adelaide et llohenlqhe, attended by the Mar , . &one.* of Ely sad Lady Anna Maria Dawson, drove out rd 4• — A deputation respecting the City Terminus Railway had sa dittniew oil* the Right lion. E. Cardwell on Satur day, at the Board of irade. The eputation consisted of (chairman). Mr. D e p u ty Cowie'', Mr. U. i.clor. Mr. James M. Barnard, Mr. Henry Blake, and the C.tir memhrsneer. Icc Marquis of I, invlowne arrived in town on Saturday mos uce from Brighton. A C.ibinet Council was held on Saturday at the R we igmeffice, Downing -street. The ministers prircat wire the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord J. Russell, thc 14)rd Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of I togr:l, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmer goo: the Earl of Clarendon, the Chancellor of the Eachiqucr, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the night Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William lkloleswortb. The Council sat three hours and a halt A deputation had an interview with Lord John w h iteh I, on Saturday, to e :peen their objections eo the government measure of education. The deputstiqn rmisted of Mr. Apsley l'ellatt, M.P., Mr. Samuel Morley, Josish Conder, Mr. J. Cook Evans, Mr. N. Euty, sad Mr. Charles He ed, on behalf of the deputies of the lbw denominations ; Mr. J. Carter, Mr. Wm. Walker, sad Mr. It. S. Ashton, HA., of Darwin, Ltneashire, on kW( of the conference of voluntary educationalists: Mr. Edward Baines (of Leeds), It. v. J. H. Itinton, and Mr. G. Aiesander, on behalf of • meeting lately held at the )ioU of Commerce, and were accompanied by the following git tahers of parliament—Mr. Hadfield, Sir G. Goodman, Mr. Aldermen Kenhaw, Mr. Oliveira, Mr. F. Crosslty, and Mr. Milligan. ER MAJES DU TY'S J. EN D E D VISIT TO TILE BLIN TION. We are informed that it in the p_reeent grccious in taloa of the Queen to honour the Exhibition in Dublin with a short visit of three or four days, el. route to Scotland, at the end of the session of parliament. Her Majesty will be accompanied by Prince Albert and the royal children, m i d by some of her royal and distinguished foreign guests. It is now considered that if ao unexpected delays shall mar, parliament may be adjourned at the end of July, et, at farthest, in the first week of August. This mark of },n Majesty's consideraiiin for, and of favour to, this suc cessful attempt of her Irish subjects, cannot fail to excite the most lively feelings of satisfaction amongst her people egi the other side of the channel, now scarcely divided by space Of affection from the rest of her most loyal end de voted subjects. It is also fully expected that a very large sprin'alitig of ;orals and eemmoncrs will avail themselves of the cessation of their labours for the session, to enjoy the natural beauties of the Emerald Isle, and tojudge for them pelves of tbe feelings and the condition of the people of Inland.—fhserrer. :41TE B.OHI - ETS IV HONOUR OF THE QUEENS BIRTHDAY. The Earl of Clarendon, Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, will Rica a grand dinner in Downing-street to-morrow, May 24, in celebration of her Majesty s birthday. The to-lowing have accepted his Lord ship's invitation :—The French Ambassador, Count Wslewski: the Austrian Minister, Count Colloredo ; the Benin Minister, Biros Bruno+ ; the Prussian Minister, Chess'. r Bunsen; the Hanoverian Minister, Count Kit sissiegee; the Spanish Minister, Count Isturiu ; the Turkish Envoy, 11. Mourns; the Sardinian Minister, the Marquis D'Aneglio ; the Greek Envoy. M. Trieoupi ; the Sandia Minister, Baron Rehouses ; the Bavarian Minis ter, Caren Celto ; the Thatch Minister, Barest Bentinch; the Danish Envoy, Count Ballo ; the Persian Envoy, Shathr Khan; tho American Minister. Mr. Ingersoll; the Neapolitan Minister,CountCerini ; the Portuguese Minister, Coat Larralio ; the Brazilian Minister, Signor Marred° ; the Mexican Minister, Signor Facie ; the Peruvian Mi nster, M. Mendiburra ; Mr. Van Buren, formerly Presi dent of the United States ; the Manknis Messimod'Aseglio, so-Prime Minister of Sardinia; Mr. Bechanan, Mr. 0. Leary, Sir Robert Peel, Colonel Rose, Lord Wodehouse, mid Mr. Addington Mader Secretaries of State) ; the Iles. Spacer Possesby and the Hon. W. F. Cavendish, Petite &auguries ; sad Sir Edward Cost, Muter of the Conguaise. The dinner to be given by the Chancellor of the Each.- gem in selebration of her Siejes , y's birthday, et his special midence in Downie's-street, will be attended by the Hon. B. P. Benivrrie, M.P., the Right Hoe. W. GI. Hayter, MP, and Mr. James Wilson, M.P., Joint Secretaries of the Treasury Liked A. Hervey, M.P., Hen. F. Cbartcris, MP., sad Mr. John &Car, Junior Lords, and Sir Clothe Tamely's, Ambient Secretary of the Tree ivy ; Sir W. Moleswortb, M.P. the Right Hon. E. Strutt, M.P.; Mr. E. Cardwell, M.P. ; Lord Stanley of Aiderley ; Sir J. Heathen, Lord Ceasing, Colonel Maberly, the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Cus tom, the Chairman and Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Wald Revenue, the Chairman of the Asdit Office, Sir A. Spearman, Captain Gladstone, M.P., and the Private Grew Wee, Hoe. F. Lawley and Mr. R. W. Wilbraham. Lord Palmerston, u Hoene Secretary of State, will give a pond banquet to-morrow in celebration of the y of the Sovereign at his residence in Carlton Cadens, to the Lord Chancellor, Lard Campbell, doe Speaker of the House of Ceemarase, t he Muter of the Rene. tie Lora Chief Justice of the Court of Common Plead the Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Eubegaer, Mr. Vice-Cheaceller Kiadersley, Mr. Iflea-ClremeelleW Stuart, Mr. Vic.Cbancellor Pau Weakßerea Pate, Mr. Barna Alderson, Mr. - Judea Celeekfge, Mr. Juilce Wightman, Mr. Justice Cromarell, Mr. Justice Isle. Mr. Berea Platt, Mr. Justice Wawa, Mr. Justice Telfourd, Mr. Heron Martin, Mr. Juane Crompton, the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, the Deem el lie Arches (Sir John Dudoce), the Judg e of the Aidrelty Court (Dr. Lashiegtos), the Secretary fee Sir John Young, Bert.), the Lord Advocate he neellead the Solicitor- General for Ireland, Mr. Sheriff Carte r,i Mr. Sheriff CM!, the President of the Poor Law Board (Mr. Baines, MP), lir. Meet/man, M.P.. Sir James Duke, Bert., Mr. Waddington, the Hon. H. Fitzroy, M.P., Mr. R. W. Grey (Private Secretary). The Earl of Aberdeen will entertain the Marquis of Leasdewne, Lord John Russell, end a distinguished circle of peers S and members of purl anent, at Argyll house. The usual dinner will also be given ly the Lord Chem. berlain, the Lord Steward, and the Muter of the Hone to the seven' officers of her Majesty's household. The Attorney-General will entertain the Queen's counsel, the Merjeants, and the Lading members of the her, at the Albion. The Duke of Newcastle, Secretary foe Colonial Affairs, will entertain at his reside:see in Portman•quare, the Cutler fLeretuies, the heads of the Emigration Board, the Commander•in-Chief, the Secretary-at-War, the Master- Goon', the Surveyor•Oeneral, and Clerk of the Ord nance, <le. The clubs and leading houses at the wst•ead will be brilliantly illuminated in the evening. RYE ELECTION.-•TRIUMPH OF THE LIBEL,. CAIWIDATS. RYZ, NAT 21. At eight o'clock this morning the voters cam mead polling, and at nine o'clock Mr. Mackinnon had a muidatable midway, which he continued to maintain awl the close of the poll. At twelve o'clock the numbers 111411,1 F-• Meckinnon Pomfret _ l6B Majority for Mackinnon 31. And at the close of the poll the numbers given were— Mackinnon Forefeet . . _ __ .. __ 187 Majority for Mackinnon 31. RUCTION EXPOSURES. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. CITY RAILWAY TERMINUS. On Saturday, a meeting of ths members of the Court of Common Council was held at the Guildhall, "to enosider the memorial of the City Railway Terminus Com paq, containing alternative propositions for effecting the public Improvement , in connexion with the works proposedcompany. presented un the 20th instant ;" and for the ' consideration of the following motion by Deputy Harrison : " That this court are of opinion that the corporation ought, forthwith, to take steps to raise Holborn valley and Victoria street, and to open a new outlet from the point where they meet, to Smithfield, to the extent at least of the plans re commended in the City architect's reports, at the estimated cost of 316,0001. and 70,0001. respectively, amounting loge ' Cher to 386.000/. ; butthiscourt having twice resolved, to the effect that a railway along the valley of the Fleet to stations in or near to Farringdon•street, will be beneficial to the corporation and to the citizens, this court are of opinion that such street improvements ought to he executed in concur retro with the project of the City Terminus Com pany, providing they are executed under the su pervision and control of this honourable court, awl sub ject to such improvements in detail as this court and some department of her Majesty's government may think fit to prescribe, in the manner recommended by the Railway COIDIDYSiOners' Report (1816, p. 8). That the memorial be referred to this Improvement Committee to report whether, in their judgment, the proposition A or the proposition B contained in the memorial of the company should be adopted by this court, it being distinctly understood that in cam A should be adopted the corporation shall not be called upon to pay more towards street improvements than the sum of 386,0001 , and that the some shall be paid at such time, and in such manner, and by such instalments, as this court may determine, with sureties to be previously given by the company to the eatiefaction of this court, to insure the completion of the entire work. That it be referred to the Coal and Corn and Finance Committee to report how and when the sum of 336,0001. may be raised and paid for the required improvements, and that it be referred to the Parliamentary Committee to report what sureties ought to be given by the company for carrying into execution the whole of the undertakings, and what capital ought to be subscribed before the werks are allowed to be commenced. The Right lion. the LOYD MAYOR wok the chair at 12 o'clock precisely. Deputy Ilianisisox, in proposing his resolution, urged in favour of the scheme the arguments which have so often been employed by its promoters, among which were the necessity of dealing with the present state of Skinner street and Holborn-hill, and also of facilitating traffic be tween east and west. Mr. AOLIAILAY seconded the motion. The question having been read by Mr. Firth and put, I was nearly being summarily disposed of. but Mr. H. L. TAYLOR rose and said that he did not feel disposed to permit what he considered to be a great injus tice to be done to members of that court. it was well known that Mr. Hall himself and others had an appoint ment at twelve o'clock that day with the Chancellor of the Exchequer upon the question before the court, and there fore it was not possible for them to be in their places when the Deputy's opening speech was made. (Hear ' hear.) He did not wish to be drawn into any remarks of a personal character, but he rose to say that he thought the opponents of the scheme ought to have had the opportunity of hearing the Deputy's speech. He wished to see his way clear in the matter before them—to take care that they were not led ir.to a dilemma • and he would therefore ask them, in reason, to pause bef o re they passed the'motion. Mr.BLAILI thought they ought to proceed. Mr. Caanwieu. had that day expressed a desire to •we In formed of the result of the deliberations at that court. On that account he thought they should fortify themselves with a large majority. Mr. Deputy DWYER war of opinion that the corporation in this case had hardly been fairly done by. It had been agreed by some of them that it would be a good thing to have a terminus, but it had never been stated that a certain company were to have all the profit.. ("Hear," and " oh.' Yes, and that the corporation should have all the loss. (Laughter.) Why, it was • " pounds, shillings, and pence" project altogether. He thought the matter should stand over ; it was not the only thing in abeyance for want of funds. (lieu.) The fact was that they could not do it ; they had net got the money. (" Hear," and laughter.) They ought to pause before they proceeded further. Mr. Dame thought the court was perfectly justified in adopting the modified resolution of Deputy Harrison. Mr. 1)s JERSEY considered that the subject was not fairly before the court. He objected to the way in which. the petitions bad been got up and introduced as petitions from several wards to the town clerk's office. (" Hear," and a laugh) He believed the introduction of a railway into the City would prove to be madness, and a positive curse to the trade and commerce of the metropolis. (Oh.) Mr. Baxxoca Supported the motion. Deputy Lo're protested against the doctrine that they aught to be influenced as representatives by the wholesale houses. Ile stated there boldly that he did not like that court to be made the arena of ichemers. (A laugh.) Ho considered that the retail dealers of the City ought to be looked to, for certain he was that if the wholesale dealers ! only were to be attended to, the consequence would be the ' destruction of the whole City, and necessarily of the mass of retail dealers. (Loud laughter, and "Oh !") It was the fact ; let them brirg their railway scheme into opera tion, and what would the consequences bet Why, that enormous warehouses would be erected, and the body of retailers would be driven away through waat of busi ness. (" Hear," and "Oh !") Mr. ANDIMMON supported, and Mr. BARDLEY ("pelt(' the motion. . — Mr. J. H. Ham. thought that if the Court were to enter tertais such amatter as the one before them they would soon have plenty of applicants. (Hear, bear.) How had that been got ups Why by agitation ;nd pressure. He would advise the court not to encourage it at all. The parties sensed anxious to have geode trains arrive at Farringdon. street. Why there would not be nearly sufficient room for them. When questioned upon their project, it did not ap pear, to him at least, that the parties knew what they were asking for. (Laughter.) He thought the terminus ought to be kept further north than proposed. He should finish what he bad to say by moving an amendment, which he did, to the effect " that the memorial of the City Terminus Company be refined to the Improvement Committee for examination and report." Mr. HAWKINS seconded the amendment Deputy HARRISON replied. The question was then put, the amendment being lost. Upon a division being called for, the following numbers were declared : For the amendment 2B Fee the motion B2 Majority for Deputy Marrison Mr. Ds innallY moved a similar amendment to the former one, but the majority rejected that also. The proceedinp excited the most intense Interest throughout the entire &turnout, the gallery being crowded during the six hours' sitting. THE REPRESENTATION OF PLYMOUTH. The 'iodidese for the vacancy created by the ameada et Mr. Mare for bribery are Mr. CI. T. Brains, the mat, and deputy-chairman of the Eastern !item Natation Company, and Mr. Roundel! Pelmet, whit re preetalei the borough, in conjunction with Lied Rbeittp• ton, is the last Parliament. Both candidates have avowed themselves sapportere of the prevent geetement, Mr. Boise ss a liberal, and Mr. Palmer as a essmomMve- Vim& es PesWs. Mr. Brains has met the einem m emsroliosomilus. Mr. Palmer arrived is Plymouth en May menkr, owl at two o'clock on that dog he met a numerous baly of the electors at the Mmdise bastitute. Ile stated that he am on the mitabitlon of a begs num ber et the thetas: that if they Med to elect him, his am vises were at their dispose! t bat that he should seither unmet ace again appear is the awn ea the day of &NM& He was of opinion that the bans of the peasant goverment was the only one on which gamonmast could now be can tied is, and that, appombe albs limira sod the assn ' sires they!st* be dasuld she the poommint a cVsHis reseptisa was very istbeing. It is dist the &Won vrE take place is Ant a week's time. COLLISION ON THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY (MINK 011 D. COILILISPOIDINT.) LTDIIITT, MAT 22. I , Yesterday morning a fearful accident happened on the South Wales Railway, within two or three mile of this place. The circumstances are briefly as follows :—On Friday night an engine, which bad taken a mineral train from Beath Wales to Swindon was returniacto Chepstow and left Gloucester station at ilea o'clock. No other tent; followed it until the down mail hem Looks to Camas , then, which left Gloucester station at the usual duo— tweny minutia to two, a.m.—and preeesillei al t L ets it mate within three mile, of Lp/soy, when s mil without any warning , it ems into violent oeilisiets the pods engine which was standing (Lashio! upon the line. The dnvee of the mail traina Moors* Hedge, • steady and a:pulsated servant of the company, wu thrown violently from the engine upon the coke tender, :where he was found half belied in the coke, and fearfully injured about the chest. Stubbs, the guard of the train, received • severe blow on the heed, and other Injuries, and was sense less for about five minutes, but on his recovery he seat for snrginl aid, and • medical man from Lydney was in at tendance as promptly as possible. The lino was cleared, and at the end of about three hours the train proceeded on its journey. The driver, Hedge, was left at Chepstow, where he now lies end is shine danger. The guard however, having had his wounds dressed, was able to pee! I Nod on to the end of his joerney--Canaarthen. The cause of the delay of the *aging on the Lae ism yet unexplained, but the matter calls for, as no doubt it will receive, the strictest scrutiny. The engine must have been at least live hoar. at the spot where the accident happened, sad yet no notice of the feet seems to have been euenuni niested back up the line to the nest station. The dissident happened in a cutting, just where the Hu dimmest hem the side of the Severn, upon the edge of which river it runs for some distance. THE CANTERBURY BRIBERY COMMISSIOI CANTERBURY, SATURDAY EVENING. The commimioners reassembled for the seventh lime this morning, but held only a short sitting. In reply to an application from Thomas Friend to have John Hancock examined in consequence of the desist of Mr. Alderman Nesse that he had given Friend 101. to bribe Hancock with, Mr. Slade, the chief commissioner, said they should as mum Friend's statement to be true if Mr. Alderman Name did set call for Hancock to be examined. Mr. T. W. Collard, a surveyor, was then examined, and deposed that he was a member of the committee for pro moting the return of Messrs. Johnstone and Gipps at the het election, and of which committee Dr. Locket was theutmen. He had 501, placed in his hands for the general purpmes of else election, and of this he sent 301. to Bligh, and he had nn doubt it was for bribery. Bligh bad stated it "'.'. on:i :!: , 'out this was untrue, as he enclosed 301. in ' ti&reience of Ward, :who izwarded it by Ashenden to OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Queen has ap --raes Biigh, plasterer,lcre stated 'on mien% to be M•eper of the Frill Se• • f or the that he re- pointed the Berl of Home to be Heeper_of the _e rest l Seal,_ *hived only lit. in the parcel —a 104 . and V. t s Loftus, ber Majesty's Canterbury and L or d Penman. "nvdont of Scotland. Los .1 Angus u awe. His wife confirmed his statement. At this stage of the proceedings the leaned Chief Con;" Le Ligation , t Berlin, in the r oom of Henry Minister • - 1 Secietary of Legation at Hiuttgardt, is transferred to bc Secretary_ of Sa • !pureed for a few dsys to give an opportunity for pr'nting I_.-:'-hgolietedVico Consul at aJexan and e; . •. las Mr . . urr,by is a arks Itow ß ardi Ewi ~ now her Majesty'', Minister to the ev , ttne the evidence , when the commission would Bt.' . m . the row, if hft. W. &Neste, appointed Consul wassemble once more with a . view to the completion of the dial mow bilviry. at ths . . THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING MAY 23, 1853. TILE MILITARY CAMP AT CIIOBHAM. ' The military camp sow In course of fornbilion on Choltham.common promises to be the great feature of the 1 present season.he general a:testy for information on the subject will probe:4y render the Delinquent authentic details in relation to the proposed operations interesting at the present moment. The novelty in England of any great military display invariably attracts vast crowds of spectators, and this seems to have been anticipated by the authorities in their selection of Chobham-common as the scene of the encampment. The grained for several miles is nicely undulated, the alternation of hill and valley being very gradual, affording at the same time excellent opportu nity for the practice of military evolutions and the best mean. of observation fur spectators. Chobham, moreover, is distant only about three miles from Chertsey—the nearest railway station. The Lon don and South Western Reilway, wisely anticipating n Inge accession to their Woking sod Chertacy traffic during the next three menthe, have already made arrange ments of the most complete character for the accommoda tion of the public. The number of ordinary trains will be increased, and a special express service will be laid on fur the convenience of the officers of the camp and their friends, the hours of departure being so arranged as to allow of tra velling to and tr. between London and Chertsey at nearly all period, of the twenty-four hours. 1: he preparations fir the encampment are rapidly rro ceeding, although the progress yet made is not very percep tible to the spectator. Standing upon the ridge of high ground running across the centre of the common , the eye clearly takes iu the line of the field, which is already molted out by lofty poles inserted in the ground showing the position of the various regiments. The cavalry will occupy the extreme right of the field extending from the fir plantation in the valley looking towards Virginia Water, to the summit of the first ridge of high ground. The Sappers and Miners will occupy • posi tion next to the cavalry, end they see to to. followed by the troops of the Household Brigade, who will occupy the cen tres. The other foot regiments will come next, and the Rifle Brigade and the Royal Artillery are to form the es treuae right, stretching out to Begshot Heights—the old line of encampment which more than half • century since was the scene of a great military display, brought together at the commencement of tho French revolutionary war. These heights are now partially under cultivation, teat the extreme right will just touch upon the old ground, and it is a singular fact that sonic remains of the huts built by the soldiers in 1799 still exist, and will come within the trenches of the present encampment. The troops will be arranged in the form of a half circle or crescent, and the lines w ill probably exceed three miles in length. Only the south western portion of the common will be occupied, the oppo site aide being very damp. and, from its marshy character, unsuited to military operations. ,ludeed th e localit y . alto gether is damp, so much so tha t an order has been issued by the commander-in-chief granting permission for the troops to sleep on palliasses instead of upon the ground as usual, and some anxiety has been expressed as t.i the effect the marshy soil may have upon the health of the valuable horses belonging to the Household Cavalry. The irregu larity of the surface, and the broken character of the ground will render the evolutions of the troops—especially the cavalry—difficult, if not dangerous; but as the object of the camp is to improve and perfect the military education of the soldiers rather than to afford them a summer's holiday, this circumstance has not been considered objectionable at the Horse Guards. It has already been stated that Lieut.-General Lord Sea ton, 0.0.13., G.C.M.G., G.C.H., an old Waterloo officer, is to have the command of the camp. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will command the cavalry. In order to he within reach at any moment both officers have secured residences in the immediate vicinity. His royal highness has taken Bsgshot Park, for many years the favourite residence of the lace Duke of Gloucester, and Lord Seaton has agreed to occupy during the term, Iligham Lodge, the villa residence of Lord Vaux of Harro*drn. Bsgshot Park is about four miles distant from the camp. Higham Lodge is almost on the field. The preparations for the encampment have been en trusted to Col. Edward Vicars, an officer of distinction in the Engineers, who is already actively engaged on the spot The commissariat will be under the control of Commissary- General Sir Randolph Routh, K.C.B. The following is a correct list of the various regiments and battalions forming the camp—Cavalry : The Ist Regi ment of Life Ganda, under the command of Colonel John Hall, from Windsor; the 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards (Carabineers), under the command of Col. H. R. Jones; the 13th Light Dragoons, under the command of Lieut. Colonel C. E. Doherty, from Hounalow ; and the 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (Lancers), under the com mand of Colonel J. Lawrensen, from Canterbury. In fantry : The Ist Battalion of the Grenadier Guards, under the Comm vol of Colonel Thornton; the Ist Battalion of the Falsifier Guards, under the command of Colonel Knollys ; the let Battalion of the Coldstream Guards, under the com mend of Colonel 13entinck; the Royal Engineers (Sappers ' and Miners), the Rifle Brigade, several batteries of the =Artillery, the 30:h Regiment (let Staffordshire), the command of Colonel Sir J. Campbell, Bart.; the Und Royal Highland Regiment, seder Colonel Cameron; the 60th Regiment (the Queen's Own), under the command of Col. Sidley; the 93rd Highlanders, under the command of Col. Roche ; and the 95th Regiment (the Derbyshire), I under the command of Colonel Walter. The infantry will be divided into three brigades: the first composed of the three battalions of Foot Guards; the second of the 38th Regiment, the 50th Regiment, and the 95th Regiment ; and the third of the 42nd and 93rd Highlanders and the Rifle Corps. The muster-roll of the whole camp will amount to something less than 10,000 men. It is intended that after the Ist battalions of the house hold regiments have served for a certain period, their places shall be supplied by the remaining battalions of their res pective corps, so as to give every soldier the same oppor tunity of doing duty in the field. This duty, as at present understood, will not be very light. No nay will pass with out some active omits ; and, in addition to frequent re views and sham Ights, there will be occasional " night stir ' prises," involving • muster of the whole camp in the shortest possible space of time. The formation of pontoon bridges over the lake at Virginia Water will be among the exercises engaged in by the troops. The force employed under Colonel Vicars at the present moment, in carrying out the preparations for the encamp ment, is mot large. It consists only of 100 sappers and miners from Chatham, sad about the same number of the 96th regiment, with 72 picked men of the Scots Fusilier Guards, under Sergeant Knox. The latter are employed in making out the position of the various regiments. The = pal work upon which the sappers and the men of the t axe now engaged is the erection of camp stables fie born. This will be a heavy work, as with • view to protest the animals as much as possible, Lord Seaton has insisted that • substantial sort of building should be erected. A spectra= stable was completed a few days since. His Betel Highness the Duke of Cambridge set Lord Seaton me the smog mi Mersday, for the par gem of &alba upen it eligibility, Each stable occupies • apace of Om* II lost by 12 test, and is seti mated to afford nessommedelims ha eight horsed standing heed to head. The lower gm*m et the walls are of turf, an by Maas and the esmaists of a t= meek of boughs of 6...b ef r.wr intertwined so sate keep eat the cold. The sett is of canvas, supported ea Isar wenn and twos's** pine staves. There are two enure* one at ask sad, art it is met latemded to aft: any dewg In order to esseablom the *sem as much as cZto the ehenge theism end *ode* of the stables St° the 11111147.4.04.1.• ata camp are new left apse day mad WO.. The sgssiman stable was approved both by Lord Ihntsta ad the Debt of Cambridge, and the emotion of the menWeey similes is now proceeding. The other rind* mishit* been the slaking of wells, of which no boa them tembeee basneempleted in various parts of the eamonsm. The babe bessmeerally been found to be pretty goo k a s e e gg i estsfi has cri er f will de* the sithe mesessery number of wells for name she* The outoeilbsing of a seedy abase it is alleshetely messmery to shore tip the edge el the well as the andlis *this barren diarist then is tom* any other Oaks des tegnearable. Of that there is plenty cm ge minate* gesmad, and the eroW4ff *el it freely in &Oki up their week until it was vbed that the tar 'Win bibs green magi gave • brackish and very Melo gWeb to the water. Well-sinking was this mail it will ist be resumed until a supply of beech th it dile kW. The erection of stables for the cavalry e of means for obteining an adequate Zamalee me the only important works to be done the imp it ihimood. Bask regiment will bring its MPS dente, madam Ns amoeba & Brigade will, it is ex. iillie this to gilds tbss idlli very little instruction agnam7. Sa sr WI moa. be formed MS the 14th June. Orders hae si z e r ea issmss ter all the deeps engaged to be upon the em lint daya ad it is understood that a grand ereiser ef the elide terse eral fellow immediately. Anfelim af Ihstivities am spoken of as likely Wee cf41.1..i August. The officers of the 6erlifelPie have illateneised upon keeping no the ilissaiWg of their miss, and Maus. Ouster have ban affiliate's the sables& There nee mealy any pabileissesse is the neighbour hied, and whatever requiremeats MIN on the part of the public maul be salided math. beiquees. With this view several bays dm* boss segaged by speculators. The ell pada vredihouse of Choblem is to be made a some ossiesim milita gare, heliell.L t psonivi srad le tea " at has b e e:it i : r imin pr the rt. eam pi" l p t . e b tan a dS ta ill na a e v r e f ry or wa il e r beat the atate direst d *L e t th e e , commissar comunimary iat . we nersi be far- 1111110. Mr. Croskshaak, Deputy Assistant dm asa has traeti be. , n wb s i t cb C , ber"s with t Y he rol ki i rles e t " Wet' l i Or heath in the first instance offered to the irlara. I tag the *Belot. The inhabitants of Cherbey, lbstrileemle de not appear to have availed themselves ot the athantages to be anticipated. It was gen erally believed that Mr. L•coste, banker and miller in the town, would lave undertaken to furnish the required quantity el lour— MI seeks per day, but it appears he has not done so, aral thecialy person whose energies have been called forth by ...session is " mine best" of the Swan, who intends WIN as a number of °meanest and well appoints d flys II 11111 , 0110 the pretty rural chive of four miles between OhollimiS Osmasou and the Chertsey Railway .station. The emeimmt the bread and flour has been taken by Mr. Jobs Want, of Bile er-street, Bloomsbury, wLo has also undertaken to furnis'a 600 sacks of corn, 80 PA& of hay, and 60 loads of straw weekly for the cavalry horses. The contract for tb e supply of 6,000 lbs. of fresh meat daily has been taken by Messrs. Charles Baker tad Bon, of New gate Market. The pretty little village of Chertsey is beginning to assume and air of great importance. The frequent passing to and fro of the officers engaged in the preparations, and the accagiond visits of those who we hereafter to take part in the munitions, give to its generally quiet 11 1 111h 4 treet " of 1 business, which has not belonged to it for Olaf Yea"- The railway traffic has very materially ineimasodnistodfi and there can be no doubt every succeeding day' will bring an secession. THE CITY CHANIBERLAINSHIP. A public meeting, to promote the election of Sir John Key, to the vacant appointment of Cramberlain of the Corporation of London, was held on Saturday, at Ander ton s Hotel, Fleet-street. There was a considerable number of the inhabitants of the ward (Farringdon Without) present. Mr. Russ was Toted to the chair. ltesirlut:ous, in consonance with the object of the meet ing, were carried. REDUCTION OF DUTY O.V RAISINS. The following memorial has been extensively eir eulate4l: "The undersigned merchants and dealers, interested in the Mediterranean trade, beg attention to the following fsets :—On the 13th day of April Mr. GI idstone announced a reduction of is, per cwt. in the duty upon raisins. Orders were immediately sent aliened to purchase unon the Conti nent, wd the intelligence w.s communicated to the vine growing countries, with the view of obtaining in creased supplies as early as possible in the en• suing sewon. The last year's crop of currants was, toe great extent, destroyed by disease. The disease has reappeared, so that there will again this season be ,a short and damaged crop. As the supply of currants has diminished, the demand for raisins has increased. The con sumption of currants was 22,738 tons in 1852; in 1853, it was but 18,154 tons. In the same period the consumption of raisins rose from 10,440 to 11,463 tons.:,The first three months of the present year show a like result: the con sumption of currants having fallen off 23, and that of raisins increased 20 per cent. The price of hut currants little more than • year since was 365. per cwt. ; it is now 755., and the chances are that neat year there will he no first elan fruit to be had. At the low prier, currants were largely used by the working classes; now they are too dear for them, and they ere using raisins instead. The reduc tion of duty has proved 'therefore particularly well timed, as any reduction in the price of raisins would bring them more within the reach of the working classes, and greatly increase the consumption. And there are at the present moment considerable quantities of low and damaged fruit in this market, which, at a duty of 10a., would come into consumption, and swell the revenue, which at the higher rate mut be exported, and eonse• quently lost to the revenue. There was a rise of price in raisins last year sufficient to ensure enlarged supplies for the present season, so that the increased demand would be met, and the reduction of duty recovered to the revenue. The present duty shuts out large quantities of raisins, espe cially Italian, Sicilian, &c., which would reach us under a lower duty. The fruit is wanted to supply the place of currants, and the reduction of the duty is therefore impor tant. Previous to Mr. Gladstone's first promise of the re duction, it was reported that a severe frost had damaged the prospects of the grapes in Turkey. Since then it has, however, been found that the frost, so far from in juring, Las saved the grape crop. The frost, instead of destroying the grapes, has cut off incalculable hosts of locusts to the destruction of which, previously. the whole energies of the people had been devoted. In view of these and other facts. Mr.Alezander Mitchell has given notice of an amendment, to the effect that the duty upon raisins shall stand as originally announced, at 19 per owt. We very respectfully ask your support of the amendmect, awl the more earnestly, upon the ground of the very great injustice of rescinding so im portant • reduction of duty, after having allowed it to re main as established upon the faith of the government for an entire month.—We have the honour to be, sir, your faithful servants, J. Travers awl Sons, G. B. Carr, Ales. Hintz and Co. Spartali and Lasearidi, Francis Ede and Son, Lewis Reis and Co., Cattleys and Carr, Anselmo de Armee., Davidson and Co., &e., &e., &e." COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA. The Peninsular and Oriental company expect that , an Australian mail will be received in England with the next overland dispatch by their steamers. It will probably bear date about the middle of lest March, and will contain 1 about a month's, or five wets' later news than what will i be brought by the Sarah Sands steamer. The failure of the attempts to establish a mail steam-picket communication with Australia is mortifying to our pride, in the enterprise and skill of this country. For years past, both England and the Australian colonies have demanded such a comma- Dictation, and a committee of the House of Commons urged upon the government to establish it by way of the Cape of , Good Hope • who seemed never to have doubted but what it could be lone with the utmost ease, yet the attempt to do it has turned out a disgraceful failure, and the colonies will learn with regret, though hardly with surprise, that the government have been obliged to return to tailing vessels for the conveyance of the Australian mails. Although we base had now intelligence of the arrival of a dozen steamers in Australia, not one has made a good passage out, or even equalled in speed the sailing ships. Fortunately for the honour of steam navigation, the slowest portion of the voyages of the steamers nave generally been performed be tween England and the Cape of Good Hope, and has arisen from defective coaling arrangements. One or Mrs of the steamers have crossed the long stretch of above 6,000 miles between the Cape and Australia very rapidly, and what was considered the greatest difficulty in the Australia* voyage has been performed almost satisfactorily. The western route to Australia has yet to be tried, and the attention of the country and our distant colonies will be directed with intense interest shortly to this route. The Australasian and Pacific Steam Packet Company are getting ready their steamers to run between Panama and Australia, and it will soon be seen in what time news will travel to and from Australia by way of the Isthmus of Panama and New Zealand. One advantage of this route will be that the homeward route can be performed as easily as the outward. The route by the Cape of Good Hope was condemned by nautical men when it was recommended by the House of Commons committee, because steamers cannot make a good passage from Australia to the Cape. The great evil in trusting to the Australian liners for carrying mails is that when any of them make a good passage, it is' only with one port. Now there are three Australian ports, , at least, with which a mail communication ought to be made, viz., Sydney, Port Philip, and Adelaide. If the present plan of the government respecting the Australian mails is to be a permanent one, and contracts are to be made with sailing vessels, they ought to proceed at once to Port Philip, and fast coasting steamers should then be employed there in conveyieg the mails to Adelaide, Sydney, and Van Diemen's Land. It is a singular fact that while for years we have been enabled to effect with the utmost regularity a steam packet communication with China, a distance of nearly 10,000 =flee in 6! days, we cannot effect a similar communication with Australia, a distance of about 13,000 miles, even in double the time. The latest dates from Mel bourne is now 108 days, and from Sydneyabove 120 days. DROWNING IN THE RIVER CHERWELL GALLANT ATTEMPT AT RESCUE. OXFORD, SATURDAY. On the afternoon of Friday last a melancholy and distressing catastrophe happened on the Elver Cherwell, by the upsetting of a canoe at a plass called " Diep Martin," adjoining . the walk round Christ Church Meadow, which resulted In the death of Mr. Edward Compton scholar of Corpus Christi College, in this Uniestthe l E; particulars of this unfartnnate disaster were gives Were the canner fat the University, G. N. Cox, Esq., MA., and a jury composed partly of members of the University, and matriculated chimps, oa Saturday afternoon, at the Boat House Taveret, St. Aldates, where the bod y been re moved to. The intrepid conduct of Mr. Arnold, of Corpus College, and Mr. Woodward, of Oriel College, who at. tempted, at the risk of their own lives, to save the deceased, was spoken of by all present as most praiseworthy. The liev. Stephen Edward', MA., and Fellow of Merton College, stated that about four o'clock on the afternoon of yesterday he was walking round Christ Church Meadow with a friend, and when he got to that particular part on the east side, near the confluence of the streams, be maw three canoes coming towards him. lie observed that one of the gentlemen, Mr. Dyson, was in a canoe in the middle of the river, when he put out his hand, apparently to lay I hold of his neighbour's canoe, and in so doing he fell over into the water. The gentleman in the canoe nearest to the bank, Mr. Arnold, came to his assistance, and his canoe went over, as he (the witness) thought, by the first gentle 'man laying hold of ft. Witnem called out to the gentle. man in the third canoe, Mr. Cave, to give them his paddle, but Mr. Arnold swam towards Mr. Dyson, who caught hold of him, and they both got to the bank, when witness con sidered that all danger was past. It appeared, however, that they had, in their attempt to get up the bank, whin was very steep, fallen back into the river, sad Mr. Cave called out for any one who could swim to some seem or they would both be drowned Several persons who same up who could swim plea in and swam to the spot, bat could not succeed in anything of the deceased, who had sunk. Mr. Arnold succeeded in reaching the bank, and was with considerable difficulty assisted oat of the water by Mr. Cave. The drags men sent for, and arrived without loos of time, sad shortly after the body was discovered, bat quite dead. Medical assistance was on the spot, and attempts were made to restore animation, but without effect. Witness was et opinion that twenty minutes had elapsed from the time of the aesident to tie discovery of the body. Deceased eolith not swim, nor could Mr. Cave; but Mr. Arnold could, sad used every effort, at the imnal sent risk of his own life, to save the deceased. The river is about 17 feet deep at this part when the accident incurred. Several other gentlemen who had witnessed the amide tat having been examined, the jury returned the following V m ac' ' ea " The ao I. l a " L 'it d ho ea l l a b n y y trell a c t ir enfitateuthatuartlise of canoe. The jury beg to add to their verdict a stress recom mendation to the university authorities that new and im proved apparatus be provided at the different str.tieus, the old ones having been reported to be out of coo.dition, and that a bath, or means of obtaining a bath, at V ach stations be provided, and that at each station a per' on should be instructed by a medical man in the proper use of the appa ratus, which will be a valuable addition Vs the security of the public." The coroner promised to call the attention of the mai trinity authorities to the recommendations appended to their verdict. The deceased, who was in his 20th year, was sleeted a Scholar of Corpus in February, 1852; he was son of the Rev. F. Dyson, M.A. ' Prebend of Sarum, Rural Dean, 'Rector of North and South Tidworth, Wilts, and Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. IRELAND. THE DUBLIN INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. ()1011E CC'S SPECIAL IDENT.) Dreux, DiAT 21. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY OF IRELAND. The exhibitors of linens and of poplins, which may be considered the staple manufactures of Ireland, have not yet arranged their goods sufficiently to be examined, bat there are other minor branches of ma nufacturing industry, either peculiar to the country or which are struggling to be introduced as a means employment,of which well deserve considera tion. It is an interesting fact, which the Exhibi tion serves to make known more extensively, to English visitors at least, that for some years past there has been a gradual improvement in the indus trial occupation of the people, promoted by a num ber of societies and by private individuals in differ ent parts of Ireland, and some of the results of these praiseworthy exertions are now displayed. Among the societies that have been labouring in the good cause are the "Society for the Promotion of Irish Manufacture and Industry," the " Ladies' In dustrial Schools for Ireland," the " Sempstress Society," and numerous schools established with similar objects in various parts of the country. The . products from these institutions will be viewed with much interest, as indications of success in the endeavour to promote industrial habits and to introduce suitable branches of manufacture among the female population, to whom these effort; appear to be limited. The manufacture of lace has been introduced with great success. The Ladies' In dustrial Society in Dublin have established a normal lace school for the instruction of teachers to be sent to schools in the country, and already 20 of these teachers have been so sent out, principally to the southern and western counties. The same ' desire to introduce the manufacture of Va lenciennes and Honiton lace is manifested by other institutions. Perhaps the most interesting products exhibited are those from the National School of Belfast, which was the first ragged school established in Ireland. Specimens of lace borders made there by children under twelve years of age, and none of whom had been taught lace-working for more than ten months, would not discredit an experienced Honiton lace-maker. The kind of work of which there are the most numerous specimens from these industrial schools is Limerick !ace, which manufacture consists in embroidering plain net, or muslin, and in imitating by this means the appear ance of point lace. Some very elaborately worked specimens of this kind are supplied from the National Schools of Ireland and the Adelaide Schools at Cork. There are also exhibited articles of ladies' dress in what is called " Irish pearl tatting," a species of needlework similar to Limerick lace, that has a beau tiful effect. Among the contributions from the Ban don Industrial School, is a piece of workmanship that may be considered rather as a curiosity than as a product of manufacturing industry : it is a parasol cover, made from the fibre of the ox-eyed daisy, resembling open net-work. Another kind of ornamental work, in which the peasant girls of Sligo have been instructed, is the manufacture of necklaces, brooches, bracelets, &c., in horsehair, and the specimens they have sent will bear comparison with similar ornaments displayed by London jewellers in the central hall. One of the peculiar manufactures of Ireland, of which there are numerous specimens, is carving in bog oak. This material is dug out of the bogs, where, it is stated, on the authority of one of the exhibitors, it was " buried at the time of the flood." Tho wood does not take a polish; some of the oak thus extracted retains all the fibrous character of the living tree. The works executed in bog oak are intensely Flack, and some small ornaments re lieved with silver look well; but the material is scarcely suited to such purposes as " pie coven?' or "book stands," of which there are specimens. It is the general practice to attempt to enliven the black surface by the profuse introduction of " Irish diamonds," but the pale lustre of these diamonds looks two funereal for the purpose. Either the cutting or the setting of most of the Irish diamonds in the Exhibition is defective, for they are totally minting in the iridiscence of the real diamond, which even glass ornaments exhibit. Rock crystal, from which these " diamonds" are cut, is found among the primitive rocks in the west of Ire land, and being composed almost entirely of silica, it approaches the diamond in hardness. Good speci mens, when well cut and set, refract the rays of light into [heir component colours, and glitter with brilliancy nearly equal to the gem, but none such are to be seen here. It may be with this as with other articles of native produce, that the Irish workman has not yet learned how to develop its capabilities. Tourists to the Lakes of Killarney cannot have failed to admire the arbutus-covered islands, and no doubt they have relished the salmon broiled before a turf fire transfixed with an arbutus stake; but it is not so certain they were aware that the arbutus may be otherwise useful as well as ornamental. Though known is England only as a shrub it arrives at the dignity of a tree in the Lakes of Killarney, and the wood, which is handsomely variegated, bears a high polish. Several articles of cabinet work made of this wood are in the Exhibition. It is questionable whe ther it is sufficiently hard for general furniture, but for ornamental works it presents a rich variety that may serve to bring it into extensive use when more generally known. Pigs are eminently objects of Irish produce, and may rank indeed as staple export commodities; it would, therefore, have been a blameable omission had there been no adequate representative of them among the works of industry. At the Great Exhi bition a pig eared entire was conspicuous in the provision department ; and to have placed a atmilar hamified grunter in the Exhibition in Dublin would have been • servile imitation ; yet, as living specimens were inadmissible, how eoold the animal he otherwise so well represented? Irish ingenuity has overleaped the difficulty by a contrivance which combines at the same time a spe cimen of a work of art and a fitting representation of an important article of national produce—there is exhibited a well-executed figure of a pig cast in its own lard. The work at the Great Industrial Exhibition pro ceeds most favourably; and although fresh packing poses are still arriving with contributions from ven oms quarters, the arrangements are now so forward that everything in the interior of the building is beginning to assume a finished shape. There has been no considerable change in the number of' ' visitors, the number yesterday having been : Season ticket holders, 4,449; visitors who paid ss. eieh, 332 ; excursion ticket holders, 114; total, UPS. The Freeman, referring to the offer of a baronetcy to Mr. Daman, says We cannot refrain from expressing our satire concur rence In the opinions of our contemporary, the Everting Mail, that the offer of the government to confer high honour en Mr. Darya is an act of which they may feel Judy proud, and Is r makable to their judgment as is Mr. Dartton's refusal ahameterissie of hie singleness of per pose. The recognitioa by the government of such services as those rendered to the public by his. Dugan, as services that merit the meat Motinguished henours, marks • new 'era. As an *iodinate tbot services to the path of honour 'able Industry aro Imeasearth to take the highest rook, this act et the goveonsionit te worthy of mote than a pealing notice. ft itch, leveret, were too often reserved as the bribes Ul *be paid to those to whom baser metal was not as object. and we do feel that the present government has true a 'great public service, as well as paid a just tribute ational benefactor, in placing such honours at the MIA fa man whom claim to exalted recognition is bated ugA i l on his industrial efforts. A respeetable Roman catholic priest, of the King's eounty, the Rev. Mr. M'Mahon, of Kennetty, writes thus to the Weekly Telegraph in support of the in come tax, and of the budget generally : The question of the income tax, as I am led to consider it, is whether the cottager, the farmer, the man of a large family, but of small means, are to have cheap tea, and other articles of consumption, at • cheater rate than they have them at present, en condition of an income tax, • halfpenny of which they are not called on to pay. Could they, then, be such fools as to petition against it? No tax can ever be very popular ; but where • choice must be made, that ought to be selected which directly reaches those who ate best able to bear it, and thereby transfers no inconsiderable share of the necessary taxation from the millions to the wealthier and higher clauses—that so the hard working and industrious man may bare cheap sugar, cheap tea, cheap soap, and cheap clothing ; for one I of the effects of repealing the snap duties will be to lower the price of calico, cotton, and other articles of dress is use among the people. Ought we hesitate to pays trifling tax to purchase such advantages for the poorest and worst treated people in the world ? I should nut like to debar them of such advantages, particularly when, at sir h small sacrifice to the man of income as ad. in the pound, such advantages arc ob. • faired both for 11:naself and for others. The people here—l speak of the people pf my thee* parialleo-no far from being Inclined to petition against the budget, on the contrary, look un it as the greatest boon that could be, uader the circuit status, vouchsafed to them. Built& they are not disposed at this moment, smarting us they are under the effects of political revenge of the meanest description, to tight the battle of the bad landlord, who will come off the worst In this business, and they knew too well the materiels that animal is composed of to have the sliehtest sympathy with him. They rather reiiice at the pi os p eet now a f f orded of having him saddled with an onus he should have long since borne. Still less are they inclined to wage a paper wet for Daffy and Lucas; they are satisfied to leave that to the Mail and the l'acka. Daffy and Lucas are praised in these papers, and that is enough. O'Connell used to say that the greatest censure was praise from such a quarter, ani the people here arse old fashioned enough to cherish a recollec tion of the modes as well as a veneration for the memory of she great leader. You have called for an expression of opinion on the question alluded to. As far es regards the opinion of this quarter you have it. And now let me tell you, the people here have seen nothing, as far as matters have proceeded up to this, to justi y them in regarding the Aberdeen ministry as deserving of the tierce and factious hostility which they an now obliged to encounter from some, and not a few of our Irish liberalmembvra. Are they not at least entitled to a trial ? Why, it is very much to be feared that even if they should bring forward (and wo have no reason to think they will not) that which is most of all needed (or the country—a good Landlord and Tenant Bill—the spirit of faction and division will, if it can, 6nd a pretence for quarrelling therewith, in order to gratify its hatred of the government, and to play once more the game of the Orangeman. DRAMA. FRENCH PLAYS.-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH _ . One of the moat delightful entertainments fur nished by the above theatre this season was the performance, on Saturday evening, of Mimes' celebrated comedy, Les Demoiselles do St. Cyr, unquestionably (one of the most sterling productions of the modern French stage. It is not new to the English public, having been performed here in former seasons, but lever, we think, with so complete an ensemble, or so great an effect, as now. The conjunction of Regnier in Didionloy, Wont in St. Berens, ltldlle. Brohan in Charlotte de Melia°, and *dente. Emma Fleury in Louise, gave the charm of nove.ty to the principal scenes, trout the fire and spirit with which they were acted. The two young ladies, the tender and sentimental Charlotte, and the laughing Louise, were charmingly contrasted ; the youth ful representative of the latter part showing qualities which must Wee her to a very high rank in her profession. The arirtocratic Vicomte, too, was admirably paired with the young financier, whose etourderies Regnier made most amusing. Leon was exceedingly good in the character of the King of Spain, and all the subordinate parts were sus tained with that propriety for which French actors, even in the inferior grades, are distinguished. The present strength of the company has given us the gratification of witnessing some of the great standard works of the French stage. We have had, among others, the chefid'ecurre of Moliere, the inimitable Tartuffe ; the poet's matchless picture of saintly hypocrisy being embodied u Regnier alone, of all living performers, can do it. This great actor's Tartuffe is indeed the very triumph of art; he seems inspired in it with Moliere's own spirit Regnier, too, like most great comedians, possesses the gift of versatility. In the classical drama, in the lightest modern comedy, in the broadest farce, he is equally at home. Ills Tartuffe is not better than his Bonhumme Julie, or his Medecin malgre Lui. It is with great satis faction that we observe that his engagement is prolonged during the whole time of the approaching visit of Rachel. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. CAMBRIDGE, MAT 21.—MATHEMATICAL STUDIES. —The Board of Mathematical Studies have laid before the Vice-Chancellor a long and important report, copies of which the latter has re-issued to the University. Its great length precludes its insertion in detail, but the most im portant points of it are as follows:—From information re ceived from the Moderators for the current year, it appears that there were 176 candidates for honours this year, of whom 10 were 'ejected and 17 sent down to the poll ; 5 of these so sent down were finally rejected is the pull. Last pear none of the candidates were rejected, and only 7 judged unworthy of an honour; yet the Moderators do not think that the standard has been raised, but " they believe that the increase in the number of those who failed to get a place in the Tripos is to be attributed partly to the small ness of the number who failed last year, and portly to the additional requirements for the Ordinary Degree which came into force this year, by which some may have been de terred from becoming candidates for the Ordinary Degree." The Moderators proceed to detail their proceedings in order to ascertain the number of candidates who have done them selves credit by their solutions of book-work, papers, and of riders, and the result given is that those who acquitted themselves creditably in book-work is 89, in riders 32. The report then proceeds :—" A further inquiry has been made, how many obtained their marks during the whole examination chiefly for book-work, and how many chiefly for riders. In forming this comparison the problem papers have been classed with the riders. It is found that only 13 obtained more marks for riders than for book-work; five of these were among the first six wranglers. There were 65 whose marks for riders exceeded the half of their marks for book-work : of these 40 were wran glers, that is, all the wranglers but one, 15 were senior optimes, and 10 were junior optimes." At the request of the boards, Mr. Orkin, one of the exa miners for the current year, has furnished a careful analysis of the examination in January. There were 167 candidates, and in Euclid none of them obtained less than 10 per cent. of the whole number of marks for book-work, but 36 less than 10 per cent. for deductions ; for bookwork 35 obtained full marks, but not one did so for deductions, and only one reached %/per cent. The average number of marks ob tained in book-work was 83, in deductions 12.6,;in the whole paper 51.6, and by the first division of 83 (in the whole paper) 51.8; while by the second division of 84 it was 51.5 per cent. 71 failed in obtaining half the total number of marks allowed for the paper. Mr. Baskin thinks it neces sary that the 4th and remainder of the 6th books should be added to those at present required for the ordinary degree, but the board are not es present inclined to make any re commendation to that effect. In Mechanics and Hydrosta tics not one candidate obtained lees than 10 per cent. of the whole number of marks for book work, but 39 obtained lees than 10 per cent. for examples, and for book-work 39 obtained 90 per cent. and .5 obtained 100 per cent., but one only reached so high as 80 per cent. for examples. The average number of marks was 83 per cent. for book-work and 22.8 for examples, and 51.6 for the whole paper. In arithmetic and algebra two obtained lees than 10 per cent. of the whole number of marks for arithmetic, and 23 for algebra ; one obtained full marks in both subjects, and five reached as high as 90 per cent. for arithmetic and two for algebra. The average number of marks 47.4 per cent. for arithmetic, 34.9 for algebra, and 41.2 for the whole paper. 110 obtained less than half the number of marks allowed for the paper. On these melte Mr. Gsakin remarks :— " The non-requirement from students of an exposition of principles, with proofs of rules and explanation of processes rn arithmetic at the previous examination in 1851, appears I to have been followed by the most unsatisfactory malts if we may judge from the analysis of the performanesa of the saws students when subjected to the examination in the same subject for the B.A. degree in 1853. If, however, I am not mistaken in the opinions I have expressed, I think it a matter for grave consideration with the university au thorities, supposing that arithmetic and other branches of elementary mathematics are to be retained as a poetise of discipline' studies, whether proper measures ought not to be taken without delay to render them effective dos the pus- T WMl:fire!! HEBRIW SCIIOLARSIIIPB.—The vacancies in the shove-nutted scholarships have been filled lip u under:-1. L. Loathes, BA., Jesus College ;2.E. B. Ro gers, BA., King's College. A gratuity of 3W. was ad judged to E. B. Whyley, Incepting M.A., of Trinity ADMISSION OF THE JEWS TO PARLIAMENT. On Saturday a deputation of gentlemen connected with the City of London attended at the Paymaster-Gene ral's office, in Whitehall, for the purpose of receiving from Lord John Russell an explanation of tbs views and inten tions of the government with regard to the admission of Jews to seats in the legislature. At the interview a few days previously the noble lord intimated that he would be prepared on Saturday to state. what measures it was in tended to adopt upon Use subject. Among the gentlemen present were Mr. Gregeon, M.P., Mr. Dillon, Mr. R. W. Crawford, Alderman Wire, Mr. Travers, Mr. W. J. Hall, Mr. Rock, Mr. Benumb, and Mr. Sidney Smith. At half-past one. the hour fixed for receiving the de putation, a note was transmitted from the noble lord to Mr. Dillon, apologising for being unable to see the gen tlemen in consequence of the length of time daring whiah he bad been detained by other parties, and being obliged to attend a Cabinet Council then on the point of assembling. The noble lord expressed it as his opinion that no step ought to be taken by the government until they had ascertained—first, the nature, and secondly, the fate, of the bill announced by Lord Lyndhurst, upon the subject of the oaths of abjuration. His advice was that nothing should be done until they had ascertained the nature and result of that measure. The noble lord added, that al though he was' then attending the council, he would be happy to answer any question they wished to put to him. A note was in consequence sent to Lord John Russell, stating that all they required to know was the nature of Lord Lyndhurst's bill, and whether it was likely to meet the views of the deputation. In reply, the noble lord stated that he did not know the nature of the bill, as it bad not yet been printed; and therefore he could not answer the question. The gentlemen forming the deputation, who had been introduced to Lord John Russell's reception-room while the correspondence was in progress, then retired. AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—The following notice has been issued hy the Postmaster-General .—" Mails for New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Van Diemen's Land will be made up at this oftlee on the morning of the 4th of next month, to be conveyed by the clipper barque Stratford, under a contract with the Postmarter-General, and all letters, &e., for the colonies above mentioned wit :eh are not addressed to be forwarded by another veriaeloola be despatched by the Stratford. The. .packet rate bf postage will be chargeable on all letters traornsittea the Stratford, but no amp will be made on nawipapen.` . •