The Express. — London, England, 1851-06-10 00:00:00

got court. The Dunham el Kent whited the Queen yeeteniay et Daddoilma Palm, id ea kkodl to kmisis eta bee sad Taos Albeit, sod the Dube sod Dohs= et has Oetha and Duke Kraal of Wurtemberg. Tibia the Duke and Dodson et Haze Wow orgeo, e.d *. Deka Eras* of Wssimkesg, Mended by lasellsenebeeneal F. Seymour sled Chimed lamed the Beide Inetteetioa with • visk, youseday saming. to lappet the °anti= et the works et eases sena ofd.inibiting The royal party alio visited the New Society et Painters in Water Cann k The Okays de Netailly and the Duke red Design de Nensen abed lie Majesty yedlogz i s e rsm. Mb Debt era Dueler of Sane Gotha and Duke amen of Mertenhom encoded by L-C.l. Francis goymeer, Anted the loyal Ateievey, in Trafalgar-egaore, rads, tereeses. hems Alfred end the Frineestes Alice and Louisa, took a awn ja as age. esmised four, yesterday. The Primes of Malik the Pramsßoyal, and the younger members of et,e regal family, wok weal exercise, yesterday, in the eenten of the Palen. Wow end Prince Albert, sesseeperied by the Duke and ala s of Saxe Coburg Oaths EA Doke Ernest of Wartenttm, ltateared the perhename of the Frisch Plays with thMr game% la meat. ms Qum' end Prince Albert awl their re* Alines win stionded by the Conenes of Cllessistnost, the Hos. Metals Fagot, the Wingesheirs, Lord Dufferin. deneral Wemps, Coked Deireeels, sad M. B. de Treekow. The Comte= Is Neuilly and the Date and Deans de Nrlllllloll visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Chime - hoes., Be. James. The Panes of L.loingen visited the Princess's Theatre' lest evenlng. were received yesterday at the Colonial-office frat e r bei elnernoll of Hong Kong and Ceylon, from the Lord Lib Ca nneleisese of the lonian Islands and the Go 111111R Of licks,, teen the Governor of the Canada& and 011,111121111 of the ether North American colonies, and freak cbriam. of the Gambia and the Falkland blends. WHIT-MONDAY. THE GREAT EXHIBITION was visited yesterday by nearly 50,000 persons. The thousands of holiday-makers who, yesterday in spite of unpromising weather, left London under the ample and easy arrangements of the railway and steam boat companies, left behind a crowd of sight-seers more aumcroua, perhaps, than ever found amusement within the metropolis on any previous Whit-Monday. The subjoined figures will show the immense numbers who visited yester day our free public institutions. The British Museum, the large library of which was for the first time thrown open to the holiday-makers, was inspected by 27,631 per sons; the National Gallery entertained 17,347 visitors; Marlborough:House, in which is deposited the Vernon collec tion, was seen by upwards of 23,700 persons; and more than 5,000 persons availed themselves of the opportunity to in spect the house of Lords. WHIT6IIICTIDE IN VIE rROVINCES.—An ancient ceremonial, which for a lung course of years has fallen into disuctude, was yesterday revived in Lichfield. Many cen turies ago, there was held annually, in the city sloes, on Whit Monday, • " Court of Array, or View of Men at Arms," which ended in • frolicsome pageant, consisting of athletic games, feasting, and other festive amusements. With the increased facilities for approaching the city, con sequent on the opening of the Trent Valley and North and South Staffordshire railways, the authorities determined to revive this time-honoured festivity. Accordingly, yester day, the mayor, assisted by the civic dignitaries, left the Guildhall in graced state, at 11 o'clock, followed by an im posing procession, consisting of knights on horseback, clad in "complete armour," with their attendant ("quires and pages, bands of music, morris dancers, town foul, and Maid Marian, together with several thousands of the populace, who had Socked in by trains from all parts of the district. The pro cession Anany halted at the " Green-hill Bower," where • handsome collation was served up, presided over by the mayor, Mr. John Mott. Thereafter the public were admitted" to the "11111," which presented • scene of great joYiety and merriment, with which the proceedings of the day terminated. ilf EXCURSION TRAINS. Probably since the introduction of railways, a greater maul of visitors in the metropolis war never witnessed than was evidenced this Whitsuntide. Through out the whole of yesterday the vicinity of the Euston moue termihus of the London and North Western Railway presented a very bustling appearance, for be sides the ordinary trains, which were much crowded, there were as many as twenty excursionist trains from the various torrus and largely populated districts on the main Ind branch lines from Oxford, Northampton, Rugby, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Manchester, and Liverpool. The fare for a third clam with a return ticket from Liverpool was 20e, and the visitors had a choice of staying in London from four to twenty days. The farts on the shorter trips were proportionately low. Numbers arrived early iu the day, but it was towards evening that the great mass came in from the long journeys. Omnibuses, cabs, and every vehicle that could be mado available fur travelling, were brought out for distribution of the excursionists. On the Great Western the Exhibition trains were well filled. Early in the day a heavy one arrived from Bristol and Bath, the passengers being charged but 6s. fur the double journey. The Great Northern brought up a fair portion of visitors from the Yorkshire and more northern districts, London being reached from York with a return ticket, and an opportunity of staying in the metropolis some days, for lea. 6d. third class. By the Eastern Counties line, trains from Colches ter, l'eterbontugh, Ely, Norwich, and Yarmouth, brought several thousands to the metropolis. The inhabitants of Dover, Itamsgate, end other towns reached by the South Eastern line, availed themselves of a train up to London to view the in hibition yesterday amain at a moderate figure. LAW INTELLIGENCE. WITH INDIA. STEAM A report of thecommittoo &Ai me- Wain. the meson ow which they rem. OOP OW MI 6 fer the 'maid monies le two lea sole puddle. The wheaten melba eemehied sdpemismelfsgal via the 'Amiss sad nestled welhootties, end the psre helot la view were speed eel wilwiety of peril eoweeselwillz seeseweedettes sod new adore for &sewn he the teemokoles of ersoehswiLe es i r g aspes. &woe es hr r peedible 6w ratted 414101116111111essemeeat ea naps through hafiga oeseetoiss. Thom plans have hen fee same tine is eowpodthus, which are described by the cesessittee is &talk and for each of which tenders have hen mode. 1. Mos POMMY teats--a line of auxllimy screw steamers by the Pails Steam Packet Company, in connexion with the Worn Isdis Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, from • channel part to Chagres, or Navy Bay, in the Gulf of Mexico, amen the Isthmus of Parma, by means of a rail way--as demdbcd to be in poem of construction by an Austrian eunqieny--end theme bent Panama, via Tahiti end Now lealead, to Sydney. 2. The Cep Ilante—A - line of auxiliary screw steamers from a ehmeel pert teal the Cep of Good Rep, alikar by an azlssakon of the exisdng line to the Cape, era pp, rate lima thireughwet, net washing, on tbe outward pump, at that massy, let calling of Port Phillip, m e at e lag w = the sad from the former port it is to ran slim= to Swan River, Van Diensta's Land and New sml~i. . . 9. The ladle& hats—A line following the present over lead midi mate, heat a channel port tid Alexandria, Sues, Aden, to Pant de Gas:—From Point de GaUe there are three megmed sodas el reaching Australia : Ist. Prom Point tie Galls to Singapore, and then tid Tonal Straits to Sydney. tad. Foam Pant de (Salle direct to the west coast of Aus tralia, reeding Sydney yid Swan River and Port Phillip. 3rd. From Point de Galls to Singapore, and then oid the Strobe of Sunda, Batavia, Swan River, and Adelaide, to Sydney. The present course of past by sailing vessels is 257 days, without @Bowing any interval ; and it will be seen that by the 'lndian Overland route this might be reduced to 109 aye, with an allowance of three days. The committee, however, not regard rapidity of postal communication as an ele. amt to supersede everything else, but have endeavoured to metertain the balance of advantages. Against the Indian treatithrs inconvenience of three trans-shipments, the charge paneagers, which would be such as to render it un available in all ordinary cases, its inapplicability for goods, and the fact of its traversing the heart of Europe and Erypt, and thus being greatly dependent upon our relations with foreign powers, were considered to present insuperable objections. With regard to the line by Panama, a tranquil and secure passage is admitted to be rendered certain; but the inconvenience of crossing the isthmus (although to be lessened by the projected railway), and the fact of that transit being through a foreign state, seem to have deterred the committee from recommenting it. The Cape route, there fore, has been decided upon as the only one presenting a direct communication withuut any change of vessel, and as being entirely independent of other countries, while at the same time it is the cheapest for passengers and peculiarly adapted also for merchandise. The committee consider it possible that in this line there may be an uncertainty at first of six or seven days in the homeward mails, but feel satisfied, from the evidence of navigators, that when the experiment of well found screw steamers shall have been sutileiendy tried there will be little doubt of their maintaining their engagements. In coming to the determination in favour of the Cape route, the committee, looking at " the prospect of remuneration which it holds out to its promoters, and like wise at the great changes rapidly taking place in the rt. quirrments and commercial communications of those distant partsof the world," recommend that whatever arrangements may be entered into should be for as short a period as pos sible. As the advocates of the Famine line will find nothing in the report to weaken the paints on which they have of late so strongly insisted, it is well that its possibili ties should not be shut out by the inenretion of a length ened contract chewier». THE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE MARY WHITE, SYDNEY PACKET-SHIP, BY FIRE. The intelligence of this deplorable loss was re ceived yesterday at Lloyd's. The Mary White was a fine barque rigged vessel, nearly 400 tons burden. commanded by Cap t. T. 11. Walker. She wu from Sydney, New South Wales ' with a general cargo, and several passengers for London, a small mail being also on board. From all the in formation gathered relating to her destruction there ap pears to be no doubt that the fire arose from accident— evidently through spontaneous combustion of the cargo. itzort the articles there was • great quantity of wool and oil. The opinion entertained by the officers of the dip was, dna the wool had, by a leakage of one of the ad tasks, gat saturated, and being closely pressed in bales, OM heated. and eventually burst into flame. The fire IMO int di severed about midnight on the 14th of May last ; the lamas la the toreeastle observing a vapour or steam arising from below, called the attention of the chief officer, who was on duty at the time, to the circumstance, and the master being aroused, all hands were turned out, and a strict search was made to ascertain the cause. Portions of the cargo were overhauled, and every place was examined, but nothing could he traced. No heat was experienced, and the conclusions the men came to were that the vapour they had seen must have emanated from a quantity of damp bones end hides that were known to be in the lower part of the hold. The next day the vapour was again noticed by the men, and as the evening set in there was a strong smell of burning wool united with it. The master now became convinced that the cargo was on fire, and the passengers having got acquainted with the truth, na turally evinced much alarm. The boats were got ready, and provisioned in case of emergency, while the scuttle and fore hatch were closely fastened down. The ship was then in lat. 37.2 N., lon. 29.30, the nearest port Terceira, being 246 miles distant. The weather was tine, with strong breeze, and all sail was made fey the land. During that and the succeeding night and day the smoke and heat increased tenfold, indicating too clearly that the fire was gaining rapidly. The pumps were kept going all the time, and tons and tons of water were discharged into the hold. By ten o'clock on the night of the 17th of May, the heat and smoke became intolerable. For safety the boats were got out a gud hauled alongside, ready to julep into at a moment's notice. Another night was passed in awful suspense. About five o'clock the crew joyously dasidad a sail astern. Signals of distress were made, and in a rot time she came up to the burning ship. She proved to ba a Russian brig, called the l'reciosa, M. Wcikman, master, from Rio to Also, in Finland. Ihe moment she came up, Captain Walker sent off his chief officer to communicate the perilous condition of his vessel, and to ask if they would bike the passengers on board. The mate had scarcely gashed the brig before the tire burst forth from the fore part of the vessel. As quickly as possible the passengers were placed in the boats, the females being seen first in, and were town to the brig fer.hwith. The crew were com pelled to abandon the vessel with n a quarter of an hour afterwards and seek refuge on board of the Itu,ian brig. Her decks, as it were, blew up, and she appeared in flames from stem to stern. The Russian brig landed the ship wrecked sufferers some days after at Papal. The ship and her cargo were insured. The loss is said to exceed 21,0001. IBIS DAY. RAIL COURT. Rims* lea limes !ILL 131 ILL AM ATTORNILT C. FORUM—ACT Arrulostm's BILL. TO &7CI This was an action brought by the plaintiff, an attorney, residing in Lincoln's-inn Fields, against the defendant, a reporter, for 311. 7s. 6d., for work and labour done. The case was tried on Friday last before Mr. Justice WigMalan, and a verdict for the plaintiff was returned fur the full amount, subject to taxation. It will he remembered that the action arose out of en action for libel brought against the !Milt' News, by the defendant, who alleged in defence that the plaintiff bad agreed to conduct the action for seven pounds. The jury, notwithstanding some evidence which the defendant ad duced, gave the verdict above stated. This morning the defendant (Fowler) applied in person to Mr. Justice Erle fur a rule nisi to show cause why a new trial should not be granted, on the ground of surprise sail misdirection. Mr. Justice Erie, on hearing the defendant's statement, and reading his affidavits, said it was a clear case, and de fendant might take a rule. Mule nisi granted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. W. Eip kick, was re-examined, charged with wilfu l y boring two holes in a large gin vat, whereby about' O - lens of ein was destroyed belonging to his master, r. James White, Spread Eagle, Oxford-street. The report of the former examination has already ap peared in this journal, and as there was no further evidence adduced, the magistrate said, the case being one of wilful damage, be had nut the power of interfering, but if the prosecutor thought proper to indict the prisoner at tho ses sions he (Mr. Hardwick) would hold him to bail to appear at the sessions. - ilr — hite — thanksd tho magistrate, and expressed his determination to prosecute. WORSHIP-STREET. .1. Taylor, a labouring man, was charged with resulting J. Harding. A certificate was handed in from St. Bartholo mew's Hospital, stating the dangerous nature of the wounds, and from the statement of the police it appeared that since the certificate had been received the injured man was rapidly sinking. The only evidence given was to the effect of two persons having seen the prisoner at the door of SO, Norfolk street, Curtain-road, Finsbury, last night shout 8 o'clock, when prisoner struck Harding a blow on the temple with a sword about 2 feet long. Harding feU on his knees, and the priscurr then repeated the blow on the back of the head, blood Sowing prolusely from both wounds. The wounded man was taken to the hospital, sod the prisoner was with difficulty pretested hem the fury of the mob. Mr. Hamill reminded Wm toe a week, refusing boa. THE ST. ALBANS ELECTION.—Tai MISSING WIT -311164Z4.—The hiding-place of the winders is the St. Albuks me, for whose sparehaidea the goversaaat sew thee since manned a yawed et 601. nth. las beta thearared. lasentor lisebesed, et the ♦ divides of the antrapolitas pass, has tassel *brae et the sairdag - r thalegae, whoa ha had Ines thing at their ord, sad sdkatly well smiled with flab The aim I•stag imbedded ldiasel4 wasperld to the goltodotato the asenthr et their Mum to dawn native shire Is Mel to this. however, the peeks deaterred, ad ea so heal to the Flask *dimities it was handed to thinnsa that K ha penned is appreiwadiag the ■sa easy woad be reathinal bed his eastody sad set at boob. trader thus dreariessaa the inspector has re tro* Is mart preyed at hadjuarters, sad thus the natter at plead death i. The GARDENERS' BENEVO eighth anniversary of this benevolent institution was ccle- brated yeste-day by a dinner at the London Coff,e-house, Ludgate-hill. The chair was taken by Joseph Paxton, Esq., who was supported by Messrs. C. Dickens, Douglas Jerrold, Mark Lemon, and some 150 of the subscribers of the insti tulles. The cloth haying been removed, the ordinary and routine toasts dispos ed of, the health of Prince Albert being coonigned with a • h compliment far his exertions in fur thee* the Great xhibition, Mr. Douglas Jerrold row: to rem* the health of the Duke of Devonshire, who he said ter MO of the stewards of Pn•videnec, who, having been limed with abundance, distributed bit wealth in the eakination of science and art, and in the improvement of mankind. The toad having been drunk, the chair man gave the toast of the day, " The Gardeners' Benevolent Institution." lie referred to the an cient history of the Greeks and Romans, to show Met se the civilisation of a country progremed, became the favourite recreation of its people.— Mitts Dickens proposed the health of the chairman, to whose genius, as evinced in the designing and carrying oat the Great Exhibition, he paid a high compliment —The health of the Vice-Presidents was next proposed and re upended to by If Pnwnell, Rsq., who adverted to the ad vantage the horticulturists had conferred on society in the the public health.—tievend otherroutine =lrt a e given and acknowledged, after which a collec tion of near 300 J. was made. - - -- --- FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN HARECASTLE TUN- NaL.—Aa accident which ha% had a fatal termination . occurred on Sunday evening, in the Harecastle Tunnel of the North Staffordshire Railway, the unfortunate sufferer being James Undsworth, the engine driver of the train which was passing through. tindsworth, who, it is said, was well acquainted with his duties, left Macclesfield with the train for Stoke at seven o'clock, accompanied by an in dividual, of the name of Hancock, as stoker. The train en tered the Harecastle tunnel (all being then right) at about twenty minutes to eight, but, on its emerging therefrom into daylight, the stoker. as he himself expressed it, "bad lost his mate." The stoker having managed to stop the train when about four hundred yards from the tunnel month, Mr. Cooper, the superintendent of the coaching department of the line, who happened to be travelling, got out of the carriage to inquire the cause of the stop. peg*, and was informed that the driver was missing in the tunnel. Mr. Cooper entrusted the train to another engine driver, with instructions to proceed to Stoke, and return with an engine and carriage, and to bring surgical assistance. Mr. Cooper, with some of the company's servants, then proceeded with lamps to explore the tunnel, and, when about half way through, they found the unfortunate driver lying against the wall, tefilitfully mangled, but I still alive ; kis left thigh was mend from his body, and also his righel hot and doe beak of his head awl fractured. Surgical aid was :s e zp i reedsred ea possible, and th e adortseate Mall was la a earriape, in which he =4 1 , 16.47 I At the hulleest, held at Stoke, . Harding, Bog., both Mr. Cooper and Hancock obe ladso gays evidence, the WU. Nadas that the de seated was perfectly saber--that when deep entered the bard Imo woo attosirs Is his draw, that he (lid not min lima the trek pt oat of dr twirl ; and that, as die ordora mob a groat arm la passing through, it' wadi be impoodlio M bier one fall. The precise errs of dr milork rid perhaps, for ever be leeched ha =piety s hat it la that the driver had adendeal Mho grabs bark* dos ream and tender, and dread der 110 adr. TM guy returned a ver digs it 4. aisfikaw dude' The assessed wee about 36 pen of osa,—lNifirdabro. adrotror. THE EPRESS, - TITESDAINIEVINING,' rJUNEI r 1861.11 Rev. W. Agar, Annier, ii be C., *ferric. Rey. H. J. Davies, to Oayo-Coawyl Vicarage with Lien sawel Vicarage, Canaarthendin ; value 224'. with resi dence ; patron, the Lord Chancellor. Rev. A. W. Edwards, to the hon. Prebend of D onoogh more, is limerick Cathedral. Rev. G. Hills (perpetual dada et St. Niehaus, Great Yarmouth), to be Cbagials selhest Tunes* mks. Rev. R. P. Mate, to St. Nary the Orme Perpsteal Cu- 1 racy, iCambridgo ; vales 1041. ; patrons, Trinity College, 'Cambridge. Rev. W. North, to Holy Trinity Perpetual Curacy, Greenwich, Kent; patron, Vicar of Greenwich. Rev. J. L. Pyre, to a Deanery-rural, diocese of Cloyna. Rev. N. Thomas, to Ballaghadereen, Ireland. Rev. J. P. Waldo, to Belfut Curacy, perish church. Rev. T. Power, to the Head-mastership of Hereford Ca thedral School. Rev. O. Sparks', to Llansaintfread Rectory, Monmouth shire ; value 731.; patron, University of Oxford. VACANCIES, PIRPIITIIAL CIIIIACY.—Norwich, St. Martin-at-Oak; value 1021.; patrons, Dean and Chapter of Norwich ; Rev. P. Bland, resigned. CHAPLAINCY.—GeOOII, British Chaplaincy at; Rev. J. Irsiss, deceased. SPORTING. TATTESALL'S—MONDAY. A heavy settling and a crowded room prevented much bwiness on future events ; two or three hones, however, were backed with considerable spirit, and enough was done to admit of a list of prices SURKEi AND MIDDLESEX STAKES. 4to I mitt Kr. Bari 's Abdallah (t) 4 W 1 Sit J. Hawks Gladiola lipltTliUidli9tLAND PLATE 4 to I apt aiiiiiiitty — ti Unit GODWCOD CUP. 10 to 3 apt reit% I; 10 to 1 seta oilloaltes War Hone It to 1 Onot Hies Moir IS to 1 Plum arteme• Tang Altlsidora ST. MOM 7 to 1 opt Mr J. Besiles 11.1ifodae (4 to 1 t tritely) 7 to 1 pod 1011111IN9onotadr. (11 10 to 1 Lad J. Ototeo Mloorriata (t) Till MUT. 15 to 1 opt Lord I.oostes Irstlotr to =biros SS to 1 Delo of lielmod's HOOM.hrewol (t) 50 to 1 Mr. L Molina% Tortes (t) $3 to I Doke of 11141 m No uoulskia (t) 51 to 1 slr. Bootee DEEM O'Rourke (t) 13 to 1 Lord PoitatemeoUrtvrhoose 40 to 1 Vol. hots (t) 45 to 1 Lod Zetlood'a Amor (t) CRICKET. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. FOURTEEN OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS. On Saturday tho second America* Exhibition day teak plea at the gardens in the Mat's -park, preliminary to the greet lower show en Warmth . The American de partment b sew in a maws date than wb.a re patted by we Let week. ad then is a proem pealthiew 4 Sisal Iowa; INising la Si. able - Made at slto emit life simigued the geese gad the whole a ant delightful picture. Yet the thief Arartlnsa an derived from one group only of the espstable .-the rhododendron. The tell. blare ma ILr. Joba Waterer of Illeiplet, Max& and Noble of Bombes, end Mr. Baker of Wiadlebsta I end throughout the week, as on Saturday, their collections ems been crowded with visitors. It is remarked with gatisthe non as one result of the stimulus afforded by the Royal Botanic exhibition that there is now a greater display of variety and effect of colour; and there can be no doubt they exercise a beneficial inthance en art and on the public taste. The rhododendrons most remarked were in Messrs. Standish and Noble's collection, R. Albertum, R. altum carcase splendcns, R. maculate= grandiflorum, and R. mammoth; and in Mr. Waterer's It. Partonii, R. Noble anum ; in Mr. Baker's, the well known R. Blandyanum, R. ignescent , Towa;dianum, R. vestitum coecincum, and R. song d'Austerlitz. Meson. Standish and Noble again exhibited the flower of the Chinese peony tree. This re markable production will be a great addition to our gardens. At Shangbae the tree grows to 12 feet in height, and bears above .500 colossal flowers. Their Chinese cypress was also on show. Mr. Waterer had some line azaleas, and Mr. Baker some conifers. The band of the 2nd Life Guards was in attendance; and the company visited the Victoria Regia house, the winter garden, and the other departments now in Banishing condition. The rose garden now in preparation excited much interest, and is, we are informed, in a forward state. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The second show at Chiswick on Saturday was, like the previous one, damped by unfavourable weather, yet notwithstanding this many persons made their way there, and the concourse was reckoned at 10,000 persons. The morning set in badly, and most of the company arrived late, while a shower and heavy overhanging clouds dis turbed the afternoon. In the evening the weather was better. On no occasion, perhaps, has the Horticultural Society had a finer show, and it was evident the managers bad made great and successful exertions to produce effect Mrs. Lawrence and all the leading patrons of floriculture appeared in full force, and their collections excited just admiration. A largo collection of pitcher plants from Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter, and one of carti from Lady Antrobus, were likewise remarkable. The fruit was so at tractive to those who got near it that most of the company had not patience to wait for their turn. It was in very fine condition, and attested the skill of the growers. Besides the usual floral display, there was an American Exhibition, which has been established in rivalry with that in the Regent's-park, and to which Mr. Hosea Waterer, the original grower of rhododendrons, contributes. His collection of rhododendrons and azaleas is a very fine one, and covered a largo apace, which has been roughly and temporarily covered with canvas, and provided with walks. Nothing could be more magnificent than some of the groups. Fortunately, the grass was not too damp to prevent walking, and the company lingered long under the trees and among the parterres, listening to the music. There was no visit from the Queen, but the general company included the Dukes of evonshirc, Northumberland, and Chartres ; the Duchesses of Orleans, Sutherland, and Argyll ; the Count of Paris, the Marquises of Winchester and of Twceddale ; Earl of Ilehester ; Lords Blantyre, Sondes, Rolle, and Jo hn Russell ; Ladies Eger ton Gower, Blantyre, John Russell, Grosvenor, Egerton, Hay, Eyre ; Ilon.lllessrs.Digby, Strangways, and A. Smith ; Sire Philip Egerton, James Eyre, &c. The following is the award of the judges: CLASS I. Nov Pelargoniums, in 8-inch pots.—Silver gilt medal, Mr. Gaines ; certificate of excellence, Mr. Bragg. Old Pelargoniums, in 11-inch pots.—Silvergilt, Mr. Chap man ; certificate of excellence, Mr. Gaines. Calceolarias.—Large silver medal, Mr. Franklin ; silver gilt, Mr. Chapman. Pinks.—Silver knightian, Fancy Pelargoniuins.—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Ambrose ; large silver gilt, Mr. Gaines ; silver knightian, Mr. E. G. Henderson ; certificate, Mr. Bragg. Pansies, in twelves—Silver knightian, Mr. Francis ; silver banksian, Mr. Bragg. CLASS If. Stove or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of twenty.— Large gold medal, Mrs. Lawrence ; gold knightian, Mr.Colc ; gold banksian, Mr. Fraser; silver gilt, Mr. Stanley; certi ficate of excellence, Mr. Pumplin. Stove or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of fifteen.— Gold knightian, Mr. Green ; gold tuinksian, Mr. Carson ; large silver gilt, Mr. Taylor. Stave or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of ten.--Gold banksian, Mr. Speeds ; silver gilt, Mr. Croxford. Stove or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of six.—Large silver gilt, Mr. Kinghorn ; certificate of excellence, Mr. Watson; large silver, Mr. Stamp; silver knightian, Mr. Stewart; silver banksian, &Ir. Williams. Exotic Orchids, in collections of twenty.—Large gold medal, Mr. Mylan ; gold knightian, Mr. Blake; gold bank sian, Mr. Franklin ; silver gilt, Mr. Williams. Exotic Orchids, in collections of fifteen .— Gold banksian, Messrs. Veitch ; orge silver, Messrs. Rollisaons. Exotic Orchids, in collections of ten.—Gold bankaian, Mr. Carson ; silver gilt, Mr. Woolley. Exotic Orchids, in collections of six.—Large silver gilt, Mr. Kinghorn ; certificate of excellence, Mr. lvisun ; large silver, Mr. Green. Exotic Orchids (single specimens).—Silver knightian, Mr. Cole (Dendrobium Calecolaria). llelichrysums.—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Green 7 large silver gilt, Mr Cole; silver knightian, Mr. Watson silver banksian, Mr. Taylor. CLASS 111. For Collections of Fruits. o n ka' ion, Mr. Fleming; silver gilt, Mr. Chapman. Pineapples, in single specimens (Queen's).—Large silver, Mr. Flou 1,61 h. 11 oz. • silver knightian , Mr. Hoare, 41b. 12 oz. ; silver bankiian, Mr. Frost, 31b. 4 oz. ; silver banksiaa, Mr. Harrison. Provideuees.—Silver kaightian, Mr. Slowe ; silver bank sian, Mr. Drummond; large silver, Mr. Davis (market gardener), 61h 11 oz. Grapes, in three bunches for private growers and six bunches for market gardeners (Black Hambur g).—Large silver, Mr. Slowe • silver knightian, Mr. Ingram ; silver hanksian, Mr. B o d; large silver Mr. Davis (market gardener) ; silver knightian , Mr. Mitchell (market gar dener); silver banksisn, Mr. Harrison (market gardener). White Museadines, or Sweetwater.—Large silver, Mr. Smith; silver knightisa, Mr. Rust; silver bankshici, Mr. Challis, Muscats.—Large silver, Mr. Turnbull; silver knightian, Mr. Ingram; silver banksian, Mr. Cox; large silver, Mr. Harrison (market gardener). Frontignans, or other sorts distinct from the foregoing.— Large silver, Mr. Bain; silver knightian, Mr. Cox; silver bsnksian, Mr. Smith. Peaches, in sixes.—Silverknightian, Mr. Collinson; silver banksian, Mr. Slowe; silver knightian, Mr. Davis, of Oak hill (market gardener)* Strawberries in pots, six pots to bo shown.—Silver knightiau, Mr. Elliott. Strawberries, one dish each, British Queens and similar kinds.—Silver banksian Mr. Ingram; certificate, Mr. Elliott ; silver banksian;Mr. Mann ( market gardener). Keene's seedling and similar kinds.—Silver banisian, Mr. Turnbull; silver baaluian, Mr. Mann (market gar , dozer); certificate ' Mr. Harrison (market gardener). Melons, the best flavoured.—Silver kuightian, Mr. Evrins, a green fleshed ; silver banksian, Mr. Robertson, hybrid Persian ; certificate, Mr. Smith, Broulhair Hall. etas's 117. _ _ Greenhouse Azaleas, in sizes.—Large silver gilt, Mrs. Lawrence; certificate of excellence, Mr. Green. Tall Cacti.—Large silver gilt, Mr. Green; certificate of excellence, Mr. Falkener. Alpincs, in twelves.—Silver knightian, Mr. Wood; silver banksian, Mr. Turner. Statiecs (single specimens).—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Edmonds. rhododendron aureum superbum ; largo silver, Messrs. Veitch, erica matulie flora; silver knightian, Mr. Kinghorn, erica Cavendishia ; silver knightian, Mr. Cole, erica Cavendishia ; silver banksian, Mr. May, leohe nanthea hiloba major; silver banksian Mr. Speede, elero dendron fallax ; silver btud mian, Mr. Cole, pimelia Hendee sonia ; certificate, Mr. Kinghorn, lechenanthea formosa. Miscellaneous subjects. silver laisinhtisn, Mr. Wood, for variegated plants; silver hanktian, Mr. Costar, for rattan clauses; certificate, Mr. Salter, for daisies. CLASS V. . . Roses in pots, in collections of banksian, Mr. Terry ; large silver gilt, Mr. Itowlandson • certificate of excellence, Mr. Boner; gold banksian, Mr. l ' Aute ; silver gilt, Mr. Francis. Rase, in twenty-five varieties.—Large silver, Mr. Terry. Yellow Hosea—Silver banksian, Mr. Francis. Cape Heaths, in collections of ten.—Gold banksian, Mr. Smith; silver gilt, Mr. Cole; gold banksian. Mr. Holliston; silver gilt, Messrs. Fairbairn; certificate of excellence, Mr. Fraser. Cape Heaths, in 11-inch pots,—Large silver gilt, Mr. Smith; certificate of excellence, Mr. Taylor; large silver, Mr. Cole, silver gilt, Mr. Holliston; certificate of excel , knee Mean. Fairbairn Cape Heaths, in &inch pots.—Certificate of excellence, , Mr. Taylor • large silver, Messrs. Rollissons ; silver knight ian, Mr. Salida Species of Pelargoniums.—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Stanley ; large silver, Mr. Parker. CLASS VI. New Plants in Flower.—Large silver, calceolaria epeciorta, from Messrs.Veitch ; silver knightian, dendrobium Veitch ; silver banksian, clerodendron Bethuneanum, from Mr. Speedo ; certificate, eurybra speciosa (New Ze aland), from Messrs. Veitch ; certificate, gastrolobium euneatum, from Messrs. Henderson. Gold banksian, a collection of pitcher plants, from Mean. Veitch, of Exeter. Other kinds of Fruit of peculiar excellence and value.— The med.& for this are given at the discretion of the socie ty's officers. Plants of nutmeg, vanilla, cinnamon, gam boge, from the garden of his Grace the Duke of Northum berland ; silver knightian, fruit of muse Cavendishia, Mr. Braid, gardener to IL Portia*, Esq. YANKEE-Doonm—ln • curious book on the round towers of Ireland (1 forget the title), the origin of the term Yaokee'doodle was traced to the Persian phrase " Yanki dooniah," or " Inhabitants of the New World." Lama, in his book on " Nineveh and its Remits)," also mentions Yangiti-donia" as the Permian name of America.—A oess and Queries. MARYLEBONE CLUB. The followiaglethemsuit of iestetdaii play, at Lord's itULTIII.I,I6 CLUB. C. Cia ---. b - W. lilebolsoe, Esq., b ri; ti was. Faq., e and b J. Dews, 1 HAI" 2O Hillyer lll T. N11011, b tuuyer A. Ilsyswlh, Eat, 1 1 sr b V.ll. Wilson, Esq., not net Clarke 0. Ckattertan, run out 1 I Sir V. B.ithers., b Clarke J. Grundy, ti Miler .. —...1281,1b 6, w 1, a b 2 ..... E. 14.16tven, Faq., 1 Hilly's . A - E. Beeves, Esq., OClarke 0 T. Sewell,. Ika, b Hillyer ... b E 3 ,01.011 1 ,. - - - - - . W Wife, 1) Gruads is N. Felix, kp., Tae oat O. P rr, rot oat V. Viten. b Nita W. Nutlagell T. Hoz J. Wiaden .I.our .. . . W. dotes 133,1 bl Total ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. SIXTEEN OF OX. This match was resumed on Saturday upon the Christ Church ground, Oxford. The result of the first hands was, that the " Eleven " were in a minority of 78 runs. The " Sixteen " then embarked upon their second ven ture, and it will be found that they had lost four wickets for 23 runs only. The ultimate score stood thus: ----- -" Earns, b Winans ____.— II b Clarke Murat, o Wadea, b Clarks l9 W. W. Parker, Esq., run out l7 not out 4 11. Peel, EN., a Du, b Clarke M. Wyatt, EN., b Martlagell C. Henry. EN , e Caffys, 0 HiLyer P. Edrn, Eq., b Clarke Y. I). Longa, EN., b Clarke hale, Eq.. s Box, b Martingell Wallkee, Eq., b UMW not out II W. Riddma, Eq., b Clarke E. Balfour, E.g., b Wl.dett 11. Aitken, EN., not oat .. C. A. Nortb, Eq., b Wireles H. Whim, Esq.. b w, 0 Clarke burns, e and b Winds ...... BO; lb,. B ...... 2 Hillyer, e Nardi, b Burris — 4 issiz, b Willis 0 Cstfy• , , b Willis Parr, c 11.014ine. b Purrba 0 Pii. Is, c Parker, b Willis I lurtiagell, b Aitken 71. Willis Ft la, Fig, e itidillas, b 0 fiat, t WalLoce, b Bonin l7 A. Glynn, kat , a BAwm, Bur. in WiNten, I b w, b Aitke• ..... 4 Carke, not out._. . Lb,l;w, 6 7 CLACKMANNAN AND KINROSS ELECTION.—RE TURN OF THE FILEE.TRADE CASDIDATZ.—The polling in connexion with the election for the united counties of Clackmannan and Kinross terminated on Friday, and the result has been the return of Mr. Johnstone of Alva, by • majority of 6.3 over his opponent, Mr. Adam, of Blair- Adam. The contest throughout has been conducted with ' great keenness; and very great doubts were entertained as to the issue, till about mid-day on Thursday, but after that time the chances of success were the reverse of favour able to Mr. Adam. His friends continued to struggle on, however, in the hope that the electors who had reserved their votes would come forward and support him. The polling places were Allua and Kinross—the former being for the electors of Clackmaananshire, and the latter for those of Kiurms-shire. In the county of Kinross Mr. ' Adam carried all before him; but in Clackmannan things were just the other way Mr. Johnstone, from his ex tensive local influence, being the general favourite. At Kinross, the excitement, except on the forenoon of Thurs day, was not great ; but in Allot, during both days, the interest manifested in the result was very considerable, large numbers of the inhabitants of Tillicoultry, Alva, and other places in the neighbourhood, having flocked into that town, eager to witness the success of Mr. Johnstone, who, whenever he appeared among them, was loudly ap plauded. At the close of W.: poll the es.ult was ufol lows _ CLACIMANNANSIIIRB (ALLOA). Mr. Johnstone Dlr. Adam Majority for Mr. Johnstone KIN itohB-Bli IRS (ILlNiwas). Mr. Adam Mr. Johnetorte 171 Majority for Mr. Adam Majoriti for Mr. Johnstone on the gross poll __ . . AROYLESHIREELECTION.—The election of a re presentative for the county of Argyle, vacant by the eleva tion of Duncan M.Neill, Esq., to the bench, took place on Friday, at Inverary, the county town. The hustings were erected in the usual place, in front of the Argyle Hotel. The election commenced about 1 o'clock, immediately after the arrival of the Dunrubin steamer, which carried passen gers from the principal districts in the county. Mr. M'Lachlan, the couvener, proposed Sir Archibald Islay Campbell, Ind the nomination was seconded by Mr. Colin Campbell, jun., of fitonefield. No other candidate having been proposed, Sir Archibald Campbell wee accordingly de chard duly elected. THE PROPOSED SYNOD.—PAROCRLIL PnfifEeTtleft lizerisios.—The vestries are beginning to move, and we anticipate an almost universal protest from the different parishes in the diocese against the synod. If some of the clergy still follow the bishop's misleading, the protestant laity will express their dissent in a voice not to be misun derstood. Stokeinteignhead.—The parishioners of this quiet rural psrirh met on Thursday evening. Mr. Wills, the churchwarden, presided, and stated that he had convened the meeting in consequence of a requisition signed by nearly every influential person in the parish. Mr. Thos Itendell observed that after attentively considering the proposed synod, he could see no possibility of any good coming Irons it whilst thorn was every prospect that it would do very much harm and injury to the church. Happily, they had not the misfortune of having a tractarian clergy man in their parish ; and he thought, therefore, the best step they could adopt would be to send a respectful address to their minister, asking him to take no part in the bishop's synod. He moved an address to the Rev. N. Gould, asking him to take no part in the synod. Mr. Steckler seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. St. Mary Major's (Exeter).—A meeting was held is the church on Thursday, to protest against the synod. Mr. Churchwarden White in the chair. Mr. H. Healey moved the adoption of a protest. He thought everything connected with this synod had • sinister appearance. It infringed the nghts of the sovereign, and arraigned the de cision of the highest court of judicature is the kingdom. The bishop had formerly protested against the errors of Rome, but for the last fifteen years he had been the nurs ing father of thou men who had eventually gone over to Rome, and the patron of those opinions which were en tirely Romish in their tendency. He concluded by moving a vigorous protest against the synod, which was seconded by. r. Churchwarden Tour and adopted. A committee was then appointed to co-operate with other parishes, and the meeting separated. SHOCKING SUICIDE AT BRlGHTON.—Yesterday a coroner's inquest was held at the Crown Inn, Grafton-street, on view of the body of Mr. Thomas Jeffrey Hodges, a gentleman who had been more than 10 years connected with the firm of Levick, Brothers, King's Anna-yard, Moor gate-street, London. A female relative of the deceased was the principal witness, and she stated that the deceased, within the last twelve months, had shown symptoms of in sanity, which appeared soon after his father's death. On Friday night he became very . ill, and, during her tempo rary &belies from his room, he jumped through the window, falling from • height of 30 feet. He lingered till Saturday night, and then died from the injuries he received in the fall. Verdict—" Temporary Insanity." FINE ABM . OF THE BRITISH THE The British Institution again opens this year with its usual exhibition of paintings by old masters, the private view of which took place on Saterday, Fe proton' to being thrown open to-day to the public. It is of more than average excellence, and if, contrary to general anticipation, the British school does not cut such a brilliant figure as it should, in this anima mirabilis 18.51, ample compensation will be found in the productions of the Dutch and Flemish masters, which arc of an unusually sterling ct erecter ; some Itembrandtesque heads especially are amongst the finest that were ever exhibited. The picture, however, which first arrests attention in the North Room, o ld which deservedly beads the cata logue list, is the " Adoration of the Magi," by Jean do Mabuse, formerly one of the gems of the Orleans gallery. The opportunity thus afforded of viewing this highly-wrought performance, in immediate juxta position with the works of Rembrandt, who two centuries later worked on precisely opposite prin ciples, is invaluable as a fair means of testing the relative value, merits, and tendencies of both; the more so as they seem to bear immediately on the subject of the pro-Raphaelite controversy, which has lately engrossed a singular amount of interest ; an interest which is only ren dered warrantable by the important stake at issue. This subject of the " Adoration" was a favourite one with those early Flemish masters: Van Eyck has treated it in a lengthy composition which is now in the Munich Pinacotek ; Jean de Mabuse, on the con trary, chose an upright panel, probably to exhibit somewhat pedantically his study . of architecture and perspective. There is even some incongruity between this architecture, which seems to be Italian, with the personages, which are unmitigated Flemish types. This picture was probably painted at Rome, whither Alabuse had followed his friend and patron, Philip of Burgundy, who was Maxi milian's am ba ssador at the court of Julius 11. While superior to the Van Eycks in point of finish, the harmony is of a more daring if not questionable kind: the angelic host hovering above the scene are arrayed in apparel the colour of sulphur, which has hitherto been connected with other regions titan those in which they soar. It is satisfactory to note, that, in more senses than one, the affectionate patrons of the artist were " wise-men ;" in return for their liberal en couragement, Mabuse has bestowed on them an im mortality which they might otherwise in vain have courted. The same may be said of the principal patron of Itembrandt, Burgomaster Six, whose por trait, with that of his wife, are here. Jan Six is not here represented as in the etching, immersed in the cares of his secretaryship, but his glance appeals con fidently to the spectator. The contrast between the fair complexion of this picture and the dark traits of his wife is exquisitely rendereiL Item brandt's well-known different styles arc found represented. The portrait of Martin Looten (13) belongs to his mellow early manner, such as is found in the picture of Professor Van Tulp. And at a later period, ho aimed chiefly at surface texture, and as such the " Head of an Old Man" (19) affords a striking example. Bordering almost on Rembrandt ism is a portrait of " Sneyders" (43), by Vandyke, with however a freer use of grey, a tint valued by both, though differently employe a to subserve their different purposes—by Vandyke as a foil to his car nations, and by Rembrandt as a means of sober ing the glow of his colouring. By Sneyders himself, there are two /Fp representations of still life, admirable no doubt, but though mon strous, still they are but poultry and vegetables. The boldness of Sneyders in adopting such dimen sions is pleasingly opposed by the more modest com positions of G. Benin', Leonardo da Vinci, Fra Bar tolomeo, who were all fund of "undersizing" their figures. The specimens of these musters seem to be duplicates of some that are to be found in continen tal galleries ; such is the .‘ Vierge aux rechers " (41); another of identical size is to be found in the Louvre. Belongin,, ,, to the class of pictures also to be found in this treasury of art, is "Juno transferring the eyes of Argus to the pea cock's tail" (13), a subject which none but a Itubens would dare to select. Amongst the pictures which till up the stray nooks with their minor graces, are numbered Munllo, Holbein, Greuze, Miens, &c. The " middle room" is principally taken up with Dutch pictures; one of which, a liolibinta (83), comes, if we mistake not, from the late King of Holland's col lection. Contrary to the usual practice, which is that two or three collectors should by turns display their artistic treasures, the number of con tributors exceeds forty; and the 142 pict arcs exhibited, have been gathered from the collections of Blenheim, Knowle, and Castle Howard ; Mr. Holford and Mr. Hope have also largely contributed. The Rem brandts arc the property of Lady Dover, the Mu rillos of Lord Overstone, &c. The transition from the " North Room" to the " South Room," where the British school is exhibited is, in a measure, like wandering in the Great Exhi bition from the compartments devoted to the wealth of all the world into the scantily furnished American division. Here, too, are to be found libels on taste near works of great and real value. Not only are the honoured names of Hogarth and Gainsborough altogether omitted out of the list, but Reynolds even appears merely in his character of portrait painter. Those who have written the life of Reynolds tell us that his picture of " ligolino and his Sons" re mained for a long time unpurchased in his studio, though executed at the height of his fame. Poor " Ugolino" again finds himself here in the same for lorn condition in which he found himself in Leicester fields, surrounded by some dozen cheerful, smiling, and beautiful pnrtraits by the same hand. The fact is Reynolds himself was in reality much in the same predicament in which ho has pictured his friend Garrick, vacillating between tragedy and comedy. Every successive work from Itey nolds's easel, shows which muse finally got the uppermost hand ; there is a vast sense of humour lurking beneath the genial colouring of such works as "Master Bunbury ;" an intimate acquaintance with roguery in the mellow composition of the " Nymph and Piping Boy" (114), and (113) "The Fortune teller" is perhaps . prettier for its harmless mis chief than for its pictorial qualities. Wilkie, on the contrary, us Ilazlitt tells us, never made but one joke, and that was a bad one, the boy scraping thebellows, in the "blind tiddler." Indeed, if there is one trality more visible than another in the Wilkie' contributed by her Majesty from the Royal Collection, it is their extreme earnestness. The principal one, well known by the print of it, represents the " Maid of Saragossa." If we recollect right, the historian of the Peninsular war questions the truth of the legend ; it could scarcely be more splendidly impossible than the com position invented by Wilkie. Some passages arc re markably fine, such as the man driving the field piece—a field-piece on a rampart! The two other pictures represent a " Guerilla council of war in a Spa. nish Posada," and the " Return of the Guerilla to his Family." Wilson. Webber. and Hodges seem to coun tenance the unobtrusive monotony of one another. Of Lawrence we would rather not speak, the more so as his works are placed near those of Reynolds, and challenge a comparison by no means flattering to the former. A fact the more to be regretted, as they usurp a place we had hoped to find worthily filled by the sterling works of Hogarth and Gainsborough. ROME, MAT 24. A magnificent work of art has TustCe'enloio4ht to its conclusion in this city, which would have been well worthy of a conspicuous place in the Crystal Palace, and would have been forwarded thither for exhibition by its author had it not been executed solely for the Emperor of Russia, who desires to have it sent to St. Petersburg without loss of time. It consists of an octagonal mosaic pavement, about six metres in diameter, containing twenty-eight figures, a colossal head of Medusa in the centre, and an immense variety of ornaments, the whole enclosed in a rich garland of fruit and flowers. The design is taken from an ancient pavement twice the size in the round room of the Vatican museum; but the drawing, the colouring, and the style of execution of the modern one are such us to demonstrate the high pitch of improvement to which the Chevalier Barber' has brought the art of mosaic. This pavement is valued at 25,000 dollars (about 5,2001.), and has been completed by the chevalier's Russian pupils in very little more than three years. When the Emperor of Russia paid a visit to Rome, four or five years ago, he expressed a wish to the Chevalier Barberi to establish a great school of mosaic at St. Petersburg, and reque-ted him to execute a mosaic copy of the St. Nicholas at St. Peter's Church, and to teach six young Russian artists the art of mosaic at the same time, four years being allowed for this ehjeat ; bet by the improvements and eating of time to the artist which %rheas experience and in genuity have allowed him to introduce into the mechanical pert of the art, the St. Nicholas was completed in twenty months, although a similar work. at the Vatican studio of made recently required - from five to six years for its completion. The pupils and the works executed by them under the Cheva lier Barberi's superintendence, are about to be des patched to St. Petersburg, there to form the nucleus of the future imperial mosaic establishment; and the princely munificence of the Emperor will no doubt be exercised in justly remuuerating the zeal and talent of the Chevalier. The works completed during the four years consist of four colossal scenic masks—the pavement above mentioned—the four Evangelists, from the paintings of the celebrated Bruloff, one of which is admirably copied by Itubicondi—the St. Nicholas, upwards of two metres high—the Russian arms on a gold ground (unpolished) to be placed over the imperial establishment at St. Petersburg, an L finally, a large specimen of the ornamental Byzantine style of mo saic. A copious store of vitreous mosaic tablets of every possible shade of tint, skilfully composed by the Chevalier's head workman, Giustiniano Buona fide, will be also forwarded to the Emperor, in order that, having well instructed artists and all the re quisitc materials, he may start upon his own account forthwith. The difference between the works I have described above and those exhibited in the mo saic line at the London Exhibition are, that the latter arc all small or fine mosaic adapted for tables, paper-pressers, brooches, &c.; whereas the former are in the larger style of execution, fitting fur pave ments, cupolas, architectural medallions, and the de coration of palaces and churches, which are the more L rare as few persons hlye it in their power to order such expensive work!! THE NATIONAL SOCIETY. TO TER EDITOR OF THE rxruvis. MR. EDITOR,—In reference to the meeting of the National Society, you say that you " deemed your self somewhat scurvily treated by what you were in duced to consider the lay and the liberal church party." I am not aware that any member of that party so conducted himself, us that you should have come to any such conclusion. It would be extremely un grateful in that parry, if, either collectively or through any individual member; it did not on all I occasions express its sense of the great %alai , of your services, not only in this immediate matter of the National Society, but in the tar more important contest which has commenced within the chinch itself, and on the issue of which depends its utility and permanence. That Lord Robert Grosvenor should have dis claimed any participation in the sentiments which you had expressed, or in the objects which you had proposed, is, I conceive, no proof that you had not with you the sympathies of the liberal laity and clergy. His refusal to move the resolution so happily con fided to Sir John Pakington, and on grounds so very trivial, is, I fear, sufficient indication of the category in which Lord Robert Grosvenor desires himself to be included. Possibly you will allow ale to add a few more re marks. Mr. Denison, in a letter which he has communi cated to more than one of your contemporaries, alter admitting that his opponents have obtained a vic tory, adds, " What that victory amounts to is an other thing, and I should be glad to see an attempt made to state it." No man has less right to question the importance of the victory than Mr. Denison. He has taught us to test it by his own efforts to avert the defeat. Want of generosity and discour tesy are his common temper, but he scarcely could have carried these to the length he did on Wednes day, in the midst of the remonstrances of the episco pal bench and of the efforts of his opponents, to con ciliate him, if he had not felt that he was contending for the very existence of the principle, which he had unfortunately prevailed upon the society in former year* to adopt. The victory, then, amounts to this is the ex punging from the records of the society the resolu tion which so insolently defied the government, and went to exclude the laity front control over or inter meddling with the parochial schools of England. I grant that the majority might not have been so decided if the bearing and temper of Mr. Denison had not disgusted some of those who might have been unwilling, under other circumstances, to oppose him. But write as these gentlemen may, and cudgel their brains for theories infinite, wit!: the defeat should be accounted actually as gain, it is neverthe less the plain and naked fact that the division was taken on the terms of Mr. Denison's resolution ; that is, whether the policy of the two former years was to be upheld or rescinded. Atter Mr. Denison, foolishly calculating on his supposed majority, had reiterates' his determination not to withdraw his resolution, Sir 'themes Acland took care in a few forcible terms to make the meet ing understand that the decision was to be taken upon Mr. Denison's policy, whether it was to be supported or impugned. But the victory . is greater than simply the diseom fiture of Mr. lknison, and the condemnation of his opinions and policy. The committee will have learnt a lesson, which they will not soon forget. They will not have seen the rallying of the laity to the meeting on Wednesday—they will not have witnessed the temper in which every allusion to the attempt of exclusion of the laity from the manage ment of the church schools was received—they can not haveheard the sincerest, heartiest, and most ex ulting cheer which it has ever been my lot to hear, bursting from the lips and hearts of those who that day won their victory—without feeling that there is a public to whom some consideration is due, without resolving that, in future, some names should ho offered for choice as committee-men in whom the pablic may have some confidence. Let the members of the committee be warned that _ the victors are only resting on their arms. if they have not resolved to be wi.e in time, and just to the public and the public "abhorrence of priestcraft and of the offensive principles adopted at preceding meetings," the next struggle will be with the com mittee. A national society slusU not be left in hands of men who either do not know or else•do not care what the nation has a right to expect, and does expect from it. The committee must be warned that it is but upon its trial, and that those who watch it have a whole people, and not a failing and imbecile faction, to liuk them.—Yours, obediently, G. E. Tina TRUCK SYSTEM IN SOUTII WALES.—In enESE quence of the alleged revival of the truck system at Aber dare, Treforest, and elsewhere, two of them in conn ex io n with the works of the Messrs. Fothergill, at which some two thousand or more bands are employed, a committee wad recently formed for the protection of the rights of the u ork people, and proceedings wero taken under the truck laws against the Messrs. Fothergill, which ended in a conviction before Mr. Bruce, magistrate of the Merthyr and Aberdare district, of Mr. Rowland Fothergill in a penalty of 51., which he refuses to pay. In consequence of this refusal further informations have been Mid, and on Monday nights numerous public meeting was held at the Odd Fellows' Mall, Treforest, for the purpose of Agreeing to resolutions condemnatory of the recent establishment of a truck shop in the neighbourhood. The room was densely crowded and the meeting was attended by Mr. Owen, the solicitor employed by the committee, who upon his entrance was warmly received. The chair was taken by Mr. Lewis Thomas, who, in introducing the business, observed that they had hoped that Treforest would not have been invaded by the debasing system, and that no employer would have degraded himself and enslaved his workmen by compelling them to spend their hard earnings in a truck shop.—Mr. Bussell briefly proposed a resolution which condemned the truck system and the establishment of a truck shop at Treforest.—Mr. Williams having in a few remarks seconded the resolution, several gentlemen then addressed the meeting, which was an exceedingly stormy ono The chairman proceeded to put the resolution to the mating, but the persons present either would not or could not understand him, and he was met with cries in English and Welsh of " Pothergill for ever," No, no," No monopoly," de. It was difficult to ascertain what was the real fate of the resolution, but the chairmen declared that it was negatived. Mr. Law rence said (as nearly as could be heard) that Mr. Fothergill would heap within the law and pay in money, and a person whose name was not stated, said the committee were deter ' mined tole on with the agitation till the system was put dews. The meeting, alter voting thanks to the chairman and the page pram, broke up at a late hone. Obatterton paingl off on Friday night fax Lerd Nam's bgl r with ed. Fotourt *Phut.