The Express. — London, England, 1853-06-30 00:00:00

Vbe Court. The (lama and Prince Albert. accompanied by the Prince and Print ess of Petunia, the Duke and Duchess of Saze-Cobeura Gotha, _and the Prince of ltuhcnlohe Lan picubostrit, went yesterday morning to the Botanical G trdens to the Itegent's-park. In waiting were the lion. Eleanor Stanley, Counter& Oriulla, the Countess von Backe, Baroness tic WALgvUhtitn. Lord Charles Fitzroy, Captain the Hon. Diaty de Iles, Count Fackler, Count Gun:, Count Bunt, and Ilarun 'lrvskow. The Duchess of Gloucester vis'ted the Princess of Prussia yesterday, at Burkiaaliam Palace, The 1 none. 01 Pru-sia, attended by the Countess von Rieke, the Orontes. Uriolla, and the Chevalier Bunn n, in spo . t o the Earl of Elt.mere's new residence in Cleveland /411.1.1f., yes:erday morning. the Kiag and Queen of II mover, with the royal chil dren, arc.impiniid by the Duchene( Cambridge, the Grand Locher) of M.ektenburg and Princess Mary, and attended be _L e d Elphinetone, Major-General Buckley, and the whole of tt sir suite, visited Windsor Castle yesterday, where their Majesties were received by the Lord Chamber lin, on: conducted over the Palace. Their Majesties and the Royal party visited the Duchess of tent at Eregmore, and drove round Virginia Water before returning to London. • The green, accompanied by the Princess of Prussia and the Princtos Lowe and the Duchess of S tee Coburg Gotha, took a drive in au open I indau soil four yesterday afternoon. Lord Allred Paget and Lord Charles Fitzroy attended on horsehaek. Prince Albert, with the I'rince of Prussia:and the Duke o ats- Cuhuru Gath 1, rode out on horseback; Count GAM Captain the lion. Dudley de Itos, and Boren Treskow, attending. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince and Prunes is of Prussia, the Duchess of Saze Coburg Gotha, and the Prince of llohenlohe Langenb meg, honoured the Princess's Theatre with their presence last evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess of Mount Etlimembe, the Count, as Orions, the Countess von II 'eke, th , . Baroness Wangenheim the Marquis of Or monde, C-unt Puckler, Count Goltz, Count Boos, Lord Charles Flizroy, and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros. The Princess Royal, the Princess Louise of Prussia, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice went to the St. James's Theatre la-t evening, to witness the t erforusonce or French plays. In attendance were Lady Caroline B ar . Marton, Mademoiselle von Sternberg, and Majer-General Berkeley Drummond. Prince Albert and the Prince of Prussia inspected the ter used at the late Duke of Wellington's funeral, at Nlarlborovith House, on Tuesday. Their royal highnesses afterwards honoured Messrs. Ilancoek's establishment, in Cods.pur.street, with • visit, to see the new chandelier ma'aina for the Sultan; and also visited the New Water Colour Exhibition and the B • • h Institution. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, ImA to her residence, Frogniore, yesterday morn ing. Her Royal Highness returned to Clarence House in the afternoon. Lieutenant-Colonel Topham, the Lieutenant of her Ma jesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, hail an audience of his Majesty the King of Hanover, at Grosvenor place yesterday, and returned the Badge of the Grand Cross of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, worn by the late Earl of Tyreinno 11. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day in the Council Chamber. The Lords present were the Lords Justices Turner and Knight Bruce, Sir John Dod son, and Sir E. Ryan. An appeal from the Admiralty Court, " Wilkinson v. Wilson (the Bonnoarte) was heard. An appe al from Bengal, " Rai Sari Kishen v. Rai Uuree Nielsen," war part beard. A Cabinet Connell was held yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. 'I he Ministers present were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Has se:l, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Mar quis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Hight Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir Wm. 31olesworth. The Connell sat two hours ands half. THE CAMP AT CHOMIA.M. The fineness of the weather again attracted a numerous assemblage of spectators to the scene of the military evolutions yesterday. As the public begin to un derstand the facilities of reaching the spot, the attendance daily becomes more certain, and it appears only to want some authoritative announcement of the field days to en. sure a very large gathering on the ground. This announce meet, through the courtesy of the authorities, we are now enabled to supply. The appointed days for reviews are Saturdays and Mondays, the former day having been ae lected on account of its being the only ono upon which li members of the legislature can attend, and the latter as being the most convenient for the general public. The operations on tee intermediate days will depend upon circumstances as they arise, but it must be distinctly un derstood, should the weather prove unfavourable, no evolu tions will be carried out on any day, and that in all cues after a heavy field day a day of rest will intervene. The attraction yesterday was divided between the pon toon bridge at Virginia Water and Chobhsm Heath, where a review and sham fight took place daring the morning. The Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince of Prussia, is to leave town for the Camp at half-past nine o'clock this morning, from which it may be inferred that a grand military display will take place to-day. THE FETE OF THE BOTANICAL SOCIETY. Yesterday the Botanical Society gave their lut fete for the present season, in their indent in the Regent's park. The flowers were a►undant and very beautiful; the company most numerous and distinguished. At one o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert arrived at the gardens, accom panied by the Prince and Princess of Prussia, and the Duke and Duchess of Sege Coburg. The royal party were at tended by the Hon. Mks Stanley, Lord Charles Fitzroy and Captain de Roe, Count Goetz, Count Fackler, end Count Boos. Among the general visitors were:—The Ambassadors of Turkey, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, and Russia; the Dab* of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and the La dirt Somereet, the Duchess of St. Albans and Lady Beau elm, the Duke and Dachau of Sutherland, Mareltionees of Ailesbury, Bishop of Durham, Lords George Lennox, Ro- bert Grosvenor, Fortmene, Courteaey; Ladies Buxton, C. Garner, Barrow, Macfarlane, Courtney, Goldmaid, Mar shall, Duna, Fellows, White, Buchan, Clayton, Foul, Webber, Rolt; Sire—W. Stirling, B. C. Colebrook, W. Newton, R. Iryiryan, J. Dorman, George Staunton, G. liedgkinma, R. T. Marehisoa, J. Rennie, W. Jams, J. Macdonald, T. Owe, P. Laurie, J. Brans, C. Morgan. The number of Merton was estimated to be upwards of 18,000. The following is the award of the chief prizes Extra Gold Medals—To Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, Ealing-pork, for 20 stove and greenhouse plants.; Mr. Blake, gardener to J. 11. Schroder, of Stratked-green, for 2.5 orchids. J. Pan Gold Medal—To w r o r. C v ol e e lo g d ardener to S. colyei, . -- gerliors 0014 Medals—To Mr. Sped , gesdiessee,, too, for 20 stove and greenhouse pivots; Mesa. Fraser, nurserymen, Lea Bridge-road, Bess:, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. firma, gardener to Sir E. Antro bus, Cheam, Surrey, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Franklin, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, for 25 orchids ; Masan. Benison, nurserymen, Tooting, for 18 orchids : Mr. Woolly, gardener to H. B. Ker, Esq., Cheshunt, for 16 orchids. Gold Medals—To Messrs. Rollison, nurserymen, Tooting, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Williams, gardener to Min Trail, Bromley, Kent, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants ; Messrs. Rollins nurserymen, Tooting, for 11 Cape heath'; Mr. Smith,artiener to W. Quilter, Esq., Crown hill, Norwood, for 1 0 Cape heaths; Mn. Turner, Slough, for 12 pelargoniums in 8-inch pots ; Mr. Robinson, gar deuce to J. Simeon, Thames bank, Pimlico, for 12 pelargoniums in S-inch pots. Large Silver Gilt Medals—Mears. Pamplin, nursery men, Lea-bridge-road, for 16 stave and rreenhuuse plants; Mr. Taylor, gardener to J. Coster, for 12 stove and green house plants; Mr. Williams, gardener to C. B. Warner, Esq., Hoddesden, Herts, for 25 orchids; Mr. Hume, gar dener to R. Banbury, Esq., Poles, Ware, for 8 orchids; Mr. Davies, market-gardener, Oak-bill, East Barnet, for a miscellaneous collection of fruit ; Mr. Fleming, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, for • collection of 6 pine applies. Large Silver Medals—Messrs. Fraser, nurserymen, Lea bridge-road, for 10 Cape heaths ; Mr. Cole, gardener to H. Colyer, Esq., for 10 Cape heaths ; Mr. Smith, gardener to W. Quitter, Esq.. Crown-hill, Norwood, fur 9 Cape heaths; Mr. Westwood, nurseryman, Turnham-green, for 12 pelar goniums, in 8 inch pots; Mr. Bonham, gardener to Mr. Madifurd, Staines, for 12 pelargonium', in 8 inch pots ; Turner, of Slough, for 6 fancy pelargoniums, in 8-inch pots; Robinson, gardener to J. Simeon, Esq., Pimlico, for 6 fancy pelargoniums ; Mr. Wiggans, gardener to E. Beck, Reg , Isleworth, for 6 pelargoniums of 1851-52 Mr. Flem ing, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, Trentham Hall, for miscellaneous collection of fruit ; Mr. Firson, gardener to the Duke of Northumberland, Sion house, for a oollnetion of tr.,pmal fruits. At ( IDENT AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—Yesterday morning an accident occurred at the Crystal Palace, Byden ham, caused by the high winds. The following is the official report of Messrs. Fox, Henderson, and Co., made to the secretary of the company:—" The severe winds of last night and this morning have caused an accident to the ocatfild for the large roof over central transept, a portion of which was fixed in place, and fell down between 12 and 1 o'clock. We are glad to tell you that no injury has occurred to life or limb, that ao damage bat been sustained by the framework of the building, except of the moat trifling kind, and that the damaged staging will be immediately ninstated.", SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COMPANY. Yesterday the seventeenth annual general meeting tattle proprietors was held at the company's effices, No. 4, New Broad-street ; Mr. Divert', M P., in the chair. After the usual preliminaries, The MANAOEII (Mr. Miller) read the following report : " The directors have the satisfaction to state that not withstanding the excitement produced in the colony during the past year by the gold discoveries in the province of Vic toria, and the consequent unsettled state of a large portion of the population, the interests of the company have not been injuriously affected. The gold field disco vered within the colony at Echunga, though it has yielded a fair return to many of the perse vering diggers, has not proved 13 productive as was at first anticipated. The actual quantity ebt tined had not been ueertaiee 1 ; but it was the opinion of many, that the diggers generally had been more successful than they chose to admit, and that gold had been found to tome extent in other districts. With respect to the company's land, an examination has been made of the sections on the western branch of the Oukaparinga river, and particles of gold had been found in every hole dug ; it wee not how ever considered sufficient to justify a continuance of the search in that locality. The party were engaged in exploring other dust -lets of your property, and a re port of a late date may shortly be expected. The inventories of the whole of the company's property have been easefully revised by the colonial manager and the local board of advice up to the 30th October last, and with a few trifling exceptions, the lands have been retained at the tame valuation as that of the preceding year. According to these documeats, the total value of the property at the above date amounted to 327,2251. ss. ltd., a sum which the directors believe is much under its actual value. The accounts made up in the colony for the year ending Oet. 30. 1652, exhibit the following amount of in sme derived from rents, &c , vie., rent from country lands 10,789/. 17s. Oel. ; rent from town lands and building', 3,233/. 17s. &I. ; rent from rort property, 1,253/. 64. ; rent from warehouses, 2,887 f. 55. 3d.: wharfage dues, 2,8021. 155. 7d. ; mineral rents and royalties, 2641/.2 9 .6d. ; total, 21,229/. 4s &1., being au increase of 7281. 21. 91. on the amount from the same sources during the previous year. The remittances received during the peat year, con sisting cf gold, copper, and capper ore, have yielded a profit, as has also the wheat received in payment of rent, and dis seed of in the colony. Owing to the unsettled state of the population, and the attraction of the gold diggings, little has Wien done in granting additional farm leases ; only 840 acres have been let ; whilst on the other band 440 acres have been , relinquished, so that the increase in this year's rental will ' be small. The directors, however, co n fidently expect that a material improvement will take place during the current year, both from additional leases of land, and from an ad vance of rent on the existing leases, some of which are about rising to the second, and some to the third term of 7 years. The sales of land have been limited almost entirely to tenants exercising their right of pre-emption. They con sist of 216 acres of the country lands, two small portions of acres of the town l an d s , and two allotments at the port, realising together the sum of 2,3631. 10s. 6d. This amouat, after deducting 4201., the advance obtained on the valua tion of 1851, has been reinvested, with some addition, in the purchase of 3,003 acres of good agricultural land at a trifle above the upset price of 20s. per acre. These lands arc situated on the rivers Torrens and Ookaparinga, in tho districts of Port Elliot and the Ooolwa, and on the overland route established to Mount Alexander gold diggings. The directors consider these purchases have been made on most favourable terms ; the ge price given at the land sales in Joinery last having been 365. 3d. per acre for country sections of second rate quality. Of the country lands, comprising 47,3851 acres, nearly all of first rate agricult ura l quality, there are 39,45 acres leased fir terms of 7, 14, a n d 21 years, at rents varying from 51. to 10s. per acre; 33,841 acres substantial! y fenced, 14,891 acres ate under crop, and 1,124 acres fallow. On seventy of the farms there are good stone and brick dwell ing houses, with wooden farm buildings. The port pro- perty consists of five sections, containing 501 acres of land adjoining the water. About 22 acres of this property are leased and occupied. On a part of section A are erected the company's wharves, having a water frontage of upwards of 1,000 feet, with 14 feet depth of water alongside; also two substantial brick warehouses used for bonded and other goods, besides various other buildings let for offices, stereo., and dwelling hooses. On another part of this property your patent slip is erected, on which vessels of upwards of 1,000 tons burthen have been repaired. The terminus of the contemplated railway between Adelaide and the port will adjoin the company's wharf, and when completed must greatly enhance the value of this part of the pro perty, as has been already in some measure proved by the recent sale of an allotment or 30 feet frontage by In feet deep for 1,0001., or at the rate of upwards of 10,0001. per acre ! The steam dredge, after much labour and ex pense, is now found to answer its purpose in improving this property, both by increasing the depth of water in front of the wharves, and supplying soil for filling up the adjacent swampy land. The town lands comprise 124 acres in various parts of the city of Ade. !aide ; about 28 acres of which are leased aid oc cupied, leaving 96 acres still unlet. The manager is en deavouring to get the whole of the town property let on repairing leases ; and authority has been recently sent out to him to extend the term of town leases for building to 61 years in special cases; a step which the directors have been Induced to take in order to meet the rapidly improving con dition of the colony, and from which they anticipate the most beneficial results. The company's mineral lands at Mount Barker, about 30 miles distant from Adelaide, con-' sist of 11,980 acres, and abound in copper and other ore,. A great portion of this property has been hitherto un productive ; only 679 acres are lot, partly for agriculture and pasture, and partly as mining was ; but, owing to the superior attractions of the gold diggings, the latter have been as yet very partially worked. The Kanmantoo mine, which forms part of this property, as is well known to most of the proprietor', has been worked for several years by the company to develop its value, and your directors are fully convinced from the result that an outlay of capital and the application of steam machinery are alone required to make it amply remunerative. All the mining operation, of the company ceased in January, 1851, and having been objected to by many of the share holders, will not be resumed. The ore and copper received from Adelaide and sold in this country during the past year, leaves a balance of 7631. 10e. 4d. in favour of mine. The directors have the pleasure to anaemia, that her Majesty's government have acceded to the petition of the Com pany for • Charter of Incorporation, a, noticed in the supple mentary report presented to you in December last. A draft of the Charter is now before the law officers of the Crown, and, there is no doubt, will shortly be completed. To be in a position to obtain the charter, it was necessary to call up the instalments remaining unpaid on a portion of the new shares issued in 1851; and the directors are enabled to state that the holders of thaw shares have most promptly responded to the tall. A portion only of the capital authorised to be seised at that time, having been called for, the directors propose to avail themselves of the authority then granted, to make a further issue of a limited number of shares, in order to pay off the debenture debt falling due in the present year ; this will now be ef fected on most advantageous terms to the company. Due notice will be given to the proprietors of the terms on which these shares will be limed. To supply the vacancies created in the direction since the last annual general meeting, by the death of J. Red den Todd, Esq and the retirement of Richard Foster, Req.. the board appointed, ad interim, Robert Chalmers, Esq., of Thorloe-square, Brampton, and George Gay, Esq of Bedwell Park, Herm, both of whom now offer t hemselves for election to the proprietors. Bertram Wodehouse Currie, Esq., one of the two directon who retire from office pursuant to the deed of settlement (Mr. Fester already referred to being the other), offers him self for re-election; es do also the two auditory, John Han ley White, Esq., and William Richards, Esq. The direc tors are happy to state, that emigration has steadily im proved both as regards the number and character of those who have left Eogland for the colony ; and the funds avail able for this purpose have been largely increased by the extensive government land sales at Adelaide during the year. The official returns show an addition of 3,687 souls to the population of the colony during the last quarter of 1852 ; and there is reason to believe that the number has not diminished during the first quarter of the present year. The statement of accounts which has been submitted to the meeting, shows a net profit arising from the opera• dons of the company for the year, of 21,8551. 4s. 3d., out of which the directors feel justified in recommending that a dividend at the rate of six seer cent per annum, or thirty shillings per share, clear of income tax, be now declared, payable halt-yearly, on the 15th July and 15th January next." The following was the statement of liabilities and assets up to the 30th April, 1853:- . Liabilities.-Capital paid up, 307,1601.; debentures. loona ; unclaimed dividends and calla on new shares paid in advance, 3,134/. le. 6d.; debts due to sundries in the colony, 5,3831. 19s. 4d.; property reserve fund, 15,4531. 121. 9d.; profit and loss, balance after deducting all charges for the year, 21,8551. 41. 3d.; total, 363,0611. 17s. 10d. "Assets.-Value of lands, buildings, wharves, dte., as per inventories, dated 30th October, 1852, 327,2251. se. lid.; value of sundry property in the colony, not included in inventories, 302/ 141. 114. ; debts due to the company is the colony, 15,8161. 7s. 6d.; colonial bills receivable on hand, 9,918/. ss. 3d. ; cult on band in London, 6,989/. 13.. 10d.; open accounts in London, 2,140/. 2s. lid. ; office furniture, &c., in London, 319/. 7e. 6d.; instalments en new shares unpaid, 2.501. ; total, 363,0611. 170. 104. " Statement of profit and loss account for the year end ing 30th April, 1853 : On the debit side:-To charges in the colony, including salaries, wages, and miscellaneous espeoses, 2,9661.135.6 d. ; to charges in London. including income tux, rent, salaries, and all expenses, 2,789/. 10.1. ; to interest on debentures, 4981. lus balance of colonial interest account, Ac., 911. 10s. 44.-407/. 4s. Sd. ; to bad debts ' &c., written aft, 861. 9s. sd. • to balance, being net profit for the year, 21,855/. 4s. id. ; total, 28,1041. 121. 7d. " On the credit side :-By net income from rents, &c., to 31st October, 1852, in the colony, 20,0271. 18s. 94 ; by net profit on a ale of land, &c., 420 1.; by profit on remit tances, &c., from the colony, and on wheat taken in pay ment of rent, 3,2681. 64. 2d. ; by transfer fees, 2.9/. Ils. ; by undivided profits, 30th April, 1852, after providing for dividends payable 15th July, 1852, and 15th January, 1853, 4,098!. 16s. Bd. ; total, 28,104/. 12s. 7d." The report was adopted unanimously. Oa the motion of Mr. °AKIN, a vote of thanks was given to the chairman and his co-directors, for their management during the put year. The CHAIRMAN, after acknowledging the compliment, proposed a vote of thanks to the manager, Mr. Miller, ob• serving that he had been most assiduous in the discharge of Lis duties, and wes a most valuable officer. The motion wu seconded by Mr. OALIS, and adopted by the meeting. Mr. MILLER said he was much gratified at receiving this roof of confidence, and hoped to continue t 3 merit that feeling. Ou the motion of Mr. W. CC RULE, similar acknowledg ments wens made to the local oor•d at Adelaide—Mr. Ihrtlcy, Mr. Davenport,• and Mr. Giles—after which the meeting separated. CURIOUS AUTOGRAPHS AND MUSIC. During the last five days, some very interesting collections of autographs and music have been brought io the hammer by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, of Piccadilly. The sale commenced on Thursday last, with about 1,200 autograph letters of Thomas Moore to Mr. Power, his tunic publisher. These letters, extending over the period between 1808 and 1806, furnish data for a complete history of the poet, as they not only treat of the matters of busineis between Moore and his publisher, but to :eh on nearly every subject upon which be was engaged, and reveal more of his domestic hatory, perhaps, than any ether series of papers that can be pointed out. It is matter of much re gret that such a series should have been dispersed; even the sale catalogue (extending to near 150 pages) is a readable book ; but the letters themselves, in the hands of a skilful editor, would have presented materials for such a history of Moore as could scarcely be supplied from any other source. At the sale, the value of the correspondence, in a literary point of view, was far from realised, the letters being arranged in lots as autographs merely, and sold fur comparatively small sums, only here and there an article reaching from one to two pounds. The foregoing notice applies to the sale of Thursday and Friday. On Saturday some copyright musical works of Moore formed the subject of the auction, but scarcely fur nish any matter for remark. On this day's sale, four songs of Mrs. Hemsns, in her autograph, sold for 91. 12s. The same catalogue confined the musical collections of Mr. Richard Clark, the author of " An Account of the National Authem," and included some extremely interesting musical portraits, relics, and curiosities. The books sold very well, as the following extracts will show: Lot 438, a copy of the Scriptures, called " The Great Bible," printed in 1539, though very imperfect, sold for 131. 13e. Lot 467, a volume of Mr. Clark's own reminiscences of Herne's Oak, which he is old enough well to remember, sold for 61. 2a. 61. A collection of manuscripts in ten lots 473 to 482, being transcripts of the charters of West minster Abbey, told for 201. Amongst the relies we can only specify lot 528, The Anvil and Hammer of Thomas Powell, the blacksmith, with which he beat the sr companiment to the air sung in the hearing of Handel, afterwards printed in the " Suites de Pieces," and subse quently called "The Harmonious Blacksmith," sold fur si. That this was Powell's anvil there is no good reason to doubt; the other part of the story must be taken quantum vateol. Lot 530, a toning fork, formerly in the possession of Handel, sold for 21. Ids. Lot 556, The quilted satin cap worn by the unfortunate monarch, Charles 1., at his exe cution, sold for 51. 12s. 63. Lot .577, A portrait of Hand.i, said to be painted by Sir J. Thornhill, sold for 111. The sale concluded with some groups of instruments from the collections id' the late Dean of Peterborough, the late Dr. Stokoe, who succeeded Barry O'Meara in attendance upon Napoleon at St. Helena, and others. The molt remarkable of these instruments was lot 636, a violin, by Stradusrius, which seemed to excite amongst the cognoscenti the most lively admiration, and was knocked down after a sharp con test for 2401. FATAL ACCIDENT FROM MACHINERY. An inquest was held on Tuesday at the Man chester Infirmary, before Mr. Herford, the coroner for the borough, on the body of James Huhne, a w , whose death had resulted from an accident by machinery. De. ceased was employed at the mill of Messrs. Simeon and Thomas Fairer, Chapelfield, in the parish of Prestwich, near Manchester. On Monday week he was employed In putting on the straps, after the engine had started, and stood with one foot on the window-sill and the other en the frame. He was cautioned by one of the weavers to use • step-ladder, which was kept in the room for the pur pose, but neglected the advice ; and whilst ho was at his task, his left arm became entangled in the machinery, and was torn off near the shoulder. He was taken to the Manchester Infirmary, where it was found necessary to amputate the arm still further, and he died from the effects of the accident on Tuesday morning. At the inquest it was stated that the deceased had more frequently put the straps on without using a step ladder than with one, though frequently warned of the danger. One of the weavers observed that it was not usual to put theatre, on after the milaa started. Mr. Simeon Ferrer sell the deemed had bees employed for three months to put straps ea, ead elephdders ware specially provided for the pupae. He them& it was imposai: le to put the straps on whilst the machinery was standing, because they woaY awe NI as sour as it started. There had never been as aselast Wore, except a crushed finger or so, since the valises opened, in 1844. The jury found a verdict of " Accidental death." The deceased was 38 years of age, and has left a wife and two children. THE EXPRESS, • THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE' 10; 1853 MELANCIIOLT ACCIDENT. Mr. Neilson , of Woolton, near Liverpool, has furnish ed the following particulars of a melancholy accident which occurred in his grounds en Tuesday morning. Mr. Neilson says:—" My premises have been rubbed twice, and, incon sequence, I have a watchman on the grounds every night tt, protect the tools, &c., belonging to the workmen employed in making alterations. This watchman's name is Frederick Guy, and the cowman's name (who also attends to the poultry) is John Come. On Monday night James Come (the brother of John) came to Guy and said to him that, as it was Woolton ',ekes, there would be many rough people about, so he would sit up to watch with him. This was at nine o'clock ; and while they wen speaking John Came came in and told Guy that he bad a dock just hatching in the plantation near the gate, and, as he should not like to lose it, he begged of Gay to look after it in the night, which Guy promised to do. The two men were particular friends. At five o'clock in the morning John Come came to work, and found his brother James asleep in the saddle-room, and Gay on the look-out. He awoke James, and asked him if Guy had looked after his duck in the night. James said he did not know, as he had fallen asleep and had not been with Guy for some hours. John then said that he would go and look after it himself; and, without seeing Guy to tell him, he went to do so. He crept into the plantation, and finding that the duck had batched her young, he took off his cap, which he placed upon the ground, went down on his hands and knees, took the old duck off the nest, and began to put to the young ones in his cap, to carry them up to the house. Of course, while he did this, the old duck made a great noise, which Guy, us he was walking round, heard, and thinking it was something killing John's duck, he hurried to the plantation; just us he got near it, he could distinctly see, through the thick foliage of the trees, very low down, a rough, brown, hairy thong, which he took for a dog worrying the duck; this was poor John's head, at which Guy fired without speaking, and killed the unfortunate man on the spot. John called out "Oh, dear me !" and Guy ran shouting out to James, who at once went to his brother's assistance, but all was ever. He has left a wife and three children." THE Naw Iztcoma TAX Aer.—This act, which received the royal meat on Tuesday, will take effect from the 6th of April last, from which day incomes beginning at 1001. a year will be taxed. For the first two years the tax will be 7d. in the pound, for the next two years 6d. in the pound, and for the last three years 6d. in the pound. With respect to lands and tenements, other than a dwelling house, occupied by a tenant distinct from a farm of lands, the duty will be, for the first two years, in England, 30., and in Scotland and Ireland, nd.; for the second two years, in England, 3d., and in Scotland and Ireland, 20. ; and for the last three years, in England, 20., and in Scot land and Ireland, 11d. The act uto remain in force from the sth of April last to the 6th of April, 1860, and "no longer," as expressed therein. - - • DEVONPORT DOCKTARD.—Four caulkers' appren tices, having completed their indenture, were entered on the establishment. Several labourers have entered as stokers from the dockyard to the steam-ships fitting out on the new system for ten years. The Dockyard Brigade on Saturday nest will drill in Graobv•square, and for the re-• minder of the season powder and ball will be drawn from the magazine for that purpose. The quarterly muster of the artisans and others of the establishment took place on Monday, commencing at 3.30 p.m. Mr. Ingram Woedhead has been appointed clerk and draughtsman in the office of the Director of Works, vice Ceeslock. Two shipwrights of ten years' service and upwards, and several labourers, have been discharged at their own request. Twelve apprentices are to be entered. A list, containing the names of thirty candidates, has been received, and they are all to undergo examination as to qualification and education, and be re ported on to the Admiralty. REWARDS OF AN ACT OF HUMANITY Al' MOSCOW. —At the moment Levine reached the ladder, and the man he hail so nobly preserved was seen to glide down in safety, a remarkable movement was manifested by the crowd—a movement truly Russian—all heads were simultaneously uncovered, and all hands made the sign of the cross. When Marine reached the ground, the man was already half-way down the ladder, and out of all danger. " I had hardly reached the ground." relates Marine, " when a gentleman in a cloak and military casque approached me, and gave me twenty-five silver roubles." A great number of others surrounded him, and each gave him according to his means—some tea copecks silver, others a rouble, and some only copper. " Thanks, brave man !" was cried no all sides ; " you are a courageous and good Christian ; and may God long grant you health, and blem you .." " What became of the man I rescued," said Marine, Ido not know; but that is not my affair. Thanks to God, ho is saved." . . . . Leaving to return home, he was asto nished at being called to the house of the Grand Master of ' the Polite, who accompanied him to the palate. The cau -1 rage, of which he had so lately given so strong a proof, had been brought to the knowledge of the Emperor, who desired to see him. . . Marine related,the adventure to him in his own simple manner, and, when be had finished, the Czar, who had listened to him with the greatest attention, embraced him, and said "My son, may God bless you! and remember, if you ever stand in need of my assistance, come to me and it shall be accorded to you." The Emperor then presented him with a medal and one hundred and fifty silver roubles, Marine left the Emperor's presence a happy man.—Dickena's " !kw- Ado Words." CHARGES OF CRUELTY AGAINST THE GOVERNOR OF THE BOROUGH GAOL AT BIR MINGHAM. In consequence of the circulation of rumours that cruelty was practised towards prisoners in the borough gaol at Birmingham, an inquiry has been instituted by Mr. 'Perry, the prison inspector, under the express orders of ' Lord Palmerton, the home Secretary. The rumours on the subject first arose two or three months ago; about that period %prisoner, named Andrews, a youth, hung himself in the cell of his prison, making the third suicide, in addi tion to I attempts of a like character, sine. the pre sent governor, Lieutenant Austin, R.N. (who succeeded Captain Maconochie lets than two years ago) has filled the situation. This unfortunate youth, who was in a state of great debility, had impoy d upon him the labour of turning a 6 lb. crank wheel 10,000 times in a day ; he was dieted on bread and water, and finally strapped to a wall ; and when this punishment had been repeatedly inflicted, and exhausted nature giving way, despair followed, and the youth de stroyed himself in the manner described. It appears also to have been the practice to encase the prisoners in a strait jacket with a stiff collar and cuffs attached, which had the effect of greatly galling the limbs of the un fortuGate persons so rudely punished; another practice was to throw buckets of cold water over the prisoners, besides subjecting them to much other degrading treatment. A great number of allegations have been made relative to these mal-practices, by persons employed at the gaol at the time of their occurrence ; these were set forth with much minutemen, and finally, after a public meeting on the sub ject in Birmingham, a memorial was presented to Lord Palmerston, praying for inquiry. His lordship directed Mr Perry, the prison inspector, to institute the same, and the report of that gentleman having been transmitted to the Home Secretary, his lordship referred it to the magistrates, who yesterday in special sessions for the purpose made that document public, together with their own reply thereto. The report of the Visiting Justices in reply, was a docu ment of such length, that no tins, is left tut to give even an extract; it set forth minutely the result of a thirteen days' inquiry into all the offences charged; the conclusion at which the Justices arrived was, that there was no substan tial ground for any of the mil-practices charged, and they vindicated in the main the system of discipline pursued in the prison, which had, they averred, not only never been complained of till this time by the Government Inspector, but had been passed over and approved by him ; they ad mitted the occasional severities, but alleged that these had been without the knowledge of the Governor; they declared that the Visiting Justices disapproved of the system of throwing buckets of water over refrac tory prisoners, and they also disapproved of the use of the strait jacket with its accompanying collar and straps which the inspector had so strongly cor.demned. They fur ther denied that punishments had been aggravated, or the number of suicides increased since Lieut. Austin bad filled the office of governor; and finally, they quoted in justifica tion the inspector's own report made no longer since than 1852, in which he said of this prison that " the punishments are few in number and seldom of any magnitude. The of fences for which they are inflicted are generally attempts at communication by rapping on walls, whispering in chapel during the responses, and ether methods— acts of insubordination and disobedience are ex tremely rare." Prior to the inspection upon which that report is founded, all or nearly all the punishments and privations, the legality or propriety of which is now questioned, were in use with the handcuffs and standing in the hall. In no degree wishing to complain of the course which the inspector has pursued, the visiting justices can. not but express the satisfaction they feel that in forming a judgment of the conduct of themselves and their officers, full consideration will be given by Lord Palmerston to this amongst the various other circumstances of the case. All the facts are now before the Home Secretary awaiting the decision of his lordship; in the meantime the public mind is much excited by reason of the reports of these prism persecutions, and the result is looked forward to with corresponding anxiety. THE INDUSTRIAL AND REFORMATORY IN- S lITUTIOA FUR BOYS, BEAGMUNT•PLACE, NEW-ROAD. This institution, which is intended as an auxiliary to the Phillip's garden Ragged School, situate in the dis trict of All Saints, St. Pancras, has been established to meet the great difficulty which presents itself to the teachers of ragged schools—namely, the providing permanent employ meat for those who are anxious to retrieve their characters by earning an honest livelihood. It appears that a few gentlemen, who have long laboured amongst the lowest classes of this poor and populous locality, became convinced, as well by their own observation as by the representations of those they were endeavouring to reclaim, that it is com paratively useless to teach them morality and religion with out removing them from the atmosphere of vice in which they dwell, and assisting them to lead an honest life. They resolved, therefore, as an auxiliary to the raggefi school in the district, to hire and fit up • small house in order to afford some of these destitute lads the advantages so much needed and desired by them—viz., profitable employment and a well regulatod bone, receiving the proceeds of their labour towards defraying the expenses, and thus giving a feeling of independence, which has always been found so strong an incentive to ood conduct. On the let of December list, this house was opened, and now eight boys (most of them very expert thieves) receive religious and useful secular instruction. During the day they are taught carpentering by a mechanic regularly engaged for that purpose, and it is intended in time to teach other trades in the rams way. The present attempt being so limited, a conclusion can hardly be formed as to the remunerating character of the lads' work ; but judging from the amount already received, it is expected that a considerable part of the current expenses will be defrayed from this source. A strict watch is kept on the conduct of the inmates, and rules and regulations have been framed with the view of enforcing the most perfect discipline. A comfortable dor mitory is provided, and thus they are preserved from the contamination of the low lodging houses. There is, under the same roof, a reading-room, which is also open for the use of the working men in the neighbourhood, at a very trifling charge, well furnished with sound useful works, adapted to the poorer classes, to gether with several newspapers and periodicals. These advantages have now been transferred to a nest new building erected for the purpose in Beaumont-place, New road, and which was formally opened last night at a meet ing of the friends and supporters of the institution. Lord Robert Grosvenor, H.P., took the chair, supported by the Rev. H. W. Armstrong, incumbent of the district, 0. J. Bowyer, Esq., and several clergymen and gentlemen of the neighbourhood. The objects and results of the institution were fully and ably stated by the Chairman, Mr. Arm strong and others; and the meeting, which was fully at tended, passed off very satisfactorily. It is stated that the cost of the new building has amounted to 4001., towards defraying which contributions are much required. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' SCHOOLS. The anniversary dinner in support of the above schools took place yesterday at the lillibbury Barn T and wu one of the most sumessfuefestivals known formally years past. Considerably upwards of 2,000 penons sat down to dinner in an immense marquee on the lawn, and nearly the same number of ladies wu accommodated in a gallery which ran round the whole of the interior. The chair wu taken by LZ7IIOII ELLtorr, Esc., supported by several of the most influential members of the trade. I-- iiiTiii.iiiiir,ihe secretary, tienieadtieiiii of sub scriptions, from which it resulted that the society was enriched by donation, &c., to the amount of upwards of 2,0001. THE SOAP lIIITY.—On Wednesday next the duty will be taken off soap, and not on Tuesday, as erroneously supposed. The words of the repealing act are—" from and after the 6th July," making Wednesday the 6th, the operation day. LORD WORCESTER'S " INVENTIONS."—Oar noble friend jumps about from ono subject to another with an alacrity truly remarkable ; his projects are as numerous and varied as those of Uncle Jack, in Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's novel. A way to level and shoot cannon by night as well as by day ; a quick mode of weighing an anchor ; a way to make a boat work itself against wind and tide ; how to make " • little engine, within a coach, whereby a 'child may stop it, and secure all persons within it, aid the coachman himself, though the horses be so unruly, in full career ;" how to raise water constantly with two buckets only, day and night, without any other force than its own motion ; how to " increase the strength of a spring to such a degree as to shoot bonabasses and bullets of • hundred pounds weight • steeple height ;" how to " light a fire and a candle, at what hour of the night one awaketh, without rising or putting one's hand out of bed ;" how to make an artificial bird fiy which way, and as long as one pleueth ; a way to make ' a complete light portable ladder, which, taken out of one's pocket, may be by himself fastened an hundred feet high ;" how to make a pistol to discharge a dozen times with on.. loading, and without so much as once new priming requisite ; a way, " with a flask appropriated into it, which will furnish either pistol or carabine with a dozen charges in three minutes' time." Such are some of the inventions, nearly in the order in which they are placed. Many of the marquis's projects altogether defy one's penetration; but others point curiously to ideas which have fructified in men's brains in latter times. We do not know, and probably never shall know, how much these later in ventors owe to him. In an age of Colt's revolvers, one would almost give a little finger to know how the marquis made " a pistol to discharge a dozen times with once loading." The tiring of cannon, as well as the sinking of ships, seems to have been a cherished subject with the noble inventor. His fifty-fourth item is a bouncer; "tried and approved before the late Kiog (of ever bleucd memory) and a hun dred lords and commons, is a cannon of eight inches and half a quarter, to shoot bullets of sixty-four pounds weight, and tweuty-four pounds of powder, twenty times in six minutes; so clear from danger that, after all were dis charged, a pound of butter did not melt, being laid upon the cannon hitch, nor the green oil discoloured that was first anointed, and used between the barrel thereof, and the engine having never in it, nor within six foot, but one charge at the time." If the reader can solve this riddle, welland 'ad.—Dicke/Ws "Boufehold intros." UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. UNIVERSITY OF LoNDoN.—The following candi dates have lately passed the examinations for the degrees of Master of Arts and Bachelor of Liles respectively : Master of Arts.—Branch 1. Classics.—John Chas. Addyea Scott (gold medal), Manchegcr (Now) and University Col.; Rev. Thomas Clark, Highbury. Branch 2. Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.—Edward John Routh (gold medal), University; William Gurney, University; Ed ward Wyndham Tarn, University. Branch 3. Logic, M Tel Philouphy, Philosophy of the Mind, Political Phi losophy, Political Economy.—Robert William Dale (gold medal), Spring ; Allred Daniel Sprange, University; Thomas Riming, University. Bachelor of Laws.—First division.—John Philip Green, University; George Yeilding Maddi , hoili Queen's University in Ireland; Caleb Scott, Airedale. Second division. Samuel Sharpe, Wesley, Sheffield; James Walttr Smith, University of Oxford; John Breed Winterbotham, University. CAM BRIDG E.—ButtN EY PRIZE.—This prize, awarded annually to the Bachelor of Arts in the first year of his standing who shall produce the best essay "On some Moral or Metaphysical Subject ; on the Existence, Nature, and Attributes of God; er on the Truth and Evidence of the Christian Religion," has been adjudged to Thomas White, 8.A., St. John's College. NAVAL. D EVOSPORT, WEDNESDAY MORNING.—The intelli gence communicated by the Lzpress of yesterday of the accident to Capt. ratty, of the Amphion, at Spithead, on Monday, created considerable sensation iu this town and neighbourhood, the gallant captain being well known and greatly beloved for his many estimable qualities by a large number of persons and some relations in this locality. Capt. G. E. Patey, R.N., left by railway yesterday, to be in attendance on his brother. The Valorous, steam vessel, Capt. Buckle, attired yesterday evening, from Queens- town, Ireland. SPORTING. NEWCASTLE RACES.—WEDNESDAY. [BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] . PRODUCE SWEEPSTAKES of 25 son. each, h. ft., for 3-yr olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; allowances, &c. Two miles. (6 subs.) Mr. Staten' Roneywood, by Sweetmeat (31bs) 1 Mr. Wetters's Lord Fauconberg Sir C. Monk's %%ado' 3 Won by two lengths. FREE HANDICAP of 10 son. each, 5 It, with 50 added ; winners extra ; the second to receive 20 son. out of the stakes. Three-quarters of a mile. (14 subs.) Mr. H. J. Thompson's Guicowar by Geiser, 3 yrs . 1 Mr. Thompson's Agnes Wicklield, 4 yrs 2 Mr. Gibbs's Thirkleby (h b), 6 yrs Mr. J. Watson's Mrs. Dodds, 4 yrs Worcester, Bold Davie, and Mary Aislabie also ran Won by half a length. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE of 200 son., added to a Handicap Stakes of 15 sovs, 10 ft, and only sif declared, &c. The second to receive 50 son. out of the stakes, and the third to Faye his stake. Winners extra. Two miles. (188 subs, 48 of whom declared.) Mr. Morris's Kingston, by Venison, 4 yrs, Bst 7lb (Basham) 1 Mr. Blackburne's Goorkab, by Annandale, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Clement) 2 Captain Key's Little Jack, 6 yrs, 7st 21b (including 61b extra) (Robertson) 3 Mr. J. D. Studio's Garforth, 6 yrs, Gst 121 b (Charlton) 4 The following also ran :—Goldfinder, Red Lion, Colster dale, C ;rdinal Wiseman, St. Michael, Lough Bawn, Coosa- Wieland Statbesmon, Ann Eliza, and Doublethong. Won by half a length. A short neck between second, third, and fourth. Ann Eliza a geed fifth. TYRO STARES of 10 son. each, p.p. with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; winners extra. The second to save his stake T.Y.C. (13 subs.) Mr. Wa'erworth's Neville, by Rapier Mr. C. Bpence's Canute 2 Mr. R. head's Beauty Mr. J. Osborne's Bridesmaid Eight ran. Won easily by a length. For the QUEEN'S PLATE, Mr. Dawson's Lerrywheut, 4 yrs, beat Mr. Chilton's Audubon, 3 yrs, and Mr. Merry's Dick Turpin, 3 yrs. TUZSDAY.—ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. THIRD YEAR of the THIRD TRIENNIAL PRODUCE Of 10 sous. each, 5 ft; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; for 4-yr olds. Two miles. (11l subs.) Mr. Ideikhun's Evadne, by Fancy Boy, Bst 41b (Tem pitman), walked over. In 1851 won by Evadne, beating Trueboy filly by a length. Only two ran. In 1852 Evadne walked over, Lori Eglinton withdrawing his stokes. TRIAL STARR& of 6 sous. each, with 20 added ; 2.yr olds, sst ; three, 7st 4lb ; four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st ; sic end ag e d, 9st 31b ; the winner to be sold for 200 son. if demanded, &c., and the second to save his stake. T.Y.C. (5 subs.) Mr. J. Osborne's Bold Davie, by Young Priam, 3 yrs, 7.1 41b (Osborne) 1 Mr. Morris's King David, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Basham) 2 Captain Key's The Major, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (H. Robertson) 3 Mr. Masterman's Shamrock, 3 yrs 7st 41b.. (Boyer) 4 Mr. Murray's Mysterious, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Clement) 5 ligisszaa' PLATE (HANDICAP) of 5 son each, with 100 added ; winners extra, the second to save his stake. One mile and a quarter. (23 subs.) Mr. Meikiain's Evadne, by k'aney Boy, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Aldcoft) 1 Mr. Saxon's Sir Robert (h b), by Tariff, 6 r yrs, 7st Illb (including 71b extra) (Clement) 2 Mr. Newland's Ammonia, 4 yrs, bet llb (Chilman) 3 The following also ran : Alfred the Great, oby Mel bourne—Sally Warfoot, Tomato, and Worcester. NORTH DERRY of 10 sous. each, p. p., with 100 added; for 3-yrs-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b ; winners extra; the second to receive 60 son. out of the stakes. Once round. (19 subs.) Mr. A. Nichol's Honeydew, by Touchstone, Bst 21b ('fempleman) 1 Mr. Chilton's Audubon, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) 2 Mr. Watters's Lord Fauconberg, Bst 71b ..(Carroll) 3 Betting : 3to 1 on Audubon, and 4 to 1 agst Honeydew. Audubon made the runnidg to the distance, where his com petitors closed with him. At the half-distance Honeydew challenged, and won an excellent rats home by a neck. A length between second and third. SELLINO STAKES of 3 son. each, with 20 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; optional selling weights. One mile. (6 subs.) Mr. Thrift's Solyman, by Dromedary, 4 yrs (300, 7st 131 b (H. Robinson) 1 Mr. Miller's Lucy, 3 yrs (301.), 7st llb .. (Kendall) 2 Mr. Rawe's Oumfiower, aged (391.), Bst 81b, (E. Harrison) 3 CRICKET. KENT V. ENGLAND.—'II6 match wad brought to • conclusion on Tuesday, shortly before seven o'clock, in favour of England by nineteen runs. It was thought at one period of the game that Kent would have carried the day, the two batsmen having scored 37 before they were parted. The fourth wicket, too, caused 61 to be placed upon the score paper ; but, owing to the fine bowling of Grundy and Dean, the following wu the result : England —first innings, 113; second innings, 76. Kent—first innings, 82; second Innings, 83. MORE PUBLIC BATHS AND WASH-I'OO3EB.—A neat and commodious building has just been completed in Endell strut, St. Giles's, to serve for baths and wash-houses for the pariah of St. Giles and St. George, Bloomsbury. The edifice is to be opened for these purposes this week. There are 16 baths for women and 67 for men. Even the second class baths are fitted up with attention to comfort, and the first class baths are carpeted, and have all that the bather may require for the toilet. The tame care seems to have been bestowed upon the wash-houses. There are wringing machines, drying closets, and every convenience both for Ironing and mangling. Each woman engaged in washing will have a separate compartment forte purpose. DEPARTURE OF TIIE AMERICAN MAlLS.—Yeder day afternoon, shortly after two o'clock, the United States mail-steamer Atlantic, Capt. West, sailed from the Mersey for New York with the usual bi-weekly mails for the United States and British possessions in North America ; 146 passengers, and a large and valuable cargo of merchan dise on freight. THE WAGES MOVEMENT IN PLYMOUTH. On Monday evening a meeting of the journeymen shoemakers of the three towns was held in York-lane, Plymouth, for the purpose of taking into consideration " the best means of advancing the present low rate of wages paid to the trade." After a long discussion, the meeting was adjourned till next Monday evening, to give time for the production of a statement of the prices of work among the different branches of the trade, which they wish to obtain. THE DEVON AND CORNWALL ARCHERY SOCIETY. —The first grand meeting for the season in connexion with the above Interesting fashionable society takes place at Manadon, on Tuesday, July 12, when Major-General Sir Harry Smith will preside. The gathering will, it is anti cipated, be one of the most numerous and distinguished that has ever taken place in connexion with the society. THE LABOUR MARKET.—In the Marylcbone workhouse there is only one able-bodied pauper, and a short time since the surveyor complained to the parochial autho rities that he could not procure in the stone yard a suffi cient number of men to perform the parish work, such as repairing the streets, roads, &c. FEVER AT BAHIA.—The merchant ship Anne Fisher, of Bristol, Captain John Edwards, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Tuesday afternoon from Bahia, South America, 10. h May, with a cargo of sugar, for Plymouth, for orders. While at Bahia the second maw, William Bur gess, and John Davey, seaman, died; all the crew, 14 in number, were &Meted, and the master was persuaded to leave as quickly as possible. After being at sea three days the cases of John Dennis Davey and William Berry, sea men, terminated fatally. The remainder of the crew speedily recovered. On her arrival here she was boarded by Mr. Molyneaux, the tide surveyor, but she was not subject to quarantine, the deaths not having occurred within 10 days of het arrival. MUSIC. NEW PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. EXETER HALL—The fifth concert took Ow .► night, when the following admirable selection was pet formed : Pater I. Cowart Overture (Op. Ida) Spobr. e verout," licrr Theodore Forum .vs. E. s. Kyrie Eleiron" Chorus . Grand Choral SS mpimuy. the no part. by Matte Lull'. Mire liassono, lien 1 beorlare Fuentes, and Mr. Wei,. PAST It. Concerto in D minor, pianoforte, Ma.terJohn 1110 , nett Aria, 0, tittre nicht " (Zauberiaii, Millie. Play blorart. Overture Glissandi) ..... .......... ........ Apolir. Aria, "Uses mivh Gnirk," Herr Theodore Formes Spoilt.. F ute Solo (Carnival de Veilla), Derr hte.chert. Overture (We of Prometheus) ^ • Dr. Spohr was the conductor of the evening, and also preside at the next (and last) concert. On the entry of the great composer, he was welcomed with continued bunts of applause from all parts of the hall ; and his rece st tion throughout the evening was such as to satisfy his meat enthusiastic admirer,. The overture with which the con cert commenced is one of Spohr's later works, and is neither so fresh in idea or so happy in treatment as most of his previous campositions. It exhibits, however, his ustal masterly instrumentation, sad the exquisite variety of hie orchestral combinations in some measure atones for the want of interest and novelty in the ideas. The " Ave verum," by Silas, is an agreeable piece of cantabile writing, but, as well as the following chorus, •• Kyrie eleison," is devoid of that preconceived design and eon , tinuity of thought which the great masters have hell to be requisites of composition. The solo was very well Bung by Ilerr Theodore Formes (brother of the celebrated. Basso), who has a sonorous tenor voice, and sings with much expression and excellent intonation. '1 he grand feature of the evening was, of course, Ili t hoven's Choral Symphony, which made so great a sen sation when performed by this society last season, uno:cr Berlios'a direction. In effect last night was even greater than on the previous occasion, the enthusiasm of the audi ence almost amounting to an encore of one or two of the movements. Nothing could exceed Spohr's admirable dis crimination in the conduct of this elaborate work ; or the quiet repose of manner, not wanting in energy and via , ur, but devoid of all spasmodic effart—in short, that tranquil yet thorough command over his materials which requ res intellectual supremacy as much as mechanical exercise. The different movements were taken at the time exactly suited, not only to their various characters, but to the large number of performers and the size of the hall—mat ters which have a considerable influence on the qucs:ion of tempo, and_ would sometimes krill', a deviation even from the composer's own metronomic mark. The vocal portion of the symphony was scarcely ever, wo think, so well rendered in this country before. The voices scarcely flagged, notwithstanding the unmerciful treat ment to which Beethoven has subjected them. The sopranos especially merit praise for the resolute way in which they attacked the high A's and B's which are plentifully hestowil on them. Master J. Barnett achieved a great success in his performance of blendelssohn's difficult pianoforte concerto. It was truly a surprising effort for a youth of apparently not more than some eleven or twelve years. Ile played with considerable power and great neatness of finger-3 little more crispness in the arpeggio passages of the last movement might be desirable, and will probably be gained when the hand acquires more muscular strength. The performance, however, on the whole, exhibited great intelligence as well as mechanical skill, and was received with enthusiastic applause. Mdlle. Bury sang tho " Qua en of Night," bravura song, from Zauberfiote, with such effect as to be called upon to repeat it. The high head notes, however, which form a feature in this song, are scarcely fitted for, or likely to improve, the really beautiful quality of this lady's voice ; and we prefer her in music without such tours de force. Spohr's Overture to Jessonda is a great contrast to that which commenced the concert. It was written when his imagination was fresh and teeming with ideas, and is ono of the happiest of his inspirations. It was played to perfection, and re.demanded with enthu siasm. The Recitative and Rondo from Jessonda were very well given by Herr Theodore Formes, with, however, an occasional tendency to force his upper notes. Ilerr Rei chert's flute solo was remarkable for the extreme purity, beauty, and volume of the tone which he produces, as well as for his facility and certainty of execution. Beethoven's well-known Overture to Prometheus terminated one of the most satisfactory concerts of the season. HERR MOLIQUE'S CONCERT.—This distinguished composer and violinist gave his third concert, of chamber music, at Willie's ROOMS yesterday evening; the last, we believe, of the series. These concerts have attracted great attention in the musical circles, and have been numerously attended by those amateurs of both sexes who cultivate the pianoforte and concerted instrumental music, and to such listeners they have been advantageous as well as agreeable, for each of them bu been a lesson of purity and refinement in the execution of classical pieces which the superior class of amateurs aro accustomed to play. Haydn's quartet in G minor, which was played by Molique, Mellon, Webb, sal Piatti is a model of clear and graceful construction, leaving a pleasant impression of tranquil cheerfulness. Mozart's quartet in E fiat for the piano and stringed instrument., of which the principal part was performed by Herr Passer, was oeiginally a quintet for the piano and wind instrutnents, but has been arranged as a quartet for the con venience of amateurs, among whom it is in very general use. Many of the listeners, no doubt, had often taken part in its performance themselves, and must have been all the more delighted on that account with the charming effect given to it by four such finished artims. Molique s own Quartet in B fiat, Op. 12, is a beautiful com position, worthy of companionship with the works of Haydn and Mozart, upon which he has, in a great degree, formed his style, but without being at all liable to the charge of imitation. On the contrary this quartet is remarkable for freshness and freedom of ideas, particularly the minuet and trio, which are charmingly quaint and original. Two of Molique's pretty melodies for the violin and pianoforte were played by the composer and Herr Pauer ; and several fine German songs were sung by Herr Kumpel, a tenor of great merit, whom we heard for the first time. DRAMA. FRENCH PLAYS.-ST. JAMES'S. Last night the season, as far as the French plays are concerned, was brought to a close ; and, at the same time, Mdlle. Rachel took her leave of as audience by whom her genius has always been justly appreciated, and of whom she has been deservedly the favourite. Her career during this last few weeks has been one series of triumphs—triumphs not merely in the sense of rendering the works of genius in a manner worthy of their authors—not merely in making what is agreeable more delightful—but, in the yet more dif ficult sense, of rendering what in many cues has been but commonplace and repulsive materiel the means or effecting the spectator with emotions of surprise and pleasure. The truth is that the French drama is scarcely capable of being naturalised in England. It is too extravagant for our tastes. Even its fuses, much as our theatres owe to them, would, generally speaking, be failures if produced in an unmitigated form. They would be voted outrageous even by an Adelphi critic. So, too, their tragedies are commonly incredible in plot and unpleasant in character. Even in works of real genius the same defects lie on the surface. The Horac•cs of Corneille, for instance, despite its undoubted merit, would sicken an English public. The Peace Society would have laboured in vain, if the demoniac " vertu " of the Horace!, father and son, was not equally unappreci able and repulsive to any audience they could command in this country. That such a play could ever have been popular in France explains all the more fearful incidents in her modern political history ; but there is no Englishman that would not heartily join with Curiace in saying, Je rends graces aux dieux de n''rc par Remain Pour conserver encore quelque chose d'humain." So likewise the lack of incident and the inordinate speechmaking in which the characters indulge would pre vent its ever being a favourite here ; for there is no Eng. lish audience that would not yawn over its dreary beauty as much as a literary foreigner might be supposed to do over a volume of Rouser& Yet Rachel has infused into the very insignificant part (as Corneille, no doubt, considered it) of Camille a vivid interest, that has redeemed the tediousness of the whole play, and given life and colour to all the other characters. In this her greatest part she took her benefit last night, and received from a house so crowded, that the very musicians had to yield up their places to the public, the warmest plaudits that a fashionable audience can bestow. Siie certainly never did play more finely. That wonderful 4th act carried everything before it. The expression of grief, tempered with joy, at the escape of her lover, and of crushing agony of despair and ungovernable rage, is perha; s the grandest effort of tragic power upon the European stage ; and, as usual, it created the most pro found sensation. Madlle. Rachel was, of course, called be fore the curtain, and she retired with a whole,Cewestlarden of bouquets. ACs ratan eempany are to be the Rae' oath dates fur public favour at this thaftre; lad titer have announced Egmont as the piece wittkorkisit the; Woad to open the campaign. TIIE INCI7NBERED ESTATES IN .1 4 -re is a bill in the Rouse of Lords (144 pin • •W 3 the Irish Estates Coramiatioa four Isms • • .