The Express. — London, England, 1852-04-10 00:00:00

THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD FIELDS. Th e f e lioering extracts are frans Australian pare, ." st rec ent dates. The Me lb o urne Daily Nines says : ,;ishe must im portant piece of inteleigence from oar mines k the discovery, at LOu effink of • specimen th o 1. „ eu eras , weighing 'tithe. It is said to his almost itfii` 4. .„ l t o the hands of Mr. Commissioner D0w m,r471., Um offered and refused foe it. We are not in o n of full particuluis at present, but there is see runt viet.`""."'oence to justify an announcement of the fact. No nea t week wallets. ocular d emountration or the truth. doubt . east heir Spot , have been opened out since our o :Indy a day passes without producing something in the shape of n• w digging.. At Turns Creek, which m ' l °T " W e t twenty miles to the southward of the Abercruen "“„i t• • itself into that riser, very rich deposits b een brought to light. A considerable number of men u , w the :round last week , end the commie:Miter had ;„„` IA helloes. A party of three procured 62 ounces des§ wilbia two feet from the surface—one bucket artls petduic oa ounces; another party obtained 153 "" ~,u t o f a hole about tire fret long and three feet deep. ;Te“-'hase a lready received TUrlill gold in Sydney, and a larzeq ua nto is expected in a few days ; th ere u dou b t the ;AV aid become crowded with lathers as soon as it a c „ w ,, generally Lucian. Lettere are also la town from 11 . 1 p C1 tab4 lirt • .irl s stating the discovery of a gold mine within thne miles and a half of Alhury, on the toad to aleltiounse. .ii.• •el about 3SO rode. from `Sydney ; a specimen et tor . gold, which wa. obtained wily a loot below the sun la", was placed in the hands of a chemist, yesterday ■io no, to wieertoin its purity. In addition to this news t h e onithwarel, we have letters tram Astonish., in New Eiodand district. and from Moreton its, and White p O , resift tuna the .cute use of gold to the northward; holeol, there eau he little &ado that the triode colony is su et tohl held, and that Australia will in future be con • t e e i, ri . z hn•st jewel in her Majesty's crown. o Ike ws tom ldraidwood is more encouraging than ever. All Miami are thane well, and many ore doing u „,„4, 1 ,,,. Iso gentlemen hut week purchased at the dote , " IWi t -, '. into Goalburo, over 2,100 ounces of the MAI ue yr tab and the quoitity coming into town every proof poit , ec of the richness of the diggings. At the Irons a me. tine of the miners has been held4and g eetitens adopted t.. the Irai.l4life council, praying for an ot the entise wining regulations—particularly .▪ ith re s ta rt to the liee lists. It would be well for the c quo it to adopt •uch measures as may wpm advisable, so m t o strengthen the hauls of government, before the pre. um t se-eion It is a very important and delicate n to haled-. and will require all the talent that can te e . iu tht ti bear upon it. J 1 very large body of men e ,l te ~.usreitated upon the se mines beton, our lo uliture Si d, and the most effectual ese+e• of ointreelms them will be by the adoption of eels rev: as no wieolde roan can honestly ob ject to, lot the legiedatuse and the government p ie the cowed. ore of the people by the wisdom and pro fiteer of their measure,, and a power will exist more than suet, old to pen any trilling disturbance that may arise Mid the gruiull'incv of disappointed and unreasonable men. A large h.g of nuggets has arrived from NorthwoixTs arty at tiphir, and may now ha seen at the Waterloo are hoes. Some 01 them are very beautiful, and well worth nopectim. ...tt W.ctoria the last escort bed not brought down so WWII a, the previous one, but from the quantity purchased br Slelhoure, and (Oolong, it was evident that the miners , ri ,t !anxr portions of their gold down by private hand. the pine has risen in consequence of the operation of ispiney beeves. Mr Martin's motion for the establishment of an assay r o e , i a t.oilliey was before the house inaTueslay last, but it..., in edge has already extrtolcd too far, the remarks ▪ h were intended must be deferred till nest week. An am, iolinent was carried appointing a committee of iaquiry. lee wort brought down (rum Ophir 46 ounce% the Turn ;.: I suarc., and Bathurst 314 ounces; and the post, Irvin Blealwisod. 1,11;) ounces, Bathurst 318 ounces, Wel -1 n.:*an wt Ounec*. Si udgeo 241 ouncee, (Southeast 78 ounces, to se enheynie 21 ounce.. We also know of 1,400 ounces that tame in Irani Braidwood by private hand. making is as th i . we e k 7„ii.:l ounces, worth shout 24,7115!. Ibe price has rouged through the week at 635, fey. to (h. id. according to sample. A unreel of iron atone, im pregnated with gold, weighing 216 lbs., from the Went vserth iligginge, was sold at 2s. 63. per lb. Total gold shi ped to this date, 329,7971. 16s 3d. "I`..ellauge ou —Legate against gold 6 per cent. diereuut. height j per cent. "471, Georgeoueet." " 010e0g A. LLOYD. December 24. (Received from a ship's muter, just arrived.) o Stop muothly pay of mats and steward, who are off to the gold diggings. Captain and Captain —, who b.;. just lota aboard my vessel, state it is hot isible to g, t any lino, on ammo. of the gold diggings. I ce am afraid we shall be detained hers some time, on account of the scarcity of seamen." (Received from another of our captains.) " Sydney, Dec.l3, 1831. " I fear there is not the slightest chance of leading for home, as freights are so very low, they would not pay expenses; therefore my present plan is to . without anything better should offer, which I fear will sot be the case, as iieeeels have been lying here for some months, not knowing what to du for the best. lam happy to Whim you I landed my passengers all in good health and spirits, ake." DECRMOrIi 22. —Referring to the above ship, they say : —" We /curt the delay in dispat.hing ibis veered, but no motions on our part have been spared, and we assure you the detention is unavoidable. Captain hrlo get sway this week, but we must say, all ugh ha do, • everything that a master can do, we shall not Ii lees in the period of bin sailing till we see him off. Erse of the ships in harbour hays a quarter of their crews to hosnl—some not a single hand. Cartage, which was Is.. per load last year, is now 4s. and 5e., and labour of all dee wriptione has advanced at the same rate. This all arise' hoot the discovery of gold in large quantities almost all over the district. It is coming in in two Of three tons per week, The Melbourue, sailing this evening, takes 301,0001. in the opinion of must people here, the quantity is inexhaustible. The price we are now giving is 21. 17s. per ounce for what we consider almost pure gold. At pre out we ram°, get lighters to convey the broods from the bey to the town. `lse trust you will send us large numbers sten:lariats. Mantra!! Bar.—The existence of a gold field in this vicinity is no longer doubtful, as various parties have dis covered the precious metal in all its purity. The weak in "laird John Swamp," on the station of Mr. George F. M.L.C., about ten miles from this village ; and samples of the gold have been sent to Mr. Leslie, in order to be shown to government, with the view of Mincing the executive to send,without any delay, a icientific geologist to in.ps a and report upon the diggings. There are *event cradles at work on the ground, and many more ordered liar intending parties, but, from the scarcity of joiners in illareick, the supply is not equal to the demand ler then articles. There is atnindanee of water is the creeks (touting Lord John's Swamp), tele batariee of the Condamine River, and taking their rise in the Maryland range, which abounds in quarts, exactly similar to that procured at the Turon, and else where, in the Dathunt country. The inhabitants of this township have come forward most libelant with tons to raise a fund for the purrs, 6164 11 1011 1611 4 licenses (should curia be ilemunded) of this la. ail inch tim e as ti c:field is sufficiently opened to remunerate diggers, and enable them to pay their 0111 rrnos. A meeting fur this purpose was called by Patel& Leslie, Esq., I.l' , and was fully attended, and the list vapidly tilled up by subscriptions from all classes of the inhabitants of this flourishing township, which will, ere long, rival most inland towns in the colony, as—from its (Irani position, large supedy of fresh water, high and dry bedding aground, and immense reserve (twenty./vs square miles), the greater part of which is the richest alluvial soil, fitted for the growth of ail kinds of farm produce with a comparatively sttaatl amount of labour, on account of being very lightly tonhereil—it in destined to become the home of hundreds of tradesmen and agriculturists, who will find rs ple; l 7 of em ployers and consume among the concourse of dimes which such a Geld as will aeon he proved to Men will or• greeste in this vicinity. I annex • report of the nesting. One of the greatest advantages that Darling DOW= pre sents to intending diggers is the magnificent climate, more equable than any other in the colony. Neither winter (mete nor summer sun will militate against the operations of the diggers; throughout the year will they ismosaungly continue their labours, living in tents or bark gunyas, without inconvenience or suffering from the effects of climate. iVer creek, on which the gold has been discovered are sea foible to drays by • good road. The richest part yet known lies within half a mile of the main line of road from I.littrheld to Warwick—unlike many diggings, where pa's :mienals alone can be used to transport the isemisaries of life to the persons employed en the fields. Ihe original discoverer of the existence of gold in this dionct ins Mr. A. H. M'Arthur, who forwarded specimens of the quartz from Lord John's Swamp to the Rev. W. B. Cane, who extracted gold from it. and sent the results to Ur *Arthur. Maas. Atlphon, l'hompeois, sad Money, hare followed up Mr. M'Atiffges discovery with groat 'Derry and pens bid it Is to them we me IslelMd for the certainty of a MM es Darling Dorn. • pea. tion to the governor-prod ems lama leaned by agouti of silty freeholder. sad houmisYs -fa Warwick, prayiV e sc.-Lb-n(7 to send a seientlis with r little a. nossihle, to as the of the gold Th. petition ham been heyertled tu the member he the district. Id • Dinatts Ittent.-1 Weft pea lel hen the WM tall liters.. Mince then niers eenseeeted lm unmet the life of a gold seeker. This creek runs through a broken mountainous country, having on its banks all min of sod " 4 Torr, amongst which whinstone, gnaits sod athlete Poderainate. Higher ap quarts is said to ebeetea e bet et the present deadens very little quarto is immil delete lags /anns of rock, which have evidently bees =diet sod en tbraiine the action of fire, are tea, Idea ems think ii the case. As yet gold hes sally bees Mai le ewe layer of earth—a red loam. It is fissi blue hided. eielet, oaf mall nuggets—the tatter abler the she of emit eel pigeon shot, Itettened, and betting evident mai if Mehl ta 4. Moor the action of bre. No doubt belt del the M•notild will hereafter (whom pee* melee As colony sufficient to work It) tan eat i :rille fig bu. present it regains moo INS MIN 111.1111011111111. to dreelope its norms& The Mew le by so mows lord —nothing that a heir Orr sly MI 40 1 tat dhe star' ing re gmrre .IMe little skill, sad Min ltr ttfdhlmJ mw. -,llorrton bo y WINE Itrrlits.—The parliamentary committee on this matter is Iv meet on the _:net inst. gbe Court. WINDSOR, Arm 9 . There was no addition to the royal dinner party yesterday. The Queen and Prince, with the royal children, walked in the Home Park this morning. Her Majesty and niece Albert attended an early service this morning (Gond Friday) in the Private Chapel of the Castle, and took the Sacrament of the Holy Communion. The Ladies and Gentlemen, nitb the Domestic Household, attended Divine Service this forenoon. The Hon. and Rev. O. Wellesley officiated. The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wake, and the Primer,' Royal, also attended the even ing service at half-past three o'clock. (Fria last!littt's &sante.) • LORD CHAMBERLAIN'IW,I , IOE, APRIL 7.—Notico is hereby Frisco, that her Majesty will hold a lerce at Bt. Jemea's Palace, on Wediseutay, the 21st April instant, at 2 o'clock. LORD CDAMBERLADIrti-OFFICIL APRIL 7.—Notion is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold drawing rooms at St. James's Palace, on the following days, at 2 o'clock :—Thursday, 29th April instant ; Thursday, 13:h May nest, to celebrate her Majesty's birth•day.— N.ll. The Knights of the several Orders are to appear in their collars, at the drawiag•room on the 13th of May nest. Ft APRIL 7.—The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Lord Napier, now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Naples, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at St. Petersburg.—The Queen has also bees graciously pleased to appoint the lion. Richard Ilingluun, now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Lis bon, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Naples.— The Queen has also been graciously ,leased to appoint William Robert Ward, Nei., lately appointed Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Florence, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Lisbon.--The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint William Ts ylour Thomson, Esq., new First paid Attache to her Majesty's Legation at the court of Persia, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Lega tion at that court. FonEms-Orme., APRIL I.—The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint norms. Iliantood, Esq., to be Iler Majesty's Consul at Cherbourg. ST. JAMES'S PAL CE, APRIL 6.—The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Earl of B.lailwich, to appoint Captain William Dwayne, late of the Queen's Royal Regiment, one of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Anne. vies Thomas George Wright, retired. WHITEHALL, APRIL 7.—The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Lachlan Mac Lean to the church of the united parishes of I.iff, Logie, Invergewrie, and Bennie, in the presbytery of Dundee, and county of Forfar vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Ucorge Addison, late minister thereof. COMMISSION SIGNED ET THE LOAD-LIEUTENANT or FLINTSIIIIIE —John Ofiley Crewe Read, to be Deputy- Lieutenant. COMMISSION SIGNED ET THE LARD-LIEUTENANT or Mr.—Jonathan Barber, to be Surgeon in the Firm West Yurk Reg:rnent of Yeomanry Cavalry. THE ELECTIONS. Buny.—An att.m pt wa has been roads at Bury to pismire the witbdra of ems of the candidates. The Neter, at the request of parties who ...quested that his in flame might prevent the continuums of the hitter feelings now unhappily prevailing, wrote to request that Mr. Richard Ashton, 'betimes of Mr.. Fred. Peel's committee, and Mr. John Grundy, chairman of Lord Duncan's corn mitts', would meet him, and the result was an agreement to have a private poll. Both candidates were to give up all pledges and promises of every kind; the electors were to be introduced singly into • room, where pull clerks, strangers to the town, and appointed fur each committee, were to be present, and to he asked how the would vote." A record was to be made of each vote, and when completed, and the result ascertained, the record of names was to be burnt. The candidate lowest on this poll was of course to withdraw. The committees aist 'Med to these terms, provided the candidates would consent. Lord Duncan at once signified his consent; but on Wed nesdsy night Mr. Peel's answer was reoeiveal, to the effect that he could not consent to release any or his r. quiii• tionluta, even for a mock election, if he was to be bound by the result. Ilia committee consequently withdrew from the negotiation. It is stated by Lord Duncan's committee that they have promises from no less than 93 persons who signed the requisition to Mr. Peel—persons who say they ouly signed the requisition to induce the hon . gentlemen to come before them and explain his sentiments, and not to otter himself whether his opinions were palatable or not. Treating bas been practised in the borough to a scandalous extent already, and one man, • supporter of Mr. Peel, died on Wednesday from injuries received while on his way home from a committee-room is a stile of intoxication. BEBEhIllItE.—Tho following address has joist been issued by Mr. Posey, one of the present members for this county To the Electors of Berkshire.—Gentlemen, — Baying had the honour of representing you in four parlia ments, I respectfully solicit the continuence of that trust in the new une, which will soon msembleil. Last year, it was my mis fortune to offend a portion of my constituents by declining to join them in agitation for the revival of protec tion to agriculture • I thought that such agitation could have but one end—disappointment. This year a protec tionist government has been formed, and Lord Derby has wisely declared that without a decided majority in the House of Commons, as well as `a very general concurrence of opinion throughout the country,' he will not reimpose even a low duty on corn. We see on the other hand pro tectionist members for boroughs acquainting their con stituents that the time for any such duty is past. It is scarce worth our while, therefore, to discuss what the former friends of protection, on their accession to power, find themselves compelled to maintain so faintly, or abandon so easily. If such a national concurrence as the Prim* Minister speaks of should come to pass, it would not be for me to withhold my assent. Still, I earnestly hope that no elector will give me his vote under an expectation which every day renders less probable. But if no one any longer imagines that the general election will raise the price of wheat, I venture to ask the requisitionists of last year whether it would be quite fair to assail me now, who have spoken the truth on this question. It has also been pro posed by members of the new government, setting the name of protection altogether aside, to exist agriculture by re pealing any excess of taxation to which it is liable. The amount of such relief might not he very large, but its principle, at least, would ho free from objection. Practi cally, too, that boon, however small, would fall to the share of the chief sufferer the tenant farmer. To any well-considered measures of this kind, for settling finally the long-standing dispute between rival interests, I should, of course, give a ready support. As to general politic., gentlemen, no one can now pretend to foresee the combination of parties half a year hence. With a sincere attachment to our constitution in church and state, yet an unaltered regard to religious liberty, I never have con sented, nor ever will, to oppose every change which time may make needful ; nor dots this county, I am satisfied, require of its representative to become a mere drag on the wheel of social improvement. I rejoice to think that most of those gentlemen who twenty years ago introduced me to your notice still honour me with their support ; and, if I be chosen a fifth time your member, I hope by an inde pendent and temperate course to make the only return in my power for the forbcaranceand indulgence with which my constituents have solos* rewarded my imps rfect endeavour to serve them.—l have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient and faithful servant, Puttir Posar.—Pueey, April 9, 18.12."—The requisition alluded to b Mr. Pusey was presented to and accepted by Mr. G. 11. Vansittart, of Bishsm Abbey, nearly twelve months since. The requisi tionists called upon Mr. Vansittart to offer himself, as a protectionist, in conjunction with Viscount Barrington and Mr. Robert Palmer, both of whom have hitherto been op posed to free trade. CIIRISTVIIURCII.—Tho Hon. Capt. Harris (brother of the Foreign Sseretary), it is said, will be opposed, in the approaching general election, by Wm. Tice, Esq., of Sopley.park.—l'oole - - - COLCHESTER- —The Record has the following in reference to this borough :—" We learn, from good autho rity, that if a gentleman of round protectionist principles would come forward for Colchester, there is much proba bility of Lord John Manners being thrown out, and thus a moral lemon of high value would be given to the country at large. The espouses of the election are, we understand, very moderate." CAMPRIDGESIIIRE.—Mr. Ball has issued an ad dress. It is the consequence of an enthusiastic meeting of Mr. Ball's friends, holden at Newmarket on the 6th in stant, and whereat resolutions were passed in his favour. DURHAM CITY.—The uncertainty which has hitherto veiled the intention of parties in regard to the ' representation of this city has at length been dispelled by the appearance in the field of Lord Adolphus Vane as a candidate on the conservative interest. His lordship (who, it will be remembered, is at present attached to the staff of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) arrived on Thursday in this city from London, and repaired to thy Hose and Crown, where be had an interview with his principal agents and adviser. His lordship's avowal of his determi nation to stand has caused much activity in the liberal camp. In his address, Lord Adolphus says:—The opinions upon which I venture to come forward, in au ardent hope of receiving your approbation as to their soundness and general correctness, in the now deeply inte resting state of the country, are t hose announced by Lord Derby's government, as I freely and boldly declare. I resider the administration now formed under the auspices I of that noble lord, from the declarations he has already made in parliament, calculated to be more conducive to the maintenance of our present glorious constitution in church and state, as it exists, and to the welfare of the British do minions gereally, than the clustrines which have ems noted from any other quarter. I consider the agricultural interest to have been brought into an undue state of de pression, and though I deem it impolitic to re-impose any tax en cora I should be prepared to vote for any measure th at, with fairness to other interests, would be calculated to alleviate the burdens which are el lowed by all topmast.° heavily upon that important classof the community. As regarding reform, I am not for agreater extension of the suffrage. There are no doubt some ano malies and errors existing in our elective franchise which I feel assured will, as the next session progresses, meet the attention of the legislature; but as I consider the present House of Commons bad in no degree matured any fixed plan or arrangements for extending and improving th e re presentation of the people, se do I apprehend the new par liament will fully develop their views on the subject, to which I shall always give my most earnest attention. At the same time I own when I see a system that works well as a whole, It appears to me dangerous rashly to alter it ; nor do I Wive makagee ought to be Riven to these who have not sans stake is the country, which stake I am inclined to consider at pewit sufficiently low, and if the result of an extension of the suffrages to one of an universal cha racter is to be weed raters) on, by what we have seen in France, I ammet imagine we owgbe, In free and happy England, be elk etmilar results. Ames the ballot, I shallower oppose it, bonus I asset eassolvs an Isellsinws shoat wish for sang is kY *Wool opinions sr is I believe It would sowntrage Instead of dirlaishrir With tweet to the all-Important. sad byline every other, d subject of Tellers questions; regarding thepirsatast r the only We sae, and as the bulwark of we ssaldludsa. Ism amismemited to uphold it against surinsissi awl sessidastims, is whatever quarters they may arise. _ _ _ bunt:mt.—Mr. George Duncan, the present mem ber, has intimated that he will present himself for re-elee tioa. Ile is a freetrader, and in favour of an extension of the suffrage, vote by ballot, the shortening of parliaments, and more equal representation of the people. H. is opposed to the Maynooth grant. DORCHESTER.—Mr. Gerard Sturt and the Hon. G. L. 1). Denier, the present members, are in the field as candidates for the representation of the borough at the neat election. Mr. R. B. Sheridan, the present member for Shaftesbury, having been called on by regal si s ion ' has slime issued an midribs to the electors, has canvassed the borough, and his friends carom themselves satisfied that he will be returned. _ _ GREENOCK. The first public movement in (freesia in referent* to the approaching general election is the meeting bell here on Saturday last of shipowners, shipmeMers, sal ether., with a view to adopting measures to seam the =vises of a mreseftitive who will sup port s palsy Madan to aimed ems 'abate/alai remedy . or relief in tie patios emeseffil mod losquitobls seaspetitton 'bleb Brft nes& bars la mime with the stripping of foreign Wiese The ressiotione bast that Lard Melgund does not mot Vs loguirsinsottbos laid down. The names of several gesalemom, r psuMW modidates for the repre sentation se Offillellik bees hose 'motioned of Isle—all of lbws, se he saws bag% wi hii eethority. A deputation efileatiesse weird on Keeley, us Sir Michael R. Shaw Stswert, Mr ties porpoise of laviting bins to come forward es s candidate he Ovvewsek, an honour which, however, he declined.—Orstosta Ashwrtiser, Mackinnon is again a can didate. Re addressed a meeting of the constituency on Wednesday, when he stated that the dissolution would not take Owe till July or August. Ile avowed himself the Mama and advocate of tree trade principles, which prin. slobs ha emaiilered conducive to the nue interest end wel ls:a sol the middle and industrious claws. Call it by what terms they might, he was convinced that corn low protection was neither more nor leas than taking money out of the pockets of the poor to put In the packets of the Nab. 1•11100Lle.—The Stamford Mercury says " Eke tisa assamsats in Lincoln during the week have pretested sum awls= sad changeful aspecte. There ere 1,262 ' free sad isispsadkaat' electors. According to a statement pub lished IW _She lowa clerk, thu requisition to Sir E. B. Lynes had 722 signature , , and in addition 110 promise* THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL rlO, 1852. THE CIIYSTAL PALACE. The following letter has been addressed to Sir Joseph Pastas by Mr. B. Oliveira : London, April S, 1852. 8, Upper Hyde-park-street. My DEAZ Btis,—As one of the objeetioos to the perma nent establishment of the Crystal Palace, as a p lace of re- deed enitnessent. recreation, and intellectual culture to all awes, is the great cost of maintaining it, I beg to give you somewhat more in detail awl with slight addle, the items of an estimated annual revenue which I addressed to you as long ago as lIA July, when I formed those opinions which I have since had the pleasure of participating with ion of the great public utility to which this splendid cres tins Siren might be devoted. Aaseoniag that the flella 11.11.11.11111 ts of the interior would be a largo ansservatory Wit trellte. lienntainv, plants, and shrubs. that wield live la a lew=urs, collectioss ef rabseralegy, lotasy, rat :models, designs of various kinds to Mead instruct all dames of visitors ; to which might be added schools of design, lecture rooms, collections of in ventions aid Biochemist lopeereasesta by lagesieva arti er, on d spike lhat *e Sallowish( schedule repre sents by as mums in easigsveted estimate of the sum which might be derived free the Crystal Palace annually : StiTIXATI OF REIM/MT. If the outer divicion of the paralallegrern irate devised to egoists ians, having • light railing dividing it from the net of the building, I propose that ell parties having the privilege of riding there should pal one guinea annually, and that there may be 800 sabseribery £ 810 0 Al) _ persons desirous of limbs( the moues to the rest of the building every day in the year (Sunday included) should bare tickets of admission at 11. Is. A regiseer to be kept of their names eel rosidessee. tai the general board of mmegansson to s. terraine as to their eligibility. I exploit from this source 10,0,0 subecribers, repre senting Note.—Viewing the success of the Horti cultural, Botanical, sad Zoological Societies, where to become a member it is necessary to be proposed, seconded, ballotted for, and pay • loge entrance fee, I think the foregoing item (divested of those formalities) is not over estimated. propose that Monday and Tuesday in each week be devoted to the working dames, who shall visit the whole of the building on payment of 3d. each. I asti mate 6,000 daily Wednesday and Thursday should be devoted to visitor at 6d. each. I animate on each of thews days 0,000 Friday, Is., me 5,000 Saturday, 2s. dd. each, on which day there might be 'musical entertainments, or other attractions, calculated for the upper clause, 5,000 each day 32,500 0 £76,340 0 Other warns of profit might be made avail able from the privilege of selling refresh ments, say annually - l,OOO 0 For placing statuary or works of art, 1,000 objects, at Is. each per week £70,910 0 0 The foregoing estimate may be considered rough and inaccurate, but it may lead to the question being minutely investigated, and brought to practical working, if we are fortunate enough to preserve the building from the destruc tion that awaits it —1 remain, my dear sir, yours very truly, BENJAMIN OLIVEIRA. Su Joseph Paxton. THE METROPOLIS WATER BILL—Mr. Berjennt Wrangham in opening the case of the companies in appall• Lion to the government bill, before the committee of the House of Commons, on Tuesday, uid the character of the preamble of the bill, and the character of its clauses, was without precedent in allrevions legislation. The preamble affirmed that "it is ca pe ent to make provision for increas ing the supply to the metropolis of pure and wholesome water, and otherwise to make (either and better provision in relation to the water-supply of the metropolis." He could not use what there was for him to oppose on behalf of the companies to this mere axiomatic proposition. Did the committee intend to affirm the preamble apart from the subagent clauses proposed to be enacted iii the bill, with refugees to the new sources of supply, covered reser voir, goesenment control, constant service on high gnmensaind uniform scale of rating? It would, he con- Impolitic to come to any decision affirming the without being first of all satisfied that the dif erect s pnefrien of the bill, in a largo and general sense, were 'Wm admissible ss forming part of a uniform code, binding all the companies, or such as were fair on the Amnia se the pablie, or whether on the other hand the objet he iimr might not be far better effected by al than by mend legislation. There were nine difiereat water eempenies, all derking their sources of supply from ' diffuse* Win, end tarnishing it at different rates of charge and ern to thermion's to different districts, and yet by a sere of proposed impeedbility, it was intended to place non ssdsraas goanet aide ef legislation. It mat one enipsoy. umber the poems system, a neat deal more to Wag wen ben • disown siUMNI. NMI it did another com pany in brig it ken • sown aver at hand. A uniform snip of i wend mare espy Mery a cruel iymtice so en sessasay, es she ita man bear or beanie to anther. each a scale el sew =kW press emegeratirsly harmless Is ow or two weenhior ea Vz wane * ethers that had le deal with a cw nestmeat meat be andate wee we traded did not admit of a general suds of law es sad it was inexpedient aad saint bonne wheb=l " their wormy is the faith of ea set of =res le airs es them in this way. Sims 111111 the hd espeaded M OW. is Inpeobeg their oseeno °ll 2:p. ply kr tbe /OW adnatego, sad if the poppedesteem were yawed it would be little short al absolute mallention of dist osaipeay's property. With relbsease te the Wan notestlai severed nesnein sad walersounse, k wee im perials Seep* panel Widen to that WOW, sad* •Nalt h. rm7 Is ewer Willa • sonde Anne of be. sal en= that dieting an se. An the een h eiss la disk pewee& * ban esowboat sandy at paws. Th e sompalso bed WIWI their nosey eat of sole_ of miasmal no soled ant into ninown wad nwainst Wok soadoin to woes willing to peened with further easenewe nth, te awit sat those hapinenosso the public used 18 61•111‘. The bills of the diarist eseap peew eales beim We hams penned • farther outlay los thus ees ef loosely The wow Wens wen ast is Analltha le nine the eandissey sf wean as saint sewed hillohlisa ia the matter, sad The peogand bin wee a wastes kiteikernace with the right of sintenborprles. CazoneAL fausaw—lt sleds , from a return lo perdassat, that them has bees a Daring in the oats of tries sew permitted at the Middlesex Smions,= win Übe lon act, were triable at the Central Cr Co w& eivenge not of a trial to the county at die Middle= Sense io etatNl at U. g,. 2d., and at the Conn; Crififfild Coen 41. leo. lot. wars ohlehead. The to lit U. Bitterer , accord log to Oho sass , hal 46$ and then was la Whim TM to Sir Mein that la & leg iwisnisor Hoary, with 6 . Plallisgioisas. Ispossotoi this es aoristita timid oat Oink lea rest ulnas, NA with papa to free tads la sm. ha Mid that ha thou& Ibis prima system hal lasso oisiitoi pasSiliaatsiy,wNYSat maw sised. &radio that be Wu of spiwisa the Mai owl the Amos wen MINIMM SOON anowrore of prissosiss, all that lo should bs dlawoosil to support a simo lasi duty Uwe foreign um; het that he relied more eapeallally upon local assweemists, by whisk dm agriculturist fight be relieved from wow of thous haymow which pressed most heavily and injuries* spas him. Sir Henry, according to the depu tation, pledged himself to rtand for Lincoln if invited by such a reqmaition as had been presented to his brother. Accorliwg to the same authority, and as the above quoted limas show, a far better requisition was obtained, and the tows clerk posted off to London, and Sir Henry then, for the first time, informed Mr. Meson that, since he last saw him, ho (Sir Henry) had accepted of a permanent embassy abroad, and should leave this country within ten days or a fortnight ; that ho consequently could not be present at the election, and that lie was doubtful whether he should suit the citizens of Lincoln, for that he should not be inclined to support the imposition of any duty upon imported corn, and must candidly tell them so that he should be willi ng t o f avour th e l an d and the agriculturists by a relief in the shape of fiscal amnitements, but nothing more; and that he would either present himself at Lincoln under these circumstances, and with these opinions, or give Mr. Mason an address declining the requisition. Mr. Mason felt that he had nu alternative but to accept the latter.'—Mr. Montague Merrywesither Turner had announced his intention to come forward shuuld Sir Henry Bulwer decline, but on the arrival of that gentle man in Lincoln, he found G. P. Heneage, Esq. canvaseinfi. Mr. Ilencage was in Lincoln on the lit ; and, contrary to his expectations was wooed and won into the candidateship; since Thursday evening, that gentleman has been prosecuting his avenue. the supporters of Col. Silithorp also canvass for hint. Mr. Turner, in his second address, says : The an nouncement of my intention having been published long an tecedent to the invitation to Mr. Ilencage, I can butsuppose that t my being a stranger to the const it nency is attributable the reception of that announcement in a manner unusual on such occasions. Under the circumstances, therefore, lam not desirous of putting the gentlemen who are now solicit ing your suffrages to any unnecessary expense, nor to in crease the turmoil generally attendant upon such elections, and from which I fear your city will not be free. In de clining, however, for the present, contesting fur the honour, 1 beg to announce my determination at a future, and a first occasion, to solicit the honour of being your representa tive.' On the part of Colonel Silithorp and Mr. Seely, active canvasses are still kept up. The colonel is stated to Ise indisposed and not enabled to bear much fatigue; but on his part much exertion is not necessary. Mr. Merry weather Turner addressed a large meeting of the citizens at the Corn Exchange on Wednesday night, for the pur p ose of cultivating Lincoln fur a future election. The' speech was not an imposing or winning one. lie declared himself a convert to proti etiou from free trade, upon which he contested Poole in 1819 and lest ; and boasted that he and his brother were the great promoters of Chancery re forms.—After the address of Mr. Turner, Mr. Seely was called for, and that gentleman delivered one of his stirring speeches. lie combatted the arguments of Mr. Turner against free trade. lle concluded toy advocating the ballot, observing that it was painful to canvass Lincoln. There were two sorts of bullies, the bully of society, and the po litical bully : the one ha d the quality of courage, and placed himself before an antagonist to shoot him or to be shot ; but the political bullies of Lincoln—men of station and wealth—free traders at heart—went about coercing people to vote for protection.—Mr. Turner replied, and after three cheers fur free trade, the meeting broke up.— There was no chairman, and Mr. Turner was introduced by a Mr. Henry Mansholt." ROSS AND CIOMARTY.—Mr. (3. W. 11. Ross has come forward in opposition to the present member, Sir James Matheson. _ _ _ _ &turn LANCANITHE.—The Right lion. the Earl of Ellesmere has addressed a letter to the press in which be denies the statement made through the Morgan!, Chrome* that he declined to allow his son (the lion. Capt. Egerton) to accept the incitation of the conservatives of South Lan cashire. Ito says, either from parsimony or some other cause, the register is not in an efficient state. The noble earl's son was from home when the invitation arrived, but it did not appear necessary to wait his return to make up his (the noble earl's) mind and forward to his correspondent his decision on the matter. " That decision had no refcrenoe either to my eon's a,te or to any sentimental reluctance to disturb the so-called place of the county : it wa.s founded on my belief, for which I specified my reasons, that the chances el success were not sufficient to justify the adventure. I cannot allow the interpretation which has been put upon my conduct to pus unnoticed and uncontradictcd, and to have it supposed that I deprecate or condemn any attempt on the part of others to assert their influence on the repre sentation of the county." TOWER HAMLETS. —A crowded meeting of elec tors and non.electon was held on Thursday evening last, at the Woodman Tavern, White-street, Waterloo town, to hear a discussion on the question of labour, between Mr. W. Newton and the other candidates for the representation of the borough, all of whom had been invited. Dr. Brooks was in the chair. Mr. A. S. Ayrton was the only one of the invited gentlemen pri sent ; and letters of apology for non-attendance were read from Sir W. Clay and Mr. G. Thompson. Mr. Newton propounded his sentiments on the question, which comprehendeo what are usually known u " the rights of labour," the duty of the government to provide employment on the waste lands of the country for ' every person willing to work and unable to find employ ment elsewhere, freedom of combination for the working man, and legislative enactments to regulate wages, and the hours of labour. Mr. Ayrton, in reply, expressed himself in opposition to any parliamentary interference between employer and employed; but in favour of giving to every man a free right to associate for purposes of trade, and of the abolition of the present laws of partner ship. At the close of the proceedings a resolution, pledging the meeting to use their influence to secure the return of Mr. Newton at the next election, was carried with only four dissentients. Mr. Newton, who had been throughout very favourably received, then said that, from the encourage ment he had met with at four meetings, and the number of electors who had promised him their votes, be was de termined to go to the ;oil. TAVISTOCK.—The lion. Edward Southwell Russell has announced to the constituency that he is not again going to seek their suffrages, and that he intends to retire from parliament when it is dissolved. Mr. George Byng is a candidate in his place. Mr. Brag states that ho can refer with honest pride to the records of the House of Com mons, where, for three generations, and for upwards of a century, the electors will find the name of his family unde viating) y and uninterruptedly identified with every measure for the furtherance of civil and religious liberty, and the amelioration of mankind. He is resolved, he says, to tread in the steps of those who have preceded him, and avows himself an humble, but scaloue, adherent of that party who have been the uniform champions of religions tolerance. He regards the ambiguous language of the protectionist ministers as intended to mys tify the candid, to mislead the simple, to beguile the unsuspecting; but the real principle submitted to the arbi tration of the country is, whether the public at large, and the poor in particular, shall continue to enjoy the benefits which they now derive from the diminished price of the necessaries of life. These are the broad and intelligible grounds on which the battle is to be fought, and to this subject, if sent to parliament, Mr. Byng promisee to give his moat 'Mous attention. He also expresses himself in favour of the ballot, an extension of the franchise, the abo lition of a property qualification and of church rates, and the admission of "ewe into parliament, regarding them as entitled to assist in making those laws which they help to maintain by their wealth, their charity, and their loyalty. MURDER OF TWO CHILDREN, AND SUICIDE OF THE FATTIER. Last night, up to a late hour, a most painful ex. eitement prevailed at Putney and its neighbourhood, in consequence of the discovery of the bodies of two boys, locked in each other's anus, and, close to them, the body of a man, about 40 years of age, in • deep piece of water, near the High Bridge, and abutting on the late Vice-Chan cellor's seat. The discovery was made about half-put 11 o'clock in the day, by two bargemen, named Hatherway and Matthews. The tide has influx into this small pond, and the water at high tide is not less than ten or twelve feet deep. The bodies, when taken out, proved to be two very fine grown youths, the eldest about eleven years of age, and the youngest about seven years. The man alluded 'to, who proves to be the hither, was found with his legs tied with willow withies, as she his arms. Ile lay close to his sous, who had also been OM gether with two looped strings; they were very = dossed, and evidently in excellent health at the they were so mercilessly hurried into eternity. The saga was also well dressed as a mechanic, but had no money upon him. The bodies were got out of the water by two watermen named Peters and Abscander, and the former directly identified the man and two boys, as hating seen them walking along the towing-path between seven and eight o'clock on Thursday evening. He first sew the two children, the elder carrying the youngest. The elder boy said he was following his father, who was me before him. He afterwards met the father, who was walking with his arms down, and seemed very dejected. It further appeared that the man had been trying on the previous night to °Maim beds for himself and children, but whether he succeeded is not knows. late yesterday after noon • woman decently dressed galled at the helm station, and from information she gave there was no doubt ha was Ler husband. From her account it appears dist the man was a basket-maker named fiparkhurst, Wring yr.... and employed several - at Barking, in Essex, and men. The two boys were his by a Inirinne marriage. Bhe produced a letter which she MI waleived from him, in which he said, that when Obi received that he should be no more, and his boys would pa with him, and Le only wished he had the girl with Um. lle concluded his letter by station that his wife's temper was the sole cause of his ruin. Information has been forwarded to Mr. W. Carter, the coroner fur East Surrey. 'emelt Docie.—Tho preamble of this bill has been declared proved. DILUNAGE AND EKDANKMENT OF LANIP , .—The Lords of the Admirelty have, under certain conditions, given their assent to this bill for facilitating the drainage and improvement of land, in England and \Val..., by the for mation mid improvement of embankments and other works. DEPARTMENT OF PRACTICAL ART. The following letter has been addreased to the President of the Board of Trade by the superintendents of the Department of Practical Art, and it will accompany the 'unanimous estimates for the year : TO TIM RIONT HON. I. W. TINLEY, X.P., PRESIDENT OP TNT CONIIII7III OF COUNCIL FOR Timm!, BCC. Board of Trade, Whitehall, March 10, 18a. Sir,-1. In entering upon the duties of this new depart ment, we venture to submit that a leading principle of its future management should be the endeavour to make the department as far as practicable eeltsupporting in all its branches. We apprehend it will bo found that, on the one hand, u the department responds to the wnnts of the public, so, on the other, the public, as individuals, will be ready to pay to a considerable extent for the educational advantages which it offers. We think it is apparent that in the most successful educational institutions in this country, tho public use them and pay fur the use of them according to their sense of their value, and thus milder extraneous aid in great measure unnecessary. 2. The minute of the Board of Trade of 16th February points to three principal objects as constituting the business of the new department. I. The promotion of elementary instruction in drawing and modelling 11. Special instruction in the knowledge and practice of ornamental art. 111. The practical application of such knowledge to the improvement of manufactures. I. ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTION IN DRAWING AND MODELLING. 3. Put experience hu proved that without sound ele mentary instruction in drawing, whick is the education of the aye and hand, all satisfactory progress in ornamental art is difficult, if not impracticable ; and in all schools oonnectcd with this department it has been found necessary to establish a large class for elementary instruction. 4. But a certain amount of such elementary training may usefully be given without necissuily creating a separate institution for the purpose. Drawing is, in fact, on indis pensable branch of goad general education—mother lan guage for the accurate expression of ideas—and may be beneficially connected with it. hence it should Is• toe aim to give systematic and practical effect to the views which have been frequently expressed by the board of Trade upon the desirableness of extending elementary instruc tion in the knowledge of form to mechanics' institutes, to schools in connexion with the Committee of the Privy Council fur Education, and other educational institutions F.:r various classes of the community. 5. It is not to he expected that by thus encouraging a general power of drawing or otherwise representin4 form, every one in to be made a professional artist or ornamental designer, any more than that teaching reading and writing is to make every one an author, or instruction in atith =tic every one an astronomer ; but it may safely be said that every artisan will be a better muter of his craft, and every purchaser will be not only a better judge of the beauty and excellence of the articles ho uses, but be better able to enjoy them, by possessing the Dower of seeing and representing form correctly, than would be the case without it. G. We think that the qualification for admission to the present schools of ornamental art should be the possession at least of some power of drawing correctly; and that the pupils should be subjected to examination before admis sion. The successful establishment of elementary schools is the only sure basis in founding future schools of design, or higher schools of ornamental art. 7. IVe believe that the extension of elementary schools for instruction in drawing may become a very important branch of this new department ; they will promote the practical improvement of ornamental art applii el to manu factures, and in the most important degree tend to enable the general public to appreciate such improvements when attained. For it must be obvious that unless the public, as consumers, are sufficiently educated to appreciate improved art in manufactures, it will not be the interest of manufac turers to aim at its production ; and that the labours of this department must be in some measure fruitless. 8. In promoting the extension of elementary instruction in drawing, we apprehend that the expenses to be incurred for each school or mechanics' institute will not be heavy ; probably an average expense of 201. for examples, models tic., per institution would be sufficient, at least in the be: ginning. The aid to be Riven will be less by any direct pecuniary assistance than by the recommendation of quali• tied masters, the encouragement of normal classes of teachers, by admitting them to study in existing schools of design free of cost, the temporary loan of examples and models, and communication with the managing authorities, in order to invite their attention to the general advantages resulting from the acquirement of a power of drawing. 11. MOLLER IN8i1t1;CTION IN 0-U4AMENTAL 0. hairylnkai In oesamental art for the improvement of manufactures may be considered to be the especial busi ness of the metropolitan and local branches of the School of Design as rat present organised. The attendance of the students affords the best evidence of the use which the public make of the schools, and of the esti mation in which they are held in their respective localities. The results of the attendance, as indicated by the amount of the fees received, arc very different in different places. Tkss, each student at York contributes annually an &ve rso of It. 40., whilst the government contributes 21. 64.; atiftswoestle-upon-Tyne the student contributes 11. 35., and the government 11. 131, Bd. In both places the govern ment grant is only 1501. per annum. At Paisley, where the government grant is 4001. per annum, the avenge annual payment of each of the 64 students is 19s. 11d., whilst the government contributes 61. ta., and each student costs the school upwards of 81. 3s. lid. The average period of attendance would be shown by the average rate of contri bution, if there were no disturbing elements. At Dinning. ham the students, costing 21. 6s. 11d. each, appear to con tribute only 48.9 d. each, because' a considerable number attended by virtue of a free presentation; at Coventry the students costs 21. 2s. 7d., and appear to have ..ontre buted only 2.. 4d. each, because numbers attend from the free schools without paying individually; at Spitalfields the student costs nearly 21. 16s. 6d., and contributes nearly fls. 2d. It must be remarked that in 14 out of 17 provincial schools, the local subscriptions do not equal the amount of the government grant, although it was upon this condition that the local schools have been founded. In nine schools, even the local contributions and the fees together do Lot equal the government grant. Taking all the provincial schools, the government contributes 6,8601., exclusive of cost of lectures, examples, and management; whilst the localities subscribe only 3,4471., and even including the feet, contribute only 6,4311. At Newcastle, Norwich, and York, where the pecuniary aid from the government is on the lowest scale, the contributions Irons these localities ore proportionably the highest. The total cost of the art education per student varies from 21. 21. 7d. a year in Coventry to 101. 111. 2d. in Leeds. Ths average cost in the provincial schools is 41. 6e. 6d.; and in the metropolitan school, 81. 125.; • cost considerably higher than such student pays in most private establishments for instruction in several kinds of drawing. These results now, for the first time, we believe, brought together, present features so various that a close examina tion into the state of each 'school at a future lime appears to be necessary, nut only to reconcile them with any system of management, but to deduce those facts which may be useful in enabling other localities to establish schools upon a satisfactory basis. 10. The present facts seem to lead, however, to the ge neral inference that the success of a school is more depend ent upon the ability of the management than on the amount of the government grant or the total cost of the school to the locality. The schools in the country, like other provincial institutions, could probably be conducted much butter by local authorities than by any central sys tem ; and the management of them for the future should be placed as much as tenable under the control of the localities themselves, which would soon find it their interest volun tarily to seek connection with the central authority, for the appointment of masters, selection of examples, advice in management, lectures, and for the higher instruction which the peculiar circumstances of the metropolis enable it to supp I - y. 11, While, however, the present system exists, of chiefly supporting the local branch schools by grants from the general t,xation, it is obviously necessary that they should be required to give proofs of their proves application of such grants. Tho best evidence of this would be furnished by the number of students, the character of their produc tions, and generally in the training evidenced by the pupils. The managers of the local schools should be invited to exert themselves in oxtendinv the influence of tho school, espe cially by connecting elementary schools with it, and so long es they participated in the government grant it would be necessary that they should send up annually to London not only a certain number of works executed by the students in ass school, but one or more of their most advanced students to prosecute their studies further in the department of prae tied art, and thus give them the advantages of studying the Natation, of manufactures in London, attending lectures, Ike. In addition to this, it would be desirable to offer to the committees of the local schools the privilege of naming • limited number of exhibitioners from each school who should attend the lectures and demonstrations rat the department of practical art without any payment at all, or at very re duced fees. The enjoyment of this privilege might be offered as a prise among the students. 12. It is not proposed to reduce the parliamentary grants to any of the local schools in the 'wet year; but, on the contrary, to include in the estimate grants to four addi tional branch schools already sanctioned, so that the whole estimate in respect of the local schools will be increased. 13. But we submit for your consideration that the num ber of schools of design or branch school, for ornamental art, supported by the system upon which the government grants have hitherto been made, has reached its extreme limits. When additional schools for instruction in orna mental art are required, we think they should be the result of local efforts, and of a local sense of their value, and depend mall less than heretofore on the general taxation for pecuniary assistance. We think it desirable that, before any attempt is made to found a higher ornamental school its any locality, it should first prove that it has been able to establish success fully an elementary school. This depattment, when re quested, should !evilly undertake to recommend masters and lecturers; to lend examples of ornamental art and manufactures; and it should encourage all local institu tios .to participate in every advantage which the depict meat may pumas, and promote in every way a mutual friendly feeling and confidence. 14. In order to assist both the establishment of addi tional schools on a principle of eelf.reliance, and to in crease the interest of the localities in the existing schools, ' we think it right to notice a suggestion frequently made, that the legislature should giver power of levying a mo- ' dente load rate for the support of schools of ornamental art until they became cell-supporting. we arc of opinion that a dependence on local, rather then general taxation, is calculated to awaken the greatest amount of local nate- 3 met and attention to the subject; and we think that • higher and more practical development would be given to such schools by enabling them to connect themselves with the museums of art, which, by the existing law, may be supported by local rates. 15. We are the mine induced to call attention to this point, because evidence was given before the last select committee of the Meuse of Commons on school+ of design by Sir Stafford Northcote, blr. Soils', chairman of the Shef field school, and others, te the effect that nut only a power to levy rates was expedient, but that some town councils already desired to pewee it. 16. At different times it has been objected that students of a higher class in society than artisans arid designers have attended these schools, and that the attention of masters is given to private chases ; but this olecetion appears tee be dying away. Private classes, or classes consisting ei stu dents probably nut artisans nor designers, are noticed by Mr. Poynter, the late inspector of the school, of design, in his tut reports, as existing at Leeds ; at Manchester, where the admission of artists is stated to ho calculated to extend the influence of the school, and to identify it with the arts iu general in the public estimateon ; at Neweuttle ; at Norwich, " the gr. irechoul dais ;" at Nottinglasin ;at Sheffield, private classes beneficial to I he school by increasing the number of its supporters ; at Glasgow, " a life class principally attended by urtist.," Which "tends to robe the importance of the schools ;" at Dublin, " where there is a goisiderableatteudance of female students qualifying them ' selves as gcvernesses, with the purpose of going to Ame rica ;" at Belfast, and at Cork, where the-re is a small pri vate male claim, three students being from Queen's College. These facts prove a de-ire on the part of the community generally to participate in the advantages of the schools, and we think this desire ought to tea encouraged, althiugh their scope may thereby become extended beyotnl the original intention. It twist be most difficult in pructim to draw a line ai to the station of the students, amp to ex clude any who desire to attend ; aid we submit that it would be better to einisider all clines as intestril parts of the school, and under the direction of the local committe to, rather than some or then as the mere private arrangements of the masters. Difkrint scales of fees might be fixed, and the public left free to make its own elmice of the hour. of attendance. The fees should he carried to the general ac count of the school, and the master be permitted to share proportionably in them. toe it must not be forgotten that the se:tools ire supported Icy the general taxation; and on public grounds it is desirable that every one, whether a n.anufaeturer, tradesman, or artisan, should be made as with the principles of ornamental art. 'this know ledge it is the declared purpose of the schools to give ; and so lung as the teaching of ornamental art applied to moue factures and decoration is shadily borne in mind and tho roughly carried into practice, no ether distinction as to classes to be taught appears to he necessary than to OM\ every possible encouragement to the workman to pe r:: himself in the art applicable to hie labours, and to place the cost of the instruction with n his means. tn. PRACTICAL IMPRoVI:XENT MANUFACTIMPS. 17. It is to the devilopment of the third or highest of the new department that the most careful attention will have to be turned. This consists of the practical ap , placation of the artistic powers which the pupil already has acquired to the exigencies of manufacture ; to use the words of a reportof the School of Design in 1542, often repeated afterwards, in " the study of the various processes of manu facture and the practice of design for individual branches lof industry," and in " the practice of the various branches ofileeorative art." We submit that the first step to be taken to accomplish this is to place before the student fine examples of what has already been accomplished in the specialty in which he seeks to be proficient. An educated designer for ceramic manufacture should at least have an adequate knowledge of what Japan, Meissen, SZvies, end even Chelsea, have already done, and he should aim to acquire a power of execution as high as that which his predecessors have possessed. He should he in strected also in the principles which guided them to excel lence, and taught to avoid the faults which marred the per fection of their labours. In like manner tl.e properly-edu cated designer for printed and wuven fabric+ ought to be practically familiar with the early cilium:li of India, as well as with the best MR:CtOICIRI of work sow produeed at Paris, Mulbausen, Craylind, or Accrington. 18. Classes of students should he formed for the actual practice and study of the specialties of manufacture, and for acquiring a knowledge of the general principles by which the ornamental dean for such manufactures must be regulated. Every student under a eertein age should be required, before he enters any one of these classes, to produce specimens of hi. proficiency in ornamental driw ing and colouring, or in modelling, when Uta manufac ture calls for that speciAlty. But this rule might be modi fied in the case of designers beyond a certain eiv, who can not be expected to pass through the same course of ile meutary study as youths, but who would still derive great benefit from the study of tine examples, and from nearing expositions of those principles which have contributed to their excellence. 19. In organising these classes, deference should he paid to the practical experience of manufacturers, and pains taken to induce theta to contribute their indispensable prac tical knowledge to aid the development of this branch of the institution. A hearty endeavour to seek the co-operation of manufacturers would he as successful in the !urination and working of these elas=es as it was in the are,ngethent of ' the late Exhibition. Sonic difficulties must bet xpected, at least in the outset, in finding competent artists, who will be willing, at the present time, to acquir,: such practical and special knowledge as was possessed by Albert I)urcr and Celliui in metal-work, by Itaphael in tapestries and decoration, and by llolbein in jeweller's work, &c. But as the most eminent artists of the world, at one period, are known to have possessed extensive knowledge of the specialties involved in producing orna mental art, it may be expected that others will acquire this power, if it be found that the age really requires them to do so. 20. It appears to us iudispentablo that practical demon strations with lectures should be given in these classes; and by adopting the system of insuring to the professors a moderate payment, coapled with a participation in the fees paid by . the students—a system which has proved so suc cessful in the Scotch universities, in the Queen, colleges in Ireland, and very recently in the Museum of Practical Geology—not only an adequate remuneration wi'al be pro vided for the professors, but the classes will become in some measure self-supporting. If this system should be found to succeed, it may be extended to the other diiisions of the department, and thus give the masters a share in the in creased prosperity of the schools. 21. The students should he examined, and receive Certi ficates of competency after they bad passed through these classes, and afforded proofs of their ability. 2 .1. As soon as props- accommodation can be found, a beginning should be male in the metropolis; but there will be no reason why the system should be I:mited to the me tropolis, but, on the contrary, it may he extended to the larger branch schools, particularly in referent , to the special manufactures of their localities. In the first instance, how ever, during the experiment in London, the provincial schools should be encouraged to avad themselves of it, by rending some of their best students to study in London, sad thus gain experience which may be useful in their own localities. 23. The purchases of Indian and other orivimentul works from the late Ethibitiun will be of the greatest %aioe in de : veloping the higher kind of instruction thus ind:cati.,l,lvoth in London and the country. After these t :am; !es shall base been exhibited in London, and their excellence and usefulness pointed out, it may be desirable that they should be sent round to the principal country schools, and similar meuures taken to demonstrate their educational value, if such& course should be found to be practicable. 21. In this, as iu the elementary division of the depart ment, it may be earn cted that the general public will derive considerable benefit. Whilst the student is acquir ing skill by practice, both the producer and the consumer will have increased means of ju,lging of the succees of the student's effiirte ; nod after a time it may he expected that allielasses will become as willing to remise instruction in art as they arc in history, chemistry, or geology. 2a. We do not hesitate to say that the successful ilevelep meat of the new department must necessarily be slow, :mil that it will be some time before its full action csu be fairly judged. We cannot Alpe to escape irom mistakes; but we trust that vigilance, firmness, prudence, and e-nciliation will reduce the number of them, and insure s fair trial in this new attempt to afford pravtical-art instruction. We have, Ce.c., (Signed) IIItNRY Cote, ltteitAith 1:1:1)(lhAVt. A DIeGLISED NUM.-SINGULAR OCCURRENCE. —The following was related by the Rev. Thomas Tathey, at a meeting held in the Collegiate Institution, Liverpool, on Wednesday week A new months hack the reverend gentleman said he was wall.ing up Market -street, Man chester, and turning very sharply round the corner ut an adjoining street, he came so forcibly upon a Roman ca tholic priest as nearly to knock clown the latter. This circumstance gave rise to sundry apologies, and short conversation ensued, during which suttltient time elapsed to scan narrowly the features of the priest. In the evening of the same day Dlr. Tatfrey proceeded to the Free Trade Hall, with the intention of attend ing a meeting held there, but being unable to obtain admittance, from tho crowded state of the room, as ho was turning away hie attention was arrested by a crowd of four or five huodre I per,ous p ing to an animated discuscon upon time of the dectrines of the church of Rome. lie forced his way into the crowd, and, having listened for a short time, his mind was quite matte up trom the subtle and logical nature of the pro Romish argument, that the disputant was not what his appearance would denote—a working man. His voice ap peared familiar to him, but he could not for a lion recollect when or where he hod before heard it. At length he was eho a m nd he be h in a g d co g u n i i t ; c i n o v u i c n h ee t d or t c h i tt l e contact in t it w the h p e rn. s in t o tt i h n determined to satiety hi. mind upon the point. he waited until be should have an opportunity of seeing his face. After a little time the police, came up and dispersed tho crowd, and, having followed the speaker to a neighbouring light, what was his astonishment to th - t 1 that it was none other than the priest, though the clerical garb of the morn ing had been laid saide, and in its place was substituted a fustian suit, bin striped shirt, and a felt hat—Liverpool Paper. MELANCHOLY RESULTS OF PASSION. —On Mon day morning last, Mr. U. Collard, of Riverton farm, mar this town, had been engaged in a somewhat angry alterca tion w ith one of his tenants on the grounds near his resi dence, and the pieties had separated only a few r oc_', when Mr. C. fill, and almost instantly expired . The de• ceased appears to have been previously in his usual health, and attended Canterbury rnarkit on Saturday last. De ceased has left a wife and family of sixteen elubren, RM.; wail their left—Doter Tskyraph. • >4 -. • P:n c.r, ,411