The Express. — London, England, 1858-03-29 00:00:00

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Trawritr a. roo= a rir k rortfors 411=otletositihlgo= oil Oro of *or r ruler ft rui ro l otP s oor+ m te l f*Wornorlf_ a tir l l l 4 . = l : 6 Zolon il." = asawa,; ualli=orkaamm rr i. orrae z Oo IV* . I. sh. of tor or nal of A moorroil 1 4 roil irporo troolliaTAs I- bj b *.e. ... 4 ..., i : . .. i. w...... 711 1 an N,.......,... ki.a. : Ili- MI/. DICE IN ES EDENBCROII.-011 Friday even ing Mr. Dickens nod hie "Christmas Carol" te the mem bers of the Philosophical loreitmice, Edinburgh. There sae an madknos of at learnt 2,000 premix, who expressed their delight and sympathy in the most enthuslaatic manner. At the close the Lord Provost, to the name of the dirroors. peeented to Mr. Dickens a silver Christmas wawa bowl of ihrpat and elsborate workmanship. In acknowledging it Mr. Diehassaid—" I beg to assure you that I em deeply •insibls of your kind wekonse and of this beautiful and great surprise, and that I thank you for them cordially mai slab ell my heart. I bare never forgotten, and never can flipg. that I hare th e honour to be a burgess and guild beetliter of the city of Edini urgh. So long as sixteen or seviestene yeses .go the first peat public recognition and laceeragrasat I ever remlved was bestowed on me by this generous and magnificent city—by this city, so distinguished la letters and so distinguished in the arts. You will readily believe that I have car ried to the various countries I have since trimmed and through all my subs. quest carver • proud and disc- Monate remembrance of that eventful epoch of my lits, and that to mole to Edinburgh is to me like coming home." The wassail cup has two handles, supported by four heads. and le elaborately &aged with sabjects repr,sentiog rural scenery, with hill sad dale, trees, dogs, birds, dcc., sup plied oa • base en c i rc l e d w i t h wreathe and bunches of whist and earn. The (aside of the cup is richly gilt, and the Learnt:Hi...a on it is simply—" To Charles Dickens, from the Phiksophical Institution, Edinburgh; 26th Mara, 2669." Tng Duntrx UNtvzitstrY ELtrnoms.—This below contest has at length closed, and at three o'clock the •nerhers for The day stood thus —Leroy, 0; Hem, 0. A striking proof of the epathy which marked the progress of Ilhe contest from beginning to end. The following are the WOW numb* polled —Leroy, 689; Geyer, 380—tosijority /sr Leroy, 239. At the lest general election .bout 800 votes were recorded for Hewn. NI114:41. end Hamilton; 272 f ir ler. Lawson, the liberal, and 118 for Mr. John Wilson, the leastric andidate. 1111. MUSIC. OPIXLSO OP THE WEBBIND AND CRYSTAL taLias RAILWAY. T. WOWS HALL. The second concert on Saturday evening, for the " inauguration " of this splendid music -hall, and for the health of the Kidd/vett Hospital, was better than the first. The selection, consisting of secular music, was more re. ekreAie end varied; the hall wesfuller,and the assemblage— their eyes being less ezduaively occupied than before to gazing on the brilliant scene around them—had their ears more open to the music ; so that the performance went off with more animation than on the previous evening. The following was the very excellent and effective programme FIFTEEN LIVES LOST. An important link in the metropolitan system of railway communication win finally inspected on Saturday last by the directors, accompanied by a large party of gentle men connected with the railway interest, preparatory to ita opening to-day for public traffic. Some months ago we pub lished an account of the opening from the Crystal Palm to Wandsworth-common. The portion of the line which was examined on Saturday is that from theta to Battersea, where it now terminates—a distance of about 31 miles—the route being across the Wandsworth-road to the South Western line, along which it runs parallel and upon the same embankment for about half a mile, then descending pares under that lino to Battersea-fields, along by the side of Bat tersea-park to the river side, close to the foot of the new Chelsea or Battersea-park bridge, where the terminus is situated. The line, though promoted and carried out by an independent proprietary, will be worked by the London and Brighton Railway Company under a working agreement, one stipulatka in the arrangement between the two companies being that the London and Brighton shall pay for the use of the line and stations a fixed charge or rental of 8,0001. a year, or something like 1 per oent. on the outlay, instead of a toll upon the London and Brighton West-end traffic that may come over this new line. This is a condition from which the public is likely to be largely convenienoed. The new bridge from Chelsea to Battersea-eark, which is also to be opened to the public this day, brings the Battersea station of the Weet-end and Crystal Palace line in almost as close proximity to the aristocratic locality of Belgravia and the thickly populated district of Chelsea as the London-bridge terminus new is to the inhabitants of the City and Finsbury. At present the distance from the extreme west of London—including Pimlico, Chelsea, Kensington, and Tylaurnia—to London-bridge, is some thing formidable, end, in time, is quite equal to the B(by express train) from London-bridge to Brighton. The London and Brighton Company having bound themselves to pay this 8,0001. • year rental, it is of course their interest to remunerate themselves by developing the tra ffi c over the West-end and Crystal Palace line to and from their own main line; and they propose a step in that direction the advantage of which the travelling public will not be slow to recog nise, by making all return tickets between London bridge or Battersea and any station on the Lon don and Brighton line returnable at either terminus. Another and an immediate convenience which those who keep holiday on Good Friday will experience is the opening at the line from Battersea to Sydenham. The terminus at London-bridge la connected with the old Greenwich line, and is constructed under the Greenwich Railway Act, one clause of which prohibits traffic between the hours of eleven and one on Sundays, Good Fridays, and Christmas-days. The West-end and Crystal Palace Company's Act is free from any such restriction, so that than who desire to ruralise on Friday next at Sydenham, Greenwich, Croydon, or any of those pleasant places which are communicated with by the lines of the Brighton and amalgamated companies, will find • means of gratifying their wish at any time during the day by taking the West-end and Crystal Palace route. But much as this new line is calculated to benefit the public, it L hot • step towards the completion of the railway accommodation which the metropolis requires. The Great Western, the London and North Western, the Great Northern, and the Eastern Counties lines are still quite es inaccessible to a con siderable portion of the inhabitants of London as the lines radiating *oath and south-east from London-bridge were till now from Chelsea and Paddington. From the south of the Thames, or East London, to the Paddington terminus occupies quite as long in the transit as the journey from London to Oxford, and to travel from the south, south west, or extreme north-western districts to Shoreditch, takes up as much time as it would require for en express to run between Shoreditch and Cambridge. Probably amongst the many causes that have militated against the prosperity of the Great Western and Eastern Counties lines the want of a more central terminus is not the least. Another step is the will be the continuance of this West-end line serum system Thames, along the Grosvenor Canal to Vic toria-street, for which a bill I. now before parliament. As this project is understood to be unopposed, and es the only objection that can be started against It to, that the crossing of the Thames will interfere seriously with the view of the new Chelsea bridge, one of the most beautiful structures of the kind we have on the Thames, it will be very likely to be carried out speedily. The _possibility of a branch to this, perhaps by way of the West London, bring ing the Great Western Into communication with London proper and of a connexion by which the Great Northern, North Western, Eastern, and other lines north of the Thames may be united for the purposes of terminal facilities, may then be brought under consideration. The inspection of Saturday was in every respect ma Hefei,- tory. Along the whole distance (from the Crystal Palace to the Thames), about seven miles, the line appears to be well and solidly constructed, and the easy motion of the earrlages rolling over it affords an agreeable contrast to the jolting of some more pretentious railways. The stations are simple, cheap erections, but they afford all the facilities which are needed ; and the terminus at Battersea is really • model of this class of exchitecture, simple and characteristic in its design, spacious, commodious for all purposes, and inexpen sive. In short, stability and usefulness, without extrava gance, strike the observer as the leading features of the works ; and presuming that they have been as cheaply con structed as they seem to have been, it will be strange indeed if this does not turn out to be one of our beat paying suburban lines. Amongst the gentlemen who were present at . the examina tion on Saturday were Mr. Beale, the chairman of the com pany ; Mr. Bidder, the engineer; and Sir S. M. Peto, the contractor; Sir J. Pezton, Sir Cusack Roney, Mr. Farquhar (chairman of the Crystal Palace Company), Mr. Schuster (chairman of the Brighton Railway), Mr. Till (chairman of the Norfolk Railway), Mr. Lightly Simpson (of the Eastern Counties and But Angibui Railway), Mr. Leach, and a number of the dilutors and others connected with the Brighton and other companies, whose interests will be directly or indirectly promoted by the new line, oleo accompanied the directors in the special train in which the line was traversed. In the evening the director. and the gentlemen invited din(d together to the number of upwards of 200 in the great dialog saloon of tho Crystal Palace. Tvbt (411 _. kNE VISPAPE It . 1 411 ° • • • ~101 S S 11 ct ~6 • y • LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1858. (Stamped k. Fsr.R UCTIVE FIRE IN BL 0 032 k 'al fire that has occurred in the peat took (dace yesterday morning, ' au, "ended with the sacrifice of no . asure -• was Oflbert-etreet, "P"ite ' - .out of Museum- E ach a pa , - -wet Russell in the neighbou i the spot during th e 411-"'`''' A divisions o f p o li ce, 'us spector Peathers, to keep Mrs. Eutwood, one of the 'el of facts :—I wee arous.. what time, by the spx ^rim of fire. I imam)... - nd we rushed to ti 't a ladder han ... NC. I gave hi. took ue hot, - "tett out my - vents, we w, - and in a h up, ( .1 1 • t 1 1 I I! 4 II I; I Pars L Overture, " Lenore - Beethoven. tbasnel. FYlthe dart Wee manna Madame Boretardt. dank! Why. Mr. Bonen Bonn. sad t 0 Ana. "in nesen bal areen Ballet." Herr Dealt Web'''. eSsakeranet . .. liceart. Bili-leme fee alai niiii. 4 iii. I.;:ii I; t an ii hoer _ •• . Dr .„ meas in tidies an neannee• Mame end hienne therrliesian Lamm 00.11MINAB de is . pienene eimm ergenieneein 'Be . deiti: tat M- ""'"lrsiiiiiie Pew IL. M i n 1 . 7 6 CO.ors Allem a weft' Map. 11.41:e.1L EWA. Mr Oeseel.-. . I. 7 lM pell. "Tbe - Lar i rreZ t March (Le Prepbete) Then was here an ample banged, and as Mel; as it was mile. The performers, too, were as well Mem as the mnak—Usti right people in the right places. Beethoven's .Leonora, the grandest of overturn, which, Indeed, from the fulness of its development, may be called • symphony, wee admirably executed by the fins and powerful orchestra. Weber's quartet from Oberon was charming, and showed to great advantage Madame Borchardt's qualities ma en English singer. This lady, who is rapidly rising in pub lic favour, showed the versatility of her talent by two other performances in very different etyles—Amber's gay and brilliant duet in the Dumont, de la Cosiremse in which she was excellently supported by Ma dams Lawmen.), and In the beautiful quartet from Weber's Estryasetho. In the music to Tito Mid soithrae r Rights Dreamt, the fairy duet, "You spotted Snakes," wee delightfully warbled by Madame Lemmensand Miss Hemble. Madame Lemma:Li, too, gave great effect tothe wag " Beautiful May," in Marfaren's new cantata The May Queen, a charming work, which does the highest honour to our countrymen's genius. Mies Dolby has made Haydn's "Sprit Song" her own, by the exquisite pathos with which she sings it. Meyerbeer's part-song for eight voices, never before heard, we believe, in this country, was:a most in teresting novelty. Like all Meyerbeer's vocal part-writing, it is enormously difficult ; and the precision and effect with which It was executed did infinite credit to the Vocal Aro elation and their able director, Mr. Benedict. In rimed to the instrumental solos, Mhos Arabella Goddard's performance of Weber's Cormet-Stiat was perfection; Signor Piattre beautiful tar mil finned execution gave donee to a mew what slight imil Mend enspontion; sed Meligeds "Rw dingo" wee hi every paped worthy el thee peel ARTISTS' GENERAL BIINETOLENT INSTI- runwr. On Saturday the 43rd anniversary festival of the Artists' General Benevolent Institution took place at the Freemasons' Tavern. Lord ELcuo, M.P., was In the chair, supported by the Hon. A. Assoc, W. Stirling, Esq., M.P. J. Scott Russell, Esq., Rupert Potter, Eel., John Dillon, Esq., George Christie, Req., Sir Charles Reetlake, P.R.A., D. Roberts, Esq., R.A., Alfred Elmore, Esq., R.A., R. W. Cooke, Esq., A.R.A., J. C. Horsley, Esq., A.R.A., C. A. Cockcroft Esq., R.A.. August= Egg, Seq., F. R. Pickersgill, Esq., A.R.A., R. J. Lott, A.R.A. H. Fes, A.K.A. W. Boma. Esq., A. .A., Frederick Taylor t his., President of the &d ay of Water Colours, J H. Phillips, Eq., A.K.A., and about • hundred other rtaTeither artists or known for their devotion to art. 1 4 1 known, but masa be too often repeated, that this society was Goaded in 1814 for the relief of distressed mad reesitorioui artiste, whether subscribers to its fends or not, whose weeks have been neurally known and esteemed by the public, as well as their widows and orphans, merit eni &Anse constituting the sole claims to its benefits. It has been marked out as a model of a charitable Institution both with reference to the mode of administering relief, and the prudent aad economical management of Its funds. As a proof of its ruefulness and value, it may be stated that during its existence 1,719 applicants have been relieved by sums amounting to 19,996/. Os. ltd. In the past year 69 ap plicenta were recipients of its bounty, in sums amounting to 1,0191., and the total cost of dietributime tr....luding every item, was 1,3051 . lta. 9d. The invested capital of the in stitution amounts to 17,4721. 17s. fsl. • and at the close oiled year there was • balance at the b ankers' of 6791. 7s. 4d., after the investment in the fonds of a sum of 1061. U. The charity melees the hearty support of artists; and the annual fe.tival always presents • most vela aspect peculiar to these gatheriags. The dinner is far above the average in its character, and on this occasion everything that could be done to promote the comfort and enjoyment of the guests was done in the best manner by the manager of the Free masons' Tavern. The result of the seeming was a subscription of 6501. DEPUTATION PROM MANCHESTER RESPECT- INO THE LICENSING 818 TEN. On Saturday an influential deputation from Man chester and Safford Licensed Victualler& etaeociation wee received et the Home-office, by Mr. Hardy, the under-secre tary, in the rinavuld.able abeam, of the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole. The emaciation wee introduced by Mr. Massey, M.P. CUNDFLET said the nlject of the association was to state a special grievance which affected the licensed victuallers of Manchester, by reason of the present system adopted by the magistrates in granting licenses. Tho prmcipsl objection raised by the association was to the" discretion " now vested by act of parliament in the magistrates. That discretion was [m omently en. rciaed in such a manner as to came serious injury to persons carving on the trade of licensed victuallers, bemuse la certain districts the magistrates had decided that Hamm should not be granted or continued unless the house wen constructed in a particular manner. They claimed the power to regulate the number, the shape, and the dimensions of the doors and windows of the public-holism, and by this course they interfered eriotrily with the manner in which each per's'', thought fit to conduct his business. This con do% we. contrary to the commercial policy of the country, sad they trusted that the c..ernment, in introducing a new Ida apes the subject, would define the law so strictly se to wawa say interference on the part of the magiatratia, ex apt was • aced and definite principle. The associatka bad ae ebjeellea whatever to the present polio' regulations; on tMttatsrary, they considered them beseticial both to thetrads sad , but they thought they had a just and raison , aMe empiabit against the kind of control and interference ha bed dos& They hoped, however, that in any new WI ell lie statutes under which public-houses were now licensed maid Is beeeebt together into one consolidated act, and a maillern Issas established In ftvure, to be granted under esedbisne W down in the statute, so that the powers of the maglaloran &aid be strictly administrative sad they Hensel's. be viede sore responsible far tbe exercise of sack pewee thee they were at meant. Mr. Doss, e followed, awl illustrated the evils of the existing system by @bowing that in 1843 there were 602 licensed vi-tuailers and 781 beersellers in the City. Since then the number of licensed victualer' had bass reduced to 48i, while the number of beervellers had increased to 1,673. In the meantime the population of the City had Increased about 80,000. . . other pottlemee having spoken to ths onmeallect, Mr. HANDY and ha would communicate all that hollowed to Mr. Walpole, who had the whole nutter la had. The depatation thanked the hoa gistlems, sad with drew. LORD WAREN ALLEGED PREDICTION Or EXCE3- arra Huy.—Fur some months peat idle rumours lave pre vailed to the effect that the Earl of Roar has declared ft r hie belief that the approaching stammer would be cat of the hottest sesame IT wintered in Ireland. Upon this absurd report another wee founded that the noble earl bed rested ' houses for the shelter of his rattle from the expelled tropical heat of the summer: end that many gmtlemen, relying epos the distinguished repotstion of Lord Rome ea an were. neuter, had followed his wimple in preparing acoonsmoda tion to stall-feed their stock during the hot arson 1 It le a Immutable evidence of credulity. even amongst educated people, that all those ridiculous tree were believed by many. Bat they are now completely disposed of in the following communication, which we have received this monde( hem Lard Roams :—" The Castle, Parsonstown, March 25's. 1858. Lord Rome presents his compliments to the editor . the liereireg Post, and, having °Nerved a quotatkm hem lisieeriek Reporter, in which his name is associatad rd. some eimdectere me the approaching mums, he bees to say that be bee never dllpressod any opinion on the subject."— ' Athlin Iwo., Pool. THE BISHOP OP LONDON'S OONPIRILATIONS. Yesterday afternoon the Bishop of London com menced his annual tour of conilrmationsat the district church of All Saints, Knightsbridge. The youthful candidates for the rite occupied the lower part of the church, and were ad dressed at some length byhis lordship, who explained to them the nature of the rite in which they were about to engage, and the obligations which arose out of it. They were then admitted by the usual imposition of hands. The bishop has made the following arrangmmts for the remainder of his caniirmation tour :-T aseday, March 30, the Charterhouse ; Thursday, Ar a i, St. James's, Westminster; Monday, April 12, St. labour* Church; Wednesday, April 14, St. Andrew's Chun Holborn ; Thursday, Aped 15, St. Joha's Church, Houton ; Friday, April 16, St. Luke's, Cholera; Moaday, April 19, Si. Mark's Church, Clerk 'swell; Wednesday, April, 21, St. Helen's Church, Bishopsgate ; Tuesday, April 23, St. Margaret's Church, Westminster; Monday, April 26, St. Peter's Church, Pim lico; Wedninday, Apll 28, St. Pancras Church ; Thursday, April 29, 81. Mary's Church, Beyanstan-squans; Friday, April 30, Ilk Martin's-in-the-liedds; Monday, May 3, St. ( c m& Glaris - to -ths- Beals; Wednanda , May 6, St. Paul's Church, Knightsteidge; Thursday,kfay St. Mary'. Church, White chapel; Monday, May 10, St. Abbots, Kensington; Wednesday, May 12, St. Matthew's urch, Bethnal-green; Thuraday, May 13, St. Barnabas Church, Kensington; Friday, May 14, St. DIUMWeII Church, Stepney ; Monday, May 17, Christ Church, Pa ding ; Wednes- ' day, May 19, St. James's Church, Paddington ; Thursday, May 20, Holy Trinity Church, Brampton; Friday, May 21, St. Mary's Church. Islington ; Monday, May 31, Christ Church, St Gsorge's•in-the-Esed ; Wednesday, June 2, St. Georgie Church, lianover-equare ; Thursday, Jima 3, High gate Church; Friday, June 4, Hampstead Church; Mon day. June 7, St. Mary's Church, Newington-butts; Wed nesday, June 9, St. Anna's Churcb, Limehouss; Friday, June 11, AU Souls Church, St. Idarylebone ; Sunday, June 13, St. Anne's Church, Soho; Monday, June 14, Great &samara Church; Wednesday, Juno 16, Hounslow Church and Holy Trinity Church, Twickenham ; Frida, June 18, Woodford Church and Westham Church; Mon day, June 21, Christ Church, Albany-street; Wednesday. June 23, Had ley Church and Enfield Church Wedisse&sy, June 30, Sun bury Church and Staines Churc h; Thursday, July 1, South Hackney Church; Friday, July 2, Hillingdon Church; Monday, July 5, Fulham Church; Friday, A 1 1 1 92 Baling Church; Monday, July 12, Barnes Church; W e dnesday, July 14, Greenwich Chrueh ; Friday, July 16, Panay Church; Wednesday, July 21, Edmonton Church; Friday, July 23, Si, Peter's Church, Hammersmith; Wednesday, July 28, Lewisham Church. SOCIETY OF BRITIOR ARTISTS.—The private view of the ezbilMica of the above mociety took place o Saturday. Among the visitors we the Archbishop of Can terbury, the Cardinal Wimenen, the Doke and Duchess of erelird, the Harts of Arran, Airily. Bradford, and Gme reser, the Binh* of Worcester, the Countess of Clarendm, WM! end Frederick Beaucterk. Lords Stanley of Aldriey.BaAey Rokeby, Helper and O. Mannere, Via coast Hordnge,Coantl3ernetotg tb's Honourable' Pemberton Leigh. Irdla, end Melville. Wenn A. Dillon, A. T. Hin son* M.P. D. Paget, M.P.. (Sena Langton. M.P., A. Ma theson, M.P., A. J. B. Hope, M.P., Major Waldo Sib ' thorp, ILP, 1. Rths, Jaz., M.P., the Lord Mayor, Alder ma, GOTEXIMINT OP INDLI BILL. This morning Ina Word the bill (No. 2) to fain ter the government of Wig from the But India Company to her Milled, the Qum, primed and brought ins the House of Connor by the Chamosilor of the &chapter, Lord Stanley, and Mr. tkarfgary Walpole. The bill consists of 71 dawn The first mean relate to the transfer of the govararaist to her Majesty. Clauses front 8 to 24 contain the verkms provision for the creation of the council of Win; fig mode of election, qualification, sala ries, Om of IMO% sal amegemilion to officers on home establiamnis of the aompany sad of the Board of Centro', not retained csa the new establishment. The next ten sat forth the duties and proodure of the council ; four regulate appoint/anis and pdronags ; and two inweide for the transfer of PM/. Mesas teem 43 to 66 trial of the financiales new aserras Inning establishments of the la be deemed earents of her Ma ) Beak in Use ant mess clung, and the remainder provide he no oninsarre of exiating enact ments; detail the nom .to be puma 6 sunns and con nects , resume main rights al the emnpuy with reaped to their capital stook sad divideerle mid specify the com mencement of the act, sin., "to blre effect on the day next after the psmlag thmeaL" The but clause declares that the est shat M pmsislmed in the mural prindancies and go verness% as eon as onivaniently may be after it has been received by the Governor-ftenoral, and until that period the authority of the Bast India Company, &0., remains intact. The rooncil to be arm' Secretary of State, or cet would be thus compoesd : at the discretion of the nee requisition of sin ienninvi ALIVICATION. ( Madras, 2 Ten. yes Bombay, 3 civil s ec. Bengal, 4 v i ce in Upper pro vinces. 5 Ten years' civil service in India, including Ave years residency at the court of a native prince. 8 Ten years'{ Madras Army 7 - service Bomb. Army IP in Bengal Army Fire 9 IQueen'sd.rtcy tunics Nominated by the Crown. The nine nominees must be • persons not actively engaged in any profession or in trade or commecre. Elected by a constituency of about 5.000, composed of every person who hes borne the commission of her Ma jesty or the government of India for ten years, and re siding in this country; every man who has been in the civil service of her Majesty in India, or in the civil ser vice of the government of India for ten years ; every person who is a registered proprietor to the amount of 2,000/. of capital stock in Indian railways or in any other public work in that country; all than who are proprietors of at least 1,0001. in the public stock of the East India Company, but exercising in this caw only one vote. 10 / Ten years service II (Civil, Legal, Military, 12 or Naval) in India; or 13 titton years' ramidenoe. "Thu qualification ne cessary for the last five members will be this : Thspersons chosen mut either have been en -14 gaged in commerce with 16 India or in the exports 16' tics of manufactured 17 articles to that country 18 far the apace of at least five years, or they most have resided In India for the specs of at least ( ten years." Each Councillor to have 1 naval and military patronage (City of Lon- Elected by I don, the Parini- Liverpool, wintery, , Mancbeeter, electors of ; Olsnow, l Belhat. ,0001. a year and his share of THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EIGHT-0411RD .1104T-LICZ. The aggregate weight of the Oxford crew was about a quarter of a hundred more than Cambridge, In addition to which their boat was longer and heavier both matters which go for something in a strife wizards: the foroes wen otherwise so nearly balanced. One in. suit of the race on Saturday will be, to sink boats of very great longitude in the estimation of connois seur', and another to make Oxford rowers, and Thames boat builders, remember the axiom of the prize ring" that it is harder to keep the belt than to win it Both crews appeared to be in splendid condition, the Cambridge, probably, the hardier-looking and more muscular of the two ; but both full of spirit, and prime favourites with their respective supporters. To the great credit of these races, it is to be remembered that there is little or no gambling connected with them. The gentlemen contend merely for the prize of moan, and the epectators think of their friends and of the sport, not of bow much money they may win or lose by it. We see here none of the brazen-faced sharpen of the race-cottree—thizt . zble-riggers in everything but the actual manipulation—but fresh, ardent, youthful students, and grave men, who steal an hour from the occupation of their maturity to take one more glimpse at the sports of their youth, and live their innocent triumphs over again in the strife of their successors—in many cases their sons. If, then, we say that before starting the betting was six to foot in favour of Oxford, it must only be taken as a figure of speech, as there was literally no betting going on, and as the measure of the reputation which Oxford had earned by its victory of the previous year. Cambridge won the start, and the people on board the steamers were told that a light smoke that curled up was the firing of the signal gun ; but if so, the powder must have been of very inferior quality indeed, as the report was quite inaudible at about fifty yards from the darting pint. However that might be, the race was a hollow one from the very commencement. Cambridge almost at once got a boas length ahead, and speedily increased it to two, which she retained all through, parsing the winning post twenty seconds before her rival. As the two boats passed the steamers it was seen at a glance that the Cambridge men were in perfect training, completely up to , heir work, and earnestly bent on victory. On the other hand, the Oxford crew seemed to be taking it rather coolly, the coxswain performing his customary oscillations in a quiet, easy-going way, as if he did not wish to disturb his vertebral column more than was mammary, while the crew seemed to be rowing as it were at three-quarter strength. Many them thought that they were nursing their force for a great subsequent effort; but if so they nursed it too long, as their eonnedton got an advantage at first which no after-effort could neutraliae- From the prevailing colour of the cockade, it was to be in ferred that the Cantata mustered in great force on board the steamers. They were in uproarious glee, the elder and more sedate keeping up a perpetual chorus of " Well ro—o—o--owed, Cambridge" all through the race, and the younger throwing up their hats, and extemporising various choregraphic movements of more or lees intricacy and elevation. On the other hand, the spectators from the sister university cat very long faces Indeed. It was quite melancholy to hear the desponding tone in which one tell mint try-looking man cried out, " God bless me, it's all over with our men I" as the two boats darted through the steam flotilla, Cambridge taking the lead by a full boat's length, The whole nee occupied but twenty minutes, and both win ner" and losers wore loudly cheered as they rowed slowly back to their respective rendezvous. So ended the great Univerity Boat Race of 1858. The Oxford men will no doubt ge isle lasining to-day, and take the whole year up in selecting rem sad hosts, while the Cambridge men will rest tranquil In all the eanfiffeeme et victory ; and perhaps by this time next year we may have to record the victory in an oppo site direction. TRIAL TRIP OP Till STEAMSHIP PANTTILL— Th•Fanther, which arrived from Glasgow on Friday, and hat heat eha;tered by the Peninsular and Oriental Conway, left the Southampton dock on Saturday. for Stokes Bay, to list her speed by the measured m,le. She was ander the somanand of Capt. Rattail, end there were on hosed several seimento gentJemen. with Capt. Bogledets, the werveyor the Board of Trade, Lloyd's surveyor several of the direotore of the company, The remit yr:media amens 'peed of 124 knots per hour. The Panther is of 760 lama nod NO hone power. She Is conveniently fitted forth* atemateoda don of passengers, and will convey the nods tram Kar lsallies to Alexandria, in the place of the elssatehlp Verdi, which Is ordered hoax for rerun. (Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BLOOMSBURY. The most awful fire that has occurred in the metropolis for many years past took place yesterday morning, and we regret to state was attended with the merinos of no lens that fifteen liras.' The some of this fearful calamity was Gilbert-street, Bloomsbury, a narrow thoroughfare running out of Museum street into Bury-street, whilst the houses in Great Rouell - opposite the British Museum, flanked the ill-fated house on the northern extremity, and so close that at one time it was feared that the fire would have destroyed many buildings at the rear. In the middle of Gilbert-street, on the north-east side, stood a home containing not more than eight upper rooms, whilst the ground floor was occupied by • carpenter and builder named Taylor, there being no basement floor to the place. The second floor was occupied by • man and his wife named Eastwood and three children, the beck part of the same floor being in the tenure of a Mr. Smith, his wife, end seven children ; and the premises of Mr. Sawbrey, a mineral collector, in Great Russell-street, had • passage which touched upon the burning property, the only separation be tween the two buildings being a wooden partition. The discovery was made by police constable Sullivan, 34 R, seeing smoke issuing from the back part of the ground floor of one of the bonzes. So intense was the smoke that at first he was unable to toll whether it came from the building in question or from the adjoining houses ; that on the s•ategn aide being used as the Bloomsbury Dispensary, end that on the western side belonging to Masers. Eastoph, pianoforte manufacturers, whilst the extensive factory of Mr. Harding, fringe and bell-rope makers, stood immediately opposite, and narrowly escaped being destroyed. After the lapse of a few minutes the constable found out the exact seem of the con flagration, and without a moment's delay sounded an alarm. By knocking violently at the street door, and afterwards springing his rattle, he succeeded in making some of the in mates aware of their impending danger, but not until the fire had gained poeseseion of the whole of the lower part of the house, and melting up the staircase had cut off all means of egress by the regular way. The affrighted occu pants--or, more correctly speaking, as many as were awakened—made an attempt to descend by the stairs, , but the moment they reached the landing they were met by such volumes of sparks and hot smoke that they were obliged to return to their respective rooms. Eastwood, with his wife and three children, shortly afterwards made their appearance at the second floor window, screaming piteously for help. Sullivan (the policeman) and another officer, at the risk of their lives, did all that was possible to rescue this family, and fortunately they were enooessful, but in an adjoining room on the same floor were a Mr. Smith, his wife, and seven children, and to get to there persons was found an impossi bility. A man named Hedgers and his son also lived in some portion of the building, and they have likewise perished. Almost facing the burning property was a newly-erected house, and there being a ladder against the scaffolding it was carried to the spot and every endeavour was made to get the inmates out pending the arrival of the Royal Society's fire escape, which was stationed not further away than Blooms bury Church. Unfortunately, the polies and others were unable to make the rest of the occupants aware as to how they could reach the ladder, and a young man, eon of Mr. Smith, finding the fire spreading so fearfully, jumped out of window, and falling upon • police man, alighted with his head upon the stones, and was so frightfully injured that he was obliged to be removed to the hospital, where he died shortly afterwards. His father and mother, and seven children, being over come by the heated smoke, were unable to get to the window, and they fell beneath the action of the flames and perished. Conductor Christian soon arrived with the fire-escape ; but unfortunately, when be got to the end of the street, he was unable for some minutes to t►ke his machine to the place, owing to some barriers that crossed the road to shore up the houses on either side. By lowering his machine he was at length enabled to bring It to the house ; and having placed it against the Bloomsbury Dispensary, next door, be got upon the roof, thinking that there were windows at the beck of the burning house, from which he might be able to rescue those who were known to be in the place. The flames at that period were rushing out of the flint and second floor front windows. Unfortunately, it proved that there was no window at the back of the house, consequently the con ductor was unable to enter from that part; and the flames rushing out furiously, from the front windows also pre vented him from rendering any &Mamce in that quarter. Information of the outbreak having been sent to the engine-stations with as little delay as possible numerous en gines of the London brigade attended under the direction of Mr. Cole the foreman of the B district, and engineers Wil kinson, Flemming, Glraud, and other officers, as well as the West of England firemen and engines. An abundant supply of the New River Company's water was procured, from which the engines were immediately set to work, but before the men had time to throw a drop of water upon the fire it had extended across the road, and was attacking the front of the manufactory belonging to the Mesas. Hardings, the fringe makers, and strong apprehensions existed for the safety of the Bloomsbury Dispensary, and the houses in Great Russell-street. The moment the hose of the different engines could be charged with water, the firemen, under the direction of their superior officers, exerted themselves Ina most intrepid manner, and by conveying the leathern piping round the adjoining houses, and into the one on tire, they were enabled to cut off the further extension of the fire in the directions of the Dispensary, the pianoforte factory, and the fringe warehouse*, but it bad already gained upon the beak part of the premises belonging to Mr. Sawbrey, the mineral dealer, in Great Russell-street. The firemen then tried to says this last named property, but at first there seemed not the least chance of their doing so, for the flames were rushing out of every window in the house in which they oommenced, and were rising so high into the air as to light up the whole of the west end of London, and the parish church of Blooms bury and the gilded work in front of the British Museum were brought out in striking relief, and the inhabitants on either side of the blazing property were removing their goods. By great perseverance the firemen managed to gee the fire extinguished in Mr. Sawbrey's premises, bat not until the owner had sustained serious damage, not only to his house, bat the valuable contents. The firemen next directed all the force of water at their command upon the premises in which the fire commenced. Whilst they were so employed the roof suddenly fell in, carrying with it not only the two floors down, but also the front wall ; and it seems a perfect miracle that some of the men who were standing in front with the branches of the engines in hand were not crashed to death ; but we are happy to say that not one of them sustained the slightest injury, although the walls fell completely across the carriage -rod. By keeping to their posts, the firemen eventually succeeded in getting the fire entirely subdued, and as soon as the ruins were suffi ciently cooled for any one to enter with safety, they com menced removing the debris, to search fur the unfortunate persons missing. This task devolved upon Wilkinson and Flemming, of the Brigade, and Wing and Hemmings, of the West of England office. After digging for some time, they found the body of a man, terribly burned, the bodies of two females, and after that the bodies of two male children. These were at once placed in shells, and removed as privately as possible to St. Oleo's workhouse. Mr. Nene, one of the medical officers of the union, being present, and pronouncing each came past medical attendance. Upon resuming the search, the firemen found • female child and three men. These were also burned to death, and were likewise taken to St. Oiler's workhouse. Two lade were next dug out of the ruins, also dead, and from the position they were found in are supposed to have fallen from the upper floor, when the roof fell in. The remains were likewise taken to the workhouse. Upon further search, • woman and two children were found, they having to all appearance been suffocated before the fire seized their bodies. The total number, therefore, found burned in the ruins Is 14, and the man who jumped out of window and has vino, perlahsd swells the number to 15 persons who have lost their lives in this dreadful manner. Ont of the 20 persons who lodged in the bows, only flee escaped, namely, Mr. and Mrs. Eastwood end their three children. " ' As to the origin of the calamity, not the least reliable infor mation can be obtained. It seems, however, from the how tint since made of the ruins, that there was • dust bin at the hither end of the shop, and It is not Improbable that some heated aladere may have been placed therein, aid afar osoaldistiag for soma boars bars beak= oat into • flame. nething b gette weds, that the fire commenced, if not fa prides epl, lily um% The yew Imerk as Bun Fire-office, but none of the otonpais of ess Men destroyed were insured for • single yew. Mr. Se whrey, in Greet Russell-street, has also sustained peat damage by are and water, but he was insured in the Sun-office. The factory of Messrs. Mailings, opposite, was much scorched by the action of the dames. Stich a painful sensation has the melancholy affair created in the neighbourhood, that thousands of persons repaired to the spot during the day, and it required a body of the E and A divisions of police, under Superintendent O'Brien and In spector Feathers, to keep them out of danger. Mrs. Eastwood, one of the survivor., makes the following statement of facts :-1 wee aroused this morning, but I can not state at what time, by the springing of rattles by the police and loud cries of are. I immediately awoke my hus band and children, and we mashed to the window, against which I perceived that a ladder ,had been placed. A policeman was amending. I gave him • child and get out myself. lie tech us both down into the street. Another constable brought out my other children and my husband, I believe. At all events, we were all rescued. Mr. Badger's family lived above us, and in • hook room the Smiths. Although they were so high up, there wee no chance of escape from the top, for there was no trap door. I did not see or hear anything of them during the progress of the Are, for I warn so confused. All in the hove went to bed early. I have no idea how the lire ori ginated, but I suppose it must have broken out in Mr. Tar issoe oarpenter's shop. Ths rem et On top-at tin home- • was uninhabited. I had let one of the top rooms to • man who had a wife and four children, and who is at present re siding in Browalow-strset, Lowy-lane. Be was to have come in lest night ;(Saturday), bat on account of the stove being broken he bad providentially deferred taking posses don until Monday evening. Another account says, in reference to the falling of the first floor—lt Is almost Impossible to describe the thrill of horror which ran through the crowd at this moment. For a time all exertions seemed to be paralysed, and it was only after the tepee of some minutes that the engines were again brought into play to extinguish the flames, left unsmotherecf by the fall of the brickwork. As soon as this object was ac complished, the police, firemen, and spectators set to work to extricate any living beings or human bodies that might lie beneath, and about four o'clock the first body was taken out. Within threw hours after thirteen other bodies were found, thus making fifteen deaths in all—the dwellers in the house being then all accounted for. The scene was a sickening one. As the bodies were found they were placed in shells and conveyed to St. Giles's Workhouse, where they now lie ; and those who wish to see a genuine chamber of horrors can do no better than pay a visit, if permitted, to the dead-house there. In one coffin lie two poor little fellows (Smiths), about five years old, said to be twins, not much scorched, but with bleeding wounds upon their foreheads, as if they had been killed by the fall ; In another coffin lies a boy, apparently 12 or 14 years old, whose wriate appear to be a good deal scorched, but who also seems to have been alive when the house fell in. This poor little fellow has his trousers just drawn upon his lege, as if awakened and preparing for escape when death over took him. In another coffin lies Mrs. Hedger, shrivelled and mummy-like, dead apparently from scorching and suffocation ; and in other coffins lie members of both families, who appear to have received more injury from the fall than from the fire. In all eight bodies lie in shells; but the parish seems to have been quite unprepared for such a demand upon them. The workhouse does not possess a sufficient number of shells, and laid upon some sew-dust are six other bodies, among which that of Mrs. Smith seems to h►vc suffered most from fire, while the others seem to have guttered from other injuries as well. In the whole the scene is one which few would care to see twice in a lifetime. The surveyor to Mr. Taylor, 90, Great Russell-street, who ls the landlord of the property in question, communicates the following particulars " The property consumed is held on lease from the Duke of Bedford, and wee erected in 18.50. There is no basement, and the ground-floor was need as a carpenter's-shop. The first and second floors were in resident occupation, and comprised four rooms on each floor. On the first floor, eest side, livedpfr. Eastwood, engaged at Kent's machinery department, Holborn, w►o, with his wife end three children, escaped; Mrs. Eastwood wee saved through the instrumentality of T. Curio, Bury-street. On the second floor, east side, lived Mr. HedgerZwife, end two children, both boys, one aged 14 and the other 19, destroyed. On the west side resided Mr. Smith, wife, and nine children, all lost, having occupied two rooms. Mr. Smith's eldest eon jumped from the two-pair floor. and was so injure] that he was taken to University Hospital, and of him the house surgeon re porta that three ribs are broken, legs and arms burnt, toge ther with concussion of the brain. Little hopes are enter tained of his recovery. The entire premises were undorlet to T. Stubbs, carpenter. The origin of the fire is enveloped in mystery, no one having been in the carpenter's shop since half-past 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, nor has there been any fire lighted to heat glue for upwards of one week. Mr. Taylor was on the premises shortly after the outbreak, nor did be leave until he saw the fourteen bodies taken out from the ruins. The bodies were placed in shells, and were taken to St. Giles's Workhouse." FIRE AT DEPTFORD.—ShortIy before the cala mitous fire took pleas in Bloomsbury another happened in Bing-street, Dep tfo rd . It commenced in the premises be longing to Mr. W. Ward, known u the Alma coffee and chop Keane, situate at No. 5 in the before-mentioned street. In this use the inmates managed to effect a safe retreat, but not without considerable difficulty. The engines of her Majerty't dockyard, and two of the London, with that of the Wert of England ethos, arrived with ell possible expedition ; but the flames during the interval made fearful progress, and seized upon the premises of Mr. J. Webb, a pork butcher (No. 4), and also on No. 6, an oil and Italian warehouse. The firemen, under Mr. Henderson, the chief officer of the district, went to work; but they were unable to get the tire extinguished until Mr. Ward's premises were de stroyed, and those on either side seriously damaged. Tho lose will fall on the Norwich Union and Bun lire offices. The origin of this fire is also unknown. AXTRNSIVI FIRE AT THE SALISBURY STA TION OF TSB SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY. The South Western Railway station at Salisbury was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The 9.40 p.m. train had just left, and but one or two offieials remained on the premises, when Limes were observed issuing from the ticket-office, which, together with the waiting rooms and superintendent.' offices, in a few minutes presented an un broken sheet of flame. An alarm was immediately given, and hundreds of persons hunted to the spot, but the building being chiefly composed of wood, it was at once per ceived that any attempt to arrest the program of the flames would be wholly unavailing. From the ticket office and waiting rooms the fire almost instan taneously extended to the parcel and telegraph °Mose and to the passenger abed adjoining, and in less than en boor the whole range of building—about 350 feet—was burnt to the ground, two or three poste and chimney stacks only re maining. The light was so strong at one time as to th row the tell spire of the distant osthedral into bold relief, and shortly atter the flames attained their height, and only the framework, as livers, of the building remained, the scene could only be compared to a huge pyrotechnic display. flo destruotible were the materials that no quantity of water that could have been applied would have sufficed to extinguish the burn ing mass. Attention wee therefore directed to the preserva tion of the goods station, on the opposite side of the yard, which at one time, owin g to the intense heat, was placed in great jeopardy. Fortunately the wind was low, and water having been thrown upon some fencing which bad ignited close by, no further damage was sustained. There was no great amount of property in the building which was destroyed, bat owing to thewMeneess of the outbreak, and the rapidity , with which the flames travelled, it was found impossible to save the books. Mr. Hayward, the station-master, left by special train shortly steer 11 o'clock, for the purpose of con- Ming, by telegraph from another station, information of the catestrophe to the - authotities in London. The origin of the Ste is as yet unknown, but it is supposed to have cetginated hem acme daunt in t he gas pipes. Trains will continue to tea ma usuaL Mr. Rivers Wilson (of the Treasury) continues to fall the duties of Private fleonisry to the present. si he did to the late, Financial Secretary of the Treasury. Yr. B. Stephenson (of the noway) is appointed Amasses Private Secretary to Sir W. Jollifle.-oMwrewr. CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISZASZS OP TER CRIS; VICTORIA-PA-11.—Tbm number of patients re lieved at this institution darter the last week was I,cea, of which 184 wore new our.