The Express. — London, England, 1850-05-06 00:00:00

•I \ • • • , • • •.: ti • •. -11 • I 11 1.,•.k• • U ‘• ‘• '• • , • • ;:.: •• *: ' • •• • ••• •• • 4/ E 1/T413111 Al • d due .'•nd ' • '.14 •••vc t t. • Ltd.! ,Ij 11.. ••• r. .• , at • • • I I.• • • P. l • • •1 ti rut Court. .; si,rein ot the Queen's health was MARYLEBONE VESTRY. oovirn reumectAL "mane. On Saturday, at the weekly 'meeting of the vestry of St Maryle'lese. Ike ranee, tae Rae. Dr. Best, is the _ _ rf Peckieibas-pelace. Key 6. 9 A N. spxe wge Me. Ta istsat -.Limn CLAIM, X I) " CHAILLSO POCOCK. M.D. Ilr. 7011 N LEVESST, of Prestos, Loacembire, waited at the matey as a deputatioo from the committee forted foe the purpose of procuring • bill in parliament lot the pur- pose of constituting county flaancial boards, at which the ratepayen would be represented, Inc eod of se at prams keying the astir* costrol is tho hands of the musty magis trates. Mr. Levemy stated that in coasecieses of the law moss increase is the county ezponditism, widish in Liam ohire alone had in 1848 reached to really 180,0001, a com mittee was appeinted comprised of gentlemen of all shade* Ji pollieslnpintoo, and as appeal was made to the saagistratm to • lertise more eronomy, but the memorial being treated with very little respent, the board of guardians of Lancashire, to she member of 22 out of 28 took the matter up, and the re sult was the bill is parliament, brought forward by Mr. Moneta'. 'melon, but which was neissoseasful last year, as adman, of the pre•stwe of government business. The bill had, however, this year been brought in under more favour able auspices by Mr. Milner Gibson, and bad passed the second reading without • diviiion, and was now before • select c . .mmietee of the House of C immons. The bill dif fered in Nile expects from the hill of last erasion, for in stead of ratepayers, it proposed that oat-half the financial based, should be salectiof by We boards of guardians, and the other half by the =mistimes, yeah whom otter pJarets it woull not interfere in the slightest degree. Still aware of the attention which the Marylebone vestry bad casino ally paid to the subject of county espeaditure, ha (Mr. Leassey) had hoes al. pelted to wait spent the board to ark their aid either in • pecuniary or other polar of view. TAM was not tie be viewed as a new local measure as driving the county of Lancaster only, but it was a nations, measure affecting all the eountiis in the kingdom. (Hear.) Mr. H. C. WILSON said he would propose a resolution. The Rena man bad truly said this was • oetiossl measure, sad not one which was confined to the minty of Lancaster. That vestry had from time to time enuncia.od the priaciple that the ratepayers bade right to a voice in the expenditure of the money which they contributed, and although this bill did not appear to go quit* that length, still it was a step in the right direction, and, therefore, deserving of support. (Hear, hear.) It was perhaps, however, net known to those who had brought in this bill, that any parishes under local acts like Marylebone would be shut out from the bens• du of this bill, unless some especial clauses were introduced to bring them within its pale. He therefore thought it was most desirable that they should have • committee. (Hear.) He would move'. That a committee be appuiotea with power to petition parliament in favour if the bill, and to take such other steps as might be deemed timelier, to secure to that pariah any advantage which it might afford." Mr. MICHIE seconded the resolution, and ante • few observations from Mr. Bodes, Mr. W. Williams, and Mr. (Hazier, it was carried unanimously. lio•sa• Fsaoteux, M.D." I • 2, tv nerd es Wiminisisy ston.iag. ti:ACCItt, betted the Q wee fen Setteday ►•.:'ee. 71e Deeltees •( Kent visited Ler acitry esll a as Saarlay, at &mk t.' the bull. lig. ;•.:6..r 1:.7.1 Hightower. tle Prism of "J, Ihr l'rilves• and the Prima's* !". t' .I. a. 1 she lies. AlsmuAlev &mount! the Colosseum situ a visit • .b•• Parlors of Kest, the Primo of ao4 iteotholos of th. Coon, sod the atttu...4 Divine sere.er T.eterd.y t %Ate eti el cl Boelciashaa Pasco. Tot Wellesley officiated. olrcil was hell on Saturday at the sir 'winded by tit. Marquis of Lass • Minns. S:r Ciente Ores , Viscount Pal , C u.eell :r of W. East:uglier, Sr n Uubhasse, the IC al of Carlisle, , uchire, and the Kies Hos. Fox isie Lour sad a hal , . Lad Jolts by indispositlas fsat swaths( the London, the Rev. Mr. Jones, and :m,,, Asa as luterriilll Ilittb Z".lr thine the Bose-c • n had an interview with Earl C Loist4ll“._ rter:vka on Saturday, at thz the tiotrours d %he West ladi• r,vired yesterday at the Colonial .r. r ..t Nairn of Burleach and family nmuct.ce. Mostais H 011 &dui- '.ire.int Marquis .A . Angles,7, • .tcle. attended the 'Toting Stride* R 1.1. St. itunee'n m ExTo.—Lord Seymour, Chief snit lorries, bas sppAnted Mr Mr. Vance Smith. M.P.) to be Ws rze Littrusele, Esq., is 'pp Owed b•itisti Goissa.—Tisomis Bprieg . tt..l Cavil Comai•siener eat Rtsi ,rt lieauturt, C. 14 of Good Hope.— r. i istict • Siprailitry Maitstrati SUPPOSED MURDER AND ROBBERY AT CLAPHAM. lION OF INDUSTRY, 18.31. The circumetabces connected with this tragical affair remain enveloped la mystery. The police confess :hat they were never more at alcse how to proceed than in the present instance. The house in which the catsyrophe took plies it• an object of increasing interest. On Saturday a cotsiderab:e number of persons visited it, and several of them saw Mr. Meddle; no one, however, is allowed to enter the piece. When friends call to see him he spe.ks to them from the little gate, which is kept locked. To some per sons he is commuona ice on the subject ; to others he will not open his lips. It is wortty of observation that Mr. Meddle always speaks of ene party, nut of several persons, as having done the deed. Nor does he apply to the nc hoc, en party the name of murderer or burglar, but that el dud. lie does not say what he considen the value of the tongs which have been carried away; ne:ther does he spicily what they were. lie sizapy speaks t f the " watches and rings and other property' which were stolen. He speaks with an emphasis bordello' en indignation of the report thot ne left money in the house. The mosey stolen did not exceed 31. er V. and it was well known in the neighbourhood that Mr. Maddlo never kept ask loge sums of money in his Lou,., invariably paying In his rents and other motor' Into the BHA of Ehgland. is said, but with what truth we do not pretend to say, that Mr. Meddle is worth Ii houses and money a lane sum of money. No inhabitant of the locality has given so much froub:s to toe police as Mr. Middle. eonstantlf staking imolaiate, many of which were frivolous. Oa the 31st of Jimmy, In the present yea, an attempt ti break lido the house was reported by Middle to the police, and a pickax* was prodoced, with whack a portion of the brickwerk nest the back door was taken away, when Meddle drove away the robbers by threatening to shout Alm. The ricksze is still at the station, and although it was said to be the ro pily of a near neighbour, we have net heard that any in quiry took piece. Mr. Venable', who lives nest dour to Mr. Middle, sad to whom he first communicated tae fact of the deceassd'sdeath, states that when he came into the house he was dreadlelly escited, and said, "There is my poor girl lying dead; have you bead any nine ?" - enables was then upstairs shaving, bat be dressed Weibelf and went to Mr. L shop to ask him to eo for the doctor. Venable" accompanied Meddle to the door, but did not go in. He further stat.s that he was at home the whole morning that he heard no noise, and that he had cot seen the donated since Friday. At the it quest it is supposed that important facts will be (declined. The ro boy at the Nag's Head will dopes' , that he saw the deceased at therlflOUT window about tee o'clock use Sanday morada'. The ostler took the beer at a few minutes a:ter one o'clock, and rang twice, but could snake co one hear. A Mr. Stevens, a grocer, will state that he saw deceased let out Mr. Middle about eleven o'clock, and Maria Pink, the pew opener at Clapham Coureh, will give evidence of showing him to his p.w. Tne most importaat evidence, however, if it can be relied on, will be that of a boy named Saunders, the eon of a carpenter, living opposite to Mr. Mathile's, who will depose that alone half-past twelve o'clock on Sunday ston ing he saw a man leave the house, who was dressed in sbabby black, and earning a bundle. lie went towards Wands worth, and on the brow of the hill, about half a mile distant from the boss', he ran up against a young woman coming from Wandsworth, sad she describes him as much agitated. This man is believed to be the same that called at Mr. Hales's, Blackfriars-roed, ou Saturday evening, and also the inefividnal that was loitering all the forenoon of Sunday in the rear el Mr. Meddle's house. There is no truth in the statement that Dr. Fisher, the physiiian to the metropolitan ptlice, was directed by the commissioners to egoist Mr. John Parr At in the aitilysEs. Dr. Fisher, on the occasion referred to, only made a friendly visit. Mr. Parrott has made an onalysis, and a Mr. Snow, • medical gentleman, who has made chloroform his study, bad also supplied to him a portion of the intestines and SM.e of the fluid from tie stomach. Oa Friday eke funeral of the unfortuoste woman took plies at St. Paul's Child, Wandswerth-road. Tie adjourned coroner's inquest will be held to-day, at three o'clock. ,et 1%3 boil committees far pro .see now bees breed.—Tbe Mayor of en specie:ly eonsultod by the central )n, ou seemuit of his lutanist' know . ISM II 'eV!, best Riots of isitereati, p his went*, wrote to the o:aassittee. s. r.t u to the pima he hod &slops'd is to working men t...; feel us interest is .....a~t:nb eel life advice om the '7,11116.m0, that the committee hart . r.l cure:shed *monist the whole the k agdoni. The foaowing is • • 31, ylen for 'editing the labouring we did, the foreman of 'my • : every workshop, to laws the , =mime wool' feel obliged i a from moons: them :!.to at It, sestiers of the local It ass +et, that we had one ..,:.:oett in ow town, and I hid so a it .0 to the +whine men In most r.• T hare a-palated tee or three, ana st o opinion which should be Use parliament. We hare, ss.:- itiri ..r the pner.l Nods, ter wtek , cal et the Exhibition .puird..: 60C nimbus alreuly, to • • am to ham a special frau ler . •.n. trom Itintltaaptea to L wan, ;• ••4 fiat—sll; ;lan .erLirir—fo se ta nw up and Wafts'. at the eat of i another for.d, principally the of &viand. of the ease weekly c sal Peollelas Feed, to that of ON royal ealubitioa with • . p. of • stiLiag, sod eater without sad whew they hare beta 'try bt pro; and t • take coact' km to toot ask Weakest' the spirit, to I ileyease the itivoatsvo iiiaa." r isteiligest paeans is Moe cc...4 ea tbe lash alt., • wet seta .. 4 the nreassat is Caaada via • shibitlaa of 1651: ivELSITT REfOltit.—lt is stet d ; rraaze apoiaea the issue of nay eoaaia w for icsairy tato the &Bain of the two close of stratus% aced has already re. Letrly all the lies& of houses at Oxford, most with a similar reception at Caa- E.—The Poemtatar-G. mai has just wing Lastrueti , ,a to all postmasters: —Eirtoa ...mlinbire. sad Motherwell, la Lanarkshire, •is 000s•i•ated pAt toots. the offices there the rose sad payment of money orders os inst. The aft.* of HoWs P..int basins Pee broke Dock, coney ordon will be a! Vac L-oko Dock, it toad of H.bb's Point, inst. .L: :( 4TIONs FOB CVBTom Horse C susisnotans of the Board of Como:motleys ln that so person elm l appointed to Ma wane Itor,alter who his am • lisowl•die Li Gersten languages, •ad of arithmetic and C:ON Or COAL MIN Ens from Nor- Darbam. referred to iu Saturday's Es : Lad an interview with Sir Robert Peel, opcn wad wen equally well received by • vt his private mildew* to bespeak his M. •:t of hre-dateep explosions is mines. They :•ev,w wit Professor Hann, of King's Col • t•.:.ntc en the tut ject of f paradox y Mr. 6,llswertby Clumsy, in the late s• —ems in maim, in which they eassider an • of lie and death to be Involved hitherto ROTAL NATAL SCHOOL—The anniversary dinner of the subscribers to this institution took place on Saturday at the London Tavern, the Right lion. F. T. Baring, M P., is the chair. The Chairman, In giving the tout of the even ing, " Prosperity to the Royal Naval School," said, he should take shame to himself for not having been a come'- - butor to its funds before the pretest time. R-prcsenriag the great naval port of Portsmouth he ought to bi mindful of AND DEsTITrTE SAILORS' the naval school. Having dilated on the benefin of the in " Boat meeting of these united iastinti o os •'-'y. at Hanover-squire Roma ,• Admiral stitution to the navy and commerce of Great Bri'ain, he , 1 tie chair. The report stated that the concluded by proposing the toast, which war drank with load '7 seamen in the metrcrlis from the f aiet. aeon. Otter toasts having been honoured, the Chairman :• Rme tad led to the formation of nisi- gave " The success of the Arctic expedition, and hoped their L Liv"Pe°4 Pdrisalcutb ' and other rallaat countrymen, Sir J. Franklin and his crew, would yet 17, and that sinui I institution existed :.arts. Canine, ant is other p or t s o f the return to reap the honours and rewards which a grateful • . by British .einoria. 4,638 souses hid country would bestow upon them." The tout was received . the Hose during the past year, Gf whom with unbounded enthusiasm, three times three, and one "inn* A ludwprePhrtion of thole cheer more. Sir John Ross acknowledged the toast amid '" , * . A. la.fsaattle nano*, bat from almost increased cheap, and expressed himself ready to sacrifice his imabariaaßbl°,,alt some of l ife in renewed ' attempts to assist his gallant friends and ?-it the will% teak connected with the Usti- cou ntrymen. 4_••it •of the:, money had passed through the r COS= CALLA TO TILE BAR.—A further call to ca.r..er. being d. posited sad drawn out by the the bar of students of the Middle Tempts war made on 7 2131. had bees fcrwerded either to Saturday last. The followieg gentlemen were admitted : ' u 1 .4 mlattlw. Lartag the year 470 &ppm- Lyttleton Holyoake Bailey, Esq., OsorgeWoodyatt Bestir gs, Ma ruined. A liner, sad a sch oo l were pro- Eso,, John Berry Ton, Rev, and Alexander Gilchrist, Roo, ,toselv •• h 1 61% with regard tte Destitute FißE.—Yeaterday a fire, attended with a serious rum, which was real b yslated den , R. , T. C. Gribbie, destruction of property, broke out In the premises belonging like the d't °"." hid bees to Mr. Richert' Stevens, fancy bread and biscuit baker, year'g,d ' , WWI of Lord Bad- tarrying on tuner at No. 13, Little Windmill.street, sd . " 8114 "• 5 .. the 1.1001 1 1 Oolden- square . The discovery was made at a few minutes . finer resoluiecs is accordsurt before three, a.m., by Mr. Stevens, inn., who was sleeping feet wen ploy** d and %read to, in the first floor. He mashed up stairs and alarmed the in- Un Set urda y the polio, mates. Racing descended to the shop, he found that one of : tti eklds Wadies a mat used Jeseph Cuh Gib- I his young sisters, with an infant in her arms, was standing • wire d with othi n, not yet at the Iron'. door, endeavouring, but in vain, to open it, in lc "hal • ees " l' aw°6l4 keft• The wigs have I order to effect her escape. The smoke at that time was a knr t°l-m etl 44 rollest he sale, non dense in the shr.p, that the girl and the infant were neatly fem. *nee aid cone, finely failed , to fort" I suffocated , and flames were rushing through the parlour ti , ll de day of ails somas of tie party attend, bid door, end spreading towards the staircase. Recollecting if .'ut • b* and, 61 . 6 %f1e. tv onus the per- he opened the front door the draught would send the flames IV l 4 ' v the welt st ter to Ore a Rumen- to the top of the house, he pulled his sitter and the in ate ,r 4••• and n" hayloft any suspicion, at fent through the fire to the first ft err. Having opened the t. "riles's, The next step of the I front window, he called far emistanee, when the eurient of o rots a pawntwuker's and pledge the articles; air thus admitted mad* the fire ascend with viol,nee, and they would fetch i f t h ey were gidd, at the same ; very speedily toe bath part of the room in which they "44 It 4 soar mu? , 'animas which coot- ; were crogregated together became ignited. Mr. Stevens, .. I ",th‘r;.ulter ou, rd.' The mitt, r; in order to prevent his infant child frets being burned to ;') • T"."" , suctiower, in Leicester- ; death threw it out of window, and it was caught in the 4," .7' l . 5 1 :—A few evenings afro Giber I stem of police constable 86 C. Another child was thrown torsee, sa g ems , of out is a binder meaner, and saved by the same officer. r Lw•.*Lted as gold, e.. 4 a.k , d 11r.Thontas ; Mr. Stevens, leo., and three other children, were afterwards • ~ nem for Liu.. Mr. Thomas app. ti ' taken from the first floor by the emcee, and nit one cf them, • 'P t rim, and, belie mug they were gold, fcrtunatrly, ri caved any aminjury of importance. The 'sups ahandssaveOiteion a deposi ong t. Fain ! beling to the Sc. Jes's S .Tiny was quickly on the t" "hiss, efterwards ruse to his ksowledge, snot, and having been raised in fu.nt of the premises the we ander...4 to test the colas ow the obverse flames shot forth from the upper windows and set the ma hrZl, ;het, dueeerred that they WWI only coins on fire. Fortunately, the conductor was enabled to us tome- immediate', waited upon the I reuse Mr. St , jun. the last p non is the house, so 1• •• •ho seat Mr. Field, an expert that tie whole wen provldestlally saved from sanding with " • tie, to ore the matter. Mr. a horrible death. The engines of the pariah of 6+. Ann, Vie ai the medals brAtes up, and be this Ludas Brigade, sod Wear of Replied Company were , r.. swat ingeseetimy made. Ibe MOO am the spot, bat during the interval the flames bad ob " ''lt diy.r copper, the a a thin coat GI talked the corollate possession of every room is the premium. 1.4 nrttom golf The rims wets aloe The flames could cot be conquered until the whGlo of the n mutt urge r that, a crown pier, stock in trade, futon ure, sad wrung eppael were dew ulati, 'l''• ". h %.• of Oilmen 11111. Field sumeaded and the pre more nearly gutted. Frost the eaamination he will be takes before the mortis, since made by the brigade ' them seems no doubt but that -trey of the e t a. t, h ave b een pledged the fire was caused from the overheat of the oven, which ' lll 'wd-• way a". 4.4 "oath more I was immediately wader the back parlour flooring. The suf ferer was insured is the Bea Pass-cogleo, U L: U. 11.*:,,,, THE FRPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1850. FACTORIES BILL. , The tdlowing are the clauses and amendments to be mined Grey in committee on this bill. Claus 1, page 2, line 9, after the word "that " to leave est to the end of the clause, and to insert the following words, "save MI hereinafter mentioned, so much of the said nets w nitric., or limits the hours of the employment or labour of young porous, and of females above the age of eighteen years, shall be repealed ; and after the passing of this act, no young pence, and no female above the age of eighteen years, shall be employed is any factory before six of the clock in the morning, or after six of tt • clock in the evening of say day (sue to roues, het Ono as herein- , herein aft prov Wed); ssd no young person, and no female above ` the sge pr eighteen years, shall be employed in any facture, either to'recover lost time or fur any other purpose, on any Saturday after two of the o'clock in the atternoon. And be it enacted, that so mach of the said secondly re cited set as requires notice of the times of beginning and ending daily work of all persons employed in any factory, We none* la the form gives in the schedule (C) to such act as the teem for the hones of work of all young persons and re. males above the age of eighteen years employ ed in the fac tory, to be hubs or fixed up in any factory, and so much of the nue act as insets that in any complaint of the employ. sent sissy person in a factory otherwise than is snowed by that sat, the time of beginning work in the morning, which shall be stated is say notice fixed up in the factory, signed by the (4:copier or his agent, shall be taken to be the time when all pastels in the factory, except children begic ning to work in the afternoon, began work on any day sub sequent to the date of such notice, so long as the same con tuned fixed up in the factory, shall be repealed. And whereas by the said secondly recited act it was enacted, that the times allowed for meal times ' as provide. by the said firstly recited set, should be taken between the hours of halt-put seven in the morning and half past Doren in the evening, be it enacted, that the times anowtd for such meal times as aforesaid shall be taken Wiesen the hours of half-past seven in the morning and six in the even ing, and subject to such alteration as aforesaid, all the pro vitions of the said firstly and secondly recited sets coact rn log meal times and notice of meal timer, 11111 remain appli cable to all young persons and to all females above the age of eighteen years employed in soy factory. And whereas by the said secondly recited act It was enacted, that in any (Wary in which any part of the machinery was moved by the pow.r of water, the time which should have been lost by stoppages from want cf water, or from too much water, might he re covered within six months next after the stoppage, between the hours specified in the said firstly recited act, as those within which lime lost by drought or excess of water might be recovered ; and that, in ord.r to recover time so lost, any child rr young person might be emp'oyed one hum in each day re , re than the time to which the ordinary labour of children and young persons respectively was re stricted by law, except on Saturday. Be it enacted, that no young ,person, ..nd no (tussle above the age of eighteen years, shall, in order to recover time so lost as a'oresaid, employed rfter seven of the clock in the evening of any ; and the times before six of the clock in the moraine and after six of the clock is the evening, during which any such young pence or female is so employed in any day, shall not together exceed one hour; and, save as aforesaid, young persons and females above the age of eighteen years, may be employed to recover lost time, ac cording to the provisions of the said secondly recited act. COURT OF LIEUTENANCT.—A very numerous meet ing of the msmbers of the commission of lieutenancy wale place on Saturday last, at three o'clock, for the purpose of voting an address of congratulation to the Queen upon the birth of the in'ant prince. Anorget thoee present were Sir Her ry Yrhy, Sir Moses Moat.lierc, Sir tinurge Carroll; Aldo men Thompson, Wilson, Humphery, Hroper, Mus grove, Haiti., Carden, Sidney, Challis ; Sheriff L mrence ; Mr. H enkey, the governor of the Bonk of England ; D pu ties Britten, Obbard, Bedford, Lott; Mr. Cornelius Wilson, Mr. James Bentley, Mr. W. Hughes, Mr. IValford, &c. Alderman Wilsm won un snimeiusly called tis the chair, an bo neur which, he assured the commissioners, he fel , the highest gratitica' ion at receiving upon such an autpicioue occasion, lle congretulo'ed the ountry upon the excellent e ate cif health eijoyed by the enversign, who was becoming every year mote and 1712111 dear, if persible, to her people. Alder man Musgrove moved the addre a after a few wordy expres sive of the feeling diffused amongst the people of this gr. at empire at tho event. Sir Henry Prlly ascended the notice,, which was refried amidst a.clamatious. The court then ad• journed. _ _ YROPOSED ALTERATIONS IN THE HOP DUTIES.— Ia a speech to the Weald of Kent Farmers' Club, held on the 24th ult., at Cranbrotk, T. L. Hodges, Esq., M.P., said that he deeply regretted that is the late financial (rpm: ot the Chance llor of the Exchequer, no allusion was made to the t nyers of the hop growers, which were pseud over in silence. Fur his owes port, notwithstanding the sneers and reproaches he had sustained on account of his want of sue s. es h•therto, he woul I sill persevere hc his endeavours to obtain an alteration of this oppressive tax. On Tuesday next he should meet the members from all the hop growing cone- Ras in the kingdom for the purpose of deciding whit steps were most advisable to be taken to obtain that relief (Cr which they sought, and which must sooner or later be granted. The most advisable mune to be taken kr gaining relief appeared to him to bete erg , the subsitutlan of ea acreage duty of 3/. per acre, instead of the present charge made on the growth, which, although they would hardly believe it, averaged 71. 10s. and some odd pence, per acre per annum, and remove it altogether from the de partment of the excise, and place it on the footing of an assessed tax He trusted that this would be retie. factory to all whom he had the honour of addreaciog. The hon. gentleman then read the draft of a bill, which he said, if it wore agreed to, he should present to the House of Commons, and in which were comprised the details of the plan above alluded to. lie then proceeded at great length to show the operation of such a bill, stating that if carried it would place the collection of the duty on the same footing as that of theta: on windows, which was paid for ohly acco.d. hog to the number at the time the tax was made. The hon. gentleman also sowed that it would be necessary for ell arresn of hop duty to be paid up, and for the government to forego the cAlection of the du •y on the present growth of hops, es the payment of the acreage duty, l in the bill he had just read, would be required in the swath of March next, and the payment of the duty on the mop not being due till Nay, two duties would otherwise be payable for the same year. They had, he sail, a preceder.t he the remission of the year'e duty, haviug in the year 1801 or 1802, passed over the duty on foreign hops fur one year, aced therefore w. re justifi:d in such a proceeding. He then drew the attention of the meeting to the 6th report of the Excise Commiasieners, showing the opinion held ty them is f of an acreage duty, but which the veeransant had ant thought fit to attend to, it not v eming accep•able to the planters. From the statistics therein contained, he showed that the duty which he now proposed to fix at 31. per acre had hitherto been in West Kent from 71. 10s. to 7s. 13e. 9d., and in Sweet 61. 10s. He thought this would, to a very considerable extent overcome the difficulties and distress which the forma in that district was now suffering, and hoped that his measure would be acceptable both to the government and the planter, who would, he trusted, in the end gain the total repeal of the duty. At pretest, however, be remarked, it would not be advisable to urge the total repeal of the duty, a measure which the government would undoubtedly oppose, as it must, Hurried lead to financial arrangements at present not contemplate J, and would force the Chancellor of the Exchequer to bring in a fresh budget, and thus let in the claims of all eases of persons wishing foe repeal of various duties. They were, therefore, providing all arrears up to the present year were paid up, more likely to obtain a change in the mode of collection which was con templated in the proposed bill. On the 30. h ult. a meeting of hop-growers in Worcestershire and the adjoining county of Hereford. was held at the Crown Hotel, Worcester, for the purpose of discussing the merits of the bill proposed to be introduced into parliament by Mr. Hodges, M.P. F. E. Williams, Esq., occupied the chair. It appeared from the discussion that the measures proposed by Mr. Hodges may suit his constituents, or the growers of Kent sad Sussex, but would affect most injuriously the growers in the plantations of Herefordshire and Woreestenhire. The average duty per acre paid by the firsnaamed nude, is 71., and by the lager 21. 12s. ; therefore, Mr. Hodges' measure would save the Kent and Sussex hop farms 41. per acre, whilst those in this district would have to pay Bs. more than at present. It was resolved unanimously that this meeting views with alarm the proposition of Mr. Hodges for an acreage duty, as being moat unequal, inasmuch as while some lands produce thirty cwt. per acre, others would not grow 3 cwt. Therefore, the effect would be to throw out of cultivation all b ut the very lest lands, and so occaaion much miehief both to the planter and labourer. It was also resolved that the resolutions should ba forwarded to the lion. General Lygos, M.P., with a request that he should forthwith inform Mr. Hodges of the opposition he is likely to meet with from the Worcester and Hereford inte rests if he persists in his bill. PROCEEDING UNDER THE CHURCH DISCIPLINE ACT, IN THE DIOCSaIi OP Ex arnis.—A commission, uader the Church Discipline Act (3rd and 4th Victoria) has been issu-d by the Bishop of Exeter, on the complaint of the 1t.,. Dr. fiords, perpetual curate of the parish of Tornio• ham, wins% the Rev. W. 0. Parke Smith, the incumbent minister of St. John's Chapel of Ease, Torquay. The charge is that of refusing to hand over the communion alms given at that chapel, to be disposed of by the minister and church wardens of the perish ; and also refusing to admit the right of Dr. Harris to preach and officiate in the chapel, in virtue of his otti e as Incumbent of the parish, when he may be so disposed. The conomfasionen met on Monday last, in the Chapter-house. The cam havirs_been opened on behalf of Dr. Harris, on the part of Mr. Smith the charges of Dr. Hann were admitted, and a document was in troduced, Wined by Mr Smith, which was read, a Imit ling, among other hats, that Mr. Smith had refused for some time past, and perticularly since the 4th of November last, to account for and hand over to the minister and churchwardens of Tonnoham, the money given at the offertory at St. John's chapel iii order that the same might be disposed of (as the Rubric din eta) to such pious and charitable uses as the said minister and churchwardens should think Ht, and that he had alto refused to permit Dr. Harris to preach and officiate at St. John's Chapel, as Dr. Harris asserted he had a right to do in virtue of his omen as incumbent with cure of souls of Toetnohans. And in par tinier on notice being given him of Dr. Harris's iutenven to preach and read part of the melee In the said chapel, on Sunday, the 27th January last, he did declare in writing that he was determined to prevent the Intrusion of Dr. Hurls. The Commisaioners therefore agreed to report to the Bishop that there was sußi..ient prime facie ground for further pro ceedings in the case. We understand, however, that they will be speedily terminated, Mr. Parke Smith having sub mined to such sentence as the bishop, in the exerciee of a power vested imehim by the act, shell think fit.— Western rum.. THE MAIiU iCTURIN - G 'DISTRICTS. MANCHRtifilli t Mar 4. There was a meeting of Luoashire magistrates on Thursday at Pietas, for the purpose of electing a new county treasurer, but al which the !Int quotient which came under discussioa wee tie bill now before • committee of the Home of Commons taleoustitutieg In counties bodies of men cow =megisestes and others elective, to be called county boards; nth bodies to exeunt, a control over the expenditure of coonties indypeedent of the general mail street. At • previous meeting of the magistrates of this county it had be. determined that the members of the finance committee should constitute • deputation to proceed to Loadea for the potpie of watch ing the bill through parliament. That committee had exercised tie powers thus conferred upon them, and Mr. Edmund Ashworth, of Bolton, who is a member of the committee, new rue to complain that remarks of an se palateeble character had beet mace by some of the magis trates upon the expenses charged by the deputation (41. each) foe going is London. He did not know how far the magistrates of thi county were aware of the extensive and extraordinary charges that bill proposed to t ffect. He did not know if they were aware that the powers now exercised by nearly 400 sumistrates in this county over their expen diture, over (henget:its, over their constabulary, over road, and bridges, over lunatic myth= and other institutions, was proposed to is swept sway by this bill, and that the power wee to be transferred to 28 members of boards of guardians. It required at present 12 or 14 standing cow. mitten of magistrates to superintend and carry on the busi ness of the magistrates. He did not know how far when these committees had to be chosen out of • body limited to 28 persons, they would be capable of exercising the powers transferred to them with more wisdom or discus. tion ; he did not know how far farmers and others, of whom boards of guardians to a large latent were competed, might be possessed of more wisdom than gentlemen in the position of the magistracy, or how far they might ha able better to afford the time which such duties might require. He did know, however, that parliament had affirmed the principle of the measure, sod that the bill was now very quietly pass ing through the committee, end was almost wholly troop. posed. Ile did not object to the principle of the bill, bat he did think the magistretas of this county were not doing their duty, and paying the attention they ought to the matter, in allowing the bill to progress tarough the committee without a strict watch upon it, and without au attempt to get rid of some of the obiecionable &noses in it. lu times of disaffection and disturbance the present *onrush= et' the magistracy with the constabulary enabled them to exercise their authority very usefully in sustaining the police in the exerciso of very trying duties, and so far he doubted very much the propriety of a clause which should have the effect of severing the connexion. Mr. What& France (another nunther of the finance committee) expressed regret that the till had not been taken up as a government measure, by which means he thought its clauses would hive been ensured a more thorough sifting.—Mr. Marshall (who occupied the chair) said the conversation was irregular, but still the auction was a most imp irtant one, and he wished to know - what C3ll/SO it was intended to re commend that the magistrates should p I—Mr. A. Kay, of Manchester, thought, after the statement of Mr. Ash. worth, the magistrates ought most cheerfully to allow any expenses the deputation might be put to, empowering them even to employ counsel, or take any other course wl.ich might be necessary. lie did not care se much that the magistrates should be deprived of certain powers, but he thought they ought to take such steps a. would ensure a thorough caneassthg of the measure under corsideration, with a view to rendering it as efficient as possible for the purposes intended. Mr. Gant (deputy clerk of the peace) reminded the court that the powers of the di putation had not yet expired—they were authorised to " watch the bill now before parliament." Mr. J mathan Peel, Si one of the ci,putation, thought their power 'K e ine' when the yrinciple of the bill was sanctioned by parliament, and it went into commit . ce ; bat the magistrates g Ily did not concur in this view. Mr. Townley Parker complained that Mr. Ashworth had given a most imperfect representation as to the principle of the bill. The bill did not propose to give the powers now exercised by magistrates to members of ' bo ad, of guardians—it sought to give power only to boards of guardians to elect &county financial board of 211 persons, one portion of whom would be magistrates. and the other might be chosen from any class of men or station in society nut behig magistrates. lie thought a bill Wore parliament called the Comity Assessments Bill, required much more watching then the C iunty Financial Boards Bill, and was in fact a bill that would mil et great hard hips up ot some classes of ratepayers. Mr. Alex.. Kay proposed a resolution extending the powers of the finer.ce committee in reference to the bias before parliament, bat the Chairman said that such • resolution could not be entertained. The conversation then dropped, but with the un derstanding that the committee would be expected to coc tinue the I:ere's of the powers vested in them by a fcrmer meetirg of the magistrates, and exercise a proper vigilance with reference to objectionable clauses in the bill now before the parliamentary committee, for constituting county finan cial board.. The meetirg then proceeded to the election of a county treasurer. The fruit was that Mr. Moore Wilson (who was formerly secretary to the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction Railway) was declared elected. DRAMA. CLOSE OF DRURY-LANE TLIEXTE.F..—The season tera.inatad at this Sastre on Saturday night after the per formance of " The Beggar's Opera," " Family Jars," and the spectacle of "The Devil's Ring." Mr. Anderson dc li an address, in which, after stating that he had been seriously injured in his resources, he proceeded to say : "The great difficulty of converting this theatre into a temple of the legitimate drama, after the various uses to which it has been devoted—the opocisition I have encountered in the shape of three foreign theatres—the positive coolnesa cf the pubic press, without one cheering word of encouragement— all these have combined to bring shoat what, in oue sense, may be called my partial failure. [Mr. Anderson appeared to be very much affeced at this stage of his address, and made a pause of several moments.] A man placed at the bead of such an establishment necessarily has a great many 'netlike IA well as friends; but I am happy to say that the liminess of my friends has to singe extent counterbalanced the malignity of my enemies. (Cheers.) I really feel totally load. gusts to 'epees , my views oa this occasion. Your kindness, my friends, has Then very great, notwith standing all these discouraging circumstances; and though I am at present beaten, I am not by any means dis couraged. At Christmas neat I shall renew the battle of the legitimacy of the national drama, when I hope once more to be favoured with your :cheering approbation. I beg, in ono xion with my grateful company, to tender you our warmest thanks for the kindness you have extendiel to us, and I now bid you moat reryeettbilly farewell." Mr. Ander son then retired amidst loud applause from all parts of the house. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, REOENT'd PARK.—On Saturday an extraordinary general meeting of the Royal Bo*anic Society was held at the gardens in the Regent's park, the Duke of Norfolk in the chair. Mr. R. H. Jolly, FR S., Lady Harland, Lady Bassett, Lady Grant, Mn. Mostyn, the Hon. J. Kennedy, Messrs. H. Pemberton, J. Ridout, R. Goff, jun., R. Durant, H. But kle, M. Brunner, J. T. Wortley, and H. N. Browns were unanimously elected fellows of the society. It was resolved to open a subscription for the erection of a suitable building in the grounds to con tain rooms for lectures, meetings, and a museum and library. S I contributions have been already made for the purpose, including 501. from the Bishop of Durham. It is estimated that the building will not c more than 2,0001.. and as the fellows numbar 1,500, no difficulty is an:icipated in rais'ng the required sum. It was announced that 17,000 tickets had been taken for the fete on Wednesday neat. For the three files of last year only 22,000 tit kits were sold aitoge ther. The 'twain/ becks up, after a vote of that Ice to the noble chairman, and the members proctrded to the colliery'. tory to fespeet a magnificent sz.lia in full Mxim, which has been grown in the society's grounds, and is said to be the finest specimen in England. COURT OF ALDERMEN.—A court was held on Thursday, immediately before the Common Council as sembled, for the purpose of voting an address to the Quern, congratulating her Majesty up in the birth of the infant prince. The tithe's, which nbounded, as we are given to understand, with expressions of loyalty and attachment to her Majesty, was moved by Sir Peter Laurie, seconded by Alderman Musgrove, and adopted by the unanimous vote of the court. EXTENSIVE FIRE IN LAMBETII-WALK. This morning, Owed, befit* 1 o cluck, a deetructive fire broke out on the premises belonging to Mr. Harris, a grocer and cheseeraonger, in Tye rs-strve t, Lambeik-walk. From inquiries made, it appears that whilst the inmates, consisting of Mr. Harris, his wife and family, and a lodcer, named Henry James, were in thi it beds, a party passing the pro perty perceived smoke pouring forth from the ship io Tyers stmt. Ha inetantly gave the alarm ; and, after some trouble, seoceeeed in arousing the inmates, bet not before the whole of the lower p.rt of the premises was wrapped in one g I blase. The whole of the residents, however, with the ex ception et Mr. James, euoteeded in effectiog a if. re treat. Mr. James was not so fortunate. Owing to the rapidity with which the flames progressed, all chance of his escape by the regular means was cut oil, and in order to avoid being burned to dea.h he was oblige.) to resort to the dengerous rspedient of jumping out of one of the upper windows. By the time he could accomplish it, the whole of the premises from Tens-street into Wickham street presented a regular bluing mass, end the llamas as they rushed through the windows stretchedover the carriage rand, and ascended so high into the air as to illuminate the city sad more distant districts The engines were soon on tkesp d, but in spite ot the elution' of the firemen, Mr. Havei,.'s premises were wholly destroyed, his stock iu trade consumed, sad the for: iture of several of the surrounding neighbours seriously injured. The I. , es, which is very serious, will be partially covered by an insurance in the West of Ragland F.re•offiu. Loan OP TWO LIVES ON THE RIVER.—On Saturday an Inquiry, of four hours' duration, wee .on hobo before Mr. Baker, the coroner, at the King and Qaten Tavern, Torre Col!-street, Limehouw, resp cting toe death of James C lade, aged 27 yeas*, who, it was slle•ed, lost his lite on Tuesday last, by the neglect of Captain Cavil, the mommsn- der of the Nymph, Woolwich steamboat. Alter • length on' d investigation, the corm , r aonoutced the h it,wing to be the verdict of the jury :—" That the deceased came by his death accidentally ; but we, the jury, cannot separlte - out expressing our unacim.ma opinion that too much care row 1 i.o , to tied in th it:iv pttl9ll of steam-boats on the tiler Thainatw." IRELAND. Dentate, MAT 4. The annouseement that tithe Viceroy steamer of 800 tons and 350-horse power, Robert Riving, master ' is to sail from Galway to New York, calling at Halifax, on Saturday June 1," is hailed as opening up a new era for the west of Ireland, and indeed for the country generally. Men of all partieserave heard the intelli gence with delight, and if the experiment turn out a successful one, it will be no ordinary triumph of private enterprise in a quarter when it certainly was least expected. It must be recol'ected that the waters of the magnificent Bay of Galway hate never yet been distarbei by the piddles of a steamer, except when some government lint paid the coast an occasional visit chiefly for the purpose of conveying food to the famine-stricken inhabitants. The Evening Mail slums favourably from the name of the boat chosen to make the experiment. Joy, perhaps, says the Mail, as well as fear, will make men superstitions; and we are disposed to draw a happ augury from the very name of the vessel selected, and toy thick that the Viceroy departing from oar western coast might have been intended to remind us that we were about to motive a certain compensation fee the departure of our English Viceroy and his whole staff, civil, military, and we trait, politica!, "white, black, and grey, with all their trumpery," eastward, through the Britannia tube. Felix fasistsmegue sit omen ; and may the yeas distinguished by the departure of the useless, and the worse than meets, Viceroy, be the epoch from which our long oppressed and nearly ruined country will hereafter date the commence ment of her independence and prosperity. The Court of Queen's Bench was yesterday occu pied all day in hearing the arguments on the applica tion for a mandamus to the Dublin corporation to eloct a new lord m tyor. The arguments will be re seamed this morning. The new Roman catholic prima'e arrived in Dublin yesterday, and proceeded at once to the college of Maynooth. The Freeman states, on the authority of a Liver pool correspondent, that Mr. George Mathews, of whom so singular a biography appeared in that jour nal the other day, was on board the Niagara steamer, which sailed on Saturday last. The Freeman adds that another castle clerk has absconded. On the suhieoi Of Lhe approaching tenant right conference, the Freeman states : The prob;bility Is that the conference will not meet before the end of May, or even the first week of June. This pots'. ponement beyond the time originally contemplated is neces sitated by the prolonged stay of the tenant deputation at present in London, it being the conviction of all that the con ference cannot be held with effect until the deputies return. In the meantime the preparatory committee will proceed to perfect the arrangements, to solicit the aid and co•operation of the influential friends of the tenantry in all parts of the country, to collect opinions, end to invite counsel from all capable and willing to theist in this great national project. The vacancy, says the Evening Mail, which has occurrel in the custom., by the retirement of Mr. C. A. Scovell from the secretaryship, has been filled by the appointment of Mr. W. Maclean to that office. Mr. Scovell had been nearly forty years in that de partment, and the Lords of the Treasury have been pleased to direct the Commissioners of Customs to oonvey to him the assurance of the high sense enter tained by their lordships of his services. Yesterday there were several lots of property offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court. In the case of three of them, being subdivisions of the estate of Mr. Charles Wright, devisee in trust of Michael Creagh, and situated in the totem'''. of Cork, the sale was poet poned, in consequence of there being either an inade quate bidding or no bidding at all. Another lot of the same property, yielding a profit rent of 251. odd, was sold for 2601., or about ten years' purchase ; and the Beer's Bridge mills, in the county of L3llO, which it was stated formerly brought an annual rent of 1,3001., or without the machinery, of 6001., was knocked down for 5,5001. The commissioners' of this ccurt have, as it appears from some advt rtisemeds of estates to be sold, come to the resolution of allowing purchasers of property the option of paying, for the present, only half of the purchase money, allowing the remainder to stand over until Sir Jolla It gnilly's bill shell have been dis posed of, to give them the advantage of that measure should it pass into law. An extensive estate in the county of Donegal, the property of Mr. Daniel Tod], has been put up for auction. The estate, whies is situated in the barony of lnnishowen, and cont tins in the whole, ecaordizg to the ordnance survey, over 87s acres, pr oducing an annual rent of 718.. 4s. Od., was subdivided into five lots for the convenience of purchasers. The first lot was knocked down to Mr. Henry Cosgrove for 5,000/., bring a little better than 22 years purchase at the present rent. FINE ARTS. ROYAL ACADEMY. Three years since, at the time of the Westminster hall competition, there were prophetic souls who looked fur ward with same anxitty to what would be the result of their bringing forth latent talent, with out guarantee of being able to sustain it. The time has come when this questioa must be answered ; the com petitues have come forth in strength as well as numbers. Foremost amongst these may be placed Mr. Pickers gill, whose " Samson Betrayed, is as brilliant in colour as hie " Burial of Harold " Wii s timbre. It also affords a happy contrast with the former concep tions of the spocryphi..l legend, by merging its sen sua►ity in its moral meaning. As the swarthy save shears the giant of his strength, the charms of DA- M and her handmaids are almost forgotten in their attitudes of remorse. The balance of the lines and the grouping are not more admirable than the colour ing; the tender draperies richly inlaid'with gold, and the contrasts of fair and dark flesh recal the palmy days of Etty, of whom, by the bye, there is an exqui site memento mori, entitled the Toilet. _ _ A chastened execution and an attenuated scale of colour reveal our modern /resew/di. Mr. Maclise, in his " Spirit of Chivalry," deserves as much praise for the masterly manner in which he has adapted his composition to time and place, es for the intrinsic beauty of the conception; by raising aloft the alle gorical figure of Justice, holding her balance over the crouching figures be:.eath, awaiting her final decree, he has vanquished the g-eatest difficulty a painter can contend with, that of filling up and destroying the appearance of a narrow space. Mr. I)yce also displays his fresco predilections, in his meeting of Jacob and Rachel, both by severity of outline and simple contract of colour. The slight variation from former versions of this subject, consisting of the hesitation of the maiden in receiving her lover's kiss, give it an original freshness equal to the purity and skill of the drawing. Mr. Cope, who also formerly did ample justice to this scriptural theme, has divided his strength in several smell com positions, the principal one representing the " Death of King Lear. The chiaroscuro is sombre and effec tive, hot the costumes belong to a much later period. Almost equal in size, though different in style, stand opposed the canvasses of Mr. Armitage and Mr. Cross, who thus challenge comparison. With the un doubted power of practised draughtsmen, they evince that healthy spirit of which they gave such a pro mising earnest three years since. Mr. Armitage, nevertheless, in selecting a vision of Ezekiel, has, like Raphael of old, been guided by sculptural inspiration, only eschewing Greek art for the lately exhumed rules of Nineveh: and whilst Raphael recalled Olympue,Mr. Armitage dwells on the banks of the Chahar. The;figure of I. Aholibah gazing on the images of the Chaldeatis," is masterly and full of energy. But however admi rable a subject for developing feminine character and beauty, its mystic meaning is beyond the capabilities of the pictorial art. If, on the contrary, fault may be found with Mr. Cross's fine conception of the " Burial of the Two Sons of Edward in the Tower," it is the absence of mystery, which is neither dramatically nor historically correct. The nude striplings form a beau tiful group. &The picture iu its component part. evince. care, deep study, and fine feeltug, folly justi fying the somewhat tardy decision of the Fine Arts Commissioners in entrusting Mr. Cross with a subject for the phrliatnent house. Mr. Lucy, also a prize-man, has a clever picture of a hackneyed subject, the " Part:og of Charles from his Caildren." In mai:wing works more or less attaching to the French school, we naturally tarn to the chief and best indoctrinat.r of the principles on which it is based. "Cromwell looking at the dead body of Charles the Fleet," by I'. Delareshe, already sufficiently known by the engraving, evinces all the dramatic power and accuracy of costume which are the characteristics of this great painter. Whether wo gaze on the teem features of the Protector, in which there Is no traee of remorse, as he examines the traits of his prostrate rue, on his pic turesque garb, or on the subdued accessories, of which the solemnity is heightened by the light darting from behind the canvas, we only find in them the great artist circomscribin his powers within received and welbdefined limits, which, no less than the charm of his pencil, have rendered his name famo us i n hi s own 000ntry and in ours. Yet in France there are not a few, and that among the most educated, who have thought and asserted that there is a step beyond, which lifts the painter of subtle thought far above the delineator of the heavy actions of men, and which only gifted spirits can reach. This Mr. Delaroche neither admits nor attempts ; he has remained content to illus trate the records and chronicles of history with ad mirable artistic tact and true feeling. This sign of discretion should be po!nted out as an example to that resolute, enthusiastic, but misguided little band amongst us whn, with great artistic feeling, have each an equivocal method of rendering it, in their conceptions, their designs, and their colouring. So ugly and misshapen are the brings they bring forth on canvas, that they seem to libel even the diminished beauty of our degenerate days. Mr. Mil lais, the principal delinqurnt in this re spect, @hews, nevertheles-, the same amount of talent which he displayed last year in his scene from Boccaccio; but in the perversion of his power, he is like an artistic Chatterton, obscuring thought and meaning in the turbid v e rsific a ti on o f a R ow l ey . The subject, in itself sufficiently mystic, is taken from Zechariah, arid goes beyond the ultra-catholicism of Mr. Herbert. It represents the infancy of Christ whom the Virgin is caressing. I.iko the old Italians, the details of the carpenter's shop are taken from life, but unlike them and their spirit of adoration, he has depicted decay in the person of the Virgin. In seeming companionship with this picture is one marked with that eccentric power, which arrests 1 attention, by Mr. W. Hunt, representing " a British family sheltering a Christian missionary from the persecution of the Druids," which, if docked of an exuberance of grouping, wuuld be a masterly per formance. Tne red draperies are to) violent in tone, but the expressions of fear, coutage, and rage are worthy of praise and admiratiim. On the whole the works of these young reformers mud only to be ahem of their drynees, and endowed with inure of the graceful to beeline healthy ant pleasurable. We would point to the weeks of Mr. Frank Stone as examples of this purification. His subject from the " Tempest," where 3firasda on seeing Ferdinand, fancies he is a spirit, is full of the idealistic beauty and the naivete conveyed by the poet. Not far from this is the work of one of the Associates, as felicitous in the choice of his subjects, as Hogarthian in the mode of handling them. Mr. Ward depicts " James the Second receiving the news of the landing of William ;" the express i on cf the fallen monarch, relining in his chair, and those of the courtiers, neat Hog th, as does the scheme of harmony, centering in his favourite reds and yellows. The complexions of some of the Personages however seem to call for medical advice ; has not Macaulay chronicled the antibilious Cackle of the period ? The immortal duo o' Cervantes furnish a fitting theme to Mr. Frith; that banquet with the Duchess never satiates the palettes of our painters. The beauty of the feminine fiznre, the delicacy of tex ure, and the sparkling brilliancv of the accesrvie s, t xc, 1 Mr. Frith's former feats. Mr. Poole re-asserts his power for d oes trous subjects, in the announcement of Job's first cala mity ; more simplicity in the arrangement, and less aim at strong contrasts distinguishing this composition. At tl.e opposite extreme of Mr. Poole's sombre hues, are the cheerful and brilliant sylvan scenes of Mr. Ken nedy's brush. With little depth of sentiment, they have a fund of contemplative reverie, to whine his facile execution greatly contributes, whether in the handling of his mellow landscapes or in that of the pleasant costumes he peoples them with. Mr. Elmore, who may be pronounced the Boccaccio of art, in the beauty, delicacy, and amorous tendencies of his compositions, hi,. this year chosen " " from Caaneer's tales, when the marquis is struck with her beauty. The manipulative dexterity of execution excites pleasure and admiration, but never obtrudes on the importance of the subject. Ni. 526, " The Queen of the Dry," is not less poetic and grace ful, and dcs.ervt s its title. Mr. 1.4 had not been frightened by the mot strong costume of the age of cocked hats and top-boots, and has never been hap pier than in his " Peter the Great seeing Catherine his future cmprees frr the first time." This to a per fect little di bill j the crispness of the handling and the unaffected play of the figures are admiratile. This picture will greatly enhance Mr. Egg's reputation, by its qu'et and sentimental vein. We reserve for ano , :ier odpottui - lty further notice of important master-pieces, which have ()UT as yet bees cursorily glanced at. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. OX.EOIIII, MAY l —MEaiox COLLEGE —An o . .ee'ion et three p.stmastin will take pl c Msy 31. In the election to one postmastership, a pref rence will be given to attain ments in mathematics. N candidates will be admitted under 17 or abase 19 years of TRINITY COLLEGE.—There wile be an el. ctiot. of a vt:telar on May 27. Cuatlidatcs must he above 16 and under 20 years ef age, will b 3 regnire•l to present in le-rson to the president eertiktates of I spti-m ant teetionnials of conduct, together with a Latin epistle to request permission to offer thtmaelne. PRSFERIIE NTS, R'v. Chad.* Bailey to Marsh V., Yorkshire; vale' with residence ; fist , Earl of Zetlawl. Richer G:e, M.A , V. of Ahhott'. Lano y, Her., to Wr brd deanery rural. Rev. William Young Sellar, B.A , to be cne of the tut •rs, University of Da.ham. R • G. F. Hill to Rem.' P.C., Narfolt, (No. Nor. ; value 1061. ; pat., Corporation of Norwich. B. v. W. J. Upton to Greosbrough P.O ,Yorkshire; value IS2/. ; pat., Earl Filar It' v. If. H. Cerdew to the curacy of Bolton, os. Leicester, dio. Peterboro'. Rev. H. W. Adams to the curacy of Sbbcrtoft, cc. Nor thampton, iIM. Peterboro'. Rev. Gnome de Gruch• to the coney of Whil;on, cc. Nor thamptoa, die. Patarboro'.. VACANCIES. HEAD MASTERSHlP.—YElrTslueiorammar &tool, Devon; pat , Duke of Bedford ; Rev. H. Colson, dec. Stanford-in-the-Vale V., with Godsey C., Berke :tad Ox ford ; va'ue 3371., with residence ; pair , Dean and Chapter of Westminster; Rev. T. Sanders, die. Our ropey, Holy Trinity I' C.. .Lo. Winchester ; wade 2001. ; pats., Trustees; Rev. R. W. Kyle. dec. Felton V., Northumberland, sc. Lon g Framlington, P.C., value 2751., with residence, pat. Lord Chancellor. Silkstore V., Yorkshire, dio Ril on : value 2791. with re • sidenc ; pat., Archbishop of York ; Rev. 0. Millet, dec. London, Holy Trinity R. Bt. Marylebone ; welds, 9431 ; patron, the Crown ; Rev. O. Elliot, prom. Milton P.C.. Portsea, Hants. dm. Winchester ; val., 100/. ; patron, V. of Porten ; Rev. W. T. May, prom. To. r: it to foundation for the statement of the arfi,rd Herat!, that the Rev. Lord Wriothealey Russell has been appointed Dean of Hereford. The deanery, we are assured, has not as yet been tillel up, but rumour is busy with the names of several clergymen as l•kely to receive the prefer men...—Orford Chrouich. There are eighty-four candidates for the vacant chaplaincy of Saelti,ld parish church. On Tuway last. the church burgesses of Sheffield were occupied from ten o'clock in the morning to six in the evenicg, and by adjournment for four hours next day, in examining the testi:Q.4volt. Six candi dotes were selected from the whole numbcr to preach before the burgess s. The Rev. Mr. Lyons, of St. Mark's church, Goodman's-fields, London; the Rev. Mr. Hoskins, Regent street, Cambridge ' • the Rev. Mr. Webster, King's College, minister of St. Cliare church, Jewry; the R iv. lismsilen ' Smith, rector of litticott, Aylesbury; the Rev. Mr. Cor deem of St. Silas' church, Liverpool; and the Rev. C.:nen TIMM', York. NAVAL. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Captain Austin's Arctic expedition received their final orders and inetruetima by special messenger from the Admiralty on Friday nigh:. The adv-rce was pail on Friday. At ten o'clock at nigh: the numerous visitors to the other is and men took their trove. From au early hour oil Saturday morning the people began to cunt ct along the busks of the river at Greenhithe to witness the departure of these brave men upon their perilous enterpriw. About six o'cl , ek the s;anal was given for their departure; when, amidst the farewell greetings and enthusiastic cheers of the multitude on shore, which were heartily responded to by the gallant fellows on board the Arctic ft-et, the remote quitted their anchorage ground, Laid left for their destina tion. The espeditlin, as the reader is well nacre, consists of the It owluto and Awistauce, sailing vessels, stud the Pi nicer awl Intrepid, scree steam retails, under the command of Captain Austin. The expedition is provisioned fix three y. are, and has hisides a large surplus stock of stores and pro visions. ico saws, hammers, and other tools, aid will till up its magazines at the very listen period by . drawing from the Maria Eugenie, which, laden et h provisions. will MOM. peep the expedition as far as cif not bcyo.td) the Faroe Idatids. Anzingst the rarer articles of which a supply bee . been furnished is • cousiderable quantity of sulphuric acid, to he went in q thud hydrogen pa for wronautio par woes. The Jasper Advice, and Adder. atoms-tags, were ordered -o attewi the squadows, to tow is as far as shall he found preatioahla. ADIIIIILLTY, AtAr 4 —ArPOINI:IIIINTe.—NavaI C clefs: C. Clothes au I E. Calvin to the I'a tory ; L. C. lidiped to the rioyard. Contemner: W. Polly hank to the /Maws. Pon isnot - ill. MAY 5. —The Soolerk, Consmawier Many .—. . penuy, is to bo paid MI on Wednesday nest— &TombOli (steam -sloop), Commander L rd A. Besuelerk, arrived trots this Clyde on Fridiy oveninß, with the Stinemm, neer %ran eteam-frigate, in osuariay ; the latter is ordered fur moms- ...r s • .rNTA ;A:•, „ / ``. • , ,f l w d \tv Ili L 20.4. :!.., • - ---- 0 / :4 ..s. S