Star. — London, England, 1827-05-01 00:00:00

LONDON UNIvERSITt Yesterday was dirt day appointed for the ceremony w laying the foundation-stone of the London Unifier sity. The spot which has been 'selected for the building 's situated at the end of Gower-street , and comprehend, l a ve ry eternise pfete of ground, which is enelosed by Psi Cioster-street and the adjacent streets were crowded with passengers and carriages moving towards the place. As. upon suCh occasions as the present one, fine weat her is most desirable, it fortunately happened that yesterday was one of the finest days we have en led this season. The weather being so propitious, there ; ma a s will naturally be imagined. a vast number of pewi ts present, desirods of beholding the ceremony which was about to take place. The preparations which had been made for the accommodation of the a waspiny were very well calculated to secure that ob. ject. The visitors, who were admitted by cards, were conducted to an elevated platform, which was so much inclined that toe most distant spectator conld.readily see every particular of the ceremony. Immediately before the platform on which the spectators stood, and at about three yards distant from it, another 'platform had been 'erected, upon which the foundation stone of the build ing was placed. The number of persons present must hate been upviards of 2000, the greatest proportion of whom was composed of well-dressed Ladies. Every house in the neighbourhood, which afforded the smallest opportunity to beholders of witnessing,the operations of Cho day, was crowded from the windows to the roof; and even many windows in Gower•street, from which so view of the scene toold by . aity chance have been expected, were fillid'with company. At a evader past three o'clock, the Duke of Sasses arrived upon the !mind, and was greeted by the acclamations of the p eo ple both ;us* and outside the paling. When he' descended from his carriage, the band of the Sd Regi anent of Foot Geards, who had been upon the ground one time before, pldying occasional airs, struck up the national anthem of GOD save h e King. In about , ten minutes afterwards, the Royal Duke, attended by the Committee and Stewards, went in procession to the platform, upon which the foundation :stone was depo sited. The stone had been cut exactly in two. and in the lower half there was formed a rectangular hollow,' in which the medals, coins, &c. were to be placed. -i The Architect then reed the inscription engraved upon the coppervlate which was to be placed inside the Istolies The inscription was as follows: DEO OPT.' MAX SEMPITERNO ORRIS AncinTscro • FAVENTE • QVOD FELIX FAVSTVK QVE•SIT OCTAVVIC REONI ANNYM INEVNTE OgORGIO QUARTO BRITANNIARVM REGE • • tin/MIX/a PRINCEFSAPCIVIITVS SUMMAR DVX OMNIVM BONARVM ARTIVM PATRONVS ORDINIS ARCHITECTONIC! . PR ing* APVD, ANGLOS SVMMVS ACEDEMIAR LAPIDEM Pin Jill INTER CIVIVM IT FRATltilli CIRCTMETANTIVM PLAVENTS MANY EVA LOCAVIT PRID. NAL. NAIL orVs DIV NVITVK QVIC DESIDERATVM VERDI PATRIAR COMMODIESIMTM TANDEM ALIQVANDO INCHOATYM EST ANNO SALVTIS LITNANAX MDCCCIE.TII ANNO LT.QI3.NOSTRAE MMNIM MDGCCXXVIL NOMINA CLARISSIMORVM irIRORVM QVI BVNT B CONCILIO HENRICVS DTI NORFOLCIAR HENRICV3 MARCHIO DR LANSDOWN DOMINVS lOANNES RVSSELL 10ANNES VICRCOMES DVDLEY ET WARD GEORGIVS BARO DB AVCKLAND HONORABILIS lAC.- ABERCROMBIE lACOBVS MACINTOSH EQVIIS ILEXANDBR BARING iGEORGIVS BIRKBRCK 3111/KICVS BROUGHAM THOMAS CAMPBELL lIAAC LYON GOLDSMID OLINTHVS GREGORY• OEOI6II/11 GROTE lOSEPMVS HVMR RAC. NACAVLAY lACOBVS MILL •11YNIAMINVS SHAW 10HANNES SMITH GYLIELMYS TOOK' HENRICTS WARBVRTON lIENRICYS WAYMOVTHMOANNIS WISHAW THOM AV WILSON GVLIRLMYS WILKINS, ARCHITICCTVS. After this inscription had been teed, the upper part of the stone was gradually raised bribe help of ponies, and his Royal Highness having received the coins, medals, and inscription, deposited them in the hollow formed for their reception. The two parts of the stone Were then fastened together, and the whole was raised from the ground. A bed of mortar was now laid upon the grand by theworkmen, to which his Royal High. mess added more, which he took from a silver plate, and', aftrrwarils smoothed the while with a golden trowel, upon which were inscribed the following words:— . With this trowel was laid the first stone of London University, by his Royil Highness Augustus Duke of fosses, on the IlOtti of April, 1827. Mahon Wilkins, archi,eett !stews. Lee and Co. builders." The stone was dim gradually lowered amidst the cheers of the assem bly, the band playing « God save the King." His Royal Highness, after having proved the stone with a perpen d.cular, struck it three times with a mallet, at the same time saying, ..May GOD bless this undertaking which 'e have so happily commenced, and make it prosper far the honour, happiness, and glory, not only of the Metropolis, but of the whole country." An Oration was then dtlivetud by' tbe Rae: Dr. Maltby. in which he offered up a prayer to the Az nIGHTY to bless the present undertaking. Dr.LXISHINOTOI stated, that be bad been chosen by she Committee as the organ by which to eXpress their opinions. He tematked that the London University must effect good. The clouds of ignorance had passed away, and the sun had broken forth and dispelled the darkness which had hitherto prevailed. No man dared now to assert that the blessings of education should not be extended to every, even the lowest, of his Majesty's subjects. He then expatiated oo the advantages which one likely to arise from the establishment of a London University, among Other things, in opening n•cloor to Dissenters, who were excluded from the two great Universities. The Learned Gentlesnaa concluded by passing an eloquent compliment u po n the public con= duct of the Duke of Sussex. A ttached to no party, be vu a friend to liberality, and promoted by his mow. tigutent any efforts of the subjects of this realm,what, elet their political opinions, if their motives were proper Lod praiseworthy. The Duke of Sues= acknowledged the compliments Which had beew paid to him in the eloquent speech of 14 , 4 atried Gentleman. He stated, that the proudest gay of his life was that upon which he had laid the 4est 'tone of the London University, surrounded as he was by Gentlemen of as high rank, (attune, and chatacter, 'I day in the kingdom. He was quite convinced !that the present undertatlng m u st De producUve o f good. ‘t 'staid excite the old Universities to hesh Mums, and force them to reform abuses. His Royal Highness concluded, amidst the cheers of the aswmbly. by repeating that the present was the happiest day of his life.—His Royal Highnest and the Coinmittee then left the platform, and the spectators dispersed, apparent ly highly gratified with the exhibition of the day. The Royal Duke was loudly cheered by the people , at his departure. Amongst the company present, we observed— The Duke of Norfolk, Bali of Contemn, Lord Auckland, Mr R. Wilms, Mr. J. Sailt,b, M. P. Mr. lkousham, M.P. Dr. Lank lastea, N A P. Mr. Wats= Taylor. tke Has. Capt. Dona*, Me Ham Doggies ird, Colonel Joan, Mr. Alderman Voluble% &c. TH2 DINNER. In the evening, the friends of and subsctibers to the new University dined together in the Freemasons' Hall, 1 and we believe that on no previous occasion of a similar nature was that room so crowded. Upwards of 420 persons sat down to dinner. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was in the chair, and amongst the numerous company were all the distinguished indivi duals we have before mentioned as having been present at the ceremony of laying the foundation stone, with the addition rf the Marquis of Lantin)wto. The cloth having been removed " the King" was drank with three times three. The .next toast was i 4 the Duke of Clarence, the Lord High Admiral of England,* and the rest of the Royal family. It may be worth while to obtev7e, that as ,soon as the Roxal Chairman,',in proplaing.,the above toast, stated the title of the new offices held by his , Royal Brother, the room rang with acclamations for several minutes. The Duke of Noarout•then proposed the health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, who, he said, had added to the illustrious title he inherited by birth, that of the friend of the arts, and the patron of every liberal institution in the metropolis—(Cheers.) The toast was drank with three woes three. His Royal. Wanness said, that he received what his Noble Friend had been pleased tp say of him, more as ac admonition than as a compliment, because it brought to his recollection the principles on ahich his family were seated on the throne of this country. He was re joiced at every circumstance which occurred to refresh his memory on that subject, and never felt so happy its, when he had an opportunity, of proving, by acts rather than profession, how great was his attachment to the cause of liberty and the diffusion** knowledger.- (Cheers). He begged to repeat what he had stated in the morning, that toe University of foindon bad been un dertaken with no feelings of jealousy or n1 ; will towards the two great English Universities already existing, but only to supply a deficiency which was notoriously fkt, and had been created by changes in circumstances and time since the foundation of those two gicat seminaries of learning. He concluded by saying, that he never felt more proud in his life than when he was laying the foundation-stone of the new University in Elie presence of some of the most honest and enlightened men of whom this country could 'hoase—(Applause). He then proposed— ,* Prosperity to the Ualvenilty of London," wil' was drunk with three times three, and lead applies.. Mr. Bariuonau then rose amidst the most vehement expressions of approbation. He rose, he said, in ac tensecence to the command imposed open him by the if, to return thanks to the Royal Chairman for the kind and cordial manner in which he had been pleated to express himself towards the tit 6 w University, and also to the company present, for the very gratifying manner in which they had received the Mention of the toast. The task had been imposed upon him, GOD knew, not from any supposed peculiar fitness on his part to execute it, but from a well grounded recollection that he was amongst the earliest and most zealous promoters of the good work they were met to celebrate. Two , yeats bad not elapsed since be had the happiness of attending a Meeting, at which, peradventure, a great proportion of those whom be was now addressing were present, for the purpose of promoting the foundation of the new University, held in the middle of the City of London, the cradle of all oar great establishments, and of the civil and religious liberties of this land ; the place where those liberties had first been nurtured—near the spot where they had been watered by the most precious blood of the noblest citizens; and he much deceived himself if the institution, the foundation of which they had met to celebrate, was not destined, with the blessing of Diem PROTIDRICI, to have an extensive influence in rendering the liberties to which he had Indere alluded eternal in England, and to spread the light of knowledge over the world---(Cheers). On the day which he had re ferred to, the circumstances under which he spoke were very different from those which now surrounded him. The advocates of the University had then to endure the sneers of some, the more open taunts and jibes of others, accompanied with the timidly expressed hopes of many friends and the ardent good wishes and fond expecta tions of a large body of enlightened meth balanced how ever by the loudly expressed and deep execrations of the enemies of human improvement, light, and liberty, throughout the world—(Applause). Now, however, the early clouds and mists which had hung over the undertaking had disappeared, and the friends of the new University had succeeded in raising the standard of the establishment in triumph over its defeated ene mies. They had succeeded inlaying the foundation of the University, amidst the plaudits of surrounding thew ' sands, accompanied by the good lithos of their tied every corner of the globe--(Cheers), The Councilhad come to a fixed resolution shit in the selection of teachers for the University, no such phrase as 1 1 ran*. date° for votes should ever be pied in their presence. The appointments would be given to those who were found most worthy ; and if the merits, however little known, should be found to surpass thoie of others the most celebrated, only in the same proportion as the dust which turned the balance, the former would certainly be preferred. Instead of teaching only four Of tier, or at the utmost six months in the year, it was intended that the lectures at the new Uni versity should continue nine months in the year. — After each lecture, the lecturer would devote an hoar to examining, in turn, each of the pupils, to ascertain whether he had understood the subject of his discourse. The lecturer would then apply another hour, three times in the week, if not six (the subject was under con sideration), to the further instruction of such of bb pupils as displayed particular zeal in the search*eff knowledge. By such means it was hoped that the pupils 'might not only be encouraged-to learn what was already known, but to dash into untried paths, and become discoverers themselves—(Applause). The He , nonrable and Learned Gentleman then proceeded in a strain of peculiar eloquence to defend himself from a charge which had been made against him, of being inimical to the two great English Universities, which, ne designated the two lights and glories of liters lure and science. Was it to be supposed that because he had had the misfortune not to be educated in the sacred banish of the muses on the CaM or the Isis. that he would, like the animal, declare the hint which was beyond his reach to be sour? He hoped that those two celebrated seats of learning would continue to flourish as heretofore, and he would be the last person in the world to do anything which could tend to impair their glory. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman said, he would conclude by repeating the lines from one of our sweett.t minstrels, which he had before quoted in re ference to the undertaking which they had assembled to support. He then quoted the passage prophetically, —now it was applicable as a description of past events: " As some tall cilif thu lift. its awful form "Swells front the vale and midway kavesihe stoma: " limo& consul its breast the roiling clouds are spread. " Eteroalitikshine settles on its head." The CHAIRMAN then proposed 'I The Marquis of Linsdown, and the University- of. Cambridge," which was drat* with great applause. The Marquis of Lansoower, en rising, was received . with loud cheers. He felt himself highly honoured, he said, in having his name coupled with the University its which he had received his education. He felt the greatest veneration (or that institution, and ha consi. dered it by nu means inconsistent with that feeling to express the molt ardent wishes for the prosperity of the' new Unive. sity—(Appl muse). He, was persuaded that the extension of science in one quarter could not be prejodiclak - to its cultivation in another—(Applause). " The 'loyal Hackie' war hest driak,stbee w Prosperity to the City of London." and Mr. Alderman Venabks returned thanks. " Prosperity to the City of Westminster" being drank, Mr. Hob house returned thanks. - • The health at Lord Dudley" was drank with mock srellum. Ansosgss the ithir toasts were—" Prosperity to the Universities of Scotland and Iftlind ;" '" Henry deeirgeinis; 14. and the So. eke' for the Promotion of Direful Knowledge:" a, .the Duke of Norfolk;" " the Mechanic? Institution," acc. - The company did not Sepitate till a late hour. 'NAVAL . --••~- Vass aseams went—The Edward tramport, of Loudon, co the setth ult. sear the Llsard. The Culebra. Castle galled from llessal on the Sith December, Ssgir td January, sad St. Helms a the 6th Match. The Mope, Wort; Ttemiadre, mad Belle Mame, from Beng al. have arrived . at fit. Helm. — Tbe Cky rt Rdiobszgb, from Bengal, was off ike Cape of Geed Hope abort the Is& of February. dismissed. Aiseassa. Bart wt.—The Resoletion, Xmas, of Ms place, smiled from litotterdain te,Loodon islet three flaPadis Iles sad has not since been baud of. Facaseers, graze s9.—Arrived the JolifTair, Resammiet, from Mtn, in 24 days. fee Leaden.. Bpekq on thulrftli bums, io lat. 41. 81. tong. 30. the Friends, Jersey, Joao, from Antwerp for Tarragona. 9. • ' Aram. rm.—Arrived the Polperre, La Beam, from Culls fog Lostdoa—sailed with March. On the 17th hastamt, off the Kul, spoke the Jersey !ha 'Cadiz fir Landes. Balled the Pima Royal, Kains,and ;framer teemperts, for Cork and Qseher. Dun, Aran. 30.—wind 11.W.•••••Artived from London. the Mat*" Knit, fee St. Las; Janes, Gasszes, for Bart:saws ; Indian, Ilassavesi, lac Quebec ; and. Funchal, Kermesses. for Medrke. voisllny s erest', Netherlands sleep of war, !ied for liel dds 062 /1 10 : 10 4 Ana So.—Arived the- Jaw sow from Ms. t 4 sasar Transfer. Rmws, from Litton; and Bottom, thaws, frees . Belled the Natidlus i Dslaroeio. fer assitiala• Havannas Ileac* 10:—The ham* Ilfaslisk weeds are ID this Port: Omni, maactsini sneer tato ; Cape Awes, Toners, Mr Sib MEV Grimness, welting fright ; HwierjrNassie, t tau • N. Bunoo,Aaasoraitiog (Molt ; fi'Aibe Wok SeldboosO, (Foams, foe Antwerp; Tont ter sate; Perufdan, Owen, waiting fright ; Asii; ' Avis. i log freight ; Mey, -Idatossr, tot Antwerp; 'Maidlisa, Otaminr, for Liverpool; Dental TailliAllT e uncertain ; Snipe, Rams, for Malaga. Islam. Maitre 12.—Arrived the 26th ek. the ship Jamas, Haws. and frets Loedoo—last from Cowes • ship Asa. Clairessa, from Mao; • ' brig Annie. Sc., IT from LiverpooL e7tb—Ship Jamaies,Au.sv frost !Averred. estb--Beig Wellingues„ Halimas. from Cork ; ship Dorothy Foster, Holier, from Newry Bay; ship Marlborough ? Mmateses, from. Lemke ; Beyer, WASATZLIN from Landes ; brig Paw veneer, Rms.. from Liv -Mance Ist—Happy Lucky,Gellessiree , from & . Jsgo de Cabs; Imdy lierrby, free% hags'; H.M. ship Pliarreur et r er Dseasee. from Barbed's& Id-- lett H. Jobe, EVANS, Se. Cork ; brig Star Lee. vss. from H. IL brig Bastard.mosa. from Camp ' eschy ; H. 111. bits . sed *ha, free Imecs. fesisity's Paekst lord Melville. Pima. from Paktum& liskiety's 'Hp BaNkmaske; Lim, from Part se Priam itie l tr a , u l:lllary.Joess. from Old Harbour; his Majesty's packet Louisa, TUN, from Cutlasses; brig 'Dank. Gee. is,, ftom • _ _ • _ Soh—English brig Paragon, Gum. tram Part Moran. 10tb—Raglish ship Scoorkid,, Eznsv iron Cork, we Pest Morsau a itis---Ship Richard and Sib,Oa, Rama,.frecia Landes, last Mackin. lleb— is lisOsty's brig Dave; &Balm from St. hio de Cubs I itagll4 bcts Ana, IVassiss, from Halifax. SHIPS ENTERED AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE. Inwmuse--Tise Witham, llkKessie, from Rostock; Jane. Brown, and Asa, Gray, from %task ; Mao, Stark, from Deme rara • Prised'. Webb. from Rosso; Howes , and Magnet, Follett, front Liverpool; William. Cull* from Lisbon; Gustav Call, Fretwarst. froth Rostock ; 'Naha. ..baker. fieni Oporto ; Moline* Dv Eagalaja, from Balboa; Betsey. Browsing, from bealdrik ; Wooer Groin, Lindebooo. from Hansborgh ; Johanna. Wolter. from Straintod ; Caroius Schmidt, from Citleftwikl; Amity, Carr, from Memel; Cwdur, Gentian, from Oporto; Busman Amsterdam, Heyde, from Aimee:dant ; Jane, Howard, from Faro; and Unity. Morph ,frowilhernsey. . CLIIMILICD Otrthrsase—The Marsealkior Bealogno ; John, Watt, for Belize; John. NWar, for Algiers; Favourite. Kruger, for Archangel; Twee Gobrooders. Maaadyk, for Rotter dam; Elisabe th , Bryant,for Ilieinear ; Vittoria, Lyon, for Hon.' dare; Clifton Walter, for Hambargb ; Flying Flak, Smith, for Ostend g ArdMt. Gowedilibi Belfast; Shannon PINkIt. Wigan, and Jape. Gomm, fix ; Sale, iinsildigh and =sr bark, - Wamet, bi Eighteen shares in Drury.lane' Theatre 'were sold by auction in the course of last week. Five of them pro duced 1021. and thirteen from I. to ESL each. MATHIWCS 4. Home Circuit, or London Gleaniegs," together with hit very attractive " Theatrical Gallery,' has been well attended during the last week. The Eail and Countess of brassy, and the Marquis and Mar. chioness of CLanamtans, occupied private boxes on Thursday evening. Some idea of the increase of the population round the capital slay be formed from the fact of the inhabit tants of the parish of Chelsea having increased, within the last twenty-eight years, from 13,700 residents to now upwards of 29.000. DUEL PAILVINTILD.--.We gave in our last an article headed above, With the mere initials of the parties con cerned. The Gentlemen to whom we alluded are the Hon. Colonel WI IGIISLD and JAMIZII GaATTAN, Esq. M.P. for the County of Wicklow. The former was arrested by Mr. Eaaasu., the chief constable, at the house of his brother, in Stephen's Green, and the latter at Major SPREAD'S, in Merrion-square, and have both been held to bail to keep the peace. We understand that the dispute arose out of same observations made by Mr. GaATTAII, in reference to a petition from the Coanty of Wicklow aping the Roman Catholic Claims Saunders's News Letter e April 28. _ SPORTING INTELLIWOOL NEWMAtiKET CRAVIN bIRETINIL ~-~ • FllLit Day—Mostaay. Miloßowie, arrivals hays taken place dace ear last— Bawd Grafton and Itiannood ; Marchioness of Atom% Lards Vidbaredirr, Orford. Jersey. Lowther, Anson, Darlington, Vaddrlns Firarsl, Danyleh. O. Cavendish, hilkorn; Htsoer. ablei_Qabeitl Ammo and C. Wrsdhas ; air s J . aba ci , 9, o we B. Mani Colonels Odom Fasedli..Lyster, *Any ; Captains LINI/1114 Lynes., Broadhead; NMI% C. Wises, R. Wilson, J. Ylsy lielyeake„ Istry,flearley. Cooper, Townsend, Thelkasos, stn.—•The Maim el lialwased‘ Lead Jersey, air Salloy, Cohost Reaseli s asd award oboe Mesabers, Abed at the Reams hat *ht. • The Cower , asiwitire;allei the excessive beat, has bus vAYtlagwiahadf aesinded, lade/Mai the above and many wiser characters Mr. Yates' Pairlaws has }MBA. the epoogs Stakes; aho Sir Jobs ilhelley's Sliptiop. it the Swesystakes in which she was es pied few . to.roorraw. The folio nine is an woreent of the day's mooing.— • Handlop Sweepstakes of 10 sow. each, for loran of aY open' Ab. M. Mr. Bunters Toss, 4 yrs, nat. iolb. . . . , Mr. Wynilino's !Rack Bwass,6 yrs, Sit. 61b. . . 6 ' r. General,3 yn, Sat. sib.. 410 1 Net Black Swan ; 6to 1 apt the deseraL Night started. rTho,S6lsi placed bat s. Was by ball a leopia. t Barred rode fit SWMpsleMsswf toooovs. fads, b. R. colts, ast. Mb. Mies, 116.111 b. • Wain' a years U.N. lisklpWriliclpwassees 1. °vinare . . 1 116 c. Pinepides f. by Comus - • 11 is 1 'WO Gime. Two pail Was by a length. F. Bops awls the winners •- • kfa6l6-1100 b. R. Is Slb, each, Dolt! e( Graitoo's LAM Lott' lseirs c. by Merlin 2 to l ow &dant. Won by ball' a length.. NM; I . Sweet Watts et SO sees. earl. b. R. cake. See. lb. Mi.s, S. T.Y. C. Mr. Raters's W. e. Monk . Mr. R ! eabe!tilees re. e. Nan Grey . . I S Mr.lmes e. !Arbil • • . o h. 4 so Illesssit; 4to 1 apt Prig 4me ; ee 1 eget Thies Owey. Wvoilerlide Wee paid. Th. Jodie placed bet S. Wen by W 4 leciph. Wheatley reds the winner. Mateb-800 b. ft. LM. Lord Anseses Nooreden, Sit. Sib. • • . Duke of Draftee's Paul Jews. sat. Mb. . . tell an Neureddin. Won by a neck. Argun redo dee srbsorr • The &mod Clarendon Stake. 8(100 saes. each, b. ik. WI% est. 71b. UYes, Ist. 41k. D.M. Mr. Mikes e. Astonishment • . Lord J. aurora e. Paramour • . .Idr. Hunter's f. by OrtMe Lord amter's e. by Captain Candid • . 4tol so Asteelshosest; 4to 1 apt Lby Oreille. Tore pad. Woo by a Head. Buckle rode the winner. ' a Mateb—So tom Clermom Course. Mr. R. Wiban W. f. Emma, est. Mr. L Charlton's eh. a Bragansa, !N. M. . I Masibo.4lll.lb LM —Liolationsy's Mostsbike, Od. roe. ft. its. Lot f. by,18.110. list. Mb. Mucks..4oo Mb. eat& D.M.—Mr. Soot Stooebewn's Tbeness, tee. ft. frogs Mr. OrosMe's e. bf Waterloo. Much—MO son. k. ft. an Mb. such, All.—Mr. Rusk's Car thago. rec. It. frost Mr. Grevilles Rade& Mateb-100 son. 6. ft. last three Wks of B.C...—CM. Wines Lampligkess kn. Mb. rec. ft. from Mr. R. Wilson's Maldsola i Sst. , TATTERSALL'S. There was nothing dose yesterday, nearly an the Nemben being at Newmarket. Seale twe or three drept in, but, for the above reason, did sot stay. Till the return et the Subscribers there will not be any betting weeds notice. MILLING ON A MINOR SCALE. Yesterday morning the Fancy of the minor grade had a matting which led to esmething like a public breakfast; but In a few rani cetera k tilikred a Iktle from sock public breakfasts as we some times reed of. In the *rut place eirery one paid his whack, Mg& was—just what he galled for. Again, there was no oboe lase, coffee, or tea ; but die places of these fashionable things werepreety well applied by compounds, vii. purl, gee. simples, via. Ana Ma Co.'s satire. good ale, and " blue ruin" of the right son, and roils and cheese with plenty of clouds from the Indian weed—far there are many who, like our comical friend Reeves, prefer their porter gad a pipe. Battle Bridge bad been named as the spot, and the Maiden's Head was made the rendezvous. Both combatants 'anti their suites arrived on humble " foot.back" at the house; and to a Sad at the head of Maiden-lane, the spectators were directed.— There was no establishment of stakes and ropes, or any thing Ms formal preparation, the people were told to keep a ring, inid good order was respectfully requested. The two combatants were Andrew Anderson, a farpenter. and Sam Foot, a stone-mason. The maids wu for small stakes, viz. two guineas —but the many was not se mach a matter et consideratioo—it was " Howe ricked them cm." • About seven o'clock Anderson threw up his bat. attended by Redman and Doke Hurley; and a short time after, Foot appeared, with Harry Joon and Raines. We will not enter late the Mown et the roonde—solkint it I. to say, it was a good set-to, and far from being deficient of sciewite, atad without any deficiency of game. They fought twenty-four rounds, and were out fatty-live Ensues, which terminated in Feet being declared the compserer. To sketch the light generally, we may say, the first round was 100 g and protracted, with pall* 'parsing—a the seconding Msa wire more brisk, and extant= came on apace. Te enter en parti culars, we most say that there was never a knock down blew glen —tile falls were all effected in a swasnbling rally—Foot, browner, was only umber ones—he the Afth round, t►e blood came ad free Irene the ear ef Anderson. as to be a►solstely frightful, and is fibe Igth round he got an injury in his right shosild.r, ohich admitted Si a suspicion that k was knocked out in the fall, bet he had game to stand irp the resnahling rounds with only see good hand. • Rousts. Both showed Ant-rate game, and scarcely second-rate odeace. Fere is a prime piece of anatomy, and has a good heart. Ander son's penes does not bespeak 'amuck the qualification of. fightkig man, bot be ban a heart like a lion. He was dreadfully punished about the bead, and at present be is pable of seeing big folly. fir be is literally blind. and, with the .a.ptLin of his *boulder, he her caught no other Willi. Foot has a genteel black eye, but elle nothing otherwise. He, however, says, that but for the arm acci dent be could nOt have counted se certainly on victory. BRITISH CATHOLIC A semi rto w.—Tester day a Meeting of the British Catholics was held at their Booms,Thoraey-street, Bloomsbury, to consider what *sits &wild be adopted to obtain the concession of their claims. There were present the Hon. Mr. Prue; Mr. E. M•Dowom.‘ M.P. and many others, friends to the cause; Mr. Borten took the Chair.— A motion was made, that the Meeting de adjourn immediately, it being considered by many that any discussion in the present situation in which the Catholics are placed would be detrimental to the cause. A long discussion took place on this question, which was ultimately carried. Barring Musaum.—The new Library, at the British Museum, was opened to the Public yesterday. The splendid Library. given by his MaYstavr, is therefore now open for the public use. The central position of the Museum recommendslit as a site for a great public Library. and the convenience of a large dame( stades ts is consulted by the facilities afforded of referring at the same time to the collections in the Museum, and to publications in natural history and science. The Library at present consists of 165,000 printed volumes, and 20.000 volumes of MSS. In the Ktao'a Library, which has been added, there are 6.5,000 volumes ; and is, that of Sir &MATH BASH& which will eveataally become the property of the Museum by bequest. there are 16,000 volumes, making a total of 246,000, exclusive of MS& Wednesday se'onight, the flaw. 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