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YORKSHIRE MUSICAL FESTIVAL. FIRST DAY. —Temsnev, S'EPT. 13. gi me one last fresh trisect!' have been pouring in every mine'!, most of those who had been detained on the road for want of horses h a ving at length reached York ; in doing which, however, they ex perienced considerable difficulty, as a great number of horses are' knocked up from the fatiguing work they have gone through. Nearly all the lodgings au. in consequence disposed of at heavy prices, and those who remain behind will, we fear, find a lack of a ccommodation. The bustle and confusion which hoe prevailed has hitherto pre vented our giving a statement of the arrivals, but we are now en. abled to present the nimbi of the most distinguished Marquis and Marrhionese of Aylesbury, Marchioness of Corn wallis, Earl Fittwilliam, Earl Darrly. Lord and betty Dundee, Lord Galway, Earl and Countess of liarewoni, Lord Hawke, Lewd and Lady Milton, the Countess of Mansfield, Lord Sto ur t o n, Lord an d Lady 'fllynne, Baroness Rolle, Lady C. Hamilton, I,a, 31. Sykes. the Ladies Lucelles, Sirs G. Armitage, C. Alderson , Bart.. R. Bateman, G. ('ayler, H. Goodrick, J. Greene, J. Kaye, W. M. 31 ilner„ E. Illostyn.• Thames Slingaby, i). Strickland. L. Wood, C. Wynn, &c. ; Honourable, Mr. and Mime , Wentworth Flew;!limn, Misses Laneiles, P. Summon, J. Stuart, &c. ; Colonels Yarborough, Richanhon, Mundy. Kaye, Chofunky, &c. ; Ladies Armitage, Daimon, Cayley, Fielding, Hutchinson, Kaye, &e.: Messrs. eleynell, Irvin, Hunter, Stan. Siddone, King, Angus, Appleby, Croft, holmley, Ellis Fairfax, (laskell, (lauthorpe, Cowbum, Denienn, Buttner, Boson. cnt, Brougham, Calvert, Agar, Anne%ley. &r. The ball last night was the fleet object df attractibh, and about ten o'clock the carriage!' and chairs began to arrive in considerable numbers. In a short time the assembly room and nen mimic-ball were crowded, and their appearance was gloving in the extreme. It VIM some time before sufficient spare could he cleared fax dancing, bet when that was effbeted, quadrilles commenced to the sprightly music of Collinets's incomparable band, was kept up with great spirit for several honey, and would err) , probably hale continued much loom, but for the hecetteity of preparing to participate in the festivities of the following cloy. There were upwards of 700 teshionables present, meat of the above being of the number. The dancing was confined to quadrilles and waltsee. The sale of tickets yesterday was very brisk ; and thit morning those who have rea:hesl their destination since, besieged the doors in such numbers that it was not easy to sdpply the applicants in time for the mornire performsece. At an early hour this morning the streets were crowded by that portion of the company who, not having the convenience of car riages, were anxious to be first at the elmster to secure prominent and fivouratde seat", and fax Meese who minded not the necessity of waiting near a ample of hours. The regulations of the Com mittee were very salutary, the doors being opened at hall-hest ten (the performances commencing at twelve) that there might be as link confusion and danger as possible in entering. Long befiffe twelve were the side antes, galleries, and floor. with the transept tilled; but it was some time before the west gallery, and great aisle ti me , a nd s id e galleries (which were appropriated to the one guinea had Dee tickets) were occupied, much time being necessarily spent is settirg down the company, most of whom came in carriages. • At a little after 12 the various parts appmprieted to the audience were full, and the singers. instrumental performers, &a having also taken the places stinted to them, the appearante of the cathe dral was very magnificent. The view from the gallery, looking to thereat east window, (to make which as perfect as possible, the pinnacles hare been removed from the top of the organ, and a Latutiful screen placed in front) was very imposing. perhaps more as than in the Orchestra, as those looking in that direction had a good view of the company in front. The bustle of taking seats, and the chaos of sound produced by ;lee generally considered disagreeable operation of tuning: having eabsided, the sublime chorus of " Gloria Petrie," burst upon the astonished ear with a solemnity, and grandeur of effect quite elec trical. The tremendous volume of sound arising from the union of 600 performers, rolling through the majestic pile, created sensa tions of mingled awe and delight, and left an impression 'Mich all that followed could not efface, and to describe which would be mockery. The moteteef Moran was admirably calculated to dis play the beauties of the art : in this the rich tones of the horn were heart. with great delight. " Here shall eat charity," by Vaughan • H. Phillips, was gi)(l3 with excellent effect, the rich tenor of the ens blending admirably with the fine deep bass of the other. The latter gentleman will ere long, if we mistake not, fill die fame so ably sustained by the lamented Bar. demon. " See the Proud Chief" again called forth the powers of the maims, and was delightfully performed. Sapio sang, "0, thou bright Orb" with his usual correctness ; his recitative in particular was exquisitely chaste, and could not be sur passed. " Pious Oriejes,". by Mho Stephens, was beyond all praise ; It wee given with all thatelelicacy of expression for which ehls accomplished vocalist is celebrated. In the 2d and 3d Parts there was every thing to admire, being ably supported by Braham, Bellamy. Vaughan, Madame Caradori, Miss Stephens, 31ade inoiselle Garcia. Mimes Wilkinson, Goodell. Travis, &c. From the late hour at which the peefoseiance closed, we are un der the necessity of being very short an out notice, which indeed is only to praise, for every pari.was perfect. •We cannot, however, omit to mention the delightful Caradori, whnse molt and liquid tones flowed through the building with a sweetness not ,te be described. - .Mademoiselle Garcia. in " Let the bright Seraphim," was every thing that could be whited.; her full and extensive voice (a fine contralto) readied every corner in the remotest Biel% and convinced us that in the difiicult sing of " Rejoice greatly" In the Messiah, she will acquit herself with great credit. ltraham, Sapio, and Miss Stephan have been so long and so often the theme of admiration, as not to require our feebleefforts of commendation. Miss Goodell Is improving ver, rapidly. nett only lekompas, but in facility of expression ; her articulation. too, it very distinct; the " Predic tion of the Messiah" lost none of its effect in her hands. The different choruses wee very powerfully got through, and folly realised, the expectations formed of their efficiency. We should mention a composition of Dr. Camidge's, :Sanctus et Gloria," which was embeentlyoreccesstid in exhibiting, as well the voices end instrammits in all their grandeur. OR the noble organ at which he se ably presides. The whole concluded with the " to the Son of God," by Beethoven, and could only be corn to the rolling of the elements together, so awfully sublime an appel lee was toe comblnation. The rush on testing else Minster was considerable, but was not productive of any acciZent. We have just heled that the sale of the tickets op in this even. leg has produced about 16.6001. of which, 6.0361. 7s. 6.1. was re. mired on Saturday and Monday. It is said that the whole ex. pensts of the festival will amount to nearly 20.0001.. and we are induced to think that the receipts will be very great ; should, however. they fall short of the apenditure, there is a guarantees fund of 12,000 E , ielom ANCITHEiI tflattere ?MINT." (13T EIPIIESS.) YORK, TUESDAY EVENING. FIRST 31ORNING AT TILE MINSTER. Half-past ten o'clock was the houf appointed foe Me doming of the Miriver. and at that hour the doors were besieged. They were no sooner unbarred, than the nave, or pit, end tile great or Patron's gallery were filled. A number of gentlemen attended.beajing white weeds. and acted as Stewards. Among the first that entered the Minster, were the Earl of Halewood and his ( - tinily ; they occupied time left corner of the front bench in the large gallery. The whole of Ile, gallery was filled with persons of the first distinction, meetly ildies. In the Royal box were, Earls Fitswilliam and Darnley, Lord Milton, and other Nuble persons, and their immediate connexions. Between the sales by which the cornpane get to their seats in the great tottery. the preponderating quantity of ladiet, with the great window is the back, had a splendid effect. Peach, blue, pink and white, were the erevailing Moue'. both for robes and head Orme, con sisting of lace flowers anti feathers. The surface thus presented when the company were seated, resembled a field of the loveliest Stowers. pure and bright with morning dew and sunshine. The nave appeared almost equally beautiful, and also the projecting fronts rat the side galleries. On the floor of the side aisle there was Literally no one, and in the back galleries above them few. The orchestra had a dark and dingy aspect ; for, except on the left side, keine the audience, where the female chows singers were ranged, no wen•en WV! visible. The principal singers were, of course, in front, 31iss Stephens taking the counter. She wore a tentaetical white bonnet, with drooping white feathers, over the font, one of which came down to her weiet,and hung exactly like. l•-anch of the weeping willow trees, which drop their tears Into the Serpentine in Kensington-gardens. The two recesses foe the male chorus singers were quite crammed with these performers. About eleven o'clock the belle rang not a 'retry peal, and trout that time ell melee o'clock, thousands impatiently awaited the note of pre parriere I may as well mention, however, that there was no proportion studied betweto the organ and the instnnnents, or hetween the etorot singers and both the former. 111 r. Camidge may have played the first mentioned well or ill, or not at all, for what any individual multi tell at the end of the performance, and when the vocal parts of the chased burst oat they drowned every tiling else. The basses were, in short, outrageously stmng, and destroyed notate'y the alto parts but the tenors. Alt. White's observation respecting the su. pence pewee of the male voices was disagreeably vertied during the i l ly. Two men whom Mr. Gardener, of Leicester. the celebrated arsneer, has brought here, are reckoned to have organs mud in ofreot to six ordinary men in the metropolis. At twelve o'clock Handel's chorus from the Ja/d/ofe corn rowd for the peace of Utrecht, broke upon the astonished senses. is unpormihie to convey an idea of the grandeur of effect pro ud. and the awe inspired by this performance in the Minottr: the mices of the chorus smote the vaulted roof of the pile, as if they would rend it, and rolled alone the choir with tremendous power. Is the pauses the murmurs of the thunder, as It died away and canned to escape at the chancel window, were truly sublime. During !At emitter pan of the perhirmance, indeed, the whole pile seemed to •hske, and a sudden terror involuntarily to seize the soul. 1 have dwelt on Ibi s c h orus , b ecause t h e remar k s app l y generally to PJaat of th ose skit followed. The next was Dr. Boyce's duet "line shell soft charity," by Vaughan andHellamy. They executed 1! , very amooptiesely. Miss Thais 'founded and sang Mosart's D-i. This delightful melody stole upon the heart with 'utctlne pathos, after the storm of chorus which so shortly pre "4`,.l it. I think, however, 1 have heard Min Carew supplicate th:s raver mine devoutly than could be said on this occasion. . 11 41 Trails's cadences were very tastefully and delicately ar. 1. . 1- en!. Nothing in th e n ext , f ront Handel's Oratorio of Joshua ,esersed particular remark ; but part of I.llozan's motet, " Lord Lve n . ertr uron David," which was subsequently performed, did to I) , st immortal composer. The concluding part of the 't''' I ', " the Lord be praised," was poured forth with a corn. 1.1- 4 - g volume of voice and a rapid energy of delivery, which ","Tt reason an d sense b e f ore I t i n a bj ect a d orat i on o f the Most Ll:ch. Nothing could resist the iinpulse of the harmony. , Paton gave, "Oh had 1 Jubal's lyre;" but from doll. ." 1 " , aid the strangeness of be situation. was unequal to the task Then followed * 6 Purcell's Anthem," Psalm cvi. v. 1,2, "' " 1 43 , which was eery beautiful ; after which, Miss Ste. .Phens concluded the first part with " PiMis bigies." In jut dee to this esteenicd lady, and, notwithstanding the 'Ulm, lea ther, I must say, ,that anything more de . ..ure, nun-like, simple, and arecLing, than her manner of breathing this song, could not be iiriapined. Such a placidity of mind, such a becoming expres sion cl the " decencies" of this melody—such a vestal confidence in the goodness and mercy of the Lord, as she represented, stole into the tecesats of every soul, and brought up many quiet tears. In the commencement of the next part Brehm was indeed him. self. The recitation and air from Sampson gave scope for the exertion of his mighty voice, and the display of his matchless knowledge of art, and the place was suited to the powers of the vocalist and thi'just ativireciation of his taste. In English ?echo.. tire Rraham hainin rival, and what could so well exemplify it as " 0 loss of Sight" and " Void Eclipse ?" If I may say an. i: was a picture. Thi Ilescriptive force of smtnds co u ld not be more happily illustrated. In'a word, it' way perfection. BA ham's voice occasionally sounded along the arched dome like an organ. Miss Wilkinson's " Relieve the Champion" wax very well executed, and the chorus terminating the oiere Magnificent Mr. Vapighan ac quitted himself credit , rbry in a recitative anti air fmli Sampson, the light and graceful accompaniment ..se which ,was well executed by the orche s tra. Af ter a piece by klelamy, Miss Stephenk sang '• Let the bright Seraphim," accompanied ow the trumpet ,by Harper. Parts of it she managed rat* awkwardly, but the trumpet accompaniment redeemed all bleb - Ashes, and at the tenni nation a burst of applause broke out, which was with difficul:y kept within bounds. The third part opened with Gloria Perin, by Dr. Camidge. which had much merit. It was followed by the recitative got] aria by Cimarom "II Sacnfizio d'Abram." The style of this piece was strikingly different from that of the unaffected English compositions which preceded. It is not only dramatical but cite. chetical, and Madame Caradori threw into it all her tenderness, sweetness, taste, scenic tact, &c. It was a very perfect effort, in which the display of vocal strength and liquid melody astonished the audience. At the conclusion there ware loud murmurs of ap plause and exclamations in all parts of her surpassing excellence. The next, as it has not yet been in print. I shall give you the words of. It is a quartetto, with double choir and chorus, now performed for the first time in this country, from the original score, the words written for the festival by John Crosse; Esq.:— • NATIONAL HYMN—HAYDN. Lord of heaven, and earth, and ocean ! • ilt* us from thy bright abode, Whitt'. our hearts with deep devotion Own their great and gracious God: Source revealed in sacred story, Of each good and perfect thing: Lord of life, and light, and glory I Quide thy Chur c h, and guard our King. • Health and every needful blessing Are thy bounteous gifts alone Comforts undesered possessing, • Bend we low before thy throne : Ni'hile the babe, the , -ouch, the hoary, Their united tribute bring : Lord of life, and light, and glory! Shield our Isle, and save our King. Thee, with humble adoration,. Laud we new for mercies past; Still to this most farmed nation, May these mercies ever last. • Britons then, through future story, With their prayers shall praises sing ! Lord of life, and light, and glory ! Bless their people, bless their King. • Nothing more exquisite than this simple and touching Hymn was in the selection. Every note thrilled through the feelings with a 'soft and stilt-subduing tone of piety, which went to the innermost core. and the chorus completed the power over the affections. Lind ley played a .violiacello obligato to Sapio's " Oh Liberty! thou choicest Treasure," Which ravished every hearer. The instrument actually spoke, nntis combined in itself the varied and opposite powers and clutractaistickof all others. The applause would haye fain violated triesanif of the Minster. Miss Stephens gave" in guiltless flood," cularly " Oh, nghtemts H eaven , t h y w ill be done," in precis e) the same style:as " Pious Orgies," it was truly enchanting. The whole tunclowled at twenty minutes to five o'clock to the afternoon. Mores. Ilt.sNc.--Eitract of a private letter from Chit mouny, dated Sept. 1.:—" On the 26th of August Cap tain Markham Sherwin ascended Mont Blanc, and gained the sninnvit, after three days of excessive difficulty and danger. He was accompanied by Dr. Edmund Clark and seven guides from this place. The particulars of this in teresting enterprise will shortly he published, as various changes have taken pliee on that highest European moun tain since the last ascent in 1821. These gentlemen slept two nights on Mont Elate, in hourly and imminent dan ger of their lives." It is perhaps not generally understood, that from and after the 10th of next month, when the act for the regula tion of the conveyance of newspapers to and from the Bri tish settlements takes ;dice, every paper and printed list of shipping from the United States of America, and from any place not a British colony, sent by packets or mer chant vessels, and forwarded through the post-office, will be subject to the wink rite of postage as a single letter. The charge of three-half pence out, and three-pence home, on newspapers, applies only to the Briti s h co l on i es , an d if forwarded by the regular post-office packets. The centre of the hew Custom-House is now entirely pulled down, and though the ends are still standing, it is not vet certain whether those also must not be taken down. 'Ae reparation of the Breakwater has been steadily pro ceeded with during the season, and much has been done. It is now said that an immensely large and strong parapet wall will be erected on the mole. It may be well to try this, but after thelitilure of the masses of masonry at Caw mud, during severe gales, the permanence of such an erec tion is extremely doubtful. —Plymouth Paper. The first musqueratle riven in England upon the foreign plan, uniting, after the Venetian fashion, elegance, with rude mirth and revelry, was by the Queen of Charles I. ; but as it was unfortunately fixed for a Sunday, the popu lace loudly complained of the profanation of the Lord's day. list front of the banqueting-house at Whitehall, a sunk ensued between the soldiers and the people, in which half a dozen of the latter were killed, and two or three of the guards. This produced a general dislike of the Queen which afterwards aggravated e v e ry oth e r imputa tion th,it was cast upon that unfortunate lady, as well as created a violent popular and sometimes magisterial op. position to masquerades generally for nearly a century afterwards. Lamerton Church, in Devonshire, is remarkable for having the effigies of Nicholas and Andrew Tremaine, who were so like eacb other, that they could not be dis tinguished but by some outward mark. The most singu lar part of their history, as it is told, is, that when asunder, it one was merry, the other was so, and the contrary. And as they could not endure to be long separate in their life time, so neither at their deaths ; for; in 1361 they both se-veil at Newhaven, where the one being slain, the other stepped instantly into his place, and was slain also. GANING.—A suicide has just been committed in the town of Montpellier which has thrown a respectable family residing there into the deepest affliction. The unhappy victim of his passions had contracted a passion for gaming, and had been led to frequent those infernal places where gold dazzles the eye, but where the end of all is dishonour or death. This passion led him into debt, and on the Slot of August last he was found in his chamber bathed in blood. On his table was found a billet, in which the fol lowing words were :—" Gaming debts !—an insur mountable passion for play !—the fear of dishonour!" • • • These are the motives alleged by the unfortunate young man, which induced him to deprive himself of life.- 1 ./oer no! des Debuts. Mu antis IN FRANCE.—The font:toting Is an extract of a letter, dated from Loom, Elth September t— ' " Juliette Krolemonii, a girl of the town, born in Alsace, about twenty-four years of age. and living in 1,11 Rue St. Catherine, was intimately acquainted with • than, named Philip Parthenhetner, twenty-two yeart of are. The girl had kept this young man for some time, but lie had at last tired her out, and it seems that she wished to break ofr the connexion entirely, and had already told him her intention several times. Teased with his importu. 011ie', and fearing besides some burst of passion from him, she did not on Sunday lust stir from home. On that day Parthenhener was seen und' her windows, and heard to say to his brother fre.ierick, a carder at M. Advent's counterpane manufactory, that she would not come out that dac. On Monday evening the girl came out ; he perceived her; he followed and stopped her. A slight altercation trick place between them, and Patthenheiner soon struck the wrw.,an a blow with a knife; she immediately fell and expired. A man attempted to selza the assassin, but was deterred by a threatening gesture. Half an hoer after Frederte, the brother, was found in a drunken state in • puhlic-house ; he had a knife upon him, and his shirt covered with blood. lie was seized as the as sassin, and ahewn the corpse of the vic t i m , w hich hail been trans. pond to the town hall ; he was just able to mutter some words in. distinctly. On Tuesday morning Philip, the real aasassiti, who had taken refuge at a vinegar merchant's lions, near the hotel Dieu, let tall some words which raised suspicion. He feared, he staid, that his brother had been taken up for murdering a woman. The merchant communicated this expression to the police. and Far thenheiner was immediately seized. Frederic did not know that day that his brother had been arrested, and it is still unknown how the knife came into his hands. It is thought that he might have snatched it from his brother's hands, In order to facilitate his flight. In the examination,' which have since taken place, Philip Parthen. heiner confessed his crime. Ile did not recognize the knife found on his brother when arrested. lie asserts that the one he made use of was thrown away whiht he was making his escape.—./',4rispuo:r. IMPROVEMENT IN TRW , VICINITY OF ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. Yesterday a meeting was held at the Horn Tavern, 1 . /actors' Common-, for the purpose of taking into consideration the plan for the proposed improvement of the area and avenues round the cathe dral church of St. At half-past one o'clock the chair was taken by !Jr. Slade. The CHAIRMAN expressed himself highly Immured by •the favour the meeting had been pleased to confer on him, in calling hint to fill the chair on an occasion so Interesting as the present. The projected improvements in the vicinity of their great metropo litan church, which did so much credit to the arts of this country, and was the only rival of the church of St. Peter's, at Rdrne„ were highly important, inasmuch as they would go not only to beautify a part of the city possessing such a rare archiwttiral ornament, but also greatly to facilitate commercial intereocrse, and benefit that wealthy and populous division of the metropolis. Ile had little to claim or put forward on his own part al a reason for inter. ! feting in the intended alterations, ezurpt the rietannstance of hee ling long turned his a tt e ntion to the subject. 'the - project of widen. In and improving the avenues about St. Patirs; 'tm as, among . other important purposes, to Of* a better view ot that splendid specimen of national architecture, was, if he might adopt the 'ert: pression. long a bantling of his own. He had been interested hit for the last 25 years, and done every thing in his fertile power in order to promote its accomplishment. He was happy to perceive that the undertaking had now fallen into abler hands than, his, and he sincerely hoped that those gentlemen who cam e f orwar d to pro mote the schtme, might be fully successful in their attempt. He Would inform the meeting, that something like what it was now Intended to effect had been originally contemplated by that great antihero-, whose name was so glorious to his country, Sir Chris tophta toren himself. He was in possession of th e plan, aft origi nally Jatigned by that architect, and from an examination of it, it would ahrar that he contemplated the erection of a street to ex. tend from Unman's to Whitechapel ;so that 14. d that design been carried into C7eer, it would have been posilbla to see St. Paul's from the extremity farthest east. In the same plan Sir Christopher Wren had marked out a splendid line of open quays from below London bridge id Westminster, or at least where Westminster-bridge now stood ; for he believed it was not then in existence. (A laugh.) The plan bad not succeeded or been car ried into effect. as they well knew, and the reason assigned for its failure by Sir C. VVreg was one that he (Mr. Slade) trusted would not now operate; theThstaclea-on that occasion consisted in the selfish and interested mdilies or the opposers. Heirusted that the gentlemen he saw aroune'aint were come to the &sating pi-Oared to co-operate In the accomplishment of the object they had in view In a disinterested and liberal manner) He also hoped that those individuals with whose properiea It would become necessary to interfere in the execution of, the project would only demand such compensation as was fairly neceasary, in order to remunerate th em for their loss, and the real Interest irhlch they possessed in their several premises. He would not detain them longer by any farther observations on his part, particularly at a time of the Ihty which must be so valuable to them all. Applications respecting the in tended improvement had been made to many elevated and mole personages, and the general tendency of , the answers which had been received, and which the meeting wool& now hear read, was encouraging in the extreme, and seemed to hbld out every reason. able prospect of the completion of their project. Mr. Put.t.r it then read over a list of the riven of several noble men. and other individuals distinguished for their influence and love of the tine arts. who had been applied to to actfis Patron, Pre sidents, and Vice. Presidents of the intended Societ.; Answers to the entire of the applications had not as yet been reacived ; but such as had he should proceed to read to the meeting.. The first letter was from his Grace the Duke of Bedford, in which his Grace acceded to the request made, that hewould consent to set as Pre. sident of the Society ; but lie declined to be further interested iu its aifairs, or hold any shame of the Company. • A Gentleman here intenupted the reading of the correspondence for the purpose of remarking that the object of the meeting had not as yet been clearly stated. He thought it would be better to ascer tain and define their intention before more letters were read, and any further proceedings taken. The CHAIRMAN replied, that the object of the present meeting had been partly explained by him in his opening address ; the re. mainder would be developed by the proceedings which would im mediately follow the reading of those letters. The letters were, he understood, extremely short, and would not occupy much of the time (1112 4leeting. However, he was ready to go into the busi ness of the flleetlng immediately if that was thcgeneral wish of the gentler :n present. He need scarcely repeat, that the object of the present Meeting was to explain the design contemplated in the course of its proceedings. Mr. PI;LI.F.N then proceeded with the reading of the corre spondence. The second letter was front his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, and also aasented to the proposal to become President of the Society. Lord elcbgal had forwarded a enninunication, in which he expressed his wiPingness to act as a Vice-Persident. Sir .1. F. Le stet s answer was to the game effect. His Royal High. ness the Duke of York had been applied to to become the Patron of the Society, but had instructed Sir Herbert Taylor toatay that in the present stage of the Society's proceedings he felt himself ' obliged to decline acting in that capacity. The Marquis or Stafford had also been applied to, but bad refused, as had Lord Painters ton, who stated his other numerous avocations as his reason fur not acceding to the request of the proposed Society. The CHAIRM•x sa!d, that in order to comply with the wishes of the gentleman who had addressed him a little while ago, lie should now suggest the propriety of having the plans for the intended im provements laid before the Meeting. The architect might be called on to explain them, and it would he then for th e Meeting to consider the nature and feasibility of the ways and means pro pmsed to carry them into effect. Mr. JAMER ELMER (the architect) then. exhibited the plan of the improvements to the insfection of the fleeting, and from that and his explanation, it appeared that it was intended to open three new avenues, each about seventy feet in Width, to the Cathedral, on its north, west, and south sides. Thea on the north would commence from Newiste.street, cut away Owen's-head-passage, Canon-alley, and several other streets, and passing through the eastern end of Patcrnoster.row, enter St.,Paul's Church-yard, precisely opposite to the north transept, antl;ust on the side where Canon-alley at present stands. The southern avenue is intended to give a view of St. Paul's from the river where it begins, and creasing Upper Thames -street, Little Krtfilu-rider-street, and Little Carter-lane, opens into the Church-yard, opposite the south transept. The third street is from the lest; leaving Ludgate.bill on the left, it communicates with Bridge-street, where Crescent place now stands, and cutting away Broadway and that part of Creed. lane, opens precisely in front of the Cathedral, where it is joined by the upper end of Ludgate-hill, five or six houses on the left of which street it will be only necessary to remove. This avenue, whed tamed, will be farther ornamented by a statue of his late Majesty Geo.lll, the Committee for erecting which have con sented to place it at the head of the new street, and in a square which will be thps formed in front of the Cathedral. The square is to be about ti.c size of Chatham-place. In addition to these improvements, it is proposed to run a new street front the Old Bailey across Cock.cofirt, Ludgate-hill, Water-lane, Aa. into Chatham-place, and commuriltating with Blackfriars.bridge. By means of this last avenue, the communication with the great north road will be rendered more immediate and direct, and the nuisance and inconvenience consequent upon driving cattle to Smithfield by way of Ludgate-hill, will be its future avoided. The last feature in the proposed plan is to take shown the houses in St. Paul's Church-yard. and erect others of superior architecture, and in an uniform figure, at an equal distance on the bur sides of that great edifice. The width of the area round the Church will, like the new avenues, be seventy or eighty feet, being less than the breadth of sonic portions of the present area, but considerany greater than others. It might haft been desirable that, in order to render the improvement complete, the area should have been fixed at a greater width ; but the destruction of property, and the expense couse goent upon so doing, would have been incalculably increased. These are the principal features of the projected improvements, as far as we were able to collect them front the plan and statement of the architect. The CHAIRMAN proposed that the Resolutions which had been prepared should be all read seriatim previous to their being moved and put from the Chair, in order that the :liketing might fully comprehend the nature of the plan of the proposed Society. The Resolutions hiring been read, Doctor STODDART rose for the purpose of moving the first Resolution, and expressed himself unprepared to meet all the con siderations contained in it. However, he thought the Resolution would recommend itself to their attention more powerfully by the nature of the statements it contained than by any thing he could say in its support. The Resolution was es follows:.— Resolved—That while the taste of the age so manifestly and de. cidedly developer itself in the ninny laudable and successful attempts that have been made, and are still in progress to improve the splendour of the Metropolis, and render it in beauty and conve. nience what it has long been ti , ; . nowledgeti to be in mercantile importance, " The first City in toe World." it has been for some time a matter of surprise that the attention of the public has not previously been directed to the position of one of its grandest and most admired public structures, Saint Paul's Cathedral, situated as it is in the midst of a confined area, surrounded by houses, for the most part of very inferior description of architecture, and the approaches to which edited. in no one instance, the means of ade. gamely appreciating an edifice which is allowed to be the only rival of St. Peter's. The Resolution having been seconded, was Men put, and una nimously agreed to. Alt. Das YI•ox moved the remaining Resolutions, which were-- 2. That to remove. as far as possible, the stigma upon our na tional taste, and without attempting any infringement of the sacred rights of ptivats property, to rescue from their comparative obscu rity, and display more fully to the admirers of arc hi tecture t h e splendid beauties of the above Cathedral, would be to achieve a grand national benefit, and thereby merit the thanks of our countrymen. 3. 1 hat any undertaking which tends to improve the intercourse' between the selling and buying clas.cs of the community cannot fail to be beneficial to trade in general, and to the former class of persons in particular. 4. That, therefote, the formation of the Intended new streets, together with a carriage way entirely round St. Paul's, by prating the access to the city, will benefit the trade of a large pro portion of shopkeepers, and especially of those in the immediate vicinity of the contemplated improvements by the increased foci litieff in nassing and remains atlorded to the inhabitants of the west end of the town. b. That while the attention of Government, of the City, and of the public in general, is at present directed to the splendid erec tion of the General Post-uliice now in pmgtesa, the eminent utility of the proposed plans. in laying open the ams round, and ap. proachett to, that public building, cannot tail to b; immediately allowed. to filet the friends and garrotters of t•nde in the city have tong beheld with deep regret t!'e removal or ongratiorrof many or OA • mcrch\rts and traders, ptirticulticly is ;he ornamntal de pertinent, froth that quarter of London which centuries have stamped as theresort of business, and that the origin of this change is to he discovered in the splendid system of itnprovement which has so nobly characterised the west end of the town, and the con. se vent romper ,five inconveniences of the city. 7. That other advantages resulting from the proposed improve ments will be the rooting out of a number of unsightly and in convenient buildings, and the partial removal of a neighbourhood deemed essentially and morally a nuisance in the vicinity tit bud. gate-hill and St. Paul's., and the opening of a direct line of coin. munication from the Old Bailey to Blackfriars-bridge, by which means the confusion arising from• driving cattle through Bridge.. street will be in a great measure 'tickled. • • 0. That its general importance being thus shown, the object will be hest accomplished by •the fomiatinn of a Joint Stock Corn. pany, to be called t` Society for Improving the Area and Avenues round the Cathedral Church of St. Paul." b. That thq Company have a vested Capital of One Million, to •be faised in Threnry Thousand Shares of 301. each, a deposit of 31. per Share to be paid at the time of subscribing, and the rest it. instalments not exceeding 31. cacti ; not less than thirty days notice to he given prerlously to each call. 10. That Ma Mace the Duke of Bedford and his Grace the Duke of Devonshire be app rilnteul Presidents of the !Society. 11. That the following Noblemen and Gentlemen be appointed Vice-POsidents ; Right Hon. Earl of Glengall I Sir John Campbell, Ile. G.C.S. Sir J. Fleming Leicester, ban. Carried unanimously. • 12. That the thanks of this meeting be givein to his Grace the! Duke of Bedford and his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, for their condescension in accepting the offices of Presidents, and that their offer be gratefully accepted ; also to the Hight Hon. the Earl of Mengel'. to Sir John Fleming Leicester, Bart., &c., Sir John Campbell, K.C.8., Mr the honour of accepting the office of Vice- Presidents; to the Marquis of StePrOri, Lord Vis:ount Pal merston, &c. &c., for their handsome It'tc.rs in approbation of the, plan. __ . - 13. That Directors and Trustees be appointed, together With a Committee of 31anagement, to superintend the affairs of the Company. 14. That, in fine, it may be concluded, that the object of the present Association is such as to reflect credit upon the taste of those engaged in it, to corner a very great additional share of splen dor and magnificence upon the City of London, and to increase the convenience, enlarges the prosperity, and gratify the national feelfngs of its inhabitants. Each gf the above basing been seconded; was put lay the Chair-, man, an 3 agreed to. Mr. VIBENDER wished to know whether. in the event of the , plan not being carried into execution, the deposit of 31. on the shares was all to he returned without deduction, or hot ? Mr. ELMES said donations had been promised by many indivi duals in order to forward the execution of the project; the expense attendant upon which was estimated at 00.0001. which would be secured by the ground-rent of the new houses, and which, it was considered, would produce an interest of six per cent. on the capital embarked. The remaining 400,11001. of the capital it was proposed to lend to builders of the new houses, at an interest of ei; ; ;Ilt per cent. Mr. VIRANntlt asked in what manner it was expected that the new houses would be more valuable than the old ? It would take , a large sum to buy the old buildings, much more than the materials I would afterwards sell for; and no doubt n.nplecompenantion would be expected for such of the present houses as would be removed to make wtly for the improvements: Mr. ELSE 3 said that parts of the property intended to he pur. chased it ee not now salurble, biat rite ground-ents would become PO improved by the attentions as to counterbalance the greater out lay on other parts. Indeed rents might be expected to improve everywhere on the whole line of improvements by means of them, and he had no doubt the speculation would adequately remunerate the moiety for the amount of capital employed. The CHAIRMAN thought the Meeting could not proceed farther , at present. They must wait till the proner estimates were laid be fore them; which were now preparing. The project wan one that he thought was calculated to do honour to the country and time in which it originated. and, if it succeeded, as vas calculated, it would repay the speculators six per cent. for their money. He thought this a very fait haste. He hoped Cley would all join in the choir, as he was sure every gentleman present would be glad to be in at the decals, so as tOtOceiye a shr.re in the spoil. Thanks were tinn voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting adjourned. CORONERS' INQUESTS. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon, before George Unwin. Esq. at the Unicorn public-house, Shoreditch, on the tardy of Mr. Bell, who lost his life during the late calamitous fire in that place. The body, on the Jury viewing it, presented a most fright ful spectacle, the :eft leg and thigh being completely burnt off and the stomach so shockingly mangled, that the whole of the intestines were plainly visible. • It seems that some suspicion existed in the nei g hbo ur ho o d that , the accident was occasioned by Mr. Bell being at the time in a state of intoxication, and in order to set that matter at rest, the Coroner was very particular in the inquiries he made of the various wit. nesses, but there appeared no ground whatever fur the supposition. Valentine Skinner, his shopman, deposed to his coming borne that evening soon after ten o'clock, and Jas. llsylett, the watchman, stated that he alfa saw him going home about that time. No di rect clue was gained td the cause of the fire, but it is supposed to have originated in the cellar, to which place Thomas Edmonds. the errand boy, had gone at a late hour in the evening to fetch up some coals. Near the coal cellar a quantity of birch brooms was placed, and from the evidence it appeared probable that a spark from the candle might have caught them, and smouldering, caused the calamitous event. Theroperty destroyed is even more consi derable thau at first expecte d —Verdict, " Accidental Death." An inquest has been held at Brighton, on the body of Jacob Idle, the landlord of the White Horse public-house, Brighton. The Jury took a view of the body. The head was much beaten and the face considerably disfigured in consequence of the two hours' drifting of the body over the shingley shore : and one temple was violently enough beaten to have caused death, supposed to have been done among the piles and timber-cork at the pier -head, the body having been driven amongst them by the tremendous force of the sea. On the body there were fewer bruiseathrm wan at first imagined, and there wan very little water in it. The trouser. were much tattered, the shirt had been literally tern from the body, and there were only trifling remains of the flannel waistcoat ; the braces had kept the trousers attached to the body. Stephen Bald, master of the AVhite Horse Hotel, stated that the deceased had attended for him to the public-house., four or live years ; that he had been punctual in hid dealings and atten tions to b usiness ; but that for some time he had obswved consi derable despondency of demeanor about the deceased. There was noaccountable lowness of spirits in his manner. Such fact. together with what he had learned about theeireumstances under which the deceased had left his home on Monday morning (hav ing taken his money and watch out of his pocket, and deposited them in the cupboard, &e) induced witness to go in search of the deceased, apprakending that something might happen to him. It was not long before he bad reason to believe that the deceased had jumped front the pier tied into the sea; and by about half-past nine, or near ten o'clock, a body was seen drifting amongst the waves. backwards and forward., with greit Violence, but close in upon shore. Men were immediate's , obtained, who fastened them selves to ropes (as previously particularly narrated) but such was the heaviness of the sea, that the men could not secure the body till nearly twelve o'clock. Stephen Gourd, of Brighton, said he had long known the de ceased, wad of late had observed great changes in his manner for the worse. On Thursday last, he reminded the deceased of his gloomineas. lie replied, " I have cause l" and he added, " could you make my will for me ?" Witness said yea ; spoke of the number of witnesses that Would be required, and asked for a sheet of paper. The deceased, after some pause, and haying poised the skill of witness an a penafxn, observes', " Oh, never mind it now : there's a will up stairs that I made before I was married, and that will do as well for my wife." " Very well." re joined witness, " that's your business, and not mine." On Satur day' he saw the deceased, who remarked that he had just been car rying out some becer, adding, " and I had , great mind to go and throw myself over the Groine into the sea.' Witness remarked " If you use such language jocularly, it is very improper ; and if seriously, you might to drive all such thoughts from your mind." On Sunday afternoon, the deceased still appeared as gleamy and unhappy as ever ; tbereupon witness repented, " What's the matter with you ? What makes you look so unhappy ?" He I also repeated what he had before often said, " I have cause, I have cause enough." Witness did not know whether the deemed had thrown himself into the sea; but if so. he had not the least doubt that such act was committed during the temporary aberration of mind. James Weeks merely proved that he first perceived the body when it had floated towards shore; that he procured men for the purpose of obtaining the body, stc. The Coroner (it being again stated in answer to inquiries, that there Mere 110 witnesses vs prove the suicidal act), sub`mitted that the verdict must be •' Found drowned." Aboit the state of the mot's mind, there could not be much doubt. At a select vestry meeting held at Mansfichl on Tuesday, it was resolved that, in obedience to an order of the Magis trates a fortnight ago, all outstanding arrears for poor -rate and natural children be immediately got in, and that here after no such patments shall be allowed, on any account, to exceed three months. At the next meeting, it is intend ed to pass a tesolution to ‘i•ithliold parochial relief from all persons kcoping dogs and fighting cocks, and offer a reward and keep secret the names of persons giving information 1 thereof to the overseers.—Boxfwr Gazelle. CArTI'II6 Or ANOTatit IInRX I 7 - ITlALER.—tirnothy Hawkins, the accomplice of Johnson, the noted horse stealer, was captured on Tuesday, on the Hertford road, and brought to London yesterday. Our readers are aware that Johnson and another of the gang are in custody. A widow-woman of the name of Marshall, who keeps the sign of the Fox, at Pontefract, and has two or three children dependant on her industry and carefulness, had her drawers entered by means of a pick-lock, and notes and, sovereigns to the amount of Sit. 2s . taken away by her son, ' a married man, who resides in the west-country, who came over under the pretence to see her; and before the family retired to rest contrived to get up stairs where the money , was kegt. • lie was securctl.---York Courant. • • ..4 ~~.. G EA ... 01bl r, FtECTION'.I . . . LOtrioir.—Mr. Alderman Thompson ret:rcs from t P • e... r , bfirough of Callington at the end of the present Parlia r ment, in the confident expectation, as is generally suP; posed, of being one of the successful candidates fob the city of London in the next. Ts u N ToN.—Mr. A . Baring havirtttated, id g letter to Sir Thos. Lethbridge, that the address to the el!ettiss of Taun ton, which was so severely commented n, wig published wi.hout his kno w ledge, General l'eael . stsr. Bayley Peach 4)d have, in consent:thce, publicly sated, t At, strong ex pressions used by thtni in reference to it este* applicable to Mr. Baring. PIERTtISKIIIE.—The contest for aibi Ognit *ill, it Li understood, be severe, and it is genera g esttpeco) that ths number of contests in Scotland wilLie.freater than at ant former election. Dovsa.—The candidates forlskoncient ccipoe putt; are Mr. Bootle Wilbrahaos, ja, f utterworth, and Nir Thompson. Hythei. and other places in Kent,. are ex , pected to be contented, , - Guntironn.—This borough will be severely contested: The candidates are, Mr. Sergeant Onslow, Mr. 'tall, Mr. Drummond, Mr. Delap, and a gentleman who contested this place at .the last election. • , SIIORICHAN.—The candidates for this boroughsre Si• C. M. Burnell, Bart., the lion. Mr. Howard, and Mr: Sugden, the Barrister. Lawns.—T. It. Kemp, Esq., M.P. for Arundel ; is nose canvassing Lewes with extraordinary perseverance. PPat I 0 VE_W ENTS. Tuesday's Gazette contains a notice, that applittioti will be made to Parliament in the ensuing Session, fet leave to bring in a Bill to. form a nevi street, so as to con tinue Pall-mall East eastward from the nines Mews ad far as St. Martin's Church, and to widen the communion.: tion between Cockspur-street and Craven -street, between the south front of the Union Club-house in Cockspur-street and the north side Of the Strand, opposite Craven-meet ; also to form streets on the north and south sides of St. Martin's Church till they intersect the Strand, neatly op posite the north end of Villiere-street: also to widen St. Martin's-lane on the east and west sides thereof, south of Hemmings-row and Chandos-street; and also to form square or open space . opposite Charing-cross, which said square os open space is to have the Union Club-h,tause for its bodutlary to the west, and west side of St. Martin's '• lane 114 its boundary to the east ; also giving powers to form a new street from the south end of Spriqg-ganlens t 6 to Whitehall and Charing-cross in the Unto( flit Court; yard, called Buckingham-court; also giv:ng powers to widen the south side of • Dawnlq-street, and to improve and alter the south side 9E Downing quare: and the north ,side of Fludyer-street ; alsO to alter and widen such parts of the present-streets as will form entrances into the said intended new street*. ENGLISH' I ROA: ii A y•• very iMportant discovery has beep made for tha irn-: provement of this leading article of our manufactures and commerce, and the success which has attended the experi.: ments Which liee taken place must rte gratifying in a na tional point . of. view. It may not be generally known that. in smelting iron in its original state, a great quantity of carbon, and other impure matter, is found, which i s dis:: sipateSin the farther process of converting it into bar-iron. The more it is purified by the present process, the more it becomes soft and flexible, and is thereby rendered com paratively useless for articles where strength, toughness; and hardness are required: and thus the manufacturer is compelled to use foreign iron in the tottitruction of such articles. /In eel:lire:UM with the iron trade, pos.; sessed of practical scientific knowledge, has devoted the greater part of his life to numerous experiments on the subject. Success has crowned his efforts, by the dis covery of a process by which he can recharge bar-iron, or manufactured articles, with a mineral carbon, so as to give, the littlest iron a considerable portion of the stet , : quality, making it as hard as blister steel, without destroy.: ing any portion of the toughness it had before acquired. and thie can be accoMplislied et a trifling expense on a Isrge scale. It may be presumed that, by bringing English iron nearer in quality to the foreign, it will create a demand for our own production, and supersede the necessity of using tholatter, which is generally at a much higher price in the market.-Mectrewnics . Meg tine. , STORTING INTELLIGENCE. ST. JAMES'S, WEDNESDAY EVENING, EIGHT O'CLOCK. Since our report of Monday there hai bee: e. greet deal of heavy betting on the Great St. Leger, the decision of which is so near. ISlettmon and Alderman maintain their places as first and second favourites, but Redgauntlet seems to be going. Yesterday thel betted 10 to I against him, and Homct bad the call for a shurf time. A fresh colt has been brought up, but the odds aggtbat hid are heart'. Ttet latest bettine is !hits :- 14 to 6 apt Memnon 22 to 1 agst Addy 6 to 1 apt Alderindn 24 to 1 agst Trineul4 l cii to 1 apt Redgauntlet 30 to I agst Pastime 10 to 1 apt Homer 35 to 1 apt Brownlock li to 1 agst Cleveland 50 to 1 apt Zi t z a lg to 1 ngst Dauntless 150 to 1 apt Lumky's Buzzard The twd gentlemen pedestrians. Capt. Smith and Mc. Dishesley, who Started from Kingsland on Tuesday mornihg; at one o'clock, for two hundred sovereigns, reached IVandafottl, Nonhamptim shire (78 milea), about the same time, between ten and eleven o'clock at night. and supped there, on thpir rece to the 140 mile ' stone, neer ksop. Capta'n Bell Fergusthi goes with the Cap. fain as opposite umpire, a Mr. Giles with Mr. Blakealey, and Captain W. N. Wilson is the referee in case of disputes. bluets money is pending upon the event, and Mr. 13. is rather the fa. vourite. PR/EON FINING.-I):ning the last fornight pigeons have been in regular training from the vicinity of Stamford. Lincolnshire, to the loft of a fancier, north of St. Giles's church, and of four which were sent off from the country on Monday afternoon, one arrive,' from the distance; 84 miles (but computed ten miles nearer as a bird would fly), in the short space of two hours and thirteen tni. nutes. The second bird was at home within three hours, and the others arrived the next morning. This training is to try wn expe. riment on which long odds have been taken, that of btlngifg the news of the winner of the St. Leger Stakes, at Doneaater, on tire same evening; otherdiirds being in training from the vicinity of Doncaster to go to tlae Lincolnshire loft, which is about 72 miles. The speculation is nos expected to staved, for should the race, which is second, beaver at three o'clark, there will scarcely be foot hours of daylight, and tht risk of the weather to he taken into• consideration. EXTR Aonr N.ARY FOSS' I. £l.—A number cl small teasehi have for some time been employed at Harwich port dredging foi cement stones, which are found there ix abun dance. In the.eourse of this sulntsrine investigation ; some very curious specimens of petrifactiona have been obtained. Within a few days a very beautiful fossil turtle embedded in a solid block of cement stone has been discovered. One of the superintendents of the dredging vessels (Wakefield) 'states that a short time time, a large stone weighing ab:tot Rye cwt. was sent to London whole, and that he has since received a letter, informing him that when it wag broken it was found to contain nearly the tihole of a human skeleton; and this almost incredible circumstance has been teethe' corroborated by a eentleman from London, who told him he had seen it. He has written for further levitation. and if it really be true, such a rare production niust be of immense Value.—Burry Gazelle. STRANGE STORY.—A letter from Naples contains the following extraordinary statement:—" A singular crime—' or rather a crime accompanied with circumstances such xe perhail, never before happened, took place some time ag in Bap. A mitt condemned to be ham;e4l for some un pardonabl:. offence was conducted to the scaffold, and un derwent his sentence. After the execution the hotly wear stripped and laid on a bier, to be carried to the place of intertrfent ; but as it was on its way to its final hake is was observed to move, and on examination it was disco. , vered that the vital spark was not extinct: durgieil as sistance was procured, and the criminal was brought bac!: to life, and afterwards re-condi:cud to risen. Ott hi,- arrival there his grate-clothes were taken away, and i ai the hangman had taken possession of the others and refused to give them up, a furious dispute arose between hint ant the naked fellow about them, the hangman claiming drew as his perquisites von the plea that he bad hanged the fellow ; ;Arens the other demanded them ds his proptrtyi that succeeding he %a n d so not j bee ust n a properly hanged. h h an e ges ca l. uo ttrag iiv e l ! k aalt n l i e i !tn that lay near him, and stabbed the hargiftatt in the belly. The wound was dangerous; but not immediatelt mortal. The criminal will probably be banged again with inconvenient speed. At all events. it is most likely he will be the first and the last who will have to boast of 11a54 ing killed his own hangman, and that tea after hafi.l,; brew hanged: :... ■ t~ c~ Cs' ng. are has ucs