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TO BE SOLI), pursuant to an Order of the Hizh Court of Chancery, in a Cause, of Donaldson v. Fairfax, with the approbation of Vice-Chancellor Sic Richard. Torin Eindersley, in Six Lots, by Messrs. Holloway and Son, at the George Hotel at Northampton, on SATURDAY, the 11th day of Jiine, 1862, at Three o'clock in the afternoon, VERY VALTIABLE FREEHOLD ESTATES, s4nate at Upton and Rothersthorpe, in the county of Northampton, consisting of 223 Acres of Arable and Pasture Land, Water Mill, and the Perpetual Advowson and Right of Tres 'nta tion to the Vicarage of Rothersthorpe, part of the Estate of the late Sir Thomas Samwell, Bart. Particulars and conditions of Sale, with Plan, may-be had, gratis, of Messrs. 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COURTENAY, And formerly Surgeonthe to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cur " The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view of the Cuses, Nature, Consequences, and Treatment of this Disease, a as also to free these questions from the Professional Fallacies, the Popular Delusions, and the exaggerations of Quackery by which they have hithertobeen surrounded, These to the d e struction of the health and happiness of thousands. objects are discussed in a common-sense and highly practical manner."—Medical Circular. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street.' DR. 'WATSON (OF THE LOCK HOSPITAL) ON NERVOUS DEBILITY AND SECRET DISORDERS. ~„ELF-TREATMENT SIMPLIFIED, through the aid of the TEST-TUBE, URINOMETER, and MICROSCOPE, when employed for special diagnosis in all disorders of the nervous, sexual, and generative system, in cluding spermatdrrhcca or seminology, loss of power, noctur nal and diurnal wastings, and withering of the nervous tissues, &c. 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Contents : —Functions and dis orders of the reproductive organs—Diseases of the testes, and spermatic chord in youth, adult ftev, and athraneed life— mination, microscopically, S p err natorrhcea—lrritab lity of the bladder, and prostrate gland—The urine, and urinary deposits—their clinical exit tntional, ani without the n rthraB h'i ministration of mercury. opically, and chemically—Structure of the To be had al la, primary, secondary, and tertiary, consti dconfirmed, cured by the Author's new mode, p t r o k s , W. , place, it from sgsot,s_ the Authors, 44, Weymouth-street, Portland life, and for which ti n ' from 10 to 8, o n where they may he daily consulted diseases which blight the prospects of 7 have discovered never-failing reme dies, the fruits a many years' private and hospital practice. !,, D iii it .. . n C T U cA R T T , ORNATI SPERMATORRTICE A, , s and' with numerous for 1 2bsTaamll Booksellora, and 18. 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'Curtis on Slanhood.—This is a truly valuable wo T rk, and ti cubd heir the hands of you n g and old "—" Sunday imes," dl`.iar 1856. "The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this little work, in which is described the source of those diseases wlitell produce decline in youth or more frequently prematur: ald age. '—" Daily Telegraph," Maros. 27,1836. This work, which for twenty years has stood the test 01 -,rofess tonal criticism and empirical hostil i ty , treats in aplain ~n d sympathising, manner on the various disqualifications •nd impediments arising from nervous excitement and de. bility ; and to invalids suffering from youthful errors and xcesaes it will be found valuable and useful."—Record. Condon : Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater noster-row; Mann 59, Cornliill. Uours 01 Coubultation --10 to and 6to R l Sundays, 10 till 2 FOURTH DEPARTMENT.—PUBLIC HEALTH. This department met in the Court of Queen's Bench, and was very well attended, amongst those present being—Dr Holland, Dr. W. Lewis, Mr. Rawlinson, Dr. Letheby, Dr Ellis, Dr. Lankester, Dr. Ballard, Dr. Simon, Miss Night ingale, Dr. Farre, Sir Joshua Jebb, &c. Mr. W. FAIRBAIRN, the president, in his opening address, said there was no department of social science of greater importance to a nation than the public health, and the development of measures calculated to confer this benefit could not be too highly appreciated by Governments, and those whose object was to promote and improve the physical as well as the moral condition of the people. In all ages and in all countries this duty had not escaped the notice of governors, philanthropists, and legislators; and the ancient nations of Europe were from the first dawn of civilisation alive to the necessity of sanitary laws for the purpose o inculcating ablutions and cleanliness in the houses of the people, and the towns and cities in which they dwelt. Since the commencement of the present century much had been done for the improvement of all classes, and now they were better housed, better fed, and better clothed, than at any former period ; and what were to , their fore fathers luxuries, had to the present generation become necessaries of life. In, water supply much had already been done for large and populous towns, but much had yet to be accomplished in extending its benefits to the smaller towns, and there was probably no gift so great, and none so emoteeive to health and eleanlines-, Qo o 'onions and well-regulated supply of pure water. To every person it was a luxury, but to the working man and his family it was one of the greatest boons that could be conferred upon him; and new that every principal town in the kingdom had its water%% orks with a supply ranging from ten to thirty gallons per diem to each person, they might reason ably look forward to greatly extended comforts in the shape of cleanliness in the houses and persons of the in dustrial classes. The metropolis itself was probably worse off than many ether towns ; but he had recently seen the outline of a gigantic project in preparation by Mr. Bateman, the engineer of the Manchester and Glas gow Loch Katrine IVaterworks, to supply London from Wales by the construction of reservoirs and the formation of aqueducts on a scale far beyond any thing that ever was before accomplished in ancient or modern times. The scheme was not problematical, as he believed the engineer was prepared to show from actual surveys that 100,000,000 gallons per day could be delivered in London, and works constructed for the conveyance of double that quantity, for a sum not exceeding £7,000,000. To London that would not be a large sum if they considered the immense benefits it would confer on a population of nearly three millions of souls, and that with a quality of pure soft water, which for washing purposes and other branches of domestic economy was calculated to effect a saving of £400,000 per annum. Next to water, an element which largely contributed to the public health was food, which was often depreciated and sometimes seriously injured by adulteration. The maintenance and preservation of the public health were dependent upon the (food they ate, and any one attempting to depreciate its value by com pounds and adulteration was an enemy to his country and mankind. Other conditions besides good food and pure water entered into the catalogue of wants for the sustenance of life and the maintenance of vigorous health ; and those were that the people should be well housed and comfortably clad. It was essential that they should not only be covered from the inclemency of the weather, but that they should live in a pure atmosphere, neither too hot nor too coldrand free from noxious vapours and such compounds as carbonic acid gas, which vitiated the air breathed, engendering dis ease, and ultimately, by slow degrees, producing death. The subject of dwelling-houses was, therefore, one of the greatest importance. The draining of land was beneficial in every way, as it improved the crops, improved health, and carried off the superfluous waters not required for the growth of plants. Many towns had no drains, but depended on the absorption of cesspools. That imper fect system bad not unfrequently given rise to disease and epidemics, which a thorough system of drainage might have prevented. It was necessary that in all the large towns they should have thorough drainage, not only for the removal of noxious vapours, but for purification of the at mcsphere in places which engendered disease from exhala tions. A well-devised system of thorough drainage of towns, concentrated in one general outlet communicating directly with the natural drainage of rivers or the sea, was highly advantageous to the public health; and the trans port of organic matter, diluted with water, through water taps and underground tunnels was one of the leading features of the improvement of the present day. A large quantity of water, which elite' ed into the sewers and carried off the refuse, was destructive to its properties as a manure ; but he trusted the time was not far distant when they might calculate on a separation of the contents of sewers, and pre serve for the benefit of the agriculturist the greater portion of a valuable compost which on the present system was en • tirely lost. Another important question affected the consi deration of town drainage, and that was the pollution of rivers. It would be a great relief to many towns and the resi dents on the banks of rivers to have the waters pure and transparent, instead of a large black ditch coloured with indigo, coal, and tar, and almost every other abomination floating on its surface. Having referred to the metro politan drainage works in detail, he said this greatly enlarged system of drainage was of the first import ance to the health of the metropolis, and the large scale on which it was executed, and the means adopted for preventing the return of the sewage, afforded a guarantee for the purification of the Thames. He next referred to the noxious effects of chemical and alkali works which polluted the atmosphere into which they were discharged. The effects of those vapours might be seen by the rapid decay of vege table life within the reach of their influence, and their noxi ous character might be felt at a considerable distance from the spot where the manufacture was carried on; and although tall chimney s had mitige ted the evils, yet he was of opinion that other means, by legislative enactment, were required. He next enlarged on the necessity of an improved system of warming and ventilating dwellings ; and he said it had been found that a full- grown man required at least 10 cubic feet of pure air per minute for respiration, but in close rooms, in order to preserve a healthy atmosphere, double that quan tity was not too much, He might, he said, enlarge on other topics involving considerations in connection with the public health; but having occupied a good deal of time, it only remained for him to direct atten tion to the different subjects as classified and arranged in the programme for the consideration of the members of this department. In those would be found abundant matter for discussion; and confiding iu the good sense of the meeting over which he had the honour to preside, he ventured to look forward to results calculated to improve the moral and physical condition of the community. Mr. G. GODWIN moved the thanks of the department be given to Mr. Fairbairn for his able and valuable address. Mr. BEN. SCOTT, chamberlain of the city of London; read a paper on the " Ancient Water Conduits and Modern Drinking Fountains of London," which at length explained the value of those means of preserving the health of the people. Mr. Ra.wurtsorr said it would not in the present day do to rely on pumps or conduits for a supply of water, although the water of the Thames above Teddington Lock was becoming more impure every day. Mr. GoDWIN condemned the inadequate supply of water in courts and alleys, where on Sundays they were often kept for 24 hours at a time without a drop of water. Mr. Bateman, Dr, Lankester, Dr. Holland, and other gentlemen having addressed the department, thanks were voted to Mr. Scott for his paper. Dr. LETHEBY read a paper " On the necessary Qualifica tions of a Medical Officer of Health," in which he enforced the necessity of the person appointed devoting his whole time to his duties. Dr. WALLEIt LEwis read a paper "On the Health' , past and present, of the Working Classes of the General Post offite." After remarks upon it from Dr. Edward Smith, Dr. Milroy, Mr. James Heywaod, Mr. E. Chadwick, Mr. Ack royd, Dr. Warren, and Mr. Bracebridge, and thanks given to Dr. Lewis for his paper, The department then adjourned. The soiree given on Saturdsy evening by the asso ciation at the Houses of Parliamant was attended by a brilliant assembly of ladies and gentlemen numbering more than three thousand. Beyond the usual routine of legisla tive labours this magnifient palace, with its countless chambers and endless corridors, has never been used for any other purpose, and this is the first occasion on which it has resounded with the voices of a festive throng and the strains of instrumental music. The company alighted in New Palace-yard, where a capacious awning had been erected, and entering by the court-yard, formerly the site of the Star Chamber, passed through the cloisters, and on reaching the vestibule at the members' entrance to the House of Commons, were received by Lord Brougham and the Earl of Shaftesbury on behalf of the council, and then dispersed themselves over the building. The arrivals con tinued from half-past eight until past eleven. The interior of the lower house was first explored with much curiosity. The whole of the doors along the corridors being thrown open, there was an uninterrupted vista between the two houses, and from the Speaker's chair a good eye oould readily see the woolsack in the far distance. The votaries of social science next took a glance at Ward's historical e • / K-- IN ENV PAPER ( • )`;.* 1 6 , 111 : 1. -2 , .7 13ANK., or D I . <l7. - _ - t' 4., ( e F il iz i t i te en ilfo o i s i! e y r 3f t e rk j e a t w nit 4e V • he ul e t,O • r 'C 'l • * s • ' - 1 " e: - To be w Bankruptcy, althnugh somewhat a rough recces, ( I ; I ' I.3 I)ROIT ..... u must be, we imagine, a pleasant thin.- u9-Ted to hcing wound up, as the phrase goes, in a court of equity. A coinfortable alternative truly ! Six nn.)rkt hs have now elapsed since the lawyers took Into t'utir PRICE .4d. STAMPED ....sd. kind. keeping; the corpus of thisassociution, the re' salt of all their fussy labours being attested by the fact that mattersreclain precisely as they were befote TIM J. FRISSE To••morrow or Wednesday the Japanese Ambas sadors will take their departure from England. They go hence to the Netherlands, and will embark at. Woolwich for the 119 ; TIP, in a steamer to be spe lawyers interferer!, except, indeed, in so far es the as. sets are wasting away through their interposition. As if calamity had not gone far ennti . .Th for the sufferers, they have, in this interval, witnesseil, with gr fial curiosity doubtless, the pr ~ ; e`;3 of equity on the horneewathic principle a gimilia cur after. If but let alone for a short. time longer, such doctors will infallibly effect a complete cure of all those peculiar ills which attend a plet bora of claims up on c ompanies in course of being wound up. it is a process, however, we believe , peculiar to commercial E ng land, a community which affects to regard, w ith great comp l acenc y, if not contempt, countries so un f ortunate as t o possess writt e n codes de commerce an d co d es d e proce d ure o f th e i r own, and where, indeed, suc h d o i ngs as t h ese , h a d th e y been possible, would not have been tolerated for a single year. But when we contemplate the situation of the three thousand dupes of this Bank of Deposit, con demned to witness in sorrowful silence the solemn _ _ - _ THE SUN, , LON DON, M NDAY EVE NT G, JUNE 9, 1861 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRO MOTION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. On Friday morning the sections met at Guildhall, each of the five which assembled commanding large audiences. Lord Brougham, who moved about amongst the various rooms all day, taking an occasional part in the discussion of the different subjects brought forward in the several de partments, was amongst the earliest in attendance. pictures, yet, unfortunately, incomplete; and not a few I visited the long gallery up-stairs, running the entire length of the committee-rooms. The House of Lords came in for a fair share of attention and admiration. Returning, the stream of visitors passed into St. Stephen's-hall. Additional gaseliers ori each side threw out a splendid light, and flags in tasteful groups decorated the roof. The floor was laid with crimson cloth, which di vcsted the hall of that cold look which we associate with a stone floor, and the bullets being well loaded with a good and varied c , illection of re freshments, tended also to dissipate all ideas of a cheerless nature. At the entrance of each of the law courts there was a choice display of exotics and other plants of varied hues. The band of the Coldstream Guards was stationed in the hall, and. during the evening played an excellent selection of music. _ _ _ Notwithstanding the immenss space at the disposal of the council, the passages and doors were frequently blocked up, and in the crush which ensued sad havoc was dono to the dresses of the ladies ; but if this can be overlooked and for given, nothing occurred of a serious character to mar the enjoyment of the evening. It was nearly twelve o'clock before the whole company had separated. GENERAL KLAPICA General Klapka has addressed the following letter to M. Kossuth : " My dear and very honoured Friend, —Four years since the march of events forced us to resume more seriously the work of delivering our unfortu nate country. It was then that we formed with our very noble friend Connt Ladislas Teleki, and under your presidency, the Hungarian National Commit mittee. We have served the cause as well as cir cumstances and the limited means at our disposal permitted us. The arrest of Ladislas Teleki and his unfortunate death was the first blow which our or ganisation abroad had to endure. Of the three members of the committee one had ceased to live, you were in London, I at Geneva, retained by pri vate business. My intention was then to propose to you either the reconstitution or the complete dis solution of the committee. Yielding to the persua sions of my political friends, I adjourned every pro ceeding in that sense. Imperious circumstances compel me at present to withdraw completely. My health has suffered considerably lately. My private affairs claim a greater share of my time. I cannot, therefore, any longer devote myself directly to our political interest, except in a very insufficient man ner. My good wishes will assuredly follow those whose time, efforts, and activity shall be devoted to ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. A match of this club took place on Saturday. A most fashionable party, 300 strong, availed themselves• of tho Prince of Wales, which had been engaged by the club. The starters for the various matches were as under : SECOND CLASS VESSELS. Exceeding 20 and not exceeding 35 tons. Prizes :—First boat, a prize value £5O; second boat, ditto £2O. Yachts. Tons. Owners. Emmet Queen 2B Capt. J. W. C. Whitefield. 27 Samuel Lano. Vampire 2l ... , Capt. J. E. Commerell, R.N. FOURTH CLASS VESSELS. Exceeding 6 and not exceeding 12 tons. First prize, value £3O ; second £lO. Yachts. Tons. Owners. Octoroon Wasp Quiver Folly l2 .... W. L. Parry. Violet EXTRA MATCH. By yachts of any rig, that have never won a prize. First boat, a prize value LIO ; second boat, £lO ; 20 tons and upwards. Yacht'. Tons. Owners. Oriole (cutter) ... .. 26 Ellen (schooner) .... 20 Mars (cutter) ...... 39 Violet (schooner) .. 32 The last named, which with the second-class started from Erith and sailed round the Nore and returned, were first started, and after a mile or two, the Violet, under a south west wind, proved herself a most powerful vessel by going ahead, which position she maintained. They came in at Erith as under : H. M. s. Violet ........ Oriole 6 21 45 The others not timed. Violet received the first prize and Oriole second. The second and fourth classes started together ten minutes after the extra match. In both glasses there was some excellent sailing, particularly with the Emmet, Queen, and Folly, Octoroon and Quiver. The Emmet, however, came to grief just after rounding the Nore, her topsail being foul, and soon after she was disabled. The Phantom also carried away her bowsprit soon after starting. The little ones rounded at the Chapman Head, and so close wero the first three that they were all " a top" of one another, as a by stander observed; and at the finish of the match, the two winners, the Folly (Ist prize), and Octoroon (2d), came in as under : _ H. H. S. Folly ...... Octoroon ............. 5 36 30 Quiver and Wasp close up. Tho largo vessels wore round the Nore close to each other, 11 minutes separating all four. The Emmet then came to grief, as wo have described, which gave the Queen, the next one to her, the first prize in her class; her time at.Erith was 6h. llra.; the Phantom, winner of the second prize in her class, coming in at 611. 16m. 25 seconds. The prizes were afterwards presented by the noble Com modore, Lord Alfred Paget. AWFUL _EXPLOSION WITH LOSS OF LIFE IN BISHOTSGATE-STREET. About nine o'clock a.m. on Saturday as ono of the large omnibuses was passing in the middle of the broad street, and when in front of the house of Mr. Boor, a manufacture• ing chemist, Bishopsgate-street, at the angle of Artillery lane, the vehicle was struck by some explosive substance. At the same timo the front of the building was blown out into the-street, and almost simultaneously every room in the building was in flames. At that time there were seven or eight if not nine persons in Mr. Boor's premises. Several made their appearance at the different win dows, when some men working at an opposite house In Bishopsgate ran with a ladder, and rescued three men ; but they were so fearfully burned that they were obliged to be taken to the hospital. Conductor Shaw, of the Royal Socie ty's:Escape, rushed through the fire in Mr. Finch's premises opposite, and brought out Mr. Frederick Finch and the maid. Engines were set to work in an admirable manner, and from the first the steam engine performed wonders, for the flames were then raging in the premises of Mr. Finch, Mrs. Goodvere, a butcher, in Artillery-lane, and of Mr. Browning, a provision storekeeper, No. 2, in the same place. Whilst the firemen were actively engaged a scene that beggars description took place. Captain Shaw, the Duke of Sutherland, and a strong body of the brava firemen,lincluding Foremen Bridges and Joseph Gerrard, and many other officers, nearly lost their lives. Of a sudden the whole of Mr. Boor's building, furniture, and other effects were hurled to the gr ound; and had it not been for the foresight of Captain Shaw the whole of those engaged must have perished. By 11 o'clock the fire was .entirely extinguished, when the firemen commenced turning over the ruins to search for the bodies missing, but up to 12 o'clock at noon not the vestige of anyone had been found. A female, who was not found at 1 o'clock to-day, was seen at one of the win dows, and by possibility might have escaped, but there seems little doubt that the child named Ann Bordent, 18 months old, is beneath the embers. The names of the men in the hospital are Sariarift, Spinks, Reach, Bald, and Evans. As to the cause of the explosion, not the least reliable information can at present be obtained. The losses will fall upon the Mercantile, Royal, and several other offices. LATEST PARTICULARS• The above report conveys but a faint idea of the extent of property dest ro y e d, or the number of persons injured. Shortly beforo five o'clock, the firemen, under direction of Captain Shaw, commenced to turn over the ruins, with a view to ascertain if possible the fate of the missing female and Mr. Boor's child. After some considerable labour in the first place the remains of the unfortunate servant were found, as also tho child, but both in so frightfully burned and mutilated a condition as to be scarcely distinguishable as human beings. The four sufferers removed to the hos pital are reported to be in a most precarious position, and a poor boy, a shoeblack, who was at work near the house, is also in the hospital and not expected to survive his inju ries. Besides the buildings before enumerated, those of Mr. Peacock and of Mr. Price, surgeon, on the opposite side of the road. and various others, are more or less injured. The bodies of tho deceased persons await an inquest. The aetnal cause of the explosion is still enveloped in mystery. FOBEIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Juno 18, _ via Marseilles .. June 12, Brazil and Cape Yards, by British packet. June 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. July 2. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. June 18. via Marseilles ...June 12. Falkland 151and5...... Gibraltar, via Southampton June 10. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton June 10. via Marseilles June 12. India (Bombay), via Southampton via Marseilles Juno 5. - -. ..1 . ___ Lisbon .................. Malta, Egypt, and Men, via Southampton Juno 10, via Marseilles June 5. Newfoundland .. June 11. O por to and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. acket .. Juno 11. by U.S. packet by Canadian packet. Juno —. June 10. W.C. of Africa,Madeira, end Teneriffe Bahams, via New York .... July 3. Mexico ....June 28. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, California, and British Columbia. . 1 June 1 3, LONGEVITY OF ANIMALS.--According to natu ralists,lows :—Rabbits , 6 to 7 years ; squirrels, 7 to 8 ; foxes, 14 the longev it y of animals may be to 15 ; cats, 15 to 16 ; dogs, 16 to 18 (that of Argus, the classified as fol dog of Ulysses, men.tioned in Homer, was 20) ; bears and wolves, 18 to 20 ; rhinocerose.s, 20 to 22 ; fowls, 25 to 28 ; porpoises, 28 to 30 ; rooks and camels, 100 ; tortoises, no ; eagles, 120 ; swans, 160 ; elephants, 400; and whales, according to Cuvier, 1,000 years. the triumps of our cause, but I cannot engage my responsibility any longer in it ; I cannot attach my name to it any longer. I withdraw, therefore, re nouncing henceforth all intervention in the three (lull of the affulr6 of thu Huns... Jan e migrants. If I must again enter on a military policy, it will be on an appeal from my country. After 14 years' uninterrupted labour for the welfare of my unfor tunate country, I return into private life, taking with me the firm conviction that I have conscien- tiously performed my duty. I feel still a hope that my withdrawal will not in any respect cause a pre judice to our cause, and that without my aid the first rays of reeonquered liberty may shine on my country at no distant period. Until then let concord strictly unite all the patriotic elements in foreign countries. The first of duties is to preserve the Hungarian name pure and untarnished, and I am confident that none of my countrymen will fail in doing so. " KLAPKA." CRYSTAL PALACE. Brilliant weather and an attractive programme of amusements co operated to induce a large and fashionable attendance at the Crystal Palace on Saturday last, mad we may safely say that palace and grounds were seldom seen under more advan tageous circumstances. Within doors, under the noble vaulted roof of the matchless structure, the various tropical plants and shrubs were in splendid condition, as healthy, strong, and perfect as if they were in their native climes, and not leading an exotic existence in a very high latitude on a very high hill. The air throughout the building was delightfully tempered, and rendered as fresh and agreeable as could be desired—a fact which was fully appreciated by the thousands who thronged the nave and loitered in the courts. At one o'clock, in the concert-room, the orchestral band of the company performed a selection of music of a classical character, comprising the chefs d'oeuvre of the great masters, and including the sprightly and beautiful "Exhibition March" of Auber, the exe cution of which created quite a furore amongst a discriminating audience. On the termination of the first part of the concert in the Music Court the company adjourned to the park to witness the dis play of the entire system of waterworks and Blon din's first ascent this season over the terrace foun tains. The grounds wore their brightest livery. Gigantic elms, oaks, and chestnuts seemed to bew to the earth by the weight of their foliage, as they gently swayed hither and thither in the breeze. As soft as the softest Turkey carpets was the I closely cut and verdant turf ; gorgeous were the parterres of flowers and beds of rhododendrons, and smiling and luxuriant the wide expanse of country which the eye swept over beyond, from Gad's hill on the left to the tree-clustered knolls in far-off Sussex on the right. Foreigners there were pre sent not a few ; for nearly one-half the visitors were French and Germans, who were in ecstasies with the scene, and vented their pleasure in their own mother tongue, and then in the limited broken English at their command, but ever with a lavish expenditure of gesticulation. It was one of the few occasions that the play of the fountains has proved a real success, though at times the high wind which blew across the park from the south behaved capriciously, and sadly marred the effect. For the same reason Blondin's ascent was a difficult one. His passage along the rope from the middle stage to the end next the refreshment wing was not with out peril, as it appeared from below, and required all his courage, prudence, and caution, so great was the resistance offered to his progress by the wind. The return was accomplished backwards. One a two of his simplest and safest feats were all he yen tured to attempt; and on his reaching the centre stage it was not without a sense of relief that people saw him step into the car and drawn into the front gallery of the build ing, instead of passing along the remaining half of the rope. At half-past four the company's band and the band of the Coldstream Guards, united under the conductorship of Mr. Manns beneath the new ceiling of the Handel orchestra, and performed the following selection of music : Wedding •• •• •• .• Mendelssoha. Solo for Cornet, "The Whirlwind Polka .. Levy. (Cornet, Mr. Levy.) Exhibition Overture .. Meyarbeer. New Waltz, " Flora".. Manns. Prayer from "Mdse" Rossini. C or onation March, "King of . Prussia" Meyerbeer. Overture, " Haydee" Auber. The performance was of a character to test the efficiency of the new arrangements, and the results were most satisfactory in an acoustic point of view. The entertainments were brought to a close by Mr. James Coward's peformance.on the great organ. HANDEL FESTIVAL. The great full rehearsal at the Crystal Palace, under Mr Costa, will take place on Saturday; 21st Juno, commencing at 11 o'clock. The choruses in the first part of the rehearsal will comprise thoso known as single choruses, the second part (which is expected to commence about two o'clock) will consist of double choruses from "Deborah," " Solo mon," and " Israel in Egypt." The list of principal vocalists engaged for this festival is unusually strong, including th e names of Madlle. Titiens, Madame Rudersdorff, Madame Lemmens Sher rington, and Miss Parepa, Madame Sainton Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Weiss, Mr. S antle y , and Signor Belletti. They will all take part on the great rehearsal day. Several interesting acoustical experiments have la over been made to test the effect of the new r oof thrown the orchestra. These have been attended with marked success. Single voices and instruments haveth c a n much heard at the extreme end of the central transep wi I -distinctness as in a small concert room. n one instance a conversation was k e p t up with a little child placed at the back of the orchestra with perfect ease. The increase in the powerful ton es of the great organ, with its addi- is reall ti ona l thirty-two feet p edal pipes, y astonishing, and justifies the most sanguine anticipations in respect of the Festival. A large number of applications for tickets hav© been re • ceived during the last few days from the Continent, and from various parts of the country, from persons coming to London for the Agricultural Show, who also intend ava ili ng themselves of the o pp ortunit y f or attending the F es tival. It is ant ici p ated that the numb er of Germans and other foreigners attending the Palace during the Fes tival week will far exceed those on any former occasion. On the day of the great rehearsal the doors of the Palace will be opened at nine in the morning. Tickets for this day, if purchased on or before Thursday, 19th June, will be p 7s. 6d.; after t hat time th e price will be half-a-guinea. The great fountains will be played one hour after the conclusion of the rehearsal. It has also been announced that ss. tickets will be issued on each of the three days of the Festival, viz., Monday, the 23d; Wednesday, the 25th; and Friday, the 27th ol June. It can be scarcely requisite to draw the aitention of in tending visitors from the country to the necessity of scour. lug Tickets previously to their arrival in town. cially sent here for the purpose by the Dutch G o vern ment. They intend to stay a fortnight or threo weeks in the Netherlands , pr o c ee ding afterwards to Prussia, where they will remain a few weeks. Thence they go to Russia, and afterwards to Portu gal, returning ultimately to Paris, preparatory to their embarking from Europe in a French man-of war, via the overland route. Before leaving Japan it was arranged that the British Government should afford them the meahs of transport to Europe, and that the French Government should send them back. On Thursday their Ekcellencies, accompanied by Mr. Macdonald, had an official interview of some duration with Lord Russell at the Foreign-office, and again on Friday. Mr. Alcock, the English Minister in Japan, who has recently returned to this country, was present on both occasions, as was also Mr. Hammond, of the Foreign-office. On Fri day evening the Ambassadors and a few of the offi cers of their suite were present at the soiree given by Lord Granville and the Commissioners for the Exhibition at the South Kensington Museum. There they had the honour of an introduction to their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the Duke of Cambridge. They afterwards attended the assembly of the Marchioness of Westmincto , ., at Grosvenor house. On Tuesday, their Excellencies, with reur of their suite, accompanied by Mr. Macdonald, paid a visit to the Government small arms factory at Enfield. They went from the Shoreditch station by the 9 30 train, and re turned to their quarters at Claridge's Hotel about five o'clock. On arriving at the factory they were received by Col. Dixon, and at once pro ceeded with him to make a tour of the establish ment, with the working of which, as with all our great manufacturing processes by machinery on a grand scale which they had seen, they were greatly impressed, and repeatedly expressed their admira tion at the marvellous accuracy and rapidity with which the various parts of the rifle were fabricated on what is known as the interchangeable principle. They were more especially struck, like every visitor to the establishment, with the manufacture of gun stocks by machinery after the American method. Neither yesterday nor on Saturday did they leave their hotel, preferring now to spend the remainder of their stay among us in necessary rest and in making preparations for their departure. Within the last few days they have been joined by Moryama, one of their own countrymen, who has accompanied Mr. Alcock to England. Speaking English tolerably well, he took a leading part with Mr. Alcock in arranging the treaties made in Japan with this country. He is the bearer of despatches to the Japanese Ambassadors, and comes, besides, on the assumption that he may be of service in giving effect to the principal object of their mission, which has reference to commercial intercourse be tween the two countries. IMPORTANT JUDICIAL CHANGES. There is every reason •to believe that some im. portant judicial changes will take place at the close of the pr€ sent term—that is, during the long vaca tion. Dr. Lushington, who has been Judge of the Admiralty Court and Dean of the Court of Arches, intends retiring, as he is upwards of eighty years of age, and the report is that he will be succeeded by Mr. Baron Wilde. For the post of Baron of the Exchequer, which will thus become vacant, several gentlemen are spoken of. Neither the Attorney-General (Sir W. Atherton) nor the Soli citor-General (Sir Roundel' Palmer) would, of course, accept the appointment ; and it is generally thought that Mr. R. P. Collier, M.P. for Plymouth, will be raised to the bench, although Sir David Dundas, M.P., Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, M.P., Mr. Sergeant Pigott, M.P., and Mr. R. Lush, aro freely spoken of. Some little delay in completing the proposed arrangements will probably occur, in con sequence of the undecided state of the questions relating to "Essays and Reviews." It will be re membered that Dr. Lushington has heard at great length the case of the Rev. Dr. Rowland Williams, the vicar of Broad-Chalk, the author of " Bunsen's Biblical Researches," and that of the Rev. H. Bristowe Wilson, 8.D., the author of " Seances Historique de Geneve"—The National Church," in that volume ; and the learned gentleman is now preparing his judgments on the points so elaborately argued before him in both cases. He has not yet intimated to the counsel engaged when he will be ready with his decision, but there is no doubt that the delivery of his judgment on these difficult and important causes will constitute his last judicial act. STORM AT VERA CRUZ. The Moniteur de la _Plate publishesoor of Vera a the he following arad 0 Csf somewhat smut ws John nt account of a hurricane in the harbour of Vera Cruz on the 20th of April last : " Th . e gale commenced on the night of the 19th. The following day it increased to a perfect hurricane, which lasted several hours, and it did not abate until the orning of the 21st. The Regulus, of Nantes, a three-masted mer chant ship, which had arrived at Vera Cruz with provi sions for the French squadron, and had discharged her cargo, was thrown upon the coast. A small Mexican gal liot had preceded her, and she was followed by a fine Ame rican clipper, which was completely wrecked. A Spanish pinnace belonging to the frigate Beringuelo, of which the crew had endeavoured in vain to reach their ship, was dashed fast, st r u to ck pieces upon nnu t gk h el e eocpaa rockspunoncsh opposite the eh L t poe o einr s ets hrhta, ll s ihgoehr came lyo s ktw t ehneteha lastedeTr e V aan e bag r in a 2ee .dr6 Cruz. Five of her crew were drowned• The others were r saved by the courageous exertions of the officers and sea men of the French squadron, who were sent to the seashore just landed military stores, caused serious uneasiness. The receive T t t.wh o anohigFl the shipwrecked men as they ss broadside o ads whichde were throwntwot.hcearbe.l.es captain e e rr, e t , ohn;ths the rea shipshcccaai having ii e onq n fug t es wars, o c nwa c hp u po r re Tang d e d succeeded or twon no t h ha e inc c n o sat a s c wi t q au t hs passinges, a. whichvt o we s ot d b i c o ya n : t iah o od f es at the risk of being himself carried away by the 'ranger. havingTh unshippedho e rs s , e aa and drifted a d h d t bere b aeTrc rudder. longdmr dg e ee :r. excessively ahy a before yTihn eg parted she hro r dtr m O eee l l dre g o h fuhr , loaed a mde n ma d nshateler against w tiab: a uevwak s et ellsdeuddpodr bowsprit i n fe nf from so g aTtwhortha w ahgmenehn e e i t eibl h osct ß ieeoofria a el r i tnleowi ttg t s is i oa siesbtohosenrtcepenay. 'When merchant hrwieheondreeTne ak ne gd T n h e h E e h' r s seer: crew." 0: her company the pr C ai ac se i d q . ue H to e the h e. th odfe The conduct of the com mander GRAND METROPOLITAN RIFLE CONTEST. The second annual grand metropolitan rifle contest will be hold at the ranges at Wormwood Scrubbs, under very distinguished patronage, on Thursday, Friday, and Satur day next, and, from the variety and value of the prizes a very large attendance is expected. On the first day the prizes will consist of a silver cup, value £5 ; Kerr rifle, £7 7s. ; 'Whitworth or Henry rifle, £25, second prize, £5; Turner rifle, £8 Bs, London armoury do., 2d prize, £3 10s.; sweepstakes, Ist and 2d prizes ; Silver Cup, £lO. On the second day, a silver cup, value £5 ; London Armoury Co.'s Rifle, £3 lOs ; Grand Metropolitan Stakes, let, 2d, and 3d prizes; Turner Rifle, silver cup or rifle, £l5, second prize, L 5 ; silver cup, £lO ; L on d on Armoury rifle, 2d prize, £3 10s ; and on the third day there will be extra prizes and pool firing. The Academy Gazette of St. Petersburg states that the Emperor has ordered that those students of the Univ ersit y of St. Petersburg who l ba oft it i n co nsequence of its being closed, without ng deprived of the right to continue their studies, are authorised to pass their examinations before the provisional committee appointed to manage the affairs of the University, and invested with the power of conferring degrees. farce of putting on, for the purpose of t a ki ng o ff the name of a noble marquis from a list of r ersons liable for the expenses of winding up the g rea t fraud, on the pretence that his lordship only lent his name to it as a director, whilst repudiating the natural inference that he possessed some pecuniary interest, at least, iuthe concern---and that this farce has been played at an expense t the estate of some hundreds of pounds probably— it is impossible to restrain an indignant protest against such unseemly trifling; for surely the force of mockery could no further go, on au OCLYltilUll bu serious to the unhappy sufferers. Then, with regard to that other decision affecting Mrs. Davies, whose name also has been ordered to be removed from the list of contribu tories, and the injunction which restrained her from pursuing her judgment against the association to be dissolved—what do the general depositors under stand to be the effect of that decision? Mrs. Davies, if we are not mistaken, placed her money in the De posit Bank on a specisl agreement, at a fixed rate of interest, portions of which deposit she was per mitted to draw out, without being required to com ply with the published conditions of the association in respect of such withdrawal by giving six months' notice of her intention. On these two grounds the Lords Justices have held that Mrs. Davies was neither a partner in the profits nor a member of the association. Bat are the general depositors included within that decision ? We believe not. The bare possibility of such doubts, however, after so much time has been wasted and so much expense incurred, induces us to invite the attention of the commercial public to the reality of the blot in in stitutions which can admit them. It is undeniable that, in the present instance, additional calamity has been thereby heaped upon those who were ex pecting speedy justice and certain retribution against the nest of adventurers who had despoiled them, alas ! only to find the latter escaping one after another, mainly through the inefficiency of such clumsy machinery. In the columns of a leading contemporary we observe it asserted that the decision of the Lords Justices in Mrs. Davies' case has con verted all the depositors—previously held by the Master of the Rolls to be members—into creditors of the association. For the reasons above assigned we doubt the accuracy of our contemporary ; nor are we helped by the Master of the Rolls, who has recently signified his intention to cancel his previous orders with regard to individual " c ontributories." How, then, is this fresh point to be settled? Come forth now, some affluent depositor, with pockets well lined with superfluous cash, and resolved upon securing justice against scheming knavery ; retain forthwith some learned gentleman, deep as medireval lore and legal horse-hair; let him be instructed by some other gentleman deep in nothing save only when pensively musing on " number one ;" and together let them range these courts of equity, cul ling choicest variety of decisions from each for a true solution of this riddle, so that your drooping fellow-dupes, making up their minds gradually to trouble themselves no more about a return of their hard earned deposits, may compose themselves to sleep—many of them, indeed, to those peaceful slumbers, whence directors of noble or of gentle blood can no more inveigle confiding victims, and where weary clients are for ever at rest. THE VOLUNTEERS, GRAND VOLUNTEER DISPLAY IN THE REGENT'S PARK. A volunteer display, rivalling in extent and bra liancy any that have taken place in the Regent's hitherto, with the exception of the field-day which was held there about two years since, was carried out with complete success on Saturday evening. The season of the annual inspection of the various metropolitan corps being near at hand has probably with induced renewed exertion on their part to . the credit the inspection of Colonel M other inspecting officers ; and may ua rnber of volunteers great measure , for the unusual The weather was not ‘Mu a rd ec ° ou Pa n a i s , in a in the park on Saturday . b desired," a strong wind exactly " all that could aecc.ompan.ied at intervals ncling this, several thou sandsby rain blowing ; a b ll ut t , he o of whom • accompanied the of spectators, many e march, assembled in the park. corps on the various The first cor ps en the ground near Gloucester Gate was the London Scottish Rifles. They were accompanied by their brass band and bagpipes, and e°LectinarierlibansEngta'aiehefo.theciarpgt.apllaagnot was also horseback. Next came the 46th Mid dlesex2Cr itwh9r o eeet l rsh o l tee n n undere(i tgNl Right nt r V to h h ntHon. l hd t e Middlesex, ei (late e o s f m t i h n e st v er i ) eto ß ri i a fl e n s ; ifie t e la ) e ; a d a d d u l d ese W x, Under the command of the 19th Middlesex (Working Men's College) Rifles, Lieut.-Uol.. Bathurst and Major Hughes ; the 4th Tower Hamlets Rifles, and the 6th (North-East London) under Colonel Morey. The London and space, and the 19th Middlesex near Westminster to o k groun d near th e Zoological Gar dens, the North Middl es e x near the centre of the large ope n • Hal ford House. Th e 4th Tower Hamlets and 6 th (North-East London), who did not arrive till nearly half-past seven o'clock, took up the ground vacated by the London Scottish. The movements com menced about six o'clock by the last-named corps, who, after a 'few preliminary movements in the advanced stage of battalion drill, threw out skir mishers towards the enclosure, the skirmishers for the most part consisting of the kilted company, th e sup p or ts being in the rear. All the mov ements we re steadily executed, but the members have yet g near a great deal to learn. The London and West m in " fi ster also threw out a company for s kirra . it e 3 . t.e was the Zoological Gardens. A well Susta i n e d kept up for fully a quarter of an range of the skirmishers lay down out o n sed to be di field guns, which were s u p p o P r t s rushed to the rested at them, and the P " s ei ne volley and com pany and took their places. Some hfoutralbei:fter , which and the corps shifted the ornamental water, r g enced skirmishing (much to P it a s n p Y o fi si r t i i n on g where they again commenced w ild fowl, who evidently did not of the the dismay nal disturbers), and formed Equarcs like the nocturnal ttohetnhotobtple of t o resist cava lr y . The 19th and the North c ow per's grounds to - day, with the other Middlc sex,me- op w hich will be present at the field-day at tLrordolitan corps, went through a variety of movc• mea t s very similar to those o f th e 46 t h Middle sex, in a very steady manner ; and judging from their appearance, there is little d ou bt th a t they w ill acquit themselves qu it e as s t ea dil y un d er Lord Ranelagh to-day. Th e 4 t h an d 6 t h T ower Ham lets, who will be inspected next Saturday, and wilt also be pre sen t a t t h e fi e ld-d a y, are entitled to a simila r mee d of praise, their movement s, con sisting pri nc i pa ll y of those whit* have to be per formed at a n i ns p ec tion, being . satisfactory manner. The various core s they l f tre_ ground shortly after nine o'clock, whencers a nd were Iturned to their respective hea d q 4arte dismissed. executed ioes_tverhye