The Sun. — London, England, 1858-07-01 00:00:00

Erith and Woolwich, the river will be practically innocuous all the way down to Sea Reach, whereas if the point of outfall is at Sea Reach a pestilential atmosphere would be the result at that point from the rapid putrescence which the salt water would certainly engender. These views have been endorsed by the most eminent engineers of the day, and the Metropolitan Board of Works have adopted them in principle, upon the recommendation of Messrs. Stephenson, Cnbitt (Sir William), Hawksley, Bidder, Bazalgette, Haywood, Foster, (Cc. Let the question be turned as it will, practically an interception system of conduits, discharged only during ebb tide at some point between Woolwich and Erith, will effect all the sanitary improvements which are so much wanted, and the want of which is so much felt at present. The embankment of the Thames between Lon don-bridge and Lamb3th can alone remove the mud bankswhich conduce so much to the putrescent state of the river in London. At these extreme points the Thames is about 700 feet wide ; at Hun gerford-bridge it is 1,400 feet wide : by erecting quays so as to give an uniform breadth of 700 feet, from 200 to 30d feet on each side will be reclaimed from the river bed ; the space between the quay walls must be deepened so as to have a minimum depth of 5 feet at lowest spring tides, and thus pre vent any portion of the river bed ever being laid dry. At the back of the quays tidal basins, with numerous entrances, will plate ti.e pre whatfin gers in a far more advantageous position than they are at present. Their craft will always be afloat, their wharvei always accessible, and they can build warehouses down to the water's edge, without in curring the enormous expense for foundations, which the sloping, shifting banks now render neces sary. Upon the quays new roads can be made, with additional wharves and building ground. Tee roads alone, as communications between the east and west end of London, would cost 3,000,000/. in any other locality, and the new property created, taken at a most moderate valuation, will produce 1,000,0001. The whole cost of the combined interceoon and embankment project will be less than 4,000,000 1 .. of which 1,000,0001. can be realised by new building ground, so that the charge upon rates, whether metropolitan or imperial, would be 3,000,0001. We assert upon the best authority— that of contractors as wall as engineers—that for this suna the whole question of the main drainage of London and the embankment of the Thames can be satisfactorily solved in three years, and the ex penditure of 10,000,0001. would not - practically effect mure. We most earnestly call Lord Derby's attention - to this statement; it will be brought be fore him in a more detailed form by others, and if tbebroad fact is proved to his satisfaction, we trust he will not hesitate to close the bargain and ac quaint Parliament of his having done so, and we feel no doubt that Parliament will willingly relieve the metropolis of a portion of the expense, the members having experienced that the question has an imperial as well as metropolitan bearing. TESTIMONIAL TO MEN. MAVERVAN LATE M.P. FOR LONDON. On the retirement of Mr. John Masterman from the representation of the City of London a com mittee was formed for the purpose of raising funds in order to acknowledge the eminent services he had rendered to the City of London (luring the period he had the honour of representing the me tropolis in the Commons House of Parliament, and also to testify in some slight degree the respect en tertained for him personally by his fellow-citizens. The sum of 1,5001. was raised for that purpose, and the money, under the direction of the com mittee, has been applied in the following manner : —A comparatively small sum has been expended in the purchase of a magnificent candelabrum, manu factured by Messrs. Storr and Mortimer, of Bond street, and the balance in hand to the foundation of a scholarship in the City of London School, to be called " The Masterman Scholarship." A meeting was held yesterday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of presenting Mr. Master man with the testimonial to him. There were prereot, amongst others, Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., Mr. Crawfo;d, M.P., Mr. Lewis L - yd, Mr. John Harvey Astell, Mr. Matthew Clark, Mr. Char!es Mills, Mr. John Gurney Fry, Mr. Borramey Dobree (deputy governor of the Bank of England, Mr. John Gurney Hoare, Mr. John Bonus, Mr. Charles Reynolds, and Mr. Samuel Brown, honorary secretary. Mr. THOMAS BARING prefaced the presentation by a few observations. Mr. MASTERMAN, who was almost inaudible from emotion, said they might suppose he rose under feelings of no ordinary character after the kind encomiums that had been passed upon him, He had to return them his sincere ilhaeks for the splendid ornament, the candelabra, which had be-n presented to him on the part of a numerous body of the electors of the City of London. He wished he could feel deserving of such kindness, but all he could boast of was hav ing, with an earnest desire and to the best of .his ability, pursued a course that would be for the benefit of his constituents. He could hardly re ceive such a token of regard without experiencing feelings of the deepest emotion, but he must say that they had never found him soliciting of his own accord such a high position as he had occupied in the representation of the City of I4ndon. Some friends of his whom he saw present, although they knew his inabil.ty, had prevailed upon him, through the kindness he received on all hands, to stand for the City of London ; and what was more unex pected, and therefore more gratifying, was, that parties who could not iu the first instance give him their support did so afterwards. (Hear, hear.) It had ever been his desire to pursue such a course as would improve the position of his constituents, but he never expected to receive such a kind testi mrnial of their esteem and regard. After fifteen years as one of the representatives of the great City of London, he found the duties became rather irk- Fome to hiin ; and in censultatiein with a few gentle• j men, he asked whether it would be deemed an act of ingratitude on his part to resign, and he was in formed it would not. He resigned with very great regret, for there was sonaAhing, very gratifying to ineividual feeling in posses-ing the contidenca of such an important constituency ; and in particular, at the very last election at which he stood, he re ceived a far larger support than on any previous occasion. He, therefore, had no apprehension if he had cello forward cf losing the position he had occupied,. fur as far as a man can judge he w?.s sure of success. It was, al lie had said, with deep re gret that he resigned his position, but he did not feel himself capable of that constant work which devolved upon him from his position. In clnclu sion, he expressed his earnest hope that health, happiness, and prosperity would long continue to his fellow-citizens. (Cheers.) The proceedings then terminated. SIR ARCHDALE WILSON, BART.—The Hon, S. H.e - - bert is unable to reside in the Highlands this season, and has, in consequence, given up the shootings and fishings of Cool to Mejor-Gen. Sir A. Wilson, Bait., the hero of Delhi.—lneereess Courier. HER MAJE3TY'S THEATRE—MORNING PERPORMANC Tl. —The last of the morning repreesntations at her Majesty's Theatre will be given on Monday next. On a former occasion the opera was "Don Giovanni," which demands a greater combination of talent than any other single work in the repertoire. The selection for next Monday is made on the principle of affording to occasional visitors an opportunity of hearing in one entertainment almost all the artists of the estab'ishment. "Lucretia Borgia" and "La &rya Padrona" will both be given. In the former Titiens is perhaps greater than in any other character, while Alboni, Gieglini, and Belletti, have to sustain parts which might have been written specially to bring out the excellencies of each. The operetta which follows will afford to Madlle. Picco lomini an eqnally favourable vehicle for her peculiar fascinations of voice and acting. Its success when first performed at Mr. Benedict'a concert makes the promise of a second representation especially welcome. It is this thoughtful catering for the tastes of all which has made these experiments of morning performances so gratifying as they appear to be to those who have few opportuni ties of visiting the opera. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. —As the regular season approaches its close, the accumulation of fresh novelties and the repetitiuu of the choic:e t among the eperne which have won the enthusiastic favour of the subecrihere, premise to make the end exceed in brilliancy the com mencement and the meridian of a season which has been marked throughout by extraordinary energy and success. On Thursday, Miens, Alboni, and Giuglini appeared in the " Trovatore," which, often as it has been played, was never given with a cast so powerful as that of the pre sent year. Saturday is appropriated for the " Hugue note," which, it will be remembered, afforded to the new soprano the first of her series of triumphs among us. "Lucree:a Borgia," the greatest of Muffle. Titiens im personations, and one of Giuglini's triumphs, is reserved for a morning performance on Monday, July 5, when it will be followed by Paisiello's charming little operetta, " La Serva Padrona," that gave so much (slat to Mr. Benedict's concert, the charming Piccolomini support ing the principal part. On the Tuesday we are to have another revival in the shape of 'Verdi's "Nino," which has been selected for the first appearance of Madlle. Spezia. Mozart's glorious " Don Giovanni," with Titiens as Donna Anna, Piccolomini as the coquettish Zerlina, Beueventano as the Don, and Giuglini, Vialetti, and Ortolani in the other principal parts, is to be played once more on Thursday, July 8 , the last of the Ext ra nights. Balfe's " Zingara' will be given on the Satur day following, with Piccolomini, Giuglini, Belletti, and it is said Alboni in the part of the Gipsy Queen. On all these occasions the ballet vell be graced by the great representatives of two essentially different styes of dancing—Madame Rosati and Madlle Poechin . These arrangements will leave only two nights to complete the anbecription hat. THE BUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 1, 1858. FIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. IL TROVATORE. $ Last Extra Night but One. THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, July 1, will be presented Verdi's opera, IL TROVATORE. Leonora, Madlle. Titiens ; A zucena, Madame Alboni ; Manrico, Signor Giuglini ; Ferrando, Signor Vialetti ; and Il Conte di Luna, Signor Aldighieri. And a Diverti3sement from Aumer's Ballet of "La Son nambula," in which Madame Rosati, Madlles. Pocchini, Pasquale, Bioletti, MM Caron and Durand will appear; The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. A limited number of Boxes have been secured to the public. erica 21s and 3 1 s 6d each, which may be had at the Box Office, at the Theatre. FIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Titiens, Alboni, Spezia, Ortolani, and Pic• Belletti, Bmeventano, Vialetti, Aldighieri, Rossi, and Giuglini. The following arrangements have been m pie : THIS EVENING, July 1 (last Extra Night but One), IL TROV &TORE and Divertissement. • SATURDAY, July 3 (last night but four of the Subscrip tion), LES HUGUENOTS. MONDAY, July 5 (last Morning Performance,) with the following combined attraction, LUCREZIA BORGEA and Parcello's admired Operetta LA SERVA PADRONA, as presented with the greatest success at Mr. Benedict's Ccnccrt. TUESDAY, July 6 (last night but three of the Subscrip tion), NINO (Nabuco). Abigail, Madlle. Spezia (her first appearance). THUESDAY,JuIy 8 (last extra night), DON GIOVANNI ; and SATURDAY, July 10 (last night but two of the Subscrip tion), will be presented, first time this season, Balfe's Opera of LA ZINGARI (" The Bohenii.tu Girl."). Arline, Madlle. Piccolomini ; Yelva (Queen of the Gipstbs), Madame Alboni (her first appearance in that character); Count Arnheim, Signor Belletti ; Devilshoof, Signor Nialetti ; and Thaddeus, Signor Giuglini. On each occasion a favourPe Ballet, in which Madame Rosati and Madlle. Pocclini will appear. Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — Last Morning Performance, MONDAY NEXT, July S.—LUCREZIA BORGI A. and LA SERVA DRONA, ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, NEW THEATRE. To commence at half-past S. First Night of MARTHA. THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, July 1, will be pro duced Flotow's Opera, - MARTHA. • Lady Eurichetta, Madame Bosio ; Nancy, Madame Didieo ; Pluinkett, Sig. Graziani ; Lord Tristan°, Sig. Taglia9co ; Lo Sutliff° di R . chmond, M. Zelger ; and Lionello, Sig. Mario. Conductor—Mr. Costa. In the• Incidental Divertissement, Madlle. Zina, 21a.dlle Delechaux, and M Desplaces. PitcP,s of Admission : —Boxes—pit tier, 5/. 15s. 61; grand &ter. Cl. Cs ; first tier, Si. 55.: second tier, 21. 12s. 6d. ; .romestra stalls, 1/. Is. ; pit, 10s. Gd. ; amphitheatre stalls, 10s. 64., 75., and 55. ; amphitheatre, 2s. 61. Application for - boxes, stalls, and pit tickets, to be made at ...ne Box-office of the Theatre, under the portico in Bow. street, and at the principal musicsellers and librarians. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, NEW TEIEATRE, EXTRA NIGHT. First Night of IL TROVATORE. To commence at half-past 8 o'clock. On MONDAY EVENING next. July 5, a Grand Extra Night (being positively the last Extra Night but two) will be given, on which occasion will be performed (for the first time this season) Verdi's Grand Opera. IL TROVATORE. N.B.—ln consequence of the shortness of the present sea son, only two more Extra Nights can be gives. Second Appearance of Signor TAMBERLIK. On Tuesday next, July 6, Rossini's celebrated Opera, OTELLO. _ Desdemona„ Madame ilia, Madame Tagliafico lago, Sig. Ronconi ; Elmiro, Sig. Tagliafico ; Roderigo, Sig. Neri-Baraldi ; Doge, Sig. Polonini ; and Otello, Sig. Tam berlik (his second appearance these two years). OPAL PRINCESS'S THEA.T RE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING,':wiII be presented the new farce, en titled DYING FOR LOVE. After which, Shakspere's Play of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Shyloek, Mr. C. Kean—Portia, Mrs. C. Kean. THEATRE ROY &L, HAYMARKET Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. After which AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Messrs. Buckstone, Chippendale, Compton, W. Farren, Rogers. Clark, and Miss A. Sedgwiek, Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitz wilham. Followed by A STRIKING WIDOW. Concluding with JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the avuoie OL the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for boo kin g.) First Price. s. d. Second price, a. d. Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes._ , ..... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 it Gallery STRAND THE —Lessee and Directress, Miss Swaeboronah.—This Evening will be performed A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Followed by THE YOUNG WIDOW. After which, a new Burlesque, entitled THE BRIDE OP ABYDOS. Messrs. Charles Young, Turner, &c.; Misses M. o:iver, Swanborough, &e To conclude with THE L)TTERY CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.-- OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow- Ng company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, .D VETS, de., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Honshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ; Messrs. Johu G. Porde, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Mr. Courtnay ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. inners, its., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening in a Selection Icom "LA DAME BLANCHE" (THE WHITE LADY), first produced at the Canterbury Hall. English •words by Desmond Ryan, Esq. THE WE OTHER—SoN OFFICE, Juvr 1. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 74—highest since noon yesterday. 60—lowest this morning and during the night. .65 —this day at noon. BAROMF.TER, 30.13. WIND. North• Westerly; light, with heavy cloudy wea, ther, inclining to rain. 111 G -El WATER, AT LONDON BRIDGE. CELTS DAY—Morn., 51 min. aft. 4 —Even., 9 min. aft. 5 To- HORTIONV—Morn., 30 min. aft. s —Even., 39 min. aft. 5 r - ( - 11 LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1858. The Revenue Returns fur the financial year and quarter ending yesterday have been duly pub lished, and will be found in another part of this day's impression. They indicate the fiscal diffi culties bequeathed to the Chancellor of the Ex chequer by his predecessor in office--diffieulties which have been strenuously denied and emphati cally repudiated. Sir G. C. LEWIS fancied that because there were assets sufficient to make both ends meet, when ho was evicted from Downing street, all should be couleur de rose with his suc cessor, and complained of, being held at all responsible for any embarrassments that might arise during the progress of the present and the following year. l‘lore than twelve months since we explained that there must inevitably be a heavy deficit, in consequence of the policy pur sued by Sir G. C. LEWIS, although it would not be perceptible for some time. Oar predictions have already been verified, although we fear that still more distinct evidences of our accuracy will be forthcoming. Looking to the exact figures, we find that there i s a decrease on the y ear of 5,188 , 1051 ., and o n the quarter of 101,19e1., which would b e greatly enhanced in both instances, but for the increase in the Miscellaneous, which cannot be considered as a permanent source. Indeed a private individual might as we ll congratulate himself on an increase of income arising from the sale of a large proportion of his wardrobe, furniture, or jewellery, at a fifth of the cost price. It was the late Government that resorted to this laudable mode of recruiting the national exchequer, and the present. Financial Minister has, as far as possible, reduced the prac tice, the increase for the year being 642,3391., while that for the quarter was but 79,58 8 /. In the Customs, the great indicator of our foreign trade, the falling off on the year was ! ;67,6741., and on the quarter 270,310/. The corresponding quarter of last year was, however, very productive. The reduction in the tea, coffee, and sugar duties came into operation at the com kneneement thereof, and dealers refrained from increasing their stocks, which they permitted to dwindle to the lowest amount, in order that the parti es might obtain the full benefit of the anticipat , 3d change of tariff. This alone would account for more than double the value of the reduction., In the I Iccise, the infallible indicator that shows the amoun t of comfort and prosperity enjoyed by the working bees of the national hive, the increase on the year is 277,000/., and on the quarter, 119,0001. Malt, hops, and spirits have been the chief agents in producing these results, but there are minor improvements on other articles of consumption. In Stamps there is also a decided improvement —that on the year being 284,9811., and on the quarter 233,879/. The id. on cheques promises to prove fully as productive as had been antici pated. In the Assessed Taxes, too, there is an addition of 57,013/. on the year, and of 2,000/. on the quarter. These imposts in a great degree , dep'nd on the stringency of the way they are levied. They do not therefore greatly show the prosperity of the parties paying. Money collected by distress, with all the cost of warrants, brokers, d:c., will look as well as that which has been freely and willingly brought in without any undue pressure. The great falling off, however, is in the Income and Property, which exceeds both on the year and quarter the entire decrease ; it being, for the former, 5,838,5611., and for the latter 1,255,9531. These are, however, fortunately the effects of a reduction of taxation, rather than a diminution of the sources of revenue. The war 9d., as it was termed, should be an equivalent for at least 9,000,0001., but there were consider able arrears collected during the year, so that th e deficiency was only 5,838,5611., in place of being neatly three and a quarter millions greater, which will be the case next year, when the public will receive the benefit of the full reduction, and the additional 2d. will also come into operation. In the Post-office there is an improvement of 165,0001. and 90,000 1 . respectively, while in Crown Lands there is a falling off on the year of 8,2031., the quarter remaining in state quo. We have already alluded to the 21iscella neous. On the whole, the returns are as good as could have been expected under ex isting circumstances ; but still they show slue for grave apprehension, unless the Exche quer remains under the control of a prudent and, at the same time, vigorous administrator, such as IMr. DISRA.ELI has proved himself to be. We direct attention to an article from the Times of this day, suggestive of a plan for carrying off the Thames sewage by a set of iron pipes, which may be continued to and even into the sea. We may remark, at the same time, that the same idea had been suggested to the proper quarter on Monday last, with other hints for a temporary but prompt alleviation of the present nuisance. Immediately before the last delightful article n the July number of Blackwood there is a capi- tal political skit (worthy of particular attention at the present moment), entitled The Great Im posture. It is, as we have intimated, for the current month, Maga's penultimate contribution —the concluding paper being a wonderful piece of banter called " Mr. DUSKY'S Opinions on Art," a perfect delicious morsel of artistic plea santr3 , in regard to the authorship of which say we aut AYTOUN cut Diabolus. It will be very long, we fancy, before Mr. RUSKIN hears the last of it—this exquisite specimen of perfectly well tempered but destructive and even deadly ridicule. The mere application to the " Notes" of the fami liar couplet from " Rejected Addresses"— " I'm a blessed Glendoveer, 'Tis mine to speak, and yours to hear"— the reference to the High Commissioner from the Court of Nature : the parenthetical regret ex- I pressed that " the pitch dark of a winter's night, it would be difficult for any one, in the present state of art, to place satisfactorily on canvass :" the scrupulous exactitude of the allusion made to the particular state of the atmosphere existing in the month of August, "from about five minutes before two to about twenty minutes after," together with the next comment upon the picture which had evidently been painted rather earlier ._—" (about five-and-twenty minutes before two is the time I should assign to it)"—all these touches are perfect of their kind : we can scarcely read on for our laughter. So, too, is it with the reproachful lamentation immediately afterwards, that in all the various galleries of the year, " Amid all the rendering of grass and flowers there is not a single dandelion"—not one group of toadstools—not a solitary daddy-long-legs— above all (pathetically this last) " nowhere any frogs :" closing—after a heraldric reminiscence of the lording of those reptiles—with " Let us have some frogs next year I" Can any fail lto grin one, even a with delight ollvuesrk.i.nhiethetPillotrgit sign umof l: " The painting of the nail brush, showing where friction has worn away and channelled the bristles in the middle?" Or over the whole generalised commendation of that in dubitable Paul Veronese (somewhere) —to which is subjoined " I would particularly note the third hair from the top of the right whisker of the cat in the corner, the painting of which is very precious 1" To say nothing of two amazing entries, to wit—" No. 24. This is directly imi tative both of TITIAN and GEORGE CRUIKSIIANK, with SMITH'S handling, and BROWN'S manner," and further on " No. 40. The sky weak and heavy, the distance too hazy, the mid_ dle distance absurd, and the foreground like a cartload of bricks ready for use. However—on the whole-1 consider this the leading picture of the year." Absolutely, from first to last, nothing could possibly be more delightful than this exam ple of Mr. DUSKY'S Opinions. It will do Mr. RUSKIN a world of good —or, at any rate, his readers—supposing Mr. DUSKY himself to be incorrigible. But there is the immediate precursor of this artistic skit—the political skit, already particu larised as the paper entitled " The Great Impos ture." In this age of imposture—some may wonderingly inquire—what possibly can that mean 7 Which of all the Giant Humbugs, of all the colossal b'agues, of all the stupendous shams, can reasonably claim for itself the prerogative of of being regarded as " The Great Imposture." The answer comes now , th rou g h M aga, somewhat opportunely--WinocizaY. Read it, f ree an d enlightened Electors and non-Electors, one an d all. Here you have "The Great Imposture" in a state of coma—cf collapse—blown—burst up— shelved—cushioned. Listen to the writer for one brief interval. " What isWhiggery ?' said I once to a bluff Radical, who has a sincere abhor rence of the sect. 'Jobbery,' was the curs reply. 'Jaw and nothing else,' was the answer of a second. 'Selling British folks to foreigners,' cried a third ? and more than once I have been assured that ' bosh' was the proper synonyme. For my own part I have been compelled to aban don iu despair the attempt at any solution beyond a negative one. But sure and certain am I that Whiggery is not Liberalism." That is the one inevitable conclusion. It is the conclusion at which the true and independent Liberals in the House have already arrived. It is the conclusion at which the vast majority out-of-doors are now rapidly arriving. To it every sane politician points—like the needle to the Pole. From it there is nowhere among them observable the slightest deflection, the smallest divergence. Sure and certain are all—Liberals old and young, north, south, east, and west—that Whiggery is NOT Liberalism. VOCAL ASSOCIATION, ST. JAMES'xI- HALL. The sixth and last of this excellent series of con certs was given last night at this hall, affording a full and varied programme of rather novel inte rest. Mendelssohn's " Hymn of Praise " was pro duced with most satisfactory effect, the leading parts being undertaken by Nliss Louisa Pyne, Miss Stabbach, and Mr. Montem Smith ; and the choruses by the Vocal Association, the members of which deserve great praise for the skill and care which mark their treatment of concerted music. Herr Joachim's " Overture to Henry the Fourth," played for the first time in England, was, in our opinion, au efficient proof that great executive power is by no means invariably allied to original compositional genius. Herr Joachim is, without doubt, among the greatest of violinists, and must stand in the foremost ranks as a finished artiste, but the specimens which we have heard of his "creative" attempts fail to impress us with the notion that he possesses the essentials to qualify his ambition. Something more than harmonic combinations, complex reminiscences of -the old masters, and astonishingly difficult passages, are necessary to ' form a composition of lasting merit. There is a fearful amount of spasmodic and mysterious elabo ration existing in all the branches of the Fine Arts at this period. We are met at every torn by wonderful poetry without meaning, won det ful paintings without expression, and wonderful music without melody. The elements of all truly great productions consist of simplicity and earnestness, as the poems of G , ldsmith, the pictures of Hogarth, and the operas of Mozart vividly illustrate. If some of our modern aspirants to Fame would rezognise the natural and beau tiful laws of Art, rather than the abstruse and " imposlible phases of Rhapsody, the world would be a vast gainer by the rational reform. The other constituents of the concert were of a charming and most satisfactory . character. The part songs, rendered by the Asso ciation, left nothing to be desired, and evidently yielded intense gratification to a crowded audience, among whom was Madame Goldschmidt Lind. M. Benedict, as conductor, performed his duty llwith his accustomed ability. We shall be ready to cordially and joyfully hail the announcement of another series of these concerts next season, for they have formed a most important and attractive feature in the musical entertainments of the pre sent one. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Madame Ristori repeated her character of Adri enne Lecouvreur at this theatre last evening, fully sustaining her reputation already acquired in it. Perhaps there are roles wherein her great and truly tragic powers may be more equally displayed, as in Phedre and Lady Macbeth, but the exciting passion and variety of dramatic positions afforded in Adrienne yield startling and thrilling effects, hich create intense emotions in her auclienc?. Her powerful expression of tenderness and feminine devotion is prominently evident in this character, and in delicate womanly softness and pathos she unquestionably exceeds her late gifted sister is Art, Rachel. Her scenes of con flicting love, jealousy, and despair, were most impressively given, and the death scene eli cited a very painful and extreme degree of sym pathy. The passages of wandering reason, and the recognition of her lover and her old friend hanging over her dying form, were acutely pointed in effect, and a sensible relief was experienced when she sank dead in her chair. Madame Ristori was ably sup ported, especially by the representatives of illichonnct, the Countess, and the Abbe. Her ap pearance in IVledea, to-mor ow evening, will afford great gratification to her admirers, as it is one of her most intense impersonations. PRINCE ALFRED AT VALENTIA.—VALENTIA, Wednes. day.—Prince Allred and his suite arrived here this morn ing on board the Black Eagle. The steam-ship Como' is on the look-out for the landing squadron. The Aga ruernnon is not in sight. The wind is north, and mode. rate ; the weather is fine. Admiral Ryder Burton entertained at dinner on Tuesday het, at his hove in Park-square, the Duke cf Buckingham, K.G., the Duke of Leed,=, the Earl of Shrewsbury, Field-MarNbal Viscount Combermere, G.C.8., Viscount Hill, Viscouct Hawarden, Gen. Lord Downes, K.C.8., Lord Boston, Gen. Sir W. C Aton, G.C.8., Admiral Sir T. Herbert, K.C.8., Mr. D. C. N. Hamilton, Admiral Mundy, Admiral Courtenay, and Col. P, Burton. The newly-born son of the Duke of Ostgotbllnd is to receive the tide of Duke of Wertne!arld. All the princes of the Royal family bear the name of Swedish provinces —the Prince Royal, Duke of Scania, Prince Oscar, Duke of Ostgothland, Prince Aug•ustui, Duke of Deliirne. The" Oaths Substitution all" and the " Jews BiiI" stand for second reading in the House of Lords this evening, and the Church Rates Abolitio❑ Jill to-morrow evening. Some anxiety has been expressed at the absence of news respecting the progress of the Atlantic telegraph squadron. In most quarters, however, the non-arrival of intelligence is considered a favourable feature, it being argued that, had any mishap occurred, some of the ves sels engaged would hare ere now returned. As the pay ing -out of the cable is to be commenced in mid-ocean, it is probable that the first news received still communicate either the gratifying success or complete failure of this moat important and interesting undertaking. THIS CAMDEN-TOWZI RAILWAY LIBRARY', &c.—The eirectors of the London and Nor:b•Western an i North London Railways have, in the most liberal and praise worthy manner, placed at the disposal of the committee of tile above institution a train of a sufficient number of carriages and engines for an excursion to Southampton and the Isle of Wight, on Tuesday nrxt, July 6, in aid of its funds and objects. The train is to leave the Camden station at Chalk-farm at 7 a.m., and will proceed direct to Southampton, the directors of the South-Western line having, with equal liberality, tiren permission for the train to pass over their line. The excursion Includes a cruise round the Isle of Wighl, ; and the arrangements are in the able bands of Mr. David Stephenson, the goods manager, Mr. Bayley, and other gentiemen con nected with the Camden station. Tau MEtraorome Rana —Yesterday the commis sioners of the metropolis roads north of the Thames con veyed over (for the space of one yeer, commencing this day) the collection of the tolls payable at the hare and gates within their district to the following lessees, who are to give the sums annexed for the annual rent re spectively for each ef them, as stated :—The Stamford hill, Green-lanes, and Seven Sisters-roads, to Mesrs. Ambler, Bolton, and Co., for 8,170/. ; the Hackney and Lee-bridge roads to Mr. Bolton, for 4 4101. ; the City road, to Mr. Bolton, for 2,800/. ; iba Finchley road, to Mr. Bolton, for 1,5101. ; the Highgate and Hampstead roads, to Messrs. Levy and Bolton, for 13,410/. ; the Kensington, Brentford, and Isleworth-roads, to Messrs. Macnemara and Co., for 14,000/ ; the Tyburn and Ux bridge-roads, to Mr. Morris, of Exeter, for 10,1801. ; the Killcu-nald Edgware-roads, to Mr. Kemp ball, for 3,4801.; and the Harrow-roads to Mr. Bolton. for 1,1501. Tee lessees severally were to pay one month in advance for Mae rent of each road as a deposit, and pro duce sureties fcr the payment of the residue of the rent monthly in advance,- -Leet year the rents of the roads collectively produced 58,9901. ; but this year they will realise only 58,5601., being a deficiency of 4301. The falling off was principally on the Highgate and Ramp stead-roads, which last year realised 13,7001., and this year 13,410/ ; and on the Stamford-hill roads, which returned 8,170/. this, and 8 2501. last year. CIVILIANS AND llERoes.—For the benefit of the hon. proprietor who cautiously inquired at the meeting on Wednesday last if Sir James Outram had a son, we will relate au anecdote highly creditable to all concerned in it. It will he in the memory of our readers that shortly after the outbreak at Delhi, and while the upper pro vinces were iu the first terrible throes of insurrection, a small baud of volunteers proceeded from Agra, and oc cupied the Allyghur district. For many days, and even weeks, did this gallant little band assert the Britleh su premacy in the lace of overwhelming numbers of armed and infuriated rebel. At length their position became so imminently critical that Lady Outram, naturally ap prehensive for the safety of her youthful son, a young Bengal civilian "out" with the volunteers, besought the Lieutenant-Governor to recall them to Agra. Mr. Colvin, with characteristic amiability, yielded to her re quest, and issued the necessary instructions. On being, made acquainted with their tenor, Mr. Paterson Saun ders, an "interloper," who presumed to render the Go vernment much good service throughout the ensuing campaign, repaired to Mr. Watson, the magistrate of the district, and asked what he proposed to do ? " Re main at my post " ," was the calm reply. " Bet you will be cut to pieces, rejoined Mr. Saunders. " I know it; bet it is my duty to remato here." "Then I will remain too," ixciaimed the gallant planter, "and I shall be much surprised if some of our fellows don't do the same." He was not mistaken ; at least a dezen brave gentle men volunteered to share the fate of their leader, and nobly did they redeem their pledge. Nor was young Outram wanting on this occasion. He thanked the Lieutenant-Governor for thinking of him at all at such a moment; but added that, if any favour was to be shown to him for his father's Fake, he begged it might be the permi,eion to be the last Eaglishman to leave the poet of danger. Is it necessary to add that this handful of prcux clscvaliers long held their ground against fearful odds, and only retreated to Agra when further resistance was as impossible as it would have been useleise. Sir James Charism need not fear that his honours will be tarnished •in being transmitted to his eutteessor.—Alleit's Indian Nail. LitTIH:ST NEWS. BERLIN, JUNE 29. The Zeit says that the king, before his departure for Tegernsee, renewed the delegation to the Prince of Prussia to the 23rd October. The Presi dent of the Council is to remain here during the absence of the Prince of Prussia. From Helsingfors, in Finland (Russia), news has arrived that on the 18th a fire destroyed almost entirely the shippng quarter." FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The Moniteur contains a decree which continued the law of the 16th of Jim°, 1853, forbidding the Corsicans to carry arms, until June 10, 1863. The Emperor, who left Paris for Plombieres on Tuesday, has gone to the camp at Chalons, to in spect the works for the reception of the troops shortly to be assembled there, and also the farms which he has founded at that place. He will leave Chalons on Thursday, travelling by Nancy, Lune vale, and Epinal. " It appears to be decided," says a Paris letter in the Independence of Brussels, " that the ser vices of Marshal Randon, governor-general of Algeria, are to be rewarded by the title of Duke de la Kabylie." Bour.sE, June 30.—The following were the last quotations : 4i per Cents 9l 10 Credit Foncier Do. end month - Belgian 4. 3 per Cont. ..... ... 68 15 Piedmontese (5) D). end month 6B 05 Roman 9l Bank Shares Credit Mobilier 630 (Spanish Threw .... 39 Do. Account 640 Home Debt RAILWAYS.-FOR CASH. Orleans Northern Midi Western 5872 New Ditto _ _ 755 Eastern -.- Lyon and Mediteran 7671 New Ditto — Grand Central Sardinian Geneva o -- Austrian RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg says :—" A project is now before the Gjvcrnment for reducing the monetary unity at present employed to the same amount as that iu use in Fz.ance, and for making other monetary reforms. The Council of the Empire has authorised the Minister of Finance to coin and issue 3,000,000 roubles of copper money. M. Brock, ex-Minister of Finance, has gone abroad, and is to stop for a year. The Customs and Sini tary Police having been organised at S. Nicholas, in the Caucasus ; that port is opened for com merce, as are those of Anapa, Soukhoum, Re dout, and Poti ; foreign vessels are to be admitted on the 27th July. The first iron transport built at Astrakan has just been launched ; it is called the Calmouk. Gold has just been discovered in seve ral places in the neighbourhood of Lake Baikal, in Siberia, and it is not doubted that abundance of coal exists in the country." PRUSSIA. A Berlin letter, of the 27th ult., says :—" A note addressed by Baron de Manteuffel on the 29th April to the Prussian Minister at Baden, in reply to a Baden note of the 21st of the same month on the affair of the garrison at Ratstadt, has just been published. It is very long, and the lau guage of it is severe, proving that the Prince of Prussia is painfully affected at the conduct of Ba den. It expresses regret that the Baden Govern ment did not inform Prussia of its desire to make a motion on the subject of Ratstadt, in conjunction with Austria, in the Diet of Frankfurt, as, if it had done so, that power could either have adheted to it or have stated its objections to so doing. It then goes on to say that when the Prussian Go vernment became aware that the motion was to be presented, it frankly and energetically ex plained to the two courts that it could not adhere to it ; but, nevertheless, it was pr, sented to the Diet. After, it says, the discussion on the motion in the Military Committee of the Diet, Prussia ex pressed her readily:se to adhere to it on the condi tion of being allowed to supply a contingent to the garrison in peace as well as in war ; and iu so doing it expresses the belief that she will please her confederates whilst defending her own inte rests. It declares that as the Federal law requires unanimity in the decision on such a matter, Prussia will render it impossible by refusing her vote, if her proposition be rejected." GAL lA. The Posen Gazctte gives the following details of a projected Slavonic movement iu Austria recently discovered in Galicia : " We have received some particulars concerning the arrest of students, professors. and others at Lemberg, in Galicia, in consequence of the detection of a Pauslavonic conspiracy. A college, connected with the normal school, was recently establiehrd at Lemberg with the view of forming schoolmasters for the Ru-sian inhabitants of Eastern Galicia. One of the pupils of this establish. ment, who gave private lessons in the Lundy of a judge, acquainted the latter that the director of the establish ment, M. Pazkov;ski, had solicited him to join a con spiracy, the object of which was disclosed to him. Tne judge immediately gave information of it to Count Goluf tnewski, governor of Galicia, and to the president of the tribunal; and on the carne evening the young man under went a very long interrogatory. On the following day, the Director Patkowski, 18 pupils, and the com positors at the printing-office belonging to the es tablishment, were arrested. The papers of the nor mal school of teachers were carefully examined. Some days after, four ecclesiastics of Lemberg, several teachers, two of the chiefs of the conspiracy. one named Rafalowski, and an a-nnestied Polish emigrant named Z.norski, were also arrested. The examination was car ried on so secretly, according to the express orders of the Government, that the examining magistrates were themselves obliged to draw up the minutes. Ten of the twenty individuals arrested have been handed over to the military authorities, and the others await their judgment. According to a letter from the Russian consul of Brody, the Governor of Galicia first received information of tkit; plot from the Warsaw polioe. It appears from the result of the examinations that the object of the conspirators was to form a Slavonic confe deration which would throw off the present rule of Austria. This conspiracy is said to have extensive rami fications among the priests of the united and schismatic rite, and traces have eve a been discovered of an under standing with the Sclavonians of the south. Writings on Panslavism are said to have been printed secretly in the printing-office of the estall thment." SARDINIA. A letter from TtiTir; of the 25th ult., in the Univers, makes the fol'owing remarks on the affair of the Cagliari : " The question of the Cagliari, which in France is sup • posed to be settled, enters, on the contrary, on a new phase. The question is to know what the Sardinian Government is about to do with regard to the indemnities which she lias naturally a right to claim, since England has obtained them for herself. On the arrival of the Cagliari and of the crew, there was no manifestation on the part of the public, and there was no cause for cele brating the triumph of Sardinia in the matter. Every one well understood that the King of Naples has only yielded to England, and things were s eviden'ly con certed heron hand with Austria that there was absolutely nothing fortuitous in the whale affair. Everything was prepared between Austria, Nagle •, and England. The separation, however, which hay been made in the quee,ion of indernitie3 allows a serious difficulty to exist, and may revive the discession. It is England who is principle has required this separa tion, and Count de Cavour was obliged to consent to it out of consideration to that power. Now he has to decide whether he is to follow up his claims on account of Piedmont. Yesterday the Government con voked the diplomatic commission attached to the Minis try of Foreign Affairs, to as's its opinion on the question as to whether it is to maintain the demand for indemnity, and whether in consequence of its isolation it will be pro per to engage in fresh complications. The commission postponed its decision for two days. It is thought that it will declare in the affirmative, and in that case you may readily forsee what will take place. A fresh note will be sent to Naples ; a haughty and nega• tive reply will be given by the King ; a second simi lar note will probably be dispatched, and the question will again remain in dispute. Nevertheless, if the Sar dinian Government persists in claiming the indemnity, and the King of Naples replies by a refusal, Sardinia will be ander the necessity of proposing a mediating or of having recourse to force. In the former case, England would expose herself to be condemned after a decision has been already come to, fur if it establehed by arbi tration that Piedmont has no right to an indemnity, it will apparently result that th 3 indemnity accorded to England was also undue. In the latter c s England, having declared that a rupturs between the two Italian States might light up a general war, could not reproach Sardinia with being the cause of it, for she would have recognised beforehand the justice of that power's claims. This is the state in which the matter now stands." Dr. Lyon Rayfair, C,8., was elected, last Monday, by the town council of Edinburgh to the professorship cf chemistry in that university, rendered vacant by the death of Dr. Gregory. ELECTION OF A SCOTCH REPRESENTATIVE PEER.—The vacancy ninong the representative peers of Scotland, caused by the death of the Earl of Morton, was yesterday filled up by the election of the Earl of Caithness. Thi,, choice does credit to the Scotch peers, were it only as showing that they are inclined to depart from the custom of electing representatives mainly on the ground of the violence of their party epirit or the obsole'eness of their political opinions. Lord Caithness, though not a strong po'iticiau, is an amiable and accomplished nobleman, whose uprightness, candour, and natural tendencios, while enabling him to do credit to his order, will pre vent him being forgetful of the people and of public ppinion.77scotpt AMERICA. (Ey ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. The North Star, steamer, Captain Jones, has ar rived with New York advices to the 19th ult. She brings 69 yassengers and 1,220 dole. for Southampton, also 81 passengers and 16,050 doll. for Havre. The Senate finally adjourned on the 16th, after adopting the resolutions reported by the Commit tee on Foreign Affairs respecting the alleged British azgressious on American vessels. The Saxoniasteamer, from Southampton, arrived at New York on the 17th. The Mormon abandonment of Salt Lake City is confirmed, but they intended to rendezvous at Orovo City, and fortify it against the Government troops. General Johnston was expected to com mence a forward movement. The Peace Commis sioners had reached the camp. Further accounts of the loss of the Mississippi, steamer, from Philadelphia, give the estimated number of persons lost and missing at 200, and a large number cf others as having sustained in juries. Great destruction of life and property is reported by the heavy freshet at the west. Mexican advices report that Sonora is in a state of complete anarchy. Guayama wag unsuccest-fully besieged for a week by 2,000 Indians ; whole villages had been burned and the population murdered. Santa Cruz de Mayo had been entered by the Indians, and every man killed, the women and children confined in a church and burned with the rest of the town. A battle had been fought on the plain of El Saucoto, between Pesquirear and Gaudara, in which the latter was defeated and killed. The former had pronounced in favour of Juarez. Sales efootton at New York on the 18th amounted to 2,600 bales at full prices. Flour and wheat more freely offered at reduced rates, with a fair demand; corn scarce, and needed; pork depressed; sugars in better demand. Freights rather more active, without change of moment in rates. Tee demand for money continues moderate. Prime four months' paper held for 4 to 4i per cent. The range of quotation for 60 days to four months was 4to 5 per cent. No export demand for bullion. Exchange on England, 1091 to 1098 ; transac tions in stock were more varied and spirited than for some days. Buyers in,the ascendant. - The market continued generally firm through the Second Board, but the closing tone was u❑settled. New York Central closed at 811 to 811 ; Erie, 16 ; Reading, 44± ; Galena and Chicago, 82 to 821 ; Rock Island, 71i ; Illinois Central, 82 ; State Stocks generally firm ; Missouri is in active de mand. at 862 ; other descriptions scarce. CANADA. LIVERPOOL, THUR S DAY MORNING. The steamship Indian has arrived, with advices from Canada to the 19th ult. She brings a small amount of specie, 125 passengers, and 450 rank and the of the 100th or Prince of Wales' Royal Canadian Regiment. The Indian experienced moderate winds from the west and north east. On the 24th she passed the American ship Harvest Queen and a Royal Mail s•eamer, supposed to be the Arabia; and ou the 29zh exchanged signals with the American barque Derigo. The accounts in the Western States from Upper and Lower Canada tend to produce the impression for a short grain crop for the coming season. The unprecedented rains are playing sad havoc with the prospects of the corn ci ops in ichigan. NEW YORK, JUNE 18, 6 P.M. Cotton firm; sales of the three days 6,500 bales of middling uplands at 11 c. to 11ic. Wheat was 2c. to 3c. lower. Flour dull. Beef unchanged and unsteady. Pork drooping. Lard firmer. Naval stores unchanged. Freights declining. Sterling exchange dull at 1091. The Great Yazoo Pass, on the Mississippi, near Memphis, had given way. The water in the river had in consequence falieu eight or ten feet, and en the 18th was committing great ravages. It would deluge the whole Yazoo valley. NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 17. Cotton hhs again advanced ie. Tob:Lcco steady. Freights—cotton to Liverpool, g to 7-16. Sterlicg exchange, 107 k to 108. (LATEST BY TELEGRAPI4 VIA RIVIERE DII LOUP.) NEW I'ORK, JUNE 19, 1 p.m. Stock-market rather bet er, but inactive. Ster ling exchange firmer, closing at 1091 to 109. Flour sc. to 10c. lower for western. Wheat heavy and depressed ; for good common steady. Corn dull and quiet. Sugar very strong. Freights to Liverpool.—Cotton, Id.; flour, ls. 6d.; grain 4id. to sd. CHINA. We have received the following communication, from a correspondent at Hong Kong : " HONG KONG, MAY 6. " Peh-Kwei, our Viceroy of Canton, the Tartar General, the Hoppo, and another high official of our setting up, were taken into custody this week, by order of Mr. Parkes and the other Commis sioners. The charge against them was probably not undeserved—that of intriguing with the China men outside the city, and meditating an escape. In deed, Mr. Parkes says that at the very moment when Gen. Van Straubnzae was seeming them the pre parations for an immediate flight were so far ad vanced that in another half-hour they would have been out of the city. " The cause of the present stagnation of trade at Canton is the insecurity of the position there under these altered circumstances. Nobody knows who is in power, or what is power, whether Chinese or European, wherd begotten, where nourished. For example, Peh-Kwei and his brother officers, after being kept some days in durance, are now released, 'yet under a guard.' They were not, for an hour, oven while under arrest, supersded in theirrespec tive offices. On the contrary, it being thought that the unwillingness of the Linguists' to execute the orders of the foreign merchants at that juncture might be owing to their dread of the consequences to themselves of trading while Canton was without a Custom-house, the imprisoned Hoppo was applied to by Mr. Parkes, and the result was an ' order' issued by him iu that capacity directing his coun trymen to trade with the Euglieh. The Chinamen aro puzzled to account for these anomalies. They say, Suppose Englishman come Hoppe homey, how can housey belong Hoppo ?' "The English General contiues to be full of anxieties and alarms for the safety of the garrison. It is observable, however, that the worst rumours on this head invariaMy reach him on his return to Canton after each of his many trips to this colony ; and the general impression here and there that his simplicity is played upon by the people about him. (Johappily, an estrangement between him self and the body of officers under him depdves him of the means of setting himself right by their information and advice. ---------- _ "There have ben reported an outrage or two committed by the Cantonese rabble upon our military police,' in retaliation for ill-treatment alleged to have been committed by our own rabble of police and c a mp-followers ; but I see nothing in all this. "More alarming, doubtless, the secession of numbers of Chinese shopkeepers and merchants from Canton seemed to be, but on inquiry this alarm vanishes away. It turns out that some new anxieiyhad led the General, most injudiciously to close every landward gate of the city and all the river gates but one. On their side the Cantonese, not less prone to panic than the General himielt, at once interpreted this measure into an indication of intended hostilities ; so they took to removing themselves and their goods to a place of shelter. " Our merchants continue in the Henan pack houses, almost without guards, drive a fair busi ness, ad things considered, and do not share in any of these apprehensions. "As for the North, we have no tidings yet of the Elgin mission. "In the colony there is nothing new, except the now ascertained fact that the new opium farm has gone far to extinguish tho teriving business in pre pared opium hitherto carried on by Chinese ship pers to California. The boilers of opium are goine• '' away—some to Macao and the neighbourhood, who're conveniences for everything exit; and some talk of going to the Five Ports. On the ()tiler hand, the opium farmer has got into a row with his partner, and the thing will probaqy break down with its own weight." THE KING OF DELHI'S PRISON.—It • as stated in the last letter of our Bombay correspondent, tbat the Kin:r of Delhi is to be transported to British Kairraria. On the 10th March the Governor of the Cape, Sir George Grey, in the course of his address to the Parliamero, said :—" A correspondence will be laid before you, d- - tailing the reasons for which it is intended to detain the King of Delhi in confinement in British Kaffraria. You will find from these papers that this is an isolated case, and that no intention exists of transporting prisoners from India to her Majesty's South African possessions. 't SINGULAR ACCIDENT FROM FIRE.-0c Monday alto - noon, as a party in a pleasure van was journeying across Clapham-common on its return from El ampton-ccurt,th e loose straw at the bottom cf the vehicle burst out in a blaze, it is supposed from some of the smokers having dropped lighted tobacco amongst it. The womei.'s dresses and the curtains took fire, and two of the females —Mrs. Aldous, of Union•street, Borough, and Mrs, Keatcb, living in Kent-street— were so dreadfully burned that it was found necessary to take them to the Aospitalt UNIVE.RSITY COLLEGE, LONDON. There was yesterday a very numerous attendance of visitors to witness the distribution of prizes in the Faculty of Arts and Laws at this college. Sir G. C. Lewis, M.P., presided, and, independent of a large body of professors and authorities belonging to the college, there were present, near the chair man, Lord Brougham, Messrs. Geo. Grote, John Taylor, R. Martineau, Louis Kossuth, H. Gold smid, Dr. M'Kenzie, &e. The business of the day commenced by the dean of the schools, Professor Creasy, reading theleport for the past year, where by it appeared that the number of students in the Faculty of Arts and Laws during the present ses sion had been 177, of which number 103 were new students, being an increase of seven in the number of new students compared with the last session, which, added to the number of students in the schoolmaster's clas.es of 51, gave a total in the Faculty of Arts and Laws for this session of 228. The progressive state of University College in all its diversified branches was satisfactory iu the ex treme. The following prizes were then awarded : Andrews Scholarships-1001. for prelciency in Latin, Greek, Mathematics, and Natural Philo sophy—Scholar, A. W. Young. History, Professor Creasy ; Prize, J. R Reid. Mathematics, Pro fessor lie Morgan ; Higher Senior—Prize., equal, J. Stiebel, H. H. C. Hardy ; Lower Senior— Prize, B. Kiech ; Higher, Junior—Prizes, equal, T. H. Hepburn, W. Jardine ; Lower Junior-- Prize, J. E. Mallinson. Latin, Profersor Newman; Senior—tirst prize, E. P. Pye Smith ; second ; G. Ralli ; Junior, first prize, A. Roscoe ; second, W. L. Carpenter. Greek, Professor Maldin ; Extra Clusa, prize, J. Hammond. English, Professor Masson ; Senior, first prize, P. H. P. Smith; se cond, T. C. Finlayson ; Junior—first prize, T. Waterhouse ; second, W. H. Goldsmid. French, Professor Merlet ; Senior first div., prize, George Ralli ; second div., prize, James R. Reid ; second, W. T. Bradford. German, Professor Heimann ; Senior—prize, Theodore Waterhouse ; Junior—prize, E. S. Howe. Italian, Professor Arrivabene ; prize, W. H. Goldstnid. Comparative Grammar, Professor Key ; first prize, J. Wingfield; second, A. Charles. Prizes were also given, in ad dition to certificates of merit, to proficients in vari ous other branches of general education—e.g., natural philosophy and astronomy, analytical che mistry, architecture, drawing, civil engineering, geology, botany, political economy, English law, jurisprudence, and English essay. At the conclu sion of the distribution of prizes thechairman eulo gised the character of the studies pursued at Uni versity College, and the successful issue it had reached in the examples bef re them. Lord Brougham in proposing a vote of thanks to the chairman remarked upon the advantages of a libe ral education, and the exclusion of any religious test as of itself a fitness for academical distinction. The chairman having acknowledged the compliment, the proceedings terminated. KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.—The annual distribution of prizes to the students of the departments of general literature, applied sciences, and military science, took place yesterday afternoon in the Great Hall of the Insti tution, his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury in the chair. The scholarships in the department of general literature and science were awarded to ./Eneas J. G. Mackay, E. Lumley, W. H. Bolton, C. R. Cuff. W. E. Daniel, 0. F. Clinton, A. K. Cherrill, and R. Dell ; and in the department of the applied sciences the junior scholar was R.' G. Elwes. The prizes in the department of general literature were obtained by E. Lumley, W . A. Elderton, G. Austen, R. M. Luck tick, A. K. Cher rill, E. J. Grendle, J. C. Thompson. J. B. Canister, C. R. L. Ecgstroem, A. Cloves, R. Dell, G. J. M. Mey nell, W. H. Bolton, and "E. J. G. Mackay. The Princi pal's prize for Latin verse was given to A. R. Hewlett ; the Classical Professor's prize for Latin essay to J. C. Thompson ; the Stephen Endowment prize for English essay to W. C. Renshaw ; the Dasent prize for English essay to AL J. G. Mackay ; the Debating Society prize for English essay to Robert Dell ; and the Plumptre p izs for English verse to A. K. Cherrill ; J. C. Thompson and J. Smith gained the prizes for Frei,ch ; G. H. Douglas and A. L. Cbiappiui, the prize for Ger man, and W. E. Daniel the prize for Hebrew. The prizemen in the department of the applied sciences were Ewes, Penny, Anderson, Firebrace, Brown- Crans, Phipps, Cha.nbers, Poole, Delany, C. West, Bodington, Coimbra, Seeker, Fitzwilliam, and D. K. West, in the department of military science ; Arthur Hill, in division and general proficiency ; and Henry Edward Kensit in the science of fortification. ETON COLLEGE, June 30.—THE Toltrams PMZE.— The examinations for this, one of the most important of the College prizes, commenced on Friday, the 25th inst., and terminated this afternoon (Wednesday). Examiner, Mr. W. H. Bteaot, Fellow of St. John's College, Cam bridge, priz , :men, Mtzley, mi., K S. The elder brother of this young gentleman veined the same honour in 1856. The Senior Assistant Master's Prize was awarded to Young, ma., K.S. The following were also selected as the next in merit and place :—Bosanquet and Follett, seq. ; Phillpotts, mi., K S., and Henkel, mg. ; Jervis Daman, K.S., req. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—A little before 6 yesterday evening a frightful accident occurred near the Chilharn station of the South Eastern Railway to the express train which left London at half-past 3. Twelve persons were more cr less injured ; about half seriously. A little boy named Hood, of Margate, has both legs broken, and is not expected to lire. The crank axle of the engine broke and caused nine of the carriages to run off the line. Six of the injured have been forwarded to the hospital at Canterbury, and others are at the Alma publichottee near the station, where every possible atten tion is rendered them. The rails have been torn up for at least 15 feet, and eeveral of the carriages were com pletely crushed. Medical aid was promptly obtained f.om Canterbury. Major Dowbiggin, of the depot bat talion, was in the train, but escaped with slight injury. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. BATII, June 30.—An accident, which might have been attended with fearful consequences, but which, fortu nately, resulted in damage to the railway company's plant mere:y, occurred upon the Great Western line, at Bathampton, near this city, to-day. The Wilts and Somerset brarch enters upon the trunk line at the Bathampton station, and it appears that as the train which leaves Salisbury at 9.40 a.m., and which contained a considerable number of passengers, was approaching the Bathampton station at half-past 11 this morning, the engine, from some unexplained cause, got off the rails and ran along the line, tearing up sleepers and rails before it. After rushing in this way for about 100 yards, it fortunately turned round and ran into a bark, which put a stop to its further career. All the passengers hap• pily escaped a ith a mere shaking, and the fright conse quent thereon. The steam had been shut off just before the enesine got off the rail, which doubtlessly accounts for the small amount of injury sustained. Occurring within about.2oo yards of the station, the affrighted passengers were soon released from the carriages, and after a delay of about an hour were brought on by the express train from Paddington. A number of haymakers who saw the engine run off the rails left their work and ran to the assistance of tee passengers, who, from the manner in which the line was being torn up, appeared to be in tee uroet immineet danger. The engine was much chat tered by the force a ith which it came into collision with a large stone in the back. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. --All accident of a very alarming character, and attended with serious injuries to two persons, occurred on the main line of the Great Northern Railway on Tuesday evening, near Carlton, that unfortunate locality for the company, which has been the scene of so many disasters during the last few years. The express train, which leaves Kiog'secross station at 5 p.m. for Manchester, started punctually at that hour on Tuesday evening, and ran to time as far as Carlton, whet', owing to the break. lug of the tire of one of the wheels of the tender this engine, which was running at express speed, was in stantly shaken off the line, and plunged down an em bankment 10 or 12 feet high, carrying with it the whole of the train, and heeling over into a field by the side of the line. Tne passenger carriages were turned over, and the most frightful confusion prevailed among the unfor tunate travellers, some of whom burst through the win (lows, hut the majority were unable to extricate them selves until assistance was rendered. The engineman arid fireman were both hurt about the legs arid arms, bat not very seriously. The guard escaped with a few bruises, and he, with the assistance of some of the passengers, succeeded in communicating with the officials north and south of tf e scene of the accident, and in procuring aid. In the mentime those who were fortunate enough to get out of the carriages first exerted themselves to rescue their companions. All the passengers were found to have sustained souse degree of injury, and two were very seriously hurt, one gentleman having had several of hid ribs fractured, and another passenger some severe in ternal injuries. TM eye were removed to the nearest house, but the rest of the travellers preferred to pursue their journey, and were forwarded by another train as soon as it could be got ready. The line was not much damaged, and the rails were repaired in a few hours, so as to be fit for traffic, but the engine and carriages had not all been removed yesterday afternoon. SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON HOLBORN-HILL. — Last even jog, at half-past seven o'clock, when the roadway of Holborn-hill was crowded with omnibuses, cabs, and other vehicles, and the pavement with persons who had come out for an evening walk, a horse in a cab was seen on the brow cf the hill procesaing at 1111 speed towards Farringdon-street. The driver was on the box, but had not the slightest c ontrol over the animal, which dashed frantically down the bill amidst the shouts of the alarmed spectators, some of whom wait e d b rea thl ess , while others followed in a ll baste to witness the inevitable catastrophe. Carriage afte r carria g e was passed by the cab in a stir. prising war mer without co lli s i on, unt il S t. A n d rew ' s Church was reached, where the hind wheels of the cab struck those of a phaeton in which a gentleman and lady were taking a drive. The shock was terrific, and in one instant the body and shafts of the cab were seen with the horse in one part of the road, the bind wheels in an other, and the poor driver at a distance from both. The phaeton was whirled completely round, and the lady feinted. Tile cabman was instantly taken up, bleeding from the heal, and conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hos pital. Upon such an examination as was possible under the circumstances, it would be premature to state the extent of his iujur:es, which, however, must be serious. Trio phaeton was drawn into Ely place, and the lady re ceived immediate attention from the inmates of one of the houses there, under which she speedily recovered. The gentleman who accompanied her was not hurt.