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 recetornendation of - Messrs. Stephenson, Cubitt (Sir William), Hawksley, Bidder, Bazalgette, Haywood, Foster, (VG. 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, add the want of which is so much felt at present. The embankment of the Thames between Lon don-bridge and Lambeth 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 3,400 feet wide : by erecting quays so as to give an uniform breadth of 700 feet, from 200 to :',O) feet on each side will be reclaimed from the river bel ; 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 place the present wharfin gers in a far more advantageous position than they are at present. Their craft will always be afloat, their wharves 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. The roads alone, as communications between the east and west end of London, would cost 3,000,00 W. in any other locality, and the new property created, taken at a most moderate valuation, will produce 1, 000,000/. The whole cost of the combined interception anti embankment project will be less than 4,000,0001.. of which 1,000,0001. can be realired by new building ground, so that the charge upon rates, whether metropolitan or imperial, would be 3,000,000/. We assert upon the best authority— that of contractors as well as engineers—that for this stun 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 more. We most earnestly call Lord Derby's attention to this statement ; it will be brought be fore him in a iii re detailed form by others, and if thebroad 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 MR. .MASTERHAN 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 during the period he had the honour of representing the me tropolis in the Commons House c f Parliament, and also to testify in some slight degree the respect en tertained for bim 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 (,: a Fr: J . — Oa - Olin in the City of London School, to be called •• r:can A meeting was held yesterday at the Loiltlo,. Tavern, for the purpose of presenting Mr. Master roan with the testimonial to him. There were present, amongst o. hers, Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., Mr. Crawford, M.P., Mr. Lewis L Id, Mr. John Harvey Astell, Mr. Matthew Clark, Mr. Charles 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 thanks for the splendid ornament, the candelabra, which had been 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 hadccupied in the representation of the City of London. Some friends of his whom be saw present, although they knew his inability, had prevailed upon him, through the kindness he received on all hands, to stand for the City of London ; and what was snore unex pected, and therefore more gratifying, was, that parties who could not in 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 be never expected to receive such a kind testi monial 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 some to him ; and in consultation with a few gentle 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 something very giatifying to individual feeling in posses-dng the confidence of such an important constituency ; and in particular, at the very last election at which ho stood, he re ceived a far larger support than on any previous occasion. fie, therefore, had no apprehension if he had come forward of losing the position he had occupied, for as far as a man can judge he was sure of success. It was, as he had said, with deep re v Bret that he resigned his position, but he did not feel himself capable of that constant work which devolved upon him from his position. In conclu sion, he expressed his earnest hope that health, happiness, and prosperity would long continue to his fellow-citizens. (Cheers.) The proceedings then terminated. AECYDALE WILSON, BART.—ThP Hon, S. Her bert is unable to reside in the Higtiands this season. and has, in consequence, given up the shootings and fishings of Cool to Major-Gen. Sir A. Wilson, Bart., the hero of Delt.i.-Inrerness Cotrrier, HER MAJESTY'S THEATIW —MORNING PERFORMANCE. —The 'rot of the In("ruing repres , ntatious at her Majesty's Theatre will be given on Monday next. On a fornicr occasion tire opera was "Don Giovann;," which deroaodzi a greater combination of talent than any other single work in the repertoire. The seteeinn for next Monday is made on the principle of affording to oocasional visitors an opportunity of hearing in one entertainment almost all the artilts of the estab'ishmeer. "Lncrezia Borgia" and " La Serva Padrona" will both be given: In the former Titiens is perhaps greater than in any other character, while Aibeni, Ginglini, and Billetti, have to 4uatain partiewbich might-have been written specially to bring out the excellencies of each. The operetta which follows will afford to Madlle. Picco loeoini an equally favourable vehicle for her peculiar faecivationa of voice and acting. Its success when first performed at Mr. Benedict's concert makes the prornhe 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. But MAJESTY'S . THEATRE.—As the regular season approaches its close, the accumulation of fresh novelties and the repetition of the choicest among the operas which have• won the enthusiastic favour of the subscribere, 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 beau played, was never given with a cast 60 powerful as that of the pre sent year. Saturday is appropriated for the " nets," which, it will be remembered, afforded to the now soprano the first of her series of triumphs among WI. " Lucrez;a. Borgia," the greatest of Madlie. Titiens' im personations, and one of Ginglini's triumphs, is reserved for a morning performance on Menday, July 5, when it will be followed by Paisiello's cha rm i ng li tt l ? operetia, er La Serva Padr o na," that gave so much (Vat to l!lr. Benedict's concert, the charming Piecolorniui 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 ;or the first appearance of Madlle. Spezia. Mozart's glorious " Don Wovanni," with Titiens as Donna Anna, Piccniornini as the coquettish &flints, Beneventano as the Don, and Ginglird, Via.letti, and Ortolani in the other principal parts, is to be played once m ore on Thursday, July S, the last of the rxtra nigbts. Balfe's " Zingara" will he given on the Satur day following, with Piccolornini, Giuglini, Belletti, and it is said Alboni in the part of the Gipsy Queen. On all these occasions the ballet will be graced by the great representatives of two essentially different styles of dancing—Madame Rosati and MadllePocchiLi. These arrangements will leave only two nights to complete the subscription list. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. IL TROVATORE. f Last Extra Night but One. TINS EVENING, THURSDAY, July 1, will be presented Verdi's opera, IL TROVATORE. Leonora, Madlie. Titiens; Azucena, Madame Alboni ; Manrico, Signor Ginglini ; Ferrando, Signor Vialetti ; and 11 Conte di Luna, Signor Aldighicri. And a Divertissement from Aumcr's Ballet of "La Son namtmla," 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. 'ece and 31s 6d each, which may be had at the Box Office, at the Theatre. E'ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Titiens, Alboni, Spezia, Ortolani, and Pic colomini, Belletti, Beneyentano, Vialetti, Aldighier!, Rossi, and Ging The following arrangements have been mule : THIS EVENING, July 1 (last Extra Night but One), IL TROV STORE 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 BORG- EA and Parcello's admired Operetta LA SERVA PADRONA, as presented with the greatest success at Mr. Benedict's Concert. TUESDAY, July 6 (last night but three of the Subscrip tion), Nll` , lo (Nabuco). Abigail, Madlle. Spezia (her first appearance). TH. URSDAY,JuIy S (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 ZINGAP.I (" The Bohemian Girl."). Arline, Ma.dlle. Piecolomini ; Yelva (Queen of the Gipsies), Madame Alboni (her first appearance in that charccter); Count Arnheim, Signor Fielletti ; Devilshoof, Signor Vialetti ; and Thaddeus., Signor Giuglini. On each occasion a favourite Ballet, in which Madame Rosati and Madlle. Poechini will appear. --- - .. Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. HE P. MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — Last Mornint; Performance, MONDAY NEXT, July 5, —LUCREZIA BORGI A. and LA SERVA PA 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 duccd Flotow's Opera, mAnTIEN. Lady Enrichetta, Madame Bosio ; Nancy, Madame Didiee ; rimukett, Sig. Graziani ; Lord Tristano, Siti. Taglia6co ; Lo Secritfb di Rchmond, M. Zelger ; and Monello, Sig. Mario. Conductor—Mr. Costa. In the Incidental Divertissement, Madlle. Zina, Madile DelechauY„ and M Desplaccs. Prices of Admission :—Boxes—pit tier, 5/. 159. 641.; grand ; first tier, 5/. ss. : second tier, 2/. 12s. 6d. ; f.rogentra stalls, 1/. ls. ; pit, 10s. 6d. ; amphitheatre 105. lA, 73., and Sc. ; amphitheatre, 2s. 61. AnpticaLion for boxes, stalls, and pit tickets, to be made at ‘cie Box-office of the Theatre, under the portico in Bow etrcet, and -at the principal musicsellers and librarians. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, NEW THEATRE. EXTRA NIGHT. First Night of IL rnovAToRE. 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 thie season) Verdi's Grand Opera, IL TROVATO N.B.- in consequence of the shortness of the present sea son, only two more Extra Nights can he given. Second Appearance of Signor TAMBERLIK. On Tuesday next, July 6, Rossini's celebrated Opera, OTELLO. Desclemona, Madame Grisi ; Emilia, 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). ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, :will be presented the new farce, en titled DYING FOR LOVE. After which, Shakspere's Play of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, Shylock, Mr. C. Kean Portia, Mrs. C. Kean. ^"q"'HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. J. B. Thic'ksttorte. 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. Sedgwick, Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitz wilham. Followed by A STRIKING WIDOW. Concluding with JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Orchestra St.dls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d. Dress Boxes... 5 0 Dress Boxes '3 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 it•...••• ••• Gallery STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborongh.—This Evening will be performed A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Followed by THE YOUNG WIDOW. After which, a new Burlesque, entitled THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS. Messrs. Charles Young, Turner, dec.; Misses M. Oliver, Swanborough, &c. To conclude with THE L YTTERY TICKET. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.:— .OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performanco of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, D UETS, dre., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Miss Brunel', Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. Jowl, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, and Kr. Bernard; Messrs. John G. Forde, and E. Macknoy. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Mr. Courtnay ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. upners, are., until twelve o'clock. _ _ kr. A.UGtSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening iu a Selection from "Li DA.IIEBLA-NCHE" (THE WHITE LADY), first produced at the Canterbury Hall. English words by Desmond Ryan, Esq. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JULY 1. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 74—highest since noon yesterday. 60—lowest this morning and during the night, 65 —this day at noon. RUC:METE% 30.13. WIND. North-Westerly: light, with heavy cloudy wea ther, inclining to rain. lIIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Itts DAY—Morn., 51 rain. aft. 4—Even., 9 rain. aft. 5 To-Monnow—Morn., 30 min. aft. 5 —Even., 39 rain. aft. 5 m_ en qt - • N*4•?T'ITV LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1858. The Revenue Returns for 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 FY chequer by his predecessor in office—difficulties 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 he was evicted from Downing street, all should be couleur de rose with his suc cessor, and corn pleined of being held at all responsible for an y embarrassments that might arise during the progress of the present and the following, year. More 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. Our 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 is a decrease on the year of 5,188,105!., and on the quarter of 101 ,7 9 6 1 ., which would be greatly enhanced in both instances, but for the increase in the Miscellaneous, w hi c h cannot be considered as a permanent s ource . Indeed a private individual might as well 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 prae tice, the increase for the year being 642,339/., while that for the quarter was but 79,588!. In the Customs, the great indicator of our foreign trade, the falling off on the year was :67,674/., and on the quarter 270,3101. The corresponding quarter of last year was, however, very productive. The reduction in the tee, coffee, and sugar duties came into operation at the com mencement thereof, and dealers refrained from increasing their utockß, which they permitted to dwindl3 to the lowest amount, in order that the parties might obtain the full benefit of the anticipated change of tariff. This alone would account for more than double the value of the reduction. In the Excise, the infallible indicator that shows ! the amount of comfort and prosperity enjoyed by the working bees of the national hive, the increase on the year is 277,0001., and on the quarter, 119,000/. Malt, hope, and spirits have been the chief agents in producing these results, bu t there are minor improvements on other articles of consumption. In Stamps there is also a decided improvement —that on the year being 284,981/., 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 impoats in a great degree depend 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, &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 qparter the entire decrease ; it being, for the former, 5,838,561/., and for the latter 1,255,953/. 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 the deficiency was only 5,838,5611., in place of being nearly 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 90,0001. respectively, while in Crown Lands there is a falling off on the year of 8,2031., the quarter remaining in static quo. We have already alluded to the Miscella neous. On the whole, the returns are as good as could have been expected under ex isting circumstances ; but still they show cause for grave apprehension, unless the Exche quer remains under the control of a prudent and, at the same time, vigorous administrator, such as Mr. DISRAELI 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 in the July number of Blackwood there is a cqpi tal political skit (worthy of particular attention at t!le prrF , nn!; 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 santry, in regard to the authorship of which say we ant AYTOUN aut 4iabolus. 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 pressed that' " the pitch dark of a winter's night, it would be difficult for any one, iu 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 mouth 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 cowers 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 1" CAR any one, even a Ruskinite pur et simple, fail to grin with delight over Lhe eulogium of " 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 !" To say nothing of two amazing entries, to wit—" No. 24. This is directly imi tative both of TITIAN and GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, with SMITH'S handling, and BROWN'S manner," and further un " No. 40. The sky i 3 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. Dusxy's Opinions. It will do Mr. aUSEIN 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 e n titl e d " Th e Great Impos ture."ln this ag© of imposture—some wonderingly inquire —what possibly can that mean ? Which of all the Giant Humbugs, of all the colossal Yagites, of all the stupendous shams, can reasonably claim for itself the prerogative of of being regarded as "The Great Imposture." y---WHIGGERY. Reid it, free and The answer comes now, through Maga, somewhat opportune] enlightened Electors and non-Electors, one and all. Here you have "The Great Imposture" in a state of coma—ef collapse—blown—burst up— shelved—cushioned. Listen to the writer for one brief interval. lc g Whet, \Vhiggery ?' slid I over to a bluff Radical, who has a sincere abhor rence of the sect. 'Jobbery,' was the curt reply. 'Jaw end nothing else,' was the answer of a second. British folks to foreigners,' cried a ? and more than once I have been assured that bosh' was the proper synonyvae. Fur my own part I have been compelled to aban don in c lespair the attempt at any solution beyond a negative one. But sure and certain am I that Whigg, cry is not Liberalism." That is the one inevitable conclusion. It is the conclusion at which the true and independent Liberals in the Howe have already a,rrivecl. It is the conclusion at which the vast majority out-of-doors are now rapidly arriving. To it every sane politician pointi—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'3- . HALL. The sixth and last of this excellent series of con certs was given last night at this hall, affording a full and varied programrae of rather novel inte rest. Mendelssohn's "Hymn of Praise" was pro duced with most satisfactory effect, • the leading parts being undertaken by Miss 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, an efficient proof that great executive power is by no means invariably allied to original compositional genius. Herr Joachim 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 amLition. Something more than harmonic combinaaions, 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 turn by wonderful poetry without meaning, wouleiful paintings without expression, and wonderful music without melody. The elements of all truly great productions consist of simplicity and earnestness, as the poems of Gshismith, the pictures of Hogarth, and the operas of Mozsrt vividly illustrate. If some of our modern aspirants to Fame would recognise the natural and sbeau tiful laws of Art, rather than the abstruse and "impossible" phases of Rhapsody, the world woild he a vast gainer by the ratio* re t e rm. 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 with 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. S7'. JAMES'S THEATRE. Maclaine Ristori repeated her character of Adri enne Lecoarrear 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 he more equally displayed, as Phedre and Lady Macbeth, but the exciting passion and variety of dramatic positions afforded in Adrienne yield startling and thrilling effects, m Well create intense emotions in her audienc?. Her powerful expression of tenderness and feminine devotion is prominently evident in this character, and in delictee womanly softness and pathos she unquestionably exceeds her late gifted sister in Art, Rachel. Her scenes of con flicting love, jealousy, and despair, were most impresively 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 Ler lover and her old friend hanging over her dying form, were acutely pointed in effect. and a sensible relief was experienced when she sank uead :La Rigtori was ably sup ported, especially by 'Ulu epru,ou.it bi Michonnet, the Countess, and the Abbe. Her ap pearance in Medea, to-mor..ow evening, will afford great gratification to her admirars, as it is one of her most intense impersonations. PRINCE ALFRED AT VALENTI.I.—VALENTIA, Wedces day.—Prince Alfred and his suite arrived here this morn lug on board the Black Eagle. The steam-ship Comet is on the look-out for the landing squaron. The Aga memnon is not in sight. The wind is north, and mode rate ; the weather is fine, Admiral Ryder Burton entertained at dinner on Tuesday 1.. t, at his house in Park-square, the Duke of Buckingham, K.G., the Duke of Leeds, the Earl of Sl.rewstmry, Field-Marshal Viscount Cornbermere, G.C.8., Vi-count Hill, Viscount Hawarden, Gen. Lord Downes, K.C.8., Lord Boston, Geo. Sir W. C,,tton, G.C.8., Admiral Sir T. Iltrbert, K.C.8., Mr. D. C. N. Hamilton, Admiial Muddy, Admiral Courteudy, and Col. P. Burton. The newiy-born son of the Duke of Ostgotbland is to receive the tiAs of Duke of Wermeland. All the princes of the Royal family bear the name of Swedish provinces —the Priuoa Royal, Duke of Scania, Prince Oscar, Duke of Ost,gothland, an•l Prince Aughstus, Duke of Delarne. The " Oaths Substitution Bill" and the " Jaws Bill" stand for second reading in the House of Lords this evening, and the Church Rates Abolition Bill to-morrcw evening. Seine 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 iuteiligence is considered a favourable feature, it being argued that, had any mishap occurred, some of the ves sels engaged would have ere now returned. As the pay ing-out of the cable is to be commenced in mid-ocean, it is ptobable that the first news received will communicate either the gratifying success or complete failure of this moat important and interesting undertaking. The CAIIDEN-TOW' RAILWAY LIBRARY, &C,—The directors of the London and North •Wm4ern and North London Railways have, in the most liberal and praise worthy manner, placed at the disposal of the committee of the above institution a train of a sufficient number of carriages and engines for an excursion to Southampton and the Isle of Wight, on Tuesday next, July 6, in aid of its fui:dis 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, oiven permission for the train to pas over their line. The excursion includes a cruise round the Isle of Wight ; and the arrangements are in the able hands of Mr. David Stephenson, the goods manager, Mr. Bayley, and other gentlemen con nected with the Camden station. THE METROPOLIS ROADS.—Yesterday the commis eioaers of the metropolis roads north of the Thames con veyed over (for the si,ace of one year, commencing this day) the collection of the tolls payable at the bars and gates within their district to the following lessees, who are to give the sums annexed for the annual rent re spectively for each of them, as stated :—The Stamford hill, Green-lanes, and Seven Sisters-roads, to Messrs. Ambler, Bolton, and Co., for 8,1701. ; the Hackney and Lee•bridge roads to Mr. Bolton, for 4 4101. ; the City road, to Mr. Bolton, for 2,800/. ; the Finchley-road, to Mr. Bolton, for 1,510/. ; the Highgate and Hampstead roads, to Messrs. Levy and B lton, for 13,4101.; the Kensington, Brentford, and Isleworth-roads, to Messrs. Mactiamara and Co., for 14,0001 ; the Tyburn and I.Tx bridge-roade, to Mr. Morris, of Exeter, for 10,1801. ; the _Kiltu•n aed Edgware-roads, to Mr. Kempshall, for 3,4301.; and the Harrow-roads to Mr. Bolton. for 1,15C1 'rise leasees severally were to pay one month in advance for the rent of each road as a deposit, and pro duce sureties for the payment of the residue of the rent monthly in advance. Last year the rents of the roads coflectively produced 53,990/. ; but this year they will realise only 58,501., ,baing, a deficiency of 4301, The falling off••was prlacipally on the Highgate and Hamp stead-roads, which last year realised 13,7001., and this year 13,4101 ; and on the Stamford-hill roads, which returned 8,1701. this, and 8,11'50/.last year. CIVILIANS AND Hrao2e.—For the benefit of the hon. proprietor who cautiously inquired at the meeting on Wedneaday last if Sir James Oatrarn had a son, we Will relate an anecdote highly creditable to all concerned in it. It will be in the memory of our readers that shortly after the outbreak at Delhi, and while the upper pi-e -vinces were in the first terrible throes of insurrection, a small band of volunteers proceeded from Agra, and oc cupied the Allyghur distlict. For many days, and even weeks, did this gallant .little band assert the British su premacy in the lace of overwhelming numbers of armed and infuriated rebel.. At length their position became so imminently critical that Lady Oulrarn, naturally ap prehensive for the safety of her youthful son, a young Bengal civilian "cut" with the volunteers, besought the Lieutenant-Governor to recall them to Agra. Mr. Coivin, with characteristic amiability, yielded to her re• quest, and issued the necessary instiectione. On being troscle acquainted with their tenor, Mr. Paterson Saun ders, an ' , interloper," who presumed to render the Go vernment much good service throughout the ensuing catopa i r . ut , sepaired to Mr. Watson, the magistrate of the district, and asked wha; he proposed to do 1 " Re main at toy poet," v. - as the calm reply. '' Bet you w he cut to pieces," rejiined Mr. S sunder:. I know it; bat it is my duty te remain here." "Then I will remain too," exclaimed the gall a nt planter, "and I shall be much surprised ii some of our fellowe don't do the came.' lie was not mistaken ; at leaot a Li. zha bravo gentle men volunteered to share the fate of their leader, and nobly did they redeem their pledge. Nor was young Oatrain• wanting on this occasion. He thanked the Lieutenant-Governor for thinking of him at all at such a ni0 ,„,,,,, (; b u t added that, if any favour was to be shown to hint for his father's sake, he,begged it might be the permission to be the last Eaglishman to leave the post of danger, Is it necessary to add that this handfed of pi au: cievaliers long held their ground against :earful odds, and only retreated to Agra when further resistance was as impossible as it would have been useless. Sir James Ogram need not fear that his honours will be tarniehed in being transmitted to hie gumisor,—Altea's LATF977I 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 Helsinp,fors, in Finland (Russia), news has arrived that on the 18th a fire destroyed almost entirely the shipp'ng quarter." FRANCE. PA FLIS, WEDNESDAY. The Moniteur contains a decree Which continues the law of the 16th of June, 1853, forbidding the Corsicans to carry arts, 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 vile, and Epinal. "It appears to be decided," says a Paris letter in the Independance 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." BOURSE, June 30.—The following were the last quotations :- 43 per Cents 94 10 Credit Fonder Do. end month Belgian 43 3 per gent. .... 68 15 Piedmontese (5) Do. end month 6B 05 Roman 9l Bank Shares .. Credit Mobilier 630 (Spanish Threes Do. Account 640 Home Debt RAILWAYS.—FOR CASE. Orleans Northern New Ditto 755 Eastern Lyon and Alediteran.. 767 k Grand Central — Now Ditto — Sardinian Geneva RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg says :—" A project is now before the Government for reducing the monetary unity at present employed to the same amount as that in use in Feance, and for making other natmetarY reforms. The Councilof 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 Sani tary Police having been organised at St. Nicholas, in the Caucasus ' • that port is opened for com merce, as are those of Anapa, Soukhoura i 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 Be - elin 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 lan 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 Frankfort, as, if it had done so, that power could either-have adhered 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 ; bilt, nevertheless, it was presented to the Diet. After, it says, the discussion on the motion in the Military Committee of the Diet, Prussia ex repce=prl he'r readiness to adhere to it on the condi trou of ly 0. co';'' t' 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 impossib!e by refusing her vote, if her proposition be rejected." GALICIA. The Posm, Gazette gives the following details of a projected Slavonic movement in A ustria 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 det ec ti on o f a PanslaV - ouic conspiracy. A college, cinnected with the nortall school, was recently established at Lemberg with the view of forming schoolmasters for the Russian inhabitants of Eastern Galicia. One of the pupils of this establish ment, who gave private lessons in the family of ajudge, acquainted the latter that the director of the establish meat, M. Pazkowski, 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 bawski, governor of Galicia, and to the president of the tribunal, and on the same evening the young man under went a very long interrogatory. On the following day, the Director Parkowski, 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 Rsfatnwski, and an amnestied Polish emigrant named Ztnorski, wore also arrested. The examination was car ried on so secretly, according to the i 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 We plot from the Warsaw police. It appears from the result of the examinations that the object of the conspirators was to form a Slavenic 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 even 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 establ ,Jasent." SARDINIA. A letter from Turin of the 25th ult., in the Univers, makes the following 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 has naturally a right to claim, since England has obtained them for herself. Ou the arrival of the Cagliari and of the crow, there was no manifeets.tion 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 3 evidenly con certed before hand with Austria that there was absolutely nothing fortuitous in the whole affair. Everything was prepared between Austria, Naples e and Englund. The separation, however, which ha i been made in the question of indemities allows a serious difficulty to exiet, and may revive the discussion. It is England who in principle has required this separa tion, and anint de Cevour was obliged to consent to it out of consideration to that_ .powere Now be has to decide whether he is to follow up his claims on account of Piedmont. Yesterday the Government con yoked the diplomatic commission attached to the Minis try of Foreign Affairs, to ask 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 dMian Government persists in claiming the indemnity, and the King of Naples replies by a refusal, Sardinia will be under the necessity of proposing a mediation 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, for if it estable lied by aroi tration that Piedmont bas no right to an indemnity, it will apparently result that the indemnity accorded to England was also undue. In the latter csm England, having declared that a ruptur between the t Italia. , States might light up a general war, could oct r preach Sardinia with being the cause of it, for she would have recognised beforehand the justice of that pa wei's This is the state in which the matter now stands." Dr. Lyon Piayfair, C. 8., was elected, last Monday, by the town council of Edinburgh to the profe4soriihip f chemistry in that university, renjercd vaeat,t by the death of Dr. Gregory. ELECTION OF A SCOTCH ItEPRESENTATI% E PEER.—The vacancy among the representative peers of Scotiand, caused by the death of the Earl of Morton, was.yesterday filed up by the election of the Earl of Caithness. This 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 spirit or the Obsoletenesa of their political opinions. Lord Caithness, though not a strong poitician, is an amiable and accomplished nobleman, whose uprightness, candour, and natural tendencies, while enabling him to do credit to his order, will pre vent him being forgetful of the people and of public opinion.—Scotsnimi. AIVIERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, TIII3MSDA.Y 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 dols. for Southampton, also 81 passengers and 16,050 dols. 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 aggressions 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 of 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 was unsuccessfully 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 S des of cotton 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. The 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 109 j ; 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 uusettle.d. New York Central closed at 811 to 811 ; Erie, 164 ; Reading, 4 ; Galena and Chicago, 82 to 821 ; Rock ~ Island, 711 ; Illinois Central, 82 ; State Stocks generally firm ; Missouri is in active de mand at 861 ; other descriptions scarce. CANADA. LIVERPOOL, TRIIRDAY 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 Tank and tile of the 100th or PrinCe of Wales' Royal Canadian Regiinent. 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 steamer, Supposed to" be the Arabia; and on the 29th exchanged signals with the American barque Derigo. Tile accounts in the Western States from Upper and Lower Canada tend to produce the impression for a short grain crop for the coming season. Tho unpiecedented rains are playing sad havoc with the prospects of the corn clops in Michigan. NEW YORK, JIJ,TE 18, 6 P.M. _ _ Cotton firm; sales of the three days 6,500 bales of middling uplands at llic. to 14-c. 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 109/. The Great Yazoo Pass, on the Mississippi, near Memphis, had given way. The water in the river had in consequence fallen eight or ten feet, and on the 18th was committing great ravages. It would deluge the whole Yazoo valley. NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 17. "r.Pon h•R 11,71 in nrlvlwlP(l TobAcco steady. Freights---eottou io Liveiputh, i to exchange, 1071 to 108. (LATEST BY TELEGRAPH VIA RIVIERE DU LOUP.) NEW YORK, JUNE 19, 1 p.m. Stock-market rather better, but inactive. Ster ling exchange firmer, closing at 109/ to 1091. 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. tid. ; grain 4/d. to sd. CHINA. We have received the following communication, from a correspondent at Hong Kong : " HONG KONG-, Meer 6. " Peh-Kwei, our Viceroy of Canton, the Tarter General, the Hoppo, aecl 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 Straubenzee was securing 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, where begotten, where nourished. For example, Pet:-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, even while under arrest, superseded in theirreepec five- 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 in that capacity directing his coun trymen to trade with the English. The Chinamen are puzzled to account for these anomalies. Teey say, Suppose Englishman come Hoppo housey, how can housey belong Hoppo ?' "The Euglesh General contiues to be full of anxieties and alatms 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 is, that his simplicity is played upon by the people about him. Unhappily, an estrangement between him self and the body of officers under him deprives him of the means of setting himself right by their information and advice. " There have been 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 camp-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, bat on inquiry this alarm vanishes away. It turns out that some new anxieiylrad 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 himself, at once interpreted this measure into au indication of intended hostilities ; so they took to removing themselves and their goods to a place of shelter. "Our merchants continue iu the Honan pack houses, almost without guards, drive a fair busi ness, all things considered, and do not share iu 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 the teriving business in pre pared opium hitherto carried on by Chinese ship pers to California. The boilers of opium are going away—some to Macao and the neiOrbourhootr, where conveniences for everything exi-t; and some talk of going to the Five Ports. On the other hand, the opium farmer has got into a row with his partner, and the thing will probably break down with its own weight." THE KING OF DELHI'S PRISON.--It Ar.,g stated in the la letter if our Bombay cm respondent, that the King of Thhi is to be transporta , l to British Kaifraria. On the 10th M +rub the Governor of the Cape, Sir George Grey, in the coursa cf his address to the Parliaineor, said :—"A correspondence will be laid before you, de tailing the reasons for which it is intended to d:-..taio 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 ha. Majesty's South African possessions.'l SINGULAR ACCIDENT FROM FIRE.—Ou Monday after noon, a 3 a party in a pleasure van was journeying across Clapham-common on its return from Hampton-court, the 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 women's dresses and the curtains took fire, and two of the females —Mrs. Aldous, of Union•street, Borough, and Mrs, Keatch, living in Kent-street---were so dreadfully burned that it was found necessary to take them to the • hospital. UNIrE,RSITY .COLLEGE, There was yesterdays very_numtrous 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 cfprofeesors'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, are. The business of the day c:)mmenced by the dean of the schools, Professor Creasy, reading the:report 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 n um b er o f stu d ents in the schoolmaster's classes of 51, gave a total in the Faculty of Arts and Laws for this sere ion of 228. The progressive state of University College in all its diversified branches was satisfactory in the ex treme. The following prizes were thennwarded : Andrews Scholarships-1001. for proficiency in. Latin, Greek, Mathematics, and Natural Philo sophy—Scholar, A. W. Young. History, Professor Creasy ; Prize, J. R Reid. Matheroatici, Pro fessor De Morgan • Higher Senior—Prizes, equal, Stiebel, H. H. C. Hardy ; Lower Senior— Prize, B. Kisch ; Higher, Junior—Priz,s, equal, T. ;H. Hepburn, W. Jardine ; 'Lower Junior— Prize, J. E. Mallinson. Latin, Profersor Newman; Senior —first 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. 11. 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 ; Seniorprize Theodore Waterhouse ; Junior—prize, E. S. Howe. Italian, Professor Arrivabene ; prize, W. H. Goldsm,d. 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—c g., natural philosophy aed astronomy, analytical che mistry, architecture, drawing, civil engineering, geology, botany, political economy, English law, jUrisprudence; and English essay. At the conclue 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 COLLECT, 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 cf the Insti tution, bite Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury he'll* . chair. The scholarships in the department of general literature stud science were awarded to rEeeas-d. G. Mackay, E. Lumley, W. H.,Boltoe, C. R. Cuff, W. E. Daniel, 0. F. Clinton, A.` K. Cherrill, and R. Dell ; and in the department of the applied ,etiences the junior scholar was R. G. Elwes. The prizes in the department of general literature were obtarifectley E_ Lumley, W . A. Elderton, G. Austen, R. M. Luck ock, A. K. Cher r.ll, E. J. Grindle, J. C. Thompson, J. B. Ca'lister, C. R. L. Eogstroem, A. Clowes, R. Doll, G. J. M. Mey nell, W. H. Bolton, and IE. J,G.,Mackay. The Princi pal's prize for,Latin v erse 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. Rensha.w ; the Daeent prize for English essay to 2E. J. G. Mackay ; the Debating Society prize for English essay to Robust Dell ; and the Plumptre p-ize for English verse to A. K. Cherrill ; J. C. Tuompson and J. Smith gained the prizes for French ; •G. 11. Douglas and A. L. Chiappini, the . prize for Ger man, and W. E. Daniel the prize for Hebrew. The prizeinen in the department of the applied sciences were —Pigou, Elvees, Penny, Anderson, Firebrace, Brown jeer, De Crane, Phipps, Ch9enbere, Poole; Delany, C. West, Bodington, Coimbra, Seeker, Fitzwilliam, and D. K. West, iu the department of military science ; Arthur Hill, in division and general proficiency; and e ry E ard i.nen of fo)tifietttio,. • ETON COLLEGE, June 30.—THE TOMLINE PRIZE.— The examinations for this, one of the most important of . the College prizer, commenced on Friday, the2sth inst., and terminated this afternoon (Wednesday). Examiner, Mr. W. H. Bssant, Fellow of St. John's College, Cam. bridge, tprizemen, Mezley, mi., K.S. The elder brother of this young gentleman gained -the same honourin 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 :—Boeanguet and Follett, a3g. ; Phillpotts,- mi., K.S., and Haukey, cog. ; Jervis Daman, K.S., seq. RAILWAY AcornmeT.—A little before 6 yesterday evening a frightful accident occurred near the Chilhans station of the South-Eastern Railway to Ow express , - train which left London at half-past 3. Twelve persons were more cr less injured ; about half seriously. A little boy namul Hood, of Mergate, has both legs broken, and is not expected to live. The crank axle of the engine broke and caused nice 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 publichouee near the station, where every possible atten tion is rendered them. Toe rails have been torn up for at least 15 feet, and Eeveral of the carriages were corn pletely crushed. Medical aid was promptly obtained 1E0133 Canterbury. Major Dowbiggin, of the depot bat talion, was in the train,' but escaped with slight injury. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-- BATH, June 30.—An accident, which might have been attended with fearful consequence; but which, fortu nately, resulted in damage to the railway company's plant merely, occurred upon the Great Western line, at Bathampton, near this city, to-day. The Wilts and Somerset branch enters upon the trunk line at the Bathanipton station, and it appears that as the train which leaves Salisbury at 9.40 a.rn., and which contained a considerable number of passengers, was approaching the Bathatepton station at half-past 11 thii morning, the engine, from some or explained 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 yard., it fertueately turned round and ran into a bank, which put a stop 0 its further career. All the passengers hap. pily escaped with a mere shaking, and the fright conse quent thereon. The steam had been shut off just before toe engine got off the rails, which doubtlessly accounts for the small amount of injury sustained. Occurring within about 200 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 tile passengers, who, from the manner in which the line was being torn up, appeared to be in the most imminent danger. The engine was much shat tered by the force with which is came into collision with a large stone in the bank. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.--An 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 daring the last few years. The express train, which leaves King's-cross station at 5 p.m. for Manchester, started punctually at that hour on Tuesday evening, and ran to time as far as Carlton, where owing to the break ing of the tire of one of the wheels of the tender the engine, which was running at express speed, vas 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. The passenger carriages were turned over, and the most frightful coulusiou prevailed aineng e theeinfor- _ ornate-travellers, some of whom burst through the win dows, hut the majority were unable to extricate them selves until assistance was rendered, The engineman and fireman were both hurt about the legs and arms, but 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 the scene of the accident, and in procuring aid.. In the !pentium 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 some degree of injury, and two were very seriously hurt, one gentleman having had several cf his ribs fractured, and another passenger some severe in ternal injuries. Tense wcre removed to the neatest 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 ie a few hours, so as to be fit for traffic, but the engine and carriages had not all been removed yesterday aL ei neon. SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON HOLBORN- HILL. -- Last even- J o g, at half-past seven o'clock, when the roadway of Holborn-hilt was crowded with omnibuses, cabs, and other vehicles, and the pavement with persons who had on the brow cf th e bill pro ceading at full s p ee d towar d s come out for an ev en i ng wa lk, a horse in a cab was seen Farringdon-street. The driver was on the b , .)s, but had hot the slightt , st control over the animal, which dashed o f whom wait e d b reat hl ess, w hil e ot h ers frantical!y down the hill amidst the shouts of the alarmed spectators, some f ollowed 8 11 baste to witness the hie vitable catastrophe. Carriage of E: c , trthlS ) was passed by the cab in a stir prising manner without collision, until St. Andrew'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 ti.rfitio, and in one instant the body and shafts of the cab were seen with the horse is one part of the road, the hind wheels in an other, anti the poor driver at a distal:co front both. The phaeton was whirled completely round, and the lady fainted. The cabman was instantly taken up, bleeding from the head, and conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hos pital. Upon such an examination as was pos s ible under the circumstances, it would be premature to state the extent of his injuries, which, however, roust be serious. The phaeton was drawn into Ely-place, and the lady re ceived immediate attention from the inmates of one of the hourv,s there, under which she speedily ye.c,v E nd. The gentleman who accompanied her was not hurt. 1, 1858. ~,a4