The Sun. — London, England, 1846-06-02 00:00:00

HOLIDAY AMUSEMENTS. LYCEUM. A piece de circonstance, entitled the Dustman's Belle, was produced here last evening with complete success. It is founded on an incident which occurred a short time since in the neighbourhood of Islington, which is, doubtless, in the recollection of many of our readers. We allude to the fact of a dustman having unexpectedly inherited an immense fortune, and having expended a large sum in continual treats to his fellow workmen. This fortunate dustman is the hero of the drama ; he is called Ned Windfall, and is personated by Mr. Keeley. In his days of dustmanship and innocence he had plighted his faith to Sally Broomly (Mrs. Keeley). She was the dustman's belle ; but, having ceased to be a dustman, he all but forgets his belle, having been led by Morgan Rattler (Mr. F. Vining), a scamp uprorious, and Jacob Goodman (admirably acted by Meadows), a scamp sanc timonious, into all sorts of debauchery, and plundered by them of some portions of his wealth. Rattler wishes to inveigle the dustman into a marriage with his sister, Susan Rattler (Miss Villars), but Good man, who is a suitor for the hand of the fair Susan, exposes to her the machinations of which it is intended that Ned Windfall shall become the victim. She is the devoted friend of Sally, and by her appeals to Windfall's better feelings, she revives his affection for his old sweetheart, and the Dustman's Belle is made happy, while Susan herself becomes the wife of Mr. Circuit (Mr. Diddear), the attorney, through whose instrumentality Windfall was first made aware of his good fortune. The piece was admirably acted, and the applause was most enthusiastic. Mr. and Mrs. Keeley and Miss Villars were called for at the fall of the curtain. The housi was crowded. SADLERS WELLS. Mr. Phelps and Mrs. Warner, in their laudable en deavours to cater for the amusement of the good folks of Islington and its vicinity, seem to have caught some thing of the mania which has lately to so large an ex tent existed in the metropolis, and which has developed itself in the various forms of American minstrelsy which have been brought before the public. Last night Mr. Henry Phillips favoured the visitors to this theatre with the first part of his adventures in America ; and, in con junction with Miss Rollo Dickson, interspersed his re marks on the sayings and doings of the land of the West by some very excellent transatlantic melodies. The ac count of his adventures was delivered in a free and pleas ing manner, and several of his anecdotes, tending toillustrate the unceremonious and inquisitive charac ter of the Kentuckians, caused considerable merriment. His Song of the Ohio was of the most laughable and grotesque nature. On the high pressure steam boats on the Ohio it is a custom with the engineers and stokers to share with themselves the pleasure of a vocal concert. On these occasions the white men take the initiative and lead off, while the blacks content themselves with the choruses. The peculiar nasal sound of their weak and discordant voice, contrasting with the bold and manly style of their leaders, has a most ridiculous effect, and the manner in which Mr. Phillips imi t ated this pe culiarity was excellent, and was deservedly encored. The .6 Song of the Fisherman," written by Barry Cornwall, was also sung with his usual ability. At the conclusion of his adventures he sang several other English and Irish songs. Among these—" Shall I, wastynge in despair, 1650," G. Withers ; " Down among the dead men," a bacchanalian song of 1660 ; and " The Sea Fight," by Dryden ; all of which were well received. Miss Rolla Dickson sang in very pretty style " The Bells of New York." It was announced that on Wednesday evening next, Mr. Phillips would give the second part of his adventures. We hope that upon that occasion he will have a more numerous au thence, a more delighted one he could not possibly have. ADELPHI. At this theatre the Whitsun holydays have caused no variation of the entertainments usually presented to the public. Indeed, no alteration was called for, as the pieces which have been presented to notice during the last fortnight are of that description that they rarely fail to attract an audience. The merits of The Memoirs of an Umbrella have already been sufficiently canvassed by the public, and it will be sufficient to say that the parts were sustained with unusual spirit, and some passages were so delivered as to cause, not the acclamation which follows a hackneyed sentiment or claptrap, but the genuine and heartfelt applause which is justly due to good acting. In the drama of the Cabin Boy which followed, Madame Celeste was more than usually bril liant; and the extravaganza of Peter Wilkins concluded the evening's amusements. The theatre was not nume rously attended; but this fact may be attributed to the extreme fineness of the weather, which rendered other amusements more attractive. The audience were, how ever, more select than is usual in holiday time, and were so far satisfied that not one mark of disapprobation was exhibited throughout the evening. SURREY. Davidge has secured the services of Madame Vesof nights. and her talented husband for a limited number Mathews S. " Th e V estr i s " i s as f asc i na tin g , and Charles as versatile, as ever. It may seem paradoxical to saythat the latter is the first of light comedians be cause he is the most profound of thinkers, but so we beli eve i t i s. He studies laboriously and he acts with ease. lie discriminates with judgment, and he never tversteps the modesty of nature. Other favovrites have their popularity, because, as in Dutch paintings, their humour is exhibited in broader and stronger lights. Charles Mathews, on the contrary, is chaste to a degree ; he never courts approbation by the exhibition of a broad grin ; his acting is legitimate ; the manner of the man, the witticism of the text commands the tri tmph. Madame Vestris's reputation as an accomplished sztiste is too widely diffused to require any eutogium from us. Last night in the popular burletta of the Loan of a Lover, as Gertrude, she sang some of her best songs, and was encored in all of them. This distinction, how ever flattering, is nevertheless painful, and it would be well if our Surrey friends did not so frequently test the lungs of the singers. Charles Mathews was, of course , the Peter Spyk. Both were well supported by Messrs. Johnstone, Heslop, and :Lewis, and by Mrs. H. Hughes. The evening's performauce commenced with the comic drama Used Up, which -was first brought out at the gay market, where it rate for seventy-seven nights. Sir Charles Coldstream; by Mr. Mathews ; Sir Adonis leech, Mr. Rodgers ; Jobs' Ironbrace, Mr. Johnstone ; as Lady Clutterbuck, Miss Martin. The piece of the night, howe'rer, was a new grand romantic oriental spectacle, replete with situations, combats, and dances, and magnificent water effects, entitled the Dark Falcon of the Atiruck; or, the Prince Diver and the Shah's goblet. The promise held out in the portion of the bill quoted was amply verified. We e on hon our w h en we affirm that six soldiers, with conical caps, bearing a striking resemblance to Prince Albert's chef d'auvre, were) killed in each battle, and miraculously resuscitated behind the scenes, in order to fake p ar t i n t h e one w hi c h f o ll owe d. Th e pl o t it se lf was of the hybrid order—a cross beiween a tale out of the Arabian Nights and f.,chiller's Diver. It would be impossible to trace it through all its ramifications, and equally impossihle to account for the extraordinary situations in which the pi itacipal characters found them selves. We leave the hei:t) who gives the name to the spectacle safe in wind and. limb in the streets of Tehran, and we find him in the (:aral caves of Amphitrite, be- Leah the salt salt sea. We cannot explain why, we can ony wonder how the devil! he got there. The piece is woind up with (we quote the bill again) " a tremendous explosion and powerful denouement." Some of the scenes were very beautifully pahatod. The house was respect ablr, if not fully filled, .and the :audience seemed higily delighted with the am • usements provided for then. --- VICTORIA. 4 new drama of interest, entitled The Flitting D ay , !nu produced here last evening. The plot may be Judged by the title. We rave the old characters—a fatter farmer, ruined by b e.d crops, acted by Mr. E. F. c "Ile a virtuous daughter, acted by Miss Vincent, P rh 4 , after being exposed to all sorts of trials and temptations, is rewarded with the hand of a rich and titled lover ; a villain uncle., who would fain sell her to I nue seducer, both of wham, at the fall of the curtain, "ebrotight to condign punishment. These are old ma rrals, but they are well put together ; and the piece is, moreover, admirably , a eted. The audience were in %xtieies o f d e li g ht ; and ! rhe Flitting Day will continue I ,'„ tit for many nights, b eore it finally flits in reality. 4 . 43 house was cra mmed. AST '.LEY'S. •The Seikh Invasion ; or, Our Indian Victories of 1846, is he title of the grand spectacle which Mr. Batty has g i c i lt, up for th e amuse m e nt of his Whitsuntide p atrons, and most g orgeous spectac l e it i s . In the opening we have th e rey els of the S e ikh c hiefs in Lahore be -foie settin g out the Sutlej b y ti c i ' ll tb.e expedition, then the passag e of and night biv:u Saikh army, then the forced march wss e xcellently uma r s of the British troops, which Tie review of the g !! . 41, and then the battle of Moodkee. ; az wa t th e troops at Ferozepore was ad ti 'le utni mirably managed Battle of Sobraon was fought, cm both sides, with u lt. spirit of gallantry. The audience were delighted, we have no doubt but that tie Sea Invasion at Astl a er s Vast at least twice as long as did the Seikh Invasion :f ==. „„=......_ India. VAU.X: FIALL GAR W hi tsun tide is the season of holid E a 2 ‘ 78 - d ou b te dly at this season of the year, when sunshine a n d un te most joy ous h festivity court pe o p l e out of doors, it i s the of festivals. Whit: utntide, how many of Seen, and yet not ce as without a Vauxhall — one 'ave we .things which speak of an amalgamation of all the those sures that enlighten a nd relieve the dull wa y of all &loses; who journey straightforwardly and steadfastly th rough this most busy vv,)rld. We have seen many halls but never one t hat p leased us so much -- ~ the ' as V a uxhall of :last night. There was noth ing to distinguish last night from any other of the joyous nights spent in this most joyous of the halls of public amusement, 'save and except that there were fresh introductionA, and Lew souls in the bodies .of the numerous promenaders who studded the well and variously-c oloured lighted walks, like freshly -scented flowers hilts ,thing their perfume in the eloquence .of a moonlight nigh t, full of music, and all the attrac tions of flesh and blood, capable of conveying all the sensations that relieve the dulness of every-day exist ence. W e went t o see Vauxhall by gaslight, but were most agreeably d isappointed to see it not only by the light of the moon, but by the light of all the light that ever tbr ew their lustre on dull common-place .,•ness, the light of t. ire() thousand eyes beaming with the satisfaction of havit ig been well entertained, and capable of expressing the sa.ti sfaction that they were so elevated and social as to be ca pable of expressing the fact in the sweetest and Avast • amiable manner. Vauxhall ! We "write our notice of t he various attractions in a kind of bewildered and Cui ntelligible dream; yet we enjoyed ourselves. We rec tDileot number of very stirring fgts, but we are incapable of giving to them a name and an expression, so that they may be recognised by those who were less . wide awake than ourselves. There were numbers incalculable of ladies well behaved and well dressed ; there were gentlemen who mixed in the throng and did not forget themselves; there were strangers, from far-off parts, who gazed and were satisfied, and did not depart without audibly ex pressing the fact. In addition to the brilliancy of the gardens themselves, the proprietors, still maintaining their well-known liberality, provided an exceedingly full programme of attractive entertainments, which were performed in different parts of the ground, and at speci fied periods of the evening. In the first place, there was the performances of " a celebrated brass band," who exe cuted a number of Donizetti, Strauss, and Rossini'a best productions ; and then came a vocal concert , in which Messrs. Hodges, Sinclair, J. W. Sharp, Binge, and Darcie, and Mesdames Aveling Smith, and J. Roe, took part. The vocalists were accompanied by a numerous and efficient orchestra, and won for themselves an oc casional encore. The concert was no sooner over than there was a tremendous rush to the Rotunda Theatre, and in five minutes afterwards the place was literally crammed from end to end. By dint of some vigorous pushing, crushing, and squeezing, we managed to get a z estricted view of the equestrian performances in" the new and capacious circle," and although, to speak vulgarly, we melted down to a very jelly, we must admit that we never witnessed scenes in the circle which we more enjoyed. Mad:.me Louise Tournaire, if possible, ex celled herself in her daring fetes of horsemanship; while Mons. Benedict, Mons. Ferdinand Tournaire, and Madame Klatt, exerted themselves wonderfully, to give satisfaction to their audience. One would have thought that, after this, would have terminated the amusements of the evening, but no, the cream of the thing had yet to come, and it is so graphically described in the printed circular of the establishment, that we cannot do better than introduce it, and here it is:—" A gorgeous procession! introducing a faithful representa tion of the Emperor Teaou Kwang reviewing his Tartar troops before the imperial pavilion, or Palace of the Golden Bells, amidst a display of fireworks upon a novel and extraordinary scale, by that celebrated pyrotechnic artist Mr. Darby. In the distance, the lofty pagodas and monstrous Dragon Tower, 120 feet high from which Il Joel Diavolo will make a terrific descent as ' Victory on a fiery dragon ; and in his descent will cast the wreath of victory' at the feet of the successful knight of the tournay that is supposed to have taken place. The whole scene terminating with one of the most imposing and brilliant discharges of fireworks that has ever been attempted in this or any other country." This portion of the entertainments, as may be ima gined, occupied a considerable time in the representation, and while the first part was glittering and gorgeous the latter was terrific and startling. The dancing com menced some short time before we left, and when we did leave the lamps were about to put on their night caps, as the dawn of another day began to peep in between the leaves of the lofty trees that surrounded Vauxhall. SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Never since we remember these gardens have they been so crowded, as they were last evening. As early as seven o'clock it was with the greatest difficulty that the visitor could make his way from one part of the gardens to the other, and long before nine, the crush in front of the lake was so great that locomotion became impossible—volition was in abeyance, and the unfortu nate wight, who was in " the press," was ferced to surrender his free will to the crowd, and to move as they moved. We had the curiosity to make inqui ries as to the number of persons who had been admitted into the gardens, and ascertained that there were upwards of 16,000 persons present at nine o'clock. In addition to the other attractions of the gar dens, there was last night exhibited for the first time, " Calypso's Fairy Grotto," a master-piece of dio ramic effect, from the magic pencil of Denson, who has in this instance completely realised the poetic dream of the author of Telemachus. The grotto, which is approached by the gothic bridge, is illuminated iu part brilliantly, whilst in other parts dimmed lamps cast a " pale, religious light," enhancing the poetry of the scene. In the interior we see Tele machus relating his adventures to Calypso, and the grouping of these figures is admirably arranged. This beautiful grotto will henceforth be a great feature of attraction in these gardens. As a guide to the visitor, it is as well to state that it is immediately behind the gothic bridge, and may be approached by crossing it, and that it opens at eight, and is closed before the eruption begins. The eruption appeared to us to be even grander than on any former occasion, but, this perhaps may have been owing to the extreme bril liancy of the evening. The perilous descent of Signor Fannelli in his fiery chariot, from the pagoda to the lake, elicited loud applause, and the immense concourse seemed highly gratified with the whole of the entertainments. After the conclusion, there was a stream of human beings pouring forth from the gardens continuously for upwards of an hour. Never before have so many persons been congregated together within the precincts of the Surrey Zt,ological Gardens. Even the monster audiences at Jullien's Monster Concerts last year, shrink into com parative insignificance. ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION (CONTINUED). 100. Pandora—G. Patten, A.—is a picture of great pretension, and also of considerable merit. From its immense size, it attracts the attention of every visitor. The figure of Pandora is a nude of the Rubens rather than of the Titian school of art, and albeit hypercriti cism might have something to say on the subject of the anatomy of the figure, yet " Hand ego paucis offendar maculis," the picture is, in more senses of the word than one, a great picture, and proves that Mr. Patten has been no inattentive or unworthy student in the school of the Flemish masters. 103. The Supplicant —R. Redgrave, A.— " Please to give tw o single knocks." One of those pictures in the painting of which Red grave delights. The motto explains the subject. A ibneasnatiinfutle reach thelittlegiii knocker. gat a doer, and endeavo urin g 117. Cupid and Psyche—Painted for his Royal High ness Prince Albert.—T. Uwins, ILA.- - Psyche, returning from the infernal regions with the vase of celestial beauty (obtained from Proserpine, at the com mand of Venus), is tempted by vanity and curiosity to lift the lid of the mysterious treasure. Why should I be so silly as to carry all this beauty to Venus, without stealing a little for myself ? Alas ! instead of beauty there issues from the vase a noxious vapour, which throws poor Psyche into a deep sleep—and she must fall from the rocks, but that Cupid, always hovering round the object of his love, flies to her protection, re vives her from her trance, and restores her to animation and enjoyment.—See the Fable of Apvleius." This is a small cabinet picture beautifully finished. It is an ex quisite illustration of the fable. 134. The Departure—Scene in Circassia Sir W. Allen, R.A. A Circassian chieftain taking leave of his fa mily and hastening to the wars. The landscape in the am background i Early and yrde s beautiful l,ainndrning_ apparentlyaboutexceedingly, t ocharge and down h e e w. warriorsna glen, tiful landscape. The energy.str. g Collins has three other pictguClreeo the darkness gradu a lly me l t i ng i nto d awn , i s very fine. pictures l b i ie n nt s Hill Sands, Devon ; 106 . Sh r i m pers hastening e. home ; and 529. Meadf o rd B ay , T orqua y, all beautiful, the eße A e d x .—a h y i as i n t i da o n nb — i a 9 hu o. 4 but scarcely equal to Early Morning. 122. A Candidate for a Portrait—C. Landseer, R.A. "Paint me Le." Such was the request of this lovely child to the artist, and admirably has he executed the commission. It is a little gem. _ _ 152: The Wounded Smuggler, by the same artist, is too melodramatic for our taste ; but 337. Mary Avenel showing her trinkets to Mysie Happer, the only other contribution of this artist to the exhibition, is an admirable illustration of Sir Walter Scott's description of the scene ; the good humoured as tonishment of the lively Mysie Rapper contrasts ad mirably with the composed, dignified, melancholy pla cidity of Mary Avenel. . F. Goodall contributes two pictures-84, Spanish Pea sants retreating from the French Army ; and 239, Going to Vespers. There is some clever grouping in the first of these pictures ; but the Going to Vespers as a piece of colouring, is quite Rembrantesque. The cloisters, up which the figures are hastening to the chapel, are illuminated by a lamp, the lights from which are distributed in a most wonderful manner. REVIEW of the MONEY MARKET FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1846. This has been a somewhat extraordinary month in matters affecting the value of capital and the condition of trade. The progress of the American negotiation, and the passage of the Corn Bill through the Com mons, have been calculated to restore confidence and ac tivity ; but on the other band, the unaccountable vagaries of the railway people, and the serious apprehensions which have lately arisen as to the intentions of the Up per House towards the Corn Bill, have more than neu tralised these good influences. The departure of everything like prudence and com mon sense from all the classes of persons concerned in our unfortunate railway difficulties, appears to be com plete.At the date of our last review, there was a general feeling of satisfaction at the prospect of nineteen twentieths of the railway schemes before the public being " wound up" under the Ministerial measure. As far as our own observation went, we met with nobody who did not express a hope and desire that an effectual clearance would be brought about by the Bill. During the present month, probably one hundred meetings have been held, and certainly, at not more than one-fourth of them have resolutions to " wind up," re ceived the assent of the majority. In the greater num ber of instances there has been an unanimous deter mination to proceed. We have observed, that in hardly any instance are the directors and promoters of the schemes disposed to "wind up." These parties are generally the most clamorous in favour of proceeding. There can be no doubt, that this sudden and radical change in the disposition of holders of scrip, was very largely encouraged by an unlooked for rise in the price of railway shares, which occurred at the beginning of the present month. The improvement was so decided, that for a few days the bustle bore a strong resem blance to the delirium of the dog days of last summer ; but the fit was altogether transcient and factitious. There is, indeed, good reason to belive, that it was the result of a deep laid trick of a few leading capitalists, who deal in property of this description. The Com mittees of the Houses of Parliament on the various groupes of schemes, appear to be quite as careless of consequences as the directors themselves. PrearaLles are passed with the greatest coolness, and the only con• siderations which appear to prevail are the merits of each individual line, viewed totally apart from the ge- neral question of railway expenditure. We have omitted no proper opportunity of warning our readers of the danger attending this state of things. We are at this mom ent as strong ly convinced as ever, that if the present course is to be followed without check, within some very short time we shall find ourselves in such a sea of troubles as we have not experienced for many years. The first people to suffer, and to suffer also for the longest time, and with the greatest severity, will be the directors of the several schemes which obtain their Bills ; next in order will be the shareholders, and after them all that portion of the public who happen to have railway speculators for debtors or creditors. It is the purest folly to suppose for a moment at that at all afford the d st tenth part of the mass' o p c o a s r a r b y le on capital of the country can not f r t z li ti e iw w a h y o s le li , ke b l u y t toevpeansso,n in n addition to those already in course of construction. We have seen too much of the incapacity of railway direc tors to believe, that any greater discretion will be exer cised after the Act is obtained than has been displayed in the preliminary steps. Every scheme will feel sure that its peculiar merits justifies a " vigorous prosecu tion" of the works, and there will be a general steeple chase titer recusant shareholders who cannot, and wealthy shareholders who can, and who must furnish the money. Before the issue of this number, the decision of the House of Peers on th e secon d rea di ng of the Corn Bill will have taken place. We fully expect that that stage of the measure will pass by a majority of thirty or forty, but we have great doubts of its success in Committee. We think it highly probable that the party who will act under Lord Stanley will be able to effect such altera tions as will be fatal to the Bill. In the occurrence of such an event, the country will be placed in a situation of great difficulty. The alternatives under such a state of things appear to be three. (1.) Sir R. Peel may retain office, and forthwith dissolve Parlia ment. (2.) He may quit office, and the Queen may authorise Lord Stanley to form a Cabinet; Lord Stanley would doubtless be able to do that. The question would then become, will Lord Stanley attempt to carry out his views with the present House of Commons, or will he dissolve Parliament ? We think decidedly he would dissolve. (3.) Lord Stanley may decline or be unable to take office, and Lord John Russell may be sent for; and there can be little doubt that Lord John would immediately appeal t the constituencies. Our own opinion is, that in the event of the failure of the Bill in the Lords, Sir Robert Peel will remain in office, and call a new Parliament, and submit his mea sures to them as a final effort in their behalf. In this place, we express no opinion as to the merits either of Sir Robert Peel, Lord Stanley, or Lord John Russell, but in a monetary point of view, it is our duty to calcu late beforehand, as far as we can, the probable effect of these political disturbances. The fate of the Bill will be decided by the end of the first week in June. If it be lost, we consider a general election inevitable about the opening of July. Parliament would then meet in August or September, and the fate of the new measure could not be fully settled before the middle of October. The rejec tion of the Bill will, therefore, certainly entail upon the four months, probably m uch lon g er. —Bank e r 's Magazine. Money Market a state of uncertaint y for n o t less than THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING -1 JUNE 2, 1n46. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. It must be admitted that the proprietors of this Insti• tution have not come forward with any extraordinary novelty for the entertainment of their holiday visitors, except, indeed, that the absence of anything entirely new is of itself so rare an occurrence as to he well worthy the name of a " novelty." If, however, there is nothing that has not been seen or heard before, there is nothing that will not bear to be seen and heard again, and the sterling value of what is fully compensates fur the want of what is not. Professor Bachoffner's lectures on the objects exhibited by the gas microscope continues as amusing and entertaining as on the very first day that the microscope itself was introduced into the Insti tution; and Dr. Ryan's able discourse on the nature and use of the diving apparatus was listened to with great interest. The diver's dress, the invention of Mr. Heinke,by which a sufficient quantity of air to support life for more than a quarter of an hour is carried down in a condensed state, so as to be available in case of any accident to the air-pump or hose, which might cut off the further supply—the signal dial (also invented by Mr. Heinke) by which, instead of relying on the uncertain method of conveying the wants of the diver by the sound of a bell, they are pointed out by an index on an engraved plate, are valuable improvements in this most useful ap paratus. The series of views from Oregon which have lately been added to the dissolving views, including " The Mouth of the Columbia," " Cape Disappoint ment," " Fort Astoria," &c., &c., met with the applause that their great beauty called for. A small tract de scribing the territory,- and more especially the scenes represented in these views, was distributed to the visitors at the door. There was but one drawback; — the music accompanying the dissolving views might have been better selected and might have been better performed. But, on the whole, the night's entertain ment was calculated to afford satisfaction to the visitors; and if we might judge from the frequent and hearty ap plause, it did afford it. ADELAIDE GALLERY. The principal novelty produced yesterday at the Adelaide Gallery was a model railway and train, repre senting the contrivance lately invented by Messrs. Austin and Quick for obviating the inconveniences re sulting from the break of gauge. The model railway occupies nearly the whole length of the long room, and has two lines of rails, with sidings, upon two gauges, the narrow being about 5 inches. The two gauges run into one another abruptly, the narrow being carried—for a distance about equal to the circumference of one of the wheels of the carriage—within the broad. Each carriage is provided with two sets of wheels, one within the other, the inner being adapted to the narrow, the outer to the broad, gauge; and one and the same carriage is thus enabled to run upon both gauges. It would be ne cessary, of course, to use a broad gauge engine on the broad gauge line, and a narrow gauge engine on a narrow gauge line, but of the carriages, not one need be removed, and neither passengers nor goods need be shifted in passing from one line of rails to the other. In the model, the change of gauge is made abruptly, and at the moment of passing the break, each carriage rests partly on the broad and partly on the narrow rails. It is hardly possible that this could be necessary on the railway ; but if it became so it would be perfectly prac ticable, as one engine might be removed and another substituted by means of sidings. As far as it is possible to judge from the models, no oscillation would be ex perienced in making the change. The nio,el carriages are of a breadth somewhat greater than the distance between the narrow gauge wheels, but smaller than that between the broad, so that they extend without the wheels when on one gauge, and within them on the other. We are not aware, however, that any inconvenience will result from this, and there is no doubt the plan will be successful. A small model of Webster's patent roof and drain tile making machine has been added to the collection, and a nu mber of tiles made b y it are exhibited as proofs of its efficiency. The machine will sw make or l worked large y ge numbers of tiles of any form o r instrument man or boy with the greatest ease, ha and greatest x e r apidity. Tiles made by this n s str p u e m w en it t hthe v are and the other tensively used in draining laud. The concert , the exhi bition of the gas micro sco p e, entertain ments, were yesterday as a ttractive and as varied as ever, and the fineness of t he day was highly favourable to the daguerrotype process. be ected, a lare number in the course of M. .Claud had, as might . et the ex da p y, and the g gallery was of evensittersmore than usually crowded. DRURY LANE THEATRE,—MadIIe. Carlotta Grisi ar rivede_ect yesterday afternoon, and in order to give every possible Il to . the. representation of the new ballet of Paquitcy in which she is to appear, the theatre will be closed this even. rehearsal We are given to understand that an unusual degree led costumesendour will havingbe di s p b l e a e y n e m d in ad this e i n Paris. TAI ,.., ENT S AT WINDSOR WIIITsiEuxV:x• Tbße and also the Round tte Apartments at Windsor Castle, Tower,. have been commanded to be CASTLE: day this w open to the public during accommodation of the holiday till four o'clock, for the ekenko, known from m t 0 elevenSykes, visitors to the town. It was ne(Ornh'vter, Castle, until g w re Illation for the porter at the tradesmen's entrance nearly one o'clock yesterday, that an the Whitsun week had been determTnenotelthe parties from London, who had arr i ve d at the Castl e befo re Several that hour were unfortunately tur ne d b ac k, although possess ing the Lord Chamberlain's tickets, in consequence of official notice on the subject having been given to the porter. As it was, but very few persons arrived in the town pro vided with tickets of admission. Monday being one of the days, since the commencement of the year, on which the State Apartments and the Round Tower are closed. This public notification, it is hoped, may be the means of prevent ing similar disappointment to visitors during the remainder of the week. The orders that none can be admitted to the Staterooms without tickets, dated within one week of the day on which they are presented are peremptory, and most strictly acted upon.. - .. FLANDERS and HAMBURGH MAIL . COPENHAGEN, MAY 23.—1 t is now positivelyffi armed that his Majesty the King of Sweden will arrive here on the 11th of July, and stay till the 13th of the same month. It is also expected that the Crown Prince of Bavaria will pay us a visit. A singular report has lately been circulated, namely, that the discussion of the question of the succession in the Duchies will he prohibited, with an intimation that there is at present no grounds for such a discussion. It is certain, however, that several highly important pro jects of law may be expected. But the draft of a penal code for the Duchies, which has been long in prepara tion, will not be brought forward in the approaching Diet. ST. PETERSBURGH, MAY 16.—Among the illustrious guests expected to be present at the marriage which is shortly to take place is his Royal Highness Pr} nee Albert, Consort of Queen Victoria, in return for the visit which the Emperor paid to the Queen in 1844. Great preparations are making in Peterhoff and the country seats in the ro mantic environs, where the court will pass several weeks after the marriage of Princess Olga. Accounts, which, however, are not yet authenticated, state that the Cholera has appeared in some parts of Russia, and especially that it has prevailed for some weeks past in the government of Cranburg, where it must probably have been introduced by the caravans. WARSAW, MAY 18.—The disarming of the kingdom of Poland has lately been carried to much greater ex tent ; not only fire-arms, and what are properly called arms and weapons, are confiscated, but all instruments which rr ay be used for cutting and striking, and only those are allowed which are necessary for the exercise of some trade or profession. In private houses only or• dinary table knives and forks are permitted ; but all carving and.hitchen knives are prohibited. The butchers, who use only large knives and hatchets, are obliged to declare the number of them to the police, and to have them stamped. The confectioners, after long petitioning, have at length obtained permission to have a machine, which they use for cutting bonbons, and the like. FRONTIERS OF GALICIA, MAY 20.—According to accounts received to-day from Tarnow, the famous chief of the peasants, Szelo, (he is 72 years of age), was at length arrested on the 15th of this month, after having been for fourteen days under the surveillance of the police. This has been known to the public here only within these two days. The peasants in the country are said to be much displeased at their lot. The same time we learn that his son, who lived at Pilzno, and wrote the orders to the peasants, in his father's name, is also arrested. The work, in what are called Robeth days, is, indeed, performed by the peasants for the Nobles, but the peasants utter the most awful threats against the Nobles, some of whom, in the circle of Wa doweil, do not require any such service. SILESIA, MAY 23.—An event has lately taken place in the circle of Nimpt, which resembles what sometimes happens among the Irish peasantry. A landowner, who is said to be rather strict in asserting his right, has a field of very fine rapeseed. In one night the whole was cut down; the loss is said to be several thousand pounds. —Hamburgh papers, 29th May. BRUSSELS, MAY 28.—The Senate is convoked for Thursday, the 4th of June. At the opening of the sitting of the Chamber of Representatives to-day, some observations were made relative to the social matters to be put in the orders of the day, viz., to the free importations of provisions, to the Mint, and to the convention with France. The Chamber then continued the debate on the project of law respecting the canal of Deynze. We find from the Journal de la Haye, that the King of the Netherlands has left that capital for Wiemar, before the last arrangements relative to our commercial differences were finally settled. The English Minister at Brussels gave a grand dinner in honour of the birthday of her Majesty Queen Victoria. All the members of the diplomatic .body, except the Swedish Minister, were present, and all the members of the cabinet. His Majesty's household was represented by Lieut. General Count d'Havre de Steenhuyse, and M. Van Prael, his Majesty's Secretary. After dinner there was a grand reception from the diplomatic body, the ministers, and all the persons of distinction presented. The façade of the Hotel of the British Legation was illuminated. BRUSSELS, MAY 29.—The Chamber of Representatives continued to-day the debate on the project of law relative to the canal from Drynze to Schipdonk. The King has given audience to-day to a great num ber of persons. The Russian brig, Saina, Captain Leffley, which left Antwerp on the 21st of this month, in ballast, had put in at four o'clock in the afternoon, and was at anchor in the road of Turueuse. On the 22d at eleven at night, the captain, who was in bed, was thrown against the deck by an explosion which caused him to receive some bruises. The men had placed a quantity of gunpowder (supposed to be about 12 lbs.), under his bed, to which they contrived to apply a match. Happily the powder was not placed precisely under the place where the captain slept, so that he happily escaped with some slight contusions on his arms and legs, and was thrown, without any other• accident, against the roof of his cabin. The Russian Consul will investigate the matter. Some persons are arrested. Another crew will be engaged, and in a few days the Saima will sail In the cabin everything is broken to pieces by the ex plosion.—Brussels paper, May 30. HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, MAY 23. Bills. Money. kustrlan 5 per Cents .. Bank Shares ...• • • •• .• •• . 1590 Anglo-Russian Loan ... •••••• • • • • • • 107 107 Russian 5 per Cent., liamb. Certificate. 101% Ditto Ist series Inscription 101 y, Ditto, Slope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 96 Ditto, in Certificate...... •.•• .. • • New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. 89 Ditto Stieglitz . ........ ......... 88 Spanish New 5 per Cent ••• . • • ........ 18.3( 18 Ditto 3 per Cent .................. 28% 28% Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 214 per Cent • . Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ... 59 , - Ditto 3 per Cent. Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.... Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ...... 86% 86 1 National Bank Shares.. DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, MAY 26. Money. Bills Actual Debt, 2 34 per Cent.• • • •• • . 603 60% Eitto, 3 per Cent .................. 7 2 34 72% Ditto, 4 per Cent . .......... 9334 94 Amort Syndic, 336_ per Cent BB% 89 Ditto, 33% per Cent.......... • • Commercial Company, 434 per Cent • . 170% 17134 East India Loan, 4 per Cent.• •• ••• • • • Exchange on Loudon, at sight •• Two m0nth5............... 12 20 On Hamburgh, at sight .. 35 75 Two months... •• •••• • • • • 35 31 On Paris Two months, •• • • —Datch Papers, May 27. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bsusszts, May 27. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent • ...... •••• • - • Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent .... Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent. •. • Ditto Three per Cent ••••••• • • • • • • ..... Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ••• • • • Ditto, ditto,lB4o ... •..• • • • 100 Ditto, ditto, 1842 Ditto, 1844.......... ....... ... 100 Ditto, 1836... Ditto, 1838 741 i Ditto of the City, 1832 . • Ditto, 1843 Bank ofßeigium . • .... 890 —Brussels Papers. May 28. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. A few small accounts were closed yesterday, and two or three of the favourites for the Emperor's Vase were backed, but the greater part of the afternoon was oc cupied in checking books, and preparing for the settling this afternoon. It is expected to be easy. The betting resolved itself into the following brief quotations : THE EMPEROR'S VASS. 7 to 2 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm-1,100 to 300 tkn. 7 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moor's Wolfdog—taken 9 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Mentor—taken 10 to 1 agst Lord Lonsdale's Jericho—taken 10 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Orlando 12 to 1 agst Mr. A. W, Hill's Sweetmeat 15 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Wood Pigeon. 200 even betting between Orlando and Weatherbit— not p.p. Offers to take 20 to 1 about the Peri colt. We are requested to state that the Queen's Vase at Ascot, the Goodwood Cup, Goodwood Stakes, the Orange Prize, the Maidstone Stakes, and several others, close and name this day. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1847. FRIDAY. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each. Last half of Ab. M. Gag, Bst 71b—Piccinino, Bst—Restless (the Deception filly), Bst 41b. SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1847. TUESDAY. The same horses at the same weight, Criterion Course. SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY. This line of railway, the opening of which from various causes has been so long delayed, and which was originally intended to have been worked upon the atmos pheric principle, was on Saturday opened as a locomotive line. The day was a remarkably fine one, and was celebrated as a holvday along the course of the line, which runs through a most picturesque and romantic portion of the country. The line, starting from Exeter, passes elm% some meadows and follows the course of the Exe, giving some magnificent views of the city of Exeter, the extensive estuary of the Exe, the towns of Topsham, Lympstone, and Exmouth in the distance. On the other side of the river, as you progress along the line, are seen Powderham-park and castle, the seat of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire. After passing the Starcross-station, the appearance of the line becomes still mere romantic, for you are carried apparently through the sea, the line running close to the mouth of the Exe I it then runs into a very deep cutting through the Langstone cliffs, Afterwliich p a a r s e si s n e g en D to a w w i e i r s i h n g v u o p n u e -a o r m d s e of 100 t f p e o e i t l a io b n ov o e f y t o h u e . bl part an the construction sea-neb ' ,o. so o 'n , , , 1 ei many icmh,e most tiumansensuianlitgliae difficulties havese a s been it dine does alongtheencountered, passed over the beach irruptions of the sea. Having several tunnels, you arrive immense m p e a n ‘ s v e li b sb u , ttr a e n ss d and where in ti, n built to protect the•line from of the most delightful watering places upon the western coast of England. The first train, with the directors, has through bee at Teignmouth, which is sufficiently well known as one &c., among whom we perceived Lord Courtenay, Mr. departurer Samuda, Mr. Brunel, Mr. Ilenett, Mr. Gibbs, chairman of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, Mr. Saunders, secre tary of the Great Western Railway, &c., left Exeter at 2 sb.oy s o m nth i ae n r u te tes after 12 o'clock, being loudly cheered on its assembledl and o, e l do o'clock. km r i . ? I trri tt The ed e le i N , vnhenonaldpe appeared de e d of its progress, polis is connected directly state, the carriages passing toatbeTieni with but little - ' oscillation. By this opening the metro- Bristol and Exeter, necessity for changing the • g carriages, the Great Western, Bristol p n a ds l nogu witht hD T over ee vii principle. o,nm veryou beingth, smoothly,wtt without ghaonocfn iha them h yd l , constructed upon the broad gauge THE LATE MRS. FRY. During the last few w eeks sever al meetings have taken place at the Mansion House, over which the Lord Mayor presided, connected with the memory of the late Mrs. Fry. By a resolution, proposed by Lord fos L go o . : f d iotr I t l ha o se n aprguErrTepneod, purpose of secondedestablishing subscription by aTn shouldul'lA s Fb institution eA Is Ne w LE h R i h, while it transmitted to posterity the name and character of Mrs. Elizabeth Fry, so long and so usefully engaged in the important work of reforming the discipline of prisons, would assist in carry ing into execution one of the cherished designs of her life—the establishment of a temporary refuge, in which female prisoners, anxious to reform their lives, might, upon their discharge, obtain f oo d an d s h e lt er f or a few days or weeks, until, under the discreet advice and assistance of the Committee of Ladies, who during Mrs. Fry's life had been her associates, these unfortunate persons might be placed in asylums or penitentiaries, or be passed to their parishes, or, in the case of young and petty transgressions, might be resUred to their parents or friends, when, after due probation, they gave evidence of repentance and amendment of life. The Hoc. W. COWPER, M.P., moved, and Lord HENRY CHOLKONDELEY seconded a resolution, appointing a committee of noblemen and gentlemen to carry the design into execution. The committee, on Thursday last, was numerously attended, when several chaplains of the metropolitan prisons, and also several members of the Society of Friends present at their annual meeting, delivered their sentiments in approbation of the measure ; and some large subscriptions were announced. His Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen informed the meeting that he had secured the coininands of his Majesty the King of Prussia to tlstify his re g ard to the memory of the de ceased, and his appro bation of th e objects of the insti tution, ing a contributor ; an d t h e Hon. WAY. h e r Majesty's most grac i ous pleasure to become iwo pr signified its a patro ness, and a sscriber of 50 guineas i t c u o n t aid n et by b ofthe funds. Prince Albert had likewise conde scended to honour the establishment with his patronage and a donation of 251 SLAVERY IN CHINA. (From the New York Journal of Commerce.) CANTON, JAN. 1846.—0 f all the men on the lace of the globe (and I have sojourned among several nations anmii idols, eodrmal narrowed tswha neet i dofde)asn, clown I wo t. enjoyment m a ne tyvd : eo e never seen any equal to the Chinese in the l ove o f money. It is said this people have many n Have; tthaoanft but droinctie teisher. great yE worshipauryl e ct irm a y l al city, iet appears3,,worshippedend—richesan deteve hi a ,ye s , street; nay, every house of every street, as far as I have seen, has a niche on the side toward the street, dedicated to the god who brings riches. And impious would that man be esteemed who neglected to light a taper and burn three incense sticks every evening before that ali adored idol. Even now do my ears ring with the ex clamation Of horror which burst from my landlord, some few nights ago, when on taking possession of the pre • mises, his incense pot was thrown into the street. That landlord now, of his own accord, comes elmost every evening to my study, to join in reading the Bible, and uniting in prayer to the true God with the disciples. The prominent position which the subject of slavery is occupying in the minds of Christians at home, led me to inquire into its existence in this great provincial city —Canton. It seems that among the one million of in. habitants, which it is said this city contains, there are estimated to be about 100,000 slaves, all of whi c h are females; that is to say the number of: male bondmen is not computed to be beyond one hundred. The reason of this disparity of numbers is the following:—the male slaves in China are chiefly employed in agricultural pur suits, and therefore are not found in cities; whereas the female slaves are chiefly employed in swelling the harems of the rich. It is not legal in China to have more than one wife, though it is legal to have as many concubines as one can maintain. The former invariably maintains her superiority over the other inmates of the inner to her husband for support. The number and beauty of are apar e t t m a e l I n i t e s , v a n d o e t d d b e y e m t h i e n g n u th m a b t e r h e o r f therighftesm these slaves are limited only by the ability of the owner and ales P n r • v o i l l e o g o e k s to support them. I was in a house the other day the owner of which has from twelve to fourteen female slaves, besides his wife. Some of them are very pretty ; and one of them cost her owner 5,000 dollars. The general average price of a slave, whether male or female, is from 200 to 500 dollars each. When old and unable to work, these slaves are made either to act as door-keepers to the houses of the rich, or, like worn-out horses in the streets of New York, they are turned out of doors to beg and die. And as in one case, to in the other, the former owners are not regarded as deserving censure or notice for such abandonment. The supply of slaves to meet the demand is, generally speaking, from such sources as the following:—A debtor, hard pushed by his creditor, will sometimes sell his wife or children, or even himself (having no family), into slavery to pay his debts. Orphan children left destitute are often sold into slavery, merely to procure their sup port. Parents or guardians will often sell those under their care, either to get rid of the charge, or to make a little money. There came a very decent woman to my house not long since, very anxious to sell me (what she said was) her own grandchild (two years old) for the sum of 6or 8 dollars. Very large numbers of slaves are those who in infancy, or too young to remember, were kidnapped from their friends. For many make it a business to procure young children and maintain them till adult age, either to sell, or make them minister to the carnal appetites of the people. Chinese slaves are not to be distinguished in colour of the skin, in dress, or in any other particular, from free men, except that when quite young, female slaves gene rally have their braid of hair wound with a string sonic six or eight inches from the head, while free girls have the braid tied close to the head. The former, too, ge nerally have large feet, while the latter, except the boat women and the very lowest order of respectable women, have the feet cramped in infancy. Female infanticide in China, about which I have read so much in American papers or in books on China, very rarely, if ever, occurs in Canton. Not only have I never seen a case myself, but I have not seen an intelligent Chinaman who tells me from his own personal knowledge of a case of the kind. In deed, I suppose infanticide at Canton does not now exist ; not because the people are any better than they formerly were—but simply becanse it is not in the nature of a Chinaman to throw away anything which can be turned into money, and they all know that a child, male or female, will bring from ten to thirty dollars, ac cording to its health mid beauty. I have often thought, in connexion with this subject, what miserable: lives those persons would lead who should come as missionaries to this country, resolved that they would neither touch, taste, nor handle, any. thing that was the pruduct of slavery. Not only does a very great portion of the tea and silks exported to the United States come from the hands of slaves, but in like manner that consumed here, as well as perhaps four fifths of the food offered for sale, passes through the hands of those who are slaves, in the very strongest sense of the term. For, be it understood, that the chil dren to the farthest generations, of a slave, are likewise slaves, until they are bought or liberated from their despotic masters. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—MOSELEY, WORCES TERSHIRE, AIAY 30.—A highway robbery, attended with cir cumstances of considerable aggravation, occurred in the im mediate neighbourhood of this village last night. Mr. Briscoe ' a gentleman upwards of eighty years of age, resid ing at Great-hill Mill, had been spending the day with a relation, Mr. Kemp, of the Fighting Cocks Inn, Moseley, and left on his return home between seven and eight o'clock in the evening. On arriving on Moseley Wake. green, at the corner of the road leading in the direction of his own house, and about half a mile distant, lie was suddenly attacked by two young men, one of whom pulled him npon his back and rifled one of his pockets of a purse, containing 7s. or Bs., while the other held a pistol to his head, and, upon pain of death, demanded his money. Having secured the old gentle man's purse, the villains decamped, but in the confusion of the moment, for it was a mere momentary affair, he was unable to state the direction they took. Fortunately, it being broad daylight, the thieves omitted to search more than one of Mr. Briscoe's pockets, otherwise they would have met with booty in hard cash to the amount of 40/. and upwards. On his arrival at home Mr. Briscoe communi cated the robbery to his family, and his son, after hearing the description of the men by whom his father had been as sailed, recollected seeing two fellows of like description passing by the house a short time before. An alarm was immediately given, and men sent of in all directions in pursuit of the robbers, and in the course of an hour and a half they were apprehended at Golden Hillock, about two miles and a half from Birmingham. They gave their names as Garrett and Bellingham, and their residence Birmingham. They were found in possession of 7s. B',4d. in money, nine skeleton keys, and a crowbar, but no pistol. Immediately the prisoners were shown to Mr. Briscoe, he identified them as the men by whom he was attacked and robbed, and whom he had seen more than once during the day at the Fighting Cocks, Moseley. They were delivered over to the county police, and for the night con veyed to the station at King's-heath. Subsequent evidence proved the correctness of Mr. Briscoe's statement. The pri soners, after the old gentleman left the inn, were seen by Mr. Bird, the postmaster of the village, to follow hint in the di rection of Wake-green, and this morning the police-officers, Superintendent Potter, and Constable Clewer, found near the spot where the robbery was said to have been committed, a pistol loaded with powder, and two pebble stones. Both Bellingham and Garratt admitted that they had been at the Fighting Cocks Inn; and the servant-man in waiting states that they more than once inquired who Mr. Briscoe was, and where he lived. The prisoners were this day taken before Mr. Lawrence at the Public-office, Birmingham, and fully committed to take their trial at the ensuing Worcester Assizes. The general belief is, that their original intention was the plunder of the Fighting Cocks Inn. - GALVANO-PLASTIC PROCESS. The galvano•plastic process was applied on a large scale a short time ago at the establishment of Baron de Harkewitz, at Berlin. The colos sal plaster head of Juno, by Ludovisi, and also the plaster bust by the sculptor Rauch, of Berlin, were both covered with bronze. The frontal region of the head has a diameter of more than 6 feet, and a circumference of nearly 18 feet. The operation, which was executed in the presence of the King, succeeded so well that no finishing off was necessary. His Ma , jesty was so much gratified that he immediatelygave orders for bronzing the colossal statue of Christ, by Thor waldsen, and the model in wood of the gates destined for the royal palace of Wittemberg, on which are cut in relief the texts of the ninety-live Theses of Luther. The bronze used in the establihment of Baron de liarkewitz presents the most varied and beautiful shades, and resists all the effects of the weather. Foun BULLOCKS KILLED ON THE RAILWAY.—At an early hour on Monday morning last four fine bullocks, the property of Mr. Robert French, of Bull's Lodge, Boreham, which had strayed upon the line, were killed from being run over by a train of empty cattle trucks proceeding .o Col chester. The poor animals were completely cut to pieces, so that though the authorities of the Company (who, we under stand, without hesitation agreed to sustain the loss), gave the porters at Chelmsford station permission to take away any parts remaining for their own use, they were hardly repaid for the journey, the whole of the animals being lite rally cut to piecemeal. It'is a providential circumstance that the engine was not thrown off the metals by the obstruction ; but the break carriage was jerked off the rails and proceeded for a considerable distance ploughing up the line before the train could be stopped. The guard, however, maintained his seat, and by . means of the traversing jerks and levers carried upon the a , gine the carriage was again got upon the rails, after a delay of about two hours, and the train arrived at Colchester without further accident.—Essex Standard. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS FOR IRELAND.—Yes terday the annual report of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Ireland, for the year ending the Ist of August last, was printed. The Commi ss i oners had w i t hi n th e year augmented 41 benefices to 1001. a year each, in the same manner as they are now empowered to apply the moneys bequeathed by the late Primate Boulter. The benefices augmented in the year were in the dioceses of Armagh. Dublin, Meath, Clogher, Kilmore, Elphin, Connor, Down, Cork, Limerick, Killaloe, Tuam, Achonrv, Ferns, and Li smore . The aug mentation salaries paid to the clergy from and out ef Pri mate Boulter's fund amounted, in the year, to 4,39 C/. lo s. under the powers vested i u the Commissioners by the , provisions of the Ch urc h Temporalities Act, the sum of 6,409/. 15s. 4d. has been, paid in the way of stipends to the , city of Dublin. and to other curates, and schoolmasters. Afte r p rov id charge ing foralso_ diocesan te s , churchth sit.ners have within the year app ropr i ated the sum of 24,0001 , o f w hi c h 18,4694 16s. was allocated to repairs, and 5,5301. 4s. to rebuildings, aided by private subscriptions to the amount of 2,39/. Os. 7d. The Commis sloners have since the last report dispensed with the ser vices of a number of local agents, and have established an agency office. The following passage occurs in the report on " Perpetuity Purchases e—" In relation to the perpe tuity purchases, 44 applications have been received within the year, of which four were from sub-tenants, and the re inainder from immediate tenants. The sales of perpetuities have amounted to 11,146/. 17s. 6d., arising principally from applications received in preceding years, of which sum 10,821/. 18s. 2d. has been hedged in the Bank of Ireland to the credit of the Perpetuity Put chase,Fund, and the residue, 324/. 193. 4d., has been secured by mortgage; and in dis charge of the mortgages previously granted, the sum of 5,801/. Os. 3a. has also been received. The moneys arising from' this source of reverue have been from time to time in vested in the Government securities, pursuant to the pro visions of the statute in this respect." By an account of the receipts and disbursements, it appears that 131,726/.195. bid. was received, which was expended in various ways, includ ing the purchase of considerable funded property, and a somewhat large balance in hand. The balance on the pre vious year was 15,622/. Bs. 4id., and in the present account 6,4781. 15s. Sid. An account is rendered of Primate Boni teea and Primate Et binsnn'a Funds. LOWELL -ITS ASPECTS-MANU FACTURES - CONDITIONS OF LABOUR - REFORM. (From the New York Tribune.) We spent a few hours in the " City of Spindles" last week, looking with interest on its thrift, its enterprise, its busy population. We looked thoughtfully into its rattling, whirring factories, and anxiously into the faces of its labourers. Lowell was never more active, more "growing," or apparently more prosperous than now. New factories, new works of all kinds, new dwellings are being con structed; and the company, which is now running some fifty carpet looms, is about to tear all down, and cover an acre with mills, in which some two hundred lcoms will weave carpets, with a spinning-mill, dying,-rooms, and everything complete for making the car petings directly from the fleeces. The new ma nufacturing city going up a few miles lower on the Merrimac seems to have abstracted little of capital, enterprise, or business from the " Man chester of America." The repeal of the tariff is re garded thane with general incredulity and partial de fiance. We were shown several descriptions of goods (heavy checks, brown drills, &c.), which the makers assured us could not be made in England or any where else cheaper than they are now made and sold at Lowell, while some, they were confident, could be sold in Eng land at a profit if all tariffs were abolished on both sides. In carpets the English have greatly the advantage in the cost of stock (working in a greatproportion of ground rags, while ours are made entirely L a unworn wool), but they are woven ewi e n h g ea t p e e a r g in reat o y well than anywhere in m G a r e e h at ia ß er r y it , a t i h p 'ough the girls who tend the improvement earpet 100 m o s f of Lowell (hard and difficult work) n P rn ßr t i her dollar a day,Ti coste wd i which a n o g oed carpetingrain crweaver carpetin Greatat L n ? s can do. owel t l a is 0 cents per yard against 67 in Leeds for what passes fora , similar British article, though the British is vastly inferior in strength and durability. No tariff that will pay Polk's war expenses can be low enough to swamp the bulk of the Lowell naanufao turers. In fact, they rather seem to doubt the Govern. ment's ability to get along with as low duties as they can. Certain descriptions of fabrics, of which the mar ket price depends rather on style, fashion, or novelty, than on actual cost, would suffer from a reduction of the tariff ; but Lowell could stand this far better than the younger and feebler manufactures of other sections: in fact, she would receive an incidental benefit from the check necessarily given to the extension and diffusion of manufactures through the country. If any body ima gines that the West is to bo benefited at the expense of the East, or labour achieve a triumph over capital by reducing the tariff, then that body will find himself mis taken in the event. Visitors to Lowell generally sce but one side of the picture—the bright or the darker ; we endeavoured to look fairly on both. With one class, we saw and were delighted with the general activity, the ready employ ment for labour of almost every description, the won drous inventions andcombinations of machinery whereby such stupendous results are produced that ten thousand workers produce more and better fabrics than one hun dred thousand could have done a bare century ago. We do not believe there is on the face of the earth a com munity of thirty thousandpeople who add so much every year to tho amount and value of articles necessary to human subsistence and comfort as do those of Lowell. He who views Lowell in this light only, may well go away admiring and delighted. Yet there is another and, as we have intimated, a darker side of the picture, which is not the less real be cause it has usually been grossly exaggerated by those who have presented it to the public. Ile who tells you that the working men and women of Lowell are Flaves to the capitalists—that the men must vote as their em ployers direct—that the women are so crowded, over worked, badly fed, &c., that they are dying of consump• tion and other chronic diseases, do grossly vary from the truth. We believe it is a fact that a majority of the workmen usually vote against what is supposed to be the interest and the wish of their employers ; at all events, we know that they vote as they please, and that it would be impossible to make them vote otherwise. Manufacturing labour is not such a heaven that able bodied, strong-limbed, two-handed men are eager to sell their souls for the privilege of doing it ; and our manu facturing labourers are quite as intelligent and as independent as any other class of labourers for wages. He who employs a few men and is constantly with them, may possibly influence' their votes ; but a great company, employing its hundreds, can never even know what sort of ballots its workmen see fit to deposit. Even though it were to attempt to exert an undue influence, and go to the length of pro viding a peculiar ballot, it could eff,ct nothing. The inside of a vote need not correspond with its exte rior ; and the workman generally knew how to get a living before any company hired him. We believe the cry of political tyranny raised against the corporations, by those who justify the national executive in exercising this very same power over the nation's servants which they justly stigmatise when exerted by a private com pany, is unfounded and unjust. There may have been instances of undue influence, but not one by corporations where there are a hundred, openly, notoriously, by the Federal Government by whose partisans this clamour is raised. On another point, we obtained the unanimous testi mony of all parties in Lowell that the Corporations have been unjustly assailed. We have heard it asserted as a notorious fact by intelligent demagogues here, who have made it a current belief among tke ignorant here, that the workmen in factories are paid half in barter, goods, store-orders, &c. Nothing like this.is true. The workers, whether male or female, for the Corporations have uni formly been paid every two weeks, and paid wholly in cash—none of your shinplaster trash, borrowed or bought at a discount of a broker, but par money, such as will pay rent, a note in bank, or any thing else. Honour to the Boston Banks for their noble stand years ago in bt-half of a Uniform Currency throughout all the country, whereof Boston was the commercial centre ! That much abused policy known as the Suffolk system' has shielded the labourers of New England from heavy aggregate losses and infinite vexations. As to the regulation which requires the " operatives" (we cordially detest the term), who are in the employ of any manufacturing Corporation in Lowell, to board at some one of the boarding-houses on the grounds of that Corporation, we believe it was intended for the good of labourers, and has done good. These houses are rented at low rates ; the prize of board in them is moderate (1 dol. 25 c. to 1 dol. 37i c. per week); and it is not pre tended that the Companies have any interest in the mat ter, c xcept to have board cheap and the labourers handy to their work, In fact, many workmen board elsewhere than in Corporation boarding-houses, as all have the right to do who have relatives to board with. No inquiry is made by the companies unless some of the boarding house keepers complain of being so slenderly patronised that they cannot live and pay rent. This produces a requisition that the labourers shall board on the premises according to the regulations. There is no complaint that board is too dear, rather the contrary; but many of the boarding-houses are too crowded, and lack accommoda tions essential to health and cleanliness. We believe these are equal to those enjoyed by labourers in cities gene rally, but they ought to be improved. We should think the girls especially, who are mainly farmers' daughters and have been accustomed to ample sleepin , ,, , sroom, op portunities for washing, &c., would remedy the matter themselves by just uniting to pay 25 or 37 cents more per week, on condition of having ample and comfort able accommodations. There is no regulcion in the way of this—nobody would wish to prevent it—and they would still earn more, beside their board, than is earned by working women almost anywhere else than in American factories. Will they not think of this ? We fear there is not care enough taken to provide for the ventilation of the factories. We know that ig norance and indifference in this respect is all but uni versal, but this is no excuse. The owners of factories are usually men of decided intelligence ; tlhy under- . stand the laws of life and health ; they arc aware that the mills are often required to be kept at as high a temperature as is consistent with health ; that a hundred human beings being employed for day after day in ono room must have large and constant supplies of fresh air, or their health will suffer. We entreat them to give earnest heed to this matter, not only in building new factories, but with reference to those now existing. They should at least consider that ventilation is cheaper than hospital treatment, which we believe in Lowell is afforded to those who need it gratuitously. ' c l a e c il t , or a ie ll s, h is na t d h s at are of ex- The great master evil in oper a ti on at L owell, however, c a e n s d s i t v o e o h g o e u n r e s r generally • inAmeian Lowell, f labour. At r ex pected to begin work at five A m and to labour with but half an hour' s i n t erm i ss i on fur b breakfast, and , as much more for dinner, till seven P.M., making thirteen hours steady employment daily. The working day is a little longer at some seasons and a little shorter at others, but this is about the average, and it is entirely too much. It is a severer tax on human energies than formerly, because, with the progress of machinery, the attention required is more constant and the work more exacting. Many of the girls tend three looms on plain weaving where one was formerly thought enough, two certainly so ; in some cases a chain is to be lifted at intervals, requiring a very considerable muscular effort ; and though this may be more healthful than merely mending threads and supplying spools all day, it not the less contributes to increase the fatigue created by thirteen hours of scarcely remitted toil. Most of the women employed in the fac tories are still young ; a large proportion mere girls of fifteen to twenty ; and w hen it is considered that they are hereafter to become wivesand mothers, it will be seen that the preservation of their constitution is of the highest public importance. And it is not enough that they should continue healthful and vigorcais. They should have time for and be encouraged to form habits of daily reading and study. Yet whit. can be expected of girls of slender forms and immature strength, who find them selves first at leisure a little before eight o'clock p.m., after having been on their feet with barely time- for hasty meals since five, a.m. ? Can they be expected now to apply the mselvcs with alacrity and perseverance to any means of mental improvement ? Surely nut. Hence must grow habits of indifference .to books and of mental frivolity, very mournful to think of as 'character—, ising the mnthers of those who will rule the destinies of our country in the next generation. Now we know very well that women are more un healthfully employed, confined - =ere hours, and far worse paid in many other branches of in d u str y , than in nnilita, factoring. We know that those engaged in sewing in our cities, are a special instance ofahts—that there are thousands on thousands-of household servants, for whom even "Sunday shines no holiday," and who would be deemed upstart end affected, if they should even indicate a wish for mental improvement. It is not a question whether manufacturing is worse than other employment for women—we have often enough expressed cur conviction that it is not—that the introduction of this branch of industry into New England has largely con. tributed to emancipate woman there from pecuniary de pendence, and to increase the reward of her There is no question with us as to the utility and ad- Ofri ▪ .1 i 4 7:1 - f 4 7-Z .1;45,61-1: vantage of sustaining and cherishingmanufact ,r inquire only whc_ er more good may not be de▪ ka:N; l ---` l . evil prevented, s • we _cherish them—and we insist that there may 7'. *,Let cur manufacturers spare DO pains or expense toilr*lee the situation of those they em ploy just what it should be—let the hours of their labour be reduced, and everything essential to their health pro vided, without reducing their wages—and then let the country be appealed to to sustain our own truly free labour against the cheaper vassal service of the Old World. Rely on it, though a tariff of one hundred per cent. were demonstrably necessary, the country would cheerfully impose and unflinchingly maintain it. Who would not cheerfully pay a beggarly cent a yard more on cotton fabrics to secure such a result? Who would care how many agent of Birmingham and Leeds went showing and rubbing e.eir trump cry specimens through the committe rooms of Congress, while our labourers were prosperous, healthful, contented, and happy? The Great National Fair at Washington neat week will naturally draw toge:her a great rur2ber of persons engaged in mar ufactures from all parts of the country. Will will they not come together there and consider whether something cannot be dune, may not be done, to limit and render uniforin the beers of labour in future throughout the country? A voluntary resolution thus framed and acted on would exert the force of taw over the whole Union. It would do more to establish and secure the protective policy than reams of undeniable statistics and cart-loads of convincing speeches.— Friends of Home Industry ! will you not think on this subject and speak cut ? Speak now. SWINDLING AT WINDSOR, WINDSOR, MONDAY EVENING.—The cheque paid into the Windsor Bank by the swindler assuming the name of " J. H. Wyndham," was drawn upon the Gloucester shire Banking Company, at Gloucester, and was fur 1501. It Reid n appears,adco from ., information by the Glouces tershire Messrs. Neville theWindsor bankers, recved from Banking Company, that " Mr. Wyndham" has passed similar cheques at Oxford, Dover, and other towns in the provinces, where he has been equally suc cessful as in this neighbourhood in fleecing tradesmen and innk ee p ers of their goods and chattels to a ug nature goods con siderable a mount . He has also played off tricks of a like uponand other several property tradesmen rnp t by means ns London, ofch e q o u b e s upon banking establishment - B er w y hel -e he was totally unknown. A des cr i pt i on of him has since appeared in the Lyndon Police Gazette, but it is expected, from p übli p sh a e r d in d g es t c h r e ipt a i m on e , the various disguises he as sumes , that there will be some dbieffiincgulteynianblttedstratongerer,enisefgronmsuch him. he was at the Royal Hotel, at Slough, he invariably wore spectacles, and his dark whiskers were combed towards the back of his head. When he paid a visit to Mr. Yarrow, at Eton, to order " a wedding suit," and t o Mr. Hanson, at Windsor, to order a watch and other articles of jewellery, he had doffed his glasses, and his whiskers were combed the reverse way. It would appear that if the Windsor Bank had adopted the necessary and usual precautions, neither Mr. Han son nor Mr. Yarrow, at Eton, would have been " done" out of their property. Mr. Yarrow, as has been stated, called at the bank some hours before he sent the fellow his " wedding suit" to the Royal Hotel, at Slough, where he Was informed the cheque was " all right." The cheque given to Mr. Hanson (just after the bank had closed for the day, the transaction not having taken place until between three and four o'clock in the after non), was sent down to the bankers immediately after wards, when the message returned with it was (as in the case of Mr. Yarrow) that it was " all right." Had it been otherwise, the property could have been easily re covered, as "Mr. Wyndham" did not leave Slough fur London until upwards of five hours afterwards. As it is, however (fortunately for Mr. Hanson and Mr. Yar row), the Windsor bankers, under the circumstances, are considered to be liable to pay the amount of the cheques respectively held by them. iLT N HAVRE. IBRAHIM PAcnA.—Orders were reeeived at Havre, en Saturday last, from the French Government, to selevt a pilot with a perfect knowledge of the coasts of England, for the guidance of the vessel which is to conduct Ibrahim Pacha from France. The pilot so selected has been sent to Cherbourg, where the Gomer, the vessel destined for this service, is now lying. The Gomer will proceed immediately to Dieppe, to be placed at the disposition of the Prince, who, it is expected, will embark at that port for England. RAILWAY FROM ROUEN TO FlAvnE.—The Conseil of the Fonts et Chaussees has decided that the Melaunay viaduct shall be submitted to a strong proof to ascertain if the system adopted by the Company is likely to en sure it from accidents arising from defective construction. This proof will consist of a weight of 3,000 kilogrammes being placed on each square metre on the surface of the viaduct, and a train passing over it at the speed of about 30 kilometres in an hour, which is something about 20 English miles an hour. Although the masonry of this viaduct appears to be sufficiently solid, yet it is thought a proof like that contemplated will cause the defects, if any, to betray themselves. TURN-OUT OF CARPENTERS IN FRANCE.—The work ing carpenters of Havre have zecently addressed a cir cular letter to the Mayor, and to the masters and con tractors, in which they declare that after the Ist of June they will insist upon their wages being raised from three francs to three francs and a half per day. From this circular we extract the following information, which may be useful, as showing the prices of labour with this description of artizans in various parts of France. The carpenters of Havre are paid three francs per day, and furnish their tools, estimated at twenty-five centimes per day ; tho e oineuen have three francs per day also, but they have their tools furnished, and have the use of the refuse wood upon which they work; those of Paris have five francs per day, and furnish no tools. Ship-carpenters work from six to six, every quarter of an hour over is paid at forty cen times, half an hour at one franc, and an hour and a half at one franc twenty-five centimes. The working day at Rouen is from six to six ; that at Havre from five to seven o'clock. THE ROYAL ACADEMY AND NAUTILUS MATCH. A very spirited boat-race took place yesterday even ing amongst the gentlemen of the Royal Academy and Nautilus Clubs, which have of late years united. The diztance was from Vauxhall to Putney-bridge. 1. (Blue.)—Messrs. Atkinson, stroke-3. Blunt-2. Dyett-1. Flower—Stackpole steerer. 2. (Green.)—Messrs. Hind, stroke-3. Emery -2. Bell-1. Bazlehoe —Pybu3, steerer. 3. -(Orange.)—Messrs. W. Howard, stroke-3. A. J. Howard-2: A. D. Cooper-1. C. D. Smith—Walsh, steerer. 4. (Red.)—Messrs. Robins, stroke-3. Reval-2. Murray-1. Dearmer--Biibop, steerer. Mr. Cooper, Een. ' RA., officiated as umpire. A goo d start was succeeded by Green taking a slight lead, hat was overhauled, cif the White-lead Works, by Blue, who continued in advance, and won by three lengths. Orange was last at the start, but took the third place at Batter sea-bridge. A fire originating in an unusual manner is reported in the Stirling Journal, It occurred on Saturday last, in the house of Mr. Russell, teacher, Dollar Academy. One of his children had changed her dress in a small attic, and left her frock lying on a truckle bed, over which was a skylight window. The sun's rays were concentrated by a yoke in the glass, and the garment lying in the focus was ignited, and burned in a smouldering manner in about half an hour. When it was discovered, the frock was entirely consumed, and the fire had gradually descended through the covering, blankets, d nk i e a t l s, ne a t n er. d mattress, reducing to ashes a space about two feet A FORTUNATE POLICEBIA.N.—Sergeant Brown, of the presented his father (now County Constabulary, who was recently stationed at With ington, has had the ° of t o Fo b o e t. ansigncy deceased) says the !Manchester Courier, was for many y ears t 7 h 6 e tt g l o v od eg f i ltu n n t an active and meritorious officer in her Majesty's service, in which he held rank as captain, and he received a promise from the Duke of Wellington, shortly before his decease, that if ever an opportunity occurred, the interest of his son should be cared for. Though some years have elapsed since the pro mise was given, the circum s t ance was not forgotten by the rt an ti d m w e b as en o, i e r. ofi t - te r w ow la n a w tt a al s io p n res e the te d C 7 6 o tmh was d r e a r i - s i e n d - C a h f o , with an ensigney. SERVANTS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—The twelfth annual meeting el subscribers and friends to this society was held yesterday at its rooms at Great Itlarylebonc-street, when the chair was taken by E. Lechford, Esq. The report of the committee announced an improvement in the funds during the past, year, the total receipts being 572/. 18s. Bd., whereas the expenditure was but 4491. 9s. 9d. Pecuniary relief had been extensively distributed. Medical aid had been afforded in nine cases, whilst the total number of situa tions registered amounted to 2,333. The number of members from the commencement was 6,227. A gratifying fact was announced, that her Majegy had stated her cordial appro bation of the plans of the institution. POOR-LAW 'OFFICERS' BENEVOLENT SOClETY.—Yes terday the members of this Society and their friends cele brated their first annual dinar, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street. The object of the Society is by sub scriptions and_donations, to raise a fund for the assistance of such members and their widows as may fall into decay,uniting the advantages of mutual assurance with those k of bene volence for the furtherance of its object. B. B. Cabbell, Esa , presided. The cloth having been clear e d an d t h e ac customed loyal toasts having been drank, the Secretary read the report, from which it appeared that the Society was established in the year 1842, and that there were now one hundred and forty-one members, and that the income amounted to 3511. Ils, per annum. He expressed a hope that it would effect a great deal of good when it was known to those who were interested in its oljects. It was ascertained that there were no less than 20,000 persons engaged in the administration of the poor laa s, and that therefore they might anticipate a further support than they enjoyed at present. The Chairman then proposed prosperity • to the Institution. He said the pcor law officers were unpopular, but on that account they de served more public sympathy. In supporting this Institution he did not mean it to he understood that he approved of the poor-law, but lie thought that those who administered the law s ith humanity and cl - arity should be protected from the hardships which the posit* were exposed to, who were obliged to apply for parochial relief. In the course of the evening the healths of the Secretary and Stewards were drank and -acknowledged-a-andibe enna - iviality leas kept up by pro fessional efforts of Messrs S - 1 T the • 1 1 434 , e, 'Turner, Simmons, and Powell,who „ung several potailar songs, and the meeting did not separate withoutmaking liberal a subscription for the objects of the Society. Baron Brunow• And suite arrived in London, at en early hour, yesterday morning, by the General Steam Navi aation Company's mail-packet, Caledonia, Captain 11. W. Gibbs, from Hamburg. Prince Charles de Schwargenberg left London on Saturdav morning by the General Steam Navigation Coma patty's ship Princess Royal, for Hamburg, en route to Vienna. Baroness Paldert and Captain Cardigan were among the passengers that arrived in London on Saturday afternoon by the Sir Edward Banks, from Ostend. TEETOTALISM.Whit - M being onda3ythe annual procession of the teetotalers took place through the principal streets of the metropolis. From the number com pared with former processions, teetotalism seems to be on the decline. „'”