The Sun. — London, England, 1846-05-11 00:00:00

IIAMBUNGII and I..LANDERS BRUSSELS, MAY T.—The Chamber of Representatives, in its sitting lesterday, adopted unanimously the budget of public works. The Senate continued the political discussion summoned yesterday on the late Ministerial tegotiations ; Messrs. Dumon, Duthercher, de Theux, the Minister of the Interior, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, end several other Members spoke. The discussion will be continued to-day. BRUSSELS, MAY B.—The Chamber of Representatives, in its sitting to-day, rejected a project ef law the object of Which was to grant a drawback of 2f. 24c per kilogramme on the exportation of Lentburg cheese. The Chamber pro ceeded to discuss some other projects of law relative to the promotion of the army, &'., which were agreed to unani mou-ly. It resolved to di-en's a project of law for grantii.g supplementary rates of credit on the budget of 1845 for the Veterinary School and the Marine. Ths Chainher then procee,ied to the general discussion of the budget of the Department of the Interior. The senate cotittnued the . political discuss on. The Minister of Finance and several uthers spoke. The central section of the Chamber of Representetives has just rejected the preject of law on sugar. 01 the seven Members comprising the central section, two voted for, three against the project of law, and two declined voting. FROM THE GALICIAN FRONTIENS, APRIL 29.—For some days past it has been reported that the Austria', Government intends to fortify Podgorcze, which on one side form, with Cracow, the gate of Galicia. On the other hand, well-in formed persons affirm that Podgorcze will have no other for tifications than a tete de-pont on the Vistula. There are still reports in Craettw of fresh disturbances, which are to break out on the 3d of May. It may be hoped, however that the 3d of May will pass over as quit tly as the Easter holidays did. The accounts from Galicia are favour able. Tranquillity is everywhere restored, corporal Szela, who voluntarily appeared before the Bailiff of Tarnow, is stated in an unconfirmed report, to have been afterwaids arrested. The expense occasisned to the Austrian Government by the Galician insurrection is said to exceed four millions. — dl Zeitung, May 5. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—ltaaws, MAY 7. Bills . Money. St. Schuld Sch., 3% percent ••••• • • • • • 97% 96 % Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent- ••• • • Foreign Exchanges • • • Exchange on London, .£1 Sterling, 3 Months. 6 25U Hamburuh, 300 Marks, 2 Mouths. 149 N 149% Paris, 300 fr., 2 Months .........80 1-12 On Paris Universal Prussian Gazette. MATS. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, MAT 2. 5 per Cent. 4 per Cent. ditto.— .................... 101 3 per Cent. ditto. ...... ............... 75 Loan, 1834............................154 Ditto, 1839 Bank Shares ........ • Estarhazy's Loan RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand ............ 190% Ologgnitz •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• ••• •• •• •• •• •• 138% Vienna—Milan • • •• • ••••••••• • •• •• 1 2 0% Leghorn 1 12 3 ii Sienna •.••• •• Oldenburg •• •• •• 00000 •• •• •• •. •• •• •• Pe.stoja • • •• •• •• •• •• ad, •• •• •• •• .• •• Apenninen • • o••••• •• •• •••• •• •••• •• Pesth Bridge .. • ... 120 —Allgemeine Zeitung • May 5. HAIII3URGH BORSENHALLE, MAT 8. Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents .............. •• 113 Bank Shares •• • • •••••• • • .• •• • • 1590 Anglo-Russian Loan .• .• •••••• • • . • 107 Russian 5 per Cent., limb. Certificate. 101 36 10134 Ditto let series Inscription ••••• • • • •• •• 102% Ditto, Rope and Co., 3d and 4th series • • 96 Ditto, in Certificate..... ••• • • .... .• • • 96 New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. .. •• .. 8836 Ditto Stieglita •• • • Spanish New 5 per Cent .............• 18% 18% Ditto 3 per Cent ................. 29)., Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 234 per Cent.. Dutch Actual Debt, 236 per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. ••••••• • • • • • • • Polish New 4 per Cent. Joan. 1844 Bl Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent .• •• 863{ $ 6 34 National Bank Shares— BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, May 9. Actual Debt, 2 36 per Cent .. ..........• Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ........ Loan of Thirty Millions, Four percent-. Ditto Three per Cent Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto Ditto, ditt0,1840............... ... 100% Ditto,ditto,lB42.. . . Ditto, 1844. . .• ... 106 Ditto, 1838 Ditto of the City. 1832 . . ... Ditto, 1843 .... . Bank ofßebtium.. . . ......... 895 —Brussels Papers. May 9 . DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAIII„ MAT 8. Money. Dills. Actual Debt, 234 per Cent- Ain% 3 per Cent • 7236 73 3 4 Ditto. 4 per Cent................... 23% 943 Amort syndic, 4% per Cent.......... Ditto, 3 36 per Cent • • .............. 8836 Sri Commercial Company, 436 per Cent 168 1 6 84, East India Loan, 4 per Cent • 9338 93% Exchange on London, at sight . 12 27 Two m0nth5............... 12 20 On Hamburgh, at sight .. •• 35 75 Two months.— 35 75 —Dutch Papers. May 8. IHE SUPPLY OF SUGAR. Great. anxiety now prevails with regard to the supply of sugar. Serious fears are entertained that the importation of colonial and other admissible growths will fall far short of the consumption, so as to leave little or none at the end of the year to meet the,spring demand. The Government have been disappointed in their expectations; our colonies have not increased their production in the ratio that was antici pated, and the arrivals of foreign free-labour sugar have been comparatively insignificant; nor does the future pre sent a more flattering prospect. A drought, of unusual Fe verity, has visited the West India colonies, and well-i,l formed parties calculate that it will cause a deficiency in the crop to the extent of many thousand tons. Ti.e lowest esti mate of the deficiency is 15,000 tons, the highest 40,000 to 45,000—it may be safely assumed to be 30,000, or a full eighth of the usual importation from all the colonies. This misfortune will not exercise so injurious an effect on the Bn tish public as it must have done b. fore the admission of tree labour foreign sugar. It cannot, however, fail to raise prices, and that very considerably, because the quantity of Java and Manilla, or other free-labour sugar, that can arrive for several months, is so small as to go but a short way to com pensate for the deficiency in the West India importation. There were only about 8,000 tons of free-labour sugar itn ported last year. Even supposing this to be doubled in the course of the present year (a result not unlikely to be at tained by the close of the season), parties versant with the sugar trade reckon upon the supplies, taken as a whole, proving quite insufficient for the now enlarged consumption. Three estimates of the probable importation of all admissible descriptions for the current year have been shown, amount ing, respectively, to 220,000, 240,000, and 255,000 tons. The average of these three estimates is 238,000 tons. Last year the consumption reached 240,000. This year it can hardly be so low as 260,000, and may possibly be 270,000 — even at present prices, with the probability of reaching 280,000, it; by any means, prices fall materially. . It thus Appears, that the supply is likely to prove 22,000 tons, or about 8 per cent. skort of the smallest estimate of consump tion. In consequence of this state of the trade, prices have advanced materially during the last year, particularly for sorts adapted to the wants of the country, which have be come scarce, so much so, that the stock in London of West India sugar is less than half of w hat it was at the corre sponding period of last Year ; and there are only about 250 hogsheads of West India, in fist hands, at this great em porium—not a single cask at brigol, and only 93 in the p arts of Clyde. The bulk of th e s t oc k. now held are East I ndia, a growth most of which enj o y s no f avour w i th consumers: The article of molasses is in a still more striking position, the stocks in the country being less than two months' deli veries, and the import for the year not likely to reach three fourths of what would be required for the year's consump tion, even at the present rates of delivery ! The prices, as might be expected, have advanced greatly, not leas than 40 to 50 per cent, on the c urrency of the corresponding before the reduc tion rresponding mo n th of last year; indeed, t hey are higher i on the 14th March, 1845 effect of duty, which too k. The following figu res exh ibit the present value, i n b on d, o f West India and foreign en , ga . r:_ • blood _ brown for Fine yellow refining. grocery. s. d. Colonial .................. 38 0 Free labour ............ 2 8 0 _ Other foreign ...... Id,. 42 Done 21 -Lii EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF AFFILIATION —A ca.e of affiliation, which we scarcely suppose has ever been exceeded in the extra .rdinary character of the circumstances it re vealed, occurred at the Leeds Court-house, on 1 1 / 4 ednrsday, before the Mayor and William Pawson, Esq., the pre siding magistrates. Mr. Sanderson, solicitor, who appeared for the defendant, elicited from the mother that the child she appeared to affiliate was the seventh bastard child she had had, all to different fathers—that she was forty years of age—that she had bor e to different fathers two children within the last two years—that all her children were at present living—:aid that her elde4 s was older than the all ged putative father of her last child. At the close of the nitither's evidence (which it may be re marked was abruptly terminated by her refusal to answer further questicns relative to her shameful lite), the Mayor, who had evidently heard the case with feelings of extreme disgust, properly characterised her as a living disgrace to her sex, and remarked that he did not previously thiiik there was such a creature in existence as she bad proved herselt to b.. from her own lips. By refusing to answer questions put to her, she vitiated her case, and therefore the Bench refused to make any order whatever upon the alleged father. The name of the mother is Elizabeth Saville, who resides in one of the town's houses at Armley. The last will therefore be the seventh burden of the kind she has brought upon her parish, Louis P HILIPPE I CITIZEN OF PERTII-- Ts av w ill be observed that the town council, at its first meeting since the late at , tempt on the life of the King of the French, passed an address of congratulation to his Majesty on his providential escape irOm the hand of the assasin. It may Seem to some a little out of the way for Scottish burghs to obtrude their courtesies on such an occasion ; but it may not be generally known that the French Sovereign is a bur• gess of the fair City, and that his Majesty retains a vivid and pleasing reeolleetion of the fact. When the Earl of Kinnoul was last summer in Paris, one day when dining at the Tuileries, his Majesty referred to Perth and its scenery, as well as t h at of the neighbourhood ; and A dded he felt particularly interest s , in all which related to it, being himself a citizen of the place. Upon his Lordship expressing sur prise Majesty added—" Yes, and the prise at the announcement, freedom was conferred upon roe at Dupplin Castle, when a guest of your late noble father." Louis Philippe then detailed the whole scene- the arrival of the Lord Provost, with the burgess ticket anti the ,council's address—and the spveeiles which followed on both sides; en d added that such honours were at that time (shout the beginnimt of the century) not so numerous wi t h him, and the occasion hail mad i un th istati:!elii,Y with e 0 , 10.4 iluptession en his mammy, is was evinced in the inch the whol e was detail d. - Penh (*wrier. m eir a c ti LASGOW ___!)VATti OF l i ttork.BSt)R Meikleham, Es 4 LL.D., Protessor of Natural Philosophy in the University, died on Thur;Atty, at his house in the College, here. ttis removal strike' off the last link, except one or tWo, of those which remained to connect the present professors with the .Is t inguished men—Millar, Jardine, WilflPll, Young, Richardson, and others,who, about tho close of the last, and the Commencement of the present, century, shed lustre on the Univers.ty, and couferpo benefits on education.— conch JP:formers' Gazette. KENSINGTON GARDENS —On &PUT; Sal' the band 04 the Ist Regiment of Life Guards commenced playing for the season in these delightful gardens, and certainly a finer or more auspicious any could not have been selected for their performance. The band will, we understand, continue to perform every Tuesday and Friday from half-past four to half past BEETHOVEN'S PIANOFORTE.—This instrument. pre sented to Beethoven by Messrs. Broadvvood, on wi,ich Addison, Cra- Mir, and ileScheles have played, has been given by Dr. Spina, into wito,,e possession it came atter Beethoven's death, to Liszt. Beetho ven's piano could not certainly be ht better hands. A FEROCIOUS :4”.V.--21 sitort titan ago. et Ground, Kirkby Ireloth, a bow belongitip to a pctson named rostie thwaite, attacked a lamb. in vain did the ewe, throwing aside Its natund timidity, do battle in de erne of its offspring. The lamb was worried by the ferocious animal, and the old ewe had pearly the Vann Wainwriland QoatAr. THici CHANNEL ISLANi_ , S 70 THE LI:Iron OF THE VIA. fix,-4 request, as an act of justice, the insertiun in Tour paper, of the few following remarks o❑ an article which ap peared in The Sun of last Saturday evening, in reference to he Channel Islands. It is there asserted, that "the most valuable prer , gative of the Crown—that of mercy—is pi acticaliv at olished " Now the fact is, that within the last six weeks mercy has been extended to a man in Jersey, of the name Of Nicole, who was under sentence of death tor murder. Since the Ist April in this year his sentence has been commuted to trans portation for life, which most ut your reauera will regard as , .in act of mercy. It. is also asserted, that "no record of any of the proceedings of his Court (the Royal Court of Guern sey) is kept, or if kept, it is nut open to public inspection." Here, akin', you do not seem to be aware of what every person who is but a little acquainted with the Court of Guernsey knows, that a full record is kept of every proceed ing, and that these reconts are open to public inspection at least as much as those of any court of justice in England. It. is needless to pint out each error in detail ; the two which I bare singled out are glaring, and are sufficient to show that the intormatiom which you have received on the subject is not to be relied upon. Both you arid your readers must perceive that a person who could be so mistaken as to two facts, with regard to which a very little inquiry would have set him right, cannot require to be seriously refuted to whatever extent he may indulge a lively imagination I am, Sir, your obedient servant, London, May 11. WILLIAM H. LE MARCHANT. DARING ATTEMPT OF A CnNVICT TO ESCAPE.--On Friday afternoon one of the most daring attempts of a prisoner to escape from the hands of justice ever recorded took place in the river at Woolwich. There are at this moment three ships lying off the Royal Arsenal embarking convicts ter the penal settlements. One of these is the Nova Scotia, bound tor Norfolk Island. About three o'clock in the afternoon a prisoner on board the vessel, having ter a moment eluded the vigilance of his keepers and the guard, jumped overboard, disguised in the dress of a sailor. An alarm was imme diately given, and while a flle of soldiers were gettin4 into one of the ship's boats to follow him, two watermen who were near the spot Lt their boats pursued him ; but the prisoner, who was an expert swimmer, contrived to elude them by diving. He was making towards the Kentish shore of the river, when the boat con taining the -oldiers came up with him, and finding all further re sistance useless, he suffered himself to be taken, atter having been in the water nearly a quarter of an hour. Amongst our last Indian extract, there was an artil•le mentioning the probable retirement of Sir George Arthur from the government of Bombay. We have good authority for stating that this is incorrect, and that the Hon. Baronet does nut contemplate in the least vacating his high appointment in India. A temporary indisposition, caused by severe application to official duties, under which Sir Arthur has been suffering, but from which he has quite recovered, was probably the cause of this rumour. REPRESENTATION OF THE RADNORSHIRE BOROUGHS. —J. A. Whitaker, Esq., hhs complied with the desire contained in a requisition presented to him by a large body of the electors, to be come a candidate for the representation of the Radnorshire boroughs, if they pledge themselves to secure his return. The Hon. Mr. Frank land Lewis has intimated his intention of becoming a candidate. • THE RECENT ELOPEMENT IN HIGH correspondent states that the marriage of Lady Anna Grenville, only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham, and Mr. Langton, grandson of Colonel Gore Langton, M.P., will not be solemnised before the week after next, that is to say, until after the yeomanry meeting at Stowe. The precise day is not as yet determined. The Council of the hlritish - Aasociation for the Ad vancement of Science has fixed the period sof holding the next meet ing at Southampton, for the week commencing '1 hursday, September 10. The president appointed at the last meeting at Cambridge is Sir Roderick Impey Murchison. REPRESENTATION OF WINCHESTER.—Mr. J. Bonham Carter, of Ditcham House, near Petersfleld, has expressed his wil lingness, in compliance with a requisition presented to him by a body of the electors, to become a candidate for the representation of Winchester in the event of a general election. Mr. Carter is a Liberal. Thirty-seven vessels arrived in the River Thames and different dock establishments in the port of London on Friday, and report. d at the Custom-house from different parts of tl.e globe, four of which were from China direct, with cargoes of teas, s:x horn the East Indies of heavy tonnage, and several others from the West hides and different places lu that distant quarter. phis influx of business will have the effect of creating a little bustle at the water• side and docks, which, with the exception of the usual arrivals of steamers and packets from the continental posts with provisions of various kinds, have been rather slack of late, owing to the preva lence of easterly winds, and the consequent detention of ships at sea. The arrivals at the port of Liverpool have also comprised vessels from the same distant ports, and have been, in a lesser de gree, of very considerable importance. ARRIVAL OF EAST INDIA MAILS.-SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 10.—The Tagus, Oriental steam-ship, Captain Brookes, arrived at the Motherbank yesterday morning trom Malta, en route from Constantinople, and landed the East India and China mails, which were duly forwarded to London by railway . In the evening she was released from quarantine, and arrived in the docks and landed 116 passengers. The Tagus let Constantin, ple April 22d, Malta 27th, and Gibraltar May 3d. The India mails were brought from Alex andria to Malta by the Iberia. The following were the passengers : —Messrs. Sandford, J. Hall, White, U. Fitzsimons, Mackay, M'Henry, and Henderson; Mr. and Mrs. Hanson and child, Miss Barry, Miss Ede, Messrs. Lloyd, Kidd, Hon. Keane, 31. Stnith and servant; Davis and servant ; .arstairson, Miss Ewbank, Major Tate, Colonels Bagnold and Payne, Lieutenants Warren and 31`Denald, capta n Love, Messrs. Perry and Le Lagot, Captain Webb, Grant and servant ; Morris, Collins, Prendergast. Captain Eckford, Mrs. Cochrane, Mrs. Cochrane and servant; Mrs. Dalrymple, one child, and servant; Mrs. Morris, three children, and servantj; Mrs. Colonel Seaton, three children, and three servants, Mrs. Hurst, one child, and one servant ; Mrs. Eckford and one child ; Messrs. Larkins, Scott, and Edmonds, lion. Mr. Dutton, Mr. Lyon, of Ler Majesty's ship Inconstant. FI E N BRIXTON HILL.-0t) Saturday morning, be tween twelve and one o'cl.,ck, atter the family of J. Milner, Esq., stockbroker, of Atkin's-road. Brixton-hill, had retired to rest, Mrs. Milner was alarmed by hearing a noise and loud groaning, which was speedily followed by a dense volume of smoke. She imme diately raised an alarm, when the servants forced the doer of Mr. Milner's bedroom, from which the flames were rushing with great fur.. Some minutes elapsed before any person could enter the apartment, when John Grainger, the footman, succeeding in finding the body of Mr. Milner, who was fortunately extricated from a most fearful death. A large body of police officers were quickly on the spot, under the judicious direction of Inspector Gifford, who, toge ther with the servants and neighbours, ultimately extinguished the fire. Mr. Milner was very severely burnt. The fire is attributed to Mr. Milner falling asleep while reading in bed. ,l HE RECENT MURDERS AT BATTERSEA-BRIDGE.- On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held before Mr. Carter. at the Red House, Battersea, on the body of William Matthew Clarke, ageti seven years, the second of the children recently murdered by their mother at Battersea. The evidence of the father and some other witi.essea having been taken, the coroner adjourned the inquiry in order that a pmt mortem examination might be taken. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.— On Saturday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Gtmmakers' Arms, Bow-common, on view of the body of George Brook, aged twelve years, the son of a master rigger, at No. 3, Edward-street, Limehouse, and who was drowned under the following circumstances :—On the afternoon of Thursday last deceased went to a pond, called " Little Ocean," on Bow-com loon, in which there are several deep holes, to catch tittle-batsf He was advised not to go in, and told that be would be drowned. De ceased, however, persisted, when, after taking a few steps, he sank. Another boy followed to rescue him, and was nearly lost in the at tempt. Several of the jury complained that lives had been lost there before, and that the pond ought :o be filled up. The coroner stated that on a former occasion he wrote to ➢lr. Cotton, late chairman of the Bank of England, upon the subject, and that, as it was the wish of the jury, he would write to him again.—Verdict, " Accidental death." The Lewes and Hastings R inroad is rapidly advanc ing to completion. In the course of next week an engine will be driven from Pevensey to Brighton, and in six weeks the whole line will be completed. It is expected that the portion between Brighton and Lewes will be opened in about a month. The middle arch of the Preston viaduct, which is looked upon by practical men as one of the most beautiful pieces of brickwork in the kingdom, has been repaired, and the road over It restored. One of the arches of the skew bridge over the Lewes road, which had also been elected by the wetness of the season, is about to be rebuilt ; but in the present fa vourable weather this will be quickly dispatched, and the line com pleted.—Brighton Herald THE POST OFFICES OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE,— On Saturday were printed additional articles in a Parliamentary paper to those agreed upon between the Post-office of Great Britain and the Post-oftice of France, for carrying into execution the con vention of the 3d of April, 1843. '1 hese articles were signed at Paris on the 25th of March last, and at London five days afterwards. The articles came ii,to operation on the Ist of the p esent mouth. As TEMPT AT .1,1 UR DE H. IN BRISTOL.—OD Tuesday morning last much excitement was occasioned in this city, in conse quence of a report that a young man had been murdered late on Monday night, in the Yost-office-passage, Broad-street. It appeared that a quarrel had taken place between a young man named Edward Quinlan and a man minted Williams, and that a man named Lum berg had been stabbed in the neck by Quinlan, who, in the dark mistook him for Williams. Quinlan was apprehended, and on Tues day was taken before the magistrates at the Council-house. A cer silicate was read from one o: the surgeons of the Infirmary, which stated that Lumberg was in that histittition with a wound of cutt-i -derable depth in the neck, and that from the loss of blood serious s c t o a n t s e e d qu t h eat a l t ee a s4;er t h e . a q p p u r a e r h re e l n ,e e t d w . e c A n wit Qu i i i i i e m ss n oLt d he ur n i l a l m i a e m o s, f , Thomas , went down the passage and returned, and mistaking Lumber g f or Williams, struck hi m i n the neck; Lemberg immediately cried out ktliikaitteh.e , w .e a re s d st w ab it b h ed b , lo a od nd , heT(hweitness) afterwards picked up a clasp 1. 8 : 7 A t T h . prisoner was remanded tor further examination.—Br-rtol Journal. of C EXTRAORDINARY aptai Royal e Irish da) 1 Austen, of whom at present occupy our barracks—a lady who seems to de light in equestrian exercise —w a s placed in eircui st • singular n. iinc ecsoolt coolness a must nd imminent peril, but in which she displayed heroism. s-he was taking her usual airing on a high mewed and highly bred young hunter, just from the If d nds of the breaker; and while on the Great North or Edinburgh-rot a i road, at Craig-end, about a mile and a half to the southwara of this city, . the animal, from some cause or other, bet UM restive, and the fair rider lost all command ot hie s at least in so tar as to Impose anrestraint on the impe retu.osinitest, l' e vlit cl h israt i c e e h l i, e 'e iti r i a e l l i ,c o o ff uld w r n etd i e le r r no aid in the outset, although Her attendant being at a mounted on a spirited tharger ; to overtake her was out of the ques tioh—nor might that have been rud although he could h ave done so. On% a- d t h e fi ery steed flewate'll' race-course speed, if not with even greater ve l oc i ty . ; all in sight we-e petrifiedi the 14 4' 60 46"Y. but none dared offer their willing aid. with alarm for That she would be thrown and killed was expected, but to interrupt b the tor% ard pr ogress was thought more likely to i aide y a ll " means toa catas trophe certain Th e l a d y stuck by her seat as If lashedr so U the saddle, and, l‘lazeppa-like, the frothing sitrathern with the saute 'navel tutus career. The sight was at once picturesque and terrine. The fairy term 01 the rider, her hat hanging over her shoulders, her long hair d.shevelled, unit with the ample drapery of her ruling habit floating in the breeze, would have been a fine subject tor tit- pencil of the artist. Without any relaxation 01 impetuosity, both were obsetved to penetrate the Oehil,, and were lost to sight in the deep recesses of Olenfarg. At length, exhaucted by his own exertion, the animal cause to a dead stand beyond the middle of that romantic pass, having gone over about six miles in eight mi:.utes. Fortunately, the lady sustutned no material injury tit any way but from well -grounded alarise She had the nerve to manage the bridle reins so as to steer clear of dangerous obstacles, for many carts and other carriages came in the way; and, after bleeding, which the strained state of her arms rendered advisable, she has been coin •arati. ely well ever since.- Perth Cons'itutional. • ;_,IIiHUGH MY DDLETON'S DESCENDANT.—The New River is, poyiums, . t v greatest boon London ever received from one i n di v idual : through aI difficulties, even to the gates of ruin, stir history tells us Hugh carried out ins design—how he was rewarded fourteen . 1 bundred pound share now sells for aboutthousand A sink. e one of the richest extant; yet dB poun ' , The New River Company is ors to de anything to ameliorate the c o nditionof Sir Hugh's only t surviv having investigated her pedi- The Cori.oration of London Boyers. direct line from Sir and finding that she is the last relative in a gree, We do not complain of the small - Iwo, allow hey la. per annum. 1 bs to moot many claims ; but one ofthe surn—the Corporat en a ness t quite that) is a poor allowance for age shilling per day (and it isno to the grave with. Could not the and infirmity to struggle down a fford another shilling per diem? And New River Comp an y ds who daily taste the benefit of Sir cuklld netthe tbousan t r rise render a thild ? Such gifts Hitgles science and oily p at h of a highly-deserving individual. would smooth the downwayd p We do not often appe to our readers thus; but we think the alin habitants of London at feel that mr 0 Jane Myddleton Boyers has dead by erecting marble reverence to the a just claim. We may do r monuments, but how much better is it to cherish tho s e they , or theirs (however remote in time), have left behind them. The de ective claim u n pon seettdatits of great men have a sort of ret os , national gretionie. How most it teethe the deaths 'bui of tS 1111 A and of worth to believe that the country will for ages contl t ntle - to aid those whom the dynis patriot is unable to provide for. We trip, that this appeal will sof ~e wade in vain. Pubtx bodies are generally tartly in their gilts ; but I. this case so little, is asked, and the sower to bestow $8 so great, that we cannot believe the New My: r Corn patty will let She opportunity pass by. We peel only impress upon it the old Itoinan adage—" Those give twice who give soon." — Sunday Tinzes. e. ANINE JEALOUSY.—Mr. Charles I)a‘ is. huntsman of her majesty's stag-b..unds. !manned use that " a friend of his had a fine Newthundiand dog, who was it great favourite with the family. While th s dog was confined in the yard, a pet lamb was given to one of the children, and which the former soon discovered to be sharing a great portion of those caresses which he had been in the habit of rooolg, This ..ircumstance prOduced sg great an i fleet aeon the poor animal, that he fretted, and became extremely unwell. and refused to eat. Thinking that exercise might be of use to him, he was let loose. No sooner was this done, titan the deg watched i ns opportunity, and seized the lamb in his mouth. He was seen conveying it don n a lane, about a quarter of a mile from his master's house, at the bottom of which the river Thames flowed. On arriv leg pt it, he held the lamb under water till it was drowned, and thus effectually goS fill Of Ns rival. On examinity , the lamb, it did not appear to have been bitten or otherwise injured; and it might almost be au ppottell that the dog had chosen the easi es t d eath in removing the object of 1114 dislilto,"—Jase's Anecdotes of Dogs. POSTAGE, 84c., ( l ANADA.—Pitisats hates been recently Is tied by order of Parliament, conaining correspondence relative to a reduction of Po$4 1 ;0 to Canada' it app are that Lord Stanley, in a nswer to addresses for such reduerlop, spites that the Goverumeitt agree with the Postmaster-Geueral, I' that it would be unnavigable to !sanction at present any diminution iii the rates of postage ill the firStitli ItertkAmericau prvilacva." TTTM _STYX, 140 N DON. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION. PORTSMotrTH, Z , UNDAT.—The sAiling of this force is put off until IVec.nestiav or Thursday next, ot, what account is not dearly apparei,t, although several causes are alleged. We believe the fact is, that the squadron is not ready to sail, several of the ships being defective in their sea-going-ap poin.inentx. • f the INlstbfeeiWedhs'elt'el'Afr:Bniad4ivbi:n;egi trco; o at n ihe7 3;h t ns h t:c7l e uwl 6 aaad' Terriblet h 'rd:)s' nf o a t ao ' • ;: e t C h. mslu ev o l uti o n. cer was appointed :nt Lieutenant was commissioned, and t , as remained in her until two (lily's ago, when an order .tone down for him to remove forthwith into the St. Vincent, and, at the same time, Lieutenant the Hon. J. W. S. ncer, IF4I, was appointed to the Terrible, vice Need. No cause was assigned for this peremptory and unexpected order, and Mr. Need had to turn out of his berth without time even to write respecting the astounding cir cunistance, and has been put to great personal inconvenience and expense. Lieutenant Need joined the Terrible ex pressly for the purpose of studying steam, and 'now that he was about to reap the benefit of his application he is turned out of his ship without any cause behig assigned, to make room for a young officer, who, after returning from a cruize of five or six weeks, will be thrust into the royal yacht and made shortly at terwards a commander Lieutenant Need is a very meritorious officer, having distinguished himself when mate of the Druid at the attack upon Canton, and while lieutenant of the Harlequin, under Commander (now Captain) the Hon. G. Hastings, served in her boats in a desperate encounter with pirates on the coast of Sumatra, hi 1844. t•uch jobs as these are not likely to increase the popu larity of the service or engender respect for the officers who, by such acts, abuse the power vested in them of dealing out injustice. We regret to have to record the death of Mr. Bignall (son of Captain Bignall, R.N.), assistant clerk of the Belleisle troop ship, fitting at Devonport, who fell down the main hatchway one day last week into the main hold, a depth of 40 feet. He was promptly removed to the hospital, but never rallied from inseflsibility, in which state he died next day. — Tile Eurydice, 26, will hoist the pendant again in a day or two, Captain George Eiliutt, who recently paid her off before the expiration of her time, being re-appointed to her. The Penelope, 22, steam-frigate, Commodore Jones, left St. Nicholas on the 13th ult., but did not communicate with the island, being apprehensive of coast fever ; which, how ever, under the zealous exertions of Dr. M'William, was rapidly subsiding. She touched at Madeira for coals, but the authorities would hold no intercourse with a vessel from the coast of Africa, and sent out armed boats to row guard round the 'vessel to prevent such intercom se ; she consequently came away without replenishing fuel, but fortunately fell in with a brig bound to Gibraltar with coals, and lying by her for two days, on account of a fresh breeze, at length suc ceeded in taking out of her 130 'tons in open sea. which en abled her to work up to Spithead Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Bart., the Commander-in-Chief, went on board her yester day afternoon, and was received under manned yards and a salute from her heavy guns. fired in smart style. She appears a very unsightly vessel, nothing to compare with the other large steamers; although rigged similarly to the Terrible and carrying more guns, she appears very insignificant in every respect but length, on comparison with the latter. A white funnel, red streak, and blue paddle-boxes and boats, do not add to her warlike looks. The Nautilus transport, Lieut. Saunders, agent, arrived on Friday evening from the Falkland Islands, which she left on the 18th of February, and from Ascension, whence she sailed on the 14th of March with invalids and old stores. The damage sustained by the rollers at the latter place were bein k ; repaired witi. all dispatch, but with the greatest exertions the work could not be completed in less time than two months. Water was still scarce when the Nautilus left, but the stock of turtle was still replenishing. The following officers came home passengers in the Nau tilus : Lieutenants Rivers, of the Albatross, and Field, of the Kingfisher; the Rev. G Bellamy, chaplain of the Tortoise; Dr. Ahdrew, assistant-surgeon; and Mr. Arledge, clerk of the Penelope. She sailed this day at noon for Dept ford to refit. The Childers, 16, Commander Pitman, sailed yesterday morning for the Cape of Good Hope with mails and dis patches, thence to Van Diemen's Land with a ton and a half of copper coin for the colony, and thence to join the squadron under Rear-Admiral Cochrane, China, by Bass's Straits. The Daring, 12, Commander Matson, was at Port Royal, Jamaica, on the 31st of March. The Vindictive, 50 Captain Seymour, flag of Vice- Admiral Sir F. Austen, arrived at Bermuda on the 10th of April, 18 days from Port Kos al, with loss of both her quarter boats and sprung bowsprit. Prior to the departure of Lord Ellenboiough, on Wednes day, a new method of impelling heavy ordnance without the assistance of man, harness, or drag ropes, was exhibited on Soutsea-common before his Lordship by the author of the invention. The guns (24-pounders and 6- pounders), mounted on travelling-carriages, were moved across the shingly beach without the aid of drag-ropes, first with the new impelling principle, and then with the man harness ; the result was strikingly in favour of the former, greater ease and facility in working being apparent. The gunners of the Royal Marine Artillery much approve this new method ; as also does, we are informed, Captain Steevens, of that distinguished corps, under whose direction the experiment was tried. The Right Hon. T. L. Corry, First Secretary to the Ad miralty, and family, went out to Spitbead to-day in the Lightning steamer to inspect the fleet. They attended church service on board the St. Vincent, and afterwards partook of luncheon with Commodore Collier, who accom panied them ashore. The Athol troop-ship, Master Commander Pearn, ar rived this morning from Woolwich to embark troops from Parkhurst. barracks, Isle of Wight, for services in the West Indies. The Goodwill navy lighter, Pledge, master, arrived on Friday night from the eastern yards with stores. The Barretti Junior transport, Lieutenant E. Griffiths, agent, came into harbour yesterday to embark storey. The Calypso, 20, Captain Worth, was spoken on the 17th ult., in lat. 28 N., lon. 21, by the Penelope, 22, arrived at Spithead. PROMOTIONS. Mates—M. H. M. Mundy (1843), C. G. Macgregor (1840), C. T. W. G. Cetjat (1840), P. W. Darrell (1843), and S. Osborn (1843), to the rank 4f Lieutenant. APPOINTMENTS. Captain—G. Elliott, to the Eurydice. Lieutenants—F. Egerton, to the Raleigh ; J. E. Parish and C. Coles, to the St. Vincent. Surgeons—G. Mackey, M.D., to the Avenger ; A. Arm strong, M.D. (assistant), to Haslar Hospital ; J. Robinson, M.D. (assistant), to the Avenger ; R. Wallis, M.D. (assis tnnt), to the Retribution ; J. W. Slight (assistant), to the Victory. Mate—C. Dickson, to the Terrible. Clerk—J. C. Mattley, to the Queen. Midshipmen—P. E. Luard and J. T. Seymour, to the Con stance ; S. P. Brett, to the Retribution. Master's Assistant—F. Inglis, to the Belleisle. Naval Cadets—T. M. 'laden, to the Canopus ;H. B. Phillamore, to the Devastation ; A. F. Masescaux, to the St. Vincent. ROYAL MARINES. Major Spry, of the Woolwich division, to the recruiting service at Bath. COAST GUARD. . Lieutenant R. Ellis, appointed to command Fairlight sta. ion, vice Ranier, previously removed. THE HIRO uF ALIWAL. Major-General Sir H.G.W n no .Smiths,; was adjutantßart., a G.C.8., entered t the 95th, now Riffle Brigade, the siege, storm, and capture of M.:nte Video, and was thanked by the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Samuel Auchmuty, for his intrepidity ; was in the affair of Colonio del Sacramento, under Sir Dennis (then Colonel) Pack; was taken prisoner at Buenos Ayres, in the church of St. Domingo, with General Crawford; proceeded with the army to Sweden, under Sir J. Moore, and with that army to Portugal; was distinguished in the aff.ir of Calcavellos, in the retreat to Col unua. Lo 1809 he again embarked for Portugal, with the Light Bri gade, under general Crawford, and reached Talavera the morning the enemy retreated behind the Alverea, and was sharply engaged skirmishing ; was particularly employed by General Crawford in the Light Division, during the French .iege of Cuidad Rodrigo, and in the various skirmishes of that period. At the affair of the Coa he was severely. wounded, and much commended for his conduct at the mo ment; he was present at Massena's retreat; was in every affair of posts, I'ombala, Redhina k Casalhova, Condeixa, Foy d'Aruz (where he was appointed Major of Brigade to the 2d Light Brigade), and served in that capacity until the end 01 the war, in the Light division; Sabrigal; battles of Fuentos d'Onoro ; siege, storm, and capture of Badajos; battle of Sa lamanca; retreat from Madrid; affairs at San Milan; battle of Vittoria; pursuit of the enemy after the battle of Panr plono; distinguished in storming the heights of Vera, also in the storm of the entrenched camp of Irun; crossing the Bi dassoa ; battle of Nivelle Nile ; affairs near Bayonne ; Tarbes ; battles of Orthes and Tolouse. In 1814 embarked in the Ga ronne with the troops under Major-General Ross ; appointed de puty Adjutant-General ; battle of Bladensberg, and capture of Washington ; was the bearer of dispatches to Government, and highly commended by Major-General Ross; was pro moted to the rank of Major; returned to America with Major-General the Hon Sir Edward Pakenbam; as As sistant Adjuta , it-General was most actively employed during the various affairs of New Orleans, and appointed Military- Secretary to Sir J. Lambert, in whose dispatches his conduct was particularly !Nought to notice; was at the siege and capture of Fort buyer. On the conclusion of peace with America, he returned to Europe ; was Assistant Quarter • :Inas. er-General of the Gth Division at the battle of Waterlso, and, for his conduct, promoted to the rank of Lieutenant- Colonel. Served in America and the West Indies; had an important command on the frontier of the Cape of Good !lope, during the Kaffir irruption into the colony, 1835-36; highly commended for his conduct by the Governor, Sir B. L l ord r ' U rgde r , b G a ai u ne , nue a l i sa i u d , b a s tb e ciaduneletbkeeadrll3, deserving y the inhabitantsgrateful a fo C fr k n t theh o e w I :Cod colony n e i n ea :s t' of her Majesty's Government, not only for his military ser vices, but for his zealous, humane, and enlightened adminis tration of the civil government of the province under his charge." When ordered to take the command of the fron tiers of the Cape of Good Hope, he rode from Cape Town to Graham's Town, a distance of 600 miles, in six days, per forming each day's jou rney at the rate of fourteen miles an hour. In 1840 he was appointed Adjutant-General to her Majesty's forces in India, and was in the battles of Gwalior and Marajahpore, in 1843. During these eventful services he was on the staff of Major-General Sir Sidney Beckwith, Major-General Drummond, Major-General Robert Crawfurd, R J. os V s, an Ai de a l j e o u r r :G L en o e rd ral Se t a h t e on H , o S n ir . Sir E. Pakenbam , S i r J . Lam b ert, the Ri g ht H o n . S i r James Major-General t r S a i l r ban, and Sir Hugh • A M . ki llai rG na e r li d e , ra M i Gough --John Bull. Kempt, Lord Keane , the H o n . S i r Lo w r y Co le, S i r B. D'Ur- ---- ERRATIIM.—In our account of the meeting of the London, lionuslow, and Western Railway Company, on Saturday, we stated tnat " Mr. Megson sail a gentleman in Leeds had ascer tained from the secretary that the expenses had been IW., with other liabilities"—it should have beca 16,0001., with other liabilities. i'.UICIDk. FROM LASSES BY 1 4 1. RE —On Saturday even ing Mr. Payne held an inquest at the lied Lio., Red Lion-evairt, Fle,it-Strcet, on the body of Mrs. Sarah Brown, ascii 35, a grocer, whose shop, No. 6, Crest New-street, Fetter-lane, was destroyed by lire on Thursday night. Julia Macdonald sa d that the deceased h ,d carried on her business until a fire broke out there on Thursday night last, when she and witness were got out of the parlour window and removed to the Red Lion. She lost a great deal of property by the fire, and was very nieLutcholy . all the next day. That morning (wurday) witness awoke and found ha suspended by a handker chief to a rail of the bedstead. The landlord of the Red Lion said de:cased told him that she was insured for 2501. in the Law Fire insurance Office. Several witmsses said that deceased's behaviour was recently very different from what it had formerly been—that her business did not answer, and that she had much trouble in family matters. Verdict, " Temporary insanity." I)nAcONErrl. Rumours are abroad that the property o nd h wei u ti vser tatee t mein h oitlt i uht— s ysao-t ; uhtr ; he e ssu n easob i oda l r i inctem:dmct poundsebo i: ci e w,,:b i musician to n t lab;:gu i ntal s hdtoeu i er : s ool o eufsda t re; v adb e ,oph a intesa r tmet l ha y omoerpfue s err o uluoaeyp4, l g,uu a es i ri icae g tcii: e itinse a llti s ahwilwgrie w etkrur ue a tatt a nbicceisec a eaut i in i iimd t tst b p ,air a etle : at : 0: a d bd—lcoya.t.t s an c t executors. The Engiish bar is composed of above 3,080 bar risters' exclusive of 28 sergeants-at-law. There are 74 Queen'/ eenneei. Including the Attorney awl Solloitor•geueral. MOI§TDAY___EVENING, MAY il l IN6. WAR BETWEEN THE UNITED S'IATES . A.l - =W MEXICO. packet netl i y ship. New Y ork, Arriv,.. the .%:e.-si-y th is morning, bringing', i►apers ~ ' rvt3l a -a Perk to the lath ultimo, later thiui In 1., ,, 1id0n, via liavr'. The int,-,t1:1,_ risceivel i., of toe return dam Hon. Mr. Slut. if t, , he Unitcd a dii an ee 41!:' the Atnerwan arwy La, t h e Ai° Ueb.u.le—tho conci-n:rati , :n of Mexican troops on the wes. bank of the river—the destruction of Point I abel by the Mexicans, and their retreat—a patriotic. proclamation by Parade'-, levelled against the United States, and the probability of an iminediaLe battle between the Americans and Mexicans, on the banks of the He. Grande del Nene. The news (says The Herald) threw the city into a deep ex ;cement. It is now probable that the Govern ment of Paredes will call in the aid, mediation, or inter ference of France and Engiai.d. This will he the first attempt in North America, like that now going on in South America, by those two powers to interfere, and probably attempt to establish a monarch in Mexico, and -put down republican government. thisW AaSallelrNnOolZanAdr soonl 1 6 a f . with the Secretary of State. The latter, and several — ter Mr. rdSlidella anrr i i v n e t d e r v h i e e r w e President's, to consider the nature of the advices of which he was the bearer. The belief is, that ere this time our troop and those of Mexico have bad a brush ; or, that our fleet at Vera Cruz have bombarded St Juan d'Ulloa, if not prevented by the British and French fleets in that neighbourhood. 'Phis must be expected from the present feeling upon Mexican affairs in Europe, and, therefore, I would not be surprised if the port of Vera Cruz were to be made the witness of another scene by those Powers like that of Navarino. By destroying our naval powers by a coup de main of that kind, we should be, for some time at least, of v. ry little annoyance to England in regard to the Or , gun question. That our difficulties on that sub ject will oenmeece in Mexico I have never bad a deubt, and from the movements among persons of rank in con nexion with her Majesty's Mini .ter here, tiee re can be no question at ad but that. a perfect understanding exis's be tween the Mexican and British Governments as to what course is to be adopted in the event of hostiliiiee break ing out between Mexico and the United Sates. It is only six or seven days since that three Mexican gentle men of rank connected with their Government arrive din the afternoon boat from the south ; and, during the time they remained in this city, until the following afternoon, when they took the cars for the north, they were in close conversation with Mr. Pakenharn. The name of the principal one was Senor Escandor, connected with the financial department of that country, and then on his way to England, on behalf of his Government, to effect a large loan, for the purpose of carrying on hostilities against this country. My impression is, that we shall meet with a more stubborn enemy in the regular _Mexican troops, should we come in collision with them, than we are led to be lieve ; and that the force under the command of General Taylor is not sufficient to meet that which the Mexicans have ready to advance upon them when their time shall have come for beginning hostilities. We ought not to undervalue too much, in advance, the strength of an enemy, and one, too, that has been familiar with war so long aed o instant as the Mexican regular soldier. It is expected that the President will send into Con gress, in a day or two, " a message in writing," upon the state of our relations with Mexico, and asking the ad vice of bot h houses, as to what course he ought to adopt in relit , ion thereto. The catalogue of the ex ibitton ()rule Roy al ActvlemY, this year, cortnins 4 list of U 0 less thsn 1,521 works art. It is natural to s , ipp . ose th•,t utnong such an im rnen-e number (the ricture ;done, )t,rint to 1,390) there C-7 Staines, Ni YelaN~'cini -ix varieti,x.s, in twelye-inch 4it*r.r. , ; • ker, ganic%er to .Nlr. Hu .h, but the ruhi . vet., Silver Knigtitia,, and Silver Baillun, Mr. G. Stan ley, gardener to Mr. Brocas ; Large Silver, Silver and Silver Banksihn, Mr. G;-..itioa. S-Tdling . Florists' Flowers.—Silver liniebtian, Mr. Buck ;. Silver Banksian; Mr. Buck. CLASS 11. Stove' or Greenhouse Plants, in coll. ctions or forty plants.—Large Gold, Mr. Rglavrtson, gardener to ',Ars. .Lawrenc.. ; Gold Knightian, Mr. Barnes, gardt ner ,kto Mr. NOrman. Stove.or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of twenty plunts.— , Gold Knightian, Air. Fraser, Lea-bridge ; Guid BatEksian, 'Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Traill. Stove or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of twelve plants.—Gold Banksian, Mr. Green, gardener to E. Antrobns Silver Gilt, Mr. Ayres, gardener to Mr. Cep k ; Large Silver, Mr. Bruce, gardener to Mr. B. Miller . ; 41r. Slow, gardener to Mr. Baker. 6tove or 'Greenhouse Plants, in collections of six dis tinct species.—Silver Gilt, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Catleugh, Mr. Carron'; Large Silver, Mr. Malyon, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Taylor ; Silver Knightian, Mr. E. Jack, Mr. G. Stanley. Exotic Orchids, in collections of not fewer than twenty species. —Large Gold Mr. Roberson ; Gold Knightian, Mr. Mylam ; Gold Banksian, Messrs. Rolleson. IxotcO Mr rchidas,. vv in ictohlelreesti Goldonsof t ß w a el n y k e tl s i p an ec , ie m s. r — . old Knightian, Car ron ; Silver Gilt, Messrs. Veitch, Mr. H. Plant, Mr. Hunt. Exotic Orchids, in collections of six species. —Gold Bank-lien, Mr. G. Eyles, gardener to Sir G. Larpent ; Silver Gilt, Mr. G. Green. CLASS Grapes.—Silver Gilt, Mr. T. Kent, gardener to Mr. Gillian ; Mr. Ingram ; Lame Silver, qtr. Dudd, gar dvnfr to Sir G. Wsrrender ; Silver Kiiightian Mr. Watts, gardener to Captain Hart ; Sitv.r Banksian, the, gardener of the Duke of Sutherland ; Sily, r Gilt, Mr. Davis, Oak hill ; Large Silvi-r, Mr. Mitchell, Kemp town ; Silver Koightian, Mr. Ctiacitnatt, Lambeth. Pmeapples.—Stiver Gilt, Mr J. Povey, gardener to the Rev. J. Thorneyeraft ; Large Silver, Mr. J. tievit., gardener to Mr. Gunter ; Silver Gift, Mr. Davis, Oak hill. Peaches or Nectarines, in dishes of six :pecimens.— Silver Knightian, the Duke of Sutherland. 0-her Kbids of Fruit.—Silver Knightian,Melons, Mr. Judd, gardener to Mr. Whitland ; Silver Banksidn, Strawberries, Mr. Eyre, gardener to sir. Bernard ; Certificate, R. Brooks ; Silver Knightian, Mr. Davis, Oak-hill. Greenhouse Azaleas, in twelve di-tinct Gold Banksian, Mr. Green; Silver Gilt, Mr. Falconer ; Large Silver, Mr. Robertson._ CLASS IV. Greenhouse Azaleas ; in six distinct varic-ties.--ilver Gilt, Mr. Barnes ; Ltrge Silver, Mr. Bruce ; Knightian, Mr Siniih. Co&e.ions of I•Tvw hardy Evergreens, in pats.—rAarge Sikery, Mr. "Franey. Distinct Varieties of Tall Cacti in Flower.—Gild .lor. J. Green ; S•lvei ' , ;r. Roberson. Fuchsias, single specimen:J.—Silver KnightiAL M,.ssr Latn- and Sons ; 13siiksiaii, Mr. A. .K.4rtall. * Stngle spc•citnens C t v.-ry superior eultivatnui.—Silver Gilt, Mr. Senn ; Large Silv,r, Dlr. J. Green ; SAver Kiughtian, Mr. J. Pamplin, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Wayres. Miscp.ilanenu.sutolecs.—SilverK,o htiaii, Air. Icarrrr, Mr. Car rut, ; Saver 'lank:elan, , Mr. Ivory ; Ct. rtificate, M.. Fra) er, Mr. Bmiell. The Unicorn steamer had not arrived at Boston on 16th. The Stock Market was still in a very depressed state. COTTON.—The market remains inactive and dull, sales limited to the immediate Wants of purchasers, and holders in general disinclined to kbate in their views, in consequence of the large falling-off i« the receipts of the crop. compared with those at this date last season. which at present exhibits a deficit of :395,000 bales. We con tinue our quotations: — LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION. Uplands—Ordinary, 6 to 7, middling, 74 to 71 gond middling, 74 to 71, middling fair, 74 to 84, tair, 8 to 81, fully fair, 81 to 8 4 , good fair,"B to 9, fine, none. Florida —Ordinary, 7 to 71, middling, 7i to 81, good middling, 7i to 81, middling fair, 8 to 81, lair, si to Bi, fully fair, B,i to 9, good fair, 91 to 94. fine, none. New Orleans, Mobile, and Texas—Ordinary , 7/ to 74, middling, 74 to 7i. good middling, Bto 84, middling fair, to 9, fair, 9 to 94, fully fair, 91 to 9i, good fair, 9i to 104, fine, 11 to 121. Passengers per packet-ship New York :—Rev. E. Lazelletree, Rev. James Petrie, Mr. F. Spice and Son, Mr. F. A. Huntington, Mr. A. J. Tobias, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Asgaod, Miss Asgood, Miss A. Asgood, Miss N. Asgood, Mr. F. Asgood, and Master Asgood, New York ; Mr. W. Todhunter, Philadelphia ; Mr. Mathews, New Jersey ; Mr. Washington Greenbow ; Miss Hobbs, Mr. J. Bateman, Mr. Orton, England. Report of the packet-ship New York :—Sailed from New York on the 1811) April ; on the 27th in lat. 41 50, long. 46, i.poke ship Plato, of Boston, the capta - n v.-ry sick ; on the 6th of May, off Cork, at 74 p.m., saw the steamer of the 4th bound west ; on the 7th, off Tuscar, exchanged signals with the ship Alpheus, bound out, off the Channel. r w~~. , \ , • --- - 1 ' - .. ... . , - , 1, , -' --.1., 4.0...., ...... .. _. ....... ... .., . , -- EXHIBITION. OF THE li,,OYA&, Banksiii, l .-Mr.- T. Dobson ; Silver Gilt, Mr. W. Cat- 1 ,:.-....a•4x'•...- if . .. PLOT OF VERDI'S N • 13 . 1 % - farzt""' / , . • , ~„ AC A DEMY. l leugh ; Large Silver, Mr. Gaines. Tho 11. ,, ,v np: ra fl. ' r!-, , nr,iiit , •f 11-in. , ;„ ' .tfltio44'.-rrtilorz. 1 Pelargoniums, in twelve vAri,lies, in eight-inch po!,. l ,m u j esi)s fit,- wr ,.. L.,,- V :..,1, T',.., )K- k iVilS i ttlitt. —Gold''Hitiihshin, Mr. W. G te k ; ( 3,,,,,1a 1;--,: u k t ,i t t.n, Mr. i [hll; has bi:,-11 vor• - : l:vat, *.'it;(iii - :It L: 1ip,;....141,-, firs,l'ol Cuilet.ifiji ; Silver Gilt, Mr. Ciatires ; Large Silver, air. ! a, j , ~ ; ,) AS 111LIStO: 11: '.:, to tho itt„rt,-,t i.,1 this. 0 ,, t, taken >L) ti surpa b... rat w and strtki..g seen.--ri, tak--n from sketes 4.f Rhodes and l'.. , e,oie, sun even 4•ff in has. we hear, been made to prOdLIZe wish ate utmost bril liancy the Asiatic as w.--li as the picturesque chivalric c..si um- of the miildl< ages. I'he opera is eliti• led I Lombardi— Ma Lombards. The epoch is that of the first crusade. The dramatis personce are Pagano (For na,ari) and Arvino (o;iir,-1:1), sons 01' the Prince of Itho.les, a descendaht of -a Lorabard knight - , who Tin qhered the island; V:clinila (Corbari), the wife of Ar. int); , i iiselda (Grisi), their daughter; Aceiano (Giulielei), the s b ..n!cen ti rant of Anti-eh; Sofia (ilellini), his wi e (se cret!? a Christian); their son Oronte (Mario). Thire is besides . Part; (Botelli), spline and un.,erupuloas Tit:Mont of Pagai;o) the Prior of Milan (Dai Fiori), :Ind a host iif other ci.'ftrfiFters, monks, nuns, knights, bhri.t: , a; and Saracen so,',l)ers, &...c., &c., ht and pictur esque costumes' and prey: an unusual variety of b.` l ,g extraordinary (~'ip7tunity of scenic display. The plot is the folio N'2-hg:—Pagano, deeply enamoured with Viclinda, an:l enraged at her preference of his brother, atta s e lted, wounde d him , and then fled his country. As the' purtain rises, you b e h o ld the monks-and the people assembled before the Ch u r c h o f St. Ambrose, in the island of • Ithodes, to celebrate the return of the pardoned culprit. He arrives, and his in jured brother cordially forgives ateembraces him. But, in the heart of thelatter. the same u muenchable feelings still rankle. He meditates once more' :he de=traction of his brioher, and the possession of his s.'ller:in-law. At . abode, to night he invades with an armed band Ns which he has set fire ; but, in the dark, under wilderness t. he victim, and kills his own father instead of hn. a brother. Remorse takes possession of his heart,he Isptakes his and h e !Les Ana g in arb Pal :f st he acquires a g teat a ine he to rm e it xpiate his crimes, gnd rputittior tor sanctity Years of repentance ha v e elapsed--it is the mo men t w h en a ll Ch r istian knight‘ and prinf.es have been summoned to the first crusade, Epic Arvino sad his followers have landed ' in Palestine, obedient to the call of Peter (Pagano) the . Hermit. Here he soon hies to the holy reclusein his mountain retreat, seeking counsel and consolation 1 ,7 in his sorrows from the hermit, for the Saracen chief of Antioch in the conflict has carried away his daughter. concealed ray his garb. promise s a * terrni a t g r 4 t rY° : brothers sorrows ; which •he knows ahle"canto frill: for Pirro, formerly his squire and c o nL e e n c r: now a repentant reite.:aile, has proini,ed to yield A nti• ch. where he holds a corninaort, to the ..Thristiati band. In that city is Giselda, placed in the harem of the Prince Oronte, but protected by his mother S ifia (si (Telly a Christ , al.) and ea,siiinat. ly bel.ived by her son, who, under the &able ihflui lice ,if love and con viction, determines to become a convert to her faith.. (ii.- Ida f.rgets her Christian tricniis, and li,tens but too, readily to-the vows of . the Saravetei. Bot Antioch is. betrayed to the Cm istians, led by Arvind and Pagano ill toe Saracens are put to dew n, nit li--t . -itl.t, by h , r larne:tiati , .ll ov,T the tate “I h. - --r the lover, brings ii4) , %n on hor h .ri .h I :he re.ar at. w he! e sh- h ~rlWr .n e. h 0 r—apil-ars iu the of a 1.0,11,6,4 , i. liiver:r fit u•gother, but i!et, g I,ul sued by Lb.. Chnstiani.Oronte I , 4•EiVeS a wouini, Fagan. , e..rii s, ;:Ed lakes hi in - o his ca 11. and there tin Sarae n tir;nee dies a Christian con- - y..rt. whilst Gisel , la in i.e.- d..spi'r, in• dh: a. %isi n -dis Pagano, woo hats titre...ant die SpL.Li 0. i.i aljLatd met-, a tt.•,iip.to, irg .t is wont) to dr.a.h defending him. A , he dies he removes hi s cuwi, and reveals his name. His death forms the filial catastrophe of the op, ra. 'ARMER - IS THIS YOUR _ LEADER ? " We want a 'leader,' an uncommon want, When every day and year brings forth a new one, , Till having filled all the gazettes with rant,' The ` discover he is not the true one." We feel for Stafford O'Brien ; and we doubt not his constituents deeply sympathise with him. In truth his o say position is enough to melt th e nothing of a Northampton shireht the heart a painfulness a hu im of t grazier. The political monopolists, at the commencement of the present session, were in great straits for want of an effective leader. The act of defending monopoly had convinced every public man of note in the protectionist party that monopoly was indefensible. It had been thoroughly exposed in all its naked deformity through out the length and breadth of the land. One could not get into a railway-carriage or an omnibus without hearing di-quisitions on the laws governing the ex change of commodities, which,' ten years ago, would have done no discredit to professors of political economy. Monopoly, which is vice in one of its most noxious forms, had been seen by the Briti , h public, and of ne cessity it had become thoroughly detested. Then there was the failure of the potato crop, a failure which the monopolists, notwithstanding their asseverations that th ,e was none, well knew to be real. But the (10mila:tut hritiocracy of the realm had no dispo , ition to abandon their monopoly, be cause it htd in t a demonstrated to Le ini:_chievous to the public, in jurious to the operative, ai.d, above all, ruinous to th. tanner. They knew, or at all events, had a supicion,of all that befor... Monopoly is not loved by the monopo• list aristocracy, on account of the things about which they have talked, but For its effects, of which they say nothing in public. It was not merely for. the sake of high rents that they hugged the corn- law with such dt-so, rate vnt , rgy, as to ril their I p tat ion and em.stiii i ii ona l power in Ds defene, ; r tnny tie, and v , !it'rto the fartitt-C can liir,lie a , atr will be, a hirih, or higher, utitit.r free-trade than ou.ler monopoly. Rut they .wanted the high rents of the pri s' nt times and the feudal power of bygone ages. They wished to receive the high rents from a dependent, servile, cap-in-hand tenantry, who would march to the poll at the command of the land- lord's steward, and fa.rin accorditg to the capricious wilt of the landlord's gam— keeper. Our ogr.culturai readers will well undersold for what it was the Monopolist landlords want-d to prei'erve mo nopoly,..though perhaps the inhabitants of n.wns wilt seare,ly c44ripfehoid; , frill ext.t. •Latidlordisna :00it.11 he syen on its own to he under stood. 'fl.y who base nut se •u landlordism at petty sessions, in the poachers' wing of the county e:aol, in its dealings with the tensntry and so forth, know nothing about it. Neverthebss, these things are gri• ViillA, cruel reulitte.i; and such things were to be maintained. Hence. thungh the brains of the monopolist party bad been knocked our, niitwily did 110 t, olio. Thea aut, the quest; nufleade-rsip,p - .11.—a I. urgi:t be rutair.• 1": or !. •.* _ r. Lat.: v , grvhter heinv the only mall ittn•wgst the party ho can pretend to slim pitv-s. hut Dtsradi, the ex " sedition" loving candidate for Mar) lebone, who may be t.ken as an exemptar of lack-land political adventurers, would not do to lead the Equirearchy. They wanted some one of more weight. Toe dull Bramston had tried his hand at " lard and grease," and made a sad mess of it. The duller Miles had not been very succesful in his opposition to the .6 inv-sion" of foreign cattle ; while Bullies, the dullest, had been saved from conspicuous failure by his very dulness. Nobody could ever see that he had any object or purpose, and his speeches were commonly supposed to relate to the objects he had in view. He is one of those who make a dark sub je ct darker by talking about it. monopolist leader in tho chi valrously undertook the post of n o t f m se o s n si o o p e o , li just commence mentrd.essptaaffiro,rdthecrßrien hi t s o firs b t e spee a ch in that cha t o A t o t f h i t s h e l) e p r r i e o se d d mndse a blf d y roitness. But his ve u . o e sr l! me o t u e s r e of pr o o m v e dexteritymd o n s a , bn a t talent proved his ruin as a monopolist leader. lie had been through the last three or four 3 ears of the corn-law discussion, and he attempted to make a. plausible defence for monopoly, after all, and with the knowledge of all, that has been proved and admitted, against it. Moreover, his own speech proved that he. was undergoing that process of conversion to free trade which every man of average intellect, and ordinary . political honesty, who has seriously attempted to defend monopoly, has iiivariatly undergone. The very measure of his success in that speech, proved him to be no genuine monopolist. This would not do for his party. He was too clever, too plausible, too solicitous of finding reasons—albeit not very good ones —fir monopoly. Monop lists don't want reasons. They therefore bethought themselves of starting some man as their leader, who would not atiempt to reason, who kn'w nothing of the sioket • to whom all hat hailb -en said or written for the last seven years, for and'against monopoly, was as 'if it had not been said or written. Tney wanted the freshness of profound ig norance. _ _ Moreover, they wanted some one with recklessness enough to say all the exploded sayings ; some one with all the prejudices, without the responsibility of land owning. Brninst •n, O'Brien. were men of t arg , pos-ussn.n,; h.ni t er rt. it, status in ; it tht.y hart the p , .Vs';'r. haut nt..•,t the 14 ill rt, it,to !h•• hre,ch made in the fo'rtress of lAndlAn with the daring of rue mho would stake all upon a desperate chance. S e eing th en , the qualities, positive and negative, wanted in their leader by the inonop.dists, they could not look in a more likely place than the racing stable. There they sought, and there they found what they wanted. Lord George 13 . cn . tin* h--adg the mono /I t.nst, ti the satisinetloll of ;be ~c,olistc, rose at ted in, fi:11c! ar i);;;i,i7n,:nt by tip. unii ,o , the u3.in „..1,,, 5 ? Al , : . auk of L , ~, wur..v,itne sk . ses exa-nin. d hefore the Game-taw Committee what they accuracy think of bird George Bentincit? whether they like thei of this nivr speeches —if task —« your true ---1 they can, for euuL t t es t y a , rm th e e rs, fa t i o r o n , es r s e , ad or his th s e p t e i r s s' a fr h ie ea n v d: no meaning puzzea more than sense " — and see whether the description Sir R , b9rt Peel gave of the t " ru fa l3 7 ' spei eh of the n'-w and fast leader of the ( mono p . )l ists on Irish scarcity, when he said I °the' p t I . multi cittou of letters from parts of thy country where disea-e does not prevail, forms no contra— diction to the fact that there does exist in other parts of that country disease arising from scarcity of food." But this has always been the game of the manor). lists ; they are ever tookina beside tie mark ; and being unable to avow their real objects in maintaining mono. poly, talk wildly about somethii.g else: Farmers ore now becoming aware of this, and the new leader, front Newmarket, of the monopolists will help to make it still clearer.— The League. COURT CIRCULAR The Queen and Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royla suite, and ihe domestic household attended Divine service yesterday morning, in the private chapel, Buckint•haru Palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their usual early walk yrsti•rday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice took their accustomed walks and rides yesterday in the gar den of the Palace. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager (attended by the Dowager Lady Clinton), visited the Queen, on Satur day, at Buckingham Palace, and remained to luncheon with her Majesty and Prince Albert. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary visited her Majesty yesterday. The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in an open carriage on Saturday. The Equerries in Waiting, Colonel Buckley and the Hon. Captain Gordon, attended on horseback. The royal children, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, 'took an airing on Saturday in an open carriage and four. _ _ . Het: Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended Divine service yesterday in the Chapel. Royal, St. James's. The Prayers were read by the Rev. T. Hein:lore, the Lessons by the Rev. G Repton, and the Communion Service by the Bishop of London. The Sermon was preach< dby the Rev. T. Mills, who took his text f; om St. John, chap. 16, verse 12. The anthem was "I have surety built thee, (Boyce). The Queen Dowager was attended by the Dowager Lady Chn:on And Earl H.,We. The Bishop of Nor:. ich, Clrrk of the Closet, and the Dean of Hereford, Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting, were present. Among the nobility present were, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Ladies Somerset, thr Marquises of Win chester and Granny, Lords Bandon, Cawdor, St. Ger• mans, Essex, B.•ssborough, Hawarden, Ingest, e, Palmer ston, and Cantalupe; Ladies Howe, St. Germans, Somers, and Ernest Bruce. _ _ _ The Dukes of Wellington and Rutland, attended the early service yesterday, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Mills. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen Dowager yesterday. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Dowager Lady Clinton. Hon. Miss Seymour, and Earl Howe, honoured the Italian Opera with her presence on Saturday evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also honoured the performance of the opera with their presence. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge at tended Divine service, yesterday, in Grosvenor Chapel. His Royal Highness the Duke of Catnbri dge attended Divine service, yesterday, in the Orphan Asylum. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester on Saturday at Gloucester House. Exchequer on Saaollus,erordiairolc: received Macdonald, chief of Clanranald, had an intearview with Sir Robert Peel on Snturday. Celoncl GPorge He LietaPnant-Goviernor of North Auitratia, had are inter , ipw with Mr. k 7egretary Gliisktone on Saturday at the Colon:al-office. 1 r. John Gregory had also an interview Kith tne Rig ht Hon. Gentleman on Saturday. Sir John Hall, K.C.H., Mr. Powles, and a deputation, C t s ) a ffi ap e teu is ri l ,dfa r yG es o i f d v e;e t t? :n e. had an interview with the Earl of l)a;housie our Satur• day, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Governor of the Bank of England and the 1 )eputy Governor, had an interview with the Chancellor ,)f the Downing-street. Dispatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial dthhoeisn IGD'ffioisieea'rtcnfrohoremsofwthMeeraelGta and the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. - , SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE LATE CHESTER MEETI NG. As a proof of the extraordinary success of the meeting, we may state that the receipts of the Grand Stand amounted to 1,420/. We understand that the Race Committee intend to appropriate 100/. out of their greatly increased funds to a new race for three years old on the first day, to be called. " The Chesterfield Handicap," and, to ensure ample accom modation for the betting fraternity, the ball room at the Royal Hotel will in future be opened as a subscription bet ting•roum, an entrance to which, with the permission of the Mal N ois of Westminster. will be in — ewpte-street. This w ,tisi ',:.. l of toe Race Committee. eaccotrilenrodl pr accommodation, and the p ropr i etor, we bear. intocentage on his rocei Tut: stewards tor 1847 are the P,arl of Ch pts at the e sterfield, Sir l l I . ) tl e F. a . to great plae a liberal John Gerard, Bart., and S. Stanvidi s 'Esq.. DRURY•LANE THEATRE.— I - rt NW ni t }~t Madame Anna Thillon and Les Danseuses Viennoises api tear together for the last time; and our delightful Ringer. Unable to get her leave - of absence extended, takes her deprirture from us after Satuiday next, the evening appointed fur her benefit and final appearance this seivon. Mr. Bunn has left Lnndon for Paris, to make arrangements for the d oss t of Carlotta repeated ewdillon FAiday next. Jars. — - SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.... II API n's Orator', I t I ELS on th e f ormer o - sion, sustain the principal vocal Parts, W - WIN osoa CASTLE.— • e arc: • • s orry to hea r it i s i n con t em pl a tion to close the royal apartments at th e C astle to t h e p S l u h nde c rl r a e n a ci ti , on liob i b s s, t a o nd bereP Philli ps public altogether. Should this ta ke I,la ce Windsor will become one of the dullest towns In the country. The small nutnber of rooms at p nt shown, and those only on three days of th e wee k, by tickets to be obtained in London, has already operated much against the trade of the town ; and we Dear ffverai of the old tradespeoi-10 ill' tend leaving It altogether. 4 u.• 6 _Ohrootic.'e. The COICIaII , w pm of butche s." s meat in Paris last month was as foilors ;.-6397 6 Surat Isla co's, 6,508 calves, and 843 , 656 !UV' CLASS V. 11 ,, ses in Pots, eollecti•als or twelve.—Gold Rinksian. M , . J. 6lowe, gard ner to Ur. Baker; Paul and C.‘., of Clieshunt ; silver Gilt, Lane and Co., or Great Be/ It hampstead; Mr. J. Dobson, of Isleworth. Roses in Pots, single specimens.—Silver Knigktian, Mr. J. Stowe. Cape Heaths, in collections of twenty.—Gold Knight ian, Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Trail; Gold Banksian, Mr. Robertson, gardener to Mrs Lawrence; Slyer Gilt, Mr. Taylor, gardener to Mr. Coster; Gold Knighiun, Messrs. Fairbairn; Gold Banksian, Messrs. Rolleson. Cape Heaths, in collections 01 twelve varieties.--Gold Rinksian, Mr. May, gardener to Mr. E. Goodheart; Silver Gilt, Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus; Large Silver, Mr. Plumly, gardener to Mr. Dimsdale; Mr. Ayres, gardener to Mr. Cooke, Blackheath; Gold Banksian, Mr. Frazer, of Lee-bridge-road; Silver Gilt, Messrs. Veitch and Co., Exeter; Large Silver, Mr. Epps, Maidstone; Mr. Ramplin. Cape Heaths, collections of six varieties.—Silver Gilt, Mr. Malyon, gardener to T. Brandrum, Esq. ; Large Silver. Mr. E. Jack, gardener to G. Loraine, Esq. ; Silver Knigktian, Mr. Barnes, gardener to S. Norman, Esq. ; Mr. Bruce gardener to Boyd Miller, Esq. ; Mr. Clarke, gardener; o W. Block, Esq. ; Silver Gilt, Mr. Dawson, Brixton-hill. _ _ Cape Heaths, single specimens.—Lrirge Silver, Mr. G. Pluinlay ; Silver Banksian, Mr. R. May ; Large Silver, Messrs. Fairbairn ; Silver KnightianMr. A. Batson, Poole ; Silver Banksian, Mr. Frazer. New, or Ex►re-mEly Rare Ornamental Plants.—Large Silver, Mr. J. Clow ; Silver Kny,bliaii, Messes. Vest►n, 3r. Robertson, Mr. Dodds, Mr. Cameron. ARTIS I S' BENEVOLENT FUND. The anniversary dinner of the Arti-ts' Benevolent Fund was celebrated on Saturday at the Freemasons"favern. Viscount Morpeth took the chair at about halt-past six, sup ported by Sir W. Ross, R.A., Messrs. R. R. Itemagle, ILA., T. Uwins, R.A., D. Roberts, R.A., A. Cooper, R.A., B. B. Cabbell, Ice. The number of visitors was not so great as on many former occasions, barely amounting to a hundred. The fineness of the weather, and the at tractions of the horticul tural fete at Chiswick, were probably the cause of the absence of many of the p..trons of art. After the removal of the cloth the usual loyal toasts we e given, and received in the usual way, with the exception of one, into which the Noble Chairman threw a little spice of fun, which was highly relished by his hearers. In prop sing the health of " Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family," his Lordship dryly added, " a toast. gentlemen," which I am happy to say is becoming every year more comprehensive." A burst of laughter seemed to say " Amen—the more the merrier." In proposing the toast of the eveniter 9 namely, " Success to the Artists'_ Benevolent Funt!," the ISPoble Chairman made stone ehluent on-ervations upon the imp vaet uhf ficiat influence of a taste fori'art as -ail elenteet iii 14)&411'01.61 culture of the word. He paid a just tribute to the s.le cessful labours of the .Art-Union in disseminating copies of works ot art amongst classes who had heretofore been ex cluded from the enjoyment of such things. During his stay in America one of the must gratifying incidents which oc curred to him was discovering some engravings after British paintings upon the walls of some humble cabins iu a teumote tdetrict, :old he hoped the time would come when every cot tage in England would be similarly adorned —(Hear, hear.) Owing much to ai t, it was but an act of justice and grad rude, when niisfortune fell u ; .or: its profesam., or the has of death snitched them from then falulliee, that those who work , it and profited in the same held should step for 'aro with timely succour. To this artists, and the admit er of art, weie equally bounden; and it was in this spirit that the in - stitiitiou whose anniversary they were now celebrating we , founded. He regretted to state, however, that while art had been making rapid advances in this country, and the taste for art had develope l itself in extended spheres, the funds of this institution had net been adequately kept up, but were, on the contrary, in that position, that unless additional sup plies were given in with a bounteous hand, the claimants who received annuities from the institution would be obliged to submit to a curtailment of a quarter of their present al lowances. These allowances were 201. a year to widows, and 5/. a year to the orphans of artists; and when it was known that in many cases these pittances were the only cer tain resources upon which the respective parties had to de pend; he put it to the liberal-minded and humane whether some exertions should not be made to avert the necessity for taking anything away from incomes already so inade quate to the demands of life? The Noble Chairman's address was listended to with deep attention, and loudly applauded at the close. The subscriptions were then announced, which amounted to 369/. Amongst the subscribers were her4ajestylo o guineas; the Queen Dowager , 10 guineas; S ir J ohn Swin burne, the president by indisposition from being present, his , 34th donation), ; (who. we regret to hear, waspreye l n s t7: Viscount Morpeth, 20/. • the Duke of Sutherland, 10 guineas; 13. 13. Cabbell, ,10 guineas; Peter Legh, Esq., 10 guineas. The other toasts interesting to art were— The Royal Academy;" to which Mr. COOPER, R.A., re gmpiodr d t et o t t , th ( e A ti g e e e n w tl i e l t i t c l h an h a d t lo o w n e e d o t t h t e he t, s as id t e , t a a n b d l es inr r o d s t e h i e n r the au euxutei: t ed th i i n r a t3 n - n t e o r u , r a d ß d oTa ress l e A d e t a n d e ern chairman , n u h p fi on v e t w b fact that. present on this occasion. He was, however, soon prevailed upon to sit down; and the business of the evening proceeded.) "The British Institution." Mr B. B. CABBELL returned thanks. "The Art-Union ot London." Mr. GODWIN, the secretary, returned thanks, and took oc casin earnestly to draw the attention of his hearers to the posilion of this institution, and to the loss and discourage ment which would ensue to artists u hose works h. had been the means ot encouraging, if the Legislature should refuse to legalise its proceedings. Of its utility in the actual encou ragement of art as a school he could mention one instance. Some time back a gentleman, two of whose works were selected, and purchased by prizeholders in the Art-Union, came to him (Mr. Godwin), and, after mentioning his name, told hiM that he had since sent in a cartoon to the exhibi tion at Westminster Hall, which, but for the money which he received from the Art-Union, he wonal not have been able to have done. This work tiiti not rece,ve a prizo, but is w.,, seen.by some gentlemen interested iii founding the School of Design at Glasgow: they gave this gentleman the appoint ment, and he was now pursuing his useful vocation in that city.—(Hear, hear.) The x%hole of the arrangements of the stewards afforded complete satisfaction. The dinner and wines were excellent ; and Messrs. Broadhurst, Halton, and the Mi , ses Pyne snug very pleasingly between the toasts. Mr. Higgins as *oa-t-master. IfETROD i , rtn, members i)t the prof,s , :ion have athpicd; with cuitipiete . . . cess in their practice, " Ana,pasia," the new mode of treating Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, &e. introduced already so successfully at the Strand Dispensary, fur the cure of diseases of the Heart and Lungs, by Dr. Cronin, of Leicester-place , Leicester-square.---" We are gratified in being able to an nounce this important and extraordinary innovation in the treatment of this plague spot of our variable clime,' having. been ourselves one of the first to call" the attention of the public, and of the medical profession, to Dr. Cronin's new mode of practice, having felt convinced that 'Anaspasia' would be found a most valuable auxiliary to the more speedy cure of pulmonary affect ions."— Globe. EASTERN LINIoN RAILWAY. —We understand that Mr. Martin, who was for some time Deputy-Superintendent of the Bristol Station of the Great Western Railway, has been ap pointed superintendent of the Eastern Union Railway, now on the eve of opening. We believe few appointments of the kind have been more indicions.—Rainvay Re cor d. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.—This Society for the pp. Almon of Useful Knowledge have presented to the library of this college a copy of all the works which they have published from the 111*St &IWO= of thercietb must be a gn, of•rut not pra,p,nth.r, ,Nhildtiou of !546 (Alillly an tleuti t,. portraits there are a goodly number, among which we may nctrce 66 and 199, portraits of her Majesty and Prince Albert, painted for Christ's Hospital, by F. Grant, A. Her M ejesty is represented on horseback, and Prince Albert is standing 133 the side of his charger. As portraits they are life-like ' and as works of art they rise to the milk of hist o ri ca l pictures. Mr. Grant has exhibited artislical tr.lents of the hi , best order in these magnificent paintings, which are great in every sense of the word. The picture of the Exhibition is 14, " Ordeal by Touch," D. Maclise, R.A.—" The belief that the corpse of a murdered person would bleed on the touch, or at the approach of the murderer, was universal among the northern nations."—Sir Walter Scott. The corpse of the murdered is exposed in the church, be fore the high altar. At its head stands the bishop —at its feet sit the judges, wat c hi ng i ntent l y the process of the orde a l. The accused, who is advancing towards the corpse from the side of the bishop, is in the act of stretching out his arm (which seems actnally to quiver with nervous excitement), and putting his finger on the wound; but he dares not look at the dead man—his face is studiously averted from the contem plation of the corpse. Admirably contrasted with the holy calm of the bishop, the fixed attention of the judges, and the trepidation of the accused, is th'eintense agony and indignation of the widow, wlio bends in grief over the curse of her murdered husband ; and, not comprehending the meaning of the horrible scene at which she is called on to assist, her little girl, who seems to stirink in vague horror from the dead and from the living, and clings in fright to her mother for pro tection. Around and in the, back-groi,nd are stern-lot .Ic •ing men clad in mail, while over Cie altar appears the image of Christ in agony on the cross, and above all, like ministers of mercy contemplating in pity and sorrow the scene below are the Madonna and child. The cl this is perfect, and the effect of the light shining on the armour of the mail-clad men is mar -1 venous. • ---- 53. " Time of Peace," and " Time of War," are two allegorical pictures by Edwin Landseer, R.A. The " Time of Peace" is a pastoral scene—a flock of sheep are grazing in a field amidst dismounted cannon and broken weapons, and one of the lambs is seeking, not " the bubble reputation," but food, " even in the cannon's mouth," into which it is composedly thrusting its nose. "Time of War" is a very fine picture. In the fore ground are troopers lying "stark" on the ground, with their horses dead and dying around them; the execution of the horses is marvellous. The collapse of muscle and of nostril, so characteristic of death, is fearfully true to nature in the dead steed, and in the dying one terror is admirably depicted ; the veins seem bursting, the mane stands almo.t erect with terror. The back-ground represents the flames of burning houses Wishing through the smoky darkne,s of battle. It is altogether a most effective pe•ture. . 165. "The Stag at Bay " is also by Edwin Landseer. It is one of those wo.iderful specimens of animal por traiture, which, save Sny ders, no artist Las ever been known to paint so truthfully as Landseer. David Roberts 1.53 in this room (we confine ourselves in this notice to the east room) three exquisite speci mens of ori.ntal scenery :-13. " The Tomb ,f the C s in the Desert ; 91. " Street io Grand Cairo" (really a marvellous picture); and 209, "Ruins of the Tem i ,le of the Sun, Batilbec." Turner in thL: room three pictures. 59. " Re turning from the Bar_ (St. Martha). 74. " Ging to th, Ball (St. Martino):; 237. " Hurrah for the Whaler Erebus, another Fish." Of these, the going to the ball is to our taste the hest. It requires distance to bring out the full effect of this picture, but, the proper point of view attained, the effect is gorgeous. With respect to the other two, they are such as only Turner could imagine, and only Turner could execute. This will by some be considered as high praise, by others as censure, but it is the simple truth. Etty has three pictures in the East. Room. 37. " The Grape Gatherer." Why he should have chosen to ex hibit a nude figure, with a basket of grapes on her head, under this title we cannot imagine, except it be that he can paint nothing but the nude figure. His flesh tints we admit are exquisite, but still this subject should not have been chosen by him, or it should have been diffe rently treated. 166. Composition from Milton's Comus:— " Circe with the Syrens three, Amidst the flowery kirtled Naiades." The colouring of this picture is perfectly dazzling, but the picture, as a whole, is of far too meritricious a character. 200. The Choice of Paris.—ln the treatment of this subject, Etty has not been felicitous. The females are not goddesses, but mere women, and very ordinary women too. 140. " Choosing the Wedding Gown," W. Mulready, R.A., is a little gem, quite equal to any of the old Flemish mastors. 22. " A Dutch Dogger carrying away her sprit." C. t_itanfied, R.A. " On the Dogger bank, in the cold North sea, Wearily day and night toil we ; - Weary, wet, hungry and cold, Three poor fishermen, weakly and old."—Old Song. Never has Stsnfiell produced anything equal to this tit — picture—cite tossing vessel, the gr,en, foamy crested waves, the gloomy atmosphere, are depicted with a truthfulness perti-ctly marvellous. As a landsc.pe painter, Stens&ld bears away the palm from all com petitors. He has in this room another exquisite pic ture, 188. RJYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The visitor to this delightful place of summer resort, which opens for the season this evening, will be sur prised and delighted at the various improvements which the enterprise and taste of Mr. Tyler have effezted during the recess. The casts from the most clas sical antique statues now adorn the walks. The gardens are lighted up by large star-light lamps, sus pended among the foliage of the trees, and the glass conservatory is illuminated by festoons of lamps. The subject , of the new spectacle is the Eruption of Vesuvius and the Destruction of Iferculaneutn atid, Pompeii. This is not a mere revival of the - " Erupti.;ri of Mount Vesuvius" wh i ch was so popular at the , e Gardens some seasons since. The present view, which is twice the size of the former one, embraces the scenery of not only Vesuvius itself, but of the surround ing neighbourhood, as it appeared in the days of the Romans. At the foot of the mountain, with the Medi terranean washing their walls, appear the towns of Her culaneum and Pompeii. and above the towns the lofty V.suvius, backed in the distance by mountain scenery. As a specimen of scenic effet, this is the most w. inderful "set" evr exhibited. The illusion is perfect ; never have the bound. of space been m.ire succe•sfikily grappled with ; never has the idea of vastness and dis ance been more completely conveyed to the mind. Among the novellies is a richly ornamented Gothic bridge, which has been thrown across the arm of the lake at the back of the orchestra. This bridge is adorned with statues of kings, knights, priests, crusaders, &c., all in the costume of the middle ages, and it is surmounted by a rriag nificent cupla. At night this bridge will be bril liantly illuminated. The pyrotechnic display is, we understand, to be on a very grand scale, Previously, however, to this taking place, a very strik ing novelty will be introduced. A Chinese psgoda, 70 feet in height, has been erected on the borders of the lake. From this M. Farinelli will make a descent in a chariot of fire to the lake, where he will enter a car drawn b) sea-horses, which emerges from the lake to receive him. But while the amusements of the visitors have been thus admirably cared for, their comforts have not been neglected, for a great number of seats (capable of accommodating some thousands of persons) have been erected in various parts of the gardens, wbere, when tired by promenading, the visitors can rest themselves. The sc•enttfie visitor to the gardens, will be pleased with the plan which has been introduced, of affixing to every tree and plant its botanical name—a great improvement, which we he'ieve has been introduced this year for the first time. The menagerie is tuo,t exts-usive, and the animal• are all in high condition. We cannot doubt but that Mr. Tyler wil have a prosperous season. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The first of the three fetes for the present season, by the Horticultural Society on their grounds at Chiswick. took place . ow Saturday, and was, as is inva riably t h e case when the weather is propitious, attended by all the people of rank and fashion in London. The appearance of the gardi us was us splendtil as the. late favourable state of the weather, and the results of the highest cultivation could produce. The turf was in ad mirable order, and though the comparison be an old one, could be compared to nothing so appropriately as velvet. The trees were in fine spring foliage, the charming green by which they are distinguished before the summer is fully set in was cheering to the eye of "those in smoky cities pent." The flowers and shrubs exhibited for the prizes were of the first class of excel lence ; there were some single specimens of the rarer ions, and some tropical speciniens of the very highe,t rank in floricultural produce ; indeed, some of these spe cimens have never been surpassed. The variety of co lours, healthy state of the plants, and order of arrange meet beneath the vast tents supplied by Mr. B. Edging ton, of the Borough, produced an effect very difficult, to be described, and which, to be sppreciat.d, must have been seen. Tke pineapple;, straw,, -rries. RIO fruits, were ad of first-rate char,ett r. a.,ii • t,),‘ ed that li-rt,tinture is not a scienco l;kt.iy to r ale in this country. The pro,t.enstle, at fly<. k. v.sa its height; several thousand:, of i .ers-I,s w•-r.• _ ing the scene, and listening to the barvh of the C-Id. stream Guards, conducted by Mr. Goarey ; of the Royal Horse Guards, conducted by Mr. Tumuli and the Royal Artillery, conducted by Mr. Collins, which p f..7.Ted alternately the " Birthday .March" (Coote),,the over; ore to Gazza Ladra (Rissini), the overture to William Tell (Rossini), the chorus "Chough and Crow" (Bishop), acid " God save the Queen." Mr. Godfrey acted as pritteival conductor for the day. The arran..,e tnents of the police for the carriag , s, &c., were very judicious. There was no crowding or stoppage• sot with standing the great number of carriages; ner did we hear Of any accidents. A list of the awards is sub joined. They were not made without some difficulty, from the nearly equal merit of the specimens sent by the numerous 'competitors. CL ASS I. Pelargoniums. in collections of twelve new and first rate varieties, cultivated with superior skill, in eight-inch Mr. W. Cook, of ,Chlswiok ; Gold Pot&—Gold lionkeitto, , >::;t . 1 1