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to it on the ground that nothing was more likely to predat e the danger of invasion than dcmesiic com motion, and that in such a crisis the services of the force would be required. The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For postponement of the clause 200 Against ... 61 Maj3rity ------139 Clause 27.6 Clause 2 vas a“reLd to, as was (with amendments) On clause 28, providing that the provisions of the 42i George 111., c. 90, the B i ll , as amended, shall extend to Mr. BRIGHT moved that the Chairman report pro- RVIs. The clause proposed to re-enact a number of clauses in the previous measure, to which it would be impossible for the Committee to agree in their present shape, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER con sented to postpone the clause, in order that an amend ment might be introduced into it to-morrow, but re commended proceeding with the remaining clauses. Mr- WALPOLE explained the na'ure of this amend- Meat. The clause was ultimately postponed until to-morrow (Friday). The remaining clauses having been agreed to, the resumed, and the Chairman reported progress and aged ;cave to sit again. Tke T urnp ik e A cts C ont i nua nce Bill a n d th e Turn pike Trusts Arrangement Bill were severally read a se- Cut si time. The Huddersfield Burial-ground Bill, the Proclsma tion far Asscreb,irg Parliament Bill, the Public Works and the Differeutial Dues Bill were severally passed through Conitni,tee. A PPRERENteION OF DESERTERS FROM FO REIGN SHIPS BILL. Mr. HENLEY moved the third reading of this Bill. Mr. ANSTE Y complained of the retention of the third clause, after the President of the Beard of Trade h ad consented to its omission, and which subjected to a Penalty of 101., to be imposed at the discretion of the justices( any person who harboured or assisted in the concealment or reception of a deserter from a foreign ship. The hardship of the measure would be very great, Particularly in the case of fugitive slaves, who would be claimed to be given up not as slaves but as deserters. What the Right Hon. Gentleman should have done was simply to extend the provisions of the Mercantile Dlarine Act to cases ot desertion from the abips of foreign powers. He bjected al to the Bill, that it proposed to arm the Queen in so Council with Dower to l eg i slate without the advice of Parliament. $e should, th ere f ore, move as an amen d ment, that it be re a third time that day three months. M HENLEY could assure the Hon. Gentleman that -.9 had removed everything from the Bill that did not !IPPIy to the merchant service. Upon the subject of flarbouring deserters, it was only an extension . of the E° resent at present in force with regard to desertion from .4uglish ships, and was not in any way intended to ap- Ply to slaves. e Lord D . STUART opposed the Bill, as being neither t for He her s sary nor c a ll e d f or b y t h e mercantile itsseveralhadin favour, p a — The the mendment wa s negat i ve d without a division, and Bill was read a third time and passed. rsauk4he Ke nnington-common, & c ., Improvement Bill was a third tim and passed. A'YNOOTHe COLLEGE—ADJOURNED DE BATE. the cl al fixed for resuming the adjourned debate, to which d amend ment had b sen moved that it be adjourned to o next, d e r, r• REYNOLDS objected to the postponement of the *fl i p° June 16. The Hon. Member . for North War to cure had proposed the motion m a speech calculated t msult the whole Catholic body—a speech of unadnl heorate,tl malignant bigotry, and he (Mr. Reynolds) bad Ba ru that the discussion would have terminated on the bee„ e r e s ning, as its termination would no doubt have IL - favour of the Honourable Member's motion. The Secretary had on that occasion made a speech P o eh hone Mr. Reynolds) had characterised as a no crery thrBcht but the Chancellor of the Exchequer esvn the shield of his protection over his Right to the ,-,olleague, declaring that he had meant no offence doreu.e Catholics of the House, or of the United King as thou The Home Secretary, however, had spoken prelatesgh the conduct of the Catholic people and oso he.d been such as to break an implied compact i t ; n-whic the grant of 1845 was founded. He (Mr. ni e r ° , l ds) denied there was any such compact. He de d i ito that there was ground shown for the inquiry let ttcd ed, though the Roman Catholics did 18 27 bhrink from that inquiry. In the . year ta r. ; commission of inquiry, at the head of which was the tlst "' c hianti Lewis, had conducted an inquiry into . er n e r , taken , eaucation at Maynoeth, and the evidence lac that that commission and their report formed a ta r s g t e joititrie of 486 pages, which was in the library of e 'louse, and known as the Eighth Report of the tha t r t ei ssioner s of Education Inquiry. mentioned the B tlh' ° aIIOW there was no lack ot information on . fr ote Pe h tt but he repeated the Catholics did not shrink a ga * L t " in q u iry, and his object in rising was to protest ettal e r t the Catholics being obliged to leave tho ao lon e „,' es to which he had adverted uncontradicted for .6 t h o e i l a period as the interval between , this and the cr e e d He desired that those calumeies against ee and , country should not remain unanswered and 1 1" "8 impossibl e to answer them.—(lronical cheers teoti n - h u g h , s t er.) Party feeling was at the bottom of the teeti—• sseeause they had failed to raise a cry of pro ti n °II in this country—becuuse thy had failed in set- Of F the peopl e by the ears on a qu,acion of the supply o r t . c g, they had raised a no-Popery cry. On the 10th phte'eebruarY a motion to withdraw the grant was Par et l l e c n the paper of the House, but it had been the /. .stown to a motion for inquiry. That was why pthetls.ei:aitieupee.ople believed it to he a motion for party pur- The Hon. Member who brought forward thetunsootion was the victim of a cab; why was he not m he if Was na "?—(Lau g ht er. ) He ought to be present surer ufac ie utly well, b ecause he had a great d ea l t o an el esedf,or---to answer f or open i ng wounds a b out t o b e T here and for propagating discord among Christia_ns : el s • was enough of this last year—there was the Bc to o Bl na rta tic i _al Titles Bill—(0h, oh !)—last year, and rather_ mush ef the matter the day previously. He (Mr. Yeolde) the supported the motion for continue 1,',1g the debate o "J,rb y . dcr _ ; n next Wednesday, although it was the qis eatt _ Yorene.cause he considered the settlement of the .11 00 , 0 " 1 , 01 important than horse-racing. ho Secretary make a House on that day? If he did, Would the att eud. r • Reynolds) and his friends would undertake to ee t h 1 . In Conclusion, he assured the House that the th ey ° d tto bishop s of Ireland had no fear of inquiry, but eda eati e hied the right to interfere with their system of Peal of th e th e He (Mr. R eyno ld s ) would vote f or t h e re pormlit. ax - ss a ynooth grant, on co n diti on that the ter but ea 0 1 . the Iri s h C hurch should be abolished also utro.t4ntil then , the sas 7' J. O'CONNELL appealed to the mover of rae nt. .I° l3 to Commitshe question in a fair way of settle• h ave • kf . thee was even granted, it would . 844, he time for inquiry. If Wednesday next did not if that 'loped that another day would he appointed, even st d . Pori a "Y was Saturday. It was a matter of great im• S eer hest that the debate should be closed. The Home els, ? lI I' bad explained, and the Chancellor of the Ex- T et li s " e r had thrown his shield over him—Ajax before at t h',l'r --- but they left the question, as they al days did, ll g as ' Point from which it net out. He (Mr. O'Conne ) heli "us, as a man having the interest of Ireland at that religious discussion should not be revived. atuttne motion he obj ec t e d , b ut not to inquiry; at the paredpro goodY he th oug h t that such an inquiry as that pro goo h a Parli amentary Committee, could effect no Yse Red was calculated to do an immense deal of harm int roducing t h e o di um theologicum into that inquiry. Te O'GORMAN MAHON defended himself from attacks of the Hon. Member for Dublin. If he I' s ad not been endowed with an exceedingly complacent 'etuperarnent—(A laugh ) — that enabled him to endure ke"ry outrage, he would have felt more than human rt at the • way in which the Hon. Gentle bad turned on him. The Hon. Gentleman ltnew him (O'Gorman Mahon) well, and he was, conse quently, certain of impunity.—(Laughter.) R e f e l t, ileswever, that it was indiepensable, befor e the session t erminated, some decision should be come to on the question mooted by the Hon. Member for North War *ickshire, who, he could never forget, had been instru trientel in obtaining fur him and other Catholic gentle iznen their rights in that House.—(Hear.) The li on . Gentleman, with perfect consistency, demanded that an in vestigation should take plane into certain doctrines which he supposed were taught at Map:moth College. 11 e had b een b re d up at a J esu i ts ' C o ll ege , an d h a d n , ver heard of the abominable doctrines spoken of by the . Hon. Me m b er. He was anxious, therefore, for a full investe gegen. Nay, the country had a right to demand that an in vestigation should take place. for if the doctrines ref erred to were taught at Maynnoth, then that college W a B fitter for a seminary of the priesthood of Sodom and Gomorrah than for the education of a priesthood to teach that Catholic faith to which he belonged. If the case were different, then lot the character of the college be cleared up—if it were true, let it be removed. That was the q uestion which was to, be brought to an issue; and, in order to have it brought to an issue, he would support the motion for Wednesday, or tho first day. convenientoingon with the debate next Mr. HERBERT would ask the Hon. Gentleman, as an English gentleman, what good purposes could be at tained by keeping this question in abeyance? It was impas s ibl e that the question could be fairly debated and concluded this session; and whet, therefore, was to be gained by protracting the present undecided position of the question? Mr. NEVVDEG ATE hoped that the House would allow him to answer the question of the Hon. Member. The position of the question was this, whether the House would express an opinion on the necessity of inquiring into the system of education at Maynoothlt A great body of the public were anxious to know if the H ouse would, by a resolution, declare whether they considered was a necessity or not for an inquiry. Re had not the least wish to postpone the solution of that ques tion; and he was desirous of having a time fixed for re newing and concluding the discussion. But he and other Hon,, Memb ers who took an interest i n t h e question were nd t° sots, when th e ques tion came on for disc uss i on, that it sh ou ld come on upon a day when there would be a full Ileuse, not upon a day when there would be a scanty attendance or the chance of a thin division. Act bg in th e sp i rit of fair play to the Hon. Member whom e represented and to all parties, he was bound to see that the discussion took place in a full House. He had, uo objection to' Wednesday next beyond the circum stance of it being a day not usually devoved to discus sion. It was that reason which bad ltd him to fix the subj.-et for the 16th June. He was well assured parliament Rio not seperate until th at day and he felt confident . t hat there wou ld b e a full discussion and corresponding d l tis i° l3 . Ele could assure the House that his only de m, waa W pee 041 the Iva d Liu* ___ wa ttNelYti se TI - 1E SUN, play. That was the reason of fixing upon the 16th of June. Mr. GLADSTONE was glad the Hon. Gentleman had responded to the appeal. N o one was more inte rested in the rejection of the motion than the Hon. Member for whom the Hon. Gentleman appeared.— (Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman had declared that he wished the discussion to take place is a full House. Ho trusted, therefore, the House would under no circum stances agree to the motion for the 16th of June.— (Hear, hear.) It would not be creditable to the House to agree to meet on that doubtful day. It would not be consistent with the dignity of the House or the feelings of the people, in a matter of great public in terest to the feelings of the people, that its discussion shonld be postponed until nearly the close of Parlia ment. Either the Hon. Memb r wished the discussion to go on, or he did not. Ho (7.1 r. Gladstone) had dis cussed the motion as a bona fide motion, and if the mo tion was really bona fide, the House ought to come to a solution of the question involved in it. Were the House and the country to be told they c mid not find a day on which to discuss and concludo this question? Why not name a morning sitting?—(Hear, Mr. NEWDEGATE—WiII you make a motion to that effec , ? Mr. GLADSTONE—It was not for him to point out the course which the Hon. Gentleman ought to take. If he vi ichee the inquiry to proceed, let him ask the House to meet on Saturday or Tuesday, or to hold a morning sitting; and until the House had refused the demand, do not let the Hon. Gentleman talk of the dtfficulty oF finding a day.—(Hear, hear.) It was not to the credit of the House to permit the vaguely dealt with. question to be Culotte' GILPIN said the public felt strongly on this question, and were anxious for the House's decision, not wiibstandine the cleverness of the Right Hon, Gentle man (Mr. Gladstone's) arguments, which arguments were, like all his argues nts, accompanied with disguise. —(Hear, hear.) It was not the Hoe Geetleman'3 fault that he could uoc get a day named earlier than the 16th of June. Mr. KEOGH thought the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Gladstone's) argument and recommendation had been misapprehended, Every Member in the House was convinced of the perfect inutility of the 16th of June being fixed for the further discussion of this question. He agreed with what had been said on this side of the House, that it was impertent to come to some clecision on the question. Whose was the fault that they were dis cussing in a moribund Parliament what day the debate should be resumed? Surely the Hon. Gentleman (Mr- Newdegate) and they who acted with him would see it was not practicable to take the last day of the session for a debate upon this question. Why did the Honourable Gentleman not adopt the practical proposition of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Gladstone), of a morning sitting?—(Hear.) If the Hon. Gentleman really wanted a Committee, as he said, he well knew a Committee could not be nominated before the dissolution of Parliament. Even if the Committee were appointed, it could not enter upon the question with any hope of coming to a determination upon it. Let the Hon. Gentleman throw off the mask, and after all the shuffling on the other side of the House, let him do what he said he was anxious to do, and no opposition would be offered by him or Hon. Members on his side of the House. Mr. WALPOLE agreed with the Right Hon. Gentle man ( Mr. Gladstone), if the debate was postponed to the 16th June it would make the inquiry futile.—(Hear.) But he also thought it would, for obvious reasons, be inexpedient to name next Wednesday. What, then, were they to do? They were nearly approaching the end of the session, and all were agreed that no practical con clusion could be come to if the discussion was postponed until a few days before Parliament ended. It seemed to him that there was only one of two courses to adopt— either to discharge the order altogether—(Hear)—or to move the adjournment of the debate until next Thurs day, in order t ) give the Hon. Gentleman an opportu nity for considering what day could be fixed.—(Cries of " Fix the day.") Well, then, he had no objection to fix the day immediAtely. Ho would be the last man to wish the discussion to be delayed. He must take the opportunity of saying, as allusion had been made to his speech the other night, that it had been much misunder s'ood, and that the Hon. Gentleman opposite had not put the correct construction on it. The Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer had cor rectly described the construction to be put upon his speech. Sir B. HALL hoped the motion for Wednesday next would be withdrawn, for after the statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Walpole) it was clear the day for discussion rested entirely with the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Newdegate) ; and if the lion. Gentleman did not take the offer now made, this would be said by the country—There are two questions you desire to go to the hustings upon—the one is Protection—(oh)-- which you have entirely thrown over—(Oh, oh)—and the ether is the Meynooth question, which you wish to postpone indefinitely.—(hear, hear.) That intention, however, it would be his duty to defeat. At this mo ment the town of Liverpool was placarded, to the effect that the Hon. Candidate would vote against the grant. It was necessary, therefore, to come to a speedy decision on the question. Sir J. TYRELL would say nothing to aggravate the important question before the House, but he would not shrink from avowing that be had just advised his Honourable Friend (Mr. Newdegate), in c..,nicquence o what had fallen from Government, to avail nimielf ..f the suggestion thrown out, and to name Tuesday next for resuming the discussion at eleven o'clock. That was his proposition. Knowing that the qu ,, stion had excited much attention in and out of the it would be unbecoming on the part of the Legislature not to cuose to a Rv - dy decision upon it. Had it not been for the Papil aggression Hon. Gentle men opposite would never have heard of ;his motion. Mr. GOOLD objected to the form of Mr._ Spooner's motion, as calculated to exci'e bad feeling in Ireland. Mr. FORBES would best meet the feelings of the House by moving that the debate be adj,:urned—(No, no!) —to Tuesday, at eleven o'clock. Mr. ANS FEY wished to ask the Hon. Member for North Warwickshire, whether it was intended to fix an early day, and if so, to go on de die in diem? In that case he would withdraw his motion, which was only brought forward to insure an early day. Mr. NEWI)EGATE replied, if the House assented to the Hon. Gentleman's (Mr. Forbes) motion, it would meet his views. _ _ _ The motion was put and carried for resuming the de bate on Tuesday next, at twelve o'clock. INTRAMURAL INTERMENTS BILL. Lord J. MANNERS moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws concerning the burial of the dead in the metropolis. The Noble Lord briefly stated the objects of the Bill, and added, at a future stage he would enter more fully into the details. Mr. WAKLEY complained that nothing had been dine by the Board of Health with reference to carrying out those sanitary measures for the very purpose of which that board had been instituted. Mr. STANFORD hoped at a future stage of the Bill the Noble Lord would give a clear and a full statement of the cause of failure of the late Government Bill. Viscount EBRINGTON said her Majesty's late Go vernment took every means in their power to prevent the cause of failure of the late Sanitary Act. Great efforts had been made to suppress the truth, and nothing was more unsatisfactory than the conduct of her Majesty's late Government with respect to that Act. Lord SEYMOUR said, when the circumstances came under di:•cession he should be prepared to defend the conduct of Government. The fact was, the Board of Health had misled the late Government, especially with reference to their power to raise money. He hoped the House would allow the Bill to be brought in, as by that means a discussion would be raised which would pro duce all the information relative to the late Act which could be de=ired. _ _ _ The Bill was brought in and read a first time. In reply to a question, Sir J. PAKINGTON said he fully hoped to be able to bring on the New Z'aland Bill this day (Friday). Sir J. PAKINGTON brought in the Colonial Bishop rics Bill, which was read a first time. The House adjourned at a Quarter to Two o'clock. The Bishop of London and Mr. Kingscourt had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. A deputation, consisting of Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., Mr. LI. L. Taylor, Mr. Deputy Harrison, Mr. Deputy Hicks, Mr. T. H. Hall, Mr. Lambert Jones, the City Remembrancer, and the City Architect, had an in terview yesterday with Mr. Secretary Walpole, at the H me-office. Mr Russell, Chairman of the Great Western Rail way Company, and Mr. Sau nders, Secretary, had an in terview yesterday with the Right Hon. J. W. an and L rd CAcbester, at the Board of Trade. Sir Richard Levinge had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday. Mr. Sandford had also an inter view with the Noble Earl. Lnrd Lyttelton had an interview with Sir John Pa kington yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord Lewisham and Mr. Owen had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole at the Home-office yesterday. NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT SOCIETY. The thirteenth annual general meeting of the above society was held last night at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet street; James Harmer, Esq , in the chair. Mr. COLE, the secretary, read the annual report, which was, of a very satisfactory character, and it congratu lated the members that during the past year not a single application had been received for either benefit of the society, pension, or temporary relief, by any one of its members. The report next adverted to the eminent services the society had received from John Forster, E q., who had presided at their anniversary dinner, sup per ted as he was by Charles Dickens, ..E•q., with many other highly-gifted, literary, and influential gentlemen, which had been crowned with great success, producing for the benefit of the society 1741 The committee also had the pleasure of announcing hat since the last meeting 1251. had been added to the capital of the society, making e permanent investment in the public funds of 1,3751., ;resides a balance in cash of 91 9s. The report ex oressed great regret that their highly-esteemed treasurer, Mr. Merrett, had tendered his resignation in consequence of his edvanc , d age and infirmity rendering the duties tuo burdensome to him. The report, in conclusion, in dulged a hope that ere many years had passed the News venders' Benevolent and Provident Institution would be considered, from its ability to relieve the distressed and shelter the affi cted, one of the noblest ornaments of the metropolis. Mr. WILD moved " That the report just read be ad opted, printed, and circulated among the subscribers and friends of the institution." In support of this reso lution, he said that the society was going on in a very satisfactory manner, and he might mention as a fact, that of all the applications for temporary relief, not one in four came from members of the society, but from those persons mainly who had been improvident in their youth and had laid up nothing, and made no provision for the day of trouble. Mr. GILBERT seconded the resolution, and regrettedet to find that they had not yet touched the c should influence the collateral branches, or even of the trade itself, to subscribe to the funds of the society, as not one out of forty of the newsvenders of the metro polis and its vicinity were contributors in support of this institution. Ho did hope, therefore, that some effort would be made to increase the number of annual sub scribers, and that such plan would receive a considerable degree of encouragement on the present occasion. As a preliminary to this object he suggested that a cheap supplementary annual dinner should be got up, where even the poorest class of the trade, with the masters, might attend to concert and organize measures for their common welfare and benefit. The resolution was then put and agreed to. Mr. TERRY moved the next resolution :—" That the thanks of the members are largely due and are hereby tendered to John Forster, Eozi., the chairman, and the *towards, for their able and zealous services at the an nual dinner." The CHAIRMAN said he spoke from personal observa tion when he said that nothing could have been more delightful then the meeting presided over by Mr. Forster, and thought they would do him but justice in passing that resolution. The resolution was unanimously carried. Mr. BROWN, in a highly-laudatory address, moved the following resolution :—" That the best thanks of the members are due, and tendered, to Mr. Merrett, for his long and faithful services as treasurer, with heartfelt sympathy for the cause of his retirement, and sincere hopes for his better health and future happiness." M. WALTER seconded the resolution, which was carried. Mr. MERRETT returned thanks for the mark of fa , your they had shown towards him as a humble labourer in the cause of the society, and expressed his determi cation, for the remainder of his life, to uphold its inte rests to the utmost of his power. Several other routine resolutions were put and agreed to, and Mr. Terry was appointed treasurer for the en suing year. A resolution of thanks was also passed to the press, and particularly to the daily journals, for their advocacy of the interests of this institution. Mr. L WILD then proposed a resolution to the effect —" That the most grateful thanks of the members are due sad tendered to James Harmer, Esq., for his able services upon the present occasion as president, and his great and continued liberality to its funds." The motion was seconded by Mr. GILBERT, and car ried amidst much applause. Mr. HARMER, in acknowledging the compliment, said (bathe contributed to this institution because he owed great obligation to the newsvenders. His property had been mainly supported by them, and it would be un• grateful in him not to support those who had supported him. Mr. GRATATT moved—" That the thanks of this meeting are greatly merited, and are hereby most cor dially and gratefully acknowledged, and preferred to the proprietors of those journals who have kindly advocated in their columns the interest of the society." Mr. MERRETT seconded the motion, and stated that the vast improvement which had taken place in the con duct of the daily press, and the rapidity of publication, which had been brought to such perfection by machi nery, had tended greatly to the profit of the newsven ding trade. The resolution was carried. The greater part of the company then retired to the supper-room, where a very superior repast was provided; after which the usual loyal toasts, and " Prosperity to the Newsveaders' Benevolent Institu ion," were drunk with great enthusiasm, and the evening terminated in a very agreeable manner. DRURY-LANE THEATRE, This establishment closed last evening for the season. A new season is talked of, but the time of commence ment is not known. Mr. Bunn had announced in the bills that he would address the house, and accordingly, after the opera of Der Freischutz, he came forward, and, after a warm greeting, delivered the following speech, which was received with the liveliest expres sions of mirth and approbation:— Mr. Bunn said—C us t om exacts that a should steward periodically give an account of his reckoning, or, in Parliamentary language, that a speech sh o u ld be delivered at the close of a session. Adopting, for one moment, the latter position, Gentlemen, I can at I should naturally be g in by saying—My Lord length release y ou f rom f ur th e r attendance here , and I am happy to be enabled to say that y ou can retire into your respective homes whenever you think proper to do so. It affords me great satisfaction to assure you that I have r ece i ve d throughout an ardu ous session the most cordial co-operation from every member of my government, with one exception, and that I continue on the most friendly relations with our allies. Gentlemen of the House of Commons—(addressing the galleries)—l beg to inform y ou that, although the esti mates for the year were framed with a view to the strictest economy, the receipts have not been found equal to the expenditure—a fact naturally occasioned by a falling off in one important branch of revenue — our income-tax. At the same time it must be borne in mind that I have relieved you from very heavy taxa tion, as you can now come here for little more than one half of what you were formerly accustomed to pay. To descend, however, from metaphor to facts. If our at tempts to give English opera in as perfect a form as possible have not been so fully successful as could be wished, it is no fault of yours, who have been ready to patronise; neither is it, abstractedly, any fault of ours, who have also been quite ready to b. patronised, I as sure you. But the extensive plans which bad been laid down for your pleasure and our remuneration have been thwarted by ethose who were unmindful of their duty tither to one party or to the other. The eminent per formers attached to the theatre who have worked so loy ally through the season, will continue their exertions with untiring energy; and I beg to assure you that dur ing the recess our best efforts shall be directed to make the next season one of such brilliancy as to place our art on that footing so much to be desired. The ladies and gentlemen I allude to have requested me to return their grateful thanks for your unceasing kindness to them; and for myself, I respectfully assure you that nothing on my part shall be wanting to merit that feel ing which you have ever been pleased to manifest to wards me. Mr. Bunn retired amidst reiterated plaudits. TOWDIt ROYALTY AND LIBERTIES. —The triennial ceremony of perambulating the ancient royalty and liberties of the Tower of London took place on Holy Thursday (yes terday). After the service appointed for the day had been pet.rformed by the officiating clergymen in the old chapel of St. Peter-ad- Vincula, the procession for " beating the hounds" the fo rmed within the quadrangle of the Tower, adjacent to land e new Welling ton and statue, and included the principal gar risonßos paroch ial officers, among whom we noticed Lord de ), Mr. (Lieutenant ,Ar of the Tower and Premier Baron of Eng- Chaplain, the Sw ifts (Keeper of the Crown Jewels), the tleman Gaoler of the To (Mr i Althans), the M aster Gunner, the Vestry-clerk (Mr. a detachmewnwter?tfhthle the High Gaoler Bailiff (Mr. J. W. Lush), Q a b u g e o e o n d , s ) , and o m a nthe Mr. Lund), the whole being preceded b y habited in full costume most imposing appearance.Gen preceded lieir halberds, who made a moved on, halting at every bo undary Thu s formed, the procession " broad arrow" was painted in red , station, where the privileges. Some of these boundaries of the Royal most eccentric places. In one instan c e were situated in need ful to engage a wherry, the boundary -m arkit was found margin of the Thames. In anoth er case being on th® arrow" was situated within a baker's oven. Thiele " broad being completed, the leet jury and the other civil ceremony tary funct►onaries partook of a cold collation in magis tratesthaendni ' chamber of the Royalty Sessions-house , W 11 e close square, Lord de Ros occupying the chair. The Great Northern Railway conveys from the collieries of Barnsley, within a circle of four miles of the town, not less than 3,0C3 tons of coal per day. With the present and contemplated net of railways around this coal field, there is every reason to believe that ere long the Barnsley coal trade will only be second in importance to that of Newcastle. .. COURT CIRCULAR. The Qupon and his Royal Highness Prince Albert re-entered the hall-room in Buekingham Palace, at half past twelve o'clock On Wednesday night. The Queen danced the first quadrille " Ariadne," with Lord John Mamv-rs. Her Mqj..sty afterwards danced with Lord Elphin stone in another quadrille, and r. mained in the ball room until ten minutes before two o'clock, when her Att.if'sty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert took their departu re Their Royal * Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess th ,, same Mar - time, and the and the D u k e o f C am b r id ge , l e f t at hall concluded. A deputati on from the conference between the Society of Arts and the r eprti u se e n o t n a n t n iv les of Literary and Scienti fic Institutions and g n h e n k, d e . s c s ' view with his R )yal had an inter ineham Palace, on W — ed i therinee Albert, at Buck- The deputation consisted at_rf I"th ti u H tatt t ei a e ov t: o y f Cheater and the Rev: Dr. Broth, from the C om . e on of Blandford of Arts; Mr. Bastard, the represenan Institution; Mr. Birkbeck, of the London Institute; Mr. Traice, of the Leeds Inatitutchanics' Frederick Warner, of Manchester and Mr.aGfroMT?r, secretary to the Society of Arts, who were severally introducal to his Royal Highness by the Marquis izie- Lsnsdowne. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Q ue en yesterday, and partook of luncheon with her Delsj,sty and Prince Albert. His Royal Highn ess the Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty in the afternoon. Prince His Royal Highness Albert presided yesterday at a meeting, at Buckingham Palace, of the Surplus Committee of the Royal Commission CfoormtmheitEtexe present hibition of 1851. The other members of the were Earl Granville, the Right Hon. HenryELaastblouceh, Sir ere, M•Pe Sir William Cubitt, Sir Charles Eastlake, Charles Lyell, and Mr. Bazley. Mr. Edgar Bowriog, Secretary to the Royal Commis sion, was in attendance. Dr. Play f a i r an d M r . 'Mike were also present. The meeting, whi c h t oo k p l ace a t e leven o'clock, broke up shortly after two. Their Roy a l Highnesses the P r i nc e of Wales and , Prince Alf re d, attended by Mr. Gibbs, v i s i te d the Royal Polytechnic Institution yesterday morning. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lord Polwartb, Lord Charles Fitzr and Colonel Bouverie, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with their presence last even ing. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at tended by Lady Fanny Howard, also honoured the Royal Italian Opera with their presence last evening. The Marquis of Salisbury had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday at the Home-office. The Bishop of Salisbury had 0150 as 4 interview with the WA 119 n! §l39letflrY• LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, ROYAL SURREY GARDENS. Yesterday afternoon the first flower show which has taken place at these gardens this season was exhibited with unusual éclat. As might be expected from the backwardness of the spring, the show was almost en tirely confined to greenhouse plants, which, however, were put forward in sufficient variety and beauty to more than compensate for the absence of cur usual vernal flori culture. Some of the varieties of cape heaths were par ticularly beautiful, and attracted much attention; but the display of azaleas was unsurpassed by anything we have witnessed for some time past. Some very gorgeous devices in flowers, and a magnificent show of hearts ease also camp in for their fair share of admiration. Though the weather towards the latter part of the day was very threatening, the - gardens were thronged with a most numerous and fashionable assemblage of ladies and gentlemen, most of whom waited for the finale to the evening's entertainments—the eruption of Etna. The whole day passed off remarkably well. The following is a list of the prizes awarded by the Royal South London Floricultural Society: — To CLASS THE FIRST.—PRIVATE GROWERS, NOT CULTIVATING FLOWERS, &C., FOR SALE.—For the best coil, ction of stove and greenhouse plants, 15 pots (or chideous plants excluded); a silver tankard with cover, elegantly embossed emblematical of Horticulture, pre sented by Francis Staff, Esq., value fifteen guineas — Mr. W. Cole; for the second best ditto, large gold Vic toria medal—Mr. Over; for the third best ditto, gold Albert medal—Mr. Roger; for tho fourth best ditto, large silver Victoria medal—Hamp; for the fifth best ditto, large silver Linrmsn medal—Mr. Rhodes. For the best six specimens of orchideous plants in flower, small Victoria medal—Mr. Cole. For pelargoniums, in col lections in six varieties (in 8-inch pots), large silver Vic toria medal—Mr. Robinson. For fancy pelargoniums, in collections of six varieties (in 8-inch pots), small silver Victoria medal—Mr. Robinson; for the second best ditto, small silver Linnaean medal=Mr. Roser. For Cape heaths (in collections of six varieties), large silver Al bert medal—Mr. Cole; for the second best ditto, small silver Victoria medal—Mr. Roser; for the third beat ditto, small silver Linnesan medal—Mr. Over. For azaleas (in collections of four distinct varieties), large silver Albert medal—Cole; for the second best ditto, small silver Victoria medal—Mr. Over; for the third best ditto, small silver Linea en medal—Me. Ramp. For twelve tulips, roses, 14blomeas, and bizarres (four of each), large silver Albert medal—Betteredge, Esq.; for the second best ditto, small silver Victoria medal— Treacher, Esq.; for the third best ditto, small silver Lineman medal—Mr. Hardstone; for the fourth best ditto, small silver Albert medal — A. Lane, Esq.; for the fifth best ditto, bronze medal—J. Phillips, Esq. In ad dition to the above first and second prizes, Mr. J. R. Lawrence, of Hampton, offers 51. value of tulips, selected from his bed when in bloom, divided as follows:-31. for the first prize, and 21. for the second. For heartsease (in stands of 24 dissimilar blooms, and well contrasted varieties), large silver Albert medal—A. Lane, Esq.; for the second best ditto, small silver Victoria medal— Betteredge, Esq.; for the third best ditto, small silver Lineman medal—August, Esq. For vegetables (six sorts), small silver Lineman medal—Mr. Hamp. To CLASS THE SECOND. NURSERYMEN AND ALL PERSONS GROWING FLOWERS, &C., FOR SALE.—For the best collection of Store and Greenhouse Plants, 18 pots (orchideous plants excluded), gold Albert medal Messrs. Rollisson and Son; for the second best ditto, large silver Victoria meda—Mr. Pawley. For Pelar goniums, in collections of eight varieties (in 8-inch pots), large silver Victoria medal—Mr. C. Turner; for the second best ditto, large silver Linualn medal—Mr. N. Gains: For fancy pelargoniums, in eallections of six varieties (in 8-inch pots), small silver Victoria medal— Mr. N. Gains; for the second best ditto, small silver Lineal) medal—Mr. C. Turner. For the best six spe cimens of orchideous plants in flower, small silver Vic toria medal—Messrs. Rollisson and Sm. For Cape heaths (in collections of eight varieties), large silver Albert medal Messrs. Rollisson and Son ; for the second best ditto, large silver Victoria medal Mr. Fairbairn; for the third best ditto, small silver Liman medal Mr. Pawley. For mikes (in col lections of six varieties), large silver Albert medal —Messrs. Lane and Son; for the second best ditto, small silver Victoria medal—Messrs. Ivry and Son; for the third best ditto, small silver Linnaan medal—Mr. Rollisson. For twelve tulips,* roses, by blomens, and bizarres (four of each), large silver Albert medal—Mr. Laurence, for the second best ditto, sisal silver Victoria medal—Mr. Turner; for the: third best titto, small silver Lineman medal—Mr. Bragg; for the fourth best ditto, small silver Albert medal—Mr. Norma; for heartsease (in stands of thirty-six dissimilar blooms, and well contrasted varieties), small silver Victoria medal—Mr. Turner; for the second best ditto, small silver Lint:lsom medal—Mr. Bragg; for the third beat ditto, small silver Albert medal—Messrs. Hart and Nicklen. OPEN TO BOTH CLassEs.—For the Lest single speci men plant (any genus), small silver Lineman medal— Mr. W. Cole; for the aecond best ditto, small silver Albert medal—Messrs. Rollisson and Son; for the third best ditto, breeze medal—Mr. Cole. EXTRA PRIZES OFFERED BY MEMBEAS.—By Messrs. J. and J. Fairbairn, of Clapham, to Class the First— For the best six Indian azaleas, small silver Victoria medal—Mr. R. Rosier. By Mr. C. Turner, of Slough, to Class the First.—For the best twelve pansies (cut varietie;) sent out by Mr. C. Turner, small silver Vic ,ori medal—A. Lane, Esq. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. On Tuesday, James . M. Bendel. Esq., President, in the chair, the paper read was " Observations on Arti ficial Hydraulic, or Portland Cement; with an account of the testing of the brick beam erected at the Great Exhibition," by Mr. G. F. White, Assoc. Inst. C.E. After detailing the experiments made by the late Sir Isambart Brunel, the paper noticed the peculiarities in the practice of the English and foreign engineers in the use of cements and limes. It was stated that in Eng land the natural cements were plentiful, and the mode of construction being generally in brickwork, quick set" ing cements were preferred; whereas abroad the natural cement stones were, comparatively speaking, rare, and the use of bricks rather the exception than the rule. In some cases it was found, that even the best natural hy draulic limes did not set with sufficient rapidity, in salt water, to do away with the necessity for using pone limos, and some of the attempts made at various periods to substitute artificial pozzalanos for the very expensive na tural products of that natu re , were t h en described. The unfavourable results of thes e a tt em pts, and the manner in which M. Vicat expl a i ne d th e m, were de tailed. A sketch was then given of th e cou rse of inves tigation followed in England by Mr. Frost and General Sir Charles Feeley, from which it appeared, that until the introduction of the Portland C emen t s , no artificial compound had been discovered w hi c h possesse d the same —or g reater, powers of resi s t ance than t h ose of the natural cements. The advant ages o f the P or tland Ce ment were stated to be, that it had nearly all the qua lities of rapid setting presented by the natural material's of the same class; and in addition, that as it was capa ble of supporting variable proportions of sand, it could be used as a mortar, the rate of setting of which might be modified at will, and th e powers o f resistance which were stated to be mu c h greater t h an those of either the cements or the limes th us rep l ace d. A general description of the manner i n w hich the Portland Cement was now manufactured, and of the methods of testing the article, were th e n given, and it appeared that after seven days th e cohes i ve streng th of the neat cement was equal to about 1001bs. on the square inch; and that after six months this became equal to not less than 4141b5. per square inch. M. Vicat had stated, in 1851, in a communication to the Annales des Ponta et Chaussies, that by the use of Portland Cement alone, or what he termed " overburnt lime," it would be possible to form immense artificial bl oc k s , capable of re sisting the action of the waves and of the shingle upon the sea shore, an action which it was well known rapidly destroyed the natural cements, a n d the penalanic mix tures, whether of natural or artificial pt,zaslanos. The several applications of the Portland cement as a concrete, as a mortar, and as a stucco, were then alluded to, and reference was made to the early failures in form ing large artificial blocks, and an account was given of the mode now adopted in constructing them at Dover and Alderney har bours of employed to protect t h e extreesetioe of the breakwater refuge, of Cherbourg. At Dover the hearti ng o f the piers, and likewise of those below high-water mark, was executed in blocks of con crete, composed of cement and shingle in the proportions of 1 to 10, and occupying about three-fourths of the volume of the separate materials measured in the dry state. Each block conta in e d from 3 0 cubic feet to 120 ' a nd weighed from 2 tons t o 7 tons. At Al cubic dne a nd of concrete composed of cement, san d, was placed in a mould with ru bb le stone, proportions being of foreign mate.. adrn eyt shingle, a feet masonry of not l ess than 712 shoat t d on i rregularly e par t o f i n cement the the to mass,systente m thepa adoptedr t was to build s h ck er s b o o f ur r g ubble cubic feet, and weighing a bout 52 tons. These blocks immense rialsA t b C lo were floated out from the places where they were con structed, and sunk as " pierre perdue;" but this had not on all occasions been able to resist the transporting power of the waves. The manner of using the cement was in the form of mortar, composed of one part of cement to three parts of sand. It had been stated by M. Vicat, that the po wers o f resistance to compression absolutely required, in sub stances exposed to the action of the sea, must be at least equal to 401bs. per square inch, and of that to ten sion at least equal to 2lbs. on the square inch. Now, the resistance of the artificial stone blocks, after an in terval of nine months, was not less than 1,7001b5, per square inch, when the effirt was one of compression, or than 2001bs. per square inch when it became an effort of tension, or little interior to that of Portland stone itself. Attention was called to the fact, that the Portland Cement adhered more energetically to the Portland stone than to any other material. The degree of adhesion did not seem to depend so much upon the absorbent powers of the substances connected together by the cement, as upon some coincidence in the manner of their crystal lization. The applications of Portland Cement to the purposes of stucco for external works were noticed.. It advan tages were stated to consist in its . agreeable colour, ofpaint or lime white, its without the intervention power of resisting frost, and its freedom from re g etation ; all ' which " were attr ib u ted to the close contact of its consti tuent parts, and to t h e surface being perfectly non absorbent. For the. it sam e reason, was asserted th a t the Portland Cement was eminently adapted for th e con struction of cisterns' and b a t hs, and for the various de scriptions of statues and .o f un tains, &c., now ma d e o f artificial stone. escription of the Brick- The paper concluded by a d be am experimented on at the Great Exhibition of 1851, an account of which has already appeared in the scien tific jour na l s o f the per i o d, and from which i t was de duced that the strepgth of Portland Cement, as com pared with Roman Cement, was in the ratio of 21 . h to 1. Attention was called to the several tables and diagrams which were exhibited, illuetrotive of the various powers of resistance of the cement under efforts of compression, extension, and tearing asunder. It was again announced from the chair, that the Pre sident's Annual Conversazione would be held on Tues day evening, May 25, for which the cooperation of the members and others was requested, so that an interest ing collection of models of engineering constructions and machinery, and of specimens of works of art, might be made. At the monthly ballot the following candidates were duly elected:—Messrs. E. Flachart, G. Harrison, and J. T. Woodhouse, as members; P. D. Brown, E. Chap man, 8.E., L. Gisborne, and T. Thorneycroft, as associates. SPORTING NOTES. No. CCXXXI. THE PROBABLE FATE OF THE CANDIDATES FOR THE SEVENTY-THIRD DERBY. (Continued from No. CCXXX ) TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In continuing my remarks on the Newmarket division of the Derby horses, the next that invites my attention is Mr. Walker's br c TREASURER, by Vern. lam out of Makeless. This horse is much fancied by his owner and certain parties at head-quarters, principally upon the strength of Cavan's running, to whom he is eight or ten pounds superior. This, however, in my opi nion. does not warrant my placing any faith in him for the Derby. General Anson's b c by Orlando, out of the Princess, has managed to run up twice this year; but the winner in each instance having been anything but first-rate, his chance is a forlorn hope. Lord Clifdeu's once extensive string will, if it is re presented on the Downs at all, be so by SACKBUT, the son of Touchstone and Concertina or Poodle. I need not glance at these horses' performances, for they are very inferior, and they cannot possibly win on Wednesday next. Mr. Armitage's HIERARCHY, by Charles XII., out of Remember, was some time since said to be a starter; bat whether it turns out to be so or not matters little, as he cannot win, Having concluded my remarks on the Newmarket horses, I shall now turn my attention to those in the northern stables, commencing with Fobert's. Lord Eglinton's b c CLAVERHOUSE, by Birdcatcher, out of Blue Bonnet, by Touchstone, out of Maid of Melrose, by Brutandorf —Whisker—Orville, as a two years old ran four times and walked over once. His first essay was, considering his condition, his worst; as, in running for the July Stakes, when called upon to fintsn, down went his tail and all was over, Robbie Noble winning in a canter by two lengths. The second performance, in direct opposition to the first, was his best; for, car rying Bst 101 b, he won the Ham Stakes very easily by two lengths, beating ,Harbinger, Bst 71b, and eight others! At the same meeting he was fourth to Filius; but being at the time dead amiss it was somewhat ab surd to start him. His fourth appearance was at Don caster, where he won the Municipal Stakes easily, beating three inferior animals. This horse has been doing first-rate work for a length of time, and is very much fancied in the North. As I once before remarked, he is somewhat slo w, but possessed of first-rate staying qualities, and his build is well suited to the Derby course. I entertain a very respectable opinion of his chance, and expect to see him finishing in one of the first four places. Lord Zetland's ch c AUGUR, by Birdcatcher, out of Castanette's dam, ran twice last year and walked over once. At York he won t he Colt Sapling Stakes from Young Hawthorn by three or four lengths; and at Don caster won the Champagne Stakes by half a length, beating Daniel O'Rourke, Bay Rosalind, Homebrewed, Stilton, and four others. In my analysis in the early part of the year I looked upon this horse's chance in a very favourable manner; but in consequence of his slight increase in size, I am not by any means sanguine of his succe ss on thee nsuing Wednesday ea fact, I think he will not obtain a place. The betting this morning ruled jest the same as at Tattersall's yesterday. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. May 21, 1852. (To be concluded on Monday.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE . TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Hobble Noble—taken and afterwards offered 7 to 1 agst Mr. J. Arnold's Little Harry—taken and afterwards offered 9 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Alcoran 11 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Harbinger—taken 11 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Claverhouse—taken 13 to 1 agst Mr. Stebbing's Alfred the Great 14 to 1 agst Mr. Harrison's King of Trumps — taken and afterwards offered 15 to 1 agst Lord Ribblesdale's Kingston—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Farrance's Joe Miller 25 to 1 agst Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orelio 30 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Augur—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Stockwell 33 to 1 agst Mr. J. Clark's Elcot 40 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Daniel O'Rourke—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. S. Hawke's Wumersley—t to 501. Hohbie Noble was backed for a moderate amount in the early part of the afternoon at 5 to 1; the odds, how. ever, being always currently offered. 1,000 to 150, several other bets at the same figure, and some at 13 to 2 were first taken about Little Harry, and 7 to 1 to 1,0001. laid subsequently, the layer offering repeatedly to double it. Harbinger, Claverhouse, and Kingston were in some favour; but did not improve on the previous quotations. Augur was at one time at 40 to 1, and Daniel O'Rourke, who had been backed in the morning at 1,000 to 30, at 50 to 1, each, however, closing at an improvement of ten points. The prices returned against Alcoran and Alfred the Great are governed by offers—we did not hear them backed. Stockwell was friendless. OARS. 10 to 1 agst Sir C. Monk's Gossamer (tak. and aft. off.) 16 to I agst Mr. Sargent's Kate (take 20 to 1). LIVERPOOL HUNT RACES—THURSDAY. The Hurdle Race was won by Woodfold, aged, list 111 b, beating Harmony, lOst 61b; Juggernaut, 3 yrs; lanthe, 5 yrs; Fusileer, aged; Lysonby, aged; and Snuff box, aged. The Shorts Stakes were won by Emma Jemima, aged, list 21b, beating the Niece, 4 yrs, list; Pizarro, aged, list 111 b; Rose, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b; Miss West, list 21b; Caurire, 6 yrs, 12st 21b; and three others. The Welter Cup was won by Smuggler Bill, aged, 12st 21b, beating the Squire of Malton, aged, 12st 121 b; and two others. The Helbre Plate was won by Greatheart, 4 yrs, list 11b, beating Happy Queen, aged, 12st 91b; Stranger's Daughter, 5 yrs, 12st 41b; b h by Cataract, 4 yrs, 1 Ist llb; and two others. The Dee Selling Stakes were won by Emma Jemima, lOst 71b, beating lanthe, lOst 21b, and three others. EPSOM, 1852. New match for Thursday—Mr. Stevens's Vesta, llst, sgst Captain Little's Bullfinch, 10:t 41b. 100, hft One mile. ASCOT HEATH, 1852. Handicap for the Ascot Stakes of 25 goys. each, 15 It, and 5 only if declared on or before Monda y next. Age st lb Age at lb Cariboo Vatican .. ... .... 68 10 Songstress ... Chief Justice Rusaborough Pitsford ....... ..... 5 8 6 Allegro 3 6 3 Elthiron 6 8 6 Constantine 3 6 1 Hernandez 4 5 7 3 Lancaster Offilious 3 5 13 8 13 Hyacinth 3 5 13 Lady Evelyn 4 5 12 Black Doctor 4 7 12 Ella Darkie 4 7 12 Paddy Bird 3 5 11 4 7 10 Jullien Barcelona . 3 5 10 *Backbiter a 7 10 Houlakin Lamartine 4 7 10 Fledgling Thistledown Selina 6 7 6 Pelopidas Exeter 4 7 5 Redmond O'Han- Harbinger 3 5 6 Little Harry . .... 3 7 4 Lucie Montague Nutshell Legatus Artisan ............ 4 6 13 Liberty 3 5 5 Maidstone *Storyteller ......4 612 Bonita .. 35 4 Hothorpe R u nnymede ......4 611 Harrier •3 5 4 Phant0m............ 3 6 11 Ilex 3 5 4 Antigone ......... 4 6 11 Dollond Stafford ............ 46 10 Dangerous 35 4 Grey Tommy ..•••• 36 9 Tame .... . La Gana Ladra... 6 6 9 Burndale 3 5 2 Ballet Girl ......... 56 . 9 Chopkins ~ 35 2 Knook Knoll ...... 4 6 9 Richard Primmer 3 5 0 Galvanism ..........6 8 Maria ...............3 4 12 Buckthorn ......... 3 6 7 Weathergage ...... 3 4 10 oodle ...... . ..... 3 6 7 Hugo ... ............ 3 4 10 Bing Charming ... 4 6 7 Pancake ............3 4 10 Fat h er Thames ... 3 6 7 Poetess, 3 yrs, pays Indian Warr ior ... 3 6 7 forfeit The Heriot ......... 4 6 6 Those marked * having been entered wit hout the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out a n t the time prescribed, un less specially ordered to remain . Nominations fer the Royal Hunt Cup. Weights to be declared on Tuesday week. Follow me Lads, 3 yrs—Nancy, 4 yrs— Janina, 3 yrs —Dr. Puff, 5 yrs—lanthe, 4 yrs—tfardinge, 5 yrs— Sally, 3 yrs—Knight of the Shire, 3 yrs—Hernandez, 4 yrs—Manifold, 5 yrs—Ephesus, 4 yrs—Harrier, 3 yrs Newport, 6 yrs—Catalpa, 4 yrs—Wingenaud, 3 yrs— Exeter, 4 yrs—Timid Fawn, 4 yrs—Biis i Middleton, 4 yrs—The Heriot, 4 yrs—Merry Peal, 4 yrs—Benita, 8 yrs it 4 yrs—Plumstead, 3 yrs—Lucio, 3 y rs —Sir Rowland Trenehard, 4yrs—Robert , 3 yrs—Hya_ cinth, 3 yrs—Little Savage, 3 yrs—Susan, 3 yrs—Bush ranger, 5 yrs—Phlegra, 4 yrs--Mountain Flower, 3 yrs —Blood Royal, 3 yrs—Amoroso, 4 yrs—Surprise, 3 r —Lanita, 3 yrs—Hothorpe, 3 yrs—Ringleader, 3 yrs )! 8 Paymaster, aged—Officioas, 5 yrs—Tame, 3 yrs D. niel O'Rourke, 3 yrs—Darkle, 5 yrs—Orelio, 3 y rs -- Frantic, 3 yrs—llex, 3 yrs—Tonle, 4 yrs—soi,.._ 100 1" so n v ' s 3 , yrs—Pan, 3 yrs. NOMiDatiODS for the Great Western Plate o f added to a handicap of 10 toys. each; Wei - ghts to be declared on Tuesday week. Jullien, 3 yrs—Appleton, 3 yrs—Free-tr a d er, 3 yrs —Houlakin, 3 yrs—Calot, 3 yrs—SolY", 3 yrs—Ed ward of York, 4 yrs—Greengage, 3 yrs—N utshell, utshell, 5 yrs —The Bishop, 3 yrs—Sanita, 3 yrs_ mpton, 3 yrs— Maria,3 yrs—Chopkins, 3 yrs— Pan, il 3 ~,.yrs—Poodle, 3 yrs—Cotton Lady, 3 yrs—Mountain Benita, 3 yrs—Merry Peal, 4 yrs — Knig h t c Flower, 3 yrs -3 yrs—Sir Rowland Trenchard, 4 yrs — Storyteller, of the Shire, ...s ac kbo, 3 7rs.o.l;4Bbrvager , s btoryteller, 4 yrs $ Yrs---Topligia, aged, MAY 2l, 1852, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE The following gentlemen passed in gunnery on board the Excellent, at Portsmouth, on Wednesday:—Mr. Aston, her Majesty's ship Leander; Messrs. Hume, Wilmot, Dent, and Borlase, her Majesty's ship Queen; and Mr. Brooker, Superb. APPOINTMENT. Baron Carl Gustaff von Otter, mate, to her Majesty's ship Winchester. DEVONPORT, MAY 19.—Diligence transport, Mitchell, master; and Tortoise lighter, Shearman, master, ar rived yesterday (Tuesday), with stores, from Portsmouth. Calcutta was taken into No. 5 dock this evening, to have her bottom cleaned. _ . . Tho Sanspareil will not proceed on her trial cruise, to try her engines, till Friday. WooLwxott, MAY 20.—The preparations for the launch of the Agamemnon, 90 guns, are now completed, and the Fisgard flag-ship, has been removed from her mooring and taken further down the river to make room for the Agamemnon being launched and brought up at anchor while the tid e is nearly at its greatest height and continuing to flow. This fine screw steam-ship was de signed at the office of the Surveyor of the Navy (Sir Baldwin Walker), and is considered by competent judges to combine all the essential qualifications for the purpose for which she is destined. She will possess the twofold advantages of being as perfectly equipped for a sailing vessel as other men-of-war (second-rates) of her own class; while at the same time she will (unaided by sails) be an efficient screw steamer, being supplied with engines of 600-horse power by John Penn and son. With these two distinct locomotive properties she will always be under command, independently of wind and weather. Her armament will be very formidable. She will mount 36 8-inch guns on the gun deck, 34 heavy 32- pounders on the main deck, and 20 32-pounders on the quarter-deck and forecastle; and she will be manned with a complement of about 850 mon. The launch will take place about three o'clock on Sa turday, May 22, and the Agamemnon being the first ship of the line regularly designed and built for a war steamer, she has been, and will continue to be, an object of peculiar interest in the history of steam naval archi tecture. Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., Surveyor of the Navy, visited the Agamemnon yesterday, and Lord Clarence Paget and Admiral Ogle visited her to-day. Upwards of 4,000 cards of admission to the booths and stands on the west and the east sides of the ♦essel have been issued, but it is seldom that so uninterrupted a view of the launch of a large ship of war can be obtained es there will be, owing to the excellent arrangements which have been made and the gentle sloping of the surrounding ground, from which 50,000 persons may have a good view of the launch. THE EXPLOSION AT REBBURN COLLIERY. The adjourned inquest on the bodies of the twenty two sufferers by the explosion at Hebburn Colliery, in the county of Durham, on the 6th inst., was held at the Ellison Arms, Hebburn, on Wednesday, before Mr. J. M. Hudson, deputy coroner. Mr. Matthias Dunn, the Government inspector, was present. A number of work men were examined, whose testimony, however, did not add anything to the facts already known. After they had given their evidence, Mr. Dunn, Government in spector of mines for the northern district, stated that he inspected this mine on the 7th February, 1850, and again on the 12th of May last. Mr. Dunn then read a report of his examinati on o f th e m i ne on th ose d a y s . His opinion was that an accumulation of gas had taken place in the straight•on board, and that the temporary neglect of a door at the end of that board had caused the board to accumulate foulness; and that the shutting of that board some time afterwards had removed the gas from that board into Hall's board at the very time when his lamp was open for the purpose of firing the shot. Mr. Dunn concluded by making the following sug gestions as to the future : -1. Th at a greater quantity of air be allowed for those workings which are lying on the whole coal. 2. That the firing of shots be discontinued in workings where lamps only can be used. 3. That all lamps be locked, and only opened by autho rised persons, in the fresh air. 4. That the furnaces be overhauled, and trials made t 3 produce an accession of air by more active firing. 5. That the doors and brat tices be strictly looked after, both in the construction and the keeping. 6. That printed regulations be cir culated through the colliery as to the use of the lamps, &c. Mr. Royd, viewer of Urepth colliery, and Mr. Liddell, viewer of Gosforth colliery, were not examined on oath, but they spoke freely to the good ventilation and excellent management of Hebburn colliery. The coroner then charged the jury, who retired for about half an hour; after which they bought in the following verdict, viz , " That the said explosion took place in the middle board of the A pit; and the jury cannot separate without expressing their opinion that there has been a great want of caution in the working of the colliery. They, therefore, recommend that there be an additional trapper boy employed in this district; that all the lamps be locked; and that no firing of shots be allowed to take place where the colliery is wrought with lamps." BEATING THE BOUNDARIES AT BUCK INGHAM PALACE. An interesting ceremony took place yesterday after noon at Buckingham Palace, in the presence, we may say, of her Majesty, Prince Albert, and several branches of the youthful Royal Family. A's may be known, a large portion of the Palace and grounds are within the limits of the royal parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, and yesterday being Holy Thursday, the day on which the ceremony of beating the boundaries is usually per formed, a long procession of the parochial authorities, headed by the old royal standard of the parish, and fol lowed by the rector and clergy of the district, church wardens, and some thousand children, decked with ro settes and bunches of flowers, the boys bearing flags and long light sticks, made its appearance at one of the front gates of the Palace nearest Constitution-hill, for permission to traverse the boundaries of the parish within the royal domain. In accordance with her Ma jesty's usual practice, leave was at once granted to the authorities to perform the ancient duty, and the proces sion entered within the enclosure, and filed off towards the gate leading to the grounds. At this moment Prince Albert, with several of the Royal children, ap peared at the corner window of the north wing, and the novel and interesting character of the scene seemed to afford them much gratification. The procession then entered the grounds, and the children of the parochial schools were drawn up under the windows of one of the royal apartments which overlooks the garden, and in a few moments her Majesty appeared at the window, and the Prince Consort, with the Heir Apparent, Princess Royal, and other junior members of the Royal Family, came out on to the balcony. The children then sang the National Anthem, and having given some vigorous and protracted cheering for the Queen, Prince Albert, Sco., the illustrious spectators withdrew, the young Princes and Princess apparently not a little amused with the bustle and energy with which the charity-boys beat the bounds. The procession wended its way through the grounds to the gateway on Constitution-hill, near Hyde Park-corner, and taking the boundary of the parish, proceeded along the Piccadilly side of the Green Park. Just as the children were emerging from the Royal grounds the Duke of Wellington passed down Constitution-hill on horseback, and the appearance of the children and general character of the procession seemed to excite his Grace's peculiar attention. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERW RAILWAY.--Return Traffic for the week ending May 16:— Passengers, parcels, mails, &c. £26,425 11 1 Merchandise ... ... 17,969 8 3 Cattle 859 16 10 Total ...E45,254 16 2 Corresponding week last year ... 48,041 18 9 Ncte.—The returns as published aro exclusive of the traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, Nortand h U n ion, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North Staffordshire Company. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Amount cl Traffic for the week ending May 16 : Passengers ... Goods ... . £8,833 12 8 2,517 15 0 £11,351 7 8 Corresponding week last year... 10,997 610 esp T o o n t d a i l ng NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles 0pen,112.).... Return of traffic for the week ending May 9 Railway and canal .. £5,114 0 0 Corresponding week last year ... 4,70 s 0 0 Note. —The above is exclusive of the receipts available under the agreement with the London and North-Western R a ilway Company - - BIUSTOL A ND EXETER RAILWAY.—Tramp for the week ending May 9 : Passengers Goods Parcels ... Mails ••• ... £2,805 7 1 ••• .. 1,213 9 11 ••• ... 180 16 5 ... ... 223 4 2 Total £4,42217 7 SHREWSBURY AND CIiESTER RAILWAY...ariI/fie receipts !br the week ending May 16 : Passengers, &c, £.856 13 5 Merchandise, minerals, &c. ... 1,012 14 5 Total .„, ••• 04 • X 1 ,869 710 Corresponding week last year ... 1,676 11 2 LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY. —Amount of revenue for the week ending May 16 : Passengers Goods ... .... £1,175 8 6 ... 27 0 0 Total ... ... R 1,200 8 6 Corresponding week last year ... 1,091 7 11 MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNG. TION RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the week ending May 16 :—Passengers, &c. £l2O 0 0 Corresponding week last year ... 156 18 6 CALEDONIAN RAILWAT.(IB9i miles opened.).—ltetarn f rata for the week ending May 9 : Passengers, &c. Goods, &C. £3,464 19 a .. 4,871 5 2 Total ... ... £ 6, 336 4 7i Corresponding week last year ... 7,75 1 15 3 GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN (IRELAND) RAILWAY (188 miles). - Return f or th e wee k en ding gay 15 . — Passengers, par ce l s , & c . ...X3, 768 1 7 Merchandise and ca ttl e .... 1,060 4 9 ----- Total ... ... £4,828 6 4 Corresponding week lasi — ye X 4l 15 1 At the annual general meeting of the proprietors oodlilvtdhidueerPnoaraodov-fisnBtcrieaelt,BEanllkiootfttecluanacglhhter, raterday at the offices, sq., in the chair, the directors presented their report, recommending the usual per cent. per annum, which was unanimously agreed to. The profits of the year had amounted to 47,6581. 19s. 2d., and the amount of rest, or un divided profits, 'Ca* 27th NArch WM1160064 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. The adjourned special meeting of this company was held yesterday at the railway station, Paddington, for the purpose of submitting to the shareholders for their consideration and approval three Bills which were not sufficiently advanced at the period of holding the special meeting on the 12th inst.; Mr. C. Russell in the chair. The CHAIRMAN explained that they had been obliged to postpone the consideration of three Bills which were to have been submitted at the special meeting on Thurs day, the 13th inst. The postponement to this day was in consequence of the Bills not having passed the Committee of the House of Commons. At that meeting he had expressed a hope that they would be able to present them in a satisfactory state at the adjourned meeting. In that expectation they had not been disappointed, for the three Bills had passed the Committee. The directors had succeeded in carrying nearly all th e measures th e y had proposed for this ses sion. The Bill authorising the extension of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway from Oxford to Brentford, was rej ec t e d b y a ma j or ity of the Committee of four to one. The Oxford. Worcester, and Wolver hampton Bill, in which powers were sought to reduce the number of the Great Western directors at the board of the Oxcord, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Com pany, from six directors to one, i n th e even t o f the Bill passing, was rejected. The third Bill, promoted by the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company, for minor objects only, was not permitted to pass until the Committee inserted a clause with the intention of enforcing a penalty on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company of 10,0001. in case the portion of their line from Priestfield to Wolver hampton should not be completed on the Ist of Sep tember, 1853, and also a penalty of 500/. per day for every day after that date the line shall remain unfinished and unopened. The Select Committee had substituted this clause in the Oxford, Worcester, and Woverhamp ton Bill, for the clauses in the Bill promoted by the Great Western Company to enable them to construct the portion of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamp ton Railway between Priestfield and Wolverhampton. This Bill, whi c h h e wou ld presen tly submit for their ap proval, had un d ergone cons id era bl e a lt e rations in the House of Commons. One of the principal alterations was that relating to the construction and use of the line between Priestfi e ld and Wolverhampton b y th e Great Western Company, subject to the authority of the Board of T ra d e . He had no dou b t t h a t theth e penal making Committee clauses of the Worcester,htah d e introduction oc sufficiently l i y o no s ec f theu Wolver hampton Bill, but at the same time put it into the power of the l a tt er company to withdraw their Bill at any period, and thus f rustrate the intention f the e Committee; and, if the Bill s h ould be carried Parliament, they all kn ew very well how hard through hard it was to compel parties in a. court of law t o comply with such provisions in an Act of P ar li ament. The Great West ern Company had great re ason to complain of a clause inserted in the Bill with regard to the reduction of tolls on the Great Western Railway so so on as either the s Oxford and Birmingham or the Wolverhampton and Dudley lines shall be completed. This clause was in serted in violation of the clause in the original Act which imposed a reduction of the fares on the comple tion of both the lines mentioned. This was the inter pretation of the clause in the original Act by the Great Western board, which was afterwards confirmed by the unanimous judges in the Court of Exchequer. It usually happened that whenever the company brought a Bill before Parliament their opponents were sure to endea vour to get clauses inserted in their Bills apparently without any object except that of injuring the Great Western Company, and to gratify the spleen of their op ponents. In consequence of the Bill conferring powers on the company of much value to them, they were in duced to proceed with it, notwithstanding the clause to which he had referred. Mr. SAUNDERS, the Secretary, then read the heads of " A Bill to confer on the Great Western Railway Company enlarged and additional powers for the Con struction of parts of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, and the completion of other parts thereof, and for the purchase of lands on the . lines of the Birmingha m and Oxford Junction, and Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railways respectively; and for the alteration of the works of part of the last-mentioned railway, and the formation of certain additional stations and branch lines of railway; and also for the laying down the broad gauge on part of the South Staffordshire Railway, and for other purposes." The CHAIRMAN moved a resolution approving of the Bill. r d h e e d d t o to a p k p n l y o w t e w a h l l e tthheer broad h o a e d fgeaduugee eAn of P r w E a T s oß in tiwished lines of the Great Western Company, or to that only between London and Bristol? The CHAIRMAN said the reduction of tolls would ap ply only to the Great Western lines open at the time the Act was passed. The resolution was then carried unanimously. Mr. SAUNDERS then read the heads of " A Bill to au thorise the consolidation into one undertaking of the Great Western, the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and the Shrewsbury and Chester Railways; and the union into one company of the three several companies to whom the said railways respectively belong; and also to authorise the appropriation of certain revenues for securing dividends to the two last-mentioned com panies prior to such union and consolidation." He ex plained that a clause had been added to the Bill enabling the Shrewsbury Company, prior to 1854, to extend the period for amalgamation from 1856, as originally pro posed, to 1857 or 1858. The object was to give further time, if necessary, for the development of the traffic on the Shrewsbury line. A resolution approving of the Bill was then carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said, the next Bill they had to submit was that relating to the extension of time for the com pletion of the Wycombe line, and after giving a short history of the project which was sanctioned in 1845, he stated that it was intended to lease the line when com pleted at 3,600/. a year and half the surplus profits, with power to the Wycombe Company to claim 10,0004 in lieu of half the surplus profits. It would be of service to the Great Western Company to complete the lice, as he had no doubt it would tend to increase the traffic on their railway. Mr. SAUNDERS then read the heads of " A Bill to revive and extend the Time for the Execution of certain powers conferred by the Wycombe Railway Act, 1846,' and for reducing the capita l of the Wycombe Railway Company; and for enabling the company to enter into arrangements with the Great Western Railway Com pany, and for other purposes." He stated that the line would be 9i miles in length. Mr. VOUsLEY said he would take that opportunity of expressing his confidence and that of other large propri etors in the directors, and their approval of the judicious manner in which the affairs of the Great Western Com pany bad been managed. The reduction of tolls was on e of the conditions which Parliament had attached t o th e p urc hase of the Oxford and Birmingham and Wolver hampton and Dudley liner. With regard to the advan tages of the Wycombe line he could give no opinion,• but it was well known that many of the trunk lines had been seriously injured by extensions and branches. Th e Great Western Company had the South-Wester n side and the Londo n and North- Western on the on one e other ; and if the Greatand Western stood st ill made no b ra nches it was impossible that the other wool I remsda qtfet, but go on making extensionscompanies the it traffic. Great complaint had been to sap made by the people in Wiltshire that the Great W hid not carried out their extensions Wet ern C ompany He hoped that the Great W in that quarter. Western from fulfilling any pro m i se they mightrn would not refrain for merly, but at the sa me t i me he have made reason able to expect th a t t h e . thought it was people who be nefit of an extension lino were to have the towards its construe:do:3 when made should contribute The CHAIRMAN quite the Hon. Proprietor concurred in the view taken by that would not r with regard to making branch lines not made was i?y. The reason the Uxbridge line was for the outli.ybecausewith there was a doubt as to its . paying would be glad b ithreard to the Devizes line they e they had mare• , theye enabled to carry out any h P e r w om ho l le thought,. however, that cast burden of makinupon the the line ought not to b . e cas Great Western who were to by the parties g ain b Y it• — alear orn h pany , ear.) The re • solution approvine• of the Bill was then carried, and the proceedings concruded with a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. PATENT TILE AND PIPE MAKING MACHINE.-- We were invited yesterday to witness the working of one of Mr. Hart's tile machines, at the Atlas Works, Borough road, Southwark. This machine is one of a series intended for Italy, and its construction and principle has attracted a good deal of attention. It makes pipes, tiles, hollow and solid bricks, corn i c e work, and is ca p able of being readily adjusted to some twelve hundre d different patterns. It is worked by a screw, and is sim p le to sin g ularit y throu g hout, and is indeed the very. q uakerism of mechanics. A man and a curious y io a a r s e rceavpearbsilneg or self-actingofgiv it a pressure of ten t ons , an d by movement, no time is lost a in the working of both ends, one man being employed in filliag, while the boy carries away. Thus, and with only moderate exertion, we saw tiles produced at the rate of eight miles for ten hours, and solid and hollow bricks, &c., with like rapidity. —Morning Paper. [ADvEnnsENENT.]---Holloway's Pills have cured South an affection of the Liver and Kidneys at Sydney, New Wales..—Extract of a letter from Mr. J. K. Heyden, of Syd -1847:—" To Professor Holloway. Sir, pleasure Sept. to inform you that Stuart A. Donaldson, nEe haves l d a a n t t heed eminent , purchased of me 141. worth of your medicines stra t a of the extraordinary cure performed in ten days on one of his stations in New England, in consequence o foo v fr e wt r h se er e dt r o s two o n f hi a s u s a h ff e e e c p tion of the liver and kidneys, after the best medical advice, tried for months, had failed. (Signed) J. K. Heyden."—Sold by all druggists and at Professor Hol loway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. THE GREAT ExiMilTioN.—The Copmissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 have just presented their first re port to the Home Secretary. This report, with its appen dices, extends to 211 closely p rinted imperial octavo p a g es, and is illustrated by two large p lans of the Exhibition. T he report itself is a concise sta tement of the organization, l a . hours, resources, means, Pro cedure, and arrangements o f t h e Commission, and the result achieved. The appendices, 42 i t n a i Is . Thenumber, supply Commissioners a body o f s m ta o t s e t t e h x a a t c tt the e n d interesting balance inhadne a on the 29th of February, invested in Exchequer-bills, and t o the credit of the Commiss io ne r s at the Bank of England ' and the bank of Messrs. Coutts , amounted to 213,305/ but that there xhibition funds will be after r all le liabilities expenses shall ablle have paid a\,e out Exhibition it. T say what the actual surplus of discharged,hey ar an e un dt a h b e le to ac countssupposefitnhaaltlythweonunet dup, "but they have no reason to surplus will be less than the sum esti mated by them in their report to her Majesty of the 6th Nov. last, viz., 150,0001. Mr. FeargUS and Member of the B r iti s h H ouse o f Commons, arrived here O'Connor, the great Chartist orator, on Thursday by th e E uropa, an d i s n ew staying at 01910% tliellteewA T eto York kierald.