The Sun. — London, England, 1852-06-02 00:00:00

GRAND REVIEW IN HYDE-PARK. (THIS DAY.) This morning having been appointed for the review of the whole of the enrolled out-pensioners of Chelsea College, an immense number of persons, including a good portion of the fashionable world, assembled in Hyde -park, for the double purpose of viewing the iraocs lug spectacle and to catch a sight of " the Duke," his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and Sir Harry Smith, Who, it was rumoured, would be present; hut in this they were disappointed, for neither of those illustrious personages came to the ground. At an early hour the divisions from Woolwich, Chelsea, and all the other suburban districts were marched to the park, and amounted to about 2,500 wi.h their bands; and when formed into line it extended from the clump of trees, on the high part of the park, nearly to the railings in the Bayswater.road. The whole force was under the com mand of Colonel Tulloch, and it had a very novel ap pearance from the dissimilarity to the usual soldier's dress. As nearly as possible at eleven o'clock big Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended ,by his staff, Lord Adolphus Bitzolarence, and a number of noblemen and gentlemen in private clothes, entered the ground, which was kept by a battalion of the Coldstream Guards, and rode along the line, the men presenting arms, and the bands ptaying the National Anthem. His Royal Highness and the distinguished party then took up their position towards the Marble Arch, and the battalions marched by in slow and quick time. The divisions were moved into the hollow, and the mar oeuvres of a field-day were gone through with great precision, considering some of the ancient soldiers " have been out of praciice lately," as one of them coolly observed. The firing was carried on with great rapidity, and the different charges of the battalions pretty well got through. At the close of the review the troops were again formed into line, and saluted his Royal Highness and staff as they lift the ground. There could not have been less than thirty or forty thousand persons present. SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY. A large and influential meeting of the Edinburgh shareholders iu the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway was held on Monday, in Stevenson's Rooms, George street, Edinburgh, pursuant to public advertisement, issued at the instance of several of the principal resi dent shareholders. Mr. James Haswell, one of the directors of the company, was called to the chair. The meeting being of a private nature, the " reporters were requested to withdraw. We understand that after a full explanation had been given by the Chairman of what had transpired at the it.terviews he and some of the other directors had had with the Great Western party since the adjournment of the special meeting at Chester, on the 26th ultimo,. and of the additional provisions offered in consequence by . the Great Western Company, an animated discus- Sion on the vote for amalgamating the three com panies, and on the additional clauses now proposed to be added, took place, when the majority of those present being of opinion that the proposed Bill did not carry out what the shareholders here previously agreed to, but that the effect of the amalgamations proposed would be to hand over their property to the Great Western Com- Pany on terms most disadvantageous to the shareholders, a resolution was proposed to the effect, " That this meeting entirely disapproves of the proposed Amalga mation Bill, and recommends its abandonment." Those s hareholders who had given proxies to the directors to vote in its favour, were strongly urged to withdraw them imme diately. The resolution was carried with only four dissen tient votes. Remarks were also made expressive of the stron g — feeling of disapprobation entertained by the s hareholders against the Traffic Arrangements Bill, '.which the directors have attempted to get carried through Parliament unknown to and without any sanc ti on by the sharehold ers , b u t w hi c h th e Standing Or , d ere Committee of the House of Lords have refused to .ass, unless first approved of by four fifths of the share- Olders. p resent at t h e spec i a l meet i ng convene d f or t h e "Oa instant. Proxies to vote against this Bill were re eeraMended to be sent in. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH BETWEEN ENGLAND AND IRELAND. (BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.) Yesterday evening the electric communication, by submarine telegraph, was complete between Holy bead and Howth ! Last night we received an electric message announcing this important and interesting 'fact, dated• —« Dublin, June 1, 8 clock, P.M. This message was in London by ten o'clock, and was sent to us by the proprietors of the new line, R. S. Newell and Co., of Gateshead. It is understood that Mr. Newell, aided by Mr. Statham, of the Gutta Percha Works, City-road, With a staff of assistants, began to sink the wire— Which is seventy miles long—at two o'clock yester day morning, and in eighteen hours the work was 1 4 t 0 Plete. Three other submarine telegraphs ere, it la stated, in progress between England and Ireland. The next news of this kind that may be looked for is the completion of an electric communication between England and Belgium via 04end. ROYAL CALEDONIAN ASYLUM. T h e thirty-fifth anniversary festive' of ibis institution w as cel e b rated yesterday evening at t h e F reemasons ' friend s Great Qteerestreet, when a number of the Ll e i edi and s u p porters o f t h e asylum attended. The Duke of Buecleugh and Queensberry presided as chair. man ' support e d b y S ir Thomas Gladstone, Sir Jilin 14 / 3 1 P 61 1. Colonel Mathesote Dr. Cumming, end other gentlemen. The children of the betel of the asylum ayed during field atter dinner, clad in full High land eestnme, and, to be more in character, several round pipers, headed by Mackie, marched iteet the hall during the evening, lilting up ,; —s l ) e3 l B and pibrochs. An interesting spectacle lnm,Pres!nted also by all the children of the asy ttuCteiyo. uceeisntsgLtraded after dinner, and by their looks did justice to the good keep of the insti sty' ek i he dinner was served in the well-known Ufa e " ' Pro • prietorsthe of Freemasons' Tavern, and • Mesiaal arrangements, under Mr. G. F. Taylor, 11 . v ., great satisfaction. " Bonnie Dundee," sung by e „! 8 _,M. Wells, was given with great spirit. and was en- Theto"'eu. Noble Chairman, in proposing prosperity the asylum, expresse d th e d ee p i n t erest h e f e l t i n i ts e114 " 3 . Ile mentioned that it was founded in 1808, ring the wars, i n w hi c h S cott i s h reg i ments h a d b orne so di stinguished a pert, and when many orphans were destitute, having neither parents nor home. In 1 815 the society was incorporated by Act of Parliament, and i n 1828 some l an d was p urc h ase d Co penhagen-fields, and a building erected capable of Containing 100 boys, and shortly after 90 were admit ted. - Sir James Matheson made a handsome donation of 100/., and in 1845 the building was completed, with aecommodation, for.loo. boys and nearly as many girls,- but at present the institution only contained 55 boys and 53 girls, and unless additional support was given this num ber must be diminished to 80 children. In conclusion, he warmly advocated the support of the institution, and mentioned several instances where after leaving the asy lum the children had turned out very well in life. Se veral other gentlemen also addressed the meeting, amongst them Dr. Cumming, who spoke very favourably of the system of education adopted. The subscriptions announced amounted to 6501. STATE OF TRADE. „.(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) Atq c .„.. hitsunaiide Snn, TUESDAY.—The occurrence of the holidays in the present week has dimi tithed the attendance on 'Change, and contributed to the quietness that has characterised the market to-day. The transactions i n yarns and goods have, been very limited; d the l atter are only just steady at previous rates. an yarns there is more firmness than in cloth; indeed, 1. 11 general fi rmness marks both mule and water, in libundles, warps, an d cops; an d i n t h e f i ner counts, par cularty those i nto w hi c h sea i slands cotton enters, the dency is st ill upward. The Indian advices do not a a PPeer to have produced any effect in the way of in !reased b us i ness; nor h ave the American accounts, f r om which we learn that, while cotton had gained to le- per lb. at New York, some little giving way had en sued at New Orleans and Mobile on the receipt of the effla ect in me Eng the northes lish New rn whmarket.d ich ha produced the con t rary ReCLIDALE, MONDAY.—We have had a decided Im provement in tae demand for flannels to-day, but no ebano in prices. In wool, also, there has been rather more doing, and prices are looking up. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—ScarceIy any buyers have Visited our piece hell to-day, and the condition of the Worsted trade has undergone no change for the better. The same may be said of the position of the spinners, Who have to struggle with a languid demand and wire- M unerative prices for yarn on the one hand, and a high charge for the raw material on 'the other. The wool market has experienced no alteration, either in the larnonnt changing heeds, or in the quotations. HU DDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.---AS is usual at holiday 'lmes we have had a verb that market. We have had "rY few buyers in town, consequently very little has been done either in the cloth hull or in the warehouses. In the ve n ry . little ha s present unsatisfactory state of the wool market been -dove as the manufacturers will only cautiously do the b 14 Case of immediate want; and scarcely that, so Of orders on hand. ' act, uuless obliged, for the completion Th , ntr e accounts of the P of the of wool sales in Lo n d on present series steamer Australian, fro m i t? be carried out to-day by the effect in stimulating th e e l . nl ° ll th, will have an important appears that the advanee of fr P - ectar salesr 1 ions of the colonists. It 0 to 12 per cent. (as corn- Pared with the February commencement on the 20th lilt which was obtained at the and may probably now continne •fas been steadily upheld, Close of the sales on the sth instan'tl.hoTt reaction until the ties, however, who regard the rise as " here are many par speculative one. It appears that • the le a . great degree a established by the direct purchases of continent Prices were Wears, and these were followed chiefly by oinentl!l manufac- Part of English buyers for foreign acconn?.ertflons on the M anufacturers having from the first exhibited(' Yorkshire very reserve. great ALARMING ACCIDENT AT HAMPTON COTJR.T.—.OO, Monday last, an accident of an alarming nature occurred at l iatapton Court. The various van proprietors are in th e 4bit, after discharging the passengers, of driving their vans into the Thames for the purpose of washing the horses' feet, tad on the day in question, one of the vans belonging to tr• Grainger, of Yentonville, drawn by two valuable u 'rseF) was driven into the river for that purpose, when it accidentally got into a hole, completely engulphing the van and horses. A little boy was inside at the time of the oc through the Praiseworthy exertions of the holiday folks, rescued from a Waters. nags, . 0 grave, but the horses becoming entangled in the bar ne of them was drowned before they could be drawn ashore. she The Str th d whence sailed on the Ist t of-January, with 9,137 ounces of gold, . a 95 QOAr SERIOUS DISASTER AT -- THE ; LIVERPOOL CORN-EXCHANGE. TUESDAY.—An nocidtlat of a serious nature, both es regards its immediate results and the panic which it has created among the cornfactors fre en - occurred to.day, soon- after twelve o'clock, the m a o 'clock,in rkt t e le:a Cora-Exchange, Brunswick, street. The market is held every Tuesday and Friday, rather more interest being excited on this occasion from an announcement that the Protectionist candi dates, Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner, would make their appearance in the Exchange. About twelve o'clock, and when the room was nearly four fifths full, they entered, accompanied by several of their princi pal supporters. Ten minutes afterwardi the fluor in the middle of the building suddenly gave way, ;the two centre arches "striking ;" and three-fifths of the persons who were assembled were precipitated to a depth of eight or nine feet. Providentially the columns supporting the roof remained firm. It is composed chiefly of iron, and, had it fallen, it would doubtless have caused the deaths of hundreds. Im mediately the crash was heard, several practical men, knowing the terrible results which might have been occasioned by a rush to escape from the building,' called upon the cornfactors and others who had not gone with the floor to " stand firm." The foundation of the building consists of ; two brick arches, running transversely in the centre, foar others extending on each side from them, in a rectangular direction. The hall is being enlarged and beautified; and excavations for the fur ther foundation having just been completed, the centre arches were open in front. None of the per-. eons who"fell with the floor were severely hurt. Mr. Mackenzie, as it happend, was in a different part'or the room, and thus escaped a premature downfall ; but his colleague, Mr. Turner, was among the unfor tunate venishere, and considerable fears were expe rienced lest his electioneering progress was cut short, but he was quickly extricated without having esus tained much injury. The next fear was that some workmen were under the arch when it fell; and, on inquiry, it was ascertained that about 12 o'clock three men had gone under it for the purpose of having their dinners. Every exertion was immediately used to clear away the rubbish, and in a short time the body of a man named Edward Goulborne, aged 40, joiner, was found face downwards, quite dead. The search was renewed, and soon afterwards they came to the body of a joiner named John Stevens, in the employ of Mr. Mackerel', builder. He was also lying face downwards, tae body bent down to his knees, on which were found the remains of his dinner. There were no marks of injury about the body, and he had evidently died from suffocation. Goulborne has left' a widow and two children. A woman, wife of one of the men, is said to be missing. At the time of the accident three men were under the arch; but one of them, hearing an ominous crack, escaped before the brickwork gave way. FURTHER PARTICULARS. The Corn Exchange has for some time past been in the course of reconstruction and enlargement. It was intended, we believe, to make the new market about double the size of the old. In order not to in terrupt the business, the new half which fronts the old ropery was first completed, and a few weeks ago the old building was rized to the ground. Since that time the new part of the building has been used for the market, the access to it being across a temporary wooden platform from Brunswick -street. Below the market there are two stories of cellars, so that the market itself was built on a double tier of arches. This morning, about the time above stated, when there is generally the most numerous attendance of merchants and dealers, the Protectionist candidates, Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner, with Mr. Bold: and others of their principle supporters, passed along the platform to the market. They had scarcely entered the hall when there was a rush towards the centre of the building, and the arches below gradually giving way, most of the gentlemen in the centre of the room, with the market stands and s amples of corn, flour, &e., were precipitated below to the first cellar. The crash was distinctly heard for some distance, and the confusion and alarm whible' it created in Brunswick-street, on 'Change, and the immediate neighbourhood, Can scarcely be conceived. It was known that at that period of the day the principal corn merchants and many of the tradesmen in the town are generally in the market, and it was rumoured that a great loss of life had oc curred. After the confusion and alarm had in some degree subsided, many of the 'merchants were seen to make the best of their way from the ruins ; most of them were covered from head to, foot with a thick coat of flour, and it was with difficulty that many could be identified. Some had lost their hats, others had their clothes torn, several were limping, having received severe contusions in consequence of the stands falling upon them, and all appeared more or less to have suFfered from their unexpected visit to the cellars under the market. Mr. Picton, the architect, was on the ground a few minutes after the accident took place. We understand that yesterday morning the joiners (no one expecting so sudden an influx of persons to the corn market) sleckened the wooden centres of the centre arch, in order to proceed with other portions of the work, and the mortar of the arch not being properly dry, the brick• work gave way. This will, we believe, he found to be the cause of the accident Messrs. Quick and Ride, the divisional superinten dents of police, were in a tendance a few minutes after the accident occurred, and under- their directions and those of Mr. Picton a body of labourers were em ployed to clear away the rubbish from under the centre arch. The men who had been at work at the building reported that two of their companions were missing. It appeared that at twelve o'clock they were in the top cellar, and retired underneath that part of the building which gave way for the purpose of eating their dinners, and there is no doubt that whilst so engaged they lost their live s . Ab out ten m i nutes to one o'clock' one of the men was taken out of the ruins, and shortly after the other poor fellow was dug out. Medical assistance was obtained, but life in both cases was extinct, and the bodies were removed to the dead-house at Prince's dock. At the time we write the men are still employed in removinz the dibris, with the view of ascertaining whether there are other bodies under the ruins. LATEST PARTICULARS. It is now feared that there are two more workmen buried beneath the brickwork, and that the wives of two of the workmen who were present with their husbands' dinners were also beneath the arches when they fell in. Search is now being made for them among the ruins. Messrs. Turner and Mackenzie, on emerging, and being at the time wholly unaware- that any serious consequences had resulted,• were among the first to leave the building. The latter gentleman seemed highly amused at the occurrence with its accompany,- ing incidents, and took the jokes of some of his fellow sufferers in great good humour. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA rTE RSA LL'S—YESTERDAY. The settling on the Derby and Oaks was resumed yesterday, 2nd, as we had anticipated, turned out pretty good. Time, however, was required in several in stances, and two or three parties, connected with bet dng houses, have altogether failed to meet th . eir engage ments; there is strong reason to suspect that they are hopeless cases. The only bets that came to our knowledge, were 2 to 1 opt Frantic for the Manchester Union Cup-2 to 1 agst Voltigeur for the Emperor's Plate-6 to 1_ each agst Hyacinth and Backbiter, for the Ascot Siakes—and for the Derby 2,000 to 100 agst Cineas, and 4,000 to 100 agst Constantine. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUESDAY. MANCHESTER UNION CUP.-3 to 1 agst Frantic (taken freely), 8 to 1 agst Raclie!es (t), 9 to 1 eget 'ltalian (0, 10 to 1 agst Gladioli:s(s), 12 to 1 agst Candlewick (t), 12 to 1 rig , t Lough Bawn (1). Twenty expected to run. MANCIrESTER TRADES Cup.-5 to 1 eget Cockcrow (s), 7 to 1 agst Calculator (s), 8 to 1 agst Jessica ON 5 to 1 agst Dawsou's two (0. ASCOT CUP.-3 to 1 apt Voltigeur, 4to 1 agst Tod dingtor. WYE RACES.—MONDAY. Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added, for - three yrs, old and upwards; winner' to be sold for 601.,Akei Heats, one mile and a half. (7 Suba.) Mr. Cameron's Handsome Doe, ,5 yrs, Bst 111 b 3 I.;' l ' Mr. Land's Thrush, 3 %ra, 7st 4R, 1 --2—dr Mr. James's Malreesbury, aged 9st 31b 2 3 dr A good race. The Sweepstakes o f 2 sovs. e acb, and 15 added, for : three yrs old and upwards, winner to be sold for 501., &c., one mite and a half (8 Subs.), were won in two heats by Mr. Land's Thrush, 78t 21b, b oat i ng M r. Smith's Union Jack, 7st 101 b, and 5 others, cleverly. The Hurdle Stakes of 2 soya. each, and 15 added, one mile and a half. (6 Subs.), were won cleverly in two h eals by Mr. Land's Prospect, llst, b eat i ng Mr. Verrall's 1 Ist I 01b, Mr. White's P rop h ets, - lOst 71b, eud Mr. Isu' James'sl Malmesbury, llst 71b. B R metropolitanEG aTT co m r : Deane, the honor ar y mittee, has CORK YA secretary r i f thef Erlinton's private secretary, the Rev. lency the Countess o received ecramm , ication through her Excel lency of subscribers for a ladles' cup, sub scription of 51., to the 1 en at the forthcoming regatta of Mayoress and se veral other ladies have forwarded subscri p tions. It is un derstood that a couple of•crews from - 1 con test for thi s p r i ze . • Yesterday- morning, at an ' 1 ab; John remains of the In - 1 lamented - and learned gent em ue i his late Chetwynd Talbot. Eeci , Q C . , were removed ' from to the London and Birmi n ham nster, town residence, No. 10; Great George-street, Westm mortal vaston square, thence by special train to Stafford, for the purpese of interment in a vault expreiily f r their reeeptiono in the Earl new church, lately. erected ii s eat ° the family seat Sf Talbot, Ingestre, Staffordshire,.in accordance with the wish early hoar, —,--- __ of the deceased. The coffin was covered with rich silk black Genoa velvet, black naile, with bra.s plate, bearicg tile tol lowillg inscription :•:•-" Honourable 'John Chetwynd Talbot, Esq., ear Q.O , born 31st May, 1806, di ed 26th May, iB6'2', aged 46 ys." - ' - - ' .- • . .ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Lucrezia Borgia was given last night for the first time this season. Grisi's personation of the terrible heroine still: remains a matchless exemplification of passionate and brilliant vocalism. It is in parts of this kind that her peculiar genius the best appears, she embodies them with intense and daring energy, and with what effect it were superfluous to tell. In the closing scene, one of those deeply tragic catastrophes td which she knows how to give such painful elabora tion, she produced a sensation quite in accordance with the appalling nature of the sentiment; and her portrayal of maternal dismay at having been the occa sion of the death of her son was powerful and touch ing to a degree. She sang with her accustomed fire and impulse throughout, and in all the well-known passages electrified the house as of old. Next to Norma, no operatic character is perhaps more adapted tor the development of Grisi's powers in all their phases than that of Lucrezia. Actuated one moment by the most headstrong and revengeful passions, and influenced the next by bursts of natural and irrisistable feeling, we have the Borgia in all the luxury of her fondness, and all the fury of her anger. Mme. Grisi represents both states of feeling with a force, a breadth, and a natural and instinctive power which we search for in vain among even the best of her rivals. Mario'S voice continues to exhibit the improved quell ties which during hie last few performances is dis played. On his first entrance last evening a slight huskiness might be discovered, but this soon wore off, and he sang with all his wonted mellow breath and rich and pure qualities of tone. The charming "Dell' pescatore, ' which suits the artist well both in vocal range and sentiment, was given with all his tender ness. The trio in which he takes part in the second act was encored; and in his last scene Signor Mario sang with a force, and acted with a tragic power, which made the representation of his death almost too painfully intense. The house was excited to afurore, and it was felt that the tenor had never more fully justified his lofty position. Ronconi was the Alfonzo, and looked, with his splendid costume, and his hair cut short as though worn and chafed by the helmet, a true middle-age seigneur. He lent to the part all the importance that clever and pointed singing, and acting full of meaning, authority, and purpose, could ensure ; and nothing, as far as the histrionic senti ment was concerned, could be more effective. Madlle. Seguin was -the Orsini. The choral power of the Royal Italian Opera is always brought into striking play in this celebrated work. The finale to the prologue, in which the Venetian noblemen insult and execrate the infamous Borgia, came out with a vehemence and potency of, which words can give bnt an inadequate notion. The applause which awaited Grisi at tee termination of each act was tremendous. She was called for re peatedly. After the Lucrezia, two acts of r with Tamberlik =and Julienne, were given ; and the famous duo at the conclusion received its usual tri bute of acclamations. The Queen's box was occupied by the Duke and Duchess of Atholl and the Hon. Mies Murray, the Hon. Mrs.' Ives and the Hon. Misses Maynard and party. His Highness the ex. Rejsh of Coorg honoured the perfomances with his presence. His Highness was accompanied by Major and 'Mrs. Diummond and the native members of his suite. Amobg the fashionable company present in the theatre we remarked his Excellency the Sardi nian Minister, the Duke and Duchess of Leinster, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Douro, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Euston, the Earl of Durham, the Ear; Bruce, the Earl and Countess of Stamford and Warrington, the Earl and Countess of Clare and Lady Eleanor Fitzgibbon, the Countess of 11E ViscountECoxorumwlnaoot rut Howard Wilton, l o ecv f vvrLiasViscount ud V ° o ii ntr s e n c G i a o L l enßHo u , Glengall and Lady Margaret Butler, the Eerl and . Ladies o n e intr d tehi. sacev Lubmolin,dgs Viscountiteois Viscountess sr. dciccemo,Atuaht raners Carrington, Augusta taisegenensogadi nEi t f:GdHI Newport,vnl es,ie:sti Geraldine d aaaas ci t dddn h n cyyye e t Somerset,m ary Carrington ßentai nu e; kd, thetCounthe OL I IVIPIC. THEA.TRE. A lively and well got up burlesque, the production of Mr. Talfourd, was produced here with more than average success on Monday. The story is one of the Arabian, Nights, touchi ng th e a d ventures o f a spruce Damascus merchant, who accidentally rescues the Sultana from being buried alive, in consequence of the plots of a jealous favourite, and who, of course, goes throUgh the usual burlesque tribulations com mon to those who provoke the wrath of Eastern po tentates. In_ this case, however, the Sultan has, at all events, his share of the troubles, for love, that mighty tamer, is actuslly powerful enough to charm the tyrant to turn a mangle for a Bagdad clear-stancher, with whom, by the will of fate, his Majesty becomes enamoured. The story is treated in the style in which Mr. Tal fourd served up his subjects at the Strand Theatre. 'There is no great comic verve or any breadth of humour exhibited, but the dialogue is a perfect hail-storm of atrocious puns,—the quibbles invented most trequendy merely for the sake of the resemblance in sound, with out conveying any second or humorous signification. Nevertheless the smartness of writing in this one re spect, at all events, and the piquancy of the acting, carry the piece triumphantly through. Miss Louisa Howard looks capital in a saucy'Greek dress, and Mr. Shalders' turban is enough to make the fortune of the theatre. Tile mice en scene arid incidental dancing, fairy, and procession scenes, are very pretty, and ,have been got up with mo.much care and atten tion to detail as to make the piece attractive as have revived Esinerakla —the far-famed adaptation spectacle. For the holiday pu bl ic the management from Victor Hugo's work; and the bill of fare is alto for the season. gether in.excellent keeping ------ 'EXHIBITIONS. At the SALLE ROBIN, M. Robin continues his Soirees Parisienzes et Fantastiques. By a variety of singular feats he there cheats our eyes as completely 'IS any other ruler with whom we are acquainted of the mysterious world of prestidigitation. His per formances are, perhaps, distinguished by their ex treme. accuracy and ingenuity. ' ll3 e COSMO RA MA, once so famous amon g the holi day sights of th e m etropolis, and an e xhibition of some thirty y ears ' standing, Prince of W a l es ' s B azaa r, innow forms part -of the Regent-street. The views are those of former days, but the Mont Blanc, Mont St. Bernard, the Interior of St. Peter, &c., with the pretty 'dioramic effects to which they are subjected, have not yet lost their interest. wrestling, The A SSAULT OF AR MS eve ry Wednesday night , at Saville H ouse Leicester-sq ua re, consisting of broad-swordexere iexercises sin w i g l ile navestick, attractionan d fencing, o fr and other cognate those who admire such sports. CANTELO'S ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION n ext door, b y which pr o ces s chickens are hatched by the score Without the intervention of the parent hen, is well worth a visit. THE CASE OF MR. MATHER. In addition to the corresp on d enc e which has already appeared on this subject, the following letter has been published:— " Sir,—The Earl of Malmesbury is stated by th'e public journals of to-day to have said in the House of Peers last night (Friday), that as to the reply of Mr. Mather, alleged to have been sent to me, I cannot say whether it is correct or not, for up to this time no such letter has reached me, either at the Foreign-office or at .:my own house.' ' " Now, I beg to state that the courtesy which the Noble Lord had a right to expect from me was duly performed. " Upon Thursday, the 27th inst , the tight before 'the reply' alluded to appeared in the Times, and twenty four hours previous to the above statement in the House of Peers, the reply itself was delivered at Lord Malmbib9ry'# ' own house,' 8, Whitehall-gardens. " Anxioui, after his Lordship's statement, to rectify any mistake ,that-might have occurred, I dispatched the same messenger--today to his Lordship's house, who brought: a confirmation of the safe delivery of the docu- Anentoatid-iitated in addition that the servant to whom it ;was. delivered-had 14 it upon. his Lordship's table at the tifiie, • ." I therefore, presume, by some accident it may have escaped Lord Malmesbury's ,attention, or been omitted -tO. have-been opened.-- . . . " I remain, Sir, your most obedient marvant, " London, May Q " JANES MATHER. IHER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Amongst the noble and distinguishedindividuals honouring the performances at Her BliijOy Theatre with their presence yesterday evening we remarked the following :—llie Grace the Duke of Wel lington, the Marchioness of Douro, and Lady Charles Wel leatey ; ,his Excellency the French Ambassador and the COunteii ValeWeki, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, his Excellency the American Minister and Mrs. and Miss Abbott Lawrence, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Right Hon. the Secretary for. Foreign Affairs and the Countess of Milmesblvy,the Duke' and Duchess of Cleveland, the Duke and Duchess of Leinster, the Right Hon. the Colonial Secre tary and' Lady Pakington, the Viscount Anson, Lord Ward, the, Viecemit .Enfield, the Viscount Clitden, the Viscount R : b ri s:h t i ° ld u' L th : r d Adolphus n: r ia e , r, the. e e , LordV isCo vv u Viscount Barring ton;Lennox Loid s 'a d '. Lo i n t z e i c a l a g - 0 Y rd Saltoun, the Baron and Baroness de Lady Lor d George Paget, Lord Cranstoun Lord James Murray, Lady Lionel Goldsinid ' and party, &c. .!.LIE LATE ARCHDEACON MANNING.—A paragraph appeared lately in the .newspapers, Ding's return from the Cathol stating that sir. Man land was expected. Mr. Man • rch to the Church of Eng ning has g i ven • contra diction to this - statement. official . , IMPROVEMENTS ,IN THE LONDO N Do . day ',morning a large number of 'Workmen CwKB.—Yester gag4d in Making extensive excavations near theereobusily en gaged the 41,9nduh Docks, for the purp ose id Gravel several inutienie lofty WarehouseS and forstore-igterecting chat fr - dm forOgn parts, and also. to construct iner - a new svfmg bridge to fiEi I iiitellie ingress and egress oll arge vesaos which . are dlaily arriving. AUSTRALYA.—A . , .. Iim)GRATIONTO nutnb.r of ' re :•.•'" a ble young inen, citizens of Cork, are ' • preparing to spec . , tr ~ _ emigrate to _Ana ans. ,t.m Monday 830 persons set sail f r om the Mersey for Gee long, all of them havihg•heenaent out by the:.oaniment coratatitimerg. . LITERATURE. ENGLISH BATTLES IN THE PENIN SULA. By Lieutenant-General Sir William .Napier, K.C.8., 6-c. Chapman and Hall. A happy suggestion has led to the appearance of this splendid and remarkable record of the heroism of our troops during the memorable wars of the Penin sula. The volume consists, for the most part, of passages extracted from Sir William Napier's literary masterpiece. It will be remembered by the readers of his renowned annals of the " Peninsular War," that, perhaps, the most brilliant portions of the work were those in which the historian recounted those famous battles and sieges which attested the valour of the British soldier, while they illustrated the career of the Duke, of Wellington. Never were the intri cate manoeuvres of an army explained with more astonishing lucidity than in the course of those vivid and luminous descriptions. .From the first shot fired, from the first sword drawn, from the first bayonet crossed, down to the final blast of the trumpet and the final roll of the drum, announcing the termination of a victory, the whole spectacle of the conflict was revealed to the gaze of patriotic admiration—order being unfolded in the chaos and symmetry in the confusion. Insomuch were the merits distinguishing those delineations of the " foughten field" perceptible that they speedily secured to themselves pre-eminence above all other accounts of a like character ; and the battle scenes of Napier are by this time as celebrated for their unrivalled ability as the parallels of Plutarch, or as the speeches of Sallust, or as the summing up of a character in the pages of th e i ncomparable Tac i tus. It was , therefore, we rep ea t, a happy th o ught which induced the annali s t o f the wars of the p en i nsu l a t o give in one volume th e whole of those master l y de scriptions of battl es an d sieges collected toget h er . Their accuracy, as h e hi mself intimates, i s guaran teed by the circum s t ance of their being penne d e i t h er by an actual eye- witness, or by one who has collecte , d , his information from sources of " no mean aut h or i ty ," such as from the evidence of commanders-inschief, generals, and other officers on both sides, from the private official correspondence of the English envoys, from the military journals and rt ports of the French leaders, from the documents of King Joseph or his Ministers, and from the priv a t e military notes and instructions of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon. Remembering these facts, w e turn, o f course , with renewed confidence to the pag es th us l arge l y authen ticated. In them will be found, " with more or less comprehension of details," the record of the most memorable battles and sieges as originally recounted in the " History of the Peninsular War." Sometimes it must, however, be observed, that the descriptions possess an attraction superior to that of being mere transcripts from a former publication. The combats, for instance, of Rorics, of Vimiera, and of Corunna, have been entirely re-written, as also the character of Sir John Moore, the brave but unfortunat e . Th ese con stitute for h tthee account introductory of t chapte r , an d prepare t h e way h esuccessive battles of Ta lavera, Busaco, Barose, Fuentes Onoro, Albuera, Sa lamanca, Vittoria, Castalia, Sauroren, Bidassoa, Nivelle, Bayonne, Barrouilhet, St. Pierre, Ortbes, and Toulouse, together with the sieges of Badajoz, Ciudad Rodrigo, and San Sebastian. Further than this it were idle to remark of a volume composed of materials which have already secured to themselves a perennial celebrity. It cannot be regarded with in difference by any Englishman, awakening as it does so many heroic recollections. Of the narratives thus • ingeniously grouped together, Sir William Napier himself observes,—" Thus arranged, they will perhaps most effectually exhibit the constant energy of the British soldier, and draw attention in their neighbourhoods to the veterans who still survive." It is lamentable to reflect that in reference to these survi vors, the writer is compelled, from a generous feeling of ' Few w ; many. of those sympathy e ma re mark more at than a follows na s scanty provision have none ; and nearly all, oppressed with wounds, in je athy men to ha r v e disease, and poverty—sure attendants on an old soldier's services—feel life a burthen ao heavy as to make them envy the ,lot of comrades who threw it off early on the field of battle." Solemn and melancholy words to utter, after nearly forty years have elapsed since those wounds were received and those gallant services performed! . may we hope that the publica tion of the noble volume containing that reference to patriotism unrewarded and to valour unrecompensed may be but the prelude to some tardy but ultimate effort at alleviation ! It were a tribute to the hu manity of Sir William Napier, and to the merit of his brave companions in arms, to which all are alike eminently entitled. Towards the close of the " no tice " prefixed to the book by the author, he observes_. What the soldiers of the. Peninsula were "their successors now are—witness the wreck of the Birkenhead, where four hundred men, at the call of their heroic officers, Captain Wright and Girardot, calmly and without a murmur, accepted death in a horrible form rather than endan ger the women and children saved in the boats." Upon this glorious and touching act of self-sacrifice Sir William Napier remarks—and a sentence of panegyric from his band is as an unfading crown of laurel—" The records of the world furnish no parallel to this self. devotion !" Memorable words—words fraught, moreover, with an exquisite consolation for the relatives of the brave departed I .As a frontis piece to this most interestin— g production, will he per ceived an engraved liken ' ess in profile of Sir William Napier—a head distinguished for that 'mighty and chivalric beauty of contour one might expect to dis cover in an antique b ust of Xenophon, like Napier himself, at once a wartior and an historian. MISS srlacKLAND's LIVES' OF THE Eight Volumes.. QUEENS OF Colb urn. This splendid editi on EN GLAND. New Edition in mirable work is now Completed by the publication of the eighth and last volume. In-their appearance and f decorations the volum es of this edition are wcrthy o f their subject: they are adorned with portraits o of Miss Strickland'a ad. every queen whose biography the y con t a in, from Matilda of Flanders to A — nne Stuart, and the letter rperceesisvhedas,cosninscideertahbele Publication o f the first edition, hand of the indefatigable authoress. It is not necessary for US now to pronounce a cri ticism upon the historic labours and the literary abilities of Agnes Strickland ; th e and deservedly recognised value of both has been long revisions and additions from th® former occasions repeatedly expressed our apprecia tion and admiration of i hose patient labours and those great abilities. We 1 and we have ourselves on compl e ti on of this new edition of her great work --a faction of announcing th e work which has con ferred upon its authoress an celebrity, not only for her enviable and a lasting have only now the stria ‘reasures of antiquity laid up in old historic rolls "'not only for the skill and discretion with which she h e , investigations into u th e condensed and classified .nenevering and laborious elaborate, scattered, and s ometimes seemingly contra dictory statements—not only for the simple and dig nified eloquence of her st y l e of but for a qu t o slity more essentialnarrative, the historian than all others, and one not alwa— js to be' found in so-called her' love of truth and for the generous courage with whi c h t animated by that love, she has dared to dwell t ,„ histories —namely, for 1-. agonistic to popular pre judices. For these qualities alone Miss Strickland is entitled to a high rank i ;,,-n the estimation of the im partial. Her works will b e ant e facts at variance with popular traditions and found, years hence, on the trea sures of history are colleckd, W hi le will continue to attract and the shelves of every libr ar y then, o now, it they delight that numerous where class of readers who, .with g partial ty li for truth and a yet stronger predileetion . e espe cial pleasure in works which, lik e these memoirs, com bine the advantages and charms of h,th he giving a romantic record of that truth -" romance, find an Which is "" stranger than fiction." eorfoinheis.gsraeucartnefd°thre excellent -he e with jn u it i in the eotmnhaoeemte -fetufanrl colible::n.... MARY SESIIAM.CoBy 1 ------- / --rii-;:re. iir e e s y he . irsibile 3 dom. V e o ,x / t s oo . tlinenced where her This is a very original story . T he flue affectionsmild, were character, concerned, but tudes were certainly far from asa life audits vicissi; tastes. Two brothers, Eusta ce ma pilating with her were associated with her destiny, . _,nuegrecnieeaTrraeevnoare wondered, at that, acquaintance sin embittered her young days, anc i c luch lov s e o r r , r s o f w als a i n ty d ftfeleiprel; blessings however, ng s i her heart. The story is intricate anbour. rov , e lse and the scenes in which Mary b rings t :ivel e l r s a u e s i t: y in a e n d d , and oann de o t d r ea u nr t k h f a designs stiog nb ea purpose ianrt interested t vr o ee b r i dp r °j a w, : e a tr i b u r ue s it career : dr mountains of the unfortunate elder brother, w from the persecutions of his relatives drove be an outcast and wanderer. T -4 the m. Wales he passed many tranquil t m h e e n re t of he Tn th e e t tt a i . e h s calling;Unfortunately, and it was tu she was not then able to appreciate n store for her when he made her not until many bitter trials had been endured and it was she joyfully acceded to his second proposal, that same romantic spot where she had on the e mer. The following scene occurs at the the for ment of the story : exalted " What indeed bed Mary beard—wh at did h. under stand? Mr. Temple, the for the many years be had made that retired o • who hood his abode, had shone with such bright and exalted among his little circle of acquaintancis in the minds of all, especially of those best able to ap preciate his superiority —the family - of Glen Pe e to admiring regard, almost approaching to veneration, to their eyes appeared more to approach in eration, ter, as far as mortal may without impiety he said chem. P rt 'ach , to, that Great Beirg--atm wh o wade himself to cp. no reputs,tion—stooped from his high estate —humbled of himself for the sake of the poor and ignorant —.humbled kind of m - .—lvas it he who thus addressed her? Ash an sorrowful, she felt as one might be to whom Asham e d and 4jau ang e l, high spirit from another home guar some sphere, had Stooped to' offer himself as guide and glArdi Au th roug h (II eireheerrooi: was a this earthly pilgrimage; and she, the favoured mortal, turned away, despising the blessed boon thus proffered. This was the light in which Mery was inclined to view her feelings on this oces&ion. No one else, perhaps, would have judged them so harshiy." THE MAGA ZIN a S, &c. BLACK WOOD. . Considerable disappointment will be felt by all the readers of Blackw oo d thi s month at the non-ap pearance of the customary instalment n t e of i thel most de lightful contribution th at has pa its t ?ages I since the conclusion of " Th e Cartons." 18 un necessary to say that we allude to Sir Bul r in Lyt ton's " Novel," of which w e fi n d no trace June number of Blackwood. We must confess nththat,n among the other articles in the magazine, we find nothing to compensate us for the loss of those glimpses of Harley and Violante, and Helen and Leonard, and the Squire and the Parson, which have for many months past rendered the appearance of Blackwood so especially welcome. In politics this month, suggested by the prospect of the coming elections, Mega is more than ever intolerant. Pro tection' when banished from every ot h er spot, will evidently find a last resting place in the pages of the Edinburgh Magazine. The first article " The Policy of the Proteotionists," is filled with some in genious and admirable specimens of special pleading, tending to corroborate (?) an assertion set forth by Blackwood in February, 1851, to the effect that " Protection must be restored, or the British empire will be destroyed." Let us wait, nevertheless, says the writer (and heartily do we concur with him !), until the effects of free trade shall be fully manifest. " There are several reasons which render it pecu liarly desirable that time should be given for a full development of the effects of free trade, with a 'view to the ultimate verdict of the nation on its principles." Hence the " Policy" of the " Protectionists," accord ing to this reasoning, is to wait until the terrible effects of free trade have car ried the conviction of its iniquitous nature home to the hearts of the entire population ; until then no alteration is to be made, and the Government must abstain " from any attempt to force a change of policy by Parliamentary or Government influence, which a decided majority of the nation is not pre pared not only, to adopt, but to approve." Hence, by the showing of this Protectionist writer, Free traders have little cause for apprehension, for in the words of this article (applied in a very different sense), " what should they trust to for the final triumph of the principles which they are persuaded are essential, not only to the national welfare, but existence P—to the effects of time, the lessons of exp er i ence , an d t h e force of truth. Magna est veritas et pravalebit." And again, while so diametrically opposed to his con clusions, most heartily do we respond to the senti ments of this writer. Of a similar nature, but far more a l a rming in its forebodings, is the " Great Question," the last article in this number. Among the miscella- , neous contributions is a review of Mr. Day's " Five Years in the West Ladies ;" a story to which we can not award much praise, entitled "Fortune-Hunting Extraordinary an interesting inquiry into the his tory of "Ferguson the Plotter;" and some" Thoughts upon Dinners," in which, among other amusing pieces of intelligence, we learn that "the Radical faction never will be popular in this country," because they give such execrable public dinners. " Never yet since the days of Gracchus could a Radical acquire the art of carving !" In an article entitled " Car mine Lusoria". scraps of verse, Latin, French, and English, are introduced, with a running commentary of a light and agreeable nature. "Fragments of Poetry," by H. G. K., are of unequal excellence ; immeasurably the best among them are the following graceful verses : " THE HOMES. (TO my CONSTANT READER;) " Since first the Universe began Two Spirits wage relentless strife, Two beings sum the perfect man — The Husband and the Wife. Two Ranks surround the throne of God, Two Orbs alternate in the Blue, Two stones contain man's funeral sod; And, 0, my Queen, eur Homes are two. " Here is my noon, there was ley morn, Here labour, there was rest; That is the home where I was born, And this where I was blest: The Past has passed and done its worst; The Present yields both hope and fear; And how so Fancy haunt the first; Yet, 0, my Queen, my heart is here." FRASER. We are gratified to meet with in Fraser this month a poem very sweetly entitled, " The Sweet o' the Year," by G. Meredith, whose volume of " Poems," published some months back, gave so much promise of future excellence. As another evi dence of that promise, or perhaps as in part a realization of it, we welcome the appearance of these beautiful verses, which in every line exhibit an ex quisite appreciation of nature, and afford proof posi tive that Mr. Meredith is possessed of that poet's eye which " sees good in everything," even in the humblest insect that flies in the sunbeam, or in the insignificant flowers of the field that are trodden under foot by the unthinking, e. g. : " Now the chrysalis on the wait Cracks, and out the creature springs, _Raptures in his body small, Wonders on his dusty wings, Bells and cups, alt shining clear, Show him 'iis the sweet o' the year. 66 Now the brown bee, wild and wisp, Bums abroad, and roves and roams, Storing in his wealthy thighs Treasure for the golden combs: Dewy buds and blossoms dear . . Whisper 'tis the sweet o' the year. "Now the merry maids so fair Weave the wreaths and choose the queen, Blooming in the open air Like fresh flowers upon the green: Spring, in every thought sincere, Thrills them with the sweet o' the year. " Now the lady, all quick and gay, Whistle to the browsing herds, Or in the twilight pastures grey Learn the use of whispered words;: First a blush, and then a tear, And then a smile, i' the sweet o' the year. " Now all Nature is alive, Bird and beetle, man and mole, Bee. like goes the human hive, Lark like sings the souring soul, Hearty luau and huuest ctle!,ir • Welcome in the sweet o' the year." Among the prose articles of Fraser are a notice of "Thiess' History of the Consulate and Empire, and its applicability to Coming Events," iu which the coming dangers of a Ftencs.h invasion are thre a t e ned ; an interesting article on "The • Makers, Sellers, and Buyers of Books," giving a summary of the recent bookselling agitation; a continuation of " ilypatio," and of "Captain Digby Grand," and of the' History of the Hungarian War," " More Marine Stores," a delightful collection of Danish ballads, and a charm ing contribution from the " Sketcher in Rhine-land.' COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Montpensier had an audience off her Majesty the Queen, at three o'clock yesterday . afternoon, at Buckingham Palace, to which t Q h n e n y er ler r e r i in nt!od i uced by the Earl of Malmesbury, the. Secretary ot. State for Foreign Affair., and conduct ed by Major-General the Honourable Sir Edward Cast, K.C.11., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. Their Royal Bighnesses were attended by Senor Isturitz, the Spanish Minister. After having had an audience of the Queen, the Duke and Duchess de Montpensier, attended by the Sptnish Minister, and also by the Lady in Wating to her Royal Highness, and a Gentleman in Waiting, went to Clarence House, St. James's, to pay a visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Hi s R o y a l Highness Prince Albert, attended by Col. Bouverie, rode out on horseback yesterday morning. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Prince of Walei and Prince Alfred, took a_ drive in an open carriage and four yesterday afternoon. Major-General Buckley and Colonel Bouvene attended on horseback. The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace last evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess d Kent, Lady Fanny Howard. the Baroness de Sped!, V i scou nt and Viscountess Hardinge , Lord Claude Ha milton, Lady and Miss Peel, and Sir George Cooper. After dinner her per sty's private band attended, 'and the following musical pormances took place under the direction ot Mr. Anderson:— Beethoven. Overture (The . Men of Prometheus) ...... Caprice, sur La Sonnambula, pianoforte Monsieur Emile Prudent .................. Prudent. Concertino, Contra Basso, Signor Bottesini Bottesini. Variations cur- deux Themes, Russo et Ecossais, Monsieur Hildebrand Romberg Franchomme Solo, Pianoforte, " Retch des Fees", Emilu Prudent .... . ............ .......... Prudent. Major-General Buckley has re lieved Lerd Charles Fitzroy in his duties, a s Equerr y in Waiting to the Queen. and Colon el Bouveri“ has relieved Liutenta c o lonel F. IL Seymour in hia duties as Equerry i ll Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince Aibert, Her Royal, Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess ot Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester I House. Th 6 Earl of Clancarty ba d an into] view w i th the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his offtetal residence in Downing-street. Mr. John V. Stewart had also an in torview with the Noble Earl. Preparations are being made to produce two °re torios, by E ng lish composers, at the approaching N orw i c h musical festival in September next. One of them, by Dr. Badeld, entitled Israel Restored, has already been performed w i t h great-and-deserved success at N orw i ch ; the other, on t h e subject of Jerusalem, is by Mr. 11. ll:Pierson, and has never been plaj ed. This gentleman has already earned re putation in Germany, where he has long resid e d, and where LW° of his operas have been produced under - the aigiature of " Edgar Dieutifeldt.".' SIR HARRY SMITH. (From the Morning Herald.) The hearty and sincere eelcoine offered to Sir Harry Smith at Portsmouth is but a prelude to that which awaits him from the country at large. There is an in her( nt spiri - , of justice in the British people, which lends these to revolt ugeinst acts of arbitrary power. The) view z.uch acts as especially odious when they are the result of motives which m a y b e fa i rly and natura ll y set in some attempt to bolster up a down as originating sinking party, or to shift responsibilities properly be longing to the authors of them. Amongst the many causes of the overthrow of the late Whig Cabinet, their dealings with the Cape colony occupied a foremost pace. When the consequences ot incapacity, petulance, end folly became apparent, no better course suggested itself to Whig justice and magnanimity than to attempt to sacrifice the fame, honour, and reputation of one of Eng land's bravest and hi st soldiers, in the hope of diverting from its proper objects the national indignation. The address from the corporation of Portsmouth to this much -wronged soldier, and the general feeling which now pervades the country, is a proof that this despicable and unmanly attempt has recoiled upon the heads of those engaged in it, and that Sir Harry Smith, and every Coothnfierdnce upon the public servant o f B r i ta i n, m a y re ly w i t h equa l e justice and generosity of the people of thi s country. In order that the British nation may be aware of the services and character of the man selected to be the scapegoat of official folly u tracingindeed, officer. Seldom., been at the pains of pon this occasion, we have the career of this gallant fallen to the lot of an indiv it i l d any age or nation, has it to present so brilliant a. military career to' his countrymen's men's admiration. In Europe, Asia, Africa, and si r.Y the la g period of feety-uevenenerica—e herever, during . have triumphed, Sir Harry salytahrs,hathe British arms s . been present, encountering the dangers and sh • obtained by our invincible Soldier aring In the glories y• Viso record cf such services is long, but we feel assured is necessary in subh a case in giving them no apology in f u ll. Common justice t o a b rave and injured man requires --the public service o f th e country demands illutesirtb it and honest men are to b e f or the future protect ed froma le outrage. Sir Harry Smith commenced his military career as a second lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade in the year 1805. He was present at the siege and storm of Monte Vide o , in 1808, and also at the assault upon Buenos Ayres. After quitting South America he accompanied the army to Portugal, and was present at the actions of Robe% and Viasiera. He then joined the army of Sir John Moore, was upon the retreat to Corunna, present at Benevento and Lugo, and finally engaged in the gavot e cud desperate action under the walls of Corunna itself. We next find him serving under the Duke of Welling ton, in Pertugal, Spain, and the South of France, from 1809 to 1814. During this long and arduous service he was present and engaged with the enemy in the actions at the Cos, Redinha, Condeixa, D'Aronce, Sabugal, Fuentos d'Onor, Sal amanca , V ittor i a, Verra, Sarre, St. Jean de Luz, Arcangues, Orthee, Tarbes, and Toulouse. He was also present and engaged with the storming party both at Cuidad Rodrigo and Badsjez. From the south of France he proceeded to America, was engaged at Bladensburgb, and iu the capture of Washington city. Upon the conclusion of the American war he returned to Eat ope in time to partake in the glorious victory of Waterloo. In 1828 he embarked for the Cape of Good Hope, and' served under Sir Benjamin D'Urban in the war against the Kafirs in 1834 and 1835. In 1840 he proceeded to India, was present in the action at Matta rejpore, where he acted as Adjutant-General to the army. In the Seikh war he commanded a division. With this division he encountered the enemy at Aliwal, and obtained the brilliant victory with which his name will be ever-associated, and in the crowning triumph *of Sobraon be took pact with his usual skill and courage, and materially contributed to the success of that great day. His career at the Cape as Goveruor and Coin mander-in Chief is too recent to require recsunting. He has left to his successor a colony freed from the presence of an enemy, an army inured to war, obedient, disci plined, and brave. An unworthy jealousy, or a still meaner motive, has deprived him of the glory and satis faction of bringing the war to a successful termination; but his country is not the less his debtor, for he has insured the triumph of her arms by his wisdom, firms Dees, and devotion. It anything could add to the respect and admiration we must all feel for a man who has rendered such signal services to his country, it would be the real magnani mity he has evinced in his reply to the corporation of Portsmouth. Wounded and stung as he must be by the unworthy treatment he has met with, he yet dis dains to evince impatience or annoyance. He even ven tured to offer some apology for those who had inflicted upon him such great and unparalleled injury. But with singular force and ability he states, in a single sentence, the.cause of the protracted warfare and unheard-of diffi culties he had to contend with. " I was," said Sir Harry, " a governor without a legislature, and a com mander-in-chief without an army," After such a decla. ration, the only wonder is that our empire in Southern Africa was not reduced to the limits of Cape Town. It unquestionably proves that he possesses energy and talents of the first order, when no great and terrible dis aster. was the consequence of such monstrous and in credible folly. At a period when the colonial empire of England is involved, almost everywhere, in serious difficulties, it is essential to secure the services in Parliament of men acquainted with the condition and real interests of these dependencies. Many , constituencies are anxious to ob tain at this moment the services of able and experienced men. Where can they find a man whose experience and ability are more calculated to be of great public utility at the present time than Sir Harry Smith? The inte rests also of the public service require that the British a , my should have some representative in the House t,f* Commons, who would be capable of giving that advice to the country which it could confidently rely upon, in dealing with so important a matter as the national de fences. At present there is not one officer in that as een in the habit of commandin g seinbly wh o G as ever h armlet: in• the field. We want such a men in the coun cils of the nation. We want a practical, experienced commander, who could limit expenditure by his advice to real necessity, and rebuke the puerilities and non guise ot peace associations. In Sir Harry Smith the country can now obtain the man they stand so much In ed of; and we therefore deem it our duty to impress the importance of securing such valuable services withou delay. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sts,—ln the West Kent Guardian, of Saturday last, I saw an account (copied from The Sun), of the arrival of an elephant at the Surrey Zoological Gardens, accompanied by some remarks on the spirit of the proprietor in securing specimens as they are imported, in which remarks I perfectly agree, for during my residence in London, being a subscriber to the gardens, I had opportunities of observing the fact. We live in times when every effort is making to instruct and amuse the public, and it is the duty, as it should be the policy, of those in office and au thority to afford every facility and support to those establishments where rational atviusement and in struction is offered to the masses ; for depend on it, Sir, that the conduct and disposition of the public is materially inflmliced by the description of amuse ments they psrtake of. Z lology now forms part of the education of all classes, and I know it elicited the kindest and most grateful feelings of the sub scribers and th e es t a bli s h ment w h en h e r Majesty, with kind consideration, in several instances caused animals presented to her to be deposited . the gardens, which ex a m pl e I trust the nobi and members of the Government will see the propriety of following, and bestow some po!tomnenotfeci ually their pa tronage and support on an ebta bl s de serving of tbeir countenance, and equally calculated to promote the healthful and instructiveamusement of the public.--I am, Sir, &c., PUBLICOLA. Woolwich, May 3 1 , 1852. Coax AND BANDON EADAVAT.—(2O miles open)—Return of Traffic for the week ending May 29, 1552: - Passengers, parcels, &c. £99 13 4 liferchandiee,cattle,&c.... ... 44 17 9 Total ... £144 11 1 Corresponding week in 1851 (10 miles open) : Passengers, parcels, Ike. ... 31 14 11 Merchandise, cattle, &c.... 1 15 1 Total .. 33 10 0 THE DUKE or DEVONBIIIItE.—The Cork Reporter says We understand it is now pretty certain that his Grace the Duke of Devonshire will pass the greater portion of the summer at Lismore Castle, his romantic residence on the Blackwater; and from the very extensive alterations and additions that are being made to the castle, it is conjectured that Lismore is likely to be honoured with a royal visit this summer. DEATH OF LADY COLYILLE.—This noble lady died at her residence, in Upper Brook-street, on Monday. in her 53d year. Sh e was toe H un. Ann Law, third daughter of the late Lord Ell en b orough, Lord Chief Justice of Queen's Bench, s i ster to t h e present Earl, and mar by 15th, 1841, th e l ate L or d Colville, of Culross, by , Owhom she had no issue. DEATH OF SIR CHARLES FORBES, BART., OF EDINOLASSIE, N.B.—Thi s yout hf ul Baronet die d at Funchal, Madeira, on the 23d ult., where he was saying for the be nefit of his health. He was only in his 20th year, and re cently succeeded hi s g r a n df a th er, S ir Charles, in the title and estates in Scotland. REFORMATION IN DUBLIN. ---- On Wbi.tSunday, the Rev. Richard Wall, late R.C.C. of the pariah of Leski: Dan, and another person, solemnly abjured the errors a ot Popery, under the spiritual direction of the Rev. Thon: Scott, and received the Lord's Supper, in St- T , l .ril An d Church. Mr. Wall speaks Irish, and will probablYeng po hereafter a useful tuLsionary among pulation. Be is now under the care of the Priests' tion Society. the Irish-sPew" protee ., have for some ST. PAUL'F.--The workmen who tower et St• time been engaged in the repairs of the clock i, d the Paul's Cathedral have completed their task, h as been of the scaffolding has been removed. 5. c , a ,, f1 ,' 0 . t o repair the erected at the south-east corner of the bul 4- 1 7: e end of the whole statue of the Apostle standing at the extra sacred edifice. great match was CRICK! Q A re %D m S e n d second ditto, This „.„SUSSE X sBe3e.ond ditto 148. when the innings, 34 a Ls: concludedi r . A r ALL yesterday, ENGLAND. score stood as follows .—Susses and Surrey, first Eng l a nd, first innings, 48; " All England" thus lost by 51 runs. LORD LANSDOWNE, We bear with pleasure that !I number of the friends and admirers of Lord Lansdowne have request ed'his Lordship to sit for his bust, as a testimony of respect tor his Dublin character daring a long course of PAllis, ' • l ute The address has been signed, tnentary and offi c ia l lif e. as Wtt hear, by above 140 Peroos, e mbrac i ng variQua shades L 0 P9litical opinicia. .............. 1 MR. FEARGUS O'CONNOR IN WEST MINSTER RA LL. I Between two and three u'eie ee yesterday after noon t; oors much commotion was occasio ne d i n the several law court: at Westminster-hal by an tietxpected vis i t o f M r. Feingus O'Connor, t h e H on . M 6naber for Nottingham whose extra:: dinar s - conduct uite busine,s of the c f q put a st o p to t h or a time. It uPpears that the Hon. ,‘lember, who Led oily returned to town on Mon day evening from his strange flight to America, had come down to the Hall in the hope of finding the House Sitting, and learning that it was up for the h o lid ays h o took r stoil about the place, and at length sauntered into the Court of Exchequer. Elbowing his way through the crowd of persons who were listening to the proceedings he took his seat at the attorneys' table, below the inner bar, right feting their Lordships. Tie sudden appear.. erne of the lion. Member and his peculiar conduct at once excited the attention of all in court. For a minute or so be looked at their Lordships and listened to the argument which was going on with much earnestness; that, however, gave way to a strange wildness of de meanour, and waiving and kissing his hand to the bench, Ibe began to laugh in a very hearty style. The noise made by the unf o rt una t e M e mber prevented the argument which w as b e f ore t h e C ourt b e i ng p roc e e ded with ; th e barrister sat down, and their Lordships were considering apparently what was to be done, when the unhappy man burst forth in a loud tone of voice, acid, half-grinning said, waving his hard to the Chief Baron, " How do you do, Sir Frederick Pollock? very glad to see you look ing so well, Sir Frederick; you're a noble fellow; I like you, I do; you're a good fellow." The ushers called " Silence!" and Mr. O'Connor perceiving, perhaps, that he was likely to be h.,nded ever to the care of an officer of the court, hurriedly snatched up his hat, acd, laugh ina and boning to the bench, took his departure. One n', the ushers was sent out to communicate with the po lice, and, on the Hon. Member being sought for, it was found that he bad raid a visit to the Court of Common Pleas, to the di,comfiture of the bench and bar. Taking a seat in the inner bar, he shook hands with several of the Queen's Counsel, talked of his trip to America in a very incoherent sty le, and, as in the Exchequer, began to nod and laugh in the judges. This he kept up for about five mintres, and on Mr. Justice Mania laying down some principle of law as applicable to the cause then being beard, he gave vent to a viol ent outburst of laughter, and appeared as much amused as if th e L earne d Judge was relating some curious story. As his Lordship was concluding each sentence he observed, " lib!' "To be sure." he entertained miug. Mr. justi,h,milsiaeulfiebhyavbienagti You are right." "Very strange." And at moments, when he apparently was not heeding the judge's remarks, table as if ' keeping time with som g e tune he was hum gmerrs. O on ,C t o h n e . nor rose, and s . • mtheg end bowin g in p rofoun d concluded, n ' is fin a most manner, at the same time having a farewell laugh at the members of the bar, made la . • 14 exit in the same eccentric style as had marked hie c court where the Lords Jusutiter"ee. li e then visited the es, Lord Cranworth and Sir Knight Bruce were hearin g to close under th e benoh,a 6 ntr als. lie forced his way muttering some uncon nected sentences to Sir P. Wood, stared Jus tices full in the face an d b egan to nod and the laugh Lords at them. He gradually movt d him se lt more in front of the bench, and at length his conduct i nterrupted, the business. He was desirous apparently. of pay ing the same compliment to either one of their Lordship bad to the Chief Baron, and continued bowin g aas andhe grinning. Sir Knight Bruce, however, immediat ely inquired for one of the officers of the co ur t. The il. quiry was quite enough for Mr. O'Connor, and before there was time for the official to be forthcoming he went bowing out of the court. He next visited the Lord Chan cellor, and, forcing his way below the inner bar, began to nod and smile with his former vigour. As may be imagined, he settee ded in interrupting the business of this court; his eccentricities, also, had attracted a number of followers, and for the time much commotion prevailed. At length his peculiar demeanour excited the observa tion of the Lord Chancellor, who, in his usual calm and dignified style, desired him to sit down. Mr. O'Connor again grinned and bowed, and having the fear, probably, of being committed for contempt of that high court, bowed and laughed to all near him, and made a hasty escape into Westminster-hall. He appeared all the worse, as regards look, for his transatlantic trip, and it was ob served that little doubt need now be entertained as to the condition of his mind. He loitered about the hall for a short time afterwards, and then sauntered up Par liament-street to the hotel where he is residing. NAVAL 1 N TELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS, Second Master—F. B Youel, to the Queen. The Vulcan, screw -steamer troop vessel, Commander Von Donnop, is ordered to embark troops for Mauritius, Ceylon, and the East Indies. PORTSMOUTH. TuEsney.—The Prince Regent, 90, Captain Hutton; the Hogue, 60, Captain M'Dougall; and the Arethusa, 50, Captain Simmonds, unmoored last evening, and this morning after bresktsst weighed with a westerly wind, end under all plain sailing, pro ceeded down Chsinnel under the orders of Rear-Admiral Corry. It is said the squadron proceeds to Cork, and that they will remain there during the Exhibition. Rear-Admiral Superintendent Prescott mustered the crew of the Neptune, and the (Beers and men of the ordinary, on board that ship yesterday. Mr. Prescott, and the gentlemen of the Pay-office, went on board the Geyser, steam•sloop, Commander Hand, and paid her down. Hor crew will have the leave granted to other ships, as they served the Hecate, and were nearly turned ' over to the Geyser. Orders have come down from the Admiralty that the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert shall be ready for ser vice on the 15th of June instant. The Gorgon, 6, steam-sloop, came up to Spithead to day at noon, from Lisbon. The Gladiator steam-frigate, Captain Adams, came into harbour front Soul:lead on Sunday evening, with Sir Harry Smith, who landed at the dockyard at seven o'clock. The crew manned the rigi,ing, and cheered as the gailant hero left the vessel. On quitting her drcks he said he never left a ship before but with feelings of pleasure, but the Gladiator he left with regret. The Dragon steam-frigate arrived at Spithead to-day from Lisbon, which station she hit on Thursday last. Her Majesty's ships lt,tributioa, Inflexible, and Archer were in Lisbon harbour when the Dragon left for Eng land. Captain Hillier, from the Court, took passage in her. The Porcupine steam-vessel, Lieutenant. Commander Jackson, has been inspected to-day by Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, G.O M.G., Cornmansier-in.Chief, and paid advance wages in the afternoon. She Miners for her crew sails on Wednesdry for the Isle of Man, to protect the fishery. board about DEVONPORT, MAY 31.—The Leander was towed out of harbour this afternoon by the Confiance and Pike steamers. Arrived this day in the Sound, the freight-ship have he e t W he il c lis a m pe , wofithGaoocidelicohpern.en6thoofwSilaiptpnekres aonnd 300 tons of victualling stores from the Royal Willi am Victuallin4-yard, for Simon's Bay. WOOLWICH, JUNE I.—The Agamemnon, 90, was to tr machineryt movedh e basin, prom t o phboee, her t o a m u k o e b c r o j i a n n r g r d e s r , i t ( a t ) 13 - a d d t h 4 h Y hb i high h r p bfi w o t tu o t a er t iedlttrho,:tiot entrancea her The F_Yd;- her propeller. screw Mau ' 450 Her Majesq's screw straar-ahip EiinhurTh altered ..ibutgh has been from a 74 to a 58 gun ship, the guri,, beinge:in:sand calibre, went out of Portsrocir of larger r S t , c ( e i Stokes y B fitteda y T., T it u h e d e : genes horse-power and Spithead and T he eegtoes worked admit a bl v spec d at the measured raile. E very respect satisfactory. screw propeller, by Mes-a a. e: speed attained on the a a v n e d ra h g e e r o p f e r tourf Or 3 trialsat e R : I 9B i: 6edvt"laY, Sons, and Field, knots per hour, which wcB more than was expected from carry and work knots, or very nearly 9 a vessel of her size :::nd 1 ' dition of th e I ,, Devon, a T ge draught t.f water. The ad -11,F,. ( mites el the ship, as slq3 is able to ad the man-of-wa r c a .1, ' ! ,3 "8 tint be injured are plaised 0 h I guns, and the engines and boilers - .0 low i n t b„, about eight f eet b - ship that tbe highest part is 11,,,, d ,,,, , ___, 3 1,,, S CA:11 Litly commissioned by Captain E ecn d agp i t i i n b aei u ne r r g ua h te b u h p : e : rr. : sub ' s e ra ' n ti ° , P oo l:: l s ht s t t ;: p il e e g oeßE l k t o , xe h a ut.r d sheere: l o2.n a ht t , er g h tdru - e. by ca t t w ai D i t i c trit,sdon h2ard curing ihe trial, accompaniedan. E it ie w l a d s , theblo blowing constructors t v r e u r c y t o h r s o r o d t . ' the lie gunnery Zar s r n ay l) , , chie d f i r i n n t e i ' m y an be d rs. can T n h o e t Mr. Lambert, assis tant to the chief engineer; and 3 Messrs. Mandalay and returned into the h b t half-past four P.M., although ar our a machinery. The vessel --------"------- uLENARm. Sears ~, DEATH M‘DoPiNELL, ESQ., OF of Anne Catherine, Countess OF EDAttriND (assuming her his own being gentleman -a—ttioouen,tsonhavthee reached 20 t ult . o s of u t e he w d a e:t a h bo o u f t this 72 of Antrim, to whom Mr. M•Donnell was married in 1817 Phelps) he enjoyed in his own right possession of the estate' and castle er l L 'r s o d m sti t h h ip e:e na m in is e e. of Glenerin. This ancient and beanti.ul edifice:he greatly improved and ornumented, leaving it a monument of his judgment and refined taste. The estate now passes to Hugh Seymour M`Dounel4 'Viscount Dunluce and .b.:'arl of Antrim, who was ban August 7, 1812, and married, in May, 1E36, Laura Cecilia, filth daughter of the Earl of Macclesfield. The Earl of Antrim has resided for some years past at POrt rush, and has become deservedly popular, owing to the liber ality and raildness of his disposition. Lady Catherine. his Lordship's aunt, was first married in 1799 to Sir Henry Vane T,rnpesr, Bart., by worn she had one daughter, Lad,y_Frances Anne EniilY Vane, who, at the demise of Sir Henry, in 1813, inherited her lather's great estates, and in 1819 mar ried the Marquis of Londendei et , who thenceforward adopted the name of Vane. The first we.: ber of the family whose name is to be found in Lich history is Sir Randal M'Sorley Bl. Donnell, of Dunluce, county Antrim, a descendant of the Lords of the Isles. NORE ARRIVALS or .ANimALs.—Two remarkably fine nylghaus (male and female), three splendid African ostriches, a king vulture, and a rare and curious eat, were landed yesterday in the docks, and proceeded at once to the Surrey Zoological Gardens, making an aggregate of animals and birds added in the last tortuight eufticient in former times in number and value to have constituted a menagerie in themselves. rl IW LIGIITHOUS2 AT QUEENSTOWN.—The iron screw light-house is now crmplete, and looks to much ad vantage in the centre ot . the Lunt at Queenstown. Fiona its peculiar and scientific ccnstruction there can be little doubt it will stand the power of wave and wind. Singular to say, it hss been built by a uilua gentleman chel, of Belfast). It is to serve as a beacou, day and night, to warn vessels off the raud ballk inside the harbour's mouth. The letters of ulloZroetit for the Austrian loan were issued yesterday. and some tiar,saczions took place in it at premium. Amg the al'Pli cat i ons rece i ve d, sever al it was understood wer e trout tic couthient. , .... • THE ROYAL A GLICULYCHAL SOCIETY Oy ..r.4.40• LAND.—The council of t hi s society. have settled the priza• , sheet for the antaL4l couLtry ee for the south-eastern district, comprising the counties of Kent, Surr e y, and Sussex, to be held at Lewes , in the week iii 1 1 70Q4 Commencin g the I,2th of July. m - The a m ount g. oftbe present year to be awarded THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENIN JUNE 2, 1852.