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Chairman— Samuel Laing, Esq., Chairman of the London, Brighton, • and South Coast Railway Company Arthur Anderson, Esq., M.P., Leadenhall-street Charles Lushington, Esq., M.P., Kensington Palace-gardens John Scott Russell, Esq., F.R.S., Great George-street, late Secretary to the Royal Commission of 1851 Francis Fuller, Esq , Abingdon-street, late Member of the Executive Committee of the Great Exhibition of 1851 Thomas N. Farquhar, Esq., Sydenham, Bent Charles Geach, Esq., M.P., Park-street, Westminster Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq., Upper Thames-street Thomas Brassey, Esq., Lowndes-square. DIRECTOR OF WINTER GARDEN, PARK, AND CONSERVATORY. • Sir Joseph Paxton. DIRECTOR OF WORKS. Matthew Digby Wyatt, Esq. • DIRECTOR OF DECORATIONS. Owen Jones, Esq. SECRETARY. George Grove, Esq. CONTRACTORS FOR THE RE-ERECTION OF THE BUILDING. Messrs. Fox, Henderson, and Co. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech. BANKERS. The Union Bank of London. To rescue the country from the disgrace of parting for ever with *the magnificent structure with whose existence so happy a portion of 'the life ofthe people of England is identified, the Crystal Palace has • been purchased by private individuals from Messrs. Fox and Hen (Leeson, the spirited contractors who erected it. The Palace of the People having been doomed by the vote of the Mouse of Commons, there remained but two alternatives—either the tfafry edifice, with all its social blessings, must disappear at once from . English soil, or be conveyed byprivate enterprise from its temporary , • home to a spot from which no authority had power to remove it. 'The purchasers of the building did not hesitate for a moment in step - • ping in between the public and the Legislative sentence : they knew thdl well that the Governments of other countries deem it their duty • o - provide for, and carefully to watch over, the national character of the masses respectively given to their charge, by affording the 'means of recreation and instruction during their holiday and leisure hours. But here the wise and good amongst us must do these things for themselves, for British Governments revolve in fixed political orbits, and the people shrink from official interference in their per sonal, Social; and domestic movements. Two great facts were established by the National Exhibition of 16.51. Irk the first place, it proved not only a self-supporting, but a :highly remunerative institution; and, secondly, visitors, at the higher rates of ch arge , ne i ther entered the building in numbers equal to those on the shilling days, nor co n t r ib u t e d i n money a su m equi valent to that realised by the shillings of the poorer classes. From these twofacts, it b ecame evident to the purchasers that two points • • mainly demanded th e i r a tt ention in deciding upon the fate of the structure which they had saved from demolition. To begin, they tintamntdis x upon a spot for th e P a l ace, easy of access to the masses ; , he second place, they must render the Palace in respect of the People of London what Versailles is to Paris—a place where the people may be admitted by thousands to all the enjoyments of art, of sience. of beauty, o f s kill , and of mechanical invention—enjoyments hitherto accessible only to the educated, the refined, and the rich. in respects the purchasers have to congratulate themselves 11 1 ) 0`11 having met with unexpected and abundant success. A site close to London, but out of reach of its smoke and brick 'walls— beautiful, picturesque, and open—has been secured on the Brighton Railway. The Palace once built upon it, will have a rail , . way station within the building itself, communicating by an exclu sive line cf rail with the London-bridge and Bricklayers' Arms Stations, which are the most readily accessible to the densest por tion of the London population, and from which the Crystal Palace Station will be reached by special trains in ten minutes. A line is Also in contemplation which will connect the Crystal Palace with the Waterloo and Vauxhall Stations. One small payment will cover both the admission and the railway conveyance to and from the Crystal Palace. Thus., in a few minutes, withcut Stoppage, the visit ors will find themselves once more within the precincts of their old and favourite resort. . The Institution itself it is proposed to make worthy of the country a nd of the views with which the Crystal Palace was originally raised. Refined recreation, calculated to elevate the intellect, to in struct the mind, and to improve the heart, will welcome the millions who have now no other incentives to pleasure but such as the gin Palace, the dancing saloon, and the ale-house, afford them. The tri • runPhs of industry and art, and the natural beauty of flowers and plants from every climate, will meet together at the Crystal Palace Within its walls all the charms of the country will be perpetuate d through winter and skimmer; and wind and rain, and the well - feet enjoyment of visitors admitted to the genial atmosphere of a Waster garden eighteen acres in - extent. At Versailles the great attractions of the Palace are its fountains ; at the Crystal Palace it will be possible for the first time in England to enjoy a spectacle which has always been regarded as the most grateful and soothing that even Royal munificence has been able to - c ommand. With our power of steam and mechanical resources, it Will not be difficult to render the fountains of the Crystal Palace the flisott in the world. The sculptures of the most eminent living artists of every nation, 'casts of the works of eminent sculptors in every age, architectural • remains and casts of architectural monuments of past and present times, Will occupy every salient part of the building. The French, Germ aiss, and Italians will cease to be the only European nations busy in educating the eye of the people for the appreciation of art And beauty. The most interesting models of machinery at work v9 l Present to the artisan as well as to the student, the means a cquainting himself with the processes and the products of s _ C retY great staple manufacture in the country. The lesson wight lit Ilyde-park, where the cotton entered in the berry and *Merged in the bale of goods, where linen rags were passed 'through the paper-mill and issued in broad sheets of instructive literature, will be repeated in the People's Palace, whore every great victory of machinery will find its enduring record and safe , de P o sitory. Geology, mineralogy, and botany will be illustrated on a L a! greater scale than has ever before been attempted ; and trees, Plants, architecture, costumes, and manufactures will be so laid out OS to present as far as practicable a study of every country in the • World, with all its natural stores and industrial products. The Royal Commissioners wei•e obliged to take, almost without discrimi. ` n ation, all that was sent to them by local or foreign Committees, and thus many acres of space were filled with useless and uninte ' resting objects, and the same description of objects was repeated time after time in every division of the building. In the new build . on the other hand, the classification of the objects will be much more complete and instructive, and the vacant space will be filled OY beautiful plants, flowers, and fountains. Surrounding the Palace will be the Crystal Palace-park, constructed with all the peculiarities for which the parks of England are world ' • f _ an 3 o us. One hundred and fifty acres will be filled with every tree ' 4 .0 plant which England's atmosphere has adopted or acclimatized. • The Crystal Palace-park will be as thoroughly English in its aspect as _Lne Palace itself will i n its contents be a miniature of the world. rerfodical shows of flowers and plants will be held in the Palace, bat the general amusements of the tea-garden and the dancing ealUml 'Will be strictly excluded. Care will also be taken to secure a Supply of refreshments of the best description, but intoxicating beve rageA will not be sold. In a word, throughout every department of • the national work, that character will be stamped upon it which ,t has already won. The Crystal Palace shall suffer no deterioration in Consequence of its removal from its present aristocratic site—shall hose no part of its claim upon the gratitude arid applause of the • *Public, by reason of its transmission from the hands of her Majesty's Commissioners to those of the people. • The distinguished reputation of the gentlemen who are retained to Perpetuate the splendid fabric, constitutes a sufficient guarantee for the good faith of the promoters of the work, and fir the legitimate objects which the purchasers of the Crystal Palace have throughout had in view. It is impossible to disconnect from those objects— undertaken as they are on behalf of the public by private individuals —the character which attaches to every commercial enterprise. 13nt it is not only possible, but very easy to render the association now submitted to the public consideration an instrument of incalcu lable good to the country, and of lasting happiness to the people. With the aid of the government, who, with a view to promote the great public objects of the undertaking, have kindly promised to afford every reasonable facility, and including it is expected a ella:rter of incorporation, and with the hearty co-operation of the lather influential parties whose services are promised, the Directors have no fear whatever of accomplishing within a short space of time the gigantic and serviceable work to which their energies are now devoted. . For the present it remains only to state, that as a commercial en • terprise, the prospect of success depends upon the following well ascertained data : S , 1 According to careful estimates and reports received from some - of the principal parties connected with the Great Exhibition, a 'capital of 180,000/. will be amply sufficient to complete the purchase and re -erection of the Crystal Palace, with such improvements of Structure as are required to give it a permanent character, and a I noelerate additional sum will be sufficient to provide a winter gar den, and place M it such a collection of objects of art and science, of beauty and instruction, as will make its attractions and interest 'even superior to thosewhich drew the enormous concourse of visitors in 18511 2 . Upon these estimates a number of visitors in the course of 12 • months,-equal to not more than the number which in a single fort night entered the Great Exhibition, will be sufficient to afford a fair r eturn on the capital from the admission fees alone, independently of other sources of revenue, whilst any excess beyond this number ' Will bo pure profit. • T he new Cry stal Palace will be completed in sufficient time to en . Sure its opening on the Ist of May, 1853, and eminent contractors • h ave offered to maintain it in thorough repair for a long term of years St a cost not exceeding 5,000/. per annum. As retards the prospect of a large influx of visitors, some of the • - statistical facts connected with the Great Exhibition are most in structive. During the period of 24 weeks, for which that Exhibition Was open, it was visited by upwards of 6,000,000 persons; or, on the averaie, by upwards of 250,000 per week; and the receipts esceeaed 400,0001., leaving a net profit of 200,0001., after defraying the whole Z : Pens of the Exhibition, including the cost of the building. On thr ee consecutive shilling days the number of visitors exceeded foU,OOO, and the receipts 5,0001. per day. Ar rangements have been made with the London, Brighton, and South -Coast Railway Company, by which that Company undertakes to provide the most ample accommodation for the conveyance of ;a g Passenge rs taeous, to and from the Crystal P a lace upon terms mutually ad and which practically secure a minimum return of six Per cent. on the capital of the Crystal Palace Company. , A pplications for Shares to b e ma d e on or b e f ore the 25th , of May, in the following form, to the Secretary of the Company, at their temporary offices, 65, Mo:rgate-street, London. To the Dit'exters of the Crystal Palace Company. Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me Shares of 5 4,each in the above undertaking, th e w h o l e o f w hi c h, or any less number that nii s y be allotted to me, I agree to accept, and to pay the Suitt of st. per Shaire thereon, and to execute the deed of settlement of the 0 011 1 p3, , ,iy when requested so to do. 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'per annum, until the 21st day of November, 1852 ; and that such Bonds as shall not•be marked for continuation as aforesaid on or before the .21st day of November, 1852, shall be liable to be paid off on the said 21st day of May, all interest will cease - 1853, on which day JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary, T i-EIE ROYAL BRITISH BANK, on the .211_ Scottish System(lncOrporated by Charter), besides the trans action of all ordinary Banking business, grants CASH CREDITS, and allows 3 per cent. per annum on Sums of Any amount deppsited for Six months: • • • • HUGH INNES CAMERON, General Manager. LONDON-;•-iltsn OFFICE, IS, Tokenhopse-yard. Bwecaas, 429, Strand; 77, Bridge;street, LVinbeth ; 97, GOsweti-road, Islington. L ONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY: NOTICE of SIXTH. and FINAL INSTALMENT of 25/. SHARES of 1846, Notice is hereby given, that the Directon, in conformity with the regulations published on the'sealed certificates of the 251. Shares, created 7th of August, 1816, have to remind the Proprie'ors that a SIXTFI and FINAL INSTALMENT of 31. per Share 'becomes PAY ABLE in July next, and that they have ordered sucluCall to be paid to one of the under-mentioned bankers, namely:— London—Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., Birmingham—The Birmingham Banking Company, Liverpool—Messrs. Moss and Co., or ttie Bank of Liverpool, Manchester—Sir Benjamin Eleywood and CO:,' or the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, • on or before the Ist day of July next ; and the several Proprietors of such 251. Shares are required to pay such Call accordingly gb . • = GEO: CAlidt .C4.4.lY,,aislinsou i "1110 S. SMITILDeputy Chairman. • -By order, lIE R Y BOOTH, Secretaries. - CIIAIILES E. STEWART, Euston station, London, May 15, 1852. MIDLAND RAILWAY. MIDLAND BRADFORD RAILWAY PREFERENCE SHARES. • 1,800,0001. in 18,000 Shares of 1001. each, with interest at the rate of 43 per cent. per annum for five years, and thenceforward at the rate of 4 Or cent. per annum in pepetuity, secu.•ed by Act of Parlia ment a's a first preference charge on the revenue of the Midland Railway Company. Net income of the Midland Railway Company for the year 1851, after paying all charges and interest on Debentures, 494,4581. 6s. sd. Applications for Shares; or for such portions of them as may not be claimed by the Leeds and Bradford Shareholders, may be made to the Secretary, Mr. J. F. Bell, Derby; to Messrs. Laurence, Caze nove, and Pearce, Auction start, Bartholofnew-lane, London ; or to Messrs. R. W. Moore and Carr, 61, Threadneedle-street, Loudon ; from either of whom particulars and forms of application may be obtained. By order, J. F. BELL, Secretary. DerbY, May 12, 1852. MILTON-UPON-THAMES, KENT. 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The present annual inoome of the Society from premiums exceeds 70,000/ ; the amount covered by the policies of the Society is up wards of 2,250,000/. ; and the reserve profit applicable to future bonus to the assured, amounts to 95,5021. 14s. Od. Prospectuses, and every information, may be obtained, on applica lion at the Office, or to any of its Agents. W. S. B. WOOLHOITS)I, Actuary. When made up in , From w a . When _ rpHE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL I.l.Aez. ••• •• GetioralPost-Office port diS- due. .A. LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION (enrolled under the • • London; 4 ' patched. Friendly Society's Acts) and BENEVOLENT FUND. Established 1840. , .. Liverpool .• May 24 America (hy Brit. pkt.)N May 2 l f ` • • Liverpool Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P.W.merica (by 17.1. pkt.) N June 1 • • .P. W. G. Prescott, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Jun., I Esq. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. America (by TJ.S.pkt.) 3,1 May 25 .. .. Southampt. May 21 TREASURER OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND. Africa (West coast).. N lath et the month P l ymo uth June 3 TRUSTEES. John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Alexandria* • ....... - N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. May Daily 16 For the important advantages offered by this Association to Clerks Belgium ... ~ .. IT , D a ily .. .. .• I Dover • • and the Public in general, apply to the Secretary. Brazil " •.. -liii9th.of the month I Southarnpt. June 16 P. H. BYRNE, Secretary. Buenos Ayres .. .. Mi9th of the month Southampt. June 16 42, Moorgate-street, London, May 1, 1852. California(viaClaagres)J*ld & 17th of month , S o u thampt. May 20 Cape of Good Hope ' N]l4th of month I ,Plyrnoutb June 3 _ Censtantlnople* .. • • Ni7thl7th 27th ef mo ' Dover .. May 20 EMOLI TIO.L.N. Central America. • .. 25 1 2 d & 17th of mon. ,Southampt. May 20 Thy days are now all numbered, ,most famous House of Channel Wee • • .. N' Mon., Wed., &Fri.lStantliampt. Tu. Th. Sat Glass, 2o C G I - r d e l e l co ... .". ... .M, 17th of the mouth Southampt. May And all thy sights and treasures must yield again for grass. France ~ ~ m & NTwief daily .. .. Dover !. Twicedaily Thy noble form and structure has gained all countries praise, And well they'll long remember thy brilliant busy days ; Oh ! yes, they well remember when first they thee beheld, Clelland .. .. •.. at I Wednes. & Satur.lLondon .. Mee. Thur When through thy vast dimensions the organ's music swell'd ;I thimburgh .... 7 . N N ,7 r t i ll Is7dtalty2Lthrorifdinayo Dover •• :.. T lf tt a es y . 2 l3 o at. Honduras .. ~ . N l l7th of the menthiSouthanapt. May 20 When gold and every brilliant which human hands could find, Ireland •• • • .. iti & NiTwke daily .. ..Illolyhead • . Twicedally With mighty works of skill and taste were everywhere combined ; India(via Southamp.) Itl.2otlt,of the mouthSouthaMpt. May 20 And now, in spite of all the stir, the bustle, and the toil, India (via Marseilles) N Bth& 24th offnouth l Dover • • Jane I They'll think it a great pity if removal should thee spoil. Mediterranean (via j Thrust, and squeeze, and tug, and throng, they would aga i n endure, Southampton)'..' 111 20th of the month Southampt. ,May 20 If sacrifices such as these could similar sights procure ; Mediten anean ' (via I , I . But noble architectural pile, though brittle House of Glass, Marseilles) ... .. N Btb&24thofmonth Dover • • lJunel There will remain a famous House, which none can ere surpass, Mexico .. ... .. 34 2d of the month.. Southampt. June 5 Where ornament, and skill, and taste, is always so displayed, Madeira • • • • .. AI 9th of the month Southampt. June 16 That greater, more enduring fame, than thine will it pervade. Malta .. .. • .1 - . 1 7th,17th,19th,27th } D ov er M a y 20 That House has many spacious parts, each stored with gem s of taste, t . l & 30th of month , And splendid cloths of various shades to every fashion's trace d . Na p les* ; . .. ..Xstb 15th 25th ofme Dover • • May 22 All these for Exhibitions great, E. MOSES has designed ; Pa p al States* .. .. Nistlllstll2sthef mo Dover .. May 22 On Expositions such as thine they've marvellously refined. - Peninsular"' ~.. .. Milthl7th27thef mo Southampt. May 26 But fret not, wasted structure, though Palace was thy name, Peru .. .. .. .. MI 17th of the month. Southampt. May 20 Two Palaces, more durable, shall still prolong their fame— Tuscany* .. .. .. N sth 15th 25th 9fmo Dover. .. ,May 22 n ALDGATE and in OXFORD-STREET, each famed for st y le and West Indies .. ;. Di 17th of the month Southampt. , May 20 grace, West Indies (except MOSES and SON, by fashions new, maintain their famous place, Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month ..,Southampt.,June 5 Where SUMMER DRESS for every class, designed for young * The mails to those c ountries thus marked ( 5 ) are conveyed b! and old, ._ French packet Via Marseilles. _ _ _ and old, All previous seasons in their styles excel a hundredfold. E. MOSES AND SON. s4 l ;3 s n , d 4n on d C B it is y , Ai Es ci t g a a b t lish o, 506, 50 7 , 508 New Oxford-Street, 1, 2 Landon West-end Branch, aalindl_s7, communicating.kfinO!s 81 and 3 , Hart-street, all communicating. opposite m etls t 4 h , e l C ss h , u l r s c 6 h, Iteadford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19, Bridge-street. S acfueld Branch, 36, Fugate. Merchant T Allors Clothiers, Hatters, Boaters, • Farriers, Bost and Sho emakers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. 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With Fifty the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, uses, and functions, an d are produced in them by sol i ta ryha bit s, excesses, and infection. the various injuries that Physiology, and Diseases of By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD-S QU ARE , tr LONDON. Hospital Medical Society , Member of the Hunterian Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Medical Society of Ednbuh, Bte., &c. Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of th e Universit y of Edin burgh, Hon orary M em b er o f the London This work contains a l p lain rg and complete descri d of their relative Corny and physiology , of the reproductive organs, an has taken the londitions in health and disease. Dr. La'Mert, who has taken tes °- highest medical honours, as evidenced by the diplomas and n tilled medical man who Inserted in the work, is the only legally qua tilled of the ana tomy has excl treatment of these complaints. Hoy ' devoted his studies to the . ulted with advan tage by all those whose constitutions may have become debilitated through secret practices acquired in youth, or by the excesses of bier years, whereby tho pleasures of life are marred, the objects of marriage frustrated, and existence itself rendered a teica of unceas ing misery and regret. Published by the Author, and may be h ad of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater noster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford -street, • , Itaric , , Titchbonic-strict, Haymarket ; Gcrilon, 146, Leadenbi.tu-street; ,‘I -. ann, 23, Cornhill ; or gree by post - tor -- forty-tyro stamps, f .4)ria th e author's residence, who may be consulted on these di s o r d ers personally or by letter, daily rim Teal till Two, and from, six til l Eight. !Southampt. !Juno 5 (*) are conveyed by MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM DEATH. Notwithstanding the many inconceivable escapes from death in connexion with railway accidents, we . doubt if one more singular and providential has ever been re corded than the . following:—A lad named George Knott, 16 years old, the son of a respectable innkeeper id Ash ton-under Lyn'e, was employed as a clerk at the Ashton station of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company. On Saturday last he wished to visit -a 4arden belonging to his father or himself, a short • dis tance from the station, and about noon, seeing a, goods train - belonging to the and North:.Western Com pauy passing through the station, he ran and attempted to :get upon the break van at the end. The train was going at the rate of nearly twenty miles an hour, and the guard, who. saw the attempt, seems to have been convinced that it must fail. Accordingly, he instantly mewed down the break with his ut most power, hoping to check the train so much as to attract the, attention of the driver. The lad missed his-grasp and fell; his legs slipped between the spokes of the hind wheel of the van•, and his back • and head came upon the ground. In this fearful posi tion he was dragged sling for fully 100 yards before the train was brought to a stand. It 'was found that Irattts'.elothes had been torn off at the back, his head and i:ectured, and the knee seriously injured ; while waspfr very much cut and excoriated; one of his thighs plidation phteielenerfesi 9 1 guments round the right ankle were rubbed away completely to the bone. He was at once conveyed home, and we understand that, despite the fearful cora guard, and the perfect; youth must have •lost action - be is very likely to recover. - irnind and the strength of the which his legs became But for the - the break, the rash volution afterhis fall his legs ; us f t or ha h v a e d h t e h e e n entangled made but a partial re and death would no doubt ht . 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MANCHESTER, MAY . S TOC K EXCHANGE.—WO bad a very quiet market to-day, and prices had a downward tendency. The transactions were as follow :—Blackburn, Preference, 20 5-16 - Caledonian, 19y 8 —Ditto, Preference; 9—London and North-Western, New Quarters, 5 1 / 2 p.—Leeds, Fifth s, 5 13-16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 21%--York and North Midland, Preference, par. BIRMINGHAM, MAN 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market has been firm today, but there was very little business doing. The only sales reported were —Coventry and Nuneaton, 125—London and North-Western, 124—South Staffordshire, 11.1 s. 3d. dis. SEABORNE MAILS. slgnifics that tho mails are sent &e patch.}eneral Post-office bi the •itght -- and•hi by the morning—di . . . . ... . 4 . t.. * . 7... '- ~ ‘7 . , '' .... , ... ..,... POSTAGE REFORM AND MR. WALLACE. We republish from the patters of the House of Com monsl a petition from M r . Wpace, who so long repre sented the town of G reenec k nd who was the father of Post-office reform. . PETITION OF ROBE WALLACE, Erg: ,T,he petition of Reber etV aloe, Req., h um bly showeth, That, your petitioner was f many years a Member of your Honourable flouse,and a such was chosen Ito be s chairman of the S e l ec t C om i ttee appo i n t e d to inquire into he best resod © o f redeci the rates of postage On lettere, and more es p ec i a ll y t ' inquire into the plan pro posed by Mr. Roeleeid Hill commonly called penny postage, which en n ' 1 - - was /mt....ended to Parliament by the casting vote of your petit ner, as chairman of the Select Committee, Your petitioner furth: - .r sho eth that he has obeeeved with the mei siecero ea , isf tion that a Select Com mittee of your -Honourable ouse is about to be ap ppiated " to inquire and , tefte upon the present mode - of engraving, printing, and • namieg the postage libel stamps; and like-lento whether and how, the perforating machine invented by the paten ce could bo applied to the same with advantage to the pu lie." And whereas your petitione has never ceased deeply to lament ever since the passi g of the Penny Postage Act, 2d and 3d Vic., cap. 52, t at the clear and explicit terms contained in that Act as to the use of stamped piper, &o , has never yet been communicated in all its integrity to the public. inasiou has useful stamped paper fit' for correspondence has up t this day been withheld, although stamped covers and a hesive stamps have been long since issued: 4 And whereas the Act declth a t letters written upon stamped paper, or encl. -- s u . s taseped. covers, or hiving a stamp affixed thereto,tshould pass by the post free of postage:" i And whereas no stamped paper suited to or properly fit for correspondence has yet been issued, whilst stamped covers and postage labels and half-sheets of wretchedly bad paper have been issued, so very bad is it as to be despised 'and rejected as unfit for the corre spondence of the most needy pfirsons: And whereas the stamping of letter-paper for corre spondence was strongly impressed in generaland specific terms on the notice of the C4nmittee by highly re spectable witnesses, and its athiption was consequently urged at the time by your Petitioner in his place in Parliament, and was only withheld by the Legislature under the delusive pretext of danger to the revenue, a pretext which your petitioner alleged at the time, and which he still believes, was coi ed for the occasion to hoodwink the Government, b cert a i n se lf•i n t eres ted paper-makers or contractors p ssessing at the time a monopoly, under a patent for p ducing p a p er f or bank -1 notes, nod other special purpose , and the like, by rea son of introducing threads of "silk into th e i r o th erw i se useless trash, which was allege Only could secure the revenue of the Crown if used f the purposes of penny postage: 1 And whereas, in contradiction to the above allegation, many highly ingenious and excellent specimens of whole and half-sheets of stamped pape r were gratuitously fur nished to the Committee by pape-makers of great repute, and were exhibited stamped in folio, in post, and note raper of all sizes . and excellent qualities, well suited to every correspondence, and for being folded easily and at once, with the stamps conveniently exposed at the back ot each sheet for being cancelled by the die of the post masters: And whereas these stamped sheets appeared so com plete and satisfactory as to cadger the whole members of the Select Committee that the revenue of the Crown would be secure, and that facilities and benefits, by the adoption of the entire plan, as to the issuing ot stamped paper, - sta mped'. covers , and ad eeive stamps, would be conferred on the whole body of he people by facilitat ing the social and business inter ourse of the nation at home and abroad, and by vac raging in an especial manner the education of tho hu, bler classes, by hand writing, &c., through the desire us created to acquire knowledge and communicate by etter with their friends in the most easy and simple ma er, as well as in the most economical way, which sta ped paper, if of a pro per size and of good quality unquestionably would afford; and, in proof of this have g been the view taken by the Committee, your petitioner begs to remark that no difference of opinion was expressed, and certainly no division took place, in the Committee upon this all-im portant point, as is shown in their report: And whereas the issue of half-sheets of paper wisefor a long time opposed by the monopolists, no less strongly than whole sheets were; and the issue of half-sheets of the useless trash was at last only carried in spite of the monopolists, and this on a formal motion made by your petitioner, demanding that Parliament would sanction the fulfilment of the Penny Postage Act in all its in tvgriti by the issue of w hole sheets of paper along with the other modes already adopted and then in use: And whereas your petitioner, in his place in Parlia ment, solemnly protested against the silly acquiescence in the half-sheet measure, and intimated his determina tion to reiterate the claim the public had to a fair and complete trial at any rate, instead of its partial applica tion, so evidently agreed to at the suggestion of self interested parties in the half -sheet job: And whereas in the debate on the motion of your pe titioner, ho so far Convinced the House, Sir Robert Peel, and his Government, which on that question was repre sented by Sir George Clerk, then Secretsry to the Trea sury, as frankly to offer the assurance that, if the stamped half-sheets agreed to be issued should not find favour with the public, and Come into general use ter corre spondence, that in that case a fair trial should be given to the use of sheets of stamped paper of all sizes an d qua lities, and to be brought out , if most advisable, either in the process of paper-making, or separate stamping, which were the plans chiefly proposed to the Committ ee and recommended to Parliament in the report made to the House, and which was adopted in the 2d and 3d Vict., cap. 52: And whereas it has been found in practice, however excellent and valuable proved, that Penny postage has the use of envelope stamped covers and adhesive stamps are positively accompanied with a certain degree of in convenience and trouble, which is on all hands admitted would be avoided or s ldiminished if writing paper West y of all kinds could be purchased by the sheet, qutre, or ream, coining from the paper mills or Starep-office,ready stamped for immediate use, and be a boon of the, very fiat order to every obese whatsoever of letter writers; whereas stamped half-sheets are and have long been rot ing in the Stamp-office: And whereas the withholding o f sheets of stamped paper is highly inc onvenient (and unjust if it can be avoided) to those professional and mercantile men who require Post-office stamped deeds or letters to bo pro duced as evidence in courts of law seeing that the paper actually written on an d struck by ;he Post-office die must bo produced as legal proof, for which purpose envelopes are entirely unsuitable: And whereas it was made evident before the Com mittee on Postage that the . stamping of letter paper in the process of its manufacture would be the best and most economical mode, if secure for the revenue, and the safe providing of which was not even doubted by practical men; and it will be plain that should this mode be added to the others now in use that there will be still enough to do in sufficiently accommodating all classes, now that mewl Payments at the Post-office are pat an end to, and stamps of 80M0 sort mus t serve for all p u rposes: . And whereas it was a part of frequent conversation, although not of evidence, Which er deeii tment should un dertake the providing stamp s for penny postage; that is e ither the Stamp-office or the Excise; while it appeared quite clear to your petiti oner individually that the duty would be best performed in this instance by the junction of the services of the two; it was nevertheless also plain that each of them desired to be freed of the additional labour, and that there was less jealousy of the one de partment encroaching on the privileges of thoother, and less of the " esprit du Corp s " in both than they showed of the " sauve qui peat:" And whereas your petitioner has had the freedom of seven cities or towns conferred upon him in testimony of his services in postal reform, and the share he had in carrying penny postage, on all of which occasions he explained or exhibited the simple uses of paper so stamped and folded, which were resented to his com mittee and left on the table of the room-by the exhibi tors, and which received the unanimous opinion of the inhabitants when so assembled, that writing paper of all sizes ready s tamped for being written on would be of the utmost advantage in addition to the other facilities for penny postage., Your petitioner theroforo submits the following reca pitulation: Firstly. That your Honourable Rouse will instruct the Committee about t o be appointed to inqui re as to postage stamps, &c., whether the time has not arrived for the issue of letter paper, stamped for circulation by post in the process of manufacture or otherwise, and whether the same would bo more economical a n d conven i ent to tho public and the State than any of the p resen t severa l processes, as well as in addition to the m the ' Secondly. Whether in fifty-second year of the nine teenth century science- and - art are yet insufficient to guard the four great departments of th e state—the Ex cise-office, the Stamp-of _ . ce, the Post -office , office, and the T reas ury against the machinations of designing paper makers, and the Treasury against, their frauds, so as to admit of the Penny Postage Act being administered fairly in all its detai•ls. view to Thirdly. That with ttn secure these desirable objects, your Honourable House would authorise a pre mium all and sundry to be offered to persons, sufficient efficiency in amount to procur e complete ciency.for the working of the Polio)! Postage. Act, so that, tioner's belief be justly founded, that ignorance or cupi dity,both, have hitherto retarded th e f u ll b ene fi ts o f or reaching all classes of her Majesty's s b penny postage misfortune may no longer be - du permute to • to that this jet, , and that the rich may be enabled to incommode them, purc h ase a t a mpe d letter paper by the rea le , an d the or sheet, in t, in addition to the more humble by the quire ' has other modes now in me, which b ecome the more ne cessaryhat money penments ot the postage of let ters now t roperly put an end • has at last been EO p . And whereas your petitioner ney buddevotedto all his encr- f gies, and a large portion of_ his time, the exposure of the anomalies and abases formet l 3 . ' to be found in the and had actually applied the Post -office maneWculent' fir:_t -five years of hi s Parliementery terviees chiefly in the sePorsuits, and this he' did previous to the eppeista anon of Mr. Hill's inestimable plan of penny postage, for which, however, he bas the satisfaction of knowing that MAY 20,- 1852. he mainly paved the way, as he also was the mover for the Committee which recommended to Parliament that great measure of national reform, he ventures on these grounds to hope that your Honourable House will listen favourably to his present suggation, and send his peti tion to the Committee, about to be appointed; and _ . Lastly. That your Honourable Houso will please direct that this petition shall be printed with she votes, in order to obtain for its contents correct circulation among Lion. Members, As well as, among the thud estate; so that, should the entire emancipation of penny postage be still withheld from this kingdom, that the inhabitants of other countries may see their way to its accomplish ment, and especially that our clear-sighted brethren across the Atlantic may do so, in yet their infancy of postal arrangoinent, so that in one way or other we shall at last get at home or from abroad the complete ful filmet,t of the beautiful invention. _ And your petitioner, as in duty bound, will ever pray. ROBERT WALLACE, Member for Greenock in four consecuoive Parliament. No. 2, Don-terrace, Teig,umouth, Devon, • March 22,:1852, HER MAJESTY'S STATE BALL. The Qaeen gave a State Ball last evening at Buck inborn Palace. The attendance was unusually nume rous, the invitations having exceeded 2,000, and com prising the Royal Family, the diplomatic corps and foreigners of distinction, the ladies and gentlemen of the royal household, all the principal . Members of the l t a h r err g e n j o b e p r a ß r i tf yeao o lm f t p t aa e nmy n i o lay b t i l a i tl t hi y geh a Administration, with their wives and daughters, and a garden tnedd gaetn t t r e h y n e t r p a r n i e v e a t i e n e f a r t o n i a i n t c o e f , the library, and the general company at the grand hall. The grand hall containing forty columns of white Carrara marble of the Corinthian order, with giltcapitals. was brilliantly Illarntnated. The carpeting was crimson, emblazoned with tho royal arms. The hall was deco rated with a great quantity of flowering plants of every ' species, tastefully grouped to fill up the recesses and angles. A party of the Royal Body Guards, carrying their partizans, occupied the hall and grand staircase, under the command of Captain Kincaid, the Exon in Waiting; Lieutenant-Colonel Fitzmaurice, the Adjutant, and Captain Phibbs, Exon of the corps, were also present. Adjoining the Grand Hall is the Sculpture Gallery, which was adapted on this occasion for the accommoda tion of visitors. The Gallery contains, among other works, busts in bronze of Socrates, Archimedes, Aris tides, Diogenes, Senses, Brutus, Homer, Solon, Epicu rus, Zeno, and Euripides. At each end of the Gallery are statues in white marble, of Boys, emblematical of the Four Seasons. The Garter-room, which forms the ante-room to the series of State apartments, was fitted up as a refresh ment room during the evening. This room contains a fine whole length portrait of the Duke of Brunswick, by Sir Thomas Lawrence,and three Princesses of the Royal Family, by Gainsborough. The approaches to the State rooms were hung with whole length portraits of the late Duke of Sussex, as Earl of Inverness, by Wilkie; the King of. the Belgians, by Dawe ; the Princess Charlotte, the Duke and Du chess of Kent, George the Third and Q ueen Charlotte, the the Fourth and Queen Adelaide, and a portrait of Prince George of Cemberland (now Ki n g of Hanover), by awe The State rooms presented their usual magnificent appearance, and were, like the grand hall and staircase, profusely and with great taste decorated with rare plants and beautiful flowers. The yellow drawing-room was set apart for the reception of the Royal Family, the general company assembling in the picture gallery, Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary arrived at half-past nine o'clock, attended by Lady Suffield and Major Baron Knesebeck. Their Royal Highnesses were received by the Hon. Matilda Paget and the Hon. Mary Seymour, Maids of Honour in Waiting; Hon. W. S. Knox, Groom in Wait ing; Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert; Lord Charles Fitzroy, Equerry in Waiting; and Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was at tended by his Equerry in Waiting. Prince Veerajunder arrived attended by Major Drum mond. His Highness wore an Oriental costume of great magnificence, enriched with gold bullion and embroi dery, the body of the dress being wholly formed of a gold fabric. The Queen and Prince Albert entered the State-rooms at a quarter before ten o'clock, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the Duke of Cambridge. Her Majesty wore a dress of Indian muslin, embroi dered in silver from Dacca, over a petticoat of watered apple-green silk, ornamented with green and silver rib bons and silver blonde. Her Majesty's head-dress was formed of diamonds and feathers. Her Royal Highness tho Duchess of Cambridge wore a white silk dress, trimmed with point lace, the stomacher adorned with diamonds. Her Royal High ness's head-dress was composed of a tiara of diamonds and white feathers. The necklace was of diamonds. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary wore a double skirt of white tulle, over white glace silk, trimmed with bugles, and blue convolvoluses with silver leaves. Her Royal Highness wore round her head a wreath of blue convolvoluses with silver leaves and stems, and diamond ornaments. The necklace was of pearls. Her Majesty was attended by the Mistress of the Robes, the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady in Waiting; Hon. Matilda Paget, and Hon. Mary Seymour, Maids .of Honour in Waiting; the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, the Vice-Chamberlain; and Lord Polwarth, Lord in Waiting. The Queen and Prince Albert were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain through the grand saloon into the ball-room, followed by the Royal Circle, and the Ladies and Gentleman in Waiting. The general company also followed from the picture gallery and the saloon ineo the ball-room. A quadrille was formed, the " Prince Ru pert" (Juliano), and her Majesty opened the ball with his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the oppo site couple being his Royal Highness Prince Albert and her Royal Highness the Princess Mary. Mr. Booze's quadrille band attended in this room and played the following dances during the night:— QUADRILLES. Les Flatus de Lilac Floris von Namur Le Royal Tambour Militaire ••• WALTZES. Fleur de Lis Blue Bell Fortuna Fairy Palace Montrose ... ... La Motto. ... Kuhner. ... blusard. ... Strauss. ••• POLICAO.••• L'Eachantresse b.. Veilchen Mon Bijou ... ..• The Ostrich .•• Koaigsberg ▪ Boose. . ... Juliano. Golimiek. • Boos®. ▪ Tinney. ... Juliano. ... Gungl. .•• ••• GraLon. The Martha The Carnival Gughelm°. ... Anonymous. ... Flotow. ... Boose. The Throne room was appropriated to dancing, in addition to the ball-room, and in it was erected a, haut pas for her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on which seats of crimson and gold were placed. Draperies of crimson velvet and of white embroidered silk enclosed the haut pas, and were surmounted by a deep gilt cornice. Beautiful plants were arranged be hind the seats appropriated to her Majesty and the Prince. Soon after the ball was opened in the ball-room, dancing commenced in this apartment, the first dance being " The Combermere Quadrille." Mr. Adams's band was stationed in the Throne-room, and performed ,he following dance music: — QUADRILLES, ... T. Adams. D'Albert. Jullien. D'Albert. Combermere Favorita ••• Exhibition ••• Como ..• ••• WALTZESt T. Adams. el. Buckingham Palace ... Donna Sabina Mandoline. _ ~, genr ion. , Buller. POLKAS. ... T. Adams. ... Wellington Guernsey. GALOPS. Champagne ... Lullaby°. London ••• ... T. Brown. Amazon ••• ••• Lumbye. At the usual -hour her Majesty and his Royal iligh ness Prince Albert were conducted to supper in the state dining-room, by tbe Lord Steward, accompanied by the Royal Circle. The table on which this repast was served displayed some of the most choice specimens .of gold plate from the royal treasury, and the whole apartment presented its usual appearance of gorgeous magnificence. A Guard of Honour of the Coldstream Guards, with the band of the regiment, was on duty di urn g the night on the lawn in front of the Grand Portico The guard was c ommanded by C o l o nel Ray. -------- Albert ... Court Beauty ... COURT CIRCULAR. - The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the princess Royal, and the Prin cess Alice, attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, • Hon. Hon. Char les Grey, visited the Botanical - gardens i'tt the Mary Seymo ur, Lord Charles Fitzroy, B and Colonel the i u c I h l e e s r s The Countess de Neudly and the Duke and Duchess t o on o . kvisited her Majesty yesterday, at Bucking- R:fylail Highness h a n tte es n s d r :d . :IHer Royal Highness the Duchess of in l t i h e e nt atte we r r n d l ea e ni g N e e n pi n t a ' s ol - su p er : rs. yesterday.. turned to Clarence House, St. James's, by Lady Fanny Howard and Baroness do Speth, visited irg, at Gloucester -house. y a7ri te i r g d b a n y e m s3 o t r h n e i n g D . A deputatiun upon the subject of Australian wool had an interview with the, Earl of Derby yesterday et his Her Roy her Royal Highneis the Duchess of Gloucester last even- Fraginore ofPial reeidenco in Downing -street. The deputation - : . A. f Sir Charles w • consLste,.. o ood, the Hon. E. L ' 1 Sir W. Molesworth, Mr. W. Beckett, Mr. St as i' le6 ' Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. Milligan, Mr. J. as leld ' Smythe, Mr. [PRICE SD. • Sanders, Mr. Westhead, and Mr. Edwards, attended by Mr. Garr of Leeds, Mr. Heßans of Huddersfield, Mr. Foster of Bradford, Mr. Akroyd of Halifax, Mr. Cook of Dewsbury, Mr. Heap of Rochdale, Mr. Yeodall of Rswdon, and several general manufacturers of West Yorkshire. A deputation from. the corporation of the city of L ,rnd,:Tiro-r, 4 CO 2r. p , h , i-itie eti g i) o t f y 2L..•Mas:erreari, M.P. , Mr. IT , L. Ur. J. U. L i a l re a lo rr e i r s t Cm J , o 'A n;;, membrancer, and the City Architect, hadian interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yeiterday at too auto (Aloe; The Earl of Glerrgidl had an int e rview w ith the Eni ,of Dry yeaterday, d,iiifitirttpbirsG:sroc;eornsoernst offr oczoeythioenCeoal.dminalo-noffigkeoox,e(se:sl also te the Lord Sigh Commiabiener of the loniap LIALds. BOTANIC SOCIETY'S EXIIIBITIO.N OF FLO WE RS. Yesterday was appointed for the recommencement of these popular fetes. Asa starting show, at least, al ways requires to be, it was eminently successful, and attracted a great concourse of visitors —the official number of tickets disposed of to the fellows and their friends up to the close of the day being 22,254, of which upwards of 5,000 were brought in on the occasion, mak ing the number of visitors, inclusive of the fellows, about 7,000. The Exhibition comprised a variety of collections, arranged, as usual, under five spacious tents, pieced in different parts of the grounds. Those of Mrs. Lawrence, so famed in the annals or hottleultnras-shone conspicuous • it is not the least part of-the -merlt of' this . lady that she has raised a host of competitors to emu late her efforts, few of them pari passu, indeed, but still with such promise as to render the results of the con test - strikingly beautiful and gorgeous. We may men tion amongst these the . names of Lady Autrobus, Mr. Collyer, Lord Kilmorey, Sir J. Catheart, Mr. Ker, Miss Trail, and the Duke of Northumberland among the amateurs; Messrs. Rollison, Fawley, Lane, Veitch, Jackson, Pamplin, Fraser, among the nurserymen. The orchidaceous plants were in fine condition, and pre sented the most pleasing appearance, perhaps, of all the different kinds. In connexion with the exhibitors in this department we must not forget to speak of Mr. Iveson, gardener to the Duke of Northumberland, and Messrs. Itollison and Veitch. The collections of green house plants, azaleas, &c., were remarkably well flowered; aad, indeed, this observation might be gene rally applied to all—the entire exhibition evincing the most eminent success in culture, although there was no particular plant to excite attention on account of its novelty, if we except an importation by Messrs. Rolli son, cissus discolor, from Java. There was also a curious plant, Sauvaly'a Cauligora, emitting little bunches of flowers from a long slender stem, surmounted by a palm-like tuft of leaves. The tents beneath which the fruits, flowers, and plants were displayed were, as on former flies, supplied by Mr. B. Edgington, of the Borough. The promenaders were regaled with choice selections from the popular composers by the bands, sometimes playing in concert and sometimes separately, of the Blues and two regiments of Life Guards, under the guidance of their able leaders, Messrs. Tutton, Waddell, and Cooke. The company lingered in the gardens for some time after the performance of the National An them, retained by the freshness of the evening and the picturesque beauty of the scenery daring the setting of the sun. Before the admission of the company the society was honoured by a visit from her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert and the other members of the Royal fa mily, attended by Viscountess Jocelyn and the Hon. Miss Seymour, Ladies in Waiting, and Lord Charles Fitzroy and Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, attended by Baron Knesebeck, also paid the Exhibition a visit of inspection in the morning. The following are the awards of prizes at the Grand Exhibition of Plants, May 19, 1552 : Extra gold medal to Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Law rence, Ealing-park, for 30 stove and greenhouse plants. Ditto to Mr. Franklin, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, for 25 orchids. Medium gold medal to Mr. Cole, gardener to Mr. H. Collyer, for 30 stove and greenhouse plants. Ditto to Mr. Speed, Edmonton, for 20 stove and green house plants. Ditto Messrs. Veith and Son, Exeter, for 20 orchids. Ditto Mr. Carson, gardener to Mr. W. T. Farmer, Nonsuch-park, Surrey, for 15 orchids. Gold medal to Mr. Smith, gardener to Mr. W. Quit ter, Norwood, for 12 Cape heaths. Ditto to Mr. Smith, for 12 ditto. Ditto to Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, for 10 greenhouse azaleas. Ditto to Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Cheam, for 20 stove and greenhouse plants. Ditto to Mr. May, for 10 greenhouse azaleas. Ditto to Mr. Turner, Royal nursery, Slougb, for 12 pelargoniums. Ditto to Mr. Robinson, gardener to Mr. J. Simpson, Pimlico, for 12 pelargoniums. Ditto to Messrs. Lane and Son, Great 13erlrampstead, for 12 roses. Large :diver gilt medal to . Messrs. Fraser, nursery men, Lea-bridge-road, for 30 stove and greenhouse plants. Ditto to Mr. Carson,- gardener to Mr. Farmer, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants. Ditto to Mr. Green, for six greenhouse azaleas. Ditto to Mr. Williams, gardener to Mr. C. B. War ner, Hoddesden, fleas, for 25 orchids. Ditto to Messrs. Rollisson and Son, nurserymen, Toot ing, for 20 orchids. Ditto to Mr. S. Wooley, gardener to Mr. H. P. Ker, Cheshunt Sorts, for 15 orchids. Ditto to Mr. gingham, gardener to Earl Kilmorey, Twickenham for six orchids. Ditto to Messrs. Paal nurserymen, Cheshunt, for 12 roses in 13-inch tots. Ditto to Mr. A. Rowland, Lewisham, Kent, for eight roses in 13. inch pot. Large silver medal to Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, for six tall cacti. Ditto to Mr. May, 12 Cape heaths. Ditto to Mr. Cole, gardener to Mr. H. Collyer, for 12 Cape heaths. Ditto to Messrs. Rollisson, for 12 Cape heaths. Ditto to Mr. Dobson, nurseryman, Woodlands, Isle worth, for 12 pelargoniums in 8-inch pots. Ditto to Mr. Carrigan, gardener to Mr. A. Lawrence, Kentish Town, for 12 pelargoniums in 8-inch pots. Ditto to Mr. J. Westwood, Floral Nursery, Turnham green, for six pelargoniums in 11-inch pots. Ditto to Mr. C. Turner, Royal Nursery, Slough, for six fancy pelargoniums. Ditto to Mr. Robinson, gardener to Mr. J. Simpson, for six fancy pelargoniums. FREE PARDON TO THOMAS ROBERT MELLISH. Yesterday a communication was reeetvedbebryt Mellish, Lewis and Lewis, solicitors for Thomas w th e . aje s ty from the Home-office, toe ffect to g t r h kst_ at te M wa r gfrae S too e . c p r a e Tr t d a ho ry in Walpole had advised s her M N to him, and ho has been l ibera ted from case adds another remarkabrliesiningstfarno e rn e trial f th by j P u u r r y i It ustice and the benefi ts t Mellish was indicted with one b a r i D e d g fo t rg e ed various receipts, while in the D wi o ll eg b l e ss re f ei or em h Messrs. Thompson and Varnish, of Regent set:Telt?' of On firs t of these indictm ents, there having been seven preferre d, the preferred, and also one for conspiracy, M e l_ lish and Douglas were fo und ten,undgt the latter for s even year-. Shortly and ordered t o b e trans ported, the former f. Sh or tly after their conviction Douglas ma d e a e fassion to the ordinary of the gaol of Newgate, to e th e e effect that Mellish was entirely innocent, and that he (Douglas) was alone the guilty person. Thi s led to an app li ca tion being made to the au th or i t i es at the Home-office by Messrs. Lewis an d L ew i s, the . the for Mellish, for his _pardon. The autho rities referred to Mr. Baron Parke, who tried, the prisoners , and that Learned Judge thought it vvould b e more satisfactory that the prisoners should be tried on a second indictment, and accordingly, in March last, the prisoners were agai n t r i e d, an d on this occasion the jury acquitted Mellish, after a trial of upwards of ten hours, Douglas pleading guilty. A second applica tion was then made to the Home-office, and on due con sideration, the authorities ordered that the prisoners be again put on their defence, and that they be tried on the indictment for conspiracy on the 12th inst. The trial took place (occupying the Court eight hours), when the jury unhesitatingly found a verdict of" Not Guilty." A third application was then made to the Secretary of State, which has resulted in her Majesty granting a free pardon to Mellish, and he was discharged from the gaol of Newgate, where he had been confined from the month of October, when be surrendered to take his trial in dis charge of his bail. This case has created great interest ! . it being the first on record in which, after a sentence o f transportation has been pronounced, further trials ari r s; ing out of the same facts aga i nst t h e same pris9,est have been had, which pro ves t o d e m ons tration, tu where the facts warrant it, a new tr i a l s h ou ld be nted as well in criminal as civil cases . D oug l as is still in for , na cus tody, and will undergo hi s sentence o f traneft9rta seven years. etosea The Swedish Rail way C omm itt e e have 13 °" ! nf i rm their labours, and the Ring of Sweden is about the charter passed by the last Diet for the clo a is, that the first Swedish railway. The line 8-- w hile it will constt.oru"tic on of through Koping, Oreboro, and Halt; whlitern, will form' connect the two great lakes, Alalaren part of a great trunk line betwe tenburg. enaliSdtoclltholm and Got re RAILWAY FARES AND THE GREAT WESTERN TOLLS.—This question has been raised. various Bills before Parliament affecting . the Great Western. .".---in c_.onnexion with the on Monday, Mr. Labouchere alluded to the sublec_tomminaoqnus,estion put to Viscount Barrington, in the House of u and yesterday the third reading rangements between the ~reattion Companies was, on the su Board of Trade, postponed ulon to give time for the di . s which might be require Western agents proposed tion in one of their Belt? _ . Y the Hon. E. Las" . amended the clause, and props 0- °Western and Shrewsbury the Bill for effecting ar of the President of the ggetsil Friday next, it is supposed of any compulsory clause d e . o It is understood that the Great to add a clause affecting the ques now before the Committee, of which lles is chairman, and that the Comnaittae dproposed to add it to this Bill. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS ThlES.—The morning sittin g of Yesterday eon- Seined in a small compass the, story erf th e ! a tin sdoz subjects e'ere -discuesed net' session : Half ttizss-9 ea 14. nirpoAso e than to discover that the dis cuss i on was prescription of several. 12 M yearn has consecrat e d Wednesd ay to opirintal affairs', and r: Bennett, aynooth, an d th e Colonial Church were severally introduced, merely to be consigned ones more to the limbo , of impracticables. For ono reason or another the House now always reverts to the•origionl undeNandirg that nothing was to be done thir session except what was absolutely lleeessary. ts o far - as regards actual results, never was'an understanding so faithfully observed. "Nothing" has this year become a substantive quantity, a , high political, duty, a mss ' sion, a virtue, a heroism. There is in the doke far niente, but this is the glorious do-nothing. B u t when this great ides of a do nothing session_ was first originated, it • was imagined that a the nothing ses sion must necessarily be a short "one; for, as nature abhors a vacuum, and as idienesa itself. becomes wea risome, a difficulty was found in conceivieg an in definite prolongation of nothirriess. Ean . li successive week, howev:r, since the Lit of y has enlarged our powers of cont.eption oat this p„tut, and it it, now be come quite comprebeniiblo thet Parliament might sit for ever, and yet do nottoieg. The fact of an almost ' indefinite exteusion wa.,brought out yesterday, for it wr,s rnentiontd, and seqaier_ced in by all parties, that the louse of Commons would probably be still sitting and dointi - nothing on the eighteenth of next month, or lat. r. Supposing th It this power should be finally ex hausted by Midsummer-day, Parliament will then have attained to' five-six . h, of a norEual session, and will have consumed ttat long period in pelitiCal inanity. So re give a turn t o in qu iry. on to ths to do no thi ng , h ow accomplish in six mo n th s ? I t i s a ail three ta . direct. The i m p ortunes slu r: m :P r ep k a hl tire doesi b i t l am m a i n t f i t a nu c t sr t a ua l k c a a e lel s rl y n fir f t e f of such speculations is increased by the fact that Parliament, for particular reasons, did no thing last year, and for other particular reasons, will most probably do nothing next year. It is growing into a custom, and will soon be time out of mind. But the British public, which " expec ts ever" man to d o Ms duty," and which bates, bdesPultss, sstlttli Pees-islier4ess i will take e.praotieshieli:ef tile lees lon—What i s the nse of a P a rliament t h a t d oes no th ing ? 441 341i10g-te. -be done -cannel it -be put into better hands? J mmeennt left as eoeu this i e Just now the national pride is rather in terested in proving the value of representative govern ment,see state s o respectab le e s happens bideth t e o A be t a th n e tic o ; nl i y n fae considerable t,theonly sp e e e ci i maintained in its b p y ee e ta x b t working and Pelf-supporting present specimen, for Belgium IS ful, so useful, so popular , to is rather annoyingdespotism so generally sweet leernaasl i i t n is flu i en bu ce t s t . h l a t t annoyance is aggravated by the ' Eng land is now contributing a negativ e circumstance that Eng tendency. These despots are argument of the same and we are doing nothing at alli.ng4t h great deal of good, and granting money to new lines of r a il way They are laying out importance; they are reclaiming vast districts, of national ing their capitals, originating all kinds of Use ful improv and doing things in real Imperial style; btterful works, in some grave respects, considerably in s n i t already our own noble selves. Some of these great a dvance doings,of we flatter ourselves, are not on the right principle,g they nevertheless tell. Right or wrong, they give Baths friction, and, like many other institutions of doubtful principle, will produce noble fruits many centuries hence. But what right have we to criticise others when we are doing Nothing? It is true that the most indolent are always the most cynical. The man who has nothing to do has plenty of eyes for his neighbour. But Europe will care little fer the criticism of those who, talk as they may, cannot do better. A tree is judged by its fruits, and what is the value of a Government whose fruits are Nothing? But this session we have been do ing something. We have been undoing. The little that we have done these two or three years has been this year taken down, pulled to pieces, and swept away, like the building in Hyde•park. Nearly all that has been done, or that was in the way of being done, for draining and purifying this metropolis, for supplying it with water, and for burying its dead in more wholesome and sensible fashion, has been annulled. So we go on. It used to be thought one of the punishments of hell to roll a stone up a monetsin, and see it roll down again, to revolve on a wheel, and to pour water into a sieve. We have our-- selves combined these fruitless toils in the treadwheel of our convicts, and the many forms of labour, for the sake of labour, imposed on our paupers. Parliament is now itself falling into the same dreary mode. The ex cuse for all this ;s the constitutional system, and govern ment by all parties. As each party arrives in succes sion at the helm, it is forced to consult its self-preser vation, not the public good, and to propose the measures on which it happens to be pledged, or in which it may. have a special interest, not those which have only the general recommendation of being, like reform in Chan cery, for instance, great public wants. No good mea sures can be passed, or carried into effect, without the creation of considerable powers ; so, whenever any good thing is to be done the Op ' position has always a handle in our constitutional Jealousy of interference and of authority in general. So, the more substantial the object, and tho more effectual the method for obtaining it, the greater is the advantage given to political opponents, and at the same time the greater their inducement not to let the party in power do a good thing. The result is that legislation, as con ducted in the splendid establishment at Westminster, is a mere game in which chance, and a low description of finesse, divide the results. Standing round a table, first one side :and then another takes the cue, or names. a colour. Gambling is abolished elsewhere only to be concentrated at the head•quarters of order and of law, and we have no lotteries except where office is the prize, and the nation has nothing but blanks. This certainly records with the saying that the House of Commons is the best club in town. But how long will this last? Will the people always be satisfied with King Log, who, after all, is a very ex pensive king, for the modern King Log, if he has no hands, has a rather wide mouth? Then we are told with much complacency that evils cure themselves in this country. So they do with a vengeance. A hundred crying political evils have cured themselves in England —by revolution. We are a tolerant and long-suffering people, but we rise at last, and do things effectually. Since the commencement of this century we have had a dozen serious agitations, caused by the inertness or ob stinacy of Parliament, and crowned by results which politicians of the old school did not hesitate to call "re volutions," "robberies," "sacrileges," and so forth. These terms of extreme reprobation have been so often applied of late years that t he y have lost their force, and little judici ous to relish a respectable men begin revol ut i on , confiscation, or impie ty. Now, what if this vicious custom of doing nothing in Parliament should at last fare as the other abuses alluded to? What if some sharp and sudden remedy should be found whereby the work of the nation should be put into more. honest and business-like hands? There is a certain peo ple in the world that takes the law into its own hands, when the courts are indecisive, weak, or procrastinating; and that people is of British race and tradition. W e ma y never come to such ru d e expedients as" com m it tees a vig i lance ," but we shall come, for we have frequently co me, to such expedients as a grand public - demonstra tion that acquires the force of law, and comp els Par a merit to register its decrees; and, though the fashions of that process have varied f ' froth time to time, according to the matter or the age, there can be little doubt that the spirit which - suggested them still sur vives among us. NAVAL IN TELLIGEN CE. .—The officer LEVEE OF HIS GRACE —Bear-Admiral BeigaND r a a t l th s e ir lev THE DUKE OF NORTHlTM yesterday, were ; John hig i G no ra iair ce : Vice-Admiral Sir Charle s John Vlco - Ada.iral Lz,r4 W. Fitzroy, O g le , Rear-Admiral Carter, Bear-Admiral Fisher , Vice-Admiral Hawker, Commander E. Vice -Admiral Sykes. Admiralty agent K. Barnard has been appointed first of in char o f ge the mails on board the the contract The Herald, Australian Steam Company's vessels. Torch, Lieut. C Captain Denham, and her tender, the Margtite Rea& himm°' anchored yesterday morning in A GRATIFYI N G"TRIBUTE.—The p u pils o f th e l a te ~.. ...RIBUTE.—The elder head master (E. Riddell, Esq.) of the Nautical School, at Greenwich Hospital, intend to morrow, with the per mission of the governor, Admiral Sir Charles Adam, to present him with a bast of himself, executed by one of the first artists of the day. BORTSAIOGTEI, WEDNESDAY. —The Commandnr-in- Chief, Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, Captain Chads, and Captain Martin, proceeded to Spithead this morning in the Sprightly steamer, to muster and inspect the Win chester, 50, Captain G. G. Loch. The Admiral was saluted with 17 guns. Tr is supposed the Winchester will receive final orders and sail to-morrow for the East Indies. She is remarkably well manned, and, considering the short time in commission, in very ex cellent order. The Queen, 110, Captain Wise, bent sails in dock to day. She will come out of dock to-morrow, and, so soon as ready, will . proceed to Plymouth to be paid down. w h en her men will have a fortnight's leave of absence. She appears to be in a most excellent state of discipline, an d her o ffi cers and crew behaved with the greatest d energy as l an d alacrity at the fire in the dockyard on Mon- Theay l. Edinburgh, tender to the Excellent, is getting her se a-service stores on board. She is already rigged, and will bend sails and leave the steam-basin shortly. The Highflyer, 21, Captain Matson, returned to Spit head after her trial cruise yesterday. She answered ex ceedingly well upon all points, was very weatherly, dry, and stiff. The Conflict, 14 (screw), Acting-Commander Jenner, is ordered to have her detects made good at this port. The Tiger, new steam-frigate , 16, has been docked to•day to be fitted for commission. It is reported the officers and crew of the Dragon will be turned over to her. APPOINTMENTS, Commander Henry Phelps (1849), to comma n d th e Ferret, 8, sloop, commissioned this day at Portsmouth. PROMOTION. to the rank of Lieutenant. u EXPEDITION TO THE SOUTH S EAS. WllaotoeL-ETw. Mace , l E ,M MAY 19.—The Herald, 28, Captain Henry Mangles Denham, and the To rc h s t eam - vesse l, her tender, commanded by Lieutenant Chimmo, left Greenhithe early this morning for P!3 mouth, where they expect to remain about a week, and then proceed to the South Seas; Captain Denham as surveyor, and Lieutenant Chimmo as assistant-surveyor. Several of the officers have previously served under Captain Denham. -- -- DEPARTURE OF THE ARCTIC STEAM-SlllP.—Yes terday forenoon, at eleveit o'clock, the United States mail steam , ship Arctic (Collins' line) , Ca p tain Luce, sailed from the river M erse y f or -N e w York, with nearly a hundred. pas. sengers, the mails for the United States and British America, 1 and a full cargo of general merchandise. • Now ready_at 41 the Libraries,.in 3 vols., COXFIiSSION - S of. st 4. ETONIAN. , TIy , CFiiRLES IXOWCROFT, Esq. Author of " Tales of the Colonies," &c. " To those vVho eYijojr - livel• sketches and amusing anecdotes, till's book will &lord great eiftertabamtnt."—Sun. ' 1 " The his of an Etonian—his pranks, his follies, his loves, his for tures and misfortuites—is Wire p.musingly..drawn and happily co loured by ah accomplished argst. The work is full of anecdote, and lively palnOng of men and manners."--Globe. cptbarn and Co., Publishers, 12, Great Marlborough-streut.