The Sun. — London, England, 1846-06-18 00:00:00

MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT AND CHARLES IL In this additional volume of his " standard Library," Mr. Bohn has presented his readers with a work more interesting than any. romance, mere moralising in the lessons which it inculcates than any polemical discourse, and more fraught with worldly wisdom and experience than any book of adventures. There are assured:y few lovers of English literature, and especially of that rich vein of our native literature—our biographical library—. but have already familiarised themselves with the memoirs of Grammont. Su7, - posing this to be the case, a reperusal of them will not prove Unacceptable, seeing that they tend to i li ...tstrate the most romantic passage in the history of Great Britain. Through its pages they may rec:Koiee how " the Merry Monarch" dallied 1 with the capacities for good which he possessed, how 1 Villiers flaunted and how Sedley sung." T. l .ley will make their introduction, or renew their so taaintance (arcording as the records are familiar or strange unto them) with the most profligate Court, the most bewitching concubines, the most licentious volup tuaries, the most insolent displays of vice and de bauchery the world perhaps ever witnessed in a palace of Christendom. And while their hearts will revolt at the reflection, that to such polluted hands the destinies 0f their country were at one period resigned, their sym pathiea will be excited, even in favour of King Charles, by the frequent evidences given by him of a natural a'oodness of temperam e nt a n d o f a h ea l t hy c har a cter bf intellect: Loving these traits of gentl.ness, they will lothe the more the habitual profligacy with which they were covered and almost ob literat( d. It is scarcely po.siblk not to recognise the fact that profligacy is rather attributable to the eneti ments to viciousness which were born of the events ( f the age, to the decoying guise of his familiar associates, Buckingham, Rochester, Sir Charles Sedlev, and Sir George Etheridge, rather than to any predisposition to debauchery in the Sovereign. There is a curious re action in society immediately upon the re-establishment of authority after any revolutionary or republic n movement ; and this fact is traceable in all kingdoms and in all generations. In England the recall of th. Stuart dynasty to the throne, after the decease of the Protector, was a signal for the utmost laxity in the itlational morals, the seat of government being itself the bead-quarters of sin. Just in the same manner that upon the inauguration of the Directory in France, after the execution of Robespierre, the most loathsome immo rality, not only in manners but actually in dress, rioted in the Tuileries end the streets of Paris. Oliver had curbed by a steady rule and a vigorous genius what Maximillian had only managed by the most devilish cruelty and the most sullen despotism—namely the !Tread of vice ; the English were awed into virtue, the French were frightened into it.. And directly the un natural restraicts both of puritanism and of terrorism Were removed, the popular spirit recoiled with three fold violence in the opposite direction. There is one fragment in the present volume which of itself is worth seven times the cost of the entire collection—we mean the reprint from Pepys's account of the Escape of Charles the Second from Worcester, "as dictated to him by the King himself," and a right extraordinary series of hair-breadth escapes from discovery is this docu ment. It is infinitely more dramatic than t h e esca p e o f Caleb Williams, a n d infinitely more thrilling than the escapes of Gil Blas—because founded upon fact, and be cause of the more remarkable character of the incidents. While we are following Charles, disguised as a servant, in the town of Burport, the bveways and court-yards of whi,e,h are crowded with round-bead soldiers ; and while tae mon ,rch goes blundering in among the troopers. leading his horse by. the bridle, our heart is (to use an old country phrase) "in our mouth." The volume altogether is a rare one for interest and instruction. We commend it with confidence for its union of ro mance and reality, if no t f or i ts uncommon lik eness o f , pretty witty Nell G wynne." TILE LATE REV. DR. HEUGH. It IF, with deep concern that we announce the death of this eminently good man and di s ti n guished public le haracter. Th,'i event took place at his house, Mon t rose -street, Glasgow, on the morning of the 10th instant. 'or several months Dr. Heugh's health had been in an enfeebled state, and considerable apprehensions were felt at to the issue; but it was only within a few weeks past that the symptoms became decidedly unfavourable, so as to resist every means which medical skill could employ to check their progress. As was to be expected of one whose religious principles were so pure and whose piety was so deep and fervent, his afflictions were borne, not only with resignation but with cheerfulness ; hisdeathbed Was a scene of peaceful triumph. It is impossible within our narrow limits to do scything like justice to the cha racter and services ofsuch a man as Dr. Heugh. During the whole of his public life, the influence of his fine intel lect and active talent was devoted to the best interests of mankind. As a Christian minister he was the earnest supporter of evangelical truth and of practical Piety. On public questions affecting religion he took 4 leading part. On all such his opinions were decided, arid to the advancement of right views with respect t , t heta his powerful advocacy was cheerfully afforded. was peculiarly power, fitted for efficient service in this ti "Pvtment, from the union of acuteness and of er,• •• • .4nptitune in conception with sagacity in action, :vhich fo, med the character of his mind. He was espe cially interested in every measure for the advancement of Christianity in our own country and throughout th World ; and to the liberal views, and the ener.:y with which he enforced them, were Owing. in'a great degree the enlarged schemes or mis , ionary enterprise in which the Secession Church has for several years been en gaged. Eminent as were the gifts and attainments 4.! Dr. Heugh, his public usefulness was scarcely le-s• nwing, to high character than to distinguished ability. Combining a fine sense of honaur with unbending in tegrity, he was at once true to his principles and fair t.. those who differed from him—commanding respect for the • purity of his motives, and the esteem of man) Whose views he might deem it his duty to oppose. Ii Wag a beautiful instance of the power of religious prin „nitqt and of its high maturity in the character of Dr. raetigh, that the circumstances of a recent attack on hi good name—an attack unprecedented for its wantonness ---appeared, amidst the holy calm of his last days, to have absolutely passed from his recollection. Dr. I t eugh was in the 64th year of his age and the 40th of bts ministry.—Scotsman. COURT CIRCULAR. Yesterday morning, at half-pasz nine o'clock, the cere mony of churehing the Queen was performed in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. There were present only his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, and the Master of the Household. Her Majesty and Prince Albert took an airing yester day in an open carriage and four, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal. The Equerries in Waiting attended on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Co lonel Bouverie, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent at Clarence House, St. James's, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at Cambridge House, yesterday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty on Tuesday, at Buckingham Palace. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, and the Prin cess Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttel ton, took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took an airing in an open carriage and four yesterday. His Royal Highness Prince George visited her Royal High ness yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting yesterday. There were present the Bishops of London, Durham, Winchester, Bangor, Bath and Wells, Chester, Gloucester and Bristol, Hereford, Lichfield, Oxford, Rochester, Salisbury, and Worcester, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of Besborough, the Earl of Chichester, the Right Hon. H. Hobhouse, and the Right lion. J. Nicholl. Dr. Hampton had an interview with Mr. Secretary Gladstone yesterday, at the Colonial-office. The Lord Advocate of Scotland had an interview with the Earl of Dallnusie yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Astronomer Royal had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Tuesday, at his official residence in Downing•street. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday, and resumed the hearing of the Vasareelely case from Madras. Mr. Kindersley, Queen's Counsel, concluded, and Mx. Charles Buller followed. The case was adjourned. The Lords present were the Lord President, the Master of the Rolls, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. THE FLITTING-DAY IN EDIN. BURGH. Monday (25th) was the flitting-day in this city, and h very lar g e number of r e m ova l s t oo k p lace . This is a queer s eason i n Edi n b urg h— one of unutterable persona! toil and anxiety to the emigrants. Where a householder Is so fort una t e as t o o b ta i n an ' empty domicile, or his Predecessor can find it convenient to leave before tle. time, matters are not so bad—the new tenant can choose the best weather, and the season most convenient for removal, and can easily command the services of carts. Porters, &c. But in the more frequently recurring cases the incoming tenant does not get possession of hi. "ode till twelve o'clock on the term-day; in other Words, one party, is removing his furniture while the , other is carrying in his. And what a hurry-burry there is—the whole previous night is mostly occupied in screw ing down beds, emptying drawers, raising carpets, &c., end everybody is employed in the most laborious and irritating drudgery. Even when the waggons or cart have conveyed the heavy loads of furniture to the nen house, it may happen that the previous tenant is me ready to admit the "plenishing," and there is no hat for it-but either to deposit the articles in the "back green," or allow the vehicle to remain on the street , With their contents till the coast is clear. Few pic tures of misery can adequately match that presented in our streets, when, as is the case, we apprehend nine times, out of ten, the "flitting morning ' one of hestiY rain. The scene is really wretched in the extreme, though the cause be trivial and the details somewhat ludicrous. We have men and women, the high and low, the rich and poor, drenched to the skin With wet—porters and carters splashed with mud and water—furniture dripping—feather mattresses and bed ding literally, soaked through, and one would think, ren dered damp in all time coming. And then, in many cases, to see the poor children dragged from bed, ill dressed, with dishevelled hair, and looks sulky, or de picting stupid surprise—nobody able to tell what to make of them, or whether any receptacle can be found In which they may find an asylum for the time. This is indeed a sea on of trial. At the Roman saturnalia, slaves and masters mingled on terms of equality; now the men of physical strength—porters, &c., are every thing, and wealth, wisdom, and science nothing at all. The affair is worse than a washing day, so much de tested by the Candles of the male g ender, or the white• washing madness in America, of whose processes Dr. Franklin has written. Some men, we apprehend, leave the whole details to their spouses, perhaps on the prin ciple th a t women h ave t h e g if t o f pa ti e nce in greater development than the other sex ; uncharitable misan thropes might say, because they cannot abide to take the trouble which would devo lve upon them were they actually found upon the scen e o f action. of As regards the transactions Monday, it most fortu nately happened that the day w good — an i nes ti m able advantage. On the Sabbath of rain, and the sky looked dull. The seemed doubtful, but the day kept up fine ly, things went eve r did such a Edinb urg h , "merry as a marriage bell." Scarc e l y and and e h av number of people remove at one term in it is pleasing to think that everything, no fa r a hoard, was conducted with propriety and cheer f ulness.we The bedding and other articles which it was necessary to leave on the streets, or to deposit temporarily in green, and courts, were as dry as if left on a room floor. And we ought to add, that although the night previous was that of the Sabbath, and the temptation to lighten the burdens of the next day strong, we did not witness on the streets a single person carry an article, but every thing was as decorous in appearance as on ordinary oc casions.—Edinburgh Post. ENGLISH GOVERNESSEEL—In Russia the governess is held in such respect that she is led forth as an honoured guest, taking precedence of the pupil whose education she has completed. In England it would be difficult to ascer tain her position—charged with the sole care of the "precious jewels" of an illustrious house; considered com petent to cultivate their minds—to form their manners—to ertlaige their views, that they may keep their position, and become all that is desired in English gentlewomen—the Person who does all this, if admitted into society at all, is thrust, unintroduced, into a corner, and expected to retire when the younger children are sent to bed—slighted by the servants —who consider her a servamt—and looked upon as a person to be dismissed as soon as done with by the mistress! For one governess who receives a pension fl-r past services— services which can never be repaid—there are, protected and prosperous —a hundred ladies' maids; it is not at all uncom mon to meet with pensioned servants, but a pensioned governess is a rara avis; we find them in hospitals or work . houses, when they are overtaken by ill health, or faded 'alto V.. Art Union for lan* TllE SUN', LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1846. SPORTING IN TELL) GENCE. HAMPTON RACES—WEDNESDAY. The subjoined raurn of the first day's races will be our warrant for giving the lessee credit for having catered bountifully for their patrons. With the Surrey and Mid dlesex Sakes as a foundation, backed up by a race for amateur riders, and two others in heats, no one can have raised a complaint on the score of quantity ; there was enough, and considering the intense heat of the weather, perhaps more than enough ; and it was well that the cus tomary intervals between the races were observed with a strictness that has not usually prevailed at minor races. The quality of the sport may be gathered from the details; it was really first•rate, but was not of sufficient import ance to attract more than an average attendance. Hampton is not celebrated for exclusiveness on occa sions of this description, but the following names will show, that if there was no crowd, and no great display of " rank, fashion, and beauty," the racing was countenanced by many of the leading men of the turf :—the Earl of Chesterfield, the Earl of Rosslyn, Lord Henry Lennox, Lord Frederick Fitzroy, Lord George Lennox, Lord Burleigh, Lord E. Russell, Lord Brownlow Cecil, Lord Somerton, Lord Glamis, Lord Vivian, Count Bathyany, Sir W. W. Wynn, Sir G. Heathcote, Sir John Gerard, Sir W. M. Stanley, Sir V. Cotton, Hon. F. Villiers, Hon. Horace Pitt, Hon. Cecil Forester, Hon. Capt. Stanley, Hon. H. Forester ; Messrs. Payne, H. `Blair, Balfour, Bastard, J. Stanley, Drinkald, Lowther, Batson, Campbell, W. H. Johnstone, Booth, Crommelin, bolt, Higgins, Pettat, Rush, jun., &c. The racing commenced punctually at the time adver tised, with— The Gold Cup of 301., added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each; for three-year-olds, 7st 71b; four, Bst 101 b; five, 9st 31b; six and aged, 9st 71b;. Mares &c., allowed 3lbs. The winner to be sold for 2001., &c. Heats, once round and a dis. (4 Subs ) Mr. Dockeray's Lady Charlotte, 5 yrs (Wakefield) 1 2 1 Mr. Parr's Vitula, 6 yrs Sir G. Heathcote's cby Amato, 3 yrs Mr. Higgin's Red Leg, 3 yrs First heat—Betting-7 to 4 agst Lady Charlotte, 2 to 1 agst Vitula, and sto 2 agst Amato colt. Won by a h ea d, the second beating the third by a neck. The Amato colt bolted at the top turn, but managed to save his distance. Second heat-7 to 4on Lady Charlotte. Won by a head, after a severe race. The Amato cost, ridden for this heat by Crouch, again bolted and threw his jockey. Third heat-5 to 2on Lady Charlotte, who won in a canter, by four lengths. The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 20 sow. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 50 added. The second saves his stake. Two miles. (37 Subs., 26 of whom paid.) Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren, 4 yrs. 7st 31b...(Dufflo) 1 Lord G. Bentinek's Marquis of Conyngham, 3 yrs ...... 2 Mr. Parr's Jack Cade, 5-yrs, Bst 31b Count Batthyany's Master Stepney, 4 yrs The following also started, but were not placed : Mr. Caffall's Mobarek, aged, Bst 71b . (Wakefield) 0 Sir G. Heathcote's br. c. by Velocipede, 3 yrs, 7st llb Mr. Booth's Titbit, 3 yrs, 6st IGlb 0 Mr. Rolt's Alexa, 3 yrs, Gst 7lb ... 0 Betting-7 to 4 agst Ma rqu i s o f C onyng h am-7 to 2 agst Jenny Wren-6 to 1 agst Titbit-5 to 1 agst Master Step • nev—and 10 to 1 agst Alexa. 'Jack Cade made the running, followed by Jenny Wren and Titbit; A lexa, after making the upper turn, taking her place with the leading horses. Titbit headed Jack Cade for about two hundred yards at the back of the course, but the latter with this exception, cut out all the work to within a quarter of a mile of home; Jenny Wren then took the lead, kept it to the chair, andkron very easy by two lengths; Marquis of Conyngham beating Jack Cade by a neck, and Master Stepney by half a length. The Strawberry Hill Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added, for three-year olds, 7st 51b; four, Bst 5114; five, &c., Bst 121 b. Heats, one mile and a quarter. The winner to be sold for 1001., &c. (7 Subs.) Mr. Wilkins's Barbara Young, 4 yrs (Neale) 2 1 1 Mr. Drewitt's Pimento, 5 yrs Mr. Pratt's Deodara, 4 yrs Mr. Rogers's fby Glaucus, 3 yrs Mr. Jackson's Abd-el-Kader, aged 0 0 dr Mr. Booth's Miscellany, 4 yra Mr. Werninck's Patchwork, aged ASYLUM FOR WORTHY AGED AND DECAYED FREEIIASONS. lever occurred to the Duke of Richmond to pay a hundred times as much wages to a man who works with a r , gard to his employer's interests,' as his Grace would pay to a mere every day labourer working for lucre —or, in other words, toiling for his own and his family's support. Surely the employers ought to be satisfied with the labour, such as it is—and it surely is cheap enough at its present miserable price— without grumbling that the article is not given in a spirit of the purest disinterestedness. One might as well taunt a servant with a love of lucre for wanting his wages, or a tradesman with sordid considerations for sending in his bill. The agricultural labourers cannot afford to put money entirely out of the question, though their employers, by reducing wages to the lowest pos sible point, take care not to encourage sordidness too far, or, at all events, not to give avarice too much to feed upon. It is quite clear that the motive for giving what are by courtesy termed prizes to the agricultural la bourers, is that they may become more valuable in a pecuniary point of view to their pretended friends. This was avowed at the West Sussex Agricultural Associa tion, and the purpose is, perhaps, legitimate, or even laudable; for, as a general rule, workmen, in becoming more valuable to their masters, must be happier in them selves. Tho eleventh anniversary festival in aid of the Asylum for worthy aged and decayed Freemasons, wlls held last evening at the Freemasons' Hall, Brother .1. B. Byron, Vice-President of the Society, in the chair. At six o'clock, about 150 brethren and gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner, which was put upon the table in Bacon's best style, and after the cloth was with drawn, the Benedictus was su ng by Messrs. Binge, Crouch, Collier, and Jolley. Mr. Higgins, the toast master, then entered upon the execution of his duties, which he performed in admirable style. The usual loyal and national toasts having been drunk, The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of the Earl of Zetland, the Grand Master. The toast was drunk with the utmost enthusiasm, and was followed by a fantasia on the harp from the airs in Meyerbeer's opera of Robert le Diable, which was ex quisitely performed by Mr. F. Chatterton, and raptur ously encored. The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the toast of the evening. Eleven years had now elapsed since it had seemed desirable to certain members of the craft, that an asylum should be founded for worthy aged and de cayed Freemasons. It was scarcely possible to pass through any road leading from the metropolis with out finding some asylum for aged persons connected with some charity. But there was no asylum for aged Freemasons, and this had been felt as almost a disgrace to the craft. They were possessed of a splendid hall in which they held grand festivals, surely then it was their duty to hold out a brotherly hand to worthy but de cayed Freemasons, and to provide for them an asylum. —(Hear, hear.) It was eleven years since the scheme had been proposed, and he was surprised and sorry to find that in that time it had not been more effectually carried out. They had even now only 4,0001., and they ought to have had ten times that amount.—(Cheers.) He thought it most desirable that an asylum should be erected for worthy and decayed Freemasons. Poverty was frequently the consequence of unavoidable misfor tune, and what could be more gratifying than to have an asylum where the more fortunate brother could go and shake his poor brother by the hand, and administer to his wants.—(Cheers.) If the object of the Institution was pleasing to the craft, he trusted they would show the interest they took in it by the liberality of their subscriptions.—(Cheers.) This charity did not interfere with any other masonic charity. It claimed assistance from the'eraft solely on its own merits. He trusted that the appeal would not be made in vain, but that that night would prove a triumphant answer to it.—(Cheers.) He concluded by proposing "Prosperity to the Asylum for worthy, aged, and decayed Freemasons."—Drunk with three times three, and one cheer more. " We fear, however, that there is too much hollowness in the words of encouragement addressed to them, and that the premiums offered are too nominal and contempti ble to have much influence in producing the desired effect. The distribution of a few Bibles and Prayer books and a few prizes varying from ten shillings to four pounds, will not compensate for a year's privation, caused by a rate of wages so miserable as to be wholly inadequate for comfort, and frequently insufficient for support. That such is the doom of the labourer, almost every day's experience affords some proof, and we need go no further back than our paper of yesterday for a strong case in point. Under the title of The Poor-law in a Rural District will be found the report of some proceedings taken by the parochial authorities to force upon a married labourer earning only Bs. a week, the maintenance of his mother, whom he declared himself unable to support. The energy with which the overseer went to work to prove the man capable of bearing the burden affords an amusing illustration of the difference of treatment the labourer experiences as the hero of after dinner eloquence at protectionist meetings and in the board-room of his own parish, to which he is summoned that another weight may be thrown upon him in ad dition to those he is already struggling to bear. In the case to which we allude every inquisitorial measure seems to have been adopted for the purpose of provirg that the labourer earning eight shillings a week and having to keep a wife ought to spare the parish funds by taking also the support of his mother wholly upon him self. First he was taxed with having four pigs and six stocks of bees,' as if a man could keep his mother all her life on honey and pork, and could afford to expend these luxuries upon her. It turned out, however, that half the bees were dead, and the pigs were still unpaid for. So that before his mother could be fed from these sources there was a mortgage to be paid off ; and the magistrate, acting probably on this view of the question, refused to make the order for which the parish authorities had applied. We should be glad to know whether this poor man, if he were to enter the Duke of Richmond's service, full of affection for the nobleman who has expressed so deep a ccncern for the welfare of the labourer, and who, actu acted by his aff,ction, would be worth a hundred ordi nary labourers—we wonder, we repeat, if he would ob tain from the Duke of Richmond a hundred times, or even ten times, or twice, the amount of wages usually paid ? If masters were to be found to appreciate such zeal as it deserves, it is most likely that the poor man whose case we have referred to, and many others in similar circumstances, would not have to appear before boards of guardians to resist orders for the support of their aged parents. The labourer, however, can be much more cheaply cared for in an after-dinner speech than by giving him a fair remuneration for his services. Civility costs nothing ;' but unfortunately it is intrin sically worth nothing to the party on whom it is bestowed." Duet, —"Finale to The Crusaders"—The Misses Turner. Duet,—born and pianoforte, Signors Puzzi and Negri. _ The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of Brother Crucefix, the treasurer, and the Committee of the Asy lum.—(Cheers.) In proposing this toast, he might say that he was proposing the health of Brother Crucefix, for such was the zeal, talent, and energy that he exhi bited in the good work, that it might ba called his work, and his alone.—(Loud cheers.) Drunk with three times three. Fantasia on the sax-horns, beautifully given by the Messrs. Distin, and loudly encored. Brother CRUCEFIX rose to return thanks, which he did in a short but eloquent speech, apologising for his brevity by stating that he had a great deal to read. He then proceeded to read the report, from which it appeared that negotiations were in pro gress for bringing about a union between this charity and the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution—" union," said the speaker, " which I trust will ere long be brought about, and which will form what other folks, speaking in other places, would call an extended Grand Junction line of charity.—(Loud cheers.) The statement of the accounts was also read by Brother Crucefix, from which it appeared that the Institution at present possessed— In the Consols £3,353 18 10 In the Cripplegate Savings' Bank 122 13 3 Dividends due next month 4B 16 It) In the hands of the treasurer 270 9 4 TRADE OF THE GAMBIA RIVER, AND THE MANCHESTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Three remarkably fine heats, each having been won by a neck, with the difference of a head only between second and third. The Corinthian Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 25 soya. added; for three yr olds, 9st; four, 10st 71b; five, list 31b; six and aged, 1 Ist 91b; winners once, 31b; twice, 51b extra; half-bred horses allowed 516. Once round and a distance. Winner to be sold for 2001. Gentlemen riders. (4 Subs ) Mr. P. Rolt's Solace, 4 yrs (Owner) 1 Mr. T. Rolt's Alexa, 3 yrs Captain_Curzog's Voltri, 5 yrs 3 Betting -4 to 5 agst Alexa, and 7to 4 agst Solace. Won by a neck. Alexa, who laid terribly out of her ground all the way, beating Voltri by a neck. ENTRIES FOR THIS DAY. The Hurst Cup. Heats, once round and a distance. Vitula, 6 yrs-Barbara Young, 4 yrs-Tit-bit, 3 yrs-b f by Glaucus, out of Harmony, 3 yrs- Deodara, 4 yrs-ch c by Amato, out of Countess, 3 yrs-b f by Samarcand, out of La fine mal gardee, 4 yrs. Her Majesty's Plate. Heats, two miles. Marquis of Conyngham, 3 yrs-Aristotle, aged-Baronet, 3 yrs-Vitula, 6 yrs-Jack C a d e , 5 yrs-Red Leg, 3 yrs- Tit. bit, 3 yrs-Ruff, 4 yrs-Brother to Valentissimo, 3 yrs- Sir Edmund, 3 yrs-Lady Charlotte, 5 yrs-Auld Lang Syne, 6 yrs-Nubia, 5 yrs. The Claremont Stakes. Half a mile. Leporella-ch c by Don John, dam by Ishmael-Lady Lift-Oat Poet-4:Yrf by Red Shank, dam by Deibl-Ch f by Ells, out of Antler's dam. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. GOODWOOD, 1846. The Goodwood Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and only 5 if declared on or before Tuesday next. Corranna, aged, 9st 71b-Fag-ha-ballagh, 5 yrs, 9st 71b- Sweetmeat, 4 yrs, 9st 21b-Wolfdog, 4 yrs, 9st 2 lb-Trueboy, 6 yrs, Bst 121b-Winesour, 6 yrs, Bst 121b-Mentor, 4 yrs, Bst 101b-Akbar, 5 yrs, Bst 101b-Th e B aron , 4 yrs, Bst 101 b -Lightning, 5 yrs, Sst 91b-Aristotle, aged, Bst 91b-Inheri tress, 6 yrs, Bst 81b-Queen of Tyne, aged, Bst 81b-Phl egon , 5 yrs, Bst 81b-Mickey Free, o yrs, Bst 71b-Ironmaster, 4yrs, Bst 61b-Alamode, 5 yrs, Bst 41 b-Maynooth, 4 yrs, Sat 21b-Red Deer, 5 yrs, Bst 21b-Kedger, 4 yrs, Bst 21b- Glossy, 6 yrs, Bst 21b-Wood Pigeon, 4 yrs, Bst 11b- Keshang, 4 yrs, Bst-Telemachus, 5 yrs, Bst-Ould Ireland, 4 yrs, BA-Newcourt, 6 yrs, 7st 121b--Polish, 6 yrs, 7st 91b- Eboracum, aged, 7st 91b-Stomacher, 5 yrs, 7st 91b-Discord, aged, 7st 9lb-Antler, 5 yrs, 7st 91b-Mendicant, 3 yrs, 7st 91b-Grimston, 3 yrs, 7st 81b-Rowena. 5 yrs, 7st 81b- Pedometer, 5 yrs, 7st 81b-Milford, 5 yrs, 7st 81b-Hemp, yrs, 7st 71b-Miss Elis, 4 yrs, 7st 71b-Warp, 5 yrs, 7st 71b -Javelin, 4 yrs, 7st 71b-Lady Wildair, 4 yrs, 7st 61b-Re fraction, 4 yrs, 7st 61b-ThePacha, 4 yrs, 7st 61b--The Roper's Daughter, aged, 7st 61b-Leopard, 4 yrs, 7st 61b- Coal Black Rose, 5 yrs, 7st 31b-Red Rover, 5 yrs, 7st 31b- Campanile, 4 yrs, 7,t 31b-Vol-au-Vent, 4 yrs, 7st 216- Pythia, 4 yrs, 7st-Red Robin, 4 yrs, 7st-Satyr, 5 yrs, 7st -Roderick, aged, 7st -Valinnt, 4 yrs, 7st-Ajax, aged, 7st- John Goldham, 5 yrs, Est 131b-The Conjuror, 3 yrs, 6st 121b-Clumsy, 4 yrs, Est 121b-Fitzallan, 4 yrs, Est 121 - Miss Burns, 6 yrs, Est 111b-Pic Nic, 4 yrs, Est 111 - Mongrel, 4 yrs, 6st 101b-/Egis, 4 yrs, Est 101 b -My Mary, 4 yrs, 9st 101b-Titmouse, 4 yrs, Est 10Ib-Remorse, 4 yrs, 6st 101b-Master Stepney, 4 yrs, Est 101n-I-am-not-aware, 4 yrs, Est 101b-Perdita filly, 3 yrs, Est 101b-Dulcet, 4 yrs, Est 10Ib-Pug, 4 yrs, Est 91b-Orion, 6 yrs, Est 91b- Connaught Ranger, 4 yrs, (;st 91b-As you like it, 4 yrs, 6st 91h-Ninety One, 5 yrs, Est 81b-Hawkesbury, 4 y rs , Est 81b-Dolo, 3 yrs, 6st lb-Chotornian, 6 yrs, Est 81b -Laird o' Coskpin, 4 yrs, 6st 81b - Giantess, 4 yrs, 6st 71b - Ruff, 4 yrs, 6st 71b Colleen Bawn, 4 yrs, 6st 71b-Alice, 5 yrs, 6st 71b-Teetotaller, aged, Est 61b- Burgundy, 3 yrs, 6st 41b-Rowland Hill, 4 yrs, Est 31b- Magnet, 4 yrs, Est 31b-Best Bower, 3 yrs, Est 21b-Ina, aged, Est 21b-Vitula, 6 yrs, 6st 21h-Elixir, 6 yrs, 6st .21b- New Forest Deer, 5 yrs, 6st 21b-Rosa, 4 yr., 6st llb-W es t Countrymen. 3 yrs, Est 11b-The Duke of Richmond, 3 yrs, 6st-The Premier, 3 yrs, 6st-Sotades, 3 yrs-Humdrum, 3 yrs, 6st-Blackbi-d, 3 yrs, 6st-Sir Diggory Diddle, 5 yrs. fist-Marquis of Conyngham, 3 yrs, 6st-St. Demetri, 3 yrs, 6st-Flahowlagh, 4 yrs, bat-Plenitude, 4 yrs, sst 131 - Footstool, 3 yrs, sst 131b-Jenny Wren, 4 yrs, sst 121 - Brother to Sir Harry, 3 yrs, sst 121 b -The Druid, 3 yrs, sst 101 b - Tugnet, 3 yrs, sst 101 b - Leacon field, 3 yrs, sst 101b-The Slayer's Daughter, 3 yrs, sst 10111-Collingwood, 3 yrs. sst 91b-f by Sir Her cules, out of Taglioni, 4 yrs. sst 91b-Jack Cade, 3 yrs, sst 91b -c by Phoenix out of Illirondelle, 3 yrs, sst 81b-Petitioner, 3 yrs, sst 81b-b fby Tomboy out of Lapwing,3 yrs, sst 71b- Nutleaf, 3 yrs, sst 71b-The Hero, 3 yrs, 54 71b-Fitzwilliam, 3 vrs, Sat 61b-Peasant, 3 yrs, sst Sib-Ohio, 3 yrs, sst 61b- Biild Archer, 3 yrs, sst 41b-Brother to Millipede, 3 yrs, sst 31b-Lynceus, 3 yrs, sst 21b-Terrier, 3 yrs, sst 21b- Thrapston, 3 yrs, sst 2 1b-Bourton, 3 yrs, sst 21b-P a l, 3 yrs, sst lib-The Slot, 3 yrs, sst-Ginger, 3 yrs, 4st 191b-Ther sites, 3 yrs, 4st 121b-Morella f, 3 yrs, 4st 121b-Golden Bee, 3 yrs. 4st 121b-Ukraine, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b - Camera Obscura, 3 yrs, 4st 101b-Farthing Candle, 3 yrs, 4st 10Ib- Jonathan Wild, 3 yrs, 4st 71b-Geraldine, 3 yrs, 4st 71b- Sister to Pergularia, 3 yrs, 4st 71b-Regalia, 3 yrs, 4st 41b- Polka, 3 yrs, 4 , t 41b-Royston Gower, 3 yrs, 4st 41b-ch f by Discord, out of Soldier's Joy, 3 yrs, 4st-Blarribic, 3 yrs, 4st- Deerchase, 3 yrs, 4st-Cherry, Bounce, 3 yrs, 4st. if the highest weight accepting is under Bst 71b, it will be raised to Bst 71b, and the others in proportion. The House of Commons have just ordered to be printed the petition of merchants and trades connected with the Gambia, and the Chamber of Commerce at Manchester. As many of the facts adduced must possess considerable interest for such of our readers as are en gaged in the African trade, we submit the substance of this document, which commences by showing that the trade in which the petitioners are interested is one which, apart from the insalubrity of the climate, necessarily in volving considerable personal and pecuniary risk, is ex posed to the general competition of French, German, and American traders, whereby profits are rendered extremely limited and precarious. The trade from this country is carried on by residents at the Britih settlement of Bathurst, on the island of Saint Mary's in the said river, where the affairs of the colony are conducted by a Lieutenant-Governor, assisted by a Legislative and Executive Council, whose local expenditure and the salaries are defrayed out of the revenue derived from duties levied upon merchar.dise imported into the settle ment. The power of imposing duties and taxes is vested in the Legislative Council, consisting of Governor, Chief Justice, Colonial Secretary, Queen's Advocate, Military Commandant, and one merchant ; and the Executive Council empowered to collect those duties are the Colonial Secretary and the Collector of Customs. Whence it appears, that the commercial interest of the colony, from taxes upon which is derived the whole of the colonial fund dispensed by the local government in pay ment of salaries and other expenses, is only allowed one member in the seven composing the legislative body em powered to impose those taxes, the remaining six consist ing of officers holding Government appointments, includ ing the Colonial Secretary and Queen's Advocate, whose salaries are charged upon the revenue of the colony. The trade is also placed under special disadvantage by an independent French station at Albreda, on the north bank of the river, which the British Government has hitherto neglected to remove, notwithstanding that ex clusive possession of th e Gambia has been guaranteed to Great Britain by France. The French merchants at Albreda, not being burdened with an expensive civil es tablishment, import goods, forming the staple of trade, tree of oppressive import duties. The duties upon mer chandise, up to a recent period, at Bathurst, were three per cent., ad valorem on all imports, an " extra" sixpence per gallon, equal to twenty-five per cent. additional on all spiritF and a farthing p er p oun d , equal to five per cent, additional on tobacco ; and the aggregate collected by direct and indirect taxation amounted for the year ending sth January, 1845, to nearly five thousand pounds, while the value of the whole British trade of the river did not exceed seventy thousand pounds. Seven and a half per cent. in favour of the French trader at Albreda, because, as the colony of Bathurst is maintainei solely by commerce, all taxa tion, whether direct or indirect, necessarily falls upon its trade. The petitioners have learnt, with considerable alarm, that the council of Bathurst has increased the import duty from three to four per cent. ad valorem, im posed an extra duty on wines of sixpence per gallon, equal to an additional ten per cent., and further contem plates the imposition of fresh taxes on property. British trade at the Gambia has already been placed under such disadvantage, that additional burdens will totally deprive it of all chance of successfully confronting foreign competition. The root of misgovernment lies in the constitution of the Council of Bathurst. There is no legitimate check upon the expenditure of the Exe cutive. Local ordinances take effect from the moment of their enactment at the colony, the assent of the Colo nial Minister being taken for granted. It would be wiser economy to abandon the present establishment altoge ther, and, if British authority is to be maintained at the settlement, to assimilate its government to the plan pur sued at the forts on the Gold Coast prior to their late resumption by the 'Crown; because neither the state of the military defences of Saint Mary's, and certainly not the interests of its trade, either justify or require the present scale of taxation and expenditure in operation at the colony. Petitioners, in addition to the compe tition at Albreda, have to contend against Americans, Germans, and other foreigners afloat at the native trading stations on the neighbouring coast, where no import duties exist, and, as the produce which is brought down from the interior is naturally attriv...ted to the market where it can be bartered to most advantage by the native traders, the visible effect of the system of le gislation complained of has been the gradual transfer of the trade from the British settlement to those places on the coast where the foreigner, in consequence of his ex emption from the taxation to which the British merchant is subject, derives most advantage from the traffic ; for, although drawback of the " extra" duties on wines, spirits, and tobacco is allowed on exportations from the British settlement, still the general impost rate, now increased to four per cent. ad valorem, is retained, while the expense of landing, warehousing, and transhipping goods stored in depot at Bathurst, for the coasting trade, operates as injuriously as a direct tax ; and thus the British merchant, in endeavouring to follow; he trade which has been driven out of the river by an impolitic system of taxation, finds himself still pursued and thwarted by its consequences. Wherefore, petitioners trust that such measures will be adopted as will confer upon the commercial interest at Bathurst adequate re presentation in the Legislative Council of the colony, and thereby relieve them of the grievances of which they complain. 3,800 18 4 At the conclusion of the reading the report, Signor Brizzi sang an exquisitely beautiful Italian aria, which was encored. Brother BREWSTER proposed the health of the Chair man.—Drunk with three times three. Fantasia,—pianoforte, Mr. Kialimark. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and proposed " The health of the Ladies,"—Drunk with all the honours. Air—Brother Crouch—" Kathleen." The TREASURER then announced the amount of sub scriptions collected in the room was 5671. Bs. This announcement was received with loud cheering. Several other toasts were drunk, and the conviviality of the evening was kept up until a late hour. . . During the early part of the evening the gallery was crowded with ladies. Y. (RECEIVD HIS DA) SUTTON PARK RACE E S.— T AY (TUESDCowcumEni) The Selling Stakes of 3 sous. each and 20 added. Heats, One mile and a half. (4 Subs.) Mr. Philip's Elei, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b Mr. Tempest's Sister to Ranger, 6 yrs, lOst 71b Mr. Wildmau's b m by Prince Albert, 5 yrs, lOst 51b 3 WEDNESDAY The Winsley Pool St a k es o f 15 sovs. . each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 50/. added ; the second to save his stake. Twice round and a distance. (7 Subs.) Mr. FlintofT's Princess Royal, 4 yrs, 7st (Owner) 1 Mr. M. Ongley's Roderick, aged, Bst 71b 2 Handicap of 5 sous. each, and a Cup added. Heats, once round and a distance. (4 Subs.) ?Ir. Tempest's T'Auld Squire, 5 yrs, Bst 9lb Mr. Flintoff's Princess Roval,4 yrs, 7st 121 b 4 3 2 Mr. Walker's Princess Olga, 4 yrs, 7st Blb 2 4 3 Mr. Ongley's Queen of the Gipsies, 6 yrs, 9st 4lb 1 2 dr. The Westbromwich Stakes of 3 SM. each, with 20 added, the second to save his stake, &c. Heats, once round and a distance. (4 Subs.) Mr. Theisteßr to Ranger, 1 1 Mr. r. i W. n 6 yrs .. 2 2 A Cowpers ch fbyTo e Mummy, 6 yrs Mr. W Albert, 5 yrs ildman's b m by Prince 3 Tempest'sto ' s a MOVEMENT.—Lt. C omm i ttee, says THE of money ( pur pose of raising a sum • o f 8001 for the Very Rev. ',nutty . ally to the purchase of a life aenable him the more effectually Theobahl Mathew, to . the most efficient man ovement in the Cork Reporter, N h c a s s been formed u in co L L lm t i o on b , e fo b r ir tehsete din sustain the temperance m ner which A s ' t l ahitherto contributed towards by the reverend gentle the liquidation of the debts incurred , to 840/ , and man, in his philanthropic labours, amounted b, that only barely sufficed for the object addresststates that htahsealarmeaodiyinetmenated from the Committee, Romon cement manufacturer, of Derby, then having MOD 73 OF INTERNENT.—Mr. T. B khou P, All Saints' churchyard on Tu , sday week. A thick layer of cement was spread at the bottom or the grave just before the coffin was lowered ; the sides and ends were then filed, and another layer of .d ied contemplated. w asroo interred. s I n the same material at the top completely'hid the coffin from view, and rendered it air-tight. Ere it hardened, which ti,e cement did in a few minutes to the consistency of the hardest stone, the deceased's name was traced in the yielding mass, so that, if at some future age the deposit should be 'l:Alia/MI, tllO Ztallzg. of the occupier Of the 1 / 1 - terior may In nal. ___, ___ ...._ ____ IBRAHIM PACHA. BIRMINGFIAM, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The Pacha, after his manufacturing visits last night, remained at his hotel, and did not. as on the previous evening, visit, with his suite, the street attractions of the borough. _ _ _ This morning he proceeded to the School of King Edward VI., in New-street, where he was received with due honour by Mr. Tindal (one of the governors, and a brother of the Chief Justice) and the Rev. .1. P. Lee, the head master. The visit was otie of considerable interest. His inquiries evinced his usual acuteness. Being accompanied through every apartment, his Highness inquired as to the age at which punils were admitted, the system of education adopted, and whether or not, according to the provisions of the charter, foreigners could be admitted for tuition into the establish ment. The reply of the Principal was to the effect, that foreign pupils (boys residing within the confines defined by the Act of Parliament passed in confirmation of King Ed ward's charter, not applying for vacancies) could, upon the payment of 201., be admitted. The Pacha appeared to be highly delighted with the school, and the pupils, between 400 and 500 of them, reciprocated the feeling. After leaving King Edward's Free Grammar School, the party proceeded to the Soho Works, the famed establish ment of Messrs. Bolton and Watt, at Handsworth. From the Soho Works the party proceeded to the establishment of the Messrs. Hunt. at the Braides, near Olburz, thence to the glass manufactory of the Messrs. Chance, at pon-lane. This most splendid and extensive concern appeared to attract the articular attention of the Pacha. The party returned to Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham. The Prince left this town to-night by the ordinary express train for Manchester. The inhabitants of that town appear disposed to provide his Highness, at least, with amusements, for Mr. Sloane, the manager of the Manchester Theatre, was iii Birmingham this afternoon, with a view t) make arrange ments for th... Pacha's gratification on his arrival in the ma nufacturing metropolis. _ _ It may be mentioned that, during his Highness's visit to Birmingham, he has shown the greatest liberality to all per. ions with whom he has come in contact. His purchases of manufactures have been to a great amount, and his pecu niary acknowledgments to attendants far exceed those of any previous royal visitor. THE BRAZILS. FALMOUTH, JUNE 17.—The Swift packet, Lieutenant Douglas, commander, arrived this morning with the Brazil .nails, having sailed from Rio Janeiro on the 25th of April; Bahia, on the sth ; and Pernambuco on the 12th of May. She firings on freight about 8,0001. in gold and diamonds, and the ollowing passengers, viz.: Messrs. Archibald, Prince, Branscombe, Wilson, Melly, Cox, Hogg, and family, Felippa, tnd servant, Yeyler, Brachado, and Mrs. Brady. This packet brings no news of any importance from Rio, ten days !laving only elapsed between her saili n g an d that of the Penguin. The accounts from the River Plate are not so re • cent as those brought by the Philomel, which arrived here on the 7th inst., direct from that quarter. Prior to the *Swift's departure from Pernambuco, information had reached that pace, by the steamer, of the Emperor's arrival at Rio 'nom Santos, on the 26th of April, the day after the sailing ,f the packet. Exchange at Rio was 26 1 4 to 26%; and Stock, 764 to 76% • Provincial ditto, 73. The Swift l e ft at Rio thy. Crescent arid Crane packets. The American frigate Columbus arrived on the 21st of April from the River Plate, with dispatches for the British Alinister. Freight as follows :—London, 405.; Antwerp, 203. to 303. ; "Manuel, 275. 6d.; Hamburg'', 20s. to 303.; Havre, 40f. to Lsf. ; United States, 40c. to 50c. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17. RAILWAY BILLS (GROUP 33). Report, That the parties promotinz tir, Warwickshire and London Railway (Worcester and Weedon Branch) Bill, had stated to the Committee that the evidence of Sir Willoughby Gordon was essential to enable them to establish their ca-e before the Committee; and , t having been proved that his attendance could not be procured without' the intervention of the House, the Chairman bad been in structed by the Committee to move the House that he do attend the said Committee forthwith. Also, Report, That the parties promoting the Warwickshire and London Railway (Worcester and Weedon Branch) Bill, had stated to the Committee that the evidence of Colonel Nathaniel Thorn was essential to enable them to establish their case before the Com mittee ; and it having been proved that his attendance could not he procured without the intervention of the House, the Chairman had been instructed by the Committee to move the House that he do tttend the said Committee forthwith. Ordered—That Sir Willoughby Gordon and Colonel Nathaniel Morn do attend the said Committee forthwith. RAILWAYS Select Committee on Croup No. 48. General .Tohnson discharged; Sir H. Elphinstone selected. and aided to the Committee. Select Committee on Group No. 60. Sir J. Trellope discharged ; Sir G. Strickland selected, and added to the Committee. The Committee of Selection have appointed the Select Committee on Group No. 66 to meet on Thursday, June 25, at one o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17. NAVAL CIVIL DEPARTMENTS BILL. Order for Second Reading read ; Motion made, and Question pro posed, " That the Bill he now read a second time :"—Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day six months :"—Question nut, " That the word ' now' stand part of the Question." The House divided MINORITY-AYES. 11. Bridgeman, H. Morris, David `Pawn, J T. Crawford, W: S. Pechell, Captain James, William Plumridge, Captain TELLERS. M`Carthy, Alexander Power, James Napier, Sir C. Martin, J. Rmideigh, W. Ingestre, Vint. MAJORITY —NOES, 107. Alexander, N. Finch, George Mostyn, E. M. illix, J. P. Fitzroy, Henry Neeld, Joseph Antrobus, Edmund Forbes, Win. Neville, Ralph Arkwright, G. Forster, Mathew Nichol!, John Austen, Colonel Fuller, A. E. Packe, C. W. Bailey, Joseph Gibson, T. M. Palmer, Robert BaiHie, Colonel Gill, Thomas Palmer, G. Baine, Walter Godson, Richard Peel, Jonathan Barkly, Henry Gordon, Captain Pennant, Colonel Baring, W. B. Gottlburn, Henry Reid, Colonel Blackburne, J. 1. Graham, Sir J. Round, C Bowles, Admiral Greene, Thomas Round, John Bretherton, J. Grimsditch, Thomas Scrope, G. P. Bruce, Lord E. Grogan, E. Seymer, Henry Ker Bruges, W. H. L. Male, R. B. Seymour, Sir H. Buck, L. W. Hamilton, G. A. Sheppard, T. ilurroughes, H. N. Hamilton. Lord C. Smith, Abel Cardwell, Edward Henley, J. W. Smythe, George Carew, W. H. Pole Herbert, Sidney Somerset, L.,rd G. Carnegie, Captain Hodgson, Richard Spooner, Richard Clerk, Sir G. Holmes, W. A'C. Staunton, Sir G. Clive, Viscount Hope, Sir J. Stuart, Henry Coc!,bura, Sir G. Hume, Joseph Sutton, H. M. Compton, H. C. Jermyn, Earl Trench, Sir F. W. Corry, H. Jocelyn, Viscount Trevor, G. Darner, Colonel Jones, Captain Trollope, Sir J. Deedes, W., E. Legh, G. C. Trotter, John Divett Lincoln, Earl of Turner, Edmund Doug las, Sir H. . Lockhart, W. Vesey, Hon. T. - Douglas, Sir C. Lowther, Hon. Col. Wellesley, Lord C, Mackenzie, W. F. Wodehouse, E. Mackinnon, W. A. Wood, Charles lll'Neill, Duncan Wortley, J. S. Mettle, Fox East.D u u n p d r a Sje:, bunco mbe, ilC.. Admiral A .. Meynell, Captain Escott, Bickbam Fellowes, E. Miles, Philip W. S. Miles, William Ferguson, Sir B. TELLER!. Baring, Henry Cripps, W. MI- Loc it HOSPITAL anniversary of this in stitution festival in commemoration of the centenary t Tavern, Bishopsga e stitution took place yesterday at the London of _ . n. INSTITUTION AND A SYLUM.— .1. He muster of the friends the I street. There was a tolerably large mme,nsitesiureetiectecmi acting a s toast. Mr. Toole, jun., stitution, over whom Mr. B. B. Cabbell, presided i and the arrange ments credit t d i o n: excellent,ern m w ess as rsßatne ntertalnment was intrusted to Messrs. Hobbs, Hatton, and Hawkins . assisted by several boys from the Abbey. The usual loyal toasts and th and Breach. The army and navy having been drunk, with the honours, the ho a l t e h good feeling, foe which the chairman was drunk with much thanks. The heal'll of air. demonstrdtion Mr. B. B. Cabbell returned Mr. Cochrane gentleman expressed his acknowledgments was ale) drunk, for which that The amount of subscription was upwards in an appropriate speech. usually large, but such a one as thelwttds of 900 f., a stun more than be enabled to carry out to the full thewic3l demanded and require, to management, the building committee earnestlyesigns and wishes of the of the public for the complevon of the hospital and requ'-'3Ung the aid and the chapel con nected-with it. The festivities were kept up until a late hour, it being eleven o'clock before the company- broke up. DUTCH POTATOES —ln adiition to the ex tensive arri vals of fruit and other articles of general consumption, the produc tion of Holland, the quantities of potatoes brought over for the sup ply of our markets are also very large, and for m a feature of considerable interest and importance. The Ocean from Rotterdam has brought 61 hags of potatoes, and the Batavier steam-ship from the same port, 164 baskets of the same esteemed description of vege table. Like most of the articles supplied to us frotn this fruitful country, the potatoes are spoken of as being of most excellent qua lity, and fully answering the expectations of the importers. These are thelargest importations of the article which have taken place -fronrthe country mentioned. In addition to these supplies, the first ! named vessel brought thirteen baskets of cucumbers and live baskets of melons, and the latter ship twelve baskets of cucumbers, the pro duce. of Holland. Potatoes, and all other descriptio n s o f vege t a bl es, 1 of whatever kind, not being otherwise ellZiefdiA are now frco of o,oy 11P . 11 illirit_3ol:4l ill Ulla cmutry ! _ _ WEST SUSSEX AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. _ SHEEP SHEARING. Although -the humbug of agricultural associations is pretty well exploded, they are nevertheless kept up in certain localities, where here and there an honest far mer is beguiled of his guinea to reward the Squire's shepherd or housemaid for his or her faithful services, and to keep up the delusion that the rent receiver's and rent payer's interest are one and inseparable. Of course. Goodwood will be the last place to discontinue this crafty trick. But, nevertheless, the interest of these meetings flags, and the managers of this drooping con cern, like the managers of sinking and dying out theatres resort to all sorts of shifts and meannesses to induce a full attendance. The novelty of a bishop presenting a Bible and a Prayer-book has worn off, the flowry speeches of eloquent archdeacons have lost their attractive power, and so a rumour was industriously set afloat that Lord George Bentinck and Mr. Disraeli would certainly be present at Goodwood Sheep Shearing (which took place on Tuesday week) to dispel the usual dulness by malt addresses to the tenant farmers. The bait took ; there was a goodly attendance of eager agriculturists to see and hear the new Tory lions : and as they who gave rise and encouragement to the trea cherous report feared that disappointment might stir up angry feelings in the breasts of the disappointed, the smiles and graces of illustrious ladies were cunningly introduced and called into action to turn aside the wrath of the bamboozled and beguiled diuner-eaters. There was only one feature at the dinner worth recording ; and that is emblazoned with such consummate art by the Times, whose notice we shall presently lay before our readers, that we shall not here say another word about it. The :lhairman—now universally recognised as " a dull, blunt Duke "—repeated his old dull speeches, all the members of his family were grossly flattered, and the honest farmers and industrious labourers were smothered with the hollow praises of " farmer's friends," who extort from them the uttermost ferthing in rent, and think their day-long labour rewarded by 65., 75., or Ba. a week. The after-dinner scene was a barren waste; not so the following description of it which we borrow from our talented contemporary the Times:— " The labourer is still the theme of eloquence at agri cultural meetings, where his importance is energetically urged and his condition spoken of with affectionate in terest. To hear the speeches of protectionists at their dinners, where the labour is never omitted as a toast, and is sometimes tolerated as a guest, one would ima gine that the humble cultivator of the soil must be better provided for than the members of any other class of industry. Goodwood on Tuesday was the scene of one of those annual meetings which are held in many parts of the country for the purpose of giving the wor thy labourer his reward, in the shape of ten-shilling prizes, for the twelvemonth's stock of virtue he may have exhibited. The Duke of Richmond was in the chair, supported by a Bishop, an Archdeacon, an Ho nourable and Reverend, and an M.P., besides a num ber of clergy and landowners of the district ; while, to do honour to the humble hero of the day, the Duchess of Richmond and the Ladies Lennox were present in a side-gallery. There is something very beautiful in the idea of the master sitting down to the same meal with his men, and the presence of a galaxy of godliness is highly appropriate to such a truly Christian act as the feasting of the employed by the employer at his own table. The charm, how ever, of the proceeding is speedily dissipated when we find that at such a very early stage of the business as the first toast, after the healths of the Royal Family having been drunk, the labourers had entirely expended their al lowance of beer, and were compelled to keep up their enthusiasm as well as they could, with empty mugs, to the end of the entertainment. When the Bishop of Chichester was toasted, the gentlemen present pledged him in a bumper ; but the labourers were forced to gesticulate with nothing to drink, like the happy peasantry' we see on the stage, tossing off copious draughts of mere atmosphere to the long life of their Prince. The whole proceeding, however, was of the same false, unsubstantial, and dramatic character as the phantom libations of the humbler portion of the guests. The Duke of Richmond's speech was crammed with clap. traps, which would have told admirably on the audience at a minor theatre, but which could not for a moment stand the test of sober criticism. He talked glowingly of the honest, meritorious, and industrious labourer,' and added, that one man who felt a deep interest in the welfare of his employer is worth a hundred of those who only worked for the sordid consideration of their daily pay.' There is something absolutely comical in the idea of taunting a poor wretch who gets perhaps eight shillings a week with the sordid considerations of their daily pay.' Archdeacon Manning adopted the same truly comic conceit, and reiterated the Noble Chairman's sentiment, that one man who worked from affection was worth a hundred who worked merely for lucre.' This high disdain for filthy dross ought not, we think, be exacted from labourers at eight shillings a week, who certainly, if th e y are actuated by the sordid love of lucre imputed to them by their employers, have very little to gratify their avaricious appetites. Well may the working man entreat to be saved from his friends, when those who assume that character call upon him to work from afft ction, and to show an utter con tempt for pay. Surely he already accepts the minimum of wages on which it is possible to exist. We have heard of things being so dear that they are not to be had for love or money. The toil of the la bourer is au article that has hitherto been paid for by a little of both ; but it would seem that his' friends the protectionists would like to obtain his ser vices purely for love, without having to expend any money at all. Simple as the labour er i s, we d o not) think he will be persuaded into a belief that such a pro position ma be k his keDiallg We 'nada i,f it has BUTTON TRADE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. MIL EDlTOR,—your report of a trial in the Court of Queen's Bench, Bradshaw v. Lavender, on the 13th instant, where an old law was attempted to be put in force, which has for its object the prevention of any description of button being manufactured otherwise than in metal, has caused very great anxiety amongst a large portion of the community, the rule being evidently re fused upon a very nice point. It appears that this almost obsolete Act, not only affects the interests of the manufacturer, but, if strictly i; . w h o , it also un b uttons the pockets of the pablic h it was sho wn , are equally liable to the penalty of forty shillings for we ar i ng b uttons which, using the wo rds of the Act, a re ma d e of cloth, serge, drugget, frmelade. z.e eamlet, or other st u ff s o f which clothes are usu ally A few word s from you would causetheo bliteration of this absurd enactment from the statute. book, and would restore confidenc e , ver y each hour ma bring the many t always be sustained, are nevertheless extreme l y at present reeling that commencement of legal pro ceedings, whi c h , albeit, the y y v exatiouscan not and are ever at tended with a loss of time e , l a if not of money. We are, oh', yours most respectfully, J., H., and D. NICOLL. 114, Regent-street. _ _ WOOD PAVEMENT IN THE CITY.—The wooden pave ment in the Old Bailey has been removed, by order of the City Commissioners, sad replaced With grand% =opt a small portion in 4ent of the Ceartr! MURDER IN LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENri " G.--Acoroner'sinqu est was held to-day on view of the body of Catherine Wiguall, a young woman about twenty-five years of age, who was murdered on Monday night last, in Gore-street, Toxteth park, in this town, by her husband, Richard Wignall. The husband, who is a joiner, is about twenty-seven years of age, and bears a bad character in the neighbourhood for drunken ness and licentious habits. The death of the woman was al most instantaneous, and was perpetrated under cicumstances which led the coroner to state to the jury, that a more re volting case had never come before him. The whole of the particulars will be found fully detailed in the evidence which we subjoin : Charles Lear was the first witness called. lie said-4 am a labourer, and live in Bolds-place, Gore-street, Tox teth-park. I knew the deceased very well by sight, and the prisoner also. On Monday evening last, about eight o'clock, I was sitting on some steps smoking my pipe close to where the prisoner lived, when I saw him throw a pint mug into the street. I saw the de ceased make an attempt to come to the door, when the prisoner pushed her back and shut the door, and directly after I heard a rustling inside, and some words pass as if they were quarrelling. In about live minutes after the prisoner opened the door, and I saw the deceased in the act of getting up from the floor. She was on her knees. The prisoner had a stick in his hand, and while she was rising he turned round and struck her with it some where about the head. The stick he had in his hand was similar to the piece of wood now produced, but I hw l. a ' h hd e i ke d i e deceased heer fe hh l lice kicked ae o di w n cannot say that i t i s t h e same with which he struck her. her eerfur from thrice c t f t e h h s e abouteffects house t h l i v tie , sr a e n ha d pe andhoeof the h t b i se :r e b w ll up and said, " This is the way to do business I don't care for never a man that walk s Gore -street." He ' then went the house of his father cl ose b y. A woman wentinto theinto saw deceased and lifted her up. Sh e was unable to stand. I some blood about her face, b u t a crowd collected, and I went away. In a few minutes after I heard she was dead, but I did not go to see her. This is all I know about it. The de ceased was the wife of the prisoner. They did not live agreeably together. She was a very sober woman. Five minutes elapsed litween the prisoner striking her and giving her the last kick. After he kicked her I went for a police officer. Mary Morton—l am the wife of Richard Morton, and live at No. 58, Gore-street. I knew the deceased ; her name was Catherine Wig,nall. We live opposite to the prisoner's cellar. A little before eight o'clock on Monday night last I heard the deceased scream out, "Oh ! you are going to kill me." I then went oat and into their cellar, and found the deceased sitting at the foot of the bed, and the prisoner striking her in the face with his fists. He struck her several times. While she was in the act of getting up from the bed he kicked her several times in the belly. She got up, and I went and stood between them, when the prisoner took up a stool (the one now produced), which was close to his feet, and struck her twice on the back of the head with it, and the third blow he made he struck me. The deceased did not fall, but went and sat down on a chair, and the prisoner then went and struck her on the neck with his fist, and she fell across the bed, and he then kicked her with his foot three times on the head. I came cut, and soon after the prisoner came into the street, and threw his cap up, and dared any one to take him up. I went into the cellar, and found the deceased lying on the bed, quite insensible, and blood flowing from a cut on the back of her head. She never spoke, and died almost di rectly. I gave the alarm, and a surgeon was sent for, but it was of no use. The prisoner was in liquor, but the deceased was quite sob.r. Tne prisoner had nothing in his hand when I went icto the cellar. Frances Irvine—l am the wife of William Irvine, and live in a cellar under No. 54, Gore-street. I knew the deceased and the prisoner. Between 7 and 8 o'clock on the Monday evening I heard a noise, and went out to see what was the matter, and on looking into the cellar occupied by the pri soner I saw him draw his hand and strike towards the bed several times, and heard the deceased scream, but could not see her. I heard her; say, " I am not a w----. I'll never give in to be called a The last witness then went into the cellar and saw the deceased, the prisoner, and her standing upon the floor. Mrs. Morton was between them. I saw the prisoner with the stool, now produced, in his hand, striking the deceased over Mrs. Morton's shoulder. He struck twice, but I cannot say whereabouts he struck her. The prisoner then shut the dour, and soon after he opened it and threw a jug into the street, and then closed the door again. Some women went and opened the door, and I saw the deceased lying on the floor and the prisoner striking her. I saw him give two kicks, but I cannot say where he kicked her. I remained on my own steps, and saw the prisoner come out into tie street, and directly after I heard the de ceased was dead, but did not see her until yesterday. Mary M'Ghee—l am the wife of John M'Ghee, and live at No. 43, Gore-street. About eight o'clock on Monday evening last I was in the street, when I heard a call of " Murder," proceeding from the cellar where the deceased lived. I went to the cellar to see what was the matter, and found the door partly open and the prisoner and the deceased standing up. I saw him raise his fist and strike the deceased in the face and then push her, and she fell down, and while down he kicked her about the head once, that I saw. I then went away, Soon after the prisoner came out and went away, and I then went into the cellar and found the deceased dead. Samuel Maddocks—l am an inspector of police. On Mon day evening last I heard of the occurrence in question, and went to the cellar occupied by the prisoner, and found the de ceased dead. He was in the cellar, and I took him into custody. He was under the influence of liquor. I found the stool now produced in the front cellar, and the piece of wood in the back cellar. The prisoner told me, when I took him into custody, that the quarrel took place about some panes of glass which he had not put into the cellar opposite. Mr. John Cameron—l am a surgeon. I was called to see the deceased on Monday night, and found her quite dead. The face was much swollen, and exhibited marks of bruises over the forehead, cheeks, and nose. There was a severe bruise, with a slight laceration of the skin over the right temple, also an irregularly lacerated wound on the upper and back part of the head, about an inch and a half in ex tent. There were bruises, also, in different parts of the body. These injuries were not sufficient to account for death, but must have been the result of external violence. I have since made a post mortem examination of the body. On removing the scalp I found blood effused underneath the skin, in different parts, corresponding to the external injuries. On opening the head I found ex ternal effusion of blood at the base of the brain, extending downwards into the spiral column, and upwards to the outer surface of both hemispheres of the brain, which was the cause of death, and the result of external violence. Every other organ of the body was perfectly healthy. William Erlis—l am a joiner, and live at No. 22, Upper Harrington. On Monday evening last I was sitting at my own door when I heard a cry of " Murder," but took no notice, as ours is a very disturbed neighbourhood, and soon after my daughter told me that the prisoner had killed his wife. I went to the cellar. and found the deceased on the bed in sensible, and she died in about seven minutes after. The Prisoner attempted to make his escape, but I assisted in pre venting him. I was there when the surgeon came in and pronounced her dead. This closed the evidence. The prisoner stated in his defence that he was quite drunk at the time of the occurrence, and that he had no recollec tion of what had taken place. The deceased, he said, was in the habit of drinking as well as himself. The CORONER, in charging the jury, said it was the most revolting case of which he had ever heard, and that there was no doubt the violence had been committed by the prisoner. The jury, without a moment's hesitation, returned a ver dict of " Wilful Murder," and the prisoner was committed to Kirkdale Gaol, to abide his trial at the ensuing assizes. ATTEMPTED MURDER. Last night, shortly before ten o'clock, the vicinity of Drury-lane again became the scene of alarm, occasioned by another deliberate attempt at assassination ' which will, in all probability, terminate fatally to the unfortunate victim. From the particulars collected, it appears that at the hour above-mentioned loud screams were heard to proceed from the kitchen of the house N 0.3, Feathers-court. occupied by a man named Hannan, and his wife, Margaret Hannan ; and, in an instant after, a woman was seen rushing from the house into the court bleeding profusely from a frightful wound in the neck. The poor creature stig Yered, and fell into the arms of some neighbours, who, attracted by her screams, had assembled around the house. She was sensible at the time, and exclaimed, "Oh, my husband has stabbed me!" With out loss of time the unfortunate woman was carried to the shop of Mr. Walker, the surgeon at the corner of Black moor -street, when on examination by that gentleman, a large wound was discovered in her neck on the right side, in length upwards of three inches, and completely dividing the external jugular vein on that able. The blood was flowing copiously from the wound, and it was with some diffi culty Mr. Walker succeeded in tying the jugular vein, and in sewing up the gash. Having effected this, however, the woman was conveyed in a fainting condition to King's Col lege Hospital, where she was placed under the care of Mr. Duncan, the house surgeon, by whom she is pronounced in a very dangerous condition. The alarm created by the occur rence drew the attention of the police to the spot, and the husband, Hannan, was instantly taken into custody in tha passage of the house, and conveyed to Bow-street station. On the arrival of the accused at the station-house the charge was taken against him by Mr. Inspector Logan, and, in answer to interrogatories, he said his name was John Hannan, that he was a bricklayer by trade, but got his living by selling playbills at the Princess's Theatre, and carrying boards. He denied the charge against him, and said if anything had happened to his wife she did it herself. At the time of the screams he had just come home, and was on his way to the kitchen ; but had not seen his wife since three o'clock in the afternoon ; that previous to that he pawned his coat, and they spent part of the money in drink together • and that his wife, who is a cripple, and walks with a crutch, constablecxe ae h r a a been rrom continually drunk for the last three wee k s . H e added that who T he hn w m a b s . th l e nsp fa ce th w e r r o L f o t ga he n cinhqiludirekdno ofw took the prisoner if he had been minutnetlilyaessearched, and if any weapon had been found, to which a reply was given that he had been searched, as also the house, and that no weapon had been found, nor was there any blood on his clothes. The accused was then mere min u t e l y exam i ne d i n the presence of th e inspector, but no marks of blood were found on him. He then asked to be admitted to bail, but was refused, and he was locked Hannan and hiswoudegherasiii been t h same urr . statements of the the man and drinking all day, that he had the as was frequently their custom; and her. The man, on several occasions threatened to murder however, when brought into the station at Bow:stre,ap peared perfectly sober. The last account at the n hospital,a very dan gerousto the state of the woman, was that she was b • ts in the statement t at her condition. She persists handled knife, but which husband stabbed her with a white elhl l ion t ugs agpea th rs at from the has not been found. TO MURDER. THE ATT W E I*I TUNBRIDGE - WEL -..-Thomas Cheesman, who was l ast • week remanded on the charge of cutting the nth t se h a r t3 o u. a or t udna lf . lFarsatnaegesaiSnabnrodeurgs,ht with ilp i f n o t r en f t u t r o th m er ur e d x er am h e i r n , a w ti a o s n o , woman whose life he had attempted, although in a very wea k state, being sufficiently recovered t o g i ve ev id ence. The evidence taken at the previous examination having been read, Frances Sanders deposed, that she lived fellow -servant with the prisoner at the Camden Hotel, Tunbridge. wells. They had lived on good terms with each other till the afternoon of Sunday, the 7th inst , when she left the hotel alone, and met Obed Everest, W. Bull, and Fanny Underdown, opposite the Beehive beer-shop. They all proceeded along Mount-Ephraim, in the direction of Rusthall, when the prisoner overtcok them. He seemed in very good humour, and they all went to Twort's tan yard: about two miles from Tunbridge-well s , where the prisoner went in and brought out a quart of cider, which they drank between them. He then fetched out two quarts of cider more, one of which he drank himself. They then returned in the same way they went, through Hurst wood, till they came to a stile near Dunny-bottom, where her mother lived. She left them at the stile to go to her mother's, promising to meet them at the stile again in half an-hour. On her return the prisoner sat on the Stile asleep the others were standing a short distance off: Bull then went and awoke , the prisoner, and they proceeded through the adds towards the Wells, leaving the pri- Kw at t h e stile I;it whey they 1104 ,fit two fields they heard the prisoner calling ; out io tlfErimn and they s t oppe d f or hi m. When lid 122111 e he began to cry and to swear, and as he walked along with them, he said there was one in the company he would " d° for" before that week was out. Witness ached IN"): Un derdown if it was she the prisoner meant, when the ),msoner said, "No, y ou b— -- b—, it is you I mean to do, for. " The prisoner continued to walk with them, and wi they had proceeded a considerable distance from the place where he came up to them the prisoner tried , to catch hold of her, but Bull pushed him back, aril fold him to keep his hands off. There were five of them, and she walked in the middle ; Bull was on her right a.kla, and the - prisoner on the right side of Bull. Prisoner . kei.'t swearing, and after proceeding a little f ur th er h e again said. to her, " I will do for; you before the week is out ;" and shortly afterwards he said to Bull, " It is of no use your thinking about her, for I will do for her before I sleep to night." Bull paid his addresses to her. In about a minute or two after this the prisoner sprang suddenly forward and cut her throat on the left side. She knew no nrore, for she became insensible. Frances LTnderdown, William Bull, and Obed Everest, corroborated the statement of this witness, and added that when at the stile before alluded to they iew the prisoner sharpen a knife on a stone which served as one of the steps to the stile. The knife was similar to the one with which the deed was committed, but they could not say it was the same. The prisoner was then fully committed to take his trial at the next Maidstone assizes on the charge of cutting the threat of Frances Sanders, with full intent to take away her life. THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE POST-OFFICE.— Taa consequence of the recent order of his Lordship..the Postmaster- General, with reference to the early delivery of general post letters in the metropolis, a variety of alterations are in contemplation, or have been already' arranged, for the more effective administration of the subordinate departments. It is said that the majority of - the City walks will be so " cut," or shortened, that the delivery will be easily accomplished within the hour, and that the internal duty ; is to be so arranged that the whole of the inland letter carriers Trill leave the °dice in St. Martin's-le-Graiad by eight o'clock in the morning. A rumour is also rife that, in order to effect this change the heads et sift A t E n of the e whole of the men, departments have advised the abolition of the optional system of pay ment on letters posted in the United Kingdom ; the separation or. the foreign and ship letters from the inland; and the complete clas e foreign and 'ship letters to be delivered and prepared by a distinct both general and London district ; class of senior - mete who may have the option of being drafted front the_ bod y for that purpose according to their seniority. The first was the right Mr. tory of Great 'ley, about presentation e to Alderman Farebrother disposed of by auction, at Garraway'i, of thefollowing advowso s in On Wednesday afterno - on, n of the counties of Essex . Kent, and Suffolk. the Vicarage of Mint Fey. it was about 904/.the valuable sinecure Bee per is s ighs miles from Colchester. The value of right of presentation to the ItecXy soh e l in lieu of tithes, amoun ted for 9,800/. The nekt *was•the annum, w in cludifig the right of presentation to contained 1,520 acres, and the p T a h ri e s r h ent ch arge , bought for 2,9501. The third property cons isted tteidontwo pop lin was fbeo3aurrht Cant e rburye.5 p e r pe t u al e3Tol4wTha ,The Tg r irigl3h:tea,on annual four ual v al uem il es estimated united astet.d Rec t ory aEtd rl.dl,si : l f 4n ::Iti:etee wh i c h p diocese ta ,ve ii6oz I Fei to deductions of about 126/. This fetched 5,2001. MARYLEBONE LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INiiiTtl riox.—A dinner of the friends and members of this institution tool; place yesterday at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street. The Ei g ht Hon. Lord Brougham presided on the occasion, and was supported by Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., Sir C. Napier, Dr. Copeland, &c. The prospects of this institution, which was founded in 1532, have hitherto been somewhat of a sombre hue, but at the present time there is a balance in favour of the treasurer of 427., a circumstance Lord Brougham stated in the course of his speech to be " unprecedented in the annals of institutions." The object the committee hafe now in view is to create a fund for the purchase of premises, and to this purpose Lord Brougham subscribed 1001., Sir C. Scott and Co., 201., Sir B. Hall. 507., Sir'C. Napier, 57., besides many other gentlemen, whose combined efforts have produced a sum amounting to nearly 500/. STEAM NAVIGATION.—The Bill just introduced into the House of Commons, by the Government, "for the regulation of steam navigation, aid fur requiring sea-going vessels to carry boats," , going steamers shall be divided by water - t i g ht p artitions; and that consists of 31 clauses. Its prin ipal proposa ls are to enact that sea -1 sea-going vessels shall be provided with boats, if they be 200 tons or upwards. A penalty of not exceeding 1011. is to be h i curred by the owner and not exceeding 50/. by the master , if th ese p rovisions arc not attended to. Customs' cilicers, too, are not to clear ant vessels not complying. Skinners are to keep to their starboae,Side in meeting or passing any other vessel ; and steamers within te.rOnlir of the coast are t o ex hibit lights at night, under a penalty . Ot ;(1/. a night ; and owners of steamers not so cs.hibitina them are Illit to be entitled to compensation for datna,c received in consequence.. Customs' officers are not to clear out vessels except upon the prodne tion of certificate of regi.tu. Accidents and losses of Steamers are to be reported to the Board of Trade ; and in cases of accident that board may appoint inspectors to report. ALARMING ILLNESS OF LORD WILLIAM RUSSELL.— We regret to learn that the Duke of Bedford and Lord John Russell have received accounts from Genoa, announcing the painful hitellf pence of the serious illness of General Lord William Russell. But faint hopes are entertained of his recovery, and the tenor of the let ters from his Lordship's medical attendants have prepared the mem bers of his family for the worst. On Monday last further advices were received, and the reports were then more favourable. It was the cause of the postponement of the Dowager Duchess of Bedford's intended series of fetes at Campden Hall. Lord Wm. Russell, it will be recollected, was many years the British Minister to the Court of Prussia. • NORTHERN RAILROAD.—The number of persons in vited to the inauguration of the !Northern Railroad who left Paris amounted to about 1,500. They were to be join.d by the authorities of Lille, the Belgians coming from Brussels, and it was anticipated that 3,000 persons would set down to dinner at Lille. Some papers give a statement of the immense preparations for this banquet. They instance the orders for glass and china made at Lille, which were as follow :-28,000 plates, 600 decanters, 6,000 wine and other glasses. 300 salt-cellars, 30) fruit-dishes, 200 round and oval baskets. 512 round dishes, 140 oval ones, 450 other pieces of gilt china. If the information be exact, 900 dishes were to be served in the first course, and a:corresponding number in the others. At dessert it is stated that there were 180 iced cheeses, and the same namber of dishes of oranges, strawberries, cherries, and pine-apples; and all sorts of sweets were in the same proportions. No less ehan 2,400 pounds of ice were said to have been used. The Liverpool papers and private correVondehts re siding in Lancashire join in complaining of the state of PoSt-ofilec communication with the west of Scotland. Letters posaaal in Glas gow In the afternoon of Monday are not delivered in Liv:,rpool or Manchester till Wednesday morning, that is to say, at the same time that they are delivered in London. - The cause ,is, it seems, that letters for Lancashire, at whatever hour they are Posted in Glasgow,: remain in the Post-office till eleven at night, when the London mail' is dispatched. This mall conveys them along with the London letters, and arrives at Parkside and Warrington too late in the etrening of the following day, for the letters to be delivered in Manchester and. Liverpool until the second morning after they leave Glasgow. ;The. .Glasgow steam-boat companies, hoping to remove the evil, united some months ago in an offer to convey the mail-bags, so as to occa sion no loss to the Post-office, and had their plan been adopted, the letters would have been received nearly twenty-fours sooner than at present. The offer remained not only unaccepted, but unanswered. .FORTIFICATIONS AT GRAVESEND.—The new fortifi cations on the site of, the burial-ground of the chantey, erected by Aymer de Valence, are rapidly proceeding. The men, whilst exca vating, a few weeks since, for the foundations of ,thc magazine in the centre of the fort, discovered many of the skeletons of its former oc cupants. The original chapel., though cased over with modelet brick work, is still standing. It is now converted into the military hos pital. In the recent alterations necessary to such conversion, parti tions, &C., were removed, which then developed its original shape ; it was 59 feet long and 17 feet 7 inches in breadth, within the walls, and was covered with a cove roof, probably originally lined with boards. The height of the edifice from the floor to the highest point of the cove was about 16 feet. For the additional defences now con structiug at Gravesend there will be required 15 32-pounders of 56 cwt. on carriages with dwarf traversing platforms. On the opposite shore of the Thames the fortifications arc likewise being greatly in creased and strengthened, and there will be required for the addi tional defences at Tilbury Fort 50 32-pounders of 50 cwt, each, on carriages with dwarf traversing platforms, and 19 32,pouriders of 33 cwt., on iron carriages, making a total of 69 additional gala for Tilbury Fort. CAPTURE OF A RAILWAY SWELL MOB PICKPOCKET: , —Nonwten, WEnNEsDAT.—One of the gang of the swell mob pick pocket, who have recently committed such extensive depredations on railway passengers, was captured yesterday at the , Norfolk Rail way terminus of this city, and examined before Mr. J. Bells" the . Mayor, and other magistrates, charged with picking the pocket , of ilierliallinwHnp a l l i l e , r s y n G tn i i i l b k e , r n e n t d h s e t b en u i t i l b e g r 711.LionrditeAtetesonne, ‘ 3 , l a .l s a dr , oefsWsedelsas a gentleman, and his right hand was adorned with a ring, valued at 10/. He gave tile name of John Williams, on being placed at the ( b le a , r , , ce at a id a, s ln ta e t ed ed it h a in p i p se e lLto arrived that morning by the early train , the firmer be li e; in :li c et a the nati p v r a os o e f e u G t l o a ; g a a ri t liFerp''ralisotheeer attend anceahlald- on several ladies belonging to his Lordship's family' When the train reached the terminus the butler proceeded to assist the ladies in alighting from the carriage. and while so employed he clt some person jostling against him. apparently at the rockets of MS ofmt behind. On quickly turning round he saw the prisoner with' his pocket book. He immediately seized the hand, when the prisoner instantly dropped the hook and a coat, which he had over his arm, on it, and the prosecutor, in altemptieg to Dick is up, lost his grasp of the thiet, who at once darted off, leaving his coat behind. The prosecutor immediately raised a cry of " Stop thief," and scarcely had the delinquent got beyond the doors of the station before he Wits captured by one of the railway police. DREADFUL ANI FATAL ACCIDENT.—W oucESTURe TOEsDAT Shocking occurrence has this , ar n e d r i t , t i o d o u n alii hap pened within a few miles of tilt's, city, l es ha ln ve a been been In a moment hurried into eter,e'ta, w _ ll : t i o rde it aby :`:F d e dangerous condition. From the inform- I , las elapsed between of the post, it ap terwabne.eledurtroeigieeleanefin ascertained ig th l e tt air a r n ia d h s t t ed art a e n d iar " ere driving a pears that two persons, names not yet se ee ree miles spirited horse in a gig along the Spetchley road, about the he ace sh id a e rt nt i and er re d " e - p h a a: rtUr,. n 1 and from this city, and near to the Spetchley station of the Brix, . ae ta a t i n e lo n ng th t e be ho z.n rs a e ti t be oo tb k re fr overthrew the gig, which Is terribly shattered, and one of the unfbr illilerrilansenhabtmpßrbacilee:daeyd, tunate passengers was thrown with such violence to the ground that he was kilted on the spot. His companion also has received some very severe injuries, and was bleeding profusely when the messenger was dispatched for surgical assistance. Immediately on the occur atedin lhe deatln occur rence of the accident the maimed person and his ill-fated companion( were taken to a house adjoining, and a servant of Mr. R. Berkeley was dispatched post haste to this city for surgical help. d ev te e rni nin in g in ha o t n a nts Friday ot heevfeonilinn following , n an g FATAL PUGILISTIC ENCOUNTER.—A prize fight MU, of one ote, Southampto n theco Thefight origi nated in a low beer-shop, the resort of the worst class of " and the deceased was the challenging party. navVies7 The amount of thee stakes was about 305., and it is said the surviving unwillingly forced into an acceptance of the challengecombatant wad personages, some of whom have figured as principals by certain ring, and by whom the money was subscribe in the prize ter. The fight took place a mile or two from the for this fatal encoun site side of the River Itched ; and wards of an hour and a half , the after a combat, which lasted up- senseless. He was removed deceased fell heavily, and became. died on Saturday. Deceased to his lodgings in the town, where ha whose name is Travers, lly bruised about the face and body, " s q t:t wTh e. jury was empanelled before boroughthe a nd en i r n on a er, dread Mr. Cosewell, on Monday, when the medical gentlemn who had attended him wax examined, •and the inquiry was adjourned until Wednesday, the Medical man being ordered in the mean time to make a post martens examination of the body. BADGER HUNT AT STREATHAM.—FOT some time Past great destruction has been made in the poultry yards az Streatham, without any c l u e having been obtained to the delinquent.' although It was surmised the thief must be a dog or other animal, from the blood and plu cked feathers generally found near the hen roosts. Some feathers having been found near a stack of' wood the pile was removed, a nd on getting near the bottom, out bounded w h at at first appeared to be a fox, and which took refuge in a field of rye. Pursuit was shell made in the standing crop for the fugitive, and terminated in the capture of a full grown badger, which was subse quently ascertained to have made its escape from a beer-shop in the' neighbourhood. SPANISH FOOD.—On Wednesday the ware-rooms o£ the tariff brokers in Monument-y ar d contained bitten of no less than one h un d red and t an interesting exhi wo sorts of Spanish meats and fruits brought over by the P Madrid, from Corunna. The meats comprised enshiar nearly vessel the; poultry preserved in its simple state, and in th e e ar i l iTtle ve cfi v slTes ari o a f ty th o ee country, with several kinds of vegetables, prepared in the most ap proved Spanish fashion. The specimens are sent over but as it sample of the productive capabilities of Spain, to test their applica bility to English tastes and fancies, and 114 case of a demand, Spanish enterprise and capital are prepared to famish them in any quantity. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. ROWLAND HILL.—A public din ner was given on Wednesday at Lovegrove's West India Dock Tavern, Blackwell, to celebrate the presentation of a national testimonial to' Mr. Rowland Hill, for his services in suggesting and 'carrying into execution the system of uniform penny postage. In the Absence 'of Sir G. Larpent, who was prevented from being present by domestic affliction, Mr.. Warburton, M.l'., occupied the chair, and did the honours of the evening. After the usual legal toasts, letters or apology were read from Lord Ashburton, Lord Radnor, and several other noblemen and gentlemen of influence favourable . to. the cause of Post-office reform. The secretory also read the financial statement of the result of the subscriptions set on foot throughout the country for presenting to Al • _- r. Rowland Hill a testimony et national gratitude. From that statement, It appeared ,that sire subscriptions amounted in gross to upwards of 15,000 j. e and that, deducting 2,000/ • for the expenses incurred, there re mained for the benefit of Mr. Hill the amount of' 13,000/.. The Chairman then gave the health of Mr. Rowland Hill, which was very warmly responded to by the highly: reepectables party of gentlemen present on the occasion. In Acknowledging the toast, Mr. Hill expressed, in very suitable terms, his sense of the country's munificence towards him for his serviaa. He entered into, a minute history of hie proposition, the manner of its reception, anti' the results which its partial adoption had realised. He contend:al. from those results that had scheme been telly adopted Ills cakes-. lations would have been borne out, raid while abstaining from emit . ing any aspersions on the present Government for depriving hiraof the opportunity which the originality of his suggestions merited, b,o exix ssed continued confidence in the future development Of hiS plans. Mr. Dillon, Mr. Aldus, Mr. Leaf, and several other speakers followed; and, after an evening very pleasantly spent in the enjoy ment of Mr. Lovegrove's refired cookery aurl choice wines, the party returned by specie! train to town: The whole arrangements; were excellent, and the studious attention to the palates of was not a little heightened by the beautifid position of the guelitg and the fine view Whiell it COhlMaildE of the the tavern.. fig couatry. -,Ter sot tte tlig:0121c1 _s,