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shall), deliberating what is to be done for the Working classes ; and, after some discussion, it is concluded the repeal of the poll-tax im posed on the inhabitants of Coventry, by Leofric, the Earl of Nlercia, and lord of the manor, would be no bad measure for the relief of their protoges. Accordingly it is resolved that the female population of the ag grieved city shall be instigated to make a movement against the obnoxious impost. We are then led to the grand baronial hall of the Lord of Mercia, wherein Lady Godiva (Mrs. Fosbroke), who is momentarily ex pecting the return of her liege lord from the wars, is Waited upon by a deputation from the United Female Association, headed by Mrs. Mildred (Miss Emma Stanley), wife of Peeping Tom, praying that Lady Go diva would use her interest to get the law abrogated, in furtherance of which they present her with a monster petition. The lady promises her influence, her lord returns, and having been successful in his cam paign,he holds a grand jollification or banquet, at which, getting rather heady from the excess of his potations, Godiva takes advantage of the opp or t un i t y an d urge s the petition of the female reformers of Coventry. His lordship, who thinks in the main with the Duke of Newcastle, that a " man may do what he likes with his own," nevertheless, being warm With wine, is disposed for once to yield a little, but it is only on condition that his good lady parades the city in the manner described by the legend. She consents, much to the surprise of Leofric, who expected he might make a show of generosity without giving the substance. A pro clamation is made of the intention of the Lady Godiva to free the good city, and all are ordered to keep their houses, and have their windows and doors shut, on pain of death should they dare to look. Tom (Mr. Compton), a tailor by profession, determines to set the proclama tion at defiance, and sits up all night in order to have a Peep. He bores a hole, and has all ready for the stolen glance, when he is defeated in his intention by the fairies, Who throw him into a deep sleep till all is over. He is detected by his wife, and exposed to the wrath of her female colleagues and reformers, but all is .set right in the end by the explanation of his being unsuccessful in his sinister attempt. The piece closes by the repeal of the tax, and the justification of all parties concerned. Miss Marshall made a very graceful fairy , . and sung the music allotted her with considerable taste. Mr. Walton was a fair representative of the swaggering :Baron, and the Lady Godiva found an efficient personater in Mrs. Fosbroke. The principal humour of the piece, however, was made to depend on peeping Tom (Mr. Hildebrand), Hoity-Toity, Mayor of Coventry (Mr. Granby), and Winkin Gathercole, the town crier (Mr. Oxberry). The piece abounds as usual with allusions to, and hits at, all the passing political events of the day, the Siekhs, the corn bill, railways, &c. The scenery, especially the opening scene, a beautiful sylvan retreat, is excellent, and the piece is placed on the stage with great care. In the banquet scene the audience were treated with some capital dancing by the Misses Marshall; and Baffin, ;and Mr. Marshall and Gilbert. The applause was frequent and unequivocal, and the piece was announced for repe tition amidst general applause. LYCEUM. The Keeleys have not produced anything new for Easter Monday, because, as poor Liston used to say, "there was no occasions for it." General Tom Thumb and the Marble Maiden are the great objects of attraction; and while they contine to draw such houses as they drew last night there can be no necessity for novelties. SADLER'S WELLS. Last night was produced, for the first time at this house, the historical tragedy of Brutus; or, The Fall of Tarquin, in five acts, written by Mr. H. Payne. The scenery, which was entirely new, was by Messrs. Fenton and Finlay, and refleets considerable credit on their Judgment and taste ; the scene of the Forum, in the last act, particularly so. The piece was well got up, and the characters well sustained. The plot being already 8 0 well known to the public, renders it needless for us to enter into any description of it. The part of Brutus (Phelps) was played v er y e ff ec tively. The manner in which he threw off his disguised madness, and swore to effect the liberation of his cows try, was admirable ; and in the third act his oration over the corpse of Lucretia—he seemed particularly at home. While the stern and unbending patriotism of the Roman Consul, and the violent emotions of the affectionate parent, the one demanding the punishment of the traitor to his country, and the other struggling in its intensity for the preservation of the life of the son, the scene of his Sinai parting, and passing sentence upon him, were pour trayed in the most vivid and truthful manner. The conflict of filial affection with love for Tarquinia was Well depicted by Mr. Marston in Titus. Mr. Bennett played well in the character of Collatinus, especially in that part where he laments the death of his wife Lu cretia. Tullia's haughtiness, in captivity, and the re morse and madness of the dethroned parricide at the sight of her murdered father, upon the forcing in of the gates of the sepulchre where he was interred, were displayed in a most talented style by Mrs. Warner. Miss Cooper displayed considerable ability in the part of Tarquinia, Particularly in the last scene, where she makes a spirited and affecting appeal to Brutus on behalf of his son. Miss Iluddart appeared to advantage in the small part which she had to perform as Lucretia. The minor characters Were wellsustained. At the conclusion of the piece a coutedietta was produced for the first time, called My Uncle's Pet, in which Jules (Miss Cooper), the perso mification of a youth of seventeen, addicted to horse-racing, and other sporting pursuits, and not in the least degreee deficient of self. sufficiency, is the uncle's pet, who falls in love with Isadore (Miss Huddart), with 'whom, however, his uncle General Hermilly (Mr. !Williams), aged 80 years, is also enamoured. Isadore Is a ward, and her tutor also wishes to obtain possession of her band. After some little trickery and imposition upon the uncle, with the aid and assistance of Zurich (Mr. Scharf), and _Madame Bertram (Mrs. Francis), both of whom are :servants to the Colonel,' the pet succeeds notwithstand ing the oft-repeated admonition of Zurich, " that it will never do," in obtaining the affections of Isadore. The %uncle and the tutor finally abandon their claims to Isa dore in favour of the pet, and the marriage contract is confirmed by a liberal dowry from the uncle. The lively and clever performance of Miss Cooper was well re ceived, and the connivance of Zurich and his companion at the young blade's intrigues caused considerable mer riment. An amusing farce, called State Secrets, the laughable incidents of which, dated in the time of the Puritans, finished the amusements of the evening. It is !pleasing to notice the marked improvement in the con duct of the audience at this house. Mr. Phelps and Mrs. Warner certainly deserve success for the manner in which they endeavour to raise the tone of feeling for the British drama. Some allowances are perhaps to be made for the present holiday season, but with the excep lion of an occasional inappropriate exclamation from the denizens of the gallery, the whole of the performance seas listened to with marked attention, and received its wog _merited approbation. OLYMPIC. If the success of a comedy is to be calculated by the l aug hter it produces, It s all a b out Love and Jealou s y, has been a decided hit— fo r the audience did not laugh with the author. They certainl y a indul g ed , singl e incident to relieve at his expense. Withopultotpetty freely its dullness, without moat st ,, ryot tscription, it or wit, which , was net of the stalest and (fir. Jam e piece is as lived through five acts. The James Browne), follows :—Don Alvarez de Leyva ma old fellow, marries Donna Louise (u m 'ward of his, who repents her match, and is extremelyths), a fond of flattery, and a beau; Don Alphonzo our. Clifford), falls in love with Donna Helena (Misss Bromley), who resides in the house of Don Alvarez. The same in teresting event happens between Don Miguel It (Mr. uld C. :Boyce), and Donna Violletta (Miss Charles). sho be noticed that the gentlemen found no difficulty i n 'wooing the ladies, who ar e a ll willing, though Don Miguel is slow in perceiving that Donna Violletta is anxious be 'should run away with her, and has to be made aware of tie fact by . the lady herself. Don Alvarez becomes Jealous of h is wife, and is made more so by meeting a gentleman in the street, a stranger (Don Alphonso), who con Mes to him the secret that he is about to run away with a • lady from Alvarez's house. The Don promises assistai ice, and hires bravos to carry of Alphonso to some dungeon's. Alvarez comes to watch the scheme, and is set upon by the villains in mistake, who carry him off to the o rison be had prepared for Alphonso. A servant maid to Donna Louise, in a dark street, late at night, having i'o particular business out , ov erhears her master and a gent leman plotting an elopement. She tells her mistress, :IDonsa Louise, where the place of rendezvous is, and there all the parties meet, Alvarez having been set at liberty by his servants. An explana tion takes place, and jealousy is at an end. The other parties in the play have no connexion what rever with the plot of the piece, and seemed lugged in to 'make a show. But the comedy was•not complete with out being " high," and accordingly the servant men and maids fall in love with each other, and are made jealous WY seeing his or her "adored one" talking—most inno erantly to be sure--to somebody they had no right to ta lk to without leave and license. Our author, though spar ing of Lis sentiment and wit, is not a niggard in bestow ing happiness on others, and being an anti-Malthusian, the piece winds up with five marriages and a dance. The entertainme taS wound u p with A Grand Operatic Chore graphic Ah'eys ) rical formerlesque Address from the pen of the by piece, viz., author of the Bolton. Th is was Mr. George means the worst part of the amusemont pro xi vid r. e n ci o n fo ni o r th e . evening. It consisted in an address rea 11 by and Drur y er°ll,the flight of the drama from Covent Gar, ie . n ~!t ne , its refuge at the rested d ht from theace to Haymarket, and i is subsequent Sadler's Wells, until it finally at the Olympic. Genius (Mrs. Y. Beve.,ley) then appeared upon managers upon the stage, and entered into cony ersation with different upon the taste of the day, and the decli ne Mr. Hollingsworth, dressed as Mr. Lumle y, of the drama. in ha ; td shows to her Opera (Miss Bromley ), with baton (Miss Mercer). Opora performed her par and Mallet she was loudly encored ; she certa inly so well that great t r uth and feeling. After aofnumber r aan g with cha racters are introduced, designed to mimic some of the vocal favourites of the Opera House, A numb er o f dances are pe rformed, re p rese nting thos e ; performed ei:sewhere, viz., the " pas de seduction," the " Pas d e ex tas e," and the " pas de quatre." The pi ece Concludes with a. proph ec y (by Genius) that the taste for these wo'ald vanish, and the drama would be restored ! , 0 its origi °paling IL - nal: state.'• A pretty se enib effect is then p roduced r 'la sta n d revealing a fine bu s t of Shake peare id th e u , ma i ~,ecmpaniments of red and blue fire. It Would be hardly' fair to conclude without saying that the actors s ' the p Power arts alloted to them with much _ Ustainea er and ability. As to the scenery, it was in general Superior t o what is fotind in minor theatres. S .TRAND. 1 43 4 f• ippe commence cf his summer campaign here and commenced by lighting up his temple of b e Ze by upistol shot. He bred, and behold 250 candles n le lig i hted at once. Paul Bedford should have been there to have given his favourite word of command, " Blaze away," for M. Philippe would have obeyed it to the very letter. Another marvel which M. Philippe in troduced last night was his grandmother's cap, and cer tainly his grandmother must have been the most won derful of womankind—the cap of Fortunatus was a more ordinary article of manufacture compared to the cap of M. Philippe's grandmother ; that cap alone is in itself an inheritance, and the bon bons, and the coffee, and the good things of all sorts which M. Philippe produces and distributes among his friends, were last night in greater quan tity and greater variety than ever. What an invalu able man he would b e as m agician to an exploring party in the back woods, or to an emigrant party to Oregon, or even to attend an invading army. The commissariat department m i g ht be done away with entirely, if ex plorers, and emigrants, and armies cou ld se cure the ser vices of such a magician as M. Philippe, who can, no doubt, at any time, extemporise stores stocked to an unlimited extent in the bush or in the desert. ASTLEY'S. This favourite place of amusement well sustains its long established character as the principal equestrian establishment in the British empire. Last night the spirited manager of this theatre, in conformity with his usual custom, produced a novel and original equestrian spectacle for the Easter holidays, which is entitled The Arab Steed, or the Pearl of the Euphrates. It combines the interest of a romantic story, crowded with stirring events, with the gorgeous scenery and decora tions which are peculiar to Asiatic exhibitions. The drama is from the pen of Mr. Leman Rede. It com mences with a view of the desert near the mouth of the Euphrates, where Arrac, " the Son of the Desert," was resolved to dwell, and not accompany his tribe, who were about to set out with their steeds, baggage, &c., to dwell in the sunshine of Caliph Omar's power. Ac cording to an old tradition it was affirmed that upon the last steed of pure Arab blood, and the last of a great tribe, being left alone, wandering in the desert, the Caliph's power would be at an end. This appre hension so worked upon the Caliph Omar that he sent one-half of his courtiers to obtain the Arab steed, in the possession of Arrac, which he fancied was the one referred to in the tradition. Arrac refused the request, and was in consequence surrounded by the troops of Omar, who marched him off a prisoner. A council was held by Omar, at which Arrac and his family were assembled as prisoners. Arrac at length brings forth his steed, and after declining the most tempting offers made to him, for the steed is condemned to death, and his wife, son, and daughter are kept prisoners, notwithstanding the most earnest interces sion by elim, the nephew and successor of the Caliph, on behalf of Zillah, the daughter of Arrac, with whom be has fallen in love. In the meantime the noble animal, as if prompted by instinct, bounds off from the guards by whom he is surrounded—makes a sudden and marvellous escape, and flies back to the desert with the speed of lightning. After a variety of thrilling incidents which were depicted with great power, Llaba Louri, the Arabian Amazon, calls up her guard of female warriors, who like true daughters of the desert, vow that that they will avenge the wrongs of Arrac, the son of the desert. The Arab regains his steed, vengeance is wreaked on the Caliph, the palace and round tower are fired, the fortress is demolished, and after the most deadly encounters and sanguinary conflicts between the Caliph and his myrmidons on the one side, and Arrac with the brave Amazonians on the other, the curtain falls on the triumph of the tribes, and the victory of might over right. Barney Brallagan, from Ballyragget, who was wrecked and thrown on the coast near the Ca liph's Court, while on his way to a pearl fishery, sus tains the principal portion of the underplot, and keeps the house in a continued roar of laughter. Some of the scenes, and particularly the one where Arrac and the perishing camel are discovered in the endless desert, are very splendid. Indeed, the whole arrangt•ments reflect the greatest credit on the management, and we venture to predict a long and successful run for this gorgeous and interesting spectacle. The evenings entertainments were concluded with the laughable afterpiece of For tune's Frolic. SURREY. The bill of fare for the entertainment of the public, presented more than usual attraction yesterday evening at this theatre, and the pieces presented, we are happy to say met with the loudly expressed approbation of a very crowded audience. The performances commenced with an entirely new extravaganza, entitled Jack the Giant Killer, or the Knights of the Round Table. The plot being entirely based on the original nursery tale, of course requires no repetition; suffice it to say, that both the scenery and general management of the piece were very effectile. It approached so nearly to a pantomime as to be peculiarly fitted for the recreation of the youth ful portion of the community during the Easter recess. It was followed by a new farce from the pen of Mr. E. Stirling, entitled, On the Tiles, sr a Night at Green wich. The situations were amusing in the extreme. and the misadventures of two gentlemen, who venture upon the tiles to obtain interviews with their respective sweethearts, were very ludicrous. The falling snow is admirably imitated ; and the farce, though not of the first order, was announced for repetition amidst loud applause. It was followed by a necromantic ballet d'action, entitled, Der Chamois Yager ; or, the Fiend of Earth, written and prepared by Herr Denlin, who, with Mademoiselle Theodore Deulin and Herr E. Deulin, are the principal dancers. The ballet was eminently suc cessful, and the dancing of the composer, and his brother, and sister, much admired. The character of the Fiend of Earth was exceedingly well sus tained by Herr Nicolo Detain. Th e wor k was very ingeniously contrived, and altogether the Earth Fiend differed from the ordinary "poor devils" seen on the stage, inasmuch as he pos sessed all the terrible and mischievous qualities usually ascribed to fiends of German extraction, without any of the absurdity of the " gentlemen in black" who some times condescend to appear in public. The ballet is one of a first-rate order, and the pantomimic portions kept the audience in roars of laughter. At the conclusion, the whole of the Deulin family were called before the curtain, and loudly applauded. A tableau of the late victory in India was well done, and equally well received; and the entertainments concluded with an interesting drama, called the Rats of Rats' Castle. At the fall of the curtain the audience again expressed their sense of having witnessed a really good night's amusement. VICTORIA. Easter Monday found this house, as usual, with a supply of novelty, an admirable caste of characters, and a crowd of spectators. Cheers and deep silence succes sively testified the applause and interest of the audience, and there could have been but one opinion of the splen dour of the scenery, most of it new and always appro priate, got up with great taste and effect, and • admirably worked. The novelty of the evening was Laid up in Port, or Sharks: along Shore. The story is one of love and daring, villainy and intrigue. The finale, of course, rewards the gallant, and dismisses the villain to punish ment. The eurtain rose upon the house of Captain Stockton, R.N., who happens to be at sea. Here was Old Squalls (Mr. Robert Tindell), who had been fated to save the Captain's life, and, as he thought, lose Young Squalls at the same moment, born, as it might seem, to be the protector of the Stocktoss . And here was Feli city Stockton (Miss Vincent), a gay merry young girl, with nothing to trouble her but the thought of a young Commander in the navy who had won her affections. Some times a yarn from Old Squalls about the rescue of the Captain would affect her to tears at the memory of his ph h ui e m r tes s de y lf m fri p ew a n boy, and the wants of an unfortunate family couldg et sold Felicity to a i t .dt hy nf a t n eh d her help ; but here, too, was as the re re family, Old . Sn k 1 a !, who had already Mexican lshin pirate, wit h a view to enrich : 4 1i n l d on s g an dg h ood h seamtu r pirate's wishes father' s house and property. The brought the Mexican craft Mexican craft shore." Snakel s opportunity to gratify the shes and his o wn, Y promises that the returned convict, a s h e reall y succeeded u was, sho u ld soon b ecome a gentle more desper a t e , and detection so f ar as to ma k e fa i lure doubly dis grace f u l. B ut before this occurred many were th e i nc id ents cur i ous l y interwoven, and depending on love and l ong l os t rela tions, which no w f e ll out . Mr. Mr. Fr e d er i c k s p l aye d t h e pirate well, bold, Miss lcl, darink ;i r nc e e morsel ess , and n o hyp ocr i te th e c h aracter v shifting illaifortune of e ny.sustainedFelicity T in love, or the im passioned, Stockton w ith grea t ain his thend the deck truth. As the gay, light-hearted nity i indignant victi m on of the pirate, when danger, and dishonour in hopelessness , to defy death, in these differing circumst ances, drew her jua; s a h e e a s il hows an equally facile command of her art. getting dismal — when boldness in compact with intrigue s was expecting success and triumph—Young Squalls, long since reckoned with the dead, makes hts appear ance from the banks of the Ganges, unknown, and knowing none, though with a memory that lies in wait for the thousand coincidences which shall identify him in connexion with the living. " Chance," as he is called, is really a lucky fellow, for falling in with hard fortune. As his fate would have i t, he becomes cognisant of t he plot against Felicity, but , in his attem p t to defend he r, finds himself also in the iro n g ras p of the Pirate ; fate, r h ow ever, threw the cruizer's helm into his hand. contrary to command, hove the vessel across the tac of Chance, mistaken by the Pira te for one of the crew, kand the " Alligator, sloop of war, now under press of canvas in pursuit, under command of F elicit y 's lover. She was soon raking the pirate fore an d aft—the brave tars sprung on deck, and the finale was rescue and victory — recognition and joy. Mr. E. F. Saville sustained the character of Chance with great power.. The part of Mrs Cumming was well played by Mrs. G. Lee ; and Peregrine Pickles (Mr. E. G. Burton), and Hortensia Stubbs (Miss E. Terrey), were admirable. The Daugh ter of the Regiment, and the Rats of Rats' Castle, closed the amusements of the evening, which were throughout very much to the gratification of the audience, and the praise of the company and the lessee of the theatre. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION- Notwithstanding the fineness of the weather yester day, which so temptingly invited the holiday folks of the metropolis to the river and the fields, this great in stitution was thronged to such an excess that a stranger might suppose that the whole population of a large city had agreed to make this the scene for the celebration of a general fite. The number of visitors was, perhaps, greater than upon any former occasion, and there were at least f our th ousan d persons at one ti m e within the walls. The admirable lectures of Dr. Ryan and Pro fessor Bachhoffner attracted, as usual, crowded and at tentive audien ces , w h o f requent l y test ifi e d t h e ir gratifi cation by applause. Nor was it the least agreeable matter of noti ce d ur i ng the day, that wh il st th e g r ea t variety of curious objects displayed throughout the ex qnsive hall and galleries exalted the wonder of the young and the rustic, there was no t an i ns t a nce of im pertinent or mischievous meddling. Indeed, we have seldom enjoyed a more satisfactory holiday. - - ADELAIDE GALLERY. This favourite institution of science and amusement was, yesterday, visited by several thousand persons. who manifested the highest satisfaction at the new courses of instruction and entertainment produced for the Easter holidays. In addition to the usual lectures upon various departmente of practical science, natural i philo sophy, electricity, and chemistry , there were very inte resting lectures by Mr. Logan on phrenology, Mr. Brook on phonography, and Major Beniowski upon artificial memory. The experiments upon Nickel's compressed railway were observed with great curiosity, and Mr. Clark's explanation of the structure, habits, &c., of the electrical eels were in the highest degree interesting and satisfactory. Those wonderful creatures have thriven amazingly under Mr. Scott's care. When they were first brought to this country, two years and a half ago, they measured but twenty-three and t wen ty-f our inches in length ; they have now attained th e l engt h of four feet nine inches, with a girth of eight inches, and they are in robust health, and possess great electrical vigour. The orchestra, under Mr. Sedgwick, is very effective; and the excellent vocalists, Miss Pierce and Mr. Binge, of whom we have frequently spoken, with merited praise, continue to be great favourites. The Ohio melodists should be heard by every one who wLhes to understand what are the beauties, as well as the oddities, of negro music. EXHIBITIONS. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. The number of visitors to this national establishment yesterday was 29,896, being an increase of 14,580 as compared with Easter Monday last year, when the num ber was 15,316. NATIONAL GALLERY. This exhibition, also free to the public, was attended during the day by no less than 14,300 visitors. Though the want of space or the smallness of the collection may render this gallery unworthy of being termed national, it nevertheless contains some of the finest and most valuable paintings in the world. The additions are made but slowly, only two during the last year, but they cost upwards of 7,0001. UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION. The Museum of this institution, which at all times has been free to the public (by member's tickets), was OR this occasion thrown open to all, with or without tickets, and the result was an influx of upwards of 1,000 visitors, instead of about 200, as last year. The recent additions to the Museum have been comparatively few, consisting chiefly of some implements of war from the Island of Borneo, but the whole seems much more extensive, and many articles, previously almost hidden, are now fully displayed since the extension of the build ing, by the annexation of Lord Stuart de Rothesay's house, The chief object of attraction is the armoury, containing arms and armour of all ages and nations, amongst them a very long gun from the Mary Rose, a man-of-war, reign of Henry VIII., and which had been under water 300 years. There are also the swords, &0., of Oliver Cromwell, Napoleon Bonaparte, General Wolfe, Lord Nelson, &c., beside numerous Chinese and East ndian arms. • WESTMINSTER ABBEY. Not yet quite free to the public, as sixpence is still charged, and though but a small sum to view Henry Vllths chapel and the whole collection, it was not pa tronised by more than 500 visitors during the day. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. Not more than 100 persons paid the twopence for ad mission to our national cathedral yesterday, of these but a very insignificant portion were inclined to pay the full amount, 4s. 2d., to view the whole interior of this noble structure. COLOSSEUM. A large company assembled here, both in the morning and the evening, to do homage to the genius of Brad we 11, and were delighted with the gorgeous yet tasteful splendour, and the magnificent effects of this splendid exhibition. PANORAMA. Mr. Burford's Panorama, in Leicester-square, seemed to be a favourite lounge with the holiday folks yester day. The three views—Constantinople, Athens, and Rouen—were crowded with spectators during the whole day. DIORAMA. The attractions of the Diorama continue undimi nished; and, as a matter of course, it was yesterday most extensively patronised. The fun produced by watching the manoeuvres of those who entered the darkened exhibition-room from the light, and who are for a few moments in a consequent state of partial blindness, was entered into yesterday by the holiday-makers as heartily as if the joke had been a fresh discovery. It was evident that the greater part of the visitors had come out for the express purpose of enjoying themselves, and most certainly they completely effected their purpose. CHELSEA HOSPITAL. This hospital, which remains a monument of British gratitude to the veteran defenders of our country, was yesterday one of the most attractive sights to the holi day folks, owing no doubt to the recent arrival of the three standards taken by the gallant 13th Regiment, when under the command of the immortal Sale in the East. They surmount the small gallery at the entrance to the dining hall, and exactly beneath the flags taken during the Chinese war. They were the subject of much curiosity, and were minutely examined by several persons. As no description of these interesting trophies has yet appeared, we beg to add the following :—The staff of the largest, or infantry flag, is somewhat longer than that used in the British army ; it is composed of bamboo cane ; the pennant, which is of considerable size, is apparently a faded red, with dark green border and yellow and pink fringe. The second, or cavalry flag, which in the struggle for capture was torn off its staff, is of crimson cassimere cloth, fringed with yellow, and having yellow in the centre. The third, a very small one, somewhat resembles an English shawl, being of a dark blue (mixed) pattern. It may be added, that on each standard are displayed words, taken from the Koran, calculated to stimulate the ardour of the Maho medan soldiery. There are now 51 captured flags in the hospital. GREEN WICH FAIR, The health of thousands was promoted yesterday by a seasonable trip to Greenwich. Great as the number of visitors was on Good Friday, it was much larger yester day. Early in the morning a few heavy showers lowered the expectations of those who generally calculate upon dry weather, but the sun occasionally sent forth his be nevolent rays, and the ground dried almost as soon as the showers ceased. The scene which the approach of spring now presents to persons who toil in close work shops and factories, and who seldom extend their walks beyond the purlieus of London, is almost enchanting. In the language of the poet : From the moist meadow to the wither'd hill, Led by the breeze the vivid verdure runs, And swells and deepens to the cherish'd eye." Those who preferred recreation in the beautiful park and its environs, climbed the hills to race with their partners down the declivities, or looked with astonishment through the telescopes which the old sons of Neptune, on the benches of One-tree-hill and Flamstead House are always ready to present to curious visitors. From those Alpine heights they beheld that wonder of wonders, the "silver snake," as the Thames has been aptly named, bearing on its tortuous stream an amazing mass of human life, floating in steamers, whose long black pennants and thundering roar bring to mind the Cyclopean monsters of Virgil. Again they might turn their eyes to the Isle of Dogs, and behold iron steam ships, considered one of the greatest efforts ever made in naval architecture. But the public are no doubt familiar with all the local objects hich make Greenwich so praiseworthy in the estima tion of foreigners, consequently, it is only necessary to remark, that the holiday folks were amply supplied with themes for admiration. Leaving the lads and lasses to enjoy themselves in the Park, we may glance at the fair, which during the day was crowded to excess. The river was burthened with steamers conveying the gay pas sengers to the famous rendezvous. All the boats on the river seemed put in requisition: they started every quarter of an hour, and ran from Blackwell to Green wich for threepence. It is impossible to describe the bustle and confusion which took place to get on board, and land at Greenwich. There was not less difficulty in going by the railway. A line of passengers waiting for the trains extended a long way outside. We can not hazard a calculation of the numbers who crowded to the fair and walked in the Park. All London, to use a trite expression, was out of town. The large mass which congregated at Greenwich assembled to play their respective parts—eat, drink, and be merry. We know they had ample opportunities to ac complish all these objects. The tavern-keepers, as usual, had prepared ample accommodation—the Ship Torbay, the White Hart, the Mitre, the Greyhound, the Admiral Hardy, and, in short, almost every house of entertain ment amusement along the K e nt- roa d, f rom th e B r i c kl ayers ' A rms t o the Green M an on Bl ac kh eat h , conta i ned all those good things to which a L nd on dmosnrrfimrieenndt,s they yuihraed Ai d. With ger, respect s splendid ball-room illuminated in most brilliant style, and those who did not dance might enjoy the charms of the drama. The great novelty was the war in India— the battle of the Sutlej and defeat of the Seikhs was given, certainly upon a small sc a l e ; b ut as the power of our Indian enemies is subdued, that circumstance was of no importance. Baker's splendid Pavilion and the Temple of a Conjuror held out strong attractions. A booth for the exhibition of sparring also presented some striking proofs of human ingenuity. High, however, abuve all the gorgeous palaces and solemn temples. rose the new travelling theatre of Johnson and Lee (late Richardson's), which opened for the summer season. It will be recollected that Richardson 's far-famedestablish mentAugust was totally destroyed by fire at Dartford, in last. The proprietors, Messrs. J o hnson and Lee, since that period, have been bus il y emp loy ed in preparing a perfectly new travelling stage on an extended scale. This renowned temple of the drama display ed for was front the first time yesterday. The was hung with rich crimson draperies, bord ered with massive fringe. Be tween architectural columns stone figures appeared on pedestals. These, with blue and red stripes, gave to the whole arrangement a splendid effect. The proscenium, painted by Rogers, is composed of rich scroll work, pil lars, and a medallion of her Majesty. We are thus par ticular on the subject of a theatre which, like a phoenix, rises out of the ashes of its parent—a theatre which the public must have long identified with Greenwich Fair. The plays and dramas were supported by the French company, who display equestrian entertainments at the Standard Amphitheatre. They ha d two clowns, the Steed of Fire, the Olympic Juggler, and other attrac tions, not forgetting the Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, or the Republic, the Empire, and the 100 Days. In con cluding our sketch of Greenwich Fair this year, we can not omit the censure we have before expressed, as applied to the swings, which are suffered to vibrate and endanger the lives of the unwary. In the narrow space appro priated to the fair swings should not be permitted. Hav ing reported that the holiday folks were enabled to ob tain good eating and drinking, dancing and the drama, we have only to add that they were finally in a condi-. tion to retire from the sports of Greenwich well satisfied with Easter festivity. DEVON AND CORWALL WRESTLING. The Easter wrestling, in the above style, commenced yesterday at the Brecknock Arms Tavern, Camden town. The attendance during the afternoon was very numerous and respectable, and the play in. this ancient " science" was extremely good, many wrestlers from both the above counti es b e i ng present, an d t h e pl a y being without shoes app eare d to g i ve genera l satisfaction to the spectators and players. During the afternoon the play came off as follows : Thomas Walters, of Devon, and T. Caizer, of Corn wall, were the first men that entered the ring, and, after some play, the Devonian threw his opponent by the hanging toe. W. Peneto, of Cornwall, came against Walters, and after some play, time (ten minutes) was called, and Walters became a standard. James Bond and W. Peneto had a short tassel, when Bond threw his man, and played time with B. Merrifield, of Cornwall. Benjamin Merrifield stood the ring, and Charles Bow den, of Cornwall, came against him. After some ex ceeding good play Bowden threw his antagonist by the under-lock, and he .afterwards threw by the right fore hip, Easton, of Westmoreland. J. Eason (Somerset) and W. Teague came together, Eason playing time, and afterwards throwing Sampson, of London. The next men were two good wrestlers, J. Ball, of Cornwall, and Goodman (of the Blues) also from Corn wall. Some exceeding good play was displayed on both sides, Goodman being thrown ; when Ball played out time with Snell. On Snell retaining th e r i ng , T. ?billips, of Devon, opposed him, and &fter a goo d b out , by the back lock. Phillips was thrown Charles Spear (Cornwall) and Jeremiah Akester (Cumberland) were the next contending parties, the Cumberland man playiAg time, when J. Eason opposed him, and several falls took place, but "no back." J. Eason, of Somerset, retained the ring, and was op posed by James Jordan, a Devonian. Both parties dis played science, when Somerset threw Devon a fair back by the fore hip, amidst much cheering. The double and treble play will commence today, and the prizes, three in number, be played for. PEDESTRIANISM. James Patterson, well-known to the pedestrian world as the flying tailor, and Charles King (the nom de guerre of an amateur), ran a quarter of a mile yesterday fear 20 sovereigns, at Bedf ont, a short distance beyond Houns low. Considerable expectations were f o rmed by the friends and acquaintances of King of a striking display of speed on the part of their favourite. 1 t was clear, however, to all who had the slighest judgme t , t on con dition, that the amateur was not fit to run fo. r dumps, still less golden portraits of her Majesty. He ws, g sadly out of order, and hence the betting rose to 6 to 4 oi,` Pat terson—a rate fully justified by the race. After c figh t false starts the men got off, Patterson soon ga i ne d a l e a d, and before 300 yards had been covered had the race .in hand. Patterson several times looked round on his pur - suer, and finally run in a winner by what distance he thought proper. John Curtis (of Southall), and J. Harris (of Hounslow), walked six miles yesterday at Hounslow. They started (rather strangely, we thought) near the middle of the town. Harrison, though by no means a clipper, turned for the second mile fifty yards in advance, and kept on increising the distance between himself and his compe titor until he reached the terminus nearly a quarter of a mile ahead of Curtis. There was nothing wonderful in the pace, thirty-nine minutes being consumed in the first four miles. ROUSE AND WILLETT.— William Rouse (of White chapel), and J. Willett, (the one-armed walker,) had a three-mile match yesterday, for 6/., at Acton Bottom. The match presented no particular feature, Rouse having the turn of speed in walking decidedly in his favour. The men walked pretty well in company for the first half mile, when Rouse shot out—(Bravo, Rouse !)—but this did not suit the partisans of the one armed hero, and they insisted on the referee calling upon Rouse to turn, on the ground of unfair walking. This the referee did, although no impartial spectator could see aught unfair. Rouse, who was walking within himself, by the advice of his friends, went on, and walked in first by a few yards. An appeal was made, and some bets were drawn on the spot. The affair, we believe, is in suspence; it may be arranged, but Rouse won the match. THE EASTER HUNT WITH THE QUEEN'S BUCKHOUNDS. Notwithstanding the extremely unfavourable state of the weather yesterday morning up to nearly noon, the meet was far more numerously attended than an Easter gathering for many years past. This may perhaps be accounted for in consequence of a report which was very generally circulated, that the meet would not only be honoured with the presence of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, but that the Prince Consort intended to hunt with the royal pack. We understand that the showers which prevailed during the morning caused her Majesty and the Prince to remain at Windsor, to the great disappointment of the thou sands who had assembled at the place of meeting, on Stoke-common, w here there were upwards of one hun dred carriages, filled with the principal families of Windsor and Eton, and their respective vicinities, and at least a thousand horsemen, well and ill mounted, as the case might be. Many of the nags were sorry-look ing jades, evidently " brushed up" for the occasion, while there were others of first rate quality. The pe destrians scattered about the heath could not have num bered less than from 2,000 to 3,000. Amongst those present we notieed his Royal High ness Prince George of Cambridge, the Marquis of Wor cester, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Lord Shield, the Earl of Rosilyn. Mr. G. Wombwell, and a cqnsiderable sprinkling of officers be longing to the 2d Life Guards, and the 3d battalion of Foot Guards, in garrison at Windsor, as well as several from the metropolis. The celebrated deer Rob Roy, which was selected for the last public hunt this season, upon being uncarted upon Stoke common, took away in gallant style to Ful mer Bottom, crossing to Long Coppice, where it doubled to Red-hill, and thence over Mr. Way's farm at Den ham Bottom, on to Chalfont Park and grounds, to Chal font St. Giles and Rickmansvrorth, crossing the canal, through Moor Park, the seat of the Marquis of West minster, to Pinner, a nd thence on to Eastcot, where " the Scottish chieftain" vas taken, after a most excellent run of nearly three hours, near the Black Horse. The great majority of the field were tailed off at Chalfont St. Giles, their cattle being unable to go the pace. A goodly number were well placed at the finish. It is expected there will be one, if not two, by-days during the week, when the season vv: ill close. C OURT CIRCULAR. - - - WINDSOR, MORDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in a pony phaeton this morning early. In the afternoon his Royal Highness Prince Albert drove her Majesty •out in a pony phaeton, followed in a pony landau and four by the Lady in Waiting and the two Maids of Ho pour. The Equerries in Waiting to her Majesty and P'rince Albert attended on horseback. The Prince of Wales, the Prince Alfred, the Prin cess Royal, and the Princess Alice took their usual walking and pony ex ercise in the grounds adjacent to the Castle th►s forenoon. Their Royal Highnesses took a carriage airing in ithe afternoor, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttel'ton. The Royal dinner p arty at the Castle this evening will include her Royal HI ghness the Duchess of Kent, The Earl and Countess •of Home, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Colonel M`Douall (2d Life Guards). The band of the Grenadier Guards attends in the Castle during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attends. His Serene Highness the hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen, attended by Captain Taylor and Baron de Reitzenstein, wont to Kew on Sunday, and dined with their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge. Yesterday _morning the hereditary Prince, at tended by the Earl of Sheffield, Captain Taylor, and the Baron de Reitzenstein, left town by the Great Western . Railway for the Slough station, to attend the hunt. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar was also present at the hunt. Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial office, from the Governor of the .Mauritius. thronged all day with visitors, to see the of progress works bla VS' of the metropolis eastern alba i n , have, to which the strangers. On Good Friday the number VICTORIA PARS. Yesterday, this locality was until lately, been and the e-'ls".which was ester dfayvlconsiderably exceeded. Great .activy is shown in the leading roads an d prog of the plantations, upwards 0f20,000 trees and shrubs the whole of the foot paths being completed. A handsome lodge, in the Eliza bethan style of architecture, for the residence of Mr. Curtis, boein'gsriestnosorswwinastheestigrmaotuendda, tan& the forester, has been completed at the entrance from Bishop Bonner's Fields, which is across . an adjacent iron bridge of pales and railings are up, the park being now thoroughly inclosed. A plot has been staked out near this entrance, of about four acres in extent, on which to form a piece of orna mental water. The regulations of St. James's park with re- t ' gard to the admission of visitors art observed as far as p oss i. ble, the park-keepers having orders to exclude all disorderly standing the number congregated the last few days, and the very promiscuous nature of the assembl age, the uttz tost order has been preserved by an efficient ataff of park-keepers under the direction of Mr. Mobbs, the chief gate-keep and very trifling injury or damage was done. The P laner, f a scientific arboretum is being adhered to in the plantation& EASTER TERM.—Yesterday of T erm, huliday at all the • law offices. On the commencement . of Term, on Wednesda_y, the several Courts will proceed with the arrears. In the Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer the arrears are of a limited character, but in the Court 0 e n Nuten'a Bench they are considerable. There is one registratio n; atu peal ease in th e Common Pleas — New Sarum — We lls app,,i ; and Adey respondent. DISCOVERY OF A MINERALOGICAL (1 `" t l r Eß.N.—The f m cavern improvement of the road ro F art-Augustus has led to the discovery of a singula r o , Oso. d r Abriachan, about seven miles from Inverness . to be ene " ). • able quantity of stones and rock having the road, removed ' a in order to pre vent their shifting down o n peculiar d r - ~ avern was disco vered, partly fi lled with t hat r more" t iosition from lime stone called alabaster, o r r. prop erly stalactite and stalamite.—Rossshire Adver ise WAKEFIELD CORN-MAR EET Ay tli . RIL 9.—We have mo d e rate supplies of all grain s wt. m ek. Th ere i s a t hi n a tt e ndance of buyers owing to desc our i f ' rket b eing held usual day. Wheat of all rintlo ns meets with a fai off the r in ! quiry, at the prices of la st wee k. Barley of fine quality is ' and easy sales, other sorts v a scarce re difficult to quit, except Beans ra foe grinding purposes. ter dearer. Oats and sh e each in tolerable dem sud, Y eithout alteration in value. : Malt firm. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. MONDAY AFTERNOON, FIVE O'CLOCK. —The Sub scription-rooms were opened last night as usual, but so entirely was the attention of every person present en grossed by the accident to the special train, that the reading of the list was a mere ceremony; not a bet was laid. It was at first stated that all the carriages had been overturned ; we believe, however, that the follow ing brief account will be found to be pretty near the truth :—The train, which was started expressly for the Newmarket visitors, consisted of five horse boxes, one truck, and six or eight carriages, most of them first class. It was drawn by two powerful new engines, and travelled with great velocity until between Edmonton and Potter's-bar. The fore wheels of the second engine were then litted off the rails, and directly after were dragged on again. The jerk, however, threw the hind wheels og and almost instantaneously the first horse-box also went off the rail. Providentially the chain that connected it with the tender broke, and the engines became detached. The train, however, had acquired so great an impetus, that the box swung round, and tell over into a wide and deep sheet of water at the side of the line ; the other boxes shared the same fate, the collision being so fearful that the first was smashed to pieces. The first carriage was tilted up against one of the telegraph posts, all, we believe, were off the rail, and the last was over turned. some idea of the shock may be formed, when we state that the horse boxes and truck, laid parallel with the carriages, i. e., precisely in an opposite direction to that in which they had started ; the engines, on be coming dotached, proceeded two or three hundred yards, and were then stopped. It is miraculous that the only persons injured were a guard and one of the porters, and that, beyond a few contusions, the passengers escaped. The horses were not so fortunate; one poor animal was drowned, another had its back broken, and three or four others were snore or less hurt. It is due to the secretary of the company and its servants, that every possible as sistance was rendered, and that one of the engines hav ing been immediately dispatched to Shoreditch, extra carriages were attached to the two o'clock train, and by about half-lutist three, the passengers proceeded on their journey, reaching Newmarket between two and three hours after the proper time, some with their luggage (none the better for an immersion in the water), and some without any. The accident is accounted for in various ways, but is most commonly attributed to the greatness of the speed, and the use of two engines, when one would have been amply sufficient ; that two were used, was owing to the determination of the directors to prevent anything in the shape of disappointment or delay. Whether the report of the accident had any influence on the Metropolitans, certain it is, that the s errivavls this morning were less numerous than we had calculated upon. The attendance, however, iucluded most of the regular frequenters of the meetings, and the general muster on the heath was about an average. The weather was favourable and the sports (albeit) lacking a Craven Stakes, was satisfactory in quantity and competi tion, and kept the company on the ground from one o'clock until four. We add the usual return: — Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, and 5 only if declared, for three and four years old. D. M. Cel. Peel's King Cob, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Nat) 1 Lord Albemarle 's Nell Cook, 3 yrs, Est 21b 2 Duke of Rutland's Paultons, 4 yrs, Bst 71b .• The following also started but were not placed : r ack rd Orford's, Footstool D i * - e of Richmond's, Peasant 0 Lo, Exeter's cby Beiram, out of Agnes 0 B elk ing-7 to 4 agst Paultons, 4 to 1 agst Peasant, 9to agst Footstool, and sto 1 agst King Cob. Paultons, Peasant, and Lord Exeter's ran together, in comany at a strong pace to the cords, where Foot stool, Nell Cook, and King Cob joined them, and they ran in close array half way up; King Cob then quitted his horses 544. d won very easy by two lengths ; all well up but the Asp. 'es colt, which was beaten a long way. Handicap sw cc , stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, for four y vs old and upwards. T.Y.C. Lord W. Powlei Espoir, 5 yrs, 7st 12 I b (Bartholomew) 1 Col. Peel's Gars 7 (:wen, aged, Bst 121 b Lord Albemarle'. a B e stumont, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b The followings were not placed:—Lord G. Bentinck's Discord—Lord L `xetes 's Cocoa Nut—Mr. Shelly's Hawkesbury. Betting -7 to 2 a .gst Bssaumont, 7to 2 agst Garry Owen, 4 to 1 agst D iscorct 4 to 1 agst Espoir, 4 to 1 agst Cocoa Nut, and 5 to 1 agst Hawkesbury. Hawkes bury made the runnint 1- at a good pace, followed by Espoir and DisSord, but 1.11 lying in close company. No change took place until t. h s y re ached the cords, Espoir then went in advance, ma de the rest of the play, and Overt' well up at the finish won cleverly by a length ; except Hawkesbury. rs t half of Ab. M. Match-200 sovs., half fo Keit. Mr. G. S. Ford's Millwood, 14, t 21b (•T. Howlett), beat Mr. O'Brien's Tribute), Bst. Mb' 4Francis,). Betting 2to lon Millwood. Won in a cant er by thr e e' lengths. Sweepstakes of 100 soya. can ti, . half forte. it, for three years old fillies, Bst D.M. Lord G. Bentinck's Blackbird ..- (Nat) 1 Duke of Rutland's sister to Flam. 'loam Lord Exeter's Brainless, sister to _Vora Creina... Betting-5 to 4on Blackbird, 6to .4 against s i 'titer to Flambeau, and sto 1 against Brainlessl. Sister to Flam beau made play at a capital pace to the cords, svhe.' 'e she was challenged by Blackbird, and in the ,run in left iated cleverly by a length. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, for three-year ss-0 1.13 colts, Bst. 71b.; fillies, Bst 71b. D.M. (5 Subs •.) Lord Chesterfield's Free Lance Lord Lonsdale's Joy Mr. Marson's Pawnbroker Betting-7 to lon Joy, and 2to 1 against the Free Lance. Joy took the lead, and al'hough anything but disposed to run straight, cut cut the work right into the cords ; Free Lance then challenged, left him a few strides from the chair, and won by a length and a half Pawnbroker was beaten off. Match-200 sous., half for& it. Weight for age. D.M. Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair, 4 yrs, Sat 7lb (Nat) 1 Lord Orford's Prussic Acid, 3 yrs, Est 121 b 2 6t04 on Lady Wildair. Won by a neck. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, half forfeit, for three year-sold colts, Bst 71b each. Ab. M. (8 Subs.) Lord Lon dale's b c by Bay Middleton, out of Miss Millner, allowed 41b .. (Bartholomew) 1 Mr. Payne's Collingwood (allowed 41b5.)... Sir J. Hawley's Prospect 3 Sir W. W. Wynn's Cynynion (allowed 41bs) Betting-2 to 1 agst Prospect, 7to 1 agst Coiling wood, and 4 to 1 agst Cynynion. Prospect made play at the top of his speed to the hill, in descending which the Miss Milner colt went in front, with Collingwood in her wake, made the rest of the running, and won very easy by a length. Prospect and Cynynion were beaten three or four lengths. Match-500 sovs., 200 ft, D. I.—Duke of Bedford's Minotaur received from Mr. Payne's Queen Mab, Bst 71b each. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft for fillies, &c., Bst 71b each, 1). M. Colonel Peel's Samphire, by Slane, out of Sea Kale, walked over. Match-300 soya. h ft, A. F.—Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolf dog, 7st 10Ib, received forfeit from Mr. Greville's Alarm, fist 7st. NEW MATCHES.—TUESDAY. Duke of Bedford's Captain Phoebus, 4 yrs, agst Sir W. Don's Beelzebub, aged, Bst 71b each ; first half of Ab. M., 50. FRIDAY. Mr. Moore's Corranna, Bst 101 b, against the Duke of Bedford's Oakley, Bst 7lb ; T. M M ; 200 soya, h ft. BETTING ON THE NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Copeland's Arthur 13 to 1 agst Mr. Moore's Corranna 14 to 1 twat Lord G. Ben dock's Marquis Conyngham 14 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's Little Vulgar Boy 20 to 1 agst Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of Tyne 20 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolf Dog—taken 22 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Emilia filly 25 to 1 agst Sir G. lleathcote's Akbar—taken 25 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Chertsey. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET, MONDAY NIGHT. The betting on the great race to come off to-morrow has been extremely dull, only Arthur, Ould Ireland, Wolfdog, Little Vulgar Boy, and Marquis of Conyngham, having been backed for any amount. A few small investments, however, enable us to submit the following imposing list of prices:— NEWMA RICHT / lANDICA P. 8 to 1 agat Mr. Copeland's Arthur 12 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Ould Ireland—taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Corranna—taken 14 to 1 agst Lord Geo. Bentinck's Marquis of Conyng ham—taken 15 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's Little Vulgar Boy—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolfdo'—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of yne 20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Wee Pet 20 to 1 agst Energy 22 to 1 agst Alamode 23 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's I-am-not-aware—taken 25 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Rowland Hill 25 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Emilia filly—taken 25 to 1 agst Colleen Bawn 25 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Chertsey 25 to 1 agst Mr. King's Young Lochinvar 25 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Akbar 25 to 1 agst Chemise. DERBY. 5 to I agst Lord E. Russell's Sting 30 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Tibthorpe. Nothing done on the Chester Cup. The following have been or will be scratched :—lnheritress, Queen Mab, Trueboy, lonian, Wood Pigeon, Rowena, Vol au 'Vent, Lady Wildair, Johnny, Young Lochinvar, Doctor Husband, Ranger, Miss Burns, b h, by Velocipede, out of Amulet, Hawkesbury, Merryman, Frill colt, Sir Diggory Diddle, Nike filly, Bretwabla, the Wreck, Anti-Repealer, Devil's Dust, Thrapston, Cwiosity, Emilia filly, Joe Lovell, Rosa, Timbria, Soldier's Joy, Muscatel. ACCIDENT AT KING'S Co LLEGE.—Since the commence ment of the holidays, the above establishment has been undergoing considerable repairs, under the auspices of Mes: ars. Grissel and Peto, the builders. On Monday morning two workmen who had raised some scaffolding in one of the lofty rooms upon the first floor, for the purpose of repairing the ceiling, were pursuing their avocations, when the scaf folding suddenly gave way, and they fell with it on to the floor. On being raised, they appeared insensible, and were at on ce conveyed to the hospital belonging to the College, where it was discovered that one of them had escaped with a few slight cuts and bruises, but that the other, a man named John Shannon, was so much injured in the vertebras of the back and other parts of his body, as at present to render his ultimate recovery extremely doubtful. SUICIDE OF A COW.--THE DEATH LEAP. — A fine cow, the property of Mr. Turner, of Fleetwood, was lost on Wednesday night last from on board the Princess Alice, on her return passage from Belfast to the a bove port. Having been neglected to be tied up, she beca me, from the motion of the vessel, somewhat obstreperou s, and not relishing the pe culiar style in which "Jack" was endeavouring to teach her manners, with the end of a rope, expressed her indigna tion at " coercive measures" b y clearing the bulwarks. "met captain refused to stop the ves sel at the alarm of" . cow over board," and poor cushe , thus abandoned, with a watery grave—Preston paper. FIRST REPORT from the SELECT COMMITTEE OR RAILWAYS ANT) CANALS AMALGAMATION. The Select Committee appointed to consider' the prin ciple of Amalgamation, as applied to the Railway and Canal Bills now under the consideration of Parliament, have proceeded in the consideration of the matters to them referred; and agreed to the following repo.et:— Your Committee,- in discharging the duty imposed upon them, have in the first instance applied themselves to the task of ascertaining how many of the railway ; and canal Bills now before Parliament contain clauses in volving the principle of amalgamation. Owing to the circumstance that several of them are• still awaiting the preliminary investigation of the Com mittees on Standing Orders, and have not yet been formally introduced into the Reuse, and that the Irish Railway Bills have been commenced in the House of Lords, it has been found difficult, if not impossible to form a correct estimate of their number ; but , making allowance for error, and exclusive of the Irish Bills, it may be stated that they amount to about 161 for Eng land, and about 56 for Scotlerui. Of this number, 37 are Bills for the amalgamation, by purchase, lease, or otherwise, of existing railway com panies with each other. Thirty-two of railways with canals. One hundred and fifty-five for the formation of new lines, and their amalgamation with existing companies or with each other. Amongst the last will be found Bills containing clauses which give a general power of leasing the tolls, or leas ing or selling the works or lines, with the view of effect ing amalgamation at some future time with any com panies which may be disposed to take advantage of the power so given. Also Bills which, containing clauses with a somewhat similar object, are, however, restricted to the option of two In or az rd m ed more enratloi ali companies nsdin nwoht therein iicnhe ip s u pi we c ed i fi r in the r . t e h t e a k above y list , there ex isting companies to contribute to the funds for the ex ecution of the works of new lines ; thereby securing, in proportion to the sum subscribed, a permanent influence in the future management of the company. Looking to the number of these Bills, and to the fact that a great proportion of them have been already grouped, and submitted by the House to Select Com mittees for the consideration of their merits, and that some of them are advanced even to another stage, your Committee have felt bound to come to an early decision as to the course which it would recommend the House to pursue in respect of them. After the best deliberation which the time permitted, it has been thought on the whole most advisable with a view to avoid inconvenient obstruction to the business before Commit tees, not to interfere more than is absolutely necessary with their present progress; and that your Committee, taking advantage of such information as could be the most easily and readily obtained, should at once suggest such regulations for the guidance of Select Committees as they believe may be safely and bene ficially adopted, and which would tend in a great mea sure, though not altogether, to the attainment of the object of the House in referring this matter to them. In coming to this determination, they have borne in mind that a clause may be inserted in every railway Bill, sub jecting the promoters to such additional enactments as Parliament may on further consideration deem ex pedient. On taking a general view of the various projects of amalgamation, your Committee were 'at once struck with the general tendency on the part of the principal rail way companies to extend their operations, and to unite as large a proportion as possible of the carrying trade of their respective districts under their own control and management. Your Committee have taken evidence on several schemes of amalgamation, in order to illustrate this tendency; and without invidiously selecting one out of a great number, it may be sufficient to state that some of them are so extensive in their combination, that they may be said to secure, if not a monopoly, at least an almost overwhelming influence in those districts of the country embraced within their limits. Under such circumstance it appears to your Committee to be the imperative duty of Parliament to consider well and carefully the probable result of these great combina tions, and (if they should be consented to) the nature and extent of the privileges which should be entrusted to the directing body of each. Your Committee are by no means disposed to regard with undue jealousy the principle of amalgamation. The benefits arising from it, if conducted within proper limits and under judicious regulations, are indisputable. It enables companies to conduct their operations with less expense to themselves, and consequently with dimi nished charges to the public; it conduces to better arrangements and more efficient control, and thereby to greater speed, and at the same time to increased safety to life and to property. It enables companies conjointly to provide that increase of accommodation for the public at their terminal stations, and in their general establish ment, which many of them could not separately afford. It also enables small companies, whose lines are worked at great expense, to obtain the benefits of cheap ness and general arrangement which are enjoyed by lines of greater extent. The above are advantages of no small importance, especially in the more populous dis tricts of the country, where the junction of numerous lines, under different management, tends to expense, ob struction, and confusion, and danger to life and property. On the other hand, it is equally manifest that, if car ried beyond certain limits, and especially if not subjected to proper regulation and control, amalgamation must necessarily have a directly opposite tendency in each and every respect. It might greatly diminish the induce : ments to a low rate of fares, or to the adoption of new t improvements ; it might tend to a laxity of discipline and decreased attention to public accommodation ; and in various other ways injuriously "affect the public in terests. Indeed, past experience affords sufficient and convincing proof that while, in some instances, amalgams 'ion of railways has been followed by diminished rates of c. •irriage and increased accommodation, in others the re suit has been directly the reverse. 1 • Tt would not have been possible for your Committee, will lout causing much delay and public inconvenience, to ea :amine into the merits of these various schemes of male, 'aeration ; they have therefore directed their chief attent ion to the question, whether any general rules could l )e laid down, applicable to the system, which, without `• fettering the judgment of Select Committees, might et induce to a greater uniformity of decision, to a stricter• examination into the Bills brought under con sideratiot 1, and at the same time to prevent undue ad vantage b eing taken of any increased powers and privi leges whit di it might be thought proper to grant • With thi s object, your Committee have given an early and attend-% rye perusal to the report upon this subject, which was made by the Railway Department of the Board of Ti 'ade, on the 7th of May, 1845. To the sue gestions and to the opinions expressed in that report, ) 'our Committee are disposed to give their general concu. rrence ; they have appended an extract from it to this repot t; and in pressing it earnestly on the con sideration of 11 tembers, they deem it necessary to make only a few additional remark s , most of which have been suggested by ex, p erience derived subsequently to its pub lication. ce, then, they beg to call the attention In the first pla of the House to th e general principles therein propounded for regulating its 'recisions on amalgamation Bills; and . with a view to carr Y ing out in detail some of those prin ciples they recomme Ild — That " general powers of granting or accepting a lease or sale of a railway o. r canal, or of otherwise merging the independence of one company in another not named, should not be allowed to be inserted in any Bill." Secondly, that the s ame rule be applied to all Bills . which contain clauses E nabling the companies to lease its to any one of a number of or sell their tolls or wor in railway companies there . specified. Thirdly, that a clause , ')e inserted in each Bill sub jectinglved in it to all general rail all the parties invo way Acts. lances in which railway com- Fourthly, that in all ins panies propose to take powe rs of amalgamation, the rates and tolls of the amalgamate, 3 companies should be sub jected to revision. At the present time, owin, g in some instances to a system of low fares being . sound most profitable, in others to actual or threatened c• not .nt feat rates or tolls hitherto imposed ompetition, the maximum by Parliament has generally required as a limi. e.i.tion, Its . m to manifest, mation be ment to low charge s t h e o n w s i e v v e e l y r , t a n d a o t p i t f e a d , sy t h s e te l m a t t o e f r a maiinduct will be materially diminished, M n,Qt altogether done away with. It would be impossible to lay Awn Any precise rule for the guidance of the House its this wspeet, which would not be subject to numerous exceptions ; the de cision, therefore, as to the exact limitation of fares must at present be left to the discretion of each Committee, to be applied according to the mierits of each separate case. It ought, however, always to be borne in mind that the effect of amalgamation is 'to diminish the expense of working and managing rai Iways, and thereby to enable the proprietors to secure a greater profit on their exist ing traffic ; and in • this vi ew of the case it might be taken as a general rule, s übject to special exceptions, that the maximum of rates ,stnd tolls combined ought not to exceed the lowest rates which had been previously demanded and received by the respective companies. It will doubtlessly be found imitiossible to adhere rigidly to this rule in all cases. Cirt lumstances peculiar to a particular railway may render it desirable that rather a wider limit should be allowed e but your Committee are confident that in a far greater number of instances, especially in those of extensive combinations and of large companies, the limitati on which they have sug gested would be found to fall a hort of, rather than to ex ceed, that which might be justly imposed with a due rrJ gard to the interests of the shareholders on the one hand, and of the public on the other. Your Committee, therefore, recommend that Select Committees appointed for the consideration of these Bills should impose a - n e w limitation of tolls and fares, and specially report airy cir cumstance which may lead them to allow any icor ease of the rates previously received. There are several instances now before Parliam' ant of two or more companies applying for powers of ems' igamation, ' whose respective rates and charges very in an . cun t. ' Your Committee submit that 't should be the duty of ' Select Committees, in these Cases, to exercise much care ' in the adjustment and substitution of a maximum rate ' Your Committee would strongly urge upon the atten tion of the House, the charges made for the conveyance of coals ; tbeir cheapness being of paramount import -1 ance to the manufacturing and cemmercial interests of this country. 1 A glance at the proposed cmalganiations in the, , p bourhood of the great coal sind manufacturing di, will at once suggest that if the present compete' ' be diminished, on which alone the public laer , a security against high ch ar g e, it is abso h it that a new limitation of rates should be equal to all parties, and as l ow as is co. to afford ing',:ae - founded their A as to Irr^" - view the forWmaitthion a sehe4"l" eigh- stricts, ' .on is to , a to rely us - (1 ' .y necessary Mg:hosed, at once intent %with justice. House the e fullest in- -"nos c, n which Coma aittees have umsions, it would be desir able that a -..e De appended to ee report, giving ;, under the various heads of traffic, the lowest amount bf , made by each company during the two preceding yfarsi • and the maximum of those which are allowed-in thu-Ar to the amalgamated companies. ' • Having thus referred to the case of Legislative . aniik - • gamations, your Committee feel that they ought not to omit to notice that some important lines of railway originally formed by independent companies, and with respect to which no legislative amalgamation has yet been proposed, are at present practically under the same control and management ; and so long as those parties feel it to be their interest to combine, all the evils to be apprehended from amalgamation may be produced by private arrangements between them. It is true that such arrangements cannot acquire a permanent cha t racter without the sanction of Parliament ; but, on the other hand, they enable the parties, by avoid- Ang an application to Parliament, temporarily to (sscape the necessity of submitting to those pro visions which Parliament may see fit to impose for the benefit of the public as the condition of amalgamation, - Your Committee have felt it their duty to advert to this point as one requiring serious consideration ; al. thocgh they are not yet prepared to make any definite, suggestion for the purpose of averting any evils which might arise from an abuse of the power derived from these private arrangements. Your Committee trust that the rules which they have suggested may assist the Select Committees on railway groups in their deliberations, and may contribute to the uniformity of their decisions. As regards the amalgamation of railways with canals, your Committee have not been able as yet to obtain sufficient information to justify them in offering any definite suggestions ; but they propose immediately af ' tci• the recess to enter more fully into that important branch of the subject. APPENDIX. Egtraet from the Report of the Railway Depar tment of the Board of Trade on proposed Amalgamat ions of of Railways ; dated Railway Department , Board Trade, - Whitehall, 7 May, 1845. s " The present unsettled state of the railway system, when almost every day brings forward for a new railway, or some new combination among existing interests, renders it peculiarly undesirable that permanent amalgamations should be precipitately al lowed, unless in cases where the advantage to the public is perfectly manifest. " These observations apply principally to the case of amalgamations between railways which have been ori ginally projected and sanc ti one d as i n d epen d ent under takings. There is another class of cases where new lines are brought forward by the aid of, and in alliance with, existing companies, who subscribe a portion of the capital, or guarantee a certain return upon it, and take powers to lease or purchase the line when made. In such cases it is evident that greater latitute must be allowed, as otherwise the inducement to the existing company to support the new line would be i n a great measure withdrawn, and in many cases the undertaking could not otherwise be supported. In such cases it would appear to be fair to allow an existing company promoting a line sanctioned on atshaenir part usef to completeulunderk ing,in exchange for a guarantee what they undertake, to purchase or amalgamate them selves such small lines as may be considered atural with branches of the parent line, and to lease, for a long n period, such larger schemes as they may have promoted. " Where such new schemes, however, are of sufficient magnitude to support themselves independent ly, and are not so intimately connected with the parent li ne as to be necessarily worked along with it, it may in some cases be advisable to make some provision for the existence of a degree of independence and local manage ment in the new concern ; and also for limiting the period during which the union of interest is to exist without the necessity of a fresh application to Parliament. " We refrain, however, from entering more particu larly upon the details of such cases, since they are neces sarily brought fully under the cognizance of the Com mittee on each Bill, in the course of the general investi gation of the merits of the projected lines which it is proposed to amalgamate with existing companies; and we shall confine onr observations more especially to those in which the amalgamation of existing independent Companies is proposed, end in which the bearings of the case upon public interests are not necessarily brought under consideration by opposing parties. " With regard to these, we incline, under present circumstances and on the whole, to the opinion that finch amalgamations should only be allowed where there is a natural and manifest identity of interest for public. poi poses among the different portions of railway which seek to unite into one whole. For instance, when two or more lines form continuous porti ons of ntis evidently, for permanent public purposes, one great line ef com munication, or whenever in fact there can be no reason able doubt that, if the whole system were now proposed for the first time, an integral scheme would obtain a preference over separate and unconnected portions, we think that the benefits which we have already pointed out as likely to ensue from unity of management, may be considered as sufficient to justify the sanction of amalga mation under proper guarantees and conditions. "But where there is any appearance of any conflict of interest between the companies proposing to amalga mate and the public, and if there be any reason to sus pect that the amalgamation is sought as a defensive measure to ward off legitimate competition, or to prevent new and useful projects from being brought forward, it appears to us very undesirable that amalgamation should be permitted. And even in cases where there is no very evident interest adverse to the public at the present moment, but where there is no such natural identity of interest as properly to unite the lines proposing to arm& gamate into one whole, we think, that having regard to the present fluctuating state of railway affairs, it would, generally speaking, be more prudent, at any rate for the present, to pause before sanctioning such proposals, and uniting irrevocably, or for long periods, companies whose relations to one another might in a few months have been entirely changed, or which might be discovered to have some unforeseen interests adverse to those of the public. " We are the more inclineti to recommend this course, as no great evil could result from the postponement of such amalgamations for a year or two, by which time further experience will have been gained, both of the true interests and relations of the company and of the public, as well as of the efficacy of any legislative pro visions against undue monopoly. In the present state of experience, it would hardly be wise to trust much to such provisions, unless in cases where they shall be seconded by an obvious coincidence of interest between the company and the public. "There is also reason to believe, that many of tire benefits sought for from amalgamation may be obtair j ed without unions of this permanent character, by ro;:teage arrangements, arrangements for the supply of locomo tive power, and others of a similar description, which would not be open to the same objections ; and this, in our opinion, affords another reaso n w hy, i n cases which are at all doubtful, the more prudent course would be to postpone, for the present, the concession of powers to carry into effect lasting amalgamation," HOUSES OF OCCUPATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. w m h e ic to h, c r o ep ns o i r d t e p red rogr in es a s i social the or tas poli tical I Silt,—The repose from politie s d ur i ng the recess, I have il o p e ' u w n d i l e l r pe r mt a k e n it , point of view, is of vast importance to society, which is bound to protect itself, and by prevention diminish the number of criminals. From my humble.; efforts to arouse the public mind, I have the flattering results of a committee being formed, to impress upon the Legislature the necessity of a remedy, consisting of— The Bishop of London, R. M. Mines, Esq., M.P. The Bishop of Norwich, The Lord Mayor, The Bishop of Oxford, Earl of Denbigh, The Bishop of Peterborough, Lord Kinnaird, The Bishop of Gloucester Lord F. Egerton, and Bristol, Lord .ICtin Manners, Colonel Wood, M.P., Lord Robert Grosvenor, and a numerous body of influential gentlemen, who take great interest in the matter ; and it is gratifying to find that the Committee's request has been responded to by nearly all the corporations in England and Wr,;l„ heartily approving of the object, and sending amt, pre-: paring petitions to both Houses of Parlianwntv thus t showing the wishes of the people on the subjee' - , ... I have also further to state, that I h ave submitte d * of a remedy to her M a j esty , w h o takes re- the necessity these poor outcasts, and who will not uch interest in moralising system to continue to c-xist permit the Cambridge has has kindly prom i sed to . The Duke of in the House of Lords. It car support the measure that, at this p er i o d o f time r a scar ce l y b e i mag i ne d no adequate att emp t s to re/. society should have made our fellow -creatures ; ar . ..,laim so large . a section of nearly 30,000 indivP-. 'd when it is considered that at the expiratio- . dams are annually cast out of prison public, and of Ai of their sentence, to prey upon the penditu r na n n ecessity causing a frightful annual ex -,adopted to avert such evils, is a do'able reproacl ' i upon means • us as a nation. Many antiquated notions have to be combated, many inveterate prejudices are to be overcome ; all agree that something must be done, but that they see difficulties. Why, where is the system that does not present obsta cles ? I well remember that it was considered ridiculous to attempt lighting London with coal—to cross the Atlantic, or traverse the kingdom by steam, was mad ness—the emancipation of the slave population was con sidered a aiinvdra—yet all these, with many others, have been sivecesF.Ailly accomplished, and shows what may be done by co-operation and perseverance. We have the fact of an institution of the kind required havi ng been established in France, in 1840, with perfect swccess, begun by a benevolent individual, Count Leon ri 2Ourches, succoured by the King and Royal family ant" i the public purse. It not only imparts education, br.t _ w . n :Leh has annexed a considerable extent of waste land , are "oas is cultivated by " the colonists." ' f iVorksh rm ofo .ffsc it:brine is Wished, trades are taught ; th e " persuasive, not coercive. " The result is. the", out of have been afterwo:rds re. convicted. every hundred five only .. te r - b ro w t •ar e* ~tis iin Hol land Thi s speaks volumes. A sim ilar Manchester can 4 .4 monstre,te what may works well. Manche ,.e _ f , n such btuses be done done ; and the employ:exit • iding 11'' ir • wn food 'and clothing, the pation, in prov , . e 0 all • tout cultivation of sumo' • . . n diorg waste Wind , point a complete remedy, , and will well repay Government for the outlay. I am till been re- as pursuing the course pointed out ; having voluted to by the wise and good of the land, ao powerful a demonstration from the various cor ..ations, sanctioned by royalty, and aided by a power ad press, to which the cause of humanity is much in debted, something beneficial must and will be achieved. I am, Sir, your obliged servant, JOHN LAURIE, Sheriff, &c. 1, Hyde Park-place, April 13, 1846. with ' --------•"'"'""---- BRIGHTON, APRIL 13.—Lord Francis Egerton and family embarked at the pier, on Saturday, on board the —Tbe o ffi ce of Clarenceaux-King-of steamer Magnet for Dieppe, en route for Paris. HERALDRY. Arms, in the Herald's College, is vacant, by the demise of Joseph Hawker, Esq., F.S.A., who expired on the 10th inst. at the advanced ag II e of 81. DULNVICII GALLERT.—This interesting collection paintings was yesterday visited by upwards of 500 persons.of THE suN i LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, 'APItIL 14, 1146. ' \ s;7 ) 11 j... ',* =, , , 11 .%,( i i, , - ~...,,,, • - t:::7- --,-----. '-`-- - 1 .> ..:. (•#° - • '...- ~~