The Sun. — London, England, 1846-06-05 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. The betting was so dull, that with the single remark that Orlando, Wolfdog, and Jericho were the o n ly horses i n any favour, we may proceed at once to a quo tation of the final prices. THE EMPEROR'S VASE. 7 to 2 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm 8 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolfdog—taken 8 to I agst Col. Peel's Orl an d o — ta k en 9 to 1 agst Lord Lonsdale's Jericho —taken 12 to 1 agst Major Yarburgh's Miss Sarah 12 to 1 apt Mr. Merry's Peri colt 15 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweetmeat 20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Wood Pigeon 20 to 1 agr,t Sir G. Heathcote's Khondooz 30 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Corranna. Nut False Report, Bourra Tomacha, and all Mr Irwin'a horses, are scratched for their Ascot engagements ST. LEGER. 7 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Broosrdo—taken. DERBY. 40 to 1 agst Mr. E. R. Clark's Miles's Boy—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Lunedale—taken 50 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Marpessa colt—taken 50 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Von Tromp—taken 1 ,000 to 15 agst each of the Duke of Richmond's four—tak. MA NCHESTER RACES—WEDNESDAY. Plate of 501. for three-yrs-olds, 6st 101 b, and four yrs, Bst 21b ; fillies, &c., allowed 31bs ; winners once, 31 1 0 s; twice, 51b s; t h r i ce, 7l b s extra. Heats, one mile and a -quarter. Mr. Raworth's Engineer, 3 yrs (Bradley) 2 1 1 Mr. Osborne's Hopeful, 3 yrs 1 2 2 Mr. Phillips'sf by Physician, out of Theans 4 yrs 2 3 dr Mr. Walker's Sister to Skipton, 3 yrs (Duncan) 3 dr First heat, won by two lengths ; second heat, won by a length and a half, and the third by a length, easily. littudicap Hurdle Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, and 50 added. Heats, twice round, over five hurdles. (9 Subs.) Mr. Arnold's Alice, 5 yrs, lOst ...(Copse) 0 2 1 1 Mr. Heap's Chintz Print, 6 yrs, lOst 51b 3 1 2 2 Mr. Duckworth's Clear the Kitchen, aged I Ist 10 0 3 Mr. Gower% Yellow Dwarf, 6 yrs, lOst 31b 0 0 0 dr Mr. Wrigiit's Erebus, 5 yrs, lOst 2 3 dr Mr. Fos Duce Ace, 5 yrs, lOst 21b Mr. J. Mathewman's Doe, aged, 9st 31b 0 dr Roderick Dhu and Violet fell.—Won easily. The Trotting Race was won easily in two heats by 'Mr. Bowring's Penrith, beating b f Steamer, Mrs. Caudle, Oldham, Black Bess, and Tom Tit. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) MANCH RACES.—TunRSDAY. The Victoria Stakes E of 15 R sovs. each, with 40 added; for two Yrs old colts, Bst 51b, and fillies, Bst 21b. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Hancock's Premier (Holmes) 1 Meiklam's S usanna h 2 __The following also started, but were not placed : —Mr. Worthington's b fby Pantaloon, out of Banter; Mr. Cook- Lion's Miss Birch ; and Mr. Buckley's Saddleworth. The Kersal Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 30 added; for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 31b. Mile and three quarters. Sir J. Gerard's Camelia (E. Edwards) 1 Mr. Dawson's Lord Harry Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas. Three miles and a dis. Mr. Critchley's Coeur de Leon, 4 yrs ........ .(Whitehouse) 1 Mr. Bell's Fiddlestring, 3 yrs Mr. Bennett's Hope, 4 yrs The following started, bat were not placed :—Mr. Bowes's As-you-like-It, 4 vrs ; Mr. Dawson's Lord Harry, 3 yrs ; d Mr. Arnold's sister to Alice, 3 yrs. Plate of 501., for three vrs old, &c. Heats, mile and a half. Mn,Mr. Watkins's Barbara Young, 4 yrs (Noble) 10 1 Raworth's Kilgram, 5 yrs Mr. Redhead's Factory Girl, 4 .yrs 2 0 3 Mr'. Osborne's The Red Vixen, 3 yrs 0 2 dr Mr'. Davies's Talleyrand, 5 yrs 0 0 dr Walrnsley's Heir-at-Law, 4 yrs tui r t tfostyn' s Miracle, 4 yrs 0 dr • Skelrnerdale's Persian Lady, 5 yrs 0 dr MArcx.— CRICKET. The celebrated atch in honour of Mr. Fex terminated on Wednesday evening, in favour of Pilch's eleve li n, Who won, after a hard contest, by 34 runs, they scoring 209 runs while their opponents scored 175. The play was ex cellent, and through the whole period Lord's grounds were cr owded with nobility and gentry. pTUE OZONIANS v. ETONIANS.—This match was com enced on Tuesday last, in the Playing Fields at Eton Col eg'.l, and was stopped, in consequence of the Ozonises being obliged to return to the university, when the Etonians had red 107, having then four wickets to go down. The Ox °lll4llP., had previously scored 141. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB—Last evening the Monthly meeting of the above club was held at the Piazza Motel ; the Commodore, Lord A. Paget, presiding. The • Minutes of the previous meeting having been read and r ' e .„ofirmed the offer of the Greenwich Pie r C om p an y t o .__witovr the Star steamer to lie alongside this day, f or th e match of the friend s o f th e c l u b t o w it ness th e """teh fer the Challenge Cup this day, was unanimously ei l lice a e n tteti, _and the secretary desired to write a letter of ar ino 7 n. ,. Letters were read from Kingstown and Ostend, attend a ' l - 4 _g their respective regattas, and inviting the Cor utao i c'e of members and yachts of this club. The the b u r :e read a very interesting letter from his Grace for the h of Beaufort, thanking his Lordship and the club °nour of being elected a member. The arrange- Monts for the match of this day having been completed, the arrange gentle and • en proposed at the last meeting were ballotted for etected, and others proposed for ballot at the ensuing t ril h ee e The Commodore stated that although this was in „ night of entry fur the Strangers' Cup match of the `. instant, yet, as from the circular issued by the club, natin g that the yachts were not to be " less than 25 tons," Or ;exceeding 50 tons, when the latter, " not exceeding 50 trlls," being intended, some smallyachts, as time was allowed for tonnage, might have been deterred from entering; and he (Lord Paget) therefore wished it to go forth through the Press, that the time for entry would be extended till Thurs day next, the llth instant. The remaining routine business Laving been disposed of, the elub adjourned till Thursday, July 2. CURIOUS CONTRIVANCE.—Yesterday morning the lives of several of the letter-carriers employed in the General 1:ost-office in St. Martin's-le-Grand were placed in great Jeopardy by the sudden disarrangement of part of the new laachinery recently erected in the establishment, used for the Purpose of hoisting up the newspapers a n d men , an d l ower i ng c hant from the newly-finished rooms over the inland and l ett er•carriers' offices. The machine—which is worked by means of a powerful engine placed in the centre of the base " M—is fitted at each end of the letter-carriers' office, north _ a nd . south. It cons i sts of a series of flaps, about six feet !Pert, chiefly of wood, on &framework of iron, which are so rnstructed as to pass with facility underneath and over the 1 7 n P n _of the framework, thus rendering any reverse motion a no :ef-ssary. As the flaps reach the level of the ground ?askets full of newspapers and men vith trays filled 41‘1 whine are placed upon the flaps, which, while the it strapping is in gear, is constantly moving round at hhTderate pace. Great care is required by the men in 47! ..1 ,, , 0f,;• on the baskets, and in stepping on and off the several ‘'.:.'l4,,rras even when the machine is regularly worked, but til ien any accident occurs by which the smallest particle of minute wheels in connexion with the motive power be ',;," re disarranged, the shelves are whirled round with fearful •tZ t t ZeIY, and the men placed in imminent peril from the fact gine ' they do not jump off, or are dragged out, or the en nreomentarily stopped, nothing can save them from being ; :_d to death. Just before the dispatch of the letter. ge `` lB Yesterday (Thursday) morning, at half-past eight ro° clock, when several of the men were travelling from the upper th e Te (Where fourteen divisions of them assort and prepare 1 letters for delivery) to the floor, by the machine, a Sudden disarrangement of the apparatus took place, and the Shelve s were lowered with frightful force. Some of the men reac atieceeded the in floc ping off; others as were dragged outthey hed by their brcother officers ; one letter-carrier fell with considerable viole n them, named William Pretty, h ad thehuapd" is head, and one of fl yretest difficulty in escaping from being crushed by the Pity, none of the men are injured exce3pt abov e • hip. Hap terror at the machine, however, caus e d therangtnoticf; dr e ad that Part of the official duty. In consideration for the s afety at f the officers thus employed, a notice was on Thursday aft er ° . 11° ?n Posted in the office, prohibiting any one of them from doing up or down the machine, except when the baskets or .gs of a heavy kind are conveyed by it during the greatest Pressure of the duty. THE SALTMARSHE COLLECTION OF PICTURES.—The 1, - "C t dars sale of this admirable collection of pictures took rh -ixe on Thursday, at Messrs. Christie and Manson's Rooms, 3 'i:flog-street St. James's. The pictures sold, though some th; ueM of the ' highest character, were not the great gems of e f or ,,!tOotion, which will be sold to-day and to-morrow, and n klch a very strong competition is expected. The room was ..""anr„-"dedduring the sale, which contained 80 lots. Mr. Man sold, and obtained the following prices for the best lots : .11.,a • A Flemish Estaminet (Brauwer), 120 guineas. Lot 11. lg. 1 a tio ( Omeganck), 195, bought by Mr. Nieurenhuys. Lot L ot - „, e Itetour des Champs, by the same artist, 185 guineas. a th ; Sheep and Goats in a Stable, by Adrian Cuyp, 88 tri Us- Lot 28. A Landscape, by Gainsborough, 29 gui (c7; bought by Mr. Ferrer. Lot 29. A Morning Scene sam ine g ane k) , 96 guineas. Lot 31. A Landscape, by t 3 2 -- e artist, 130 guineas. Lot 37. Stirling Castle (Nasmyth), i 2O guineas. Lot 38. "Le Milieu du Jour" (Omeganck), a g ui neas • bought by Mr. Smith. All the pictures of this Broom,"eated an animated competition. Lot 43. " Buy a er by the late Madame Soyer was bought by M. Soyer, c rainab n i nsod, for 21 guineas. Lot ' 54. A Landscape, by r ' 3o B l l. 30 guineas ; bought by Mr. Smith. Lot J 55. A Town o guineas. Lot 56T; a River, with Ferry-boat (Asselyn), 50 75 guineas. Lot 4 Moonlight (very good), by Vanderneer, guineas, Lot 62. A u T ."' Le Garde Manger ' (Snyders), 35 geTteier, by Van Staveren ; bought by blr. Clark, for 33 (Sasso Ferrato), 77 guineas. Lot e 69. A Virgin and Child beausfeti72. A Landscape (Claude), 48 guineas. Lot 77. A artisicture by Constable, one of the best specimens of the erly in the Bour liault Collection, was knocked dow n f iV In A Country Alehouse, by Morland, s• ; purchased by Mr. Grattan. Lot 79. A portait of M s , by Ward, 99/. t tne gu itik in e eas. Lot 78. -POST-The follow- ILA-, 30 guineas. MAILS. —POST of the THE FOREIGN lag notice relating to the departure and ar r i val foreig n ma il s was yesterday posted at the chief offi Martin's-le-Grand :—Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Sp a i n , tar, Mediterranean, Egypt, India, and China. The next flails for Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the .lonian Islands, f'gYpt, India, China, via Southampton, w t i I be dispatched frog he hence on the morning of the 20th ins ant. _The Tag us sailed with the above mails of 3d instant.—Peninsular, & c.: —The Madrid for the Peninsular mails of next mails morning ing Bth inst.—lndia, &c., via Marseilles. The n ct o . t_ ra m rs a e l . l__ e f s, Marseilles, will t he M editerranean, Egypt, India, and China, I% dispatched from hence on the evening via the . Bth instant. ate,s April of Mails from India, &c., via Marseilles, which ar -I,;i'ved on the 3d instant, are as follows :—Calcut t a, m ` 2 ; Madras, April 23 ; Bombay, May 1; Alexandria, 22 ; Corfu, May 24; Malta, gay 27.—Malta Station. — Arrival and departure of packets : The contract steamer D uke of Cornwall, with mails from England, of May 3, ar rived from Gibraltar, May 14, and sailed for Alexandria on the 17th of May. Her Majesty's steamer Flamer, with mails f resl England of the 7th of M a y, arrived from Marseilles on the 17th. The contract steamer Iberia arrived from Alex• ,andria on the 27th, and the Royal Tar appointed to sail for Malta on the 29th. The steam vessel Spit fi re sailed from istalta for the lonian Islands and Greece on the 17th of May, and returned on the 27th.—West Indies, &c. : The next mails will be dispatched from here on the morning of the 17th instant. The Severn sailed June 2. The Teviot due on the 7th instant.—Sydney, New South Wales : The Tra falgar sailed on the 3d instant, with the mails of the 2d iastant. PRESENTS TO HER MAJESTY.—Ifer Majesty has been graciously pleased to present a portion of the foreign animals Which arrived on Wednesday last by the Oriental steamer to Lilt Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens. Y4:411 fine antelopes 'Pod lit the gardwo yesterday. THE ANTICIPATED ARRIVAL OF The arrival of this illustrious stranger was fully expected yesterday afternoon at Portsmouth ; and, agreeably to the instructions from the Government, all the necessary arrange ments for his Highness's reception at Mivart's Hotel were completed ny yesterd ty morning, The elegant range of rooms known as the state apart ments, which have been occupied by the King of the Nether lands, hi s I mper i a l Hi ghness the Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia, his Imperial Highness the Grand buke Michael of Russia, his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Wirtem berg, his Imperial Highness the Archduke Frederick of Austria, and other connexions of the crowned heads of Europe, have, by the orders of the Earl of Aberden, been placed at the Pacha's disposal, besides private rooms and dor mitories for his distinguished attendants. ha consequence of the anticipated arrival of his Highness from Dieppe, there has been a considerable number of inquiries at the terminus of the South-11 astern Railway at Vauxhall; for it is arranged that immediately the French squadron comes in sight of Portsmouth the fact shall be announced by the electric telegraph, so that the Government may be in possession of the earliest intelligence. There are also mes sengers in waiting to convey the information to Mivart's, i n order that several carriages may be sent to the station from that establishment. We are given to understand that the Pacha does not con template a sojourn of any duration at the Royal Dockyard, as was originally expected. Major Dicksorr,of the Royal Engineers, has been selected by the Government to attend on his Highness as Equerry during his sejour in this country. A laughable incident occurred at the station last evening. It appears that the electric telegraph announced to the at tendant that " The Pacha has arrived," and some excite ment was caused by the conveyance of the above four words, the official at the moment thinking as well as himself that it referred to the gallant Pacha, but the subsequent com munication dispelled all uncertainty, for it turned out to be the Pacha steamer, which had arrived in safety with her passengers, all well. The Earl of Aberdeen, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has requested that the Pacha be received with every distinction becoming his elevated rank and high influence as son of the "magnifique ruler of Egypt," as our French neighbours have called his father. There is no doubt but that his Highness will be a "lion " in this capital. In the retinue of his Highness are the fallowing :—Soliman Paella, General Ibrahim Bey, and Captain Mustapha Effendi, aides4le-camp to his Highness; Colonel Bonfort, M. Carabet Effendi (private secretary), and M. Joubert (interpreter to his Highness). About thirty servants are in the suite of his Highness. CALEDONIAN ASYLUM. A general court of the corporation of the Caledonian Asylum was held yesterday, at the hall of the Scottish Hos pital, Crane-court, Fleet street; J. A. Simpson, Esq., one of the treasurers, took the chair. There was a numerous attendance of governors of the institution, it being under stood that an amendment to the decision of the preceding court was to be moved by the ministers of the Scottish Presbytery in London in connexion with the Established Church of Scotland, with respect to the examination and religious superintendence of the children. The last court decided that the Presbyterian clergy of the metropolis ge nerally were to be the examinators, in opposition to the usage of a quarter of a century, during which it had been connected with the Established Church; and upon the mo tion for the confirmation of the minutes, The Rev. Dr. CummlNG rose, and contended that no departure should take place from precedent and practice without very grave and serious reasons indeed, but as none such had been alleged, he hoped that the determination of the previous court would be reconsidered. He strongly de precated the adoption by the institution of a sectarian cha racter. He understood that some friends were about to propose an intermediate course, and if upon the discussion of the subject he should find that the feeling of the meeting was in its favour, for the sake of peace and charity, and the extinction ofreligious animosities, lie would agree to it. He moved that that portion of the minutes which had reference to the proposed change be not confirmed. The amendment having been seconded, Captain CHARLES FORBES said, that with a view to the stilling of that party spirit which had so long disturbed the management of the charity, he should propose a motion, which could - offend neither party, and he trusted at the same time would heal all the differences upon ecclesiastical matters. He moved that the examination of the children be conducted in future by the Government inspectors of schools, and that the directors should invite such clergymen and friends as they should deem fit.—(Hear, hear.) The motion having been seconded a discussion ensued, in the course of which it was intimated that the Noble Presi dent, his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, sanctioned the pro posed amicable arrangement. The Rev. Dr. CUMMING said that upon the distinct under standing that ministers were to be present as spectators or guardians, and not as examinators, he would, with a view to a good understanding among all parties, withdraw his oppo sition. The motion of the Gallant Captain was then put from the chair, and agreed to unanimously. Application was made to the court for permission to sell out 1,0001. stock of the funded property of the charity, to defray the extraordinary expenses occasioned by the new buildings, and the admission of girls into the asylum. The required permission having been granted, six boys and four girls were elected, a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the court broke up. LEGAL FESTIVALS.—The annual " great grand " meetings of the societies of the Inner and Middle Temple have taken place. That of the latter society was held last evening, when the benchers and several of the judges, mem bers of the society, mustered in strong forces, and partook of a grand entertainment in the Hall, which, as usual on extra occasions, was densely thronged by members of the bar, and "commoners" of the society, who, as accustomed at the annual great grand banquet, did honour upon the occasion to the Queen, in extra allowances of old port. The Judges, of whom there were present the Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Justice Erie, &c., were warmly greeted on their departure. Of the members present, there were the treasurer, Biggs Andrews, Esq., ; Dr. Robinson, Master of the Temple ; J. Jervis, Esq., M.P. ; and Messrs. Knowles, Cockburn, Balguy, Martin, Whitehouse, Bethel, Sir R. Comyn, Si r William Owen, and many other learned gentlemen. On the 3d inst., the periodic great grand dinner of the Benchers of the Inner Temple took place in the Hall of that society, and was attended by most of the Judges, of whom there were present the Lord Chief Baron, Sir F. Pollock, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Justice Patteson, Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr. Justice , 1 Efle, Mr. Justice Creswell, Mr. Baron Platt, the Master of the Rolls, &c., &c. HEROIC ONDUCT.—Yesterday afternoon an accident occurred at Dyer's Wharf, which, but for the heroic conduct of a spectator, would have been attended with the loss of human life. A boy of about twelve years of age, fell from a lighter, and had gone down two or three times, when George Latham, a man of about 50 years of age seeing the youth's danger, promptly, took off his coat and plunged into the river. This gallant effort, we rejoice to add, was successful, though made at the imminent peril of Lathans's own life. The present, we understand, is the third instance of this individual's having been the means of saving a fellow creature from a watery grave. CASE 01 , STABBlNG.—Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, a young man named John Burrows, a bell hanger, of No. 7, Holborn-buildings, Holborn, was brought into St. Bartholomew's Hospital, by some of the City police constables, in a state of great agony, in consequence of his having been stabbed in the abdomen, a short time pre viously, by his own brother, by what is technically called a bell carriage —a long piece of four square iron, pointed at one end. Upon examination by the surgeon, it was found that the wound was of a dangerous character, being fully an inch and a half in depth, and situated immediately below the navel. The unfortunate man, who was previously an out patient of the institution of which he is now an inmate, it appears, visited his brother William, who is also a bell hanger in Coleman-street buildings, Moorgate ; and finding there another brother named Charles, who is a few years younger, he remonstrated with him upon some impropriety of conduct it is said he had been guilty of, when the latter suddenly snatched up the instrument above-mentioned, and thrust it with great force into the abdomen of his unfortu nate brother, and would have repeated the blow, had not the poor sufferer have fallen to the ground. The unfortunate man is at present considered in a dangerous state. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LIVERPOOL.—OR Thursday morning, at a few minutes after eight o'clock, smoke was vehe seen to issue f rom one o f th e wor k s h ops o f M essrs. War brick and Sim m , j o i ners , O x f or d- s t reet N ort h , Scotland road, m andent fury. T he afterwards street flameswhwhich burstthe fi f r o e r t o h ce w u i r t e h d runs mos t from Scotland Warbe -read, westw ar d t o V auxhall-road, and Messrs. ick and Simm occupied two ti b m er-yards, in which were workshops, constructed of woo d , on the north side the street, near to the to of it The property i n the p worksho or at the Scotl an d- roa d end. of partially manufactured artipcTe consisted a l most ent i rely s in fittings for different public-houses and the new Temperance Hall, and which for the " strike" would long since have been ' but sent off. The loss to Messrs. Warbrick and Simm completed wi) an d is estimated, at the very lowest sum, upwards of 1,000 1.1 They were insured in the Phoenix Fire -office to the amount of 6001. - - - ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE A CLERGYMAN.-011 Fri day last, about five o'clock P.M., the Rev. Standish O'Grady Parker, when returning home from Nenagh, was fired at by one of those miscreants who have so long disgraced the North Riding of Tipperary. This inhuman attempt is the more attrocious as theißev. Gentleman is one of the most kind and indulgent landlords to be found in any country, and has never been known to eject a tenant. The pistol of the assassin missed fire, and Mr. Parker escaped. Only a few days since this Rev. Gentleman subscribed a large sum, 100/, to the relief committee of Castletown, as well as to other similar charitable bodies. He is also a subscriber to every charity in the country.—Dublin Packet. COLLISION ON THE MERSEY.—The jury in the col lision case, after an absence from court for fifty minutes, re turned, at half-past five o'clock yesterday evening, with the following verdict :—"That John Roche came by his death from injuries received in the spine, but that when, where, and how received, there was no evidence to show : that Patrick Geoghan met his death accidentally; and they laid a deodand of 2001. on the Sea Nymph." The coroner said the amount of the deodand should be paid within fonrteen days. - • 1 -- CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST THE LATE TREASURER OF THE BIRMINGHAM WORKHOUSE.---BlRMlNG inlattheetrdeoacskuraetr l a i t A l! t r h , e TH B U i r it S m D i n A g Y h . — a in T I l w i S o IT 1 r k o h r o n u i n s e g G , w . a Y s . pl aced We l ch , Luck cock, ekpEci üb s li . c , a o n ffi d ce_, before H. Smith, Esq., c E h s a q r . g , eamwaTtoiri,erallb.eLzzulcinkg several sums of money while filling the above office at the workhouse. Mr. E. Wright, on the part of the guardians, attended for the prosecution; Mr. Smith for the prisoner. Mr. Wright, in Opening the said be appeared as solici tor for the guardi p ans of thep c o a o a r e o ' f Birmingham against the his prisonertreasurer e e n faot b r bef or e f h o he r i e them. The prisoner had held the office ing the whole of tlintwe°lt khouse for some length of time, i;leede,the same responsible o ffi ce. Daunrd diens he had not coinnlli lie was in the service of the guar draw the confidence they re himself as to cause them to with confidence in him until within the last few months. Towards the repo sed latter end of last year a change took place in the whole of the management of the work house, and from treasurer, to the On nuahridsians Mr. W e l c h was retiring from offi ce siring a ccounts from appointed to the office of cl er k . a statement was re qu i re d of him of all Michaelmas, and a statement was according l y an investigation took place, when it was fonBdezlt in, an d and from that and other reasons i t was supposed that a incorr ect 8 - y s , tem of embezzlement had be en carr i ed on for someyears by the prisoner The guardians immediately consulted him (Mr. Wright) as the course they ought to pursue, and th oug h painful to them as it was, they felt it their duty to prosecute the prisoner and bring him before the magistrates, and then to take such course as the law pointed out, in justice to them selves, the public, and other servants connected with the workhouse. Mr. Wrigl.t called two witnesses, who proved t 'so casi , s against the prisoner, after which he was remanded 1 to Monday next. The prisoner's defalcations ale said to be above 1,0001. BRIGHTON, JUNE 4,—Sir Henry Pottinger, Lady Pottinger, and daughter, arrived here from Paris yesterday by the Item= from Pieppe, TnE StTN*, _LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING-, JUNE 5, 184. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION. Poen:mount, uRsJAY.—The following letters relating to the proceedings of the squadron will be found interesting, as the opinions of experienced officers of different ships:— " her Majesty's ship Rattler, at sea, May 27. "We beat the whole squad r o n un d er sa il alone. In a trial with the Brilliant, yesterday, she acknowledged by signal we beat her a mile to windward in four hours' sail. The Ter rible and Scourge, who parted company the first night, have not made their appearance since. We go into Corrk about the 30th. " The Vanguard, in her trial with the two-deckers, blow ing very hard, found herself the best ship. The Rodney next. The Albion carried away her main] topsail-yard. The St. Vincent, in firing her stern guns from the ward room, knocked down every bulkhead and ornamental work in the ward-room, and required all the carpenters in the fleet to put things to rights. The Rattler has quite surprised everybody. The fleet will be at Spithead about the end of June." "At sea. Lat 43 N., lon. 9.30 W., May 25. " Our gallant Commodore has just made the signal, An opportunity for letters.' " We have only had two trials of sailing—first, 15th in stant, before the wind, 18 miles. At the finale, Vanguard, 1; Albion, 2; Superb, 3; Queen, 4; Rodney, 5; St. Vincent, 6 ; Trafalgar, 7. Second trial, 19th instant, blowing strong from south-west, with a heavy head sea (three hours) with the two deckers, with as much sail as she could stagger under, three reefs out, and sometimes top-gallant sails over. Early in the trial, the Albion and Superb split their main topsails, so it was left to Rodney and Vanguard. At the conclusion Vanguard weathered her opponent 800 yards dead in the wind's eve. " Queen appears to have fallen eff in her sailing. Albion improved. St. Vincent appears to go sluggishly along, under low sail. We can almost spare her a mainsail. Ths weather (half the time we have been out) has been more like De cember than May, blowing hard, with an ugly sea. " The Brilliant, Terrible, and Retribution lost us the first night; the two latter have not yet joined, and the former picked up the squadron a few days ago. The most extraor dinary craft is the Rattler, which, I do believe, will beat the whole squadron unde r sail (low sail, blowing fresh). To-day we have had general quarters, firing three rounds blank ; otherwise we have been very quiet, but expect to be roused up nightly to general quarters, firing three rounds as quick as possible. From all I can learn we shall most likely be at Cork early in June." "Her Majesty's ship, St. Vincent, at sea, May 26. "I send this by one of the steamers that the Commodore intends to send to Cork the moment his dispatches are ready, and he says that we are to be there ourselves three days after the arrival of the steamer, but not to remain longer than forty-eight hours. Nearly ever since we have been out the weather has been very bad; four days under storm sails, and mostly very thick and foggy, so that we have had but few trials. On both occasions we had an advantage over the Queen and Trafalgar. The two deckers perhaps had an ad vantage over us, but you can scarcely call it a trial. Our principal work has been in exercisi ng a very green ship's company in reefing, and in making and shortening sail, and firing blank cartridges at quarters. We are busy looking after some of our stray sheep, three of the steamers having parted company the first night. " Vanguard put herself on fire for a minute or two, from the stern port, on lower deck, owing to not being able to have sufficient of the muzzle outboard; that might be remedied by having the two after guns on lower deck about eighteen inches longer. " On the 22d, our patient being better, an order was given for us to go to general quarters, and fire our stern guns. I think it took us about forty minutes to clear away abaft, and after having kept up a very good fire (ten rounds from each gun) we found we had done much damage to our gingerbread, especially in ward-room, and admiral's and captain's cabins; such as admiral's stern-walk much shook; officers' cabin, bulkheads, down about our ears; and a variety of other little things, such as glass sashes, &c : , knocked to pieces; so that we were compelled to make a signal for two carpenters and joiners from each ship of the fleet to come on board to repair damages, where they remained for two days. Other ships did not suffer. " On the 26th, at 11 r.st., the night signal was made, Prepare for action, and fire three rounds.' Some of the ships commenced very soon, I think all before us. However, not a Iran in this ship knew a word about it, except the Commodore and Captain, and considering we are a' green' ship's company, I think we did pretty well; for from the time we beat to quarters, hammocks all stowed on deck, tables, stools, and bags all stowed in their places below the gun decks, and fired the first, in twelve minutes, without a single accident of any sort. " St. Vincent is certainly the worst in performing any evolution aloft, such as making or shortening sail, reefing, &c. ; but consider, she has a new ship's company, with 400 men that scarcely ever saw a man-of-war before, and I am sorry to say that the commodore does not make sufficient allowance, for he expects everything to be done as well an , as smart as the other ships that have been from two to three years in commission. "P. S. Brilliant had a few hours' trial on wind with Su perb, and beat her. Raleigh has just made her number." " Her Majesty's ship -, at sea, May 29. " We all started in company on the 13th ; the next morn ing we found missing the Brilliant, Terrible, and Cyclops ; and the day after the Retribution was also missing. Brilliant we picked up after a week's absence; the three steamers we have seen nothing of since. Gladiator and Scourge we have had is company mostly all the time ; Rattler always. " It is quite evident that the steam-vessels can do nothing in sailing with a fleet or squadron. Rattler (the one with the screw) does very well. " When we are under very easy sail they are compelled to crowd every stitch they can, and then barely keep up with us. The Gladiator is somewhat better since she unshipped some of her paddle floats; but it took her eight hours to do so, and it would, in all probability, take half as long again to replace them. 1 ‘ Some of the steam-vessels are not even fitted to discon nect, which is a very great drawback. The Scourge can (comparatively) do nothing under sail, she being so situated. " For most part of the time we had very bad weather, blowing hard, with a continuation of thick fogs, so that we have had but few trials, and they being mostly with single ships. Rodney and Vanguard had one good trial with a fresh breeze, just able to carry a main topgallant sail. I think it was allowed that Vanguard had a little advantage. On one occasion the St. Vincent had a four hours' trial with the Queen ; in which it was afterwards admitted by Sir Gordon Bremer, by signal, that the St. Vincent had the ad vantage—both of the above trials were on a wind. Yester day there was a pretty little trial between the Albion and the Queen, on a wind, with a nice royal breeze : the former had considerable advantage. There was also at the same time an interesting trial between the Rodney and the Superb, going about two points free ; the Superb beat her much ; so it is allowed on board here that the Rodney does not sail quite so well as she did, and the Superb much better. The Trafalgar can do nothing with any. " Her Majesty's Ship Rodney at sea, May 29. " We (Rodney) have had but two trials; one with Albion, Superb, and Vanguard, blowing very hard, single-reefed top sails, and topgallant sails occasionally, in which in three hours and a half Vanguard beat us nearly 800 yards to wind ward ; Superb and Albion having split their main topsails were in a meal 're out of the race. Queen has fallen off. Superb, perhaps, beats us all. Raleigh, however, to-day, beat off her the wind in a trial of three hours; how much I don't know. We consider the extra 80 tons of water has not improved Rodney's sailing qualities, although the four two-deckers are very equal indeed. We have had but two trials, as I said before. 'We beat to quarters by signal at eleven o'clock last Monday night. We were half an hour from the beat to the time all the guns were secured again, having fired three rounds from every gun in the ship, barring ward room and cabin of course. Day before yesterday Albion and Queen tried under royal; on a wind. Albion beat. Also Superb and Rodney. Royals set going ten knots wind at easy. Superb beat us six thousand yards, however. In fine weather, Symonds' ships have the best chance. As Rodney gets lighter we expect her to improve. Trafalgar very slow; Rattler sails beautifully, never out of her station." The Earl and Countess of Haddington and suite were brought from Ryde this morning by the Lightning steamer, Mr. J. E. Petley, Master commanding, and proceeded to London by the express train. The Polyphemus steam sloop, Commander M'Cleverty, arrived this morning from the eastward. MR. HARRIS'S THEATRICAL COLLECTION.—In ti) theatrical collection of portraits to be sold, on Monday next. by Mr. Edmund Robins, it is not pretended that it will rival Charles Mathews's, which has found a sort of parental abode at the Garrick Club, but the one which is to be sold unre servedly on Monday, was formed by the Mr. Harris, who for half a century was the principal proprietor of Covent Garden Theatre. There are some valuable morceaux of our renowned favourites, and it includes the celebrated picture that had nearly provoked a chancery suit by Col. Berkley—the beau tiful picture of Miss Foote in the character of Maria Darling ton. She appears in this,fpart to have surpassed any previous attempt to combine dancing and acting, and a more lovely picture altogether it would be difficult to imagine. It has been whispered that the Duke of Devonshire has expressed a wish to possess this treasure. Mr. Clint, who painted it, has always accounted it his best effort ; it is still said to be an amazing likeness of the accomplished Countess. Clint has several beautiful sxecimens in this rare little assemblage. His picture of Liston is piquant beyond all praise—his theatrical clients paid him only fifty guineas for each likeness. Miss Foote paid 150 guineas for Maria Darlington. There is the celebrated picture of Emery, as Tyke; that cis is really beyond all praise. Monday is doomed to 1 - pers.° this delightful although unpretending little collection. The picture of Miss Foote, painted twenty y Liston and teSs of Harrington. The portraits of wonderful likenesses of these talented by the same master, are • actors. This little collection is rich in its portraits, and by Clint L is still a most admirable. present likenessof e t a h r e s Co a u g n o : ' o would form an:admirable outline for the Duke of Devonshire the Baron de Rothschild, to fill up with something still more recherche ; and we are told it is more than probable verreach, A " CON,IIIII.OIt IN TROUBLE.—WINDSOh Jtri 3. the magnificent picture of the kemble family w ill s h ort l y b e subject to the competition and uncertainty of an appr oac hi ng sale, as Well as a scene from the " Cland es ti ne Marriage," a S fr i o r m Gls "Naar W a y t o P ay Ol d beautiful picture from " King John," a S cene from "No " ,E B D 6 e n b g t s , 'no with Su pp R e Cl' m " a u n n d d al li s e n an n a n s e Yesterday morning, a person named George Robert Young, the assistant Conjoror to his brother, Mr. E. W.Young, " the Great Northern Wizard," who has been eXhiblting at the theatre in this town, was brought before the sitting magis trates (Ur. Adams, the mayor, and Mr. Legh), charged with having committed a violent assault unpon Mr. Wood, the superintendent of the Windsor Gas Works. It appeared, from the evidence of Mr. Wood, that the evening-- of oil Saturday last the complainant saw the the real conjuror i in the yard ts,•other, defendant's .. ' when, the brother, who was of the ,Star and carter Tan, Wood, because the exceedingly drunk, abused M. company, had gas supplied at the theatre during refused to trust him for the eatre during his the altercation was goin g i performanees. While Wood had never state of " furious before intoxication," seen, rushed out of the tap, in a com plainant with his fists,'Xikipn," knocked down the com without saying a word. The defendant, him tin the head and body 1 "no conjuror' before the bench,fendant, who appeared to be strike Mr. Wood; but the fact was, said, In his defence, he did been drinking a good deal i t h r e was so drunk (having packed up), that he really know d id not his brother's traps and had not the least recollection of il what he was about, Mr. Wood recommended him to the mercy had taken place. observing that all he desired was protection fthe magistrates, from the as. sistant conjuror's violence. The Alayor told the defendant, that in consequence of the kind recommendation of Mr. Wood, they were disposed to treat the case far more leniently , than they otherwise should have done. They should there fore inflict a small fine; which, with the costs, amounted to 13s. 6d. The money was shortly afterwards paid, and he was then liberated. Yesterday Paella paid his LtrewPll visit to M. Guizot, and in the evening, at nine o'clock, went to the Royal Observatcry. His Highness, who was received by M.' Arago, looked at the heavens through the powerful teleeoope of the establi4hgteut ALLEGED MURDER at SHAD WELL Benjamin Gibbins, the man charged on suspicion of causing the death of Jane, alias Anne Sloman, in Labour-in-Vain street, Shadwell, was brought up yesterday for re-examina tion at the Thames Police-court. Inspector Valentine proved that when he asked the pri soner why he did not get in at the lower window, he at first answered it was fast, and afterwards replied that he did not like to enter another person's premises. Martha Darlow, Jamaica-place, Limehouse, had known the. prisoner since Tuesday week, when he came to her house with his wife to look for work for her. Saw the deceased on Monday afternoon, between two and three o'clock, in La bour-in-Vain-street. She said she'd go to the fair to him. Did not see her after. On Tuesday morning, at a quarter past seven, he came to witness's house, and said, "Make haste, and get the things out, for my wife is dead. She fell d mothown stairs, and brok e h er nec k . l am going to tell her er." He said no more, but went . away. Witness under stood him to mean " the still" when he said " the things." She and her husband went directly to the house of the pri soner, and her husband then brought the things from the back window of the room the still was in. She and her hus band then went away. John Harris was then called—He said he was proprietor of the King's Arm s ,- M ar k et-hill, Shadwell. As near t o seven o'clock as possible, on T uesday morning, on hearing that a woman lay dead in h er h ouse i n Labour-in-Vain street, he went to the house, and, looking through the key hole, saw a woman lying without any movement. He sent for a policeman, who knocked at the door, b u t t h ere was no answer. People were heard inside, but the door was not broken open for a few minutes, as a woman said they need not, as the husband was likely to come in a few moments. Witness entered the house, as did the husband, who came up at the time. He began to cry—" My poor dear crea ture." Some one asked him why he did not give the alarm sooner? He said he did' not like to disturb the inhabitants at that hour of the night, and he went to a coffee-shop to get a cup of coffee. Anne Sloman, the mother of the deceased,:was then called, and gave evidence similar to that which she tendered at the inquest, but confirmed the prisoner's statement as to having been at the fair with the deceased, and riding in one of the roundabouts at which the prisoner was employed. Thorogood, 280 K, deposed to breaking open the door in Labour-in-Vain-street. Bofore doing so, he heard a sound as if some things were being removed. It appeared to come from the next house. He saw the deceased lying on the ground in the passage, with her feet towards the stairs. The prisoner came in soon after. He said he was sorry for her, but he did not know anything about it. The prisoner was then taken into custody. Inspector Valentine having requested to have the prisoner again remanded, as there were some material witnesses not then in attendance, Mr. Broderip asked what time he would require? Mr. Valentine said he would wish for a week, to procure the at tendance of one very material witness. Mr. Broderip—The charge is a very grave one, and I hope you will be prepared. Inspector Valentine—l shall take care, sir. The prisoner, ,being asked if he ha'd anything further to say in his defence, replied, " I only wish to have the neigh bours called up and hear what they have to say about me." Mr. Broderip directed the inspector to bring up everybody who could throw any light upon the subject, and the case was remanded until Thursday next. Yesterday the inquest on the body of Anne Sloman, ad journed from the previous day, was resumed bfore Mr. Baker, jun. It is unnecessary to report the evidence already given at the police-court, and which has so recently been before the public. The evidence adduced to-day only tends to involve the case in deeper mystery. The first witness examined was Anna Lewis, residing at No. 7, next door to the decased, whom she never saw till Saturday, cleaning the step of her door. On Tuesday morn ing, twenty minutes after twelve o'clock, witness heard repeated knockings at No. 6, where deceased resided, and being up and dressed, looked out of the win dow. She heard a man (whom she bad never seen before) knocking at the door, and crying, "Jane, open the door." A voice, as if a woman's lying on a bed, replied, " I shan't." This was repeated thrice. He asked for the key to let him self in, and in about a minute or two after, no answer being returned, witness heard a noise from the top to the very bottom of the stairs. Witness cried out to the man, " Oh, she has fell down stairs." He continued to knock for about ten minutes more, and then said he would go and get a lodging. Witness heard no more noise until half-past five the same morning, when the same man returned and knocked again until a quarter to seven, when he asked witness's leave t o go through her house to get to the back premises at No. 6. She let him in, and he put a ladder on the water-butt, and got in at the window. In about four or five minutes witness and a Mrs. Mann looked through the street-door key-hole, and saw him with a candle. They also saw a female lying in the passage, and he seemed trying to raise her head, and called Jane three times. Before that he seemed trying to straighten her legs down. Witness asked if anything was the matter, when he blew out the light and came out at the door, which he shut behind him, exclaiming, " Oh dear, I ►m afraid there is; I will go and fetch her mother." Wit ness did not see him again until he was in custody of the police. In half an hour after a man and woman, who were strangers to witness, came to the place. The woman, who represented herself as the deceased's sister, got into the yard of witness's house, and was followed by the man. He got ever the palings and handed a long twisted pipe of tin and a boiler out of No. 6. Witness got frightened, thinking there was something wrong, and ran up stairs. The man then put the twisted thing and the long pipe over. The woman ran up stairs into witness's apartment, with the boiler in her hand, exclaiming, " Oh dear, they have burst the door open." The woman then ran away, and witnes threw the boiler over the next wall. Police-sergeant Townson, 6 K, was next examined, and. re peated the evidence already published in the reports from the Thames Police-court. At this stage of the proceedings it was intimated that the woman alluded to in the statement of Anna Lewis had been discovered by the police, and was in attendance. Mr. Ross, surgeon, had made a post mortem examination of the body. On examining the external marks upon the face he found that there were internal bruises which corresponded with them, and which were evidently the result of a blow. On carefully taking away the covering from the vicinity of the wound on the back of the head, he observed a slight fracture on the upper part of the occipital bone. There was an extensive bruise round the head, and on removing the skull cap and dura mater he found a large quantity of ex travasated blood over the surface of the brain, to the extent of at least three ounces. The brain itself was congested, but otherwise healthy. The occipital bone was slightly frac tured on the inner side, but there was no depression; the fracture had gone through. The blood had escaped from the superior longitudinal sinus, which was ruptured, and death was occasioned by the effusion of blood upon the brain. In answer to a juror, Mr. Ross said it was possible that the wound and; fracture on the back of deceased's head could have been caused by a kick from the toe of a heavy boot. A poker, or any other blunt and heavy instrument, would have inflicted such a wound. Witness did not think that the injuries on the face and the back of the head could have been occasioned by a fall down the stairs. It was just pos sible that a person receiving a blow in the face, and falling down the stairs, could have sustained the injuriec. To the CORONER —lt was possible that a person receiving such an injury might have placed such a pillow as the sack produced under her head, and yet not have sufficient con sciousness to answer a person knocking at the door. A blow might have stunned and made her sick at the time, but she might have sufficiently recovered to move about, yet after wards have died from its effects. Inspector Valentine, of the K division, who took the charge on Tuesday morning, proved that in questioning Gibbins as to why he got in through the upper window, which was a matter of difficulty, instead of at the lower one, which was more easy of access, Gibbins replied, that he tried to lift it, but could not do so. Being told by the inspector it was very easy, and had no fastening, he re plied, " Well, I did not like to go through another per son's premises." The inspector answered, " You were going through his premises in getting in where you did ;" to which the prisoner made no answer. There was no fas tening to the lower window, which was only three feet from the ground, whilst the upper one was ten feet, and the ladder only four feet high. After a minute search no instru ment bad been found by which the wound on the deceased's head was likely to have been inflicted. Witness tried to stand the ladder in the water-butt, which. had no head, and did not appear to have been recently moved, but could not succeed. A coffee-house keeper named Crafford stated that Gibbins came into his shop at half-past twelve en Tuesday morning «,d called for a cup of coffee, which he drank. Ile remained tbout half an hour. Witness did not perceive anything ;articular in his manner. When he returned again, about half-past two, he was very quarrelsome, and appeared as if he had been drinking. At this stage of the proceedings, the jury having sat for ten hours and upwards, the coroner proposed an adjournment till Monday, which was acceded to. THE LATE MELANCHOLY ACCI- DENT AT OXFORD. OXFORD, JUNE 4.—An inquest was held this morning by Mr. Came, the University coroner, at the house of Mr. William Wayle, publican, at the Weirs, on the body of Mr. George Gibbs, commoner of Exeter College, who was drowned while bathing in the Isis. Mr. Lionel James Trotter, Postmaster of Merton College, being sworn, said that he met with the deceased, who was his school-fellow, at the Weirs yesterday afternoon, at about a quarter before 3 o'clock, and accompanied him to the lasher called Bossom's Lasher, for the purpose of bathing. Witness showed the deceased (who was no swimmer) how far he might bathe without being out of his depth, and having done so, left him to swim towards the actual lasher. After a time witness heard an alarm that Gibbs was drowning, from Mr. Tyrrell, of St. John's. Witness swam back to the place, and seeing the arm of deceased above water, caught hold of it. Deceased grasped him tight, and pulled him under. Wit ness thought he was a full minute under water struggling with deceased, and finding himself nearly exhausted, he managed to escape from him by putting his hands on his shoulders. Thought deceased had in some degree lost his strength, or he could not so readily have got awa y. Did not see deceased rise again after this struggle. The alarm soon spread, and every assistan ce was s peedil y at hand from the adjoining public-house. Lovick Tyrrell, commoner of St. John's College, being sworn, said that he was of the bathing party with Mr. Trotter; he observed Mr. Trotter give the cautions as to the shallow water near the bank. Witness swam to a little dis tance, and after a short time he heard a cry from the de ceased "Come here ! here !" Witness swam back to the place 'and 'standing on the edge of the shelf, caught at deceased's elbow, which he could not keep hold of. Mr. Trotter at this time coming up and grappling with deceased, witness did not think it right to join in the struggle. Thought Mr. Trotter was a full minute under water, and from that time there was no further appearance of deceased till the body was found, which was rather more than a ~ti-*ter of a aching: ( orge :q surgeon, being sworn, said that he was seyrt'3ior'yelerday afternoon about four o'clock ; that he im to the Weirs, where he found everything m ediately eet ou; -ding to the printed instructions of the had been done acco,_ . 'less used eve effort for the re- Illumine Society. Wit._ suggest, but without storing of animation whieh skil l o success; although he tontinnetl , could o ld so till half-past five. No mark of injury, was found on the b. j T. Hands, appointed Waterman by the University, having 'he main stream, been sworn, said, that being on his duty on o'clock. He he heard an alarm given at a quarter past three ‘ssistance immediately punted to the lasher, and having with -thing got his boat over into the lasher pool, found persons sea. with drags and a pole. After about ten minutes seat. witness succeeded in finding and raising the body of deceasea with his long pole. Witness never received any instructions to attend at or near this bathing place, but was in what they call the "Gut," with a view of helping gentlemen in boats on the main stream. Verdict—" Accidentally drowned." THE GREENWICH RAILWAY TRAFFIC DURING THE HOLIDAYS.--On Moaday there were 52,000 passengers who travelled by the above railway ; on Tuesday, 30,000 ; and on Wednesday, 19,000 ; making altogether 101,000 persons—a greater number the 113 has travelled on that line at any pre- WI. -a:a - COURT CIRCULAR Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Marchioness of Ormonde, and Earl Howe, arrived at Buckingham Palace, at half-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon, from her residence Bushy House, Bushy Park, to pay a visit to the Queen. At a quarter past five o'clock the Queen Dowager attended by the Mar chioness of Ormonde, and Earl Howe, left the Palace in a carriage and four on her return to Bushy Park. Hi s Royal Highness Prince Albert, rode out on horse back yesterday, attended by the Equerry in Waiting, Colonel Bouverie. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, visited her Maje ,ty yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, ac companied by the Dowager Lady Ly ttelton, took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four. Mrs. Thornycroft has commenced the model for the statue of his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, to be ex ecuted in marble for her Majesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent honoured. Drury -lane Theatre w ith h er p resence yes t er d ay even ing. Her Royal Highness was attended by Lady Bruce, Sir George Couper, and Captain the Hon. James P. Murray. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, attended by Baroness Ahlefeldt, and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, honoured the annual meeting of the Charity Schools of the Metropo lis in St. Paul's Cathedral with their presence yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince George, attended by Lady Au gusta Cadogan, Madame de Normann, and Mr. Edmund Mildmay, honoured Mrs. Lawrence with a visit yester day afternoon at Ealing Park. The sixth anniversary meeting of the Committee of the Baronetage, for privileges, took place yesterday at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street. Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in Whitehall gardens last night, from his seat Drayton Manor, Staf fordshire. Lord Lyttelton arrived in town yesterday from the Isle of Wight. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. MAY 30. Heroine cutter, Sir J. Rivett Carnac, Bart., from Lymington. 31. Resolution schooner, Duke of Rutland, from the west coast of Scotland, and proceeded to Southampton. JUNE 1. Osprey cutter, John Petre, Esq., from Portsmouth ; Peterel cutter, Earl of Ilchester, from Southampton. 2. Georgian schooner, Wm. Lyon, Esq., from Portsmouth. SAILINGS. JUNE 1. Iris cutter, Lord Rodney, for Dartmouth, and other ports. 2. Peterel cutter, Earl of Ilchester, for Weymouth. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—Georgian, Resolution, Wyvern, Maud. Cutters—Nymph, Gauntlet, Turquoise, Apsarah Eudora, St. Margaret, Ganymede, Heroine, Osprey. FITTING OUT IN COWES HARBOUR. Schooners—Camilla, Gem. Cutters—Will o'-the-Wisp, Sparrowhawk, Duchess. The adjourned annual general meeting of the members of the Royal Yacht Squadron takes place at the Thatched House Tavern on the 6th inst. The Commodore's health, we are happy to say, is daily improving : he proceeds from Plymouth to Cork to join the squadron. The fashionables are daily selecting their summer resi dences. Several large houses have been taken during the week. The hay harvest would have commenced generally in the island, but for the want of hands. Mowers cannot be ob tained for money. The crops are very heavy. The corn looks well, but would be much benefited by a few hours' rain, the heat being oppressive. Pomoss.—There is quite a panic amongst the potato growers of the Isle of Wight, in consequence of the appear ance of the potato blight. It was seen first in this island last year; it now, as in 1845, has appeared on the stems, but it has not spread, as it than did, to the leaves and tubers, but it is expected that it will do so with the first rain. At pre sent the tubers are dug up quite perfect, however spotted the stem. THE ETON COLLEGE FOURTH OF JUNE REGATTA. ETON, THURSDAY NIGHT.—This annual festival, estab lished now upwards of half a century ago for the purpose of celebrating the anniversary of the birth of George 111., a Sovereign who especially patronized, during his lengthened reign, the Royal College of Eton, took place this evening shortly after seven o'clock. The day, which was remarkably fine, and most intensely sultry, the thermometer being up wards of 80 in the shade, attracted a more than usually large assemblage of distinguished old Etonians, and a large con course of persons from Oxford, Cambridge, and the metro polis, accompanied by many of their families, to the banks of the Thames, in the well-known Brocas, where several thousands had congregated long before the hour for the starting of the boats to _Old Surley, about three miles above Windsor-bridge. Amongst those we observed in carriages and on horseback, and amongst the host of pedestrians, were the Marquis of Granby, Lord Guernsey, Lord Curzon, Earl of Darnley, Dr. Dodsworth, Rev. R. Okes, Dr. Stanford, Lord Suffield, Mr. Grenville Penn, Rev. G. Dupuis, Lord Camp bell, Rev. Mr. Abraham, Lady St. Germans, Lady C. Russell, Lady Exmouth, Rev. Mr. Wilder, Captain Seymour, Mr. W. Harcourt, &c. Windsor-bridge, and the wharfs and fields on either side of the river, were also crowded with spectators. At the hour appointed, which was punctually observed, for the departure for Surley-hall, the seven boats, with their respective crews attired in naval costume, proceeded up the river, in the van being two shallops, c o n t a i n i ng th e b an d o f the d Regiment of Life Guards, stationed at Windsor. The following is " the order of their going," with the names of their captains and crews : The Monarch, 10 oars—Luttrell (captain of the boats) ; Buller, Miller, ma., Lygon, Tremayne, Bosanquet, Welby, ma., Lawford, mi., Hanbury, and Baillie ; Markham, steerer. Victory—Bunny, captain ; Barnes, Thompson, Wrangham, Arnand, 'Board, Blundell, and Welby, mi. ; Mills, steerer. Prince of Wales—Greenwood, captain ; Lord Dungarvon, Holden, Feilden, Hamilton, P. Smith, Buchannon, and Miles, ma. ; Miles, max., steerer. Britannia— Marshall, captain ; Ogle, Fellowes, De Rutzen, Rhodes, Barton, Reade, and Herries ; Haywood, steerer. Dreadnought—Bagshawe, captain; Coote, Dixon, Fursdon, Crosse, Nicholles, White, and Wood; Lord Loughborough, steerer. Thetis--Powys, captain ; Suttie, Norbury, Hammond, Boothby, Croft, Curry, and Walpole; Etherstone, steerer. St. George—Miller, mi., captain ; Kinlock, Whitingstall, Walker, Maugham, Cotterell, Holden, mi., and Prendergast; Haywood, mi., steerer. A splendid cold collation was provided at Surley-hall, with wines of the choicest description, for the crews and their re spective friends, to which ample justice was done, and the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were duly and expeditiously honoured. Upon the return of the boats to Windsor-bridge the usual display of fireworks took place from the eyot. The whole affair passed off without the occurrence of a single accident. WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE and NEW PALACE.—SECOND REPORT. _ The Select Committee appointed to consider the present state of Westminster-bridge, and of the New Palace at "Westminster, particularly with reference to the Reception and Accommodation of this House in the same; and to report their observations thereupon to the House, and who 'e ere empowered to report their opinion from time to time to the House—have further considered the matters to them referred, and agreed to the following report : That in the matter of Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney's petition, referred to your Committee, it appears, after hearing Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney, that no evidence of the application of his system to any existing public building has been adduced in its favour. That the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Works having appointed three gentlemen of eminent attainments to assist him in determining upon the matter of the ventilation of the New Palace at Westminster, before whom any theoretical reasoning which Mr. Gurney may be able to adduce may be brought forward, and considered, it does not appear either necessary, in justice to Mr. Gurney, or expedient on other grounds, that any opinion founded upon such theoretical reasoning should be expressed upon it by your Committee. May 29, 1846. PRINCE Louis NAPOLEON----A meeting of the Fo reign Ambassadors and Ministers has taken place, to consult on the line of policy to be adopted towards Prince Louis Napoleon, and it has been agreed that, until they receive in st ructions from their different Courts, they will abstain from personal intercourse with the Prince. The Ex-King of Hol land, father to Prince Louis Napoleon, possesses immense wealth, and makes a noble use of it in relieving the poor and unfortunate. He resides chiefly at Florence. WATERMEN AND LIGHTERMEN'S ASYLUM. The seventh anniversary of the institution, called the Free Water men and Lightermen's Asylum for poor, aged, decayed, and maimed Watermen and lightermen of the river Thames and their wives or widows, was celebrated on Wednesday night, at the Old London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presided, and he was supported by the venerable Alderman Lucas, the master wardens and assistants of the Incorporated Watermen and Lightermen's Company, and 170 other gentlemen connected with the river and port of London. In the course of the evening the committee's report was read, which stated that their vice-president, Mr.:l. D. Brown, perceiving, as he has done, the necessity of having a church near to the asylum, in which the aged inmates may attend Divine worship, and the advantage that would accrue to them from'ahaving a resident clergyman, who might Tavern,t e r l t o h o e b2r3iSddtg e t r ho a efn Company receipts fromthe tolls be always at hand to minister to their spiritual wants, and to superintend the institution when he (Mr. Brown) should no longer be able to do so, he has offered to find 1,0001. in money, six acres of land, partly for the site of a church, church-yard, and parsonage-house, and the remainder to be let on building leases, to provide an endowment of 150 t. a year; and, at the expiration of such leases, to increase it to 3001. a year, the remainder of the rents being applicable to the asylum—Mr. Brown to have the first: presentation to the church, and afterwards the patronage to vest in the Company of Watermen. The amount subscribed by the company present was 8621. for the almshouses, and 721. for the church. THE WATERLOO-BRIDGE C omPesr.--Yesterday, at one o'clock, a general assembly of the Company of Pro prietors mtopareneyeivweasthheelladstaht half yearly February, 1846; Mr. T. 3C,eraorwlynraen o pd f orA t t h ,n e cehn W oarin a . Powell, including amounted to 7,1521. 155., and . 13 1- 1 1 . 3 e i p g o n r e t l , l, w a n d i c i director, c showedto r, i g n the thatc h t a h i r e . ture consisted of 1,4161. 3s. • ' lend of 3s. in the pound in terests on bonds 1,295/. 165., and divi, tot jl a i l r in G cme 5,6251. The Bs. ld. stock appropriatedto io B ,l 33 o 6 r / d . in l9 a s r . y l ( 6 i d is . bu T rs h e e m e e x n p ts, e d on annuities, upon 37,000/., due this half-year wrehpiocrht,waefteerinhatvreinagtyobfusrertvheed bridgeth at all had a t d h e failed railway i companies their schemes, stated th a t th e b aiance o f th e l as t h a lf-y ear amounted to 1,397/. 7s. Bd., a n d recommen d e d a di v id en d o f o 3s. in th e pound, which would leave a balance of 6501. Bs. ld. prosecute in favour of the Company. The report was unanimously nreceived r: tc a a n En d sd.j a_ n d g o w p t h t e e e d , when thanks were voted to the chair ma!, and the meeting separated. believelarge qu w an e ti a e r s e correct uft hts fa i v n e s u t r t e i n a g n d that, licious fruit which are annually imported from the south of Europe, the arrivals during the season, now about to close, have been unprecedent, d, both with regard to their extent good t o e i n o dg nowco apd the excellent quality of th e fruit. Several cargoes of n is da n idt o ive t ann i c , e , ctedo th m uj in ca ta u i s n in i g ts it, o o si f ti s o u n • t , is esteemed fruit have arrived within the past. week, and ap u ne p iroi t on o rg t q h ut e ha p ei e tfy r ru i , o ai d tns o d f o fi w n r t n, to a l) much ,later gelled thluz i 4 %Wally the 0119. - ' IRELAND. Dtmurr, Just 3.—The trades of Limerick are so ena moured with Mr. Smith O'Brien's conduct, that they have invited him to a triumphal entry and procession into " the city of the violated treaty," on Thursday week. On Satur day night Mr. O'Brien arrived in Limerick, and forthwith the patriotic trades—of whom, by the way, the "Head Pa cificator" is President—waited on " the Martyr," to ascertain how and when they could have the satisfaction of repaying him for all the sufferings and sacrifices he has endured and made. Mr. O'Brien, we are told, by the Limerick Reporter, received the deputation most warmly—thanked them for their congratulations, and accepted the intended demonstra tion, after which the deputation retired. The several guilds of the congregated trades assembled again at their hall on Sunday at two o'clock, to enter upon the preliminary arrangements. A preliminary meeting of the citizens was also held at the Commercial-buildings, at two o'clock, the Right Worshipful the Mayor in the chair, to consider the best means of giving all the effect in their power to the intended demonstration. The masters and wardens of the trades attended upon an invitation from this meeting. There was a unanimous feel ing that the forthcoming demonstration should be rendered worthy of the man, and the cause of the congregated trades, and of the people of Limerick. Subscriptions were set on foot upon the spot, towards a magnificent triumphal car for the descendant of the hero of Clontarf. It was further agreed that the whole order of the p rocess i on i s to b e under the management of the trades, who so well know how to conduct such demon strations. A public dinner was mooted on the part of the county and city of Limerick, but the trades having previously suggested the soirée, with a view of bringing it within the reach of the masses, and this having met the approbation of Mr. O'Brien, the assembled citizens concurred in the arrangements, leaving the invitation to a dinner to some future day. A committee was then appointed, consisting of some of the gentlemen present, and of the masters and wardens of the trades, for the purpose of carrying forward th e arrangements, and of communicating with the several leading persons, both priests and people, in this county and the counties of Clare, Tipperary, &c., informing them of the intended demonstra tion, with a view of their making the necessary preparations for this grand national display. MURDER OF MR. CLARKE. The Court of Queen's Bench gave judgment yesterday ; overruled the objections taken by counsel for Rice and Fogarty, found guilty at the late assizes for Tipperary of the murder of the late Patrick Clarke. On the application of the Attorney-General an order was directed to be issued to the High Sheriff of. Tipperary, commanding him to have the sentence of death passed on the prisoners carried into execution. EXPECTED ARRIVAL OF THE SQUADRON AT CORK.—The Cork Exardner states that the steam-frigate Gladiator put into Cork on Tuesday, and reports having left the squadron of evolution on Friday last 150 miles south-west of Cape Clear. The squadron will, it is expected, reach Cove about the latter end of the week. MEETING OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.—A Privy Council was held yesterday, at the Council Chamber, Dublin Castle, when a form of prayer and thanksgiving for the safe de • livery of her Majesty was ordered to be prepared by the Archbishops and Bishops now in town. On Sunday next the prayer will be used in all the churches and chapels throughout Ireland. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The provincial journals give the most favourable accounts of the present-state and prospects of the crops. Should the present delightful weather continue, we shall have the earliest and most abundant po tatoe crop on record. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 4. NEW STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tho Share Market is still quiescent, and as the shareholders are not pressing sales, prices have not receded from the last quotations. The sales are — Blackburn and Preston, 5 1 p.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1% p. Chester and Birkenhead, 201. Shares, 4 p.—Derby and Crewe, 33 p.—Eastern Counties, York Extensions, N p.—Grand Junction, 225 —Ditto, One-eighth Shares, 263¢ —Goole and Doncaster, 11 dis.— Liverpool and Bury, 934 p.—Ditto, New Shares, 1% p.=-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 18s. 6d. p.—London and Birmingham, 228 —Ditto, 321. Shares, 39 p.—Manchester and Birmingham, 82—Ditto, Continuation, 16s. 6d. dis.—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, N dis.—Midland, 401. Shares, 1434 p.—North Eastern, 31s.—North Staffordshire, 434 p.—North Wales Mineral, 2% p.— Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 1, 5 p.—Ditto, ditto, No. 2, % p.—Ditto, No. 3 (late Barnsley), % p.—South-Eastern, 40 —Ditto, New Half Shares, 1 ls. p.—South Midland, % dis.—West Riding Union, 2% p.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Half Shares, 7 p.— Edinburg Leith, and Granton, 15% —Glasgow and Dumfries, 11s. die.—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 1% p. LEEDS, diii 4 FITOCX EXCHANGE.—The sales' are—Huddersfield and Manches ter, % dia.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 5% p.—Leeds and Bradford, 28% p. cash—Leeds and Dewsbury, 1% p. cash —London and Brigh ton, Fifths, 11 p.—Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 21. 16s. 6d. — Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares (C), 8 p.—North Bri tish, Carlisle Branch, Bs. 6d. p.—Clitheroe Junction, 1% dis.—Glas gow and Dumfries, 9s. 6d. dis.—Great Eastern and Western, 30s. dis.—Leeds, York, and Midland, 31s. 6d. dia.—Leicester and Bed ford, 4s. 6d. p.—Lincoln, York, and Leeds, 1 dis.—London and York, 7s. die.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 19s. Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 20s. dis.—North Staf fordshire, 4 p.—North Western, 65. p.—Rugby and Huntingdon, dis.—Seuth Midland, I Is. dis.—South and Midland Junction, 19s. 6d. dis.—West Riding Union, 41. 14s. - HULL, Jusfa 4. STocs Excnixoz.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, 23% —Mid land Railway Consols, 401. Shares, 32—North British, Carlisle, 1% Ditto, Dalkeith, 294—Armagh,lColeraine, and Portrush, 12s.— Chelmsford ant Bury, 11s.—Derby and Gainsborough, 14s. 3d.— East Lincolnshire, 21s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 2 Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, 105. dis.—Grand Union, 135.—Hu1l and Barnsley Junction, 1% —Leicester and Bedford, 265. 9d.—Mal ton and Drifileld Junction, 475. 3d.—North Western, I%—North Staffordshire, 61. 2s.—South Midland, 33s.—Welsh Midland, 14 — West Riding Union, 41. 14s. 6d. NEWCASTLFAJPON-TYNE, JuITE 4. STOCK Exert).Noz.—The only sale is—Hartlepool Dock and Rail way, New, 10 p. YORK, Jinni 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 13s.—Leicester and Bedford, I%—London and York, 2U Mallon and Driftlaid Junction, 21. 55. 6d.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, U. Is. 6d.—Newcastle and Darlington Ex tension, 91.85. 9d.—North British, Carlisle Extension, 11. 14s.—North Western, 11. Bs.—York and North Midland, New (East and West Riding), 111. Gs. 3d. EDINBURGH, InNE 2. Srocz EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 41.-Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, It. Bs.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 25.-Arbroath and Forfar, 271. 103.-Ditto, 'Half Shares, 151. IN.-Armagh and Portrush, 12s. 6d.-Ayr and Galloway, 1/. GEL-Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir, 21. 45.-Banffshire, 168.-Belfast and County Down, 11. lbs.-British and Irish Union, 2/. 35.-Caledonian, 10/. 15a.-Ditto, New, 1/. 195.-Caledonian Extension, 11. 145.-Caledonian and Dum. bartn, 11. Bs. 6d.-Caledonian and Northern Direct, 1/. 13s. 6d.- Camwath and West Linton, 11. 25.-Chelmsford and Bury, 155.-Clydesdale Junction, 141.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 11. 10s.-Deeside Railway, 41.-Direct Northem, 11. IN.-Dublin and Enniskillen, 11. 10s.-Dundee and Arbroath, 391.-Ditto, New, 211. 55.-Dundee and Forfar Junction, 11. 165.-Dundee and Perth, 17/. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Kinross Extension, V.-Eastern Counties Extension, 11.5x.-East Indian Railway, 15s. 3d.-East of Fife, It. 1 ls.-East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junction, 1/. ss. 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, It. 195.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 751.-Ditto, Half Shares, 171. 10s.-Ditto, Quarters, 201.-Ditto, ditto, New, 18/. -Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, IN.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 161.-Ditts, Preference, 18/. IN.-Edinburgh and Northern, Si. I ls. 6d.-Ditto, Newport, 155.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 11. 65.- Edinburgh and Peebles, 11. I ls. 6d.-Edinburgh and Perth, 21. -Edinburgh, Portobello, and Musselburgh, 11. 10s. 6d.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 11. 16s. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 74L-Ditto, New Stock, 32/. 10s.-Ditto Quarter Shares, 18/. 108.-Glasgow Belfast Union, 21. s. 6d.-Gl asgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 21. 4s. -Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 11. I Is. 6d.-Glasgew and Garn kirk, 401. 10s.-Glasgow General Terminus, 91. 10s.-Glasgow and Greenock, 161. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock, 81. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 11. 155.-Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 11. IN.-Glasgow Har bour Mineral, 11. 155.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 1/. Bs.-Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow, 21. 62.-Granton Junc tion, IN.-Great County Down, 11. IN.-Great North of Scotland, 11. 135.-Inverness and Elgin, 11. Is. 6d.-Lanark and Lothians, 21. 3a.-Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, 65.-London and Hounslow, 155.-Londos and Manchester (East.), 31. 55.-London and Man chester (Remington's), 18s.-London and York, 51. 10x.-Ditto, Half Shares, 21.-Midland and Eastern Counties, IL 18s.-Morayshire, H.-Newcastle and Berwick, 241.-Newry and Londonderry, 11.- North British, 291.-Ditto, Halves, 111. 10s.-Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 11. 135.-Ditto, Extension to Dalkeith, 61. 7s. 6d.-North Wales Mineral, 141. 105.-Ditto, New, 6/. 10s.-Perth and Crieff Direct, 11. 135.-Perth and Inverness, 1/. 118.-Scottish Central, 151. 165.-Ditto, New, 71. 55.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Junc tion, 11. 10s.-Scottish Grand Junction, 195.-Scottish Midland, 71. -Scottish Southern, 11. 13s. 6d.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 105. --Shrewsbury, Oawestry, and Chester, 31. 65.-South Midland, H. 10s. 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, U. 10s. 6d.--Stirling and Mid land, 21.-Strathearn Junction, 11. 102..-Surrey Grand Junction, ' Os.-Wishaw and Coltmess, 511. GLASGOW, JUNE 3. STOCK ExcnAwesz.—The sales are—Airdrie and Bathgate, 625. 6d. —Caledonian Direct Northern, 33s.—Dundee and Perth, 171.—East Indian Railway, 13s. 6d.—Glasgow General Terminus, 9%—Glas gow and Belfast Union,"43s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 73% Glasgow, Kilmarnock , and Ardrossan, 30s.—Great Indian Penin sular, ss. 6d.—Great North of India, ss.—Lesmahsgow, 47s.—Man cheater and Southampton, 32s.—Perth and Inverness, 31s. 6d.—Sla mannan and Borrostouness, 675. 6d.—SouthMidiand, 29s.—Stirling shire and Midland Junction, 41s. 6d. ANNIVERSARY MEETING OF THE CHARITY CHILDREN AT ST. PAUL'S.—Yesterday the anniversary meeting of the children connected with the metropolitan and suburban charity schools, took place at St. Paul's. The usual prepa rations were made for the children, some thousands of whom were present. In the immediate neighbourhood of the pulpit were their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge and Princess Mary of Cambridge, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and the Ladies Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Lady , Stratford Canning and family, Sir Stephen Lushington and family, the Lord Bishop ofLlandaff, the Lord Bishop of Worcester, the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, the Lord Bishop of Jamaica, &c. The proceedings commenced by the singing of the 100th Psalm (the old verson) by the children. Full choral service was performed, the prayers being chaunted by the Rev. H. J. Knapp, D.D. The reading psalms were chaunted by the gentlemen of the choir, the children joining with good effect in the " Gloria Patri" to each. The sermon was preached by the Lord Bishop of Worcester, from the 13th c h ap t er o f St. Mathew, verse 38. His Lordship made an eloquent appeal on behalf of the association schools, w hich was responded to by a lib era l co ll ection. The vast assemblage then dispersed. CLERGY ORPHAN ScHooLs.—Yesterday the annual examination of the male and female pupils educated in the above school took place at the establishment, St. John's Wood, his Grace the Arch tEh. bi e sh ß op ev. Tyler, of Canterbury, th e presi dent, in the chair , s u pp orted by the Sirpßightr s. R. Russell, H. Rev.the lnglis, B i u sh a o rt . p s of London Shepherd, the ßa ßev. ngr; an d a nd Vivian; J. &c. &c., assisted by the Rev. D. Butler, A.M , the h ea d master. Twenty-th ree o f th e g i r l s underwent a. very searching scrutiny as to their knowledge of the Bible, with the English, Grecian, and Roman histori es , geogra phy, chronology, French, music, singing, &c., in which they acquitted themselves in a manner which drew forth the highest Commendations from his Grace and the reverend prelates. The boys, in. addition to the above, also gave proofs of their proficiency in Greek. The master's divinity prize (the Bishop of Oxford's History of the American Church) was awarded to Master E. L. Beckwith. Testimonials of honour were also given to Masters F. Wilson and F. Lee. His Grace, in making the presentations, observed, that he hoped the above young gentlemen, when launched into life, would by their conduct deserve greater rewards. The manner in which the children had all gone through their examination was highly satisfactory to himself, and he believed to all present, and which must necessarily have afforded the greatest pleasure to their tutors, and be highly creditable to themselves. His Grace then retired, leaving for presentation by the Rev. Dr. Shepherd the sum of half a-crown for each pupil. GANE-LA.W CLEMENCY.—At the last petty sessions at Bicester, before the Rev. A. H. Matthews and Messrs. W. Style and W. Davies, Thomas Izzard, of Stoke Lyne, a lad of 14, was charged by James Andrews, gamekeeper to the Earl of Jersey, with having, on the 25th of May, at Ardley, used a snare for the destruction of game, whereby lie became • liable to a fine of W. Hitchcott, a looker-out, said he watched a snare just within Ardley-wood; the snare was down, and the lad came into the wood and put the snare up. The lad denied the set the snare ; he said he went into the wood at a gap to look after birds' nests, that he saw the -wire lying, and picked it up, but did not remove it. An in was made into the boy's character, and it was said to quit, 1 and that he worked for Mr. Jackman at 3s. per be pot, boy's father said he had a large family, that he week. TL. -e that he went after the snare, that he knew did not belieN, in the habit of getting birds' eggs for Jack .tinhat, n i . f + l 3 be did not . leave off sumch that be had been 4 • not believe he ever saw a snare before. -11 to ruin, and convicted m an, and that he him is. practices 2 default of o , Correction. Allowed a payment to be i w 6ci s would.tcosts, and ha Mr. Matthews IS a. l n a de t s t 9 h ist e . prisoned for 14 days in the month to pay it in. CHANNEL ISLANDS. COPY OF THE COMMISSION ISSUED TO INQUIRE INTO_ THE STATE OF THE LAW MT THE CHAN- NEL ISLANDS. Victoria, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, to our trusty and well-beloved Thomas Flower Ellis, Esq., Barrister-at-law, and Thomas Bros, Esq., Barr Later-at-law, greeting: Whereas we have deemed it expedient, for divers good causes and considerations, that a Commission should forthwith issue for inquiring into the criminal laws now in force in our Channel Islands, and into the constitution and powers of the tribunals and authorities charged with the executim. l of such laws : now know ye, that we, having especial trust and confidence in your wisdom and fidelity, have assigned, nominated, and appointed, and do by these presents assign, nominate, and appoint you the said Thomas Flower Ellis and Thomas Bros, to be our Commissioners, to go into our said islands for the purposes aforesaid; and for the better effect ing the purposes of this our Commission, we do by these presents give and grant to you, or any one of you, full power and authority to call before you, or any one of you, such persons as you shall judge necessary, by whom you may be the better informed on the subject of this our Com mission, and of every matter connected th erew i t h ; an d a l so to call for, have access to, and examine all such official books, documents, papers, and recoj ds as may afford the fullest information on the subject, and to inquire of and con cerning the premises by all other lawfal ways and means whatsoever; and we do hereby give and grant to you, or any one of you, full power and authority, when the same shall * appear to be requisite, to administer an oath or oaths to any person or persons whatsoever to be examined before you, or any one of you, touching or concerning the premises: and our further will and pleasure is, that y ou do and shall with as little delay as possible report to us in our Privy Council, under your hands and seals respectively, your several pro ceedings by virtue of this our Commission, as the same shalt be respectively completed and perfected: and we will and command, and by these presents ordain, that this our Com mission shall continue in full force and virtue, and that yon our said Commissioners, or any one of you, may from time to time proceed in the execution thereof, and of every matter and thing therein contained, although the same be not conti nued from time to time by adj ournment: and we do hereby require all an d every our officers and ministers in our said islands respectively to be aiding and assisting to you and. each of y ou i n the due execution of this our Commission : and we have ma d e choice of our trusty and well-beloved Charles Cla r k, res as e io o n ur s letters Esq., Barrister-at-law, to be Secretary to this oar Commission, and to attend you in the execution thereof; whose s erv i ce and assistance we require y ou to use from time we e have caused to time as occasion l h e alire s tqoubiree. In witiss whereof patent. Witness ourself; at Westminster, the sixteenth day of May, in the ninth year of our reign. By writ of Privy Seal. L. EDMUNDS, Clerk of the Crown. Crown Office, May 25, 1846. FRANCE. CHAMBER OF PEERS.—SirrucG OF JUNE 2. MASSACRE OF THE FRENCH PRISONERS BY ABD-EL-KADER. The President took the chair at half-past two. The order of the day was explanations relative to the mas sacre of the French prisoners in Africa. The President had to state that the Minister Of War being prevented from attending at the sitting, the Minietor of Foreign Affairs would reply in his place. Prince de la Moskowa said that he should have long bee' fore solicited from the Chamber permission to ask for infor mation respecting the French prisoners in the hands of the Arabs, if grave considerations had not prevented him. He thought that negotiations were going on, and he was afraid of injuring their progress by untimely inquiries. For the precarious, and indeed perilous, situation of these unfortu nate men was a mystery to no one. A column, commanded by his valiant friend M. de Cognord, had been surrounded at Sidi Brahim by a multitude of Arabs, and taken pri soners. They were then, by Abd-el-Kader's orders, marched from tribe to tribe, in the midst of the populations of Mo rocco. This was done to arouse the enthusiasm of those bar barious tribes, and Abd-el-Kader endeavoured to turn fully to advantage the chance which had thrown the French sol diers into his hands. It was the imperative duty of the Government to enter at once into negotiations to rescue these unfortunate men from the fate that awaited them. This was the opinion of the Minister of War, who, on this occa sion, as on all others, showed th e greatest solicitude for the men under his care. The Ministry did not take the same view of the matter, and in a Cabinet Council it was decided that to negotiate with Abd-el-Kader would be to make hint of too much importance—would be no longer to treat him as a barbarian chief. It was against that decision that he (M. de la Moscowa) desired to protest. If the account given by the courageous soldier who escaped from the late massacre was to be credited, all the prisoners had not perished—some offi cers and non-commissioned officers had been spared. He considered that under these circumstances there was occasion to attempt something to save these unfortunate men. Hu manity surely commanded the Government to make some endeavour to rescue them from almost certain death. He considered it right also to ask the Cabinet by what motives it bad been induced to refuse to enter into a negotiation, which was not incompatible with the dignity of France, or the security of the establishments in Algeria. He could not suppose that any objection would be made by the Govern ment to state its reasons for acting as it had done. He looked on the conduct of the Government as indicative of a tendency to a policy but little mindful of human blood.— (Denial.) Yes, a tendency to a merciless policy—(Loud de-. nial)—which was gaining ground more and more in Algeria. Europe looked with inquietude on the establishment of Franca in Africa. If the Government desired it not to be discussed let it respect the laws of religion and humanity-- it was the only means getting the conquest pardoned. The Minister of Foreign Affairs—The Noble Peer was quite right in saying that the Government ought to have endeavoured to procure the deliverance of the French pri soners ; but he was in error when he said that nothing had been done. The Government had been most anxious about the prisoners, and had at first eagerly listened to some indi rect overtures made on the part of Abd-el-Bader for an ex change of prisoners. If the Government did not accept these overtures it was because they concealed a snare, as the Emir wanted to have proposals made to him by France for the purpose of having the advantage of rejecting them. Such had been the firm conviction of Marshal Bugeaud, and such was the recommendation he had transmitted to Government. " This is not serious," said he, " The intention is to deceive the Arab tribes." The Government would have been alto gether unreasonable to desire to impose its wishes on M. Bugeaud, and all the principal officers on the spot, but the Noble Peer was quite wrong in supposing that, therefore, nothing was done. The Government did, in fact, employ all the means in its power to come to their aid. An attempt was made to surprise the deira, but it failed; and a negotia tion was opened with the Emperor of Morocco on the subject. The Government said to him, "French prisoners are in your territory ; this cannot be permitted; get them given back to us." Once before prisoners had been restored in that way. The negotiations were going on actively of late, and other means of a secret character were employed. Unfortunately, during all these attempts, the Government was occupied in getting the deira broken up by the Emperor of Morocco : he endeavoured, on his side, to act as we suggested in consequence the deira got alarmed, and dispersed in various directions. It was at the moment of this critical reso lution, that the deplorable catastrophe took place. The deira did not feel itself strong enough to guard the pri soners, and was unwilling to set them at liberty; it there fore put them to death. Thus it was an event, politically favourable to France, which had led to this dreadful act. There was reason, as the Noble Peer had said, to believe that some prisoners had escaped the fate of their unfor tunate comrades, and the Government would neglect no thing, the Chamber might be certain, to have them restored to their country.—(Hear, bean) M. De Castellace read a speech (in the midst of the noise of private conversation), in which, as well as we could make out, he appeared to complain that the Government did not give its generals sufficient latitude in treating for the release of prisoners. General Fabvier, after deploring the frightful disaster that had just taken place, passed a high eulo,zium 'on the courage and devotedness displayed by the army of Africa. The Marquis De Boissy considered the Governor of Algeria responsible for the late massacre. By the system of exter mination which he had adopted, he had taught the Arabs to be, in their turn, without pity. Baron C. Dupin expressed his surprise that, when the massacre of 300 men was the matter in question, any Noble Peer should take that deplorable event as a motive of attack_ on the GoVernor-General of Algeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs must protest against attacks being made. There was no person in Africa who d id as not admit that Marshal Bugeaud carr o ied on the little inhumanity as possible. of stating with merit which might sometimsesof w l ar r ssessed a ec a soldier, what he thought the simplicity and frani Advantage nes was taken of that custom of and intended to do.. a filfault,h -ed against him. But that did not prevent his, and it was 11. , Marshal from having rendered great services to the the bßuotmtah French establishment in Algeria, and done honour to the hu manity of France by the manner in which he carried on a difficult war. The Marshal was a man of too generous, too humane a disposition, even to sanction any act of severity which could possibly be avoided.--(Hear, hear.) Prince de la Moscowa desired to know if it was in conse quence of a system deliberately , determined on, of a firm re solve, that the Government had refused to enter into nego tiations with Abd-el-Kader for the exchange of prisoners, and if that was to be so always? The Minister of Foreign Affairs replied that there was no system whatever determined on. When the Government sbould think that an exchange of prisoners could be made with Abd .el-Kader ',without inflicting injury to the French establishment in Africa, it should not refuse to do so. The subject then dropped. The order of the day was the discussion on the Bordeaux to Cette Railway Bill. The Marquis d'Audifret did not think that the state of the money market could admit of any other railways being un dertaken this year. He should, therefore, advise the Chamber to postpone the railway Bills to another session. M. Fulchiron quoted figures to prove that the financial situation of the Bordeaux and Cette line was of a moat satis factory character. Ho maintained, besides, that its construc tion was urgent, and did not admit of delay. Count Beugnot was astonished that the Government alone seemed not to share in the general alarm felt at the magni tude of railway undertakings in France, and at the effects a l rea dy produced by them in trade and manufactures. The sum total at present to be drawn from private capital for these undertakings was not less than 1,100,000,000 f H. - concluded by recommending a postpon ement of the present B The Minister of Finance, in answer to the Noble Peer, repeated the explanations which he had already given in the other Chamber, on the state of the money , market, when taking part in the general discussion on the Budget. It being now a quarter past six, the sitting was brought to a close. THE CROPEL—The very fine "weather admirably suits the wheat crop, which has not for many seasons at the cor. responding period of the year been more vigorous or looked more promising. This remark applies more particularly to the dry light soils, the crops in the poor Wet lands looking very sickly. The Lent corn, generally sp ea ki ng, affords the farmer the pleasing expectation of a good average crop.— Kentish Gazette. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY NIGHT.—A fine sturgeon, - measuring 7 feet 3 inches in length, and weighing 1881 b&, was caught in the salmon nets in the Redbridge Creek this afternoon, and forwarded to Billingsgate by one of the night trains. DEATH mom d Meggs, a nurseryman of Cheltenham, was on Saturday killed by an Alderney bull, which was in a field near that town. It appeared that he struck the animal with a small stick in order to drive it away, when the bull turned upon him, threw him down, and trampled upon his chest, from the effects of which death en sued in ten minutes after he was rescued. Mr. Parry having conducted the festivals of the An cient Britains on St. David's-day, and rendered other ser vices to the Welsh Charity School, for a period of 43 yea rs , the governors and subscribers presented him yesterday with an elegant piece of plate in testimony . to the usefulness and kindness of his exertions at all times in behalf of that insti tutive. 4