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THE CRYSTAL PAL ACE COMPANY. Capital, 500,000/ in 100,r0e Shares of 51. each. Paid np in full. Provisionally Registered pursuant to Statute 7 and 8 Tic., cap'. 110. DIRECTORS. Chairrnan—,Samuel Laing, Esq., Chairman of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Reilw iy Company Artiatir Anderson, Esq., M.P.. Leadenhall-street .CTharles Lushington, Esq., 51 P., Kensineton Palace-gerdens ohn Scott Russell, Esq., Fit S., Great George-street, late Secretary to the Royal Commission of 1851 Francis Fuller, Esq , Abingdon-street, late Member 07 the Execative T_ C ommittee of the Great Exhibition of 1851. •a. Farquhar, Esq., e'sydenham, Went. chitties Goach, Esq., M.P., Park-street, Westminster • Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq., Upper Thames-street. DILUTOR OF WINTER GARDEN. PARE, AND comenveTort.T. Sir Joseph Paxton. DIRECTOR OF WORKS Matthew Digby Wyatt, Esq. • DIRECTOR OF DECORATIONS. Owen Ell. SECRETARY. George Grove, Esq., late ee reier eto the Society of Arts. CONTRACTORS FOR THE RE-ERECTION OF THE BUILDING. . elestrs. Fox. Heeler-on, and Co. [toucans. Messrs. Johnr_to , e liar, and Leech. BANKERS. The ITeicit [tank of London. To rescue the couetry trom the diserace of parting for ev-tr with the Magnificent structure with wh -se existence so balmy a portion of the life of the people of England is identified, the Crystal Palace has be en purchased by priv,te individuals from Messrs. Fox and Hen derson, Theepirited contract ets who erected it. The Palace of :he People having been doom• d by the vote of the Reuse of COnitnoPs, there reinsined but two alternatives—either the fairy edifice, with all its social tile. sings, must d seppear at once from E nglish soil, or be conveyed by private enterprise from its temporary home to a spot from which no authority had power to remove pipurchasers of the building did net hesitate for ain ment Wri tng In between the public and the Legislative se , tence : they knew Well that the Governments of other countries deem it their duty to Peetvide fur, and carefully to watch over, the national character of the Masses respectively given to their charge, by affording the means of recreation and Instruction during their holiday and leisure hours. But here the wise and good amongst ue must do these things for. its eaernselves, for Britsh Governments revolve in fixed political Or bits, and the people serink from Alicia' interference in their per !tonal, social, and domestic movements. Two great facts were eetaltlished by the National Exhibition of s _ lB sl. In the first place, it proved not only a self-supporting, but a highly remunerative b stitution; and, secondly, visitm - s, at the nigher rates of charge, neither entered the building in numbers equal to those on the shilling days, nor contributed in money a sum equi !Went to that realised by the shillings of the poorer classes. From these two facts, it became evident to the purchasers that two points Mainly demanded their attention in deciding upon the fate of the Structure Which they h a d saved from demolition. To begin, they in ust fix upon a spot for the Palace, easy of access to the masses ; and, in the second place, they must rend e r 1 the people of L on d on what Versailles is to Paris—atte Palace in respect of. place where the people may be admit te d b y thensands to all the enjoyments of art, of science, of beauty, of skill, and of mechanical invention—enjoyments hitherto accessible only t o th e educated, therefined, and the rich. • In both respects the purchasers have to congratulate themselves upon having met with unexpected and asundant success. A site close to London, but out of reach of its smoke and brinle., 4 Ike , - • VP ' • t.'E•es t .. l 4 4 ,W tt _eplestfeeeeM.V.eeiturl opens-- has beiestreßfiltgrai r- ilfa r Railway. The Felace.onee built Upon it, will have a rail • Wilinfation within the building itself, communicating by an exclu sive line cf rail with the London bridge and Bricklayers' Al - 1113 Stations, which are the most readily accessible to the densest por tion of the London population, anti from which the Crystal Palace Station will be reached by special trains in ten minutes. A line is also in contemplation which will connect the Crystal Palace with the Waterloo and Vauxhall Stations. One smelt payment will cover both the admission and the railway conveyance to and from the Crystal Palace. Thus, in a few minutes, without stoppage, the visit ors will find themsrlves once more within the precincts of their old and favourite resort. The Institution itself it is proposed to make worthy of the country ~Z ul d of the vi ews w ith w hi c h the Crystal Palace was originally cd• Refined recreation, calculated to elevate tke intellect, to in struct the mind, and to al improve the heart, will welcome the millions Who h pace -aye now no oth e r incentives to pleasure tut such as the gin , the dancing saloon, and the aie-house, afford them. The tri nnii Et'is of i nd ustry and art, an d th e natural beauty of flowers and Plante from every climate, will meet together at the Crystal Palace Within its walls all the charms of the country will be perpetuate d through winter and summer ; and wind and rain, and the well ee'ef'n, inclemency of our climate, w 11 form no obstac l e to t h e per eikloYment of visitors admitted to the genial atmosphere of a tiinter garden eighteen acres in extent. At Vers , ffies the great attractions of the Palace are its fountains ; to the Crystal Palace it will be possible for the first time in England grateY a spectacle which hen always been regarded as the most r 1 tui and soothing that even Royal munificence has been able to c(Mentand With our power o steam and mechanical resources , it ___, not be difficult to render the fountains of the C - ystal Palace the sanest in the world. rests of sculptures of the most eminent living artists of every nation, resof the w or k s of eminent sculptors i n every age , arc hitectural mains and casts of architectural monuments of past and present "ales, will Ger, occupy every salient part of the building. The French, bass' and Italians will cease to be the only European n art ill m educating the eye ot the people for the appreciation of art win Prei The most interesting models of machinery at work sent to the artizan, as well as to the student, the tneans ev e a r eq "' iu thig himself with the processes and the products of .tau_ri great staple manufactu re in the country. The lesson t in Hyde -park, wh ere th e co tt on en t ere d i n th e b e rry and thr'oug" in the bate of goods, where linen rags were passed i tter _ u ll the Crepe and Issued in broad sheets of instructive gr ea T:', will be ated in the People's Palace, where every dep os .,: ic t'rY of machinery ev-11 find its enduring record and safe g r eater Geology, mineralogy, and botany will be illustrated on a Plants,eater scale than has ever before been attempte : and trees, as a rchitecture, c stumes, and manufactures will be so late out World, as far as pra-ticable a study of every country in the eats Commissioners all its natural sto , so and industrial products. Tee tiation onunissioners were obliged to take, ale ost without discrimi• and th ltil that was sent to them by local or foreign Committees, resting MarlY acres of space were tilled with useless and to lute time objects, and the same descriotion of objects was repeated ,in g ? after time in every divisean of the building. In the new build loti_ on the other hand, the classification or the objects will be much by coMplete and instructive, an the vacant epace will be filled "e ue autifin plants, flowers, and fountains. ,mnrrounding the , Palac e e r eVtlle Chic I 'restal Palace-park, constructed With all the peculiarities for which the parks ot England are world andls• one hundred and fitly acres will be Bled with every tree The rt p.ant w hich England's atmosphere has adopt , d or acclimatized. as the Palace-park will be as thoroughly English in its aspect n e Palace itself will in its contents be a midature of the world. but Periodical shows of flowers and plants will be held in the Palace, th e sal general amusements of the tea-garden aid the dancing s„„°°l, will be s t r i ct l y excluded. Core will a l so b e t a ken to secure a i e e 'L'Ple of ref r eshments of the best description, but intoxicating hove hs`lees will not be so ld. I n a wor d , t h roug h ou t e very department of Vase national work, that character will be stamped upon it which t alt Y Well The Crystal Palace shall suffer no deterioration In eons, i ese queuce of its removal from its present aristocratic site—shall Pliblne°hPart of its claim upon the gratitude and applause of the Commissioners -rn of its transmission from th 3 hands of her 3lajesty's to those of the people. The distinguished reputation of the gentlemen who are retained to telrlietuate the splendid f a b r i c , cons ti tu t es a suf fi c i en t guaran t ee f or „,F good f a ith o f the promoters of the work, and f a* the legitimate 'olect,s which th e p urc h asers o f the Crystal Palace have throughout had in view. It is impossible to d sconnect from those objects— Luidertaken as they are on behalf of the public by private individuals ;elite Character which attaches to every commercial enterprise. Rut it is not only possible, but very easy to render the association tow- submitted to the public consideratio n an i ns t rumen t o f incalcu lable good to the country, and of lasting happiness to the people. With the aid of the teovernment, who, with a view to promote the great public objects of the undertaking, have kindly promised to afford every reasonable facility, and including it is expected a charter of incorporation, and with the hearty co-operation of the outer influential parties whose services are promised, the Directors have no fear whatever of accomplishing within a short space of time ° gigantic and serviceable work to winch their energies are now devoted. nor the present it remains only to state, that as a commercial en terprise, the prospect of success depends upon the following well ateertained data According to careful estimates and reports received from some „"` t he principal p ar ti es connec ted with the Great Exhibition, a "Pital of 1 50,000/. will be amply sufficient to complete the purchase and re - erection of the Crystal Palace, with such improvements of e stru cture as are re qu ired to give it a permanent character, and a Toderate additional stun will be sufficient to provide a winter gar den, and pl ace in i t suc h a co ll ec ti on o f o bj e as of art and science, Of be auty and instruction, as will make its attractions and interest epee Superior to those which drew the enormous concourse of visitors _lB5ll m onths, these estimates a number of visitors in the course of 12 ..onths, equal to not more than the number which in a single fort onight entered the Great Exhibition, will be sufficient to afford a fair e ,. t ura on th e cap i tal from the admissiod fees alone, i n d rpen d ent l y ' ether sources of revenue, whilst any exce,s beyond this number be Pure profit. ! t ire Its _ •he ne w Cr) stal Palace will be completed in sufficient time to en havepng on the Ist of May, 1853, and eminent contractors a offered to maintain it in thorough repair for a long term of years 4t43CCoat not exceeding 5,0001. per annum. Matt re ands she. prospect of a large influx of visitors, some of the str st‘cal facts connected with the Great Exhibition are most in •we!etive. During the period of 24 weeks. for which that Exhibition eve ' r O pen, it was visited by upwards of 6,000,000 persons; or, on the 400,(0 bit Was visited by upwards of 6,000,000 persons; or, on the Y upwards of 250,000 per week; and the receipts e. cee el leavinr , a net profit of 200,0001., after defraying the whole ihr P .,s ens .. .: of the Exhibition, including the cost of the building. On ~.citisan d ecutive shilling days the numbec of visitors exceeded the receipts 5,000/. per day. so„,;:an,gements have been made with the London, Brighton, and n_Bn -Coast Railway Company, by which that Company undertakes 1 .; reovicle the mo s t ample accommodation for the conveyance of r t nt n gers to and f rom the Crystal Palace upon terms mutually ad- Per_a_geeus, and whi c h practically secure a m i n i mum return o f s i x cent. on the capital of the Crystal Palace Company following orm, inAttPkeplications for Shares to be made on or before the 25th of May, test porary of fi ces, 6 to the Secretary of the Company, at their Moorgate-street, London. • To the Directors of the Crystal Palace Company. Gentlemen, —I request that you will allot to me Shares of 51. each in the above undertaking, the whole or which, or any less Intrnber that may he allotted to me, I agree to accept, and to pay the gum of 51. per Share thereon, and to execute the deed of settlement Of the Company when requested ,o to do. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Date .. Name (in full) .....• .• •• • ..... Address (in fa d)........ Business or profession •• • • • • PATRON—IL R. H. PRINCE AL BERT. ROYAL I?OLYTECHN IC iss.curo-TioN. ' Bachhoffner and Defries's new Patent Polytechnic Gas Fire Will be exhibited and lectured on on Monday, Wednesday, and Fri day, at Half Writ Three, and on Tuesday a n d T hursday Evenings, at Nine.—Lecture on Mu. c, by George Buckland, Esq., the Fast and Present Eras contrasted by Vocal illustration, every evening, except Saturday, at Eight o'clock.—A Lecture, by J. H. Pepper, Esq., on Glynn and appel's Patent Paper for the Prevention of Piracy and Forgery by the Anastatic Process.—Lecture on the Britannia Tubu lar Bridge, illustrited by Mr. E. Clarke's beautiful Model.—Lec titre on Voltaic Electricity, by Dr. Bachhotrner.—A splendid New Series of Dissolving Views. —Exhibition of the Microscope.—Diver aTti Diving Bell, &c., &C. Admission, Is.; schools and Children under Ten years of ago, flail-price. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's. °Pen every evening by Laurent's Celebrated Band. Principal ornet-a-Piston, Boulcourt. Doors open at Eight o'clock. Dancing to commence at nine, and Krminate at half-past eleven. Admission—ONE SHILLING. THE SILENT FRIEND. CON L IN SIX LANGUAGES—FORTIETH EDITION. i/bus 1 .. G THE REMEDY FOR PRE VENTIOI% Or DISE• kBL aaetrated by 0 0 3 nirsic no Hundred Anatomical Coloured Engravings. pAcitt _ IS QUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE I Wl' tbli th If ~,,, Eamon, erirDgeptPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. the Esa 1% pages, price ss. as. by post, from TR' SILENT P e _ 4.t. as. 6d. in stamps. IL the exhaustion and ph 3:53 "i„,, ._ t a Medical Work on tioessive indulgence, the c ops e LteeftY of the system, produced by mercury, with directions for 4 1 e n enees of cyst or , the abuse of marriag nr of the preventive lotion, 101- owed by observations en ci the disqualifications which prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloired PERRY and CO Consulting surge ons E o ri gras'ings. By E. and L. aidon CO., by Sherwo,;(l 7. Berners-stroet, Oxford- I smigerind Co., 23 Paternoster row,sold by Hannay, 63, an wards Cor don, 146, Leadanhall-strcet; Barclay and Son 50* Oxford 9 5: F s t a r r r j e e ti. :2. dOoanr .: street ; W. Sutton, le, Bow Church-yard; Ed Churchyard ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; It. Johnson, gravitigs... re -productive 68, Co Pawr I. treats of the anatomy and physiology o f tu , ‘ • organs, and is illustrated by 28 Coloured En PA 11, treats of the consequences resulting fr om u , generative dll genee, and their lamentable effects on the system: cc :4° B ln: msntal and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and - - --u— ' s I n:opacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. PAST 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions fla their treatment. This section LI illustrated by 62 Coloured E or rig/ ay.. inga. Pan IT. contain!, a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by maple application, by Which the dangtr of infection is obviated. PART V. 1,4 devoted to the etnsideration of marriage, and it a d ,. ti "' The Causes of unproductive anion era also considered, and the Whole sabJact critically and philerophically inquired Intl. TgE COaDII./. BALD or SYRIAOTIM is mteluively employed in trta;:n3 nervous and senusl dobity, Ira: mac., ~, I la. s.r.d 235. Ter bottle. The Conceutrated Doterstve DEPcnco, hn anti-ripbilitic re nviy, for Durityir , ,g the blood in cases of infolilen, secondary eYelTtems, cruPtions, and the abase of mercury, his , and 338. per per tax, a certain remedy for gon rrhaaa, gleet, stricture, and battle. Perrru purif.37itg Specific Pills, at. 9d„ is. 6d., ami I It. cluvalc inflammation or the bladder . ° l'ution fee, if by letter, II A minute detail of the case irqui C° re n d su : ' age, habits, and post ti nln society. N. Packets, with advice, to be had at the zeta lelishment oely, by which Use fee, BaKeiollB are iu attendswe, daily, at' 11 , is saved. MOM. Perry, street, Leaden 'from li e . Vay ..,. Y, l9, ban:ten-street, 07.1crd -4 tut TWO, Alli ri"9 tPlEight ; PD 2 3 1 113 ' 4 " ttall woven to O- , • ~ • 0..0 r • ~>:_,, ... ...„..• , . ~ ....., ..\ -- 7- - 7.„" k ,' f.... / . 1) ~,,e,, Ok.s' 4 46 ..•* ,_ ~..;.. , ....,„ ~,• ......,..... ~,, .e..- , "1-__. - - ' 4,, A .,. ..' '''.." '\ ~ 1 ~ ,Vt rc, , - 1 '?' . „ 0%,,,---,:-\,:.,r‘re, 4 fi;V---___ + 0 I V *: 4 : . j . ,,',-- -. 441r 4 '\ y.--c - -- e ft - - t iii •-. , .. 1 , ',- .....1,,--,...., :v._ ~/ ~...?„,,,,4 „ ...,,,, E .4,, ~ , rtS '5 ~, , ,---_____ •'-' \::: ‘/ 7' ' r.,,,.. ,. ...,7:..e. , , , ~ , , ~,,,,,, .0 ~..k.._ it OIT . , ~..i.... '' - - - ,f';',e1 ,,, ,, 1 - 4&"; 45 . 1 .//////,'7, ;DIES ,i, - ,', V - T 5 , ,„,,, ''• ' • • ‘.O . t, z o , , . ~ _ , A - 7 , S U MAY 19, 1852. N ° .18,614.] LONDON ) WEDNESDAY '' ,l * `.' ,i ...,.- ...., , , --,„ ,A. i‘ , , ' ', , • , 7 EXCHEQUER BILLS. Office of her Majesty's Paymaster-General, Whitehall, May 17, 1852. The Exchequer Tiflis dated in the month of June, 1851, (per Act 14 Vic., cap. 9, 17,756,6001., wino. 1851), with the Interest due thereon, will be paid off on the I:Aft June, 1852, when the Interest wily cease. Stich Rills will he received for Exchange at this Office daily, from half-prat Ten till Three o'clock, untiLpe 3d day of -June, 1852, in clusive. Priat,d forms, containing instructions for the preparation of the Lists (or Claims). and the arrangement of the bills, may be obtained on application at this Office. The netrers mast indorse each Bill with their usual signatures. and they must insert their names and addresses in eachListor Claim ; and where the names of holders are inserted in the Bills, the indorsements of such holders must also be obtained previously to their Claims being left for examination. New Bills, bearing Interest at the rate of One Penny and Ono Farthing by the day, upon every cane Hundred P..unds, and dated the said lOth day of lime, 1852, may be obtained in payment of the Principal of the whole., or part, of Cie Exchequer Bills issued under the Act above-mentioned, on the claimants specifying in their Claims (or Lists) the amount of New Bills required by theta. The New Bills, together with the Interest on the Bills left for ex change, will be issued on the 11th day of June, 1852 ; the bearers must attend at this Office to sign receipts for the payment of principal and interest. Payment, in money, may be obtained at this Office for any of the said Exchequer Bills previously to the said 10th day of June, 1852, upon the claimants leaving the Bills for examination one day prior to that on which such payment is desired. N.B. All Exchequer Bills dated prior to June, 1851, have been previously advertised to be paid off. SOCIETY of PAINTERS in WATER COLOURS. The FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION is NOW OPEN at their Gallery, 5, Pall-mall East, from Nine till Dusk. Admittance, One Shilliug. Catalogue, Sixpence. GEORGE FRIPP, Secretary. TH E 17Thr L ANCER S. The ANNUAL DINNER of the 17th Lancers will take place at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, on TIIURSDAY, the 27th May instant, at Half-past Seven o'clock. His Royal Highness the Mike of CAMBRIDGE in the Chair. Gentlemen intending to dir aiimiro li e a*Rge ts i s tiamArajiaapp.4t , Ale C1,ate414R4.94•4 1 1' , • an . • , . . GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Icotlce is hereby given, that a.S PECIAL GENERAL MEET ING of the Great Western Railway Company will be held at the Pad dington station, on TruntsnaY, the 27th day of May instant, at One o'clock in the Afternoon, when a copy of the following Bill, now de pending in Parliament, will b, submitted for the consideration and approval of Fuch meeting, viz. : " A Bill fur a lease of the undertaking of the Birken'iead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Company to the Great-West ern. the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway C,,mpanies, or to the Great Western Railway Com pany and either of the sold fast mentioned Companies; and for the Amalgamation, in a certain event, of the said undertaking with the undertakings of the said three last-mentioned Companies, and for other purposes." The Chair will be taken at Half-past One o'clock precisely. C. RUSSELL, Chairman. B A RRINGTON, Deputy-Chairman. Paddington Station, May 13, 1852. Notice is als) hereby given, that the Adjourned Meeting of this Company of the 12th instant, be held on THURSDAY next, the 20th instant, when the three last-mentioned Bills in the former no tice will be considered, in pursuance of the Standing Orders of the [louse of Lords. C. RUSSELL, Chairman. BARRLINGTON,Deputy-Chairman. 13th May, 1852. T OE WEST GR ANAD k or V ERAGUAS GOLD and SILVER MINING COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered, pursu not to 7th ant Bth Viet., cap. 110.) Capital, 100,0001., in 109,000 Shares of it. each. To be paid in full allotment. With power, upon the adoption of the Agent's Report, to increase the Capital to 290,000/. TRUSTEES. Frederick Mildred, Esq., Nicholas-lane. George Clive, Egq. 20, Eaton-square. DIRECTORS. neorge Thomas Brains, Esq., Chaamian, 8, Hyde Park-terrace Charles Earber, Esq., Croydon George Clive, Esq., 20. E iton-square Frederick Mangles, Esq., 17, Grac-church-street Benjamin Shaw, Esq., the Priory, Kilburn George Such, Esq., 31. D , F.L.S., 21, ottingham-street, Regent's- park Joseph Thompson, Esq , 43, Gloucester terrace, Hyde-park Marmadtike Wyvill, Esq NEP . 13. Chester-street, Grosvenor-place Alexander Young, Esq., 11, King William-street. BANKERS. Me srs. Masterman, Peters, and Co. The Commercial 11 ink of Moudon. BROKERS. - Messrs. Tlitchins and Harrison, 18, Threadneedle-street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Baker, Ruck, and Jennings, 34, Lime-street. SECRETARY. Mr. William Webb, C.E. Offices of the Company, 1, Royal Exchange-buildings. This Company is form d for thp purpose of working Gold and Silver Mines in the Province of Veraguas, New Granada A large quantity of Ore has been raised, and is now ready for the Crushing Mills, and is estimated to produce Gold of the value of 18S,u00/. The Director have the absolute and unconditional power to adopt or reject the Contract, at any time within one month after the re ception of the report, to be obtamed from their Agents. No Money, Shares, or other benefit will he derived by the Vendors until the directors shall have adopted the Contrmt. But in case of such adoption, the power to increase the Capital now taken will be exercised, and the additional l Shares offered (optionally) pro rata to the then Shareholders. In case, on the receipt of the report, or from any other cause, the Directors shall determine to advise the Shareholders not to proceed any further with the undertaicing, they engage that any Share holder, intimating, in writing, his desire to withdraw from the Company, shall be at liberty to d) so, and to receive back the origi nal 20s. per share, deducting the actual expenses incurred, awl which the Directors engage shall not exceed 2s. per share. 'The unquestionable character of the title—the exemption from royalty and dues—the short distance from England—the proximity to the Atlantic coast—the quantity and quality of the ore at Surface extracted from the bill above adit level—the prospect of speedy returns from this source—the great extent of the veins, and t , eir progressive increase in richness in proportion to the depth, according to the tests made—afford ample ground for expectation that the Dividends of the Company will equal those of the richest Gold and Silver mines now known, and that the provisional contract entered into by the Directors will, upon the verification of the report, have secured to the Shareholders the possession, in perpetuity, of a pro perty of great and increasing value. Applications for Shares may be made to Messrs. 'Helens and Harrison, Brokers, No. 18, Threadneedle-street, or to the Directors, at the Offices of the Company, No. 1, Royal Exchange-buidings. For further parti c ulars see Prospectus. SECURITY TO EMPLOYERS , TO SECRETARIES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, CLERKS, STATION-MASTERS, RAILWAY OFFICIALS, BANKERS' CLERKS, TRAVELLERS, AND OTHERS. TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE and GUARANTEE COMPANY. 32, Ludgate•hill, London. GUARANTEE FOR FIDELITY OF TRUST. PROFITS DIVIDED. RATES—From 7s. 6d. per cent. upwards. No charge for Stamps An allowance made in the Guarantee Premium where a Life As surance and Guarantee are combined. LIFE ASSURANCE. Policies Indisputable save in cases of Fraud. Arrangements can be made with this Office to prevent the loss of a Policy where the Assured is unable, from temporary embarrassmen to keep up the payments, H. B. SHERID %S. TIMES FIRE AND PROPERTY ASSURA.NCE COMPANY. Every description of Fire Assurance. Profits Divided. Agents Wanted. H. B. SHERIDAN. DEMOLITION. Thvdays are now all numbered, most famous House of Glass, And all thy sights and treasures must yield again for grass. Thy noble form and structure has gained all countries praise, And well they'll long remember thy brilliant busy clays ; Oh ! yes, they well remember when first they thee beheld, When through thy vast dimen , ions the organ's music swell'd ; When g , id and every brilliant which human hands could find, With mighty works of skill and taste were everywhere combined ; And new, ill spite of all the stir, the bustle, and the toil, They'll think it a great pity if removal should thee spoil. Thrust, and squeeze, and tug, and throng, they would again endure, If sacrifices such as tit-se could similar sights procure ; But noble architectural pile, though brittle House of Glass, There wi'l remain a famous House, which none can ere surpass, Where ornament, and skill, and taste, is always so disulayed, That greater m re end ring fa Pe, than thine will it pervade. That House has many spacious parts, each stored with gems of taste, And splendid cloths of various shades to every fashion's traced. All the;e for Exhibitions great, E MOSES has designed; On Expositions such as thine they've marvellously refined. But fret not,'w,ssted structure, thotfith Palace was thy name, Two Palaces, more durable, shall still prolong their fame— n ALDUATE and in OXFORD-STREET, each famed for style and grace, MOSES and SON, by fashions new, maintain their famous place, Where SUMMER DRE§S for every class, designed for young and old, All previous seasons in their styles excel a hundredfold. •Just published, in 2 vols., 21s. bound, E P A U L. 1 THE NARRITIVE OF A FIVE YEARS' RESIDENCE AT NEI'AUL. By Captain THOMAS SMI nr, Assistant Political Resident at Nepaul; from 1841 t . 1845. "No one'need go elsewhere for hvormation about Nepaul. He will find it all arranged in this interestint work with perspicuity and comile'encs.. It will henceforth be the standard work on Ne paul. Captain Smith's narrative of his personal adventures is most exciting. Not less attractive is his account of the wild sports of Ne inutul, n which he was a distinguished actor. The work also includes a full account of the embassy of Jung 13.thadoor."7-United Service Gazette. _ . Coburn and Co., Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. MURRAY' ANDCONTINENTAL AD% ERTISEHENTS intended for insertion in the Present Year's Is-ue MITuRAY'S HANDBOOKS for TRAVELLERS on the CONTINENT, must be forwarded to the Publisher before the 25th of May. 50, Albemarle•street, London, May 10, 1852. THE SOCIETY OF ARTS. Yesterday was a great day for this society and for those objects connected with - the arts, manufactures, and sciences to which its exertions are directed. For some time past a committee of the society ,has been actively engaged in adopting measures for securing a union with all the literary, scientific, and . inechanics' institutions throughout the country, on-the: basis of perfect inde pendence in self-government-to each institution, but for objects in which all are interested, and in which the pub lie good is largely involied. On the one hand, there is the society, anxious to extend its usefulness throughout the provinces; On the other; a vast system of local orga niz ttion for purposes of adult instruction, which confes :ecily requires elevation,' and to which the resources of the Society of Arts pre...sent . 'peculiar advantages. The movement ii obviously a result of the Great Exhibition, and bids falate e b e a mong it s most important fruits. To form a proper e s ti mate o f i ts c h arac ter it is necessary to enter into so me d eta il s. , Th o id e a of a union between the different local institutions and the society, though not entirely nove l , was fi rst prac tically brought berore the c.,uncil of the society by Mr. Harry Chester, whose experience in the department of the Privy Colima devoted to educetion, and also with re ference to certain literary and Scientific institutions in the metropolis, in which, lie takes an interest, well qualified him to take a Wading part in such a Move ment. Mi. Chester wrote a letter to the council, which, on due consideration, they determined to act upon, and in consequence a committee was formed with full powers to organize and carry out a plan. for giving practical effect to his suggestions. All the metropolitan and pro vincial institutions were consulted on the subject, and the eagerness with which they awered into the proposed union . is well Alkustrated .ti'yetalcitilak - Mitlrawdk l'etries inade i to Pi query, as to the advantages which they expected to arise from such a combination:— "Facilities for making engagements, on known terms, at a cheaper rate, and in greater variety, with eminent lecturers, in whose principles confidence may be placed; for conferring respecting the comparative merits of lecturers, and for creating a fresh supply in such de partments as may be requisite. Systematic courses of lectures, and lectures having the character of progres sive lessons. Circulation of MS. lectures. Occasional exhibitions and circulation of works of art, diagrams, natural objects, drawings, models, and specimens of useful ,inventions. Loans of expensive books. Inter change of natural objects of different localities. Inter change of reports and practical suggestions. Supply of instructions and materials for drawing classes, and cir culation of models for such classes. Purchase of books, casts, specimens, and illustrations at wholesale prices. Advice and assistance in selection and pur chase of books, &c. Commanication of new discoveries and facts. Exact information of events interesting to institutions. Regular and complete statistical returns. Joint action for the benefit of institutions, and for pro motion of science, literature, fine arts, &c. Direc tion of attention to facilities for investigating prac tical stibjects. Knowledge and experience of the working of the plans of kindred institutions. Annual or other conferences cf the representatives of institutions. Inventions rewarded by the Society of Arts, a valuable nucleus of exhibitions. Copies of transactions and weekly papers of Society of Arts. Circulation of class teachers of singing, drawing, &c. Development of local resources and local talent. The strong institutions might assist the weak. The cards of membership of an institution might admit the member, under certain re strictions, to the exhibitions and lectures of the Society of Arts, and to the lectures and reading-rooms of insti tutions combined is the union. The publication of an institutional periodical. The publication of an annual report, embracing the principal experience of the insti tutions. Occasional arbitration to heal differences. As sistance in formation of new institutions. A higher tone and new life to many institutions. An increased pfes tige, calculated to excite an increased interest, and to command increased support. The cultivation of an esprit de corps, and of a kindly spirit of co-operation among tee officers and members of institutions. The more effectual publication of the existence, objects, and ad vantages of institutions. Facilities for improving ad vantages of institutional visits to the metropolis, by pro viding competent persons to accompany the members to scientific exhibitions and institutions, and familiarly ex plaining the objects, itc." Acting upon the encouraging support which their pro posal had met the Committee of the Society of Arts de termined to hold a conference to which delegates should be invited from all the local institutions which had sent in their adhesions to the principles involved in the union. The anxiety and interest evinced throughout the pro vinces on the subject cannot be better illustrated than by stating that yesterday, the day fixed for the conference, delegates presented themselves from the following list of places:-- _ Slough, Portsmouth, Guildford, Newton-Abbot, Dun , mow, Winchester, Ilalstead, Holbeck, Gloucester, War wick, Chatham, Battle, Biggleswade, Bacup, Jews and General Institution, Barnstaple, Bristol, Bexley-heath, Islington, Chichester, Sevenoaks, Norwood, Fording bridge, West London, Ely, Basingstoke, Horsham, High gate, Margate, Grantham, Shrewsbury, Bakewell, St. An drew's, N. 8., Plymouth, Greenveich,Workiegton, Ashton, Yorkshire Union, Basingstok e , Colchester Yorkshire, Portsmouth, Tonbridge Vi Westminster, ells, Bedford, Tonbridge,Teovif, Lando n , 131 andford, City o f L on don, Dover, Peterborough, Hastings, U x b r id g e, Glasgow, Newport, Newbury, Kentish T own, Sudbury , Chelten ham, Southampton, Harveian, Coggeshall, Horneastle, Lewes, Woolwich, Nortlaampton, Woburn, Pimlico, Frome, Warminster, ---TlYthe, R e i gate Salisbury, Falmouth, , Brighton, Wind' Maidenhead, sor , and Eton, Eastbourne, East London, Ly nn, Gravesend an d Milton, St. Leonard's, Brentford, L ee d s, B raintree an d B o cking, 1 Liverpool, Lancaster, E g h am, Trowbridge, R om ford, Ipswich, Wrexham, Sussex Newport, Newbury, Stam ford, Manningtree, Staffordshire, Holmfirtb, Gains borough, Dartford, Camberwell, Derby, Hackney, Staines, Walworth, Royston, Nottingham' Stoke, Faversham, Gateshead, Manchester, Dr o ylsden, Chester, Bury, Burnley, Wellinborougb, Exeter, Ware, Raw - Herefordshire, Liskeard, Ti verton, Whittington Cl u b. tenstall, Glasgow, D Many of the gentlem en t h us returned to th i s educa tional and industrial parli ament represented not on ly the institutions of the t owns from which they came, but wter, Chelmsford, Canterbury , provincial unions more or less extensive, formed for the purpose of supplying those very benefits which the Society of Arts now seeks to afford in a national and worthy manner. The influential character of the con ference itself may be fairly estimated from the following represent all shades of list of distinguished persons present, who, it will be ob served,indicate harmonious co-operation in an object of ge neral utility and undisputed value to the public at large : The Earl of FlarrowbY, Earl Granville, Earl of Car- D. Brewster, Right Hon. E. Strutt, M.P., lisle, Bishop of Oxford, Dezn of St. Paul's, Lord Eh rington, Sir John Boileau, Sir C. Eastlake, P.R.A., Sir political opinion, and T. Milner Gibson, M P n _,_• ..ight non. IL Tufnell, M.P., Mr. Home ALP., Mr. Moffatt, M.P. Mr. Mr. Ewart, MPe D. Grainger, Professor Soil air Yt --er. Babbage, Mr, Tooke, Sir K l \ l Knight, i *C g C ht L , WYMeeirel:tCpweerlr'et,Phel ap . y ß if . l4 , kier ii, " 1; 1 . rf°' l lar l e c s ;ri .ra r C dM h on e s s ee t rl e eße r y , eirg fi hMlS e t v ir . rill Dr. (ll)Cn... laiotb, Captain Owen. RE' Mr, Wi n k wo rth, Lieute nant, Pasley, R.E , Mr. Redgrave, Rev, H. Mackenzie , Rev. Professor aiaurice, tem Professor Harris, The Marquis of LANSDOW NE, who presided, sa id—lt ma y, perhaps, be convenien t , and it may be expected of me by those who have done m e the honour to express a wish that I should attend in thi s place, and on this oc casion, if I state in a very Sea, words what I conceive to be the object of the meeting, a n d , at all events, t h e ob ject with which I have attended here this day, with a view to a further design, which I have every reason to Gentlemen, believe will this society eminentl y and generally benefical. building in which we are assembled beton gs - you are —I me an the society to which the well aware has been, I may ve nture to say, the parent i ns titution of all those that ha ve grown up in this coun try for the general furtherance of sc i ence. It has t h e great honour of having shown and p o i nted out the way in that direction. — ( Hear, hear.) it h as, in the lapse o f many years, numbered among its subscribers and its supporters a very large number of the most eminent per of this country. It sons in this country. It has been honoured not only with the patronage but with the active support of some of the most enlightened and distinguished Royal lld Family n members hasexample, and shone forth as a beacon, to which others have been at tracted; and you are probably all aware that as the commerce of the country, and as fortunately by tboaft meansthe R Population of the. country have increased, there has sprung up an increased desire to propagate knowledge and science, and to connect both with the soicial habits of the coun try. Gentlemen, though you are all here present aware of this, there may. be many, and certainly there are many, whose habits confine them e xtent to which .to this m etropolis, who . are ignorant of the when I this has gone, and who would be surprised, perhaps, state to them what is known to me , indeed, that eo diffused has this desire been, that it appears from the communications that have been held with various institutions now exist ing—l wish I could say all fl there ee are not at least now existing in England, that s, and that out e of these 446, representing 70,000 persons, I h number of 350 h un derstand institutions to t that have beenhays actually responded to the queries affording e. t addressed to them from this place, there by which I could s ronger in stance than any other.sonte improve society dwellofthe anxious desire there i hat there is to effect th bythese means, and the desire t _ a object . themselves in immediate, close, and friendly by putting . the body to which I have alluded communication with Arts—which dwells in this 1 —the Society of has been p ace.— that desire has been felt, and when (Hear.) When I say that has been responded to on the part I say that desire let me be supposed to state h t at of this society, do not theis the . east de• there either on the one side or other , or oh the other to accept, any sire on the one to impose,,e ulaticne of any sectety The positive control over the r g ; n must be the per‘ 5 . • ' basis of such a communicat.o member. All thatr . e In"- pendence of every individual and on theother side on the one side to be obtained, _ _ . side and useful communication of to be granted, is the free a® well aware, knowledge. A n d although,s we are there h ave b een grea t doubts, great difficulties with regard to, perhaps , the greatest of all public social questions--the centralization of power—l belleTe t h at 41 $9 the utility of tliV oelltrfazittioh of knowledge no doubt can be entertalced.—(Cheers.) I therefore believe that, by putting these societies, scat tered as they are in different parts of the country, in communication with tho parent society here, great good will be effected, and no inconvenience will be suffered— that there may be created here a fund of information and of knowledge upon which all these societies may be constantly and usefully drawing, without affecting their own independent action; and that whereas all institu tions in this country have been from time to time nc• cused of a desire to fortify and support themselves, pe cuniarily speaking, out of the consolidated fund, you will here create a consolidated fund of knowledge upon which all parties may draw without the least risk of it; becoming a bankrupt.—(Cheers.) For my part, I can only invite you to proceed to the business of this day with a desire to make it agreeable and consistent with the feelings of all the parties that I see repre sented hero to-day; and, to do so, I trust it will not be oven suggested, as recommended, that only one path should be followed in each individual case, but that the utmost latitude should be affsrded to those who, in our provincial towns, whether great or small, have asso ciated themselves for the purpose; and I will take the liberty of adding, because I know that in many such places the pursuits of science and of literature have been more or less connected with subjects of amusement, that, far from wishing to repel those objects, I believe nothing can be more useful than that they should be perma nently connected with them.—(Cheers.) I therefore trust that this will be had in view—that the inde pendence of each society shall be preserved. But if I am asked in what respect this society, may be eminently useful, it will be answered by the ap plications that, as you, will be informed this day, have already been made to IBlti Thoeiety—that they are de mands from all quarters, of the most varied descriptions —varying with the specific wants of each locality—some asking for lecturers to be sent to them, some asking for statistical information, some asking for books or for information as to where they maybe procured; some asking for the means of procuring public exhibi tions. I will not enumerate them more; but all of them ask in a greater or less degree for that which must be wanted in all provincial towns, in a still greater degree, as the places are scattered or re mote, and deficient in the means of procuring informa tion for themselves.lbe e rlieepveatid yto youhaatmapnlyassista and to the assistance you can give e li i c and that a, this swaywill b those waters of knowledge which you will diffuse will, like those gathered up from the ocean, come back to you by refreshing the streams An which they originated, and be received into the great reservoir which it is the pride of the metropolis to offer to the admiration of the country.—(Cheers.) Earl GRANVILLE moved the first resolution, and after some complimentary allusions to the presence of the Noble Marquis in the chair, said that the meeting was not one intended for oratorical display, but that practical discussions were invited on the part of persons well ac• a governing body, but they so u g ht to become a medium s cl i a re ain fe t l e t d by w of communication, and to act in a n administrative cape itthisethseocsiuebtjyecoLf ATrhtserteowcaosnsntoittuttheethleemassteldvees city among the different institutions.—(Cheers.) In dif ferent parts of the country unions had already taken place, and the system of co-operation now proposed was only an extension thereof, so that it might become national in its character.—(Cheers.) The Noble Earl concluded amidst loud approbation by proposing the fol- lowing resolution:— - " That the success of literary and scientific institutions and mechanics' institutes in the cultivation of literature, science, and art, and in the diffusion of useful know ledgP, might be powerfully promoted by the combination of many institutions in an union with the Society of Arts, on the basis of perfect security to the continued independence of the institutions and the freedom of their self-government." Mr. STRUTT, M.P., seconded the resolution, and, speaking as a delegate, bore testimony to the advantages which had already resulted from the partial co-operation of local institutions. The resolutions having been carried unanimously, The Bishop of OXFORD advocated the proposed union on the broad principles of its being calculated to pro mote the interests of religion and morality. He felt that it was not requisite for him to adduce any arguments to support that proposition before so enlightened and distinguished an audience, and he only spoke on the sub• ject in order that his words might rebound from them, and carry conviction elsewhere.—(Cheers.) He was not one of those who had any secret suspicion that any an tagonism existed between religion and the highest de velopment of literature, science, and art. He protested against the idea that to be religious it was necessary to be ignorant.—(Cheers.) If it was designed by the heavenly gift of God that man's intellect should be cul tivated, that he should possess an informed conscience and a reasonable spirit, the just development of his na ture must depend on the equal application of education to his general powers.—(Cheers.) It was true that knowledge and literature and science might be allied with what was evil and mischievous, but would they hesitdte on that ground to communicate instruction? He rejoiced in being the honoured instrument of uniting their common suffrages in favour of an almost self-evi- dent proposition, and he sat down, moving as a reso lution— " That this meeting is of opinion that literary and scientific institutions and mechanics' institutes are cal culated to promote the interests of religion and morality by the cultivation of literature, science, and art, and by the diffusion of u.eful knowledge; and that this meeting earnestly invites all classes to unite in supporting; and improving such institutions, and extending their powers of doing good." The Earl of Hennowny seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously, after some little dis cussion arising upon what fell from the Noble Earl, but which bad no bearing upon the terms of the motion itself. Mr. MILNER GIBSON, M.P., moved the next resolu tion, which referred to the financial conditions of the proposed union. No one, he said, could insinuate that the proposal to render services to the local institutions was to be made a means of profit to the Society of Arts; for what they took in the way of compensation they would give a full equivalent, and all that they desired was to be protected from loss.—(Cheers.) Ho moved, therefore, with much pleasure— " That the pecuniary conditions of union should be calculated to protect the society from loss, and to afford to the institutions the full value of the payments which they may make to the society's funds." Mr. JOSEPH HUME seconded the motion, and said that he had attended the summons which he had received as one of the oldest members of the society. He considered the present meeting as one calculated to be of the ut most importance to the country at large.—(Cheers.) From the results of the Great Exhibition they now knew in what they were deficient, and the Society of Arts were rightly extending the knowledge how that deficiency might be supplied.—(Cheers.) We were now a great manufacturing and commercial country. From the best and most impartial sources, from open competi tion and fair exhibition, we had learned a lesson which, he trusted, would be improved.—( Hear, hear.) In many instances we bad been fond of believing that we were at the head of great interests on which the population and wealth of this country depended. We were no longer a country depending on agricultural produce for our maintenance, and the number of our population was vastly on the increase. —(Hear, hear.) It was neces sary that the means should be provided for supporting that augmented population, for enabling us to progress, and to sustain a world-wide competition.—(Hear, hear.) Unless we made the best use, of those aids which science and knowledge lent to the indus trial arts we could not expect to prosper, and therefore he rejoiced in the present conference.—(Cheers.) The letter of Mr. Chester had first informed him as to its objects. -He had always warmly advocated similar at tempts at social improvement, because an educated po . • p u l a tion must always be preferable t o one steeped in ignorance.—(Cheers.) He hailed the contemplated union as a means by which ignorance might be re moved, and, if it was successful, it would tend greatly to increase the power, the prosperity, and the happiness of the people.—(Loud cheers.) Let this country compete openly and manfully with the world, and, by the appli cationld of its skill, its industry, and its capital, it would accomplish an assured success. The resolution whichoo. he had to second was one of a character which had r copied his attention very often. He believed that every institution of the kind ought to be self - supporting, d he had found that all with which be had been . con nected,a which had not commenced on that footing, hadfo'rmed failed. A few ardent and independent m an association, and by subscriptions might seuacceed in making it flourish for a time, but it must be evident to those who looked ,below the surface hs! atuhninssat,ate of that things presented n o permanent element f ea individuals were re moved, that circumstances ch But langedet , a nd then down fell the institution.—(Cheers the undertaking be made self-supporting, let every mem ber have an interest in its success, .a dbelieve that to a certain extent upon his exertions its welfare depended,_. eed —(Loud and then no exterior assistanca wa cheers.) The Society of Arts volunteered its services to become the differ of increased usefulness and know ledge to theent local. institutions throughout the ?s l ed as a condition of that country, and all that they offer was not to be subjected to unnecessary expense. He had the greatest pleasu.rne itnnes e course of his observe , Mr. GRAlNGER,_wehbota d had extensive experience of Lions, showed that h the want which existed for a union such as that now pro posed, moved, in a very able manner, the following reso lion : " That this meeting acce pts the 1 . memoranda of re plies,' eke., as a sufficient st b a o tem ex lt eo i t n ed ge t n o er r a e l au teltrmfrom the advantages which may _ the proposed combination and 101013, and requests that appoint a special committee to th e Society of Arts will r carry out the foregoing. resolutions, and that every in stitution in union with the society will nominate a re p .ntativo to form one of a represcestative council, quarterly, or other conferences with whit shall have the said special committee.' seconded the moti on , w hi c h, Mr. TurNEL L, after a short practical discussion of a friendly character on the part of several delegates present, was carried una nimously. 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Tho usual half-yearly public examinations of the ffii.era an d gentlemen cadets, studying at the Royal Militlry College, took place on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 10th, 1 1 th, and 12th inst., before a Collegiate Board, at which were present Lieutenant- General Sir George Scovell, K.C.8., the Governor Major-General Thomas W. Taylor, C. 8., the Lieute nant Governor; ISlajor-General George A. Wetherell, C.B. and LEI, the Deputy-Adjutant-General of the Forces; and Lieutenant-Colonel George W. Prosser, the Major and Superintendent of Studies. At the close of the examinations the following officers were presented with the mint certificates of qualification : Captain J. Montresor, 82d Foot. Captain W. G. Dawkins, Coldstream Guards. Captain S. Darling, 9% Foot. Captain W. T. L. Patterson, 91st Foot. In consequence of the superior talents and acquire ments displayed by Captain Patterson in the higher branches of mathematical science, a special honorary addition was made to his certificate; and the high quali fication.; of Captains Montresor, Dawkins, and Patter son, in French and German, and of Captain Darling in French, were also particularly noticed on their respec tive certificates. The following gentlemen cadets, who had completed their qualifications for commissions, were recommended to his Grace the Commander-in-Chief for appointment to Easigncies in the Line without pur- chase:- 1. George P. Colby. 9. James Clarke. 2. John S. 0. Swatiield. 10. MarcuaL. M'Causland. 3. Charles G. Dowell. 11. Henry J. Yonge. 4. Lea Birch. 12. John Cator. 5. Hobert M. Pakenham. 13. William 0. B. Taylor. 6. Philip G. Goney. 14. Charles Fraser. 7. Sidney G. Quicke 15, William P. Gaskell. 8. Henry H. Da A. Willis 16. Frederick 11. Dymock. By the result of the Examinations above fifty other young gentlemen were declared to have made various steps towards qualifying themselves for commissions in those branches of the mathematics which are applicable Lo military purposes in permanent and field fortifica tions and the attack ' and &fence of fortresses, in Latin and general hitory, and in the modern languages. Thirteen had also, during the half-year, completed the course of professional education in military surveying; and twenty-one in the actual construction of intrench mauls and saps in the field, pontooning, &a. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert took a drive iu an open carriage and tour yesterday afternoon; Lord Charles Fitzroy and Colonel Bouverics attended on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse back yesterday, attended b Colonel Bouverie. The Prince of Wales ant Prince Alfred, attended by Mr. Gibbs, visited the Polytechnic Institution yesterday morning. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur, and the Prin cesses Helena and Louisa, took a drive in an open car riage and four, yesterday morning. Her H.:jesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Matilda Pa get, the Hon. Mary Seymour, Lord Polwarth, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Colonel Bauverie, honoured the p-rrormance of the Royal Italian Opera with their pre sence last evening. Her Majesty's private band attended after dinner on Monday e-vening, in Buckingham Palace, and rerformed too billowing selection : Oeerture—" Erneliue" Finale—" Martha" Canzanetta Haydn. March—" Tamerlane" Winter. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Couper, ho noured her Majesty's Theatre with her presence last evening: A deputation, consisting of Sir H. W. Barron, Bart., M.P., Mr. Win. Brown, M.P, Mr. Clay, M.P, Mr. R. M. 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I certainly—except on foreign matters ----................. ____ —have never opposed them as an oppon en t. L et me take the case of a statesman—the b es t a b used public man of the day—Lord Grey! I have always thought his broad, original, and onward views of colonial reform have been impeded and hindered by the intrigues of colonial monopolists them selves. On the occasion of Lord Elgin's Indemnity Bill, when the mass of the Peciite party voted against Lard Grey's Canadian policy, I supported it; on the question of L)rti Torrington's administration as Gover nor of Ceylon, and indeed whenever the policy of his (Ace was attac k e d . A n d then, fcrsooth, I sin to be cabsiled against by my colleague because two miserable votes are hunted out to prove that I have not supported. a Government which certainly I never professed to sup port.—(Cheers.) I say, then, this is a cabal, because the very frivolity of the pretext trumped up against me proves it to be such. It is a cabal because is was com menced by treachery ou the one side and was sealed by patronage upon the wher.—(Cheers.) It is a cabal because it originated at a holo•aad-corner dinner, and was continued at a hole-end-corner meeting. It is a cabal became it began in the dissimulation which pre vented Colonel R. - .)inilly from telling me my votes at the time had nullified our coalition, and necause it ended in the hyeecrisy which professed ignorance of Sir W. Somerville's introduction to the constituency. —(A hiss, answered by counter-cheers.) I understand the meaning of that Liss. This I know is strong , ' lan euaee but it is language far too weak for my feel ing;, and I will ask tee gentleman who dissents from me so courteously, whether I have not a right to stigmatize that cabal which proposes to oust men whose family, for more than three centuries, has,been connected with your county, in favour of a perfect stranger—to oust me who have served you for three Parliaments in favour of one who has barely served you for three years.—(Cheers.) Such, gentlemen, is my case as between my colleage and voting myself', which I lea ve i n all confidence and trust within myself, I k now your hands. I believe that my friends will take care to receive f fur oti Col ng fo r Colo nel that there is no step—not short Y the fate which he intended for Jonstone and Mr. Gipps, our po litical opponents —whi c h Mr. R bri o c m h ill not deter mined to take, to punish that cabal, of them are bal, and their justifica tion consists in the fact, t " as Colonel R om ill y has b o use their own language, that trey us".—(Sh outs of ~ Nev etrayed you, so he will be say I believe with them, eh, never.") lam bound to betrsyod me, so 0 that as Colon e l R om illy has (Uproar.) And I s Y sy a u • %ill be betrayed.— ruption my own reason for l spite of this inter think I can already d e t ect the fiellis belief i s , th a t I sti Y germ of meditated treachery. When Colonel Roinl whole length of Kenni ng t on - common goes almost the —when be declares for something li ke in his abl e s p eec h universal suffrage, and when he proposes the complete separation aral State, I think he ought t o have tnld of Church only meant all this excessive lib era li sm so you that he long Derby was in office. lam perfectly certain that when h rd Lord John Russell was in o ffi ce he mad e no sign of an extraordinary zeal in the cause of reform, an d I thinliC it Lord John Russell were to come into office again, all this liberalism would miraculously calm. Ile himself has omitted to give you the exact measure of his poli tical faith. Is will be in your recollection that in 1850 Mr. Locke King brought forward his motion for an extension of county franchise. Upon that occasion ray Gallant Colleague voted in favour of that extension of the county franchise. The next year Lord John Russell went out of office on that very question; but the motion was renewed, and on that second occa sion Colonel Hominy stated, that, inasmuch as Lord John Russell had given a pledge that he would go for ward and onwards at some time or other, and sooner rather than later, with a Reform Bill of his own, he had no hesitation in voting against Mr. Locke King's motion. —(A laugh.) The question was again brought forward in 1852, and then my Gallant Colleague returned to his first love, and voted in favour of Mr. Locke King's mo tion, which he opposed in 1851.—(Laughter.) Now 1 shall be much mistaken if I shall be supposed to blame Colonel Romilly's conduct on those occasions. All I simply mean is this, that Colonel Romilly took up a fair constitutional position, which was, that when a Minister in whom ho had confidence was opposed to a measure of reform, and although he was himself in favour of that reform, yet ho merged his own opinions and sacrificed his own judgment in order to support that Government in which he had entire confidence and trust.—(Hear. hear.) I think, therefore, I have a right to say that Col. Hominy's Radical opinions are only operative so long as Lotd John Russell may be out of office. Now, for my own part, I Will only say that my own views are independent of Ministerial connexion. —(Cheers.) I have so often given you my opinion on political affairs that it will not be expected from me on this occasion to enter at any great length, or in any particular detail, on a statement of my views. At the same time I think at this epoch. when we ere all egreod, I may congratulate you on the advantages of tree trade.—(Cheers.) So early as 1842, when Sir Robert Peel was going on in those tariff reforms by which you have so largely bene fited in almost every article of consumption, I then called on him to go forward, while I characterized his measure of that time as the first instalment of a wiser and a more thoughtful policy,—(Cheers.) In 1846 I had the honour of being a member of that Government which carried the great boon, and now almost unblasphemed blessing, of corn-law repeal.—(Cheers.) Now I think, in connexion with this subject, and with another in which you aro greatly concerned, the happiest mode of extending the franchise in this country would be that by which the wealth of this country should march so rapidly as that all should be drawn by their prosperity within the magic influ ence of the 10/. franchise.—(Cheers.) Arid although it may seem a somee hat Utopian and romantic theory, yet if 3ou lock at the statistics of the question you will find, since free trade has been in operation, this most rE markuble fact, that your franchise has increased more than twice as fast as your population. Your population within ten years increases at a ratio of about 12f per cent.; and your franchise increases within the same period more than 25 per cent. Under these circumstances, I am justi fied in saying that nothing in itself can be more striking testimony to the real value of free trade than the augmentation of your franchise. But I contend this is not enough, because we cannot forget that every day there are born into this country more than 1,000 human beings, whom I should desire to see, not proscribed into disaffection, but educated in affection to the common wealth.— (Loud cheers.) I should desire to see them further brought within the pale of the fran chise, because you must recollect that there is not a sing le unit among what i s termed the lowest class who is not born with the algebraic sig n of minus before his nine—(Great laughter)—because the - great mejority of indivi d u als in this co untry are, so to speak, swaddled in insolvency, cradled in deficiency, baptised into b e rkruptcy.—(Renewed laughter.) F or they all have to pay their quotas of the national debt. If the old Whig party in last century, who laid down the t hat taxat i on and representation position ought to be concu rrent —if the great men , like Mr. Fo x , who laid d o wn that principle , w er e alive at the prese n t moment when the princ i p les of tax ation was letter un derstood ' I think that they would EC G th at their • ~ principle went dos whole length of universal stiffre • one who consumes is —however indirec7lP, b ecause every I heard, in this setae, the ether day, y—pluinly taxed. words which fell tram te e li ps of th some significant Exchequer, anew the claims of eChancellor of the meant anything at all, would seem labour, which, if they tion of gong somewhat further to indicate an inten t; the course of el, etoral than Lord John Russell one more point upon whic h reform,l Now, there is only to occupy your attention , with for one moment to the irae l i a and that is with regard queetie the militia, not because I n ' I have voted against scheme of rival parti,,, was iu favour of any particular that ell such :thecae ',b ut , imply because I believed a _ ,s , were uncongenial to, and Inhar moniousmercial with ' conirn ,._. t 7 . i-- t emper and spirit of this great co . m . - uul 3 , and because, in one word, I think tl. v e whole thing a turce.— (Cheers.) If, indeed,we were aeout to be invaded by the noir - that very mar ti a l corps, almost disbanded National Guard of France—(A laug h ) —the issue might possibly be doubtful; but inasmuch as Ido not apprehend "inch " I afraid that our a result, am - ~• . trauitit ' Qiin ccei hely expect to boast of victor): over the most warlike troops of the most warlik e nation in Eu rope.—(A laugh.) Let me now leave my case in your hands I, of course, cannot presume to tell what may be the issue of this election. lam not indifferent to its result, neither am I sang uine; but o f one thing lam certain, that if this cabal s hall prevail against me—as it will probably prevail both against me and against its author—not now, perhaps, amidst the heats and jars and conflicts of a contested election, but months hence, in the calm of disappointment—(Hear, h ear )— I shall at least b e regretted by the non- e l ec t ors an d unrepresented poo r of your city.—(Cheer s .) They will never forget. w hatever may have b een my delin quencies of Parliamentary an opportunity of fu r thering their interests, and of pro moting,through their wealth, the common wealth; to Ido not mince the word—from their bru ise them— rta • d c o ndition —and nothing brutalizes so mach as alize co _-to raise them up to an education, which always misery ; avl is always stolen from them by the zealous ra pronhs— c ntending reli ' ' Cheers) —to raise pacify of 0 . gionaries—( them up to a sense of self-trust by all the r esponsibility o f self -representa ti on — to raise them up to an allianc e with the st ate, not on ly by the l inks, and gyves, and o f taxation, but by gentle ministrations on the f e tters one side, and by grateful thoughts upo n the other — ( Ch e ers) —to raise them up, last not least , in the ir ma ' teria l happiness, by cheapening to them in the ir homes e very article of primary necessity.—(Cheers • ) Among t h os e, also, of easier circumstances and happier posi tion, who may be better able to determine the mo tives which sway politicians, I believe that I shall be not only regretted, but also understood.—(Hear, hear.) Here was one, they will say, who had a vision of his own —a crotchet, if you will, in politics—who loved an ideal liberty, as poets love their mistresses — (Cheers)—wh ole worship, through good report or bad report, he idolized alone. Not the liberty of certain Tories, who regard her as a sort of housekeeper, .perpetually mourning over the ruins of a " Bleak House of her own, always to be let unfurnished, with nobody to bid.' Not the liberty of cer tain Radicals, who seem to consider her as a"bitter bar maid," for ever chinking coppers in the presence of the greatest Ueda the work ever saw, of which they either will not or cannot underattiad all the wisdom of its mag nificent unthrift. Not the liberty of certain Whigs. who treat her as a courttz q), who must, at the risk of losing caste, give her favo urs only to the privileged and few— the worn-out odalisque of the Whig barees.--(Laughter.) But a liberty—how describe her! One who, in our con etitutionul steten a , 1 has a lmost always been in a minority, sometimes represented by un i ts , s ometimes, I fear, by ciphers—tLe lib4ty for w hid Bolingbroke auger.. [PRICE SD. Greenwich, the London Mechanics' Institution, the Jewish Literary Institution, and Woburn. Their ob servations chiefly related to details of management, into which it was obviously impossible that the conference at its first - meeting could enter, but which were, neverthe less, marked by great good sense, and a disposition to co-operate in the views and plans of the society. The Earl of CARLISLE, in his usual happy style, pro posed a vote of thanks to the Marquis of Lansdorne, which was seconded by the Dean of St. Paul's, and most cordially acceded to by the meeting. After a suitable acknowledgment of the compliment, the Noble CHAIRMAN ann( unced that the committee of the Society of Arts would meet to-day at 12 o'clock, and would be happy to receive any communications and sag gestions which the delegates had to offer; that arrange ments would be reede for g i v i ng practical effect to te objects of the conference, and that at three a deputation would wait upon his Royal Ifighnees Prince Albert, who took a lively interest in the subject of their deli berations. In the evening a dinner at the Freemasons' Tavern, admirably suppled by the proprietors, and of which nearly 200 gentlemen partook, Cemented the union at the society's house in John-street, Adelphi. Over this social gathering the Earl of Carlisle gracefully pre sided; and every one present seemed pleased with the result of what may be fairly regarded as the first fruits of the Exhibition, and the commencement of a new sphere of usefulness for the society with the council of which, and its Royal President, that grand display originated. _ _ The usual loyal toasts were rendered more significant and received with greater enthusiasm on the occasion by the position which his Royal Highness Prince Albert occupies as President of the Society of Arts; and the chairman did not miss the opportunity of pointing out how much this country is indebted to his Royal Highness for the services which he has rendered to the cause of industrial progress. The Earl of CARLISLE, in proposing the toast of the evening, ace3ropanied it with some striking observations. He reminded the company that they were then mainly brought together for the purposes of companionship and better acquaintance, not for any over conviviality or excess, for that would be rather an unseemly RC count for the delegates to carry back with them to 'their constituents.—(Laughter.) Their object was to cement the union which had been formed, and to pledge, under the genial influence cf toasts and hurrahs, their best exertions to protect it.— (Cheers.) After alluding in a felicitous manner to their meeting in the Freemasons'- hall, the walls of which he feared would tumble down upon him while he avowed that he was not one of the brotherhood—he proceeded to say that in a neighbouring country, in the great ca pital of France, there were assembled last week what had been termed a great national festival on their Field of Mars—the splendour of which was insured by all that great military preparation and consummate artistic skill and complete despotic power could effect, and which was Imperial in everything but the name. It must have been as rich and brilliant a scene to the eye as could well be conceived, but we might tell our gay and gallant neigh bours that we did not envy them their gleaming standards or their golden eagles, while we offered an asylum to the literature—(lmmense cheering) —and the genius which they had cast forth—(Continued cheering)—and while we make a home for the liberties which they had an nulled—(Cheers)—while we pursued what we conceived to be the more legitimate ends and the more worthy aims of promoting the intellectual, the social, the moral, and the religious improvement of the whole bulk of the people.—(Great cheering.) That was their motive for assembling on the present occasion. They felt that it was for the best that they ventured to lay the foun dation of another edifice, which they devoted to popular instruction and enlightenment. They hoped that it would lead to the cultivation of another portion of the great peaceful field, and around the altar which they raised they did not seek to pile military standards or barren steel, but rather to crown it with the fruits and the flowers which illustrated the peaceful career of their national industry.—(Loud cheers.) The Noble Earl concluded by proposing:— " The Literary and Scientific Institutions and the Me chanics' Institutions of the United Kingdom; and success to the happy union this day founded (coupling with it in terms of deserved compliment the name of Mr. H. Chester)." Mr. CHESTER made a very modest but suitable reply, and was followed by Mr. GRAINGER, who proposed " The Society of Arts." Mr. W. HARDING acknowledged the toast. Mr. C. KNIGHT, in appropriate terms, proposed" The Representatives assembled at this day's conference, and may they be returned to our next Parliament." Sir G. ANDERSON acknowledged the toast. The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Provincial Unions, especially that of Yorkshire," associating with it the name of Mr. Baines, of eds. Mr. BAINES replied; and after the hetiTth of the Mar -1 quis of Lansdowne and the Earl of Carlisle had been drunk with due honour, the company separated. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. CANTERBURY, TUESDAY.—Last night there tea; a meeting at the Guildhall-rooms in this borough, con vened by the Hon. G. Smythe, M.Y., for the purpose of putting forward his claims for re-election. At eight o'clock the proceedings began, and Mr. Smythe, having been introduced to the meeting, amid much applause, spoke at considerable length, and somewhat to the fol lowing cffect:—l see around me the representatives of many shades and distinctions of political belief; but from this very diversity I might derive an augury of triumph; because it has been my singular fortune, in my relations with your borough, to have polled the whole of your constituency—ene - half successfully upon one side, and the other half successfully upon the other. —(Checrs.) And yet I am, without any affectation, utterly unconscious of ever having changed an opinion. Now, let me put this strikingly before you. What was it at the last election which lost to me the confidence of the the great majority of the Conservative party? My pro-Jewish and pro-Papist votes, as they were termed; but what I called them, my votes against a dead principle of sham uniformity—my votes in favour of a living prin ciple of just toleration, which, thank God, moves among us, and which will ore long, with the crowning triumph of Jewish:emancipation, have its being in the Constitution.—(Cheers.) Singular to say, a large sec tion of the Liberal party now withholds its support from me fee precisely the same reason as their opponents in 1847, aid, more singularly still, out of precisely the same reason thut they then rallied and triumphed around me. The cause of this is obvious. It is because the great Whig party in the State has since entered on a crusade for the perscoution of Catholic consciences, which, if it becomes their older, and sterner, and sectarian tradi tions, is of modern inconsistency, violent enongh to rouse back :among us the spirits of Charles Fox and Charles Lord Grey, if with no unfair imaginative license I can suppose their spirits still guatelieg that sacred principle of religious liberty to which, during their lives, they secrificed all things but their honour.—(Loud cheers.) After some very severe animadversions on his colleague for an alleged breach of faith, Mr. Smythe went on to say—l have now to deal with the accuse - tion of my constituents, that I have n e g lected my Par. liamentary duties. I at once p lead g uilty to the charge; but I think in Canterbury you have never A leugh) Ono been very particular on this head. th the _ p e of your representatives a most able — aird . distireuished sensation of your city in his pocket.—(Laughter.) was even, I four, °wine A to n i o n t d h i e s p r, es L i t o i r e d n A. . w C e r e seeYantgtehnsidelant than myself. I say I at once plead guilty to the accusation. I say more, that I greatly regret my neg l e ct of what are called Parlia mentary duties, and if you will give me an opportunity, I will promise for the future to amend.—(A laugh.) My neglect has, I confess, chiefly been owing to my own ic dolence, but partly, also, to the untoward situation in which the members and followers of Sir Robert P; el' the seventh Administration have recently been placed We have 9 been, so to speak, interred in a sort of Mahomet's • coffin position—(Laughter) — where life was all but im .. a e nd cheers.) possible, half-way between Whig exclusiveness and the repugnantheaven of House of earthiness of terrene Protection.—(Hear, hear,o I remember the present leader The Dunciad recordedo lon e l li i e n . Commons to have called " Hansard," In which " ii, after all, the mere record of its debate s, Ore A o n f d iv , hat has h been C although mofill/yOlibtiaess. heard" ( A muchl a laugh.) g h m . Hansard than myself, I do not think t at he is there- Ido me no o t f fore better fitted to promote the popular interest in " the thinkgood time,that" because,inevita inevitably y ma e n era h th i a n e s g. b h e e e t n t choked eere with chick weed g t h h t a e t r. h ) e i v e r t h h e e d re iff fo e therefore e ence between ,, er us reminds the story of Tom and Dick:—,, What doing, Te te r ing Colonel Rom " il il l " Nothing." doing, Dick?" y e ,d l you been Now, notwithstand only been the part of Tom. He a h es attendance, his has you; and I have simply foregone as done nothing for of Dick, in helping Tom to do and declined the part I come to the accusation which nothinghas for you. Now, me by my colleague. I ' p v ie er g y T cr e ed: nbINI what have been urged against into the fact that I' havegivenmight resolve his charge John Russell's Governme If two votes against Lord im mediate interest a charge to b I desired in my own would be precisely this —of e brought against me, persona'it adherent of Lord John Russell's having been a _ord John is not E 0 popular anywhere Administration. - 6 that I know of, that the charge, • not in Canterbury. Yet I c,nno n t eed signify—certain certainly accept the position — though I know it to be for fan opponent the moment—e- of Lord John Russell's gecause, w i t h the exception Government, simply is of it s f ore i gn o licy, the cha r g e untrue. I yield to no m even to the present leader of the House of Commons, an'not in his great admire- tion of that was:email I' 'that at this oonjunc It is true tare ha is gff • . I odium and u ering under much ephemera . mush unreasonable obloquy, but he bears within htm— ,, ---- That strong divinity of 50 , 111 Which conquers chance and fate.' him, L o rd d He realizes, even to those who do not know or Sydenham's touching and dyingtestimonr--" Lord John Russell is the noblest man I ever knew. He belongs to the foremost category of this world's worthies. "Happy are h "said a ancient classic, " who have t they, a recorded things worthy to h ave bee n acted. Happy are they who have acted things worthy to " be recorded. lasPiiebtQf till so theYwhQ "Ye doe Mii. ,—(Chioto --- ~ '~ / ~~L ~