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fi C , .1 1 „e • \; ( N r" .-- Nttd3 ~cl l O l I - 'SA ' 4 117 `vyk r ;6 4 A . ' B A ./.& a' • , V kgKA, M 4 > 1 61 , t . 5;. • , ,s_i fv , 2b L L. q , ,ii4 3' l 4, • S U N ce-A •• 7; I.iq 1 . CONTRACTS for WHEAT. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport The Services, Somerset-place, May 23, 1848. Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral .7. 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain a nd Ireland do hereby give LAtlllne.e. that on Tha rs a ay, the Ist of June next, at One o ' clock, they ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Con , net for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling ..wres, at Deptford,' the ander-mentioned Articles, viz.:— When to be Quarters. delivered. Half in 3 Weeks, WHEAT Red ...... .............. 2,600 and the remainder Wki te• ••• •- .... 1,000 in 3 Weeks after ' wards. •ti 'es (not less than 2 quarts of each) must be produced by the Parties 'tendering. , • _ T he condition s o f th e Contract may be seen at the sa id o ffi ce . No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor :Tr noticed, miles , the party attends, or an agent for him , du l y • a athorised In writing. •Every T ender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty. andmust bear In the left hand corner the words " Tender for Wheat," and • 4be delivered at Somerset-place. C ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THIRD (SPECIAL) SALE. U STOM -HOUSE, LONDON, MAT, 1848. For SALE, by order of the Honourable the Commissioners of 7'..`f_alajesty' s C ustoms, at the Commercial Sale Rooms, Mincing . ."e1 3:, o n TatrasnAT, J une 1, 1848, at Twelve o ' c l oc k a t N o on pre . . 1 .2_, for Hume Consumption, several I housand Pieces ot BRITS a[;!, ' VA LENCIENNES, and other LACE ; also, Long and Square "14AIVLS. ho u se Goods y Thames u may be viewed at the Q.leen's Warehouse, Custom -street, o - ,1 Monday 29th, Tuesday 30th, and Wednes day, 31st May, 1848, from Ten o'clock in the Morning until Three scio9k 10 the Afternoon, and until Twelve o'clock at Noon on the "JaY 'of a e. '1 4 14 notice, that no Lot s can b e pa id f or a t th e Office of the Re . r of Fines after Two o'clock in the Afternoon. ABee may be had at the Queen's Warehouse, Custom-house, woe each. • ItOYAL CALEDONIAN ASYLUM. -',•*" For th„, Incorporated 1815. Pport and Education of Children of both Sexes of Sc d otc i li Sailors, and Marines, who have died or been dis.ible e n t7: e service of their country, and of Indigent Scotch parents r ki Ph London." RiZ t ea is hereby given, that the THIRTY-FIRST ANNIVEIIt ' b ra* -1 13 , I T ICNER in aid of the Funds of this Charity will be th e he F reemason's Hall, Great Queen-street, on SATURDA Y , n n June. • —4 . (.1r aOo the Duke of BUCCLEUCH and QUEENSBERRY, K.G., in the Chair. JOHN BURNIE, Secretary. EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE, ti The. CO Royal Exchange, 24th May, 1848. .., 11 RT of DIRECTORS of the CORPORATION: of the their .eief" -4 _C RA NGII ASSURANCE do hereby give notice, that • 'lll ig.t4kce'tz+S-FER-BOOKS will be SHTJT from TUESDAY, the 6th of I, mart Of tr4 D LY, the 6th of July f o llowing ; and that a General lO.taym, xx_ahaid Corporation will be holden at their offlct Twelve e t v be e on AVEDNEsnsr, the 21st of June, a • a t consider a Dividend. ALES. GREEN, Secretary. O r il_ o f LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE ,---'4IcTY, for Accumulative and General AssuranCes. , 2, Royal Exchange-buildings. • G. J. FARRANCE, Actuary. EDWARD F. LEEKS; Secretary. " 1 ; E ROYAL POLYTECHNIC. INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. „t o ba t h of beautiful Specimens of Art-Manufactures are depo- L e ntah4 4 , all ories of the spacious New Theatre. preat . improve effected in the Exhibition of the Dissolving Views. D7 . 6 E l aittr Y- D e 7 oon h t , and Micresco e Popular Lectures by Dr. Ryan and .. 1) PO a t e r iL un er on Chemistry and Experimental Philosophy. The 4,-- !Yorks are described by Mr. Crispe. Experiments w a w ll i i t s h . 00 e , 6r lad Diving -bell. The Music is conducted by Dr. dt t Stara' d allY from • • -- kr) from Seven till Half-past Ten. •. . Admission, Is.—Schools, Half-price. ~ rai:I74.:REATEST NOVELTY IN EUROPE. 1 .., THE CHINESE JUNK, Y I N G, „--f rank an d by a Chinese crew. 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He purchased of me several 'different popular pre . tar t ,!ons. Which he regularly and faithfully used, but without effect " ' l4 ,i:we lean app change, At last I advised him to try a bottle t h :Our Macassa Out and, on Friday last he'communicated to me '~ l eesing intelligence of the reappearance of a thick head of .hair. ' Make what use you please of this, and refer inquirers to, • " Yours rsrpectfully, " J. SERGEANT, Bookseller, Sae." ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL. • li t g icU rat S lV e . l , eg iu tu a t, fragrant, and transparent Oil, in its preservative, re beautifying qualities for the Human Hair, is unequal '• , ril„ ° „ver the whole world. For Children, it is especially recom . - ,ZP I as forming tho basis of a beautiful Head of Hair, and ren • the use of the fine comb unnecessary. 6•-7s.—Family Bottles (equal to 4 small) 10s. 6d., and .1. , ble'that size , 21s. 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The whole illustrated la g bbe --. ‘ 1.°4 . , Anatomical En o gravings on Steel. in colour, explain ' 4 "-yo 'f ,.. rt°4B Ainctions, secretions, and t intsructures ot the repro , '''reepe n rns In health and disease ; with ructions for e P ne,e J. 'L. CURTIS and CO., Consulting Surgeons, , 7, Frith -street, Soho-square, London. tin s ,„- A Medical Work.—To the gay and thought less we m ten - Ve work will serve as a beacon to warn them of the , 1414 to i om a lt, non the too rash indulgence of their passions, and " may serve u a monitor in the hour of tempta• • . 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' ;Mu sa ' —-----------Steel. 14 tio r tl ,,teditY 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on , , ._ ,k. . ie. ;•,',`CAD D ISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INC.a.r . : esr Edi'''„ 4l r, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. i ''t`Dosti l ' e nlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. stampsba. or ttie tr ,,eet from the Estabn.hmeat, 3s. 6d. In postage i n °-LENT FRIEND, a Medical Work e o .- ' ta.... the 1.. .... -- sive —. r iblitlas s.ad decay of the generative system, '."tit ' "ul g a nee, infection, and the inordinate use of me fro r m n cu di ry , „ . ' I "'tar— -41 M e, and the means of obviating c ß ertal L'• Pt ea ptk ii tae• 11l R. and ustrated by 26 Coloured Engravin -- ` O ll4 --- ` uld CO 1 A treet Oxferd-s g treet, y London. 114114,,egb,7 tbe Anlkon • sold by Strange, Sliet.L `'.. 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I I to 'hey are not merely 11% epile theai el . nQ in quantity a library volume, nor are they the who e we -hi- -- " L 'u'lligs of the hour but the study of the author's ra nee o f ti : '.., Present existence health, and position to this oh.. b e 4 , 6 Maxims he Id i' 1 t —to do unto others as he • --+ tins i. sale m i t would ncu ca e Sh e Ro hn _ _, to live alter nature's laws—and to keep always is. ;:oe, : _Tde of the Way." The above works may b o had of w iia rnhit4t Isf..l!ternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street tioroi- * fr oza th e tit° n. 4 h7, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other , a t i-z ge 144 ,vaUther (who may be conferred with personpy, Qt (711401,4 7 sw4glo.l.le. Argyll-Nato Regent-street; aau ail % tth '.!,..; No. 17,367.] LONDON, THURSDAY 7 -74 F. wv *mr3 w:11‘ , 4 g r a 1.7 T HE ACQUITTAL of the SEVEN BISHOPS in WESTMINSTER-HALL. By G. J. R. HERBER T, R.A. This celebrated 'Historical Fainting is NOW ON VIEW, for a few days, at the Repository of Arts, 23, Cockspur-street, Charing-cross, from len to Five o'clock each day. Admission on presentation of Address Cards. AN APPEAL to the ] WIDOW of WILLIAM 1103011' PUBLIC in behalf of the TIMM, Poet of Inverury. [?TEE. Provost Thorns Mr. John Watson Rev. George Gilfillan Mr. James M. Ower Rev. J. it. M'Gavin Mr. William Boyack Dr. Arrot Mr. William Bett Mr. James Westland Mr. James Chalmers, Jun. Mr. Patrick Watson Mr. Arthur Begg, jun. Mr. Thomas Saunders. TREASURER —M r. Patrick Watsou. Secarraity—Mr. William Boyack. The Committee appointed to raise a fund for the relief of the Widow and Family of the late William Thom, the gifted but unfor tunate Poet of Inverary, beg leave briefly but earnestly to appeal to the Public, more especially to tha Public of Scotland, in behalf of the trust which has been confided to them. The name and genius of Thom are well known and universally ac knowledged ; many of the feeling and pathetic effusions of his muse have been brought before the public, not enly in a combined form, but in various periodicals. Ills talents attracted the attention of the ablest judges ; and the Messrs. Chambers, in their Journal, have de voted a chapter to his autobiography, and to that favourable meed of praise to which they considered his merits entitled. The life of William Thom has, indeed, combined the vicissitudes of a humble child of the Muses, having formed a scene of trials and dis appointments, accompanied by an overflowing share of poverty and distress. Many of his earliest and best years were passed at the liawkhill of Dundee—the remembrance of which seemed deeply impressed on his mind ; for thither, to use his own emphatic language, he wished to return, like a bird that flutters round her forsaken nest, to spend his latter days in comparative peace and quiet. His wishes were fulfilled, for not many months ago he did return from his wanderings, debilitated and impoverished, and breathed his last on Monday, the 28th of February. He has left a widow and three infant children, the youngest but live months old, totally unprovided for ; and it has therefore been resolved to raise a fund, in order, if possible, to afford them permanent assistance. A Committee has been appointed, who have cheerfully undertaken this duty, and al ready they are happy to announce that their call has been responded to in •a prompt and liberal manner. Lord Kinnaird, Lord Jeffrey, Messrs. Douglas Jerrold and Robert Chambers, and many others, have'lpontaneonsly sent their contributions ; and it is earnestly lisped that tha charitable and the admirers of native yentas and un obtrusive merit will support and encourage the laudable object which the Committee have in view. Dundee, March 10, 1848. Contributions will be received by any of the Members of Commit tee; and at the shops of Messrs. Chalmers, Shaw, and Middleton, Booksellers, Enid Mr. Mills, Perfumer, Dundee. DEATH OF WILLIAM THOM, THE INVERURY POET. (To the Editor of the "Dundee Courier.") Dundee, February 29, 1848; Sir,—The painful task has been deputed to me of announcing to the public the death of William Thom, the Inverury poet. For some time past he had been in delicate and declining health ; and his diseased state of body was doubtless aggravated by the uncer tainty of his circumstances, and the consequent anguish of his honourable and sensitive mind. Yesterday, in our city, at half past eleven A.m., he departed this life. lie has left behind him something more than a name—some true and beautitul strains. which, as "a thing of beauty is a joy for ever," the world will not willingly suffer, like the inscription on the coffin, to he buried in the tomb. He has left behind him, alas something of yet ten derer and more mournful interest—a widow and three children, th 7 eldest of Whom is only four years, and the youngest but a few months old. These are " utterly destitute," and but for the kind ness of one or two private friends, might have been cast out ere this to the charity of the streets. I make no appeal in behalf of the poet himself; " after life's fitful fever he sleeps well." He has found what the most troubled and tempest-tossed wanderer will at last lind, and which to him was peculiarly grateful—rest. Nor will I indulge or express any vindictive feelings as to the treatment which he received while yet alive. A true poet, he met with truly poetic usage. He was caressed, but not fed ; as if one could sup on incense, or as if one public dinner could keep a man alive for years : But I would bespeak general sympathy in behalf of his destitute family. I would implore every lover of literature — every one who has derived pleasure from the departed poet's lyrics, or from the simple story of his life—to prove their pleasure and their gratitude true by some more substantial evidence than ex clamations or tears. I would call especially upon those who saw him at our late Watt Festival, and heard almost his latest breath given forth in those lola, broken, but thrilling accents—accents how far superior to the measured cadences of rhetoric—to testify by generous deeds their sense of melancholy satisfaction that theirs was the privilege of meeting with and hearing hint for the last time. No time ought to be lost. Indeed, no time has been lost Intima tions to the above effect either have been, or are immediately to be, dispatched to Douglas Jerrold, Charles Dickens, Lord Jeffrey, and others. But as Dundee has had the honour of containing his death bed, let us follow the start we have accidervally gained by instant, active, strenuous efforts in behalf of his widow and his fatherless bairns. ----- Messrs. Chalmers, Middleton, and Shaw, Booksellors, and Mr Mills, Perfumer, have kindly undertaken to receive donations. - - The smallest sums will be welcomed I am, Sir, yours truly, GEORGE GILFILLAN. The last verses of the late William Thom, written shortly before his death : SONG OF THE DWELLERS IN DEAN VALE. Tune—" Miller o' Dee." While we laugh aid sing, in this happy ring, With a bright and a brotherly glee, May we never forget that the sun hath set On the homes of misery. For oh I it may bo that this chill night wind Sweeps round some fireless hearth, Freezing the heart of the homeless one, With never a friend on earth. Then aye, as we sing, may we closercling, In our bright and brotherly glee ; Yet never forget that the sun may set Oa the homes of misery. Man was not made for this world alone, The world was lent to man ; 'Tis a debt we owe to Heaven, you know Then pay it as well as you can. Now winter rides mad in his carriage of snow, With his pelting rain and his hail ; May it never be said that hunger and woe Held abiding in bonny Dean Vale. Then aye, as we sing, may we closer cling, In our bright and brotherly glee, And never forget that the sun may set On the homes of misery. W. THOM. TRAINING INSTITUTION FOR NURSES FOR HOSPITALS, FAMILIES, AND THE POOR, All who are professionally conversant with the condition if oar Hospitals complain of the inadequate supply of well-trained nurses as an evil seriously interfering with the efficient discharge of their du ties. They cannot trust to their orders being executed by the nurses, and they find that the patients suffer from faults of those on whom, in their state of helplessness, they are almost entirely depen dent; and it is obvious that any defects iu the tempers and charac ters of those who are constantly with the sick must exercise a hurt nil influence upon the state of their minds, and must tend to neutral ize the effect of the religious Instruction and consolation which they receive while in the hospital. It is also matter of general notoriety that great difficalty is found in obtaining well qualified nurses to attend on patients in private families, especially in those of the middle and lower classes; and parochial clergymen feel the want of competent persons on whom they could rely, in rusting the sick of their respective parishes, and administering to their bodily wants. The most effectual, perhaps the only effectual, remedy thr these evils, is to train up a body of nurses who shall be taught to look upon their work as a religious one, to undertake it with habits of self-control, and with a mind understanding it fully, and prepared for its trying and painful duties. The want here spoken of has been felt in other countries as well as in our own, and attempts have been made to meet it. Orders of persons devoting themselves to visiting the sick exist in Roman Catholic countries : an " Institution of Deaconesses" has been found useful in Prussia; a recent attempt to improve the respectability of professional nurses has worked beneficially in England. The Insti tution which it is proposed to found under the name of " Training Institution for Nurse." will be based on the doctrine and discipline of the Church of England ; and it will seek to accomplish its object, not by selecting the self-devoted few who aro permitted by freedom from other duties to give themselves entirely to this, but by endea vouring to act, bosh directly and indirectly, upon the whole body of persons who are pursuing this as their regular calling in life. To raise the cluiraeter of the class by offering to its members a training which shall qualify thqui for their professional work, and be at the same time essentially a religious training ; to hold out, to those who are justified in seeking tor it, the prospect of a higher professional position than they could otherwise obtain ; and to afford also to those who aro ready (without hope of any earthly reward) to give themselves to this work as one of Christian love, a legitimate field of labour: these are the means which, as they have been successful in forming the high character of the clergy and physicians of Eng land, may, it is hoped, be new instrumental, under God's blessing, in raising that of a body which is at present so much in want of improvement. It is proposed that the Training Institution should be under the immediate superintendence of a clergyman of the United Church of England and Ireland, as Master. That the inmates of the Institution should consist of three classes :- 1. Those under training as probationers. _ _ _ 2. Those who, after passing through the period of probation sa tisfactorily, are admitted as nurses, on condition of their engaging to continue in connexion with the Institution for a period of five years from their admission. During this period they will be clothed and maintained, and receive a fixed annual stipend, and in return will be entirely under the control of the governing body of the In stitution. At the end of these five years they will be entitled to receive from the Institution a certificate of their qualification as nurses, and thenceforward to pursue their calling, either in connexion with the Institution, or independent of any direct control from it. It is be lieved that this will be a 'very important step towards gradually raising the character of the whole class. A nurse having this certi cate will necessarily occupy a higher position than others, will be likely to set an example which can scarcely fail to have a good effect upon them, and will encourage those who are looking forward to this as their work in life, to follow in the same course, and submit them selves to the training of this Institution. 3. In addition to these there will be a class of sisters, which is in tended to comprise persons, of whatever station in life, who are willing to devote themselves to the work of attending the sick and poor, or of educating others for it under au organised system like that which vk ill be here provided for them. The management of the Institution will be confided to a council of twenty-four members, (exclusive of the master, who will be ex officio a member,) belonging to the United Church of England and Ireland, who shall be chosen by the Governors out of their own body. ... A doniltion of fifty guineas in one payment, er in several payments within four years, or an annual subscription of five guineas, will con stitute a Governor. A donation of twenty guineas in one payment, or in several pay ments within four years, or an annual subscription of two guineas, will constitute a Donor. The Lord Bishop of London has sanctioned the plan now sub mitted to the public, and has kindly consented to become. President of the Institution. It has also received the approbation of the Lord Archbishop of York, and the Bishops of Liehfleld, Salisbury, Gloucester and Bristol, Ripon, and Norwich. The Rev. C. Wordsworth, D.D., George Frere, Esq. ' and Dr. Latham, have kindly consented t o act as Trustees to the Insti tution. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq., has consented to act as Treasurer. The following gentlemen have formed themselves into a Provi sional Committee, to arrange the details of the Institution, and to solicit assistance for its establishment and naaintenanae : Rev. 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With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, uses, and functions, and the various Injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and Infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, ite. Marriage requires the fulfilment of several conditions, in order that it may be really the cause of mutua l happiness. Could the veil, which covers the origin of domestic wretchedness, be raised, and its true source in every instance disclosed, in how many could it be traced to physical disqualifications and their attendant disap pointments. 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It unfortunately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether acquired in early life or from the follies of advanced age, while suffering Prom their invariable consequences, unwisely entertains a fear of ap plying to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erroneously entertained that these complaints are beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking for assistance where alone it can be procured. In acting thus, ho forgets that accurate discrimination n ascertaining the causes of disease, sympathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva riably characterise the intelligent and practical physician, and to the medical man who can show by hie possession of the requisite legal qualifications that he is entitled to esteem and respect in his profes sional pursuits, the utmost confidence should be extended. Dr. LA'MEItT has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas certify, and the great extent of his practice for many years is a guarantee for his professional experience, which has reference almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. Published by the Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichbonte street, Haymarket ; Mansell, 115, Fleet- street ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London; or, free by poet for forty-two statues, from the Author, who may be consulted on these disorders personally or by letter, daily, from Ten till Two, and trom Five till Einut at his reactance. 27. Plectf , ...l-antere I.nniton. Epsom RACES.—BeIIs Life in London will give the most correct particulars of the four days Epsom Races, with a Portrait of the Winner of the Derby. Bell's Life is regularly published in time to send by all the Saturday afternoon railways. 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The Earl of Ripon, we regret to hear, has been suffering from a very serious illness, which accounts for the absence of his Lordship from the House of Lords. In the early part of last week he was suddenly taken unwell, and the symptoms were so alarming, as to require the constant presence of three medical gentle men. The Noble Earl, after being cupped and bled, experienced great relief, and we are now informed is gradually recovering, and considered out of danger. THE YOUNG IRELAND PARTY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SlR,—Your inserti on o f t h e accom p a nying- letter in the columns o f y our j ourna l w ill much oblige your obedient servant, THE SON OF AN UNITED IRISHMAN. TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND. London, May 23, 1848. Fellow-Countrymen, —I will offer no apology for addressing you in the present instance, as I thwk it the duty of every true. hearted Irishman to endeavour to stay your progress ere you rush to that Rubicon of ruin to which certain parties seem determined to hurry you on. I will not offer one word of comment on the recent disagreement of the juries empannelle3 to try the traversers Messrs. O'Brien and Meagher, further than to express my belief that by this circumstance you are erroneously i n d uce d to conc l u d e t h a t Irish juries can no longer be f oun d to convict par ti e s arraigned for political off ences h owever g l ar i ng , or for the expression of opi n i ons h owever ill ega l or dangerous their tendency. For some months p as t you are cons t a ntly appealed to in very chivalr ous l anguage to prepa re yourselves to meet England's disciplined battalions in battle array, and a plan of warfare is laid down for your guidance in the columns of the United Irishman news paper, the fallacy of which I will endeavour to con• vince you of, though that delicacy of feeling which belongs to every honourable man shall prevent me from using a single expression calculated to wound the feelings of Mr. Mitchel whilst suffering imprison ment for the expression of opinions, which are not, I believe and hive, in accordance with those of the majority of the Irish people. I do not attempt to make a heart-stirring appeal to your passions, but I intend addressing myself to your common sense and native shrewdness; and I commence doing-so by ask ing you a simple question. \ • If a matter of mercantile speculation were on the tapis, previous to your embarking capital therein would you not inquire as to the solvency of those whose names appeared most prominent in the under taking ? Act with similar caution in the present instance, and ask yourselves what claim have these political innovators on your confidence ? Let us first in vestigate the pretensions of Mr. O'Brien to the revo lutionary leadership for which he is so ardent an aspirant. I will not charge Mr. O'Brien with the acts of some of his sires of old—l do not hold him accountable for the sanguinary deeds of Morgan O'Brien, better known to the great mass of my coun trymen by the name of Morrogh an Thothaun ( Morgan the Firebrand), but I will test his own public claims by his public acts ; his private character I believe to be totally irreproachable. In the year 1828 Mr. O'Brien represented the borough of Ennis in the Imperial Parliament, and was a member of the Catholic Association. You are all too well acquainted with the eventful incidents of that period to render it necessary for me to remind you that to offer successful opposition to Vesey Fitz gerald was of vital importance to the Catholic body, and William Smith O'Brien was the individual selected by them to fight the battle for their emanci pation against the Government of the day in the per son of their official. He accepted the post of honour, but at the eleventh hour, when it was deemed too late to procure another candidate, he changed his mind, the faithful sentinel of Irish liberty deserted his post. Clare was inevit ably lost, had not your late illustrious Chief flung himself into the breach—freedom triumphed—ascen dancy was abolished—equality established—the creed for which your forefathers made such heroic sacrifices ceased to be under the ban of the law, and for Mr. O'Brien's magnanimous share in achieving your con quest, he now claims your warmest gratitude, your most boundless confidence. Mr. Meagher is a gentleman to whose splendid talents I pay the highest homage, of whose sterling honesty I entertain not the least doubt; but his en thusiasm has led him astray, and his ardent tempera ment has attached him to a party unworthy of asso ciation with such a man. I reserve any comment on Mr. Mitchel for the reasons already stated. Mr. Doheny is, no doubt, a man whe has made splendid sacrifices in the popular cause, and on refe rence to the very Rev. Dean M'Donnell , and the elec tors of the reformed (?) borough of Cashel, you will be informed that when the property attached to their corporation was transferred from the Penefather family to more patriotic hands, Mr. Doheny, by his judicious management of these revenues, has given the best evi dence of his aptitude for assisting in the financial department of the Irish Provisional Government hereafter to be form e d, w h en my L or d Cl a rendon is first expelled from D u bli n Cast l e, an d the British army shall have b een scattered i n fli g ht before the Confederate forces. Allow me to ask p hi r e i r m a a rc te hy and clergy a subscriber ranks of the Confederation how Murray many appearof Does the name of DoctorthereCgiasttehorleidc have placed themselves in the ? Is the Roman Catholic to their warlike doctrines ? on their roll ? Does Johnof in his Timm give in his ad hesion, or is his Grace of Cashel prepared to follow the example of his predecessor of olden times , C or i nac M'Cuillenan--doff his archiepiscopal Mitre--cast aside the crozier— grasp the sword—shout the wild war-cry of his country, and lead a body of Irish Gallowglasses to theff charge ? The feelin g of the the ragan bishops may letters of the bebest inferred by re adin g Right Reverend Doctor Kennedy to the Reverend James Bermingham, one of .the half dozen church milita n t members of the Irish Confede ration, and his subsequent suspension of that gentle manv John Kenyon. The intentions of the clergy may be best es timated by the sentiments expressed by the Rev. Dr. M 'Enery, in a ver published, and WhiCyh a ble address some time since may be looked on as a mirror of the opinions of the great body of the clergy of; his grade, for, with th e exception of Mr. Berming ham, who has since his suspension resigned their brother hood, I believe there is not a parish priest in Ireland favourable to the insurrectionary movemen t, and without any personal disrespect to that gentleman, I beg to remind you that his political liberali t y is q uite as a few new-born, years since—for reasons well known to others as well as to himself — h e w a s.a Toryism, staunch supporter of and earne d the good will of many by his virulent abuse of that m an who of was the great defender his order, and was, with all his faults, the g reatest Irishman of_ , _modern times, the ever-to-be-lamented With very few exceptions sha Danielm man of pro perty in favour of this war party y?ou Ina ,98 You ad many like Lord Edward Fitzgerald, yYil Arthur O'Con nor,_ &c., and persons too who, like the first-named, had served in the army, and had practical experience of the mode of managing troops in a field of action. Have you now a single man capable of leading ion on, or directing your military movement s? Where is your , cavalry ? what substitute have you for artil lery ? I may be' old you would be quite safe fiom these two arms of the service by retiring to the moun tains, where neither could act against you, and that in the guerilla warfare which wo uld ensue y ou would have the advantage over the British infantry. To 11. be sure you would, were they silly enough to follow you, but they would leave you in undisputed possession of your mountain fastnesses, until hunger would force you to abandon your hill sides, but when the cravings of appetite would oblige ' you, at all risks to re-enter the plains, a well-appted army would , b o ready to receive you, mow you down in sections and many "a wild mother -would scream o'er her famish ing brood." Suppose that all these anticipations are false, and that victory should bless your arms with success, what would be the result ? When some years since, by a change in the law, some of the agitators at p resent urging - you on to re volt became the administrators of property heretofore vested in the old corporations, did they act ho nestly towards you ? The name of the party profligacy of certainly cha n g ed, but the of the jobbing continued --nay, augmented , and you found that there was no tyrant so grinding, no aris tocrat so overbearing , as the demagogue who, amidst the turmoil of A boiling nation, was flun g 1113 from the mire at bottom t o the scum at top, and that the lash whose smart was most acute was wielded by the arm of one of your own class. If, then, you could cast off British cont rol, and such p ersons as I have before described w ere p laced in power, think you not that the higher the public spoliator ascends, the ." wider becomes his horoscope, the more boundless his rapacity ? He , who filched fro m the acres attached to an anc ient borough by ro acharter, will be most happy to have the sphere Ji,. his useful ness extended to plunder the national treasury placed at his disposal by a p arox y sm of mode rn insanity, thinking it the height of impertinence for any Lazarus amongst you to expect the crumbs from the table of this plebeian Dives of your own creation, and like Frankenstein, you would discover, when too . late, that you had given existence to a mon ster wh hlc Jou could not control. But to anticipate success is sheer ins • may point to France, and show how a revolution effected by the populace. You are aware l insanity. You was that there is a National Guard• in France, the Popul ace are f or the m o st part disciplined and trained to • • military ex ercises, and there is a warm s 3,' mpathetic feeli ng MAY 25, 1848. s 7 dep l e w nd i ' tween th e t roops and the people w h o ll y un k now n in this cou n t ry. allegiance, Oh , h ut you will rece i ve a l arge arma ment from F rance. So says not M. d e L amar ti ne in i l i n i g n o a n fu t. h t u e rdeelfeetctteiro defection h o o f vir t h ey militarycu t hea b f s r u o r m d i his reply t o th e address from the Irish Con f e d era ti on . You s eem to forget the existence of the British navy, and whilst y ou appear to think that your insular posi tion is in it se lf a safeguard, does it never occur to you, th at round your coasts a powerful their allegiance, fleet will hover, matchless in prowess, and admitted b y the nations of the world to be the uncon querable masters of that watery element which forms the home of the rough British tar ? I have already written at too great length, but I will resume the subject at an early period. Recollect '9B—remember the floggings, the uni versal slaughter of which that insurrection was the parent. - The last century closed in blood, the consequences resulting th ere f rom were that liberty .received a shock, from the effects of which Lou lo ng seriously suffered. You are now approach in g y th o e u present y century, paeifie during means,t he latter v under ea r t s h of l which d the middle of ship of that great man whose impulsive mined. leader ship of your energies, won the splendid es of Catholic Emancipation and Parliamentary i r ;. n f t o or. Do:not blast all the good e ff ects of Cieonne.'s la e bO na rs . by rushing madly into a rebellion, which, as sure as to-morrow's sun rises, will terminate like that of '9B—in blood, ruin and defeat, when the unfortu nate Irishman May, with a slight alteration in the words of the • great Scottish poet, appropriately exclaim— " Weep Erin, to death, to captivity led, Oh weep, but your tears cannot number the dead, • For a merciless sword on old Ireland 'shall wive— Old Ireland, which reeks with the blood of thebrave." May that God who, I trust, looks with.a pitying eye on th o e y l e o r ve i d t hlayndthoef unholy niybi designs saigvenrst ofth th eev o i s l e s impend ingnow de sirous of obtaining a damning immortality, by fan - ning a flame which can only be extinguished in the blood of Ireland's most chivalrous sons, united with the tears of her fairest daughters, is the fervent prayer of; Fellow-Countrymen, your faithful friend, THE SON OF AN UNITED IRISHMAN. AVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE NEW BASIN AT PORTSMOUTH. MAY 24.—A1l in and around this neighbourhood are full of expectation for the great event ofThursday—the opening by her Majesty in person of this important national structure. Ne'exertion is being spared, nor consistent expense to render the ceremony one of attraction com mensurate with the character and purposes of the work. Upwards of twenty booths are in course of erection around the basin to accommodate the public, and the standing space allotted is being staked out for 20,000 spectators, besides the Elite, who are to be accommodated in the covered booths. Eight military bands will be stationed around the basin, and about 4,000 soldiery, including the battalions, will be present. It is expected that her Majesty will leave Osborne about half-past two o'clock on Thursday, so as to arrive off the King's-stairs in the dockyard a little after three. At this point the royal yacht Fairy will pass through two lines of boats from the fleet in commission to be drawn up to escort her Majesty to the basin. The first boat on the right of this lino will be the Admiralty barge with the whole of the Board, followed by Rear- Admiral Sir Charles Napier, and six or eight captains of the navy in commission at the port in their boats. The first boat on the left of the line will be that of the Com mander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, with his Flag-,Lieutenant and Secretary, followed by the boat of Captain Sir James Stirling, of the Howe, 120, and the boats of six or eight other captains or commanders of the fleet in commission, according to seniority. In this order the flotilla will follow the Fairy into the basin. On the pier head of the basin Rear-Admiral Prescott, C. 8., the Superintendent of the Dockyard, with Lord Frederick Fitzelarence, G.C.H., the Major-General Commandant of the Garrison and District, surrounded by their respective staffs, will salute and receive her Majesty, and the Artillery Company of the Dockyard Battalion will fire a salute from their 9-pounder field pieces as the Royal standard is hoisted when the Fairy enters the basin, followed by the flotilla before described. It is understood that the Fairy will then proceed to the stairs leading to the spot where lies the last stone of the grand work ready for setting by the Royal hand, and that she will land and witness the ceremony of laying that stone, or perform the office of chief mason on the occasion, amidst the ceremonies and enthusiasm inci dental to such occasions. The contract for the basin was signed on the 29th of May, 1843 ; the work was commenced on the 10th of June, 1843 ; the first stone was laid by Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C.B. (then Superintendent of the Dock yard), ,on the 13th of January, 1845, at which kime Lieutenant Beatson was the officer of Royal Engineers in charge of the Government works. He was succeeded by Captain Brandreth, Director of Works ; Captain Denison (now Governor of New South Wales) ; Captain James (now in office in the establishment, under whose superintendence and that of Admiral Prescott and' Mr. Edmund Smith, the chief agent of the contractors the accommodations for the opening are being organizkl) ; and lastly by Colonel Irvine, the Director-General of Engineering and Architectural Works to the Admiralty at the present time. The materials consumed in the work amount to an enormous aggregate, which will give some idea of its stupendous character and proportions. Quantity of stone received : Cube feet. From Cornwall and Devonshire ... 588,797 From Guernsey .• • 8,319 From Jersey... ... 7,790 From Herm ... •.• 2,580 Prom Portland ... ..• •.• 264,720 From Purbeck ... 283,000 1,155,206 Timber : Memel ..• ... • 543,7® Birch, from the Duke of Richmond's estate •.• •.• 200,000 Bricks (number) ... 7,696,000 Earth excavated (tons) ... ••• 959,500 Clay in the dam (tons) ... ..• 25,000 The mean dimensions of the basin are as under : Feet. 774 400 Length Breadth Depth •.. , There are t wo inlets on the east side of the 3 b l asin, each 300 feet long by 70 wide and 30 fe e t d eep f rom t h e coping ; the se are to enable vessels whose refitments must be completed in a great hurry to be worked upon by the artisans on both sides at once. The area of water in the basin and inlets is el acres; the basin alone, 7 acres. In the south-west corner is a large graving dock, 80 feet wide at th e entrance, and 305 feet long " over all," with a width o f 101 feet between the coping. basin On the west b r i n k of theis a great factory of most handso me architecture, 687 feet long, 48 wide, and 51 high; this is partially roofed in, and the window places are filled u p with seats for the multitude to view . the opening. In the south-west end of this building the contractor will fea s t hi s men, to the number of 1,600, after the opening. Ou the south wall is a new brass foundry. 90 feet by 110. Thi s h as b een, for some time, in par6;il working. The basin is considered capable of accommodating around its side s as many as nine steam-frigates of the first class. It has employed, on the average, as many as 1,500 men since the commencement: and if we consider the immense body to whom it has given 'work off the premises —the quarries, forests, iron work, &c., we have an army of labonrers to whom this structure alone has afforded subsistence. Besideethe above materials, there have been used in various parts of the whole about 2,500 tons of cast iron from Staffordshire. The rough cost of the labour already turned out of hand is 400,0004 The day of opening will be a gala day such as never before has been equalled. The commanders-in-chief, naval and military, the corporate body, the heads of department, all entertain festive_ parties on. the occasion. The Dockyard Battalion, to the number 'of 2,030, will be feasted together in the hew boathouse in the dock yard; the contractor will entertain a select circle at the George Hotel, and in short, universal festivity and general holiday will be the order of the day. The Howe, 126, Captain Sir James Stirling, was Un docked last evening, and got out of the basin to-day. She will complete refitting and be at Spithea d by tho 30th ROYAL MARINES. Her Majesty having been pleased to direr .t by an Order in Council, dated the 18th inst., that an'adelition be made to the present strength of the corps of one Lieutenant- Colonel and 12' divisional companies, tbn following will be the new establishment:--112 divisional companies; 10 artillery companies; each divisional con iipany to consist of 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 5 sergeants„ 5 corporals, 3 drummers, 90 privates-106. - Each artinery company to consist of 1 captain, 4 lieutenants, 7 s. tt geants, 7 cor porals, 3 bombardiers, 3 drummers, 125. gunners--150, making a total strength of divisional cot a parries, 11,872; artillery companies, 1,500-13,372. Of the 12 new com panies three are attached to each divisio ti. Detachments from Woolwich and Ply 'mouth, amount ing to 230 rank and file, are ordered to Portsmouth, to embark in the Howe, 120, for passage to j sin the ships in the Mediterranean, to complete them t. the new estab lishment. A detachment consisting of 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 38 privates embarked to-day in the Ho i ve, to complete her complement. Wind, south, moderate breezes; and hr 13 ;3 1 weather. All the ships in commission at this port were "dressed" to-day, in honour of her Majesty's bi rt hday, and the royal standard was hoisted at the ICin{;'s -rooms and on all the Government offices. At twelve o'clock royal salutes were fired, and a feu de joie • by the troops in garrison, ,as nsuLl. Mr. Russell, Master of the President : , .50, flag-ship on the' Cape station, is appointed by the, 'Commander-in- _ [PRICE SD. Chief to command the ; Seringapatam store depot at Simon's Bay, vice M'Creight, invalided. Three courts-martial were held on board the President on the 22d and 23d of March—one on an engineer of the Rosamond steam-sloop for knocking down a boat swain, for which the prisoner was reduced. The second count was upon a seaman, upon a similar charge, in knocking down the boatswain of the President, for which he was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. The third was on a marine , of the President, but the charge and result we are not furnished with. ......_ _ _ Mr. John F. Rees, Master of the Brilliant, is appointed to the President, vice Russell; Mr. Olive, of the Nimrod, is appointed to the Brilliant, vice Rees; and Mr. George L. Carr, Second Master of the Seringapatam, is appointed to the Nimrod. The Powerful, 84, Captain the Hon. It S. Dundas, C. 8., was officially inspected to-day at Spithead, by the Commander-in-Chief. Wind, south, light breezes, and fine weather. BERMUDA, MAY 6.—A court-martial was held to-day on board the Wellesley, 72, flag of Vice-Admiral the Earl of Dundonald, to try Mr. Black, fitst engineer of the Vesuvius steam-sloop, on three charges of drunken ness. The Court consisted of Vice-Admiral the Earl of Dundonald, President; Captain Seymour, of the Vin dictive, flag of Vice-Admiral Sir :F. Austin (senior officer); Captain - Goldsmith, of the Wellesley; Com mander Sir William Wiseman, of the Vindictive; Com mander Schomberg, of the Wellesley; and Mr. G. P. Ricord, secretary to the Earl of Dundonald, deputy judge advocate of the fleet. The charges were preferred c l : r im ev m io i u tt s e ly d:h by Commander H. G. Austin, of the Vesuvius. After a trial of six hours the Court eclared the charges proved,- and sentenced the prisoner to be dismissed her Majesty's a im nd sel o f r a d g e a re in d , to be b w e as service. He will return to England in the Vindictive. Mr. Nicoll, a master's assistant, was also. dismissed the same day, alter a court of inquiry, which sat a fortnight , dictive , far the consideration of the Lords of the Ad miralty,.but having since, that resolution of the Court I the servict dismissedh e Vin e. and ordered a • the Vindictive. , passage in At anchor -Tile Vindi ctive and Wellesley. ' - 4 -longide the docky a out; the Vesuvius steam-sloop T.he Viper schooner, clearing. the Gleaner Stearn eam-sloop making good,detects, and peremptorilysent i n England. . er fitting out by the Kite's crew :for Mr- Campbell, the naval • are coming t o England vil chaplain here, and family, Belano, wh o b rought out thel the Glean er , as a l so tar. Mr. Dicken, acting-mat Med wa y conv i ct - s hi p. acting - lieutenant of the FI has just b een appo i nte d mail-agent to th e ' ectra, 14, - v i ce C oo k , as dead. Great W e stern packet, vice —, Bermuda is very healthy; the has been among the convicts, who o nl h y mortality of note average of about twelve per month. ave died upon the MALTA, MAY 15 . —Commander Lowe ante troop ship, was invalided yesterday morning, a n d ; of the R es i s t Lieutenant Julian, First of the Hib ern i a, the command. The Resistance sails to-morrowapoillted to Gibraltar to embark the 79th Regiment f or for Halifax or Quebec. APPOINTMENtS. ADMIRALTY, MAY 23.—C. B. Steward, Naval Cadet, to the Howe; Edward Parly, Naval Cadet, to the Scourge; J. P. Cunliffe Owen, Midshipman, to the Vic tory; J. W. Monk, Clerk's Assistant, to the Hastings; John Rogers, Master's Assistant, to the San Josef; James Stuart, boatswain, confirmed to the Illustrious; Hugh Guron, Assistant-Surgeon, confirmed to the Mariner; John E. Palmer, Acting-Surgeon, confirmed to the Victory; Joseph Sweal, Acting Assistant- Engineer, Ist class, to the Lucifer. APPOINTMENTS. ADMIRALTY, MAY 24.—Joseph Wallis, Second Master, to the San Josef; M. Conolly, Lieutenant, t• the Terrible, James Wand, Second Engineer, t) the Pigmy. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM RACES.—WEDNESDAY. In our last, the movements on the great event from which Epsom derives its celebrity as a sportin g town, were carried up to the close o f th e b et ti ng on the Downs on Tuesday evening. We have now to record the con summation of that event;—the anxieties of a year have been set at rest, once more has a first favourite " floored the knowing ones," and all is over—but the settling, and of that, we, in common, with many others, have our mis givings. Not to anticipate; we will resume our notice of the fluctuations in the betting-ring, commencing at the West-end on Tuesday night. The crack, we are in formed, was in rather better favour, a shade of odds hav ing been laid on him in two or three instances. The only change, however, to which it is necesssary to advert, was in Springy Jack, who was in sueh bad odour in some quarters, that 15 and 20 to 1 was offered against him; and yet this horse, like Sir Tatton Sykes, who was " peppered" the night before the race, was within a neck of winning ! At Epsom, the only demonstration was in favour of Loadstone, ,against whom the highest offer was 14 to 1. According to ancient custom -one, by the way, more honoured in the breach than the observanee—the ring, swollen by many fresh arrivals from the provinces, was formed at an early hour yesterday in the town, and, as usual, in the most inconvenient spot imaginable, viz., theeteps in front of the. Spread Eagle. We made no attempt to penetrate the noisy incongruous mass assent bled in this quarter; we collected; however, that the first favourite gave way a shade, and that both Glendower and Nil Desperanduni improved in favour; Fogleman was also in request, a good deal of money being laid out at 40 and 50 to 1. It was reported that Lord Clifden had declared to win with Loadstone; such was not the case, his Lordship having declared that " the best should win." Between twelve and one o'clock some of the old stagers, seeing the impossibility of " carrying on the war" with anything like comfort, and, moreover, having a wholesome terror of a class who are no respecters of persons —genuine sticklers, in fact, for "liberty, equality, and fraternity," but after a readin;; of their own—made u move for the Downs, others soon followed, and in an other half hour the metallics were in active operation within the enclosure of the Grand Stand. It is need less to enter minutely into the changes that were effected in the short period that preceded the start. Suffice it that the rush to " get out" by parties who, trusting to the chapter of accidents, stood against the favourite almost to the last, led to matey investments at variance with the market prices. This observation applies espe•• cially to " Elastic John," all sorts of prices being laid, from 12 to 1 up to 20 to 1; in our return of the odds at starting we ,have averaged him at 15 to 1, but are not prepared to affirm that such was his actual price. The customary signal having been given, and the course cleared, we were enabled to take a rapid survey of the Downs, and can safely affirm that a greater con course has not been seen on it for many years. The assemblage of pedestrians was immense, the great ma jority of them having been brought. down by the Lon don-bridge trains. This line of transit, notwithstand ing the crowds that flocked by it, was rapid and satisfac tory (exhibiting a very marked improvement over the arrangements of last year), and giving a promise of something like perfection for the future. A large num ber from the West -end took the Nine Elms route to Kingston, and thence chiefly by hired conveyances to the course. The elite of them had either their own sad dle horses or friends' carriages waiting for them at the Kingston station, and if quantity, or rather number, failed in proportion of past years, quality made ample amends. Nor were the old turepike.roads deserted. They did not p resent the grotesque appearance of yore, but certainly they recalled to our minds the best feature of other times, by a continued line of vehicles, of first and second-class character. There were, in consequence, a greater number of private carriages, four-in-hands, pairs, and posters, on the Downs, than, even in sanguine mood, we could have anticipated. This not only, gave animation to the road, but it pleasantly broke the mono tonous aspect that legions of foot-people would have to the Downs. Th e Grand Stand wasgaily tenanted in every par t, around, above, beneath. Thouglithe fair sex did not grace it in overwhelming numbers, still there was sufficient of female fashion present to fill the ,middle balcony with brilliant effect. Shortly after two o'clock the flag was raised on t h e roof of the Grand Stand, and, in obedience to the signal, the horses were forthwith conducted from the paddock to the front of the iaclosuro—saddling, cantering, and other preliminaries completed, they were recondueted to the paddock. No time was lost in taking them to the post, and exactly at the time specified in the cards, half-past two, they were got underweigh—a finer start was never effected. The race, it will be seen, was closely contested between three, Surplice just winning, Springy Jack second, and Shylock a very good third. It is rather singular that the first Derby run over. the new course should be won by a horse bred and named by Lord George Bentinck, by whom it was suggested and laid out; and not .a little odd too, that the Noble Lord, who is remarkable for his punctuality in all things, should have arrived four minutes too late to see the race run. The Noble Lord, Viscount Clifden, and several other noblemen and gentlemen connected with the stable, are understood to be good winners on the race; the betting men, with very. few exceptions, are losers. It will be recollected that Templeman road the winners of the Derby and Oaks last year—be was on the winner to- day, and will pilot one of the 'leading favourites (Cymba) for the:Oaks. We must reserve our list of the company present for our next, and proceed now to describe the racing:— The Derby Stakes of 50 sous. each, h ft, for three yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; the owner of the second horse to receive 100 goys. out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 100 sovs. towards the police regulations, &c. One mile and a half. Run on the New Derby Course. (215 Subs.) Lord Clifden's Surplice, by Touchstone (Templeman) 1 Mr.Bowes's Sp r i ngy J ac k (F. Butler) 2 B. Green's Shylock ... (S. Mann) 3 The following also started, but were not placed:— MMr. P ayne's Glendower r. J. B. D ay ' s ••• 064% ••• (Nat) 0 Mr. Nunn's The Fowler Nil Desperandum (A. Day) 0 (Holmes) 0 Mr. E. Pe el's Great Western ... ••• Lord Clif den'sLoadstone (J. Mamie) 0 • (j. llowlett) 0 Mr. Baker's Oscar (Bumby) 0 Duke of Rutland's Theiiddle . ; • **: (Robinson) 0 Mr. E. R. Clark's Weathercock ...(Tent) 0 Mr. E. Parr's Spo nge ••• ••• Sir J. B. Mill's Deerstalker . •• r. Rolt"s C omet (Do•n••3(lPdsaorrn)) ) 00 M •• (R. Pettit) 0 Lord E ••• •%• f•• glinton's Eagle's Fiume (Marlow) 0 Major Pitt's Fern (E. Edwards) Mr. Osbaldeston's Fugleman Betting at starting—Even on Surplicefl,okiiv s p t g--. Glendower, 4 to 1 agst Nil Desperandem, 14 to iagst .Shylock, 15 to .1 (wad in some places) 20, to 1 agst Springy Jack, 40 to 1 agst Great Western, 40 to 1 agst The Fiddler, 40 to I agst Fugleman, 50 to 1 agst The Fowler, and 50 to 1 agst any other. Precisely at the time fixed, one of the best starts. ever witnessed was effected, Great Western taking the lead, followed by Loadstone, Fugleman next, with Surplice, Fern, Glendower, Springy Jack, and Shylock in their wake. They came to the Craven post is this order; Loadstone then joined Great Western, headed him in a Law-strides and went on with the _running, Great West ern dropping -astern, and Fugleman taking the second place; Surplice, Fern, Glendower, Shylock, and Springy Jack following. Loadstone carried the running on until half -way between the road and the distance, when, having had enough of it, he was passed by Surplice, Fugleman still keeping the second position,- with Springy Jack and Shylock in close waiting. Fugleman gave way at the distance, and Shylock and Springy Jack were left to finish the race with the favourite. Shylock.kept the favourite's friends on the tenter hooks until half way up the distance, when he was beaten; Springy Jack then came, and a desperate race ensued betwegf. - thel two horses, that, of all others, were the worst for-the book makers. Springy Jack made a gallant effort at-the last, but never_ was able to get up, Surplice, not without shaking, winning by a neck;.Shylock a very good third, Glendower a bad fourth, The Fiddler fifth, and Fugle man sixth. - - The pace - was nut by any menu, great. Run in 2-min. 46 secs, Value of-the stakes,4,6o4 The Carew Stakes. of 5 soya. each, :with 30 added; -three yrs old, 7st Illb; four, Bst Illb; five,9st.2lb; six and aged, 9st 61b; mares and geldings, allowed 31b. , The winner to be sold for 150 soya. Three7qtmeters . of a mile. (14 Subs.) • , ' Duke of Richmond's Nectar, 3 yrs ... ....•(Nat) 0 Mr. Barnes's Blackcock, 4 yrs • 0 Mr. E. R. Clark's Self-Defence, 3 yri 3 Mr. Bowea"s. Brother to Lunedale; 3 yes :.. 0 Mr. Drinkald's lapis,- 3 yrs' 0 Mr. DawSon's The Mageet,'6 yrs ... 0 Mr. Thoinpson's Activity,3 yrs ." 0 Mr. Pullen's Headley, 3 yrs . 0 Mr. Arcedeekne's Famine, 4 yrs ... 0 Mr. - J.Jones's Ellen, 4' yrs- .;.-- 0 Mr. Death's-Spanish Chestnut, 3 yrs... ... 0 Mr. York's Elithea, 5 yrs ... ... 0 Betting-10 to 6 agst Nectar, 445 to - 2 ,spat :Black cock. A very-fine race with four, ending with a dead heat between the two favourites,- Self-Defence •a 'very good third, and Elimea close up. Runin-1 mitt 44 - secs. The owners of Neeterand Blackeock having agreed to divide the stake, Nectar- walked over. The Burgh Stokes of 5 goys. each, with 30 addgclOhree yrs old, Bst .21billnir, 8 - st 11lb; flit), '9.44 ; tux - and aged, 9st 41b; mares and geldings . allowed 414; and the winner to be sold for 80 soya. Heats, half a mile. (8 Subs.) - Mr. York's Elimea, 5 yrs ... (J. Sharp) o i it Mr. Gratwicke's Landrail, 3 yrs ... 1 0 3 Lord Strathmore's Bedouin, 4 yrs ... ... 2 2 2 Mr. W. Henderson's Free Trader, 4 yrs ... 0 4 4 Mr. Barnes's Blackcock, 4 yrs 0 0 dr Mr. Taylor's Dean Swift, 6 yrs ... 0 - odr Mr. Drinkald's The Cardinal's Niece, 4 yrs... 0 dr Betting—First heat: 2 to I agst Blackcock, and .5 to 2 each agst Cardinal's Niece and Bedouin. Won - by a head. Second heat: 6 to 4 agst Landrail, and _3 to 1 each agst Elimea and Dean Swift. Won by a neck. Third heat: 2tol on Elimea. Won by a length. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. OAKS. 7 to 2 agst Wiasma 4 to 1 agst Do-it-again 5 to 1 agst Cymba 7 to 1 agst Attraction 2 to 1 agst Aspasia 2 to 1 agst VexatiOn 12 to 1 agst Queen of the May 13 to 1 agst 'iodine 13ito 1 agst Lady Elizabeth 15 to 1 agst Distiffiaa 15 to 1 agst Lola Montez COURT CIRCULAR. Yesterday was the Queen's birth-dav, and the auspicious event was celebrated at her Majesty's marine residence, Osborne, Isle of Wight. -At seven o'clock in the morning, the band of the 17th Regiment, most ably led by Mr. A. .M‘Donald, commenced a serenade under the Queen's windows, by performing the serenade from Don Pasquale (Donizetti). After the performance of this piece the band played the following selections : Overture, " Sonnambula" Selection, " Don Pasquale". Swiss Quadrille, " Alpine " Waltz, " Olga" -• • ..... Jullien. Polka, " Eclipse" . Troup Militaire, " Happy Heart M`Donald. Galop a de, " Nassau" Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent' joined her Majesty and Prince Albert early in the morning. At nine o'clock the band of the 17th Regiment again performed a number of favourite pieces. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort afterwards walked out in the gardens and plantations of Osborne. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice took walking and pony exercise yesterday, and their Royal Highnesses the Princess Helena and the Princess Louisa were taken airings in the Royal pleasure-grounds. The Royal dinner party at Qaborne yesterday even ing included her -Royal •Highness , the Duchess of Kent, Viscount Morpetb, Lady Augusta Bruce, and Colonel Berkeley Drummond. Viscount Morpeth and Colonel Berkeley Drummond arrived at Osborne on Tuesday evening, on a visit to her Majesty. . A Cabinet Council was held" yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palraerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, and the Right Hon. H. Labouchere. The Council sat three hours. The Austrian Ambassador transacted business yes terday at the Foreign-office. A deputation from the SOciety of British Artists, consisting of Messrs. F. Y. Hurlstone, Alfred Clint, and Edward Hassell, had an interview, with the Right Hon. H. Labouchere yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Lords Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations had a meeting ye`sterday. There were present the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Earl Grey, Sir James Stephen, and Sir Edward Ryan. Sir Henry Bulwer attended yesterday at the office of thelSecretary of State for Foreign Affairs. THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT. SWINDON, MAY 23.—An inquest was held this day at the station, before Mr. W. B. Whitmarsh, upon th• body of Mr. Maunsell Mecham, one of the passengers who received injury at Shrivenhans by the express train, on the 10th instant. Mr. Seymour Clarke, from Paddington, and Mr. Christopher Hill, of Swindon were in attendance. Similar evidence to that which was adduced at the former inquest, as to the cause of the accident, was given, nearly the same witnesses were examined, the only additional evidence being that of Mr. Edward Rogers, one of the surgeons who at tended the deceased, who deposed as to the nature of the injury which had been received by the deceased; also as to his favourably advancing to recovery, and to the proximate cause of his death being erysipelas, brought on by cold. Mr. Christopher Hill's evidence went to skow that he proceeded to the Shrivenham station immediately after the accident became known, accompanied by several medical gentlemen, whom he • had summoned from Swindon; that he had; promptly rendered every assist ance in his power, and that he knew the dececied to have been one of the sufferers. In consequence of Mr. Mecham not having received any apparent serious in- jury he had him removed to the Swindon station for better accommodation; that he had daily visited him since/that dine until the hour of his death; that upon one of his visits he admitted having most imprudently (in the absence of Mrs. Mecham) ventured out of his room, and exposed himself for some time to the cold air on the bridge connecting the rooms at the Swindon sta tion, and which had brought on a violent shivering attack, producing erysipelas, from the effects of which the de. ceased gentleman rapidly sank. The CORONER, after seven hours' investigation, ter minated the inquiry, when the jury returned the follow ing verdict :--'• We find that Maunsell Mecham died on Monday, the 22d May, from erysipelas, brought on by imprudently exposing himself to cold on the gallery of the Swindon station, being at the time in a delicate state of health from injuries previously received at Shriven ham." The remains of the unfortunate Captain Blair, R.N.. were interred on Monday, in the churchyard of the v illage of Shrivenham, and were followed to the' grave by his mournful relatives, by Mr. Christopher Hill; and the medical gentlemen who had so closely watched him to the close of his sufferings. His distressed widow (whom we regret to learn is in a delicate state of health) and her fatherless children returned to- their home, in Cornwall, on the following morning, accompanied by the Rev. W. W. Wingfield, of Penzance, a most intimate friend of the family. HACKNEY TURNPIKES.—The inhabitants of this populous parish will learn with pleastire that the spirited attempt made a short time since to lessen the turnpike nuisance has proved partially successful. Au official cominueication from the Commissioners of Metropolitan Roads notifies, that on and after the Ist of July the western or Clapton high-road gate will be abolished. The retention of the bars leading to Essex will in no wise interfere with the trading interests of Hackney, which will doubtlessly be favoured by this liberal con cession on the part of the Commissioners. The deputa tion to the latter on the subject, consisted of the Rev. T. A. G oodchild, rector; J. R. D. Tyssen, Esq., and the churchwardens. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY, MAT 24.—The packet-ship Brilliant, Captain Newton, •sailed last night for Madeira. The following German ships arrived yes terday in Cowes Roads for protection :—The Prussian bark Potsdam, Captain Wolff, 51 days from Bahia, with sugar and coffee for Stettin ; the Hamburgh galliot Sars, Captain de Jonge, 21 days from Aveiro, with wine for Hamburgh ; the Bremen bark Charleston, Captain Hese loop, 61 days from Odessa, with rye for Bremen. The English bark Mary Queen of Scots, Captain Wilcox, 48 days from Pernambuco, with a cargo of 3,150 bags and 158 cases of Sugar, arrived off Cowes for orders.