The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-29 00:00:00

THE FRE NC H REPUBLIC. We have receive.] the Paris journals of yesterday. Tho Pays and Constitutionnd comment on the report of Colonel ESPINASSE on,the Socialist organi zations in the south of France. The former concludes its observations by a recommendation of clemency as the most efficacious mode of restoring calm. " That Socialism," it says, " had invaded a part of Prance is but too true, but what is to be clone? What moans are to be employed to prevent the return of that invasion after having dissolved it? It is not by striking all the guilty. Colonel Espinasse himself admits that that is impossible. The one.half of France cannot exile or imprison the other half. What is necessary is that hatred should be extinguished, that passions should be calmed down, that divisions should be removed, that ideas should be corrected, that interests should be founded, and that the Government which has triumphed over all resistance by the force of its right, should triumph over all rancour by the importance of the benefits it confers. This policy of pacification, w hatever - may be said to the contrary, is withou t danger,. because a-Government which is generous enoug h to oiler peace -to the vanquished makes itself, by so doing, stronger to crush its enemies when they resist." The Constitutionnel writes in the same strain :- - We h ave f a ith i n the complete efficacy of clemency when judiciously employed. The human mind, even when led astray by political passions, is accessible to gratitude. Louis Napoleon may have made ingrates, and an odious crime lately committed in the Yonne is u proof that he has; but wears also certain that, amongst those whom he has pardoned, there is more than one Who will always gratefully remember what has been ' done. In addition, apart from the hardened conspirators who-have made to themselves an inveterate habit of the emotions, hopes, and calculations of their calling, we do not-forget that in the army of insurrections and revolts, there are a great number of men who have inhaled the destructive air of the secret societies, and who have there caught the revolutionary fever.. For them the at mosphere has changed. At present the Government is strong, and knows how to make itself respected. France has spoken high and firmly in a double election. Doubt is no longer allowable as to her intentions and her will. Such a situation is well calculated to enlighten and re call to wholesome ideas, feeble natures, enthusiastic imaginations, and hearts still open to honest sentiments." The Aseenablie Nationale introduces the report of Colonel ESPINASSE with an observation that it con firms the opinion that it had expressed of the extent of Socialism, and the necessity of severity for its re pression. Public opinion will probably be divided on this subject, for some allowance is to he made for the difference of judgment in the special commission. M. QUENTIN BAUCHAILT'S report seemed to indicate that the",large application of clemency would produce a satisfactory result; M. ESPINASSE thinks the reverse. There is an article in the Siècle is defence of the bourgeoisie. The writer states that some journals have attempted to cast a reproach upon this class of the nationoind demands for it the cousideration, to which it is entitled. The Siècle says, "It cannot be lieve that the Government will fall into the error of disregarding the importance of this class of society. If it has this belief, it is right ; if it only professes it, the-sooner it acquires conviction the better. No - Government that should attempt to reduce the just influence, of the bourgeoisie could last long. It may be necessary to prevent it from assuming for itself more than its fair share of importance ; but without the bourgeoisie the Government would have no real bases of strength." A decree authorizes the Minister of Finance to in scribe on the great book of the public debt a sum of 4,403,436 f. Three per Cents. Rentes in exchange for 4,475,655 f. 90c. Four-and-a-Half per Cents., which are to be annulled. A sinking fund of the one per cent. on the nominal -capital, taken from the sinking fund belonging to the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Rentcs will be applied to the Three per Cent. Rentes created by the PILE. smarm's decree. The Patrie says : " The amount standing to the credit of the Treasury, at theßank of France, was at the beginning of this month 70,000,000 f. It now exceeds 100,000,000 f. This fact alone is sufficient to show the absurdity of the re ports of a contemplated loan which have been in circu lation for the last few days." In the account rendered by the Patrie of the funeral service in honour of Marshal GERARD it gives - the title of King to JEROME BoNAPARTE, who was present, for whom moreover " the place of honour was reserved." • After a general description of the altar, catafalque, tte., the Petrie proceeds : " Seats had been prepared for the officers of the Pre sident of the Republic, the Marshals, Ministers, Senate, Legislative Body, officers of land and sea, and high fano ' tionaries. These places were successively occupied by Ring Jerome, Governor of the Hotel des Invalides, and brother of the Emperor Napoleon, accompanied by all his officers of ordonnance. The place of honour had been reserved for him." Then amongst the names of distinguished per- AollAges present is given that of " Prince NAPOLEON, lon of King JEROME." The official Moniteur copies ' v erbatim the description of the Patrie, with the repe . . tition of the title of King applied to JEROME. The Patrie of Tuesday evening confirms the state 'tent that the Government has raised what is called the " conflict" concerning the affairs of the domains of Neuilly and Monceau; and is about to bring the Matter before the Council of State, and adds, that , notice of it was formally given to the parties on that day. kThe . Constitutionnel states that, according to the business now in preparation, it is to be presumed that the Legislative Body will, from Monday next, sit every day without any further adjournment. The Council of State met on Monday and Tuesday at a . general. sitting, to examine the budget of 1853. , is said that the credits show but little difference from those of 1852. The present amount of troops is to be maintained. The general deficit, it is said, Will be above forty millions, but that sum will be considerably diminished by accumulations of credits. The independence of Brussels says :—" According to one of our Paris correspondents, nothing is more simple than the explanation of the insertion, in an • Imperial Russian almanack, of the elder branch of the ' l3 otrunoss, and the omission of the PRESIDENT of the Republic ; the said almanack has never contained the btunes of any but royal families. The PRESIDENT of the . United States, and the CHIEF of the Swiss Con , federation, are never mentioned in it; and it was natural, therefore, that the PRESIDENT of the French Republic should not be. Thus, then, this affair is one of Which it may be said that there has been " much ado about nothing.'" The officers of the 2d battalion of the National Guard gave a dinner on Monday at the Palais Royal to i General L AWCESTINE, to COMA TURGOT, their ormer Colonel, .to Colonel VIERA, and to their Cap tain, LEDIEU. The greatest cordiality prevailed, and the health of Louis NAPOLEON was drunk with en. thusiasm. The ex-Queen of the FRENCH attained her 70th sear on Monday.:htte_dlcree. authorising in the Moniteur of this morn ,47szl.?risingythe Minister of Finance to convert 4,40,3, 42 4 6 1 4 .2 1 _eratea Four-and-a-Half per Cent. into able effe ct Z i tl_tes Three per Cent.. produced a favour the the Boum and Public Securities rose at do: (I 1 feeble at the ' business. They became more opened at 100 f. c oo ' •-•‘. 6 Your-and•a-lialf per Cents. ihrand closed at 100E55m:for the end of the month; th e Orleans Railway s ha e r : Per Cents. closed at 71f. 35c.; , 1,207 f. 50c.; Rouen, 795 f.; Havre, 2901. ; Great Northern, 596 f. 25c.; Avignon, 2701.; Vierzon, 592 f. 50c Paris and Strasburg, 5..8 Basle if , 250 f.; Bordeaux, 620 f.; • 25 c.; Tours and Nantes, 3671. 50e.; Paris and . loons, 618 f 75n BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN LONDON STOCK E,„„_I3A.ILWAYS AT THE jzte), 22% 5 ex div.— Central of France (O r l ean t a 'Z'.k v itG Apart 28. East Indian. 21 i 6—Grand Junction embourg, 4% —Namur and Liege, a 1 4 ...:V o a rt n,Fe, 41A—Lux 24X3—Orleans and Bordeaux , 15ii_paris andla of France, —Paris and Orleans, 46 1 , ex div.—Paria andLSYtmrasslioluo4, 4 7 / B —Toura and N an 22% Sambre and Meuse, Nang y, g ' of France, 7 s ,~ 'i. r. - •; i .. SP U.N. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 23d inst. A deputation of proprietors of newspapers h a d waited on the President of the Council, to make r e , presentations respecting the new law on the press. The President replied that he would submit their re presentations to the QUEEN, who would decide the matter according to her sovereign will. It was thought her decision would be adverse, and that, con sequently all the political journals would cease to alltar at the beginning of May. SOAQUIN DE FRIAR Senator of Spain, and ex zimister of Marine, died at Madrid on the 22d inst. Kamm BOURSE, APRIL 23.—The Three per Uents., 43 1.3 ; Exchange on London, 50.70 money. GERMANY. The troops forming the garrison of Carlsrhue took, on the . 25th, the oath of fidelity to the Prince PREDERICK, as Regent of the Grand Duchy of Baden. A. Commission was some time ago formed by the - Governments of Austria and Prussia for the purpose of drawing up a law on the press, applicable to all the Germanic Confederation. But in consequence of dissensions which have arisen between the two Cabinets on the subject, the labours of the Commis- Sion have ceased without any result having been come to. A letter from Munich in the Emancipation of Brussels says, that it is not true, as has been as serted, that the Bavarian Cabinet has resolved to op- Pose the measures which Prussia may recommend in the Customs' Congress of Berlin ; on the contrary, it has dire c t e d i t, plenipotent i ary to di sp l ay a concilia tory spirit. The English embassy at the Court of Berlin is about to undergo a great change. All the secretaries 2 ( f legation, Messrs. How Ann, Lowrima, and ATANLay, who have been at Berlin for many years, are about to leave their posts, and to occupy the same position at other Courts. One of them is going t 4 Rio Jan e i ro. Mr. Howard, who has res id e d i n Berlin for fifteen y the hous e of Vot, earand h m a rried a l a d y of as En • Llzziwatou, goes to g 'o stbe.rwociei So ° ll e 141' e 1 111 :„ ;1 1 ' rlo 4 6 4 5; 0 1 i6l d 199 50 ,o 1 51° 0 k ( 00. oci• s OcD I 7er 1 119 i f C Os fat "off 00 .4 4 31 0 a m, ti fe ' ifit iC d 3; 5 i o h 0 VF $ 000 t iC Iv 00 - f en ,eeP f en eY tl O l ti 4 5i " ttl,l - 1 0 ' 3" II ot. 00 - ao ; 0 0 ° 0 ( 0 1/ rtYr S land, and will probably not return. He has for seine years conducted the business of the embassy when ever the ambassador was absent. TEE KAFIR .WAIL (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY MORNING. The Amazon, 2G, Captain Barker, arrived at Spit head this morning from the East Indies and the Cape of Good Hope. She has a week's later news from the hitter place, hairing left Simon's Bay on the 7th of March. Hostilities had been partially suspended by the Kafirs, who had sued for peace ; but, as they would not agree to the terms of unreserved submis sion which Sir Harry Smith laii down, he was ar ranging a plan of operations on an effective scale, and would take the .field on the Bth of March, with the whole of the levies, with whom, in person, he intended to cross the Kei. Colonels Mit c h e ll an d Eyre in the. Amatolas, bad been very successful. They bed destroyed the whole o f-the crops, taken large quantities of cattle, and killed twenty of the enemy, with a loss to the British of three killed and wounded. A desperate engagement had taken place on the north-eastern frontier, between a. patrol under Com mandant Giltillan - and a large body of Tambookies, in which the latter lOst 100 men and ],OOO head of cattle ; the burghers had five killed and three wounded. Macomo retained his hold of Waterlitoof; with, be sides his own clan, 2,800 allies. Their expulsion ap peared almost hopeless... Colonel Cole and the 1211 Lancers had destroyed all the enemy's crops in the Itabousa. Gmeral Cathcart had not arrived at the Cape. The Amazon has brought home the survivors of the Birkenhead's crew. Not a single other survivor had been heard of than those already reported. The. Dutch barque Juno, Captain Chevalier, from Batavia to Dordrecht, was wrecked March 2, on the fatal Cape Laguelhas, and two ladies and three chil dren, passengers, were drowned. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. TAVIS °CIL The retirement of Mr. Trelawny, the late Member for Tavistock, having rendered a fresh election necessary, the nomination of candidates to fill the vacant office took place in-the Guildhall on Tuesday; at ten o'clock, the candidates (Messrs. R. Phillimore and. Samuel Car ter) and their committees and friends, and also the com mittee and friends of Mr. Trelawny, took their stations on the hustings, in front of the Guildhall. Mr. Carter having been nominated by Mr. Slieman, and seconded by Mr. Nicholls, some discussion arose as to whether Mr. Phillimore or Mr. Trelawny should be the next for nomination. The Portreeve decided in favour of, the 'former gentleman, and he was proposed by Dr, Unmet, and_ seconded by Mr, John Gill. Mr. Rundle then proposed Mr. Trelawny, whose nomi nation was seconded by Mr. Flatuank. At this pe riod Mr. Trelawny arrived, and having been asked it he intended to stand, replied that, although he did not offer himself, yet as his committee had brought him forward, he should feel it his duty to sit, if elected. Speeches were then delivered by the several candidates, and a show of hands having been called for, a large number were held up for Mr. Carter, and but few for either Mr. Trelawny or Mr. Phillimore. A poll was demanded for these gentlemen, which was appointed to take plane yesterday (Wednesday). CLOSE OF TIM POLL. For Mr. Carter „ Mr. Trelawny 1, Mr. PhillimOre BO Mr. Carter was consequently declared duly elected. WORCESTER. ELECTION OF MR.. LASLETT, A FIIZE-TRA.DER. -- Yesterday the election of a Member to serve in tbe room of Mr. Francis Rufford, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds, under circumstances which need not be dwelt upon, took place at Worcester. When the writ was issued last week, two candidates were in the field, viz., Mr. W. Laslett, of Abberton Hall, on Liberal and Re form principles, and Mr. M`Garel, of London, as a sup porter of the Derby Administration. Mr. M'Garel, however, retired on Friday, finding that Mr. Laslett had already secured a majority of promises, and the field was consequently left open to Mr. Laslett," who was yes terday duly returned. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS LONDON AND NORM-WESTERN ItAmwAy.--Return of Traffic for the week' ending April 25: Passengers, parcels, mails, &c. £26,260 1 1 Meichandisa 18,207 12 1 Cattle .. ... 1,020 12 0 Total ... ....£45,488 5 2 Corresponding week last year ... 43,964 '3 11 Note.—The returns as published are exclusive of the traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North Staffordshire Company. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the week ending April 25 ... ... .£18,786 19 1 Corresponding week last year... 16,647 9 4 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles open.)—Traffic for week ending Apr. •25 £15,636 6 8 Corresponding week in last year (260 miles open) .. ....£16,222 7 7 LONDON AND ►SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Amount of Traffic for the week ending April 25 : Passengers ... £8,475 7 6i Goods ... 2,569 8 lt • Total ... £11,044 15 8 Corresponding week last year... 11,127 12 G NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles open,ll2.) Return of traffic for the week ending April 18: Railway and canal . £4,809 0 0 Corresponding week last year ... 4,090, 0 0 Note. —The above is exclusive of the receipts available under the agreement with the London and North-Western Railway Company. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY,mardne for the week ending April 25: MAIN LINE. i 6 1 ~. 88 11 8 ••• .579 3 0 575 JO 0 Passengers Parcels, H. C. and D. Goods, cattle, &e. Mails Total Passengers ... Parcels, H. C. and D. Goods, cattle, &c. ... £2,433 10 9 MOLD. .£34 11 6 2!1 5 117 10 0 Total ... £154 211 STEAM-BOATS. £198:2 8 ••• 21 16 8 Total ... £219 19 4 CALEDONIAN RAILWAY..—(IB9I miles opened.).-Return c traffic for the week ending April 18 : Passengers, &e ... £3,117 7 Goods, &c 4 581 10 Of Passengers ••• . ... Parcels, H. C. and D. ... Total .. £7,698 ,17 74 Corresponding week last year ... 7,595 0 3f Scorma CENTRAL RAlLwvr.--Traffic for the Week ending April 25, 1852 Passengers (9,425), parcels, horses, and carriages ... .£l,OlB 2 5 Goods, cattle, &c. 984 14 2 Total .. .. 2,002 1G 7 Corresponding week in last year... 1,783 0 3 Perth, April 27, 1852. - -- - NATIONAL EXHIBITION at CORK. The Committee met again on Tuesday, at their roomy, Stephen's-green, Dublin; George Roe, Esq., D.L., in the chair. The meeting was numerously attended. From the reports laid before the Board everything was progressing most favourably; indeed, far more so than was anticipated by its most sanguine originators .' and supporters. Contributions continue to come en very satisfactorily, and it is to be hoped that in this national undertaking none of its operations will be marred on account of any want of funds. Durinz the past few days subscriptions had been received through Mr. Roney, amounting to upwards secretaryo morn. of B f irra.d s j ix a t el y ee p ß ou e n n d d s ei, C A . zonts o t w the subscribers were Moor Iron Company, Bradford; Messrs. Stephens and Son, Southwark; manufacturern Messrs. Ati'Donnell, Dublin, &o. &c. Mr. Stevenson, Earl of .nßetilitet,oaufrceomess the Alliance Gas Com pany . , had that In g h f l o g r n warded a; and Sir George Hodgson, Bart., had p ut received that day. committee 'down for 21.25. It was statect-that the the north of Ireland took s - warm in terest i whomo fthe E a e x o h m ib m it u io n n ic , a a ti s o d n id i ' l a 4 l d sci be th ee e announce the Ist ofathsetheexhlaibstitdioany Applications for space were coming mittee had found it necessary to in so fast that Mr. Roar stated that Ma y appli cation could be mad e . bew on ou w ld hie and fully completed within fort • h read and ho further added that it woulda night from that time, and interesting to have the pr proce ss s be highly instructive tele graph practically illustrated in thee off t the electric working of that wonderful invention was b ut as tie known in Ireland. Every arrangement ha d ut scarce l y for the accommodation of the largo influx been made f visitors ex pected in Cork dar in g the ensuin g exhibition. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro ceedings. z rthss KELLY'S THEATRE, Sollo.—Last night' a party of amateurs entertained their friends, at the above littl e Of course it would be un to short ession p als, but ardonable we mu criticise st say closely a performance by non-prof tended they should be, wo have by artists of greater preten that if the Othello and lagoiwvereefrneciontenwthiyatseSelniakwsporesree iiren: personations of those characterssiven in a very praiseworthy sions. Indeed, the play was g and spirited manner, and the a part i cu l a rly distinguish - HikulTlsetlotef the amateurs audience playedv'' hearty and genuine throughout , very creditably indeed, the ladies p,... t in h g eir th p e a rn ri s e. elves for the easy grace with which they fille d THE DANISH SUCCESSTON.._.The first Conference of the Plenipotentiaries appointed to settle this i mportant wasortatit question, was held yesterday at the Foreign-oflice. 1 attended by the Ministers of all the Powers who signed the former protocol on the subject, with the addition Prussian Minister. Th e proceedings were of a purely preti , urinary nature, but it is un d erstood t h a t a s ec ond Conference will shortly be held, at which t h e queotion yrill ))d fully ell i tered into. o f the L 0 1k.T,1? ratlinii MOE OF EARL GROSVENOR * AND I LADY L'OIySTANCE LEV.ESOA GO EVER. The relationsbip-Ulready so happily existing between the families-olSutherland and Grosvenor was yesterday still further cemented by the alliance of the eldest son of • thelifaiqnisef Weatmioster with the youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland. of contracting parties bad the effect ofdratving together, , at a very early hour, in the vicinity of _Stafford-house, a large assemblage of highly re spectable Persons. , - The Chapel Royal, attached to St. James's Palace, in which, by the gracious permission of her Majesty, tho marriage - rite was to be performed, was also a great point of attraction, and-so frequent were the applications for admission within the sacred edifice, that had a tenth only-of_those who made interest with the necessarily obdurate verger been allowed entrance, the chapeiWould have been so thronged us to preclude the possibility of perforating-the ceremony. Fortunately a peremptory order had ,been issued, confining the privi lege of admission -to those , only connected with the family party, and thus all difficulty was avoided and due decorum preserved. The period appointed for the ceremony was 1 o'clock —a fact not generally known, in. consequence of which the spectators assembled at ,a much earlier hour. The moriiiag was delightfully fine, and the crowd bore the delaje with great: good temper. The ladies, who cer tainly formed the majority, were good naturodly al lowed to approach close to the doors until the throng became sp pressing that it was.necessary to clear a way fur the carriages of the relatives to set down. The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare were the first to arrive; and as the hall doors were thrown open; a glimpseof that magnificent interier--perhaps exceeding in fine effect and architectural beauty that of any pala tial residence in this country—was attirded to the eager gaze Of 'the curious public without. • There have been „pacasions when thegorgeous effects of this noble residence have been brought out with sur passing skill, 'as en-the occasion of her Majesty's visit, and other grand fetes;. but it may be questioned whether Stafford House was - over-seen to such advantage as on this raerning. In the - grand hall, whose beauty need not be enlarged upon, a delightful effect was produced by the taiteftil decoration of the plinths of the pillars supporting the roof with masses of verdant moss thickly starred with primroses. Marochett's exquisite bust of Lady Constance was surrounded by a delicate garland of the white flower's of the stephanotus. The reception-room was the bauquetting-hall—an apartment of surpassing beauty, rendered even more so Occaaion by--the great taste with which it was decorated. In - the - centre, arising from a settee, sprang a gigrtie group of lilies and other appropriate emblems. Operunglroin WS' room was the balcony overlooking -Cleyeland-squarp, -in which a charming conservatory forthed a delightful promenade. The picture-OlteTy, world-fainous for the treasures it contains; was to-day,: for the first time, devoted to the purposes' of feitive enjoyment. Along the whole gallery, to the extent of more than a hundred feet, a table was' spread out ,for the guests, In the centre, two circular seats 'Of honour were arranged on either side, where the Duke and Duchess - might each form the centre of a semi circle of distinguished -guests. • It would he impertinent in this place to obtrude a notice of the pictures that adorn the walls of the gal lery, but evon'amidst so many other attractions, the eye couictnot :but rest delighted -on the noble Murillos— that grand Tltiati—the famous Vandyck—and the singularly flaw Gherardo dell . Notte, which, under the influence of a. clear ;bright light, were seen to much advantage. 7 • ai'l gntandropao: approached rdeho b lueaa y seettdhi h h avaei e e eysr d r es: osc foroaf nstleilt Thehtrhee resting venerable commencement 5.34 e, rshCarlisle, Countessoirsnmla rrived, eso, of faef the hh o d eed reogt C ghtruchoe a eoea r nbr l t hd i l ide e of Sutherland by her side. • seiolbnetiugr sfather, immediateitanhoteetwss The costumeot her Ladyship was marked by an ex ceediegly fine taste. She wore a white satin dress, covered with , guipure - flounces. • The headdress was of dr ooping white roses, entwined with the orange flower and myrtle; surmounted with a splendid veil of guipure, falling to the feet. The bodice and sleeves were of the same lace, supported in front by a magnificent carbuncle, surrounded with brilliants, a present from her Majesty the Queen. A necklace of pearls, diamonds, and eme ra!dscompleted her Ladyship's toilet. The great majority of the parti es i nv it e d to b e p resen t o departureellapel and the family guests having afor the same place, the fair assembled their a the 'bean now stepped forth to the carriage which was to convey her the short distance between Stafford House and the Chapel Royal. The "scene outside the mansion was a curious one. From an early hour in the morning many of the hum bler friends of the noble family had taken up their sta tion near the porch to make sure of a last look of the beautiful Lady Constance. To these were soon added a large reinfOrcement of sight-seers, attracted by the ge neral impression that the bridal procesaion would walk from Stafford House to the Chapel Royal. The greatest good humour however prevailed. As the Duchess of Sutherland is an acknowledged public favourite, the amount of sympathy evinced was more than is usual on similar occasions. When, therefore, the young and lovely bride came out with her father, she was received with cheers of welcome, and loud good wishes for her happiness. Tho two charming fair-haired children of the Duchess, Lord Albert and Lord Ronald, who ac compenied her Grace, attracted universal attention and praise. Never, indeed, was kind feeling and good heartedness more thoroughly evinced than on this oc- C 6 sion. It has been alretdy stated that the Chapel Royal was besieged with applicants for admission during the morning. A rumour now prevailed of the intention of her Majesty to pay the Duchess of Sutherland the high compliment of being present at the ceremony. This, of course, increased the desire for admission; but Mr. Lin gard's instructions were peremptory, and none save those provided with invitations found entrance. The interior of the Chapel Royal is, perhaps, too well known to require description. It is of small dimen sions, and chiefly remarkable for a fine painted ceiling, attributed to Holbein. Across one end, and facing the altar, is the royal closet or gallery. A very splendid service of massive gold communion plate adorned the communion table. The company began to arrive at the chapel at half past twelve o'clock. Amo n g the earliest were the Earl o f y I Lady Mary Howard, the Duchess of Ar gyll, March i oness of Stafford, Lady Blantyre, and ' C I r t l h i s e l e and th e Marchioness of Kildare. The Duchess of Argyll wore a dress of gr ay . silk, an elegant point lade shawl, and pale de funtasle bonnet; fOrd was attired in a dre ss of blue moire anti q ue, with the Marchioness of Staf f of guipure, a whiteeilk mantle. elegantly trim reed 'with fringeeand a bonnet of blonde, trimmed with pearls and blue flowers; the Marchioness of Kildare wore a dress of embroidered muslin, a Brussels lace shawl, and a bonnet of tulle, spotted with jessamine; Lady Blantyre's costume consisted of a dress of white moire antique, trimmed with blue velvet and silver, a shawl of Brussels lace, and a bon net of the same lace, with blue flowers, f ea thers, and silver. Her Ladyship was 'accompanied by the Hon. Miss Stuart, her youthful daughter, who was gracefully attired in a white costume, with an elegant hat trimmed with silver. The three Misses Lascelles, cousins of the bride, now entered the chapel. One of these ladies, the Hon. Mary Lascelles, had been selected as a bridesmaid: The others were the Ladies Octavio, Agnes, Jane, and Theo dors Grosvenor, sisters of the bridegroom; Lady Ade- Eza Fitzalan Howard, daughter of the Duke a nd Duchess of Norfolk; Lady Louisa Cavendish, daught er of the Earl of Burlington; and Lady 'Blanche Egerton, daughter of the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere, all of them cousins of the bride. The costumes worn by these young ladies were very elegant, consisting of white glace silk, with mantles to correspond. The bonnets were re marked to he particularly novel—being composed •of white lace, embroidered with green and white grass. The Lady Adeliza Fitzalan Howard's mantle was espe cially beautiful. The bouquets worn by the bride and her attendant train were of exquisite beauty. They consisted of a charming admixture of the queen of the orchids (Oa lenopsas antabile), orange , flowers, lilies of the valley, and the stephanotus. The next arrivals were the Marchioness of Westmin ster, the Duchess of Norfolk, and Lady Foley, all of whom wore costumes remarkable for their grace and elegance. The noble bridegroom now made his appearance, attended by Viscount Anson.as his " best friend." He looked the" happy man" as he walked up the chapel, and cordially shook hands with almost every person in it. • The Marquis of Westminster, the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl and Countess of Desert, Lord Foley, Viscount and Viscountess Brackley, the Countess of Ellesmere, Lord and Lady Leigh, and many other members of the two families now entered in quick succession. Precisely at one o'clock, the carriage containing the bride drove into the court-yard. Her Ladyship was received by. the Duchess at the entrance of the chapel, and, resting on the prm of her father, entered the sacred edifice. She looked excieisitely beautiful, and as she walked up the chapel with a dignified yet modest self4Ossession, received the hearty congratulations of her friends and relatives. The Duchess of Sutherland was most becomingly dressed, and, without exaggeration, looked almost as beautiful as her daughter. She wore a white Bros de Nople dress, with flounces of guipure, a white silk man tle, having a handsome trimming of guipure touching the skirt, and a bonnet of guipure, trimmed with mara bout feathers. "- The Bishop of London, with the Rev. Dr. Wesley, in attendance, having taken his place at the altar, the bridal party now formed around. At this moment a buzz of attention was directed towards the royal closet, and the next instant, to the great surprise of nine tenths, of the assembled party, and to the high gratifi cation of all, the Queen, with her royal mother, the entered oemm partyo tnhye hadwa sr ante-roomperformed d o h f y t t bh h ye e Xlachess of Kent, and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, illustri Atthine t g h P a e r a t i a e i c n s e h 'e o n p w t r h a o i n f c c h L e ! o h n e . doft in a very impressive manner. Her Majesty ap tchloes service.oftho homily peared to he much interested in the scene, joining fer ventlyly he bridal party retired to th© vestry, where the bride and bridegroom, usual ' d record was signed by the Duchess of Sutherlandien Marqui s attested by the Duke and Westminster and the Duchesaotl: n i olk. d Marchioness of, The Queen and, the Prince, with the retired as soon as the ceremo ny i wa s Duchess of Kent, The-bride and bridegroom l eft theceohncluded. Earl's chariot, and returned to Stafford Ho use , in the Noble o :magnificent dejeuner was given by the D uc hess where of Sutherland in celebration a the happy Their exit front the chapel and arrival at Ste Ford _ _bvent. ord Hous e were greeted by the crowd with foud.cheers. Th o opgrally ilrfited to the brettkfut no w began to guns:p.4.Y assemble, and the reception room s very brilliant appe arance . /seedily presented a Tho following is a list of those present, in addition to the noble parents of the wedded parr:— The Duchess of Northumberland, the Mike and Duchess Of Argyll , the Duke and Duchess o f Norfolk, the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, the Marq uis and Marchioness of Kildsre, the Earl and Count ess of Wilton and the Ladies Elizabeth and Catherine Grey Egerton. the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Granby, the Earl and Countess of Carlisle and Lady Mary fiewerd, the Earl and Countess of Elleemeto and the Ladies Blanche and Alice Egerton, the Earl of Arun del and Surrey, the Earl and Countess of Macclesfield, .the Earl of Burlington, the Earl and Countess of Desert, the Earl and Countess Cawdor, -the Earl and Countess Granville, the Errl and Countess of Clanwiniam and Lay Selina Meade, the Countess Frances Waldograve and' Mr. Hereourt, M P., the Countess Grey and Lady- Alice Larnbton, Viseount and Viscountess Brackley, Viscount Cliftlen Vi scoun t Anson, Lord and Lady Leigh, L ,rd and Lady Blantyre, Lord Frederick Leveson Gower, Lord Richard Grosvenor, Lord Groy de Wilton, Lera Dafferita Lady Dover and the lionoureble Misses Ellis, Lord and Lady Foley, Lord Henry Gordon Lsnnox M.P., Lord and Lady Edward Fitealau Howard, Lord and Lady Robert Gros venor and Miss Grosvenor, Lord John Manners, M.P., the Bishop of London and Mrs. Blomfield, Baron Parke and Lady Parke and Miss Parke, Hon. C. C. Cavendish. M•re eel Lady Catherine Cavendish, Hon. Francis Charteris, Leveson, the Misses Laseelles, Captain the lion. E. Howard, M.P.. and Mrs. Howard, Hon. Beilby Le eley, M.P., and Lady Anne Charteris, Floc. F. M.P., Hon. W. Bagot, M.P Charles Howard, Ate., T ' - "n• .1./eopold Agar Ellis, Hon. James Agar Ellis, ton. Algernon Egerton, Hen. Arthur Egerton, Hon. Rtiteppol Coke, M.P. and Mrs. Coke, Sir Charles Barry, Mr. Andrew and Lady. Elizabeth Drummond, Captain Loch, Mr. Sloane Stanley and the Clifford, Mrs. Lamb, and Mrs. Begot, Hon. Misses Sloane Stanley, Mr.Tetton Egerton, Sir Augustus Charles Grenfell, Mr. James Loch, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. W. Cavendish, Mr. George Loch, - Rev. Dr. Wesley, Dr. Broornhall, Mr. NussoY, Mr. Minton, Mr. Norman Mrs. Grosvenor, Mr. Sneyd, Mr. Macdonald, Mr. and Mrs. Dawkins, and Madame Dem binski. The Duke of Northumberland was unavoidably absent, and the Duke of Devon s hi re was prevente d by indispo sition from attending. • The dejeliner was serv e d at two o'clock. , 'rho prepare florist had been such as can only take place i n princely establishments like that of th e Duke of Sut h er land. In the centre of the table was pl aced a magn ifi ce nt gaeall de note, of very beautiful d es i gn —t h e ca k e b e ing sup ported by figures of the nine Muses, an d forming the base of a trophy temple, from w hi ch sprung a tripod filled with rare exotics. Among the exquisite works of foreign art which adorned the table, one from a British hand was conspicuous for its chasteness, elegance, and purity of taste—a dessert service, in Parian and porce lain, a combination entirely new—presented to the young bride, in token of his ve r y grate f u l re spect to her Ladyship's family, by Mr. Mi nton. Th o cen t re piece of this magnificent service was three feet in height. It consisted of a perforated basket with green festoons pendant, supported by three exquisitely modelled figures, representing Love, Peace, and Abundance. The pedestal bore three allegorical gilt trophies correspond ing with three illustrative subjects,i n high 'relief on a Parian vase, upon which shields of he r L a dy s hip's arms ' were beautifully emblazoned. Four b as k e t s e n suite, g Pomona, Ceres, and Flora, and a va o r n ie fi t g y u o re f sfrreupitredsiesin of similar d es i gn , com pleted restingztesthe service. Two Parian statuettes of Lo r ds Alb e rt and Ronald Leveson Gower, which were upon th e t a bl e were greatly admired as wonderful works of ar t ant i life-like nesses. Fruits and flowers, in such abundance as Trent ham only could supply, graced the table. Strawberries of the finest flavour hung in trusses from the various dishes, and newly ripe cherries were plenteous as in the height of summer. At the table the Duke of Sutherland had the Mar chioness of Westminster on his right hand, and the Duchess of Norfolk upon his left. The Duchess of Sutherland was supported by the Marquis of Westmin ster and the Marquis of Lansdowne. During the dejeuner, The Earl of CARLISLE, having been called upon, rose and said—Ladies and Gentlemen—l might almost say, uncles, aunts, and cousins=the command I have received leaves me no option but obedience. To an audience which, though so large, is yet only a family party, it be difficult, as it is unnecessary, to speak in the set phrases usually adopted on these occasions. But I would may be allowed an appeal to our experience under this very roof, that marriages among near kinsfolk are not those least happy in their results. When we look at the bride and bridegroom on the present happy occa sion—the manly presence and the high-bred bearing, and the calm gentleness and beauty, which haves this day been united in the holy bonds of matrimony, I think we may fairly consider them an indication of the spirit within, and the mirror of their future destinies. Let us drink to the health of Lord and Lady,Constance Grosvenor. The Noble Earl's remarks elicited loud approbation, and the toast was responded to with three times three hearty cheers. The bridal cake was now immediately handed round to the guests, who soon after rose and retired to the drawing-rooms. At this period an opportunity was afforded to witness the very costly and magnificent presents made to the bride. Amongst these were her Majesty's gift of a diamond stomacher, and a splendid tiara of diamonds, contributed by the Marquis of West minster, together with a necklace having a fine opal and ruby and diamond pendant, from the Drake of Suther land; a very beautiful bottle, covered over with gold, from Lord Clifden; and a jewelled butterfly necklace of rubies and emeralds from the Duchess of Argyll. In these presents, however rich and costly the material, the artistic skill of their elaboration and execution seemed to vie with the generosity of the donors. The Duchess of Sutherland's present was an ebony dressing case, with gold mountings, and elaborate turquoise ornaments —a recherche work. At half-past three o'clock the company arranged them selves on the grand staircase to witness the departure of the bride and b r id egroom. As her Ladyship, d escen d e d she affectionately embraced each of her relatives in suc cession, nor pas se d without some kind greeting even t he humblest of th e domestics, all of whom seemed eag erl y on the watch t o catch the last word of home from t he ,pipe of one they h ad loved so well. The noble b r id egroom having into a travelling Carrie ge, which, drawn by four gaily caprisoned horses, a n d precede d by outriders, was in attendance, leapt i n himself, and the happy pair drove off amidst the che ers of the crowd, who had patiently re mained some It e s n t :h e ti s i i n a t s e t n i c t handed his fair bride to give them a Parting greeting. of the A loud burst of laughte g -occasioned by the act of of kindness, humour, and superstition, rushed from be hind the stalwart porter as the carriage drove off, and threw an old shoe for luck"after the receding pair. a o t n tendan r t, w w a h s o, with a mired feeling moon at Clifden, the noble Duke'sseat in 13ucklugham shire. pass the . honey happy pair to place ye,--r-aY morning, the parties to the contract being Sir Watkin Williams ' Wynn and Miss Mario 'Williams Wynn, daughter of Sir Henry Watkins Wil liams Wynn, .1.);,0.m .-,., her Majesty's Minister at the Court of Denmark, a ri d „; - Lee() to Ln.dCarrington. The . core- MARRIA t E d IN Ili tai LIFE —A second marriage took mony was performed at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, in the prese.nce of a the? Marquis a d whom were Mar quis and Marchionu sg of Chandos, the Earl of Maline3. bury, the Earl a n d _ es.. ila v r e e r h y jo la n . r o g e e s party, among wamnsohnigre, the Mar- Evelv St h Countess of Chesterfield and Lady e n - -au- oPe, the liki;l of Powis, the Countess of Powis, and the Ladies Norbert, Viscount and Viscountess Combermere, , Lord and Lady 'Carrington, the Earl and Countess of Shelburne S‘e The bride arrived at the the Rev. J. Jackson church shortly before t ' welv ' e o'clock, and the ceremony was at once proceeded with. The service was performed by the Hon. and R ey. floury ' Cholmondeloy, assisted by of the ceremony t h e A Partiesproceeded to the residence of Lord and 1-4 ,u3 7 Car in at Whitehall, where a magnificent breakfast aw it , d them. Early in the after , rector Of the church. At the clobo noon Sir Watkin Willoughby De P, —reke' s seat Compton Verney, near , with his fair bride,. loft town for Lord Leamington, en route for W ' t Ynns BY- C 0 Cf s ti ---- I CIRCULAR- Her Majesty and hi attended by the Hon. and Lieut.-Colouel F. n. Seymour , inor Stanley, Lord Colville, ' t y a t t :s o t e n r e ti n a: s il2 ---s E l i t o oyal Ilighness Prince Albert in com pany with her Royal lii h ines's Palace, and,of Kent, witnessed the marriage of ; iess the Duchess o'clock yesterday t o st. ,I went at half-past Lady Constance Leveson Dowerthe I : . h u d d la le n n th ee ro o p t i of the Chapel Royal.royalcloset 'ley from the . Howard was in waiting on the Duchess o Fanny ham Palace, His Royal Highness Prin ( 3 0 Albert afterwards rode out on horseback, attended by L- Earl Grosvenor and the s e d ti o Lieutenant-Colonel F. 11. Seymour. The Earl of Derby had an . Prince kbpinaacerty yesterday at Buck' yes terday afternoon at Bucking A deputation from the had an interview with his Royal e th r o arm Queen s o,..Soviet ty, —oyal High e Prince Albert pose of laying before him a report of morning, theproceedings of I ton Manes, MT., the Rev. Sydney Turner (chaplain to the society), Messrs. J. Meson, W. Gladstone, and F. 1 1, 1 h o e 'c d lo e c p i u : a t l t i e society.half-past B Mr i . o l r t. t Al he o P n u ck r i committee). The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Princess Fuller (members of the managing Royal and the Princess Alice, took a drive in an open carriage and four yesterday a f tertino _ . Lord Colville Seymour the Equerries a drive yesterday morn ingand Lieutenant - Colonel F. 11, " ke'Arthur and the Prin in an open carriage and four. in o i‘i l si V ic,ii.t a er i iHr ti nei Majestylgt eo , lyi a aa t l t a e n n ibit c ia l i attended I d , I,oan o ue n dis sis h nue o nst r eol s ro) e ingham Palace. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Athol!, the Marquis of Cliandos, the Baroness do Speth, the Earl of Rosso, Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord Claude Hamilton, Lord and Lady Lyttelton, Lord Portman, the Right Hun. J. W. H enle y an d Mrs. Henl e y, Colonel Hon. C. and Mrs. Grey, and Sir J. M'Neill. The Countess of Charlemont has relieved the Countess of Desert in her duties as Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting to her Majesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of R(3nt visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House, Piccadilly. A deputation on the subject of rail ay management had au interview with the Right lion. J. W. Henley yesterday, at the Board of Trade. • rho deputation con sisted of Colonel Li n d sa y, Mr. Thicknesse, Mr. Eckeri- Icy (Mayor of Wigan), Mr. Acton, and Mr. Part. The Finance Committee of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 had a meeting yesterday at the Palace, a t Westminster. Present Sir William Cubitt, Sir Alexander Spearman, Mr. t t - i . F. Gibson, and Mr. Bowring (secretary). N N (1, A PR! L 29, 1852. Mr. Dilke, Mr. Cole, Captain Owen, and Mr. Car penter were also present. Lord Faversham had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday at the Horne -office. Fite Oxford Univen;ity Commissioners had an inter view on Tuesday with Mr. Secretary NValpolt3 at the I:Tome-office. Present•—the Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke, the Rev. LI. G. Liddell, J. L. Dampier, Esq., the Rev. Professor Powell, the Ray. J. if. S. Johnson, and the Ray. A. P. Stanley (:secretary). A deputation from the Church of Scotland, consisting of the Rev. Dr. Simpson, Mr. John Tait, and Mr. David Smith had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole at the Home-otlica on Tuesday. Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yes terday from the Governor of Canada and the Governors of the other North American provinces. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. TUE DUK E OF NORTH 11 17 BE RI.A.ND'S Grace received yesterday Vice-Admiral Sir W. Pym, Rear•Adrairal Reynol6s, Rear-Admiral Byng, near- Admiral Waltz, hear-Admiral Fesling, R2nr-Admiral Mends. ADMIRAL PARKER'S LEYEE.—The following dicers were received yesterday :—Admiral G. Rutherford, Lieutenant F. Smyth, Commander D 3 Courcy, Lieute nant R. B. Miller, Lieutenant G. M. Jackson, Lieute nant ILTrellope, Commander IL Harvey, Captain H. Demise, Commander C. Hornby, Commander J. B. Bond, Commander Thomas Chalener, Commander J. C. Gill, Lieutenant W. Davis, Lieutenant W. C. Nowell, Lieutenant H. Payne, Mr. G. Bower, Lieutenant C. Pasco, Captain W. Radcliffe, Lieutenant Hernmans, Captain Cooper Key, Lieutenan tWhite,Cap lain Farquhar. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDA.Y.—AdinitaI Sir William Parker, Barn, dined with the Commander-in• Chief, Ad miral Sir Thomas Briggs, last evening, returning on board the Queen. This morning the Sprightly was placed at the disposal of Sir William Parker. Ile left the Qaeen, attended by his Flag Lieutenant, Augustus Phillimore, end his Se cretary, Charles Richards, Esq., soon after breakfast, for the Sprightly. On the Gallant Admiral's leaving hia ship, yards were manned. and the crew cheered en thusiastically. The Superb, 10, Captain Purcell, paid no same compliment; while the Hercules and other ships manned their rigging and cheered. Sir William landed from the Sprightly at Sallyport at half-past ten o'clock, where the carriage of Admiral Sir T. Briggs was in waiting to convey him to the Land port terminus, and the Admiral proceeded by train for London. We are glad to perceive the Admiral looks well and hearty; his t.velvo years of continued service have made no perceptible change in his appearance; he seems as activ e an d energetic as ever he was. It is rather a singular matter to have two admirals' flags, blue at the main, flying at the same time at Portsmouth. Sir William Parker's will come down to-night at sunset. Sir William Parker left his family on board the Queen; but they left the vessel at two o'clock, going either to Southampton or Cowes in the Sprightly. The Bee was in attendance yesterday, and took Lady Stirling and family on board the Queen, and afterwards conveyed them to Cowes. The Portsmouth yacht, with the Rear -admiral super intendent on board, with the gentleman from the Pay office, proceeded to Spithead to pay the Rodney, which ship proceeded to Plymouth on Friday. Wind westerly, moderate, and cloudy. The Hercules, 72, Lieutenant F. Diggons, of the Queen, acting commander, has brought home troops - and invalids from Malta, and passengers, Captain and Mrs. Spring, 24th Regiment; Mr. Bragg, clerk of the works, R.E.; Lieutenant G. M'Laren, R.N., to join the Blen heim, &c. She has also on board an immense quantity of condemned Goldnor's preEerved meats to return into store. The Queen, we are informed, has a defective rudder, and one of her beams sprung. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 28.—The East Indiaman Barham, Captain W. Valle, was off the port yesterday and landed passengers from Madras—Lieutenant-Colonel Strange, Her Majesty's 25th Foot; and Lieutenant Cunningham and wife, 2d Madras Native Infantry ' • and from Calcutta —Major Whisb, 60th Bengal Native Infantry, and lady. The Barham has a cargo of sugar, indigo, jute, &c., and left Calcutta on the 22d of December, Madras on the 6th of January, Cape of Good Hope on the 31 of March. Spoke, north of Ascension, thu Amathea, of and for Liverpool from Calcutta; and on the Line, the Bowling, of Liverpool. and the United States' bark Corieza, both outward bound. Passengers gone on in the Barham— Captain Scott, Madras Invalids; Dr. Kane, Madras Army; Dr. Lucas, Her Majesty's 80th Foot; Captain Gordon, late Bengal Army; the Rev. Mr. Henry from the Cape, several ladies, and in all 45 children. The merchant ship Scindian, Captain W. Cammol, laden with coffee, cocoa nut oil, coir, cinnamon, &c., from Ceylon, has landed passengers here. Her dates are—Ceylon, 14th of December; arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on the 12th of February! sailed on the 14th; touched at St. Helena on the 24th of February ' and sailed therefrom on the 25th. The Sci n di an , on t h e 25th inst., landed at Scilly Captain Marieheau and lady and the Rev. Mr. Blousfield; landed here, Mr. a n d Mrs. Crabbe, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, and Dr. Dobson, staff-surgeon, first class. Mr. Dordell died on the passage. DEVONPORT, WEDNESDIY.—The Hecate steam-sloop, Commander Hand, sailed from Davenport on Tuesday afternoon for Portsmouth, where it is said the officers and crew are to be turned over to the Geyser. The Avon steam-tender left Devonport on Monday, with supernumeraries for Portsmouth. The Tortoise lighter sailei from Devonport on Tues day, with stores for Portsmouth. SHEERNESS, APRIL 9.8.—11er Majesty's screw steam frigate Horatio, 22, Captain the Ilon. S. T. Carnegie, has had the defective shaft of the feed-pump repaired, and a new one made to take with her on her trial cruise, so as to prevent the necessity of her returning to port, should the old one g i ve wa y. She was to have started on Saturday, but in consequence of its blowing a gale from the eastward she was prevented. Sho will not leave port for three or four days. The Diligence, navy transport, arrived on Tuesday morning in tow of the Adder, Mr. James Watt in charge, and proceeded westward. Her Majesty's mail-packet Vivid, Captain Smithett, passed by here on Tuesday en route to Dover. The Goodwill, dockyard-lighter, Patrick master, sailed yesterday evening with stores for Devonport-yard, The Lumsden, of South Shields, W. Smite, master. from London for Newcastle, parted with all her anchors and cables in the Swin during the late gale, and drove across the Maplin-sand close to the sea-wall, between Foulness-pains and Fisherman's-head. ERRATUM.—In our report of Monday of the casual ties caused by the heavy gale of Friday, it was mado to appear that the Pythagoras, of Whitby, and five other vessels which had suffered therefrom, put into Chat ham, whereas they came into Sheerness from distress of weather. WOOLWICH, APRIL 28.—The Comte d'Aquila, wear ing the unform of a Vice-Admiral of the Neapolitan fleet, attended by his Aide . de• Camp , and accom p anied b y the Ambassador at tee Court of St. James's from the Court of the King of the Two Sicilies, arrived at Graves end at eleven o'clock e, ea to-day, having left London by the ten o'clock down train of the North Kent Railway, and immediately after his arrival embarked on board the Lightning steam-vessel, Master-Commander Henry W. Allen, that vessel having left Woolwich at halt-past eight o'clock to be in waiting at Gravesend, with Lieu tenant George E. .char ore, Flag-Lieutenant to Commo dore Henry Eden, in ge of the barge of the Fisgard, to attend on the Comte d'Aquila during his visit to Sheerness Dockyard. When the Lightning, with the Compto d'Aquila on board, arrived at Sheerness, she was received by a Royal salute from tho Waterloo, Cap tain Hon. Montagu Stopford, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral J oce lyn Percy, C. 8., Commander-in-Chief at the Nore ; from the London. 90, Captain G. R. Mundy; the Mo narch, 84, Captain Charles Hope; and the Horatio, 24, screw steam - frigat e, Captain Honourable S. T. Car negie. The barge of the Waterloo rowed to the Light ning, and Captain llonourablo Montagu Stopford, with Flag-Liutenant Honourable 0. W. M. Lambert, went on board and welcomed the Comte d'Aquila to Sheerness. The Comte left the Lightning in the barge of the Fisgard, steered by Flag• Lieutenant G ore, and on landing at Sheerness Dockyard was received by Vice- Admiral Jocelyn Percy, C. 8., Commander-in-Chief; Captain Charles Hope, Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard, with the heads of the various departments, and a guard of honour of the Royal Artillery, under Captain Wodehouge. A field battery, under Lieutenant Hope, Royal Artillery, fired a royal salute to announce the landing of the Comte at that naval port. The Comte d'Aquila was then conducted over the dockyard by Captain- Superintendent Charles Hope, accompanied by the head officers of the departments. The first place visited was the rigging house, where a great range . of buildings is appropriated as storerooms for th h e e rigging and sails of every description of vessels in t . Royal h ideaav,l use. the powerful cables, and a large supp y of sai s and Navy. The The immense quantity of h e mp l andiron .l rope, cut up and formed into o o y t e u r e ect w io e n nt a o re n sail g s o a n r great as of s t t p h h resourcesreni aaproces sr r e g d e in store umoconvey the beingin c th t countryhteehs Comte s f h o an e r wn a model of Sheerness Dockyard, made very perfect, on a scale of one quarter of an inch to a foot, and exhibiting the manner in which the buildings and docks and eve h r built on piles, and showing the distance and number re quired to be sunk fur the construction of that naval port. The Comte after leaving the rigging. t board g t h i n e e Am s et p thath on v in ee e d l o ; c k h , ea alson d went paid below passingto l v o i; k i t both in dock, o !e d e d ll, tl 7 o 2, f b ac o t t o h in the basin. factory the Howe, 120, and the Ganges,Ta and and the saw mill s t C h o e m A t c c h e j u i subsequently 84 e s i e 7 q B u ' e a n n t and the powerful hydraulic machi • ne for wa ter out of the docks aft er emptying the vessels In the smithery department he witnessed have been dock e d. f u l Nasmyth's steam - hammer a very power iron of upwards of 6 cwt., and at work, forgi ng a l ump of was immediat e ly a f ter shown the perfection to which the hammer, having th e p ower o f giving a blow e qua l , when at its utmost ex er ti on , to 38 tons weight, h a d b een b his presence without rought, when it crac k ed a nut in d'Aquila, after breaking the k erne l . The Comte a short visit to the T steam-frigat e , building at Sheerness, left 30, screw with similar ee h rness, left that nav a l port honours to those Vice-Admiral J oce l yn Percy, e received on landing, Charles Hope, and a number of officers being present, the f Captain S u p er i n t en d en t guard of honour i n attend and all the vesse l s in nce, and the field battery 'Aquila again embarked on commission again firing a royal salute. When th e Comte d'Aquila board the Lightni ng , the Neapolitan flag was hoisted at the masthead, and she left for Chatham, as he intended to return to town by the North Kent Railway from Stood by special train. RETENTION OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—Yeste rda y two additional meetings w ere h e ld f or t h e pur p os e of testing the opinions and fe e li ngs of the inhabitants o f the metro polis, with reference to retainino . the Crystal Palace as a place of public resort for the improvement, the recreation, and amusement of the people. One, which was held at Southwark Town-hall, was a meeting of the inhabitants of the borough T of Southwark, who were convened by the High Bailill of the Borough, Mrl Pritchard, in compliance with a requisition which had been presented to him. Various reso lutions were passed, expressing the deep interest that was felt by the meeting in the movement for preserving this edi fice, and it was unanimously agreed that petitions to both Houses of Parliament should be signed by the High Bailifi on behalf of the meeting, and be immediately presented.o The other was a meeting of the inhabitants of . the borough of Lambeth, at the Horns Tavern, henn h in u grans. chai! was taken by Mr. D'Eyneourt, accom panied. by the other representative of Pli. and u'otwrhoeurg Wil hams, M.P., Mr. Macgregor, M,l . its present site, and adapt hg'eMntrle. p r r h e e se o r p v i i n n i g on tle education on and a musement. Both Ctrhyestmalepetamlagcewas unanimous in favour of ing it to purposes o f espec ioy by the labour meetings were numerooly attendear ing classes. THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The meeting at Exeter-hall, for the preservation of the Crystal Palace en its present site, ought to have weight with a Legislature which professes to represent all orders and classes of the people. If there was not " everyboly there," there was at least a very fair dele gation. Religion, morality, and benevolence had their active representatives in Shaftesbury and Harrowby; economy and public spirit in Hume and Wakley; from Scotland there was the accomplished Thane and the eloquent Presbyter; Lancashire sent a Heywood, and Sir Joscph Paxton might well have appeared as the prince of theists, but that his fame in that department has been eclipsed by his conception of the edifice which W 413 the subject of the tneetkg. There are not many causes that command so wide aeoneurrence, or so varied an advocacy. Our public men have their antipathies as well as their sympaties, and it may be many years ha fore, as the altaanacks express it, we shall see so many planets at once above the horizon. But the demonstation was as comprehensive in its results as in its speakers. We cannot call to mind a single objection to the pre servation of the building on its present site that was not fully met, from the frivolities and dishonesties of Lord Seymour's so-called " Report," to the frantic stuff we occasionally see in the papers from here and there a tradesman who ascribes his want of business to any cause but the true one. With the offer to take the building on a lease from the Crown, and to maintain it, under proper regulations, on the self-supporting prin ciple, there is an end to all the interesting forebodings about expense, public indifference, and failuie. It is now placed beyond doubt that the real apprehension at the bottom of these prophecies is lest the building should prove too durable, the glass too proof against hailstorms, and the Paxton gutters too cheaply adapted for perma nence; lest the vast area should find too many uses, the building be made too attractive, and the frequenters become too many and too constant. That is the real bugbear which haunts on the one hand the aristocracy of the neighbourhood, and on tho other a few tradesmen, who, not having the necessary gift of addressing them selves to the changes around them, think all the world is to stand still that they may do so themselves. Let it be plainly understood—for there is now no other construction to be put on the efforts of the mal contents—that they aro only too sure that the Exhibition, once permitted to stand, will become one of the institutions of the realm. The comprehen sive nature of the offer made to the Government leaves uo other alternative; for the capitalists who have made it, besides undertaking the improvement, maintenance, custody, warming, and filling of the structure, aro pre pared • to setqo the little questions of . 1 ; s. d. with the contractor over the way. It is difficult cult to say what more they can do to mee t the West-enu and " vested interest" objections, unless they shall also undertake to convey to and fro, in tunnels or in balloons, that plebeian but numerous portion of the visitors who do not possess car riages of their own. W e had almost omitted—for in deed it is scarcely worth notice—the story about the solemn undertaking that the building should be removed as soon as it had answered it s p ur p ose. Lord Carlisle's letter disposes of that. If the promise was made by any body, it was made by him; it was made with respect to a building which was never erected, and to a Legislature which need not enforce the promise a moment longer than it pleases. When the two parties to an engage ment are equally desirous to bring it to an end, there need no longer be any difficulty about it. It ought to be fully known and understood what is the precise question now before the public. It is not whether the building should rem ain on its present site or be altogether destroyed—be banished to the Champs Ely! , s, disappear into space —or be cut up into a hullos( d provincial mimicries. R is simply, as wo are g iven to understand, whether the above-mentioned offer shall be accepted, and the building be permitted to stand on its present site, or whether, in consequence of another offer, it shall be removed and re-erected on another site near the metropolis, and not without its recommenda tions. It has boon proposed to transfer the building to Wimbledon-park, which, till lately, was little known to the majority of Londoners, except by the large piece of green that stood for it in the maps of London and the neighbourhood; but which has, at last, fallen into the hands of speculators. The site, the soil, the turf, the woods, and the lake, will all bear coaiparison with those to which the building owes so much of its present attractions. The South-Western Railway Company aro ready to lay down a new line of rails from the Waterloo station right up to the proposed site, and to carry the visitors for a penny there and a penny back; that is, receiving twopence out of every shilling ticket issued at Waterloo station and presented at the Exhibition. The journey, therefore, would be loss tedious, less costly, and less liable to an noyances than it proved to most visitors last year; and, with the carriage there and back included in the shilling charged for admission, the wonder of the ago would be once more brought home to our doors. There are so many things in favour of this proposal that we could almost find it in our heart to give up Hyde-park once more to the exclusive use of dandies, dowagers and lap dogs. Lot the aristocracy of the West-end be undis turbed in their enjoyment of our beautiful parks and national gardens. Let them continue to show their pre sent laudable jealousy of royal and popular encroach ments. It is possible that the people may henceforth secede to a park of their own. To the discovery of the Great Exhibition, and the discovery of the Crystal Palace, may now perhaps be added the discovery of a system for the conveyance of a hundred thousand visi tors five miles into the country in the morning, and back again at night. It is only a question of materials and arrangement, and, if the demand is made, it w ill be met before long. Wo shall be told, perhaps, that this settles the ques tion. If there is no objection whatever to Wimbledon park, and plenty of objections to Hyde-park, let th e objectionable site be spared and the unobjectionable one be adapted. But the question is not so easily disposed of. The Exhibition in Hydeepark will still be public property in some sort, being leased under proper regu lations, and with a certain in right of control reserved t o the Government. It will, in fact, be in the same position precisely as the Zoological and Botanic Gardens in Re gent's-park. In Wimbledon-park the Exhibiti on w ill be as thoroughly a private undertaking as Cremorne gardens, or Resherville-gardens, or the Surrey Zoolo gical, or the tea-gardens at Anerley, on the Croydon line. Now, though we have reason to believe that the gentlemen who propose to plant the Crystal Palace in Wimbledon- park will endeavour to keep as much as possible up to the standard of the Great Ex hibition, and preserve the prestige which they carry with them, yet they will be under no express obligation to do so, and will be under no special responsibility. Having to attract and entertain myriads of vulgar excursionists every day, they will be obliged to pay more attention to the commissariat than the Royal Commission thought suitable to the occasion; they will not feel themselves bound to exclude intoxicating beverages; they may pos sibly allow cookery on the premises; and even go so far as to provide out.of-door sports, perhaps dancing, and theatrical representations. If the concern does not otherwise answer they will certainly do whatever speculators have been accustomed to do under similar circumstances; they will part with a good many scruples rather than be utterly ruined. But without asking what they will do, or what they will not do, there is ono point of difference between the two sites about which there can be no doubt. Like the Great Exhibition, Zoological Gardens, and the Botanic Garden, the " Crystal Palace," if suffered to re main in Hyde-park, will be closed on Sunday. In . Wim bledon-park its chief chance of supp ort will be . its Sun day visitors, and it will doubtles s become a principal fea ture of the metropolitan Sabbath. To the speculators it will be a matter of necessity , and the Legislature will not, in consistency , havo the ri g ht to interfere. Now, considering the national antipathy th to the opening oice 9f 0ur 0.,. pu bli c exhibitions on Sunday, we submit ch difficulties to those who are hesitating between Hyde park and Wimbledon -park. The question extends, of course, to all private sites. . Once out of the reach of the State, the Crystal Palace will inevitably become a sti c ia d a y exhibition; so they who wish to save it rorusuch ero f ana tion must take care to k ee p it at home.—Time s . --- WRITING ON NEWSPAPERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXETER AND PLYMO UTH GAZETTE. Sir,—Some time ago it was stated among your notices to correspondents, that on application at the Exeter Post-office, you had been informed that it spap was not al lowed to write upon the cover of a newer, even th ou gh the usual postage stampwas duly affixed to it! A friend of mine , t hinkin g so absurd a s t a te of things cou ld not be posible, took the trou ble to write to " head-quarters" for information. The following is a copia sera of the reply transmitted in due form: — 1852. " General Post-office, Bth April, "Sir, —In reply to your letter of the 19th ult. I beg to acquaint you that the charge upon the newspaper, o f which the enclosed is the cover, is correct. ~ N e wspapers sent by the post may have wri,tinbguutptohne them when a postage stamp has been affixed privilege does not extend to the cover. — l am, Sir, your obedient humble ser va V nt, " V. T ILL EY, Assistant Secretary," Now, as it clearly cannot make the slightest difference to the revenue whether the said " writing" be p t la h c e o l d lg o i n the paper or on the cover, " provided always" piece of red sticking-plaster, popularly called " a Vie Y spittle," is duly daubed on, the affair exhibits another sking illustration of the well-known remark of Voi taire, namely, that " John Bull will tamely submit to any kind of absurdity provided it comes in the form of au Act of Parliament." —I am, Sir, your most bedient A LOVER OF RATIONAL RF o FoRm. servant, N. MACFARBEN'S MATINEEs.—The first is fixed f or Saturday nex t, at the Beethoven Rooms, and we do hope tho room will b© crowded in every part. Mrs. Macfarren h as acquired sonic fame as a inamsie, and will be assisted on the occasion by a numerous coils of professionals, added to W hi c h, when we state that she has a husband who has lost hi s si artist: ght, and r end e red inca p able of f ollow in g his p rofessi on we f e el , convinced that the most extensive as an patron*, will gof en to thll praiseworthy eirsgt• SPORTING NOTES. No. CCX VI. . 4 ' TO THE EDITOR OFT SuiN% THE FIELDS FOR TO-MORROWS RACrS AT NEWMARKET, akc. k.'lts,—Yestordq's sport on the-heath, if sport it can be called, has not been surpassed:. on any previoin occasion, thereto o • 3;g unattr ac tiveness ‘,ll;bail not refer to it in any one particular. There w• 'ever, some very extensive betting on the forthcom rgisvent at Chester, and on the Derby. For the foroueVgfkitrvvior 474 s op-, ported iu a very stiff manner, not more than 12' 'ti, 1 being obtainable at the close. Several other horses were backed to win large amounts at excessively long odds; amongst them, Duc an Dhurras, who, in conjunction with Redmond O'lfanlen, will give the owner of Curraglanore very fair chance of carrying off the „ coop". For the Derby, the great Hobble Noble, who, I am very much afraid, cannot bo received iu any (Aber way than as the " light of other (lays," tell rapidly away from his high estate; from 11 to 4 , taken on Moricivy, he has gradually receded to 8 to I, laid to several hundred pounds; and it is said that ero long he will disappear, d la Graafian, entirely from the betting. Tiii3 latter case is not confirmed by any infor mation of my own, but is merely the child of rumour. Claverhouse was supported for one or two hundred pounds at 12 and 13 to 1, and closed very firm in the market. This horse is doing good strong work, and stands a chance of being better prepared for the Derby than any other. He is somewhat slow, but in other re spects is admirably suited to the course. The Chief Baron Nicholson (not he of the Coal-hole, but the re nowned great gun that is to be of the South), is gradu ally "coming;" thousands to thirtty have been nibbled at a long time—twenty-fives were taken yesterday. The list for to-morrow consists of three skeletoU stakes, a couple of matches, and the Newmarket Stakes. Of course all the interest will centre in the latter. The Newmarket Stakes, D.l.—Lord *re --- ter 7 s Stock well, and perhaps Ilex; Duke of Richmond's Home brewed, Nlr. Batson's Ben Nevis. The running of Maid stone, Glenluoe, and Peacock is dubious. The co to my thinking, be de cidTedinfuapvle of matches favour of Lord en; that is, Harpsichord will beat the Miss Whip colt, and Altitude the Sister to Caracara. The Newmarket Stakes will, I presume, afford . another trial for Ilomebrewed against his conqueror of Tuesday; the result, I imagine, will be as before, though several of the talent are inclined to give the preference to Homebrewed on this occasion. It is very funny, but some persons connected with the. Horseheatli stable imagine that 12 to 1 is worth taking about Ben Nevis, as they consider he stands an outside chance . of bowling the cracks o ver f or M r . B a tson, 11a hhadidia, in the Column Stakes. The betting market, notwithstanling the general flat ness ag o 5 0 i it. nn dSe6ao Guineas, s n. toE s 7l e t a , a. Stakes, s 3t t , of the sport, is lively at the following quotations : to lon Alcoran. 1,000 G fi K i t l a y o t agst by L t s o t a u 2 n a e g eo t Caloric, t ß . a G y N t H e o:11 H I a o g al s e t b G r erwo Grosvenor, r C , Cheater t t e o r 1C agstt— 6 to Nancy,l New market Stakes, D.M.-6 to 4 agst Stockwell, 2 to 1 agst oj to D aln i a M ing a g : B 7 s : 3 thorpe, 16 to 1 agst Hesse Romberg, I g 6l s to 4 t Stilton, tlo a g east s tL l l l o t o y. Evelyn, 20 bo 1 agst Merry Bird. Derby -8 to 1 eget Alcoran, 8 to 1 agst Hobble Noble, 10 to 1 agst Stock well, 12 to 1 agst Clavcrhouse, 15 to 1 each agat Alfred the Great and Harry the Little, 25 to 1 each agst Augur and Chief Baron Nicholson, 40 to 1 agst Homebrewed, 50 to 1 agst Harbinger. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. April 29, 1852. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. At a meeting of the Jockey Club, after the races, resolutions were passed, which will have the effect of very considerably reducing tho fees for stake-holding, and recommending the adoption of the Newmarket scald of charges, as altered, at ether meetings. General Anson was elected steward in the room of Captain Lowther, who has resigned. The consideration of the proposal for a new trial•ground was referred to a committee. WEDNESDAY'S RACES. Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h ft, for three yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Sst 31b; 31b allowed, &e. (10 Subs.) Duke of Richmond's Harbinger, Sst 41b walked over Lord Exeter's Stockwell, Bst 41b withdrew his stake Selling Handicap of 10 sous. each, for three yrs old; the winner to be sold for 200 soya. if demanded, Sc. First half of Ab. M. (3 Subs.) Mr. W. Hughes's Sophistry, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 1 Duke of Bedford's Claim, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Esling) 2 Lord Annesley's Orpheus, 3 yrs, Bst 41b...(Flatman) 3 Betting-11 to 8 agst Sophistry, and 7 to 4 aget Orpheus. . . Won in a canter by three lengths, a length between second and third. Ru❑ in 54 sec. Sweepstakes of 50 Sovs each, half forfeit, for three yrs old ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Set 31b; those got by stal lions, or out of mares that never bread a winner, al lowed 31b. D.M. (10 Subs.) Mr.Payne'sGlerduce, Bet 3lb (Flatman)walked ove t Lord Clitden's Poodle, Bst 41b withdrew his stake Plate of 50 Sovs; for three yrs old, 7st 71b; four, Bst 12.11 r; five, and upwards, 9st 31b; mares and geldings al -1 lowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 200 Boys, if demanded, &c., and allowances if to be sold for less. Mr Clark's Edward of York, 7stll b (Flatman) 1 Mr. Armstrong's Equal, 3yrs, 6.t 111 b, 150/ (Charlton) 2 Duke of Bedford's Claim,3yrt, sst 111b,40/.(Steggles) 3 Count Batthyany's Thelncurable,7st 21b,40/ (J.Mann) 4 Lord W. P,,wlett's Fochabers, 4yne,75t21b,46/.(Sharp) Mr. Barnes's Queen Guinever, sst 111 b, 401. (Rook) G Betting-6 to 4 agst Equal, 7to 2 asst Edward of York, and 5 to 1 agst The Incurable. Won in a canter by three lergthc. Claim a bad third, and the others tailed off. Run in I sh in. 44 sec. The winner was claimed. Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, for three-yr-olds. A.F. Mr. Greville's Frantic, Sst 31b (Flatman)... walked over TILE CHESTER CUP.—The following bets were laid before the races commenced:-20 to 1 to 1.0001., Wet Grosvenor, who closed at 12 to 1; 10,000 to 500 agA Merry Bird; 15,000 to 300 agst Koh-i-Noor; 10,000 to 150 agst Duc au Dhurras; and 20,000 to 100 eget Old Dan Tucker. BETTING AT FIVE O'CLOCK. te oo ( ( t ) ak o e u n t ) NTAs s s t - r o A l KE ng s. st Janina 4 4 ttoo 1 a a g g s s t t B K a a l y CHESTER. CUP. Rosalind I 13 to 2 agst Stilton 50 to I agst Truth (taken) 30 to 1 agst H esse Homburg I DERBY. 25 tol agst King of Trumps 138 to 1 agst Homebrewed(t) 30 to 1 B gs t .Augur NE WMARKIiT, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. Handicap; T.Y.C. Guy Mannering, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—Abdsalltaehr L , sy il rf y i : 3 Bs y t— ra, Edward of York , 4 yr s, Bst—Fernando, 3 yrs , 7 st 51 b -- 3 yrs, Est 21b.—Water ISVT2t Waiting, v yr -R sffiareelotia, 4 yrs— Tomboy, - , rs 4 yrs—Presto, 4 yrs—Ban, 4 yrs— Q_u s e Queen's Plate. hoi,s We aro happy to report that Robi nson i s progreskint very 5 favouraWy. LATEST BETTING. (BY ELECTRIC T ELEGRAPH.) E ONE TROUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. x d o w t a e r r d ,: f yi y o ( !rk , 3 to 1 agst Kate 9 to 2 agst Janina 9to 2 aget Bay Rosalind isto 1 agst Glenluce CHESTER cup, 6 to 1 agst Stilton 14 to 1 agst Grosvenor 14 to 1 agst Joe Miller 18 to 1 agst Merry Bird 50 to 1 agst Hesse Hom burg ( 9 ) t t o o 11 agsta , Y ll t t,) o l i 12 to 2 aga Alfred n a g g 9 s s it Alcornl les tiaevker:l7o bl o DERBY.I3 to I agst ore 1 i o 5t,,,.,h e i 2 1 6 0 t t o o 1 1 agst ugg t I K .i i t n t g l esltlfr Of 125 to 1 apt King Trumps Great 133 to I agst Augur. NEWMARKET, THURSDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK: LATEST BETTING. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 3 to I agst Kato 4 to I agst Janina 9 to 2 agst Glenluca i t .? t t o o ß , 1 1 1, y a a g i g t s s o t t s Q: D Ve l U Ei r n a nd d ß f r ° ll o r ,r. o d i o n n ii ( l i l l y e g s. 9 to 1 agst Aleoran r e h N o 1 1 ° 3 19( 0 1) t t tt o 1 0 00 1 11 as a ugg g gs i tt t t 'IC I' 101 l e Stockwellb m vb e i ) r e w ad --- --_—__ HARBOURS of REFUGE.—There Vida yesterday printed, in a Parliamentary document of 19 folio pages, a detailed statement relative to the harbours of refuge at- Dover, Harwich, Alderney, Jersey, and Portland? with .t 1 , 1 .! quarterly reports of the engineers for the year endinf _._.,,. 31st of March last. At Dover 245,000/. is the e.stimetea, o_n of a pier of 800 feet. The works are contracted for, to" will be completed in three years. The sun. of 34,000 L 3 11 9.1_ will be required. At Harwich the estimated exe ,o se2 . : 110,000/. The works are contracted for and will be _ , _ ll 4 pleted in about one year. At Alderney the estiirna ‘. _d eo c 7. is 620,0001. The works are contracted for, and Y 11 " 0 7 0 , w :dl pleted in seven years. 50,000/. to 60,000/. petrealepoot. t‘ v be required. At Jersey 700,0001. is the estirraurtitud (har -30,000/. per annum will be required; acr es, &c. The the sum of 30,0001. for the purchase o expenditure to the amount bour and breakwater) the estimate fiansiiB,9s9/., works are under contract, and an expen present year. of 54,805/. is contemplated for the including There Was a very 1 1: i . e t ,h o f had last I n a s i g t let(t.l.sarvfaria t li l efly : r o l l iel fl r gi ra n a lt it hts ni : se a : e vn d: re e y e o l el e ia f: r . a i e l r n t , CHANGE IN THE WEAT has 'N 'e eks been g t a h v e e dr i way e st which has been prevailionug. _ west ; agreeable change in the and the long drought months, removed to the s tn wefuraotsilliltie;th'e'eseatesrtdfao3r'. nelairley wind,tree hich fell durin the f: grea lir to very copious showers did not exceed 24 91 The wh?l e e rie ed since 1844. The driest Year of th just over has only Pe— " pears to have been 1826. p w r e e,:re h bn a et v quantity of rain of Southampton, Mr. Andrews, en inches. The rain l'neri 0.28 of an inch. eel:ln:m:oyr ter tained the directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Ps .cket Company at a grand dinner yesterday, in honour of tt &e renewal and extension of the company's mail contract. 1: ipwards of 200 guests were present, including the borough r aembers, Sir A. Cockburn and Mr. Willcv, The Mayor presided, and several elo quen t speec h e s were Made. In the el , rening there was a grand ball. DEATH OP SILL ALEXANDER RAMSAY, BART., OF Y ;ALMAIN.—This lion. Baronet died in Baker-street on ‘ r i'llesday, in his 67th year. He was son of the solifirronet by a daughter of Sir Alexander Bannerman, Bart., died in 1819, and is s uc ceeded in his title AO e states by his eldest. [ son, Alexander, in hi:; 39 th year. s u$ os -100,/ g2O 98N 994 12, 0 1 ,