The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-11 00:00:00

btrb bLYIDtC SUN 0 F (IE, Seven 0* Clock. RATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND.—(THIS DAY.) • The annual general meeting of the proprietors of this bank took place to-day at the company's house, Bishops gate-street. Amongst the proprietors present, we ob served Sir David Scott, Bart.; Sir John N. R. Camp bell, 1C..C.13.; Sir Alexander Crichton; George Norman, E s q., of Bath; C a p tain Warren, R.N.; Robert Bell, Bee . ; R. Hichens, Esq.; Edward Stewart, Esq.; C. A. va l p y ; Esq ; Isaac Nicholson, Esq.; C. H. Ellis, Esq.; W. Brown, Esq., &c. &c. ,J. FECTOR LAURIE, Esq., took the chair at twelve o'clock, and after congratulating the proprietors on the flourishing state of their affairs, and the manner in which the company had withstood the storm of the last year, predicted that the time was not far distant when it would stand second to none of the banking establish ments of this country, with the exception of the Bank of England. The worthy Chairman then read the fol lowing report, and moved its adeption by the meeting : " In meeting the proprietors at the close of a year of much anxiety to all connected with banking and mercan tile pursuits, the directors consider it matter for con gratulation that they are enabl• d to present the state meat which they have now to submit, as the Fifteenth Annual Report upon the company's affairs. "It is unnecessary for the directors to enter into sty detailed notice of the circumstances of the past year, which roust be fresh in the recollection of the proprietors. Throughout it was marked by occasional mone, ary pres sure of an intense character, Poll , wed b% gieet com mercial distress in the metropolis and some large towns; but it was only on a recurrence of the crisis of April, toward the close of the year, that toe tratcptillity of the agricultural districts may be said to have been disturbed. The main cause of the difficulties in the money mar ket in April had not escaped observation in the provinces, although then exempt from pressure, and the temporary relief which was felt in the middle of the year. rather lulled, than dispelled the fears, which the first eff -cgs of the restrictive action of the B.nking Act of 1844 had produced. Accordingly as the 3 ear advanced and symp toms of returning derangement di cies. d themselves in the declining reserves of the Liankof Euglsn'f, great ap prehension was diffused throughout the country. which gradually increased from week to week as the apprr ash of danger became nearer and more certain.* In t feather the second crisis of the year occurred—great distrust prevailed in many of the agricultural districts, especieliy in Wales, and several counties banks were forced to hind temporarily; at least, to the pressure. " In order to be fully prepared to meet any demand that might be made on the branches of the National Provincial think of Esgland, the directors d. erred it advisable to le aline a portion of its reserve investments in Government securities—a Atte which, though pru dent at the!time, and now producing the happiest ietluh: ewe upon the business and prospects of the establis_ meat —the natural e ff ect of the great resources attend ed in the emergency, it displayed—was necessarity atteheend with some sacrifice. The stock sold, however, all replaced, and the loss .arising from its t'e lmi t a i o ° , r . a t r h Y a . conversion has been wholly met out of the prat r past year. " In adverting to the commercial character of the year, the directors. 'have to, ebeerve with r h espect to the extensive failures in the corn •trade, whic occurred in its commencement, that by timely precaution fithe com pany is likely trienjny corn fete immunity other br anches With regard teethe disasters which- occurred it was net to , be expec ted that the bank could of trade, altogether escape, but on the other hand, the high rates of interest Which prevailed durieg "the greater part of the yeare have considerably augmented the company's revenue, and the directors are happy to state, that atter mak i ng am ple provision for all the contingencies of this extraordinary reason, they are still enabled to maintain the usual dividend. of 6 per cent., and at the same time to add to the reserve fund." The CHAIRISAN then read the following yearly sum mary of the accounts :- 1847. .£ s. d. Jan. 1. Amount of undivided profits... 79,073 19 10 nec. 31. Net profits of 1847, after mak ing all , iwance for bad and* doubtful debts, and a propor tion of preliminary expenses 32,506 3 4 Making a total 0f... ...£111,40 3 2 Deduct Dividend on Com pany's Stock for 1847 24 649 16 0 Leaving undivided Profits at 31st December, 1847 £86,930 7 2 And making an addition to the iteNtrve Fund of 7.8561 7s. 4d. The following directors go out of i,ffice by rotation, but being eligible for re-election tiff,r themselves ac cordingly, ia.:—lsaac Nicholson, E q , Edward Stewart, Bs+, and Sir David Scott, Bart. Mr. BROWN, in seconding the adoption of the report, congratulated the proprietors on the stwe of their allatrs. The past year had been pregnant with monetary pres sure, which had produced greater seve, it) and suffering than had ever beenknown to the commercial community of this country.• These adverse circumstances hnoi produceo incalculable losses to individuals, and Set, uotwithstand• ing these trying circumstances, the condition of this hank, as the report laid before the meeting prov, , d, was bighly satisfactory. It wss certainly true thAt th , pre sent aspect of public hffors was not verb encourag ing, and that a consider:tole time 'ain't elapse before confiience could be re: , tofe , i, but it must be a source of great 3atibfai:tion to the proprietors to find that through the whole width mid bra.adth of tl,e couttry /be credit of the Bank stood unimpaired. (Chei must also be a matter of great c •ngratulatiun to the Bank, that in North %V It s, during the se vere run that to.•k place among the b inks there, the Bank had acquir, , t credit from :lir fact of the prompt manner in which it trot met every engagement—(Hear, hear) —and the literal assisoince it bad tendered to the Leighbouring districti,—(llear, hear.) lie was c invinced that the fruits of this libera lity would soon be manitested by a rich harvest to thi, company, in an extension of its usefulness and ia the beneficial employtnent of its catital. The report was thr-n unat.imously adopted. Isaac Nicholson, Esq., Ed 4 ard.Stee art, K.q , and Sir Day - 4 Scott, Bart, the aireetors who went outby rotation, were unanimously rc-elect. d. A 'vote of thanks was unanimously carried to the Chairman, directors, and Mr. Robertson, the manager . of the Bank, and those gentlemen having returned thanks, the meeting separated. lONIAN BANK.-‘THIS DAY The annual meeting of the proprietors of this bank took place to-day, at the company's offices in Great Winchester -strut. Oliver Farrar, took the chair • shortly after one o'clock. The, directors. that went out by rotation were re-elected, after which. Th e SECRETARY read the report of the chairman and directors, which showed that the affairs were in a must flourishing - condition, andofthtahte o a a t.t n e h r meeting .11 the heavy demands that had been made up on t h em, in conseq uence of the late monetary ci monetary crisis, they were e n a bled to continu , the usual thvi.tend of six per c. nt., and add a sum of 2,5171. Bs. 10d. to the reserved fund. The report, atter a short discussion, was unanimously adopted, and a vote of thanks was carried by acclama tion to tha chairman and directors for their excellent management of the affairs the bank. The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, stated that in two of the islautis, Zante and Cephalonia, a considerable run bad taken plat:, upon the bank f o r specie, but he was h a ppy to say that that run had been most promptly met by the bunk, and that confidence had beeu re stored.—(Cheers.) lie wa s h appy also to add that the greatest alacrity had ben show n in those islands as well as Corfu, by the principal i nhabitants, in exchanging their specie tor the note-s of the Thanks having been earn. d unanimously to the Secre tary, for his great e xertions on behait of the company, separated. the meeting NATIONAL ASSLMBLY. (TdIS DAY) AFTEIi.NOON rIT fING. 31r. WEST brought the que, ion or the r,p al of thp tiniJa b4ure the nelvgates Dy loop ps'ag a resotailots the following effect :--`• Tnat tne tV.sen,tilj declare it. deliberate conviction that th , , so ca.leA unt• betwmu Great Britain and Ireland was uoj it! much as it abrogated the right of a if zoverornent, and had multiplied English taxation and I I.h grieval errs ; they desire that the comtnissioners sent io tit.. country by the Executive shouid be rucpwsted to adv.wate the repeal or the union, and oft alt oceilious to fraternize with IrthiLen.- KYDD !econded the tno.ion, which,h atter consi derable di:cuss - ton, was u.:4,,,lnuusly • The Assembly then ackinurn u. RAILWAY COMMITTE (THIS DAY.: GHOUL' V. CH - ESTER, AND 1101,YHEAD. The Comm t.re re---aseublecl this wont% ; S r Robert P,TI in the chair. /The C ,, cuUit,..-e pa:.sed the preamble to till:. nil. ;N"rlY the whi.le of the (lay was (x-cupt. d in eon- Sinering the clau es. but eventually the wh.,le of Mull were agreed to, untl the Cnairavan was in,tructed to report the Bill to the 11.usti. SOUTH-WE - 51 ERN (PURCHASE OF STEAM- BOATS). Mr. AUSTIN then opetwo the case for this B!11, and afterwards eat.-d Mr . Tite, the tin:ha...et, and Mr. L oc ke, the er.gitu er, to prove oat it would be a gnat advlntage and conveni et . ev to ttie public if ;h.. South- West. rn o roonynY Were allow e d to establish ..n their own reap , n. it iiity a fh-et of steam vessels to t ly between ptyit andSouthaw. 'l u te case h,ct not c'osed when the Committee ad jogruca• GROUP X iV.I Yr. Eliot Yorke in the chair. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER. Th e objections t o the subscription contracts of the South-Western C om p an y having failed, t h e Committee declared ihe preamble to be proved. The cl.uses havi n g been a g reed to, the Chair man was instructed to report t h e Bill to the House. NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. MLItEyi'ETIIER then proce , ded to open the ea se for the promoters of the Bid. Toe object of the Bill Wll3'W authorise the construction of three deviations, at 6100444 COl.O - toia, and Sudburgh. These devjuione _~ 2•* - 0 0- %e r~'~~ir~ would effect a considerable saving both in distance and expenditure. The Bil, was opposed by Mr. Hnpr, on behalf of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Company. The case had not closed when the Committee ad- journed. works, but time failed it ; and it appears , that the second Itepublic is destined to fu lfil the w ishe s of the first." The Three per Cents. closed at 50f.; the Five per Cents., 73f.; the Orlea ns Railroad Shares, 545 f .; Rouen, 405 f.; Havre. 2001'.; Great Northern , 350 f.; Avignon, 2081. 75c.; Vierzon , 250 f .; Bordeaux, 395 f.; Basle, 871. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg, 353 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 3361. 25c.; Paris and Lyons, 3061. 25c. WAVENEY VALLEY AND GREAT YARMOUTH RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the shareholders in this company, as well as in the Waveney Valley and Great Yarmouth, and also in the Norfolk (Waveney Line). was called for one o'clock to-day, at the London Tavern. Wilshere, Esq, took the chair at the appointed time. The CHAIRMAN stated that no arrangement had yet been made with the Norfolk Company (now amalga mated with the Eastern Counties), but that the directors expected an offer would be made by the Eastern Coun ties in the course of the next three weeks. The directors considered that the prospects of the company were more satisfactory now than they had been for some time past. He begged, therefore; to move the adjournment of the meeting for four weeks, in order that the negotiations now going on might be brought to ma- turity. A motion to that effect was then adopted, and the meeting separated. KILLARNEY AND YALENTIA RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The adjourned meeting of this company was held this day at twelve o'clock, at the offices of the Corn Ex change- btaldings ; R. Spooner, Esq., !itt.P., in the chave The report and accounts, abstrac ts of w hich h already appeared, were approved of, the whoaccoun werets being rendered subject to the approval of auditors, appointed at the meeting. • The retiring directors were re-elected. , p ursuant . ---------------!---- OXFORD BIRMINGHAM AND DAY.) J I; NC f lON RAILWAY and Oxford The proprietors of the Birmingham atternoon at the King's Junction Railway met toin the t j i o c u n r a n i m r. en t from Arms, in Palace-yard last week; .Mr. William b he following resolut.4lt Mr. PAYTON moved in R t a h i l e wa n y am c e om o of Company she petitions have been pre appearing that two Birmingham rented to the house and f r O x ford co nferring additional powers on the against the Bill Railway Company, with reference to an Great Western thelt i soei Commons Junction 12th of November, 1846, lot; the agreement of ham, Wolverhampton and Dudley pur chaseßail- by them of the Birmingham an Oxford Junction, and the Birming ‘ y solved that Messrs. Dobrie, Colmore, and Beal vi::llordethey are hereby directed to appear on both or t, sure of stick petitions as may be advised by counsel, ar ea to e mploy . counsel and agents to appear on behalf of in support of b o th or e i t h er o f the sa id petitionsthi°inPsilY c beto . re the Committees of the Houses of Lords and . Commons, and that no other persons do ap pear for, or represent, this company upon the slid peti tions, or either of them, before any such Committees." The motion having been seconded by Mr. PAGET, The CHAIRMAN said a similar resolution was pro posed at a former meeting when Mr. Muntz, the Chair . man of the company, declined to put it; upon that pre cedent he should decline to put this one. A PROPRIETOR asked the Chairman if he had any objection to enter into an explanation of any other reaons he might have fur not putting the resolution. [ The CHAIRMAN said he had much rather not. Mr. PAYTON then put the resolution himself, and de clared it to be unanimously carried. On the motion of Mr. PAYTON, the meeting then ad journed till to-morrow. ELECTIGN COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) LON G FORD. The Longford Election Committee re-assembled this morning ; Mr. Bouverie in the chair. The whole of the day was taken up with the argu inents of counsel relative to the power of the Committee to re-open the register. At the close of the arguments, the Committee ad journed their decision till to morrow. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING Six o'CLocK. 7 to 1 agst Glendower—taken 7 to 1 agst Springy Jack—taken 7 to 1 agst Loadstone—taken 10 to 1 agst Swiss Boy—taken 12 to 1 agst Surplice—taken 18 to 1 agst Nil Desperandum 20 to 1 agst Sponge—taken 30 to 1 agst The Fiddler 35 to 1 agst Voyager I,ouo to 10 agst Oscar SOXERSETSHIRE STASES. 3 to 1 agst Beltenden 5 to 1 agst Saddle 5 to 1 agst Executor 6 to 1 agst Silver Eel FRAN CE. The following is a report of the proceedings in the National Assembly yesterday : At twelve o'clock M. Buchez, the President, took the chair. M. SAnard, wbo first ascended the tribune reminded the Assembly that, on the previous day, it had adopted the proposition of Citizen Dornii to the effect of appoint ing an Executive Committee of five members. In the in terval reports were circulated, and that morning he had heard in the Hall of Conferences, that some members of the Provisional Government whose names had been in scribed on that " list of conciliation," had manifested a desire not to accept those functions should their col le-agues not be chosen from amongst its members, or snould certain names remain inscribed on it. He bad fe-en requested by a number of representatives to wait upon the members of the Provisional Government who were said to have expressed that opinion, and he bad the .ati-faction to announce to the Assembly that they had trade no such declaration. M. Martin de Strasbourg next rose, and stated that the venerable Dupont de l'Eure had just told him, and authorised him to inform the Assembly, that it was im possible for him to acept a seat in the Government. This declaration excited loud murmurs, and several members observed that, having rejected the resignation of Beranger, they bad an equal right to reject that of M. Dupont de l'Eure. When silence was restored, M. Beaumont ran up to the Tribune and said, that he could not understand the possibility of excluding the venerable founder of the Republic from the Executive Committee. M . Be rryer observed that the omnipotence of the As sembly was compromised by a discussion of proper names. Its vote shetild not depend on the will of any of its members. or be influenced by lotteries. The re volution had sufficiently revealed the men entitled to the confidence of the country, and their names should not be uallotted at the tribune. M. Jean Renaud replied that there were no lotteries in the As,einbl), and that one of the lists alluded to had been prepared by 150 members. M. Bdrbes then rose and moved that each represen. tative should pruclaid aloud the candidates in whose favour he voted. This proposition, however, was re jected by the Assembly, not more than twenty members having. supported it. A ballot then commenced, which gave the following result: — Number of Voters Abselutu majority Arago Ga, nier Pages Marie ... Lamartiue Ledru Rollin 794 ... 398 725 715 ••• 702 ••• 643 ..• 453 The "fiVe mAnners having obtained the required ma jority were proclaimed members of the Executive Committee. W. Wolloski next ascended the Tribune, and pro posed the immediate appointment of a committee charged with devisitag measures for the improvement of the condition of the labouring classes. M. 1V 01l , wski after .sards announced that in the morn irg of that day, the delegates of Posen, Cracow, and G dlicia had waited upon him with an address, for warded by the Polish patriots to the National Assembly, ,n which they oe.:criberl their suffering, and demanded the_ ,i u t . : iaista r, e e of France. lie trusted that the Assembly w • , id invite the Executive Committee to take into con.- siaergtion the tr.., i, rn ___ prayer of the memorialists. He en- M. lisp d•-lay, ~„n n e, l 'fer, the Assembly to address, without , w e h e o i n resuscitating ancient Poland. Di , I to i.,i e n e vr i al t , o the German nation and the Frankfort die Polish patriots. spoke next, supported the prayer of should be humaniateirehe French Revolution, he said, it should prepare an address to would express its determi thought that the A sambi a : :ell as political, and he the whole world, in whicli nation to uphold everywhere osfitwuahtiicohn oit t • had asserted the triumph in FraencPerfaciPtiehse A Member asked M. Lamartine if he a incon venience in giving the Assembly any info-r" any , received from ;his diplomatic agents on information he had I fly, or if he prefei red• that the Assemblyshould day to hear tho se ex p lanations. fi x a M, Lamartine replied that he was ready to give those explan ations, if the Member insisted, but that it Would a,ahyorththate whenpur po„.Ile, 4 shouldthe co liii%pt.rv,,,f.err,a,byloeultdo as state nec essary to Italy it einbte fore and operation of France that s h ou ld occur again in 1848 . even ts of 1 831 no denied , and the Member need not apprehend the not Monday was fixed to hear those exp l anations. The c tutzon • nel states that the magnificent cavalry barrac ks of Saumur have been burned to o nextnsti fire is unknown. th e g round. The loss is estimated at one million of francs. The caus e of the The Journal de 'Rouen of yesterday stat es that b' fi • the several houses have been con a ve been occas r ioned Canton of Fauville, suiposed to s h um ed 3, ein by incendiaries. The Piesse states that M. T WEBS is spoken of as the representative of the devirtine of the Seine , n* ~ in place of M. LAMARTINE. M. TII IERS has male a communication to the electors of that department, informi ng th e m that " proud of their suffrages, he would accept the honour of being their representative in the Constituent Assembly." The Con.stitntionnel states that " the Military Commission appointed by the French Government has recommended that the fortifications of Dunkirk be restored. They were rased in the year 1713, in virtue of the Treaty of Utrecht, and the port filled tip. TO 3 Convention wished to restore those lis glen Lit ~~ i THE SUN, LONDON,_ THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1848. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. The extreme beauty of the weather brought together an immense assemblage of distinguished and fashionable visitors to the first flower show of the season, which took place yesterday afternoon, in the Inner Circle of the Regent's Park. The Queen arrived at an early hour, accompanied by Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Alice, and the Duchess of Kent. The royal party, attended by Lord Byron, and the Hon. Miss Paget, and the Lady Caroline Cocks, the Lords and Ladies in Waiting upon her Majesty, the Baroness de Speth, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey, Captain the Hon. A. Gordon, and Colonel Sir George Couper, was re ceived at the Queen's entrance by the Duke of Norfolk, president of the society, and conducted by his Grace and the members of the council through the various marquees comprising the exhibition, and also through the spacious conservatory and the grounds. Among the miscellaneous company there were his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia, the Count de Montemulin, the Prince and Princess Metternich, Baron Hugel, the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of Mulgrave, Lady L. Vaughan, Lady Calder, Lady Buxton, Lady Grey, the Chevalier Bunsen, his Excellency the American Mi nister, M. Van de Weyer, Count de Reventlow, the Marquis of Lisboa, Prince Calimacki, Viscount da Torre de Moncorvo, Baron and Lady Goldsmid, Lady Brinck man, Miss Burdett Coutts, Earl Bandon, the Bishops of Durham and Winchester, Lord Sondes, Sir George Staunton, Sir J. Buchan, Sir John Barrow, Lord Tern pletown, General Sir L. Lushington, and H. J. Hope, Esq., M.P. The bands of the Royal Horse Guards and the Ist and 2d Life Guards were in attendance as usual. The following are the chief of the awards made to the successful competitors at the exhibition of the plants and flowers, which were characterised by the judges as Cully equal to the shows of *ley preceding year:— For a Collection of 30 Plants.—The extra gold medal to Mr. Fraser, nurseryman, Lea Bridge-road. For a Collection of 15 Plants.---The medium gold medal to Mr. Cole, gardener to H. Colyer, Esq., Dartft For a superb Specimen of Dendrobium Nobile.—A silver medal to Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Autrobus, Bart. For a new Orchid (Loslid Majalis).—To Mr. Wil liams, gardener to B. Warner, Esq., Hoddesdon. For a Specimen of the Upas free (Autiaris Toxi caria).—A medal to Messrs. Veitch and Son, nursery men, Exeter. For 15 Cape Heaths.—The medium gold medal to Mr Hunt, gardener to Miss Train, Bromley. For 12 Cape Heaths.—The gold medal to Messrs. -Fairbairn nurserymen, Clapham. For a large Collection of Orchids..—The extra gold medal to Mr. Myatt; gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., Wandsworth. For 15 Orchids.—The medium gold medal to Mr. Williams. For 6 Orchids.—The large silver gilt medal to Mr. Plant, gardener to J. H. Schroeder, Stratford. For 12 Roses.—The first prize to Messrs. Lane and Son, nurserymen, Berkhampstead. or 8 Roses.—The first prize to A. Rowland, Esq., Lewisham. For 30 British Ferns.—First prizes (equal) to Mr. Smith, gardener to J. Anderson, .Esq., Regent's-park, and. Mr. Taylor, gardener to J. Coster.Esq., Streatham. For 12 Pelargoniums—Amateurs.—First prize to Mr, Cook; second, Mr. Staines. - For 12 Pelargoniums—Nurserymen.—First prize, Mr. Dobson; second, Mr. Gaines. For 6 Pelargoniums.—Amateurs.—First prize, Mr. Staines; second, Mr. Packer; third, Mr. Robinson. For .9 Pelargoniums—Nurserymen.—First prize, Mr. Gaines. , For 6 fancy Eelargoniums.—First prize, Mr. Gaines. Seedling Pelargonimns.—First prizes to Mr. Beech, Messrs. Veitch and Son, and Mr. Ambrose. Seedling greenhouse Azaleas.—First prizes to Messrs. Ivery and Son, and Mr. Fraser. Seedling Heuths.—First prize to Messrs. Veitch and Son. Pansies.—First prize, Messrs. Bragg and Bright; second, Mr. Turner. ST. BARTHOLOMEW HOSPITAL This ancient hospital, founded in the year 1123, by Rahere, minstrel of Henry 1., re-founded in 1547 by the bounty of Henry VIII., was yesterday visited, accord ing to annual custom, by the President and Governors. Although so lung a period of time has elapsed since its first institution, though it has grown rich during the interval, and with its wealth might be supposed to have acquired some of those vices with which large revenues and great age are generally associated, there can be no doubt that it still retains all its youthful vigour, and fulfils to the spirit and letter the purpose of its founders, " moved thereto with great pity for and towards the relief and succour and help of the poor aged sick, low, and impotent people lying and going about begging in the common streets of the city of London and the suburbs of the same, and infected with divers great and horrible sicknesses and diseases." Such is the language of the Royal Charter, and truly the visitation of yesterday bears out its terms. Within the space of 300 years the hospital has increased to an enormous extent. It was first erected to contain 100 beds, and its medical staff consisted of a physician and three surgeons Now it accommodates on an average more than 600 patients. Its medical staff has been proportionately enlarged; a collegiate establishment has been connected with it; and, in every respect, it has adapted itself to the growing wants of the metropolis, and the increasing emergencies of science. Among its surgeons, physicians, and professors are some of the most eminent men in the profession, and its interests are watched over by a trea• surer whose benevolence and zeal have done more per haps than anything else to extend the sphere of its usefulness. Yesterday the Lord Mayor, who is virtute ogicii pre sident of the hospital, accompanied by a large body of Governors, visited the wards, and a more interest ing and satisfactory inspection it has seldom been our good fortune to have witnessed. Not only was every corner of the whole hospital scrupulously clean, but each room was ventilated in the most admirable manner, choice flowers were scattered profusely in every direction, and the patients, in the midst of all their physical ste. tering, were evidently in the enjoyment of perfect ex ternal comfort, receiving attention far greater than they could possibly command at their own homes, and cared for in the most benevolent and considerate manner. Mr. Bentley (the treasurer), Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Lawrence, and the other officers of the hospital accompanied the visi tors while making their round of the wards, and in each the patients and their nurses were questioned as to any ground of complaint which might exist. In every in stance the medical men, Miss Baker, the matron, and the poor suffering victims of disease themselves, bore testimony to the kindness of the treatment they expe rienced from the sisters and nurses in attendance ; while as a stimulus to perseverance in good conduct, the Trea surer awarded prizes fur good conduct in the following cases :—Ann Briggs, John's Ward ; Frances Dixon and Mary Abbott, Queen's Ward ; Elizabeth Church and Ann Lewis, Faith Ward; Mary Lane, Bentley Ward; and Mary Duffin, Henry VIII.'s Ward. The rewards given were-5/. to the sisters and V. to the nurses ; and it was evident that they were awarded with great dis mmination. Among the remarkable features of the inspection we notict d the prevalence of erysipelas, cases of very low type, and also two cases of exceedingly rare diseases—one of catalepsy, the patient being a boy not more than seven years old; the other of molilies opium. The use of chloroform is extensively and successfully practised in this hospital. We were informed that it. has been administered without the slightest injury in more than 3,000 cases, and several of the wards were filled with patients who bore testimony to its efficacy in dead ening the pain of a severe operation. After the visitors had made the round of the Hospital they dined in the great hall with the medical officers and the prize students for the year. The dinner was supplied in the usual style of the Messrs. Staples, whose good cheer contributed not a little to the pleasures of the evening, and to the heartiness with which the dif ferent toasts proposed were received. Mr. Toole was toastmaster. MADAME P.AULINE VIARDOT GARCIA. Pauline Garcia is born of a musical family, which for three centuries has illustrated the lyric stage. Her father was the lamed tenor, Emanuel Garcia, and her mother, Joaquin a Stitches, was a celebrated ac tress, under the name of Brianes, on the Madrid stage. The sister of Pauline was the lamented Ma libran, and her brother Manuel Garcia, now the Pro fessor of Singing at the Conservatoire, in Paris, who has written one of the best standard works on the art of singing, was master to Jenny Lind. The school of Garcia in vocalisation is, in fact, European. Pauline Garcia was born in Paris, on the 18th of July, 1821. At four years of age she spoke with fluency four languages, Spanish (her maternal tongue), French, that of the country in which she was burn ; English, which she acquired in the family travels ; and Italian, destined to be the study of her future art. At a later period, when invited to a pp e on the great lyric stages of Germany, she made her self thoroughly conversant with the Teutonic lan guage. Her genius in painting and drawing was se i soon developed as her faculty for languages, and her aptitude for music. Her surpassing talents for sweet sounds were developed from her earliest in fancy. At seven years of age she accompanied on the pianoforte her father's pupils, when he gave his singing lessons. Such was her manual dexterity, facile fingering, and poetical touch, that at Srstit Was proposed she should pursue the career of a pianist, and she became one of the most accomplished scholars of Liszt. Curiously enough, she never received any regular lessons in singing. Her father died in 183 2 0 before her voice was fixed, and her gifted sister, Maria Malibran, was wandering unceasingly through out Europe, so that Pauline never heard her but twice on the stage. Her brother Manuel resided in Paris, whilst her education was going on in Brussels, so that what she acquired in vocalisation was the result of her spontaneous studies, guided, however,' by the good taste and counsels of her mother After having accompanied the family migrations, first to England, then to New York, and after' wards to Mexico, Pauline returned to England i? 1828, and completed her education in the Bee gian capital, drawing and painting occupying her ,,, ea rnest attention es much as music and singine: At sixteen years of age her voice became tile; Like the organ of her sister, in quality it combine,* the two registers of the soprano and contralto, having, that soul-stirring tone which exercises such a po tent spell on her hearers. In compass, her voice had three, octaves. In the month of May, 1839, before she hi ' attained her eighteenth year, she made her first ar pearance on any stage, at the King' Theatre, is this capital, in the character of Desdemona, the s e° season that Mario first made his debut in this c ountrY: Her success was most brilliant, and she was recelen, several times during the progress and at the end the opera. In the month of October following, en; gaged for the Italian Opera at Paris, then playing 1.1,, the Odeon, she created equal enthusiasm by hete deb7 in the same character. Her repertoire ,was co nfi n ed ' however, to Tancredi, Cenerentola, Arsace, in A.S'ezeira; mide; and Rosina in II Barbiere. In the month April, 1840, she was married to M. Louis Viard°ol t° homme de lettres, at that time director of the Itslifi.l Opera, who on his marriage resigned that post. I", Viardot is a distinguished publicist in Paris, and WI recently offered the post of Charge d'Affaires Madrid, by the Provisional Goveinment of the I le public. The appearance of Pauline Viardot Garcia W 0 quite a musical event, and European manag ers We" . eager to offer her engagements. Her last app earancv in London was in the season of 1841, when; she in Cimarosa's Orazi et Curiazi, with 'Mario. li e si health was not in the best state, and he r phri het strength not sufficient to answer to the calls up on ardent nature, in giving ventlo the dramatic excite, ment of the scene. It was for this reason that she declined to receive the offers made to her by the Academie Royale de Musique in Paris. She pre' ferred to travel, and visited Spain, singi n g in Miefir-1 and Grenada, and then passed anothe r season in am, singing with Grisi And Persians. Her next engagkee; ment was for two seasons in Vienna, where triumph was immense, singing- every school of mum% so as to satisfy the exigencies the most class he musician, as well as to astonish and delight t general body of amateurs of Italian music. %%The° Rubini formed the troupe at St. Petersburg h, Madam e, Viardot Garcia was the selected prima donna, Itr!!. there, by the side of Madame Ca stellan and Man,' AlbOni, she had three triumpha l seasons, the rig: of the climate alone compelling her. to try a 01°,.'; congenial atmosphere. Finall y , she appeared at tolict Italian Opera, in Berlin; and when Mdlle. I' quitted the German Opera, Madame Viardot t° ° o her place in the repertoire. Her lakt engag eraer i e we re at Berlin and. liamburgh, in G erman oper - ar ' completing her career, in March last, in the form capital. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Commander-in- Chief, Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., s' as ordered yesterday by the Admiralty to report upon the state ment made by a morning contemporary respecting the Pellerophon's corporal and minor puhishments. .after a careful investigation the Admiral pronounced the statements in question " very much exaggerated, as usual." We have intimation of the Firebrand steam-frigate, Captain Hope, being at Rio on the Ist of March, a letter of which date states—" The Inconstant, 36, Cap tain Sheppard, and the Acheron steam-sloop, Captain Stokes, arrived yesterday. We go to-morrow to the River Plate with Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert, and expect to u r eturn here at the end of this mont h en route to England. Mr. George Allen, master of the Ondine packet, on the Dover station, is ordered to this port with all the eaten furniture and stores of the Ondine, for the service of the Fire Queen yacht at this port. The Merlin steam-packet, Lieutenant Commander Mann, arrived this morning from Cork, which she left on the Bth, after fruitlessly endeavouring to tow to sea the Canopus, from which ship she is manned. Captain Collis, of the Royal Marines, came in here. When she left. Cork Sir Charles Napier's squadron were expt eting to be ordered to Spithead. The Sharpshooter steam-vessel, Lieutenant- Com mander Bailey, went out to Spithead at seven o'clock this morning, and left this afternoon to cruise off Brighton for the protection of the fisheries. The Dragon steam-frigate, Captain W. H. Hall, left Cork on the afternoon of the 3d, and arrived at Water ford at seven, P.M., on the following day. She was sent there by Sir Charles Napier to assist the authorities, it requisite, at the Repeal meeting on Sunday. She had an addition made to her complement of 95 officers and men of the Royal Marines. All were lir readiness to land at a minute's notice. The guns which the Dragon received from the Amphion have been returned to that vessel. The Dragon left Waterford fur Cork on the evening of the Bth. The 46th Regiment disembarked from the Hereford shire freight-ship at this dockyard this morning, and marched to the Landport terminus of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, whence they left by special train for Brighton, at half-past nine, under the superintendence of Mr. Sutton, the manager of the Portsmouth traffic on the above railway. The troops would be billeted at Brighton to-day, and leave to morrow for Canterbury, via Reigate. The Albatross, 16, Commander Farquhar, was off St. Helena on the 22d of March; a letter of that date says —" We have done pretty well in making captures, having taken three vessels and shared in the capture of three others. We leave for Rio and Singapore in a day or two, where we hope to be in July. All well." PLYMOUTH, MAY B.—There are only two vessels belonging to northern ports the captains of which have as yet thought it advisable to take shel er in this harbour during the present disturbances between Prussia and Denmark, via., the Prussian brig Fanny, of Siet:in, from Bordeaux, with wine, for Stettin, and the Danish brig Courier, Thompson, of Apenrade, from Monte Video, with hides and wool, for Hamburgh. The masters of several other vessels circumstanced like the Fanny and Courier have been spoken off this port, but they have refused to avail themselVes of the advice which has been transmitted to them by the consuls and ship-agents in the Channel. These captains either do not credit the accounts given them of the true position of their Goeerninents, or else they are determined to mu the gauntlet in the North Sea and at the entrance to the Cattegat, and endeavour to reach their ports of discharge in defiance of the threatened danger. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Triton, Lieutenant-Com mander Charles J. P. Glinn, arrived at Lisbon on Tues day evening, the 25th of April, in 60 hours, from Plymouth (having left the latter port on Sunday morn ing, the 23d of April). The Triton was still there on the 2S th, having been detained for a mail by the senior officer, Captain Erskine, of her Majesty's ship Havannah. The Stromboli was also at Lisbon. The Comet had left for Oporto. WOOLWICH, MAY 10.—Admiral Sir Charles Adam, K.C.8., Governor, and Rear Admiral Sir James:Alexan der Gordon, K.C.8., Lieutenant Governor of Greenwich Hospital, visited Woolwich dockyard to-day, and went on board the Fisgard flag-ship with Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, K.C.B. and K.C.H. The pay-clerks from the Navy-office arrived in the forenoon for the purpose of proceeding to Greenhithe to pay the Enter prise, Captain Sir James Clarke Ross, and the In vestigator, Captain Bird , six months' wages in advance, previous to the departure of the officers and crews of the vessels for the Arctic regions. Ad miral Sir Charles Adam, Rear-Admiral Sir James Gordon, and Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, who superintends the payment of vessels ordered to be paid 'at this port, proceeded with the pay clerks, in the Monkey steam-vessel, to Greenhithe about half-past twelie. The Enterprise and Investigator will be both paid this afternoon, and will leave Greenhithe at the earliest dawn to-morrow morning on their North Pole expedition, and the Monkey steam-vessel will accom pany them through the Swin. The Charon steam vessel went to Greenhithe yesterday with several of the petty officers, who had been allowed to remain at Wool wich until the compasses of the vessels were adjusted at Greenhithe. The Trident steam-vessel cf 350-horse power was commissioned, and had her pendant hoisted to-day at this port by Lieutenant Risk, who will have the com mand of her, having been transferred, with the officers and crew of the Lucifer steam vessel, to serve in the Trident. The young man named Matthewson, whose leg was taken off by the falling of a log of timber, when dis charging the cargo of the Symmetry hired 'tessel, died at the Royal Marine Hospital on,Sunday morning, owing to the serious nature of the injury he met with. 1 I RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS' LIVERPOOL, MAT 10. STOCK EXCHANGH.—The market continues to presell.tteSolit improved appearance. Dovers, Midlands, and North stockW:lCP are in good demand, and prices generallY u l3- 1 - o'• The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire .11100, tion, 311. Shares, 6% dis.—Ditto (C. and B.) , tats Shares, 13—Chester and Holyhead, 1814 Counties, 15 L,4 —East Lancashire, 25/. Shares, 7 4 1 ,4 [c e . Edinburgh and Glasgow, 4—Great Western , —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 9 p.—Ditto, Quarters, 2 bitto , —Ditto, Fifths, 3 / 4 dis.—Ditto, 32/. Shares, 7 1 ,4 di dori sop Fifths (late West Riding Union), 3 3 / 4 dis.—Lonpitt o North-Western, 135 1 / 2 —Ditto, New Quarters, 211 so g a ( Man. and Bir.), A and B, 2 1 4 p. c.—Ditto (rl a Slice Man. ), 5 1 4—Ditto, ditto, Thirds, 1 3 / 4 dis.—Manchesiii ter, (s te field, and Lincolnshire, 101. Preference, % Grimsby and Sheffield), 21 dis.—hlidland Stock , I °° -- Sort' New Halves, 4 c. dis.—Ditto, Erewash Valley, 7P. D oter Staffordshire, 2 dis.—Shrewsbury and Cheshire, 10/. ence, 27 3 p.—South-Eastern and Dover, 254--Di tt°• -i. ypi Thirds, 2% dis.—York,. Newcastle, and Berwick y B.), :No. 2,1% p.—Ditte, G.. N. E. Purchas e, 1 4 Ulster, 6 1 2 dis. MANCHESTER, MAY 10. „ c o; STOCK ExcuAnor..—The sales are--A m b er gate, ao ham, and Boston, '2% dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashil‘feA Cheshire Junction, 6% dis.—Lancashire and Yorksili r i e pti Riding Union), 3 11-16 dis.—London and North,- ~dd. (Leeds and Dewsbury), 10 . / 2 dis.—Ditto (late ki",best:„ t Man. Rail. and Canal), Thirds, 1 5-16 dis.—bl s t i " Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 2, , Eighths, 4 3 / 4 dis.— Ditto, Preference, $00t• Thirds, 1 3 / 4 dia.—North. Staffordshire, 2% d is ' -- Eastern and Dover, No. 4,2% dis. HULL, Mit 10. STOCK EXCHANGE --The sales are—Hull 11° 0 0 Halves,.49 ll / 4 —North British, Quarters, 5 1 ,4—pit t° ' 'cY 235. 6d. of dal [ADVERTISEMENT.]—There is no Remedy equal to Holloway's Pills for the Cure of Asth, l33a i f eri Richard Treacy, of Bel m o n t, C ar l ow , having oe r ' s to P i ; much benefit from the use of these Pills, wishe s a 0' 0 '" made public for the b e n e fit of a ll per s ons troubjlo9o Asthma, that he had been suffering f ro m this 7 E 1 04 ing complaint for the last 15 or 16 years, and a • - g eol e , he.had tried a great variety of remedies, yet o'Ll le g o oll ec i to do him any good; he then had recourse to 0° q tly Pills, which invaluable medicine in a short tin ° him relict; and his breathing has become perfecoosof and easy.—Sold by all Druggists, and at rt . Holloway's establishinet.t, 244, Strand, Lood°°',o POST-OFFICE NoTicE.—Yesterday noticeGrsO; sued at the General Post-office, St. Martiree'l e i i by Il e o that mails would be made up, and forwa r cl e „ o ort Majesty's steamer Gorgon, to sail from De/13e, the 13th instant, to Madeira, Rio Janeiro, 10 0 ',' Ayres, and Valparaiso. Letters to Madeira, "'a 'sr a w„' Rio Janiero, 2s. 9d. ; Buenos Ayres, 2s. 7d. ; ! i n to .P,; ( 1 paraiso, 2s. 9d. per half ounce. Newepeil er ,:iro 11 " 1 4 deira and Valparaiso 2d. each, to Ri p o ap J e 3 r tl sii — totti g e ° •t p Buenos Ayres free. Letters and news this vessel must be specially addressed by her steamer Gorgon." 131RTII.S. _rrbo el° On the 26th tilt., at Oporto, Mrs. John Ramon of a son. co ol, On the sth inst., at Ballyness, near Coleraine, 1 r ter• claog lady of Herbert Taylor Ottley, Esq., C.E., of a sre, e ' On the 6th inst., at Hean Castle, Pembrok eshir op Oldham, of a daughter. 5 On the' 6th inst., at Dawlish, the wife of P. .1. f 1;4 Esq On ~ of a daughter. Dig o the 7th inst., at Wargrave-hill, Berks, the of • Jennings, .Esq., of a daughter. son' On the 7th inst., at Forest-hill, Mrs. John 1 106 of daughter. lady On the 7th inst., at Westover, Isle of Wight, the Ol the Hon. William a'Court Holmes, of a eon. SOO On the Bth inst., in Oxford-street, Mrs. Jolla a son. 03 ieg h$r* On the Bth inst., at Winson Cottage, near JAI. Mrs. E. A. Cowper, of a son. eMARRIED. .a Tr On the 4th inst., at the Church of the o r Is t Exeter, George C. Tugwell, Esq., of Crowe Hall, pear to Virginia Arnold, eldest surviving daughter 01 0 10e Major-General Mackie, C.B. Q„a iSht f ia t On the 9th inst., at the Catholic Chapel, °lu —o. and afterwards at St. John's Church, Paddington,.,,bter Sheridan Dillon Purcell, E s q., t o Jane, youngest (13" Sir Francis Des Anges. th ° DIED. nor* toel' On Sunday, the 7th inst ,at Hook Norton, of 26th year of his age, Richard' Liddell, Esq s olicit ° r ' paa id to Om On the let inst., at Mount Shannon, near rf Fitz Gerald, Esq., aged 43. T. r iefi On the sth inst., Christina, wife of the Re White, of Sevenoaks. ix 'a Si ° Or On the 7th inst., at Leaton Knolls, S a lop, .1 1 ; 1 .1 ,,, for eldest daughter o f th e late Francis Lloyd, Esq. , ifo of county of Montgomery. On the 7th inst., in Great Coram-street, stet 'lStsrg dWerejt, John C On the ase y 7 , Es q th inst., Henry Clare, of Upper Cho P grj‘i Clerkenwell, aged 43. Mr. n Th th o e m i a t s h y i o n u st n . g , ,inagßedelistoh.a-villas West, Be lll .s l : b t :: : c tisito r . Wa ter t a i O n a 7 m t h s i a n r s k t iu , s a t r C as h e l t o t t e t - h s t e r e ll e, Id aP Service, aged 73. o Es O q ' . l , the e d 7t 7 h inst., at Eaton Villa , Leaming a On the Bth inst., in Tavistoc k-s q uare, infant daughter of Rowland Nest e. aLstnore, arty o h * ti -.101J1;111' - London; Printed and Published by ogee, cou nty No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 7 1 / 4 0*" be Strand, in the Precinct of the SAVOY, °I t he Middlesex, Thursday, May 11, 1848. SALE OF THE BUCKINGHAM ESTATES.-1 ester , day a large portion of the Chandos and Buckingham estates, situate within the counties of Buckingham, Ox ford, and Northampton, were sold by public auction (under a power for that purpose contained in the mort gage of these estates by the Duke and Marquis) by Alderman Farebruther, at Garraway's, Cornhill. The state of Fillmore, Oxfordshire, upwards of 1,200 acres, the rental 1,2261 14s. per annum, 3 miles from Bucking ham and Brackley, 7 from Bicester, and 12 from Ban nut.), was put up at 35,0001.; the first offer was 24,0001.; it was knocked down at 31,3001. The Syresham, Fal colt, and Astwell estate, Northamptonshire, comprising 2,000 acres, with a rental of 2,3001. (subject to an annuity of 500/. to the Hon. Lady Grenville, now in her 76th year), 5 miles from Towcester, 4 from Brackley, and 8 from Buckingham, was put up at 70,0001.; the fii st offer was 53,0001.; it was knocked down at 65,3001. The Hellesden estate, Buckinghamshire, 2 miles from Buckingham, 8 from Bicester, and 16 from Aylesbury, containing 2,890 acres, with a rent roll of 4,7631. per annum, was put up at 150,0001.; the first offer was 97,00 CL; it was knocked down at 130,500. The Thorn hill estate, in the borough of BuckinAam, consisting of 440 acres, rental 6651, sold for 22.800/. The Stockhill farm 2 miles from Buckingham, consisting of 189 acres, sold for 8,300/. Three small dairy farms in the count' of Buckingham, were sold respectively for 4,700/, 4C and 2001. The total amount produced from the sale ass 262,9904 VACANCY IN THE REPRESENTATION OF NORTH CHESHIRE.—By the elevation of the Hon. E. John Stanley to the Peerage, as Baron of Eddisbury, in Cheshire, a vacancy has occurred in the representation of' the northern division of that county. A very numerous meeting of the electors in the Liberal interest was held at the White Bear Inn, in Manchester, on Tuesday, Mr. J. Cheetham, of Dukinfield, in the chair, when resolutions were unanimously passed, declaring that Mr. Francis Dukinfield Palmer Astley is a fit and proper person to represent the northern division of Cheshire, and appointing a committee for the manage ment of his election. The committee already com prises a large number of freeholders of weight and influence in the county, and includes most of the enterprising manufacturers in Stockport, Ashton-under- Lyne, Ilyde, Dukinfield, and the neighbourhood. It will be recollected that Mr. Astley was nominated at the last general election, but was subsequently with drawn to make room fur Mr. Stanley. There is no other candidate in the field at present ; and there is every probability that Mr. Astley will be elected without opposition. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT RATCLlFFE.—Yesterday morn ing, between two and three o'clock, a fire of a very alarming character broke out upon the premises belong ing to Mr. Thompson, a carpenter, &c., situate at No. 1, Old. Gravel-lane, Ratcliffe-highway. The flames com menced in a low range of workshops at the rear of the dwelling, and, owing to the inflammable nature of the stock, it spread with unusual rapidity, and in less than five minutes after the discovery was made the workshops of Mr. Thompson, together with the back premises of Mr. Littlejohn, baker, No. 63, St. George's-street, and Mr. King, carpenter, were blazing sway with the greatest vehemence. The engines were worked with vigour for upwards of two hours, when the brigade at length got the flames extinguished, but Mr. Thompson's work:hops were destroyed, the back premises of Mr. Littlejohn burned down, the workshops of Mr. King consumed, the property of Mr. Hayman, pork butcher, No. 64, St. George's-street, materially injured, as well as a building belonging to Mr. Palmer and Mr. Harding, in Lavender place, Pennington -street. The origin of the fire is un known. Mr. Thompson and Mr. Littlejohn were insured in the Phoenix Fire-office, but Mr. King was uninsured. Mr. Hayman was also insured in the Sun Fire-office, but Mr. Palmer and Mr. Harding were not insured. GROCERS AND TEA-DEALERS' BENEVOLENT PRO TECTION SOCIETY.—The anniversary festival of this ex eellent institution was held at the London Tavern, on Tuesday evening. A letter was road from his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge expressive of his sin cerest regret that he was prevented taking the chair on this occasion, owing to an attack of gout, and enclosing his Royal Highness's chest's:. for twenty guineas in aid of the bounty. The chair a.as taken by the president of the society, Henry Kemble, Esq. The list of new con tributors exceeded that of any anniversary for many years, amounting to about 840/., of which 801. were new annual subscriptions. A Fuarous BULL.—On Wednesday last the neighbourhood of the Swansea slaughter-house was the scene of great alarm, caused by one of the animals, a fine bull, brought to be slaughtered from Carmarthen shire, becoming unmanageable and almost mad. After very considerable difficulty he was made to enter the yard, but he had not been long there before he became alarmingly furious. He tore down some of the walling, jumped about and attacked everything near him. Find ing all attempts to pacify the animal useless,a council of war was held by the butchers, and i t was etermined sa,trndhoduwn collected,di t s h w b e u r l a t e s n . d fired the B ha y et lgt a t, ohh t rweei i s b n t wtue g i shlmtitehewn alarm i wu i mppamt eras s o t ffe c eveo h nca) ehl effect; however, him prepared l a f i o d r in the usual way.—Cambrian. di tn tsch.preoaw fo Ewn r d h: sale itighdhtwhthi APPEARANCE OF THE NATIONAL ASSE M BLY. (FROM A PRIVATE LETTER.) I succeeded in getting into the Assembly, and was much interested. The room is the court-yard covered in, and is enormous, The public are placed at the end, and the number who can be present so small that they could not possibly overawe the debates, as in tormer times. I saw all the Provisional Government—Lamar tine, a fine-looking fellow, but greyer, older, and with smaller and sharper features than you see him in the prints. Louis Blanc is like Sydney Herbert, raze to 3 feet 3 inches high. Ledru-Rollin much fatter, what the French would call bel homme, i. e. with a swag belly—in solent, arrogant-looking, as he is in the prints. Ile was much badgered for the conduct of his commissaries in the elections, which he answered occasionally. I saw all the principal members, Lacordaire, La Rochejaque lin, lluvergier d'Hauranne, Berryer, Odilon Barrot, &e. I was much surprised at the respectable appearance of the Assembly generally. They disregarded the decree of the Provisional Government prescribing an uniform, which not one wore, and yet I assure you to the rye, making allowances for French beards and costume, they looked quite as respectable as our own House of Com mons; indeed I did not see a single figure so bizarre as Sibthorp among them. By a curious coincidence, on the day and at the hour of the opening of the Assembly, when the guns were announcing the departure of the Provisional Government from the Hotel de Ville, on their progress to the Assembly, Thiers was on duty in his uniform as a private in the National Guard, mounting guard with musket, &c., within the 2d legion. KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON The following letter was received yesterday morning by the secretary of King's College:— " 18, Belgrave.square, May 9. " Sir,—l hare directed my bankers, Messrs. Drum mond, to pay on my behalf 5001. to the account of the King's College Hospital, concurring with Lord Brougham in the opinion which his Lord*hip has expressed, that money may be more usefully applied towards the assist ance of existing establishments of this na'ure than to the foundation of others; and I may add, not forgetting the conduct of the students of the college on the 10th of April.—l have the honour to be, &e., " EGERTON ELLESMERE. " To the Secretary of King's College, London." PARISH OF ST. PAlSCRAl—Yesterday the contest, which opened on Monday for the election of vestrymen and auditors of accounts for the parish of St. Pancras, was pursued. The numbers on the poll at four o'clock were declared by the inspector of votes to be:—For the list of vestrymen proposed by Mr. Brettingham at the nomination on Monday, 841; for Mr. Douglas's list, 199; majority for the former, 641. jo4t• RUSSIA. The Constitutionnel states that accounts have been receivod in Paris that the first division of the Russian fleet quitted Sebastopol on the 20th ult., steering towards the coast of Bessarabia. Many conjectures were formed as to its destination. "It is certain," adds the Constitutionnel, "that for a considerable time past the CZAR has been en gaged in concentrating considerable forces in the Black Sea, and that extraordinary activity has been \observed in the Arsenal of Sebastopol. The Grand Duke CONSTANTINE went to inspect the works in person. Those facts merit serious attention. They denote the tendency of Russia to take advantage of every great European commotion to act in the East." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. Messengers from the Commons brought up certain Bills which were respectively read a first time. Earl STANHOPE presented several petitions against the Poor Removal Bill. Lord PORTMAN presented petitions from Bath, Bridgewater, Sbepton Mallets, and several other places, in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill; also from several lodges of Odd Fellows in Somersetshire and Gloucestershire, praying for the legalization of their so cieties; and from Bibhops Castle, 'praying for an altera tion in the law regulatinK turnpike trusts. The LORD CHANCELLOR presetted several peti- tions from Birmingham and other places in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill. IRISII ENCUMBERED ESTATES BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the third read ing of the Irish Encumbered Estates Bill. Atter a few words from the Duke of LEINSTER, the motion was agreed to, and the Bill was read a third time and passed. PETITIONS. The Bishop of WINCHESTER presented several petitions in favour of sanitary reform ; also several peti tions from places in Hampbhirain favour of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill. ECCLESIASTICAL DISTRICTS BILL. The RIGHT REV. PRELATE then gave notice that he intended on Monday next to move the second reading of the Ecclesiastical Districts Bill. ODD FELLOWS' SOCIETY. Lord BEAUMONT moved the appointment of the Select Committee on the Provident Associations Fraud Prevention BilL—Agreed to. CROWN LIVINGS. The Bishop of LLANDAFF postponed to Friday week his motion on the subject of presentations to Crown livings, which stood for Tuesday. MAIL CONTRACTS. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH complained that only one month's notice had been given by the Govern. ment of the renewal of the'contract for the conveyance 01 the mails to Alexandria. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE explained that although only one montn's notice of the renewal of the contract had been given, yet the Government hod the power of rejecting all the tenders that might be made, if it should be of opinion that none of them were ad vantageous to the public set vice. BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. Lord REDESDALg reminded their Lordships that last session a Commission had been appointed to report on the best means of providing for increased railway accommodation between Birmingham and London. That Commission bad not yet reported. He wished to know when it was probable the report would be laid upon the tat le? The answer of Earl GRANVILLE was inaudible in the gallery. NAVIGATION-LAWS IN INDIA. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH moved for certain returns relating to the operation of the Navigation-laws in India. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE did not object to the furnishing the returns, and the motion was agreed to, DEFALCATIONS IN INDIA. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH rose to call the attention of the House to certain defalcations, alleged to have been discovered in the accounts of certain officers in the employment of the Government of India, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAM took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. On the motion of Sir WM. HEATHCOTE it was ordered that every memorial complaining of non-com pliance with the Standing Orders in reference to petitions for additional provision in Private Bills, and to Estate Bills brought from the House of Lords and referred to the Examiner, be deposited in the Private Bilk Bee, together with two i copies thereof, before twelve o'clock on the day preceding that appointed by the Examiner for the examinatiett prany . such Petition or Bill, and that the Examinerk at liberty to entertain such memo rial, although the party (if any) wbo may be spf , cially affected by the non-compliance with the Standing :)rders shall not have signed the same. NATIONAL MONUMENTS (SCOTLAND). The National Monuments of Scotland Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. GALVANIZED IRON COMPANY. The report on the Patent Galvanized Iron Company Bill was turther considered, and agreed to. Lord R. GROSVENOR presented a petition from Brentford in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. Colonel MURE presented a petition from Paisley against the Poor-rate Assessment Bill. Sir T. BIRCH presented a petition from Liverpool against the Health of Towns Bill. Lord HOTHAM presented petitions from Yorkshire against the wile of spiritous liquors on Sunday. Sir D. DUNDAS presented several petitions from Sutherlandshire praying for sites for the Free Church of Scotland. Mr. HAMILTON presented a petition from 600 solicitors in Ireland, praying for the appointment of more Taxing-effices in Ireland, in order to render the. Taxing office more efficient. Sir T. D. ACKLAND presented a petition from the clergy of Devonshire, complaining of the mode in which they were assessed to the property tax. Mr. DIVETT presented a petition from a place in Sussex against the Health of Towns Bill. On the motion of STAFFORD, leave of absence was grantedi to Lord Henry Lennox, for ten days, on ur gent private business. On the motion of Mr. SPOONER leave.of absence was granted to Mr. Rufford, fur a fortnight, on account of a domestic affliction. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from a plice in I.incolnshire in favour of household suffrage, and pray- ing for other reforms in the Legislature of the country ; also a petition frcm Wisbeach against the sale of spirituous liquors on Sunday. Mr. EW ART presented a petition from the in habitants of the borough of Lochmaben. praying for a municipal reform of those boroughs in Scotland which were excluded from the Municipal Reform Act, and in which the principle of self-election still prevails. Mr. EGERTON presented petitions from places in Cheshire against the sale of spirituous liquors on the Sabbath; also petitions against the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. EXCISE LAWS (SCOTLAND). Mr. DUNCAN wished to know whether the Chan cellor of the EXchequer had taken into his consideration the working of the present excise-laws in Scotland, and whether it was intention to bring in some measure built upon a better and juster system than was the case with those laws ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was quite aware of the importance of the subject, and early in the session he had hoped to bring in a Bill to remove some of the objections which were entertained to the present laws. Two Bills had been drawn up on the subject, and the only reason he had not brought them forward was that in the present state of the busi ness of the House there was no immediate chance of WITH THE p go o in s g T (2 w co n FF it i h u t E hem. COMMUNICATION UNITED STATES. Mr. HUME moved for copies of extracts from the correspondence between her Majesty's Government and the blinister of the United States respecting the rates of postage and the differences respecting the Post-office department. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER re gretted that the Government bad not succeeded in Colonel condition of arrangements with the United States, but still he hoped that they would succeed in doing so, and until then he did not think it expedient to produce the cur respondence. : au L sa l it O ce l s t o o t f , condition of the THE REVENUE. "IBTIICIRP wished to know the financial the country at the present moment ? past week showed a great improvement in the th th e e co E u X nt C ry ll , The .. that the EXCHEQUER replied was gra ti. lying. inasmuch for som e time was considerably a bove the aver agep!st. AMERICAN POSTAGE. Mr. BRIGIiT inquired,man the Member for Montrose on the with respect to the motion of postage's charged by this the Hon. Gentle Legislature had not adopted u e ; subject of American r whether et to r tyh e.principle American in Ec w olita h i t e is h nari w d a 8 ca(n)Ta'cithuipeitCede of the t i h n e creased rate of 0 t country, intended to he continued so long as ! ) ha s t a r g a e t , The CUANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had received information to the effect that the AMe h ' e cans had agree , d to charge a higher rate of postage uprion. their own citizens, but that it would in no way affect the citizens of this country. DENMARK. , , Mr. URQUHART inquired whether the recent 131)ck ade by the Danish G.,vt.rtnent was legal, in accordance( with the terms of the treaty of 1720, with res p ect t . Russia and PrussiSSa ? Lord J. RUSSELL replied tha t the treat y in slues_ don did not apply to the recent disturbances between Russia sisi Prussia, tioie r THE WEST INDIES. In reply , to Mr. HUME, Lord U. BENTINCK stated that he did not expect the Committee, of which he was the chairman, would be able to make their report for three weeks or a month. Mr LABOUCHERE said that 234 distinct proposi tions had been propounded in connexion with the matter, and that as a matter of course some time was re quired for their consideration. Mr. HUME hoped the Government would take the matter into their own hands. He was prepared to bring his motion forward on Monday, but if it was the wish of the House he would not bring it forward before the report was presented. He would, however, state to morrow what course he should adopt with respect to the matter. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that, after to-morrow, he should move that the public business should com mence at half-past four, instead of five, as heretofore. HORSHAM. Mr. GORING then moved, pursuant to notice, "That Mr..Speeker do issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the Election of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough of Horsham, in the room of John Jervis, Esq., hose Election has been determined to be void." His Honourable Friend had withdrawn his motion on this subject on the express understanding that the Noble Lord should bring in a Bill upon the subject ; that Bill had been brought in, but the further proceedings with it had been postponed yesterday, in order, as he understot,d, that another Bill might be proceeded with. Now he deprecated the adoption of such a course, as the result would be that Horsham would be unrepresented till that Bill had been decided. He trusted that the borough of Horsham would not be allowed to remain in hot water during the whole of the present session. Lord JOHN RUSSELL had certainly advised the House not to issue the writ for Horsham, on the ground that it was advisable to have an inquiry on the subject. It did not appear to him material whether the inquiry should be by the House or by commissioners. He had, however, taken the opinion of several Members, and they were of opinion that inquiry would be better effected by commission rather than by Bill, and i c b u a l d ty aon that ground th e Bill had been postpon ed. Mr. HUDSON did not believe the Noble Lord w m o e u n i t d in passing the Govern bona fide desire that it should do 50 . I le the refore could not understand why it should be po st p o ned. He trusted the Noble Lord would at onc e p roc eed with the Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL reminded the Hon. Gent l eman that when Mr. Hume's motion was before t h e Ho u s e Bill, have ifan any difficulty ffi he expressed an opinion • that the writ ought to be delayed until an inquiry had been instituted into the amount of corruption in the borough. ' Lord H. LENNOX regretted that he had so completely misunderstood the Noble Lord when he had the honour of moving the writ for the borough of Horsham. On that occasion the Hon. Member for Montrose moved an amendment, which the Noble Lord partially acquiesced in. The Noble Lord seemed at the time to think that the circumstances of the case demanded an inquiry, and it was therefore necessary that the issuing or the writ should be postponed till the Bill authorising the inquiry had been passed. Mr. HUME rose to disabuse the mind of the Hon. Member for Sunderland of the notion he appeared to entertain that this general measure would involve the country in expense. It would rather save expense, and he could not help thinking that Govern ment was pursuing a wise and constitutional course No one who had read the evidence taken before the Horsham Committee could, conscientiously say that there had not been improper proceedings in that borough. Mr. F. O'CONNOR was as anxious that abuses should be enquired into as any man, but he must protest against the proposal to select a few boroughs out of a number to strike an average of the amount of corruption in each. Th,re ought to be a separate enquiry into the state of each borough. Sir G. GREY said that was what Government pro posed to do. Mr. MANGLES hoped the House would not consent to the issuing of the writ till the inquiry had taken place.' Every Member of the House keew that in almost every small borough throughout the country, say of from 500 to SEO voters, about 220 voters were sincere and honest Tories or Conservatives, and that the same number Liberals or Whigs ; and there were between forty or fifty dishonest men who could turn the scale either way, and were disposed to sell the election to whatever party chose to buy it. However they might shut their eyes to the fact, every person knew that it was the case, and that there was no chance of getting the election unless with the assistance of these men. He, therefore, did hopo that the Government would take measures to purge the laws of the abuses which existed in them. Mr. STUART said he wished to know what was to be done with the borough of Horsham, and be, more over, wished to hear the Government explain and justify the course w hich they had taken with respect to that borough and the other boroughs involved in the Bill of the Hon. Baronet. He contended that the course which was propcsed to be taken was unconstitutionel with re gard to the House, and not creditable to the Govern. ment. No person could understand what the object of the Bill was; but if the Government meant to do justice in punishing the offences they could not do so by inquiring all over the kingdom where similar offences had been committed,- but by applying themselves to one case of gross delinquency when they found it out. The ques tion now before the House related only to the borough of Horsham, and he could hardly think that the House would be satisfied with the conduct of the Government, which he considered unprecedented and highly improper. Sir R. INGLIS said it was for the House to deter mine whether the special circumstances urged against the issuing of the writ were sufficiant to induce the House to refuse to issue the writ. But it was for the electors who petitioned against the return to show that the condition of the borough was such that the welt ought to be re fused. But the House having granted writs in the cases of Lancaster, Carlisle, Lincoln, Aylesbury, and Harwich, he could not see any reason why they refuse to issue the writ. Mr. STAFFORD supported the issuing of the writ. Lord J. RUSSELL expressed his intention it the Bill proceeded, that he should proceed with the Bill which the Government had introduced. Sir J. HANMER said if the House would not accede to the second reading—(No, nu)—he would suggest that the Bill with the amendments should be printed and that the second second reading should stand for the 7th of June. (After a pause.) The Noble Lord bad stated that he would give him this day week. Well, he would bring it on this day week. Mr. HENLEY would vote for the issuing of the writ, because, what with the Noble Lord's Bill that he woulo not go on with, arid the Hon. Baronet's Bill that he could not go on with, the unfortunate people of Horsham were between heaven and earth. The SOLICITOR GENERAL objected to the issuing of the writ. Sir R. PEEL certainly had at first some doubts as to the propriety of suspending the issuing of the writ for Horsham, but those doubts were removed when the Noble Lord at the head ot the Government stated that his object in proposing that postponement was that further inquiry might take place. On that under standing he r. ad consented to the postponement ; but he certa i n ly understood that the inquiry on the part ot the Government was to be instituted immediately. He thought that the best course to be pursued would be, that the Government would undertake the Conduct of the Bill, for the purpose of insti tuting and proceeding with the inquiries. The in. definite suspension of a writ was a serious matter, an d t his question ought to be disposed of with as little delay as possible. Considering, therefore, that the Solicitor-General had been consulted upon the clauses of this Bill, and had actual;y undertaken to explain them to the House, surely, it would not be a great addition to his trouble it he himself were to take up the Bill on the part of the Government.—(hear, hear.) Lord INGESTRE said he should vote for the issuing of the writ. Mr. COLVILLE wished to know whether Sir John Hanmer intended to bring his Bill on the first thing on Thursday? HANMER replied in the affirmative. JOHN DENISON said though he did not intend to n o is it s e ui s 7 spe of n tti jo e o w , r a i n t d no u w ol , e h ss e s could not consent me s ids factory vote o Sirl‘ it f srf E. result was come to on Thursday next, a Government took t t L ip is th so e ingo Bill,f theh efo w r ri o t. ne would not withhold his vote fur fav favour H o f o r i s i h , am and i h n a t d he n o schedule Mr. GORING s aid he was not averse to in q uir y , on the contrary he objec tion to place the of the Bill. He c ould not, however, consent to with• draw his motion for the issue Of the writ. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the issuing of the writ 73 .. Majority 167 - - - - wss in borough ( L alT SITTING. A g ainst it ......................... -------77----- -___ _ r , STATE Or TRADE AND rAM PLOTMENT IN MAN CHESTER.—Trade gene rall y has not this week been b 0 promising as was ant icipated a few days ago, but still there is no cause to complain, as on the whole there is much more activity than was experienced weeks ago. The gloom is not so palpable as during the past months, although it is the opinion of most practical men that some time must elapse before it wholly disappears. Employment has this spring been given to an increased number of hands, both in the staple trade and 11 stiin other there branches connected with manufactures; yet are more than 8,000 hands wholly out of employment. THE GLASGOW RIOTERS. ---GLASGOW, TUESDAY At the meeting of the Circuit` Court, this morning James Sloey, John Melrose, and illiam Struthers, who were yesterday found guilty of mobbing, rioting, &c., were brought up for sentence. After a s theuitable me found by Lord Mackenzie as to the natu of cri proven against thew, the court adjudged Sloey to ten ears' transportation, St , u thers to two years' imprison ment, and Melrose to one year's imprisonment. George Smith, who was last week convicted of mobbing and rioting, theft, &c., o n, Monday, the 6th of March, and who was yesterday again tried and found guiaslty ofsenten mob bing and rioting, on his own confession, wced to eighteen years' t ransportation. B IRMINGHA M AND OXFORD JUNCTION RAIL- W4Y —A.ii adjourned half yearly wetting .it the share holders in this company was held yesterday at Dee's are before Par. R .yal Hotel, Birmingham. No business was transacted, and the meeting was further adjourned to the Kinu,'s Arms Hotel, New Palace-yard, London, until this day continued Y) It is understood that the meeting will be tet i n tin i .Oed from day to day so long as the Great Wes jiuneVls, in reference to this company, de Committees, as by this means the assent or be br of shareholders to any propositions which w a y brought forward can the more readily be obtained. ' i "l. l".'q e.-3 I B ca , 0 . - t: =::'F i,........./ _". . • . CU I'JVIG ra _s.c,eln cq, a .. 1 ~-. , • 3 11,4.4 .., 6 .- ..1-, G, Llar:",