The Sun. — London, England, 1849-06-07 00:00:00

I .. 1 AGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED.) THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. The number of this able periodical for the present month, although containing many papers in iti usual well-written style, does not evoke that hearty and unqualified commendation which we have so fre quently been enabled to bestow on it. It; however, the strong wing of our talented Contemporary has appeared to flag for a moment, h-t us hope that it i. but a preparation for a bolder flight. " Our Spring Crop of Novels" contains a review of " Rockingham ; or the Younger Brother," from which some well written extracts are given, and which is described as "a flower among the vernal weeds and fungi of literature." There are also notices of " Mordaunt Hall ; or a September Night." by the author of "Two Old Men's Tales," and of "Lady Alice, or the New Una." "Ceylon and the Cingalese" is continued, an I fully sustains the interest its curious incidents and graphic observations -have hitherto excited. The most interesting paper in the number is, however, the memoirs of one of the greatest philanth ro pi s t s o f any age or country—of one who has conferred more benefits on mankind than any other living man—the Rev. Theobald Mathew, the " Apostle of Temperance." The memoir is ably and accurately written, and we fully concur in all which has reference to the subject. 'We could, how ever, wish the writer had introduced less of the acerbity of his political antipathies into the history of the gentle and patriotic Mathew. This great and •good man all through his useful and laborious life ever avoided the arena of political discord, and we • doubt if it would not pain his gentle nature to see the name of his great countryman, now gone to his account, placed in such disagreeable contrast with his own.• The weed of political bitterness should have no place in a chaplet intended to honour the benevolent Mathew, who, in the words of the author, " Has won at the same time the respect of the rich and the affection of the poor." And most sincerely do we join in the aspiration "That his health may still be spared by Providence to enable him to pursue his virtuous career. " And when at some distant day he will be called to receive the reward due to those who toil in their Maker's service, may his example allure many to fol low in the footsteps of Mathew the philanthropist." The continuation of " Irish Popular Superstitions" is clever and amusing. " Poetry and its Substitutes :" we most deeply sympathise with the luckless wight who had to wade through the " prose run mad," and the rhyming nonsense on stilts, which form the dreary • subject of this long paper ; and we hope the reviewer will make amends for this weary waste of time and space by substituting in his next number something approaching his own standard of excellence, worthy of the magazine and the country. " Pictures in the _Dark:" we shall not " disturb the visions of the dreamer, but leave him - with his gentle "Una in the dark," and pass on to have a peep into " Eastern Rambles," -which have been continued froni the last number. The rambler describes the incidents in his " Travel's nistory" with spirit and freshness. We regret our space will not permit us to treat our readers to a few extracts. " The Legoff Family" sustains the fair fame of the preceding chapters. " Experiences of Union and Apprehensions of Repeal :" this is a political essay of great power and argument, and though we , do nut quite agree in all the views of the able writer, yet he advances many sound principles upon the present melancholy state of Ireland well worthy the deep attention of British statesmen. He advocates the extension of a rate for the support of the pour to funded property, mortgagees, official sala able &c. &c., a n d we w ill con f ess w e h ave no t b een to dis Cover any just or sufficient reason for the exemption of these classes from contributing to the "Wort of the poor. This number concludes with a short but hearty tribute to the memory of Maria k dgeworth, a name dear to Ireland, to England, and to Literature, and as long as Truth, Genius, and Be nevolence hold;,a place in our affections, this true hearted Irishwoman will not be forgotten. - • _ THE BANKERS'. Our talented contemporary fully sustains in the Present number the high reputation it has already' attained. As usual it abounds in information ex ceedingly valuable to the banking and commercial Interests, to which it is especially devoted. It opens wi th a well written article on "The Unlimited Li ability of Bank Shareholders," induced by Mr. i leadlarn's recent motion. We do not however quite agree with the . conclusion arrived at, that at present the. law may safely be left as it is." Thomas Bullion continues his admirable " Letters to a Branch blanager ;" the subjects of the present paper are " Guarantee Bonds and Deposits of Deeds." The "Code of Instructions for the Guidance of the Officers at the Branches of a Joint-Stock Bank" are also continued, and many valuable hints are given to help these gentlemen in the discharge of their onerous and important duties. There are many other articles on useful subjects, of which that on the "Re - organization of our Savings' Bank System," is peculiarly worthy of notice. TILE MIRROR. Mr. Percy St. John resumes his "Adventures of a Prench Republican," and introduces us to the Fau bourg St. Germain, where we find the old nobility intriguing with the Republicans to upset the existing order of things, for the purpose of bringing about a restoration of the ancient regime of leudality and. priestcraft, an intrigue which they are still pursuing with as great assiduity as ever. The feeling with which these " porcelain of human society" regarded, and still regard those whom they use as their tools (for the Socialist outbreak in June was of Royalist concoction and was supported with Royalist money), may be gathered, from the following conversation which took place at a grand party in the Faubourg St. Germain : Monsieur Pierre de Gonfran !' announced the ser vant. "The two young men smiled : it was at the de as sumed by plain Peter Gonfran. • " The visitor was of middle age, dressed rather too 6011 Y, with long hair, and a beard and moustache some- What suspicious —at least so thought many of the guests. ' I am sure th a t mons ieur is a citoyeu,' observed a Self- ' Royalist. lady. I am sure h e i s a h o rrid Republican,' replied an old ;,`: ' Never m i n d,' w hi s pered a Jesuitical-looking indi /al, who stood cl o se by, these canaille will do the `"W ork ; th ey w i ll overthrow t h e usurper , an d th en we -an easily crush them. All who area gainst him are our sho wn for the while ; so I admire much the wisdom - uowri by the Marquis in admitting such people to his Parties." Iln Oxenford contributes a very agreeable paper ?ti the subject of the " Mythology and Magic of Lap iend,"and Miss Lacy continues her" Lays from Shak hPere." The " History of Music" is continued, as are th 64 r 4. sm e ographical Sketches of the Kings of Eng :1,11,41„ and we have, in addition, several valuable con qi,outions in thi s , th e J une number of the Mirror, Which completes the fifth volume• of the new series. 4rE POTTLETON LEGACY. By Albert Smith. Parts 11• and X. These parts complete the " Pottleton Legacy," a legacy of glorious fun, which Albert Smith leaves us for our amusement during his absence from Christendom. In his farewell address to his readers . . . " Eleven years of unceasing work—during which ,exact third of my life I have never tot en away from the MHz ,for a longer period than six days at a time—have induced me to think that I might venture to take an ex tended holiday; and accordingly I hope that the gratifi cation of a long-felt wish to visit the Me diterrane an, the East, and the northern coast of Africa, is about to arrive. " With the exception of the occasional means of in forming my immediate friends as to where I am, or have been, I do not wish to see a pen and ink until I return." That he who has contributed so much to the public amusement and enjoyment may find equal enjoyment and amusement during his projected tour, cannot but be the wish of tlie many thousands to whom he has addressed his farewell. 2 "-IVDENNIS. No. VIII. By W. M. Thackeray. The scene of the present number continues in the ne ighbourhoOd of Pendennis's place in the country, and although the story does not make great progress, yet our kno w l e dge of the characters of the personages does. The character of M i ss Bl anc h e Amory, the Muse, the Undine, the Naiad, the very sentimental young lady who could " die of a rose in aromatic t' l "n; is admirably developed, and the various _ n oodary strata of sentimentalism are carefully P e i.:.rced th roug h unt il we arr i ve a t the primitive Le lfishn ess w hi ch is the true foundat i on o f a ll senti titetalisio. At first L aura an d P en dennis are greatly n with the Muse, but a desillusionment, to use of the Muse's pet French phrases, at length arrives, and Miss Blanche Amor is seen in her true colou rs , y ' THE TEETII.—EIow often do we find the human face divine disfigured by neglecting the chiefest of its ornaments, and the breath made disagreeable to corn- Panions by non-attention to the Teeth! Though per fect in their structure and composition, to keep them in a Pure and healthy state requires some little trouble; and if those who are blessed with well-formed teeth knew how Soon decay steals into the mouth, making un sightly what otherwise are delightful to admire, and de signating unhealthiness b they wo u ld spare no y the impurity o f the breath, pense to ch ase awa y th ese f a t a l even _blemishes. But alth ex ough most ladies are careful, and • particular in these delic ite matters, yet few are suf ficiently aware of the imnerative necessity of avoiding all noxious or mineral substances of an acrid nature, and of which the g reater part of the cheap tooth-powders of ,the present day are composed. It is highly satisfactory tpoint out M essrs. Rowlands ' Odonto, or Pearl Denti ice, as a p reparation free from all injurious elements. and em inently calculat e d t o em b e lli s h an d preserve the mental structure, to impart a grateful fragrance to th,- breath, and to embellish and perpetuate the grac es o f the month. --Sunday Paper. LITERATURE, ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE. li7us (rated Edition Vol 111. AnOther volume of the library edition of " Alison." embellished with portraits, has just afforded us addi tional reason for congratulating the subscribers to the present edition—the very best, without any ques tion, that has yet been published. We should ven ture to say the best that will be published, but that the historian and his publishers afford us no room for prediction in this particular. Edition his followed edition, evincing at once the eminent success of Mr. Alison and the enterprise of the Messrs. Blackwood —but so surely as edition followed edition so surely did the latest surpass its predecessors. When a very few months back the history appeared in twenty volumes of a smaller size, and in every respect adapted to the bookshelves of the middle classes, it appeared that the work had at length reached the limits of its popularity yet awhile as far as purchasers were concerned. But no ; the compacter edi tion is scarcely completed when one more ornate, and, in every respect, more costly folio ws— adorned with accurate likenesses of the many won derful personages whose genius and vicissitudes are associated to the narrative, and accompanied by a re-issue of the invaluable atlas produced under the direction of Mr. A. K. Johnston. The third volume, appearing simultaneously with the magazines for June; contains the portraits of Edmund Burke and of 'Maximilian Robespierre—the former copied from the celebrated painting by Sir Joshua Res nolds, the latter taken from a very curious original picture (a sketch from which we never recollect to have seen before) now in the possession of Mr. J. B. Jarman. The likeness of Burke we never could fancy to have done justice to that extraordinary man, who must have betrayed more of the fire of that great intellect which burnt so brightly in his orations and in his writings. Inasmuch, however, as he has given a faithful transcript from the painting of Sir Joshua, Mr. W. H. Egleton, the engraver, has been successful. Of the two engravings we, nevertheless, greatly prefer the one of Robespierre—giving as it does the most agreeable portraiture of that terrible demagogue which we can call to our remembrance. Even the sinister reputation of the Terrorist cannot deprive the countenance of charm (a ghastly charm, enough, we grant it) which is inseparable from great weakness, a weakness capable of being bent to good or evil, accordingly as passion or circumstances might dictate, accompanied by great decision towards the carrying out of principles. That moral weakness and intellectual decision are. variously expressed in the contour of the nose and in the com pression of the _ mouth. Lavater, reading the history of th e great revo l ut i on, would have ac cepted this as a correct effigy of the man who wrote so eloquently in his youth against capital punishment, and who yet in his riper mailhood, for the sake, as he fancied, of realising the utopian philosophy of Rousseau, organized the despotism of the guillotine. The face is the face of a man ho could be madman and fanatic enough to conceive the possibility of per fecting humanity according to the precepts of the evangel by a cruelty not merely inhuman, but abso lutely diabolical. Every time the reign of Robes pierre is brought afresh to cur recollection, we begin to marvel as to what might have happened supposing Marat had survived the dagger- wound of the Angel of Assassination. Remembering how every one of the leaders of the revolution fell before the ruthless egotism andresolve of Maximilian, how the axe descended upon the necks of Gensonne,-Barbaroux, Vergniaud, and the rest of the Girondists, upon Anacharsis Clootz, on Hebert and the rest of Anarchists, upon Denton, Desmoulins, Philipeaux and their companions, one is disposed to marvel who would have been the victor had Marat and Robespierre confronted each other at last in the death-struggle. Whether the man of will or the man of audacity ? The hand of Charlotte Corday has left that possible struggle to our conjec tures. One murder has, perchance, prevented a more awful and wholesale bloodshed than even that which preceded the ninth of Thermidor. Who shall say ? At least such thoughts are provoked by the scrutiny of this novel and most characteristic portrait of Robespierre. The third volume of this handsome edition tor the library recounts the events which transpired between 1793 and 1795 inclusively. And the third part of the illustrative atlas, contains plans ranging inclusively from the battle of Rivoli to the battle of Stockach. Henceforth the atlas by John ston must prove an inseparable accompaniment to the history by Alison. FINE ARTS. THE ART JOURNAL. As the embellishments for the June number—we find here two engravings from the original landscapes in the Vernon Gallery, Cooper's " Cattle—Early Morning," and Calcott's " Waiting for the Boats"— a representation of Wyatt's statue of " Penelope"— and two illustrations from the poets, " Adonis." from Spenser, and " Solitude," from Wordsworth. Be sides these larger engravings, there are a profusion of smaller woodcuts of "Original Designs for Menu tactures"—of " Ancient Ships"—of the works of Thorvalsden—and a sketch of the Ruhmesballe at Munich. With these we must not forget to enu merate the three engraved portraits—that of the great sculptor Thorviliden—that of a venerable member of the Royal Academy, James Ward—and that also of " one of Uri most distinguished of our rising school of painters," William Edward Frost, A.R.A. The last mentioned cannot fail to be peculiarly attractive to whomsoever has visited this year's exhi bition of the Academy. In that noble collet _ tion of paintings—wits the attention drawn off in many directions ; by 'Webster's most amusing and inimitable " Slide ;" by the solemn and affecting beauty of Herbert's "Outcast of the People ;" by El more's clever and attractive " Controversy;" by Lance's luscious and gorgeous "Marriage Feast ;" by Poole's fine and artistic composition from the Tempest; by Stanfield's lovely " Moonlight off the Reculvers ;" by Martin's fantastic illustration of Bulwer Lytton's epic, " Arthur and lEgle in the Happy Valley ;" by Turner's extraordinary atmospheric 'illusion of the "Wreck Buoy ;" by Roberts's equally extraordinary and elaborate picture " The Destruction of Jerusa lem;" by Billy's superb group of the " Graces,"—in the midst of all these remarkable productions it is. im possible not to he attracted by Mr. Frost's single con tribution for the present year, his exquisite and fascinating "Sirens." Small as the picture is, it re veals enough grace, delicacy, symmetry, and imagina tion (as denoted :particulary in the dim luxuri ous -background) to call to our recollection his charming productions of the last two years—" Una" and'" Euphrosyne." "Mr. Frost," says his biogra ther in the Art Journal, "is indebted to no patron for the rank he occupies; his success must be exclusively referred to. his own assiduous cultivation of those artistic gifts wherewith nature has endowed him." fhe ren►ark is honourable to this rising and already listinguished artist ; and everything affords promise ;o him of an eminent and prosperous career. ILLUSTRATED ATLAS. Parts 111. and IV. Edited by R. M. Martin. This singular innovation in the production of maps progresses favourably. The letter-press has the ad vantage of being edited by the author of the " History of the British Colonies." HINTS TO EMIGRANTS. Designed and etched by Percy Cruikshank. A comical corrective served up in nine plates to assuage the appetites of those who happen just now to be hungering and thirsting too inordinately after the joys of emigration. The third engraving, giving the settler a very agreeable notion of the difficulties of "clearing," is an excellent testimony of the arduous labour devolving upon the emigrant. LONDON FENCING CLUB.—ASSAULT OF ARMS.— A few days since a grand display of fencing, with foils and sticks, took place at the rooms of a newly-formed club, in Piccadilly, under the direction of Mr. Bush man. It was we ll attended by both professionals and every onepe wasflt. and conducted u ()t m r Bushmani h gr eat andsa t i i s ac t i o lv n ecre t o r re son took part in th e assaults with foils; and som s e c v interesting and vig orous p l ay with sticks was exhibitedy by Sergeant Toney, of the Royal Artillery, and other non-commissioned officers of the Life Guards and gen tlemen amateurs. Mr. Bushman, sen., in the course of the display, performed several astonishing feats with the sword. With a ship's cutlass, made by Wilkinson, he cut a bar of lead in two with apparent ease by ore sweep of his arm ; and, subsequently, with a strong formidable weapon, made for Lord Hardinge by Mr. Wilkinson,. he also, with one stroke, cleanly cut through, bone and all, a very heavy leg of mutton. Mr. Bush man also performed Saladin's feat of cutting in two a silk handkerchief, as mentioned by Sir Walter Scott, in the " Talisman, several times, with one of Wilkinson's swords—a feat which is now daily performed by Englishmen with English swords. A series of most successful gy mnastics was also exhibi t ed under the direction of Mr. Creagh, by himself and Mr. Bushman deserves great credit for his skill and in defatigability in promoting these useful and gentleman like exercises. SMITHFIELD MARKET.—Tbe protracted inquiry of the Parliasatutary Committee into the eligibility of Smithfield Market is about to be brought to a close. On Monday, on its re-st.sernblin/, in Committee-room No. 13, Mr. Mackinnon, the chairman, intimattd that after hearing one or two more witnesses in favour of the continuance of the market, the Com mittee would be content to talc!) as though given before them the evidence that was adduced before the House in session 1847, bearing on . that part of the inquiry, and would then make their report. The last few sittings of the Committee have been principally occupied with the evidence of some of the principal butchers, graziers, and salesmen of the metropo!is and the market, who are in favour of the continuance Of Smithfield, on account mainly of its central situatien, and its proximity to their premises and slaughterhouses. What is better than presence of mind in a railway accident 7—Absence of body,— Punch, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT HEATH RACES.—WEDNESDAY. There was nothing sufficiently attractive in the list yesterday to counteract the influence of the weather, which, dull and threatening in the morning, was very un favourable from two o'clock until the close of the racing. The Stand, nevertheless, was well attended, and the com pany altogether quite as numerous as we have seen en the second day at any previous meeting. The racing was moderate, and does not call for any observation in addition to those appended to the return.. The betting on the Emperor's Plate averaged, when we left the ground—Even on Chanticleer, 2 to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken), 4 to 1 agst Cossack, and 6 to 1 agst Collingwood. The Hero does not run. As little as 14 to 1 has been taken about William the Conqueror for the Derby, and 1,000 to 30 about Compass. The racing yesterday came off as follows: — The Coronation Stakes of 103 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old fillies, Bst 71b each; the winner of the Oaks to carry 71b, of the 100 guineas 31b, if both 9:1) extra New Mile. (20 subs.) Lord Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn (71b extra).. (Nat) Lord Exeter's Grace ... Mr. R. H. Nevili's Letitia 5 to 2 on Lady Evelyn, who waited until half way u, the distance, and won in a canter by two lengths, the same between second and third. Run in 1 min. 45 sec. Sweepstakes of 30 soya. each. 20 ft, for three 3rs old colts, Bit 71b; tidies, Bst 41b; 41b allowed, &c. Swinle Course. (8 subs.) Mr. Herbert's "re flis, Bst 71b Sir J. Ilawley's Queensberry. Bst 31b. Lord Exeter's Cone& Bst 31b Betuug-5 to 4 each against Queensberry and Tell Conde made slow running until near the tact turn, when he was headed by Te flis, who went on with a decided lead, and at an improved pace nearly to the steed; here Queensberry collared him, and the issue for a moment was doubtful, Teflis, however, got his head in front a few strides from home, and won by a neck. Run in 2 min. 54 sec. The Fernhill Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 50 added, fur two yrs old, 7st; and three, 9sl; fillies and geldings allowed 31b. About half a mile. Duke of Richmond's Officious, 2 yrs... (Kitchener) 1 Duke of Rutland's Nina, 3 yrs ... 2 Mr. G. Hobson's Rhedycina, 2 yrs ... 3 Lord Exeter's Grace, 3 yrs ... 0 Mr. Payne's Farthingale, 3 yrs ... 0 Major Martyn's Blondette, 2 yrs ... 0 Mr. Drinkald's Hocus Pocus, 2 yrs ... 0 Sir G. Heathcote's fby Lanercost, 2 yrs ... 0 Betting-7 to 4on Officious, 4to 1 :agst Farthingale, and 8 to 1 each agat Rhedycina and Nina. Officious jumped off with the lead, was never beaded, and won in a canter by two lengths, Nina beating Rhe dycina by a head. Run in 57 sec. The Royal Hunt Cup, value 200 sovs., by subscription of 10 soya, each, with 100 added, for all ages (two yrs old excepted); the winner of any handicap, plate, or stake, value 100 sovs., imiluding the winner's own stake, after the weights are declared, to carry 71b extra. New Mile. (44 subs.) Mr. Roles Collingwood, 6 yrs, 9st 71b... (F. Bader) 1 Mr. Charlton's Kissaway, 3 yrs, sst 21b ... 2 Captain Pettat's Newcourt, aged, ist 81b ••• 3 Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair, aged, Bst 10lb ... 0 Hajor Martyn's The Moor, 4 yrs. 7st 121 b ... 0 Mr. Lillics' Spithead, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b Sir J. B. Mill's Cymba, 4 yrs, 7st 91b ••• ••• 0 Lord Clifden's Blaze, 4 yrs, 7st 81b Lord Exeter's Ulysses, 5 yrs, 7st 71b 0 Mr. Herb ert ' s R a d u l phus, 6 yrs, 7st 61b 0 Mr. Whielden's Wyke (h b), 5 yrs, 7st 61b 0 Sir G. Heathcote's Valentinia, 4 yrs, 7st 21b 0 Duke of Richmond's Hornpipe, 4 yrs, 7st 0 Sir J. Hawley' s P ae l tons, aged, Est 121 b 0 Mr. Baeemates Strychnine, 3 yrs, Est 91b 0 Mr. Payne's Crucible, 3 yrs, Est 0 Mr. Frankli n ' s D o ll y V arden, 3 yrs, sst 71b 0 Lord Exet er ' s Sl as hi ng Ali ce, 3 yrs, sst 51b ... 0 Mr. Drinkald's The Dark L a dy, 3 y rs , s st ... 0 Mr. Drinkald's Susan Lovell, 3 yrs, sst (carr. sst 31b) 0 Mr. IL King's c, by John o'Gaunt, 3 yrs. sst ... 0 3etting —3 to 1 agst Hornpipe -4 to 1 agst Slashing Alice— 8 to 1 each agst Susan Love', Coilingwood, and Crucible-10 to 1 agst The Moor-12 to 1 agst Lady Wildair-12 to 1 agst Newcourt-12 to 1 agst Radul-i phus—and 14 to 1 agst any other. Newcourt took up the running immediately after starting, followed by Slashing Alice, Doily Varden, Crucible, and several others, Collingwood lying off. They travelled in this order at a good pace to the Stand, where Collingwood showed with the leading horses, and he waited with them until within twenty yards of the chair, and won easily by two lengths, Kissaway beating Newcourt by half a length. Tire rain rendered it im possible to time this race. The Windsor Town Plate of 35 sovs., with 15 added; two yrs old, sst 61b; three, 7st 101 b; four, Bst 81b;' five and upwards, 9st; mares and geldings allowed' 31b. The win ner t o b e so ld f ur 100 sovs, if ' de manded, &e. T.Y.C. Mr. Beauclerc's Whitstone, 4 yrs Mr. Carew's Philosopher, 5 yrs Mr. Drewe's Hasteaway, 4 yrs Lord Exeter's Ulysses, 5 yrs Mr. T. Parr's W hitley, 3 yrs Mr. C. Parker's Emily, 3 yrs Mr. Drinkald's Hocus Pocus, 3 yrs Mr. C. Hornsby's Bokhara, aged Lord Strathmore's Seraph, 3 yrs ..• Mr. Davis' n's St. Oswald, 5 yrs 0 Mr. Spilbur) 's c by Voltaire, out of Mecca, 3 yrs 0 Mr. Isaac Day's Mignon, 5 yrs ... ... 0 Betting-3 to 1 a g st Phil osop h er, 3• to 1 agst Bukhara, 5 to 1 agst Whitstone, and 7 to 1 agat Whitley. Won by a short head; Whitley and Bukhara close up. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. TEE EMPEROR'S PLATE (ASCOT).-6 to 4 agst Chan- Licit er (taken), , 2 to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken), 5 to 1 agst any other. NORTEUMBERLAND PLATE. 6 to 1 agst Malton (taken), 8 to 1 agst Cossack .(taken), 10 to 1 agst any other. (Sly) ... (F. Butler) 1 LIVERPOOL JULY CUP.-8 to 1 agst Essedarius (taken), 8 to 1 agst Peep-o'•day Boy (taken), 10 to 1 agst Loup- Garou (taken), 15 to 1 agst Sylvan. DONCASTER ST. LEOER.-5 to 4 agst The FlyingDuteh man INTELLIGENCE EXTRA—GOODWOOD, 1848. Nominations for the Goodwood Stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared on or before Tuesday, the 19th inst.:— Captain M. Arehdall na Tarella, 5 yrs—Mr. Arch deckne na Normenton, 3 yrs—Mr. C. Balfour na Dur dans, 3 yrs—Lord Bateman na Companion, 3 yrs—Mr. H. D. Bromley na c by Lanercost out of Countess, 3 yrs —Mr. G. Begot na Vaurien, 4 yrs—sign Beauclerk na Diplomatist, 5 yrs—Mr. E. Batson na Fernhill, 4 yrs— Mr. W. Blake na Bacchanalian, 4 yrs—Sir H. H. Bruce na Hagley, 4 yrs—Lord Clanricarde na Baronet, 6 yrs —Sir H. H. Campbell na Van Diernan, 3 yrs—Lord R. P. Clinton na Maid of Lyme, 6 yrs—Mr. Crom melin na The Juggler, 3 yrs—Lord Drumlanrig na Priestess, 3 yrs—Lord.Dunkiilin na b f by Lanercost out of Canada, 3 yrs—Mr. G. W. Fitzwilliam na Over-fork over, 3 yrs—Captain G. Delme na Newcourt, aged—Mr. W. W. F. Farquhar na Fern, 4 yrs—Mr. S. G. L. Fox na Executor, 6 yrs—Mr. C. Goring na Vampyre 5 yrs—Mr. Gregory's Clermont, 5 yrs—Mr. M. Gore na Fugleman, 4 yrs--Mr. C. Cox na Cheerful, 3 yrs--*Mr. E. R. Clark's Giselle, 6 yrs—Mr. W. Childe na. Snowstorm, 3 yrs— Mr. Coghlan na Raby, 3 yrs—Mr. E. Dalrymple na Sylvia, 3 yrs—Mrs. H. Des Vaux na Mrs. Taft, 4 yrs— Mr. H. P. Delusi nu b f by the Provost, 3 yrs—Mr. J: B. Day na Essedarius, 3 yrs—Lord Drogheda na Cla rissa, 3 yrs—Mr. Driukald's Sauter-la-Coupe, 3 yra— Lord Darnley na Portrait, aged—Lord Euston na The Cur,. aged—Lord Exmouth na Latchlug, 3 yrs—Mr.. A. Ellis na Wyke, 5 yrs—Lord Eglinton na Plaudit, aged— Lord Enfield na The Admiral, 5 yrs—Mr. G. Fitzroy na Limestone, 5 yrs—Mr. A. Forester na Chicot, 3 yrs— Mr. St. George Foley na St. Antonio, 4 yrs—Lord Eglinton's Belus, 3 yrs—Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip, 5 yrs—Mr. Gully's o.terley, 3 yrs—Mr. Gratwicke na Helier Skelter, 4 yrs—Mr. H. B. Higgins na Abbot of Meaux, 3 yrs—Mr. H. Hill na John Cosser, 4 yrs—Mr. Hyde na Legerdemain, 3 yrs—Mr. J. King na Thringarth, 3 yrs—Captain B. Knox na :The Knout, :3 yrs—Mx. Knightley na Pell Mall, 5 yrs—Lord IL Lennox na Do , he-B ,ys, 3 yrs—Capt. Lowther's Glutton, 4 yrs—Mr. C. P. Le.lie na Tophana, 4 yrs—Mr. Lloyd na Pro jectile, 5 yrs—Lord March na Syrup, 3 yrs—Mr. J. E. Matlock na Maid of Mabham, 4 yrs—Mr. IL Meynell na liAaulter, 4 yrs—Mr. W. T. Mittord na Dulcet, aged— Mr. W. Murray na Tisiphone, 4 yrs—Lord Newport na Wanota, 5 yrs—Mr. R. E. 011iver na Blaze, 4 yrs—Mr. Pedley na Chatterer, 3 yrs—" Mr. P. P. Roles Coiling wood, 6 yrs—Lord Russlyn na Glen Saddel, 4 yrs—Mr. D. Radcliffe na Loup Garou, 3 yrs—Lord Stanley's Cari cature. 3 yrs—Mr. J. G. Smyth na Bokhara, aged—Mr. J. M. Stanley na The Tartar—*Mr. Hargreave's Burgh ley, 3 yrs—Mr. 0. Higgins na Primrose, 4 yrs—Mr. W. E. Hughes na Inheritress, aged—Lord Jersey na Sur plice, 4 yrs—Mr. R. Kiugscote na Kennington, 3 yrs— Sir R. p. King na Remembrance, 4 yrs—Mr. H. Littler na Emma Donna, 3 yrs—Lord H. Loftus na Merry An drew, 5 yrs—Lord Lascelles na Swordplayer, .4 yrs— Mr. C. Lyon na Cocktail, 3 yrs—M4 R. G. Lumley na Snuffbox, 4 yrs—Mr. M'Donald us Ellerdale, 5 yrs— Mr. Merry's Chanticleer, 6 yrs—Lord G. Manners na Glenalvon, 3 yrs—Mr. C. Newdegate nit Rosalyn, 4 yrs —Mr. W. S. N ewton na Quiver, 3 yrs—Mr. Onslow nit Wallflo 3 yrs—C aptain Pettit ' s Eagle's Plume, 4 yrs—Mr. S. Pigott na Loadstone, 4 yrs—Duke of Rich eß,picearardnodurima, L 4 ar y id r g s_ rav m e r , .3 W yr . s — S. M s r t . a G niey S , t s ur c t b n y a mond's Hornpip e , 4 y rs — Captain Routs na Miuto, 4 yrs — Ni M I D r. Charles XII., out of Flambeau's dam, 3 yrs—Mr, H. li. Seymour na Old Fux, 3 yrs—M,r. C. Vaughan na Robert de Brus, 3 yrs—Mr. P. Williams na Solon, 3 yrs—Mr. W. Walker na Jellyfish, 3 yrs—Lord Villiers na Rath mliirr.teLs,,.sw,yo.rus7s eerie. slh`e.al,Vsi;grsfi_eldeariptitaTinhLeaFwlieeay, n 3a C 3 r r a e n — e , by Heron, out of M ar i a M on k , 3 yrs. enkteoreudt atw itthheouutstuhael consentTh o !e e f ni t a h r e k i e r d ( 1 : 11 ) e r h e a , v vv i g ll b b e ee s n tru e time, unless specially ordered to remain in. Toe weights will be published on Monday next, and forfeit must be declared on or before the Tuesday week following. ROYAL ACADEMY CONCEET.—The third concert fur the season of the Royal Academy of Music took place yesterday at the Hanover- tquare Rooms. The programme, as usual, comprised a selection of vocal and instrumental music calculated to display the proficiency of the pupils. In the finale to the first act of Il Mayico Flauto, which was very well given, the tenor voice of Mr. Swift was heard to great advantage. Among the instru mental performances Mr. Chipp's fantasia on the violon cello, and Mr. Cusons' execution of the introduction and Rondo in B minor, on the pianoforte (Mendelsohn), de serve especial notice. A cheerful happy temper keeps up a kind of the m ind, steady day h t in gloomy p ros p e ct, and fills it w ith a each serenity.—Eliza a Cook's Journal. lx Judea n h TrIE . Py;l4, _LONDON, T MR &D A. Y, VENIN Or, , 7, COURT CIRCULAR. W Her Mtijesty had an evening party WEDNESDAY. yesterday at tthe Castle. The following had the honour of receiving invitations: —The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely, the Earl Gran ville, Viscount Canterbury, Lady Rachel Russell, Lord and Lady Newport, Lord Hinton, Mr. and Lady Sophia Des Vocutr, Colonel and the Misses Meyrick, Mr. and Mrs. John Stanley, Mr. H. airing, the Dean of Wind sor and L;dy Charlotte Neville Grenvill&and the Misses Neville. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Neville, Mr. G. Bentinck, Hon. Mr. Lawley, Hon. Mr. Frank Lawley, Mr. Sey mour Neville, Mr. Edward Neville, the Earl and Coun- 1 tess Talbot and Lady Victoria Talbot, Lord John Man ners, Lord and Lady Norreys, General and Lady Isabella Wernyss, Mirt.s Wemyss, Mr. Birch, Colonel Ferguson and Captain Williams. The Queen's private band attended in the Castle dur ing the evenirg. This morning his Royal Highness Prince Henry, of the Netherhinds, to .k leave of her Majesty and Prince Albert, and return, dto town. His Royal Highness was attended by his Excellency Count Schiaunelpenuinck, Vice-Admiral Lucas, Lieut.-Colonel Rigot, and Lieut. Van Rapper J. The Prince and his suite quitq:d the Cas le at twelve o'clock, in one of the Que. Al's carriages and four, and proceeded to the Slough station of the Great Western Thilway. His Serene llLhne-s, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Duchess of Norfolk. and Ludy Mary Fi<zalan How ard, the Duk.. of Rutland, the Marchioness of Breadat bane, the Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester, and Col W)lde, also left the Castle this afternoon. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, Count of Syra cuse, arrived at the Castle, attenrkd by the Chevalier de Colonna, at a quarter-past five o'clock this afternoon, en a visit to her Majesty. His Royal Highness travelled from town by the Great Western Railway. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, afterwards arrived at the Castle, from town, on a visit to the Queen. In wait ing on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were Baron Knesebeck and Leidy Augusta Cadogan. HU Royal Highness Prince George arrived this after noon, on a visit to her Majesty. His Excellency General Prince Castelcicala, the Nea politan Minister, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Marchioness of Abercorn, the Countess Fortescue, the Earl and Counters Spencer, the Earl of Bessborough, and Lord George Lennox (Lord in waiting to Prince Albert) also arrived this afternoon at the Castle. The Countess of Desart arrived at the Castle to-day, and has succeeded the Viscou ntess Canning, as the Lady in waiting to the Queen. The Viscountess and Viscount Canning left the Castle this morning. The Queen and Prince Albert, walked this morning, at their usual early hour, in the Home park. The Royal Family took their accustomed pony and walking exercise to-day. Her Majesty had a dinner party this evening in the Castle. The company invited included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, His Royal Highness Prince George, their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Stre litz, his Royal Highness Prince Leopold Count of Syra cuse, his Excellency Prince Castelcicala, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Nor folk, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, Lady Augusta Bruce (in waiting on the Duchess of Kent), Lady Au gusta Cadogan (in waiting on the Duchess of Cam bridge), Baroness de Speth, the Marquis of Breadal bane, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Earl and Countess Fortescue, the Earl and Countess Spencer, the Earl of Besborough, Lady Emily de Burgh, Lord George Lennox, Baron Knesebtck (in waiting on his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge), and the Chevalier de Colonna (in waiting on his Royal Highness the Count of Syracuse). The Band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards was in attendance, and played a number of favourite pieces during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in the Castle. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-Office; Downing-street, which was attended by Lord John Russell, Sir George Grey, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Marquis of Lans .lowne, Sir Francis Baring, Mr. Lahouchere. the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Mir►to, and Lord Campbell. The Ministers assembled at three o'clock, and remained in deliberation till a quarter to five o'clock. Mr. Philip Edmond Wodehouse had an interview with &in Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Lord John Russell left town yesterday evening for Richmond. _ _ The School of Design had a meeting at the Board of Trade yesterday. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. take the liberty of asking you to have the good ness to state in 7 he Sun to-morrow, if there be yet time to do so, or, if not, the next day, that I have been suffering under very severe illness for several days, which utterly precluded the possibility of my attendance in Parlia ment, and deprived me of the power of joining my vote with that of the minority on Mr. Hume's motion for a further Reform of Parliament—a motion in every word of which, as last night laid before the House, I heartily and eagerly concurred, and which it is a great disappointment to me to have been disabled from Toting in favour of. By being good enough to give early insertion to this, you will much oblige, sir, your obedient servant, NUGENT. Wind3or, June 6, 1849. HOW GREAT NATIONS HONOUR GREAT MEN. AN OLD FARCE REVIVED. And so, Alphonse de Lamartine, Your statue is erected, As greatest meu's have ever been Amid the great neglected; From Gascony to fair Lorraine, From Northern sea to middle main, Disowned, despised, rejected! Not one department, not e'en one, To save all France's honour, Could recollect the glorious sun That freedom shed upon her; Could call to mind the gifts he gave, Not one refused the shame to brave, Of scoffing at their donor. And arts thou fallen ?—fallen —No ! By heaven, thou art risen Or, let us say, art fallen as low As Socrates in prison; As Aristides when he wrote • Upon the oyster shell, the vote, Hate's triumph to bedizen. Let meaner spirits fill the space - Thy presence once made glorious, Let abject scribes thy fame deface, In scoffings base, censorious, The future will thy crown accord, And—bitter jest I—the self-reward Of virtue, is notorious! The Puppet Show. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Last evening Mr. Charles Braham took his first theatrical benefit at this theatre, which was crowded. The performance commenced with the opera of the Devil's Bt idge, composed by Braham the elder, and w hi c h, some twenty years ago, was stilt a favourite with the playgoing public. Mr. Charles Bra ham sustained the character of Count Belino, which was formerly played by his father, and sang the music in a style 4o call up frequent reminiscences. One of his most successful efforts was the well-known air "Is there a heart that never loved." Ili a miscellaneous concert which followed the opera, comprising the chief vocal strength of the company, the elder Braham delighted the audience by his " R a y o f Biscay." Of course he was enthusiastically enc ore d. The evening's entertain ment concluded with the first act of Love in a Village, in which Mr. Charles Braham was the Hawthorn. THE LATE MR. Jou& FIELDEs.--The remains of this earnest and consistent-advocate of the rights of the factory operative were consigned to the tomb on Mon day last, in his own chapel-yard, Honey-hole, Todmor den. The funeral procession moved from Centre-vale about 12 o'clock, headed by the minister, Mr. Taylor, and the Rev. J. Wilkinson, of Rochdale, followed by the gentlemen of the neighbourhood and the principal managers of the firm of Messrs. Fielder,. Then came the hearse, attended on each side by six mourners, fol. lowed by two mourning coaches, one of which con tained the sons and brothers of the deceased. Four other coaches followed, containing relatives and friends, among whom were Mr. Charles Hindley, M.P. fo r Ashton (who had come down from London to pay the last tribute of respect to his late friend), and Messrs. John and James Cobbett. Great numbers of gentlemen and operatives from Oldham, Bolton, and Manchester, who had come unsolicited to pay a mark of respect to their friend and benefactor, the deceased, f o ll owe d in procession. The , road was lined with spec. tators, and thousands were gathered on the hill sides and on the tops of houses, to witness the mournful scene. The principal shops and public houses were closed during the progress of the proces sion. On arriving at the foot of the hill the coffin was taken from the hearse and born to the chapel brten men, and thence to the vault. Th e crowd, eager to gaze on the coffin, thronged round the place in large num bers. On the ceremony being completed, the strangers from Oldham, Bolton, and Manchester, returned to the Queen's Hotel, where, having taken refreshment, they assembled in the large room to hold a meeting. Mr. C. Elindley presided, and the secretary of the Manchester Short Time Committee read an address of condolence, which was submitted for the meeting's sanction, before presentation to the bereaved widow and eons of the de ceased. It was ultimately agreed that it be referred to a committee of five of the Manchester Short Time Com mittee, who should determine the time and persons to present the address. It was also proposed that a monu ment should be erected to the memory of Mr. Fialden, in Westminster Abbey, and that Lord Ashley and Mr. C. Hindley be appointed to seply to the proper autho rities for the requisite permission. It was also resolved that Lord Ashley, Mr. C. Ilindley, and all other friends of the T en H ours Bill be requested to redoubl e th e i r efforts in doing sway with the relay system, and in carrying out the original intention of the Bill. The booming of heavy guns was distinctly heard on Thursday afternoon within the precincts of Canterbury. It was supposed to be the reverberation of th e experi mental firing of Captain Fitzmaurice's invention at Wool wich Arsenal.—Kentidi Gazette. grea t w hat man has done, we l earn what legacies, and work -with wondrous Great deeds usur). ar ß e y man can do, and gauge the power and prospects of our race. A great career, though baulked of its end, is still a landmark of human energy.—Eliza Cook's Journal DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON. The inteligence of the death of the Countess of Wes . * sington will have been received with very sincere re gret, not merely by that eery large circle of persons distirguished in the literary and political world with whom she had lived on terms of intimate acquaintance, but also by that much larger portion of the public who took delight in her contributions to literature. She must not pass thus suddenly away, without a brief no tice of some of the leading points of her character and career. Lady Blessington was one of the " celebrities" of her time. Her society was courted by men of talent in al most all departments. Her name is to be found, accom panied by honourable mention of her talents and social fascinations, in the published levers of the most illustrious of her deceased contemporaries. Her cele brity, and vogue among men of talent, arose primarily frow h , r beauty, wit, conversation powers, and highly cultivated mind. But had she passe •sed no rcrional at tractions, had she not enjoyed the factiti us aid of rank arid wealth, her published works alone would have at tracted aimirurs around her, and would haze established her claim to be ranked with the most note• worthy of her contempurari , s. Lady Bh , s,ington was the daughter of Mr. Edmund Power, of Curreigheen in the county of Waterford. In 1818 she e , ntract-d marriage with the la'e Earl of liles.ii,gton, who died in the year 1829, leaving her in the possession of wealth sufficient to enable her to indulge her literary tastes and her love for that society of which she was so well fitted to be the °ma inent. We do not know the precise age of Lady Mess ingten at her death. During the life of the Earl of Blessington they resided chiefly a❑ the Continent, tra velling much, resting much, but always a csntre of at traction whet ever they went—such were Lady Blessing ton's talents and fascinations. The readers of Lord Byron's Diaries and Letters will of course remember the many occasions on which he pays tribute to her intellectual and personal gifts; and his collected poems contain more than one gay effusion addressed to her. Lady Blessington herself commu nicated the substance of her intellectual intercourse with Lord Byron, in her "Conversations"—one of her most elarming works. Her " Idler in France" and her "Idler in Italy" contain many details with respect to her Continental life; and it is well known that her society was courted abroad by the most distinguished persons, especially by the members of the Napoleon family, with many of whom she was on terms of inti macy. Lady Blessington, while abroad, enjoyed the ac quaintance not only of Byron. but also of Shelley and Moore, besides a host of less illustrious writers. Lady Blessington had become a contributor to lite rature, nearly if not quite a quarter of a century ago. Her first published work, we believe, was entitled " The Magic Lantern, or Scenes in the Metropolis." It was published by Longman and Co. somewhere about that period. Another work—like the last mentioned, a small single volume of very modest pretensions —was also published by them, entitled " A Tour in the Netherlands." A work by her, but little known, " Desultory Thoughts and Reflections," deserves to be remembered for the philosophical yet feminine spirit in which it is conceived. It is in the style of the maxims of La Rochefoucauld, but presenting a much more cheering view of human na ture. It will suffice to enumerate the other works of Lady Blessington to show her industry as a n author. They were " The Confession of an El derly Lady;" " The Confessions of an Elderly Gentle man;" " The Governess," a novel; " Grace Cas sidy, or the Repeaters," a novel; 'The Two Friends;" " The Victims of Society ;" " Meredith;" " The Lottery of Life;" " The Memoirs of a Femme de Chambre;" " The Belle of a Season;" " Strathern;" and other no vels; " Sketches and Fragments," and innumerable ma gazine articles. If we add to these that Lady Blessington was the editor of illustrated works on a large and expensive scale, we shall see evidences enough of her industry. The talent displayed in these works is unquestionable. Her novels are more distinguished by delicacy of sentiment and reflection than by development of plots; but of all her writings it may truly be said that they were emi nently dictated by right feeling, and her novels always presented a highly refined idea of female character. The reader will not 'have forgotten that a short time since Lady Blessington left Gore House, and retired to Paris, where, as here, she was always an object of at , traction. DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRA TIONS AND LOSS OF LIFE. This morning, !between the - hours of twelve and one, the metropolis was visited with the outbreak of two dreadful fires, which in the course of a few minutes laid in ruins property of considerable value, besides being attended with a loss of lite. The first outbreak happened at No. 7, St. James's•place, Hackney-road, in the occu pation of Mr. Duncan, a solicitor. The flames, when first perceived, were raging in the first floor back, used as a bed-room, and in which a child of Mr. Duncan's was in bed asleep. The mother of the infant, in going to the apartment, found the whole of the bed-furniture in a general blaz• 3 ; and so fiercely did the fire progress, that neither she nor any one else could enter the room to rescue the unfortunate child. The door of the room, during the fright of the parties having been left open, caused the flames to spread almost with the swiftness of lightning, so that before the inmates of the upper rooms became sensible of the outbreak the fire had extend e d to the stairs, thereby making it extremely difficult for them to effect an escape from the blazing property. The fire continued its ravages until every room in the premises was burned out, the costly furniture and wearing apparel of the owners and'sei-rante reduced to ashes. The total loss must be considerable, and unfortunately Mr. Dun can was not insured. At two o'cl , ,ck this morning, when this report was written, the body of Mr. Duncan's child had not been discovered, but from the state of the premises there is no doubt that it has been burned to a cinder. Whilst the above fire was raging an alarm was given that another outbreak had occurred near the Britannia Saloon, Hoxton Old Town. To that point Mr. Super intendent Braidwood started, with numerous brigade en gines, and also Mr. Connorton with the West of Eng land one. The firemen then found the premises of Mr. Summers, boot manufacturer, in the High -stree t, a few doors from the Saloon, in flames, Plenty of water hav ing been procured, the engines were all set to work, and the hose was conveyed round and into the building, by which means the flames were completely encompassed on every point, and the houses on either side were saved from devastation. The premises of Mr. Summers, how ever, continued to burn with the greatest vehemence until past two o'clock; and it was not until almost every part of fhe building was destroyed, the valuable stock in trade reduced to ruins, and the furniture of the various occupiers burned, that the conflagration could be extin guished. How the outbreak commenced is at the present time wrapped in mystery. Mr. Summers is partially in sured in the Sun Fire-office. The police at each of the above fires rendered essential service to the neighbours by keeping the many thousand spectators out of the way of the firemen. DARING BURGLARY. About ',:midnight, on Friday the dwelling of Mr. Au gustus Munyard, at Milliker Farm, Meapharn, near Gravesend, was burglariously entered by a party of des peradoes, who ransacked the house of all the most portable valuables, consisting of a quanity of plate, two watches, six brooches, twelve rings and other articles. Mr. Munyard, on awaking, was alarmed at the strong glare of light outside the house, and at the moment con eluded that his house was on fire. He immediately jumped out of bed, and hastening towards the window, saw six or seven men close by, each carrying a lighted candle in his hand. Instantly the bed room window was demolished, through which two of the party obtained au entrance, whom he immediately seized, and a fearful struggle ensued, in which Mr. Munyard might, perhaps, have proved successful, but being dragged by his assail ants into the passage, they were there met by two others of the gang, who struck him a violent blow on the head with a crow bar, and also severely injured his arm. The whole of the burglars were dressed in white frocks, with white stockings drawn over their boots. Three of them wore masquerade caps, and the fourth had his face blackened and wore a domino. They then told Mr. Munyard to go and lie down quietly, saying they would not hurt him, "money they wanted, and money they would have." From ,the loss of blood, finding him self' prostrate in strength, Mr. Munyard retired to his bed-room. The burglars followed him, and then insisted on Mrs. Munyard getting up and showing them over the house, to which, through fear, she at once consented, whilst one remained as a guard over her husband. Having thus made themselves acquainted with the pre mises, Mrs. Munyard was allowed to return to her hus• band, when two of the fellows stood by the bed with lighted candles, and threatened "by G—, if you don't give us money we will burn the bed;" to which Mrs. Munyard replied, "If she had a thousand pounds—she would give it to them if they would not hurt her husband or her child." They then compelled them to get out of bed, in order that they might turn it over, and see whether any money had been concealed there, and after wards went below to regale themselves. Having done so, they put the clock back an hour and t wen t y m i nutes, and made off with their booty. Suspicion fell upon a labouring man, living at Perry-street, near Gravesend, who, on the previous day, was seen in company with other men in the vicinity of Milliker Farm, making ii.- quiries respecting the number of inmates in Mr. Men yard's house. He was accordingly taken lute custody, and on Monday was brought to the county magistrate's office at Rocht ster. He admitted having been at Meophsm on the day previous to the burglary, with parties who were suspected; but, for himself, he denied all know ledge of it. Mr. Munyard hesitated to swear to the prisoner, but still he had no doubt that he was one of the gang. The prisoner was rprrymrled for one week. ST. HELENA GrARD,NS, ItoTHERHITHE.—These pleasing gardens, which have been closed for some months, have at length been re opened, under the ma nagement of Mr. Richard Preece, after undergoing many alterations and improvements. The gardens in extent are about equ.l to Cremorne, and as the enter tainm,,nts put forward are of a similar character, em bracing music, concerts, fireworks, dancing, and other miscellaneous amusements, it may be judged that many thousands of individuals, favoured by the recent excel lent weather, have bent their ste p s thither during the holidays. The attendance of visitors on Monday num bered nearly 2,000. THAMES REGATTA. —The days originally fixed by the committee of management were the 26th and 27th of June, but, in consequence of the want of funds, the 10th and 11th July were afterwards substituted. This ar rangement, h o wever, being very inconvenient to the members of the Oxford University Boat Club, who were anxious to row at this regatta, that at Henley being held during the Oxford Term, the committee have determined that the days originally fixed shall be adhered to, and in doing so they have trusted to the liberality of the public to place the necessary funds at their disposal. X 640 INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. • Tuest%y, June 5, 1549. • Joshua Field, E• q., President, in the Chair. The paper read was a " Description of a Method of Rolling Bars for Suspension Bridges, and other like , Purpoties," by Mr. Thomas Ho vard, Assoc. lasi. C.E. It was described that by ordinary process of manufac ture, the head, or end of the link, out of which the eye, or hole for the connecting pin, was bored, had been sometimes welded on to a parellel rolled bar, or, at other times, been hammered to the required form; both these methods were, however, objectionable, owing, iu the former case, to the insecurity, and in the latter to the tediousness and expense. By the method introduced by Mr. Howard, the bars were rolled at once into the re quisite form; the shingle, or faggot, was first passed longitudinally, at a welding heat, through grooved rol lers, in the ordinary manner, and then, before being drawn down to the intended thickness, was carried to rollers having bosses, or increased ctiatneters at the places corresponding to the heads to be produced, and there passed to and fro between the rollers transversely, or am ss the breadth of the bar, thus receiving a pressure only at the enlarged vans of the rollers, which gave the ne cessary increase of breadth at the heads; it was then taken to plain finishing rollers, and drawn out lorgiiu dinally in the usual manner, until it atta'ned the required length and thickness; the heads being after wards trimmed by machinery to the exact dimensions, and the holes drilled for the pins. It was stated that the chains of the large suspension Fridge, erected by Mr. W. Tierney Clarke over the Danube, at Pesth, which lately so satisfactorily with stood the heavy strain brought upon it by a retieati , g army, were constructed on this system at the King and Queen Iron Works at Rotherhithe; as were those for lilting the tubular bridge at Conway, and over the Menai Straits; and also that the links for a bridge now erecting by M. Viguoles, at Kieff, in Russia, were manufactured by another firm, under licence to use Mr. Howard's system. - Some interesting observations were recorded of the results of the experiments for determining the strength of these bars, showing them to possess great elasticity and freedom from permanent set. The discussion elicited some useful remarks as to proportions of the area of the body and of the head, and of the diam,ter of the pin, which, it was shown, had much influence on the resisting power of the heads; the larger the pin the less being the tendency to rupture the eye. The process appeared to be admitted as a great improvement on the ordinary mode of manufacture, and tending to give confidence to the Engineer that his designs could be executed in metal, uninjured by mani pulation. At the monthly ballot the following candidates were duly elected:— The Earl of Rlsse, President of the Royal Society, &c., a 4 an honorary member. J. Samuel, A. Martin, H. Robertson, and W. Radford, as membgrs. C. Cara mel!, R. NI. Marchant, and J. A. Joseph, as associates. The following papers were announced to be read at the meeting of Tuesday, June 12:—" On the construction of a collar roof, with arched trusses of bent timber, at East Horseley Park," by the Earl of Lovelace, Assoc. inst. C.E., and " A description of the bridge erected at Athlone." By Lieu'. Colonel H. D. Jones, R E., M. Inst. C.E. ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL. The anniversary festival of this excellent institution was held last evening, at the London Tavern, Bishops gate-street. There was a large assemblage of gentle men present long before the dinner hour, and some dis appointment was manifested when it was generally known that the Duke of Cambridge, who had been ad vertised as chairman, would not be able to preside. His place, however, was supplied by Earl Manvers, who ex plained the reason of his Royal Highness's absence— which was no less than an invitation to Windsor. The chairman, who, in the discharge of h:s duties, evinced considerable interest in the institution, was supported by the Chevalier Bunsen, the Earl of Waldegrave, Lord Saye and Sele, I.4)rd Bolton, Sir D. Duckworth, Gen Sir J. Macdonald, Richard Welby, Esq , and other dis tinguished gentlemen. The toast of the evening devolved as usual upon the CHAIRMAN. In proposing it his Lordship dwelt upon the advantages which had been derived from the institu tion during the comparatively short period during which it had been in existence. and the many calls upon them for an extension of its benefits. The address of Chevalier BUNSEN, whose health was coupled with that of " The friends and supporters of the hospital," expressed in a very warm manner the plea sure which his Excellency experienced at being present on the occasion; and in the course of it his Excellency passed a very warm eulogium upon the English nation, which he maintained was in no respect held in higher honour, and in no respect more entitled to the admiration of surrounding nations, than for the variety and magni ficence of its charities. The toasts of " The Chairman," " The Vice-prei dents," " The Trustees," and " The Stewards," were all heartily given, and suitably acknowledged. A sum of about 2,500 L was announced as the amount of the evening's subscriptions. FATAL ACCIDENT AT POULTON , NEAR FLEETWOOD. —An inqueA was held at this place yesterday, on view of the bodies of four women, who lost their lives under :he following shocking circumstances: A widow, named Kirkham, with four daughters and two nieces, occupied a shop in Church street, near the market-pi4ce. Between two and three o'clock en Tuesday morning, one of the daughters (Agnes) perceiving a smell of burning, went down stairs to ascertain the cause, when she found that flames were issuing hum an num: upied room on the second story. She immediately alarmed the family, and some of the neighbours were attracted to the spot by her cries. Before a ladder could be raised t the house, she threw herself from the window on the third story, and being caught by a man below, happily escaped with but little injury. The premises were en tered with as little delay as possible, when one of the daughters and two nieces were found quite dead, having been suffocated whilst endeavouring to escape from the flames. Another daughter expired in the course of the day. Mrs. Kirkham lies in an insensible state, and fears are entertained that she will not long survive. It would appear that the sufferers, on being aroused, stayed to dress themselves, and thus peri s h e d. Th e names of the deceased are as follows:—Elizabeth Kirkham, aged 47; Sarah Kirkham, 30; Eleanor Ball, 14; and Margaret Ball, aged 6. The cause of the fire is at present enve loped in mystery. The inquiry was proceeding when our report left. PENSIONERS FOR THE FALKLAND ISLANDS. --We understand that arrangements have been made by Lieutenant-Colonel Tulloch, the Military Superintendent of Pensioners, which have received the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to send out, during the ensuing month, half a company of pensioners to the Falkland Islands, under the command of Captain Reed, who has been appointed to the command of the pen sioners in that colony, and who is now superintending arrangements for the reception of the men and their families at Tilbury Fort, previous to embarkation at Gravesend. The remainder of the company will pro bably be sent out in the course of the ensuing year. The following will also be required to proceed with the detachment, viz.:-1 butcher, 1 baker, 4 carpenters, 1 joiner, 2 masons, 1 shoemaker, 1 blacksmith, I tailor. Preference in the selection of men is to be given to the agricultural class; but the staff-officers have also been authorised, in case of need, to select from the above trades, and where the characters are equally good, to give a preference to men having pensions above 9d. per diem. The memorandum of conditions issued by the War-office requires that the maximum age of each pensioner must not exceed 45; his family to consist of not more than four children. They will receive a free passage out, and be paid till the period of embarkation at the rate of, for privates, Is. 3d.; corporal, ls. 6d.; sergeant, Is. 10d. per day, in addition to their pension; and a quarter's amount of pay will be allowed in advance, to enable them to purchase clothing previous to their leaving England. When at the islands they will be provided with a cottage of two rooms for each family, and a free grant of 10 acres of land, with the right to pasturage not exceeding 100 acres of land; the former of which will beoome their own after seven years' service, when they will be subject to no more military duty. Coals, flour, meal, &c., will be pro vided them at prime cost for a definite time, and they will have to be subject, during the period of enrolment, to twelve days' exercise per annum, for which they will receive no additional pay. As this system will result in much good to deserving individuals, and also in the end be a saving t,.) the nation, by having in each colony a body of men ready for its defence at no charge on the public, we hope it will be encouraged. BRITISH COMMERCIAL LIFE ASSIJRANCE COM PANY.—The annual meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the offices in Cortihill, John Cattley, Esq., in the chair ; when a report was read by Mr. Fernie, the managing director, which stated, that although the new business had diminished during the year 1848, from the extreme caution observed by the directors, the ire surances effected in the present year exceeded those of several years preceding within the same period. There bad been a considerable gain upon the whole of the policies closed in 1848, an d the deaths within the same period had been fewer in number and smaller in than for several years past. A dividend at the s rat 7-1 per cent. per annum was declared at theoulaott of me et the in g In answer to a question as to the gain, Mr. Fernie replied, that it was 9 ' Thomas Benson, and D. J. Thompso n w n3 e n: re " M re-elected essrs. e a n vo d te th o e f t d h ir a e n e k to s r w s, a a s nd pa t s h s e ed re t p o or t t he was meeting adjourned. r o ue chairman adopt e adopted , w hn directors, morning l ar P a E c . t — er Adan F IRE-ESCAPE.— RE- dangerous character Yesterday a D R EAD FU L ACCIDENT fireof w a I;r:f ry broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr. Claggett, an oil and Italian warehouseman, carrying on business at 152, 13ermondsey-street, nearly opposite Bermondsey old church. The flames were first discovered by Miss claggett, who, whilst lying in bed on the second floor, was nearly suffocated with smoke, which entered her apartment. Feeling convinced that the building was on fire she aroused the other inmates, consisting of Mr. Charles Claggett, his brother, and the shopboy. They got up immediately, but had no sooner opened the doors of their sleeping apartments than the smoke drove them back. They succeeded in reaching the second floor front, and having made their appearance at the window, called to the conductor of the fire-escape. stationed at the corner of the churchyard. The ma chine was taken to the house, and having been raised to the second floor the conductor mounted, and placed Miss Claggett in the canvas bagging, when all of a sudden the carriage of the escape shot outwards, and the top ladder struck the front wall with such force as to break the machine, when the bagging turned over, and the unfortunate lady fell upon the stone flags be neath, a distance of nearly thirty feet. The poor creature fell upon her head with such violence as to 611 l i t i pr .*.:^ ,: - , •.- - '-", .. 7 c ".\ \ - ":::: , • - ... s.- ‘ ''' "I"""WW.464.4.IOINOROWIMPOMPOININSIIMtiANIVI:, fracture the skull. 't miner, rite eses plats, 'i - (* ,e;to 4o -ts -. "e own life, was obliged to jump from th qeteud flNor. a 4. in so (loins?. was severely hurt. Mr. homhttPlerZeo ',.-:•'::' I;e kc ) succeeded in getting out of one of the beStaveindowei s _ao4 ,> s. forcing hi s body throu g o a glass skYli,tfkit,r !rt. iii 80 doing h e was frightfully cut, and when 'he reacllird 144 1 NT street his ni g ht clothes were covered with blood. • The conductor again raised bis escape in front of the house, and, having ascended, succeeded in saving the lives of the other two persons—viz., Mr. Charles Claggett and the shopboy. The engines of the parish, London Bri gade, and West of England Company quickly attended; but the parish engineer had barely entered the shop with the branch of his engine, and begun throwing water on the flames, when a fearful explosion of gunpowder took place, which blew the front of the shop out. Fortunately the engineer escaped uninjured. The fire was extin guished before it had extended beyond the shop. Miss Ulaggett was forthwith removed to Guy's Hospital, where she remained last evening without any hope of surviving through the night. Tim DANISH BLOCKADE.—The steamer Malcolm Brown, which left the port of London some weeks eince for Hatnburgh, regularly cleated for that port vita a cargo of general merchandise, was warned off by the Danish blockading squ a dron, and was con-aqui nely obliged to return to the Thames without having dis charged any portion of her cargo at the place of her destination. This was more than two months ego, arid a portion of the cargo having been sent to Hamburgh, as a favourable opportunity offered, arrangements have now been made for the further portion of the ca rgo, con sisting of British manufactured goods, which have been detained on board the whole of this time, to be tran shipped on board one of the mail packets allowed to carry merchandise for delivery at theirdestination. This is a re markable instance of the great commercial inconvenience which is experienced owing to the continued blockade of the German ports against mercantile traffic by vessels belonging to Denmark. Another vessel, the Poblano, Captain Remmentina, has arrived in the docks from the Havannah with a cargo of coffee, tobacco, honey, and other articles of foreign produce. The cargo of this vessel was originally destined for Hamburgh; but the Danish blockade of that port prevented her from com pleting her voyage to the place of destination. and the various persons to whom the goods are consigned are consequently under the necessity of discharging a por tion of her cargo. and transferring such portion as is absolutely required to be forwarded to Hamburgh to privileged vese-ls allowed to traffic to and from that port, and arrangements have therefore been made to tranship it on board the General Steam Navigation Com pany's mail steamer Wilberforce, for delivery at its des tination. SERPENTINE BATHING CLUB.—At a meeting on Tuesday evening, after other bush ess, votes of thanks were severally passed to deputations, consisting of the Earl of Harrowby, the Rector of Chelsea, Drs. Cope land, Wilson, Lankester, Tilt, and Woolley, who had waited on the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, upon the impure state of the Serpentine • also to Mr. Lilwall, for hi s exert i ons to purify that river. Mr. Lilwall, in acknowledging the compliment, gave a brief account of the progress of the movement. He stated that Lord Carlisle had promised that the sewer running into the Serpentine should be effectually stopped, that the mud should be forthwith removed from the Ken sington-garden end of the river, and that the supply of water should be increased. These promises had already been fulfilled. In consequence of the extra water supplied to the Serpentine, the cascade at the lower end was, after many year's disuse, at length brought into partial operation. Mr. Lilwall read a letter which he had that day received from the office of the Woods and Forests, from which it appeared that the Govern ment are going still farther to increase the supply of water, the present quantity, though a great improve ment on the past, being said to be inadequate for the necessary purpose. The following is an extract from the letter:—" Measures are in progress for throwing an increased supply of water into the Serpentine. The quantity proposed to be supplied will exceed 2,000 tons daily during the summer months, but the completion of the necessary works will not be effected for some weeks to come." It was suggested that if the grating at the lower end of the river were carried from shore to shore, the filth floating on the surface would be much more effectually carried off, and thus, at a comparatively trifling expense, would a material improvement in the water be effected. EFFECTS OF THE THUNDER -STORM OF TUESDAY LAST.—Baron Rothschild, of Gunnerbury House, Aoton, had 3,940 squares of glass broken with the hailstones which fell about two o'clock on Tuesday last, during the violence of the thunder -storm. Two market gar deners living at Starch Green had more than 1,000 panes broken. Mr. Day, of Hammersmith, had many smashed; also a get at number of private dwellings round Turn ham Green had the windows broken. Some of the hail stones were nearly two inches long, and of an uneven ob'ong shape. DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM.—At an early hour on Monday Brighton was visited by one of the most furious and destructive hail storms which has occurred in this vicinity for some time. It Lk gan about a quarter past six o'clock, and lasted half an hour; but the mischief that it did in that short time was very great. The hail stones were many of them the size of a wallnut ; they were very hard—pieces of hard ice, in fact, with jagged 'harp edges. A credible person told the writer that two which he picked up covered the palm of his hand. It is fortunate that t'..e storm occurred so early in the morn ing, before many persons were out, fur the shower was like a furious pelting with shingle, and it would have been dangerous to man or beast to have been out in it. The hail was preceded by thunder and lightning. In toe wes'ern part of the town the storm was furious in deed, arid, as might be expected from the blue size of the stones, great damage was dote to windows, e-pecielly skylights and conservatories. The conservatories and green-houses le( long,ieg to Baron Goldamid at the VV:ck were broken almost to i ii.ces, some thousands of pa .es of glass being smashed. The conservatories and green houses of his neighbour, Bright Smith, Esq., were like wise much injure I; about 400 pieces of glass being broken. Six thousand were broken in the green houses opposit e Mt, nip. flier. crescent. Ti.e green house at Mrs. Steer's, Silwood-house, had about 3,000 panes of skylights that violence i gs s innume rable ._t irondfigTah e in broke thene glass broken. Mr. Dobie, Western Cottages, had a b ou t 4,000 panes in all destroyed in hi s conserva t or i es . I n one of these a quantity of grapes were gro w i ng i n marketable condition. Abo u t 501b s . o f thes e were spoiled. The selling price was 7s. or 83 per lb. Th e property belongs to Sir David Scott ; it was not insu re d. The roof of the conservatory at Hampton Lodge, the residence of Sir Ralph Darling, was at l e ast o ne halt of it destroyed, as was also the skylight a t th e top of the house. We shall not atte m pt t o g i ve a li st o f t h e per sons who sus t a i ne d d amage to a l esser and comparatively small amount. were tt hh storm seT lwao window -villa hedpraostw pA i a - n c s n i xe m l l s s m a o n fyo reboundedvt caseshEem MOVEMENT.--PARIS v i the Tna.d_go h aw a ii i ,sn l i s s_ t ßt o iaß n sa e rdc s igo a h f oG er nßE l cracked is; f or a an it d to su s c a h y wasthe secretaries of the Peace Congress Committee, the Rev. Henry Richard and Elihu Burritt, have just returned from Paris, where they have been making preliminary arrangements for the Great Peace Congress, which is to be held in that city in the month of August. Their re ception has been cordial and encouraging. They have had interviews with some of the most influential men in France, who have entered with lively interest into the objects of the proposed Congress, and who have readily offered to take a part in its proceedings. A Committee of Organisation is now forming in Paris, and will com prise members of the National Assembly, the editors of some of the leading French journals, and several of the most distinguished; philanthropists and literary men in that country. This committee will act in concert with the other national committees which have been formed respectively in London, Brussels, and Boston. The Americans are taking active steps to manifest their sympathy in this great movement. A public meeting, which was largely attended, was held at Boston on the 28th of March, when resolutions were unanimously adopted in favour of sending a large and influential de putation to represent the American people in the Paris Congress. A very large number of gentlemen in Eng land and Scotland have signified their wish to attend the Congress, and it is expected that the British dele gation will be on such a scale, and of such a character as to demonstrate the deep interest taken by all classes in the establishment of permanent international peace. CORRESPONDENCR WITH HAMBURGH, VIA HULL.— The following Post-office notice has just been issued:— A contract having been entered into for the conveyance of mails, by steam-packets, between Hull and Altona and Hamburgh, all letters and newspapers for I I arnburgh, Denmark, &c., specially addressed to be forwarded via Hull, will in future be transmitted by these packets. The postage on letters thus forwarded will be the usual packet rates chargeable upon letters to Hamburgh, Den mark, &c. To those countries to which newspapers are conveyed without charge by the m ail-packets from Lorelen, new=papers wt. •"I hereafter be forwarded free via Hull. It must be understood that all letters and news papers intended to be forwarded by thew packets mus t Hull, I ' they will be made u p iu be addressed v i a et lerv.rse the regular mails dispatched from London. NEST BUILDING - EXTRAORDINARY.—A pair of magpies built their nest this season in the Lamonag Coppice, near Murrayton, Girthon, on the estate of Gaily. Before they had kept possession long, a kestrel ousted Mrs. Magpie, and occupied the building as a dwelling-place for her own young. The pyets, how ever, had become very much attached to the locality, and actually built another nest right over the top of the old one, where they again commenced their nursing cares, the two pairs of birds appearing to live very amicably, notwithstanding the summary ejection by which their acquaintance was first commenced. The gamekeeper first discovered this curious fact in natural history; and in his calling as a discoverer of vermin, killed all the young, shot the magpies, and one of the kestrels. In the circumstances this was hardly fair; the magpies, no doubt, do not deserve much quarter; though in this instance they should have some consideration upon their peculiar case; but the kestrel is comparatively a harmless bird, doing but little injury to game, and killing large quan tities of mice, ccckchaflers, beetles, &c. The kestrel is usually termed a hawk, which it is not, but a falcon (Falco tinnunculus); its common name in England is windhover," from the wonderful power which it pos sesses of poising itself steadily in the air, over a parti cular spot, when on the outlook for prey, even when a gale is blowing.—Dumfries Courier. BURGLARY IN THE CITY..--A daring instance of housebreaking occurred at an early hour on Tuesday morning on the premises of Mr. Jolley, fruiterer, of 79, Farringdou-street. The thieves, who are supposed to have been three or four in number, effected an entrance by forcing a back window overlooking the lately closed burial ground, lying between Shoe-lane and Mr. Jolley's premises. The lower rooms were thoroughly ransacked, and a considerable quantity of plate and jewellery, to gether with two watches and a trifle in money abstracted. The house was secure at a little after one, the perpe trators effecting a safe retreat by the way they had entered. t