The Sun. — London, England, 1849-05-31 00:00:00

( , LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) The state of the wind and weather at the provincial ports this morning at 9 A.M.:—Colehester, N.W., fine; Gosport, S., cloudy; Glasgow, W.N.W., fine; Glouces ter, N ., fine; Lowestoffe, S. rain; Hull, S., cloudy; Leith, N. fi ne; P ortsmou th, :S., cloudy; Newcastle, S., Clo udy; Southampton, S.W., cloudy; Yarmouth, S.W., rain. LONDON, MAY 31.—Wind S.S.W., moderate breeze, and (lull cloudy weather. FALRouTn, MAY 30.—Wind variable.—Arrd. 29th, Margaret, Osterlok, Bolivar, for Bremen. Off pert, Edmund, Smith, La Guayra, and sld. for London. PLYMOUTH, MAY 30.—Wind N.W.— Arrd. 29th, Philip bukn .of Bronte, Adelaide; William Jardine, Port 'TOLL, MAY 30.—The Admiral of the Danish fleet took the crew of the Rob Roy steamer on board his own ve ssel, and sent on board some of his own men, with Permission for the passengers to be landed at Cuxhaven. The mails were retained. DEAL, MAY 30.—Wind S.W. to W.—Arrd. mina Arnelda, Mulder, Batavia for Amsterdam; Kyle, 'lng, Buenos Ayres ; Salisbury, Young, Matanzas. from the river and sid. Louisa, Pallot, Barbadoes. t he Doneg a l, of and for Exeter, got on the Main, off ‘ingsdown, this morning, but came off on the flood. OFF DOVER, MAY 28.—Hansa, Marteno, Charleston for Antwerp. COWES.—Arrd. Jenny, Kriest, Rio. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 30. Arrd. Ripon steamer, Moresby, Alexandria. LIVERPOOL, MAY 30.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. 29,h, Patrick Henry, Delano, New York; 30th, J. 0., Barnes, Trinidad ; Samuel, Barbadoes ; Constitution, Martin, Charleston; Robert Burton, Deccan, Philadelphia; Mon tezuma, Leavitt, St. John's, New Brunswick; Dendo -11,,a1d, Wright, ditto. Sld. 29 t h, Ranee, Calcutta; Lalla, Vera Fran c i sco; Edith, S a nta Marth a; Willi am Rushton, Vera Cruz; Centurion, New York; 30th, Winifred, Cal clltta; Lucknow, Demerara; Jane, Stetten Island; Olive Branch, Boston• Lydia, Portland; Ann Hale, St. John's, New Brunswick; Jessie, Quebec; Hope, Newfoundland. Off port, Anglo-American. „The Orynthia, from London to Bermuda and Gre u'aa, touched the ground at Bermuda, and was surveyed, but had not received any injury. ROLL, MAY 30.—Three Danish steam-ships from Copenhagen were expected off the Elbe yesterday. CLYDE, MAY 29.—Sid., Sappho, Hong-Kong, and Canton. WEXFORD, MAY 29.—Wind S.W. Arrd., Harp, Cann, St. John's, New Brunswick. BRISTOL, MAY 29.—The Mine, of Kinsale, bound to 'eath, in coming down the river yesterday, grounded in the Cleaves, and sunk with the returning tide. BELFAST, MAY 29.—Wind S.S.W. 26tb, Arrd., New York Packet, Liverpool, for the West Indies, with l a 6 a of fore-topeaast,- &c., but will sail immediately; 2 8th, A Victoria, Clements, St. John's, N. 8.; 29th, ." 3:l2 °Y, Cunningham, New Orleans a n d Liverpoo. SLIGO MAY 29.—Wind S.-27th, Adeline Cann, Cann, St. John's, N. B.; 28th, Sld., Robert and Mar garet, Quebec. 29th, Eliza, St. John's, N. B. LIMERICK, MAY 29.—Wind S.W. to W.-28th, Arrd., Waring, Barbadoes. 29th, Sld., Prince Albert, Quebec. MILFORD, MAY 29. Wind W.-28th, Gen too, Quebec. NEWPORT, MAY 29.—Sld. Sertum, Havannah. - - MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) NEUTGATII AND LEADENHAIM. These markets were somewhat inactive to-day. In prices o no material changa took place. Beef, from 2s 2d " 2 d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 10d; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 40d. v b y the c eal, 31 to 3s 10d; and Pork, 3s 2d to 4s per 81bs arcase. NAT 1 14 TUFIELD.—Meadow M Hay, 21 ARKETS ss . to 31 15s; Clover ditto , 3/ Os to 41 15s ; and Straw, 11 6s to 11 Ils per load. Supply good, and trade very dull. CUMBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 21 108 to 31 18s ; Clover ditto, 31 Os to 41 14s ; and Straw, 11 7s to 1/ 2s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish dernand. .WIIITECEIA.PEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 8 s to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 31 Os to 41 16s; and Straw, 11 6s to 1/ 11s P e r load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at the above quotations. MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, MAv 30.—Prime Beasts, La mbs, and La mbs, co mman d e d a s te a dy sale, at fully last week's quotations. Otherwise the demand was in a very slug gish state. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s to 4 s; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 10d; Veal, 3s 2d to 4s; and Pork, 38 2d to 3s 8d per Sibs, to sink the offal. RODIEORD, MAY 30.—We had a full average amount t or business transacted here to-day, on the following e a us:—Beef, from 3s to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s to 4s 2d; mb, 4s 10d to 6s; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 10d; and Pork, 3 s 2d to 3s 8d per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 265; quarter old store Pigs, 16s to 203; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 131 to 171 103 each. LEWES, MAY 29.—Our market was steady at full Ltices. Beef, from 3s to 4a; Mutton, 33 4 d to 4 s 2 d; amb, 5s to 5s 10d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 8d per 81bs. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN /or the Week ended May 24, 1849, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. I WHEAT. I BARLEY.' I OATS. RTE. REINS. I PEAS. PRICE .. I 41s 6d I 27s 8d I 17s 8d 26s Od 31s 3d I 32s 4d I)UTLES ON FOREIGN Coll,:st. - WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. 13 Od Is Oct is Oct Is Od is Oct is Od .EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sitting in Banco.) LACEY V. ROGERS. In this case, which was,tried before Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. COCKBURN moved for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be had on the ground of misdirec tion. It appeared that the plaintiff had been in the ser vice of the defendant as a footman, and that shortly after he had left his service the defendant's house was broken into, and some property abstracted, and the defendant himself attacked. The defendant being of opinion that the person who had attacked him was the plaintiff, di rected a constable to take him into custody. When the case came before a magistrate, it was proved by a witness that at the time when the burglary was committed, the defendant was in bed with the witness, and could not be there. He was therefore dismissed; an action was brought to recover damages for false im prisonment, and a verdict was found for the plaintiff for 201 . The ground upon which the present application 'W as made was, that Mr. Baron Parke left it for the jury pdecide w h e th er o r not there were reasonable grounds r suspecting the plaintiff ; whereas it was conte nded t Z :lat he ought to have put it to the jury whether or not t he defendant firmly believed that plaintiff was the man vho had entered the house; for if he were under that I mpression it was ma intained that the defendant could not be held liable to pay him any compensation. The LORD CHIEF BARON intimated that the Court w ° lll ll consultjMr. Baron Parke before giving their deci sion in the case. OW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Two men, named Rush and Wacey, the former coach ran, and the latter footman, to Mr. Maple, were charged efore Mr. Flail with being drunk and disorderly, and With assaulting the police in the execution of their duty. Inspector Wilkinson, of the F division, stated that after the prisoners having last night set down the ladies who composed their party at the Royal Italian Opera °ll so, took up a place with the carriage directly in f ront of the st a ti on -house in Bow-street, they were told that they could not be allowed to stand there, but must go on to the rank of private carriages in Gr eat Russell- s t ree t. Th e coachman Rush was _ b out to driv e thith er , b u t IV acey interfered a nd abused the poli ceman w h o h a d spoken to ' 4, and ultimately struck both the constable and the in spector. He was t a k en i nto t h e stat i on -h ouse, b ut there his conduct was more violent. He jumped over the railings of the dock where he was placed, and made a violent attack upon the policemen on duty. It ulti- Inately required six constables to remove him to the cell. la the meantime the inspector observed that Rush, who Was very quiet outside, was too drunk to take care of the horses, and bad him taken into the station-house, whole he also became very violent. Mr. HALL said that offences of this kind amongst the servants of gentlemen visit ing the theatres were formerly very frequent, and the magistrates at length came to the resolution of Punishing the offenders at once withi mpr isonment, Without giving them the option of a fine. That, to a great extent, s uppressed the evil, but as the present had been the first case of the kind for a long time, he would not insist on the imprisonment, but give them for once t 4 ,110 chance of paying a fine. He would fine Rush ss. for being drunk, and 20s. for his violence in the station ouse, Wae ey 40s. for his assa ult on the p olice, and 2°B•,underthe Police Act, for being drunk when in at tendance on his carriage at the theatre. NEW ZEALAND' The lett er f rom w hi c h the following i s an extract, b as been received from the New Plymouth settle *pent, i n N ew Zea l an d , dated the 2d of Janu ar y .4 0 " :-..." Another valuable block of land.s g has been t a cquired f rom the nat i ves, and it t o learn th at they have expended the purchase- hao ney in p rocur i ng f rom S y d ne y a cargo of cattle and horses. Some new settlers who had se lected 10 their l an d i n t hi s bl oc k were employ ing about tio natives, at th e rate o f 2s. per d a y, in felling ~ n aber an d clearing, at which they are very had expert. Prober other lett ers i t appears that t h e fi rs t races lust Come off with great eclat and much delight to the —ab lest a large concourse of whom assembled to rlditners ess the sport. The ' Native Stakes, ' for nat i ve , and owners, were won b y W a it era ' s h ors e. iuh nnw e place lately p urc h ased h ere b y Si r G eorge G rey 'u s, abl in course of sub s t an ti a l repa i r , an d w ill pro y be converted into a delightful private residence. The great want of the settlement is an increase of inhabitants. The present European 1,200, whilst tracts of land alreadyse P c o u p r u ed lat t i o on th i e s New Zealand cultivation Company would require for its moderate a PoPulation of from 10,000 to 12,000. Of comp agricultural labourers originally sent out by the e r n pany, there are not 20 who will now work for hire x days in the week ; almost all of them have become `freeholders; possessing a house, some stock, and a f _ow acres of land. Nothing, indeed, but the steady pneness of the harvest fro weather saved a p or tion of the la s t nl m rotting on the ground. Other countrie s .y b oast some p art i cu l ar excellence i n a hi gher degree, but fora land in which are found combined a prolific soil of the easiest cultivation, beautiful ra ee nerY, and a c li mate at once delightful and invigo ° ing, this p art of New Zealand is probably un- Willed. I a have, as you know, seen several parts of THE SUN, LONDON? the world, but none so admirably adapted as New Plymouth to the support •of a large and prespArous agricultural population ; and I am sure you will join with me i❑ hoping that the attention of the emigrat ing public may soon he drawn to this fine hut ne glected field for colonization." TO THE _EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—l have just taken up your paper, and have no hesitation in saying that the account which you have given of this day's Hop Market, or more espe. cially the account of the plantations, is quite incorrect. As I was there late last night, and also this morning, and it is admitted by every one who knew any thing of the matter, that they never saw so severe an attack of the fly for many years. I do not mean to state how many there might have been on a leaf, but the gentle man who accompanied me had no difficulty of finding at least fifty on a leaf, and on many greater num bers, and this on every ground we went into for many miles around Seven Oaks; and from what we could learn, every place was alike. I should not have troubled you with this note, were I not persuaded that such reports as these are calcu lated much to injure you as a proprietor of a paper, as well as very much calculated to deceive the public. I remain, yours respectfully, RD. HOOKE. 75, Shoe-lane, May 30, 1849. EXECUTION AT PERTH. The execution of John Kellocher, who was convicted at la. t Circuit Court of the murder of Janet Anderson, an old woman residing at Buttergask, near Blackford, took place yesterday morning at a few minutes past eight o'clock. The erection of the scaffold was com menced at an early hour on Monday, and throughout the day vas an object of much interest to the inhabit ants, who, up to a late hour, continued to throng the open space at the south end of the gaol, and wa'ched with much patience the progress of the work. Next morning by 7 o'clock a large crowd had again assembled, and at a quarter past that hour the company of the 93d Regi ment, now stationed in the barracks, took up a position within a semicircular line of palisades in front of the drop: and at the same time the high constables, the city police, and a strong body of the county constabulary, likewise arrived on the ground. By eight o'clock the crowd at greatly increased, although not to the extent anticipated, as there could not have been more than 5,000 present at the most. At exactly five minutes past eight the prisoner, accompanied by two priests, the Rev. Messrs. M'Cory and M'Kay, one on each side, made his appearance above the wall of the gaol, followed by the magistrates of the city, the Dean of Guild, the chaplain of the prison, and one or two others. On com ing forward on the platform, the prisoner and his spiri tual guides knelt down and engaged in a brief prayer. On rising the Rev. Mr. M'Kay read the service for the dying, and immediately retiring, the executioner stepped forward and pulled the cap over Kellocher's face. On coming upon the scaffold, the prisoner walked forward with a firm step, and with the exception of the ashy paleness of his features, gave no indication of fear. During the reading of the service he repeatedly lifted his hand as if in the act of earnest devotion. On being left alone, however, he trembled slightly, and continued to hold the signal for about two minutes ere he allowed it to drop. At last it fell, and the strong man, after a few convulsive struggles, hung a motionless corpse. At nine o'clock the body was taken down and put into a coffin, and soon afterwards interred. Kellocher was a native of Ireland, and from the county of Clare. He was a stout man, twenty-seven years of age. After his sentence, and up to only a few days ago, his mind appeared to be little under the influence of re ligious impres,dons. It is true, indeed, that he joined with Mr. M'Cory in religious exercises with much ap parent devotion, but all that time he freely gave way to sudden bursts of passion directed against the jury and judges who tried and condemned him, insisting bitterly on justice not having been done to him. At last, how ever, on being convinced that his sentence would cer tainly be carried into effect, a marked change in his con duct took place. Throughout he took his meals regu larly, and slept well, and on Monday night he gratified the authorities by making au ample con f ess i on o f hi s guilt, exonerating the witnesses in re f erence to a ll t h at they had said on his trial, acknowledging the justice of his sentence, and expressing his contrition for his awful crime. On the morning of his execution, Messrs. Al'Cory and M'Kay were in attendance in his cell by five o'clock, but early as the hour was they were antic( pated by Mr. Milner, civil engineer, and of the same faith, who had been unremitting in his attentions to the prisoner all along—Scotsman of Wednesday. A VIEW OF EPSOM DOWNS ON THE DERBY DAY. (From Punch.) MR. PIPS HIS DIARY. WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1849. (Derby Day).— To Epsom Downs to the Races, this bein g th e D ay of the Great Derby R ace , for takes to the Value of 6,7001.—1 n a Barouche, with a Party of four Friends, over Vauxhall- bridge, and th roug h Cl ap h am, Tooting, Mitcham, Sutton, and Banstead, and so on to the Downs, and very merry we were, the Day being glorious, and we carrying Hampers with store of cold Meats and every other Thing needful for a brave Lunch, whereof the Forethought do always raise a Company's Spirits. The Windows and House Fronts crowded all the Way with young and old, and School boys mounted on Walls and Gates, and they and the Ur chins in the Street cheering with all their Might, as though we were going to the Races for their Amuse ment. But what did most delight me was the Number of pretty Damsels, with their smart Dresses and smil ing Faces come out to look at us, or peeping behind Blinds and Curtains, all in high Glee, as if they were glad that we were taking our Pleasure, and very happy they looked, and it is certain that good Hu mour do wonderfully heighten Beauty. The Road very beautiful too, through Trees and Orchards, and the Sun shining through the tender Leaves and on the Horse-Chestnut Blossoms, and could not tell whether they looked brighter or the Lasses. So we on, with Mirth and pleasant Discourse, till into the Ruck, which is the Jam of Carriages caused by the Stoppage at the Turnpike, but less tedious than formerly by Reason of the. Railway. Across the Course to the Hill, the Admission cost us 14, and there took our Stand to behold the Race. Good lack ! what a Crowd of People collected to see which out of six-and-twenty Horses should run the fastest, and what a Medley of Vans, Omnibuses, and Taxed Carts on either Side of the Course, with the People in front of them, and the Grand Stand crowded with Heads, plenty as Blackberries, and seeming, indeed, with their Hats on, lige a huge Mass of them. A Throng of Carriages about us, mostly four-in-hand Coaches, whereon young handsome rakish-looking Gallants with Moustaches and Cigars. Here and there, in open vehicles, Ladies in lilac and blue Dresses, and pink Bonnets, and gay Ribbons, all Manner of Colours, which with the parti-coloured Flags flying over the Booths did look mighty lively. Presently a Bell rung and the Course cleared, but then to see en unlucky Dog running to get out, and the Mob yelling at him, and the poor Dog in his Fright rushing straight on like mad ! Then the Horses with the Jockies on them in their brave Colours prancing up and down before the Grand Stand, to show their Paces to the folks in the Betting Ring. At last, they taken to the Post, and so started with much Cheering, and came round Tat tenham Corner, seeming to take the Thing quite easy ; but presently away in good earnest, and then to see at what a Rate they flew. The chief Struggle between the Flying Dutchman and Hotspur, and I could hardly tell whether Yellow-Cap or Purple-Cap was the foremost, but Yellow-Cap did win by half a Length, albeit Hotspur did battle it with him bravely. The Winner declared by his Number, hung out in Front of the Grand Stand, and it did surprise me to behold the Flock of. Carrier Pigeons sent up to bear away the News. The run in three Minutes, and all the Attraction over, but to think of the Money lost and won in that little Time. My Lord Eglington and the Public, as I hear, do gain much, and the Ring do lose, which I am glad of, for I do esteem true Sportsmen ; but those Knaves with their Cant Language and roguish Tricks are a Disgrace to the Turf. After the 'Race, to Lunch, which did greatly relish ; but the Gipsy Women and Children did come and beg Morsels out of our Plates, as in thewel a Then al Midst about tst thoef Money, a all Course s the Luxury t they os egeot thei tplentyc wason pa of : n both sorryo a t h bu t . in d; sightt et. flinging at Snuff-boxes, and the 'Thimble-Rig, but of the last I saw none, only some playing at Roulette and Hazard, but the Police did seize and break several of the Tables, and take away the Stakes. Great Sport returning Home, with the Shouting for the Winner, and trumpetting on Horns, and bandying Jokes, but all in the best Humour ; and methinks I do spy Improvement in the People's Manners. See ing all Sorts and Conditions of Persons, great and small, joining in Sport and Frolic, made me com pare our own Country with foreign Nations, and as much as some of them may talk of their Fraternity, I doubt me if any of them could show such a Case of it as the Derby. MURDERERS IN EMBRYO.—A female of anything but prepossessing appearance, and who gave the name of Ann Christian, was yesterday brought before Mr. Maude, at the Borough Court, charged with stabbing a bo a tman named Thomas Brierley with a knife, thereby disabling him and inflicting other injuries. The parties, we ought to state, cohabit togethe r, and on Monday eveni▪ ng had a quarrel, when the woman caught hold of a table knife, and stabbed her paramour in the chest. A struggle then ensued, the wou nded man tr y i▪ n g to deprive the woman of her weapon, when she drew it through his hand, and nearly severed his wrist. Mr. Beswick reminded Mr. Maude that the prisoner was the same woman whose depositions he (th e m gistrate) had had occasion to take some short time ago at the Royal Infirmary, in consequence of tha . dangerous state in which she lay from wounds inflicted upon her by the very man whom she had stabbed, so that it appeared the tables were turned, and sire bad been the aggressor. Mr. Maude read both parties a lecture on th: ir savage brutality, which he intimated would probably h ave a bloody ter mination one time or another, and he fined the female 405., committing her in default of payment for two mouths,--Manchester Courier. LITERATURE. CON/NGSB Y. Fifth Edition. Mr. Colburn has just published what the adver tisements call a popular edition of Mr. Disraeli's "Coningsby," which expresion savours somewhat of tautology, for " popular" and "Coningsby" are about synonymous terms. If, however, this, the fifth edi tion, is to be par excellence the popular edition, its sale must be something n.arvellous. Of the earlier editions,. three were disposed of in three months ; and we learn from the preface to this volume that more than 50,000 copies have been sold in the United States. Yet, after this, after the issue of four editions, " Coningsby" is out of print, a new edition has been called for, and the new edition makes its appear ance in the most attractive and acceptable shape— the three volumes condensed into one of the size of the standard novels—beautifully printed, neatly bound, and moreover adorned with an engraved por trait of the author, from an admirable likeness by Chalon. Such, and for the moderate price of six shillings, is the fifth edition of "Coningsby." To criticise a work so well known, and so gene rally admired, would just now be a work of supererogation. The impartial critic of some future period, considering the literature of our day, may, perhaps, pause to investi gate the causes of the almost unprecedented success of " Coningsby." He will, perhaps, marvel how the production of no unknown hand rising for the first time into eminence, but the work of an author justly celebrated and generally admired, should have taken the world by surprise, and have been greeted with one universal burst of acclamation. He will marvel at this, and he will marvel yet more when he re members that this popular work was in many particulars opposed to the liberal spirit then reigning predominant with the multitude. But that critic would marvel no longer if he ex amined closely the principles of " Coningsby," and the signs of the times in which it first appeared. It was at a time when the " organized hypocrisy" of a Conservatism that conserved nothing worth conser vation was in power that this work, advocating the principles but denouncing the practice of that party, made its appearance. A caustic wit and a brilliant satire assailed the vices and exposed the errors of the politicians and placemen of the day from the pages of " Coningsby." A mirror was there held up—a cruelly truthful mirror—to partisans and red tapists of high and low degree. The effect was telling. Nor was this all. Notwithstanding the Toryism of " Coningsby"--(and it is unnecessary here to say in what and how much we differ from the political opinions of Mr. Disraeli—we speak of him now as an author, and one of the greatest authors of the present day, his political sentiments we leave for " another place")— notwithstanding the Toryism of " Co ningsby," it breathed in many instances a liberal spirit, and enunciated noble and holy sentiments, which found a ready echo in the breasts of the impres sionable million. Apart from the beauty and the interest of its fictitious characters, there was a fresh ness and romance about " Coningsby," " political novel" though it was, peculiarly fascinating to the New Generation. But, as we have already said, it is quite unnecessary now to commend the attractions or comment upon the peculiarities of " Coningsby." To persons already unacquinted with these peculiarities let us briefly say — read the book. Here you have it offered to you in the most convenient shape, at a most moderate price. Read the book, and we pledge our word for it, you will find there abundant matter of entertainment. Whig, Tory, Radical, or even " organized hypocrite " though you be, the pe rusal of " Coningsby'' will inevitably delight you, and perhaps make you a better man. It seems that we are to have no new novel this season from Mr. Disraeli's pen, a circumstance hardly to be wondered at, when we consider his industrious attendance at the House, but a circumstance which a multitude of readers will deplore. Mr. Disraeli has, perhaps, de cided correctly—the people of Buckinghamshire must be represented, and the Protectionists have need of a leader; nevertheless the reading public, we can assure him, have as much need of his services as the people of Buckingham. However brilliant may be the orations of the leader of the Opposition, we cannot spare from the ranks of literature the author of " Vivian Grey," and more than that of " Coningsby." HISTORY OF THE MAMMALIA. " In previous volumes," says the editor of admirable series of Shilling Volumes, " we have given a full account of 'the elephant,' 'the horse,' and the dog;' the importance of these animals in the service of man, and the interest attached to the account of them, justified, as we thought, the devotion of a volume to each. To the history of the Monkey Tribe ' we have also given a volume ; and we now propose, in as short a compass as possible, to complete a Sketch of the History of the Mammalia.' " This " sketch" occu pies six of the little shilling volumes, and no wonder, when we consider the vast multitude of which it treats. To give an idea of the contents of this work we can not do better than enumerate the subjects to which each volume relates. Vol. I. describes to us the important "family" of Felidm (or cat tribe) ranging from the lion to the lynx, the "family" of Ursidm, in which we count no less than twelve kinds of bears, &c., and the " order" Marsupialia, which treats of opossums, kangaroos, and other creatures of their kind. Vol. 11. tells of wolves, hyaenas, weasels, hedgehogs, and bats, and the other members of their several " families" and "orders." Vol. 111., after de scribing the hippopotamus.and the rest of his' order," the peccary hog, and others of the "family" of Suidm, treats of the " extinct fossil species," the mastodon, &c , and then introduces us to a different race again divided into " families"—the porpoise fa mily, the whale family, and the seal family. Vol. IV., includes the order " Rodentia," (gnawing), of which are squirrels, rats, mice, beavers, &c., and the several " families" of the porcupine, chinchilla, paca, and hare ; the order " Edentata," in which are the sloth, and the ant-eater. Vols. V. and VI., com prise the Ruminative order from the camel down wards ; from this summary the comprehensive nature of the work will be seen. Its very great attractions as a book for the young may be surmised from the fact of its containing not far short of a thousand engravings, representing the various animals and scenes described in the letter-press ; for example, on one page, we see a representation of a tiger springing upon a buffalo, and in another a specimen of ancient Egyptian ploughing. This work, which abounds in anecdotes and interesting descriptions, is of course designed for readers of all ages, but its pictorial contents render it, in our opinion, an inestimable treasure for the young—even for the denizens of the nursery to whom the alphabet is unknown. MEMORIALS OF THE CIVIL WAR. Edited by Robert Bell. 2 Vols. From sundry references occurring in these vo lumes, and in the recently published work of Eliot Warburton, it would seem that Mr. Bentley must be in possession of a perfect treasury of manuscripts. The future historian of the Civil War will find more abundant sources of information in New Bur lington-street than in the British Museum, and very valuable and right welcome will these documents be to that future historian. In waiting for his advent, however, it is not fit that matters of such national interest should be wholly withheld from the public. So thinks Mr. Bentley, and, accordingly, he gives us at intervals some specimens of these largely y us memorials.from mthatcollection Elio W i a n rbu h r i t s on ,, b .A l mi borrowed of Prince Rupe r t," an d i n the two volumes now bef ore t us Mr. Robert Bell, the talented biographer of Can ning, introduces to our notice a variety of interesting epistles illustrative of the stirring period of the Civil \Var. The valuable characteristics of this collection are best described in the words of the editor. " These volumes," he tells us, "Embrace the period of the Civil War and the Restoration, and contain a mass of original Letters from nearly all the famous men who were actively engaged in the struggle—the Fairfaxes, Cromwell, Fleetwood, David Leslie, Hugh Peters, Hammond, Hutchinson, Bucking ham, and many others. Crowded with minute details and individual experiences, they bring us closer to the actual vicissitudes of the flying campaigns —from the hoisting of the Royal standard at Nottingham, to the imprisonment of the King at Carisbrook—than any previous publication. Written for the most part on the instant, under the walls of besieged towns, in the Com mittee-rooms of the House of Commons, on the field of battle, or in the midst of councils of war, they are dis tinguished by a fr es h ness and freedom seldom found in documents of a more formal and elaborate character. In some cases—such as Rushwortt's account of the forcible entry of the London Apprentices into the House of Commons—these letters afford circumstantial relations of particular facts which have not hitherto been so com pletely described ; and in other instances they reveal secret opinions and feelings which exercised an important influence unon the conduct of public men. Fairfax's share in the Restoration is here, for the first time, dis closed in full. The Correspondence also incidentally illustrates the Personal Hi s t ory and Social Life of the times." These " Memorials" form an i n t eres ti ng appendage to Mr. Warburton's admirable " Memoirs. ' Mr. Robert Bell is far less loyal in his predilections than the above-mentioned writer. He does not scruple to denounce the tyrannous ambition and the vacillating cowardice of the unhappy King. Some original letters of Oliver Cromwell's in this collection will be read with interest. That sagacious foresight which afterwards exercised such a beneficial influence on the destinies of the Commonwealth is visible in these compositions, vide the following, as Mr. Bell calls it, "curious relic in Cromwell's hand writing, urging the youth of Huntingdon to contri bute muscles and money to the common cause :' COLONEL CROMWELL ' S LETTER TO THE BACHELORS AND MAIDS, 2ND AUGUST, 1643, FROM HUNTINGDON. " Sir,—l understand by these gentlemen the good affections of your young men and maids, for which God is to be praised. I approv e of the business, only I desire to advise you that your foot company may be turned into a troop of horse, which, indeed, will (by God's blessing) far more advantage the cause than-two or throe com panics of foot, especially if your men be honest, godly ni-n, which by all means I desire. I thank God for stirring ❑p the youth to cast in their mite, which I desire may be employed to the best advantage; therefore my advice is, that you would employ your twelve-score pounds to buy pistols and saddles, and I will provide four-score horses; for 400/. more will not raise a troop of horse. As for the muskets that are bought, I think the country will take them of you. Pray raise honest, godly men, and I will have them of my regiment. As for your officers, I leave it as God shall or bath directed to choose, and rest, " Your loving friend, " August 2nd, 1643. " OLIVER CROMWELL." Among the many interesting episodes with which the editor has illustrated and enlivened this epistolary collection, one of the most attractive is the account of the siege of Lathom House, so ably defended by the Countess of Derby. " This siege of a valiant lady in her castle," says Mr. Bell, "excited universal sym pathy. It threw a solitary glow of personal interest upon a corner of the great war; it was like a scrap of old romance let into a framework of coarse, violent reality." After Lady Derby had exhausted every expedient for gaining time, and after she had indignantly rejected every proposition of surrender, Colonel Rigby, the commander of the besiegers, re solved to proceed to extremities; he collected a quan tity of powder and manufactured it into grenadoes, which he could fling upon the garrison as opportunity suited. We leave Mr. Bell to relate the stirring scenes which followed _ " Having got his in terials ready, he sent a furious message to Lady Derby, summoning her peremptorily to surrender. The heroine was standing amongst her soldiers when this message was delivered. Receiving the paper on which it was written from the hands of the envoy, she tore it up, and exclaimed that the proper reward for Rigby would be to be hanged at her gates. "Tell that insolent rebel,' she continued, 'he shall neither have p erson , goods, nor house; when our strength and provisions are spent, we shall find a fire more mer ciful than Rigby's, and then, if the providence of God prevent it not, my goods and house shall burn in his sight ; and myself, children, and soldiers, rather than fall into his hands, will seal our religion and loyalty in the same flame.' Apprehending, from the determined spirit of this answer, that Rigby would immediately open a fire upon the castle, her Ladyship, whose valour was quite equal to her eloquent expression of it, resolved to be beforehand with him; and, at four o'clock the next morning, her soldiers issued out of the eastern gate upon the desperate design of endeavouring to secure the ditch and rampart. It was a choice of deaths. The cry amongst them was, We must either kill or be killed.' The horror of the crisis inspired them with a courage and devotion beyond all ordinary calculation. There was one mortar-piece which had raked them piteously, and which they feared more than all the rest of the enemy's guns. From its dreadful mouth issued those flaming grenadoes which, tumbling in showers of fire upon the heads of the beleagured garrison, produced the most terrible results. The first thing they did was to make for the trench where this mortar-piece lay guarded by fifty soldiers. After a quarter of an hour's fighting, they won the sconce, gained the rampart, levelled the ditch, and drawing up the iron monster by ropes, dragged it into the house. Having accomplished their object, they looked down upon Rigby with scorn. It was a jubilee to witness the mad glee with which the poor soldiers danced round this fearful trophy when they had got it safely within doors, and saw it lying dumb and harmless at their feet. The historian of the siege says, Now (exulting over the mortar) neither ditches nor aught else troubled our soldiers; their grand terror, the mortar-piece, which bad frightened them from their meat and sleep, lying, like a dead lion, quietly among them; every one had his eye and his foot upon it, shout ing and rejoicing as merrily as they used to do with their ale and bagpipes. Indeed, every one had this estimation of the service, that the main work had been done, and that what was yet behind was a mere pastime.' " And they were right, for the siege was shortly after wards abandoned. The specimens we have given will be sufficient to show the interesting and im portant nature of this work. It is embellished with engraved portraits of the Earl of Essex, Lenthall, the Speaker of the house of Commons, Sir W. Waller, and a full-length representation of Oliver Cromwell, taken from a rare allegorical print by Faithorne, entitled " The emblem of England's distractions, as also of her attained and further expected freedom and happi ness, per H. M. 1658." This portrait, which has been beautifully engraved by Jos. Brown, represents the Protector in complete armour, crowned with laurel, holding in his right hand a drawn sword, bearing on its blade three crowns ; his left holds forth an open volume, we presume a Bible. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.--Last evening Mr. Staite again exhibited to the public generally , the unrivalled brilliance of the new light. His apparatus for this occasion was carried to the summit of one of the piers of Hungerford Suspension-bridge, that, namely, on the Middlesex shore, and thence he threw the radiance of his magnificent discovery now along the bridge to the mullitudes that watched from the Surrey shore the effects of the illumination, now upon the buildings which form Hungerford-market, and now upon the water front of Somerset-house, and upon Waterloo-bridge and the steamers passing up the river ; but wherever it lighted, the beam dazzled the beholder, whilst it discovered to those who controlled it the minute characteristics both of dress and of architecture. The power of the light, however, is well known, and to those who wish ocular demonstration, an opportunity will be afforded at the same place during the remainder of the week. But what is interesting to all who desire the progress of scientific discovery, and the application of it to the uses of society is, that Mr. Staite has been most successful in effecting and maint a i n i ng t h e relative a dj ustmen t o f the two points, or opp os i te poles, which occasion luminosity. This has bee n one grand des id era t um , which 1 we believe he has attain e d t h rough means o f t h e e l ec t r i c the current itself, so that it is self-acting, and by apparatus even more economical of mechanic contrivance than we last night had the opportunity of witnessing. His efforts are now turned towards making his discovery economi cally applicable, and they have hitherto been most suc cessful. It may be interesting to those who saw the brilliance of his light last night, collected as it was into one focus by a reflector th rown b eh i nd, to k now th a t th e power of:itis estimated at 750 candles. His apparatus constructed for domestic use gives a light equal to from eight to forty candles, with this singular advantage, that the blaze can be pr o d uced and reta i ne d un d er an airtight glass shade, so as to ignition. prevent the possibility of MURDEROUS ATTACIC UPON A MAIL GUARD. — Yesterday morning, about three o'clock, a most savage attack upon the guard of the mail-cart which is dis patched at midnight from Biggleswade to Ware was made by two men, about two miles from the town of Stevenage, in Hertfordshire. From the accounts of the occurrence which have reached the Post-office in St. Martin's-lc-Grand, it appears that, at this lonely point of the cross-road, Morris (the guard) observed two men rush up to th e cart, th e one to the head of the an i ma l he was driving, and the other to the body of the mail cart. In an instant he felt the reins torn from his hand, while the ruffian grasped his throat and dragged him out of the vehicle. In order to protect the letter bags with which he was en trusted, he made a desperate effort to f ree hi mse lf, so that he tents; but the villai ns , no doubt ant i c i pat i ng h might regain posse ss i on of the mail cart an d its, con is object, rushed upon him w i t h redoubled f ury , heat ing him unmercifully, and endeavouring to rob him; they tore open his pockets and rifled them, without, however, finding any booty. I n t h e meant i me t h e horse, finding himself at liberty, bolted, and rushing forward, could not be stopped until it had nearly reached Barnet, where the bags were found quit e sa f e . S o me parties irom a distance having witnessed the flight of the animal by the moonlight, and fancying that something was wrong, they went in search of the guard, who was found in a most disabled state near the spot where the attack was made, the robber s fi n di ng them se l ves foiled in their attempt, having previously made off: About four months ago an attack was made upon a mail-guard not far from the same spot, when the robbers obtained 14s. from the pockets of the party they attacked. Every exertion is being made by the authorities to trace the villains. inquestA FEMALE .-- MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A Y Yesterday Mr. Wakley, jun., heldoaUnN n Lord Hill, North Wharf-road, Paddington, on Margaret Fitzgerald, a dressmaker, aged 24. Mrs. Charlotte Gordon stated that deceased, who assisted her in the millinery business, left her residence, No. 17, North street, Lisson-grove, to visit some friends in Queen street, Edgeware-road, on Friday evening, She did not hear of her afterwards until the followi ng d ay, when she heard that she bad been killed near Maida-hill. Constable Moriarty, 191 was on duty at Maida-hill between eight and nine o clock on Saturday morning, when he observed a cab, with deceased in it, turning into Edgeware-road. She was disputing with the cab man about the fare. The latter complained th a t he was driving her about all the morning, a n d t h at she would neither pay him nor say where she li ve d . He then drove on, and in a few m inutes afterwards witness heard a scream, and looking towards Maida-hill saw deceased lying on the road, while the cab drove on. When he went up to deceased she was quite insen sible. He stopped the cab sid had h er remove d to Dr. Greenwood's. The driver 's badge was numbered 462, and his cab 2,248. Coloner—Where is the cab man? Southern, the summo ning officer--.I could not get his add r e ss , as the badge-office . was clo se d on S atur d ay and Monday. Dr. Stevenson sr!ttended deceased the moment she was picked up- She was insensible and speechless. She never rallied, and died at half-past three on Saturday afternoon. He examined the body after death. Inside and below the left knee and above and below the left ear there were wound s ; t h ere was a large fracture of the skull, which produced effusion of the blood on the brain, and that caused death. How those wounds were inflicted he could not say. After some discussion between the coroner, the jury, and th e friend s o f d ecease d, th e inquiry was adjourned to enable the police to produce the cabman. THE BRITANNIA. BRIDGE.—On or about the 20th of June is the period spoken of as a probable time when the floating of the tube may be expected to com e o ff. A party o f j ac k t ars f ro m the Sailors' Home, Liverpool, have reached the locality, and are barrack e d on t h e banks of th e M ena i, a nd these will be under the direc tion of Captain Claxton, to whom the arduous task of floating the tubes has been confided. The scientific world looks forward to this grand operation with much interest, not unmixed with anxiety, but yet with confi dence; and it is expected that numbers will personally satisfy themselves of the success of this certainly Her culean task.—North Wales Clworack. THURSDAY _EVENING-, MAY 31, RE VOLUTION IN TYPE-MAKINf t 4. When Guttenburg first discovered the art of oduc ing from on e pl ane a con ti nuous ser i es of impressions of any given work, the ad ven t o f a new era was p-focistim,d to the world. Instead of the laborious am', uncertain labours of the transcribers, there was substituted at once the easy, precise, and unerring operation of machinery. At first, as in the case of many other improvements— some of which might be instanced in our own day—the inventor himself had but limited ideas as to the nature and consequences of the new power he had created. The types from which Guttenburg and Faust originally pro duced those impressions of the Holy Scriptures, which, from their uniformity and regularity, gave rise to the accusation of sorcery and witchcraft, were something like the:"woodcuts of the present day. At a somewhat later period moveable types were substituto.d for these wooden blocks; but the art of manufacturing moveable types has remained almost stationary since its invention in the six teenth century. The defects of the present types need not be enumerated to practical printers—the fragility, softness, and rapid deteriortion which were felt in the days of Caxton, and the early printers, are felt still more in the present day in consequence of the use of steam -presses. There is not a single newspaper or b a:.1( office, in which large impressions are required, that does not feel the disadvantage of being obliged to use a type composed of an alloy fusible at a low tem perature. All the metals possessing this property being destitute of the hardness necessary for producing the number of impressions now required, the immense and almost incalculable impetus given to human progress by the invention of typography, and the consequent diffu sion of knowledge amongst all classes of society —even with the imperfect means we now possess —must make any improvements in this department a subj, et of the highest importance to every true friend of civilization. A machine, which promises to revolutionize the present system of typography, invented by M. Petit, after years of thought and careful experiment, was exhibited last Saturday, at the meeting of the Royal Society, and having elicited the highest approbation from the mem bers of that distinguished body, was yesterday opened to private view in Bartlett's buildings, Holborn. The object of the invention is to perfect, by means of self-acting ma chinery, printing type of a durability almost infinite. This is effected by the use of hard metals, copper being the material ultimately adopted by the inventor after many experiments. The new process of type-making, as shown by this invention, brings this most important and intellectual department of industry into harmony with the mechanical genius and improvements of the age. In stead of the old and complicated processes by which types were formerly founded, a strip of copper wire, upon a revolving wheel, passes through a series of wheels, levers, pulleys, and cranks, of the simplest description in reality, however complicated in words; the type is struck or " punched " at the same moment that its size is ma thematically determined; and after passing two other simple machines, is ready for use. By means of a small steam-engine applied to the type-making machine 60 per minute can be struck, or 36,000 per diem. The clearness and beauty of the impression produced by the types thus produced, must delight all connoisseurs. In the new process, instead of fusing the metals and pouring into moulds to give the necessary form, the inventor of the apyrotype machine effects this by a mechanical operation at ordinary temperatures, chiefly by means of powerful pressure and the use of steel dies and' matrices. The type thus produced possesses the utmost sharpness of out line and hardness, in consequence of the superiority of the metal employed, and the pressure to which it has been subjected. Of course, it is impossible, at present to say to what extent the new type will surpass that in use as regards durability; but the superiority of copper, even in its ordinary and compressed state, is admitted by practical printers to be greater than that of ordinary type, in the proportion of 100 to 1. The amount of pres sure which the copper undergoes in the apyrotype ma ehine must necessarily tend to increase this superiority. We do not propose entering into details respecting the beautiful applications of mechanical science observable in this invention of M. Petit. We can only say that after carefully inspecting the exquisitely constructed machi nery by which he proposes to effect the object in view, that we have no hesitation in placing it among the most valuable, most important, and most desirable inventions of this present inventing age. The type can be pro duced even cheaper than under the present system. In proportion as the founts decrease in size they rise in price. A decrease in weight, under the new system, will be accompanied by a diminution in cost; and when, ulti• mately, the sharpness and clearness of the type has been, by long use, deteriorated, the metal will retain an intrinsic value far above what the present composition of metals now used for printing types does in similar cases. We believe that M. Petit has, by his invention, bestowed a great benefit upon society, and brought type-making into harmony with the machinery by which impressions are now had from types.—Advertiser. SOCIETY OF ARTS. The sixteenth and last ordinary meeting of the Society of Arts for illustration, in the present or ninety-fifth session, was held yesterday evening at the Society's house, and was attended by an unusually large number of members and visitors. The minutes of the preceding meeting having been read and confirmed, and the usual routine business of balloting for members commenced, Mr. E. W. SIEMENS, of Berlin, explained the con struction and operation of an electric telegraph, pro ceeding upon an entirely new arrangement, the working of which, as evidenced by a very beautiful instrument, was satisfactory in the extreme. The galvanic current is made to traverse a coil of wire surrounding a horse shoe magnet in the usual way, between the poles of which is placed a steel bar, revolving upon a fixed pivot. The oscillations of the bar, when actuated by the moving force of magnetism generated by the circulation around the magnet of the galvanic current, are made to act upon a cogged wheel, which is liberated tooth by tooth. The resulting movement is adapted to the peculiar com bination of the instrument by means generally similar to those employed in other systems. There are, how ever, scme new arrangements introduced in this, which impart a property to the instrument pecu liar to itself, or at any rate distinguishing it from many. It is now clearly understood that in the vibrating needle of Wheatstone, the current does not cease to act with sufficient abruptness, and the result is that the needle continues to vibrate for a longer in terim than it ought, thereby vitiating the certainty of the indications. In Brett and Little's telegraph this source of error has been cut off, and the one yesterday brought before the society also claims to be tree from it. The mode in which this end has been attained is by causing the current to be wholly broken off by destroy ing the circuit, before the stroke of the bar is completed, which is performed by the action of the apparatus. The letters of the alphabet are arranged on keys round a circular dial-plate, and upon pressing any of them down the needle stops at the adjoining point on both instru ments. A telegraph on this principle has been in full work for the last two years soda half between Frankfort and Berlin, and between Cologne and Berlin, during which time the debates at Frankfort have constantly been published at Berlin by its instrumentality Mr. A. DUNN read a paper, and accompanied it by experiments, on the application of electricity to prevent the explosion of steam•engine boilers. The object of the a square betterinchindi cation on a scale, of the elasticity of steam in the boiler; and liexhibited that in temperature pounds dwsa pers that for that purpose it might be substituted with paper was than t p ressur e , o sow advantage, the temperature for each boiler to be deter mined by experiment& The thanks of the society were voted to the authors of both papers, and the session closed. THE SOUTH JUNCTION AND ALTRINCHAM RAIL WAY.—Mr. Brogden, the contractor for the permanent way of the Altrincham section of this line, having just completed his contract, there was an experimental trip over the line on Monday last. The train, which con sisted of three carriages —one occupied by the Stretford band of music, and the others by Mr. Kirkman, the secretary of the company, Mr. Hembero, the resident engineer, and Mr. Lycett, the solicitor, with several railway engineers and contracting friends of Mr. Brog den—left Castlefield at twelve o'clock, and arrived at Altrincham in half an hour. The party walked from the station there, preceded by the band of music, to the Unicorn Inn, Altrincham, where they partook of lunch. After visiting Rosthern, they returned to the inn to dine at tour o'clock, and came back to Manchester by train about ten o'clock. The line appeared to be in good order—the train running smoothly, and without exces sive oscillation. The parts of the works on the line not yet completed are in a state of forwardness, and the whole is expected to be ready for opening on the 2d of July.—Manchester Guardian. "'ST. PAUL ' S.—(From a Correspondent.)—The an niversary meeting of the charity schools is to be held on Thursday next, in St. Paul's Cathedral, under the management of the Society of Patrcns. The treasurers and committtec of that Society have determined that there shall not be any rehearsal on the previous Tues day, as heretofore. The reason assigned for this de termination is, the additional expense that a rehearsal occasions to the society; for we believe that it is not generally known that the whole of such expense is de frayed out of the Society's funds; while all the moneys collected at the doors of the cathedral on that day go into the pockets of the vergers. CUSTOMS DUTIES.—REVENUE PAYMENTS IN LIGHT GOLD.—The Commissioners have received a communi cation from Sir Charles Trevelyan, one of the Secre taries to the Treasury, stati ng t h at i n the case ofthe Post-office and the Department of Stamps and Taxes, the practice has been followed of allowing parties to pay light gold at the rate of nineteen shillings and ninepence for sovereigns, and nine shillings and tenpence for half sovereigns, the same being received by the Bank of Eng land after they are defaced, at the rate of 31. 175. 6d. per ounce in London, and 31. 17s. sd. per ounce at their branches; and that, in order to relieve the public from the inconvenience of having the defaced coin returned to them, the Lords of the Treasury are willing to au• thorise the extension of the same arrangements to the Customs department. Sir Charles Trevelyan was further directed by their Lordships to add, that it is es sential that the light coins so received should be imme diately defaced, in order to prevent their return into general circulation. The half- MARKET COMpAN • Yearly general meeting of the proprietor • s was held th° chair. The report yes terday, Martin St u t e l y, E s q., in of the directors stated, amo ng other matters, that th new Fish Market was completed and occupied, presenting a most attractive appearance, and by the accommodation afforded to the public calcula ted to improve the trade of the tnarket. The rep ort was received and adopted. The retiring directors were_ re-elected; and after pass ing a vote of tha nks to thechairman and directors, the meeting separa ted with evident feelings of satisfac tion at the manner in which the affairs of the company were conducted. The Spanish expedition, destined for intervention i n Italy, embarked at Barcelona on the 23d. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAY ILLS IN PARLIAMENT. The following is a list of such Railway Bills (twenty in Lumber) as have passed through the Select Com mittees of the House up to the present period: — Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (Abandonment of part of Line, and Extension to London and North- Western). CaledOnian (Lease or Purchase of Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston, and of Wishaw and Colin , as). Chester and Holyhead (Increase of Capital). Cockermouth and Workington (Branches). East Anglian (Extension of time for making Ely and Huntingdon). Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Wilsontown, Morning side, and Coltness amalgamation. Edinburgh and Northern (Dunfermline Branch and Deviations). Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, and Ardrossan Harbour Acts Amendment. Lancashire and Yorkshire and London and North- Western (Transfer of interest in Preston and Wyre Harbour). Lancaster and Preston (Junction with East Lan cashire). Leeds and Thirsic (power to guarantee interest on shares). London and Blackwall (Amendment and extension of time). London and South-Western (extension of time for making Basingstoke and Salisbury and Farnham and Alton lines). Newcastle and Carlisle (Alteration of and Branch from Alston Branch). Shrewsbury and Chester (Branches and power to subscribe to Shrewsbury and Hereford). Stockton and Darlington (Alterations, &:e.). Windsor, Staines. and South-Western (Richmond to Windsor Extension). York and North Midland (Deviations and Aban donments). York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Barmoor and Aln mouth New Branches), and Lease and Amalgamation of Maryport and Carlisle and Newcastle and Carlisle Railways. The following measures, nine in number, and chiefly for " amalgamations," have been " withdrawn" since their introduction into Parliament:— Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (Power to Sell to London and North-Western). Caledonian (Lease of Dundee and Perth and Scottish Midland Lines). Eastern Counties and Newmarket Amalgamation. Edinburgh and Northern (B and C Bills). Great Indian Peninsular. North Staffordshire (Amendment of Acts). Reading, Guildford, and Reigate (Branch to London and South-Western). South-Eastern (Removal of Restriction to Opening Tunbridge and Hastings Lines). Stockton and Darlington (Amalgamation with York, Newcastle, and Berwick). The Royal Assent has been given to two, namely— EdinWgh and Northern (Additional Capital and Amendment of Acts). North-Western (Extension of Lancaster Branch, Abandonnt ent of Williamsland Branch, and Extension of Time for Purchase of Land and Construction of Works). DEPARTURES and ALTERATIONS in the FOREIGN and COLONIAL MAILS for JUNE. The following are the dates on which the Foreign and Colonial Mails will be made up at the General Post office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, during the month of June, and when the return packets will be due at Southamp ton, Liverpool, and Falmouth:— British North America and the United States, on the evening of the Ist (to-morrow), to be forwarded by the Cambria steamer, via Liverpool, Halifax, and New York; on the evening of the Bth to Boston, by the America; on the evening of the 15th, by the Hibernia, to New York; on the evening of the 22d, by the Caledonia, to Boston; and the evening of the 29th, by the Niagara steamer, to New York. Next packets due on the 6th from Boston, 14th from New York, 20th from Boston, and 28th from New York, at Liverpool. West Indies, &c.—To the British and Foreign Colo nies in the West Indies (except Honduras, Nassau, Ber muda, and the Havannah), Venezuela, and Jacmel on the morning of Saturday the 2d, by the Great Western steamer, via Southampton, and evening of the 16th; Bermuda, Nassau, New Orleans, Mexico, Honduras, and Havannah on the morning of the 2d only. Madeira, Grey Town (San Juan de Nicaragua), New Grenada, Chili, and Peru, on the evening of the 16th only. Next packets due on the 7th arid 22d at Southampton. Madeira, Brazil, and Buenos Ayres on the evening of the 4th by her Majesty's brig Swift, via Falmouth. Next packets due her Majesty's brig Express (over due), and her Majesty's brig Crane on the 25th at Falmouth. The Mediterranean, Malta, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, Hong-Kong, and China, on the evenings of the 7th and 25th by the fortnightly overland closed mail, via Marseilles. Due on the 3d and 23d, via France. _ _ Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, Mauritius, India, &c., on the morning of the 20th, by the Oriental Steam Company's packet, via Southampton, dug on the 23th at Southampton. Peninsular, &c., Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Madeira, via Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, on the mor n i ngs o f the 7th, 18th, and 27th, by the Peninsular steam packets, via Southampton; due on the sth, 15th, and 25th at Southampton. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Van Diemen's Laud, and New Zealand, by ship letter bags, as the vessels may sail from Gravesend and other ports. N.B . —Newspapers must all be pre-paid Id. to these colonies. France, and countries through France, twice daily (morning and evening, except Sundays), by steam packets, via Dover and Calais; due daily. Belgium, and countries through Belgium (llamburgh, Prussia, Russia, Turkey, Moldavia, Wallachia, &c.) daily, in the evening (except Sunday), via Dover and Ostend; due daily. Holland, &c.—Wednesday and Saturday mornings; due Mondays and Thursdays. Han3burgh, &c.—Tuesday and Friday evenings; due Tuesdays and Saturdays; by the General Steam Naviga tion Company's packets, via the Thames. Mails will be made up for Madeira, the Cape de Verde Islands, Portendic, Sierra Leone, and the Island of Ascension, on the evening of the 4th, to be forwarded by her Majesty's steam sloop Reynard, appointed to sail from Dcvonport on the morning of the sth of June. Newspapers to Madeira, &c. 2d; sierra Leone and Accen sion free. COME, 1849. E. Presteign l9 Bibury 2O Stockbridge 2l Newcastle Winchester 2B Salisbury 2B Lancaster Goodwood Ludlow ITST. DIIIER. RACES TO Ilungerford 1 Ascot Hampton l3 Beverley, Hull, & E. R l3 New ton Knighton l5 Carlisle Newmarket 3 Liverpool ll Oxford lB AUG Brighton Ripon Chelmsford.,.. Derby Lincoln Wolverhampton Canterbury l6 SEPTE' Warwick 4 Lichfield Weymouth Doncaster Leicester l9 Huntingdon 2l York Great Yarmouth 2B Radcliffe Egham 29 Lothians Club 3O Bedford Manchestor 2O Newmarket First Oct 25 Wrexham Walsall Newmarket Sec. 0ct.... 8 Newmarket Houghton.. 22 1:1E/t. 1 Worcester NOVEMBER. Yorkshire Union Hunt 5 IRISH RACES TO COME, 1849. Carragh June 26 I Curragh Sept. 4 The Heath July 3 Curragh Oct. 16 Down Corporation July 24 FESTIVITIES AT THE TURKISH EMBASSY.—His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador gave a grand di plomatic entertainment last evening at the residence of the embassy in Bryanston-square. The following Mi nisters honoured his Excellency with their company on the occasion Excellency Baron Brunnow, his Ex cellency General Prince Castelcicala, his Excellency Count Colloredo, his Excellency Mr. George Bancroft, his Excellency Baron do Cetto, his Excellency M. Van de Weyer, his Excellency Monsieur le Commandeur Marques de Lisboa, his Excellency Count de Reventlow, his Excellency Count Kielmansegge, his Excellency Count Schimmelpenninck, his Excellency Viscount de Moncorvo, his Excellency Chevalier Bunsen, his Excel lency Baron Rehausen, his Excellency M. J. J. Osma, Colonel Sir Edward Cust, and M. De Berg, First Secre tary,, of the Russian L ega ti on . Th e banquet wag .t the most superb description. Later in the evening. his Ex cellency gave a grand ball, which was honoured witharistocracy and the presence of nearly 600 members of the fashionable world. the truth or falsehood of the statement of conester d re- THE CoNDE DE MONTEMOLIN.—With referencea article which appeared in the Ti to Times giving any molin, we abstain at this momen t specting the intended marriage ofmthtse de Monte that the Hey-street yesterday fUroomnYde Prince left his houseg in Marley-street and had not returned at a opinion. B u t w e are in a position t o state morn ing, at half-p e of the rumoured allian ce , have the slightest knowledge midnight; andasttheaiihntonoe'colf his advisers now in London ck, or of the present residen ce of the rince.—Morning Post. OF A THIEF.— S I NGULAR DEATH About half past one o'clock this morning a man, whose name is unknown, entered the first floor of the house occupied by Mr. Jenkins, No. 4, Nassau-street, Soho, by climbing up the water-spout. Mr. Jenkins, who was in bed in the ad joining room, was awakened by hearing the thief pack ing up some silver plate, and on entering the room where the thief was, the latter jumped from the window, with the intention of escaping by the projection over the door. Unfortunately, he missed his footing, and fell with great force on to the area railings, where he was completely impaled. He, however, managed to extricate himself, and ran as far as Hay's-court, where he was taken by police-constable M'Bean, 182 C, who, observing blood flowing from the man's person, conveyed him to the Charing-cross Hospital, where he died in about an hour after his admittance. Sir William and Lady Tuyll and the Baroness Von. Carpellan, were among the passengers that left Blackwell yesterday morning, by the General Steam Navigation Company's mail steam-ship Ocean, for Rot terdam. vAti N 110 VA L NAVAL SCHOOL. The anniversary festival of this institution was held yesterday at the London Tavern, the Lord Mayor in the chair. A very large party sat down to $ most excellent dinner shortly after six o'clock. Among the company present we observed the Earl Wal degrave, the Marquis of Thomond, Lord Byron, Admiral Sir J. Ommanney, Admiral Bowles, Ad- miral Sir C. Midcolm, Captain Aldridge, Captain Sweny, Captain Milne, Sir %V. Symonds. S. B. Carr, Esq., J. Wilson, Esq., P. Legb, Esq., IL Mandeville, Esq., the Rev. Dr. Mortimer, the Rev. J. Chambers, head master of the school, &c. The LORD MAYOR, who made a very forcible appeal in behalf of the school, observed that he should be happy to present a donation to its funds, but desiring to stimulate in a right direction the energies of the youth ful mind, he hoped the council would allow him to give a silver medal to commemorate the honour conferred upon him in his being selected for the president of this year's festival. The proposal was most warmly wel comed. From the report of the scciety, which was dis tributed to the company present, it appeared that the c)uneil had been enabled to carry on the school during the past year without encroaching upon the invested capital; and that, by the observance of the strictest economy, the expenditure had been brought Within the receipts. The expenditure had been consi derably diminished, but, on the other hand, the receipts had also proportionately decreased, the balance at the end of last year being 1901. Bs. sd. A very handsome subscription-list was announced in the course of the evening exceeding 5001., in addition to her Majesty's contribution of 1001 The list included the names of the Marquis of Tho mond, Lieutenant-Culouel Petit, 521. 10s.; Earl Howe, 101.; the Rev. Lord De Saumarez, 5/; Admiral Sir C. Ogle, 101.; Admiral Sir G. Seymour, 101.; Ad miral Lysaght, 21. ; Admiral Bowles, 51 ; C a pt a i n Si r B. Walker, 51.; the Lord Mayor, 251; Rev. J. H. Fisk, 00/. 101.; the Master of the Temple, 51.; Mr. Neill Mal colm (tour nomination debentures), 100/. Some of the smaller contributions elicited much applause, owing to the impression that they came from men whose love for the serviee induced them to be frugal in order to render this aid ; one officer sent a day's pay." Several gentlemen rose when the health of " the former pupils" was drunk;' and it was said that three of these gentlemen had taken first-class honours at Cam bridge, and a fourth had taken honours at Oxford ; two pupils of the school also passed out first this year in the examination for marine cadetships, and another took the first mathematical scholarship in King's Col lege, London. As may be supposed, on such an occa sion, in the heart of the City, and with the Lord Mayor in the chair, due place was given among the toasts to " The Corporation of London ;" and Sir C. Malcolm, in calling on Mr. Wood, the chairman of the finance committee, to speak to the toast, expressed his hope that the school would some day be laid under particular obligations to him in his official capacity. The business of the evening was enlivened by the vocal performances of Miss Thornton, who, by the very admirable manner in which she sang one of her sonrs. " The Cavalier," elicited the grea t es t applause; Miss Henderson, and Messrs. Jolly, Machin, and Young. The whole entertainment was well conducted. Mr. Higgs, as toastmaster, was attentive and efficient. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The second grand morning concert took place yes terday. The theatre was crowded; indeed, vast numbers could not find accommodation in the pit. The programme principally consisted of pieces from the popular lyrical works, which were admirably rendered by the chief members of the Royal Italian company. Grisi, Angri, Catherine Hayes, Dorus Gras, Corbari, and De Merle sang their favourite pieces, assisted by Mario, Sims Reeves, Tamburini, &c. "Ah fuggi," the duet from La Farorita, sung by Grisi and Mario, was encored. Madame Mac farren made her first appearance here since her return from America. Her rich contralto voice and admi rable method were heard to singular advantage in a scena and aria of Mozart's, " Mia Spe ranza adorata." The improvement in Madame Macfarren is quite extraordinary, and we feel that ere long she will become one of our most exalted vocalists. Her dramatic appreciation and marked style will render her a great acquisition to the lyrical stage. M. Dreyschock, the celebrated pianist, per formed a concerto of his own composition with ex ceeding brilliancy. He was greatly applauded. Signor Bottesini, the celebrated contra-bassist, performed Paganini's " Carnaval de Venise," with all its mar vellous passages, with as much finish and dexterity as though the huge instrument were as easy of compass as a violin. lie was enthusiastically applauded The Hungarian Singers sung Weber's " Les Chasseurs de Lutzow," with the echo, and Mendelssohn's " L'Adieu de Chasseur," with admirable ensemble. The " Wed ding March," from A Midsummer Night's Dream, superbly played, was redemanded. FRENCH OPERA. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Auber's comic opera, La part du Diable, was re• presented for the first time last night, the performance being for the benefit of M. Couderc, the principal tenor of the season. The plot of this opera is well known to English playgoers by the version produced some time since at the Haymarket Theatre, under the title of The Little Devil. Much of the music was, however, omitted. Several airs, distinguished by light and brilliant melody, so characteristic of the composer, occur in the course of the opera. Two of these ap pertained to the part of Carlo Brosehi—the "Qu'evez vous Comtesse," and " Reviens ma noble protectrice —and were admirably sung by Mdlle. Charton. The quartette, " Jour fatal," was also effectively rendered, and obtained much applause. Mdlle. Guichard, as the sister Casilda, performed her secondary part with much piquancy; and M. Couderc himself, who had throughout exhibited his usual energy and cor rectness as actor and vocalist, was called before the curtain at the close to receive with Mdlle. Charton, the acknowledgments of a crowded and fashionable audience. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, who had only arrived from the Isle of Wight in the course of yesterday afternoon, honoured the performance with their presence. QUEEN'S CONCERT ROOMS, HANOVER-IQUARE.-. Mdlle. Coulon, a pupil of M. Thalberg, gave her annual morning concert at these rooms yesterday, assisted by Mdlls. Nissen, Nau, and Graumann, Miss Ransford, ilerrs Brandt and Dameke, Signor Ciabatta, Messrs. Deichmann, Rousselot, Demeur, Lazarus, and Baumann. The programme comprised a varied and well-chosen selection of music, both vocal and instrumental. Mdlle. Coulon was very successful in her pianoforte perform ance of Thalberg's grand fantasia from Masaniello, and in her share in Rousselot's new quintett, composed ex pressly for this concert, for pianoforte, violin, violoncello, clarionet, and bassoon; and also in Beethoven's grand soaata in C minor. The concert was numerously and fashionably attended. WILLIS'S ROOMS. - Madame and Herr Goffrie gave a concert at these rooms last evening, comprising a judicious selection from the works of Haydn, Mendels sohn, Rossini, Mozart, and Donizetti. Madame Goffrio performed brilliantly a capriccio of Mendelssohn's, a fantasia of Thalberg s on airs from Masartiello, and a galopade bravura. Madame Annette le Brun, from the Theatre San Carlo, Naples, made her first appearance in this country, and sang a French translation of '• Des Madehens Klage," and the drinking song from Lucrezia Borgia. Miss Messent was encored in " the Maiden Gay," and Herr Ernst had to repeat a very finely exe cuted solo. HUMANE AND INTREPID ACT.—The following courageous and humane act occurred yesterday in Hyde Park at about three P.M. A female bad plunged into the Serpentine River unperceived by any other person than Mr. Alfred Williams, a brother of the superin tendent of the Royal Humane Society's receiving-house, who happened to have just landed from a sailing boat, and who immediately ran to the spot, pulled off his coat, and swam towards her, but she instantly grasped his arm and almost prevented his saving her by her struggles and clinging to him. He, however, being a pod swimmer, disengaged himself, and supported her by the hair until a boat came and took her to the receiving house, where she was put into a warm bath, and attended by Mr. Woolley, medical assistant to the society. We understand this is the second instance of Mr. Williams having by similar means saved an individual from drowning. THE RIGA TRADE.—The brig Southesk, Greig, that of tan arrived here on Wednesday from Riga, after beingseae season. the firsthe difficulties a r iv a l in this a experienced pa country s a from ag e at e port t n he dy at days, e e. T Biga in:dispatching vessels had not diminished at the Southesk sailed. From the great influx of ves selst' to that port in the spring, labour is always scarce and high. The Russian Government, however, having seized on the young men this year to recruit her im mense armies, the scarcity of labour will be severely felt by the shipping, from the high charges and imperfect stowage of the cargoes.—Montrose Review. COACH ACCIDENT.—NARROW ESCAPE OF LORD COMPTON.—The Cork Examiner says," The front axle of the day coach between Cork and Tralee, via Mallow, broke, near Bantyre, about eight miles from Mallow, on Thursday last, when the fore part of the coach came to the ground with such force that it capsized, and the passengers (twelve in number) with the coachman, were thrown off with great violence in different directions. Happily the passengers (among whom was Lord Comp ton, a young nobleman, on his way from Killarney) did net sustain any very great injury. His Lordship and two other gentlemen were the most severely, but not dangerously injured. An express was sent into Mallow for a coach and horses, which arrived in a couple of hours, and brought the passengers into Mallow, where Lord Compton and the other gentlemen injured remain under care of doctors. They will, however, be suffi ciently recovered in a few days to enable them to pro ceed. The wheel horse were dreadfully mutilated, and are now rendered useless." ROYAT ARTILLERY.—Three gunners have been dismissed from the Royal Artillery this week as un• worthy to be allowed to remain in the service—two of them owing to being habitual drunkards, and one, named Patrick Lougbray, of Captain Hamilton's company, Bth battalion, for maiming and rendering himself unfit for service, by discharging a loaded carbine at his head when on the station at Malta. The latter was sent home in the Apollo for the purpose of being dismissed the service. None of these men will receive any pension, as a warning to others, the authorities having resolved on discharging the irreclaimable without any remuneration for past services when they forfeit them by subsequent bad conduct.