The Sun. — London, England, 1849-06-18 00:00:00

ROYAL GENERAL ANNUITY SOCIETY. PATRON—The QUEEN. Olt _ v , • FAN CY SALE, in the capacious and splendid New Room, 10;'' nazaar, 58,'Baker-street, in AID of the FUNDS, on the 19th. , and 21st of JUNE. This magnificent apirtnaent, c nsiderahly lor than the Guildhall of London, will be for the first time opened e public on 'he above occasion, under the patronage of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT. Her Royaillighness the Duchess of GLOUCESTER. .., Her Royal Highness the Duchess ofCAMBRIDGE. Duchess of Leeds The Viscountess Sidney D uchess of Bedford The Viscountess Co mbermere 1 11 :.?uchess of Marlborough The Vis .ount ss Seaham thaAlchess of Argyll • The Viscountess Forbes The Duchess of Montrose "(he Viscountess Drunslanrig M archioness of Drogheda The Viscountess Strathallan 1 Marchioness Of Tw eddale The Viscountess Dillon h ' Mar ch df Londonderry The Viscountes Palmerston T h e Marchioness of Westmeath The Viscountess Dungannon . larchioness of Sligo The Viscountess Campdon T h ' Marchion es s of Breadalbane The Viscountess Milton I The , 341 trchioness of Ormonde The Viscount ess Villiers ~o untess of March The Viscountess Jocelyn Th' M archioness of Blandford The Viscountess Stopford T h ' N! archioness of Donegall The Lady Louisa Cator L ady Charlotte Denison The Lady Charlotte Lyster n 'adY Georgialla Cholmeley The Lady Thefesa Lewis t " , f , Ord, k •auntess of Shrewsbury, Wa- The Lady Frances Hope The Countess and Wexford The Lady Lrford , -ountess of Ab ngdon The Lady Fanny Howard ntess of Morley The Lady Aylmer Ti;! Countess o f Pomfret The Lady llarriet Clive ee C ountes3 of Clarendon The Lady Caroline Lane Fox h , C ountess of. Abergavenny Thh Lady Charlotte Lindsay T iie v`ounte Talbot The Lady Dalmeny The n C ountess (D.) of Desat - t The Lady Caroline Bathurst , ountess of Desart The Lady Harriett Ramsden Ti' t : Countess cf Antrim The Lady Elizabeth Belted th:ountess Mativers The Lady Haddo Ti; _ o untess Grey The Lady Ashley ThZ vo untess of Harrowby " The Lady Lister Kaye 11,Countess of Huntingdon The Lab , Caroline*Lascelles e Countess of Veralam The Lady Beaumont Thy P, °Wager Countess Somers The Lady Feversham Tho.onntess of Stradbroke The ad Stanley T 6 countess of Lichfield The L a-i y Robert Grosvenor Th:Countess of Effingham The Lady Selsey ,:ountess of Mahnesbary The Lady Garvagh The `' e ,ountess of Dude The Dowager Lady Abinger ' ,o Untess of Newburgh The Lady Milford I), o untess of Hopetoun The Hon. so"rs. Ives Countess of Portarlington rho Hon. 31rs. Cochrane The Countess of Annesley The Hon. Mrs. Abbott The , e ountess of Belmore The Hon. Mrs. George Anso n The ',., ° untess of Llstowel The Hon. Mrs. Beaumo nt 1,6 C ountess of Glengall The Hon. Miss Vernon Th: Co untess of Shannon The Lady Strange 1; Countess of Shelburne The Lady Foulis he l'adY ad Blanche Balfour The Lady Beecher Th; Y Anne Baird The Lady Anne Beckett y ' radY Eliz. Hops Vere ' The Lady Cowper th i ' 4,l Y Charlotte Egerton The Lady Macnaghten Th e e Eliz ibeth Lascelles, The Lady Astley 'MY Rosa Greville The Lady Rodd ozseleeiion of vaTua'e T'aintings, the gts of various artists, will 4 4 attractive feature of this elegant sa if le. ttiC„ e Committee very respectfully return thanks to the kind con the ;,!;° l l who have already sent in their gifts, and earnestly solicit th, i flenis of the charity to be as early as possible in forwarding The Presents, that all things May be.properly arranged. realized value of contributions will be allowed to %he donors 2tes at toe Society's next election. sxh.LoXtensive collection of the choicest Flowers and Plants will be &uted the sale. 44, Musical arrandements will be of the highest order. ission on the first day 2s. 6d., and on the second and third kie,_ 4 . each. ChiLlren-under twelve years of age Is. the first day, ~,,4alf-pf ice on the second and third days. rooms will be opened to the public at twelve o'clock each ay, e sind close at eight. ktr e alli ages will set down in King-street, and take up in Bakar . et. 'Plekei.s may he had at the Society's offices; at 58, Baker-street; • Clark's, Moorgate-street ; and at the principal music-shops. kelet STEPHEN J. ALDRICII, Secretary. Y s Offices, 18A, Basinghall-street, June 11, 1849, EAST INDIA HOUSE, JUNE 13, 1849. lIIIE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST That INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice— ti att.. Proprietor of East India Stock has given notice that a t the General Court of the said Company, appointed to b.: held he it r house in Leadenhall-street on WEDNESDAY, the 20th inst., sUbmit the following motions, viz. : As , n 'nat the Court of Directors be requested to take such measures ina,4 3 ; he necessary to instruct the Local Government of India to th e n the articles of war for the native army a clause conveying Teco r a a ni n Privilege to the native army - , of demanding copies of the °C as is now enjoyed by the Eurcr.ean soldiery under the articles 'Tamed by the British Legislature, 4th October, 1848. to,„ at the Court of Directora lay before . the Court of I:roprie- Ark, at ..Droceedings of the general court-martial held on Shtuk , All, a Itif an ,'..n l the 11 coMpany 'of the 30th Regiment of Madras Native topy, t `' f Y, held at Vellore on the Bth November, 1842, together with Ari se ,the judgment of the Marquis of Tweeddale, releasing ihe ,qlty. a ,7 ter the offenc on the ground that he had been permitt ed to return to his e. itt n „: Th at the ord e r o f Lord Gough, the Commander -i n - Chie f of the tcoli r e ° r India, passed under date 13th March , 1844, wi th the case et ed with it, be placed before the Cour t of Proprietors." JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. GUILDHALL, JUNE 16, 1849. COMMITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S ‘oh MEET at GUILDHALL on WEDNESDAY the for C L ll ,,,ne instant, at One o'clock precisely, to receive TENDERS 1 . 8 49 T,ING on LEASES, for twenty-one years from Midsummer, ; 1 1,...4:::t. u 5e , No. 14, on the no• th side of Broad-street-buf dings ; 28, on the south side of Broad - street -buildings ; and Al s o " 38, tin the south side of Upper Thames-street ; and a Al so " 'fo••ss, on the north side of Skinner-street, Snowhill. Ye so „ 1 .0 receive TENDERS for LETTING on . LEASE, for 1836 tille,„ l ..e,s B three days ), from Midsummer, 1849, a House, No. 9, Ar- Fu' rt i l acei City-road. ibtai 4 _," Particulars and plans may be seen, and forms of tender v., at the Office of Works, Guildhall. THOMAS SAUNDERS, Comptroller riTROPOLITAN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Th e No . 3, Princes-street, Bank. 'Ale on the hereby give notice to Mem bers whose Premium; fall Lue sth of July next, that the same must be PAYABLE Thirty days from that date. the 4111 rereiums are paid Yearly, Half-yearly, or Quarterly, on Zilhor of January , sth of April, sth of July, and sth of October, J'ar bc. w hich sevral days constitutes the commencement of the eiety as ', T ellibers. Persons, therefore, desirous of entering the So their A leniters'on the sth of July next, should appear or lodge ThC°Posals at the office on or before that day. it i Society, for Mutual and General Assurance , appr o p riates all ITh o Pie e .lt , s to th e b ene fi t o f par ti es assuring their own lives for the F or of life as Members of the Society. ebit h ue Yearrending, the 4th of April, 1850, an abatement of 51 per 4 t4 re , a , been declar4d on the Premiums of all Members of Five standing and upwards. RICHARD HEATHFIELD, Superintendent. ...„,..2es-sh set, Bank, June 9, 1849. kETRopoLiTAN COUNTIES AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 11 REG ENT-STR EE T , WATERLOO-PLACE. LONDON. ,jo t , Incorporteed rursuant to Act o Parham nt. , 11) Tria , ASSURANCES to meet every contingency ; a l so " nnuit'es, T h '"late and deferred. Payment of fixed incase to th ) Assur d at any specified age, or C, , lr Representatives f death before that age. T teuit given for half the premiums for the first five years. toa„ +.48 g fourths of the Prc. by i fl nstalments. ts div:ded amongst the assured, and C,, ee ranted, repayable IIowMENTS, given to each child of a marriage a certain sum k:tining the age of 21, and also the return of the whole of the tYd for the same at a given period. lo s. ' re iLWA.Y TRAVELLERS assured, by ONE single payment of k m ! . 'VerY 1001. L'o /ii ,jeal Referees remunerated for their reports, and the usual p r ' os i ssion allowed on the introduction of business. _,p?ctuses, with the rates, the Animal Report of the Society, 144141Coformation, may be obtained at the pftice, or of the Agents e 17. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, 3lnnager. -•------- - I it i 4 TIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Th e .?allal .£OO,OOO. Empowered by Act of Parliament. amp e rroprt.eading features of the Society are guaranteee of an 1 Ili t art Capital. „!)do_etrate Rates of Premiums. uillrds Premium Loaned to the Assured. 4" a l i al Division of Profits. •)ti „ th 2 Prernium may remain as a Loan for Five Years,. afic k j'''tva Travelling Leave granted, without extra Premium. 11.11erate extra Premium for Residence in Tropical Climates. 65 ce e Pe last Aual Bonus to the Assured var toied from 27 (accordinnng to age) on the Premiums paid. araples of Bonuses already Declared, and Options. . 'C -. 'R A nnual Policy Bonus in Perma- Sum the A se Bonus nent Be- Assured g P r re- taken in duction of may her addition ° lnuit- out in t° S im Cash. Annual row on 4 -. , , Assured. -...... Premium. Policy. £ s. d.! £ it. cl! £ s. d. £ s. d. r 1837 276 14 31i8 14 3 21 7 2 593 6 8 CO 4 I 1834 251 18 10 115 14 8 18 12 8543 17 9 1 •000 . 1 1839 226 6 0 102 15 116 2 9 1 494 810 ". S. d. ;840 178 0 082 14 212 14 111445 0 0 74 3 4 1841 174 - 0 078 3 412 3 0 395 11 1 1842 147 4 2 51 , 10 10 2 4 346 2 3 1843 99 18 4 41 8 4 615 11 296 13 4 ..........._ 1844 62 6 8 27 13 4 4 4 0.247 4 5 Or l'lt ah 8 1 3 e4 -- -1 Of 4,44 t uses. with tables of rates, &c., may be had at the office, ,ts branches in the country ; or, on application. will be for , 4st free. W. S. B. WOOLHOITSE, Actuary. SEA) FIRE, LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE ; United with the T , PORT OF -LONDON ASSURANCE COMPANY. Adir,i''' °l- Porated pursuant to Act of Parliament, April 22, 1847. tted to Ld's b Vote of e Committee, ebJanuary 15; ll garnat l e oy d pursuant y to Ree, the Fna , mutio dated February 5, 1849 1848.. Offices : 31, CORNIIILL, LONDON. to with Powers of Extension reserved to the Proprietors under the 16th Clause of the FXIOO,OOO Ta Deed of Settlement), -mares of Twenty Shillings each, all pa'd ; affording the security Of a large actual paid-up Capital, constantly augmenting. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES. JlM—Limited risks in and upon vessels of the first class at I ftoyd s. .—Reduced premiums on build in g s erected in conformit y with tl ltt c. 84, proportioned to the diminu ie Iluilding Act, 7 and 8 Vic. , 1,41.11 _Thy secured by the provisions of that statute. unmixed mutual system in its purest form—whole profits being divided among the Assured, without the entailment 2t . k / tY risk, The operation of this department also extending to t o i !AY ACCIDENT COMPENSATION, at moderate Pre falcrAus tro ‘ , A ZTEE for assuri n g the fidelity of persons in situations of and confidence on the An nual Payment of a stipulated rate Per Cent., either in connex ion with Life Assurance, or distinct Fotefro 1 11. treitee,, .a,f APPlica' ion for Provincial Agcies in those towns of the u tt ngdom where none have been al re ady appointed may be *b ried from the Head Mice as above. Lo t o AUG. COLL INGRIDGE, Managing Dire ctor. L ~ d O June 9, 1849. 14 A W LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, Noti ce Fleet - street , London, June 9, 1849. hereby given, that in confo rmit y with the provisio n s of th e b. held e l eu of Settlement, a General Meeting of the Proprietors will be 23, it, the Society's Office, Fleet-street, London, on SATURDAY, the to ele of June instant, at Half-past Eleven o'clsck in the Forenoon, em ce e , lire irectors and Two Aud, when those who go out of rotation will be proposed for itors teclection ; and also for ge- Dur Poses. By order of the Directors, WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary Business will commence at Twelve o'clock precisely. A Nvoi one half the world are desolately single, and the other sense them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a O klst right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes ern _sn the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plet. • a p t 0 and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un • _ rest s ,. i mrry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, 'r ul l broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness 2 o cial Content. The dowry shpuld not be the only marriage set betHonour andjustice demand that health should form au item c ompact ;it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes er g ect w eun d more sorely t h an poverty or misfortune. Reader, if thes e surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little On Single and Married Life, " cub. in 2 vols., Is. each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered by mieinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, tut er the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom hey are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on he above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other little publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, by post le. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " new to be nappy." They are not merely pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's ifs who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servance of the maxims he would inculcate—te do unto others as he would be done mite—to live after nature's laws—and to keep always O n the " sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvelho, 147, Fleet.street • Mann. 39 , , cornhin ; Nelson, 457, West Strand; or direct (by posi or other dl from the anther (who may be conferred with personally, Bo w°llll2lll end. 0 1 704100), 10, Argyll-0,40 Recant-street; and all Aglaia. _.•__ ... , • ... . it,;i‘ .\--:: ° 7 : ?; f? ,n:7". kk. 11 - 7 . 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" I ) .1 11' ti ,t. 644 -kg,.--,...id_t.i1izgrh.,,,,,....,,v,,,,,,e,,„,,01-1...... N°.17,700.1 LONDON,. MONDAY L ES IT riAT Gu, -.4 7 JUNE 18, 1849. ( RAND NATIONAL FETE In LORD DOLLAND'S PARK, YELL GWYNNE TAVERN and CHOP HOUSE, Ball Inn-court, Strand, for Luncheons, Dinners, ind Suppers, Three Doors East of the Adelphi Theatre, and opposite Warn street. On WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY next, Under the immediate Direction of the SCOTTISH SOCIETY of LONDON. Competition In archery, and for the Championship in the Scottish National Games of running, leaping, throwing the hammer, puttim the stone, tossing the caber, broad-sword play, sword dance, strath speys, reels, performance on the Great highland Bagpipe, &c., &c. The Nobility and Gentry in the country are respectfully inform,: that it is quite impossible for the Secretary to an,wer the numerous letters he has received on the subject of Stand Tickets, the Commit. tee have, however, in order to meet their wishes, giveriinstructions to the builder to increre,.: the Stand, so as to accommalate fifteen hundred persons ; the extra Tickets will, therefore, he on sale until Two o'clock on Tuesday, if not disposed of before that time. Vouchers for the GRAND STAND can be had only of the Patrons and Honorary Directors, a list of whom may be obtained at the mu sicsellers. Grand Stand Tickets. One Guinea each; and Tickets for the Wings of the Grand Stand, Half-a-Guinea each, may be retained as passports to any part of the field, and also for re-admission on the second day of the Fete. Tickets for any part of the Field, with re-admission on the second day, ss. each, or 15s. for a party of tour (if applied for on er before Tuesday, the 19th), may be had at the Libraries, and of the principal Musicsellers, where also may be had Tickets for the Wings of the Grand Stand until Two o'clock on Tuesday, after that day the Tickets for the Field will be 7s. 6d. instead of ss. • One Ticket of any class will admit two children tinder twelve years of age. For the better accommodation of the Nobility and Gentry proceed ing to the Grand Stand, a temporary Gateway has been made on the Notting-hill-road, opposite Norland. square, where carriages can set down within a few yards of the Stand. Parties with Tickets for the Wings of the Grand Stand will enter by a gate near Ncrland-square; and those for the Field by the gate, opposite Boyne-terrace, all the gates being on the Netting-hill-road. The Gates will be open at Eleven, and the sports will commence at Twelve o'clock. All communications relative to. the private examination of the Pipers and Dancers (which will take place at the Society's Club house on Tuesday, the 19th), and other matters connected with the competition, are requested to be addressed to the Secretary, at the Club-house, Hanover Park, Peckham. Messrs. ARCHER and HOLT most respectfully invite their rlends and the public to patronise the Nell Gwynne Coffee-room, :rhich has been fitted np In the style of the period in which she lived. Visitors-to the Theatres, Citizens, and Gentlemen connected with ;omerset House, and the Banking Houses in the vicinity, will find 'he Table d'Hote, which takes place at Half-past Five precisely, the itost comfortable and reasonable In the metropolls.—Fish and -Joints, 2s. per head. Hot Joints until Eight, and Suppers unti. One ''clock. Private Dining-rooms excellent Beds, superior Wines and spirits, fine Ales, and Barclay and Perkins's Stout. N.J. An Entroice also from Maiden lane, r 14. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. A Lecture on Floral Botany, by Thomas Graham, Esq., M.R.C.S., in Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at Half-past Three.—Lecture ,y Dr. Bachhothivr on Master's Patent Process of Freezing, &c., n which the formation of Ice in a red-hot vessel will be shown.—A .ecture on Character, with Musical Illustrations, by J. Russell, Esq., ;very Evening at Eight o'clock.—Lectures on Experimental Plilloso by.—The Microscope.—The Dissolving Views include scenes in Van )iemen's Land, from Original Drawings taken on the svt by J. Skin ,er Front, Esq. ; also a new Series of Dioramic Effects, by Mr. Chromatrope.—Diver and Diving-bell. _ . . . ,- /pen daily from Eleven to Five ; and in the Evenings (ipeluding turday) from Seven till licit-past Ten. Admi;slon, Half-price.—The New Catalogue, Is. el RAND FLORAL AND FANCY FETE, pstronized by her MAJESTY, in aid of the ROYAL ASYLUM of ST ANN'S SOCIETY, for Children of those once a prosperity, at Hanover-square Rooms, on THURSDAY and FRIDAY text. Contributions gratef ally received by E. F. LEEKS, Secretary. 2, Charlotte-Row, Mansion House. Mr. Leeks has mun pleasure in acknowledging 5/. forwarded For St.-Ann's, with I. S. C.'s warmest wistes. TO ENGRAVERS, ARTISTS, AND PUBLISHERS. WAPTlST,,TTFEDreadylfol‘riPrliE;tip„gl'ex.ereEuticAdYby, an a emi,, S en T t A E r E ti, L t. an Hfsto-ical subject would be preferred, where copies have not been issued. Size of subject from 2 to 3 feet, by 16 to 21 inches, with lowest price and where a proof of plate can be seen. Address to Mr. G. Smith, 66, Union-street, Ryde, Is:e of Wight. RESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. N._.l Direct Communication between LONDON. and _DUBLIN. Three Times a Day, ,la HOLYHEAD. In. corsequenea of notice from the Postmaster-General, an_ Extra Mail Train will,'on and after the 19th instant, leave Chester at 10 25 p.m. daily, on the arrival of the 5 p.m. ExprM Titan from London,* arriving in Kingston about 530 a.m. A Train will also leave Holy lead at 1 35 a.m., in connexion with the Steam-packet leaving Kings ;own at 7 p.m., arriving in London a: 1 p.m. The Daily Communication will be as under : Arrive at Kingstown About 10 30 p.m. 5 30 a.m. 11 15 a.m. Leave London. 9 0 a.m. *5 0 p.m: 8 45 p.m. Leave Chester. 2 55 p.m. 10 5.5 p.m. 3 45 a.m. Arrive at London. Leave Kingstown Leave Chester. (Dublin lime). 8 30 a.m. 5 15 p.m. 11 0p m 11 0 a.m. . 9 35 p.m. 4 50 a.m. 7 0 p.m. 6 30 a.m. 1 0 p.m. A mail Train will leave Liverpool at 9 p m., in connexion with the 10 25 p.m. Train from Chester, and a Train will leave Chester for Liverpool at 4 50 a.m., in connexion with the Boat leaving Kings town at 7 p.m. *N.B. No Express Train at 5 p.m. from London on Sundays. By order, J. 0. BINGES. Superintendent's Office, Chester, June 9, 1849. THE NICOLL PALETOT WAIEROOMS, 114, 116, 120, REGENT-STREET , and 22, CORNIIILL. Many have assumed the use of the word PALETOT, but Messrs. NICOLL are the sole Patentees of the design and material. NICOLL'S Wholesale and Counting House Departments for the London Branches in the Skp ping and Woollen Trades are in CIUNGE-ALLEY, and 120, REGENT-STREET. FABLES for the FANCIFUL. No. I. THE SPARROW AND THE GOLDFINCH. One day, while in my earden•chair I sat, Two plumy people joined in friend:y chat. The fads were these, as far as I could see, • A goldfinch perched upon my cherry-tree; Soon after which, a lowly sparrow came, Presuming he'd a right to do the same, And having neared his nek:hbour, inch by inch, "Chip," said the sparrow, " Twittle," said the flitch. A pause ensued, as oft it does with us, But soon the sparrow broke the silence thus : " I often wonder, sir, indeed I do, by I'm viewei•as so much less than you-; In vain do I endeavour to engage, I've never been considered worth a cage ; • But as for you, wherever you may fly, Mankind regards you with a curious eye. Pray what's the reason you are valued so, Is it your song, or what, I wish to know ?" •• Nay." said the well-dressed goldfinch, " I presume, 'Tis not my song, but my superior plume ; 'Tis true, my friend, I've learned to sing a little, But scarcely any more than • twittle, twittle.' You may depend, Sir, 'tis the way I'm decked— Respectable appearance gains respect ; Look at my golden wings, my scarlet cap, You ve I'm quite a gentlemanly chap; If you could wear my coat you'd shortly know To what extent appearances will go." Here ceased the entertaining conversation, While I myself supplied THE A PPLIC ATION. Since personal appearance goes so far, I'll mire than ever prove what Moses are. Moses a' d Son's famed Mart is just the place To furnish fashions of superior grace ; The fit of Moses, true to halt-au-inch, Will prove the language of Cie golden-finch. Whoever may in uses' dress be decked, Will meet with honour and with . due respect ; And this assertion nobody will mock, On vlewitt, Messrs. Moses' summer stock ; And thus conclndes my unassuming fable, Which I've improved as well as I was able. LIST OF Pitlek.:4. SEAM MADE. Men' Spring, and Summer Wrappers.. from £0 8 6 The Hulwer, Pacha, Paletot, and every descrip tion of light Over-c0a15........ 1 2 6 Cloth Over Coats, of a light texture, and hand somely trimmed .. Do. do. lined with silk. ...... ••.• .• 1 8 0 Do. do. superior quality .... • Jean and Holland Blouses ••••• • • • • • 0 2 9 Fancy Victoria do. .. •• • • .. 0 4 0 Tweed ••••.•. 0 4 6 0 17 0 Frock Coat Spring and Sumrzer Trousers .. ••.• • • ...... 0 4 0 Doeskin and Buckskin d 0....... • ..• ........ 0 7 6 Spring and Summer Vests in every variety.; 0 1 6 Black and Figured Satin Vests • • 0 4 6 Black superior quality .. • 09 6 White Marcella Vests Men's Black Cloth Vests Boy's Spring and Summer Vests •• • • .• •• .. 0 0 10 Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits •••• • • • • ...... 0 15 0 Men's Fishing Coats in great variety •• .. •... 0 4 0 MADE TO =ABOVE. Paletots made from a variety of material, fitted for Summer wear ••...• • • • • Do. very elegantly trimmed .. • • • • ...... 1 8 0 Superior Cloth of a light texture.• . Ditto ditto lined with silk..., •• • • 2 2 0 Ditto Dress Coat.. ••.•.. • • Best do. 15 0 Superfine Frock do. •• Best do. •••• • • • • Fancy Doeskin Trousers. .. • • 0 16 6 Black do. •• • • ...... ••.• • • •• .• 016 0 Best do. .• .... •• • ..... • • .... 1 6 0 Black Cloth Vests ••..•••• • • • • • • 0 8 6 Splenlid Satin Vest.. • • Hussar and Tunic suits .. Superfine do .. •••••• • • • • • • Men's White Marcell% Vests Fishing coats in endless variety from 0 10 6to 1 16 0 Elegant Dressing Rob• s in great variety .• ••• • • • from 0 16 oto 5 0 0 Mourning to any extent at Five Minutes notice. A Suit of Clothes complete for IL 10s. The new book, entitled the " Great Fact," with full directions for Self-measurement, can be had on application, or forwarded, post free, to any part of the kingdom. Notice— l he Shawl and Parasol Department are new replete with every novelty of the season. Observe—Any article purchased, either ready made, or wade to measure, if not approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned. E. MOSES two SUN, Tailors, Woollenarapers, Clothiers, flatters, flosierr, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, 154, 155, 156, and 157 Minories, and E 2. 44, 85, and 86 AlOgate, City, London; all communicating with each other, and forming one vast Establishment. Caution.—E. 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ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA , CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE, , A 1 AV AL CURFOSITIE S. x_ Ivory Models of thi PEGASUS, the HEROS, and the AT LANTE, on a scab of unprecedented magnificence, will he offered 'or sale at the Grand Fancy Fair for the Royal General Annuity society, on TrESDAY pext, at the Bazaar, Baker-street. _ . . The'Price o: the Pegasus is 6001., and that of the Heros and At [ante 2001. each. TO MR. PROU.T, 229, STRAND. "No. 208, Piccadilly, London, October 19, 1847. _ . . ... , " Str,—lt is now three and a half years since I was sorely afflicted kith Rheumatic Gout, the suffering from which induced me to try ,a 1 the proposed remedies that extensive medical experience could devise, without Obtaining any satisfactory relief from pain. During one of the paroxysms a friend advised ine to try BLAIR'S GOUT and RIIEiLitIAIIC PILLS, observing that he had In some severe cases taken them himself, and they proved very successful. I in stantly adopted his advice, and to my joy the excruciating torment soon began to abate, and a. few boxes restored me to health, since which I have bad no return of the complaint. " I trust you will give publicity to my case, that suffering humanity may know how to obtain a remedy fer this distressing disease. " I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant, " MICHAEL NASMYTII." The above testimonial Is a further proof of - the efficacy of Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills, which afford speedy relief to those afflicted with gout, rheumatism, luiubago, sciatica, tic dolcieux, pains in the head and face, and all analogous complaints. The never-failing effects of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS in curing every description of Gout and Rheumatism, have secured to there a celebrity unequalled by any medicine of past or present times. They not only give relief in a few hours. but re• store to perfect health in an inconceivably short space of time. They are equally speedy and certain in lumbago, sciatica, pains in the head or face, and indeed in every rheumatic or gouty affection : in fact, such has been the rapidity, perfect ease, and complete safety of this medicine, that it has astonished all who have taken it ; and there is scarcely a city, town, or village in the kingdom but contains many gratef!l evidences of its benign influence. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London, and, by his appoint ment, by all respectable Medicine Vendors throughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe the name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," im pressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each box O:fthe genuine Medicine. NAVAL IN TELLIGEN CE. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 15.—Admiral of the- White Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen, G.C.8., G.C.H., will receive the Admirals' God Service Pension, vacant by the dt-ath of Vice-Admiral Hid. The ship's corporals and others, of the Victory, having received a good dial of money heretofore for showing that ship to strangers, and such gratuities having been thought important enough to he applied to a more ex tended field of service, it is intended in future to apply the funds of such voluntary contributors to the purposes of charity, as will be seen from the following card, which is now givc , n to every party visiting the above time honoured old ship:— " HER KAZESTY'S SHIP VICTORY. "It is most earnestly requested that visitors will not give any money to the persons showing them the ship. " Whataver gratuity they may feel disposed to give they are requested to deposit in •he box at the entering port, provided for the benefit of the Seamen's Hospital, and the Seamen and Marines Orphan School." Mr. Larcom, gunner, who was one of the four saved from the wreck of the Avenger, is appointed to the Blen heim steam guard-ship, vice Rattray, dismissed by court martial. Lieutenant Fenwick has been appointed to the Vic tory, for service in the Rolla, apprentices' brig. Lieutenant Lang, successor to the late Lieutenant Compton, in the Victory, is doing the duty of Flag lieutenant to the Commander-in-Chief, in the absence of Lieutenant Cochran, in the Hecate steam-sloop. In Port and fitting—Victory, 22, Commander-in- Chief's flag-ship; Illustrious, 10, flag-ship of Admiral- Superintendent; Victoria and Albert, royal steam yacht; Exeellvnt, gunnery practice ship; Blenheim, 60, block steam-ship, and guardship of steamers; &all Aver, cutter (tender to Cuckoo); Rolla, 6, exercise brig for naval apprentices; Fairy, Fire Queen, Elfin, Myrtle, and Bee, steam-tenders; Echo, steam-tug; Fanny, yacht of Com mander-in-Chief; Poi timouth, pay yacht and yacht of Admiral Superintendent. At Spithead—Supet b, SO, Captain Purcell. In Deck—Princess Charlotte, 104; Rodney, 92; Grampus, 50; Devastation, 6, steam sloop; Fairy, steam• tender; and Success, hulk, breaking up. 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Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, ld Gordon,iso, O x f ut o 6 r , d r e - s I d e e e t n..; HtrinentalliaynaB3,auurkdet Sanger,; tomy and physiology of the re-productive 21, PatemosW-row ; PART I. treats of the ana d Engravings. illustrated by Six Coloure tit:tararld:eit,rer2o3ee,tt:TitelthOrne-5 e , organs, and is le effects on the system , produc i ng me n tal gence, and their lamentable Faux 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindul and bodily Engravings' resulting from tion, either in weakness, nervous excite ment, and generative neapacity. illustrated by Three Explanatory PAser 111. treats of the diseaseS res In fer r n e directions Colouredf their treatment. This section is illustrated tote primary or secondary form, and cent.Lins, EngraTisgs. PART IV. contains a Prescription for the Preventio n of Disease infection is ot b; a simple application, by which the danger °- y f " Stv u en it te di e viated. This important part of the Work should not escape the reader's notice. IPARTY. is devoted t o the cons i dera ti on of marriage, and lire d 'ties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the wbeie subject critceady sod philosophically inquired into. Taxi;oanue BALK or SYsescuM is exclusively employed in treat ing nervous and sexual debility, impotence, 81 - c., II e. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated, Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilttie remedy, for purifying the hired In cases ofinfectiou, secondary symp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of Mercury, I Is. andi 335. per bottle. Perry's . Purifying Specific 7 i ls, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I is. per box, a Certain remedy for gonorrhoea, eleet, stricture, and chronic intlamnia tion of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, IL A minute retail of the case is required : age, habits, and position in society. 51. Packets, with advice, to be >lac' at the EstablishmeM oz•.ly, L y which the fee, 'I., is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in atte, dance daily at 19, Reimers-street, Oxford-street, London, Kern Eh YOU till TWe t 1112 d Five to Veit ou Stuulaye from Lionel) to On , • In the Steam Basin—Ajax, 66, steam block ship; Retribution, Penelope, and Sidon, steam frigates; Scourge, Phceoix, and Polyphemus, steam sloops; Vic toria and Albert, royal yacht; Urgent and Sprightly, steam packets. Wind—B.S.E. (very variable); light winds, and dull, oppressive weather, with rain at intervals. - - PLYMOUTH, JUNE 14. THE BASILISK (PADDLE) AND NIGER (SCREW) STEAM. VESSELS. The comparative beat-generating surfaces of these ships are— Basilisk—Area of grate per horse-power, .543 square feet; arca of tubes, 13.11 square feet. Niger—Area of grate per horse-power, .586 square feet; area of tubes, 13.45 square feet. Considering the boilers were made by different manu facturers, their proportions are nearly alike; but the tubes of the Niger ere behind the bridges (the lower line of tubes is below the ashpit). The tubes of the Basilisk are immediately above the grates. During the recent trial those tubes of the Niger which are in the smoke box farthest from the fire were partly filled with soot, and at the furnace end ashes accumulated so as to choke two tiers of tubes. The boilers of the Niger can only maintain steam of about 41b. per square inch, those of the Basilisk can keep it at 81b. In conse quence of this disadvantage the Niger was not iu a posi tion fairly to contend with her competitor. On the 9th instant the two vessels tried an experiment in towing, when it was found that the Niger towed the Basilisk at the rate of 4.8 knots per hour at an expen diture of fuel of 2 tons 3 cwt. 2 quarters per hour; and the Basilisk towed the Niger under the same circum stances 7.67 knots, with an expenditure at the rate of 1 ton 13 cwt. per hour. Under the inspection of scientific officers a series of experiments are now making in har bour on the relative merits of the machinery and boilers of each vessel. Wind—Southerly. CHATHAM, JUNE 15.—The Castor, 36 guns, Commo dore Christopher Wyville, Commander Bunce, dropped down to Gillingham-reach, and after taking in her powder was towed on Wednesday to the Nore, where she will be inspected by the Port-Admiral. She will then proceed to Plymouth, and will be paid her advance on her arrival at that port. One sergeant, one corporal, and three privates of the Royal Marines from this divi sion have embarked on board, for service at the Island of Ascension. Captain-Superintendent Peter Richards, C. 8., ap pointed to this yard, arrived yesterday afternoon from Pembroke, by the Chatham yacht, and immediately proceeded to his office to transact business. The Boscawcn, 70 guns, which is completed as an advance ship, is not yet out of dock; she will be taken out next spring tide. The Juno, 26 guns, is ordered to be brought forward for commission, and she will be taken into dock as soon as a place is vacant for her. The Quail naval lighter, from Pembroke, having on board Captain Richards's furniture, arrived yesterday, and when she was off the Isle of Wight fell in with a severe squall of wind, which carried away her bowsprit and topmast. The Duck naval lighter has also arrived with stores and part of the furniture of the Captain Su perintendent, from Pembroke; and the Devon naval lighter, from Plymouth, has arrived with copper bolts taken out of the San Josef, 110 guns, which has been broken up at that yard. WOOLWICH, JUNE I.s.—The Grappler steam-vessel, Commander Lysoght, arrived here this morning at half past seven o'clock from the coast of Africa, to be paid off, alter serving her full period on that station. Rear- Admiral Dundas, C. 8., was expected to visit the vessel this afternoon. The Grappler had to put one of her ma rines on shore at Sheerness to be tried by a court-martial at that station. The Minx steam-vessel, fitted with a screw propeller, was tried down the river yesterday under the charge of Lieutenant Rob2rtscn. The Minx has been fitted by Messrs. Seaward with a locomotive engine of 10-horse power, and it was to ascertain her capabilities that the trial tock place yesterday. The vestal left Messrs. Sea ward's establishment at the City Canal at 7 30 A.m., and on arriving at Long-reach the speed was ascertained to be 4} knots per hour on the average of three runs up and down the river. It is intended to try her again with, a screw of a different form. The Undine steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Jones, mail packet on the Dover station, is ordered to Wool wich to be paid off. P ORT SDIOUTH, JUNE 17,—During the present month three of her Majesty's ships—the Arrogant, 46, Captain Fitzroy; the Plumper, 11, Commander Nolloth; and the Red nar,l,ll, Ccmmander Cracroft—have sailed from this port, furnished n ith fhe Government distilling and cook ing galley, constructed by Mr. Grant; other galleys of the same kind are also in course of manufacture for the largest chose of vessels. The Datuatless, 1,496 19113 the Termagant, 1,556 tons ; and the Encounter, 906 tons—all new ships, on the screw principle—are or• dered to have first-class machines of the above des-erip tion. By the improvements made since the introduc tion of these galleys into the naval service the quan tity Of fresh water obtained by the distillation of salt water during the period it is required to keep the fires alight in the galley for the purposes of cooking, will, on the average, supply each individual on board the ves sels with one gallon of distilled water every day ! The latter kind of water continues to be preferred for drinking and culinary purposes to the water usually supplied to ships ; it passes immediately (tom the con denser into the water tanks at the same temperature as the surrounding ocean. In these tanks it becomes perfectly aerated, losing altogether the vapid flavour common to all distilled water in the course of a few hours, without the aid of chemical preparation or me chanical arrangement, by the simple fact of the act ion imparted to the fluid by the motion of the ship when at sea. A seties of very interesting and important experi ments have, however, been made, and are still in pro gress, on board the Illustrieus, 72, Captain Yates, bear ing the flag of Rear-Admiral Prescott, C. 8., in this har bour, by Mr. Cross, with the view of imparting at the the moment of distillation the oxygen of which the water is deprived in the process, and giving to it -that briskness which is found in spring water. This is ef fected by passing a proportionisto current of electricity through the particles of water by means of an extremely e si x m p p er ly im a e n n d is se m lf- a ' a a e cti h ng ave ap b p: e rtu ri a hi s. The ghlysatisrfaecsutoltrsy.of the The only point to be determined is, whether any artificial means, either chemical or mechanical, are required for aerating distilled water on board ship, as it is found that such water becomes sufficiently aerated in the course of a few 'hours by the motion imparted to it by the ship; but if the distilled water is reqnired for immediate use, Mr. Cross's application produces the object desired most eff,Tt The (}oast-guard instructors in gunnery, who have been selected from the 25 districts (from Harwich to Penzince), and who have been hulltud on board the Menai frigate, under Commander Jerningham, have been sent- back -to their stations, having . ; during a period of five weeks, qualified themselves to instruct others; and their general good conduct, attention, and proficiency, have merited the approbation of the gunnery officers of the Excellent. Five gun platforms are constructed in this dockyard by the carpenters of revenue cruizsrs for the districts of Lyme, Exmouth, Salcombe, Fowey, and Penzance, and two more at Sheerness, for Harwich and North Yarmouth. Instructions have been issued from the Admiralty for the necessary ordnance and dockyard stores to commence the instruction in.the great gun ex ercise; and from the spirited manner in which the coast guard have taken to this important duty in 1847 and 1848, we may expect that after this season the coast guard will prove a valuable, well-disciplined force for the protection of our coast, either ashore or afloat. Early 'yesterday morning, John Sylvester, sawyer; whilst attending the circular saw in the wood mills in the dockyard, sustained some frightful injuries. His left hand came in contact with the saw, and was so lacerated that, on being carried to the surgery, it was found neces sary to amputate the greater part of the hand, an operation which was most skilfully done by the medical officers of the establishment. FLOATING OF TIIE ,BIUTANNIA TIMITLAR BRIDGE OVER THE MENAI STRAITS. ENAI STRaITS, SATURDAY EVENING. Totked t e great favourableo o peration of flosetieg this stupendous struc• o r irrerd phase to with o f tide s o amuchand w wind, r e e i s t th either y m t r h i ) e , e scientific world, is now d e fi n i t i ve l y fi xe d f or T ues d ay , at the r mos in the morning or at half-past five o'clock in the even ing. The calculations of the engineers engaged in tho transaction rather lean to the latter conclusioe, although the movement is altogether dependent on the state of wind and weather. Extraordinary preparations are being made for the spectacle, and thousands are expected to be present at the launch of this great product. of' the engineering genius of the age. At Bangor, just by, th ere is no species of accommodation to be d, every bed be ing occupied at a premium. On Monday or Tuesday Sir R. Peal, who it is said will be present at the launch, is expected at Plas Newydd, the seat of the Marquis of Anglesey, who entertains a select circle of visitors. Lord Vivian, Lion. 0. Stanley, Sir R. Bulkeley, and other dis tinguished residents, are also to receive visitors of note. Amongst those who have already arrived, and who are expected to be present, are Mr. Brunel, the engineer ; Mr. Locke, M. 1?.; Ron. Arthur Kinnaird, Alderman Thompson, M.P. • Mr. R.D. Mangles, M.P.; Sir Charles Douglas, M.P.; Mr. W. Jackson, M.P.; Mr. Vignolles, C.E.; Mr. Errington, C.E.; Mr. Bidder, C.E.; Captain Moorsom, R.N.; Mr. J. B. Boothby, Mr. J. Ledsam, Mr. Binger, and several of the directors of the London and North-Western Railway. At the present moment the coast alongside the Britannia-bridge presents all the appearance of a huge encampment. There are upwards of 1,000 persons employed in the preliminary prepara tions, including some 100 seamen from Liverpool, under the command of Captain Claxton, who released the Great Britain. Mr. Robert Stephenson, with his assistant, Mr. Edwin.Ciark, the engineer, has been down several days past superintending the requisite arrangements. Special trains for those who intend to he pre sent at the spectacle, aro to be run from various parts of the principality; . return tickets, first and second class ava!lable for two days, are to be issued at all the stations to enable personxto be present, and giving them the right of admission to a spacious platform, already erected, on the top of one of the tubes on the Carnarvonshire side of the straits, where there will be seats for 3,000 or 4,000 people, and whence a most admirable view may be commanded. Other large stages are in course of erection, so that the straits on either side will present a vast amphitheatre of spectators. Extra trains are to leave Bangor after the process of floating, all the arrange meuts of which were completed this evening. There is 'a fleet of steam-tugs in the channel. A special steamer is to come over from Kingstown Harbour with visitors from llreland. Several officers connected with the Admiralty and the Railway Commissioners are expected. The tackle to be employed in the process is of a stupendous character. The tubes are to be transported from the Position they now occupy alongside the coast by eight large pontoons, manned by 100 seamen, and they will be gradually floated as the tide rises. At about an hour and a halt before high water, the current running at about tOur miles an hour, the tube on the pontoons will be dragged out into the middle of the stream by twelve powerful capstaus and hawsers, the latter more than two miles in length and four inches in diameter, reaching from the pontoons at each end to the opposite shore. To guide the tube into its place with the greatest possible precision three large hawsers will be laid down the stream, one end of them being made fast to the towers between which the tube is intended to rest s and the others to strong fixed points on the two shores. To "coax" the monster more conveniently to bis final rest ing place, a multitude of smaller ropes will be made use of, each capstan being worked by 50 men. The most difficult part of the operation will be when the tube shall have just reached the resting place towers, where it has to be deposited on projecting shelves, and when the tide becomes stationary, before turning, for 15 minutes. As the construction and launching of these great tubes is one of the most extraordinary mechanical and engineering exploits of the day, and as the non-scientific portion of the public have no very definite ideas respect ing them, it may not be out of out of place, as the result of a visit to the spot, to gives few leading particulars in connexion with these novel and gigantic works of art. The design of these tubular bridges bad its origin from the peculiar difficulties to be encountered and overcome in carrying the Chester and Holyhead Railway over that great arm of the sea known as the Menai Straits, These, when taken in relation to the erection of the ordinary form of bridge, such as the suspension and the span, were found to be almost insuperable, owing to the diffi culties of the site, the great extent of the stream, and the height at which either would have to span the in tervening space, so as not to interfere with the vast na vigation—vessels of large size and in full sail continually trading up and down—and at the same time to establish adequate means of communication for the great mercan tile transport between London and Dublin, and which is now delayed for upwards of an hoar on account of the break that exists in the transit over the straits. Originally it was intended permanently to appropriate one side of Telford's celebrated suspension-bridge, which, with its light and beautiful tracery, spans the straits about a mile below the site of its more massive successor; but it soon became evident that so light a fabric would not answer for heavy trains ; that the line could never be considered complete, or commensurate with the requirements of the public, unless carried by a rigid instead of a flexible structure over the stream, and the idea, moreover, of using the suspension-bridge was altogether abandoned on an intimation from the Commis sioners of Woods and Forests that they objected to the use of the suspension-bridge at all. Mr. Stephenson then proposed an arched bridge, about a mile to the south or Carnarvon side of Telford's suspension. bridge, on a site admirably adapted for the purpose, there being a huge rock in the centre of the straits rising above high water mark, with sufficient base for the most ponderous pier. It was determined, by the aid of this natural foundation, to throw over a large iron bridge of two cast iron arches, each of 450 feet span, or exactly 210 feet longer than the large arch of Southwark-bridge, familiar to every reader, and which, though only 240 feet, is the largest rigid span hitherto attempted. The height of both these arches was to be 100 feet at the crown, and the total cost would have been 250,0001. Ultimately this design was also abandoned, the Admiralty insisting on a height not merely of 100 feet at the crown of the arch, but also close to the piers, con ceiving that the structure would otherwise interfere ins juriously with the navigation. It was this that led to the grand and untried design of the present rigid wrought-iron tubular bridge, which Mr. Robert Ste phenson, after great thought and labour, assisted by Mr. Fairbain, Mr. Hodgkinson, of the Royal Society; Mr. Edwin Clark, the engineer of the works, gentlemen well known for their maths matical and scientific attainments, matured. The entire length of the stupendous structure is 1,841 feet from end to end, consisting of four large sections, the two side tubes being each of them 230 feet long, and the two middle ones 460 feet each. When originally proposed before the Committee of the Reuse of Commons, the plan was received with general incre dulity. The word " tube," it may here be observed, is not one of the best epithets that could be used to describe the structure, seeing that the bridge, instead of being round, is a perfect square. Though almost a misnomer, the name arises from the circumstance of the experiments that were to decide the form of the bridge having been made with cylindrical, elliptical, and rectangular tubes; but in reality the structure, as it now rests on the banks of the Menai, the:site of its construction, is an immense closed-in iron corridor, forming a horizontal iron gal lery or passage, within which the rails for the trains are to be placed, and 450 feet in length. It is hollow froth end to end, and would, if filled with shops, and lighted by skylights, make a Burlington Arcade. A structure of this kind, though on a rude and miniature scale, appears to have existed for years on the Cambridge line of the Eastern Counties Railway, and Mr. Stephen- LETTING' OF METROPOLITAN ROADS.-011 Friday, SOD, the originator of it, amplifying upon this, designed at noon, a meeting of the Commissioners of the Metro- the present tube. A long series of experiments, by en polis Turnpike Roads north of the Thames was held at gineers and mechanics fully conversant with such re the 'office of the Commissioners, Whitehall-place, at searches, were made and have been continued to the which there were present the lessees of roads from all present time, directed to the ascertaining, divested of all parts of the country, for the purpose of letting by auction, preconceived ideas, the strongest form for a sheet-iron for the term of one year, from the Ist day of July next, tubular bridge, and the inquiry, in addition to the more the tolls payable on account of the several turnpike roads immediate object it had in view, has been of immense north of the metropolis. The tolls were offered about a public service in determining the strength of the mate month ago, when there were no bidders for them. The rials used in the formation of railways. These experi- Commissioners were' the Earl of Londsdale (in the chair), merits have been extremely laborious and very costly. Mr. L. Jones, Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Mildred, Mr. Tre- in the course of them the remarkable fact has been ells• hearne, and )r. Day. The following were the roads closed, that the power of wrought iron to resist compress put up, and we give the prices they fetched this and the sion is much less than its power to resist tension, or previous year:—the Kensington, Brentford, and Isle- I exactly the reverse of that which holds with cast-iron; worth roads, 15,4301., last year, 15,560/.; the Tyburn and the important fact has also been arrived at, that and Uxbridge roads, 9,0401., last year, 9,00 e/.• the Har- eigidity and strength are best obtained by throwing the row roads, 920/., last year, 940/4 the Kilburn and greatest thickness of material on the upper side. While Edgeware roads, 3,580/., last year, 3,3001.; the City- sthe cylindrical tube, with a given weight, was ruptured by road, 3,1601, last year, 3,4501.; the Stamford-hill, and leering asunder at the bottom, the elliptical showed weak. the Green-lanes and Seven Sisters roads, 9,1201., last zi ess at the top. Both were consettuently discarded; year, 9,580/.; the Hackney and Lea-bridge roads were aß e the rectangular tube, which indicated strength of put up at 5,3001., but they were not let, last year they a higher order and greater rapidity, was adapted. The fetched 6,300/. This year the above roads realised results of very recent experiments on this species of 41,250/., and the previous year, 41,830/ ; while the structure, on a small scale over the Conway, are very Commissioners have the Hackney and Lea bridge roads interesting, as confirming the accuracy of the original in their possession. calculations. Measured by a cord line in the inside of READING, GUILFORD, AND REIGATE RAILWAY.-- • she tube, formed by the axis of a powerful telesc o p e We understand that although the directors hoped to taxed to its side, the deflections have been, with a weight open this import a nt li ne en the 18th inst., " Waterloo of 52 tons, 0.48 inch; 112 tons, 0'98; 173 tons, 1.30; day," they btrve been compelled to postpone it, and can- 235 tons, 1'47; and, on the removal of these loads, the not state on what particular day the traffic will com- tube has recovered its rigidity iu 10,minutes. The tube 'nonce. On Thursday a slip of the embankment form- )is constructed to bear in addition to its own weight, ing this line took place, opposite the county gaol, and 2,000 tons, a load ten times greater t han it will ever bei part of a newly-erected archway was ca rri e d t o t h e ' *called upon to sustain. The deflection caused by trains no person was in- 1 weight of 300 tons has pro uce ground by t b l y ie t p h r e es e s ir u e r e e m o s f te t e h e e e :a b r e th t . A little delay was :and locomotives passing at full speed is very slight. A d d a deflection of three jured.— Berkshire Chronicle. THE ROYAL SOCIETY.—The President, the Earl ei caused b wi di this huge mass of iron of 1,600 tonaffect ? , t Rosse, held his last soirée for the season at Som erse t chi, nges of temperature in the weather, whichia raises the centre House, on Saturday last. Some interesting models of 3 a thermometer. A little sunshine defle r ction of an inch ehes. A very remarkable phenomenon is connected recent inventions and several scientific objects w ere , an inch, and produces a horizontalnd the nature of its exhibited in the saloons. Amongst them were Alman'e ansi a half. Its great patent electric light and a model of a new description of material, so sensitive to temperature 0001 of its length, or a harbour of refuge after a design of Mr. W. H. Smith, that it takes, causing it to expandt 15 degrees of and several spe c imen s of heine-grown flax, which I half an inch ' for cacti increase o assigned A l tAlter. length, a in the peculiar form raine them, causeem if these placed tubes(u endto Fahren attracted attention. The number of visitors was unpre- I heit, and contracting in tbesttmeratio,isthe cedently large, and ammiget them were almost every- 1 cause of its being such a delicate thermometer. body connected with scientific pursuits and literature ' nate sunshine and showers off now in London, besides many noblemen and prefessi r eatpand and contract, and one , gentlemen. b • P a u l Churchyard, would be 107 feet higher than The Castor, 36, Capt. Christopher Wyvill. called here yesterday afternoon, on her way from Chatham to Ply mouth, at which latter place she will be paid advance wages prior to her departure to the Cape of Good Hope station. She remained only three hours at Spithead, having called to take on board such packages, parcels, and passengers as were waiting . for her ultimate desti nation. She was throughout in tow of the Sampson steam frigate. Wind N.N.W., light breezes and fine weather. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 15.—Her Majesty's brig Ranger is ordered to be commissioned with a complement of 80 men. Her Majesty's ship Queen, 110, is to be masted to morrow. Her Majesty's frigate Spartan, 22, Capt. Symonds, is to be paid off on Tuesday, the 19th inst. The French Republican schooner Phoenix, Captain Borins, sailed yesterday for Lisbon, with M. Barrot (brother of M. Odilon Barret), his lady, family, and suite. M. Barrot has been appointed Minister at the Court of Portugal from the French Government. His lady, who, we believe, is the daughter of Admiral Manley, has been staying at Elliott's Royal Hotel, Ply mouth, with her sister (Lady Rumbold) and friend (the Hon. Mrs. Barrington), After the Phceiix has landed Phoenix Mon s .Monsieur B is i r a o r n r o n t u i s l th,e withes•i li a r e sharpt urn t b o o w C h a e n r ( b i ur g. The bluff r ou n d stern; she registers about 360 tons, draws 10 to 11 feet, and her engines—constructed by private manufacturers at Havre—are of 200 horse-power. With the exception of two small brass cylindrical pieces forward, her only armament consists of an iron 32-pounder placed mid ships, right aft. To give play for this weapon, the ship's counter and taffrail hang somewhat over the hull; and the rudder case seems to be well sunk iato the frame of the v. ss€l. The round rudder head is of small eir cam ;he wheelerencr i ; t he s tillercarri carried works we l in fo r i w t under ard. s t h b e e is p main rol l i e d c e k d , and in o front nf h e e o having p l a barseed tri triangle-fashion soft gle-f iron, ashion sheathed in copper and brass, running fore and aft, and right and left, so as to counteract the attraction of the iron frame of the ship. At the foremast head is an iso lated compass, by which the others are examined and corrected at stated intervals. She is schooner rigged, her masts being very wide apart, and is propelled by paddle wheels, the floats of which are perforated. Ac cording to a convention concluded under General Ca vaignac's Administration, the Phoenix carries three lights fey night—viz., green on the starboard paddle box, red to larboard, and white at the bow. In consequence of the reported prevalence of cholera at Yealm, a river distant eight miles to the eastward of Plymouth, her Majesty's cutter Kite has been sent from Hamoaze, and stationed at the entrance of that river, to receive on board the men employed there in the Preventive Service; and the Admiralty have dispatched Mr, Stephen Bowden, assistant surgeon attached to the Royal Naval Hospital, from that establishment to Yealm. The parochial authorities have also engaged the tem porary services of a Plymouth surgeon. On the south side of the estuary of the river Yealm is the village of Noss, and on the north side is Newton Ferrers ; near the bridge adjoining these villages is the hamlet of Bridgend. These three places, which are conjointly called Yealm, are nearly united, and altogether contain a population of 2,000 persons. During the last three weeks upwards of twenty have died of alleged cholera at Noss; but until the present week the other pl a ices were not affected by the disease. The low houses of Noss have a northern aspect—they are thickly populated and badly drained; pigs abound, heaps of manure prevail, and when the tide falls the stench of the mud is nauseous. Until lately, however, the inhabitants were healthy; no death, it is said, having occurred there for 20 months; but there is a legend that some 160 years ago all the inhabitants of Noss, with the exception of seven persons, were swept off by pestilence. " The five cases under treatment on board the packet ship American Eagle are proceeding more or less favour ably.—(Signed) Francis Fox." Wind S.W. WOOLWICH, JUNE 16.—Rear-Admiral Dundse, C. 8., Captain the Hon. Fitzhardinge Berkeley, C. 8., Lord John Hay, C. 8., and Mr. Parker, Secretary to the Ad miralty, arrived at NV oolwich Dockyard shortly after four o'clock P.M., on Friday, and went on board the Grappler steam-vessel, Commander Lysaght, on her return to Woolwich from the coast of Africa to be paid off. Their Lordships remained about an hour and a half on board, and witnessed the men go through their sword and other exercises. The Alecto steam-vessel, Commander Masingberd, arrived at Woolwich to day to be paid off. Commodore Henry Eden went on board and inspected the ship's company. , the top of the cross! It is calculated that the wind, at a velocity of 80 miles en hour, the rate of the hurricane, ; would only give)a,,total pressure of 128 tons distributed over the whole side-of_these tuhe't.: FRENCH INTERVENTION IN ROME. On Friday lsst there were presented to both Houses of Parliament copies of a c , ,rre:Tondence which has passi.d between Visent PahnerLten, the Marquis of Norinanhv, end the Prince Castriccula, !dative t the affairs of Rornr. The first in the series is an extract from a note of Vis count Palmerston to the Marquis of Normatiby, dated the sth of January, 1549. It express's his Lordship's desire that the P:pe, from the gnat iiithe lice r xerciscd by him in his spiritual capacity, should occupy anind pendent position as a t em p ora l prince, so as to avoid his becoming the political instrument of any one European power to the annoyance of this rest. lie qualifies this wish, however, by the difficulty of snaking the Roman States an exception to the general principle of non-inter ference between any foreign people and their Sovereign. The Pope, he points out, differs in his position from other Princes, as net being Pope by hereditary right, but by the election of the College of C ar di na l s , a body' which is national neither is its constitution nor its mem bership. The extract concludes with drawing two infe rences—first, that the Pope ought to give his subjects the securities for good government; and second, that armed intervention to assist him in maintaining a bad go vernment would be unjustifiable. The second in the series is an extract of a note from Viscount Palmerston to the Marquis of Normanby, dated 28th of January, 1849, and is as follows: " No. 2. " VISCOUNT PALMERSTON TO THE MARQUIS OF NORDIANBY. " With regard to the proposal made by Austria to France for a combined military action by Austria, France, and Naples, for the purpose of re-establishing the Pops in the Roman States, your Excellency will say that her Majesty's Government concur with the Govern ment of France in viewing with much regret this an nouncement of the wishes and intentions of the Austrian Government. Her Majesty's Government do not pre tend to pass judgment in respect to those differences between the Pope and his suljects which led to the re tirement of the Pope to Gaeta; hit her Majesty's Go vernment would upon every account, and not only upon abstract principle, but with reference to the general in terests of Europe, and from the value which tkey at tach to the maintenance of peace, sincerely deprecate any attempt to settle the differences between the Pope and his subjects by the military interference of foreign Powers. " It appears to her Majesty's Government, as at pre sent informed, that these differences are not of such a nature, as to preclude the hope that they might be ac commodated by the diplomatic interposition of friendly powers, and it is needless to observe how much better such a mode of settlement would be than an authori;ti tive imposition of terms by the force of foreign arms, " With respect to the attitude which Great Britain would in any case assume in regard to these affairs, your Excellency will say that the attitude of this country would be that of observation, and that Great Britain could take no part in such matters beyond expressing, if it should appear to be necessary, the opinion which her Majesty's Government might entertain thereupon : These affairs, however important in their bearing upon the general interests of Europe, do not imme diately affect any direct interests of Great Britain; and whatever turn therefore these affairs may take, her Majesty's Government do not foresee that it is likely that the course of these events would afford to the British Government any just reason for departing from that passive and ob servant attitude which the position of Great Britain in regard to these affairs seems naturally to point out." The third note in the series is from the Prince Castel cicala to Viscount Palmerston, and is dated London, the 2d of February, 1849. It states the proposal of the Spanish Government for a Congress of Catholic Powers at Naples to regulate the questions at issue in the Roman States, and it formally demands the participation of Eng land, Russia, and Prussia therein. The fourth note in the correspondence is the reply of Viscount Palmerston to Pi icce Castelcicala, and is dated the 10th of February, 1849. It states that the British Government had uot received any specific application on the subject of the proposed Congress at Naples from the Pope, and that until such an application had been made, it was unable to say what steps it might think expedient to take in the matter. The filth in the correspondence is an extract of a letter from . Viscount Palmerston to the Marquis of Normanby, dated the 9th of March, 1849. It is as follows: No. 5. " VISCOUNT PALMERSTON TO THE MARQUIS OF NORMANDY. 3 Although Great Britain has not so direct an interes as France iras in the ecclesiastical and political questions which arise out of the present relations betv4en the Pope and the people of the Roman States, the British Government, nevertheless, cannot view those matters with indifference. Great Britain is, indeed, a Pro testant State, but her Maj,,sty has many millions of Catholic ,subjects ; and the British Government must therefore be desirous, with a view to British in terests, that the Pope should be placed in such a tem poral position as to be able to act with entire independ ence in the exercise of his spiritual functions. Great Britain is so far distant from Italy that the political events of the Italian Peninsula cannot have the same direct bearing up( n British interests which those events must exert upon the interests of nearer States; but still as those events must always have a powerful influence upon matters involving questions of peace or war in Europe, the British Government must necessarily watch those events with much attention and anxiety. The present condition of the relations between the Pope and the people of his States has therefore been looked at with deep solicitude by her Majesty's Govern ment. It would have been the earnest wish of her Majesty's Government, both on general principles and with reference to the particular circumstances of the case, that the differences between the Pope and his sub jects should have been adjusted by negotiation, either between the Pope and his subjects directly, or by means of the interposition of friendly Powers. A direct nego tiation between the Pope and his subjects seems now to have been rendered impossible by the course of events at Rome, and by the tendency of those counsels which there is reason to thick are suggested to the Pope by the persons who surround him at Gaeta. But her Ma jesty's Government do not see even in the recent occur rences at Rome any reason for giving up the hope that the diplomatic interposition of friendly Powers might still, without any actual employment of military force, bring about such settlement of differences as would enable the Pope to return to Rome and to resume his temporal authority; and her Majesty's Government, deprecating as they do, on principle, the employment of a foreign military force to settle internal dissensions in a state except in extreme and peculiar cases, would greatly re joice if the Powers to whom the Pope has now appealed for assistance to extricate himself from his difficulties, were to try the effect of their moral influence at Rome, before they resorted to any more active measures. " It seems to her Majesty's Government that a strong and unanimous manifestation of the opinion of those Powers in support of order on the one band, and of con• stitutional rights on the other, would bring to reason the minority who cow exercise paramout authority at Rome, and would give courage and confidence to the majority who have been hitherto intimidated and overborne; and if Great Britian bad been invited to be a party to these negotiations, and if an invitation to that effect had been accepted. such would have been the course %Inch her Majesty's Government would have recommended that the parties to the transaction should pursue. Her Majesty's Government have learnt with much pleasure that France has been included in the invitation addressed by the Pope to some of the Catholic Powers, requesting them to take an active interest in the present condition of his affairs; and her Majesty's Government hope that if there is to be a concert among any of the Powers of Europe in regard to those affairs, the French Government will not decline the invitation to be a party thereto. There are many very obvious reasons why in several points of view it would be desirable that, these matters should cot be disposed of without the participa tion of France. " Your Excellency says that the French Government would have preferred that Sardinia should have been in vited to take part in these deliberations. ller Majesty's Government are entirely o f th e same op i n i on " The participation of Sardinia would mitigate the foreign character of the negotiation, and if a contingency were to arise which should lead to the employment of any military force within the Roman territory, Piedmon tese troops would, for many evidenf reasons, be better suited for such purpose than the troops of Austria or of any State not belonging to the Italian peninsula. " The opinion, then, of her Majesty's Government upon the points on which the Government of France has wished to have it, is that it would be desirable that Frace shoul be a art the pr oposed deliberations, and that Sardinia dinia should take part in them also ; that it would be desirable that every endeavour should be made to bring about a settlement between the Pope and his subjects by negotiation and by moral influence before resorting to the employment of force ; and that one condition of the reinstatement of the Pope ought to be that he should engage to maintain in their main and essential provisions the constitutional and represen tative institutions which he granted to his subjects lust year." The sixth note in the correspondence is from theXar quis of Normanby to Viscount Palmerston, enclosing the copy of a note received by him from the Apostolic Nun cio, which note enclosed one addressed by the Cardinal Antonelli to the representatives of all friendly Powers, requesting them to co-operate for the re-establishment of the Papal authority at Rome. These enclosed notes are both included in the correspondence, and explain at length the grounds upon which the application to friendly Powers was made. The correspondence closes with the following neter— "VISCOUNT' PALMERSTON TO THE MARQUIS OF NORMANDY. "Foreign-oflice, .March 27, 1849. "My Lord,—l have received your Excellency'. dis patch of the Bth instant, transmitting to me the copy of a note which your Excellency had received from the Apostolic Nuncio, inclosiug the copy of the note which has been addressed by Cardinal Antonelli to the repro- Just published, price 55., svo., in cloth, rrHE RATIONAL TREATMENT of STRIC TURES of the URETHRA, in all their varieties and compli cations. With practical observations on the use and abuse of instru ments in the treatment of urethral diseases, showing that the unne cessary employment of instruments is a frequent exciting cause of stricture, and that a want of practical knowledge and manual dex terity in their use, when necessary, is the source of most of the se vere, long-protracted, and complicated cases of that disorder 30 fa tally prevllenti By F. B. 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Bailliere, 219, Regent-street ; and may be had of all booksellers in town or country. t>Z -) -44-r „, [PRICE SD. - 11 sentatives of all friendly Powsrd, requesting them to 03* operate for the purpose of re-establishing the Paps authority at Rome. , - `• I have to instruct your Excellency to say to the Nuncio that her Majesty's Government h ave -r u ceiveck N 'AN and have attentively considered th e con2mlZlTii4Opit Whieh he has made to them through your Excellenby, and that you are instructed to express to him the deep regret with which her Majesty's Government have witnessed the differences which have arisen. between the Pope and his subjects, the assassination of Count Rossi, the depar ture of the Pope from his capital and states, and the pro. clamation of a Republic at Rome. " The British Government is, for many obvious reasons, not desirous of taking an active part in any • negotiations which may result from the appli cation which the Pope has addressed to some of the Catholic Powers of Europe, whose terri tories are nearer than Great Britain in geographical proximity to the Italian peninsula. But the British Go ye-rnment will he much gratified if the result of those tiegoiiationa should be such a reconciliation between the Pope and' hts..iubjeets as might a nable the former with the free goodwill and consent of the latter to re turn to his capital, and there to restivan hi s ppi.itual :unctions and his temporal authority: But it is the opinion of her Majesty's government that such a recoil could scarcely be eff:tted, to if effected for the moment could never be perwane nt,.undess the basis upon which it was founded were to be that the Pepe should engage to maintain the constitutional and representative system of government which he granted last year to his subj-.cts, anc unless tie separa'.ion tween the fpiritual authority and the tt inpurat powers and institutions of the State were so clearly and so dist.actiy established,,v:s to put an end to those manifold grievances which the mix Lure of the stiritual with the temporal pcoa or has fair so long a period of lisLe produced iu the Roman States. The great importance or admitiiiig laymen to adminis trative and judicial functions in the Roman States was pointed out to the late Pope by the memorandum pre sented in 1832 to the Roman Government by the repre sentatives of Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, _ and Russia, and the events which have happened since that time, not only in the 11 , . , tuan States, but in the rest of Europe, have tended to wake it still_ more important that such a relorm should be carried out into full and complete executior. " Your ExCellency will give the Nuncio a copy of this dispatch, " I am, &c., "PALMERSTON." HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. MADAME DULCKEN'S CONCERT. The grandest musical reunion of the season took place on Friday, for the benefit of Mz.clame Dulcken. The whole of the opera company, both vocalists and orchestra, were engaged, to which were added tbo leading members o 1 the German troupe, with the super-addition of Jetty de Treffz, S,gnor Manes, Schuihoff the pianist, and M. ce Kontski, the re nowned violinist. Madame Dnlcken played some of the finest works of the classical and bravura writers for the pianoforte, with all the certaint;', brilliancy, and intel lectual appreciation of the various schools of pianism for which she is so justly celebrated. Her reception was enthusiastic, and the applause that followed her execu tion of the several pieces was as fervent as merited. The novel feature of the conceit was, however, the re-appearance in this country of M. de Kontski, who, in the achievement of marvels, stands alone, and cer tainly, since the advent of Paganzni, no artist has keen heard who has so nearly approached the great mas ter. The solos he performed are of his own corn positicn. He played thrice, and upon each occasion elicited genuine admiration and wonder. his tone is fall and silvery, and his execution of double and triple chords, and the certainty and hugeness of his harmonics have assuredly never been surpassed. His legato is firm and sustained, and his staccato passages are clear and articulate beyond precedent. M. de Kontski may be pro nounced one of the musical marvels of the day. JULLIEN'S CO.NCERT MONSTRE. The second of M. Jullien's monster concerts was given on Friday at Exeter Hall. The second and third parts consisted mainly of a repetition of the Desert and the selections from the Huguenots which were given at the first concert. The first part presented a stimulating novelty. M. Jullien had announced that he would pro duce a fantasia founded on some of the chief airs of blk-yerbeer's Propkete, never performed in this country. This led to a counter-advertisement from the Directors of the Royal Italian Opera, to the effect that as they had secured the copyright of the music of the opera, no other person could have any right to perform the music hero. Not pretending to know the secrets of these mat ters, we cannot say what effect this caveat had on the in domitableJullien. But he certainly kept his word with •the audience, giving them, in the style of some former achievements of a similar kie.d, his "fantasia and selection," which went off with great &hit. Beyond a natural curiosity to hear the airs of this much talked-of production, the performance in a musical point of view had no very great interest, because this kind of seh ction affords no means by which a judgment can be formed of the general scope and spirit of a work like the Prophete. The grand chorus, " Itcrum ad salutare• undas," will no doubt produce a fine effect when its massive harmonics are aided by the impressiveness of dramatic situation and accessorik s. Anna Thillon sang the " Ta pauvre ir.6:e" with her usual skill and graceful facility. A duet, given by Thillon and Madlle. Nau, was much apphuded; and the " Marche de couronnement" and the " Damine Salvum" will prove highly attracive. One of the most original and characteristic airs in the whole is " Valse des Patineurs," or Skaters' Wul•z. The rest of the first part comprised vocal and instru mental performances of a high order. Jetty Treffz gave the "Vedrai carino" with purity and in exquisite taste. IIaINE played WeLer's Concert Stuck ; and Vivier ap peared for the first time this season here. He was rap turously encored in his solo en the horn. Ernst gave his favourite "Airs Hongrois" on ihe violin; and Piscbeck sang a romanz•i,' by Lindpainner, intended as a compa nion to " The Standard-bearer" but by no means equal to that song. On the whole, the concert went off ex tremely well. The high quality of the talent ergoged produced no weariness, although the programme was, as usual, a " monster." HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— His Royal Highness Pricce Leopold of Naples (Count of Syracuse) attended by the Chevalier Colonno, honoured the performance at her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening with their presence. The Queen's box was occupied by the Countess of Desert, the Hon. Miss Cavendish, Lord Camoys, Lord and Lady Brackley, and Colonel Bouverie. Her Majesty the Queen Adelaide's box was occupied by the Vis countess Glentworth, Captain Bailey, Mr. Henry Bailey, and the Hon. William and Mrs. Ashley. Among the visitors were his Grace the Duke of Wellington and Lady Charles Wellesley, the Duchess of B,aulort and the Ladies Somerset, the Duchess of Leeds and Miss Lane Fox, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, and Lady Augusta Paulet, the Countess of Montrose, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baroness Brunnow, and Mdlle. Olga de Lechner; his Excellency the Swedish Minister, his Excellency the Neapolitan Meister, his Excellency the Danish Minister, the Countess Reventlow, and the Countesses Hilda and Malvina de Reventlow; the Charge d'Affaires of France and Madame Monsherot; his Excellency the Netherlands Minister; the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Huntley, the Marquis and Mar„ lions ss of Salisbury, the Marchioness of Douro, the Marquis and Marchioness of Sligo, and the Ladies Brunnow ;,the Marquis of Granby, the Earl of Falmouth, the Countess of Glengall, the Earl and Countess of Wilton and party, the Countess of Warrington and Lady Stanhope, the Earl Bruce, the E.rl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Pembroke, the Earl of Cawdor, the Earl of Grenville, the Countess de Muirmont, the Viscount Ranelagh, Viscount Clifden, the Viscount Evelyn, the Viscount Anson, &c. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—Her Majesty's box was occupied on Saturday evening by Viscountess Emlyn, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. G. E. Anson. Among the visitors were his Excellency the Sardinian Minisier, the Marquis of Drogheda, the Marchioness of Westmeath, and the Hon. Mrs. H. Murray, the Earl and Countess Bective and Lady Olivia Taylor, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Durham, the Earl of Belfast, the Earl of Besborough, the Earl of Munster, Count D'Alton, Lady Trimlestown and Mrs. Lyon Campbell, Lady Frances Higginson, Viscount Mandeville, Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Sidney, Lord George Manners, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord and Lady Frances Gordon and Mrs. Ashworth, Lord Foley and the lion. Misses Foley, Lady and the Misses Gurney, Lady Howard de Walden and Miss Ellis, Lord Templemore, Lady Leeson, Lady Sykes, Sir Samuel Spry, Lady Morgan, Sr F. Booth, Bart., Sir John and Miss Bur goyne, Lady Jodrell, Sir C. Marshall, Sir George Armytaae, &c. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Mr. Mitchell gave on Saturday one of his miscellaneous morning performances for the amusement of the Royal children. A selection from Era Diavulo, sung by the French operatic vocalists, two national airs by the Hungarian singers, ad _! . . ve m a tu eni et et by t Mesdemoiselles Rosati and M. Ts g lioei, by 3n. and d a hisjuveniletheDuchess composedco ith Alice, th sde ballet, and leitn,drtasrmeteifsTbilye neAuriolen and Prince Prince of W Al a f l r e ed s, the Princess Royal, i n t h o f their th e p ne re h s i e li n ty ce ;wh T e h , e as bo w u e s l e l was sofiuirleed withdth tthhecac as the Royal visitors thr , ieidrwe. seemed highly delighted with the performances, e specially the exploits of Auriol. BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—BIRMINGEIAM, SATURDAY.—The morning performances at the ensuing triennial festival in Birmingham are nearly, if not en tirely settled. On Tuesday Mendelssohn's Elijah will be given. On Wednesday the same composer's lyrics of ltacine'a tragedy of Athalie, the explanatory text being declaimed. On Thursday Ilandel'a Messiah, and on Friday Handers Israel in Lgypt. Among the vocalists understood to he engaged are Mdlle. Jetty Trefiz, Madame Castellan, the Misses Williams, Mr. Sims Reeves, Signor Mario, Signor Lablache, and Mr. Machin. The orchestra will be larger by seventy persons than on any former occasion. The w hole will be under the direction of Costa. THE POET LAUREATE.—WC have received a com munication from a friend of the Poet Laureate's, from ' which the following is an extract:—" Mr. 'Wordsworth was not at the Queen's ball. He has attended no such gaieti( s since the decease of his only daughter, Mrs. Quillinan, nearly two years ago. The mistake (as to Mr. Wordsworth's being present at the ball) probably arose from his name having been given in the news papers in the list of persons invited. The sonnet on Miss Sellon (of the Sisters of Mercy in Exeter), though ascribed to Mr. Wordsworth, was not written by him, but by Mr. Quillinan." The venerable poet, we under stand, is now at &Lavern—we trust in t he enjoyment of health. His old ag e is one of ease and dignity, a nd every lover of genius must wish to see it l g on protracted, free from pain, while fresh hone urn gather round his liaim. an , 1 brighten the closing act ne.—lnverness Courier. THE HAY CROP. —Mowing has commenced neat ' Nottingham. The crops are heavier than have been ' known for very may years.--Voitingham Journal V