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

MAGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED.) THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. The number of this able periodical for the present month, although containing many papers in its usuel well -written style, does not evoke that hearty and unqualified commendation which we have so fre quently been enabled to bestow on it. If, however, the strong wing of our talented Contemporary has appeared to flag for a moment, let us hope that it is but a preparation for a bolder flight. " Our Spring Crop of Novels" contains a review of " Rockingham ; or the Younger Brother," from which some well written extracts are given, and which is described as " a flower among the vernal weeds and fungi of literature." There are also notices of Mordaunt Hall ; or a September Night." by the author of " Two Old Men's Tales," and of "Lady Alice, or the New Una." "Ceylon and the Cingalese" is continued, an I fully sustains the interest its curious incidents and graphic observations have hitherto excited. The most interesting paper in the number is, however, the memoirs of one of the greatest phil an th ro pi s t s o f any age or country—of one who has conferred more benefits on mankind than any other living man—the Rev. Theobald Mathew, th e " Apostle of Temperance." The memoir is ably and accurately written, and we fully concur in all which has reference to the subject. We could, how ever, wish the writer had introduced less of the acerbity of his political antipathies into the history of the gentle and patriotic Mathew. This great and good man all through his useful and laborious life ever avoided the arena of political discord, and we doubt if it would not pain his gentle nature to see the name of his great countryman, now gone to his account, placed in such disagree able contrast with his O W O . The weed of political bitterness should have no place in a chaplet intended to honour the benevolent lathew, who, in the words of the author, "Iles won at the same time the respect of the rich and the affection of the poor." And most sincerely do we join in the aspiration "That his health may still be spared by Providence to enable him to pursue his virtuous career. " And when at some distant day he will be called to receive the reward due to those who toil in their apaker' s serv i ce , may hi s examp l e a ll ure man y t o fol low in th e f oo t s t e p s o f M a th ew th e p hil ant h ro pi s t." The continuation of " Irish Popular Superstitions" is clever and amusing. " Poetry and its Substitutes :" We most deeply sympathise with the luckless wight Who had to wade through the " prose run mad," and the rhyming nonsense on stilts, which form the dreary subject of this long paper ; and we hope the reviewer will make amends for this weary waste of time and space by substituting in his next number something approaching his own standard of excellence, worthy of the magazine and the country. " Pictures in the Dark :" we shall not " disturb the visions of the dreamer, but leave him with his gentle " Una in the dark," and pass on to have a peep into " Eastern Rambles," which have been continued from the last number. The rambl er d escr ib es th e incidents in his " Travel's .i. r - uistorY" with spirit and freshness. We regret our space will not permit us to treat our readers to a few extracts. " The Legoff Family" sustains the fair fame of the preceding chapters. " Experiences ° f 'Union and Apprehensions of Repeal ;" this is a political essay of great power and argument, and t a ",?ugh we do not quite agree in all the views of the Die writer, yet he advances many sound principles "'Pon the present melancholy state of Ireland well Worth y th e d eep attention of Brit i sh statesmen. Il e a v civ ocates the exten s i on o f a rate for the support of r li s e poor t o f unded property, mortgagees, official sale s' &c.. Scc e and we will confess we have not been able to di scover any just or sufficient reason for the 8 exemp tion of these classes from contributing to the jiPPort of th e poor. T h i s num b er conc l u d es w ith a on but hearty tribute to the memory of Maria Ed geworth, a name dear to Ireland, to England, and to Literature, and as long as Truth, Genius, and Be nevolence h o ld: a place i n our affections, this true hearted Irishwoman will not be forgotten. THE BANKERS'. Our talented contemporary fully sustains in the Present number 'the high reputation it has already attained, As usual it abounds in information e?c valuableyvaluable to the banking and commercial vin.terests, to whi c h it i s espec i a lly devoted. It opens h a well written article on " The Unlimited 1.-114bility of Bank Shareholders," induced by Mr. Jola eadlam's recent motion. We do not however quite 4, gree with the conclusion arrived at, that at present the . law may safely be left as it is." Thomas _ ulhon continues his admirable " Letters to a Branch 41 1 a n ager,, the subjects of the present paper are (~,`l a rantee Bonds and Deposits of Deeds." The n'ode of Instructions for the Guidance of the NAcers at the Branches of a Joint-Stock Bank" are als o contin ue d, an d many valuable hints are given to he lp these gentlemen in the discharge of their onerous and important duties. There are many oth er article s on use f u l su bj ec t s , o f w hi c h th a t on th e e - organization of our Savings' Bank System," i s Peculiarly worthy of notice. THE MIRROR. Mr. Percy St. John resumes his "Adventures of a Tench Republican," and introduces us to the Fau bourg St. Germain, where we find the old nobility Intriguing with the Republicans to upset the existing order of things, for the purpose of bringing about a restoration of the ancient regime of feudality and priestcraft, an intrigue which they are still pursuing with as great assiduity as ever. The feeling with which these " porcelain of human society" regarded, and still regard those whom they use as their tools (for the Socialist outbreak in June was of Royalist concoction and was supported with Royalist money), may be gathered from the following conversation which took Plane at a grand party in the Faubourg St. Germain : " Monsieur Pierre de Gonfran !' announced the ser "ant. " The two young men smiled : it was at the de as slimed by plain Peter Gonfran. " The visitor was of middle age, dressed rather too t ' eh lY, with long hair, and a beard and moustache some - W hat suspicious —at least so thought many of the guests. s 'I am sure that monsieur is a citoyen,' observed a sufficie n t 141 ;;: I ant sure he is a horrid Republican, replied an old Never mind,' whispered a Jesuitical-looking indi- N ,7 11 , 41 , who s t oo d c l ose by, these canaille will do the : r4 ; they w ill overt h row th e usurper, and then we "sily crush them. All who are against him are our ." for the while ; so I admire much the wisdom sh e %I n by the Marquis in admitting such people to his J o h n Oxenford contributes a very agreeable paper the subject of the " Mythology and Magic of Lap :734) and Miss Lacy continues her Lays from Shak- The " History of Music" is continued, as landhe "Biographi ca l Sketches of the Kings of Eng tri • ' and we hav e , in addition, afrveral valuable con ..butions in this, th e June num her of the Mirror, w 11101 completes the fifth volume of the new series. HE POTTLETON LEGACY. By Albert -leeSmith.Parts IX. and X. The parts comp l ete the " Pottleton Legacy," a legacy of glorious fun, w hi c h Alb ert S m i th l eaves us °r our Christendom.us during his absence from In his farewell address to his readers he says-- " Eleven years of unceasing work—during which exact third of my life I have never been a way time —have rothz public for a longer p er i o d th an s i x d ays at Induced me to think that I might venture to take an ex tended holiday; and accordingly I hope that the gratift cation of a long-felt wi,h to vi iit the Mediterranean, the East, and the northern coast of Africa, is about to arrive. " With the exception of the occasional means of in forming my immediate friends as to where I am, or hav e b een , I d o no t wish to see a pen an d i n k unt il I r,,el urn." That he who has contributed so much to the public amusement and enjoyment may find equal enjoyment and amusement during his projected tour, cannot but be the wish of the many thousands to whom he has addressed his farewell. I 'END.ENNIS. No. VIII. By W. M. Thackeray. The scene of the present number continues in the nei ghbourhood of Pendennis's place in the country, and although the story does not make great progress, yet our knowledge of the characters of the personages j k ° T es• The character of Miss Blanche Amory, the .„ — ` u se, the Undine, the Naiad, the very sentimental Pa ins lady who could " die of a rose in aromatic Pain, is admirably developed, and the various secondary strata of sentimentalism are carefully erced thr oug h unt il we arr i ve a t th e primitive selfi s h ness w hi ch is the true foundation o f a ll _senti mentalism. A t fi rst Laura and Pendennis are great l y L a oli k e en with the M use , b u t a d es i llusiotanent , t o use of the Muse's p e t F renc h phrases, at l eng th arrives, and Miss Blanche Amory is seen in her true colours. THE TEETH.—How often do we find the human face divine disfigured by neglecting the chiefest of its ornaments, and the breath made disagreeable to com panions by non-attention to the Tqeth! Though per fect in their structure and composition, to keep them in a pure and healthy state requires some little trouble; and it those who are blessed with well-formed teeth knew how soon decay steals into the mouth, mn un sightly what oth erw i se are delightful to admire, aki and g de signating unhealthiness by the impurity of the breath, they would spare no expense to chase away these fatal blemishes. But although most ladies are careful, and even particular in these delicate matters, yet few are suf ficiently aware of the imperative necessity of avoiding all noxious or mineral substances of an acrid nature, and of which the greater part of the cheap tooth-powders of the present day are composed. It is highly satisfactory to point out Messrs. Rowlands' Odonto, or Pearl Denti frice, as a preparation free from all injurious elements, and eminently calculated to embellish NMI preserve the dental structure, to impart a grateful fragrance to the breath, and to embellish and perpetuate the graces of . the mouth.--. Sunday Paper. LITERATURE. ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE. Illus trated Edition. Vol. Another volume of the library edition of " Alison," embellished with portraits, has just afforded us addi tional reason for congratulating the subscribers to the present edition—the very best, without any ques tion, that has yet been published. We should ven ture to say the best that will be published, hut that the historian and his publishers afford us no room for prediction in this particular. Edition has followed edition, evincing at once the eminent success of Mr. Alison and the enterprise of the Messrs. Blackwood —but so surely as edition followed edition so surely did the latest surpass its predecessors. 'When a very few months back the history appeared in twenty volumes of a smaller size, and in every respect adapted to the bookshelves of the middle classes, it appeared that the work had at length reached the limits of its popularity yet awhile as far as purchasers were concerned. But no ; the compactor edi tion is scarcely completed when one more ornate, arid, in every respect, more costly follows — adorned with accurate likenesses of the many won derful personages whose genius and vicissitudes are associated to the narrative, and accompanied by a re-issue of the invaluable atlas produced under the direction of Mr. A. K. Johnston. The third volume, appearing simultaneously with the magazines for June, contains the portraits of Edmund Burke and of Maximilian Robespierre—the former copied from the celebrated painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, the latter taken from a very curious original picture (a sketch from which we never recollect to have seen before) now in the possession of Mr. J. B. Jarman. The likeness of Burke we never could fancy to have done justice to that extraordinary man, who must have betrayed more of the fire of that great intellect which burnt so brightly in his orations and in his writings. Inasmuch, however, as he has given a faithful transcript from the painting of Sir Joshua, Mr. W. H. Egleton, the engraver, has been successful. Of the two engravings we, nevertheless, greatly prefer the one of Robespierre—giving as it does the most agreeable portraiture of that terrible demagogue which we can call to our remembrance. Even the sinister reputation of the Terrorist cannot deprive the countenance of charm (a ghastly charm, enough, we grant it) which is inseparable from great weakness, a weakness capable of being bent to good or evil, accordingly as passion or circumstances might dictate, accompanied by great decision towards the carrying out of principles. That moral weakness and intellectual decision are variously expressed in the contour of th e nose an d in the com pression of the mouth. Lavater, reading the history of the great revolution, would have ac cepted this as a correct effigy of the man who wrote so eloquently in his youth against capital punishment, and who yet in his riper manhood, for the sake, as he fancied, of realising the utopian philosophy of Rousseau, organized the despotism of the guillotine. The face is the face of a man who could be madman and fanatic enough to conceive the possibility of per fecting humanity according to the precepts of the evangel by a cruelty not merely inhuman, but abso lutely diabolical. Every time the reign of Robes pierre is brought afresh to cur recollection, we begin to marvel as to what might have happened supposing Marat had survived the dagger-wound of the Angel of Assassination. Remembering how every one of the leaders of the revolution fell before the ruthless egotism and resolve of Maximilian, how the axe descended upon the necks of Gensonne, Barbaroux, Vergniaud, and the rest of the Girondists, upon Anacharsis Clootz, on Hebert and the rest of Anarchists, upon Danton, Desmoulins, Poilipeaux and their companions, one is disposed to marvel who would have been the victor had Marat and Robespierre confronted each other at last in the death struggle. 'Whether the man of will or the man of audacity? The hand of Charlotte Corday has left that possible struggle to our conjec tures. One murder has, perchance, prevented a more awful and wholesale bloodshed than even that which preceded the ninth of Thermidor. Who shall say ? At least such thoughts are provoked by the scrutiny of this novel and most characteristic portrait of Robespierre. The third volume of this handsome edition for the library recounts the events which transpired between 1793 and 1795 inclusively. A n d the third part of the illustrative atlas, contains plans ranging inclusively from the battle of Rivoli to the battle of Stockach. Henceforth the atlas by John ston must prove an inseparable accompaniment to the history by Alison. FINE ARTS. THE ART JOURNAL. As the embellishments for the June number—we find here two engravings from the original landscapes in the Vernon Gallery, Cooper's " Cattle—Early Morning," and Cslcott's " Waiting for the Boats"— a representation of Wyatt's statue of " Penelope"— and two illustrations from the poets, " Adonis," from Spenser, and " Solitude," from Wordsworth. Be sides these larger engravings, there are a profusion of smaller woodcuts of "Original Designs for Manu factures"—of " Ancient Ships"—of the works of Thorvalsden—and a sketch of the Ruhmeshalle at Munich. With these we must not forget to enu merate the three engraved portraits—that of the great sculptor Thorvalsden—that of a venerable member of the Royal Academy, James Ward—and that also of " one of the most distinguished of our rising school of painters," William Edward Frost, A.R.A. The last mentioned cannot fail to be peculiarly attractive to whomsoever has visited this year's exhi bition of the Academy. In that noble collec tion of paintings—with the attention drawn off in many directions ; by Webster's most amusing and inimitable " Slide ;" by the solemn and affecting beauty of Herbert's " Outcast of the People ;" by El more's clever and attractive " Controversy;" by Lance's luscious and gorgeous " Marriage Feast ;" by Poole's fine and artistic composition from the Tempest; by Stanfield's lovely " Moonlight off the Reculvers ;" by Martin's fantastic illustration of Bulwer Lytton's epic, " Arthur and .2Egle in the Happy Valley ;" by Turner's extraordinary atmospheric illusion of the "Wreck Buoy ;" by Roberts's equally extraordinary and elaborate picture "The Destruction of Jerusa lem ;" by Baily's superb group of the " Graces,"—in the midst of all these remarkable productions it is im possible not to be attracted by Mr. Frost's single con tribution for the present year, his exquisite and fascinating " Sirens." Small as the picture is, it re veals enough grace, delicacy, symmetry, and imagina tion (as denoted :particulary in the dim luxuri ous background) to call to our recollection his charming productions of the last two years—" Una" and " Euphrosyne." "Mr. Frost," says his biogra pher in the Art Journal, " is indebted to no patron for the rank he occupies; his success must be exclusively referred to his own assiduous cultivation of those artistic gifts wherewith nature has endowed him." The remark is honourable to this rising and already distinguished artist ; and everything affords promise to him of an eminent and prosperous career. ILLUSTRATED ATLAS. Parts 111. and IV. Edited by R. .211. Martin. This singular innovation in the production of maps progresses favourably. The letter-press has the ad vantage of being edited by the author of the " History of the British Colonies." HINTS TO EMIGRANTS. Designed and etched by Percy Cruihshank. A comical corrective served up in nine plates to assuage the appetites of those who happen just now to be hungering and thirsting too inordinately after the joys of emigration. The third engraving, giving the settler a very agreeable notion of the difficulties of " clearing," is an excellent testimony of the arduous labour devolving upon the emigrant. LONDON FENCING CLUB.—ASSAULT or ARMS.-- A few days since a grand display of fencing, with foils and sticky, took place at the rooms of a newly-formed club, in Piccadilly, under the direction of Mr. Bush man. It was well attended by both professionals and amateurs, and was conducted with great satisfaction to every one present. Both Mr. Bushman and his clever son took part in the assaults with foils; and some very interesting and vigorous play with sticks was exhibited by Sergeant Towey, of the Royal Artillery, and other non-commissioned officers of the Life Guards and gen tlemen amateurs. Mr: Bushman, sen. in the course of the display, performed several astonishing feats with the sword. With a ship's cutlass, made by Wilkinson, he cut a bar of lead in two with apparent ease by one sweep of his arm ; and, subsequently, with a strong formidable weapon, made for Lord Hardinge by Mr. Wilkinson, he also, with one stroke, cleanly cut through, bone and all, a very heavy leg of mutton. Mr. Bush man also performed Saladin's feat of cutting in two a silk handkerchief, as mentioned by Sir Walter Scott, in the " Talisman," several times, with one of Wilkinson's swords—a feat which is now daily performed Englishmen withEng.lis als shs o ite w e o x rd h s ib . A d seriesmostof by successful gymnastics was Mr. Bushman dese rves g reat creditand under the direction of Mr. Creagh, by himself and foris s in defatigability in promoting these useful and gentleman like exercises. in pr to otr t a h c e te e d li i g n i q b u il i it r y y o o f f t h e S m Parliamentary A t c x o E m T m . TU T e l e le Smihfield Market is about to be brought to a close. On Monday, on its re-a..sembling in Committee -room No. 13, Mr. Mackinnon, the chairman, intimated that after hearing one or two more witnesses in favour of the continuance of the market, the Com mittee would be content to trio as though given before them the evidence that was adduced before the House in session 1847, bearing on that part of the inquiry, and would then make their report. The last few sittings of the Committee have been principally occupied with the evidence of some of the principal butchers, graziers, cud salesmen of the metropolis and the market, who- are in favour of the continuance of Smithfield, on account mainly of its central situation, and its proximity to their premises and slaughterhouses. What is better than presence of mind iu a railway accident ?—Abseuce of body.—Punch. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT HEATH RACES.—WEDNESDAY. There was nothing sufficiently attractive in the list yesterday to counteract the influence of the weather, which, dull and threatening in the morning, was very un favourable from two o'clock until the close of the racing. Tne Stand, nevertheless, was well attended, and the com pany altogether quite as numerous as we have seen on the second day at any previous meeting. The racing was moderate, and does not call for any observation in addition to those appended to the returns. The betting on the Emperor's Plate averaged, when we left the ground—Even on Chanticleer, 2 to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken), 4 to 1 agst Cossack, and 6 to 1 cgst Cullingwood. The Hero does not run. As little as 14 to 1 has been taken about William the Conqueror for the Derby, and 1000 to 30 about Compass. The racing yesterday came off as follows: — The Coronation Stakes of 109 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old fillies, Sat 71b each; the winner of the Oaks to carry 71b, of the 100 guineas 31b, if both 91b extra. New Mile. (20 subs.) Lord Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn (71b extra).. (Nat) 1 Lori Exeter's Grace ... ... 2 Mr. R. H. Nevili's Letitia ... ... 3 5 to 2 on Lady Evelyn, who waited until half way up the distance, and won in a canter by two lengths, the same between second and third. Run in 1 min. 45 sec. Sweepstakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; 41b allowed, &e. inley Course. (8 subs.) Mr. Herbert's Tullis, Bst 71b Sir J. Hawley's Queensberry, Bst 31b... Lord Exeter's Conde, Bst 31b Betting-5 to 4 each against Queensberry and Teflis. Conde made slow running until near the last turn, when he was headed by T*.flis, who went on with a decided lead, and at an improved pace nearly to the stand; here Queensberry collared him, and the issue for a moment was doubtful, Teflis, however, got his head in front a few strides from home, and won by a neck. Run in 2 min. 54 sec. The Fernhill Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for two yrs old, 7st; and three, 9st; fillies and geldings allowed 31b. About half a mile. Duke of Richmond's Officious, 2 yrs... (Kitchener) 1 Duke of Rutland's Nina, 3 yrs ... ... 2 Mr. G. Hobeon's Rhedycina, 2 yrs ... ... 3 Lord Exeter's Grace, 3 yrs ... Mr. Payne's Farthingale, 3 yrs ... 0 Major Martyn's Blundette, 2 yrs ... 0 Mr. Drinkald's Hocus Pocus, 2 yrs ... 0 Sir G. Heethcete's t by Lanercost, 2 yrs ... 0 Betting-7 to 4 on Officious, 4 to 1 :agst Farthingale, and 8 to 1 each agst Rhcdycina and Nina. Officious jumped off with the lead, was never headed, and won in a canter by two lengths, Nina beating Rhe dycina by a head. Run in 57 sec. The Royal Hunt Cup, value 200 soya., by subscription of 10 soya. each, with 100 added, for all ages (two yrs old excepted); the winner of any handicap, plate, or stake, value 100 sovs., in c l u di ng the winner's own stake, after the weights are declared, to carry 71b extra. New Mile. (44 subs.) Mr. Roll's Collingwood, 6 yrs, 9st 71b... (F. Butler) 1 Mr. Charlton's Kissaway, 3 yrs, sst 21b ... 2 Captain Pettat's Newcourt, aged, 7st 81b ••• 3 Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair, aged, Bst bib ... 0 Hajor Martyn's The Moor, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b ... 0 Mr. Lillies' Spithead, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b Sir J. B. Mill's Cymba, 4 yrs, 7st 91b Lord Clifden's Blaze, 4 yrs, 7s:t Sib Lord Exeter's Ulysses, 5 yrs, 7st 71b Mr. Herbert's Radulphus, 6 yrs, 7st 61b 0 Mr. Whielden's Wyke (h b), 5 yrs, 7st 61b 0 Sir G. Heathcote's Valentinis, 4 yrs, 7st 21b 0 Duke of Richmond's Hornpipe, 4 yrs, ist 0 Sir J. Hawley's Peahens, cg•el, fist 121 h ... 0 Mr. Bateman's Strychnine, 3 yrs, Est 91b 0 Mr. Payee's Crucible, 3 yrs, 6st ... ... 0 Mr. Franklin's Dolly Varden, 3 yrs, sst 71b ... 0 Lord Exeter's Slashing Alice. 3 yrs, sst 51b ... 0 Mr. Drinkald's The Dark Lady, 3 yrs, sst 0 Mr. Drinkald's Susan Lovell, 3 yrs, sst (carr. sst 31b) 0 Mr. H. King's c, by John o'Gaunt, 3 yrs, sst ... 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst Hornpipe-4 to 1 agst Slashing Alice— 8 to 1 each agst Susan Level, Collingwood, and Crucible-10 to 1 agst The Moor-12 to 1 agst Lady Vadair-12 to 1 agst Newcourt-12 to 1 eget Radul phus—and 14 to 1 agst any other. Newcourt took up the running immediately after starting, followed by Slashing Alice, Dolly Varden, Crucible, and several others, Collingwood lying off. They travelled in this order at a good pace to the Stand, where Collingwood showed with the leading horses, and he waited with them until within twenty yards of the chair, and won easily by two lengths, Kissaway beating Newcourt by half a length. The rain rendered it im possible to time this race. The Windsor Town Plate of 35 soya., with 15 added; two yrs old, sst 61b; three, 7st 101 b; four, Bst 81b; five and upwards, 9st; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 100 soya, if de manded, &G. T.Y.C. Mr. Beauclerc's Whitstone, 4 yrs Mr. Care W / s Philosopher, 5 yrs ... Mr. Drewe's Hasteaway, 4 yrs ... Lord Exeter's Ulysses, 5 yrs ••• Mr. T. Parr's tip hitley, 3 yrs ..• Mr. C. Parker's Emily, 3 yrs ... Mr. Drinkald's Hocus Pocus, 3 yrs Mr. C. Hornsby's Bokhara, aged ... Lord Strathmore's Seraph, 3 yrs ... Mr. Dawsen'e St. Oswald, 5 yrs Mr. Spilbury's c by Voltaire, out of Mecca, 3 yrs 0 Mr. Isaac Day's Mignon, 5 yrs ... 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst Philosopher, 3 to 1 agst Bokhara, 5 to 1 agst Wbitstone, and 7 to 1 agst Whitley. Won by a short head; Whitley and Bokhara close up. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. THE EMPEROR'S PLATE (ASCOT).-6 to 4 agst Chan ticleer (taken), 2 to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken), 5 to 1 agst any other. NORTJIUMBERLAND PLATE. - 6 to 1 agst Mahon (taken), 8 to 1 agst Cossack (taken), 10 to 1 agst any other. ... (Sly) 1 ... (F. Butler) 1 ... 2 LIVERPOOL JULY CUP.-8 to 1 agst Essedarius (taken), 8 to 1 agst Peep-o'-day Boy (taken), 10 to 1 agst Loup- Garou (taken), 15 to 1 agst Sylvan. DC:IIk:CASTER ST. LEGER.-5 to 4 agst The FlyingDatch- INTELLIGENCE EXTRA—GOODWOOD, 1849. Nominations for the Guodwood Stakes of 25 sous. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared on cr before Tuesday, the 19th inst.:— Captain M. Archdall na Tarella, 5 yrs—Mr. Arch deckue na Normanton, 3 yrs—Mr. C. Balfour na Dur dans, 3 yrs—Lord Bateman na Companion, 3 yrs—Mr. H. D. Bromley nu c by Lanercost out of Countess, 3 yrs —Mr. G. Begot na Vaurien, 4 yrs—*Mr. Beanelark na Diplomatist, 5 yrs—Mr. E. Batson na Fernhill, 4 yrs— Mr. W. Blake na Bacchanalian, 4 yrs—Sir H. H. Bruce na Hsgley, 4 yrs—Lord Clanricarde na Baronet, 6 yrs —Sir H. IL Campbell na Van Dieman, 3 yrs—Lord R. P. Clinton na Maid of Lyme, 6 yrs—Mr. Crom melin na The Juggler, 3 yrs—Lord Drumlanrig na Priestess, 3 yrs—Lord:Dunkillin na b f byLanercost out of Canada, 3 yrs—Mr. G. W. Fitawilliam na Over-fork over, 3 yra—Captain G. Delme na Newcourt, aged—Mr. W. W. F. Farquhar na Fern, 4 yrs—Mr. S. G. L. Fox na Executor, 6 yrs—Mr. C. Goring na Vampyre 5 yrs—Mr. Gregory's Clermont, 5 yrs—Mr. M. Gore na Fugleman, 4 y rs —Mr. C. Cox na Cheerful, 3 yrs—'"fir. E. R. Clark's Gisellp, 6 yrs—Mr. W. Childe na Snowstorm, 3 yrs— Mr. Coghlan na Baby, 3 yrs—Mr. E. Dalrymple na Sylvia, 3 yrs—Mrs. 11. Des Vaux na Mrs. Taft, 4 yrs— Mr. H. P. Dela,6 na. b f by the Provost, 3 yrs—Mr. J. B. Day na Essedarios, 3 yrs—Lord Drogheda na Cla rissa, 3 yrs—Mr. Drinkald's Sauter-la-Coupe, 3 yrs— Lord Darnley na Portrait, aged—Lord Euston na The Cur, aged—Lord Exmouth na Latching, 3 yrs—Mr. A. Ellis na Wyke, 5 yrs—Lord Eglinton na Plaudit, aged— L.)rd Enfield na The Admiral, 5 yrs — Mr. G. Fitzroy na Limestone, 5 yrs—Mr. A. Forester na Chicot, 3 yrs— Mr. St. George Foley na St. Antonio, 4 yrs—Lord Eglinton'a Belus, 3 yrs—Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip, 5 yrs—Mr. Gully's o.,terley, 3 yrs—Mr. Gratwicke na Halter Skelter, 4 yrs—Mr. H. B. Biggins na Abbot of Meaux, 3 yrs—Mr. H. Hill na John Cosner, 4 yrs—Mr. Hyde na Legerdemain, 3 yrs—Mr. J. King na Thringarth, 3 yrs—Captain B. Knox na The Knout, :3 yrs—Mr. Knightley na Pell Mell, 5 yrs—Lord IL Lennox na Do the-Boys, 3 yrs—Capt. Lowther's Glutton, 4 yrs—Mr. C. P. Leslie na Tophana, 4 yrs—Mr. Lloyd na Pro jectile, 5 yrs—Lord March na Syrup, 3 yrs—Mr. J. E. Madoek na Maid of Masham, 4 yrs—Mr. 11. Meynell na Defaulter, 4 yrs—Mr. W. T. Mitford na Dulcet, aged— Mr. W. Murray na Tisiphone, 4 yrs—Lord Newport na Wanota, 5 yrs—Mr. R. E. 011iver na Blaze, 4 yrs—Mr. Ptalley na Chatterer, 3 yrs—*Mr. P. P. Roles Colling wood, 6 yrs—Lord Rosalyn na Glen Saddel, 4 yrs—Mr. D. Radcliffe na Loup Garou, 3 yrs—Lord Stanley's Cari cature, 3 yrs—Mr. J. G. Smyth na Bokhara, aged—Mr. J. M. Stanley na The Tartar—' Ir. Hargreave's Burgh ley, 3 yrs—Mr. 0. Higgins na Primrose, 4 yrs—Mr. W. E. Hughes na Inheritress, aged—Lord Jersey na Sur plice, 4 yrs—Mr. B. Kiugscote na Kennington, 3 yrs— Sir B. D. King rut Remembrance, 4 yrs—Mr. H. Littler na Emma Donna, 3 yrs—Lord H. Loftus na Merry An drew, 5 yrs—Lord Lascelles na Swordplayer, 4 yrs— Mr. C. Lyon na Cocktail, 3 yrs—Mr. IL G. Lumley na Snuffbox, 4 yrs—Mr. M‘Donald na Ellerdale, 5 yrs— Mr. Merry's Chanticleer, 6 yrs—Lord G. Manners na Glenalvon, 3 yrs—Mr. C. N ew d egate na B oss l yn , 4 yrs —Mr. W. S. Newton na Quiver, 3 yrs—Mr. Onslow na Wallflower, 3 yrs—Captain Pettit's Eagle's Plume, 4 yrs—Mr. S. Pigott na Loadstone, 4 vrs—Duke of Rich mond's Hornpipe, 4 yrs—Captain BOus na Minto, 4 yrs —Mr. Ricardo na Landgrave, 3 yrs—Mr. G. Sturt na Nil Desperandum, 4 yrs—Mr. W. S. Stanley's c by Charles XII., out of Flambeau's dam, 3 yrs—Mr. H. E. Seymour na Old Fox, 3 yrs—Mr. C. Vaughan na Robert do Brus, 3 yrs—Mr. P. Williams na Solon, 3 yrs—Mr. W. Walker na Jellyfish, 3 yrs—Lord Villiers na Rath mines, 5 yrs—Mr. F. Wingfield na The Flea, 3 yrs— Mr. Lawson's Keleshea, 5 yrs—Captain Lawley na Crane, by Heron, out of Maria Monk, 3 yrs. Those marked (*) having been entered without the consent of their owners, will be struck out at the usual time, unless specially ordered to remain in. The weights will be published on Monday next, and forfeit must be declared on or before the Tuesday week following. ROYAL ACADEMY CONCERT.—The third concert for the season of the Royal Academy of Music took place yesterday at the Hanover-Riau° Rooms. The programme, as usual, comprised a selection of vocal and instrumental music calculated to display the proficiency of the pupils. In the finale to the first act of Il Magic() Flauto, which was very well given, the tenor voice of Mr. Swift was hard to great advantage. Among the instru mental performances Mr. Chipp's f an t as i a on t h e violon cello, and Mr. Cusons execution of the introduction and Rondo in J 3 minor, on the pianoforte (Mendelsohn), de serve especial notice. A cheerful happy temper keeps up a kind of day gloomy p r ospect, and serenity.--Eliza Cook's gil j t w t o h iut e lh. mind, naal. st excludes eady and each perpetual THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1049. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. Her Majesty had an evening party yesterday at the Castle. The following had the honour of receiving invitations: —The Marquis and l'slarchioness of Ely, the Earl Gran ville, Viscount Canterbury, Lady Rachel Russell, Lord and. Lady Newport, Lord Hinton, Mr. and Lady Sophia Des Voeux, Colonel and the Misses Meyrick, Mr. and Mrs. John Stanley, Mr. H. Baring, the Dean of Wind sor and Lady Charlotte Neville Grenville and the Misses Neville, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Neville, Mr. G. Bentinck, Hon. Mr. Lawley, Hon. Mr. Frank Lawley, Mr. Sey mour Neville, Mr. Edward Neville, the Earl and Coun tess Talbot and Lady Victoria Talbot, Lord John Man ners, Lord and Lady Nurreys, General and Lady Isabella Wemyss, Miss Wemyss, Mr. Birch, Colonel Ferguson and Captain Williams. The Queen's private band attended in the Castle dur ing the evening. • This morning his Royal Highness Prince Henry, of the Netherlands, took leave of her Majesty and Prince Albert, and returned to town. His Royal Highness was attended by his Excellency Count Schimmelpenninck, Vice-Admiral Lucas, Lieut.-Colonel Bigot, and Lieut. Van Rappatal. The Prince and his suite quit'ed the Castle at twelve o'clock, in one of the Queen's carriages and four, and proceeded to the Slough station of the Great Western Railway. His Serene Hialine!s, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Duchess of Norfolk, and Lady Mary Fitzalan How ard, the Duke of Rutland, the Marchioness of Breadal bane, the Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester, and Col. W)lde, also left the Castle this afternoon. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, Count of Syra cuse, arrived at the Castle, attended by the Chevalier de Colonna, at a quarter-past five o'clock this afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty. His Royal Highness travelled from town by the Great Western Railway. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, afterwards arrived at the Castle, from town, on a visit to the Queen. In wait ing on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were Baron Knesebeck and Lady Augusta Cadogan. His Royal Highness Prince George arrived this after noon, on a visit to her Majesty. His Excellency General Prince Castelcicala, the Nea politan Minister, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Marchioness of Abercorn, the Countess Fortescue, the Earl and Counters Spencer, the Earl of Bessborougb, and Lord George Lennox (Lord in waiting to Prince Albert) also arrived this afternoon at the Castle. The Countess of Desert arrived at the Castle to-day, and has succeeded the Viscountess Canning, as the Lady in waiting to the Queen. The Viscountess and Viscount Canning left the Castle this morning. The Queen and Prince Albert, walked this morning, at their usual early hour, in the Home-park. The Royal Family took their accustomed pony and walking exercise to-day. Her Majesty had a dinner party this evening in the Castle. The company invited included her Royal High ness tho Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, His Royal Highness Prince George, their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Stre litz, his Royal Highness Prince Leopold Count of Syra cuse, his Excellency Prince Castelcicala, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Nor folk, the Duke and Duchess of Buceleuch, Lady Augusta Bruce (in waiting on the Duchess of Kent), Lady Au. gusts Cadogan (in waiting on the Duchess of Cam bridge), Baroness de Speth, the Marquis of Breadal bane, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Earl and Countess Fortescue, the Earl and Countess Spencer, the Earl of Besborough, Lady Emily de Burgh, Lord George Lennox, Baron Knesebeck (in waiting on his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge), and the Chevalier de Colonna (in waiting on his Royal Highness the Count of Syracuse). The Band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards was in attendance, and played a number of favourite pieces during dinner. Her Mijesty's private band afterwards attended in the Castle. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-Office, Downing-street, which was attended by Lord John Russell, Sir George Grey, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Marquis of Lens .lowne, Sir Francis Baring, Mr. Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Mint°, and Lord Campbell. The Ministers assembled at three o'clock, and remained in deliberation till a quarter to five o'clock. Mr. Philip Edmond Wodehouse had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Lord John Russell left town yesterday evening for Richmond. The Sehool of Design had a meeting at the Board of Trade yesterday. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. take the liberty of asking you to have the good ness to state in The Sun to-morrow, if there be yet time to do so, or, if not, the next day, that I have been suffering under very severe illness for several days, which utterly precluded the possibility of my attendance in Parlia ment, and deprived me of the power of joining my vote with that of the minority on Mr. Hume's motion for a further Reform of Parliament—a motion in every word of which, as last night laid before the House, I heartily and eagerly concurred, and which it is a great disappointment to me to have been disabled from voting in favour of. By being good enough to givo early insertion to this, you will much oblige, sir, your obedient servant, NUGENT. Windsor, June 6, 1849. HOW GREAT NATIONS HONOUR GREAT MEN. AN OLD FARCE REVIVED. And so, Alphonse de Lamartine, Your statue is erected, As greatest men's have ever been Amid the great neglected; From Gascony to fair Lorraine, From Northern sea to middle main, Disowned, despised, rejected! Not one department, not e'en one, To save all France's honour, Could recollect the glorious sun That freedom shed upon her; Could call to mind the gifts he gave, Not one refused the shame to brave, Of scoffing at their donor. And art thou fallen ? —fallen?—No ! By heaven, thou art risen Or, let us say, art Linen as low As Socrates in prison; As Aristides when he wrote Upon the oyster shell, the vote, Hate's triumph to bedizen. Let meaner spirits fill the space Thy presence on ce ma d e glorious, Let abject scribes thy fame deface, In scoffings base., censorious, The future Kill thy crown accord, And—bitter .jesl!—the self-reward Of virtue, is notorious! The Puppet Show. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. —Last evening Mr. Charles Braham took his first theatrical benefit at this theatre, which was crowded. The performance commenced with the opera of the Devil's Bridge, composed by Brabam the elder, and which, some twenty years ago, was still a favourite with the playgoin g p u blic. Mr. Charles Bra ham sustained the charact er o f Count Belino, which was formerly played by his fath er , and sang the music in a style to call up frequent re m i n i s cences. One of his most successful efforts was the well-known air "Is there a heart that never loved." In a miscellaneous concert which followed the opera, comprising the chief vocal strength of the company, the elder Brabam delighted the audience by his " Bay of Biscay." Of course he was enthusiastically encored. The evening's entertain ment concluded with the first act of Love in a Village, in which Mr. Charles Brabam was the Hawthorn. THE LATE Mn. JOHN' FIELDEN.--The remains of this earnest and consistent advocate of the rights of the factory operative were consigned to the tomb oa Mon day last, in his own chapel-yard, Honey-hole, Todmor den. The funeral procession moved from Centre-vale about 12 o'clock, headed by the minister, Mr. Taylor, and the Rev. J. Wilkinson, of Rochdale, followed by the gentlemen of the neighbourhood and the principal managers of the firm of Messrs. Fielden. Then came the hearse, attended on each side by six mourners, fol. lowed by two mourning coaches, one of which con tained the sons and brothe rs of the deceased. Four other coaches followed, containing relatives and friends, among whom were Mr. Charles Hindley, M.P. for Ashton (who had come down from London to pay the last tribute of respect to his late friend), and Mes srs . John and James Cobbett. Great numbers of gentlemen and operatives from Oldham, Bolton, and Manchester, who had come unsolicited to pay a mark of respect to their friend and benefactor, the deceased, f o ll owe d in procession. The road was lined with spec tators, and thousands were gathered on the hill sides and on the tops of houses, to witness the mournful scene. The principal shops and public houses were closed during the progress of the proces sion. On arriving at the foot of the hill the coffin was taken from the hearse and born to the chapel by ten men, and thence to the vault. The crowd, eager to gaze on the ' coffin, thronged round the place in large num bers. On the ceremony being completed, the strangers from Oldham, Bolton, and Manchester, returned to the Queen's Hotel, where, baying taken refreshment, they assembled in the large room to hold a meeting. Mr. C. Hindley presided, and the secretary of the Manchester Short Time Committee read an address of condolence, which was submitted for the meeting's sanction, before presentation to the bereaved widow and sons of the de ceased. It was ultimately agreed that it be referred to a committee of five of the Manchester Short Time Com mittee, who should determine the time and persons to present the address. It was also proposed that a monu ment should be erected to the memory of Mr. Fielden, in Westminster Abbey, and that Lord Ashley and Mr. C. Hindley be appointed to apply to the proper autho rities for the requisite permission. It was also resolved that Lord Ashley, Mr. C. llindle y , and all ot h er friends of the Ten Hours Bill be requested to redouble their efforts in doing away with the relay sy s t em , an d i n carrying out the original intention of the Bill. The booming of heavy guns was distinctly heard on Thursday afternoon within the precincts of Canterbury. It was supposed to be the reverberation of the experi mental firing of Captain Fitzmaurice's invention at Wool- wich Arsenal.—Kentish Gazette. Great deeds are great legacies, and work ee ith wondrous usury. By what man has done, we learn what man can do, and gauge the power and prospects of our race. A great career, though baulked of its end, is still e landmark of human energy.—Eliza Cook's Journal. DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON. The intelligence of the death of the Countess of Bles sington will have been received with very sincere re gret, not merely by that very large circle of persons distinguished in the literary and political world with whom she had lived on terms of intimate acquaintance, but also by that much larger portion of the public who took delight in her contributions to literature. She must not pass thus suddenly away, without a brief no.. tice of some of the leading points of her character and career. Lady Blessington was one of the " celebrities" of her time. Her society was courted by men of talent in al most all depart men t s . H er name i s to b e found, accom panied by honourable mention of her talents and social fascinations, in the published letters of the most illustrious of her deceased contemporaries. Her cele brity-, and vogue among men of talent, arose primarily from her beauty, wit, conversational powers, and highly cultivated mind. But had she possessed no personal at tractions, had she not enjoyed the factitious aid of rank and wealth, her published works alone would have at tracted admirers around her, and would have established her claim to be ranked with the most note-worthy of her contemporaries. Lady Blessington was the daughter of _Mr. Edmund late in 181 b. Power, of Curra g h een i n t h e county of Waterford. In 8 . h s l la g e ten, eorthraecded in te i d mar t r h ia e ge y ewarit th© n vi n g Ea herrl 1829, le the possession of wealth sufficient to enable her to indulge her literary tastes and her lore for that society of which she was so well fitted to be the orna ment. We do not know tha precise age of Lady Bless ington at her death. During the life of the Earl of Blessington they resided chiefly an the Continent, tra velling much, resting much, but always a centre of at traction wherever they went—such were Lady Blessing ton's talents and fascinations. The readers of Lord Byron's Diaries and Letters will of course remember the many occasions on which he pays tribute to her intellectual and personal gifts; and his collected poems contain more than one gay effusion addressed to ker. Lady Blessington herself commu nicated the substance of her intellectual intercourse with Lord Byron, in her "Conversations"—one of her most charming works. Her " Idler in France" and her "Idler iu Italy" contain many details with respect to her Continental life; and it is well known that her society was courted abroad by the most distinguished persons, especially by the members of the Napoleon family, with many of whom she was on terms of inti macy. Lady Blessington, while abroad, enjoyed the ac quaintance not only of Byron, but also of Shelley and Moore, besides a host of less illustrious writers. Lady Blessington had become a contributor to lite rature, nearly if not quite a quarter of a century ago. Her first published work, we believe, was entitled " The Magic Lantern, ,or Scenes in the Metropolis." It was published by Longman and Co. somewhere about that period. Another work—like the last mentioned, a small single volume of very modest pretensions—was also published by them, entitled " A Tour in the Netherlands." A work by her, but little known, " Desultory Thoughts and Reflections," deserves to be remembered for the philosophical yet feminine spirit in which it is conceived. It is in the style of the maxims of La Rochefoucauld, but presenting a much more cheering view of human na ture. It will suffice to enumerate the other works of Lady Blessington to show her industry as an author. They were " The Confession of an El derly Lady;" " The Confessions of an Elderly Gentle man;" " The Governess," a novel; " Grace Cas sidy, or the Repealers," a novel; " The Two Friends;" " The Victims of Society ;" " Meredith ;" " The Lottery of Life;" " The Memoirs of a Femme do Chambre;" " The Belle of a Season;" " Strathern ;" and other no vels; " Sketches and Fragments," and innumerable ma gazine articles. If we add to these that Lady Blessingten was the editor of illustrated works on alarge and expensive scale, we shell see evidences enough of her industry. The talent di-played in these works is unquestionable. Her novels are more distinguished by delicacy of sentiment and reflection than by development of plots; but of all her writings it may truly be said that they were emi• nently dictated by right feeling, and her novels always presented a highly refined idea of female character. The reader will not have forgotten that a short time since Lady Blessington left Gore House, and retired to Paris, where, as here, she was always an object of at traction. DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRA TIONS AND LOSS OF LIFE. This morning, ibetween the hours of twelve and one, the metropolis was visited with the outbreak of two dreadful fires, which in the course of a few minutes laid is ruins property of considerable value, besides being attended with a loss of life. The first outbreak happened at No. 7, St. James's-place, Hackney-road, in the occu pation of Mr. Duncan, a solicitor. The flames, when first perceived, were raging in the first floor back, used as a bed-room, and in which a child of Mr. Duncan's was in bed asleep. The mother of the infant, in going to the apartment, found the whole of the bed-furniture iu a general blazs ; and so fiercely did the fire progress, that neither she nor any one else could enter the room to rescue the unfortunate child. The door of the room, during the fright of the parties having been left open, caused the flames to spread almost with the swiftness of lightning, so that before the inmates of the upper rooms became sensible of the outbreak the fire had extended to the stairs, thereby.making it extremely difficult for them to effect an escape from the blazing property. The fire continued its ravages until every room in the premises was burned out, the costly furniture and wearing apparel of the owners and servants reduced to ashes. The total loss must be considerable, and unfortunately Mr. Dun can was • u not ins ,fired. At two o'clock this morning, when this report was written, the body of Mr. Duncan's child had not been discovered, but from the state of the premises there is no doubt that it has been burned to a cinder. Whilst the above fire was raging an alarm was given that another outbreak had occurred near the Britannia Saloon, Hoxton Old Town. To that point Mr. Super intendent Braidwood started, with numerous brigade en gines, and also Mr. Connorton with the West of Eng land one. The firemen then found the premises of Mr. Summers, boot manufacturer, in the High-street, a few doors from the Saloon, in flames, Plenty of water hav ing been procured, the engines were all set to work, and the hose was conveyed round and into the building, by which means the flames were completely encompassed on every point, and the houses on either side were saved from devastation. The premises of Mr. Summers, how ever, continued to burn with the greatest vehemence until past two o'clock; and it was not until almost every part of the building was destroyed, the valuable stock in trade reduced to ruins, and the furniture of the various occupiers burned, that the conflagration could be extin guished. How the outbreak commenced is at the present time wrapped in mystery. Mr. Summers is partially in cured in the Sun Fire-office. The police at each of the above fires rendered essential service to the neighbours by keeping the many thousand spectators out of the way of the firemen. DARLING BURGLARY. About °„midnight, on Friday the dwelling of Mr. Au gustus I'vlunyard, at Milliker Farm, Meopham, near Gravesend, was burglariously entered by a party of des peradoes, who ransacked the house of all the most portable valuables, consisting of a quanity of plate, two watches, six brooches, twelve rings and other articles. Mr. Munyard, on awaking, was alarmed at the strong glare of light outside the house, and at the moment con cluded that his house was on fire. He immediately jumped out of bed, and hastening towards the window, saw six or seven men close by, each 'carrying a lighted candle in his hand. Instantly the bed. room window was demolished, through which two of the party obtained an entrance, whom he immediately seized, and a fearful struggle ensued, in which Mr. Munyard might, perhaps, have proved successful, but being dragged by his assail ants into the passage, they were there met by two others of the gang, who struck him a violent blow on the head with a crow bar, and also severely injured his arm. The whole of the burglars were dressed in white frocks, with white stockings drawn over their boots. Three of them wore masquerade caps, and the fourth had his face blackened and wore a domino. They then told Mr. Munyard to go and lie down quietly, saying they would not hurt him, " money they wanted, and money they would have." From :the loss of blood, finding him self prostrate in strength, Mr. Munyard retired to his bed-room. The burglars followed him, and then insisted on Mrs. Munyard getting up and showing them over the house, to which, through fear, she at once consented, whilst one remained as a guard over her husband. Having thus made themselves acquainted with the pre mises, Mrs. Munyard was allowed to return to her hus band, when two of the fellows stood by the bed with lighted candles, and threatened "by G—, if you don't give us money we will burn the bed;" to which Mrs. Munyard replied, "If she had a thousand pounds—she would give it to them if they would not hurt her husband or her child." They then compelled them to get out of bed, in order that they might turn it over, and see whether any money had been concealed there, and after wards went below to regale themselves. Having done so, they put the clock back an hour and twenty min u t es , and made off with their booty. Suspicion fell upon a labouring man, living at Perry-street, near Gravesend, who, on the previous day, was seen in co m p any w i th other men in the vicinity of Milliker Farm, making in. quiries respecting the number of inmates in Mr. Mun yard's house. He was accordingly taken into custody, and on Monday was brought to the county magistrate's office at Rochester. He admitted having been at Meopham on the day previous to the burglary, with parties who were suspected; but, for himself, he denied all know ledge of it. Mr. Munyard hesitated to swear to the prisoner, bu' still he had no doubt that he was one of the gang. The prisoner was remanded for one week. ST. HELENA GrARDLNS, RomariniTnE.—These pleasing gardens, which have been closed for some months, have at length been re-opened, under the ma nagement of Mr. Richard Preece, after undergoing many alterations and improvements. The gardens in extent are about equal to Cremorne,. and as the enter tainments ;put forward are of a similar character, em bracing mus i c , c oncerts, fireworks , dancing, and other miscellaneous amusements, it may be judged that many thousands of individuals, favoured by the recent excel lent weather, have bent their ste p s thither during the holidays. The attendance of visitors on Monday num bered nearly 2,000. THAMES REGATTA.—The days originally fixed by the committee of management were the 26th and 27th of June, but, in consequence of the want of funds, the 10th and 11th July were afterwards substituted. This ar being very inconvenient to the rangeme nt,. h o wever, members of the Oxford University Boat Club, who were an xious to row at t his re g atta, that at Henley being held during the Oxford Term, the committee have determined . to t h a t the days originally fixed shall be adhered and d o ing so they have trusted to the liberality of th e , pu blic to place the 11000541 7 Nadi td their disposal, m INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. Tuesday, Juno 5, 1849. Joshua Field, Esq., President, in the Chair. The paper read was a " Descriptioa of a Method of Rolling Bars for Suspension Bridges, and other like Purposes," by Mr. Thomas Ho vard, Assoc. Inst. C.E. It was described that by ordinary process of manufac ture, the head, or end of the link, out of which the eye, or hole for the connecting pin, was bored, had been sometimes welded on to a parellel rolled bar, or, at other timer, been hammered to the required form; both these methods were, however, objectionable, owing, in the former case, to the insecurity, and in the latter to the tediousness and expense. By the method introduced by Mr. Howard, the bars were rolled at once into the re quisite form; the shingle, or faggot, was first passed longitudinally, at a welding heat, through grooved rol lers, in the ordinary manner, and then, before being draw❑ down to the intended thickness, was carried to rollers having bosses, or increased diameters at the places corresponding to the heads to be produced, and there passed to and fro between the rollers transversely, or across the breadth of the bar, thus receiving a pressure only at the enlarged parts of the rollers, which gave tho ne cessary increase of breadth at the heads; it was then taken to plain finishing rollers, and drawn out longitu dinally in the usual manner, until it attained the required length and thickness; the heads being after wards trimmed by machinery to the exact dimensions, and the holes drilled for the pins. It was stated that the chains of the large suspension bridge, erected by Mr. W. Tierney Clarke over the Danube, at Pesth, which lately so satisfactorily with stood the heavy strain brought upon it by a retreating army, were constructed on this system at the King and Queen Iron Works at Rotherhithe; as were those for lifting the tubular bridge at Conway, and over the Menai Straits; and also that the links for a bridge now erecting by M. Viguoles, at Kieff, in Russia, were manufactured by another firm, under licence to use Mr. Howard's system. - Some interesting observations were recorded of the results of the experiments for determining the strength of these bars, showing them to possess groat elasticity and freedom from permanent set. The discussion elicited some useful remarks as to proportions of the area of the body and of the head, and of the diameter of the pin, which, it was shown, had much influence ou the resisting power of the heads; — the larger the pin the less being the tendency to rupture the eye. Tlie process appeared to be admitted as a great improvement on the ordinary mode of manufacture, and tending to give confidence to the Engineer that his cksigns could be executed in metal, uninjured by mani pulation. At the monthly ballot the following candidates were duly elected:— ilia Earl of Rosse, President of the Royal Society, &c., as an honorary m em b er . J. S amuel, A. Martin , H. Robertson, and W. Redford, as members. C. Cam mell, R. M. Merchant, and J. A. Joseph, as associates. The following papers were announced to be read at the meeting of Tuesday, June 12:—" On the construction of a collar roof, with arched trusses of bent timber, at East Horseley Park," by the Earl of Lovelace, Assoc. Inst. C.E., and " A description of the bridge erected at Athlone." By Lieu*. Colonel 11. D. Jones, R E., M. Inst. C.E. ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL. The ar,niversary festival of this excellent institution was held last evening, at the London Tavern, Bishops gate-street. There was a large assemblage of gentle men present long before the dinner hour, and some dis appointment was manifested when it was generally known that the Duke of Cambridge, who had been ad vertised as chairman, would not be able to preside. His place, however, was supplied by Earl Manvers, who ex plained the reason of his Royal Highness's absence — which was no less than an invitation to Windsor. The chairman, who, in the discharge of his duties, evinced considerable interest in the institution, was supported by the Chevalier Bunsen, the Earl of Waldegrave, Lord Saye and Sele, Lord Bolton, Sir D. Duckworth, Gen Sir J. Macdonald, Richard Welby, Esq , and other dis tinguished gentlemen. The toast of the evening devolved as usual upon the CHAIRMAN. In proposing it his Lordship dwelt upon the advantages which had been derived from the institu tion during the comparatively short period during which it had been in existence, and the many calls upon them for an extension of its benefits. The address of Chevalier BUNSEN, whose health was coupled with that of " The friends and supporters of the hospital," expressed in a very warm manner the plea sure which his Excellency experienced at being present on the occasion; and in the course of it his Excellency passed a very warm culogium upon the English nation, which he maintained was in no respect held in higher honour, and in no respect more entitled to the admiration of surrounding nations, than for the variety and magni ficence of its charities. The toasts of " The Chairman," " The Vice-presi dents," " The Trustees," and " The Stewards," were all heartily given, and suitably acknowledged. A sum of about 2,5001. was announced as the amount of the evening's subscriptions. FATAL ACCIDENT AT POULTON, NEAR FLEETWOOD. —An inquest was held at this place yesterday, on view of the bodies of four women, who lost their lives under the following shocking circumstances: A widow, named Kirkham, with four daughters and two nieces, occupied a shop in Church-street, near the market-place. Between two and three o'clock on Tuesday morning, one of the daughters (Agnes) perceiving a smell of burning, went down stairs to ascertain the cause, when she found that flames were issuing from an unoccupied room on the second story. She immediately alarmed the family, and some of the neighbours were attracted to the spot by her cries. Before a ladder could be raised to the house, she threw herself from the window on the third story, and being caught by a man below, happily escaped with but little injury. The premises were en tered with as little delay as possible, when one of the daughters and two nieces were found quite dead, having been suffocated whilst endeavouring to escape from the flames. Another daughter expired in the course of the day. Mrs. Kirkham lies in an insensible state, and fears are entertained that she will not long survive. It would appear that the sufferers, on being aroused, stayed to dress themselves, and thus perished. The names of the deceased are as follows :—Elizabeth Kirkham, tiered 47; Sarah Kirkham, 30; Eleanor Ball, 14; and Margaret Ball, aged 6. The cause of the fire is at present enve loped in mystery. The inquiry was proceeding when our report left. PENSIONERS FOR THE FALKLAND ISLANDS.—W e understand that arrangements have been made by Lieutenant-Colonel Tulloch, the Military Superintendent of Pensioners, which have received the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to send out, during the ensuing month, half a company of pensioners to the Falkland Islands, under the command of Captain Reed, who has been appointed to the com:nand of the pen sioners in that colony, and who is now superintending arrangements fur the reception of the men end their families at Tilbury Fort, previous to embarkation at Gravesend. The remainder of the company will pro bably be sent out in the course of the ensuing year. The following will also be required to proceed with the detachment, viz :-1 butcher, 1 baker, 4 carpenters, 1 joiner, 2 masons, 1 shoem a k er , 1 bl ac k sm i t h , I tailor. Preference in the selection of men is to be given to the agricultural class; but the staff-officers have also been authorised, in case of need, to select from the above trades, and where the characters are equally good, to give a preference to men having pensions above 9d. per diem. The memorandum of conditions issued by the War-office requires that the maximum age of each pensioner must not exceed 45; his family to consist of not more than four children. They will receive a free passage out, and be paid till the period of embarkation at the rate of, for privates, Is. 3d.; corporal, ls. 6d.; sergeant, Is. 10d. per day, in addition to their pension; and a quarter's amount of pay will be allowed in advance, to enable them to purchase clothing previous to their leaving England. When at the islands they will be provided with a cottage of two rooms for each family, and a free grant of 10 acres of land, with the right to pasturage not exceeding 100 acres of land; the former of which-will become their own after seven years' service, when they will be subject to no more military duty. Coals, flour, meal, &c., will be pro vided them at prime cost for a defiinite time, and tney will have to be subject, during the period of enrolment, to twelve days' exercise per annum, for which they will receive no additional pay. As this system will result in much good to deserving individuals, and also in the end be a saving to the nation, by having in each colony a body of men ready for its defence at no charge on the public, we hope it will be encouraged. BRITISH COMMERCIAL LIFE ASSURANCE COM" PANY.—The annual meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the offices in Cornhill, John Cattley, Esq., in the chair ; when a report was read by Mr. Fernie, the managing director, which stated, that although the new business had diminished during the year 1848, from the extreme caution observed by the directors, the in surances effected in the present year exceeded those of several years preceding within the same period. There had been a considerable gain upon the whole of the policies closed in 1848, and the deaths within the same period had been fewer in number and smaller in amountteof past. A dividend at the .. than for several years 7i per cent. per annum was declared at the last rate meet ing. In answer to a question as to the amou nt of the 901. Messrs. gain, Mr. Fernie replied, that it was 9 ' Thomas Benson, aad D. J. Thompson were re-elected directors, and the report was adopted, when a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman directors, and the meeting adjourned. DREADFUL ACCIDENT WITH A FIRE-ESCAPE.-- Yesterday morning a fire of a very dangerous character broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr. Claggett, an oil and Italian warehouseman, carrying on business at 152, Bermondsey-street, nearly opposite Bermondsey old c hurch. The flames -were first discovered by Miss Claggett, who, whilst lying in bed on the second floor, was nearly suffocated with smoke, which entered her apartment. Feeling convinced that the building was on fire she aroused the other inmates, consisting of Mr. Charles Claggett, his brother, and the shopboy. They got up immediately, but had no sooner opened the doors of their sleeping apartments than the smoke drove them back. They succeeded in reaching the second floor front, and having made their appearance at the window, called to the conductor of the fire-escape, stationed at the corner of the churchyard. The ma chine was taken to the house, and having been raised to the second floor the conductor mounted, and placed Miss Claggett in the canvas bagging, when all of a sudden the carriage of the escape shot outwards, and the top ladder struck the front wall with such force as to break the machine, when the bagging turned over, and the unfortun a te lady fell upon the stone flags be neath, a distance of nearly thirty feet. The poor creature fell upon her head with such violence as to fracture the skull. Tanner, the escape man, to save his own life, was obliged to jump from th e secon d fln.or, and in so doing was severely hurt. Mr. Thomas Claggett succeeded in getting out of one of the back windows, and forcing his body through a glass skylight, but in so doing he was f r i g h t f u ll y cut,l and when - he reached the street his night . clothes w ere covere d with blood. The conductor again raised his escape in front of the house, and, having ascended, succeeded in saving the lives of the other two persons—viz., Mr. Charles Claggett and the shopboy. The engines of the parish, London Bri gade, and West of England Company quickly attended; but the parish engineer had barely entered the shop with the branch of his engine, and begun throwing water on the flames, when a fearful explosion of gunpowder took place, which blew the front of the shop out. F or t unate l y the engineer escaped uninjured. The fire was extin guished before it had extended beyond the shop. Miss Claggll was forthwith removed to Guy's Hospital, where r-le remained last evening without any hope of surviving through the night. THE DANISH BLOCKADE.—The steamer Malcolm Brown, which left the port of London some weeks since for Hamburgh, regularly cleared for that port with a cargo of general merchandise, was warned off by the Danish blockading squadron, and was consequently obliged to return to th e Th a me s without having dis charged any portion of her cargo at the place of her destination. This was more than two months ago, and a portion of the cargo having been sent to Hamburgh, as a favourable opportunity offered, arrangements have now been mad e f or t h e f urther portion of the cargo, con sisting of British manufactured goods, which have been detained on board the whole of this time, to be tran shipped on beard one of the mail packets allowed to carry merchandise for delivery at theirdestination. This is a re markable instance of the great commercial inconvenience which is experienced owing to the continued blockade of the German ports against mercantile traffic by vessels belonging to Denmark. Another vessel, the Pobl ano , Captain Remmentina, has arrived in the docks from the Havannah with a cargo of coffee, tobacco, honey, and other articles of foreign produce. The cargo of this vessel was originally destined for Hamburgh; but the Danish blockade of that port prevented her from com pleting her voyage to the place of destination, and the various persons to whom the goods are consigned aro consequently under the necessity of discharging a por tion of her cargo . an d t rans f err i ng suc h portion as is absolutely required to be forwarded to Hamburgh to privileged vessels allowed to traffic to and from that port, and arrangements have therefore been made to tranship it on board the General Steam Navigation Com pany's mail steamer Wilberforce, for delivery at its des tination. SERPENTINE BATHING CLUB.—At a meeting on Tuesday evening, after other busieess, votes of thanks were severally passed to deputations, consisting of the Earl of Harrowby, the Rector cf Chelsea, Drs. Cope land, Wilson, Lankester, Tilt, and Woolley, %he had waited on the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, upon the impure state of the Serpentine; also to Mr. Lilwall, for his exertions to purify that river. Mr. Lilwall, in acknowledging the compliment, gave a brief account of the progress of the movement. He stated that Lord Carlisle had promised that the sewer running into the Serpentine should be effectually stopped, that the mud should be forthwith removed from the Ken sington-garden end of the river, and that the supply of water should be increased. These promises had already been fulfilled. In consequence of the extra water supplied to the Serpentine, the cascade at the lower end was, after many year's disuse, at length brought into partial operation. Mr. Lilwall read a letter which he had that day received from the office of the Woods and Forests, from which it appeared that the Govern ment are going still farther to increase the supply of water, the present quantity, though a great improve ment on the past, being said to be inadequate for the necessary purpose. The following is art extract from the letter: Measures are in progress for throwing an increased supply of water into the Serpentine. The quantity proposed to be supplied will exceed 2,000 tons daily during the summer months, but the completion of the necessary works will not be effected for some weeks to come." It was suggested that if the grating at the lower end of the river were carried from shore to shore, the filth floating on the surface would be much more effectually carried off, and thus, at a comparatively trifling expense, would a material improvement in the water be effected. EFFECTS OF THE THUNDER-STORM or TUESDAY LAST.—Baron Rothschild, of Gunnerbury House, Acton, had 3,940 squares of glass broken with the hailstones which fell about two o'clock on Tuesday last, during the violence of the thunder• storm. Two market gar deners living at Starch Green had more than 1,000 panes broken. Mr. Day, of Hammersmith, had many smashed; also a great number of private dwellings round Turn ham Green had the windows broken. Some of the hail stones were nearly two inches long, and of an uneven oblong shape. DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM.—At an early hour on Monday Brighton was visited by one of the most furious and destructive bail storms which has occurred in this vicinity for some time. It began about a quarter past six o'clock, and lasted half an hour; but the mischief that it did in that short time was very great. The hail stones were many of them the size of a wallnut ; they were very hard—pieces of hard ice, in fact, with jagged sharp edges. A credible person told the writer that two which he picked up covered the palm of his hand. It is fortunate that the storm occurred so early in the morn ing, before many persons were out, for the shower was like a furious pelting with shingle, and it would have been dangerous to man or beast to have been out in it. The hail was preceded by thunder and lightning. In the western part of the town the storm was furious in deed, and, as might be expected from the large size of the stones, great damage was done to windows, especially skylights and conservatories. The conservatories and green-houses belonging to Baron Goldsmid at the Wick were broken almost to pieces, some thousands of panes of glass being smashed. The conservatories and green houses of his neighbour, Bright Smith, Esq., were like wise much injured; about 400 pieces of glass being broken. Six thousand were broken in the green houses opposite Montpellier-crescent. The green-house at Mrs. Steer's, Silwood-house, had about 3,000 panes of glass broken. Mr. Dobie, Western Cottages, had about 4,000 panes in all destroyed in his conservatories. In one of these a quantity of grapes were growing in marketable condition. About 501bs. of these were spoiled. The selling price was 7s. or 83 per lb. The property belongs to Sir David Scott; it was not insured. The roof of the conservatory at Hampton Lodge, the residence of Sir Ralph Darling, was at least one half of it destroyed, as was also the skylight at the top of the house. We shall not attempt to give a list of the per sons who sustained damage to a lesser and comparatively small amount. Suffice it to say that skylights innume rable were smashed, and such was the violence of the storm that in many cases the hailstones after lighting on the window-sills rebounded against and cracked or broke the lower panes of the windows.—Brighton Guardian. THE PEACE MOVEMENT.—PARIS CosiGnEss.—The secretaries of the Peace Congress Committee, the Rev. Henry Richard and Elihu Burritt, have just returned from Paris, where they have been making preliminary arrangements for the Great Peace Congress, which is to be held in that city in the month of August. Their re ception has been cordial and encouraging. They have had interviews with some of the most influential men in France, who have entered with lively interest into the objects of the proposed Congress, and who have readily off-red to take a part in its proceedings. A Committee of Organisation is now forming in Paris, and will com prise members of the National Assembly, the editors of some of the leading French journals, and several of the most distinguished: philanthropists and literary men in that country. This committee will act in concert with the other national committees which have been formed respectively in London, Brussels, and Boston. The Americans are taking active steps to manifest their sympathy in this great movement. A public meeting, which was largely attended, was held at Boston on the 28th of March, when resolutions were unanimously adopted in favour of sending a large and influential de putation to represent the American people in the Paris Congress. A very large number of gentlemen in Eng land and Scotland have signified their wish to attend the Congress, and it is expected that the British dele gation will be on such a scale, and of such a character as to demonstrate the deep interest taken by all classes in the establishment of permanent international peace. CORRESPONDENCE WITH HAMBURGII, VIA HULL.-- The following Post-office notice has just been issued:— A contract having been entered into for the conveyance of mails, by steam-packets, between Hull and Altoua and llanaburgh, all letters and newspapers for Hamburgh, Denmark, &e., specially addressed to be forwarded via Hull, will in future be transmitted by these packets. The postage on letters thus forwarded will be the usual packet rates chargeable upon letters to Hamburgh, Den mark, &c. To those countries to which newspapers are conveyed without charge by the mail-packets from London, newspapers will hereafter be forwarded free via Hull. It must be understood that a ll letters and news papersbe addressed via Hull, otherwise they will made up in intended to be forwarded by these packets b packets must the regular mails dispatched from London. NEST.BUILDING EXTRAORDINARY.— A. pair of m agpies built their nest this season in the Lamonag Coppice, near Murrayton, Girthon, on the estate of Cally. Before they had kept possessio n l ong, a k estrel o usted Mrs. Magpie, and occupied the building as a dwelling-place for her own young. The pyets, how ever, had become very much attached to the locality, and actually built another ne s t r i g h t over the top of the old ono, where they again commenced their nursing cares, the two pairs of birds appearing to live very amicably, notwithstanding the summary ejection by which their acquaintance was first commenced. The gamekeeper first discovered this curious fact in natural history; and in his calling as a discoverer of vermin, killed all the young, shot the magpies, and one of the kestrels. In the circumstances this was hardly fair; the magpies, no doubt, do not deserve much quarter; though in this instance they should have some consideration upon their peculiar case; but the kestrel is comparatively a harmless bird, doing but little injury to game, and killing large quan tities of mice, cockchaffers, beetles, &c. The kestrel is usually termed a hawk, which it is not, but a falcon (Falco tinnunculus); its common name in England is .‘ windhover," from the wonderful power which it pos sesses of poising itself steadily in the air, over a parti cular spot, when on the outlook fur prey, even when a gale is blowiug.—Dumfries Courier. BURGLARY IN THE CITY.—A daring instance of housebreaking occurred at an early hour on Tuesday morning on the premises of Mr. Jolley, fruiterer, of 79, Farringdon-street. The thieves, who are supposed to. have been three or four in number, effected an entrance by forcing a back window overlooking the lately closed. burial ground, lying between Shoe-lane and Mr. Jolley's. premises. The lower rooms were thoroughly ransacked, and a considerable quantity of plate and jewellery, to gether with two watches and a trifle in money abstracted. , The house was secure at a little after one, the perpe trators effecting a safe retreat by the way they had entered.