The Sun. — London, England, 1856-05-21 00:00:00

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY of ENGLAN The GENERAL HALF-YEARIX D. MEETING of the Society will be held on THURSDAY, May 22d. at Twelve o'clock. By order of the co ,, nctl. JAMES HUDSON, Secretary. MIL ALBERT SMITI:I'S ATONT BLAN( at g TO-NIGHT, and EVERT EVENING (except Saturday), *Lock, and Tuesday, Thursday, and • aturday Mornings at 3. Stalls 3 s . . , area, 2s. ; gallery, ls.—Egyptian Mall, Piccadilly. A RGYrit ROOMS.—LAIIRENI"S CASINn 4 -11. NOW OPEN; for tho winter season. Pritripal Come a Pi, ton,lK. Bnalcourt.—Door, open at 8 A amisision lne Laurent's new Varsoviana I%nd St. Patrick Quadrille every night. R. W. S. WOODIN'.S OLIO of ODDITIES. TO-3IGLIT and every evening, at 8. A Morning Per lornaance CYCJ7 Saturday at 2. Rox-office open from 11 till 5. Pri vate Moser, 11. Is.; stalls , 33.; area, , s.; amphitheatre, Is. The above entertainment has received novel additions and embellish rnents, Vocal u'd Visual, including aN. w co-Joko-Mottre I.yrie, entitle ! OFF BY THE TR tIN, illosirated by numerous changes, itci ll .! Ingot], and corporeal, Polygraphic-hall, King Pi' illiam• street , Ch armg-cros s. • :KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, , 4, 0 ) ventry- street . Leices.ef-scnare. —Open (for Gentlemen - 2 4 Y) from 14, till 10, c drain'ng upw rda of one thousind models Preparations, illustratlng every part of the human frame in ealth arid disease, the race of man, &c. Leetnrca delivered at 12; _, 4, and halll•past 7. by Dr. G. SEvrovr, F R G.S ; and a new and sting series of Lectures Is now In courar. of &livery L'llDr. Kelt N . , at half-past 8 every evening• —Admission, One " lig, /El Y COMMAND. -Mr. GORDON CUM 1 3111fc. ,, S ENTLRf AINTIIENTT, as represented on the thn,„ ll lg of Thursday, May Sth, 1836, b' Command of H.R.H. .verY evenin p ace of We'es and',ll R.tl. Pth ce Alfred, will be repeated g (except Saturitay) at ici Morninv renresentation evt ry lainrdav at 3 o'clock. Mr Gordon Cumming personally describes ), , b eautilltlly painted DIOR 111 %, which places he'ore the be e°.(ier the Lion Hunter's startlinz encounte , ts with the Wupen ous, th„ ri and beaatifillanimals which roam the trii.thtY solitudes of ' FAR IYITERIOIt OF' SOU ill AFRICA. nano by Mr. Har l'es Wilson. i ...,I+l Isslon, Is ; reserved seati. 2t. ; stalls, 3s. Children half ieLce to the reserved seats. 232, Piccadilly. ....._ GEORGE BIICKLAND has the honour 1) , ; 4. to anmumes that tINDA.Y. TUKSD NY, ES, ;it'd FRIDAY EVENINGS. and on TRUES]) NY rnd SA -41.141.`4 AFTERNOONS. In noxt week,'he wi 1 open the Lower lt l 3, rn ,t Re gent Gallery, 69, Reent-street; wi h PIC romAL and '`OA- L ENTER CLINMENT._ of =ongs end Scenes from the tisjlPeat. The Tableaux. 11 in num' er, will be given by Vying Ar- Tbse original music of Ariel will be sun t by Miss C ari Fraser, e_ llo Will introduce a new ballad, by W. S Rockstro, "The Cr dio of Mr. George Bucklan.i will slug two new sons " Caliban's A s' r re ,- composed by .i. sprees Prcspero's Farewell to ' 1 " `The Scenory and , sox entirely new. The entertainment etiriclude wth a buffo song. illustrt in p .ntomisne, "The earlal or a MelodramA"—Admlssion. a Is. ed and 2s. ; Divss stalls, E • The office is now o• c en, evenings at Eight, afternoons at Three. lE'IC PARTICULAZ to address at full length BENJAMIN EDGIsiGTON, • 2, Du ke-stre, t, South war k . MARQUEES, TENC-, and RICZ CLOTIIS, Rim .CLOTHS.—A. large quantity of canvas , intended,for the Qrimea ha+ been made into TUCK Cf.o rEIS, sold as second.lmsd at. GREAT Ll' REI.UCED PRICIES tlst,forwarded by post.— Address in full, Benjamin EdgingtOn, il e r ke-street. Southwark. EMOVAL of OFFICES.—BRITISH EXPIRE MUTUAL LIFE XSzArTHAN:E CO4PANY.- I,°rPOrated 1817.—Results of 9 yell's' business : - 7,809 Policies s u ,„„edr insuring 1,571,22 M ; Accumulated Fund Porn Pr. miturts, 2g',7 1 .; Annual Income, 45,4811. lls 10d. ; Profits i',.L New °faces-32, NEW BRIDGE - STREET BLACK 'AR% London. JAS. Secretary. ' OURS INrRELAND IN 1856 Commencing let June.and terminating:3oth September. ?Wile is respectfully informed that arrangements have been Z▪ I' 4 , entered into by the Chester and Holyhead Railway (7ompamy i r ; 11 1 the principal Railway Companies in England, Scotland, and ± l _ , _ l (l, and with the City of Dull n Company, by which First and Class Irm "Iraqi TOURIST TICKETS" L o unissued at the following stations and prices :- Id o (RdISTOII Station), Newcastle, Dur- i sTCLAss. 2D ASP. 11. Berwick ................ ••• • 10 0 £5 5 0 Gl asgow, Hull. Bristol, Carlisle, Ne. er ihnton. Se:whore' ........... 6 6 (1 5 5 0 r ~orces ters Cheltenham. Gloucester, Oxford 515 0 415 () Ork.. 5 10 0 • 4 10 0 neham, Rugby, Leamington. Coventry, Irt a ncoln 5 5 0 4 5 0 el Yerhampt on , Huddersfield, Leeds, Shef proe.l.cl- Derby . 5ll 0 45 0 14,'"•• •• . 4 10 0 3 15 0 tc lich ester.Warringto;), Stoke. Macclesfield 44 0 311 0 ; e h r Peol• Chester.. 4O 0 35 0 r or tickets (which in no case are traisf•rable) will be available • vile Month from the date of issue. They sill , enable the Holders Ritm Preced to Chester, thence to Bangor. i folvhead, and Dtlaiin. Dublin to Cork, situate on the . p'etnremne River Lee. and g t .,.. 0 1 ten miles of the celebrated Harboar, Dackyar 1. and Naval thence of Queenstown ( ove) ; from cork back to Maliow, and nee by the Killarney Janctiob Railway to the far-famed LAKES OF KILLARNEY. tit The Tourist can remain as long es convenient to himself at Chester, N A P? (for the lowed° of the Britannia rubillar Bridge), Holy itur. Win new Refuge and O ce an !Steam Harbour), Dublin, Cork, and h r neY ; the only condition beine , that his reurn ta the Station lit &and or Scethrid at which he ti.ok his ticket must be not later One !keeters M Niont th hfrom e date of his dep irture therefrom. 2ay 10th, 1856. METROPOLITAN COUNTIES and _GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY , 27, Re g ent • *tr... Waterloo-place, London. Capital. 100,0001. itt.g„ Taunt'Es. lie n ..';'"Pencer Ws'pole, M.P. I rti e har4 Spooner, Er q., M.P. t o Peter Fuller, Esq. E. Vansittart Neale, Esq. I f ! Assurance business transac , ei in all its branche s . •r% The bonus declared at the last division of profits averaged r cent. on all the premiums paid. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. SUN. LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, . LONDON. 1 , 0 °hetes effected with, this Society now will PARTICIPATE TN UR-FIFTHS, or 80 'per cent. of the Not Profits of the Society, "ccordbig to the conditions contained in the S, , ciety's Prosnectus. The Premiums repaired by tills Society for Insuring Yoitng Lives ilrelower than in many other 014-established offices, and Insurers are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in addition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of premiums. Policy stamps paid by the Office _ Prospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, London, or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. E'STABUSHED 1837. lIRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. r lallowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Pict., cap. 9. BRI TANNIA MITUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. ALRXA.NDER. Blackheath Para, Cerro/revs. efill v erY description of Life Assurance business transacted, With or ',gout Participation in trofits EXTRACTS FROM TAMES, (PET(T - Ip — N ..............2.tIETAB.T. 1 , (MUTUAL.) ~..........- 43 Ralf 1 Whole I Half Quer ~, p r emiurnlpremium A ge. Annual , Yearly telly ' ~/ First fbr Re.; premitun Pro- Pre ,Svvell maluder i mizzen. mium 'ears. of Life. ....... ••---....._-1 ---s.._—.--......---- 20 t 8 d.I A' 1. d.) Ye ars . ' Months £s.d. £ e. d.I £a. , 40 I , I 9' 2 3 61 30 0 2 7 3 1 4 2! 012 3 'to ~. 4 9 22 18 41 3 2 7 6 1 4 4; 012 4 110 2 0 4 5 0 6 2 710 1 4 6; 012 • ......„ .. 2 686 13 4 9 2 8 2 1 4 8! 012 i E. R. FOSTRR, Resident Director, 1 ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary Princes-strect, Bank, London. SCOTT-ISH WIDOWS' FUND AND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ESTABLISHED A.D. 1815. 1„ 11 .„ 1 !!. followinc , exarepl , s of Bonus Additions made to the o t Zeles of Members Of this Society, at and prior to the last Dj Investigaticin and Division of Profits, may serve to ..4z2 . te the advantages of a PURELY MUTUAL SYSTEM of Life of icluce, whore the Profits (being freed from the payment -"ivldends t o the Shareholders) are allocated among the tired alone, and upon - equitable principles. -, - - - 41 1t110. ..4 Year Age B nueadd.d at rot leant with 3{ of of at Orlgin,l and prior to, additi. , n3 at 5...................r3 Entry Entry. " surance lat Jan., 1854. llt Jan., 1853. VV. c . £ £. 8. d. £ a. d. 4. t . 1818 29 ' 1000 1031 1 8 2031 1 8 T. ti • b 182 e 31 1000 590 110 1 5 90 11 0 ti, T' b ."- 1834 39 I.'oo 4.7 12 3 1437 12 3 ])..i''. 1842 40 1000 212 6 0 111 6 0 __ 1846 , 3 4 1 1000 122 10 0 1122 10 0 ' ese examples show the respective amounts of the Bonus tilKzAor DECLARED and VESTED. Under the provision made at d 4: 3 l l 4 ast investigation for the payment of an INT.ERHEDIATE , ar . 11 8, in the case of Policies becoming Claims by death te , l og the current Septennial period, the whole amounts th ' e pee . tively payable under the above Policies, in th 6 event of risks now emerging, would be considerably more than the se stated in the last column. Thus, supposing the life tired by the first policy to drop during the present year, 9„," amount payable under the 10001. Policy would be, not 311, is. Bd., but 21731 5s 2d. In all cases where the member is not incapacitated in any ,;3? from dealing with his Policy, he has the option of con• added g the Reversionary Claim for whatever Bonus has been l ed to it, into an equivalent present payment in cash, or t n .Yl )l Yivg the same - towards extinction or reduction of the er e Premiums. As showing the effe -t of such conversion ii.4_l.l4 3 lication, the cases of the above Policies may be taken. 7 amount of additions to the second Policy being ' 9O l. ls. 16d., the member might at the present time a mender the reversionary claim therefor, and receive in o: a4 h , a sum of 3301 19s. 11d. + 1 ; 43 might surrender the reversionary claim for bomis to 4e extent of t 4671 12s. id , and be relieved from any , ' l lrther payment of the premiums exigible in terms of the policy, retaining a claim for the remainder of the addi. 'lens already made, namely, 1121. 9s. 9d.., and for any li k ettrt il , her bonus to be declared in future. n 7e ease of the third Policy, to which there are additions 4 07/. 12s. , the member, on surrendering these bli ght either receive. a sum of 225/. 12s. 9d. in cash, or ho policy have all futu r e premiums exigible in terms of the vul icY reduced from the original amount of 311.175. 6d , to Or g • 1 - 2 . g a in, he might, by renouncing right to 2041. Fs. 6cl. of t he bonus, have the premiums exigible in terms of the policy from this date to the close of the year 1859, four in ad ition b y ILnber, altita for the lether extinguished, reserving to himself a (-" balance oft 03/. Gs. 9d., and for any further ; way' of bonus to be afterwards d clared. ab n f °B l)ectuses, containing full information in regard to the oF,4,praetiee, may 4 „:,ve, and other points connected with the Society's history be obtained at the Head Office, or from any " l e 'various Agents. • JOHN MACK P.NZIE, Manager. ' • Edinbur W3l. LIN vESAY, Secretary. gh, 5, St. • Andrew-sipare, 10th .May, 1856. LONDON HONORARY /BOARD. G merge Young, tsq , Mark-lane Charles Edward: Pollock, Esq.. HArriStar, Temple David 11111, Esq., East India House J ohn Murray, Esq., publisher, Albemarle-street eetnuel Laing. Esq., 3LP. Sir John Thomas ErL4s, Admiralty L eonard Horner, Esq.. Home office John Taylor, jou., Esq., C .E., Queen-street -plat* LONDON AND TUN 817BURBI. CENTRAL AGENT. thigh 11, 1 1 Rean, 4, Royal Exchange-WM.lnm Cornhill. CaDtm„ - DISTRICT AGENT& 4. Ridge, 49 Pa ll -mall, Agent for the West Eni District —ent n '• Hanover-street, Regent-street Joh„ -- "...arris, Bt. Gieorge's t tare , Belgrave-road, Pimlico. zurdon, grz a l Igiubt panic, 60, 8i9110 . 15-end, 5911t1rViiik seat was in n 3 4. ridaY's Pri c "' ennight. Flo lr. Spanish recV , corn a good ae, barley, so", rather easier. Lilly the vow d with wheat , s of whits feta' to buy. Ben ° a before. QA R O 365 T to 40e 42 3 t o 4 A " 426 to to 17, 1856. Us 8d Oa —s Od 3s 2d — 1 Od ' wheat tir cis .. / ;. Taesday'fi °. oints the tou" l er slow. jill 561 :: it change. Les dull. 0. 3 I black -- t' ° s s L Sea... 5 " ..... to trgh ... -- 1 Arch- -4 , ''' or; and 4 4 t° ......... 1,01 z t 091 03 r a v 10x8' 12 010 s Od 0 p 001 Os to 001 --a Od tO 13 5 5; 1 tO .".. 00 5 , V l5l )l Os 81 tor o 1.07 s -- 4J ° ...... go. e t toady at fl es was fully 5-3 Od to 3 9 .1! Is ; vari e r, 153 O , i ; pi 298 01 to 31g larley, 17' 6j °I Joneral Pos t 4116' if° ll l Mal 21 au corti lli jilt? I 6 UwAr" X 5 61 impto , ••••,• imptor. impto. ri ..... 1,131prA,14 Impton uth .. gad . 7 mpftm mptcm, tupt.n ; ] 2 pto 1 port nptc n 41, tor, po Tric e ` slll Twic4slll Jun° I DAVY 160° 11' 0 4 Tvtice 4l°l 4asio. 1 4, 2°-51 ' 0 , 1 ay I ; 17 nceto l ' uncerl* 1 1 8 060 10 tpter I 111 , )f the 1. 0 despot. 1 1 14 " ET S. buo Iv 11 iry fp at ti It n yew r , 02,E I h ; e h [6l. FBl 041 needscr . lauds, en doing, 1 . tker as ire, 29i 4 1 Easterr am C. Q l : . ,' 3, 17} sk buAine" ves t e rdal:' 3 - 4 1.—Gre o, 1011 102' og were ft very, 21i Yorkshire, lolg, 92:1"' r now 1: t souther ° lai"; lotion. , —Midlse' 3rford s od own, 156, ting NO ° to-daV' from the objecting for the nes, sad To read he Great ther the ige inter :h of the vise. 1 wife o f Mrs. lt Ln d, the Egg., of (laugh' is, near gAtion , of that r. SO' !guar,Sheriu Jrtme° abol: 0 , )ndon owl. it, the ickson e ldest l.egtev YN° , 112 r ity Of rig ... wniv tcbct • ELM AO imptOr >Uth .. ampto4 amptCll %mom. %nif tor IS port impton tmpton' impto, j :t , PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, 2 with Portraits, MEMOIRS OP THE COURT OF. T EIE REGENCY. From original FAmily T)ornments. Ry the Puke of nircKminfAm and . CHANDO,3, " flere; are two more goodly volumes on the Fugllsh• C )ert volume , fall of iv- w sayince, • let aye .; anecdotes, and scenes eleitring up much 'secret If story.' Atbenzeum. flurstandlacketi, successors to. Henry Colburn. NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION. Now ready, ,otuplete to 1 vol., 10s. Cd., hound, I ILLIESLEAF. The Concluding. Passages in BUI the Life of Mrs. Margaret' Maitland; of Stutnysido. Written_ la) herself Hurst and P.lackett, Pubiishcrs; successors to Her Colburn, 13, Great Mariboruugh-slrce,t. ROITTLEDGE'S CIIEAP SERIES.—NEW VOLITME. Pr ce Is. 6d.., fancy boards, TIrE SOLITARY HUNTER. Br I PU,LfSER. "Equal to Gordon Camming's adventures." Also', now ready, Heidermauer. Is. 6d. Cooper. I Nrates of the Mississippi. Is. Gd. Wyandotte. Is. 6d. Cooper. '1 Gerstaee'zier. Great Highway. 2s. I Afloat and Ashore. Is 6a. Cooper. Red River. Is. Gd. Cooper. Ciernemt Loritner. Is 6d. Resell. "Retitled-R's Cheap zeries cont tins the hest works ' y the best authors, which are always on sale at all •Booltsellers and Railway Stations London: George Routldge an 4 Co , 2, Farringdon-street. T LLUSTRATED ES.-LIFESIZE POR MATT of the QUERN.—In cony - quenee of the abscn- interest .xeAed 1w Palmer's Trial, hich et the present time engregnei the, enti ,-74t.etqlon, it hall:Trleetdect to nogtpone the tsstleEof the Magnificent' lengravi of Lie -s'za Portrait of the t.p.aeen, tr,til June 7 , h : on which day it Mill he issued in connec tion with the Sumber of the f LUIS fit k TED II E. far that date., , Pus.ra,d Times: The Only Cheap Illustrated Newspaper. 2d. Weekly. 148. Pea-street. pALMER'S TRIAL.—An Extra Number of the ILL STRAT Elf) 'ft %ICS, containing a Ful! Report of this important event, 11 , 0 a large umber of Enzravings f our sketches made by Pl.rini§sion of: the Sheriffs of the ity of London —embracinz Scene§ in the Central thimble! Court ; View§ in \ ew :rate ; the Sheriffs' DiLner ; the Jurors' Bed=oo:n ; Portraits of the Ju iges,Couns , l, and Chef Witnele , r, and •Represent§tions & every Scene and Object of inter st comec ed with this exciting event—will be published acme irately the Trial ten - 11 - 'lllqm Price of the Two Numbers, 43. Orders -;liould be Immediately given, as the demand is certain to be ve y large. PO BE SOLD, a very Handsome NEWFOUND . LAND PATCll,'Nine Months old ; has alrealy attained a comma , ding size, and of a justly celebrated breed. She can become ot.aeheifto any new master, ij very f n:1 of children,.and an excel lent House Dog. Apply to A. L., 109, Vauxhall-walk, Lambeth. Lowest. 12!. /1111 E GREAT OYER of POISONING.—Let al' peolie, from .one end of the yttotid to the other, mark well the burthen of the st;ri Letween the doctors oe the trial. Would the iccest d h Lye c. ,. er been su , pected .out for the insurance offices? ' , Jost c. &allay n t The same thing is being enacted every day by the e dra tly but John . [lull quielly looks on. We emphati cally dec'are thit it cannot be otherwise. Posterity will attest this. Issued by the littl t'l .11 COL' of FIEALTIL New-road, Lon don th : a I : 6th day of April, 1856, f.r the .Society of Ilygotsts. IN THE ItIGR COURT OF CHANCERY. A ' RiEsE A —On the 29th of May, 1855, ,an thlunction was a'ranted by the High Court of Chancery, en' a the 11th of June follovitn.; was made perpetual, against Josept , - antliri and others, to restrain them, under a penalty of one thou :red pounds, rmm imitatinz this Medicine, which is protected Lettars Patent or Eftylanit, and Secured ray the rteals of th , • de Ph.trmacie rie Paris, aid the Imperial Colleje of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, •, remi.ey for Relaiation, An , :,rmatorriema. an , all the distressing onsequences arising from early . abuse, &c., and its effects are effi cacious in youth, manhood, and old age; and t those persons whu re . prevented enterina the. married state-. from the results of earl 3 srrors it is invaluable TRIESEUAR, No. 2 tfre many. m the short spaee or three dap, complet , ,sl) , and nttr,, , T 'teams all traces of thoso Diaoro.,ers , vrotch Cara'vl and Cutnl, ha , mg been thought an antidote for, to the ram of the hea , of vast portton of the population. TRIEgEMAR, No. S; :.:.file great Contmental Remedy for that class of f)litorders, whit ortunately the Engilsh physician-treats with Mercury, to the in e 13! -, 16clestructinn of the patient's constitution, And which all th , rsupa/Illa in the world cannot remove. Ncs 1,2, anti 3, are alike devoid of taste or mei of all unseating quaiitici. They clay lie on the toilet tu7 - 41 t>leir.u,c hair,: suspected r[a F.7, , E WAR, Nos. 1,2, and aroslll in tin cases, price lls., or I - ur cases in one for 33s , which saves lie.; and in 51. eases, whereby ere is a saving of ;/. 125.; amts. s curate doses, as adrainia red by Vaipeau, LallernanA, Roue, ttc. To be has! Wholesale. .11(1 Retail in T.ionden gf Johnston, 68, , rnhill; Bannay and Co., Oxford-street; and Sanger. ISO, Ox =A-street; ft. F!. InKharg,rlrngaisl,46, klarkethStreet, Nlanchester ; . Bradbury, bookseller, Deansgate, Bolton; J. Priestly, chemist, 52, rd-street; Liverpool; Powell; . booltseller, 15, We Itrnoreland-stree , mblin Winnar. hook , eller. ~in.,ham. lava{ and Military lutsiligelice. -~-~ The Cadmus, 20, steam screw-corvette, was launched yesterday from Chatham dockyard, in the presence of a large number of spectators. This vessel was laid down or, the 10th of May, 1355, and has been completed in the short space of 12 months, under the general direc• tions of Mr.' F. J. Laire, master shipwright of Chatham dockyard. At 25 minutes before 1 the blocks were knocked away, and the Ca'imus glided slowly into the Medway amid the cheers of Vie spectators, the band of the Royal Marine Licht Infantry playing the national anthem. The Cadmus will be immediately taken into dock to he prepared for sea. She will carry an armament of 20 8- inch 60 cwt. guns, each 9 feet in length, on truck car. rives, and one 68 pounder pivot gun of 95 cwt. and 10 feet leog. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. J. E. M. Wilson. to the Hague ; Lieut. J. A. Polend, to the Esk ; R. H. Boyle, midship man, to the Elk ; 'C. E. F•iet , naval cadet o*otdisposal), to the Monarch ; H. B. Hunt, second master to the Eck ; E. A. Amphlett, paymaster to the Niger ; H. Campion, paymaster, to the Driver. 1114 - r Hawkins' No. 8 CoMpany, 7th Battalion Royal Artillery, are t.i take their doparture from head-quarters, Woolwich, to: , day for Stineburyness, to be stationed there for the purpose cif carrying on experimental practice. P ABA TI . S FOR . PEACE .IiEiTOWING S. In addition to the extensive preparatioils now in progress for` illuminating the clubhouses ainf theatres, workmen' were engageel yesterday in fitting gas appara tus around the Great Western Hotel ut th.e railway ter minus at Pad iington. There will be fourteen upright branches to ;ruppli upwaitls,of 40,000 jets, forming numerous apprnpriate devices. The ithuninations at the British Museum are intended to be on a scale of splendour r : rely surpassed. Besides the innumerable jets of light around theTailings,.the architectural front of the buildings e iil be illuminated with gas. The pre parations at FornEr-et-hou , e, the Ordnance-office, Pall mall, the War Departrient, A'dmiraltY, Horse Guards, ant other public office's, are on a most extensive and toagnifiCent scale. Iti is stated that Buckingham and St. 311 m Palaces are to be illuminated. In the City great activity prevails, and some buie'reds of workmen are employed in ettctingt gas fittings at the Bmk of E.,gland, the Guildhall, the Mansion house, East India house, Customhouse, the halts of the various •com panies, and the establishments of banking and other c;+rupailies. In the parks, to prevent accidents occurring from the pressure of the crowds, additional barriers are being erected around the buildings from which the fire works will he discharged. Mr. Dabson, the gasfitter has been employed to make the nerkssary preparations for the illurtrinaricin of. the exterior of Guildhall. The . 6 . , f r . a t . n .r o k a m r e d r i r s a t j a tt y a a ls t o th e e ne p a e g s e t d -offi in e m e, a a k n ir d f plan is on the mo 4 extensive scale the edifice will admit' g th P e te n P e a c r e a s t s i a nl 4 B framework is being set up to the fall extent of the portico Iu Dubln, an official announcement has been pub lished to the effect that the several public buildings of the city will be brilifintly illuminated on the night of the 29th instant. Judging from the preparation's seen in progress at several public institutions, these illumina tions will be of an unnrecedentedly brilliant character. But it is not probable that warty private establishmenti will be illuminated, COALS, CINDERS, AND Cutat c -Last year, as appears from a return just printed. 8,853,142 tons of coals, cin ders, and cube were shipped coastwise to other ports in the kingdom, and 37.902 tons 'of patent . fuel. Ttie total quantity of coal, cinders, and culm, exported in 1855, was 4 976.902 tons ; and of .patent fuel, 84 860 tons ; the valu e -"I each. having been respectively 2,446,3411. and 58,9851. 3 016,868 tons of coal were brought into Landon in 1855, coastwnya, and 1,162,437 tons by in land navigation a' d lard carriage. NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT INSTlTU- TlON.—Last.evening the seven'eeth annual meesing of this institutkn waa,held at the Freemasons' Tavern. In the absence of Herbert Ingram, Esq., MX., the chair was occupied by Mr. L. Wild, who, after stating the objects of the charity, made an earnest appeal is its be half. There ivem a marked improvement in the financial state of their :.o'a'rs ; and he was certain, by the aid of his brother n women, mere brilliant results might be realised. Messrs. Terry, Wafter, Gravatt, and Wright also addressed the meeting ; and Revered resolutions Laving bees carried, the company adjo urne d to a pu bli c supper, in aid of the institution, at which Mr. H. Ing ram presided,' and who was received w ith l ou d cheer . % He was proud in being (:resent on such an occas i on ; he had been a newsvervier himself, and by dint of exertions be had arrived at his present position. His place of business Was in the country when in the "news line." i At that time the mode of conveyance was not so rapid as at present •; and the oft-repeated applications for London news, suggested to bim the title of his now largely established paper— the Illustrated London News Several toasts were then drank—among the rest that of Mr. Charles Dickens, president af the institution, given by Mark Lemon, Eq. The mu, icat arrarg merits wen. carefully made, and the whole entert.-inment paend oft Woo*. 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' ,,1,, ~,,,,:. ~..„. ;:, , , ''''' - . .S(C -- - : ' ` -'2 : ‘ ,.1 . : . ... .. 4' ROIT ,r, ' ' s - 43 - ' - .__‘,. .- 4%. .. . . ....... - .. . . - . . , ~:,,, ____..,_. ~1 . ,,. : ~.,,,,:- .„,,,: -`), t , . i ~. te , :4. , , , .. ,./.,,, , f,.._ ,-., ...... . . 1 1. P ' ' '. :' ' t •., --, f,,, , i . PO. T ; LONDON., WEIIN ES 1 -4 XENTIN a MAX •• 21, 1856. TR'E 11At,F-HOLIDAY MOVEMENT. DEPITTATION :TO, SIR. GEORGE .GREY. - Yesterday, 'a deputation from the Early Closing As sociatifin waited upon the Secretary of State for the Home Deprtment,' at his official residence. The depu tation consisted of the Earl of SliafteShury ; the Mar gads of -Blandford, ; the. Hen: A. Kinnaird, M.P.: Captain Stuart,- M.P. ; Rev. .J:` . 11! Gurney ; Rev. T. Binney ; Arthur Mills, Esq. • G: `11;' Davis, Esq. ;' B. Shaw, Eq. ; Mr. J. R. Taylor CJ: J. Me , •hi, E.4q. ; John Corderoy, E- q. ' • W. , Locke; Esq. ; Mr. Lilwall (Honorary Secretary), &c. - Toe Earl of. SHAFTESBCfRY, having introduced the deputation, observed that they did not speklcir. tive action, which, indeed, the nature of tio case did not , admit 'f ; but if the Government would useits,influence, and, above all, - set the exa nple by introducing, the halt , holiday into their, offices, into the arsenals, dockyards, and all institutions under Government control, the happiert results. mu• t folio*. The Lion. Mr. 'KINN/MD observed that. the Saturday half bo;iday had already been adopted in Glasgow, Dun dee, and other Scotch towns, producing the greatest pos sible satisfaction to all parties ; adding, that two o'clock' was the hour at which it was propoied business Should be suspended. , _ Sir G. GEM . said that - with regard to the state estab lishments; such as the dockyards, it was unavoidable that the men ;herein employed bad to work at all hours. He th , iught also that it vrotild not ba . practicable, especially, during the sitting of Parliament, to close the public offices at two o'clock on Saturday, besides .hich he felt that the clerks employed in those offices were not. much in need of a weekly half-holiday. • The Rev. J. GURNEY observed that there were other departments connected -with the Geverninent where a half-holiday on• Saturdays would be a great boon. In reply to a question from Sir G. GREY, Mr. LILWALL said he •believd that in all cases where the ha f holiday had been granted, no reduction_ bad been made in the pay_ for t he reason -that it was found that 110 risen, exerting themselves with greater spirit, application, and energy, really did as much work in the ) five days and a hail as before they did in six. Mr. Lii wall read a letter received that morning from. Sir Mer ton Pete, in which the hon. baronet stated that he " deep , y felt the importance of the Saturday half-holiday, and believed that if the Government adopted it in their establi,hments by way of example the greatest good • would result." The society he (Hr. Lila/al.) represented • was very desirou. to obtain the services of the bands. in the parks on Saturday afternoons, but finding that the carrying nut of that arrangement did not properly be long to the Government, it was intended to apply to the eorarnandi g officers of regiments with that view. Lard SILIFTESBIIRY ..b.erieed that, speaking for him self ant cer , atrY Other members of the deputation, whilst strongly in favour of the b end i - •!aying on Saturday,. they dosiral t guari themselves against beicg supposed to imply that it wail any part of the duty of the Govern ment to provile ainuse.ment for the people. Such a prin cip!e, if once admitted, might lead to dangerous as well as iinonvenient results. Sir G. GFEY stated that the reason why the Govern. merit had interfered in the matt-r was, because they thou ht, a, a band had for some time been playing on certain week days in sington Gardens, it was due to pers.ms at the east end of London that they should have a Similar privilege. G. DAVIS, Est, said that when the half holiday was first mooted in the establishment with which he was connected tears were entertaine , l that it might interfere with thq despatch of buoiness, but that those fears were not realised. The object of the deputation was not to secure a half-holiday for gentlemen whose hours were from ten to four, or who only occasionally required to remain late, but to obtain the influence of Government example. After some further remarks, the deputation withdrew. BEA I,TH OF ,LoN.pabt : DUitils l 6 TUE WEER% (From the Report of the Registrar-General. ) . , •In the week that ended on Saturday th.3 - deaths of 1,094 persons- -nalety, 538 males ant/ - 556 females — were registered in I.4)lition. In the corresponding weeks of tt n year.; 1846 55, the average nuinber'ol deat.hs was 1,020, which,. if raised by a tenth part . for annpariltan will the deaths of 1 / 1 4 week, which occurred in an in creased po potation, ltecotne, , 1,122. It appears that the rate •of mortality last week was slightly below the average. The r'eaths referred to diseases of the zyinotic or epi demic character,were last week 242, a number . , which differs little front the corrected average of corresponding weeks. But typhus, nadir which head cases of common fever are included, are at present more fatal than any other disease in the mote class; and shows a disposition to increase. The deaths caused by it, having been in ra cent weeks generally less than 66, roe legit week to 7d, of which thoeie;that scourred in•the eastern . divisioo, em bracing Bethnal-green, Stepney, and other districts, ex hibit a decided preponderance in tinmber. With reference to a death from ,typhus in the Shorediteh workhouse on 9th May, of a person who had been 'orought from 2, Nor folk-place, Illateman's.row, Mr. Brwring," the registrar, mentions that the ,house in which the deceased bad lived consists of four rooms; with a family in each, and is in a very filthy condition. Four men dierl in the workhouse, Mile-end New Town, between the 11th And 17th May incinsive, all from •` febris." 'twelve- persons died of small-pox, 2of yvhonawere. children in one house in the Finsbury subfdistrict; who bad not been vaccinated. A boy at 7, Frying-pan alleyeClerken well, who also had not been vaecins.tt•d, died of the name disease ; he was 6 years old, and the son of a lab'orir-Cr ; and .Mr. Goddard, 'the, inedidal;attendant, observes that a stable, •be found sn titfieient- inE all -the chants necessary ter henslth as Alnioje.o44o-47-Yiltigi Airs •pat Sent • brA lived cases of diarrhoea were 15, whichli th same as the average.: Ile, ia was t . :16 cause of death in 8 cases ; 1 diabetes in 1; 1 person died of intemperance,; and 2 men, a house painter arida labourer at lead works, of colica pictonurn atter 2 and 5 days' illnepzi. • A 'female pensioner on a charitable endowment died' at the age of 92 years, and a Wesleyan minister at 94, the two oldest persons' recorded in the week. Last week, the births of 853 boys and SOT girls, in all 1654 children, :were 'registered in Lyndon. In the ten corresponding wrseks of the, years 1846.55 the average, number was 1,497. . . At the Royai Observatory, the mean height of the barometer in 04' week was 20.493 in. The barometer rose on Sunday , (the 11th) to 29.79 in., the highest in the week. The mean tetnerature of the week was 51.2 deg., which is 0.9 deg. below the average of the same week in 38 years .(as determined by Mr. Glaisher).. The warmest day was Sunday, when the thermometer in the shade rose to 72 deg., and that in the sun to 95 deg. The lowest readiiig was 42.9 deg., and occurred on Fri day. The entire range of the week was therefore 29.1 deg. The mean dai'y temperature was below the average on every day except. Sunday and Tues•lay. The mean ‘few-point temperature was 15.6 deg., and the difference between this and the mewl temperature of the air was 5.6 deg. The temperature of the water of the Thames ranged from 48 3 deg., the lowest on Sunday, to 55.9 deg., the highest on the.last two days of the week ; tbt mean of the week wit , : 52.2 deg. On Sunday, Monday, and Friday the wind blew ir(u} the north ; at other times generally it blew fr on the south-west. Rain fell to the amount of 1.24 in., half of which fell on Tuesday. ['here were heavy showers of hail and rain on Siturlay MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERS IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY 17. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 39 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration l7B Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c.. Malformations Premature Birth and 'Debility 23 atrophy • Old Age Sudden Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 43 Causes not specified 241 13 9 6 DEATEIS FROM ALL CAUSES 1,094 Population Deaths in corre• Deaths Enumerated. spending week in th 1851. . , of IS"S. Week West Districts North Districts ' 490,396 Central Districts 3.93,256 ..'1,6- -.4 . ... --I - East Districts 455;522 - -- ,' ~ South Districts Totals Males Females. BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. _ _ _ 1,143 1,094 538 556 Males Females.. Total 1,654 STATE OF TRADE. - MANCHESTER, May 20,--In the general market there has not been mach business, buyers manifesting but little disposition to give the prices asked. - In this the', have received some little encouragement from th, drooping state of the cotton-market. In shirtings, anti madapollams for India th ere h as b een more done, be cause the makers of these cloths are corning out of CM-- tract pretty generally, and, being unwilling to hold stocks, they have shown more or less willingness to make some concession in price. In some cases a reduc tion of P,d. to 3E per piece has bean allowed, and a more general concesstm to this extent would probably have led to large sales for India and China. There is a pretty general feeling that no greater cause exists for this redaction in prices than there did a month ago ; but the. fact is, that at that time manufacturers had pretty generaly large orders on hand, while now those orders are mostly completed, and the production, espe cially of India and China .shirtings, is on a large scale. Vivre is a great feeling against the accumu-lation of stocks. In yarns there has been a dull market, the demand both for h me consumption and export being small, and spinners wishing to force sales have bad to submit to a reduction of Ad. per lb. on the prices of la:t Tuesday. Mes, , rs, George Fraser, Son, and Co. report:— " there is no improvement in our market to-day ; the demand is inactive, and prices show increased weak ness." LEEDS, May 20.—The attendance in the cloth-balis this meriting has not been very great, and business bas not been very brisk ; but the tone of the market has ken firm, and tob,rably cheerful. The Chancellor of the Exchequ r's budget has not called forth much re mark, nor produced any tangible effect on the market. Upon the whole it has given satisfaction, as few persons have been unreasonable enough to expect any great re duction from the present taxation. There have been some tolerably and parcels of heavy cloths for autumn and winter con,urnption sold, and altogether, with very firm prices, the market has been as satisfactory as could be expected. THE TIPPERARY BANK.—On Monday the Master delivered ju•igment on the claims for exemption from liability to the creditors of the Tipperary Bank, re• lied up , in by Mr. Vincent Scully and Mr. Wilson Kennedy. He decreed that both were liable as share holders. Counsel was heard on behalf of Mr. James Starling, merchant, and Mr. James Birch Kennedy, banker, both of Dublin. Having sold their shares in the year 1853, the master removed their names from the list of parties primarily liable. Mr. John Henry Doyle, of London, applied to have his name removed from the lilt, as he had merely allowed his name to be used at, the request of John Sadleir. The Master re tained his name. Several otber names were retained, although strong cases of misrepresentation and fraud were shown. Miss JEWSBURY'S NEW NovEL.—The new stery, en titled " The Sorrows of Gentility," just publi s h e d, from the pen of Miss Jewshury, will be welcomed by all novel readers as one of her cleverest productions. It describes the adventures of a village beauty, who attempts to escape from the coarseness and vexations that surround her path, by marrying a hanger-en of the world of fashion. Her subsequent career is powerfully portrayed. Ignoring all false or hackneyed sentiment, Miss Jews bury lays bare the secret history of a woman's heart with a firm hand, and shows us some of its shadows as well as bright gleams of heroism and virtue, The volumes deal largely with what is commonly nailed good society, and displays it under very significant aspects ; but it is with the real men and women of the tale that the reader's attention will be engrossed, and his heart interested. LAKE NGAMI OR, EXPLORATIONS AND DISCOVERIES IN SOUTH WESTERN AFRICA. By Charles John Anders ea. 1 vol., with 50 ik u t ra tions.—" We heartily recom mend Mr. Ander: son's work as that of one eminently qualified to bo a traveller, not only from his endurance and love of adventure, but from the variety and extent of his knowledge. He gets and gives interesting infor mation on all the subjects which come before him ; the geographical features of the countries he visits, and their natural scenery—the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, the plants above the surface of the earth, and the geological structure beneath it ; and all detailed in an unaffected and agreeable manner. He encounters and describes all kinds of strange animals —the lion, the oryx, the elephant, the rhinoceros, the hippopotamus, the buffalo, the ostrich, and many others. His sporting adventures are related with great spirit, and these and other incidents of his narrative are beautifully illuatrated l by tho lithographs of Zir, WQll ! "_+-/f0 kua. THE BXPhOSION AT IVOCILW . . Mr. carter and a 'double jury ;isvitnbled yesterday morning at 10 o'eloCk it the Gun Tavern, Woolwich, for the .purpose of into,. the death of William Powell, which arose from injuries reoeived from the sud den ignition of at mrbilheiracket, which he was in the act'Of hiring .with, a steel drill, worked by moans of a lathe, ...at Woolwich Arsenal. Before entering upon the, inquiry the jury - proceeded t, the 4aitionse'aria ...3camiovd,t46 ixtflY, Which: La. - I. b2cri.phteed in a shell prior to interment, That of Fiaek, the foreman, who was killed by the last - acdident.. on Saturday, was likewisa etamiuftl, nithithe ipateetion of investigating the canse of the several deaths which occurred on that occasion; that of the boy Richardson, who was taken to the hospital on the same occasion in a hope -1(1.4 state, and -who died -on Monday; had been re movo to the deadhouse, so that, together with the body of, an artilleryman, there were no less than 7 bodies in it. Tpe Coroner info:arc' the jury that all would be classed in one investigation, as all must have perished from the same cau , o. He should commence by endea vouring to ascertain the origin of the first accident, which must not be mixed up with the second, but pro bably the inquiries into the one case might aid in the investigation of the other. Mr. B. Forman, a solicitor, attended to watch the proceedings on behalf of the Ordnance. • Jo neph Powell identified the body as that of his bro ther. The first witness called was Thomas Crossley, who said he had charge of the shed in which 15 men and 6 boys were employed, one of whom, the deceised, was engaged in boring a half-pound . .tourhilon• rocket with a lathe. The hole was being bored in the metal case without the brass cover by means of a steel bit, which it 77,46,neeessary should penetrate as far as the composi- Calitions went ointinuolly being given to 'see tht the drill was not overheated, to avoid which the man at she lathe was st rietly enj.iineil to remove it frequently and wipe it with a wet cloth. The deceased was anew band at that work, and was often ordered to be careful that the drill was not overheated. Witness Considered it safer to bore without the outer case, as unless a man were very steady the two metals might come in contact and cause ignition. He was present when the rocket ignited. It did not explode, but caught fire and burnt, as those rockets generally do. Tnere were in the shed about 1,000 serge bags, called miner's bags, with 20 squibs in each, which also caught fire. Some of the men were filling starshells of brightcomposition, which also ignited. No large amount of cainbustible matter was allowed to accumulate in the sheds, but it was removed every hour to a place of safety. One of the men was in the act of packing some of the materials in a coi.per-lined case when the accPent occurred. Witness a •nsidered that Powell worked too fast, and be bad often been cautioned not to do so. A cork stopper was attached to the borer to prevent it from entering into the composition. By one of the Jury.—l never knew of any one having been discharged for being slow at work. Buckets of water are always standing in readiness, and damped cotton lies on the table for cooli ng th e borer. The Solicitor for the Ordnance here remarked that no fireworks had been prepared in the Arsenal since 1814. William Marks was next called.—He said he was a labourer employed in the Arsenal, and was engaged treading the lathe for boring the rockets. He oad oftee been ordered to tread with caution. ale witness proceeded to say that as soon as 'ie perceived the ignition he made his escape from the shed. Had often seen the instrument taken out to be sharpened. He did not see the deceased use the e ailing cotton nor the water. He had been in that neon :)ation upwards of three weeks. Had repeatedly heard Crossley advise caution. Ha = never heard of any one he el complained of for being slow at work. No particu ar orders as to speed hid been given. Capt. Edward Mounier Boxer, Royal Artillery, was the next witness examined—He said that ho was the iuperietendent of the Royal Laboratory; that for the last two months they had been principally engaged in rreparing fireworks, and he was below when the acci lent happened. Everything in that department Wl' ander his special direction ; ho was responsible to Go :eminent for whatever occurred, but it was impossible *or him to look minutely into every man's work. To insure the equilibrium of the rocket it was necessary to be very particular in boring the middle hole. This bould be done with much caution. He did not consi der there was the slightest danger if properly done. Con idered that a steel drill was infinitely safer in its use -hall any other kind of metal for that purpose. In the Med where the accident occurred two kinds of composi ion were used, which—in reply to a question from one af the jury, he said--being a mixture of steel filings— were not extraordinarily dangerous, not so mus'i so as the irdinary war rockets ; the other was a brilliant compoei ,ion, mixed up with charcoal. Had seen cases where for ipplying a fuse for a particular range the shell bad to be oared through, in doing which the borer became much heated. Was very particular .in preparations to discard 4n thing of a gritty subatancs, The materials, when pro s, : A ; Epra,.Arated ilkerieff erteerrea Otidonliotedly occasioned bYorvilkaheate 7 ilb:W• sits for the bit to penetrate the composition. de 'a that kind were less probable with a lathe than by any other method of boring. Had given orders that no accumulation should be kept in the shed. There were several cases lined with copper and full, which were untouched. If the man had had presence of mind he could • have extinguished the rocket without accident; instead of which it was thrown among the squibs. They had other preparations much more dan gerous. Although he knew that the greatest possible precaution was ordered, he was in a constant state of trixiety, and continually paid visits to the whole of the !apartments to observe that all due caution was used throughout. A burn from gunpowder was much more -every than from any other material. The hole might :lave been choked—a gouge or spoonbit might be less , dangerous, and should be tried. It was very natural chat information should be gained by these occurrences. William Toser was neat said he was manager of the composition, and was in the shed three minutes before the accident. Had att9mpted himself to bore a rocket with the outer case on, and had broken two bits in so doing. The facility of boring was much greater without the brass case, and as it could be held much more easily ho considered it. safer to bore without the ca,s,P. Supposed that the bit was forced too far into the rocket while overheated. In order to gain all the assistance in their power, they were aided by a pyre r,eohnical artist, blr. Soutiibv, whose son was one of their foremen. There were 2,000 iquihs and one metal hoed case of starshells at the time of the accident. By one of the Junrs.—We have had no difficultx since the accident in procuring men to work at the same process. Not a single man has given notice that he wished to leave his employ. My opinion is that there was a want of caution on the part of the deceased. I have not offered higher wages since the accident. I nin certain no man is require :1 t i work immoderately quick None of the men are t,asked to do any quantity of work. Captain Boxer sometimes remains halt an haw directing the labourers. It being now half•past 3 o'clock the Coroner proposed an adjournment till Thursday. THE ACCI D T A7' NETLEY. PORTSMOUTH, May 20.—A a inquest was held this morning on the bodies of the two seamen who were killed yesterday on board the Hardy, gunboat, Lieut. C=- mender Swinburne, during the firing of the salute at the laying the foundation stone of the New Military Rospital at Netley. The names of the deceased are Michael Devan, aged 30, an ordinary seaman, and Cor nelius Flannagan, aged 28, an A.B. Mr. S wainson, A,l rniralty coroner, presided, and the jury wee' composed of an intermixture of officers and seamen. The inquest was held on board the Hardy, in harbour. By the evidence, it appears that the gun-boats were ordered to fire a salute of 21 guns between them ; each vessel firing,again at five seconde' time. The Hardy had fired her first gun, and her turn to fire again had arrived ; the gun had been run in for re-loading, and the second charge was being rammed home by the twe deceased men when Wehe bomb exploded and blew them against the side of the vessel. This act of " ramming home" brought the bodies, oe rather heads, of the unfortunate men in Quell close contiguity to the mouth of the gun that the flame from the explosion of the powder set their dress on fire and burnt their faces in tha most frightful manner. Flannagan did not speak or move after he fell ; he ap peared to have been instantaneously killed. Devan dis played some slight indications of vitality for about half an hour after the explosion. The surgeon of the Royal Yacht, and the surgeon of the Arrogant were immedi ately signalled for by the commander of the Hardy, who also lifted his anchor, and ran the Hardy towards those veesels, in order to pick up the boats containing these officers. The jury were very minute in their inquiries as to the cause of the accident, the size and condition of the sponge, and other details of a similar character. They had the sponge produced and tried it in the gun ; but they pronounce it in perfectly good condition, and in every respect suitable fir the gun. By the evidence it would appear that the accident arose from some burn• ing fragment of the first charge being left in the gun, and i g niting the second charge. This could only arise from defective sponging by one of the unfortunate de ceased. The captain of the gun had his thumb over the vent at the 'norm:et, as usual, and it was blown off. Devan had served in the trenches before Sebastopol, and was wounded by a shell at the storming of the Malakhoff. Flannagan had served in various parts of the world. Tho verdict was " Accidental death." ST. PAUL AND ST. BAB.NABAS.—The appeal in, this now celebrated case commenced on Monday morning before Sir John Dodson, the dean of the Arches Court. It is the custom in law courts for the counsel for the appeal to commence, but in this case Dr. Bayford opened on behalf of Mr. Westerton. .Te learned gen tleman spoke all dav, and added littlezr nothing to the arguments advanced when the matter was under the con sideration of Dr. Lushitigton. Ho er.tered very fully into the subject of church ornaments, showing that those employed at St. Paul and St. Barnabas were not war ranted by ecclesiastical usage, and had not concluded his speech when the Court rose. It is not expect e d that iwhicaent will be giveg Wore V-ovexber. COURT OP A DE 10 IEN. Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of busi ness. Upon taking the chair, his lordship informed the court that he had rec ived a letter from the Duke of Cam bridge, informing him that his royal highness would have attended the meeting of the court upon the occa• stun of the presentation of the freedom of the City to Sir E. Lyons it It were not for the death of Lord Adolphus Fazclarence. The Duke of Norfolk bad also written an , apology for absence upon the interesting occasion on account of indisposition. THE CITY 003111ISSIONER OF POLICE. Alderuian CoPELAiiD, in moving that the letter of Mr. Commissiimer Harvey, dated April 22,1856, he referred to the General Purposes Committee, to consider the same and report thereon to the Court, said that the cemmis 4oner hal served the City for a great many years with great zeal, fidelity, and talent. It was well known and acknowledged by the commercial community of London that the City police were not exceeded as a body by any police in the world, and that, with the aid of the tele graph and under the of their able head, innu merable attempts to oommit seriotta. plundft Wit - been fru4trated, and extensive robberies bad been detected and punished. Under such circumstances, he had no doubt toe corte.ration would mark their approbation of the exertions of Mr. Harvey, and take into considera tion the manner in which the metropolitan police com missioners were recom to ended as aguide for their decision. Aldcraian Fisms sec ended the motion, and referred to the various cases in which the City police had recov• ered great amounts of property, as evidence of the ad mirable system introdue )d by the commissioner. Alderman WIRE felt great plea , ure in stating that NI had good grounds for assuring the court that the Court of Common C .until would heartily approve of and act upon the recommendation. (Hear.) INSBI7TORS of WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Alderman COPELAND handed in the report of these officers, and spokes in strong terms of their activity, at the same time regretting that that activity had brought to light a vast amount of plunder, co:nmitted by trades men amongst the poorer classes. He moved that it be referred to the General Purposes Committee to consider of the propriety of advertising, upon the second convic tion, the names of the fraudulent tradesmen. (Hear.) Sir P. 14 A.IIRIE, who had suggested that expedient as a successful experiment in the parish of St. Marylebone, seconded the motion, and hoped that his brother magis trates would adopt such a means of checking the plun der, and strictly adhere to a plan which would, perhaps, in many instances, enable a poor family to get seven or eight pounds of coals instead of five for their money, and other necessaries of life, at a proportionate athan• tags. (Hear.) The motion was carried unanimously. RAILWAY IN TELLIGRN CE. LONDON, TILBURY, AND SOUTH END. A special meeting of vas company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, to consider a bill now t dors Par liament, in compliance with this standing orders of the Ii use nf Lords ; Mr. J. N. Daniell in the chair. The &oicitor read tee•heads of the bill. The objects of the bill were to enable the company to raise 150,0001. on shares, and 50,000/. on loan, to construct an exten sion lino four miles and a quarter in leng b, from the Blackwali Railway at Bow to the Tilbury and Southend line at Barking,. with two bra!tches to the North Wool wich Railway. The lessees were to pay 6 per cent. on the amount paid up from time to tithe on the extension shares, and also the interest on the sums borrowed on mortgage. In reply to questions, it was stated that unless the line was completed by a certain period the dividends would be stopped, but that it would be the duty of the joint committee to take care that the works were com pleted by the time specified ; that although there was no mention of the surplus prkfir.s in the bill, that would he provided for I-, the lea , e of the extension line. The CHAIRMAN, in moving a formal resolution approv ing of the bill, explained that the proposed extension line from B kw to Barking would facilitate the traffic to and from Gravesend, and other places over the line. The traffic on the Eastern Counties line had increased so much that delays occurred at Stratford in conveying 'the Tilbury and other traffic over that company's line. The proposed extension line would prevent that delay, and also open a large amount of local traffic between Bow‘a,nd Barking. They expected to have traffic from Woodford and Loughton. It would also secure the tr Ific from the Victoria -Docks to London which now went by water. The proposed extension and branches would be a great advantage to the Tilbury and Southend Railway. The works would be constructed by Messrs. Peto, Betts, and Brassey, the lessees, and the contracts would be submitted to an independent surveyor and engineer. Aft , r a few observations, the resolution approving the bill was carried unanimously, and the meeting se parated. THE GRAND , SCULLING CONTEST BETWEEN HENRY KELLY AND JOHN MACKINNEY.—As the time approaches for this grand match, which has now become the theme of conversation among the rowing community, aquatic men are ou the qui viva to ascertain which possesses the superiority. Kelly, the Fulham hero, is at Salter's, the Feathers Tavern, Wandsworth ; and Mackinney, of Richmond, at Mr. Wilcox's, the White Hart, where their training'and rowing have been eagerly watched for some time oast by their backers and gentlemen ama teurs ; and so great is the interest attached to the race rityof ebiythMeres man srs. ' that no less than half a dozen steamers have been char. tired, amongst which is one by the newly established Great " Zs g to C t la h b e superiority Club, andpe rio another SearleLondon and t Sons.say anything, there being so very little diff er - R enee in their weight, age, and height, that it would take a very close observer to determine the winner. Both men are in capital health and condition, and their " breath ings" over the course indicate great speed. The stake is 2001,, and the distance from the new bridge at Put ney to the Ship at Mortlake. Mr. John Jackson has hem chosan umpire for Ivlaokinney, Mr. J. Salter for Kelly, and Mr. Edwd. Searle referee, whose decision, if appealed to by the umpires, will be final. The race will c(me off Tuuradsy next, shortly beton 4 o'clock ),/ l Zit,r , c [P. 471. j. STAVED F3l)- ICE IN 20. MA.NSIONEOUSE.—Geo'rqc Tarner Al charged with stealing a qutntity of liori , e-hair out of cushions in the seats of the church of St. Mary Woolnoth. Mr. 1. R. Fre'ver deposed that on Sunday evening be caw the prioner in a pew by - hiniself. During the whole of the service witne4s helr:l a strange rustling noise, and observed the prislner moving about - in a very nnu , nal way, and at the end of the service - leaving the pew in a very hurried manner. Witness folbwed and tool: him into the vestry, where he found in his tl,)ckets a quantity of horse-hair. Prisoner said be was very sorry that he had taken the horse-hair, but he did not know what made him take it.. _ W. Tayinr, beadle, said that besides the horse-;lair in the prisoner'R pocket, he had found a quantity of hene hair behind the door of the pew. The cushions were in a perfect condition when the prisoner entered the pow, but when he left, it was found that they had been opened and the horso-hair taken cut. The prisoncr woe c3riviiittel for trial. AU77. IVilson was charged with having stolen a quan tity of papers, some of which were important. Mr. Grant, merchant ; Great St. Helen's, said the pri soner was employed occasionally to assist his housekeeper. He had lost many papers and books, among which were policies of insurance. H's went to a cook-shop in St. Mary.:..xe, and took away a, largo quantity of paper be. loni - ling to hi m, several being existing policies, bearing stamps according to t!-,&r amounts, The papers were produced-and indentified. Mary Bathurst, provision dealer, St. Miry-axe, said she had bouc:ht a very large number of papers from the prisoner, who said they came from Mr. Marshall's house keeper, or she would not have bought them. She had sold some, but others shs had got back. Prisoner was remanded. BOW-STREET.--Javw Our s aged 14, one of the rai‘geil barefooted little outcasts who - swarm about George-street, St. Giles' s, and iti vicinity, was charged with stealing a coat, the property of Col. P. J. Yorke, Of 89, Eaten-plz.ce. PoLeeman 156 E kated that about half-past 6 the pre vious evening he saw the prisoner in George-street with the great coat now produced in his posseSF:ien. The pri soner tried to avoid him, but witness took him in charge. At the station he first stated that he found it in Oxford stree, but, afterwards admitted that it was in a gentle raan's brougham he " found " it. Mrs. H. Yorke, wife of the prosecutor, stated that she was shopping inOieord street, and left the brougham waiting in front of a shop for about a quarter of an hour, while the made some purchss:s. Oa re-entering the car riage the ruisecd the great coat, which had been left by her hu•baaci in the carriage. It was stated teat the prisoner was well known to the constables of the F division, but bad never been con victed of felony. He admitted, however, that ho ha I orOy just come out of prison for begging. He pleaded guilty, and elected to In trie I by this court. Mr. Jardine sentenced him to 4 iminths' imprisonment. SOUTHWARK.—Win. • ucktherpe, a master-butcher, was charged with attompting to set fir c to the premises of Mr. W. White, a broker, at 95, Bermondsey street. The prosecutor said the prisoner was a lodger of his, and lived with his wife in the two rooms above the shop. On Saturday evening shortly after 6 o'clock. witness heard the p isoner's wife call out that the room was on fire, when witness rushed up a-A endeavoured to open the door, hut it was fa . steaed, and the prisoner refused to open it. Witness than went into the street, and saw smoke coming out of the window. He called in a con stable, and proceeded up stairs egain. On the prisoner refusing to open the door then the officer broke it open, and on entering the room, which was full of smoke, thee perceived something blazing in the fire-place. Having extingui-hed the fire, he gave the prisoner into custody Mr. A'Beckett asked him what it was he saw in flames? The prosecutor replied a pillow-case, and had it not bees extinguished it might have set the house on fire, as the mantel piece was all wool. Mr. A'Beckett asked whether there was any one fas• tened in the room with the prisoner? Complainant replied that he had his child with him, and he suppescd he meant to suffocate them both, as he was not right in his head. The prisoner, who is well known at this court from his frequent quarrels with his wife and others, statel, that he was right enough in his mind, and it was all nonsense what Mr. White had uttered. The fact wag tie had had a quarrel with his wife on Saturday evening' in the room, and ho thr,w the pillow-case at her which accidentally fell in the fire, but no harm was done. Polies-constable. 228 M said he saw smoke in the room and attempted to open the door, but it was fas• tenel. As soon as they gained an entrance he saw the pillow-case blazing in the fire-place. Mr. A'Beckett asked whether any part of the room was on fire ? The constable replied that there was not, but the pro- secutor gave the prisoner into custody for attempting to set his house in fire. , Mr. A:Beckett inquired whetiker t.l*. - Air-k 4 :ty evi• ; dam?. - of thial ThUteestable—All he had was the pitow, w!aft. was burning at the time. Pie did not know / how it baine to be on the fire. The pri , oner's wife here stepped forward and said she was ia the room at the time, acid having a quarrel with her husband he threw the pillow-case at her and it fell in the fire. Thore was not any intention of setting the house on fire. Mr. A'Beckett said that as there was no evidence to support the charge the prisoner mast be discharged, but he should advise him to be more careful is future. L IMBETlL—Frederick Ph ill i ps, alias Angular, an crc-policeman, who hav been alnvinted of felony; Wil liam, Jacobs, alias Arnold, alias Armstrong, John. Miller, and &hob?, tiardener, who had been in custody for some days on a charge of fratri, were again placed at the bar Lefore Mr. Elliot for further examination. Mr. Sleigh, instructed be Mr. Caipp.-rfield, attended for Phillips and Jacobs. It wiii be recollected that the former chnree against the prisoners vats that of obtaining tram Mr. Mutten, a confectioner at Brighton, and who has a farm in Suseex, six to d: of hay, of the value of about 301., by fraud and false pcetences. Mr. Mutton, having a quantity of bay and clover to dispose of, caused an ad• vertisement to be inserted in a Sussex paper, offering both at a certain price per had. In reply to this advertisement he received a letter dated 3, Arnold's-place, Frances street, Newington-butts, and steed " J. B. Arnold," .ffering to take the whole of the hay and clover at a slight reduction of the price stated, and offering to send a clieqee on delivery. In consequence of the receipt of this letter N . lr, Mutton sent a friend to town with a sample of the ha) and clover, anti fir the purpose of making the necessar) inquiries respecting the reenectability, &a, of Mr. Ar• nold, its writer. This person called at the house No. 8, Arnold's-place, and there saw the prisoner Phillips, who informed him that ho was employed by Mr. Arnold to prepare the li tuse, then empty, for the reception of him and his family ou the following Tuesday, and further -tated that Mr. Arnold was a Government contractor, that he kept two horses, and was a most respectable map. On this representation the hay and clover were sent by the rail way ta the Bricklayers' Arms station, and from there taken away by the prisoners. Mr. Mutton, re ceiving neither cash nor cheque in payment, communi sated with the police, and aecertaned that he was deal ing with practised swindlers. The last load of hay he forwarded was in consequence watched, and all the pri soners were found engaged in taking it away from the railway, and were in consequence taken into custody rne evidence against the prisoners Mdltr end Gardener went only to chow that the former had been employed to assist in loading and the latter to cart away the pro perty, and they were admitted in evidence against Ja cob. , and Phillip, as th..y called themselves, and gave testimony of the fact. Neither witness, however, was ahle to say where the property was delivered, as Phillips and Jacebia they said, were in the habit of taking the vehicle away, and leaving them at a public-house while they disposed of the property. A. secrnd charge of obtaining a quantity of valuable turnip seed from Mr. Taber, a seed grower at Ravenhall, Essex, by means precisely similar to those resorted to in the last case, was goLe into. The railway delivery tickets of the property and other memoranda relating to it were found on Arnold when taken into custody. It was also stated in relatien t him that he had been the associate of the notorious blind swindler Riccaby, and had been convicted and sentenced to twelve months' im prisonment for a swindling transaction with that accom plished cheat. It was also in evidence that Phillips had been convicted of felony, and after a lengthened exami nation the prisoners were again remanded. ROYAL COLLEGE. OF SURGEoNs.—The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the Colle g e at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 19th inst.:—Messrs. John Johnson, Dalkeith, near Edin burgh ; Andrew Charles Johnston, Rathmines, near Duh'in ; Henry Fagan, Waterford ; Roger Hampson, Bolton-le-Moore, Lancashire; William Sovverby Wallen, \Valker-place, Rotherhithe ; and James Alexander Skene, Aberdeen. MELANcHoIA DEATH OF A CLERMIAN.—The Rev. J. G. Moddisor, formerly rector of West Monkton, Somersetshire, died at Doe Castle, county Donegal, on Sunday last, in consequence of injuries accidentally re ceived by him en the previous Friday. It appears the rev, gentleman had been fishing in the neighbourhood of his residecce when his foct slipped from the place en which he stood, and that in falling the back of his head came in ,contact with the rock, fracturing his skull. Ile lingered till the 11th inst , when he expired. Mr. Maddison was 64 ye ars o f age : THE COLLIERS' STRIKE IN SCOTLAND. —Early on Thursday morning, in Hamilton, special constables were sent for to Quarter Colliery, as a deputation of stranger colliers had taken possession of the pits, and would not allow the men who were willing to work to go down. The same system of compulsory prevention was adopted at Carfin, where something like a regular row took place. On Friday, however, the Carfin men were allowed to go down, under the protection of a posse of constables. This style of intimidation is depriving the colliers of much of the sympathy L.f the geuer4l public,--Nwa . i4t#sl4llaalJ 41c01. .7-itzeyz./m/ QOUNT STAOKELBERV'S MISSIO T 21,1171 -POLITICAL PEEI,ING I,T Y. Atfrom the Correspondent of th e °ming 1:fo41.)* : * to k. it e r TURIN, May 16.—Count Stackelberg has fulfilled"v .71 the mission which had been entrusted to him 1kr5,4 - il, the Emp eror o f R uss i a . D ur in g his short sty *;•%-_ here he has been most hospitably received by all A` S classes, and I am told he expressed his ;ratification in warm terms. I am also informed that when. talking about Austria Count Stackelberg was no less bitter in his remarks than Count Orloff was in Paris. It is even added that on many occasions the Russian envoy did not refrain from declaring that the reason of Russia not having recognised, iu 1849, the King Victor Emmanuel, was at the instigation of Austria. I understand from many officers lately returned from the Crimea; that in their meetings with Rus sian officers of all ranks, since the conclusion of peace, the same sentiments have been expressed to them. Toe Government will, no doubt, know how to take advantage of such feelings by cultivating the friendly relations between the two countries ; and fee- this reason the choice of the diplomatist, to whom will be conidel the task of re-establishing those terms of friendship which formerly existed, is very important. It is stated, and I believe on stool foundation, that the choice will fall on the Marquis Alfieri di Sostegno, President of the Upper House, and a person who is generally re spected and beloved by all his countrymen. He was, many years ago, Sardinian Charge d'Affaires at St. Petersburg, and he has many personal friends amonst the Russian nobility. Besides this, tine Marquis Alfieri is a high-minded man, and an accomplished gentleman, and certainly the honour both of the King and of Piedmont could not be confided to better hauls. The other chy, General Maffei, a brave soldier, and one of the Kirig'e aides-de-camp, died ; his post has been given to General Cialdini, who com manded a brigade in the Crimean army, and on whom the lot fell to support the attack on the Bas ' tion du Mat, on the Bth of September, 1855 ; which attack, as you may remember, did not take place on account of General de Selles not having been able to maintain himself in the " Bastion can- e tral." General Cialdini is a Modenese by birth ; he served in Spain under the constitutional flag. In 1848 he came back to Italy, and distinguished himself very much in the war of independence. At the siege of Vicenza he was dangerously wounded. Since then he has always served in the Sardinian army. Tho selection of Gen. Cialdini to the post of aitie-de-camp to the King, is, therefore, not only a reward for military merit, but it has also a political signification, in placing one who represents Italian nrinciples near the person of the Sovereign. The discussions in both Chambers on the treaty of peace have been published in a separate form, and circulated as much as possible throughout Italy, where, of course, they have created deep sensation. n Lombady especially this sensation has been great, and I have good reasons to know that both Chevalier Burger, the civil governor of Lombardy, and General Giulay, the Austrian military commander, have expressed themselves . in anything but friendly terms towards Pied mont, and Count Cavour especially. General Giulay wont so far as to say that the count's speeches were a provocation to Austria. Bat at the same time I understand that the Cen tral Government at Vienna, better informed pro bably of the state of public opinion in Europe than its generals, have sent them strict orders to keep themselves quiet, and not to take any rash tiOetee. The man who has got the commission from the Vienna Cabinet to be the extinguisher of min t iry intemperance is, I am told, Count Thun, " Adlatus" to Count Radetzky, at Verona. Some members of the Roman aristocracy, and many of the most enlightened classes of Rome, whose names I am not, of course, at liberty to men tion, have raised a subscription to present a medal to Count Cavour, and accompanied it with the following address, which I translate on account of its value, as an indicationC of the feelings now pre veiling in Italy : " The liberal and rational party in the Roman States, especially that of the capital, was penetrated by true grati tude on knowing what you have done in the Paris Congress in favour of the whole of Italy, and especially of those provinces in the peninsula now oppressed by bad govern ment and by Austrian military occupation—wishing to give a solemn attestation of their gratitude, and wishing to make understood how public opinion appreciates the im portance of the debates which have taken place in the Con gress, as well as the conclusions of the same related in the protocols, they have determined to have arnedal coined that will transmit to posterity both the memory of such an event, and the gratitude of Italians towards you, who have so worthily represented, for the first time in a European congress an Italian State, as the vindicator and guardian of the interests of all Italy. As Piedmont did not forget in this solemn moment Italy, so Italy cannot for the future separate her fate from that of the sub-Alpine kingdom. You have reason to be proud of having, with as much courage as foresight, laid down the foundations of a great future —a future of glory for Piedmont, and of independence for the whole peninsula. Other parts of Italy will not hesita to make similar Itiniontrations, but Rome claims .'.he honour of being the first to express her gratitude to you and to Piedmont, and makes it in this only mode which is allowed her in her present deplorable condition ; that is to say, through an anonymous association. Yon will comprehend this sore necessity, but you will understand that this demon stration comes from the most intelligent and the most noble part of the Roman community." The last letters from Naples say that great anxiety prevails there, and that au amnesty is ex pected to be promulgated on the 30th of this month, which is the name-day of the King. THE EMBANKMENT OF THE THAMES AND CIJELSEA BRIDE. A copy of reports on the progress of works in the Thames embankment, Chelsea-bridge, the new street from Lower Sloane-street to Chelsea-bridge, and Battersea Park, presented to the Board of Works by Mr. Page and Mr. Pennethorne, was published yesterday. A full history is given of the Chelsea embankment in the first of these re ports, whence it appears that this year Mr. Jack son has constructed 200 feet of river wall, and a length of 280 feet of wall at the Grosvenor Canal entrance, and that thus there have been completed of the river wall of the embankment 4,966 feet, besides 984 feet of wall to docks', leaving a length of 1,502 feet to be executed to complete the em. bankment to the west end of the Chelsea College property. The walls of the Grosvenor Canal entrance are now nearly high enough for the for mation of the bridge, and the embankment will then be pushed forward so as to complete the conamunintiou between Vauxhall-bridge and the Chelsea-bridge, and the new street now being formed through the Ranelagh property of Mr. Brett. It is calculated that :i2,500/. will be required for completing the works to the west-end of the Chelsea College property, and 28,500/.. for the embankment thence to the west end of Cheyne walk. Au interesting account is given of the con struction of the new Chelsea-bridge, the piers and roadway of which are of iron ; its length is 922 feet (18 feet longer than London-bridge), the width between the parapets 45 feet, and the area of road way and footpath 41,490 feet. The cost of the bridge (including approaches) will be 88,0001., or less by 10,7601. than the Hungerford Suspension bridge. The piers of the bridge have been con structed in a peculiar manner and without coffer dams. The bridge is now 47 feet between th© railings, including the chains ; it contains 4,610 superficial feet more than the original design, and is one-ninth larger than that structure. Th© works of new Battersea Park (excepting the river embankmeut) are so far advanced that they may b e completed within 18 months if the walks and plants are to be formed upon the present level, otherwise os they will be spread ov er some y ears. I t would neither bo praacrtkicagbelneernaoury,nbeueetssiatryis raiset i o nop proposed d th t e o form lvel ° Riu f othienl,2 p and to construct walks on a level nowhere less than two feet below Trinity datum. 16 acres of ornamental water will be also formed. The total area of the park will be 346 acres. The expenditure up to the 51st of March last has been 231,0681., and to 'outlay will eventually amount to about 336,068/, of which 200,0001. has been borrowed from the Exchequer-bill Luau Commissioners, on the security of 125 acres of building land round the park. The opening of the Chelsea -bridge will bring this locality nearly within two miles of Charing cross ; the soil is a fine sandy gravel, and there is every reason to expectthat the place will become attractive. The public sewer or open ditch which now traverses the whole length of the south side of the park is denounced, in the report before us, as a great drawback and hinderance to the enjoy ment of the park. THE GENE ti AL, ILLUMINATION. PRECAUTION AGAINST WINDOW-BREAKING The Times Plate Glass Assurance Company hav e completed arrangements for including the assurance of the glass in all ordinary house windows against breakage of every kind at the lowest possible rate of premium. Householders in any town of England, Ireland, or Scotland desiring to have their windows insured before the public illuminations on the 29th inst. must send in their applications before the 28th inst., at latest. The directors, with a view to the additional security of householders who may be insured in this office, and having a due regard for the interests of the shareholders of the company, prop ose to pay , and hereby offer, a reward of 5/. in each case, upon the conviction of any peron detected in the act of breaking the windows of any householders insured in this office upon the occasion of the forthcoming national rejoicings. Chief Qtacco: NQ! Ludgme.jaili London. 3 MISS .BUNBURY'S NEW WORK. Now ready, in 2 vols., 21,., bound, ASUMMER in , NORTHERN EUROPE, in luding Sketches in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Aland hie*, Gothlat,d, ftte. By - -Eurnit Businuair, Author of "Life in Sw den." &c. 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