The Sun. — London, England, 1842-05-12 00:00:00

~ e-....--...,...... ~ • e s a ding, fable: by - theepubliee t o propose, to continue the V ye eeissiett foe five yeeess. It was evident that there as • , • eo intentio n on tlre nart of to Government to die continue the Conentispeon, and why did they not sayso at " l ee• It was clear th e y lik e d t h e Poor-law Commission •A 6e well thnt they intended to render it perpetual, and ii 'ttitevoujel be'more manly to state it at once, in order ee e the public might know the monster they had to deal eu•--(Cheers.) What would the constituents of Hon. ) eatleuieleoppesite sey,?—(Cheers.) He should like to e h et he. facing their constituents—(Loud cheers.) They t,ineuld reesellect the language they had held at the hue n l'''*--(Gebtinued cheering.) They knew that it was -Den g nieee , e _ .. th at , eeeep the Ante Nor-law an . to any other ; b° tunny of them had obtained eat in that House ;;(14eud dicers)-- an d now there they sat as mute us ,elee•—(Cheer's and laughter-) He thought some of the et'°eosalecee iliallill good, but he believed, with the ex• t'ielption of the alteration in the bastardy clause, that all th: l)r °Poeads inul been contained in the Bill of last year, e ee - P e r ugeesS of which had been obstructed so resolutely e' e , un• ' Gentlemen eruct; opposite.—(Cheers.) He should ' :l s tut s ,• -e, as an amendment, that the duration of the Com lie4'l°n ebott l el be limited to two years only.—(Hear, teti a e ll e llt *.r•) Notwithstanding u . ll that had been he " (Ter. Walley) was etenvinced that it had firste stated in that Reuse, when the Bill was ifor intreq.ueed, that the Commission had been appointed ' l L t ' l e :Purpose of ittrochreing uniformity of system. . thje . ° 3 4. now 400 unions, and while, in many of them, e l Y bee issued an order prohibiting 'out of doer relief, priya u ?r :Lt . :: (.„, of wiloio no such order had been issued. The e ' se Nee& was, to deprive the - rate-payers of the power funds, and of forcing them to ap eriat'e otnerset Howse, for permission to appro. v et e their oira fiends. He said it was a corn liee s ttbeeleion of, that principle of liberty which rae lit In exisevece in this country, that the manage leed °I 'thei r wen funds should not remain in the p ee l of the pe, plc ' Thaprinciplo of the Bill was op teen'''tet° ev erY en ' -inciple of justice with regard to the go kit:bit' °f lh . .e poor. But if the people did not like the Petiti on Invie perpetual, 'fie biped they would pour in thei r ee s • ant t make the Aitroinistration acquainted with ten t ' e°lll l9'.-s on the sub et. lithe people were quies ' li e ther,bldie Agent on this occasion, the next step would billai n a. Rt I'l le end of five. years the Bill would be made ag' ' l ,,r, Hle protesteek -against the Bill, .and especially e i t e l e s P l e elontinuanee oe the Commission, and would mat e s 4 , ti ,t‘,4l, every stee. irerZ'e - ' l ' l'..\V wish Ato know whether the Bill was to lnY change 'ln the Commission with respzet to Si r 4. , .. m ake' RAHA•M said, that it was not intended to tint alm3ineedterati on with regard to England which would eal, l , 3o jriiand: 14 ‘Va , B V . - ,,,. -1 2 / SHELL said the t the Right Hon. Baronet 7; 4 eht e ee t ''; v"'s.del, and he' would be equally candid. The j' e t ki h e - e„e'/ Baronet had denounced the Gilbert Unions, 'v he n - 4 ., :i l oid, therefore, oppose the Bill in every stage. ~m o ons - ,„_„`" s ee. i' Gilbert Unions were once destroyed, those 7,,,kee,„7., e ,„Wi were, under; Local Aet, would be next at "le 6 --- (.l‘heefs.) , The Eight Hon. Gentleman was an -- -'Ol elli4el, and he was going to-defeat them in detail. V> ee eee , , , 3t the CI And laughter.) Hon. Gentlemen might be sure e e , e ' l .NeSties Inistaken, if they supposed that p.ro -°ill to ... 4 , "eilel- ;lot be introdect d into the forthcoming ,41.. j,„ . . 5 way With the Local Acts. . A .., k,, ~,,,..:ALAULE'said he must declaim all intention 1 ) ; far, I '?,'' any recriminatory remarks on this subject. ' i lllit 1 7:,..ne could et present judge, the statement of the 3 Pee e , '! -1 - 0 11; Gentleman was highly satisfactory. He eth e , crel to have- studied the question with fairness and et teQt,e; The question, he thought, was not one which Nee, ilresent time ought to be met by any factious op lion , A ° , 4 ' The time was one of great distress, and if fee tnight ‘Lre' allowed to enter -into the debate, advantage hi tile P 1 - 7,,,„ tak eh of it to excite ill feelings in the minds of min ts , ,t4ebeseelear.,) He entirely approved of the amend t e i a tleti,v4aesetl 'by the Right Hou. Baronet. The . ed . u -1511. j If —es e'specially he viewed with great satiette lile earn Vtie' whole, he felt perfectly satisfied with ur °,, e tt l eeetee e i r - Which the Right Hon. Gentleman had Mr- se e ew‘et„„ a the question. dif fereeer te l ; ' ,3 ltTLEY said he would not enter into the L t a• , (),W 4 t e „‘e' ofethe speech of the Right Hon. Gentle e,-4-Asineek- / ur his strongest motives for rising on that ° ar. ? •,,- 'as' to express the pleasure he felt at hearing lio n. iii i tl . itit o f uniformity of practice. The Right lls euei ' °net -quoted passages from the orations . of Lord Ille se l c l—orations of great ability and perspicuity. But as o ,„1 1 'e entirely inconsistent with his argument, and the e gPm nely inconsistent with the principles upon which coul d Q ° l `law Commission had acted for years past, as 14 * Po isibly be. It was impossible to administer the NI 14 ifit, uniformity in the va r i ous di s t r i c t s o f th e lat e rl 'Y lie thought the, best way to administer the Me re ;• to ad a pt it tee circumstances. Unless this e ore 'donie his firm cor.viction w as th a t it wou ld never 1 1 . 44 • wit h advantage to the country. In the district lie `.Which he .. WaS teennected, th e p resent system was of t ) : 3evati on , and it gave satisfaction to no one c l ass propulatior„ Nither rate-p a y er nor p au p er was OSE ied with ce e system, and unless they placed the IL ' ) er:. law cm aolltletent footin g , they never would achieve '''q oh, ject the. had in view. ?te er . FE RRA ND would not have risen to address t ' 7 'deortee had it not been f o r th e t aun t t h e Honourable ee t eaber .' !or Finsbury had th rown ou t aga inst Hon. 11; t1 bere, on that (the Ministerial) side of the Ho , use, 1 4: Bonourable Member accused Honourable I.era cee e tie that side o f th e House with being de °e4 itB '' He (Mr. Fer ran d) was sure t h at H onoura bl e cipi t . tie. He on his side thellouse had not changed their °ti t ° nli• He th ought, therefore, it unfair for him to throw 'Ph rt Ule'ta,u n t.end t h en take up his hat, and leave the House. el . -Wght leen, Baronet had said that the Local Acts. e li g: not to be i nterfered with. That was a great bles (K4 tr° to dist r i cts which possessed those Acts.-- ter u l l ' et he ar-) Now he wished to ask the Right Hon. R edi istriwehtether he would allow to the numerous towns Portt inky 0 8 f W . hiell did Ettii possess those blessings, anop the p ewer 01 2214i o ni ng eamilar Acts to keep them out of vonllile'• GlLL,'„ h i e ` - ' u neerlissioners ? 'te aa t, Ce s() Piet a auestion to the Right Hon. Ba °l tiie Pe ' Ueeth e ,_ • _ s-'"lnii i • • A . Ito meant to confine the interference /vi .l ti ; 2 a , et metlts:l,,riners, in the case of Local Acts, to unions 12' 1. d- lap -11° ' under e 0 000 'ieurotilje.. lerr,}l,ll.)Nlagain referred . totled .n ec ,e i r si e on of et , i etl'fi eel . by which the Commissionerspre y ~,. r •interfering with parishes under Local Acts 1 , EI. -, „,e3lleeted Mae c etution of the governing body. ei tilett . or : erba je d - rji_ wje.....Tr o s n a s i (4 3 Tif ouse . PP . lted, said that when . the Right Hon. some six or eight months . ago, to 11 else Berth' • tittl e and confidence on this subject, he th e net t h : l e,k) voted for granting • the Right 1-lon.. n et t. th e G P "' tune and confidence, for it appeared to him e"1 e l le „ eve reenent were entitled to both. But, as far as two : , : the ne eerceive every principle of the proposed measure s ame as the principle of the present one. There r tee- seat centralization of power and the same inter-- I 'Q 1, e of the localan lelagistracy in the administration .. of inter pt, ' ..te porq, . should examine, carefully, the measure in its . ass., ~,, , e t, and !;( 4 wherever he could he would give it his . sup -I,lete4 irisuerever he should be obliged to oppose it, he )111 °Pposition would. be tempered with the spirit . 3 i i 33 which the Right Hon. Baronet had man )l' "°trodi l tti . -r.:.81. 1 wing the subject. tit, I 11,,, the ARRAN , '4RAWFORD could not think ?f . the 4 t ° tll ,i3ill be ilitroduced without stating his opposi -34n e ; r`zuci`,.de which it was founded, which was lene q 'iler e e i ri e e, t re'sfas the principle of the forirer measure. th,,'''t of 41" ITNSTONE asked at what time the second t e - n peop er `, l• a Bill would take place, as that would be k .' . ' 41e; 4 me, in his opinion, for urging any objection w -.4is JA allure, ° ) kl ,,,tlh, . -L OS GRAHAM said that the second reading 4''r• Ictibout Monday se'night, or Friday fortnight. eie 9 c, e Is e,„ --1-1 -ZDY had always opposed the Poor-law k t t a;,-, - "t Act, which he considered oppressive in its :c ~' e e e tt tst and he should feel it his duty to oppose the e el e e:' , if the lei ht Hon. Baronet, which he thought 3 !tr y ' ° t , and ou g glit not, to give satisfaction to the N e e , I le Qr., feel deter said that in his opinion the Cora -14 1 Ni*uhould be placed in the position of tenants tq l ,,, PINT . to year, in order that they might be more it e 14 441, 1 -leder the control of Parliament. In the large ki t ' ',', 6 "icm L ' -` 11 1 eountry, such as Liverpool and Manchester, Vt... l Ple7 e itoPoSsible, in his opinion, to carry out the lei,etetriie eentralization. t ',' e t.'ee et , - N, TZ was confident that a good deal of injury e '' "t‘iit,i e t ( t by the interference of the Commissioners in Ivt i 4 ,"net „,' e n had local Acts. He hoped the Right lion. H le, ' alko'oold reconsider that part of the measure. t e tee kiO l oPinion that the paupers of the present day t e (111 ti t. l •44 e s e t he Pa-apers of former times, but were of ß a ''t 1. " tvii Vitt g.ilass He hoped the Right Hon. a ll'. . 4- set the . evil of interfering with the local !'itti 4 441 ) , 'ISA N. t t kia.,4N i'''DON said, that in the larger towns the 11 40 1 hiii, ° ' , the poor was best conducted by the local b ' (1. 1 a 1 1 1 14 `, 41 t 1 he, therefore, thought that it would be :t e t : e3 tee' l lterfer' e with . them.l He thought that some f t ; e.' 3 ete e ll c'f the C omm i s si o n would be necessary, but T 1:1 Veety e l „'t cried as ," eves of oinion possible. that it should —(Cheers.) be continued t et • , li t ''-r-;R suggested that the Government should 'ete it \,,, ,sh,inforrnatiln from the different overseers, so ite Il e ‘ - ""1 ha test as to the returns made of` eus ve a proper 1i t ilei . qle k T i "Vt, rtori ' '''lAM said that, in answer to the question •i t ,t th l ‘ m l ' kembe behind him, he thought that the i s be left •ith the oommis . sioners, and not e k Aftiv es cif those who may have influence in the , ti„ r 4 r • '',too,4to words from Mr.GRIMSDITCH, in expla t 'll 'l'll] 'ir J. GRAHAM, leave was given to bring o L t)t. . l e otil 1 , 0 ;hP 1 / 4 1 6 4'sas‘ afterwards read a first time, and ordered ,Te4eopieeLond time on Monday se'nnight. Bill was ml titt. ,!„ t i' l l,'lttee on the Designs Copyright u 4 '' t i lk tonda week )I 'es 4 ( Z t ee ‘ cf II e 4 NICES Y moved for a return of the net ''"ar 1 / 4 ' 4 'lty on stones not particularly enumerated 14 5 . ;;', 1 •.,', 'for otherwise charged with duty, for the leo te ee eiiit,kereed to. Neon•li e LLER gave notice that he , should, to f. ese ee - es ~, et oe a petition from Henry Warburton, Esq., ‘tll(%-2et6,11. not into the circumstances attending 411 ei0 eu -.` of the- borough of Bridport, and the keteCeettteeernise relative to the return. He should ee h e3 ,i7 e cr,teetiee that, on Friday, he would make a eee f p othoernPhanee with the prayer of the petition. "le le ' orders of the Day were then disposed of, °l: t 3o adjourned at Eight o'Clock. 4 le t Nee tt , Btld r-e ee••••--ssee-e_____ _ , a, t "'N 41° l e est aNSTEII,I, Mii. JAMES' S NEW No VEL.— yt r ed to state that Mr. James's new Novel, ha 4 Oh ,-, ns tein,” is this day published by Messrs. Saunders tlet,,the'l;T:°„thi.it:street, Hanover_square, of whom may be o f 1. , ? :. Air , : Lditio n of Mr Wok cos " Peerage and liar°. k u „o . , ..._•Garston's new Work on Greece• - A new edition a,etio,;7Poage of Flowers," and the followin g . .O works ttirt 4 Mich . I , r be Herberts," by the Author o1:1p-hiwnstorte.,, 1., hod. e " " Trevor Hastinges, or the held of Tewkes •kb ' Softr ~_ •a r e lee ; teas, "-a Novel, by the Author of ‘' Hardnns." t....,Prrt elii t r .,!e de PC/7/est, a Saint-Maio journal, gives e l ' it 4 s ed neac n G t re th r e r.e of several English boats havinz been e , _. T he _ fur for oyster-dredgmg w 11 th e rr alc h %te r cieeeees taken by these boats are said to have been 'sew. the benefit of the hospital. all.. `S '' y os L . Juid: " 9 ,;# igh - the :ng- I in )f all rive :rave [ken pt" ouse the 14 of .ould 0 of ;911 1- 3,t110 hew be a Ile Ai- • 0 . of ).0 ,„ encg suar oula tO to 4 liaist iono • ,re a: ion. oard Nod tbal L ily' that hero - --- tll O .toll n irs verr enc e 0 30 Sb did - skeci Ati ,ard w of .5t1 4 diate ; re bat niefit , in r' Dion. eived Dyed. [u tter hero auto d for t re- to go with coes ,e re" PARLI - AMENI'ARY (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, MAY 10. CUSTaIS A CTS. Older for Committee read ; Motion made and Question pro posed,—" 'That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :" Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That " to the end of the Question, is order to add the words " the'e be laid before this House any additional details which may have been supplied by Mr. Meek to the Government,- relative to the importation of Agric.ltural Produce, Salt Provisions, &c. or any passage or passages which may have been suppressed, omitting the names of any parties from whom information may have been received,"—(Major Vivian),—instead thereof : Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :"—The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 219. Acland, Sir Thomas Ferrand, W. B. Hiles, P. W. S. Aciand, T. D. Filmer, Sir E Milnes, R. M. A'Court, Captain Ffoliott, Joh i Mcadaunt, Sir J. Ackers, James Flower, it James Morgan, Getavi us Acton, Colonel Follett, Sir W. W. Morgan, C. Adderley, C. B. Forbes, William' Mundy, E. Miller A itorti, Viscount Forster, Matthew Murray, C. R. S. Alliv, John Peter Fuller, A. E. Neeld, John Ashley, Lord sMakell, J. M. Neville, Ralph Astall, William Gladstone, W. E. Newry, Viscount Bagot, Hon. W. Gordon, lion. W. Nicholl, J Itailey, J. G ore , M on t ague Norreys, Lord Bailey, Joseph, jun. Gore, \V 0. Ossulston, Lord 13aillie, Colonel Gore, W. R. 0. Parke, C ,W. !Janne, H. J. Goring, H. D. Pakington, John S. Baird, Will am Goulhurn, H. Patten, John Wilson Balfour, J. M. Grah am , Sir J. Pe e l, Si r R. Barrington, Lord Granby Marquis Peel, Jonathan Bell, M. Greens I, Peter Plumptre, J. P. Beresford, Captain Greene, T. G. Pollock Sir 1 , Bert sford, Major Grimsaitch, T. Price, Richard Bernal, Captain Griinston, Lord Pringle, A. Bernard, Viscount Gro gan , Edward Rashleigh, William Blackburn, John 1. Halfont, H. Reade, W. M. Boditin, W. H. Hamilton, C. J. B. Reid, Sir J. rt. lioldero, Henry G. Hamilton, J Hans Rirhards, Richard .__ . Bradshaw, James Hamilton, W. J. Rolleston, Colonel liramston,:f. W. Hamilton, Lord C. Rose, Sir George , Broaoley,'Heary i - llami.den, Rena -.- Round, C. G. Broadwood, IL ' Harmer, Sir John. Round, J. Brooke, Sir A. B. Hardy, John Itushbrooke, Colonel Brownrigg, J. S. Heneage, G. W. Russell, J. D. W. Bruce, C. L. . Hepburn, Sir T. B. Ryder, G. D. Bailer, Sir J. B. Y. Herbert, Hon. S. Saniierson, R. Burrell, Sir C. M. Hill, Sir Rowland Sandon, Lard Campbell, Sir H. Hillsborough, Earl of Scott, Hon. F. Campbell, A. Hodgson, F. Seymour, Sir H. B. Cardwell, Fdward Hope, Charle; Shaw, F. Cholmondeley, H. Hurnby, John Sheppard, Thomas Christopher, it. A. Ingestre, Lord Sibthorp, Colonel Chute, W. L. Iron, Samuel Smith, Abel Clayton, It. R.. Jackson, J. D. Smythe, Hon. G. Clemmts, H. J. James, Sir Walter Somerset, Lord (G. Clerk, Sir G. Jerrayn, Earl Stanley, Lord C.ive, It. H. Jocelyn, Viscaunt Stanley, Edward ..;ochrane, A. Johnstone, Sir John Stewart, Joha Cockburn, Sir G. ' Johnstone, Hope Stuart, H. Corlett, W. Bickford Jones, T Sturt, H. C. Compton, H. Kelburne, Lo d Siuton, Henry M Connolly, Colonel Kemble, Henry Thompson, Ald. Coote, Sir C. H. Knatchbull, Sir E. Tollemache John Corry, H. L. Knight, Henry Gaily Tomline, George Courtenay, Viscounts Lambton, H. Trench, Sir Frederick Cre - swell, Baker Lascel!es, W. S. Trevor, Hon. G. R. Cripps, J. Law, Hon. C. E. Trotter, John • I) imer, Hon. Dawson Legh, George C. Tumor, Christopher Darby, George Leicester, girl of Tyrrell, Sir J. Denison, E. Beckett- Lindsay. H. Vere, Sir C. B. Divett, E. , Lowther, J. H. Verner, W. Dodd, George Lowther, Colonel Vesey, Hon. T. Douglas, Sir Howard . Lyall, George Vivian, John Ennis Douglas, Sir C. E. Lygon. General Waddington, H. S. Douro, Marquis of Mackenzie, Thomas Wakley, Thomas Duffield, Ts omas Mackenzie, W. F. Wilbraham, R. B. Duncoinbe, 0. MacGeaehy, F. A. Wand, Colonel East, James Buller Mallon, Lord Wood, Colonel T. Eaton, Richard J. Manners, Lord C. Wortley, J. 'Wart Egerton, W. T. Manners, Lord .1 'Wyndham, Colonel Egerton, Sr P. G. Marshain, Viscount Yorke, Hon. E. T. Eliot, Lor, Martin, C. W. I Young, John Escott, Bichkam Martin, G. R. Estcourt, I'. G. B. Master, T. W. C. Farnham, E. B. Mae erman, John Fellowes, Edward Maunsell, T. P. TELLICRS. Fremantle. Sir T. Baring, H B. MI: Acheson ' Viscount Aldan, William Archbold, R. Bagge, Wm. Bankes, George Bannerman, A. Barclay, David Baring, F. T. Baskerville, T. B. M. Bell, John Bellew, a. 'W. Berkeley, C. Berkeley, G. Bernal, R. Blackstone, W. S. Blake, Sir 'Valentine Bodkin, J. J. Bowling, Dr. Brotherton, J. Back, Lewis W. Bulkeley, Sir R. B.W. Buller, E. Busfeild, W.' Byng, George Cavendish, Hon. C. Cayley, E. S. Chapman, Benjamin Chetwotir, Sir John Childers, J. W. Clements, Lord Cobden, Richard Colborne, W. Ridley Colville, C. It. Cowper, Hon W. Craig, W. Gibson Curteis, H. B. Dawnay, Hon. W. Dennistoun, J. Dick,nson. F. H. Drax, J. S W. E Duff, James Duncan, Lord Dungan, George Duacombe, T. S Dundas, Admiral Dtindas, F. Easthope, Sir John Ebringtrio, Viscount Ellice, E. Ellis, Wynn Esmonde, Sir T. Evans, William gORITY-- NOES, Ferguson, Colonel Ferguson, Sir R. A. bitzroy, Lord C. Fox, Charles Ric baril French, F. Gibson, T. M. Gill, Thomas Gordon, Lord F. Gore, Robert Granger, T. C. Greenaway, C. Grey, Sir 0. Hall, Sir B. Hatton, Captain V. Hay, Sir A. L. Hayter, W. G. Heathco' e, G. J. Heneage, E. Henley, J. W. Heron, Sr R. Hill, Lord Marotta Hollond, Robert Howard, C. W. G. Howard, Lord Howard, E G. Howard, P. H. Howard, H. linw wit, Lord Hume; Joseph Humphery, J. Johnstone, Alex. Knight, F. Winn Labouchere, H. Langston J. H. Leader, J. T. Listowel, Earl of Macaulay, T. B. M'Taggart, John Maher, V. Mangles, R. 0. Marjoribanks, S. Marshall, W. Martin, John Miles, W. Mitcalfe, Henry Morris, David Muntz, G. F. Murphy, F. S. Murray, A. Norreys, Sir D. O'Brien, W. Smith O'Connell, AI J. 152. Ogle, S. C. II Palmer, R. Parker, John Pechell, Captain Philips, G. It. Plumridge, Captain Pryae, pryse. PulsfOrd, It bert Fusey, piqiip_ Itawition, J. D. Heddington, T. N. Roche, E. B Rumbold, C. E. Rundle, John Russell, Lord John Scholefieid, J. Scrope, G. P. Seymour, Lord Sheil, R. L. Smith, Penjamin Smith, Vernon Somerville, Sir W. Stansfield W. It. Stanton, W. IL Strutt, Edward ' Stuart, W. Vi.liers Talbot, C. R. M. Tancred, H. W. Thornely, Thomas Trail. George Trollope, Sir John Troubridge, Sir T. Tufuell, Henry Turner, E Villiers, Charles P. Vivian, J. H. Vyvyan, Sir R Wall, B. Ward H.O. Watson, W. H. Wawn, John T. White, Henry Willi4ins, Wilshere, W. Winnington, Sirl Woo,!, Benjamin Wibod, C. Wood, G. W. TELLERS. Vivian, C. C. Worsley, Lord SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET-TUESDAY NIGHT. The T. M. M. Plate- run for this afternoon was an easy triumph, for Sir Hans; Ohio made the first running, but bolted shortly after starting, leaving Sir Hans to go on with the lead and win easy by a length ; Prosody and Robin were beaten off. The winner was claimed. In the hasty account of the R. M. Plate sent from the Heath, we were wrong in stating that Ballinkeele and Sea-horse " sin gled themselves out" in the bottom ; they went to the front at that point, and waited to the last ; Sea.horse, who had been running wide of his horses with the whip-hand, winning on the post by a head ; Rover was a good third, Rosalind fourth, and Robert de Gorham fifth—the others beaten off. The pace was bad to the bushes. There were two false starts. BETTING AFTER THE RACES. The Rowley Mile , Plate was destruction to the hopes of the Irish party, for whatever foundation there may be for the opinion that he lost the race by waiting too long, the fact that Rover was third proves that all were bad, and that Bonin keele's chance for the Derby is out. The odds laid against him this evening were, 1000 to 10, and 1000 to 15 offered cur- rently ; 30 to t was taken in the town this morning. In other respects the betting was flat, at the following prices : DERBY. 3 to 1 agst Mr. Trelawny's Coldrenick(Fredericae—tak. 7 to 2 agst Col. Anson's Attila—take 4 to 1 8 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Canadian 13 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland—taken 16 to 1 agst Mr. G. Clark's Lord of Holderness 18 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Jack—taken eagerly 22 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Chatham—take 25 to 1 28 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Meteor—take 30 to 1 33 to 1 agst Mr. Rogers's Tiptoe—take 40 to 1 35 to 1 agst Mr. Greenwood's Lasso—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Agreeable colt—take 50 to 1 1000 to 15 agst Col. Peel's Seahorse—taken 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Dixon's Ballinkeele—taken 2000 to 20 agst Lord Lynedoch's Ghuznee—taken 5000 to 25 agst The Oneida Chief and Robert de Gorham—t. OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Dil-bar—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Shackell's Meal—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Allen's Belle Dame—taken Arrivals—Duke of Rutland. Marquis of Exeter. Lords— Jersey, Albemarle, Orforid, Godolphin. G. Bentinck, Maid stone, J. Fitzroy, Kelburne. Honourables—Gen. Grosvenor, G. Anson, G. S. Byng, G. Fitzroy, Capt. Rous, Col. Peel. Messrs.—C. Greville, Irby, Gregory, Gardnor, Batson, Thornhill, Newton, Portman, Thornhill, jun., Newton, jun., Fulwar Craven, Payne, &c. &c. Departures—Marquis of Exeter, Lord Kelburne, and Co lonel Peel. WEDNESDAY. The Jockey Club Stakes of 501. for 4 yrs old, 7st 21b ; 5 yrs, Bst 31b ; 6 yrs, and aged, Bst 91b, the propzrty of members of the Jockey Club. B. C. Duke of Rutland's Flambeau, 6 yrs... (Robinson) 1 Mr. Batson's Barbara, 4 yrs .... Lord Kelburne's cby Muley Moloch, dby Actaeon, 4 yrs 3 Betting-11 to 10 agst Barbara, 6 to 5 agst Flambeau, an 10 to 1 agst the colt. Won very easy by half a length. Handicap Plate of 501. for 3 y.s old, &c. A. F. Mr. Newton's Ma Mie, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b ( Hall) Lord Kelburne's a by Retainer, 3 yrs, sst blb. Mr. Osbaldeston's The Mountain Sylph, 5 yrs, Bst 91b ... 3 Lord Jersey's Joachim, 4 yrs, Est 91b Duke of Rutland's f, by Bizarrre, out of Flambeau's dam, 3 yrs, Est 51b Betting-5 to 4 agst Bizarre filly ;3to 1 apt Ma Mie ;9 to 2 agst Joachim sto 1 agst Lord Kelburne's cult; and sto 1 agst Mountain Sylph. Won by two► lengths, The Suffolk Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, if declared, with 100 sovs added ; the second to receive 30 sovs. ou of the Stakes. Last mile and half of the Round Course. 27 Subs., of whom 15 declared. Mr. Beresford's Bob Peel, 5 yrs, Bst 51b (Butler) 1 Lord Albemarle's Ralph, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b Duke of Richmond's the Currier, 6 yrs, 95t... ........... 3 Mr. Geodman's Miss Fidget, 4 yrs, 6st 51b 4 Mr. Oshaldeston's The Devil-among-the-Tailors, 3 yrs, 6st bib. Mr. Treen's Una, 4 yrs, 7st 81b Mr. Greville's Rory O'More, 6 yrs, Bst 31b Betting-9 to 4 agst The Devil.among-the-Tailors ;3to 1 agst Ralph; 5 to 1 agst Rory O'More; 6 to 1 agst The Cur rier ; Bto 1 agst Bub Peel ; 10 to 1 agst Una. Won by half a length. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER. DERBY. 5 to 2 agst Scott's lot 18 to 1 agst Forth's lot 7 to 2 agst Frederica colt—taken 7 to 2 agst Attila—taken 8 to 1 agst Canadian 12 tot agst Auckland 15 to 1 agst Jack—taken freely 17 to 1 agst Lord of Holdernets 23 to 1 agst Chatham 25 to 1 agst Tiptoe 25 to 1 agst Ballinkeele 27 to 1 agst Meteor—taken 35 to 1 agst Policy 40 to - 1 agst Golden Rule 45 to 1 agst Palinurus 25 to 1 agst Barrier and Defier 1000 to 15 agst Belcceur OAKS. 5 to 1 agst Dil-bar—offered 7 to I agst Adela filly—taken to 25/. 9 to I Sister to Yorkshire Lad 12 to 1 agst Firefly 20 to 1 agst Dark - Susan 20 to 1 agst Amina filly 25 to 1 agst Pharmarcopceia—taken A tumultuous scene occurred at the Theatre ees Varieties, at Toulouse, on Tuesday. Some persons in the fit st tier of boxes, having hissed the actors, the occupants of the p t, after many vain attempts to procure silence, began to throw dif ferent objects at the offenders in the boxes, who, in their turn, tore up their seats, and threw them at their assailants in the pit. The gaict portion of the audience rushed in alarm from the theatre. The police then entered, and arrested several of the most turbulent on both sides. . _ OLYMPIC.—Mr. C. Baker, the indefatigable stage manager of this theatre, we perceive, takes • his Renefit this evtitiing, when he witi be supported by T. Matthews, the beet clown of the day, and will present a series of other attractions that cannot fail to draw a crowded house. All Advertisements of a Disgusting Character, or Z.lmmoral a'cudency, are excluded from the Columns of . 6 The Sun," rim SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENTING, MAN 12. 1842. rifITIOSAIARRIS. and SON'S TELESCOPES it are warranted unequalled by any other house at the prices. Sen., carriage free, to any part of the kingdom. Cash first remitted. Exchanged if not approved. Tourists should not bt 'xitbout one. A pocket telescope to show objects a miles off... £0 18 0 A pocket telescope to show objects 12 miles ... 1 10 0 A pocket telescope to show objects 16 miles..... 2 2 0 A pock,t telescope to show objects 20 miles. ... 4 0 0, Thomas Harris and Son, Opticians, 52, opposite the British Museum, London, established 60 years.—T. Harris and Son are neither related to, nor in any way connected with a firm of the same name. HIS AL.A.J ES Y the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, having AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED several DIS TRIBUTIONS of MONEY DIVIDENDS, which (though Ciev are NO LOTTERIES) offer many possibilities of obtain. iud LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, Ore now Felling SHARES for the said DIS FItIBU PIONS Persons desirous to purchase may re7eive, PREVIOUS to giving any order, the PROSPECTUS and PARTICU LARS, upon addressing, WITHOUT DELAY, a line to HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH. The NEXT DISTRIBUTION contains 7,000 MONEY DI VIDENDS, as follows':- lof C 2 1,000 lof EGO° 5.0 f £l2O 10 of £BO 1 ... b,;too 2 ... 400 5 ... 110 •20 ... 70 1 ... 1,530 2 ... 200 5 ... 100 43 60 ... 1,000 3 ... 150 6 ... 90 593 ... 50 I ... 800 STERLING, amounting together to £72,170. BRITISH STERLING MONEY. THEATRE-ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. NOW OPE 4 FOR THE SEASON. THIS EVENING, MAY 12, The Perbrmances will commence with THE BEULAH SPA. Characters by Messrs.. F. M:thews, Oxberre, James Vining, Brougham andiGranby, Mrs. Brougham, Mrs. Tayleure, Miss Pin cott, Miss Marshall, and Abs. H. P. Grattan. Atter v. - :iich, a Divertissement, entitled I.'AMOUWVAINQUEUR. To be followed by the Nrw Burletta, entitled ENTHUSIASM. To con' lute with the New serious Melooramc, entitled THE TROOPER'S HORN; or, The Goblin of the Cht..st. Charadters by MCEFI3. ,Diddear, Barker, Hemming, and Oxbcrry, and Miss Jane Mordaunt. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Posittrely the Last Week of Mazeppa, which must be withdrau n f r the Geand \Vhitsun Novelties. THIS EVENING. MAY 13, Will be presented Lord Byron's AZEPPA ; OR, THE WILD HORS E OF THE DESERT, with increased Fp! end cur , extensive auxiliary aid, and unapproachable effects. After which, in a more extensive and splendid Arena than ever berme witnessed. NEW SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, introducing Mr. 13 NTTY'S unrivalled Collection of Animals, consisting of nu merous an.: matchless Cream-coloured Horses, Andalusian Chargers, Spotted Coursers, Fairy Palfreys, and Pigmy Poneys, and the most talented Vaulters, Riders, Gymnastics, and Contortionist, in the kingdom. The renowned French Female Rider, Madame Seraphim Bassin ; and the miraculous feats of flexibility by the Sprite of the Silver Shower. 0 conclude with the Drains of THE DUMB MAN OF MAN CHESTER. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The Nehility, Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully informed that the Summer Season will commence at these Gardens On WHIT-MONDAY, the lath of MAY, 1842, With a GRAND WHITSUN FESTIVAL, in which will be embo died all those popular Entertainments that have given to this favou rite place of recreation its peculiar.celebrity, with additions arid in troductions, which it is confidently anticipa ed will render them even more generally attractive. The MENAGERIE has been enriched by many valuable and im. portant acquisitions in the classes of both Quadrupeds and Birds.. The Colossal VIEW OF HOME has been repainted, and in some instances remodelled. The BAN 0 will include some of the most em neat Performers, conducted by Mr. Godfrey. The Programme of the PROAIENADES MUSICALES will be selected from the noblest works of the great Masters. The ILLUMINATION of ST PETER'S, the GIRANDOLA, the FLAM.NG MESSEN. GER, the METEOR of ST. PETER'S, and a Grand HYDRO PYRRHIC TABLEAU The Gardens are open Daily from Ten till Dusk. The Evening Fetes, with the Promenades Mus.cales, Illumination of Lit. Petal's, Girandola of St. Angelo, sze., will be given on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, May )6 17, and Id. Admission One Shilling. The Private Box in the Teatro Tordinona may be engaged pre. viously. the nu, LONDON THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 1842. UNITED STATES. By the Great Western, which arrived at Liver pool yesterday, in 121 days, from New York, bring ing twenty-eight passengers, we have new York papers to the 28th ult., inclusive. We are glad to say that the news they bring is of a cheering cha racter. The negotiations, it is said, with England, were making a rapid' progress, and everything indi cated that all the subjects in dispute would be satis factorily arranged. The weather was fine, and the season spoken of as' remarkably promising. Trade had begun to revive, prices were looking up, and it was the general opinion that the worst was passed. The disputes in the State of Rhode Island, relative to the formation of a new constitution, continued, and the volunteer corps had been formed to protect person and property against the revolutionary party. The little State was quite in a turmoil, and excited consi derable interest in the other parts of the Union. The Britannia had arrived out in fourteen and a half days. A Bill had been reported in the Senate to provide for such cages as that of ALIMANDER INPLzon. It gives to the Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States power to grant 'a writ of Habeas in such cases, and to hear the cause, discharg ing the prisoner if he be entitled to his discharge. The following are extracts from the New York journals : \ a, '‘ it t e . •., , 4 .. , se ~,, , ,, . , - ;fp- , TcV;t ~.,,' ..„4.'• • , ,W,, 3, ~:•:,,, : -,„,,,,a 47.414 ,4E•r- m s „ ,^4. 7 'bft 01 . .., %) ' ''..‘ ~, '..-- 1 - 5 ,.. , .. t y , .... 4. 3 , , .. . Ot .l 6 it TEXAS. Emigrants are pouring into Texas, from all quarters, with plenty of pus, powder, ball, and money; and it is more than probable that Mexico will be invaded this summer by the l'exians. The army of the latter is now 3,000 strong, and is concentrating on the Guadeloupe river. Other accounts say that the people are thinking of a return to their plough-shares and pruning-hooks for a season, or until a sufficient demonstration on the part of the Mexicans shall have been made to warrant an onslaught. General Houston has sat himself down at Houston, determined to wait until he gets something tangible to shoot at. An interesting incident is chronicled by the Fort Pickering Eagle. While donations were being made in relief of the Texian volunteers, a pang lady, prompted probably by a feel ing of patriotism, natural on such occasions, took from her neck a string of coral beads, which she presented to the auc tioneer, then at his vocation, in order that it might b. sold—it being the only article of value at her disposal at that time. It was sold and returned to the auctioneer by the various pur chasers to be resold, we understand, at least a dozen times. The last purchaser returned it to the fair donor, but sho re jected it, saying she had presented it to the company, and dial not desire that it might be returned. " Keep it, then," re plied the purchaser," as a memorial of what it has done, and wear it in memory of your departed friends!" IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO—SALE OF CALI- FORNIA TO ENGLAND. By late arrivals at New Orleans, we learn that it is currently reported in Vera Cruz that Santa Anna had negotiated a loan with England for several million of dollars, and had agreed to deliver the Californias into their hands, until the money should be returned. The yellow fever carried off four or five persons daily. Trade is represented as dull in Vera Cruz.; A conducta, with money from the interior, was looked for by the 15th inst. The captures lately made by the Texian vessels of war, had tended to cast a gloom over the commerce of Vera Cruz. A Mexican armed steamer and an armed schooner were lying at Vera Cruz. A letter from General Bravo, dated at Chilpancingo, March 23, gives an account of the defeat of a band of native Mexicans or red men, who had taken up ar.ns against the Government. It appears that the city of San Miguel has received with open arms General Morazan, whose defeat by Carrera, two years ago, is so vividly described by our traveller, Stevens. Dr. Rafael Gutierrez Martinez, and some other Mexicans of note, were on the 20th of March assassinated in their houses, by a band of fifty aboriginals, nenr Quechutenango. MArantottAs. Aram 21.—1 herewith transmit a printed paper, containing an official account of the capture of San An tonio de Bexar. on the sth ult., by 800 Mexican troops, under command of General Vasquez. The memorial of the American merchants taken with the expedition to Santa Anna has been published. The Mexican Government purposes to build a railroad across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in the south of Mexico; but as the distance is two hundred miles, the project will scarcely be carried into execution. Air. Dickens arrived in town yesterday, from St. Louis, and took lodgings at the Broadway Hotel. fie leaves to-day for New York via Columbus.— Cincin. Gazette, •20th. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 28. 1,000 Dols. New York Fives-and-a-Half, 1860 ...... Bsi 2,000 Do. Ohio Sixes, 1860 7li 2,000 Da. Indiana Fives s 3 days 20 76 Shares Delaware and Hudson. cash 951 20 Do. Phenix Bank '75 D. North River Bank 70 10 Do. Bank of Commerce 70 Do. Firemen's Insurance Co BO 5 Do. United States Bank._ 36 200 Do. Low , Ida id Railroad 2.5 Do. Mohawk Railroad cash 51 25 Do. Do. b Do. Do. s 10 days 51 25 Do. Do. cash 51A 5 Do. Utica and S lieneetady 6 Do. Boston and Providence .. 9O Do. 4itrltm, Rallroed iok The business done at the Stock Board this morning was to quite a moderate ei:ient, and with but slight variations in prices, Ohio Sixes irnp,'ftved 'Bank of. Commerce 1 ; Indian Fives fell off 11, and Delaware and Hudson The intelligence which goes out to Europe to-day by the Great Western is of a more favourable character than any which has been transmitted for a long time. The shocks which have affected our monetary system, and caused great fluctuations in our currency; have in a great degree subsided, and appearances generally indicate that we have at last passed the crisis, and that henceforward the tendency of business is toward improvement: A much better feeling exists through out the community, and considerab:e activity is manifested in all branches of business. We arc not able to learn that much improvement in the prices of merchandise is realized, if we make one or two exceptions, but the market presents much firmness, and purchases are freely made at the prices. Thu gloom and despondency which have so long over shadowed the community, are giving way rapidly to cheering anticipations of a prosperous and healthy state of business. Little exists, that is likely to defeat these calculations. The condition of the South and Wear, as regards their currency, is perhaps the most serious obstacle we have to contend with, and may retard us somewhat in our course of improvement. The general impression is, that the portion of 'the lean adver tised for by the Secretary of the Treasury, 3,51)0,000 dollars, will be taken on favourable terms ; and the impress on has :lone much to improve the market, especially iu State and heal stocks. EXCHANGE—FOREIGN. —For transmission per the Great Western, there has been a fair business in sterling bills, closing at 7to 7* per cent. premium. On Paris the rates still remain at sf. 371. to sf. 35c. Every person who heard Sir ROBERT PEEL on Tuesday, or wtho has read his speech, must have echoed his remark, that there was " no country in the world where greater skill mi g ht b e exerc i se d in the making of furniture (and of other things) than in England." Every person, too, must, like him, " not despair, by the reduction of duties, to enable us to export a considerable quantity of furniture, the pro duce of the skilful mechanics of this country." Nothing, in fact, but a great mass of onerous taxes,— portion o f w hi c h d oes Si r R. o p t i l touch,; l E y L th p e ro le pO i s t e li t lfle o untal i leaving the heaviest duties virtually undiminished,—prevents our skilful artisans mechanics, and labourers, from rivalling and sUrpal..s ing, in the cheapness of their - products, those of all other nations. Now that Sir ROBERT PEE T, is sen iible of that, it becomes his duty as a humane man; as well as a Minister, to remove every restriction, every monopoly, every tax, not absolutely indispensa ble, from the shoulders of the people. In our opinion there are far higher motives for such a course of policy than merely to in crease the wealth and comfort of the people, though such is sure to be the result. It will also increase their happiness and their morality. The immense :lumber of frightful crimes lately committed, in al most every part of the empire, in conjunction with general distress, is enough to startle the most unre fleeting of our routine statesmen. The criminal law —the police—the Magistrates—have all been as, powerful and as active in these latter times as ever they were ; but, in spite of their exertions, there can be no doubt that frightful crimes are rapidly on the increase. Precisely those crimes, too, are increasing for which the penalty of death is still inflicted. The instant it is remarked that these crimes are, as the rule, confined almost exclusively to the lower classes —that we never hear of murder being committed by the easy and opulent classes—the suspicion that they are the result of poverty and wretchedness, and will increase in spite of penalties, seems deserving of the name of a proof, and the Prime Minister and the Parliament are required, by their wish to lessen hateful crimes, to remove every impediment which the law places in the way of the physical well-being of the people. At present there is great distress in the land, and we hear continually of frightful crimes. Between the years 1833, however, soon after the Whigs began to remit taxation, and 1836, the country was very pros perous. Till the latter end bf 1836 trade flourished. Now in those prosperous years, namely, from 1833 to 1836, there was not a single person executed in London and Middlesex. "No conviction for mur der," says the Parliamentary Returns (No. 36), " took place during the three years ending December, 1836." In the three following years, when our prosperity was blighted, the convictions were 21, and what they will amount to in the three years ending with 18-12, we must wait for the Returns to see. Something similar took place at an antecedent period. From 1818 to 1821, the country generally was prosperous, and the number of convictions for murder in Middlesex, in those three years, was 25. It was comparatively prosperous until_ 1824, and the number of convictions for murder was 36. In 1825 and 1826, the country was a prey to commercial difficultie3, and in the three years ending 1827, the convictions increased to 64. A pretty strong proof we apprehend, that violent and frightful crimes mul tiply with distress, and diminish with prosperity. In the Report of the Assistant Poor-law Commis sioners, sent to inquire into the state of the popula tion of Stockport, we find such passages as these : "In the course of these inquiries, the general character and condition of the operatives employed in the cotton trade have beta peculiarly objects of our observation. Wo have seen, that in an ordi nar y s t a t e o f the trade, those of the operatives who arc employed (as the mass of them are) in connexion with steam power and ma chinery, appear to command, by the value of their labour, the means of enjoyment of the comforts of life to an extent and degree unknown to a large portion of the population of this country."—" We find, in connexion with the large earnings of this class, industrious habits of no common stamp, regulated and secured in a great measure by the peculiar nature of their employment, and a degree of in telligence already much in advance of other classes of the working psople, and still growing with the general growth of popular education. It appears, also, that when in the enjoyment of prosperity, they avail themselves, to a great extent, of the provi dent institutions; and partly through them, and partly through other circumstances equally credit able to their character as a working class, they avoid almost altogether dependence upon poor-rates. On the recurrence Of distress we find them neither a pauperised mass, nor readily admitting pauperism amongst them, but struggling against adversity,beating far and wide for employment, and in many cases leaving their country for foreign climates rather than depend upon any other resources for subsistence than their own industry and skill." Can any person read that passage and not at once see the intimate connection between prosperity and intelligence, between high wages and comfort, and between comparative wealth and all the decencies, moralities, and virtues of life ? When these people were prosperous they provided against an evil day, but the unexampled length of the present depression of trade has reduced these provident and intelligent cotton manufacturers to very severe distress. We hope that our readers will remember that this is ,a description from authority of a class of men whom certain Tory writers have vowed to destruction, and on whose present distress, caused by mischievous legislation, certain Tory legislators have looked with placidity and pleasure. What we;however, insist on is this, what we call on the Members of both Houses of Parliament to attend to, what we say every opulent gentleman and every clergyman will suffer if he neglect, is this, that the morality and the prosperity of the people go hand in hand. We say, therefore, that infinitely higher motives than a mere desire to add to the national wealth make it the especial duty of the Parlia ment, and the especial duty of the clergy, and the especial duty of Sir R. PEEL, who has recognised the skill and industry of the people, to remo ve every monopoly, every unjust tax , and every impe diment now placed by the laws in the way o f th e free exercise of their skill and industry. We can supply the landlords and statesmen with even a pecuniary motive for being honest and just. By a return just presented to Par liament, on Real property, we perceive that the annual value of an acre of land in Middlesex, where the people are most crowded, is 11. 14s. ; Leicester follows, 11.75. ; then Somerset, 11. Gs. ; -Wor cester, 1/. 6s. ; Lancaster, I/. 5s ; Warwick, ii. 5s. — while the value of an acre of land in Sussex is 135.; in Devon, 15s. ; and in Suffolk, 196. If the land• lords wish to have the value of their acres increased, let them, by doiwg justice, encourage that prosperity, wanting which is the cause, as we think we have shown, of many frightful crimes. F SUDDEN .., T 1 EATIF OF /I,ALET, TIIE COM POSER AND LEADEh.—A great sensation was created on Mon day, in the theatrical circles, in consequence of a report, which soon obtained very active circulation , that Mr. Healey, the po pular composer and leader, had been disco-rered dead in his bed that morning, at his residence, Shepherd's Cott age , Vi ne -terrace, Waterloo-road. Mr. Healey was the leader at the Adelphi and New Strand Theatres, and formerly occupied the same situation at Astley's Amphitheatre. He WAS considered a first-rate musician, and was the composer of a number of po pular airs and melodies. A few days ago, as a cobbler, who had his stall un der the wall of the barracks of Saint Raphael, at Bordeaux, was beating one of his children with brutal violen c e, a gentle man passing by interfered, and remonstrated w ith the man for his want of natural feeling. The savage only turned his rage upon his humane adviser, and, seizing his cutting knife, wounded the gentleman so severely, that he died almost im mediately. The murderer was immediately secured and placed in the hands of justice. Viscountess Villiers (daughter of Sir R. Peel and Lady Peel) this morning gave birth to a daughter, at her resi dence in Grosvenor-place. We are happy to state that h er Ladyship and infant are going on well. N ATIONAL LOAN FUND SOCIETY: The Annual, .Gcieral. Meeting of this excellent Insti tution took plaCe•yesterday at the London Tavern. T. Laurie Murray, Esq., took the Chair shortly after one o'clock. The advertisement calling the meeting was then read. 'rheibliowingltwortwasalso read "THIRD -- AN UAL REPORT, MAY 11. 1842. "The Directors have again, for the third time since the institution of the Society, to express their satisfaction in meeting the Proprietors on the occasion of the Annual ➢leeting. " In the number of new policies the Society ha 3 not made so great a progress during the past as in the pre ceding years. In this respect it has not been singular. The severe and continued pressure experienced through out every departments •of productive industry has un questionably diminished- the means, and with it the faci lities of the community,and in consequence. the security of future provision atlorded by life assurance has in the general embarrassrn -et been to a considerable extent neglected. Notwithstanding this severs pressure, which has so generally affcted•the business of Life Assurance, the Directors have to congratulate the Proprietors that it has not fallen on this Society with unequal force. The. number of Policies issued by the Society having now augmented from 1,230 in the year 1840, to 1,775 at the close of 1841, and to 1,890, at the present period. " At the next general, meeting, and afterwards annu ally, as provided for in the Deed of Settlement, it will be the duty of the Directors to lay before the Proprietors the result of the mathematical investigation into the affairs of the Society, which will take place at the close of the present year, with a view of making such division of profits, by way of bonus, to the Policy-holders and Proprietors as the result will justify. "In carrying out this object, the Directors will take care to discriminate between the several interests involved, so as to render equal justice to all, and to pro vide that too much of the burden of the first institution of the Society shall not fall exclusively on those who will be entitled to share in its general prosperity. " The advantages of the principle of an annual distri bution of profits amongst the assured, instead of a sep tennial, or even longer intervals of division adopted by other Assurance Offices, were foreseen at the formation of this Society. It avoids the disproportionate appro priation of the profits, which all who are assured have a right to share, and which, were the division of profits is pretracted, falls by chance on those Policy-owners only who have outlived certain arbitrary periods, to the disadvantage of those whoSe policies have become claims during the long interval of division, while, at the same time, it is so deceptive in the apparent over the real amount of bonus distributed over all the policies. This principle adopted by the National Loan Fund Society, of an equal distribution of profits, is in every other re spect so self-evident, that, when once brought into action, besides the constant vigilance, it will call fOrth on the part of those interested, towards the administration of the affairs, will, the Directors feel assured, tend largely to incretve the public 'confidence and favour towards the Society. The benefits will be equally felt by the Pro- . prietors of the Guarantee Capital, as the third of the profits reserved for them, in addition to the five per cent. per annum, will reach them annually. " It afibrds the Directors much gratification at this early period—the fourth year since the commencement of the Societyto refer. the Proprietors to its advanced position, Which, in respect to its increasing business, and the . security -afforded in the number of its policies, is enabled to take its rank amongst those of much older origin, and undoubted security. "Another source of satisfaction to the Proprietors, is in the fact that amongst those assured by the Society the actual has been less than the expected mortality, and which affords the best proof of carefulness in the selec tion of lives. " The sums already paid, and for which claims are ad mitted, being 12,9981. . 181., while the sum expected, according to the tables, would have amounted to 19,000 L " The former amount is even augmented by the sum of 3,0001 caused by the accidental death of an otherwise healthy member. " The arrangement recommended by the Directors in their Report of last year respecting the conversion of the capital of the Society into 201. shares has been eff,eted, with the exception only of 1,100 shares in the hands of Proprietors whose residences are not easily accessible. "This object being so nearly accomplished has enabled the Directors to settle the account of preliminary ex penses under the Deed of Settlement. " The business to be transacted at the present meeting is the election of four Directors in lieu of John Griffith Frith, Esq. ; Hunter Gordon, Esq. ; John Rawson, Esq. ; and John Riddle Stodart, Esq. ; whose period of office has expired, all of whom are eli gible to be re-elected, and otter themselves accordingly : , and the election of two Auditors, in place of Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S., and Professor Graves, A.M., F.R.S., whose term of office has expired, and who are also re eligible, and otter themselves accordingly. (Signed) "T. LAMM MURRAY, Chairman." The CIL/LIMAN rose to address the meeting. Since no Proprietor seemed to be dissatisfied with the Report of the affairs of the Company, which had been laid before them, there was very little for him to say. The Directors had very candidly referred to the state of in dustrial embarrassment that had prevailed during the past year, and for a much longer period, as tending to de crease the means of the community to effect Life As surances ; he would, however, say this for themselves, that the whole subject connected with Life Assurances, its influence upon the public mind, and its progress among the several classes of the community, had been very closely watched by the gentlemen composing the direction of the Society. This was natural to all those who had, like themselves, started with new principles, and the subject of Life Assurance was with them re , garded with much interest. They might take credit to themselves for having largely increased in the public mind a disposition to obtain security for the future, by means of Life Assurance ; if they looked to facts, they would find that, since the institution of the National Loan Fund Society, little better than some four years ago, nearly 40 offices had been established by a kind of impetus, the consequence of the publications of the National Loan Fund, and the pains taken by the Society to disseminate its principles. Notwithstanding the numerous competi tors the Society had to contend with, it was a great source of satisfaction to the Directors to observe the elevated position in which the National Loan Fund So ciety was placed, and the great confidence that was given to it by the public. Any person acquainted with the calculations upon which the security of offices of this kind was founded, would say that an office which had been able, within a period not longer than four years, to issue 1,890 policies, had arrived at as high a point of security as could be desired of longer standing. All that was required in the calculations of life assurance was such -a timber of policies as would form an average, and this had been fully attained by the Society. He was ready to admit that the business had not been so extensive this year as in former ones, but the average of the whole years had been greater than the success ever attained by any other Life Assurance Insti tution previously established. He thought, with these observations on the part of himself and the Directors, the meeting would agree with him, that he had very little more to say. It was not their business to praise them selves, their only object being to call the attention of the Proprietors to the principles of the Society, and to pray of them to extend them as much as possible in obtaining new members and new insurances. The Directors would be happy to listen to any gentleman who was anxious to make any observations upon the Report. Mr. Munno 'Vous° said he had very great pleasure in moving that the Report be adopted. He felt extreme pleasure in being connected with this Society. Having had much to do with its origin, and being convinced of its great utility, by the statements which the lion. Chair man had laid before him some four or five years ago, he had given the Society all the support which a public journal could give.—(Efear,- hear.) That support, how ever humble, was given on public principle, and public principle alone.—(Hear.) It was gratifying to find, from the Report, that notwithstaading the embarrass ment that had prevailed throughout the country during the last year, the number of insurances had increased more than 50 per cent., while the liabilities were less by 33 per cent. than in the ordinary course of nature they would have been.--(llear, hear.) The object of this Society was one of interest to the public at large. In surances were effected for the benefit of those who sur vived us ; and he thought no man could lay out his money for better or more useful purposes, than by stimu lating economy and good conduct in his own children, through his own example.—(Hear, hear.) That this Society had applied a stimulus to other societies was a fact greatly in its favour. Ho was 'happy to hear that as many as forty similar societies were pros pering, if not in the same ratio as the National Loan Fund, yet to an extent which afforded good promise of the future prospects of such insti tutions. With these feelings, he had great pleasure in moving that the Report be adopted. He thought the Directors deserved very great praise for their efficient conduct during the last four or five years'; for, notwith standing the general embarrassments in trade, and among persons disposed to ensure their lives, yet the Society had continued to prosper under their able management and sound discretion.—(Hear, hear.) . . W. STUDLEY, Esq., said he felt very great satisfaction in seconding the resolution. He had only been connected with the Society for a short time ; but, feeling convinced that it had already succeeded beyond all reasonable ex pectation, he had been led by that conviction to double his interest in it.—(Heari hear.) That, he thought, was the best proof he could possibly give of his confidence in the future prosperity of the ,Society.—(Hear, hear.) The CELtiamAN said, before the resolution was put, he wished to mention that, in the next year, it would be their business to make a division of profits. The Pro prietors were aware that one-third of the profits would reach them, and considering the large capital that was now guaranteed to the Policy-holders, one-third of the profits would not be considered extravagant. He was quite sure, however, that it would be sufficiently large for all the risk which the Proprietors had run. The risk in reality which a proprietor in a life insurance office incurred existed only on its first institution. After the policies had accumulated, there was no investment which was equally secure ; there was scarcely any investment which was equally profitable. The division of profits would occur annually. The Shareholders who were en titled, under the deed of settlement to five per cent. in term, upon their capital, would also receive, annually afterwards their share of the profits in add; inn. He trusted that at the next meeting the Directors would be able to show that they had not laboured in vain - during the prel ions five yeah.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN thrill pat the question that the Report be received and adopted, Which was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then stated that the next business of the meeting would be to elect four Directors in the room of those who went out, of office by rotation. The names of those four gentlemen were—John Griffith Frith, Esq., Hunter Gordon, Esq., John Rawson, • and John Riddle Stodart, Esq. The principle of the Office was that—Directors...went out .every two years. These gentlemen , were all candidates for the office, and if it was the pleamre of the meeting to re-elect them, he would put the question. The CHAIRMAN then put the question, that the four Di rec t or , he re-elected, and declarel it to be carried unanimously:. Professor 'Wheatstone, F.R.S., and Professor Graves, F.R.S., we Ns unanimously re-elected as Auditors. A PROPRIETon - , - vished to ask the Chairman if he had any objection to state' the amount of the income of the Society during the last year? • The CHAIRMAN said was about 25,0001. per annum, but they were so near malL`ug their mathematical state ment, that they thought it .unnecessary to give the amount in the Report. The Clociety had done a great deal of business in connexion `, with money lending. 1 They had - published two tables, A. and -Be which were favourable for loans for chart periods, not only loans which they made thems'aives, but loans which were made unconnected witii tliem. The sums which had been received on those Aieies which were now lapsed and become extinct arnomitt‘d to about 7,0001. There were many other things which m 'ght have been stated, but the Directors had i:cnfined them . s.'ires to those points only which they considered necessary. At the same time, he would be most happy to answer i-LIV question which might be put by the meeting. No Proprietor intimating a wish to put any question to the Chair, Mr. HINTON moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman and Directors. The motion having been seconded, The CHAIRMAN returned thanks on behalf of himself and the other Directors. lie hoped that they would be found worthy of the trust which had been reposed ia them. They would do all in their power to make the Society prosperous, and to manage its business with care, vigilance, and honesty.—(Cheers.) The meeting then separated. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL. The Fourteenth Anniversary Dinner of the members and friends of this noble Charity took place yesterday, at the Lon den Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge in the Chair. Cove's were laid for 200, and at the hour of six not one seat was vacant. At the cross table we observed Lord Howard, Wm. Christ mas, Esq., M.P. ; Wm. Rashleigh, jun.. Esq , AI. P. ; Hon. Henry Petre, Colonel Ilabbington, Air. Sheriff Rogers, Alder man 'Hooper, Hughes Hughes, Esq., &c. &c. The dinner consisted of all the deli Acies of the seazon, and was as excellent as those always provided by the spirited pro prietors of this house famous for dinners. The dinner being concluded, and Non Nobis sung by the prqfessional gentlemen present, a number of ladies entered the gallery amidst the loud cheers of the gentlemen below. His ROYAL HIGHNESS then proposed the health of her Majesty tke Queen. Drank with three times three, and one cheer more. Anthem—" God sate the Queen." His ROYAL HIGHNESS next proposed the health of Prince Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. Drank e ith three times three. Air—" God bless thee, Queen of * England, &e.': His Rova E HIGHNESS then proposed the health of the Queen Dowager and all the Royal Family. Drank with three times three. Glee—" Ye spotted snakes," &c. Lord HOWARD said he was sorry that the toast he had to propose had not fallen into more worthy hands, but he was sure that it would be responded to with the utmost enthusiasm by every person then present. It. was—" The health of their Illustrious Chairman."—( Loud cheers.) It would be imperti nent in him, if he attempted any praise of his Royal High ness, when he knew the many reasons that they all had to be proud of his many acts of - kindness towards them. Those who were the most intimately acquainted with the Charity they had met to celebrate, ought to be grateful to him for the trouble he had taken in coming forward that night. He need say no more than call on them to fill their glasses, and join with him in drinking the health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.—( Immense cheerin g . ) His Royal Highness's health w as d ran k with all the honours. His ROYAL. HIGHNESS then rose. He said he could not suf ficiently express to those present how gratified he was .by the kind manner in which they had drank the health which had just been proposed to them. He could assure them that he had great eatisfactiow in presiding on that occasion, and he was glad to see so large an assembly met together fur so excellent and worthy a purpose as that which called them together. Though he knew very little of this establishment, yet from all he did know of it, he was sure that it was a most useful one, for it did not require patronage to secure an admission into the Hospital, but every poor person who appeared in destitution and distress was relieved by it.—( Cheers.) This was, no doubt, one of the greatest beauties of the establishment, and when he saw from the Report before him, that in the year 1841, no less than seven thousand five hundred individuals were relieved by it, he did think that the excellence of the institution was established.—( Hear, hear.) It was quite unnecessary for him to recommend this establishment to those now before him ; he was sure that those who knew it best would be best aware of the necessity of continuing their exertions on its behalf.— ( Hear, hear.) He begged to return his best thanks for the honour which had been just conferred upon him.—( Cheers. ) Air—" Scion of a Royal Line," &e. W. RASHLEIGH M.P., in an appropriate speech, proposed the health of her doyal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, and her Royal Highness's family. Drank with all the honours. His ROYAL HIGHNESS said that he felt extremely grate- , ful and flattered by the toa s t which had ju s t b een ; proposed, and the manner in which it had been received. He was fully convinced that the Duchess, as well as the children, would feel grateful and flattered by the manner in which this toast had been drank, and in their name and his own he begged to return his most gt ateful thanks.—(Cheers. ) Glee—" Now the bright morning star." His ROYAL HIGHNESS then proposed the health of the " Army and Navy," drank with three times three. COI. BABINGTON briefly returned thanks. Air—" Rule Britannia." Mr. Under-Sheriff PRITCHARD proposed the health of W. Christmas, M.F., and the other Members of Parliament who hid honoured them srith their presence. W. CHRISTMAS, Esq., 111.1 3 ., briefly acknowledged the nour, and assured the Chairman of the pleasure he felt in being present. . _ _ Duet—" I know a bank," &c., by the Misses Pyne, was very desei vedly encored. His ROYAL HIGHNESS then rose and said that he had already had the honour of calling their attention to this excellent es tablishment, it, therefore, now required but very few words from him to propose the toast, which he was sure every one present would receive with the greatest approbation—it was the toast of the day—(Loud cheers)—" Success to the Royal Free Hospital. "—lmmense cheering.) He hoped, when the Report should be read, that the collection might appear con siderable, and that an establishment so excellent might go on prospering.—( Cheers. )—Drank with three times three. The Rev. Mr. PACENIAN, the indefatigable Secretary, then read the following Report of the Committee of Management : THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Circumstances at once most painful and wholly unparallel led, demand from your Committee a very different tone, and a very different statement from those of former years. Hitherto it has been their pride and their pleasure to show how much disease and destitution were alleviated by your Charity. Alas ! instead of showing how much evil has been averted or remedied during , the past year, they have now the solemn and appalling decla ration to make, that the claimants for your succour have lately so prodigiously increased, that the means your Hospital at pre sent possesses are inadequate to meet the accumulating mass of poverty and wretchedness. Despairing of accomplishing all that is necessary, your Com mittee do not, however, despair of accomplishing much. The greater the evil, the greater has been, and will be, their efforts to stem it. Nevertheless, not daring to hope that the private benevolence which has hitherto sustained your Institution, and enabled it to meet the pressing exigencies of former times, could enable it to meet the still more urgent claims of the pre sent, your Committee have determined upon laying before the Legislature a statement of the rapid and serious increase of dis ease and destitution, and the consequent necessity of so ex tending your sphere of usefulness as to make it commensu rate with the necessities of the distressed sick. This statement has been emb4clied in a petition to the House of Commons, which the Right Hon. Lord Robert Grosvenor has kindly un dertaken to present, and which has all eady received the pro mised support of many of the oldest and must influential Mem bers of the Legislature. In the midst of the difficulties which present themselves, and which seem to render your Charity comparatively inefficient, there is still every reason to believe, from the many new and dis tinguished persons who have recently come forward to aid your great undertaking, that the most sanguine expectations of the wannest friends of the Charity, ill be fully realised. " As respects the financial statement of the year, although it will be seen that an increased expenditure has necessarily taken placO, still it is gratifying to find that the annual subscriptions, as well as donations (exclusive of bequests), have considerably exceeded those at any former period, whilst the high esteem in which the principle of your Charity is held, L the public, is evidenced in the recent presentation of 250/. by the Rat cliffe Trustees of the University of Oxford, as well as a bequest of 50(1/., under the will of the late Mr. Thomas, of East-street, Bloomsbury, which has been received free of legacy duty from his executors. Much, however, as your Charity is indebted to the pecu. niary assistance of both public bodies and private individuals, your Committee cannot but feel that such aid would have availed but little had it not been accompanied with the inde fatigable exertion and unwearied zeal of your medical officers. The duties of these gentlemen,always onerous, have occupied their attention during the past year, on the lowest average more than four hours each day ; and, your Committee cannot but set forth in the strongest terms, the punctuality and willingness with which these heavy duties have been, and still are, discharged, cis meriting from the Governors at large their special notice and admiration. . " In addition to this, your Committee deem it their duty to refer to the valuable assistance of the Rev. Hon. Secretary, who, besides the fulfilment of the ordinary duties of his office, has recently printed and distributed a sermon preached by him in St. Paul's Cathedral, on a subject closely con nected with the objects of your Charity, and calculated, by interesting the great mass of the public, to be of most mate rial benefit. " Your Committee have also to congratulate the Governors on the invaluable service which has been rendered to the Charity by the public Press. Not only does great benefit arise from the publication of the distressing cases which are co .- stantly falling under the care of your medical officers, but the value of your Hospital is thereby becoming better known to the Magistracy of the metropolis, and better appreciated by the poor themselves. " In conclusion, your Committee most strenuously urge upon all the Governors and friends of this Charity the neces sit) o f great and continued exertions, fully assured that the sound principle upon which it is founded requires only to be known in order to insure for it the most unbounded support ; and fully confident that, ere long, they shall have to congratu late the Governors and the public on the erection of an hos pital of sufficient magnitude to relieve the necessities of the whole of the destitute diseased of this great metropolis." SuecaoN's REPORT OF TUE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RE LIE VEI) FROM FEB. 1, 1641, TO J. 31, 1842 : Persons affected with Malignant and Contagious Diseases Persons suffering under ordinary diseases, being ser vants out of place and of persons not having a paro chial settlement in London Accidents Patients under the Surgeon-Dentist ... 234 In addition to the above, 561 totally destitute per sons have been admitted into the Hospital, of whom 497 have been discharged cured. 7 have died in the Hospital, and 32 remain under treatment, 3 dis charged for improper conduct, and 2 incurable. Number of Patients relieved to Jan. 31, 1841 8b,287 Ditto in the past year Total Song by Mr. Fitzw•illiam—" There's lately been a great . high tide," &c. The Rev. C. E. WYLD proposed the health of the Lord Mayor and the Corporation of the City of London. Alderman HOOPER returned thanks In an appropriate speech. Glee—" See the chariot," &c. Air. H. HUGHES said that he had been requested by the -• Committee to ask his Royal Highness t o con f er . upon the sub scribers the distinguished honour, of rresenting to that meri torious individual, Dr. Marsden, in their mcme, the service of ,mwbefore there was nm n . institution Pre v ious tine a refuge- I n . th e year 1827, h owever , D r. Marsden, fully aware of the wants of the public, in the abs ence of such an establishment, saw th e necess it y o f es t a bli s hi ng an hos pital 'entirely on the p r i nc i p l e o f f ree an d instmt admiho:o ll , pre there ou s to in the this foundation l,as metropolis, where this Hol)!aittnei where the destitut e s t ranger , over t a k en by s i c k ness, could The difficulties at first to be overcome were very great:, but the benevolent Doctor, by his exertions, overcame theta all. He now begged to request his Royal Highness to present to Dr. Marsden the tribute of respect now en the table, which con sisted of a richly chased tripod centre-piece, composed of three elegant 12 inch female figures, supporting au open work basket, which is encircled with an exceedingly bold 'wreath of - varied flowers ; a triangular pedestal with foliated scroll feet ; on one side within a panel is an embossed subject from, the para ble of " The Good Samaritan ;" on another, the armorial bear ings of Dr. Marsden; and upon the third, the :follovriug Inscription : To William Marsden, Esq., M.D., surgeon, the Founder and Senior Honorary Surgeon of the Royal Free Hospital, this Service of Plate was presented by Field Marshal his Royal Highness the Dube of Cambridge, k. G., &c. &c., in the name of the Governors and Friends of the Institvrion, at their Fourteenth Anniversary Festival, 1 lth May, lesth, as a well-merited tribute to the active benevolence, unwearied per severance, and high professional skill, exhibited by him tt using fourteen years of arduous and gratuitous service, in establishing the First Hospital which adopted the principle that Di sease end Destituti on are a t a ll t i mes a su ff i c i ent claim for rei'ief. " A pair of chalice-shaped vast's- as wine -coolers, with chased han Iles, formed of vine-stalks twisted, and encirseling th e fluted body of the vase, with leaves and grapes; bold c l uster , of flowers arc drooping from the brim, and the feet are ornamented A ith open work of grapes and leaves. Dr. Marsdea's coat of arms is on one side, and the inscription on the reverse. Four corner dishes and covers, with borders of bold flowers and scrolls, in the style of Louis XI V, and rich acanthus haredes, upon stands for heating, &c. These also have inscriptions similar to those on the wine coolers. He was su'e that Dr. Marsden would feel assured that the circumstance of this tribute being presented by a Prince of the Blood Royal, who had s , , endeared himself to every class of his fellow-subjects by the constant . exercise of charity and benevolence, would greatly enhance to him the value of this offering.—(Loud and conti nued cheering . ..) . .. . . His Royal. LIIGIINEES said that it was with great satisfac tion he had the pleasure of presenting this service to Dr. Marsden. The great service which the Doctor had rendered to his suffering countrsmen was the best recompense to him for exertions in their cause.--(Hear, hear. j That satisfaction, he was convinced, he must feel ; and it must be a great gratification to him to have such a feeling. Though ho had not the pleasure of knowing the Doctor personally, he was sure, for his acts spoke for him—(Loud cheers)—that he was a map deserving well of his fellow-beings.—(Cheers.) In the name of those connected with this charity he had the satisfaction of presenting to Dr. Marsden the plate now before him. Long might he live to use it, and might he enjoy the comfort and happiness which arose from the esteem of his neighbours.— ( Loud cheers.) lie had groat pleasure, at the same time, in proposing the " Health of the foinider of this Institution—Dr. Marsden."--( Loud cheers.) Drank with three times three, and one more. Dr. Ma aspics: said if ever there was a time when the feel ings of a man were tried, it should surely be on an occasion like the present. From the moment of the establishment of this Institution, till the present instant, he had been most elisions for its success. Fourteen years ago the idea of a free institu tion, of a medical character, first occurred to him, and he was happy to look iound the room and to be able to recognise some there now who assisted at the commencement of thin Charity,:and he hoped his Royal Highness would excusehira for adverting more to the Charity than to the compliment which had been paid him. As had already been stated, winch difficulty existed in establishing this institution; but. he was quite satisfied that it was only necessary to present an object of distress and disease to an Englishman, to soften his heart and procure succour for the distressed one.—(Hear.) This charity was founded by 100 gentlemen, who promised to give one guinea a year to wards its maintenance, and it afforded him great satisfaction to see a gentleman nowt:) , his side (Mr. J. Watson) who had con tinued his contributions from that time until now. —( Cheers. ) It might be considered strange how medical men would devote their time to objects from which they could derive no ostensible benefit, but he was satisfied that .the medical man would not feel greater satisfaction than when he was affording relief to the poorer classes. Notwithstanding the opposition which had been raised against this Society, it had gone on gradually pro gressing in publie fav,Air, the number of applicants during the first year being 800. and the donations 300/. ; whilst the number of applicants at the doors of the hospital during the last year was 14,000, and the amount of donations was 4,000/. —( Loud cheers.) Previous to sitting down, he begged to call the attention of his Royal Highness to the great patronage the Institution had received from the ladies, to whom he begged to tender his most grateful thanks.—(l-:ear, hear.) Wren he considered that his Royal Highness had descended from the high sphere in which he moved, and of which he was so great an ornament, to present him with this compliment, be could not but express his most grateful acknowledgements for the honour conterred upon him, and he hoped that so long as he should use the service of plate, lie might have the ability of relieving the distresses of the poor.—( Loud cheers. ) Mr. STEVENS proposed the health of Alexander Rogers, Esq. Sheriff of the Cities of London and Middlesex, whom he designated as an honourable merchant, a worthy gentleman, and one who had filled the office of Sheriff with honour and dignity. stir. Roczes briefly returned thanks. Dr. KNABLE proposed the health of Dr. Wetherhead, and of the medical officers of the Institution. Dr. WEATHELLHEAD returned thanks. Mr. WIRE, in an eloquent harangue, proposed the health of the Rev. Mr. Packman, for many years the Honorary Secre tary to the Institution.—(Loud cheers.) The Rev. Mr. PACKMAN briefly expressed the gratifica , which he experienced at the Manner in which his health had been proposed, and the enthusiastic manner in which it bad been responcle.4 to. His ROYAL Mon Ness then announced that the total amount of donations received that day was 1,898/.65., besides contribu tions, amongst which were. the Duke of Cambridge 201., the Bishop of Durham 151., Mrs. C. M. 1001., Dr. Marsden 501., Mr. Thistleivaite 50/., Mr. Tidd 20/ , Mr. Boucher 50/., &c. His ROYAL HIGHNESS then left the Chair, it being past eleven o'clock. and another gentleman was immediately voted into it, when the festivity recommenced and was kept up till a late hour. We cannot conclude our report without bearipg testimony to the excellence of, the whole arraugements, and the supe riority of the wines, which we have seldom seen excelled. The toasts were given with the precision and accuracy for which Mr. Took., the well-known toastmaster of this cida blishment, is so celebrated. DR. REID'S LECTURES ON CHEMISTRY. HEAT Olt CALORIC. _ . Dr. Reid delivered an additional lecture of his sezics, at Exeter Hall, last uiht, preceded by a catechetical ex amination of the pupils of various schools, ranged on the plattbrm, who, to a number •of questions proposed, exhibited the competency of their instruction, by the readiness of their answers. After some concluding re marks on the nature.of gases, which he showed to be richest in illuminative matter when richest in charcoal or carbon, the Doctor proceOded to discourse upon the communicative or transmissive powers of heat or caloric. Well, remarked the Lecturer, as the effects of heat are understood and recognised, not so is its essential nature; for no one has ever lifted a particle out, so as to acquaint himself with its primitive speciality. Invisible as are the rays of heat, similitudinally with those of light, the former are no less swift of passage ; for while a finger is pointed, a ray of heat can pass round the globe. The nature of " radiant heat" came next under conside ration, namely, that emitted by fire or the sun ; and Dr. Reid familiarly illustrated the action of rays of heat upon substances alitinst which they strike, by likening it to that of a ball rebounding from a door ; in this manner the repercussion of rays of heat was caused, according to the various substances in the way, some causing a more faint or powerful reaction than others. In illustration of this fact, a metallic mirror was pre sented, which, when turned towards the rays of heat, with its convex exposed like the boss of a shield, re flected and scattered back the rays strongly and diver gently; when the concave fronted the flame, a concentra tion of the rays ensued, forming a focus which was suf ficient to ignite the substance applied. Some enter taining comments upon ordinary bre-places ensued, of which, on account of its scientific adaptations, the " college-grate" was strongly recommended. Dr. Reid. touching upon the subject of fire-flues and chimneys, which by legal enactment will, after the next month, be permitted to be cleaned only by machinery, observed that, from the present tortuous conformations of many in the metropolis, not only difficulty, but damage was likely to ensue. He strongly advocated the extension of burn ing gas . for light, and coke for heat. in all cases where daily need requires them, whether for domestic or ma nufacturing purposes. By usage of these, he remarked, the collection of soot or smoke would be entirely avoided. As a strong case in point, he stated that he had himself operated for ten years in a "species of laboratory, having twenty-two chimneys and one hundred furnaces; and during that long period —gas and coke alone having been consumed—not the accretion of a single particle had taken place. At Liverpool, he further stated, there was now an immense building in course of erection, which would proceed entirely on this method : be it remarked, however, that, in the above cases, the " hard" coke was totally eschewed, and only the better kind, or " soft burning coke," which is easy of combustion, used. Dr. Reid concluded his lecture by dilating on the various conductors of heat, both solid and fluid, illustrating them with their contingent experiments. His audience was, as usual, crowded and attentive. [Any.fatusEmENT.]—Our readers' attention is di rected to the following communication (translated front the German), addressed to Messrs. lowlands' Agent at Cologne 13, Streitz-euggasse, Cologne, May 2:;, 811.—To Th. S . . I)itges.—Sir,--1 have much pleasure in informing you of the extraordinary effects of " low land's Macassar Oil :" for above nine years I had not a particle of Lair on toy head; - when 1 was casually recom mended to give this celebrated Oil a trial. I accordingly purchased tefo bottles at your establishment, and strictly tollotved the printed directions : in the yourse of two months my head w as covered with fine short hair, which I had cut off, and continued to . persevere so the use o f the Oil. The result is, that. alter five months' perse verance, I can now boast ofsis good a..head of hai r as ftn , y man in this city. In .justice to the Inventors 1 snake this acknowledgment, and ~hall teal great pleasure in satisfying - any inquiry. --4 salute you with respect, ADAM BAUER, Sth Artillery Brigade."—" Howland's Macassar Oil" prevents hair from f a lli ng o ft; or turn i ng grey ; changes grey hair to itis''original colour ; frees it from fro sc urf and dandrifl, and makes it beantifulle soft and curly.—Ask for " Rowland's Macassar Oil." KENT COUNTY MEE TING . —A requ i s iti on t o t h e Hi g h Sheriff is now in c o urse o f s i gnature f or a county meet ing. We are thoroughly convinced that there never was a time in which the prosperity ot. Kent was in greater danger. It would seem as if thi s coun t y M a d. i n d ee d b.. , ea singled out by the Minister for a visitation of an especially destructive cha racter,which any extens i ve an d a b rupt re d uct i on i n t h e h op utycannot fail to prove; and it would also appear that the nature of the alteration is studiously concealed, in order that the planters may be taken by surprise and robbed—we cannot use a milder term for such unparalleled and unstatesmtuilike treachery —robb e d o f th e ir p ro p ert y without an o pportunity of otreang any effectual remonstrance or opposition, by being kept in the dark respecting the case they have to meet. Maidstone Gazette. It is said that Bir George Woodford will shortly retire from the Governorship of Gibraltar, and Sir James Lyra is already named as likely to be his successor. 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