The Sun. — London, England, 1834-05-21 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. m Cumberland rE. Duke of onoured the Marquis and m . ar n ' ( ay evenin z hion ss of, at t London heir r se ry at, with ßce , ebank, his comp Fulham.any at dinner on „, • The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria drove and Walked hi the Parks yesterday. jotint D'Aglie, the Sardinian Minister, and M. Van de 7tyeri the Belgic Minister, visited Viscount Palmerston Y'34rday at the Foreign Office. sbeputation (on Colonial Affairs), including Messrs. ryat and Burnley, had an interview yesterday with Mr. retary Stanley, at the Colonial Office. x Pespatehes were brought to the Foreign Office by a 11 11 7.'s messenger on Monday afternoon from Sir Frederick - "'" 1 1, our Ambassador at Vienna. ~?he Right Hon. Charles Grant had a dinner-party on "'may evening, at his residence in Great George-street. ti 111 r. M ayers, the agent for Barbadoes, and Mr. Burge, 1 5 , 1 e, agent for Jamaica, transacted, business yesterday at the Office. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. DEPARTURES. ori' 116 ., and Lady Ingestrie, from the London Hotel , Albe street, fo r Malta ; Viscount Frankfort de Mont .ctrency, from Green-street, for Dover ; Lord and Lady Z V its Russell, from Abingdon-street, for Woburn r op ; Sir Robert and Lady Peel, from Privy-gardens, 'ayton Manor, Staffordshire; Col. Jones, R.A., r the Blenheim Hotel, for Dover ; Mr. Sackville Lane I °l, from Gwydyr House, Whitehall, for York ; Viscount Djelbourne from Brocket Hall, Herts, on a visit to the oke of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey ; Rev. Dr. Asburst, c j i ni Nerot's Hotel, for Oxford; Lady Osbourne, Miss e° , urne, and Smith, Esq., from ditto ; General d ;4 3 enter Mrs. Carpen'er, and Mrs. C. Middleton, from "to, for their house .n Wimpee-street. - - `SENTERS AND DEVON ELECTION. THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. t he London Tavern, on Saturday, r. with some surprise. hot at all aware that the Dissenters, who spon ;'rle°usly came forward after the Reform Bill had been l'ltreduced by Lord John Russell, to aid in his election Lord Ebrington for Devonshire, intended any t hing more than to afford proof of their esteem for and c onfidence in an able and excellent friend. Having Taken pa r t in the first and second meetings I can speak ,al . myself and my friends, and fearlessly assert, that 12 , 0 thing• more was in our view. The meeting of the Protestant Dissenters at the London Coffee House /N. as held on the 30th April, and I find that the follow 111g were the first and second resolutions, passed una nimously : " Resolved, 1. That the disinterested, persevering, and e ffective exertions of Lord Joh n Russell, in the House of ‘-ommons, as the leader of that noble band of free men Alto advocated, and brought to a triumphant issue, the !slise of the Protestant Dissenters of Great Britain, in the 'Pi al of th e C orporat i on an d T est Acts, h ave ent i t l e d hi m ~ t he strongest expressions of the confidence and regard every friend of Civil and Religious I.iberty. tit That the opportunity now afforded to the Dissenters t, E ngland, and the friends of Civil and Religious Liberty, 1. aid by their influence and exertions the return of his j tinctien to Parliament for the county of Devon, in con with his noble friend, Lord Ebrington, ought not ,be lost ; that this Meeting will employ their influence, ;7,1 1 make those exertions in every possible way; and that t it , io a Promptitude and zeal befitting the occasion—an o oc- Ti _ ll Which may never again present itself. f g elj'eputies met on the 3d of May, and passedthe • no • a W inj resolutions : L That the persevering and successful exertions of John Russell to obtain the repeal of the Sacramental entitle him to the lasting gratitude of all Protestant 77ters. 4. That tunit is now .afforded them of ex an oppor y pain their gratitude, by lending their assistance in pro eg his return for the county of Devon." t o r the 6th the Protestant society met and passed the a ifes „ ° ,wing resolutions:— ," That this Committee deem it just and wise to ma thPubgratt for public virtues to public men ; tediat, taught by history to revere and love the house of d o h ,rd, they attunes have admired the display, by Lord Itussell, AO thy of his of talents, disinterestedness, and patriotism, illustrious name. t i p : ( 2 . That he has especially won the esteem and confi- Cnte of this committee by his constant and liberal pa .°llage of the British and Foreign School Society, by his ' , Jeat and glorious labours for the repeal of the Test and ''poration Acts, and in the cause of religious freedom, l " e 3 ; 1 by hi s continued and recent efforts for Parliamentary ; and that on Protestant dissenters he has thereby s ed peculiar obligations, which they ever gladly ac wmge, and would joyfully discharge." r , As there was no contest, Lord John Russell re 'tested that the electors of Devon, who had sub eibed for the expenses should be allowed to defray , The subscriptions entered into at the London tr, e - nouse were (after deducting the expenses of a —'r • anee room, advertisements, and postage) in con icrience returned to the subscribers. The deputies, 110,•r a rs , did pay the expenses ; but surely they will h' : auk any one for depriving them of the merit of k:` 1 1. • performed a disinterested and commendable ; tor having discharged a debt of gratitude, rather " 84 advanced a retaining fee ? That the dissenters a re dissatisfied with the mar riage bill and the church-rate bill is obvious; but they t n not know that it was in the power of the govern inarlietit to obtain the assent of both Houses of Parlia erlt as aswell as the Crown), to bills which might de x e met w i t h t h e entire approval of the dissenting fi e uties ; and 'surely they might have declined those ija3ures which were intended for their relief, without s e i r D v uti ng to those who had always proved ready to 0r t e h theril to the full extent of their, power, any un- Y motive, or even indifference to their claims. A i t srespectful course can be neither wise nor just, and sei ,nnot be approved by the body of protestant dis 4,e,rs, or their friends in parliament ! h , "ere is no probability of a dissolution of Parlia t;tnelit fOr some time to come, and, therefore, any at 4d.Pt to influence the electors in favour of certain Ividual s , or against others, is at least premature. pr can the dissenters desire to weaken, much less break up, the present government, before they are t h r 'Pared to recommend successors--more attached to ~,eo• views and interests. I know most of the public ii; e rs 4 of this country, and am utterly at a loss to find ,"„ 9 e Who have an equal stake in the welfare of their t i t " Ilt rY , or who are more devoted to the cause of civil ridi religious liberty. dre s is h o p e , not, I too late even in this session to re- Intro the practical grievances of the dissenters ; and b rr , what is possible will be effected, before it is lgnt to a close. B. r rdon, May 21, 1834. t zl „ 8 we have not sr ace for lengthened correspond ‘m f or as furthe ard communications on this subject must be r vertisements.— Eod THE MARKETS---(THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of mo s t d escr ipti ons of grain this week, are ' t ,,_4nty, and the return of Flour not large. The trade for W heat remains very dull, Monday's terms being supported (s n ty for superfine. Barley, Beans, and Peas, unvaried. b ".ats are in demand, and, being scarce, are full Is. per. qr. 4° 'er• Flour unaltered. A RRIV ALS. Wheat. Barley. Oat , . Flout. ~, . 150 ....... 1 , 65 0 qrs qrs. 513 3 0 0 qrF. 1,440 .ack s or eig %. = t . A great sensa ti on h as been created in War llgton by a ver y trag i ca l occurr ence. Mr. Banks, of tile firm of D a ki n and Banks, respec table grocers in t he town, after several years' courtship, on Tuesday t tt night marri e d a young lady, t h e d aug hter of a re red di ssent i ng minister in Herefordshire, who h a d ' ) llnerly lived near Warrington. They arrived at the t ttidence of the bridegroom on Friday, and attended , ti vine worship at one of the churches on Sunday, but tis lie entertained some peculiar opinions on religion, a ht. ili ng dispute arose between th . ent. On Monday, ..flut noon, he returned from a short walk, and hay -111 vc , eomplained of illness, retired to his chamber, 4' e ri re he was, in an hour afterwards, found quite ‘‘,l, 4 •Aboring swallowed a quantity ,of prussic acid, tn. l ; e sz " he had purchased at a druggist s on the previ th- 'atklrday. The body was examined by Dr. Chur day, and a cat, to 41 - i e 'j h ri t he - evening of the same giv e! , 4 Spoonful of the contents of the stomach was hel c i;7as killed instantaneously. An inquest was and a t he body on Wednesday, before Mr. Hayes ceasecire,sPectable j yur i and a verdict that t e ratio- •, "d destroyed hmself whilst in a state of de ' 'neut." was returned.--Bolton Chronicle. .. Ther e i 441% • , .s now livin g at Audregnies, in Hain - _ l os in tranc e , a man who has attained the age of kee ° Y e ars, with out f ee li ng any of the i nf i rm i t i es usua ll y tail or. r4 P a nYin gso protracted an e x i s t e n ce . H e w as a with c) by trade, a n d contin ue d t o use hi s nee dl e 4,4,tithilt spectacles till he had accomplished his bun rikdY d ear. He has three children, b u t th e y are al uun ii, j PROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. LORD CHAMBERLAIFS.9FFICE,_BTAY 16, 1834. Notice is hereby given, that his Majesty has been pleased to command, that at the Drawing-Rooms and State Balls at St. James's Palace, the Master of the Horse, the Alas ter of the Buck Hounds, the Equerries and the Pages of Honour, and all Officers of the Navy and Army, Militia and Yeomanry, the Lords Lieutenant of counties and Deputy Lieutenants, should appear in uniform pantaloons and boots agreeably to regulation. And that all persons belonging to their Majesties' House holds, and all others who wear the civil uniform, are on similar occasions to appear in shoes with buckles, and breeches with knee buckles. WHITEHALL, MAY 17. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baroness of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto Sophia Elizabeth Wykham, daughter and heiress of William Richard Wykham, of Swalcliffe, in the county of Oxford, eldest son of William Humphrey Wyk ham, of Swalcliffe aforesaid, and Sophia, daughter of Philip Viscount Wenman, by the name, style, and title of Baroness Wenman, of Thame-park and Swalcliffe, in the county of Oxford; and, at her decease, the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom to the heirs male of her body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Wenman, of Thame-park and Swalcliffe, in the said county of Oxford. WHITEHALL, MAY 17, 1834. The King has been pleased to grant the place of one of the Lords of Session in Scotland to Francis Jeffrey, Esq., in the room of Robert Craigie, Esq., deceased. The King has also been pleased to grant the office of his Majesty's Advocate for Scotland to John Archibald Mur ray, Esq., in the room of Francis Jeffrey, Esq., appointed one of the Lords of Session in Scotland. The King has also been pleased to grant unto the Hon. and Rev. John Fortescue, M.A. the place and dignity of a Canon or Prebendary of the M.A., Church of Wor cester, the same being void by the death of the Rev. John Davison, late Prebendary thereof. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. JAMES TENCH, scriviner, Wribbenhall, Kiddermin ster, Worcestershire, to June 10, at twelve. BANKRUPTS CHARLES MART YN, draper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to surrender June 11, at eleven, and July 1, at one, at the Bankrupt Commission Room Newcastle. Stevens, Wood, Wilkinson, and Satchell, Little St. Thomas Apos tle, London ; Fell, Bishopwearmouth. WILLIAM COMPTON and WALTER ANDREWS, mercers, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, June 2 and July 1, at the Commissioners Rooms, Manchester. Baxter, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Sale, Manchester. HENRY FRANCIS, ROBERT JOHN TURNER, and CHARLES JOHN WEST, money-scriviners, Nor wich, June 3, at eleven, at the Rampant Horse Inn, Nor wich, and July 1, at two, at the Guildhall, Norwich. Brightwell, Norwich ; White and Borrett, Frederick's place, Old Jewry, London. WILLIAM PARISH ROBERTSON, merchant, Buenos Ayres, June 7 and July 1, at one, at the Claren don-rooms, Liverpool. Tayler, Roscoe, and Turner, Bed ford-row, London ; Carson and Crooke, Liverpool. LUKE DACHUS, cement-manufacturer, Emscote, Warwickshire, May 30 and July 1, at one, at the George Hotel, Warwick. Sharp and Old ewry, London ; Haynes, Warwick. DIVIDENDS. J. White and G. White, coach-proprietors, Kentish town, June 10, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy— Edward Helling, painter and glazier, Bedford-street, Holborn, June 12, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy—J. Barrett, painter, Upper-Berkeley-street, June 12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy—H. T. Sturley, linen-draper, Aylsham, Norfolk, June 12, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy—T. Gorton, jun., bookseller, Grosvenor-row, Pimlico, June 12, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy—J. Wilson, grocer, Cannon-street, June 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy—W. Smith, printer, King-street, Seven-dials, June 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy—C. Andrews and W. Bailes, nail and iron warehousemen, Compton-street, Cler kenwell, June 10, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy —Z. Hubbard, flour-factor, Jeffrey's-terrace, Kentish town, June 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy—L. Jones, merchant, Liverpool, June 12, at one, at the Cla rendon Rooms, Liverpool—W. Critchlow, Liverpool, and J. Harris, jun., Beaumaris, merchants, June 14, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool—H. N. Powell, scriviner, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, July 11, at two, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol—T. Stammers and W. S. Button, Sudbury, Suffolk, and T. Adkin, Colchester, millers and merchants, June 9, at one, at the Half Moon Inn, Clare, Essex—A. 0. Hebdin, merchant, Parliament-street, Westminster, June 11, at eleven, at the Court House, Leeds—A. Burgess, dyer, Man chester, June 11, at two, at the Commisioners' Rooms, 'Manchester—M. Trokes, J. F. Leitch, and R. Graham, London, merchants, June 11, at one, at the George Inn, Dale-street, Liverpool—C. Wright, innkeeper, - Dover, June 16, at one, at the Bell Inn, Sandwich, Kent— T. Watkinson, tobacconist, Liverpool, June 16, at one, at the office of Mr. Leather, Claremont-buildings, Liverpool —J. Hornby, corn and hop-merchant, Liverpool, June 10, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool—P. Worsley, timber-merchant and builder, Lancashire, June 11, at ten, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester—A. Johnston, draper, Manchester, June 11, at ten, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester—J. Rogers, draper, Lancashire, June 11, at three, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester— W. Oakes, grocer and tea-dealer, and snuff-manufacturer, Carnarvon, June 30, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool—J. G. Lockett, calico-printer, Lancashire, June 13, at one, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Man chester. CERTIFICATES.-JUNE 10. J. Johnson and J. Gibbs, linen-drapers, Warwick—T. B. Pitt, surgeon, Brighton—J. J. Spurr, paper-maker, Maltby, Yorkshire—T. Lockwood, jun., and J. Cockburn, woollen-cloth-manufacturers, Huddersfield, Yorkshire— J. Richardson and R. Mansfield, tailors, Brownlow-strect, Holborn—T. Wroe, cotton-spinner, Prestwich cum Old ham, Lancashire—J. Woolison, plumber, Leamington- Priors, Warwickshire—J. Camberlege, jun., stock-broker, Old Broad-street. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Goren and R. Nation, solicitors, Orchard-street, Portman-square—J. Gould and R. Woodcroft, manufac turers, Manchester—J. Williams, S. P. Williams, Mary Williams, C. Williams, E. Williams, and Harriott Williams, dress-makers, Minehead, Somersetshire (so far as regards J. Williams, Elizabeth Williams, and Harriott Williams) — J. Boys and T. Boys, farmers, Goldhanger, Essex—A. Boyle and G. Bell, commission-agents, Change-alley—W. Bartlett and J. C. Brown, confectioners, Wade-place, Hackney-road—J. Whyte and F. C. Crane, surgeons, Princes-street, Leicester-square--J. Milner and E. Ab bott, woollen-drapers, Old Jewry—T. P. Birks and H. Guest, commission-agents, Manchester—J. Owens and J. Owen, joiners, Liverpool—T. Wimbush and 1-1. Hyde, goldsmiths, Regent-street—H. Aumonier and J. Sadd, goldsmith, Ashby-street, Clerkenwell—E. J. Stuppel and G. Thomas, coach-makers, Ramsgate—W. Steel, sen., and W. Steel, jun., grocers, Rotherham, Yorkshire— W. Hall and L. T. Hall, paper-dealers, Birmingham— J. B. Palmer and J. R. Palmer, music -sellers, Liverpool— D. Hughes and J. Stones, paper-makers, Lomax-bank, Lancashire—J. Linton and S. Bickers, steam-engine boiler-manufacturers, Selby, Yorkshire—B. and E. Da v.es, clothes-dealers, Manchester—D. Jones and J. K. Williams, timber-dealers, Risia, Monmouthshire—T. Wil son, A. Simpson, and J.. G. J. Ireland, manufacturers, Kendal (so far as regards T. Wilson)—W. Ridsdale, E. Ridsdale, and J. Ridsdale, common carriers, Barnsley, Yorkshire (so far as regards J. Ridsdale)—J. Latham and H. Latham, timber-merchants, King-street, Commer cial-road East--G. Stent and W. Clarke, oilmen, New Church-street, Marylebone—W. Iveson and J. Iveson, at torneys-at-law, Hedon, Yorkshire—J. C. and T. Topham, cotton-manufacturers, Belper, Derbyshire—J. Cousen, R. Leach, and L. Cousen, worsted-spinners, Bradford, York shire. SCOTCH STRATIONS. JAMES WELSH, SEQU cattle- E dealer, Meiklefurthhead, Kirkcudb r i g h t, M ay 24 and June 9 , at twelve, at the George Inn, Dumfries. BENJAMIN HALL, clothier, Aberdeen, May 26 and June 9, at two, at the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen. WILLIAM GREIG, merchant, Perth, May 26 and June 10, at one, at the George Inn, Perth. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT TIIE COURT, BASINGHALL-STREET. TO-MORROW, MAY 22 G. Pinton, cattle-dealer, Croydon sf. . DIVIDENDS. I at 12 E. Mutlow, linen-draper, Leom nster H. at I H. Stephens, stone -ma s on, Alders g ate-street J Johnson and J. Gibbs, linen - drapers , Warwick ...... 11 ****** J. Coles, miller , M aids Moreton, Buckin g hamshire *** 11Y It is not generally known that persons chalking or writing on walls are liable to six months' im prisonment. Eus T ACE CON WAY.—Nothing escapes the Penetrating ken of the author of this work. m \ o V r h a i l g it s y , Tories, Radicals—French manners, French —blue-stocking follies—the contaminations of foreign travel—Benthamism, mock political economy, Ger man mysticism, educational errors, under-graduate presumption, and club-house scepticism—all are bared and exhibit e d i n native deformity. The author goes still deeper : he penetrates the inmost recesses of the human heart ; develops its secret springs ; lays open its waywardness, its proneness to evil, and its occa sional aspirations after better things. It must be read attentively to be appreciated ; and certain it is it will be read, because a strong light cannot be hid under a bushel.—Leeds Intelligencer. SPORTING INTELI,I:yENCE. YORK SPRING MEETING. • York, Monday Evening. The day opened Wth fine weather, and the streets as ' slimed a business--k, app arance. The arrival of fashion ables, 1 oweve-, was bat scanty, and included only his Grace he Dul.e of I ees, the Hon. T. 0. Powlett, the Hon. F. Lumley, the Hon. A. - Macdonald. G. Walker, Esq., S. L. Fox, Esq., G. Baker, Esq., Major - Healey, W. Armitage, Esq., M. Stapleton, Esq., W. Jolliff, Esq., &c. &c. Previous to the commencement of the races some confusion arose in consequence of Mr. Skipse having ob jected to Mr. Powlctt's colt starting for the Derby, on the ground that he was described in the original article as Fot by Lottery only, without naming Figaro, which; according to 'the Newmarket rules, constitutes a disqualification. The matter . was taken into consideration by the Duke of Leeds and. Mr. Walker, two of the Stewards, who decided in faveur - of Mr. Skipsey's objections, and the horse was de clared to be disqualified ; he is a very fine animal, is in ex cellent condition, and had been backed by some good judges. The racing came off as follows : Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for two-yr.-old colts, Bst. 51b., and fillies, Bst. 21b. T. Y. C. 3 subs. Dof Leeds's b. c. by Actaeon, d. by Reveller 1 Mr. Smith's b. c. by Memnon—Chorister's d. 2 Betting-5 and 6t04 on the Memnon colt. They came together to the distance, where a struggle commenced, but the favourite soon betrayed symptoms of distress, and was beaten by two lengths ; the winner ridden by Templeman, and the loser by Cartwright ; both horses were allowed 31b. The York Derby Stakes, of 50 sox's. each ; h: ft. ; for three-yrs.-old colts, Bst. 71b. ; and fillies, Bst. 21b. ; the owner of the second horse to save his stake. Mile and half. 22 subs. Mr. Skipsey's Warlaby Baylock, by Blacklock 1 Mr. G. Crompton's Mellerstein, by Corinthian 2 Mr. Hebden's ch. c. Rifleman 3 Duke of Leeds'sbr. c. by Blacklock 4 Duke of Leeds's b. c. by Blacklock—Mrs. Rye 5 Betting-7 to 4 and 2tol on Warlaby ;3to 1 agst. the Duke of Leeds's two; and 5 to 1 agst. each of the others. The Lady of the Vale colt took - the lead, the favourite lying second to him ; Mrs. Rye colt third, Rifleman fourth, and Mellerstein last. In this order they went, at mode rate speed, about a quarter of a mile, when Rifleman went in front, and fired away as fast as he could till he reached, the gravel road, where the others came up to him, the race taking the appearance of a general set-to ; the Duke's two colts, however, soon declined, and Warlaby, after a smart race with the other two, won by a length, with a little working, but no whipcord. Mellerstein beat Rifleman about half a length. The pace was indifferent. The Wentworth Stakes of 200 sovs. each, h. ft. ; for three yrs.-old colts, Bst. 71b. ; and fillies, Bst. 41b. Mile and a quarter. 7 subs. Duke of Leeds's ch. c. Valparaiso (31b.) 1 Major Yarburgh's br. f. Omnibus (31b.) 2 Mr. Armitage's ch. f. by Velocipede (31b. ) 3 2 to 1 on Valparaiso. Mr. Armitage's filly took the lead, and made running round the .turn - , with Omnibus alongside. At the half mile post Valparaiso came up with Omnibus, and, leaving Armitage's filly in the lurch, ran a pretty race home, the favourite winning by a head only. It was a good race, and superior in speed to the Derby. APPOINTMENTS FOR TO-MORROW. The Oaks Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for fillies, Bst. 41b. Mile and half. Mr. Smith's The Window Shut Duke of Leeds's ch. f. Medea, by Whisker Duke of Leeds's b. f. by Whisker—Young Mary Mr. Skipsey's gr. f. Nell, by Blacklock Mr. S. Fox's ch. f. by -Blacklock—Mrs. Fry Mr. G. Crompton's b. f. Flight, by Velocipede Mr. Hope's b. by Jerry The Spring St. Leger of 25 sovs. each. Mile and three quarters. Mr. Bower's b. c. Mr. Merryman, by Comus Mr. Powlett's Jack and All sack Mr. Maxwell's ch. c. Buccanier, by Blacklock Mr. T. Fox's c. by Comus, dam by Blucher Sir W. Milner's ch. c. Currency, by Velocipede Lord Sligo's ch. c. Bran, by Humphry Clinker The Filly Stakes of 20 sovs. each. Mile and half. Mr. Salvin's b. f. Isabella, by Lottery Mr. Bowes's ch. f. Maid of Lune, by Whisker Mr. W. Crompton's b. f. Mayflower, by Jerry General Sharpe's ch. f. by Malek—Perkt's darn Mr. Gascoigne's b. f. by Blacklock—Repealer's dam Lord Sligo's b. f. Ellen, by Starch The Shorts of 50 sovs. each, li. ft. Mile. Lord Chesterfield's b. c. Mammoth, by Leviathan Duke of Cleveland's Amurath Lord Kelburn's br. f. Sister to Retainer, by Jerry Mr. Heseltine'sffarlaby Baylock Lord Sligo's b. c. Spume, by Roller Two-yrs.-old Stake of 20 sovs. each. T. Y. C. 22 subs. Sir E. Dodsworth's b. c. by Mulatto—St. Patrick's d. Mr. Edmundson'S b. f. Rosamond, Sister to Richmond Mr. Walker's ch. f. Alice, by Langar Mr Ridsdale's gr. c. by Tramp—Flora Mr. Powlett's b. c. by Langar—Giovanni's dam Duke of Leeds's b. c. by Act eon, darn by Reveller Duke of Leeds's ch. f. by Malek—Rhodacantha Duke of Leeds's ch. c. by Actwon--.Gin Duke of Leeds's b. c. by Longwaist, dam by Walton Mr. Wilson's b. c. Winkley, by Velocipede Mr. S. Fox's b. f. by Langar—Lady of the Tees The others not here. ASCOT HEATH RACES. The list for this meeting has been made up as under:-.. TUESDAY, JUNE 10.—His Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, for horses of all ages. The Oatland Stakes of 30 sovs each, 20 ft, two miles and a half. Mr. Cosby's Galopade, 6 yrs old; Captain F. Berkeley's gr g Ciudad Rodrigo, 6 yrs ; Mr. Gardnor's Messenger, 5 yrs ; Lord Exeter's Sir Robert, 4 yrs ; Colonel Peel's Malibran, 4 yrs; Mr. Greville's Chantilly, 4 yrs; Mr. Pickernell's Repentance, 4 yrs ; Lord Chesterfield's Glau cus, 4 yrs ; Lord Chesterfield's Colwick, 6 yrs. The St. James's Palace Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for three-year-olds; colts, Bst 7lbs, and fillies, Bst 31bs ; the winner of the Derby to carry ilbs, the winner of the Oaks, 51bs extra • new mile. Duke of Grafton's Montrose ; Duke of Cleveland's c Amurath ; Duke of Rutland's b c, by St. Patrick, dam by Orville ; Lord Exeter's ch c, by Sutton, dam by Woful ; Lord Exeter's ch f, sister to Galata ; Lord Jersey's Glen coe ; Lord Clarendon's f, by Tarrare—Datura's dam ; Lord Verulam's f, by Reveller—Manilla ; Mr. Wilson's ch c Morotto • Mr. Batson's Plenipotentiary ; General Grosvenor's Dick ' • Mr. Thornhill's c Mouser ; Mr. Cos by's br c Mouser ; Mr. Cosby's br f Pussy ; Colonel Peel's f Rosalie ; Lord Chesterfield's Fortunatus ; Lord Lich field's Altamont ; Mr. Grant's b f Fiddle Faddle ; Mr. Shard's Zitella. The Ascot Derby Stakes of 50 sovs each ; 10 subs. Mr. Cosby's Pussy ; Lord Exeter's c, by Sultan—Te rapia's dam ; Mr. Ridsdale's Harmonia • Mr. Pay ne ' s b c Ganges; Mr. Gully ns. Louisa; Mr. dardnor's Comet. Produce Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft ; new mile. His Majesty's f, by Emilius—Rachel (31bs) ; Lord Jer sey's ch f Nell Gwynne P • Duke of Richmond' s f G u li stan (31bs) ; Mr. Grant's ch f, by Blacklock--Ally ; Mr. Grant's b f, by Mameluke, or Tarrare, dam by Water loo (51bs). Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, hft ; the winner of the Derby or Oaks to carry 61bs extra ; the second for either 31bs. New mile. Lord Lichfield's Whitefoot ; General Grosvenor's Dick ; Mr. Greatrex's br cby Lottery—Lady Neville ; Mr. Ne ville's ch f Amadou ; Mr. Rawlinsores b f Resolute ; Mr. Gardnor's br c Comet ; Lord Jersey's f Flycatcher ; Lord Warwick's f by Filho da Puta—Double Entendre ; Duke of Grafton's c Olympic. The Fern Hill Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft. New mile. 10 subs. Lord Chesterfield's ch c Alexis (h. untried) ; Lotta Lichfield's Whitefoot ; Duke of Portland's c by Tramp- 7 Manto (m. untried) ; Duke of Grafton's ch c Olympic ; Mr. W. M. Stanley's b m Skimmer ; Duke of Richmond's c Holkar (h. untried); Lord Verulam's f by Marneluke— Varennes (h. untried) ; Sir J. Graham's b f Waterloo, dam by Election (m. untried) ; Lord Orford's ch fby Emilius—Rachel (m. untried). WEDNESDAY.—The Albany Stakes, of 50 sows each, h ft. The New Mile. Lord Exeter's ch. f. by Sultan—Marinella ; Sir G. Heathcote's b c Nisus ; Duke of Grafton's Montrotee ; Mr. Greville's Pickle. The Swinley Stakes of 25 sovs each. Mile and a Half. Sir G. Heathcote's ch c Samarcand, 4 yrs ; Mr. Allies's Lady Canford, 3 yrs ; Mr. Whyte's br c Lansdown, 3 yrs; Mr. Gardnor's br c Catton—Twatty, 4 yrs ; Mr. Forth's Sister to Trubar, 3 yrs. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft. New Mile. Lord Lichfield's Whitefoot; Mr. Cosby's br c Stradbally ; Duke of Richmond's f Chica ; Lord Verulam's f by Mame luke—Brocard ; Lord Tavistock's f Cream. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, 30 ft, for two yrs old, T. Y. C. Lord Exeter's Sister to Cactus ; Lord Lichfield's Brother to Whitefoot ; Mr. Cosby's br f Grieselda ; Lord Chester field's c. Witless ; Mr. Gratwicke's ch f by Partisan — Frederica; Colonel Peel's br c by Filho da Puta— Young Rhoda ; Mr. Wreford's b c Welcome ; General Grosvenor's br f Symmetry. The Banquet Stakes, of 50 sovs each, h ft; to start at the Swinley Post, and go once round. Lord Exeter's c, by Redgauntlet—Ada ; Lord Lich field's Whitefoot ; Lord R. Grosvenor's b f, by Figaro— Jenny Sutton ; Lord Chesterfield's b c, Mammoth ; Duke of Grafton's b f, Dublin ; Mr. Ridsdale's Harmonia. THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 30 sovs each, 20 ft, for two-years old. T. Y. C. Lord Lichfield's Tipperary ; Lord Exeter's Sister to Mimosa; Mr. J. Hart's be, by Reveller—Angelica; Duke of Cleveland's c, by Emilius—Bee in a Bonnet ; Mr. Grant's c, by Emilius--Worthless ; Sir G. Heathcote's c h c, Valentissimo ; Lord Egremont's b f, Ethilda, by Skim ; Mr. Ricardo's b f, by Mameluke, dam by Skim ; Mr. A. Wood's b g, by Conqueror. The Windsor Forest Stakes of 50 sovs. Is ft ; the old mile. Mr. Theobald ' s br f, Stockwell Lass ; Lord Exeter's ch f, by Sultan—Mizinella ; Mr. Alliees Lady Cranford; Puke of Graftqn's Dublin; Lord Jersey's Flycatcher; Mr, Greville's P:ckic ; Forth's Louisa. The Gold Cup; iititne 300 soVS, by. subscription, awl 420 sovs each, with 2.0 q sov added from the fund; about tw a inileS and a half. Duke of. Rutland's Shylock, 4 yrs; Lord Exeter's Ga lata, 5 yrs ; Lord Exeter's Sir Robert, 4 yrs ; Lord Ve rulam's Little Cassino, 4 yrs ; Lord Lichfield's Whitefoot, 3 yrs ; Mr. Wilson's Claret, 4 yrs ; Mr. 1 - lunter's :Mo , rotto, 3 yrs ; Mr. Rush ns. Chantilly, 4 yrs ; General Grosvenor ns. Samarcand, 4 yrs ; Lord Uxbridge's Ru bini, 6 yrs ; Lord Conyngham ns. Comet, 3 yrs ; Lord George Bentinck ns. Revenge, 4 yrs ; Mr. Crosby's Ga lopade, 6 yrs ; Lord A. Fitzclarence Diana, 6 yrs ; Colonel Peel's Ernest, 5 yrs ; Lord Wilton's Chancellor, 6 yrs ; Lord Chesterfield's Glaucus, 4 yrs ; Mr. Payne us. Rosalie, 3 yrs ; Duke of Cleveland's Muley Moloch, 4 yrs ; Lord Westminster ns. Mr. Watt's Belshazzar, 4 yrs ; Mr. W. M. Stanley ns. c Lansdown, 2 yrs ; Mr. Gully ns. Mr. Hall's Rockingham, 4 yrs • Mr. Ridsdale ns. Stradbally, 3 y rs ; Si r M. W o od' s &marine, 6 yrs; Mr. Forth's Marpessa, 4 yrs; Mr. Grant ns. b f Famine, 3 yrs. • . The Eclipse Foot, with 2001. given by his Majesty, added to a Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each. Mr. Cosby's Galopide; 6 yrs; Lord Exeter's Galata, 5 yrs; Lord Chesterfield's Glaucus, 4 yrs. Second year of the Royal Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. New Mile. Nine Subs. Duke of Rutland's b c by St. Patrick, dam by Or ville; Lord Lichfield's Altamont ; Lord Exeter's c by Sultan, dam by Woful ; Lord Lowther's c by Reveller-- Tric-Trac ; Lord Chesterfield's Neddums ; Lord Taxi stock's Cream ; Lord Jersey's Glencoe ; Duke of Graf ton's Olympic. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft. New Mile. Lord rerulam's f by Reveller—Manille ; Lord Ches terfield's c Fortunatus ; Duke of Cleveland's c Amurath. FRIDAY.-The Wokingham Stakes of 5 sovs each, the last three-quarters of the New Mile. Mr. Phillamore's c Puzzle, Bst 71b agst Lord Veru lam's fby Mameluke—Broeard, Bst 31b. Old Mile. 100 sous h ft. No day mentioned.—Sweepstakes of 100 sous each, h ft. • New 'Mile. Six Subs. Lord Lichfield's c Altamont (h. untried); Lord Ches terfield's "c Alexis (h. untried); Jr. Greville's c Zethus Ch. untried) ; D u k e of Ri c h mon d' s -c Holkar ; Duke of Ch. c Ulick. illatch.-11r.ilartyn's b c by Mameluke, dam by Comus, Bst Mb, agst Mr. Gardnor's b f Minikin, by Mameluke—biopsy, Bst 21b. Three-quarters of a mile. 100 sous, h ft. BETTING AT MANCHESTER. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY MORNING. . Our ow•n meeting now absorbs attention. The entries for the plates closed yesterday, and excel those of Chester and Liverpool ; the course is in fine condition, and consi derable sport is anticipated. Some weighty engagements have been made, and at the present hour the prices are as follow THE MANCHESTET PRODUCE STAKES, P.P. 6to i on Mr. llouldswortit's Vulpas (taken) 5 to I agst Lord Wilt , n's Arachne colt (taken) TIIE MANCHESTER ST. LEGER, P.P. 2 to I agst Sir J Boswell's General Chasse (taken) 7 to 2 agst Mr B. Peel's Tani, k (taken) 7 to 2 ag t Mr. Skipsey's Inheritor (taken) 7 to 1 agst Mr. Tomes's Mischance THE MANCETSER TRADE CUP, P.P. 5 to 2 agst Lord Wilton's Languish (taken) 4 to 1 agst any other. THE DERBY. 4 to 1 agat Mr Watt's Bubastes (no layers) 5 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Pienipotei Vary 5 to 1 agat Duke of Cleveland's , hilelalt 7 to 1 agst Lord Jersey s Glencoe 16 to I agst Duke of Grafton's Olympic 18 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's Br to Marpessa • No others mentioned. There is a great disposition to lay against Plenipotentiary THE GREAT BT. LEGER. The result of the York Derby, &c., will produce consi derable business, and important changes. OXFORD, MAY 19. Congregations will be holden for the purpose of granting graces and conferring degrees on the following days in the ensuing Act Term :—Wednesday, May 21 ; Wednesday, May 28 ; Tuesday, June 3 ; Saturday, June 7 ; Tuesday, June 17 ; Wednesday, June 25 ; Saturday, July 5. On Tuesday, the Ist of July, a Congregation will be holden solely for the purpose of admitting Inceptors to their Regency. It will be desirable to call the attention of those members of the University, who propose to proceed to their degrees in the next Term, to the fact, that there will be no degree day during the week of Encania, or, as it is usually called, the Installation Week ; although, in order to afford every possible facility, two days are appointed during the week preceding, and one day early in the week following, that of the ceremonial. KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON. MEDICAL SCHOOL. A distribution of prizes and certificates of 11-,nour to the roost meritorious students took place yeste; lay, at the College, Somerset House. The Archbishop of Canter bury was in the Chair, and distributed the prizes. There were present, besides his Grace, the Bishops of Loiadon, Gloucester, Winchester; Ci s J. Nicholl, A. I'. Cooper; Hey. Dr. D'o,yly ; Right Hon. H. Hobhouse; Honour ables H. Legge, W. S. Jones, B. Brodie. The prizes and certificates of honour were distributed as follow : _ ____..... . Silver Medals to ' For Certifs. of Honour to F. Young H. C. Metcalf Anatomy H. Lee F. M. Parke. Park George Galland ... Practical Anatomy {Ward Atkinson. G. Smith George Cooper ... Botany W. Baynes G. R. Carter. {Margetson W. Thornthwaite ... Chyrnistry - • Freeman Porter. /Margetson Richard Jones ...... M ateria Medica S. Simons. Margetson W. B. Whitfield... Medicine Taylor. ....... Midwifery J Margetson Ditto .......••• 1 Simons. {Orwin 11. C. Metcalfe Forensic Medicine Margetson Parke. 1 . 1 2: lll..l3Ciar. Margetson n alfe John 5im0n ......... Surgery }MedicalF or S W u . e C p r I . r u n ß r fi G o e b i e e i n n n e s e r:a n . l Turner Lee Medical Students, for p th r e o m ficie in nei l m ei a igi de u b u y s 7a G i o r l . d l,eat Medalsbe,s Prizes Knowledge. The PRINCIPAL then, in a short speech, addressed the Archbishop, and expressed great satisfaction at the pro gress made by the medial students, and the orderandgood Conduct which they had observed, and, as a proof of it, re marked that he had not been called on to animadvert on the conduct of any of them during the last session. The Bishop of LONDON moved a vote of thanks to his Grace for his kindness in taking the Chair, and for the mode in which he had distributed the prizes. The ARCHBISHOP returned thanks, expressedhis delight at the progress made by the respective classes, and trusted that the young men would not only distinguish themselves in after life by skill and proficiency in their profession, but also by other qualities which were highly necessary in phy sicians and surgeons—namely, integrity, honour, prudence, benevolence, and piety. On Monday night a meeting of the dissen ters was held in Finsbury Chapel, Moorfields, to esta blish a voluntary church society. Thomas Wilson, Esq., took the chair. He said the meeting was called to consolidate into one union all persons who were deter mined to support the voluntary principle in carrying o n religious systems. J. B. Brown, LL.D., the Rev. fieuigh, of Glasgow, the Rev. Mr. Burnett, the Rev. J. E. Giles, and others, addressed the assembly, and t he meeting was adjourned to Monday next. CLERICAL LONGEVITY.—There is at pre sent living in the county of Stirling, and enjoying good health, a person who was ordained to a pastoral con gregation in the United Secession Church on the 30th of April, 176 4 ---being exactly seventy years since he was ordained a minister of the Gospel, and had he still continued to be a pastor in that connexion, would have been the father of the secession church. We believe the Rev. Dr. Alexander Pringle, minister of one of the congregation s in Perth, to be the oldest ordained minister living in the United Secession Church, that gentleman having been ordained at Perth on the 7th of August, 1774, being sixty years ago. —Stirling Journal. A lady is about to favour the public with a narrative of " Two Years at Sea," during which time she visited the Swan River and Van Diemen's Land, and was enabled to collect much new and valuable in formation respecting those settlements. She thence proceeded through the dangerous passage of the Torres Straits, and, whilst on her return to England, landed at Rangoon, where she had an opportunity of acquiring a considerable insight into the strange man ners and customs of that extraordinary people, the Burmese. While at this place, Miss Roberts was in troduced to Mr. Judson, the celebrated Missionary, whose adventures and remarkable exertions in prose cution of his interesting Mission she elicited from his own lips. The impressions of a lady during such a voyage must excite . ansiderable curiosity. DISSENTERS. TO THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF DURHAM • My Lord,---At - the meeting of the Protestmt So ciety on. Saturday last, over which your lordship pre side.d with so much advantage to the Dissenters, in respect both to the important practical advice which you gave them, and to- the knowledge you gained by personal observation of their expectations and feelings, I had not the power of showing clearly why I inter rupted the proceedings ; and I hope for your lordship's pardon if you should think my course irregular in thus submitting a statement of my immediate object and of the views entertained by a portion of the dissenting community of my own and other denominations. This portion is not very large, but it is not without its in fluence in and out of that community; and I doubt not that it will become much more numerous when the present - fervid, and sometimes unreasonable, spirit is abated. Dr. Baldwin Brown declared to your lordship and the other members of the legislature who were present, that he expressed the sentiments of the Dissenters universally, when he said that they would greatly prefer the present system of church-rates remaining as it is than have the ministerial system carried throne' ; and he accompanied this declaration with expressions re specting the conduct of the government towards the Dissenters, in which many of them would not unite, recollecting the eminent services which several of the present ministry rendered the Dissenters in their days of weakness and degradation, and knowing the diffi culties which they have to encounter in carrying into effect what they are desirous to accomplish ; difficulties which must be essentially increased by the language of invective and distrust. If Dr.. B. had simply de clared what were the sentiments of the society, I should have been silent, since I am not a member of it ; but he spoke of the unanimous sentiments of the Dissenters universally ; and, knowing that he went much further than the fact would warrant, I thought it my duty to address your lordship and the meeting on the subject. The language of different members of the govern ment respecting their plan for the church rates, un doubtedly led the Dissenters to expect that the whole of that impost would be thrown upon the revenue of the church, or the voluntary contribution of its mem bers. In this we are disappointed ; but there are many, my lord, who are not disposed to reject indig nantly a great good, because it is not all we desire. We see in the proposed measure an important ap proximation to a sound principle, which may, by its effects, afford guidance to the legislature for the future ; and we heartily desire to see that measure: carried through as it is, if it cannot be extended; since, l i by terminating those petty vexations and fierce con tentions which have long arisen from the imposition of church rates, it will contribute to the tranquillity and welfare of the country. There can be no doubt that our old and tried friends in the cabinet believed that it would be satisfactory to the Dissenters. They either see things through a medium different from ours, or they take a more comprehensive view of the state of the case than we do; perhaps both are fact. To me it appears that the sense of power among the Dissenters is exaggerated by its novelty; and that by aiming at what is, in the present stage of knowledge and con viction, unattainable, even if desirable, there is much risk of our overthrowing measures which are practi cable, and which, if not all we want, are likely to be a great benefit to the community at present, and will make way for further advances when the public mind is adequately prepared for them. I have, in several publications, maintained the broad principle of dissent, which opposes the interference of the civil power in matters of religion ; and I doubt not that the time will come when the state will be justified in leaving the support of religious services entirely to the influence of the voluntary principle; but I see a wide difference between a new community like the United States, and one in which, like England, the sys tem of an established church is inwrought with the sentiments and habits of a large portion of the popu lation. Any sudden and extensive change in that sys tem would be attended, in our country, with so much disarrangement of social order and religious welfare, that no wise government would propose or legislature sanction it. The support of religious services by the state, given as in France to several communities, and the exclu sive establishment of one as in England, are two points which are often confounded. The dissenting principle objects to both, and the great mass of those ministers who now separate from the church of Eng land would reject the support of the state, even if given alike to all denominations. I trust it never wi I be in this part of our nation. Your lordship heard it stated that three bodies of Presbyterians in Ireland, holding Unitarian sentiments, receive the national grant towards the support of their ministers : the much more numerous body of Trinitarian Presbyterians in that country do the same. The only instance I know of in which it was refused was by my friend Mr. Mar tineau, now of Liverpool, who relinquished his congre gation in Ireland in consequence. As long as the support of the state is needed for the religious ser vices of that country, I know not why it should not be given to the vastly preponderating majority, the Ca tholics. An exclusive establishment there, is surely, my lord, an anomaly, and a source of great evil. I have no doubt that it is a dead weight on the progress of Protestant principles. The evils arising from an exclusive establishment and its influence on social relations, have long been painfully experienced by the Dissenters ; and the best friends of the Church of England are those who desire to free it from all that tends to prevent or obstruct its great spiritual purposes, to remove from those who are within its pale all needless restraints on christian liberty and the exercise of private judgment, and to check towards those without it every manifestation of a hostile domineering spirit. The great support of the exclusive spirit was long maintained by the Test and Corporation Acts ; that which now operates most among the cultivated classes of society is the limita tion of the literary advantages and honours of the uni versities by tests, which, at the same time, continually lead to great moral evil, even among the members of the church, and are essentially pernicious. Notwith standing the indiscriminating hospitality and liberal spirit exercised in those noble establishments during the meetings of the British Associations for Science, the Dissenters who were present (and many of at least my own denomination were) could not but feel that when the week of science was over, we were to be viewed as aliens and outcasts. Those evils, however, which are most extensively experienced by the Dissenters, arise from the want of a general registration of births, marriages, and deaths. The dissenting body, and the community at large, are under very great obligations to Mr. Wilks, for his efficient and able services in reference to it. He made, at the meeting, some objections to the system just proposed by Mr. Brougham ; but the importance of the measure is exceedingly great ; and as none will be found free from all objection, the legislature will, I trust, speedily carry it through, with such improve ments as prospective views may suggest. If the ap propriation of another 250,0001. of the national re sources would make it a perfect measure, the govern ment might well set off that, for the sake of the Dis senters, against the same sum which they felt it so great a grievance to have appropriated to the repair of the national edifices for religious worship, since em ployed by one denomination alone. A good marriage system for the Dissenters would easily be grafted upon a sound system of registration. When we have gained, as we shall gain, the removal of all definite practical grievances, the exclusive spirit, which no legislation can cure, and which dissent itself does not subdue, will still cause great evils. This will, however, vanish before the enlarged and enlight ened views of social relations and duties which are rapidly diffusing themselves through the community. The promotion of such views is eminently in your lordship's power ; and your course on Saturday, as well as in various other circumstances, must essen tially contribute to it. I am, my Lord, With true respect and thankfulness, Your Lordship's obedient servant, May 19. LANT CARPENTER. The foundation stone of the monument to be erected to the memory of the late Earl of Plymouth, on Bromsgrove Lickey, was laid l'y Lord Lyttleton on Thursday, in presence of the High Sheriff, the Rev. Lord Ashton, Lord Homesdale, Hon. Colonel Clive, the Members of the Committee, Officers of the Yeomanry, and a large concourse of highly respectable residents of the country. The monument is intended to be an obelisk, standing on a pedestal 17 feet high, and almost 20 feet square ; and the total height of the whole structure will be 91 feet six inches. It is to be built of Anglesea marble, and the site is in the centre of a plantation of larches and firs on the summit of the hill, from which it will form a conspicuous object to the whole of the surrounding country. —Birmingham Journal. ARCHITECTURAL IMPROVEMtNT OF THE WESTERN PART OF LONDON. The band of improvement has been so busy of late years, in widening thoroughfares, decorating frontaues, and moulding masses of edifices into new and ele_ ant forms, in the western part of the metropol s, t at 1 ro bably, in the judgment of those s , fl,erpersons who re :nen:Ler London in the middle of the last en tnry-, with its snug and crowded avenue inn va :ion has outstripped the demand for it. Mr. Sy-lney Smirke, however, has shown in a well-wr tte and readab e little work, that we have as yet scarcely crossed the threshold, and that London demands a much more sweeping reform of its edifices and thoroughfares to satisfy the wants and conve niencies of the present time, and to place it on a par with the metropolitan cities of the continent, which exult in their Corso, Strada Nuova, and Heireng sse: In his " Suggestions for the Architectirid In pro. ernent of the Western part of London," he excludes all chin. •ical projects, confining himself to such as demand a ,noderate outlay of capital, and involve no sacrifice which may not be met by indemnity or repaid by the improvement itself. He premises that a large portion of We'st • London is covered by houses built prior to the Building Act,4 which are consequently precarious, and less profitable property, and that the recent improvements in the drt. of building, by the greater mechanical skill employed', the substitution of iron for timber, the introduction of the artificial concrete substratum for foundations, the amelioration of the quality of bricks, and the extinction of the dry-rot by the tanking process, increase the value and permanence of houses to proprietors of land, and are consequently motives to building'. His first suggestion is the formation of a p§rinanent board or commission, invested with powers to fir- intend and direct architectural improvements, the rangement of streets, sewage, &c. This project,. which has been urged by Gwynn and others, should be adopted as soon as it is found practicable to unite a body of men qualified by sufficient skill, disposed to act in concert, exempt from all partiality, and deter mined enemies to jobbing, and not till then. Amongst the most obvious improvements Mr- Smirke mentions the extension of Piccadilly and Coventry-street towards the east. As far as Leicester square nothing, he says, could be more easy, by pull ing down the two sides of Sidney's-alley, rebuilding the left on a larger scale in a line with the north side of Coventry-street. Eastward of the square the north side of Bear-street might be altered, and the houses on the same side of the court leading into St. Martin's lane pulled down. This would open an easy and straight carriage-avenue from Piccadilly to Covent garden-market and the theatres ; and Mr. Smirke proposes to form a large piazza (an open space, not, as vulgarly understood, a covered avenue), somewhat in the shape of a quadrant, of which the two straight sides or radii would be the two theatres, and the carve, a handsome range of houses having a covered colon- , nade in front. The area, besides affording a conve= nient receptacle for the crowd of carriages, would ex pose the facade of both theatres to a more distant view, which is essential to the just appreciation of that of Covent-garden, " the first pure example of the Greek Doric style erected in London ;" the perfect symmetry of the component parts, one of the charms of this style, is lost to the eye when the object is viewed too near. This line might, he observes, be continued onwards through the populous and ill-arranged district between Holborn and Temple-bar, purifying the olefiant vici nity of Ohre-market, by carrying from the New' Piazza a wide street eastward to Carey-street, con , necting it with the Strand near St. Clement's church by a branch in the direction of St. Clement's-lane s thus superseding Wych-street. Such an improve ment would be of vast advantage to the property of St. Clement's and New Inns, and afford facilities for amending the sewage of the district, which is very imperfectly drained.' A subsidiary improvement to this, wnicn would c 4 sect the inconveniences attending the confined avenues of Chancery and Fetter-lanes, would be the extend ing Serle-street southward through the intervening alleys to the Strand, at Pickett-place, which would open an advantageous thoroughfare, with little sacri fice of property • and by converting Great Turnstil e into a serviceable carriage-way, the cross communica tion between the two great parallel thoroughfares will be well established. The next improvement is the forming a direct line of communication between the east end of Oxford street and Holborn, so that instead of the awkward sinuous access by St. Giles's Church, a broad thoroughfare may lead from Oxford-street into born near Lyon- street, traversing and diluting with wholesome air the wretched and filthy districts called the " Rookery" and the " Holy Land." This vile part of the city, indeed, Mr. Smirke proposes to raze entirely ; " let all the tenements from Bainbridge stre.n southward, as far as the backs of the houses in B:oad-street, be taken down, and let the same be d )ne from the back of High-street, as far as Charlotte street, eastward, without sparing such of the worst parts further eastward as may be necessary to complete the desired avenue." The cleared ground, which Mr. Smirke considers a focal point, he proposes to cover with a market, a military depot, offices, and re sidences for men of business, &c. To (tract the very desirable object of accomplishing a good avenue north and south through the streets and lanes between the Strand and Broad -street, St. Giles's, he proposes to prolong the new street now in progress from the Strand to Long Acre, by adopting the line of Hanover and Belton-streets; from the, latter a slight inclination would lead the new street into Broad-street, at a point immediately opposite Plumtree-street, which might be widened to the full width of Charlotte and Gower -streets, with which it alligns; and thus, " a tolerably straight and commodi ous thoroughfare, nearly two miles and a half in length, would be obtained, extending from the obelisk in Surrey to the Hampstead-road, and thence into the great North-road." . . - The next new line of communication proposed is between Westminster and Tottenham-court-road, which will be effected by straightening and widening St. Martin's-lane, at comparatively small expense. The want of a ready and direct communication, north and south, between Oxford-street and Piccadilly, eastward of Regent-street, leads Mr. Smirke to suggest the prolongation of the Haymarket south, by taking down a portion of the east side of Great Wind mill-street, at the south end, a portion of the west side further north, and the east side of Little Windmill street and Cambridge-street, which would afford a wide and nearly straight street from the Haymarket to Broad-street, to be continued on the opposite side by Poland-street. The expense of these improvements Mr. Smirke estimates at less than 150,0001., an outlay which he thinks will be far more than balanced by the increased value given to property. The alterations suggested in the " courtly quarter of the town" are equally bold. Mr. Smirke proposes to open a new carriage-way into St. James's Park from the Strand, in Spring-gardens, and another from St. James's-street, through the Palace ; to clear the " island of houses" between Parliament-street and King-street; to remove the old decayed buildings at the east end of New Palace-yard, and convert the ground into an embanked terrace, embellished with a ba lustrade and a stately flight of stairs to the water. But the boldest of his plans in this part are three ; one, for the transfer of the courts of law from Westminster hall to a building in the centre of the great area of Lincoln's-Inn-fields ; a second, to erect a suite of par liamentary buildings on the slope of the high ground in the Green-park ; and lastly, to erect a national edifice, " a lofty pile of antique architecture," to re ceive the monuments of illustrious men, on the north bank of the Serpentine-river, in Hyde-park. Very pretty imaginative sketches of the two last edifices are given at the end of the book. These are projects which must, perhaps, be re served for another generation ; the preceding, the object of which is not merely to adorn and beautify the metropolis, but to render it more salubrious and more convement,are of a sober and practicable character. It should be mentioned that Mr. Smirke makes ample provision for the poor and needy classes ex pelled from their haunts by these improvements, and his plan for constructing dormitories in each parish, on a simple plan, to sepersede the execrable lodging houses of vagrants, is evidently worthy of consideration. MURDER.—An altercation having taken place, on Monday evening last, at Knockinbeard, parish of Inscb, between a young man named Alex ander Brown, jun. (who, with some boys, was on the road side), and three men who•were driving carts, one of the boys threw a stone, and a scuffle ensued. In the course of the struggle, William :llait!and, one of the carters, received a dreadful blow on ti e head front Brown with the shaft of a spade, by which his skull was so sluickingly fractured that he died in a few hours: His widow, far advanced in pregnancy, and four infant children, are thus left destitute.--Edinburgh Paper. 1