The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-04 00:00:00

THE WAR. NAVAL AND MILITARY TNTELLIGENCE. By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamer Colombo, Captain Russell, which reached. Southampton at midnight on Tuesday after a rapid voyage from the Mediterranean, we have dates from Gibraltar - to the 28th ult. The Sovereign steam-trans port, with commissariat officers and stores, 13 days from London, and 3 from Vigo, arrived on the 27th, and after coaling was to proceed on the 28th for Malta and Galli poli. The Ripon, 5 days from Southampton, touched at Gibraltar on the 25th, en route to Malta and Alexandria. No. 44 transport, the Echinga,, with Captain Longmore's troop of the Bth Hussars, arrived on the 27th ult. The steamships Tre n t an d Golden Fleece passed Gibraltar to the westward on the 28th. The screw steamer Andes, with troops, passed the Straits of Gibraltar to the east ward at 4 p.m. on the 25th ult. A Spanish sloop of war and a steamer left Algeciras on the 25th ultimo. The 30th and 55th Regiments were still waiting at Gibraltar to embark by the Trent and Medway (hourly expected) for constantinople. Very heavy easterly gales had been experienced at Gibraltar, and on the 19th ultimo the Portuguese schooner Amelia was wrecked on the Devil's Tongue. A French barque was also reported to have gone to pieces on the opposite coast. The screw steamers Rhone, fire days from Palermo, and the Karnak, nine days from Alexandria, touched at Gibraltar on their way to Liver, pool. The Colombo reports having spoken on the 24th ult., off Pantellaria, the English transport ships Nos. 6 anll, in company with 100 sail of other ships, among which were many French transports filled with troops. On the Ist instant she spoke transport No. 45, and a French corvette convoying 20 French transports. On the 30th of April, off Cape Finisterre, she observed a French frigate. The Excellent, gunnery-ship, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., hauled under the shears yesterday at Portsmouth, and shipped a new mainmast, after which she returned to her moorings. The Gladiator, 6, paddle frigate, Captain Broke, and the Stromboli, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Hall, were paid advance yesterday at Spithead, and had steam up last evening at six, for departure, supposed for the the Downs. with coastguard and supernumerary men, brought from Plymouth yesterday afternoon by the Avon steam-tender. The Brisk, 14, screw sloop, Commander Seymour, hauled into the steam factory basin at Portsmouth yes terday afternoon to repair the defects of her machinery. The Eurydice, 28, Captain Oinmanney, hauled along side the Dryad hulk, in Portsmouth harbour, yesterday, and is taking in her armament and sea stores. The Sealark, 8, Lieutenant Fenwick in charge, left Portsmouth yesterday afternoon for the Channel. The Sprightly, port tender, Master Commander Allen, left on Tuesday to cruise in Channel on the look-out for prizes. The Victoria and Albert Royal yacht, Capt. the Hon. Joseph Denman, is complete in her refit externally, and nearly so internally ; but the order respecting her being in readiness to embark the Court on the 11th inst. has been cancelled. She will not, therefore, be ready to leave the dock so soon as previously contemplated. Yesterday afternoon her Majesty's storeship Tyne an chored in the Downs from Portsmouth ; she is expected to sail this day (Thursday), with stores for the Baltic fleet. Her Majesty's frigate, 42, Captain Tarleton, C. 8., ar rived at Spithead yesterday morning from the East India station. She left Trincomalee on the Bth Dec., Bombay the 7th January, Point de Galle the 23d, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on the 2d March, and left on the 9th, at which time that colony was perfectly tranquil. Her Majesty's ships Meander, Penguin, and Dee were at anchor in Simon's-bay. She touched at Ascension for three hours only, where her Majesty's ship Tortoise was then lying. Lieutenant-Colonel Clindon, Lieutenant Purvis, and Mr. Warrington have come home passengers from Trincomalee; also Messrs. Barnardiston and Lefroy (mates), and Mr. Davis, midshipman, R.N. Mr. Robert Kelland, paymaster, died on the 20th of December from disease of the heart, very much and deservedly respected by all the officers and crew of the Fox, which has been four years and ten months in commission, and has lost about 17 per cent, of her officers and men by sickness, SE.e., during the Burmese war. One-third of her crew have invalided, and out of 12 gun-room officers who left England in her only three have returned— namely, the captain, the marine officer, and surgeon ; the latter of ficer rendered very valuable assistance during the war to the crews of other ships, besides that of the Fox, who were on board a hospital ship, and was unwearied in his attentions to the sick and wounded. Of the crew who left England in 1850 in the Fox only 83 have returned. She arrived at 5 yesterday morning. Captain Tarleton landed, communicated with the Port-Admiral, and at a few minutes before 8 her anchor was up, and she was away for the Downs, where she will transfer her well trained and experienced crew to the line-of-battle-ships for the Baltic, herself returning to port to be paid,off. The Alecto paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Commander Stephen S. L. Crofton, has arrived at 'Woolwich, on her return from three years' service on the West Coast of Africa station, to be paid off. She went down the river immediately after her arrival, to enable the assis tant-engineer at the factory to ascertain the state of her engines, and was to be taken into the basin at high water yesterday evening. The Phoenix screw steam-sloop, Captain Edward A. Inglefield, and the Talbot sailing-vessel, Commander Jenkins, both left Woolwich at an early hour yester day morninc , for the Arctic Regi on s, with supplies for Sir Edward' Belcher's expediti on . These vessels will remain at Greenhithe to have their compasses adjusted and observations made, so as to compare them with the aspects of the heavenly bodies in the far northern regions. Captain Inglefield takes out with him on the present occasion a most complete series of the articles used by photographists for depicting nature as seen in the Polar regions. The Diligence is nearly completed in her stores, and will be towed to Greenhithe before the de parture of the expedition. The African steam-tug went up the river to Messrs. Seaward's engineering establishment at the City Canal on Sunday, and on the following day conveyed a new casting, to replace the one injured in the Nile, 91, screw steam ship, on her passage round from Devonport to the Downs. The Nile was taken to Sheeruess to have the defect made good, and Mr. Dinnen, of the engineer de partment at Somerset-house, went to Sheerness on Tues day, to be present at the trial of the Nile when again ready for sea. An anchor, weighing 25 cwt. and 15 lb. with the stock, on a plan submitted by Captain Dwyer, R.N., was tested yesterday in the testing-room at Woolwich, with the usual strain for anchors of that weight, when the first arm deflected 1-16th of an inch, returning to one half inch on the strain being withdrawn. The second tested arm deflected 7.l6ths of an inch, and on the strain being withdrawn returned to 5-16ths of an inch. The principle of the anchor is nearly similar to Porter's, with the difference that the upper arm is prevented fall ing down on the shank by a pivot bolt fitted in a groove in the crown of the anchor, in addition to the pivot bolt for connecting the arms with the shank. The accident which recently occurred on board the Great Britain was not caused by the bursting of the steam pipe, as was at first supposed, but owing to a tube through which the screw shaft passes in working the propeller. The tube first fitted to the Great Britain for that purpose was made of brass by Messrs. Penn and Son, manufacturers of the engines, and it had in the usual course of time become worn. The owners of the vessel considered it advisable to have a new tube made at Liverpool, and, as it was formed of wrought iron, the same description of iron as the shaft, it is supposed to have become heated, and, consequently, twisted out of its place by the enormous friction that would necessa rily be produced. Immediate steps have been taken to substitute another brass tube, and the detention of the ship will not be so long or so serious as was at first anticipated. The following appointments have been made : Clerks' Assistants.—Gisborne Homer to the Calcutta, 84, at Devonport ; Henry P. Brenan, to the Conway, 14, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Sir William F. Carroll, K.C.B„ at Cork. The officers, horses, and baggage of the 79th High landers were shipped yesterday on board her Majesty's troopship Simoom, 18, Captain S m ith, a l ongs id e o f Portsmouth Dockyard, and the troops will embark at nine this morning for Turkey. One squadron of the 13th Light Dragoons arrived _yesterday at Chichester en route to Portsmouth to em bark. The other portion of th e reg i ment w i ll b e b illeted in th e adjacent towns of Ems wor th, H avant, an d ar Cosha rivem, until the ships hi re d f or their conveyance Captain Loneden's at Porton's return Tueesedniaypany of Royal Artillery arrived from Sheer ness , an d C apta i n same day. Grayd from Po r t smouth to Woolwich the Yesterday afternoon a of det achment of the R o y a l Ar tillery, under the commandCaptainHutchinso n , ar rived by the Hull s t eamer at London-bridge -wharf. The men with their baggage subsequently embarked on board the Sylph and one of the "Waterman" steamers, and proceeded to Woolwich. There are six drafts of regiments now in Cork barracks awaiting the arrival of transports to convey 6 thBetmh,tof the East. Drafts of the 9th, fro m T ralee ; Newry ; the 3d and the 62d h ave a l so arrived, thereroro embark on board the transport-ship British Queen for the seat of war, On Tuesday morning 12 pensioners embarked at Cork on board the Sabrina steamer for Bristol, en route to the seat of war, where they are to be placed in the hospital department. The 17th depot, in Kilkenny, are at present recruit ing, not for their own regiment, as their complement is completed, but for other corps on foreign service. The 46th Regiment, within the three months previous to their leaving Kilkenny, picked up more than 100 effi cient recruits. During the past eight or ten days no fewer than 3,000 tank and file, exclu s ive of officers and staff, have em barked from Queenstown for the Mediterranean. They consisted of the service companies of the 14th, 17th, 39th, and 89th Regiments. The whole were, without exception, able hearty fellows, and not a single man was absent when each corps was embarking. The left wing of the 17th, consisting of three companies, embarked on board one of the river steamers on Saturday for convey ance by transport, at Queenstown, to the East, As there were neither band nor drums and fifes to accom pany them from barracks they m err ily sang, cheered, and chorused a s they marched t o the quayor ember tcn,tion. They left in the highest spirits. Crowds as sembled to wit ness their departure, and vociferously cheered them as they steamed down the river. Major T, Brooke, Capt W, H Quaide, Lieuts. J. Rob son and T. Adams, Ensign J. Williams, 7 sergeants, 9 corporals, 3 drummers, and 181 privates of the 12th Regiment, arrived in Dublin on Tuesday from Belfast. At the terminus of the Drogheda Railway they were received by the band of the 90th Light Infantry, who escorted them to the Royal Barracks, where they were quartered for the night. They proceeded from the Kingsbridge terminus at seven a.m. on Wednesday morning, ett route for Cork, to await embarkation for Van Diemen's Land. The head-quarters, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel St. Maur, may be ex pected to follow in the course of next week. :Major-General Sir Joseph Tbackwell, appointed Inspector-General of Cavalry (vice the Duke of Cambridge), accompanied by Major Roche, as his aide-de-camp, left Cork on Tuesday for London, to enter on his official duties. The left wing of the 46th Regiment, which arrived in Cork from Kilkenny, are to embark from that p or t f or the manufacturing districts in England. This wing, under the command of Major David Tyffe, left on Tues- day by the Nimrod steamer for Liverpool. Unless other changes are contemplated, the 91 s t Regiment (Argyleshire), a division of which has already arrived in Cork, will probably be quartered in that gar rison for some time. The head -quarters, band, and culours, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel J. F G Campbell, arrived there on Mond a y f rom Dublin * Major-General Mansel l e ft C or k on Tuesday for Lon don, to ofc giveo mul evidence onson t he before s subject esectlecotf croaimlwmaiytteeexteonfstiohne House in Ireland. During the Major-General's absence, Col. Maunsell, Inspecti ng Fi e ld Offi cer (the next senior officer) will take command of the troops in the Cork district. DEPARTURE OF THE FRENCH FLEET FROM THE DOWNS. All the ships of the French fleet under the command of Admiral Deschenes, with the exception of three, left the Downs yesterday for the Baltic. Those left behind are the liners Jemappes and La Tage, the ships that came in contact with each other, and received damage. The Jemappes has proceeded to Sheerness to have her defects made good. La Tage re mains in the Downs. The third is the Andromaque, frigate. She arrived in the Downs at 9 a.m. yesterday, and was signalled from the admiral's ship, L'lnflexible, to anchor. She saluted the admiral's flag, and the Inflexible acknow ledyed the salute. A salute was also fired from \Winer Castle. THE MILITIA. The North Notts Militia were reviewed on Monday at Newark by Colonel Slade, inspecting officer of the dis trict. The men went through their various evolutions with excellent precision. There was a special train from Nottingham, which took vast numbers to witness the review. The Derbyshire Militia, commanded by Colonel Lord Waterpark, assemble on Thursday, the 11th inst., for training. The Rutland Militia, under the command of Captain the Hon. Henry Noel, assembled at Oakham on the 26th of April for 28 days' training. 101 men answered to their names, and, it being the Fast-day, attended divine service before being dismissed to their billets. The regiment is now only eight men under its effective strength ; seven have enlisted into the line, and one man did not make his appearance. The Royal Elthorne Light Infantry (sth Middlesex) commenced training at Uxbridge, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. F. Villiers, on Friday last. This regiment is very efficient in officers, the three field officers and all the ten captains having formerly served in the lino. LAW INTELLIGENCE,--May 3. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. The Court took the Crown paper this morning, and after that heard arguments in cases in the special paper. On a case being called on, A gentleman in the body of the court stated that Sir Fitzroy Kelly, who was engaged in the case, had arranged to apply to th e eour t to fi x a d ay f or i t. Lord Campbell—Let it stand over till next term. Applicant—Until after the case of v. —, your lordship. Lord Campbell—ls that your pleasure ? Applicant—lt is Sir Fitzroy Kelly's, my lord. (Great laughter, in which the learned judges heartily joined.) Lord Campbell—Be it so, then. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. Bramwell subsequently came into court, and was about to state something in reference to the same case, when Lord Campbell sail—We have already beard Sir Fitzroy Kelly's "pleasure," Mr. Bramwell. (Laughter.) THE QUEEN V. THE TRUSTEES OF THE COMMERCIAL-ROAD. The question in this case, which was argued last term, was whether the inhabitants of the Commercial road were rateable to the poor's-rate for the parish of St. Anne. The question turned on the construction of sections in acts passed in the reign of George the Third and George the Fourth. Lord Campbell now delivered an elaborate judgment, holding that the inhabitants were rateable to the poor's rate of the parish. BAIL COURT. (Sittings in Banco before Mr. Justice Coleridge). LX PARTE HOARE.— CRIMINAL INFORMATION. Mr. Montague Chambers moved for leave to file a criminal information against Charles Jones Hilton and William Carter, at the instance of Mr. Parker Hoare, a surgeon, and general medical practitioner, at Favers ham, who had just filled the office of mayor of that borough, and was now a justice of the peace. This gentleman had for many years attended the family of Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard. On attending this lady one day in the present year he found her in a very distressed state, and she at length showed him an anonymous letter she had received. He begged her to show it to her husband. In the course of the next day Mr. Hoare was sent for to Mr. Sheppard's, and Mrs. Sheppard then produced to her husband and Mr. Hoare several other anonymous letters she had re ceived. Mr. Hoare, at the request of Mr. Sheppard, then called on Mr. Hilton, with whom he found Mr. Carter, and, after some conversation, they stated that he (Mr. Hoare) had grossly conducted himself towards some female patient, and said that lady was Mrs. Shep pard. Mr. Hoare indignantly repelled the impuation, and left the house. Mr. Hoare then, with the sanction of Mr. Sheppard, consulted Mr. Griffin, the vicar of Springe, and that gentleman called in five other gentlemen, and together they investigated the matter, and came to a resolution that the rumours were totally groundless. After this, Messrs. Hilton and Carter said they had other charges, but that a private tri bunal would not suffice ; that they had given Mr. Hoare an opportunity of meeting them in a court of law to re move the stain which still rested upon his character, and if he did not accept it, they should consider it contrary to a proof of innocence. Mr. Hilton, sen., had requested Mr. Hoare to discontinue his professional visits. Mr. Hoare and Mrs. Sheppard had made affidavits, iu which they most distinctly and positively denied that there was any ground for the imputation. Mr. Justice Coleridge was of opinion it was a privi leged communication ; but he hoped every object would be attained by Mr. Hoare having had an opportunity of stating upon oath that there was no foundation for the imputation. In answer to a question by Mr. Chambers, The learned Judge said he should not interfere to pre vent an action being brought. Rule refused. TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST IN THE CHANNZL. In The Sun of Monday last appeared a brief notice of a collision that occurred early on Friday morning last in the Channel, off the Start, between a Bremen emigrant ship, the Favourite, Captain Hoegman, bound to Balti more, with nearly two hundred passengers, and the American vessel Hesper. The following are the parti culars of the dreadful calamity : The ill-fated ship Favourite was a well-conditioned barque of between 400 and 500 tons burden, and was manned by a crew of fourteen, including the mates. She was a Bremen built vessel, and left the port about the 18th ult. for Baltimore, with 191 emigrants (180 adults, mostly men, and 11 infants) on board. She made the Channel in due course, and on getting some distance down the wind shifted round to the westward. Between one and two o'clock on Friday morning she made the Start light, and then wore off on the other tack. The captain had continued on deck almost to this period, and on retiring for a few hours to rest left the mate and the usual watch in charge of the ship. The weather was anything but favourable ;in addition to the night being dark, a thick fog was falling, which, with a heavy sea and a strong wind from the westward, rendered the progress of the vessel somewhat tedious. She had not continued on the tack long, how• ever, when, about two o'clock, a ship was observed coming towards her. The instant she was descried hails were exchanged, but the distance between the two ves sels was too limited to prevent a collision occurring ; for before either ship could bring up or stay her pro gress, the Favourite was struck on the starboard side by the approaching vessel, which came stein on, carrying away her foremast, yards, rigging, and, indeed, cutting her down to the water's edge. The force oil the collision is said to have been of a most tremendous character. Captain Hoegman was thrown out of his berth. He sprang upon deck, and with his mate and four men, who were down below asleep at the moment of the ships comin g in contact, caught hold of the gear attached to farrolmesteo each the b ow o f the vessel that had run into them, and thus parted to be escaped o n h oar d . They then found her to be the Ame rifreoamneshhip Hespe r , C apta i n J ones, b ound to Antwerp .h other. Almost The b,3j ships u s t seen • butrushing sionthe on deck in the most frantic contu. I heavy sea and win • d which - prevailed en tirely prevented those on board th e H esper ren d er i ng b any prompt aid towards The Fav our i te was o rescui ng th e un h appy creatures. served to have been cut down be ! low the water line, and r caesdf.st s e t t li ng f orwar d . The watch on d ec k were not but the dark ness o f the night, owering one - o f t h e b oats, their position, precluded the and the ve t se l l a lt er i ng A whether they suc cee d e d . Captain" T rle ii from se e i ng o aa ;r : ian thinks it probable that the emigrants, on becor aware of their awful position, got i n t o t h e boat ai ring i t dsw He adds that, about ten min u t es after .wardaslieedoilt served a light in the direction of the i spot where the collision occurred. He supposed it to ha ye been shown from his ill-fated vessel. The light, however, soon disappeared, and all was dark. The Hs Isper, it should be observed, sustained damage ; she loi rt her jibboom, foretopgallant-mast, and injury to bow and cutwater. She laid to for several hours, in the hope that either the Favourite would float, or that some of t. - ihe unfortunate creatures might be picked up in the b oats. At day break, however, not a vestige of the ship. could be seen. It does not appear that any of the boats c if the American were lowered after the collision, but I the state of the night may explain why this was not d . ) ne . A s to the tote of the barque and her living freig ht, no doubt is THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 4. 1804. entertained that they went down at the moment when Captain Hoegrnan observed the light to disappear, and that not one of them escaped a watery grave. The survivors arrived in town yesterday morning, and were forwarded by the consul-general back to Bremen and Hamburg by one of the General Steam Navigation Company's steamers. The total number who have perished by this sad catastrophe amounts to no fewer than 201. THE ROYAL ACADEMY. The opening of the Exhibition of the "Royal Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture," is something more than the inauguration of the full royalty of the London season. To spend an annual shilling at what will long be called by elderly people the "Somerset-house Exhibition," and "the Exhibition," is nearly all the art patronage and art study which the middle classes yet compass. Apart from this traditionary importance of May-day to the world of art, the Royal Academy has very large national associations. It is an accredited and chartered institution, in the fame and usefulness of which great public interests are involved. It is more than a voluntary association of artists. It is not only a Royal foundation, but a national institution. George 111. lent a certain body of painters a few rooms in a Royal palace ; and, in course of time, this body has contrived —we are not complaining of the process —to tenant, rent-free, a semptuous public building, and not only levy a vast income from the public through volun' tary contributions, but to obtain the chartered right of conferring degrees which are of im mense pecuniary advantage. The decoration of R.A. is a certain income. If we view the Royal Academy as an Art University, it is a seminary sup ported chiefly by the public, but not governed by any statutes—if we regard it as a corporation, it is a self renewing body, with no constituency to control it—if we look at it as an ordinary trust, it presents the anomaly of having large trust moneys, but no trust deed. When treated as a public body, it falls back, as in the case of Mr. Hume's motions for making its exhibitions gratui tous—with which, by the way, we by no means coincide —on its voluntary character. When, on the other hand, we attempt to place it on a parity with its rivals in Suffolk-street and Pall•mall;- we are reminded of its charter and its corporate privileges. But, apart from its legal aspect, what is the scientific status of the body of which we are speaking ? It styles itself "the Royal Academy of Arts." Its theoretical completeness is equal to that of Solomon's house, as elaborated by Bacon. It exhausts the circle of fine arts. It has Professors, and, we suppose, lectures, in painting, sculpture,architecture, perspective and anatomy. It adopts all the ancillary and preliminary duties, studies, accomplishments, and relations, which can adorn the artist and exalt the citizen and scholar. It has its chaplain, who is no less a personage than the Bishop of London himself ; and for its " professors of ancient history and ancient literature," it has affiliated the honoured names of Hallam and Macaulay. Sir Robert Inglis is its antiquary, and Sir George Staunton its foreign secretary. These last functionaries are honorary, by which we presume we are to understand that they receive no salaries ; for it cannot be supposed that these high-sounding offices are mere moonshine and humbug. We cannot conceive of a chaplain who never says prayers, of professors who never lecture or teach, or of a foreign secretary who conducts no foreign corre spondence. Doubtless, therefore, the Bishop of London repeats to his academical brethren the lessons which were practised by the saintly Angelico ; Mr. Hallam teaches his artist students from Muller and the msthetic criticism of ancient art ; and Sir George Staunton keeps the council en rapport with the academies of Brussels, Munich, and Seville. Theoretically, the Royal Academy of Arts is perfect. It fills the complete cycle. It is armed at all points. It only wants a professor of modern literature to correct the grammar of its catalogue, and then it would approach an ideal perfection. It is curious that, with all this, the world only takes it for a shilling-collecting, voluntary association, invested with a high traditional character, and occupying a good set of rooms furnished to it gratuitously. Of its services to art, and of its high didactic results, we are far less able to speak confidently than of the fact that, during three months of every year, it throws open its rooms at the moderate charge of one shilling, and constitutes the central sun of the London system of sights. As an exhibition of pictures we consider the Academy's the cheapest an most amusing in the world. We never grudge our shilling. It really does distance all its compeers, both in value and extent. As an exhibition it will be, and deserves to be, very popular. But the institution claims much more than this. It is an academy, and professes to educate. It takes high ground—it affects to embrace the largest range of subsidiary studies, and the most eminent pro fessors are nominally attached to it. Its object is to en courage art—it sets up for being a national source of in struction. How far does it fulfil those lofty aims ? We shall be told that its professors are no fiction— that lectures are delivered—that schools are kept open, prizes given, and students sent to travel—and that in these, the legitimate objects of an academy, its funds are spent. But it is indisputable that, in every one of these objects, the Academy meets with successful rivals. It has five nominal professorships. The first, that of paint ing, is vacant. In sculpture, it is represented by an accomplished academician, Sir Robert \Vestmacott. As to architecture, it is notorious that the architects who aie members of the Academy never exhibit—that the Institute of British Architects has entirely super seded the work which the Academy professes to do-- and that the architectural drawings displayed are meagre in number and miserable in quality. A clever portrait painter is professor of perspective ; and if the professor of anatomy ever lectures, we can only say that we never heard of his prolusions. Are not these appoint ments, like that of the chaplain, honorary ? Is the Academy an art school ? Reynolds and Fuseli used to publish their lectures—Sir Charles Eastlake's accomplish ments in the literature of art are not expended on the stu dents of the institution of which he is president—we have not met with Mr. Knight's disquisitions on optics —and if, as we suppose, both colour and composition fall within the department of the Professor of Painting, it is curious that that important office should be vacant even for a week. Yet it is the fashion of the day to require work, in return not only for pay, but for corporate dis tinctions. In Oxford, we are taking care that, for fel lowships, fellows should do the work of education. Is it too much to inquire whether R.A.'s, and how many R.A.'s, teach in the Academy of Arts to which they be long ? But we had forgotten one corporate—not to say cor poreal—function of the Royal Academy of Arts. They give an annual dinner to celebrate their own success. That is to say, the public gives the dinner out of its shil lings, and the R.A.'s invite the celebrities of the day— her Majesty's Ministers, and the like—to their festive hoard. We quite sy►npathise with the English taste for dinner-giving, but the Royal Academy feast has this pe culiarity—that it celebrates the triumph of the hosts rather than of the guests. We give a dinner to a mili tary or naval commander when he has won a victory ; but a conquering general seldom asks all the world to eat and drink when he is mentioned in the Gazette— least of all does be think of paying himself such a compli ment at other people's expense. We cannot quite grasp the rationale of the Royal Academy dinner. If it were a banquet given to the patrons of art, that would be a dis tinct purpose—not a high one, nor one in perfect taste, but an intelligible one. The affair would then be of the nature of a pecuniary investment—it would be an invitation to purchasers warmed with good fare. This would be a practical, if not a high aim—pre cisely analogous to that which is often pursued by an enterprising baker when, on opening a new shop, he gives every customer a glass of gin. But, on looking over the list of the guests, we meet with names which have no connection whatever with art. Grouped around Sir C. Eastlake's hospitable board, on Saturday, we find noblemen and gentlemen who do not know a Titian from a Claude. The feast is an occasion, like the Easter dinner at the Mansion house, for neat speeches from practised speakers about the war ; and it affords an admirable opportunity for pleasant postprandial political skirmishing—to which we may add that, on Saturday last, it was signalised by the display of novel pyrotechnical effects, and also by a brilliant experiment in gas lighting. It has also its value in correlative din ners—an object appreciable enough, for it is notorious that for years the R.A.'s kept on their list a wealthy in dividual, who never exhibited a picture, but who gave a series of dinners to his brethren. What claims have the present body of R.A.'s to take this lofty ground of giving a dinner to celebrate the successes of their own handiwork ? Ten Royal Aca demicians du not contribute to the Trafalgar-square walls at all. The painter of Irene is President of the Academy and chairman of the dinner ; the author of "My Two Boys" is a professor ; and the painters of Nos. 449, 13, 925, and —alas ! that we should have to place him in such company—even of 63, would have done more wisely had they not asked for such very public feli citations as the dinner implies on their academical tri umphs in high art. If the Royal Academy has higher aims than that of a mercantile concern, it would, we think, better consult the true dignity of art in not giving an occasion for critical persons to suggest that its annual dinner is persisted in only as a convenient means for forcing on the public its social, apart from its artistic, claims. The two or three hundred pounds lavished on this vain and senseless display of luxury would be better expended on an exhibition to a poor student—on its library—on its lectures —in the purchase of casts or pictures—or, if its object is to popularise art and to educa`e the English mind, even in reducing the charge for admission. This dinner suggests that the Academy postpones its corporate duties to the pecuniary chances of its own members—that it prefers the social counte nance of the rich to the claims of what ought to be a noble and disinterested profession. We cannot forget that the object of incorporating this institution was an educational and scientific one—that it professes to collect a gallery of its own, each Academician being bound to present one of his own works on admission. And its members will do well to remember that an institution whose profes sion is to teach, but which contents itself with selfish and personal aims, is likely, in these days—especially when it draws largely on public funds and public confi dence--to find inconvenient inquiries carried into its services to art and its results on national taste.—Morn ing Chronicle. SOLDIERS' FAMILIES.—.Major Powys, secretary to the Central Association for Soldiers' Families, writes to state that as yet no money has reached the association from the treasurer of the funds raised at the Drury-lane demonstration and fancy fair. Two hundred pounds was raised, but the Lord Mayor has not been as yet convinced that " the Mansion-house is not the best place for administering relief to every person calling herself a soldier's wife," IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.) CRIMINAL CONVERSATION BILL. Mr. BOWYER moved the second reading of this bill, which he observed was divided into two parts. In the first place, it abolished the right of a husband to recover damages, and made criminal conversation a finable offence, while in the second place it gave the fallen wife the right of being heard and represented by counsel on the trial of the party accused of debauching her. If the house felt so disposed, he should be ready in com mittee to alter the provisions of the bill, and to make criminal conversation a,h indictable offence, punishable by fine and imprisonment, or with imprisonment oily, but he confessed he preferred the bill as it now stood, and therefore he had moved its second reading, leaving that question, as well as the right of the husband to compensation for any circumstantial damage he may have suffered from the loss of his wife, to be dealt with in committee. He might be blamed for not having en grafted the question of divorce upon this bill, but he thought that was a subject sufficiently extensive to be dealt with by a separate measure, and that was his rea son for omitting it. Mr. COLLIER said it appeared to him that after carefully considering the provisions of this bill, it was not desirable to proceed with it further, and lie should therefore move that it be read a second time that day six months. It occurred to him that, instead of pre venting the offence of adultery, it would rather encou rage it, for it so mixed up the civil with the criminal law that a husband would be deterred from bringing his action for criminal conviction, because he could get no benefit from it. Either they must leave the law as it stands, or they must make adultery a punishable mis demeanour ; but if they agreed to adopt the latter course, then the woman as well as the man should be liable to punishment, while the parties should be left for prosecution in the same manner as any in dictable offender. The bill was full of anomalies ; it declared that the wife should be heard without declaring how, and provided that in some cases the defendant should be entitled to costs, reminding him of the well known incident, where Mr. Erskine made such an im pression on the jury in defending a case of crim. con. that they gave the defendant 5001. damages. This latter principle was unknown to the English law, but his great objection to the bill was that it proposed to make adultery an indictable offence, by a sort of side wind, and as he thought that defect could not be remedied in com mittee, he had no alternative but to move the amend ment which he had already mentioned. Mr. CRAUFURD admitted that the bill was based upon principles unknown to jurisprudence, but that was no reason why it should not be adopted if it met the wants of society. Most of the cases of bigamy brought before the Courts were attributable to our de fective law of divorce, and regretted that this bill did not go the length of declaring that when a case of crim. con. was made out, the judge should have power there and then to pronounce a divorce. Mr. WHITESIDE should prefer making adultery an indictable offence, to adopting the principle contained in the bill, which viewed it neither as a civil nor a criminal light. Mr. D. SEYMOUR supported the bill, and argued that it was a monstrous thing that a man should be allowed to traffic in the shame and ignominy of his wife. It would he much better to allow the offender to be punished by fine at the discretion of the Court, than to permit the enormity of the offence to be estimated by a jury who were liable to be acted upon by the eloquence of counsel, and that was why he supported the bill. Mr. PHINN totally and entirely dissented to this bill, though at the same time he was equally opposed to the existing system. He objected most strongly to the mixture of civil and criminal procedure of this bill as it would be found most inoperative. For instance, suppose this case, a woman had a settlement for her own separate use of 1,0001. a-year, and she went away with a paramour, now would not that 1,0001. a-year be devoted to paying the fine of the offender. Again, suppose the offender could not pay the fine what was to be done with him, was he to remain in prison for ever, as this bill seemed to suggest, if so it would be most unjust. The fact was this bill was greatly defective, and though be admitted the evil of the present system he could not consent to remedy them piecemeal. Mr. FITZGERALD readily allowed that the bill was imperfect in its provisions ; but it affirmed the principle that it was wrong to allow a man to traffic in the shame of his wife, and he should support the second reading with the view of seeing whether in committee they could not get rid of that anomalous state of things. At the same time, however, he would much rather make crim. con, an offence punishable rather by imprisonment than by fine. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL admitted the law of divorce and crim. con, required great reform, and that women were entitled to greater redress in such matters than the existing law afforded them ; but he objected to any bit by bit legislation on the subject. He insisted that before they deprived the husband of his right to pecuniary compensation for the loss of his wife they must give him a cheap and simple mode of obtaining a divorce which this bill did not do, but it mixed the civil law up with the criminal Law in the most confused manner, and he could not consent to it. The details of the bill are not only imperfect, but absolutely impracticable, and it would do more injury than good if it were passed. The whole subject of the right of woman, and the law of divorce, was now under the consideration of a commis sion, and the time was approaching when the legisla ture would be called upon to deal with it in a large and comprehensive spirit. Mr. M. CHAMBERS thought cases might arise where a husband would be entitled to compensation for the loss of his wife, for instance he might have had a family by her, and it was only right that he should receive something for the loss of his wife's jointure. He, therefore, agreed with the proposal for uniting the fine to the Crown, with compensation to the injured husband. He also approved of the provision for giving the wife power to appear on the trial as it often happened that she was sacrificed by an arrangement between the husband and the accused party. Mr. BOWYER replied, after which the house divided when there appeared, For the second reading Against it Majority —72 The bill was consequently thrown out. DECLARATIONS BILL. Mr. A. PELLATT moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to allow parties who en tertained conscientious objections to taking an oath to substitute a solemn declaration. The ATTORNEY GENERAL opposed the bill, de claring that the oath should only be dispensed with at the discretion of the court, and not as this bill proposed upon the mere statement of the party claiming the ex emption. Mr. HADFIJLD supported the bill, but Mr. DRII3I - opposed it. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading 37 Against it 136 Majority —99 The bill was consequently thrown out. CARLISLE CANONRIES BILL, Mr. FERGUSON moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to suppress one of the four Carlisle canonries, and apply the revenues to the aug mentation of the four incumbencies of the town. Mr. GOULBURN opposed the bill, and moved that it be read a second time this day six months. Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE highly approved of the motive which had induced the hon. member to bring forward this bill, but at the same time in the existing state of the law, and considering that the whole subject was now being investigated by a commission, he could not support the second reading. Mr. T. CHAMBERS supported the bill, as one founded on justice. The Marquis of BLANDFORD admitted the evil to which the bill referred, but could not concur in the re medy to be applied to it. The incumbencies of Carlisle was miserably endowed, but there were ample means in the Church for augmenting their incomes without going to the extreme measuro of this bill, which was to sus pend the next ca.nnonry that fell vacant. The house then divided, when there appeared, For the second reading Against it B7-8 The bill was accordingly thrown out. CONVENTUAL AND MONASTIC INSTI TUTIONS. The adjourned debate on the nomination of this com mittee was resumed by Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR, who proposed to post pone the further nomination of the committee on con ventual and monastic institutions, until leave is ob tained to bring in a bill to amend the act 56 Geo. 3, c. 100, for more effectually -securing the liberty of the subject. The hon. and learned gentleman argued that if this law was amended so as - to enable strangers to obtain an habeas corpus wherepersons were supposed to be detained in these institutions, there mould be no necessity for this committee With an amendment in the law to that effect, the com mon law would ire quite sufficient and quite strong enough to reli eve ;:,ersons who were unjustly orimproperly confined in monastic or conventual institutions. For his part he did not think any amendment of the law was necessary, as strangers could apply in such cases, but at all everriss there was no necessity for any special legislation, a 'mere extension of the Habeas Act, in the shape of a declaratory me asure, would be amply suffi cient, an d t b erefore he was induced to move this amend ment. Mr. HOR SMAN said the angry manner in which , both sides )vere debating this question was derogatory to the character of the house, and therefore suggested that the oriiginal motion should be abandoned. Mr. NE‘NDEGATE rose to object to this, but it being a qu a rter to six, the debate was again adjourned. The otb cc orders were then disposed of and the house adjourned, shortly before six o'clock. 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The society held their meeting on Monday night, at their rooms in Regent-street, Lord Brougham in the chair. The subject for discussion was the further con sideration of the committee on juvenile delinquency and reformatory institutions. Mr: Power considered that the genera! principle hav ing been agreed to at the last meeting, they had now only to discuss the details by which the machinery should be carried out. He begged to move that the several resolutions from 3 to 10 (which have been already pub lished) be confirmed by the society. A learned MEMBER drew attention to the Westminster Reformatory School, where, out of 400 inmates who had been received in the four years it had been established, only three had lapsed into crime. The qualification for admission was that the individual must be a criminal, and must remain in solitary confinement for a fortnight, feeding on bread and water ; the doors were open, and he might go out at any time ; at the end of that time he was permitted to receive the benefits of the institu tion. Secondly, in addition to moral and religious training, they were taught the trades of carpenters, printers, and tailors, and they c‘nild learn these trades in one year. The third point was that the system, like a similar one in France, was the " patriarchal principle." The institution was founded by Mr. Nash, who was constantly present--who pursued a uniform system of kindness, and who was called "father" by the inmates. He thought these facts were well worthy of the consi deration of the committee. He wished to see established the system pursued at Mettray. He wanted to see a large establishment split into sections, each overlooked by a " father" or " brother." He should move an ad denda to the sth resolution, that the managers ought by encouragement and kindness to place the inmates beyond the reach of former associates in crime on their leaving. At the request of Mr. CHARLES PEARSON, the chair man read the resolution which had been passed at the last meeting :—" That in all cases of a criminal nature, in which th.e offender may be under 16 years of age, the court or judge before whom the case may be tried be empowered, upon conviction, either to commit the of fender to a reformatory for any period not exceeding such child's minority, to inflict the punishment now pro vided by law." Mr. CHARLES PEARSON said he differed from the re port of the committee. This was "not a question of mere philanthropy, and they must enter into the matter in a different spirit, and he would take the sense of the meeting on each of the resolutions. He objected to the first resolution. Mr. POWER stated that the two first resolutions had been cancelled. Mr. PEARSON Olen read the third resolution " That the sale,ohject of such school should be the reforma tion and training of the child, so as to render him, on his discharge, a self-supporting and conscientious mem ber of society." What surt of school was this reforma tory schOol to be ? Mr. POWER thought it was sufficiently defined. Mr. PEARSON, having read the remaining resolutions, contended that it was proposed that boys under sixteen should be relieved from punishment for their offences. Such a principle was unworthy of the adoption of such a society as this. He would ask for a further adjournment of this question. The document which be held in his hand was exceedingly badly prepared, but he wished to put it before the committee, with one relating to proceedings in which he was identified in 1846 in committees before the Houses of Lords and Gmnons. Thousands of children, it was well known, were left in such a miserable state of orphanage, want and destitution as to deprive thews of all free agency, rendering a violation of the law almost a condition of their existence. He proposed as a remedy for this that any child under 15 years of age brought before any court of justice, wh o s h ou ld b e prove d to have committed an act punishable by law with im prisonment, should be acquitted as under the age of dis cretion, unless it were proved that such an act was not committed by reason of the destitution of the child. He next proposed that weekly payments should be enforced of not less than 25., nor more than 4s. per week, which the parish should receive from the person who had the legal charge of the main tenance of the child. He proposed that under cer tain circumstances the child might be sent back to its parents from the asylum to be provided. The hon. gentleman suggested various other details, which we have not space to give at length. If the committee allowed this subject to be referred back to them, he would he prepared to attend that committee and state the gr ounds of his dissent in detail. If, on the contrary, the com mittee thought it was ripe fir decision, he should take pleasure to oppose the resolutions in detail, and move an amendment upon the whole. Mr. FREDERICK HILL considered that in most of the principles laid down by Mr. Pearson the committee's report coincided. He was opposed to referring the matter back to the committee after the proceedings of the former meeting, and after they had devoted so much time to the consideration of this important question. He entered hugely into the advan tages of the system pursued in reformatory institu tions, where the inmates were treated with kindness and affection, and contended there really was scarcely any difference between the opinions propounded by the committee and those of Mr. Pearson. Mr. Elliott discarded the report of the committee altogether. A very protracted conversation followed. Dr. WADDILOVE considered they ought not to proceed with the discussion at that late hour. After some further dispute as the mode of putting the question, it was at length decided to leave it to the meeting whether the resolution should be put seriatim or ea masse. The question that the resolutions should be put seria tim was negatived, and that they should be moved en masse was carried by a majority of nine to five. Eventually the further and final consideration of the whole question was postponed till Monday next. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian, of yesterday.) MANCHESTER, May 2.—We learn from the American advices that the increasing receipts of cotton at the in terior entrepots and at the shipping ports (at the latter the defiCiency being reduced to 573,402 bales), combined with the state of things on this side the Atlantic, was causing a further decline in prices. The steamer left New York on the 19th ult., and on that day the price of middling cotton was telegraphed as low as 71 cents per lb. from New Orleans on the previous day (the IStii). This marks a great reduction since the com mencement of the downward tendency. These accounts have rendered the Liverpool market dull, and given buyers a small advantage, chiefly in the prices of leafy cotton and of middling and lower qualities. Our own market has felt the influence of these circumstances, and of the now very decided interruption of the trade carried on by the Greek houses, as well as of that dimi nished ease in the money market which has been latterly experienced. Buyers have shown increased caution, and the business of the day has been inconsiderable both in yarns and goods at 1 irge ; while buyers find a slight ad vantage in prices, at least among such producers as are less favourably situated than others in regard to orders. On the whole, the bias of prices is somewhat against spinners and manufacturers, and small actual concessions are made in some articles, more perhaps in yarns than in goods. In 64 and 66-reed cloths, there is rather more purchasing by the printers, for the America❑ houses. Domestics and T cloths, which are very cheap, continue firm ; and India and China goods, being well bought up, particularly the latter, remain steady in value. The decline of the support fund to a very small amount last week, is causing a greatly accelerated return of the operatives to work, on the masters' terms, at Preston ; and at Stockport a large proportion of the weavers (one half at least) have yielded to the reduction, and the other classes of hands are doing the same, with the exception of the mule spinners and the self-actor minders. HALIFAX, April 29.—N0 department of the worsted trade has undergone any alteration for the better. There is scarcely any inquiry for pieces, and our piece hall presents a very dull appearance. The demand for yarns continues much below the power of production, and the spinners ere proportionately contracting their operations. The wool market is quiet, at late rates. ROCHDALE, May I.—There is not the least improve ment in the flannel market to report to-day. The mer chants show no desire to purchase at the present time at any price. In wool there is little or nothing doing, the manufactureas keep out of the market, and prefer work ing up the stocks they may have on hand to purchasing at present. HUDDERSFIELD, May 2.--Rather more business has been transacted in the market to-day in seasonable goods for the home markets, and a few parcels of new patterns have been looked out by some of the export houses. Business during the past week has been very dull with both woollen merchants and wool staplers. RUSSIAN DOINGS IN THE DOBRUDSCFIA.—The cruel manner in which the war was carried on in the Doh , rudscha is told in a letter in the German Wochenshrift, dated April 17 :—" The Russian soldiers give no quar ter ; they put to the sword every man they made pri soner at Matschin and Hirsova, in the entrenchments of Tzernavoda and Karassu. We need not wonder, then, at the Turks, especially the Egyptians, when they fight on to the last and die sword in hand, though over whelmed by numbers." The writer then gives further details respecting the dead and wounded lying unburied, but stripped, on the wide plain of the Dobrudscha, where vultures are feasting and pestilence commencing. GAS IN ITALY.--The town of Nice was lighted with gas for the first time on the 26th ult. raDVERTISEMENT.)—A most interestin_: recovery from a vast con p !cation of olseases, without the aid of medicine, is rec rded in tie following letter : " Bridgehouse, Frimley, 3d April, 1854. "Crateful for the benefit I have derived from Du Barry's Rove. lents, Arabica Food. I feel it my duty to express to you my unfeigned thanks for the inv a riable kinfincsi • l have met with at your hands. My case is an extra rdinary one, and as it may benefit of er suf ferers I think it but right to place Its details at your disposal. I have suffered these 33 years continually from diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangements, deafness, singing in the ears, consti pation, debility, shortness of breath and cough, and during that period taken so much rn dicine that I can safely say t have laid out upwards of a thousand pounds at the cheinist's and doctor's. 1 have actually worn out two medical men during my ailments without find ing any improvement in m y h e alth. Indeed I was in utter despair, and never expected t o getov,:r ft, when I was fortunate enough to become acquainted with your Revalenta Arabica, which, Heaven be praised, restored me to a state of health which 1 long since despaired Of attaining. My lungs, liver, stomach, head, and ears are all right. my hearing perfect, and my recovery is a marvel to all my acquain tances.-1 am, respectful! v, " JAMES llosEuTs, Wood Me chant." 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CHESTER CUP. 100 to 7 , agst Peggy (taken to some money). 20 to 1 agst'Aldford (taken). 20 to 1 agst Baalbec (taken). 20 to 1 agst Sandhurst. • DERBY. 9 to 2 agst Autocrat (taken). sto 1 agst King Tom. 6to 1 agst Dervish (7 to 1 also laid to 50/. ; the layer, however, refused to go on.) 20 to 1 agst Andover (taken), 25 to 1 agst Canute (taken). 1000 to 30 agst Hospodar (taken). 2000 to 25 agst The Knight of St. George (taken). 13 to 1 agst Canute and Hospodar, coupled (taken). 100 to 40 agst Autocrat and Dervish (taken). 1,000 even betted on Autocrat agst King Tom, and 500 even on King Tom agst Autocrat. WEDNESDAY. SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three-year-olds ; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 31b. Those by stallions or out of mares that never bred a winner allowed 31b. Only one allowance. D.M. 3 subs. Duke of Bedford's Pelham, by the Emperor (31b), Bst 41b.................................................. (Rogers) 1 Lord Exeter's Margaretta, by Phlegon (31b), Bst (Norman) 2 Betting-5 to 2on Pelham. Pelham made play to the cords, where Margaretta obtained a slight lead ; but, after a good set-to, Pel ham defeated her by half a length. PLATE of 50 soya., for 3-or-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. D.M. Mr. Greville's Bobby, 3 yrs (70/.), 6st 51b (J. Steggles) 1 Mr. Rogers's Chorus, 6 yrs (70t), 7st 121 b (S. Steggles) 2 Capt. D. Lane's Guy Mannering, 6 yrs (150/.), Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 3 The following also ran :—Marie filly, Antonina, Lady Blanche, Apostate, and Basquine. Betting— 2 to 1 agst Chorus, 3 to 1 agst Guy Man nering. Bobby went away with the lead, Antonina and Marie filly lying second and third to the cords, where they were passed by Chorus and Guy Mannering; Bobby, however, undisturbed in his lead, won easily by three lengths ; the same distance between second and third. Nothing else near. The winner was claimed by Mr. Rogers. SELLING HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 10 soya. each, for 3-yr-olds. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs., if de manded, &c. First half of Ab.M. 3 subs. Mr, Greville's Durindana, by Orlando, Bst 71b (Flatman) 1 Mr. J. Goodered's Rally, Bst (Charlton) 2 Betting-6 to 4on Rally. Durindana won by a neck. Renewal of the SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sovs each, for 3- yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b, not en gaged in the 2,000 Guinea o r 1,000 G u i nea St a k es. Those by stallions or out of mares that never bred a winner allowed 41b. Only one allowance. A. F. 8 subs. Captain Lane's Epaminondas, by Epirus (41b) Bst 31b (Bartholomew) 1 Mr. Payne's Spinaway (41b), Bst 31b (Flatman) 2 Duke of Bedford's Weathercock (41b), Bst 31b (Rogers) 3 Mr. Howard's Applause (41b), Bst 31b (Wells) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Weathercock, and 7to 4 agst Epaminondas. %Von by three-quarters of a length, the second beat ing the third by a neck ; bad fourth. HANDICAP PLATE of 50/., for 4-yr-olds and upwards. Cesarewitch Course. Lord Clifden's Poodle. by lon, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b (Flatman) 1 Mr. Combe's Nervous, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b (Crouch) 2 Mr. Bevill's Garforth, aged, Bst 91b (Rogers) 3 Betting —6 to 4 agst Garforth, 7to 4 agst Poodle, 5 to 2 agst Nervous. A capital race, in which Poodle beat Nervous by a head ; bad third. MATCH.—A.F. 100, h ft. Mr. R. L. Walker's Economy, by Don John, Bst (E. Sharp) 1 Mr. Richard Cooper's Herbert, Bst 71b (Rogers) 2 Betting-6 to 4on Economy, who won easily by a length and a-half. SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 31b. Those by stallions, or out of mares that never bred a winner, allowed 31b. Only one allowance, D.M. 6 subs. Mr. Howard's Apollonius by Orlando (31b) withdrew his stake, and Mr. Payne's the Trapper by lon, out of Prairie Bird (31b) Bst 41b (Flatman), walked over. MATCH.—A.F. 500, h ft. Mr. Bowes's West Australian, by Melbourne, Bst 71b, received forfeit from Lord Glasgow's Barbatus, 7st 131 b. MATCH.—D.M 200 h ft. Lord Glasgow's Sister to Caracara, by Birdcatcher, Bst 31b, received ft from Duke of Bedford's Pensioner (dead), Bst 71b. MORNING BETTING. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 2 to 1 on Virago (laid freely). Virago and Miss Worthington, accompanied by Diana, arrived this morning. CHESTER CUP. 14 to 1 agst Peggy (taken). 16 to 1 agst Eildlurd (18 to 1 taken). 20 to 1 agst Sandhurst. 22 to 1 agst Joe Miller (to 501.) 25 to 1 agst Domino (30 to 1 taken). 35 to 1 agst Cobnut (taken). DERBY. 200 to 100 agst Autocrat and King Tom (taken). 120 to 100 agst Autocrat, King Tom, and Der vish (taken). AFTERNOON BETTING. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 2to lon Virago. 6to 1 agst any other. CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole (taken). 12 to 1 agst Aldford (taken). 14 to 1 agst Peggy (taken). 20 to 1 agst S:indhurst. 25 to 1 agst Catspaw (30 to 1 taken). Dr. O'Toole came in with a rush to the fore, and was backed for some money. Aldford was also in consider able force. Nothing done about Newminster. During the morning good progress was made in paying and re• ceiving. The town settling will take place at Tatter sall's next Saturday afternoon ; an opportunity will at the same time be afforded fur comparing bets on the Chester Cup. The safe arrival of Virago had the effect of advancing her in the betting on the One Thousand, 2 to 1 was laid freely on her ; 6 to 1 offered against any other. The weather was cloudy, but pleasantly mild and dry. The muster on the Heath was of an average strength ; the sport was scanty and only of passing interest. ADDITIONAL SCRATCHINGS. THE ONE THOUSAND.—Miranda, Ava, A propos, I1Io• resca, filly by Melbourne out of Nondescript's dam, filly by Venison out of Odessa, Mishap, Monimia, Circe, Tribute, Omoo, Lady Liverpool filly, Violet, Mincemeat, Selina, Switch, Vignette, Goldfinch, Sister to Filius, Terrona, Miss Worthington, Calliope, Aphrodite, and Fraudulent filly. SCATCHINGS FOR THE NEWMARKET STAKES. The Consul, Dandelion, Phoenix, Marley Hill, Brig liadoro, Brother to Singapore, Lincoln's Inn, and Pun jaub. NEWMARKET RACES.—THIS DAY. Five races are set for to-day. The first at 2 p.m. The One Thousand at 3.15 p.m. Entries for the QUEEN'S PLATE. R,C. Rataplan, 4 yrs Nutpecker, 4 yrs Sackbut. 5 yrs Lamartine, 6 yrs Poodle, 5 yrs I Khadidjah, 5 yrs Ilex, 5 yrs Entries for the HANDICAP each. SWEEPSTAKES, of 25 sovs r.Y.C, Testy, 3 yrs Nicotine, 4 yrs Farmers' Boy, 5 yrs Sabra, 5 yrs Ephesus, 6 yrs Anteverta, 4 yrs Entries for SWEEPSTAKES of 10 BOYS each, for 3-yr-olds. The winner to be sold for 80 sovs, if demanded, &c. First half of Ab. M. The Brigadier I Switch Handsome Buck Jenny Wren SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, MAY 3. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Blucher Fincher, from Bar badoes ; Auguste, Savanilla and Santa Martha; Kath Stuart Forbes, Singapore ; Robert, St. Vincent ; Jenny Lind, Philadelphia ; Rhoda. Leghorn ; Tropic, Jamaica ; Viking, Taganrog ; Nancy Dawson, Saffi ; Bernhard, Lis ton ; Abd-el-Kader, Galatz ; Panic, Shanghai ; Standley, Ancona ; Prince George, Honduras ; Quetro Sceurs, Oporto; Deux Scours, Bayonne ; Dagiwise, Nantes ; Lo.ssitn, Cette ; Caroline, Nantes ; Emma, Smyrna ; Ca ractacus, Penang ; Giacomo, Ancona ; Veloz, Tarragona; Nostra Signora Della Providenza, Genoa; Keuva Dolores, Ni c e • George William, Constantinople ; Notre Dame de la Delivrance Caen; Bombay, Cochin ; Calamut, Cavallo ; Farewell, Gallipoli; Hoothandel, Oporto ; Kezia, Leg horn ; Passenger, Volo ; Barend, Genoa; Ocean, Oporto ; Lucy, Volo ; Mercurius, Sinyrna. ; Cecilia, Seville • Ann ~ Galatz ; Vrouw Ralina, Oporto ; 'Wellington, Yortland Bay ; Alert, Seville ; Bernicia, Calcutta ; Ambroza, Mar seilles ; Oscar, Randers ; Christiania, New York ; Vor warts, Wismar ; Belle, Marseilles ; Alfred the Great, Co lombo ; Nepaul, Demerara; Lion, Buenos Ayres; Johanna G-ezina ' Seville ; Marg are th a G ez i na, do. ; Affiance, Point do Galls and Colombo ; Canada. Calcutta ; Emma Maria, Sc ville ; Gretze de Groode, do. ; Arethusa, Charente; Codrington, Antigua; Cherusker, Callao; Flora M`Donald, Callao ' • Lady Hild a , B ar b a d oes ; O r i on, C ad i z ; Narra gansett, Baltimore ; Courier, Oporto ; Spray, Maceio ; Marie Gustave, Marseilles; Neuva Carmen, Havannah ; Aimahle Jeanne, Bordeaux ; Wanderer, Porto Rico. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The GlenorcbY, for Calcutta ; Tantivy, Sydney • Elizabeth, Stockholm ; Denvelan a , P or t Phili p ; Emerald, Gibraltar and Cadiz; Edgar, Monte Video and Buenos Ayres • Klemer Bern hard, Hatnburgh ; Menam, Sydney • Sarah,l Trieste and Venice ; Spirit of the North, Shanghai ; Harpley, New castle. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Tre Broder, for Stockholm • Thetis, Adelaide ; Forester, Dunkirk ; Schoonderloe, Sydney, N.S.W. LIVERPOOL, MAY 3. The barque Commerce, from Hull to Quebec, was fallen in with, April 20, in a sinking state, and crew taken off by the W allfleet, at, this port. The Nimrod (s), from Cork, at this port with the 46th Regiment. The John Bright, arrived in the Downs from Mauritius, was covered with a lino sand on the naouting of the 10th of March, lat. 11 N., long. 28 W. The wind during the night was strong from E.N.E. The Windsor (s), from Kingston to Liverpool, was re• ported in tow of the St. Coloniba ,$), on this side of Holy head, having broken down since leaving Kingston. The Black Hawk, Bunker, hence to New York, was dismasted and foundered at sea, April 19, lat. 47 N., long -35 W. ; crew saved. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Bentinck, from Valpai aiso to Swansea, March 0, is lat. 28 S., long. 22 W. • The Lotus, from New Orleans to Liverpool, April 26, in lat. 50 N., long. 19 W. The Paul Jones, bound out, in lat. 47 N., long. 19 W. The Lady Elizabeth, from London for Port Phillip s March 1, in lat. 1 N., long. 20 W. The Meteor, from Hull to Quebec, April 22, in lat. 49 N., long. 15 W. The John, from Bombay to Loudon, 23d, in lat. 48 N., long. 14 W. The Thomas Chadwick, from London to Hobart Town, Feb. 27, in lat. 3 N., long. 21 W. The Koh-i-Noor, for Port Philip, same day. The Elizabeth Holderness, of Goole, for Richebnoto, 14th, in long, 10 W. The Janet Mitchell, from London to Port Philip, Feb. 28, in lat. 4 N., long. 20 W. The Acadia, from the Clyde to Quebec, in lat. 50 N., long. 2G W. _ _ The Ellangowan, of Dundee, April 20, in lat. 42 N, long. 16 W. The Grace, from New Orleans to Liverpool, April 26. The Lawrence, bound west, April 26, in lat. 51 N. long. 11 W The Ellen Munro (brig), April 18, five miles west of Cape St. Vincent. The Effort, 19th, in lat. 39 N. long. 10 W. The Ellen Lawson, from London to the Cape of Good Hope, March, on the Line, in long. 20 W. The Adolphe Lecour, of Nantes, 4th, in lat. 2N. long. 22 W. The Lismoine, from London to Madras, same day. The India Leslie, from Hartlepool to the South Seas, April 22, in lat. 48 N. long. 12 W. A large screw steamer, supposed to be the Golden Fleece standing W., under canvass, April 28, off Gibraltar. The Himalaya (screw steamer), bound W., 30th, off Cape Villans. The Howe, outward bound, April 22, in lat. 51 N. long. 10 W. The Lady Prudhoe, from Coquimbo to Swansea, in lat. 41 S. long. 24 W. The Camillus, from Liverpool, April 22, in lat. 46 N. long. 16 W. The Aurora (British vessel') larch 29, in lat. 36 N. long. 8 W. The City of Boston, April 4, in lat. 48 N. long. 23 W. COUNTRY MARKETS. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET MAT 2. There was a large supply of straw of all descriptions in the market. The prices to-day were as follow ; Oat straw, from 5s ad to 7s 6d per kemple of 16 stones tron ; wheat do., ad to 7s Od ; barley do., 5s Od to 6s 6d. Hay from lld to 13d ; new ditto, Od to Od per stone. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET-MAT 2. There were in the market to-day, 20 sacks oatmeal, eat h weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus :-20 at 2/. 10s, 0 at 0/. Os Od, and 0 at 0/. Os. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET-MAT 1. There were in the market to-day 79 bags of oatmeal, 11 of barleymeal, and 3 of pot-barley. Sales dull. The top price of oatmeal as before ; the second was is down ; third the same as last week. Pot-barley on the top price as before. Oatmeal . , per sack of 2801bs 1 First. I Second. Third. imperial Barleyrneal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto —s Od —s Od —s ea Pot-barley, per ditto LEEDS-MAT 2. There is a fair show of wheat, but a very inactive trade, and holders show no disposition to make much concession ; the few transactions which have occurred being much on the same terms as on Friday. Barley fully as dear. For beans and oats there was rather more money obtained, but other articles as before. COAL MARE Prices of Coal per ton at t CET.—MAY 3. ,he close of the market : Wallsend, Sze. s. d. Bate's West Hartley 18 6 Carr's Hartley l9 6 H01ywe11..... ......... lB 6 Longridge's Wst Hartleyl9 9 i North Percy Hartley lB 0 P. d. Braddyll lB 6 Hetton l9 0 I Haswell 19 0 Plummer lB 6 Russell's Hetton 18 6 Stewart's l9 0 Heugh Hall . 18 0 Tees l9 0 Derweutwater Hartley 19 9 Wallsend, &c. Bell and Brown 17 61 Harton l7 6 1 Bell's Primrose 16 9 Eden Main 18 Oj RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAY 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market continues dull and active, and closed flat, at a decline of # per cent. below' yesterday's quotations. Caledonian, 26i ; East Lancashire, 14i ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 60ii ; London and North- Western, 96i ; Midland, 58i ; South-Eastern, la. MANCHESTER, MAT 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There is no increase of business, and the market as extremely dull at lower rates. The sales w,re :—Blackburn, 4i ; East Lancashire, 15, 344 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 60 ; Midland, 584 ; South.. Eastern, 17i, 11-16. BIRMINGHAM, MAT 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The railway share market appears to be in little favour, but although dealings are scarce, there are few alterations of importance in quotations. BRISTOL, MAY 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market to-day was quiet. North British shares were done at 31, and TafF Vale (pre ference shares) at 140. SEABORNE MAILS. (N , ignifles that the mails are sent from the General Post-offie e by th 3 night—and Al by the morning--deipatch.) Day when mad. , a; I From was When COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port du, in Office, London.. Disogtche‘i England. America(byltrit.pack)N Every Friday Liverpool Each Mon. America (by United Sts. packet) ..........N May 2 ..... Liverpool ..jikpril 26 America (by U States! packet) ..........NlApril 25.. Southampton / 'May 4 Australia (via South-1 ampton) .......... M Mav 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N;May 8 Ditto (via Cape of loodl Hope) ............ N June Africa ( West Coast) ..N;23d of the month . Plymouth .. April 6 Alexandria.......... NlB, 9, 24, & 30 of n, Dover .... 29 Alexandria..........Mi4th & 20th of mon Southampton „ 29 Bahamas NIII7th of the mom, Soutnamptot.,May Belgium ..17: Daily Dover Daily Brazil .............. M ,9th of the month.. Southampton May 16 Buenos Ayre5........N4,9th of the month .. Southampton ,May 16 Cape of Good Hone ...14th of the moat' • Plymouth Cape of Good Hope ..N 1 14th of the month. Southampton Cape de Verds ......N 'l4th of the mo u lt, Southampton March 26 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon— ............N 14th of the montf. !April 26 Channel Isles „Wect.,&Frid !Southampton Tu.Th•Sat• Chi1i................M 2d & 17th of mont 'Southamptot,'May 1 China (see India) Constantinople 7,8,17,24,&27 of m, Dover (April 3G Constantinople & 20th of mon Southompto,,l 3 0 Cont. of Europe NI & N Twice daily Dover Egypt (see India) France ........ A & N Twice daily.... Dover ......ITwicedallf Gibraltar .... •• • ...M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of In Southampton:May 6 Greece (see India) Greytown .... • Mi2nd & 17th of mom:Southampton ;May I HamburghTuesday& Friday London ••1 Havannah .......... M,2nd of the month ISout hamp.on May I Holland ............ M1Dai1y............ Dover... "Daily Honduras M 17th of the month.,Southamptc , May 16 India (viaSouthampt.)M.4th & 20th of mon. Plym uth ,May 4 India (via Marseilles)hl BthBt24th of month Dover April 29 lonian Isles (see India)l7, 17, &27 of mon D0ver...... „ 29 Ireland ....DI & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead ..,Twice,tal r Lisbon... 7,9, 17, & 27 of m. Southampton :M ay 6 Madeira .::••• • • ....M ;9th of the month SouthamptonlMay 1G Madeira N123c1 of month .• .. Plymouth .. April 6 Malta (see India) Ma1ta...........N7,17, 19 , 27, 3 0 of m.. Dover April 29 Mauritius (see India) Mauritius 14th of the month April 26 Mexico .. .. .512nd of the month. ',Southampton 'May 1 Naples . : ........N . Nth l6 th 2 htholmon.'Dover ......IMay 2 New Granada ......Nll2d & 17th of month Southampton May 1 New Zea1and..........18y private skip • Various port lUncertal ll . Papal states ........N ls t llls th 2 thofmon.'Dover ,May 2 Peninsula .. •.......All 7 tlll7M2Bthottno n , Southampton 'May Peru & 37th of mon. lAouthampton May I Portt Natal ... Nll4th of the monthlPlymouth Y •.. Dover ...... May 2 Tuscany.,,.. ....NISIIIISt h2stholinon.l Dover 'May 2 Venezuela Ml2d& 17th ofmonth'SouthamptoniMaY 1 Van Diemen's La • nd (see Australia) West Indies r 2d& 17th o: month Southatnpton l May I * When any of these dates fall ol a Sunday, the mails will b° , tespatche I on the following day with the exception 01 the India •t e Southampton), and the Malta. both of which will be despatche I the day preceding. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 29th ult., at Woodhill, Oswestry, Shropshire , the wife of W. Conran, Esq. On the 2d inst., at Fairfax-house, Putney, the wife of John Bullar, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 31th ult., at Dublin, the wife of E. J. Charter, Esq., Captain of 21st R.N.B. Fusiliers. On tho Ist inst., at Tysoe-street, Wilmington square , the wife of H. T. Berry, 113 q. MARRIED. On the 29th tilt., at St. Paul's, Sketty, near Swansea, C' S. Rawson, Esq., of Glanhenwye, Glasbury, to Eleunort daughter of Sir J. E. Leeds, Bart. On the 29th ult., at St. John's, Westminster, Mr. J A ,• Coy, of Leicester, to Sarah A ugus t a , e ld es t daughter 01 T. Jeffery, Esq., of Vauxhall-bridge-house. DIED. On the 3", th ult., D. Holmes, Esq., of Lower Belgril ve. street, Eaton-square. On the 26th ult., at Edgbaston, near Birmingham, G o ' Lovell, Esq., late HAI 's In pector of the manufacture oz small arms, aged 66. On the 28th ult., at Londonderry, J. Rennick, E s q'' late North Mayo Regiment, aged 64. On the 30th u lt., A nn, d aug ht er o f E. Thompson, Egg . ' of Park-street, Islington, aged 17. - - LONDON: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG.; of No. 112, St ran d, P r i n t er , at. /la S un °dice, No. il l Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the ccoitnt/ 0 Middlesex, MuroclAy, May 4, 1851. ity R. I.lr inc EVE: Saturday); E Stalls, 3s. Om till 4; area, NOT: Lect of t.:ONS;T days by M of the War d .ys, as usu excellent past Two at Cos: P V>: } BAZAAR, New :mil Si and the VA Hippodrome Is.; chil4re AUI al (Le, The xi., an 6: will „._ Cr-t.Elll{ Fair Star tx La tr sit , king and hi Dinoring to ROYI The SEAT KALAF; to the RI ot the TC the propr In a NE LECTURE DAILY PRO 7ES DEC 711 LECT VHF ELECT] Sunken ' Open M. Children ui GEN NOTTCI Shetst for 1 1111!ted to In , tant, an the Comp* 13th inst. The I.ii hut nt. ar DAY, the * 4. * WO . hhareho►A • ' bits %t t' prat, or a 4 - he him In thi Month of lJ N LIFE A 9 THE transacte, on applic. Iptit] au. E. CoLoi Every Without TR Every Assuran 'rem One-1 to polic: Annuiti enelown Po Id No c atone Actn agrlcull App respect A B =beer ! per an 1, Prh bonus Two ye r— tory a The 01 porch It is s' ant N The ATP OC to chc is ad v can b, Cage c aei., anti , and pens