The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-18 00:00:00

.tiaciim..,...& - eld.,, i -0,,, 41 XI fourtbWbitton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. SHREWSBURY RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELMA P Et.) MEMBERS' PLATE. Lady Flora Sampson 1 . 2 Nine ran. WELTER CUP. Freedom Waterfall Seven ran. HERBERT STAKES. Pope Joan... Robin Hood Nine ran, LATEST BETTING. DERBY. 16 to 1 agst Hermit (taken). IMPERIAL PARIA HOUSE OF LORDS:=--(TH{I3 EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from a place in Sussex in favour of extending the Dog Carts Act to that county. He stated that since the act passed in 1839, the cases of hydrophobia in the metropolis had been decreased to one-sixth what they formerly were. The noble lord also presented a petition from 3,750 inhabitants of New South Wales against the bill fur giv ing a constitution to that colony ; also, a petition from the county of Derby, praying for a reduction of costs in county courts. SAVINGS BANKS. In reply to Lord POLWORTEI, Earl GRANVILLE was understood to say that the Government had prepared a measure for the alteration of the law relating to savings banks, but it would not, be introduced in the present session. PROVISION FOR FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS. Lord ST. LEONARDS inquired whether the Govern ment intended to take any measures for the distribution of the funds collected throughout the country for the relief of the widows and children of soldiers in the East? The Duke of NEWCASTLE said that, after the day of humiliation, several applications were made to indi vidual members of the Government, especially to the Secretary at War, to know whether the Govern. ment intended to appoint any public officer to superintend the application of the funds. Of course, the answer given was in the negative, but these applications turned the attention of the Government to the subject ; and, shortly after the day of humi liation, they proposed to issue a royal com mission to dispense the funds in the same man ner as they were distributed by the managers of the patriotic fund during the last war. Subsequently, however, it was thought that to issue a royal commission would be to enter into a sort of rivalry with the private societies who-had beew formed for a similar purpose, and they therefore abandoned this part of their plan, and resolved to confine their interfence to the appointment of a Royal Commission for dispensing any funds that might be collected for the wives and children of soldiers who were killed in action. IRISH LAND BILL. The Duke of ARGYLL moved that the house should go into committee upon the different Irish land bills which had come from the select committee. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' Amendments to the Ashton-under-Lyne and Dukinfield Bridge Bill, and the Cardiff Gas Bill, were con sidered and agreed to. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Birmingham and Midland Institute, Blyth Harbour, Docks, and Railway, Bolton Improvement, Crystal Palace Company, Hexham Roads, Portsmouth Railway, Roch dale and Burnley Roads, Shipley Waterworks, Shrews bury and Hereford, Stroud, Painswick, and Gloucester, Surrey Gas, Yeovil Improvement, York, Newcastle, and Berwick. The Londonderry Bridge Bill and the Middlesex Indus trial Schools Bill were considered and ordered to he read a third time. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. FREWIN, from Sussex, praying for the suppression of carts drawn by dogs ; by Mr. CAYLEY, and other hon. members, against the opening of public-houses on Sundays ; by Sir G. GREY, from parents and guardians of the scholars in Merchant Taylor's School in the city of London, praying for the continuance of the advantages enjoyed by that school at St. John's College, Oxford, in pursuance of its founder's will ; by Mr. POTTER, from Limerick, against the proposed inquiry into Conventual and Monastic Institutions ; by Mr. CROSSLEY, from a place in Lancashire, praying for the abolition of Church-rate ; by Mr. PIGOTT, from the brewers, farmers, and others, from Reading, against the increase of the duty on malt ; also another petition •front ,Reading, in favour of closing public-houses on Sunday; by Mr. COWAN, from the Company of Merchants of the city of Edinburgh, incorporated by Royal Charter and Act of Parliament, praying that all bills directly or indirectly affecting the laws of Scotland may be referred to the Lord Advocate before being proceeded with. LAND TAX. Sir H. HALFORD asked the Secretary of the Treasury, Whether the attention of the Government had been di rected to the difficulties which have occurred in the collec tion of land tax in the hundred of Gartree, in the county of Leicester. Whether they are aware of the interference of the Board of Inland Revenue, tending to the increase of those difficulties. Whether there are any means in con templation whereby the uncertainty of the law on the sub ject of the land Tax assessment may be removed. Mr. WILSON said the attention of the Government had not been particularly called to this case, nor were they aware of any such interference on the part of the Board of Inland Revenue. There was no uncertainty in the law, and, therefore, no change was contemplated. NATIONAL GALLERY. Lord W. GRAHAM asked Lord J. Russell whether any decision had been come to by Government, respecting the appointment of a salaried director of the National Gallery. Lord J. RUSSELL said it was the opinion of the Go vernment that such an officer should be appointed, and provision would be made for it in the miscellaneous esti mates. TESTAMENTARY JURISDICTION BILL. Mr. COLLIER asked Lord J. Russell whether or not it is the intention of the Government to proceed with the Testamentary Jurisdiction Bill in the present session. Lord J. RUSSELL trusted the Government would be Able to proceed with this bill during the present session. GREECE. Mr. BRIGHT asked the noble lord whether he could state when the eorrespondence respecting Greece would be laid before the house. Lord J. RL SSELL said the correspondence was in the hands of the printer, and might shortly be expected. BUSINESS FOR TO-MORROW. Sir J. PAKINGTON asked what business it was pro posed to take to-morrow. Lor J. RUSSELL said he should propose to take the committee on the Excise Duties Bill to-morrow, as in the absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Ex chequer Bonds Resolutions could not be brought on. BURMESE WAR. _ _ . Mr. ESMONDE asked the Secretary at War, whether it is intended to issue a medal to those troops engaged in the late Burmese war; and, if so, when may its issue be ex pected. Sir C. WOOD replied in the affirmative, the medal was in preparation, but he could not say when it would he ready. Mr. OTWAY asked if the right hon. gentleman could state that the Burmese difficulty was entirely at au end Sir C. WOOD replied in the affirmative; the King of Ava had withdrawn his troops from the frontier, and had undertaken to supply our troops with all the wheat grown in his own country. BRITISH WHALERS. Mr. PELLATT asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether any, and if so, what instructions have been given to her Majesty's vessels on the East India or other stations for the protection of British whalers on the coast of Japan and Timor, against Russian war vessels now believed to be in those seas ? Sir J. GRAHAM said instructions had been given to Keep a close watch on the movements of the Russians in the Indian Seas, and to afford every protection to British ships. T AE GREAT BRITAIN. Mr- FRENCH asked :the First Lord of the Admiralty whether? at a time when the British contingent force in Turkey is unable to take the field from the non-arrival of fromits cavalry, it is the fact that a screw steamer, capable its ditnensions entire cave and accomm o d a ti o n o f conve yi ng an and in a fortnightire' to the s ea t of war, has' been twice placed by it s owners at the disposalof her Majesty's Go vernment ' • and, if so , whetherhis sense public duty will admit of the r i g ht honourablet ting to the house his reasons f or d eclining to '8 himselfstating of the services of the Great Britain, when offered by Messrs. Gibbs and Bright. Sir J. GRAHAM protested against the terms of this question, which contained four assumptions that were wholly unfounded. The Great Britain could only carry 150 horses, while it was not possible that site could per form the voyage in the time named. The offer t ship was declined, because the terms asked were too high. ig h h e . OF HEALTH. BOARD Sir J. SHELLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intended to bri ng in bills to amend the Board of Health and the Metropolitan Build ings Act. Lord PALMERSTON hoped very soon to be able to bring in the first bill, but ho could not give an answer at present with regard to the second bill. MANNING THE NAVY BILL. - -- • Mr. F. FRENCH asked the right hon. baronet the First Lord of the Admiralty when he intended to move the third reading of this bill, 34 he should take that oppor tunity of showing that all the right hon. baronet's state ments, in reference to the Great Britain, were incorrect. (Order, order.) •. The SPEAKER told the hon. member he was out of order. Mr. F. FRENCH meant no disropect to either the house or the right hon. baronet. Sir J. GRAHAM hoped ho should be able to take the third reading on Monday. METROPOLITAN SEWERS. _ _Lard STUART asked the Secrets of State for the Home Dep ar t ment when he would introduce the bill in reference to the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers. Lord PALMEE.STON—Very soon. Lord D, STUART ayketl the noble lord to give 301220 ~: _ ~ pledge that it would be introduced in sufficient time to admit of ample discussion this session. Lord PALMERSTON—I am sure the noble lord can't expect me to do that. (A. laugh.) Lord D. STUART—WiII the noble lord then name the day when he will bring the bill in? Lord PALMERSTON—I will do that when I give notice of the bill. (A laugh.) OXFORD - UNIVERSITY BILL. Mr. BLACKETT asked the noble lord the member for the city of London, when it was proposed to resume the committee on this bill. jo rd J. RUSSELL could not fix the day until the finance resolutions had been disposed of. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS. Mr. ADDERLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he can state how soon his bill for the use of voluntary established reformatory schools will be introduced. Lord PALMERSTON replied immediately after Whit suntide. REAL ESTATE CHARGES BILL. Mr. L. KING moved the second reading of this bill. He felt the measure was so mo d era t e that he trusted the house would not, refuse to read the bill a second time. Mr. MULLINGS moved as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time this day six months. Sir J. HANMER supported the amendment. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said it was matter of re gret that the hon. gentleman (Mr. L. King) had not made his bill apply to the differences in the law relative to real and personal estate. He hoped to live to see the time when all kinds of property should be subject to the same rule of law. In the meantime, he had no wish to discourage legislation that would even partially effect that object, and, therefore, he could not but approve of the present bill, provided some alteration was made in certain clauses. On that understanding he should not object to the second read ing of the bill. Mr. MALINS thought such a subject as this could not be taken up by a private member of Parliament uncon nected wit& the profession, and he should find it his duty to oppose the second reading of the bill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL concurred with the Soli citor-General, that this measure deserved at least the con sideration of the house, and he should give his vote for the second reading. Mr. L. KING having briefly replied, The house divided, when the numbers were — For the second reading 166 Against it 124-42 The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 30th instant. MONASTIC AND CONVENTUAL ESTABLISH- MENTS. On the question for resuming the adjourned debate on this bill, Mr. NEWDEGATE said it was obvious from the state of the notice paper, that this measure could receive the attention which it required at the present moment. [LEFT SPEAKING.] LETTERS FOR THE BRITISH FLEET IN THE BALTIC. General Post-office, May, 1854. Her Majesty's Government having made arrangements for keeping up a weekly communication between the British fleet in the Baltic and the port of Dantzic, by means of a steam vessel to be detached from the fleet for the purpose, mails will hereafter be forwarded weekly to Dantzic, for transmission by that vessel. The mails will be made up and despatched from Lon don every Tuesday evening, and will be addressed to the care of the British Consul at Dantzic, who will deliver them to the naval officer appointed to receive them. All letters upon which the requisite amount of post age has been prepaid will be sent in these mails, unless otherwise addressed. Upon officers' letters, the followiwg combined British and foreign rates of postage must be paid in advance, viz. :—Not exceeding half an ounce in weight, Bd. ; ex ceeding half an ounce, and not exceeding one ounce, ls. 4d. ; exceeding one ounce, and not exceeding two ounces, 2s. Bd. ; and so on, according to the scale for charging inland letters. Ordinary soldiers' and seamens' letters, posted in con formity with the usual regulations, may be forwarded via Dantzic, provided a combined British and foreign rate of postage of sd. be paid in advance. Newspapers cannot be sent by this route. Letters for soldiers and seamen serving in the British fleet in the Baltic may still be forwarded, under the usual regulations, for a postage of one penny, by her Majesty's ships proceeding from England, but such op portunities will necessarily be uncertain. .HER MAJESTY'S STATE BALL. Her Majesty gave a State Ball last evening in Buck ingham Palace. The entire suite of state saloons was opened for the ball, and brilliantly lit with chandeliers, girandoles, and magnificent crystal lustres, containing wax lights. All the fireplaces were filled with the choicest specimens of flowering plants in full bloom, and opportunity was taken of every architectural void throughout the state saloons to display beautiful groups of flowers bearing the most brilliant blossoms. The staircase by which the state rooms are approached from the marble hall was also profusely decorated by flowering shrubs - and--plants of the most fragrant and beautiful species. The archway fronting the first flight was filled with a perfect screen of flowers to a very great height, and the walls on each side were adorned in a similar manner. Several of the Yeomen of the Guard were stationed at the foot, on the landing of the staircase, and up to the entrance of the ante-room lead ing to the state suite, the main body of the guard being on duty in the Grand Hall. The Ball-room and the Throne-room were prepared for dancing, orchestras being erected and ornamented in a manner similar to the decoration of the apartments, within alcoves, for the use of the quadrille bands. Haut pas were erected in both rooms for the use of the Queen, the Prince, and the Royal family. They were covered with crimson Utrecht velvet, and on each was placed a chair of state for the use of the Sovereign, and chairs of figured crimson silk for the accommodation of the Prince and the Royal visitors. Behind each haut pas alcoves were formed, in which were placed fine specimens of azaleas, cacti, geraniums, fuschias, mid other plants, the back ground being lined with white silk embroidered with flowers, and having draperies of crimson velvet in the Throne-room, and draperies of amber-coloured silk in the Ball-room, to correspond with the furniture of the respective apart ments. The Picture Gallery was set apart for the assembling of the general company, the Queen receiving the mem bers of the Royal family in the White Drawing-room, which is one of the state rooms in the garden front of the Palace. The invitations to the reception comprised the mem bers of the Royal family, the whole of the diplomatic corps, with their wives and daughters, foreigners of dis tinction now in this country, and a numerous circle of the ladies and gentlemen attending the Queen's Cuurt, in all numbering about 1,700. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at half past nine o'clock, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Lord James Murray. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain, the Marquis of Breadalbane, K,T., and the Vice-Cham berlain, Lord Ernest Bruce, from the White Drawing room through the Saloon into the Ball-room, accom panied by their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, and followed by their numerous guests. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended by the Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Suther land ; the Lady in Waiting, the Viscountess Jocelyn ; the Maids of Honour in Waiting, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish and the Hon. Flora Macdonald ; the Lord Steward, the Earl Spencer, K.G. ; the Groom of the Stole to his Royal Highness, the Marquis of Abercorn, K.G. ; the Lord in Waiting, Lord Rivers ; the Lord in Waiting to his Royal Highness, Viscount Torrington ; the Groom in Waiting, Sir Frederic Stovin ; the Groom in Waiting to his Royal Highness, Colonel Wylde ; the Equerry in Waiting, Colonel Bouverie ; and the Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness, Captain Du Plat. The Queen wore a dress of white crape lisse, spangled with gold bouillonne with white tulle, and trimmed with wreaths of green bay leaves and red berries, ivy leaves and ribbon grass. The dress was ornamented with diamonds. Her Majesty wore a headdress to correspond with the flowers, ornamented with diamonds. Her Royal Highness wore round her head a wreath of white roses and green leaves, with diamond stars in front, and diamond and carbuncle stars at the back. Immediately after the entrance of her Majesty and the august party into the Ball-room a quadrille was formed at a quarter before ten o'clock, and the Queen opened the ball, with Count Colloredo, the Austrian Mi n i s t er, the vis-a-vis being his Royal Highness Prince Albert and her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cam bridge. The quadrille bands of Mr. Weippert, and Messrs. Coote and Tinney, were stationed in the rooms appro priated for dancing, and the following were among the dances played by them : La Fete de Lilas L'Etoile du Nord Songs on the Ocean The Benefit Hortensia QUADRILLES La Motto. Musard. Coote. Bosisio. Wellington Guernsey. La Corbeilla &Oranges. Montague. Condoles do la Tarniso Bosisio. 'nion Strauss. Rosalinda D'Albert. Mein Enter Walzer in Berlin Gong'l. Belle of the Fete Tinney. POLKAS. Sultan .. D'Albert. Ipp. 0 ........................ . Lanll ,flail .......... . Browne. Coote, jun. Overl an d M ail GAWPS. 'Star of the N ...... ...................... D'Albert. t'vemcond o ... n . Cl so of the 8a11... B ro, Bosisio. ne. .............. ' . ..... . Montgomery. Artillery .. .................... L'Osage .................... rue supper was served . .. in lofty buffet was erected opposite t' ellentrance. It was the Dinner-room ; a lined with crimson, and br illiantly a i na um h inat e d by wax lights from silver gilt girandeles was displayed a matchless collection of or'en°anneel.tal°gnolidt ........... .. .. .. ....................tm. plate designed by the most accomplished artiste ne ient and modern. Some of the pieces were enricneadwith precious stones and beautiful cameos. There were also some exquisite carvings in ivory mounted in gold. The tables were placed round thiee sides of the al:Jut ment, and were o rnamented with vases, epergnes, ice pails, and centre. pieces, of gold plate, relieved with flowers. • ' try r vv . A THE SUN, LONDON Tlf URSDAY EVENING, MA 18, 1 54. SPORTING INTELLIaNCE. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. BETTING—TUESDAY NIGHT. The muster at the subscription-room comprised about twenty members, and the following were the only bets laid : THE DEBBY. 1,000 to 5 agst Acrobat (taken). 3,000 to 12 agst Meteors (taken). WEDNESDAY. SwEEPerrAKEs of 10 cove each, for two and three•yr•olds. Optional selling weights, &c. Last half mile of New T.Y.C. (3 subs.) Lord Lonsdale's Freckle, 2 yrs (301.) sst 131 b (J. Steggles) 1 Mr. Armstrong's Handsome Buck, 3 yrs (501.) Bst 71b (Sly) 2 Mr. R. L. Walker's o byWoodpigeon, out of Silistria, 3 yrs, (301.) 6st 4lb (Palmer) 3 Betting-2 to lon Freckle. They cantered to within a short distance of the chair ; Freckle then went to work in earnest, took the lead, and won easily by a length ; same distance between second and third. The winner was claimed, and Lord Lonsdale claimed the Silistria colt. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 10 soya each for three and four yr-olds. Last half mile of T.Y.C. (8 subs.) Duke of Bedford's Diomedia, 4 yrs, BstBlb.(S. Rogers) 1 Mr. Saxon's Kennyside Hero, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b. (Clements) 2 The following also ran :—Mr. Barnes's Petrel, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Flatman) ; Lord W. Powlett's Miss Charlotte, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (S. Steggles) ; Mr. Armstrong's Shunt ing, 3 yrs, fist 21b (Goodman). Betting-7 to 4 agst Miss Charlotte, 7to 2 each agst Shunting and Kennyside Heio, 5 to• 1 agst Diomedia. A good start. After the first hundred yards Diomedia took a slight lead, followed by Kennyside Hero. A fine race up the cords with the two ended in favour of Diomedia by a short head. Miss Charlotte and Petrel, close toge ther, were the next two. The SUFFOLK STAKES Of 15 goys. each, 5 ft. if declared, &c., to which 501. would have been added if ten had been accepted ; the second to receive 50 soya. out of the stakes. Penalties for winners. Suffolk Stakes Course, last mile and a half of R.C. ; 17 subs., 8 .of whom pay 5 soya. each. Lord William Powlett's Sharavogue, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (S. Rogers) 1 Mr. Barber's Domino, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Clement), 2 Count Batthyany's William Rufus, 4 yra, 7st 41b (Charlton) 3 Mr. Dilworth's Cable, 3 yrs, Ost 31b (J. Steggles) 4 Mr. Tomlinson's b f by Sesostris, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Palmer) 5 Mr. E. R. Clark's Dear-me, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (F. Mason) 6 Betting-2 to 1 agat Domino, 4 and sto 1 agat any other. Domino, Sesostris filly, and Cable, followed by Dear-me, ran in front for about a mile. Domino then took a decided lead, William Rufus holding second place. Sharavogue waited on them until they arrived at the new T.Y.C. winning post, when he went up and passed William Rufus ; in a few strides further he obtained full possession of the lead, and galloping on was landed an easy winner by three lengths. Bad third, with the other three alongside. HANDICAP PLATE of 501., for three-yr-olds and upwards. New T.Y.C. Mr. Armstrong's Sabra, 5 yrs, Bst (Sly) 1 Lord Clifden's Anteverta, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Flatinan) 2 Mr. Mare's Fact, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b. (Pettit) 3 Mr. R. L. Walker's Economy, 6 yrg, Bst 71b (G. E. Sharp) 4 Lord W. Powlett's Farmer's Boy, 5 yrs, Bst 61b (Rogers) 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Anteverta, 3to 1 agst Farmer's Boy, sto 1 agst any other. Sabra made play, followed by Fact and Economy. Half=way in the cords, Ante verta took second place, but failed in her effort to catch Sabra, who won by a length. A head between second and third. SWEEPSTAKES of 50 SOVS each, for feurir-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 51b. Certain penalties and allowances. Last three miles of B.C. 6 subs. Mr. Barber's Cobnut, Bst 101 b (Clement) 1 Duke of Bedford's Sittingbourne, Bst 101 b (S. Rogers) 2 Lord Exeter's Filbert, 9st 21b (Flatman) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Sittingbourne. Cobnut held the lead throughout, and won by six lengths. Filbert pulled up at the Duke's Stand, and walked in. The JOCKEY CLUB PLATE of 50 sove, for four-yr-olds, 7st 21b ; five, Bst 31b ; six and aged, Bst 91b ; the property of members of the Jockey Club. B.C. Lord Clifden's Poodle, 5 yrs , (Flatwan) 1 Captain Lowther's Rackapelt, 6 yrs (S. Steggles) 2 Mr. Batson's Khadidjah, 5 yrs (Sly) 3 Duke of Bedford's Diomedia, 4 yrs (Benstead) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Khadidjah, 3to 1 agst Poodle. Diomedia cut out the work to the Turn of the Lands, where she died off all at once and was pulled up. The others then drew together. At the Duke's Stand Poodle took a'slight lead, and Khadidjah soon afterwards fell back, evidently lame. Rackapelt continued in pursuit of Poodle, but was beaten very cleverly by a length. MORNING BETTING. DEBBY. 20 to 1 agat Hermit (taken). 12 to 1 eget Neville and the Trapper coupled (taken). OAKS. 3to 1 apt Meteors. (taken) 7to 2 agst Omop (taken). 12 to 1 agst Malmsey (taken). 16 to 1 agst Sortie (taken) 16 to 1 agst Honeysuckle (taken). AFTERNOON BETTING. DERBY. 3to 1 agst King Tom (take 7to 2). 7to 2 agst Autocrat (offered). The above quotations justify us in placing King Tom first. The weather to-day was delightfully fine, and the sport and attendance exhibited considerable improve ment. At noon some of Lord Exeter's horses were brought out to be sold by Messrs. Tattersall, but only Macduff found a purchaser. The price was 80 guineas, without his engagements. Most of the professionals left by the 6.45 p.m. train to "assist" at Shrewsbury. drainage of the metropolis. He regretted that that sum should continue to bo locked up, and if they did not receive the sanction of the Government for the expense of works of main drainage, they should be at liberty to apply it to other works of urgency that were frequently demand of them. Mr. GIBSON thought the suggestion of Colonel Dawson should be added to the application of the chairman, and that they should use the money for other purposes. The CHAIRMAN said they had no wish to relieve them selves of responsibility by tranferring it to the Government or any other body, as recently a member of the Govern ment had asserted in the House of Commons that he could not withstand or sanction any measure they proposed. There was no moral doubt that they should not have a judgment in general matters, but they objected to their going into details of the works they proposed. Lieutenant-Colonel DAVISON thought, as their hands were tied as to the main drainage, that they should be enabled to apply the money to some other purpose. The CHAIRMAN said, as the season was far advanced, with the peculiar state of prices, and the threatened ap proach of the cholera, there was no time to be lost. They ought not to let 150,0001. lie idle, that might be spent with so much advantage on other works. The motion was then put and agreed to that works to the amount of 75,8951. be executed. CITY COURT 6F SE W ERS. NEWMARKET ;ACES—Tins Dlr. Entries for the Handicap Plate of 50 sovs. A.F. Black Swan, 4 yrs Monie Moses, 3 yrs F out of Anvil's dam, 3 yrs Sir George, 3 yrs Kennyside Hero, 3 yrs Nervous, 4 yrs Entries for the Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. The win. ner to be sold for 200 sovs. if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. Pebble, 3 yrs Amos, 3 yrs Chorus, 6 yrs Helmet, 3 yrs Entries for the Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. The win ner to be sold fur 30 says. if demanded, &c. First half of Ab.M. Handsome Buck, 3 yrs I Oxus 3 yrs Fiagelator, 2 yrs I Helmet, 3 yrs Freckle, 2 yrs Five races are set for this day, the first at 12.0, SHREWSBURY RACES—Tars DAY. ORDER OP RUNNING. Salopian Stakes. Longner Hall Stakes. Cleveland Handicap. Herbert Stakes. Queen's Plate. Welter Handicap, The races commence at half-past two. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, JuNz 21, WEIGHTS for the NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. Declara tions of forfeit to be made on or before Thursday, May 25. Should the highest weight accepting be under Bst 71b, it will be raised to that weight, and the others in proportion. Age et lb Kingston Ne w min ster Balrownie Red Lion Prime Minister 6 7 12 Ilex Daniel O'Rourke 5 7 12 *Alonzo a 7 10 Songstress 5 7 10 Goorkah Leopold 5 7 10 Indian Warrior 5 7 10 Exact 4 7 6 Umbriel 4 7 6 Lambton Talfourd 4 7 4 Hunca-munca Joe Miller 5 7 4 4 Typee 7 3 Testator . Cariboo Haricot Eulogist 4 7 0 Little Jack Grapeshot 4 6 12 Annie Sutherland h b 4 Mr. Sykes 4 Colsterdale The Buck 5 Lancashire Lass 4 Billy Richardson 5 Hobby-horse 4 The Skinner Ulster Bit of Blue 5 Wild Huntsman 3 Dove 4 Maid of Team Age st lb IGeorgy Veteran Honeydew 4 6 0 Dear P011y... Lina Axwell Lady Bird 3 5 10 Ch c by Verulam, out of Mar chioness Light of thellarem 4 5 7 Llaxby St. Clare 3 5 7 General Breezo The Queen's Own 3 5 7 Torn Rintoul 3 5 7 Brown Brandy Domino !Bridesmaid Aribbas Eva 3 5 2 Dr. O'Toole Gamekeeper Punch-box 3 5 0 The Jealous One 3 5 0 Caliph 3 5 0 Comfort 3 5 0 Lady Napier 3 4 12 Trump Queen 3 4 12 Red Rose Cable Amos 3 4 10 Miami% Lamprocles Swiftsure Contender Baal bee Sampson (h b) Robin Hood Shunting ... Lurley Bianca Ludwig Sir James Graham 3 4 7 Julius Agricola Amalgamation Device Royalist Surgeon-General 3 4 4 Lincoln's-inn Erycina Jetty Treffz St. Michael Valley I)on Quixote 4 6 4 Provost Marshal 4 6 4 Candlewick Dear-me Hey, py Doe Wethong 4 6 3 Peggy Bra] ey The Early Bird 3 6 2 Lady Vernon Canute La Belle 4 6 0 Ammonia Angusta 4 6 0 * This, horse having been entered without hie owner's knowledge, will be struck out at the time prescribed unless specially ordered to remain in. E WIVES AND FAMILIES Or THE ABSENT SOLDIEI3E. —TI Le Liverpool Shipwrights' Association have pre -401:1,1 ed 001, in aid of this fund. METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS. A Special Court of the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers was held yesterday at the office in Greek•etreet. Present—Mr. R. Jebb (in the chair), Lieutenant-Colonel Dawson, R.E., Mr. G. S. Smith, Mr. George Baker, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. Thomas Hawes, and Mr. D. B. Gordon. THE GREAT PLAN FOR THE DRAINAGE OF DISTRICTS NORTH OF THE THAMES. MR. ROBERT STEPHENSObi'S REPORT. Mr. Woolrych, on being called - on by the chairman, read the following report by Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P., on the plan proposed by Messrs. Bazalgette and Heywood, e ngineers to the Metropolitan and City Commissions of Sewers, for the drainage of the districts lying north of the Thames:— " 24, Great George-street, Westminster, May 15: " Gentlemen—Absence from England prevented my uniting with Sir William Cubitt in drawing up his remarks, dated February 25, .1854, on the joint report of Messrs. Bazalgette and Heywood, on a proposed system of intercepting drains throughout that portion of the metropolis lying on the north side of the river Thames. " I therefore now take leave to lay before you a few obser vations on that report, and before doing so may premise that it is not my intention to revert to those points touched upon by Sir Wm. Cubbitt, as I entirely concur in the opinion he has given respecting the general merits of the plan, and the estimated cost of carrying it out. " My observations will rather have reference to the general principle of intercepting sewers upon which the design is based, and to one or two of the localities where it has been deemed advisable to depart from this system to meet special conditions. " With respect, then, to the application of the principle of intercepting sewers to very large towns, and more especially to the metropolis, where it has become imperative to lessen as far as practicable the nuisance of discharging the sewage di rectly into that part of the Thames upon which the metropolis is situate, I believe there is considerable unanimity of opinion among engineers who have been called upon to direct their at tention to the subject. When I was a member of your body it fell to my lot to examine upwards of 150 suggestions for im proving the drainage of London, among which were many from professional men of experience; and by far the majority of these, when a comprehensive study of the subject had been made, agreed on adopting a series of intercepting sewers, as the only method affording a simple awl efficient system of drainage, and at the same time freeing the Thames through London of pollution. " The plan which was afterwards submitted by Mr. Frank Forster to the commissioners may be regarded as embodying most of the useful views which such of these plans contained as were based upon the principle of interception by main lines of sewer, carried to a point on the river so far down as to prevent the reaction of the tidal waters bringing the feculent matter back among the inhabitants of the metro polis. . " The design now produced by Mr. Bazalgette and Mr. Heywood may he regarded as the extension of Mr Forster's views, adapted to the new features which every suburb of London is yearly presenting. They have also made some ju dicious modifications suggested by time and further informa tion, one of the most important of which is the removal of the lowest intercepting drain from the shore of the river, as such a position, although chosen for the purpose of making the system of interception complete, would have been carried out with the utmost difaculty, in consequence of the loose nature of the soil, and at a cost incapable of any certain cal culation beforehand. " The construction of this novel intercepting sewer does not, however, press for immediate attention, for it is clear that, of the three intercepting sewers comprehended in Messrs. Bazalgette and Heywood's plan, the construction of the upper and middle levels should be proceeded with first. Their completion alone will greatly relieve the Thames of im purities by lessening the direct discharge, will render the construction of the lowest level less difficult and less costly. Indeed, it is not improbable that by the diversion of so large a portion of the sewage matter from the river as would be under the control of the middle and upper lines of intercep tion the formation of the lowest would become comparatively much less important, and might be postponed for some length of time, and so relieve the demand upon those who supply the funds. " The two upper lir.es of interception would, in fact, leave less offensive matter to be discharged into the sewers than has taken place in any time within living recollection. " It is the only mode of procedure which seems adapted eventually to remove, and at once to mitigate, many of the chief difficulties and annoyances attaching themselves to this complicated question. " In this design the system of interception is applied to the whole of the metropolis on the north side of the river, ex cceopmtpinrifsiangpoaintioanrewa h o i f ch ab i o s ut d l e B sig sq n u at a e r d e m th i e le, western s district commencing a ; little to the east of Brompton and Chelsea, and extending westward as far as Broutford. The level of all this district is so low that it is impossible to obtain any other natural means of drainage than into the river, as at present. To obviate this objection it is proposed to treat the western district by a different method, which appears to me well calculated to overcome the obstacles arising out of this circumstance, namely, to direct the whole of the sewage to one point ou the shore of the river near the entrance into the Kensington Canal, and there take means for separating the liquid and solid portion of the sewage before the former is discharged into the river. Experiments on a large scale with this pro cess are now being made, and with such result that its ulti mate success may be fairly deemed probable. " I agree, therefore, with the recommendations made in this report as to the method to be applied to the western district, in consequence of its extremely low level. " With the general lines of direction which have been selected for interception I also concur; but, in anticipation of the success of the method for extracting solid manure from the sewage and its becoming remunerative, it is suggested, that considerations may arise seriously affecting the scheme proposed,' and a question is raised, whether it would not then be advisable, on the score of economy, to modify the designs presented for the middle and low-level sewers, and to abandon the chief portion of the line between the river Lea and Barking Creek.' Iu this Ido not go to the full extent with Messrs. Bazalgette and Heywood, for, although the pro cess for the manufacture of manure may prove successful, I do not think this probably would tend to, still less would justify, the delay of the construction of the middle level works. These seem to me to be absolutely necessary to rectify the present defective system of drainage, whatever shape the manure question may eventually take. I have already stated that the middle•-level is calculated, when properly dealt with, to ameliorate the evils so much com plained of in so marked a manner that the execution of the lower level may perhaps safely be postponed for a time ; but I can foresee no degree of improvement in the manufac ture of manure in prospect that would tend to any material alteration in its construction, or position, or cost. It strikes at the root of many of the existing evils in the most direct manner, while it comprehends within its scope and influence so large and important a district that I think no minor ob stacle ought to stand in the way of its execution. The ex tension to Barking might, I think, be dispensed with, as suggested. If in extending and perfecting the drainage of London the chief objects be the improvement of the general sanitary condition of the inhabitants and the purification of the Thames from noisome matter, I cannot help repeating that I regard the middle intercepting sewer as one of the most important features of the scheme on which I am now reporting, and, indeed, without it either object, and the last especially, could on ly be partially attained, for no arrangement in the extrac tion of the solid matter from the sewage that I can conceive -would prevent the frequent discharge of the usual amount of noxious filth into the river. 44 This can only, I believe, be avoided by the intercepting system being fully carried out, and no part of the proposed plan is more effective than the middle interception, and none can be so ill spared or postponed. I am induced to express this opinion somewhat decidedly, because, having had my attention called to several methods that have been proposed for the extraction of manure from se wage, I have been led to the conclusion that, instead of m ultiplying such establishments within the precincts of towns, as some contemplate, a complete system of interception, with the concentration of the manure process on a few points, is that which is best calculated to attain success. With reference to the dimensions of the proposed sewers, I have not been able to go in the details of the calculations, but, having examined the tabular statements attached to the engineers' report, and having received explanations from them re specting the directions of the flow in the various sewers in tended to take place, I have every confidence in the correct ness of their conclusions. I have only further to add, that I regard the design of M e ssrs. Bazalgette and Heywood as comprehending, in a very practical shape, all the essentially useful suggestions which have, from time to time, been made by engineers respecting the drainage of the metropolis ; and I have no doubt what ever that if the commissioners be put in a position to carry it out it will be found effective. 4' I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, " ROBERT STEPHENSON. t, T o the Commissioners of Metropolitan Sewers." The CHAIRMAN said they had met that day to sanction the execution of works that had been considered and recom comended by the committee for the adoption of the Court to the a mount of 122,6101., and among those works now brought forward were comprised six or seven large blocks of houses that were to be furnished with sewers, and some entire new works of great magnitude, involving the entire reconstruction of the Counter's Creek sewer from north to south, at an estimated cost of 51,3001. Those works were considered to be necessary in order to save an enormous loss to the property that annually occurred from the Thames to the Norland estate and the north of Kensington. There had been a great number of complaints upon the subject, which b a d engaged the anxious consideration of the com missioners for a long time past. He knew that such com plaints had been frequent ever since he had been chairman, and for years before. The commissioners were most anxious to accomplish a work of urgent necessity, but hitherto, in consequence of their peculiar situation, they were unable to do so, through the difficulty they had in raising the money. The works for which they had ob tained the s anction of Parliament to raise 200,000/. would cost more than a million and a half, and included the Hackney-brook sewer and the districts north of the Thames ; and there was a second plan for districts south of the Thames. They were about to devote 150,0001. towards the last-mentioned works, reserving 50,000/. for subsidiary works, but the commissioners did not feel that they would be justified in expending that amount witho u t th e sanc ti o n of Government, and that it was required, as the commis sioners alone were responsible for the outlay, and they had no wish that any responsibility should rest on others that fairly devolved upon themselves. They had applied to Parliament, and, unless the commissioners were assured that they would have funds for completing certain works, they must decline commencing them, unless with a cer tainty that they would be finished. Having, therefore, but 200,000 1 . for w orks that would cost 1,000,0001., they had applied to the Government for means, but had as yet not received any answer. There had been some delays as to the opening o f the court, and th e comm itt ee h a d come to the conclusion that it would not be desir able to encroach on the 150,0001. until they got a final answer. They b a d required him to snake an appli cation for a more definite answer, and until they , saw the intentions of Government the commissioners con sidered they could come to no conclusion, however in convenient such a course mi g ht be, and if any inconve nience was felt the commissioners were satisfied that no blame rested on thorn. He found that the 50,00j1. set apart for subsidiary works, added to the current receipts of the districts, would do all they proposed except for the works for the Counter's Creek district which were esti mated at 51,0001., and it would be for tho Court to order them or uot, with the ressrve of that 51,0001. for the pre sent. The Counter's Creek district was suffering from great evils, f ro m the want of a proper sewer, and repeat. edly had been the complaints from owners of houses tbat they could not find tenants, for want of drainage, and that the cellars of their hou ses were flooded with water. They had not funds to do what was required, and they (lid not think themselves justified in applying the 150,0001. until they got the sanction of Goverrit9ent, and which they were pledged to the public to expend in main drainage works. Lieutenant-Colonel DAWSON said, with regard to the present state of the metropolis, the sum of 150,0001., which might be considered a large sum, was but a small one in MaPirliA9U with the works of urgenoy required for the THE CITY CEMETERY. A court was held on Tuesday, at which the following report was presented by the committee on improvements, entrusted with the various proceedings necessary to be taken in further carrying out the provisions of the act of Parliament for the cemetery for the city of London " We find that the land stands in a perfectly open situation on all sides, no houses being within a very con siderable distance of it. We, therefore, do not see any necessity for leaving a space of ground round the cemetery, as was originally contemplated, for pasture or planting. Such a belt would involve the disuse of several acres of land, and, in our judgment, is not needed. " We have had laid before us by the surveyor several plans of sites selected from the whole extent of ground to enclose for your cemetery; and we beg to recommend for the adoption of the commissioners the plan that accom panies our report, which proposes to enclose an area of about 90 acres of land, having a frontage towards the high road crossing Wanstead Flats, along the greatest part of the west side, and on the south fronting, for about 670 feet, the line of Eastern Counties Railway, from which a siding will run direct into the cemetery. The carriage road entrance will be on the western site, and enter from Wanstead Flats. " This arrangement will leave about -75 acres of land ex tending from north to south along the whole eastern side of your cemetery, and having a frontage of about 1,000 feet on the south to the said railway, and a road running through it, which surplus land we recommend you should proceed to sell for the purposes of a cemetery for one or more parishes, reserving the right of draining through the same and other needful rights to yourselves. As you can not let or sell the surplus ground in question for building on, except for a cemetery, we are of opinion that to sell it for this purpose will be the most judicious course, land being, as is well known, now much in request by large parishes in London fcr burials ; and if this be so arranged, the whole of the eastern side of your cemetery might be enclosed with a dwarf railing, so as to indicate the boun dary and prevent intrusion, while a more extensive and pleasing effect from combined arrangements in laying out might be produced. This plan and arrangement is founded on the assumed diversion of the existing occupation road crossing the railway, and running through the estate in such a manner as, while it may aff .rd a valuable entrance to the land proposed to be sold, yet shall not pass through but round the outer boundary of your cemetery. We du not anticipate any objection or difficulty in obtaining leave to effect this diversion of the roadway, which we shall im mediately proceed to obtain if this recommendation meet your approval. " It is to be observed•that there are two plots of land on the extreme eastern boundary of the estate, which, being marsh land, are nut available for cemetery purposes, but may be sold or otherwise disposed of as pasture land, at a future time. We propose also, upon your honourable court ap proving of this plan, and our recommendations connected therewith to request immediately a conference with the bishop of the diocese and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to lay the plan before them, and to obtain their approval of the proposed arrangement, as such seems to be required under the provisions of the act of Parliament;' and, in our opinion, this course is most expedient and right to be adopted at once, before you engage in the necessary contracts for works on the land." The report was unanimously agreed to. THE FLEET SEWER. For some time the commissioners have been applied to for information relative to the supposed delay in the works in the Fleet sewer, and they called upon their surveyor to report upon the subject to the court. The following is an extract from the document presented by Mr. Heywood : " The works in the Fleet sewer are progressing rapidly, and within a fortnight from the present time I anticipate that the portion of the invert which is between Little Bridge-street and the outlet at Blackfriars bridge will be completed. The length of the works is 850 feet. There are difficulties attending the execution ; most of them in crease as they approach the outlet, where, from the greater depth of the invert, the tide diminishes the hours available for labour ; and I beg consideration of the fact that, for the purpose of not interfering with the traffic of Bridge street, the whole of the materials have been conveyed into the sewer down the small hole in Crescent-place. The separation of that portion of the Fleet which was in the most unsafe condition is 'included in the works executed. That of the portion lying between Bridge-street and the Fleet-bridge still remains to be done, as for this purpose the dam north of Crescent-place must be struck, and a new one be formed higher up. The 'opening in Crescent place, which has been the subject of complaint, may be closed, excepting for occasional purposes ; but a shaft must in that case be opened in the centre of Bridge-street, south of the Obelisk, and which can be done so as to interfere but little with the traffic?' The report was approved of by the commissioners, and ordered to be printed. LONDON AND SUBURBAN FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY. On Tuesday evening a meeting of the friends and sup porters of the London and Suburban Freehold Land Society was held at the Albion Hall, Dal-ton. The chair was taken shortly after eight o'clock, by Lawrence Heyworth, Esq., M.P. The CHAIRMAN, in rising to address the meeting, was very cordially received. He said he had great pleasure in being present at their meeting that evening, for there was nothing so agreeable to his feelings as to see work ing' men trying to raise themselves to independence. He regretted much that, on a previous occasion, he had been unable through his parliamentary duties to be present and even that evening he had left the House of Com mons when a very important resolution was being brought f irward by Mr. Milner Gibson, a reso'ution to alter the present law with respect to cheap publica tions. It was a great gratification to him to find that the total abstinence or tee-total principle was radiat ing among these freehold land arid building societies. He had had the honour of presiding over two of these societies in Liverpool, and it was a pleasure for him to say that the members had come out of them with very large profits. It was also a great gratification to find that these societies were springing up through the great breadth of the land, and he had no doubt they would go on to the profit of all engaged. Societies like these tended to elevate their members in the social scale ; they tended to draw others to them ; they tended towards the education of all ; and, when all got the means, there would be no occasion for men to go puling to Parliament for -aid. (Loud cheers.) He bad not attended that evening for the purpose of making a speech, but of being present to hear the report, and to see the proceedings. Dr. HEWLETT said—Mr. President, it is highly grati fying to witness the great movement of these societies, as they are both self-elevating and self-educating. He recollected hearing an anecdote of a man who had been in the habit of attu.ding a certain public-house for a long time, and the landlady, who was about to give a party, asked him if he would like to see the room, arranged as it was for the company. The man said such a sight he should very much like to see, and he was struck with surprise at the amount of silver on the table, in the shape of spoons, forks, tank ards, &c., and the lady who was about to give the party told him the fools' pennies had bought it. The words " the fools' pennies had bought it" haunted him so, that from that time be determined to be a fool no longer, but to abstain from drink. It so happened, after some time haul elapsed, that the same man, with his wife and four children, called upon the same landlady, all neatly and nicely dressed. " Oh," said the lady, " I am glad to see you, I have not seen you for a very long► time—are these your children ? how nicely they are dressed." " Yes," said the man, " and the fool's penny has bought it." (Cheers.) So it was with societies such as the London and Suburban Freehold Land Society. Every penny invested was a penny saved from being foolishly spent, and these pence would in a short time place a man in a position that he had never dreamed of —that of a freeholder. (Loud cheers.) This society did not wish to enter as a rival to others, it was only emulous to do good, their great aim was to improve and to elevate the masses. (Cheers.) There was room enough for all, and he heartily and sincerely wished them all success. There was another good these so cieties effected, they enabled a man, at a time that he was able, to make a provision for the future, as a time might come when he could fall back upon his own independent property without knowing the gnawings of poverty. (Loud cheers.) He would not detain the meeting by making a speech, but would at once announce the object for which they were met it was to ballot for thirty rights to choose land, in addition to which thirty rights ten would be added by seniority. He thought that in thus acting, they were, in point of fact, in the foreground of other societies, and the quan tity of land given was in all cases sufficient to build a good house upon. Other societies with which be was acquainted had given frontages as low as from 11 to 12 feet, but the smallest frontage given by this society was from 15 to 16 feet. On the Farnham estate they gave one acre arid a half. He yesterday visited that estate• - one broad road had been made, and others were in pro gress, so he thought that members would do well to view the estate, and those who had the privi lege would do well to exercise it there. (Hear, hear.) This society did not compel their members to exercise their rights on any given estate, and, supposing ne estate that they at present held was suitable, they could hold their rights till there was one. They had lately purchased a very valuable estate close to the Hornsey station, and those who preferred living a wa y from the smoke of London could do so. There was brick earth on the estate—there would be the advantage of building material ready to their hand. The estate at Plaistow, he bad been informed, would be ready in a fortnight. Before be sat down he could not help saying that if these societies had been in existence thirty years ago, the work of the gentlemen in, Parliament would have been lightened, for their would have been no need of legislating upon such questions as poor laws—(cheers)' —awl men, instead of h&ving to go to the workhouse for relief ; who have had the satisfaction of saying they were indei )endent. (Cheers.) Mr. TAYLOR, the manager, then came forward, and sate d the prominent features of the society. In this society, if, unfortunately, any of its members were af flicted with sickness, their payments would be suspended without fines. The law charges were fixed, so that each knew the exact cost of his property. If the money lodged with them was wanted, a short notice was all they required. (Cheers.) To show the state of their society, and the high estimation in whioh it was held by the public, the number of withdrawals since the 31st of December last, amounted to only 23. (Cheers.) That simple fact of itself spoke well for the pro sperity of the society, They had also a building department, which held out great inducements for a man to erect his house, also for those members who did not wish to invest Vieir savings in land, they had a de posit department, where interest at the rate of five per cent. was given—a much more secure and better interest than the saving bank. The frontage on the Hornsey estate, as near as he could inform them at present, would be 17 feet, the depth from 100 to 160 feet —a space sufficient for a good and healthy house. One fact had escaped the preceding speaker, that was that the society intended to erect some houses on the unallotted portions of one of their estates to show the btyle of house they intended to have erected, and these would be placed at the disposal of those members who held shares in both the land and building department. Suppose a member required a six-roomed house built on his allotment, such as he would have to pay 251. a year rent for, he would have to take two shares in the building department, at a cost of 2s. per week until the house was com plete and ready for occupation, he then chooses the term of 15 years for repayment ; the weekly instalment for which is lls. 31., amounting to 291. ss. a year, or 41. ss. more than he pays rent—being a cost of 24d. a day, or one pint of half•and-lialf. Who would not have a free hold house, when it can be obtained at so small a cost ? The Rev. J. V. MUMMERY then briefly moved the following resolution :—" That the advantages of the London and Suburban Freehold Land Society are such as to merit the confidence and support of the public. Mr. GREEN begged leave to second the motion. The CHAIRMAN, in putting the resolution, said it had been said that rev. gentlemen were stepping out of their way to countenance these societies. Such were not his feelings. With them it was a labour of philanthropy and love, and what was pure religion but love ? (Loud cheers ) The resolution was carried unanimously. Dr. HEWLETT moved, and Mr. WARING seconded, a vote of thanks to the chairman. Mr. MUMMERY put the resolution, and it was carried amid loud cheers, the whole of the meeting rising in com pliment to the chairman. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the vote, said he felt a great pleasure in receiving such a compli ment, and he begged heartily to thank them for the man ner in which they had carried it. It was always a pleasure for him to be present at such meetings as the present. The hon. gentleman forcibly urged on all present the husbanding of their resources. A great deal had been said about strikes, and as much as 100,0001. had been raised to support one, but if that money had been laid out in the building of houses and purchasing land, how much more good would it have done ? The fact of such a large sum being expended would have increased employ ment, and increased employment would, of necessity, increase wages. (Cheers.) Mr. T. ROGERS was then appointed by the meeting to draw the numbers, which the chairman announced as follows :-564, 962, 251,* 246,* 845, 190, 610, 798, 847, 587, 868, 960, 850, 534. 586, 380, 393, 640, 428, 247,* 98], 574, 400, 746, 933, 806, 908, 994, 985 826,. The following are the security numbers :-49, 81, 141, 232. 266, 298, 318, 349, 357, 382. , . The proceedings then terminated. * Not valid. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General. ) The mortality of London, as shown by the registration for the week that ende I last Saturday, is not so high as in the three preceding weeks, in which the deaths were 1.193, 1,211, and 1,263. Last week the number re turned fell to 1,093. In the ten weeks corresponding to last week of the years 184453, the average number was 946, which, if raised in proportion to increase of population, becomes 1,041. The mortality is therefore still in excess of the estimated amount. Epidemic diseases exhibit a decrease on the number of the previous week. The deaths enumerated under this head are 252, while the corrected average of correspond ing weeks is 201. Scarlatina was fatal in 49 cases, while the average is 29 ; hooping-cough, in 50 cases, the average being 48. Eight children and 5 adults died of small-pox, 49 children of measles, 14 of croup, 5 persons of influenza, 1 of purpura, 47 of typhus, and 2 of rheu matic fever. Diarrhoea and dysentery, which were fatal in the pre vious week in 29 cases, declined last week to 12 ; and no case of cholera of any kind has been registered within the last three weeks. Only 11 cases have occurred since the beginning of this year, and these comprise " cholera infantum," English cholera," &c. It may therefore be stated that cholera, of the malignant epidemic type, has been entirely absent from London during the last four months Last week the births of 896 boys and 796 girls, in, all 1872 children, were registered in London. In the nine corresponding weeks of the years 1845-53 the average number was 1,428. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY 13. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of li n:ertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 42 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration.. Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion - 69 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 5 Premature Birth and Debility 37 Atrophy Old Age Sudden 5 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance .. 30 Causes not specified DEATHS FROU ALL CAUSES Population Deaths in corre- Deatbs Enumerated. sponding week in the its` 1. - of 18 , 3. Week. West Districts North Districts 490.396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals 1,159 1,093 Males Females . • - ' • of April, has been put afloat, after discharging Part of .„,i list cargo. The Mallorquin, f r o m P a l ma .t o Il a vannah, stranded at Algeciras during the gale of April 27, bu t since been got afloat. AQUADILLA (Porto Rico), April 27.—The Harm from May a guez t o Li ver p oo l, pu t i n t o thi s por t, April f i g leaky, has dis c harg e d near ly a ll h er care, and it is fea will be condemned. CALLAO, April 11.—The A. Dashwood, hence for ClO cha, April 3, has been totally lost on San Lorenzo. o f BELIZE, April 17.—The Hyperion was lost on the ha the Roman, during a heavy gale at north, on April 4 %1 1 PANAMA, April 21.—Arrived, March 30, her Metie'', o ship Amphitrite, from San Bias, with 400,000 dollars freight. April 4.—The Lima ( s .), f rom St o . P or t o , w ith 253 , x ° , dollars on freight. April 20.—The Santiago (s.), from Sto. Porto, 200,000 doll a left the Downs in specie. The Pearl Jan. 3, having sailed frog a so l Tyne a few days p rev i ous l y, f or Carthagena, and ILO since been heard of. The Edward Robinson, from Odessa to' Queenst°,/ lately stranded b e t ween T e t uan an d C euta, i s reporieu,d' be full of water, and h as b een so ld , t oget h er w i t h h e r Ow VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Severn (s ), Southampton to Brazils, May 12, Finisterre N.N.E., distant 15 miles. The Elise (French b arque ), s t eer i ng S . W ., M a y l A w 47 N., long. 7 W. lot' The Collier (s. s.), N ew h aven t o G ee l ong, April 131 3 N., long. 24 W. The Portland (ship), Mobile to Liverpool, April 21, 9r tugas Light N.N.E. The K ate Swanton, L on d on t o M o bil e, April 4.. a0 ? miles S.E. of Belize. The Malvina Vidal, London to Sydney, N.S.W., 10 ' N., long. 27 W., 28 days out. 1 4 The Comte Roger, B a hi a t o H avre , A pr il 22 , lat. -- 09 long. 45 W. BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females.. Total .. 1,872 RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return foi the week ending May 7, 1854 £lB 069 7 8 Corresponding week last year 15,742 8 4 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re• tarn for the week ending May 14, 1854 1.19,017 19 3 Corresponding week last year 18,895 18 9 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return jot tho week ending May 14, 1834 £4,819 12 7 Corresponding week last year 4,491 7 4 Increase in 1854 £32B 5 3 SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return foi the week ending May 14, 1854 £3 , 264 3 3i . • Corresponding week last year 2,699 18 04 CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traf f ic return for the week ending May 13, 1854 £224 10 9 Corresponding week list year lB2 9 8 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE. MAY 17. ENTERED INWARDS. —The Constantine, from Drammen ; Siberlina, Kertch ; Lydia, Gottenburgh ; Henrietta Maria, Rotterdam ; Twee Gebruders, Nykiobing ; Wopkea, Em den ; Catherine Sophie. Nykiobing ; Catharine, Skive ; Erin; Volo ; Bellona, Sarpsborg • Achilles, Ch r i s ti ana ; D Drothea Catherine, Skive ; floe, Demerara ; Mar gare th a , Carolinensiel ; Immanuel, Rustringersiel ; Benedictus, Renders ; Coraelis Gip, Dordt ; Selma Dantzic • Ararel, Archangel and Tromsoer ; Fortuna, Hoimestrand; Helene Sophie, Hooksiel ; Margaretha, Gottenburgh ; Margaretha, Stralsund; Lady Aberdour, Stettin ; Gustave, Uddewalla ; Haabet, Christiansund ; Patriot, Rostock ; Catharine, Thisted ; Rika, Piilau; Union, Svendborg ; Zeevaart, Pillau ; Gretina, Emden; Hindoo, Caliao; Peterdina Marchina, Kertch ; De Vrede, Grangaurd ; Anneta, Jagersprus ; Sophie, Frederickstadt ; Germania, Anclam ; Petras, Sannesund Margaret , Sarpsborg ; Soeblomsten, Gottenburgh ; Minerva, Droback ; Johanna, Dantzic ; Jonge Antje, Worcum ; Ch a rundes, H o yer ; Georg, Altona ; Catherine, Dantzic; Elide, Dram; Laachs, Dantzic ; Frederick Overbeck, Baltic Port ; Onega, Callao; Isa, Pill au ; G enera l H a lk et, Rostock ; Achilles, Altona ; Onderneining, Thisted ; Christian Johanna, Thisted ; Familien, Skive ; Gennis, Thisted ; Anes Minde, Horsens; Juno, Emden ; Albert Louise, Caen ; Niels Ericksen, Engelholm ; Trankea, Gordens ; Triton, Emden ; Martha, Thisted ; Justitia, Uckerminde ; Ida Maria, Dantzic ; Eendraght, Groningen ; Hoikina, Groningen ; Ida, Dantzic ; Soho, Havre ; Mary Miller, Jamaica ; Victoria, Sudwesthorn ; Albion, Boulogne ; Panther, Ostend ; Gezin a J an ti na , Rostock. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Soho (s), for Havre • Flecha, Ghent ; Sanside, Lisbon ; Trident (s), Hamburgli; Jenny Lind, Mauritius ; Bristol, Buenos Ayres; Vorwaarts, Port Philip; St. Jago, Boston; Johanna Frederika, Christiansand. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Stadt Dor drecht, for Dordt ; Seagull, for Trieste ; Ceres, Oporto ; Neuo Burhaven, Memel ; Harpley, Hong Kong; Hutt, Quebec ; Fleece, Montreal ; Leander, Halifax ; Neptune and Burgomaster Rada, Hamburgh ; Graf Dirk, Adelaide • Fyenoord, Rotterdam ; Wm. Jolliffe , Calais ; Morello, Antwerp; Rhine, New York. GIBRALTAR, May s.—The Alfred, from Xareeillea to the Mauritius, which vow on shore now 41marao, on the 2ith COUNTRY MARKETS. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET MAY 16. There was a large supply of straw of all descriptio the market. The prices to-day were as follow : . Oat straw, from 5s Od to 7s Od per kemple of 16 6 1 Iron ; wheat do., :.)s Od to 6s Od ; b ar l e y do., 5s Od to Hay from ll to 13d ; new ditt o , Od to d per atom' EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET-MAT 16. There were in the market to-day, 18 sacks oatmeal,' weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus :--18 at 21. 0 at W. Us lid, and 0 at 0/. Us. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—MAY 15. There wore in the market to-day 44 bags of oatilSi 6 of barleymeal, and 2 of pot-barley. Sales dull. top price of oatmeal was as before ; the second was 6 ( 1 . 40 . and the third was is 3d up. P o t-b ar l ey on t h e t o p as bat ore. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs Fi rs t. I Second. I 2 . 4 imperial Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto —s Od —5 Od Od Pot-barley, per ditto NEWCASTLE—MAY 16. Fot A good business done in wheat. Oats were quiet. r ib malting barley th e re w as no d eman d. G r i n di ng Was Ig° 31s to 40s. Other articles without change. DUBLIN—MAT 16. White wheat, 40s 01 to 44s Od , red ditto, 39s to 4. 4 0 01 1 barley, 16s 6d to 22s 6d ; oats, 15s 6d to 17s 9d ; Nis Od to 008 Od per brl ; oatmeal, 15 8 tid to 18s Od ; 1 / 3 ,60 flour, 22s Od to 27s Od per cwt ; luttia.o core, 398 04 to 0 " per 4801ba. COAL MARKET.-MAY 17. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market :."" s. d.' Wallsend, SO. 0 , it Buddle W. Hartley 2l 6 l 8 Holywell .... ........ lB 3 Hetton 18 Howard's West Hartley Lambton . 17 Netherton 20 6 Lumley . 3S Old Adairs 16 3 Russell's Hetton ........ . llO Ravensworth Hartley 2l 0 Stewart's 17 Taufield Moor l7 9 Whitwell "l7 Tanfield Moor Butes 17 9 Cassop l7 Walker Primrose .........16 6 Denison . Wylam 19 UHartlepool ............... .! Hough Hall ....... . 1 1 Wallsend, &c. Kelloe . sAcorn Close l7 6 S ou th Hartlepool ..... - 1 .s Gosforth l7 t south Kelloe ............... +„ Halton l7 6 Lees .. .................. 1 7 Hilda l7 3 Whitworth. ............ .. 1 8 Johnson .. 16 9 Adelaide Ter lB .. Riddell l7 6 Bell's Primrose 16 Eden Main 18 ; Belmont 18 :es south 1$ Durham IBirehgrove Graigola ...... .. . 0 2 5 1 i ) erweutwater Hartley. Grey's West Hartley ••••' : Braddyll SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the malls are sent from th e General Post-041 by the eight—and M by the morning—despatch.) 0 2 Day when made u. From wna WlO ' COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port du Enfils rl "' Office, London.' DtsoAched Each)4° . Atnerica(byl - trit.pack)N Every Friday Liverpool - America (by United Sts. packet) May 2 .... Liverpool •-• Ar rived America (by U State, packet) ..........N April 25.. Southampton, Australia (via South. ampton) .......... 511 May 4 ..... Southampton gay 29 Ditto (via Marseilles) NiMay 8 . ... Dover ~ June s Ditto (via ('ape of Good ] Hope) ............NiJune . „ 1 I'Werta i9 , Africa ( West Coast) ..N r.3d of the month. Plymouth , .1)10 Alexandria.......... NlB, 9, 24, & 30 of in Dover .... & '2oth of mood Anhui lipion Bahainas ...........51 1 17th of the mom Sow namoton, Belgium ............ NI qui). .......... Dover ...... !IV AT Brazil 19th of the month -4ituthattipi vl-'1)463'16 Buenos Ayres.. ilith or the month„ Sou thamptoi Mal Cape of Good Done ..N i 14th ot the moat Plyniouth Cape of Good Elope ..N 14th of the month. Soutliamoion Cape de Verds Is 114th of the month Southampton Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ~Nll4th of the montl• Channel Isles ........N Mon ~Wed.,&Frld 4onthaMptoniTtL Tl ! .9sl‘ Chili ..... Zd & 17th of mont Southampton ;MB/ China (see India) Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 ot m, Dover Constantinople & 20th of mon Southampton e dgiof t:ont. of Europe M & N Twice daily ...... Dover ...... TWIC Egypt (see India) 1 11/ France M& N Twice daily Dover Tvfice: ilibraltar .... • . M 4, 7, 1-7, 20, 27 of m Southampton Mal Greece (see India) v 1 Greytown .......... M 2nd & 17th o f mon. Aoutharnptoi• liamburgh Tuesday & Frida, Loue.on [Savannah ..........M,2nd of the mont:. Southampan. June Holland ............ M; Daily .. londuras .......... 111;17th of the month Sou, tianinto MaY 90 India (vlas'outnampt.)M 4th & 20th of tn, Piym uth •• MaY India (via Marseilles)M Bth&24th of run it , Dover .....• lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon Dover.... •• Ireland & N Twice daily Hot:, head TWIC 2 6 Lisbon.— .. Ml 7, 9, 17, &570 f m . Southampton MAY 1 6 Madeira 9111 of the monthiAouthainpion May Madeira N 23d of month ' Plymouth .. Malta (see India) Malta N 7,17,19,27, 30 of m. Dover Mauritius (see India) Mauritius 14th of the month e Mexico .... 'lnd of the month. Southampton Jun Naples .... ........N sthlsth2sthotmon Dover af New Granada ......M 12d & 17th of month ,Southampton MaY ,01 , New Zeeland 'By private ship .. Various port (Ince!: Papal States ........Nlsthlsth2 , thotinon. Dover ...... May Peninsula ..........mlthl7th2Bthothion. Southamptoi May 6 Peru . ..... & 27th ot mon ~ 'outhanipton May Port Natal N 14th of the month Plymouth , Sicily sthlsth2sthointon, Dover , may 2 Puscany ............N stLlsth2sthoirctoti.lDover May 9 Venezuela .. 2d& 17th of monthisouthanipton MaY 1 Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) .......... West Indies m 2d% 17th 0 monthlSouthamptat. Aril •ve4 10 w • When any of these date, fall o i a itinday, the limns - lespatchel on the following day with the exceptien of the 1 1,41 f 110 Southampton). and the Malta, both of which will be despatche" day preceding. ATTEMPTED MURDER IN MANCHESTER. On Tues ci a llif o ' i at the City P o li ce C ourt, G eorge H udson, aged 2'o Long Mitigate, ro p ema k er, was c h arge e w i t h h av ing, ° 0 Thursday night, attempted to murder his wife, Ello be t be Hudson, by cutti ng h er throat with a raz or . From evidence of two persons, Sarah Ann Jackson and Ja t ili c y Sweeney, it appeared that, at a quarter to nine o'eL s i i. on Thursday night, the 18 th, when the prieoner' 9- 0 , was drinking at Wormald's spirit vaults, ifil t f,o street, Shudehill, the prisoner went in, seized " r , by the neck, and inflicted a wound with a dye He was at once laid hold of by the company 10 : a house, and (the razor having bee n t a k en ou t o f his W o o given in charge of a policeman. The woman, it sv ,er stated, was immediately removed to the Manche f3 „ l Royal Infirmary, wh ere s h e was proper l y atten ded : 0 A medical certifi ca t e as to h er cond i t i on h av i n g b e he - t . put in, Mr. M au d e as k e d if t h e pr i soner was sthb°- when he committed the rash act, and the reply was „ e r be was unde r th e i n fl uence o f li quor. Th e prigs'" who said nothing, was remanded for a week. t THE GUN.—The annual reunion of crack shots a the , t o private shooting grounds at Lewisham is announce,..“.o take place on Wednesday. the 24th instant, upon oP i o. occasion the Messrs. Dean, Adams, and Co., the goof prated gun-makers, purpose giving as a prize onto their finest double barrels to be competed for by tm patrons. MARRIED. tb o On the 16th inst., at Trinity Church, Twickenhs o3, oll, Rev. James Twining, M.A., incumbe n t o f T r inity a u t he Twickenham, to Mary Elizabeth eldest daughter o late Rev. Thos. Bevan, incumbent , of the same church>. DIE D. • f On the 12th inst., a t Dynes-hall, Essex, in her 96th 090 Harriet, the w id ow o f J o h n S per li ng, E sq ., a nd r un grir daughter of the l a t e H on . Willi am R oc hf o rt, o f ClO O Ireland. Da a l On the 14th i ns t., at Cokenach, Royston, tb„e Louisa D. Cli n t on, w idow of the late General Sir Iv" H. Clinton, G.C.8., in the 78th year of her age. , 0 10 On the 14th inst., at Poulton-le-Fylde, Maria Marl4, 7 f, of Bieh ar 1 H aw ki ns Ri s k , E sq ., Li eu tenant Royal 1 ‘ commanding her Majesty's ship Tartarus. LaNDON: Printed and Published by MIIRDO li rC)L3 ;l4 , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Ths Sun Oifics, I ' l° ' j Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, LA the col sl ' Middlema c Thunday, May 15,1064. 11[00 TI _ next, ‘he 2 Postp.,ned THE A INF That the tills on, ft !lather n 7303:1 bay 2 11 .4 0A3 hok nsunal 3 Interest . 5 street., Clt3 THE NoTICF of FIT tRE the 30th 1 sheet, ior of tt a Cow Year. The Tra BRI': tit oughou Will be het Th ] The R, from ana afonarle4 f Massa.hua New rot k take part i The cha Sion to the form and I Slare , y Be ' ners- i • HE Jti JOIELY General S ht-r ‘iaj v s 4th June pu at.ori t. .A 0, will any ship t carrying l'"Yaige of eight horn and from nfwm t of pa.mite and P.t.ss Loudon. ON/. 111 FOR nuttie, Ti Pm.Pe c TALLOW Rotherhit rtiOtilitg 841 e until this sa'e N On Which of the Re logues ni London CON y ti Pal hose otyl to the :tot s may fi Station. tieulara boom ot Te , der a nd Mar' wilt be t( oarfl, any time ea di, 8, Part'eu ai 'words at Tenser tOliether TEll are — t t p l ; o nAMI Cabil,, 21 ROTT b ig. eh ANT Szk on THER aOSTEI HAV:, fore, IN EDIN bg LE 44 y. SE IfF.Vir. 'Pg. Sa EOM and s Chief " GALA 2 5. at Li 22e, AV LI fo Atv hem MART Thursd. North t 43 . fid. The t SI A R at 'in, Saloon, To 91 , Part ure, Reg. nt• Whet etubst: k ~_ M bEst Wires, a- not they w any tet traetio serve t and m g ticatio: 65, M BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 14th inst., at Cumberland-terrace, Regent 3 park, the wife of John Evans, Esq., Q.C. • a On the 14th inst., at Weybridge, the wife of Reg inta Augustus Warren, Esq. OF A DAUG so HTER. Wi t° On the 14th inst., at the Parnage, Sandgate, th e r t. of Captain Deane Shute, Quartermaster-General'a Pep * went, Bengal. ° On the 14th inst., at 15, Acacia road, Regent's-per ' wife of the Rev. Frederic Aubert Grace, M.A. aat t' heir rrewe Eatabl to Pri fotn PA ON 1