The Sun. — London, England, 1844-06-06 00:00:00

Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 ♦ols. SECOND EDITION of " CONINGSBY; OR, TIIE NEW GENERATION." By B. D'ISRAELI, Esq., M.P. " In every respect a very tine and remarkable noTel."—lierald. "We may augur for this bOok a very extensive popularity. It is quite as curious as it Is clever."--Chronicle. " This book is full of life, spirit, and accurate portraiture. It is too cutting, too true, to be passed over.tutheekled. It must be read by all."—Post. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. DEDICATED, BY PERMISSION, TO BIER MAJESTY THE I QUEEN DOWAGER. Just ready, in 2 vols. small Bvo., with Portrait, 21s. boand, MEMOIRS OF mittee. A BABYLONIAN PRINCESS, MARIA THERESA ASMAR, DAUGHTER OF EMIR ABDALLAH ASMAR, From her Effth amid the Ruins of Nineveh in 1804, to her arrival In England in 1842. WRITTEN BY HERSELF, and Translated into English ; Containing a nairiative of the persecutions and destruction of her fluidly on account of their adherence to the Christian faith ; of the scenes she has witnessed, and the trials she has experienced, during her residence in Mesopotamia, Jerusalem, Mount Lebanon, Kurdis tan, Ispahan, Teheran, and Schiraz ; together with an account of her Travels In Italy, France, and England. Orders received by all Booksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great 3farlboreugh-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re pectililly informed tha there will be an ext ra Ni g ht ( not included in the Sucriptio THIS EVENING JUNE When will be performed for the last time) Beilini'e Opera of I PURITANL Edvira, Madame Grisi; Giorgio, Signor Labladle; Arturo, Signor Mario; and Riccardo, Signor Fernasari. With other Entertainments, in which Madame Persiani will appear. In the oourse of the Evening, an entirely new Arragonese Danse de Caracieere, called " LA DIANOLA," by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon. After which, the Last Scene of Bellini's Opera, entitled LA SONNAMBULA. Amin, Madame Persiani ; Lisa, Madame Bellini ; Elvino, .Sit. Mario. To be followed by a New Divertissement, entitled LA VIVANDIERE, Introducing the Redowa Polka; the Original Dance of Bohemia, by Mdlie. Cefite and M. St. Leon. To conclude with a Selection from the Grand Ballet, ONDINE. Ondlne, Mdlle. Cerito. Applications for Boxee, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Boa Mee, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at seven. The Opera will coi,mence at HalLpast Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSER THIS EVENING, JUNE 6, Will be performed THE LITTLE DEVIL. Nicelo Angell, Vlncentio d'Estella, Mr. Charles Mathews; Gil Bablo, Mr. Stilck land; Maria Theresa 41 Spain. Miss E. Yarnold; Clotilda, Miss Julia Bennett. To which wlil be added THE DRAMA AT HOME. To be followed by the extraordinary Performances of Professor RISLEY and his TWO INFANT SONS. To conclude with a New Original Domestic Dram 2, entitled THE SEMPSTRESS. G o ld r i ng, Mr. Strickland; Bob Debit, Mr. Holl ; Plainword, Mr. Stuart; Mercy Goldring, Miss P. Horton; Luey Sparkle, Miss Julia Bennett. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 25.; Upper Gallery, /a. Half-price—Boxes, 3s. ; Put 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doo rs opened at Half-past Six, and the Performances commence at Seven. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box office, from Ten till Five. • PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, JUNE 6, Will be repeated a New Dr a m a , called BLANCHE DE VA LMY. Colonel Chatillon, Mr. Granby; Franval, Mr. Walton : St. Hilare, Mr. Walter Lacy; Pierre Roux, Mr. Oxberry ; Blanche de Valmy, Madame Eugenie Prosper; Justine, Miss NoeL To be followed by the DEVIL'S IN IT, in which Mr. Wright and Miss E. Stanley will perform. After which, BOMB ASTES FURIOSO. To conclude with the Grand Ballet, entitled LEOLA; or, th• May.day Bride. Patrick, Mr. T. Hill; Phelim, Mr. Gilbert; Rhona, Miss Charleton ; Leola, Miss Ballin. THEA FRB ROY AL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA. HOUSE. Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. " Open Sesame; or, a Night with the Forty Thieves," continues to be nightly received with perfect enthusiasm by crowded and fashionable audiences. THIS EVENING, JUNE 6, Will be repeated a New and Comic Drama, called TWO HEADS BETTER THAN ONE. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Diddear, Keeley, and Emery, Miss E.Chaplin, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. To which will be added a New Comedietta, entitled THE WHITE FEATHER. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Collier, Craven, Yarnold, Miss Woolgar, and Miss Fairbrother. To be followed by an Apropos Bagatelle, called POLK AMA NIA Characters by Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Wigan, Mr. Keeley, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a Gran] Burlesque Fairy Extravaganza, called OPEN SESAME; or, a Night with the Forty Thieves. Hassarac, ildr. Keeley; Morgiana, Mrs. Keeley. PRICES OF A DMlSSlON.—Balconiy Boxes, 41.; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s._ ; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Bal con y B oxes, 2s. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 6d.; I'it, Is. Private Boxes on the Balcony Tier (holding eight persons), 'ftro Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second Tier (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a.Half. Private Boxes on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Guinea. of three years of Tory legislation 1 Never yet was so fine an opportunity of regaining the affections of an excitable, but generous-minded people so utterly—so wantonly thrown away, as if in sheer contempt, as has been done by the present Cabinet. When they entered upon office in 1840 the game was in their own hands, and they had only to play it fairly to play it successfully. They had ample power, both within and without the walls of Parliament, to enter upon the great work of Irish pacification with every prospect of a fortunate result. England had not yet found cause to distrust them— Ireland was willing to hope—and even the an tagonist Orange party had lost much of its old in fluence, and concurrently with this, much also of its old bigotry and inveteracy of purpose. But Ministers, with that strange hallucination which ever clings to Toryism—no matter how mild and modified be the form which it assumes—neglected one by one all the advantages of their position. With the words of promise continually on their lips, they did little or nothing for Ireland. Session after session came and went, and still found the acknowledged grievances of the sister- ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY. Great Success of the Chinese Feast of Lanterns, and New Military and Naval Spectacle. THIS EVENING, JUNE 6, Will be repeated an entire new Military and Naval Equestrian Bpectacle, entitled THE CHINESE WAR; or, The Conquests of Amoy by Bntish Arms. New Scenery, Dresses, Appointments, Ac., to realise the recent triumphs of England's Army and Navy. Monsieur Plege on the Tight Rope—New Scenes of the Circle— Hungarian Brigade of Female Cavalry. To ccncludo with a Laughable Farce. The doors will open nightly at six o'clock, and the performances commence at seven. Box-office opened daily frees ten till four. The private boxes have been reconstructed and decorated with care and splendour. Acting and stage-manager. Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE The three New Pieces, and Mr. G. Wieland's inimitable perform. ance having been appro►ed of by brilliant audiences, the same Entertainments will be continued. THIS EVENING, JUNE 6, Will be repeated a New Drama in Three Acts, entitled THE INSTRUMENT OF TORTURE. in which Messrs. Saville, Hughes, Hicks, Honnor, Vale, Lewis. and Johnson; Mrs. H. Vining, M rs . Hughes*, and Mrs. Hicks, will perform. Aiter which a New Burlesque entitled GEORGEY BARNWELL. Bupporsal by Messrs. Vale, Neville, Heslop, Mrs. Daly, and Miss kerrey. To conclude with a Grand Fairy Spectacle called THE SPRITE OF THB SNOW DRIFT. Zimmeir, the Sprite, by Mr. G. Wielaad. Superb Scenery and Dresses. Extraordinary effects, and wonderful feats. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschaer, at the Box. office, from Eleven to Four. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. OPEN EVERY EVENING. The greatest triumph ever known in England ! Mdlle. Rossini, the Wonder of the Musical World!! ! " Mille. Rossini is a pretty young Lady, who has acquired a per. fact mastery over the Violin ' using her bow with confidence, er e . eating rapid passages with facility, and producing a tone both sweet and powerful. la fact, she is a very clever young Lady."—Times " Mdlle. Rossini played two grand Fantasias on the Violin with admirable execution and effect, and with a skill and command that drew from the audience repeated bursts of applause "—Post. " This young Lady:execcuted some very difficult music, with the readiness and finish of a perfect artiste, and displayed her mastery over the somewhat novel instrument in a Lady's hands, the Violin, by giving the modern ' effects,' the pizaicate, the h...rmonies, and other embellishments of the Paganini school, in a style which called ferth rgyeated plaudits."—Herald. " NS/Else/ the pleasure of being present at the private rehearsal Concert of Mdlle. Rossini, the Lady Violinist, at the Adelphi Theatre, and were highly delighted and equally astonished at her Performances. 1 betels about her playing a fineness and precision of touch, and a freedom of bowing, which we should not have ex pected from a Lady. Her purity and correctness of tone are truly wonderftil. In a Grand Scotch Fantasia, she introduced the beau. tifbl Air of Auld Robin Gray,' and gave it with an expressive pathos, a thrilling tenderness of tone, that reminded us strongly of the Pathetic style of Miss Stephens' voice In the same Ballad. She was admirably supported by the members of the Collini Family."—Sun. Never was triumph so brilliant. The Adelphl is nightly crowded by audiences most fashionable, classic, scientific, and the musical elite, who pronounce Bldlle. ROSSINI to be the Paganini of the day. The Great Wizard of the North begs to refer the Public to the cri tiques in the Ilmes, Post, Herald, Sun, and all the leading Weekly Journals, on Mdlle. ROSSINI'S extraordinary powers on the Violin. These are the best credentials he can offer. To his own unparelleled Entertainment he is nightly adding NEW WONDERS. He will sightly appear with the above highly gifted Laly, and prove, by ocular demonstration, that he is the Great Professor of NATURAL MAGIC and EXPRIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY. Doors open at Half-past Seven, performance commence at Ei g ht. Boxes, 45.; Orchestra Stalls, 35.; 25.; Gallery, Is. Second Price at Nine o'clock. Private Boxes can be engaged at all the Libraries, and at the Box.officc. Carriages at a Quarter before Eleven. country unredressed. In vain her claims were brough forward in Parliament ; in vain Ministers were con. jured by some of their own party —among others by the Hon. and Gallant Member for Westminster—to turn a considerate ear to the supplications of Ireland —entreaties, remonstrances, menaces, all were alike _ __ Lneffectual ; and the only boon which Go, vernment would condescend to bestow on the sister-country, was that very equivocal, or rather deeply insulting measure—an Irish Arms Bill l From the moment that this obnoxious measure be- came law, Irishmen felt that the time for hope and confidence was past, and that nothing was left for them but to agitate a Repeal of the Union. How tha' agitation progresspd—how Government interfered— and what were the results of that interference. our readers know quite as well as ourselves ; we may assure them, however, that the end is not yet; the " snake is scotched, not killed ;" and the day is not far distant when Sir ROBERT PBBL, and those who act with him, will deeply regret that, when the golden opportunity was afforded them, they did n o t pursue a more generous, enlarged, and conciliatory system of policy towards Ireland. Meantime, we may just notice, en passant, the notorious fact—so humiliating to Toryism—that though her MAJESTY can visit Scotland, and every other part of her dominions, and make sure of a kindly re ception even in the rival kingdom of France, she cannot visit Ireland ; because were she to do so, she would be sure to learn, at every step of her progress through that country, how generally unpo pular were the men who have been her confidentia ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, LONDON in the f)LDEN TIME—GREAT FIRE of LONDON. PROMENADF CONCERTS—SUPERB bIENAGERIE. The Proprietor has eutmost pride in contemplating the results of the First I. our Nights of the Season. The thousands who, in de- fiance of the weather, have crowded the Gardens each Evening, have pronounced the General Arrangements to surpass all former efforts, and decides him to continue the Exhibition Four Nights each Week —viz., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The Day- Light View of the Matchless Picture is attractive beyond all former precedent—it is a perfect Gem. Open at Nine—Feeding of the Carnivora at Five—Concert at Six— Conflagration at Dusk. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY. IMPORTANT NOTICE. advisers for the last three years and upwards. ONE SHILLING Admission to THE NAPOLEON MU SEUM, the' most magnificent and extensive Collection of Hist°. - ical Curiosities and Works of Art ever known to have been formed oy One Person, during Twenty-five years of elaborate research, at a cost of 60,000 guineas, and to completely illustrate, in the most in etractive and interesting manner, the most Important part of Euro pean history, viz. —CHARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and LOUIS XIV., to the deaths of GEORGE 111., and the EMPEROR NAPOLEON, in 1821. This unique Museum has been visited often, during the last and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of Wellington, the Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, and their Ladles, .tlso many thousands et the Nobility and Public ; and the Pro prietor bes recently been able to increase, by several very fine pictures, Ice., his previous almost incredible number and variety of ANS, Works of Art, and a multitude of valuable Relics, and other euriositice, in this most instructive and, as hundreds have said it Might to he, a National Museum. Many thousand have inspected It, and THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS of the PUBLIC PRESS have stated that it ought to be'seen by every use. The price of admis lon Ls reduced to ONE SHILLING. The NAPOLEON MUSEUM is to be seen only at the " Egyptian Hall." riVeadillY, daily from Ten till Dusk. A handbill has been forwarded to us with the heading " NICHOLAS of Russia in England ! ! !" and announcing that a public meeting will be held on Thursday, the 6th of June, in the National Hall, High Holborn, for the purpose of ascertaining how far the people of England are prepared to welcome to their country the Russian EMPEROR. The rest of the handbill is filled up with personal abuse of the EMPEROR, and with a detailed list of all the cruelties inflicted on the inhabitants of Poland. Against these cruelties no journal has protested in stronger lan guage, or with more sincerity of purpose, than The Sun—and that fact the Poles in this country grate fully acknowledge. May we ask them and their friends to grant us one favour in return, and that is, to avoid everything like insult to the AUTOCRAT while he is in a manner the guest of this great nation. England is ever hospitable, and her people would be the last in the world to heap abuse on a Sovereign who had come among them, trusting to their gene rous and open dispositions, and anxious, perhaps, to improve himself by witnessing their free institutions. We, therefore, trust that no hostile demonstration will be made on the occasion, and that at all events the friends of Poland will respect the feelings of our gracious and beloved SOVEREIGN, who, under the pre tressed by any nt pec u li ar c i rcumstances, would be greatly dis insult offered to her Royal Guest. TAE WEATEIER.—Surt OFFICE, JUNE 5. •j•NSB]IpDiETE Lowest, 49; Highest, 72 ; Noon, 70. BAROMETER, 30.—Wnro, S.W. Nary.7--The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is lusually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. HIGH WATER AT LONIZTITEiI:KiE mlnetes Alta' 5 I Evening... 4 minutes after 6. to othisu pied with the v i s it The Paris p a p ers are mu c h cc thin almost every p oss ibl e conjecture o One states that he has c ome for amusement, show himself off before the English peope T them regard his object as purely p of the Emp eror o f RUSSIA c o u l n it t i r et y oa , li;t a s n o d b j c e o c n t: l and to :do o f $ fourth, the Nationeil, believes h e h as pa i d the compli ment to Queen VICTORIA solely to annoy Louis PHILIPPA. " The CZAR," says the Siecle, can only have gone to England to obtain personally a solution of certain political questions, which it suits the Eng lish Cabinet to leave in a species of incertitude. England wishes to preserve the power, when her in terests make it desirable for her, to pass over to the LA W LIFE AS SU R ANC E, Govern men t ev id en tl y are wa i t i ng f or t h e d og- d ays Fleet-street, next St. Duestan's Church.—May 22, 1844. NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that a GENERAL MEETING to pass all the objectionable Bills of the session in a of the PROPRIETORS of the LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, lump. The Tories used to boast of their superior skill will be held at the Society's Office, Fleet-street, London, on 3loNnar, the 24th day of June next, at Half-past Eleven o'clock in the fore- in managing Parliamentary business. Can they do noon, pursuant to the provisions of the deed of settlement, for the purpose of ELECTING a TRUSTEE I n th e room of the Right Hon. so now ? We kno w w hat h as b een d one , b u t ne ith er Lord Abinger, deceased, to ELECT a DIRECTOR in the room of Sir ROBERT PEEL ner Sir JAMES GRAHAM can give Nathaniel Saxon, Esq., deceased, to ELECT SIX DIRECTORS and TWO AUDITORS in lieu of th ose who will go out of office by ro- us the least intimation what they intend to do. Cation, and for general p ur p oses . Lord WORSLEY moved the committal, pro forma ) The Director to be chosen in the room of Nathaniel Saxon, Esq., at the above meetin g , w i ll remain in off i ce until the 24th June, 1845. of the Commons Inclosure Bill, and wished it to be One of the Auditors will be chosen by the Proprietors, and the Dater by the Assured of two years' standing in the sum of 1,000?. and postponed, as he had received an intimation from the upwards for the whole term of life. Government that material alteration must take place By order of the Directors, GEORGE KIRKPATRICK, Attar?. before they could agree to it. N.B.—Business will comme nce a t T welve o ' clock precisely. The Dividends for the year 1843 hav e b e e n i n th e ()curse of payment since Colonel SIBTHORP, in hii usual honest and straight- April last. forward manner, condemned the Bill, and said there were forty-six clauses in the Bill on which he would divide the Committee. This is a very hopeful pros pect for Lord WORSLEY, and he may depend upon it Colonel SIBTHORP will keep his word. After some remarks from Mr. HUME, Lord SAN DON, and others, the Bill was committed, and the House resumed. The County Coroners' Bill went through Com- The House then adjourned at a Quarter past Seven Every day's experience tends more and more to corroborate the " great fact" that the Tories—or Conservatives as they now call themselves, though it is their name only, not their nature that they have changed —cannot govern Ireland. Sir ROBERT PEEL'S " chief difficulty" becomes more embarrassing and complicated with every twenty-four hours that passes over his head. It is not yet quite a week since sentence of imprisonment was passed on Mr. O'CON NELL ; and 10, instead of the lethargy and gradual dying out of the flame of Repeal, on which Ministers seem to have so confidently calculated, the flame burns fiercer than ever ; popular passions, compara tively dormant for some five or six months past, are revived with more than their former virulence and activity ; and the hatred of Tory rule, which in the eyes of Irishmen is synonymous with Tory oppression, is no longer confined to this or that district, but is spreading like wild-fire throughout the sister country ! How stands the Repeal Rent, which is a pretty accu rate barometer of the feelings of the people ? For the last week—that is to say, the week in which the Liberator's imprisonment took place—the sum re ceived at the Conciliation Hall was not less than two thousand five hundred and ninety-six pounds ! No proof of the declining popularity of the Repeal cause here. The amount of Mr. O'CONNELL'S fine is ac tually paid in hard cash within seven days, cheerfully and without a murmur, by the public subscriptions of the poorest country in Europe ! Leaving this fact to have its due weight with the reader, let us next consider the language held at the last meeting of the Dublin Repealers. Here are the sentiments of Mr. SMITH O'BRlEN—one of the most intelligent and influential Irishmen of his day, and second only to the Liberator in popularity—coolly and deliberately spoken in presence of hundreds, perhaps we ought rather to say thousands, of his ex cited countrymen :—" What would be the effect of the events of the past week ? For his ewn part, when he heard the sentence pronounced which con signed Mr. O'CONNELL to a gaol, he felt that the doom of the Union was in those words. Vestigia nulla retrorsuni, should be now their motto. The bridge had been cut away behind them, and for the future no man would dare to talk of any compromise. He conjured the Roman Catholics of Ireland of all ranks to come forward at the present juncture." There are no evi dences of shrinking here ! The language of tile speaker is not that of hesitation and despondency ; and if we may judge from the immense number of public meet ings that are announced to take place immediately throughout the country, the sentiments held by Mr. 0 1 .13ano; are cordially responded to by the vast ma jority of Irishmen. Such are the first fruits of the PEEL policy as regards Ireland ! Such the resu • . • . • s'.: • - •,:1 8 - . . • , f4.4: i 44.: _ ,. ‘i \ 7—, ..P' ~. ~ ; -... ri....... •, , 4,4 ) ... - AN6 • • ! ~... a r i o . , o . :CorL , .:- '4)) JX . :^ . .• , • _ ---- flhirtthtg2/1111. LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1844. The Lords did not sit yesterday. In the Commons, a great number of petitions was presented relative to the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. The majority certainly were against the Bill, and these consisted of petitions from Dissenters as well as Churchmen. It will be a curious display of Minis terial power if this Bill, which is oppose,' by so many sects of religionists, should be passed. Several questions were put to Sir J. GRAIIAM rela tive to the business of the session, but they were of the moat vag ue d escription. It wou ld appear that the ~~ . . - . ' a (, side of the absolute Governments against France ; but she has no notion at present of entering into a perpetual engagement with Russia; for this would compromise her freedom of action, and oblige her to give up a portion of the benefits of the concessions which she rends from our feeble Government. When England proclaims her love of peace, we must thus construe her declaration. England desires that Europe may be divided into two camps, placing herself on the flanks of each, and offering victory to whichever may consent to buy it, by making the most positive sacrifices to her. This is a fine position, and Sir R. PEEL has no inclination to give it up in compliance with the impetuous demands of the Emperor of RUSSIA." The Quotidienne gives the following solution : " The state of European Turkoy, the condition of the Christians in the provinces bordering on the prin cipalities under the protection of the EMPEROR, the movements of Russian troops in the South of the Empire, and the need of coming to a direct under standing with the English Ministry on the part to be taken by Russia in the solution of the grave ques tions which may arise, are quite enough to impute a serious motive to the journey of NICHOLAS, however inoffensive it may be t• our rulers. There was a time when the EMPEROR might run about all Europe without exciting the attention of France. She then felt that no question of any importance could be treated upon without her; but now, such is her weak state, that the slightest occurrence disturbs our Conservatives." The Journal des Debats merely announces his ar rival. A general belief prevailed at Paris that the Em peror of MOROCCO seriously intended to take part with ABE...EL-KADER against the French. A letter from Tangiers, which appears in the Algerie, a journal published at Algiers, announces that the EMPEROR has caused a holy war to be preached against France. The pretext is a belief of an intervention by Franco in the differences between Morocco and Spain. The EMPIROR is said to place great reliance on the preparations which ABB-EL-KIDER has been em ployed for several months in making among the great tribes on the frontier of Algeria. It is further re ported that a son of MULET ARD-EL,IIIIAMAN has joined the EMIR with a considerable body of forces. There appears to be some foundation for th• report, as similar intelligence had been communicated to a Paris journal, the Commerce, which contains the following statements : "We have received accounts from Algiers of the 26th ult. Marshal Bugeaud, in his expedition in the East, has obtained the submission of the Flittas, and has sent some of his troops back to Algiers, which indicates that he has attained his ob ject, and is about to return himself to Algiers, where his pre sence is required in consequence of serious news from the West. It appears that we are threatened with an attack by the Emperor of Morocco, who has assembled from 9,000 to 10,000 men, at least, on his frontiers, and they are constantly receiving reinforcements. The son of Abd-el-Rhaman is at their head. The Marshal, informed of this, intends, it is asserted, to proceed to the spot. All the forces of the division of Oran are assembling on the frontier, in order to be ready for the troops of Morocco, if they should attempt to invade oil - territory." Considerable fluctuation took place in the French Funds on Monday, The Three per Cents. at one time had fallen to 84f. 20c., and the Fives to 121 f. 60c., but they afterwards improved and closed as follows Threes, 84f. 30c.; Fives, 122 f. 15c. THE BOURSE—MONDAY, JUNE 3. First Highest Lowest Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents—. 122 .. 122 .. 121 GO . Four per Cents. • .... 108 .. 108 108 . Three per Cents.— • 84 45 .. 84 45 .. 84 20 . Bank of France"... .• ••.• • 309.5 —3095 .. 3095 . Belgian iThres,lß3l. 1840 ........ 106 .. 106 .. 106 • 1842 109 .• 109 .. 109 • Spanish Threes •••.•• • - • • • • 351 .. 35 .. 35 • Portuguese Five per Cents • • 461 .. 461 .. 461 • Neapolitan .........• • • • • • 102 40 .. 102 40 • • 102 40 . Roman RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain ......... 897 50 .. 897 50 .. 897 50 . Tersailles, 1L8............. 400 .. 400 .. 400 L. 8............. 262 10 .. 262 50 .• 256 25 . Rouen to Havre 770 .. 770 .. 770 . Orleans. .1007 50 ..1007 50 ..1000 . Strasburg to Bale • 252 50 .. 252 50 .. 24S 75 . Avignon to Marseilles•• .. 777 50 .. 777 50 . 775 . RAILWAY SHIRES, FOR MAY ACCOUNT, St. Germain .. • • • • • ... • ... 900 • • 909 .. 895 Versailles, R. 8... • .... ~. 405 .. 405 . • 400 • Last Price. • 121 70 • 84 20 • 3095 102 - 40 •• 897 50 •• 400 • 256 25 .• 770 -1000 . 250 ,• 775 . 9rlo 400 265 • • 265 .. 255 .. 255 Rouen' 990 .. 990 . 980 .. 980 Rouen tof Havre. Orleans ..... Strasburg to 8a1e.... Avignon toyarseilles— • • 775 •t 777 50 .. 775 .. 775 RAILWAY SHARES FOR 15ra JUNE. St. Germain •••• • • .... 900 .. 905 • • 900 Versailles, R.B • ....... • ... 405 .. 405 .. 400 .. 908 .. 400 L. 8...... • • • • • • 262 50 .. 262 50 .. 257 50 .. 257 50 Rouen.. Rouen to Havre• Orleans ..........• ••-• • • • • 1005 .. 1005 • • 998 75 ..1003 35 Strasburg to Bale• • • ... •• • . 252 50 .. 252 50 • • 246 26 .. 250 THE WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Teviot, Royal Mail Company's steam-ship, Captain William Allan, arrived this morning, at half-past four, from the West Indies, bringing all the mails, which were dispatched brthe seven o'clock train, and which, of course, will be de livered in London this day. Her dates of departure are as follow;—Tampico, 24th April; Vera Cruz, 2d May; Jamaica, Bth May; Barbadoes, 9th May ; Havannah, 10th May ; Grenada, 11th May ; Nas sau, 13th May; St. Thomas's, 15th May; and Bermuda, 20th May. The Teviot reports that things are still in a very unsettled state at Hayti. In Mexico, the castle of St. Juan de Alma is being strongly fortified with all possible dispatch ; otherwise, matters are generally very quiet. Santa Anna has agreed to allow all those ships that had left England previously to the passing of his new tariff, to discharge their cargoes under the old duties. At the Havannah, the authorities have expelled the whole of the free blacks. A large party of them took shelter on board the Teviot, and were brought on by Capt. Allan to Nassau. Others have proceeded to Jamaica and Mexico. Many executions are daily taking place at Matanzas and Havannah of those blacks concerned in the late insurrection. There is a great want of rain in the islands of Cuba, Ber muda, and the Bahamas. The latter are snaring dreadfully from a very long-continued drought, and the privations the inhabitants are undergoing are great in the extreme. Her Majesty's frigate Pique, Hon. Captain Stopford, was lying at Sacrificios when the Teviot left Vera Cruz. The Thames was at Havannah when the Teviot left, and was to sail the same evening for Vera Cruz, with the English mails of the Ist of April. On the 9th of May her Majesty's schooner Lee sailed for Belize with the Ist of April mails. The Teviot experienced fine weather generally the whole of the voyage, encountering, of course, the prevailing head winds. She was only due at Southampton this day at twelve o'clock. Freight-268 serons cochineal (from Vera Cruz); 91,461 dollars ; 155 doubloons ; 4,099 ounces of gold dust ; 1,3971b5. silver; and 29,500 dollars for the Mexican dividends.— Herald. 111 LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, JUNE s.—Wind westerly breeze, and fine. DEAL, JUNE 4.—Wind S.W., moderate.—Arrd. Herschel, Robinson, Savanilla ; Paoli, Baltimore to Bremen. JERSEY, JUNE I.—Sld. Iris, Newfoundland. • BRISTOL, JUNE 4.—Arrd. Britannia, Simmons, Barbadoes. DOVER, JUNE 3.—Arrd. Otto, Galveston fbr Bremen. OFF DARTMOUTH, JUNE 3.—Alert, St. Croix for Copen hagen. SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 3.—W. Great Liverpool (steamer), Alexandria. FALMOUTH, JUNE 4.—Wind S.S.E., moderato.—Sid. her Majesty's ship Pearl, Portsmouth. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 4.—Wind W.N.W., Emily, Foyle, Pernambuco ; Royal Bride, Welch, Mara caibo ; Regulus, Child, Abbotsford, ditto ; Sesostris, Mobile Ben Nevis, Savannah ; Leghi g h, Ch ar l es t on ; B rothers, and Columbus, New York. Sid. Viscount Sandon, China ; Eliza, Valparaiso ; Charlotte, Haniom, St. Th omas ' s ; Celia, Large, .Jamaica ; Acadia (steamer), Halifax. Off, Ashburton (steamer), —. LEarr,JUNEI.—SId. Clarendon, Sydney, New South Wales. OFF CAPE CLEAR—Crona, Boston for LiverpooL OFF KINSALE.—Menas, Mobile. MARYPORT, JUNE I.—Sld. Hope, Quebec. OFF FALMOUTH.—Hesperia, Morgan, Buenos Ayres; Spheroid, Baillie, St. Vincent ; Bristol, Jamaica ; Mary, Porto Rico for Bremen ; Maria Franceska, Matanzas for ditto ; Louisa, Havannah ; Lueban, Charleston for Antwerp. SCILLY, JUNE l.—Arrd. Magnet, Williams, Ichiboe. Sld. Kate, Africa. Hur.L, JuzlE 4.—+Arrd. Diadem, Fax, Galveston. SHIELDS, JUNE 2.—Sld. Othello, Calcutta; Freedom, Quebec. SUNDEULAND, JUNE 3.—Sld. Harriet, St. John's, New Bruriwick. OFF ALDBOROUGII, JeNS 3.—Mayflower, Hutcheson, chiboe. CAUTION TO MARINERS NAVIGATING THE CHINA SEAS. HONG-KONG, MARCH I.—The Alligator, Cook, ar rived here from Sidney, New South Wales, reports that, on January 9, she fell in with an unknown reef, in lat. 7 56 N., long. 15 20 E., in form of a horse-shoe, to the extent of at least ten miles. On the 15th January, in lat. 13 N., long. 16 S.E., was thrown on her beam ends, and cut away liar masts. VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Lydia, Newport to Montreal, 26th ult., lat. 0, lon. 10, by the Constantine, at Liver pool. Pilot, from Palermo, 16th ult., lat. 45, lon. 14; brig Zephyr, lat. 38, lon. 42 ; Lady Charlotte, barque, lat. 49, lon. 8, by the Spheroid, off Falmouth. Acorn, Villa Nova to London, out 52 clays, and supplied with provisions 24th ult., lat. 50, lon. 11, by the Snile, arrd. off Falmouth. Dolous, Lisbon to Liverpool, 14th ult, by the yacht Emerald, arrd. at Plymouth. Burrell, Liverpool to Constantinople. 22nd ult. ; Jupie, Charleston, to Liver pool, 11th ult., lat. 45, lon. 95 ; Ocean Queen, Belfast to Quebec, 24th ult., lat. 51, lon. 10, by the Oromocto, arrd. atpraterford. Unicorn, Viana to London, out 57 days, by the Swift, off Cape Clear. Edward Robinson, Jan. 22d ; Anna Eliza, 30th, in the Giloto passage, by tho Brahmin, arrd. at China. Don Juan, going into Chusan, and Thomas Crisp,Feb. 27th, off Leage Montague, by the Soundrapivy, arrd. at Hong-Kong. Wetherall, Singapore to Batavia, Feb. 12th, in Banca Straits ; Slains Castle, China to London, 16th, off Minto, by the Edward Bonstead, arrd. at Singapore. GRAY'S INN, JUNE s.—Tha u n d ername d gentle men were thi s day called to the degree of Barrister-at- Law by the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, viz.:— Richard Chapman, Esq., Charles John Plumptre, Esq., and Charles Gray, Esq. MORNING, JU'NE 6, 1844. MONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The English market was very quiet this afternoon, and prices therefore exhibit very little change. Consols for Account closed at 9Si to a ex div. Mexican Bonds rallied a little, although it appears that the remittance for the dividend is, as reported this morning, very small. The closing prices were 3.5 i to Spanish Actives were at 23i- to I. Colombian were 13i. Russian brought 1171. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. receded to 81i. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :—Birmingham and Gloucester were 83- ; Chichester and Brighton, a ; Brighton, 23- to Green wich, 5i to ; and Thames and Medway, 91 discount. Bristol and Exeter, 10 ; Eastern Counties, New, 5; Great Western, 47; Ditto, Fifths, 10+ ; Liverpool a 594 ; Birmingham, 122 ; Green wich Manchester and L ee d s , H a lf, 13 ; d Preference, Manchester, l ; f ' Midland Counties, Quarter, 8 ; Newcastle and Darling ton, 22 ; Northern and Eastern, 12f ; North Midland, Thirds, 8a ; Yarmouth and Norwich, 41 ; and York and North Midland, Scarborough Branch, 17 to 18 premium; British North American Bank Shares were 7,1- discount. and Santiago de Cuba Mine, 14 premium. The advices from Jamaica, per Teviot, still allude to excessive drought in some parts of the island. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The Cotton Market at Liverpool, yesterday, was not ani mated, but a fair business was done, at steady prices. Sales 4,000 bags, including 600 on specu l at i on. — Shares were without alteration. The demand for Paris and Lyons was brisk, and the inquiry generally was good. Bir mingham and Derby, 61i ; Birmingham and Glou cester, 91 ; Eastern Counties, 1 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 68; Liverpool and Manchester, 222 ; Birmingham Thirds, 37; Ditto Quarter, 26 ; Manchester and Birming ham, 54; Midland Counties, 9%; North British, 2i ; North Midland, 90i ; South Eastern, 37# ; Ditto New, 12i ; Paris and Lyons, 31. Se. 6d ; Ditto and Rouen, 38i. The advices per Teviot are not yet in town. By to-morrow ship advices are expectedfrom various parts of the world, owing to the change of wind, but it is consi dered that Government might long ere this have thought of dispatching steamers to the Channel to bring off' the mail bags from the detained ships, if such could legally have bean done. The commercial advices by the Overland Mail are of as favourable a character as could be expected, though the un remunerating prices are still complained of. The English Stock Market has been very firm again, but the closing of the transfer books limit s b us i ness. Consols fur Money have been at 104 to 99} with the dividend, and for the openine. at 983 to ex divid en d. Th e unfunded debt is steady at 71s. to 735. premium. Bank Stock has been supported at 1991. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. for Money are 103 to 103 i. The Reduced are 1011 to 1011, and the Three per Cents. 99i to 991. There is nothing calling for special remark. The Foreign . Market has been dull ; 'Spanish Five per Cents. are 23k; and the Three per Cents., 34} to 1. The Passives are 54. M ex i can are d own again to 35i to pro bably owing to some intimation received privately by the speculators, of a smaller r em itt ance than was expected. Colombian Bonds wore at 13i to 13} ; and Brazilian at SI to 5 . Dutch Two and a H a lf per C ents. have been at 62 to e Railway Shares have been dealt in to a fair extent, and at good prices generally. Birmingham are rather cheaper, however. Great Western are firm, and South-Eastern rather fluctuating. Brighton have been steady. The French lines are well supported. Joint-stock Bank Shares are firm. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 4.—The market continues steady, with a good general inquiry, but in the absence of sellers business has been limited.—Eastern Counties, 11* ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 66 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 57; Ditto, Quarter, 4i prem. ; Manchester and Leeds, 101 ; North Midland, Halves, 45i ; Ditto,Thirds, 30 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 78} ; South-Eastern, New, • • -, CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red............ 99M Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent. Cons. ......... 100% Ditto Old Annuities 31 " Cent. R. ' 1 % .3% per ,ent. Red ......... 101 Ditto New Annuities , New 3% per Cent.......... 103' Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 1.30 71 pm. New 5 per Cent ..... ......, _ Ditto 5001 Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 73 pin. Jan. 1860 12% ,Bank Stock for Acct.... Oct. 1859 Consols for 0pg.... ....... 1;8% Jan. 1860 l2 11.16 ;India Stock for Acct..,, FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per Ce . ...., jPortuguese, 5 per Cent — Belgian, 5 per Cent .. .............. 'Ditto, New Ditto — Brazilian Bonds ............... 814 Prussian, 5 per Cent Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... Russian, 5 per Cent 117% Chllian, 6 per Cent .......... . 'Ditto, Metallic Colombian, 6 per Ce n t Ditto, 1824 ... ..................... Ditto, 3 per Cent 34% Cuba Bonds, 6 per C ent — Ditto, Deferred Danish, :3 per Cent ... ......... t French, 5 per Cent —f. —c. Greek, 18,5, 5 per Cent Exchange Mexican, 5 per Cent Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 Dutch, 2% per Cent...... 61% Peruvian, Ift2s, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per Cent .........1004 SAES. Birmingham and Gloucest H R ester (100 pail) 91% Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) BO Eastern Counties (n paid) Ditto Registered (816 s Eid paid) Great Western (75 paid) Ditto Half Shares (50 paid) Ditto Fifths, 12 paid 2s London and Birmingham (Stock) London and Brighton (50 paid) Ditto Loan Notes, 10 paid l9 London and Greenwich (121. 158. 4d paid) 7% Manchester a nd L ee d s (70 paid) ....... .............. Ditto, Half Shares, 30 paid Midland Counties (WO paid) 9l Ditto, Quarter Shares (15 p a id) Newcastle and Darlingron Junction. 18 paid 4O Northern and Eastern (45 paid) North Midland (IN paid) Ditto. Thirds, £2l 13 s . 4d . pa id :30% South Eastern and Dover (33 25 4d paid) Ditto New Shares ( 4 paid) Yarmouth and Nor wic h (18 pa id) York and Scarbor oug h B ranc h ( 2% pa id ) DUTCH PAPERS. AMSTERDAM, JUNE 3.—His Majesty the King has been pleased to grant permission for the celebration of divine worship in the English language, according to the rites of the Anglican Church, at the Hague, at No. 104 of the Korte Houtstraat. THE lIAGUE, JUNE 2.—The sections of the Second Chamber will begin to-morrow the examination of the proposal for modifying the standing orders of the Chamber. ROTTERDAM, MAY Van Huell having very unexpectedly received late yesterday evening notice that his Majesty the Emperor of Russia would embark on the following morning on board his Majesty's steamer the Cyclops, immediately took measures to comply with his Majesty's wish to have a kind of pavilion, or cabin, erected on the deck of the steamer, in which he might pass the night on his passage to England. Workmen were employed all night, so that by th e morning the cabin was set up, furnished with wind ows and furniture. t; o clock th e E mperor, accompa nied This morning, while the carriages were b eing em barked, and h b his Royalerarn en Highness the P r i nce of Orange by his Majesty, our King. His Majesty with the Prince his son, the Russian Ambassador, and other dis tinguished persons, accompanied his Imperial Majesty to the Cyclops, where they expressed their entire satis faction with the arrangements which M. Van Huell had made on so short a notice. As soon as the tide served the King took an affectionate leave of the Emperor, and the Cyclops put to sea. THE HAGUE, JUNE I.—llis Majesty the Emperor of Russia is expected to return to the Hague about the 10th of this month. It is said that on his way home he means to go up the Rhine to Maintz, for which purpose a steamboat has been engaged at Rotterdam. The Berlin journals say the Emperor performed the journey from St. Petersburgh to Berlin in four toys and seven hours. His Majesty's resolution was unknown to anybody, so that the news of the journey, and the orders to set out, arrived at the same time ; and Count Orloff, his Majesty's Aide-de-Camp, had not time even to provide himself with all requisites of the toilet necessary for so long a journey. LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. BY AGNES STRICKLAND. VOL. VlL—The Seventh Volume of " The Lives of the Queens of England" will not merely support, but extend the now European reputation of Miss Strickland's excellent and truly national • work ; indeed, we are not sure .whether it is not the most valu able and important volume of the whole series—the one most distinguished by novelty of information, extent of research, and careful arrangement and preparation. It contains the concluding portion of the " Life of our great Elizabeth," a piece of biography which has never been excelled in its way, and a copious, c om pl ete, an d most interesting " Life of her Successor," Anne of Denmark. The volume contains two curious pictorial embellish ments, and is the fullest of matter of any of the series, comprising no less than 485 clusely-printed pages._ Navaland Military Gazette. PRINCESS'S C O NCERT-ROOM.—MIsS C LARA S EY - TeN's LlicruitE ON Cosmov.---Miss Clara Seyton repeated her lecture on comedy at the Princess's Concert-rooms on Tues day, to a numerous and fashionable audience. She was much applauded throughout, particularly in her songs, which were accompanied by Lanza on the piano -forte. That little pro digy, Miss Emily Hudson, performed a series of brilliant va riations on Rossini's " Vivi Tu," on the piano -forte, in most masterly style. We sincerely congratulate Miss Seytou on her success, but must at the same time express a hope that this success will not induce her to withdraw altogether from the more legitimate field for her exertions. Histrionic talents, such as those possessed by Miss Clara Seyton, can ill be spared from the stage at the present moment. THE WEATII}Ut AND CROPS.—The long continued drought is now beginning to excite feelings of solicitude and appprehension in the minds of even the most sanguine. From all parts of the country we hear the same uniform complaint, and all accounts agree in this—that, unless we are favoured with an early fall of rain, the crops, generally speaking, will sustain irreparable injury. For several days past, .we have had m an y i n di ca ti ons o f a c h ange , a nd the alteration of the wind from th e eas t t o t h e sou th-west seemed to give ground for a strong h o p e th a t the much-desired change was at hand. The favourable indications, however, have, one after another,. vanished as soon as given, and the heavens still remidn as brass over our heads. We have occasionally go t qu it o f t h e co ld d r y eas terly winds which so long prevailed, with the temperature so much changed to the better, that we have been in the enjoyment of something like pure summer heat ; but in the absence of refreshing showers, the solar rays exerted an in fluence upon the crops rather prejudicial than other wise, extracting from the roots and stem all the rams , ture which the nightly dews impart, and withering the young and tender blade. The crop of hay is suffering severely from the drought. From the abundance of clover which at an earlier season covered the fields, the best hopes were entertained of a good hay harvest, but at the very time when moisture would have been most seasonable, this import an t crop h as been languishing under a dry and arid atmosphere. In this neighbour hood oats are not suffering to the same extent as in other places ; indeed, they have yet a promising appearance ; but in many distriats both oats and barley are s us t a i n i ng much injury, and, if not speedily relieved by timely showers, will be both stunted and thin. As we stated in our last, wheat retains something like vigour; potatoes have not suf fered to the extent we at one ti me supposed; but the sowing and brairding of turnips have been very much retarded. Saturday was a day of genial heat, but yes terday the wind had once more veered round to Cie north-east, and the atmosphere partook of that cold dry character which has so much prevailed duriug the last few weeks.--Glcuigew Argus, SUMMARY OF NEWS AND 1 : titatt Optitton. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. The Journal des Debats of Monday publishes along reseript addressed by the Pope to the Roman Catholic clergy against Bible Societies. "We recommend you," says his Holiness, "to announce and to explain in proper time and place to the people confided to your pastoral charge our present advice, and to use all your efforts to withdraw your faithful flock from any connection with those Bible Societies. It will be your duty to take from their hands any Bibles translated into the vulgar tongue, or published contrary to the sanction of the Roman Pontiffs." We observe a paragraph in the Constitutionnel, stating Louis Philippe's watch to have been stolen, en Monday be fore last, whilst he was again visiting the exhibition of works of art. M. Horace Vernet, the celebrated French painter, left Paris on Monday, to pay his respects to his Imperial Mt;jest c y the Emperor of Russia, who, it would appear, has a great personal regard for the artist. Mdlle. Taglioni re-appeared at the opera on Saturday night in La Sylphide. The receipts amounted to 11,500 f. Letters from Strasburg, referred to by the Paris papers, state that on the passage of the Duchess of Kent through that city her Royal Highness had been received with every possible testimony of respect by the authorities and the population. The Commerce states that M. F. de Lesseps is, at the ex piration of his conga to be appointed Consul-General of France at Alexandria, in place of M. de Lavalette. The Wurtzbury Gazette contains a letter from Berlin, May 27, which says :—" It is believed that the Emperor of Russia will g o to Vienna after his return from London. His Majesty is to join the Empress at Sans Souci on July 13. The Revue des Deur lhrondes mentions a report that the French naval division in the China Seas has received orders, with the assent of England, to take possession of an island at a few leagues distance from Hong-Kong. The Memorial !de Rouen gives an account of the arrest in that city on Friday last of three Englishmen, detected in coining and issuing false one-franc pieces. They made a desperate resistance before they could be secured, The coun terfeit coin is extremely well made, and cannot be distin guished by weight without being put into the scales; but on being rubbed the colour of the zinc becomes apparent. It bears the date of 1843, and the letter B. LAW AND POLICE. At the Mansion-house a person of very respectable appear ance, named James Egan, was brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of Daniel Forrester, the officer, charged with having received a Bank of England note for 1001., knowing the same to have been stolen. A vast deal of interest was excited by this case, the prisoner having, as was reported, been at one time manager and director of the National Bank of Ireland, whose property the stolen note was stated to be, and having been tried in the year 1842, in Dublin, for stealing a parcel of bank-notes, of which the 1001. note in question was one. After a lengthened examination the prisoner was remanded. At Guildhall, Thomas Hoare, a young man about twenty years of age, was brought before Mr. Alderman Humphery, charged with burglariously breaking and entering the dwell ing -house of James Stone, with intent to commit felony. Mr. Alderman Humphery, after hearing evidence on the charge, and ascertaining that only a few pence had been missing, put some questions to the prisoner, who said he had net been near the place that was broken open, and did not know even where it was. He was a printer by trade, but got his living by playing the accordion in gentlemen's houses, and lodged at No. 5, George-street, Tottenham-court-road. The Alderman determined on punishing him summarily, and committed the prisoner as a rogue and vagabond for three months. Michael John M'Cann was finally examined, at Marylebone, charged with having intermarried with Bridget Thomas, his first wife, Mary M`Cann, being at the time in existence, and fully committed. The long protracted case of the robbery and murder in Ratcliff was brought to a close on Tuesday before the Magis trate at the Thames Police Court. The prisoners were brought from Clerkenwell in the police van, at eleven o'clock. Their names are Alexander Nicholson, a milkman, in whose house the deceased was robbed of 30/, an d ill-used% Richard Bragger; Rosetta Bragger, his wife; Mary Ann Ash, the sister of Rosetta, with whom Nicholson has for some time cohabited; George Bragger, the brother of Richard; and John Horsted, a non-registered coal. whipper. At the conclusion of the examination, Mr. Ballantine said he had made up his mind to commit Horsted, George Bragger, Ro setta Bragger, and Mary Ann Ash, for wilful murder; and he should also commit Richard Bragger, Alexander Nicholson, and Mary Ann Ash, fur the robbery on Saturday night, the 18th of May. The announcement caused a great sensation among the prisoners, especially those charged with murder. COUIRT-PAONION.A.BI.I3. The Duke of Wellington is expected to return to Apsley House to-morrow, from his visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Duke and Duchess of Leeds are expected to leave the Clarendon Hotel, on Sunday next, for the Hague, where the annual sports of the Falconry, or Hawking Club, of which his Grace is a member, will shortly commence. Viscount Melbourne returned to South-street on Satur day last, from Brocket Hall, where his Lordship had been passing the Whitsun recess, and on Monday his Lordship dined with the Corporation of the Trinity House, he being one of the elder brethren of that body. The Marquis Conyngham, accompanied by the Earl of Mount Charles and the youthful ladies Conyngham, embark shortly from Southampton (where his Lordship is occupying Belle Vue House), on board his Lordship's yachts, Flower of Yarrow schooner, and Seaflowg cutter, for Ireland. His Lordship hoisted his Rag last week as Commodore of the Royal Southern Yacht Club. The Earl and Countess of Winterton, and youthful family are sojourning at the Countess Dowager of Wuiterton's house at Brighton. IVIZSCEZOLAMEIOUS. The Emperor of Russia has announced his intention to give annually, as long as he lives, the sum of 5001., to be added to the race fund of Ascot—thus liberally and nobly following the example of his son, who, it may be borne in mind, contributes 3001. every year at Newmarket, to be run for under the name of the Cesarewitch Stakes. On Monday morning the West London Railway was opened for public traffic as far as its junction with the Great Western line, but the station and other preparations at its junction with the and Birmingham line not being completed, the opening of that portion was deferred until yesterday. Since Monday trains have been running to meet the nine, eleven, and half-past six o'clock trains on the Great Western Railway ; and from yesterday trains will also meet the seven, half-past ten, three, and six o'clock trains on the London and Birmingham Railway. A Parliamentary return has just been issued, on the motion of Mr. Hume, giving an account of the law and other expenses incurred against persons for smuggling and frauds in the Customs for 1842 and 1843. In 1842, in Eng land, there were 815 prosecutions, the expenses of which were 3,2541. 15s. ; the duties were 52/. 10s. 2d. ; the penal ties, 1,7821. 7s. Id.; and the amount received in compro mises was 6941. 19s. 4d. In 1843, there were 1,147 prosecu tions in England, at an expense of 5,599/. 15s. 7d. ; the duties were 2671. 16s. 6d. ; the penalties, 943 L 12s. 9d. ; and the compromises amounted to 2,533/. 16s. 4d. In the two years the expenses were 8,856/. 10s. 7d., and the amount re covered 3,228/. Iss. Bd. A similar return is given respecting Ireland and Scotland. On the whole, the expenses in the United Kingdom were 10,117/. Bs. 6d., and the amount reco- vered in compromises was under 5,0001. On Monday evening a numerous meeting was held at the parochial school-rooms, Church -street, Islington, on the sub ject of the Bill for the. regulation of religious trusts. The Rev. Daniel Wilson, M.A., vicar of Islington, took the chair; and there were present the Rev. J. Hambleton, the Rev. J, Venn, the Rev. G. Smith, and several of the parochial clergy, Several addresses were delivered, and resolutions condemna- tory of Lord Lyndhurst's Bill were unanimously adopted. BETHNAL-GREEN CuuucuEs.—Tuesday morning the Lord Bishop of London consecrated a new church . at Bethnal-green, in the presence of several of ,the paroch ial clergy and a numerous congregation. The church, which is dedicated to St. James the Less, s a neat and convenient structure, capable of accommodating 2,500 people, a large number of the seats being free and unappropriated. Sunday and infant schools are attached- Another church in this populous district has been completed, and will be consecrated by the Bishop on Saturday next. Four churches are vet to be erected in the parish of Bethnal-green, the estimated cost of which is 30,0001. REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF CANINE AFFECTION.— A boy belonging to Camlachie, when he was a little urchin about twelve years ago, got a pup, which he reared, and has since kept as his own, and the warmest attachment has subsisted between them. The boy, who is poor, has frequently shared his scanty meals with his dog—and frequently the dog's share was the largest. Some time ago, the boy got employment in a dyework at Cam lachie, and at every meal and every morning, the dog accompanied the boy part of the way, on his re turn from his father's house in Crown-point, to the dye work at Camlachie-bridge. One day lately the poor boy missed his footing while crossing a vat filled with boil ing liquid, tumbled headlong into it, and he was so severely and dangerously scalded that he had to be carried home. The dog, which was at home, no sooner saw the boy in distress, than he set up a dismal howl, and was with difficulty prevented from jumping upon him. The boy was taken immediat e ly t o th e in firmary, where he still lies in s dangerous state. The dog was forcibly prevented from following him; yet he refused again to eater the boy's ho use , an d sat in despair a little way from i t, uttering incessant dismal cries. He was offered food and drink, and refused them, and he continued all day and th e f o ll ow i ng ni g ht , sitting in one position, whining and h ow li ng most piteously. In the morning he was paralytic, and could scarcely drag his hind legs after him. His brain was evidently oppressed, and he died before mid-day a victim to intense grief.—Scotsman. AN ACTIVE POLICEMAN.—A poor young man and a girl, both very civil and apparently in great distress, called at the farm of Tyddyndu, near Lampeter ; who happened to be there but Davies, the policeman, whose station was then at Ystrad. He being in his private clothes, the man little suspected he was a policeman, and he asked for a trifle. Davies persuaded one of the residents to give him a penny ; they not being aware of the Vagrant Act, out of kindness, gave him a penny. The moment Davies saw the poor fellow receive the penny, he pounced on him like a tiger, and handcuffed him. The landlord and his daughter begged of him to release him, but it was of no use ; he said he had a duty to perform, and he was bound to do it. Off tie took him to Aberaeron, before a magistrate, his sister crying after him ; however, the magistrate very properly dis charged him.— Welshman. PRESENCE OF MlND.—Captain Elliott and Captain Herbert narrowly escaped a very dangerous accident. A congreve rocket, which had been placed in the proper tube from whi c h i t i s fi re d , an d h a d b een already ignited, accidentally hung within it, instead of being projected. In another second it would have burst in the tube itself, and must have killed or wounded all those who were standing near it upon the bridge between the paddle-boxes. With instant coolness and presence of mind, Captain Hall put his arm into the tube, and forcibly pushed it out from behi n d, although the rush of fire which came out of it burnt hi s hand severely, and caused intense pain. Indeed, it was hot done without great personal risk. It is difficult to calculate what disastrous results might not have followed had the-rocket burst in the tube ou board ship. It was long before the use of the wounded hand was recovered. —Voyage of the Nemesis. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDN . E.,§,DAY.—The Queen and Prince Al. ! bert, and their august visitors, went this morning to itness the review in the Great Park. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived at the Castle at half-past nino o'clock, attended by Baron Knesebeck, having travelled from town by the Great Western Railway. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge arrived at half-past ten o'clock, attended by the Baroness Ahlefeldt. The august party at the Castle was arranged at a quarter before eleven o'clock. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Emperor of Russia, the King of Saxony, and nearly all the gentlemen, were on horse back. The Emperor was habited in a uniform of dark green, faced with red. His Imperial Majesty wore the ribband and badge, and also the star, of the most noble Order of the Garter. His Majesty the King of Saxony wore a uniform of dark blue and gold. His Majesty also wore the ensigns of the Order of the Garter and those of the Golden Fleece. His Royal Highness Prince Albert appeared in a Field Marshal's uniform. His Royal Highness wore the ri band and badge of the Russian Order of St. Andrew and the Stars of other orders of knighthood. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was in a Field Marshal's uniform. The Royal Duke wore the riband, badge, and star of the Russian Order of St. Andrew, and the star of the most noble Order of the Garter. Count Orloff, General d'Adlerberg, M. d'Adlerberg, Prince Wassiltschikow, and Prince Radzivill, in the suite of the Emperor of Russia, were on horseback in their different uniforms, and wearing their respective ensigns of knighthood. His Excellency Baron Gersdorff, !and Baron de Rie chart, Aides-de-Camp to the King of Saxony, were in at tendance:on his Majesty. The Duke of Wellington, Commander in Chief, wore the insignia of the Russian Order of St. Andrew. The Earl of Jersey, the Earl of Wilton, and the Earl of Hardwicke (Lords in Waiting in attendance on the Emperor), were in uniforms, on horseback. Colonel Dyneley and the other Aides-de-Camps to the Queen, and Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Marshal), Colonel Arbuthnot (in Waiting), and Major-General Wemyss, Equerries to the Queen ; and Major. General Sir Edward Bowater (in Waiting), Colonel Wylde, and Colonel Bouverie, Equerries to Prince Albert, wore their full-dress uniforms. A numerous party of officers, including the Marquis of Londonderry (in his uniform as Colonel of the 2d Life Guards, and wearing the ensign of Knight Grand Cross of the Most Hon. Order of the Bath) ; Sir Wil loughby Gordon, G.C.8., Quarter-Master General ; Sir John Macdonald, K.C.8., Adjutant-General ; Lord Fitzroy Somerset, K.C.B. ; Captain Francis Seymour, the Marquis of Worcester, and the Earl of March, were also on horseback, forming a most brilliant escort to the august party. The Gentlemen of the Queen's Household (civilians) wore the Windsor uniform. The Earl of Morton, Vis count Sydney, Lord George Lennox, the Hon. Charles A. Murray, Mr. George E. Anson, and Colonel Berkeley Drummond, were among those present. Sir Robert Peel was also on horseback. Her Majesty and the ladies of the party occupied open carriages and four. In the first carriage were the Queen, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Duchess of B uce l euc h . H er Majesty was attended only by Colonel Arbuthnot and Major-General Wemyss, Equerries in Waiting. In the second carriage were their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, accom panied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. In the third carriage were the Countess of Gains borough, Lady Caroline Cocks, the Hon. Miss Devereux, and the Hon. Mrs. Anson. In the fourth carriage were the Baroness' Ahlefeldt the Countess Cowper, the Countess of Rosslyn, and the Earl Deiawarr. In the fifth carriage were the Countess of Wilton, the Viscountess Canning, the Earl of Aberdeen, and M. de Minckwitz. In the sixth carriage were the Earl Cowper, Viscount Canning, Count A. Vitzthum, and Dr. Carus. In the seventh carriage was Admiral Sir R. Otway. The royal party left the Queen's entrance at ten minutes before eleven o'clock, and quitted the Quad rangle by George the Fourth's Gate, passing down the Long-walk into the Great Park. The Queen left the review early. On her Majesty quitting the ground she was received in the most gratify ing manner by a crowd of spectators, unexampled at former similar occasions ; the morning trains on the Great Western Railway having each of them brought hundreds of visitors to witness the review. The spectators cheered the Queen as she passed in the most enthusiastic manner, many voices call ing out " God bless the Queen." Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Duchess of .Buccleugh, arrived at the Castle shortly before one o'clock, Colonel Arbuthnot and General Wemyss attending on horseback. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, following in another carriage, Lord G. Lennox attending on horseback. ' The ladies of the party returned to the Castle from the review at half-past one. The Emperor of Russia, the King of Saxony, and Prince Albert, and their numerous and brilliant Staff, arrived at twenty minutes before two o'clock. The Duke of Devonshire, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the Earl and Countess of Rossyln, the Earl and Countess of Cowper, and Viscount and Viscountess Canning, left the Castle to-day. His Excellency M. Dedel, the Netherlands Minister, Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian Minister, the Baroness Brunnow, Lady of the Russian Minister, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Peel, Sir Henry Wheatley, Marquis of Londonderry, Marquis of Anglesey, Viscount Combermere, the /tight Hon. Sir Geor ge M urray, t h e R ight Hon. ' Sir Henry Hardinge, Sir Willoughby Gordon, and Sir John Mac donald, arrived at the Castle to-day, on a visit to her Ifikjesty. The following will also have the honour of joining the royal dinner party, this evening : Lord Saltoun, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Major-Genera the Hon. E. P. Lygon, Sir James Clark, and Colone Cleveland, R.A. At five o'clock the illustrious party left the Castle in open carriages for Virginia Water. The Emperor of Russia and Prince Albert in a pony phaeton and pair, his Royal Highness driving ; three carriages and four followed, in which were the King of Saxony, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Baroness Ahlefeldt, Lady E. Cocks, and the Hon. Miss Devereux. A number of the Gentlemen and the Equerries in Waiting attended the illustrious party on horseback. The Royal party visited the Fishing Temple, and re turned from Virginia Water soon after seven o'clock in the evening. The dinner was served in state in the Waterloo Gal lery. The superb service of gold plate was used. The prin cipal ornament in the centre was an epergne recently added to the Royal Treasury. A number of animals very elaborately finished are sculptured on it, the base being decorated with the arms of her Majesty and of his Royal Highness Prince Albert. On each side of this epergne were beautiful ice pails, designed by Flaxman, the covers surmounted by figures of Venus reclining, and gold vases enclosing vines, loaded with grapes. Other vases filled with choice flowers, placed on fluted and bur nished pedestals, were arranged among the splendid centre pieces of the plateau. During the banquet the band of the Ist Life Guards performed the following pieces : Overture, "Guillaume Tell" Rossini. Walzer, " D u bli n " Labitzky. Potpour r i, " Don Pasquale" Polka Selecti on f rom the ballet of " Alma" C o osta. Labitzky. Galopp e , "Al exan d er " Kliegh. In the e ven i ng h er M ajesty ' s private band, conducted by Mr. Anders on , performed the following:— Overture, "L'Enievement du Serail" Preghiera del Moise, avec Clime varie sur la quatrieme corde, execut6 par M Sivori Paganini. Fantasia, Clarionet, Mr. Williams Adagio et Rondo de grand Concerto la Clochette, M. Sivori Military Movement Haydn. A deputation, consisting of Sir Edward Johnson, Mr. Eliot, Mr. Arthur Iforsford, Mr. Christie, and Mr. Bernal, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down ing -street. Lady Peel left town yesterday by the four o'clock train of the Great Western Railway fur Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. Lord Wharncliffe left town yesterday for Folkestone. Mr. J. S. Brickwood had an interview with the Chan eellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the West India Islands. Dispatches were also received from Hong-Kong. A deputation, consisting of Mr. J. A. Smith, Mr. G. Palmer, Mr. Hays, and Mr. Hawes, had an ',interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Dispatches were sent off yesterday to the Liontenant- Governor of Gibraltar from the Colonial-office. ) PNILIIARMONIC.—We have heard that it is the intention of her Majesty to honour the Philharmonic Con ' cert on Monday with her presence ; and that the Emperor of Russia and the King of Saxony will also be present, to bear Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream, which is to be repeated; and Maurer's Concertanti, for four violins, will be played by Ernst, Joachim, Blagrove, and Sivori, we be lieve. The symphony will be Beethoven's in C minor; and Mr. S. Bennett's overture, the A r aides, will be performed. KILMARNOCK ELECTION. —The formal declaration of the poll in connexion with the election contest in these burghs, took place on Thursday, at the Town-hall, Kilmar nock, when Sheriff Bell declared Mr. Bouverie the successful candidate. Mr. Prinsep's agent protested against the return of Mr. Bouverie, in the name of Mr. Prinsep, on the ground of undue influences and bribery being made use of to secure Mr. Bouverie's return; and Mr. Vincent protested against either Mr. Prinsep or Mr. Bouverie being returned, because of an informality at the nomination—no poll having been de manded from the Sheriff for any of the candidates. DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE.-..-411 outrage which could only have been conceived by a mind of fiendish atrocity, was perpetrated a fortnight since, on a mare in foal, the property of Lemuel Parry, a small farmer, residing at Tan-yr-allt, in the parish of Llanvillo, Breconshire. It seems that, while out grazing, the miscreant or mis creants forced a stake into her body, and from appear ances, it is evident that the atrocity was more than once repeated ; in five days after she threw a dead colt, which the stake had reached, and is still alive, though her re covery is hardly possible. The suspicions of the neigh bourhood rest on a gang of gipsies seen near the spot, but there is no direct evidence to implicate any ' particular party.—Silurian. DINNER TO MR. CHARLES KNIGHT. • th e An event of considerable importance 1 . 1 .' was given to Mr. Charles Knight, the well - f,,..7: 0 "( usher of the works of the Society for the Vim° m pletic world occurred last evening ; a congra l ti n ilet n o o ryit Useful Knowledge, on the occasion of the co e of the " Penny Cyclopedia," a work whose 1 . 11 7 0 , went was an era in English literature, and 7 /I pletion of which may be called a triuni tt p d e mirst v dinner was also a display of the respect on generally dertain f g e l e t f o o f r the the spirited Soc i ety, whopublisherin united in his own person the exertions of pr o f and editor and author of the works, in addition to that the publisher and bookseller. About 150 gentlemen sa t vided at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate- street. t Brougham, presiding. The repast was served wi der t best style of this celebrated establishment, . e _ superintendence of Messrs. J. and T. StaPi• m a l l ae): thev es e ri ;ec i.. down to the dinn er e„ Pr wines also were abundant and of excellent q uality., co The company included most of the editors of, es u os b tributors to, the works of th e S oc iety, and man y gentlemen well known i n th e wor ld o f literatur e. 7 0 , them we observed Lord Wr o tt es l e y, the Rev. ar Mr. Creswick, the celebrated landscape painte r „'i • 0 ) Harvey, the illustrator of th e " A ra bi a n Nights % Britton, Esq„ author of the " Ecclesiastical Antic ttl of Great Britain ;" Geor ge L ong , E s q., editor o f o l Penny Cyclopedia ;" J. R. P or t er , Esq., autho.,. Progress of H. of t tenih, the Nation G ;" . Mr. J. Timbs, Mr. W. Cla r k e . M r . J. Macfarlane, ti . , of the " Pictorial Histo r y o f E ng l an d ;" Mr. G. r Mr. W. Stansby, Mr. R. G reen , B. Tipper, Escle n ' rea • , H. An ef fi cient-corps of vocalists, including Messrs.."' w . Wilson, Mr. C 1 o H 13. . Ingram liert ,1 Must, Francis, Hobbs, Br a db ur y, an d Charnel!, retained, and enlivened the proceedings by several _„„, and glees. The o ffi ce of toast-master was most efficien t tilled by Mr. Harker. The cloth having been rem ove d, N on nob i s _ was sung in most exc e ll en t s t y l e by the profess''' . gentlemen. The NOBLE CHAIR MAN th en rose t o give a t. he was sure need e d no p re f ace to recom mend it t It was the health of her Majesty the Queen, the P r. . tectress, as all the kings and queens o f this coap h , ought to be, and as several, indeed most of them, been, of the arts and sciences. Drank with three times three and loud cheers. l ir. " God save the Queen." The CHAIRMAN then gave his Royal Highness PO ( Albert, and the rest of the Royal Family. "Here's a health to th e P r i nce an d the Queen. The CHAIRMAN then said, It gave him great sar i tion, that although their d ut y as goo d su b jects , a n d courtesy they owed to the s ex , as we ll as t h e s tatics , their Sovereign, and the observance due to her It° , Consort had been fulfilled, yet it had not detained t i ti; long from the p ro p er b us i ness o f t h e meeting, a t they had now arrived, nor would he detain them long., reminding them of what, indeed, must be present te . : minds of all o f th em — t h e +occas i on on which t h e y w ; assembled. He was the l ess ca ll e d on, or rat h er he the more deterred f rom expan di ng th i s po i nt mo re , necessary, by the presence of their most worthy; honoured guest.—(Loud and continued cheering.) inevitably imposed on him some restraint in the remarks remarks with whi c h h e s h oul d preface the toa st was about to prop ose . H e nee d not expatiate Cal, of which they we re a ll aware , the great mer i ts 0 Knight, with whom he had the honour of being 0 ,, ciated through a s omew h at exten d ed course o f busie . .,' , and he was bound t o ac k now l e d ge that it was not rc!.ffen, in his mercantile capacity that Mr. Knigiat w' s 7. be held up as an object of just esteem, to just respect, of all his fellow -countrymen, .. t all who valued th e b est i nterests of se ri' which his labours had tended most materially an dll3 o , ' usefully to promote. He spoke with a perfect ledge of this subject, when he said that few men ° l e a: , the circle with which he (Lord B.) was acqusieti.' and that was n o t a contracte d one —that few ine!, had fallen within th e scope o f hi s observation-0u ' was not a very n arrow one —h ad rendered more itel:;..; tant services, or done things more likely to confer benefits on mankind, than his worthy and en; friend, Mr. Ch ar l es K n i g h t. He should without, tation place in the lowest scale of merit that Will was sure his friend, Mr. Knight, would place in e ‘ , different position. He re f erre d to his critica l an J . graphical l a b ours , di rected to the illustration of the s i% and works of thei r great d ramatic poet, Sha k s Pe . Even among th e cr i t i cs on the almost eshe „1 w subject of th e d ramat i c works of Shaker-I'4, Mr. Knight ranked among the highest ; ir? he (Lord Brougham) would go to a subject A ,. which he was more conversant, and on which he ; disposed to val ue hi s f r i en d' s labours still more tot He meant those more va l ua bl e works which he ga ro the world eleven or twelve years ago, at a time ferment existed in this country, produced by the g • ignorance on the part of men who did not know oivn interests, and who overrated their own rights , founding, indeed, both right and wrong altogethertts ,'" giiing that th e y h a d a r i g h t to do that which joie was not only wrong, but man if est l y aga i nst their 0 .2 interests. He ref erre d to t h e unhappy men who 5t.,10„: period seemed b en t on t h e destruction of capital &n, chinery. At th a t ti me t h e country was lit up w i t h by which the agricultural produce stored up for the of man was destroyed, and the ravages of those I s ' were extending also to the machinery in the in° turing districts. At this time wereublished • works, called th e " Ri g h ts o f Industr y' and the " of Machinery," and he believed that those de le '; ', ' were more ch ec k e d b y t h ese two works, emanating the happy genius of Mr. Knight, than from any circumstance, except th e fi rm execution of t „ c ,' . minal law, in administration of which, hot judgment was tempered with mercy ; he knew this t m t ; being at the time at the head of that department °',. 11 - State, and he was convinced that the law was mater e l.. aided in suppressing the mischief by the genius 0 ' t . Knight. It was part of the policy of the Governroe y ) that time to give an extensive circulation to these we r ,:, and he did not exaggerate when he said the, 5 ,t tr 4 • period more than 40,000 of these tracts were, circu i t a y He should now proceed to the other v - i orks Knight. He need only state, that by his ,Jonnection o ', • the Society for the Diffusion of Usefefi Knowledg e' _,, which he had the honour of being chr s i rman , he hel'i, some fifteen or sixteen years been brought into communication with M r . K n i ght. That go': a te services to this Society, from the beginning, w er _a — e r lutely invaluable. Many of its best works were by him ; he superintended their execution in thti-j -able and suc cess f u l manner ; and when he (11)1-0(' stated that man y o f t h em sold to the number of 3 % which was th e case w i th many parts of the Libra ry Entertaini ng K now l edge, he bad said enough to_ire to them the great serv i ces which Mr. Knight haucor• dered to the tastes of the middle classes of the munity. To him the Society and the puu — d, large owed a deep debt of gratitude- -4 A i r whieh could not be repaid.—(Loud cb ee , r „; - •' The " Penny Magazine" was suggested by Mr. P"' - '6 l j• and was mostly executed by him. At ofi t,o,o '• this work reach e d t h e enormous circulation of per week, which he believed was the largest Ciro"' ei that any periodi ca l, or quasi periodical, had eveli joyed. It did not ma i ntain that circulation Tell ci , and 'for this reason—its great success raised up rim, the market, b u t th e S oc i ety was far from regr ettir4thi On ,the c on t rary , i t was extremely glad tl'.at were substitutes created for its own 1010'014 ,s tt Church of Engl an d at t h at time comp l,aineuegi the " Penny Magazine" did not treat o f in its pages. The magazine was, publiSr t a Saturday, and the Society the ,uglit next day was the fittest for sermons. eLaughte,,,,""'ltc thought that to treat of such a would be to bring religion down, reether than othe and they therefore abstained fse. 'subject 4 0 4! doing so ; i f 0 als a subject on which men did not so well agree pmeorisotdoiethalerosf. itsTohweo?hthuerc,h, s o e f .te 'E rd n a g y la ju nd ag th az en ine, P, r r eati - t h 'tl i ; found, after a while, that religion was not a good s e - h tt to put into it, and so their r tp l h a t ei g o M agazine" i o n fee kept it out of it—( l4 l / ; ( 1 r . —and they were success +:4l just as we were. 11114 „, e ss e s o" a f y St i ah n ti g usrdd th aey a sc t was ork s o . ne H o e f h th ad e n m o os t t ies s i u tor.ooo Society had often taken a le af _ j ta " their book, and they had often benefited hY,.irar-isi'' the Society ; it was a case of reciprocal bencii 4 r - ber from mutual imitation. But each of them—the h - t of England, and the Useful Knowledge Society -- rA' same object in view, that of doing good to the c " „eV nity. Ile now came to a subject which he had r ei :. - s ei to the last, and which was the immediate cause 01 assembling together.—(gear, hear.) They ha ie o ia to congratulat e M r . K n i ght on the completion .0 . magnificent word—the " Penny Cyclopmdia•—iC tjel tt He said it without the least fear of contradi'Ja °l3 *-tec no present had ever been made to the wc,rl(t of sef e eminent usefulness, or b etter calculated to -sertwoe purpose, wheth er o f rat i onal amusement or 'every DO of literature and science, than this great work. was coupled with t h at of a certain denomfination of ~ti (Laughter)—but that made it all the, m ore i nt. ;8 a: • in his eyes, because it brought down se le a r t obet r i :' literature to the means of the 1-„;eople.—(1-11- ,at_.rt; found science, But it was a work of extraorditiary depth, of "oles'" knowledge, of a :post consummate and thor out tb of most enlarged and accuratc h s. branchuaintance with hi story, Ile would also W.lo° that of knwledge r r i t i, w hi ch he was mos t c on o i s tot of the law ; With respect to which, if I ie notes not thq had just poured f or th i n h a rmoni otie Prayer to th e i r Q ueen, that she " would amen( 14° , r 1101* (Laughter and ch eers .) A n d t h e y had . ,As o Sot that she " would defend our cause."— (Ch' ' 41.) ,e1 1(1° he believed that the more their laws sr are 1 0 0 0 the less difficulty there would be in deft mail* d the and he hoped that they might be so amer ; n o t ec e , would be bett er worth defending.—(Chee rs .) erfr this branch o f knowledge came within the wie „d scope of thi s great work, in its due tuft .sure portion. And thus all the branches of ir nowle on 0 . nary, scientific, moral, physical, and pi great divisions which Lord Bacon stir .tssed 1 faculties of memory, imagination, andj udrer it s " Nostri a u nt farrago (be t would be there found complete. The Noble LDt ne rd „.' mentioned the name of P ro fe s so r Long , in "!g7 tit ecf of prai se , as ed i tor of the “ Cyclopmdia, ' and e the paper written on mathematics by Profe se' i f , XO. , the, Astronomer Royal, written for the " fe l te o , and afterwards republished in a separate fore a • rob the book i n th e U n i vers i ty o f C am b r id ge, as 9. P 01; the work had been completely remn of gi t, the ridicule formerly cast upon it. of 3 c li alluded to the other great publicatics *id°, Knight, the " Biographical Dictionary ~ ,0 0, p1e,,t he said for copiousness, accuracy, ands ness, exceeded every work of the excepting even the French " Biographie U N If n - ig ebt.. concluded by proposing the h ea lth o f M r . C. The toast was drank with the warmest par' C!, kVer,