The Sun. — London, England, 1851-06-04 00:00:00

ell except on bie r ne'; however, is swell, 331.„ , 7 at full p r ices. ill doing. Beef, (rota:- Is 8d; Lamb, 4. 44 i ork, 2s t o Si P IS DAY.) 1 ease of Hardi' )*ed the court &IP* is morning. HIS DAY.) before the Court thii THIS DAY . ) GILT Biwa!) . . 4 rn i ng with Warily, CRINWORTS) # l and dispood or ruRNER.) conEisted of mbar r© important• lITS DAY . ) no!ions that Lord. )'clock. Is DAY•Lrbi per to-day. •"'" Aired oily tech oicel HIS DAY.) .SE, deferred giving Pplicat i on in this a n opportunity of n s idering the judg. )urt in discharging r i ng the Law So hould not dopere,nd haring so ) i ca l (11( - an y techn 4' a favourable re ed to be obliged to reason for altering bt mention that it to be a mein• gment was gile o t sole of it, and he 'erred in the con ad come to. Sr' concerned in the i an d subsequ ent rlfully blind to tbe thus he was the n four successive He might not, be th ose fraud* h 135 Fieteher's 001 no t b e porreitum talmetingi bin. , that his client vrse his PUrpOSAIce!. 11/11 in BS if be ?suturing any Jr ilty of 000 or not been die d/ Ist account, $11,.° e u pon which of to be disturb in the new eeo ) slier or review' ration of Mr. . °6 : 1.":0 lorg esP er- : ad learned lbs : th e s iateta el3 ' the confession at a onspi cioa mind a !P i ! woceedings• ge.nies nor bit e , a i n the stEdell' ueo only to JR:, those thviro are done unclef to. the principle iug in the no!. L conclusion, ts 7, Ted for by Dit , 4 . 11 Y underat ooa 112 pailful eso e ' AL brought epee rg°ne, and upe p ease, the Coal ation of jaa tic° o practice as ea ' 3NS. a set of De° Feorge Warne , ; stood bet° ;leek yesterdol took up ea were immedi . e booty: The )ver taken. JP rds, and IRO% :Is DAY.) Renry viuiently at, stated that duty in Pete!' as rather the :o the wino': ess persuade d iner saddenli sing which b° !, end nesa closed wit h lance on the ng him to ib• rag COMMitted was Charge d petty of al• an, said this ing doin the tier come oci on his eel' barge. Th* ,perry of his vation as the t fur trial. lad about 15 am, charged 1 Eagle, 303, i been in hill had so mill' ice to lesvo• from his son, i found that ra from two e eatamfined A had been suffioientlf Uti afforded he prisoner ,8 'inspected in charge. royed, and 118,quence/ zdy, and on luzsle with Om several r identified be eh ar gPr rosectutoii • Trails for January, eptance of knowing Talfourd stern hail rdon, the the fact '•--Yes - Minor, ts Prince, , to take Thomas appeared re. Mr. 'ounda or and the he other ase was on Mon is to the an given re com heir ap himself 1. each, then se he case on the to him. , as all :dward r dinner Ted in 1512," sted at es were fined orough ~3,..ttiue 'ester► COURT OF Yrs,erdg u Cuurt $ neca. FALSE WI;IGATS . AND MEASURES. , AMermita WiLd return of Mr. :ott and Mr. ! tro r , sp. - cfors cf weights m •asures f , ,r the city of LAiliutl, lie said that the col.- poration +unds c ult not halo any respect rnore utefeay _expended_ thAti in the appointment and employment of • these insect - totem led regtitiirly_attenikd pc tty . session' held for ridjudic.iting upon complaint' matte 'by them, and the extent to which.iobbPriee:were • 'upon the iii4igeot ell: des of our fellow-eitlvps poritti not, he asraretl - the - Ctiiiif; le imagined by those.*hcK were - • not presea - during the investigations, ,-At these:investi ,:- ga done the practices unprincipled - tradestfien ib wing" abort weights, by which persons who were net able to purchase more tears aiew-ounces (41. es, a quarter of a pound of butter, or a mutton.chep, were m' sr cruelly im posed upon, were-fully develoPt.d. - tae oioreparti- - eularly to the tricks of grocers, who not cerly distiegnished themselves by the use of short waglats and nica6ures; but - - fey the most foul adulteration. it appeared to be cot at all d tubtful that a tradesman in considerable business would b 3 more benefited by paying pepalty after penalty . than - Is, altering the - base conditions of his trading movements. - There had bet , ii one case b f •re Mak in which he Lad • fined a tradesman time after titre till the , penalty amounted to - 54; -- and - thier v iu order to brit4 • above change, he was obliged to tell the Unprincipled customer at the petty sessiuns that, if,another complaint - should be established againv, him, the City Solicitor should tie directed us level a Ott - leery ot indicements agaitt- him itit a common cheat.—(lleari heer.) - The iioiircturs 'bad during the hat year paidgreat attention to the drliveiy of coals, and bad obtained 179- - cunvivti-its of various lands. In their statement the .wards had been ciessi tied, _ and each-alderman-would see who the publicans Were Who inbis -ward had disgraced their avocations by using Mort measurer, and what oiler tradesmen cheated :hair ITor neighbours by using false weights.—(Her, Unfortuntitely.these convictions did not irequenfiy meet the public eye. He regretted that fact the more, as from his experience he well knew that nothirg was so much oalculatt d to check frauds upon thee par.r as the putthce tion. of the names of the trading impostors from timeto time. Alderman Wilson - concluded by moving that the return be printed, and copies be sent to the sidemen. , Alderman COPELAND, in seconding the Motion, said that no act of his public life gave him higher gratifies tion than that of hating been mainly instrumental to the , appointment of the two cificers whose exertions had _ac complished so much good to the poor inhabitants of the city of London.—(Hear, hear.) The Court would be pleased at hearing that merely in consequence of-the-vi gilance of the inspector of weights and measures a'grest number of tradesmen's shopi -in Which 'cheating used to be extensively carried on against the labouring 'classes had been closed altogether. He was delighted to find, that although the offices required unwearied exertion, those who filled them performed all the duties with . the utmost zeal, energy, and talent.—(Hear, hear.) .Alderman HOOPER also euit g:zed the appointment, and by the unanimous vote of the Court gratuities were then granted to the inspectors. Alderman WILSON took that occasion to express his hope that Alderman Copeland, who had done so much good by causing the appointment of inspectors of .weights and measures, would try what further good he could sffect to society by appointing inspectors of om-, nibuses and cabs, which constituted in softie respect the greatest nuisances which could spring up in a large trading metropolis.—(Hear, hear.) Sir I'. , LAunra said the use of the word " nuisances" brought to his mind a new nuisance of a very remark able kind indeed, about which as he walked along Cheap- . side -he had been spoken to by several tradesw h. He meant the prodigious machine which had been dragged by horses to the western end of Cheapside, and left there for the convenience of some people and the scandal of Otherit.—(Laughter.) It looked like a travelling om nibus, was - distieguibed by a variety of . gaudy coloUr, , , and addressed itself in several languages to the necessi ties of the travelling public.—(Laughter.) He wished to know whether the Lord Mayor had given permission to any person to bring in such a visitation upon the inha Wants. The LORD MAYOR said he knew nothing at all about the :1)1.11i° of which S'r P. Laurie spoke. 'Alderman HUMPLIERY said the condemnation of the experiment was premature. In all probability the ma chine would have the effect of abating to a very greet extent 'innumerable nuisances which naturally 'presented themselves in a large population.—(Hear, hear.) Alderman COPELAND hoped the machine would be re moved, but it was because it was calcul,ted to obstruct the transit of carts and carriage.; for things sere so contrived in the City that whencne great thoroughfare was diaturbed in its pavement all the rest appeared to be under the necessity of inirs,ediately following theexmple. —(Laughter.) As such happened to be exactly the case at present, it would be advisable to prevent any new mode of impediment. Alderman Wlmute said he believed that although the vehlcle,described might to deemed a nuisance, it would, in all probabiliqy abate, or perhaps entirely remove, nuisances of long standing and much more intolerable. Alderman HUMPHERY-It may with advantage be placed in the "nook" in which the smithfieldqnatket model was deposited fur exhibition. Alderman SaLostoss—Why not plice it im Smithfield market? That appears to me to be just the pace for such a thing.—(A laugh.) The conversation on the subject ended without being embodied lu a resolution, the Court seaming to be of opinion that Abe power of interlacing Lay With another department of the Corporation. Adjourned. 11 ALDERMEN. TILE OtIiZiNES, &c. held ter the dispatch of bu-. BLAcK (ii)l4 Ailed by his &,-0 heti cad p- e coot -i.:.uters e.. ..Qtrist.9_-_ plee' eat month lo fu:ne,h atib , :.etiPers wi;h vee wor thy ot . his reputation. With: the leaf] mown Utle cowed to ti. 4 the prest*t.mAd number of Blackwood. Foremost among the &triples cunapris-d in it must be mentioned one attribuoilde co our el; c It,an the 'hi.,toriu ot . ..Eer , ?pe, Archibald .L is to schelaily: and ah.:qati.t.--disquisnien On 'tt.°"`i"U" . " literary coal-ostiou r .:titled very :ug gestTely " '.lE5Chy his, Shakspere, and gehille;." Several eaquesite fragments from toe ,neasterptedes of these three divinist of playwrights are scattered through the paper by way of quotations. Sorgetimee r in the li n iry,ol hisvery fluent - and soh - or - Otis sty±e; it .`would be Mr, Alison weak& tretirecatetully the, abealinablie:vice of tautology, as where he squ Studeepele (p. 647) " That he was acquainted - with, . every even the:' - most secret jrajOu , ,y,' is winced -in : the - astu _ewes ^of ligo'S ,arr, and the -pangs of the M oo r' s ' s uffering ; or, aga.in, where he says, tilumertelog the prix - .,f a a dr : omot.o talent given of late e eara among r ye s 650 . 7 ." Sheridan - IL4mle3 has Written - some , effective; dramas; Bulwer some chartniug dramatic ti4fitrguished get,ltii, pathos, - and ineigireatioi?; and very. recently Mr. Aerofoil gas prott.;,ht -forward an ie stitteting t. agedy, ill Which the ireportent pert uuhaPp) Qat-11 - Ma - tie de Mutu,° . .ie ha* been Fitsri'ilthil l by the last of these great actresses with equal twee, dignity, and pathos." Agent, awl, yet . egain, ee would mince: and implore Mr: Alison to avoid in future this -beeettrue fault of tautoivgy, ty liter4ry blemish us as diiist:or ~nt note in music or the set (mitting of a rill ty ti ;g , . () ce atrc oily it will be obeerved e thet . lb this nurnlxr of B/aCkwood the .name of ' Biitlwer has - mentiOned, natiiely, hi 4 cb. , „rac:er a dramatist, In ,the very same Contribution' tie: meet with it again, namely, is reference to his poweiei as a pet and as a transhitor e thitels to say when the wrWr alludes to his version of " Schiller."e As an delta Alone' testimony of—(we. were going, to sax 0e lity, but 'we recollect his, tipeeeli as, caairmate of the din ner to Afecreatly, and substitute. the.more correct and to him mere agreeable expressiou)—the comprehensive mess of his genius, we find the same instalment of Ebony 'an article bight "The, Experiences ofYrge Trade,'" being it panegyric upon his last political pam phlet; besides; whidh the magazine owes to him its prin cipal attraction in the new instalment afforded ,by him or his charming "Novel." The tenth part—the one be fore 113—is perhaps the very. best that has yet appeared, It closes With the separation of Lenny and his mother from their wealthy relation,. Richard Avenel,. in conse quence of a quarrel in which the last-mentiened comes off rather shabbily, but still with a eurprisiCg display of cleverness. ,Colenel and Mrs. Pomply are admirable daguerreotypes of people from that vulgarist ,of all vu;gar sets, the highly genteel. The scene about Mr. Digby is capitally drawn. That unfortunate is left at R roaetsitle inn, evidently dying; and the quarrel whichimmediately precedes this, between a honiceopathist arid a regular praCtitioner, will be found a delicious bit of burlesque.. Ditto the love scenes between Richard Avenel and the Hon. Mrs. Bleeatchiey. The dejcic ie dunsant;bowevPr,:: is the grand feature of the instalue it, and in its deli neation Sir Bolwer Lytton has again afforded a brilliant evidence of his ability. A comical string of verses precedes "My Novel," entitled "The Vision. of Polyphemus." Before this, moreover, we . are treated to a rather interesting and curious account of certain " Vestiges of ''the Ancient Inhabitants Of Scotland," a paper of - course doubly iptereeiing to ohr countrymen beyout the Tweid. Somebody ia the course ot thenumber writes a letter to the . ..editor anent ". Our Commercial and Mantifecn , ing Prosperity." HOW , ' saye's " Sketches and E;sa) ti , " are passed in agreeable .review by a critic who appears to be delightfully cen genial, though wisely fastidious. Modernbiare Trials," being en elabora!C notice of the work so "'Called by its lamented author, William Charles Townsend, the late Recorder of Macclesfield, and a seri,s ot. papers at tributed by many to Samuel Warren, are in the June number of Blackwood brought to a conclusion. They havebeen throughout so peculiatly enthralling in in terest and so strangely powerful in composition that we cannot but regret . parting wish one whom we regard under the light of en old and well-beloved favourite: Such is the ehateetfr of the contents of the current number of Blackwood. B.b.,IVTLEY. The opening article of the.,Ataseekany for this month is entitled " horsce Walpole .and the-Literary World of the 'Eighteenth Century ; it is illustrated with a por riait or Gray the fot-t, engraved by Greatbach,,troin the original ,by Eckardt, which formed part , el the Strawb rry-hill collection; . the pa[er COIIIBII4 at.veral interesting extracts; from the correspondence of Horace Walpole with Mason, in the course of which Walpole enters at length into the hist9ry of his metnor.ble tour with Gray as his tutor. Ihe Lord of Str,..berry• hill also gives us some very - characteristic anecdotes of Gibbon, and most amusingly quizzes the inatte'poinpoSi tis of the Deulogorgou, as be, facetiously calls the great Lexicographer. In " Z - )okgical Notes and Anecdotes" we have au elaborate and carefully-written history of habits and haunts of the 'humming-birds, illustrated by several entertaining anecdotes of the doings of these stars of the tropics. " The French Translator" we - , transfer to our columns, and can vouch that 'tSe; Flenchakan'• translaticli from Shakepere is net one whit more abiurd ihan (Le translations from the Englifh, which u:a) be met with every day in the French Let+s l.ahara. - " TOR FRET CO TRANSLATOR. ' 6 6 All sciencis a kiioah;' Thus Johrisou wrote %itla truth and urged with bate; And a hard task a Frenchman lately chose, In his twigue our Shak,pere t o in i ed atc; Aud treusing of the line ()Aiello speaks, 6 Sir, ehe can turn and turn, go on and turn,' (I`,,und in the teen° wire public'y mitt - Peaks The jeilous rage that in his bout ciid burii), Saw but one cau..e tor turns so quick and ?trance, And raider'd it, 'Elle waze tout comma une ange.'" " Rambles in Stos( x" ate cuotiumd, and .4entley gives us 66 A Pipe of Tobacco"—a glorious pipe —a hien we recomtneud to the atte s t ion ot all stuAters. We have also a very pleasant notice of the Royal Academy Exhibition, and a critique on the Devonshire Home Theatricals, written in a kindly spirit, besides several reviews of books. • - S L=NDON COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TUESDAY. • Uor..Mjeity_ind Prince Alt ert and the Court idt the Castle, ut twenty-five nliow.es, before one o'clock, for • A m!( , !, Rieee to-day. • ~....141e,..Royzi1 parry left the Castle in the.following An open barouche and Attu, conveying her Majesty the Qi.t;cn, Lear Royal flightless tbe.Princess Rola!, tier hoist HighCoss the Doehiss of like Coburg GOOD, andlis — R.4sl Highness Prinee" Reury of 1,141-,Nether,- , lands. . . An open landau and four, conveying their Boy.al Highnesses-the Prince 'Aliiert; the Prince of Wales 'the Dukeof Cebtvg Gotha, , the Duke of Cambridge and Duke Ernestiof Wurtemberg. • iku.open landawand four," conveying the Duchess of N rfolk. ;he Duchcss of Sutherland, :his -Serene High t-issibet Prince of , Leiningen..andthe Duke of Norfolk. An open landau and four, conveying the Marchioness of-Westminster. the. Viscoun , ..s Jocelyn, the Duke of • Devotshire ' and the Duke of Newiasile. . , An'open landau and :four, conveying Lady Adeliza Fitzalan Howard, Lady C, , nstance Leveion Goyier. the 'Countess of Bessbcirough, and the Marquis of Abercorn. Au' . ('pen . lanchu and. four, c,inveying Lady Oct,ivia Grosvenor s , ~ Baroness d e War i genhim, Lady Grey, and 'Lord Dafferi,l; • A 4!onY lanchu and four, conveying the Hon. Matilda Hon. Mary Seymour, Lord William Paulet, , .and toe ItigLt Hon. Sir - Get.rge Grey.. , •A r OJny landau um! four, conNeying the Chevalier Van RapPard, the Chevalier„ V - 411 Casembroot, Captain May, lead M. B. de Trcskow.• A. pony lardrie 'and fcur, ,conveying' Sir Frcderivk Sts.vin aud•Kr. Bitch. llkik, s,t Buccleuch rode on horseback in -h the Royal party, and the Equerries in Waiting on the: Queen and the'PrirCo . (Ganeral Waniy.as and Coloyel Bouverie) attended en horseback. Thelloyal cortiye was preceded by a number of out.; riders,. in scarlet and gold. . Ttre Earl, of Besaborough left the Castle on horseback for, jhe race,courEe r shortly before twelve o'clock. The Lord Steward and the Lord Chareberlain also preceded her Majesty to the races, .in art open carriage and four. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and their illustrious visitors returned to the Castle at •five minutes past five Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, Princess Alice, and the younger members of the Royal Family, tole. their accustomed exercise to-day in. the Home Park; The ;Queen. gave a grand banquet in St. George's 'Haiti The Royal - guests and noble visitors included her.-`Royal Highness the. Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of BAxe Cobourg Gotha, his Royal Highness •the DUke of Cambridge, his Royal Highness Duke Ernest .of Wartemborg, his Serene Highness the Prince of Leinitigt n, the Duchess of Sutheiland and Lady Cos stArce L- ve son - Gower, the Puke .aad Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Aerelizs Fitzalatt Howard, the Duke of Buc ch-uch, the Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Devonshire, h. Duke of Rutland, the Duke of Newcastle, Lady Fmmy Howard, Baroness de Wangenheim, Lady Caroline Barrington, Baroness de Speth,the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and Lady Octave, Gros v, nor, the Marquis of Breadalbene, the Marquis of A bercorn, the Varchioness of Ailesbury, the Earl and Countess of Eglinton the •Earl and Countess of Chester field, the Esti and Countess of Bosborough, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the Earl and Countess of Glen- gall, Earl Granville, Viscount Canterbury, Viicount Duvkalin, Viscount , and Viscountess Newport, Lord Bitinley, the . Right - Hon. Sir George . and Lady Grey, Lady Isabella Wemyss, Lieut.. Colonel the Hon. C. B. and .Mrs Phipps, Colonel the Hop. Charles and Mrs 'Grey and Miss Barrington, Colonel and Mrs. Bathurst, 110 u. J. MapdOnald, Colonel •Hon. George and Mrs.-An an Mi. C. .Greville, Mr. R. Otivei, Mr. J. Stanley, Mr. Drs Vmux, Mr._ Payne, Mr. Lawley, Mr. F. Villiers, the Chevalier; de Casembroot, the. Chevalier Van Rappard, Cap , ain . 4,114, M. B. do Treskow, Lord William Paulo . , the Commanding Officer of the Grenadier Guard, (Lieut.- Colonel •Akteli), and the Commanding Officer of the Royal Horse Guards. . • The bindofCl:le R, oyal Horse Guards attended during :dinner arid played the following pieces:— Overture, " Egmont" Sehotton, " Propike" Waltz, " Faust Diaboliqae" - Aria. " Robert Devereux" • • Donizetti.. March," Stamboul" Her Majesty had afterwards an evening patty. The following had the honour of receiving invitations Earl and Countess of'S!rathmore, and Miss Barrington, the girl of Uxbridge, Vise •unt Maidstone,. Viscount and Lady :Elizabeth Last:o,llc,, Lord and - Lady Briclport, LAY and the two Misses Bateman, Lord and Lady F. Gordan, Lord Paget, Captain Blithe and the Viscountess Glentwoith, Count ~Harrach and Count Harrach, jun., Hen.- Mrs: Villiers, Colonel and Mrs. Challoner, Lieu 4n:int-Colonel and Lady. Mary Hood, Lieutenant- Ci.l reel avd Lady Emily Seymour, Mr. and Lady:Emily Cavt-noicu,. '.,rs, Bouverie, Captain and Mrs. So)mour . ant Miss Seymour, Mr.-and Mrs. Adair,- Mr. and Mies . Ricardo. Mr. F. Standish, Mr. G. Sturt, Mr. Birch, Mr. .Wells, Miss Lethbridge, ' two Misses - Goddard, Miss .Batbritelcand-Miss - Sykes. • H•a.-Iddjosty's private bind attended in the Castle srer dinner yesterday (Monday) evening, and performed the following sekca•sn Overture " Lestccq" A übe r. March and Selection " Z Ll iyre" ' It. 11. the Duke of Saxe Coburg. Adagio and Polonaise" Grins an Wittermann. das Vaterland" Sir George and Lady Grey left town on Monday af ternoon on L. visit tot er Mejesty at Windsor Casil , . The C , uticil or Chairmen of J uries of the Royal Com f..r the promotion of the Exhibition or the Works of Industry of all Nations had a meeting at the Exhibil ion building on Monday. Present:— Class 3. Mr. Edwarrl Lode. Class 5. (A). Earl Jersey. Class 6. thnoral Porn4er. Class .7. Mr. I. K. Brunel. Class 8. Baron Dupin. Class 10. Sir David Brewster. Class 10. (A), Sir H. R. Bishop. Class 11. Mr. Phillip Ellison fir Sir Jas. Anderson. Class 12. Hprr von Hermann. Class 13. Mr. a T. Kemp. Class 14. Cunt Von Harrach. Class 15. Mr. J. R. Levauchy for Herr von Hoe garden. Class 16. Hon. Col. Anson. Class 18. Mr. Henry Tucker. Class 19. Professor Bolley. Class 22. Hon. Horace Greely. Class 25: Due de Luynes. Class 23. Duke of Argyll. Class 26. Professor Reesner. Class 27. Signor B. Pistrucci. Class 29. Viscount Canning. Class 30. Herr Von Viebahn. Viscount Canning occupied the chair. Dr. Lyon Playfair and Lieutenant Ward were in at• teedance. A deputation of the Directors of the Great Peat woiking Company of Ireland had an interview with the Right Ilon. Henry Labouchere yesterday, at the Board Tistie," on the subject of the charter of the company. The deputation cousisted of Professor Anstead, Mr. Nathaniel Bland, Mr. Thomas Burnell, Mr. John Gwynne, Mr. Richard H enr y H o ll an d, an d M essrs . Pri chard and Collette. Lord and Lady John Rafael!, accompanied by Mr. Chadwick, inspected Prinee Albert's Model Dwellings yesterday. The Oxford University Commission met yesterday at cfficiat residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, Downing-street. Present—the Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke, J. L. Dam pier, the Rev. Professor Powell, the Rev. G. H. S. Johnson, arid the Rev. A. P. Stanley (Secretary). Lord Montfagle .had an audience yesterday with Lord John 'tossed, at ids offizial residence, Downing , street. Thu' ISofteittsr-General had also an interview with his Lord-hip. • The Attorney-General for Ireland, Sir M. Barring ton, Sir R. Ft-rguson, and Mr. Fosttr, M.P., transacted bthiness yesterday at the Office of the Commissionsra of TO THE SECRE TAR Y OF THE BRADFORD REFuRM ASSOCIATION. (EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.) Sir,— On Monday the 2 od. signific:snt tokens appeared .f a desire to escape from the promised Select Commit tee on the Income Tax; the whole pointing at the probability there always is, that an attempt on the part of a few individn,:ls to have things all their own way, will" clid in their htaing something very dtfferent from what they intended. An opposition was raised to the Minister's three years'income Tax, on the ground that it should only be gr,(nted for one year and the interval should be ex pended in inquiring- what could be done to make the tax what the actors denominated " fair." It was doubti'ul whether they knew what they meant by the term ; or at all events whether they could explain the causes or , grounds on which the justiee of the denomination was tlependent. But they were lull of the prrsuasion they could du something ; and so they threw over the Minister's three years' Income Tax, by a ma jority of fourtt en. And now there is considerable ap pearance that their turn is come to be thrown over tacm,elvets. The Government does not vote against the appointment of the Committee, but it is plain that no• body is xealcus for it but the mover. A month has teen quimly, 1°64 the Committee was first talked of ~.nd the chance is conto quently small, that much will be done before the time comes round for debating the subjeut in the House. The fact is, the Gowniment had rather sue it debated there, than in a Committee. Their reason prcbabiy being, that they know that in a Com mittee they cannot prevent the insertion of an active majority of their enemies, whereas in the House they will take their chance. On the game evening the second clause of the Eccle siastical Titles Bill mane such advance as consisted in ne gativing a couple of amendments by majorities of six or seven to one; which is called reporting progress, and the Committee sits again on Friday. The proposals for in sertions going beyond the measure of the Government, were , withdraw n. On Tuesday there was no House. The zeal for volun teer revisions of the Constitution, is considerably damped by the promise of the Government. I am, Sir, yours very sincerely, AN OLD REFORMER. Lona( n, June 4, 1851. "We regret to announce that a failure occurred on the:Liverpsiol Stock Exchange on Saturday,, the liabilitiea of which are reported to be 18;(1001.6;ticeiPool Olga. • . :, , .'llltr',i: 4,Sbtttutt ASCOT RACE S. (THIS DAY.-BY EXPRESS.) The Fernhill Stakes. ••• 1 Forlorn Hope ... ••• ••• ••• ••• Adine ••• ••• •.• ••• ••• 2 ••• 3 Hop-picker - ••• ••• ••• ••• Won by a head. Sweepstakes of 15 sors. each. Cornelius Prestige .. ... 1 ... 2 Won by a length. The R Tel Hunt Cup. Sir Charles Stroagbow Uriel •. • 1 ... 2 ... 3 Won by three psrts of a length. Coronation Stakes. Irk hi scrltchpd. fro urti) The Coronation Stakes. Merry Peal :... Barcelona ... ... i ... 2 Won by a head. The race was given to Barcelona, Merry Peal having Louis Philippe Cowl fitly ero,sed her. Plate of 70/. ••• ••• ••• Won by a length. Her Maj sty's Plate. ••• 1 ... 2 Pitaford King Charming... Nuteracktr Won by half a length. ... 1 ... 2 •-• 3 FASHIONABLE Ai ()YEMENI'S AT CHELTENHAM A rr i va ls.... Lady Arbuthnot, General Swiney, Captain Fro bisher and family, Lieut. H. T. Macpherson, 78th llit4h landers (from Aden); Rev. Mr. Taylor, Right Hon. the Earl and Couutess of Bandon, Lady Bernard, lion. Henry Ber nard,.Sir 1 ,. Phillips, Major an d Mrs. Colt and faintly, Major Williaet Eene , t, 4 h Dragoon Guards; illaj,r Seaton, Captain Barker, East India Service; Captain ai.d Mrs. Clay, Captain M. Hunter, Captain Pratt. ti7th Regiment ; Lieut. Boissier, Rev. J. and Misses Bird, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Bolton, kt,v. Mr. Herbert, Rev. J. A. La 'lrons. Departures.— The Bishop of Limerick, lion. lirs. La Touche, Gelie ra l and M rs. Tiekell, Major and Mrs. Sparrow, Major and bliss Watt Captain Allan, 63d Regiment, and Mr-" , A ll an, Capt. D unn, , -.-.., R.N. and Mrs. .Uunn , Dr. and Mrs. Crofton, Dlrs. C o l one l Clunk*. THE AMERICAN MAILS.—Trie Secretary of the Admiralty, in reply to a communica'ion, has stated that the Lords of the Admiralty will give daections for the British and North American mail steam-ships call at Holyhead, whenever the pier at tit it place is sufficiently advanced to afford shelter to the packets; abd it is expected that may be the case at the end of this year. There is not the slightest probability of the steamers being removed from Liverpool. They will merely call at Holyhead for some the mails.— Liverpool Mercury. On Thursday la , t Lord Frederick Fitznlarence inspected the depot of the 69th R-giment, stationed at Chi chester' under the command of M a j or M ac ki r oy, and ex pressed in the highest terms his perfect s itisraction. This corps fired a feu de joie in honour of her Dlajest)'s birthday, on the 31st, in the Priory-park, at the request of the mayor and citizens, and afterwards went throng , ' a variety of evo lutions in presence of a large ass.embh:ge of the inhabitants of Chichester and ueig,Lbourhuod. E XTENSIVE wly Extensive fire brr•ke out yesterday (Tuesday) at the coal depot of the Birming ham and Blackwall Railway, at the i=aletlinia-road, sup pos"d to be owing to a spark - or piece of coke from the motive engine falling the extensive Timber coal chutes just finished. Tile flones thri atoned not only to stop the traffic of the line, but also the destruction of the adjoining building belonging to Mr. Cubitt's brick-yard. T.:e engine be longing to the Model Prison was immediately brought out un der the direction of the efficient staff of the establishment, and. in a few minutes was in full activity, obtaining a supply of water from a well on Mr. Cubitt's premises. This timely as sistance, by great personal exertion, quelled the fire, but not until great damage had been done. The fire brigade having arrived, and an additional supply of water having been got from the mains, all fear cf further damage was at an end by three o'clock. VISIT or PRI:'CB ALBERT To IPswlcic—The Fuser H e mbl state tilt it is DOW Sul y , lec.tlea that I'.l,:ce Albert- will visit Ipswich on the 3d of July, during the sitting of the British Asseeistieni itml sleep at Slirubland,park. COLBURN'S UNIT 11.1) SERVICE. Mr. Horace St. John continues carefully compiled and welt written '• History of the British Conquests in India." The present instalment is principally occupied by the narrative of the glories of the hero of Plessey, the great Lord Clive. So tar as he has gone hitherto Mr. H. St. John has completely made out his case, and has demonstrated that the East India Company in all the earlier portion of their career cautiously abstained from territorial acquisition, and that it was not until compelled for their own safety to obtain a frontier, in order to preveret a repetition of such unprovoked atro cities on the port ot the native princes as the sack of Calcutta and the perpetration of the Black Hole tragedy, that they attempted to acquire territorial dominion. The author of en article, entitled " The High Road to India," strongly recommends the immediate opening ot negotia tions with the Sublime Porte for the cession of Egypt to the British as absolutely necessary to secure to us the continued possession of our Indian empite. "Our Defences and Defeudera" is a valuable paper, well worth the attentive consideration Of those whoie duty it is to make adequate provision for the repulse of any threatened invasion of our island; in con nection with this subjec-, the paper on Mr. Fergusson's pro,:osed new and improved :system of fortification should also be carefully studied. Mr. Hat.nay contributes, au amusing drollery under the title of "Fred Errol's Advenf tin es." " Memories of Mexico" is a deeply ieterenting t. .L. of the lat.- Motican war. The - hatred between the Yankees as d the Mf.x cans appears to be undying. We have a well written metneir ot the hte Admiral Sir Ed ward Codr.ngton, aed , everal other papers of interest. TILE GEATLC:MAIV'S MAGAZINE. • Syivatius U. ban got-4 at. lei g - h into the cootrovers% het.een Cardiroll Wi-retria unit La , y Morgan on the subject of St. Peter% choir, and conv•cts the C4rdinal of plsghoigin. 'Die Cardinal tius bummed cvery word he has a r. anced on the sutject frcen a Laeiii treatise writer a by Fabei in the micidie ot the last century, and has not con tl,seeritted to notice even th, , xi-it. nee of the msn from whom he has copied; and of igni•ram.c, since, according to his own description of the chair, it could nut have teen a entitle chair, nor achair of any p,riod anterior to the age of Conmer,ntine; or, if not of ignorance, of bomethiog worse, Sylvania ooncludes by de clar4lg that after perusing the publications of the Cattlio.l. the Lady, and Mr. Rich, on this s ubject, there is left for the Cirdinal and fur the authoruirs of the Runtish Chuten, it they wish to re- , arablish the chair and its cousuquence, , , no a'ternative but to ac cept ihe chaLenge contained in Lad) Mingan'a ~etitcncr, curt—'' Produce the chiiir." Mr. PiAtrr Cunningham • COntillUeti his story of "Nell Gtv)n," which is illui , tra,t, d by an engraii,ng of the scene betwecti Nelly and tht , King in the pack, as re. corded by Evtlyu. We have atsu a valuible article on 1 . 17 13 "Curioeirtts of the Old Church Canon,,," graphy of Hartley Coleridge, and severalteview.!, besides the usual Notes cf the Month. The Marquiseif -NH (7.-ROWLNOR GALLERY.—Tae follovving cir cular bas j t us been is'ued by the Ma*quis of Westminster:— " he daily receives from l..Vestrninster presents his compliments to ___, and re grets th a t, owing to the numerous applications persons desirous to view the pictures admission. It gives at Grosvenor H ous e missions his persona l ari h e i l t i hinai pleasure to furnish wii.la these ad is compelled to limit the ordeis f. 4. uaii , tances, as well as tho,e Who have any means of DEFAUL T OP May 30. Tductiun to Lord Westmimiter.— Urosvenor Hon e, CoLLFcTtins 5t PROPERTY AND Baoppecrl;l3d, contains a return printed on Monday, INcomE TAX.— A Parliament at the instance of Mr. Alderman Copeland, wheghacz,lekctors of the pr..perty, to the 31st of the names of all persons being be i r ce i i n nh d er e , fa l u B l s t o. fro l n t t o s n e c defau lt er s i l .l t c . ac count n . 7 w 7 t e " s e ' ) a t r 'le givens t. s i e y s ' s h 4 e 3 d 3 , tiihceonit;t„ : It ni J I a a n s u s a es ty se , d i t s s i x B c , s i majority n income-tax, . , m e-a of casesand . 3 n 4 0 app‘ars that the total number of taxes. the collectors, and in several instances tb r e ll a y r it - s, or a por • tion of them, have been recoverea from the collectors on account t e t i l f e ectors them selves. The total amount of default during did not exceed 20,600/. THE LUKE OF WELLINGTON AND HIS TENANTRY. —The Duke of Wellington has abated the rents of his Strathfieldsaye estates. His Grace inquired of - the steward if he hail made any abatement of the reu'als. The steward replied that he had nut, for the tenants had all paid cheer fully, without asking for any reduction. The Duke replied, that was the very reasol why the abiatenn , nt should be made, and he directed that it should be nn:de 0.. the list as well as on the rentals of the current year IVestern 'inurs. According to ,he fete census, the population of the city of Worcester LI 27,528, being an iatteme Of Only 547. WEDNESDAY - SMITI3 FIELD MARKET REMOVAL BILL. Tile Committee met yezter.lay morning at the usual hour, The case for the City Carporatien, in opposition to the removal of the market, Wii continuerioard, with the view of better explaining the ieeprovements proposed to he made in the exisilog ease lair, e model on a large scale .was exhibited to the Committee. The teselzet, when al; ered, weal . . contain 6;057 bullocks' and 40,000 'sheep, with ample space for each:animal. - The dend'-ree;at Mar.; •ket was to front the cattle enclosures, and several Man. tains and jets d'eau we •e to supply the area with water. A circular building was to be constructed as a bath and, weshhouse, acid the ma r k e t i tse lf wou ld be encircled wi , h a terreca built en arches, with a central inclined plata, leading doWn to the cattle pens. 'Near the dead meat 'net ket were to be uhattoir:, end at either corner of the market we re cleaigned ealf end piemarkete. Mr. J. - Deecorfeett - butener, rniding at Camberwell, stated that ho purchased and kcal: ti about 3,000 sheep. and 200 beasts every pelt.. .He did not find that be sus • tamed loss from injury te the aaitnals'in Smithfield, and he conceived that in eerier:ll they were not dainaged in the market. ,It the bosses were killed at the northern extremity of the tevtai aid taen carted home, the meat would be disfigured, and 'venal not keep so long. A less would be sustiiieed by the butcher from the more rapid decay of his meat eeesequ , nt upon its removal from the staughter-home before it wee cooled and set. The estathshinerit of a market in the north would be of cansideeable injury to inecaers in a small way of busi ness. It the accommodation in Smithfield were increased he should be vc2ry OA of it; but he did not think that any better site for a cattle-nnaket could be z•eleci f. Mr. Lawrence, a surgeon. was the n examined as to the off tisi7e• ra,ture of II e - hune-boilieg places, slaughter- Ll3eS, and knacle - qa' yalels near SuiithEld.—Tfiese oc cupations must to a certain cx. i nt influence the health of a locality. Mr. Henry King, a butcher of Brighton, in - a large way of bu.iness, also deposed that the beasts sustained much greater injury from travelling by railway than from driving. The quality of the London meat was very good, it looked brighter than country meat. Did nut believe that a better site could be found for a cattle' mat ket than at Smithfield. • Mr. Cooper, a butcher of Great Portman-street, and Mr. Thomas Simmonds, butcher of Brompton, both stated that the present central site of the market was more convenient to the trade than any site at the northern end of the town. Beasts were more damaged by railway travelling than by driving. Mr. S. Phipp3, a butcher in Belgrave-street, near Belgrave-square, stated that he was in a large my of business, and purchased his beasts at Smithfield. His slaughter-house was in Tothili-street, Westminster. He should greatly prefer Smithfield to any market at the northern extremity of the, town._ He did not find that the cattle received any damage of a material nature in Smithfield. Ho had received beasts by railway, and had found that they sustained considerable damage. The proposed northern market a ould injure the smaller class of butchers. Mr. Adams corroborated this testimony. Mr. Wtikefield, of Maidstone, stated that he always made his beasts walk to market, as they were very much damaged by railway travelling. Any removal of the market to the north of the metropolis would increase the price of meat, and interfere with the trade ge nerally. Mr. Bassett, of Woolwich, stated he killed 25 beasts and 100 sheep a week. He preferred driving his beasts to sending th. mby railway. The removal of the market from its present site to the north of London would make a difference of 1501 yearly in his expenses. Wit ness at present paid is.' per bead to the drovers for driving his cattle from Smithfield to Woolwich; but if the market were removed to the north they would charge an extra 61—not so much because of the differ mice in the distance, as from the necessity of driving the cattle quite through the City, and the increased re sponsibility consequent upon it. Sir C.. linightiey stated that he bad been in the habit fo r . many years of sending beasts fur sale in Smithfield. Although he resided in Northamptonshire, and consequently his cattle arrived at the northern end of the metropolis, he did not think that a market there would be beneficial. He preferred StnithfiPld from its central position, and should of course send there, as the greatest numb r of buyers were found there. Almost the whole of his property was derived from grazing, and some of his tenants were very large graziers. He never heard any of them express . a wish to have Smithfield market removed. Mr. Bunning stated that he was architect to the cor portrion London, who were in the habit of consulting him on all Their improvements and general works. Mr. Sergeant WRANGEIAM stopped the witness, and asked him whethPr an} plan to which he was about to speak would rtquire an Act of Parliament to carry it into effcct ? The witness said that the plan he proposed would cer tainly rt quire an Act. Mr. Strgeant WRANGRAM objected to the testimony of the witness. It sari:us, which of themselves re quired separate Acts, were to be made the subjf et of in quiry Wore a Committcc engaged in a totally diffAvnt Investigation, there was no saying where the evidence would end. Mr. TALBOT said, that no one knew better than Ser geant Wrengharn that such au otjection was at variance with the general practice before the Committees of the House of Commons. The city of London appeared beture the Committee - as landowners, holding property upon which it mid pleased former Sovereigns to confer certain privileges. It was proposed by this measure to shut up their property; tO' ru.pced their privileges, and certainly to entail serious loss upon them by the viola tion of their ancient rights and charters. The ground on which this was sought to be done was the iuconve eieuce and risk attendant upon the existence of a large cattle market in the centre of a crowded city, and when he attempted to show that the evils complained of would be remedied by the plan proposed by the corpo ration, and tee necessity for the abolition of the market emoved, he was met by a technical objection, by which his right of evidence was denied. Ho contended that the scheme proposed ley the corporation was far better than the violent and crtife measure proposed by his Learned Friend, and he thought that their scheme, therefore, had a perfect right to be entertained by the committee. The practice to be observed in this particu lar case ought to be the same as that pursuedin any other Committee on a private Bille and it could not be con tended that in another Committee on a railway Bill such an objection would be tenable. Mr. Sergeant WRANCMAII stated, that the argument of Mr. Talbot, that the City corporation were land owners, was one to which he did not subscribe. It would be seen, when the charters were referred to, whether tieu corporation of the city of London were the owners of the land in Smithfield. He (Mr. Sergeant Wranghem) believed that the corporation uppeared as the owners of a certain franchise—as the proprietors of certain tolls. At all events, he would leave that part of the case, and urge upon the Committee the fact that the proposition which was illustrated by the model before them, had been made to the House of Commons this session, and rejected by a very large majority. His Learned Friend would surely nut contend that it was the practioe of Com mittees to allow an opposing scheme to any project to be brought before them after it had been rejected by the House of Commons. Mr. TALBOT had only attempted to uphold a proposi tion which bore upon the question before the Committee, v i z. , the propriety or necessity of removing the market from its present site. If he could show generally that such a plan could be adopted es would remove the evils complained of withou taking away the market he appre hended that a reference to that plan would not be objec tionable. Mr. Sergeant WRANGITAM did not object to the plan being referred to generally, •but his Learned Friend had no ught to go into details on a scheme already decided by the House. The room was then cleared. Shortly after the exclu sion o f strangers, the 60 Pis were re - o p ene d an d t h e Committee was declared adjourned. It was understood' that tnis adjournment without coming to a d;cision on the point arose from the fact that the Chairman had retired to consult thei Speaker, but found that there was *. no Home." The point was. therefore, reserved. A question arose as to the p,wer of the Committee to adjourn, under the circumstances, but the Chairman declared that, in his opinion, the ad journment was perfectly in accordance with the rules of the House. THE BALLOON ASCENT FROM BATTY'S HIPPODROME. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN. Stn,--Will you allow me to make a few remarks re. AL ming iiuy Luc ent on the 2 l inst., from Mr. Batty's Hippodrome. The day_ was exceedingly fine and calm— indeed, the weather was so still that we were almost stationary for nearly ouo Iwur. I wss accompanied by two gentlemen and Mr. Grey, architect and surveyor, of Camden Town, and Mr. Wittaker, the architect and builder of Mr. Batty's Hippodrome. After remaining up one hour and three-quarters we safely descended close to the New-cross Railway station, and were most kindly assisted by Mr. Hawkins and other parties connected ith the station. My supply of gas was excellent from the London Company.—l am, Sir, your% ate,, JOHN HAMPTON, Aeronaut. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, Jim; 3.—lna Convocation holden this day the tsti-v George Sparkes, late curate of Llansantfraid, in M , mmouthshirr, was elected to that benefice, the pa tronage of which tor this turn is vested in this Uni versity. M. 16)n Fdttesult's experiment of the rotatory mo tion of the earth by means of the pendulum is now in course of trial in the Rudeliffa Library, under the direc tion of eminent scientific men. ARRIVAL OF THE UNITED STATES SCREW STEAM SHIP LAFAYETEE —LIVERPOOL, MOND AY. -- To-dav, shortly beiore noon, the United States screw steam-ship Lafayette, under the command of Captain Steckler late of the Ame rican steam-ship Crescent City, arrived in the Mersey from Queenstown, where she had been compelled to put in for a supply of coal. Oa rounding the Rock she steamed very fast up the river, and presented rather a striking appear ance. Her hull is constructed somewhat after the style which the Americans have recently adopted in their clipper vessels, being very sharp fore and aft. She is barque rigged, carries a large spread of canvass, and from her fine propor tions, even without her steam power, must be very fast. Owing to the breakage of the air pump the high-pressure plan was adopted, and the waste steam escaped by a pipe placed on the quarter-deck. PRICES OF WHEAT AND OATS IN IRELAND.--We learn from returns before us that during the last twelve years the price of wheat in Ireland has varied from 39a. Bd. per barrel in 1840, to 21s. 9d. in 1850: the average price. for seven years being 30s. 9d. 'The rates of oats have been 16s. 4d. in 1840, and 10s. l 4 1851: average price, 12a. 6cl. EVENING, Yit/WE SPORTING NOTES. No. LXII. ASCOT HEATH MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR, — Notwithstanding the hardness of the cease, re spectable fields ran for nearly- every event yesterday; in one or two instances product:ig very close and exciting races. The Moor essayed, and, whet is more, actually accomplished the task of giving 4st 131hs to the Sphynx, . over the New Mile, for the Trial Stakes, winning very oievorly by a neck. One of my Derby fancies, The Prime Minister, bandaged up to the knees, was,_ after -a fine race, be a t en h a lf a length by Little J ack for second place for the Gold Vase, the latter suc cumbing by half a neck to Cariboo. King Charming, the Monica Colt, and Windischgratz, were beaten at the distance. Beebe threw her jockey, and aftervCards killed an unfortunate coachman who happened to be in her way. The 50 soya. Stakes were won very easily by Merry Peal, beating Aaron Smith. and Phlegra; the last-named never likely to appear again in her Goodwood form of leat year. Sir Joseph Hawley's success this year is unparalleled; the Ascot. Stakes, won in a common canter by Vatican, 5 yrs, Tat 71b, has now to be added to his ether triumphs. The field was beaten into fits; Herbert a bad second, end Iltstord wretched third, with the Ballet Girl fourth, were all ;hat had any chance whatever with the winner. My selection from the Goodwood stable for the Tao Years Old Triennial—the daughter of Venison sad Soldier's Daughter, Red Hind, won very easily from Songstress (coughing) and Moulton Lass. Four others ran, viz:—llex (fourth), Free-trader (fifth), c by Theon—Rebecca (sixth), and Denique (lest); these, however, were so wiee apart that the judge placed them all. The Three Years-old Triennial was won without an effort by Miserrima, beating Cceaus (se cond), the Cowl filly (third), Constellation, Midas, Ans peels, Fochabere, and Deceitful. This running will make her a great favourite for the Northumberland Plate and St. Leger; it also speaks volumes in favour of Lord Stan ley's Canczou the second, Iris. The Ascot Derby was, without exception, the best race of the day; un like its. namesake of Epsom, it did not fall into the clutches of Sir J. Hawley, whose ban was this time, to the delight of the fielders, set aside in favour of the fiery waters of Phlegethon. The Ban, tooled by Mare 8013, cut out the work to the last hundred yards, when Marlow on Phlegethon came suddenly alongside, and contested every remaining inch of the ground, winning after a desperate struggle by a head! 6,7, and in some instances 8 to 1, was betted on The Ban! The partizans Qf the cherry colour dropped a goodly portion of what they won on Vatican. It is singular-what extraordinary luck occasionally, when least expected, attends the blue and white stripe of Lord Exeter, which I, for one, am always glad to see—his horses nearly always running for the off, and seemingly remote chances. This same Phlegethon afterwards ran a bad third to Lamartine for the Welcome Stakes; Artisan was second. Lamartine is:worth an investment (being an improving horse) at a long shot for the St. Leger. For the Emperor's Plate to-morrow, Russborough, Trouncer, Little Jack, and Woolwich, will, I believe, be all that will mu s t e r a t th e starting post; and, perchance, they may travel home in the order I have placed them. It is said, mis chief is meant with Russborough ; if so he'll win; if not, Trouncer will! I cannot discover any thing to beat the Phryne colt (Bro. to Elihiron) for the New Stakes; Elcot and the Queen Anne colt, however, must not be altogether forgotten. The Child of the Mist will run well; and Mr. Payne's filly will be in close contiguity to the winner. My remarks on the Derby of next year will appear on Monday. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Juno 4,1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT HEATH RACES. -TUESDAY, From the outline of the engagements for the week published on Monday, it will have been collected that the prospects of the meeting, in respect of sport, were barely up to the Ascot standard, and, in particular, that the attractions of the third and last days were materi ally lessened by the withdrawal of the Flying Dutchman and Voltigeur from the Emperor's Plate, and the dis continuance of the Great Western Railway Handicap. With the provision for the first day—always the best of the four—no fault could be found, as, allowing for the probability of sm a ll fi e ld s f or three or four races, it in cluded so many events of interest, that we are disposed to think cue or two could have bean spared to strengthen the programme for Friday; indeed, should the railway companies be stedfast in their determination not to give a plate, a re-arrangement of the stakes will become in dispensible, if the four days are to be maintained. The meeting commenced most favourably as regarded wea ther, and with an eclat which the presence of her Ma jesty alone could have given it. The Court movements have always been so remark able for punctuality that some little surprise was mani fested at the non-appearance of the royal cortige at the entrance of the New Mile until within a few minutes of the time fixed for the first race—half-past one. It consisted of nine carriages and four, preceded as usual by the Master of the Buckhouncis and the Royal Huntsman, and was attended by the usual retiree) of mounted servants. In the carriage with the Queen were the Princess Royal, the Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and Prince Henry of the Nether lands. Prince Albert followed in the next, with the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and the Duke of Cambridge. In the other carriages we observed the Prince of Leiuingen, the Dukes of Devon shire, Norfolk, and Newcastle; Marquissea of Westmin ster and A bercorn ' the Countess of B ess b oroug h. Si r George and Lady Grey, Lady Oliver Grosvenor, Lady Adeliaa Howard, Lady Constance Gower, Lord William Powlett, and the Lords and Ladies in waiting. It is scarcely necessary to add that her Majesty's re ception was loyal and affectionate; it was graciously acknowledged. The Grand Stand, which has undergone several im provements since last year, one of the most important being the raising of the lawn so as to admit of a much better view of the racing than heretofore, was very fully and fashionably attended ; more so, perhaps, than would have been the case had the original charge for admission to the Exhibition in Hyde-park been in force. We noticed in it, and in the small stands appro priated to the stewards of the races and the Jockey Club, the following influential members of the aristo cratic and sporting circles: — His Excellency the Swedish Minister. Dukes—Rutland, Richmond, and Buccleuch. Marquisses—Exeter, Waterford, Ely, Stafford, Drog heda, Kildare, Worcester, and Clanricarde. Marchionesses—Aylesbury, Drogheda; Stafford, and Kildare. Earls—Zetland, Granville, March, Eglinton, Ux bridge, Strathmore, Stradbroke, Chesterfield, Wilton, Euston, Mansfield, Grosvenor, Cardigan, Glengall, Durham, and Airlie. Countesses—Granville, March, Eglinton, Strathmore, Chesterfield, and Wilton. Viscounts—Canterbury, Maidstone, Clifden, Tor rington, Enfield, Villiers, Lucelles, Cranky, Newport, Newark, Anson, Dungarvon, Exmouth, and Emlyn. Viscountesses—Cranky, Torrington, Enfield, New port, and Emlyn. Lords—Stanley, Robert Pelham Clinton, Ribbles dale, Burleigh, H. Gordon Lennox, George Paget, and Villiers. Ladies—Bateman, Elizabeth Laseelles, Burleigh, Elizabeth Grey, Egerton, &c. Hon. Messieurs—S. Herbert, R. Boyle, H. Pitt, Captain Rous, Frederick Villiers, Francis Villiers, James Macdonald, E. Lascelles, A. Hood, G. Anson, G. Barrington, W. Begot, Cecil Forrester, Petre, F. P Leveson .B. Phipps S. Lumley, &c. Bon. Mesdames — White, Melville, G. Anson, Vil liers, S. Herbert, Phipps, &c. - - Sirs—J. Hawley, W. Fraser, W. W. Wynne, W. Co drington, G. H. Boswell, &c. Colonels—Peel, Newton, Wyndham, &c , &c. It will be seen from the ab ove li s t, hat the display of " rank, beauty, and fashion," was worthy of Ascot. We cannot speak so well of the general attendance, which, it must be admitted, was below the average. Immediately after the arrival of her Majesty racing commenced, and proceeded up to the Ascot Slakes, which was not run until near four o'clock. Immediately after its decision the illustrious party in the Royal Stand departed for Windsor Castle. Five races suc ceeded the handicap, and at about half-past six a long and most excellent day's sport was brought to a close. To the courteous manner in which the Noble Master of the Buekhounds (the Earl of Bessborough) presided over the arrangements of the course, all who had busi ness to transact, can boar witness. His Lordship's duties were rendered more onerous by the absence of Mr. Hibburd, who, we were sorry to bear, was too ill to leave his bed; his son, Mr. H. Hibbard, officiated for him as clerk of the course and starter, and iu each ca pacity, acquitted himself satisfactorily. With the exception of the accident to Breba, in the race for the Queen's Vase, we heard only of one circum stance that at all militated against the general enjoy ment; this arose out of a quarrel and a fight between two men, which terminat e d in the death of one of them from the first blow. The following is as detailed an account of the racing as the shortness of the intervals between the various events—rendered unavoidable by their number — enabled us to obtain. The Trial Stakes of 5 soya, each, and 50 added; th e winner to be sold for 600 soya., &e. New mi le. (4 Subs,) Mr. Death's The Moor, 6 yrs, 9st 31b...(W. Abdale) 1 Capt. Archdall's Spbynx , 2 yrs, 4st 41b (car. 4st 61b) Betting-3 to lon the Moor. Won by a neck, after a slow-run race; run in 1 min. 57 secs. The Gold Va s e, given by her Majesty, added to a sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, for three yrs old, 7st 31b; tour yrs old, 9at; five yrs old, 9st 7th; six yrs old and aged, gat 91b; winners extra, 84c., about two miles. (10 Subs.) Mr. Greville's Cariboo, 4 yrs, 9st 41b. ..... (Flatman) 1 Lord Exeter's Little Jack, 4 yrs, 9st. (Robinson) 2 Mr. Halford's Prime Minister, 7st 3' ib (W. Sharpe) 3 Sir J. Ilawlefs Breba, 2 yrs, 6st Blb (Basham) (I) Ld. Waterford's cby Coffering, 7st 3 . stall. Robertson) 0 Capt. Lowther's King Charming, 617 .t 121bXG.,Sharpe) 0 Capt. Archdall's Windischgratz, 4 yrs, 98c (Marlow) 0 Betting-3 to 1 agat The Prim a Minister, 4to 1 agst Monica Colt, sto 1 agst King Charming, 5 to 1 agst Cariboo, and 6to 1 each agst I li:eba, Little Jack, and cluster. Niv t and in. Wi n di s chgratz. Little Jack to )k the runnin g u p imme diatelyafterstarttsinego,thfeorllsoiwyeirll3l ,17offThin a The Monica King Charming, di sc h g ratz joined King Char ruing in going down the Swinley-hill, but no other na. aterial change took place until they were round the tun > into the Old Mile; the second place was then taken by Windinhgratz who, was join e d b C and the a fter croasing the road, y ariboo Prime Minister, Little Jack still b Ewing a decided lead. From the distance the race was le ft to the three horses placed, Cariboo taking the run [l ing from Little Jack half Way UPI and vilulliDg bye , neck; half a length be- - Ow 4, 1851. teem the &suns] and third, and th'e others 'beaten oh. Breba fell in crossing the road, mad threw her rider. Run in 3 min. 42 sees. The Produce Seesestakes of 50 sous. each, h it; for three years old colts, Bst 91b, and Mete Bst Slb; 5 b and 31b allowed. On c e r oun d. (7 &the.) Sir J. Hawley's Merry Peal, Bst 21b ...... (J. Marron) 1 Lord Caledon's Aaron Smith, Sat 91b (Marlow) 2 Lord Exeter's Ph/ogre, Ss* Betting -7 to 4 on M erry P ea l , w h o made all the running, and won in a canter by two lengths. Run in 3 min. 44 sec. The Ascot Stakes of 25 son. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c.; the second to receive 100 Sam; and the 1 third 50 out of the stakes. Two miles and a half. (109 Subs., 83 of whom declared.) Sir J. Hawley's Vatican, 5 yrs, 7st 7111 ...(Flathrnn) t Lord Wilton's Herbert, 5 yrs, Est 121 b (Crouch) 2 Mr. J. Arnold's Pitsford, 4 yrs, Sat (A. Day) 3 Hon. Major Pitt's Vsmpyre, aged, 7st4lb (Dockers}) u Mr. Gratwicke's Ciaserful, 5 yre, ist nib (Kite eerier) 0 Mr. Stephenson's Ninus, 4 yrs, 7st .....,(Thurwood) 0 Lord Exeter's Tophana, 6 yrs, Est 13ib...(J. elate)) 0 Mr. Combe's Tomboy, 4 yrs, 6st Tile (Limn:motel) 0 Mr. Pearce's Tilsit, S yrs, est 31b (N. Treen) Mr. Herbert's Kath leen, 4 yrq. Est llb .... 0 Mr. C. Formby's &diet Girl, apt mb (T. Sherwood) 0 1 Mr. E. Batson's Abderheman, 4et 101 b (Richards) 0 ieir R. Pigot's Aolto, 3 yrs. 4st 1011) (Toovey) 0 I Mr. Gregory's Aurora, 3 yrs, 4:4 131 b (Wells) 0 j Betting-4 to 1 ags t Ballet Girl, sto 1 agst Vatican , 7 to 1 agst Abderhumen, 8 to 1 nest VemPYres 9 to I agst Ni eus , 10 to 1 agst Pitsford, 12 to 1 egst Herbert, ' 15 to 1 eget Tophana, and 16 to 1 agst Aurora. Kathleen, Tomboy, and }E des, with Herbert and Nines in close waiting, made Oily alternately, in feet had the race to themselves until half way between the turn into the Old Mile and the straight running, Tom boy and e:plus then gave wee-, and Herbert took up the work, followed by Ballet Girt Vatieutie • and Pitsford, who had previously laid away from their horses, joining company after making the last turn. Herbert held his lead into the distance, Vatican passing him half way up, and winning in a canter by three lengths• the same be tween Herbert and Pitsford; the Ballet Girl a bad fourth. Ran in 4 min. 20 secs. The Ascot Triennial Stakes of 10 son. each, and 100 added, for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b. and fillies Bst4lb ; the second to receive 50 sous. out of the stakes. T.Y.C. (48 Subs.) Duke of Richmond's Red Hind (Kitchener) 1 Mr, J. Scott's Songstress (Templeman) 2 Mr. Payne's Moat= Lass (Flatman) 3 Lord Exeter's Ilex (Norman) 4 Mr. H. B. Powell's Free-trader (A. Day) 5 Mr. Marson's b c by Theon, out of Rebecca 6 Mr. H. J. Thompson's Denique (W. Ablest& ) Betting— 6 to 4 agst Red Hind, 2 to 1 agst Moultan Lass, 4to 1 agst Songstress, and 6to 1 agst Rebecca colt. Red Hind, Songstress, and Moultan Lass laid in front from first to last, Red Hind, who made nearly the I whole of the running, winning very easily by a length. Run in one min. 20 secs. The Ascot Derby Stakes of 50 Sovs. each, h fi, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst aib. Swinley Course. (11 Subs.) Lord Exeter's Plegethon Sir J. Hawley's The Ban Betting -7 to lon The Ban, who made all the run ning to the stand, but was beaten, after a fine race, by a head. Not timed. The Second Arcot Triennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added ; for three yrs old colts, Bst 71h, and fillies, Bst 41b; the second to receive 50 sors. out of the stakes. New mile. (48 Subs.) Lord J. Scott's Miserrima Lord Eglinton's Cnmus Mr. S. P. Hughe's f by Cowl, out of Celandine Mr. Meiklam's Constellation (Templeman) 0 Lord Exeter's Midas Mr. Gratwicke's Anspach Lord W. Powlett's Fochabers Mr. Halford's Deceitful (W. White) 0 Betting—Even on Miserrima-5 to 1 agst Anspach -sto 1 sgst Deceitful-5 to 1 agst Midas—and 10 to 1 agst the Case; and Cowl filly. Midas cut out the work to the distance, waited on by Deceitful, Miserrima lying up with the latter, in company with Anspach and the Cowl filly ; the remainder of the race was all one way, Miserrima quitting her horses without an effort, and winning in a canter by a length. Run in 1 min 49 sees. The Welcome Stakes of 20 sous. each, with a bonus of 5 per cent., for three yra old. Swinley Course. Mr. Powney's Lamartine, Bst 71h (A. Day) 1 Mr. Neville's Artisan, Bst 71b (F. Butler) 2 Lord Exeter's Phlegethon, Bst 101 b, 31b ex. (Marlow) 3 Betting-7 to 4 and 2tol on Lamartine, who made all the running. and won in a canter by four lengths. Run in 2 miu. 40 secs. Sweepstakes of 50 Boys. each, h ft, for two yrs old colts, fist 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. Three.quarters of a mile. Lord Dorchester's The Chase Mr. Payne's Hirsnta (Flatman) 2 Duke of Richmond's Plumstead (Kitchener) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Plumstead, 2to 1 sgst Hirsuta, and sto 2 agst The Chase. The Chase took the lead, kept it, and won cleverly by half a length. Run in 1 min. 31 secs. We were sorry to hear, after leaving the course, that Brebs, on getting rid of her jockey, came in contact with a gentleman's coachman, who hsd run into the course after the horses in the race had passed, and knocked him down, causing his death shortly after. CRICKET.—THE MARYLERONECLUR AND GROUND WITH THREE PLAYERS OF THE GROUND V. THE SURREY CLUE WITH THREE PLAYERS OF THE SURREY GROUND.—This grand match was resumed yesterday at "Lords," upon which occasion there was a goodly at tendance of spectators. In each innings the " County" fell short of the score of the " Marylebone," and, of course, having done so, there could_ be but one result, namely, that they lost the day, notwithstanding the strength they had sent to "Lord's." The final score stood as fellows, by which it will be seen that Msryle bane won by 55 runs :—Maryle bone, first innings, 129; second ditto, 91. Surrey, first innings, 93; second ditto, 72. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Le Tre Nozze was resumed here last evening, and, now that Lablache has completely recovered his voice, his health, and his agility, nothing could go off more buoy antly than this sparkling opera of Alaury. Never did Lablacho make richer "fun," never did Sontag make more exquisite music, never did Ida Bertrand act and sing more artistically, and never has intriguing valet found a more bustling representative than Ferranti. Fortunate indeed is Alaury in havingtsuch artistes to create his first work. The pleasant ballet of the Ie des Amours concluded the entertainments. Amongst the noble and distinguished individuals ho nouring the performances at her Majesty's Theatre yes terday evening with their presence were the follow ing: —His Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Marchio ness of Druro, and Lady Charles Wel leelelOis ilxcellenoy the Russian Minister, the Duke and DuoliWs 6f Cleveland, his Highness Prince Demidoff, Marquis of Donegal, Mar quis of Northampton, Marquis d'Aguado ; the Earl of Cardigan, Earl Bective, Earl and Countess of Yarbo rough, tho Earl Gifford and the Right Hon. Lord Stanley. The Queen's box was occupied by the Marquis and Marchioness of Downahire, Lord and Lady Marcus Hill, Mr. de Burgh and party. There were also present—the Viscountess Mahon, the Baron D'Eichthal, Lord Gardner, Lady Lyndhurst, Lieut.- General Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart., and Miss Ker rison, Lieut.-General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart., and Lady Woodford, Lady Wetherell Warneford, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart, M.P., Lady and Miss Howard, Sir Henry Webb, Bart., the Honourable R. C. Neville, Sir Maxwell Wallace, Bart., the Greek Consul, Madame, and Miss • Paudia de Ralli; the Russian Consul -General, Hon. A. D. Wil loughby, General the Hon. H. Cavendish, Sir G. Womb well, Bart., Colonel Wildman, Mr. Hubert de Burgb, Captain Lyon, Sir H. Men:, Bart., Mr. Sheriff Alison, Mr. Attwood, Mr. G. Krehmer, Mr. Perkins, Mrs. Rickards, Mr. Weiss, Mr. W. Delafield, Mr. H. Broad ley, M.P., Mr. C. J. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Tudor, Miss Caroline Bellew, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Richards, M r. C. W. Packe, 1M.1., and Mrs. Packe Reading; K nox Holmes, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Brerelen Trelawny, Mr. Cattier, Mr. Snowe, Mr. Martyr, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Ord, M.P., Mr. 0. Mor gan, M.P., Mr. C. B. Baldwin, M.P., &c. ROYAL ITALIAN 01 ERA. In consequence of the severo hoarseness of Mario, which completely disabled him from singing the music of Genaro, the opera of Norma ws.. substi tuted here last evening for that of Lucrezia Borgia, which had been originally announced. Grisi was in excellent voice, and sang as brilliantly and acted as majestically as ever in the character of the Druid priestess, and was throughout applauded to the echo. Mademoiselle Ber trandi sung the music of Adalgisa with great taste and sweetness, and Tamberlik made the part of Pollio a part of importance, a feat which very few ten ors h ave yet been able to accomplish. The °roves° of F oram was magnificent. THE EXHIBITION AND THE WEST-EiD TRADE.— Although there exists much truth in the fact that the ab sorbing attractions of the Crystal Palace had at first occa sioned a depression in trade, some few of the west-end houses have never been more active. Amongst the latter the Messrs Jay, of Regent-street, whose milliners visit Paris and Lyons on ordinary seasons but once or twice, are now constantly running to and fro, while the demand for rovelties increases in the ratio of their production. The consequence is that this establishment is now our leading authority, and a stroll through its salons shows UR that which is destined to become the reigning mode at our Ikea and promenades. The last selections of chapeau, &C., which we saw but yesterday. are exceedingly pretty, and the introduction of a straw colour (however questionable for mourning) is truly charm ing in effect, h armon i z i ng most happily with the si lver y beech-bark and o th er greys, and the various exquis i te hues of neutral tint f or w hi ch this house has become so dese rvedly celebrated. —Post. MILITARY INIMICAL FESTIVAL AND BAZAAR. —11l the gardens of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, will be held, on the 17th and 18th of Nine, for the benefit of the Hospital for Consumption, Brompton, an unusual fete, embracing a bazaar, combined with a concert, upon a scale hitherto un known in this country, and consisting of the bands of the six household regiments and of the Royal Artillery, which, for the first time, will be formed into one corps, and per form together. The arrangements are under the manage. meat and control of a committee of general and field officers. The programme of the music comprises selections from the works of the great masters and the most popular compo'crs, native and foreign, and it is believed this unprecedented combination of military musical talent will form one of the most prominent features at this important and interest ing period. THE REV. R. VVHISTONIS CASE. - -The Court of Queen's Bench having referred Mr. Whiston to the Bishop o f Rochester, relative to his dismissal from the head master ship of the Cathedral Grammar school, the rev. gentleman has addressed the bishop in appeal against the decision, and requesting his Lordship to uawe tia time and place for hearing the appeal. ^. :%~ HERR ERNST S CONCERT. The concert of this grefit yio3inist on Mondu night! in the Hanover-square Rooms, was crowded almost to suffocation. The programme comprised two overtures—P the " Freischutz, and a MS. ea:eposition by Lavenu, entitled " Aisne . Giersteie," which, as weji as Menez tst' \ Q* " Wedding March," were excellently played' 4.4:44-0. delssohn's by an efficient and numerous orchestre, conducted by Xeisers..: ` Messrs. Lavonu and Eckert, end led by M r . Will y . 11 Ernst himself played Beethoven's grand concerto, with two new cadences by himself, with masterly splendour of execution and consummate expression, and gave two other solos—the rondo " Papageno" end a caprice, founded on 11 Pirata, in which his exquisite skill and parity of feeling were advantageously developed. The other instrumental portions of the concert consisted of a duet by Signora Piatti and the wonderful Bottesini on the violoncello and eontra-basso, which excited the audience to perfect enthusiasm; and the andante and finale from his own concerto in C minor on the piano forte by M. Snap', who is a great end deserved favourite. The chief vocalist was the Irish nightingale, Miss Ca therine Hayee. who was in splendid voice. She sang the - air from the Prophets_, " Aid mon fits," with ad mirable feeling, and the rondo finale from La Sonnam- Lula with a facile and tasteful brilliancy that elicited rapturous plaudits. There is a peculiar parity of ex pression in the singing of this fascinating prima donna, more worthy or admiration than even her astonishing accuracy and range of execution. Laden with the laurels of triumph by Italian, French, and English • audiences, we prognosticate th at 'h er career in America will be one , extraordinary success. In taste and compass yielding to ne vocalist, she is superbr to most in melodiousness and pathos. MIMED. Ana Zsrr was encored in a grand aria from the Zauberflote, her exe cution of which was more astonishing than pleasing; she can certainly produce marvellous effects. We were geestly pleased with the fine soprano voi ce of Madame Marra in two very pretty lieder—"Strouesli" and " Die Neehtigall "by llass and Alieneff. Mr. Augustus Bra ham, in Handel s " Deeper and deeper still," confirmed tut' favourable impression of his powers, and i n severa l of his notes recalled his glorious father to o u r recollec tion. Herr Reichert, Miss Browne, and M a dil e. Gra mann, also contributed to the evening's treat, which w as One of a rare excellence. albeit the programme contain e d pieces, which rendered the c oncert too until just I I o ' c l oc k . long, the t e h ifi e u s i e t c Y of ond part not commencing EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE. On Monday I evening an inquest was held at the Anglers, Town's-end, Kingston-upon-Thames,urpou before the Mr. W. C a rt er an d a very respectable jury, body of Mrs. Mary Rebecca Pratt, aged 22, the wife of Mr. James Pratt, a cheesemonger and butterman, carry ing on business at No. 2, Angel-terrace, Hammersmith, who committed suicide on Friday last by throwing her self from off a camp -stool into the river Thsmes, at or opposite Kingston. The deceased was described as a remarkably hand some young woman, highly accomplished, and had only been married ten weeks. Mr. W. F. Cooper, solicitor, attended to watch the case on the part of th e deceased's husband; and Mr Nicholson, of the firin of Nicholson and Parker, ap peared on behalf of Mr. James Nutt, licensed victualler, 15. Gracechurch-street. Thomas Jeffries, potman at the Anglers, deposed that about thirty minutes after one o'clock on Friday he heard some boys on the opposite shore cry " over," meaning that a person was in the river, and Upon look ing he saw the deceased in mid-channel. ile enamored the boat, put off, secured the body, and with assi s t ance got deceased ashore. She was taken into the Anglers, where the body was placed in bed. Hot water and fric tion were applied—Mr. Mitchell, the surgeon, being i n attendance—but after three-quarters of an hour's exer tion all proved useless. Police-constable Murphy, 176 V, deposed to having searched the deceased's clothes. Ho found a German purse, containing a half-crown piece, and loose in her pocket a florin, 12s. 4d. in silver, 311 in coppers, and a bunch of keys, also a letter, which was addressed " Mr. Pratt, 2, Angel-terrace, Hammersmith." The Coroner, at the suggestion of the jury, read the letter as follows: "Kingston, Friday. " James,—For the last time I address you. May God forgive you as I do for the wicked accusations you have brought against me. When I took an oath to you last night it was quite true, and all I said afterwards a lie, prompted by she fear of being murdered. May every wife do her duty as well as I have done, even though she has a drunken husband. Good bye! I never expect to meet you again. Your broken-hearted wife, " MARY R. PRATT." Jane Jeans, housemaid in the service of Mr. J. Pratt, was next called. She deposed that she had been in Mr. Pratt's service about three weeks before his marriage. She first heard of deceased's death on Friday afternoon, and the last time eho saw her alive wan on Friday morning. About half-past six o'clock she rang her bell, and witness found her in her bed-room dressed all but her gown. De ceased put ou a red silk dress instead of a morning one, and witness fastened it. Deceased did not say why she did so. She was not with her more than five minutes, when she went down stairs, and soon afterwards she heard her mistress leave the house by the private door. Mr. Pratt had gene early to market, and ho did not return tilt ten o'cleck, when he inquired for his wife, and wit ness said she had gone out. lie seat after her to the City and also to Bayswater, but the deceased had been to neither place. Was not aware of any dispute between the deceased and her husband on the previous night. They sere on good terms, except when he had toe much to drink. Deceased appeared in a round state of mind, and witness never apprehended she would commit sui cide. Deceased went to bed first on Thursday night. Mr. Pratt was the worse for liquor, but deca3ed made no complaint. Witness did nor know what the words " wicked accusations" meant. Bad not heard Mr. Pratt accuse his wife of anything wrong. Thought the words referred to a Mr. Nutt. She believed her master was jealous of him. Mr. Pratt married his wife from Mr. Nutt'e. She understood ho was her guardian and exe cutor. The solicitor attending for Mr. Nutt here observed it was highly important that a letter which had been written by the deceased, and tore the Kingston post-mark of Friday, and had been received by Mr. Nutt the same evening, should be publicly read, as it would explain the deceased's state of mind. The letter, of which the following is a copy, wag then read:— _ :Illy dear Mr. and Mrs. Nutt,—l have left my hus band under the most dreadful circumstances ; ho has ao. clu7 }• ears old, and being saeldsuocaiedlobwyi allowing father t h N e r u w tt h t e h n e same w a s I only - proper intercourse. Last night he seized me by the hair, drew my head back, and held his razor to my throat. Ile then jumped on me, and tried to strangle me with his hands. I still persisted in my innocence of such dreadful crimes; but feeling certain he would murder me, I owned, although every word I spoke was a lie, that a h ll . was quite trim I hope God will forgive me for -ing so wicked, and saying what I knew was not right of my dear father and Mr. Nutt. I felt so helpless I did not know what to do; indeed, I am almost out of my mind, and what I shall do with myself I do not know. Accept my love, and thanks for the very great kindness I received from you. 1 got sway from home whilst he was at market. He left me in bed, and I promised I would remain there, but I could not. lam at Kingston. How long I shall stay here I do not know. I write in such distress of mind I hope you will excuse all errors. With kindest love to you bo t h an d „ the Ap: t d ryi e ag a s : t r : I.uchildren,lTTrecently be lieve me to remain yours most affectionately, (Sighed) Mr. Nutt expressed a wish to be examined. ' He stated that he had known the deceased from a little imputed to h im . never girl. He had known her father a , h w d h u o elide, was j a m a m p o a r b e i 0 worthy athe act th whoer w w i sa was lived;leceas as a father to the deceased, which hiewifeo, with respect to himself, he had never acted - lm. And than present, could prove, if require& m onths at his house before she Deceased was s ix married ; away. Had seen both her and her he gave her times since, and had no refs o n t husband several happy. o doubt they were The CORONER, in summing p observed was m painful case, and he could n -- ti " ' a - od was clear that the husband nut recollect one more so. It was in no way the instru• ment of his wife's death; s he window to escape marks of violence on .be ing murdered, neither had she any voluntarily, and it was ner perso n . Sh e h a d l e ft the house state of mind she o nly for the jury to say in what was when she destroyed herself. The room was cleared, and in a short time the jury returned a ve !I iis ct of "Temporary derangement." --- ---- hv 10 d. per acre VA LUATION Or TRELAND.—A statement, called for ~ the House of Commons, progress made in the valuation of the counties , town s, Envsoe,feethc.e of Ireland, informs us that 3,295,232 acre s b eesi valued at a coat vary ing, according to circumstances, from id. to 1 ascertained , for country lands, and from is. 2d. to Is. 3id. per acre for cities. The - fringe of the BALLOON SURVEYS.—Tbe geographical boundaries of Australia 1 believe to be tolerably accurately but little of its vast interior is known. might be turned to account continent has been penetrated here and there, and latterly considerable tracts have been coasted by men of indomitable had a hardihood and courage. Often in my reveries it has s t ruc k me that aeronautism ex plorers of unknown regions, and be the m eans ,b y of whale line, by balloon with them, much unnecessary labour and privation. Surveying °' Ravin g in want of water or herbage, and in d oubtwchw P a artl y t e : direct their weary steps, if they seeming one end of the line to the balloon, and and 400 or bOO fathoms the earth, they m►ght rise to the elevation grappling the other firmly to feet, and have the country spread of 2,000 or 3,002 ma p, and if provided with instruments out before them like a might be spared many a da y o f to take bearings, suffering• -- j~ctnys in the Pacific. -- FATAL ACCIDENTS Oki THE RIVEN.--YeaterdaY , i i n n A at r t t e u m s p o t f ingto is: ,_., fell into the , 9 the ur, ,, Melbo ur ne, l y ings in Bugsby's C Bole, ap t a ascend the s ide,mi Mentor, lying off Stone-stairs, WaPP in g' his hold and sunk, and was drowned. Almost at the fell overboard and same time .(twelve o'clock), Captain Downie, of the ship Perished. About three o'clock, a boat containing two men were saved, but th e female, Aim caghlan, residing in Old and a woma n was swamped, near Aldernfan-stairs ; the men Gravel-lane, was drowned. BIRKENHEAD RIOTS.--DISCHARGE OF THE PRI• tONEIZB.—Our readers wig recollect that at the last Chester assizes Thomas Smith, J. Fee han, J ames Haggerty, end Matthew Griffin, w ith another prisoner, since discharged, were convicted of a riot at Birkenhead, and sentenced to twelve months' in2ponment. A petition, praying for a mitigation of the sentence, received 17,0t'0 signatures in one day. It was presented to Sir George G re y by J. A. Roc.- buck, Esq., Sir George Stephens, and the Earl of Arundel and Surrey.. Upon consideration o f th e whsle facts of the I case her Majesty the Queen ordered the immediate discharge I of the prisoners, and they arrived at Birkenhead on Friday last. —Live-Pod ilfreuril• i The Viennese newspapers record the complete 1 success at the Imperial Opera, of an English vocalist, Mies Rafter, formerly of the Drury-lane Theatre, who made a 1 recen t appearance, and achievedadecided impreellicil iiiLa figlia del lieggimcnto. L nIP