The Sun. — London, England, 1851-09-23 00:00:00

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The first was competed ' l ke of one mile, and five gentlemen cadetsthe tr. prize a Copy Mr. Lyle was declared the winner of th d of Blaine's Encyclopmdia ; an pete,tinumplarey the second, a telescope. Four cora -1.1-_,' for th,t probationary one half-mile race ; r. V-a,le obtaining the first prize, a desk, and Mr.. orris"" the .econd, a pocket-boa. Seven compe ff t h i- t bardieeTatested the third race, of 200 yards, overei, r. Hamilton Pen to all the gentlemen cadets, and M :, 4 was declared the winner of the first prize, rrmre'sing-case; and Mr, Edwards the second, a itirtenaan's knife. Fourteen of the last joi_ne r d . he w a t , r , a ce of one quarter of a mile ; M lar. e s t "i n ning the first prize, a telescope . ; and eward, th e en tered • f second, a small compass. Five • or a short race of 100 yards • Mr. Edwards Nvin t d, ~ see ena g the first prize, a whip ; and Mr. Young the t, 4ll Academy ; coot e ,J,riz°, a writing -case. Twelve competitors to th e 4 race of 200 yards over eight hurdles, open eizQ a Stevenson lir. Hamilton winning the first th e ; ) e P ° der. flask and shot-bag ; and Mr ace of 2 0 , 1 °° ", a small compass. Six entered for a r de w ; Yards over eight hurdles, open to the 2d Aca &ad", 'l,l\lr. Ramilton winning the first prize, a a Potid gu°° k b. ; and Mr. Bolton the second prize, _ mile e f r*flas -• Seven entered for a foot race of half a th e w ' ." all under 5 feet 2 inches, °f 20e i s nner of a pair of skates. Six entered for a race Mr. Anley being dein yards over eight hurdles, open to the 3cl.Acaa fisiliY, ; fir,' Rawlinson winning the first prize, tle v „ g.r th: l , and Mr. Lyle the second, a shot-pouch. 100 ' n entered for a foot race, 3d and 4th Academies, sp ett l ar d B ) Mr. Rawlinson winning the first prize, t a . Ni ne com a knife, and Mr. Lyle the second, a racke hardi;: irn .,,,,,.Peteci in a foot race of half a mile, over ten Ivhi - ''' M. W. Eden winning the first prize, a hunting six co t e' a ud bar. Harris the second prize, a bridle. helot.: competed ill cutting a triangular piece of lead, each side . 414 Zs. Three 4 et lil - illelles , and Mr. Edwards obtained the prize, Competed in the running high jump,. ArapcdPWards gained the prize, a knapsack, having th e 41 ? feet 21 inches in height. Five competed the e, helmets wide jump, Mr. Hamilton winning h t s e •Vour -eitn ets, hating cleared 17 feet 4 i" the e p o i, competed in the high leap with .a whi p ' . and Mr. Rideout gained the priz2_,. oar cor m ,' , K a d in Mr. leaped 8 feet 4 inches. F . the rc . te ct 1.. " vaulting, and Mr. C. Johnson gored . lo t r i zes a cricket -bat. Six entered for the cone ud of a ° O . trike e 1 , O pen to all winners of prizes, tivollll,° al r. Edwards gained the prize of the value_ r. one-fourth td,ratuneas to be selected by the winner. M _ Re tc : 1 1 18 being the winner of the greatest number he Is t o i, I ti a silver bugle delivered to him, which it. The for one year, his name beinc , engraved upon t. Ihrinp -e ti cle of starting was regulated b by Lieu t. .2 and the competitors called to the starting r t n h g e game "3' the sound of a bugle ; and the whole of 0 th e R s o earne off with great spirit. The brass bandt the Velitt ie l, l l . l aPpers and Miners was prese . nt, a d n h - " e ing fine the scene was very animate tril o h e folZEinglAW OF STORMS. letter has been recently addressed by 4401%14'114 Palmerston to the various British Consuls the Col o similar one having been dispatched from . s3utt inin - 1 11-o Bce—requestiog their co-operation in mesa e-g Inf orrnation relative to atmospheric pheno 61%r°11nTeeted with storms and hurricanes tr ansmit to you copies of a letter, with its t i e 1-,_,l4:l,tweh_ic_h I have receiv - ed from Colonel Reid, of 1 14 illlttenti__ " le en, who for many years has devoted been 4'n to the theory of storms, and whoso . object %. 11411i t e tuT inT e B tigate, with a view to practical use in j.,,, 111 the laws by which storms and variable . r2. 811 :t - ti;P rer ned. In order that an . investigation of r t ii ma y be practically useful, it is essential that t i n tle . , B tio -- s l ee ted with the atmospherical phenomena in ; t eed il-m°lll d be carefully observed and accurately re °, globe aa large a portion as possible of the surface 4t htio - ° " e by persons of education, and wh . osescienti t tlent tiltt it 5,01' professional avocations qualify them for . tang such ob servations. Colonel Reid has suggested , su s i, '"'llsd 14 ob servations could be easily made and re rat tnn'y captains of ports, masters of lighthouses,. liar 'lli tall ; 4 7 8 , and ethers, whose professional pursuits na -16-1,1 thetn to be nstant observers of atmosphe dr," tri bt e ,. l4 „clt. The enclosures in Colonel Reid's letter or i cir io"3 7 point out the manner in which informavise to-441i ;7: subject of storms may be collected. I h lltee l3 Q - J to instruct you to use your best endeavours ll „ticiy on ut e such information on this important subject, f gaipf,",:will transmit to me half-yearly an abstract o Z i ttlrs - L nitt tion you may have obtained, with such re sort, dis;jl4Y suggest themselves to you. If you can it to show the tracks of any remarkable Mit i'Vt,cold greatly add to the value of your reports.. ble - ` 41 4 8 "qortan to circulate as widely as possible the Pub ti°4 eo to lic a t:_ _ storm tracks, you should encourage ` vr todi cal " 0 such i nformation in newspapers an • 113 ' Sir, your most obedient humble servant, "PALMERSTON. t ti t Z.,°e1101.,,e- MADAME SOILLIER. 7 il e ,, -.Lld ea .... DEATH OF ii : Ptof es „ u ertlSe of this lady, once the most celebrated in d a red at•A lcla- -coupled with . the serious accident that oc c7adlle.-"Clley, a few evenings previously to her daughter, '`liete, b mentina Soullier, a most talented and fascinating e th t g ol t r b , o a n n Y e _ b h ei a n s g e t r h e r a o t w edn fr a om pa h in e t r u h l or s s e e ns a a n t d io d h i tha sl a o m ca o t h in ,g. g her . e en i l - q 3 s both at the Hippodrome and A3tley b. w l a n s '4l4l°.Yalerat of apparently excellent health, d she It t., t i a v‘ lf. 3 p as ae t i z si e ‘ d , With a fit on te evening o a f c T o h rp u s r e s , a l y eav la in st g , 4 6t aih ren.. -, and at eight o'clock w A u Yea r . ' 0 Mourn her loss. The deceased was in her ..,., AT T ,,,, r, 4 t v ~""tYs' Gow —On the establishing of the ...Nei r -s.e.urts the S • S ' qa -aci ea question of attorneys. beingnecnotuitrltedwatos eh a . t privilege of appearing in gowns i Relit' g , tated or,. eni 4n _-,_ among some of the profession, .and one legal ca‘rlia d „' W ho was very zealous for maintaining the honour, se .. l, 4 _ llr t Y e c - e a " rt ill°7 _ent . ent for promoting th la e st o , bj il e i c r t . . t r ' st 'l t er, appe:treDdrireld, C o A I l t i n s t o h n e , t 1 s t ° B et th e , (st,_ torriev. _ xam o p r ie t i h .h e t i h ir i s s t c t .o im ur e t in langtohweniroarnkdeNovuarst the ind • eed the Learned Judge ke , r ge b a at 1 7 0 vital), ling) in l gowns; s n iy ' e them audience unless they s ° ed."- Y orkshire ln Gaze tte. og tl 111 ? ia 4 0 , and f e veti 11 F IRE.—On Saturday forenoon, betwoen . 1 ``, th e twelve o'clock, flames were discovered issuing ,a °ll te c abin. of th Harriet the property 'ere "' which e • 'Shields Harbour, nearl3 brou ght of thevessel was lyingin . of Messr , s... ki ot 'gh . t f rointh police station. The floating engine was We43fide ref thee. south side of the river, and the vessels begiu. 11 1 s u „ , burning ship having been hauled off, a °e Pita i ,PPlY of water was get into her, the floating en ta•-eti Pitt r n 4:l ,g a tun a minute, and the Sun engine . having l itta e o /r a t s o ft l ' e ou 4 t. ke b el t and broughtht t h o ad th d e en hi e rb a oa e r e d n s e ld d e e , re t b h l e e a t t e. 4 4. , u. not unti he i en occasioned by one of the t4P l,;% irl i g t ; bel ° l "Ar f. *t l li t had lihted candle, and accidentally t4 -6 41 1 • 12 ,. -- -- into the master's berth, by which the bedticking W A , V era -'" IN A LlA.—Return showing f er g e wri SOUTH ~..USTRA . r Tlart r ges Of mechanics and others in South Australia, 0 15 i e .- , m aY, e i v ic nui ng 31st Decem . ber, 18 . 5 , 0. blacksmith:, - , s' t° h • , li ucint board or lodging ; bricklayers, 7s. to is .a 6 g d e . b'alt r'extnaker,, 1 000 10' to 13s. ; ditto ; cam i b otl ers , 78. s.,er , c . , per .., 3 .' ers ( litt o . r ers, 48.1' peit.l''',?r, ditto; coopers, ti) l , "tig ers, tribu a ,e y r , , di e tt c o or , d l n t g I ights,76%. d t i o tt 6 o s ; . d 6 a d y ., i ee: o w 6 r a s g • re to ement ; boys, 6d. 3 ' ,3 ^ W j ti l board and ' lodging; a shipwrights, Bs. to 9s. per rt "44out board or lodging.-4cielaide Observer. tli 4 t 4el 1 41 i 4 :R e M _E_ r R . IC AN MINISTER. AT LIMERICK.—The ci ty vlit of li" ... te!, of Friday, e nt ins a lengthy account of tf th Th at -1 r I,aiwrene, th ee American Minister, to that A., e T o _ gentleman, it appears, after visiting the old City 1 6 alon e 'es, and seeing Galway Bay, cr n o i s g se h d t, the country to Eft There t ea he slept on Wednesday 1 eell eil , /Belay morning by the Shannon. Aatnia.ilwialloicehhhies • t i ttl ericl-' Y w as net by the American Consul of the , port of It7 l . et e he' and afterwards entertained at Cratze s . e, th e 1 , As introduced to Lord Monteagle, Sir M. Barring %lo "LaYor, Bc e . t"ortivek,lNG ACCIDENT. —On Saturday afternoon , "‘ttni" 'ter three o' I k accident, which unfortunately qtv 4ate d fatally, c oc ' an gentleman named John l he a d rd cou occurred to Fra a nc g is-street, Westminster. N•elli eea sed wa ' sredsrlidvlihngg in small gig and pony, andn h ° ,,, k ls Cdl.l,!',l,eugh-lane Batt sea, the thoroughfare of which q,",roa ri l , l - e,LIY over the , rails er f the South-Western Railway, The ( 1„ -- „' tue gates closed, as e a train was expected to pass. °l.r ld, - ,, 5-e&l ea stoppedand got out of his kka -4, a littleb sitting . upon the seat. The signal h gig, leaving his trilitteaUtioned the deceased e to look after the pony, as The t e titlforeilld probably frighten the animal as it pasted . . Rig . :nate 1, gentleman in the act of stepping into the 1) :j o r lY, - a °4 ti lite traii lv se e d s , te noise of which startled the i i , ently instantly turned ro . und, .and he was thrown Nra, 1 uPon his head. On being raised from the ground asensible, and he soon afterwards expired. v, 4I ; IIt iA LA TE FATAL SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT IN THE d r 4 "tta l- rt-LRIDUE ROAD.—A coroner's inquest wa ittriokapY, touching the deaths of John . Knowles,. 4 5 9 and e Of lit the fani.. ,14 , whodied fr°l -arneY ffold poles, and portion 411, 1 , 11 °, 4 5e i n u t g he o f a quantity Pk rti -rtd ge Road cose of ereectfiosncaat Lupus-street, Vaux of Friday last. The il l eul are „,, _ L . , on . the afternoon .. d nt have already appeare ~ b u t he colli -: .L i• t i• s us meianch , oly acci e . fp, i tle j u In of The Sun. Verdic . t, " Accidental death, aia via rY thought blame was attributable to the builder 11, at of sufficient care. tli ko g y e e train between Amsterdam and Rotterdam was kulai ect r i ed, two days back, to be on fire. A spark . had I rEts 1 , 1 Le d to a quantity of straw in a horse-box, in which „ A rrlst,, a , c ed a llama, intended for the society of naturalists of Zlty: r b ' il a t ra. The fire was extinguished without much difli '`' do tte. t he poor animal perished. No further damage 1 44 ,Th e statu e of an idol in stone, coarsely executed, i 4 arth l a l T° B ed to date from the period o f th e I'henicians or 415 of ertia ns, was f oun d a b ou t a f ortn i g h t since among the 1, the town of the old Arnew, in Algeria. 11 t ' 1,-4m,,tzE IT A.A EVEST IN NORTHUMBERLAND.—NEW nVe h ' S EPT. 21 . — The gra i n crops fr om th e b est lands kee pa e el). stacked during the last week, and if the weather o f ow„l l at prese n t th e ensu i ng wee k w ill see th e gra i n g e Z In the hills districts garnered also. Some fine samples tvro n, " Iv, beat have been shown in our markets on the last Rood ar l'et days, and it is quite agreed that wheat will be a itre ,0t11.1..nd average crop. Turnips are looking well. .There pale ()F1,7 In dications of disease among the potatoes . in the the y a 'Yne, and on the eastern seaboard, but it is hoped laud • r e not of a serious character. A considerable area of tlerir3 eUitivated with potatoes in this county. The weather Rer l i a f , the last two dams has been remarkably sunny and ittld e .. the harvest in the neighbouring counties of Durham . beltedKttcal is rapidly drawing to a close, and is ex ° 14d by the end of the week. THE SUN, FINE ARTS. OUR LORD'S AGONY IN THE GARDEN. An exquisite painting from the master-hand of Ary Scheffer is now on view at Mr. Grundy's establish ment in Reg ent-street. It is a cabinet picture, and represents in a manlier indicative of the very highest order of genius, the bloody sweat in the Garden of Gethsemane. Having ourselves examined this re markable work of art very attentively, we can speak of it advisedly in terms of the very warmest admira tion. Those who are already familiar with the " Mignon" of the same illustrious artist—that Mig non who weis perhaps of all his creations the master piece of Goiithe, and was certainly the loveliest figure among all tae lovely figures depicted in " Wilhelm Meister"--•vill need no assurance of the delicate but incomparabl powers of Scheffer. Much less those who have studied his scene from "Leonora," in which he ha ta caught the true inspiration from the immortal Willed of Borger; or yet more that divine picture of " Christus Consolator," in which he re vealed so m Any sublime and bewitching capacities. In the pert ermance now exhibiting in London he has been ti lee to his reputation. The picture com prises only two figures, one of the Divine Redeemer, the other of one of the angels who ministered to him in his preter natural agony. Both are marvellous de lineations. The angelic visitant, with head depressed as if in sympathetic mourning over the form of Christ, is b s'autifully conceived, and in the shadow cast over t . tie countenance of the former, there is a depth of pee tic significance. The figure and counte nance of tl ie Saviour, however, constitute the tri umph of th is. remarkable painting. They express with a wood erful pathos the intensity of that divine anguish wh'ich preceded the various and appalling torments of the Passion. Possibly the most asto nishing porti .on of the whole work is the attitude in which the l iainter seems to indicate that Christ is almost faina: g under the load of his calamities—the blood oozing in thin streaks down his face and out of the very p ores of his hands—those beautiful hands half raised in such feeble but persuasive supplication(! Over the via age is diffused an expression of languor almost attai cing the verge of insensibility. The lovers of aiet will be gratified to learn that Mr. Grundy has in preparation an engraving from this latest of the ►masterly productions of Ary Scheffer. C OURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SUNDAY. Her Majes fy drove yesterday in an open carriage to Glen Gair o, accompanied by the Princess Royal and the Prinwss Alice. His Royal ,Highness Prince Albert went out deer stalking. The Right Hon. Fox ,Maule left Balmoral yes terday. His ExcelleTncy Musurus Bey, the Turkish Minis ter, has returned to town, after a visit of a few days to Viscount Palmerston, at his seat, Broadlands, Hants. Dispatches •were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from tb 15 Governor of Canada. SPORTING NO TES. No. CXXXI. THE MANC EEESTER AUTUMN MEETING, &o. TO 2." HE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--The autumn meeting at Manchester this year, for strength of entries and anticipated amount of sport. will completely' surpass all its predecessors; in fact, I think it may be considered on a par with the spring gathering. It commences on Thursday, and extends over a couple od days. The first item on the bill of fare is, as usual, tb. a Champagne Handicap for two years old, which on this ,;, , ccasion actually sports twenty-five sub scribers, bein g considerably above the average. The entry includes she names of Merry Bird, Prince Patrick, High Sheriff, IladyAmyott, Sir Charles Napier,Banshee, Captain Flash, and Liberty; and if but a moiety of these come to the p ost a. capital race will bo the consequence. Merry Bird an d Prince Patrick at Bst 71b I consider overweighted; High Sheriff at Bst 41b has a much bettor chance isonsidering the distance to he traversed is a mile ; some (doubts have, however, been expressed as to his starti' ig, in which event the light weight Liberty, at 7 at 71b might successfully represent their interests. Li 'Ay Amyott will have to auccomb to Sir Charles Napier, at the difference of blb in cluding the 311) for sex. Captain Flash is the only other that requires e.ny notice; at the long distance he has given sympto ins of staying succesatully. The race, although a lar field may start, will be confined to this lot; and shou 1 d the HIGH SHERIFF figure among the starters, I shedl take him as the absolute winner ; Sir Charles Napie e r and Captain Flash well up, Merry Bird and Lady Am vett in the next places. For a Gentle man's race the, Autumn Welter Handicap stands forth with the unuan al number of nineteen subscribers to it ; if but half of th ese go to the post,a good sporting race for the aristocracy will ensue, as all the leading gentleman jocks of the day, it is expected,will be up. It is a desperate task to attempt. the selection of a winner in a race like this, but if I lc.ok into the obscurity I think I can per ceive it will be in favour of Mr. Carew's animals ; should these, however, miss it, Sister to Clothworker or Harp must do the n( sedful. The Selling Stakes of 3 sm. each with 40 adds' 3, one mile 240 yards, closes and names to-morrow by six o'clock in the evening. The Great Autumn Handicap, over the two-mile course, has no less than thirty-fo• or acceptances, of which the ollowing, in all probability,, will go to the post :—Woolwich, 5 yrs, Bst 71b ; Alp, 5 yrs, 7st 71b ; Herbert, 5 yrs, Tat 51b (d); Lady Hi)Jda, aged, ist 31b ; The Cocktail, 5 yrs, Est 121 b ; Abbess of Jervaux, 4 yrs, Est 81b ; Duxburg, 4 yrs, 6st 21b ; The Ebor, 4 yrs, fist 21b ; Trickstress, 3 yrs, sst 81b ;; Unity, 3 yrs, sst Slb ; Paquetta, 3 yrs, sst 81b ; and Stafford, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b. One or two others may also run, which fact, should it be one, I will communicate to-morrow. Woolwich over this courac is, I fancy, burthened with too much weight. Alp and Herbert are in uncommonly well, but if I mistake not they stand but little chance of catching the judge's eye) first; I should however take Alp for choice of these two. Cocktail, with only Est 121 b up, will, I opine, run into some of his usual places—second, third, or fourth. The Abbess of Jervaux is nicely weighted, and may possibly reverse her last performance in public when she succumbed very unexpectedly in a rather easy manner. Trickstress, Unity, and Paquetta figure each at sst 81b; the first-named of course the best of the trio. Stafford will I believe be the feather on this occasion. After a careful consideration of the Handicap, and bearing well in mind which way the money is going, I have come to the conclusion that the three years old division will be the one to carry off this stake —TRICK6TRE33 and STAFFORD for choice; Paquetta close up. The second day's card is headed with the Two Years Old Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 30 added, six furlongs; this, with the Grand Stand Plate of 50 soya. for all ages, one mile; the Se/ling Stakes of 3 soya. each, with 40 added, one mile and a quarter; and the Beaten Handicap of 3 soya. each, with 30 added, one mile and a quarter, have yet to close and name. The Chesterfield Handicap, over the mile and a quarter course, will very possibly be contested by a very large field, the entries being numerous, the handicap good. At the present moment, in the face of the general support awarded to Trickstress, I should select the re presentative of Wadlow's stabIe—WORCESTER, in all probability, as the winner of this race; Ribaldry and the Nan Darrell filly to fill the second and third places. More of this race, however, anon. A curious announce ment was made yesterday at " the Corner" by Mr. Nichols, who declared it to be dubious whether New minster would go to the post for the Cesarewitch ; if this is a bond Me declaration, and not a turf ruse, it does Mr. Nichols great credit, and is worthy of being more generally followed; as in all probability in the course of a few days an immense amount of cash would have been invested on this horse'sl chance by the public. am, Sir, yours, Le., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Sept. 23, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE• TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDA Y. The town settling on the Doncaster events occupied too great a portion of the afternoon to admit of much business on future events; our quotations, therefore, will be brief. CESAREWITCH STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Lord H. Lennox's Mokanna 8 to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Newminster 100 to 6 agst Mr. Herbert's Grand Duko 20 to 1 agst Mr. H. Robinson's Confidence —taken 20 to 1 ogst Mr. Harrison's Trickstress 30 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Garforth—taken Confidence fluctuated from 16 to 1 to 25 to 1, and closed at 20 to 1. The owner of Newminster has declared that his start ing is uncertain. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 25 to 1 agst Mr. Hallord's Deceitful 30 to 1 agst Mr. Martinson's Nancy—taken DERBY. 8 to 1 egst Mr. Merry's Hobble Noble—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Augur—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Harrison's King of Trumps—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. H. Stebbing's Alfred the Great—t 40 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Greyleg—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Milner's Golden Age—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Norham—taken THE DONCASTER CUP. The objection made against The Ban at the time of weighing not having been represented to the stewards, the Cup, we are informed, has been handed over to Sir Joseph Hawley, and bets have in most instances been paid on the race. The Black Doctor party, however, intend to proceed with the matter, and decline handing over a htrge sum laid by them against The Ban and " the lot" until it is decided. The Marquis of Ormonde and family left London on Sunday last, by the Baron Osy steamer, Captain Jackson. THE EARL or ARUNDEL.—We are happy to hear that the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, M.P. for Limerick, is perfectly recovered from his recent illness, and proposes visiting his constituents in the course of a few days. His Lordshi will probably remain during his sojourn st Tervo House. the hospitable re sidence of William. Monsell, Esq., e 71,5 ter News. Letters from Rouen mention that business was tolerably active in manufactures, buyers having come for ward with better orders. The operations were chiefly for export. The reports from the Continental bourses allude to the heavin ess of the various classes of public securities, caused by the disinclination of the speculators to entor into extensive business during the present position of European I politics. LONDON, ADELPHI THEATRE MADAME CELESTE'S BENEFIT. Crowded houses have for many a year been the order of the night at the Adelphi Theatre, but last evening the dimensions of the building proved far too restricted for the eager throng who pressed to pay the homage of admiration and respect to the charming manageress on the occasion of her benefit and last appearance for the season. The pieces chosen for the occasion were the recently produced drama of The Queen's Secret, Flying Colours, and the second act of the immortal Green Bushes. To notice in detail the admirable performance of Celeste in her several parts would be but "gilding the re fined gold," suffice it to say that she never looked or acted better. The enthusiasm with which she was greeted was what might be expected from the visitors of a theatre with which her connexion has long been so intimate and brilliant, and where her absence will be keenly felt during her visit to the shores of the New World. We feel convinced that there is not an individual who participated in the furore of last night but entertains a genuine sentiment of anxious hope for her safety and success in her distant trip, or would hail her return with an equal fervour to the boards she so incomparably adorns. The gifted beneficiare surpassed herself on the oc casion ; she seemed resolved to more than merit the plaudits that were so liberally and rapturously be stowed on every point in her varied performances. The entertainments were admirably selected to elicit her powers. There was the deep pathos of the " Brother of the King of France," condemned to eternal misery, to forfeit all that renders life dear, on account of his high birth—his only offence—to have even his very features for ever sealed to his fellow men, by the hideous " iron mask," which was never more to be removed. There was also the intense comicality of her efforts as Helen de Montereau—to assume the part of the dashing captain, Sans Souci, while the gallant officer was masquerading as the fugitive boarder of the convent. It is almost unnecessary to say that the audience were kept in an incessant scream while "crossing the frontier," and that each and every one of their retainers came off with " flying colours" on the occasion. The second act of The Green Bushes, in which Celeste had ac quired an European reputation by her graceful acting of the ardent-loving, but unhappily jealous and re vengeful Indian girl, concluded the entertainments. It would be a mockery to speak of that which is fami liar to every playgoer who has ever visited the Bri tish metropolis. There is, however, a rich treat for our Transatlantic brethren, for what must be the de light of a person capable of appreciating the perfec tion of melodrame. Xerxes offered a reward for the invention of a new pleasure to gratify his " jaded" tastes. The Americans will certainly have the ad vantage of the mighty monarch, for they can have a rich enjoyment utterly unknown before at a very moderate price. It is but justice to say that the talented lady was; most ably seconded ; that Webster, Paul Bedford, Honey, Miss Woolgar, and Kathleen Fitzwilliam, spared no exertions to do honour to their departing friend. The most interest ing part of the evening was, however, the farewell address of Madame Celeste, which was delivered with the deepest feeling in the following words : " Ladies and Gentlemen—my good, kind, and indul gent patrons, it is with feelings of gratitude beyond my powers of expression that I appear before you, to bid you, for a time, adieu. To this country—so gene rous in its sympathies for the stranger, wherever born —I owe my present proud position; for you gave a value by your golden opinions to that little talent my warm-hearted American friends discovered and encou raged. My direction of this theatre, through the liberality of the manager and the affectionate zeal of a talented company, has been a labour of love; and if you approve—as the crowded houses nightly evidence—l feel lam repaid beyond my deserts. No occasion ought I to omit, especially such a one as this, with their flat tering eulogiums, newly locked in my memory, to thank the press collectively and individually; without them the actors' calling would cease to be an art. Nothing, ladies and gentlemen, would take me from you but a duty of gratitude I hold sacred to those in the New World, who first took me by the hand, and I should not think I had done that duty if I did not visit them again and take a long and lasting leave. " Ladies and gentlemen, my heart is too full to say more than, with all my heart I thank you—with all my heart I bid you adieu—et Dieu vous binisse." At the conclusion wreaths of laurels and roses, and rich bouquets, were showered upon the fair lady, who could scarcely restrain her emotions at bidding a long farewell to the familiar faces with which she was surrounded. A still more pleasing compliment was paid to the fair artiste after the departure of the au dience, when Paul Bedford, in the name of the com pany, who had for eight years been under her ma nagement, and conduced to the unceasing triumphs of the Adelphi during that period, presented a very valu able bracelet as a testimonial of the high sense enter tained not only of her judgment and efficiency, but of her kindliness and amiability of disposition. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. In order that the public may have full opportunities of witnessing the extraordinary versatility of those young artists, the Batemans, The Spoiled Child was produced at the above house last night by Mr. Bar num, and with very decided success. The weight of the juvenile part of the piece falls on Kate, and well does she sustain the character. Her acting, however, betrays drill, and it is almost a pity she should be made to sing the song in the first act, as it cannot produce a very favourable impression. The poor child did her utmost to give the music properly, but her tiny voice was not equal to the task. It would be better if that song were omitted. The make-up and acting of Ellen, as Tag, was really excellent—as easy and natural a performance as we ever saw. Ellen without doubt is a genius, and will one day occupy a proud position in that profession for which she has such extraordinary talents. The performances commenced with the farce of Turning the Tables, and concluded with a ballet divertissement from La Peri. The house was crowded in every part. SURREY THEATRE: Numerous as have been the successes at this po. pular establishment during the present season, per. baps the most brilliant yet achieved was that of last evening. Linda of Chamouni was then for the first time performed by the operatic company of the Sur rey, George Linley having very admirably adapted to the requirements of the theatre that most charming and beautiful work of Donizetti. It should be borne in recollection that the week which has just com menced is the sixteenth of the opera season at the Surrey, in order properly to appreciate the enterprise displayed by the management. Before the rising of the curtain yesterday most of the seats in the house were occupied, the pit and gallery being crowded almost to the extent of inconvenience. This circum stance was indicative cf the, popularity of the artistes engaged in the undertaking, and a gratifying token also that the spirit of the lessees is being cordially responded to by the public on the southern banks of the Thames. Miss Homer was the heroine of the piece, and her impersonation of the charming character of Linda was throughout most excellent in its earnestness. In the second dress, namely in the second act, in the saloon of the Marquis de Sirval, she looked and:performed to admi ration ; and her mad scene at the finale of the opera was accomplished with a sweet and unaffected pathos. In her duet with Carlo, " Would that blest day might dawn on me—the most lovely melody in Linda of Chamouni—she elicited a warm and unanimous encore by the intensity of feeling thrown into each expression of her love for the Marquis. In the air also, " My soul's delight and treasure," an air irresis tibly joyous, and almost ecstatic in its animation, the prima donna proved herself worthy of being an in terpreter of the music of poor Donizetti. Travers, as Carlo, showed himself, as usual, painstaking and ambitious ; his last solo, immediately before the finale of the opera, " 'Tis that voice, love," being delivered with a passionate fervour which redeemed whatever was previously deficient in consequence of ner vousness. Borrani's Antonio must be pronounced by us in every respect a most artistic im personation throughout—his costume being admi rably picturesque, his acting in many particulars highly commendable, and his noble voice, never per haps in better order than it is now, commanding the reiterated applause of his auditors. His romanza, " Oh ! 'twas here in this tranquil valley," and his impassioned duet with Linda, "Ah may Heaven in mercy bless you," called forth a certain degree of enthusiasm. Miss Poole's Pierotto she looked and played charmingly, though her solos fell rather tamely, we scarcely know wherefore. Corri dis played considerable humour and self-possession in the part of the Marquis of Boisfleury, his facetious song with the chorus, " She's more fragrant and fair than the lily," delighting the Surrey folks amazingly. At the close of the second act Miss Homer and Miss Poole were summoned to the footlights, and their exit was followed by loud calls for Borrani. On the termination of the opera, the principal artistes engaged in it passed before the curtain together, receiving the ovation to which they had justly entitled themselves. Altogether Linda of excellent Ch the al n n w opera o u style being entitled3e was i) s wg a npdurr eat gmTuahpari triumph oedbn la n yt Vegetarians,otzh„ st etohr en ers sa e s gcee g atebr yywßarnett the aet hnaoedi Su daswepArap observe, is tins.s I n B u li n .e d i e lt r se l a i c n h e A 4 in the playbills. Last night's perform ances terminated with the popular romance of The Bottle imp. With such revivals and novelties we doubt not golden proofs of reward will continue to flow in plentifully upon the management. It is expected that Lord Gormanston and Lord Ffrench will be offered by Lord Clarendon the ribands vacant in the Order of St. Patrick by the decease of Lords Clare and Donoughmore. Prince Metternich left Johannisberg with his family, on the 16th, for Alanhoira. TUESDAY SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM TIIE MORNING PAPERS or THIS DAY. TIMES.—The spectacle just witnessed at Ha vannah is one that must win some compassion from the just as well as sympathy from the interested or the weak. s A number of men, who had fought with courage in the open field, and many of whom had since wandered for days wounded and famished, have been publicly executed as pirates, that is as robbers and murderers, declaring with their last breath that they believed they were assisting an oppressed and indignant population in the work of their deliver ance. Such a spectacle is rare among civilized nations and in civilized times, for the simple reason that society is then too strong for buccaneers and marauders to ply their trade with any hope of success. 'When, then, such an incident does actually occur the heroes of the tragedy gain some thing from the strange and incredible nature of their crime. It is difficult to regard them as enemies of the human race, for that is the definition of pirates, simply because the class cannot be said to exist, tied it is found more easy to believe them something more familiar and creditable—patriots, deliverers, Quixotic enthusiasts, knights errant, or something of that kind. In this instance the crime, for such it undoubtedly is, derives some colour from the well-known character of all Spanish government. It is a common belief that en island rescued from the yoke of Spain and annexed to the great American federation must be the better for the change, and emerges, in fact, from darkness to light, and from slavery to freedom. We may charitably hope that a tinge of political romance gilded the dreams of these unhappy adventurers, and that they really imagiaed they were seeking a crown of glory, as well as houses and lands, sugar mills, live stock, negroes, and other valuable commodities. But when the flimsy veil of political romance has been withdrawn from the crime, it is evident that our compassion, if we cannot withhold it, is due rather to the folly than to the fate of the criminals. Compassion is much more justly duo to the unfor tunate authorities who have been driven to a rigour from which in the first instance they had recoiled; who were made to suffer the penalty of their former forbearance in the return of the very men they had pardoned and released; who are kept on the tenter hooks of a fearful expectation, in the presence of a vast and aggressive Power teeming with marauders and sympathisers; who are compelled to maintain a large naval and military force against unseen foes in a time of peace; and who, having tried in vain the alternative of mercy, were driven to the other alter native of justice, and so forced to endure the stigma of apparent but unavoidable cruelty. What could the Cuban authorities do ? What line of conduct can the Americans themselves suggest to a State condemned to suffer a periodical invasion by lawless bands in a time of peace ? If the Governor of Cuba and the Cuban authorities had no other interest to at tend to than the pleasure of the Americans, of course they would disband the Royal forces , and leave the island, with all its valuable property, to be shared among the first body of American citizens that could establish itself at Havannah. Or if this were too manifest a treason, or too tame a surrender, they might retain the island for awhile, just as an arena for the display of American valour, allowing a few hundred loyal soldiers to be shot off at each successive landing of the invaders, and invariably allowing the latter to retire unmo lested and recruit for another landing. It certainly would appear that some of the American sympa thisers think themselves entitled to such treatment, for their sympathy with invaders is partly founded on the fact, that owing to their superior skill in sharp shooting or manoeuvring they achieved a fearful slaughter of the Spanish forces. But it is evident that the Cuban authorities land other duties to per form than complaisance to the sentiments of the American public ; they had the island to keep for their Queen, not to speak of the other interests at stake ; and this paramount duty unfortunately in volved the necessity of making an example of the invaders. Even in this extremity they seem to have tempered justice, not to say the claims of self preservation, with mercy. The first batch taken, while the great body of the invaders was still in arms, they put to death. When the invasion was extin guished, and the danger was over for the present, they assigned to Lopez the ignominious death of a pirate ; they shot the principal officers under him, and spared the lives of the remaining 150, not, however, setting them at large to renew the attempt next spring. The American journals, now that the expe dition has so signally failed, and the hostility, or at least the indifference, of the Cuban population has been so plainly demonstrated, condemn Lopez and his dupes in unmeasured terms. They admit what every body knows, that a similar set of desperadoes would meet with very little mercy from the President of the United States if they fell into his hands when engaged on a similar errand. We wish we could persuade ourselves, however, that the principal crime of these men, in the eyes of the Americans, is not their failure. It is admitted to be piracy, simply because like treason, it has not prospered. In the midst of the grave censures which are pronounced on the unfortunate scheme we find every now and then some very suspicious prophecies of the fate of Cuba, which it is said will be hastened by the late severities. The Governor is told, not that be has exceeded the law of the case, but that he has been injudicious, though in the same articles it is said that the libera tion of Cuba is to proceed, not from without, but from within. In the island itself these severities seem to have been taken as a matter of course ; and they could only hasten the doom of the Spanish dominion by their effect on the irascible temper of the American public. Perhaps after the fact of two large expeditions having sailed from American ports for the conquest of Cuba, with the scarcely concealed connivance of the authorities, the second on so large a scale that though only a part of it sailed it was able to keep the field more than a week, the Americans would do well to abstain from superfluous criticism on the conduct of the Spanish authorities. If Cuba really is to be American—if the pear must one day ripen and drop into that capacious and fortunate lap, then there is no necessity to hurry the day, either by invading Cuba in a time of peace, or by abusing its authorities when they are clearly in the right. HERALD.—The latest news received from the United States is such as the previous accounts had led us to anticipate. The Lopez expedition has not only signally failed, but its chief commander has been taken, and has paid the penalty of his rashness with his life. A loud outcry was made by one or two journals here as to the sanguinary manner in which the former prisoners were su m marily shot by the Spanish authorities of the island ; but it would not , be difficult to prove that in acting thus the Spanish Go vernment only followed the practice of far more civilised and infinitely less sanguinary nations. It should not be forgotten, in considering the bearings of this question, that this is the second attempt on the island within sixteen months, and that Spanish commanders, never distinguished for forbearance and humanity, have been rendered more than ever indifferent to human life by the long prevalence of civil warfare on their own parent soil. It is not from a Cbristino or a Carlist general of modern times that enemies, invaders, or pirates, taken with arms in theirhands, are to look for any tenderness or hu• manity, or the least particle of indulgence. We doubt, however, that any commander, be he never so humane, could have spared the lives of the adventu rers who, for the second time within sixteen months, landed in Cuba, or, that supposing it possible to have done so, that such mistaken clemency would have been, under the circumstances, wise or politic. By the New Orleanists, who put the machinery of in vasion in action, it would have been received as a confession of both internal and external weakness, and far from appeasing the lust of acquisition, it would only have whetted the American appetite to annex and to incorporate by any and by every means. In dependently of these considerations the Spanish Go vernment is bound to show an example of energy and decision to native proprietors—to many of those Creoles supposed to have held out flattering hopes to Lopez, and to those Mulattoes and Mestizoes believed to be desirous of a change of masters. It is also to be considered that at the period of the former executions Lopez had not been taken—that he was supposed to be sheltered up the country in some of the plantations, and that it was under these circum stances directly imperative to make an example. Add to this that the adventurers and buccaneers came prepared neither to give nor to take quarter. In their first encounter with the Spanish troops they exhibited not merely courage but desperation, and that ener getic will which seems to be communicated to any body of men with whom the Anglo-Saxon race are largely intermixed. These are qualities not likely to conciliate an opponent. The brave manner, too, in which the first victims of their own recklessness met the fate reserved for them produced no impression on the Spanish authorities. The attempt was felt on both sides to be a determined and a terrible one, and terrible also was the retribution. Under these cir cumstances it is idle to declaim against the san guinary inhumanity of the Spanish Government. The humanest Government the world has yet seen would act apart not very widely different, and would find warrant for so doing in all the recognised inter national jurists and authorities, and even by the latest modern practice. At all events America is estopped from all complaints on this head by the acts of her own President, Jackson, in reference to Florida, a very f e w years ago. It may be urged that the first example having been made in the case of Crittenden and his companions, there was no need for such seve rity in the case of Lopez. To this view we cannot accede. Lopez, a native-born Spaniard, had lived for years in the invaded island, and had pos sesse d a plantation in right of his wife, a Creole of Cuba. Such was the man who placed himself at the head of the marauding or buccaneering force, for we can call it nothing else, Against an island which had EVENING, sheltered him and given him bread. Now, if ever it were necessary to make an example of any man under peculiar circumstances, these were the circum stances, and this was the man, to call for severity. By way of warning to - military adventurers, and to Creole proprietors, punishment was called for, and punishment was awarded. Irrespective of these considerations, there was Spanish blood to be atoned for and appeased. The most gallant and venturesome soldier of Spain—the second in command to the Cap tain General Concha —Enna, had fallen with many others of less note; and was the prime mover and concocter of an expedition costing such an expendi ture of life and effort to escape all punishment ? This cannot be contended by any candid or dispas sionate man. Though, therefore, no one properly in formed can take just exception to the execution and capture of Lopez, yet the mode of his capture and • the manner of his death reflect no credit on Spanish humanity. It should be considered that, though a buccaneer, Lopez was a soldier; that he had exhi- • bited bravery and humanity, and had sent a flag of truce with Enna's body to the Spanish authorities. To make such a man undergo the de grading and infamous punishment of the garotte was an unnecessary aggravation of his sufferings. As to the running Lopez down with bloodhounds— ' however inhuman it may appear to British ears, and however much we may disapprove of such a prac tice, it should also be remembered that such a plan of capture of marauders, murderers, and felons, had long ago been introduced into the Spanish colonies from the mother country, and that, according to Bryan Edwards, the practice was followed by the Govern ment and Asietnhly of one of our own West India islands against the Maroons in 1738. Every barracks, says Edwards, in his "History of the West Indies," was also furnished by a pack of dogs provided by the churchwardens of the respective parishes, it being foreseen that these animals would prove extremely serviceable.) not only in guarding against surprises in the night, but in tracking the enemy. Again, in July, 1795, when the Maroons broke out into open revolt and waged a successful war against the Govern ment forces, one hundred bloodhounds were sent for to Cuba, together with forty chasseurs or people of colour. The wild and formidable appearance of men and dogs spread terror through the negroes. The Maroons at once submitted, and were expatriated to Halifax, in North America. A Spanish Governor in Cuba would conceive Lopez as much out of the pale of the law as a British Governor some 60 years ago conceived a Maroon. Let us not forget, too, that in former times these bloodhounds, called by the Scotch sleuth hounds, were kept in great numbers on the borders, and fugitive kings and moss-troopers were obliged to study how to evade them. Warfare against an enemy is not more civilised in a Spanish dependency or in Spain itself, now, than it was in Scotland in the days of Bruce and Wallace. We are prepared for a great outcry in Louisiana, and more especially in New Orleans, against the inhu manity of the Spanish Government ; but we believe that in the northern states, generally, public opinion is against these piratical undertakings. At all events, the New York Herald, Courier and En quirer, Tribune, and Republican, as well as the Wash ington Reporter, have pronounced against them. Generals Lane and Macalla, indeed cry out against the American consul at Cuba, and proclaim that much American blood has been shed. In read ing over the names of the victims, however, we per ceive that the sufferers have been chiefly Germans, Hungarians, Poles, and men of Spanish or Irish descent. The character of the crime, whatever the nationality of the criminals, remains unaltered. The Government of America must prevent bands of adventurers from prostituting her flag to piracy, . or must accept the consequences of her criminal apathy. THE MEDITERRANEAN. SOUTHAMPTON ' MONDAY NIGHT.—The Penin sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Pottinger, Captain E. Cooper, arrived here at seven P.M. this evening, bringing the East India, China, and Mediterranean mails, in charge of Lieutenant Whipple, R.N., Admiralty agent. Her dates are—Alexandria, Sept. 9 ; Malta, Sept. 13 ; Gibraltar, Sept. 17. The freight list comprises specie (value 1,0001. sterling), 1 case jewellery, 6 cases shawls, 11 casks wine, 4 boxes orchids, 2 cases figs, 2 cases succades, 9 cases opium, 8 boxes tortoiseshell, 20 bales silk and 6 cases silk, 8 bales elephants' tusks, 246 barrels gum, 9 cases senna, and 121 packages of general merchandise. There are 56 passengers, among whom are Major Hill and Dr. Cavan, from Calcutta ; General Wilson, C.B. ; Lieutenants Applegath and Cooper, from Ma dras ; Lieutenants Partrige, R.N., and Hollowes, R.N., from her Majesty's ships Fox and Pilot ; Majors Russell and Phillips, from llong-Kong ; Captain Watson, from Ceylon, &c. The Pottinger has experienced homewards strong head winds between Alexandria and Malta, but front Gibraltar fine weather, and steamed the distance from Malta to Gibraltar in 90 hours, averaging 11 knots, against the usual Mediterranean current. From Gib raltar the run has occupied 4 days 15 hours, averag ing 10 knots, notwithstanding head winds during a part of the voyage. The news from India and China has been anticipated via Marseilles. _ _ . Her Majesty's frigate Phaeton was at Malta. At Alexandria was the French brig Mercurie. The Egyptian fleet was getting into fighting condition, and the land defences were being repaired, and every pre paration appeared to be making to meet the expected crisis of affairs with the Porte, the aspect of which was anything but peaceful. Her Majesty's screw-frigate Encounter was at Gib raltar, proceeding to the eastward to join Sir W. Parker's fleet, now on a cruise. On the 14th inst., '240 miles west of Malta, the Pottinger spoke the English barque San Francisco, 10 days from Constantinople, steering west ; on the 18th exchanged colours with the brig Llan Rumney, 90 miles south-east of Cape St. Vincent, steering south-east; and on the 20th spoke the steamer Mon trose off Cape Finisterre, steering for Vigo. Our Gibraltar correspondent writes as follows : " On Sunday last, the Encounter, Captain Gordon, parted company with the Vengeance, Captain Lord Russell, at about 160 miles from this rock ; but, owing to the prevalence of the easterly wind, the liner has not yet made her appearance. The En counter has coaled, and is only waiting for the Ven geance to make her appearance, when they will both proceed to Malta. The steam-yacht Vesta, Lord New borough's, has likewise coaled, and will, it is said, pro ceed along the eastern coast of Spain, and thence to Malta."—Times. REGISTRATIONS. CITY OF LONDON. Mr. T. Y. M'Christie, the barrister, held a court yesterday, at the Guildhall, for the purpose of revis ing the lists of the liverymen and householders of the , city of London. There were on the register of last year the names of 7,312 liverymen and 13,230 householders, together 20,542 electors. Of these, 252 liverymen and 1,539 householders have, by reason of deaths and removals, been omitted from the register of this year ; while, on the other hand, the names of 343 new liverymen and 2,555 new householders have been inserted in this year's list. There are, on the part of the Liberals, 622 objec tions and 134 claims ; and, on the part of the Con servatives, 734 objections and 11 claims. Mr. Sidney Smith represented the former interest, and Mr. 11. E. Brown the latter. Mr. Thomas Clarke was described on the list as residing in Albany-street, Regent's-park, but he was objected to on the ground that he did not reside there, but at Balham-hill, which was more than seven miles from Guildhall. Mr. Clarke said he had a residence at Balham-hill, and also one at Albany-street, where he ate and slept every day, except Sundays. The BARRISTER at once disallowed the objection, and awarded Mr. Clarke 20s. costs for having been put to the trouble of explaining so frivolous a point. Thomas Mortimore, of the Spectacle-makers' Com pany, was objected to on the ground of non-residence within seven miles of Guildhall. Mr. Sewell (clerk to the company) said that Mor timore had been in the service of the late Alderman Johnson for many years, and was now the coachman of that gentleman's widow, in whose family he re sided. Mrs. Johnson had a house in town, which she occupied during a great portion of the year. Mr. S. Smith said the residence was not a continu ous one, as required by the Act of Parliament, and therefore the vote could not be maintained. The BARRISTER concurred in that opinion, and the name was expunged. The whole of the lists of the livery companies were revised, and it Writi arranged that the householders' lists for the wards of Aldersgate, within and without, Aldgate and Billingsgate, and Bassishaw and Cole man-street, should be proceeded with to-morrow (this day) Mr . . APCiluirriE intimated that the Court would not sit on Thursday, as the attendance of the paro chial officers would be required at the revision of the lists for the county of Middlesex, which would take place on that day. REPRESENTATION OF WINDSOR.—WO are autho rised to state that there is not the slightest authority for the rumour which we last week gave from a Dublin paper, to the effect that Mr. Hatchell, our present very excellent re presentative, was about to be made one of the Judges of the Queen's Bench in Ireland, in succession to Mr. Justice Perrin. We hear, from the same authority, that there is no intention, at present, on the part of Mr. Justice Perrin, to retire from his judicial duties; and that our Right Hon. Member is likely, for some time forward, to hold the office of her Majesty's Attorney-General f or I relan d. Windor Express, SE PTE MBER _ 23, 1851. ] ?RiNTERS" ATIETEN/EITIII. A public meeting was held yesterday evening at Anderti .n's Hotel, Fleet-street, for the purpose of promoti ng the formation of an institution to be called the Prii iters' Athenaeum, combining the advantages of a 4 a ab with those incidental to a literary and sci entific i institution. The handbill which was circulated to the meeting stated that " all trades in connexion with t le printing profession are eligible to become membf:::s ; and the public at large, if proposed by a mem 1 ler," and gave the following extract from the rules :- - - " Tb :.tt persons following the business of letter-press and col ) per-plate printers, bookbinders, type-founders, stereot, y per). , , engravers, lithographers, printers' ink makers printers joiners, and such like trades indi rectly ,1 ttached to the printing profession, be com petent Ito become ticket-holders, and subsequently membe. r s of this society ; and individuals not so con nected, desirous of joining the institution, shall be permitt E d to do so upon their being proposed by a ticket- . older or member." The subscription proposed is 3d. per week. Mem bers' n mes enrolled on the payment of 63. Annual sulx.cri E , tion 103. if paid prior to the close of 1851. Char les Knight, Esq., took the chair. The room v. r as crowded to excess, and several ladies were present . The CHAIRMAN congratulated the meeting on the present of lathes, whose good influence had been practic: lly shown in the institution of the Whit tington Club. He held in his hand letters of apology, regretti.ag their unavoidable absence, from gentlemen who we f re intimr,tely connected with the literature of the cot atry, and some of them most distinguished charnel ;,?rs. He must confess it had appeared to him that th'a ; meeting was held a little too early ; for after the unia reccdented excitement of the last six or seven months,, all who had the opportunity were glad to keep out of town. Among the letters he had re ceived a a.; one from Dr. Halliwell, who, expressing his apps, oval of the object of the meeting, enclosed copies (4' f his own works as a donation towards the propose (1 library. Letters of apology, and commend ing the object of the meeting, were also read by the chairm a n from Mr. Angus Reach, Douglas Jerrold, Gilbert A'Beckett, Charles Dickens, John Forster, a Howitt, Mark Lemon, Dr. Cumming, Dr. Camps, &c. _ _ The Cueineeeen in opening the business of the evening:, trusted that all present would feel that they w ere met on this occasion for a great and im portant object. The object of this institution was to elevate the class of persons to which " eve," said tin chairman, " belong" :—by better edu cating ;the youthful members o f th e trade, and for facilitating social communication one with a nother. There was indeed a feeling among t nany that those persons who were engaged in the be .siness of printing required no such institu tion as •this ; and this opinion might be true to a certain e xtent, but he must say only to a limited ex tent. 11 e had known cases of men who were com positors who had distinguished themselves by reach ing an ie mount of knowledge which would have placed them at a comparatively early age in a high position at any ce f our universities. Such men he was proud to call his friends and fellow-labourers.—(Cheers.) But it w as a lamentable fact that there were a great many in, en in the trade who were not intelligent men —who d id not possess that amount of acquirements which tl ie public were accustomed to expect from all departmi ants of the trade. He found it stated in a documee it which he held in his hand that a large number of youths, who had been introduced to the trade du ring the last 20 years, had been found when apprenticed lamentably deficient in the simplest elements` of their own language. Now this was a strong f act to go forth to the world ; but the fault was wit h those who took such apprentices, and per haps thAe fault was in the state of society in which we was) placed. In former times, when there were guilds, the masters were bound to instruct their apprentices in reading and writing, and in their particul-er art or mystery, and to communicate to theca a knowledge of general literature, and of their own language. That time bad passed, and thew were now in a commercially competitive state of society. Need he say more to show the ne cessity of young men being imbued with a knowledge of their own language and other languages, in order to meet the common instances that arose every day before ;them ? Need he urge a stronger reason for founditeg this athenocum ? Let them take the young man fro m the daily drudgery of his case, and from the imposing stone. Take him from his nightly rambles , and bring him to a place where he can be amused and instructed. Let such young man become acquainted with the newspapers and the general pe riodical literature of the day. He would thus become a skilful workman, and be competent to deal with all the subj ects that might come before him. He thought that while this reproach was just as regarded some in the tt ade, some reproach rested with authors and literary men, whose writing was too frequently ille gible, as he himself had that evening experienced in reading some of the letters of apology. But he must really defend the literary profession from the odium which vas cast upon it by those who had drawn up a state.neent, who stated, "So much is left to the judgment and knowledge of the compositor, the result of bad writing and false orthogra phy, &c." Now he must stand up and deny that such would be the case with any persons having any legitimate claim to a connexion with literature. At the same time he had no doubt that there were many who aspired to be public teachers who put forth not only bad orthography but bad principles.—(Hear.) Now he took those unhappy persons to be in the same position as those who had nut attained a knowledge of their own language— as unskilled workmen. He ranked the unskilled au thors with unskilled workmen. When they came to a system of spurious cheap publications, they must have bad authors and writers, who must also be badly paid. Such a system must prove a great evil to every branch of the trade. He was an enemy to unwholesome cheapness by unskilled workmen, either in ;the higher departments of literature or in the mechanical branches. The prospectus termed this " a literary and social institution for printers, book binders, typefounders, and the trades connected there with, as also for the working classes generally;" and it was proposed to combine the social advan tages of a club with the mental improvement of a-- literary and scientific institution, and to adapt them to the position and circumstances of the working classes. It was proposed in the room to be set apart for the purpose, to provide refreshments from eight A.M. to eleven P.M., at cost prices; to provide members with tea and coffee at all times, and, at a stated hour, dinner, or with the requisites for dining. Now this latter point he would not press on the at tention of the meeting, because it must depend on the proper organization of the committee. The promoters of the plan set out with the principle, " To fit up, in a respectable way, a capacious reading-room, with smaller rooms for the use of those studying, and to place before the occupants three or four of the daily and weekly papers, with certain of the weekly, monthly, and quarterly publications ; to build up a library of the best books, ancient and modern, suitable for instructive and general reading, for home use as well as at the institution ; and to ask the attendance of the members at least once a month to hear a lec ture delivered by the most proficient literary and scientific men of the country (i. e., those who are to be engaged for this purpose), are the leading features of the proposal; but it is further intended, by the esta blishment of an evening class, to instruct the male children (above 12 years of age) of the members in the English language; by the formation of classes for the attainment of foreign languages, &ce Under compe tent teachers ; by the practice of music ; and by hold ing monthly assemblies for sin g i ng and dancing— thus to provide a versatility of i ns t ruct i on an d en tertainment that will endear the institution to its sup porters, and so make it of a lasting character." He hoped they would achieve all these things, but in the meantime let them do what they could for the in struction of the younger members. All this was to be done for threepence a week. He bad looked into the history of Bowyer's gift—Bowyer, the great printer ! That gift was given annually to the one compositor who should have a knowledge of Greek. There were many compositors now who had a know ledge of Greek ; many of them a critical knowledge of Greek too. But they must look to the state of so ciety when Bowyer made this gift, and they must bear in mind the difference between the press as it then was and what it was in our own age. Bow yer lived at a period when very large ponderous books were published for the use of the rich, when cheap books were withdrawn, and when a newspaper occupied a folio of four pages, which Cowper called a happy work. A happy work it was then, because there was no night work.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped that, in forming this institution, the committee would take care to surround their large room with cheap casts from the antique, good prints, and all those things which had a distinct and decided influence on the taste, and which elevated the mind of n hoped that the printers' readers would forward c ome lan H e to raise the standard of this institution. There was one of that body who had received thewarmest from th e editor of the Edinburgh Quarterly Revie w ac knowledgments—namely,. Mr. C. Webb . The editor stated that he had received suggestions from Mr. Webb, which he had always be en happy to acknow ledge,had adopted, to and which in many the he the manifest advantage of publicatio this n. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by recommending under taking to the cordial support of the trade generally. Mr. ROBERT lIARTNN EL a i4 (compositor) pro posed the fi rs t resolution : That in the opi nion • of this meeting the proposal to establish f or the printing and bookbinding trades, and th e ca llings in connexion therewith, a lite rary and soc i a l institution, under the general name of 'The Printers Ather mum,' is a movement calculated to con f e r many estimable advantages upon, And b e con- ducive to the mental elevation and social improve ment of, the members of such trades. It is, there fore, highly approved of by those present, and is re commended by them to the favourable consideration of all persons interested i n th e we lf are o f th e typo graphical art, and the perfection of all the depart ments connected with the same." Upon the advan tages of such an institution as the one proposed in the resolution now submitted there could not, he con ceived, be two opinions. They must be self-evident to any man who had taken the trouble to bestow a thought on the subject. It would tend not only to the moral and social improvement of its members, de veloping those talents which otherwise might lie dormant, but would also contribute to their amusement and gratification, producing those kindly feelings, the natural fruit of social intercourse, and enabling them to pursue their ordinary avocations with greater pleasure and profit to themselves.—(Hear.) Since the proposition had been before the trade, he had heard many objections raised and doubts started, but they had come chiefly from those who had not considered the subject iu all its bearings, and he had heard none of sufficient weight to deter him from working with all the energy he possessed to bring the preposition into a tangible shape. Among all the objectors, he had heard none di-puce the de sirability of the establishment of such an institution es the one now prOPO;d7lewould therefore ask, if they, the journ e y men pr i nters o f thi s metropolis, could establish on a firm basil, as they had done, an institution which affords a permanent pecuniary solace to their members when overtaken by the infirmities almost inseparable from their profession—he meant the Printers' Pension Society ; if they co uld carry for. ward to successful completion, as they were upon the eve of doing, the foundation of an asylum for old age —the Printers' Almshouse Fund ; if they could esta blish, es they had recently done, an institution from which, when their lives had departed, their widows or relatives might be provided with the means of giving them a decent interment—he referred to the Typographical Widow and Orphans' Fund—(Hear, hear, and cheers)—if from these humble but united means and energies they had accomplished these useful aids to their bodily and material wants, were they to be deterred by any slight difficulties from endeavouring to establish the Printers' Atbe- neeum, which would contribute so much to their moral improvement and social comforts ? Were they to allow the objections of the unthinking, or the doubts and hesitation of the timid, to deter them from prosecuting a work which they believed would be useful and instructive to themselves and their fa milies ? Certainly not. When he considered the vast improvements which had taken place amongst the members composing the printing trade since he first came to the business, the abolition of the most of those drinking customs and usages, the indulgence of which tended to unfit men for work, and caused them to lose the respect not only of their employer, but of themselves also ; when he looked around society at large, and saw the rapid strides made kr all classes in knowledge and improvement, he felt convinced that printers must have shared equally in that improvement, and that the present time was peculiarly fitting for the establishment of such an institution as that proposed; that it was absolutely required by the wants of the youth of the business, who will, when it is fairly placed before them, gladly avail themselves of its manifold advan tages ; while the older members will welcome with satisfaction the auxiliary aid brought to bear for their improvement. Let all those, then, who feel with the provisional committee upon this subject unite heartily in co-operation with them, and success would as suredly attend the effort. Let them, as printers— the instruments through which were dispensed to mankind, even to the uttermost parts of the globe, the thoughts and knowledge gathered up in the minds of the poet, the historian, the dramatist, or the more learned writers on science—prove to the world that they understood, and could appreciate the advan tages of their position ; and they could not better do so than by establishing an institution which would enable them to profit their minds by that which passed through their hands, in the first place, me chanically. Let them, who ought to be intellectually at the head of the working classes of this country, prove that they were so in fact, as they had hitherto been in theory, and the result would be not only satisfactory, creditable, and honourable to themselves, but would create a landneerk for other bodies of working men, warning them to go and do likewise. He begged to propose the resolution placed in his hands, and earnestly recommended its adoption by the meeting —(Cheers.) The resolution having been very ably seconded by Mr. T. J. Dunning, and spoken to by Mr Robert Davies, was unanimously agreed to. Mr. EDWARDS (lion. Sec.) moved the second reso lution, and expressed his belief that in the entire community there was no body rail:firing such en athenaeum as those connected with the printing trade. He contended that the greatest advantage must be derived from their associating together in such an institution as that proposed to be established. It was computed that 5001. would be required for the purpose, and they intended to raise that, not by borrowing, but the subscriptions of members them selves—namely, to get 1,000 persons to pay 10s. for annual tickets, and to make applications to those de pending on the printing trade for their contributions. He believed they would get support, and for his owu part he had no hesitation in saying he would himself procure 200 members from his own particular branch. He concluded by reading the resolution : " That the resolutions cf the provisional committee, whereby a fund is proposed to be raised through , the sale of annual and life members' tickets, and by ho norary contributions, previous to opening the institu tion in question, be adopted by the meeting ; as a practical means for commencing the undertaking free from pecuniary risk, and upon a scale compatible with the wants of its supporters." Mr. KINGCOMBE seconded the motion, which being spoken to by Mr. ROBERT PECKHAM, was passed unanimously. Mr. E. L. PARTRIDGE (compositor) proposed the third resolution as follows :—" That this meeting is of opinion that ' The Printers' Athenaeum' has claims for support upon all persons engaged in the literature of the country, as upon the ability and skill of the printer the accuracy of the press is greatly dependent." He dwelt on the exertions expected from compositors at certain periods to enable authors to place their books in the publishers' hands by a stated day, and thought this fact alone gave them some claim to the support of the literary world in their present endea vour.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. LLOYD (compositor) seconded the resolution, which was also spoken to by Messrs. Rymer, Taylor, Mackay, Miller, Byrne, and others, and carried una nimously. A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman, who briefly replied, and the meeting separated. A. great number of members were enrolled *ring the evening. NEW AlO DEMENT OF TILE ROMAN CATHOLICS. Arrangements are in progress for calling, on as early a day as circumstances will admit, a provincial synod of the newly -appointed hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church in England. The synod will be held in the metropolis under the presidency of Cardinal Wiseman, and the most important matter which will come under consideration will be the nature of the canon law to be adopted for the government of the Catholic Church in this country. It appears that it was in contemplation to hold the synod some weeks since, but it was thought advisable to postpone the proceedings until the arrival of Dr. Grant, the newly-appointed Bishop of Southwark. That pre late baying now entered upon his episcopal duties, it is said the twelve English bishops will be summoned by the cardinal, and that they will be assisted by Dr. Made, Archbishop of Tuam, in drawing up such a code of canon law as shall be compatible with the social position of the Catholics in this country. Dr. Millale will arrive in London in the course of the present week, and will in all probability preach in St. George's Cathedral next Sunday morning.—Herald. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Richard Atkinson and Co., Irish poplin manufacturers to the Queen, her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, &c., 31, College-green, Dublin.—Atkinson and Co. beg re spectfully to acquaint the nobility and gentry of Great Britain, that they transmit specimens for inspection per po s t free, and any poplins ordered are sent free of expen s e to Lon don, Liverpool, Bristol, Plymouth, Falmouth, or Gla sgow, from w h ence they are forwarded as addressed without any delay, and at the risk of Atkinson and Co. THE PASSAGE AND SPEED or THE ROYAL M AIL STEAM-Situ. AalA.—The Asia sailed from New 'York at 12.30 r.m., on the 10th inst., with a light S.S.E. wind and thick fog; experienced south and east winds and variable weather during the first three days of her pa ssage , a f ter which she had moderate W.N.W. and S.W. winds until the 19th inst., at 11.20 P.M., on which day she made Cape Clear i n 9 days 10 hours and 50 minutes, apparent time. At 10.15 A.m. on the 20th inst., she was abreast of Tuskar, with thick, foggy weather; at 9 P.M., slowed the engines and went about in search of a pilot, but did not succeed in obtaining one, in consequence of which she was compelled to lie to; at 11 A.M. yesterday, took a pilot four miles outside the Bell Buoy ; and at 12.15 P.m., steamed past the Rock Lighthouse. The Asia attained a very high rate of speed on this occasion, having run 317, 307, 302, and 300 miles respectively per diem ; and there is no doubt that, had she experienced clear weather between Cape Clear and this port, this passage would have obtained a forward place amongst her justly cele brated quick and regular voyages. However, if we allow 23 hours for her run from Cape Clear, which is rather over than under what she usually occupies, her run would be 10 days 5 hours and five minutes, mean time.—Liverpool Albion. PURCHASE OF LANDS IN IRELAND.--A very influ ential company has been formed in England, at the bead of which is represented to be Prince Albert, for the purchase of lands in this country. Their purchases are expected to be on a most extensive scale, and persons in their employment are now busied obtaining information on the spot as to the position and value of various estates.—Dublin News Letter. At the Glasgow Town Council on Thursday the sum of 5001. was voted for an equestrian statute of the Queen, in commemoration of her Majesty's visit to the city in August,9 B42 . The private subscription towards the same object already exceeds 3,0001., and the work will be gall' menced forthwith, .~ ~....*a. ......' . .-...