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and dignity of his character in a manner honourable rio t only to his own heart, but to that of the distin guished Genius who is thus endeavouring to raise in _„e 6 stimatio a o f hi s f e ll ows t h e un d eserve d v i c ti ms of their capriee:and the innocent themes of their oh- Jurgatio n . N obly, bravely, beautifully has he told !° ,3 tale of the sorrows awaitine , those who toil e un availingly t o th emse l ves, t h oug h with advantage to ie World at large, in the service of that Muse which 8 ,the jealous mistress of the student in literature. var etnotioris have been touched so profoundly by the Patheti c f orce of those pasee!eee in the t°r oposition b e f ore u 3, t h at we shrink at the t a 1 2toent fr om anyt hi ng lik e an apprec i a ti ve e e elysis o f i ts humour as well of character as o f inci ,„4t, a humour genial, mellow, and spontaneous, as cl oybe found exemplified in the hearty but suspi ie Sir Geoffrey, in the rollicking but loveible in the Duke of Middlesex, as proud as iteeifer but as staunch in honour as Duguesclin, the wily but magnanimous Hardman, that .sill but well-natured Shadowly Softhend, b an ,_ y l'erer after fashion and the nobility, but a little . V"v whose every vein is throbbing with probity. i: le ral of the scenes are as laughter-moving thei r the e very extravagance of fun as some of et, .aPpiest of Moliere'e, the most in 'l"reliarable of comic dramatists. Even to the notes t e h ant ilY sprinkled through the pages the evidences of fee author's graceful scholarship extend—his re br'ibee to Farquhar being one of the most charming vE r h ° l°B"ies for an apparent plagiarism that writer ever ; (I rod upon articulating. Everywhere, in short, j,' ° ug'aout the whole of this masterly and interest tlg production are visible the most fascinating of the ,:ral and intellectual powers of the dramatist, the re „gtees, of r,ri abounding ideality, the sparkle of un „Q, c • `atious wit, the depth and sweetness of a mas se and subduing pathos, and with all these the 1 1 - 1 1. 'llir of his more generous sympathies, and the 4 ' l e • v Lating earnestness of a nature as resolute in appli `l% as it has proved noble in magnanimity. FINE ARTS. THE ART-JOURNAL. 1 e addition to its many splendid attractions the 4 ft . Journal for May contains the first instalment i o the illustrated Catalogue of the Exhibitiou, a series b e t) g promised and eag e rly expected. Considering the tqldierm en t natural to everyone who visits the co r Ystal Palace, a confusion as to which among the It ti ntless curiosities contained in it shall be inspected, lo t:oust be acknowledged that the editor of this cats -I,gue of embellishments has acted very judiciously in q t , selections. The title-page designed by Luke Lim tl°r, is itself a beautiful specimen of pictorial ingenuity I _ r epresenting as it does very gracefully the union ,u f riendship of the artist and the artizans and the qwaing of them both by Peace: Foley's Meld of " In" and' Bahus," Vecht's Ic • of the " Murder . of t cc he Innocents,: 183 'S bronze casting of the "Amazon," Kahszyn, ann s •tel)e offering nectar to the Eagle of Love, ' and A letschsl' s " Pi e t a ," w ill be recognised among the nodcuts by every individual who has crossed the L g treshold of the great building in Hyde-par k. Added the interest secured to the publication by b' e ° l se supplem en tary attractions are those habitually intro 'ari ging to the Art-Journal. Its colit - s this month C oward's' the p a i n ti ngs in the Vernon Gallery are t "Flower Girl," and Turner's " Golden Sarpendon, from the bas-relief of Watson Il toe third principal embellishment. Togmher with hose are given a portrait of Albert Durer, a ad sketches th e some of his principal productions. Among e latter is conspicuous his famous and elaborate r e presentation entation of "Melancholy," followed by the not ?lebrated " Coat of Arms with the Death's ea l." The letter-press is as excellent as the en fi'47ll3 gs are meritorious throughout the whole of this oubk periodical. tRaENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC. e - "le following are the last returns of the gross re 'll)tet 4 4 the principal French Railways :—. 2 e otexßEß u; L—Frona May 7 to May 13: Passengers, 0458?nc.; goods, 182,821 f.; total, 447,410 f. g Ro ry. , —From May 4 to May 10 : Passengers, 2,461 i.; goods, 76,295 f.; total, 168,756 f. 3 0 1-I , n k 'rßE.—Frona May 4 to May 10 : Passengers, ', 6 f.; goods, 31,299 f. ; total 61, 5 95 f. ' 2 5 RlimAxs.—From May 5 to May 11 : Passengers, ; goods, 113,125 f.; total, 208,344;f. 4," oll l)Eeux.—From May 4 to May 1 0 : Passengers, M 711.; goods, 40,017 f.; total, 83,088 f. „Ylti izox.—From May 5 to May 11 : Passengers , '1ii441..; goods, 41,824 t.; total, 83,568 f. . 13013- LoarrE.—From May 3 to May 11 : Passe n g ers, 4 2,414 f. ; goods, 16,351 f.; total, 38,7651.. , i "4IITES.—From May 3 to May 9: Passengers, ' , Mai. ; goods, 16,665 f.; total, 38,117 f. 811 ta.SBUILG.—From May 7 to May 13. : P a ssen g ers, 8q ' 13 3f.; goods, 64,351 f.; total, 153,490 f. .° ,Ara.—From April 20 to May 4 : Passengers ~ 1 ' 4 951.; goods, 28,965 f.; total, 51,563 f. 1, SITEREAU.—From April 30 to May 6: Passengers. 5.412 X.; goods, 13,4361.; total, 28,8481. A lk RSEILLES.—From April 30 to May 6: Passengers, 42'135,.-E; goods, 21,135 f.; total, 63,2701. /oims. —From April 27 to May 3 : Passengers, I ,Li `, 6,0 5‘ If. ; goods, 43,0661.; total, 169,117 1. . ) ,"ihcatTnEs.—From April 28 to nay 4 : Passengers, °%,6271; goods, 12,6991.; total, 47,326 f. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. GREA T WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return o i traffic for the Week trading May 18 _••• ... £19;937 1 3 Corresponding week last year... 17, 518 12 9 LAN:CANWIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWiiY. (260 miles "PP.) —Traffic for week ending May 18...£1 6,443 7 2 Corresponding week in last year, (227 i tniles open) .. ••• ...£ 13 , 812 9 5 fort AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILW AT.—.AMOIII2f, of ' r all he week ending May 18 : Passengers ••• ••• Goods ... ... 1:?,732 7 9 ... ... 2,264 19 1 Total ... £10097 610 Corresponding week last year... 11,087 0 5 Noa .THSTAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. ( Miles open,ll2.) e turn of traffic for the week ending May /1 : Railway and canal .—• Z 4,708 0 0 Corresponding week last year ... 4 , 716 0 0 , Ote. —The above is exclusive of the receipts available finder,, the agreement with the London and North-Western 44ilway Company. - - CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAnwAY.—Traffm for the week ending - May 18: MAIN LINE. Passengers ... Parcels, H. C. and D. ... Goods, cattle, &c. ... Mails ... £1,206 12 9 ... 65 4 6 ... 416 17 3 ... 575 0 0 Total .£2,263 14 6 Passengers Parcels, H. C. and D. .•• Goods, cattle, &c. ... £46 9 8 ... 1 11 1 ... 76 5 5 Total ... ... . STEAM-110AT3. Passengers ••• ••• Parcels, H. C. and D. ... AY• ANY rnedy, yttun, £124 6 2 £193 6 1 14 15 4 Total ... ..• ••• £2OB 1 5 CAIADONIAN RAILWAY.... (160 miles opened.).—Return o ' , raffle :tor the week ending May 11: Passengers, &c. Goods, &c. £2,493 9 ~q ... ... 4,038 1 5 Total* £6,551 10 9i Corresponding week last year ... 6,114 15 5 * Including Wishaw and Coltness, now in charge of a factor.. AFFECTING CIECUMSTANCEO—FUNERAL SERMON On Sunday evening a sermon was preached at the Wes leyan chapel, Tunbridge Wells, by the Rev. John Skidmore, on the occasion of the deaths of Henry and Charles Godomark , aged respectively eighteen and nineteen years. They were the only children of their parents, both were educated in the Wesleyan Sunday school, after which they were both elected teachers, and subsequently both entered the Wesleyan So ciety, the eldest in 1649, and the yonngest in 1850. For se veral months past both were afflicted with consumption; they died within a few hours of each other, and both were buried in one day in one grave. Their moral characters were blameles, and their end was peace.—Kentish Independent. THE EAGLE AND THE GRAVE -DI GGER.— On Mon day afternoon last, about ha lf. p ast three o'cl ock , the sexton of St. Nicholas's Church, Nottingham, was p e d preparing the la s t earthly home of a person recently deceased, when s hohe heard a sound, a little dista nce overheard, as of hu ge wings b a ttling with the breeze , and o n castin g his eyes upwards perceived a majestic eagle soaring in the air, being evidently about to alight in the churchyard. The bird-king took a gallant swoop, ..and then settled on a mound of green turf' near the wonder-struck sexton, who, in a fit of desperate courage, resolved, if possible, to effect a capture of the noble, bird. The feathered giant peered keenly at his civilised op ponent, and drooped his wings lie a game cock preparing for the tug of war. They advanced towards each other, closed, struggled, and the contest had commenced. Textile manu facture soon gave way before the ra p id attacks made upon it by the eagle's hard beak and sharp talons, but the represen tative of the man tribe was determined to show that he was one of " the lords of the creation," and resolved to conquer or perish in the attempt. His coat sleeve was reduced to a thing of shreds, but still the battle was vigorously maiaven tained, now the bird and anon the ma n appearing to h the advantage. At length, however, by a coup de main the sexton floored the monarch of the feathered tribe, and having rendered him powerless by pinioning his wings, he bore him away in triumph. This circumstance might astound the or nithological world, were it not stated that the eagle, though it certainly alarmed the sexton ' w as afterwards ascertained to be " the living sign" of Mr. Raynor's, the Spread Eagle, Long-row, Nottingham. It had slipped its chain that after noon and escaped.—Aotts Guardian. UNITED SERVICE INsTiTuTioN.—Yesterday, Sir R. T. Murchison delivered, at this institution, one of a series of lectures on select points of Natural Philosophy, in which Major Adams and Colonel Hamilton Smith have already taken part. Sir Roderick's subject on this occa sion was the Formation of Mountain Ranges. This process he illustrated by reference to the Alps, whore configuration and glacial phenomena he described by reference to dia grams. The lecture excited great interest, and the speaker was frequently applauded. THE CRYPT AT THE GUILDIIALL.—A vo st number of the metropolitan visitors have been within the la;:t fort night to see the Guildhall. The crypt under part of the great ball in which the civic entertainments are given has been completely clsaned, and the splendid columns have been to a certain extent polished, and the arches, which are considered specimens of first-rate skill, have been completely developed. There is in the middle of the crypt a large red granite bowl of enormous weight, which has attracted much curiosity. MOLD. T p - . ` 1 - A. 1 COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Princess Royal, left Buckingham Palace at nine o'clock yes.. terdey morning, to proceed with the inspection of the Exhibition of the works of Industry of all Na tions. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, Prince Frederick William, and the Princess Louisa of Prussia, his Royal High ness the Duke of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, and his Royal Highness Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg. The Royal suites were the Countess A. de Hacke, Count Puk ler, Colonel the Honourable Charles Grey, Lieu tenant-Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour, and Lieut. Von Heinz. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Mr. Birch, also visited the Ex hibition. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent accompanied by his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, and attended by Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, and Sir George Couper, paid an early visit yesterday to the Exhibition. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with their illus trious circle, returned to Buckingham Palace at half past ten o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussie, Prince Frederick William of Prussia, the Duke end Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and the Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, and his Serene High ness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, left Bucking ham Palace at eleven o'clock yesterday morning to witness the Epsom races. In attendance on the illustrious party were, Countess A. de 'lecke, Coun tess Oriolla, Lord Alfred Paget, Count Pokier, Col. Fischer, M. B. de Treskow, and Lieut. Von Heinz. The Royal party travelled in three open barouches and four, and returned to Buckingham Palace at half past seven o'clock. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and the Princess Helena, took a drive yesterday afternoon in an open carriage and four. The Equerries in Waiting, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey and Lieut.- Colonel F. H. Seymour, attended on horseback. The Queen's dinner party yesterday included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, and Prince Frederick William, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cohourg Gotha, his Royal Highness Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance Leveson Gower, Lady Fanny Howard, Countess A. de Hacke, Countess Oriolla, Baroness de Wangenleeim, Baroness de Speth, Count Pukler, Major Von Boyen, Count Goltz, Colonel Fischer, Lieutenant Von Heinz, and M. B. de Treskow. The band of the 2d Life Guards attended at the Palace, and performed the following pieces during dinner : Overture in D (op 60) Andre Romberg. Quadrille—" Tile Standard Bearer" JuHien. Potpourri—" Lucia di Lammermoor" Donizelti. _ Polka—" The Beaufort".. Waltz—" Jenny Lind" Galop—" The Victory" Alilsorn. Koenig. Tinney. God save the Qa Her Majesty afterwards gave a concert. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ar rived at ten o'clock at Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Nether lands arrived, attended by the Chevalier Van Rap pard, the Chevalier de Casemtroot, and Capt. May. The following is the programme : PART I. Overture (Le Nozze di Figaro) Ballade, " Der Wirthin Tochterlein," Herr nehek Romanza, " Cassilda," Madame Marra Vol:mer ness the Duke of Saxe Cobourg Gotha. Lieder, " Der Neugierige Resedchen," Herr Reichardt. Thema and Variazionen, Mdlle. Anna Zerr - PART 11. antasia, Violencello, Herr Menter Herr Menter. Spanisches Lied, Herr Reichardt PruLlingslied, Mdlle. Anna Zerr Violono Obligato, Herr Limbo Lied, " Die Thrane" Herr Pischek. Hinsiten Lied (300 Jahre alt) } Lied, "Das StrauslC Madame Ruasiches Nationallied " Die Nachtigall" Terzetto, " Trenne nicht des Band der Liebe," Madlle. Anna Zerr, Herr Reichardt, and Herr Pischek (Das Nachtlager in Granada) C. Kreutzer. Mrs. Anderson presided at the pianoforte. Her Majesty's private band attended. The following had the honour of receiving invita tions :—His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe- Weimar, his Excellency Mons. and Madame Van de Weyer, his Excellency the Chevalier and Madame Bunsen, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Truro, the Duke f Wellington, the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane, the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, the Earl and Countess Howe, the Earl of Denbigh, the Earl and Countess Grey, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Liverpool, Viscount and Vis countess Hardinge, Viscount and Viscountess Pal merston, Viscount and Viscountess Canning, Vis count and Viscountess Barrington, Lord and Lady Ashley, Lord and Lady Blantyre, Lord and Lady George Lennox, Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, the Right Hon Sir George and Lady Grey, the Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Hon. Mrs. Grey, Sir George Couper, Lieutenant. Colonel Francis Sey mour, Rear-Admiral Meynell, Mr. Birch, and the Gentlemen in Waiting on Prince Henry of the Ne therlands and the Duke of Cambridge. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yes terday at Gloucester House. M. Zohrab, the Commissioner for the Ottoman empire, was unavoidably prevented from being pre sent at the dinner given at Richmond by the Metro politan Commissioners. A deputation from the borough of Wolverhamp ton, headed by Lord Lewisham, M.P., bad an inter view with the Commissioners of Railways yesterday, at their office in the Board of Trade. The deputa tion consisted of the Mayor of Wolverhampton, Hon. C. Villiers, M.P., Mr. Thornely, M.P., Mr. Bailey, M.P., Mr. Dimmoch, and Mr. Baldwin. THE GREAT EXHIBITION• The Derby day has had no effect whatever on the flow of visitors to the Crystal Palace. On the contrary, the numbers who flocked there yesterday were greater than ever, and 3,5121. was taken at the doors. The sale of season tickets amounted to 2791., and the total receipts were 3,7921. Her Majesty and the royal party at the Palace arrived at the building shortly atter nice o'clock, and remained for nearly two hours, during which they examined the Feeuch, Spanish, Turkish, and Egyptian compartments. From all the accounts wo receive the success of the undertlking in a commercial point of view and with reference to exhibitors is likely to be quite :as great as it is now certain to be financially and with regard to the Royal Commis sion. Many of the most remarkable contributions have been bespoken for purchasers when the display terminates, and extensive orders have been given, founded on examples of excellence in the various manu factures produced. There is every reason to believe, therefore, that exhibitors will be amply remunerated for all their outlay and trouble in the increased custom and reputation which they will secure. BIRMINGHAM, WEDNESDAY.—At a meeting of mer chants and manufacturers, held in the committee-room of the Town-hall today, the Mayor in the chair, it was unanimously resolved to invite his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Roya l Commissioners, and Executive Committee of the Great Industrial Exhibition to a public dinner in the Town-hall of this town at an early day, in testimony of their high sense of the efficient and impartial manner in which the labours of the Exhibition have been so far carried to a successful issue. A committee was ap pointed to carry out t he ob j ects of the meetin g . It is intended that the entertainment shall be upon an exten sive and magnificent scale. MR. WYLD'S GREAT GLOBE. The public will be amply compensated for the delay which has occurred in opening this highly interesting exhibition, the interval having been actively employed, not only in completing the external portion of the build ing, and the approaches thereto, but in the decoration of the interior, and rendering the gigantic model itself as accurate in its proportions and finished in appearance as will comport with the ideas of the scienti fi c pr o pr ietor . Thed defective iron palisading round the square has b een restored , and is now under the hands of th e p ainters. The grounds within aro being ornamentally laid out, and the paths newly gravelled. The noble portico at metallic lava, the north or which t chief entrance is finished externally, be neath laid a paving of Orsi and Armani's patent with h wbile the flooring of tho vestibule within is covered displays an elegant in William colours, dnclosePdieine°; the same material, but of au ornamental description, representing inlaid marble. The design rounded by broad bore worsalternatesl centre-withalternately uina floral re of coloured wdecorations,hanitde blackßu and white inlaid, 0 corridor having a chaste, novel, and T h e brilliant (ffect. has seats covered with rerridor surrounding the model and to soften the glare of f ims t o h n cloth ranged around, above, a lining of white musline hasnumerous glass lights diagonal supporters of the globe been affixed; the their somewhat unsightly appearanc e by been relieved of introduc tion of a series of light pillars, Bur: by the formed curvilinear heads or arches s unted by curiously ornament ed taste f u l pillarets, and decorated with scrolls, foliage, &e., with in mezarine blue, relieved with fawn c olour blue, the whole termed B y zantine, and designed and light th e style of the Alleambra. The convex surface after sphere, as seen fro:A the corridor, has a covering o;?fhltuhee' upon which the celestial bodies will be depicted. O n the 'ewer portion the interstices are filled in with nume rous ranges of drawers for the reception of the best edi tions of a,ll the known geographical works; and th e in side wall of the corridor will be entirely covered with maps, so that the visitor will he enabled, in addition to the inspection of the stupendous model, to spend a day in actual study. The building, which has been well ex ecuted by Mr. G. Myers, of the Belvidere-road, will, to gether w ith the other arrangements, be perfected in the course of the week, so as to be fit for the reception of the public by Monday next, previous to which, it is un derstood that her Majesty intends honouring Mr. Wyld with a private visit to this exhibition. ADULTERATION OF COFFEE. In continuieg to expose the adulterations practised by Landon tradesmen, the Lancet during the past few weeks has given the result of some renewed in vestigations regarding coffee and chicory. Out of 42 fresh trials of coffee adulteration was detected in 31 samples, and very often under peculiarly disreputable circumstance. In some cases, for example, houses professing to sell pure coffee or coffee and chicory mixed, according to the wish of their customers, are discovered, nevertheless, to vend an adulterated article on all occasions. Qne house, which parades its desire to enable its friends to obtain genuine coffee by fur nishing them with mills at cost price, so that they may grind it for themselves, nevertheless does not hesitate to palm off the spurious mixture whenever reliance is placed upon its own honour. Another, which reminds the public that "quality is the test of cheapness," sells a compound of which chicory is the principal ingredient ; and the same is the case with a house which is noticed as attracting customers by expressly cautioning them against that "in iquitous " system. In fact, the most specious puffs uniformly accompany the worst specimens, and the words " warranted genuine" are used to dispose of the vilest trash. The price at which these preparations are sold is from is. to Is. 4d. per lb., and their real value being about 6d. to Bd., the extent to which the poor are defrauded may easily be estimated. At the same time it appears that under the encouragement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer the resort to chicory is increasing, while the revelations of the Lancet have succeeded in check ing the use of roasted corn, beans, and other cheaper though not more objectionable substances, which cannot be defended by the plea of Government pa tronage. The most daring delinquencies, however, occur when the article is sold in canisters, packages, or bottles--a circumstance which was to have been expected, since, although the canister, &c., cost 2d. or 3d., there is no difference in the price charged. One adulterator upon a large scale calla parti cular attention to his signature, " without which none is genuine," and another, who adopts a similar plan, adds, "to counterfeit which is felony." Some stuff described as the " celebrated Exhibition coffee, consisting of a combination of the finest coffees of all nations," contained scarcely anything besides chicory, except a vegetable substance resem bling mangold-wurtzel. The taste and odour of an analogous compound, called the " True Parisian Coffee," were also very disagreeable. Out of 29 specimens purchased in this form the whole, with only a single exception, were adulterated with chi corv, so as frequently to consist of little else, while in five cases roasted wheat and substances resembling mangold-wurtzeliand acorn were likewise detected. In some degree , however, justice is now likely to be done, since the Lancet boldly publishes the name and address of every one of the parties, and although the majority belong to poor districts, where it is not likely a medical journal will extensively circulate, yet there are many well-known west-end and city shopkeepers included in the list. At the same time mention is made of the firms whose coffee has been found genuine. These are—Mr. Betts, Oxford street (second trial) ; Knight and Sons, Grace church-street (second trial) ; Ridgway and Co., King William.street ; Henry Sharpe, Bishopsgate-street ; E. Deane, Shoreditch ; k'ortnum and Mason, Picca dilly ; Branscombe and Co., Pall-mall ; Dann, John ston and Co., New Bond-street; G. Payne and Sons, Regent-street ; Staniforth, Oxford-street ; and W. Holland, Oxford-street. While coffee is adulterated principally with chi cory, chicory is understood to be in turn adulterated with carrot, mangold-wurtzel, dog-biscuit, red-earth, horse chestnut, acorns, tan, mahogany sawriust,baked horse's and bullock's liver, and burnt blood. Out of 23 samples tried by the Lancet, eleven were found to contain spurious ingredients—such as roasted carrot, wheat, and acorns, mahogany sawdust, mangold wurtzel, and Venetian red. With respect also to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's defence of this " wholesome and nutritious root," the public are again reminded that apart from its inherent worth lessness, it is regarded as an aperient and diuretic, and a question is raised whether the great increase which is known to have taken place of late years in renal disorders may not probably be traced to its use. A belief is also expressed that from its narcotic cha racter it produces injurious effects on the nervous system, and it is said that Professor Beer, of Vienna, the celebrated German oculist, is so convinced of this fact tint he has enumerated chicory-coffee as among the causes of amaurotic blindness.—Times. NEWSVENDERS' SOCIETY. The twelfth annual general meeting of the News venders' Society was held last night, at the Belle Sauvage Hotel, Ludgate-hill. The chair was taken by Mr. L. Wild. The CHAIRMAN read a letter from Mr. Harmer, stating that he was prevented by an accident from attending to take the chair, and enclosing a subscrip tion of 101. _ The SECRETARY read the report, from which it appeared that the capital of the society now amounts to 1,2501. Bank Stock. It contained an appeal to the members generally to use their exertions to extend the sphere of the society's usefulness, by procuring contributions to its funds, and announced that the annual dinner had been postponed till autumn. The report also directed attention to the statistical account, to be read by the Treasurer, as a matter for serious reflection. The committee pointed strongly to the sum expended for temporary relief, distributed, with two eveptions, to non-subscribers. They stated that they bed received many other applications from in eligible parties, and begged to remind the members of the body that, with extraordinary exceptions, the funds cf the society ought to be retained for the benefit of the bond fide subscribers, unencumbered by disbursements to parties who have not had the provident feeling to consider for themselves till the hour of need overtakes them, and who only do so then by seeking a remedy for their incautious ne glect from the accumulated pittances of the careful and prudent. The TREASURER read the statement of accounts for the year, from which it appeared that the receipts, including 571. 103. 10d. balance on last year's ac count, amount to 1221. Bs. 4d., and the outlay, in cluding 48/. 4s. paid for Three per Cent. Consols, amounts to 981. ls. 101., leaving a balance in hand of 241. G. 61. Mr. T. G. GuIsLIN moved the adoption of the re port, ani that it be printed and circulated amongst the friends of the institution. In doing so he called attention to the great services rendered to the public by the newsvenders. He likewise referred to the ad vantages conferred by the society on persons engaged in the trade, and to the encouragement which was thereby offered to them. Mr. GRAVAT seconded the resolution, which was put and carried. Votes of thanks were passed to the treasurer, com mittee, secretary, president (Mr. Harmer), and to the proprietors of the journals that have advocated the claims of the society. Elizabeth Ilidmade was elected a pensioner of the society, and it was agreed that she should receive 10/. per annum. A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. THE NEW LAW FOR THE PROTECTION OF Ar- PRENTICES AND SERVANTS.—Yesterday the important Act of Parliament, which received the Royal Assent on Tuesday, for the better protection of persons under the care and con trol of others as apprentices or servants, and to enable the guardians and overseers of the poor to institute and conduct prosecutions in certain cases, was printed. This Act, which resulted from a late painful case, contains nine clauses, and is now in force. It is provided that persons—masters or mis tresses—refusing or neglecting to supply necessary food to apprentices or servants, or unlawfully assaulting them, are guilty of a misdemeanour, and liable to three years' impri sonment, tsith or without hard labour. The costs of such prosecutions are to be allowed. A register is to be kept of young persons under sixteen years hired or taken as servants from any workhouse, with particulars as prescribed in a schedule annexed to the Act. Young persons who are hired from workhouses, or bound out as pauper apprentices, are to be visited twice at least in every year, and the officer is to report to the guardians "in writing hether he has found reason to believe that such young person is not supplied with necessary food, or is subjected to cruel or illegal treatment in any respect.' Where the residence is more than five'miles the parties are to be visited by the officer of the union or parish in which they reside. The Act authorises and re rjuires parish officers to prosecute in certain cases where in jury has been inflicted on a poor person under sixteen years of age. Justices are to bind over parish officers to prose cute, and the costs of such prosecutions are to be allowed. The Act extends to England and Wales. THE ADVERTISING VAN NulseNcE.—Yesterday Mr. Bedford hold an inquest in the board-room of St. Mar tin's Workhouse, on view of the body of Richard Nicholson, aged sixty-three, who for above twenty years had a print stall adjoining St. Martin's Church. Samuel Newman, car man, 14, Stockwell-terrace, said that about two o'clock in the afternoon of the 2d inst. he was in a taxed ca t, drawn by one horse, which was proceeding down St. Martin's-lane, when near St. Martin's Church he passed a huge advertising van, at the sight of which the animal shied, and began to plunge and leap. He pulled the animal in, but while doing so the shafts broke at the step iron, and he was thrown out under the horse's hind legs. The animal went off at a furious rate, and knocked the deceased down, who was standing with his stall, which extended several feet along the street. He was picked up and carried to King's College Hospital. Mr. C. Lewes, visiting surgeon at the hospital, said deceased, after being a few days at the institution, left of his own accord. Witness attended him at his lodgings. Ile died on Sunday last. Deceased had two ribs broken, which had penetrated the lungs, and produced effusion on the pleura, which caused death. Verdict—" Accidental death, caused by.an advertising van." [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Bell' s Life in London, Sunday May 25.—Great Exhibition on Epsom Downs—the Derby and Oaks - and other sources of competition. Final awards by the judge, with remarks by Pegasus. Average sale of hell's Life in London, 30,0000. Bell's Life is regularly pub lisheda by M r. Clement, j un., 170, S tran d, at 4 o'clock on S• turday morning, in time for the Saturday early morning mails and rail ways ': COST OF LITERATURE.—A century ago the amount expended in book s , periodicals, and newspapers, did not ex ceed 100,0001. a year. 'whereas ' the sum now so expended annually i 4 calculated at 2,100,0001. SPORTING NOTES. No. LVII. REMINISCENCES OF THE DERBY.—OAKS ANTICIPATIONS. 'The tree of knowledge has been pluek'd—all's known." BYnox. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—The following obiervations, made in my various Notes on the Derby, were realized, to the letter, by the running yesterday. In Note, No. V., of the 31st January, I remarked that Ariosto was no Derby winner. That " the Lord of the Tournament may hare a tilt at Eponi for the Olympic crown, but this year he will most certainly be thrown over. That Midas had a " diminutive outaide chance." That Stebbing's sting was a dead failure this year. That " Teddington has been out five times and won twice—he loots well, and is visibly improved since last October." That " Tom Dawson is coming out with a CONSTELLATION, but it strikes me very forcibly they are fixed stars, shining brightly enough on • Middleham Moor, but, when removed, not likely to do so on the Downs of _Epsom. That " Storms undcrs i tandings' are very cranky, and likely to give way altogether in the course of a Derby preparation." That " Mr. Clark's stout half-bred son of Venison and a Defence mare, the Marlborough Buck, is quite capable, I imagine, of repeating on a pinch the Hot. spur dose of 1349." That "Lightfoot is not worth a thought!" That " Mr. Saxon's The Black Doctor will find the company too good for him." That " Mr. St. George's Brother to Chanticleer has been backed for a good deal of money; all gone into the Sinking Fund." In Note No. 51, of the 12th May, I remarked, that my original Derby team, which consisted of the Prime Mi nister, Newrniuster, Lamartine, and Storm, had fallen off frowits high estate, but still thought that The Premier had a chaccelcfc. That The Ban was " net equal to the tuck of pulling through." That "Mr. Hill's Mountain Dee r will find his master again, as he did before, in Her nandez." That " greet things are expected of The sous—much more, in my opinion, th an he can accomplish." And, in my " Finishi ng touches to our contribution to the Great National Exhibition on the Downs Epsom," in Note No. 56, I gave it as my final opinion that " Backhound, England's Glory, herus, Avail, colts by Epirus and Tearaway, Bro to Chanti cleer, Runnymede, The Black Doctor, Hungerford, Newminster, Louis Napoleon, Guy Mannerieg, The Tout, The Ban, Ariosto, Telescope, and Glenhawk" might be " turned into the hopeless class; not one of them possessing THE GHOST OF A CHANCE of winning!" Also that " Midas, Constellation, Neasham, Mountain Iher, Hippolytus, Bonnie Dundee, and Theseus.," would form the foremost portion of the ruck; NOT ONE OF THIS SECOND LOT BEING GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN !" I also gave es my opinion, that the first flight would " consist of The Premier, The Buck, Hernandez, Teddington, Heartbreaker, and Lamartine," placing The Premier first, the Marlborough Buck second, and Teddington third. Now, what was the result? Why, that Ted dington's trial was correct; for, tooled by Job Matson, he won, from the largest Derby field (33) on record,in a center by two lengths ! The Bock, under the guidance of Whitehouse, was where I placed him, second; Neasham, by sufferance, third by a neck from Hernandez; the Premier filth ; Le.martine sixth. The horses at the heed of the ruck were Theseus, Bonnie Dundee, Hip polytus, Midas, Heartbreaker, and Constellation. The time (2 min. 51 secs) was not equal to Surplice's in 1848, or Voltigeur's last year, but was superior to Pyrrhus the First's, Cossack's end The Flt ing Dutch men's. It will he seen by the foregoing statement, that though I did not exactly accomplish the feat of placing the first three as they passed the post, I was as nearly right as possible in every other respect ; the four I se lected to occupy the foremost places actually passing Judge Clark's Chair, first, second, fourth, and fifth. I ly Have, with the exception of my wide-awake oontemporaries of the Racing Times, I was the only dabbler in racing judgment that accomplished the abovementioned feat. Most of the other races at Epsom have been decided exactly as I prognosticated. The field for " The Oaks " to-morrow will not bo anything like in proportion to that fur the, Derby; the following being all that is likely to run for it, viz.:—Payment (Bartholomew), Hesse Homburg, Aphrodite, Loathe, Sis. to Wanota (Marlow), Iris (Butler), Perdita filly, Catalpa (Nat), Misserrima, Emily (Win tringham), Terp sichore, Phlegm (Norman), Anspach (Kitchener), Pres tige (A. Day), Prima Donna, Incurable, Princess Alice filly (Holmes), Irene, and perhaps another or two. Ac cording to my view of this very ticklish race, I must go for the three favourites—Payment, Hesse Homburg, and Aphrodite; expecting to see them pass the post as I have placed them. The next flight to consist of Iris, Catalpa, Sis. to Wanota, and Perdita filly. Latest Betting-10 to 3 agst Payment, 4 to 1 agst Hesse Homburg, 5 to 1 apt Aphrodite (offered), 8 to 1 agst lanthe, 8 to 1 agst Iris, 12 to 1 agst Sis. to Wanota, 12 to 1 agst Catalpa. Perdita filly not mentioned. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. May 22, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM, WEDNESDAY. In point of weather, the seventy-second anniversary of the Derby was remarkably fortunate; a shower fell early in the morning, enough to lay the dust, but neither heavy nor long enough to have any effect on the course, which, as may be imagined, from our report of the first day, was anything but favourable for horses with doubt ful feet. From the unusual facilities offered by the railways, we anticipated a monster gathering, and we were not disap pointed, for we will venture to affirm that a greater con course was never before seen on Epsom Downs. The South-Western line and the road contributed liberally to the mass, but a vast majority patronised the Brighton Company, where trains were started from an early hour in the morning, at short intervals, up to half-past one, and with much less pressure and confusion than might reasonably have been expected on so exciting an occa sion; the arrangements, in fact, showed a marked im provement on last year. Great care was taken by the head of the police to prevent stoppages on the three thoroughfares from Epsom to the Downs, by placing horse patrols in different points; in short, all concerned in the management of the course, or of matters con nected with it, were well instructed, and carried out their orders in a businesslike and efficient manner. With re ference to the great event we may observe that it is many years since the race, up to the day, was looked upon as so " open;" of this the number of starters alone may be quoted as a proof; the " million," in fact, arrived on the course pretty generally impressed with the idea that Marlborough Buckth e yi in a , evinced healthyand h state. de cidediin , some " outsider" would win: they had h a d no Flying Dutchman or Voltigeur on whom to pl ace th e i r affec tions, and next to that (to the ring) v er y use f u l an i ma l Li gletfloeoeht,inthge was onl ythe horse owing, perhaps, to the recent list defalc a ti ons , t h e i r in vestments were much lighter than wo u ld h ave b een t h c ase had the "money market" been The first race of the day got over, the paddock became the centre of attraction; the starters speedily emerged from it, and within a few minutes of the time fixed — three o'clock—weio mounted, the course having pre viously been cleared with a tact, temper, and rapidity highly creditable to the police. Having taken their preliminary canters, the horses, thirty-three in number, the icy) : rs b e ng, jt,a, r loe : lsn iduo:sephehnhi loses almost one more than ever started for Derby, Oaks, or St. Leger, returned to the paddock, were conducted from it to the post, and got off without the slightest failure at ten minutes pest three. The race may be described in a very few words. Teddington waited in front to the turn, was never afterwards w h h e o a d h e a d s , naonvid, won won in bo a t h Derby a g n N immense ea h an b s y t stake, l e e , n a ga most nd the latter defeating Hernandez for the third place by a and Mr. Davis, who a llp r aa e rw o tli n 7 the right side; on the other hand B al u m ck os b t ea tio t n in a man ; neck.oat h nf e dt h ‘ e4 had something like an 80,0001. book, admits that the win ner and the Marlborough Buck were the worst horses he had in the race—his loss is very heavy. Job Marson won that the five leading favourites were the first re markable hair. past the winning c .. this race last year on Voltigeur, and it is somewhat Plate, in which lanthe made so ridiculous an Exhibition horses, that she immediately became a Of the other races, nly necessary to refer to the example of her t he racing was brought to a close shortly aboli tion of heats, after six o'clock. ded state of the stand , and the en closure,prominent favourite for t he Oaks. Thanks to the The densely - cro w i c , give a w e few names, however, has patrons in the to show that the turf still higher classes:— se s the Duke and Duchess cf No rendered it quite impossible to obtain a list of the company perfect; Prince Henry of the Nether lands,mours, his Royal Highness ]t Duke of Cambridge, hi s Serene Highness the Prince s Their Roy his Royal Hig hness of Saxe-Weimer, the Mar quis Lord of Waterford, Marquis o f Worcester, Gran ville, Lord Glasgow, Lord Enfield, Lord March, Lord Royal Highnesses Lord Wilton, Lord Strath more, Lord George Manners,Maidstone Lord A. New port,Fitz- Lord Uxbridge, Lord Lord Exmouth, 'Lord Bateman, Sir Lord Stanley, . on S . G. an, Eglinton, Lord ZetlandeLad Bessborough, Lord Army tage,Sir Hume Campbell, Sir ii . r i zie_ few minutes after two o'clock The racing commenced a Sir Joseph Hawley, Sir W. Colr . in_g e t e.. ,., c.ir with— h, Bst an 7 d lb 4 ; 40 a dd e d ; Th t e hr ß e u e rg y h ea S rs ta o k l e d s , for five and Up warth, Bst 81b; mares and geldings allowed 3lbs; the winner to be sold for 100 SOTS., &e. Ralf a mile. (11 Subs.) Mr. Hornsby 's The Old Fox, 5 yrs (C. Hornsby, ju n .) I of 7st 3 10 s 1 ° 4 5. fo e u a r c, Mr. Osbaldeston's Joc-o'-Sot, aged (Simpson) 2 Mr. Shripton's Arlette, 4 yrs ................. (Gilbert) 3 The following ako ran :—Mr. West's Solomon, 3 yrs (Mann); Mr. King's Boyce Snailsfoot, 5 yrs (Benskin); Mr. Herbert's br c by Sir Hercules, out of kiss Letty, 3 yrs (Sly); Mr. Dorrien's Chaplet, 3 yrs (Iliett); Mr. Drewett's Charley, 4 yrs (Abrahams); Mr. A. Bartley's Laundrymaid, aged (Howlett); Mr. White's Clare, aged (Cartwright); Mr. Drew's Forest Flower, 6 y rs (Grubb). Betting-7 to 4 agst Old Fox, 4to 1 agst Solomon, 5 to 1 agst Jec-o'-Set, an d 6 to 1 agst Chaplet or any other. Won cleverly by a length, a bead between second and third. Run in 51 secs. The Derby Stakes of 50 sews. each, h ft, for 3 yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; the second to receive 100 aovs., and the winner to pay 100 sous. towards the police and regulations of the course, and 50 soya, to the judge. One mile and a half on the new course. (192 Subs.) Sir J. Hawley's Teddington ............... (J. Manson) 1 Mr. J. Clarks Marlborough Buck.. (G. Whitehouse) 2 Mr. Wilkinson's Neashara (J. Holmes) 3 Lord Enfield's Hernandez .....................(S. Mann) 4 The following also started, but were not placed:— Mr. J. Powney's Lamartino (A. Day) 0 151 r. Halford's Primo Minister ............(W. Sharpe) 0 6ir J. jiawley's The Ban (Pearl) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Heartbreaker (F. Butler) 0 Mr. Waller's Enterprise colt (Wektifield) 0 Mr. Greville's Ariosto (Flatman) 0 Mr. Higgins's Theseus (S. Rogers) 0 Mr. 11. Hill na The Mountain Deer (slston) 0 Mr. E. R. Clark's Glenhawk (Dockeray) 0 Lord Exeter's Midas (Norman) 0 Mr. Moore's Alompra (Charlton) 0 Mr. Wentworth's Azeth (Bumby) 0 Mr. A. Nichol's blewmiuster (Pettit) 0 Mr. Delamere's Guy Mannering (Bartholomew) 0 Mr. Morris's Hnngerford (Fenn) 0 Sir T. Burke's Bro. to Chanticleer ...(H. Robertson) 0 Baron Rothschild's Tearaway colt (Robinson) 0 Mr. Nevill's Telescope (H. Bell) 0 Lord Eglinton's Bonnie Dundee (Cartwright) 0 Lord Eglinton's Hippolytus (C. Marlow) 0 Mr. Med;lsm's Constellation (Templeman) 0 Mr. Saxon's The Black Doctor (W. Abd ale) 0 Mr. Thompson's Gholab Singh (Winteringham) 0 Mr. F. Garner's Serus (11. Edwards) 0 Mr. Worthington's Golich (Osborne) 0 Mr. Merry's Louis Napoleon (I Howlett) 0 Duke of Richmond's Buckhound ........(Kitchener) 0 Sir R. Pigot's ./Eolus (W. Boyce) 0 Sir R. I'igot's Runnymede (Sly) 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst Teddington, 7 to 1 egst Marl borough Buck, 7 to 1 agst Hernandez, 7 to 1 agst Prime Minister, 15 to 1 agat Constellation, 15 to 1 agat The sats, 15 to 1 agst Neasham, 22 to 1 agst Black Doctor, 30 to 1 agst Lamartine, 30 to 1 agst Hippolytus, 40 to 1 agst Bonnie Dundee, 50 to 1 agst Ariosto, and 1,000 to 15 egst any other. Buckhound took the lead from the post, and with the Enterprise colt in his wake, the latter waited on by Ted dington, Constellation, Neasham, and Ariosto, led the way nearly to the top of the hill, the running being then taken from him by the Enterprise colt, Teddington fol lowing Buckhound, in company with Neasham and Ariosto, next to the latter lying Constellation, Heart breaker, the Marlborough Buck, and Lord Eglinton's two. This order lasted only to the mile post; Teddington then quitting his horses, and goieg on with a decided lead, the Enterprise colt and Buckhound giving way to Hernandez, the Marlborough Buck, Neasham, and Ariosto, to which lot the race, after making the turn, was confined. Marlborough Buck took the second place at the road, and hold it to the distance, where Neasham went up, and by sufferance, got within a neck and shoulder of the favourite, by whom, however, he was very speedily disposed of. The Marlborough Buck and Hernandez were thus left within half a length of the favourite, who, having had the race in hand from the time ho took up the running, left them without an effort, and won in a canter by two lengths, rho Marlborough Buck beating Neasham by a length, Hernandez, who would have been third but for a disap pointment opposite the stand, finishing a neck from the latter. Prime Minister was fifth, and Theseus, Ariosto, and Lamartine well up. Run in 2 min. 51 secs. Epsom Town Plate of 50 says. (handicap) for three anti four yrs old, the winner of any race after the publica tion of the weights to carry 51b extra. One mile. Lord Stanley's Croupier, 3 yrs, Est 101b...(Charlton) 1 Mr. Douglass's Lybourne, 3 yrs, 6st (A. Pavis) 2 Lord H. Lennox's Theorem, 3 yrs, 6st 31b (Garvey) 3 Mr. Greville's Es3tafette t 4 yrs, 7st 71b...(car. 7st 91b) 4 Mr. J. Perren's Fernande, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (J. Howlett) 5 Mr. Payne's Guardsman, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Hiatt) 6 Betting-2 to 1 agst Croupier, sto 2 agst Fernando, 4 to 1 agst Theorem, and 4 to 1 agst Estafette. Fernande took a clear lead at starting, and with Esta fette and Leybourne in attendance, cut out the work to the road, where she was beaten, and Leybourne took up the running at the stand; however, Croupier went up, quitted him without a struggle, and won iu a canter by two lengths. Run in 1 min. 46 secs. The Great Exhibition Plate of 100 sovs. (handicap). A winner subsequent to the publication of the weights to carry 511) extra. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Jones's lanthe, 3 yrs, 6at 21b Captain Archdall's Badajoz, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (N. Treen) 2 Mr. amnett's Subterfuge, 4 yrs, 65t...(T. Sherwood) 3 Mr. Magennis's Ingratitude, 3 yrs, sst 12b (Pavis) 4 Betting-2 to len lanthe, who made all the running, and passed the winning chair twelve lengths first. Run in 2 min. 15 secs. The Carew Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 40 added, for three yrs old, 7st 61b; four, Bst 71b; five and up wards, Bst 111 b; mares and geldings allowed 31bs; the winner to be sold for 150/., if demanded; three quarters of a mile. (7 Subs.) Mr. Hornsby 's The Old Fox, 5 yrs (C. Hornsby, jun.) 1 Mr. Burgess's Handsome Doe, 4 yrs (Burn) 2 Mr. Carew's Soufflé, 3 yrs (Basham) 3 Mr. Thomas's Durdans, 3 yrs (Dcnaldson) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Old Fox, who made the running from end to end and won, hard held, by two lengths; Souffle a bad third. The winner was claimed. BETTING ON THE OAKS. 7to 2 agst Payment (taken) 9to 1 agst Iris 4to 1 agst Hesse Homburg 9to agst lanthe (taken) 7to 1 agst Aphrodite (t) 12 to 1 agst Miserrima THE WOODCOTE STAKES. Elcot was examined before the races yesterday, by Mr. Field, who pronounced him to be only two years old. T f () 11 S 1) A +.v It NG, V o ) HAMPTON, 1851. Handicap for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 20 soul. each, 10 ft., and 5 only if declared on Monday week. Age st. lb.i Cariboo Age st. lb. Vancouver King Charming gr h by Verulam, out of Whim Joe Sutherland Terpsichore b c by Corranna, _ _ _ Vatican Windischgratz ... 5 8 8 1 Vampyre a 8 71 Old Dan Tucker 5 8 7 Sauter-la-Coupa... 5 8 7 Nutcracker 4 8 4 Hagley Weston' Garforth out Of Monica 3 6 9 Tilsit . The Savage 4 6 9 Bellissima Ballet Girl ...... 4 6 9 Abdallah 4 6 0 Miss Lottery Hippogriff lanthe 3 6 5 Aristos Guardsman 3 6 0 Ingratitude 3 6 0 British Boy Don Pedro Jagellon Repletion 5 7 12 Cocktail Mrs. Taft 6 7 9 1 Beebe© Bunnoo 5 7 8 Utrecht Selina Eva, Valentino Landseer 5 7 4 1 Cools Melford Gladiole Roller _ . _ Acceptances for the South-N% Age st. lb. Tho Moor Tho Swede 4 8 7 Woodlark 5 8 3 Zidoc The rest pay 'estern Railway Plate of 501. Age st. lb. Ferule 5 7 13 Miss Lottery Asia 3 6 8 Ley bourne) 3 6 5 5 sous. each. THAMES YACHT CLUB. The following yachts have been entered to contend on Monday next, in the first match of the season, of this distinguished club:— FIRST CLASC—Heroine, 35 tons, R. Bell, Esq.; Tartar, 36 tons, W. H. Dawel; Musquito, 50 tons, Lord Lon dcsborough; Cynthia, 50 tons, John Wicks, Esq. SECOND CLASS.—Phantom, 21 tons, S. Lane, Esq.; Whisper, 19 tons, T. Eveleigh; Secret, 25 tons, R. Bell, jun. THIRD CLASS.—Frolic, 10 tons, Alfred Cox, Esq.; Sea Nymptb, 10 tons, C. Wheeler, jun.; Mazeppa, 12 tons, C. Bromley; Mouse, 15 tons, G. E. Brown. It will be as usual a time race; half a minute per ton being allowed for the smaller craft. Of the first class the extraordinary powers of the Musquito render her the object of first chance; but the beautiful sailing quali fications of the Cynthia make her a most formidable op ponent; the other two are fast boats, and are entitled to seven minutes the one, and seven and a half the other, time; but it is questionable whether they will be found even with that handicap contending successfully. The second class race creates a corresponding degree, if en tered with the first, and the best judges are lost in con jecture which to choose, so evenly are the yachts matched. The Whisper defeated both but recently, but it must be borne in mind that the Phantom carried away her haulyards, when well to windward, and her reason able chance of victory snatched away by the accident. Of the third class, the Frolic and Mazeppa appear most in request; but what the Mouse, which is new, and has only made a slight start before, may do is difficult to say. The Ruby steamer and the band of the Royal Artillery have been engaged by the club, and will leave London-bridge at an early hour in the morning, calling at Blackwell on their way down to Erith, whence the race commences, the distance extending to the Nore light and back. OXFORD UiVIVERSITY BOAT RACES. These annual eight-oared races commenced on the evening of Monday, when the banks of the Isis were crowded with spectators. No less than sixteen flags (denoting the number of boats) streamed majestically from the beautiful barge belonging to the Oxford Uni versity Club. Precisely at half-past seven the boats started in the following order:— Wadham 1 St. John's......... 9 Baliol Brazenose Worcester Oriel 13 Lincoln Exeter 7 Trinity ............ 15, Christ Church Wadham, who had so gallantly ma intained the proud position of " head of the river" last year, was compelled to give way to Baliol. Lincoln easily defeated and Jesus bumped Queen's near th e long bridge. The second Exeter would have served Trinity the same but for their bad steering ; the other boats kept their positions. TUESDAY.—Wadham again suffered defeat, Braze nose bumped them under the Willows. Oriel was com plied to give way to Exeter ne ar Sanders 's-bridge, and Trinity bumped Queen's near the Cherwell. VauxuaLL.—BAL NIASQUE.—The whole of the extensive walks, groves, rooms, ro . t u nda, &c., of this well known establishment we re last night thrown open to the public, and a bal masque given on an unusual scale of splen dour. The place was crowded; indeed so numerous a com pany was perhaps never assembled here before on a similar occasion. Englishmen and foreigners were to be seen in clustered groups, and till past . midnight fresh parties w ere arriving at the doors , many of whom had spent the day on Epsom downs, and were resolved to , conclude the n i g ht i n the alcoves of the " Royal Property. For hours the gaiety of the scene wss kept up,. anu dancing, quite as vigorous as elegant, was inces sa nt till daybreak warned th e p er f ormers it was time to retire, the lamps "beginning to pale their in effectual fire," and the limbs of the dancers to gr ow ti r ed w ith their extraordinary exertions. The whole of the ar rangements, under the proprietor, Mr. Warden assisted by Mr. B. Barnett , th e master of the r evels, left nothing to be wished for. The gro unds are ex cellently laid out, and though there is an almost endless variety of amusement, satiety is not produced. The bal masque was worthy the bed days of the gardens. FRENCH PLAYS. The reign of theone• act screamers of the Valais Royale still continues. No less than four of these little pieces were performed last evening, two of them for the first time. Levassor appeared in them, and was the life and soul of both. They have evidently been written:for him, as farces at the Lyceum or Adelphi are 'written for Charles Mathews or Edward Wright. They have nothing in them either in the way of incident or plot, but just consist of a few scenes, in which some gro tesque original is the prominent object with a few other characters, who merely servo to bring him out, and set off his ludicrous absurdities. Levassor absolutely revels in fun and frolic, and indulges in the most extravagant flights; but his humour, though rich and broad, is free from vulgarity. Compared to the humour of some of our popular farceurs it is the effervcscence of cham pagne to the briskness of bottled beer. Ic is a plesant thing to enjoy a most hearty laugh without being offended by indelicacy or coarseness. DIORAMA OF NINEVEH. er grandic Charlesmo v i n g Cooper, diorama of thebbyy M t h r. ; Frederick British Museum to assist Dr. Layard , is now being Ni a n r e t v is e t h' sent out d ex hibited at the Gothic Hall, 3, Lower Grosvenor-street. The views are very accurate, exceedingly well painted, and very interesting, and the explanatory lecture, de livered by Mr. Cooper, sufficiently explains them to those who have not read the work of Dr. Layard. The views commence with the city of Mosul, continuing with both the banks of the Tigris as far as the Mound of N . imroud, the first scene o f D r . L ayar d' s l a b ours . Th e re is then a moonlight view of the great Lion Gateway of the north-west palace, the excavations at Konytmjick, the remains of the great halls of the Assyrian Kings, and the French discoveries at Khorstibad. This interesting diorama wilt no doubt be visited by all who take an in terest in the subject which it illustrates, and it is quite as worthy the support of the public as any which have hitherto appeared. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Having already noticed favourably two of the lectures " On Fire in its various relations," delivered by Mr. J. IL Pepper, chemical lecturer to the above institu tion, we therefore cannot permit the third and last of the eourse to pass without recording its particular in teresting features. The Learned Professor commenced by calling the attention of his audience to the ordinary appearance of light giving flame, and showed in a satis factory manner that when it affordedilluminating power not merely gaseous matter was brought up to a high temperature, but that solid substances, as charcoal, i s a gas flame. Lime is the oxy-hydrogen light now abso lutely required. The maintenance of the heat and the supply cf oxygen wero next considered, and it was de wensrrated that flame could be as it were frozen out and extinguished by the simple withdrawal of the heat by conducting metal. The obstruction of flame came next under consideration, the external figure being conical and shaped like a myrile-iaai, broause the air rushed past the outside and dragged up. Some beautin.a vnpo riments with ascending and descending flames illustrated this part of the subject. Finally, the internal portion of flame was shown to be hollow. A flame was made up of three divisions, two external in a state of intense combustion, and a third inside being a centre core or hollow full of unburnt gas. This fact was demonstrated by some very curious experiments—a ease of red fire with quick matches was held in the centre without igni tion. Fire appeared to extinguish fire, because the centre of the flame was full of unburnt hydro-carbon, which did not :Lippert combustion. This, with many other equally str:king experiments and lucid explana tions, was received with great applause. MUSIC HALL-HENRY RUSSELL'S MUSICAL AND PICTORIAL ENTERTAINMENT. This well , known and highly-popular lyric author and vocalist, presented- to our public, for the first time on last evening, his admirable musical and pictorial treat. The first part consisted of a representation of the scenes and incidents of an emigrant's progress from our shores to an American seaport, and thence up the giant western rivers, through forest and prairie, to the yet half•re claimed settlements in the far west. Nothing could be more beautifully depicted than the various scenes on land and sea represented in this portion of Mr. Russell's panorama, whilst his admirable and racy descriptions, and the music of his apposite and finely rendered melo dies gave additional interest to each scene thus doubly illustrated. The second part of the entertainment con sisted of a series of panoramic scenes illustrative of negro life in primitive freedom, and afterwards in slavery. The first scene opens with a view of an African village, with its festivities—then follows a battle of the tribes—then the capture and embarkation of the prisoners on board the slaver schooner, the chase by a British cruiser, and the rescue of one set of slaves. The scene changes to the Savannah, and we see the slave market and the suc ceeding pictures pourtray the ♦arieus descriptions of slave labour in the southern stater. The entire of this panorama in all its phases is de scribed by Mr. Russell in a style of elegant and familiar dissertation, interspersed with numerous original anec• dotes, and rendered still more delightful by a series of songs and ballads, pathetic and descriptive, the whole forming an entertainment which has been rarely equalled, and certainly never excelled (of its kind) in Dublin. The audience of last evening was a crowded one indeed. The spacious Music Hall, in boxes, pit, and galleries was crowded to excess, and the repeated and enthusiastic plaudits that greeted every effort of the gifted vocalist, evinced the deep delight experienced by all present at this novel and unique entertainment. —Dublin Freeman's Journal, May 20. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Admiral the Hon. Sir Btaden Capel, K.C.8,, returned to Portsmouth from short leave of absence on Tuesday evening, when his flag was rehoisteci on board the Vic tory. Rear-Admiral Superintendent H. Prescott, C. 8., has proceeded en 14 days' leave of absence; his flag was struck last night at sunset on board the Britannia, 120. Orders arrived at Portsmouth on Tuesday evenieg to prepare the royal yacht Victoria and Albert fur imme diate service, and in consequence early yesterday morn ing the officers and crew wore turned over to her, and wrre busy all the morning in getting on board her fur niture, bedding, and stores. She was to have been taken down the harbour early this morning, but a telegraphic order was received at two o'clock that her services would not be required, and she therefore remains in state quo, and the Court will go over to Osborne in the Fairy at four P.M. to-day. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the junior members of the Royal Family, with their attendants, are expected (as we before stated) to arrive at the Royal Clarence Victualling Yard at noon to-day, preceding her Majesty and the Court to Osborne. Captain Lord Adolphus Fiszclarence was expected at Portsmouth last evening. The Fairy royal yacht, screw-tender, Master-Com mander Welch, and the Elfin, steam dispatch-boat, were taken out round Spithead yesterday, to test their engines and machinery; this evening both vessels were all right. Th© state barges have been launched. It is currently reported that a number of illustrious foreigners now visiting this country, will inspect Ports mouth naval arsenal to-morrow. . _ Commander (retired) James Harvey Price died at Eign House, near Hereford, May 14, aged 64, and whose rewairs were interred in a family fault i❑ the burial ground of All Saints on Monday morning last. The Governalo, Sardinian steam-frigate, arrived at Spitbead yesterday morning from Plymouth, and went into harbour in the afternoon, At the harbour's mouth she did not appear to have steam sufficient, and got in the " cloldrams," and it was thought at one time that she touched on the bar. After making sail she got her head the right way, and finally got into harbour. Avon steam-tender arrived at Portsmouth on Tues day morning, and proceeded on to Plymouth. Devastation steam-sloop, Commander Campbell, went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning to try her engines and test her speed along the measured mile in Stokes Bay. She appeared to be a very fast vessel, and we have no doubt achieved 10 or 11 knots. WooLwica, MAY 21.—The construction of the frame of the San Fiorenzo, 50 guns, building at this yard, has just been completed. This fine vessel has been framed upon a principle introduced into this yard by Afr. Wil liam Moody, the foreman of shipwrights, who superin tended the framing of the Cmsar, 90, and the Windsor Castle, 120 guns, both built at Pembroke dockyard. The Lords of the Admiralty wore so pleased with these ves sels that they awarded a gratuity of 1001. to be divided amongst the workmen, and conferred an annuity of 251. per annum on the inspector. The plan introduced by Mr. Moody effects a great saving in the time of the workmen, and a less number of days is consequently required, with an equal number of men, to finish a ves sel. Some idea may be formed of the time required to construct the San Fiorenzo when it is stated to be equal to the work of one man for 4,900 days. The Shearwator steam-vessel had her bottom coppered yesterday, and was taken out of dock to-day. DIORAMA. OF THE HOLY LAND, EGYPTIAN HALL, —His Excellency M. Constantine Muslims, Ambassador fro m the Sublime Porte, accompanied by le Prince A. Vogo r id es, l L' eu tenant-General Djemaleddin Paths, l'Amiral litoustaph a Pacha, Captains Shamsi and Mehemed Bey, Hussein Effendi, Dilaver Eta'endi, Zia Bey, and several of the officers of the Turkish steam-frigate Fieji Bahr', visited the Di orama of the Holy Land yesterday. The distinguished party were evidently gratified with the accuracy of the painting, as during its progress they . were constantly recognising the various portions more intimately known to them. The Hereditary Prince of } urstenberg, Prince Bariatinsky, Prince Pignatelli, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Mar quis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Kildare, the Earl and Countess of Ducie, Earl Howe, his:Excellency the Baron and Baroness de Seebach, née Countess de Nesselrode, Lady Stanley and party (second time), Lord Radstock and party, Lady Goulburn and party, Count Hossenthal, Count Possenti, Sir Gardner Wil kinson, and several of the leading gentry, have also visited the Diorama. Protectionists MR. F RofANDAT AYLESBURY . — Yesterday the Prot • • candidate, Mr. W. Aylesbury met to entrtain their defeated dinner took place at the George llotel ; about three hundred persons were present; and Mr. W. Lowndes o ccu p ied the chair. After the usual toasts, the chairman proposed the health of ,their guest. Mr. Ferrand thereupon made a speech, remarkable for its tameness down to near its close, when he broke out into his more peculiar strain:—" Who feared a rebellion? God would defend the right.—(Great cheering.) Let the Free Traders hoist their standard of re bellion to-morrow, the spirit of England would destroy them in a month. Bright would be hanged at Manchester, Cob_ den at Leeds, and Sir James Graham at Carlisle.—(Laughte r 3 7 J;oiNlNn.ourzldu,ssienip_asll probability, sweep {head would, if he and cheers.) Then, too, a new Reform Bill was talked of, but he warned the Government that the Reform Bill which swept away the Protectionists would sweep the Duke o f writ will issue tron for Bswedeefoprdtheouertowofn rr Woburn so ivm eh pe L A t h ira b ai e esty were not cautious, shoulders." ~ HARWICE LLECTION.--Atbna?w_ Harwich, and it is understood again contest the borough, t the same candidates will 11EALTHOF LONDO.N DURIAG THE WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) The rate of mortality that now prevails in London, shows that scarcely any improvement in the health of the population has taken place during the last seven weeks; and it continues higher than is usually observed in the middle of May. In the week ending last Satur day the number of deaths registered was 1,002; in the ten corresponding weeks of 1841-50 it was generally under 900; in the three instances in which it exceeded that number it was 978, 969, and 1,033, and the average was only 881. This average, when corrected for in crease of population, is 361; compared with which the present return exhibits an excess of 41. A comparison of the last two weeks will show that there is still an unusual mortality amongst persons of tender years, and that though zymotic or epidemic dis eases bare declined in their aggregate fatality from 263 deaths to 196, yet in the same period the class which comprises the several diseases of the respiratory organs, exclusive of phthisis and hooping-cough, has risen from . 157 to 176. Pneumoni a rema i ns at the same pos i t i on as in the previous weak; bronchitis has increased from 60 to 72; asthma from 5 to 12; while phthisis in the tu bercular class exhibits little variation, having risen from 143 in the previous week to 153 in the last, and it does not appear to be influenced by aggravating causes to the same extent as other complaints which have become more fatal under their operation. Affections of the respiratory organs generally, at present, show a morta lity considerably above the average. Two eeaths were recorded last week, of which intem perance is stated to have been the cause; besides another C3SC in which fatal disease seems to have been the fruit of habitual drinking. STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK. SUNDAY. —The sky was for the most part free from cloud till near noon, and overcast during the remainder of the day ; Of cumuli, cirrostrati, and flee c y cl o ud s. Electricity— o t N ug was shown at any examina ti o n. )MONDAY.--The sky, with alight exceptions, was covered with cloud throughout the day; cirrostratus. A shower of rain fell at noon. Electricity —Ne g ative, and a ctive at noon. TUESDAY.—The sky vas overcast till near noon, and three-fourths covered during the remainder of the day; cumulostrati, cirrostrati, and scud. Electricity—Nothing was shown throughout the day. WEDNESDAY.—The sky was covered with cloud till 5 r.m., and clear afterwards; cirrostratus. Electricity—Nothing .1. - .., shown throughout the day. '-itunspAy.—The sky was generally free from cloud fiurirg the morning; three-fourths covered till the evening, and clear at night. Electricity—Positive, and tension strong throughout the day. FRIDAY. —The sky was clear during the morning, and covered with cloud afterwards • cumuli, cumulostrati, and light clouds. Electricity—Positive, s and tension moderate generally clea.r—aftierewsakryds cwirarsostorav during the afternoon. SATURDAY 'l' The mean reading of a thermometerteur s c . as E t pileca t e i te l r l di eit 4 tay_ r the t , was shown throughout the day. main mast, and read each day at 9h. A.at was 53•3° and the Ot h a i n ' ia g mean reading at 9h. r.ar. was 49.2 Q; le mean ; readings at _ ti, Royal Observatory for the same times were 52 6Q, and 47.6° respc,t;...i j ._ The reading of the barometer increaseu IYOM ZWOCS M. as the beginning of the week to 30.22 in. by the 14th at 9 A.m.; and decreased to 29.E3 by the end of the week. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED TUE WEEK ENDING SATURD AY, MAY 17 , 1851. - Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...s 1 " Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ••• .. 42 Tubercular Diseases ... ••• ••• ••• 223 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 120 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 39 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ••• ••• ••• ••• •.• ••• 176 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ... ... 52 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c._ 7 Childbirth, Diseases of tho Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... Premature Birth ... .. ~, Atrophy ... ... ~. , • • Old Age ... ... ... ... ... Sudden ... ... ... ... ••., ... Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Causes not specified ... ... ... ~, •.• 3 ..• 7 ... 21 ... 18 ... 42 ... 7 ... 44 ... 2 ~-_. DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES 1,002 Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Lnumerated, sponding;week in the 1841. of 1850. Week. West Districts... 301,189 . . 140 ... 165 North Districts.. 376,568 .. 189 ... 186 Central Districts 374,199 ... 144 ... 171 East Districts ... 393,067 ... 166 ... 225 South Districts .. 503,346 ... 241 ... 255 T0ta15........ 1,948,369 SBO ... 1,002 ... 555 ... 447 Males ... Females BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... Females ... ... 752 ... 715 Total ... ... 1,467 *ln this number are included 9 by Scarlatina, 30 by Typhus Fever, and 15 by Diarrhoea. A LADY'S REASON FOR LIKING THE GREAT EXHIBITION.—" My dear, it is so very agreeable. You cannot tell how amusing it is! It is much better far then going a shopping. The whole place is full of some of the prettiest things in the world—laces, silks, brocades—and such lovely jewels—and the beauty is, you may look at them ever so long, without being expected to buy a single thing r —Punch. REPRESENTATION OF ARGYLESHIRE. Mr. M'Neill has published his farewell address to the electors of Argyleshire, and Sir Archibald Islay, a Conservative, has come forward as his successor. A DESERTED VILLAGE.—Many of the respectable shopkeepers of Topsham, in Devonshire, have suddenly dis appeared to visit the Great Exhibition. They have, how ever, taken the precaution to inform their customers of the same, by causing a notice to be stuck against their respec tive doors, of which the following is a copy :—" Gone to the Boyal Exhibition. to be re-opened when we come back."— De rwishire Chronicle. _ _ LONGEVITY.—On Saturday, the 10th inst., Mr. Rawle, of Newquay, completed his 100th year, and in com memoration thereof, invi ed a few friends to spend the day with him. Amongst ether things provided for dinner, he re galed them with some very fine new potatoes, planted by his own hands in Oetober last, cultivated by him during their growth, and drawn by himself on the morning of the anniversary. lie is still an active man, seldom uses a walk ing stick, and is livelier than many men at fifty, or even younger. — Cornwall Gazette. We mentioned on the 28th of April that the Bank of England had adopted a fixed price for the purchase of American coined gold, the rate named being 31. 16s. 3d. per ounce. An alteration, however, has since been made to 31. 16s. 2!.d. per ounce. —Times. _ _ - • SUGAR.—According to a return obtained by 1 1 ‘ 8, 1 0 1. : Moffatt, the importations of sugar for the years t 48. 1 B B riti ' sh and and 1510 were respectively 226,757 cwt. foreign), and 357,869 cwt. (12,675 British ooosninr _ n being 75,137 cwt. 195,643 foreign), 301,392 cwt. (55,794 8 (3 ri 1 t a i5 1 n h d 4 a 3 n 4 d 5, 2 19 48 4 ,5 f 9 0 8 .. reign); the quantities retained for honle " 0 46,191 cwt. (20,925 British and 55,266 foreign), British and 101,289 foreign). The and 102,465 foreign), (59,860 British and 15,277 foreign), have been 102,565 cwt. ( "British lB,o6B foreign), and 90,552 198,217 cwt.,(149 British and foreign). isfopllroowhi:b—ledromto The rates of duty cwt. (166 British and 90,386 and quantitiesl.l633s cwt. re-exported ( 15,046 British possessions intol6ws. ,and 145. Bd.; from other British be imported, 17s. 4d " os. 4d., and 18s. Bd.; and from foreign possessions, 1/. 2e, ii• for the three years respectively hi Bd., and 11.25. Bd. been sugar as ports, . CtinnLAlNs.—Cut an onion in thick REMEDY FOR Cll fo h r foreign e n rub the chilblains thoroughly on d with these slices, an . before a good fire, and they will soon die • or three nights a ppear. ExHUMATION OF A FEMALE CORPSE AT LEEDS. 1/ Os. Bd, IL 4s. - SUSPECTED Poisoxiso.—The corps e o f a female, named Elizabeth Rawson, formerly living with her husband in Char ley-street, New Road-end, has been disinterred by order of the coroner of the borough of Leeds. Rumours had been in circulation that the woman, who died in July, 1850, had been poisoned, and these rumours pointed to the deceased's hus band and a woman he has since married as the parties im plicated in the foul crime of murder. Since the disinterment of the body, a post-mortem examination has taken place, and certain parts of it, with the contents of the stomach, have been handed over to Mr. Wm. West, the chemist, for the purpose of being tested as to whether they contain poison. The coroner's inquest, after having been formally constituted , adjourned its sittings until yesterday (Wednesday),after noon, when the pr ocee di ngs were again adjourned, owing ta the absence of Dar. West in London. To REMOVE A TIGHT STOPPER FROM Borrut. —Warm the bottle before the fire, and then g e ntly and cautiously rest the neck on the edge of the top bar g 1 „ n i w ith grate, or the edge of the hot plate of a stove,.beeg'en e ry the cooler part and gradually approaching n t e n ver t o t wist it the stopper from time to time, observing round, but to draw it straight out. succeed when other methods have faile t, bottle, oil the stopper when it is ou fixed again. A BLIND STUDENT. of the principal prizes for G reek the University of Edinburg • and had used in his studies extracts examined in, printed in raised h a s been found to This If it be a smelling- A GLASS to prevent it being a recent examination in _ A bli n d student gained one reek li a e t was a native of Dunkeld, e xtracts from the books be waa characters, which he traced late of Hull, the Pacific N with his fingers. l t l , l c a o v n e tarin e s ee s i b v 9 i C t from A t I L I r FR . O Ge N or i: e o c in San Francisco! February 15th. Fos, pub lisheds? e T k ,A PARADISE.---W e thirty paragraPs e t Irra mg various eriminal act within a few days in or near San Francisc s occurring o, of which the following are the heads :—Duel prevented, attempt at self man shot by a woman, attempted squatter fight, a coloured bail for duelling, lynching of a suicide, two editors held to for shooting a German in the leg;sporting , gent, named Field, gings with a double-barrell d murder at Barns's dig- Frank Christie to stab him e gun, desperate atternEt of struction by a man self, another attempt at sen-de his wife, murder and who suspected the infidelity of upon a little girl, two arson by a party of Mexicans, rape facture of robberies, murderous attempt, mann counterfeit dust, robbery of a lady, arrest of swindlers, another shooting affair and another fi g ht, suicide of an Itali an ~ assassination in a store daring a dis p ute about gold dust, shooting of three miners by In dians with arrows case of stabbing, and Indian massacres. WISEA lAN AT THE ACADEMY.---0/3 his recent elec tion, Mr. Sergeant Murphy mildly s p oke of En g lishmen as ' the brutal and excited populace of England " And, never theless, up to the present time, the portrait of Cardinal Wise man hangs in the Royal Academy, no English brute of all the millions having laid finger u pon it; not because of its offence against the Protestant mind, but against art. The Pope per petrated a wrong w h e n be sent the Cardinal here ; but how much deeper the wrong when the painter sent the Cardinal to the Royal' Academy wrong After all, the Cardinal-like ano ther individual—cannot be so bad as he's painted.—Punch. BIRD'S NEST EXTRAORDINARY. —A few days ago a singular bird's -nest was discovered in an apple -tree at Styrrup, made from three ladies' collars, which had been missed from an adj oiniog hedge five weeks previous. —Sheffield rimes. could posi poet- esent )le in ler- [ries