The Sun. — London, England, 1851-05-21 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The habitues of Her Majesty's Theatre have no doubt vivid and most pleasing recollection of a certain Made moiselle Cruvelli, who made her debiit at the commence ment of the season of 1848, and who, notwithstanding her extreme youth, maintained, and most creditably maintained, her position as prima donna until the advent of Jenny Lind threw every other artiste into the shade. All, however, who had seen or heard Madlle. Cruvelli Prognosticated for her a bright future; she possessed every requisite for commanding success in her pro fession; with a fine person, a most expressive coun tenance, a pure and rich toned voice of im mense power and great compass, it was evident that she possessed every natural requirement for becoming the very first singer of her day. Mademoiselle Cruvelli returned in 1848 to Germany, her native land (her real name, we understand, is Cruwell), and devoted herself for three years to study; she appeared about two months since at the Italian Opera in Paris and took the Pari sians by storm, and she appeared last night at Her Ma jesty's Theatre, having returned to the scene of her early successes, and having, like Pasta, returned to reign. The character which Mademoiselle Cruvelli chose for her debiit was that of Fidelio, on which occasion the only opera that Beethoven ever composed was repeated for the first time on the Italian stage in England; but it has been E 0 frequently represented in German and in English, and is so familiar to every playgoer that it is unnecessary to give any analysis of the plot. Made moiselle Cruvelli had never seen the opera performed, which to an artiste of mere talent only is a great dis advantage, inasmuch as artistes of mere talent de pend greatly fur their elects upon traditional con ventionalities, but to an artiste of genius we consider it rather an advantage than otherwise, inasmuch as it enables such an artiste to create the part anew un fettered by reminiscences. Such an artiste is Mdlle. Cruvelli, and her creation of the part of Fidelio last even ienvger b y ea s r e s e u n p e r it the unmistakeable stamp of genius in we remember the Fidelio of Madame SchrceJer Devrient; we remember the Fidelio of Madame Malibran (it would bo almost an insult to Mademoiselle Cruvelli to compare her to artistes of less power and fame than these) ; and with a vivid recollection of these great artistes in the part, we cannot but confess that, as a whole, we prefer the Fidelio of Madlle. Cruvelli. She is equal in power, both musical and histrionic, to either of her illustrious Predecessors in the character, whilst she possesses more freshness and more originality, and necessarily so, be cause they were fettered by traditional conventionalities frorn which she is free. Her voice, always one of the most Piare,:rnost clear, and most brilliantof soprar o has, during the last threey ears, acquire d great flexibility,and the purity of her intonation cannot be surpassed; the middle tones of her voice are particularly rich and mellow, and in this point it has an advantage over that of poor Malibrao, to whom Mademoiselle Cruvelli bears a more striking resemblance than any artiste who has appeared since her time. Her acting was superb; full of power and intensity, she never overacts her part; whatsoever may be the passion she expresses she com pletely carries away her auditors with her. Beautiful beyond description was her manner of rendering the exquisite aria " 0 to la cui dolce," when she discovers the plot of Pizarro for murdering his prisoner, her husband; and the whole of the grave digging scene in the prison was one of the most magni ficent displays of intense passion, kept under by strong mental self-command, that was ever witnessed Her manner of presenting the pistols at Pizarro, as she rescues her husband, produced an electrical effect on the audience, and her retreat, as with tottering steps, still keeping the pistol pointed at Pizarro, she leads her husband off, brought down salvos of applause. Her singing was throughout perfect, and from the moment she cease on the stage until the conclusion of the opera she kept the audience in a constant state of rapturous enthusiasm. She was called on re peatedly during the course of the evening and twice at the conclusion of the opera. Mademoiselle Cruvelli is one of the very greatest artistes, dramatic and lyrical, who has ever appeared on the boards of the ope ratic stage. Mr. Sims Reeves, who was the Florestan, fairly divided the honours of the evening with Madlle. Cruvelli; he was in excellent voice, and sang and acted With great power and intensity. Coletti was magnificent as Pizarro, and the Rocco of Signor Balanchi was a most careful and excellent performance. The choruses were superbly rendered; in order to give full effect to the cho rus of prisoners. Gardoni, Calzolari, Lorenzo, F. La blache, and the other principal members of the Company took part in it, and never has this magnificent chorus been so perfectly rendered; it is needless to add that it was encored as a matter of course. It is known that Beethoven composed no less than four overtures to his opera; of these the two best, viz., that entitled "Leonora," and that entitled " Fidelio" were performed last evening; "Leonora" before the commencement of the opera, and " Fidelio" between the-arse:and and third acts. Nothing could be more admi rable than the manner in which Balfo conducted, and the orchestra rendered the whole of the music; it was evi dently a labour of love with all concerned. The piece Wss admirably put on the stage; the groupings and processions were most picturesque, and the last scene of the castle was very beautiful. It would be an act of injustice to close this notice with out according honour due to Madame Giuliani, who by her admirable performance of the character of Marcellina contributed materially to the triumph of the evening. Her Majesty and the Prince, with a numerous suite, honoured the performance with their presence. The theatre was crowded to excess in every part long before the rising of the curtain. LYCEUM THEATRE. Within the last few months a little piece, entitled Un Pa ysan de nos Jours, was produced at Paris, with the object of reversing the doctrine, so often inculcated in the days of the old noblesse, that the peasants were only made to be victimized by the aristocracy. Two modern young gentlemen, to avoid the consequence of a duel, take up their abode at a farm-house, and, as a return for the protection that is afforded them, behave with the greatest insolence, one of them making love to the far mer's wife. The rustic is, however, more than a match for his assailants. He decoys the lover into the garden, on pretence of an assignation, and lets him cool his pas sion in a snow-storm, while he beats the companion in a fencing-bout, and makes him grievously drunk. An adaptation of this piece, with the scene transferred from France to England, was produced last night at the Lyceum, with the title Only a Clod. Although it is trivial enough, the character of the farmer amuses in the hands of Mr. C. Mathews, and the audience werepleased to see the " biters bit." FRENCH PLAYS. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The run of legitimate comedy has ceased for the present at this theatre, and farce, fun, and frolic reign in its stead. The Theatre Francais has tor the present given place to. the Theatre du Palais Royal, and Levas aor Hyacinthe and Madame Scriwaneck reign supreme. The performances commenced on Monday night with Le Chevalier du Guet, after which we had the amusing Palais Royal piece Romeo et Marielle. Romeo Che villard, an aspiring lawyer's clerk, has been fasci nated by Marielie, a young workwoman, whom he has occasionally met at the Chateau Ronge, and other Pa risian Cremornes and Vauxhalls. The pretty modiste, however, is as wise as she is pretty, and resolutely de clines all suspicious gallantries of the gay Lotharios whom she encounters. To render her security doubly secure, she invents an imaginary aunt, who resides with her to keep off all intruders, she herself personating the dread duenna. Romeo, however, like his namesake, he of Verona, resolves to surmount all obstacles, and assuming the semblance of a fictitious uncle, obtains entrance to the Hesperian garden, despite the dragon of an aunt who guards the portal. A series of amusing contretemps takes place between the young-old couple, who speedily penetrate each other's disguise, and , at last the fair Marielle sur renders at discretion, overcome by the final argument of a contract of marriage. Levassor and Madame Scriwaneck kept the fun alive until the sides of the audience ached again. A similar trifle, with the quaint title Etnbrassons-nous, Folleville, succeeded, in which Madame Scriwaneck bore the chief weight with triumphant success. The house was crowded. OLYMPIC THEATRE. Monday night Mr..T. Taylor's dramatic version of the Vicar of Wakefield was played for the first time at this house, and attracted a larger audience than has been as sembled for souse time. The cast, with the exception, of course, of the late Mrs. Glover ' is precisely the same as on the occasion of its original production at the New Strand, where it was one of the most successful pieces. PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE , STRAND THEATRE. pr;se y nt M ed r. a E t . th S i t s ir b li ii n o g u , On Monday night an amusing farce, b excursion s si f o or rusticating entitled A Cheap Excursion, v .,„ theatre with much effect. The facilities Mrs.Tilbury), a (ur n trains give offered to the public by the cheap rise to this bagatelle. Mr. Snobbs osa, ticket, toy-dealer, arranges with his cora sp (Mrs. Seymour), to have a day's gipsyh Snobbs accordingly purchases an excursion after having duly admonished Jane (Mi ss h and their domestic, to look after the household property, they they depart upon their journey. J a ne, who A tt ac hment for Solomon P o pp (Mr. John Reeve),ann policeman, determines also to go on a cheap excursion. For this purpose she borrows some of her mistress's clothes, and equips the object of her affection in the habiliments of the head of the Snobbs family. By a contretemps that will arise in farces, the parties are all brought together in a wood, when considerable fun arises. They are afterwards separated by gipsies, and Snobbs is robbed by them. The thieves, however, are taken, and after a few expla nations the curtain falls. The actors and actresses ac quitted themselves with much gusto. Mr. Tilbury played the part of Mr. Snobbs with the unction and hu mour of an experienced actor. Mr. John Reeve was lively and amusing as the policeman. Mrs. Seymour looked and played well in the character of Mrs. Snobbs. Miss Marshall, as the maid, was replete with vivacity. The piece was well put upon the stage, The house was well attended. LONDON SACRED .HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL. The admirable manuer inwilehthe masterpieces of the great composers of sacred music are invariably rendered by the above soci e ty was sufficient to draw a s plendid audience ou Monday night to hear their per formance of Handel 's Messiah. The magnificent choruses were superbly given. The solo part s were sus t a i ne d by Miss Catherine Hayes, Miss Dolby, and Miss Hender son, Mr. 11. Phillips, and Mr. Cooper. The delicious manner in which that charming vocalist, Miss Hayes, sang " I know that my Redeemer liveth," ca ll e d f or th gr ea t applause, and richly was i t merited. Owin g , we ylon. r.—Sld. Cele• of Africa. .ong breeze.-- rma, Buenos DAY.) gESDAY nglish Wheat Tate, the de 'yen was tin• minal quota ill prices, but et we cannot Barley Was lerably good. purposea was e quantity of :.,16 moved off he show of ices. Beans commanded its Flour. • re. s kg. All 870 3 , 12,950 Em ln s. other tations well too, 28 4d to so 3 3 10d; it ho o s a propert y °f lop one deci MS exr sg Tice, and !: .r handed it having w hich be A t " ~t , for Ai!' e prisoner 0 ad the PT I: nter, *b that that A Pe r Whilst te e it came. at itody. ~,,,, ii in oi3.' FES FIC• 30 p.% . ptain I' 4 I yo O ' C l°C : a t n 0 0 0," t than last. Sei. ut 75,00° New t at b. lock, la 11 ioutharDP. arrived iica. 5138 , the latte r a had °f. 2atn - s hi P a l a were "" later. )00l the/ aspired generally i a large ille, Fic' of et., one 1 the Ista h to We iler 9., the Ala gitittetto iris, 5 1° i to 37; at Se the it is jar; 28 VOW Europe's decline, me were is unset' ,re large e %ants g light• r wheat, f Gene• ishels ag out 960 P.M. Cotton ales, at quoted 4So i). .., 1 ... 2 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, imagine, to some mistake, Miss Birch's name was sub• stituted for Miss Hayes iu the programme, and no doubt the greater proportion of the audience left with the impression that they had been listening to the former lady. The other vocalists sustained their parts well. Miss Henderson, in particular, gave great satisfaction i❑ the air, " Come unto him," &c. The bison, as usual, was wielded by 11r. Surman, and the entire performance reflects the greatest credit not only on him, but on all those who tuuk part in it. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM R ACES.—TIIESDAY. It is scarcely possible that a meeting could have com menced under more favourable auspices; the weather was fine, the fields unusually large, the sport excellent, and speculation brisk; the town, moreover, is so full that beds for the week arc scarcely to be got for love or money, a circumstance, as we are informed by one of the " oldest inhabitants," that has not occurred since Sir James Graham came down so heavily on the " play" fraternity. The list, not only for the day, but for the meeting, showed a vast improvement, averaging five races per diem, with 9751. added money; the substitu tion of handicap plates for the old fashion three and five soy. " heat" races, contributed not a little to strengthen the programnae--to judge from the number of two soy. entries to the Manor and Heathcote Plates, they are likely to prove self-supporting, and, probably, with a trifle to spare. The attendance, including many of the leading supporters of the turf, was good, and in num bers was about an average for a first day. The ground, notwithstanding the late rain, was hard. For the Craven Stakes all that were entered came to the post, including two animals whose running was looked to with some anxiety, in reference to the Derby—Aaron Smith and Gholab Singh; the former cut up badly, and increased the prevailing disposi'iou to bet against the Prime Minister; Gholab Singh made a bit of a race with Ude', and brought up Neasham, who is reported to have been highly tried with him, from 20 to 15 to 1, in one jump. The Horton Stakes was won cleverly by Reversion, but a solitary sovereign was all that accrued to the race fund, by his sale under the conditions. The Manor Plate produced a dozen runners, but at the end was contested only by a couple, the evergreen Dulcet looking so well a few strides from home, that many thought that he would, and some that he had won; he was beaten a long half length. Elcot was all the rage for the Wood cote Stakes, and followed his brother's example of last year; by getting off well and winning by a length. It will be seen from our return that he will have to undergo a veterinary examination before his owner can receive the stakes—this victory, of course, strengthened the confidence of the Marlborough Buck's party, and made him second favourite for the Derby. A capital race for the Heathcote Plate brought the sports to.a close shortly after five o'clock. The following is a return: — The Craven Stakes of 10 soya. each, and 25 added; for three years•old, 6st 81b; four years, Sat 101 b; five years, 9st 41b; six and aged, 9st 101 b; last mile and a quarter of the New Derby Course. (7 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Uriel, 5 yrs (F. Butler) 1 Mr. H. G. Thompson's Gholab Singh (Osborne) 2 Mr. Shrimpton's Epita, 3 yrs (Gilbert) 3 The following also started, but were not piaced: — Lord Caledon's Aaron Smith, 3 yrs. (Charlton) 0 Major Martyn's The Swede, 4 yrs (W. Abdale) 0 Captain Archdall's Badajuz, 3 yrs . . .... ..(N. Treen) 0 Lord Exeter's Cane, 3 yrs (W. Harlock) 0 Betting-2 to 1 aget The Swede, 5 to 2 agst Uriel, 4 to 1 agst Cane, 5 to 1 agst Epira, and 6 to 1 each aget Gholab Singh and Aaron Smith. Epira, followed by Aaron Smith and Gholab Singh, made the running to the distance, where she was joined by her two attendants and Uriel, the latter, after a good race for the last half distance, winning by half a length; a length bet Ween the second and third, Aaron Smith and the Swede well up. Run in 2 min. 17 secs. The Horton Stakes of 3 nova. each, and 25 added. One mile. (7 Subs.) Mr. Dawson's Reversion, (600 7st 131 b (Cartwright) 1 Mr. Shrimpton's Arlette, (601.) ?at 41b......(Gi1bert) 2 The following also ran:—Mr. Pedley's Sweetheart, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (A. Day); Mr. Dorrien's Chaplet, 3 yrs (1001.) 6st 71b (Hiett); Mr. Carew's Escape, 6 yrs (801.), Bst 510 (Dockeray); and Mr. Drew'a Forest Flower, 6 yrs (601.), ist 111 b (Grub). Betting-3 to 1 agst Reversion and Forest Flower, and 4 to 1 each agst Escape, Arlette, and Chaplet. The race was entirely between the two horses placed. Reversion winning cleverly by a length; Chaplet a bad third. Run in 1 min. 50 secs. The winner wass old by auction for 611 The Manor (Handicap) Plate of 1001. One mile. Mr. Burgess's Narcissus, 4 yrs, sst 81b (Cowley) 1 Mr. Drinkald's Dulcet. aged, 6st 101 b (Pavis) 2 Mr. Snewing's Heroine, 5 yrs, 6st 131b...(Osborne) 3 The following also started, but were not placed: — Mr. Osbaldeston's Joe-o'-Sot, aged, Bst 51b(Simpson) 0 Mr. Carew's Eva, 5 yrs, 7st 31b (Basham) 0 Mr. Ramsbottom'sßeebee Bunnoo, 7st 31b (Sherwood) 0 Mr. Wottou's, The Marchioness, 6st 91b (Charlton) 0 Mr. Jones's Docility, 5 yrs, Est 91b (Holdway) 0 Mr. Douglas's Cora, 4 yrs, Est 81b (Plummer) 0 Sir J. Hawley's Gladiole, 4 yrs, 6st 61b (T. Smith) 0 Captain Oakes's Sisyphus, 4 yrs, 6st (Richards) 0 Mr. Waring's Gloom, 3 yrs, sst 61b (Preece) 0 Betting-7 to 4 agst Narcissus, 5 to 1 each apt Gladiole, Eva, and Dulcet, and 6 to 1 agst Sisyphus. Narcissus made the whole of the running, and after a good race with Dulcet, won by half a length, Heroine, who got off badly, an indifferent third, and the others beaten off. Run in 1 min. 49 secs. The Woodcote Stakes of 10 cove. each, with 100 added, for two yrs old; colts, Bst 610; and fillies, Bst 310; the second to receive 25/. out of the stakes, and the win ner to pay 101. towards expenses. T.Y.O ; three quar ters of a mile. (29 Subs.) Mr. J. Clark's Elcot OFFICIAL PENSIONS.—ARMY AND NAVY.— The following minute has been issued by the Commissioners of Customs in pursuance of an order of the Lords of the Treasury, respecting the repayment to the Customs depart ment of sums paid on account of the army and navy pen sions, navy allotments, &c. The Board direct that a receipt from the outports, by the Receiver-General of Customs, of the bills for army and navy, half-pay pensions, navy allot ments, c., and the schedule in which the classification of the same is set out, the necessary examination be made, to show, that the collector has satisfactori y established the fact of the payment for which he claims credit, and that the schedule and vouchers be transmitted without delay to the proper department cf the army or navy, as the case may be (all further duty of arrangement and classification which may be necessary being made in those offices), with a view to the amount being forthwith paid to the account of the Receiver- General at the Bank of England, to be carried to the Exche quer as Customs revenue. The accounts to be transmitted monthly, and the regulations of this minute are to take effect from and after the sth of July next. WOOLWICH, MAT 19.—His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Colonel of the 17th Lancers; his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, and the Right Hon. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, arrived at Woolwich at an early hour, and rode to the upper part of the common, where the Horse Artillery were out for field-day exercises, under Lieutenant-Colonel Bell. The line of the 17th Lancers was drawn up in open order, and his Royal Highness was re ceived with the usual salute, the band playing the National Anthem. After a minute inspection the troops went through the whole of the evolutions of a field-day with a steadiness and precision which elicited the warmest approbation of their gallant Colonel, and of his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia. Their Royal Highnesses at the conclusion re turned to the west square, and on their return to the Dock , yard station of the North Kent Railway, accompanied by Lieutenant-Colonel Lawrenson, they paid a short visit to the Royal Marine B a rracks, and left by the one o'clock train for London. DRUMPELLER COAL-m.--The fire in Mr. Wilson's coal-pit, Drumpeller, near Coatbridge, has been extin guished. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. NEWSPAPER STAMPS.—Yesterday this Committee, consisting of Hon. Milner Gibson (chairman), Mr. Ewart, Mr. Tufnell, Mr. Arch, Mr. Staflbrd, Mr. Cob en, Mr. G. A. Hamilton, Sir J. Walmsley, Sir T F. Lewis, Mr. C. Fortescue, Colonel More, Mr. S. Adair, Mr. Sotheron, Sir W. Molesworth, and Mr. K. Seymer, re-assembled in the Committee-room, No. 14. In addition to Mr. Keogh, Mr. Timbs, Mr. Collett, and Mr. Bucknall, already examined. The witnesses examined yes terday were Mr. Casell, Mr. Russell (Edinburgh), and Mr. Parkin, of the Post-office. The evidence as yet taken chiefly relates to the operation of the ld. stamp upon newspapers throughout the United Kingdom. MsaTiNGS OF BoARD OF GUARDIANS OF THE PAIUsII OF ST. PANCRAS.—At the meeting of the board of guardians of St. Pancras parish yesterday a conversation took place as to the manner in which the Poor-law Board should be put in possession of the evidence taken by the directors and before the magistrates in the late proceedings against John H. Eaton, the master of the workhouse. The Poor-law Board requested to be furnished with that evi dence in writing, to which application Mr. Cook, the vestry clerk, stated to the board that his time was fully occupied in fulfilling the duties cf his office, and that, in addition, he was continually applied to by the Poor-law Board. That body called on him week after week, and to furnish all they demanded would occupy exclusively the time of a clerk. His predecessor in office, when applied to for documents, instead of furnishing copies of all documents, waited upon the Poor-law Board with the minute-books, and gave ver bally any information required. After some discussion it was agreed, on the motion of Mr. Mortimer Simpson, that the original documents be sent to the Poor-law Commis sioners, to be returned on application. The chief ground of objection to sending copies of the evidence was that it would involve an expense of 21. 10s. to the parish. CUSTOMS RETURN FOR SCOTLAND.—By the offi cial Customs returns for the ports of Scotland, we find that the gross amount of duties collected during the year ending January 5, 1550, amounted to 1,953,4861., against 2,038,8861. in 1849, and 1,710,0161. in 1846. As regards the foreign trade during the same period, it appears that the British tonnage engaged both ways in 1849-50 amounted to 971,920, against 875,339 for 1815-6. The foreign trade for similar pe riods stood thus :-323,453, against 225,724. PRISONS OF GREAT BRITAIN.—The sixteenth re port of the inspectors appointed to visit the different prisons of Great Britain, has just been presented to both Houses of Parliament, by command of her Majesty. The report refers to the northern and eastern district. Mr. F. Hill, the inspector, states that efforts had been made to introduce use ful labour into the prisons, and enlarged provisions had been made for instruction in reading and writing at several pri sons. If the principle of using each prison solely for the confinement of male or of female prisoners was adopted, he supposes that, with a slight modification of the law, upwards of 14 prisons might be at once wholly given up. The diffi culty of guarding against escapes of prisoners employed in agriculture, is reported to have been greatly over-estimated. The number of prisoners in the district in 1850 was less by 235 than in 1849, but the number of prisoners in confine ment at the end of 1850 was considerably greater than at the end of 1849. ST. STEPHEN'S WALBROOK.—This beautiful :edi• fice is, by order of the parochial authorities, thrown open for the inspection of the public free of cost, with an especial view to the gratification of strangers visiting our metropolis this year. THE CONVICT BRIDGET LYONS.—The fate of this unfortunate woman, who was convicted, along with her husband Patrick Lyons, of the wilful murder of Margaret Fahey, at W arrington, is still uncertain. Prior to the exe cution of her husband, a respite was received from the Home Secretary for the female convict. No communication has since been received in connexion with her, and what may be her ultimate doom is not yet known.—Liverpool Mercury. The testimonial fund for the benefit of the family of Mr. Rushton, the late stipendiary magistrate, ._bas been closed. The total amount contributed is 8,5001. t a . Mr. Gratwicke's Flirt (Kitchener) 2 Lord Palmerston's Buckthorn (A. Day) 3 The following also started, but were nut placed:— Count Bathyany's The Monk (Mann) 0 Mr. Carew's The Nun (Reeves) 0 Mr. Drinkald's M. Houdin (Ford) 0 Mr. Greville's Frantic Sir J. Hawley's c by Alarm, out of Haitoe(J. Matson) 0 Mr. T. J. Hayter's Tested (W Day) 0 Major Martyn's Lady Isabel ..( W. Abdale) 0 Mr. Merry's f out of Sorella's dam (Cartwright) 0 Mr. Osbaldeston's c by Heiman Platoff ..(Simpson) 0 Mr. Ramsbortom's f Hot•cross-bun Mr. Winch's Proudfoot, bro to Lightfoot ( Wakefield) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Elcot, 5 to 2 agst Buckthorn, 5 to 1 agst Flirt, and 6 to 1 agst f out of Sorella's dam. Elcot, getting a capital start, made all the running, but hung towards the lower rails opposite the stand, and won with nothing to spare by a length; Buckthorn a bad third, and Mr. Osbaldeston's colt fourth. Run in 1 min. 18 secs. The stewards, at the request of Mr. Gratwicke, have ordered that the winner's mouth shall be examined this day. Tho Heathoote Plate of 50 soya. (Handicap). Half a mile. Mr. Formby's Teeswater, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (Sherwood) 1 Mr. Drinkald's Thornhill, 5 yrs, Bst 81b...(liodney) 2 Mr. Mageunis's Forlorn Hope, 7st 91b (Dockray) 3 The following also started, but were not placed:— Mr. Drinkalu's Cyprus, 4 yrs, B st 71 b (Ford) 0 Mr. Cook's Jersey, aged, Bst 31n (Buckle) 0 Mr. Burgess's Alicia, 5 yrs, Bst 31b (A. Day) 0 Mr. Gaman's Coola, 6 yrs, Bst (Slipper) 0 Mr. C. Lilley's Rose Pompon, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (Mann 0 Lord Waterford's Perdita filly, 7st 91b (Robertson) 0 Captain Oakes's Sisyphus, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Sharpe) 0 Duke of Richmond's Kakistos, 7st 111 b (Kitchener) 0 Mr. Osbaldeston's Faux Pas, fist 131 b (Charlton) 0 Lord Clitden's Beaufort, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (G. Mann) 0 Mr. Ramsbottom's Alboni, 3 yrs, Est 101 b ...(Iliett) 0 Mr. Dennett's Prima Donna, 6st 71b (Sherwood) 0 Mr. Oweu's Stamford, 3 yrs, Est (Cox) 0 Mr. Douglas's Irene, 3 yrs, 6st (Pavis) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Forlorn Hope -3 to 1 agst Per dita filly-4 to 1 agst Alicia—and 6 to 1 agst Faux pas. Won by a length. Forlorn Hope a good third, the others well up, with the exception of Jersey, who was beaten off at the distance. Run in 52 sec. THE DERBY. PROBABLE STARTERS, RIDERS, AND LATEST BETTING. Riders. Batting. Sir J. Hawley's Teddington J. Matson 7 to 2 Mr. J. Clark's Marlborough Buck Whitehouse 6 to 1 (t) Lord Enfield's Hernandez Mr. Halford's Prime Minister ... W. Sharpe 10 to 1 Mr. Meiklam's Constellation ...... Templemaa 14 to 1 Mr. Higgins's Theseus Mr. Wilkinson's Neasham Holmes ... 16 to 1(t) Lord Eglinton's Hippolytus Marlow ... 20 to 1 Mr. Saxon's The Black Doctor W. Abdale 20 to 1 Mr. G. Sturt's Lamartine A. Day ... 25 to 1 (t) Mr. Greville's Ariosto Flatman ... 50 to 1 (t) Mr. E. R. Clark's Glenhawk Dockeray 1000 to 15 (t) Baron Rothschild's Tearaway c Robinson.. 1000 to 15 (t) Mr. Delamere's Guy Mannering Bartholomewlooo to 15 Sir R. Pigut's Runneymede Sly Lord Exeter's Midas Mr. Worthington's polish Osborne ... 1000 to 10 Mr. Waller's Enterprise colt Wakefield 1000 to 10 Sir Joseph Hawley's The Ban Lord Eglinton's Bonnie Dundee Cartwright Lord Chesterfield's Heartbreaker F. Butler Mr. H. Hill's Mountain Deer Maton Mr. A. Nichol's Newminster Mr. Merry's Louis Napoleon Unknown Mr. Morris's Hungerford Mr. Thompson's Gholab Singh Mr. Wentworth's Azeth Bumby Duke of Richmond's Buckhound Kitchener Mr. St. George's Br to Chanticleer H. Robertson Mr. R. H. Nevill's Telescope ...... H. Bell Sir R. Pigott's 'Bolus Boyce Mr. F. Garner's Serus ...... 11. Edwards Mr. Maw's Alompra Charlton No prices agst the Heartbreaker or Bonnie Dundee. The above, we believe, includes all that will go to the post, but it is not at all improbable that there will be some changes in the riders. THE OAKS. 2 to 1 agst Hesse Homburgllo to 1 agst Isis (t.) 5 to 1 Payment (t.) 10 to 1 Sist. toWanota 6 to 1 Aphrodite(nom) 18 to 1 Miserrima The races commence to-day at two o'clock; the Derby will be run at three. ASCOT HEATH, 1851. Acceptances for the Ascot Stakes of 25 cove. each, Stc. Age st. lb. Age st. lb. Glauca 5 8 9 Kathleen 4 6 1 Vatican Pitsford Vampyre a 7 4 Estafette Sauter-la -Coupe ... 5 7 3 King Charming Little Jack 4 7 3 Gholab Singh...... 3 5 7 Cheerful . Ninus, 4 7 0 Abderhaman ...... 3 5 0 Tophana 6 6 13 2Eolus 3 4 10 Kissaway Herbert The Swede 4 6 10 Aurora Tomboy Tilsit The rest pay 5 soya. each. CHANTILLY SPRING MEETING.--FRIDAY. Priz du Ministre de l'Agriculture et du Commerce Value 2,000 francs, for 3 yrs old, and upwards. Ifeats, one mile and a quarter. M. A.Aumont'a Dozule, 3 yrs Prince de Beauveau's James, 3 yrs... (Flatman) 2 2 M. Fasquel's Tenebreuse, 4 yrs (Hardy) 3 3 Both heats won easy. Priz de la Reine Blanche, value 1,000 francs, added to a Subscription of 50 francs eaoh, for three yrs old and upwards. One mile and a quarter and the distance. (7 Subs.) A. LuNu's oh I Diletta, 4 vs Frinoet). 1 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—The Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals held their annual meeting yesterday afternoon at the Hanover-square Rooms. The Marquis of Westminster, whe took the chair at one o'clock, having opened the proceedings of the day with a few pre fatory remarks on the society, and its condition and pro gress, the report for the last year was read by the. secre tary. In this document the society was congratulated (fl the extension of the law for the prevention of cruelty to animals to Scotland, on the removal of Smithfield-market, on the activity and the organization of branch societies in various parts of the British empire, and on the extension of the influence of the society abroad, especially in France. The report stated farther that the committee had re ceived a donation of 1,4281., being the seventh part of a sum of 10,0001., left by the late Mr. Lewis, of Ca dogan-place, for charitable purposes. The attempt of the society to prevent cruelty to animals, and to prosecute those who practised such cruelty, had been eminently successful in most cases, but in many instances the ob jects of the society were defeated by the lowness of the fines. The income of the society from interest on funded property, donations, and subscriptions amounted to 2,2901. 13s. 6d., and the expenditure of the last year was 1,7981. 181.6 d , leaving a surplus of 4911. 14s. 10d. in the treasurer's hands. The Earl of Lanesborough having moved that the report be adopted and printed, the assembly was addressed by Mr. Thomas Allen, who impunged the pro ceedings. and generally criticised the conduct of the committee. Mr. Allen's remarks elicited unequivocal signs of displeasure from the meeting, and his accusations were rebutted by Mr. Grenville Berkeley, M.P., and Mr. John Wilkes, on behalf of the committee. The proceedings ter minated with addresses from Sir James East and Lord Dud ley Stuart. THE AGAPEMONE.—According to the census re turn which was made by "Henry James Prince," as bead of the family in the Abode of Love, sixty-five individuals were located there on the night of the 31st of last March. It ap pears, by the description of the persons in the census paper, that all, except Henry James Prince and Julia Prince his wife, are enjoyers of this local board on very slight tenure indeed, as they are described, under the head of "relation to e et give owrt hl t o h um e t following fs o a t u n h aesl3;-Rs Royal c3 o ,i av f t l c h o i sl engineers;pe g i o e u o s c Surgeons,it head of family," som e as v i s i tors an d t h e ot h ers as ser vants. practising; t 2 annuitants • 1 so li c i tor an d ',master extraor dinary ; 1 gentleman ; fundholders ; one farmer of 509 a landed e d clergy men P n i. o o acres, employing thirty labourers; 1 groom; 1 post boy; 3 helpers in the stables; 1 shoemaker; 8 women house servants; 2 dressmakers; 1 servant boy; 3 carpenters; 1 mason ; 6 laundresses ; 1 tailor ; 9 wives of visitors ; 7 un married female visitors ; 1 unmarried male visitor, sixteen years of age ; 1 ditto seven years of age ; 2 ditto, three years of age ; and 2 female visitors, one of them six and the other four years old. Total of males, 30; total cf females, 35. There are but 5 children , of the r espective ages of 7 , 6,4, 3, and 2 years. It is evident from the return that this " Abode of Love" does not depend for its population on an increase from members residing within its precincts, as, although the males and females are so nearly balanced, those who have been paired are not blessed with " pledges of wedded love— Somerset County Gazette. ABORIGINES PROTECTION SOCIETY.—On Monday the fourteenth annual meeting of the friends and promoters of this society was held at Crosby -hall, Bishopsgate-street, Dr.'Lee presiding. The report set out the object of the society, which was to act upon public opinion, and especially upon the Government, in opposition to a policy of aggression and annexation in the dealings of the British with native races. The receipts of the society amounted to 3241. 12s. Ild., and after deducting the expenditure there was a balance of 651. 10s. Bd. in favour of the society; but it appeared that there were outstanding claims upon the society which left an actual balance against them of 74/. 2s. 4d. The Rev. S. Kay moved the adoption of the report, condemning, in very emphatic terms, the policy adopted by the Government of this country towards the Kafir tribes, and alluding more es pecially to the recent proceedings of Sir Harry Smith in re ference to the late outbreak in Kafraria. The Rev, J. J. Free • system man seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. J. F a i r b a i rn move d , an d M r . R. N. Fowler seconded a resolution to the effect that the oppressive and exterminating t r y e . soluTthioen T adopted in relation to uncivilized tribes is a blot on che tem ounprractical character of the civilization of our age and oft a motion was asaae character,ed to, afterand wwashi which followed the other meet ing separated. Customs duties' received in D week ending on Monday last, amounted tol u 7, l3 B l 6 i l n t. l fo 9 r s. t l h d e . THE GOLD Dusr R OBBERY.—Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, an investigation of the Loudon and South_ was commenced at the offices Western Railway, York-road, into the circumstances co nnected N dust. The officials connectediith the recent robbery of gold Royal west ndia withl Mail Comppany were the Southampton Docks Company and the Roy present. Mr. Wontner, attended on behalf the Royal \Vest India Company; the r ' South-Western Railway Company was represented by Mr. solicitor, Crombie, f rom M essrs . -ii, the secretary; ira Bi rc ham and Co., solicitors to the being also present Wy nd ham Harding, South-Western, there M. C. Stovin , m ana g er of traffic; and Mr. dham Young, the assistant manager. The number of witnesses exa mined will probably amount to fifty, o cinine to be docks at Southampton and te rm i nating at Nine-elmscin g at the Station.. ed The Metropolitan and the Cit y officers will also be examined, and the investigation , which is conducted with doors,closed in, w ill probably extend over seve r a l d ays . The proceeding l a sted from ten o'clock till pa st five o'clock yesterday after noon, and were resumed this morning, at nine o'clock precisely. The greatest interest is excited, and will con tinue to increase as the inquiry progresses. Up to last night no additional information had been received re rpectMg the mittitlii geld dl at. M. D. Courtois' b f Want, 4 yrs .... " (E. Fosse) 2 Four others started. Won easy by a length and a half. The French Oaks of 3,000 francs, added to a Sweep stakes of 100 francs each, for three yrs old fillies, Bst 91b each. One mile and a quarter. (19 Subs.) M. A. Aumont's b f Heroine Mr. J. Carter's Annette (allowed 311))...(Carter, jun.) 2 M. A. Lupin's Grenade The following also ran :—Mr. H. Mossehnan's Culotte (allowed 31b) (Flatman), M. Pasquel's Miniature (W. Hardy), M. A. Aumont's Bucoltque (T. Williams), Prince de Beauveau's Constance (S. Coachman), M. Leclerc's Iris (Chitney). Won by three parts of a length, the second beating the third by two lengths, Culotte fourth, and Miniature fifth. Priz Special des Ilaras of 300 francs, for 3 yrs, &c. Mile and a quarter. M. A. Aumont's La Cloture, 4 yrs, 9st 51b (Spreoty) 1 Prince de Beauveau's Electrique, Bst 21b (Flatman) 2 M. A. Lupin's Mesine, 4 yrs, 9st 51b (H. Neale) 3 Won by half a length. THE FRENCH DERBY—(BY EXPRESS). M. A. Lupin's Amalfi (H. Neale) 1 M. Latach de Fay's First Bone (Hardy) 2 Mr. Carter's Annette (T. Carter, jun.) 3 Eleven ran. Won by half a length. ITALY. The Croce di Sawicz of the 15th inst. has the fol owing : " We are assured that a concordat has been concluded between Rome and the Sardinian Government. The latter, it appears, agreed to the unconditional return to their respective dioceses of Archbishops Franzoni and Marengia, and to the a pp o i n t men t o f a new N u ncio to Turin. It is not kno wn w h et h er t h e N unc i o i s t o bein vested with the powers enjoyed by his predecessor. The object and result of these arrangements, which are partly the work of the Court of Caserta, would be a political league between Rome, Naples, Piedmont, and Tuscany, in order to obtain the evacuation of the Pontifical States by the French and Austrian troops." The Grandour has arrived at Toulon from Civita Vecchia, with letters from Rome, 108 passengers from the army of occupation, and two bishops. Everything, when the vessel left, appeared tranquil in the Roman States. The arrest at Ancona by the Austrian troops, and the condemnation to death by the Papal authorities of a member of the Roman Constituent Assembly, had produced a painful sensa tion. It was hoped that the sentence would not be executed. The Opinione of Turin of the 14th quotes, from the official report which has been just presented to the Papal Government by advocates Firarro has- SANS and L efof DALL' Ouo, who had been named syndics for the audit of the accounts of the Roman municipality under the Republic, a passage, from which it appears that the rumours, which had gained credit after the taking of Rome, of embezzlement on a large scale by the civic authorities of those days, were utterly unfounded. The passage is as follows : —' We believed we should be entering a labyrinth on examining the expenditure of the first six months of 1849 ; but to say the truth we have found nothing at variance with the regulations, nor anything sa vouring of arbitrary conduct." Letters from Florence, in the Opinione of Turin, state that Signor Vivfem, a Sardinian subject, who had been arrested a few days before at Leghorn, by order of Count CRENNEVILLE, the Austrian military commandant, has been released on the representations of the Sardinian Ambassador at Florence, Signor DI VILLAMARINA. It is stated that Count CRENNEVILLE, thinking that the state of siege at present in vigour at Leghorn, dispensed him from giving any explana tions on the subject of that arrest, had at first given but a non-official answer to Signor DI VILLAMARINA'S official application ; but that the Piedmontese resi dents in Tuscany, who foresaw that, such a principle once laid down, they would for ever afterwards be at the mercy of any foreign military commandant, threatened to petition the Chambers of Turin on the subject, and make a much more serious matter of it than was at first intended, unless Signor VIVIANI were set at liberty without delay ; a course which was at last adopted, as stated above. THE WALKER TESTIMONIAL-THE GRAVEYARD ABOMINATION. TO THE EDITOR OF TEE SUN. SIR,—It has often fallen in my way, as a member of the press, to notice the valuable services rendered to society by Mr. George Alfred Walker in the case of intramural interments. The learned gentleman had the courage to grapple with one of the chief—one of the most revolting of our physical evils, and the magnanimity to persevere in the task he has chosen for himself, not withstanding a powerful opposition from the parties interested in the abuse, and perhaps at times but in adequate support from the public. If he has not suc ceeded to the full extent of his design, he has been the means of abating a foul and deadly nuisance, and of directing the public understanding and will towards its final suppression. Mr. Walker's powerful reclamation may be held as properly the origin of the cemetery system, which has relieved our large towns of a vast amount of death•dealing miasma; and which would pro duce much more good were it not for the ignorance, greed, or negligence, which permits the old and over charged burying-grounds to be still used for the inter ment of the dead. In Edinburgh we have several beautiful and admirably managed cemeteries ; but the Greyfriars and Canongate churchyards are still used, although hideously overcharged with the remains of mortality. A short time back it was proposed to present Mr. Walker with a testimonial of public gratitude for his fifteen years' advocacy of the interests of the public in his peculiar walk of sanitary reform. I regarded the movement with much interest as the first step in doing justice to a valuable and public-spirited citizen, and also as suggestive of encouragement to others to act a similar part—an encouragement always necessary . Now nothing is heard of the project. This is greatly to be deplored, and the gentlemen who originally took action in the case of Mr. Walker should certainly bestir themselves to complete their original aim. It strikes me that it is generally matter of consequence that in such cases the subscription should be made at once, while the claims and merits of the party it is meant to honour are fresh in the public mind. Delay may otherwise become de feat. I am, Sir, &c., Edinburgh, May 15. LITERATUS. THE LATE FATAL CATASTROPHE IN GRACECHURCH-STREET. CORONER'S INQUEST. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. W. Parsons, solicitor of Chasing-cross, said, that about six months ago he went through the building, ac• companied by the clerk of the works, and pointed out the insufficiency of the girder; he was not, however, pro fessionally acquainted with such works. Mr. J. Montague, surveyor for the Gracechurch-street district, said he had visited the building both before and since the accident, but could not assign any reason for it. The walls to all appearance were sufficiently strong, and built in accordance with the provisions of the Act. He had felt perfectly satisfied, because Mr. Bell had as large and extensive an experience in large buildings as almost any one could have. W. Glasfield said ho was on the ground floor at the 'ime of the accident, about five yards from the place there the part fell in. He thought that the girders tall mg in brought down the rest of the building. Frederick Mayhew said he was employed as a car penter on the building, and was there at the time of the accident. As soon as he heard the noise, which had a rustling sound, he ran to the back and escaped out into Lombard-street. Mr. John Dennet, contractor, said he had been over the building about a quarter of an hour before the ac cident, and everything was then perfectly safe. He was just speaking to Perry, who was at work at the crab crane, when he heard a rumbling noise and a crack. He got out of danger by scrambling through Brown window next door. Had always doubted the strength of the iron girders on the staircase; did not know why, but fancied they were too weak. Mr. Tress, the architect, had visited the building since the accident, and saw no cause to doubt the walls being sufficiently strong and substantial. They were of a sufficient thickness for a concrete floor. Could assign no cause for the accident, though the breaking of the upper girder would be quite sufficient. Thought a nine inch wall quite thick enough; and these walls were well tied together, which was probably the reason of their all coming down together. Mr. Ashpitel, architect and surveyor, said he had visited the building o❑ Saturday evening, and had no doubt that the cause of the accident was some flaw in the girder, which might have been occasioned in the casting by all the metal not perfectly filling the mould, or sand getting into it, or the metal not cooling evenly. He had expressed this opinion before the girder was found, and when found it proved that there was a flaw 2 inches long in the lower flalige. The girder might have been properly tested, but in some oases girders that had been tested to bear 6 tons would break with a load of half a ton. Mr. Bell said that the walls referred to had been examined, and not the slightest defect in the foundation had been discovered. _ _ _ Mr. Woodthorpe, district surveyor, said Ethat the walls were sufficiently well run up, and had not fallen from any deficiency in the foundation. The brickwork was good, and was as sound as any in the city. Mr. C. T. Corbett said that the iron had been sup plied by Mr. Ford, and a certificate of its having been tested had been sent with it. _. Michael Sheen said he was carrying some lime up a ladder at the time when the accident happened. Heard a crack, and on turning round saw part of the walls shaking ; ho then threw down his load and made his escape. Evidence of the identification of the bodies having been next called, The CORONER briefly summed up the evidence, and the jury, after having retired for a short time, returned and delivered the following verdict:— " We are unanimously of opinion that the deceased, Matthew Conner, Timothy Donohue, James Harrigan, Martin Cronin, and William Handley met with their death from the falling of part of the building erecting on the site of the late Cross Keys Hotel, Gracechurch street, which appears by the evidence to have been caused by the accidental breaking of one of the iron girders." In answer to a question from a juror with reference to the hoarding now before the place, Mr. C. Pearson said he would communicate with the City surveyor on the subject, and no doubt, if it were unnecessary, it would be removed. We are requested to state that the professional gentle men engaged in the inquiry hav e come to a re s olution expressing their great appreciation of the services and exertions of the foreman and workmen employed, and testifying their admiration at t heir conduct in aiding in the extrication of the unfortu nate sufferers; also bearing witness to the excellence of the police arrangements. DEATH FROM GLANDERS. —A young woman died of this dreadful disease a few days ago in the union workhouse of Ballina. She lived in the neighbourhood of Crossmolina, and had washed some vessels out of which a horse diseased with glanders used to drink. When admitted into the poor-house infirmary she had a swelling in one of her feet, which rapidly spread, and in a short time her entire body was one mass of sores. The poor creature received every attention from Dr. Devlin, the medical officer ; but, as glanders invariably have proved fatal, death relieved her from her sufferings. Every precaution was taken to guard against any one in attendance being affected in the same way. Fortunately, this fearful malady is of rare occurrence. Tyrawly Herald. THE FATAL FIGHT.—UP to ten o'clock last •11 nig t, James Hawkey, against whom a verdict of manslaughter has been returned for acting as second to William Dyer, had not been apprehended, notwithstanding the utmost exertions have been made by Inspector Ilasket and P. C. `V heeler, lad GblJO of tlw zw e hee ler ' grepfi, MAY 2l, 1851. [The following appeared in our Fifth Edition of STRANGE MURDER 11V LANCASHIRE. last night :—] On Friday morning the fact of a horrid murder and robbery having been committed on Lately-common, between Marsland-green and the village of Bedford, was brought to light by the discovery of the body of the unfortunate victim, George Green, in a pond near the road side. The deceased had been mis sing since Wednesday night, having left his home in Cul cheth, near Leigh, on Wednesday morning to go to the Salford cattle-market, near Manchester, a distance of from 10 to 12 miles, to dispose of five calves, which he had taken from neighbouring farmers on speculation. The unfortunate man was upwards of 50 years old, and had lived in the neighbourhood many years, sometimes as indoor farm -servant, but was employed more fre quently as outdoor jobber, and had gone once or twice a week to Manchester for some years to sell and buy produce of any kind at a sma ll comm i ss i on . This was his secondjourney only as a speculator on his own account. On Wednesday he was accompanied to and from Salford by John Massey, of Bedford, la bourer, who drove the cart containing the calves. Massey supposes him to have sold the calves for 245. or 255. They left Manchester to return home about four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, and reached Mars land-green, two miles and a half from Green's h ome , about nine o'clock. On arriving at Marsland-green th e deceased got out of the cart, and invited Massey to go with him and smoke a pipe, but his companion de clined, and they parted. He was next seen at Jacob Thomasson's (his son-in-law) cottage, Marsland-green, with whom ho smoked a pipe of tobacco. He stopped there about an hour, and then said he would go home. He left, a s hi s son -i n -l aw d escr ib es it, " merry and fresh, but not drunk," and Massey states that they had only partaken of five half-pints of ale between them on their way home. Ho always took the field road home across the common (leading within half-a-dozen yards of the pond where his body has since been found), according to the statement of Thomasson. The next evidence of his progress in point of time and place traces him to within a hundred yards of the lane whore ho would strike off across the common. This was at John Green's beer-house. Mrs. Green says she had been out foddering the cows about a quarter-past 10 o'clock, when she heard a knock at the door, and went to answer it, in the expec tation that the county police-constable had called to see if the house was clear of company. When she had opened the door the deceased asked her to fill him a gill of ale, but she replied that she durst not do it on any account at that hour, and he went away. About this time a man named Thomas Collier says he was going up the lane (along which deceased would have to go home), when he saw John Green, the beer house-keeper, smoking his pipe . there. They walk e d together towards the beerhouse, till they saw George Green, the deceased, when John said he would tarn back with George, and they parted. The two Greens are not re lated. From this time nothing more was heard of him alive. His wife, to whom he had been married about a year, and by whom he had one child, went in search of him next morning, and some friends sought him all Thursday in vain. On Friday his wife consulted County Police-constable Massey, and by his advice a pond on Lately-common, not more than half a dozen yards from the field road he would have to pass along, and half a mile from the beer-house, was ex amined. The nearest side of the pond, covered with green weeds and stagnant, was only a foot or so deep, and ap peared not to have been lately disturbed ; but on the further side, where the water was deeper—perhaps three or four feet in depth—there was water more free from weeds than might have been expected. It was rather muddy also, but a steady gaze enabled the searchers to discover, at the bottom of the pond, a straw hat. This was brought to the top and identified as the hat worn by George Green. The brim wad turned over and pinned together, and on the hat being opened a heavy green Rod was found inside, the object having evi dently been to sink it by such means. Scarcely had the hat been found ere the body of the unfortunate man was also discovered at the bottom of the pond on the same aide. On being taken from the pond the evidences of murder and its object were palpable enough. The front and other portions of the head were almost battered to pieces. Most of the pockets of the unfortunate man were turned in side out, and all his money had been taken. In one pocket only a short tobacco-pipe was found. The body had been weighted so as to keep it down, and on the surface of the water above it had been strewn some dried branches of trees, no doubt to aid concealment for a time. In the same pond, also, the probable in strument of murder—a short, thick, bent stick, appa rently part of the branch of a willow tree—was found. It is by no means a heavy or formidable instrument, so far as weight and form go; but it is of sufficient thick ness to do serious mischief, being about four inches and a half in circumference at one end and three and a half at the other, and about eighteen inches long. At the thickest end is a trace of blood, and apparently a grey human hair. On the road in front of the pond was discovered the trace of a recent struggle, and on the grass close by its side a pool of blood. On the further side of the pond, also, where the body had been probably first laid before putting it in the water, the grass was found deeply saturated with blood. The murder is supposed to have been committed by some one well acquainted with the neighbourhood, from the fact of the deeper side of the pond being known to the murderer and having been selected for concealment. At the end of the field, only 100 yards further on, is the house of a weaver and small farmer, but none of its windows overlook the spot, and the field is otherwise rather retired and the place a lonely one. An inquest was opened on Saturday at Bedford, near Leigh, and adjourned to Friday next. The evidence threw no light un the murder beyond what is given above. Suspicion falls strongly upon a man who is under the surveillance of the police, and who was at the house where the inquest was held in a state of beastly in ",oxication. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, May 20.) SUGAR.—To-day there was some reluctance on the part of both grocers and refiners to operate in West India Sugar. Importers were more disposed to sell, and the business transacted was at prices 6d per cwt under those of Friday. The purchases are 864 hhds, &c., including at auction 162 hhds, 17 tierces, and 244 barrels Barbadoes, which went flatly and fully 6d per cwt lower, fine yellow selling at 41s 6d to 42s Gd, good 39s Gd to 41s, middling 38s to 395, low 37s to 37s 6d, good to fine brown 35s to 365; 24 barrels St. Kitt's good brown 35s 6d; and 5 ditto Antigua at 35s per cwt. REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was purchased with caution for home consumption, and prices are on the de cline, ruling at 48s to 48s 6d for brown lumps. Crushed Sugar is dull of sale with free sellers at fencer terms. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar attracted little attention, and prices gave way 6d per cwt. The chief portion of 4,370 bags at auction found buyers; middling to good white Benares went at 40s 6d to 41s 6d, low 385 6d to 40s, damp 37s to 41s, fine grainy yellow 43s 6d to 445, Mauritius sort 35s to 38s, tine 39s to 435. Madras has become dull of sale, and easier rates are taken. Of 6,000 bags at auction a small part only sold, soft brown at 28s 6d to 30s, and yellow 30s to 345. Of 524 bags Penang a part only found buyers, ordinary white 405 to 405 6d, and damp 38s 6d to 39s 6d. Of Ceylon 1,573 bags and 138 boxes realised 36s 6d to 37s 6d for middling soft greyish yellow, and low 34s to 355 per cwt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the demand was limited for Mauritius Sugar, and the public sales of 1,901 bags went at rather lower rates, good to fine yellow selling at 395 6d to 40s 6d, middling 37s 6d to 395, low 363 6d to 375. and fine brown 35s to 36s per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-day the private operations were upon a small scale in Foreign Sugar. At auction 2,700 bags brown Pernambuco were taken in at 34s 6d to 37s 6d for ordinary fine; 1,100 bags white at 40s 6d to 41s for good; but 80 eases damaged Bahia were sold at reduced terms — brown 30s 6d to 35s 6d, yellow 36s to 37s 6d, and ordi nary white 38s to 39s per cwt. MOLASSES,—Prices are not lower for West India; there has, however, been only a limited business con cluded. The purchases are 150 puns Antigua at 16s 6d to 17s, and small parcels of other sorts of West India at 14s to 15s 6d. The value of Bengal and Mauritius is 12s to 13s, but there are few buyers. Of Cuba 213 hhds and 37 trcs at auction were taken in at 15s. Of Honey the supply is more plentiful, and there are sellers at lower rates. Prices continue to rule low for Tamarinds. COFFEE.—This afternoon Native Ceylon Coffee was not offered at any further decline; but little business done privately. At auction the soun d of 696 bag 3 were taken in at 408 for ordinary , but t he dama g ed sold at 32s to 38s. Holders of Plantation are reluctant to sell at lower terms, but dealers operated with caution. Of 574 casks and 616 bags at public sale about half sold, very superior went at 74s to 755, fine 60s to 65s 6d, middling to good 52s to 58s, low mid dling 49s to 51s, other sorts 42s to 48s, ordinary triage 40s to 435. Of Mocha 45 bales were withdrawn. In other sorts of Coffee there was little passing. Cocoa.—This afternoon a public sale of 300 bags Trinidad Cocoa prices gave way 2s to 3s per cwt, good red selling at 44s to 45s and ord grey 35s 6d to 38s 6d per owt. TEA.—To -day the public sales of China Tea went off flatly,:and of 6,420 pkgs passed, only 1,100 sold at easier rates. Of Assam, however, 817 pkgs all found buyers at full rates. Congou went at is 2d to Is 34d, Souchong is 61d to 2s 4id, Flowery Pekoe 36 6d to 4s 2d, and Orange ditto 2s Id to 2s 3id. RICE.—To - day East India Rice met with little atten tion, and rather lower rates were taken. At public sale 1,364 bags Bengal sold at 8s 6d to 9s for mid to good mid white, one lot 9s 6d, damaged 7s 6d to 8s 6d. Of Madras 1,922 bags were only in part disposedsci6 of pearl barley 7s 6d to Bs, mid and good pinky toss er 7 da maged 6s to 7s. Of Sago 805 boxes w ere i n part sold at whitel 9s to r l a 9 t s h e d r d l f a o r r g m e i a d t 2 a 3 nd s; gfiotio bags d small Sago Flourp e ar l , taken finen iin at 14s 6d. SlueEs.—To-day Pepper was dull of sale, and at auc tion 1,741 bags Malabar wore nearly all taken in at 31 for halt heavy. Pimento is less in request and rather cheaper, at auction 153 bgs selling at 44d to 4id. Of Jamaica Ginger 40 pkgs sold at 67s to 80s for ord to mid —these ar© full rates. Of Nutmegs 6 cases sold at 25 3d 1 to 2s 5d for s ma ll b rown, and 4 cases Mace at 2s to 2s a for thirds. SPlRlTS.—Leeward Island Rum is cheaper, gallon purchases having been made at is 5d to is 6dper g under these proof, and for arrival there are sellers rathe r rviih caution, terms. East India has been operated D i e n ro D e merara remains although obtainable at Is 4d proof. for 30 to 40 over limited dull of sale, with sellers at 25 to 25 3d bta.ne a d t a f urthei proof. Although Jamaica can b e e sl o erl i reduction, shippers and homed and tion, whilst there are sellers of low 3d to 2s ompiedracitueswliittyh3coa u t 0 - 7d, good mid 34 per cent over proof at 2s o ra v n er dy s co B n d tinu to es 3sto 4d and and good 33 to 38 fine 3s 5d to 4s. 13 little attention, and s t ock to increase ; Cognac, b est blBra4n9cldsiottfoth4es v6idattaog4esosBfddBsloBi4sBoffdeirtetod at 4s 84sc to 4 i dto 4s 4s l 6 o d d: 1847 ditto 53 ad to 50 wad interior aorta at 24 6d to 4s. Geneva remains at is 7d to Is Bd, and fine Is Std to 2s, but little has been done. The British Spirit trade is inactive at 9s Sd to 9s 9d nett cash, and Gin at 8a 3d for 22 per cent over proof. INDIGO.—The quarterly public sale of East India ter minated this day. The quantity declared for sale wits 7,578 chests in the A, and 2,205 in the C catalogue. making a total of 9,883 chests, of which 400 have not been printed, leaving the quantity to be brought for ward 9,482 chests. _ SALTPETRE.—To-day rough Saltpetre met with greater attention for all purposes. At auction 1,064 bags Madras sold at 249 to 24s 6d for mid and good 221 to 17i per cen t. re f rac ti on; 1,200 bags Calcutt a , or d and mid 11-} to 14k per cent. 24s 6d to 255, and good 4} to 51 at 26s 6d to 27s 6d per cwt. COCRINEAL.—This afternoon the public sales of 200 bgs Cochineal went off flatly, and at Id decline; Hon duras sil vers so l d at 3s to 3s 8d for low to goo, ord Mexican 3 s, and black 3s 4d to 3a 7d per lb. Of Bengal Safflower 300 bls sold at 21 to 212 s 6d, and 210 chts Lac Dye mostly taken in, Native marks 7d to 91d, and factory Is 7d to is Bd. TALLOW. —The stock of Colonial and Foreign remains heavy, exceeding that of last year by 10,000 casks; the consumption continues to fall off, and prices have again given way. On the spot there are sellers of fine new yellow Russian at 37s to 37s 6d, and of old at 35s 6d to 36s 6d; still operations have been upon a small scale. There has been little disposition to transact business for delivery; and 38s to 38s 3d is the value of new, for last three months of the year. Home melted is cheaper, and offered at 36s to 36s 6d not cash, yet transactions have been small. Other sorts of Tallow met with little attention, and prices are also drooping. At auction 600 casks Australian were in part sold at 34s to 35s 6d for Beef; at 34s 6d to 36s 6d for Sheep; and 25 casks of Odessa at 35s to 35s 6d. The value of South American is from 335 to 36s for low to fine. For of s. omooamdaoyunttihneg toq sno u2a auction 1,000 casks are de c l are d , t h e ch i ef part Russian. OL public declaredpetiitsin large,n Fri o tity S Sperm Oi l tuna, the market is in consequence in a d u ll state, prices are on the decline, and fine quality is off ere d a t 831 to 861 i per tun. Ileadmatter is obtainable a t 901 to 92 1 , and there are few buyers. Seal is operated in with reluctance, pale is to be obtained at 321 to 331, and other sorts 291 to 311. In consequence of the reduced stock of Cod there are no sellers under 371, at the same time dealers ope rated with reluctance. Southern met with little atten tion, although it can be obtained at 27 / 103 to 2 94 and some parcels are declared for auction. Only sm a ll parcels of Palm have been s old, and fine quality i s • is • • There has been a f urther consumption limited. de cline in the value of Linseed Oil, 315 to 31s 3d having offering at 28s per cwt, as arrivals are near at band, and been accepted on th e s p o t ; still shippers and home dealers have shown littl e d es i re to d o b us i nes s, and the supply of oil is getting larger. For delivery little has been done, and p arce l s are o ff er i ng at 31s 6d. Rape Seed is dealt in with r e l uc t ance, a l t h ough pale can b e b oug ht at 335, grown 31s to 325; and Foreign Refined at 335 6d to 345. In Cocoa Nut operations are yet upon a small scale, with sellers of Ceylon and Cochin at 28s to 31$. The market is inactive for Olive; whilst there are sellers of Gallipoli at 391 to 401, and of other sorts at 371 105 to 381103 per tun. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Yesterday the receipts at the Crystal Palace from Si. entrance fees rose to the enormous sum of 3 360/. 15s. which with the amount drawn from th e sale' of season ' tickets (3501. 145.) amounted altogether to 3,7111. 95. Such a re s ult is truly surprising, and is pr o b a bl y attri butable to the additional number of visitors brought up to town by the attractions of Derby-day. A s the de mand for season tickets at the present rate of charge i s now visibly on the decline, it is a question whether th e Commissioners ought not by reducing the price to try and open up a fresh demand. It is perfectly . open for the m to do so if they think proper, and, consider ing the size of the building, we cannot see any objection to such an arrangement. Professor Ansted has announced a series of eight lectures on successive Friday and Saturday mornings, between the hours of nine and twelve o'clock, in explanation of the mining processes, mineral products and manufactures forwarded for exhibition from various parts of the world. The first of these lectures will take place on Friday, the 23d of May, and be of an introduc tory character—treating of the general nature of the materials of which the earth is composed. He will then discuss in their order mineral fuel, iron, other me tals, stone, clays, various earthy minerals, and gems. The number of his class is limited to 150, and a de tailed list of the objects illustrated will be issued pre vious to each lecture. CRICKET. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. TWENTY-TWO OF STOCKTON-ON-TEES AND DISTRICT. This great contest was resumed and brought to &close at Stockton on Saturday afternoon. I❑ this match the Eleven of England have, for the first time during the present season, been able to show their powers, for it will be found that whilst they had previously lost every match they had played, so in the present instance they have carried the day by the large majority of 104 runs. An unusual feature here is in the score of this match, namely, that whilst in the first innings of the Eleven there were five double figures, there were in their second as many as eight bats which produced the like result. The two totals of the Twenty-two were very near— the one being 96, and the other 97. The conclusion of the contest presented the following state of the game:— THE ELEVEN. A. Mynn, .Esq., 1 b w b An derson 2 b Stockdale ... . Guy, s Morton, b Anderson ... 5 b Stockdale . ....... Parr, b Joy 5 b Joy N. Felix, Esq., b Anderson ... 39 c Thompson, b Stock dale Box, b Joy ll c Joy, b Stockdale ... 26 Wisden, c Anderson, b Joy Caffyn, b Jones Martingell, c Hopkins, b An derson Hillyer, c Morton, b Anderson 10 b Jones 2O Thorns, e Stockdale, b Ander son Clarke, not out Byes, 5 ; wide, 12 .. l7 Byes. 7 ; leg byes, 1; wide, 6. 121 STOCKTON. T. Crosby, Esq., b Clarke 0 not out 3 Hornby, run out Ayre, b Clarke Knowles, b Clarke 1 b Clarke J. Richmond, Esq., b Clarke 2 b Clarke Rapley, c llillyer, b Clarke... 5 b Clarke .. 0 J. Robinson, Esq., b Wisden... 2 b Wisden l2 Anderson, b Wisden Baldwinson, run out .... 16 run out Stockdale, Ibw, b Wisden... 1 b Clarke Joy, b Hillyer .. Lancaster, run out T. Thompson, Esq., c Wisden, b Hillyer 0 c llillyer, b Clarke... 1 P. Thornton, Esq., b Wisden 0 b Clarke .... .... 0 T. L. Elwin, Esq., c Thorns, b Clarke W. Hopkins, Esq., b Wisden 5 1b w, b:Clarke J. W. Coates, Esq., s Box, b Wisden Morton, b Wisden H. Carte, Esq., b Clarke . ..... 0 b Clarke Jones, b Clarke 0 absent ......... ... ..... 0 Airton, not out 4 b Mynn J. Sutton, Esq., b Clarke 2 b Wisden ..... ........ 1 Bye, 1; leg byes, 5 96 The Eleven, therefore, won by 104 runs. COURT CIRCULAR. After the supper on the night of the State Ball her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal visitors, returned to the ball-room, when a Highland reel was played by Mr. Mackay, her Majesty's piper, which was danced by the following ladies and gentle men : Lord Berriedale and Lady Rachel Russell. Cluny Macpherson and Miss Lister. Mr. P. Gordon Cumming and Miss Stewart Mackenzie. The Raster of Lovat and Miss Russell. - --- The Hon. Mr. Charteris and Hon. Miss Charteris. Mr. J. F. Campbell of Islay and the Hon. Miss Stanley. After the reel Mr. Booze's band resumed its per formance in the ball-room, and played during the even• tog the following : QUADRILLES. .. Strauss. • Alusard. • Kuhner. Lord Fitzgerald. WALTZES. .. Boost. ... T. Browne. • Labitzky. ... Wellington Guernsey. • Gollmick. POLKAS. Louisen Le Champagne Floris Ariadne Fairy Palace ... La Rose de France Mornirg Star ... The Hummingbird Fortuna ... ... Geburtstag ... Angelina ... ... Gungl. . Welli❑gton Guernsey. GA LOPS. The Nations ... Marschan. Spirit of the Ball ... Fitzgerald. Her Majesty and Prince Albert quitted the ball-room at ten minutes before two o'clock, accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Prussia, Prince Frederick Wil liam of Prussia, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and the Duke Ernest, of Wurtetnberg, and the ball terminated. The whole of the brilliant assembly had quitted the Palace soon after three o'clock. Sir Denham Jepbson Norreys, M.P., and the two Misses Norreys, had the honour of receiving invitations to her Majesty's Ball. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Princess Alice, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, Prince Frederick William of Prussia, the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and the Duke Ernest of Wur temberg, left Bucking ham Palace at half-past nineo'clock yesterday morning, to continue their inspection of the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations. The Royal suites consisted of the Countess Louise Oriolla, Count Piikler, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour, Count Goltz, Colonel Fischer, Lieut. von Heinz, and M. B. de Treskow. Her Majesty and Prince Albert returned to Bucking ham Palace soon after eleven o'clock. The Queen held a Court at three o'clock in the afternoon. Count Sehimmelpennincic, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, had an audience of the Queen to present his letters of recal. His Excellency was in da o j d be u ys e tty e h d ,se hi b m y aa V srtge i u s r c is o oo u ff nt oth P rem a Lieutenant -C o l one l t h e H on. s Royal Highness the Duches s o f K ent and her S Lm i oo r urn E diaer d s i• a a r ;We Majesty C yi u t wi s n t ag , a h at e tne r dn C l o m n e r e d e r ston, G.C.8., the Queen's Principal S e cr e t ar y o f S ta t e for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Colonel the Hon. e DinucWheassitionfg. Saxe Coburg Gotha Robert B iog o y y h le, s s Groom in Waiting. Her Royal liighs the Duchess of Rent and her Royal Highness to o R we oli n y t aerl do Esher yesterday morning, and visited their R oya l Highnesses the Duchess d'Orleans and th e D u k e and Duchess de Nemours. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited the Queen yesterday afternoon, and also the Princess of Prussia, at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty, with Prince Alfred and the Princess Royal, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, took a drive in an open carriage and four yesterday afternoon. Lieutenant-Colonel and Hon. R. Boyle and Colonel Hon. C. Grey attended on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha and Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, rode out on horseback yesterday afternoon, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited the Prince and Princess of Prussia yesterday; his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar also paid a visit to their Royal Highnesses yesterday. The Queen and Prince Albert. accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Prussia, Prince Frederick Wil liam of Prussia, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, honoured her Majesty's Theatre with their presence last evening. The Royal suites were the Viscountess Jocelyn, the Countess A. de Racke the Countess Or iolla, B aroness Wangen heim. the darquis of Ormoade, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey, Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour, Count Goltz, Colonel Fischer, and M. B. de Treskow. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia in spected the historical picture of the me eting of Field- Marshal Prince Blueher and the Duke of Wellington on the evening of the Victory of Waterloo at La Belle Alliance, which was submitted by the artist, Mr. Barker. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Rent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, Sir George Couper, and Lord James Murray, honoured her Majesty's Theatre with her presence last evening. A deputation on behalf of the River Lee trustees, on the subject of the River Lee Trust Bill, had an inter view yesterday with Sir George Grey at the Home-office. The deputation consisted of the Marquis of Salibury, the Hon. William Francis Cowper, Messrs. Rendel and Beardmore (engineers), and Mr. Merchant, clerk to the trustees. A deputation—from London, consisting of Messrs. J. A. Hankey, C. Marryat, M. M.Ctilery, T. Hankey, Jun., and A. Macgregor; Mr. C. S. Parker, from Liverpool; Messrs. H. E. Cram and Graham Russell, from Glas gow; and Mr. Philip W. S. Miles, M.P., from Bristol— had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, at his official residence, in Downing -street. The deputation was accompanied by Sir John Pakington, M. P 4, Sir Thomas Birch, M.P., Mr. E. Cardwell, M.P., Rai Colonel Douglas Pennant, Mr. John Tollemaohe, M6P4 Mr. A. Hastie, M.P., and Sir William Payne Gallvrey, M.P. Mr. E wart, M.P., had an interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday. Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office from the Governors of Western Australia, the Gold Coast, Noy South Wales, and Van Diemen's Land yesterday. THE " COUNT OUT." The following Members were present when the House was counted out last night:— Adderley, C. B. Grey, Sir G. Aglionby, H. A. Hawes, B. Anstey, T. C. Hill, Lord M. Armstrong, R. B. Hume, J. Bass, M. T. Molesworth, Sir W. Blandford, Marquis of Nichol], Right Hon. J. Child, S. Pugh, D. Cockburn, Sir J. Salwey, Colonel Denison, E. Somerville, Sir W. Duncan, G. Thioknesse, R. A. Dunne, Colonel Thompson, Colonel Ewers, W. Thornely, T. Fox, W. J. Villiers, Hon. C. Frewen, C. H. Walmsley, Sir J. Geach, C. Williams, W. Gibson, T. M. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. (EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.) Sir,—On Monday the 19th, was a continued scene of struggle for delay on the part of the Papal minority. It is difficult to blame men for doing what they think good for their cause; and it is also in some sort difficult to say, how or by what process a determined minority is ever overcome. The explanation seems to be, that there are slow and hidden sources of defection and failure, which reduce the spirits of the defenders, and end in preventing their dying on the floor of the House. There is scarcely any party that has not at some time been in the position described, and felt this weakness. An argument for toleration in the day of strength. A minority is excusable for advancing a bad argu ment when arguments are scarce. And one of especial badness was produced on this night. You may remem ber my noting, that the motion for going into Com mittee was finally allowed to pass with unexpected facility. It was allowed to pass when the House was thin, and consequently both the absolute and the relative magnitude of the majority and minority were greatly re duced. And this was gravely advanced on Monday night, as proof that the House had reconsidered the question and found out that it was wrong; the fad being only that it had found out it wanted dinner. Any argument of this nature was effectually contradicted in the course of the evening; where a majority of 27 1 aga i ns t 30 dis played the' proportion of 9 to 1, which is not often wit nessed in the House. On Tuesday the House was occupied by Sir William Molesworth's motion for an Address to the Crown pray ing that a stop may be put to transportation to van Diemen's Land. The answer of the Governme nt brought out some valuable points in the way n' _,_, pros pects of improvement. The necessity of th e And case, is urgent; we must plant out our thie tb ve e question so, they must be planted somewher b e t : there, and all, to the country here, to the co untry therefore is, how to plant them with t he fleas to respect to moral to the transplanted. Now to wit hbe the same is with disease the rule seems ut thin. In this direction, physical; it must be plantedd",ocoveries. Instead of mew modern science has made i it disperses the patients try best e ing up disease in lazare t t o s, scenes, and the infection among country air and ru ral hitherto ' that criminals The fault has been, • dies out. i n gangs and public receptacles. were herded together r the Government, is to send abroad The plan avowed b y en submitted to some reforming pro cessonly such as have e and then to encourage them by con siderable here, liberty and indulgence abroad, amounting to starting them in the position of i n d ustrial labourers. And the consequence of this is stated to be, that instead of the resistance which has been shown by some colonies, there are many of modern foundation from which requests proceed for a supply of labourers on the principles enounced. In fact it would appear, that in all new colonies there must be a p er i o d when such a supply must be most promotive of their interest. After the answer of the Secretary for the Home Department, the progress of the debate was interrupted by the thinness of the house. It had been prev i ousl y determine d to ad journ till Thursday. I am, Sir, yours very sincerely, AN OLD REFORMER. London, May 21, 1851. I g FATAL R AILWAY CASIIALTY.—An &BMW 1/cCi• cent occurred on S aturday afternoon to the 1.15 re; 74. train _.„„ from Bolton to Machester; it was in rounding a cur; i ° l . o " m "' i 7 .s Windsor-bridge and Oldfield-lane, about a m ot yet been destination. From some cause which lia! is, ll discovered, the engine and tender left the rails, and marling line. The a short distance was thrown over acroiis luggage van, which on this occasion wase behi nd ; the tender, the carnages of the was jerked up and cast upon it; b_ut oone of the passengers train remained upon the line, d an were much shaken by the received any injury, though tl?ey the slight damage done is The train was not going though thrown off, escaped with out The driver, Ashmou s a u t d a d n e y n b g r r i e n a g t in sp g e u e p d, o a t n ' thatd th t e oti tr i ain. gb, the stoker, was much injury, but Ri chard juggag e;van ; it is supposed that unfortunately killed by the; c aught between the van and the movement of the engine, but it is in jumping off be w e e d to death. No reason has been dis covered , and fe r wasthe seetrrournaseht:i placed near the rails in such a way as to throw the wheels oft t accidentally e m etal, as the rails w ere quite sound at the This, however, is mere railway offi • l - h pointD, for the cia aNs o have examined the speculation , not found any special ground to warrant such an t he engine left them. place have though it is the one they entertain. opinion, OFFICIAL ANNOUNIMMENTS.--We understand that Major llogg and Mr. Owen have been appointed Commis sioners where sioners to proceeed to the Cape for the pur r pop of inquiring i n t o the recent disturbances in Kafraria. he intimat!! ._ ac quaintance with the affairs of the colony acquired by Major Peregrine llogg during his period of service there under Sir language Maitland, and the perfect knowledge of the Klfi r msch ; which Mr. Owen possesses, will, no doubt, conducein the render the in qu i ry advantag a eous. The vacancy in by the re presentation of Cla c k mannan and Kinross, u lamented death of Major-General Sir w. Morison, will, we d u p by the election of understand, in all probability, be illlr dam, who solicits the Mr. Ad am , son of Adm i ra l Sir C. •A e liberal principles which suffrages of the electors on the same representative their obtained for the late much regretted has yet appeared for the consistent support. No candidate by the death of Viscount representation of Newry, vaca nt that a gentleman of liberal prin- Newry ; but we understan.ddress the electors, and with every ciples will immediately ad statement of the appointment of prospect of success. The _ f clerk of the Crown, vacant by Mr. Tindal to the nice 's accession to the peerage, which the Earl of Cottenham c ontemporaries, is, leant, pre appeared in several of oar at k Initlire. 3) 1 9 2 9 3 er of