The Sun. — London, England, 1850-05-16 00:00:00

- By fifirri s ill! he o gc , .r vo o, dictto, t ot thoug ° upo o p' ill 11° ' tif frt - cl . 0 r1 d the n o t ill atelY „pre rev - It b O r oo 1 . 11 91 01 0 Se a fore 1 1 . ose °f 4 er iliFe ill , i ir .r,R a naatter that hardly needs exemplification, h0a01.4 nistory bears witness '.. - Lthe provi,lent dlre.- leac i „, l t he " aind of (led" Ceristanas. Tei;;',ll,4'l.ekeiuen't author of '• The Cradle of the th e . E .41 , 41e, 8 1t 5 h , intruduced rho volume to t pmpu'Jlie. Much, however, as w , e big `-`""e with_ .the spirit of • the wiitei • • has , miterially disapp o inted ur. 4i;e'l-orhi.the introducti on a d m i ts t h at the author Itid L 4 .11 tktnerican—a republican by habit, education, Itll? i te iPle—a di ssenter from the Episcopal Church,i earty supporter of a purely voluntary pri f n or tretl;,,,oecasionally adopts a. tone and takes At thessseteptions which on this side of the provoke a kind of mental opposition far i llit era ( 7 l , l ,.u?ive to the good effect of the w . o . r , k .o .'l s S s u en ch .1 .) the case. With the author's reli,i lie e h' s 'i've should not quarrel, with his politica„t l°4 1: 11 ; d diiposed to agree, but his intolerant tbe bin 6e inappropriate in a work relating t: , 4)siglietneeral providence c f Him " who maketh Lis su f4 v °u the just a n d on t h e un j ust. " F or example, (1 / 4 the f . taunchest Pr o t e stants of us 1 th e 4dlnire the good taste, if they admit tti he t i ral truth, ef such a sweeping declaration as riCteil, like the English language, ft, general intelligence, or piety, is Pro fi te o s :i 42 coos ' v ain do you search the world over to l4t derabl clposit of this agent, except where t4t 't la rlPlage is spoken, or where the PI ute,s lllgion is prcfessed" So N ., 4 6. 1C ,C 0 UNT of the ANCIENT CORPS ur' NIZ edIIEN-AT-AR111...5. By J. Dunce ng) Clerk of the Cheque. sof t.t / handsome vo'utne, set forth with all thead e.:REs. of beautiful paper and large typography, Illkie.d,tdicated to Lord Foley, the Captain of h h e e d r Ititil:`l,)''B,Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms ; 0 itiiiif\ltZt,irouillley engraved portrait of Sir Car s t t 4 - of the gentlemen pensioners in I `tueea E izabeth, and furnishing a fulland d e 4 tvie, - 4r paCCOUtit of the origin, history, duties, .an ,i+ta o f 3 (4 (with the exception a the Yeomen of the t r ; i a ttl the, &rgeants-at-Arms) the oldest corps 4ktieti,°4V-e-the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at k - V iliell . 1 .' 4 4 is the work now before us, a work Isith t ,1111cloubtedly be of value to all connected ,"°nour4ble cores to which it relates. For be,' 4 ' reader, it will possess a certain interest, — k al chapt er o f t h e hi story a by ; *lts A l e • The H onoura bl e C or ps was. i 14ttlit'a"N• in stituted in the reign of' Henry VIII., Ilit.4°4lposed entirely of gentlemen of noble . blood d . kid 4tablishtnent of a body-guard, so constitute 4 Pft i:k) ,, illt Ed," writes Mr. Curling, " was of more a "' ll ee at the period of its institution than may i L t it44 l ,,t ir ,. The royal Tudor was of a fierce net tt -/ Vosition and he knew it. No Plants ntver more imperious and violent when op : l' 911 t the fit over, his disposition was also tem ttaiCeti7ll certain discretion. Such a King especially_ • aUc h a guard, enumerating in its muster-roll f of Carew, Blunt, Hastings, &c., mell c i' 441, .. n , 3 a nd scutcheons as old as any iu the king descended f rom k n i g h ts w h o h a d f oug ht R• 4 13e u,' :, and w h o, b e i ng ' arme d to do as sworn e ;, 43 th e ever clos e aroun d th e ro y a l p e r s on. There standing army,. nor even a single regi -41, tda,trited. All things have changed since u ,1 11 111 4 -low we have regiments and royal guards 4 ,,T e, and n h have il we have also a Sovereign 1 1 e1 • 4 1 4 t i l re : 11 11 0 s t " t r i e d e :t e h n e Y t i n The venerable corps , Gq Pensioners" or " Spears,' f t l 4 .e ti7 4 t it e'l ttpon Henry VIII. in the . beginni h n t g de o . ip Nth century, and under their present 44 # 4 1: 11°4 " G en-at-Arms" some of their li lt • ja C oal 9, attended entLrfi Prince Albert at the open e- " Exchange. Between these dates what ldeip e ' a uld be " unfolded !" For a narrative of the Gentlemen Pensioners during these centuries rieswe must refer the curious to 44 ie t l ye of the Clk of the Chesue to the 117 eQrPs'?—Mr. James Bunce Curling. , h 2' . l-1 E LEAMINGTON IRIS. 4,'°4thiikve before us the first number of a new üb'ished at Leamington, but pos 4411,s're than P local ' interest. In addition to the t,-/ varlet a 'it p a yof tales, essays,. and poems which X6 l emi r ges of magazines, and in which department b eot „" gton I • promises well, one of the main I 'd - i nstitu tio n rls is to commemorate the spots it.lteiclents of hstorical interest connected locality ; ' but as a proof that that in tiLeilttiFet ls e ) , : , aB we have said, not merely of . a b4,7lt3he'4"l:_d iii Celebr it i es we need only particularize mentioned in this number, tit rn : 11,11a,m Sha le spere : The birthday of this 4 3 , of Warwickshire wa . s apt . ly chosen as I.4.Ntit• Ihitiation of this Warwickshire mag , azine .. . d ln :' 43 we have said, a biography of bhaks 4 Y e mbelli s hed with a view of Anne Hath -113. -otts ge rt,t p ro • The other contents of the Leaming i~l• R nse well for the future success of the A ,- r ,. FINE COLOUR 4 (4IIITION OF WATER PALA' TIN GS. itl 0 ' it to the gallery of the Old Soei h et a y s to ti!t.tr Colours, ,5 Pall-mall East, oefn Paint ers abled us 1141'_,Iletilainate h.' mt!rits of the ctAle ( c .o t e i i o o n g j f u h s e t f11;18; of public view, vie w , in . the present ti4tittri,ll7). annual exhibition. Y of, •I'eaking, the . Without being, high merit o l '4ll, Its prerlecesso a rs col f le n c e tio o n ne su f p lo e w rior ac t i o or t o h i e ng m . ai o- c N ti . q tile societ " gallery has the tit.R tcla4ll Y 8 pa r ticulars to the best y - e t pro- I. 1 b • 11 most par associates.could this Nor i - t\ 4ll to ti ? it ' s members and and David andW. ki,' o l "' - 411 6 (.10 ' 1 r while such men as George ~Pge v • PeY Fielding, Tayler, .F. /1 b , t 'Pha ia , ri PP, and Frederick Cox,Cattaenrd I,ltittiti, and a variety of others, sefimllinoeonnttliY_ I l e t n ll P, each in his particular way, d es hltth ; Sti°W themselves industrious.iTra a v r e r r e s s i t t e ig the NAth,P4,.rtraeht, we found our attention ', 141 111,, j ,, ° 3' the pictures hereafter pariculaasrisseeedn. from ql4,..'ltig vigor of the .4 Cheviot Hills, titti l e e .. k . koor, Northumberland," . (11 ) 1 , 4 1)4 f, is deliciously suffused with the glow of the 114 th Ihx,eather. " A Mountain Scene on E lo i w ve io n g ß ti o n e t , , 11 iel l f;",les," (14) has that rich and . ftitii, A'Phric garment of the elevated j 4 ti' tr t i; 13e ntlQy knows so well howtoi g iitr r o i d d u g c e e s as f itl,,tbloother„rnountain s . cen s e a , m rtistecva, ad (48) by the "Snowdon, : 4 (111 1 1 a similar felicity i •sto t i, g. taken o e ha s nd, t. is scihtuaaratecAd , .1.,.,„ re presentation of (26) `, C.O Ile ttws-y-Coed, f co p lo o urin Ill a .a n l d es," lnellow a nti C, tranwhite, has allordtehaep 1 41 N of tone such as evinces on the part of the . !1e14..a, de tone and visible advancement. Copley indefatigable i t; t4, 14 g ,roore than ever proves himself s which have 4ltt,,ti'llivation of' those great 'kited' a,equired for high power reputation as a a rep fruitful -141,4 0 e°luurist ; and so far as the tokens i ith . : 'i ti i ft ri a l. ,,? ie. vv selis t rd tah l ivo l u t s a n e e co t s m n p o l t i . s t h o in a e l ;two that h s a u f c r h e p a n d f e a s f i i o r e n 0... course,.sti.ll industry op al lin , anifeat g e h d;. a e wrti of assiduous oreo p o r n a s c p t i i c c u e_. 4it-ti"nis larger prnductions, this .hism o in n u tt e e r Nit r i i ,' C°pley Fielding is visible even in this his r i u tl i . ti4 ina to the gallery ; instance this Lernond.' ‘4 ) e -. ',r ota th_ TT a i e u_pper Part e ,m`of Loch'. Castle * . - iii,, 4. Ai s ',. View front . Brougham an t) . L in. giin.4 , a4J:t i i : rii. t y j look 01_---ut,t, -, ei4ort, -`, 4-1. y iew 0 ~ ..., ___ h e seen 11 ,,, e , r Laeh Awe, Argyleahire (66), inuY ZtCri°os effects capable of being P" duced in this Ziti l ir t '°l the art when the brush and ,litt,,; c bands of a master. This picture, more the palette of which it a l ' i , etai„'4l„lickf!til to secure the interest of the reflective beg 4e41;7, seeing that the locality sojournh the seer 1 4 ,' . • )1e h and brilliant representation is the one t7'i% 1,,, 111 rendered classical by the th; a uties of rare old Christopher North, 1114- w e t r , 4t ell, there holding his memorable c d o , n w ve i r t s b a in - til„-Ao Talboys, rid Buller, and Seward, Lileit-trot4oh Awe, and under . the shadow of Cruachan.. ‘'tli e ‘4letiOn must on this account be afavourite with I t. , N 4). ., ‘ ac w itt li 4 ader s of 81 k ood's Magazine. A volu v p a tu le ou o s i. t he gli tf ,, ?., glow pervades the " View in the I.'' 5,",/ `4lcoberland" (105), by the same artist, and materially en ti,t-',tactiveness of the picture is ma • 1e rt:P,,,, 1 1 the i ntroduction severally to the right and (, 1 1 ,,„ _D ‘.Castle . 14tIllt: of and Lanercost Priory. ThF, \ 41 3) eOl Seaford Cliffs from Newhaven,. Sussex naturalness of l l tle , it ' 13 remarkable for the exquisite lelg i Y aod water, in the delineation of wh . ch Copley SUC'' i t' ! 4 1\1 11 1 il ali,Vays and as it were inevitably,l. g'iler,:,;; Other works from the same industrious and 4 't. llll %ii l lß4 , l4 e* master are . worthy of especial F. w. a „ (1 1 1 4 4 ,„ !"Yood our limits of enumeration. r i d - Itlir -I'Vytholit adding to the reputatio . n tu a r lr e e s a qu y e tiNiti,e,4 by 'aim as a faithful and Pic t tila `,,t‘‘°l' of rustic life and manners, eon it4,t-8. °lle or twopictures in his . u x s c u e a l l . 4 4c: " 44 1 el,eh 4f th of conspicuous -4,(,•11- 1 44, 1 - As X I of which, take his " 1 ~•_.„, the t?,lllstiotet:' a(n131))"hioA , til/(41 -...ethr n." D. Cox ' i s i ti : l7 e' in ' t,44"a(ral.,istie yopularit ,• his " Changing the agricultural a ( u l ) 2 t a s i ) i I ' s a h n i ( s i ( c l l l i s b i i s it ) . i_ ~(:ne , ,\ ") bein g a charming sketch of ..e tiv b li heaut.f. 1• , i on of' its persP, v i„ ar l q • , 1 u in the progression general animation. One prodacti.in vi litoa e recognised at once by the majority of' th e .. poke to t°l,llth:s gallery as having been already ei n n itif,:ed taobtain a larger number of its admirers y \'' ol htve (r, d copy . in the Illustrated London News:, i1t.t."41. I . (j) ' " CT of Pilgrim.; in sight of' S . Proem,' . 4,3 , f! . Group •lo t - - -,y vi, • •• , i a l journal just men ,, itli „, ...n in the 'actor tildt,,tfa,:. n, . (. .3ah aTreeofritri.ni wereb o n f to t r h s e s Sovereign Pontiff to Ilia 41.1 it --.4tl'etirl d• The original is from the brush of tte rl (717'N'tir• Jchn C ill wI an admirable prudtic at'y.w ' 1 , 1 , , bt.io g, a ~ IV r ° ,„ ek in Sr. Hillier's Bay, Jer elleivt.: i,P4vans, of 1:tor, must be congratulated, wo '...1115 pictures''elcl all the other exhibitors this season b eing of remarkable beauty, of a beauty THE altogether so remarkable as to evidence a percept:it*e advance in an artist already highly rnatur , , , tl in his capacities. Perhaps the m ssterpit , cas in the prcsent cullectiun are his Loch Vach—Death of the O'tet" (83), and " Return from the HT—Glen Tilt from Ben-y- Glue" (100), the former dim with its vapom ous suffusion, the latter brilliant from the pro - millet:lee of the figures crossing the foreground. Allred Fripp's "Irish Piper" (90), though a hold and arrest , ng picture, is inferior in the pleasure it afforded us to a little sketch, which some might regard as a mere in which with a few dashing touches and outlines (182) he has depicted a young " Furze Cutter." F. Mac • kenzie has adorned the gallery with two architectural pictures of surprising ability, one (91) representing the northwest view of Lincoln _Minster, and the other (195) giving the south-west view of the earn, superb edifice. Of WV. A. Nesflela's painting of" The Giant's Amphitheatre, near the Causeway" (136) we must be permitted to say that never was seen light ning of such chromatic liquidity, or sea-water of such washy greenness. " The Hhareen," (147), by John F. Lewis, is altogether the most extraorailiary pro 2-.uctiin in the gallery. It is more than an astonish ing curiosity. It is one of those miracles of water colour paintings which occasionally startle us by their brilliancy. In the exquisite minuteness of its the picture is•comparable to the detailed oil-paintings f Van Eyck, while in smoothness and leli,!ricy it vies with the brightest enamel. The hiaireern in all its details—the cheque-red wall', the carpeted it ,or, the dainty articles of furniture, the fruit and ffivvers, the coat of the gazelle, and the cos tume of the different figures introduced, are depicted with a trutl.fulm ss worthy of all admiration. The very texture of the silks, aim linens, and laces, and other woven fbbrics of the Mussulman and his sul tanas, are rendered with the utmost regard to the accurate resemblance of their texture, the expression of the various countenances being also surpris ingly felicitous. Almost approaching this singular work in minute finish are two others, not far from it, of very different characters. One is (160) the "Banquet of \Volsey to the Am • bassadors," by Joseph Nash, the other (165) "Hare, woodpigeon, &c.," by W. Hunt. L. Palmer con tributes two pictures, rather exaggerated in colouring. (205) " St. Paul landing in Italy," and (217) "Robinson Crusoe guiding his Raft up the Creek." Among the more important productions in the col lection we noticed two charming fruit-pieces—(2o4) by Maria Harrison, and (216) by George Rosenberg, the latter containing a vine leaf all but capable of rustling to the wind, and a cabbage rose which Only wants the perfume of that empress of the flowers. Other works cf various merit were scattered over the screens and round the walls of the apartment. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. M. Lafont appeared for the first time this season in his popular character of Ramadour, in the amusing com6lie- vaudeville of Les Deux Brigadiers. The play is so. aminar to the patrons of the French Plays that there is no necessity to rehearse the plot or the incidents. Lafont, who was quite successful in de picting the gallant bearing and amusing nonchalance of the Brigadier, was frequently applauded during the piece, and was called for at its termination. In the new comedy of Gabrielle, M. Regnier and Mdlle Nathalie produced their accustomed effect. The piece was acted with perfect ensemble. ASTLEY'S A siPHITHEATRE. The present is the last week during which the grand equestrian spectacle of the Four Sons of Aymon can be performed, and the public are taking advantage of the short time yet remaining to witness this mag nificent drama. The house last evening was crowded to excess in every part, and we were particularl) struck with the number of foreigners who were pre sent. The side boxes appeared filled with French visitors. SPORTING IN NEWMARKET SECON] BETTING ON TI THE SUFFOL 3 to 1 egst St. George (t) I TELLIGENCE. D SPRING MEETING. LJESDAY NIGHT. LH IBTAHES. 17 to 2 agst Herbert. 4 to 1 'list Quasimao to 2 agst Bolingbroke to 2 agst Clincher to 1 agst The Nigger to 1 apt Pitaford (t) DER: to 1 agst Voltigeur to 1 opt Mildew 0) to l ak - st Mayors to 1 agst Penang to I cost Italian to 1 agst Ghillie Callum .BY% 40 to 1 agst Blarney (t) 1000 to 10 agst Royal Hart (taken) 1000 to 10 agstLadyGeral- I dine colt (t) 1000 to 10 agst Python 1000 to 15 agst Sir Charles 1000 to 15 agtt Captain Grant (0) 11000 to 15 agst Brennus 40 to L agst Nutshell (I) Mildew, Pitsford, and Nutshell were backed in tl e course ut the day for several hundred pounds; 1,00 even laid I etween Pitsford and The Nigger, and the same between Penang and The Italian. WEDNESDAY'S RACES. The Champion Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old; c; )Its, Sat fillies and geldings, 84t. Finn) the XII. startipg-post to the Duke's Stand. (9 Subs.) Duke of 13edfdid's Bordeaux ... (IL Pettit) 1 Lord Exeter's Nutcracker (Flattnan) 2 Petting— 5 , t0 2 and 3to I on Bordeaux. Won in a a•tter by four lengths. Run in 2 min. 52 sec. Handicap Plate of 50 sow. each, for three yrs Old, and upwards. To run the same distance as the New T.Y.C. starting about seventy )ards in advance of the New T.Y.C. starting-post, and finishing at a post on the rite of the hiil. Mr. Cassidy's Diligence, 3 yrs, sst 6lb (T. Smith) 1 Mr. (1. lii b:ots's Laundrytnaid, aged, Bst (Fiatman) 2 Lord Clifden's Wallflower. 4 yrs, 7st 12Ib —(Pear!) 3 Mr. Lister's Hind f the Forest, 5 yrs, Bst (Rogers) 0 Mr. Delamere's Fuoco, 2 yrs, 7st 9.b ...(Dockeray) Mr. FrewhiCs Juggler, 4 yrs, ist 21b.. (Miller) U Sir R. l'igot's California, 64t 61b (H Sherwood) U Mr. S:apherson's c by Dromedary, 63t 21b (llarlock) Mr. Bastard's f by a son of Glaucus and Cassandra 0 Mr. Freeman's Impression, 3 yrs, fist 91b (Ellett) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Fuoco, and sto 1 each agst genre, Impression, and California. Lnundrytnaid led off, but, after running a quarter of a mile, gave prece dence to Diligence, who was never headed, and wen easily by two lengths; Wallflower a very good third. Hun in 1 min. 12 sec. The Suffolk Stakes of 15 sous each, 5 ft if declared, &c., with 50 added; winners extra; the second to save his stake. (25 Subs, fourteen of whom paid 5 sovs each.) Mr. Stiewing's St. George, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Hiett) 1 Mr. Nevill's Herbert, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b Mr. Ford's Chicot, 4 yrs 6st lllb Duke of Bedford's gliasimode, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (in cluding 4113 extra) Mr. Carvw's Eva, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (Hubert Sherwoue) 0 Mr. Neville's Letitia, 4 yrs 7st, stb Mr. E. BatsoL's Thistledown, sst 13th ...(T. Smith) 0 ret.ting--2 to 1 agst Herbert, 7 to 21agst St. George, 9 to 2 agst Quasimodo, and 5 to 1 agst Thistledown. Letitia made tbe running, followed by the others in a line, for nearly a mile, and was then passed by Herbert, St. George, Quasimodo, and Chicut; this lot were in a cluster at the brow of the hill, where tit. George and Herbert singled themselves out, the young one winning with great difficulty by a head, Herbert b sting Chicut by a length; Quasimodo a bad fourth. Run in 2 ram 47 sec. The Jockey Club Plate of 50 soya., for four yrs old, 7st 21b; five, Bst 31b; six and aged, Bst 91b, the pro perty of a:embers of the Jockey Club. B.C. Duke of Bedford's St. Rosalia Sweepstakes of 50 Buy?. each; for four years old colts, Bst 811); fillies, Bst 51b; winners extra. Last three wiles or B.C. Duke or Botfford's St. Rosana walked over A Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, to which there were three subscribers, went off by consent, owing to frequent storms of huil and rain. The attendance was very select, and no one appeared to regret that the racing terminated with the Surf()lk Stakes. BE [TING UP TO FIVE O'CLOCK. DEBBY. • 11 to 2 on the Field 16 to 1 apt Penang 1.2 to 1 ugst The Nigger (t) 18 to 1 agst Italian 12 to 1 agst Pitsford (t) 30 to 1 agst Deicoon 14 to 1 ugst Mi dew 33 to 1 agut Nutshell 15 to 1 agst Muvors 33 to 1 agst Cariboo No rthers mentioned. BETTING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. , DERBY. '33 to 1 agst Nut, hell '4O to 1 agst Ghillie Callum 140 to 1 agst Cariboo (I) 140 to 1 opt Sweetheart to 1 agst Blarney (t) 100 to 1 agst William the Conquerer . , 10,000 tol7oagst Brennus(t) 13 to 2 on the Field 11 to 1 agst Pitsford 13 to 1 apt The Nigger 15 to 1 agst Vollgeur 15 .to 1 ap.t Mayors 17 to 1 agst Mildew 17 to 1 agst Penang 20 to 1 tigst, Italian 30 to 1 agst Deicoon (t) OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Gill)flower (t)l3 to 1 agst Countess (Mr. 10 to 1 ngst Exotic Gratwicke) 13 to 1 apt lthedyeina 13 to L Eliza Middleton. ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. Handicap Pla e. A.F.--TuTthUnter, 6 yrs, Bst 71b— Fire-c ter, 4 yrs, Bst Ilb—Vasa, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Dover, 4 yrs, 7:t 61b—Dolly Varden, 4 yrs, 7zt iilb—Pius IX., 5 yrs, ist 31b—Jessy, 4 yrs, ist 11b—Beau Pre Belle, 4 yrs, Est 1310—lonv, 4 yri, Git I Ilb—Goodwood. 4 yrs, 6st 111b—Eva, 4 yrs, fist 101b—Thistledown, 3 yrs, sst 10Ib—Bastmado, 3 yrs, sst 5115—8 c by Gladiator, out oi Revival, 3 yrs, sst 31b. auota, 6 yrs, 9st, paid, and the weights were rni.ed. Handicap T.Y.C.—The White Lady, 4 yrs, 8,4 'jib Jig, 4 84 7tb—B c by Mus, ( ut of Virago. 3 yrs, tizt— lute, 3 yrs, Tat 21b. Fuur others paid, and the weights were rktsF ii. Mr. Mackinnon was accidently shut out, and thereby prevented from voting in the division against Mr. Grantley Berkeley's motion on Tuesday night. • HON ESTY lt LWARDED BY A LADY.—Yesterday afternoon a lady, residing in Arlington-street, Piccadilly, while proceeding down the latter thoroughfare, accidentally dropped a sunlit parcel coLtaining a pair of gloves and a quantity of lace collars. The lady, evidently unconscious of her loss, was proceeding on, when the parcel was picked up by a lad whose appearance denoted extreme poverty. The little fellow, not knowing who was the loser, eyed the package suspiciously, and then stated after a gentleman who, disclaiming any knowledge of the property, led the honest, lad to run after a second person, and a third, and ultimately the rightful owner, who , acknowledged the. honesty of the boy by a present of a sovereign—au amount that evidently terrified him, for it was some time before he could be induced to accept it. Lo'vp 0140 SUN. RAILWAY INTELLIGEN CE. CALEDOIN lAN RAILWAY. The adjourned IW-€zil,g of 're }elders of 10/. pre ference shares in this comoany wa. held on Tuesday at the London Tavern, to receive the report of th - 4 con:mita e appointed on the 7Eil inst. to confer with the directors in reference to a modification of the terms under which the preference shares were issued, the HUD. Captain Plunkett, R.N., in the chair. The report of the committee stated that in reply to the circular issued by the directors to the pre ference shareholders there were eight to one in favour cf a modification of the terms. The committee found that in addition to the usual amount of mortgage and debenture debt of the company, the security of which, in the minds of lenders has of course been seriously disturbed by recent events, the company is at this time oppressed by a floating debt, exceeding in the aggregate 800,0001., which debt is daily on the increase in the form of growing interest and accumulating law charges ; and that the balance of debt, after realising all probable assets, which must be a gra dual oieratien, cannot tail materially short of 500,0001. They find, further, that this debt roust within a very Jew months be aggravated by the ad (littorl] obligation of discharging the first instalment of he Clydesdale capital, with a superadded bonus of 50 per cent., which capital and bonus amount to. 675,0001. Toe company is at present not only with out any means, in - the form of existing or authorised capital, of discharging the floating debt, but the por tion of its ordinary weekly revenue not specially de voted to payment of interest on debenture is ex hausted in warding off claims for land and other de mands of urgency almost before it is received. Tne representations of the directors as to the onerous nature of the annual rents chargeable. on the company are in no way exaggerated; that they exceed largely the avail- able revenue of the company, to say nothing of the threatened attempt to fasten oft the company, by pro cess of law, the so called working contract with the Scottish Central Railway Company. The Cale (lonian Railway still requires a considerable out lay, and this outlay must be made before the proprietors can reasonably look for any considerable! increase in its traffic. An immediate remedy for this deplorable state of things was demanded, and which was only to be attained by bringing the annual lia bilities and expenditure within the probable means of the company, whereby such a state of credit might be obtained as would enable the company to raise an advance of capital sufficient fur its requirements. The arrangement, then, which the committee: have unanirnouly determined to recommend fur adoption is, that the dividend on the preferential, shares be reduced to 4f per cent. in perpetuity, con tingent on the making of satisfactory adjustments with the other guaranteed lines; two out of ten, or in that proportion, of the directors of the board to be elected by the preference holders ; the same arrange ments as to arrears of dividends to be made in regard; to the preference shares as to the other guarantees.! Bearing in mind the great pecuniary loss' already sustained, and every day increasing, from thei existing condition of things--a loss which cannot be estimated at less than 80,000/. ; per annum ; the extreme danger of delay, not , merely to the holders of preference stock, but to the other guaranteed interests, and the whole under taking ; and, lastly, the desirableness of offering to, the other guaranteed interests an example of conces-' ; sion, the committee most earnestly recommend its idoption. This arrangement is wholly contingent on i the completion by the directors of corresponding ones , with the other guaranteed and preferential interests; and the committee are happy to recognise in the chair--; man of this company, and those of his colleagues with, whom they have been placed in communication, al ready disposition to meet the difficulties of the case.l They venture to rely on the manifestation of a similar disposition by the representatives of those interests. The good effects of the example set by the 101. pre ference stockholders at the recent meeting in nomial Elating (unanimously) a committee to deal with the ; question are understood to have been already felt itti the more satisfactory progress towards an arrange went with some ot those interests; and the commit tee have little doubt that the same results will be arrived at .in their other negotiations. If, how ever, a short-sighted policy in any single instance should defeat arrangements calculated to restore, comparative happiness to many hundreds of families, and it' Parliament, appealed •to as it must be, should hesitate or refuse to remove such;; an obstruction to a general adjustment so fruitful of good, the holders of guaranteed shares is ill, in that, event, revert to their existing rights, and, with those others who may have followed them in their example of moderation, must await that more temperate dis-. potition on the part of outstanding interests which' time and the experience of the disasters attendant on delay must ultimately induce. he CHAIRMAN said, it was a great gratification to the directors that the committee of preference share holders should have reported in favour of the mea sure proposed by the board of directors both before and since they came into office. He was glad to , state that some of the guaranteed parties had shown a disposition to come to an arrangement. It was so far. fortunate for the directors that o they,had in this instance' to deal with men of enlightened 'minds and a general' knowledge of matters, who, when the facts were laid, before tt em and they had made the necessary in quiries, saw that the interests of the proprietors could only be protected by a certain course which they re commended. Unfortunately the directors had to deal with others, who were narrow-minded, and only looked to what they could claim, and not to the circumstances of the case ; they look to words rather than things. Ile hoped the example set by the preference holders would be followed by the other parties, as it was the interest of all concerned that an amicable arrangement should he come to speedily. It was thought that if the great majority of the shareholders agreed in this movement, the mi nority would not be allowed to keep a large and valuable property in the state of embarrassment in which, unfortunately, the Caledonian was placed. He could assure them that it would not be the fault ' of the directors if satisfactory arrangements were not made with the guaranteed holders ; at all events it appeared that no one would gain anything by ob structions or delay. The preference shareholders were entitled to the best thanks of the board for the liberal spirit in which they had met the case, and he hoped the proposal would be responded to in like manner in other quarters. Mr. THORNTON, the chairman of the committee, moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr. HOUGH. A conversation ensued, in the course of which it was stated that the company would be able to pay the 4- per cent. to the preference holders, instead of the 7 per cent. guaranteed, provided the other gua ranteed shareholders would agree to similar terms. On a careful consideration of the subject it was found more advisable to reduce permanently the amount of the guaranteed rates of interest to fixed rates of dividend, leaving the surplus, if any, to go to the original shareholders, rather than to regaled the guaranteed dividends by any kind of sliding scale depetidieg upon an increase in the traflic which may hereafter take place. It was necessary that the holders of original shares should have some chance of a dividend, because upon their exertions depended the success of the scheme for releasing the company from its present difficulties. Resolutions were unanimously passed, adopting the report, voting the cordial thanks of the meeting to the committee, and requesting them to continue their services until the proposed arrangements receive the sanction of Parliament. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the Chairman and directors for their valuable exertions to promote the interi sts of the company. MATCH AGAINST TIME.—Sir W. N. Younge per formed the arduous task of running a mile,. and leaping 100 hurdles 3 feet 6 inches high, in 18 minutes and 30 seconds, on Monday, the 13th instant (the time specified in the agree ment being 25 minutes). The field in which the above was performed was not at, all favourable, being a small rectangu lar one, with much grass in it, high lands, and a little on the descent. The course was an oval, with four hurdles on the ascending, and six on the descending side, 15 yards apart. The feat was performed in the following order and time:---The first 10 hurdles were cleared in 1 minute; the 11; the third, 2; the fourth, 1 ; the fifth, 2; the sixth, 21; the seventh, 21; the eighth, 11; the ninth, 2*; and the tenth, 2. A minute's rest between each 10 hurdles. The cheering of the spectators was loud and universal at the conclusion of the match, which was very cleverly performed, although Sir William was neither in health nor spirits.: PETERHEAD EQUE)TRIAN FEAT.— On Tuesday night, about 12 P.m, a horse and gig, belonging to a com mercial traveller, started off from Broad-street, going along Rose-street, and oown James street, at full gallop. On reaching the foot of James-street, it went right over the quay into the harbour. The pilots, on hearing the splashing in the harbour, but not knowing the why and wherefore, supposed it to be nothing else - than "the sea serpent ashore," and took to their heels, at a speed little short of; if not equal to what "their worthy serpent" pursued, on his route there. A few parties were soon attracted by the circumstance, who, it seems, were rather better acquainted with natural history, and pronounced it to be, instead of a reptile, a quadruped, and by the worthy exertions of whom —to their praise be it spoken — tile fancied serpent was soon got ashore, and, what is most act nishing, neither gig nor horse were found to be in any way hurt. But the parties who - picked up the horse and gig now betook themselves to look fa an owner, and, in their search, they found a gentle man lying in Broad-street, who. from his position, might have been supposed to be tudving astronomy, and who had resigned himself to the arms . of 'Morpheus.— Inverness courier Though sinking in decrepul age, he pretnaturrly falls whose memory records no benefit conferred on man by him. They only have lived long who have lived virtuously. El;za . Cook's Journal. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY.—The works of this line are rapidly progressing towards Knock and all the arrangements seem to be conducted in a must satisfactory manner. To-morrow the portion of the line between the Thomastown station and that just erected at BallvlOwty will be opened for the transit of passengers and . traffic; and though by rail this is but a di4tahee of scarcely half a mile, yet it will save a round of full three miles by the old coach road, and thus make a vast difference in the time • occupied in the journey between Waterford and Kilkenny. Y • ,; TIITT'RRDAY MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED 'WIFE'S SISTER. MEETING IN FINSBURY LAST .NIGIIT Yesteruay evening a public meeting of the Non wthfortni,t, of London sind its neighbourhyod wzls held in Finsbury Chq,l, v. 1,11 the view of declaring the sailiments of that 13::dy on the Bill now in pro gress through the House of Commons for legalizing marriage with a deceased wifL's sister. At half-past six o'clock S. M. Peto, Esq., M.P., was called to the chair, by which time the flour and galleries of the chapel were occupied by a very large audience, which increased as the proceedings pro gressed until there could not be less than 500 persons present. _ _ i i t tey. jr. ll l is . s l e i n i t n i t n o g n,bn od e , e v. d o n On the platform were a great number of ministers at;i m n e ,% ri ,e c( n m u r t z e t ( e i dthe iA' h the J. 13ig wood, Rev. F. Trestrail, R. W. Reynolds, among alit h Rev., W. Leask, Rev. J. Hatch, Rev. E. Clerk, Rev. T. Binney, and Rev. J. Burnet ; J. Scoble, Esq., G Lowe, Esq., F.R S., Mr. Oliver Mr. J. Haddon J. Harris, E.sq., M P., W. Griffin,h;. q , E. Miall, E q , Mr. J. Soul, Mr. Chew, Mr. J. C. Williams, Mr. Pareell, and J. Danford, Esq. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the meeting said, the necessity and propriety of Noncont4mists ceiling a meeting of this kind would be fully shown by the fact that he himself bud had the honour, during the present session of Parliament, of presenting petitions representing the opinions of 1,200 congregations of Nonconformists in favour of the Bill of Mr. Stuart Wortley for legalizing marriage with a deceased wife's sister.—(Cheers.) lie submitted that in inter fering with so great and sacred an institution as that of , marriage they ought to haVe the indisputable sanction of the Word of God, or be 'urged to that course by some great social necessity. It would be the business of this meeting to show that the altera tion made in the law of marriage by Lord Lynd hurst'a Act, in 1835, was not justified by public ne cessity, or sanctioned by the Word of God._ (Cheers.) When that Bill was first introduced its purpose was to limit the period within which objec tions might be taken to these marriages, and when the Bill was in Committee, to meet the views of the Bishop of London and the other dignitaries of the Church in the Upper House of Parliament, the Bill was altered altogether, and it was then reporte d as a Bill to sanction all,such marriages of this kind as had previously taken place, and to prohibit all such marriages in future.— (Hear, hear.) The ob ject of Lord Le ndhuret's Act was only to sanction certain marriages which had taken place' among Members of the Upper House and their rela tives, and had no reference whatever to the general well-being of the people.—(Cheers. ) Great dissatis faction began soon to be felt throughout the country with that Act of Parliament, and her Majesty ap pointed a Commission to inquire fully into the ques• lion and that Commission unanimously reported to Parliament in favour of an alteration of the existing law. He thought the religious aspect of this question had been fairly given up. The Jewish Rabbis, and almost all the learned men amongst the Jews, who were best competent to form an opinion on this sub ject, had contended that the text of Scripture appli cable to those marriages gave a sanction to them ; and thoe learned persons put a different construction upon that text from that which the supporters of Lord Lyndhurst's Bill did. The Jewish people, so far from holding those marriages in detestation or abhorrence, conceived they were entitled to their warm commendation ; and they ,were universally per mitted to take place earlier after the decease of the wife than any other marriage by a widower. That no essential grievance existed to justify the passing of Lord Lyndhurst's Act was shown by the fact that not a single petition was presented to the House of Commons in favour of it before the passing of the measure; and whilst that measure was passing through that House its warmest advocates could only say that those marriages were contrary to the canon law of the Church of England; and that was the only objection they had to offer.—(llear, hear.) It now became a question whether the Noncon formists of England would submit to that law.— (Cheers.) 'I he Nonconformists were not in the slightest degree amenable fo the canon law of the Church of England ; that canon law had been altered from time to time. The ancient canons of the Church of England, for instance, forbade third marriages altogether; and second marriage', although not forbidden, were as far as possible discouraged. With reference to clergymen, second marriages were prohibited, and a clergyman was prohibited altogether from marrying a widow. The greater part of those canons were not the law at the present day, but had been altogether repealed. Were they, in the nineteenth century, with the Word of God for their rule and guide, to submit to the canons of the Church of England ? Nc.—(Cheers ) And they were deter mined that the Act of 1835 should not much longer remain the law of the land. They held it to be the duty of the Legislature not to interfere unduly with the freedom of action, and they thought in this re spect the Legislature had unduly interfered with the liberty of action. And what had been the result? Why, the happiness of thomanda..l64ad laesers-dvat.rued. Since Lord Lyndhurst's Act.'was passed uliwg;illi of 33,000 of those particular marriages bail taken place, which the law of this country did not recog nise. —(dear, hear.) Besides that, the whole of the children of those marriages were illegitimate, and a man who had contracted such a marriage could not recognise his wife or his children in his will without their having to pay 101. per cent. duty on their lega cies after his death, as if they had been perfect stran gers to him. He contended that Lord Lyndhurst's Act had never been found to work well, and if it was not justified by the law of God or the law of nature, then it was unjust to interfere with the civil and reli gious liberty of the subject, and the Nonconformists were determined to persevere in their exertions until that unjust and cruel law should be repealed. The Rev. JOHN HOWAR D HINTON, in moving the first resolution, reviewed the various changes which had been made in the law, especially in the time of Henry the Eighth and Queen Mary. The fact of such marriages being forbidden ber e the 99th canon of the Church of England might be a circumstance binding upon the members of that church, but what had those out of that church to do with it ?—(Hear, hear.) It was a question never yet discussed in the present day, who were and who were not prohibited by God's law to marry. It was true that Arch bishop Parker's list had been the rule in courts of law, and had been the guide in decisions, hut to no greater extent had the matter been decided. He contended that the 18th verse of the 18th chapter of Leviticus sanctioned, by implication, marriage with a deceesed's wife's sister. The verse ran as follows :—" Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her lifetime." The insertion of the words "in her lifetime" clearly implied that after the death of the wife the restriction was not to be enforced, and the law was so understood by the Jews. To allow the present unjust and cruel prohibition to continue would, in fact, be to retrace their steps beyond the reign of Henry the Eighth, for all persons were then allowed to marry who were not prohibited by the law of God, and to retur n again to that period of ascetic churchmanship and monastic spirit, when the people had wrested from them the larger portion of their liberties. If he might be permitted to give a word of command and encouragement, he would say to his hearers, as did Wellington, on a memo rable occasion, " UP, Guards, and at 'eta," with a confident hope that they would boldly, zealously, and successfully fight the battle cf truth and justice. —(Cheers.) He concluded by moving the following resolution : " That. in the opinion of this meeting, marriage with the sister of a deceased wife is not contrary to the law of God; and, that its being forbidden by the 99th canon of the Church of England forms no valid reason for its being prohibited by the me . Imperial L eg i s l ature to the population of the United ing dom, alarg e proportion of which is m t comprehended within the pale of the Chinch established by law. Mr. N. GRIFFIN, one of the Dissenting deputies, seconded the resolution. 'Mr. J. MITCHELL said he was desirous of address ing a Christian meeting in a Christian house of worship, against the most iniquitous and unjust Act of.-Lord Lyndhurst, passed in 1835. He was enabled to corroborice the statement which had :been made, that, according to the Levitical law, a man could marry the sister of his deceased wife, an d he knew of a number of members of the Jewish 'Church who bad contracted such marriages, and he did not know of a single instance in which they had proved unhappy. Tne resolution was then unanimously agreed to. The Rev. THOMAS 13,INNEY rase to move the second resolution— " That, in the opinion of this meeting, the Act of sth and 6th William IV., com monly called Lord Lynd hurst's Act, by which marriage with a deceased's wife's sister is declared , absolute ly null and void to all intents and purposes whatsoever,' was, and is, an unwarranted interference with social rights; that it has wrought, and must continue to work. ittjurioukAy to tLe happiness and iner-ds if the counnunit); and that the thanks of the public at large, and espe:dally of British Nonconformists, are due to the Itigl,t lien. Stuart Wortley, M.P., for havin g in successive stsaioni f P arhamen t, and in the face of a tenacious and unscrupulous opposition, endea voured to obtain the removal of this unrighteous and pernicious restriction." . _ p lie thought it was very proper to i n t ro d uce t h e words " commonly. e:lted Lord Act,"Lyndliu s rs t t l ' i s ey_ilad already into the resol u ti o n. It was comm on ly called his Act, itbut n cly was heard.notL LordordLyzydihiduhrustrsst Act,had a particular as object in view ; his Act would have been an improve ment on the previous stet? of the law, hut the Bishop of London introduci d what completely altered the cliracter of the Act.. Lord Lyndhurst prOpos;:d that the' marriSges triat hats taken place t:hOUld not be questioned after six months, and that the marriages that Shuul d take place Should not be questioned after ~. • v, EVENTiVer, MAY 16, 150. two years. Tile Bishop of London went a great deal . THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. further ie'th way 7 ,, both b•-,ck , serds and forwards; he • PUBLIC REJOICING. introduced th e c l ause , th a t si x rrioeths sh•aild Yesterday the bells of the various zwqropolita'i not elapse with respect to the marriages churches rung a merry pea' from 141 early hour in tho that had taken place, but be pronounced morning, and the royal standard and union jack flattered valid at once and tor ever; and with respect iu the braze from warty a spire. The vessels in the to those that should afterwards take place, not two, i Pool display e d th e i r sig nal flags, and presented a gay and animated appearance, whilst. over Buckingham nor ten, nor twenty y ears were t o sanct i on th em , b u t ' 1 Palace, Somerset House, and other national edifices, they were to be in va lid a lt oge th er an d f or a ll t i me .— (Hear, hear.) Lo r d L yn dh urs t an d hi s f r i en d s said, the h ther o a y t ' a 1 national emblems unfolded itssilken sides and displayed al enribl:ms of royalty and power in honour altered as•the Bill was , i t wou ld answer t hei r Purpose; of the di 0 day which commemorated the birthday ot her they wanted to secure a c e rt a i n individual ; they pro- Majesty. During the morning the metropolitan railway posed a certain thing that• would have secured that stations were crowded with persons desirous of:svailipg individual, and the Bill, even as altered, would secure themselves of the recurrerive of this national boliday to him. Very tree ; it would sacrifice everybody. else, enjoy a trip to the favourite resorts ef . Richmond, hut they said, " never mind ; if we get our object for liatnpton Court, Windsor, and other places in the vi -1 the one, we will let the millions goy"---(Cheer")— cinity of London. The day was observed as a holiday 1 and so they wrapped it up.— (Laughter.) New, he at the Bank of England and other public estakili,h contends.d that was not Lord Lyndhurst's Bill, but the 1 ; incnt, and the celebration of her Majesty's birthday in I3ishop of Loncloe's, to whom the Noncomformists weLare 1850 will long be associated in the winds of millions of j . h e e e r re s d u t b i j o c o , cts with pleasurable recollections and hesltt ful under so many and great. obligations.—(Hear.) l e ' red . roy al . salu salutes, a ne whi c h ,ei ! oc-k were e Park itt d . Tower guns the chapter of Leviticus, 'to which allusion had b een responded to by those a, made, there were two things in that law, admitting, Woolwich and Sheerness. for the sake of arguinent, that it was the marriage THE ARTILLERY COMPANT.—Tho gun division of t 0 law, which bore on the' particular-marriage in ques- Ron. Artillery Company assembled yesterday, at the ,Artillery Ground, in Finsbury; under Capt a i n Robinson, tion. One of those things had not been referred to ,A that night. in that law there was a clause forbidding at twelve o'clock, and fi re d a roya l sa l ute , i n h onour o f ,ter Majesty's birthday. Th ere was a mot t numerous the marriage of a woman with the brother of her de attendance upon the occasion, sad the'enthusiasm w a s, if ceased husband. Upon that their friends, on the possible, increased by the celebrity attached to the corps opposite n. side of the question, took their stand, and 'upon the apeointeat of. his Royal Hi g h ness Prii ee said there was an express injunction forbidding those Albert as the' head of it. The llononrabha Aitillery triarri:ger, and, that being so, it was the same thing C om p any L as b een un d er a course of chill, by ber for a woman to marry the brother of her deceased gelmt-Major Campbell, of the Royal Artillery, Wool husband as fur a man to marry the sister of his de. wich. We understand that L'ergtant-Major MiiN, of tie , ceased wife. If the one, said they, was forbidden, Scotch Fusilier Guards, has been appointed by his Royal then the other was forbidden. But it was said, in 'Highness Prince Albert, under the new regulation, with the 18th verse of the 18th chapter of Leviticus, .a residence a t th e Armoury-house, to superintend the drilk. It will be in t h e ; remem b r ance of our readers that " Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in • the Hon. Artillery C om p any most prompt l y , an d t o a her lifetime." It might be said, properly, that 'did man, were assembled on the 10 t h o f April, 1848, to meet e en . not mean a sister, but, simply, a woman to a wonlan. 1 e ININSPECTION ed OFdistur bance THE TROOPS AT VPircoewica.—At It was said the translators of the Bible showed an early hour Woolwich presented un unusual appear that the question admitted of n doubt, by ' mice f rom t h e num b er of pe r so n s from the metropolis ' puting in the margin, oppposite that text, and other places; to witness the review of the artillery, the, words, "a wife to a wife:!' Now he Marines,. and Sappers and miners, stationed at this gar could not go t into that delicate qoestion in a - rison. The men having assembled with their three meeting like tha ; he could not give them his rea• bands, several most appropriate airs were played by sons. It was one of the mischiefs of this law, and them in front of a numerous staff of general officers; -after which they formed a line h aV atz weri t i l w Eallbila this controversy, that it excited a gred many-ques-7 species. tions 7 hick were better le ft alone. Without at.. tempting to give them his reasons, he -thought those ! the - olifficvetgomfatrhelleetuha the e rp i s we i r n e complimented an the disciplined state of ,their men. The inspection reasons were sufficient. He thought', those reasons . founded on the nature of the thing, an agreeable) . 4) ._ trminated about half-past eleven o'clock, when tae thousands present separated highly gratifiel the Word of God. It was evident that the command ' STATE Difirizna.- 7 The Marquis of Westminster, to which he had referred applied to the marrying of Loid Steward of the Queen's liousebold, gave a state one sister during the lifetime of another who was dinner yesterday evening, at Grosvenor House , _ Upper. the wife of the party, but had no application at -El Grosvenor-street, in celebration of her Majesty's birth to the marrying of the sister after the death of the da y . • 'M wife.—(Hear, hear.) Now, as regarded the morals The of the community, it was well Known that bun- the arqUis•ef Breadalbane, Lord CheMberlain of Queen's HeuSehold ' • gave a state dinner in celebration of her`Majesty'shirthday last evening, at his residence deeds had married, in spite of the law, and let in Park-lane. , ` . them think of the position in which the children Lord John Russell, First-Lord of the Treasury, gave were placed by the operation of the law. But a fuel-dress dinner yest erday evening, at his private re there were others whose sentiments were not of. so sidence in Chesham-place, to celebrate the Queen's elevated a character, and who, finding that a birthday. marriage could not be contracted under the law, The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, her Majesty's agree to dispense with the ceremony which would 'Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, • be useless, and live together as man and wife with- gave a full-dress dinner last evening, in 'honour of the out marriage. Such was the effect of -this most queen's bir!hday, at the Clarendon Hotel. unjust law, and what right, he would ask, •Earl Grey, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State had the Government to place any portion of for the Colonies, entertained a full dress dinner. party in the people in such 'is position ?—(Hear, hear.) honour of the Queen's birthday, at his residence on There were a great number of marriages tolerated ca,iitein Ri g ht. t.cri.. Hun. on. Sir Charles Wood, Chancellor of the which were far more objectionable than those with Exchequer, gave a state dinner to celebrate the Queen's a deceased wife's sister, such, for instance, as mar- birthday, last evening, at his official residence iu Down tines in which there was an actual blood, relation- ing-street. ship.—(Hear, hear.) He thought marriages between ~ The Queen's Honourable Corps of Gentleman-at-Arms cousins were open to greater objections, / both in a dined together to celebrate the day last evening. physical and moral point of view. —(Cheers.) The Tbe Attorney-General gave a state banquet in celc law of Leviticus, he contended, gave 'permission to a bration of her Majesty's birthday, last evening, to the man to marry his deceased wife's sister, and no leading members of the bar, at the Albion, Aldersgate human legislators ought to interfere with that right. street. The resolution which he.proposed said, that the pre- _ The annual dinner given in honour of her Majesty's birthday sent law worked most injuriously to the happiness rthday by the Archbishop of York, was yesterday at tended by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of and morals of the cornmunity ! Now there could be Lond on, Bangor, Carlisle, Gloucester - arid Bristol, no doubt` about that. He knew that many Ripnri Lichfield, Oxford, Worcester, St. Asaph, blan p persons of great respectability, education, re- chester, Norwich, Cashel, Down, Limerick, Archdeacon ligion, and high honour, were prevented marry- 'Musgrave, Rev. Thomas Fuller, &c. ing, although they were satisfied in their own -, ILLUMINATIONS. consciences that their marriage would be perfectly The illuminations, yesterday evening, in honour of her agreeable to the will if God, and though their affec- kraiesty'a birthday, wet e very genera', several of them tions were trammelled and interfered with, they were being on a most magnificent and extensive scale. There so anxious not to break through the law of the appeared to have been ce nsichrable ingenuity and taste land, that they did not take the advantage of pro- displayed in the - molt ction of the devices, in which gene ceeding to other countries where they might have been rally tie introduction of gas had a most brilliant effeTt. The following were the displays at legally married. Many persons, however, of equally high position had married in spite of - the law, but their children, who were considered illegitimate, were The Union, TiIECLUB HOUSES. Cockspur-street—A large projecting im penal crown, encircled with a wreath of laurel, termi branded with the name of bastards, and many a tinted by a true lover's knot, with two stars of Brunswick, gentle spirit was crushed by the ignominy which in brilliant gas. perhaps awaited him. It was said the law ought to The United University,. Pall-mall East—Large impe be a terror to evil doers, but in this instance, it was rial crown, with the royal initials V. R., in pure a hite a terror to the good and virtuous.—(Cheers.) He lamps, with star, lczenge, and a most splendid trunspa (Mr. Binney) and Dr. Cox had given two or three telicy repro-renting Britannia in a marine car drawn -by pages of evidence before the Parliamentary Select sea-horses, and bearing a medallion portrait of her Ma- Committee, on the subject of these marriage ,, , JeStY Queen Victoria, while Fame, in the distance, is pro but Mr. Roundell Palmer had undertook to claiming her g lories to the world. This beautiful oeei e n was finished by wreaths of laurel, and a true lover's knot, say, in the House of Commons, that they did in blue lamps. not represent the sentiment s of the Dissenters of England.—(Great laughter.) Now, ile , ~,,,,,, us t I s hr t s il t u m n e i s o t r s s United. Servicec usual, ' exhibited l ui '' alsi' gent-street—Tula 'l 2 i si astonished that a man like Mr. Roundell Palmer, rnagnitivent settle, which occupied the entire front of the who perhaps had never been in a Dissenting chapel in, bui ding. It corn.isted ot a larg4 projecting imperial his life, nor spoken to a Dissenter vis-a-via, should hive crown, with the Roy al initial V., encircled by the Order the boldness to assert he knew the Dissenters batter of the Garter, and bearing the mot:o, "flotti soit qui than Dr. Cox or hinyielf.—(Laughter.) It had beet. real y pensr," two stars of Brunswick, military flags, said by their oppohents that much immorality and union jacks, wreaths ot laurel, scroll-, Sic., iu bril corruption would result from the passing of the Bill hal" gas' The United Service, Pall-mall—Projecting imperial now before the House of Commons, that women would with a h hick' vonntiiiiiig the rose, thistle, and have an interest in looking forward to the death of " own ' * R h o s w rtc initials,, (, o c V. 11., by the ted Order of the Garter, b the their married sisters; but he protested, in the name of the women of England, against so gross a libel on s three stars .s 11 0 1 7 ot either side mili taryyanti Brunswick, and wreaths . . - female delicacy, honour, and purity.—(Loud cheers.) snrnils extending -' along the entire trout of the building. The Rev. Gentleman then concluded by proposing The whole in brilliant gas jet. the resolution as given above. • The Athenaeum, Pall mall—The neatness of the dis- Mr. J. C. EVANS seconded the motion, which was plaY . it this institution excited general admiration. It unanimously agreed to. ' -• consisted et' the Royal initials V. R., each initial being The Rev. Mr. BURNET moved the next resolution, encircled by branches ot cats, in gas. and with much humour referred to the conduct 01 The Carlton, Pall-mall—lmperial projecting crown, Henry VIII., in the several marriages which he con- the initials V. R., two stars, and wreaths of laurel, tracted. Nothing, he said, was fixed on the subject in gas. till the time cf Elizabeth, when, at her command, The . Travellers', Pall-mall—A novel display of illumi- Archbishop Parker drew up his table, regulating the nations, representing 10 Grecian lamps, formed by triple circles ( f gas jets, placed on the tops of the ord inary degrees of affinity within which marriage might be gaslight corum•''s; of great brilliancy. contracted. The whole matter was, in fact, a job. The Retorm, Pall-mall—A similar display to the Henry wanted a little job e ff ec t e d, an d he applied to Travellers', consisting of 13 Grecian lamps, in brilliant Archbishop Crammer; Elizabeth wanted a job done gas, extending the whole length of the building, the also, and she applied to Archbishop Parker, and hei effulgence of which was most dazzling. object was to secure her own succession, which she The Err ctheum, St. James's-square—The Royal ini feared might otherwise have been endangered. tials V. R., with wreaths of lame in gas. . The Wyndham, St. James's-square—Large projecting Again, in 1835, a certain peer wanted a job completed, IraTe h r e ia A l crown, with scrip , V. R., in brilliant gas. and he got a very arch peer to undertake it— The Army and Na . y, .St. James's-square—The Royal (Laughter)—and so the country in that way got the initials in scrip, projecting crown, stars, wreaths, &c., Bill called Lord Lyndhurst's Bill. The Rev. Gentle- i n gas , tleman continued at great length, and concluded by The Oxford and Cambridge University, Pall-mall—A moving a resolution to the following effect :—" That large bulging imperial crown, and the Roj al initials the strenuous support of this meeting be given to the V. R., in gas. Bill for legalising marriage with a deceased wile's The Guards, Pall-mall—As usual at this club there sister, now in progress through Parliament, by peti- was a very brilliant display of illuminations, consisting lions to both Houses, praying theta to pass such Bill of the imperial crown, the Royal iuitials'V. R., two stars, into law ; and that the petition to the Lords be pre- inps jets. sented by Lord Wharncliffe, and that to the Com- . Ihe Conservative, St. James's-street—Large project tag Imperial crown, beeath which was a wreath of mons by Samuel Morton Peto, Esq., Mla .P." urel encircling the rose n thistle and shainrock and the Mr. E. NIALL seconded the resolution. He had Roya l initials V. R. in brilliant gas jets. ' great objections to the existing law, because the Act : Arthur's, Sr. James's-street—lmperial crown, the of 1835 was carried under circumstances which did Royal initials, and wreaths of laurel, in brilliant gas. not entitle it to respeCt. He had a further objection Brookes's, St. James's-street—Large .V. R., a nd to it on the ground of its inefficiency ; the rich evaded crown, in gas. , it, and the poor disregarded it. Boodle's, Stjames's-street—The Imperial crown, en- The resolution having been agreed to, circled by a wreath of. laurel, the Royal initials V. 8., The Rev. Mr. BROCK moved the last resolution, with two stars of Brunswick, in gas. . " That a deputation should be requested to wait upon White's, Sr. James's-street—Large lamps, ichly coloured; the Royal initials in pure white Sir George Grey on behalf of the Nonconformists, r and wreaths of laurel, in coloured 1 p and to solicit the active concurrence of her Majesty's "G s ' v' ice Club, (late The Military, Naval, and County Imperial crown, Government in the effectuation of their desire." Crockford's), S Mr. J. Helms, M.P., seconded the resolution, • exhibited blaze of light nig t a h of maguiffcence rarely be considered the crowning which was agreed to. equalled, and might, indeed, t. James's-street —This es er tablishment last the whole extent of Thanks were then given to the Chairman, and the attraction of the night, . nearly devices meeting separated. a ld g , s, on ut w ilo h n ic -j a ac w k a s s , this large frontage was Towards the conclusion of the proceedings, a man projecting imperial_ crown, coveredsurmounted b y t . he A largeßritish named Duncan, a Chartist, rushed into the meeting, with the fury of a madman, and shouting at the top & d e s " dis e played the national emblems of the rose, thistle, and lion, and Rsouteirnteitiaid on cr v ei . th i e t : a s n i d de a b s y h i fl e of his voice " I will speak, I will speak," leapt upon ishamrock,pa with stars of Brunswick acid a scroll work, the reporters' table, and thence bounded upon the bearing the inscription" CorUntun—Via Una," with at platform, where he began menacing and threatening e i t h er extremity of the building Roman consular fasces. everybody there. He was immediately laid hold of The whole in brilliant gas. usvi and —Large wreaths of i m i by several gentlemen on the platform, and a police- The Alfred Club , Albemarle - street—Imperial crown man being on the spot, he was taken into custody, and V.Rtwoabrs of gas.iinsetnatarl, H anover-square Btni ek, and conveyed outside. The incident for some time T p au eri re a l l , caused the greatest consternation, and_ was the means crowhne, of putting a somewhat abrupt termination to the pro in brilliant gas.. ceedings. THE THEATRES. Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket—A splendid im perial crown, the jewels of which were beautifully de fined in variegated lamps, and the Royal initials V.. 11, encircled by wreaths of laurel, interspersed with ruby coloured fruit, and the wreaths joined by a true lover's knot, in variegated lamp. The Royal standard, Of large dimensions, also floated from the summit of the building. • The Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden—The Impe rial crown, the star of Brunswick, and the Royal initials V. R, in gus. The Haymarket—lmperial crown and V. R., in gas. Drury-lane Theatre—Large projecting lair erit.l crown, and the Royal initials, in variegated lamps. Mr. Alderman Humphery paired - cff with Mr. William Cubitt against Mr. Grantley Berkeley's motion for a committee on the corn-laws. POST-OFFICE NOTICE.—The Poitmaster-General of the United States having announced that the Government of that country is about to establish contract mail packets between Liverpool and New York, all letters, &c., intended to be forwarded by these vessels must, until further. orders, be specially addressed, " By United States' Packet from Liver pool." The postage will be the same ns that charged upon let ters and newspapers conveyed by British packet, viz.: —One shilling for a letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, and so on, and one penny for , each newspaper. The former may either be paid in adva n c e o r left unpaid, at the option of the sender, but the postage upon newspapers must be paid, or they will not be forwarded. No particulars have yet been received with respect to the periods at w Lich these packets will leave this country. Tne Adelphi, Strand—Large star in brilliant gas. The Lyceum, Wellington-street—Magnificent star, with the Royal initial V. in the centre, in brilliant gas. The Princess's, Oxfdrd-street—Large star, with the word " Victoria," in brilliant gas. Astle) 's Amphitheatre, Westminster-road —lm P erial crown and V. It in gas. St. James's Theatre—A star, and V. IL in juts of gas. The residence of the Duke cf Norfolk (Ma , ter of the Horse), St. James's-square—A most splendid Imperial crown of large dimensiow, on a velvet cushion, with golden fringe and tassels, the jewels a the crown and the colour or the cushion being most tastefully display e d in variegated lamps; the Royal initials V. It , in Sure white, and wreaths o fined in emerald-coloured lamps; the whole terminated by a true lover's knct. Thexesidenue of Earl Granville (Pay master-Geners; and Viet -Presidrnt of tLe Board of Trade), 16, 13ruto street, Berkeley-:quire—Largo imperial clown and V. It , in gas. ST. PAUL'S SCllOOL.—The Apposition yesterday was well atiend«l. Among the audience were the Bishops of St. David's, St. Asaph's, Bangor, Manchester, Sir R. Inglis, and the principal members of the Mercers' Company. A great many ladies were present. The proceedings were begun with a Commemoration of Dean Colet, founder of the school, spoken by the captain. Messrs. Lawrence and Cooper then recited their poems—first and second prizes on " The Conquest of Peru." Both were much applauded. These and the other prizes having been distributed, recitations from Sophocles, - Shilspeare, Terence, and Aristophanes, were given by seven,' of the scholars, one of whom (Lord) was particulai ly happy in the spirit vith which he delivered his parts. An announcement that, at the request of the bishops, eight days' additional holidays would be grouted, terminated the proceedings.' The residence of Sir - John Gail' llobhowe (President of the Board of Controi). Beikeleyqqa , re. Large jecaelhd erow:t. the au) vs-re:zih s vL4l;e A ateci The PAyteemic It witulion, IL-gent-i,treet, was Wu ntioa;o iu a very novel oy e tiFpl&yr of the electric light, e!evatect on the figure of Minerva on the top of the instqutiun. The following were amongst the most prominent pri vate devices exhibited in celebration of the auspicious occasion:—Rowell and James, Waterloo-place; liolinev, Regent street ;. Nicoll, Regent-street ; Jay, Regent street; Redmuyne, Bond -street; and Warr e n's blacking warehouse, Strand, all of whose houses presented most brilliant and tasteful illuminations. Messrs. Robert Cocks and Co., music publishers to her njt'sty, New BurliO g t or - street, R egent-street— A remarkably brilliant and raclient star in gas, with V. R. in the centre.. Egyptian Hall, Colonel Fremont's overland route to Oregon and California —Star and V. It. in gas. &least-. Doudney, court tailors, 17, o.d Bond-street .71 A lar g e towi ano n, s n d m b a r c i a i s ii s a a n r t gas t a s nd A a d 0 r Warehouse, 20, r. it; ton-garcien, displayed a sp:eudid crown . with the initials V. R. on either side in gas. Messrs. Jay, purvtit , rs of mou,riiing to the Queen, Itegent-strect —A splendid crown with a glory, V. R. fr,os laurels, covering the whole facade of three Wines. IV. Fuller, 60, Jermyn-street, ice-pail maker to her Majesty—A handsome variegated star. hiessr ,, . Cutler and Reed, 25, St. Jamei's-street, tailors to 4is lt,tyttl Highness Prince Albert—Two revolving. start, with " God save the Queen." spur hi's Royal Juvenile Library and Repository,. 37, New Bond-street—A star of Brunswick, iu brilliant jets of gas. Messrs. Godfrey and Hancock, 3, Conduit-street, Hanover-square, shOemakera to the Royal' Family and patentees of the royal waterproef over-shoe—A largo bulging Brunswick star in brilliant gas, with the ri'yal initials V. R. Isherwood and Son, house and ornamental painters to her Majesty, 35, Ludgate-hill —A large star, in gas. Mrs. and the Misses Johnston, 16, Dovet-street, Pic cadilly—The letters V. IL T. Price, silk-mercer to her Majesty and the Royal Family, 42, Duke-street, St. James's—V. R., and b4l - star. Musical Repository, 41, New Bond-Street.—A brilliant star of Bruswick, in gas. Exposition de I'lndustrie Franeaise, George-street, rian ) .",r - Alitr-=Yudit-tald " tkr'll6r.sapay sttut tt e Royal Family, Fleet-street—A star, in Sidiegiqed lamps. . fir. Owen's East India Warehouse, New Bond-street, by appointment to her M«sjestyA splendid crown, in variegated lamps. Smith and Nephew. perfumers in ordinary to, her Ma jesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, 1, Prince's street, Cavendish square—A large Brunswick star, with V. R. in the centre, in gas. T. Arthur, 3, Sackville- titre( t, paper hanger, Scc., to her Majt sty—A crown, with the trattala V. 8., brilliantly illuminated in variegated lamps. Vouillon and Laure, Hanover-square—V. R. and a brilliant crown. Messrs. J. and J. IL:limos, shawl manufacturers by a[pointment to her Majesty—Two large stars, with the letters V. R. and laurel branches, extending the whole range cf their magnificent frontage, brilliantly illumi nated with gas. Mitchell's Royal Library, Old Bond-street—A large star, with her Majesty's initials V. R. and the motto " God bless the Queen," all in irradiated jets of gas. Messrs. Johnson and Ravey, 4, Conduit-street, bra ziers, &e., to her Majesty—The Royal initials and star, gas. - - Colosseum and Cyclorama —A magnificent star at each i f the entrances in the Regent's-park and Albany stre,t. M►chael Eseanui.l, silversmith and jeweller to her Majesty—A brilliant gas star. Messrs. Staples, purveyors of turtle' to her Majesty, the Albion, Aldersgate-street—A brilliant: radiant star, with the Royal initials V. R. in Egyptian capi tals, in gas. Jones and Co. Cate Robson and Jones), 214, Picca dilly, decorators to her Majesty and the R..yal F►►mily.— Mo,t brilliantly and tastefully illuminated: F. West, 1. St. Jarnea's-street, Pall-mall, cutler and dressing-ease-maker to her Majesty by appointment — An Imperial star in brilliant jets of gas, surmounted by a wreath of laurel, with V. R ,in the centre. PORTSMOUTH.—The Queen's birthday was kept with all due observances this day at Portsmouth. There was a general holiday in the dockyard and at all the public offices. At eight' o'clock the ships in harbour, including numerous yachts and Merchant vessels, were all decked out in their gayest flags. At' the gad+. son flag-staves, Mr. Hollingsworth's rooms, and 'at many private flag-staves, Royal standard flags were hoistei. At noon the Victory, the Illustrious, and Rx cellent fired Ro) al salutes. The Platform battery as noon also fired a Royal salute ; and the 28th, 50th, sad :s2li Regiments, under command of Colonel Lewis, R.E. (in the absence of Mujnr•GeLeral Lord F, Fitzclarence), tired fen-dejoie along the walls of the garrison, the se veral babes (:laying the National Anthem, and the sol diers cheering. Afrtr the ,feu-de-jae the several bands continued to pla ' military and other music to a vast p i semblag i ,e of holi day people on the parade ground. SIR WILLIAM HERSCHEL. (Abridged rout Eliza Cook's Journal ) The lite e f scientific men. it has been frequently re tail ke e, ran ordy let_xell...wrieaer _be re. nail,sygoliat_ ..,....-",....f1y-seurned 511 U UeVOLCIJ to science. - 1 he letter is in a condiaua to detect and illustrute the discoveries f his pr. decessor, and the best qualified to explain their value to the morlC. Pints which would be overlooked by the Mire literary writ- r are seiz d upon t y the savant, tt, give power and clearness to his descriptions. - Under this view, we avail ourselves of a reteet memoir by the celebrated French astreno,eer, Arage, to lay before our readers seine account of the life and labours of the WWI - individual %%hose name is prefixed to this article. In 1759, William Herschel, then at the stAe of twenty one, visited England, in com[any with hi, eldest brother. Jacob, with the view of establishing himself as a musician; but, notwithstanding his efforts, both in London and the provinces, the first two or tutee years of his expatriation were attended by severe privations, which he bore with great fortitude. A fortunate accident, however, placed him in a better position. Lord Durham engaged him art instructor to the band of a regiment then tationed the north. Such was the reputation he acqlrited in I 2 la new position that, in 1765, he was engaged as organist . at Haltflx. The emoluments of. this situation, and psirt - tio lessons, procured him a degree of ease and comfutt with which he had lcng been unacquainted. And now the native hiss of his mince again manifesting itself, he took advantage of his improved circumstances to complete his diminished education, lied acquired a knowledge of Latin and Italian, with no other aid than that of a grammar and an old dictionary, and at the same time formed a slight acquaintance with Greek. So great was the desire for knowledge by which he was animated I:hu rtle his residence at Halifax, that he found - mean - rico combine the study of a learned and obscure work on the mathematical theory of music with Iris ordinary avoca tions and linguistic pursuits. For the proper u !id eetd swt iattihd algebrai g of t a h n i s d w g o e r o k m i e t tr w y a . s a n n e d c i e n sTr a y b o t r o t btiemseceinueatnt made himself completely master of these two scierices. In 1766, Herschel obtained a mor e lucrative appoint - went, as orgsinst at the Octagon Chapel at Bath; kit t t =d l l4 3 :lt i hT d s A' s d sician was in continual request at t he conc e r ts an ora toriesof dutiesa of the fashionable watering-place, and his school was attended by numerous pupils. It is difficult to itna tagetilnly:.shenlioioctware,:rt:eamddreeidlhuiyisastnoods,etmdebpseapnyinldnegedtt.iessrttwm:aniitionriti;nttig:lcrn,siaractlitvildhemeratso:ilaraactuvet;esc:esf,eteibtlanev: found time to pursue the scientific studies which, already music latter in turn led him to optics. The . hour had come when theoretical knowledge was to guide the young boldness in s a 6sf a t l o his ; and success s 11 p ractical eec ordinary s may j applications,ustlypursuits,e x c wc o hi m tte p s l eo e u t completely out r o oa u no t dne u i riflaat and aos t a k tuf d r e oDmduomibunirjreadeiantcniniottgov,sanra H erschel's residen ce at 'B ath, a telescope f i . o y ni ft h c tto o hhu n eeg s kthhrnueocawtvieounnsst,af imperfect,erilnslviniisnibt(l)ehi s their showed hands. him a mu lThismultitude u i d n e ri no n sp a ,o k iro e tn d i n e s y ln— e. a sight that greatly excited his ardentttoriumtehagpe the enthusiasm . of the moment, h e d eterm i ned to possess a situt'ar instrument, but of larger dimensions. He in w London; aitedsever the al price demanded, da3sforauan however,fromth the manufacturer w beyond his m eans . Thi s circumstance, whichas gre . wi a g ; have effectually checked the pursuit of a It SS ing individual, servei but as an additional - etiatitlus for Herschel. Unable to purchase a telescope , he resolved . hands, and ontte o nf imme diately the ecommencedur constructi ng duri one n a t h with enau proces s mh h isu s wfs r tmet ,üb o o7m it npio f ist u risB7e , nact,: polishing . d ,thg z iss,B P uTuattt: e lerpl,v r ieet..rep i i n nsBioese,octsai e f notert n uparo t rle s : nfp sr discovering liwaeg e tterueleta, a i r. so e abetse hi e rht:o r fi metallic alloys which reflect light with f tensity, together with the means of•R form to mirrors, and the causes which a _ severance did not go unrewercied. 0 . s attempts that, explor ing the heavens with excited him to , as though fi efforts , and to rebuke difficult t. attempte, in t h e which h 0 gra duallyfocus, producedinenlt7i7re4; by his own labloouira.naßeuvetnheft. this course of was n m o o t r c e onut to atop ber h e a ; confines of the then knows ottohforfa:owa i constructed th s r ult ü b c . t f e o d ro t ub e 12 1 .0:t e sehhn s c eeds o c f tiluath i f wd r ott over vs but supreme I g his period Ilerschers repute ananoltiltcicie) s n c o w ' : constructor r ep u r, icotttoetrchteet whatever civilisedat r t o e v n e e - - r the i r u ri -t e l a i ' 1 . 117 longer as n musician, r world.cai e a l t Georgeleseope was of Ilanoverian origin, settled a pension of 300 Qui fleas annually on the modest discoverer, and assigned him is a house for his residence at Slough, near London. It ifi t si i o r: nat,rr et stem. po s ts i not t'lo much to say, t h at i n the garden of this piece, more discoveries were made for the science of astro nomy than in any other place in the world. VAUXHALL GARDENS. —We perceive that the world-famed " royal property" is sbcut to commence another season, under circumstances which augur for it :a renewal of all pristine glories. In addition to the customary attrac. tions of Vauxhall, we understapd severalextraordinarranil norel features 'of entertainment are'in,4otutae'of preparation, including Moscow add italCreml. Th e!dire'dfilii,oftthe whole will be in the': bands of Mr. Hebert Waidell;:agentlentatt already, favourably known to tlte,itublic:_bs xititekerfof their amusement,'and as, according to the doet4neliitst,r,o4 , 3ktiet, the long continuance of ungenial wea'aie r . wa'beve hitherto. been visited with must speedily yield to more seasonable atmospheric influences, we doubt nut that a brilliant career is about to open on these gardens. ~~: .~