The Sun. — London, England, 1850-05-30 00:00:00

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" is i els, who ex hibi ted great forbearance on the occa meekly rep li ed, " I think, sir, this anger and abuse quite uncalled for, we are prer,artd to prove that the of r h eas been grossly violated; you are an administrator law, and you ought not to ab,nte who the see it carried out Mr. It t hos erated the Ito n Warrant, but with the intimation that the parties who applied for it s h ould have no support from him, and he i 'v:Bld take care to let the magistrates who adjudicated e'rith? m atter know wh o an d vs h at t h ey were . D an i e ls, . 11 , 12 afAdavit, swore t h at there was no foundation for a7 imputations which Mr. Rose had cast upon him; he .us sec retary and l ec t urer to t h e Mi ners ' P rov id ent , So tffeelYsive erts and was w e ll k nown to b e a respecta bl e an d in aPPlieati man • • vv IMMO took time to consider the oh. 14PERIAL PARLIA,AIENT (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. Te:Teehi...,euSuPsEeA:KwEß took the Chair at few minutes before 11 Twelve The House sat to-day for the first time in the ne w hick has been fittlol up temporarily . as ae 4t 1 . 3 . rnaent of its fitness. The new Cbamo:r situ: tea '62,i_no north end of tho building, in a direct line e, i± the ent House of Lords. The length of ihe Charete.:r is ,aud its width 45 feet, being one-third lees * in aft t uan the House of Lords, which is exactly the ale width. Th e Q ~,,,,'Peaker's Chair Is placed at the north end beta position, th a t, su pp os i ng a ll th e d oo r s open cween them, th e Ch a n cellor on the Woolseck and the shaker on his Chair, would exactly face each o:hur. ler r t he Speaker's Chair is the reporter's gal a' end over them again is the stranger's gallery, Ne et e ies run round the side for the accommodie th e -?'• A rembers• and over the bar, at the south end, is c olt 6Peaker's gallery, and a gallery intended fir the ae tiotinlodation of ladies. The difference of acoomrnoda e„,_ from the old House is not very great, it being cal- W i ted to hold 277 Members on the floor, 133 in the side 446 , erie e, and 66 i n th e l ower ga ll ery over t h e b ar; i n a ll 96 w hile the old H ouse accommodates 4:56 Memb , rs, is " t he floor, and 160 i n th e ga ll er i es . Th e c h am b er te ri a„d by six wi n d ows on eac h s id e , w hi c h are in k:, "u to be o f sta i ne d g l ass ; b ut t h ere wi ll b e kid °t her coloured decorations,, as all the fittings die'dP 4 lele are of oak. The ceiling is of oek, ri ee into eighteen compartments, by moulded rao t P i , space being divided into panels. The Com illor • ' ° °b . y south of the bar has a similar ceiling. .The k ur , ts 's of iron, perforated for the purposes of ventilation. diCg,aPPrehension has prevailed that it would be as vie 4 4 to hear as in the House of Lords, but, as tar as there et present able to judge, we are happy to say that 4 is no ground for this. 41.8 t v ei l full House assembled to take their seats for . the 4 ,14, 0 anu atter the SPEAKER had taken the Chair, gen t ? ": PATTEN moved that the following . Hon. Work• eill en be the Select Committee to inquire . into the 4 4 1 , 111 ,,g of the Act 9 and 10 Vic., c. 106,. % es 4 ,,et for making preliminary iequiries in certain G ° ' u nlicatien for Local Acts:"—Mr. W. Pais: n, Yard re me, Mr. Hume, Mr. Evelyn Denison, Sir John sob Yards Buller, Mr. Wrightson, Sir John Pekington, Sir 4r, Ord Mr. Talton Egerton, Mr. Brotherton, ?kt ru, and Mr. Sotheron. 110 11. r ',.„ERNAL would not oppose the motion of the titr e _ ‘zentlemen, but he hoped that he . would not fir. do do away with all preliminary inquiry. e r ' I3IIO TIII4]ItTOS would supdert the motion; but ti Ef , °nsidered that preliminary iequiriee were absolutely 0 441 ,, 4r s Y * 4,f LANEY also nowtsupprted the motion. E gep t er tome discussion, ech Mr. Headlam, Mr. T. to,.' t eu, and Mr. Emile took part, the motion was p.e ed to k 41. i x; ' 0 e x :, ' 4 •CGREG OR moved that Mr. Alexander Hastie op Q - eard from further attendance on the Committee to t r i e r , u P .2 io. 13 of Private Bills, in respect of his no -41441. -4 as a Member of the C o mmittee on the Glasgow t ' r ets and Slaughter Houses Bill in Group Nu. 22. e Se.., W . PATTEN opposed the motion. ill •• tl h n gers were ordered to withdraw, and the House t ed 4 -ern there appeared— For the motion ••• 41 Again 't 183 Th e Majority ••• •••--142 prth er Member was accordingly not excused frem attendance at the Committee. Ti e T PRIVATE BUSINESS. ~pd-.4ords, amendments to the Licensed Victuallers' 11 111 r ,. en erul Fire and Life Assurance Company (No. 2) Th e r e Considered and agreed to. pared, ° f ollowing Bills were read a third time and dCOmpaniei Clearing Association. ro r c r ,ta (Loudon) Dock. ,a 4 N ewcastle, and Berwick Railway (Arrangements 1 114 Ylnent ' for the Purchase of the Great North of Tthigiand Railway, &e.) `Roe f ellowing Bill , , as amended, were considered and Ab r !, (l ett r e it ,' ea way. ~Qara ti " . Waterworks. ,_4er,;„ ti ng and Heiring, Syko Turnpike-Road. +l, idVYke and Egmont Bridge Turnpike-road. 4 to h . ;" Great Western Railway of Ireland. 1 1 ,orl'eo Harbour. w r - „ e ,h Water woricl. Millthorpe, cad Lancaster Turnpike Roa3. 4 44 4 lanchester Bonding Bill vies read a second time ordered to be comrnittd. , PETITIONS. Iai e Ls' r c ,BERESFORD presented a petition from Exeter Sunday labour in the Post-office. EORGE STRICKLAND pre;entt:d a petition _ mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the borough k jtl t n b • t nn, praying for au alteration in the mode of andhuro•ess list in the different corporate ton and m °4th r. ,,,,, it lerenan grIIERY preizented a petition from k against the Interments Bill. ;ttl:',:'‘-sefi presented a petition from a place near ' ll 4 p v i r il a ying that at least one delivery of letters may „kr b e " on Sundays. "kt , 4 " EST presenied a petition from the trustees cf hi d Savings Bank praying that the rate b otb: r l ,",t allowed to depositors in savings banks may ~bt r „ R e ci !Iced. th; y'ONSELL presented a petition from the trustees 41116).14ireerick Sayings Bank, praying that the Savings kr ` 4 1 „, 111 might be referred to a Select Committee. t htt c ,,' "AIi.LEY presented a petition from a congre nissenters at Ball's Pond, Islington, praying ii,%,aholition of Sunday labour in the Post-office. ~Ftr . IIALL presented a petition from a place in the 441 41 P i tli s, inaudible in the gallery, in favour of extra aterments. L. 41 G . „ 11 : 111 ME presented a petition from the inhabitants • 7 1 4 ,4:11 - o eg e leh complaining that the public authorities dreenwich Park to be enclosed so es to in , 11 " t (%Lth the recreation and cnioyment of the public. aterda flume) h a d spent a portion of his holiday there and could attest the trivh of that complaint. 1 ' 111' 311 1, LI VA N presented two petitions, one from t °lll -3 ;' ) r and Corporation of Kilkenny, and the other 1 : 4 )1- E r- t ga numbe'r of inhabitants of that prar , ng ved fro m th e odious tax of ministers mom.). THE UNIVERSITIES. 4 ) , 'Y to a queStion from Mr. GLADSTONE, L' S4 taui E YAVOOD said when the question of the ad . i' l l!io,;, c lebate came on this evening it as not his in -4115„,,L° Press his motion, as he himself' was perfectly )7 1 ."117, W ith the objects of the Commission about to be tid o. ot through the Chancellors of Oxford and Care- 1 kr 1) :41 E NEW HOUSE 01? COMMONS. 04 OSBORNE begged to ask the Hon. Member ion th--„easter (Mr. Greene) whether it was the intent b .° PiAi'i',,(tirnissioners of the New Houses of Parliamen \ ""wo that gallery—(pointing to the reporters' t. "-- 1. 6 1.- "sild the strangers' gallery immediately above fL'la ter ) t ai it t i% l - "EBN . E said the Commissioners were anxious iter!,4abers should have a trial of the House before any Nltit -(418 Were made in it ; and now that they had had ab et co al th ey n would be able to form a judgment as to li kp e 11-urae would be best to adopt. .:13:11; • °SBORNE asked if he was to understand if G ll l t .. 3 We re to be allowed to maketheirsugteb mr. suggestions i at ter ?—(Laughter, in the midst of which reply was lost.) i t4 t t‘, 4 I , I UNTZ thou ht ono day was not sufficient to t h , 7 - b kio ute; but it would g be quite impossible to hear Nil - "se if every Member were allowed to be con fuse to his neighbour.—(Hear, hear.) _ Z ti .s Ct it EENE said it was not possible for him to de- InallY sittings it would require to test the sir G,ar'ts of t " Howe It was for the house itself. I)%understood to say that there would Itl ii t tr e ti t te - s' b ai si s b i e t , ti a n a . g s s, but the sittings would be confined 4) „ 1a ,, t °PRE did not think Hon. Members would be led of the merits of the House if the sittings -4. (11:11Y , t ° extend to private business.—(Hear, hear.) , ti tt h I ; II EIVEN • wished to put a question to the Speaker s a i r' il t ?Lor o er. In former sessions when the Howe ap v . S Peo- u e l° k there was no formal adjournment, but t `er merely vacated the chair and resumed it it e l v I v a o' I k hear.) Now he wished to 0 /141Qthere " tha e— t ' llea r r s ' e would be followed on ac'llt 4 e4si °n, or wh,the c r o e u it wod be necessary to 416 4 v 441 count h the y met in the old House T he o' clock. a i r w n y 411iI4l'EART-E(R 81 ) 1 would be necessary to formally ount again l ilithe old House. 14t itt .s h who spoke from the gallery at the end h kt er th e e_lacing the Speaker, said . he did not know ke g , co 7, : o Peaker could hear him, but this he knew, •t 1. to t h ul u not hear what was passing on the floor i t ` 1 41 4 ‘,, e t eti r• -- (ilear, and a laugh.) LON th , thought it would be necessary, in order 4 4 ) :,, I L I C )11, e, to have an examination at the h imself. rr - of no better party to examine than •cia, ~_•Y.—FI hear.) 403Jcet then dropp e d (LEFT SITTING.) Qztr ~, . -...._-,„„ ~ — ,...............-----2 , AL PENNY ii7N-,7,:t"ATIONAL PEACE AND UNIVERS f. . • 0 :-(THIs Day.)—A bazaar and fan e c e y_ e r was held 4 4 11 0 t 4 ; the }Tall of Commerce, Threadn dl !s i fted. The ItttpSl Work, for • PPett'` the ° l 3e nin o f the doors presented a very imposing t , r‘i, ,_ . . n g_ t4,;`,inr,,,, ofsetialf , titted op . on either , side and in the centre on Nvlitc . h . wire shells, be found ladies' ?rna- 41 11 4at er e_,_ileign curiosities, or% ant for the i' ~i purcras, a2 . 3d evT7 t b o of the bazaar was to_ Iva aPratiinctleingcsalbcoutlhaldn oil 411vj.11114.Blirritt.o The 1 ii cf peace and the establishment est pr n otn _ l•l e rs t e . r o o e i t i je rn c to this country and to aid the Illlkero„veisal oce ny postage. The bazaar was m lA, "s'Y' and fashionabl attended. li tliall it Pr°o l of their Y enjoyment of the pleast_lr o e x s of or t h " t e i- 1)' Il ia cie 2Y , the Princes of I\ - 'epaul . hive t -.l;en a b . 1 4 iteldt,,°. I?erforrnance at her Majesiy's Theatre during "A LIZ London. TII E SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1850. PROVIDENT CLERKS MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION AND BE NEVOLENT FUND. The managers of this lauclable and prosperous in stitution met yesterday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of electing three annuitants, in addition to those already dependent on the bounty of the society. John Ahel Smith, Esq., M.P., occupied the chair. Mr. P. IT. ByaNE, the Secretary, having, at the request of the Chairman, read the advertisement con vening the meeting., Mr. JONES said, in accordance with a resollfien passed at their last general meeting, they were now assembled for the purpose of carrying out the object for which it was passed. He would just mention that the statements of the candidates had been all fully inquired into by the Bond—personally as regarded London cases, and by the local committees as re garded country cases—and they were satisfied that they were all most deserving persons; but there must nrcessari4 _be , three of them unsuc ce3sful. That was,of courat;'aera matter of great regret to the hoard, but the unsweiesafut now must look for ward for success on a future occasion. This was one of the pleasing opportunities which the managers had of crrying out the objects of the association, and it was most gratifying to them to be now engaged in this good work.— (Cheers.) The CUAIRMAN said he could only expres , 3 that feeling of sympathy which everybody must have with those who were compelled to seek the assistance of the institution; and he believed it only remained for him to declare the poll open, and that the managers would proceed to take the votes. The managers then proceeded to register the votes, a process which lasted until three o'clock, when the poll closed. Mr. B. H. JONES, who occupied the chair in the absence of Mr. John Abel Smith, M.P., then said— Gentlemen, as the proceedings of theday have now been brought to a close, it is my duty to state to you the result of the ballot. When we commenced the busi ness of the day, you will remember I alluded to the regret which we all in common felt, that some of the candidates must be disappointed ; I now repeat the observation which I then made, and beg to add that this circumstance is one of great regret to us ; but, in order to relieve all anxiety upon this point, I will state at once the result of the poll, and reserve any further observation which I may have to make until after the announcement. The number of votes, then, which have been polled for the different candidates are as follows : W. B. .. ••• ••• ... 1,037 G. T. ... • • ••• ... 513 A. B. ••• • • ... 1,421 A. W. R. ••• • • ••• 2,696 H. K. ... ••• • • ... 992 J. W. ... ••• • • .. 327 I, therefore, declare that the election has fallen on W. B. for an annuity of 251. per annum, and on A. W. R. and A. B. to yearly annuities of 151. each.— (Cheers,) I have, in connexion with this election, to announce, that since we came into the room, we have had a further donation to the benevolent department of ten guineas from James Clark, Dq.—(Cheers)-- and I wish very much that I could be enabled to in duce manyothers to look favourably upon the institu tion, and to show their interest in its welfare in a similar manner.—(Cheers.) Nothing would give the managers of the institution greater pleasure than to have the power and means at their disposal to give assistance to every party requiring it— (Hear, hear)—and I do hope that though some have been disappointed, they will, on a future occasion, meet with that success which they per haps had reason to expect to-day. When we declared the vacancies we had no idea that the number of candidates would be so numerous. I will take this opportunity of stating that as regards the business of the association we continue to make a very satisfactory progress.. During the present year we have had about 45 new members to the benevolent department; and therefore the appeal which we made at the last annual meeting has not been altoqether in vain. I hope that number will be greatly increased during the year, especially as every one who has paid the least attention to the working of the association sees the amount of good which it has been the means of accomplishing. Then, as regards the assurance department, I find, on a comparison of the present period with the corresponding period of last year, that there is an increase of about 6,000/. in the amount assured, which of course is very satisfactory to every one connected with the association. I am not aware that I have any further observations to make, except to eay, with reference to the unsuccessful can didates, that it is the intention of the board to present them with a donation of five guineas each, as some little recompense for the expense they may have in. curred— (Hear) —but it must be apparent to all that we must husband our funds, and act according to the means at our disposal, and not according to our wishes and feelings. I would say with regard to this election, that the managers have endeavoured to act in the fairest and most impartial manner to wards all parties. They have shown every desire to act with the strictest impartiality, and I think—at least I may say for a certainty—that no one can bring any charge against them of pursuing a different line of conduct. It has always been their custom to act straightforwardly and honestly, and though they observe a certain amount of secrecy in their proceedings, they do so with the intention of sparing the feelings of those who become re cipients of the society's bounty.—(Cheers.) The Chairman concluded by intimating that he should be happy to answer any inquiries which might be put to him with respect to the association. Mr. COLEMAN said he had great pleasure in moving a vote of thanks to John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., for his kindness in taking the chair on that occasion ; and, in support of the motion, he would simply say that the uniform kindness which he had shown to the association ever since its forma tion deserved the warmest thanks of every member of their body. They were now presided over by the worthy chairman of the board, Mr. R. H. Jones, Mr. John Abel Smith having been prevented return ing again to the meeting; but, though the latter was not present in person, he was glad to see that he was so by deputy ; for every one would agree with him that the portrait which was suspended in the room was a most excellent likeness of Mr. John Abel Smith, to whose valuable and disinterested aid the society was so much indebted.—(Cheers.) But, al though be felt be had a right and title to speak in such praiseworthy terms of that illustrious friend of the association, he could not place second, in point of usefulness and importance, the board of management, at the head of which was the Hon. Gen tleman who now occupied the chair.—(Bear.) Ile entirely responded to the sentiment uttered by Mr. Jones, as be had no doubt the other members would, that it was very desirable that all the candidates who applied for assistance from the association in the shape of annuities should be successful, and he hoped and trusted that their future prospects were such as to leave no doubt that those who had been distip pointed would ere long long be placed on the list of annuitcnts.—(Hear.) Ile had great pleasure in coupling with the vote of thanks to Mr. John Abel Smith the names of Mr. Jones and the rest of the board of management.--(Cheers.) Mr. NISSEN seconded the motion, and said he would present the benevolent department of the asso ciation with a donation of ten guineas as a humble token of his appreciation of the great benefits it was the means of conferring upon the members.—(Hear.) Mr. J. G. NEELD returned thanks to the members for the votes which they had given to Mrs. A. W. R. who had been one of the successful candidates. et The vote of thanks to Mr. John Abel Smith and the Board of Management having been put and car lied unanimously, The CHAIRMAN regretted that Mr. John Abel Ssnith was not present to answer for himself, because he was much better able to do so, but he might say that he had uniformly devoted con siderable attention to the association, and might be at that very moment doing more, perhaps, on its behalf than he could venture to mention.—(Hear, hear.) As regarded himself and colleagues, he could only refer to their past exertions as a proof of what they had done, and hope that for the future they should continue to meet with the approbation of the members but, at any rate, he could assure the meeting, that if they failed in doing so, it, WQUiti Hut, ne isaan any want of desire on their part. Mr. TARRANT complained that the candidates for annuities, in direct opposition to the fundamental principle of the association, bad given publicity to their names, and thus made it look mere like a cha ritable society than the benevolent department of an assurance office. He was quite aware that the board of management was not responsible for the conduct of the applicants, they having adhered to the original plan of simply giving the initials ; but he thought the matter was one which should not be allowed to pass by without some allusion being made to it.—(Hear.) The CHAIRMAN said, so far as the individual feelings of the board went, they were opposed to publicity being given to the names of the applicants, and they had shown their opinion of the matter by simply ad hering to the initials, but he did not think it would be advisable to interfere with the course which the candidates themselves might think it advisable to pursue.—(Hear.) The meeting then separated. A very fine full length portrait in oil of John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., the treasurer of the institution, by the celebrated painter Saye, was exhibited in the room during the proceedings. The likeness in the most faithfully r.ccurate we remember to have seen in any case, and seemed to strike everybody who en tered the room. This painting is the result of a subscription among the members, and is destined to ornament the Board-room of the society. THE LORD CHANCELLOR AND LORD JOHN RUSSELL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sra,—l observe in your paper of last evening a declaration made by Lord John Russell which surely ought not to go unnoticed. It embodies a fact and encourages a sentiment which I often see advanced by our aristocratic legislators with the greatest ap parent innocency, but which if made, even in our nurseries, would justly stand condemned and corrected as selfish, low, and derogatory to all right ideas and feelings of duty and honour. It was said by his Lordship that he would " resist the reduction of the present pension to such an amount as that the highest talent could not be procured to fill the office of Lord Chancellor." Sir, is Mammon for everlasting to be held up as a fit cbject for worship ? Shall pelf be thus calmly and continually extolled as the all-glorious result at which the highest talents aim ? I ask, Sir, seriously,• if it be a fact—if it be a fact that our best high-minded and gifted men are looking chiefly to money ? If so, it surely ought only to be mentioned with deep re gret, and alluded to as an evil, a low debasing evil, to which we must bow, though reluctantly. But his Lordship made his declaration (as I often see made in the House) as if the motive of money was, as a matter of course, the great object of am bition among our learned, pious, patriotic and highly gifted men. To me who have long been accustomed, in humbler life, to see purer, higher, and nobler motives instilled and acted from, such gross ideas and aims do seem nothing less than diabolical corruption. Sir, when we look to the in comes of the men to whom such declaration has refe rence—incomes where it is no longer question of can we live upon so little ? can we be bomfortahle, with such a sum ? nor even, can we mit; bo Very luxurious? but incomes far exceeding any rightful and reasonable requirement—l do say, under such affluent circumstances, to hold up an additi ona l thou sand or two as the high motive which is essential to secure great, good, and talented men, is a libel, a gross libel, on the Christianity, the genius, and talent of the age ; or a horrid fact, which ought only to be spoken of with disgust or sorrow. • If it be a fact, it requires immediately the pruning knife, or the hatchet itself, of our religious and moral teachers; if it be not a fact, our political guides ought not to let one set of pensioners lead the public blind fold on behalf of other pensioners. A high-minded talented aspirant for honour will mount the pedestal of fame if you give him 9,000, but will refuse and creep into shame, obscurity, and nothing, sooner than take 8,000 ! ! ! Is this the doctrine noblemen and statesmen preach in the ears of a moral and religious people ? If such wickedness is to be encouraged by the State, why pay the Church our millions to preach against covetousness and sin ? A half-starving cottager with a question of nine loaves or eight loaves, honour or shame, would act a higher part. Yours truly, DALETIL Cheltenh:lrn, May 29, 1850. P.S. We must remember that these men pretend to think it an honour and a duty to stand high and be useful in a state ; then I wish to know wherein money makes it a duty or no duty. THE LONDON ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OP TRADE. The annual general meeting of the members of this association was held at Exeter Hall last night. The meeting was rather thinly attended. George Cot ters), Esq., the president of the association, took the chair. Mr. BLAKEMAN, the secretary, read the report of the committee of management for the year ending the 31st of March last. The report congratulated the association on the increasing number of its members, and the extended confidence reposed in it by the trading community of the metropolis, and of many of the manufacturing and other provincial towns; as by this means they increased the facilities for render ing that assistance and protection to the members for which the association had been established. Since November, 1848, subscriptions had been received from 1,248 traders, and 23 honorary members had been elected. There had been also a great increase in the collection of debts for members. During the year 1849, and up to the 29th of March, 5,330 persons had been written to for payments of debts due to members, and .though the large majority of debts sent in for collection were deemed to be bad or doubtful, payments had been obtained amounting in the entire to 8,0131. 9s. 9d., in addition to which a considerable sum had, no doubt, been paid per sonally, which, through inadvertence, bad not been notified at the office. The results of all applications for debts had been registered, thus supplying a timely caution and valuable information to subscribers in all cases where credit was required from them by the same parties. The committee had petitioned in favour of the Bill for the improvement of the bankruptcy law, and the Bill for the extension of the jurisdiction of county courts. They had established communica tions and continued in friendly correspondence with nearly every Trade Protection Society in the United Kingdom, through the medium of which much useful information had been interchanged, and the practices and connexions of swindlers were more fully and promptly exposed. Traders, both in the metropolis and in the provincial towns, received the earliest inti mation of all fraudulent attempts, and thus by means of mutual co-operation mach of the important informa tion possessed by each society was made available for the general good of all traders who became their supporters. The statements of accounts was then read, from which it appeared that up to the 25th of March, 1850, the total receipts were 1,4191. Os. 7d., and that the balance in the banker's bands and in the hands of the committee was 451. 18s. 10d. The PRESIDENT, in moving the adoption of the re port, congratulated the association on the rapid pro gress which they had made, and expressed himself strongly as to the necessity of union and co-opera tion among the traders of the West-end. They had enrolled upwards of 1,200 members during the past year, but he hoped that in the ensuing year each member would bring at least one additional sub scriber, because the greater their number the greater would necessarily- be the amount of information which they received and interchanged. Mr. HEAL Eeconded the motion. He said that their money had been expended with the strictest economy,l and in a manner which was best calculated to benefit the subscribers. They had collected upwards of 8,0001. of bad debts for members within the year ; and in addition to that, 3,000 inquiries had been made at the office, averaging ten a day, and in all cases useful information had been obtained. He expressed his belief that the retail traders of London suffered more by means of bad debts than by all the taxes united for which they were liable, and any society which would enable them to get rid of this great evil must be of the greatest utility.—(Hear, hear) In conclusion, be mentioned a case in which he would himself have been victimized by a reverend gentleman, who had given him a reference to a person in the Bank of Eng land, were it not for the information received through the society. Mr. GREENE bore evidence to the successful nature of the labours of the association for the past year, and said that no less than 16,000 letters had been for warded to members from the office. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. ROGERS moved the next resolution, to the effect that the progress of the association was highly credit able to the committee of management, and that it was a highly gratifying fact that 1,272 traders had become members during the Fast year. Tire motion was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was then passed to the auditors, after which, on the motion of Mr. Jeffreys, a vote of thanks was given to the committee of management, and their reappointment for the ensuing year was confirmed. Mr. MITCHELL moved that the future annual meet ings of the society be held in the month of February in each year. Mr. 61tunTois Sf con ded the motion, which was agreed to. Mr. ITFna, mound th e tharks of the !neeting to Mr. Biakeulete, the oeure:ary, and the other officers of the association, for the zeal and industry shown by them SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM RACES.—WEDNESDAY. For the first time since 1798 the Epsom programme announced a race to precede the two great events of the meeting, in the shape of a Free Plate of 501., an addi tion to the ordinary quantum of sport acceptable to the visitors, and creditable to the management. Apart from this, the arrangement of the stakes, and of the business of the course, was in every respect as of old—the same officers, the same preliminary routine of saddling, can tering, &e., and with the same satisfactory results to the public and the parties engaged in the actual business of the meeting. It is almost superfluous to state that, with a race for its staple "feature," on which speculation reached an unprecedented amount, and on which the quotations have shown the most extraordinary fluctua tions, a vast concourse of people were attracted to the Downs. From the London-bridge terminus trains were started from en early hour, at as short intervals as was consistent with safety, not without some confusion—ren dered unavoidable by the rush for the carriages —but happily without accident. lefo continuous was the pres sure at this station, that it was found impracticable to forward many of the later applicants in time for the first race; fortunately for them the alteration in the order of running threw the Derby back full half an hour be yond the time at which it has usually been rue, and thus none were disappointed cf their anticipated treat. The Epsom line did not engross the whole of the trade, a considerable number of " quiet, easy-going" people, having no relish for a sque( es, preferring the route from Waterloo-bridge to Kingston, and thence by road to the DOR lig, the difference of time and expense being so trifling, that we are almost inclined to think that those who adopted it had the best of it. By mid-day Epsom was so completely blocked up that although the betting fraternity assembled, as cf old, opposite the Eagle, the transaction of business to any extent, was out of the question. In the din which prevailed during the short time the attempt was perse vered in, we could make out that the four favourites were in great favour, and Pitsford on the decline, but the actual prices of the favourites all our industry failed to elicit. We will therefore, change the venue to the Downs. There the crowd was prodigious, extending from the commencement of the rails to and some dis tance round, Tattenbam Corner, filling up the course itself, and the space between the running ground and the carriage enclosure on both sides. We cannot say that the hill was so well covered with equi pages, or that the assemblage was so fashionable, as wo have seen on many Derby days, but we can safely affirm that numerically it has never been ex ceeded. The task of keeping this enormous and motley assemblage in order, and of clearing the course, was as signed to the police, under Superintendent Hughes and Inspector Beckerson and May, and it is due to them to state that it was most admirably performed. The Grand Stand was literally crammed, and so dense was the crowd in the betting enclosure that it was almost as difficult to ascertain the movements there as it was in the town. The struggle for the premiershiplaid between Clincher, Bolingbroke, and Mildew, and for some time was so close, that it would not have been easy to decide which had the call ; 9 to 2 was taken about each; ultimately Clincher settled down as first favourite, Mildew second and Bolingbroke third, the Nigger, wbo was backed for an immense stake, closing at s ix to one. Pitsford de clined to 12 to 1, and Voltigeur, after being a long time almost on the shelf, came into favour, the last quota tion against him being 16 to 1. Nothing else was in much request. For the Handicap Plate, which was fixed for two o'clock, sixteen horses out of an entry of twenty-three started, Joe o'Sot winning by a neck. The Derby came next, and so little time was occupied in weighing, and other preliminaries, that by half-past two the tele graph was hoisted; it indicated 24 runners, two more thait we anticipated would be found at the post. We should state here that, shortly before the commence ment of the races, the trainer of Bolingbroke objected to Deicaon's being allowed to start until his mouth had un dergone an examination; this was ordered, but no veteri nary surgeon being forthcoming he was permitted to run under protest. (From what took place at Bath there can be no doubt his ago is right). The course having beon cleared, the flag was hoisted on the stand as a signal for the competitors to be conducted to the front of the Grand Stand. Saddling►, cantering, arid the customary parade succeeded, and shortly after three o'clock the horses were conducted to the paddock, and having been formed by Mr. Ilibburd into order for starting, appeared at the post, without any delay the flag was lowered, and in the short space of 2 minutes and 50 seconds, the time occupied in running the race, the cares and speculations cf a year were closed by Voltigeur, "one of the safest horses in the race," as many considered him the day Lefore, passing the chair a very easy winner; next to him came all the favorites, with the exception of Boling broke, who never showed in the race, and was " nowhere" at the finish. Mayors, who ran forward to the turn, broke down near the road, and was pulled up. Lord Zetland and his friends are understood to be very large winners, some of them, we suspect, netting more than they would have done had their horse been at a hedging price. The " ring" loses almost to a man, and the fet tling, we fear, will be a very heavy one. Two races of small value followed the Derby, and kept the mass of the company on the ground until be tween five and six o'clock. We have only to add that the weather was remarkably fine throughout, and that the day passed off, as far as we are enabled to speak from personal observation, without a single drawback. TLe Town Plate of 50 son. (handicap), for all ages. One mild. Mr. Osbaldeston's Joe o' Sot, 6 yrs, Bst 10Ib(F.Butler) 1 Hon. S. Herbert's Radulphus, aged, Bst 121 b ...(Sly) 2 Mr. Gurney's Bullfinch, 3 yrs, Est 61b ...(E Sharp) 3 Mr. Burgess's Slashing. Alice, 4 yrp, Bst (Dockery) 0 Mr.C.Hornshy'sThe Old Fox, 4 yrs,Bst(flornsby, jun.) 0 Mr. 11. Wadlow's Stanton, 4 yrs. 85t...( Whitehouse) 0 Mr. Bingley's Christiana, 4 yrs, Bst ....... . (Thick) Mr.Dennistoun'sFerryhill,syrs,7st 101b(R.Sherwood) 0 Mr.R.Cooper'sPassion-flovrer,s yre,7st 101b(C.Planner) 0 Mr. J. Day's Mignon, 6 yrs, 7st 71b (Rob. Sherwood) 0 Lord Strathmore's g byEpirus,4 yrs,7st 101b(J.Smith) 0 Duke of Richmond's Ilarum•Scarum, 3 yrs, 6st 71b 0 Mr. Osborne's Sobersides, aged, 6st 71b ...(G. Mann) 0 Mr. Dorrien's Chariclea, 3 yrs, 6st 31b (liiett) Mr. Marson na Rubina, 3 yrs, sst 91b (T. Smiib) 0 Betting-4 to 1 agst Bullfinch, sto 1 eg , t Stanton, 5 to 1 agst Joe o' Sot, 6 to 1 agst Slashing Alice. Radulphus, with Bullfinch in company, made the run ning to the road, whore they were joined by Joe o' Sot, who waited with them to the stand, und, obtaining a slight lead, kept it to the end, and won by a neck, a length separating the second and third. Run in 1 min. 47 sec. The Derby Stakes of 50 soya. each, h ft, for three yrs old; coltr, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; the second to re ceive 100 sovs.;out of the stakes, andlhe winner to pay 100 sove. towards the police, and 50 says. to the judge. One mile and a half. Lord Zetland's Voltigeur, by Voltaire ...(J Marlton) 1 Mr. B. Hill's Pitsford (A. Day) 2 Lord Airlie's Clincher Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigger (Flatman) 4 Mr. Ford's Penang (R. Sly) 0 Mr. W. Edwards na Bolingbroke (Robinson) 0 Captain Bastard's Mildew Mr. Hussey's Royal Hart (Simpson) 0 Mr. Gannon's Deicoon (J. Sharp) 0 Mr. Gurney's St. Fabian (H. Pettit) 0 Mr. Greville's Cariboo (Rogers) 0 .. Mr. Davidson's Charley (Abrahams) Mr. Meiklam's The Italian (Templeman) Lord Exeter's Nutshell (Norman) Mr. Lister's The Knight of Gwynne (Dockeray) Count Batthyany's Valentine (Crouch) Duke of Richmond's Ghillie Callum (S. Mann) Mr. Merry's Brennus (J. Prince) Lord Eglinton's Mayors (Marlow) Major Martyn's The Swede ....(W. Abdale) Mr. Disney's Captain Grant (D. Wynne) Mr. Moseley's Alonzo (Whitehouse) Sir G. Heathcote's Dark Susan c01t...(R. Sherwood) Mr. S. Herbert na Augean (H. Edwards) BETTING AT STARTING. 7 to 2 agst Clincher 9 to 2 agst Mildew 5 to 1 agst Bolingbroke 6 to 1 agat The Nigger 12 to 1 agst Pitsford 16 to 1 agat Voltigeur 20 to 1 agst Deicoon 33 to 1 agat Nutshell 40 to 1 agat The Italian 40 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum 50 to 1 agat The Swedo 1,000 to 15 agst any other. Penang and Deicoon got away together, and, with The Nigger, Mildew, The Swede, and Ghillie Callum laid up, Voltigeur next, in company with Clincher, cut out the work to the milepost, where Penang died away. Dei coon went on with the running at a good pace, followed in rotation by Mildew, The Swede, and The Nigger, Ghillie Callum, Clincher, and Voltigeur remaining in their original positions. They went on thus to the road, where Deicoon was beaten, and Mildew took the lead, Clincher and The Nigger waiting on him, Ghillie Callum and Cariboo next, and Pitsford, who laid off for the first half mile, well up. Mildew was beaten at the distance, and Voltigeur and Clincher then singled themselves out, the former taking the lead opposite the stand, and run ning home a very easy winner by a length, Pitaford, who came opposite the stand, beating Clincher for the second money by half a length, The Nigger fourth, Mil dew fifth, and Ghillie Callum sixth. Mayors laid for ward in the early part of the race, but broke down at the turn, and was not persevered with. The race was run in three yrs old, 7st 10 1 b; four, B st 1 llb; five, 9 st 21b; b 6 e lb s ; In d s f r o e r s 1 and so so geldings e m allowed , 2 min. n Ca s t o ew see o Th Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 3 0 goys. added; Mr. Hornsby's Old Fox , 4 yrs , B st Bl b...(Hornby, jnn.) 1 Mr. Hill's Equiria, 3 yrs, let 101 b (Maton) 2 e u r ar ts t ot ers of a mile. Mr 3&s . il:l2 11.;aentbThd aged.e iehonrw'sienLnq, 9 aundrymaid, aged, 9bt 311)...(H. Bell) 3 Lord Strathmore's Hood, 3 yrs, ist 711)... ..... (Pettit) 4 Mr. Drewitt's Mr. Milner, 4 yrs, Bst 1111) (Abrahams) 5 Betting-5 to 4 egst Equiris, 5 to 2 agat Laundry maid, and 4 to 1 apt The Old Fox. Equiria made the running until half way up the distance, when he gave way, and The Old Fox, taking the lead, won easily by a length. Run in 1 min. 16 see. The Burgh Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 30 added. Tho winner to be sold for 100 sove., if demanded, &c., and allowances if to be sold for less. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race, and any surplus over the selling price to go to the Fund. Half a mile. Mr. Hobson's Laundrymekl, aged, Bst 61 (Hornsby) 1 Mr. Hayter's Tho Handsome Doe, Gst 71b (Goater) 2 Mr. Lister's Hind of the Forest, 7:4 I Ilb (Abdele) 0 Me. Cuou4 Doiro,t, 4 yr,, Bst 3ib (C. Mauler) 0 Duke of Richmond's Claymore, 3 yrs, 6st 716(Collins) 0 Mr. Itsmsbottona's lole, 3 yre, Est 711) (E. Sharp) 0 Mr. Higgins's Scarcasm, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Crouch) 0 Sir G. Ileathcote's Lady Sarah f, 3 yrs, 6st 71b 0 Mr. Drew's Master Murray, aged, Bst 61b (Hackett) 0 Mr. Nawcombe's Tuscan. 5 yrs, ist 111 b (Dockeray) 0 Betting-2 to 1 sgst the Handsome Doe-7 to 2 agst Hind of the Forest—and 6 to 1 agst Claymore and Laun drymaid. Won by a length. Run in 50 sec. The win ner was sold for 61 SOTS. THE OAKS. 5 to 1 agst Eliza Middleton. 7 to 1 agst Tinglo. (From the Chronicle.) Yesterday was the " Derby Day." Long before this announcement is in our readers' hands, everybody whom it can possibly concern has been made aware that all the " favourites" were beaten, and that Voltigeur (a horse whose father was Voltaire, and who was ridden by Marson), is the winner of the Derby for 1850. The owner is the Earl of Zetland, the head of English Free- masonry. Yesterday, as the " Derby Day," was remarkable in two points of view. First, it was the first really sum mer day of the year. The fine weather, long looked for, came at last. Even the trifling showers which, last year, made the earlier hour or two of the Epsom pilgri mage a matter of nervousness, were absent. The morn ing vas something cloudy, though it did not realise that awful bundle of tautologies (every one of which repeats another), " The sky is overcast, the morning lowers, And heavily with clouds comes on the day." But shortly afar eleven o'clock the sun attained full power, and by the time we reached the Downs, every line in the well-defined horizon was brought out in as char and bright a sunshine as we ever saw. The very vul garities of fair and booth, aggregated in gigantic fashion along the course, took something of poetry from the sunlight, while the natural beauties of the locality, which no corruption of Cockneydona can spoil, were de liciously developed in the brightness of the day. The second—and more " sporting " peculiarity of the day, was the utter overthrow of the whole race of im postors called " Derby Prophets." The entire lot, upon whose absurd audacity, or circumambient mystification, whole droves of yokels and cockneys are not ashamed to risk their savings, were held up as laughing-stocks in the eyes of thousands upon thousands assembled. Not a shuffle nor a wriggle remained to these unlucky hum bugs. But what of that? Every horse upon which a " Prophet " had staked (valeant quantum) his character and his judgment, was defeated. But the race of fools is as enduring as that of knaves, and next Derby we shall have the whole squad in full prophecy again, each certainly contradicting all the rest, but each boldly ap prising his gang of dupes that " there is bat One Horse, and * * * is his Prophet." Setting aside all the cant and twaddle, the "Derby" is a fine sight. As to calling it a development of " na tional " taste, that is all trash. You collect an immense mass of people upon Epsom Downs, no doubt; but where is the common object which is necessary to make the assemblage a " national " one? Every class sends its representative, but no two classes send representatives with similar views. Nearly the only attendants who at tend because there is a " race," are composed of that oddly constituted body called the " ring. ' It is their business, just as it is the stock-jobber's business to be near the Stock Exchange, the political jobber's to be in the House, and the music jobber's to be at the Opera on the first night of a bought composition. But oat of the myriads who line the course, how many care about the three minutes' work called the race? Not the " car riage aristocracy," who naturally enough like a charming scene, and the rare novelty of being sur rounded, in perfect safety, by every variety of amusing rascaldom. Not the protessional man, who treats his wife and daughters to a day's fresh air, in anticipation of the long vacation and the Ramsgate first floor. Not the good-natured, listless guardsman, who comes down in doe-cart or drag a and is very likely shying at little Napoleans on a stick while the Derby is being run. Not the attractive occupants of those vehicles profanely called " loose boxes," whose inmates are sometimes in troduced as wives, but never to wives. Not the smart articled clerks, or seedy copying clerks, who go down in a state of hilarity and come up in a state of beer. Not the small tradesman, who drives down his taxed-cart, with a full-faced spouse in front, and a thin daughter crouched in the rear. Not the sturdy mechanic, who arrives from the railway foot so r e an d weary , and un dergoes the rating of his termagant consort all the way there because the road is dusty—all the time ho is there because he has not provided her a better place, I and all the way home, because he is drunk. Not the hundreds upon hundreds of vagabonds of every kind, from the " ring the bull" men doe n to the " balls and rolling" gentry, of whom the police, in any more rational and less constitutional country, would make a splendid battue on the Derby day. What do all these people care about " Mr. Gratwicke's b c," or " Mr. Hill's ch c," or " Sir G. Heathcote's br f?" Fireworks, fountains, or fiddlesticks would, if similarly favoured by prestige, and the puffs of public house-keepers, draw as large an assembly. hut, take it for what it was, yesterday's Derby was a scene worth seeing. The superb amphitheatre was densely crowded; the carriages displayed even more than their usual attractions, in the form of pretty faces and pretty dresses; the weather was brilliant, the mob was orderly, and the horses ran—very fast. Whether, as the winners affirmed, the great race was a beautiful display of animal power, or whether, as the long-faced losers averred, the affair was obviously a " sell," was, upon the grounds wo have stated, of not the slightest consequence. The day was a perfect success, and there seemed to be an unanimous feeling that " Oak-apple day" was more brilliant in gold-leaf than usual. (From the Advertiser.) Ersom, WEDNESDAY AFTERrOON.—HOW to narrate anything "now, novel, cr entertaining" anent a Derby day, is beyond my range of diversity. Never was there a more exquisite one in point of weather, and never were the Downs more enormously attended. The road reminded one of ancient times, when there was no other mode of transit, and yet the rail conveyed its thousands, with a celerity and precision upon the direct route from London-bridge which admitted of no complaint, and extorted eulogies from the veriest of " Yuung Rapids," as it did from the surliest of the old safety-coach school. Tlie A division of police clearing the course, the su perb stand, the commanding enclosure, the inspection of the saddling after the lounge in the paddock, rendered that which was in former times a scene, or continuous scenes of turmoil and inconvenience, one unbroken chain of comfort. If we admit that in the good old times, or bad old times, we could get a tolerably fair peep at the tits in the Warren, there we must stop, as upon the old course, un cleared into the bargain, no man ever saw the race ran for the Derby. Then, again, the luxurious caterings of Mr. Lumley and the solidittes of Mr. Careless at his monster booth, with no end of liquids, at a moderate cost for indu bitable quality, made things pleasant for those who did not choose to traverse the hollow or scale the hill, where pc-nits were progressing in profusion. After all, John Bull is not so unsociable; an animal as he has been traditionally accounted. _ Most extraordinary interest attached to the great event, as I have over and over again adverted to, and its openness has been evinced by the winners being from 20 to 1, layers, to 25 to 1, takers, at starting. But trivial attention was paid to the Epsom Town Plate, a mile, which Joc-o'-Sot won f rom R a d u l p h us , mainly owing to the fine riding of Butler, Bullfinch run ning up a fair third. borne proceeded now, instanter, to the paddock, where Bolingbroke, Clincher, Mildew,The Nigger, with Ghillie Callum will fortified with flesh, Deicoon, and Voltigeur challenged attention, and all the usual variety of opinion was offered. A friend of mine, who had stood hard as a bran against the son of John o'Gaunt, who was walking in the shade, as typical of his running there, said " What a superb horse he is; I shall be gammoned no longer; I'm off, and will get out at any price ;" and so he did; and with strong subsequent play in the Champagne Stakes to drown the recollection of his fatuity. Lord Zetland was so nervous, that he abandoned his intention of coming down to see the race, and trusted to the telegraph to put him out of his agony. Butler rode Clincher, in spite of all the rumours to the contrary, and had he not made the struggle wh i c h ho did with the winner, between the road and the dis tance, he might have got second. At length all was settled, the canters taken, and they went to the paddock to commit themselves to the cus tody of Mr. Hibburd. Mildew, in the saddling, showed some temper, and sweated a little, but he was so blooming, and went so well, that his " clique " were fond to madness. It was a g ame cf up and down with the three fa vourites, but their closing priceF, stood thus :—4 to 1 agst Clincher, 9 to 2 agst Mildew, and 5 to 1 a gs t Bolingbroke. The Nigger's mark was 7 to 1, and Pits ford receded to 10 to 1, whilst Deicoon was offered agst at 30 to 1, and a Noble Lord, and one or two others, came to the Leviathan, and " tumbled to Voltigeur " at 20 to 1. - 1C r. Davis stated after the race, that Voltigeur eras the worst horse in his book ; but I may observe, that he will be about the best nag in the settling, as the public have stuck to him, and there is a coterie of coachmen and flunkies at the west-end, who, of ficed by the big wig of the Earl of Zetland, have won their moneys to a tune which will probably induce many of them to leave ser vice, and set up est a bli s h ments of their own ! Deicoon, with Penang, cut out the work at a jolly pace up the hill, the immortable Bolingbroke being nearly the last off, and about the very first to cry, " hold, enough !" his work for the Derby was most mysterious, as I ventured some time since to observe, and I imagine that no ono will be particularly anxious henceforth for the pats-word to the stable, or to purchase him out of chancery as the winner of the Emperor's Plate at Ascot. A more thundering impostor never presented himself on the hills of S urre y, an d h e i s i n every respect qualified to lay the found a ti on • s t one f or a h orse hospital for lunatics. But to return, Mildew went up at Tottenham Corner, led oNer the mad, and looked well to outside the dis tanep, from whence, that is, from the London-road to the distance, Clincher tried to make a sght of it with Vol tigeur. As they drew towards the Stand, there was not tEe shadow of a doubt as to the white jacket with the red spots, Voltigeur eventually clearing the chair by a cou ple of length;, with "pretty Pitstord"a length in ad vance of Clincher, who was followed by The Nigger and Mildew. Now, a braggerd is a humbug and a is cur; a Falstaff without his wit, and a Pistol w ithout a tithe of his voca bulary of euphuism; but it an act of justice to the Adverliger Sir Oracle to remark,. that I land e d t wo out of my three in Voltigeur and Clinc er, Mr, k- .h 'anx put ting my No. 1 No. 3, and my No. 3 No. I. It may also be recollec ‘ ter.l, and I know that it has been, though the multitude who flocked to " Th e '"- pbet" after the " funking" encounter, that Mounseer, my thixd ou the lieedee, was tit§ fiat 1 9 r t h e c hum . cup: Perhaps it may be my unlucky lot never to pick a winner again—yet still I trust, that if fortunate, my friends will adopt my "lot," which would have borne them out in triumph, more frequently than I had the slightest right to anticipate. A word in the ears of the wise: let them oppose me for The Oaks to-morrow—though I will do my best to fight the battle for them, as well as for YATES. SOYER'S MAGIC STOVE. After various experiments, which have extended over a period of nearly twelve months, M. Soyer has succeeded in bringing to perfection his magii stove, the first idea of which was broached in his admirable manual of gastronomi c al sc i ence , " Th e M o d ern Housewife," published last summer, and the first edition of which was exhausted in less than a week. The magic stove was exhibited to the public at No. 5, Charing-cross, on Saturday and on Monday last, and a more efficient, portable, clean, and ornamental cooking apparatus it is impossible to imagine. The whole apparatus can be placed in a hat, and the cook ing is conducted on the dinner table, without smell, without smoke, and without even soiling the cloth. The apparatus itself is rather ornamental than other wise. It consists of a round copper, in shape and size somewhat resembling a counting-house inkstand, with a furnace opening, and a flue passing from this opening near the bottom of one of its sides, through the middle, and up the centre to the top ; on this top is placed a frying-pan, stew-pan, saucepan, kettle, or coffee-pot. Adjoining the stove cr copper i s a vesse l with two reservoirs for spirits of wine, or any other kind of spirit, one at the bottom the other at the top. To the bottom reservoir are affixed two burners with their wicks; one of the burners is placed oppo. site the opening of the flue in the stove, the other burner is under the other reservoir. In connexion with the upper reservoir is a tube, or blow-pipe, pas sing from the centre of its apex, down by its side, under it, and opening in the wick that burns at the mouth of the flue. The spirit in the upper reservoir being heated by the burner beneath it, a gaseous va pour is generated, which, rushing out of the blow pipe, and coming in contact with the burner at the mouth of the flue, is ignited and passes in a volume of flame through the flue, and fries, stews, or boils whatsoever is placed over it. It will cook l lb. of rump steak in five minutes. It is the cheapest and most commodious cuisine portative ever constructed. A little explanatory book is sold or given with it. And, to make everything complete, M. Soyer gives receipts and instructions for the cooking of about a dozen-and-a-half dishes, by means of this pocket kitchen of his. He has, moreover, fitted up a small box, in size and shape like a lawyer's deed-box, with a complete apparatus for cooking and sending up a dinner for twelve persons. The magic stove will go on cooking for about 48 minutes with one charge of spirits of wine, the cost of which is just fourpence-halfpenny. We have par taken of chops and steaks cooked by the magic stove, and they are certainly far superior to those cooked by any of the ordinary methods. The heat is so intense that the exterior of the chop or steak is at once car bonised, and thus the juices are retained without the chop being burned, so that it is at the same time crisp and succulent. To the sportsman, to the sailor, to the soldier in camp or in bivouac, the magic stove must be invaluable. It will enable pic-nic parties to vary the eternal pigeon pie and cold roast fowl with chop or steak or some warm viand, and will emancipate the bachelor living in chambers from the thraldom of his laundress ; while to families, as a sum mer cooking-apparatus, it will save more than its cost in coal, and enable them to keep their domiciles cool by doing away with the necessity for a kitchen fire, as it will boil water or coffee as efficiently as it will cook chops or steaks. On the occasion of persons wishing to use it in the open air there is a cover which prevents the lamp from being blown out even in the most tempestuous weather. This will render it in• valuable at sea. We understand that Captain Austin has directed that all the ships engaged in the northern expedition shall be supplied with magic stoves. MR. ALBERT SMITH'S ENTER- TAINMENT. Mr. Albert Smitb, by his various comic writings, and also in no small degree by his social qualities, ' has achieved a very general popularity ; it was, there. fore, natural that the announcement of an entertain. merit to be sustained by himself in propria persona should attract a crowded audience. After illustrating in his amusing works many ludicrous phases of Eng. lish social life, Mr. Albert Smith, in a happy mo ment, bethought himself of a new field for his pen, and started off to the East (at least as much of it as he could hop, ship, and jump over, in a very brief tour) to make acquaintance with, and possibly to quiz, the Orientals. Some results of his visit have recently been embodied in a volume which is not only amusing, but useful. On Tuesday evening he gave, at Willis's Rooms, some gleanings from his experiences in the shape of a descriptive discourse, inter spersed with songs, and illustrated by scenic views. He calls his entertainment " The Overland Mail," and he supposes himself to start from Suez, on the return journey to England. Of course his monologue is a mere touch-and-go affair, seizing a few salient points, and putting his brief experiences in the best point of view to raise a laugh. Mr. Albert Smith, we need not say, is very droll on the oddities of his travelling companions. To avoid being boxed up in a fly with several " overland babies," he betakes him self to the back of a dromedary, and records his painful reminiscences of that uneasy mode of travel in a capital comic song. We then have a graphic description of the external ,aspect of Cairo, and the internal comfort and thoroughly English character of Shephard's Hotel. Here he meets with an original oddity, whom he nicknames " undecided Mr. Parker." This personage, who is pleasantly afflicted with an inability to make up his mind to anything, was hit off by Mr. Albert Smith with considerable power of comic impersonation. After this, we have a passage up the Nile in a kandjia, or Nile-boat, and Mr. Albert Smith here throws down the gauntlet to enthusiastic writers on Nile travelling, by giving a grotesquely humorous description of the desagremens of this mode of travelling. We are sorry to say, too, that his Pyramids and his Sphynx do not quite come up to the high mark of the poets. The remainder of the entertainment consists of descriptions of Alexandria, Malta, and the journey homeward to Boulogne, all touched off in the same humorous strain. Thein terspersed songs are clever and were well sung, espe cially " The Matrimonial Mother," "The Boat on the Nile," the song of the sailor with his tin fiddle, and a patter song, " The fast man." The scenic illus trations are beautifully painted by Mr. Wm. B everley. Some of them are really fine pictures, espec i ally tha t called "The Kandjia," "The Str eet in Ca i ro, " " Malta," and " The Port of Suez. " Mr. Albert Smith rattled off his descriptive and vocal portion of the entertainment with ease and point, and the tra velling characters introduced were cleverly embodied. He was much applauded throughout. The entertain ment is announced for repetition on Monday next. GRAY'S Inx, MAT 29.—At a numerous me e ti ng o f c e h the a h r a w l e o r f e t d h e i e s l a s r o ;d i ettoy haveddaiya., the the 1 1 ) .0 e e c h w e i a r s g a s i t i d u students rs fo r m t h t tinguished themselves in the voluntary examination for ho nours in the law of real and personal prope r ty an d convey in the hall of this society, on Th urs d ay and Friday l tn ast ' and were classed in the follo w i ng or d er :-1. Mr. Na thaniel Lindley, Middle Temple. 2. Mr. John Whitcombe, Middle Temple. 3. Mr. Joseph Graham, Middle Temple; Mr. William Crawford, Middle Temple ; and Mr. Henry Kingsmill, Lincoln's Inn—xquales. 4. Mr. Edward Steere, Inner Temple. 5. Mr. James Marshall, Gray's Inn • and Mr. William Freema n , Li nco l n ' s Inn—requales. 6'. Mr. James Bridge Davidson, Lincoln's Inn ; and Mr. William Llewellyn Terry, Inner Temple—fequales. 7. Mr. Thomas Freeman Morse, Lincoln's Inn. Mr. Lindley received the Lecturers' prize, consisting of a set of " Vssey's Reports (20 vols). Mr. W. D. Lewis has been again appointed the So ciety's lecturer. A. VETERAN. —W e regret to announce the death o one of the most distinguished officers of the French army_ General Count de Vittre, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, &c. Charles de laity de Villeneuve,l Count Vittre, was descended from an old and noble family School, y ' of Poi tou, was the comrade of the Emperor at the ( 11 ) 1,iht u a se ry a, where and took a glorious part in the campaign 1 u he was severely wounded. He also distinguished the Spanish expedition in 1823, where Crillon, and M. A. orders General Changarnier, the Duke e he had himselfunder nder h t oof Carrel, the Bayardwho on , of a c t c h o e u ;1t 9 t o h f e h e i n s t v n a r3 1 , 0 . ur , gave e G n e General l h C i m o u t n h t e d s e u 1 7 ' i a t m t r e e s ..11essenger. writer of Paris.—Galignanz .—Last night these was uncle to M. Hugues de , Coval, a distinguished political as a preliminary gardens were opened with in for the season which is about VAUXHALL—TEE BA a r, entertainment to the opening f ire in good order, and the ar rangements, take place. The gardens masquerade,MAQuE seasons, Mr. Wardell, all that the frequenters avail able,mth-eerenneloaedssear3.at lessee of former seaso rangements, under the superintendence of the well-known As was stated in the bills, " all the of the place can desire. ,as establishment" no ~,,! a nt of and certainly when they had entered, the at tractions to induce the company to enter, and plenty to pro tractresources of t ta h i e n f i y ar- th fa e ni re ed m gates. The a a v t e a n y ues were brilliantly illuminated; every ac commodation was given for dancing, and for eating and Balks and drinking. Three excellent bands were in attendance, the incessant music of the instruments of which kept the com pany in continuous movement. For some hours the merri ment and frolic were kept up by hundreds of persons in cos tumes of all ages and countries, and in costumes not referrable to any age or clime. There were many groups from Epsom, who seemed determined to prolong the " Derby " day by the addition of several hours from its successor. No signs of exhaustion were perceptible in the votaries of pleasure, and it was not till the " professionals " were completely worn out that the patrons cf the place retired. The whole went off in good style. VISIT OF THE DUCHESS OF KENT TO THE HIGH.. LANDS. —We learn that her Royal Highness the Duchess o f Kent is expected to arrive at the Castle of Abergeldie, in this comity (a lease of which she has taken) about th e en d o f June. When h e r Majesty arrives at Balmoral, h er R oya l Highness will be in the immediate neigbourhood of her august daughter.—Aberdeen Journal. COLOSSEUM. —Among the numerous visitors to the Colosseum, Regent's Park, on Tuesday, were the ambassador from the Prince of Nepaul and suite. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.-ThffiC fur the Wcck ended Mr.y 26, [B5O : C. and 11. Main Line 2,6851. Is. Bd.; Mold, 12 7 1 . 2s. Od. ; t eant -boats, 216/: us. Od Total, a3 0 2e1! 14k, ea. in the discharge of their duties, and bore testimony, in strong terms, to the very efficient nature of the secre tary's services. Air. CHUKTON and othe gentlemen also spoke in warm terms of Mr. Blakeman's zeal and ability. Mr. BLAKEMAN returned thanks, and addressed the meeting at some length on the gratifying prospects of their affairs. A vote of thanks was then passed to the president, after which the meeting separated. LITERATURE. THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER. An Historical Romance, By James Grant. 3 Vets. Mr. Grant is f avoura b ly known as a writer of . historical roma nce . T he delightful " Memoirs of Kiskaldy of Grange," and the more elaborate " Ro mance of War," have rendered him deservedly popular with many readers. The " Scottish Cavalier" csnnot fail to enhance its author's literary reputation. Truth and fiction are harmoniously blended in its pages, and the very spirit of the times of which it treats is infused into the characters who take part in its adventures. Of its value in an historical point of view, and of the rich anec.lotal information with which it abounds, we quote the following sketch of the famous " Scottish Guard" of the French Kings, so well known to the readers of " Quentin Durward" : " ORIGIN OF 'THE RO YALS, ' OR FIRST REGIMENT OF THE LINE. "Louis, surnamed the Saint, King of France, having taken the crews, sailed wi t h a splendi d retinue of knights, nobles, and soldiers, bent on the delivery of Jerusalem from the profanation of the Moslem; and, landing in the East, laid siege to Damietta (in Lower Egypt), which he triumphantly won by storm. But after enduring innumerable hardship s an d disasters by the sword and by pestilence from the fo e tid waters of the marshy Nile and the Lake of Menzaleh, he was overthrown in battle at Mansoura, and made captive by the Soldan. This was about the year 1254, when A)exander 111. was King of Scotland. In these E astern wars, St. Louis was twice saved from death by t h e valour of a small b an d of auxiliary Scotch crusaders commanded Stewart, Lord of commanded by the Earls of March and Dunb ar , W Dundonald, and Sir David Li n d say of Glenesk. Th ese brave adventurers had the g oo d fortune to rescue t h e French monarch, first from th e sc i m i tars o f t h e f o ll owers of the Klng of the Arsacides, a M ahomme d an d espot, and afterwards from the emissari es c f t h e C omtesse d e la Marche. " Our good King Alexander sent ambassadors to con gratulate St. Louis on his delivery from these double perils, and on his return from this first crusade, the two monarchs agreed, that in remembrance of these deeds of fidelity and valour, there should remain in France, in all time coming, ' a standing company or guard of Scots men, recommended by their own sovereign,' and who should in future form the Garde du Corps of the most Christian King. Such was the origin of the bravvrt body- guard that Europe ever saw, though cur ancient historians are fond of dating its formation from the days of Charlemagne and Gregory the Great of Scotland. The guard thus established by St. Louis marched with him to the second crusade in Y the Earls of Carrick athned year At 1 h 01720 I,S . It ir wasStutahretn, led d r b IIT. Gordon, and other brave knights, most of whom perished with Louis of a deadly pestilence before the walls of Tunis, and under the towers of Abu Zaccheria. _ " This noble band of Scottish archers r ema i ne d con stantleyouinntFry until King Charlesrance,andweretheonlY military corps in that vii, added a few French companies to increase his guards, still giving the Scots their old pre-eminence and post of honour next the royal person. The leader was styled Premier Capitaine of the Guards, and, as such, took precedence of all military officers in France. When the French Sovereign was annointed, he stood beside him ; and when the ceremony was over, obtained the royal robes, with all their embroidery and jewels, as his per quisite. When a city was to be stormed, the Scottish archers led the way; when it surrendered, tke keys were received by their captain from the hands of the King. Twenty-five of them, 'in testimony of their unspotted fidelity,' wore over their magnificent armour white bo-, quetons of a peculiar fashion, richly laced and embossed with silver. Six of them in rotation were ever beside the royal person—by night as well as by day —at the re ception of foreign ambassadors—in the secret debates in the Cabinet—in the rejoicings of the tournament, the revels of the banquet, the solemnities of the Church, and the glories of the • battle-field. The Scottish hearts formed a zone around the monarchs of France; and at the close of the scene, the chosen twenty-five had the privilege of bearing the royal remains to the regal se pulchre of St. Denis. "It would require volumes, instead of a chapter, to recount all the honours paid to the Scottish Guard, and the glory acquired by them in the wars of five centuries. Led by Alexander Earl of Buchan, Great Constable of France, they performed good service in that great battle at Banje•es-Anjou, where the English were completely routed; and at Verneuil, where Buchan died sword in hand, like a brave knight, and covered with renown, at the same mement that Swinton, the gallant Laird of Dalswinton, slew the boasting Clarence with one thrust of his border spear. In 1570, the guard consisted of a hundred cuirassier, or hommes-des armes, a hundred archers of the corps, and twenty-five 'keepers of the king's body,' all Scottish gentlemen of noble descent and coat-armour. They saved the life of the tyrant Louis XI. at Liege, and ,Pavia fought around the gallant Francis in a circle until four only were left alive; and then, end not till then, the King fell into the hands of the fee. In gratitude for their long-tried faith and unmatched valour, they were vested with 'all the honour and confidence the King of France could bestow on his nearest and dearest friends;' and thus in a little band of Scottish archers originated the fashion of standing armies, and the nucleus of the great permanent forces of France. 'By this means,' says an old Jacobite author, our gentry were at once taught the rues of civility and art of war; and we were possessed cf an inexhaustible stock of brave officers, fit to discipline and to command our armies at home, and ever sure to keep up that respect which was deservedly paid to the Scots name and nation abroad.' " As Sir James Hepburn's regiment of Pikemen they returned to Scotland in 1633, being sent over by Louis XII., to attend the coronation of Charles I. at Edin burgh. On the commencement of the great and disas trous civil war, eight years after, they loyally adhered to the King, and were then by the Cavalier army first styled the Royal Scots. On the reverse of Chrlrles's fortune and subversion of all order, they went back to France, and, under Louis of Bourbon, Duc d'Eng:hien, shared in all the dangers and glories of that cam paign on the frontiers of Flanders, so famous for eliding in the utter destruction of the Spanish host, the death of the blare Conde Fuentes, the fall of Thionville, Philipsburg, Mentz, Werms, and Oppenheim, till the waters of the Rhine reflected the flash of their armour ; and there fell the vetern Hepburn, with his helmet on his brow, and the flag of St. Andrew over him. Returning in 1678, they rc-sntered the Scottish army as the Earl of Dumbarton's foot; and eight years niter served against the ill-fated Monmouth, and suffered severely, being attacked at Sedgemoor by his cavalry in the night, their position being discerned through. the darkness by the glow of their lighted matches. " At the union in 1707, on the incorporation of the forces as the British establishment, and when Scottish blood and Scottish treasure were more than ever re quired to further the graspi ng aims and useless wars of that age, the Royals, in consequence of their high standing in arms and venerable antiquity, were :num bered as the Ist, or Royal Scots Regiment of Foot—a title they have since maintained with honour, and on a hundred fields have upborne victoriously the same silver cross which the brave archers of Athol' and the s pear men of Buchan unfurled so gloriously on the plains of Anjou, and at Vernuil, on the banks of Aure." Walter Fenton, the " Scottish Cavalier," is one of this gallant band and among the heroic and perilous adventures recorded in this volume, is an account of that famous instance of Scottish gallantry which gave a name to an island of the Rhine—an incident beauti fully commemorated by Aytoun in "the Island of the "Lays of this historical romance are the Scottish Cavaliers." Amonglasof Finland, the writer of these are Annie Laurie which bears the name of his ends well," then indeed the story of the ants S hneo c :d o me t stse s ths , ' necessarily still favourite e hehte o ls f : toho tiarhdirei historical. balladeDLr characters g faithless mistress, " Annie Laurie." If that only is Cavalier" can have no claim to that qualifica iioswnce.ullt'ci ws t hil m ic i h ght with propriety have fur its motto. the mournful lines of Coleridge— " Constancy lives in realms above, And life is thorny, and youth is vain ;" revolting. for, interesting as it is at the commencement, the conclusion will be fountdhemhoesrtorienpesug;nbtottho htihsetrtautshte_ of all lovers of romance. Mr. Grant will hardly find favour with his lady-readers, we should imagine, after f ul and c i e a l Lauriejustice th u fi s c tsietlieocutsinnga rarsatives the fickletoofrroupl Alo r een t t hinking the punishment a cwwo n hhn d iicec t lhh h u e saiiswo i n n sao c io o t ffa n a t s rth t h a see n a tt t l aiasLltfetaielcLtaoinsgroyn somewhat eakwbpiuihnetadrt. COURT CIRCULAR, OSBORNE, MAY 29. ground s . The Queen and Prince wa lked, at an early hour this morning, in Osborne park an d yo H un i g s e ß r o m y e a m l b H er i s gh of ne t s h s e the Pr ince Family, o f Wales, and walked and rode as usual. There was no addition yesterday to the royal dinner party. j7interview yesterday. The The Bishop of Toronto had . an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial - office. Bishopintervi e o w f ' The Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, had an wth S Rochester Sir r with the Right ion. Baronet, at the Home-office. Earl Grey gave a grand . dinner. to the Cabinet Ministers last evening, at his residence on Carlton - G ha e d org a e lso G a r n e terrace. THE WEATHER.—Tne mea n dai l yreading of the i barometer in the past week was 29.486 n. Th e mean tem perature was 55 deg. 5 min., and was rather higher than the average of the same week in seven years. On Tuesday the mean temperature was 6 dog. above the average of the same day ; on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, it was more than 1 deg. below it. 'IGNS or TEE TlMES.—Yosterdny aftern oon, a t th e city of Bristol, Mr. G. C. liarril , auctioneer, sold the rever si.m or rffpninder in feeimplc' of an P tat, situ a t e i n the parishe s of i'darlborougu and West Alvington, South Devon, for the sum of 3,0201., the reserved price upon whi c h, and at which the biddings =mewed, bewg only 1,6004