The Sun. — London, England, 1851-06-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, GPF.ENwItlir F.41.5:CT10N . --- The nomination of the candidates at the Greenwict election took place this morning, in the vacant space op posite St. Alphage Church, where large and commodi- OM hustings were erected, and every accommodation provided for the convenience of the contesting parties. At an eariy hour the old town began to present the usual animated appearance which the bustle of a con tested election generally causes in a free and indepen dent English borough. The old church tells rang out a merry peal, bands of music patrolled the town, and ft one almost every alternate window large flags streamed fortb, beseeching the electors to Vote for Salomons and the Liberty of the People," or " Wire and Purity of Election". Alderman Salomon's colours were purple and orange, while .Alderman Wire's partizans sported light blue and white rosettes. The crowd assembled round the hustings was exceedingly numerous, and the parti z ins of Alderman Salomons seemed from the first to outnumber those of his opponents, to judge at least from the preponderance of dark-blue flags and rosettes dis played in the crowd, as the demonstrations of Alderman Wire's partizans were confined principally to placards displayed on boards, after the manner of itinerant advertisers, and did not rise to the dignity of silk. The excitement of the event seemed to have ex tended even to the calm retreat of the Hospital, for the old pensioners were on the ground in great numbers, and seemed to take quite as great an interest in the proceed ings as the youngest and most ardent politician present. Three of Alderman Salomon's bands took up their posi tion in front of the hustings at an early hour, and con tinued at intervals todiscourse sweet music to the assem bled electors, thereby, no doubt, contributing greatly to prevent the resorting to many of those uproarous amusements to which a crowd kept waiting is generally addicted. The Alderman's liberality, too, mede him decidedly the first favourite, for Alderman Wire, pro bably, not being gifted with a musical taste, had not provided a band for the entertainment of his supporters. Every window which could by any possibility command a view of the hustings was crowded, and in many in stances the anxious spectators had climbed to the roofs of the houses. Alderman Salomon's committee had taken up their quarter s at the White Hart Inn, while Alder man Wire's supporters made the Greyhound Inn their house of call; and from these houses the respec tive candidates took their departure for the hustings, followed in procession by their principal supporters. The proceedings were opened shortly after ten o'clock, at which hour Mr. Joshua Morris, the returning officer of the borough, made his appearance on the hustings, and was received with manifestations of applause from the electors who had collected on the spot. The RETURNING OFFICER read the Sheriff's warrant, commanding ,him to summons the burgesses to elect a Member to serve in Parliament as one of the representa tives of the borough, in the room of G. S. Barnard, Esq., deceased, and then peoceeded to exhort the electors to observe order and decorum during the period of the election. He said they were assembled to exercise a valuable and important privilege, and as ho should allow none to address them but those who had a right to do so, he hoped t he y would give every one a fair hearing, and ultimately decide fairly whom they thought the most fitting of the two candi dates to serve them in Parliament.—(Cheers.) Mr. PONTIFEX was then introduced to the electors as the proposer of Mr. Salomons, and after dwelling a short while upon the important character of the duties which a Member of Parliament u ndertook, he went on to canvass the merits of the two c andidates. He believed there was no difference whatever between the political views and principles of the two gentlemen.—(Hear, hear.) They were, in fact, identical —(No, no.) Alderman Wire had come into the field at the last moment, hoping to defeat his rival by pandering to the religious prejudices of the electors. —(No, no.) Mr. Salomons, it should be remembered, had long occupied this ground, for, if he was not mis taken, that gentleman was a candidate for the borough at the last general election, and there could be no doubt whatever that he was the most fit and proper person to repres ent the borough.—(No, no.) rs sure he could do so efficiently; and as his rival had attained all the honours that he was justly entitled to, having been s common councilman and under-sheriff, and being now an alderman and vestry-clerk, ho trusted the electors would not encourage his overweening and undue ambi tion, but bestow their confidence on one who would not abuse it, even if he bad the opportunity, and who cer tainly had the best claim to ask for it.—(Ne, no.) A VOICE—Turn that two shillings-a-day man out. Mr. PONTIFEX continued to observe that it was not fit or proper for the electors, if they valued their own re spectability, to return a man who bad been twice re jected by two other constituencies.—(Hear, hear.) True, Alderman Salomons was a Jew, but he was a Jew of the most liberal kind, and in the district where he resided he had founded a school and given the patronage of it to a Protestant. clergyman. —(Hear, hear.) He was a munificent contri butor to all the deserving charities of the metropolis, while ho bore a most unsullied character for honourable conduct and fair dealing; and on neither of those points, therefore, could any objection be raised to his preten sions on this occasion. —(Hear, hear.) He would not trouble them with any explanation of the Alderman's political principles, because they were too well known in this part of the country to need recapitulation; and, t h ere fore, without detaining them longer, be would sim ply propose to them Mr. Alderman Salomons as a fit and proper person to represent them in Parliament. Mr. H. B. RoFF briefly seconded the nomination, and said he knew that the Alderman was a most charitable man; he was ready to devote his time and energies to the interest of the electors; and since his political views coincided with their own in almost every particular, while his standing and reputation in the world were equally acknowledged to be unexceptionable, he had no hesitation in saying that he would eventually prove the choice of the majority of the electors.—(Cheers.) Mr. WADE, who was received with mingled cheers and hooting, which prevented him from being heard for some minutes, stood forward to propose Mr. Alderman Wire. He said he did not come to bandy personalities with Alderman Salomons' supporters, but to bear his share in the solemn duty of electing the best man who might come forward. Ho repudiated the sentiments of the last speaker that the principles of the two candidates were identical. There was a great difference between them. He also denied that Alderman Wire relied for his elec tion on the prejudices of the electors against Alderman Salomons, as a Jew.—(Cries of "No, no,' " Sit down," ac companied by the ringing of a small bell in the middle of the crowd. The Hon. Gentleman took advantage of the interruption to take a draught out of a huge pot of porter which was handed to him by Mr. Alderman Salomons amid loud cheers.) They would see if he was not a supporter of the Hon. Alderman, he had no ob jection to drink porter with him.—(Laughter.) Neither was an undue ambition the motive of Mr. Alderman Wire coming forward. How could it be an undue am bition for any man to wish to represent the masses of the people in Parliament? As to Mr. Alderman Wire being a vestry-clerk, was it a shame for a man to earn his living by the sweat of his brow. Mr. Pontifex himself was nothing more than a vestry-clerk. He was quite willing to allow that Alderman Salomons was a charit able man.—(Cries of " Ob, oh.") Ho was not to be in terrupted by a band of hired ruffians. Mr. Alderman Senomotts interposed. He denied that the persons in the crowd who shouted were hired. He had never done such a thing in his life.—(Cheers.) Mr. WADE continued—Their object in being there was to elect a man who would be instrumental in ob taining an extension of the suffrage, and would obtain vote by ballot and the extension of civil and religious liberty. Alderman Wire was the man for this he was a man against whom there wa s no le g al disqualification, who could take his seat at once without any struggle. Alderman Salomons could not do this, but Alderman Wire could, and with all the respect he entertained for Alderman Salomons, he would only say that they would send Mr. Wire into Parliament for the purpose of clear ing the way fur Mr. Salomons. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by nominating Mr. Alderman Wire as a fit and proper person to represent the borough of Green wich.—(Cheers.) Mr. STONE seconded the nomination, as he magibeleved f rom his heart that the Alderman was the who would do them justice, and who would avail himself of every opportunity of promoting the good and welfare of the people.—(Bear, hear.) He denied that Mr. Wire was an enemy to religious freedom, or in the remotest degree anxious to take advantage of the momentary prejudice that might have arisen out of the Papal aggres sion.—(Elear, hear.) Both the Alderman and his friends would scorn such a proceeding; he and they were desirous of securing the election by fair and legiti mate means, and whatever their opponents might say to the contrary, the assembled electors might rely upon it that nothing would be done by the Wire party either to sully the purity of election or to throw disgrace upon the borough.—(Cheers.) Mr. Alderman SALOSIONS then stood forward amid loud cheers. lie said that in coming forward to solicit their suffiages be was not only fulfilling his duty, but also to accomplish that solemn pledge which he had given them on the last occasion. He, therefore, asked them to redeem their pledges by giving him their votes at the poll.—(Cheers.) It was the highest ambition to which an Englishman could look forward—the repre sentation of his fellow -countrymen in the British Parlia ment. His only regret was to find himself opposed to Mr. Alderman Wire, for whom he entertained the highest respect. The argument of Mr. Alderman Wire that he lived at Greenwich was not of any great weight, but his own appearance there was in consequence of the pledge which he had given and received at the last elec tion. With regard to his public opinion, he could pledge himself to them that never would his vote be given for the imposition of any tax on the food of the people. He was a firm and consistent advocate of free trade. He was in favour of an extension of the suffrage to every man who paid rates and taxes.—(Cheers.) He was also in favour of vote by ballot, and he would pledge himself that one of the conditions by which he would hold his seat should be that he would on all occasions vote for the ballot. lie was also in favour of an ex tended scheme of education, and would pledge himself to do all that he could for this purpose. [Here Mr. Wade handed the worthy Alderman a pot of porter, from which he refreshed himself, amid loud cheers from all sides.] He considered education to be the most valuable capital which a an could have, available in all parts of the world, which would never desert him, and which ho could make use of whenever his money was lost. But people differed greatly in their ideas of education, espe cially with regard to religious views. His idea was that education should be entirely free from religious bias-- that all classes and sects should receive a fair share of the public money to carry out this great public ot ject. He wee glad to hear that it was not the intention of Mr. Wire's supporters to proceed in the election ou any ground cif public prejudice against him as a Jew. He was sure that Mr. Wire himself would not do it. There was a great deal of difference between the political system of England and foreign countries. THE MASTER OP ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE AND THE LATE Pi OSECEITION.—Yesterday a fully-attended and special meeting of the vestry of St. Pancras took place at the new Vestry-rooms, Camden Town, for the purpose of re ceiving a communication from the board of directors, re ferring to the vestry a letter from Mr. J. H. Eaton, the master of the workhouse, requesting the payment of the sum of 43/ 103. Id., costs incurred by him in defending himself from the recent prosecution on a charge of having violated Eliza Smith. an inmate of the workhouse. On the question being put to a show of hands there appeared for the motion \ in favour of the governor, eleven • against it, forty-two. A division being demanded the numbers were for the motion, eleven; against it, forty-nine; majority rejecting the pay ment of the bill, thirty-eight. ROYAL VISIT TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT.—COWES, Julys 25.—The Royal Family and the King of the Belgians are expected at Osborne on Saturday next. Her Majesty's stay is not expected to exceed four days. ARCHERY.-011 Saturday last the silver bowl of the Royal Company of Archers, the Queen's Body Guard for Scotland, was shot for in Hope park, and gained by John Maxton, Esq., wine-merchant, being the seventh time he has von it.--Edinburgh Advertiser. Abroad the whole government rested with hereditary It is uefortunately essential to the operation of such a re., ..reh , w oer;vtet from whet as c alled diviee tax that, after t: v roost diligent iequiseion,_ every man right. In Ragland, on see contrary, all public ques- muet still be his own assessor; met the conscientious tions were decided by the people, and whatever they man will have a severe assessor, and the unscrupulous took up was sure to be taken up by the higher ranks, as man a very indulgent assessor. The one pilgrim will was evident from the course of the agitation for free perform his penance with hard peas, and the other will trade. The cause of religious freedom was now in their take the precaution to boil them, the only difference in hands, and though Mr. Alderman Wire had offered the visible result being that the scrupulous man does himself for their suffrages, and promised when not make halt so good a pilgrim or look half so honest in Parliament to advocate his (Mr. Alderman and bold as the man who has cooked his penance to his Salomon'e) cause, he was much obliged to him, but he taste. If railway directors know how to make things would rather be returned himself, and advocate his own pleasant, incomo-tax payers, we may be sure, will nut cause. There was no legal disqualification against him, want that accomplishment. and ho could assure them that he would take his seat But it is disgraceful and even ridiculous to go on as if they elected him. He came forward in the fullest sessing the tax, and levying the tax, altogether in the confidence, and he would pledge himself; if returned, to dark, without either affirming or denying its inequality, go down to the House of Commons and take his seat and without being able to say that the expedients for an as their representative. He could assure them that his equitable asssesment have been thoroughly sifted and ex whole efforts if returned would be to advance their local hausted. If any credit is to be attached to the language advantages, and his whole political conduct had been of our statesmen in 1842 and 1845, there certainly would shaped by a desire to extend the liberties of the people; have been an inquiry, with an attempt to rectify the in and he confidently presented himself to claim their suf- equalities of the tax on both these occasions, but for the (rages with this claim. This course of conduct had idea that the tax was only for a time;and that for only already secured him the offices of Alderman and Sheriff three years, it was hardly worth while to go to the bot of London and High Sheri ff of the count y . If his tom of so difficult a discussion. But that excuse no friend Rothschild had taken his advice, he would have longer exists. The income-tax must at all events be gone down to the House and have voted at once for treated as perpetual, for when a man has paid it nine the election of the. Speaker, without taking the oaths ; years, and is now asked for it a tenth year, it is his own but Rothschild was too easy, and had got himself fault if he indulges in any dreams of its abolition. There into a web from which he was bound to extricate him- are things under the sun which we really expect one self, and which he (Mr. Alderman Salomons) would take day to see the end of, that is if we live long care not to get into. He would go into the House, run- enough. We shall see the Thames flow at Black ring the ris of all penalties, take his seat, and vote, friars as clear as at Maidenhead-bridge; we shall see until he was brought before a jury, and until that jury a National Gallery worthy of this nation; we shall see. gave a verdict against him. If that were so, he would a viaduct over liolborn-hill, Middle-row demolished, promise to come back to them and restore to them Holywell-street thrown into the Strand, and Pater the trust which they had reposed in him. At any noster-row into St. Paul's Churchyard. We shall rate he would take the seat, and while there he would see quays, walks, and, perhaps, railways, along the do all that lay in his power in the cause of civil and hanks of the Thames. We shall see the House of religious freedom, and to advance the interests of the Commons finishing its debates before midnight,. We ex electors of Greenwich who bad put him there.—(Chccrs.) pect a reform in dress and a revolution in diet. After Alderman WIRE next presented himself in front of the changes that have actually taken place within the the hustings, and his appearance was the signal for an compass of our recollection we hardly despair of any seri. outburst of cheers and hisses. When silence was par- sible improvement. But there is one thing of which we tially restored he commenced his address by stating that altogether despair. We see no end of the income-tax. he was glad that it had been his good fortune to listen So long as we hold Gibraltar and the Cape of Good to the speeches of the proposer and the seconder of his Hope, so long as we maintain the African squadron, and hon. opponent, as well as the speech of the Hon. Gen- employ our men-of-war in carrying gold dust for freight, tieman himself, because it enable him to say more we shall have the income-tax. It will last our time at in his own defence, and upon the character of the op- all events. We have then a fair right to demand that position that was likely to be brought to hear.—(Hear, it be equitably assessed. That is the object for which bear.) Mr. Puntifex had told them that he was an un- the Committee now sitting has been appointed. But we grateful man, and he assigned as his reason for that do not wish to see the aggregate produce of the tax con expression of opinion, that he (the Alderman) had re- siderably, if at all, diminished. Raise 5.000,0001. a year cowed 2;0001. from his opponent.—(Hear, hear.) He on property by all means, but spare the more fragile was glad, however, that his honourable opponent had and ephemeral forms of income. Respect science, re corrected that mistake, and he would take leave to add verence genius, do justice to art, bear gently on that to that explanation, that he was only paid for services which Is hollow and transient, and, at any rate, take which he rendered to the cause of humanity, and which away all excuse for a growing dishonesty of returns required him to quit his family and abandon his profes- which bids fair to sap the morals of the nation.—Times: sion for the space of six months.—(Cheers.) Mr. Pond fex, however, was just as much wrong in his facts as he was inconclusive in his reasoning, and he hoped the electors would take his speech for what it was worth and no more.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Mr. Ponti fex had made some allusion to his defeat at the borough of Boston, but let the electors remember that if he were so disposed, he could retort upon him that his honour able opponent had met with far less success in his at tempts to get into Parliament.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) He was sorry to find himself so frequently interrupted by a set of fellows who belonged to his oppo nent'a party, and who, for aught he knew, might also belong to the town, but certainly they were not invested with the franchise, and as they had no right to vote, they had no right to be present, and he suspected they had only been brought there for the pur pose of interrupting the proceedings.—(Hear, hear.) Ho disputed the position of his opponent in reference to his being allowed to take his seat in the event of his being elected. No one would dispute that the electors had a right to choose whom they pleased, but until the law was altered he could not sit in the House of Commons. SUICIDES THROUGH FEAR of ILLNESS. Two melancholy suicides have just taken place in Paris. The first was that of a chocoate manufac turer in the Rue du Petit-Lion Saint Stuvenr. This person had been for some time afflicted with leprosy, and had confined himself to his house discharging his servant, and being resolved to live alone. His workmen and shopmen who came every morning, but left at night, had frequently heard hini exclaim that he preferred death to an existence like his. Yesterday morning the workmen knocked at the parlmrshutters be hind the shop, where their employer had his bed, and re ceiving no reply, applied to the Coramissar3 of Police, who . went and opened the door by force. The unhappy man was found dead on the sofa, and near him was a large iron mortar containing the ashes of some charcoal, with which he had produced suffocation. On the table was a letter written by the deceased, in which he said that he was not a partisan of suicide, sal on the con trary regarded it as a crime, but his me was an ex ception, and he hoped that God would not punish him herafter for destroying a life of continual suffering without a hope of cure. • The other suicide was that of a lace.dealer, at No. 25, in the Rue do la Monnaie. This tradesman being very ill, a physician was sent for, whe, after visiting him went into an adjoining room, vhere the wife was waiting to hear his opionion of her husband's case. The physician told her that it was very serious, and that if he recovered, which was my doubtful, the illness would be of long duration. It appears that the sick man had quitted his bed, and listened to the con versation. A minute afterwards he opened the window of his room, and throwing himself into the street, was killed on the spot. (Hear, hear.) Like his opponent ho was in favour of an Extension of Suffrage and an advocate of the Ballot, while he would vote for an extension of free trade, which he thought would advance the interest of the country and improve the condition of the people.—(Hear, hoe r.) Again, reverting to the legal matter of his Hon. Opponent's spc ech, he repeated that he was convinced Mr. Alderman Salomon's could not take his seat if he were elected, but he was just as much satisfied that the electors would not return him. He was in favour of national ed ucation, and, therefore, he appealed to the intelect, and not to the prejudices, of the electors, to their minds, and not to their bodies ; and in that spirit he called upon them to assist him in purging the borough of the vile practices which were being encouraged, if not by his Hon. Opponent, at least by his supporters.—(Hear.) He did not come thee with a full purse, nor was he pre pared to secure votes by any corupt means whatever, or to gain strength through the means of personality.— (Hear.) He and his party were the defenders of purity of election, and he was convinced that the straightforward course would, in the end, place him at the top of the poll. He would not detain them longer, as before the election closed he should have many opportunities of addressing and expressing his regret that he should bo opposed to his Hon. Friend en this occasion, who by the way was not in the field first, as had been represented, for long before Mr. Salomons came forward, at the last elec tion he was solicited to become a candidate for their borough. He would take his leave of the electors until to-no:row, when he hoped he should be able to say that, notwithstanding; the silk banners, the musk, and the money of his opponent, he was the Member for the ancient town of Greenwich.—(Cheers.) The worthy Alderman was repeatedly interrupted in the course of his address by a small rabble in the body of the crowd, but the noisest portion of the entire as semblage were the Alderman's own Mends, who were permitted to enter the hustings. One of them in par ticular, who was particularly conspicuous in attributing bribery and corruption to the opposite party, did all he could to throw obstacles in the way of the reporters, and his effrontery was carried so far that he threatened to have a portion of that body removed by the police, because, forsooth, they were not electors. The returning officer then put the show of hands, Mr. Alderman Salomons first, and Mr. Alderman Wire next. The show of bands was declared in favour of Mr. Alder man Salomons, though this decision seemed to excite great dissatisfaction, many maintaining that the majority was in favour of Mr. Wire. A poll was demanded for Mr. Wire, and fixed to open to-morrow at eight o'clock. The proceedings then terminated with a vote of thanks to the returning officer, moved by Mr. Salomons and seconded by Mr. Wire, which was carried with loud SEABORNE MAILS, [N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-office by the night—and M by the morning— dispatch.) When made up in Frcm what Wben PLACES. General Post-office pat dis- due. London. pitched. America (by Brit. pkt.) N June 27 .. Livepeol .. July 5 America (by U.S. pkt.) N July t .. • • Livsrpool July 2 America (by U.S. pkt.) M July 2 Souhampt. June 20 Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plyaouth July 3 Alexandria* •....... N 19th & 30th of mo. Doer .. June 22 Belgium • • .. •• N Daily • • .. D .. Daily Brazil .. 9th of the month Souhampt. July 12 Buenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month Souhampt. July 12 Califonsia(viaChagres)M 2d & 17th of month Souhampt. July 5 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plynouth • • Jury 3 Constantinople* .. •• N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. June 30 Central America .. Pi 2d & 17th of mon. Souhampt. July 5 Channel Isles • • .. N , Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tn. Th.Sa Chili .. Mll7th of the month Sotthampt. July 20 France .. M& N (Twice daily .. Dover .. Twicedaily Greece* . • .. • • N 1 7th 17th 27th ef mo Dover • • June 30 Hamburgh N i Tuesclay & Friday London .. Tues. Sat. Holland •• MlWednes. & Satur. London Mon.Tlscr Honduras . Nll7th of the mouth Sou:llama. July 20 Ireland .. M& N Twice daily .. Holthead • • Twicedaily India(via Sonthamp.) Ml2oth of the month Souhampt. July 23 India (via Marseilles) N 7 th& 24th ef month Dove • • July 1 Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. M 20th of the month Sontlampt. July 23 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) N.7th&24th ofmonth Doves • • July 1 Mexico .. M 1 2d of the month.. Soutlumpt. July 5 Madeira .. 9th of the month Soutlumpt. July 12 Malta* 7th,11 th,l9th,27th (Dover June 28 & 30th of month Naples* N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover .. July 2 Papal States* N sth 15th25th of mo Dover .. July 2 Peninsular.. • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of mo Southanpt. June 26 Peru 17th of the month southtuapt.iJuly 20 Tuscany* .. N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover • • July 2 West Indies 17th of the month Southanpt. 'July 20 West Indies (except Havana & Nassau) M 2d of the month ..,Southanpt. July 5 Wben Ib, due. * The mails to those c French packet 11;K Mars& CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs tc are now despatched and ISonthanpt. (July 5 Eed (*) we conveyed by cheers. A body of police of the R division were on the ground, but no occasion for their services occurred, except in the Case of the gentleman with the bell, who was summarily ordered off to prison for the unseasonable exercise of his musical instrument. THE IN COME-TAX. The task confided to the Committee on the income-tax is not less difficult than important; but if there is any one conclusion to which the Committee are not bound, and which may almost be regarded as beyond the scope of the Commission, it is a recommendation to lower the aggregate produce of the tax. All classes, whether they contribute or not, are fully alive to the value of an impost which extracts a good round sum from the pockets of the wealthy or well-to-do classes, and affords a continual fund and cover for the removal of taxes that press more directly on labour and skill. The question for the Committee is the method of collecting the tax. Is it fair that the mind should be taxed as heavily as the funds, and that a fleeting profession should be put on a par with a landed estate? This, of course, is a very different thing from quarrelling with the prin ciple of a property-tax, or with the proportion of the taxes levied directly on the public. We are not, then, prepared, with Mr. Disraeli, to deal with the existing surplus as no surplus at all, till the Committee on the income-tax has given its award. We had a surplus of about two millions. But we have already spent, so the majority: of mankind believes, this little fortune. We have bought with our two millions the commutation of the odious window-tax for a mild form of the house-tax and a relaxation of the duties on coffee. It is only by accident that the public perceive every now and then through a chink in the Parliamentary debates that the window-tax is still the law of the land, and that the measure repealing it is still in the form of a Bill. The effort of a public decision has been gone through, and the tax has been finally doomed. The resolution, then, of which Mr. Disraeli has given notice, and which brings these settled reductions again into controversy, will be regarded simply as an attempt to revive the past and to wake the dead. Every thoughtful householder of this metropolis—and what householder is not thoughtful? — has already calculated his gain on the inhabited house duty. It has been thoroughly realised in imagination, and laid out to the best possible advantage. People arc begin ning to look through their windows without grudging. They are even letting in light to their coal cellars and their passages, and talking of more air holes and sky lights, not to speak of a bit of conservatory here or there. All of a suaden a dark, sullen cloud passes over the opening flood of light in the shape of a big motion by bin Disraeli that nothing is to be done with our windows, or our coffee, or anything else, till the income tax is put on a satisfactory basis. What if this should be putting off all financial reforms to the Greek Calends? The income-tax wants sifting, and it is hardly credit able to the good sense of the nation and the honesty of our statesmen, that now for nine years we have endured a tax which one and all have avowed to be unwisely, unjustly, and injuriously levied. There is not a financier of the present or the bygone generation who has not ad mitted the hardship of taxing a precarious income as if it were merely a moderate interest on real or funded property; nor is there a statesman who has not deplored the trap which this duty lays for lax consciences, and the burden which it consequently imposes on the scru pulous. It is an established fact, placed beyond a shadow of doubt by the returns of the income-tax, that the public are gradually doing for themselves that which they think Parliament ought to do for them. They are assessing their own income-tax in what they think an equitable manner. They are allowing so much for the insurance of their lives, so much for insurance against sickness or any other casualty, so much in the name of expenses, and only returning for income just that amount which they think they may properly spend on their maintenance End in the demands of their social position. All do not make this calculation, and therein consists the secret, but nevertheless the crying injustice of the tax. One man takes the pen in his hand and at once fills up the blank form with the very outside of his income, even though he will never receive it again, even if he has really received it ; another man first covers a sheet of foolscap with ingenious calculations for reali s in g in come, besides taking a view of his professional expenses which never entered into the mind of his more simple neighbour. Now this is an injustice of the most paintul character. Yet who can doubt its continual recurrence? la, via the United States [can packet. MAR TI3P(I-ST7?IRE T,,,_ IT gig DAY Mount, ne:_eribed on the ei:•ar6e sheet :as a servant resid ing at 2, King street, Herne Bay, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with being drunk and at tempting to destroy herself in the Serpentine, Hyde _ park. It appeared from the evidence of Smith, A 668, that yesterday morning he was ou duty at the west end came of the Exhibition in Hyde - park , when a gentleman Up and informed him that some park•keepers were ill treating a woman a short distance off. Ho ran to the spot, and on inquiring of the keepers what was the matter, be was told that the prisoner had been found drunk and fast asleep, and on being awoke she became ex tremely violent, and refused to leave the park. The constable then took hold of her and led her away, and on her promising to leave the park quietly ho let her go. In about a minute after he looked round and saw her running without bonnet and shawl towards the river. He followed and caught hold of her just as she was in the act of throwing herself in, and having procured assis tance, conveyed her to the station. At the latter place she tried to strangle herself with her hair, and in his endeavours to prevent her, she bit his hand nearly through. The defendant, in reply to the charge said she had been in London only a week, having left her place for the purpose of coming to see the Exhibition. The reason that she attempted to destroy herself was, that a person had seduced her, and communicated to her a filthy dis ease, the disgrace of which so preyed upon her mind that she became tired of her life. Mr. BINGHAM seriously admonished the prisoner, and directed the officer to take her to the hospital. He (Mr. Bingham) also dirt cted the prisoner to call at the court When she came out, and he would find means to send her home. The prisoner expressed bar gratitude in tears, and left the court with the officer. -- SPORTING INTEiLALIGENCE. NE W C ASTLE - ON • TYNE R ACES—WEDNEsDAY. The Third Triennial Produce Stakes of 10 soya, each, 5 ft, the second to receive 10 per cent., and the third 5 per cent. out of the stakes, for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b; half-a-mile. (11 Subs.) Mr. Meiklam's Evadne (Templeman) 1 Mr. Wrather's bl fby Trueboy, out of Miss Julia 2 3tol on Evadne. Won easy by a length. The North Derby Stakes of 10 soya, each, and 100 added; three yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b; the second to receive 50.. guineas out of the stakes; once round. (21 Subs.) Mr. J. Marson's br f Nancy (51b extra) (F. Marson) 1 Mr. Wentworth's Azeth (J. Marson) 2 Mr. Phillips's fee Juif (Marlow) 3 Betting-7 14 2on Nancy, 3to 1 agst Le Jui f, and 4 to 1 agst Azeth. A very fine race. Won on the post by a head, the same between second and third. The Amateur Welter Stakes of 5 soya. each, 3 ft if de clared, with 15 added; three yrs, 9st; four yrs, lOst 71b; five yrs, 1 Ist 31b; six and aged, 12st. Mares and geldings allowed 31b, and half-bred horses 71b. Gen tlemen riders, &c. Newcastle Turn in. (7 Subs.) Mr. Batty's Risk, 4 yrs, (h b) (1501) (Mr. Henderson) 1 Mr. Fawcus's Reversion, 5 yrs, (30/) Mr. Pee.rt) 2 Mr. Gray's Ormsby , 5 y rs, (301) ( Gregson) 3 Count de Vaux's The Ebor, 4 yrs, (80/) (Ld. Cardross) 0 Mr. Thrift's Fleur de Seine, (501)...(Capt. Prettyman) 0 0 Mr. Griffiths nd The Reiver, a g ed (301) 0 Mr. Heppell's °Amid wick, 4 y re, (301) ( kr. La ID plugh) 0 Betting- 2 to 1 agst Reversion, 3to 1 agst Ebor, and 4to 1 agst Risk. Won cleverly by a length and a half. The Free Handicap of 5 soya. each, 5 ft, and 50 added. The second to receive 20 sus. Three quarters of a mile. (20 Subs.) Mr. T. Lister's Nancy , 3 y rs, 6st llb (Wells) 1 Mr. Walters'a Maid of Team Valley, 7st 81b (Noble) 2 Mr. Lawson's Coo* 6 yrs, Est 21b (J. Osborne) 3 Sir C. Monck's Vanguard, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b (Simpson) 4 1 Mr. W. Sharpe's Gulliver, 5 yrs, 6st 51b ...(Basham) 0 ; Mr. Watson's Wallace, 4 yrs, sst 121 b (Carroll) 0 i Mr. Pedley's Fifty-three, 3 yrs, 4st (Arpinale) 0 Battin r ,o . -6 to 5 on Nancy, 5 to 2 egst Cools, sto 1 agst Gulliver, and 7 to 1 egst Maid of Team Val ley. Won cleverly by two lengths. The Corporation Plate of 60 Guineas, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sovs. each, the second to receive 201., for - three rs old, 7st - four, Bst 3lb ; five and upwards, Bst 10I y b; mares and geldings. Heats, nearly a mile. (11 Subs.) Mr. Williams's Chief Justice, 4 yrs (T. Lye) 1 1 Mr. Davison's Joe Sutherland, 5 yrs (Arnold) 2dr Mr. Dawson's Cyclops, 3 yrs (Aldcroft) 3 dr. Betting-3C o 1 on The Chief Justice Won by a neck. URRAGH JUNE MEETING. TUESDAY.—The racing was limited to two events and a walk over for the Kirwans, for which only three ac ., eepted, two of them Lord Waterford's, and Conveyor, whose owner did not venture to try conclusions with him, and he had, accordingly, a walk over with Duc-an i Durras. The Scurry Stakes were won, after a most in tereating race, by All-is-lost-now, beating Tancred by a neck. The Sweepstakes of 15 soya., 20 added, Waterford ; Post, was won by Mr. Watt's Countess, who unseated her rider previous to starting, and ran nearly four miles be fore she was caught, Dolly's Brae obtaining second lace, being defeated only by a head. Among the fash ionables present were—The Marquis of Waterford, Lord Russborough, Sir Thomas Burke, Sir E. Kennedy, R. Browne, Esq., Ranger, Captain Shum, W. Quin, J. Courtenay, W. A rmstron g , E. J. Irwin, W. Disney, W. Kirkpatrick, G. W. Watts, J. Rynd, W. Nugent, T. Do Burgh, Esc's. HAYMARKET THEATRE. On Tuesday evening Mr. Hackett, the American comedian, of whose performances we have before had occasion - to speak most favourably, made his re-appear ance, after an absence of some years, on the boards of this theatre in the character of Falstaff in the Merry Wives of Windsor. Ever welcome as such an accom plished artist as Mr. Hackett must be under any cir cumstances, he is more than ever welcome at the pre sent moment, when Bartley, our only remaining Fal staff, has left the stage. The Falstaff of Mr. Hackett is more truly Shakesperian than that of any actor who has appeared of late years; if we were to say that his is the only Shakesperian Falstaff that we have had for the last quarter of a century we should not be far off the mark. Even Charles Kemble and Elliston, strange to say, vulgarised Falstaff, and made of him a low buffoon. Now it must be evident to every student of Shakespere (and we use the word student in contradistinction to the mere reader of Shakespere'a plays as acted), that the immortal bard intended Falstaff to be represented as a witty profligate gentleman, occasionally mixing in vulgar society, but always preserving his superiority over his low-bred companions. Had Falstaff lived— " In our young days, When George the Third was king" be would have been Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Such is the Falstaff Shakespere drew, and' such is the Falstaff Mr. Hackett represents. We hope this gentleman will make a lengthened sojourn amongst us, for he can be ill spared just at present. MISS GODDARD'S CONCERT, HANOVER SQUARE ROOMS. Miss Goddard, the pupil of Thalberg, whose astonish ing performances on the pianoforte were the delight of thea tr e abtues of the National Concerts at her Majesty's Thea )a s winter, gave a concert last evening at the Hanover-square Rooms, and by her performance showed that she had, in the interval since her last appearance, made great end satisfactory progress in her art. Re taining her rrfect mastery of the tours de force, which characterise the Thalberg school of pianoforte playing, she exhibited a just appreciation of the beauties of the higher order of composers, and a power of perfectly rendering their meaning. Her execution of a prelude and fugue by Bach was perfect, and elicited au un animous encore ; and in the piano-forte part of Hummers Septuor, she de veloped all the points of that c elebrated composition with exquisite grace and effect. Miss Octavia Fraser, a debutante, sang the "Vedrai Canino" with great taste, al though she was so nervous that she could scarcely do justice to her powers. When she shall have become a little more used to faci n g au audience, she will be a great acquisition to the concert-room. Pischek, who was in admirable voice, lent his valuable assistance. Piatti, Dottesini, Sivori, and Gerhard Taylor were among the instrumental coadjutors. The concert was very well attended. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The halls and galleries of this well-known institution have been daily crowded by delighted visitors to hear the admirable lectures by the professors on the articles deposited in the Great Exhibition. The subject chosen by Mr. Pepper, the chemical lecturer, is " On the Mi. nerals and Crystals at the Great Exhibition," the first series being on the diamond, ruby, and pearl. How far soever the visitor to the Crystal Palace, although greatly admiring the brilliant gems there, may be of having any conception of the difficulties o f obtaining them , or the localities from whence they are procured, in this lecture the infor mation is forcibly demonstrated, and not only orally, but the eye may there rest on a mass of jewels kindly furnished by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, of Bond-street, to the value of many thousand pounds, for illustrating these lectures; and to those gentlemen, as well as the managers of the Polytechnic Institution, the public are greatly indebted for filling up a blank which has been much felt by many of the visitors to the Great Exhibi tion. Dr. Bschhoffner is at present illustrating the copying electric telegraph of Mr. Bakewell, which has caused b o much interest in the electric department of the Crystal Palace; and the mechanical inventions are to be demonstrated upon by Mr. Crispe. These arrangements, which were first hinted at by the Times, will no doubt be highly satisfactory to the strangers who will N isit the metropolis in this eventful season. LONDON, THURSDAY 12d of the month .. ountries thus mar: :illes- and from Caltfora Axe by every Ameri, BURGLARY AT EAST FARLEIGH. OS Tuesday morning last, soon after midnight, the footman )f E. Turner, Esq., was suddenly awoke by the window of the pantry in which he slept being violently burst open. A nan wearing a mask entered, on which the servant, whose name is David Roberts, a youth of about IS, seized a table knre and aimed a blow at the fellow, the force of which broka the blade, having probably struck some hard substance. The robber struck him on the head, and observing another man outside Roberts retreated upstairs and alarmed the famiy, consisting of Mrs. and Miss Turner, and the female servants. The bur glars followed him, and entered several rooms, the drawers and bores in which they opened and ransacked, but took nothing. After some time Roberts with great courage de scended to the lower part of the house, and filding one of the robbers in the act of getting out of the pantry window, struck at him with a boot-jack, on which tl ey made off , leaving behind, just within the window, a quantity of plate, to the value of 40/, which was packed up in tue "cracks men's" style, ready for carrying off. As soon as it was light Roberts went into Maidstone and gave information to the . . police. Superintendent Dunne was quickly on :he spot, and took active measures to discover the thieves. Two men, named Mathews and Burton, were subsequently taken into custody, and taken before D. Scratton, Esq., bat not being identified, Mathews was discharged, Burton, whose shots exactly match marks left on the flower border near the win dow, being remanded till Friday next. It is singular that the point of the broken knife was afterwards found in Far leigh-street, at some distance from the house, apparently un soiled. THE FIRE.. IN SOUTHWARK AND THE CORONER FOR THE CITY OF LONDON.—In consequence of the great suspicions entertained by various parties as to some foul play having taken place during the late conflagration in South wark with regard to the burning of the extensive warehouses of Messrs. Wigan and Co., that were discovered in flames in so mysteri us a manner, the head of that firm, supported by Mr. Alderman Humphery, yesterday made a formal request to Mr. Payne, the City coroner, stating that in consequence of the doubt entertained that this part of the fire was not accidental, they wished that he would issue his precept for a jury, and that a full investigation might take place into all the circumstances. To this application Mr. Payne replied that he would most willingly assist the inquiry but for the reason that the expenses for the inquiries that he had held for a year and a half, in which much useful information had been obtained, and offending parties brought to justice, had been refused to be paid by the Court of Common Council. BEQUEST OF 2,300/. TO THE WEST HAM ALMS IIOUSES.—Miss Mary Goldthorpe was born at Stratford in the year 1773, at which place her father carried on the business of a tailor and habit-maker. Miss Goldthorpe and her mother, Mrs. Hayte (who died about two years since) executed a deed of gift, the former giving 1,3001., and the latter 1,0001. to the trustees, to pay the interest to the sur vivor of them during life, and at their joint demise the an nual proceeds to be given to the inmates of the almshouses belonging to tlae parish of West Ham. Miss Goldthorpe devoted the interest arising from the 1,0001., since the death of Mrs. Hayte, to the sama laudable object, usually paying periodical visits to the almshouses, and giving the money for such articles as the poor inmates appeared to require. The residue of Miss Goldthorpe's property is be queathed to her relatives, except a few legacies to some per sonal friends. The trustees of the bequest were the Rev. A. J. Ram, vicar of West Ham ; the Rev. C. Nicholl, late incumbent of St. John's, Stratford ; and Edward Vincent, Esq., of Stratford. CAPTURE OF A GANG OF RonnEns.—lnformation having been received by the police at rtlullingar, that a robbery had been perpetrated in Castlepollard on Saturday night last, Head Constable Bradshaw, deeming it likely the parties would come to those town for the purpose of dis posing of the stolen pprty, had close watch kept for their arrival, and on Monday morning he fortunately suc ceeded in arresting a gang of eight persons in the house of a man named Woods, at the Cross Keys, where a quantity of the property stolen, consisting principally of shoes, was discovered. Ward and his wife,. together with the whole gang. have been committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions, the shoes having been identified by the owner. Ot the eight persons arrested, no two were from the same place— ono being from Dublin, others from Kildare, Banagher, Ballinacarigy, Streamstown, and other places. The arrest of these plunderers is a fortunate circumstance, for by it the whole gang is broken up, and we trust it will be the means of putting a stop to the robberies so frequent in this country. The prompt and successful exertions of the police in this instance does them infinite credit.— Westmeath Guardian. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. — We hear that an invention will speedily be laid before the public. which will enable en. gine drivers to stop the trains, even when at their greatest speed, almost instantly. GOULBURN, M.P.—We are sorry to learn that Mr. (ionlimn is confined to his bed by indisposition. EVENING, JUNE 26, 1851 PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS, (From tie Votes and Proceedings of the lime of Commons ) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25. UNIVERSITIES (SCOTLAND) BILL. Order for Second Reading read; Motion made, and Ques tion proposed, "'That the Bill be now read a second time:"— Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day three months :" Question put, "That the word 'llow' i stand part of the Question." The House divided:— MINORITY-AYES, 65. Adair, R. SLafto Guest, Sir J. Pigot, Francis Anderson, Arthur Harris, Richard Piikington, James Armstrong, Sir A. Hastie, Archibald Romilly, Colonel Bouverie, E. P. Hatchell, John Scully, Francis Brown, W. Hayter, W. G. , Smith, J. Benjamin Campbell, W. F. Heywood, James Somerville., Sir W. Charters, Francis Heyworth, Lawrence Stansfield, W. R. C. Colebrooke, Sir T. Higgins, G. G. Stuart, Lord D. Craig, Sir W.G. Howard, P. H. Stuart, Lord:J. Crawford, Robt. W. Howard, Sir R. Teunent, R. J. Dawes, Edward Hume, Joseph Thicknesse,R. A. Drumlanrig,;Vis. Jackson, William Thompson, Colonel Duncan, George , Joknstone, James Trani, George Ellice, Edward, jun. . Keogh, William Watkins, Colonel Elliot, J. E. Kershaw, James Wawn, J. T. Evans, William Lemon, Sir C. Willcox, Brodie Ewart, William M`Cullagh, W. T. Williams, W. Fergus, John M'Taggart, Sir J. Willyams, H. Fitzwilliarn, G. W. Melgund, Viscount Wood, Sir Cllarlell Fox, W. J. Moffatt, George French, F. Norreys, Sir D. TELL Eas, Grenfell, Charles W. O'Brien, Sir Timothy Cowan, Charles Grey, Sir G. O'Connor, Feargus Hastie, A lexander MAJORITY—NOES, 66. Arbuthnott, Hon. H. Xsundas, George Lygon, General Arkwright, George Da Pre, C. G. Mackie,Jobn Bailey, Joseph Farrer, James Maenagiiten, Sir E. Baillie, H. J. Floyer, John Manners,,Lord C. Baird, James Forbes, William Mulllngs. J. R. Barrington, Viscount Forester, G. C. Napier, Joseph Bentiuck, Lord H. Freslifield, J. W. Saudars, George Beresford, William Fuller, A. E. Scott, F. Booker, T. W. Gladstone, W. E. Smyth, John George Bremridgo, Richard Gooch, E. S. Spooner, R. Buller, Sir Y. Gordon, Admiral Stafford, Augustus Banbury, William Grogan, Edward Stanley, Edward Campbell, Sir A. Gwyn, Bowel Stanley, E. H. Carew, W. P. Hallewell, E. G. Verner, Sir W. Chatterton, Colonel Hamilton, G. A. Vesey, Hon. T. Chichester, Lord J. Harris, Captain Vyse, R. H. Cholmeley, Sir M. Hay-es, Sir E. Waddington, H. S. Christopher, R. Heneage, G. H. Willoughby, Sir H. Clerk, Sir G. Henley, J. W. Wodehouse,Edmund Davies, D. A. Hope, Sir J. Young, Sir John Dod, J. W. Jones, Captain TELLERS. Duckworth, Sir J. Lockhart, A. E. Lockhart, W. Duncuft, John Long, Walter Mackenzie, W. F. His Royal Highness and suite returned to Buckingham Palace at half-past one o'clock. His Majesty the Eing of the Belgians visited her Royal Highness the Duch ess of Kent, on Tuesday evening, at her residence, Clarence Douse, St. James's. His Majesty visited his Royal Highness Prince Gus tavus of Wasa, yesterday, at Christie's Hotel. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthu r and the Princesses Helena and Louisa, took an airi ng i n an open carriage and four. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie, rode out on horseback yesterday afternoon. ENCUMBERED ESTATES LEASES (IRELAND) BILL. Order for Second Reading read; Motion made and Ques tion proposed, "That the Bill be now read a second time:" — Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day three months :"—Question put, " That the word' now' stand part of the Question." The House divided : The Queen bad a dinner party yesterday at Bucking ham Palace. The company included his Mejosty the King of the Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, his Royal Highness the Duke do Brabant, his Royal Highness the Count de Flandres; the; Lord Chancellor and Lady Truro, Lord John Russell, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, his Excellency M. Van de Weyer, the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane, Lady Augusta Bruce, Lady Georgians Bathurst, Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Mansfield, Colonel the Honourable A. Liddell, Co lonel de Moerkerke, Count Albert do Brig, and Sir Robert Carswell. The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance during dinner, in the Palace, and played the following selections— March of the Ist Life Guards ... The Duchess of Kent. Overture (Irish Medley)... Levey. Selection " Antigone" ... Mendelssohn. Waltzer, " Die Beiteren"... Kuhuer. Fantasia on the Scotch air " Wan- - MINORITY-AYES, 15. Butler, P. S. Keogh, William Scully,Francis Corbally, M. E. O'Brien, Sir T. Somers, J. P. Crawford, W. S. O'Connor, Feargua Williams, W. Grace, 0. D. O'Flaherty; Anthony TELLERS. Grattan, Henry Perfect, R. 31`Cullagh. W. T. Higgins, G. G. Reynolds, John Roche, E. B. dering Willie" Polka, M 5.... ... Spaeth. ... Waddell. The Marquis of Clanricarde gave a dinner to the Cabinet Ministers- at his residence on Carlton-terrace, yesterday. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Sergeant Murphy, M.P., Sir E. Macnaghten, M.P,, Sir Jellies Duke, M.P., Lord Naas, IMP., .Mr. Herbert, M.P., Mr. Keogh, M.P., Mr. Moffatt, M.P., Mr. Anderson, m.e., Sir W. Ver ner, M.P., Mr. Willcox, M.P., Mr. Grogan, M.P., Mr. Scully, Mr. O'Flaherty, M.P., Mr. Gould, M.P., Mr. George A. Hamilton, M,P„ and Mr. French, had an intrview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yester doy, at his officia residence, in Downing-street. A deputation from Preston had au interview with the General Board of Health, yesterday, at their office, Whitehall. The deputation consisted of Mcssrs. Ascroft, Livesey, G. B. Gregory, and W. Ainsworth (members of the Local Board of Health ter Preston), and of Mr. Wrigg, C. E., Surveyor to that Board. The deputation was headed by Mr. John Wilson Patton, M.P., and Mr. C. Pascoe Greufell, M.P., for Preston. The Right Honourable Henry Hobhouse had an in terview yesterday with Sir George Grey at the Home Office. The Oxford University Commission met yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, Downing-street. Present—the Bishop of Norwich, the Master of Pembroho, the Roy. H. G. Liddell, J. L. Dampier, Esq., the ILI , . Professor Powell, and the Rov. A. P. Stanley (Secretary). Sir Matthew Barrington transacted business yester day with the 'Railway Commissioners at their office in the Beard of Trade. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes terday at the Council-office. The Lords present were, the Lord Chief Baron, the Judge of the Prerogative Court, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall and Sir Edward Ryan. An Appeal from the Admiralty Court, Cafiero v. Frosdick (the Eugenia), was heard. SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The Royal South London Floricultural Society held their second miscellaneous flower show here yesterday, and honestly can we congratulate the committee on having redeemed their pledge of sparing neither pains nor expense to render each succeeding show worthy of the public patronage. The locality certainly is different from the Chiswick and Regent's-park shows, and that is all the traceable difference—the same flowers are ex hibited at all the three places, and the nurserymen and amateurs must feel pride in having by their perseverance and talent brought floriculture to such a pitch of pre eminence as we witness at these shows. The weather was beautiful, and the number of visitors immense; and here is the grand secret, for we feel certain with out such attendances the proprietor could never be remunerated for his outlay. Let us for a moment contrast present and past times. Twenty years ago ' the charge for seeing the wild beasts at Exeter Change was 3s. 6d.; now we have a splendid gar den, a beautiful zoological collection, a first-rate mili tary band, conducted by J (linen, a modelled pano rama by Danson, a perfect exhibition in itself, a flower show equal to the best, and fireworks by Southby, which we can hardly do justice to; suffice to say, they exceed any we have ever witnessed here. But we must parti cularhas one piece introduced here last evening for the first time. The bills describe it as " forty feet square;" it represents the Shield of Minerva, having in the centre the head of Medusa, and surrounded by serpents revolv ing and intertwining in every direction. It is singu larly beautiful, and we must pronounce it a chef cf ceurre of the pyrotechnic art. Now what is the expense of seeing ell this? One shilling! Our friend tho Dominie would have exclaimed, •• Prodigious!' The following is a list of the prizes awarded, togetacr with the names cf the successful competitors: — CLASS I. Private Growers not Cultivating Flowers, &a,, for Sale. For the best collection of Miscellaneous Plants, 15 pots (orchideous plants excluded) ; small gold Victoria medal—Mr. Cole. Second best ditto; gold Albert me dal—Mr. Stanley. Third best ditto; large silver Vic toria medal—Mr. E. A. Hamp, For Pelegoriums, in collections of eight varieties, in B.inch pots; large silver Victoria medal—Mr. J. Robin son. Second best ditto; largo silver Lineaaan medal — Mr. C. Lochner. _ _ . For Fancy Pelargoniums, in collections of six varie ties, in 8-inch pots; large silver Linnssan medal—Mr. J. Robinson. For Cape Heaths, in collections of six varieties; large silver Lineman medal—Mr. Cole. Second best ditto ; large silver Albert medal—Mr. Stanley. For Pinks, in collections of twelve varieties, to be exhibited in the society's stands, and to be judged off cards; largo silver Albert medal—Mr. Baker. Second best ditto; large silver Victoria modal—Mr. Holladay. Third best ditto; small silver Lineman medal—Mr. J. Edwards. For Roses, garden varieties of out•door culture, in collections of twelve varieties, in bunches not exceeding three trusses, to be exhibited in the growers' boxes, painted green, all others to be excluded; large silver Albert medal—Mr. Parsons. Second best ditto; small silver Victoria medal—Mr. A. Rowland. Third best ditto ; small silver Linman medal Mr. Stanley. Fourth best ditto ; small silver Albert medal—Miss Jackson. For Ranunculus, in collections of twelve varieties, to be exhibited in the growers' stands; small silver Vic toria medal—Mr. Airzce. Second best ditto ; small silver Lineman medal—Mr. G. Reeves. Third best ditto; small silver Albert medal—Mr. Gurney. CLASS 11. Nurserymen and all Persons Growing Flowers, am, for Sale. COURT CIRCULAR. Lineman medal—Mr. Cole. Second beat ditto; small The Queen held a Court and Privy Council ycst2rdar .! silver Albert medal—Messrs. l?raser. Third best ditto; afternoon et three o'clock at Buckingham Palace. bronze medal—Messrs. Pamplin. At the Court, M. Drouyn de Lbuys, the French Am- Far the best collection of Fruit, four sorts; small sil bassador, had an audience of the Queen, and deli vere d ver Victoria medal—Mr. South. to her Majesty his letters of recall. His Excdleney was LXTRA PRIZES OFFERED BY MENMERS. introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.13., the Queen's By Messrs. Paul and SOU, Chceltunt.—To Class I. principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Private Growers. conducted by C010n..1 the Hen. Sir Edward Cust, Fer the best Twelve New Roies, dissimilar, shown in K.C.LI., her Majevy's Master of the Ceremonies. single blooms; small silver Victoria medal—Mr. Par- Sir Edward Disbeowe, G.C.H., h e r Mejeety' s Mi n i ster s ons . Second best ditto; small silver Adelaide medal— Plenipotentiary at the Hague. had an audienca of the Mr. Lawrence. Queen, and took leave. Sir Edward was presented to By Mr. Edward Denyer, of Brixton.—To Amateurs, her Majesty by Viscount Palmerston. Members or ly. Her Majesty's Privy Council was attended by his For the best Twelve Roses, dissimilar, single trusses Royal Highness the Prince Albert, the Lord President, of one stem; email silver Albert medal—Mr. Edwards. the Lord Privy Seal, the Secretaries of State for the For the best Twelve Roses, dissimilar, trusses of one Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the' First stem; small silver Albert medal—Mr. Parsons. Lord of the Admiralty, the President of the Board of Control for the Anirs of India, the President ef the Board of Trade,, the Postmaster-General, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, and the Groom of the Stole to the Prince. At the Privy Council a proclamation was ordered for the election of a Scotch representative Peer, iu the room of the late Viscount Strathallan. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. The Queen gave audiences to Sir George Grey, Vis count Palmerston, and the Marquis of Lansdowne. "Her Majesty was attended by the Tre asurer of the Household, the Earl of Morley, Lord in Waiting, and Mr- R. Ormsby Gore, Groom iu Waiting. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Marquis of Abercorn, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Colonel Bouverie, left Buckingham Palace at eleven o'clock yesterday morning for Victoria Perk, for the for th e purpose City of layin g the foundation stone of the ne w building the Chest. of London Hospital for Diseases of I LOYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. The race for the grand challenge cup yesterday ex - cited, as usual, conside,rable interest amongst yachtsmen, but owing to the deficiency of wind, was rendered at intervals very tedious. There was, however, some pretty sailing, which, added to the extreme fineness of the wea ther, rendered the day 's trip most pleasurable to visitors, a vast number of whom were present. The Ruby, char tered by the club for the occas i on , was thronged, as usual, with a most fashi ona bl e assem bl age; W a terman 11 conveyed a select private party of the elite, and the Dryad and Waterman 12 were put into requisition for the conveyance of a vast number of other respectable persons anxious to witness the contest; besides which, there was the Marquis of Anglesey's Pearl, with her noble owner on board, to whom the customary honours were done by the club, and duly responded to. The Nancy Dawson, the Ino, Paragon, Fleur -de-Lis, Romu lus, Cynthia, Frolic, and other celebrated Yachts accom panied the race. The following were found at their moorings at Erith to sail to the Note Light and back, a time race, h a lf a minute per ton being allowed by the larger to the smaller craft : _ _ le Secret, 25 tons, Cowes, R. Bell, jun., Esq., blue with diagonal red cross. 2, Heroine, 35 tons, Cowes, R. Bell, son., Esq., Red and white stripes. 3, Cygnet, 35 tons, Scuthton, H. Lambton, Esq., blue ground, ram's head yellow. 4. Musquito, 50 tons, London, Lord Londesborough, blue pierced white, red Maltese cross. 5. Volante, 50 tons, London, J. L. Craigie, Esq., white flag. We have before so often treated of the qualifications of the first four of these, that any further notice would be a work of supererogation. But of the last on the list which played so conspicuous a part in the race we are about to detail, it may be necessary to say a few words. She Was what, in racing phraseology, is termed " a dark boat." Her spirited owner, Mr. C ra g ie, whose expectations had been disappointed in a previous boat, built to contend in the great races of this club, had, within the last six weeks, availed himself of the services of Mr. Harvey, of I pswich, to produce something worthy the praise of the experienced yachtsman; and the Volante, the offspring of his labours, yesterday made her debut—but, as it is well known that it is a task of no ordinary character to get a vessel in proper rig upon such short notice, and as this was her first match, but very few seemed disposed to speculate upon her success. That she is extremely fast in very light wind, both in runnini , and beating, the result clearly sh ows, but whe ther she will be found able to compete successfully in a good stiff breeze against such a boat as the celebrated and powerful Musquito remains to be yet seen. The start took place at 11h. 52m. 325., there being a light wind from W.N.W. As the wind was right abaft immediately they swung, there was but little or no ad vantage in the stations. Ail canted round at the same moment, and although the usual alacrity was displayed in setting their canvass on all hands, the Secret was a trifle quicker than the others, and consequently led cut a little in advance. The others were all in a cluster, but when they got well under weigh, the Volante began to look very lively, and to show symptoms of exhibiting a clean pair of heels, as also did the Cy gnet, both of which displaced the Secret, the Heroine being astern of all. At Purfleet, the Volante, llusquito, and Secret, pre milted a very pretty picture, Vee trio literally running abreast of each other on the Kent side, when the Heroine, bringing down a nice light breeze with her, added her presence to the tableau. In a few minutes the Volante began to steal away out, and on entering Gravesend Reach showed a good lead, which she re tained all the way down; the Heroine having courted the gentle zephyr so successfully as to run into a second place, the others astern not being quite so well favoured. They rounded th© Nore-light in the following order:— It M. S. Volante 3 22 24 Heroine 0 28 30 Mosquito Secret 0 30 0 Cygnet The boats turned into the slack as the tide was still ebbing, and on the first or second short board, on the Essex side, the Mosquito went to windward of the Heroine, and took the second place. The Volante shifted her topsail to a smaller one, and prepared to beat up against the dead noser. In the third' board, after rounding, the Secret went by the Heroine to windward, and then the Cygnet came up the latter, and challenged her. Some very smart sailing followed, which elicited much praise. The Cygnet passed the Heroine to leeward, and then with a front of only a few yards went about. The Heroine necessarily followed, and the Heroine still kept the windward position, but alter a few more minutes of very interesting work, made a long board to try her fortune with " the breezes," and upon again nearing the shore, where she had left the others, found herself astern. Tho wind, in coming up, so died off as to retard the match very much towards the finish; and, as every foot of water had to be sailed, it did not finish until a later hour than usual; but the weather being extremely fine, all passed off very pleasantly. The Volante retained her lead throughout, although menaced by the " time scale "up to the very finish. The Cygnet materially mended her position in the light air, and the Secret relapsed into a worse condition than before. They came in thus— H. Si. S. The Volante (the winner) 9 51 5 Cygnet lO 2 17 Mosquito ' 10 9 0 The very handsome trophy would, owing to her having won it last year, have been the permanent pro perty of tha Mosquito. Immediately atter the conclusion of the race, the steamers returned to London. The attention, in every respect, to the comfort of the visitors on board the club boat and the viands deserve every praise, as also the ex ertions of the band of the Royal Artillery. BLOOMSBURY COUATY COURT, June 25. (Betore D. D. HEATH, Esq., Judge.) HERSANT v. MANLEY.—A TENOR IN DIFFIeIILTIES. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to re cover the sum of 41. 103. for board, washing, and money lent. Mr. Bradley appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Dod for the defendant, who is a vocalist at the Coal Hole Tavern, Strand. From the evidence of the plaintiff, it appeared tha t . she was a fancy milliner, and at t he time mentioned in the present action resided in Judd-street, Brunswick square. In the year 1846, the defendant, then following the profession of an actori n the provinces, being out of an engagement, the plaintiff's mot her, from friendshi p , permitted the defendant, during the time he was in Lon don, to reside in her house. The amount claimed by the plaintiff was for sixteen weeks' board, at four shillings per week, and one shilling per week washing, paid by her for the defendant, and also various items for money lent, to enable the defendant to proceed to hi s country engagement, and to . redeem his boxes, W hi c h had been detained by the railway company for the amount of the carriage. Some smell sums had been remitted, and letters were produced from the defendant , under the assumed name of Thornley to the plain tiff, in which he admitted the kindness he had received , in one of them stated that " he had hardly back," and in another, he wished it had been in in his power to r em i t . five pounds instead of fi ve shil li ngs' The plaintiff proved the case by admittin g the receiPt of 21. Se. on account by her mother, in ques- For the defence it was attempted to be tion, and the laundress. the plaintiff had been paid, 4 The Learned Judge,b l e enez* proved that some of the remittances that the case was proved; but t h ere being . little obscurity about the plainti ff 31. and directed the amount the defendant to pay 10s. andeosts; to be paid by instalments of one pound per month. however,ordered considered For the best collection of Miscellaneous Plants, gold Albert . eighteen pots (orchideous plants excluded)• medal—Messrs . Fraser. Second best d s it ( t ) o n ' ;larg:e silver Victoria medal—Messrs. ramplin and Third best ditto ; small silver Victoria medal—Mr, R . For Pelargoriums, in collections of tw.eiv°e°vka. 8-inch pots ; large silver Victoria medal—Mr. Gaines. Second best ditto ; large silver L' varieties, in intQa ti meda l.—Ur..D. Bunt. For Fancy Pelargoniums , ' varieties, in 8-inch pots; large is collections Albert meg a ' . collections 4 , Gaines. Second best d. mlimghr. t Ate ; small silver Victoria medal —Mr. Ambrose. For Cape Heaths, inmeodlllectilxeins.sros.f large silver Liunw:. ' n. eight varieties; ROWDSOII. &- collet best ditto; large silver Albert medal--Dir. Fair bairn. Third best ditto; small silver Victoiia medal Mr. Fraser. For lteses, for the best collection, in bunches, to be exhibited in the growers' boxes, painted green, all others to be excluded, not exceeding eight boxes—Mcssrs. Paul and Son and Mr. Francis equal. For Ranunculus, in collections of twenty - four varieties, to bo exhibited in t he g rowers' stands; small Victoria medal—Mr. Fra nklin. Second best ditto; small silver Lint Lean medal —Mr. Costar. For Pinks, in collections of twenty-four varieties, to be exhibited in the society ' s stands, and to be judged off cards; largo silver Albert medal—Mr. lorman. Second best ditto; small silver Vict or i a medal — Mr. 11. Ward. Third best ditto; small silver Linrman meda' Mr. Bragg. ROYAL I TALIAN OrBRA..—.I.DIO opera commanded l'i7chizearrt'ilsiZall i st b y e jm for ee t ( h i e 1 F St i a a t u e to a 2v. tte a n g d ic a o n ) c . e w a h t ie t h hi w s i t l h l e in at c r lu e d is e coni, Stigelli, Castellon, Bertrandi, Grisi, Mario, Formes , and Mdlle. Aura Zerr B (Zio is expressl engaged to perform the part PRISONERS. — t) A in t p h u e b y c i a i s c t. Meeting - was petition . to the House of Commons, praying for held yesterday e . vening, at the National-hall, High Holborn, into the inhuman and illegal treatment inflicted 0 . , 1 to o i Ecirnier adopt st a an n a Y • Jones, in o i - e s Prison." Mr. Thomas POLITICAL QPneßelnSoolN who oec T up t i b eel li th fi e ld chair first addressed the L a e k t l in eY i. MlTe"said that the question before the meeting w as, whether men were in this country, in the year 18M, to be prevented by torture from expressing their candid opinion upon the Government and Constitution of the country? He would not prejudge the question so much as to say that tor ture had been inflicted. Upon that point he would after wards have an opportunity of expressing his opinion in another place.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Ernest Jones had been imprisoned for uttering Sedi tionseditious words was what any body in Whigs never used seditious expressions.—( to call it. The W Laughter.) But who used more seditious exp ress i ons than the 1% , higs out of rordeshosopinions. e and office? When they were in the larder they could occupy their mouths with something else than talking sedition.— (Loud laughter.) Mr. J. G. Holyoake moved that Parlia ment should be petitioned to institute an inquiry into the circumstances attending th e imprisonment of Mr. Ernest Jones. Mr. Tho rn t on Hunt seconded the resolution, which was supported by Mr. Leblonde and carried by acclamation. A petition was read, which was adopted unanimously. Mr. Ernest Jones gave a long and animated account of his treat ment in the Tothill• fields Prison, somewh4t enlarging upon the account which has already appeared in the public papers, as he said he had in that acco u nt stated only what he could prove by indisputab le testimon y . Th e meeting rece ived Mr. Jones with much enthusiasm. WARNING TO SMORERS.—A few days since a pas senger on the outside of the diligence from Tarbes to Bor deaux, feeling an inclination to smoke, lighted a cigarette, throwing the paper which he had used, as he thought, out of the carriage. The wind, however, blew it back am ongst the straw, which was immediately in a bl aze . By the assistance of the passengers, the horses were unharnessed and placed in safety, and some of the luggage extricated from the flames; the greater part, however, of the loading on the top of the diligence was destroyed.— Galignani. MAJORITY-NOES, 94. Anderson,Arthnr Ferguson, Colonel Norreys, Sir D. ArkNvright, George Fitzpatrick, J. W. O'Brien Sl Lucius Armstrong, Sir A. Forster, Mathew Ogle, S. C. Bailey, Joseph Freestun, Colonel Packe, C. W. Barrington, Viscount French, F. Palmer, Robert Bernard, Viscount Goold, Wyndham. Pigott, Francis Blair, Stephen Grogan, Edward Pilkington, Jame!, Bowles, Admiral Hallewell, E. G. Portal, Melville Brotherton, Joseph Hallyburton, Lord Powlett, Lord W. Brown, W. Hamilton, G. A. Pinney, William Bunbury, William Harris, Richard Rawdon, Colonel Burrell, Sir ,C. Hastie, Alexander Renton, J. C. Campbell, Sir A. Haste, Archibald Rice, E. R. Carter, J. B. Heneage, E. Robartes, T. J. Chatterton, Colonel Herbert, H. A. Sandars, George Chichester, Lord J. Heyworth, L. Scholeffeld, %V. Clay, James Hindley, Charles Somerset, Captain Clements, Charles Hotham, Lord Somerville, Sir W. Codrington, Sir W. Inglis, Sir It. Spearman, IL J, Conolly, Thomas Jones, Captain Spooner, Richard Corry, H. Kershaw, James Stanley, E. H. Cowan, Charles Lacy, IL C. Thicknesso, Ralph Davie, IL Lowther, Colonel Thompson, Colonel Davies, D. A. Macaghten, Sir E. Tyler, Sir G. Duckworth, Sir J. M'Gregor, John Vesey, Thomas Duff, George S. Matheson, Colonel Vivian, J. H. Duncan, George Milner, W. M. Watkins, Colonel Duncuft, John Moody, C. A. W.wn, J. T. Dunne, Colonel Morris, David Edwards, Henry Mullings, J. R. Ellice, Edward Naas, Lord Evans, William Napier Joseph Fergus, John Newdegate, C. N. TELLERS. Hatchell, John Bouvcrie, E. P. MEDICAL CHARITIES (IRELAND) BILL. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Clause 2 (Notice of the appointment of such two persons by her Majesty shall be published in the Dublin Gazette, and on the day after the publication of the first appointment of such persons all the powers and authorities given by this Act to the said Commissioners for administering the Laws for Relief of the Poor in Ireland shall take effect, and shall e exercised by them in like manner as the powers and authorities given to the Commissioners appointed under the said Act of the eleventh year of her present Majesty : Pro vided always, that any Order for the formation or alteration of any Dispensary District or Districts, or Hospital District or Districts) :—Amendment proposed, page 2, line 28, to leave out the words " or Hospital District or Districts :" Question put, " That those words stand part of the Clause." The Committee divided:— MAJORITY-AYES, 85. Aglionby, H. A. Gibson, T. M. Patten, J. W. Ansley, T. C. Glyn, George Carr Perfect, Robert Armstrong, Sir A. Goold, Wyndham Pilkington, James Baines, M. T. Grace, 0. D. J. Plowden, W. H. Berkeley, Henry F. Graham, Sir J. Rawdon, Colonel Bernard, Viscount Grattan, Henry Reynolds, Jonh Blake, Martin J. Greenall, Gilbert Robartes, T. J. Brotherton, J. Greene, John Homily, Colonel Bunbury, W. Grey, Sir G. Russell, Lord John Chichester, Lord J. Hanewel', E. G. Scully, Francis Child, Smith Hamilton, Geo. A. Seymour, Lord Christy, Samuel Harris, Richard Shinto, R. D. Clay, James Heathcote, Sir G. J. Smith, M. Tucker Clive, H. B. Heywood, James Somers, J. P. Corbally, M. E. Higgins, George Somerville, Sir W. Corry, H. L. Hindley, C. Spooner, R. Crawford, W. S. Keogh, William Stanton, W. H. Dawson, T. V. Kershaw, James Thicknesse, R. A. Duckworth, Sir J. Lawless, Cecil Thompson, Colonel Duff, James M`Naghten,rSir E. Vivian, J. H. Duncuft, John Meagher, Thomas Watkins, Colonel Ellis, John Matheson, Colonel Willcox, Brodie Evans, William Milner, W. M. Willyams, H. Fergus, John Moffatt, George Wilson, Matthew Ferguson, Colonel Monsell, William Wrightson, W. B. Fortescue, Chichester Napier, Joseph . ._ Freestun,bolonel Noireya, Sir D. MIMS. French, F. O'Brien, Sir T. Bellew, a. M. Frewen, C. H. O'Connor, Feargue Hatchell, John Gallwey, Sir W. P. O'Flaherty, Anthony MINORITY-NOES, 24. Bateson, Thomas Faller, A. E. MuDings, J. R. Bramston, T. W. Galway, Viscount Naas, Lord Brooke, Lord Grogan, Edward Neeld, Joseph Brooke, Sir A. B. Gwyn, Howel O'Brien, Sir Lucius Clements, C. S. Hamilton, J. H. Renton, J. C. Conolly, Thomas Herbert, H. A. Verner, Sir W. Dodd, G. Hill, Lord E. TELLERS. Dunne, Colonel Jones, Captain Ferguson, Sir R. Fitzpatrick, J. W. Maxwell, J. P. Yescy, Thomas THE GREAT EXHIBITION. The number of visitors yesterday was less by about 10,000 people than on the previous day, being 58,445, and the receipts at the doors in consequence fell to 2,6951. 18s. This decrease is accidental, no doubt; but a belief appears to be entertained that the largest at tendances will be henceforth during the early days of the week, when the working classes have time most at their own disposal for pleasure and sightseeing purposes. Of late a feature of great interest has been added to the many others which the interior presents in the gradually , increasing influx of the children supported by our nume rous charitable institutions. Not a day passes that long trains of boys and girls, dressed in the quaint fashions of former times, maynot be seen wending their way amid the crowds of grown-up visitors, and gathering up with all the appeteney of youth impressions of the won ders by which they find themselves surrounded. It is a great pity that the immense assemblage which throngs every part of the building prevents them from seeing properly a spectacle which they can only once hope to visit. Amid such multitudes of grown up people they are almost entirely lost, and it appears to us well worthy of consideration, whether in consideration for their tender years and their poor and unprotected state in the world, some arrangement might not be come to for admitting them on Saturdays or early in the morning, when they might have a fair chance of seeing the whole field of human labour, upon some de partment of which they must enter hereafter. Yester day the boys of Christ's Hospital, to the number of 800 or 900, visited the building, and there were other charities among them—the Jews' Orphan Asylum, and the chil dren of Miss Burdett Coutts' school, whom that benevo lent lady accompanied during their stay. NEW TELEGRAPHIC LIGHTS. The new signal lights, as improved by the Committee, have; been tried at Spithead, on board her Majesty's ships Rolla and Vengeance, at 2i and 34 miles (with increased success) during the past two or three weeks. We learn that the colouring of the lenses has given fully half-a-mile increase of power over the lamps with the lenses and coloured cylinders. The utmost care has been taken to test accurately the merits of this system. Twelve months ago the first ex periments were made, and since then a continued series of trials have been going on in all states of the weather. When the signals are to be shown at sea two points for observation are occupied by naval officers with night and day glasses, the one at Blockhouse Point, and the other at the Telegraph-tower in the Dockyard. Each signal light, we have ascertained, has been judi ciously divided into seven degrees, and each degree into four proportions, compared by the white light now in use in her Majesty's service, and this has been done with a view to acquires correct knowledge of the nature, appearance power, and intensity of the several colours, as shown by the lenses. The distance best suited for these lights is .unques. tionable from 2i is 31 miles, beyond this their power very rapidly diminishes; but this distance all naval men will at once allow to be an important desideratum, es pecially when it is borne in mind they aro without re flectors, and to be seen in every direction. Between Spitbead and the harbour night telegraphic communication may now be carried on with as great facility and rapidity as by day. All naval officers have allowed this plan of Thom son's to bo a vast acquisition on the imperfect system now in us?, which can only admit of 19 signals, whereas this will give 900. It is almost incredible, but such is the fact, we have no signal for the officer of the watch without a gun or rocket; such is the British navy in the nineteenth cen tury. It is quite clear and certain, however, that this state of things with steam could not longer continue. NATIONAL CIIATIACTEU.--It has been said that an Irishman is at peace only when he is in a quarrel; a Scots man is at home only when he is abroad ; an E ng li s hman is con t e nted only when finding fault with something or some body; and let us add that a captio us , b us y, blustering , im petuous American is at the h e i g ht o f f e li c i ty , on ly . while he is in all these tumultuous conditions a t th e sa me til/10. goon's Proverbs. OPEN TO Bo CLASSES. For the best Bis specimens of Orchidecus Plants, in flower; large silver Lineman medal—Messrs. Rollinsou. Second test ditto; small silver Victoria medal—Messrs. Stanley. For the best specimen plant (any genus); small silver rd. for for ire WI ate 3d; 2d the ex ap- r to 6d; 18• 'eh uld n a lit, tier I