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Leri ff. thst th e tirely fo d ha I dge L ., ml a on vi% otl ol ''' been cal- sell Far ) Air.) well, 43. 3 b A rgiFg ot bo" is plead jars ogo of the Ist such a to ten the fill u little pon to a property from . 4 3 d it l' i " - ralrl•rp ad dellt 1111' ry M il , ri erei t hat th e tu e a nd Mr. be could ald such icily son" 3 JA WS lir ea, it : b y „, ch ergo of 011v e A r ere to a an Ac joahOS ied sli ,i a rkablf bad CO ,ingll i to ,over en: ried spa bad, died 8 at til e ( ane e c 't 12e ag e ° cur io- Oa t An t, 0 ti a l it. to — THE ITALIAN OPERA IN PAU'S. , The first appearance of M. Reeves, which has been looked for with interest from an early part of the 159 asun, took place at length on Saturday night, and, We hasten to say, with complete success, though We must candidly add, that we have never seen singer of the same eminence placed before the public t in a part so much to his disadvan jge• Among the audience might be counted e l . tile musical eilibrites of Paris, with scarcely an vlosption. The reason of this unwonted congress of `musicians was, that, for the last year or two, not an 4!lttiste has returned from London, without bring- I ,!IR back marvellous accounts of a certain Eng ,nh ten o r, w h o , t o a n organ of unequalled power, "" 4 ed great amplitude of style, a perfect commend I' , intonation, and, to crown all, was a thorough 111usician. Now, a tenor of this calibre would at any Abue awaken an immense degree ut attention in Paris, in piping times like the present, when the entire ,ntioent is, properly speaking, without one, the d ebut of M. Reeves became, musically, an event of , : 6 „ 2 tretne import a nce, and hence the unusual gathering `Virtuosi we have spoken of. The opera selected ; 1 : 3 Linda, than which, as we have already 'VI one less adapted to the display of his voice old scarcely be found ; but there is something in quality of true talent that, place it where you 72 41 .9 it cannot, be concealed, for he had not sung irfbe bars. o f the opening duet with Mme. Sontag, the the quick-eared audience at once recognised a, genuine artiste, and the first pause was followed t r IS cheering burst of applause from all parts of e theatre, and at the close of the morceau he was wiled, with Mme. Sontag, amid reiterated bravos. cavatina in the second act was not the air usually & I' r OdUced, but that written for the opera, se ira. In the recitative his large style ; 1 . noble voice came out superbly, but from 8 1. 1 98' imperfectly acquainted with the power of re 411auce of the salle, M. Reeves was here somewhat 11 4111 t, his forte being occasionally too loud, and climinuendi on the other hand too piano; so i ll, so that his sotto voce passages, delightful to iTi u le seated in the orchestra, were almost unheard *,the more remote parts of the theatre. The air „„_ 43 given with great expression and effect, and the Zoluding duo with Mme, Sontag brought the opera ; 411 lizably to its Close. M. Reeves displayed through 12ta perfect mastery over his powerful organ, which ~n g a out the celebrated ut of Duprez w i t h the most lrlect ease ; the task of the singer being indeed 4t her to keep it down, than to display its force ; its "at compass relieves him from all necessity of re :ring to his falsetto ; his delivery is free from all L i ttation, and his acting, like his singing, free, i', l Y) and inartificial. We must add that his itr) though not devoid of elegance , st ill re q uires a terifent and a finish which, we honestly belie ve, is acquired only in Paris; and, we are quite dis ijd to agree with M. * * *, one of the most I , l osnt professors of the Conservatoire, who, keg( 4 l of. the debutant to a knot, of composers ow Journalists in the foyer, cried—He 1 Messieurs, ;On me donne ce gaillard la pour six nzois et Th'engage a en faire le premier tenor en Eur o p e. M me• Sontag acted and sang Linda with her usua l bi li jchle ss grace. The other characters have been flosd too frequently to require further mention. * lock forward with interest to hear M. Reeves in beelchara c t e r more worthy his talents. If the long i/ Mised Ernani be not ready, why not appear with t o , 14 • Sontag in La Somnambula, which , accor din g "le London critics, is one of his most successful Plays ?—Galignani. 'ARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. Vit o ._ l4 the Tutes and Proceedings of the Howe of Commons.) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19. Om HOPS BILL. tioc er for Second Reading read; Motion made , and Ques roPcsed, " That the Bill be nowread a second time :" k P 4 13 , 1 :Ida:lent proposed, to leave out the word " now," and ii k u ! end of the Question to add the words " upon this day k m ." 3 . l aths." Question put, "That the word' now' stand of the question." The House divided : 1 / 4 _ MINORITY—AYES, 9. tebZ) , It. Goold, Wyndham Vane, Lord 11. tit4 l,l , J. C. Gwyn, Howel T ELLERS. 4114%". M. Hollond, Robert Frewen , C. H . s .... A . E . Lacy, li• C. Hcpe, Alexander MAJORITY-NOES, 131. Ibi L : B ATH OF SIR STAFFORD HENRY NORTECOTE.— 4 4: v enerable Baronet died on Saturday last, at the family the county of Devon, in the 89th 3 ear of his age. The "red gentleman was son of the sixth Baronet , and mar led,: 1,,n 1791, the daughter of Charles Baring , Esq , which in 1841. The deceased, who succeeded his father toe h 4 I, was a magistrate and deputy - lieute nant of the •ey e. of uvon, of which the first Baronet filled the office ree,.. sh riff in e the second year of the reign of Charles 1., and kr *Med the county during the reign of Charles 11. He It ot reeeded by his grandson, Stafford Henry Northcote , E sq ., ereteey to the Royal Commissioners for conducting I4 Xhibition of 1851. • Wi e ke _ th some exceptions, commentators would be 1 11 better employed in cultivating some sense for them than in attempting to explain the nonsense of others. x, 'lta Cook's Journal. • th XII c E OXFORD UNIVERSITY COMMISSION. The t of Wellington, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, ci o it is stated, signified to the Board of Heads of Houses at i e ,rdi that if they should, in pursuance of . . the legal °pi th"' obtained from certain barristers, petition the Crown clast the commission of inquiry into the Universities, they hit u ce e do so ttrough the Secretary of State, instead of through e, i f as Chancellor. each, MACHINE.—We understand that Mr. kithztfteh, tailor, Union-street, has forwarded to the Ex- O n a machine for taking the measurement of indivi- Iss t for clothing. This very ingenious and useful instru !Pith e4 .,_risists of a series of steel bands in a frame, that are, t sti‘, o e greatest ease, adapted to the human figure, and !ter:',!l into a posi ion that indicates its form and size to a ft breadth • and the measurement is so exact that a mis- SOlDOssible. Mr. Cattanach has had his instrument be :Step for about twelve years, but has been prevented from :tit* by an elastic band for measurement having been pa -014 630 n after he had completed his invention ; so that, i t ,V,b his principle be different from the patent measure, it have been under the necessity of purchasing a right fro m the rival patentees.—Aberdeen Herald. 41.1 :t h Pi /lentils, now in Dublin, sustained much leis, by,fire on the night of the 15th inst., supposed to °t iginated in the mate's berth. 110 CERS' AND TEA-DEALERS BENEVOLENT PRO °N SOCIETY.—The fourteenth annual me e t in4 of the Zij o B of this institution was held at the London Tavern 4r-hr',.?,Y evening, Henry Kemble, Esq., president, in the 241.; the report showed that the contributions of the past Ani p t ".keeed e d those of any previous one, the annual sub k°ll being 1.90/. 7s • ' donations 5531. is ; and divi - N stock 419 .5s total 1,8621. 14s. The total sum i t . ,ed in pensions was . 6,263/. 9s. The committee had ""8/. to the capital stock of the society, which now ,IPe tt t 's to 13,400/. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. The 1 q they stated, that John Davis, Esq., had consented t 'lliet'de at the annual dinner on the sth May. Certain new Zlier n e , r e agreed to, having for their object the immediate Zrryi b " Widows and orphans of deceased pensioners, and the l'utt„ forward votes of unsuccessful candidates. The re `Qe a as unanimously adopted, and thanks being voted to h ftlrnian, the meeting separated. i kir Ltb or RAILWAY ACCOUNTS. — The Bill brought Ztte l i k "'"- Locke and Mr. Evart for the audit of railway ac tee,'": and for other purposes connected with railway l 'teerneut, has been printed. It contains 27 clauses, with Ztet annexed descriptive of the form of account to be ; . 1 railway companies. By the second clause each com- Ni t :to elect five shareholders annually, to be called the Marl ,• by the third clause, at the second half of meeting after the passing of the Act, the auditors then t„ltt 4e te are to retire, but may be re - elected; by the fourth , after second half-yearly meeting after the passirg of an auditor is not to be capable of being re-elected ; Nu e fifth clause the company , a t the second half- yearly 4 r B :g after the passing of the Act, are to elect two audi- NYY the seventh clause, one auditor only nee 1 to be a t 4 ',T O ldee ; by the eleventh clause, on requisition of not ki o ' r lan 20 shareholders holding one -twentieth of ca p ital, 4 1 ints are to b e su b m itt e d to a special auditor; by the ;11ty-seventh clause, an auditor may be removed from office II:48T ANGLIAN RAILWAY.—A special meeting of ili l „holtlers of the new seven per cent. shares issued under ti tt :tet of 1849, took place yesterday at the London Tavern ; Ikoa Bruce, Esq., in th chair. The chairman having /tiii:gaed th object of the meeting, moved a resolution, 1' 5 4 view of carrying out the arrangement with the credi eeki.()! the company, that the whole of the seven per cent. kid 1 1 8 of stock should agree to a reduction to five per cent., Qat every two 10/. shares upon which 2/. had . been paid k1e 4 : 11 , i 1 . 3 t consolidated into one share with 4/. paid. After ,",lteussion the resolution was carried with only three w we nt , kiji m "DERFUL LEAP BY A PATIENT IN FEVER.--On th ap ast a fever patient in the Armagh Poor-house broke w,. 4 44, 1 ,gt. the hospital window, and escaped from the Ipre irt''„ll a most extraordinary manner. By super h u man & N t, ! : ae leaped on the top of the surrounding wall , which than tee feet high, where he took off his shirt—the ~c li tek l . ! rinent he had on—and sprang across the mill race, a t s 'te.e7_ ,c.if twenty-one feet, to the opposite bank ; he then Z s tti l i e r across the country ' a direct line to Loughgall— se„,,4,l3lace he belonged—a distance of four miles, closely 4"-s(l4 by the master and porter of the workhouse. The „ . "51 d i. ,, a Which the man went was rprisin ; he took hedges Itn'es flying, and never fell; su he had g to cross the Ul- Nik o 411W,_ y at a place where the bank was most difficult to . Near Loughgall he halted at the house of an ac tie hes, and, after terrifying the people nearly out of j -vtlg e . ; told them that he was running for his life, as f,:R seen the doctor in the poor-house cutting up a iri stitti, ll , and that he was next in turn, and he had to run 4L I.; 0 „ .. ):• 1 he unfortunate man was overtaken in the street - ghgall by the parties in pursuit, and, by the kind as -44(14% of D L an r. Leaper, of the Dispensary, he was secured tb e A red with blankets. The patient was safely brought "°Td 41 rInagh the same night, and he still remains in a 411 gerous state.— Ulster Gazette. tI i tI , 4N PIKE TRusTs.—The Committee now sitting t ge ki n 4 PPlieation of the various turnpike trusts throughout I,,rep4 f lotn for a renewal of their local Acts, have received 1,,.. 4 g b ee from the Secretary of State to the effect that, it hay rh4% ,• 4 rePresented to him that considerable saving of ex- C h c litlei e ` r : t i hese matters might be eft cted by preliminary ° at had caused such inquiry to be instituted into 4h 4 tes o i l linstances of each of the 14 trusts applying to Par t,,_"(l i t , t his session. In conducting the several inquiries, elid e • h q tl e ndeavouring to effect equitable arrangements be b "PPosing parties, Sir George Grey states "That he " des' 4, ea ._ iron to recommend, as far as practicable . in tramsgt74 that a portion of the annual income or each t ° ", id be applied to the redemption of the debt at ; so that the trust may be in a better titian %edition annually, with a prospect or being entirely Te bY , 4 °, ye debt as eary as possible, without imposing ' ll hiltitonal burdens upon the parishes or the public I R EL A vD. ROMAN CATHOLIC MOVEMENT. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.—The founchtion-stone of E. good permanont agitation has been laid in Limerick by the establishment of a " Catholic Association," after the celebi - ated model of the late Mr. O'Connetl. The first or inaugral meeting was held yestorday in the Town-hall, under the fit guidance' of a parish priest (the Rev. John Bialtan). Tne rub s by which the association is to be governed were read and adopted, and ordered to be inserted on the minutes of the proceedings; and a determination was manifested to resist by every legal and constitutional means the aggressive conduct of Lord John Russell. Dr. Griffin, Messrs. Alderman Dawson, Dallas, P. M'Donneli, and E. J. Corbett were appointed troamrers to the association, and Mr. J. F. O'Gorman te. - iretary. The opinions of the Messrs. Bethel, lit an wall, and Surridge, of the Chancery and Common Law Bar, on the legal elf et of the disabling clause still re tained by Lord John Russell in his penal enactment, having been rs ad, it was unenimously resolved— " That we regard the apparent insidiousness involved in retaining all the injurious effects of the measure, while its patron profesess to relieve it of the disabling clauses, as an aggravation of the infliction ; and that we ourselves deter mine and call on all the friends of civil and religious liberty to aid in the moat determined opposition to this unjust and oppressive enactment. A large meeting of the Roman Catholics of Kilkenny wai held on Sunday, " to give expreision to their feel ing* in reference to the Whig Bill of pains and penalties against the Church." The mayor presided. The spy ak ing was confined to the laity, Dr. Cane being the principal orator. One of the resolutions ran es follow : "Resolved,—That the Premier, who annihilated two mil lions of Irishmen by evil laws and iii;itd , cious government, and who now proposes to shackle the. Church and religion of the remaining six millions who have escaped the evils of his despotic rule, is unfit to advise the Sovereign, or regulate the affairs of any free country." ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT. There were two pretty large estates put up for sale in this court yesterday, but the competition for the several lots was anything but brisk, and some of them were postponed for want of bidders, or on account of the inadequacy of the prices offered. Those sold realized the gross sum of 23,3851. A fee-simply estate in the county of Galway, lately owned by Mr. Clifford Trotter, and containing about 1,250 statute acres, was first offared for competition, in two lots, but as 2,1501. only was offered for the first (yielding a profit-rent of 2451)., and no one came forward to bid for the second, the sale of both lots was adjourned. The next estate set up belonged to the same owner, and is situate in the same county. The first lot was put up at 2.5001., and was knocked down to Mr. John J. Dennis for 4,7501., the profit-rent being 228/. A second lot, yielding a profit•rent of 571., brought 7001.; a third, producing a profit-rent of 34/, sold for 450/. ; a fourth (profit-rent, 321.) produced 460/. ; and a fifth (profit-rent, 24/.), realized 2551. The tee simple estate of Mr. Edward Cripp Villiers, in the comity of Lime rick, was put up in ten lots, all of which found pur chasers, though the biddings went on slackly enough. Lot 1, yielding a rental of 5181., was sold ,to the Rev. Cecil Russell for 4,500/. ; lot 2, producing 382/. per annum, brought 3,300/, the purchaser being the Rev. James Brown ; lot 3, yielding a net rental of 1391., was knocked down to Major George Gavan for 1,900/. ; lot 4 (net rental, 1240, sold for 1,2251. ; lot 5 (uet rental, 521.), fetched 625/. ; lot 6 (net rental, 113/.), sold for 1,0001. A seventh lot (net rental, 1421.) became the property of Major G. Gavan, for 1,650/. A profit-rent of 921., forming lot 8, was purchased for - 9001. ; lot 9, yielding a net profit-rent of 96/., was knocked dow❑ at 7501. ; and the last lot, producing a profit-rent of 851., realized 9201. The court was but thinly attended during the above proceedings. THE RURAL POLICE. PRIbON. IMPORTANT MEETING of SU LIMEY MAGIC TUATES. Yesterday afternoon a special general meeting of the county magistrateS took place at the Court-house, Newington-causeway, to teke into consideration the present state of the new rural police, and the salaries to the governor and other of of the new prison being erected at Wandsworth-common as a venera,l House of Correction for the county ; Thomas Puckle, Esq., in the chair. Among the magistrates present were the Earl of Lorelace (lord -lieutenant of the county), Hon. Locke King, M.P., T. Alcock, MT., H. Drummond, Esq., Colonel Chaloner, Captain Par- rott, Charles Barclay, A. K. Barclay, J. W. Fresh field, H. Kernhle, Esqs , Rev. A. Auslan, E. Morgan, J. E. Johnson, J. Jeffrey, J. Trotter, H. Goss, Esqrs,, &c. Tho CLERK of the Police read the report of the com mittee, which stated that the extended force worked well, and tlr.t - all the parishes had aktreed, and everything was settled, except with GJdalining. Here it was suggested that two superintendents should reside instead of one ; and it was the desire that a memorial to the Secretary of State be for " JOHN BRAIIAN, P.P., Chairman. warded for his concurrence. " JOHN F. O'GolorAN, Secretary." The report was adopted. FINANCIAL AND GENERAL P0RP03E9...-.TIIE NEW Mr. GRIG, the clerk of the peace, read the report of the new prison committee, which set forth that at the last Quarter Sessions it was decided that adver tisements should be inserted in the newspapers for peraoris wishing to offer themselves as candidates for governor of the prison. The committee received 38 Applications, and after mature consideration of their testimonials, eight were selected from whom the governor was to be chosen. Captain PARROTT proposed that the Court proceed to settle the number of officers required and their salaries. Seconded and carried. The CLERK of the PEACE read petitions from Ep som, 131etchingly, Farnham, Hambledon, and other unions, against the enormous salaries proposed to the officers of the new prison, and complaining of the lavish manner in which the county rates were ex pended. SALARY OF THE PROPOSED GOVERNORS. The CHAIRMAN said that the committee recom mended that the governor should receive a sum of 6001. a year, with a house in proper repair, and that he should be without any perquisites whatever, such as coals, bread, candles, and other things usual in prisons. Mr. JOHNSON moved that the proposition of the committee be adopted. He could assure the Court that they had been very particular in deciding on the salary. They had documents placed before them from various prisons all over the kingdom, and after ma turely considering the salaries paid to those gover nors, the committee was of opinion that 6001. a year was not too much for the governor of the new prison. In all those prisons the governor had a house which was always kept in repair, and was provided with bread and every necessary that was usual in gaols. They considered that these perquisites were worth 1001. a year, which virtually made his salary only 500/. a year. Taking in question the salary of the Governor of Brixton House of Correction, which was 4501. a year, with perquisites, the Court must be of opinion that the committee have not exceeded the amount which the new governor ought to receive. The Earl of LovELacs rose to propose an amend ment to the proposition, considering that 6001. a year was too much at these times to give to the governor of this gaol. They had lately elected a chief consta ble at a salary of 3001. a year nominally, he having 1001. a year more, out of which he had to find a house, purchase and keep his horse, besides other expenses, and his duty was extremely arduous—quite as much so as the governor of a gaol. There were many gen tlemen who had served the country with distinction and others who would be ready to accept the situa tion at 4001. a year. He made this proposition with the view of economy, and that no angry discussion might exist among the ratepayers out of doors against their decision. He was sorry to differ from the com mittee, but such strong feelings out of doors had reached his ears that he should be wanting in his duty if he did not oppose them. Mr. WILSON—Do you propose that the governor should have the perquisites similar to the others ? The NOBLE LORD replied that he proposed aportion of them. Mr. FITZROY, in seconding the Noble Lord's pro position,thesaidmfur h ratepayers enyaetrtsctieorn to o ly ought interests. to be their thankfulkfui to hi The cry of all the ratepayers through Surrey was the lavish expenditure of their money.—(Hear.) H. DRUMMOND, Esq., M.P., said that great care had been taken about the waste of public money. Petitions had been received from union boards, com plaining of that, but it was the want of proper docu ments that led them astray. He must say that the county of Surrey was quite the reverse of what had been stated by the Noble Lord. A great number of the petitioners had jum bled all the rates together, and therefore such dissatisfaction had taken place. They (the magistrates) were agents to the Secretary of State, who required them to do certain things, which, if not done, would render them liable to be indicted. An attorney in Lancashire had proposed that a number of tenant-farmers should be elected by the ratepayers to act with the magistrates. He con tended that they could not act with them, for they (the magistrates) were the only persons liable to the Secretary of State.—(Hear, hear.) He would now come to the point before the Court. They were speaking about the salary of the governor. If the county wanted the work done well, they must pay accordingly ; therefore, he should support the com mittee. A. li. BARCLAY, Esq., also supported the com mittee, and considered 6001. a year quite little enough for a gentleman bolding such a responsible situation. Mr. ALcocK said that the county certainly must be thankful for the Noble Earl's attention to the re duction of the rates. He was also of opinion that the magistrates ought all to do what they could to lighten the burden of the rate-payers. In Scotland, the prisons were under the control of a central prison board, called commissioners of supply, taken from magistrates and ratepayers, and he believed that such would soon he the case in this country.—(Hear.) Mr. KEMBLE, late M.P. for Surrey, hoped the members of the court would do their duty fearlessly, and act up to the law. They had nothing to do but carry that out. He wished some of the Honourable Members would, in their seat in Parliament, ask for returns of the money expended before the late Act, and what was expended now. Ha was certain that they would find a great difference. He was an ad vocate for economy, but only such as was proper and could be carried out with safety. In conclusion, he considered that 6001. was not more than would remu nerate the governor for the responsible duties be had to perform. After a few remarks from Mr. Evelyn, M.P., and Captain Parrott, The amendment was put for 4001. a year, which was lost, there being 33 against it, and only 12 in its favour. The original motion for 6001. was then put, and carried by a large majority. The CHAIRMAN said the next proposition was a chaplain at 2501. a year, and an assistant at 1801. per annum. Mr. ALCOCK opposed their having two chaplains, as he considered one was quite sufficient. The Perth prison, which was a model they might copy, bad only one at 2501. a year, with a house and garden, and he rni his obj e ct o c had arduous duties to perform. Mr. CHARLES BARCLAY—HOW many persons are there in Perth prison ? T r oh raising prisoning the was butMobjectionmade to w a s t o hold g s ot o h o e r ; the opinion of the Court; therefore he should propose. one chaplain instead of two. Captain FITZROY seconded the amendment, as he considered 430/. too much for the county to pay for clerical duties in one prison. He would compare it with other prisons —for instance, Norwich Castle, the largest prison in England, which con t a i ne d 650. The chaplain had 350/. ; at Northampton the chaplain had 2501.; and at Hertford 2001. a y ear . He hoped Mr. Alcock would stick to his proposition, and not saddle the county with more than one chaplain. Mr. JOHNSON, as chairman of the new prison com mittee, hoped the Court would support them, as he was certain one chaplain could not do the duty on the system about to be adopted. Several years ago they were a llowed to elect only one chaplain, but the 2d Vi c ., cap. 66, sec. 16, provided one or more chaplains when there were more than 250 prisoners. Captain Fitzroy had stated something about Norwich Castle. Now he (Mr. Johnson) could lassure them that there were seldom more than 48 men and 23 women con fined therein, and that it could never hold 600. As for their doing with two chaplains, he believed that they would want another. Mr. WILSON supported Mr. Johnson, as he was sure two chaplains would he wanted, as the prisoners would be required to be visited separately for their own instruction. Mr. ALCOCK said he was not sorry that he Fad made the proposition; but, after the statement of Mr. Johnson, he would, with Captain Fitzroy's consent, withdraw his amendment. Captain FiTzaoir, having refused to consent, the motion was put with a majority of 36 in favour of the committee. Mr. JOHNSON said the next proposition he had to make was that a surgeon be appointed at 2201. a year, with residence within the walls of the prison, and that he must devote all his time to the services of the county. After considerable discussion, that resolution was carried. The propositions fur the other officers were then put to the Court, and carried according to the reso lutions of the committee. The rules and regniations for the government of the prison were also submitted to the Court, and adopted, with a very few trifling alterations. The prison, when finished, will generally contain upwards of 750 prisoners, as Brixton, Kingston, and Guildford Houst:s of Correction will be closed, and all offenders for correction will only be seat to the new prison. We observed that none of the governors of the gaols proposed to be abolished are mentioned among those returned as qualified candidates for the latter. INSTITUTION OF Ma/ ENGINEERS. On Tuesday (4Yilfi»m Cubitt, Esq., President, in the chair), the paper read was " An Account of the Sea Walls at Panreaen Maar, on the line of the Chester and Iluly head Railway," by Mr. Swinhurne. These walls were described as c xtcnding over a length of one mile and a quarter, sustaining a terrace beneath the steep slope of Peninaen Mawr, through the rocky headland of which the railway was carried by means of a tunnel, about one-eighth of a mile in length. This terrace was partly cut out of the clitl'on the east side of the headland, and on the west side, for a distance of 550 yarth, it was wholly farmed of embankment, beyond which there was a cutting about 110 yards in length, fdlowed by 220 yards of terrace; then another cutting about 350 yards in length, succeeded by an mbank talent retained on the seaward side by a wall about 260 yards of which was within the reach of high tides. The original design for these walls consi:ted of a plain retaining wall nearly triangular in section, 3 feet thick at the forma tion level, with a straight face battering 3 inches per foot,—the back being vertical. The parapet was to have been formed of a small breast wall, 3 feet higher than the level af the rails, and 2 feet thick. The masonry was specified to be " coursed walling," squared with the pick; and the face to consist of one header and two stretchers alternately. The works were commenced in the autumn of 1845, but after two months' experience on the coast, it was thought advisable to deviate from that original design of a straight face to the wall, and to substitute an arc of a circle of 60 feet radius, with a slightly overhanging para pet, and to prevent the great increase of masonry which would have resulted from this alteration, the back of the wall was also curved. This was afterwards found to be impracticable, and the section was therefore materially altered. The nature of the materials not admitting of the " coursed walling" being executed with facility, it was determined to introduce an ashlar facing of limestone, procured from the north coast of Anglesea, and set in cement for a depth of eighteen inches from the face. The main sea wall, immediately to the westward of the headland, was now commenced, and as the embankment behind it was de pendent on the completion of the tunnel, and the wall was unavoidably built in many detached lengths, it was necessary to increase the width of the base, by reducing the batter of the back of the wall. This wall had ad vanced very briskly, during the summer of 1846, and was within nine feet of the level of the rails, with all the lengths joined, excepting the two openings through which the materials were carried from the beach, when on the 22d of October, the coast was visited by a severe gale, with a seventeen feet tide, which completely destroyed the central portion of the wall, between the two openings, besides damaging the other portions, and sweeping away the beach in front of the centre of the wall. In consequence of this lowering of the beach it was decided to substitute for the central portion of the wall an open viaduct, consisting of thirteen openings, each 36 feet in clear width, and spanned by ten cast iron girders, two for each rail, resting on colic ashlar piers, 32 feet in length, 6 feet thick under the impost, and 6 feet 8 inches thick at the footings, with semicir cular ends next the sea. The remaining portions of the wall were completed with the limestone ashlar lacing, taken from the destroyed length of wall, sot in cement, and in many cases barked with brickwork, also set in cement; they were also built more upright, and nearly straight on the face. In order to preserve the founda tions of those parts of the wall which remained unin jured by the storm, it was resolved to form a breakwater and terrace in front, by driving a zigzag row of piles, in bays at right angles to each other, and to back these piles with planks, behind which an artincial beach was formed. The parapet of the first length of wall, immediately to the eastward of the headland, was built for a length of 130 yards, from 8 feet to 11 feet higher than the level of the rails, for carrying one end of a slanting roof, or " lean-to," formed of whole timbers set close together, as a protection against stones and debris, falling from the face of the cliff. In spite of the great difficulties encountered during the progress of these walls, arising from the peculiar locality and from the violent action of the sea, the via duct last constructed proved perfectly satisfactory; it was, however, shown, that in point of expense it would pro bably have been as cheap to have pierced a longer tun nel, and had a less extent of sea wall, as the contingent expenses incurred in contending with the waves were very great, and were of a nature scarcely to be foreseen and provided for by engineers. The paper announced to be read at the meeting of Tuesday next, March 25, was " On the Navigation of Newry," by Sir John Rennie, M. Inst. C.E. ..T ; t. ;i'M 1 T 11 E SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WARWICK AND LEAMINGTON SPRING MEETING.-WEDNESDAY. The Castle Stokes of 15 sous. each, 5 ft, for three yrs old. One mile. (4 Subs.) Mr. Etwall's Knight of the Thistle, Bst 71b...(T. Lye) 1 Mr. Carew's Soufflé, Bst 7lb Betting-2 to lon the Knight. Won by a neck. Run in 2 min. 14 secs. Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, and 25 added. One mile. (4 Subs.) Mr. Pitcher's Hazy, 3 yrs, 6st 71b .....(Harrison) 1 Mr. Isaac Day's Captain nary, Bst 41b (Wakefield) 2 Mr. Phillips's Anthony, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (Evans) 3 Mr. Whitehouse's c by Lanercost, out of Miss Tho ma,ina, 3 yrs, Est 10113 (Wells) 4 Betting-5 to .4 agst Lanercost colt, and 3to 1 each agst Hazy and Captain Parry. Won by a neck. Run in 2 min. 4 secs. The Two yrs old Stakes of 10 soya. each, and 50 added; for colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b. Five furlongs (14 Subs.) Mr. Greville's fby Slane (Dockeray) 0 1 Mr. Flotcher's Poetess (Crickinere) 0 2 _ _ _ Mr. E. Buckley's Tame , (Whitehouse) 3 0 Mr. Etwall's fby Shine, out of Merino (T. Lye) 4 0 The following also started, but were not placed :—Sir C. Rushout'a Etholwolf (H. Darling)—Mr. Smith's Foam (Wight)—Mr. Carew's Hampton (W. Sharp)— Lord Clifden's f by Bay Middleton, out of H. R. H. (Pearl)—Sir J. Hawley's Skulda (J. Howlett)—Mr. E. Phillips's Kohinor (Evans)—and udr. Merry's Saredon (J. Sharp). sto 4 agst Mr. Greville's filly. A d.ad !Hat; Tame third. Run in 1 min. 17 sec. Deciding Heat-5 to 4on Mr. Greville's filly. Won by a bead. Run in 1 min. 18 sec. The Great Warwickshire Handicap of 20 soya. each, h ft, and 5 only if declared; 50 sous. added; the s( cond to receive 201, Szc. Two miles. (38 Subs.) Lord Strathmore's Sunrise, 3 yrs, sst 41b ...(Wells) I Mr. Etwr.li's Bushranger, 4 yrs, 7st 4lb (L) e) 2 Mr. Palmer's Doubt, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b ...( W. Sharpe) 3 The following also ran:—Mr. I'. Parr's Clothworker, 5 yrs, Bst (G. Hall)—Mr. Merry's Miss Ann, 5 yrs, 74 I Ilb (E. Sharp)—Mr. Carew's Escape, 6 yrs, 7t , t 3lb (Charlton)—aud Sir J. Hawley'a Gladiole, 4 yrs, 7st (Nurden). Betting-7 to 4 agst Mark Tapley, 4to 1 agst Cloth worker, 6 to 1 agst Bushranger, 7 to 1 agst Zadoc, and Bto 1 agst Sunrise. Won by a length, the same between second and third. Run in 4 min. 20 sec. The Debdale Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 25 added; two miles. (8 Subs.) Capt. Little's Miss Mowbray, aged (Owner) 1 Colonel Shirley's Fugleman, aged. (Mr. Davis) 2 The following also started:—Mr. H. M'Calmont's Ma deline, aged (Mr. Brooke)—Mr. Capel'a Columbus, aged (Mr. Williams) —Mr. Naylor's Sir Walter (Capt. Coles) Captain Lecky na Smuggler Bill (Mr. Poulett) Betting -2 to 1 agst Miss Mowbray, 3to I agat Smuggler Bill, 4 to 1 each agat Madelina and Colum bus, and sto 1 agst Fugleman. Won by ten lengths. Handicap of 5 sues. each, and 20 added. T.Y.C. (7 Subs.) Mr. Bloomfield's Simplicity, 3 yrs, Est 81b (Ksndal) 1 Lord Strathmore's Scar, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b ...(Charlton) 2 The following also ran:—Mr. Copeland's Chenpside, aged, 9st (Marlow)—Captain Montaguo's Elcho, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (J. Evans)—Mr. Choyce's May Day, 5 yrs, Bst 10Ib (Whitehouse)—end Mr. Gain's Seigner of Holder ❑ess, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (Wakefield). Won cleverly. SPORTING NOTES. No. XXI. THE LEAMINGTON GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. T T O la e pl e c 'D ha / s T e, O t R o-m O or F row T THE, SUN. S I R, attract a good field to the post ; in alt p rob ability a dozen will be THE e L mounted. Their names I gave in Note No. 20, but, as they may not be known to all, I will append them again, as follows:—Sir John, 12st; The Victim, list 31b; Vain Hope, list 31b ; British Yeoman, 1 Ist ; Fugitive, lOst 10Ib ; Rattrap, lOst 81b ; Miss Collingwood, lOst 71b ; Shinrone, lOst 21b; The Young-un, 9st 12lb; m u lli gan, 9st 91b ; Maurice Daley, 9st 61b ; and Miss Mowbray, 9it 41b. Sir John's weight will effectually prevent him getting any nearer than third; The Victim, I believe, is to bo sacrificed this time in favour of the light weight; Vain Hope, if run to win, is very dangerous; The Bri tish Yeoman, considering the heavy state of the ground, ought to be one of the first four, if not the winner; Fugitive, I take it, will make way for some of the others; Rattrap, provided he does not take to refusing his fences, which, by the way, he is uncommonly given to, must be in front; Miss Collingwood and Shinrone may officiate as whippers-in; The Young-un, at 9st 121 b, if meant at the last moment, and the money leads me to infer that such will be the case, will, barring accidents, be the first to clear the winninost Maurice; Daley is b o oked safe by Miss Mow g-p bray. In short, I fa nc y THE YOUNG-UN will b e the winner ! with the Yeoman, Rat trap, and Sir John in attendance. Vain Hope's chance, for obvious reasons, I leave alone; the public, in this in stance, must judge for themselves. My remarks on the Northampton meeting to-morrow. I am, Sir, yours, &c. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. March 20, 1851. We have been informed that it was Mt. Newdegate, and not Mr. Henry Berkeley, as stated in most of the morn ing papers, who moved the adjo urnment of t h e d e bate on the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.—LOSS or LirE.—We re gret to learn that on Sun:.ay afternoon last an accident oc curr d nearly opposite Renfrew, which was attended with a melancholy loss of life. So far as we have asc er t a i ne d, it ap pveoaurnsgtbhoat ;s a , wboaastinbethloenmglindgd,letoofPtaihselecyja,ainnnr notich were fa Messrs. Fox and liender,on s ironworks, wh en t h e lads, be ingfrom annoyed by stones thrown at them from the river bank, hurriedly pressed t o the side of their frail barqu e . Th e re sult was that t he boat instantly capsized, and turned bottom up, leaving the unfortun ate y ouths stru gg lin g in the water. Three of them caught hold of the gunwale, and kept them selves afloat till assistance reached them, but the others sank in deep water to rise no more in life. The se , rch for the thembo r p e o o N . ' , e e c r u e t a e , d th t e h e t hdivrhdo beingle of A g l o o t n d y a es y, te w r , h4n . t w T o i„ o o f were r a e s of the lads whose untimely fate w-1 have thus briefly chro nicled were the sons of Mr. &lice, fish merchant, Paisley; the name of the other we have not learned.--North British Mall. SMITHFIELD MARKET IMPROVEMENT.—The inte rest the citizens of London appear to take in the retention and improvement of Smithfield market is apparent from the fact that within the last few days not less than 5,000 regis tered electors have signed the "declaration," addressed to Lord John itussell and the other City Members, calling on them to protect their trade and carry out the proposed im provements, as suggested by Mr. Bunning; while more than 29,800 bankers, traders, and residents, have signed the peti- tion against the Government Bill, and in favour of the Cor poration scheme. A deputation will wait on Lord John, it is expected, in a few days. RERRSENTATION 05' CARDIFF.—With reference to the paragraph which appeared on the 15th inst., we have been requested to state that Captain Stuart, of the Grenadier Guards, son of Lord James Stuart, is A Free-trader, and A Liberal iJA FAlt4o. SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY .EVENING, COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY. The Queen and Prinen took an early walk this morn ing in ONborne Park. His Royal highness the, Prince of Wales, and the younger members of the Royal Family, tcok their ac customed rides and walks. _ _ her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir Georg Coup”r, left Osborne this afternoon, and crossed to Gosport, in the Fairy Royal yacht, commanded by Captain Crispin. There w'is no addition this day to the Royal dinner party. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at her residence, Frogmore, near Windsor, yesterday after noon, from Osborne, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, and Colonel Sir George Couper. Her Royal Highness travelled fain Gosport by the London and South- Wes tern Railway to the Fsrnborough station, and from the station proceeded in her carriage to Frogmore. Mr. Howe had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial.office. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Ewart, M.P. ; Mr. Grant, Mr. Murdo Young , Mr. W. R. Spicer, Mr. D. Pratt, Mr. Francis, and Mr. Thornton Hunt, had an in terview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street, on the subject of the repeal of the advertisement duty. A deputation from Windsor, consisting of Colonel Reid, M.P. ; the Right Hon. John Hatchell, H.P. • the Mayor of Windsor, Mr. Bedborough, me, Dinell, and Mr. Voules, Clerk to the Board of Health, had an inter view with Lord Seymour yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Wood and Forests inWhite hall-place. Captain Armstrong had an inteiview yesterday with Earl Grey. Major Hogg had also an interview with his Lordship yesterday at toe Colonial-office. MINISTERI&L PROBABILITIES.—W e understand that it has been arranged among the leading men in th e Conser vative party, acting on the suggestion of Lo r d Stanley, not to bring forward any questions , in the meantime, which would be likely to embarrass the Russell Ministry, and by that means to precipitate another .15 . 11 , isteri a l cr i s i s. Th e great object of the Noble Lord, who is the acknowl•-•dged " guile, philosopher, and friend," of the Conservative party, is to allow the present Cabinet to stagger on until the middle of April , by which time the Papal Aggression Bill will be got rid of in some way or other. Lord Stanley will then be prepared to take office, under the impression that, as the Great Exhibition will be so near at hand—for the success of which, it is well known, Princ e Alb er t feels the deepest solicitude—the necessary influence will be employed in the proper quarter, to prevent the Whigs from offering any factious opposition to the new Conservative Cabinet , as that would necessitate an immediate dissolution, and thereby cause the greatest disappointment in th e h g h es t quarters. Should the Conservatives, by thus ingeniously mile 'ling the mouths and tying the hands of the ex .. Mi n i ster i a l Whigs, succeed in tiding over the sessi ▪ n, until the end of June or beginning of July—it is expected that L ord Stan l ey will ap peal to the country, and that his▪ commerci a l policy will be based on Free-trade or Protectionist principles just as the complexion of the new House of Commons may be. The Noble Lord, it would thus appear, is not 8 0 bad a tactitian after all ; nor is he by any means encumbered by a too rigid adherence to principle.—Advertiser. METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OP SEWERS.—An adjourned court of the Metropolitan Co mmissioners of Sewers was held on Tuesdsy, at the office, Greek -street Soho. Pre sent: Viscount Ebringto n, M.P., in the chair;.)awson, Messrs. Stevenson, Lees, 'air; Captain Hawes, and Hardwicke. A report, drawn up by the district surveyor, and approved of by Mr. Forster, recom mendin g the la y in g down of water pipes, and the employment of other means for the sanitary improvement of vari ous unhea l thy localities in Jacob's Island and other parts of the metropolis, was read and adopted. The following works, which had been examined end approved cf in committee, were also determin• ed upon The laying down of 2,210 feet of 9-inch pipe sewers in different parts of the N ew i ng ton district, the total estimate being 180/. ; laying down 70 feet of 12- inc h p i p e sewer in Cross Keys-mews, Marylebone district, estimate 10/._10..5.11. Constructing 900 feet of sewer along Burton-street and k-,0 i ngvvood-place, 2Beth nal-green district, estimate 360/ : ; 550 feet of -feet barrel drain, and 900 feet of 18-inch pipe sewer . in High -street and willow -street, and Sydenham-hill ; 550 feet of 12-inch . in district ; estimate 350 of 9-feet in Scuder's-row .525/.; con structing 18 gullies in the Hammersmith, K en t- roa d, a nd W hitechapel districts; estimate cost 601. A rate of 6d. in the pound, for two years, was ordered to be levied upon the Finsbury and CLunter's - cree k districts; after whi c h some routine business was transacted, and the court adjourned. NEW MAGISTRATES FOR MIDDLE BE -- -s- . —The fol lowing gentlemen have just been placed in the commission of the peace for Middlesex by the Lord C hancellor :—Liente nant-Colonel Edward Bagot, 34, Eaton-square; Joseph Gatemen, Esq., LL.D., East India-road; Joseph Baxendale, Esq., Woodside, Whetstone; Captain Charles John Bosan quet, R.N., Wildwood, Enfield; Everard Augustus Braude, Esq., Salhamstean House, Turn harn- g ree n; Thomas Lou rens Cocks, Esq., jun., M.P., 15, 11 , ereford-str ee t ; t h e H on . Henry Fitzroy, M.P., 42, Upper Grosvenor-street ; Francis Gafford, Esq., East India-road; Edward Baylis, Esq., 6, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park; Sir John Gibbons, Bart.. Stanwell-place, Staines; James Haggard, E sq , A myan d House, Twickenham; John Kaye , Es q ., Fulmer-g rove , Ger rard's-cross, Rucks ; William Lawrence, , Esq., Ald erman o f London, 36, Tavistock-square ; Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, Esq., 4, Upper Grosvenor-street ; John Hartwell Maude, Esq., 14, Great George-street, Westminster ; Francis Gra ham Moon, Esq., Alderman of London, 28, Portman-square; Fowler Newsam, Esq., Stamford-hill; Donald Nicoll, Esq., 2A, Albany, and Oldfields, Acton; Major William Reed, Beuffint, near Hounslow ; Augustus Robins on , E sq ., 67, Eaton-square; John Abel Smith ,l. Esq., l-1 •P, Belgrave square ; Henry G r ace Wilson Sperling, Esq., Highbury-hill ; John William Stillwell, Esq., 22, Arundel-str ee t, St r and; Denzil Ibbetson Thomson, Esq., 27, Montague-square; James Holbert Wilson, Esq., 19, Onslow-square, Broznpton ; . std John Would, Egi.,Wghbury. MARCH 20, 1851. SOCIETY OF ARTS. At the fifteenth ordinary meeting of the Society, held het evening, the discussion on Mr. Hay's paper on the " thautiful" was resumed. iNir. Joseph Jop ling then read a paper on "Practical Geometric Curves," And his recent discoveries in reference to curved sections of cones. In the last report of the proceedings of the Society, a detailed account is given of the electro-magnetic clock which, by per mission of the Royal Commissioners for the Great Exhibition, is to he fixed on the transept of the Crystal Palace. It has been proposed by Mr. Owen Jones that the figures should be arranged in a semi circle, because a circular dial would greatly interfere with the design of the building. This proposal was accordingly adopted, the figures being placed on spaces left at the intersection of the second semicircular rib from the centre, with the radial bars of the south end of the transept. In order to indicate the time on a semicircular dial thrJughout the twenty-four hours, it was necessary that the hands should be double, projecting equally on both sides of the centre. The minute- hand revolves once in two hours ; and as one end leaves the right side of the dial at six o'clock, the opposite end com mences at six on the left. The minute-haud is six teen feet long, and the hour-hand twelve. The framing of the clock for moving the hands of this large dial is of cast-iron, gun-metal bushes being let in to receive the pivots. There are two wheels between the frames, one large wheel 18 inches in diameter, with 240 teeth, and the escape-wheel, with 120 ratchet teeth. This wheel is in two ports, the teeth of each part being arranged in contrary direc.• tions ; a click falls into each of these sets of teeth, one preventing the wheel from running back when moving forward, the other preventing it from moving forward by the action of the wind upon the hands. When the escape-wheel is to be moved forwards, which in this clock is every two seconds, this click must first be raised, which is effected by a pin pro jecting from the motive click, actuated by the electro magnet. The stopping click being raised, the motive click, as it advances, carries the wheel forward; before it has advanced the wheel to the full extent, the pin in the motive-click is disengaged from the stopping-click; the latter being dropped into its wheel, stops all further motion until again raised by the motive- click at the next action. The arbor of the large wheel projects through the frame, and carries a vertical bevelled wheel twelve inches in diameter. This wheel takes into the teeth of a horizontal bevelled wheel of the same size ; from the arbor of this wheel the motion is to be carried up to the hands by a rod composed of lengths of brass tubing screwed together. There will be eight electro magnets, composed of charcoal-iron, three quarters of an inch square ; on each leg of the magnets is Placed a brass reel, carrying more than 1,500 feet of copper-wire, or 25,000 feet in all, the weight of which is about 1 cwt. This clock, although quite equal ,to that at St. Paul's Cathedral, occupies far less space, the heavy weights, with the room necessary for their descent, being of course dispensed with. Besides this large dial in the transept, there are to be two smaller ones, five feet in diameter each : one of these dials will be placed in front of the galleries at each end of the building. The whole three will be regulated by one pendulum. ST. MARTIN'S HALL. MR. HULLAH'S MONTHLY CONCERT. Last evening, the fifth of Mr. Hullah's highly suc cessful series of monthly concerts of ancient and modern music took place in the great room of St. Martin's-hall, Long-acre. The attendance was not near so overflooded as on the last occasion, when the glorious Elijah gave rise to so much expectation, which, however ardent, did not prevent the surprise, beyond satisfaction, excited by the magnificent treat. The hall was not quite so crowded as on the four previous monthly nights, but still it was sufficiently full to warrant, in any other concert-room of the metropolis at this season, the description of a most numerous and fashiona ble audience. The reserved seats were all filled, and they occupy three-fourths of the room. But in the back seats there were not more than four hundred and fifty, or at the utmost five hundred persons. The severity of the weather, and the circumstances of the season, being now in the middle of Lent, when many persons of the class wbo frequent these refined entertainments at St. Mar tin's Hall, may object to the performance of secular, especially of operatic music, of which the second part of last night's concert entirely consisted. The first part of the programme introduced the Credo from the Mass in B Minor, by John Sebastian Bach, for the produltion of which, as this period, the musical world is much indebted to Mr. Hullah. This great composer's excellence, as well as his very marked peculiarities of doubtful merit, are but little known, except by vague tradition, or the mysterious re port of the initiated and the exclusive. To those who have fresh in their memory Han del's wonderful Credo (Mass in C) it was ex caedingly gratifying to have this opportunity of com paring the treatment of the same sublime subject, by two of the greatest of all musicians, who were con temporaries moreover, similarly educated, and bring ing forth their creations in the same sphere. The treatment by Handel is incomparably more worthy of the eulject—more imaginative, more profound, more religious, in a word, more nearly divine. On the other, the prodigious mastery of counterpoint dis played by Sebastran, excites almost as much admira tion (if not delight) as the exalted fancy and devout feeling of the master of sacred melody. Notwithstand ing the very rare difficulties of Sebastian Ilich's work it was delivered with admirable precision and accu racy by the numerous choir of Mr. Mullah's upper class—and an upper class it is indeed. Miss Kearns in the duet " Et Di Unum Dominum," with Madlle. Graumann, had a most difficult, an awful task, to go through, as a soprano. But she did get through it and made it a triumph, though in some passages one trembled for the young prima as she rose through all the intricacies and difficulties, amidst which an artist of such youth and less power would have ine vitably sunk. Madlle. Graurnann, a contralto of choice sweetness, flexibility, and power, had, as the ower voice in the duet, somewhat less arduous work to labour with, and her perfect mastery of her art enabled her to make the difficulty still less. She went through it with great ease. Both ladies were rapturously applauded. Mrs. Endersobn also dis tinguished herself in another part of the entertain ment so admirably as to extort, what is in this place a rare compliment, an encore in Edward Fitz william's fine offertory, " 0 Salutaris hostia." . Signor Marchesi and Mr. Herberte were likewise very warmly applauded, and escaped more than one encore, through the deference of the audience to the conductor's manifest repugnance to allow such a de parture from the programme. This deference, how ever, did not prevent an encore of the overture to Weber's Oberon, a selection from which exquisite production of musical magic closed the concert, affording to the whole of the musical corps, as well as the orchestra, noble opportunities of fresh laurels, which they nobly won. It should have been said that the second part com menced with the second act of Gliick's exquisitely fanciful opera of Orfeo, in which it is difficult to de termine whether the poet, the musician, or the faTourite child of the Graces is most to be admired. In this fine piece, Madlle. Graumann, as Orfeo, had the solo part, which she sustained in charming style. The whole performance may be considered as giving the greatest proof yet afforded of the capabi lities of this institution. M. CARRE.—FuII often have we indulged in a hearty laugh when, in talking over old times with a chance schoolfellow, we have recalled the eccentricities of our French master. For a term of between four and five years we received his almost daily instruction, and tormented him with every variety of schoolboy tricks. His penurious habits and his contempt of women, whom he used to designate " fly traps," are as vivid in our memory as if we had parted with him but yesterday. We knew him to be rich—we had frequent exemplifications of his parsimony. Often and often has he boasted that in the fruit season his dinner was a pint of damsons purchased for a penny. He once told us that when he went to a well-off pupil's house to sup, he had " a glorious tuck-out," and thus rendered breakfast unne cessary for the following morning. It was a tradition in the school that he had but one shirt, and that he was wont at stated times to wash it himself in the New River, and walk about the fields with it on a stick until it was dry. The last time we saw him, now above twenty years ago, he was dressed in a new suit of black, wore a gold chain, looked buckish- and said he was about to return to France, and live comfortably on the handsome fortune, he had amassed. Gentility and ease probably did not suit him, for he re turned to his occupation and his penury. It was impos sible, in reason, to anticipate for him a peaceful end, but little did we dream that his dying hours would be disturbed by ghostly importunity, and that the property he had made himself miserable in collecting would be wrung from him at last by that Church of which he was no more than:a nominal member. That old French master was Mons. Mathuras Carre, respecting whose property a law suit is now pending between Mons. Metairie, a kinsman, we suppose, and Cardi nal Wiseman. —Nonconformist. A HINT FOR NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS.— The Birmingham Mercury, in its " Notices to Correspon dents." on Saturday last, as the following:—" F**Via'n.— The three first folios of your letter arrived on Tuesday, and the remaining four came to hand on Thursday. Two of the best men in our office have been engaged Eince three on Thursday afternoon in trying to make out the meaning of your MS. It is now 5 r.x. on Friday, and they have not got farther than the second line on the third folio ! They have just placed your copy in the hands of a gentleman who has been for nearly twenty years in the Blind Letter-office;' but we are fearful he will not be able to assist them out of their difficulty. The time lost in trying to read your letter will cost us 155., which amount you will oblige by forward ing to our office. Should we succeed in getting through your copy in time for next week's publication we will insert your letter." FLAX CULTIVATION IN IRELAND.—The annual flax sowing is f b U u ls t tzoooray.erages 60,000 acres. For the rest of Ire land it S u pposing each ofthe th o e v the a r i p u r e o o v f in t c h e e s to cultivate flax as extensively as Ulster, crop for all Ireland would, it is estimated, be 4,500,0001. Here is a" text for thinkers," and a " topic for more than table-talk."—Dublin .Evening Express. THE POLISH AND HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, Sus sex-chambers, Duke-street, St. James's, March - 19. SIX The public has lately been startled by hear ing of the arrival at Liverpool of come two or three hundred Polish and Hungarian refugees, coming from Turkey, and has been still more astonished to learn that an offer made to them by the British Govern ment of a free passage to New York, with some further assistance, has been refused by all but a few of the number. Much indignation has been expressed by the local press of Liverpool, as well as by some of your contemporaries in London, at the rejection of this offer. I confess, for my part, that I deeply deplore it. At the same time, I think that much al lowance should be made for men in their position, now arriving in this country, after long detention in Turkey, whose habits are those of soldiers, who have no means of being accurately acquainted with facts, and who must necessarily be guided by those who have acquired their confidence. But I can make no excuse for those persons who, being men of education, perfectly versed in the affairs of Europe and of this country, have counselled them to their unhappy course. Admitting, however, that such persons justly incur severe censure, in order to be just we must in quire whether some part of the blame ought not to attach to others who have been instrumental in placing these men in a situation to be guided by such counsel. Not long after the arrival of the refugees at Shumla, the Turkish Government, through Achmet Pacha, offered to receive them into its army, with the same rank which they held in their own, and without any stipulation as to their embracing Islamism ; or to give such as might prefer it employment in the civil service of the state. Those offers, however, though gladly cccepted, were never carried into execu• - . tion ; and it is understood that the Turks were dissuaded from giving effect to their intentions by the advice of some of the ambassadors resi dent at Constantinople. If it should appear that the British Government has been instrumental, in any degree, in preventing these unfortunate men from ob. taming employment and an honourable subsistence in the country where they first found a refuge, that Go vernment must be held responsible, to some extent, for the misfortunes and even for the errors into which they may have subsequently fallen. The refugees, tired of a life of inaction, and wearied by the disappointment which constantly followed their repeated applications for the fulfilment of the hopes which had been held out to them, na turally became discontented, and disposed to follow the advice of those who urged them to leave Turkey. The Turks were not sorry to be rid of the expense of maintaining men whom they could not, without disregarding the wishes of powerful allies, employ for any useful purpose • and they solved the difficulty by offering to the refugees the means of proceeding to some other country. The refugees chose England, and were accordingly for warded to Liverpool. It does not appear that in thus quitting Constantinople they came under any engage ment to proceed to America. Nevertheless, they must still be considered as very ill-advised in not adopting that course. For it is quite clear that men in their position can have no reasonable hope of obtaining a tolerable livelihood here, while it is certain that they may, without difficulty, procure employment in the United States. Yet, strange to say, there are per sons in this country who complain loudly of those who would give them such advice ; and the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland has lately in curred the severe displeasure of a weekly contempo rary of yours of the highest respectability for coun selling men in a precisely similar position to take that course—nay, that journal even goes so far as to charge us with being the enemies of Hungary for that reason. The journal in question, after drawing a melancholy picture of the condition of certain Hungarian refugees now residing in Turn mill-street, Clerkenwell, and after an appeal to the public to assist them by patronising a performance at Astley's, which it represents "as their last resource, as their only dependence," attacks the association in the following terms : " The Literary Association of the Friends of Po land seem dissatisfied with these poor fellows because they prefer Europe to America—because they prefer England to the prairies, to the savannahs, and to the swamps of the New World. Why should this be so ? They allege nothing against them but their poverty and their political opinions. Do the ' Friends of Poland' suppose that the Hungarian refu gees will stop the stream of the public bounty which has now been nearly twenty years running into their own coffers ? One would think it was not necessary to be an enemy to the Hungarians to be a ' friend of Poland ; but such, nevertheless, would seem to be the case in this instance. Or do those Hungarian exiles of the aristocratic class, who also live under the shelter of the power of this country, deem their poor fellow countrymen what the French term de trop. and seek, like the popinjay courtier in -Henry IV, to remove 'the slovenly, unhand some curse' from `'twist the wind and their nobility ?' Whichever of these suppositions be the true one, or whether they are both wrong, is not now argued ; but one thing is certain—that ambr patrice has always been stronger among the poor than among the rich ; the severest sacrifices have always fallen upon those humble heroes, who neither sell their country nor thank God they have a country to sell, like the Irish Member of Parliament; and the people of England will not, with God's help, recognize any superior claim of the Polish over the Hungarian emi gration in the view of active benevolence, nor lend themselves to the selfish sensitiveness of any—even a Hungarian aristocracy—in respect of the ostracism of the plebeian sufferers in the cause of their common liberty." The impression which it is evidently sought to make on the mind of the reader by this tissue of in sinuation, and of ill-defined and vague charges is, that the association has endeavoured for some sinister purpose, to persuade the refugees, contrary to their own interests, to proceed to America. The writer seems also desirous of creating some jealousy between the Hungarian and Polish refugees. I reply by the following facts: — The refugees, whose cause is thus pleaded, and who, though termed Hungarians, are chiefly Poles, of whom only a portion served in the Hungarian war, might all have been forwarded to New York during the last twelve months, had they thought fit to accept the offers of the association to that effect. If they had done so, they would not now be in the wretched state of indigence so feelingly described by the journal in question—they would not now, "having parted with every article of clothing, and even their bedclothes," be still in want of work, and reduced to the humiliating necessity of appealing, " as their last resource, as their only dependence," to the public through a performance at Astley's ; but they would, on the contrary, have good employment, and be i❑ receipt of good wages—and they would stand in the proud position of men earning a competence by their own labour. Last summer about one hundred Polish refugees, who had served in Hungary, arrived in this country from Turkey. The Government, which was deter mined to make to them no grant of public money for their permanent support in this country, at the instance of the association offered them, on their arrival, a free passage to New York. About half of them embraced the offer. The other half declined it, notwithstand ing the earnest remonstrances of the association, which warned them that they would not be able to obtain a tolerable livelihood in this coun try. They would not, however, be persuaded, and these are the identical men whose situation the writer above quoted so truly describes ; and who, after a trial of more than six months, are unable to meet with employment. Their com rades, however, who went to America all obtained work at good wages, two days after they landed a t New York, and many, who have since proceeded there, have been equally fortunate. This statement is founded on letters received from the refug ees in America, now in the possession of the association, extending from last summer to the present time, and from the oral testimony of persons recently arrived from that country. It is, then, perfectly true, that the association is dissatisfied with the refugees for not going to Awe rica—for not preferring a country where they . can eat the honest bread of industry to one ,w_n e , they , must owe their subsistence to . . e n ner"Y si ; It is dissatisfied with them . for b blind to their own interest and their the own celijargacter. But it is perfectly untrue t ha t tisfaction to treat associa tion has been impelled by that . i s ts lw c a o y u s n , sels with the refugees, even while repucli t a d tiali a on ' the any degree of unkindness. l h them relief in contrary, been ready to afford where they could show any sick ness; and in cases obtaining employment in this reasonable . plan for hesitated to promote their object. country it . s it is insinuated, that the associa tion,Still less is i h t a t s r . n ue o , tl . l in the advice it has given to the refugees, has been guided by any feelings founded on distinction of . c l a ss or political opinion. It has simply advised th ose . who have app lied to whether Poles or Hungarians, of whatever grade, faith, or party, and who could not su pport themselves here, to proceed to countries offer ing them better ,prospects, and it has been glad to be instrumental in furnishing to many of them the means of doing so. Amongst whom are some of those Magyar aristocrats so undeservedly sneered at in the above article, who are now enjoying the best consolation that can b e taste d i n exile, while eating the bread of ind e p en d ence produced by their own toil. The association may be blamed, we see it is, for endeavouring to persuade men to such a course as this. I cannot, however, but think that they incur a heavy responsibility who urge them to an opposite one; and woo, without being able to provide them with any certain means of subsistence in this coun try, seek to deter them from proceeding to ano ther, where they may be sure of obtaining that which Englishmen, at least, are accustomed to consider sufficient to satisfy the wishes of every reasonable man, viz., "a fair day's wages for a fair day's work." The article above quoted makes some observations respecting the amor patrice, and seems to think that this noble feeling is evinced by the refugees in their reluctanee to proceed to the United States. But the amor patrice is the love of a man's own country, and is not evidenced by his disinclination to remove from any other country. It may be said, however, that America being farther from Hungary or Poland than England, Hungarians and Poles may naturally be averse to go there, as they may be unwilling to move one single inch farther from their native land than they can help. Even in a sentimental point of view, this is hardly worth arguing ; yet it will be conceded that as a matter of feeling it can signify little to a man whether he be separated from his home by a hundred miles or ten times that dis tance. Looked at practically, it will be found that the refugee, so far from interposing obstacles to his return home by going to America, is actually remov ing them, and that, in this instance, the old English saying, " that the farthest way about is the nearest way home," is likely to be verified to the letter. Should any event occur likely to make the pre sence of Pole or Hungarian desirable ih his own country, he, who has, by labouring in the field open to his industry in America, amassed even a small amount of earnings, will command the means of returning to his native land at his own pleasure, and will be in a position to render good service on his arrival, while he who has languished a miserable de pendant on English charity in Turnmill-street will be without the means of reaching his home, if re quired there ; or perhaps, broken by the misery he has endured, be incapable of rendering any effectual assistance, should he, by any good fortune, be able to find his way there. _ _ In 1848, - when there appeared some chance for the destinies of Poland—when some of the sons of that unhappy land had actually taken up arms in her cause, this association was besieged by applications from Poles in London, whose only desire was to be forwarded to their native country. They had no funds for the purpose themselves, the association could supply none ; and thus they were compelled to remain spectators of what was passing, as little able to take a part in the struggle, though not above a few days' journey from the theatre of it, as if they had been, not in America, b u t i n ano th er planet.—l have have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, DUDLEY COUTTS STUART, President. CARD SHARPERS. At the Manchester Borough Court, on Monday, a respectable-looking young man, named Patrick M'Ginnis, was charged with being one of a party who had deluded a person out of 51. The com plainant, Henry Ingle, of Great Heaton, stated that on Saturday evening he was met in Miller's-lane, by a man whom he took to be a farmer's servant, and who asked him what time the train started for Ashton ; adding that he had come from Stret ford about a pony that was stolen. He desired witness to go into a public-house with him, and he would give him his master's address, so that if he should happen to see the pony, he might send the information to Stretford. They went into the Crown and Cushion, where there were three men playing at cards. They asked him to play ;he did not understand cards, but he played first for Ss., which he lost. They had three cards, one of which was a king of some kind, and he who drew the king out of the three was to win. The man who went in with him turned up the corner of one of the cards, so that it might be recognised by wit ness, and then told him to bet 2/., and he would be sure to win. He simply did as he was told, and the card he drew was not a king, and the prisoner took up the 21. He was led to try again, but lost another 21. Perceiving then that the men were all acting in con cert, and that the farmer's servant had only been the " decay bird," he went and .informed the police, but the men were gone when they arrived. An officer stated that he apprehended the prisoner, and found three cards upon him, U. ls. in money, and three flash coins, being imitations of sovereigns and half-sovereigns. Mr. Maude pointed oat to the com plainant the folly of his being so easily deluded. He intimated to the prisoner that had the evidence against him been a little more conclusive, he would have been sent to the sessions. He was discharged. PRIESTS AT A DEATH-BED. (From Marryat's "Midshipman Easy.") " This is stupid work," thought Jack, "I may have more fun outside :" so Jack put on his cloak, left the masquerade, and went out in search of ad ventures. He walked into the open country about half-a-mile, until he came unto a splendid house, standing in a garden of orange trees, which he determined to reconnoitre. lie observed that a window was open, and lights were in the room; and he climbed up to the window, and juit opened the white curtain and looked in. On a bed Jay an elderly person, evidently dying, and by the side of the bed were three priests, one of whom held the crucifix in his hand, another the censer, and a third was sitting at a table with a paper, pen, and ink. As Jack un derstood Spanish, he listened, and heard one of the priests Say— Your sins have been enormous, my son, and I cannot give you extreme unction or absolution unless you make some amends." " I have," answered the moribund, " left money for ten thousand masses to be said for my soul." " Five hundred thousand misses are not sufficient. How have you gained your enormous wealth—by usury and robbing the poor ?" "1 have left a thousand dollars to be distributed among the poor on the day of my funeral." " One thousand dollars is nothing —you must leave all your property to holy church." " And my children ? " replied the dying man _ faintly. $' What are your children compared to your salva tion ? Reply not ; either consent, or not only do I refuse yon the consolation of the dying, but I excom muicate -." " Mercy, holy father, mercy !" said the old man in a dying voice. " There is EU mercy, you are damned for ever and ever. Amen. Now hear : excommunicabo IC " Stop—stop. Have you the paper ready ?" " 'Tis here—all ready, by wh'eh you revoke all former wills, and endow the holy church with your property. We will read it, for God forbid that it should be said that the holy church received an in voluntary gift."_ " I will sign it," replied the dying man ; " but my sight fails me. Be quick—absolve me." And the paper was signed with difficulty as the priests sup ported the dying man. "And now absolve me." "I do absolve thee," replied the priest, who then went through the ceremony. " Now, this is a confoundedly rascally piece of business," said Jack to himself, who then dropped his cloak, jumped up on the window-sill, opened wide the window curtains with both hands, and uttered a yelling kind of " Ha! ha! ha! ha !" The priests turned round, saw the demon, as they imagined, dropped the paper on the table, and threw themselves with their faces on the floor. " Exorciso te," stammered one. " Ha! ha! hal ha !" repeated Jack, entering the room, and taking up the paper, which be burnt by the flame of the candle. Our hero looked at the old man on the bed; his jaw had fallen, his eyes were turned; he was dead. Jack then gave one more "Hal ha! ha I ha !" to keep the priests in their places, blew out the candles, made a spring out of the window, caught up his cloak, and disappeared as fast as his legs could carry him. ele chair. p in ac th e AS YLUM FJB IDIOTS. -The third anniver sary in a ver y e loquent speech, pr o p ose d the chief night, at The t d i i i n e n L er on o d f o t n hi T s abrenerenv;olethnet iiisartiltuotfiocnartloioslke toast of the evening , observin g that there Noble Earl, were few forms of human Buffering more entitled to generous sympathy and ac ti v e assistance than t hat th ey proposed to alleviate. Few classes were more exposed to the cold neglect and the brute r idi cu le of uncultivated minds. Even taping it - at the best, i that family decencies and affections had gathered round them, guided their path and smoothed the i w as the lot awarded to them in thi s life. r l Vllow, how hard Fay that their institution already afforded e was happy to assistance to 183 patients, and there were still 174 applications requiring im. mediate assistance. It was the des to erect a building ca p a bl e of containing this number, and they felt that they could not make this effort without a sufficient sum to start with. ' They, anxiously to the c on tributions therefore, looked forward which might be made that night to promote such a laudable enterprise. The secretary announced that a sum of 2 the course of th e 'S"L had been subscribed during evening to promote the objects of the charity. DEATH FROM TIGHT LACING.-011 Monday Mr. Grindon, coroner of Bristol, held an inquest in that city on the body of a young woman, aged 22, whose death was caused or at least much accelerated, by the pernicious practice of tight lacing, in which so many of her sex fool ishly indulge. The coroner directed that a very careful post mortem examination should be made, and the medical testi mony clearly showed that the deceased was perfetly free from disease, and that there was no visible cause of death except the compression of the stomach and viscera from tight lacing. The jury returned as their verdict that death was caused by idiopathic asphyxia, hastened by tight lacing Loss OF LIFE BY FIRE.—A fire happened on Tuesday night, at No. 16, Broadway. St. Thornas.street, Southwark, belonging to Mr. W. Archer, a commercial trader. Violent screams proceeding from the kitchen, the inmates, on running thither, found Mrs. Archer completely . enveloped in flames. They were soon extinguished, when it was found that the unfortunate woman was so frightfully burned that it was necessary to remove her to Guy's Hospital, where she died in the course of a short time, hav ing stated previously that the accident was caused by her clothes catching tire, The Shipowners' Association of Liverpool are ma king efforts to procure the total abolition of fees on chip- , ping taken by British consuls abroad, and inettad 14 rellltts aerate them by fixed ligazies.