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~~ 1 . • enigeanee, 16 t•i 1 agF4 Chandler. 20 to 1 a *: ii '' I.mnaibitie (taken), 25 to 1 agst Maria Day, 25 to 1 ag. w itt6 F ' l lii)'• :30 tat 1 .ed., , t Tire O.!, ~ Abd ce t 711 .1 1! net meation:d ~t , t , rting, Out was i ached at 20 to 1 el.4l4 ing• Oa entering the course in iht• last round 4 race R. 119 virtua'ly over, Abd-el Kader ha!ing a smong lead, which he maintained to the end, winning cIY" by two or three lengths; a go-d race for sec:4ld; .44Inithinei a bid f urth. The pace was good all the Were 7 Y• There were several cast' 'I i. e, hut, whether they of a a, roes nature we had n , t , ialo to a certain. , (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) „T"2 following races were run t.f,er cur parcel was dis- Ittched from the course:— " Optional Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 30 k r. T.,,„ . , added. One mile. (4 Subs.) lslr, J -z!on s Eunuch, 3 yr 4 , 1 Th bl e ' l kson's Tower, 3 yrs to e following also started but were not placed:- 1.1:d Wi.trford nil Edit Deam, 3 yrs. at . Wiley's Old Nu. 12, 5 yrs. l'h S Won eisy. . e n'ignabla Handicap t f 3 sovs. each, with 20 added. si ll[ Half-a mile. Ir,,angan's Portie, 4 yrs Thtlawson's Cauriri, 4 yrs . . 2 3 Q fdlowing also started:— Zaide, 3 yrs—Shanwell, .v.Yp-Pio Nona, 3 3 is—Cam:flower, 5 yrs—La d er ti ")e, 4 yrs—Magic Wund, 3 yrs—and Little Won 'iuegq. Won by a length. 1,„,.' t e1l —lOO 1 r over hurdler, Mile and a half. ~ „. ..., i .t, r c,4"oll4urgan's Fugitive, 10st 51b -ZrPtiun Cu nningharn's The Meux, 10st 51b 2 n , ae a ., h . : only (nabl es us to add to the above that the ...t h. cr . was deli g h tful, the assemblage enormous, and _ f u j cilleElting in a'l respect s t h e most b r illi antly success everting held at Liverpool. W A , 2 .°lochan i P n the Cheater Clip or Derby. -`I4BLOO COURSING MEETING.—TUESDAY. barn . THE WA.TERLOO CUP. it tia Gardner's,Whalley beat Mr. Simpson's Slash- Str P r ' If ! • Taylor's Bendigo bent Mr. Smith's Japl - et. Al r' E • Taylor's lor's Oliver beat Captain Archdall's ttne, , aar j • A L : ~,. Robinson's Pt.t'y brat Mr. B. H binson's b. b. • 14; `-',Jark's Cerito beat Mr. Cooke's Crenoline. M r . ' -1. • L. Brewer's Barney beat Mr. Jebb's Ringdovt . De' Geo:' n'• Wilson' s J am i e F orrest beat Mr. E. Taylor's m l llatley. k r ; lia lc''s Bee H unter beat Mr. J. Wilson's Governor. tir, : iV:lles Froli c b eat M r. Deakin's Derwen t. )le. eb b' 3 War E ag l e b eat M r. Heach ' s Wicked Sir 0 tii S t, ' t • George G ore ' s M ag i c i an beat Mr. J epson ' s . Alr. u , d iem : A ' u'regson's Neville beat Mr. Temple's Tribune. ‘ l . Gralra ' Fugitive beat Mr. Sharpe's nd. erione :. in s Mary, 0 k r3 ,. •ai • Rolcnes's Sylvan beat Mr. Ridgway's Lady k r . 4 .1 r. It endall' s R enown beat Mr. T. Booth's Alice. kte c . z . . 4 . Grah am ' s British Lion beat Mr. Bendaii, s [it T. Nbey ; . Ivs--Bendigo beat Whalley; Cerito beat l ßar- . atty relic beat ,War Eagle; Fugitive beat Sy van, e , beat Oliver ; Jamie Forest beat Bee Hunter; ue beat Magiei , n; British Lion beat Renown. I Sir. J THE WATERLOO PURSE. Y('llin,oel3B°ll'S Wars ick beat M r . D ea ki n ' s D on ' t b e t a4 el4 • kr, ~.e 's Boli n b ro k e beat Mr. W. Wilson's Bravo. gr e .* . Graha m ' s Wi zard of the North beat Mr. A 1 q 6 r 8(4 0... e ' 8 ,...!. Gedri c . grthp,.'• ttobtes's Tout heat Mr. J. Robinson's Sir 1 4r, w e„„ ebbs' W ell-I•Never beat Mr. Temple's Twinkle. Fall ow t4"l eer Arelidall'a B onne t b ea t M r. T . B oot h' s Al. Gtr'fti ciuian. 4 ,,,C0 ok e ' s Conceit beat Mr. Jebb's Daffodil. .14 Brewer's Blank beat Sir St. G e or ge Gor e ' s D. C. stir -RUlt Y-LANE THEATRE. _ tie' Justice Talfourd's tragedy of lon, the only Addis ' classical " traceed with the exception of 4 4 4 ° 0 4 i : 8 Cato, in the ° English language , which has revive raeved a real success on tilt. English stage, was ag e d here last evening with a greater degree of_ alou s eess than has ever attended any of its pre s Ive ,rePresentations triumphantly successfulwhich antnit them to have been, a success l'iliteh4°l,el.9 owing to the greater strength of the cast, s 4 11th, "'at evening was peculiarly strong, Mr. Jame_ 41 ' 1 48 ,i °4 b eing the lon, Mr. Vandenhoff the Adra f s 1 4 4 - ,„ 4 Miss Vandenhoff the Cleman the, being the eekt il c , - ,a3r the best lon, the best Adrastus, and the e efier:,eraallthe who have yet sustained the respective Ca th.-mmerB.: More youthful than the lon Mr o s. e hteV er eady, more manly than the lon o h. es laith it Kean, the lon of Mr. Anderson com 1 . ! , 4 'aii ,7 8 „graee and pathos of the latter in the earlier laie t-1 the majesty and dignity and power of the d I tiaß t i r s i n . the last act, in which lon as priest an t alai s Pttest and king indeed, a sacred and anointed llg4te,, con the Fates, who rises superior to any . merely aslierr ideration, or thought, or when w to S ts roann to perform what he feels to be his duty i 4 il "the kiel, and to Gods.. The . acting of Ar. kWth:°°n, throughout was classical in the truest . sense ita l - f t „ ll int and his declamation was beautiful. The ~4 1t h- e : ,B 0 Mr. Vandenhoff is not only the best ZI oi,"age, but it can never be surpassed, inasmuch 1 th e lz)t t it is perfect, and worthy to take its place ess ev er Bte of the Creon (which who that has seen 4 the foro et) of the same gentleman. As perfect . r., Seth Adrastus of Mr. Vandenhoff is the haveCl 'tel l :; of Miss Vandenhoff, which might . the t n ,ed by those who recol!ect the brilliant ca 'o 'oe:,t''"'s very talented young lady. How perfect co It le th 'l3. cr eated Antigone he otherwise than i‘ e t.reib„ .. 'atithe ? Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff are par h eters n.r„--c,e,. the representatives of the 14 Greek tragedy ; they are now at a theatre where, t hre Z e person of Mr. James derson °4 tl l ;also a classical actor, perhaps the only u o c ll h e , i lkillt e -:age Who can at present represent, th to b e represented, the juvenile ash such 11 . 14 De trlaSter-pieces of Eschylus, Sophocles, e est ',' )4 -4 , uriPides. 'we beg, therefore, to . sugg u 146' .A.nderson the propriety of getting p_ litiß;,°' elaasical representations, after the model of l e 'te — X , and think that he would find translations ILO'as . "le Greekwould answer his purpose better tt ab 1 t' ni; S a ions from the German. The play s' ll a ii(l l -rli blY put on the stage, the costume., a ll •tal,:" and decorations were classically and rai ,lali; correct, and we seemed transported back to s i'ql t. te sgt - L a .s of Ancient Greece The applause was , T. a each throughout, and at the conclusion ar en, t IV 4 Anderson and Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff " "li ed b r d ried_ . e ore the curtain. The house was L. " In every part. 4 1 1 e• 4N,6RAIVIIC EXHIBITION OF itiNtriyat."lllTANNlA BRIDGE, &c. &c. I`, e view was given last evening at 309, Rtrgent- Ni t 1 1 eXt a ti e 4 etktidoor t , , the justly-celebrated Polytechnic . tt to all a singularly-beautiful panoramic . descrip -11144n or 111,Ites, now the most attractive, either in Eng -1411.10 th:"34,l3!evious to its opening e this day for ad . mis- T icture opens with a 4 114 t 1 9 epubite genera"y.• i h'll and the country )i 4%4, .orrect view of Primrose- i , th r44 „tlet, , s t l Which the Birmingham Railway and its ( 4" - kit"e green pleasant fields which surround this i l ittltt t % apet-- 80 NI Phila.-se, well known to every resident of kai and , ~ Hampstead-bill, and the neighbouring kik end towns, are delineated with an accuracy ) e D : 54 t 1 - ,, , • of colouring, that renders the whole . an . deletediht-eiit Picture on am canvass on which it is li k• Next comes the Wolverton Viaduct, and .atilet°i&tta!motiftial leenery which surrounds it, and then we '411 1 4 e t , town of Coventry, so remarkable for its itt i l a th e e tas and picturesque appearance, after wh a i re ch , 'ig!l: ita e s tlaukv b • dusty town of Birmingham, ' e a llun'ere4 Chi u m s ty s and all the . busy parap er tip'4, illreLt Manufacturing depot, its churches, and 14 tr kl v,0 t he fresh blooming spots which surround 41 4 l ' g' 94 every side, with their comfortable cot tilt:, ig l i / i i .ng, the suburbs' of a town, not very remark s' app ea r for anything in the shape of beauty, a l b ka vPearance that relieves the monotony of N il lset a 11 4 at t4 , , ring locality. From Birmingham the him some of te. t ett "as spread out before kerill 4esetkuisite scenery which can b conceived N,, ea h e r is Presented to his view, with e the ancient l'iglts soft °f its past history, its , antique appear- A t he „ il t ao t and beautiful landscapes, so perfect in co ,N,`,lttie.: aPPearance that the rivers seem to flow . on IV% ► 17) ' l ad the green lass to flourish on their . ver y t ' ll e' and then the wonders g of wonders of science ;I,ilke„, befor e him in a life-like delineation of the e NI; Nita, the Britannia Tubes. We know not if w .t . IfivAitt.itnessed anything so correctly and !Hau' Nt it 7. 44- 8 the Britannia Tube and the scenery by vouiri7 surrounded. The illusion is so perfect that 11Amt%tr'illlegitle himself loitering along that most ttO t ist s 444 sunny landscape, with iti mountains 141 6 11t4 ►"t , and its valleys blooming with the Ni l t'ssette?dure; Menai Straits flowing delightfully .t :I tl ttittis te l its waters sparkling and glistening in h e e . S Ne l ; di d We not know it was, after all, but a pan , - „ip u t aid b ' and that the atmosphere around gave con? u N . di:7,e that the looker on was anywhere but in a i s t k t '' t tge h r '° ; ', and surrounded by something more t., 4 4 - ',„ - s t „' e kY than an enchanting and romantic land : I', t rl,i' 4l 4 to ll e —r( , 1 1 1 31 this exhibition will, we apprehend, , i t a el - the most attractive in the panoramic line tl i , bri o , foe pr; t 4l ;aq tlt e ai l pr i se y a e n a d rs in London. As a work of art to those who neier witnessed t, cl ati t :,ll . Engla i nd and Wales, which are so beauty 'it :1414-Ted, or who have not had an opportunity o 11 1 1114 h - ' it! ' :' ; e* ein n ir the gigantic works erected by modern . 4 : 4 t . ; 41 . t iv . ill - bP ,l 4 , e !z):*. difficulty,every ttilitillortetile,soiziort. gratifying, ad in the absence of the time, will satisfy them ‘'e tl% 1' a ,„ Eiv all a 4. a of t wa ll nt be offered for their weep- Nl',ll,Pa4inttigngesiss., shall understand, the work of J. 1 I Pt' N)r e 1., a nd, in addition to the charms of the p... 1,14 aeritation an instructive and amusing de l'k' ' ti t to 1148 iv c'n b ' Joh Clarke, Eq., which gives -'. vybole,y and cannot a fail to be fully aPPre" i t kp z , 1/14 1 4& / - 1 - ---- - T- - -- -- =-- 1, on geld at Paris O1:11e.se I:4l,LeitiE,T.--',Le premium trint tt._ Ini t i . " , which, at the English . price of A')t,'lli!; ef c,.. P , r ounce for standard gold, elves an ex -1)`•°2; and the exchange at Paris"an London °"4"l't 4 el ug 25 471 it fI, thatgold is 0.18 per . ill Paris. '""rs advises from ~ ti l Ph th than in London. By ... It o E a e e price of gold is 435 k per mark, which, I t 4 14 RINI, 7„. .'t e tr gold tnt price of 3/. 17e. 10 d. per ounce 't t ta, 4 giv„, for il it ` 3 l l l l, l% , t harobt:r.r exchange ,ii of t l3 10 1 and the ex s_' 4: being 13.12, 11 14 thttt golg li s °l lr o c n en a t. dearer in London 411 burgh, 0.80 P T PROVIDENT At -, SOcIATL‘N. The ninth annual meeting ~ t the clonorF, and friendi of the Benevolent Dt.pirtniera t f this was held last cvcri;n; , , at the London Tavern; John ALA Smith, Esq., M.P., in the chair. Among those present b‘si:it.s the chairman, we oh servetl Baron Rothschild, M.P.; Thomas , M.P.; Trionasoilliankey, Esq.; 11. Angarrie, E,q.; F. Deare, E,q.; S. Woc:d, Esq.; W. Langdon, Esq ; R. H. Jones, E,q., chairman; and Mr. J. W.irirelch, chairman; and the Board of .Managetr,ent. After nading tho advertisearent.convening the met - ing, the Secretary, Mr. P. H. BYRNE, read the report ef the directors, uf which the following is an abstract:— Received from 62 new subieribers ... £67 4 0 399 old " 441 5 6 2 lifo " 21 0 0 £529 9 6 ... 111 13 And for donations £641 2 14 gratuities have been given to 11 members, to Ile extent of 85/. 79 members haYe been granted loans, amounting t 1,487/. 10s. In accordance with a resolution of V:° , last annual meeting -4 widows were elected to annuities of 151. each, making together 3 clerks and 11 widows of clinks annuitants on the fund c f this department, at a permanent charge of 2404 per annum. The trustees and treasurer met according to annual cut tom on the 21st inst. at the office of the association, and inspected the balance-sheet of both depa.tments cf this association, with which they expressed thenaselv, a entirely satisfied. The balance-sheet, duly audited, was read, showing an increase of the funds of this department 263/. 19s. ld. The board recommend that on the 29th of May next one clerk and two widows be elected to annuities—the former of 251., and the latter of 151. each, and if no cleik should apply, then that three widows of clerks be elected to annuities of 151. each. The hoard regret that a diminution has taken place in the number of subscribers, owing to tie association n•. receiving that support from the general body of clerks to which it is entitled from its benevolent object. The CHAIRMAN said it was his duty to propose that the report and balance-sheet which they hadjust heard read shOuld be received, adopted, and printed at the discretion of the board, and if any persons had any oh servations to make with reference to them, Oat was the time at which it would be most expedient and judicous to address the directors or the meeting. Mr. H. H. JONES, the chairman of the board of management, then rose, and said—l am anxious to offe a few observations, in order that this meeting may fulls understand the sentiments of the beard of managemete in respect cf the present position of this branch of th. association. Sir, it was my happiness on the 21st e preside over a meeting Le!d in this place of the member: of the assurance department, very numerously attended. On that occasion we had little to do but to congratulat each other on the very great increase in the business of the past year. and which, although it did not exceee our hopes, did certainly extend beyond our expectations. I wish I could say as much fur the benevolent depart ment,—the source whence emanates all immediate bene fits to members. While the assurance branch provide: or the future, the benevolent fund is intended for pre sent bent fit, to aid and assist those in temporary dis tress by gratuities or loans, to relieve the age clerk and the sorrowing widow by permanent an. nuities. These are some of the benefits of the branch of the association ; and up to the present time no applicant has been disappointed. Bet sir, unless there is a better spirit manifested by the both of clerks than, I regret to say, has hitherto appeared. the benefits of this department will become circumscribes in their operations. I confess that I am greatly disas - pointed in my expectations, but I do not yet despair There is able ad in this country such a spirit cf philter - thropy, that if the cause be good it will sooner or late meet with support.—(Cheers.) It is possible that the managers have not yet hit upon the right method o' bringing the subject home to the clerks; if this be so, I hope that during the present year a plan may be devisee and adopted to relieve us of this doubt. I fear, however. that this is not altogether the cause of the lukewarm ness of the clerks. Two objections, I know, are ad vanced. One is, I may get nothing in return for my annual guinea. Another is, that our benefits are so small as to be beneath notice. Now I ask whether these are good and valid objections? Had all thought in this way where would have been our present annuitants, and how should we have been able to have granted loans to 349 members, and have relieved many others by casual aid? But, sir, I do not look to those clerks to aid us who sub scribe expecting a return. I want to see subscriptions flow in from those who give them from the noble desire to benefit their fellow-creatures, and especially their own class, and from others who, from prudent forethought. deem it advisable to make this provision in case of need. As an answer to those who despise the small ness of our aid, permit me to refer to the cases which have been assisted during the past year. Of course I avoid mentioning names. The first case is that of a person aged 53, whose hus band was en assurer for six years; he died after a lin gering illness, leaving her with five children dependent upon her, ono afflicted with deafness. The annuity granted in this case could not be purchased for leas than 1901—(Cheers.) In the next the age of the annuitant is 39. fler late husband was a subscriber to the Bene volent Fund, and died after a lingering illness, leaving her with one child dependent upon her f o r support — means limited and uncertain; value of faunlike 2501. The next is the widow of a clerk, who was an assurer for six years. The annuity in her case would cost 2701. Aga,in there is a widow aged 62, whose husband was an assurer for four years, to wht m an annuity of the value of 1501. has can given.—(Cheers.) Now, with what delight Detest we reflect upon the feelings of those annuitants when they received this generous assistance from the associa tion.—(Cheers.) Out of these four cases I am happy to say two aro those of country members, and I wish to accompany this fact with the observation that country members have as great a chance to assistance from the association as the London members.—(Cheers.) I now come to the statement of gratuities, omitting, as usual. the names of the parties. A person who had been out of employment for more than two years, and was nearly ruined by becoming security for another individual, received a gratuity of 101. A widow whose husband died suddenly, leaving her with a young family in great distress, and without the means of obtaining a livelihood, received 101. Another widow, who was left with a daughter and a lunatic son unpro. vided for, was assisted with a gratuity of Si. To a mem ber who was reduced t great distress by a long and .:pensive illness in his family, by having been unern• ployed for a long time, and by having his furniture seized, a gratuity of 10/. was given. The next was that of a party who was laid up from November to April with congestion of the lungs, and whose exeenses wer. very heavy; he also received a gratuity of 10/. Ti another who was laid up for seven weeks with rheumatic fiver and had his expenses greatly increased, a gratuity of 5/. was given. The widow (.f a memt er who was left with three children solely dependent upoe her exertions for support, without a relative or fliene capable of rendering her the least assistance, received gift of 10/. The last he would mention was the case of a widow, whose husband died of cholera, leaving her with three children totally unprovided for, and without the means of meeting the expenses of the funeral ; to her a gratuity of 10/. was awarded. Now, these are cases of relief during the past year, and if aftet hearing them, any one should say that this associatioe is not worthy of support, I certainly will not envy him his feelings.—(Cheers.) But, in order to complete my statement of the benefits conferred by the associa Lion, I will just read a few of the answers which have been returned, showing in what way the assistance given was received:— " An unexpected God-send has been given to me 1)) the benevolent committee of the Provident Society. lamat a loss to find words or sentiments to convey my gratitude for so noble, generous, and spontaneous a gift —yes, a gift which has emanated from the inmost recesses of the humat, heart, towards alleviating unforeseen difficulties which have been inflicted by the wise said merciful hand of Divine Providence, in causing the illness of my partner in life." "Allow me to return my grateful acknowledgments for your kind donation cf 101. from the benevolent fund, granted to me under eircutnstatices of peculiar trial and distress. I shall ever feel thankful that my late hus band was induced to become a Lc euabor cf your associ ation." 4beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th ult. conveying to me the kind consideration of the directors of the Provident Clerks' Mutual Association c f my long illness, and their resolution to give me the liberal donation of 101., which to me is of great service and be- Left just now, and for which I beg you will give them my most grateful acknowledgments. "I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your cheque for 51, the amount of donation awarded to me by the board in consequence of my recent severe illness and the expenses incident thereto; I canna t but feel grateful for this liberal net, and I shall express ray obligation by letter to the board." Surely, after these examples a higher value will be set upon this department than has hitherto been the case. I feel, sir, that I have trespassed somewhat upon your time and patience; I hope not unprofitably so. I need not assure you of my hearty zeal in the came iu which I have laboured with my colleagues for ten years past. We are a united board, acting from purely disinterested motives, and solely with the desire to do good. Now, I do hope that we may this year be I ncoureged by a decided movement in the right direction —nay, I shall be disap pointed if we separate this evening without receiving some token cf approval from several gentlemen present. Depend upon it you will never regret the sacrifice you may make, and in making it you will gladden the hearts of the managers, and stimulate them to continue their exertions.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then rose, and in proposing the adoi - tion of the report, said—l will take the liberty of very strongly seconding, as I have so often done before, when filling a similar situation to that which I occupy this evening, the claims which I think this benevolent por tion of the Provident Clerks' Association has on the notice of those present as well as those absent, who are engaged in similar occupations. the success of the as surance department has been remarkable; it hi:s gone certainly far beyond my expect a'ions as to the rapidity of the increase which we have witnessed during the last feve years ; and I certainly do look back upon the share which I' hate taken in promoting that establishment with the liveliest feelings of plea. ur. , and satisfieiion.--(Cheese.) But I must beg a aaia to thaw s sir attention to the fact, !list while one is .4 mutual assurance against the chances of life, this—the :;enevolt at she a , tment—is a mutual assurance against the chances of affitction, illness, and distress lo all its shapes; aid I firmly believe it deserves Sour at tention as strongly us tie other, It deserves, in one sense, if possib'e, more. becau.e it is by small contri butions, not generally felt to be onetous .you assure those who are not able to take care of tot mselves against those various contingencies to which persons in your occupation are so peculiarly expose-% lam coufident there is something wanting;—l don't know what it is— to make this portion of the Provident Clerks' Associa tion as much an object of interest to clerks as I am quite certain it some day or other will become.—(Hear, hear.) Whether or not those who have been erigaae d in its management have failed in making its advantages as generally 'known as they ought to be, I do not know, but perhaps something or another may have occurred a Bich has produced a different effect from that which was in tended, and that a character may have been given to the association which those who have been engaged in for and promoting it have done their best to avoid —I mean that of being a common ordinary charity.— (Hear.) It would be very easy, certainly, for several of those gentlemen who sit on my right and left to go about the city with a begging•box to solicit aid 0:1 behalf of the Provident Clerks' Association, and I am certain if they did so that their efforts would be at tended more or less with success, but, I know they would refuse to take such a step, and I would be among the first to instigate them to that refusal.—(Hear.) I have never myself wished to put this before you as a charity, but my desire has been, and is now, earnestly to itnpress upon you the facility with which, by a small annual con tribution made among those vast numbers of persons employed in the occupations of clerks in this city, every •mne rf you may have an assurance against those often= times sudden misfortunes, illness, distress, and want of employment, to which you must in your position be subject. I am speaking, perhaps, more strongly than some cf you think expedient, but it is because I do most earnestly and most honestly feel that this is a point most strongly deserving of your attention. It is one which, if you felt as I feel, you could not allow to slum ber as it has unfortunately done. But I do hope that, now and henceforward, every one, in his own locality and in his particular sphere of influence, will exert him self to make the institution known, and to instigate others to give it their support.—(Loud cheers ) I do not think one word I have said as to the growing and future importance of the Provident Clerks' Institu tion has been misplaced.—(Hear.) I am confident my self that the assurance department is going to be one of the. largest, most influential, most useful establishments in this City—(Cheers) —and I shall most sincerely lament if the benevolent department of the establish ment is loft behind, and if we fail in attracting to it that same degree of public favour, that same degree of per sonal exertion on the part of the clerks, which has secured the flourishing condition of its twin relative.-- (Hear.) I sincerely unite with our most excellent and meritorious chairman of the committee of manage meat, in expressing a hope that we shall not leave this room to-night without finding that that which we have taken the liberty of saying to you has made a deep im pression on your minds, and without hearing some as surance from you that you will earnestly and zealously co-operate with the board in giving that stimulus to this lepaitment which I cannot too often say fmost honestly believe it thoroughly deserves.—(Cheers.) The motion for the adoption of the report was then put and carried. . Mr. WELCH said it was his pleasing duty to propose the following resolution:— " That on the 29th May next, or such other day as he board may appoint, of which due notice shall be given, a special general meeting be held for the purpose of electing three additional annuitants duly qualified ac cording to the rules, viz.:—One clerk, being a member, to an annuity of 251.; and two widows of members to annuities of 151, each; and in the event of no qualified :number offering himself, then to elect three widows of members to annuities of 151. each." Ilea resolution would be the means, if adopted, of , arrying out the principal object of this association, viz., that of benevolence—assisting and relieving those ho were not so fortunate as themselves. He always locked upon this branch of the association as a means, if extended, of doing a vast amount of good ; and though their Chairman, with his usual kindness, had, in the course of his allusions to it, observed that he was always desirous of avoiding the word " charity," he begged rather to differ from him, because he considered that all benevolent institutions of this kind wero of a cha ritable character ; and he could see no reason why clerks should be ashamed to belong to a charitable institution, and to receive assistance from it if misfortune should overtake them, the same as other individuals.— (Hear, hear.) They were all liable to misfortunes, from the highest to the lowest in the land, and he believed the highest classes had their benevolent and charitable funds. The clergy, the army and navy, the liberal pro fessions, professors of the fine arts, persons in- all branches of trades, and even the higher classes of mer chants, had their benevolent institutions, which were supported to an extraordinary extent ' • and when he looked to the s ma ll num b er of subscribers who annually contributed to the Provident Clerks' Associa tion and Benevolent Fund he could.notlefrain from ex pressing his ustonishment and regret. Reasons had been assigned by many gentlemen why they did not belong to the association, and-among thetn was one which had already been alluded to by the Chairman, viz., that they did not get enough for their money. Now, the Chairman had told them what the advantages absolutely were—that they get advances when in need of assistance, and that an annuity of 251 was given to a distressed clerk, and an annuity of 151. to the widow of a clerk; and the chance of obtaining those great boons, be would remind them, would be Made almost a certainty, provided the clerks themselves would come forward and support the ins-VW:ion as it ought to be supported.—(Hear, heap.) Though he was wed aware, having been a clerk himself for a great number of 3 oars, that owing to the position of a clerk, and the appear ance which he was obliged to keep up, lie could not spare a great deal out of his income, yet there were very sew who could not spare a little; and calculating upon a graduated scale, commencing with the chief clerk, and going down to the junior clerk in an office, and varying the subscription between the sum of two guineas and 55., he did think, looking at the number of clerks in London alone, they might have a fund aesplylsuflicient to answer every claim for- assistance which might be made on the benevolent department of the association.—(Cbeers.) Aid from other sources would then be no longer neces sary. What was the support which this department had vet with? At the annual meeting on the 31st of Decem ber, 1841, there were 257 annual subscribers, and that number continued up to 1845, when they had their first public dinner, which created a certain degree of interest in the association, and the clerks responded to the call which was made upon them by the gentleman who pre sided on that occasion to exert themselves to promote its welfare, The number then increased to 372, and in the following year, from similar causes, again increased to 475. In 1847 the number was 507, but in 1848 it decreased to 490 ; and in 1849 to 463. Now, th,t was a very small number, taking into account the great body of clerks who were employed in the City alune. They would, perhaps, be surprised to find that, as regarded both the assurance branch and the be cevolent fund, the clerks in the country were more pro vident than those in London, and that they - had a greater amount of support from country than from London clerks.—(Hcar, hear.) Now, look ing to the large establishments in London, and to the gentlemen who were sitting at that table.who bad taker. such an interest in the association, who had given up their time and exerted their influence in its behalf, and in duced some of the first men in the country to preside at their festivals, in order to !test) the undertaking alive, he could not but think it extraordinary that the clerks in London should not have supported the association to the same extent as the clerks in the country. He had the pleasure of visiting Manchester a short time ago, on behalf of the association, and in conjunction with some of his colleagues, he called upon some of the principal houses, -and he found, that in Manchester the feeling very generally existed among the principals, that a benevolent institution of this kind ought to be self supporting. They considered if such a principle were adopted it would redound more to the honour and 'independence of the clerks. When the question was put to himself and colleagues, how it was, that the in stitution was not supported s by the clerks, they found it extremely difficult to give an answer, and an impediment was thus thrown in their way which prevented their making that progress which otherwise they would have obtained. , But he was happy to say that the result of the meeting which they held in that city was extremely favourable, and he hoped as the association became more generally known in the country they would have a much larger accession of members. If this hope were ful filled the result would tend very much to operate with the London clerks, on whom a klad of reflection would be thrown. It had occurred to him, that it every member were to take the trouble to make the institu tion known in his particular sphere or office, he might induce his brother clerks to become subscribers, and in the course of next year the funds in that case would be considerably augmented. They must bear in mind that the present invested capital was only only 10,8001., and that they had already on the books eleven widows who received the annual sum of 1651., and three clerks who re ceived the annual sum of 751. They proposed now to add one more clerk, and three widows, which would make a total permanent claim on the invested funds of the asso ciation of 2951., consequently a very small margin would be left for those who might come hereafter. Their duty was not to give everything away at present, but to make a reservation for those who might become dis tressed or unfortunate, and who would have an equal right to the funds of the association ; and what he urged upon them was, to exert themselves to the utmost to make known the excellent advantages which resulted from the association, and to see if they could not by next year have a great increase t f members. Ile was satisfied if they obtained a larger amount of support that they might do away with all feelings of repugnance as to the association being a kind of charity, because as soon as the funds were in a prosperous state a member would simply have to come and say, "I have been suffering from illness, and I require assistance," and it would be readily and cheer fully accorded to him.---(Loud cheers.) Mr. Welch then alluded to the success which had at tended the movement lately made by the body of commercial travellers to establish a charity. Being desirous to have a school for the orphan children of deceased members they met and laid down a plan. They divided themselves into sections, and by each going about and collecting subscriptions and donations, they wen: soon enabled to erect a fine building at Wan stea,d—(Clu ers)—but not satisfied with that, they were nova collecting more, not exactly to establish almshouses, but to purchase small detached cottages, which might afford a place' of shelter and comfort to those of their bre thren who might become unfortunate and require assist ance. Now he did not see why their 10,0004 might not be doubled, and why they mieht not have an orphan school, and also detached cottages as places of er into' t able retirement tor aged and eesayed clerks veli a vis,t with mistort es.—(Cheers.) He co:whiled by pi()posing t It! resolution as given, above. Mr. MAITLAND rose to second the resolution. He said it was with mingled feelings of pleasure and pain that he appeared before them that night, feelings of pleasure that they had been able to do so much, and feelings of pain that they had not been able to do more. five re months ago he had had the honour of appearing before them in that very room, when it was resolved that four annuitants should he elected on the funds of twat institution. On that occasion they had to con gratulate themselves that they had not a greater num ber of applicants than they were able to elect. " the present occasion, it was proposed to elect three amts tants—one clerk to 251. per annum, and two widows to are nuities of 151. each; or it circumstances should so happen three widows to annuities of 15/. each; but he was nut able to tell the mesting whether there would be no more applicants this year than they would be able to satisfy— he should rather say that there would be more come for ward than could receive support from the funds of the institution. He was afraid that they would not be able to say that on this occasion they would send away no aching heart that had come to them for consolation and support. But he could only trust that the progress of the institution during the next year would be such and so great that on a future occasion they would be able to elect as many applicants as presented themselves. He quite agreed with the last speaker on the subject. of the report with regard to the funds of the institution, and regretted that while the other department of the institution was progressing rapidly and favourably, this department was not advancing to the same - extent. H they thought that this department was not calculated to work the same amount of good as the other, he could only call the attention of the meeting to the benefits which it had already conferred. He found that the society had granted 6,900/. i n loans, and 570 / . i n an nuities.—(Cheers.) The board of management knew that much good had been effected by this institution, but how much no one did know, and no one ever could know. They could only regret that they had not been enabled to do more. .It was so far satisfactory to them to .know that, beginning in the year 1840 with 10,0001., they bad been able so far to meet every application which bed been brought forward, and turned a deaf ear to none. There was only one case at least of an applicant being refused, but was elected on the followinglyear ; so that the board could safely say that no person had been ultimately unsuccessful in ob'aining relief from this society. It would hare been a source of much regret to the board if.they could not have been able to do so. They had been able to do good to that extent, that they had met every application which had been made to them. The capital stock was now 10,8001., so that they could say they had in creased their stock, and they had met all claims upon . them. A great improvement had taken place in the assurance part of the institution, and he need not remind them that two-thirds of the profits of that department were contributed to the bene volent department. They now numbered 2,000 members, and they hoped at the next division of profits to hand over a large amount to this benevolent, department. He should very , much regret if one word which he had said of the flourishing condition of the funds should have the effect of leading any of the meeting to think that they wore better off than they really were, and in consequence to relax their efforts for the advance ment of the institution, for he felt that the con dition of this department of the institution was far from being what it ought to be. He could only urge each and every one of them to exert themselves to the utmost, as far as they were üble. When they considered the munificent manner in which the institution was - supported by the mer chants and bankers of London, he thought that the clerks themselves had not supported it as they ought to have done. He was sure they would see the urgent ne cessity under which they were of supporting an institu• tion like this in a m o r e liberal spirit, and then the board would be able to meet them with a more favourable re port of the condition of the institution on a future occa sion. —(Cheers.) Mr. LOYD, a gentleman in the meeting, said that be fore the resolution was a dopted he wished, by th e per mission of the Chairman, to address a few words to the meeting. He thought that it was necessary that they should know the real state of that society. Some years ago he had' taken occasion to make some 'remarks on the desponding tone which had been adopted by the board of management; and on this occasion also he should be sorry if any person were to judge of the state of the society from their tone: He did not believe that they would get auy additional subscribers by putting it forth that they were in a failing state, when in point of fact they were in a most flourishing state—where instead of losing members, they were actually on the increase. He thought it was impossible to separate the two branches of the institution. They said that they had lost 50 members from the benevolent fund, when in another place they said they had had 508 poli cies of assurance taken out. Two-thirds of these were clerks, who, of course, would release the other branch of the society from all claims, for the great ma jority of the policies were payable to the widows, while the benevolent fund was liable to the claims of subscri bers. Thus they had lost 50 annual guineas, but they gained 259 members, on the other hand, who released the society from all claims to be provided for. He thought, therefore, that this society was in a most flourishing condition. Had it sent away any applicants ? Had they elected one child out of 50, as was often done in the room below, with an amount of anxiety and trouble only to be paralleled by the election of a Member of Parliament? No, by the bless ing of Providence, they had been enabled to relieve every one who bad come forward with a claim upon them. No other institution could say that, and they had no .right to despond, or let it go forth to the world that they were in a failing condition. He thought that the truth should be stated—he meant that: an enlarged view of the question should be put forth to the world. From all that he could see he thought they were in a position for self-gratulation, and be did hope it would not be stated that the clerks had not supported the institution which had so great a claim upon them. The CHAIRMAN said before he put the resolution he should trouble them with a few remarks. He could not take .the same view of the question as the Hon. Gentleman did for this reason. In 1848 there were 417 life policies taken out, in 1849, 550 policies were taken out, but in both years the number of subscribers had diminished, and he could not reconcile those facts with the view which the Hon. Gentleman took. • The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. Mr. RENNELL moved the third resolution : " That this meeting tenders its warmest thanks to the trustees and treasurer for their uniform patronage and support." It was with mingled feelings that ha rose to propose this resolution—feelings of pride, i n th e first instance, because he had been selected. to propose this resolut i on, and gratification because it afforded him the opportunity of tolling the individuals how much he personally es teemed them. Setting aside their own feelings, he was glad to have the opportunity ee telling them his. The meeting must be aware th a t t h e institution owed a deep debt of gratitude to these p ersons, and he was sure they would not refuse it. He should call upon the meeting to, give this vote such a reception as it merited, that they should be amply convinced that the members of the in stitution were fully aware of the great consideration which they gave to the institution. He came now to the disagreeable part, which was theirs as well as his. There was one gentleman who had raised his expecta tions to the utmost, but only to disappoint them. He (Mr. Rennell) could not make his ideas parallel with that gentleman's. It appeared to him paradoxical, that with 480 members out of 40,000 clerks, that gentleman could make up his mind to say that the condition of the institution was a flourishing one. And what was worse, ha (Mr. Rennell) could not see how it was to be altered. He had tried his best at various times. He had tried cajolery, and flattery, and some times he had tried to insinuate himself with them, but it was all of no avail.—(Laughter and cheers.) Still he did not despair; nil desperandum, he thought. He was glad to hear that th ere was some one who could say that the institution was flourishing, but X. s. d. did not say so.—(Laughter.) He thought that they ought to take into considerati on the time of their treasurer and trustees, as entitled t o some little consideration in their evening's amusement, and though the meeting might be very comfortable with talking there, the treasurer and trustees had not dined, they must recollect, and it was next to a trespass to keep them there longer than was necessary. But, about the prospects of the insti cl insti tution. It was impossible to make provident would them n t o h t e m r e a make themselves, se m l e v e e t s i n , ga the it adver tisement im possibleerksifto they g t e would not draw them. But what was the benefit held out to them ? ,By a resolution passed that night the sum of 45/. was to be given away in annuities, and for that sum the society was reimbursed to the amount of 91. Was there any institution in London where they could get a similar amount cif benefit, and if clerks were so blind, how could they help it ? For his part, he hoped never to receive a shilling from that be nevolent fund, but he hoped to give many guineas.— (Cheers.) It is not men only that should come here who expected to be claimants of the benefits of the institu tion, but men who could put their hands in their pockets and pull out their three or four guineas for the benefit of their poorer brethren. Every richer clerk, who had the feelings , of a man in his breast, must come forward and bring his aid to the institution when it was fairly pointed out to him that this was done by only 480 members ! He should dream of the number that night. He never was called upon to speak of this society without excited feelings, for he had been one of its original founders, and' he should never die happy unless he heard that it was in a flourishing condition.—Cheers.) Mr. eTEPPS said it would be almost out %of place for him to trouble them with- any observation of his own, and he should content himself with seconding the reso lution most heartily and sincerely.---(Cheers.) The resolution was then put and carried unanimously amid loud cheering from all parts of the room. Mr. THOMSON HANILEY rose to return thanks in the name of himself and fellow-trustrees. He said he was sure both himself and his fellow trustees were fully sen sible of the kind expression of feeling which the meet ing bad shown towards them, and he hoped that they should ever continue to deserve.—(Loud cheers.) He had been selected to return thanks to the meeting because it was considered that from his situation he was better able to say a few words to the persons present, being for seven or eight hours each day in constant com munication with 700 or 800 clerks. He could confi dently say that it was his utmost ambition and endea vour to promote the interests of that numerous class of individuals in the Bank of England who contributed so largely to She well-working of that establishment. It had always been his utmost endeav9ur to elevate a e eon "dition of that class in public opinion, and to promote their interest's. He could only express the cordial thanks of the trustees and treasurer to the meeting, and to as. ;ut, on THURSDAY EVENING, sure it that they would do whetever lay in their power to whence tie welfare of the institution in which they felt so great en itltetest.—(CLe rs.) Mr. PRICE said that he should not take up the time of the meeting, but should proceed at once to this part in the proceedings. He cordially agreed with what had been said by the speakers, that the clerks themselves did not support their institution as they ought. The insurance branch promised to be one of the best businesses of the kind in the couLtry, and yet he felt that the insurance branch had not benefited as it ought to have done. When he saw the support which it ha I received from gentlemen, such as their auditors and me dical officers, who had devoted their time, talents, an 1 money to it, he could not but express his surprise at the want of support from the clerks.--(Haar, hear.) Those gentlemen gave their support, and yet they, the clerks,did nothing. Surely the institution could scarcely be called in a flourishing stet when they had 560 mem bers of this department where they ought to have 25,000 at least. There was no class in London which would not by this - time have given 25,000 supporters. The Hon. Gentleman then concluded by moving the fourth resolu tion:— " That the best thanks of this meeting be given to tl e auditore, medical officers, both in town and country, and to the honorary solicitors, for their valuable services during the past year.;' Mr. LINTOTT briefly seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. SAVOTON`WOOD moved—" That the best thanks of the meeting be presented to the board of management for their continued exertions on behalf of the association." He said the meeting could not but sympathise with the board of management, that they had not been able to present a more favourable feature in the report than they had. done. He was sure they had done all they could to redeem it. He himself had bad the op portunity of witnessing their efforts in various parts of the country, and if the meeting thought that their time was not well spent, he could only say that it was employed fur the advantage of the institution.— (Cheers.) He could not agree with the remarks which had fallen from Mr. Loyd. He must remind the meeting that this fund provided for vari ous acc id ents —for sickness, waut of employment, and old age, which a life assurance did not provide for. —(Hear.) He was sure that it would be gratifying to those who took an interest in the well-doing of that institution that this meeting was disposed to furnish them with a rate in aid for its support. He was not him self a participator in the benefits of this department of the institution, or ever likely to be, but from that time he should be very happy to become a contributor. Mr. BELL, in seconding the resolution, said that he could not agree with Mr. Loyd in his remarks, nor did he know from what source he obtained his information; but he knew that there were many persons in the institu tion who were not clerks. When he looked at the man ner in which their institution had been founded by the merchants of London, and the manner in which those for whose benefit it was designed supported it, he did not think that the clerks sufficiently set their shoulders to the wheel. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. Mr. R H. JONES proposed; " That the grateful thanks of this meeting are due, and are hereby tendered to John A. Smith, Esq., M.P , for his kindness in taking the chair this evening;" and in doing so announced to the meeting that he had just received intimations from Mr. Coleman, Mr. Wood, Mr. Augarde, and Mr. Deare, all holders cf policies, of their intention of be coming subscribers of one guinea each per annum. Mr. WELCH seconded the resolution, which was car ried amid loud cheering. Mr. HANKEY wished to mention a circumstance which he bad been deterred from alluding to before from the fear of keeping his colleagues standing. Some time ago he had received an anonymous letter, and be wished to intimate to the writer of it, if he were by any chance present in the meeting, that if be would call upon him (Hr. flunkey) he would give him a full explanation of his int,tives, in supporting this institution, and endea vour to persuade the writer that they were not such as ho had attributed to him. The CHAIRMAN then rose to thank the meeting for the kind manner in which they had received the last resolution. The best reward that he could have fer his services would be in seeing that institution prosper ous. He was unwilling that the meeting should separate with an impression that he had been the person to press upon them the unfavourable state of the institution; it had been thought right that the true state of the case should be laid before them, but he should be sorry kir any man to go home with the impression on his mind that he (the Chairman) in the least desponded of the well-doing of the institution. So fir from that being the case, he was certain that that establishment had only to be fully understood in a way which he an ticipatedlit well deserved. Mr. Loyd had,certainly made one statement which was well founded, and that was that the benevolent part of the institution could not be said to be in a bad condition when the assurance branch was flourishing. But how few clerks could afford to contri bute to the assurance, while a great majority could afford their guinea to this benevolent institution, which he had always wished it to be understood was an assurance of clerks effected among themselves against the casualties of sickness and old age. He agreed with Mr. Price in stating that this institution, instead of 400 ought to have 25,000 members; and he hoped that each one present would go home from this meeting with a full determi nation to snake the merits and benefits of the institution known among his fellow-clerks to as great an extent as he could, and then he was sure the institution would prosper, and the mauagement would never be reduced to refuse ono deserving claim which might be brought before them. In conclusion, be thanked them very sin cerely for the approbation which they had conferred upon him. The following subscriptions were given in the room:- Z, s. d. Mr. F. D. Deere 1 1 0 Mr. Sancten Wood ... 1 1 0 Mr. H. Augarde ••• ••• 1 1 0 Mr. Coleman, 1 1 0 Mr. Toole ••• ..• 1 1 0 Mr. W. Langdon ..• 1 1 0 Mr. G. Hewitt ... 1 1 0 This concluded the business, and the meeting then se parated. • MR. DE KONTSKIE CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCES IN LEEDS —All selected from the works of one of the greatest, if not the greatest com poser, Beethoven. —The moat extreme reluctance has ever been evinced towards introducing music of this kind into our concert rooms; but Monday evening last has clearly proved that, if it is only put into really able hands, its success is certain. We never hoard any per formances listened to by so largo and miscellaneous an assembly with deeper attention nor more generally and more enthusiastically. applauded. Though the concert was prolonged by them to an unusually late hour, the en thusiasm of the audience rose with every successive per formance, and rarely has our Music Hall witnessed such rapturous expressions of gratification. The gentlemen who took part in them were Messrs. de Kontski, first; Mr. Sykes, jun., second violin; Hausmann, violoncello; Bowling, first, and Booth, second viola; and Mr. Hird, piano. First and foremost stands Mons. de Kontski. As one of the most distinguished solo players of the day he was, from universal reputation, and from personal knowledge, known to us before. But here he showed himself no less great as a quartett player, a species of performance which calls forth all the highest qualities of the genuine musician. The masterly precision, the perfect ease and grace of his play, merited and called forth the most universal applause. And aided as he was by the exquisitely beautiful and classical violoncello play of Mr. Hausmann, and the truly able performances of our own townsmen, such a whole was produced as probably has never been equalled in our town. We have dwelt, ou account of its novelty, so long upon this part of the concert, as to have left ourselves but little space for the remainder. Suffice it to say that in his solos Mons. de Kontski showed powers of execution, fertility of invention, a fire and passion, and such truly wonderful variety of coups d'archct as have never been equalled.—Leeds Intelligencer. BARNSLEY, FEB. 27.—Two MEN SHOT.—Another Of those serious offences arising out of the pernicious game-laws took place this morning, on one of Lord Wharneliff's estates at Carlton, near this town, by which a man named Timothy Moody was shot in the thigh by a son of Joseph Hunter, the gamekeeper, who is em ployed by Mr. Westmorland, of Wakefield, to preserve the game on the above estate. It appears that the keeper, his son, and another person, were watching in a wood called Noroyds, when they met with four men; upon seeing the keeper and his men two of the party ran away, and the other two had a fight with the game preservers, who had a large dog with them, which took a very prominent part in the affray, and to master the poachers the son of the keeper !deli berately fired his gun at Moody, after one barrel had missed fire, and wounded him so severely in the thigh, as he was running away, that he had to be conveyed to his home. It is said by the keeper ,that those men were stealing some underwood which had been cut, which they were watching. On Saturday another person named Richard Cherry, of Barnsley, was severely wounded in the same wood, by being shot at by Joseph Hunter, the gamekeeper, while running after the Badsworth hounds. Cherry was shot in the arm and the ribs, and his jacket appears to have received the whole charge of small shot. He is under medical at tendance. When this affair was named to one of the police-officers, he said "it served them right, they should stop at home." Had it been a gamekeeper that had been shot, the police would have been scouring the whole country, for the whole cf the magistrates in this division are game preservers. COMPETITION AND PEEMIUMS.—As the policy of granting premiums at the exposition of 1851 is much discussed, it may not be amiss to inquire what success has attended upon prize competitions devoted to manu factures. During last year the well-known firm of Dudden and Co., cloth-merchants, of Coventry-street, offered two prizes for the best of two descriptions of cloth. The result is gratifying, the first premium calling forth a black cloth, which embodies an important advance in chemical science—a, permanent dye, undis chargeable by acid, and improved by exposure to the air—of a colour richer, the face of the cloth softer and free from that gummy, glossy character, observable in the ordinary finish; and, moreover, when worn to the thread, retaining its original hue. In the other cloth intended for frock coats and paletots, not the slightest waste of wool occurs in its manufacture, and conse quently may be sold very much cheaper—thus bringing a very essential article of clothing nearer to the general consumer. If, therefore, so much good has been effected by private enterprise, may not more that is valuable be expected where the resources are great, the patronage illustrious, the fame universal, and the profit beyond present calculation ? PRAGUE.—A society has recently been formed here by Jews for the purpose of assisting poor emigrants to America, without distinction of creed.—Jewish Chronicle. FEB RUA Y 28, WO LITERATURE. " Mr. Sheriff, this is unsupportable; this is!' cried a man with a sallow and somewhat dirty face. It was Mr. Janoshy, an assessor, and a man of influence. Mr. She riff; I won't stand it. Penzeshy has saved his pagat!' " ' Has he indeed? Well then, there is no help for it, if he has saved it.' " But I covered it.' " ' But why did you cover it?' " Because I have eight taroks.' " Eight taroks! Why then, in the name of h-11 did you nut take it?' , " Why, what did you lead spades for?' " ' What the deuce do you mean, sir?" " Clubs, sir! It was your bounden duty, sir, to lead clubs, sir,' said Janoshy, very fiercely. " Clubs be --! Do you mean to tell me, sir, that I ought to have played my king? I'd see you --" " I appeal to you!' cried Janoshy, addressing Pen zeshy, who was shuffling the, cards, while the company thronged round the table. " Go on!' said Mr. Kriyer. "' This is not fair play,' cried Janoshy. " play to please myself and not you,' retorted the sheriff. " Then you ought to play by yourself, but not for my money!' " • Here's your stake! take it and welcome!' "' I won't stand it. By G—d I won't !' cried Mr. Janoshy, jumping up. You, sir! you take the money back, or give it to your servant, (poor fellow! it's little enough he gets); but don't talk to me in that way, sir! I won't stand it, sir!' " Here the altercation was interrupted by the:general interference of every man in the room, and in the con fusion of tongues which ensued, nothing was heard but the words, pagat,--sheriff—goad manners—tous les trois'--until Shoskuty, in a blue dress embroidered with gold (for every body was in full dress), entered the room. He silenced the most noisy by being noisier still. Do mini spectaides I' cried Shoskuty, for God's sake be quiet, Mr. Janoshy is quite hoarse, and I am sure his Excellency is coming. That confounded pagat !—only think of his Excellency!—though it Was saved—for after all we are but mortal men!—l am sure he is hoarse;' and thus he went on, when of a sudden the doors of the apartment were fl ung open and a servant rushed in shouting, His Excellency is at the door!' "' Is he? Goodness be—where's my sabre?' cried Shoskuty, running to the antechamber which served as a temporary arsenal, while the rest of the company ran into the next room, where they fought for their pelisses. "' I do pray, d urn i ne spectabilis but this is mine. It's green w ith erm i ne! ' cried tie recorder, stopping one of the ass essors w h o had just donned his and pelisse, who turned to look f or his sword. The assesse was pro_ at tested with gre a t i n di g nation, and te recorder length comp e ll e d t o admit his mistak e . Disguste d diate y l as he dropped his kalpac, which was immed iatel y was, he trod den down by the crowd. nswenocirdea?vouTrsertroempusthetteitette!' shouted for ward into the sword room, while Shoskuty, who had secured " 'Sb J i h T s e d o l w s h e w y,making a h p e o r n es , as mvyai equally unsuccessful in his struggles to obtain his pelisse. ...But I pray! I do pray! I am the speaker of the deputation—blue and glod—l must have it—do but con sider!' groaned the worthy baron. Ills endeavours were at length crowned with success, and he possessed him self of a pelisse which certainly bore some similarity to his own. Throwing it over his shoulders Baron Shos kuty did his best to add to the general confusion by en treating the gentlemen to be, quick, ' for,' added he ' his Excell enc y h as just arrived!' , "The lord-lieutenant's carriage had by this time ad vanced to the park palings, where the schoolboys and the peasantry greeted its arrival with maddening Eljena !' The coachman was in the act of turning the corner of the gate, when the quick flesh and the awful THE VILLAGE NOTARY; a Romance of Hun gar:an Life. 3 Vols. By Baron Eitvis. Eyerrhing appertaining to the Hungarians pos. sesses for ourselves, and we believe for a large portion, of the vast majority of our fellow-countrymen, a pecu liar fascination. It was therefore with unusual interest we perused the attractive fiction we would here commend most earnestly to the perusal of the English population. Through its pages we obtain a clearer insight into the every-day life, the manners, the customs, the costumes, and the prevailing appear ance of the great people of Hungary. With the ex ception of the novel of the "Hungarian Brothers," penned now many years ago by one of the most popular of our female romance writers, ,we think that Hungarian story has been ground unadventured upon by any one of our authors before the publica tion, some months back, of the charming tale of " Gtsella," the production of-Mr. Palgrave Simpson, then already favourably known as the author of " Second Love," and since one of , the most popular annalists of the French Revolution of February. Hitherto, however, even with the aid of " Gisella," and the " Hungarian Brothers," the English reader has found it impossible to obtain more than a provok ingly insufficient glimpse into the every-day life of the race of the Magyars. Divided by various nations from the people of central Europe, the English have found but inadequate assistance in the way of acquir ing a familarity with the " ways and means " of the Hungarians, in the casual and incidental efforts at description from the hand of a travelled novelist. We are satisfied, therefore, that those who are curious as to the state of society in that portion of Christendom—and who, after the events of 1848 and 1849, can be otherwise ?—will tarn with avidity to a brilliant romance such as the ,one now under consideration, a romance in which the colours of Hungarian life are depicted by the genius of a Hungarian himself. By a Hungarian himself, and that Hungarian a poet, a politician, a novelist, and a statesman—the offspring of a noble family and the child of misfortune. Baron Eatvas, one of the members of the unfortunate Count Bat thyani's First Administration, is still living, one of the most eminent of Hungarian novelists, and an exile from the beloved land of his nativity. Born and bred among the Hungarians, at one time lapped in luxury, at another delivered up to the fangs of po verty, now an administrator °l i the affairs of his country, now a fugitive across its frontiers, Baron Etitvos has acquairited himself with the various phases of society in that division of the family of the Europeans. He has collected the food for fiction from the harvest of his own experiences. The incidents contrived by his ima gination have been surpassed by his own romantic vicissitudes. Hence it is that we are compelled to regard him as a man peculiarly qualified to undertake the duties of a novelist, and peculiarly empowered to delineate with a truthful pencil the forms and features of Hungarian life. In the "Village Notary" we obtain a remarkable insight into the character and aspect of Hungarian society in all ranks, from the highest to the lowest. We follow the herdsman of cattle (gulyash) home to his farm cottage (tanya) ; we accompany the swineherd (kanaz) to the,. 'woods, and the horse-keeper (tshikosh) to the market. We are at one moment in the midst of the policemen (pandurs), and the next among the robbers (szegeny legeny); here we watch the move ments of the villains or peasantry clothed in their linen trowsers (gatya), and here again we follow the nobleman to his mansion (curia). We sit down to a banquet_of stewed meat (gulyashus), of roast beef (I,orliiilt), and - of dough pudding (tarhouya). We cock our hat (calpac) with the best amongst them,, and whirl about our spiked ferule (fokosh) with the brawniest fellow in a Hungarian " skrimmage." We, see the people not only as they are at home, but as they appear on great public occasions, such as at county elections, where courts are holden and speeches delivered. Here is the German functionary twisting his moustache with a petulant terrem tette! Here is the sedate noble muttering a complacent hear! hear! (flalljuk !) while the multitude are bawling out to their heart's content Eljen !—Hujh rd! With the assistance of the illustrative notes at the end of each of the three volumes, we obtain a clear view of some of ,:the most incomprehensible passages in the history of Hungary, and in the development of the Hungarian constitu tion. Of the narrative itself we can scarcely speak in terms of too emphatic adMiration, considering it as a domestic romance. Almost from the outset of the story the interest commences, and gradually deepens and deepens as the tale proceed., until it be comes enthralling and absorbing beyond de scription. Tengelyi, the village notary is the noblest character in the book, though Vandory, the curate of Tissaret, is scarcely second to him in excellence. Kalman Kishlaki, the lover of Etelka Rety, and Akosh Rety, the lover of Vilma Tengelyi —are the young heroes of the romance. The villains of the work are Paul Skinner the justice, Catspaw the attorney, Tzifr a th e ro bb er, and the Lady Mac beth or Lucretia of the fiction, the Lady Rety, wife of the sheriff. Not a reader of the " Village No tary" but will feel a peculiar interest in the fortunes of Peti the gipsey, of Janosh the hussar, of Pishta, of his mother Susi, and of her husband, Viola the robber. The story is tragic in its way, seeing that the principal incidents are the abstraction from the notary's house of certain papers proving his nobility, and a murder and suicide resulting from that robbery. Nevertheless, the pages abound with touches of agreeable sarcasm and quiet humour, at one time rising even to the ex travagant height of burlesque. The passagein which this latter occurs is so richly comic as to provoke the laughter of the reader irresistibly. We transcribe it in full for the general amusement, satisfied that it will induce many to turn with avidity and curiosity to the romance from which it is extracted. "In the evening Mr. Lajosh Bantornyi was in a state of great excitement. He walked reitlessly to and fro, pulled out his watch, and looked at it. He walked out into the park and came back again, addressing every one he met with: ' Really his Excellency ought to be here by this time!' Whereupon some of the guests said: Yes, so be ought!' and others protested chat his Excellenby must have been detained on the road. The words of contra' and 'pagat ultimo' rung from the card-table; and the noise o f a po li t i ca l di scuss i on, in which no ess than thirty persons joined, intent on recon ciling twelve opinions on four different subjects, drowned the complaints of Mr. Lajosh Bantornyi. But Mr. James, who saw and pitied his brother's distress, mounted his horse, and, accompanied by two torch-bearers, set out to meet the lord-lieutenant on the road. He was scarcely gone when the din of an angry discussion broke through the dense cloud of smoke which enveloped the card tables. roar of artillery burst forth from the ditch at . he road side. His Excellency was sup; i6ed; so Lwere the horses. They shied and eAcrturned the t.tal - riuge. The torch bearing horseinvn gall, pe't abot,t, frightening the village out of its propriety, as the foxes did, when Samson made them torch-bearers to the Pl:ilistines. Mr. James, fol lowing the impulse of the moment, came down over his horse's head; the deputa ion, who were waiting in Ban torriyi's hall, wrung their bands with horror. At length the horses ceased rearing and plunging; and as the dap. ger of being kiekel by them was now fairly over, the company to a man rushed to welcome their beloved lord lieutenant. irtisa7miTaechinceebpderteasptuiwotn of deputation ' rit was splendid t , a t l eas t i n t h e llungs chhelyweoinreth,rfooir4arleitit.h,e s d b r o e s s i s u s iy ol i n al a l short blue jacket frogged and corded and fringed with gold, and with his red face glowing under the weight of a whit , ) and metal colored kalpac, felt that the dignity of a whole county was represented by his' resplendent person. Thrice did he bow to his Excellency, and thrice did the deputation rattle their spurs and imitate the moverneat of their leader, who, taking speech from the pocket of his cloak, addressed the high fuiletionr.ry, with a voice tremalous with emotion. " At lengt`l., glorious man, haat (Lou entered the circle f th) atneirers,: and the .hearts which hitherto sche el for thee, beit joyfully in thy presencel4• " Hip Excellency trnfolded'a handkerchiZT ready for use; the members of the deputatiO n cried Ilelyeshr and the curate of a neighbouring village, who had joiw d the deputation, became excited and nervous. Tie speaker weal on. "' Respect and gratitude follow thy shadow; a'ad within the borders of thy county there is no man ,but glories in the consciousness that thou art his superior.' "'He talks in print! he does indeed,' ~whispered AR assessor. '" I beg your'pardon,' said the curate, very nervously, ' it was .1 who made that speech.' ‘• Tantcene animis ccelestibus irce ! These parsons are dreadfully jealous,' said the assessor. Shoskuty, turn ing a leaf of his manuscript, proceeded: " The flock which now stands before thee'—(here the members of the deputation looked surprised, and shook their heads)—' is but a sma'l part of that numerous herd which feeds on thy pastures; and he who introduces them to thy notice'—(Shoskuty himself was vastly asto nished)—' is not better than the rest: though he wears thy cost, he were lost but for thy guidance and con. rection.' " The audience whispered among themselves, and the lord-lieutenant could not help smiling. " For God's sake, what are you about?' whispered Mr. Driver. Turn a leaf!' Baron Shoskuty, turning a leaf, and looking the picture of blank despair, continued: "' Here thou meekest vainly for science —vainly fur patriotic merits—vainly dolt thou seek for all that man kind have a right to be proud of —' " The members of the deputation became neatly. " They are peasants, thou beholdest, " Here n storm of indignation burst forth. " In their Sunday dresses Are you mad, Baron Shoskuty?' " ' But good Christians, all of them,' sighed the wretched baron, with angelic meekness: there is not a single heretic among my flock.', " ' He is mad! let us cheer!-Eljen! Eijen!' " Somebody has given me the wrong pelisse!' said Shoskuty, making his retreat; while the lord-lieutenant replied to the address to the best of his abilities, that is to say, very badly, for he was half choked with sup pressed laughter. " But the curate, who had displayed so unusual a de• gree of nervousness at the commencement of the address, followed Shoskuty to the next room, whither that worthy man fled to bemoan his defeat. " Sir, how dare you steal my speech?' cried the curate. - " ',nave me alone! lam a ruined man, and all -through you!' "' Well, sir; this is well. You steal my speech, and read it. Now what am I to do? I made that speech, and a deal of trouble it gave me. Nov what am Ito tell the bishop at his visitation on Monday next?' " But, in the name of Heaven, why did you take my cloak?' Your cloak?' " Yes; my cloak. I am sure my speech is in your pocket.' " The curate searched the pochet4 of the pelisse, and produced a manuscript. Dear me!' said he, wringing his hands; 'it is your cloak.' And the discomfited orators were very sad, and would not be comforted." Among the finer passages in these volumes we detect the subjoined, characteristic speech of Janosh, the hus sar, to Viola, the robber:— " Truly, God alone knows why fate deals harshly with some people! They tell me we are all going to the same place in the end, and that God, who is a great general, commands us to march straight through this world into another. But I must say, the men of the rear-guard have the worst of it. The advanced guard have it all to themselves—grub, and glory, And all; and those that remain behind are in for short commons and kicks. l've known that sort of thing, my boy! When an army retreats, the best men are ordered to the rear; and in the wars I've been dealt with as you are on this earth. ' Devil take the hindmost!' is a true proverb. Bless me! you can't fancy what hard blows we got;artd how we were starved! tut, after all, it was then I learnt that a man ought never to despair. For when you've come to the camp, a good general is sure to praise and reward the last man of the regiment; and I'm sure our Father in Heaven will do the same when you march into quarters." The " Village Notary" closes with this solemn epos trophe of the exiled author to the plain of Hungary : ' " Vast Plain, thou art the image of my people. Hope ful, but solitary; thou art made to bless generations by the profuseness of thy wealth. The energies which God gave thee are still slumbering ; and the centuries which have passed over thee have departed without see ing the day of thy gladness! But thy genius, though hidden, is mighty within then! Thy very weeds, in their profusion, proclaim thy fertility; and there is a boding voice in my heart which tells me that the great time is at hand. Plain of my country, mayst thou flourish! and may the people flourish which inhabit theel Happy he who sees the day of thy glory; and happy those whose present affliction is lightened by the consciousueos that they are devoting their energies to prepare the way for that better time which is sure to come!" How earnestly we coincide in such aspirations our readers may conjecture. The three volumes are here admirably translated from the Hungarian of Baron Eotviis, by Otho Wenckstern ; and the work has, be yond all this, been enhanced in interest and attractive ness by some introductory remarks from the hand of Francis Pulsky. HEALTH of LONDON DURING the WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) The mortality of the metropolitan districts, which in the lest week of January amounted to 1,094 deaths, has during the three subsequent weeks steadily declined. The number registered in the week ending last Saturday was 911; iu the corresponding weeks of ten previous }ears (1840-9), the deaths ranged from 916 to 1,253, and the average was 1,068, which, if corrected for incta ase of population, becomes 1,165; the result of comparison is a decrease in the present return of 254 deaths. The improvement is most conspicuous in that class of dis eases which affect the organs of respiration; and in " connexion with this fact it is worthy of remark that since the 24th of January the mean temperature was 47 deg. 2 min., though in the corresponding weeks of ten previous years (1840-9), it only ranged from 31 deg. 7 min. in 1845, to 45 deg. 4 min. in 1849. In the last fAir - weeks the deaths from consumption have been succes sively 137, 135, 113, and 94; from bronchitis, 126, 84, 88, and 79: from asthma, 33, 12, 22, and 21; from pneu monia, or inflammation of the lungs, 75, 69, 76, and 51. Last week the deaths from the four diseases now men tuiaomneedwweek is ereon3l3yl.24sl,3uwtbilst though the the mortality average frm ofthe par ticular causes has se much declined, the deaths in the epidemic class show a small increase on those of the pre vious week. There were 9 last week from small-pox, 11 from scarlatina, 21 from diarrhoea, 24 from measles, 32 from typhus, and 36 from pooping -cough; but these are all less fatal than usual, except measle and diarrheas, of which the latter shows double the average (as derived from the corresponding weeks of 1840-9), though not more than in the same week of the last three years. On the 15th and 19th of February respectively, two infant children of a labourer died of cynanche parotidaa," at Ila ggerat illness.OneEas On e East, one after ten days', another y e Dove-row, afterow ,a fortnight'sintemperance.person died of The mean daily reading of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, was above 30 in., except on Tuesday and wednesday. The mean of the week was 30,070 The mean daily temperature was above 48 deg. on Mon, day and Friday; and the lowest, which occurred on Sa turday, was not loss than 49 deg. 3 min. MR. BENTLEY'S NEW NOVELS.—We are•requested to state that Mr. Bentley has this day published " An tonina; or, The Fall of Rome," by W. Wilkie Collins, 3 vols. Also, " The Nomades of the West; a Romance of Canada," 3 vole. post Svo. " White Jacket; or, The World on Board a Man-of-War," by Herman Melville, author of " Omoo," &e. " The Martyrs of Carthage," by Mrs. Webb, author of " Naomi," 2 vols. small Bvo., 128. " Hands not Hearts; a Story of the Day," by Miss Wilkinson, 3 vols. " Saint Leger ; or, the Threads of Rw a Life," airi creesn n i . „K g: Cope,"oo‘ iTi e Vermont,"'' A ye ir thearrmo Marriage narto;p, popular yr authorContract, th e author b o y f ~M i mo s a rf. F. Ees county, w t . h T c _ h b e e demisettleknown e Mr. " w Y n " Mildred Vernon," 3 vols. r T./t/hopodmeEratiTtocuriosnaOyeFr, f G W il r e a E i n h g E a u V L e i to record ptolatcheeopnukb,lriicd Friday last,Generalin tnea n C 7d6 l o twh n a e . , ,' year of h bilis even t age. t ' 4 l 3 ' ° h k e theG General insurrection r e a c s t i h o o n r n 0r in 17 1 9 7 8 74, sin his o f 2. 4t the h e yearinsu insurgent when t broke out, in which he took an active part, commanding a brigade army in most of their southern_ engagements, and leaving , behind, in hi s well-known Personal Narrative,' an in teresting account of his adventures by flood and field' at that eventful period. Since '9B the rebel chief rer, mained in private life, except that he occasionally, , emerged to lead a body of Graigue hurlers' at the monster gatherings of the Liberator,' the last occasion of his marshalling his forces for the 'pride, pomp, and circumstance' of a Repeal procession and dinner, being the banquet given to the martyrs' in this city, in 1845. f M or r. m C a lo n n y ey am w i a a s bl g e e a n n e d rall so y e ' iesteemedqualities, d u a ri n n d g h a is long ma l i i n fe s were deposited on Sunday last in the cemetery of St. Mullins, by a large following of friends, compatriots, and sympathisers." LADY JOHN RUSSELL'S ASSEMBLY.—Lady John Russell gave the last of a series of assemblies last even ing, at the private residence of the Premier, in Ches ham-place. The reunion was very numerously and fashionably attended. THE SUN, LONDON,