The Sun. — London, England, 1851-04-25 00:00:00

t'l G.,ltrratt and Joh nson p l ea d e d gu ilty, and were ordered 141; '-` • di r. --uer ,“" L''' 2 , ` 4 ed.to be lib erate d on b a il, a 3 t h e y had been al ready lik e rtodY for upwards of six months, and as it is not !Y their trial will come on for some weeks yet. N EWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC ELECTRIC TELEGRA PH la til—Sotttrl e y recci%ed furf,it fr .m BJrdeaux. Se:vine:stakes. First half of Ab. M. F°Y Mana . 1 ; i reholt *** •• • •• • 2 srill eese filly ::: •• • Newmarket Stakes tt a ... 1 (111fel BOr ... 2 mu derhain an • 3 • ••• ••• ••• Six ran. Won by a neck. LATEST CHESTER CUP BETTING. 7 to 1 agst Rhesus ' , lO to 1 agst Kent's lot—taken freely 10 to 1 agst Rusbborough 12 to 1 agst The Italian—taken 12 to 1 agst Black Doctor No change in Derby or Oaks. 10. 11 uYAL ITALIAN OPERA. me et le Diable, in our ophion by far the greatest and f ort :P e rfect of all Meyerteer's compositions, was per tad i ett nt Lere for the fi rs t ti me this season last evening, eopp g i '"uuned to the habitues a new member of the Oh l the pers on o f Si gnor Sti ge lli, who made his lisi, b l : l the char ac t er o f Ri m b a ld o , and who, although est ?red under th e great disadvantage of provoking a of Piarllon with Mario, who was the, Rimbaldo of whi l ! i t " Beason, yet achieved a genuine success Stig e ti ll any debutant might be proud. Signor tls 4r. voice is one of the purest of tenor s, it i e „ 4 ° l considerable compass and great power; 4 0 ;" t airably Cultivated, and before he had sung h a lt ceti ik en bars , . , it was evid e nt that he was an accomplished Pet: tem . _ Ja ta reception w as at first rather cold, but as he N,:" 1 With the exquisite romanaa " Regnava un re kis sn i" u landia," he inspired his audience with an enthu af ti : i bi nh, at the conclusion, found expression in bursts 4 01i1 4 , 11 ". The duet with Bertram, in the second act, btt ite ,_eua uomo," was not only sung admirably, ki, eh `Yd With infinite zest, and at its conclusion Signor gent was called on. A good second tenor has thai.,,,"" 11 wanted at this establishment, and tse tt "%nt le now admirably supplied by the engage as °` Signor Stigelli, whom we conshaer, from what k otai v a i t and heard of him last night, as one of the most Resat b g3 7 oheg tenors of the day. We exp. et hereafter thi n ,, . kon ieri , ms from Signor Stigelli, who occupies, a . t this itati n 7' a nearly position to that occupied by Itli ee - "ell years ago. Grisi resumed her character of 404 4 ' a,na Bang and acted deliciously. The conc ludin g toe:4 14 tile fifth act—the contention, as it were, of the rya a evil spirits for the possession of Roberto —is, , l aest s „k, a by Tamberlik, and Formes, one ofth , e 4ob e ,,,''aree pieces of tragic acting ever seen. Tamberlik s ,tlfs r - t „ . " was full of power and energy, and although the hi : d : ate tremulousness of his voice somewhat marred the l 'arY of some of the more spirited passages of pot i rera, in the dicing song, in the first act, for instance, levy n ci t l i e more tender and impassioned passages this thei r ; lect became a beauty, and greatly heightened totta t ellaity and effect. The Bertram of Formes was irk esi 'ent; no actor or singer can convey the idea of i sti _ 1 )1 and supernatural power with such terrible 1 44 ° Illness as Formes and he never acted or sang tis te et i i ... th all he did last evening. ' The Isabella of Madame lilve rb ' was perfectly delicious, her voice is as clear, as and as fresh as it was last year, and has acquired t or ; greater power; it is impossible to imagine anything 4 0h:Oquisit.-ly peefect than her manner of rendering t i i 'hert toi que j'aimt ;" for faultless execution it 1 44 a, gem of the opera. The choruses were superb, tx 4e 7 B music w as ren d ere d by the orchestra with that tat; f au l t l ess accuracy w hi c h i s so absolutely neces ef to the porfect:proeuctioa of the great master pieces ‘Yerbeer. The house was crowded. e , LYCEUM THEATRE. lib,. 4 ".er an absence enforced by a long and painful tlil eas of nearly three months, Aladame Vestris last return e d to her professional duties, and was etle!oraed with a very hearty greeting by a full and usiastic au di ence . W e are h a ppy t o s a y that the l 'e r !anageress looks none the worse for her recent "lugs that she played with her accustomed r, aQ eful piqua nc y, an d sang i n a s tyl e w hi c h ma d e it 4 "., cle nt that br onc hi t i s h a d l e ft no unp l easan t e ff ec t s ‘ °tweeted with her vocal organ. Tce piece se ,t;t!d for M a d ame V es t r i s ' s reappearance was t h e Li ! of Reckoning, a neat but somew h a t wea k ene d Ptation of a French drame, which affords a capital r‘rt for M r . Ch ar l es M a th ews ' s powers o f represent -" ,hR a gentlemanly and perfectly polished nzauvaissujet. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. THE NORRISIAN PRIZE. OAMBIDGE, APRIL 24.—This prize (a gold medal and i llks), given annually under the will of the late Mr. IN. • Zrut to the author of the best prose essay on a sacred hiect, has been adjudged to B. A. Irving, 8.A,, of bilvannel College. MODERN HISTORY. OliSaturday, the 3d of May, and every following day i h the approaching Midsummer Term (Sundays and r ti ndays excepted), the Professor of Modern History t'poses to deliver, in the hall of Trinity-hall, at the i ti lLof 1 o'clock P.M. daily, a series of lectures on the ... 4 "Y of the Constitution or Civil Government of 1:11740e; commencing with a continuation of the lectures tch he delivered on the same subject in Midsummer e ms, 1850, and afterwards repeatiLg the substance of thms 4 tatententioned lectures. 1:4 11 „ SOCIETY OF ANT I QUARIES. — On Wednes . te; t h e Society of Antiquaries celebrated the centenary of Tart of their royal charter by a dinne . r at Freemasons' te,,n, after the election of a new counci s l ef °°f the banquet was the presence of eve T ra h l e a e n h t i iq ef ua f r e i a e; note f • b e i-, ran different parts of the kingdom, invited . by the of p• There were also cards issued to a limited number tte • members of the Archazelcgical Institute, e a t nd re o m f a t r h k e . ehi e .. 4 °.. logical Association. The speeches we o re f n tbern ht tor their antiquarian character ; .man with equal effect bch ni spoken on any other occasion eteie r opriety, and it was rather curiousthiattondounreinosf the s of antiquarian eminence were allude (with one or two exceptions), and they which (it may h e '' not included in the toasts, The Duke be °llserved) were very common-place. M ort humberland in returning thanks after his re tn al it t r h e had been ' drunk, made . some . very pertinent " on the state of archeology in this country, and ex le ete ct . a hope that the Ar.chxological Association and the Se el ute would soon be united under the protection of the see te lY o fketiquaries His Grace also alluded to some . re the Bo e,s he is about to undertake, with the co-operation o the le e !etY, on the line of the great Romanw Sir H. de isitors were Sir F. Palgrave, Professor Willis,l. Among I s 'a '' ? ell e , Lord Campbell, Sir D. Dundee, the Dean of St, or q tl ' e ' st kr. BlencowiandMr. Lower, of Lewes ; Mr. Lukis, Wi e a . ereisey ; the Rev. J. C. Bruce, of _ castle ; Mr. D. tf e r, of Edi n b urgh ; M r. Rolfe, of Sandwich ; Mr. J. klee i Ze c'f Saffron ex alden • Mr. J. G. AA , aller,. Sir F. Mad 404:4etr: W es • H. Black, the ' Belgian an e d rd Pr i s e s b ia e n n tm re b si a d s e s d a: and rulszky, M. Panizei, &c. L `"e side tables were headed by Sir R. Inglis, Mr. J. ee, si r SV H. Smyth. and Captain le e S °elere OF ARTS.—The twentieth ordinary meet- Ailer th iiety was held at the rooms of the institution, Wei all in the chair. an Wednesday evening,- Mr. b leess had been dis- Nee of 'mteF the usual preliminary te eaci ,an interesting paper, written by us Mr. William Lang treeti' eertainlnew methods discovered by alkalis, was read nfe ores and minerals in the manufacture of , p was a l so t eed 1.0 the members by the secretary. b ltah. r9 "ar. George Little describing hit o p w a ie u' im lectric tele tur.ui the construction and working of the e rise prove to e'eu he the papers read during the evening gave elthe pro eeveesiderable discussion among the members; pro beta:terminated by the cordial thanks of a t u he society g awarded to Mr. Longmead and Mr. Little. 11 41 e t l . I °NAL F LORICULTURAL SOCIETY.-- - Yester da y li ege ing of thi s society took place, at t h e i r premises, 21, einern t. strett 'I here was a show of flowers, p rincipally auriculas, pansies, and rhododendrons. R. Staines, 1 11Q,„P r esided, and after the election of a numberoffreenhthe f " rB, Mr. J. Edwards, the secretary, read . the awards 111qt:elation, as follows. Certificates-Geranium pelargo -41; ), flatbed Chieftain, exhibited by Mr. Hoyle, Mr. f ancy pelargonium, named Formissirnum, b y nrei t e of Blackheath ; cineraria, alba magua, by ( ofßead- Mr S. h 3, m e, of liornsey-road; auricula, named Beauty of . Bath, 'by Griffin, of - Bath ; cineraria, named Margaret d Anjou, fll •Ren-erson, Wellington-ioad, St. John's-wood. The f re e i ee "',n,g were commended :-A cineraria, named Model l o teee,-"on, exhibited by Mr. Hares, of Blackheath ; a pe ar ciee"ta, named First of May, by Mr. Turner, of Slough . ; a eeteraria, named Beauty,'very , of Peckham. The began SNCHOLY L in g Was then adjourned to the Bth of May. SUICIDE. —Yesterday Mr. Langham 1 1 0 2 inquest in St. James's Workhouse , Westminster, on spies- Dowell, aged twenty-five, a barman at the Three I l ree,L r indmill-street, Haymarket. Mr. Hammond, the Zighror, stated that deceased, who buried his wife a fort be t ee tgo, lived with him only a week. Last Wednesday f eed i c'coe water into the cellar to clean fellow-servant su- it Af -4 the pets. Soon afterwards deceased's where eo found witness that he was in a fit in the cellar, g hat 7 1 1 1 lying on his back and moaning, and him : 6 n ad been doing? Deceased replie c d," Poison, poi eoatai‘nrid Pointed te a tub of water, in James, was a pot ' that ' t hat h a quantity of acid. Mr. John s b u e r t g o e n o n n d , s i t n a t t b ed e be e , irvas called in to attend de6eased, whotri sl o b e c onfessed that he bad taken oxalic acid, l a i m ing "Let Iris c f.' was adminictered resisted dreadfully, and when an tne e r__ I don't wish to live." He expiredeaxsctshe stomach taltele:ele"-, 1x.14g- , introduced. He confessed that he had Oth(grktpentayworth of oxalic acid, which killed him. Ne u 4eevidence proved that since the death of his wife, who becit ° ,,l l _ l37 2 3, from being a fine hale, hearty young maen,exhe )4on Pale, emaciated, and melancholy, and .that his 1 44 7 a wish that " somebody would knock him ew e ', eo that he might be placeel in the grave, at s dear l e a e 'de." Verdict - " Temporary insanity." +eta kwy o , NB RYN-Bons E .--Th e L qrd M ayor an d th e Lady ne t l 'km entertained a large party of private friends at din sea as t evening, at the Mansionlhouse. About sixty ladies keeriatlemen sat down to a superb banquet, in the long eei,,Zna The Lady Mayoress afterwards gave her . third l Nat e " s ante, at which upwards of two hundred additional dintwassernbled. Laurent's band was in attendance during the drib @ r ' and in the evening performed sever.:l new qua latZe. and polkas. The dancing was prolonged until a late 0 0 , Iro k AND TALLOW IN AUSTRALIA.—Accounts sop Yuey to the 6th of January state that the wool sea troiee at its height, and the market active. Prices ruled IntOtlur ,B„ u.e e i r s to is 3d. per lb. Tallow was quoted 27/. to There ed been rather more for gcods, but stocks continued large inquiry from the a \ _ * \>~ nn.nrd St. ; Henrie tta, egra, Cagot' abeth Moore, Monte nta Martha Portland , ?if. , id Catherine, Id. Johannes, at, o f Exeter, en Stone s $C yes teral ew We d an V. to WS W. )sep h Coned, —ArrctG is, New y o re'_ DA.Y•) [DAY' u p to ~,, quarters, ea. A e rate. q u i avily suPP lie austially lag! d 4,400 bss Ito Ne Ir°" iorne Is. per quel7l DO q uarter s rat article urc l. r to Pbsi O I was smellylL, k , however , e a . lupplY , 0 ruled firrot 0 vere quite is 3 Utlalte re" — id the goa- riow' )atS. , g m ' 0 1° 280 ,800 1Iff ;700 • sA 'A s ,530 4,4vY fairly dap v/51 litP and qtis )10 for sisog o , ' d cleat!) , ,00 s ol numb° ' or sligbtlY t ye ) notice ill b trade, g 0...," turn in rof () ; t, 100 Lar ist quite all 400 . tile attent , coluding e. d. 3 I 3 F. 310 seep 3 4 ditto 4 0 ;her 4 F 0 0 wool() 0 3 4 ' 3 0 6 3 A 0 l 3 ..16 0 se I PIP r I ' ALL. g been near„,' at our q d f 0. d.t o g i .s 4 34 lg.. ~.. 310 4 3 0 2 6 3 10 nest, at Pl e r In all , )rt • Factors 4° pockets, Al 4145; SWilefr f 011 Me 0 the holiday' a the ogg re : I good br °// u. b een sold, vi ellow, sou gi )0 begs W are — s ow to mid ), fl to fine bro W i ll 399. Beg.' 31s 6d to.V! white. 1 1 4 3 6d to 34s Is for mid 1 xi yellow, il l d for good ° r a aid and goo 69sgd for 6d for yel lo w , 765. Flo lased, 2,1 Z 4 been sold 75e ; loir lo; at 478 to 50 ylontaa beeg 2 at 48s, e° hi c h sold s, o : ad 328 Pkg 6 a 1, and 635 taken ill lade at 485 o 479 for good red. ;rop has beel 25i to 29 1 6(1 consumP ease in i'°' tl es have 3argoes 1 0 gage, solo Michael, 5 Keeling 911 b, to those ° in on. her has ao weak. %ICE. AY.) 1. Vi t)ir ie late tees of t - ir On of $ in the P le b a aclared to e IStees so 1 4 lition. '„, tnced boo ' and were ee- [arrisoo,„,. B P ' 'ell and ; Chance ll °' . DAY-) with stoirr- DAY') ucs.) vith befall* anumber of Dtions, noll" a ) orning wilb DAY•) this hie b e which P I led Cantle ce. j .s9 it yesteru h l d b e on I", this intiOti., ed the bttf ry waste- Is involvi.ll lite special i Y.) P • tbo aPe r oil d tecbso DA Y .) O k, and 11 1 • irirg Srg e d h p oos e dist , i 1 „w k Y.) be en IVing 116 Ire brovg e , og bee f the „ nes o ~. fuel rOQ"' THE SUN, SPORTING NOTE i A PEEP INTO THE MYSTERIES OF THE CHESTER CUP. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —Yesterday ' s racing at Newmarket came off exactly as I anticipated it would; Ariosto beat Croupier for the 100 Sovs. Stakes, and Aphrodite won the 1,000 Guineas Stakes; the last-named performance was ace mplished very easily by two lengths ; Ans and Ina the couple I selected for seconds in comineud, were sscend and third; the others were beaten into fits, never, in tact, having had a chance. As far back as the 23d of January, I predicted the success of Sir Joseph's magnificent daughter of Bay Middleton and Venus. Her victory, as a matter of course, made her first favourite fair the Oaks, which race, it is my opinion, she will win! It also had the effect of send- ieg her stable companion, Teddington, up some two or three points for the Derby, making him at 4 to 1, absolute premier for that event. There was a couple of curious moves on the Heath yesterday, concerning the Chester Cup ; one was the advance of Rhesus from 6 to 1, to 7 to 2, taken freely; and the other 200 to 1, taken an infinity of times, of the Leviathan principally, that The Black Doctor won the Cup and _Darby. Nothing else worth noting down transpired. In consequence of several very important scraps of in formation nut having come to hand up to post time this morning, it is not my intention to touch, in a decisive manner to-day upon the Chester events, but to defer doing so until Monday; however, I will lay before you a list of the probable starters for the Cup, with a few of its mysteries which I have obtained an insight into. The field will number between 25 and 30, to be selected from the following: Russborougb, 4 yrs, Bst 61b; Woolwich, 5 yrs, Bst; Vatican, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b; Back bite, 6 yrs, ist 91b; Vampyre, aged, 7st 71b; Duc an Durras, 6 yrs, 7st 51b; Sauter la Coupe, 5 yrs, 7st 51b; The Italian, 4 yrs, 7st 51b; Clarissa, 5 yrs, 7st 316; Spot, 5 yrs, 7st 31b; The Knight of Avenel, 4 yrs, 7st 31b; Montague, 5 yrs, 7st 21b; Rhesus, 5 yrs, 7st; Sir Richard, 5 yrs, 7st; The Cocktail, 5 yrs, 7st; Seaman, 4 yrs, 7st; Haricot, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b; Lady Eden, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b; Brother to Dough, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b; Prior of Lanercost, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b; Mickleton, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b; Gladiator colt, 4 yrs Est 101 b; Strap, aged , 6 st 41b ; Eva, 5 y rs, 6st 41b; King of Oude, 4 yrs, 6st 41b; Panope, 4 yrs, 6st 41b; York .you're-wanted, 4 yrs, Est 41b; Wallflower, 5 yrs, 6st; Tarn Wadlin, 5 yrs, 6st; The Flying Gout, 5 yrs, sst 121 b; Sprite filly, 4 yrs, sst 10lb; Brington, 4 yrs, sst 101 b; The Bieck Doctor, 3 yrs, sst 41b; Nancy, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b; Hesse Homburg, 3 yrs, sst 31b; Miss Helen, 3 yrs, 4st 41b. Murphy's heavy weighted horse, Russborough, will carry nearly all the Irish hopes and money; he, however, I write it distinctly, CANNOT WIN! He may, perchance, as he is in first-rate trim, ob tain the fourth or fifth position. Woolwich and The Black Doctor, from the same stable, represent distinct interests, stud bo h run to win; neither will be far out. Vatican is the hope of the Fyfield division; he is well up to his work and will run home in front. Backbiter represents Scott's lot; he is a dangerous horse to be against, but I cannot fancy he will turn out the winner. Vampyre is a doubtful starter, should be run, he will net be far in the rear. Duc-an-Durras is an out side fancy of mine; his price, 66 to 1, is well worth taking for the off chance, if money is in abundance. Sauter la Coupe has many friends, who expect he will be about the mark; lam not among the number. The Italian, Dawson's hope, I anticipate seeing in the first flight, if not the absolute winner! Clarissa, Spot, The Knight of Avenel, Montague, Sir Richard, The Cock tail, and Seaman, have no attractions for me. Rhesus, by his party considered a certainty, will no doubt be found somewhere near the winner; but, as the identical horse to do the deed, I cannot have him. Haricot and Mickleton will run well. The Gladiator colt is no go. Strap I should take in preference to Eva, The King of Oude, Panope, or York-you're-wanted. I prefer Tarn Wadlin to Wallflower, The Flying Gout, or Sprite filly. It would not surprise me to see Brington stumping along in front. The Black Doctor will beat Nancy; and Hesse Homburg, should she run, will do the same thing likewise. At the present moment, it is my opinion that the final struggle will 6e between Woolwich, Vatican, Backbiter, Duc-an-Durras, The Italian, Rhesus, Strap, and the Black Doctor; and I should award the place of honour is The Italian or Dec an-Durras; with Rhesus, Strap, and Woolwich in attendance. I am, Sir, yours, &c. THE SPIRIT OF IHE TURF. April 25, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY . • The betting on Wednesday night was on too limited a scale to render a formal quotation necessary. We need only mention thr:t Aphrodite was again backed at evens, and that Iris declined to 6 to 4, and that the Mountain Deer was backed at 12 to 1, Theseus very freely at 20 to 1, Iris (for the Oakb) at 8 to 1 to 1001., and Payment for a similar amount at 12 to 1. The One Thousand Guineas Stakes betting this morn ing was languid, and at the previous quotations. 13 to 2 was taken to 3001. about Teddington, and 50,0001. to 2501. laid against the Black Doctor winning t h e Chester Cup and Derby. The Queen's Plate of 100 , guines; for four yrs old, Bst 916; five, 10st 71b; six and aged, lOst 121 b. R.C. Lord Stanley's Uriel, 5 yrs (F. Butler) 1 Mr. Stephenson's c by Dromedary, 4 yrs (Robinson) 2 T.nrd Ilyeter's Nutcracker 4 yrs (Marlow 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Butcracker, sto 2 agaf and sto 2 agst Dromedary colt. Uriel, who had the race in hand from first to last, waited on the favourite to the hill, and won in a canter by two lengths. Run in 7 min. 25 secs. Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each, h ft, for three yrs old; colts, Bst 71b. D.M. Mr. Greville's Ariosto (Flatman) 1 Lord Stanley's Croupier (F. Butler) 2 Betting-4 to lon Ariosto, who made all the running, and won in a eanter by two lengths. Run in 1 min. 5 secs. The 1,000 Guineas Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft; for three yrs old fillies, Bst 71b each; the second to save her stake. D.M. Sir J. Hawley's Aphrodite (J. Marson) 1 Mr. Grataick's Anspach (Flatman) 2 Lord Stanley's Li. (F. Baler) 4 3 Mr. Delamere's Fortuna (Bartholo mew) Mr. Harri,-on's Trickstress (Templar au) 5 Mr. Gratwicke's The Squaw (Kitchener) 6 Betting-6 to son Aphrodite, 2to 1 agst Iris, and 8 to 1 agst Anspach. Tricketress and the Squaw' went off in front and cut out the work to the T.Y.C. post, where the three favourites went up, left them in a few strides, and finished the race, Aphrodite the running and winning in a canter by two leng ths. Iris a bid third. Run in 1 min. 50 secs. going en with Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Sat 41b. The winner to be sold for 80 sovs. if demanded, &c. First half of Ab. M. Mr. Delamere's Guy Mannering (Fiatman) 1 Mr. C. Blanton's Julia ... (J. Howlett) 2 Mr. Ramshottom's Alboni (S. Rogers) 3 Betting-6 to 4 agst Alboni, 7to 4 agst Julia, and 2 to 1 agat Guy Mannering. Won in a canter by two lengths. Run in 52 secs. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each , for three y rs old; colts, Bst 71b, fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for 150 sovs., if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. Mr. Barne's Trinket (Flatman) 1 Major Pitt's Edward of York (Dockery) 2 Mr. Howard's Christina (A. Day) 3 Betting—Even on Trinket, 2 to 1 agst Christina, and 4to 1 agat Edward of York. Won easily by a length. Run in 1 min. 14 secs. The lust train leaving half an hour after the race we have only time to add that the weather on the whole was favourable and the attendance moderately good. The result of the 1.000 Guineas Stakes had the effect of raising Teddington to 5 to 1 for the Drrby, taken freely. BETTING UP TO SIX O'CLOCK. CHESTER CUP. 7 to 2 agst Rhesus (tek.-n freely). DERBY. 4 to 1 agst Teddiagton (taken freely). OARS. 3 to 1 asst Aphrodite. NEWMARKE I', THURSDAY NIGHT, NINE O'CLOCK. LATEST BE CTING. CHESTER CUP. 7to 2 sgst Rhesus (t) 112 to 1 egst Italian (t) .1 to 1 eget Ruisborougb(t) 12 to 1 agst Black DOCtOr(t) DERBY. 4 to 1 egst Tadington (t) 13 to 1 agbt Mountain Deer 13 to 2 eget Price Minister 17 to 1 egbt Theseus —taken. 50 to 1 apt Serus 7 to 1 eget Hernandez FRIDAY EVENING, the country . I certainly am not favourably impreFscd *- • • .• • - • OAKS. 3 to 1 arr b st Aphrodite. The only stake that has filled for to-morrow is the two and three yrs old Selling Stakes, for which Guy Mannering, Firebolt, b f by St. Francis, out of Prioress, 2 yrs old, are nam EPSOM RACES. Handicap for the Aristocratic Race. Agis, 6 yrs, 12st 121b—Thringarth, 5 yrs, 12st— Kissaway, 5 yrs, list 1216—Warwick, 4 yrs, list 101 b Escape, 6 yrs, llst 61b—Reindeer (h b), aged, llst 21b— Mogador, aged, lOst 121b—Miss Spring, 4 yrs, lOst 121 b. CURRAGH APRIL MEETING, APRIL 23. The visitors to the 6 ' Short Grass" who left Dublin yesterday in anticipation of enjoying good sport were most miserably disappointed; a walk over by Chatter box for the Wellingtons being the only event of the day. The attendance was thin. The following paidforfe: Wellington makes, 30 soya. h ft. Three yrs old Course. Mr. Watts '6 b c Chatterbox, Bst.. (Fole ) walked over Belli rr.sTriawuifr,d's ch W nafad (dead). ogid, Bst 131b—Mr. Murphy's ch h 7t Dough,2llrw3ires ch h a c te ln rt d o e r p d s 's nd e e h ne f e, Alo y d r e s s , ty 7 , st 4 2 b .r — s, Lord Waterford's b c Bullion, 4 yrs, 7st—aud Mr. J . Bond's b c Larry's -the-Lad, 4 yrs, 7st. BRIGHTON..—ELECTION OF HIGH CONSTABLE. The annual court leet for the hundred of Whalesbone and half hunched of Dean was held en Easter Tuesday, at the Town Hail, Brighton, before F. H. Gel], Esq., acting for the steward of the lord. After the jury had been absent for nearly an hour, Mr. Gell was sent for into the jury room, and on his return be announced that l\lr. Montagu David Scott was unanimously elected high constable. This an nouncement was received with great cheering, particularly as Mr. David Scott is the son of an old and respected inhabi tant of the town. LINCOLN'S INN, APaIL 24.—The undernamed gentlemen were this day called to the degree of barrister-at law by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, viz., Wil liam David Cathcart Monypenny, Esq., Clark e W atk i ns Burton, Esq., John Heyward Jenkins, Esq., John Caldecott, Esq., and Charles Barrett Eusseil, Esq. :`, - -`l7 to 1849. B y a Merchant long !resident at Tahiti. Reader, have you an hour to spare ? We hope so, for your-sake e eeed we say, get the book bearing the above title, and if you like that kind of interest which at taches to, or derives from, the love of adventure . and spirit - of truth, begin readin - g it at once. We believe the sequel to be a matter of course. Nay, more, yielding perhaps too readily to a first impression, we might feel inclined to warn you against a certain amount of danger, but for the distance which sepa rates us from the scenes the author describes, and doubt not but many would be found willing to ex plore at all hazards the regions and scenes he so vividly portrays, were it not for that damper upon the spirits of many.a would-be traveller, the igno rance of which is part of the bliss of a savage, as our author proves it, (page 93,) when he says, "the natives do not understand the value of time. All our persua sions could not induce them to quicken their move ments, acc."—viz., the full knowledge of the value of time, and the necessity to make the best of it. But ere we proceed further in our account, one word about the writer. Of him, whoever he may be, we know nothing, save through his work; but if aught can justify envy, we verily believe we must plead guilty to the charge. Three things there are we do envy him for, his free and independent spirit, his life, his book. His name would pleasingly associate in our memory with these interesting records of his singularly chequered career ; but known or unknown, this affects not the work before us, and if this be his first appearance before the public, which we are in clined to believe, we can only say that we hope it may not be the last. But let us start with him, and like him crave a clear stage and no favour. The opening of this work introduces him to the reader under circumstances which may well claim his best sympathies, and a limine, we admire his fortitude under a certainly most trying ordeal. To begin the world thus is hard—to exchange the comforts of home for the hardships of a seafaring life—to sink the feel ings of the gentleman into the patient endurance of the common sailor, must be painful indeed. Luckily, we find him imbued with that indomitable energy which enables him to rise superior to his assumed station, and a voyage which might have been expected to prove a sad subject of lamentation becomes hu morously entertaining, and personally interesting. As, for example, (page 19,) when we have the writer's messinatee introduced to us. Living pictures are those of the boatswain; of old sails, of chips , of the steward. Wish you to know how a poor sailor fares on board ship ? ' Beef! heavens, what an halluci nation; the fagged end of a birchen rod steeped in brine possesses as much delicacy and flavour." Again, (Page 23 ) " Old horse, old horse, what brought you here? You have drawn turf for many a year, With knocks and kicks and sore abuse, Now salted down for sailor's use." Or else, would you see the frailty of human nature acknowledged, and the spirit of mischief, fresh from school, at work—due allowance being made for the apology offered—proceed to page 27 ; but we leave the gem where we found it. May be you would like to know the writer's poetic view and graphic repre sentation of a storm at sea "I had read of boundless seas, waves rolling moun tains high, and similar expressions calculated to inspire awe and dread; but I cannot say that my notions of stu pendous grandeur were realised: the visual horizon is too cies° upon you, you lose the idea of boundless space, and the waves never rise above fifteen or twenty feet, (quite high enough if any of them should happen to break on board you). It they met with obstacles op posing resistance, foam might bet dashed to the height of s ixty feet, or even higher , and spray might be carried to the height of three or four hundred feet; but as for ves sels riding upon the tops of mountains, seething billows rising in overwhelming masses above the topmast head; all I can say is, I never witnessed anything of the kind: instead of being alarmed at the mad howling of the blast, it had, on the contrary, quite an exhilarating effect. But it is not between decks where one would en joy this sensation, particularly if it was your watch be low and you telt dispose d to sleep; it is scarcely possible to conceive a more helpless or uncomfortable situation than to be embowelled inn vessel, kicking and plunging like a racehorse in traces. Your body, without any vo lition of your own, is first rolled to one side, then to the other; now you are almost perpendicular, anon you will be standing on yeur bead. You bend your knees and form an acute triangle with your body to try and fix yourself, but you get the skin chafed off at the hold ing points—the crupper-bone and knees—and desist in despair. You stretch yourself to the fullest extent, making your head and heels the holdfasts, at the immi nent risk of becoming bald. A deceptive lull takes place, you relax your extensors for a single moment, and the next sees you sprawling upon the deck, with en franchised chests, mess-kids, tin plates, pots, and all the miscellaneous rubbish usually to be met with on board ship, all bent on performing an Irish jig. In the gale off the Cape the courses or lower sails were hauled up, and we were under closed-reefed topsails, scudding be fore it. Four men were stationed at the helm, two at the wheel, and two at relieving tackles; the weather helmsman, whose movements guided the others, kept glancing over his shoulder, eyeing the seas that appeared ready to leap on board. At last in his nervousness he gave a sudden jerk to the helm; his mates seconded the impetus, and brought about the very eoneequenoes he tried to shun. The vessel broached to, the starboard quarter gallery was carried away, the cabin passengers were washed out of their berths, sea after sea broke over us; confusion and dismay reigned para Mount; the mate lost his presence of mind, and I expected we should have all gone to the bottom. The men were shouting and swearing, the ladies were shrieking, a couple of 'prentices and myself were struggling to gain footing, for a heavy green Bea of many tons weight had broken over the quarter-deck, which knocked us down, and continued washing us to and fro, till I secured a grip of the cap stan. Presently the captain rushed out in his nightcap and drawers (twits past ten, nen.). Without evincing more than ordinary concern, he gave a few short orders, clear and distinct, which were attended to by those who best understood them, whilst I maintain , d my loving embrace of the capstan. Presently discipline was re stored, and the vessel was again - staggering before the gale. The sea that broke over the weather bulwarks in a green mass carried the smell mite of a 'prentice away in the body of it like a scarecrow, arms and legs ex tended. Look out, Jack!' was the cry choked in my throat by the rushing of many waters; but Jack had no need of admonition, for when the turmoil was over, I observed him quietly dropping from the main rigging." But we hasten and reach Sydney ; there we find the future merchant entering upon a new phasis of his existence, and we gladly leap with him from the fore castle to the quarter-deck. Leaving to the reader his account of a two years and a half's residence in New South \\, ales, we sail with him to New Zealand, and, exploring that country, see strange sights, meet strange people, and gather strange knowledge, ever seeking fresh scenes and encountering fresh adven tures, one of which we deem exceedingly curious, as evincing an amount of coolness, self-command, and devotion little to be expected from a savage : " It was fortunate, perhaps, that we failed on this oc casion, es it soon afterwards became known ashore that two of the seamen had smuggled two slave women be longing to the chief on board, and had contrived to con ceal them from the knowledge of any one; and had we succeeded in getting out, the probability is, we should have been met by the natives in their war canoes, end the vessel would have been plundered. On resuming our berth, the chief suppressed all outer show of knowledge or resentment till the dead of night. The crafty savage, accompanied by a single attendant, then stole softly on board, and suddenly stood over the sleeping men as they were lying in the forecastle. He aroused the delinquents by a gentle grip on their throats, and their horror may be imagined, on starting from sleep, to find themselves in the clutch of the justly incensed chief, whose eyes were glittering with ferocity. I was told the fellows were completely paralysed, and made no attempts at de fence or resistance; Lot that either would have availed, ate the two athletic savages could have destroyed with their tomahawks all in the forecastle before they had re covered from their flight. The chief enforced silence by waving his tomahawk with one hand and placing the fore-finger of the other on his lips. The trembling women sank speechless to the deck; and the guilty sea men, with nervous trepidation, opened their chests and made signs for the chief to take anything ho pleased as payment. He weeded them pretty decently, taking from them their Sunday clothing, their whole stock of money, amounting to between four and five pounds, and every other serviceable article. Seizing the women by the hair of the head, he then dragged them up the forecastle ladder, and forced them to descend into the water by the chain cable, and having secured his booty, he quietly got over the vessel's side and paddled after the women in the saute noiseless manner he had come on board. Not a soul but those in the forecastle knew any thing of t hi s s ummary proceeding, the news uf it being carefully kept from the officers and myself. Of course no such occurrence could have' , taken place had a proper anchor watch been maintained; as it was, every soul lay buried in sleep. The chief administered a severe flogging to the women, and, not content with rifling the seamen's chests, the opportunity for plundering the vessel with an apparently justifiable motive was too great for his cupidity to withstand." The following advice may be useful to some " I am no geologist, botanist, or agriculturist., and can not judge of the mineral resources of New Zealand. Botany is an amusing pursuit for the leisurely researches of superfluous talent iu old countries; but I should have thought that our Pearmacocceia and alimentary lists were already replete with the agencies of life and death; nor do I see that civrlizfd life, with all its aids, is ex te ndectto greater leegila of dais than savage life. Many are of opinion that New Zealand will make a fine grain country: this may be; but my opinion is that it would be a much finer one if its bogs and marshes were filled up by its tutnoltuous jumble of hills. This earth of ours mutt have been sorely troubled with the colic when New Zealand sprang into creation. It bears marks of having been upraised from the deep by tbo mightiest throes and wildest eructations: it possesses some good harbours, valuable as whaling stations, and it bas limited capabi lities of furnishing an export of timber. So long as t h e British Government maintain an expensive establish ment, and capitalists go there, the settlements around head-quarters will thrive, but an inversion of the order of thi n gs will take place; those who brought wealth will lose it, and the peer will become rich; the hard-working labourer and the astute store-keeper will be the princi pal recipients and holders of the money introduced into to light to a'id una cf oifinion that our Australian colonies would have benefited far more if we had suffarel any other nation than our own to colcniz) it. Some drc , ad that it might have nursed a naval po er that would one dry compete with our own, and interfere with British commerce in the Pacific. It is true that our formally taking possession will keep others from it, but it will prove rather an expensive act of diplomacy, or I am greatly mistaken." And now we are fairly roving from place to place, and visiting not only those islands in the Pacific where aught is to be done in a speculative point of view, but also where aught is to be seen worthy of the attention of the philosopher; and in course of time we reach what we consider the most singularly inter esting part of these volumes—the description of Auth Luna, or Split Island, and witness wonders performed by mere men, with a degree of ease and coolness which baffles our notions of the possible. We can hardly refrain from quoting the following. incident: — "There is a little soil on the summit or wall-like ridge of the island yielding a growth of coarse grass, and a peculiar variety of scrub. The natives have like wise succeeded in rearing a few cocoa-nut trees. The ascent to a novice is rather perilous, and made me wink; you have to wind your way up laterally, and at one point you have to pass round the salient projection of a bald rock where the footing is shelving and not fourteen inches broad, the rock overhead bulging forward, while below you have a sheer fall between 200 and 300, feet in depth. I was for giving it up, when Emery took the lead, telling me it was the only dangerous spot; but then he was barefooted, and for years had been habituated to go so; the tenderness of my feet would not allow me to dispense with shoes, and.tbe slippery soles made my case more perilous; false shame prevented my retreating, but at the time I could not help considering that the object to be obtained was scarcely worth the risk. When I had sidled half way across this very awkward pass, my arms extended and fingers stretched out nervously clutching at any little unevenness of surface, and whilst I was hesitating where next to pat my foot, groping in vain for some fissure into which I might thrust my fin gers, or for some root that I might grasp, I caught sight of the frightful descent, my head swam, and I was turn ing sick. At this moment of imminent risk, a native daringly swayed himself outside me, striking me smartly on the back as he passed: this recalled my senses, and I arrived in safety on firmer footing again. The rapidity with which this bold action was performed is surprising; tor a moment the man's body must have been off the centre of gravity, and I believe the poor fellow endan gered his life to inspire me with confidence, for had I slipped when he was passing me, he would have been involved in certain destruction." . `_,.. We at length reach Tahiti, and there again the au thor's pen assumes a new duty—an ungrateful one, we fear, but likely to do good; but we leave his re• marks to the comments of the reader ; thence we proceed to pearl fishing—then to an interview with the natives of an island said to have been till then un visited by white men, which proves the cause of ra ther an awkward predicament for our merchant, or, as we _might now say, our hero, and now his vessel wanting repairs, we follow him to Valparaiso, where new scenes await us. But here we must, however, reluctantly yield to necessity, and pause, not, how ever, without indulging the expectation of reverting on a future occasion to these entertaining volumes, and tracing further the author's course, were it but to have with him a concluding glance at the new El Dorado, the land of promise, the all-attracting Califor nia. Meanwhile, reader, trusting that you are, like our selves, restricted by the negative agency of time and space, we would end as we commenced, and say, only devote a leisure hour to the opening of the work, and we doubt not but it will recommend itself to a con clusion with more force than all we could say in its favour. MUSICAL EDUCATION; with Practical Obser vations on the:Art of Pianoforte Playing, including a Model of a Scale of Practice for Pupils of all Ages. By Eleanor 111. Geary, Professor of Music. IV ew and revised Edition. We are rejoiced to find that the public has de manded a new edition of this admirable work, and cannot but augur favourably for the cause of good music, from the extensive circulation of Miss Geary's excellent observations on the art of pianoforte play ing. Herself one of the most perfect pianoforte per formers of the present day, and at the same time are of the most successful of teachers, Miss Geary has in this little work given us the results of her extensive experience, and has shown, both to professors and pupils, not only what they are to do, but what they are to avoid. She has laid down a model of a scale of practice extending over a series of ye ars, a regular adherence to which will, without fatigue and without injustice to other studies (Miss Geary recommends that on no occasion should more than two hours in each day be devoted to practice), constitute a brilliant pianiste. We fully agree in opinion with Miss Geary that desultory practice should never be indulged in, and join with her in deprecating the bad habit, too commonvwith junior governesses and ama teur teachers, of " telling a child the names of the notes she 'is to play, and in many cases actually placing her fingers on the notes she is to strike." At the conclusion of the work we have some valuable observations on the various methods of teaehing the harp, and the guitar. Miss Geary has rendered good service to the cause of sound musical education by . the publication of this excellent little work. THE CHARTIST PROGRAMME. The following programme was adopted by the Chartist Convention on the 10th of April : " The paramount duty of a Chartist National Con vention is to promote Chartist organization—to keep that organization distinct from every other political movement or alloy, and to spread through all classes political and social knowledge to the utmost of its power. _ _ _ _ " I.—lt is, therefore, resolved, for the better reorgani. zation of Chartism:— "1. That, since by each and all of the franchise mea sures now before the people (excepting that embodied in the Charter), the middle class would gain tar more votes than the working class, which would place the latter in a more powerless position than at present, the Charter must be agitated for in its entirety —that the omission of any one of its points would impair the utility of the remainder, and that, therefore, popular support must be withheld from all franchise measures falling short cf its provisions. " 2. That the clause in the original Bill for the Char ter, specifying that every male adult should have the vote, unless convicted of crime, be modified to imply a deprivation of the vote merely while undergoing punish ment for crime, since, the punishment for an offence once undergone, no after penalty ought, in justice, to attach to the individual. " 3. That a national petition for the Charter be pre sented to Parliament, such petition to be prepared on the following plan:—Simultaneous meetings for passing the petition to be held in every town or borough, where practicable. At such meetings two tellers to be ap pointed to count the numbers present; the petition, to gether with a declaration affirming the numbers in favour of such petition, to be signed by the tellers and the chair man of the meeting. " 4. That, in anticipation of a dissolution of Parlia ment, all boroughs where the Chartist body are strong enough to contest the election, forthwith fix on candi dates pledged to the Charter in its entirety, form election committees, subscribe funds, commence agitating the dis trict, and bring their influence to bear on the constitu ency. That where the candidate cannot go to the poll, a Chartist be put in nomination on every hustings in the kingdom, when it is possible to seize that opportu nity for spreading Chartist knowledge. " IL Municipal and parochial power should be vested in the hands of the people, since disfranchise meat in local matters is as unjust as the restriction of the elective fran chise. Theie . ore it is resolved— " 1. That the assistance which Chartist organization may derive from municipal and local power be not lost sight of, and that practical steps be taken in all townships and parishes (where democratic organization is in exist ence) to contest the municipal elections. " 2. That addresses be issued to the people relative to municipal and parochial legislation, and that the ques• tion of municipal and parochial universal suffrage be brought before the public on principles analogous to those of the Charter. " 111. It is further resolved that the agitation for the Charter be carried among the trades, to strengthen both movements through mutual aid; that communications be entered into with the executive: of the trades' unions, the various trades' bodies and associations of working men, for that put pose, pointing out the reciprocal advan tage to accrue from the co-operation between the two great sections of reformers. " IV. That the agricultural counties be divided into districts; that tracts and addresses to farmers and la bourers be prepared and issued. " That missionaries, taking with them a supply of such tracts and addresses, be sent into the several districts, and that public rasetings and lectures be held in the rural towns for the purpose of establishing localities. " That missionaries be also sent to the Irish people, and the colliers, miners, and railway labourers. " The expenses, where necessary, to be borne by the National Chartist Fund. " The Convention is further of opinion, that the best way to enlist sympathy with the Chartist movement is to show its bearnaes on the grievances of all suffering classes, that those classes may be taught to see in Chartism the leverage of their hopes; that the best way to impress and weaken class government, is to show those who yet support it that the Chartists would d o t h em more good than class government can or will afford; pouring one continuous stream of agitation on class go vernment, from ere y portion of the toiling community; attacking every one of its monopolies; assailing every one of its strongholds, and breaking them down in detail, even to their foundations. " The Convention in also of opinion that a political change would be inefficacous unless accompanied by a social change; that a Chartist movement, unless accom panied with social knowledge, would result in utter failure; and we aught to enlist, not merely the politi cian, but the man of business; that we cannot claim or receive the support of the labourer, mechanic, farmer, or trader, unless we show that we are practical reformers — that power would be safely vested in Chartist hands — that we know their grievances, and how to redress them; that the Charter would confer on them a positive, immediate, and permanent benefit, and at once increase alike their comforts and resources. " The Chartist body should, therefore, stand foward LITERATURE LON DON, 1. APRIL as the prOtector of the oiyiressra; each Buffeting class • e: wrorgs ; it should be •hot) c3nneczing lila( that draws together on one common ground, the now kolated bodies of the working classes—self-interest being the beet tie to hind them to each other. "It therd)re, time that the self interest of every one of the oppressed classes be appealed to. Each one of these classes demands a measure of social re form proportioned to its wants—though various, these requirements are not conflicting—one right can never contradict another—truth can never antagonise with truth. " To stand forth as the uniter of all these isolated, but, in fact, homogeneous interests—to weld the millions into one compact mass—to evoke the dormant mind of the country, and thus to launch the gathered power in the right direction, is the duty and endeavour of this delegation of the people. " The Convention, deeply impressed with this truth, while keeping Chartism distinct as an organized politi cal body, not joining any other section, nor mixing it with any organization, recommends that public atten tion be directed to the following principles; that the subjoined remedial measures be submitted to the classes severally interested; that their support of Chartist or ganizition be solicited ou the ground of these reforms, and that these be made the subject of continuous and universal instruction : "L—TBE LAND. "This Convention believes that the land is the in. alienable inheritance of all mankind, and that therefore its present monopoly is repugnant to the laws of God and nature. The nationalisation of the land is the only true basis of national prosperity. " With a view of arriving at this ultimatum, it is re solved that the following measures be successively urged upon the public:— " 1. The establishment of a Board of Agriculture, "2. Tho restoration of poor, common, church, and Crown lands to the people. " Such lands to be divided in suitable proportions. All persons located upon them to be tenants of the State, paying a proportionate rentcharge for their holdings. " 3. Compensation to out-going tenants for improve ments. " Tenants not to be tied down to any old covenants, or rotation of crops. " The repeal of the game laws. " All rents to be commuted into corn rents. " 4. The State to be empowered to purchase land, for the purpose of locating thereon the population, as tenants, individually or in association, paying a rentcharge to the State. The funds for that purpose to arise from the rentcharge payable on the common, church, poor, and Crown lands above mentioned, and such other sources as may hereafter be determined. " 5. Government purchasing land as above not to be permitted to sell again, but to hold such lands as na tional property for ever, letting them to tenants in such quantities, and under such conditions, as may secure treedom to the tenant, and safety to the State. " 6. The State to have priority of purchase, at fair current prices. " 7. To provide for the final and complete nationali zation of land, the State to resume possession of the soil as rapidly as the existing interests can be extinguished by process of law, by death, by surrender, or by any weans accordant with justice and a generous treatment of all classes. " IL—THE CHuncil. " Religion should be free; as spiritual, it ought not to be subject to temporal control. " Therefore the Covention recommend— " 1. Complete separation between Church and State. " 2. All Church temporalities to be declared national property, excc-pt such individual endowments as have been roiuntarily and legally made. " All ecclesiastical buildings, of which it can be clearly shown that their cost was defrayed from national funds, to belong to the State. The persuasion now using these edifices to continue in the enjoyment of them on equitable conditions. " 3. Tithes and church•rates to be abolished. "4. The State not to interfere with the internal polity of any church. All ecclesiastics to be appointed in any way their respective congregations think fit, and to be paid voluntarily by the congregations that employ their services. "5. Ecclesiastical licences for purposes of education :o be unnecessary. " III; EDUCATION. " As every man has a right to the means of physical life, so has he to the means of mental activity. It is as unjust to withhold aliment from the mind as it is to deny food to the body. Education should, therefore, be na tional, universal, gratuitous, and, to a certain extent, compulsory. " It is, therefore, recommended— "l. That schools, colleges, and universities, sup ported by the State, be gratuitously open to every citizen, and that it be compulsory with all parents to have their children educated in the common branches of learning. "2. That education in its higher branches be equally gratuitous, but optional. "3. That industrial schools be established, in which the young may be taught the •arious trades and pro fessions, thus gradually superseding the system of ap prenticeship. " IV.-LABOUR LAW. " Labour is the creator of a nation's wealth—as such the most important element of its prosperity. Notwith standing this, the relation of master and man has been repugnant to the well-being of society; the creator has hitherto been the servant of the creature; labour has been the slave of capital, and groaned under a system of wages slavery, contrary to every principle of freedom. " To elevate labour from its present depressed condi tion the following measures are proposed, with a view to the more rapid abrogation of wages slavery, and the de velopment of the co-operative principle:— " 1. That all co-operative associations for industrial purposes have a right to registration and enrolment with out payment of fees, and to possess an unrestricted num ber of affiliated branches. "2. That the law of partnership be so altered as to remove existing difficulties in the way of association. " 3. That since the co-operative principle is essential for the well-being of the people, since the centralisation of wealth ought to be counteracted by a distributive tendency, and since its accumulation in the hands of isolated clubs is an evil secondary only to that of its monopoly by individuals, all future co-operative attempts, until the complete re-adjustment of the labour question, be modelled on a national basis, and connected in a na tional union, of which the different trades and societies be localities or branches; and that the profits, beyond a certain amount, of each local society, should be paid into a general fund, for the purpose of forming additional associations of working men, and thus accelerating the development of associated and independent labour. "4. That a credit-fund be opened by the State, for the purpose of advancing money, on certain conditions, to bodies of working men, desirous of associating to gether for industrial purposes. "V.—Poon LAW. "As it is the duty of every man to work, so every man has the right to the means of work; and those un able to work through infirmity or age have a right to support at the hands of the State. " * Therefore, " 1. All ablebodied persons who cannot support them selves should be supplied with remunerative work, and, where possible, located on the land. " 2. Where the State cannot find work for the unem ployed, it is bound to support them until labour is pro vided. "3. The unemployed should be supported by the State, not by the parish—and the cost be defrayed eut of the national revenues. " 4. The aged and infirm should be supported in their own homes, in the houses of their relatives, or in special buildings erEcted by Government, at the option of the recipients. " VI.-TAYATION. " Taxation on industry represses the production of wealth—on luxuries, encourages Governments in foster ing excess—on necessary commodities, acts injuriously on the people's health and comfort. " All taxation ought, therefore, to be levied on land and accumulated property. VII.-THE NATIONAL DEBT. " This debt having been incurred by a class Govern ment for class purposes, cannot be considered as legally contracted by the people. "It is, moreover, absurd that future generations should be mortgaged to eternity for the fol►ies or mis fortunes of their ancestors, and the debt be thus repaid several times over. " The national debt ought, therefore, to be liquidated by the money now annually paid as interest, applied as repayment of the capital, until such repayment is corn pleted. Vin-CURRENCY. " The Convention ccnsiders that a change in our cur rency laws is absolutely nccessary for the welfare of the producers of this country, and recommends that the ex- ecutive committee of th w eNational Chartist Association, by addresses and tracts, direct the attention of the coun try to this subject. " IX.—THE ARMY. " Standing armies are contrary to the principles of de mocracy, and dangerous to the liberties of the people. At the same time the Convention acknowledges the ex pediency of a standing force being maintained until suit able changes in our colonies and at home shall have ren dered its continuance no longer requisite. " Until such change, the following enactments are necessary for the comfort of the soldier and the safety of the citizen:— "1. That no enlistment be binding unless renewed before a magistrate by the person enlisting, after the ex piration of a period of one week. 2. That the soldier have a right to a free discharge at the end of four years. "3. That the soldier be no longer confined in barracks, since the isolation of troops estranges them from citizens, renders them unfit for the duties of domestic life, demo ralizes them, and is unnecessary for discipline, as proved by such discipline not being impaired when troops are quartered o❑ the inhabitants, which is frequently the case, both in peace and war• "4. That troops quartered on the inhabitants be paid for as lodgers, and that none be compelled to receive them. " 5. That promotion take place from the ranks by mi litary gradation, and . that none be promoted before, at least, one year's service to the ranks. " 6. That promotion by purchase be abolished. " 7. That the use of the lash be abolished. "8. That courts-martial consist, in all case, , , of officers and privates in like proportion. X.—THE NAVY. " To bo regulated by analogous laws. XI.--THE MILITIA. st As it is the right of every individual to bear arms, so it is hi* duty to know how to use them; as every citi zen ought to receive a benefit at the hands of the State, so be ought to be prepared to def en d it ; an d, as liberty 25 1851. is net sGfe where an unarmr:d and umiiaciplined people stands in presence of an armed and disciplined class, it is therefore requisite that every male over fifteen years of age should be afforded the opportunity of miii tary training. PRESS. "Absolute freedom of thought and expression being one of the primary cud the most eacred riglits of man, all restrictions on printing and publishing are unjust, and iniquitcus; this Convention., therefore, declares its de cided hostility to the taxes on knowledge, and recom mends the total abolition of " The duty on paper; " The duty on advertisements; , 4 The penny stamp tax on newspapers; " And the import duty on foreign books and publi cations. " Addresses, each embodying one of the preceding measures of reform, to be circulated, together with an exposition of the Charter, and its necessity for enabling such reform to be obtained. G. W. M. Reynolds John Gray North Lancashire. Thornton Hunt Hampshire and Edinburgh. Alfred Hunniball George Shell Surrey. John Shaw . Tower Hamlets. - - - James Finlen City and Finsbury. Abraham Robinson Thomas Martin Wheeler Feargus O'Connor, M.P Manchester. George Joseph Mantle Ditto. George Julian Harney Worcestershire&Glouceste r Thomas Savage Bristol. Ernest Jones Rev. Alexander Duncanson Paisley district. William Felkin Nottinghamshire. James Capewell. John James Bezer Sheffield district. William Benfold Alexander Yates John Barker Northamptonshire. George Wray Leicestershire. Daniel William Ruffy Walter Pringle Thomas Hirst Huddersfield ditto. James Graham Dundee ditto. John Moss James Watson Daniel Thompson ...~ Daniel Paul . Glasgow ditto. " JOHN ARNOTT, Secretary. i " Convention•room, :2, St. Martin's-lane." THE WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 25. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Thames, Captain Abbott, arrived this morning, at one o'clock, from the West Indies, with the usual mails, in charge of Lieutenant Strover, Admiralty agent. On her homeward voyage the Thames experienced very heavy weather on the Spanish Main, delaying her arrival at St. Thomas's nearly two days. From St. Thomas's the weather has been fine, but with prevailing north-east winds and a continued heavy head sea. The latest dates brought by the Thames are—Ha vannah, March 26 ; Chagres, 27th ; Carthagene, 29th ; Jamaica, 31st ; Demerara, 28th ; Trinidad, 28th ; Barbadoes, 31st; Grenada, 29th; Porto Rico, 31st; St. Thomas's, April 6 ; Nassau, March, 26 ; Antigua, April 1 ; Jacmel, March 31 ; Santa Martha, 15th and 27th ; Grey Town, 23d. The following is the list of passengers by this arrival : Mr. and Mrs. Rammen, Mr. and Mrs. Moss, Mrs. Bar ton and child, Miss Borgia, Mr. Lisson, Mr. Sambaiti, Mr. Christmas, Mr. Keywood, Mr. Horn and child, and Mr. and Mrs. Balbaster and family, from Chagres ; Mr. Brown, Demerara ; Mr. Maingot, Trinidad ; Mr. Boree, Martinique; Mr. Bellot and Colonel Faber, Do minica; Mr. Sigond. Guadaloupe; Lieutenaut Afzelius, St. Kitts; Lieutenant and Mrs. Carter and sister, Colonel Bohlen and family, Mr. and Mrs. M.Coy and family, Mr. Anima, Mr. Lawson, Mr. Orr, and Mr. Ross, Havannah; Mr. Paike, Mr. Fingi, Mrs. E. Davis, Mrs. D. Davis, and Mr. Ritchie, Jamaica ; Mrs. Lacke, Jacmel ; Mr. Cupric, Porto Rico; Mr. Pretho and family, Mr. Alre feld and sevant, Mr. Michellana y Rojas, and Captain John Ross, St. Thomas's ; Mr. Channel', Mr. Rowlatt, and four invalids, Royal mail Steam Packet Company ; one invalid, ex Alarm; six distressed British subjects -82 in all. _ The Thames brings on freight 934,053 dollars on merchants' account ; 209,993 dollars in gold dust and bars; 1,925 dollars platina ; 1,8031. ls. Bd. British coin ; 122 serons of cochineal ; 990 ditto of indigo; 29 packages arrowroot; 8 packages succades ; 25 bales cascarilla ; 197 cases of cigars, containing about 15,000 each ; 95 bales of tobacco ; 2 packages for Exhibition ; 3 packages wax ; 8 bales of sarsaparilla ; and 87 packages sundries. MEXICO. At Grey Town a shock of an earthquake had been experienced of so serious a nature as to create fears in the minds of the inhabitants, that intelligence would be received from the interior of great damage having been sustained in consequence. JAMAICA. The cholera had nearly disappeared from Kingston and the vicinity, but was still very prevalent in the north part of the island. The weather throughout the islands was very fine. Sugar-making was going on with great activity. All the islands were very healthy. Stations of her Majesty's Ships—The Wellesley, Bermuda ; Imaum and Alban (steamer), Port Royal, Jamaica; Alarm and Persian (sloop), Havannah ; Inflexible (steamer), Demerara • Helena (steamer), Barbadoes ; Bermuda (schooner), Grey Town ; and Scorpion (schooner), St. Thomas's. Stations of the company's steam-ships—The Great Western, Captain Wolfe, on the Spanish Main, the next ship home ; Trent, Captain Clarke, on the Gulf of Mexico route ; Conway, Captain Woolley, at St. Thomas ; EaglP i Captain Wilson, at Barbadoes ; Der went, Captain Onslow, at St. Thomas's. JAMAICA MARKETS. From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer, March 27. GENERAL REMARKS. A good deal of firmness has been evinced during the past tortnight by holders of dry and pickled fish. We regret, however, that we cannot report any great im provement in breadstuff& A slight speculative feeling suddenly manifested itself during the early part of the fortnight, under which upwards of 2,000 barrels Balti more flour were disposed of; but it has suddenly sub sided, and the market relapsed into its previous quiet state. The sale, however, of so large a parcel has had the effect of creating a better feeling for the article, not withstanding that the supply in importers hands is still considerable. The sugar market is heavy, and the trade are endea vouring to effect a reduction in the prices of the lower qualities; holders are, however, firm, as there are buyers for shipment at better rates than home dealers are will ing to give. Rum is in good inquiry for export. We notice a somewhat slackened demand for ordinary Coffee. We may state with confidence that it is not just now contemplated to make any alterations in the Import Duty Bill, as the revenue derived under it forms an im portant item in the calculations of the finance com mittee, whose amenkled report is now before the House of Assembly. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. Colonial Bank-90 days, par. ~ 60 dais, i per cent. prem. 5 , 30 dp, 1 per cent. prem. Jamaica Bank-90 day?, par. :, 60 days, 7 2 1 per cent. prem. ,/ 30 days, 1 per cent. prem. CREMORNE GARDENS.—This highly popular place of entertainment and recreation will open en the Ist of May with with a variety of novel attractions , the atrical and otherla. Among the former will be a ballet by H err Dentin and Ma dame Theodora, entitled the Star of Beauty, a , n , d a b n no ted illustration from Moore's " Lalla Rookb, the Feast of Roses." A balloon ascent will takete p e lace on the grounds; and the dancers will be gla d to find that their accommodation has been specially provided fo r by the new pag oda orchestra being surrounded by a do uble p latform, which has oest upwards of 5001. Borini's band has been en gaged, with Isaacson as the leader. Among the forthcoming novelties We may mention Franceni's equestrian troop, who are to appear early in June. The Bosiesmans will also be exhibitedotith appropriate scenery, representing their native wilds. Make and female artistes have also been engaged for a highly interesting series of tableaux vivans, illustrative of some of the' most admired prize medallions of the Industrial Exhibition. The pyrotechnic displays, by the Chevalier Mortram, will be on a scale (4 unrivalled grandeur, and in every respect Mr. Simpson appears to be catering for his friends with that liberality and good taste which are ever conspicuous in his undertakings. ST. MART-LE-STRAND EASTER VESTRY.—Pito poszn Nnw Cituncif GALLERY.— Last evening a vestry was held in New Church-court, Strand, by the parishioners of St. Mary-le-Strand, for the purpose of electing the several officers, to make the rector's-rate, poor's-rate, and on ot h er business. The Rev. J. F. Denham, rector, presided; and on the motion that the minutes of the previous vestry be confirmed, Mr. Limbird rose and objected, on the ground that one, of two motions he had made at the previous meeting, " That at vestry, or other meeting s erris this parish, no money shall be voted away for any purpose with out due notice of the same intention having been made to the parishioners," was omitted from the minutes. He (Mr. Limbird) would be satisfied if his motion was now recorded on the books, This was subsequently done, and the business proceeded. The next pro • position was for the sum, of 250/. or 3001. for the erection of galleries in the parish church, but this motion fell to the ground. On the sum of 61. 10s. being moved for as part of the expenses attending the window-tax meeting at Drury-lane Theatre, the item was ordered to be paid out of the church-rates. Relative to the poor's-rate for the present meeting to vote, some very wa rn discussion took place between the opposite parties assembledt (rather unusual at this vestry) concerning the Pr°P e a r i n b o e ; longing to the parish in the New Kent-roa d, worthy of great consideration, and ought to by the pa towards the lessening of the rates now paid b w ? h a ie p h pr w opriatied rishioners. This caused some very personaalssirnemarks to be I the parish, made against Mr. Limbird relative t? c ll denied, and chal which that gentleman most emphe lenged proof. However, the wortehit_e:raeaect-oarlepertobcruereepdenocredeirn, been greed to, the meeting and fourpence in the pound poor's-r the pound rector's-rate, havi,ngeeb having previously a terminated at half-past ten o cl ock, pointed the usual officers . tai a lor. Elliot's Cheshire and T A ILORS.— Speed, th e historian, was was also composed reg i m ent of light hor se was chiefl y the first man w ho su g gested the idea ofpabe o f tailors ; olishing the slave trade was Thomas Woodman, a Quaker a n d a t a il or , o f N ew ady's Newspaper. Jersey. -1, DREADFUL SHIPWRECK REMARKABLE PRESERVATION OF THE CREW (From the Moreton Bay Courier.) Last Tuesday night a boat, schooner-rigged, and a smaller boat, rigged as a cutter, arrived in the Brisbane River, having on board the master, officers, passengers, and seamen of the barque Jenny Lind, which vessel had been wrecked on a coral reef, called Kend's Reef, in latitude 21.15 13 S., longitude 155.49 E. (Norie lays down Kenn's Reef in lati tude 21.9 O. The difference in calculation may be easily accounted for. The longitude agrees.) The particulars, as we have gathered them from various sources, are /13 follows :—The Jenny Lind, 484 tons, Captain Joseph Taylor, left Melbourne for Singapore, on Tuesday, the 3d of September last, being chartered to proceed from Singapore to London or Liverpool. The ship's company consisted of Cap tain Taylor, Mr. Masters, chief mate ; Mr. Harpur, second mate; and sixteen seamen and apprentices. The passengers were Mr. Beal, Mr. Noble, Mr. Acker man, Mrs. Harpur, and Mr. and Mrs. Somerset, and three children. Mr. Beal, Mr. Noble, and Mrs. Harpur, were passengers to London : the others had taken their passage to Singapore. of tT un tilhe et watchhweather 21sta tot fe s nese September,. seems minutes to u bt have eesr pn a: t been fo observation ur i very n t 3 e variable hmavohaving been f n o f t a t k h e e n 2 f l o s r t two and days en enjoined n r previously, o t u h s e l y m , in consequence on the fore castle t he s ot ffi iin c e ar w o a f s th w e . w b a y tch S s . a , a ob s s h e a u rp red looi T c- h o e ut c , hi n e s f m th a e te su to n ok had char n g o e t been taken for two days un to b k e e in e g p directed the man at the hel m to keep the ship N. by Theaf afterwards a d r dast the e e s hip going nine knots- through the water. Imme diatelything black a-head, and asked the look-out man what it was, and he answered that it was the reflection of a heavy black cloud that was hanging over head. A. quick glance over the gang-w ay . seem s to have shown the mate better, and he immediately had the helm put hard up, and all bands called fore and aft. The vessel Wr. wore off to the wind, but before the braces could be touched she struck aft, and i mmed iately afterwards lay broadside on to the reef, the sea making breaches over her. The masts were cut away, but the vessel continued to lurch heavily upon the reef, and it wa s plain that she must soon break up. An attempt was made to launch the pinnace, but this was unsuc cessful, and the master got his leg hurt in the attempt. After great difficulty the jolly-boat was launched, a n d t wo h an d s b e i ng p l ace d in her, she was taken to a rock at a short distance, inside the reef, and there secured. The safety boat was then launched, and the difficulty of this process will be understood when it is remembered that the vessel was nearly on her beam ends, and that the boats had to be hoisted to the davits on the upper quarter, and thence launched into the sea. When the second boat was launched, the women and children were first taken off in her to the jolly-boat, which served as a temporary depot. In this way all hands were got out in three trips, some of the seamen jump ing overboard from the jelly-boat w h en she was get ting overloaded, end holding her on ; the water being shoal near the rock. When all had left the ship, the people were divided in the two boats, and made for a co ral bank, partly covered with sand, which lay about half a mile away. This place they all reached in safety. The islet on which they landed was about 150 yards long, by 40 wide. In the course of the afternoon some provisions and about four gallons of water were procured from the wreck, and about half a gill of water was served out to each person. Next day some sails were procured, also some provisions, and a small keg containing limejuice. The master had saved some of his charts and nautical instruments, and got them away when the boats left the wreck. A search was made for the mail, but it could not be found, as the vessel was completely bilged, and fast breaking up . . . On Monday a copper b o il er an d some lead '::p i ng, together with a cistern, having been procured troin the wreck at low water, Mr. Phi lip Beal (a son, we understand, of the Rev. W. Beal, of Exeter, and lately surgeon of the ship Rajah) succeeded in distilling fresh water from the sea water, and half a pint was served to each person that even ing, the fuel for the purpose being procured from the wreck. On the lac xt day, after consultation, it was resolved to attempt the building of a boat large enough to carry all hands in safety to some port, and, ac cordingly, three divisions were made of the men ; one portion to assist in saving necessary articles from the wreck, another to assist Mr. Beal in distilling water for their sustenance, and the third in building the boat. Some carpenters' tools were procured from the wreck, and timber from time to time, and in this way the ;udicious arrangements that had been made were effectively carried out. The men employed at the wreck succeeded in savingmanynecessaryarticles, in cluding some clothing; the boat-builders' department, under the superintendence of the ship's carpenter, as sisted by some persons who had a slight knowledge of shipbuilding, were actively employed; and Mr. Beal and his assistants were continually engaged in sustaining the lives of the people by distilling sea water. An attempt had been made to find fresh water by digging, but the diggers only came on the coral, which afforded to them no more relief than they could- get by sucking from it the fresh mois ture that bad exuded through the sand. During their stay at this solitary place some re lics of former wrecks were found. A rusty chain was discovered on the reef, and some boat boards and other pieces of timber in other places, also some cinders, as if a firs had been made on one of the banks. By the 25th of September, Mr. Beal had so far improved his machinery, by means of articles pro cured from the wreck, that he was enabled to main tain twenty-five gallons of fresh water that day, and thenceforth the supply to the people was more liberal. The provisions, however, began to get short, and the allowance was reduced to half a pound of flour a day, which had to be made into pudding, with salt water. The little biscuit they had was preserved for a sea stock, as was also all the water that could be put by. At length, on the 26th of October, the boat upon which all their hopes depended was launched success fully. It was found that she sat well on the water, but leaked considerably, and two days more were oc cupied in repairing that defect, and getting her rigged and stowed. These operations being completed, the adventurers got under weigh on the 29th of October, 22 persons being in the craft that had been built, and six in the safety boat. They made for Moreton Bay, and the wind was favourable until Saturday last, when it blew from the southward, and they bad to cast anchor in a small bay to the southward of Wide Bay, where they saw some natives, but, not liking their manner, they refused to allow them on board. When the wind again shifted they Brisbane, and after some difficulty in discovering the u he t e i e h s , a d and dt supplied mouth of the river, succeeded in reaching within and a few miles of the town on Tuesday night, ar rived in Brisbane next morning ; all of them, includ ing women and children, being compara ti ve ly well days on a and hearty, after having been t hirty-seven The preservation desolate coral bank in the Pac i fic. All persons of these people is most ( remarkable.emselves in an ap pear to have exerted h ex traordinary condition manner to remedy their ; b ut made sail for there can be no doubt that to Mr. Beal is due the credit of every to ha b s ea been po saved, ir fo d r i fi i i t e ' them with water when there was scarcely a h o p e of it, the hot sun of that latitude, and the burning s and which they were encamped, would hav e m ae lrh oa t work with them. Cciptain Wickham, on be half e of shor t Government, supplied the shipwrecked the lodgings and rations ; the females aid life science that mariners... have with been quartered with the matron of th ch . ildre . n t. depot, and we believe that the inhabitant s eimmigra.ion . generally have exerted themselves to • assist the sufferers. Mr. Smith, of the Victoria Hotel, supplied provisions to the men while their rations were b • prepared. 'Y e . eing are informed that the reef on which the Jenny Lin d struck was not laid down on the chart of the Australian coast (dated 1849) with w hich the ship was provided. The cargo of th Jenny Lind e small quantity of flour and beef. We understand that she was partly insured. NIT DNESDAY. - A COURT-MARTIAL.—DEVONPORT, vv E d a y on board the anadpuparito be discharged the service with court-martial assembled at 9, A.M., this Impregnable, Commander Lord John Thomas LB. pre'ident ; Maitland, C.B. ick, members; Mr. Captains Lord George Pawlett, Sir p oj ,s n former bnat with and robbing desert i n a g n . and Josh. Nias, with Commander 3.ll.Camoren:: Neal and Edward Eastlake, Judge-Advocate ; board the Retribution Ponton of the Marine Artillery, on steam-frigate, Captain Warden, an d deserting; the latter with t o . t t s r h y i officer of wearing when the Court ntenced Neal to taking the leaving They g t olatrd his ship, then to le e sent to Exeter receive 50 lashes on t2e first both o his t h pleaded post nine at hard labour; at the ex gaol for 18 months m _n abs Oration cf the 18 0 s i x months' hard labour, and then to re- Pon:on, disgrace. turn to duty. M A naito RV' B or LO `;D v ARD.—Yesterday forenoon, the marriage o f Lord Ward, so w e ll k nown as b e i ng one o f ~ rietors 'th • • • l' C in the largest Pro op h e empire, with Miss Se ina on- De Burg . eldest daughter of Huber De Burgh, Esq., stance was celebrated at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, in the presence of a select circle of the friends of both parties. The ceremony was conducted in a comparaive priva'e man ner, owing to the recent demise of a member of the De_ Burgh family. The Rev. Mr. Legh Cloughton, Vicar 01 Kidderminster, and brother-in-law to Lord Ware, officiated..; Shortly alter nine o'clock the bridal party entered theacibscu n 1 () N un, Mr. De Biagh gave his daughter away. Lady ViHawke, the ILin. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Ward, Mr. and Mrs.ad other the Hen. Mrs. Blake, the Dowager Lady Ward, heConclusion of friends of the families, were present. 4 1, t to t the residence of the ceremony the bridal party repaired Mr. D e B urg h, i n G rosv eno r - crescent, an d there partook of breakfast. The happy pair subsequently left town for Sand gate, to pass the honeymoon. — The Medina, found for PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE. Quebec, having hauled out to t h e centre of the river, on Sa turday, preparatory to sailingi five men, passengers, were boa proceeding across in a n order to go on board, when, of the two boatmen, who were owing to the awkwardness of all were precipitated into the drunk, the boat capsized fortunatelyl picked up by other boats, river. They were all lost a quantity of provisions and but the poor emigrants o ther necessaries, th e gr eater portion of their sea 4ock.— Waterford Mail. 11% -716