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DAY- ) ore the IA try.) 88. he value of 'Web the de t,*.had seio lon, and 0' Iff; and It the ease id re were Pr' ]to Court oars to tio dd Geddl ,srtmene o g ebrold , ten kept tb is And try also Jima or wary 3hooter rr I with blab ]gers of tbr d go ods, proPer t 7' r home, I n ken Pia ° ;jai as he hi d to gil l a the pe x 5Ol. T he tat t he WI epreseut 010 W t !' the ' >ode 160 the plain: :l were of e d by do who the, ou id prOv it so t the Pr obable orticleo y 01 " ti e 0 2" . w er w n i g i ° a she co s Coung e h l ' Po" bedeo, h ate - A red , ' °II' sod Ireful; • the 611. Sn d Paid sos el Cl to tia4 list " : sad i p to e tell °rel fart in 11 for tbe rbst t" officie° irtual l i epor° oil the IAY) keepe r as for Od pg for olbora aintift XBB DC' t gni b° w ith' re wo g , use AN ,roved ;wo of ut the ituese TU. The COURT sentenced him to he transported fur life. J3OW-STRE'ET.—(IHIS DAY.) John Vincent was charged tefore Mr. Hall with au Outrageous assault upon Mary Byrne, a aerviint out of place. The complainant stated that in the course of yesterday afternoon she met the defendant, with whom she had been previously acquainted, and at his invitation went With him to a public house, where hhe partook of some refreshment, and remained with Vincent until a late hour. ACer that She accompanied Vincent to a house iu George -street, but upon her resisting his solicitation 3 to stop with him there, he struck her a vio!eut blow on the head with Lis stick, and inflicted a severe wound. In answer to the Magistrate, the prosecutrix denied that she was living by immoral c , .urses. The landlord of the house in George-street, where the assault was committed, said that it was not of an impro per chat actpr. The defendant did not deny the charge, but said that he was very sorry for what had occurred. Mr. HALL fined h,re UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, OXFORD, MAY 14 LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S COIIIIIIISSION.—It has been agreed upon by a large inAjority of toe heads of houses and proctors, that an oppor turtil shall tie given to the members of C..nvocation to express a deliberate opinion On Lord John Russell's ceantuission. Adopting the sug gestion or their legal advisers, it is prop, se.d to present a humble petition to her Majesty iu Council, praying that the commi, lion way be re called and cancelled, or that the Utiversity may be haard by counsel against it; and the sentiments of the major ity will be useeriaibeo bi their determination to atlix, or not to affix, the University seal to the proposed petition on Wednesday next. CAMBRIDGE, MAY 14. At a congregation holden this day, the undermen•- boned degrees were conferred : 'M.A.—John Braley, Trinity College ; Ri - .bert Berr3, Trinity College; Johu Green, Trinity College; G. T. • Fog, Trinity College; William Palin, Triniiy College; • .J. G. Smyth, Trimiy College; T. R. S. Temple, Tai iiity College; B. F. Westcott, Trinity College; William ; Weston, Trinity College; G. W. Cruttenden, St. John's •' College; E. P. Willing. on, St. John's Colli•ge ; L A. ' Beck, Jesus College; J. P. P►tca'rn. Jesus College ; George Ctirlat's College; G. K. Weston, Em manuel College. • LL.B.—J. T. Drake, Trinity Hall; G. H. Sawyer, • . Trinity Hall. • ~, B.A.—Samuel Bexley, Trinity College; M. W. Currie, Trinity College; Cotterill Scholefield, Trinity • College; W. C. Evans, St. John's College; H. G. Jebb, St. John's College; John Bishop, Canis College; W. G. • Sawyer, •Ttinity Hall; C. J. Taylor. Corpus College; G. Witherby, Corpus College; John Goodwin, Cathe rine Hall; 1). R. Smith, Christ's College; C. C. Bluett, • 'Emmanuel College. , ET. JOHN'S COLLEGE—VOLUNTARY CLASSICAL EXAMI• NATION. FIRST CLASS.—Brodriob, Calvert, A., Calvert, E. E., 1 2gley, Mulesworrh, Munro, Morley, Patchett, sen., '"°°Y , Shaw. Story. &min CLASS.--Druce, Hickie, Kcmpson, Powell, Smallpiece, Tiallts, Watkins, White, F. A., wriuht. MARILLAND ►SERMON.--Tbe annual sermon, funded by Mr. ptlarkland, on the subject of Church extension over the colonies and derendettcies of the British empire, will be preached, at St. Mary's Church. by Mr. Bailey, Of St. John's College, on Sunday morning, the 18th inst. • SPORTING NOTES. No. THE YORK AND RATH SPRING MEETINGS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sra,—My remarks on yeTsterdssy'srblcesJ York were correct to the letter in two instances out of three. The third was for the Flying Dutchman (late Spring Ebor) Handicap, for whick I selected Backbiter and York . you're-wan ed; and of ts surety both were wanted at the finish of the race; Backbiter not being able to get any nearer than fourth, and the nag with the lively name was absolutely sixth and last; Alp, who made all the running, winning by a head from Chantrey. Lord Eglintun's Pelopidas, however, justified my selection for the Eglinton Stakes, by winning a well-contested race by a head, in 56 seconds, from Miss Sarah, Glimmer and . several others. For the York and Ainsty Cup, Vold iteur made the running et a wretched pace to the dis tance, where Wancy joincd issue, headed him about, a hundred yards from home, and won cleverly by a length RI 6 min. 20 sec.! At a quarter before two, the E irl Eglinton. being of opinion that the Flying Dutch man had won hie race with Voltigeur fairly (in accordance with a declaration made some time since at Tatterball's), announced the fact. that he would not start again, consequently the Emperor's Plate is a certainty for Voltig..ur or Rue . borough. I forgot, in my note on the Bath Meeting, to touch upon the Dyrham Palk Sttkes, and Aristocratic Handicap, run to-morrow; the former, I fancy, veld be wow by Haay or Simplicity, with Miss Larkaway and Windhouod close up—a large field starting; and Vie latter, by Ferule or Defaulter, the former for choice. I fell into a considerable error yesterday, in cons. quence of a mistake in the telegraphic report of the Derby betting forwarded from York in the morning; I stated that the Grecian was bsck,d several times at 25 to 1; Neasham's name must be substituted for Greeian's. The latest betting in town on future events is as 1,1Iows: Weston Stakes (Bath)-6 to 4 agst Adine; 7to 2 sgst Lady Blanche; 5 to 1 each Tested, Little Harry. and Launceletta. Dyrham Park Stakes-4 to lon the Field. Derby-5 to 1 agst &mind. z; 11 to 2 agst Teddingtou ; 7 to 1 egst The Prime Minister; 12 to 1 each, The Bak and Maribor( ugh Buck; 15 to 1 agst Constellation; 1 8 to 1 agst Black Doctor, take 20 io 1; 25 to 1 agst Xassham; 25 to 1 agst Heart breaker; 1,000 to 25 agst Theseus. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. May 15, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TAT I'ERSALL'S —WEDNESDAY. 8 to 1 was taken abut the Prime Minister for the Derby, and 6 to 1 would have been taken about Hesse Romberg for the Oaks. YORK. SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY (CONCLUDED). The Spring St. Leger of 10 .ova. each, and 50 added, for 3 yrs old; colts, B.t 71b; and fillies, Bst 31b; win ners of 300 goys. slb extra; maiden 3 yrs old, having started, allowed 31bs, fur twice, 51bs. One mile and a half. (6 Subs.) Mr. Wentworth's Az'th (J. Marson) 1 Mr. Pedley's Paquette (Hiett) 2 Weatherill's Prudery (Fiatman) 3 Betting-3 to lon Azetb, who won easy ay a length. Ran in 2 min. 25 secs. The Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 25 added, for 3 yrs old and upwards; winner to be sold by auction for 2001. if demanded. O e mile. (7 Subs ) ler. White's Clara, aged (301) B.t (Fl.ttnan) 1 Mr. Dswson's Cripple Kate. sa' 13. b ( Alocroft) 2 Mr. Eddisoll's E tza Nlitio let on. Bst 121 b (W line holm-) 3 The following also started, but w re not placed;—Dlr. Mo rris's 61 c by Sir Hercul s. out of Lantern, 3 yrs. 6st 61b ,(Bash..m)—Mr. Fostet'a 04)41,1wick. 4 yrs. Tait 6 b (Chit do) , )—and Mr. T. Liter's Peasant Girl, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b ,(Wittle). Be ting-6 to 4 eget Clara, who wun by a length, and was sold tor 86/ LAI EST BETTING. B(.IIIEREETSBIRE STAKES 5 to 4 eget the Ban—.aken. DERBY. sto 1 agst Hernandez 'l4 to 1 agst The Ban—t 11 to 2 ag•st Teddington 15 to 1 apt C.Thstellation 8 to 1 s g,t Prime Minister 20 to 1 agst Theseus—t 13 to 1 agst Marlborough 25 to 1 agst 3,tinie Dundee Buck .t 5 to 1 egst Neasham The Ptime Minister, Coustellation, Neasham, and Theseus, were backed for a good deal of money on the course, but in the evening 'Theseus declined from 16 to 1 to 20 to 1, sad had sum , pertinacious opponents. ST. LEGER.. 10 to 1 a4st Aphrodite. WEDNESDAY. The Eglinton Stakes or 10 soya. each, with 50 added , for two yrs old, colts, 81 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b win ners extra, maidens having started once allowe ' d 3lb twice, 51b; thrice, 71b . H a lf a wile. (9 Subs) .Lord Eglinton'a Pelopmins. Bst 4 1 b ....... . ( (Tt .o , w l ) 2 1 h.tr. Nichol's Miss Sarah, Bst 211 ) It-. W. Baxter's Glimmer, Sat llb ....... (F. Mara )) Mr, C. white's Snowdr. P. a ' t 2ih ...... (t% rtwrig ht)r Mr. Winteringha tn s Negress. Tat 111 b (F ainatt) 0 Mr. Smith's bl t by Velocipede 81( 21b ,„ (Butnhv) 0 Bot'ing- 6 to 4 a.g at Miss Sarah, 7 to 2 a g s ispho)pida, 4 to I. agst Glimmer , and 5 to 1 agst Vetocip de filly. Won by a head , t iwo lengths between second and third. Run in 56 secs. The Yo,k and Ainstv Hunt Cup of 100 Etas., addsl to a sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each. 10 ft.; three yrs old, 6st. 101 b; four, Bst 10Ib ; five, 9st 51b; six and aged, gat lOib; mares and geldings allowed 41b. About tw o miles end a half. (13 Suns) (Osborne, jun.) y Mr. • Marr,inson's Nancy. 3 yrs Lord Zetle'rld's Voltigeur , 4 y rs (J. Matson) 2 Betting--6 to 4on Voltigeur, who made running at a miserable Mace to within a quart-r of a mile of home, the mare tbest joined, h. ailed dim half way up the dis tance, and won in very clever style by a length. Run in 6 rain. 20 secs. First year of the Flying Dutchman's (late Ebor) Handi cap of 100 sov.s., added to a sweepstakes of 20 amt. each, 10 It, and only 5 ii declared, &c.; winners extra. The winner to pay 15 soya. towards expenses. Two miles ,over the Old Course. (23 Subs., 10 of whom p a y 5 s t. 'VS. ft.) J. Shep.`ierd's Alp, 5 yrs, 7st 21b (Osborne. jun.) 1 Mr. R. Read Chantrey, 5 yrs, 7st 81b...(J. Sharp) 2 Lord' Zetland's A Tts s dulphus, aged, 7st I llb (Flan:Batt) 3 Colo cal Anst.n's b. sekbiter, 6 yrs. 8-t 21h, (Simpson) 4 Mr. I 3,regory's Wannt3t aged, Sat 7.b ...(F. Msrson) 0 Mr. Davidson utt York) - ou're Wanted 6,t 1 111 r• diet, ) 0 Be ckbiter; and 5 to 2 ag-t York iii g-5 to 4 apt Bb. you're IX ant. d. A alien,3o race with four; Alp, Tsh o made t the running, wi ti n.'og' by abe ad, the same be tween second and third, aL2 4 betwr e a the Mild. and fourth , Run in 3 min. 57 secs. • The Scramble Stakes of 5 soya. east~. with 25 added T.Y.C. Sub s .) Mr. W ( ff,„ n den'A Post. tempore, Bst 10Ib „, t - Butuby) 1 Ba r k.r's Tordesil , a. B,t • (t . tottnes) 2 . .Vhe following, also started but were no , t plac Belt list m's Eltza Middleton, 4 yrs. 8.1 41h (Whitt , tf , amp); Mr. A lorri.'s Slang, 4 yrs. 7et 10th (W h. at ty) ; Lord Card r - tss'a oh f by At andel, out of Cam:tribe, 3 s rs, 6 t 10Ib Ri o t); 111 r. J . Vic' tt's Sledticere, 3 yrs, 6. t 10ih (Charh `,.n); Mr. Ct.ilton's Liberty, 2y rs. sst (Cat -roll); Mr. Bo w, a's h fby 11,tman Platoif, cut of Maid ut Li me , 2 Iran 4 at Illb (Hay hoe). 'g-3 to I art lailiett , S4 *to Lagit Dir. 13 meet T ll'E filly, 5 to 1 asst Tordesillai, en) 5 to 1 agst rost-tem pore. Won by it livgth; the Eletmao Platoti a bad third, and Etna Middleton fourth. Run in 1 rnin. 6 secs. The weather was so floe, that weak as the card. ap- , peered, a tolerably full and fashi, n:able company was at tracted to the course, including the Earl and Countess of Eglinton, the Earl and Countess of Zethind, and many other faibionables present on the great day. The ra 7 , cing turned out remarkably good, and it was made peeti liarly interesting by the defeat of Voltigeur, owing, as nine out of ten believe, to the manner in which the race WAS run. Its issue ha f the f ffcct of giving the Black Doctor a strong hit in the Dern)/ betting. It will be in the recolltction of our readers that an announcement was made some time ego that the Flying Dutchman's ap pearaEce at Ascot would be contingent on the match proving a fair trial of merit; such having been the case, the Earl of Eglinton chciared this afternoon, at a quar ter before two o'clock, that the Flying Dutchman would not start again. LATEST DERRY BETTING. 8 to 1 apt Prime Minister I 40 to 1 agst Theseus. 20 to 1 agst Black Doctor. I _ _ Oth-rs to tak e • 11 to 2 about Teddington. (In the u•legiaphie report of the betting en the course on Tuesday, Grecian Was returned ut 25 to 1 initvad of Ne a,hutu.) ASCOT HEATH-1851. TUESDAY. Handicap fir the Aecot Stakes of 25 sous. each, 15 ft.. and 5 only if declared on or before Monday next. Yrs. st. lb. Yre. st. lb. *Cossack a 9 2 The Gent . ...... 4 6 7 Peep-o'-Day Buy a 8 12 gr hby Verulam, Glauca 5 8 9 out of Whim ... 5 6 7 Russborough Landgrave El , hiron Backbiter Knight i f Avenel 4 7 10 Wallflower 5 6 3 Be. hunter Old ain Tucker... 5 7 7 lathieen 4 6 1 Vatican Windischgratz Pitsford Prii stess Vamp) re a 7 4 Salute :tauter-la-Coupe... 5 7 3 P radebnis VII r guard Borneo 5 7 3 E•dafette 4. 5 10 Little Ja..:k Cyprus f.' , eerful . ..._ )fficious . ... 4 7 31 Touchstone - 8 5 8 Ninus Stronghow .. . 5 7 0 iholab Skier.-- 3 5 7 Fire-eater Valentine 4 7 0 1 Bsllet Girl Royal Hart 4 7 01*Knook Knoll 3. 5 3 Bonnie Dundee ... 3 7 0! Antigone 3 5. 2 Minimum Tophana 6 6 13! Waterfall Vasa cby Gladiator, out A btierhaman of Khorassan's ,IE Ins 4 4 10 . darn Kissaway ... 5 6 131 out of Empress 34 10 * Herbert 5 6 121 f by Pantaloon, out Nutcracker 4 6 12) of Lady Clermont a 6 121 Cane Woodlark Hippo]) tus The Swede 4 6 10 Hurry Scurry 3 4 7 Gardenia, 6 6 10 if by Teem, out Brother to Dough 4 6 It. of Lady Inve... 3 4 4 Mrs, Taft 6 6 It. Conic Hesse Homberg ... 3 6 7!Ella Baroness Those marked * having been entered without the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out by the time prescribed unless specially ordered to remain in. FREE CHURCH of SCOTLAND MISSIONS The anniversary meeting of this association took place yesterday, in Exeter•hall ; the Right Hon. Fox Maule, M.P., in the chair. On the platform were a great number of clergymen of various denominations, and a numerous deputation from Scotland. The meeting was very numerously attended; and, having been opened with prayer, Tne Right Hon. CHAIRMAN said, it became his duty to address a few woris to them with respect to the object for which they were assembled that even ing. Although be was pleased to see so many present, he did not lay " the flittering unction to his soul" that they were met alone to pro mote the interests of the Free Church of Scotland, because many of those whom he had the honour to address bad assembled to support the missionary labours of the association. Although they had not been able to do all they wished to do and all they were bound to do for the head of the Church, still it was gratifying that their labours had not been in vain. They had reared and planted upwards of 700 churches and 830 preaching stations ; and when he told them that, since 1843, they had established upwards of 500 schools, he was sure they would appreciate the labours of the association. These facts he was convinced would be a source of satisfaction to every one present, and every friend of the Free Church of Scotland. They had formerly seen, and now saw ministers of Evangelical denomi n atio ns o f a ll kinds attending their meetings, and he thanked them most cordially for their attendance, but he regretted to observe the absence of Dr. J. Bunting. That venerated man was absent on account of increased years and the attendant consequences of the decline of lite. The association con'ributed to thl payment of 689 teachers, giving instruction to 73 571 children under the au-pices of the Free Church of Scotland. They had promoted religion and education in the Lowlands and in the Highlands of Scotland at home, and they bad done so without neglecting their duty to the heathen; and they had extended as far as they could the circulation of the Gospel in foreign lands, in the colonies, and particularly in British India. If ever there was a time when Christian Protestants should stand together, the present was the time ; and it was to him a source of satisfaction that so many meetings bad been held to uphold the Protestant liberties of the country. The SECRETARY then read the report, from which it appeared that the society bad for the year 1849-50 received for home missions 7,591/. 19s. 7d., for foreign missions 12.3281. 1 ls. ld., and for other pur- poses 32,6891. 7s. 3d., and the expenditure had been 49,214/ 195., being an increase of income over expen diture of about 3,340/. Dr. Cunningham, Dr. Duff, and other friends of the society having addressed the meeting, and the report having been approved of, the meeting se parated. THE SHEFFIELD INITJEDER.—The coroner's inquiry in this case was resumed yesterday (Wednesday) at the Town-hall. The only additi o n a l e vide nc e was th a t of a girl named Pearson, residing next door to the house of Wilkin son, the murdered man. She went to bed about twelve o'clock, and in a short time was awoke by a loud noise as of a scuttle in Wilkinson's bedroom, and got up to the window to listen. Some parson appeared to run down stairs, where the noise was continued, and directly afterwards there was a heavy fall. 59. - iie minutes after this she be ar d som e person run up stairs into the garret in Wilkioson's house. There was no scream or noise as of persons quarrelling, knd, after listening till the noise subsided. she went to bed again. In twenty minutes afterwards she beard some person leave ilkinsou's house, close the door after them, and go down the yard. At half .past three o'clock in the afternoon the jury, atter being locked up for an hour and a halt; returned the following verdict :--•‘ We find a verdict of wilful murder against * . t , illiam Battersby as principal and also against Eliza Wilkinson as accessary. present, aiding, and assisting in the murder of John Wilkinson. The jury, atter three days' examination into the case, cannot separate without expressing their great dissatisfaction at the conduct of one of the magistrates (Mr. Overend) in not allow rig the ac cused parties to be brought before them according to the usual custom, which practice the jury sincerely believe Ins well f r the ends of justice." The Coroner at once tricAle out his warrant for the prisoners' committal to York Castle. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY ON TAE BEDFORD ESTATE, LAMB'S CONDUIT-STNEET.—Yesterday morning the extensive premises of Messrs. Della Torre, of Lamb's Conduit-street, was plundered of a cotsiderable quantity of valuable pro perty, including clocks, chronometers, time-pieces, barome ters, and other articles of value. It appears that the burglars entered by the shop door by the usual appliances, and then deliberately proceeded to select the various articles of value. The gas was lighted, and those who resided in the upper part of the house thought that the ordinary business of the es• tablishment was being carried on. The i esult was, that pro perty to the extent of upwards of 1001. was successfully car ried off. It is a singtear fact that this street is afforded no rot from the police. Mr. Collingwood w as recently o a tteh n eo d tri a iotni q e. u s antity of most valuable bed of a cash-box, cartaining upwards of 901. Mr. mith, the baker, has been lso robbed of a considerable sum ; a d Mr. Ordiah, the bookseller, had his windows cut through, Thercejtiand. tended by the inhabitat•t...l of Lan h' C nduit-str et, and th bor.ks abstrscted. It is in immediateofll s eighbi,urlD;od, forthwith ' to ') memorialise ' the au! alembic of 3 ard, with some view to further pro me,srs. Della r c i an be little doubt but that the property of appearing rre has by this time passed through the are extensive Cutler-streetwithdrawal and other parts of Lloundsditch. The thieves a most satisfactoryar,pot the police for Intel', ante on the treat Exhibit', a to have afforded the local opportunity; and without blaming Toe entertainment to b the police, theymaking the best of it. to the foreign Commissi, nErest:o.fivtline by Great the Exhibition will will give a reception ' The i Castle, at Richmond, take place on Tuesday, th e 2 The Noble Chairman and beautiful order, at two l o o 'clock, (Airing which has been engaged for the occasion. their guests on the sc L e i n fe e will be further enli vened Guards will perform guests to Commissionersllawn, n,,w iu given by some e b band 0 u of ri te these:iledo selections. The e of by a regatta immediately under the terrace, our most national sports. Some 01 the hes , men the Commissioners, to enable their witness onh one of will contend for the noble president's purse ter outriggers,t 9 river The dinner will be served in the magnificent ball. which will be appropriately decorated. The South-W.%ottemn, Railway Company has obligingly arranged to lay on spe ial r trains to and from Richmond to suit the convenience of the guests. SIioWSR OF SNAILS.—An extraordinary scene was witnessed at Bradford, about 12 miles from Bristr 1, on Sa turday last, when that village wss visited by a heavy shower of snails. They might have been gathered up by bushels. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. --The United States mail steamer Baltic, Captain C. mstock, sailed shortly sfter 9 o'clock this morning for New York, with the usual MARS. A new Romeo Catholic church was cnnstqated at ciaphanryetterday by Cardinal Wisaraan, SUN, LONDON, NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. --~-- The annual general meeting of this society was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street ; Mr. Lamie Murray in the chair. The meeting was very numerously attended. _ _ The proceedings were opened by reading the di rectors' report, in which also was embodied the report of the actuary appointed to inspect the affairs of the society annually. Ttie auditors' accounts were also read. The following is the report : NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING. " The directors have much pleasure in meeting the proprietors on the recurrence of the annual general meeting. " As irCicated in the last annual report, the business of the society has continued to incr. ase rapidly. The year ending Nov. 30, 1849, exceeded constdersbly its pri cl.cessor in the amount of new business, and the y, ar just closed shows a corresponding excess upon the last. Iu the two years the aggr. gate of new business am..unts in policies to 2 : 074, and in premiums to 33,803/. 7.5. Id., so that, in short, half the present in come and liabilities of the society is the work of the last two years. " The claims paid in the past year have considerably exceeded any former year. This has not so much arisen from any great excess in the number of casualties over the (xi) , etatien, but from the average amount of the claims. being gr. ater by 10,i 181. than the general average of the society. The mortality experienced in the previous year was extremely light, so that on the two years the expectation has not been exceeded. ‘. With a view of affording the proprietors an insight into the present position and future prospects of the society, the directors submit to them the report of Mr. Woolhouse, the society's actuary, on the completion of his annual investigation of its affairs, which, whether viewed in respect to the society's actual state or its gathering magnitude, cannot fail to give satis faction. " The following is Mr. Woolhouse's report:— " London, Bth May, 1851. " Gentlemen,—Having completed the annual valua tion of- the affairs of the National Loan Fuud Life As surance S ciety, in accordance with the deed of settle ment, after having been engage,i upon the same for the last four months, I now,. in pursuance of your instruc tions, bvg to lay before you a statement, in a concise form, of the more important results of that investigation, with such details as may convey an adequate knowledge ottle pre3ent resources and future prospe cts of the society. " The affairs of the society, calculated up to Dec. 1, 1850, may be stated thus: — Amount of investments, together with pre sent value of income from annual premiums ,„. X 1,030,882 14 0 Present value of. liabilities on all as- surances, annuities, &a., including paici•up capital 926,821 17 2 Balance ... £104,060 16 10 " Of this balance I recommend the sum of 7 8 . 3861 . Bs. id. to be reserved for future profits, and one -third of the remainder, after.reserving 30 per cent. of the same, will enable you to distribute to policy-holders a cash bonus of 14 per cent., and a reversionary bonus in addi tion to the sums assured; varying according to age, &c., from 20 to 48 per cent. on the premiums of poli cie3 on the profit scale, and of five years standing; and to the proprietors a bonus of 3f per cent., in addition to the regular interest of 5 per cent. "'The amount of claims on life policies payable by the society, will depend not only on the number of deaths, but also on the comparative amounts of the as surances upon which they may happen to fall, and, although averaging favourably throughout a lengthened period, must, as compared with the average, be ex pected to fluctuate considerably from year to year. The a pas e t e j e e t ar ef h c a l s a b ite ee s n p u e n i f d a , vo v a iz r ., able in this respect. The m exp• station, according to the tab1e5 , 35,57 641. 10,2 Bs., exceeds ot.;w h t i h ie e the, total sum of 136,7151. 14s. paid ou claims from the commencement of the society to the end of the same year, is less than the tabular mortality by 10,1521. It is satisfactory at the same time to be able to state that ,here is every probability that the current year will be favourable in respect of the claims upon the society, judging from the moderate amount of new claims up to the prest.nt time. " Up to the end of the year 1850 the total number of policies in force amounts to 4.314, and the annual income arising therefrom to 63,590/. 81. 4d., covering as,ursnces, including whole life, term, and miscellaneous policies, to the extent of no less than 2,072,6881. ." The successful progress of the society is plainly indicated in the following statement of the amounts of annual income on existing policies at the end of the re spective years, viz.:— _ _ - 1846 ....£39.747 15 1 1847 ... ... 42,749 3 3 1848 ... ... • ... 45.103 2 4 1849 ... ... 54,496 15 2 1850 ... ... 63,590 8 4 The new business, from the end of the year up to the present time, amounts to 342 policies, assuring 177,2091., and producing an additional income of 6,0901. 13s. 2d. " • Although the society was first established at the end of the year 1837, the business originally transacted in the earlier years, covering nearly two-thirds of the whole period, was comparatively small, and the greater part of ,the pelicies then issued have since become lapsed, discontinued, and surrendered on purchase. The number of life policies issued to the end of 1846 was 3,400; of this number there now exist but 1,441. In the last tour years the number issued was 3,157, of which 2,578 are in force. The . number • issued in the last two years amounts to 2.074 In the last sear the number of policies issued is 1.056, and the annual premiums thereon amount to 15 ; 5351. 6s: 4d. Thus the great mass of the policies in force appertains to the latter years; in fact, tabeut one-half of the policies have been issued daring the last two years, so that, in respect of the existing business and present liabiliti , s of the socie . y, it is .in the same posi tion as if it had been of very recent origin. " The sum put down for preliminary expenses will, on this present division, be reduced to 1,5331 Os. 11d. ; and the reserved portion of the divisible surplus will, in another year, more than wholly extinguish this item, after which the successive amounts so reserved will accumulate in the formation of an additional gua rantee fund, as provided in the deed of settlement, and thus contibute to further consolidate the stability of the society.—l sm, Gentlemen, " Your moat obedient servant, " W. S. B. VVOOLHOUSE, Actuary. " To the Directors or the National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society.' " The directors have now, after an arduous labour , and at some expense, placed in a state of efficient opera tion three distinct centres of management, via., New York, the British North American Colonies, and France, under the direction of chiefs of skill, experience, and energy, and the superintendence of local boards of high a suiting. "From each of these centres a sclisupporting busi ness has already sprung up, which may probably equal, if not in some instances surpass, the business under the itiemodate superintetdence of the head office itself. Dusing the past year the Actuary submitted new tables of premiums, for the purpose of facilitating the operation f the principle or the office in making loans on its own policies to the extent of one-hall the pre miums paid, and without any ether security than the simple endorsement on the policy itself. " The same principle r qiially applies to the re-pur chase of a policy at a fixed price. 'I he facilities which this plan affords are already making a saiiitactury im pression on our business. In addition to the directors who go out of office by rotation, and who are candidates for re-election, the directors have sought to strengthen the position tif the society by proposing for election five other proprietors of wed-known local influence, and all of whom have been proprietors since the origin of the society. " The directors have adopted the recommendation of the Actuary in respect t,i the present division of profits. Thu following table prepared by him exhibits ex amplra of the bunnies to which the holders of policies of upwards of four years' standing have become entitled, with the option of receiving the same in cash, or by ad dition to their policies, or in permanent reduction of an nual premiums. BONUS EX OIPLES. isouub iu Permanent Policy Bonus taken Age. Sum As- addition Reduction ln cured, to Sum , of Annual out in Assured. Caah. Premium. £ I A 8. d. X e. d. X s. d. 1837 59 1000 289 19 0 139 13 7 21 8 0 1838 56 3000 730 19 1 333 8 10 ' 45 2 2 1839 49 20(0 315 18 8 115 19 5 10 14 II 1840 47 3000 442 15 0 174 5 0 17 10 3 1841 48 4000 591 18 8 231 2 8 23 17 8 1842 43 104)0 119 4 4 42 4 2 3 1 10 1843 46 1000 017 8 35 9 9 3 7 6 1844 64 1000 105 11 0 9 13 4 9 8 8 1845 44 2000 110 16 0 51 18 4 3 14 0 1846 59 2000 120 16 0 79 3 4 715 0 " The business to be trans.,cted et the present meeting is the electton of tour dirpetor,, in lieu 0I business to be trans , +cted at the present meeting Aron of tour directory in lieu of— " JOHN ELLIOTSON, M.D., F.R.S., " EDMOND S. SYMES, E.q., " CLEMENT TABOR. Esq., and "JOSEPH THOMPSON, Esq., whose period of office expires, but who are eligible to be re-elected, and offer themselves accordingly. " Also for the election, as directors, of the under mentioned proprietors, proposed by the Court of Direc tors, viz:— HUGH CROFT, Esq., " WM. KENNAWAY, Esq, " Sir ARNOLD J. KNIGHT, M.D., " SAMUEL WALKER, Esq., and " GEORGE FULLER, Eq. fur the election of an auditor in place of Professor W HEATSTONE, F.R.S., whose period of office also expires, but who is eligible to be re-elected, and offers himself accordingly, " And for the election of an aaditioniil auditor. " T. LAMIE MURRAY, Chairman." " Also The CHAIRMAN then, in proposing the adoption of the report, said he should not detain the meeting by any lengthened observations. The report embcdied the greater part of all he had to say. After the full exposition which it contained it would be superfluous in him to do so. He would therefore confine himself to two matters ; the first was the almost total extinc tion of preliminary expenses.—(Hear.) When the company made its first report to the proprietors, in 1842, the sum of 21,000/, stood to its debit under this head, as, in fact, - 10i/bt .to. ba eatnaguished. THURSDAY EVENING, f tf This debt had been diminished from year to year, until it now stood at 1,500/. only.—(Hear.) Next year the per-centage, which the directors were bound to take off the profits, and which had been applied to its reduction, would ,now go to the formation of a guarantee fund, which he might with safety say, would at least increase in the same ratio in the same number of years as this debt had been diminished.—(Hear, hear.) The next point to which he would direct their attention bore upon the increasing income of the society. In the early infancy of a society great efforts and great expense are needed to push the business and increase the income. The society had to sustain these ex penses at a time when the income was small in compari son, but now these first steps were made the society was in the position of having increased its income and diminished its working charges in a double ratio. In future none of these charges would be incurred, as the end had been attained. They had planted three most important and profitable centres of management; the income had been raised from 39,7471. in:1846, to what it now stood, 70,0001., at the moment he was addressing them.—(Hear, hear.) He would illustrate this from a paper he held in his hand, which set forth the annual per-tentage of working charges to income, and in comparing the year 1848, when the income was 45,1031, to the year 1850, the per-tentage of charges had diminished one•half. —(Hear, hear.) This was really all he had to say. The position of the society required no advocacy, nor would he condescend to do so. Another thing he might he allowed to mention which bore on the same subject the establishment of the Equitable Fire Insurance would con tribute not only to increase their business, but also to diminish their expenses. In the accounts of last year the item in assets of shares repurchased bad:now entirely disappeared. All these' shares had been now sold, and a premium tzoAaN theque sti on said, society. that although by the deed theobtained for them. He would now conclude by moving that .the report of the directors be adopted and printed; and circulated amongst the proprietors. The motion was t h en put and carried unanimously. The . CHAIRMAN. next proposed the re-election of the retiring directors, John Elliotson, M.D., F.R.S., Edmond S. • Symes, Esq., Clement Tabor, Esq, and Joseph Thompson, Esq., and also the election of the following proprietors : — Hugh Croft, Esq., William Kennaway, Esq., Sir Arnold J. Knight, Samuel Walker, Esq., and George Fuller, Esq., as directors of the society. The object of the elec tion of these last-named l9na l influence, gentlemen was to r t e o nd h e a r v a e di re ctors present at different centres of operation rom a Shareholder, I great wh T o nh e w. an serviceocgullderin . exercise t directors were allowed 1,5001. for their expenses, they had seldom drawn more than 1,2001. or 1,4001., and that included his own salary as Chairman. The new directors would only be allowed the usual fee of one guinea whenever they might be pre sent at the board; and as for their travelling expenses, the society would not pay those except they had been specially summoned to town on business of the society. No doubt, however, the number of p o licies which they would be the means of effecting would compensate ten times over for any increase in expenses which their fees would create.—(Hear, hear.) He had also to propose the re-election of Professor Wheatsone, F.R.S., as auditor of the society; and also of Professor John Radford Young as an addi tional auditor. In answer to a question from a Shareholder, The CHAIRMAN said that Mr., Young was a man of great mathematical reputation, and also acquainted with business matters. Mr. lIERAPATH also bore testimony to the reputa tion and ability of Professor Young. A SHAREHOLDER inquired what was the price at which the shares were now selling ? The CHAIRMAN said that the last quotation which be bad heard was at 15s. premium.—(Hear.) The motion for the election of the directors and auditors was then put and carried. Sir A. HILLARY, Bart., proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman and directors. He had only lately been connected with the society, but, from what he bad seen, he was sure their affairs could not be in better hands.—(Hear.) Mr. JAMMIESON seconded the motion. He thought such a vote was especially due, after such a harmo nious meeting as they hadhad—harmony, too, which was not produced by mere apathy and ri4ult of satisfaction alone, in difference, as the nutneinus meeting then present asked around, and every was h the adbeen s s h in o e w e e ci d n , e b a u ti t nna question had seemed to add to the pleasure with which everything that hid fallen from the chairman had been received. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks on behalf of him self and brother directo - rt and this terminating the proceedings, the meetitit separated. :R of C t l he AL Leg L al lF an E d LEGAL A an L nua A l Di ge D ner a f. :,. "lVi ineeti M n ASSUR EttliCE SOCIETY. Commercial Life Assurance Society was held yes terday, at the offices, •ru Cheapside ; Mr. Alderman Lawrence in the chair, The advertisement eonvening the meeting having been read by the actuary (Mr. T. W. Farnell), th e minutes of the previous meeting were read firmed. The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to address the meet ing to the following , elfect,—Gentlemen, you have heard the minutes of the last meeting read, and now we have to give an account of ourselves, or rather of the society for the past year. Most of you who are present to-day will remember that, five years ago, the society was established amidst great competition, and it rt quired considerable attention and management in order to bring it to confidence a form a n d cons i stency as to give hope and j eenfidence to the policy -holders. olders. The directors used itfieir best endeavours to do so, and now, at the enk l o i f five years, the business of the society had so far ,eatended that they were enabled to say that it waseuo longer an infant, but capable of runnitig alone.---(Hear, hear.) During the first ) ear I find that 17t3 policies only were issued, for a sums amounting to 75,000/., yielding premiums to the extent of 1,952/, Vs. 11d. In the following year 152 policies werayided for 65,0001., the premiums amounting to 1,6311. 45. 5 andin 1848 no less than 164 policies were taken out fur 59,0001., the pre mium being 1,4931. In 1849 the policies issued were 233, ler a sum amounting to 89,8341, yield ing 2,756/. in premiums ; while last year the policies numbered 279 for 104,3601., and yielded premiums to the extent of 3,5661. 12i. 7d. showing that the increase in one year, namely, from 1849 to 1850, was from 2,7561. to 3,5561. In 1849 we found our income amounted in premiums to 5.9331. 6s. ed., which, added to the interest received on leans, amounted to the sum of 7,087/., while in last year We'find the premiums were increased from 5,933/. to 8,8461., which, added to the interest received to the end of the year on loans, make a sum of 10,0531. (Hear.) The actual receipts up to that time amounted to 9,4251. odd, because the accounts being made up to a particular day, we could Dot place sums in anticipation of their being forthcoming before the present time. Since, however, that period addi tional sums have been received, which may be fairly taken in with the rest for the purposes of ,discussien, std . to show the position of the societv.—(Hear, hear.) The sums out on loan a mount to 20,0001, yielding interest to the extent of 1,0001. a year net ; thus half that sum is only shown in the account, because as yet only a few hundreds of it have been received ; but, at all events,,to show the position of the society we may state that our income for the last year was some where about 10,0001., w hil e if we are allowed to bring in aid the experience of the last five months, we may calculate the income of the society after the rate of 11,0001. a year.—(Heart hear.) That fact I hope will. convince the gentlemen present that the progress of the society, though gradual, has been highly satisfactory.—(Hear, hear.) According to the deed of settlement this is the period when, to use a common phrase, we are required to take stock.— (A laugh.) Well that has been done by persons skilled in matters of the sort, and the conclusion to which they have come, is that we are in a condition to declare a bonus to the policy-holders of four-fifths of what is , considered the actual profits of the society, while, in accordance with the provisions of the deed of settlement, I believe the remaining fifth will go to the shareholders. It is true we have been placed in that po sition by the free use of the money of the shareholders, who for three years never received a shilling of in terest for their money.—(Hear, hear.) And why ? Simply because they thought at first that the society was only an experiment, and as the shareholders were liable for any loss that might be sustained in its early Career, it would have looked like paying in terest out of capital hat Lit been paid in the onset.— (Hear, bear.) It was determined, therefore, that there should be no hemp , given to the shareholders until'the division of profits at the end of the fifth year, to be apportioned in the ratio, as I have already mak/n.3, of four-fifths tha w policy-hQldan, and , MAY one-fifth to the shareholders, the amount apportioned to the policy-holders being about 35 per cent. upon their premiums, w hi c h, I b e l ieve w i l l b ear comparison with the history of any other life assurance company, andwill most certainly give the public confidence in the stability of the society.—(Cheers) Having stated thus mmcb, I will ask permission briefly to add, that in the great competition which is now tak ing place, it has become a fashion amongst the old companies, which I hope we shall not be induced to follow, to disparage, and, if possible to keep down, new undertakings of this sort, by insinuating that the moderation of their capital indicates insecurity. —(Hear.) Now, for my part, I am one of those who think a capital can become too unwieldy to be profitable, and I look upon a society with a moderate capital as far more sound than one with an enormous capital which they know not what to do with, or how to dispose of with advantage.—(Hear, hear.) During the fire years that this society has been in existence the claims made upon it arising from deaths have been eleven cases, amounting to the sum of 5,2981., but the greater portion of that sum had been met by lapsed policies, amounting to 4,1951., so that in point of fact, we have only paid 1,1001. for claims of that nature.—(Hear, hear) That will prove to the meeting that our mode of transacting busineilms is highly satisfactory.—(dear, bear.) Another feature connected with the society, which I consider highly advantageous to the proprietors, is the average age of its policy-holders. In the older offices many of their policy-holders having insured in early life, the averages of age have turned much against the societies; but I find the average age of lives insured in this society is thirty-five only.—(Hear) Now, I believe that is held to be a healthy state of things, but not only does the average age not exceed thirty-five years, but the average amount of the policies amounts to 3891.—(Hear, hear.) That is exactly the position, then, in which we stand, and I trust, as regards the general receipts— in the sums paid to persons deceased —as regards the average age of those who are in sured, or as regards the average amounts of the policies issued, it will be allowed that we stand in an excellent situation.—(Hear.) The directors, who have paid much attention to the subject, think we do, and having said that, it only remains for me to call upon those gentlemen present to aid our manage ment, first, by recommending their friends to bring their pclicies to our office, and, secondly, by their votes to-day showing that they approve of the course which the directors have taken.—(Hear, hear.) I will not detain you longer, but simply request the Secretary to read the annual report.—(Hear.) The Secretary then read the report as follows : "In again meeting the proprietors and policy holders the diretora have the pleasure of stating that the com pany's business during the last year has been highly satisfactory; it exhibits a steady increase on the business of the preceding year, and notwithstanding the vast com petition with which the company has had to contend, and the great care taken in the selection of good lives only, a considerable amount of new business has been effected ;—the progress plainly evidences the growing confidence of the public in the stability of the institu tion. The number of policies issued in 1849 was 235, creating assurances to the amount of 89,8341. 7s. 6d., on which the premiums received amounted to 2,7561. 7s. 2d. During the past year 337 proposals have been submitted to your directors, of which 279 have resulted in policies, assuring 104 360/. 125., on which the premiums are 3,5661. 12s. 7d. The loans granted during the past year have amounted to 11,8881, 10s. on real and personal security, the cases on real security being 9, and amount ing to 9.288/. los.; and on personal security 19, and amounting to 2.600/.; this branch of the society's busi ness has progressed very favourably. The number of new agents appointed during the past year is 113, making the total number of agents 560. Much valuable business has been secured by Ibis means. During the four months of the present year the income of the society has been at the rate of upwards of 11,000/. a year. The new features introduced during the last year by the ac tuary, and the modification of the tables of premiums, have attracted considerable attention, and contributed materially to advance the interests of the society." The CHAIRMAN mo ve d th a t t h e report be adopted and entered upon the minutes. Mr. Cox seconded the motion. Mr. PINCKARD, actuary of the Clerical and Medical Life Office, highly approved of the proceedings of the director., and was convinced that if they persevered in their present system prosperity would attend their efforts. He did not regret that they had encountered difficulties in the outset, because it would render them more cautious in future. The resolution was then put and carried unani mously. Oa the motion of Mr. HAstaisori, seconded by Mr. Alderman Firms, Messrs. Elliot, Ellis, and Glad stone, who retired by rotation, were reelected direc tors ; after which Mr. William Bagahaw and Mr. Hildyard were appointed auditors. A resolution was then passed, authorising the board to pay the shareholders 4 per cent. interest upon the paid-up capital, and afterwards it was agreed that in future the remuneration of the directors should be increased from 400 to 500 guineas per annum. This closed the business of the ordinary meeting. The CHAIRMAN then requested the Secretary — to read the quinquennial report, which was as follows : " The first quinquennial period of the company hav ing terminated at the end of last year, your directors have now another important duty to perform, that of laying before the meeting, agreeably to the provisions of the deed of settlement, the result of an investigation of the society's affairs for the five years ending December 31, 1850, and cf declaring a bonus out of the profits which have accrued during that period. The number of policies issued during the last five years was 1,006, of which 749 remain in force, producing an annual income of 8,4411. 17s. 6d. The average age of the lives assured is 35, and the average amount of policies 3891. The claims on the society since its formation, arising from death in eleven cases, have amonnted to 5,2981. The premiums received by the society on policies which have lapsed by death or otherwise amount to 4,1951. Os. 7d. The actuary has been engaged in a careful investiga tion of every risk and liability to which the society is subject, and in a valuation of all the assets. The present amount of risk on each policy has been estimated, and the present value of the accruing pre miums on each life has been ascertained, and your direc tors have much satisfaction in making known the result. The estimated value of the assets, including the present value of future premiums, is 156,441/. Os. 2d., and the amount of the liabilities, including the present value of the risks on subsisting assurances, is 140,033/. 1 is. 7d. The above statement exhibits a balance in favour of the society of 16,407/. Bs. 7d., but it is your directors' duty to remind you, that of this balance the sum of 9,6921. is not capable of present division, without anticipating . the profits to arise in future years from the present business of the soci.-ty ; this practice your directors are aware has been pursued by some offices, but they deprecate the principle so strongly that they cannot recommend it for adoption by this society. The directors feel, however, that they can with propriety, and with a due regard to the necessary reserves for future contingencies, de clare a bonus of 5 per cent. to the shareholders ou their paid-up capital, to be added to the shares, and a rever.-ionary bonus to the policy-holders entitled to participate in the present division, which will average 35. per cent. on the amount of premiums paid. This reversionary bonus will be added to the sum as sured, or may be converted into ar equivalent abate ment of future premiums at the optio❑ of the assured. Your directors, in conclusion, cannot refrain from con gratulating the proprietors upon the sound and healthy slate of this institution; they consider that the society has succesfully emerged from the period of infancy, and that nothing is now required to its permament prosperity but a continuance of those individual exertions of all persons interested in its progress which have placed it in the present position." This report gave rise to some discussion as to the power of the directors to add the bonus to the paid up capita], with a view of its carrying interest; but ultimately it was agreed that the matter should be left in the hands of the directors to be disposed of in committee. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN the report was then adopted, and ordered to be entered on the minutes. Cordial votes of thanks were then passed to the Chairman and directors, and - the meeting terminated. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' AsyLum.—Yesterday the twenty-third anniversary festival in aid of the funds of the Licensed Victualler? Society was held at. the Highbury Barn Tavern, Highbury. The company numbered shoat four hundred of the members and friends of the society. Mr. S. C. Whitbread occupied the chair. The report which was submitted on behalf of the board of management stated that during the last year ten additional houses had been added to the ladies' wing of the asylum, that a chapel had been erected for the use of the inmates and subscribers, that a new board room had been provided, and that a chaplain's house was in course of erection. A large increase had taken place during the past year in the number of life members. The total amount of subscriptions received had been 7,750/. 103., being a larger sum than had been obtained for any single year during the existence of the institution. In proposing the chief toast of the evening—" Prosperity to the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum and success to its endowment funds"—the chairman said he had that day visited the asylum, and could testify to the excellent system of management which prevailed within its walls, and to the comfort of its inmates and their high satis faction with all the arrangements made to promote their welfare. Amongst the other toasts were, " The chairman," " The brewers, distillers, and wine merchants, supporters of the institution," " The press," " The ladies, subscribers to the institution," " The board of management," &c. During the course of the evening a large number of handsome do nations and subscriptions to the funds were announced. UNIVERSITIES OF SCOTLAND.—A Bill has been prepared and brought in by Mr. Cowan, Mr. Edward Eliice, Captain Fordyce , and Mr. Alexander 'lssue, by which it is proposed to do away wit the existing l aw by which professors and others in the Scott t i nh sh fe rch universi ties are required to subscribe the Confession i hu tha n o d f practice, and conform to the worshi p in use in Scotland, and submit themselves to its discipline * The Act will not extend t o the chaits of divinit y , theology, or church history. Mr. w. Parker Hammond had an int e vi yes terday with Viscount Palmerston at th e Foreign r 4:;ffivice, e Wive to the extension of British commerce inEasternAsr ia FOREIGN 'FRESH MEAT.—The steamer Cesaria, from Ilamburgh, has brought sever a l p ac k ag es. of fresh killed butcher's meat as a portion cf her cargo consigned to order. This descriptid of foreign provision ia on irDPerta" trita of duty. 4 el —l5, 1851. LITERATURE. MEMOIRS OF GONZALO HERNANDEZ DE CORDOVA, styled Me Great Captain. Translated from Me Spanish of Don Manuel 'Jose Quintana. By Joseph Russell. Although the name of "The Great Captain" is familiar to most persons, comparatively few are aware of the exploits by which he earned that title, or of the period at which he flourished. Gonzalo de Cordova was born in 1453, and after distinguishing himself in the war between Castile and Portugal, served in the glorious campaign by which Ferdinand and Isabella finally expelled the Moors from the kingdom of Granada, being present at all the actions of anv note which took place in the course of that war. But his appellation of the " Great Captain" was earned by.the series of brilliant victories he obtained over the forces of Charles VIII. of France, when that monarch seized upon the kingd.im of Sicily and invaded Italy. He atterwards put down a revolt of the Moors, in the course of which his brother, the famous Don Alonzo de Aguilar, was slain, and on the breaking out of fresh hostilities with the French, then governed by Louis XII., who, aided by Pope Alexander, the Florentines, and Venetians, endeavoured to wrest the kingdom of Naples from Frederic 111, the then King of Italy, put himself at the head of a large army, and, in 1500, again proceeded to Messina. The united forces of Venice and Spain, under Gon zalo, from thence went to Cephalonia, which they took from the Turks afterain obstinate resistance, and then returned to Sicily and took possession of it in the names of Ferdinand and Louis,, driving out the King, whom they had supposed they were to defend. The Duke de Nemours, the French general, and the Great Captain, not being able to agree as to the division of the territory they had thus acquired, de termined to settle their disputes by arms. The cam paign that ensued was remarkable for the many deeds of valour and chivalry performed by both armies, the celebrated Bayar4 serving with the French ; but Gonzalo's good fortune always prevailed, and the battles of Cerinola and Garellano, at the last of whi c h the French lost eight thousand men and all their baggage and artillery, compelled them to abandon all hopes of conquering Italy. At this period Queen Isabella, Gonzalo's patroness, died, and King Ferdi nand listened readily to those who, envious of the Great Captain, accused him of harbouring designs against his sovereign. Although his noble conduct upon that occasion obliged Ferdinand to receive him into favour, and to honour him as much as his adversary Louis XII., the King's displeasure subsequently became more and _more apparent until the death of the Great Captain, at Leza, in 1515, at the age,of sixty-two. Ferdinand and his Court then paid every respect to his memory, and the King wrote to his widow, condoling with her at the lose of so great and distinguished a servant, who had rendered such signal service to him. Don Manuel Jose Quintana's memoir gives a detailed and impartial account of all the actions of the celebrated Spanish hero, and inde pendently of its value as an historical record of the events of an important era in European history, it is most interesting as a narrative of the remarkable career of one of the most remarkable men that ever lived. The translator has performed his task with great cars and fidelity, preserving as nearly as pos sible the phraseology of the original Spanish when not inconsistent with its adaptation into elegant English. In the preface he tells us that " the present biography (should it meet with a favourable recep tion) is intended to be the first of a series of transla tions from some of the best Spanish authors hitherto untranslated into the English language." We trust that the present volume may meet with such success as may induce the translator to carry out the inten tion he has expressed. TIIE GREAT EXHIBITION; its Palace and its Principal Contents : with Notices of the Public Buildings of the Metropolis, Places of Amusement, 4-c. By Roberts Stephenson. G. Routledge and Co. Tnis work is of the same sizß, and is published at the same price as Routledge's "Railway Library," and is actually what it asserts itself to be, a" Hand-Book" to the Great Exhibition and to the sights of London. It is seldom that we have seen so much information compressed into so small a compass, and its arrange ment is admirable; the illustrations are excellent. We may, in speaking of this Guide-book, quote the old adage, and say with truth, "it contains every thing essential, and nothing superfluous." ROYAL LITEICARY FUND. The anniversary dinner of this institution was cele brated yesterday at the Freemasons' Tavern. His Ex cellency M. Van de Weyer occupied the chair, sup ported by the Spanish Ambassador, the Turkish Am bassador, Lord Ashburton, Baron Charles Dupin, Mr. R. Comyn, the Vice-Chancellor Sir Knight Bruce, the Hon. E. Phipps, &c. After a very excellent dinner, The CHAIRMAN proposed " The Health of her Ma j esty," and took occasion, in connexion with the literary character of the assembly, to mention that among the pa pers scattered by the French revolution were several let ters written by her Majesty in French, which, for the purity of their diction and the elegance of their style, elicited the high admiratoia of the best French scholars. In proposing the " Health of Prince Albert," the CHAIRMAN pronounced a warm eulogium upon the sterling practical sense which his Royal Highness had always exhibited, in combination with the deepest phi losophical appreciation, and the most generous aspira tions for the good of mankind. The Rev. J. S. M. ANDERSON acknowledged the toast of "The Church," proposed by the Chairman; and Sir C. MALCOLM that of " The Army and Navy," proposed by the Mayor of Bristol. The CHAIRMAN next proposed "Prosperity to the Royal Literary Fund," and, in doing so, bore testimony to the wise and generous method in which the managers of the Literary Fund conducted that charity, the promp titude and delicacy with which its committee were ever ready to administer to the necessities of the unfortunate scholar who could satisfy them that his misery was not the just punishment of immoral habits. His Excellency expressed his great satisfaction that the plan recently published for the establishment of a Guild of Literature, and other circumstances, manifested that there was an increasing disposition to improve the condition of lite rary men in this country; and suggested that one most efficient means of placing writers in positions where, re lieved from sordid anxieties, they could tranquilly pursue their beneficial labours, might be afforded by the practical development of the Act of Parliament which had been passed for the establishment of public libraries in all our great towns. He, himself, in the outset of his career, hied derived inestimable aid from being appointed librarian to the city of Brussels—(Loud cheers)—and in the same way the interests of literature and the wel. fare of literary men in England might be advanced to an incalculable degree by the appointment of men of acknowledged literary merit to the position of public librarians.—(Hear, hear.) The Rev. Dr. RUSSELL, in reading the financial report of the institution, statt d that in the course of the past year 38 cases had been relieved, to the extent in the aggre gate, of '2 3701., the classification of castes relieved being —History and biography, 4 grants; biblical literature, 5; science and art, 3; topography and travels, 4; education, .5; poetry, 4; essays and tales, 7; drams, 1; law, 1; wediciee 1; and miscellaneous, 3 grants. The Reverend Gentleman paid a high compliment to the secretary of the institution, Mr. Blewitt, and mentioned that, in con sideration of his services, the Kiog t f the Belgians had coeferred upon Mr. Blewitt a splendid medal. Among the donations announced by Dr. Russell were —the Queen, 14th donation, 100 guineas; M. Van de Weyer, 12th donation, 30 guineas; the Duke of Somer set,i 44th donation. 10 guineas; Lord Ellenborough , l guineas; Lord Ellesmere, 10 guinea s ; Mr. T. B Ma caulay, 10 guineas; Mr. Alexander, K er, 10 guineas, &c. • The health of the Chairman was then proposed by Lord Asfinuterose and gracefully acknowledged by M. VAN DE WEYER, who mentioned that the chairman elect for the ensuing year was Lord Cempbell. The next toast was " His Excellency the Turkish Minister, and the Foreign Ambassadors," which was ac knowledged in French by the Thrkish Ambassador. M. CHARLES DUPIN spoke in acknowledgment of the next toast, " The Lite ra ture and Science of all Na tions," and took occasion to recognise the genuine liberality with which he had found all classes of En glishmeninformation to foreigners as to and machinery in the development of the manufactures ready to which they so eminently excelled. Mr. GROVE also spoke to the toast. Mr. HARDINGE then proposed " Mr. Alison and the Historians," and Mr. ALISON returned thanks in a speech which gra phically contrasted the Congress of Peace, now assem bled in Hyde-park, with the Congress of War which, thirty-five years ago, ho had witnessed assembled at Paris. Vice• Chancellor K. BRUCE proposed, " Mr. Thacke ray and the Novelists." Mr. THACILERAY, in acknowledging the toast, repu diated on the part of his brethren that pity which so many people, taking their cue from the degraded literary hacks of the days of George IL, were so very much disposed to bestow upon them. " The patron and the gaol had alike ceased to be words of fear in the ears of the literary men of England. Several other toasts were drunk, and the whole of the proceedings were characterised by a genuine cordiality. THE G OLD 3S ----- R --- -n fin ROBBERY . — Ins spec t o r Field has that t wo men quitted Southampton on Thurs d ay train for London with two we ighty bags i n their possessi on , who evinced considerable anxiety about them, and requested to have them conveyed in the same carriage. There is good reason to believe that these men then had the two missing boxes of gold dust in their Ns sion. The train arrived at the Waterloo Station at half past four o'clock on the morning o f Friday, an d a cab, No. 20 (one of the number privileged by the company), driven by a man named Pitcher, was called off the stand for them, and the two bags were placed by the porter therein. Some_ thing suspicious, however, was obsetved by the cabman es to the contents of the bags and the manner of his passen gers. They ordered him to drive with all possible speed to the terminus of the Eastern Counties Railway at Shoreditch, but stopped the cab at the Railway Coffee-house opposite to b a r n e o a t k h f e a r st c , a a b n , q i n i twhhaisebhetehne ta;asgcesrlvtaienreepdlatcheadt, it, where they alighted, and having given hi m 4s. as his fare, be was discharged. They then entered the coffee-house, t w h h ey ere th t e h il eyv and the parties were driven towards the M . • ... moues This has also been traced ; and" Mr. inspector Field . - cab tailed had has, it is b h i ert yd, gained such information of the placewhere 1 . e-- sure was deposited, that many hours will the trei to wbola 01 the golic property be _. not elapse before 11141 discovered. ACCELERATION OF THE IRISH 21141 LS TO EAGLAND. On Monday afternoon a deputation of Irish noblemen and Members of Parliament waited upon the Marquis of Clanricarde, her Majesty's Postmaster-General, at St. Martin's-le-Grand, with a view of effecting a mate rial alteration_of the evening mail from Dublin to Lon don, which atprpaent is subject to considerable delay in its transit to the metropolis. The deputation comprised the Earl of Glengall, Vis count Bernard, M.P., Sir Lucius O'Brien, Bart., M.P., Sir Timothy O'Brien, Bart., M.P., Colonel Dunne, M.P., Viscount Nass, M.P., Colonel Rawdon, M.P., Mr. Reynolds, M.P., Mr. G. A. Hamilton, M.P., Mr. E. Grogan, M.P., Mr. F. French, M.P., Mr. W. Keogh, M.P., Mr. Blake, M.P., Mr. J. Sadleir, M.P., Mr. E. K. Tenison, M.P., Mr. E. O'Flaberty, M.P., and Mr. C. P. Roney. Being introduced to the Noble Marquis, Viscount BERNARD briefly opened the proceedings by pointing out to his Lordship the great importance of ac celerating the evening mail from Dublin, and noticing the objectionable arrangements of the present system, especially with reference to the south of Ireland. The Noble Viscount then introduced Mr. Roney, who would and in E what y wY proceeded the to enter into a more lengthened exposition of the inconve niences att en di ng the present mode of forwarding the mail, an difficulty address the might be Postmaster- General. avoided. a s te Mr. r General. He would draw his Lordship's attention to the fact that at present the train which awaited the ar rival of the Holyhead mail-boat leaving Kingston at half-past 7 o'clock in the evening, started from Holy head at '2 o'clock in the morning, and reached Chester at 4U minutes past 4. There the mails and passengers had to wait until half-past 6, when they were taken on by a.slow train, which called at sixteen stations, and did not reach London until one o'clock i n the day. Thus his Lordship would see that two hours were spent at an inconvenient and cheerless time at Chester, and for all purposes the Holyhead boat might perh aps as well start at half-past nine from Kingston, two hours later than at present. To remove this delay, however, h e (M r _ Roney) would submit the following to the consideration of the Noble Marquis. By a perusal of a time table of the London and North-Western Railway, his Lordship would perceive that there was a train started every morning from Stafford at 6 o'clock, and arrived at Bir mingham at twenty-five minutes past 7, in time for the halt-past 7 express train to London, which reached there at halt-past 10, consequently, all that was 'required he would suggest to his Lordship was, the starting of a train frOin Chester at a quarter to 5 in the morning, five min u t es after the the train arrived from Holyhead. That train, so dispatched, would reach Stafford at ten minutes past six, and by expediting its running to Bir mingham, so that the distance of twenty-nine miles might be done, as it could be, very easily in an hour and five minutes, it would arrive at Birmingham at a quar ter past 7. That would give a quarter of an hour for Post-office business and for passengers to refresh them selves. The only cost that would be incurred to the Post-office would be for running a new train between Chester and Stafford, a distance of 46 miles, and some slight charge for conveying from Stafford onwards. But even if it were heavy, his Lordship might be reminded that it would save three hours as between Dublin and London, and cause letters to be delivered at 12.30 mid day, instead of at 4 P.M., as at present. The London district post-offices being open until 2 P.m., and the general Post-office until 3'30 P.N. for the reception of letters for the 5 P. 31. express mail to Ireland, the pro posed arrangement would practically save a day's post in all communications between Ireland and I,ndon. Mr. Roney then dwelt upon the boon which the pro posed expediting of the train would confer on the pas . sengers, both to London and the western districts of England, and, in alluding to the feeling of the London and North-Western Rail way upon the subject, expressed his belief they were al xious to meet the views of her Majesty's Postmaster-Gener a l on equitable terms. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE inquired what were the equitable terms? It was a question of cost. Mr. HONEY replied that he was not prepared to state them, but he had no doubt in informing his Llrdship that the great advantage be had mentioned (achievable by the forwarding of the train) could be obtained at a sum not exceeding 1,2001.; comparatively the cost would be trifling, as it was not like putting a new through train, but merely continuing one between two existing trains. _ _ The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, who had paid much attention to the reasons urged for the acceleration of the mail, thanked the deputation for the manner they had brought the subject before him. He assured them that it would have the fullest consideration at his hands. He felt the importance of the appeal that had been made to him; but he need scarcely inform the deputation that he was not then prepared to name any definite arrange ment. Ile would, however, state that negotiations were pending, which, he was in hope, would result in the ac celeration of both the Irish and Scotch mails to the me tropolis, and secure the more early delivery of letters. Mr. REYNOLDS, A 1.?., stated that the present plan differed from that of last year in the important element of cost, inasmuch as that would have oost 12,0001. to carry out, while in this instance, if Mr. Roney's views were correct, it would incur only as many hundreds. Sir L. O'BRIEN. M.P., having called the attention of the Marquis of Clanricarde to the present conveyance of the inland mail, the deputation, after some few further remarks, withdrew, having been received in the most courteous terms by the Noble Marquis. THE PACIFIC AND BRAZIL MAILS. Her Majesty's ship Asia, 84, Rear-Admiral Hornby, C. 8., arriv,'d at Spithead yesterday evening from the Pacific and Brazils. She sailed from Valparaiso on the 13th of February, and Rio on the 27th of March, and has arrived before the packet. She has gold-dust, dol lars, bar gold, silver plate, and specie to the amount of 54,14 S dollars, which is consigned to Messrs. Shaw, Maxwell, and Co.. for conveyance to London on mer chants' account. Rate of exchange at Rio, 29i. The Asia spoke her Majesty's steamer Amphitrite, on coming out of Rio; and on April sth exchanged numbers with the English barque Kate, thirty-six days from Liverpool, for Valparaiso. April 30 It spoke the United States ship Squantose, of Boston, twenty-seven days from Liverpool, for New Orleans. On the sth of May exchanged num bers with the English barque Baronet. May 6th ex changed numbers with the American ship Senator, 104 days out from Calcutta for London. May 6th exchanged numbers with the English barque John Oldham, from Manilla, for Cork. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. A something was produced last evening at this theatre, entitled Apartments, " Visitors to the Exhibition may be accommodated, 6-c,." which, although in dialogue or plot utterly beneath criticism, answered the purpose of keeping the audience in a perpetual cachination for half an hour. Keeley, as Mr. Tippity, the pestered landlord, was irresistibly ludicrous, and Mrs. Keeley personated a Maid of all Work, in that spirit of life-like comicality in which the wonderful little woman stands unequalled on the stage. 'rho attractions of The Alhambra continue undiminished. The transcendent Plexmore gains nightly laurels as the most marvellous of long-tail e d mon k e y s . Mrs. Keeley collects " the browns" fur her stupendous brother Acrobats, whose •gives unutterable prabli Auriol anties the "Pas Mauresque' with her are hailed with shrieks , of delight. characteristic brilliancy and ease. The Moorish gre tca : Monarch is royslly rante d b y W y nn with hoary ferocity ; and the three Princesses are charmingly becomingre urray,anwdhfiesgeure to great costume a p e r t e a s er c i ff ted be ebyhaltnidi:s M urray, face be th the ell the Mee, resemblance tsge; by Miss Mary Keeley, ho, in appearance, • and mannsr is a highly pleas ing aspirant to histronie excellence ; and by Miss Leclereq, who must pardon us for hinting that she appears to aim at being trop pi. wouldd g ighu:nnte. she L re a all b y elle is C b a y rlo d tt i a sca w r o d conceit. '1 ho house was fully and fashionablyCe o at ter,ded. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI7'UTION. An interesting and useful addition has been made to the curiosities of the Royal Polytechnic Institution, in the shape of an extensive apparatus for illustrating the applicability of gas to culinary and heating purposes. Trio apparatus has been supplied by the Gas-fitters As sociation, who were unable, from one of the clauses of the prohibition regarding machinery in actioe, to exhibit their works at the Great Exhibition in Hyde-part Pu They felt, how ever , that it was but right that the 11 and should know t o what purposes gas could be applied ; n in order that thi s b ranch of ingenuity and industryseould he fittingly represented in 1851, the have I ns titution, rented one of the ro oms of the Royal Polyt ec hnic i and have c o ll ecte d i n it numerous curb.onsasped mayin teresting. specim ens o f th e machinery hliYfe.nwlch g be applied t o t h e or di nary purposes o f i ns pection, and will her was yesterday opened to private of the Polytechnic henceforth form one of the attractions othe means either of show that gas may easily be t ea _ o d r a nobleman's table, Institution. The principal (Aire: a preparing sumptuous banquet / chop and potatoes of a ina l ns i g nificant cost; while for or of cooking the unpreten di n geamber in the Temple, B at h s, solitarkbachelor in his c be readily heated by means of gas, and at a veryae taring Purposes, numerous chemical and 13 ?, 5 „, e d by which time, labour, and too, it Nvonld appear, contrivances are savedelisPl .7. by the application of gas. Even - e f tbe expense may b c r reo, a nd hairdresser, we were assured. the tailor, jaun t their several trades might be benefited would find ths ore , copious nee of this cheap and efficient by making more, ~ I n fact," says the circular,' there is no h eat-su P P e w elling artificial heat to which gas has not process requiring artificial We had yesterday every prac been made applicable:' the application of to culinary pur poses. 1 instance gas tica g Some half-dozen stoves, entirely supplied N ae-. and of the most various character, means to , gas , visitors, byj e purposes of cooking a dinner for tb!). ' L and in order fully to test their capabilities, d were ma terials of the most heterogeneous In one of placed together in the same stove. steam from them, for instance, which was supplied with of fowls, a neighbouring kettle, were placed couple%ds few onions. puddings, a salmon, a piece of h • were lit for " l only by a little They by close to each other,sep arated y-pa_ate_ epicure vacant space; yet the most de vour of the onions, nor could discover in the fowls no fla iniseence of Isaac , m a _ in the pudding the slightest reee ent e i craft." The appa ratus or his disciples of the:g heat is supplied for roast ratus need not bo de•cribe • j o w, and, as wo had ample boiling or stew .• nce both elements roast ing —steam ter experie • to occasion subsequently with admirable efficiency and s performul their function punctuality. __-.......11111MEN1M1N1MM1 11atel 1 d i THE CHARGE A GAINST THE MASTER OF ST, tileeting of ve , tr y j nen of the above parish; held in theestry-rooni, VANcRas WORVIOUSZ —Yesterday at a numerously attendecT King's-road, Camden-town, Mr. Church- TArden Baker in the chair, a resolution was agreed to that afresh inquill should be made, and the whole evidenca laid before the vestry forthwith, and for this purpose a committee was appoirlted. I . was a. Ig ►oard, n the $ evi - Iona; imed• Y. do aenG the iced rely iced de lent the the ed;