The Sun. — London, England, 1851-06-09 00:00:00

ATE WS. GOCK. •dap were can were Che sales .aranham, Egyptian, d. per lb. —Railway uarter in t ogo )118 0 been Jere: re' the 1 en' f the hick the yet eitin Fi eans MARKET NEWS.- THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE.—(MONDAY.) Very moderate supplies cf English Wheat were on offer in the leading country markets held on Saturday. All kinds moved off steadily, at, in most instances, an advance in the quotations of is per quarter. Fine foreign Wheats realized the same amount ot improvement, with a good consumptive demand. Barley, the supply of which was small, sold at is per quarter more money; whilst the value of Malt ruled steady. Oats and Beans realized higher rates; and the value of all other articles was well supported. Letters from New York to the 27th ult. state that very little was doing in Flour, at barely previous rates. In the near continental markets all articles aro firm; whilst higher rates have been generally demanded in the Baltic ports. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were very small. From abroad we received 1 030 quarters ot Wheat, 370 Barley, 4,415 Oats, 1,305 Tares, 500 Rapeseed, 37 Mustard Seed, 8 sundry seeds, 5,813 sacks, and 3.155 barrels of Flour. Coastwise from Essex the arrivals of Wheat fresh up to our market to-day were unusually small, but in ex cellent condition. From Kent, Suffolk, &c., they were Very moderate. By land carriage the supply was be neath an average. The show of samples of both red and white being very limited, the attendance of buyers, both town and country, on the increase, and the quantity of foreign less than for many weeks past, the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce ruled active, at an ad vance in the quotations obtained on this day se'nnight of from is to 2s per quarter, at which amount of im provement a clearance was speedily effected. From the East the number of offers was not large; yet an improved amount of business was transacted for for ward shipment on rather higher terms. The quantity of Wheat on passage is very small. With fresh Foreign Wheat we were very scantily sup plied, whilst the quantity offering ex granary was by no means large. Selected qualities of both red and white sold freely, at is per quarter more money. In the middling and inferior kinds an improved amount of business was transacted, at extreme quotations. Several offers from Dantzic and elsewhere to ship wheats during this and the following month were closed. Floating cargoes were held for more money. No English Barley was on offer, and the show of Fo reign was extremely small. That article moved off freely, at a rise in the currencies of fully is per quarter. Malt, the supply of which was moderately good, sold at prices about equal to those paid on this day se'nnight. The supply of Oats being trifling, the Oat trade ruled active at a rise in the ,quotations of quite is per quarter. We had more inquiry for Beans, the value of which improved is per quarter. Peas were fully is per quarter dearer, with a good consumptive demand. Indian Corn afloat was held at 61 to Is per 4801bs more money. The Flour trade was steady, and, in some instances, fine qualities of Foreign were the turn dearer. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Rhsat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevaller• • • • .. 52s to 531 Red, New.... 345 to 425 Oats—Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 385 50s Lincolnsh., Feed. 19s 238 Norfolk and Lin- Potato ...... 20s 255 coin, Red..... 33s 42s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White •• • • 365 44s Black .••• • • • 195 21. Irish, lied.... ••.. —8 —3 Cork, White .•• .. 205 23s Ditto,White ••.. —s —s Scotch, Feed. • ... 21s 261 178-01 d 231 255 Beans—Tick ... • . • • 26s 32s New. • . . 24s 26s Pigeons .......... 285 345 Barley—Grinding .•• .. 20s 23s Peas—Grey .. •••• • • • • 258 288 Malting • 2is 26s Maple . • • ...... 36s 29 Chevalier . • ... 285 31s White ..... •• • . . 26s 29s (alt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ..... • • 275 31s folk.. •• • • ...... 43s 488 Flour—Town-made... 335 385 Frown ......... 40$ 42s Suffolk •••.• . • • • . 27s 31$ Xingston and Ware 47s 311 Stockta &Norfolk 27s 31 SEEDS. The supply of most Seeds on offer to-day were season ably extensive. Generally speaking, the demand ruled heavy, at last week's quotations. Turmp,White, per bush. lOs to 123 Carraway •••••. • • .• .. 31s 33s Red aid Green.... lls 12s Coriander.... • ....• las 21: natard, Brown— •• .. 9s 12s liempseed, per quarter 34s 35s White, new • . 6s Od 85 Od Linseed, Eng. Sowing.. 60s 65, Tares,Wlnter ..4s Od 4s 6d Crushing .. • • .... 48s b2s Old .... •• • ....35 Od 48 Od Baltic •. • • ...... 44s 47e Canary, per quarter • . 42s 455 Odessa .......... 46s ifh Rye grass • • .• • 24s 30s Linseed Cake, pr. ton — Clover, RedEnt, (cwt.) 40$ 38 English .... .71 Os 7110 e White .• • • ...... 38s • • ...... 38s 83s Foreign, per ton 61 55 61 155 Foreign Red.. • ... 40s 54s Rape Cakes, pr ton 410 s 4110 s White.... 355 53s Rapeseed,New,pr Ist 251 Os 27101 Trefoil .. ••• • • ....... las 22s Duty was paid on the foll Clover Seed up to the 31st owing quantities of foreign 851. 1850. London Liverpool Hull SIYIITIEFIELD. The Ohl imports of t ()reign stock into London, last week, were seasonably extensive, viz., 2,944 head. During the corresponding period, in 1850, we received 2,490; in 1849, 2,405; in 1848, 3,788; and, in 1847, 3,554 head. The general condition of the supplies at hand since our last report has been by no means first-rate. DIPORTs INTO LONDON IN Tint PAST WEEK.. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 39 ... 961 ••• 106 ... Calais Agger Canal, 133 127 Antwerp Hamburgh 210 Amsterdam 2 353 18 ... 10 Dordt 13 ... 48 ... 1 ... 21 Harlingen -- - Total The yearly comparison of the weekly imports is a under:— Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1850 299 ... 1,673 ... 78 ... 440 ... 1;+49 -09 ... 1,695 ... 39 362 ... 1848 6BB 2,668 ... '26 ... 404 ... The imports of foreign stock into the United Kngdom during the month, and the four months, ending on the bth ult. were es under:— Month ending May 5, 1850. 1831. 4 months ending May 5. 1850. 1851. Oxen 1,069 .. 766 3,871 ..... 4,413 Cows Calves .. 1,295 ...... 785 4,129 Sheep...... Lambs ...... 5...... 1 6 Pigs 'l'o•day's market was seasonably well supplied with Beasts, the generally quality of which was very prime. As the dead markets were well cleared of their last week's supplies, and as the attendance of buyers was on the increase, the Beef trade ruled steady, at prices quite equal to those obtained on Monday last. A few prime Scots realized 3s 8d; but the more general top figure for Beef was 3s 6d per 81bs, at which a good clearance was effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,200 Scots, Shorthorns, &c.; from other parts of England, 500 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 250 horned and polled Scots. The number of Sheep exhibited a slight falling off. All breeds commanded a steady, though not to say brisk, inquiry, and last week's quotations were well supported. A few very superior old Downs sold at 4s per Blbs. Lambs, the supply of which was good, moved off steadily, and late rates were fairly supported. The extreme figure for Down quali ties was 5s 6d per Blbs. From the Isle of Wight 200 came fresh to hand. We had a fair sale for Calves at unaltered quotations. In Pigs, next to nothing was doing. Per albs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. e. d. to s. d Inferior Beasts... •. 2 4 2 6 Inferior Sheep •• •• 2 8 210 Second quality •• .• 2 8 210 Second 'Taal. Sheep 3 G 3 2 Prime large Oxen•• 3 0 3 2 Coarse•woolled ditto 3 4 3 6 Prime Scots •• • ... 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wether 3 8 3lu Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 6 Ditto eat of the wool° 0 0 0 Prime small ditto .. 3 8 4 0 Large Hogs •.•• •• 2 8 3 4 ucklln: Calves ..18 0 21 0 Small Porkers •• •• 3 6 3 8 Lambs .•.• 4 4 5 6 Quarter old Pigs •• 16 0 19 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Sheep. Calves. PISS 28,490 1 257 I 139 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. I Sheep. I 1 CalveS. I Firs. 303 1,050 139 40 A Statement and Comparison of the Supplies and Prices of Fat Stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, June 10, 1850, and this day, Monday, June 9, 1861. Beasts. 3,831 Per Blbs., to sink the offals. June 10, 1850. June 9,1851. s. d. a. d.l s. d. S. d. Coarse and inferior Beasts ... 2 Bto 2 10 2 4to 2 6 Second quality ditto ... 3 0 3 4 2 8 210 Prime large Oxen .. ... 3 6 8 8 3 0 3 2 Prime Scots, 3 8 310 3 4 8 6 C oa rse and inferior Sheep... 210 3 02 ; 210 Second quality ditto 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 Prime coarse-woolled ditto ... 3 6 3 8 3 4 8 6 Prime Southdown ditto 310 4 0 3 8 310 Lambs... ••• ••• ••• ••• 4 0 5 4 4 4 5 6 Large coarse Calves ... 2 10 3 2 3 0 3 6 Prime small ditto ••• ••• ••• 3 2 3 4 3 8 4 0 Large Hogs .. ,•• ••• ••• ••• 3 2 3 6 2 8 3 4 Small Porkers ... ••• ••• ••• 3 E 4 0 3 6 3 Beasts ... ••• •• ••• ••• 3 ,885 3,832 Sheep and Lambs •• ••• 27,200 28,890 Calves ... ••• ••• ••• 239 257 Pigs ••• ••• " 320 139 SUPPLIES ox SALE, JUNE 11, 1849.7-Besets, 3,306 Sheep and Lambs, 29,460 ; Calves, 290 ; Pigs, 250. JUKE 12, 1848.—Beasts, 3,134; Sheep and Lambs, 26,180 ; Calves, 299 ; Pigs, 300. NEUTGATE AND ZEADENHALL Since this day se'ennight, these markets have been very moderately supplied with each kind of meat, in which a steady business has been transacte d at full prices. At per stone by the Carcase. d. a. d. to s. d. O. d• to s. BeeLinforier.• •• 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior •• 2 6 21 0 30 3 4 middling •• 2 6 2 8 -middling.. primelarge .. 2 10 3 0 -prime .... 3 6 310 -- prime small 3 2 3 4 Pork, 1arge........ 2 6 3 4 Veal •••••••• • • • • • • 3 0 810 -- small 3 6 8 8 Lamb. 4s 4d to 5s 6d. BOROUGH AND SPITALTIELDS. The arrivals of old Potatoes have been again exten sive. For all kinds the demand is exceedingly heavy, at barely the late decline in the quotations. Last week's were 72 tons from Jersey. Per Ton. Per Ton. I Yorksh. Regents. 50s to 90s Wisboach & Cam- Ditto Shaws ... —s to a bridge Lincoln. Regents 40s to 60s Kent Regents 558 to 75s Scotch Regents.. 70s to 80s Essex Regents sss to 75s Ditto Cups Ditto Blues Ditto Dahlias ... 60s to 80s Kent & Essx. Mid. —s to —s Common Whites. 45a to 608 French Whites LOs to 558 Newcastle & Bar- German ditto wick Regents.. sto &Dutch Whites ,—sto —5 Kentish Red Kid. —s to —siChats BOR , OUGH Bop MARKET. With most kinds of Hops our mar k et i s we ll sup plied. Selected qualities are in steady, though not to say brisk, request, at very full prices. I n t h e m iddli ng and inferior decriptions only a limited business is doing. Mid and East Kent Pockets, per cart, 863 to 140 s; Weald of Kent ditto, 745 to 863; Sussex ditto, 65s to 823. wool.. The public sales, at which about 50,000 bal es were actually disposed of, were brought to a close on Satur dap Although the biddings were somewhat Writed, puma rultd about Id per lb !Over than at the preceding isogon,. Sy priude goiltravt No lolls is doing 00 the quotations aro almost nominal. Last week's imports were under 2,000 bale., chiefly f;ona Pert Philip. TALLOW. Notwithstanding that the delivery laist week was tole rably good-1,144 casks, our market is in a very inac• tive state, and pie , s are 6d. per cwt. lower than on 'Monday las,t, To-day, P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 6.1. per cwt. For lorwad delivery, next to nothing doing. Town Tallow, 3.5 s 6LI per cwt. net cash; Hough Fat, 2s per Sibs. THE SUN, 1847. 7.275 50s Od tosls Od 735 1,339 264 515 1848. Stock this day ...... Price of Y. C. •• .. Delivery last week .. Ditto from June 1.... Arrivals last week • • Ditto from Juno 1 ... 8,616 24,325 448 6d ; 38s 6d to 45s0d to (.80(1 1,573 1,035 2,154 1,303 509 155 3,141 155 478 6d 398 6,1 25,956 36s 9d to 378 723 955 1,'102 1,287 36,250 37s 6d to Os Od 1,144 1,144 Price of Town ......1 t3s Od 38s Od liSs Od QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in 13aaco.) THE QUEEN V. GRIFFITH. Sir F. THESIGER moved for a rule for a quo war ranto, calling upon Mr. Griffith to show by what au thority hu claimed to hold the office and perform the duties of clerk to the guardians of the poor of the parish of St. Martin's in the Fields. The Court granted a rule nisi. .BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN sat in Banco this morning, and heard several motions; but none of them was of sufficient interest to justify a report. SPORTING NOTES. No. LXIV. HAMPTON MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—So far as the attendanee is concerned, this "meet" on the banks of the Thames may be set down as a second Epsom; it boasts a couple of days' compound of racing, donkey-riding, " three-throws-a-penny" stick throwing, " forty-and-the-bull's-eye" nut speculating, and nume rous other amusing capers, which the multitude pratonize as being highly delectable, However, I must turn to the racing department of this odd medley. On Wednesday six stakes figure on the list for decision, including the principal one, the Surrey and Middlesex, which, out of forty-three nominations and fourteen acceptances, will probably have about eight starters, the best moiety of whom, I take it, will consist of Gladiole, 4 yrs, 7st; Ab dallah, 4 yrs. Est 81b; Guardsman, 3 yrs, 6st; and Don Pedro, 3 yrs, sst 71b. GLIDIOLE for choice. The Clare mont Stakes, half a mile, look destined for the owners of URBANITY or FREEDOM; Lady Blanche running for ward. The South-Western Railway Plate, one mile, may be set down as a certainty for The Moor or Ley bourne. With the exception of the Corinthian, the other stakes, numbering seven, have yet to close and name. A deficiency in one or two material points of information compells me to adjourn my remarks on the Derby of 1852 until Wednesday. Betting very languid this morning, little or nothing doing. I am: Sir, yours, &c. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. June 9,1851. THE NON-STARTING OF RUSSBOROUGH FOR THE EMPEROR'S PLATE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. reference to the comments in the report of Ascot Races published in your impartial columns— and which comments have been repeated with increased scurrility in Bell's life to-day—relative to the non starting of Russborough for the Emperor's Cup at Ascot, I beg leave, in my own defence, to say that imme diately upon landing in England on Monday last, and finding the commission I had given to back Russborough not executed, I went to Tattersall's, and publicly de clared that I should not start my horse for the Em peror's Cup unless I could get a stake on him, and ad vised my friends to refrain from backing the horse until he came to the post, when they might back him for any sum they pleased, as the horse was fit and well. Sub sequently I had two applications to purchase the horse; one party I declined to treat with; but when applied to from the Earl of Eglinton I was immediately ready to come to terms, knowing that if his Lordship bought the horse he would run upon his merits, On Wednesday evening last Mr. Fobert, his Lord ship's trainer, saw Russborough in the stable, and offered me two thousand for him ; that offer I then de clined to accept, Mr. Fobert and I agreeing to wait until one o'clock on the ensuing day to meet his Lordship, to make a final arrangement as to the purchase. I was on the ground at half-past twelve, and waited till Mr. Fobert met me at one o'clock, and said it was too late, and on the part of Lord Eglinton declined to purchase Russborough. I have only to add, that I stated throughout that I would never run the horse merely for the purpose of winning a piece of plate which was of no use to me, and that as to the betting, I never heard the horse's name mentioned in the " ring" on the course, on either day of the races previously to the Cup being run for. I am, Sir, &c., London, June 7, 1851. M. MANGAN. THE LATE HARWICH ELECTION.—The second election for the borough of Harwich, it appears, is not to pass by undisputed, for on Friday evening a petition against the return of Mr. Crawford was presented to the House of Commons. The document alleges as the foundation for the petition, that the poll was closed on the day of voting before four o'clock prematurely and unlawfully by the returning officer, without any sufficient excuse for or notice of such closing; that a number of voters were then waiting to vote for Mr. Henry Roby Prinsep, but were prevented from so doing by the premature closing of the poll ; that the pro ceedings at the said election were, before the closing of the poll, interrupted and obstructed by open violence, that many persons not properly qualified had voted for Mr. Robert Wigram Crawford, and that their votes ought to be struck off; that divers persons had voted for Mr. Crawford, who bad asked, raised, and taken money or other reward, and were, therefore, disqualified; that the agents ot Mr. Craw ford had been guilty of bribery, treating, intimidation, and other unlawful acts and practices in order to procure votes, and that the votes of properly qualified persons had been re fused for Mr. Prinsep; that, under all these circumstances, the election of Mr. Crawford ought to be held null and void. —Sunday Paper. Tiger, a new steamer of 400-horse power, navi gated to this port from Woolwich some time ago and now lying in the old basin, got up her steam on Tuesday to try her engines. She is a tine capacious vessel, but as we have before stated, has the Sidon's propensity to list over; indeed a short time after her arrival, the coal being unequally di vided in her bunkers, there was said to be much danger at one time of her falling right over. In consequence of this she has received extensive alterations, her coal bunkers, which came up on each side to the under part of her weather deck, have been lowered, and her main-deck made flush fore and aft ; two portholes have been cut about the midship part of the main deck, and two heavy guns will be removed to these ports from her weather deck, whereby her top weight will be decreased. She is rigged and will be tried at Spit head shortly.—Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette. THE ETON ANNIVERSART.-011 Saturday last the thirty-third anniversary banquet to the gentlemen educated at Eton took place at Soyer's Universal Symposium, Gore House, Kensington ; Lord de Tabley presiding. Among the company present were Lord De Tabley, Lord Vernon, Lord Grosvenor, Sir William Fraser, Sir Henry Vavasour, Dr. Hawtrey, G. A. Shadwell, Esq., Rev. S. Younge, Rev. E. 1% yatt ; and R. Pigott, W. Bladvn, W. F. Far mer, B. H. Wilkinson, W. S. Mitford, M. Greenwood, J. S. Rolland, W. H. Stone, A. Barnard, W. W. Hayward, M. Bell, R. Cust, G. Bruce, A. R. Pickering, W. P. Pickering, F. C. Keppel, H. B. Bourne, W. Straban, J. B. Ramshot tom, W. H. Yanderstegen, D. P. Le Orrice, E. Bullock, W. L. Hardesty, W. E. Heathfield, W. Hudson, R. W. Jones, J. A. James, A. H. Shadwell, C. Wolley, B. Gosling, E. A. Carlyon, J. Brown. J. C. Wright, C. J. D'Oyley, C. J. Pole, J. M. Brooke. W. Booth, C. Booth, J. Denman, A. H. Morgan, A. G. Cumming, L. H. Bayley, L. Fort, R. Ca pron, W. H. Burslem, W. Seekers, G. C. Legh, W. Egerton, J. W. Law, J. Greenwood, J. Davies, M. Birch, W. Apple yard, Esqs. After the usual toasts, the company separated a few minutes before twelve o'clock. ROYAL MILITARY .ACADEMY.—WOOLWICII, JUNE 7.-53 candidates came forward at the last examination for admission as gentlemen cadets at the Royal Military Aca demy, and of these the following are the names of the 18 who pased saisfactorily, and they have been ordered to join on the re-opening of the academy after the summer vaca tion : 1. Charles John Darrah. 2. Rodney Ashbrook Mit chell. 3. William Rooke. 4. Henry Chamberlayne Farrell. 5. Richard Betton Rimington. 6. Frederick Augustus Anley. 7. William Norten Persse. 8. George Cochrane Thesiger. 9. Edward Osborne Hewett. 10. George Robert Saunders. 11. Lewis Kekewich. 12. Arthur Robert Mac done'l. 13. Sidney Augustus Bazalgette. 14. Edward Harding Steward. 15. Henry Barlow Maule. 16. George Adam Crawford. 17. Edward Townsend. 18. Graham R. T. Stevenson. GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGEMENT OF FLAX GROW ING IN IRELAND.—A numerous deputation of Irish Members waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Friday, for the purpose of requesting that a Government grant of 1,0001. should be made to defray th• expenses of public instructors of flax growing. The Right Hon. Gentleman granted the application. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY AT A LI CENSED VICTUALLER'S.—The police has received i nformat i on of the stealing of a large and valuable suite of jewellery from the Albion Tavern, Caledonian-road, Islington, the property of Mr. B urnman, consist i ng of a go ld c h a i n w ith split ring, gold pen c il- case and trinkets attached, a mosa i c b rooc h (sub ject, abutterfl y), three diamond rings, a turquoise ditto, a hair ditto,. a gold ditto, set with a stone; a diamond snake ditto, 'a single stone turquoise ditto, a pebble ditto, a gold brooch, set with amethysts and pearls; a jet ditto, with hair; a cornelian ditto, a pebble ditto, with amethyst in centre; a snake gold brooch, set with hair; a gold puzzle ring, a hair bracelet, with gold clasp ; a ge ld b racelet, two opera g l asses, and other articles. AERIAL NAVIGATION Ir. 11. Bell, whose ascents machine i‘ last year in his propelling in the scientific world, Purposes a created much excitement per i men talise at Vauxhall. nisi gain, this evening, to ea enious h a ving discovered the means of ste n e g . projector claims verrons. W e opine the announce me nt il ngin the air. Nous will attract vast crowds. THE BRITISH MUSEUM —This muse um is now open to visitors on Tuesda y s and Thurs days , as well as on Mondays, Wednesdays , and Frida y s, fr om ten n 3 till seven P.m., but from some u nex p lained cause t he outeri. door is still kept shut on Tuesday s and Thursdays, so that visitors will have to knock to gain a dmission on those days. SUICIDE AND I\IATRIAIONY.—A disappointed old bachelor says it makes little difference whether commits suicide or matrimony. In o ne case he loses L !i. man is life, and in the other his influence. .... _ - - - CAUTION TO OMNIBUS PROPRIETORS. —On Satur day, at the Inland Revenue Court, Messrs. Carpenter, pro.. prietors of a Paddington omnibus, were fined 201. for going off their licensed line of road—namely, having driven one of their carriages from it on the New-road to the Northern line of railway. Police-constable 204 S said the defendants had been frequently plying for hire at the terminus, without any right whatever. The Court informed the defendants that it would enforce the p9altyuniess showed in a. petition some circumstances in mitigation, as it was necessary to en fince the law respecting ouch phiclog, 1849. 1850. 1851. THE TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE AND GUARANTEE COMPANY. The second annual meeting of the shareholders in this compat,y Ras held on Saturday afternoon, at the cffices, 32, Ludgate hill ; James Wyld, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The uual prliminstry proceedings having concluded, Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN, the manager, read the report of the directors, of which the following is a summary : "Iu accordance with the deed of settlement the fol lowing directors retired, but being eligible, presented themselves for reelection, viz.:—George Cooper, Esq., James Reid, Esq., Alexander Webber, Esq., the Rev. John Wood. " The following auditors also retired from office, and being eligible, the directors recommend their reelection, viz : William Abbott Kent, Esq., Daniel Pratt, Esq., 11. B. Rye, Esq. " At the meeting held last year, the directors drew the attention of the shareholders to the circumstances which had limited the firtt year of this company's operations to a very short period for the transaction of actual business, but at the same time expressing their conviction, that directly the valuable principles, which were in a great measure the distinctive features of this company, became known, the public would fully appreciate and avail itself of the advantages offered. In confirmation of those views, the directors had much pleasure in laying before the meeting a statement of the whole business transac tions of the year just ended, which was as follows, viz:— No. Aggregate Annual Amount. Income. Number of Pro posals made to the Company from the 29th May, 18 - W, to the 29th May, .18)1 770 £191,054 6 0 £3,457 8 4 Policiea issued 619 142,094 8 0 2,526 5 8 Proposals declined 74 22,424 19 0 397 4 1 Proposals accepted net yet paid 54 20,234 19 0 424 19 8 Proposals under consideration 770 £ 191,054 6 0 £3,457 8 4 "By the above statement, it would be seen, chat, con sidering the age of the company, an unusually large amount of business: lal been offered to the company during the last year, and a very large proportion of it has been transacted. The number of policies actually completed and ioaued during t h A past year, would be seen to amount to six hundred and nineteen. Compared had not issued more policies, although the amount of with the numberissued by many:much older offices,it will be found that offices with incomes of 100,0001. per annum each policy would of conrso be considerably larger. " By the !mounts and statements laid before the share holders at the last meeting, it appeared that— No. Aggregate Amount. Annual Income. The number of pro- _ posals made to the company during the year was ... 391 ... £133,517 £2,218 5 4 Policies issued ... '217 ... 83,222 1,180 11 7 It would be seen therefore, that the total number of proposals made to the company dur ing the two years the company has been in operation, amounts to .. 1,161 £324,571 6 £5,675 13 8 It would be seen that the total num ber of policies issued and com pleted during the two years amounts to ... ... 836 ... £225,316 £3,706 17 3 " The income of the company was therefore more ban three times the amount it was last year; whilst the number of policies issued had also increased in the same proportion: thus show ing the encouraging progress of the institution. The directors continued to exercise the same caution in relation to the business they accept, in proof of which they pointed to the large sum of 22,4241., appearing this year under the head of declined business. In further corroboration of the system of caution used in the se lection of risks, the directors drew the attention of the shareholders to the circumstance that no loss had been sustained in the guarantee depart ment since the commencement of the company's business; whilst in the life assurance depart ment they had but one loss amounting to 50/. The cir cumstances relating to the above loss of 504 were of rather singular character, and forcibly exhibited the benefits of life assurances. A Mr. --, of Devonport, applied through the agent of this company, a highly-respectable silversmith of that place, for an assurance of 5001.; the proposal was forwarded to the office, but Mr. -- having subsequently changed his mind, altered the proposal to 1004; the proposal was accepted by the board, and on the agentinforming him thereof, the party proposing again re duced the amount to 501., and paid the premium thereon. Within a few months, however, of the payment of the premium, he died, and his widow received 501. instead of 5004, thus losing the benefit so nearly obtained. The establishment of important local agencies had re ceived the best attention of the directors•, a highly influential local committee had been formed at Man chester, and another was in the course of formation at Liverpool. In addition to the gentlemen whose names appear under the head of Manchester Local Com mittee, a great many of the leading manufacturers of the districts about Manchester had promised their as sistance in carrying out the system of guarantee esta blished by this office. Tho directors also congratulated the shareholders on the position taken by the company in the commercial world, evidenced by the circumstance of so many of the leading lines of railway and other cor porate bodies and firms accepting the guarantee of this company for persons ie their employment. A fire com pany—independent of, but having the support, of this company—was in the course of formation, the amount of capital required by the Act of Parliament having been subscribed, and the deed of settlement having been laid before the registrar. Arrangements had been made with the directors of the fire company as would have the effect of materially reducing the annual expendi ture of this company; whilst the new con nexion and influence thus introduced to the life and guarantee company coutd not fail to he productive of the most benefical results. The directors continued to receive applications for the remaining shares of the company, and expected that by the next annual meeting those remaining would have been dis posed of. The directors recommended that interest at the rate of Si. per cent. per annum should be paid upon the subscribed capital. The current expenses would, in future, be lessened by the absence of those items, which properly belong to preliminary expenses and the payments to be made by the fire company. The appli cation of mutuality to guarantee, first introduced by this company, and the union of life assurance with guarantee—were principles which, the directors felt, must vrithin a very short period, place this company in a commanding position; for by thus making the gua rantee premiums an investment instead of a tax, and by teaching habits of prudence and forethought, the highest inducements were offered to honesty and a faithful dis charge of duty. Negotiations were pending with insti tutions and corporations, with a view to the extension of the guarantee department, which promised the most satisfactory termination." The CHAIRMAN said it now became his duty to move that the report and balance-sheet be received and adopted, and, in doing ao, he would take that opportu nity of adverting very briefly to one or two facts which deserved the attention of the meeting. The steady and satisfactory progress which they had made since the establishment of the company enabled him to con gratulate them on the present position of their affairs. In the first year of the company's existence, ending May, 1850, they had 391 proposals; from May, 1850, to May, 1851, the number of proposals made was 770, showing an increase of 379 proposals. The policies issued during the first year were 217, the aggregate amount assured being 83,222/, and, the annual income derived from these policies 1,1801 1 ls. 7d.; whereas from th e 29 t h o f M ay ,' 1850, to the 29th of May, 1851, they issued 619 policies, the amount assured being 142,0941. Bs., and the annual in come received upon them 2,526/, ss. 8d„ showing a considerable increase between the first and the second year, and giving a total income of 3,7064 10s. Od. The directors had endeavoured to carry on the busi ness of the company at the smallest possible outlay, and he was inclined to think that the amount expended in the management during the year was far too small. Of course the results which they had achieved this year had given rise to increased expense, but that was rather consolatory than otherwise; and he only hoped that next year would be as favourable as the past in point of the amount of business transacted.—(Hear.) A very im portant part of the company's operations during the past year had been the establishment of a local agency and committee in the large commercial district of Man chester, from which at present they derived an income from policies of about 4001. per annum. Their inde fatigable secretary had visited the district, and bad re ported that with the local influence they had ob tained a large amount of business might be expected from Manchester and its neighbourhood. Local agen cies were also being formed in other large commer cial towns. To show that the company was extending its operations very widely, and was therefore beginning to be fully appreciated by the public, be might mention that they had been applied to, and consented to become guarantee for a gentleman who had been appointed to a situation of trust in a branch at New Zealand. The preliminary expenses of the company were not very large, but the directors bad wise t ly be s ui ca i t u ter e e n d e t y h e e a m r, over two would be a permanent t:o he n y years, in t, times te a e d x p o i f r ed discharging therge in crease in the revenue, and the shareholders would conse quently be benefited to that extent. Since the last meeting they bad lost two directors, Mr. Bidwood, who was deceased, end Mr. Brown, who had retired from the board. The directors bad not filled up the vacancies, and this was another instance, though the remuneration of the directors was very trifling, that the directors were anxious to conserve as far as possible the funds of the association, and prevent any ex pendi ture which could fairly be saved.—(Loud cheers.) In addition to the agency at Manchester, they had opened one at liamburgh, and the business of which was steadily increasing. Most other assurance companies who had established agencies on the continent bad incurred in almost all instances a very large outlay, but the cost of this agency did not, he believed, amount to more than 10 per cent. on the business which was brought to the office. In fact, in every quarter they were making very steady progress, and he need scarcely say they were very much indebted to the officers for their indefatigable exertions, and to the directors for the careful and active supervision which they had exercised over the affairs of the institu tion, which, he was confident, would ere long become one of the most flourishing in the metropolis.—(Cheers.) Tho Chairman concluded by moving the adoption of the report. The resolution that the report be approved of and adopted was then put and carried unanimously. Mr. LATHAM proposed the next resolution, " That G. Cooper, Esq., James Reid, Esq., Alexander Webber, Esq , and the Rev. J. Wood, the retiring directors, be re elected." From his personal knowledge of the gentle men be had great pleasure in moving the resolution, be cause he felt convinced that their services would be be neficial to the institution. Mr. WAGSTAFF seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. BAKER next proposed the re-election of the audi tors, W. A. Kent, Esq., Daniel Prall, Esq., and H. R. Rye, Esq. He had every reason to think that they had taken every possible pains to discharge their duty effi ciently, and to investigate the accounts satisfactorily. Mr. ALEXANDER WEBBER, One of the directors, ee condcd the resolution. He could assure the meeting that they had shown every anxiety to discharge their duty, even at some slight inconvenience to the directors, taking four entire days going through every account and checking off every item in the books. Ile thought therefore, when they it,und they hed auditors of that description, they ought to feel happy in possess ing so salutary a check. It would be impossible for them to have more efficient auditors than the gentle• men whose re-election ho now propoied. —(Hear.) The resolution was then put, and carried una nimously. Mr. LATHAM prepared the next resolution, which was that interest at the rate of five per cent. be paid upon the capital subscribed. He was one, he said, who paid some slight attention to the works of nature, and he was proud to find the great globe itself represented among them; and he liked to see, too, in the operations of a society something like observance of the ways of nature, and it gave him great pleasure to see men pro viding in the prime of life for . the period when their strength would decay, and life itself fail. If men could not prolong their lives they should at least be ready to do something for the time when their life came to an end. Without making any allusion to higher and holier objects, he thought provision from life asurances was the greatest wisdom in a wordly sense of view which a man could show. With regard to the guarantee portion of the society, he conceived that it was of the utmost im portance, because there were many persons having young protegles whom they wished to start in life, but were unwilling to become their personal guarantee them selves, and it was on such an occasion as this that the company stepped in with most peculiar propriety. He thought that the society had reason to congratulate itself on the good fortune which had attended it. Since the commencement of the company only one death had occurred, which had been referred to in the report, and he thought, as far as the family of the deceased were concerned, it was to be re , gretted that the sum was not larger; yet, for the com pany's interest, it was a matter of congratulation that the sum was not more than 50/. Last year they had thought it sufficient to hope that they might be able to do as much business during the ensuing year as they had done in that which had then elapsed; but now, at the close of the year, they could congratulate themselves on having done twice as much new business and increasing the annual income altogether three times as much. Altogether 619 new policies had been issued, and this he thought was most encouraging. A short time ago a gentleman connected with one of the oldest offices existing had told him that for an office to go on steadily contracting two new policies each week would render it certain of success, but they now found that this office had an average of twelve per week throughout the year. He hoped the time would soon come when they should be able to cease paying this divi dend by paying off the shareholders. In conclusion, he might say, though "it was not in mortals to command success," they nad done this—had tried to deserve it. Mr. HAYMAN seconded the resolution. Mr. D. PRATT moved that a sum of 1341. 15s. be voted for the whole expense of the direction during the pest year. He trusted that in succeeding years thoy would have the pleasure of voting the directors a much larger sum. He considered this was only a small in stalment of what the directors deserved, for in other offices with which he was connected, he found the share holders at their annual meetings had great pleasure in trebling the amount which the directors asked for.— (Hear, and a laugh.) Now, he should like to see this office voting 500/. instead of 1341—(A laugh.) He was persuaded the directors had attended effi ciently and thoroughly to their duties during the past year, and he was much gratified at seeing the success which had attended their efforts, as exempli fied in the progress the society had made.—(Hear, hear.) As one of the auditors, he could bear testimony to the able manner in which the accounts had been kept. He had thoroughly examined every voucher, and having gone over the books, he was prepared to say that the balance-sheet was a bona fide statement of the position of their affairs.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. WAGSTAFF seconded the resolution, which was put to the vote and carried unanimously. Mr. GEORGE moved a cordial vote of thanks to the directors for their past services. The Rev. Mr. MALCOLM was satisfied with the manner in which the directors had done their duty, and therefore he begged to second the resolution. The resolution, like the other, was put and carried unanimously. Mr. LILWALL had much pleasure in moving that the thanks of the meeting be presented to Mr. Sheridan, the manager, and the other officers of the company, for the efficient services which they had rendered to the society. However Efficient the directors might be, atter all the duty of carrying their plans into effect rested with the manager. The directors might concceive, but the manager must devise; the directors might decide, but the manager must carry out.—(Hear, hear.) The more he saw of Mr. Sheridan the more confideece he had in him. When ho was first introduced to Mr. Sheridan that gentleman was a perfect stranger to him, but from what he had subsequently seen of his energy and exertions on behalf of the society, he was convinced they could not find a more indefatigable manager if they were to search the world over.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. W EBBER seconded the resolution, and in doing so he said it was unnecessary for him to detain the meet ing with any lengthened observations, because the results of the past year must satisfy the Proprietors that Mr. Sheridan and the other officers had been faithful and zealous in the discharge of their several duties.—(Hear.) The resolution was put from the chair and carried unanimously. Mr. SHERIDAN returned thanks on behalf of himself and his colleagues. He was fully aware that this reso lution was not to be taken as a mere compliment, but it was also intended to convey the feeling of sat i s f act i o n which the meeting felt upon the manner in which the business of the office had been managed, and in which he and his colleagues had fulfilled their duties during the year which had just ended. For that expression of their good opinion he begged leave to thank them most heartily, but before he sat down he wished to make one more re mark—he wished to draw the attention of the meeting to a paragraph in the report, which he believed to be im portant, and one which had an important bearing upon the interest of the company.— (Hear, hear.) Nut that the other paragraphs in the report were not equally as important, but this one, to which he wished to direct attention more immediately, concerned the proceedings out of doors by the sharehulders.—(Hear.) The para graph was this:— " The directors beg to urge upon the shareholders, the importance of their individual exertions on behalf of the com p a ny—as so much can be cone in this way to pro mote the prosperity of the institution; indeed, so many persons are now requiting the assistance of public gua rantee, and so highly esteemed are the peculiar advan tages offered by this office, that the directors feel it is of the utmost importance that the shareholders should in struct their friends on t he subject, and ke e p th e o bj ects of the institution constantly before them,e It was not meant by this that they should impose an irksome duty upon the shareholders, but it was simply put into the report t o ur g e u p on them th e expediency ot recommending the guarantee or life assurance principles of this office whenever any of their friends required to transact business in either of these departments.—(Hear. hear.) The importance of individual exertion in that way could not be too much overrated, for on looking ever the life policies of the Register Office, he found that not one policy had come to the office accidentally.— (Hear, hear.) They had come through the introduction of friends, and from personal exertion; and since busi ness did not come t o an office uninvited, until it had become as old as " The Sun" or " The Globe," the neces sity of these individual recommendations should be con stantly impressed upon the minds of their sharehold e rs. SEARS Mr. BAKER moved , and Mr. seconded, a vote of thanks to the auditors, which was carried unanimously, and briefly acknowledged by one of these officers. Mr. LATHAM moved, and Mr. EDWARD 6 seconded, a similar vote of thanks to the medical officers, whose exertions he warmly eulogised; and mentioned, as an instance of their vigilance to secure the prosperity of the office, that when he ,came to insure his life they charged 10 per cent. upon his rates. The motion having been seconded, was unanimously carried. Dr. Coot returned thanks, and promised not to relax in his exertions to promote the prosperity of the company, Mr. BISHOP also returned thanks, and observed they had been careful from the commencement of the company to recommend to the directors only those select lives which were likely to be most conducive to the interests of the institution, and they had more regard to the nature than the quantity of business which the office transacted. That they bad not neglected their duty was proved by the fact, that they had only lost one life during the whole time the company had been been in existence, notwithstanding they had more than 800 lives assured.—(Hear, hear.) The Rev. I. GEORGE then said that hebore testimony to the zeal, industry, and talent with which the directors had discharged their onerous duties, and expressed his thanks as a shareholder to them for the material reduction they had made in the annual expenditure of the company. There could be no doubt that they deserved the best acknowledgments of the meeting, but if th e so ldi ers were entitled to thanks for the services they had ren dered, surely the general ought to receive some mark of esteem and regard.—(Hear, hear.) Ho had, therefore, great pleasure in proposing that the best thanks of the meeting should be given to Mr. Wyld, their able leader, for the very efficient and able manner in which he had fulfilled the duties of his office.— ((✓h eers .) Mr. ROBINSON seconded the motion, and hoped they would long continuo to have the benefit of hi s serv i ces . The motion was put and carried with great unanimity. The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, said no one could feel greater gratification than he did at the success of the company. During the past year he had not been so attentive to his duties as he ought to have been, having been engaged in a private undertaking which occupied a considerable portion of his time, but when that was accomplished he would again resume his duties as he had heretofore done, a ith a confident hope that they would achieve still further and greater suc cease.—(Cheers.) The meeting then separated. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. On Saturday her Msjesty, Prince Albert, and a dis tinguished party of nobility arrived at the Cr3stal Pa lace soon after nine, and passed through the western refreshment room, attended by Mr. thlke, Mr. Cole, Mr. Fox, Colonel Reid, Mr. Cubitt, Mr. Belsh4w, and Mr. llensman, to the machinery in motion, in which they took great interest, examining almost everything of im portance during a period of upwards of two hours, after which they again entered the room and were received by Mr. Welch, of the firm of Schweppe and Co., and Mr. Masters, the contractors for supply lag the public with refreshments. Her Majesty and the wbolc party par took of refreshments and seemed much interested and gratified at seeing Mr. Masters produce ice in one minute in their presence by his patented machinery, and also making largo cylinders of ice from spring water, into which fruit and leaves were imbedded, forming a beautiful as 1-ell useful ornament to the dining table. The royal party were much astonished at seeing ice made by steam power; no less than 100 quarts of dif ferontdessert ices being produced in about twenty minutes. GROSS RECEIPTS AND LIABILITIES. The gross receipts of the Exhibition up to the presen time are:— Total amount from daily visitors up to 31st May ... ••• £57,990 1 0 Season tickets up to 31st May... ... 65,871 15 0 Monday, June 2 2,129 1 0 Tuesday, 3 ••• ... 2,415 2 0 Wednesday, „ 4 ... ... 2,500 16 0 Thursday, „ 5 ... •.. ... 2,566 17 0 Friday, „ 6 ... 2,558 II 0 Saturday, „ 7 ..• ... 1,560 10 0 £137,592 13 0 Season tickets during the week ... 105 0 0 Subscriptions ... 64,344 0 0 For privilege of printing the catalogues 3,200 0 0 For privilege of supplying refreshments .5,500 0 0 Total received up to this date ... £210,741 13 0 The liabilities of the Royal Commissioners are— For the building complete ... £130,000 0 0 Management, printing, &c. ... ... 25,000 0 0 ... . .. . Police ••• ••• ..., ... ... 10,000 0 0 Prize fund ..• ••• ..• ... 20,000 0 0 £185,000 0 0 There are some other incidental expenses that cannot yet be ascertained with accuraoy. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Princesses Helena and Louisa, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, in spected the machinery in motion at the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations on Saturday morning, In attendance on her Majesty and the Royal circle were the Hon. Matilda Paget, the Baroness de Wangenheim, General Wemyss, and Colonel Bouverie. Her Majesty arrived at half-past nine, and remained at the Exhibition till a quarter before twelve o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Mr. Birch, also visited the Exhibi tion on Saturday. The Queen held a Court at a quarter to three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands, attended by Baron Stratenus, Netherlands Chargi d'Af faires, the Chevalier van Rappard, Chevalier do Casem broot, and Captain May, of the Netherlands Royal Navy, had an audience of the Queen to take leave of her Majesty. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wasa, attended by Baron Koller, Austrian Charge d'Affaires, had an audi ence of her Majesty, on his arrival from the Continent. The Chevalier Marques Lisboa, the Brazilian Minister, had an audience of tee Queen, on his return to this country. after a temporary absence. Their Royal Highnesses and his Excellency were re spectively introduced to her Majesty by Viscount Pal merston, G.C.8., the Queen's principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Col. the Hon. Sir E. Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. The Right Honourable Sir Richard Pakenham, li K.C.8., her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minis ter Plenipotentiary to the Court of Lisbon, was presented to the Queen, at an audience, by Viscount Palmerston, to take leave on proceeding to Lisbon. The Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Mr. Sheriff Hodgkin son, Mr. Sheriff Carden, and the City Remembrancer, had an audience of the Queen to invite her Majesty to an entertainment in the City, at Guildhall. Her Majesty was graciously pleased to accept the invitation, and ap pointed Wednesday, the 9th of July, for an evening en tertainment. Her Majesty was attended by Lord Dufferin, Lord in Waiting, and Sir Frederick Stover), Groom in Waiting. The Right Honourable Sir David Dundas, Judge- Advocate-General, had an audience of the Queen, on Saturday, and submitted to her Majesty proceedings of some Courts Martial. His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and attended by M. B. de Troskow, left town on Saturday morning, for Woolwich, to witness the in spection of the 19th Lancers, of which regiment the Duke of Cambridge is Colonel. The Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha returned to Buck ingham Palace at two o'clock in the afternoon. The Queen, with the Princess Royal, accompanied by the Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, took an airing in an open carriage and four on Saturday afternoon. The Equerries in Waiting, General Wemyss and Colonel Bouverie, attending on horseback. Prince Albert, the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha (attended by M. B. de Troskow), and the Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, rode out on horseback at the same time. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cuburg Gotha and Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, honoured her Mejesty's Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening. The Queen and the Royal circle were attended by the Countess of Charlenient, Baroness de Wangenheirn, Honourable Ma tilda Paget, Lord Dufferin, General Wemyss, Colonel Wemyss, Colonel Bouverie, and M. B. de Treskow. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, attended by Lord James Murray, visited her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, the Ladies and Gentle men of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service yesterday morning in the private chapel, in Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated. Prince Alfred, Princess Alice, and the younger mem bers of the Royal Family, took their usual exercise yesterday in the garden of the Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Funny Howard, Baroness do Speth, and Sir George Couper, arrived in town at half-past one o'clock on Saturday, from her residence, Frogmore, near Wind sor. His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Nether lands visited the Roy al Duchess in the afternoon. Yes terday his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and the Duchess d'Or leans, visited her Royal Highness at her residence, Cla rence House, St. James's. The Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service yes terday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Prayers were read by the Riv. Dr. Wesley, and the Lessons by the Rev. T. Helmore. The Sermon was preached by the Bishop of Oxford. The Anthem, " Ascribe unto the lord" (Travers) was sung by Mr. Benson. Sir George Smart presided at the organ. The Duke of Wellington attended the early service in the Chapel Royal. The Sermon was preached by the Rev. 1)r. Hook, and the Prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The Rev. Dr. Hook will preach next Sunday in the Chapel Royal. The Prince of Vasa, attended by the Austrian Charge d'Affaires, paid visits on Saturday afternoon to the menabers of the Royal Family, at their respective resi dences. The Transatlantic Packet-station Commission had a meeting on Saturday, at the Board of Trade. Present— Earl Granville (chairman), Hon. W. Cowper, M.P., Sir James Jordon, K.C.8., Sir John F. Burgoyne, K.C.8., Captain Stephenson Ellerby, and Lord Hobart (secretary). The Earl and Countess Grey left town on Saturday, for Mincham Park, Oxfordshire. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on Satur day, for Mickleton Qall, near Doncaster. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governor of Van Diemen's Land. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE CITY.—On Saturday the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs (Mr. Alderman Carden and Mr. llodgkinsou) waited upon the Queen, for the purpose of re ceiving her Majesty's answer to the humble application of the citizens of London, that her Majesty would be graciously pleased to visit. the Guildhall upon the occasion of the cele bration of the Grand Exhibition of all Nations. His Lord ship and the Sheriffs were most graciously received by her Majesty, who was pleased to state that, frem respect to the memory of a late statesman, the day of her Majesty's visit to the City should be postponed from Wednesday, the 2d, to Wednesday, the 9th of July. It may be remembered that the lamented death of Sir Robert Peel occurred on the 2d of July, 18E0. It is at present understood that the entertain ment to her Majesty at Guildhall will be an "evening party." The preparations in the Guildhall are under the superintend ence of Mr. Bunning, the City architect, and will be worthy of the occasion. THE ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION.—THE MISSING WIT• NEssEs.—The hiding-place of the witnesses in the St. Al ban's case, for whose apprehension the Government some time since proclaimed a reward of 501. each, has been disco vered. Inspector Beckerson, of the A division of the metro politan police, in whose hands the matter was placed, has traced three of the missing parties to Boulogne, where be found them living at their ease, an d evidently well supplied with funds and every other comfort. The officer was natu rally not a little pleased when he found himself upon the right track, and having introduced himself, he suggested to the delinquents the necessity of their ' return to their native shore in his company. To this, however, the parties, having a wholesome fear of the Usher of the Black Rod, demurred, and on an appeal to the French authorities, it was intimated to Mr. Beckerson that if he persisted in apprehending the men they would be reclaimed from his custody and set at liberty. Under these circumstances the inspector wisely returned to report progress at head-quarters, and thus the matter at present stands. The gentleman who " pays the piper" for these rustic emigrants is certainly not to be envied. IiEFRESENTATION OF BATII.—W. Sutcliffe, Esq., one of the Aldermen of the cit y , and late Ma y o r of Bath, having on Thursday consented to allow himself to be nomi nated on the Conservative interest, has since issued an ad dress to the electors. Ile makes no declaration of his politi cal opinions whatever, relying entirely upon his long resi dence.in the city, and his acquaintance with their local wants and interests for securing the suffrages of the electors. He says : --"1 he friends at whose call I come forward have not asked for pledges, and I have none to offer. save the assur ance that, if elected, I will endeavor diligently and conscien tiously to discharge the duties of the high station which I am encouraged to seek." Mr. Sutcliffe, however, although silent upon the subject in his address, has given his committee to under/Italia that he is not inclined to reverse our free trade PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons ) FRIDAY, JUNE 6. HOME-MADE SPIRITS IN BOND. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Motion made, and question put, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair." The Committee divided : 111INORITY—AYES, 123. Adair, llugh E. Foley, J. 11. Ogle, S. C. Anson, Colonel Forster, Matthew Paget, Lord Clarence Armstrong, R. B. Fortescue, J. W. Paget, Lord George Bagshaw, John Freestun, Colonel Palmerston, Vie. Baines, 31. T. Gall wey. S. W. Parker, John Baring, Sir F. T. Geach, Charles Pigot, Francis Bass, M. T. Glyn, G. C. Plowden, W. H. Bell, Jacob Grenfell, Charles W. Pusey, Philip Bellew, R. M. Grey, Sir G. Reid, Colonel Berkeley, Admiral Grey, Ralph W. Ricardo, Osman Berkeley, Henry F. Hamner, Sir John Rich, Henry Berkeley, C. L. Hardcastle, J. A. Romilly, Colonel Bitch, Sir T. Ilatchell, John Romilly, Sir J. Bouverie, E. P. Hawes, Benjamin , • Russell. Lord John Boyle, Colone, Headlam, T. E. Itussell,F. C. 11. Brainston, T. W. IlenenE, , e, G. H. Seymour, 11. .0. Brocklehurst, John Heneage, Edward Seymour, Lord Brockman, E. D. Heywood, James Smith, John Abel Brotlierton, Joseph lleyworth, Lawrence Smith, M. Tucker Buxton, Sir E. 'Dudley, Charles Spearman, 11. J, Cavendish, C. C. Ilobliouse, T. B. Stansfield, W. It. Childers, J. W. liollond, Robert Staiiton, W 11. 1 Clay, James IV. Howard, Lord E. Tancred , H. W . Clay,Cock sir Howard, Sir A. Howard, C. W. G. Thickness, It. A. Hutchins, E. J. Thompson, Colonel Cowper, W. F. Jackson, William Tollemache, F. J. Craig, Sir W.G. King, P. J. T ow ushend, Capt. Crawford, Robt. W. Labouchere, Henry Tufnell, H. Cri , wder, lz. B. Lawley, B. R. Tyate, Colonel Cubitt, William Lemon, Sir C. Wakley, T. Currie, Henry Lewis, Sir T. Westhead, J. B. Dawes, Edward Lewis, G. C. 'Willcox, Brodie Douglas, Sir C. Littleton, E. R. Williams, W. Duke, Sir James Locke, Joseph Williamson, Sir H. nuncios, Admiral M Dundas, Sir David asterman, John Wilson, James Matheson, Colonel Wilson, Matthew Ellice, Edward,ju n . Melgund, Viscount Wood, Sir Charles Ellis, John Milner, W. M. Wood, Sir W. P. Elliot, John E. 'Unties, R. M. Wyvill, Marmaduke Euston, Earl Molesworth, Sir W. Evans, John' M os ty n , E . : NI. L. gott.ixas. Hayter, W. G. Evans, Willi= Mulgrave, Earl of 11111, Lard 31arcua MAJORITY-NOES, 140. Adderley, C. B. Fox, S. W. L. Maxwell, J. P. Anstey, Thomal French, F. Meux, Sir Henry Arbuthnott, H. Frewen, C. H. Miles, Willi am Arkwright, G. Galway, Viscount Moffatt, George Baldock, E. H. Gaskell, J. M. Monsen, William Baldwin, C. B. Gilpin, Colonel Moore, G. H. Bankes, G. Goold, 'Wyndham Newdegate, N. Barron, Sir H. Gordon, Admiral Norreys, Sir D. Barrow, W. H. Grace, 0. D. Nugent, Sir Percy Bateson, Thomas Granby, Marquis of O'Brien, J. Bennet, Philip Greene, John O'Brien, Sir Lucius Bentinck, Lord li. Grogan, Edward O'Brien, Sir T. Beresford, William Gwyn, Bowel O'Connell, John Blandford, Marquis Halsey, T. P. O'Connell, M. J. Boldero, H. G. Hamilton, G. A. O'Ferrall, More Booker, T. W. Hamilton, J. H. O'Flaherty, Anthony Booth, Sir It. G. Hayes, Sir E. Ossulton, Lord Boyd, John Henley, J. W. Plumptre, J. P. Bremridge, Richard Herbert, 11. A. Power, Dr. Brooke, Sir Arthur Higgins, George Reynolds, John Bruce, C. L. C. Hildyard, T. B. T. Roche, E. B. Buller, Sir Y. Hill, Lord E. Sadleir, J ohn Burghley, Lord Hope, Sir J. Scully, Francis Burke, Sir T. J. Herlihy, John Seymer, 11. K. Butler, P. S. Hudson, G. Sibthorp, Colonel Charteris, Francis Jolliffe, Sir W. H. Somets, J. P. Child, Smith Jones, Captain Somerset, Captain Christopher. R. Keating, Robert Spooner, Richard . Clive, IL B. Keogh, William Stafford, Augustus Cobbold, John C. Knighticy, Sir C. Stanley, E. H. Colvile, C. R. Knox, Colonel Stuart, H. Compton, 11. C. Knox, W. S. Stuart, J. Conolly, Thomas Lawless, Cecil Sullivan, Michael Corbally, M. E. Lennox, Lord G. H. Taylor, Thomas E. Cowan, Charles Lockhart, W. Tenison, E. K. Devereux, J. T. Long, W. Tennent, R. J. Disraeli, B. Mackie, John Tollemache, John Dod, J. W. Macnaghten, Sir E. Tyler, Sir G. Duncan, George M'Cullagh, W. Verner, Sir W. Duncuft, John Magan, W . M. Vyse, H. R. H. Dundas, George Maher, N. Walsh, Sir J. Dunne, Colonel Meagher, Thomas Whiteside, James Edwards, Henry Mahon, O'Gorman Willoughby, Sir H. Fagan, James Mandeville, Vis. Yorke, E. T. Ferrer, James Manners, Lord C. Fergus, John Manners, Lord J. TELLIES. Ferguson, Sir R. March, Earl of Naas, 'Lord Fox, Richard M. Maunsell, T. P. Mackenzie, W. F. Mr. Trelawny paired with General Kerrison on Lord Naas's motion on Home-made Spirits in Bond. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. :From the Votes and ProcecdiTgs of the House of Commons.) STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The following Resolutions were reported from the above Committee : 1. That in:the case of the St. Andrew's and Quebec Rail way, petition for leave to deposit a petition for a Bill, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to deposit their petition accordingly. 2. That in the case of the Cameron's Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and Loughor Railway (So. 2) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, provided the same be presented not later than three clear sitting days after the presentation of this report. Resolutions agreed to. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. (EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.) . . Sir,—On Wednesday the 4th, the anti-educational spirit obtained an unexpected victory on the ques tion of the second reading of a School Establishment (Scotland) Bill, which was carried in the negative by 137 votes against 124. The remarkable circumstance was, that the victorious side bad never read the Bill ; for it passed all bounds of probability, that under any other supposition venturous men could have been found to hazard such entire misstatements of their case. If their statement were to be received, the Bill might have been expected to declare, that inasmuch as it is desirable to prohibit by law the teaching of any reli gion, be it enacted &c., that from the passing of this Act it :hall be lawful only to give instruction on recular matters throughout the portion of the Queen's dominions called Scotland. Instead of which, there was not a word in the Bill touching instruction being either secular or the contrary, but simply a proposal to take the direction of schools in Scotland out of the hands of the clergy of one of the three sects into which the country is pretty equally divided, and give it into the bands of all the sects and of the ratepayers in general. The principle maintained therefore amounts to this : That there shall be no education in any country where it can be hindered, except what is administered by the priesthood, and by the priesthood of that peculiar sect or segment which from one cause or other has got possession of the public property assigned for religi ous purposes. It may be the religion of one-third, as in the actual case in Scotland ; but education must be theirs and nobody else's, or at all events nobody else must share in the fund assigned. The locality signifies little, so the principle be maintained; and the House had consequently lamentations over the degree in which the success of revolutionary principles had taken the education of France out of the hands of the Galilean Church. A most Catholic spirit clearly exists upon the question ; and so that there is an established priesthood, and the youth of a country are educated by it, it matters little what priesthood, all establishments being equally good for the common purpose. As it fortunately happens that the suffrage in Scotland is not limited to one sect of three, there are indications of the way in which remedy will come. And in the mean time the debate which has taken place cannot fail to work its effects. On Thursday was a debate on what some of the newspapers call the great Chicory question ; consisting in desiring to know, whether the public has a right to mix chicory with its coffee, provided it likes it better. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is counsel for the defence, and maintains stoutly that the public shall take its choice. But the far-seeing gentlemen who have plantations in Ceylon, perceive a right they have to control both the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the public. They were not far from having their way on Thursday ; the liberty of the coffee-pot being only maintained by 94 against 89. The world has always been governed by sounding words. " Adulteration" is one of these ; though nothing be adulterated but by the purchaser's parti cular desire. A goodly portrait that was presented to the House, of your West Riding operatives going to the shop for ground coffee at two-thirds of the price at which coffee is sold there in the bean, and coming away with a suspicion in their minds that it was not all coffee they chose to ask for ! On Friday were further evidences of the design to get rid of the Commit tee on the Income-tax; and the .d appointment of it was p ost p oned till after Whitsuntide. e. Much ludicrous matter was uttered about the import • ance of forming a Committee whose decision should be satisfactory to the public. As if the decision of any Committee would be satisfactory to anybody, ex cept as it was the means of bringing out the various opinions and interests concerned. Of one interest, be sure that no representation will be found; a n d that is, the interest of the Working Classes. B ut h ow should it be otherwise, when they hardly know they have an interest, and of course nobody else is bound to recognize it? On the same night the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill in Committee dragged itself through two or three nega tived Amendments. Sir Henry Willoughby's mo tion for extending the provisions of the Bill by the insertion of the words, "or if any person after the passing of this Act shall obtain or cause to be pro cured from the said Bishop or See of Rome, or shall publish or put in use within any part of the United Kingdom, any Bull, Brief, Rescript, Letters Aposto lical, or any other instrument or writing for the pur pose of creating any Archbishop or Bishop named from any Province or See, or with Titles derived from places within the United Kingdom," was only nega tived by 133 against 129. Whereupon t he o p inion seems to be that the Lords will insert it. The House at its rising stood adjourned till Thurs day the 12th. I am, Sir, you:s very sinel AN OLD REFORMER. London, June 9, 1851. THE COAL TRADE AT BIRRENREAD.—We are glad to find that this trade is increasing rapidly. It appears that Mr. T. S. B an cock, the persevering agent of the Brymbo Company, has at the present time the loading of four large ships, viz, the Moffat, Ba'moral, Princess Char lotte, and California, with full cargoes, amounting to 3,800 tons of his fine steam coal, on account of the East India Com pany and the Government clntracts. Liverpool Journal. ST. JOHN DEL REY M/NING COMPANY.--A divi dend of 11. 10s. per share was declared yesterday at the a the me eting of the St. John del Rey Mining Company, - and report and accounts rere unanimously adopted. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Assistant-Surgeon Joseph Browne (February, 1842), has been promoted to the rank of surgeon. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants J. IL Liarward (1846), to the Hecate, stoim-sloop, at Spithead. John Franklin (1842), to command thr coast-guard station, No. 1 battery, Dunge ness. Mates —St. George Rathborne (1849), of the Ajax, 60 ; T. B. M. Suliven (1849), from the Bellerophon, 7S; and A. F. 0. Young (1850), have been appointed to the Victoria and Albert royal yacht. Second Master—William Brodie (1843), of the Fis• gard, to be acting master; and R. D. Speer (1849), to the Birkenhead steam troop-ship. Master's Assistant —W. C. Bicknell, to the Impregna ble flag-slip, Devonport. MR. GRANT'S COOKING AND DISTILLING GALLEY.— We are most happy to say that cur former opinions and encomiums respecting this most useful and clever invention are most fully corroborated by the very satis fatory reports that continue to be received from tho different vessels in which it has been placed on board. From the Dauntless steam-frigate, we hear that the qaantity of fresh water obtained by distillation has average d about 400 gallons daily, without other expen diture of coal° than those used for the actual purpose of cooking the daily rations. From the Birkenhead steam troop-ship recently employed in taking out the relieving companies of the Roy al Artillery, and bring ing home the relieved from Halifax and Quebec, which occupied this steamer about forty-eight days, the quan tity of fresh water she obtained from the galley was 16,000 gallons. The water w as hi g hl y approved of, not only for drinking, but more esp ecia ll y for the purpose of making tea and pea-soup, for which, from the perfect absence of all calcareous matter, it is said to be pre• f era bl o t o the tank water. I n a troop-ship, where, froth are ell the frequently large enuul obliged berof persons they h ave on board, they to put the troops on a very limited allowance of fresh water ; this galley is a grand desideratum. We are glad to hear that preparation s are now being made for the manufacture of these most ne cessary to all men-of-war.—Herald. at bothortsmouth being purpose sealei their t ah the large o _ and Woolwich, articles foren _ a.. ...,.. Captain Johnson, of the Compass Department at the Admiralty, has been ordered to select a compass at Woolwich for the purpose of placing it among other nautical instruments at the Great Exhibition. Mr. John Bull, an old Falmouth Post-office packet so. and co mma n der, gcaripantatirny died on the 2d instant, near Falmouth, aged B in ul a l c was repeatedly beating g dly distinguished for skill off superior fo rce; and particularly ononeenepmaiyn'fsvessels ul of occasion, when being attacked in the night by his Majesty's brig Primrose, of 16 guns ( 32 -pounders), he, in his little brig with ten 12 -pounders, beat her off with severe loss. Captain Bull brought over to England from America the late King of the French, Louis Phili ppe. THE SOVEREIGN FREIGHT SHIP IlisslNG.—Great fears are entertained for the safety of the Sovereign freight-ship, which left Halifax on 4th March for Liver pool, since which no intelligence has been received of her. Lieutenant Taylor, of her Majesty's ship Welles ley, and Mr. Henry Fisher, 38th Regiment, son of Com mander John Fisher, R.N., are passengers. Brisk, newly launched screw-sloop, is one of four of her class, which consist of the Archer and Wasp in com mission, Miranda having her engines fitted in the Clyde, and Brisk. Her armament will be 14 guns—namely, two 68-pounders, 87 cwt., 9 ft. 6 in. long, on pivot s lid es and carriages, and twelve 32-pounders, 32 cwt., 6 ft. 6 in. long, on Sir T. Hardy'; slides and carriages. Her complement will be 150 officers and men. The nominal power of her engines will be 250 horses. We are now getting as great a confusion of classes of screw as of paddle-wheel sloops. Devastation steam-sloop, Commander C. Y. Cam pbell, was paid advances at Spithead on Friday, under the superintendence of the acting superintendent, and was to have sailed on Saturday for Plymouth, en route to the West Indies, but the strong westerly winds pre vented her. She remained at Spithead last night, waiting for a lull to get aw ay. Herald surveying-ship, Captain Kellett, C. 8., passed through the Downs on Saturday, from Portsmouth, on her way to Chatham, to be paid off. She is doubtless at Sheerness to-day, and will be inspected there. Nautilus, Lieut.-Commander Dolling, returned to her anchorage between tho island and the main on Friday afternoon, from a cruise in the Channel for the exercise of the naval apprentices. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—Ships at Spithead:—Tho Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord C. Russell; Ajax, 60, screw-ship, Captain Quin; Hogue, 60, screw-ship, Cap tain M'Dougall; Devastation steam-sloop, Commander Campbell; and Hecate steam-sloop, Commander Haud; Turkish frigate and brig, and Nile, East Indiaman. The Nile, a splendid frigate-built ship, for Madras and Calcutta, which arrived at Spithead on Thursday, is awaiting moderato weather to proceed on her voyage. A ship, laden with teak-wood from Moulmein for tho dockyard, arrived at Spithead this mornin_g. DEVONPORT, FRIDAY.—The Merapi, Dutch steamer, having completed coaling, hauled off from the pier at Millbay this morning, and will sail on the return of her officers on leave on Sunday. DEVONPORT DOCKYARD AND THE GREAT EMU/SI TION. —The artisans and others employed in this esta blishment have memorialised the L_rds Commissioners of the Admiralty for an additional ten days' leave of ab sence et their own cost, to enable them to visit tho Great Exhibition. Of the four days granted by Admi ralty order to the men employed in all the naval arsenals two would be expended by those from Devonport in the journey to and from London. The request is, therefore, so reasonable that there can be no (loam of their Lord ships' concession, if the requirements of the public ser vice will permit it. _ _. _ . PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Porcupine steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Comm under Bacon, arrived yesterday from the Mediterranean, and came into harbour. Lady Kerr, wife of Lord Frederick Kerr, of the Scourge steam-sloop, came home passenger in her. The Hogue, 60, Captain M'Dougal, and Ajax, 60, Captain Quin, will be " paid down" at Spithead to morrow, end sail soon after for ica. We have much pleasure in announcing the munifi cent donation of 1001. from Mrs. Sheddon in aid of the funds of th© Portsmouth Sailors' Home. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, lB5l. WEST INDIES AND NORTH AMERICA.. The newly appointed Commander-in-Chief in the West Indies, Vice-Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, C. 8., G.C.H. , in his flag-ship Cumberland, 70, C a pt a i n S eymour, reached Bermuda, and relieved Admiral the Earl of Dundonald, G.C.8., in his flag-ship Wellesley, 72, Captain Goldsmith, on the 10th of May, which ship left on that day on her way home to Sheerness to be paid off. Alarm, 26, Captain Ramsay, and Sappho, 16, Com mander Hon. A. Cochrane, were at Bermuda. Persian, 12, Commander Bulman, had arrived at the Bay of Fundy, from Bermuda. Bermuda schemer, Lieut.-Commander Jolly, was en route to Greytown, to relieve the Alban steam-tender, Lieut.-Commander Cranford, ordered to Pert RoyaL Scorpion surveying -vessel, Lieut.-Commander Law rerce, was at St. Thomas's. Inflexible, 6, steam-sloop, Commander P. 11. Dyke, was at Havannah. South ampton, 50, Captain N. Rear-Admiral EAST Iie3 COAST -oids C. 8., . B O: i ih is AMERICA. fI v: ship Cory, was at Rio Janeiro, May 12, with Geyser steam - slo o p , Commander Tatham ; Sharpshooter screw schooner, Lieut.-Commander J. C. Bailey, and Crescent, store. ship, Master-Commander Bradley. Cormorant, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Chamberlain, all well, May 14, cruising off Bum°_ v w e a n s te sp s ( B ik a e y n a t sea, . Conflict screw -sloop, Commander Drake, was at Bahia. THE WESTERN SQUADRON. Commodore Martin, in his flag-ship Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris, was at Lisbon, June 4, with Leander, 50, Captain Daeres; Phaeton, 50, Capt a i n G. Elliott; Arethusa, 50, Captain Symonds; Arrogant, 4G, screw frigate. Captain R. S. Robinson, Janus steam-vessel, Lieut.- Commander Powell, was also there, nut having returned to Gibraltar, to which place she is ordered. _ _ ________,...........„..._ COUNTY COURTS' EXTENSION. —O n S a t ur d ay L or d Brougham's Bill, No. 2, as amended in Committee, was printed by order of the House of Lords. The object of this Bill is to limit the jurisdiction of the Court of Bank ruptcy, to abolish the Courts of Bankruptcy for the country districts, and to give to Judges of the County Courts jurisdiction in matters of bankruptcy. The County Courts Bill, No. 1, which relates to the proceedings in the courts, is now in the House of Commons. The present measure contains 36 clauses, and it is proposed that it she annual into force on the 11th of October. The eventual l saving under this Bill and the Bankrupt Consolidation 1849, is expected to be 66,1701., and it is this il i n:l 7 7:: id ., at±on ,,i A ,,,, ct , . a year has already been effected. Y sioners, official assignees, messengers, Judges in the country reduced in number. County Court By ushers are to be are to do all the work with Committee of the House have been made in the Bill whilst in Judges assistance.. Several alterations about additionalor of i of Lords. Nothing de within their respective districts, County Courts are to re increasing the salaries is osfsiltihdepresent. The Judges of the and are to sit at such times as the Lord be ex-officio Judges, . and not to practise as barristers. The Commissioners are to First County Court Ett • . ension Act, Act is to be called the, Chancellor shall appoin,t,, or by general rule or order. The 1851." VIOLENT OUTRAGE.—On Th ursdays cri m i na l assault, atten d e d with great violence, was committed by a man named George Rodber , a shoemaker, re s idi ng is Yeovil. The offence was committed i n a bye lane, and the yon the tCeperson o f Sarah White, a y oung woman, at East Coker. young wom an , who made a m os t vigorous resistance,was atlength by the brutal viol on ly o verpowered violence of her as sailant. She lies in a danger ous state from the injuries she received. Mr. Harbin, the magistrate, went over to Coker and took her deposition, and issued a warrant for the appre hension of Rodber. Police -constable llolt, who was en trusted with the execution of the warrant, went to the house where Rodber was, aid inquired for him. Rodber, who was upstairs at the tim e , h earing his voice, leaped out He window (two sto r i es hi gh) and ran away at th e top of the of his speed. Pursuit was h opeless, the fugit i ve b e ing well -known to be one of the !swiftest runners in the country. .11 has escaped for the present.—. S'herborne Jou rn a l. . T 'g ' mouth became THE OLD LADY AND A LONDoN FOG --The Wes tern Times shows how an old Y , enveloped in a London fog. rot o l l :t e d h e _avin t g m el uc n h faith i I t to know if the company rail way promises, she applied las x ,0 clear days in London for really meant to guarantee promised...sl On being answered in the les. 4d , as they had affirmative, Club, !c l aine a member of the Exhibi tionher last visit to London it was could see nothing, and that it environed in fug, and o the money to have one clear day would be worth, tseic shedeclaring in s ta e t t hs t rt y .l3 :: On being told it referred to time, there, much less o old lady withdrew her name, in a toone could understand the com a". net at great rage, pany." KNIVES AND FORKS.—Let the knives To CLEAN ell washed in warm water, to free them and forks first be saying, weather,s 2" , t, la N e .t, w rub them on a piece of buff leather, fixed te ase; ~...en . from g hich from time to time is dredged A little d upon w to a boar emery poleder. This method gives a better polish and 'Witt% loos 100415. l a bour than the arcliravY P 10 ira. ,f Mg ~ en" ket et iog to a jar stock mote Eire 'ter - IgIY )3i• leell