The Sun. — London, England, 1851-05-26 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.--(PHIS DAY.) CORN EXCHAiN GE-MOND AY, There wash ss activity in the demand for all kinds of English Wheat in the leading c,:untrymarkets held .on-Sat . urday. In pri ces , h owever , no ma t er i a l c h ange t oo k place. Fins foreign qualities were quite as dear, but low and middling kinds sold heavily. Grinding and distilling Barley commanded a fair amount of attention, but Malt was very inactive. Oats sold readily at higher rates.. In other articleg no ot;ange.took4. - /lace.. A.dviees from New Ycirk to .the 12th inst. state that Flour we still falling in value. Fine • Wheats were tolerably firm. In the Baltic market the trade was con tinued in a very inactive state. The sale - for Flour, in most of the French ports, has continued steady. The receipts of English produce up to our market last week were very moderate. From abroad we received 4,567 quarters of Wheat, 2,961 Barley, 16,322 Oats, 1,184 Beans, 10 Tares, 4,579 Linseed, 4,428 Rapeseed, 112 'sundry seeds, 8,645 sacks and 3,529 barrels of Flour. •The quantity of Wheat received fresh np to this morning's market. from Essex was very moderate; whilst the receipts from likit and Cambridgeshire were small, , but of full average quality. By land carriage 'and sum- . ple only a limited supply Ranched us; herce, the. stands were comparatively bare of samples. Notwith standing that the att(ndacce of both town and country millers was far horn extensive, the demand for all kinds, of Wheat of home produce ruled steady, at prices'quite . equal to those obtained on Aloaday last, and at which a clearance was readily effected. Most of the buyers are still unusually abort of stock. Tee offers from the east coast were less nureercus. The business doing for for ward delivery was trifling. With fresh foreign Wheat we were very scantily sup plied, but the show of granaried qualities was tolerably'` extensive. Fine dry samples moved off steadily, at full rates of currency. In the middling and inferior. kinde,,. very little was doing; nevertheless, importers were to lerably firm. In floating carp es next to nothing doing. Offers from Dentsic were numerous. Scarcely any English Barley was brought forward , r and the show of foreign was smaller than for many weeks past. A good demand existed for grinding and distilling sorts, at full prices; but Malting kinds meeat slow inquiry. Malt, though in full avenge supply, moved off slowly, but we have no change to notice in its value. The total supply of Oats being small, the Oat trade ruled firm, and in some instances 6d per quarter more money was obtained for fine parcels. Beans were in moderate inquiry, at fully the late im provement in value. The quantity offering was trifling.. We had a fair sale for Peas, at last week's currency. Indian Corn was almost nominal. The show of foreign Flour was good. On the whole the demand was inactive, but no cesuge took place in - prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, l Malt—Chevalier• . Red, New. .• 328 to 40s Oats— Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 35s 48. Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s - 228: Norfolk and Lin- Potato ...... •• •. 18. 248 coin, Red. •• .. 318 408 Youghal and Cork, Ditto, Whited. •. 238 408 Black'. •• • . 178 Ns Irish, Red.. •••• .. —s —a Cork, White l7B 208 Ditto,White...• •• —s —s Scotch, Feed... • • 208 253 23s 256 Beans—Tick 258 33s New. •• •• 24s 26s Pigeons ...... 278 32s Barley—Grinding. •• .. 198 23. Peas—Grey .... ••• • • • 258 288 Malting . • ....• 2ts Via Maple. ••••• • .• • • 268 ses Chevalier •• • • 288 31s White. •••• • • .• 24s 27s Malt—Suffolk and Nor. Boilers ••••• • • • • 266 308 follt.• •• • • ...• .. 43s 480 Flour—Town-made 338 388 Brown •••.• • . • • 408 42s Suffolk .• •• • 27. 31 , Kingston and Ware 475 518 StOckta k Norfolk 27s as SEEDS. Fine Canary is in fair rt quest at full prices, but the inferior qualities command very little attention. Clover seed is fully 5s lower, with a dull inquiry. All other articles are almost nominal. Turnlp,White, per bush. 10s to lks Red sad Green.. • • I is 12s Mustard, Brown • ..... 9s 12s White, new .... 6s 0 d 810 d Tares, Winter ..4s Od 4s 6d Old • • • • • • • —3B Od 48 Od Canary, per quarter • • 40s 43s Rye grass .. • .. • • 24s Bus Clover, Red En 4. (cwt.) 40$ bye White • .. • . 38s Sas Foreign Red.. • • .. 40s b4s White • ... 38s 53s Carraway .. •• • • ...... .31s 33s Coriander .... • ... •• •. IGt 21E Ilempseed, per quarter 345, 35e Linseed, Eng.,owing•• 60s 65s Crushing ........ 48s b2s Baltic •....... 44s 47s Odessa ............465 50s Linseed Cake, pr. ton — English •••• .71 Os 7110- Foreign, per ton 616 s 61 15, , (Rape Cakes, pr ton 410 s 41 I' Rapeseed, ti ew, pr Ist 2510 s 271 Os -- Duty was paid on the following quantities of foreign Clover Seed up to the 17th inst.:- 1351. lB5O. London Liverpool Hull BreuTzrzz.t.D. _ _ . A full average time-of-year supply of Foreign Stock was received in the port of Loudon last week, viz., 2,451 head. During the corresponding period in 1850, there arrived 2,012; in 1849, 1,739; in 1848, 2,355; and in 1847. 2,961 bead. IMPORTS INTO LONDON DI :nu PAST. WERE. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Harlingen .. 281 ... 844 .. 35 ... 44 .. 3 Hamburgh ... ... Rotterdam ... 61 ... Bremen ..... 28 . . - ..• ••• ••• 529 ... 3 ... 260 ... Antwerp Calais 000000000 ••• ••• ••• ••• 25 Dordt Aarhuus Total The yearly comparison of the weekly imports is as under: — Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1850 2!7 ... 1,428 ... 230 ... 127 1849 406 ... 976 ... 10 345 ... 2 1848 615 1,389 -. 18 ... 333 ... About 800 head were lauded at the various out-ports. By sea, from inland, we received thirty-eight Pigs. The show of Foreign Stuck in to-day's market was very moderate; but that of Beasts from our own grazing districts was seasonably good as to numbers, and of lull average quality. Notwithstanding that the Beef trade, arising from an increased attendance of buyers, was steady, no improvement took place in ;he quotations. The extreme value of the Lest Sews was 3s 61 per Blbs, and a total clearance was with difficulty effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we re ceived about 2,000 Shutt Horns, flerelords, Scots, &c.; from other parts of England, 400 Hereloids, Short Horns, Cows, &c.; and from Scot:bind—chit fly by rail way-260 horned and Pulled Scots. The remainder of the supply was chitily drawn from abroad and the neighbourhood of the metropolis. Although the supply of Sheep was larger than thht exhibited on Miinday last, that description of stock moved off steadily at unaltered currencies. The best old Downs realised 3s 10d to 4s per 81bs. For Lambs the demand was by no means active. In their value we have little or no change to report, the highest figure being 5s 8d per 81bs. From the Isle of Wight, 396 came fresh to hand. Calves, the supply of which was mo derate, moved off slowly, at last week's prices. We had scarcely any inquiry for Pigs, the value of which was almost nominal. Per Bibs. to sink the offal. 8. d. to a. d. s. d. to soi Inferior Beasts..... 2 4 2 6 Inferior Sheer • • •2 10 3 0 Second quality ••• . 2 8 210 Second qual. Sheep 3 2 3 4 Prime large Oxen .• 3 0 3 2 Clarse-woolled aitto3 6 3 8 Prime Soots ......3 4 3 6 Southdown Wether 3 8 4 0 Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 6 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Prime small ditto .. 3 8 4 0 Large Hogs SIMIIIIOB Calves ..18 0 2l 0 •3mall Porkers • • Lam b s ~........ 4 II 5 8 Quarter old Pigs —l6 0 19 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. Sheep.l Calves. i pi, 26,06 1 27.070 247 I 480 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I Pin, 436 1,340 I 144 ls A Statement and Comparison of the Supplies and Prices of Fat Stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, May 27, 1850, and this day, Monday, May 26, 1851. Per 81bs. ' to sink the offals. May 27, 1850. May 26,1851. • s. d. a. d. a• d. s• d. Coarse and inferior Beasts ... 26t02b2 4 to 2 6 Second quality ditto ... 210 3 0 2 8 210 Prime large Oxen ... 3 2 3 4 3 0 3 2 Prime Scots, oC. ... 3 4 3 6 3 4 3 6 Coarse and inferior Sheep... ... 210 3 02 10 3 0 Second quality ditto ... ... 3 2 3 6 3 2 3 4 Prime coarse-woolled ditto ... 3 8 310 3 6 3 8 Prime Southdown ditto ... ... 310 4 03 10 4 0 Lambe_ ... 4 0 5 4 4 8 5 8 Large coarse Calves ........3 0 3 23 0 3 6 Prime small ditto ... 3 4 3 6 3 8 4 0 Large Hogs .. ... 3 2 3 6 8 8 3 4 Small Porkers ... ... 3 8 4 0 3 6 3 8 Beasts ... 3,317 3,835 Sheep and Lambs .. ... 22,850 27,070 Calves ... 190 247 Pigs •.. 320 490 SVPPLIES ON SALE, MAY 28, 1849. Beasts, 3,199 ; Sheep and Lambs, 25,360 ; Calves, 212 ; Pigs, 230. MAY 29, t 848.— Beasts, 3,409; Sheep and Lambs, 25,020; Calves, 304 ; P gs, 398 . NMIRTGATEI AND MEADENNALL. Since our last report. these markets have b, en toler ably well supplied with ei•ch kind of meat, the time of year considered. Owing to the return of warm weather, butchers generally have purchased with much caution; hence the demand has ruled inactive, at barely sta tionary prices. About 500 carcases of foreign meat have appeared on sale. • At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to e. d 111. d. to s. a. Beef,lnterlor...... 2 2 2 4 Mutton, Inferior •• 2 6 210 m iddling .... 2 6 2 8 --- middling •• 3 0 3 4 rime l ar ge .. 21 0 3 0 ---- prime 3 6 3 ▪ p ▪ P rime small ••3 0 3 2 York, large.... 2 6 3 4 3 0 310 ....... . 3 6 3 8 Lumb. 4s 6d te 5s 6d. 3031011 GS kiol. ivcastitZlT. . Fine Hops, though i n fair average PPly, are in steady request, at fully last week's quo tations . In othe r . kinds we have very tew sales to notice. Some of the plantation amounts state that fly has made its appear ance. Mid and East Kent Pockets 41 6s to 71 per cwt; Weald of Kent ditto, 31 14s to 41 61 per cwt; Sussex ditto, 31 5s to 4s 21 per cwt. 11031.017011 AND sprrALTzEm ps. The supply of home-grown Potatoes, coast wise and by land carriage, being considerably in excess of the demand, prices have fallen since Monday last fully lOs per ton, and great difficulty, owing to the low value of bread, is now experienced in effecting sales. Last week's imports were 130 tons, and 255 bags from Rotterdam. Per Ton. _ Per Ton. _ Yorksh. Regents. Eos to LOOS Ditto Maws ... 70s to 7 551 Lincoln. Regents 75s to 85s Scotch Regents.. 65s to 85s Ditto Cups ...... 65s to 85s Ditto Blues ...... 65s to 808 Ditto Dahlias ...- 60s to 70s Common Whites. COB to 70s Newcastle & Ber wick Regents.. 75s to 90s Kentish Red Kid. --s to s Wisbeach & Cam bridge Kent Regents 7oe to 75s Essex Regents ',Os to 75s Essex Shaws COs to 75s Kent Sham -608 to 758 Kent & Essx. Mid. —s to —s French Whites —e to s German ditto Dutch Whit - es , 60s to 70s ;Chats WOOL. The public sales have been well attended since this day se'nnight, and the whole of the Wool offered, nearly 14,000 bales, has been disposed of at the opening prices. The attendance cf buyers from the Continent has been 's imports into mush smaller than usual. Lot week he (mica! vits• nts.] AL NET 'S ' 0' CL Oar. n Saturda/ W e ) American w i. er t on. The 11 1 ,,ar` t rket for Bouff" runes& le, fileasro. Wi; ',noes of carri lit sing. Fine car na from Turk e l .xpectedly 5 of foreign 1 the 24th üblic Seeable* sines& [wed with leite r : d from Clot.' ited Steles' ivies were fill irger arrival, v • e The sett, , 'd since the 10 latikfying it s t o ices were ins being nd Canada P.„, torme hid the harbour g" The Wip e — y ' snore esil i P teed throuP, ot advance The displi!„ oo , bB6 'able atteoP melf , en extro-A s Lacs in CON , The o e i, een. 98i °Lig Ltchequeri s t y India 13 ° 13 A • LIVIty of is no Ig!,;( 'a now W sly this ye w' 0 and there Spanish irL f the Three 3 )een a 05 are also I t 7 c l in New S 4 'r Cents. b a L If per CO' sere is ,i 0136 it, rebid/0i! 61' be recent 'miry of 0 4 ie 17tb by the par_ ftbB proprir, solutions fo 2d ult., the' ,,` Orders Coto; s to proee° to our res'r THRFE• 'j 98 1 i D'CLOOS• 97% a A 98 5-16 P 97% 984 H p YCLOM DAYS) moderate Li verpolf vr., with her bow. e, to Ne w ' uck on ill jscquel janyrig torgest i mita And i.prii, la& yal Yid' Bremen; I q uique; ; ° e t " !roe, P i. lh, Nall —Arrd. D. Eld• t b, Rio No' ?ueto► tieftions ;natio' , s &ilea full of Wbieh cessiei tuebeo fork. lola. a Cr , e for ,e. of or I ed It 13uswess do'' tp-ds9• to 5i % Lordee. amciunted to 3,732 beloa from 711c1bourne, 1,29 fr. M"Geeloag, 4.420 ricm Port Philip. 3,488 ff(Tm Ade -2,706-from Sydney, 172 from Borobty, 449 from Lattroestoo, 287 Irmo the Cepe, and 1,300 from Hobart Town,- -The private market heavy, and we have. sel lers.oh lowtrterms„ at the west entrance; being ra►her behind his time ho put his horse on, but did tint cx , cFd a trot. If he struck the °unstably it was done accidently, and not on purpose. Air. BINGHAM - said the prisoner's duty to the police was paramount to his duty to his employer on an oc casion like the present. Tho officers must be protected, and as the blows given were but slight he should com mit him for only seven days. ASSAULT ON A POLICE.CONSTAULE.— William Ede was placed at the bar betore Mr. Bingham, charged with creating a disturbance - at,Mr. Mercer's, Grapes Tavern, Windmill-street, and assaulting a police-constable when in the execution of his duty. Emily Underwood, the barmaid, stated that yester day morning, about ten o'clock, she was at breakfast with her mistress in the bar parlour, when she heard a great disturbance in the private passage. She went out to know the cause - , when she saw the prisoner and an other man trying to force their way into the bar. Her master, hearing the noise, came down stairs, and tried to eject them from the house. They. said they would not go unless they had - some liquor supplied to them.. Be refused to comply with their wishes, and as they persisted in remaining he sent for a constable, and the other man then lett, and the priaorer was given in charge. When in custody the pris.:ner struck the con tsluble several times and made his nose bleed. Police-constable. 320 C, said he was caller; to Mer cer's house, to take the prisoner into custody. On try ing to remove him he struck witness in the face, and caused his nose to bleed. The prisoner then tried to a like him on the head with a bottle which he had in his hand. Witness warded off the blow with his truncheon, and in doing so the prisoner was struck on the head. The prisoner said, in defence, that he went into Mr. Mercer's house for some beer, as it was a house noted for serving liquor and beer on Sunday mornings; he de nied the assault on the constable. Committed for seven days. TAE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY T.axmox7.., Notwithstanding that the amount of business doing since Monday lust has been small, no materid change has taken plbce in the quotations. To-day. P. Y. C. on the spot is selling at 37e 6d and the figure for the last . three months is, called 313 s 3d per cwt. Town Millow, 358 6dlet ciSt lan ron.gh fdt, 25 per Etlbs. The iniports last week-2,640 i:lis—were wholly colonial. 1847. 1848. 1849. 1850. 1851. !Rock this dity .....•1 7.961 7,717 21,760 24,611 36,848 f 1498 2d 45s Od 38s 9d 36s 9d to BM 6d Price °f Y. C. .. 0 t t 49 6d t 45 9d to 38 6‘l 373 , d to Os Od i 0 8 3 S Dellverast - Week .. i 925 870 1,113 1,147 766 Ditto from June 1....1 78,892 97,883 96,560 93,205 89,942 Arrivals ldst 'week . 159 ' 915 1,741 1,376 2,640 Ditto from June 1 ... 7G,228 87,501 .113,787 92,445 i 101,272 I Price of Town ...... tOs Od - 48 s 6d.) -398 6d 388 Od I Blis Cd 1 - --- THE GREAT EXHIBITION. (THIS DAY ) , This morning being ►ho first of the shilling days, considerable anxiety was felt by the authorities zt the Crystal - 1 3 4410e, lest any accident or inconvenient over crowdingshould mar the effect of this final completion 01 their task of actually throwieg open the doors of the Great Exhibition to the world. The doors were open at ten o'clock, when about 1,000 peopls.presented t6eintelves for entrance, who in a few moments were spread over the building without the ;lightest rush or inconvenience. Barriers were erected at tLe dill rent ehtrances, butthese were speedily withdrawn as unnecessary, and there was scarcely any perceptible difference from the former days. The stream continued to pour in, and as policemen had been stationed at each entrance to count the number of those persons in, it was found at eleven o'clock that 7,922 had entered the build ing in the first hour; from eleven to twelve, 3,980 entered, and in the next.balt hour the number increased by 1,400, makingin all 13,313, , who entered the building during the first two honrs and a half. This, though not equal to the expectations of those svhoie. talk all along has been Of 60,000, is Certainly not discouraging, taking into consi deration the fact of this being the first day, and that many have stayed away under the impression that the building would be inconveniently ever-crowded, and that au in spection would be impossible. Every arrangement had been made in-the interior to keep the avenues clear, and to prevent any unnecessary loitering about, and an extra nurebs of policemen were stationed at intervals with directions to keep the . visitors as far as possible moving in one uniform current down on one side and up the other. This was more particularly the case in the galleries, the route being from east to west in the south gallery, and west to east in the north. The seats alSo in the transept had been removed, and: the. area presented altogether a less crowded appearance than we have remark(d before. The visitors were of the most miscellanetais description, apparently embracing all classes, and, on the whole, evinced leas disposition to lounging and crowding round particular objects than was usual on former days. Evidently the chief object was to see as much as possible aloeg.day, and not a few, chiefly artizans and their families, had provided themselves with baskets of provi sions, and some hing stronger than the liquids allowed : by the Executive Committee, determined to all appearances to spend the whole of the %allotted hours, from 10 to 7, in the work of `.inspection. Altogether we never remember to have ex perienced less' trouble in getting from one end of the building to the other, and all seemed to acquiesce with the utmost cheerfulness in the police arrange nients, 'notwithstanding that, in some instances, they seemed to restrict the liberty of motion. We noticed, among the visitors'' in the building. Sir George Grey, Earl Granville, and several members of the Commis sion; evidently impelled by a desire to; see how all went off. Not many season ticket-holders were pre sent, and . the usual long line of carriages in the drive leading to the south transept was entirely wanting. The . 4iumbereof omnibuses plying to the Crystal Palace was, howevergreater than ever, and we believe that above a hundred extra omnibuses have been put on this morning running from all parts of the metropolis. I'SMITIIFIELD MARKET REMOVAL BILL.—(THIS DAY.) Thetominittee sat again to-day in Room No. lin the long. corridor; Mr. Cardwell in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said the House of Commons had re ferred,to the Committee the inquiries which had been instituted respecting Smithfield-market in 1828, 1847, 1849, and 1850; and he wished to know the nature of the examination which, the promoters of the Bill in tended to propose, and the probable duration of it. Mr. ELLICE, counsel for the promoters, said they did not think it reasonable to throw the whole of those large bluebooks at the head of the Committee, and ark them to become masters of their contents at once, and ,they would, therefore, select the most salient points of -the evidence, and then call witnesses for the purpose of testing and checking it. The CHAIRMAN thought it only fair and right that - the parties should expect that the Committee would, before they came to a decision, make themselves acquainted with what the House of Commons had thought proper to refer to them; but they wanted to know the nature and probable length of the evidence to be adduced. Mr. ELLICE said they purposed to call vive Voce evi dence as to each class of the inquiry, but he was not able to speak as to its length at present. Mr. Sergi-ant MERRYWEATIIER hoped the Committee would' bear in mind that no opportunity was given to the Corporation of the city of London, and the other parties who now appeared against the Bill, to cross examine any of the witnesses whose evidence was pub lished in the reports of 1847, 1849, and 1850, nor to elucidate any facts in connexion with the present market. The CHAIRMAN observed that there were witnesses examined. en those occasions who were both for and against the continuance of Smithfield-market. Part of the punted evidence respectit.g the dimensions of the present market having been read, RiChard B)nd, farmer, near Taunton. was called and examined. lie said he was in the habit of sending large numbers of sheep to Smithfield-market, by the Great Western Railway. He employed a salesman to dispose of the sheep. His charge was 6d. per head for sheep, and 4d. per head for cattle. It would, of course, be an object to sell abeep without the intervention of a salesman, as the charge for commission would be saved. The way in which cattle were fastened together in Smithfield prevented purchasers from properly exa mining the animals. He was present at the last Christ• mas market, but fur want of room he was obliged to keep his cattle in Skinner-street, and he consequently only sold apart of them, and the remainder he kept until the next market-day. The " lairs " for cattle coming from the West of England were at Paddington, and be bad to drive them back there. They were injured by being driven three titres through the metropolis, and be suf fered a serious loss. He thought there was nothing like sufficient accommodation in the market. Very frequently cattle were not in the same condition on arriving at Smithfield as when they left the railway. They were generally speaking in a very much worse condition, and he attributed this to the treat ment , they received in going through the streets, and to the goading and beating resorted to in getting them into the proper positions in the market. `He had 'often heard butchers complain of the bruised appearance which the animals presented after they had been killed. The removal of Bristol market from the centre of the town to the outskirts, near the railway station, had been app r ov e d o f by butchers and farmers. Cross-examined by Mr. TALMOT—He would rather prefer a new market near Paduington than at White chapel, but animals were more injured by being driven through the crowded streets, than tra velling a greater distance in less frequented thorough fares. It would not suit the purpose of farmers to sell one . or two oxen themselves ; it would be better to employ a salesman. If the market were removed to Barnet he did not think commission-agents would cease to be employed. His cattle were generally driven along the Edgware-road and Oxford -street, and not along 'the New-road. He had never made any ob • jection to the former route. He supposed that cattle coming frinn Sussex to market on the other side of the river would have to cross some of the bridges. Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant W RANGHAM—The number of beasts brought from Sussex bore a very small proportion to__ those sent from the north, eastern, and western districts. He was opinion, that the best situa tion for a market, would be on the north side of London, so as to be within reach of the different railway stations. By Sir JAMES DUKE—He was not aware that the shortest route to Smithfield, for the Paddington-station, was up the-liew-road and Goswell-street. At this stage of the proceedings, the room was ordered to be cleared, and on the re-admission of the parties, The Cilium/tie said be was desired by the Com mittee to say they were unanimously of opinion, that it was unnecessary to go into any evidence as to the in sufficiency of the present space in Smithfield-market. What counsel for the promoters should do was, to con fine themselves as to the suitableness or otherwise of Smithfield for a cattle market. Evidence was then called on this point, when our re port left. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) THE SALISBURY BANK-IN RE BRODIE AND BRODIE. This war an audit and dividend meeting under the joint estate of these bankrupts, who were described as of Salisbury, bankers. The amount of the dividend was not officially declared, but is expected to be le. in the pound, in addition to 7s. already paid. ASSAULTING A MARLBIRY-STREE DAY.) CONSTABLE IN HYDE PARE. a 'coachm Wil liam Pleb/We, 'coach m a n a gentleman mimed Jones, was charged before Mr . Bingham ith assaulting pa &tce astable M . ow ; 394 B, l under the following a:— Themourn codstable deposed that on Saturday afternoon, stanc, abut four o'clock, ha was on duty h rriage road h near the south side of the Exhibition, wh e en " defendant, who was driving a horse ' and a b o ro s u aw ha t m e coming down the road at a . furious rate. Two conlibles , tried. to stop him, but did not succeed; and when the defendant came near w i tness he flogged his horses to make them go faster. Witness called out to him to stop, and then ran forward and seized the reins, and told him him he must not go any further, as be was out of the rank. Tbb prisoner then with his whip struck him, and the thong twisted round his hat and came in contact with his (witness's) face. Witness at length succeeded in stoppirg him gild took him into custody. Pohca 7 constable Clark, 252 C, corroborated the above. The accused, in defence, said he was directed by his 1 masser, Mr. JQnea, who was an invalid, to tale him up HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, The performance of Fidel io on Saturday night by Mademoiselle Sofie Cruvelli more than justified the expectations which her performance on Tuesday had induced us to entertain. It was perfect; her invo cation to hope was one of the most exquisite pieces of poetical acting and singing ever witnessed ; mag nificent, too, was her rendering of the far-famed canon, "Ii core la sua 14," exciting a burst of rapturous applause such as has seldom pro ceeded from the ordinarily cold audience of a fashionable theatre, but Sofie Cruvelli has excited a perfect furore, and the audience of Saturday seemed in its enthusiasm more like an Italian than an English audience. Sims Reeves was admirable as Florestan, and Madame Giuliani is un doubtedly the best Marcellina who has ever appeared. Culetti threw immense power into the part of Pizar ro, and the Rocco of Balanchi was very good. The rendering of the overtures and accompaniments by the orchestra was perfect, and great credit is due to Mr. Balfe for the judicious manner in which he has translated the spoken dialogue into recitative. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured the perfomanees with his presence. The Queen's box was occupied by Lieut.-General Sir Edward Bo water and Lady Bowater, Sir Thomas and Lady Staples, Mrs. Colonel Barnes, Mrs. Frederic Barnes, and party. Amongst the noble and distinguished individuals honouring the theatre with their presence on this occa sion were the following:—His Grace the Duke of Wel lington and Lady Charles Wellesley, the Duke of Cleve land, Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, his Excellency the Prince Demidoff, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, Marquis of Clauricarde, Marquis of Donegal, the Earl of Wilton, Earl and Countess of Stamford, Earl of Malmesbury, Earl of Car digan, Earl of Glengall, the Countess de Morilla, Earl of Behest, Earl Mountcharles, Earl of Falmouth, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl. Gifford, Viscount Dupplin, Viscount Cantilupe, Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Oran bourne, viscount Canterbury, Viscount Enfield, the General Trinco Walenski, Lord and Lady Foley, Lord and Lady Francis Gordon, Lady Charles Somerset and Miss Somerset, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lady Seymour, the Ladies St. Maur, Lord George Paget. Lady de Ores pigny, the Right Hon. Francis Baring, M.P., Lady Pigott, Lady Wetherell Warneford, Hon. Mr. Talbot, Hon. Mrs. Gore and Miss Gore, Lieut.- General Sir E. Kerrison, Bart., Lady Kerrison aud Miss Kerrison, Lieut.-General Sir A. W, odford, Bart., Lady Wood ford and Miss Woodford, Sir IL Webb, Batt, Sir Charles Shakerloy, Bart., Sir P. Acland, Bart, Lady Molesworth, Lady Clay, Lady Palmer and Miss Palmer, Major the Hon. James Macdonald, Hon. F. Cadogan, Sir Thomas B. Lennard, Bart., and Lady Barrett Len nerd, Sir Compton Domville, Bart., and Lady Domaine, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., M.P., Hon. A. D'Willoughby, Hon. Miss Howard, Hon. Mrs. Norton, Hon. Mr. Need ham, Mr. F. Vivian, the Greek Consul and Madame Ralli, Mrs. Dennistoun, Captain Lyon, Captain Lord, Colonel Shuter, Mrs. Davis, the- Misses Dutton, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Captain Moorsom, Captain and Mrs. Dicken, Captain Smith, Mr. G. Dodd, M.P., and Mrs. Dodd, Mr. C. J. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Palmer, Mr. C. B. B a ldwin. M.P., Mr. F. Uzielli, Mr. and Mrs. Tudor, Mr. Felix Pryor, Mr. 0. Morgan, M.P., Mr. Greigson, Mr. Lock, Mr. Webster, Mr. Wies, Mr. Peabody, Mr. Delafield, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wyndham, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, Mr. Pole, Mr. B. Trelawny, Mr. G. Krehmer, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Paul, Mr. Abbott, Mr_ Mogan, Mr. 11euulkyr Wilton, Mrs. and Miss Hudson, Miss Caroline Bellow, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Wheeler, Colonel Archdall, M.P., Mr. and Miss Ewing, Captain and Mrs. Alexander, Mr. F. Farrel, Mr. Bruatiley, M.P., Mr. Gordon I Whitbread, Mr. H. Baring, M.P., Mr. and the Misses Lowther, Mr. F. Vivian, &o. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. COVENT-GARDEN. Lucrezia Borgia was repeated on Saturday, with the same cast as heretofore, save that Signor Bianchi took the part of the Duke instead of Signor Salvatore, who has not yet recovered from his hoarse ness, and acquitted himself with great credit. The majestic Grisi was in excellent voice, and her representation of the haughty yet impassioned Borgia was sublime (there is no other word that can fitly describe it). Mario, as Gennaro, was full of passion, and sung the music of the part with exquisite taste and finish. Angri was the Orsini, and her rendering of the character was full of spirit. The " Brin disi" was superbly sung, and was enthusi astically re-demanded. The house was one of the most numerous and fashionable of the season. We are told by a Sunday contemporary that " after the curtain had fallen, some excitement was occasioned by two or three servants coming for ward and looking anxiously about the stage near the footlights. It soon transpired that Grisi, who had worn all her magnificent diamonds in representing the Borgian Queen, had had the misfortune, during the excitement of the closing scene, to lose several valuable stones from her tiara. An active sympathy pervaded the house until the audience were satisfied that the missing jewels had been recovered." The Queen's box was occupied on Saturday evening by the Earl and Countess of Lichfield and the Ladies Harriet and Gwendolena Anson and party. The Earl and Countess Talbot and Lady Victoria Talbot and party occupied the Duke of Bedford's box. Among the fashionable company honouring the theatre with their presence, we remarked his Grace the Duke of Devon shire, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ely, the Marquis of Northampton, the Marchesa Branca leoni and Madlle. Brancaleoni, the Marchioness of Westmeath and Miss Dawson, the Earl and Countess of Sefton and the Ladies Molyneux the Countess of Strathmore a n d p arty , t h e E ar l and Countess of Beauchamp, the Earl and Countess of Bess borough, the Countess Dowager of Essex and Miss John son, the Earl Bruce, the Countess of Glengall, and Lady Margaret Butler, the Earl Granville, the Earl Cowper, the Earl of D ur h am , Vi scoun t nson, M.P., Vis count Ingestre, Viscountess Dungannon and Miss D'Arey Irvine, Viscount Clifden, Lord and Lady Carington and the Honourable Miss Carington, Lady Vernon and the Hon. Miss Vernon, Lady Macfarlane and Miss Macfarlane, the Ladies Henrietta and G wen dolene Som e r se t, and Mr. and Lady Rose Lovell, Lord Adolphus Vane, Lord Arthur Hay, Lady Moles worth and the Hon. Misses Blake, Lord Colville, Lord John Manners, M.P., Baron de Steinberg, Colonel the Bon. R. Fitagibbon and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Lady Glamia and Lady Victoria Lyon Bowes, Count Perssoneher, Honourable Mrs. Villiers and party, Hon. Mr. Anson and Miss Anson, Hon. Theobald Dillon, Hon. Leopold Ellis, Hon. John Fortescue M.P., Hon. Hugh Ron ley, Captain the Hon. Gerard Noel, Hon. E. Stuart Wortley, Miss Burdett Coutts and party, Sir George and Lady Armytage, Sir William and Lady De Bathe and party, Mrs. Mcuntjoy Martyn and party, Captain the Honourable Charles Banbury, Major Gage and Mrs. Gage and party, Mr. H. Bingham Baring, Mr. and Mrs. Baring and party, Mr. Henry Greville, Mr. Gregory, Mr. Gerard Sturt, M.P., Mr. C. Standish, Captain Steel, Captain Talbot Stanley, Captain Robertson, Captain Shearson, Captain and Mrs. Villiers Hatton, Mr. Augustus Lumley, Mr. De Blaquiere, the Raja of Sarawak, Major Mountjoy Martyn, Hon. Fre derick Leveson Gower, Mr. P. Martineau, Mr. and Mrs. Ccghlan, Captain De Horsey, Captain Woodford, Captain Pe aithe, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Scott, Mr. dieC, Captain latony Pakenham, Captain , Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Jocelyn, &c. L A e rc J e o d s e t e t k n n , C e' uron n e j l C.Lrolowd LONDON, BRIGHTON, WAY. AND SOUTH-COAST RAIL Traffic —Week ending May 24, 1651 (Epsom Races) .. £15,816 6 0 Traffic— Week ending May 23, 1850 (Whit suntide) 12,117 17 7 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 186,032 14 3 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1.:50 ... 165,241 6 2 Total number of Passengers—Week ending May 24, 1851 ... 94,053 Passengers ... ... £13,626 18 8 Goods ... ... 2,249 7 4 Total... £15,876 6 0 Total miles open, 1851, 173 1 ,/ ; ditto, 1850, 171 1 4. London Terminus, May 1851. DETERMINED SUICIDE. About two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, as one of the Iron Steam-boat OM pany's boats was on its way up the river, and when off the pier near Westminster, a man of gentlemanly appearance, who was on board, threw himself head foremost into the river. Every exertion was made by the captain of the vessel , to save the life of the unfortunate man, but unsuccess fully; and it is supposed that in consequence of his having thrown himself immediately before the paddle-wheel that he must hate been struck by it, as he did not, rise to the surface. AMERICAN NEWS. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY MORNING. The British mail steam-ship Niagara, Captain Stdne, arrived here this morning at half-past five o'clock, having left Boston on the 14th and Halifax on the 16th, with the mails and 87 passengers. The American mail steam-ship Arctic, which left Liverpool on the 30th ult., reached New York on the 11th. The British mail steam-ship Canibria, hence on the 3d inst., arrived out at Halifax on the 13th, landed her mails and passengers, and left again for Boston. The United States mail steamer Georgia, Captain Schenck, sailed for Havaneah and New Orleans. By this arrilal we have three days' later intelli gence than previously received by the Pacific on Tues day last. The projected invasion of Cuba excitement seems to have greatly subsided. On Sunday night, the 27th ult., the Welaka left Savannah with the United States marshal and others on board for the south. She returned early on Thursday knorning, bringing the following informa tion from the various points at which she stopped during her trip. At St. Mary a there were rumours that bodies of men had passed through the interior, destined south, and that in the vicinity of Jacksonville, Florida, they were encamped in considerable force. At Jacksonville similar rumours of armed men being encamped at different points on the coast ex isted, but from reliable information, obtained from respectable sources, it was ascertained that at the pre sent time there is no organization of men in the im mediate neighbourhood, and had not been. At that place there are but few persons who do not sympa thise with and would aid the expedition as far as possible. On the arrival of the Welaka at deffersontore it was ascertained that there were no bodies of men en camped, as reported, at Burnet Fort. Some small parties, it was said, had passed this point, but their destination was not ascertained, and but little reliance could be placed on the rumours. A gentleman, on whose word every reliance could be placed, stated that the day before be bad passed an abandoned en campment some 20 miles above, where a large body of men had but a short time before been encamped. At Darien no particular information was obtained. A body of men connected with the expedition had come down from the interior and gone south. From all that was gathered it was not the inten tion of the leaders to actually organize the expedition in the States, but to sail unorganized to some point beyond the United States, and there make such ar rangements as should be deemed expedient. The South Carolina States Rights Convention ad journed on the Bth instant after a session of three days. On the assembling of the convention a letter from Langdon Cheves was read, deprecating separate state action, and recommending forbearance and con ciliation. A committee of 21 was appointed to pre pare resolutions and an address, which after consider able discussion were adopted. Their purport is : That in the opinion of the convention secession with or without the co-operation of other states is neces sary; that concert of action with other states is worth many sacrifices, but not that of submission; that the right of secession is essential to the sove reignty of the states ; and lastly, that the meeting looks to the convention of the people and to the Legis lature to exert the sovereign power of the state in defence of its rights. Mr. Barnwell and two other members of the committee presented a minority re port, referring the whole matter to the action of the Legislature. Judge Butler, United States senator, also recommended a postponement of any decisive step. The original report, however, was adopted, and, the convention adjourned sine die. A good deal of excitement was produced in New York on Saturday, by the announcement that the United States Government had chartered a steamer to leave New York with a force of 700 men. It was not known whether this vessel•was destined to sup press rebellion in South Carolina or to prevent the invasion of Cuba, although rumour spoke confidently of both purposes. According to the best information which we have yet obtained, it seems that this vessel has been chartered at the suggestion of the United States authorities in New York, to cruise along the coast between this port and Savannah. One of the Chagres steamers, the Crescent City, is the vessel engaged for the service, and she will probably go to sea without delay. Colonel Sumner, who is about to take command of the United States military force in the department of Santa Fe, will take out with bins several hundred fresh recruits to fill up the companies now in New Mexico. The Exchange at Santa Fe, the finest bar-room in the country, with all its outhouses, &c., has been burned to the ground. __ _ A meeting has been held at Yorktown, Va., at which Daniel Webster was nominated as candidate for the presidency in 1852. _ _ _ A new and interesting experiment has been tried with Professor Page's electromagnetic locomotive, on the railroad between Washington and Bladens burg!). The distance was accomplished in 39 mi nutes, the greatest speed being 19 miles an hour, and about 7 more than any previous experiment. Several difficulties occurred on account of the derangements of parts of the machinery, but on the whole tile result of the experiment was considered highly satisfactory. Jenny Lind reached New York a week ago, after her triumphant five months' tour in the south and west. A New York paper says— " The President of the United States. with all his Ca binet Ministers, except Mr. Corwi n , who is u n fortunately detained by ill health, will arrive here to-day, in order to participate in the celebration which attends the open ing of the Erie Railroad. Their visit is induced by the completion of one of the most important material enter prises ever undertaken. To the commercial metropolis, to the state, to the west, to the whole country, this event marks an era cf greater and more substantial prosperity, and it is fitting that it should be welcomed by public festivities, and that the chief magistrate and his constitutional advisers should honour it by their pre sence." CENTRAL AMERICA. Our latest advices from Nicaragua state that the British naval forces at San Juan had been entirely withdrawn, and the English were about to abandon the Mosquito protectorate, and surrender the port of San Juan, and the whole of the territory claimed as Mosquito, to the Nicaraguan Government. LATER FROM BUENOS AYRES, &c. BOSTON, Max 12.—The ship Dragon, from Buenos Ayres, March 21, Monte Video, 23d, arrived at this port this morning. The packet says that at her de parture every mark of cordiality and respect was shown. The drought and locusts have been commit ting fell havoc in some parts of the country, destroy ing the crop of wheat, which is very defective both in quantity and quality. The reports remain closed against foreign grain, but should the threatened scarcity prove real, no doubt the restrictions will be removed. Political news is unimportant. The im prisonment of General Riverro, at Rio Janeiro, was looked upon as a pacific indication, bad not the re newed treaty of Brazil with the provincial Govern ment of Paraguay come to a neutralization of its effect. The ulterior movements of the Brazilian Cabinet are likely to be effected, if not decided, by the fate of the Le Predour Convention in the French Assembly. CANADA. Several new facts in regard to the fiscal policy of Canada have recently been developed by the publica tion of an important correspondence between the Canadian and British Governments. It is proposed that the governor's salary shall be made a charge on the British Treasury ; that the quantity of warlike stores shall be diminished, and the barracks w hich are vacated by the reduction of the troops shall be sold ; and that the cost of maintaining the military canals shall he assumed by the provinces. Parliament is to assemble on the 20th inst., but nothing has transpired in regard to the measures proposed by the Government. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YOEK, MAY 1 2 . — There has been but little fluctuation in government and state stocks since our last issue, and with a good demand the business has been moderate. In the money market the specie shipments have bad no effect. This bugbear has lost its influence under the large and steady receipts from California. In exchange the market is firm, but not active. Ster ling goes at 10k to 10i; francs 510 to 5 07k, with mode rate supply. In freights there is no change to note, and the busi ness is small. Cotton is 3-16 d., with engagements of 500 or 600 bales; corn, 4id.; flour, 16d.; dead-weights, 12s. 6d. to 15s. Within a few (lays there have been en gaged to London 800 barrels oil coke, ls. 9d.; and to Glasgow 2,200 barrels flour, 2g.; 200 bales cotton, 3.16 d.; and corn, sd. A Russian barque engaged a cargo of flour for Dundee at something over 2R.; two cargoes of deals from Quebec to London at 41. to 41. 103.; and an American barque a cargo of sugar from Bahia to New Orleans at 12 dots. per ton. To California there is no change to notice. MAY 13.—Cotton—The cotton market had been ac- tive, with an advance in price consequent on the unpro pitious weather for the young crop. The upward ten dency of the market was checked by receipt of the unfa vourable accounts from Liverpool to April 26, per Europa, quoting a decline of 11. to d. per lb. from our previously received quotations. 'These accounts proving so much more unfavourable than had been looked for, caused great disappointment, and a decline of lc. to lc. per lb. was submitted to on the sales made on Thursday and Friday of la.t week. On Saturday there was a better reeling and prices recovered Sunday, the Arctic arrived, with four days' later ac counts, and a further decline of id. per lb. in Liverpool; but these accounts not only failed to produce any fur ther decline here, .but yesterday the market was finst EVENING, ciai it was diflicultito buy, except at an advance ofc. on the low sales made on Friday. The business since the 6th inst. has only been to the extent of 5,000 bales on speculation and for export. The quotations are re duced c. per lb. as compared with those given on the 7th intr. The market closed yesterday very firmly and with less offering stock than for some time past. The export for the weak has been—to Liverpool, 3,636 bales; Glasgow, 216; Havre, 1,243; Amsterdam, 89; or a total of 5,254 bales. Grain—There is a fair demand for wheat for milling, and prices of western are a shade easier. Prime state is firmer and in fair request. Provisions—Our market for pork is easier, with more doing at the decline. The demand is not active, and is confined to the immediate wants of the trade. The sales are 1,000 brls., at 13 dolls. for old prime; 13 dolls. 87ic. for new prima; 14 dolls. 62ia. for old mess ; and 15 dolls. 67-c. for new mess. Beef is very heavy, with more offering ; sales of 200 brls. at 5 dohs. 25e. to 6 dolls. 50e. for prime, and 9 dolls. 25c. to 11 dolls. 503. for mess. Prime mess and beef hams are dull and heavy at former prices. Salt—There is but little Liverpool arriving, but the market evidently tends downward. Ashton', fine h as recently been sold at 1 doll. 571 e., and Wor:hiigton's 1 doll. 400., four months 2.000 bushels Sicily and 5,000 bushol3 St. Martin's out of store, Loki on terms we did not learn. NEW ORLEANS, MAY [2.—Flour id dull and without any demand for export. The advises per Arciic are re ceived, and cotton is heavy at a &aim.) of ; le. on strict CHARLF.STON, MAY 4.—The cotton transactions yes terday were limited to some 700 bales, at e, decline of on prices paid prior to the arrival of the Earopa's advices. Extreme prices ranged from 7;:ic. to 10. 3-16 c. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, MAY 05. _ _ A ma finale was performed at an early hour yesterday under the windows of the Queen's apartments by the band of the Royal Marines, in honour of her Majesty's birthday. In the afternoon her Majesty and Prince Albert, ac companied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, and Prince Frederick William, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, his Royal Highness the Duke Ernest of Wur temberg, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Lei ningen, took a drive in the interior of the Island; the august party occupying several open carriages and four. The Royal Family took their accustomed exercise yesterday in Osborne-park. In the evening the nand of the Royal Marines at tended, and performed a number of favourite pieces. This morning the Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and the other illustrious visitors, with the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, attended Divine service at Osborne. To-morrow (Monday) her Majesty and Prince Albert and the Court are expected to leave in the forenoon for London. A deputation from the National Institute of Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery, on the subject of Medical Re form, had au interview with Sir George Grey at the Home-office on Saturday. The deputation consisted of Mr. James Wyld, M.P., Mr. Nathaniel Clifton (Vice- President), Mr. James Stedman Guildford (Vice-eresi dent), Yr. H. P. Fuller (Vice-President), Mr. Robert Tanner, Dr. Webster (Dulwich), Mr. Robert Dunn, Mr. John Bowling, Mr. James Bird, Mr. George Robins, Mr. John Propert, Mr. G. Webster, Mr. Peter Hood, Mr. E. Baker, Mr. Thomas Martin (Reigate), Mr. George Squibb, and Mr. S. Read. A deputation from the Royal College of Physicians had also an interview with Sir George Grey on Satur day. The deputation consisted of Dr. Paris (Presi dent), Doctors Mayo, Jeaffreson, Barker, and Barlow (Censors), Dr. Hawkins (Registrar), and Dr. Nairne. Major Blackall had an interview with Earl Grey on Saturday at the Colonial-office. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr. Alderman Cubitt, M.P., Alderman Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. Deputy Peacock, the City Remembrancer, the Principal Clerk, and the Surveyor, had an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday at the Home-office. Mr. Moffatt, M.P., had an interview on Saturday with Sir George Grey. Dispatches were sent off on Saturday from the Colo nial-office to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and also to the Governors of Malta, Ceylon, and Hong-Kong. The Duke of Wellington attended the early service yesterday at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Boyle. DRURY-LANE THEATRICAL FUND. THE FORTHCOMING FESTIVAL. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, in the benevolent spirit of his respected and ranch-lamented sire, having as president and chairman of the day fixed Wednesday next for celebrating the establishment of this excellent institution, the master (Mr. Harley), the secretary (Mr. William Bennett), the directors, com mittee, and stewards (all members of the fund) assem bled on Friday and Saturday in the " Fund Office" of Drury-lane Theatre, for the double purpose of making arrangements for giving his Royal Highness a hearty welcome on this his first appearance on this meritorious occasion, and also to provide an entertainment at once worthy of their illustrious and distinguished guests. The zealous secretary repeated on Saturday that he had been honoured with communications from the fol lowing noble and eminent personages. Those communi cations were not only expressive of their willingue.,s to btcome Nice•preidents, but many of them contained substantial proofs of the benevolent feeling by which the writers were actuated:--The Duke of Bedford, K.G., the Duke of Beaufort, K.G., the Duke of Bile eleuch, K.G., the Duke of Leeds, the Duke of North umberland, the Duke of Rutland, K.G., the Marquis of Clanricarde, K.P., the Marquis of Donegal, tho Earl of Glengall, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, Lord Saltouu G.C,13., Lord Tenterden, Lord William Pitt Lennox, Leigh, Lord Guernsey, M.P., Cap tain Carlton, R.N., Captain Charles Cooke, James An derson, Esq., A. Arcedeckne, Esq., James Anderton, E - 4., E. G. Barnard, Esq., M.P., Decimus Burton, Eeq., Kits., Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., F.R.S, John F. Elphinstone, Esq., James Ewing, Esq., Henry Merrik Hoare, Esq., Charles Hoare, Esq., F.R.S., Donald Nicoll, Esq., Abraham Wildey Robarts, Esq., J. C. Robarts ' Esq., M.P., Phillip Joseph Salomons, Esq., J. Ruddell Todd, Esq., &c. It also appeared from communications made at the meeting, that the musical arrangements would be upon a scale of unusual brilliancy, many of the most eminent UY tistes having generously volunteered their gratuitous services, amongst whom is a Signor Bottesini on the double bass, who performed for the first time at Miss Catherine Hayes's concert on Tuesday last, and whose performance the Times designated "as great a wonder as the Exhibition." Mrs. John Macfarren (a distin guished pianist), eldest daughter of Mr. W. Bennett, will perform a duet with Mr. Lindsay Sloper, conductor of the musical ceremonies; and Miss Birch, Miss Eliza Birch, Miss Land, Miss P. Horton, Mr. Gerrard Taylor (a celebrated instrumentalist), Mr. Donald King, Mr. Barnby, Mr. W. Coward, Mr. Binge, Mr. Shoubridge, Mr. Machin, Mr. Stretton, Mr. Edward Land, Mr. Law lor, Mr. Beale, Mr. Barrani, and a host of able glee singers, will respectively display their various and fas cinating powers, doubtless to the high gratification of a numerous and splendid assemblage of rank, talent, beauty, and fashion. SUICIDE AT BRIGIITON.—A most determined and desperate act of suicide was committed on Friday evening by Major William Wynn, of the lion. East India Company's Service, by jumping from the Black Rock Cliff, at Kemp Town. The following are the particulars of the melanchloy event :—Shortly after 5 o'clock, as the revenue officer at the Black Rock station was pursuing his beat, near the cliff beyond the Abergavenny Arms Tavern, at Kemp Town, his attention was drawn to a gentleman who was walking along the edge of the cliff—at this place more that 100 feet high. Seeing his perilous position, he called out to him, "For God's sake don't go so near the edge, sir." The gen tleman made no reply, but muttered something to himself, and went on a little further, and sat down on the edge of the cliff, with his feet hanging over it. The coast-guards man immediately went towards him, but, just as he came up to him, he either lost his balance or precipitated himself down the precipice. As he was falling, the officer made a grasp, and succeeded in catching hold of a stick which he held in his hand. This, however, broke with his weight, and the wretched man fell to the bottom of the cliff, almost dashing himself to pieces. When taken up, life, of course, was found to be extinct. His remains were removed to the Aberga venny Arms, where they were identified as those of the deceased officer, who had been a resident here a short time. We are informed that the state of mind of the deceased hlajor was such as to leave little doubt that the catastrophe was not the result of accident. He had seen much service in India. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE ON THE SOUTH-EASTERN BAmway.—Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, shortly before 2 o'clock, the numerous travellers by the South-Eastern Railway, via the Bricklayers' Arms station, were alarmed by a fire breaking out on the line near the viaduct over Mer cer's fiehls, and within a short distance of the Green Man turnpike in the Old Kent-road. The flames originated, from some cause not clearly ascertained, in a large heap of sleepers, which had been removed to the scene where the con flagration commenced. This pile, or rather piles of timber, stood upon the embankment near the down line, and as pre viously stated, near the viaduct. The timber comprised about 15,000 or 16,000 cubic feet, and was so stored that it was in immediate proximity to a large wooden shed, stored with new timer, and within a short distance of sundry stacks of new and a more costly description of sleepers i n tended to be used along the line. The moment the fire was P erceived messengers started in every direction for the en g ines, and forthwith the Brigade engines from South wark•bridge- road, Rotherhithe, and subsequently Tooley reet, and that of the West of England Company attended. The firemen then found the flames so high that it was ex tremely difficult for any one to approach near on account of the intense beat, coupled with which trains proceeding up and down the line made the fireman's work exceedingly dangerous. Notwithstanding, however, they kept to their Posts, and, men having been sent in both directions of the railway to signal the trains and engines, sufficient time waa allowed for the firemen on each occasion to disconnect the hose, and by working for nearly four hours the flames were got under, but the firs was far from being entirely extin guished, a considerable bo,ly still remaining below the sur face of the piles of timber. The amount of property destroyed is comparatively trifling, but the appearance to the passen gers was very alarming. The whole of the w i res of the electric telegraph have been melted in that vicinity, and some of the posts burnt down, which will stop all communi cation by that means from the Bricklayers' Arms statoin to New-cro,s until they can be repaired. THE WAY THEY DO THINGS IN CALIFORNIA.—The p ac ific News has the following :—A man was discovered on the bank of the river two miles this side of Nicolaus, who had been shot through the heart. On the collar of his coat was pinned a piece of paper, on which was written the fol lowing:—" I caught this man stealing my mules, and I shot I him." The deed plan wasi not reco,guised. MAY _ 26, 1851. _ EXTRAMURAL INTERMENTS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The public are aware, from questions recently put in the House of Commons by Sir De Lacy Evans and Mr. Duncombe, that the Board of Health hav e f a il e d as yet in making any private agreement with the Cemetery Companies Ur -Obtain possession of them; that notice has now been given to some of the Cemetery Beards, with the sanction of the Lords of the Treasury, with a view to having the price to be paid for their burial-grounds settled by the arbitration of a jury, and that, meanwhile, the Board cf Health are in negotiation for the purchase of ground. Further, the Board of Health having made no no report at the end of last year, as required to do by the new Interments Act, Sir George Grey has called upon them to address a letter to him, stating the mea sures they have taken in 1850 to give e ff ect to t h e sa id Act, which letter, when he receives it, is to be laid on the table of Parliament. From what fell from Sir Georee Grey in answer to the questions above referred to it would appear that the Beard of Health contemplate buying up the subur ban cemet e ri e s, not for Inc purpose of using them as plsces of sepulture, but cicaing them up altogether. I t also appears, from the evidence tale. n by rho Beard of Health (see the Report of last year, page 73) that the whole mount of relief afforded by all the metrop?littin cometeries taken together (the joint acreage of which is 282 acres), is the extension of the burial-grounds of the meta:polls by seventeen acres. Whilst from said report, it also ccmes out that the Board of Health require for the 1 purchas4 of these said cemeteries, eight in number, and " other burial.grounds," the sum of 400.0001. Whether these ‘. oilier lurid grounds" refer to the up wards of 200 intramural Golgotiras, whose gaping mouths have received during the last 30 years 1,500,000 corpses, the decomposition of which has evolved into our civic atmosphere an amount of poisonous gases, beyond that absorbed by the soil, exceeding 75 million cubic feet, is not stated; but as it is understood that the eight ceme teries have been created at au expenditure of about 500,0001., it is by no means likely that 400,0001. will suffice to buy them up, and also t o purchase " other burial-grounds," whether lying within or without the bounds of the new burial district. From what has transpired of the m ovements of the Board of Health, it is known that they are desirous to expend 50,0001. for the extension of Kensal-green Cemetery, so as to constitute one large western ceme tery; and they also propose applying 250,0001. to the construction of one large eastern water-side cemetery at Erith. Unless report errs, the Board of Health are willing to give a building price for the Abbey Wood property and some other adjacent land at Erith, making in all from 400 to 500 acres. Here, then, for an interment provision so limited that it is calculated in 17 years it will be ex hausted and the capital lost, there will be a preliminary outlay for land alone, ranging from 50,0001. to 70,000/. Further, if this site should be obtained, to clear it of wood (as shown by Mr. Lacy, M.P., in his pam phlet) would require an expenditure that would suffice to purchase the best arable land in England. The most grave sanitary, as well as economical ob jections exist against any extension of Kensal-green Cemetery, and no valid reasons can be shown why the eight existing cemeteries should be closed, seeing only seventeen acres of the whole have been exhausted. Neither can any valid reasons be adduced why the sys tem of burial within these cemeteries should be taken out of the hands of the cemetery boards. If anything is defective as regards sanitation, it is the duty of the Board of Health to prescribe and enforce such sanitary regulations to be observed within them as public health and deeeny require. This is the real use of the Board of Health, and the exercise of any other controlling powers is an abuse. We have now before us a pamphlet, to be had of Mr. Saunders, Charing-cross, entitled a " Synopsis of the London Necropolis and National Mausoleum at Woking," and from it it appears that a memorial was presented last autumn, by the proprietors of the scheme, to the Lords of the Treasury, offering to make the Necropolis an adjunct to the practical working of the Metropolitan Interments Act. This Necropolis will comprise 1,500 acres of land, a quantity sufficient to make 30 cemeteries, each nearly as large as Kensal-green; and 13G cemeteries, each larger than that of Victoria-park. And all this interment provision will be supplied to the inhabitants of the metropolis by the company, which is now being created to realize and carry out the undertaking, with out asking the Lords of the Treasury for a single pound, or the rate-payers of London for so much as a single penny. Such being the case, and seeing that the Board of Health will have every facility afforded to them of realizing all their sanitative views within the walls of the Necropolis at Woking, whilst the public of the me tropolis at large will find burial there at about half the charges under the proposed cemetery at Erith, why should the Board of Health think of realizing their scheme, seeing it involves an outlay, according to their own showing, of 700,000/.? We think the Lords of the Treasury and the Board of Health ought to pause and consider what they are doing before they commit them selves to such an unnecessary waste of the public money. We say waste, because, though the may expend 700,000/. or 1,000,0001. in realizing the Erith scheme, when done, they have no power under the Act to compel burial there. And it is certain that the London citizens will not go down the river by water to bury in a petty ceme tery of 400 or 500 acres, if they can bury in a Metropo litan Necropolis of 1,500 acres at about half the expense. As Sir George Grey has promised to lay the expected letter from the Board of Health on the table of the House of Commons so soon as he receives it, we hope that Sir De Lacy Evans, Mr. Duncombe, or some other of the metro politan Members, will move that a copy of the memorial to the Lords of the Treasury from Sir Richard Brown and Mr. Spr)e, on the subject of the Necropolis at Woking, may also be laid on the table of the House of Commons. As the public are getting quite uneasy on the subject, we shall shortly return to this subject, and give some extracts from the pamphlet above referred to, which contains an exposition of the views of the promo ters of the Necropolis, with a notice of the objections raised against the principle of commercial trading in bin ial, and reasons for a general public co-operation in fsvour of the undertaking set ou foot by them. PROGRESS OF LOWESTOFT.—In the year 1841 the population of this town amounted to 4,832. The result of the castings of the seven enumerators' districts, as taken on the 31st March, shows the present number to be 6,6sB—giving an increase of 1,826, or nearly 38 per cent., during the past ten years. In that portion of our town denominated the Beach, there are—inhabited houses, 218 ; uninhabited, 2 ; building, 9. Males, 582 ; females, 533; total, 1,115. This s exclusive of the New Town and Watering-place, which have sprung up so rapidly on the south side of the harbour within the last few years.—Norwick Mercury. ROYAL VAUXHALL GARDENS.—To:day will wit ness the first appearance at these gardens for the season of Mdme. Lejars and Pauline Cuzent, two of the best of the female equestrians of the present day. These artistes, be it remembered, will contribute their valuable services in addi tion to the present attractions of Palmyra Anato and Young Hernandez, so that equestrianism, it may truly be said, will have to be grateful to Mr. Wardell for his spirited gathering of this combination of riding ability. _ - ASSAULT OF ABMs.--SAVILLE HOUSE, LEICESTER. SQUARE.—The gymnasium at the above place, under the management of Mr. Green, nightly continues to attract crowded and fashionable audiences. We must congratulate the manager on the successful issue of his praiseworthy at tempt to re-establish the noble art of " self defence, which of late years has fallen into a state of total abeyance. The fencing of Messrs. Percy, Parker, Her Van Der Marst, &c., &c., is of a first-rate order, proving themselves to be perfect masters of the art. Of the fistic tournament, fer which the following celebrated artists are engaged--Messrs. Alex. Keene, Young Sambo, Harrison, J. Welch, &c., &c. comment would be superfluous, the names above being a guarantee for the excellency of this part of the entertainment. Indepen dent of this, there are several wrestling matches, for which men of well-known ability contend, including Messrs. Dixon (the champion of Cumberland), Bowden (champion of Corn wall), &c. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, REGENT'S PARK.---The interesting and extensive collections at these gardens have resently received a considerable accession, in addition to the elephant and calf, the humming birds, &c. These consist a red kangaroo, a piping crow, an Australian crow, a yellow-bellied paroquet, a black fronted lemur, an eagle owl, a green monkey, two passenger pigeons, one Mala32 r d i tapir, two Savannah deer, one mino, t wo n i g h t i ng ales. and several others. The hippopotamus s till f orm s cile. 2`i'ti;v, object of attraction, which, how ever , i s now divided with the elephant and calf, and Mr. Gould's magnificent ollection of humming birds. The ex t ens i ve alterat i ons and months, have improve ments which have been i n progress for several le an inte resting brought to co m pl et i on, and give to th resting appearance. and general improvement of the old and These consist of enlargement of the reptile house, an extension an e w erection of new collection of eagles, aviaries, particularly for the o i x r , g i e n the open air, for vultures, &c. ; an immense tank, to these, to enable the hippopotamus, &c. been erected tit ter. race, has on e ing time, an elegant esplanade 2 ; this has been laid with Orsi the visitors more convenientllny to view the carnivore at feed race, commanding the cage s: and Armani's patent metallic lava, in brilliant colours, and of a beautifully ornam en tal design. Similar deco ra ti ons of the same material are placedin front of the museum, t h e the humming-birds' house, &c., while lava, in having colour of all the pebbly surface and r e several of the walks. A great portion of the imitationre pt il -ho o u f s , e , and have been been newly laid out with the addition of seve rald plants. Notwithstanding that the attractionsall-engross ing of the Crystal Palace have materially • • ing dimi nished the average receipts at all other exhibitions, &c., vet, this year, the number of visitors have exceeded those gravel, gardens shrubs nearly 20,000, and the receipts by nearly 1,006/. appearance of the gardens on Saturday last, when k El c u r during F oh eb,. the company were enlivened by the splendid performance of the band of the Ist Life Guards, the visitors are evidently on the increase. WooLwicn, M AY 24.—1 n the event of the weather being favourable, his Royal Hi g h ness the Duke of Cambridge is expected to visit Woolwich on Monday morning, the 26th inst. Large 13111 s have been p osted in London announcing that a review is to take place at Woolwich on the 29th inst. The announcement must have been made in ignorance of the celebration of her Majesty's birthday in this garrison having been postponed to Saturday, the 31st instant, when the whole of the troops will assem bl e on t h e C ommon and lire a feu de jo i e. The Chelsea Pensioners of the Woolwich and DFptiord divisions of the London district are to assemble at NN \Voolwich to th e ex t ent o f 500 strong, to go t h rough their exercises on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nest. and it is expe c t e d th ey w ill b r i gade w i th the other troops i n the garrison on one of these days to take u p th e position they will have to occupy a t th e ce l e b ra ti on o f th e Queen's birth day on the 31st inst. It was inte n d e d th a t the pensioners of the Woolwich and Deptford divisions should have assembled on Blackheath to go through their evolutions preparatory to assembling for review in Hyde-park on the 3d of June, but the assembling on Blackheath of the 500 men of the Wool wich and Deptibrd divisions, and the review of the whole of the 1,600 pensioners of the London district, under the com mand of Colonel Tulloch, is dispensed with b y order o f t h e Commander- in •Chief, who does not consider it advisable t o have a review in Hyde-park while the exhibition in the Crystal Palace is open. A royal salute WAS fired at 12 o'clock to-day from the Mortar Battery, the 24th being her Majesty's birthday. REPRESENTATION Os' atawicn.—The nomination takes place to-morrow (Tuesday), and the polling on Wed nesday. Beth Mr. Priusep and Nr. Crawford Are vigo rously ptencating thou cant ass. Ns f j) TO THE SECRETARY .OF THE .U4 -fly - REFORM ASSOCIATION.I:7I - .1,A2:._:71 (EVERY MONDAY AND NVEDNRSIWy.Y Sir,—On Thursday the 22d, Mr. EwartYikividb " t=s it is expedient that the mitigations which‘have bee made in the Laws inflicting Capital PunishmentidEn4p7:--' land be extended to Scotland, and (as far as possible) to the Colonial Possessions of this country." The Govern ment replied, that every effort was made to practically apprcach to this state of things. And the motion was thereupon withdrawn. Mr. Fox then moved, " That it is expedient to pro. mote the Education of the people, in England and Wales, by the establishment of Free Schools for secular instruc tion, to be supported by local rates, and managed by Committees, clewed specially fur that purpose by rate payers." The arguments in opposition were desultory, incom plete, and misdirected. Much advantage was taken of a dispute which occurred at Manchester touching the use or disuse of the word " secular;" an unfortunate cireumstanc. , , because it was construable into some thing like what Shakspeare's swordsman abhorred under the title of "giving back." but which on being examined solved itself into evidence of pubic teeliug in favour of the terra, though unhappily born down for the noLee by authority. There may be room therefore for cu li.gratUhitiOU that the sound worts is in its place again. There is much virtue in sound words. and wlsen a rause has Dot gut the length a daring to employ them, there is no risk in predicating that it is a long way from success, . - The r eason at the bottom of the whole is, that the opposing parties none of diem hAieve their own creed. 1. hat is to ssv, they do not believe it to be a thiag establishabln by appeal to the reasoning faculty which God has given us, and they dread the encouragement of Unit reasoning faculty, unless combated from birth by taking possession of the inlets to human knowledge. Not so did our Protestant ancestors; for their Protes• autism was the remit of the encouragement of all the means of knowledge, and its application to the great question in which they were concerned. The discovery of Euclid in the Arabic, gave a fillip which the printing prc improved. Tho modern policy would have cried oat upon " godless" diagrams and "godless" editions of the ancients, and seen no virtue in anything but a race for teaching to parish 'prentioes the pro or the contra on the Real Presence. The misrepresentations also were wide and many. For an assembly like the House of Commons, there is nothing like charging the adversary with the wrong thing. Nobody exposes it, and all who chuse take it up. Solemn arguments, for instance, were brought against tho cruel tyranny of making education com pulsory; the fact being that the proposer had done all that occurred to him, to assimilate his plan to others in which the power of decision is lodged with majorities of rate-payers. At the same time it may be worth noting, that this is a point which may be advantageously made more prominent hereafter. Another fallacy of the same kind, was that there was a design to expel religion from education. Which solves itself simply into the determination of the sects concerned, that there shall be no education without a struggle for the introduction of their several tenets. The thing in which men agree, shell not be taught without the introduction of that in which they disagree. The Roman Catholic cries out " godless colleges, and the Anglican Cbureh man re-echoes " godless colleges," each m ean i ng t h at there shall be no instruction at all unless he may do the most possible to turn it his own way. A comparatively small heretical population at Manchester, are finding out that it would be an admirable point gained, to educate in spite of both. They do not want to hinder either, from exerting any influence he likes at proper times and places; but they say you shall not close the school-room by a fight for your respective tenets. You may eat your beef or your tish as pleases you best, hut you shall not mince them up with our apple-pie, and expect us to abide by the ruinous mixture. We mean no libel upon either of your dishes, but we mean that you shall have them to yourselves in the proper places, and not insist on forcing them into our dish, when we want to sit down for quite a different purpose. On the whole it is plain the cause is gaining ground. The greatest damage that can be dune to an adversary, is to make him talk; and the way to strengthen him, is to let him alone. There is not a debate of this kind that does not furnish hints for future conduct, evidences of weakness in opponents, and of leanings on the part of what hereafter will be friends. The division showed 51 friends to secular education; a seed sufficient to sprout into any magnitude required. Next followed a motion for the reduction of the Ex cise Duty on Hops. There is a certain duty per pound on English hops, but there is a superior, and next to pro hibitive duty, on foreign. The hop duty is, therefore, paid by you at Bradford. It is paid out of the stoppage of your trade, and your trade is stopped that it may be paid. Hops ought to be brought from abroad and paid for in your goods; but hops may not be brought from abroad, and consequently your goods cannot go. The object of the whole being, that the public may drink dearer beer, and money be put into the pockets of the hop-growers. Nobody noted this in the House. A hubbub was got up once about corn; but it was allowed to die out, like a Fifth of November squib, as soon as the flash was over. it is perhaps right that room should be left for your children to he wiser than yourselves. On Friday the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill made some slight progress in Committee, by disposing of amendments proposed. The further consideration was adjourned till Monday. _ __ 1 am, Sir, yours very sincerely, AN OLD REFORMER. London, ;:lay 26, 1851. THE ARMY. We regret to announce the death of Major-General Pitt, K.H., commanding the forces in New Zealand, which icok place in January last. The 12th (Prince of Wales's) Royal Regiment of Lan cerN now stationed in the Royal Barracks, Dublin, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Pole, have received orders to prepare for enriy embarkation for the Cape of Good Hope. This regiment returned from Portugal in March, IS2B. The 13th Light Infantry (Prince Albert's), about 600 strong, arrived at Landport, by the South-4L extern Rail way, from Winchester, on Saturday at eleven o'clock, and were met at the station by Major-General Lord Frederick Fitzclarence. With his Lordship at their head, and their band playing, the regiment marched direct into Portsmourth dockyard, and immediately embarked on board the Herefordshire freight-ship. In the afternoon the Herefordshire was towed out to Spit head, and she sailed on Sunday morning for Gibraltar. During the last week tho 26th Regiment have been staying in Bristol, en route for Newport. On Friday an b b a a r r k k i a n t g io i n th a e t a C h u d m i h b g e r a l t a a n g d e a ß t a t s h in e . accident of a dangerous c h aracter occurred on their eta enAtrsant they y o f w t e h r e e em west- side of the basin gave way, and several of the soldiers were precipitated into the mud. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt. The transport Edward, having the second detachment cf the 44th on board, arrived at Gibraltar on the even ing of the 19th; also the screw steamer Arabian, from the westward. ADROIT MILITARY SWINDLERS. William B • M‘Millan, alias am p s . Couch and Alexander d r av el le dt the Rev. • the iSth Foot, deserted from that regiment,. belonging to Soma limo ago two private soldiers , named Henry they b • timising parties wherever id down the country, Tic and they have for several e that a chance. On the 4th instant L. L. Smith, a magistrate, residing at .11.1wee th k e 6 y -p c a a s l t le t Passenham, near Bach . inghamshire, and obtained from billigs, under the pretence S hi t m ony th S e t s r u a m tfor of d, ten 8 ho march to Coventry. By the aid of they were on t ts and billets, showing that they forged documen ts . were in Couchand M`M•ll recruiting service, 1 an succeeded at the recrui . various pieces In procuring board and lodging at the houses of pu bl i cans , - always making their exit before the and c h es t was discovered, leaving the landlord's bill un paid. After going from town to town in this way, availing themselves of railway transit in many instances, our two heroes arrived at a place called Titchmarsh, in Northamptonshire, where, in order to carry on their dishonesty with better chance of success, they purchased some ribbons to fasten to their cape and got a tailor to sew some stripes upon their jackets. This being done, Couch was promoted to the rank of sergeant, and M‘Millan was advanced to the post of corporal. The game these two fellows were playing in the country became known in London, and, consequently, a notice respecting them appeared in the Police Gazette, with a reward to any person who should effect their apprehension. On Saturday last Couch and M'Millan were at Market Weighton, when Mr. Hartley, police officer, who had read the account respecting them in the Police Gazette, was satisfied in his own mind that they were the men, and he took them into custody. On Monday last Hartley brought Couch and M'Millsn to York, end during the day they were examined before John Clough Esq., at Mr. Holtby's office. They were identified as deserters from the 58th Regiment, and a few of their tricks having been a dverted to, the magis trate committed them to York Castle, there to remain until the War-office determine upon the and Al‘Millan the course to be pursued respecting them. Couch studiously avoided visiting large towns, lest they should be detected, but extended their favours to places of little importance. TnE RAILWAY COLLISION AT L ONG E ATON .---All the passengers bruise d and mut ilated by this terrible colli sion—two of whom u p to Frid ay Were in great danger —are now in a fair wa y for recovery. On Friday night Lieutenant Galion, the Gov ernment inspector, commenced an inquiry into its causes at the Derby station, which was adjourned to the termination of the inquest at Chesterfield upon the unfor tunate people killed by the accident at Clay Cross. John Robson, the driver of the passenger train, whose carelessness is su pposed to have led to the catastrophe, has, it is said, been s uspended. ROYAL °union - Epic HosriTAL.—Yesterday (Sun day) morning a sermon in aid of the Royal Orthopcedic Hospital was delivered by the Rev. Edward Scobell, MA., at St. Peter's Chapel, Vere-street, Cavendish-square, before several members of the Government and a very crowded con gregation. During an impressive address the rev. preacher eloquently dilated upon the peculiar object and claims of the charity. Upwards of 1,400 had been admitted during the last year, and out-patients to the number of 700 were now under treatment, with a weekly accession of 30 or 40 new caws. At the conclusion of Divine service a collection was made amounting to 711. Ss. 2d., with the subscriptions of several gentlemen wishing to become governors of the hospital. PROTECTIONIST DINNER AT Irswlcu.—A Pro tectionist demonstration took place in Ipswich on Friday, when upwards of 600 persons assembled at a public dinner in the Corn Exchange. Mr. E. S. Gooch, M.P. for East Suffolk, presided ; the vice chair being filled by Mr. J. C. Cobbold, AI.P. for the borough of Ipswich • , and amongst the company were—G. F. Young, Esq., Capt. R. S. Gooch, R.N., Sir C . Blois, Captain Vyse, M.P., Hon. and Rev. F. Hotham, &c. Various toasts and speeches of the usual character were given, the speech of the evening being that of Ur. Q. F. Young' Eticeb, rzs, 83 40 1:4 7 pork ineni eriv% le oP ar Tee wit tho bet us- i