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4,.,Et Vengeance 16 to 1 agit Chandler, 20 to 1 Lig" L'ltAnnbitis, (taken), 25 to 1 alt , it Maria Day,2s to! a i g t .t .r t R ik P4 Lny, 30 to 1 agar., The Abel el reentionQd at stsr . ting, I:aeked , a a t s 2o to th , , • inninfr. On entering the course .1L toe " 1 1 , was virtually over. Abd-el-Kader having ett ::,' , l; lead, which he maintained to the end, winning by two or three lenvths; a good race for second; ll w"llailone a bid fourth. The pace was good they the w :Y. Tin r e were several casa dti,F, tut whetl.er . re 14 a &Tiles nature we had wit time to ascertain. (BYELECT RIC TELGAPH.) Th e htch o lowing races were run after our parcel was dit - Th(l frota the cour se: — uPtional Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 30 ilradded. One m il e . (4 Subs.) k r. "son' s E unuch, 3 yrs , 1 il.' Qln ieson's Tower, 3 yrs following a l so starte d b ut were not p l ace d : — IC \Yotartord na Effie Dean r Old No. 12, 5 yrs.s, 3 yrs. B,rzttible Won easy. d' nleap of 3 suns. each, with 20 added. Hal:-1. mile. kr. \Tongan's Portia, 4 yrsTh mvs ous Cauriri, 4 yrs 3 11. f a l li ,"itio• also started:—Zaids., 3 yrs—Shanwell. " 0 Nono, ' 3 vrs—Caukflower, 5 yrs—La der,:" , 4 yrs—Mroic Wand, 3 yrs—and Little Won- O r ", Won by a length. tor ' d ( P l 1 1)0. h It, over hurdler, Mile and a half. c apt a i n lOst slb 1 / 4 nnitighlna'S The Meux, lOst 51b I ,eath,„ " 1 Y nables us to add to the above that the the was d oighttul the - assemblage enormous, and eeting in I the most brilliantly success aheld "li-!irree:Ppeoeotl3 " T e E ll li n r7A Chester Cup or Derby. CVT[SING MEETING.—.TUESDAY. L qr , !' WATERLOO CUP. •ck ll a %Tarcinee, • , 'halley beat Mr. Simpson's Slash ). Olt - T qlor's bent Mr. Smith's Japhef. 4 14, 411 . c)11 . Ta) lur's srbeat Captain Archdall s kr kr , 40binson's P.. - heat Mr. B. Robinson's b. b. qtr,P r k's Cerit o r. Cooke's Crenoline. Ol t tb .• 14. Brewer ' s• beat Mr. Jebb's Ringdove. a t i; "• Wilson's : arrest beat Mr. E. Taylor's Alt. v i '"'s Bee Hunter bear, Mr. J. Wilson's Governor. Ealr, " b' Froli c b eat M r. Deakin ' s Derwent. Se e s War Eagle beat Mr. leach's Wicked Si r ilts Per S—Ge orge Gore's Magician beat Mr. Jepson's 8 1 S 6 r G rrgson's N ev ill e b eat 4 r. T emple ' s Tr ib une. rallos:. Graham's Fugitive beat Mr. Sharpe's nd. qt4 ry . • llolmees Sylvan beat Mr. Ridgway's Lady 4, ft D .u kr et ta ra ll's Renown beat Mr. T. Booth's Alice. . 4 " Graham's British Lion beat Mr. Rendall , s Pi raWot l i i " --- Dendigo b e at Wh a ll e y ; Cerito beat Bar )ltty b c beat , W ar Eagle; Fugitive beat Sylvan ; e?tilebe Oliv er ; Jamie Forest beat Bee Hunter; 1. "at ALigician; British Lion beat Renown. L ol l . a THE WATERLOO PURSE. '414 ;1 'ePS°4'S Warwick beat Mr. Deakin's Don't be kr. L e ta,: t Al/4e'S Bolinbroke beat Mr. W. Wilson's Bravo. "P'gs(,*'• Graham's Wizard of the North beat Mr. a ni % St• Godric ' 411 4 1101mes's Tout beat Mr. J. Robinson's Sir peitptaieer ebb s' Well-I• N ever b ea t 3V. Temple's Twinkle. k r Archd a l l ' s Bonnet beat Mr. T. Booth ' s . v. 4 - 1, 4 111 % ir r °4 's Con ce it b ea t M r . J e bb' s D a ff o dil. "otaloia'-': Brewer's Blank beat Sir St. George Gore's b,, m 4. b a nt-T . RY-LANE THEATRE. it tiBt lce Talfourd's tragedy of lon, the . on o ly , ;qtli s • classical " tragedy, with the exception r : e rti c) , ll l ,, is Cato, in the English language which has i', / iied — Ved a real success on the English stage, was h-i4ttes ere last evening with a greater degree of '''lls 4 ,, than has ever attended any of its pre ,1 ePre sentltions, triumphantly successful as ;, I ts, a lt o r il i t them to have been, a success which eel) j„ 3 ' () wing to the greater strength of the cast, ', 11 . 4 - ,; 48 t, evening waspeculiarly strong, Mr. James t h im ;a 4 4l,4ing the lon, Mr. Vandenhoff the Adras- C4l;:lisa Vandenhoff the Clemanthe, being far C t el e - 41 .1 _ t he . best lon, the best Adrastus, and the I t 7lte ter 4athe who have yet sustained the respective Ch' ti le r More youthful than the lon of i leawi'; 'l , r t a dmore manly than the lon of Mrs. . 1° e 4 " e an Y' th lon of Mr. Anderson combines f o , ll eP t , h- t erace and pathos of the latter in the earlier the ~,,44ti';'" Majesty and dignity and power . of ':'R i s '„ tl . the last act, in which lon as priest . and d ' t i tlist e e t e 'est and king indeed, a sacred and anointed te .t l 4 t e a ` the Fates, who rises superior to any merely tiletel44;ol':i:laeratifo'n, or thought, or feeling, when what he feels to be his duty to A bde oi lt , try t a per n a nd to the Gods. The acting of Mr. f d t4 c tlt te c) ,:' th rc ' ugho o ut was classical . in the truest sense t kati ll 4l l end his declamation was beautiful. The l i titlt he ktli - °f . Alr. Vandenhoff is not only the best t/r it% 4 et but it can never be surpassed, inasmuch . tap t he ; 11c)r t it is perfect, and worthy to take its place tt .114 B s i f e of the - Creon (which who that has seen 1 tl: ' l ' et fthe same gentleman. As perfect ttl l ' il t he "4 1.1 \ a t. t ) us e o v f lltlr Vandenhoff is the Cle d Vandenhoff, which might have 1 11 11 : ?t i li t' l ecl ' ,. s 7ls t s hose an who e recollect the brilliant Ca -I:d'ilf 3 very talented young la d y. How could 6-Se ° ti e h t . e i tt e te_d Anti one bliss Vandenhoff than perfect f'7., ( (el ke "ti r Mr. an d A . Vandenhoff are par lO t eek '.._ the representatives of the characters li lt th e ‘ r agedy ; they are now atatheatre where, opts 1,, , Person of Mr. James Anderson, 11l t he it elB° a classical actor, perhaps the only one . 11 „ t T h ge ,whe can at present represent, as such 14,04 be represented, the juvenile heroes to , Itlaster-pieces of Eschylus, Sophocles, tA k -Pl A Piel e 3 . We beg, therefore, to suggest kcli:: Anderson the propriety of getting e _ up _ Ittiti6.°F classical representations, after the model of li i k l th ih' e ' and think that he would find translations 1, 411 t r Greek would answer his purpose_ better i t .° 44,431351ati0ns from the German. The play Nny, -1.4111 1 put on 'the stage, the costumes, Ot t; Y, • ~1 1 decorations were classically and mi koll'el:.44.rect, and we seemed transported back to 4 I ith th „R!s of Ancient Greece The applause . was git,„-"stastie throughout, and at the conclusion t t 'es t; A _ tc h ee t li ,tnclerson and Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff led l e_, : t before the curtain. The house was every part. i v ,., .. A 4' . u ttAMlC EXHIBITION OF NPrivat'llITANNIA BRIDGE, &c. &c. la t; i i ;° view was given last evening at 309, Regent itlepAqi - ,, t door to the justly-celebrated Polytec h ni c gkefl,?,„', : q it sing ularly-beautiful panoramic descrip ,4 Ili: i d le; now the most attractive, either in Eng : I W S the °i + Previous to its opening . this day for ad . mis 4 3 , 11 )gh, Public generally. The picture opens with a ) 14,1 4 4' 'lrrect ‘,' of Primrose-hill, and the country bhlet:lth'c w hich le t w he Birmingham Railway and a i l t i s s t hti 4 , 4ll ilie - " e green pleasant fields which surrou d 1111CqrVP0t--so well known to every resid en t of - 14 ur°li i s" - --11 d-bill and the neighbou ri ng :Itaklottattlitti.illtyi towns are delineated with an accuracy th 'lN Ta ltvi nt of colouring , that renders the whole an the canvass on which it is 1 4 lik t h, (l ,' , N ext comes the Wolverton Viaduct, and k i: !lt h . Ci l'll l scenery which surrounds it, and then we s I .. 4ll s l l, 4t eti ti a nci t t° lve of Coventry, so remarkable for its 9111.4 the ° lns and picturesque appearance, .after which 441 ' 44 th s. 8133°1( Y3 busy dusty town of Birmingham, )4 1 ' 14 % ° !til al ,,_ e _rc . e: chimneys and all the busy parapher i:i t ow it la ki °till Lefreshmanufactur ing bloomingdepot, its churches, and spots which surround kl i tll ki'l ,la every side, with their comfortable r cot k til;' l l4 . l a ll t he suburbs of a town, not very emarka : 4 a; 1 : h -e d . for anything in the shape of beauty, _ „ Nt ie a k fL earen cethatrelieves the monotony the ~,4 % ~Itor-'::uring locality. From Birmingham h of I: Q tr,, C3 lt p "5B B pread out before him No4bvites;xcinisite scenery which can be conceived 1, 11 1 te:, 41 i.:14P i 3 presented to his view, with the ancient I , 4,1 t o ff its past history, its antique appear- Ntit-st and and itntl beautiful landscapes, so perfect in co oonck.. ‘.4 li t ON a ppearance , that the riversseem to flow h vt "lts' the green grass to flourish on thei r . ver i',l(l,,t„ s'zt n ; and the the wonders of wonders of science toy'll4 -e tl , before n himin a l ice-like delineation of the e and b efore , , ly °ee w., eßritannia Tu bes. We know not if we 14,Pitittv.I'neSsed anything so correctly and bcauti h scenery by i' 4 i),,, ll t i ia'suarsrothucn. Tu be I sion is so perfect that topk,tlt,fid itatteine himself loitering along that most th o t4 itt :In gunny landscape, with its mountains Itlth-tlett ;''''lt, and its valleys blooming with the I , t q t ent e : t hi re; Menai Straits flowing delightfully 14 0% t- "t8 waters sparkling and glistening in the L IC*. 8 . did .. ,_ , all , but a patio - 1 -4 'lb* , ••0 not know it was, after , t ta„,4id„' 4ed that the atmosphere around gave conclu- Vt.. ' dis't e - e t hat the looker o n' was anywhere . but in a i t , T, , 4. .. _ th p, ed b 6.1 and surrounded . by something more NA . 4, 6 ' ( Y than an enchanting and romantic land tii,°.l4 a,, 8 1, 114 (4 this exhibition will, we apprehend, ttitlitd f ur be the most attractive iu the panoramic line r,titt`e6veill'any years in London. As a work of art t el %11ert 4,-,,P1413(' and to those who never witnessed . jtitzLllll4a.ted4,lOVinl and Wales, which are so beauti- L. 4 4 . Y vi, wh o have not had an opportunity of i tt ios" le aii, wi ng the gigantic works erected by . moder . n . ', 4 la h ,' t v1111;`e ef every difficulty, a view of th is exh h i e Zlltir lie , ' 1408 t gratifying, and in the absence of t Pile uutF " s°ll , or for a want of time, will satisfy them tte ,' eft v , I , A li X; 1 r , ,a'agcs shall be offered fur their accep ted .`!'' e s '' ‘ , 4l4 (ilig is, we understand, the work of J. 01) 1 "P ' te '''' and, in addition to the charms . of t he de 2'lett f ibs tet an iwtruetive and amusing . - opt ed, t° ye n by John Clarke, E.. q., which gives W uole, and cannot tail to be fully appre .i k, . 17 Per li lIR/tT.--The premium on gold at Paris . na t) loire, which, at the English Mint pric e or lit th k% Of .),' ; P,r curie(l fur standard 'oid, gives an ex 4titikt.,Zta he-i 4.422; ~1111j..tho exchange ItiParis on London a t 1 % 4 ter i„ p ar k '‘ 2 , it f . ullows that gold is . 0.18 per k t hq . 1 ;01 th ; than in London. By advice: from . 4 4 1 - e4l l . e Pr . ice of old is 4351 per mark, which, el, tla r 1, ish m . g it a t , q gold . Int price of 3/. 17, 104 d. per ounce for 144 ,41,wiaii trritbabilttauragobi.dg k ii ße tt , gtves an exchange of 13.101; and the ex hisoj,l:BoLondon at short being 13.12, per cent. dearer in London THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' JATI , )Nr. The ninth anututi meeting of the donore, inbscribers, and friends of the Benevolent Department cf this asso ciation was held last evening, at the London Tavern; John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., in tl» chair. Ana, - mg those present h , sides the chairman, we ob served Baron Rothschild, M.l'.; Thomas Baring, Esq , M.P.; ThomsongHankey, Esq.; H. Augarde, Esq.; F. DL , are, Esq.; S. Wood, Esq.; W. Langdon, Esq.; Mr. R. H. Jones, Eq., chairman; and Mr. J. W.ffelch, de puty chairman; and the Board of Management. After reading the advertisement convening the meet ing, the Secretary, Mr. P. H. BYRNE, read the report of the directors, of which the following is an abstract:— Received from 62 new subscribers ... £67 4 0 399 old " 2 life " ... 441 5 6 ... 21 0 0 £529 9 6 And for donations ... ... 111 13 0 £641 2 6 14 gratuities have been given to 11 members, to the extent of 83/. 79 members hare been granted loans, amounting to 1,487/. 105. In accordance with a resolution of Vie last annual meeting -4 widows were elected to annuities of 15/. each, making together 3 clerks and 11 widows of clerks annuitants on the fund of this department, at a permanent charge of 2401. per annum. The trustees and treasurer met according to annual cuEtom on the 21st inst. at the office of the association, and inspected the balance-sheet of both departmeats of this association, with which they expressed themselves entirely satisfied. The balance-sheet, duly audited, was read, showing an increase ut the funds of this department of 263/. 19s. ld. _ _ fheboardreeommend that on the 29th of May nex one clerk and two widows bo elected to annuities—the former of 25/., and the latter of 151. each, and if no clerk should apply, then that three widows of clerks be elected to annuities of 151. each. The board regret that a diminution has taken place in the number of subscribers, owing to the association not receiving that support from the general body of clerks to which it is entitled from its benevolent object. The CHAIR3IAN said it was his duty to propose that the report and balance-sheet which they had just heard read should be received, adopted, and printed at the di'cretion of the board, and if any persons had any oh nervations to make with reference to them, that was the time at which it would be most. expedient and judicom, to address the directors or the meeting. Mr. R. H. JONES, the chairman of the board of management, then rose and said—l am anxious to offer a few observations, in order that this meeting may full) understand the sentiments of the board of management, in respect of the present position of this branch of the association. Sir, it was my happiness on the 21st ult. to preside over a meeting held in this place of the members of the assurance department, very numerously attended. On that occasion we bad little to do but to congratulate each other on the very great increase in the business of the past year. and which, although it did not exceed our hopes, did certainly extend beyond our expectations. I wish 1 could say as much for the benevolent depart ment,—the source whence emanates all immediate bene fits to members. While the assurance branch provides or the future, the benevolent fund is intended for pre sent benefit, to aid and assist those in temporary dis tress by gratuities or loans, to relieve the aged clerk and the sorrowing widow by permanent am nuities. These are some of the benefits of this branch of the association ; and up to the present time no applicant has been disappointed. But, sir, unless there is a better spirit manifested by the body of clerks than, I regret to say, has hitherto appeared, the benefits of this department will become circumscribed in their operations. I confess that I am greatly disap pointed in my expectations, but I do not yet despair. There is abroad in this country such a spirit of philan thropy, that if the cause be good it will sooner or later meet with support.—(Cheers.) It is possible that the managers have not yet hit upon the right method of bringing the subject home to the clerks; if this be so, I hope that during the present year a plan may be devised and adopted to relieve us of this doubt. I fear, however, that this is not altogether the cause of the lukewarm ness of the clerks. Two objections, I know, are ad vanced. One is, I may get nothing in return for my annual guinea. Another is, that our benefits are so small as to be beneath notice. Now I ask whether these are good and valid objections? Had all thought in this way where would have been our present annuitants, and how should we have been able to have granted loans to 349 members, and have relieved many others by casual aid? But, sir, I do not look to those clerks to aid us who sub scribe expecting a return. I want to see subscriptions flow in from those who give them from the noble desire to benefit their fellow-creatures, and especially their own. class, and from others who, from prudent forethought, deem it advisable to make this provision in case of need. As an answer to those who despise the small ness of our aid, permit me to refer to the cases which have been assisted during the past year. Of course I avoid mentioning names. The first case is that of a person aged 53, whose hus band was an assurer for six years; he died after a lin gering illness, leaving her with five children dependent upon her, one afflicted with deafness. The annuity granted in this case could not be purchased fur less than 1901.—(Cheers.) In the next the age of the annuitant is 39. Her late husband was a subscriber to the Bene volent Fund, and died after a lingering illness, leaving her with one child dependent upon her for support — means limited and uncertain; value of annuit) 2501. The next is the widow of a clerk, who was an assurer for six years. The annuity in her case would cost 2701. Again there is a widow aged 62, whose husband was an assurer for four years, to whom an annuity of the value of 1501. has teen given.—(Cheers.) Now, with what delight must we reflect upon the feelings of those annuitants when they received this generous assistance from the associa tion.—(Cbeers.) Out of these four cases lam happy to say two are those of country members, and I wish to accompany this fact with the observation that counts) members have as great a chance to assistance from the association as the London members.—(Cheers.) I now come to the statement of gratuities, omitting, as usual. the names of the parties. A person who had been out of employment for more than two years, and was nearly ruined by becoming security for another individual, received a gratuity of 101. A widow whose husband died suddenly, leaving her with a young family in great distress, and without the means of obtaining a livelihood, received 101. Another widow, who was left with a daughter and a lunatic son unpro vided for, was assisted with a gratuity of Si. To a mem ber who was reduced to great distress by a long and expensive illness in his family, by having been unem ployed for a long time, and by having his furniture seized, a gratuity of 101. was given. The next was that of a party who was laid up from November to April with congestion of the lungs, and whose expenses were very heavy; he also received a gratuity of 101. To another who was laid up for seven weeks with rheumatic fever and had his expenses greatly increased, a gratuity of Si. was given. The widow of a member who was left with three children solely dependent upon her exertions for support, without a relative or friend capable of rendering her the least assistance, received a gift of 10/. The last he would mention was the case of a widow, whose husband died of cholera, leaving her with three children totally unprovided for, and without the means of meeting the expenses of the funeral ; to her a gratuity of 101. was awarded. Now, these are cases of relief during the past year, and if after hearing them, any one should say that this association is not worthy of support, I certainly will not envy him , his feelings.—(Cheers.) But, in order to complete my statement of the benefits conferred by the associa tion, I will just read a few of the answers which have been returned, showing in what way the assistance given was received:— " An unexpected God-send has been given to me by the benevolent committee of the Provident Clerks ' Society. lamat a loss to find words or sentiments to convey my gratitude for so noble, generous, and spontaneous a gift —yes, a gift which has emanated from the inmost recesses of the human heart, towards alleviating unforeseen difficulties which have been inflicted by the wise and merciful hand of Divine Providence, its causing the illness of my partner in life." "Allow me to return my grateful acknowledgments for your kind donation of 10/. from the benevolent fund, granted to me under circumstances of peculiar trial and distress. I shall ever feel thankful that my late hus band was induced to become a member of your associ ation." " I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th ult. conveying to me the kind consideration of the directors of the Provident Clerks' Mutual Association of my long illness, and their resolution to give me the liberal donation of 10/., which to me is of great service and be nefit just now, and for which I beg you will give them my most grateful acknowledgments." "I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your cheque for 5/, the amount of donation awarded to me by the board in consequence of my recent severe illness and the expenses incident thereto; I cannot but feel grateful for this liberal act, and I shall express my obligation by letter to the board." Surely, after these examples a higher value will be set upon this department than has hitherto been the case. 1 feel, sir, that I have trespassed somewhat upon your time and patience; I hope not unprofitably so. I need not assure you of my hearty zeal in the came iu which I have laboured with my colleagues for ten years past. We are a united board, acting from purely disinterested motives, and solely with the desire to do good. Now, I do hope that we way this year be encouraged by a decided movement in the right direction—nay, I shall be disap• pointed if we separate this evening without receiving some tol“ n s f approvd from several gentlemen present. Depend upon it you will never regret the sacrifice you may make, and in making it you will gladden the hearts of the managers, and stimu:ate them to continue their exertion'.—(Cheer;;.) The CrtaismAN then rose, and in proposing the adop tion of the report, said—l will take the liberty of very strongly seconding, as I have so often done betore, when filing a similar situation to that which I occupy this evening, the claims which I think this benevolent por tion of the Provident Clerks' Association has on the notice of those present as well as those absent, who are engaged in similar occupations. The success of the as surance department has been remarkable; it has gone certainly far beyond my expectations as to the rapidity of the increase which we have witnessed during the last few years ; and I certainly do look back upon the share which I have taken i n promoting that establishment with the liveliest feelings of pleasure and satisfaction.—(Cheers.) But I must beg again ti) draw your attetaitin to the fact, ;het while one is a mutual assurance against the croinces of life, this--the Oenevolent department—is a mutual assurance against the chances of cffliction, illness, and distress in all its shapes; and I firmly believe it deserves your at tention es strongly as the other. It de-se:yes, in one sense, if possib'e, more, because it is by small contri butions, not generally felt to be onerous .you assure those who are not able to take care of themselves against those various contingencies to which persons in your occupation are so peculiarly expose. lam confident there is something wanting—l don't know what it is— to make this portion of the Provident Clerks' Associa tion as much an object of interest to clerks as I am quite certain it some day or other will become.—(Hear, hear.) Whether or not those who have been engaged in its management have failed in making its advantages as generally known as they ought to be, I do not know, but perhaps something or another may have occurred which has produced a different effect from that which was in tended, and that a character may have been given to the association which those who have been engaged in f)r warding and promoting it have done their best to avoid. —I mean that of being a common ordinary charity.— (Hear.) It would be very easy, certainty, fur several of those gentlemen who sit on my right and left to go about the city with a begging• box to solicit aid on behalf of the Provident Clerks' Aseociadon, and I am certain if they did so that their efforts would be at tended mote or less with success, but I know they would refuse to take such a step, and I would be among the first to instigate them to that refusal.—(Hear.) I have never myself wished to put this before you as a charity, but my desire has been, and is now, earnestly to impress upon you the facility with which, by a small annual con tribution made among those vast numbers of persons employed in the occupations of clerks in this city, every one if you may have an assurance against those often times sudden misfortunes, illness, distress, and want of employment, to which you must in your position be subject. I am speaking, perhaps, more strongly than some of you think expedient, but it is because I do most earnestly and most honestly feel that this is a point most strongly deserving of your attention. It is one which, if you felt as I feel, you could not allow to alum bar as it has unfortunately done. But I do hope that, now and henceforward, every one, in his own locality and in his particular sphere of influence, will exert him self to make the institution known, and to instigate others to give it their support.—(Loud cheers ) I do not think one word I have said as to the growing and future importance of the Provident Clerks' Institu tion has been misplaced.—(Hear.) I am confident my self that the assurance department is going to be one of the largest, most influential, most useful establishments in this City—(Cheers)—and I shall most sincerely lament if the benevolent department of the establish ment is left behind, and if we fail in attracting to it that same degree of public favour, that same degree of per sonal exertion on the part of the clerks, which has secured the flourishing condition of its twin relative.— (Hear.) I sincerely unite with our most excellent and meritorious chairman of the committee of manage ment, in expressing a hope that we shall not leave this room to-night without finding that that which we have taken the liberty of saying to you has made a deep im pression on your minds, and without hearing some as surance from you that you will earnestly and zealously co-operate with the board in giving that stimulus to this department which I cannot too often say I most honestly believe it thoroughly deserves.—(Cheers.) The motion for the adoption of the report was then put and carried. Mr. WELCH said it was his pleasing duty to propose the following resolution:— " That on the 29th May next, or such other day as the board may appoint, of which due notice shall be given, a special general meeting be held for the purpose of electing three additional annuitants duly qualified ac cording to the rules, viz.:—One clerk, being a member, to an annuity of 251.; and two widows of members to annuities of 15/, each; and in the event of no qualified member offering himself, then to elect three widows of members to annuities of 151. each." chat resolution would be the means, if adopted, of carrying out the principal object of this association, viz., that of benevolence—assisting and relieving those who were not so fortunate as themselves. He always looked upon this branch of the association as a means, if extended, of doing a vast amount of good ; and though their Chairman, with his usual kindness, bad, in the course of his allusions to it, observed that he was always desirous of avoiding the word " charity," he begged rather to differ from him, because he considered that all benevolent institutions of this kind were of a cha ritable character ; and he could see no reason why clerks should be ashamed to belong to a charitable institution, and to receive assistance from it if misfortune should overtake them, the same as other individuals.— (Hear, hear.) They were all liable to misfortunes, from the highest to the lowest in the land, and he believed the highest classes had their benevolent and charitable funds. The clergy, the army and navy, the liberal pro fessions, professors of the fine arts, persons in all branches of trades, and even the higher classes of mer chants, had their benevolent institutions, which were supported to an extraordinary extent. ; and when he looked to the small number of subscribers who annually contributed to the Provident Clerks' Associa tion and Benevolent Fund he could not refrain from ex pressing his astonishment and regret. Reasons had been assigned by many gentlemen why they did not belong to the association, and among them was one which had already been alluded to by the Chairman, viz., that they did not get enough fir their money. Now, the Chairman had told them what the advantages absolutely were—that they get advances when in need of assistance, and that an annuity of 251. was given to a distressed clerk, and an annuity of 15/. to the widow of a clerk; and the chance of obtaining those great boons, ho would remind them, would be made almost a certainty, provided the clerks themselves would come forward and support the institution as it ought to be supported.—(Hear, hear.) Though he was well aware, having been a clerk himself for a great number of years, that owing to the position of a clerk, and the appear ance which he was obliged to keep up, he could not spare a great deal out of his income, yet there were very tew who could not spare a little; and calculating upon a graduated scale, commencing with the chief clerk, and doing down to the junior clerk in an office, and varying the subscription between the sum of two guineas and 55., he did think, looking at the number of clerks inLondon alone, they might have a fund amply lsufficient to answer every claim for assistance which might be made on the nenevolent department of the association.—(Cheers.) Aid from other sources would then be no longer neces sary. What was the support which this department had , net with? At the annual meeting on the 31st of Decem ber, 1841, there were 257 annual subscribers, and that number continued up to 1845, when they had their first public dinner, which created a certain degree of interest in the association, and the clerks responded to the call which was made upon them by the gentlensan who pre sided on that occasion to exert themselves to promote its welfare, The number then increased to 372, and in the following year, from similar ceases, again increased to 475. In 1847 the number was 507, but in 1848 it decreased to 490 ; and in 1849 to 463. Now, ' that was a very small number, taking into account the great body of clerks who were employed in the City alone. They would, perhaps, be surprised to find that, as regarded both the assurance branch and the be nevolent fund, the clerks in the country were more pro vident than those in London, and that they had a greater amount of support from country than from London clerks.—(Hear, bear.) Now, look ing to the large establishments in London, and to the gentlemen who were sitting at that table who had taken such an interest in the association, who bad given up their time and exerted their influence in its behalf, and in duced some of the first men in the country to preside at their festivals, in order to keep the undertaking alive, he could not but think it extraordinary that the clerks in London should not have supported the association to the same extent as the clerks in the country. He had the pleasure of visiting Manchester a short time ago, on behalf of the asscciation, and in conjunction with some of his colleagues, he called upon some of the principal houses, and he found, that in Manchester the feeling very generally existed among the principals, that a benevolent institution of this kind ought to be self supporting. They considered if such a principle were adopted it would redound more to the honour and independence of the clerks. When the question was put to himself and colleagues, how it was that the in stitution was not supported:by the clerks, they found it extremely difficult to give an answer, and an impediment was thus thrown in their way which prevented their making that progress which otherwise they would have obtained. But he was happy to say that the result of the meeting which they held in that city was extremely favourable, and he hoped as the association became tmore generally known in the coantry they would have a much larger accession of members. If this hope were ful filled the result would tend very much to operate with the London clerks, on whom a kind of reflection would be thrown. It had occurred to him, that it every member were to take the trouble to make the institu tion known in his particular sphere or office, he might induce his brother clerks to become subscribers, and in the course of next year the funds in that case would be considerably augmented. They must bear in mind that the present invested capital was only only 10,800 L, and that they had already on the books eleven widows who received the annual sum of 1651., and three clerks who re ceived the annual sum of 751. They proposed now to add one more clerk, and three widows, which would make a total permanent claim on the invested funds of the asso ciation of 2951., consequently a very small margin would be loft for tho se w h o m i g ht come hereafter. Their duty was not to give everything away at present, but to make a reservati on f or th ose w ho might become dis tressed or unfortunate, and who would have an equal right to the funds of the association ; and what he urged upon them was, to exert themselves to the utmost to make known the excellent advantages which resulted from the association, and to see if they could not by next year have a groat increase I f merubers. 11e was satisfied if they obtained a larger amount of . support that they might do away with all feelings of repugnance as to the association being a kind of charity, because as soon as the funds tvere in a prosperous state a member would simply have to come and say, "I have been suffering from illness, and I require assistance," and it would be readily and cheer fully eccorcn d to him.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. Welsh then alluded to the success which had at tended the movement lately made by the body of commercial travellers to establish a charity. Being desirous to have a school for the orphan children of deceased members they met and laid down a plan. They divided themselves into sections, and by each going about and collecting subscriptions and donations, they were soon enabled to erect a fine building at Wan stead—(Chcers)—but not satisfied with that, they were now collecting more, not exactly to establish almshouses, but to purchase small detached cottages, which might afford a place of shelter and comfort to those of their bre thren who might become unfortunate 10,0001, Wight riarilaust not (sue. Novi he did uot see why their 00 be doubled, and why they might not have an orphan school, and also detached cotteges as places of comfort able retirement tor aged and oecayed clerks wlv n vis t!cl with misfortunes.--(Cheera.) He concluded by proposing the. resolution as given above. _ _ _ Mr. ALIITLAN - 1) rose to second the resolution. He acid it was with mingled feeling's of pleasure and pain that he appeared before them that night, le:dings uf pleasure that they had been able to do so much, and feelings (f pain that they had not been able to do more. Twe've months ago he bad had the honour of appearing befure them in that very room, when it was resolved that fiur annuitants should be elected on the funds of that institution. On that occasion they had to con gratulate themselves that th.y had not a greater num ber of applicants than they were able to elect. 13ut, on the present, occasion, it was proposed to diet three aunui . tants—one clerk to 251. per annum, and two vridOws to an nuities of 151. each; or if circumstances should so happen three widows to annuities of 15/. each; but he was not able to tell the meeting whether there would be no more pplicsnts this year than they would be able to satisfy— he should rather say thst there would be more come for ward than could receive support from the funds of the institution. Ho was afraid that they would not be able to say that on this occasion they would send away no aching heist that had come to them for consolation and support. But he could only trust that the progress of the institution during the next year would be such aud so great that on a future occasion they would be able to elect as many applicants as presented themselves. lie quite agreed with the last speaker on the subject of the report with regard to the funds of the institution, and regretted that while the other department of the institution was progressing rapidly and favourably, this department was not advancing to the same extent. If they thought that this department was not calculated to work the same amount of good as the other, he could only call the attention of the meeting to the benefits which it had already conferred. He found that the society had granted 6,900/. in loans, and 570/. in an nuities.—(Cheers.) The board of management knew that much good had been effected by this institution, but how much no one did know, and no one ever could know. They could only regret that they had not been enabled to do more. It was so far satisfactory to them to know that, beginning in the year 1840 with 10,000/., they had been able so far to meet every application which had been brought forward, and turned a deaf ear to none. There was only one:case at least of an applicant being refused, but was elected on the following l year ; so that the board could safely say that no person had been ultimately unsuccessful in obtaining relief from this society. It would have been a source of much regret to the board if they could not have been able to do so. They bad been able to do good to that extent, that they had met every application which had been made to them. The capital stock was now 10,800/,, so that they could say they had in.. creased their stock, and they had met all claims upon them. A great improvement had taken place in the assurance part of the institution, and he need not remind them that two-thirds of the profits of that department were contributed to the bene volent department. They now numbered 2,000 members, and they hoped at the next division of profits to hand over a large amount to this benevolent department. He should very much regret if one word which he had said of the flourishing condition of the funds should. have the effect of leading any of the meeting to think that they were better off than they really were, a n d i n consequence to relax their efforts for the advance meet of the institution, for he felt that the con dition of this department of the institution was far from being what it ought to be. He could only urge each and every one of them to exert themselves to - the utmost, as far as they were able. When they considered the munificent manner in which the institution was supported by the mer chants and bankers of London, he thought that the clerks themselves had not supported it as they ought to have done. He was sure they would see the urgent ne cessity under which they were of supporting an institu tion like this in a more liberal spirit, and then the board would be able to meet them with a more favourable re port of the condition of the institution on a future occa sion.—(Cheere.) be fore r t . he Lo re m lh a ti g e e n ne w tl a rnn s a ade i p n te the adopted he meeting, h n ed, sa hy id tthheat beper mission of the Chairman, to address a few words to the meeting. He thought that it was necessary that they should know the real state of that society. Some years ago he had taken occasion to make some remarks on the desponding tone which had been adopted by the board of management; and on this occasion also he should he sorry if any person were to judge of the state of the society from their tone. He did not believe that they would get any additional subscribers by putting it forth that they were in a failing state, when in point of fact they were in a most flourishing state—when, instead of losing members, they were actually on the increase. He thought it was impossible to separate the two branches of the institution. They said that they had lost 50 members from the benevolent fund, when in-another place they said they had had 508 poli cies of assurance taken out. Two-thirds of these were clerks, who, of course, would release the other branch of the society from all claims, fur the great ma jority of the policies were payable to the widows, while the benevolent fund was liable to the claims of subscri bers. Thus they had lost 50 annual guineas, but they gained 250 members, on the other hand, who released the society from all claims to be provided for. He thought, therefore, that this society was in a most flourishing condition. Had it sent away any applicants ? Had they elected one child out of 50, as was often done in the room below, with an amount of anxiety and trouble only to be paralleled by the election of a Member of Parliament? No, by the bless ing of Providence, they had been enabled to relieve every one who had come forward with a claim upon them. No other institution could say that, and they had no :right to despond, or let it go forth to the world that they were in a failing condition. He thought that the truth should be stated—he meant that; an enlarged view of the question should be put forth to the world. From all that he could see he thought they were in a position - for self-gratulation, and he did hope it would not be stated that the clerks had not supported the institution which had so great a claim upon them. The CHAIRMAN said before be put the resolution he should trouble them with a few remarks. He could not take the same view of the question as the Hon. Gentleman did for this reason. In 1848 there were 417 life policies taken out, in 1849, 550 policies were taken out, but in both years the number of subscribers had diminished, and he could not reconcile those facts with the view which the Hon. Gentleman took. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. _ . Mr. RENNELL moved the third re solution : " That this meeting tenders its warmest thanks to the trustees and treasurer for their uniform patronage and support." It was with mingled feelings that he rose to propose this resolution—feelings of pride, in the first instance, because he had been selected to propose this resolution, and gratification because it afforded him the opportunity of telling the individuals how much he personally es teemed them. Setting aside their own feelings, he was glad to have the opportunity of telling them his. The meeting must be aware that the institution owed a deep debt of gratitude to these persons, and he was sure they would net refuse it. He should call upon the meeting to give this vote such a reception as it merited, that they should be amply convinced that the members of the in stitution were fully aware of the great consideration which they gave to the institution. Be came now to the disagreeable part, which was theirs as well as his. There was one gentleman who had raised his expects. tions to the utmost, but only to disappoint them. Ile (Mr. Rennell) could not make his ideas parallel with that gentleman's. It appeared to him paradoxical, that with 480 members out of 40,000 clerks, that gentleman could make up his mind to say that the condition of the institntion was a flourishing one. And what was w orse, he (Mr. Rennell) cou ld not see b ow it was to be altered. He had t r i e d hi s b est a t various times. He had tried cajolery, an d fl attery , an d some times be had tried to insinuat e hi mse lf w ith them, but it was all of no avail.—(Laught er an d c h eers .) Still he did not despair; nil desperundum, he thought. He w as glad to hear that there was seine one who could say that the institution was flourishing, but s. d. did not say so.—(Laughter.) He thought that they ought to take into consideration the time of their treasurer and trustees, as entitled to some little consideration in their evening's amusement, and though the meeting might be very comfortable with talking there, the treasurer and trustees had not dined, they must recollect, and it was next to a trespass to keep them there longer than was necessary. But, about the prospects of the insti tution. It was impossible.. to make. provident clerks if they would not make themselves, and it was im possible to get them there at the meeting if the adver tisement would not draw them. But what was the benefit held out to them ? By a resolution passed that night the sum of 45/. was to be given away in annuities, and for that sum the society was reimbursed to the amount of 9/. Was there any institution in London where they could get a similar amount of benefit, and if clerks were so blind, how could they help it ? For his part, he hoped never to receive a shilling from that be nevolent fund, but he hoped to give many guineas.— (Cheers.) It is not men only that should come here who expected to be claimants of the benefits of the institu tion, but men who could put their hands in their pockets and pull out their three or four guineas for the benefit of their poorer brethren. Every richer clerk,- who had the feelings of a man in his breast, must come forward and bring his aid to the institution when it was fairly pointed out to him that this was done by only 480 members ! Ile should dream of the number that night. Ho never was called upon to speak of this society without excited feelings, for he had been ono of its original founders, and he should never die heppy unless he heard that it was in a flourishing condition.—Cheers.) Mr. JEres said it would be almost out of place for him to trouble them with any observation of his own, and lie should content himself with si condieg the resc lotion most heartily and sincerely.—(C l '" 6 .) The resolution was then put and carried unanimously amid loud cheering from all parts of the room. *Mr. THOMSON HArsx.Ey rose to return thanks in the name of himself and fellow-trustrees. He said he was sure both himself and his fellow trustees were fully sen sible of the kind expression of feeling which the meet ing had shown towards them, and he hoped that they should ever continue to deserve.—(Loud cheers.) , He had been selected to return thanks to the meeting 1 because, it was considered that from his situation he was better able to say a few words to the persons present, being for seven or eight hours each day in constant com munication with 700 or 800 clerks. He could confi dently say that it was his utmost ambition and endea vour to promote the interests of that numerous class of individuals in the Bank of England who contributed so largely to the well-working of that establishment. It had always been his utmost endeavour to elevate the con dition of that class in public opinion, and to promote their interests. He could only express the cordial thanks of the trustees and treasurer to the meeting, 644 to sure it that they would do whatever lay in their power to advance the welfare of the institution in which they felt so great an interest.—(Cheers.) Mr. PIIICE said that he should not take up the time of the meeting, but sho u ld p rocee d a t once to this part in the proceedings. He cordially agreed with what hai been said by the speakers, that the clerks themselves did not support their institution as they ought. The insurance branch promised to be one of the hest businesses of the kind in the country, and yet he felt that the insurance branch had not benefited as it ought to have done. When he saw the support which it hal received from gentlemen, such as their auditors and int - dical officers, who had devoted their time, talents, and money to it, he could not but express his surprise at the want of support from the clerks.—(Ht-ar, hear.) Those gentlemen gave their support, and yet they, the clerks,did nothing. Surely the institution could scarcely be called in a flourishing state when they had 560 mem bers of this department where they ought to have 25,000 at least. There was no class in London which would not by this time have given 25,000 supporters. The Hon. Gentle:nun then concluded by moving the fourth resolu tion : " That the best thanks of this meeting be givt n to ti e auditor:, mtdieal officers, both in town and country, nod to the honorary solicitors, fur their valuable services during the past 3 ear." Mr. LINTOTT t)ri( fly seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. SAECTON WOOD moved—" That the best thanks of the meeting be presented to the board ( f management for their continued exertions on bwhalt of the u!sociation." He said the meeting could not but sympat iise with the board of management, that they had not been able to present a snore favourable feature in the report than they had done. He was sure they had done all they could to redeem it. He himself had had the op portunity of witnessing their efforts in various parts of the country, and if the meeting thought that their time was not well spent, he could only say that it was employed for the advantage of the institution.— (Cheers.) He could not agree with the remarks which had fallen from Mr. Loyd. He must remind the meeting that this fund provided for various accidents —for sickness, want of employment, and old age, which a life assurance did not provide for. —(Hear.) He was sure that it would be gratifying to those who took an interest in the well-doing of that institution that this meeting was disposed to furnish them with a rate in aid for its support. He was not him self a participator in the benefits of this department of the institution, or ever likely to be, but from that time he should be very happy to become a contributor. Mr. BELa., in seconding the resolution, said that he could not agree with Mr. Loyd in his remarks, nor did he know from what source he obtained his information; but he knew that there were many persons in the institu tion who were not clerks. When ho looked at the man ner in which their institution had been founded by the merchants of London, and the manner in which those for whose benefit it was designed supported it, he did not think that the clerks sufficiently set their shoulders to the wheel. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. Mr. E. EL JONES proposed; " That the grateful thanks of this meeting are due, and are hereby tendered to John A. Smith, Esq., M.P., for his kindness in taking the chair this evening;" and in doing so announced to the meeting that he had just received intimations from Mr. Coleman, Mr. Wood, Mr. Augarde, and Mr. Deare, all holders of policies, of their intention of be coming subscribers of one guinea each per annum. Mr. WELCH seconded the resolution, which was car ried amid loud cheering. Mr. HANKEY wished to mention a eircumstsnce which he had been deterred from alluding to before from the fear of keeping bis colleagues standing. Some time ago he had received an anonymous letter, and he wished to intimate to the writer of it, if he were by any chance present in the meeting, that if he would call upon him (Mr. Hankey) he would give him a full explanation of kis motives; in supporting this institution, and endea vour to persuade the writer that they were not suck as he had attributed to him. The CHAIRMAN then rose to thank the meeting for the kind manner in which they bad received the last resolution. The best reward that he could have for his services would be in seeing that institution prosper ous. He was unwilling that the meeting should teparate with an impression that he had been the person to press upon them the unfavourable state cif the institution; it had been thought right that the true state of the case should be laid before them, but ,he should be sorry tor any man to go home with the impression on his mind that he (the Chairman) in the least desponded of the well-doing of the institution. So far from that being the case, he was certain that that establishment had only to be fully understood in a way which he an ticipator:lilt well deserved. Mr. Loyd had,certainly made one statement which was well founded, and that was that the benevolent part of the institution could not be said to be in a bad condition when the assurance branch was flourishing. But how few clerks could afford to contri bute to the assurance, while a great majority could afford their guinea to this benevolent institution, which he had always wished it to be understood was an assurance of clerks effected among themselves against the casualties of sickness and old age. He agreed with Mr. Price in stating that this institution, instead cf 400 ought to have 2.5,000 members; and he hoped that each one present would go home from this meeting with a full determi nation to make the merits and benefits of the institution known among his fellow-clerks to a.; great en extent as he could, and then he was sure the institution would prosper, and the management would never be reduced to refuse one deserving claim which might be brought before them. In conclusion, he thanked them very sin cerely f,r the approbation which they had conferred upon him. The following subscriptions were given in the room:— X. 5. d. Mr. F. D. Deare 1 1 0 Mr. Sancton Wood ... 1 1 0 Mr. H. Augarde 1 1 0 Mr. Coleman 1 1 0 Mr. Toole ... 1 1 0 Mr. W. Langdon 1 1 0 Mr. G. Hewitt ... 1 1 0 This concluded the business, and the meeting then se parated. MR. DE KONTSKI'S CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCES IN LEEDS —All selected from the works of one of the greatest, if not the greatest com poser, Beethoven.—The most extreme reluctance has ever been evinced towards introducing music of this kind into our concert rooms; but Monday evening last has clearly proved that, if it is only put into really able hands, its success is certain. We never head any per formances listened to by so large and miscellaneous an assembly with deeper attention nor more generally and more enthusiastically applauded. Though the concert was prolonged by them to an unusually late hour, the en thusiasm of the audience rose with every successive per formance, and rarely has our Music Hall witnessed such rapturous expressions of gratification. The gentlemen who took part in them were Messrs. de Kontski, first; Mr. Sykes, jun., second violin; Hausmann, violoncello; Bowling, first, and Booth, second viola; and Mr. Hird, piano. First and foremost stands Mons. de Kont.ki. As one of the most distinguished solo players of the day he was, from universal reputation, and from personal knowledge, known to us before. But here he showed himself no less great as a quartett player, a species of performance which calls forth all the highest qualities of the genuine musician. The masterly precision, the perfect ease and grace of his play, merited and called forth the most universal applause. And aided as he was by the exquisitely beautiful and classical violoncello play of Mr. Hausmann, and the truly ab'e performances of our own townsmen, such a whole was produced as probably has never been equalled in our town. We have dwelt, on account of its novelty, so long upon this part of the concert, as to have left ourselves but little space for the remainder. Suffice it to say that in his solos Mons. de Kontski showed powers of execution, fertility of invention, a fire and passion, and such truly wonderful variety of coups d'archet as have never been equalled.—Leeds Intelligencer. BARNSLEY, Fan. 27.—Two MEN SHOT.—Another of those serious offences arising out of the pernicious game-laws took place this morning, on one of Lord IVharncliff's estates at Carlton, near this town, by which a man named Timothy Moody was shot in the thigh by a son of Joseph Hunter, the gamekeeper, who is em ployed by - Mr. Westmorland, of Wakefield, to preserve the game on the above estate. It appears that the keeper, his son, and another person, were watching in a wood called Noroyds, when they met with four men; upon seeing the keeper aad his men two of the party ran away, and the other two had a fight with the game preservers, who had a large dog with them, which took a very prominent part in the affray, and to master the poachers the son of the keeper :deli berately fired his gun at Moody, after one barrel had missed fire, and wounded him so severely in the thigh, as he was running away, that he had to be conveyed to his home. It is said by the keeper that those men were stealing some underwood which had been cut, which they were watching. On Saturday another person named Richard Cherry, of Barnsley, was severely wounded in the same wood, by being shot at by Joseph Hunter, the gamekeeper, while running after the Badsworth hounds. Cherry was shot in the arm and the ribs, and his jacket appears to have received the whole charge of small shot. He is under medical at tendance. When this affair was named to one of the police-officers, he said "it served them right, they should stop at home." Had it been a gamekeeper that had been shot, the police would have been scouring the whole country, for the whole cf the magistrates in this division are game preservers. COMPETITION AND PREMIUMS.—As the policy of granting premiums at the exposition of 1851 is much discussed, it may not be amiss to inquire what success has attended upon prize competitions 4evot,'d to manu factures. During last year the well-known firm of Padden. and Co., cloth-merchants, of Coventry-street. offered two prizes for the best of two descriptions of cloth. The result is gratifying, the first premium which embodies au import an t calling forth a black cloth, advance in chemical science—a permanent dye, undis• chargeable by steid, and improved by exposure to the air—of a colour richer, the face of the cloth softer and free from that cuir ny, glossy character, observable in the ordinary finish; and, moreover, when worn to the thread, retaining its original hue. In the other cloth intended for frock coats and paletots, not the slightest waste of wool occurs in its manufacture, aad conse quently may be sold very much cheaper—thus bringing is very essential article of clothing nearer to the general consumer. If, therefore, so much good has been eff,cted by private enterprise, may not more that is valuable be expected where the resources are great, the patronage illustrious, the fame universal, and the profit beyond present calculation ? PRAGUE.—A society has recently been formed here by Jews for the purpose of assisti n g p oor emi g rants to America, without distinction of creed,—Jewish Chronicle, LITERATURE. THE VILLAGE NOTARY; a Romance of Bun garian Life. 3 Vols. By Baron E' toys. ElTery thing - appertaining to the Hungarians pos sesses for ourselves, and we believe for a large portion, of the vast majority of our fellow-countrymen, a pecu liar fascination. It was therefore with unusual interest we perused the attractive fiction we would here commend most earnestly to the perusal of the English population. Through its pages we obtain a clearer insight into the every-day life, the manners, the customs, the costumes, and the prevailing appear ance of the great people of Hungary. With the ex ception of the novel of the "Hungarian Brothers," penned now many years ago by one of the most popular of our female romance writers, we think that Hungarian story has been ground unadventured upon by any one of our authors before the publica tion, some months back, of the charming tale of " Gisella," the production of Mr. Palgrave Simpsor, then already favourably known as the author of " Second Love," and since one of the most popular annalists of the French Revolution of Februar3. Hitherto, however, even with the aid of " and the " Hungarian Brothers," the English reader has found it impossible to obtain more than a provok ingly insufficient glimpse into the every-day life of the race of the Magyars. Divided by various nations from the people of central Europe, the English have found but inadequate assistance in the way of acquir ing a familiarity with the " ways and means " of the Hungarians, in the casual and incidental efforts at description from the hand of a travelled novelist. We are satisfied, therefore, that those who are curious as to the state of society in that portion of Christendom—and who, after the events of 1848 and 1849, can be otherwise?—will turn with avidity to a brilliant romance such as the one now under consideration, a romance in which the colours of Hungarian life are depicted by the genius of a Hungarian himself. By a Hungarian himself, and that Hungarian a poet, a politician, a novelist, and a statesman—the offspring of a noble family and the child of misfortune. Baron Eatvos, one of the members of the unfortunate Count Bat thyani's First Administration, is still livin g , one o f the most eminent of Hungarian novelists, and an exile fromt, the beloved land of his nativity. Born and bred among the Hungarians, at one time lapped in luxury, at another delivered up to the fangs of po verty, now an administrator of the affairs of his country, now a fugitive across its frontiers, Baron Ebtvas has acquainted himself with the various phases of society in that division of the family of the Europeans. He has collected the food for fiction from the harvest of his own experiences. The incidents contrived by his ima gination have been surpassed by his own romantic vicissitudes. Hence it is that we are compelled to regard him as a man peculiarly qualified to undertake the duties of a novelist, and peculiarly empowered to delineate with a truthful pencil the forms and features of Hungarian life. In the " Village Notary" we obtain a remarkable insight into the character and aspect of Hungarian society in all ranks, from the highest to the lowest. We follow the herdsman of cattle (gulyash) home to his farm cottage (tanya) ; we accompany the swineherd (kanaz) the woods, and the horse-keeper (tsilikosh) ;o the market. We are at one moment in the midst of the policemen (pandurs), and the next among the robbers (szegeny legeny); here we watch the move ments of the villains or peasantry clothed in their linen trowsers (gatya), and here again we follow the nobleman to his mansion (curia). We sit down to a banquet of stewed meat (gulyashus), of roast beef (porlailt), and of dough pudding (tarhouya). We cock our hat (calpac) with the best amongst them, and whirl about our spiked ferule (fokosh) with the brawniest fellow in a Hungarian " skrimmage." We see the people not only as they are at home, but as they appear on great public occasions, such as at county elections, where courts are holden and speeches delivered. Here is the German functionary twisting his moustache with a petulant terrem tette I Here is the sedate noble muttering a complacent hear ! hear ! (Ralijuk !) while ,the multitude are bawling out to their heart's content Eljen I—Hujh ra! With the assistance of the illustrative notes at the end of each of the three volumes, we obtain a clear view of some of 'the most incomprehensible passages in the history of Hungary, and in the development of the Hungarian constitu tion. Of the narrative itself we can scarcely speak in terms of too emphatic admiration, considering it as a domestic romance. Almost from the outset of the story the interest commences, and gradually deepens and deepens as the tale proceed', until it be comes; enthralling and absorbing beyond de scripPan. Tengelyi, the village notary is the noblest character in the book, though Vandory, the curate of Tissaret, is scarcely second to him in excellence. Kalman Kishlaki, the lover of Etelka Rety, and Akush Rety, the lover of Vilnia Tengelyi —are the young heroes of the romance. The villains of the work are Paul Skinner the justice, Catspaw the attorney, Tzifra the robber, and the Lady Mac beth or Lucretia of the fiction, the Lady Rety, wife of the sheriff. Not a reader of the " Village No tary" but will feel a peculiar interest in the fortunes of Peti the gipsey, of Janosh the hussar, of Pishts, of his mother Susi, and of her husband, Viola the robber. Tne story is tragic in its way, seeing that the principal incidents are the abstraction from the notary's house of certain papers proving his nobility, and a murder and suicide resulting from that robbery. Nevertheless, the pages abound with touches of agreeable sarcasm and quiet humour, at one time rising even to the ex travagant height of burlesque. The passagein which this latter pccurs is so richly comic as to provoke the laughter of the reader irresistibly. We transcribe it in full for the general amusement, satisfied that it will induce many to turn with avidity and curiosity to the romance from which it is extracted. "Ia the evening Mr. Lajosh Bantornyi was in a sta'e of great excitement. He walked restlessly to and fro, pulled out his watch, and looked at it. He walked out into the park and came back again, addressing every one he met with: Really his Excellency ought to be here by this time!' Whereupon some of the guests said: ' Yes, so he ought!' and others protested that his Excellency must have been detained on the road. The words of ' contra' and "pagat ultimo' rung from the card-table; and the noise of a political discussion, in which no less than thirty persons joined, intent on recon ciling twelve opinions on four different subjects , drowned the complaints of Mr.Lajosh Bantornyi. But Mr. James, who saw and pitied his brother's distress, mounted his horse, and, accompanied by two torch-bearers, set out to meet the lord-lieutenant on the road. He was scarcely gone when the din of an angry discussion broke through the dense cloud of smoke which enveloped the card tables. curate. " Mr. Sheriff, this is unsupportable; this is!' cried a man with a sallow and somewhat dirty face. It was Mr. Janoshy, an assessor, and a man of influence. Mr. She riff, I won't stand it. Penzeshy has saved his r apt!' " Has he indeed? Well then, there is no help fur it, if he has saved it.' " ' But I covered it.' "' But why did you cover it?' " Because I have eight taroks.' " ' Eight taroks! Why then, in the name of did you not take it?' " Why, what did you lead spades for?' " • What the deuce do you moan, sir?" " ' Clubs, sir! It was your bounden duty, sir, to lead clubs, sir,' said Janosby, very fiercely. " Clubs be --I Do you moan to tell me, sir, that I ought to have played my king? I'd see you --" " I appeal to you!' cried Janoshy, addressing Pen znshy, who was shuffling the cards, while the company thronged round the table. " Go on!' said Mr. Kriver. " ' Th i s is not fair play,' cried Janoshy. " ' I play to please myself and not you,' retorted the sheriff. •• ' Then you ought to play by yourself, but not for my money!' " • Here's your stake! take it and welcome!' " I won't stand it. By G—d I won't !' cried Mr. Janoshy, jumping up. You, sir! you take the money back, or give it to your servant, (poor fellow! it's little enough he gets); but don't talk to me in that way, sir! I won't stand it, sir!' "Here the altercation was interrupted by the'general interference of every man in the room, and in the con tusion of tongues which ensued, nothing was heard but the words, pagat,—sheriff—goad manners—sous les trois'—until Shoskuty, in a blue dress embroidered with gold (for every body was in full dress), entered the room. He silenced the most noisy by being noisier still. Do mini spectabilea cried Shoskuty, for God's sake be quiet, Mr. Janoshy is quite hoarse, and I am sure his Excellency is coming. That confounded pagat !—only think of his Excellency!—though it was saved—for after all we are but mortal men!—l am sure he is hoarse;' and thus he .went on, when of a sudden the doors of the apartment were flung open and a servant rushed in shouting, His Excellency is at the door!' " Is he? Goodness be—where's my sabre?' cried Shoskuty, running to the antechamber which served as a temporary arsenal, while the rest of the company ran into tho next room, where they fought for their pelisses. "' I do pray, domine bpeetabilis ! but this is mnie. It's green with ermine!' cried the recorder, stopping one of the assessors who had just donned his ' who turned to look for his sword. The assessor pro tested tested with great indignation, and the recorder was le pelisse, and length compelled to admit his mistake. Disgusted_ I trod den down by the crowtl. was, he dropped his kelpie, which was immediately Terrew tette!' " "Sblood! where is my sword?di,avours to push for in shouted Janos h y , while hoskuty, who had d his w eapon, was equally S' unsuccessful in his pelisse. secured d re into the swo w rd ak r in o g oZ struggles to obtain his pelt Go But I pray! I do pray! I am the speaker of the deputation — b lue and g lod—l must have it—do hut con sider!' groaned the worthy baron. His endeavours wore at length crowned with success, and he possessed him self of a pelisse which certainly bore some similarity to his own. Throwing it over his shoulders Baron Shos kuty did his best to add to the general confusion by en treating the gentlemen to be quick, for,' added he, his Excellency has just arrived!' The lord-lieutenant's carriage had by this time ad vanced to the park palings, where the schoolboys and the peasantry greeted its arrival with maddening Eljeus!' The coachman was in the act of turning the corner of the gate, when the quiok flash and the awls' roar of artillery burst forth from the ditch rt .he road side. His Excellency was surprised; so were the horses. They shied and overturned the carriage. The torc4l- horsemen galloped about, frightening the village out of its propriety, as the foxes did, when Samson !pada I v them torch-bearers to the Philistines. Mr. Jame ,',tot- . _:•: lowing th e i m p u l se o f th e momen t, c am e down ov ;his ..:, horse's h ea d ; t h e d e p uta ti on , w h o were rnitin i Ban=‘ .;:'-' '..., tornyi's hall, wrung their hands with horror. At 1 egth the horses ceased rearing and plunging; and as the it;e:,\'‘, :.,.' ger of being kicked by them was now fairly over, e : -.._.. • LA company to a man rushed to welcome their beloved for • '' ..-" --,- S' 4l lieutenant. 1 1 ".^... - 1. - -- ......•,- " The deputation was splendid, at least in the Hunga rian acceptation of the word, for all the dresses of all its members were richly embroidered. Shoskuty in a short blue jacket frogged and corded and fringed with gold, and with his red face glowing under the weight of a whit) and metal-covered kelpie, felt that the dignity of a whole county was represented by his resplendent person. Thrice did he bee t.) his Excellency, and thrice did the deputation rattie tilde spurs and imitate the movement of their leader, who, taking his rpceeh from tl:epecker of his cloak, itddres se d t h e hi gh functietary, withpecker a voice tremulous with emotion. ... At kept'', glorious man, hut thou entered the circle of thy admirer:<, and the hearts which Intl .erto sighed for thee, beat joyfully in thy presence!' " Ms Excellency unfolded a hundherehief ready for use; the winters of the deputation cried IN) eshr and the curate of a neighbouring village, who had joined the deputation, became excited and nervous. Tt e speaker went on. " Eeipect and gratitude follow thy shadow; aid within the borders of thy county there is no man but glories in the conscioasnees that thou art his superior.' "He talks in print! he does indeed,' whispered at assessor. " I beg your pardon,' said the curate, very nervously, • it was 1 who made that speech.' " Tantcene animis calestibus ire! These parsons are dreadfully jealous,' said the assessor. Shoskuty, turn ing a leaf of his manuscript, proceeded: " The flock which now stands before thee'—(here the members of the deputation looked surprised, and shook their heads)—' is but a small part of that numerous herd which feeds on thy pastures; and he who introduces them to thy notice'—(Shoskuty himself was vastly asto nished)—' is not better than the rest: though he wears thy cost, he were lost but for thy guidance and core rection.' " The audience whispered among themselves, and the lord-lieutelant could not help smiling. " 6 For God's sake, what are you about?' whispered Mr. Driver. Turn a leaf!' Baron Shoskuty, turning a leaf, and looking the picture of blank despair, continued: " Here thou meekest vainly for science—vainly for patriotic merits—vainly dost thou seek for all that man kind have a right to be proud of —' " The members of the deputation became unruly. " ' They are peasants, thou beholdest, " Here a storm of indignation burst forth. "' In their Sunday dresses —' " ' Are you mad, Baron Shoskuty?' " ' But good Christians, all of them,' sighed the wretched baron, with angelic meekness: there is not a single heretic among my flock.' " He is mad! let us cheer!—Eljen! Eljen!' " Somebody has given me the wrong pelisse!' said Shoskuty, making his retreat; while the lord-lieutenant replied to the address to the best of his abilities, that is to say, very badly, for he was half choked with sup pressed laughter. " But the curate, who had displayed so unusual a de• gree of nervousness at the commencement of the address, followed Shoskuty to the next room, whither that worthy man fled to bemoan his defeat. "' Sir, how dare you steal my speech?' cried the " Leave me alone! I am a ruined man, and all through you!' "` Well, sir; this is well. You steal my speech, and read it. Now what am I to do? I made that speech, and a deal of trouble it gave me. Now what am Ito tell the bishop at his visitation on Monday next?' " But, in the name of 'leaven, why did you take my cloak?' " Your cloak?' " Yes; my cloak. I am sere my speech is in your pocket.' " The curate searched the pockets of the pelisse, and produced a manuscript. Dear met' said he, wringing his hands; it is your cloak.' And the discomfited orators were very Earl, and would not be comforted." Among the finer passages in these volumes we detect the subjoined, characteristic speech of Janosh, the hus sar, to Viola, the robber:— Truly, God alone knows why fate deals harshly with some people! They tell me wo are all going to the same place in the end, and that God, who is a great general, commands us to march straight through this world into another. But I must say, the men of the rear-guard have the worst of it. The advanced guard have it all to themselves—grub, and glory, and all; and those that remain behind are in for short commons and kicks. I've known that sort of thing, my boy! When an army retreats, the best men are ordered to the rear; and in the wars I've been dealt with as you are on this earth. 'Devil take the hindmost!' is a true proverb. Bless me! you can't fancy what hard blows we got, and how we were starved! but, after all, it was then I learnt that a man ought never to despair. For when you've come to the camp, a good general is sure to praise and. reward the last man or the regiment; end I'm sure our Father in Heaven will do the same when you march into quarters." - The " Village Notary" closes with this solemn apes trophe of the exiled author to the plain of Hungary Vast Plain, thou art the image of my people. hope ful, but solitary; thou art made to bless generations by the profuseness of thy wealth. The energies which God gave thee are still slumbering; and the centuries which have passed over thee have departed without set ing the day of thy gladness! But thy geniur, though hidden, is mighty within thee! Thy very weeds, in their prefaion, proclaim thy fertility; and there is a boding voice in my heart which tells me that the great time is at hand. Plain of my country, mayst thou flourish! and may the people flourish which inhabit thee! Happy he who sees the day of thy glory; and happy those whose present affliction is lightened by the consciousneis that they are devoting their energies to prepare the way fir that better time which is sure to come!" How earnestly we coincide in such aspirations our readers may conjecture. The three volumes are here admirably translated from the Hungarian of Baron Ditv Us, by Otho Wenckstern ; and the work has, be yond all this, been enhanced in interest and attractive ness by some introductory remarks from the hand of Francis Pulsky. HEALTH of LONDON DURING the WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) The mortality of the metropolitan districts, which in the last week of January amounted to 1,094 deaths, has during the three subs, quent weeks steadily declined. The number registered in the week ending last Saturday was 911; in the corresponding. weeks of ten previous 3 ears (1840-9), the deaths ranged from 916 to 1,253, snit the average was 1,068, which, if corrected for inert ase of population, becomes 1,165; the ro,ult of comparison is a decrease in the present return of 254 deaths. The improvement is most conspicuous in that class of dis eases which affect the organs of respiration; and in connexion with this fact it is worthy of remark that since the 24th cf January the mean temperature was 47 deg. 2 min., though in the corresponding weeks of ten previous years (1840-9), it only ranged from 31 deg. 7 min. in 1845, to 45 dog. 4 min. in 1849. In the last f ,ur weeks the deaths from consumption have been succes sively 137, 135, 113, and 94; from bronchitis, 126, 84, 88, and 79: from asthma, 33, 12, 22, and 21; from pneu monia, or inflammation of the lungs, 75, 69, 76, and 51. Last week the deaths frem the four diseases now men tioned were only 245, whilst the corrected average of the same week is 331. But though the mortality from par ticular causes bas BC much declined, the deaths in the epidemic class show a small increase on those of the pre vious week. There were 9 last week from small-pox, 11 from scarlatina, 21 from diarrlicea, 24 from measles, 32 from typhus, and 36 from hoopiug-cough; but these are all less twat than usual, except measle and diarrhea, of which the latter shows double the average (as derived from the corresponding weeks of 1840-9), though not more than in the same week of the last three years. On the 15th and 19th of February respectively, two infant children of a labourer died of .` cynanche parotidma," at 27, Dove-row, liaggerstoue Elst, one after ten days', another after a fotteiglat's illness. One person died of intemperance. Th© mean daily reading of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, was above 30 in., except on Tuesday and Wednesday. The mean of the week was 30,070 in. The mean daily temperature was above 48 deg. on Mon day and Friday; and the lowest, which occurred on Sa turday, was not 1, sa than 49 deg. 3 rain. ~. y. MR. BENTLEY'S NEw NUVELS.—We are requested to state that Mr. Bentley has this day published " An toning; or, The Fall of Rome," by W. Wilkie Collins, 3 vole. Also, " The Nomades of the Wert; a Romance of Canada," 3 vols. post Bvo. " White Jacket; or, The World on Board a Man-ot-War," by Herman Melville, author of " Omoo," &C. 'The Martyrs of Carthage," of " Naomi," 2 vols. small Bvo., by Mrs. Webb, author Story o f th e D ay ' ," , tt . " Hands not Hearts; a 12s. Wilki ns on, 36• " T hevdols. .. SainAtiaLrreigaegre; Contract, ttrhaectl:hheyeadms Miss Life," 10 s. Raikes. "Kings Cope," by the popular author of •' Mr. Wftrrenne." " Leonie Vermont," by the author of " Mildred Vernon, " 3 vols. DEATH or A REBEL CHIEF. The Kilkenny Moderator says—" We have to r (void the demise of Mr. Thomas Cloney, of Grraigite, in this county, better known tuns t,i t , it, in Il his s h "2 4 4 , ht,bhay:iii:tsoriteihirakvgih. insurgent a e nn u ngt to the public as ' General Cloney,' which event took place ,u l Friday last, in the 76th year of his age. The tt p io r s a i l ir n iZti t :i ' t ' i tit til i" l7 l 9 7 B 74 l;r ti o ' lr i d e army in must of their southern eugogetnent; omit e part, commarniing, a brigade of th e ' behind, iu his well-known ' Personal N arrat i ve, ' an atin me ma ie t n h reg a te t i d e i v tn e: • t p fru leadi l v p a t e ae r i o ib d i (t . ,)ec;) S . e i fe nc e e p teresting account of his a d ventures ' b y flood and field ' t'9B t h at the h t . e t b occasionally - monster gatheri ngs o f the ,01,fih%Grartaoirg,,uothheuiralsetrso'ccaatsitohno of his marshalling his f Tees for the ' pride, pomp, and circumstance' of a Repeal procession and dinner, being the banquet given to ' the martyrs' in this city, in 1845. Mr. Cloney was generally esteemed during a long life for many amiable and social qualities, and his remains were deposited on Sunday last in the cemetery of St. Mullins, by a large following of friends, compatriots, and sympathisers." LADY JOAN RUSSELL'S ASSEMBLY.—Lady J o h n Russell gave the last of a series of assemblies last even ing, at the private residence of the Premier, in o n ,. ham-place. The reunion was Very Dumeroutay and fohipably attended.