The Sun. — London, England, 1851-04-29 00:00:00

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The second anniversary meeting of the National As sociation for Protection of Industry and Capital through out the British Empire, was held this day in the Theatre Royal, Drury -lane. The doors were thrown open soon after eleven o'clock, and immediately there was a rush to all parts of the house. The boxes and pit were very much crowded; a large proportion of the audience appearing to be farmers of the superior class, who looked far removed from that state of ruin and de pression which the country has been led to imagine they are in. N o one could be detected in the garb of an operative or a labourer; but the upper boxes and stalls were occupied by a jolly set of fellows, who, amidst all their sufferings, can n ow and then find time and spirit to fellow the Ch ase, and who, even on the present occasion, when they Might be expected to assume distress though they have it not, they seemed quite happy and contented, if healthy rubicund countenan ces an d ro b us t exter i ors b e any index to the condition of their minds. Before the busi jness of the day opened they kept up a running fire of okes and tallies, and any one entering the theatre, igno rant of the purpoee was t gathering, would have ima gined the audience was bent upon witnessing a panto :oil:ad we r i o a n s g te s acl of listening to a long detail of the woes which it is said agriculture is now suffering roei II Stanley Tw o or three preliminary cheers were got up for Stanley and Earl Stanhope, but it suggested a eus of packin g to h ear a voice every now and then bawl out the reminder of" Shout boys, shout." Still the rin) ee ting was o r d er l y and good tempered, end when the hearty Ilefßichmond to o k th e c h a i r, at twe l ve o ' c l oc k, a the theatrecheer was raised, which sho o k th e ve ry walls of again. The CiIAIIIBIAN, in opening the proceedings, thanked the meeting for the reception it had given him. His opinions o f free trade were too well known to need any ?xplanetion from him, but this he would tell the meet ing and the country, that he for one would never give uP eroteetion.—(Cheers) He cart d not for the abuse show e i r oPponents, still less for the ridicule which they ered upon them; but it - they did not think that loge bodies of the people were coming over to the cause of protection, the people might depend upon it that they Would l et them alone.—(Cheers.) The land was suffer win!: and now, when they called for relief, they . e • Me, with intimidation, but the operatives In " the Ma nufacturing districts had found out the fallacy the cheap bread cry, and they were now convincer! that upo their permanent prosperity and happiness depended good wages and constant employment, which could had met produced by the principles which this meeting Met to advocate.—(Cheers.) He would not detain 71 12 I "gerf but at once call upon the Earl of Win tee% to move the first resolution.—(Hear hear.) J •ha Earl of Wietcrtu.sne then proposed—" That the outing -continued and still increasing distress of the agri -132_ Rural interest; the unmitigated difficulties of the cola -141 interest; the deep depression of the shipping in e l ' e s r est; the diminished and continually declining profits ?Yade and of every branch of industrial pursuit; the auction of the wages of labour, and the dimunition of i h tl3 P l °Yrnent in many parts of the United Kingdom; the . crea se of crime, and the desertion of home and country 111 continually augmenting bodies of the most industrious . valuable portions of the British population; —present an,PPutable evidence that derangements exist in the e r t al system of the country, which are sap rtig the foundations of its prosperity, and, if suot speedily remedied, must end in wide bread disaster, discontent, and ruin." All that the • thr.l.llers wanted' was fair and legitimate pr o t ec ti on f or r native industry, without which the country could :esintyfteoluarni:huangoer, trade prosper.—(Hear, hear .) The re _a?tution he had to move spoke for itself in clear and de which could not be misunderstood. It !i_ty . e the lie direct to the declarations of Free-traders, as the Protectionists were quite prepared to make sa e ee „ -nine concessions to every other interest they would " fi . e . i . e...! give up their principles, which was protection to 'nu nsritish P l ough, protection to the British loom, and tProtection to the British trade.—(Cheers.) The dis r:of the agricultulinterest had been acknowledged J the Government, but they had neither the honesty nor the no the nrane to appl y any reme d y for fear of offending b4U ir r evolutionary f r i en d s . —(L ou d c h eers. ) P rotection .._ Made thi s nation what it is, and if they wished to Lusintain its grandeur to protection th e y mus t return, mid thin at, too, without delay.—(Cheers.) No country e2uld be independent which did not supply itself with hor first necessary of life; and yet, without protection, w could that be done? Already the land was rapidly 't i ling out of cultivation, and if the existing commercial poling were persevered in, the colonies, whom the Free- Nee said he did not care for, would shortly fall, and Free then away would go the market of the manufacturer.— kneel., hear.) He therefore warned the manufacturer and the capitalist to pause before it was too late. De- Pend st upon it, if the farmer f e ll b ot h th ese would go with him and and he called upon every ma n w h o hail the interest , o ,f his country at h eart to come to the rescue, and banish Free-traders from their own strongholds.—(Cheers.) God forbid that he should speak ill of the dead; but Sir Robert Peel was wanting in moral courage. He sac combed first to the Roman Catholic Association, by Which our common Protestantism was perilled, and next he gave way to the free-trade intimidation, by which he had endangered the safety of the country itself, for his Proceedings had given rise to a party whose principles Were as various as the colours of the rainbow, and whose _ threats, as held out by Sir James Graham, were still ''''tsore odious then those of the Manchester school itself. -- (Cheers.) He therefore urged the meeting not to abandon its principles, but to go for protection, and no thing but protection.—(Cheers.) Mr. Is. BUTT, Q.C., seconded the motion, declaring his conviction that the Protectionists would ultimately Carry their point. He came there to represent the Pro tectionists of Ireland, and to tell them that Ireland en tirely sympathised with this movement. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then went into a lengthened statistical statement to show that crime and outrage had increased in Ireland since the abandonment of protection. Land had gone out of cultivation in Ireland, and the reason that was not the case in England was: simply b ecause the farmers had capital to work upon here. because resources, however, were rapidly disappearing, a nd in a very short time the fate of the land in Ireland, Would overtake that of England.—(Cheers.) The ob ject of th e F ree-traders was the extermination of tenant farmers, and it was f or thi s m e etin g t o say (No ' t h at object should be accomplished.-- ‘"°' no.) The tenant • farmers stood in the W ay of revolution, and if the meeting succeeded, so they Would continue to stand.—(Cheers.) At this stage of the proceedings The CI IAIRMAN announced that as the theatre had been found • to inadequate to accommodate all who were anxious be present, a meeting had been convened in St.. Ma r and he would therefore request his friends, ci!rl.Btanhope„M r . G. F. Y oung , an d M r . E. B a ll, o f an?bridge, to go over and conduct that meeting. I, kr. BAL L , b e f ore he qu i tted the stage, expresse d a ; °Pe that this m ee ti ng wou ld pass a reso l ut i on , request ' ' th e g Prin ce Albert to lend them the Crystal Palace when e E xhibition s h ou ld b e over, and then the P rotect i on i sts Would l _ sho w the world that truth was inalienable from the laud of this countr y. —(Laughter.) at r• BUTT then resumed his address, and commented we e .nglY upon the recent conduct of Sir James Graham, ti "leh he stigmatized as revolutionary and unconstitu - ti and he protested, so help him God, rather than • U sed ' e r t he language w hi c h Si r J ames G ra h am h a d • e , to h ave his right hand cut off.—(Cheers.) ":f ar gued that protection was th e sa f eguar d wh.the labourer—it was, he said, a false philantoropy teen urged the adoption of free trade all over the "d, because it had a tendency to reduce wages to everlovvest possible ebb, and he insisted that in , I net taught us that it was the duty of 4 ,,ry protect its own industry.—(Cheers.) areats of revolution, or threats of resignation, should s ot 4; deter them from marching onwards in the good i rk * Resignation, forsooth; why, he remembered et en this country had a monarch that would meet such inrettt s • ek _ with the simple retort that he would go to met and select the first twelve honest men he met fur his Ministers.--A laugh.) Now was a cour se which w ou ld well have been followed on that a recent Occasion, for assuredly the Sovereign might have gone t e C haring -cross and discovered a better Minister than !n_rt!it which now enjoyed power, but, at all events, she ight have gone with this consolation, that it would nave been impossible to find a werse.—(A laugh.) He C oncluded a long and eloquent speech by conjuring the trnermined eeting to keep up tho agitation, and return home de ative ulti mataly getting protection restored to inctostry.—(Cheers.) . Mr. DAWSoN, of Selby, in Yorkshire, spoke to the re solution, and he did so f rom experience because he knew Where the agricultural shoe pincheut he fto !ell th e meeting where it wasp unless d it b was to be got found le the speech of Sir James Graham had a d n o d e 1 0 0 t r h e e d r t r m o b o e n r Of the H ouse o f Commons, who • the than an attempt to restore protection would end In provoking a revolution. Free trade only bened men Wit h fixed salaries or income, but every other class it l!tiv°PPressed, including the artizan and manufactubreinogbloigpeed e• and sooner or later the country would_ return to a protective system.—(Ghee The eh t i n itself was preferable to free-trade, and rather "tarnn continue under the one he would go for the other. 1,1‘,4120 resolution was then put from the chair and car meeting was proceeding when we went to press.) It La • - pare is stated that the Protectionistten to an u t ie -fa tw rm o tenant-farmers b rdhhire are organizing an opposition replacetirB u they returned n a d s r d Protectionists, :sorleyiss e a ll n vv d i:sh are r purposing epres en ta . vr ' u Z noc e iv h i o na se e n et, f i r n o g m the tenant-twine's then c o • • AL A GRICULTURAL SOCIET Y.—Ad 4143 o rdered to Ce o a n ffix T e h a ur t s o da t v h , e the a g re s e c m a e o n f t t iw, h e the $o Society, and the society of immediatelyPoretre-PpVp:osesoftbeirwith h tCho t e h r PT : Royal roawtinon- e cattle show, tli e l i Lthlul until the tbilipeaoysb,seeghssn)ilondnii beginning shall ItAtioluvg;tti P l a t ee h i a n s t h b; l n hi d u e_c - i p d a e r d k , a that na t a h e m oPavilionre appropriate,dinner zxprzai.e 'Pot, could not have been selected. IV o rder a 4E PATENT LAWS.-011 Saturday, 1., Windsor olg.-'e douse of Lords, was printed a return containing so m e ,de tglie.st_ions and memorials , addressed to the Board of 'lra th,-.mleet of the patent laws and the amendment tendi n g, the documents show the expense and delay at bill ng lett era patent for inventions. There are now two t ia * before the House of Lords for amendment of the pater! I W 8, ,, Which Bills will be considered on the meeting of their 'rushiPs on Thursday. Were MANX GIANT. ---The inhabitants of Liverpool „2e Much surprised to see on Friday, walking up and down our streets, a man of extraordinary dimensions, Arthur from Sulby, Lezayre, Isle of Man. He is only ii.'ntY-three years of age, stands seven feet six inches IR!, . band weighs twenty-one stones. He is a Manx farmer, p all o c c ! lb a little property of his own. He arrived in Live:- c01:0,3Y t he King Orry, Captain Quayle, from Douglas. He 4 ,_ to bid farewell to a number of his friends who are 'mut to emir.. t eaa e. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1851. SPORTING NOTE, No. XLIV. CHESTER SPRING MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. perceive that I snail not hove the benefit, of Lord Eglinton's colt to pull my judgment through kr the Mostyn Stakes, rind that Youeg Hawthorn is a very uncertain starter, consequently, Lizzy and Merriment will be first and second, and the crack (The Greek) third. As I remarked yesterday, Merry Peel, in the absence of Hesse Homburg and Vermuth, is tolerably certain of being the winner of the Palatine Stakes. There seems to ue some little doubt whether Lord Clif den will start either his Harpsichord or 'Touchstone filly for the Rodeo Produce Stakes tomorrow; should he not do so, Avia. 7st 131 b, Guardsman, Bst 51b, and Paddy Whack, Bst 51b, will then run home as I have placed them. The following is a corrected list of the presumed starters for the Chester Cup:—Russborough, "Wooleich, Backbiter, Vempyre, Duceen-Durras, Sauter'-la Coops, Langton, The Italian, ClariAere Spot, Knight of Averei, Montague, Rhesus, Seaman, Haricot, Damask, Lady Eden, Mickleton, Gladiator colt, Strap. D'a, York you're-wanted, Wallflower, Wilmeet, Rubins, Sprite filly, The Black Doctor, Nancy, and Besse Homburg. Vatican, The Iron Duke, Dulcet, Sir Robert, Cuu riri, Panope, Made-Safe, The Cutler, Tightweist, Knook Knoll, Queen Bee, Hurry Scurry and Guards man are also there, but, for the most part, are very doubtful runners. The field, after the gr nee ally mute • rous deductions on the morning of the race, is expected to number twenty-seven at the least. The betting at Chester last night was of a very ]an gun! description. Russborough wtes in force, and Vern pyre, "rbe Italian, Rhesus, Seaman, The Black Doctor, and Hesse Homburg, were talked about, but not backed to any extent. I remain of the same opinion as lien-to fore expressed; still thinking that the race will show VAMPYRE, THE KNIGHT, or THE ITALIAN in the ascendant; the last named for choice; with The Doctor, Rhesus and Russborough at the head of the ruck. All long shots taken about the couple of D's (Damask and Due-an-Durres) with superfluous cash are not such bad specs. as they may seem; it is very possible you may not have to rue D. as a bad investment on the Roodee. In case my other ventures fail me on this stormy sea of speculation, I shall reserve this couple of outsiders as ecckboats to carry me safe home to port. I am, Sir, yours, &c. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. April 29, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—MONDAY. The only beta laid were:-5,000 to 60 agst Langton, 1,000 to 15 agst Duc-an-Dhurras, 1,800 to 100 agst Knight of Avenel, and 800 to 100 agst Russborough, for the Chester Cup; and 20 to 1 agst Sir Rowland Tren chard, for the Dee Stakes. CHESTER RACES. CHESTER, MONDAY AFTERNOON, FIVE O'CLOCK.--The following list includes nearly all the arrivals up to the present time:— The Mountain Deer, Joc-o'-Sot, Hesse-Homburg, Hurry Scurry, colt out of Khorassan's dam, Queen Bee, Alonzo, Emma, Deceitful, Foam, Spot, Pilot, Sir Robert, Worcester, Vampyre, Wallflower, Clarissa, Sauter la Coupe, Dulcet, Paddy Bird, York-you're-wanted, Pa quette, Nancy, Lizzy, Montague, Scar, Era, Escape, Russborough, Seaman, Duc-an-Dhurras, Kick-up-the dust, Merriment, Truth, Margaretta, Paddy Whack, Woolwich, Backbiter, Black Doctor, The Iron Duke, Mickleton, Wilmont, Rubinia, Sprite filly, Pagliano, General Sale, Rhesus, Badajos, Grand Duchess, Merry bird, Vanguard, Haricot, Brenda, Maid of Team Valley, Emily Bell, Caurire, Lady Eden, Tresina, March Bird, Merry Peal, Strap, Knook Knoll, The Cutler, Guardsman. Dawson's, J. Dawson's, Lord Zetland's, Heseltine's, Lord Eglinton's, and two or three other lots, had not arrived when our parcel was made up. We hear that John Day will not have anything here. Lord Eglinton will have only Knight of Avenel and Hippolytus. Daw son will have nine. A good deal of snow fell yesterday, and we have had a few cold showers to-day, but the course is in first-rate order. We fear it will not continue so, for the weather is very doubtful. The city, as yet, shows little of the bustle incident to a great meeting, and not a bet has been laid. Those who were on the course this morning select Russborough, Seaman, Kent's three, and the Black Doctor, as having taken strung gallops, and gone re markably well. Mr. Osbaldeston's Derby horse did not please them. Rhesus and Backbiter arrived only this afternoon, and have not been out. The following arrived after our parcel was dispatched: —Knight of Avenel, Hippolytus, Langton, Tightwaist, Snow Storm, Mark Tapley, Italian, Colsterdale, Aristos, Asia, Old Claret, and Damask. CHESTER, MONDAY NIGHT, NINE O'CLOCK. The Entries have closed as follows : TUESDAY. The Grosvenor Stakes of 10 soya. each, 11 ft, with 30 added. Grosvenor Course. — Mark z 0 1:a 4 3 pl , e r y s_ , 4 K y ie r k s ;p. Va t hntg,udaursdt,. 3 yrs—Lord syr Byron,spot,syrs 3 yrs—The Cutler, 3 yrs—Merry Peal, 3 yrs. Sweepstakes of 5 s oys• dd el a c Av htiiswitaia:nh3ce3y.o e 8 added. Once round Master Downes, aged—Avis, —Lucy, 6 yrs—H urr i cane, 3 yrs-13; r M m odsti b e n yc a a , 4 yrs rdival Puff, 5 yrs. Optional Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 30 added. One Mlle and a quarter. Avia, 3 yr.: (301)—True Blue, 3 yrs, (801.)—B g by Greatheart, out or Jolly Beggar's dam, 5 yrs (1001) — Costume, 3 yrs (301.)—Emma, 3 yra (300— Osbald wick, 4 yrs (301.)—Maid of the Mountain, 3 yrs (501.) WEDNESDAY. Corinthian Handicap, of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added. Seven furlongs. Fifty-three, 3 yrs—Escape, 6 yrs—ch f by Arundel, out of Camerilla, 3 yrs—b m by Cardinal Puff, 5 yrs. Sixty Guineas, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each. Once round and a distance. Aristos, 3 aTs—Mark Tapley, 4 yrs—Psyche, 4 yrs— True Blue, 3 yrs—The Cutler, 3 yrs—Lady Eden, 4 yrs—Roller, 3 yrs—Kick.up-the-dust, 3 yrs—Simpli city, 3 yrs—b c by Melbourne, 3 yrs. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas. Thrice round. Vanguard, 5 yrs—Aristos, 3 yrs—Mark Tapley, 4 yrs—True Blue, 3 yrs—b c by Melbourne, dam by Bran, 3 yrs—Psyche, 4 yrs—The Cutler, 3 yrs—Hur ricane, 3 yrs—Truth, 3 yrs—The Flying Englishman (h b), aged. BETTING AT CHESTER THIS MORNING. CHESTER CUP. 4 to 1 agst Rhesus 8 to 1 agst Russborough 9 to 1 agat The Italian 9 to 1 agst Hesse-Homburg 12 to 1 agst Backbiter 20 to 1 agst Haricot 20 to 1 agst Vampyre 30 to 1 agst Khorassan's dam colt DEBBY. 20 to 1 agst Mountain Deer 20 to 1 agat The Ban and Lightfoot AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING. By the arrival of the United States mail steamship Baltic, Captain Comstock, we have received advises from New York to the 16th inst. She brings 30,514/. in specie and 204 passengers. Simms, the fugitive slave, whose arrest at Boston created so much excitement, has been sent back to the state from which he fled. The Tribune states, that while the West India mail-steamer was waiting outside of the bar of Tampico, on the 6th ult., for specie amounting to nearly 800,000 dolls., a " norther" sprang up, and she was compelled to leave the coast at once, without the money. From Havannah we have advices to the Bth inst. We subjoin the mercantile report. Rumours, appa rently ba*ed upon some foundation, relative to a re newed invason of Cuba, were rife. From Mexico we have advices to the 22d of March. The Government finances were in a bad condition. The American ind.eminity had been nearly all spent, and the deficiency on the Ist of the month was 2,500,000 dolls. _ _ _ . . Prom Jamaica we have advices to the sth instant. The crops at Trelawny this season will be deficient by one-fourth. Accounts from Hayti to the Ist announce that the late Minif•ter of Justice, and several persons of high standing, had been publicly shot by order of the Emperor. CO.VMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. MONEY M ARK Ef. NEW YORK, APRIL 16.—Negotiations for money are not quite so easy as last week. Exchange for the Baltic opened with an advance on sterling, and to this fact alene may be ascribed the present stringency in the market. Sales of bills on London have been made at 110 to 1101, mostly at 110 to 1108. On Paris, 5 114- to 5 10. Amsterdam, 41i to 414. Hatuburgh, 36a to 361. Bremen, 78 . 2 to 79. The transactions in the con tinental funds have been moderate. Short paper of the first class is in request at 6 to 61 per cent.; but in other descriptions the rates are firm uc our quotations. Money an demand upon the hypothecation of mercantile paper and stock securities readily commands 6 to 7 per cent. Specific loans are not so readily made, in consequence of the continued scarcity of floating capital. There has been a fair market for sound stocks, with a fair demand for Government and States Securities. Cotton-For a few days succeeding the arrival of the Baltic's favourable intelligence there was an active demand, but since then the market has receded some what, with a less active inquiry, the decline being greatest on the low grades. We revise our quotations, which now stand A-c. to oc. lower than on the sth inst. The sales of Saturday last were 1,000 bales, at a con cession of ie. on low grades, included in the above, but Monday and yesterday there was a good demand, without change in prices. The receipts of cot ton at all the shipping ports are 1,927,991 bales, against 1,749,065 to the same dates last year, an increase this season of 171,976 bales; the total foreign receipts this year are 258,026 bales more than last; say 183,287 bales increase to Great Britain, 46,503 increase to France, 28,423 increase to the north of Europe, and 29,813 in crease to other foreign ports. The shipments from southern to northern ports are 178,911 bales less this season than last, and there is an increase in stock of 4 ; 923 bales. Naval Stores-Turpentine sold a few days ago at 2 dolls. 80ic., but 3 dolls. are now asked. Spirits of turpentine, 35 dolls. cash. Resin is firm, and good de scriptions are wanted. Ashes (pot) have continued in fair request, and about 175 barrels have been taken at 5 dolls. Pearl remains steady at 5 dolls. 75c., with sales of 100 barrels. Stock, 11th inst., 1,187 barrels (pot), and 459 ditto (pearl). Iron-English bar is dull, and prices irregular, some holders show an anxiety to realize. Sales are a few hundred tons Scotch pig, at 20 dolls. 50c. to 21 dolls. 50c. from ship and store; 800 tons Gartsherrie, from yard, 20 dolls.; 150 tons English bar, 36 dolls. to 36 dolls. 50c.; 260 ditto, in yard, slightly damaged, 35 dolls. 12ic., and 200 tons Irish wrought scrap, about 27 dolls., all at six months. The stock of Swedes is small and holders firm at 85 dolls. Flour-There has been the usual home trade demand, and the market closed with much firmness. Canadian brands, in bond, of which the stock is reduced to about 12,000 barrels, are dull at 4 dolls. 561 c. to 4 dolls. 62ic. To arrive, it is offered freely at 4 dolls. 50c. 1,500 barrels have been sold, deliverable in May, at 4 dolls. 37ic,, in bond. Grain-In wheat the operations are limited, the mil lers on aht avy market buying sparingly. Genessee is held at 112 c. to 1160.; Ohio, 1000. to 1050. Canadian in bond is inquired for at 102 c. to 104 c. The southern crop of Indian corn being light is now almost exhausted, and the arrivals are small. The closing prices are 68ic. to 69c. for southern end northern yellow, and 70c. for White Jersey; for delivery in June there are sales at 623 c. for western mixed; cornmeal brings 3 dolls. to 3 dolls. 25c. per barrel. Provisions-New mess pork has been in good demand, and large sales have been made at 15 dolls., the market closing at 15 dolls. 25c. for mess, and 11 dolls. 25c. to 12 dolls. 25c. for prime. Old mess 14 dolls. to 144 eons.; prime. 11 rinoa t, ill dolls- 11 ,,, f is firm at aftalle_to 11 dolls. 50c., and 5 dolls. to 6 dolls. 25c. for mess and prime; prime mess in tierces, 15 dolls. to 16 dolls. 25c. Lard is in good demand, and sales to a fair extent have been made for flavre at 9c. for barrel. Cheese ranges from sic. to 7e., according to quality. Freights-To Liverpool-Cotton is offered more freely at 3-16 to 32d.; flour, 10d. to Is.; grain, 31.1. to 4d. per bushel; naval stoles, ls. 5d.; heavy goods, 10s. to 15s. To London-Tobacco, 325. 6d.; flour, ls. 6d.; heavy end measurement goods, 255. to 305.; provisions in bar rels, 2s. To lii.vre-Cotton, ashes, rice, &e., 5 dolls. to 6 dolls. To Glasgow-Flour, Is. 6d. NEW ORLEANS, APRIL 14.-Cotton is quiet. Flour is steady, with sales of 2,000 barrels Ohio at 4 dolls. 10c. Cern is firmer at 55e. to 57c. Sterling exchange we quote at 94. CHARLESTON, APRIL 11.— Our market was very in active under the Africa's advices. Prices of cotton for the present are nominal; sales were limited to 300 bales at extremes ranging from aa to SAVANNAIJ, APRIL 11.—The cotton market opened with a fair demand at previous prices, which continued until eleven o'clock, when the accounts by the Africa were received, noticing an advance of one-eighth in Li verpool. This brought the market to a stand, and no sales were afterwards effecteJ. The morning's business amounted to 815 bales at from Sic. to 11ic. 11AVANNAII, APRIL B.—Prices of sugar are firmer. There is an active demand, as many vessels were char tered and receiving. Molasses as last reported. Freights to Europe the same. Exchange on London, 6 to 7 per cent. premium. AMERICAN SHIPPING. Arrived—The Washington steamer, from Bremen and Southampton; Fides, Edward O'Brien Constantine, Hemisphere, Norden, Roscius, Fidelia,Boadicea, Arctic, Vanguard, Eliza, and Cornelia, from Liverpool; Vesta, from Dublin; India, from Newcastle; Governor Hinck ley, from London; Salome, from Bordeaux; Arbaces, from Genoa; Wilhelm, Cotton Planter, and Fanny, from Antwerp: Favourite, from Newport, Wales; Luconia, New York, and Volans, from Havre; Luna, from Gal way; Star, from Marseilles; Dorothy Henrietta, from Rotterdam; Sir Isaac Newton and Hyne, from Ham burgh; Manilla, from Cardiff ; Oudsod and Matta, from Bremen; Fanny, from Londonderry; Mississippi, from Cork; and Juliet, from Rochelle, at Now York. The Hor, Sidon, and Albion, from Liverpool, at Apa lachicola. The John H. Jervis, Colonist, and Aplin, from Liver pool; Kileura,' from Newcastle; Amelia Janet, America, and Nova Scotia, from Glasgow, - at Boston. The lEolus, from Liverpool to Baltimore; Roscoe, from Liverpool; Mobile, Otilla, Sea Lion, Essex, and John Haven, from Liverpool; Tamarac, from Newport, ' Wales, and Virginia, from Gottenburg, at New Orleans. The Milo, from Sunderland, at Newhaven, Connec ticut. The Atalanta, Katamanzoo, and Tuscany, from Liver pool, and the Johanna, from Leghorn, at Philadelphia. The Georgia, from Newport, Wales, Intrinsic, and Jessie, from Liverpool, Eli Whitny, from Cardiff, and Robert Mason, from Bristol, at Savannah. The Ocean, from Leith, and Renfrewshire, from Glas gow, at St. John's New Brunswick. The barque reported ashore at Key West was the Brothers, of Yarmouth, from New Orleans for Havre. The captain refused the assistance of the wreckers, and succeeded in getting the vessel off without auy apparent damage, and she proceeded on her voyage. The Woodstock and Freeman, from Liverpool, St. Vincent, from Newport, Vales, and Mary Allen Scott, from Glasgow, at Port Royal, Jamaica. The Baracoa and Sophia, from London, and Copse, from Leith, at Jamaica. The Frank Stovin sailed from Jamaica for London on the Ist. FATAL ACCIDENTS IN REGENT-STREET.—Yester- day Mr. Laugh= held an inquest in St. George's Hospital, on Valentine Symons, aged 26, a painter, in the employ of Mr. Jackson, contractor under the Woods and Forests. De ceased was working at the front of 86, Quadrant, when a ladder, adjoining that on which ha was standing, tilted over, and knocked hint down a height of 15 feet. He was taken up and carried to the hospital, where he died from the effect of the injuries, which consisted of two fractures of the skull. Great blame was attached to two men named Lambert and Markham, to whose negligence the accident was attributed, and the jury, in returning a verdict of accidental death ; told them - that they had narrowly escaped a charge of man slaughter.—Mr. H. M. Wakley held an inquest in the Mid dlesex Hospital, on William Toombes, a painter, aged 32. Deceased, while painting the front of 311, Regent-street, occupied by Mr. turner, a veterinary surgeon, incautiously placed a ladder which he was using On a scaffolding that was too narrow, when it slipped, and he fell a height of twelve feet, fracturing his sp,ne. Verdict—" Accidental death.' Both these accidents occurred in the same street, and at about the same hour. DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF RADNOR.—We regret to announce the death of this noble lady, which took place on Sunday morning at Lord Radnor's seat, Coleshill, Berks. Her Ladyship had Leen in declining health for some time past, nevertheless her demise occurred somewhat unex pectedly. She was the daughter of the late Sir Henry Paulet St. John Mildmay-, and married the Earl of Radnor in 1814. Her Ladyship was much beloved : by her death many noble families are placed in mourning. WEsTmiN:TER ABBFT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.— The Dean and Chapter ct Westminster have resolved to open Westminster Abbey to the public without charge on and after Sunday next. Circulars have been dispatched to the choirs of the different cathedrals throughout the country request ing their attendance. There will be a full choir every Sun day vieuipg. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Al bert, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince cf Wales, Prince Allred, Prince Arthur, the Princes: Royal, and the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louise, left Windsor Castle at seven minutes before twelve o'clock yesterday, fur London. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess of Charlemont, Lady Caroline Barrington, Honourable Flora Macdonald, Hon. Mary F. Seymour, Lord Byron, Lieutenant-Colonel lion. C. B. Phipps. Captain Hon. Joseph Denman (Royal Navy), Colonel Buckley, Lieutenant• Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour, and Mr. Birch. _ The august party went from the castle to the Windsor station of the Great Western Railway, where a guard of honour of the first battalion of Grenadier Guards were on duty. A special train conveyed the Queen to the Paddington terminus, on reaching which the Royal Party entered six of her Majesty's carriages, and with an escort of Lancers, proceeded to Buckingham Palace, where they arrived at ten minutes before ono o'clock. The Queen and Prince Albert were received et the Palace by the Vice-Chamberlain, the Master of the Household, and Colonel Wylde. Her INN enty held a Court in the afternoon, for the re ceptiun of his Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands. His Royal Highness arrived at Buckingham Palace at hall-past two o'clock, and was received by the Equ'r ries in Waiting, Colonel Buckley and Lieut.-Colonel F. H S. yrncur, and the Master of the Ceremonies. The Prince Henry of the Netherlands was attended by Count Schimmelpenninck, the Netherlands Minister ; the Chevalier van Rappard, Aide-de-Camp of his Royal Highness; and the Chevalier de Carsonbroot. Oflicier d'Ordonnance of his Majesty the King of the Nether lands, Attaché to his Royal Highness. His Royal Highness had an audience of her Majesty, to which he was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.B , the Queen's Principal Secretary of State fur Foreign Affairs and conducted by Colonel the Hon Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ce remonies. His Royal Highness was also presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Albert. The Queen was attended by Lord Byron, Lord in Waiting, and Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, R.N., Groom in Waiting. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Royal Commission for the Promotion of the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations in 1851. His "Royal Highness arrived at the Exhibition building, in Hyde-park, at a quarter past three o'clock, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Lieutenant. Colonel F. H. Seymour. The Commissioners assembled at four o'clock. Those present were—The Earl of Rosse, Earl Granville, Lord Overstone, the Right Honourable Henry Labouchere, Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir C. Lyell, Sir C. L. Eastlake, Mr. T. Baring, M.P.; Mr. Cobden, M.P.; Mr. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. John Gott, Mr. P. Pusey, M.P.; Mr. R. Stephenson, M.P.; Mr. John Shepherd, Chairman of the East India Company; and Mr. Hopkins, President of the Geological Society. Sir Stafford Northcote and Mr. Scott Russell, Secretaries to the Royal Commission, were in attendance. Mr. Edgar Bowling also attended. Colonel Reid, Chairman of the Executive Committee; Colonel Lloyd, Special Commissioner; and Dr. Lyon Playfair, Special Commissioner, were also present. A deputation from Sheffield had an interview with the Royal Commissioners. The deputation consisted of Mr. Henry Wilkinson, Mr. Joseph Bradbury, Mr. Fawcett, Mr. Potter, Mr. John Hawksworth, and Mr. John Hall. The Musical Committee of the Royal Commission, consisting of Sir George Smart, Dr. Wylde, and Sir Henry Bishop, had an interview with the Royal Com missioners to make the final arrangements for the mu sical performances at the opening of the Exhibition. Viscount Palmerston, the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain, Mr. Norman Macdonald, superin tendent of the Lord Chamberlain's department, and Mr. Mayne, Commissioner of Police, had severally inter views with the Royal Commissioners, respecting the ce remonial of the inauguration of the Exhibition on the Ist of May. The meeting of the Royal Commission broke up at half-past six o'clock. A meeting of the Financial Committee had previously been held at the Exhibition Building, which was at tended by the Earl Glanville, Lord Overstone, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Sir Alexander Spearman, Mr. Baring, M.P., Mr. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, and Mr. Peter Sir Stafford Northcote and Mr. Edgar Bowring, Se cretaries to the Committee, attended. The Committee sat two hours. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the Philharmonic Concert, at the Hanover square Rooms, with their presence yesterday evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of Charlemont, Hon. Flora Macdonald, Hon. Mary F. Seymour, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord Byron, Lord George Lennox, Captain Hon. J. Denman, Col. Wylde, Col. Buckley, and Lieut.-Col. F. H. Seymour. His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands visited the Exhibition Building in Hyde-park yesterday afternoon, and was conducted through the building by Colonel Lloyd, Special Commissioner of the Royal Com mission. His Serene Highness Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Langenbourg landed at Dover yesterday morning from the Continent, travelled to London, and in the afternoon proceeded to Frogmore, on a visit to her Royal High ness tne Dllultrat, uf The Duke of Wellington bad an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. A deputation from the New River Company bad an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. The depn• nation consi,ted of Mr. Richard Beauvoir Bireos (gover nor), Mr. Charles Henry .I. ) ,l4ritn (treasurer), Mr. Henry Hulse Birens (auditor), Sir John Johnstone, Bart., M.P., Mr. Gathorne Hardy, and Mr. Thomas Mills (directors). Mr. Frederick Inglis (clerk), and Mr. Wm. Chadwick Mylne (engineer). The Archbishop of Canterbury had an interview with Secretary Sir G. Grey yesterday at the Home-office. The Marquis of Clanricarde had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchc quer yesterday at his official residence in Downing -street. Lord and Lady John Russell arrived in town yester day from Pembroke-lodge, Richmond-park. The Oxford University Commission had a meeting yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present the Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke, the Rev. H. G. Liddell, the Rev. Professor Powell, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (secretary). Sir William Clay, M.P., had as interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday. THE FASHIONABLE-- WORLD. IMPROVEMENTS IN PALL-MALL. Schombergh House, Pall-mall, Co.,heter known as the pre mises of Messrs. Harding and . silk- mercers to the Queen, with its many historical associations, has been forced, in its time, , . adapted to the prevailing fash(i)ofn,. to g ive way to a building more and better calculated to meet the requirements its owners. The new building, which Messrs. Harding and Co. have erected, presents a striking illustration o has been made of late ye ars in the progress which the construction of houses devoted to the purposes of trade. The compa ratively modern and profuse introduction rich furniture, and articles of virtu of mirrors, fashionable shops is beginning to Pass away, and greater attention is being paid to elegance of design, correctness of proportion, and artistic beauty. In these respects there is no building in the metropol is, dedicated to similar which can be placed in comparison and the elegant structure which Messrs. Harding Co. have reared in Pall-mall. The exterior is the archit e cture belonging to th e Romanltalian style of school. The elevation is executed in brick, Aubigney store dressings to the windows andithCaen and The lower portion, including the portico cornices. 7 and its elabo rate embellishments, is formed ent ! material, which is peculiarly adapted Lo they of the latter purpose, on account of its great hardness and cl ose ` n" of We believe this is the first instance of its employment texture. in the metropolis. An Italian staircase leads to the show rooms on the first floor. It is pann e li e l ,and lighted, from above by glass domes, between whi c h headed covering, following the line of ascent, wa9lgsgoli n glass. The whole of the glass used in this portion of the building is bent, and embossed with flowers and fo liage; and its introduction for such a purpose is another example of the manifold uses to which this valuable ma terial is applicable. A corridor, having pendentive ceil ings, divides the front from the back show-rooms ; and the architecture is assimilated, in some degree, to that of the staircase. The walls of the front show-room are covered with paper in silver tissue, with enriched cor nices picked out in gold and colours. The apertment behind is divided into a series of arches, th e p ii„• tres and spandrils intervening being filled with ara besques those in the pilastres on a gold ground. The ceiling is richly pannelled, and the decorations, generally, are painted in white sad gold, with here and there flowers and foliage coloured in the most delicate tints. A boudoir is attached to this apartment, with walls and ceiling also richly pannelled. The whole of the work on this and the ground floors is executed in Parian cement. The ground floor, upwards of 130 feet in depth, is decorated atter the same elegant design. A magnificent Swedish stove (Jeakes' patent) warms the apartment, and is constructed so as to carry the smoke under the floor. It is manu factured of brown steel, with ormolu enrichments and arabesque pannels in encaustic tile, on a crimson em horsed ground. Glass lamps, of globular shape, of an entirely new form, light the entrance, ground floor, and corridors. Some idea of the dispatch with which the works have been carried on may be gathered from the fact that Messrs. Holland, the builders, who are also the contractors for the - new Ordnance-office adjoining, did not commence preparing the foundations until the end of October list. The new building is in keeping with the palatial character of this portion of Pall-mall, and must be aeknowledged as one of the most tasteful resorts of the fashionable world in the metropolis. The architects are Messrs. Lawford and Heneker; the builders Messrs. Holland ; end the decorators l'Oessr. , . Trollop() end Son. The stoves have been supplied by Mr. 'Lakes; the chandeliers by Messrs. Hughes and Forest; and the glasses by Mr.Blandford, of the Thames Plate Glass Compeny. The 'Duke or Northumberland, with his usual liberality and consideration, has given instructions that during the period of the ensuing Great Exhibition in the metropolis his Grace's mansions of Northumberland -house, London, and Sion-house and gardens, Middlesex, shall be open for the inspection of parties visiting Loudon, more espe cially those connected with the county of Northumberland. By applying personally or by letter at the commissioner's office, Alnwick Castle, introductions for this purpose may be obtained. —Newcastle Journal. During the last week fifteen vessels put to sea from the Birkenhead Docks, and there are at present in dock sixteen vegsela.--Liverpool Abios. DEATH OF ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON, G.C.B. We regret to announce the demise of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, G.C.8., one of the oldest flag officers in the British Navy, whose brilliant naval career is identified with our national annals. The venerable and gallant Admiral expired last evening at his town residence in Eaton-square, shortly after six o'clock. The gallant deceased was son of Mr. Edward Codrington, brother of the late Sir William Codrington, Bart. He was horn in 1770, and had consequently reached the ripe age of eighty years. In July, 1783, 'being in his fourteenth year, he entered the navy as a midshipman, and after a pro bationary career of nearly ten years he obtained his lieutenancy. Without going into detail of the ser vices rendered by the Gallant Admiral, we cannot notice his decease without mentioning that he was Lieutenant of the Queen Charlotte in Lord Howe's action ; that he commanded the Babet in Lord Brid port's celebrated victory ; the Orion, under the im mortal Nelson at Trafalgar; the Blake in the Wal cheren expedition ; that during the Peninsular war he had the command of a squadron in co-operation with the Spanish patriots off the coast of Catalonia ; and was subsequently Captain of the fleet stationed on the coast of America. The crowning achievement in the life of the de ceased Admiral was, however, the battle of Navarino, when the Russian and French s quadrons acted under his general orders. The instructions issued by the Admiral for the positions of anchoring and the order of battle were concluded by Lord Nelson's well known maxim, that " If a general action should take place no captain can be better placed than when his vessel is alongside one of the enemy." The Asia, the Vice-Admiral's ship, bore a leading part in the conflict. After having disposed of two Egyptian men of• war, she became exposed to a severe raking fire, which carried away her mizen-mast and dismounted many of her guns. Vice-Admiral Codrington was him self struck, and his watch shattered in his pocket. The victory, howe's er, was complete. In the Admiral's official dispatch the condition of the enemy's fleet on the morning after the action is thus described : " Out of a fleet composed of 81 men of war, only 1 frigate and 15 small vessels are in a state ever to be again put to sea." In reward for this distinguished service, Sir E. Codrington was advanced to the dig nity of the Grand Cross of the Bath; while from the Emperor of Russia he received the Grand Cross of St. George, and from the King of France the Grand Cross of St. Louis. During the administration of the late Earl Grey the gallant Sir Edward was the naval Commander in-Chief at Portsmouth. Since the expiration of the usual term of service he has not held any appoint ment. Sir Edward represented the borough of De vonport in 1832, and in several successsive sessions in the House of Commons. In 1809 he married Miss Hall, of New Windsor, by whom he leaves a family. Sir Edward's commissions were dated as follow : Lieutenant, 28th May, 1793 ; Commander, 7th Oc tober, 1794 ; Captain, 6th April, 1805 ; Rear- Admiral, 4th June, 1814; Vice-Admiral, 19th July, 1821. He became an Admiral of the White in 1841. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Sir Francis Baring, Admiral Dundas, and all the other members of the board have returned to the Admi ralty. fieut. James 11. Morgan's (of the Royal Marine) sudden death at Tenby, on the 11th inst., has been re ported. The Turkish steam-frigate Feiji Bahri is expected at Spithead, from Southampton, when it is expected the frigate and brig that have wi n t ere d i n t hi s country w i ll proceed to Constantinople, touching for a few days at Plymouth. The Prussian man-of-war corvette Mercure is daily expected at Spithead. Crane, late packet brig, having had her bottom com pleted, was taken out of No. 2 dock at Devonport on Saturday, and the Tortoise lighter, taken in the same tide. Devon lighter, Bond master, arrived at Devonport on Sunday, with stores from Pembroke. Sprightly steam-tender, Master . -Command er A llen sail , Al at nin2. A.M. on Saturday from Davenpo rt , f or Portsmouth; she is expected at Devonport again on Wednesday with Admiral Ommanney, and will then take away Sir W. H. Gage, who will leave the port universally respected. The Devon lighter, Bond mas ter, will he appropriated to convey the furniture to tLo The Sir John Falstaff barque, belonging to Ports mouth, ceded on Friday with a cargo of coals for the Government of Moulmein. She will bring home a re turn cargo of t ea k woo d . PORTSIIIOUTII, MONDAY, FIVE O'CLOCK. -- Wind northerly, witn cold weather.—Yesterday and last night we have had unsettled weather, with squalls of snow, and occasionally thunder and lightning. Put in the Dutch ship De Amstel, Captain V. Dwyn, from Amster dam to Batavia, with loss of cutwater, works of head, flying jibbooms, &c., having been in contact with the Spanish brig Dacila, Captain Arozena, off Beachy Head, early on the morning of the 27th instant, and very shortly afterwards the Spanish brig sunk, her crew and Passengers having barely time to save their lives on board the Amstel, some of them in a state of nudity. They were very kindly and humanely treated by Cap tain Van Dwyn, of the Amstel. L. Vanden Bergh, Esq , the Dutch consul here, having had intimation of the accident to the Dutch ship, and that she was off the Isle of Wight, with his usual promptness applied for a Government steamer to render such assistance as might be essential, and soon after the steamer succeeded in falling in with her, and the Amstel was accordingly safely towed into this port about noon. It appears the collision was purely accidental, and only attributable to the darkness of the night, which both commanders have fully admitted and agreed to. The Dacila was from Te neriffe, laden with wine and cochineal, bound to London. We regret to add, one of her crew was unfortunately drowned. PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY.—Her Majesty's steam•fri gate Retribution, 22, Captain Frederick Warden, came down harbour yesterday, and sailed to-day with super numeraries and stores for Commodore Martin's squad ron at Lisbon. The Falmouth lighter sailed yesterday with stores for Pembroke. Letters dated Valparaiso, Bth of February, announce the arrival of the Portland, 50, Captain Chads, flag of Rear-Admiral Fairfax Moresby, in relief of the Asia, 84, Captain R. F. Stopford, flag of Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby, to sail on the 15th for Portsmouth, where she is to be paid off. WOOLWICH, APRIL 28.—APPOINTMENT.—Master's Assistant George Morice to the Southampton, 50, flag ship on the south-east coast of America station. The Leopard, 12, steam-frigate, of 560-horse power, engines by Messrs. Seaward and Co., went down the river to-day on trial in charge of Mr. Brown, Second Master-Attendant at Devonport Dockyard, and the crew that brought round the Greenock steam-frigate to Woolwich. Mr. Humphrys, chief engineer at Woolwich Dockyard; and Mr. Hughes, assistant to the chief engineer at Somerset House, went in the Leopard to witness and report on the working of the en gines; and the following officers, at present studying steam at the factory in Woolwich Dockyard, were on board :—Captain Murray, Captain Sir Frederick Nicolson, Commander F. Egerton, Commander G. Ogle, Commander T. Hope, Lieutenants N. G. Brick nell and J. N. Norman. The Leopard, on arriving at the Lower Hope, ran the measured mile once down and once up, and made a speed on the average of 9 2•lOths knots per hour, and then returned to Wool wich at two o'clock P.m. On her return up the river she kept considerably ahead of one of the fast Leith boats belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company, and was half-an-hour sooner at Woolwich than the Monkey steam-vessel, which accompanied her during the trial. The Lightning steam-vessel, Master-Commander Henry W. Allen, was taken into the basin to-day to be refitted and newly painted on.the Black Eagle, Master- Commander John Petley, being taken out. Commander H. G. Morris (1846), and Mate A. J. Bul. lock (1849), were both examined on Saturday last by Mr. Humphrys, chief engineer, having completed their course of study at the factory here, and on passing re ceived their certificates. SYMPATHY OF THE RUSSIANS AND FRENCH IN THE FATE OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. By private letters received from her Mgjesty's ship Enterprise, Captain Collinson, C. 8., dated Hong rong, 26th February, it would seem that much sympathy is felt by the Russians in the fate of our missing Countrymen. The - followink is an extract of a private letter from one of the officers serving on board : "We left two officers, Lieut. Barnard and Mr. Adams, assistant-surgeon, at Michaelowski and Nor ton Sound, with orders to proceed into the interior, and see whether any communication takes place be tween the Russian ports and the natives inhabiting the shores of the Polar Sea. From Michaelowski I went to Sitka, where from the researches of the Russians we find our Polar chart, as far as the Cul vitle, is concerned, totally in error. The Yoncon, it would appear, is the head water of the Kiverpak, which runs into Bebring Sea to the southward of Norton Sound, and they have no port on any river emptying itself into the Polar Sea. "We found a great disposition on the part of the Russian authorities to aid in our search. The Go vernor-General, Captain Resenburgb, has ordered the post of Michaelowski to be reinforced this year by 18 Aleutians and nine skin boats, which are to be placed at Captain Moore's disposal, should he require them. The men are armed with rifles, are expert hunters, live upon Esquimaux diet, and speak a dialect of the same tongue. The skin boats are what the Russians have made use of in all their exploring expeditions. "We are to sail on the Ist of April to Behring's Straits. " Lieut. Bellot, of the French navy, Knight of the Legion of Honour, has volunteered his services, by permission of the Minister of Marine of France, to join an Arctic expedition, and speaks of the enthu siasm felt in the French navy that one of their own officers should be embarked in the sacred cause which has engaged the sympathies of all nations. This devotion is alike creditable to the officers and to the nation." LAUNCH OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.—This beau tiful model of a 20-gun frigate arrived from Woolwich at an early hour on Sunday morning, and was brought ashore at Cubitt's•wharf, Pimlico, the same day, at high water. Yes terday morning, at five o'clock, nine horses were attached to the sledge on which she was landed, which proceeded at a slow pace towards the Serpentine, Hyde-park, where she ar rived at ten o'clock, having occupied five hours in her transit, part of which was taken up in mending one of the wheels of the sledge, owing to the tyre coming off no less than four times. Having arrived on the north side of the Serpentine, preparations were made for launching, when she was dragged with some difficulty to the water's edge. One of her hawsers was taken across to the south side, and fastened to the horses, when, after some few casualties, and the breaking of the haw ser, which was soon made good, she was dragged off the sledge into the water; but, unfortunately, in so doing, her rudder was broken. The riggers have been set to work, and will have her completed by the Ist of May. ADMISSION OF SOLICITORS.—The Master of the Rolls has appointed Tuesday, May 6, at the Rolls Court, Chancery-lane, at four o'clock in the afternoon precisely, for swearing solicitors. Every person desirous of being sworn on the above day must leave his common-law admission or his certificate of practice for the current year at the Secre tary's Office, Rolls-yard, Chancery-lane, on or before Monday, May 5. THE ALDERMANIC GOWN OF BRIDGE WITHOUT.— The vacancy in the Ward Bridge Without, caused by the death of Sir C. S. Hunter, will be filled at the next Court of n e td - Aldermen . Alderman Thompson, as se n i or alderman, is is en titled e ec to the office , which has not so many duties w ith it as the alderman of any other ward is obliged form. The inhabitants of the Ward of Cheap, of whitenhphelrrl Thompson is the alderman, not wishing to losea man of such him hi g h respectability, resolv e d t o petitionto remain among them, and he has consented. The next alderman in rotation for the privileged ward is Sir J. Key. THE GREAT FAIR IN THE PARISH OF KENSING oenin the gof m t o h s is t TON, NEAR KENSAL NEW TOwN.—On Saturday active preparations were in prog ress for the fair on Thursday next. The p rec i se locality, o p r that which will be at any rate the nucleus of this holiday fair, is a large field— say twenty acres—abutting on the south of the Talbot-road,i ) y the Westbourne I VaterWorks, and running up northward to the bridge wh s ichs o lysses the Great Western Railway, near the new ragged oho extremity of Kensal New Tow at the south-western The best way of approach from rre at parts of Londo i t , s a t d o d the site of the affair is by the Royal Oak public e -h st o t u o s t e it , to the left into W ntehepaliniitdroonidithen up Albert-terrace, Talbot-road, adjoining , I, s h e i hich runs int i o li t b b e e held. The nearest public-house to it is . the cn A th r e te f : ir n ' s v artn e, the landlord of which may reckon upon making a la fortuue. The field yesterday contained from sixty to seventy show vans, amongst which several n belong • g to the well-kno wn Richard son an d N e l son Lee were visible. l Wombwell's wild beast vans, from which great things are expected, has not as yet arrived. The most remarkable feature is a large booth — indeed it may be called a one-story building—that is almost finished at the upper extremity of the field. We understand that it is to be a casino on a inonstre scale. The roads leading to the field were thronged with show vans and waggon s laden with materials for constructing booths. The field in question will, we think, give space for them all, so that we should not be surprised to see the fair extend south-west ward to the Hippodrome. PAYMENT OF CUSTOMS DUTlES.—Yesterday notice a sp sa i t a p r i e n s e n the present. Customs l,or t the e treasury, convenience of was issued that on and a fter the 6th of Ma y all d uties under 15/. will have to be of the long room , merchants and others, payments of not less than 50/, (in stead of 100/. as forme rl y) ma y be made at the B an k of England. Messengers; will be dispatched every half-hour between the Bank and Custom-house. On andif after the 6th of May great alterations, with a view to expedite sinews are to be made ill the Cw3oinB departiueat. hrc AN 111. P. WANTED. Who'll be a Member of Parliament? Who'll represent the famed Isle of Wight? These queries are being popped all over the island to all sorts of persons, of all sorts of politics, and all sorts of creeds, but no one answers, I will! Whence this backwardness in coming forward; is it caused by want of cash, want of talent, or want of principle? or is it from the sheer mod e sty of the pr o p er ly qua lifi e d portion of our resident little great men? Will no one volunteer to represent the Royal isle — the ocean's pearl? Mr. Simeon cannot offer again, for he says in his farewell address that " a change of views sl entire and decided entails upon me as an honourable necessity the duty of returning into your hands the trust which I am conscious I should never have received had I been a Catholic at the time of my soliciting your .suffrages." This, then, is a closer so fur as he is con cerned, and we cannot now ask him to retain his seat as some otherwise might have felt inclined to do. The only consolation that we have left is that if we are not represented we shall perhaps be in a more fortunate situation than many other constituencies—we shall not be misrepresented. STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE MERSEY AND THE BRA2RLS.—A communication between the Mersey and the Brazils, by means of large and powerful screw steam-ships, is in progress, under the auspices and pro prietary interest of some of our most extensive Brazilian houses. There are considerations which render the establish ment of such an enterprise an occurrence, at the present moment, of peculiar value. Probably three-fourths of the commerce carried on between this country and the Brazils is conducted by Liverpool merchants and Liverpool capital. The formation of an independent line from Liverpool is also import int in order to protect the interests of the merchants of Liverpool from the rival power of Southampton. Gra dually, had no such enterprise been originated, our trode would have been swept into other channels; and not only a direct, but a subsidiary, loss would have been sustained, in asmuch as every cargo diverted from Liverpool would not only be so much loss to us, but would be gain to ports which subsequently would exert their growing powers to our subversion. The line will consist of at least three steam ships, built of iron, by the masters of the craft, of large ton nage and steam-power, and moulded on the most approved p r inciples. —Liverpool Albion. station. TRANSATLANTIC MAIL STATION.-.-We understand that ‘.ro there is little doubt that the Royal Mail steam-ships, lm distant to New York and Boston, will, at no very ward being able the comm date, receive orders to make Holyhead their mail of the last moment will be We are happy to believe, however, that this alte rationdisconfinedto the inward mails solely; the out ward from Liverpool direct, in order to eu formation on the men of the Mersey to avail themselves our statement will steamers. ow have of time previous to the departure of the s v u e b. n e ot yet been able to procure official in formation but we have every confidence that to have existed a B°l7" prove correct.— Liverpool Albion. FOREIGN LIMES. chargeable with as t o difference cf opinion ap pearingwhether limes should be con sideredea same duty as oranges and lemons, or as fruit raw, and matter has been considered, theandototherwise enumerated, the that there being no doubt that lindleast,az•ei authorities have decided species of lemon, they should be charged with the i syoress have is suedt the Mansion-house, The Lord Mayor and the Lady m leviable thereon. Judges and their Ladies, n thoB cards th o o f f invitation hi y , to il e t r o i‘ a l a b i e a s n t q y u , s e t j. n a d t High Sheriffs s o h f e t r h iff e leading magist s ra o t f es th o e f the Comn issioners in Bankruptcy, and members of the bar, as well as to the four me ropolitan counties, and the Sitting the several police courts of the metropolis. THE NIGHTINGALE. —This bird arrives in England somewhere about the middle of April. The males, a s i the case of the blackcap , come several da ys before th n e fema es; they are very easily caught, and the lynx - e y e d, quick-eared birdcatcbers are immediately on the watch, so that they may secure them before the art ival of their mates, for it is a sad truth, that if a male nightingale be taken after his song has won for him a partner, he hardly ever survives in a cage—he dies broken-hearted.—Broderip's Zoological Recreations. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. The preparations for the opening on Thursday con tinue with increasing vigour, and yesterday the building was thronged in every part with eager and excited mul titudes of labourers, exhibitors, and employes of the executive. There remains not the slightest doubt that our portion of the Exhibition will be all in order and fit for inspection. The compartments of foreign countries will also have their arrangements far advanced, and though parts of the entire display may not be in ship shape, still steps will be taken to remove from the main avenues any appearance of confusion or incompleteness. The Royal Commission met yesterday at the building, and his Royal Highness Prince Albert was present. They settled upon a further programme connected with the State opening, the substance of which we gave in yesterday's impression. Th e y a l so d ec id e d t h at exhi bitors should not b e a d m itt e d to w i tness t h e ceremon i al without season tickets. It app ears th a t h a d t h ey grante d the appl ication made to them on this subject, the most serious inconveniences would have resulted, and it would have been impossible to maintain the self-support ing character of the undertaking. Local committees would have claimed a similar right of being present, and a vast number of persons who have given their unre munerated services to the affair would have considered themselves aggrieved had they been excluded. In con sequence of this decision the sale of season tickets is again resumed, but the offices for that purpose will not be open later than 12 o'clock in the day. We subjoin the return of foreign and colonial goods received at the Crystal Palace up to the 28th, and from which it will be seen that at that day the arrival of con tribntions had not in all cases been completed. The following is a return of foreign and colonial goods received up to 26th April inclusive : FOREIGN. COLONIAL. Australian Colonies : Belgian Brazil China .. Denmark ... ••• 63 werz-r'- New South Wales South Australia Van Diemen's Land BO _____ • is Bermuda Canada . Cape of Good Hope 37 Ceylon Hong-Kong . .. 19 India ... ..... . .. 446 Malta ........ ... 49 ,Mauritius . Nova Scotia 35 St. Helena ......... 4 West Indies—Antigua 1 „ Bahamas Barbadoes „ British Guiana 16 ~ Grenada f t Jamaica .. ~ Montserrat ~ Trinidad France ... 3,329 Germany: Austra €3B North: Han0ver........ 11 „ Hamburg ...... 125 „ Lubeck „ Oldenburg Zolliverein : „ Bavaria .. „ Baden .. 2 „ Hesse ... .. 101 „ Nassau ..... 14 „ Prussia „ Saxony „ Saxe Meiningen 5 „ Wurtemberg 137 „ Frankfort Greece lB Holland Italy : Naples 3 „ Rome 27 Total ........1,172 ;, Sardinia .. 87 „ Tuscany—. 96' Mexico ........ . New Grenada 1 Peru 4 Persia ......... Portugal lO3 Russia . Spain Sweden and Norway.. 29 Switzerland ...... 153 Tunis . .... . 203 Turkey ... . .......... 3 United States .... 907 W. Africa ..... 9 Haiti .... .......... 2 Society Islands 1 'Channel Islands : Guernsey ... 10 . Jersey ..) ... 23 Total Tot al ABSTRACT. !Foreign ............ 9,473 Colonial ...... 1,172 Channel Islands 33 Total 10,678 With Customs rotation 10,142 With Executive Cora -1 mittee rotation, or duty paid and free ... 536 Total 10,678 ____ THE FOREIGN COMMISSIONERS.—Upwards of twenty •f the Foreign Commissioners were welcomed on Wednes day evening by a numerous party of persons distinguished in literature, art, and science, at the residence, in Russell-square, of Mr. Edward W. Cox, the proprietor of the Journal of the Exhibition and of the London literary journal the Critic. Among the company assembled on the occasion were Sir Wm. Ross, R.A., Mr. Cope, R.A., Mr. Sergeant Manning, Mr. Crabbe Robinson, Dr. Granville, Dr. Southwood Smith, Dr. Quain, Mr. Spence, Mr. and Mrs. George Cruikshsnk, Major Calder Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomew, Mr. R. H. Horne, Mr. Wills, Mr. Wm. Howitt and Mrs. Mary Howitt, Mr. H. J. Townsend, Mrs. Abdy, Mr. W. C. Kent, Misses Harrison Ainsworth, Mr. R. P. Collier, Mr. Blewitt, Miss Meteyard, Mr. A. Fonblanque, Miss Douglas, Mr. Col burn, Mr. Fullom, Mr. Paull, Mr. George Harris, Mr. D. F. Evans, Mr. Thompson, Mr. W. Paterson, Mr. Hurst, Mr. Handel Gear, Mrs. Hampton, Madame Meunier, M. Rosetti, Mr. Aguilar, &c., &c. Mr. Cox promises a series of similar reunions during this present season, to welcome in like man ner the foreigners distinguished in literature and art who may be visiting us. SUICIDE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER FROM HOLLAND TO THE GREAT EXHIBITION IN HYDE PARK.— Yesterday at noon, a jury was empanelled before Mr. Baker, at No. 24, Finsbury-square, on view of the body of Mr. F. G. Camp, aged 21, a line young man, and of most wealthy connexions in the Netherlands, who was principal commissioner from Holland, appointed to attend to the ar rangement of the contributions from that country to the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, and who committed sui cide under the following melancholy circumstances. Mr. John Matthews, solicitor, Arthur-street West, London bridge, attended for the Dutch Embassy; with Mr. John William May, the Dutch Consul, to watch the proceedings. John Ramsey, servant to Madame Julia, landlady of the house, said that the deceased, about a month ago, engaged apartments. Last Saturday night deceased returned from Hyde Park at seven o'clock. He appeared extremely de sponding. He dined with Madame Julia and Mr. Mouchet. About ten o'clock the following morning witness went to his bed-room, with a cup of strong tea. He knocked repeatedly, but could obtain no answer. The door was locked. Madame Julia and Mr. Mouchat, upon hearing him call so frequently, came to his assistance. A key was obtained, with which Mr. Mouchat opened the door. Deceased was then found sus pendedwas by a piece of cord from the bed - post , and life extinct. Witness instantl y we nt for a surgeon. Mr. Mouchat stated that be cut the cord with a pair of scissors. He had heard that a person was about to be appoiuted as commissioner, to supersede deceased. He thought the du ties deceased had to undertake were too much f or him. He t appeared b t i o ti h en ay . e mindo Mr. u v u e , r a b ss ur i s d t e a n u ed t cu t with i a ssi n . x sa ie e t r y , s a t b a o te u d t that on Sunday last he found two letters, written by the de ceased, in which he complained of the treatment he had been ands. subjected to by the business he engaged wasdt ,uremporary upon being about to be taken out of givena y s En T To tO T th il e ß co c ns H ul ti . RCH insanity." Deceased's G pr u oper p t his h y r w n THE ISLE OF WIT OF ROME.—Mr. John Simeon is the eldest son of Sir Richard Reformed Sinieon, i Bart., af i t a h m e e fi u r t t a representativefiue u ld English gentleman,island in the pos sessing large estates, and deservingly beloved by his nume rous tenantry and domestics; a Liberal in politics, a steady supporter of the Protestant C hurch, and a true friend to the farmer, he is what a landlord ought to be. There is no im provement in the breed or feed of stock that he does not try, no new manure or seed introduced that he does not test, no improvement in agricultural instruments and machinery that is not proved at Swanston with a view to their being recom mended to Ws tenants. His farm buildings are all on the most improved principle; his farm-houses and cottages are all tit for human beings to inhabit (this, unfortunately, is rather a rare thing to say, as there are numbers hardly fit to put swine in). It is, therefore, with great regret we hear of the false step of his son. The Rev. R. Sumner, son of the Bishop of Winchester, married Sir Richard Simeon's second daughter, whose untimely death we last week recorded, and whose funeral takes place to-morrow. LORD CLANCARTY.—The Earl of Clancarty has been labouring under an attack of gout for the past week. His Lordship was unable to attend the board of guardians on Wednesday, and we understand his absence from the Dublin Society's cattle allow is owing to thia painful attack. FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. A numerous and fashionable audience assembled at the St. James's Theatre last evening, to inaugurate the short season for the French plays. Short as the season may be, however, it cannot but be most bril liant, seeing that Mr. Mitchell has managed to secure the services of almost every one of the notabilities of the French stage ' • and so alert is he in securing every available talent, that although the name of Madame Charton did not appear in the pro gramme of the season, which Mr. Mitchell put forth a week since, yet that lady appeared last evening, and sung the solo part of the " National Anthem" divinely. The performances commenced with the vaudeville of Jobin et Nannette, sustained by M. Hyacinthe and Mdlle. Scrivaneck, of the Palais Royal Theatre. The plot of Jobin et .Nannette has been common stage property any time during the last century, and has been freely used by almost every farce writer from the author of La &rya Padrona, one of the earliest versions of the piece, down to the author of the Alarmin g Sacrifice, which, is, w e b e li eve , th e late q. Hyacinthe and Mdlle. Scrivaneck were admirable in their respective parts, and kept the audience in a roar of laughter. Then followed Scribe's last new comedy, line Bataille des Dames, which was produced so lately as the 17th of last month only at the Theatre Frarqais. The scene of this delightful comedy is laid at a château near Lyons, end bordering on the eastern frontier of France, and the time is the year 1817, immediately after the discovery of the Bonapartist conspiracy at Lyons. This chateau is the property an residence of Madame la Comtesse u'Autreval (Madlle. Judith), a fine high-bred and courageous w oman of 32, and a Royalist of the most ultra description, her niece Leonie (Madlle. St. Marc), an interesting girl of 16, is residing with her in the:chateau. Henri de Fla vigneul (M. Lafoat), the son of her dearest friend, is condemned as being concerned in the Lyons conspi racy, and has sought safety in the châtea u , where he is disguised by the Countess as her valet, Charles, and at first gives great offence to Leonie for what she imagines the assump tion and arrogance of his manner, but the young lady . having discovered; his real character, falls in love with him, and makes a confidante of her aunt. Now it so happens that the aunt also has fallen iu love s ith the too fascinating Henri, and hence the Bataille des Dames. There is also at the chateau a certain M. de Grignon (M. Regnier), the son of a brave mother and a most cowardly father, and who is, according to his acount, brave in theory, but not in practice, who talks with the soul of his mother, but always finds the paternal half engrosses him altogether, whenever he is called upon to reduce his words to action. This semi-hero determines to marry, and fixes upon the Countess for his lady-love. Things. are in this position when the Baron Montrichard (M. Roger), the prefect of the department, arrives to search for Henri, of whose concealment in the chateau he had received in formation. He is completely outwitted by the Countess, who engages Charles in his own service, and actually sends him on his own horse across the frontier, while De Grignion is arrested in his place,;hearing which Henri returns, and all is set right.by the arrival of an amnesty, when the Countess, generously overcoming her own affections, resigns Henri to Leonie. The dialogue is brilliant and sparkling—sparkling even beyond the usual brilliancy of Scribe ; and the acting is perfect. Madlle. Judith, who made her debiit last night, is entitled to rank among the very first artistes of the haute comedic, Mdlle. St. Marc is the most interesting of jeuxes) demoiselles, and Lafont's gentleman valet was a perfect piece of artistic repre sentation. Regnier, as the coward hero, was deli ciously quaint and humorous. It would be well that some of our English humorous actors should pay a visit to the St. James's, and study the admirable deli neation of the character of M. de Grignon by M. Reg nier, they would then see that it is possible to be quaint, yet at the same time well bred, and that to be hu morous it is not at all requisite to be vulgar. The Baron of M. Roger was a careful and artistical performance. The play was much applauded throughout, and, at the conclusion all the artistes were called on. The performances concluded with a drollery, entitled L'Amour a l'Aveuglette, in which M. Tetard made his rentrie. The National Anthem was performed, in the course of which Madame Charton, as we have before stated, gave the solo. This lady had kindly volunteered her services for the occasion. The theatre was crowded by a distinguished and fashionable company, amongst whom we observed Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his Excellency the Russian Minister and the Baroness Brunnow, Madame ale Ilorta, the Marquis of Douro, the Marchioness of Aiksbury, the Countess of Tankerville, La Comtesse do Flahault, the Earl of Wilton. the Earl of Kilmorey, the Elrl of Gifford, the Earl and Countess of Morley, the Countess of Waldegrave, Lord and Lady Walsinghare, Lord Itibtflobdele, Vieoounl Cli Load Frecl.kk. Beanelyre, Lady William Ponlett, Lard Alfred Churchill, Lord Adolphus Vane, Hon. Valentino Brown, Sir Robert Peel, Sir Henry Webb, &c. STRAND THEATRE. Under the new designation of "Punch's Play house," this little theatre opened lest evening, under the management of Mr. W. R. Copeland, of Liver pool. Considerable improvements have been effected in the interior of the house ; the gallery is replaced by a new tier of boxes, new entrances made, and the w hole of the theatre entirely re-embellished and deco rated, many effiigies of the hump-backed moralist being prominent throughout. The opening piece was a two-act farce by Mr. Courtney, entitled Living in Gluss Houses, which amused the audience consider ably, the principal characters being sustained by Til bury, W. Attwood, Norton, J. Rogers, Romer, and Mrs. C. Horsman ; the latter lady, who comes from the Manchester Theatre, is the only really good im portation among the many new faces announced in the bills. Sbe reminds us somewhat of Mrs. Orger in former years, is very pleasing, clever, and good looking, and a decided acquisition to the metropolitan boards. The second piece, called The Exposition, from the pen of Mr. Shirley Brooks, is a burlesque sparkling with witticisms and jokes. The frosty deities of Scandinavia, Odin, Thor, and the other per sonages of northern mythology descend on earth to partake of the enjoyments diffused by the gathering of all nations to the Great Exhibition. The chief part in this capital sketch is that of " the Spirit of the Age," which Miss Marshall, who met with a very flattering reception, enacts a la Mrs. Keeley. The authors of both these pieces were loudly demanded, and bowed their acknowledgments amidst unanimous acclamations. The preparations and drilling were certainly and the prompter's post no sine cure', but i t n b c e o u mle t P mo t s e t ' hilarity and delight were mani fested by the spectators, whom we trust to behold more numerous on future occasions. Mr. Punch's house is decidedly worth a visit, and it is to be hoped that a succession of smart novel ties will render th e specul a ti o n a profitable one. Lively an d telling s k e tches, which assisted proved v e b d y a o ballet such as in th o a u t r of l opinion. B b e r o m o k u s eh ' sh, will answer employment of v v well,and would attract co mpany, ive un , the Mder r. Bolton's m anagement last au tumn, when Flexmore, Cormack, l and Co., drew overfl ow i ng benches. a l s i er, Wright, Mr. Copeland i 9, however, a clever and experienced manager, and, we dare say, quite as co mpetent to f ee l t h e pu l se o f the public as s ome w h o deem it a very c l ever p i ece o f criticism t o th row cold water which should, i n t h e i r com upon efforts t o pl e ase, mencement at least, be viewed with an indulgent and encouraging eye. ... OLDSMITHS , BEN EVOLENT INSTITUTIoN.The --- eighteenth anniversary festival in aid of the funds of this institution, was yesterday held at the Freemasons' Tiiverof Great Queen -street ; Mr. James Garrard, prime warden . the Goldsmiths' Company, in the chair. The cloth having been removed, the chairman proposed the usual loyal toasts, coupling "The Church" with " The Queen,'. allusion to his ference to Prince Albert, making a gracefulte the commercial Royal Highness's present efforts to przni_o ucc usu7 and, in re. "Success to the Insti tution" social prosperity of this country. b was next drunk amid great _ a pplause, the Chairman to celebrate, and de of the charity which they werefeence to the enlarged muster congratulating his audience uponrntehte increasing prosperity monstrating the same by a n r d e the extended , subscription list proof of this assertion, of gentlemen around him , and out,in of the past year. He p d om roperty of 300/. ; to the annual au addition to the funde nd P urged, by way of appeal to the subscriptions of 40/, ; a the fact that in times past the pre prosperity, and feelings of his hearers, theirbounty had enjoyed similar to those which they themselves now I sent recipients of draw a picture of the wants of entertained. Mr. J. W T a ter moving • 'minas, president, e in x d p u e l r g ie e n d ne l d iop n e n s d returningert.till'inayanconsiderable applause, that two cheques for thanks, rie institution, exhorted the subscribers to i n a cause so fertile of ood to those atifying to their benefactors He further renewed n et: nuneseewfi teedd, relievede x an d so h had b , e ea , een forwarded to him by the thirty fiftY P in who,on the • • ' , wen occasion of the annual ball, had gent analized themselves by their efforts to promote the in remarked, amid , s te j 'i es ts of the charity. Of these, one was a donation, the other to go to the annual subscription fund. This showed w h a t private exertion might do f o r th e p romo ti o n of T h is w ork. Other toa s t s and a liberal subscription followed; after which the company dispersed. THREATENED INTRUSION OF EQUESTRIANS crs , T ia o . KENSINGTON GARDENS.—Last night a meeting of th e _ rit ' the bitants of Bayswater, Kensington, N o ttin l g-hill, " the Prince vicinity of Kensington -gardens, was Albert Tavern, ~\ otting-hill, to consider the the intended forma tion a petition to the Queen againstheld c prepriety of pre- Amongst of a public ride in Kensington-gardens. the meeting were thus 2 who signed the requisition callin g dearly all the respectable Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, Mr. Barlow, the two churchwardens of the parish of Kensington, inhabitants of the district. an ßoyle, barrister-at-law, pre iewed with surprise and alarm pre sided. Mr. Bunion' pro to the effect that the meeting N . sioners of Woods and Forests to pose lli d , r t . he first resolution, which was the intention of the Commissioners gt° for the recreation of all classes of - of a century been set apart make a drive in Kensin n_ g ardens, which had for upwards her Majesty's subjects,wand particularly for ladies and chil dren. carried. Mr. Williams proposed dren. The resolutiontit() er Majesty, praying her to give orders to the Commissioners the effect that a petition should b e rs of Woods and Forests not to carry out the intended infringement.fle The resolution was carried, and a deputation h a ving been forthwith the nex t luti on, appointed to present such petition, presentedreso to the I;neetiPg Inv ka P2' aV