The Sun. — London, England, 1850-06-20 00:00:00

PRIVY COUNCIL. The Queen held a Privy Council yesterday. R was attended by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord cf the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colcnial Departments, the Chancellor the Exchequer, the President of the Board of Control, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, and the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert. The Earl of Cottenham resigned the Great Seal. Lord Langdale (Master of the Rolls), the Vice Chancellor of England, anti the lion. Baron Rolfe, were sworn in as Keepers of the Great Seal, and re ceived their commissions as Commissioners for the Custody of the Great Seal. The Great Seal was delivered by the Queen to Lord Langdale as First Commissioner. Tile Hon. William Bathurst was the clerk of the Council in waiting. The Marquis of Lansdowne had an audience of the COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court and Privy Council yes terday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. Edt the Court General Prince Castelcicala, Envoy xtraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from his 6teilian Majesty, presented to the Queen, in a private audience a letter from his Royal Highness the Duke de Parma, which accredited him also as Envoy Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipot en ti ar y f rom hi s ' 4 o.val Highness to her Majesty the Queen. Ssnor Ist ur it z h a d an au di ence o f t h e Q ueen , an d de livered tuber Majesty his credentials as Envoy Ex• t 'aordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from her Catholic Majesty the Queen of Spain. yheir Excellencies were respectively introduced by Se cretary Palmerston, G.C.8., th e Queen's principal reretary of State forlforeign Affairs, and conducted k 3 ' Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cast, K.C.H., her jesty's Master of the Ceretrionies. Dlr. Alderman and Sheriff Lawrence, and Mr. ' ll eriff Nicoll, the Sheriffs of London and Middle accompanied by the City Remembrancer, were ? r esented to the Queen at an audience by Sir George t ,rey, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for o Home Department, when her Majesty was Vased to appoint Saturday' week for the reception tha two addresses from the Corporation of the city London. donutation from the Court of Lieutenancy of the e l of London, including Sir J o h n P e lly, Si r G eorge ' t roll, Mr. Alderman Finnis, and Mr. Shepherd, bad by Mr. Henley Smith,' clerk to the Court, h l td ail audience of the Queen to learn her Majesty's Vaoure relative to the reception of the addresses ° To the Court of Lieutenancy. kAfter the Privy Council General Jung Bahadoor B °° owur Ranajee, on a special mission from the evereign of N e p au l, was p resen t e d t o th e Q ueen by tr i r John Hobhouse, President of the Board of Con- His Excellency was accompanied by his two t ~° t hers, C o l one l J uggu t Sh ums h ere J ung B a h a d oor , :d Colonel Dhere Shumshere Jung Bahadoor, and as attended by Captain Cavenagh, of the Hon. East Ia Company's service, and Mr. Macleod, private r etary to his Excell enc y. b Excellency delivered a letter to the Queen from Viighness the Sovereign of Nepaul, and also de 4ered the interesting and valuable presents tent to , I , l ''kajesty by that Prince. tt„ 4. ,t ) e Nepaulese Mesion was presented by Sir John kriu,aouse, President of the Board of Control for the te'rs of India, end was conducted by Colonel the tt ° P,_. Sir Edward Cast, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master t h e Ceremonies. &he Court was attended by the Marquis of Angle kVe.l.d Stick in Waiting; Lord Waterpark, Lord t o Siting ; the Treasurer of the Household, the ..litroller of the Household, and Sir Edward Bowater, twaas i n W a i t ing. 1),; 4 1 ,er Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the ~:`a and Duchess de Nemours and h o te Prince de 4'1144, viiited her Majesty the ' Queen f the Bel -4°B find the Prince Augustus of Saxe Coburg-Gotha ,the Princess Clementine, yesterday morning at lee Palace. Ve Majesty the Queen of the Belgians and their L 451 Highnesses the Prince Augustus of Saxe 44,r'rg-Gotha and the Princess Clementine, took l or e ,of the Queen and Prince Alb er t y es t er d ay 4 140 g. and quitted Buckingham Palace soon after 9t t° o'clock, a tt en d e d by th e C oun t ess V an d er 's L en, Colonel de Moerkerke, and Dr. Carswell, e e to the Continent. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Mitchell took his benefit last night, when a bril- Ev h Ylserriblage of the fashionable patrons of the ther4re egad his enterprise, and attested the favour in which Neleellent management is held. The performances liso„, 141 (ler the especial patronage of her Majesty, her liki7 highness the Duchess of Kent, and her Royal V e ils the Duchess of Cambridge. , They consisted vaudeville Les Extremes se Touchent; Catherine, h4; l Croix d'Vr; Un Caprice; and (first time) a new gager Bontemps. Mdlle. Char ton aided with from tho Domino ../Voir and Carlotta Grisi danced i,ti nn. 4 "ruandaise with M. dharles. The Queen and ,;art Albert, attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, b c't). Miss Lennox, Lord Waterpark,Grey, and 'ir)C,ouverie, honoured the performance on this occa -1), t z le . r . Royal Highness the Duchess fKr nt, attended 01 0 ., Anna Mena Dawson and Lord J. Murray, also ,'lr e ' r ed the performances with her presence. There . i ll „ l)l 'esent also the Duchess of Sutherland, the Mar- ;4 4 7 114 Marchioness of Kildare, the Turkish Ambas 'twt:liad suite, the Belgian Minister and Mtne. Van e .er the Mar of oster, the Earl and tea s Ni b of Oxford, th q e uis W rce Earl of Munster, Lady d'Er es by, the Count d'Oliscoff, the Viscount Viscount Clifden, the Baroness Rothschild, i4c 4 I ron, Sir Anthony, and Lady :Rothschild, the kitand Baroness D a me' Rothschild, L a dy G re y, 'itt - Ludy s 0 sulston Lady Cottenham and the ~rla , opye, Lady Heywood, Sir Francis Sykes, Lady P e, Lady Muleaworth, Baron Th e odo re D ecazes , Nop,.: l l's Gore, Major and Miss Stephens, M. Drouct, Zeuntjny Martyn, Mr. Gordor, Mr. Bli g h, Mr. 1 1 11, Mr. P enn yt on , M r . an d M rs . Bl ac kb urn°, M r. e' , . John Sanford, Mr. and Miss 4 ,4: t ellency General Jung Bahadoor Koonwur Rana th, e Colonel Juggut Shumshere Koonwur Rana- ON" tno other distinguished members of the No- Il,tl d Becaupied a large box opposite her Ma "; and attracted much attention. CONCERTS. !„1,,, t - 8 CONCERT ROODIB.—Last night the second evPning guitar concert was given by Don J. and Oris ss Ciebra. in the Queen's Concert-rooms. 14 1, 1 7 8 quare. The vocal performers were Madame Sl i lciame de Simonis, Madame de Lozana, Madame ,it% ; e o Medlle. Prendergast, Madlle. Leslie and Miss. alld the instrumental were Mdlle. Sophie 4, Mr. Frederick Chatterton, Signor Giulio Re ;itit.sild, Don J. and Don R. Ciebra, and Don L. The first part opened with the Drum Polka 0 1 , itars), played by the Messrs. Ci e br a a nd Don 4 . and during the concert the audience were 01. „ s everal opportunities of forming a judgment of 6itNotwithstanding the skill and mastery i t " by the Messrs. Ciebra in their serform i,SsOust, however, be admit! el that the i ns t rument i; 4 lse ti be regard e d as a ple as in g an d agreea bl e accom - Olti tici t Indeed it seemed especially in its place in of Maqause do Lozano during her singing of % a song, which was exceedingly well given by . sli.;,ealled forth a hearty encore. The fantasia by ‘ t al t iinatterton on tie harp, and the fantasia by Signor yis ~oe the concertina, were the prominent attrac stqt%:,ee first part. In the second part Mdlle. Sophia tte, ki solo on the pianoforte was a very brilliant 13 nee, and the favourite song " Il segreto" (Lu "TYist) was very well given by Madame Ferel. 1, 11 It t :d the performances afforded much satisfaction, Ves e Warmly applauded. The concert was well 41 I ) i , --4:4 lllN'ef MATINEE MIISICALE:ThIS young SD,r 4 4 ,_Pil of Mrs. Alfred Shaw) gave a matinee nzu ritt,b4;:erday, at the Beethoven Rooms. An attractive L i?,,, q ‘ 4 1 .' 4 was interpreted by Mrs. Alfred Shaw, Miss s „ l % , E. Birch, Mrs. Noble, Miss Deakin, Herr Vesrar. Lockey, and Mr. W. H. Seguin, as vocal ;,;`,.leSsuY Mdlle. Coulor, Mr. B. Richards, and Mr. VSeds en exeptnnts. The principal feature in teS s e t s t was the appearance of Mrs. Alfred Shaw, b : a lengthened absence from public musical 4 . t ulv vol un t e ered h e r aid on b e h a lf o f her young `ltiZtb, 4 111 , engst other things, this lady sang, with Miss L l s los, s .' ( •xart's duet, " Ah guards sorella," and Doni " La den del Logo." Miss Deakin succeeded S, l l k l s g a very . favourable impression. In the i ll allotted to her, and more especially in N 1 1 4 0,, With verdure clad," a most agreeable voice 111 ,,M by good taste, and invariably with ex 'V atiss Birch, of coarse, acquitted herself well, glad to observe so marked an improvement k,vir . ", who gave Keiser's tong " The Slave," with , , st - • 1 • Herr Sti eat bad scope for his chaste yet t l fle d g •h t 444 style in his own ballad, "The Brig tes , Mr. W. H. Seguin gave a l a udable read rsettti •, l i's aria " Sorgeto e bel giorno." The !k s ' is 01 portion of the concert was exceedingly 4 s 4 , u ing a solo on the pianoforte by Mdlle. Con ,l allots for two pianofortes, on themes from Les ~,t(l%.' executed by that young lady and Mr. Brinley N, 1 11, 11 ," 1 fantasia, ably played on the harp by Mr. ii kc , e --11 s; and a ' fanictsia on the violoncello, beau kattisuted by Mr. H. Chipp. The concert was ued • %) 4 k ti v Aart of our existence serves no other per 4atof enabling us to enjoy the rest.—Eliza Cook's 41 1' t 8 A, r v :ItE Or THE PACIFIC.—LIVER POOL , Wr D- VaZ . 111 °.--The United States mail steamer Pacific, ‘ l 4b, e• sailed from the Mer ay for New York this ‘1;1 4( 1 f rr .Ying out between sixty and seventy passen sitltillztlirrilltria,t:er quantity of corn. A in the case of the At - tire, there were a large number of persona as piers to witness the Pacific as she steamed s zs e f• The steam-ship Asia, with a week's later 01 4 1 s ere from Boston on Saturday morning; in tilsanguine that she will make her appearance 4 1st „ I A PINES.—A large parcel has been re s, 'A A qtl "Val mail steamer Severn for Messrr. Keel eSa, t• The advices of the packet state the crop is tss t 4la oe d several for England. vessels had already commenced 3 at, in 3 bad or its led ts. :ealed as in to be ly so, nsibi- 3aran that sling. lesire mina r sup ch he La no This m his ?lfee. dio their ); but , that nage t ip this b him DI- the abject. - ,aving , that mien ,at the %idea d his t have , that in the either them, coin- , th the it t, be iutious hat be ject of [e con-_ ress of ; if he .03, he ig any )W ap tent Oa rebsiort , n eon le 14th ret had 10 usual he tw it was sential , oint of an this hat be British 5, that other sertion on the re, the vas in- !neral's a error irefully pressed nplaint of En t out in I had i in the differ- Drouyn out to been exe ot that passed n this neither in, the want of Tech ed eat it, I t stake, coneht- ;ASTON. 1850. , e eting THE LITE RAT URE. DICTIONARY OF GEOGRAPHY: Descrip tive, Physical, Statistical, and Historical. By A. K. Johnston. Henceforth "Johnston's Gazetteer" will rank among thoie standard works of reference which are to general literature what a grammar or dictionary are to any particular language. For condensation of knowledge the compiler of this extraordinary volume competes, and competes successfully, with such men as M'Cullagh or Macgregor. His present remark able work has about it the compactness of one of "Maunder's Treasuries," and the completeness of a voluminous encyclopedia. Already Me. Johnston had revealed his powers, or we might say his cultivated adroitness in this respect, that is to say in regard to the close packing of information into a compass which, while singularly portable as a whole, was not in any way stunted or stinted in detail. His wonderful physical Atlas of Natural Phenomena, one of the most surprising books ever printed for the scope and variety of its intelligence, had above all demonstrated the skill with which he could congregate together upon a single sheet of paper a multitude of scattered particulars, and arrange them into a systematical form, without marring in the slightest degree their lucidity. In his present herculean undertaking our geographer has had less novelty of performance to accomplish, but, to our thinking, a tougher work to get through, and a larger variety of obstacles, impediments, and difficulties to overcome. Many gazetteers already existed, but filled to very repletion ith blunders and mis-statements. To avoid the stereo typing of these errors, Mr. Johnston has had to dispense with the assistance of all previous labourers. Rather than drop into their fallacies through inadver tency, he has preferred to cling to the enormous task enjoined to any one who can take courage upon such a field of investigation to be strictly original. Materials for a similar compilation had been already collected together to a considerable extent, the principal contributor being Mr. Brent, and the inten tion of the publishere, the Messrs. Longman, having been several years ago directed to the publication of a general gazetteer. It is true that some of these materials have been judiciously incorporated in the present dictionary, but an intimation in the preface informs us, that " the author thinks it proper to state that he alone is responsible for the contents of the whole." By a simple but comprehensive system of abbreviations (an explanatory table of which is prefixed to the volume) a large amount of space is economised that must otherwise have been squandered upon needless repetitions. Not only are proper names and designations shortened to mere initials (as Bpc. for bishopric, G. for gulf, L. for lake, M. for miles and so forth), but mere expressions anadjectives are curtailed with equal propriety and usefulness; fur example, circumf. stands for circumference, indep. for independent, cr. for crossed, dom. for dominion, and inf. fur inferior. Through this ingenious and easily understood employment of signs for epithets, the toil of description is sirgularly simplified. As en illustration of the extent cf exertion and research devolving upon Mr. Johnston from his resolute determination to be original and accurate, we may mention that he himself has in each case ex amined into the situation of the different spots of the globe mentioned in his dictionary, weighing the real value of foreign estimates and comparing his own figures with those given in some accredited printed statements. By this means alone has he been enabled to secure his volume from the blemish hitherto ob• servable in all books of a similar description, namely, the blemish in this particular of grossly erroneous calculations. The result is before us in 1,432 double - columned and closely printed octavo pages—wonderfully clear and explicit, but re vealing in the very circumstance of their pre sent lucidity the enormous effort required for their accumulation. The unexpected dimensions as sumed by the manuscript, even when reduced to the miniature of letterpress, has prevented, we regret to find from the preface, the insertion of a supp:e mental catalogue of the most important Drew geogra phical and statistical works which had been referred to by the author, and which might be judiciously consulted for further information. This catalogue, having been actually prepared for insertion as a sort of appendix, we trust may he ultimately published in some shape for the sake of popular guidance. Oee or two ;peculiarities in Mr. Johnston's gazetteer not yet mentioned deserve to be especially particularised. Among other things, it may be as well to observe, for instance, as a circumstance entirely characteristic of the compiler and of the compilation, that the proper names as well as the corrupt English names of places are given with laborious exactitude, such as Wien and rienna, Aachen and Aix la Chapelle; whiie the Eastern names are invariably spelt in accordance with the system adopted by the Royal Geographical Society. How carefully the whole of the informa tion in this astonishing Dictionary bas been brought down to the present time, inclusive of some of the most recent occurrences, may be recognized even by a cursory glance through the production. Under " Gaeta " we find it stated "Pope Pius IX. sought an asylum here in 1849." Under " Naples" it is said that that city was " the scene of n most disgraceful outrage in May, 1848, when 1,500 lives were lost, and it was plundered by the lazzeroni." Other para graphs scattered through the work testify to the punctilious caution with which Mr. Johnston has turned again and again to his MS. original for the purpose of adding some new atom of information, thereby rendering his labour more complete and esti mable. We may congratulate ourselves, in common with the rest of the community, on the circumstance, that from time to time men eminently qualified for the task take upon themselves to collect and collate large musses of knowledge of this elementary and indispensable character—undeterred by the effort requisite for the accomplishment and the app.. cation essential to success. Of all individuals in the United Kingdom, capacitated by education, by skill, and by experience, to compile a standard Gazetteer —we should have pointed to the very man who has here undertaken the task and carried it triumphantly to a completion. Alexander Keith Johnston, by his long practice as a geographer, by his familiarity With the particular kinds of knowledge required in the formation of a descriptive, physical, statistical, and historical Geographical Dictionary, as well as from " being possessed of an extensive and valuable collection of books, maps, and notes, relating to every portion of the globe, collected during a period of more than fifteen years unre mittingly devoted to geographical pursuits," was precisely of all men the man to adventure upon the achievement of this literary exploit especially seeing that with all the advantages just enumerated he combined indomitable energy and unflinching perseverance. Having carried his toils at length to a suc cessful issue, we can here most cordially, and as far as our sense of usefulness is concerned, gratefully felici tate him on the close of his Wearisome undertaking. Our congratulations, moreover, are due not merely to the compiler, but also to the publisher of this superb Gazetteer. MAGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED.) COLB URN'S UNITED SERVICE. The first article of the June number of the United Service is entitled " Destinies of Great Britain in the East," and is an unanswerable vindication of the policy of which Sir Charles Napier is the champion. It is demonstrated by the writer of this article that the substitution of the rule of the British for that of the petty tyrants who call themselves Native Princes, has been invariably attended with a great increase of prosperity to the great bulk of the people of India; that it is " for the greatest happiness of the greatest number," that the direct rule of British authority should be substituted far that of Rajas' and Ameers, and that increase of territory has been forced upon us rather than sought. "The first Political Relations of England with Russia" is a history of the discovery of the shore of the White Sea by Chancelor, and of the subsequent embassies to Russia up to the com mencement of the reign of Charles 1., and cannot but be interesting at the present moment, when our relations with Russia are so cri tical, and when the influence of the then barbarians, but now semi. civilised Muscovites,is so overwhelming in the affairs of Western Europe. " The Antarctic Voyage " is the only account which has yet appeared of the expedition of ber Majesty's hired barque Pa goda to the Antardf c Ocean, under the command of Lieutenant Moore, in 1845. We have also from the pen of Captain Drew, R.N. an admirably written biography of Captai n Si r John Phillimore, R.N.,from which we extract the following account of the ordi nation of a bishop by the captain of a frigate, which we commend to the especial attention of the Puseyites " On the passage home, the Thetis put into the Island of St. Michael's, one of the Azores, for supplies, particu larly for the sick, and it was here that Sir John Philli more had an opportunity of showing the versatility of his genius, and of proving that,he could surmount any diffi culty. even the want of a bishop on the Atlantic ocean. The English inhabitnits on the island waited upon him in a body, and stawd that they had no consecrated place bury their dead, and requested him to have a piece of ground, which was allotted for that purpose, consecrated. This he at once promised should be dune—for what can not a captain of a men-of-war do? The chaplain cf the Thetis, the Rev. W. G. Rope, was immediately sent for, and received his orders to be ready to consecrate the piece of ground by noon the next day. It was in vain he otpte ho bad no authority Co do it ; th a t h e was competent: why not? because, Sir John, it requires n rosted a bishop to consecrate. Well, I'll give you an actieg of Sr. Michael's. Still th e r o e r v d e e r r e , l 3, 3 • d ou gen sli tl a e l m i a ti n e l ß oo isP k h e o dabout fur an excuse; I cannot do it, sir, there i+ no form of consecration in the Prayer book, I have nothing to guide me, in fact I know nothing about it. Well, the first Lieutenant an order to write von out a form, and that settles the matt , T. The first Lieutenant was too strict a disciplinarian to hesi tate to obey any order he received from his captain, so he and the clergyman put their heath together and made S TN, LONDON I out a tolerable form of consecration, not quite so perfect as the Archbishop of Canterbury would have made, but one which served the purpose. The ceremony went off with great &Ist, the seamen and marines Imming a line a procession, and the whole cuneludei (much to the satisfaction of all pa►ties) with a royal salute from her Majesty's ship Thetis." THE GENTLEMAN'S. We commend to the especial perusal of Mr. Bernal Osborne, a letter from Mr. Payne Collier, in the present number of the Geneeman's Magazine, on the subject of the not forthcoming catalogue of the books in the British Museum library, which has for the last ten years been in a state of preparation by Mr. Panizzi, and which may, perhaps, appear towards the commencement of the next cen tury. Mr. Panizzi out-Barry's Barry, and should his catalogue ever appear it will be absolutely neces sary to have a catalogue of the catalogue fur ready reference. We trust that some Member of the House of Commons will take the matter up, and in sist on Mr. Panizzi completein g the catalogue within a reasonable time, or r es i gn i ng his office to those who will do so. BELLE ASSEMBLEE. The Belle Aesemblee,as usual, happily combines " the grave and gay, the lively and severe." As specimens of which different characteristics, we may cite a very excellent article upon Southey, a sketch of the history of music, a beautiful story entitled "Trials," which effectively- inculcates a most valuable lesson ; various tales and sketches, and an amusing r.ccount cf the perplexities of an editor. Among the poems is one from the accomplished editress, Mrs. Crosland, "The Heart's Friend," which very beau tifully enumerates the .various qualities • desirable in such a relationship, and then mentions, as the price requisite for obtaining such a trea3ure, " the struggle to deserve it." THE BISTORY OF PENDENNIS. By W. M. 7'hackeray. No. XVII. The present number relates the recovery of Pen dennis, not only from his fiver, but from his penchah for poor Fanny Bolton, who has caught the fever from her assiduous attendance on Pen. Warrington, who has returned to his chambers during Pen's con valescence, is introduced to Laura, and they fall vio lently in love with each other. The whole party, in cluding Warrington and the Major, and Helen and Laura, but excluding poor Fanny Bolton, who is regarded by Helen and Laura as a monster of vice, arq about to set out for a tour on the continent for the completion of the recovery of Mr. Pen's health. THE TOWN AND COUNTRY MISCEL LANY. Edited by Albert Smith. An Pxcellent sixpennyworth of fun. " Mr. Doo lan's Visit to the Waxworks " is a regular screamer, and the Ripky family are the most promising persons to whom we have been introduced for many along day. We take a great interest in the lodging-house speculation, and long to know the conclusion of the adventure of " the young man who likes the beer." Mr. Ripky is the very Sir Charles Wood of domestic financiers. LEILA. By Sir Edward adwer 4tlon. Parts V. and VI. An engraving from Stephanotr, another from Mac clise, a third from Herbert, and a fourth from Cor bould, embellish the two latest numbers of the pre sent charming republication. If one of the crudest of all the stories penned by the master-hand of our poet-novelist, "Leila" is also one of the most brilliant in colouring. In its animation and glow we may trace the germs of that fruitful fancy which has since added so many inestimable treasures to our romantic literature. In Almarnen, for example, we have the outline of Arbaces ; in Amine the faint sketch of Irene ; in Ferdinand the more perfect historical painting of such monarchs as Harold, the Saxon, and William the Conqueror. Book the Fourth is completed, and Book the Fifth commenced in these instalments of the narrative now in course of re-appearance. The cupidity of Ximen is prompting him to betray his master to assassination. Almamen, on the other hand, prompted by his vnxiety respecting his daughter Leila, has sought her even in the private chambers of Isabella, and to effect his escape thence causos the conflagration of the camp of the Spaniards. The last page here represented closes as the army of Ferdinand and the army of Boabdil meet under the walls of Granada, to fight for the rise or the fall of the religion of Christendom. ST. JAMES'S. The June number of this ultra-aristocratic and ultra-legitimatist periodical opens with a pleading for the restoration of the Count de Chambord to the throne of France, written iu a style of vituperation of liberal politics and of liberal politicians of which we cannot at all approve. The article is moreover replete with misrepresentations of facts. The other papers in this number are excellent. MISCELLANEOUS. In Sharpe's Magazine for Jun; we find abundant matter of interesting entertainment. From the con tinuation of "Deborah's Diary," we quote the follow ing very practically truthful remarks :—" We should be very cautious how we cut off another; person's pleasures. 'Tis an easy thing to say to them, You are wrong, or foolish,' and so check them in their pursuit; but what have we to give them that will compensate for it ? How many harmless refresh ments and refuges from sick and tired thought may thus be destroyed ! We may deprive the spider of his web, and the robin of his nest, but can never re pair the damage to them. Let us live and let live; leave me to hunt my butterfly, and Anne to catch her bat."—An interesting article on "Christianity's First Martyr," and another on the "Lon don Prisons," are contained in Macphail's Edinburgh Journal.—Among a variety of valuable contributions, Chambers' has some delightful gossip ping sketches of " Social Life in France."—An inter esting page in the Farmers' Journal exhibits the ground plan of some extensive farm buildings at Trusthorpe, Lincolnshire. The Colonial Maga zine contains an article worthy of perusal, on the " dark side of Indian service," namely, as re ferred to in the furlough memorial.—The Patent Journal and the London Repertory of Patent Inven tions abound in matter of scientific iaterest.—The Rambler and the Catholic Register, independent of the interest which it is to be presumed they possess for the members of that church to which they are more especially addressed, contain many articles of general interest.—The Public Good, the British Contro versalist, and some other claimants for public favour now swell the already crowded ranks of the monthly periodical literature. Among them all we must not omit to mention the most graceful, namely, Le Follet, which is as charming as ever. FINE ARTS. PORTRAIT OF 2118. MACREADY. A wonderfully characteristic likeness of this -dis tinguished artist—whose name must long continue illustrious as that of one of our most classic trage dians—has just been issued from the establish ment of Mr. J. S. 'Welch, 24, St. James's street. Both the lithographic draughtsman, N. Ploszczynski, and the lithographic printers, M. and N. Hanhart, have tasked their skill to the uttermost in portraying the features of the great actor as they have been delineated by the master-hand of Mr. J. Deffett Francis. The trage dian is represented in one of his most celebrated im personations, the Werner of Lord Byron's drama. His exclamation—" Who saysthat? expressed by the artist in every latent nerve and muscle of that flexile and eloquent countenance. The whole visage seems to be actually working and palpitating with sup pressed emotions. The grasp of the hand, the waving cf the hair, the flash of the eye, the fierce protrusion of the under-lip, are all accessories to the utterance of the innate emotion ; and the brush of the painter has with surprising felicity realised in a portraiture that living and breathing reality whose genius has so often inspired enthusiasm among his innumerable auditors. The plate, we observe, is appropriately inscribed to Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd, perhaps of all men living about the best qualified to appreciate the ability, and in appreciating the ability to estimate the likeness of his friend, William Charles Macready. PORCUESTER CASTLE.—A grand national gala, in honour of the inauguration of the colossal statues of Nelson and Wellington, took place in this picturesque locality on the 18th inst., under the experienced and liberal superin tendence of Mr. Ellis, the late lessee of Cremorne 'Gardens. Instrumental and vocal music; a balloon ascent by that "Columbus of the skies," Lieutenant Gale • dancing on the circular platform, a la Cremorne, and in the Salle de .Dense; the wonderful agilities of that talented young artiste the " India-rubber" 'Wright, whose pantomimic excellence was so highly and deservedly appreciated at the Princess's Theatre last season ; a vaudeville; a ballet by the Stilt fanfily, together with brilliant illuminations, constituted the attractions of the evening; the whole being wound up with a splendid display of fireworks by Mortram, in which every feu d' artifice known in pyrotechny was magnificently developed. No pains were spared in the management of the fete, which passed off to the complete satisfaction of a vast couoourse of visitors, and in a manner fully worthy Of any of the metro politan public gardens. This evening his Excellency the Nepaulese Am bassador and suite intend honouring Crelllo7.o with a visit, and no doubt that popular place of amusement.will present au unusually gay and brilliant appearance. In addition to the ordinary interesting exhibitions at those gardens, we believe Lieutenant Gale, the eminent eronaut, makes an ascent in his balloon, and will perform his daring feat of de scending by mea ns o f a s i ng l e rope from the' upper to the lower car. GRAND ENTERTAINMENT TO Titr: DIGNITARIES OF THE CHURCH, AT THE MANSION HOUSE Yesterday the Lord Mayor gave a S plendid entertainment to the prelates and a number of the other dignitaries of the Church, upon the occasion of the anniversary of the meeting of the arch bishops, the bishops, and clergy, for the propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts. The banquet was laid cut in the Egyptian gall. THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1850. AFFAIRS IN GREECE. ROUSE OF LORDS, JUNE: 17. MAJORITY ON LORD STANLEY'S MOTION ON THE AFFAIRS OF GREECE. PRESENT. DUKES. EARLS. r. u c c 1 e u c li llarawicke Buckingham Haddington Cleveland Harewood Northumberland liar rowby Richmond Home BARONS, MARQUISES. Jersey • Abinger Camden Kinnoull Ashburton Downshire Laneaborough t Bayning Drogheda Lonsdale Blayney Ely Lucan Boston Exeter Macclesfield Braybrooke Hertford Malmesbury Brougham Huntley - Mansfield Colchester Londonderry Manvers Clarina Salisbury ' Morton Delamere Westmeath Mountcashel De Lisle and Dudley Winchester. Nelson De Iles Waterford Orkney De Tabley EARLS. Romney Douglas Aberdeen Rosso Farnham . A bergavenny Sheffield Fcversham Abingdon Selkirk . Forester Aylesford Stradbroke Gardner Bandon Talbot Brantley Beverley : Verulana Heytesbury Brooke and Warwick Whim' Kenyon Cadman. Lyttelton Clanwllliam VISCOUNTS. l'olwarth Cardigan Canning Rayleigh Cawdor Canterbury, Redesdale Darnley Cembermere Sandys Delawarr Hereford Sondes Denbigh 11111 Southampton Desert lli leton Skelmersdale Ellenborough Strangford Stanley Eglinton Sidmouth Templemore Egziont Sydney Tenterden Falmouth Walsingliam Galloway BISHOP. WilarCelilre Glengall Bangor Wynford BISHOPS. Chichester Gloucester& Bristol Oxford PROXIES. ESAU. DUKES. 24oreastle 3tontrosa Manchester Marlborough MARQUIS. Rivers Guilford Ferrers Shannon Sandwich Leven BISHOP. Bath and Wells BARONS. Lerwick Bexley - Lagot Crofton • Clinton Hastings Lyndhurst • Northwick ClouhroJk Rodney Hawks • • • PeSautnarez galtoun • Sinclair Gray Rilmaine kiddleton Ailesbury EARLS. Tankerville llyckinghamshlre Onslow Cpurtoun Stamford Crawford &Balcarres Poulett Dartmouth Castlemaine • ltosslyn Cathcart vISCOUNTS. Eldon Beresford Howe Doneraile Rigby Melville &afield Strathallan Stanhope ltanfurly Pembroke Clare HaWareielt Bisuors. Carlisle Exeter PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS, (From the Tiotes and Proceedings I.!Me 'rouse of Commons. WEDNESDAY, JUNE' 19. SCHOOL ESTABLISHMENTS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Order for Second Reading read; notion made, and Ques tion proposed, •"That the Bill be now read a second time :" Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day six months." Question put, " That the word' now' stand part of the question." The House divided • MINORITY—AYES, 94. Aglionby, 11. A. Forster, Mathew ,- Mowatt, Francis Anstey, Thomas Fottcscue, Chichester Muutz,. G. E. Armstrong, Sir A. Fox, W. J. Nugent, Sir Percy Bagshaw, John Grace, 0. D. ' Ogle, S. C. Bass, Thomas Grenfell, Charles W. Pearson, Charles Bellew, It. M. Grosvenor, Lord R. Peellell, Sir G. Mich, Sir T. Hallyburton, Lord J. Perfect, R. Bouverie, E. P. Harris, Richard Philips, Sir G. R. I... Tight, Joins Mastic, Archibald Pigott, Francis Brocklehurst, J. Ilatchell, John Rawdon, Colonel Brockman, E. D. Hayter, W. G. . Rice, E. R. Brotherton, J. . Headlam, Thomas Rich, Henry Brown, W. ]ley wood, James RoIIIIIIY, Colonel Butler, I'. -S. Hobhouse, T. B. Romlliy, Sir John Cdrter, J. B. Hodges, T. L. Russell, F. C. Cdyley, E. S. Howard, I'. 11. balwey, Colonel Chaplin, W. J. Hutchins, E. J. Scholetield, W. Cliky, James Hutt, William Scrope, G. P. Cdbden, Richard Jackson, William Scully, Francis Ccilebrooke, Sir T. Jervis, Sir John Shell, It. L. Craig, Sir W. G. Kershaw, James • Somerville, Sir W. Crawford, W. S. King, P. J. Stuart, Lord D. 14 symple, Captain Lewis, G. C. Thompson, Colonel Davie, Sir 11, Lushington, Charles Thornely, Thomas Divctt, E. Mackinnon, W. A. Wall, C. B. Duff, George 11`Cullagh, W. T. Willcox, B. M*Ghie Duff, James IPGregor,_John Williams, Job, Elliot, John E. M`Taggart,-Sir J. Wilson, Matthew Elans, Sir De Lacy Martin, J. Evans, William Motile, Fox Eivart, William Milner, W: M. Ferguson, Colonel Morison, Sir,W. Fordyce, A. D. Morris, David TELLERS. Melgund, Visectuat Fergus, John MAJORITY—NOES; 10). Aciderley, C. B. Floyer, John Neal, Jehn Alexander, N. Forbes, W. - - Neskl, Joseph Arkwright, Ocorge • Fox, S. L. Newdegate. C. N. ll ley, Joseph F u ll er , A. E. Newport, Visct. ' dock, E. H. Gaskell J.:M. Oswald, Alexander II tinck, Lord 11. Gladstone, W. E. Pakington, Sir John Blair, Stephen Gordon, Admiral . Patten, J. IV. Bolcro, H. George Granby, Marquis of Pennant, Colonel Bcipth, Sir It. G. Greenall, Gilbert Pilkington, James Brbmicy, Robert Greene, Thomas Plurnptre, J. P. Brhce, C. L. C. Hamilton, Geo. A. Prime, Richard Buck, Lewis IV. Hamilton, Lord C. Pugh; David Roller, Sir J. Y. Houldsworth, T. • Ru.shout, Captain Burrell, Sir C. Hughes, W. IL_ Seymcr, 11. K. I Cbittterton, Colon° Jocelyn, Viscount"' •• . Smyth, John George Chichester, Lord J.• Jollille, Sir IV. IL Smollett, A. Christopher, lt. A. Jones, Captain Somerset, Captain Cliire, I:. H. Lacy, Henry C. Sotheron, T. Colvilc, C. It. Lockhart, W. Spooner, Richard Conolly, Thomas Lockhart, A. E. Stafford, A. Dcedes, W. Lowther, Colonel Stanley, Edward Denison, Edmund :Mackie, John Denisou, J. E. Macnagbten, Sir E. • Villiers, C. Dod, J. W. 111`Neill, Duncan ' Vyse, R. IL Drsnimoncl, Henry Manners, Lord C. Waddington, IT; S. Drammond, Dome Matheson, James IVelby, G. E. Duckworth, Sir J. Matheson, Colonel Whitmore, T. C. Duncombe, 0. Iu mix, Sir 11. Wodehouse, E.. Duncuft, John Miles, William Wortley, J. S. Dundas, G. Moody, C. A. Young, Sir John Du:Pre, C. G. Mullings, J. R. Egerton, W. T. Mundy, William TELLERS. Emlyn, Viscount Mure, Colonel Clerk, Sir G. EsCcourt, J. L. B. Naas, Lord Mackenzie, W. F. Fellowes, E. Napier, Joseph Mr. Baker, chairman ; Mr. Walker, director ; and Mr. Nash, secretary of tho Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway Company; the Mayors of Newport Cowbridge, Neath, Carmartheni, Haverfordwest, and Gloucester, the Portreeve of LI inelly, &c. Mr. TALBOT, in reply to the 'toast of "The Direc tors," said when called upon ou occasions of this kind, he had usually considered the compliment to be a one-sided one, but not so on the present occasion, for he thought he might say With : truth, that the direc tors of the South Wales Railway Company deserved well at their hands.-- (Cheers2h They had that day completed the first stage of their magnificent enter prise —an enterprise which had . ~oalled into play all their patience, all their_ parse ye rence, and all the moley—(llear, hear)—which coidd be commanded. He thought the people of that country were not such slow coaches as to be satisfied with stopping their line of railway at Swansea. Caimarthenshire and Pembrokeshire must be brought Le gether. The late Mr. O'Connell, in addressing his countrymen, used to make use of a favourite expretision—" This is a great day for Ireland." He (P Lt. Talbot) would paraphrtke the sentence, and pron. nance this a " great day for Wales." What he vvouirl enjoin upon his fellow•countrymen wens to travf I, travel, travel.— (Hear, hear.) There was once ita Roman Emperor who would have given his crown • to have found a new pleasure. He (Mr. Talbot) only :wished that Ronian Emperor could have travelled wi it them from Chep stow that day. He would not do Mr. Brunel the injustice to wish that he had lived; in the days of He.- liogabalus, but if Heliogabalu s had lived in the days of Mr, Brunel, it would ha , re been all the better for Heliogabalus.—(Laughter and cheers.) Mr. Talbot then urged the necessity') of completing the dock accommodation at Swans eo. H 8 recollected when at school they used tote 11 one another "Hoc age," and what he advised the pf *pie of Swansea was "dock-age."—(Loud laughter.) After some farther remarks, Mr. Talbot gave "Then lhealth of the Mayor of Swansea," and The MAYOR of Swansea replied. On the health of the Members for the Glamorgan shire boroughs being given, Sir ,S.ohn Gaest and Mr. Vivian replied. The latter dwott, on the advantages of railway communication, not o ply as tending to the comforts of the rich, but adding to. the accommodation of the poor. "The health of the Directors of" -the Great Western Railway Company" was proposed by Mr. Grenfell. Mr. BARLOW acknowledged th 3 toast, and assured his hearers that he had always I.( garded the interests of the South Wales a n d G rea t Western Companies as identical. He would say, wit 11 reference to Mr. Talbot's observation, that this y ns a proud day not only for Wales but for Englan, 1 ; it , was a national event which they had met to eels. orate.—(Hear.) It was a proud day for Englishmen to be able in a few hours to come into the society oc, mid enjoy the noted hospitality of their Welsh brethr, HI. As long as he had health to come among them, ihe would never de sert the post which he had untie tntalcen. He hoped, by means of this railway, to see the ladies of South Wales gracin ,, the London hails N% i'h their presence. " The Health c of Mr. Brune 1, the engineer in chief," was next given, AS one whic , had " annihilated both time and space." Mr. BRUNEI: briefly replied, and other toasts followed ; and at half-past six o'cl , )4:k the party broke up, and proceeded to the station. On its return to Chepstow, the s p ecial train arriv e d there after a quick journey o f thre e hours (75 miles), including stoppages at eight sti &Cons. The same manifestations were repeated at ~each station, and everything passed off without the s lightest accident. Every necessary precaution had he en taken by the company's officers, and the whole a ffi sir was conducted most creditably. N AVAL IN TELLI4 ENCE. PEMBROKE DOCKYARD, JUNE 19 following is a statement of the principal dimens; eels of the Liberty sloop of war, which was launched at. this dockyard last week:— Feet. Inches. Length over a 11... l2l 2 Ditto, between perpeadiculars —L.— 100 6 Ditto, of keel, for tonnage 7B 8 Extreme breadth Ditto, for tonnage ' ... 31 11 Ditto, moulded 3l 5 Depth Of hold —. 15 2 Her burden is 427 tons, and she is pherced for 16 guns. She will be docked, coppered, and ji try-rigged for navi gation to Devouport without delay. The Admiralty have issued a ger ,ea al order that no aficer of the. Royal Dockyard Batt: awl shall be absent from drill, unless on special leave of absence or in the event of sickness; and even in the la; zer case a surgeon's certificate must be produced. The C:Jionel of the Batta lion must appear on: e during the drill, and he alone can issue leave of absence. From tb elm regulations it is evident that the Admiralty is desimu s of these cores at taining the highest possible state of ei liciency. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HAMPTON RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The programme, of which we gave an outline on Tires day, proved this the lessees of the Hurst had acted wisely in placing the management in the hands of a party whose official connexion with all the great meetings was a gua• rantee of something better than the public bad been so long accustomed to under the " Par sonian " system. A change was visible last year, and that it was appre c iat e d was sown not less by a general improvement in the character of the stakes provided for the present meetirg, than by the ace , ptance of the stewardship by two of the most influential members of the Jockey Club—the Mar quis of Exeter and Sir Joseph Hawley. The card for yesterday embraced five events, two of them in heats, which, if they are to be• tolerated at all, must not, we presume, be objected to at Hampton; one race of the kind, however, we submit to the authorities, would hare been quite sufficient. The weather having turned out extremely favourable, the special trains from Waterloo bridge were pasronised to an extent which could not have been anticipated. We never saw so large an at• tendance on a first day. Besides many other distin guished persons, there were present his Royal Highees Prince George of Cambridge, Marquis of Exeter, Mar quis of Drogheda, Lord liurleigh, Lord Andover, Lord W. Powlett, Lord Dankellin, &c., Hon. Captain lions, lion. Major Boyle, Hon. H. Forester, Hon. F. Lawley, Sir J. Hawley, Sir T. Burke, General Charritie, Colonel Peel, Captain Little, Captain Carleton, Captain Pettat, C:ptain Hervey, M e s s r s . S. Graham, Bastard, Payne, Archdall, Magennia Gregory, Peyton, Ste. &e. The racing, which was as good as it was abundant, commenced at two o'clock, with heats, and was not brought to a close until a quarter to ethe The Stand Plato of 30 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 save. each, for horses that never won 50 soya. exclu sive of the winner's own stake; three yrs old, 7st 71b; four, Bst 10lb; five, 9et 31b; six and aged, Oft 71b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs., if demanded, &c. Heats, once round and a dis. (4 Subs.) SirJ.llawley'sQucensteerry,Bet 101b(G.Brown) 2 1 1 Capt. Lowther's Bastinado, 7st 71b (Doekoray) 3 2 2 Mr. Messer's 111slmesbury, 5 yrs, 95t ... (Sly) 1 3 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst 13astinatio, 7to 4 agst Queens berry, and 3 to 1 agst Malmesbury. Won cleverly by haf a length. Second Heat.—letting-5 to 4 each egst Malmesbury and Destined°, and 3to 1 agst Queensberry. Wen by two lengths. Third Heat.—Betting -7 to 2on Queensberry. Won by three lengths. The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes (handicap) of 20 sow. each, 10 fr, and 5 ft only if declared, &c. with 50 added. The second to save his stake, and the winner to ray 20 sovs. towards expenses, and to subscribe to next year's handicap. The winner of any handicap, after the weights app:ar, to carry 71b extra. (32 Subs., 21 of whom declared.) Lord Exeter's Little Jack, 3 yrs, 7st Mr. E. Jones's Docility, 4 yrs, Tat 81b (S. Mann) 2 Capt.Lowther'eTarnWedlin, 4 yre, 7st 71b(Dockeray) 3 Mr.P.P.Relt'sEagle's Plume, h yr:, Sit 71b (J. Sharp) 0 Mr. I. Day's Mignon, 6 yes, 7st 51b (Wakefield) 0 Co'onel Anson's Irish Jig, 4 yrs, fist 91b...(Charlton) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Docility, 7to 2 cgst Little Jack, 9 to 2 each agst Mignon and Irish Jig, and 5 to 1 agst Eagle's Plume. Eagle's Plume, taking a lead of two or three lengthe, made running at a bad pace, followed by Little Jack and Docility to the back of the course, where Docility wont to the front, and led, without much improving the speed, to the last turn. From this point the race was entirely between Docility and Little Jack, and from the half-distance home was so closely contested that the judge pronounced it a dead heat. Run in 3 min 54 sec. Deciding Heat-6 to son Docility. Little Jack made all the running, and won easily by two lengths. Run in prcei:ely the same time as the dead heat. The Claremont Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 25 added, for two yrs old; cults, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 4tb; winners extra. Half a mile. Lord Strathmore's Faux Pas, Bst 71b ...(Wakefiela) 1 Mr. Gully's Solomon, Bst 710 (A. Day) 2 Mr. Webb's Vigilant, Bst 41b (Dockeray) 3 Mr. C. Liley's Count Swivel, Bst 71b .(S. Mann) 4 Mr. W. Yorke's fby The Cure, Bst Alb (Smith) 5 Batting-11 to 8 on Solomon, 2 to 1 agst, FAUX Pas, and 4 to 1 agst Vigilant. Faux Pas made marl) , all the running, and won in a canter by a length and a hall. The Corinthian Stakes .of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft. and 25 added; three yrs old, 9st 41b; four, 1031 71b; five, 1 Ist 31b; six and aged, list 91b; winners extra; halr.bred horses allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 200 soss.,• if demanded, &r.. Once round and a distance. Mr. Carew's Eva, 4 yrs, lOst 7th (Captin Little) 1 Mr. Rowley's Tit-bit, aged, 12st (31b , xtra) (Owner) 2 Mr. Elwes'j A theli•tage, 5 yrs, list 81b (Owner) 3 Mr. J. Evelyn's Lady Tryphena, 10 ,t 71b (Owner) 4 Betting-1 oto 6 each agst Athelstane an Eva. Won easily by two loath,. Run in 2 min. 19 secs. A Plato of 30 SOTP., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. PSOli; three yrs old, 7st 51b; four, Bst 51b; five, Bst 101 b; six and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed 3;h. The winner to be sold for 80 sovs., if demanded, &a. Three. quarters of a mile. (9 Subs. Mr. H. Hill's Equiria, 3 y rs , 7 s t 51b (Alston) 2 1 1 Mr. P,ingley's Christiana, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Thick) 1 2 2 Mr. Drew's Master Murray, Bat 1 11b(llackett) 0 3 3 Mr. Lister's Hind of tbe Forest, 5 yrs, 84 715 3 0 d r Lord Exeter's Ghio, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (J. Mann) 0 0 dr Mr. Thornton's Little Fanny, aged, Bst 1 llb 0 0 dr Mr. Jackson's Nell Cook, aged, Bst 1 llb 0 0 dr Mr. Irwin's Clairvoyance, 5 yrs, SA 71b Mr. Winstanley's Pandea, 3 yrs, Tat 211) 0 dr The first two heats were won easily by two lengths and the last by one length. BETTING ON •THE COURSE. lavEnrool. cur. 7to 1 agst - Cockerznouth 110 to 1 agst Backbiter NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 5 to 1 agat Eltbiron 8 to 1 agat Glauca sto 1 apt I lint. of Gwynne - GOODWOOD STAKES. 12 to to 1 agst Wiudiscbgratz GOODWOOD CUP. 7 ta 1 agst Cossack 5 to 1 agq Monks 6 to I lilTsteanczent SUTTON PARK R i ACES.—WrDNEsDAY. The Sutton Park Stakes of 3 sons. each, and 20 added; the second to save his stake. About three quarters of n mile. (11 Subs.) Mr. Howlin's Shilmalier West, 3 yrs, 7st:(lV. Sharpe) 1 Mr. Ifowd:•r's The Monk, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Whitehouse) 2 The following also started:—Mr. Copaind's Cheap side, aged, B,t 71h (Marlow); Mr. Giles's Gaffer Green, aged, Bst 71b (Hutchinson); Mr. Green's Ilaiee aged, Bst 71b (Yates); Mr. Wiley's Cauliflower, 5 yr, fist 51b (Dcnhen); and Mr. Hawkes' f by Marshal Soalt, 3 yrs, Est 121 h (Escourt). 6to 4 ugst The Monk, sto 4 egst the winner. Won by half a b . _ The Windloy: . Pool Stales of 15 sov::. each, 10 ft, and SO added. To Etzrt at the Red Barn, about one mile and five furlong,. Mr. Lawsonz; Keleshea, 6 yrs, 7st 31b ...(W. Sharpe) 1 Mr. Fowler's Ribaldry, 5 yr 3, 7st 121 b (Whitehouse) 2 Mr. Robinson DU Egret, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b ...(Escourt) 3 Mr. Mtiklam's Polonaise, 4 yrs, 7a 4lb ...... (A.rnold) 4 Evcn on Ribaldry, 4 to 1 agst lieleillea. Won by :hree-quarters <f a length. . . The lidgbastoo Platc of 401., added to a Sweepltalses of 5 soya. ca?h, the second to save his stake, end tho winner to be sold for 2001. heat., once round and a distance. (4 Subs.) Mr. Southby's Imperial, 5 yrs, ist 121 b (GO/) 3 1 1 Mr. Painter's Cireuiter, 4 yrs, 7st slb (1001) 1 2 2 Mr. Gulliver'i Fazeley, aged, Bst .11b (601.) ... 2 3 dr Three well -contested heats. ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. The annual contest amongst the yachts of this highly respt ctablo club, which is rapidly advancing in public favour, for the grand challenge cup, took place yester day, but, although the day was admirably suited for en excursion, there was too little wind to test the weathorly powers of the yacht. The Gem steamer had been char tered by the club, for the conveyance of members and their friends, and left London-bridge at half past nine, with a highly-respectable party on board, which was considerably augmented at Blackwall. The following yachts had been entered to contend:- 1. Whisper, 19 tons, Thomas Evelcigh, Esq ; blue, white, and red. 2. Linnet, 10 tons, Holies Knox, Esq.; white, red border with blue cross. 3. Rival, 10 tons, J. T. Helms, Esq.; red, orange, and ' blue. 4. Alligator, 20 tons, Henry J. Smith, Esq.; red with white stripe, and a horse rampant. I 5. Frolic, 12 tons, Alfred Cox, Esq.; red and white stripes. G. Moor Park, 17 tons, George E. Browne, seq.; three golden lilies, red ground. 7. Phantom, 20 tons, S. Lace, Esq.; white, red border. It was a time race, ore minute per On bein,-; allowed by all yachts exceeding tea tons to those not exceeding it, yachts not exceeding thirteen tons to allow half a minute per ton to those or lesser ton nage . Th e c h a ll enge cup Lad been originally presented to tie club by J. 'P. Hewes, Esq., and was held by Mr. E. Browne, the owner of the Moor Park, the conditions of the race re quiring that it should he won two consecutive sea sons b y ( •) the same yacht to become the permanent property the owner. The distance to be sailed was from Blaci : vvallto - Gravesend and back. The whole of the boats were at their stati ons on the arrival of the steamer, with the exception e l ltce l p ; t , ien of th e Li ncit, which had been withdr awn . ' Insper and Frolic nearly divided the favouritism, the success of the form e r in gallantly carrying o ff one of the a prizes in the match of the Royal Tham es Yacht Club on the sth inst. de servedly placed her high in request; but the pretty sail ing of the Frolic, a vessel club, v onging to the same dis tinguishedon many occasions as when there was event i as scarcely a capf u l o f wind, well ns to stronger weather, induced spec u l ators upon the e lo o w k upon her as a very formidable rival. The Phantom next hod the call, while it was declared by a tolerable section that if it came on to blow hard the Alligator. a schoonei rigged vessel, would do some astonishing work. As it, however, did not blow hard, no opportunity was afforded of ascertaining whether there was eny merit in the opi nion expressed of her capabilities. The start took place under the' direction of Mr. E. Brown, the rear-commodore, at fire minutes pest eleven, viral the usual alacrity- was exhibited by the whole of the crews in setting the immense quantity ofcanvaa with which each boat was covered. At tills moment there was hardl . 2 a breath of wind to blew a flag ow . , and eseli c.airted the " catspawt," wish which iliay were ever and anon favoured. The Rival got a slight start. the Frolic was second, the .A llienter chiral, the Phaotcdrs fourth, nod Whisper fifth. Zephyrns war dered for a :moment in the neighbourhood of the contending yachts, and the Frolic gallantly led t h e way down, followed closely by the Pi;an lora, ha Rival. WIMpFr, and Alligator being iu th e i r w ai Again the whole were becalmed, and the surface of the water was as smooth as a well kept bowling -green, th e pats being indebted to the tide tinder them .`'Pr - 1 anything like their tardy progrsss. At the Half-way House a gentle breeze sprung up from the northward, and thence westwardcd, which rendered the match of a Imore interesting character, and some very pretty sailing occurred am ongst the little fleet, but another lull brought them again to almost a stand-still, and it was feared they would not reach the distance, but Sol having retired for a short time a new breeze gladdened the hearts of the crew F, and soon put them within sight of the fag-buoy off Gravesend, but as the tido had then commence I making up, the three leading boats performed a somewhat tedious operation (the Frolic and Phantom having passed and re-passed each other), , in working' over the flood to arrive at it; in effecting which, owing to their hugging the shore on the Gravesend side, the Phantom fora moment or so caught the ground, and the Whisper, which was at the time eagerly disputing the honour of the second place, went some yards in advance. The three leading boats rounded at Gravesend in the following order : b. min. ace. The Frolic ... ••• 4 36 5 Whisper ... ..• ••• 4 57 32 Phantom ... ... 5 355 After rounding they all set square sails, and each be gan to make the best of their way 13:4c11. The advan tage which the Frolic bad at the time of rounding left but little doubt, from her well-known powers, barring accident:,, of success. '[hero was nothing worthy of record in the passaqe up. All act boats wero admi rably handled, and arrived at Blacklistl in the follow. ing order:— h. MID. SOC. The Frolic first, at ... ... 7 28 40 The Whisper ... 7 M 0 The Phantom ... 8 1 10 The very handsome prize was duly presented to Mr. Alfred Cox, the owner of the Frolic, by the Rear•Com mudore. with a very deserved compliment upon the nau tical! Lkill of all partie?. Tee Royal Thames Yacht Club and other toasts Laving been done ample justice to, tt.e strainer returned to London•bridge, and landed her cons pany bf fore dnsk. The officers of the club were unre mitting; in their attention to the comfort of their guests. There was an abundance of the choicest viands prepared by Mr. Cooper, the steward; and a very good quadrille band, which was kept in tolerably sharp exercise during the whole evening. RAILWAY IN TELLIGENCE. OPENING OF THE SOUTH WALES. CIILr .Ow, WEDNEPDAY. — ThiS line was opened to-day for public traffic. The formal opening yester day afforded a perfect triumphal day, mid the occasion was celebrated in a roost magnificent manner. The special train started from this town, the present eastern terminus, at nine o'clock, A. 141 , to proceed to Swansea. The event was regarded as a national one, and in every town and village on the route the day was observed as a close holiday. Immense multitudes assembled on the margin of the new railway, extend ing for a distance of seventy-five miles : banners floated from every available position ; the ships in the several ports of Chepstow, Newport, C ar diff, P or t Talbot, Neath and Swansea, were decked out in like manner, and at every station on the line wreaths of flowers and evergreens abounded, and triumphal meshes were as thick as trees of liberty are found in the streets of Paris after an overthrow of dynasty. The journey downwards occupied four hours, in consequence of the numerous addresses of congratu lation presented to the directors by the local autho rities. In every corporate town the utmost hospi tality on the part of the authorities and the inha bitants marked the proceedings of the day. On the South Wales Railway the old and almost forgotten pleasures of coach travelling are revived, the line being, for considerable runs o n a l eve l w ith l ow lands, stretching out to the Severn and Bristol Channel on one hand, and beautiful undulating hills and mountains on the other. The traveller is enabled to enjoy the glorious scenery around him almost as much in deteil.as if he travelled on the box of the Car marthen mail, the route being the same. The train stopped at all the stations, of which there are eight between Chepstow and Swansea, be sides the termini. The first is a third-class station, Portskewet, five miles from Chepstow. From hence to Newport, the next station, is twelve miles, part of the distance over a flat moor, the line running on a level fur a considerable distance. On leaving Newport a tunnel about half a mile long presents itself ; the train proceeded through it slowly both in the journey down and up. From Newport to C ar diff, th e next station, is 12 miles. This is a rising town, and (to gether with Newport end Swansea) will.derive great benefit from the opening of this railway. A new steam-packet company has just been formed at Car cliff, for establishing a s uperior class of ve sse l s on t h e station between Cardiff and Bristol. The line now proceeds rather more inland, following the Taff river in the direction of Liantrissant, the next station, which is distant from Cardiff 11 miles. This is the station for Cowbridge. From Llantrissant to Bridg end is 9/ miles; thence to Pyle, a third-class station, is 6 miles. From Pyle to Port Talbot is 6 miles, from Port Talbot station to Neath miles, and from Neath to Swansea 8 miles. The Landore viaduct, approaching the Swansea station, is a stupendous work, and has an imposing appearance. It passes on an extensive curve over the low grounds, containing some large copper smelting works, and is commanded by some lofty bills, on which thousands of persons had assembled to witness the approach of the train. At Swansea the most extensive arrangements had been made for the onening. Business was totally suspended, and all the shops closed, while the streets were densely crowded. The sight altogether was most gratifying; and although there was necessarily some confusion, there wt's nothing like disorder, tor was a drunken man visible in the streets. On the arrival of the train such a shout arose as made the welkin ring, and it was re-echoed from the mountain tops and far-off heights. The required ceremonies performed, after some delay, the next point of attraction was the banquet. For this only a limited number of tickets (690) were at first issued, hut this number was afterwards in creased, notwithstanding which many parties were disappointed, and as much as 30s. were offered for tickets, the original price for gentlemen's tickets being 6d., ladies 7 s . 6J. A goodly number of l a di es attended, and when all were seated the scene was an imPosiDg one. There could not have been less than 730 present; among others, the M 3icr of Sw ansea , Mr. James Pool (in the chair), Lord James Stuart, Viecount Villirr <,M.P., Si ; Joan Guest, Bart., Ise. p Mr. 'Talbot, M.P., Mr. Vivian, M.P., R. Fothergill, hi eh sheriff of the county ; Mr. J. P. ;;:glow (one of the directors), Mr. Saunders (secretary), and Mr. Brunel (chief engineer) of the Great Western Railway Company ; ltir. Williams, secretary of the Vale of Neath Railway Company; Mr. Coffin,' de puty chairman of the Taff Yale Railway - Company APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH, JUNE 19.—Surgeon- fames Wilson (b), born° on the books of the Saturn, P ec ibroke, for service in the Proximo steam packet, to SI lOorness dockyard. The Right Hon. Sir Francis T. I ing held a levee at Whitehall to-day, and it was atten Lied by the following officers:— Captains—Sir Henry John Leek'', li.i3, (1826); Jos. O'Brien (1829), William Pearce Stanley (1838), John fLakett (1838), William B. DobE on (1841), and IL Ball (1814), late commandi tkg the Dragon steam frigate. Commanders—William Langlta:zr) (1814), Henry D. Twysdcn (1833), Thomas Stewart (1843), Melville G. H. W. Boss (1849), and J. Brown. Lieutenants—William C. Burbi.clge (1815), George Gahan (1815), Coast-guard ; Ge arze Rabbett (1826), and Julian F. Slight (1842). Assistant-Surgeon—John Elliott (1846). he Garland steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Wylde, having had her repairs con Voted at this port, ley, Woolwich tc-iay for Dover to as , same her duties as a mail packet on that Elation. The trials of Captain the Hon. W. E. Fitzmanrice's aid Messrs. Seaward's engines in ate Minx steam-vessel were concluded in the basin at W aolvrich on Monday lust. Both engines were set to dri• re a screw of similar diameter and pitch at 210 revoluti xis per minute, for eleven hours. On the first trial C tptaiu Fitzaiaurice's forgine consumed 12i- ii,ehes of water per hour, against Messrs. Seaward's 8 inches; but on tuh:equent occasions Captain Fitzmaurice reduced the co twin - option of his en gine to 10 inches per hour, and h s expects to make a still greater reduction in the engines,lie may construct in future. His engine is acknowledg cd to be on the real dire - ..,t rotary principle, and differs from all others sub mitted at this yard in having no dos , d points, springs or packing. The engine tried was nc teinally of 10• horse poker, but equal to 14-horse real pc stter, at 4511 x. pres sure, is little liable to be put out of order, and has ex cited great interest amongst the nurserous naval officers studying :Aram, and others, and engineers who have witnessed its p e rf o r mance . A furtl ter series of experi ments will be made in the river to Kest its speed at the measured mile, and capabilities for towing launches or other vessels. ions. mama THE ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL. The anniversary dinner of the lit oyal Free Hos pital took place lavt night at the La ndon Tavern, and it was attended by nearly three hundred of the friends and subscribers to that truly benevolent in stitution. The chair was taken by the Idon. E. H. Stanley, M.P., who was supported by Mr. 'Greene, M.P., Mr. Roebuck, M.P., Mr. Manners Sutton, M.P., the Rev. Dr. Rice, the Rev. J. H. Fisk, the Rev. Dr. Benson, Dr. Forbes Winslow, Dr. Neale, Mr. Goldsmith, and others actively engaged in prop luting the usefulness of the hospital. After the usual loyal and complimentary toasts had been given, the Honourable Chai eman, in an eloquent speech, proposed the principal tc ast of the evening— " Prosperity to the Royal Free Hospital," and he drew an animated picture of ,the extent to which the institution diffused its blessi , 3g.s among the really destitute poor. He called speci al attention to the fact that since the foundation of the charity, in February 1848, no fewer than 310,547 :persons had partici pated in its benefits • and that wi iflat in the first year only 926 patients had received ministrations, that number had increased to 28,190 fin 1849, but in 1846 they amounted to 35,507. From the medical report it appeared that 851 totally destitute persons had been admitted into the wards. After this toast had been duly honoured, ►Mr. ROE BUCK proposed the health of the Chairman, observing that he looked upon him as the type of a class who, having the means of enjoying life, thought it their first duty to show their sympathy with the poor by personally supporting institutions for their benefit. He considered it one of the beet signs of the times that all classes, from the very highest, cordially united in this object. The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thanks for the compliment paid to him, and proposed the health of the President of the hospital, the Duke of Buccleuch. A number of other toasts were afterwards given, with the usual honours. _ _ The donations announced during the evening amounted to nearly 1,3001. COMMITTEE OF POOR-LAW AIEDICAL OFFICERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. have the honour to forward to you the bjof a resolution passed un an i mous l y at s a u me v ti eci copy ngo the committee., held on Tnursday last, the 6th inst.—l am, Sir, yours, 6:c., HERBERT 'WILLIAMS, Assistant Secretary. 4, Hanover-I - pare, June 10. COPY OF RESOLUTION. "That the thanks of this commit:et; be given to the editor of Me Enning Sun for the aid affirded to the objt eta of the Convention, through au able leading artc:e which recew.ly appea.red in that journal on the suljcet of Poor-law Mojical Relief." We deeply regret to learn that Lady Fi!mer hag been suffering severely in London . from an attack of small pox, the infection being cAmumueated by a fewale servant who bad just previously joined the establishment. Her Ladyship is now, happily, recovering.—Maidstone Gazettc. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. The annual meeting of the proprietors of the above company was held on Monday at the offices, Austin friars ; Mr. Brownrigg, M.P., in the chair. The ad vertisement by which the meeting had been convened having been read, The annual report of the directors was submitted. The directors said they had the pleasure to state that satisfactory progress bad been made in the colony to wards realising the debt due by the Bank of Aus tralia, and to express their conviction that the whole amount of the judgment would in a moderate space of time be paid; they bad, therefore, brought to ac count the amount of interest and costs recovered at Sydney —namely, 65,182/. ss. Id. Against the few Engli. , h shareholders of the Bank of Australia who had declined to enter into terms of arrangement the directors had steadily pursued their course ; and, al• though they had been met by every device that legal ingenuity could suggest, they had in the only case which had been heard obtained the unanimous judg ment of the Court of Common Pleas overruling all the objections that bad been raised, and leaving as the only point for decision the simple question of fact, whether the party sued were a shareholder or The directors had since come to terms of compromise in the case referred to, and were still ready, as they had always beer, to make arrangements with the other parties against whom proceedings were pending. In the tenth paragraph of their report last year the directors stated the extent, according to the best estimate they were able to m'ke, of the probable losses ef the bank, in addition to the sum then available as the balance of the bad debt fund ; and acting upon that view, the following would show the result:—At 16th October, 1848, the estimated deficiency, after applying the bad debt fund of 82,018/. 15s. 7d., was 49,0091. los. 10d., against which had been placed the interest on the bulk of Australia, debt and costs, 65,182/. ss. Id., leaving a surplus according to that estimate, of 16,172/. 143. 31; to this were now to be added the net profits in the colonies, and in London, for the year ending 15th October, 1849, after deducting ex penses of management, 54,330/. l ls., less irrecoverable debts written off in the year in the colonies in excess of former estimates, 6,284/. 17s. Bd., and dividend of 12s. per share Ist October, 1849, 13,5001., together 34.545/. 3s. 3d., which added to the 16,172!. 4s. 3d., left a balance at the 15th of October, 1849, of 50,717/. 17s. 6d. The assets and liabilities of the bank at the same period stood as follows: Assets Government stock, specie, and cash, 448,352/. as. 5d., bank premises, 24,2991. Is., bills receivable and other securities 1,299,822/. 18s. 5d., together 1,772,534/. 25. 10d. The liabilities were— Capital, 900,0001. circulation, 106,4651., bills pay able and other liabilities, 245,4231. 4s. 2d., deposits, 469,928/. ls. 2J., profit and loss, 50,717/. 173. 6d., together 1,772,534/. 2s. 10d. The directors, since their report in June last, had received advices and valuations from the colonies, which led them to anticipate a considerable addition to the losses then estimated by them upon old dependencies, not how ever to such an extent as to render it necessary to interrupt the payment of dividends, although the effect must be to co n ti nue a l ow rate longer than had been hoped and expected. The disappoinment which was felt at the result of the estimates referred to had determined the directors to abstain for the future from laying any fresh valuations before the proprietors, but to write oft the actual amount of loss ascertained as each dependency was wound up. They had also re solved to appropriate the surplus yearly profits, after paying dividends, to meet such contingencies; and as the current business of the bank was of a healthy, profitable, and improving character, the 'directors entertained a confident hope that ere long they would he justified in increasing the dividend to tour per cent. per annum, but they w e r e o f op i n i on th at t hi s ra t e should not be exceeded until the securities held by the bank were either realised or all question as to their depreciation set at rest. The October dividend, however, would be continued at the present rate of 12s. per share, free of income-tax. A motion for the adoption of the report having been made and seconded, Mr. Sergeant GASELEE objected that the accounts, as given above, were not sufficiently set forth in de tail, and suggested that, at least, the various items of expenditure should be stated. The CHAIRMAN said that the statement of accounts WAS in the form that had been regularly laid before the proprietors fur the last 15 or 16 years, and that much injury would re tilt from too detailed a state ment of the assets and liabilities of a banking es tab!ishment. After considerable discussion the report was adopted. 31r. Sergeant GASELEE then moved that the direc tors he requested to publish a more detailed statement of secou lA., and that the annual report of the directors be fur warded to the proprietors seren days before the annual meeting. The resolution, having been seconded, was put from the chair and lost. A vote of thanks was given to the chairman, and the meeting broke up. THE QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS.—DOVER, JUNE 19. —The town of Dover may well feel proud of the achieve ment of to-day, in effecting the embarkation and immediate departure of her Majesty's mail packet Vivid, Commander Smithett, with the Queen of the Belgians and suite, for Os tend. The hour appointed for the departure of the royal party happened to be that state of the tide known as " dead low water," which in all times past at this, as well as all the neighbouring ports, rendered it impossible for Vessels to leave the harbour; but through the unprecedented progress and successful construction of the new Admiralty Pier, and the kindness, exertion, and facilities of the Messrs. Lee, the contractors, and their assistants, upon this occasion, this, the swiftest steam-boat afloat, took on board her august passen gers and luggage at the new pier, at a point about four hundred feet from the shore, and where it was ascertained, at low water, that the soundings enabled Captain Strithett to move off in gallant style, amidst the universal applause of the greatest concourse of people that has been assembled in Dover for many a long day. He that considers how little be dwells upon the condition of others will learn how little the attention of others is attracted by himself. —Eliza Cook's Journal. n the beau- STAMVORD BILL HORTICULTURAL SOCIE . TY.—The exhibition of this society was held yesttrhdeay gr oundsi were tiful grounds of Josiah Wilson, Dcl• thronged by a very large assemblag st e e comrany, and the weather was most propitious p t i h t u m s for the elegant oc casion. An immense marqu i e n e under h al e h r i e c , h a t n h d e beautiful ' order. n tl a owz r ra a , t & en c. t ,were r arranged s and flowers for for the purpose o of e a r w d in i dimensions, e t t t i l s e io v n a s r , io th n e s company plant promenaded been awarded. Among some of the most e from d a af r a t n h n e , which prizes bad Cape of Good Hope; ° te s a it - i s ib e l e i n a t . beautiful specimenswere s a le p n o d ly ia ga a l, ai o ia l7 • extra seedlings, calceolarias, a variety of cactus, mlishiana, a beautiful variety of a fue p hsiaa aphelexis humilis, erica ca &%ec„. - The geraniums were magnificent, and occupied the left side of the vast marquee (on enterin g ) near l y the whole le tb. We observed also twelve b eau tif u l pinks which were exhibited by Mr. Gaby. The show, on the whole, was one whit:.h wa s highl y creditable to the s oc i e t y. The scene on the lawn was a very animated and pleasing one, and the pleasure of the day was much enhanced by the performance of the band of the 2d Regiment of Life Civards, under the direction of Mr. Grattan Cooke. The West India and Peninsular Mails were not dispatched on Tuesday from the General Yost-office in time for the mail train, which leaves the Waterleo station at 10.30 A.m., in consequence of the pressure of busireis in that °lliac, consequent on the arrival of the American mail. The first-mentioned mails were therefore dispatched by the 11.45 express train, which stops tor the first time at Bishop stoke. A Queeh's messenger, with dispatches for her Ma jesty was Sc a second-class carriage; and, when the train stopped, and while lie was standing and gathering up his dispatches, a couple of carriages were driven against the train, and the messenger was thrown violently on the ledge of the back-board, and immediately fainted away. Ai soon as the accid ent was known, a gentleman in the train, said to be Lord Ad o l p h us Fi tzclarence, i mmed i ately rushed to the spot, and secured the dispatches. The messenger was taken cat and laid en the platform, and, by the application of cold water, he recovered his senses, and stated t hat his ribs ' •broken. Ile was then taken into the station, and a surgeon . . %ho happened to be in the trails waited on bins. Before the train proceeded Lord Adolphus gave the dispatches to the train- guard, who conveyed them to Osborne House from Southampton, in the Elfin royal yacht, which was in wafting at the latter place f9r Vac ramepzer. 3E STON. neral date, inted upon corn- Mr. n the 1, in- creek 3don. had to a iy to :abut had vs of ly, to en a greed ;hens, n. I prise, t had in his LNBY.