The Sun. — London, England, 1853-04-28 00:00:00

CLERICAL . MEDICAL, AND GENERAL A.:,LMANCE SOCIETY. Five Bonascs m ef131,1251. w 4' with the differ aced ; at the last in January, 1852, the iie Policies, producing a Bonus vary t±il,4 to 55 per cent. on the Premiums ibitin 5/. to 121. 10s. per cent. en t Su:a Assured. The small *hare of Yroft divisible hi future anions the Share -14-!.ders being now prole .ted for, the Assured w.ll hereafter derive 11 tho'bene9ts obtainable from a Aluval Office, without any Liability ar Risk of Partnership. One-half the life premium for the first /Ave years may remain on credit. • Invalid Lives may be assured at rates proportioned to the risk. Claims paid thirty days after proof of death, and all Policies are Indisputable except in cas.s of flan& The last year's Re iort(just p •inte(l) can he obtained free of GEORGE a. PINCKARD, Resident Secretary. 99, Great Russell street, Bloomsbury, London. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, APRIL 2S, Third time, COLOMB - E'S BIRTHDAY. Supported by Messrs Howe, Rogers, Barry Sullivan, W. Farren, Corri, Tilbury, and Vin cent ; Miss Helen Faucit, and Miss Vining. After which MR. BUCKSTONE'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PAR NA SS US. To be followed by A VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CON CERT. To conclude with BOX AND COX. aoirAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, Aistr, 28, W.ll be performed the new and original Piay, in five acts, by West land Marston, Esq., entitled ANNE BLAKE. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, Lacy, Addison, and Chester ; Mrs. C. Kean, Mrs. Winstanley, and Mrs. Daly. To conclude with the new Drama, adapted from the French of Moms. Scribe, by Mr. Palgrave Simpson, called MARCO SPADA. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Vining, Ryder, Graham and Everett ; :Misses Heath and C. Leclercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestril. THIS EVENING, Aram 28, Will be performed A.S.S. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Sate;, and Rosiere ; Mrs. Macnamara and Miss Wyndham. After which, A FAST TRAIN—HIGH PRESURE—EXPRESi. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Baker, and Suter. To conciude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster..—Directress, Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, Aram 28, ... _ Will he presented TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Cha racters by Messrs. Keeley and Wigan Mrs. Keeley and Mrs. Wigan. After which, A DESPERATE GAME. To be followed by BETSY BAKER. Supported by Mr. and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with THE DANCING SCOTCHMAN. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, Aran. 28, Will be performed FAINT HEART NEVER WON FAIR LADY. Characters by Messrs. H. Farren and Morgan ; Mesdames Ander ton, Turner, and Bartlett. After which, UNCLE CROTCHET. Supported by Mr. Farren. To be follow. dby MACBETH. Macbeth, Mr. F. ItJbson. To conclude with THE WATERMAN, in which will be danced Pop Goes the Weasel. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Continued and brilliant success of the New Spectacle. Third Nighi ~ of an entirely new Drama. THIS EVENING, APRIL 28, And during the week, the performances will commence with the increasingly popular spectacle of AMAKOSA ; or, Scenes of Kafir Warfare; with all its new and beautiful scenic, intresting dramatic, and astonishing Equestrian effects. The Burying Wood, the Leap through Fire, and the terrific spring of Amakosa's Steed over the Falls of the Umtata, nightly received with enthusiastic approbation. To be followed by a novel and incomparable display of Equestrian Achievement.; in the -canes of the ARENA, supported by the most accomplished Artistes of the day. To conclude with a new Cemic Drama, entitled IN FOR A EIG ; or, Life at the Diggings. B ,, y _ o ft, c e open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. N'. west. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following !laces at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTINGS —Calm—cloudless. FOLKESTONE--S.W. gentle breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDGE—S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. ontooD—W., gentle breeze—cloudless. SWINDON—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE -S. , calm—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : MIILLINGAR— N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. HIGH WATER AT LOND, ON BRIDGE. realise nearly as much as the entire amount levied on the profits derived from trades and. professions. hiyle_ and Should the present Financial Scheme be carried in its iote,grity, they will fully counterbalance, if t J o not txceed it. Here, then, we find that trades profossiobs—taking the average of the w i irtually pay double Income Tax ; fur if, on the aggregate of payments, double the amount be realised, although under a different head, what is it really but an Income Tax, and that of the very worst description ? And the grievance is enhanced, because the tax is not general in its application. It bears only on certain branches of industry, and therefore assumes a character of "spoliation." We must also recollect that the licensing system is totally opposed to the system of " unrestricted competition" recommended by Parliament. It tends to the creation of virtual monopolies, restricting parties from entering into the various branches of industry, by which they might (if unfettered) ultimately realise handsome profits. While, then, affecting to deplore the in justice to " intelligence and skill," the Right Hon. Gentleman is attempting to enhance it, by the provisions of the most Protectionist Budget that has been brought forward since the creation of the Income Tax in 1841. It will be a source, we doubt not, of profound gratification to those who have subscribed towards the HOOD Testimonial, to observe that the pro jected Memorial is now rapidly approaching the period of its completion. How far we are justified in saying this may be at once perceived from last night's proceedings. The meeting convened yes terday was, in point of fact, the final assemblage of those who have participated, directly or indirectly, in the undertaking—the final assemblage, that is to say, prior to the erection of the monument and its formal inauguration. Every one who sympathises with genius of the highest order employed in the noblest cause—ex ercised, we mean, in the interests of real benevo lence and genuine philanthropy—will exult in the event here celebrated as the fulfilment of the first vague dream of this HOOD Testimonial. Every one will do so, we rest assured, because in THOMAS HOOD we recognise the man of heart as well as of imagination. His was not a career lightly to be forgotten by his fellow-countrymen. His writings were not like those of the wretched scribbler whose history is burnt in, as it were, with lunar caustic, upon the tablets of the Dunciad, the poetaster, whose effu sions were described by Pop; as " All that on folly phrenzy could beget, Fruits of dull heat and sooterkins of wit." His wit, on the contrary, was genial and exhila rating—the fruits of his fancy were mellow and perennial. In him we saw, besides the poet and the droll, the large-minded, open-handed, gentle hearted philanthropist. His sympathies extended upwards and downwards to the furthermost ex tremes, in the most contrary directions. They extended from the Fairy to the Prostitute. It is a man like this that the people honour themselves by hearing in recollection. It is well, therefore, that the grave of poor HOOD is at length about to be pointed out for the veneration of all who de light in poetic pilgrimages. Under the bust of the departed, besides the garland he had won so well, the garland he had woven with his own hands out of the flowers of his graceful fancy, will be emblazoned the simple and eloquent epitaph, suggested by himself shortly before his dissolution —the single line commemorative of the greatest of his lyrical triumphs-- "He sang the song of the shirt." Tnn DAY —Morning 2 min. after 5 I Evening 25 min.aft. 5 ro-Moßßow—Morning 51 min. after 5 I Evening 18 min.aft. 6 THE WEATHER.—Sux Orrics, APRIL 28. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 57—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the night. 54 this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'87. WIND, E.S.E.—Light breeze, and fine weather. THE PUBLICATION OF " THE SUN" COMMENCES EVERY AFTERNOON AT THREE O'CLOCK, AND THE LATE OR THIRD EDITION, CONTAINING THE LEBATES IN PARLIAMENT THE SAME EVENING, With all other Yews arriving up to the hour of Post, AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. EXPRESS EDITIONS will be forwarded after the Post is closed by the Latest Trains. hi SAM LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1853. Fortunately the genius of Art has been enlisted in these labours for the appropriate and touching commemoration of Poetry. Celebrated on either side of the pedestal, in bronzes, will be groups illustrative of two of the poet's most ex exquisite ballads—in one the corpse of the poor suicide is being recovered from the river, in the other EUGENE ARAM is reclining under the green boughs in the meadow—trouble in the features of the scholar-murderer. As an inscription, there will be no fulsinne panegyric, or rhetorical eulo gium—the applause is hinted, the praise is im plied ; buds everywhere, in every touch of the chisel, in every wrinkle in the bronze, there are apparent the feelings of affection and veneration. Perhaps no writer of recent times—except one man, still, thank GoD! among the living—has ever secured more of the personal, and, we will add, really affectionate sympathies of the reader by the genial goodness of heart re vealed throughout his contributions to literature. The only author of a previous generation with whom THOMAS HOOD could in this respect be brought into comparison, was one whose name and whose very foibles are regarded by us all with emotions of peculiar tenderness—we mean, of course, OLIVER GOLDSMITH. But the foibles of HOOD it were rather difficult, we conjecture, to enumerate and this not by reason of their number, but because of their invisibility, or, if discoverable, because of their insignificance. His nature, while it was in so many respects winning from its almost womanly softness, was at the same The crisis has at length arrived. On the de cision now arrived at will depend the fiscal policy of the country for perhaps many successive generations. It will be determined whether the gross and palpable injustice, under which the country has groaned for eleven years, is to be perpetuated ; for whatever Mr. GLADSTONE may say as to the possible termination of the tax in 1860, we believe that there is no reasonable prospect of such a result. —a result which, if carried into execution, would operate as a prohibition against the further exten sion of the Free-trade policy, which has proved so eminently beneficial to the country, and to which the popular branch of the Legislature is solemnly pledged by a resolution, adopted as a compromise between the leaders of the principal parties in the House, and sanctioned by a decisive and overwhelming majority, one of the largest ever recorded on an abstract question. If Mr. GLADSTONE be sincere in the intention of abandoning the principal item of direct tax ation, he must throw overboard the resolution of which he was one of the most strenuous support ers. We should be sorry to cast any doubt on the honour and integrity of the Right Hon. Gen tleman, or to assert that he deliberately intended to violate his implied promise. He is, however, placed in this dilemma. If the pledges as to the cessation of the Income Tax be faithfully re deemed, the resolution as to the extension of the policy of " unrestricted competition" must be dis regarded. There will be an end to any further progress in the path of fiscal improvement. The great agent by means whereof the present position has been attained will be consigned to rest-- the potent giant permitted to repose from all use ful exertion. Can Mr. COBDEN and the Man chester School support this view of the case ? Can they set at naught all former professions ? We believe not. And notwithstanding a recent deplorable case of tergiversation, we still hope that Mr. COBDEN and his friends and coadjutors will remain faithful to the g r e a t cause o f F ree Tra de, and insist on the gradual removal of indi rect imposts by means of a permanent and equita bl It e wou tax On, accumulated and realised property. argue on ld th e lae an insult to Mr. G LADSTONE t o he did no t ionttheenrd to carry of the alte rna ti ve —th a t earry out his views. No Hon. Gentl eman could give his vote on th e as sumption th a t the would b Income Tax would be con ti nue d beyond 1860. That pretence to s upport a mea sure based on a falsereten of the most dis graceful and dishonourable character But even Mr. G LADSTONE himself '. the injustice of the equal assessmentokf nowledge s of incomes, without ref erence to the sou all kinds whence it may be derived. H e deela-es rctehaftroin't " bears too hard upon intelligence and skin, as compared with property," and " not hard enough upon property as compared with intelligence and skill." But though thus confessing the evil, he declines to provide any remedy, even of the most homceopathic character: He admits the grievance, but coolly perseveres in the injury. Nay, more, extends it, for he attempts to saddle some of the contributors under Schedule D with new burdens by a great addition to the duties on the licences for liberty to pursue t heir trade or calling. These licenses already time manful and chivalric. Brave-hearted in all that related to himself, he toiled on resolutely to the last in spite of disease and of pecuniary em barrassments. And yet at the very time when he was struggling thus valiantly against his own misfortunes, he could weep on his deathbed for the sufferings of his most abject and neglected fellow-creatures. Some of those tears falling on the paper, traced the words of that wonderful lyric in which he has recorded the miseries, and given ♦oice to the anguish, of the sempstress. We all of us recollect those exquisite verses, written by THOMAS HOOD, as it were on the very eve of his dissolution, in which he lamented ever the grave-- " I smell the mould above the rose !" Now that this Memorial is really ix a fair way towards its completion—at any rate, immediately the monument has been inaugurated in Kensal green Cemetery—the admirers of HOOD standing over the spot where his ashes are reposing, may exult that that latest exclamation of the poet was prophetic— "I smell the rose above the mould !" Yes—the rose of memory above the mould of cor. ruption. 7,698 keuE SUN, LownoN, TnuitsnAv EVENING, APRIL 98, lass. -NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) QUEEN'S PLATE. Ilex Ariosto ... Four ran. LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Lord-Lieutenant (taken freely) 500 to 400 that Newminster beats Lady Evelyn SEIZURE OF WAR ROCKETS AT ROTHER- HITHE.-(THIS DAY) To-day having been fixed by Mr. Henry for giving his decision upon the summons against William, Hale, for having in his pDssession a greater quantity of gun. powder than allowed by law, the defendant, as well as the counsel, and other parties engaged in the case, were in attendance shortly after 12 o'clock. Mr. Henry said, the defendant was summoned for having kept within three miles of the city of London a greater quantity of gunpowder than is permitted by the provisions of the 12th George 111., chapter 61. It was admitted that the premises where the seizure was made belong to the defendant, and that the quantity found exceeds what the law allows, but it was contended that the article seized is not gunpowder, and that is the question to be determined. It was proved by scientific witnesses, who had analysed the powder in question, that it is composed of nitre, sulphur, and charcoal, which are the same ingredients as are used for the manufacture of ordinary gunpowder, but the difference relied upon is, that the seized powder had not undergone the process of granulation, and that the omission of that process contradistinguishes it from gunpowder. Having taken time to consider that question, and having looked into the history of the manufacture of gunpowder, I am satisfied that the distinction relied upon is not well founded, and that the powder which was seized is gun powder within the meaning of that word, whether taken in its ordinary, scientific, or legal acceptation. On refer ring to the " Encyclopmdia Britannica, ' title "Gunnery," I find it stated that for some time after gunpowder was introduced, it was always manufactured and used with out the process of granulation, and that that process is a comparatively _modern improvement, previously to which the only gunpowder in use was ungranulated, or what is in the trade termed "meal powder." In the same work, under the title " Gunpowder," the definition of that word is thus given ---"A composition of nitre, sul phur and charcoal, usually granulated," implying there fore that sometimes, and for some purposes, gunpowder is not granulated. I now proceed to consider whether the Act of Parliament was intended to apply to gun powder generally, or only in a limited sense of that word, and I think it is manifest from the title and preamble of the statute, that it was passed with !a view to include within its provisions every species of gunpowder in all the stages of its manufacture. It is entitled, "An act to regulate the making, keeping, and carriage of Gun powder," and the preamble recites, "That whereas the manufacture of gunpowder, though necessary to be encou raged as an article of defence and commerce, yet ought to be regulated by law in order to prevent the great mischiefs which may arise from explosions, &c." It then proceeds to enact that no person shall in any manner manufac ture, or keep or carry gunpowder except as therein pro vided. The 11th section is the one under which the defendant was summoned, and it provides that no per son shall have or keep at any one time in any place within three miles of the cities of London or West minster, or within one mile of any other borough or market town a greater quantity than 2001bs. in weight, if he be a dealer in gunpowder, or than 501bs. if not a dealer, on pain of forfeiting all above the allowed quantity, and also 2s. for every pound of the excess. I am of opinion that whether the powder be granulated or meal powder, and whether it be for gun, rocket, or mining use, it is equally gunpowder within the provisions of that section, and within the mischief which it was in tended to guard against. It must be obvious to every one, and to no one more than the defendant himself, that if a fire were unhappily to oc?.ur upon his premises, an explosion of such powder and materials as were found there could not fail to be very destructive in such a populous neighbourhood, and if it were attended with loss of life, he would be liable to a prosecution of a much more serious nature than the present. It only remains for me to adjudge that all the powder seized beyond the allowed quantity shall be for feited, together with the barrels in which it was con tained, and that the defendant shall pay 2s. for every pound beyond such allowed quantity, and I adjudge the excessive quantity of gunpowder to be 57 lbs. in weight. The hearing of another summons against William and Robert Hale, and one of their workmen for illegally manufacturing war rockets was then proceeded with. Mr. Clarkson, in opening the case, stated that the Crown instituted the present proceeding under the 9th and 10th of Wm. 111., chap. 7, which provided that any person who made, or caused to be made or sold, squibs, rockets, serpents, or other fire-works, should, on being convicted, be fined for every such offence the sum of 51. Under another section, a manufactory for this pur pose was deemed to be a common nuisance, and dangerous to the surrounding neighbourhood. He should show that there were found on the premises at Rotherhithe between 1,500 and 1,600 rockets. Many of them were quite finfshed, and some of them in the process of manufacture. Those finished were packed up, as if about to be sent away. All were taken pos session of by the police. There were also found some empty rocket cases, and some iron heads, which were probably intended to be used in the manufacture of rockets. It might be contended by his learned friend that the provisions of the act did not include war rockets, but only referred to fireworks which were employed for amusement, but he thought there could be no doubt that the Legislature intended to use the word " fire works" in the most comprehensive meaning, and to include within it rockets made for the pur poses of war. The rockets in question were most powerful instruments of war. One of them had been trled at Woolwich under the superintendence of the military authorities, and it was proved to be of a most destructive character. The attention of the Go vernment was first directed to the manufactory at Rotherhithe in the month of October last, when great activity appeared to prevail among the persons in the employ of Mr. Hale. If not all, nearly all were foreign refugees, an d th ere seeme d to b e a degree of secresy in the way in which they entered and left the premises and carried on their different operations. When these circumstances, coupled with the fact of between 1,500 and 1,500 rockets being ma nufactured on the premises in a very short time, came to the knowledge of the authorities, it of course became their imperative duty to investigate into the matter. They would perhaps hear from the de fendants for what purpose these weapons were manufac tured. At least, it was open for them to do so if they thought proper. The elder defendant told one of the witnesses that he exported them to different parts of the world ; but the Government, as they were in duty bound, had taken the trouble of going through 40,000 or 50,000 entries at the Custom-house in order to inves tigate into the truth of that statement, and he should be able to prove that if any were exported they were so under other names than that of Mr. Hale. The infer ence, therefore, to be drawn was either that there had been a suppression of his name, or that the articles were exported under some other designation than that of rockets. Mr. Clarkson—How long back have you gone in your search ? Mr. Bodkin said he believed since 1847. There was also another iciroumstance he thought it right to men tion, namely, that Mr. Hale could not have manufac tured the rockets without a considerable sum of money, the value of the rockets actually seized being between 1,0001. and 2,0001. in addition to that, he ought, perk haps, to state that Mr. Hale had only recently been a bankrupt, and that though his bankruptcy was after wards superceded, he was only able to pay a small com position to his creditors, of some 3s. in the pound. That ' obviously presented itself to the minds of these who bad been engaged to inquire into this affair. The learned counsel then proceeded to call the following wit- nesses Mr: 'Evan 'superintendent of Thames police, said—l accompanied :Sergeant Saunders to the premises in ques tion on the 13th April. They are situated on the banks of the Surrey Canal. Before I went in, I saw the defen dant, Boylan, ramming a rocket in one of the workshops. (A specimen of the rockets were produced.) I then went into the premises. I told him who I was. I pro duced the search-warrant. I asked him if there was any gunpowder on the premises, and he said no. In answer to questions, he stated that neither of the Hales were present. I found about 20 of the smaller rockets in a box. Boylan said they were what he had been finishing. I found also a large quantity of empty cases and empty shells. There were four workrooms, and they . were fitted up with apparatus for making rockets. There were altogether 3,629 shell heads, and 2,489 shell tails. There was a shed near the work rooms. Boylan said there were only a few empty cases in it. I asked for the key. He said he had not got it. I told him I must break it open. He then went to his cottage, got the key, and opened the door. In that magazine I found 79 boxes, chiefly running about four feet long, by eight or nine inches in depth. I found them filled with charged rockets. They were very strongly made, being of inch deal, and very firmly screwed down, each with 12 screws. Boylan, at six o'clock, said he would go to his master at Chelsea, and inform him of the seizure. When he returned he said he had not seen him, and then left the premises in the charge of some officers. On the following morning I was at the chief police office in Scotland-yard. The two Hales were there. Mr. Hale, sen., asked me under what authority I had entered his premises. I told him under a search-warrant. I had it with me, and I then produced it. Mr. Clarkson suggested that it was unnecessarily consuming time by repeating the evidence given at the last examination. Mr. Bodkin said, he would only ask such questions as were pertinent to the inquiry. Witness's examination continued—He then said there was not a particle of gunpowder in the place. He said I had the rockets by me these two years. I export rockets through the Custom-house to various places. He mentioned Copenhagen and Hamburgh. He said he shipped some in the John Bull steamer, which is a Hamburgh boat. He said I have offered them to the Government, and I shall be very glad if they would take them off my hands. He also said if you will inquire of Sir Thomas HaMtings, of the Ordnance, you will find what I state is correct. Cross-examined by Mr. Clarkson—The nearest house COURT CIRCULAR. His Excellency the Portuguese Minister was prevented attending the Levee yesterday, on account of his recent ,indisposition, from which he is gradually recovering at St. Leonard's on Sea. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Orleans visited the Queen on Tuesday. The Earl of Aberdeen had an audience of her Majesty. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess d'Aumale, the Duchess de Nemours, and the Princess de Salerno visited the Queen yesterday. The Duchess d'Orleans, the Duchess d'Aumale, and the Princess de Salerno visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday. THE METAL MARKET.--The apprehensions entertained yesterday regarding difficulties in the metal market were confirmed this morning by the announcement that some large acceptances of Mr. John Attwood had not been met. During the day this gentleman's uncovered lia bilities were currently stated to be little less than half a million, but it has been ascertained that they scarcely reach one-fourth of that amount, while it is also under stood that their ultimate discharge will be effected from the realisation, if necessary, of landed property. LOUISIANA STATE BONDS.—Baring Brothers have an nounced the payment of the dividends due Ist and 9th of May on the Louisiana State Bonds issued in favour of the second municipality of New Orleans, and those issued in favour of the Mechanics' and Traders' Bank. EXPORTS TO TURKEY, RUSSIA, AND AUSTRIA--Yes txrday a return to Parliament was printed, showing that in 1851 the declared value of the exports to Turkey was 2,581,230/. ; to Russia, 1,289,7041. ; and to Austria, 812,9421. MARINE SOCIETY.—T h e anniversary evening of f a t this society w as celebrated y esterday London valuable Tavern ; Lieutenant-General Si r J . L. L us hi ng t on, the K.C.8., in the chair. The institution was founded in 1756, for the purpose of training for the sea boys who mi g h t otherwise have formed a portion of the dangerous classe." Since that time it has brought up no fewer than 49,884 boys for the Royal, the East India Company's, or the merchant service, and it has also aided j 39,360 landsmen with a bounty of sea clothing on their oining the Royal Navy. The last year's returns showed 3 boys sent to the Royal Navy, and 467 to the mer chant service • and the society retained 150 still upon its books. It had also aided 43 widows of naval officers, and had disbursed other sums for charitable purposes. The total receipts from subscriptions, legacies and in terest on stocks had amounted to upwards of 9,000/. The usual toasts were duly honoured, and subscriptions amounting, exclusive of several handsome legacies, to 6301. were announced. MONEY MARALT AND COiIiMERCLA INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO ()CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, all to the trade. The market wa,,tea:lyat previous rates. Tile sales comprised 4,500 American, 240 Pernam and Ma ranham at 64d. to 7id., 200 Bahia at 6id. to 610., 200 Egyptian at 6d. to le., 600 Surat at aid. to 4id., per lb. Railway shares were firmer. The temporary difficulties of Mr. Attwood, a large operator in the iron market, have now be come so notorious, that motive for concealment no longer exists. From what we understand, Mr. Attwood entered into speculations in Staffordshire some time back, which have resulted unfor tunately, but the liabilities, instead of being half a million sterling, as reported, will not exceed 150,0001. to 200,0001., and the landed property will afford a good dividend. As to payment in full, we always feel reluctant in cases suspension to anticipate such good results. By the arrival of the sailing vessel Vimeira, Sydney accounts of Feb. 2, have been received, being much later than those previously to hand. This vessel has performed the voyage in the short space of 82 days and 20 hours. The Sarah Sands left on the 29th of January, but she was to call at Port Philip afterwards and at the Cape. The amount of specie on board the Sarah Sands when she left Sydney was 65,000 ounces. Freights for tallow were at 305., and for wool at id. to id. per lb. The prices of gold had risen to 31. 13s. 6d. per oz., and a great change had occurred in the rate of exchange, namely, from 8 to 5i and 4 per per Cent. discount for bills drawn against produce. It was feared that a good deal of spurious gold had already been sent to England, but the excitement arising from this cause had greatly subsided and confidence was returning. From the " far south diggins," as they are termed, namely, the Ovens, most encouraging advices had been received. There were 15,000 persons upon them, and new discoveries were being made almost daily. There were many instances of 1,0001. being netted in one day. Deposits had been found on the road nearer to Syd ney • and the whole district between Yam and Gundagin appears to contain the precious metal. The Adelong range was said to be also an exten sive gold district. At Ophir the average daily earnings of the 2,000 diggers were k oz. per man. The attempt to tax foreigners double for their licenses was likely utterly to fail. Of the condition of the commercial markets the most satisfactory statements are made. There was afurther advance in wool and tallow, probably owing to the rise in the Exchange, and large quantities of produce were arriving. Imported goods of various securities were becoming scarce, and of spirits the stock was getting low. Thus far the glut which existed at the beginning of the year has given way before the large consumption. A general holiday was to be observed at Sydney, on the 12th of February, to celebrate the anniversary of the gold discoveries. The escort had brought to the end of January, into Sydney 16,0001., and from Melbourne by sea 20,000 ounces had been received. Altogether we look upon these advices as the most satisfactory that have come to hand for some time past. The steamer Great Britain, now at Bristol, is to undergo important alterations before she again leaves for Australia. One of her masts will be taken away, and the other three will be square rigged fore and aft, much the same as a 60-gun frigate. She will, consequently, combine all the powers of a clipper ship, as well as the auxiliary screw, having a full complement of seamen. Her departure will be delayed until the end of June. The English Funds have been firm, but there is not much doing. Consols have been quoted 100 i. for transfer, and 1001 to 101 for account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 1031 to k, and the Three per Cents. 100 to k. Bank Stock is supported at 227 k. Exchequer Bills of March have been 3s. to 75., and East India Bonds 335. to 40s. premium. In the Foreign market the half monthly account is being arranged, and not much business is doing. Spanish 3 per Cents. have risen to 23-3 The Certificates are at Q. Mexican have been down to 27f and 26g. Greek Red Bonds are at 11f. Dutch Stock, after being 64i for the 2k per Cents., has rallied to 65k. The cause of the decline in Mexican is the threat to expel Mr. Falconnent for bribing members of Congress, but that gentleman had publicly denied the charge. The last week's railway .receipts ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : Great Western North Western. South Western. Brighton . Midland .. South Eastern. Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 1853. 1852. . £1,8051 £1,8786 .... 50,088 45,488 .... 10,892 11,044 9,994 9,611 23,703 23,393 12,651 12,549 9,234 15;225 11,680 ... 18,160 15,636 The settlement of the account being in progress in the Share Market, prices are affected thereby, and they have exhibited an upward tendency. This is in favour of the presumption that real buyers are coming forward and taking the stock into the.r names. Even the North-Western shares are better upon the detailed explanations that have been published. Great Northern are in favour, being up 1/. to 2/. ; but the South-Western, Great Western, and Caledonian are also higher. French Shares are quiet but firm. The Gold Mine Shares for the most part are steady, with a limited business doing. In the Land Companies there is an improvement —the South Australian being up 1/. The Joint-Stock Banks of Australia are also rising. Australasia are 1/. to 2/. higher, and the Union of Australia have improved similarly. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DA - Y ( From the O f ficial List.) Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOOl 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 34 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 64 3-16 India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO 4O 33 Consols for Account , lOl 1001 Exchequer Bills lid. June. March. £lOOO. X5OO 3 7 Small 3 7 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Greek Bonds, Red Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 274 7 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent., New Deferred Ditto for the Account 23A Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6fi p c Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4i per Cent. Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent. 12 Gull. .., 64i 5i Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates.. 95 HALF-PAST TWO. .... 100 H .... 100 i 1 Consols Ditto May Account MAIL CONTRACT SYSTEM.—The views of the Govern ment on the mail contract sytem expressed in the House of Lords last night have been received in the City with gratification. The improvidence of former cabinets, which has saddled the country with annual payments amounting to 800,0001. a-year, is to be remedied upon every occasion when the falling in of contracts may afford an opportunity ; and, although the vicious prac tice of granting fixed subsidies is not to be altogether abandoned, they are henceforth to be for periods so li mited as to render their discontinuance easy whenever it shall be demanded by the irresistible progress of pub lic opinion. In the case of the cancelled contract with] the Australian Company, tenders are to be invited from new quarters for the performance of the bi-monthly ser vice which has thus lapsed, but the sum to be granted is very small, and the contract is to be given to those who shall offer to perform the voyage in the shortest period, no dictation being exercised with regard to the route to be chosen, so that the advocates of the Panama line will be placed on a footing with competitors rid the Cape or elsewhere. In discussing these points, all parties seemed ready to condemn the course hitherto pursued, although it was attempted to apologize for some of the early con tracts by the plea that the vessels and stations for their fulfilment required an outlay which no company would have adventured upon in the absence of a lengthened grant, and, without such an arrangement there would have been no steam communication at all. The argu ment in this respect, however, apart from being inhe rently unsound, afforded no justification of the recent renewal of the Cunard and West India subsidies, the former at 171,3641., and the latter, 270,0001. per annum, at a time when steamers of all sorts, without any bounty, were actually preparing to carry on a competition which has since proved successful even in the face of the mono poly established against them. PROFESSOR AYTOUN'S LECTURES ON POETRY.—We unde►:stand that the brilliant course of lectures on Poetry recently delivered by Professor Aytoun in this city are about to be repeated in London ; and we have no doubt that the very flattering reception they met with here will be fully equalled in the southern metropolis. Nothing can be more interesting than the mode in which the Pro fessor treats his subject,—nothing more felicitous and effective than his delivery ; while the eminent truthful ness and acumen which mark his critical canons are instantaneously appreciated by every one who is a judge of what true poetry is. These lectures are doubly interesting, inasmuch as their author is himself a poet of high standing,—his " Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers " being the most popular poems of the age, and far tran scending in energy and poetic fire even the celebrated "Lays of Rome," by which Mr. Macaulay has wreathed for himself an enduring circlet of Parnassian laurel.— Edinburgh. Advertiser, April 26, 1853. to the premises at Rotherhithe, is about 200 yards off. It is an isolated neighbourhood. Mr. Hale, sent., told him that he had got a patent for the rockets. He did not say he was about to apply for another patent for rockets of a new description. John Saunders, a police-officer, who accompanied the preceding in the search said—We found 79 cases con taining 1,543 rockets, all charged. We also found 3,629 iron rocket heads, 2,489 rocket bottoms, and 1,955 empty rocket cases. Ralph Thomas examined said—His attention was directed to the premises from the sth April last, gave evidence to show that the three defendants were con stantly at the premises, and in some way or other en gaged in the manufacture of the rockets, &c. In cross-examination, he said he was instructed by his superintendent to watch the premises, and to change his dress on different days. AugustUsener examined, said—l am an engineer. I have been in the Prussian artillery for 15 or 16 years. I served in the last Hungarian war. During the last three months I was a major of the staff. I was em ployed by the Messrs. Hale in making rockets at Ro therhithe. I began to work there about the close of September last, and I continued to work until the be ginning of November. I did not know either of the Hales before I went to them. I was introduced to them by M. Kossuth. It was last summer when I first saw M. Kossuth on the matter—that was after he came back from America. I saw the elder of the Hales in the company of M. Kossuth in September last. On that occasion M. Kossuth presented me to Mr. Hale. It was in M. Kossuth's own room. M. Kossuth, on introducing me to Mr. Hale, said—" This is an Hun garian officer, and a late officer of the Prussian artillery ; therefore, with regard to his being acquainted with this kind of work, you may employ him in the manufacture of rockets." M. Kossuth appointed the amount of my wages, which were to be 18s. a week, and lie said Mr. Hale would point out what I was to do. M. Kossuth told me to keep the affair quite secret. He asked me to keep the manufacture of rockets quite safe. M. Kos suth spoke to me partly in the English and German tongues. I was ordered to be at Mr. Hale's house at half-past 9, when he would take me to the manufactory. I went to his house as appointed, and he accompanied me part of the way to the premises at Rotherhithe. It was concerted between us that we should not enter together. When I got there I saw Robert Hale, two Englishmen, and a German. One Englishman and Robert Hale were engaged boring rockets. In about a quarter of an hour I undressed and went to work. I was directed to arrange the fourth room or compart ment, which appeared to have been out of use for a long time. This occupied me the first day. Subsequently I was employed every day, except on Sundays, at the factory. I was principally engaged in putting the heads on the rockets, and in boring them. That was the principal employment in which I was engaged up to November. Mr. Robert Hale directed me what to do. He was there every day, coming about half-past nine until half-past five. I sometimes saw the elder defendant, Wm. Hale, on the premises. He acted in the capacity of first manager of the factory. I received my wages from Robert Hale. I assisted in making altogether between 350 and 400 while I was there. The German's name was Gurnack—he came about the same time that I did, and I left him there. In Nov. I was taken sick, and went into the hospital. During the time I was employed Robert Hale sent me to M. Kossuth, at Pimlico—that was about the middle of October. I saw M. Kossuth. I was sent more than - ince to a similar factory at Pimlico. I there saw M. Kossuth, Mr. Hale (the father), a fellow-workman, and some other persons. On the first occasion I went a machine was tried for letting off rockets. The conver sation was here also partly in English and partly in German. The conversation lasted an hour. After it terminated I and my fellow-workmen were told both by M. Kossuth and Mr. Hale to wait for Mr. Hale at the corner of the street. It was then that M. Kossuth told me to keep the affair secret. He did so in German. About a fortnight afterwards Robert Hale requested me to go and see his father. I did go, and the father sent me to M. Kossuth, and said he would tell me what was the matter. I then went to M. Kossuth's house at Kensington. Mr. Bodkin—What did M. Kossuth say ? Mr. Clarkson objected to the question, on the ground that his learned friend was endeavouring to elicit some thing against M. Kossuth, who was absent and un charged, Henry said when the question could be put would depend on whether any communication was afterwards made by the witness to Mr. Robert Hale. Examination of witness continued—After I saw M. Kossuth I did not tell the younger Hale at any time about the conversation. Robert Hale on one occasion told me and my fellow-workmen not to talk in public houses or in places about what we were doing, or to mention the name of Hungary or Kossuth, as that would betray our work. I should say when I was at the fac tory about 600 rockets were manufactured. Cross-examined by Mr. Clarkson—l had applied for charity before I went to the Messrs. Hale. It was after I came out of prison for theft that I was employed by them. Re-examined py Mr. Bodkin—l was imprisoned five months at Maidstone for theft. I was destitute, and I took what was not my own. George Garnack, a German, employed at Mr. Hales's factory, gave similar evidence. Sir Thomas Hastings, the principal storekeeper of the Ordnance, prouduced the correspondence which had taken place with Mr. Hale from 1843 to 1853, and stated that after experiments had been made with his rockets, the Government declined accepting, but offered to sup ply them with those articles. - Mr. SCANLAN, an officer of the Customs, proved that no rockets had been exported through the Custam-house, in the name of Mr. Hale, from 1847 up to April, 1852. This being the conclusion of the evidence, Mr. Henry said he should send the case to the sessions The defendants were then bound over to appear to answer the charge at the sessions, the two Hales being to find bail, themselves in 801., and two sureties in 401. each, and Boylan being only re quired to enter into his own recognizances. NEW YORK EXHIBITION. The following is a copy of the circular issued by the Department of State at Washington : " Department of State, Washington, March 31, 1853. " Sir,—lnquiries having been addressed to this de partment on the subject of the admission of such articles as may be contributed by the Sovereigns of Europe and other friendly powers to the New York Crystal Palace Exhibition, I deem it proper to acquaint you with the views and intentions of the Treasury department in rela tion to the matter. " You are aware, doubtless, that in ordinary cases the revenue laws require, that if goods are not accompanied by invoices, importers shall give bond - to produce in voices, which must be sworn to by the actual owner. It is believed that no difficulty will arise on the part of in dividual owners in complyin g with these requisitions ; and the Treasury department has issued regulations upon the subject, with special reference to the Crystal Palace Exhibition, which are based upon this assumption. " It cannot be required, however, nor indeed expected, that those Sovereigns who have taken or may take an interest in this Exhibition, would conform to the minor details and technicalities imposed upon private indivi duals. To avoid, therefore, the tedious, and in such cases unnecessary, formalities of furnishing invoices, swearing to the actual cost of articles, &c., it is proposed by the Treasury department, as due to the comity and good-will so happily subsisting between the United States and other nations, to make exceptions to the usual course in favour of such powers as contribute to the New York Exhibition. " You will, therefore, embrace an early opportunity to inform the Government of Great Britain that such an arrangement will be made in their favour. At the same time it will be understood that this exception governs those cases in which articles are entered for exhibition solely. Should any articles placed on exhibition remain in the United States for consumption, it will be expected that a statement of their cost will be sent to the Custom . MARCY." house for its appraisement.— (signed) I an ‘ , l. &vc.L, _EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 19. The Hon. East India Company's steamer Acbar, with the Bombay mail of the 29th of March and 40 passengers, arrived at Suez on the 13th inst. ; the Oriental, with the Calcutta mail of the 19th of March, and 106 passengers, arrived at Suez on the 15th, and the whole proceed to England this day by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamer Bengal. A French steamer, for Marseilles, and an Austrian steamer, for Trieste, will leave at the same time. General Sir W. Gilbert leaves Alexandria in the Bengal, accompanied by his son, Mr. F. H. Gil bert, the ex-Consul of this place. The new Con sul, Mr. John Green, has been presented to the Viceroy Abbas Pasha, at Cairo, by whom he was very favourably received. The Hon. C. A. Mur ray is still at Cairo, for the appointment of his suc cessor as Consul-General in Egypt. Abbas Pasha is to obtain a fresh proof of the Sultan's favour by being officially acknowledged as the chief or head of the Viceregal family, by which all the princes, eons, and grandsons of the late Mehemet Ali will be bound to acknowledge the Viceroy's authority. This is considered a very judicious act, as these younng men have hitherto been acting very independently towards Abbas Pasha, and, from the vast amount of landed pro perty they individually possess, might bring the country into a state of anarchy. In the event of the Sublime Porte going to war, the Sultan can expect but little or no assistance from the Egyptian fleet, which is now in a very inefficient state. The only ships at all seaworthy are one line-of-battle ship, two frigates, and six steamers of all sizes, and the former have been out of the harbour only three times, for very short cruises, ever since the termination of the Syrian war in 1841. At that time the Egyptian fleet consisted of 11 line-of-battle ships, 5 frigates, 5 corvettes, 6 brigs, and 3 steamers, but, as one of the conditions then imposed upon Mehemet Ali was that he should not build any more vessels, they have been gradually de cay i ng, an d are being broken up one by one. - Trade continues dull, and prices of produce ai to again on the decline. Freights are also a little lower. Exchange on London 98 piastres per 1/. sterling. THE HOOD MONUMENT. Yesterday evening a meeting was convened at the Crown and Anchor, Strand, for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the Hood Testimonial. There was a rather numerous gathering of the subscribers ; and a particular interest was imparted to the proceedings by the exhibition of a really exquisite model of the design, made by Mr. Matthew Noble, for the monument to be erected over the grave of the poet in Kensal-green Cemetery. This monument, which will consist of a huge pedestal of polished red granite, will be surmounted by a colossal bust of Thomas Hood—immediately below which are to be inscribed the words— " He sang the song of the shirt." Underneath will be displayed the name of the departed, together with the dates of his birth and death, and an intimation that the tomb was erected by public subscrip tion. On either side of the entablature will be bronzes in basso relievo, illustrating —one, " Eugene Aram's Dream," the other, "The Bridge of Sighs"— " Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care, Fashioned so slenderly, Young and so fair." Altogether, the design reflects the highest credit upon the artistic genius and the poetic taste of the sculptor. The model is a happy indication that the project of the Hood Monument is now in actual process of realisation. On the motion of Mr. MURDO YOUNG, seconded by Mr. YAPP, James Wyld, Esq., was called to the chair. The CHAIRMAN said it had not been his intention to preside over the meeting, as he attended simply as a visitant, but since it was the wish of the subscribers that he should take the chair, he would do his best to give satisfaction. The first business to be disposed of was to _read the minutes of the last public meeting, and then the report of the committee. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WATKINS, the honorary secretary, then read the minutes, and afterwards the report, which was as fol lows : "April 27, 1853. " The committee have to report, that, in pursuance of a resolution passed by them, December 2, 1852, the present meeting has been called to receive their final report and statement of accounts. " They have much pleasure in announcing that the total amount of subscriptions is £448 8 0 Of which remains to be collected only, sub ject to loss by defaulters " The gross expenses paid and incurred, includ ing the purchase of ground for the erection of the monument, amounted to "And the sum deposited in the London and Commercial Bank is 54 9 1 " The committee have also to report that 4001. has been guaranteed to the sculptor by Mr. Murdo Young, the :trustee elected by the subscribers. Upon which, the form and style of the monument having been discussed with re ference to the means at the disposal of the committee, and the generally expressed wish of the subscribers, a copy of the annexed letter was addressed to the following gentle men :—Messrs. E. H. Baily, R.A., P. Macdowell, R.A., W. C. Marshall, R.A., R. Westmacote, R.A., J. H. Foley, A.R.A., H. Weekes, A.R.A., W. Behnes, J. Bell, and M. Noble." " Sir,—The sum of 4001. having been subscribed for a monument to be placed above the grave of Thomas Hood, in Kensal-green Cemetery, I beg to hand you, by desire of the committee for the fund, the following description of the style of monument which they have approved. " A colossal bust, in bronze, upon a pedestal of red po lished granite, the whole 12 feet high, and 6 feet 6 inches square at the base. In front of the bust, and leaning against it, a laurel wreath, in bronze. Upon either side of the pedestal bas-relief compositions in bronze, about two feet in diameter, illustrating The Bridge of Sighs,' and Eugene Aram's Dream,' or The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies' Upon the front of the pedestal this inscription He Sang the Song of the Shirt.' The poet's name, date of birth, and death, with the statement—' Erected by public subscription. A.D. 1853' Upon a separate portion of the pedestal to be introduced a Comic Mask,' veiled, in bronze, and the whole to be protected by a suitable railing of bronze or iron. Should you be pleased to prepare a model of the above composition, not exceeding four feet in height, the committee request that it may be sent to the Whittington Club, Strand, on the 31st of March, with a motto or monogram attached, accompanied by a sealed envelope containing a repetition of the same, with your name added, and addressed to myself. Messrs. Macdonald and Leslie, of Aberdeen, having promised to supply the granite pedestal at a, considerable abatement on their usual price, and it being probable that the metal castings may be obtained on similarly advantageous terms, the com mittee are induced to hope that, in consideration of the literary eminence and moral worth of the poet whose genius they desire to honour, and of the humble sources from whence a large proportion of the subscriptions have been received, they will be met in a liberal spirit by the gentle men to whom this letter is addressed. The following are the sculptors who have been applied to. [Here the names were given.j—l have the honour to be, &c., " ' JOHN WATKINS, Hon. Sec' "In reply to these communications, the secretary re ceived letters from each of the above gentlemen, the ma jority of whom expressed regret that, in consequence of the number of their engagements, and in some cases the resolution they had formed of declining all unre munerated competition for public monuments, they could not comply with the request of the committee. Mr. Bell, Mr. Behnes, and Mr. Noble wrote expressing their intention to prepare designs ; and on the 31st of March. Mr. Bell having in the interim relinquished the idea of competing for the monument,' the model by Mr. Noble and the sketch by Mr. Behnes, now submitted to the subscribers, were received. "Mr. Behnes' design not having been executed in com pliance with the terms of the application made to him, and Mr. Noble's model proving not only correct in these particulars, but in the opinion of the committee an admirable work of art, they have determined to recommend it to the general body of subscribers." The CHAIRMAN said the secretary had received an in teresting communication from Miss Eliza Cook, which the secretary wished to read, and which he was sure the meeting would be glad to hear, (Cheers.) The letter was as follows : " 54, Great Ormond-street, April 25, 1853. "My dear Sir,—Permit me before the final meeting on Wednesday next, of the committee and subscribers con nected with the Hood Memorial Fund,' to express to you my extreme gratification at the result of a project which I never imagined would have been so successful as it has proved. " A simple tabular erection to the memory of one of England's truest poets was all I hoped to realise, but the generous sympathy of English spirit, extending from the poor shop girl to the princely duke—has increased the Fund to an amount far beyond my expectation, and a memorial of an important character can now be placed over the remains of him who has slept for nearly nine years without a common head-stone to direct the worshipping stranger to his ashes. "The design for the intended monument, by Mr. Matthew Noble, which has met the approval of the committee, claims my unqualified admiration, and I believe this admi ration will be shared by all who look on the production. "I request you to give my warmest thanks to the sub scribers who so readily did honour to the glorious dead ; and assure them that their response to my unworthy but heartfelt appeal in this cause will ever be a proud and fond remembrance to me. " Oblige me by presenting to the comm itt ee my acknow ledgment of their services, and by expressing to Mr. Murdo Young my perfect sense of his disinterested zeal in advanc ing the interests of the monument. " As regards yourself, you have too certain a conviction of my high estimation of you as a private friend and public co-operator to require any complimentary declaration in this letter. Moreover, you are cognisant of my severe suf fering, which forbids all unnecessary correspondence—so, with the reiteration of my sense of satisfaction at the thorough accomplishment of the endeavour to raise a me morial to Poor Hood,' I beg to subscribe myself with sincere regard, yours most faithfully, " ELIZA COOK " To John Watkins, Esq." The CHAIRMAN said no formal programme had been prepared of the evening's proceedings, but if any gentleman had any proposition to make, he should be happy to - hear him. It was right, however, that he should state that this was simply a busi ness meeting convened% for the purpose of bringing this noble monument to a close. (Hear, hear.) The purpose of it was nearly accomplished ; and all they could now desire was to see the model before them put into execution ; but before this was done, the committee would be glad to hear any suggestions that subscribers might wish to offer. (Hear, hear.) After a brief pause, Mr. MURDO YOUNG moved that the report be approved of, and the model accepted, in accordance with the wish of the committee. (Hear, hear.) • This motion having been seconded by Mr. WALLER, was put from the chair, and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN again repeated that he should be happy to hear any gentleman who felt disposed to ad dress the meeting. Mr. W. C. ICENT—Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, in presenting myself before you as asubscriber--as merely one of the subscribers—l cannot, of course, presume to speak with any degree of authority in regard to the feelings entertained by those gentlemen who have par ticipated in furthering this memorial. At the same time, I think I may, without much presumption, ven ture on my part to submit to this meeting the propriety of expressing to the originators of this design the thanks of those who have helped to swell the subscriptions. I think it would be ungrateful in us as subscribers if we did not do so, seeing that but for the exertions of those amiable persons who have co-operated in bringing this subject before the public, we should not have been afforded this opportunity of marking the grave of Thomas Hood with some testimonial. Without these exertions the ashes of Hood might have been al lowed to remain uncommemorated in Kensal-green Ce metery, without either a brick or a bramble to indi cate the spot where the poet rested. I may possibly be allowed, therefore, to submit most respectfully to this meeting, that we ought to express our gratitude to Eliza Cook for those lyric sympathies—(cheers)—with which she awakened popular attention to the subject. (Hear.) We ought also to express our thanks to those gentlemen who have most kindly aided in enforcing the necessity of this testimonial—to one gentleman in particular, for the liberality he has displayed in guaranteeing the payment of the full amount, in case of emergency, and to another gentleman for the assiduity with which he has discharged the duties of honorary secretary. (Hear, hear.) I think these two gentlemen may be well associated with the fair originator of the design, without any disparage ment to the paramount and popularly-recognised merits of Eliza Cook. (Hear, hear.) I also think that, before the dissolution of the committee—for I am given to understand that such is the purpose for which we have been called together here this evening—we ought to express to them also our thanks for the share they have taken in the proceedings. (Cheers.) I also think, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, that we ought to con gratulate ourselves on being enabled to witness this even in.- that exquisite model, the product of the genius of Mr.' Noble ; and also to rejoice in thinking that we have arrived in so many respects at • such a satisfactory con- elusion. (Hear, heart) For we have not only the 501.1 before us, but we ha ve now i n th e bank upwards o f 4 „ t he and there need ther e fo r e be no further anxiety es ultimate settlement of this memorial to the entire: 4 ) faction of all parties here assembled. (Hear , tiler Gentlemen, we have associated ourselves t Met e in promoting this testimonial not simply I as admiring critics, but als o as lovers of true Pm „. 1 thropy. For I am sure it is impossible to r', l 4 the memory of Thomas Hood without entertan;s, feelings of profound a d m i ra ti on f or the humanitY T tie rent in all his writings. It s eem s to me, as far as - 1- to o f been enabled to learn from the disjointed fregu leil tiot information which the public have as yet o btained , ~t o his whole life appears t o h ave been one coo t t ,, struggle against poverty. (Hear, hear.) With 6 0 , 3 ,, ordinary genius, and a truly and splendidly poeti c aitt perament, he was, nevertheless, compelled by n eC ! . .,T . ;It to forego the seductions of the Faeryland of Pc'e"; order to obtain bread for his family by his labours wit and a jester. (Hear, hear.) I have always the of and I think thi s th e more I re fl ec t on the carecroo Thomas Hood, that there is som ething lun ch Ing pathetic in the re cogn iti on o f hi s h umo urous wr l „ ho than in that of his more pl a i n ti ve pro d uc tions. - ` - ` ol lo always' appeared to me exceedingly touching—th at " ter, of tears that falls in the i n t erva l s o f hi s i nn ocent 10 , 6 ;h ; I (Cheers.) And in th a t c h arm i ng mo d e l, to vr''_., o l have already referred, we have this recorded ins 6 1 bl ful manner through that comic mask (partially veile,oci the side of the lyre. We ought to recollect thateelosita has given us reason to regar d hi s memory with 0 14 of gratitude, not simply in reference to the PstAtie merely in remembrance of our having read his PM e el tions once, or twic e , or th ree ti mes but we ough t 7 00 e. a special gratit u d e t o Th omas H oo d f or t h e s tore t he solation which his works will always afford us 1/1 6 111 ,1 f future. (Cheers.) I thi n k if I h a d th e too thaehe of almost forget the pain I suffered in the whirusicen'O his " Comic Annual"—(a laugh)—while lam cin it m e e ill that, if I had the hea r t ac h e , I s h ou ld fi n d it asslis„e.,,- 0 0 those fictitious sorrow s t o w hi c h i n hi s more t e nder en A l - t hel he so frequently gives uttera nce . (Ch eer s.) I fl° , l , s ee - • r I am wandering into a kind of presumptuous , Aro ts tation on his genius. I hope, however, you tb me, for I assure you I esteem it as a great prilriosr o ods patient hearing you have accorded me, because it foli gl l me ,the opportunity of proposing to this meeting, tm r s our excellent chairman, a vote of th an ks to, en" g ee' cognition of the services of, Eli za C oo k, an d thos e g o tlemen who have been associated with that lady du some months past in thes e p rocee di ngs. (Chner°,,"o(l6, Mr. HART reminded the mee ti ng th a t the would have cost a much larger sum than that men d° ll er in the report had it been prepared under other el" u stances, but no doubt the artist sympathised l' it ' o ex object of the subscribers, and he had, thereforef,bor sented to do the work for a much less sum than nor) wise would have been entitled to demand. (Hea r ' "boel Now, he thought that being so, they ought to ein ts bo the liberality of Mr. Noble in the resolution whi°' just been proposed. (Hear, hear.) Mr. W. C. KENT cordially acceded to this O l e sition. 100 Mr. HART had very much pleasure then in seee2.lo the resolution, but, in doing so, h e mus t be a11°,40 4 make a few remarks upon the diff eren t so rts of s era' which had been rendered by the various P o P) engaged in this graceful undertaking. (Ifear. _ A t .40 0 According to his view the subs cr ibers IT, for the least in the matter, because it was e7ther: them to contribute according to thei r me ans, a a ,. Wit was an end to their trouble. It was no t so , howev e "Se9 the originator of the memorial and the committ ee ' o to the originator, he thought M r . M ur d o young w, sty titled to much credit in the matter, fo r he not onifiogi scribed a very handsome sum, but had also givel:direr . amount of time to the undertaki ng , an d a ffordeu tbe t tising facilities for enabling the committee to inst e o fel wishes known throughout the length and breadth t e land. In addition to that, Mr. Young had glia j ,. ple°; to the sculptor the 4001. which he claimed for hil t Or did work, and on the whole, therefore, he thougP er ibe t . gentleman ought to be put down as the largest subs t ti? to the memorial. (Hear.) He would taken ° tY, gentleman wh o h a d con t r ib u t e d so muc h tow",[not success of this e ff or t i n th e c h arac t er of c''„, secretary. (Hear, h ear .) Th a t gentleman tithe voted a large amount of time and anxiety to 7 0 101 ject, as, indeed, had a ll th e mem b ers o f t h e COl a ,l - 00: and it was especially ne cessary th a t th ey shoun' i bic' their sense of the willingness and efficiency vri t re f h e ro those services had been rendered by distinctly to them in the resolutions then under consiv a O i all , (Hear, hear.) To show how energetic these 0 , ' l ,', had been in the discharge of their delicate fune .. t c ,oo need only mention that the numerous and aru" - „po . 0 1 ,: committee which had been formed for raising 3 t" ment to Tom Moore had been unable to con , T cool: three-fifths of the sum which the Hood Memorni` mittee had collected in the metropolis. (Cheers•l i o fact was sufficient of itself t o justify the sugge s 'o l9 o had ventured to make, a n d h e h o p e d th e meeting 0 , 0 1 find no difficulty i n a d o pti ng it. I n c onclus ia r etP would take leave to observe, th a t h e th oug ht the f . of this movement said something for th e feeling !), 1+1 ) ; public in England, and clearly evinced t hel peit'i preciation of true merit and talent. (111 1. 4 1 1 , r e One would have supposed that th e mem ory eiftto ~e would have become dim by this ti me ; but no ! tt e l lapse of seven or eight y ears , it was s till . g reen bso ! r ib hearts of his countrymen, and they readily V.. e ci' l „ the funds to erect a monumen t i n h onour o f ; A tte; and worth. (Chee r s.) All thi s, h e thought, sv n n ° ' for congratul a ti on , an d should not be fore'el tlO that they had a l most arr i ved at the final stag e ° proceedings. (Hear, hear.) ra th e The resolution, as amended, watt then put 61:6-- chair, and carried by acclamation. W s° Mr. WATKINS said it would afford him great P . , 0 ;0 0 to communicate to Miss Eliza Cook the kind eg 3 ,7, of thank s w hi ch the meeting had been pleased ,` r i to her. (H ear , h ear.) For himself, all he CO 'w o er was, that he f e lt more than compensated for tilL 3 c co ; tions he had mad e i n th e cause by seeing t he "" which had attended their efforts. (Cheers.) t Mr. YAPP suggested that when the monuraens, ready the subscribers and the public should b e . a . o o l : aware of it, in order that th e y m i g ht a t ten d atP' green Cemetery and see it uncovered. Thi s; 110 1 / 1- mode adopted abroad, and he th oug ht if it werel t o oo pir here it would be tantamount to erecting a nother, to the( ment to Hood, because it wo u ld d raw th e work , o r sacred spot to pay the h omage d ue to t h e we° the poet. (Hear, hear.) trIS Mr. WATKINS said he would take care that gestion should be duly attended to. 13 1 ` . Mr. R. MAR TIN sa id there was one other d u ty t E 4,1 they had to perform before they separated, and ° O r to pass a cordi a l vo t e o f thanks to their excellent , c 10 1 man for the ki n d an d lib eral manner in wh i c h ii - r oe r acted in t a ki ng the chair at this and the ° Ikif• public meeting of the subscribers. (Hear, hear.) 0 t ll6 Wyld had tak en a d eep i nterest i n th i s mat t e r & a do „ ' beginning, and he thought they ought not to B „ a josi ; :j without offerin g hi m i n re t urn t h e i r hearty , (Hear.) He therefore begged to move that the e s, thanks of the me e ti ng are d ue , an d are h ere by' ) the chairm an f or hi s con d uct i n t h e cha i r. (Che e " 6 ,0 0 4, 11 Mr. MITRDO YOUNG had very grea t pl eas ure In s ing the motion. He had known Mr. Wyld for ma n ia b un t and the lon ger h e k new hi m th e more h e respeof fl ote°, (Hear, bear.) He deserved great praise for th e 1- er he had taken i n thi s cause , and the admirable s O3- t iee" . which he had conducted the proceedings of their ings. (Hear, hear.) The motion having been carried by acclamatic s v a gli4 e , Mr. WYLD said it was customary amongst, 5 men either to si ng " G o d S ave t h e Q uee n ' meetings, or pass votes of thanks to the chair ra . o f ;; laugh)--and he w as a t a l oss t o di scover t h e 00,7trgdl unless it was f or th e sa k e o f keep i ng up the 'I"F or tions that p reva il e d amongst us. (Hear, hear.) ow • / own part he th oug ht a man ought to feel hiinse_ ns iti: o f i ciently honour e d b y b e i ng allowed to occupy the which he had been placed in that night, for-Tonle p_ l br was the man who, to give the true direction to t ior, lanthropy of the age, and therefore to be as ot os'' in any way with his name must indeed be an t h e firr. (Hear, hear.) Tom Hood, he repeated, vraa,:",:i man to point the finger of charity in the r ight al en`" he did so too lon g b e f ore your Lord Ashleys had 05 the field, and they should be looked upon °Tt i" followers. (Hear, hear.) T om H oo d cast t h e .... 'genius in the prope r pl ace , s i nce i t touc h e d not t-ie,",i own hearts, but the h ear t s o f th e w h o l e British eOP2 and to be engage d i n any way in an lulaebola; to pay a tribute to his memory was ° l l 17_ 4 .1 which he might we ll f ee l proud of. (Hear, he ar n " ti es? in fact, were h an di ng d own to posterity a for which, while it showed the respect of Engla„a t ct worth and genius of the dead, would also ren ea t hatt j . d y upon themselves ; and, therefore, he thought 1 , stead of looking for this vote, he ought to th a h l i e vie r ve r for allowing him to take part in such a ii,°"„ e cl e,„ B , (Hear, hear.) England was now, and he n i t enti Would ' be, the gem of the seas; but the day ul,joi when bereft of her colonies, she would stand lea her glory, and then the descendants of those 12° t - t hesed, her shores would return •a s pil gr i ms t o - 11° s , To t oe s where rest the ashes of su c h g l orious men as - el (Cheers.) Then would thi s , an d a ll s i m ilar 1 13 ° 0 01 1 , be pointed at as the mil e s t ones w hi c h their 1 ° 0 0 , 0 had erected to mark th e p rogress o f c i v ilisatioth ot o recal the efforts which had been made to prom happiness of the w h o l e h uman race. The meeting then separated. ' Ol l , RAILWAY ACTS.—Yesterday a return iv . - 5 ve.s specting railway acts passed in 1852. In the j o io o acts were passed. The i ncrease o f m ileage ° i z iC r by the same was 36 miles and em 79 chains. d the e of capital occasioned by th 835,664/. ; crease of loan, 143,0151. The total actual , Li gST IY occasioned by the 51 acts was 692,649/. FAMILY ROMANCE ; OR o. , EPISODES IN T it P" . 1 ANNALS OF THE ARISTOCRACY. By J. B. B ur 'ill e e author 'of "The Peerage," &c. 2 vols.—lt sv— n t, Oro sible to praise too highly, as a work of ainusettieto two most interesting volumes, whether we ° lout es ,,(l regard to its excellent plan, or its not less ov a te fot_ l 4 cution. The volumes are just what ought t ° ,, 0 6 1 - 0 , on every drawing-room table. Here yoll l l thei r nv e fifty captivating romances, with the pith 01 3 d a n y terest preserv e d i n un di m i n i s h e d poignancy, ant - an nf tll- a s may be read i n h a lf an h our. I t i s no t the le , r merits, that th e romances are f oun d e d on fact w g c e at least, has b een h an d e d d own f or t r uth by `; r oal' tion—and the ro mance o f rea lit y f ar exceeds th „Ol 1 eo of fiction. Each story is told in the e'en;v, the style with whi c h the author's former works 01j o the public famili ar ; while they a ff or d evid eri h i s tol value, even t o a work of amusement, of th! , t expec !,r; n a and genealogical learning that may justlY b%treget ev©r the author of the " The Peerage and 13arc l , n " 0 " The Landed Gentry"—eackthe best nfA l5 O-'lO O-4 1 / published. The aristocracy and gent r_. " lufi e• t° l4lsl3‘' great debt to Mr. Burke as their tagwY Slay I