The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-02 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, iILYMARE.ET. Under the Manageinetft of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, May 2, COLOMBE'S BIRTHDAY. Supported by Messrs. Barry Sell. van, H. Marston, Howe, ROWS. Tilbtay, H. Corri, Braid, and Yin- Oent ; Mks Helen Faucit, and Miss Vining. After which MR. BUCK.STONE'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PAR NASSUS. To conclude with OUR MARY ANNE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Keen. THIS EVENING, MAT 2, Will be performed the Tragedy of MACBETH. Principal chit teeters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Rean. To conclude with the new Drama, adapted fro MARC O French of Mons. Scribe, by Mr. Pa'grave Simpson, called SPADA. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy. J. Vining, Ryder, Graham and Everett ; Mi3BBll Heath and C. Leclercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vieth& THIS EVENING, MAT 2, Wtil be performed A.S.S. Characters by Messrs F. Mathews, Suter, and Rosier° ; Mrs. Macnamara and Miss Wyndham. After which, A FAST TRAIN—HIGH PRESSURE—EXPRESS. To be followed by THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD. Cha racters br Messrs. F. atthews, Suter, Horneastie, and Templeton.: To conclude with L I TTLE TODDLEKINS. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeate. THIS EVENING, MAY 2, WIII be presented TILE ROUSED LION. By Messrs. B. wa ster, Parselle, A. Wigan, Hastings, &e. ; Mrs. Keeley, Miss F. Mas ked, Mrs. L. Hurray, &c. After which. A DESPERATE GAME. To be followed ay THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STIL3BERG. To conclude with THE DANCING SCOTCHMAN. ROYAL OLYMPIC; THEATRE. Lune id Manager. Mr. Farm. THIS EVENING, DIAY 2, will be performed THE MILLER OF DERWENT WATER, Characters by Messrs. H. Farren, F. Robson, Shalders, G. Cooke, and Morgan t . ifesdames Anderton and A. Phillips. After whieh, UNCLE CROTCHET. Supported by Messrs. Far. Ten, F. Robson. and Mrs. Phillips. To be followed by MACBETH. By Mr. Samuel Macbeth, Mr. F. Robson. Mrs. Sarah Macbeth, and Mrs. A. Phillips. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager ' Mr. W. Cooke. Continued and brilliant success of the New Spectacle. Third 'Sight of an entirely new Drama. THIS EVENING, Max 2, 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. intrestinff dramatic , and astonishing Equestrian effects. The Bunting Wood, the Leap through Fire, and the terrific spring of Antakosa's Steed over the Falls of the Umtata, nightly received with enthusiastic approbation. To be followed by a novel and incomparable display of Equestrian Achievements in the Scenes of the ARENA, supported by the most accomplished Artistes of the day. Mr. Cooke will appear with his wonderful steed Raven ; also Mr. Alfred Cooke and his accomplished Family. To conclude with anew Comic Drama, entitled IN FOR A DJG; or, Life at the Diggings. Box-office open daily from Moven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. MONDAY, MAY 2,1853. State of the 'wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock on Saturday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. Liusßicx---S.E., s t r ong breeze— overcast. MULLINGAN— E.. strong breeze—partially cloudy. HASTINGS—S., light airs—partially cloudy. FoLKEsTONE—N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDGE--N.W., gentle breeze—overcast. Grnorwles--calm--overcast. SWINDON—S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CAmBIUDGE — S., calm—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH—S.W., calm—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Friday morning at nine o'clock • HASTINGS-- 7 N.E. L gentle breeze—rain. FOLICESTONE—N.E., fresh breeze—rain. TUNBRIDGE—N.E., strong breeze—scud—rain. GREENWICH—E., strong breeze—heavy rain. STRoOD—E., strong breeze—heavy rain. SWINDON-5.E., fresh breeze—rhin. CAMBRIDGE—E., gentle breeze—cloudy. YARMOUTH—E., hard wind—partially cloudy.. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam DAT —Morning 28 rain. after 9 1 Evening 10 min.aft. 10 To-Moutow—liorning 47 min. after 10 I Evening 22 min.aft. 11 THE WEATHER.—Sant Otis, MAY 1. • THERMOMETER, IN THR &LAHR. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 46--lowest this morning and during the night. 62 this day at noon. BA OMETRR , 29'96, WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, and Sae, sunshiny, summer Weather. Mit 2. 65—highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning and during the night. 62--this day, at noon. BAROMZTEB, 29'97. WIND, S.S.E. to E.S.E.—Fine, summer weather. THE PUBLICATION OF ‘, THE SUN" •OMMENCES EVERY AFTERNOON AT THREE O'CLOCK, AND THE LATE OR THIRD EDITION, CONTAINING THE DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT THE SAME EVENING, With all other News 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. , t , ai l 10, - -i ' .li . ' -fA v pv •• v . 'II '•,.., , n .t..,bit, ~........,, t.it. r .p.w.4, _ .., i I . T"' " 9 " ,0 11 , '' -- ,'`' • g . ar . , I LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1853. It is to be hoped that the adjourned debate on the Chancellor of the Exchequer's resolution for the re-imposition of the Property and. Income Tax for seven yeaps more, without modification, or alteration, and Sir E BULWER LYTTON'S amend ment thereon, will be this evening brought to a conclusion. Mr. DISRAELI, on Friday evening, thought there would be no difficulty in so doing ; and we believe that there is a general anxiety in the House and Country to know the result of this arduous and important contest. Under such circumstances, then, we may be excused in once more directing attention to the nature of the subject under consideration, and the paramount importance of the decision that 'may be arrived at. Before Honourable Gentlemen can make up their minds to vote in favour of the resolution, they must be prepared to say that the tax, as at present levied, is, if not perfectly equitable, at least as near an approximation thereto as can ba arrived at, to assert that the precarious and fluc tuating earnings derived fromphysical or intellec tual labour are as valuable as an equal amount obtained as dividends from the public Funds or ground-rents of well-circumstanced real estates— that the merchant or trader, the manufacturer or professional man, enjoys his income by as sure a tenure, and, in the. event . of sickness or ill health; can as safely depend on the enjoyment of alP'the comforts essential to his position as the ownet of accumulated and realised property. According to the constitutional maxim, every person is bound to contribute to the national exigencies according to his means and to his position. Can the man, then, who has nothing but his industry to depend on, whose only tan gible property is the salary, say of 3001., for which' he has toiled, be considered as having 515 equal t o hi s fellow-subject, who has not merely 3001, by way of interest or dividend, but also th e 10 0n wall. obtained of capital from which that gidividendisa. w , or a O bo btained ? The first will be charged ut xpeti he has' in the o d rld, the One thirty-fith part of all that have been e whole of which may ed ore the visit of the tax collector. The other 7111 on l y h ave t h e same 81. 15s. to pay ou t of his than one-twelve-hundreth part of Not more Is this fair or equitable/ his po ssess i ons ! can be supported by the ina la epe t u b ci ls a t sclieme that fives of the industrions middlecas s e s rpresenta jure ion. Gentlemen, while ther e i s yet ti m e' e "'- not to give their votes hastily or inconsiderat e ly, they who then t 7 endeavour to perpet ua t e t h e iniqu f toes system with all its defects, will h ave a heavy account to render to their defrauded con _ stituents. They will have to explain why it is that the British Parliament has been compelled or persuaded to succumb to the dictation of one man against the clearly -ex p ressed -ex ressed convictions of nine tenths of its Members. N ever, we believe, was such slavish subserviency e xhibited at any former hope it may not be seen on period. We earnestly the present occasion. We would also inquire Whether it is just or rea sonable, that the present representative o f the PeoP l4 k $14.474d legislate for their acciemors °even years hence ? Whether they can feel them selves justified in arresting the further de velopment of the wise and beneficial policy entered on under the auspices of the late Sir ROBERT PEEL, and to which a large majority of their numbers have pledged themselves in the moat solemn manner. Let them, for a moment, consider their position and the probable tenure of their seats. The Ministerial Leaders in both Rouses, have declared the necessity not only of a large extension of the franchise to those who, al though heavily tasked, have hitherto been regarded as political cyphers without any voice in the making of the laws by which they are to be governed, but also of other much required reforms. They have promised this anxiously-looked-for measure in the Session of 1854, and there can be but little doubt that a dissolution will speedily follow the passing of the New Reform Bill. Is it, then, a time when the present Parliament should ven ture to bind its successors as to the future fiscal policy to be pursued f Are the circumstances of the case such as to justify so arrogant an usurpa tion as the absorption of all the means that might enable future Financial Ministers to bestow relief where it was most urgently required ? We believe that there can be but one honest opinon on the subject, and that even if the tax could be renewed, without amelioration or modification, it should only be for the ordinary term of three years, so that fairly-chosen representatives of the people should be enabled in a Reformed Parliament to express the views of their respective constituents. Mr. GLADSTONE, however, endeavours to abrogate their functions, and hopes to be supported in the unconstitutional attempt. The payment of Income Tax may very properly be held to constitute one of the best qualifications for the franchise. None would, according to Constitutional principles, be better entitled to the suffrage than those who directly contribute to the liquidation of the national liabilities and the maintenance of the national establishments. No perfect measure of Parliamentary Reform can be in troduced which does not provide such a qualification —and yet Mr. GLADSTONE endeavours to destroy the best and most suitable, and thus to create an additional and very formidable obstacle to the pro per solution of this interesting problem. There are many points of detail, some of which are re ferred to in letters which will be found in another part of this day's impression, and which contain some valuable suggestions, to which we shall refer when this great principle has been decided by the popular branch of the Legislature. When the Royal Academy was originally founded towards the close of the last century literature was gracefully wedded anew to Art, by the nomination, as honorary members, not merely of the wise SAMUEL JOHNSON, but also of the gentle OLIVER GOLDSMITH. It is gratifying to observe each year the cordial maintenance of that same feeling of brotherhood among Artists and Men of Letters which was thus signalised by the Academy at the period of its organisation. Perhaps there is no more interesting incident in the an nual dinner given under the roof of the National Gallery at the approach of the May Exhibition than the reciprocation of generous sympathies between the disciples of the art of Painting and the culti vators of the art of Literature. At least we must acknowledge at once that it is so to ourselves. Generally we believe, moreover, that this is the case too with the multitude. It must be ad mitted this season, however, that possibly another incident, and one of a very different character, will command in the public mind priority of con sideration. The retrospective glance, we mean, with which Sir CHARLES EASTLAKE introduced the customary toast of the " Army and Navy," with especial reference to the office of Commander-in- Chief. This retrospective glance must by the majority of those • present at the ban quet on Saturday evening have . been con fidently anticipated. It could not easily be forgotten that upon the previous occa sion, upon the last anniversary celebration of the founding of the Royal Academy, there was pre sent at the festive board that venerable warrior, whose ashes have since been interred with such surpassing pomp, under the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral. It cannot be lost so easily to remem brance, that the interest with which the Duke had been, during so many years, observed wherever he made his appearance—as one of the most not able among living historical personages—was that day enhanced by the recollection that it was the day upon which his birth had always been com memorated. However familiar, , therefore, the form of the veteran had become by that time to the guests there collected together, his presence was hailed that evening with a more than ordinary enthusiasm, and was viewed by even the most apathetic with no common degree of satisfaction. It may have been from a 'Vagne species of 'presen timent. For, as it' afterwards proved, that was the last occasion of his public appearance. It was the last public dinner he is known to have at tended. Naturally enough, therefore, on propos ing the routine toast of " Army and Navy," the President reverted with some feeling to this not surprisingly well-remembered circumstance. Con sidering the advanced age of the Duke of WEL LINGTON, it was interesting to be reminded that then, so shortly.before his dissolution, his Grace, who is said not merely to have appreciated the work; of the great masters in the art of Paint ing, but also to have taken delight in those of living artists—" On the evening before the close of the exhibition [last year]—not to mention intermediate inspections—honoured the Academy with a visit [unconsciously a farewell visit], care fully surveying all the principal pictures, making his observations freely, relating anecdote's - in refe rence to the subjects of some of the works, and taking an interest in meritorious productions of the most opposite character." This was an inci dent worthy to be preserved, we take it, not simply as another token of the vigour of intellect sustained to the last in hiz ripe old age by the Duke of WELLINGTON, but also as another and delightful illustration of the sympathies binding together the members of the most opposite professions. If any further token of the existence of these same sympathies between the Artist and the Warrior were required, it would be discovered in the cordiality and grace with which. Sir CHARLES EASTLAKE, now that the great captain was no more, introduced in the toast already mentioned the name of one of the few. surviving heroes of Waterloo, that of the only Field-Marshal now in the British army not of Royal Blood—that of the Marquis of ANGLESEA. [Shame, be it said, by the way, that neither the baton nor the coronet have ever been conferred upon Sir CHARLES NAPIER, the conqueror of Scinde, the hero of Meanee, and the victor of Hyderabad!] To this solitary Field- Marshal, not of Royal Blood, the eulogium of the President of the Royal Academy was ad dressed with peculiar taste, and delicacy, and sen timent thereby closing appropriately enough what we are fain to believe will be deemed the principal incident of the banquet this season, according to popular estimation. Reverting to the reflections with which we prefaced our remarks upon the plenary sympathies flowing reciprocally between Art and Literature, we must add, that to ourselves the revelation of these same sympathies on Saturday evening was, as it had often before been, a subject of peculiarly grateful contemplation. As evidence of the sincerity and earnestness of the reciprocation alluded to we may mention the genial terms in which the Dean of ST. PAUL'S and CHARLES DICKENS respectively ac knOwledged the toast with which their names had been coupled, namely, that of the " Interests of Literature." As elucidative of one of the secrets of these perennial sympathies between the culti that vators of Art an d Letters, Dean MILMAN observed " some hi g h feeling of art" was absolutely requisite t o th e annalist : and the roman ce remarked thiataterature the poet, ak. the dramatist, p i ttanents a . ~..r ; in fact, throughout all the de by words, . st riki ng cu u " witho.t pe mg of this, he :the faculty of painting scenes ofhistory, bur, in full form the great have been so great friend opposite (Mr. Justice Ilan • ;' and if their an hi s t o CA F LAIr would not Taxa:ol7RD),and . BIILWER LYTTON, and DICKENS h a d - ~_ if not a feeling f o r Art ; they would not have written such tragedies and novels as . they had." Undoubtedly. Every thing considered, there is little chance, conse quently, of any untoward disseverance of the dis ciples of those two great schools in the self-created system of popular education--namely, the student of Art and the student of Literature. THE CIVIL SERVANTS OF THE CROWN. Mr. Macartney's motion, to-morrow night, should be well considered by all members who, having the proper collection of the revenue at heart, would wish to see the duties of the Government offices efficiently performed, for such a state of things does the question arising out of this motion resolve itself into. The case speaks for itself. Before 1829 the superannuations of servants in this service were borne by the country, and under the then scale of pensions (towards which pensions no clerk was called upon to contribute) a man who having served ten years, if incapacitated, could re tire upon a pension of 4-12ths of his salary, and an additional 1-12th for every five years' service up to fifty years, when he could retire upon his whole salary. In the year 1829 a bill passed the house for the purpose " of reducing prospectively the charge for superannuations." The scale of pensions was accordingly reduced, under which a clerk serving ten years can receive only, for ten years' service, a pension of 3-12ths, and an increase only of 1-12th for every seven years, and never can he receive more than 2-3ds of his salary. Towards this pension he is called upon to pay annually 5 per cent. of his salary. The pur pose of the act was then achieved, for by the re duced scale the reduction of the charge for super annuation has been accomplished of at least one half. It will be perceived that those who receive the largest superannuations (before 1829) are not called upon to pay anything, while those who ,entered the service since 1829 are paid upon the reduced scale of pensions, and are made to contribute towards their superannuation as well. There is such a gross apparent injustice in this that it calls for immediate amendment. The moneys annually received for the purposes of answering the calls for superannuations, by means of the deuc tions from salaries, amount to 55,0001., out of which the pensions paid amount to 8,0001. annually. But what becomes of the balance ? Surely it is put aside to answer the purposes for which it was collected. No such thing. It is carried into the account of the current year's revenue. Can it be expected that the clerks in this service, whose aggregate salary does not amount to 1411. a-year, and many with an income as low as 801., can with an annual deduction of 51. per cent. from their in comes, make provision for their families when they die. No ; they drag on as long as they can at their desks till death overtakes them, toiling all their lives ; for the superannuation is so small that they cannot afford to retire, and they die leaving their families destitute • for be it known that all benefit from these annual deduc tions ceases with the life of the contributor. What, therefore, the civil servants ask the country to do for them is, to take upon itself, as before 1829, the burden of the pensions, but diminished one-half by means of the reduced scale, and allow the deduc tions which they still wish may be made, to accu mulate according to the principles of life assurance, that the contributor may derive the benefit of the deductions by feeling assured that when he dies his family will not be left altogether destitute. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1853. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen on Saturday. A deputation from the city of Glasgow, consisting of the Lord Provost, Bailie Gourlay, Dr. Strang (chamber lain), and Mr. Forbes (town-clerk), had an interview on Saturday morning with his Royal Highness Prince Albert, to present an address with reference to the estab lishment of a national library and museum of inventions in that city. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, Prince Arthur, the infant prince, left Buckingham Palace at eight mi nutes before two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, for Osborne, Isle of Wight. The royal suite consisted of Lady Caroline Barrington, Hon. Mary Bulteel, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Colonel Wylde, the Master of the Household, and Mr. Gibbs. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were conducted to their carriage by the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Byron, Lord Geo. Lennox, Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood, Major-General Buckley, and Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour. The Queen and the royal party were escorted by a detachment of Light Dragoons to the Nine-elms station of the London and South Western Railway, and left by a special train for Gosport. OSBORNE, SUNDAY. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the Royal family, attended by the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, arrived at Osborne yesterday evening, at 10 minutes before 6 o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on Saturday, at Gloucester-house. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accom panied by their Serene Highnesses the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe' and the Prince Ernest of Leiningen, and attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Couper, honoured the Royal Italian Opera House with her presence on Saturday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended divine service yesterday morning at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. His Serene Highness the Prince Ernest of Leiningen has left Buckingham Palace for the Continent. A deputation relative to Jamaica, consisting of Sir H. Lushington, Mr. Dawkins, Mr. J. Carson, Mr. W. Beckford, Mr. S. Cave, Mr. W. Stirling, Mr. H. Davidson, Mr. S. Hibbert, and Mr. T. Hankey, jun., had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle, on Saturday, at the Colonial-office. A deputation on the subject of the Pilotage Bill had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, at the Board of Trade, on Saturday. The deputation con sisted of Lord Chelsea, Captain Shepherd, Mr. James Macgregor, M.P., Mr. Fearon, and Mr. Peter Hardy. A deputation from St. Nicholas, Deptford, consisting of Sir Edmund Filmer, M.P. ; Mr. Masters Smith, M.P. ; Mr. Rolt, M.P. ; Mr. Sanders, M.P. ; and Messrs. Davis, Fanchon, W. Masten, W. Smith, B. Roberts, and Tilham, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston, on Saturday. Dispatches were sent from the Colonial-office on Saturday, to the Governors of the West India Islands. THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION.—The proceedings on the 12th May—the inauguration day of this magnificent un dertaking—will be gorgeous in the extreme, no less that 1,000 performers—vocal and instrumental—usher ing in its existence, in the presence of the nobility and gentry of the United Kingdom. The Lord Lieutenant and the Countess of St. Germans, and the Knights of the Order of St. Patrick, her Majesty's Cabinet Minis ters, the Foreign Ambassadors, and the' municipal au thorities of all the principal cities and towns in Great Britain, will take part in the interesting ceremony ; and judging from the general interest all classes take in the success of the Exhibition, there can be no doubt what ever but that the undertaking will be crowned with the most signal success. CABINET COUNCIL.—On Saturday afternoon, in com pliance with summonses issued on the previous morning to all the members of the Cabinet, there was a Council at the Foreign Office. At two o'clock, the hour ap pointed, the Ministers began to assemble ; the following attended :—The Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyle, the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sir 'James Graham, Viscount Palmerston, the Merquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, Sir W. Molesworth, and the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert. The Lord Chancellor subsequently joined his. colleagues. The Cabinet Ministers remained in deliberation till after five o'clock. DEPARTURE OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN MAILS.—On Saturday about noon the British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship, Cambria, Captain Lang, sailed from the Mersey for Boston and Halifax, with the usual mails for the United States and British possessions in North America, 103 passengers, and a large and valuable cargo of merchandise on freight. Her mails were carried out in charge of Lieutenant Boys, R.N., Admiralty agent. ARRIVAL FROM AUSTRALIA.—The ship Kate„ 904 tons register, Captain Graves, from Sydney, Feb. 12, arrived at Plymounth on Sunday evening. She has over 26,000 ounces of gold dust, and 45 passengers, four of whom— viz., Mr. and Mrs. Harley, Mr. Babbage, and Mr. Leye, landed here. The Kate is laden with wool, tallow, and hides. She came round the Horn, experienced strong contrary winds, has not touched at any port, and has been 108 days on the passage. LETTERS FOR THE ARCTIC SHlPS.—Letters for offi cers, seamen, and marines serving in the arctic ships will be in time for her Majesty's ship Phcenix if sent to the Admiralty before the 9th of May. SYDENHAM.—The Conservative Land Society have purchased an estate within sight of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, close to the Forest-hill station, and a short distance from Lewisham.—The Builder. THE ISLE OF WIGHT SAVINGS-BANK.—NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT, April 30.—William Wheeler Yelf, the late actuary and manager of the Isle of Wight Savings bank, underwent a final examination yesterday before the magistrates of this borough upon several charges of forgery and embezzlement, by which he had succeeded in defrauding the bank of upwards of 8,0001. Mr. Eldridge asked for a committal on the case of forgery and embezzlement. He would be prepared with other cases equally strong to bring forward at the prisoner's trial at Winchester. The prisoner offered no answer to the several charges. The bench then informed him that he stood committed for trial on three distinct cases of forgery ; and for etealiug 20t, the motleys of the trustees, b MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL. INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO 0 CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 7,000 bales, of which 2,000 Ame rican were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed with more animation, and prices of all kinds were fully supported. The sales com prised 5,500 American, 350 Pernam and Maran ham at bid. to 6d., 300 Egyptian at bid. to 6id., and 500 Surat• at nd. to 4-id. per lb. Railway Shares were very dull at lower prices. The state of the dried fruit trade at Liverpool is thus described by Messrs. Houghton and Levy : " The clearances at this port during the month being about 240 tons, in addition to considerable supplies being drawn from London, show a fair amount of business and a continued consumption, though still of inferior fruit ; for speculation, the market has evinced much flatness for several weeks, all parties waiting more positive ac counts of the ensuing crops than have yet been received. Our latest advices, under date of the 16th instant, still speak undecided, although great fears are entertained of the disease again showing itself about the same period as last year—say in June—and upon this anticipation hold ers of good sound fruit still remain firm, and in many cases withhold offering on the market until something more definite is known. The Continent continues to draw supplies from this country, and during the month an increased demand has manifested itself, chiefly for the lower quality of new fruit, of which the English market is comparatively bare. The arrivals consist of 93 butts, 79 caroteels, and 521 barrels." The report of the Manchester market for the past Messrs. M'N a i r an d Green asforwfoallrodwed by follows ; month, forwarded "The month began well, and so it continued, in a practically valuable view, until the end. At its com mencement, considerable activity was almost everywhere perceptible, as induced by the disposition of purchasers to operate extensively in both goods and yarns, at the prices ruling, and as indicated by us in and at the date of our last Monthly Circular. The progress of this contemplated activity was, however, almost instantaneously marred and checked by the ad vance demanded by spin/yrs and manufacturers for id. per lb., and 14d.. upon their respective productions. For immediate, deliveries, however, the advance was realised, so far as the mule and water twist India shirtings, maddayolams, T and long cloths were concerned ; and it conSnues to be sustained up to this date. Since the period referred to, the market has con tiaued to be of a somewhat changeable character ; and though its prevailing feature has been that of stillness, the aggregate transactions of the month have been of a very considerable extent. Stocks continue to be gene rally as difficult to be met with as ever they have been concerning the staple and every-clay article in necessary demand. Indeed, they may be said to have no existence in reality ; for, so f ar as our k now l e d ge ex t en d s , an d our requirements apply, we cannot secure either cloth or twist for immediate delivery, nor according to the eondi tions of contracts extending over a period. Parties like ourselves, we fancy, experience the same difficulty, and are unable to keep faith with their engagements to their correspondents. This, though a most disagreeable po sition to be placed in, may possibly have its origin with producers gener a lly being too much disposed to please and satisfy everyone with whom they have dealings, or to miscalculate their means of supply. However, be the cause what it may, the disappointments during the last two years have been of a most annoying, vexatious, and injurious character. Prices generally will be found to be fully higher than they were a month ago ; and any abatement in that respect now entertained would appear, for some time to come, to be utterly delusive, as we can discover no reason, looking at its attitude and position with the means and dispositions now available, and ready for its support and assistance, why the present value of cotton would be materially influenced, in a declining tendency for some time to come. Its value will come and go, and, whatever the action of the cotton market may be, that, for a season, will continue to constitute the governing value of the manufacturing article." The steamer, Europa, from the United States brings 200,000 dollars in specie, and very favour able commercial news. The Kate, from Sydney, has 26,000 ounces 0 . gold on board. Her dates are only to January 12, The Admiral, from Melbourne, brings advices Jan. 26. These are not later. The Stock Exchange is closed to-day, and there is an entire absence of business. ELECTION CO3IMITTEES.-(THIS .DA Y.) TOTNES. This committee, which had on Saturday adjourned on account of the absence of a material witness, resumed this morning at twelve o'clock. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins opened the case for the peti tioners. He stated that there were only a very few cases on which they relied, and ho would therefore take up but a little of the time of the committee. The prin cipal case was that he could prove that a voter was in fluenced to poll for Mr. Mills by the promise of 351., of which 151. had since been paid. Other voters had also been influenced by promises of work. Inordinate treating had existed both in private and public houses, especially in the former. The learned Sergeant then proceeded to call witnesses to establish agency ; but, after calling two or three wit nesses, and eliciting nothing of importance, he stated that he would withdraw the petition. The committee then passed the usual resolution, declaring Mr. Mills duly elected, and then separated. BOLTON. The committee resumed this morning at twelve o'clock, when the examination of witnesses was pro ceeded with, but nothing of importance had been elicited when our report left. HARWICH. At the reassembling of this committee this morning, Mr. Elmslie was called and examined by Mr. Sergeant Kinglake. He said—l am an attorney residing in Moorgate-street, City. I have been for some time the professional adviser of Mr. Attwood. I was engaged in the petition against the return of 1848. I remember Sir John Cam Hobhouse going down to Harwich as a candidate. Mr. E. James objected to this course of evidence as travelling out of the issue now before the committee, which was whether there had been a corrupt contract between the parties relative to the election of 1852 only, which would vitiate the seat of the present sitting mem bers. He objected to endeavouring to prejudice the in quiry against the sitting members, by introducing into it matter relating to Mr. Attwood's transactions with the borough. After some deliberation the committee allowed the particular question to be put, but intimated that they did not desire to go into evidence relating to other elec tions. Mr. Elmslie, cross-examined, said—l did not act for any one at Sir J. C. Hobhouse's election. The witness was still under examination when our reporter left. LLOYD'S SHIPPMG--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, May 2.—Wind this day at Noon, E. ; light breeze, and fine clear mild weather.—The Pauline, Stettin to Dundee, passed the Sound, Nov. 23—the Catherina Cornelia, Konigsberg to Salecombe, sailed from Tvender, Jan. B—and the Jaeollus Begeman, Konigsberg to Yar mouth, sailed from Christiansand, Dec. 22—and have not since been heard of. _ COWES, May I.—Arrived—Charlotte, Maraim; Mau lina, Havannah. Sailed—Naiad, St. Th omas. DEAL, May 2.—Arrived—Providence, Mauritius. FALMOUTH, May I. Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Marks, Calcutta, for Dundee; Anna Catharina, Rio Grand e . Off Port—lslander, Barbadoes. The Jane Gray, from Lon don, struck on Lergo Rocks. OFF DAnTMouTH.—Agincourt, Calcutta. PLYMOUTH, May 1.--Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—Kinnear, Sydney, N.S.W. Off Port—Norma, Bremen, for New York; Kate, Sydney, N.S.W . „ on freight 13,000 oz. of gold. QUEENSToWN, April 30.—Wind, strong. Arrived— Purseril, Callao. Off Port—Mary, Matanzas, and pro -ceoded for the Clyde. SHIELDS, April 30.—Wind, S.S.E. Sailed—Regent, New York ; Renovation, Quebec ; Lord Lambton, do. LIVERPOOL, May I.—The Glendaragh, Akyab to Queens town, put into Batavia leaky, and would discharge. SCARBOROUGH, May I.—The True Abstainer, of this port, picked up twenty-nine casks of tallow in the North Sea, marked IL I. G. LYNN, May I.—The Petronella, from Emden, has been assisted in leaky, having been aground. DUBLIN, April 30,—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Sally Mazagan. BELFAST, April 30.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—So braon, Demerara. NEW YORK, April 20.—The St. George, of Yarmouth, N.S., the Clyde to Boston, was abandoned in a sinking state, March 28, lat. 47, long. 43 ; crew saved.—The Au gusta, French barque, of Havre, went on shore on Laguna Bar, March 16, and remained.—The Persia, or Persian, of Baltimore, Havre to this port, is on shore on Fire Island ; crew and passengers saved, and cargo discharging. CAPE TOWN (Cape of Good Hope), March 9.—The Sophia, hence for Melbourne, is on shore here, belged, and with cargo all damaged. GRAY'S INN, APRIL 30.—At a pension of the Honour able Society of Gray's Inn, holden this day, Henry Mil ford, Esq., and Thomas Micklethwaite, Esq., were called to the degree of barrister-at - law. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. —The following gen tlemen were admitted members of the college at the meeting of the Court of Examiners, on the 29th inst. : Messrs. William Harrison, Gargrave, Yorkshire ; Edwin Stephens Collins , Sherborne, Dorset • John Jones, Ruthin, Denbighshire ' ; Frederick Abell Humphry, Bal ham-hill ; Henry Frederick Marley, Port Isaac, Corn wall ; Marcus George Hill, Chelsea ; Hurnphry John Gillet Atkinson, Dublin ; Herbert Eady Proctor, Brack ley, Northamptonshire ; John Robert Low , London fields, Hackney' ; William Kaye, Knaresborough, York shire. CALLS TO THE BAR—LINCOLN'S-INN.—The Easter Term calls to , the Bar of the Hon. Society of Lincoln's inn were made on Saturday last (April 30), and they comprise the after-named gentlemen :—Wm. Whittaker Barry, Esq. ; C. G. Tripp, Esq. ; S. Hatchard, M.A. ; J. Lewis Roget, M.A. ; Robert Hay Murray, M.A. ; William Bircham, jun., M.A. ; Edwin Davis Maddy, M.A. ; the Hon. Robert Charles Herbert, M.A. ; Geo. Edward Adams, M.A. ; William Downing Bruce, Esq. ; Hugh Frederick Jackson, M.A. ; Joseph Askew Turner, M.A, ; and William Henry 14elvill, M,A, LITERATURE, THE MAGAZINES FOR MAY. Blackwood.—Happily for the readers of Maga in May, Blackwood appears this month without any political. Instead of wearying the attention with party discussions, Ebony gratifies one and all of his subscribers with a variety of attractive and some of them really delightful contributions. As prepara tory to the "leafy month of June," we have conse quently these leaves of fancy, and flowers of the imagination. Conspicuous among the articles com prised in the current number of the magazine of magazines, must be particularised a beautiful paper entitled " The Circulation of Matter." In this paper are arranged together some of those exquisite truths for the discovery of which the world has reason to be grateful to Justus Liebig, and other chemists of deservedly high reputation. Those who have never studied the mysterious and mar vellous revelations of modern philosophy in regard to the perpetual circulation of the elements of Nature through the very form and substance of the animal and vegetable kingdoms will find in the essay here referred to subject at once for meditation and amazement. Those even who are already familiar with the theme in question may discern in this same essay a sketch meriting their perusal, if only from the mingled tenderness and solemnity of its moral tone, and the exceeding lucidity of its ar rangement. Nothing can well be more admirable than the tabular schemes of reciprocation given at intervals to mark the progress of the general expla nation. Ignorance the most profound could scarcely fail, in the presence of those tabular schemes, to understand the astounding ingenuity with which matter is being everlastingly circulated through animals and through vegetation. Everybody, for example, can perceive the chain of connexion bind ing , the two together thus in reference to their mutual - nourishment—the PLANT " taking in" car bonic acid by its leaves, and water by its roots; and " producing" oxygen from its leaves, and starch, &c., in its solid substances—the ANIMAL " taking in" starch, &c., into the stomach, and oxygen into the lungs, and " producing" carbonic acid and water from the skin and the lungs. So that the animal supplies the plant with water and carbonic acid—the materials necessary for its proper de velopment. While the plant-supplies the animal with starch, &c., and oxygen—the materials neces sary for its proper development. They nourish each other continually. And so the circulation of matter is carried throughout all the various shapes of creation. The plant and the animal are, in this manner, even linked by another chain of changes with the soil—thus, the PLANT "taking in" ammonia and nitric acid from the soil, and " producing" gluten—the ANIMAL " taking in " . gluten into the stomach and oxygen by the lungs, produces muscle and other tissues, and "taking in " the muscle, &c., with oxygen from the lungs, " producing ". urea, &c., in the liquid excretions—while the son, " taking in" urea and other animal excretions, with dead animals and plants, produces " out of these nitric acid 'and ammonia. Here, again, it will be seen how matter is in perpetual circulation. Sometimes we cannot but think that the writer of this ingeni ous paper, with a view possibly to enforce his argu ment, indulges over much in exaggeration. At page 554, for instance, he says—" So rapid is the tear and wear of the animal machine to change our figure, that the repairs which are constantly called for are said to renovate the whole framework in one month " Never was anything more exaggerated. According to Liebig, we believe the metamorphosis of the tissues is carried on with a speed that changes the whole frame work iu seven years, and not, in one month ! However,. in spite •of these blunders by the way, the article under notice is most charming and praiseworthy. Story readers will be glad to find in the May number the fifth instalment of " Lady Lee's Widowhood." A curious production, so en titled, by Joseph Sortain, has elicited from Maga a readable review of " Count Arensburg, or the Days of Martin Luther." Another criticism elicited by the recent travels of Dr. M. Yvan is headed " Froth Brest to the Island of Bourbon." A third considers " Dr. Chalmers as a Political Economist." Two capital papers are respectively named the one " Lord Wellington in Spain,'' the other, " A Tale from the French Stage." Blackwood for May closes with a magnificent onslaught upon one of the most egregious humbugs of the day—that of Rappings really produced by the toes of the Misses Fox and other Media, but dignified by them with the title( of" Spiritual Manifestations." Fraser.—The present number opens with a poli tical article on Lord Grey's colonial administration. It is followed by " The Policy of the Restoration in 1822-23," a review of a French work, by the ' Comte de Marcellus. A very interesting paper describes the process of photography. " Kircaldy of Grange," a chapter out of Scottish history, gives a sketch of an eventful period. An article, with the curious heading of " Opsophagy," introduces us to ancient fish dealers, cooks, and salt. " The Chosen of the People" is the title of an article on bribery, which certainly presents a melancholy contradiction. " Manners and Miseries of the French Clergy" is founded on two French works recently published. Dr. Bowring gives us a tran slation from the Sanscrit. The following is from some verses on 1815 and 1853 : " Again improvement long delayed, Swiftly progressed through Mind's domain, Neath calmer skies, with broad sails spread, Our ships of commerce ploughed the main. The giant heart of England poured Her lifeblood through her farthest veins, To distant climes unknown in yore, Through Afric's wilds, o'er India's plains. Then the oak of British science, By Bacon planted long ago, Broad branches bore among the stars, And strong roots sank in earth below. Then days of science were like years In the old chronicles of time, Then years grew large, as ages past, In rich results—in works sublime. Loud rang the hammer in the shed, Swift through the loom the shuttle plied, O'er iron roads our steam steeds ran, • Like thought th' electric courier hied." Dublin University.--" Sir Jasper Carew" is con tinued this month in three chapters. The unfor tunate widow is unable to find the proofs of her marriage ; consequently the property is taken away, and lost to her son. She dies of grief, and her son is taken by some friends, and we find him at the Splugen Alps, at a school there. " Rhymes from the Edda—Thor and Thrym, or Thor's Hammer brought Home," is a most entertaining legend, in verse. Thor went disguised to Jotunheim to win back his hammer. He personated Freya, whom Thrym sought in marriage. The hammer was brought in as a part of the ceremony, when Thor seized it, and slew the giants. " Michael Kohlhaas" is a most extraordinary tale of a horse-dealer, who lived in the sixteenth century. He was defrauded of his property by some powerful baron, and that roused him to rebellion. Finally, to adjust his rights and punish his misdemeanours, the most un precedented measures were adopted. In the first place, his enemy, the baron, was sentenced t o t wo years' imprisonment, and then Kohlhaas himself was beheaded for the rebellious insurrection he had raised against the peace of the kingdom. The poetry of the month is as usual very good. There are four sections ; the most pleasing is the following : Weloeme May ! welcome May ! Every thing kept holiday Save the human heart alone. Mirthful May ! gladsome May ! We had cares and thou hadst none When thou earnest last this way ? When thou tamest last this way Blossoms bloomed on every spray, Buds on barren boughs were born— Fertile May ! fruitful May : Like the rose upon the thorn Cannot grief awhile be gay ? 'Tis not for the golden ray, Or the flowers that strew thy way ; 0, immortal One thou art Here to-day, gentle May, 'Tis to man's ungrateful heart That thy fairy footsteps stray. 'Tis to give that living clay Flowers that ne'er can fade away— Fond remembrances of bliss ; And a foretaste, mystic May, Of the life that follows this, Full of joys that last alway ! Other months are cold and grey Some are bright, but what are they ? Earth may take the whole eleven— Hopeful May—happy May, Thine the borrowed month of Heaven Cometh thence and points the way. Colburn's New Monthly.—The editor's story of " The Flitch of Bacon" is the chief feature of this magazine. It has reached the fourth part, and in creases in interest. It is followed by an article on the two last volumes of Moore's diary. The notice of the Exhibition in Trafalgar-square informs us that three artists, Mr. Leslie, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Egg, are only prevented by want of time from ex hibiting some of the finest works they have yet produced. " The Paradise o f Spain" gives an-in teresting description of the beautif u l scenery of the Peninsula. No. 2 of " American Authorship" is scarcely just to transatlantic literature, for, though its writers have not produced an " Iliad" or Jerusalem Delivered," a " Macbeth," or a 44 Paradise Lost," few of Professor Longfel low's admirers will agree to place him beneath the author of " The Excursion. Indeed, the critic seems to have a strange admiration of Wordsworth, for he describes one or two of the poems of R. H. Dana, who is the subject of this memoir, as imi tated from him. " A Tun): in the Leaf of Life" is the sequel to " The Unholy - Wish." The author asserts that the tale is one of real life, and that all the events which it chronicles are facts, even to the singular fulfilment of "Th e Unholy Wish." " Down the Ohio" brings us this month to Cincinnati. Bentley's Miscellany.—" Aspen Court" is here carried on. Some of the scenes are amusing. " The Tuileries from 1815" is concluded here. It is interesting to note the changes time produces in' the mighty monuments of human power and great ness. Louis Philippe conducted himself in a very extraordinary manner on his first arrival in Paris as king. He 'wished to havd plenty of people around him to tell him how the world at large went on, &c. ; yet he did not wish to spend much, so he contracted with a restauranteur to furnish dinners at so much a head. It is said that "he who wears the crown of his uncle in the old pa lace of the Tuileries" arranges affairs very dif ferently : "Napoleon the Third likes splendour, and show, and expenditure. He has greatly raised the salaries of all functionaries, but he insists on their spending them. He sets his face against the idea of a senator whose sole equipage is his umbrella. Such measures at least render the imperial palace more like the abode of kings than it has been during the time when the Duchess of An gouleme received no one but her almoner, or when Louis Philippe dined his guests at so many francs a head. The French boast themselves that they like 4galit4,' and yet we find them not reluctant to admit the claims of those who boldly and proudly assert supe riority."._ The " Last years of the Emperor Charles the Fifth" is continued, and records a most memorable time when the crafty monarch arranged the mar riage of his son with Queen Mary. The United Service.—The first paper on the " De fence of Australian Colonies," proposes the formation of effective militia companies, aided by a small body of artillery and sappers and miners. The second is an interesting " History of the Action of the Sea upon the Kentish Coast," the inexplicable problem being whence the shingle comes, and where it goes. The shingle is known to move westward, and has in the process of time filled up all the cinque ports but Dover, where the importance of the position has induced the inhabitants to follow the sea and build harboui:after harbour in succession ; and as the shingle gained ground upon them, Rom ney and Hythe have been converted from flourish ing seaports into pasture lands, while Brighton, now built upon the side of the cliff, was-formerly built on the beach, on the spot where , now stands the chain pier. The " Cruize in the Ida" continues, in which some remarkable incidents take place. " A French Account of the War with China" has reached its ninth Chapter. The habits and customs of the Chinese are described. " The Steamers, Railways, and Lakes of America, " by Captain Mackinnon, shows the relative advantages of the American and British railways and steamers. " A Narrative of Border Warfare," chapter 1., intro duces us to a party of moss troopers, but why or wherefore chapter 11. must inform us. Ainstvorth's.—The lovers of light literature will find their usual amount of entertainment in this month's number. The author of the "Confederates" continues the tale of " Nicholas Flamel." An episode of ,the French Revolution, entitled " The Queen's Letter," presents to us a scene in the life of the unfoituni.te Marie Antoinette. Nicholag Michell contributes a poem on the retreat from Russia. The tales of " Florence Hamilton" and " Change" are continued. There is an article on "Three Years with the Duke ; or, Wellington in Private Life ;" and also some pleasing verses by G. W. Thornbury, and a very amusing sketch entitled " The Horrid Carpet Bag," by Mrs, Eclwaid Thomas, in which an elopement is prevented by the hero unfortu nately taking with him his carpet bag. Thi Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Re view.—" A Trip to the Gold Regions of Scotland" contains much useful information concerning the lead mines, and the ancient gold-washing carried on there. A long account is given of Bens Bulmer, who was a celebrated miner in the days of Queen. Elizabeth. He made a great deal of money by his transactions, but, like thousands of speculators, died in debt. "It is said that James the Fifth was hunting in corn pa,ny with French ambassadors, when they jeered at the barren appearance of the country. He instantly wagered with them that it could produce richer fruits than their own, and won by introducing at the repast covered bowls filled with native gold coins." " Traits of the Trappists, the Cousins of "Montrose," furnishes us with some very explicit details of the monks of La Trappe. The forms observed there were quite ridiculous. " The hour for rising was the second after midnight. Silence was sel dom. broken ; and the brother who ventured to raise his eyes from the ground, except when bidden, was guilty of a great offence. Robert Graham entered the monastery as a postulant, but deter mined on taking the vows. His uncle, Lord Perth, refused to comply with this arrangement, but he insisted, and became a monk. He soon died of consumption." " The Wheel of Human Life, or the Seven Ages," presents some curious definiti o ns of the course of existence. In the cottages of the peasants in France there is frequently to be seen prints on the walls representing figures ascending and descending steps, thus showing forth constantly to the beholders that their end was near. gISCELLANEOU& Tait's Edinburgh Magazine commences with "A Glance at Alliances." " A Christmas Vacation in. Jutland " is continued, and describes a ghost's ad venture. W. Carleton begins an Irish tale, which promises to increase in interest. There are several political articles.--The Colonial continues " The Euphrates Valley Route to India," and this month describes the climate of Syria. " A Year in Mexico" is entertaining. There is a variety of colonial intelligence.—The Eclectic presents us with an eloquent article on the " Life and Writings of St. Paul. "The chief criticisms are on "Pulszky's Sketches of American Society," "Moore's Memoirs,' and the "Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin."—The National Miscellany is a new competitor, and is full of pro mise. The subjects are replete with interest. Among them are " Layard's Discoveries," " Public Libra ries," and " Slavery in America."—The Illustrated Magazine of Art gives us upwards of thirty illus trations for the price of one shilling. If not of a very superior class, they convey a good idea of the subjects, at a very moderate price. " The Alps, Switzerland, and Savoy" is to be completed in 12 monthly parts. It consists of a description of those countries, with accompanying illustrations. —The Follet, in addition to its usual elegant plates, gives us a sheet of sleeves and collars.—Sunday Reading, conducted by John Kitto, D.D., is an excellent miscellany, which is a valuable addition to the list of serials. On Rheumatism, Rheumatic Gout, and Sciatica ; their Pathology, Symptoms , and Treatment. By Henry. William Fuller, M.D. Churchill. This volume of Dr. Fuller's will be gladly wel comed by the junior members of the medical pro fession, and by students ; treating, as it does, of a highly important disease, which has for so many ages claimed discussion, and upon which there still remains so much to explore. In a climate like ours rheuthatism is ever likely to be a prevailing malady, influenced as it is so much by moisture. It is true that many diseases once rife amongst us have totally disappeared, and are now unknown in nosology. Intermittent fever, or ague, reigned do minant in the last century. It is now of rare occurrence, and the Registrar-General has for four or five years reported no cases of hydro phobia in London ; but we believe rheuthatism, in all its varied forms and types, will always be a rampant malady. In the volume before us there is a great deal of research displayed in the nature, treatment, and phenomena of all that may be com prehended in the designation—rheumatism. In troductory to the subject is an inquiry into the nature of this disease, its causes, predisposing and exciting ; and the Doctor bestows great pains in showing that atmospheric agencies, cold and mois ture, are the exciting causes. He next attempts to prove that the predisposing cause is a morbid condition of the blood, charged with lactic acid, which essentially produces mal-assimilation. Here we must be pardoned for saying there are no in stances or cases brought forward in the form of analysis to support this theory, and without proof it rests on physiolo g ical assertion alone. This is much to be regretted. kle want of proof of an acrid poi son shows that the theory is not based on stable ground. We are perfectly well aware that lactic acid is present, and always exists in the secretions of every human body; but we do not, nevertheless, get rheumatism any more than we get dyspepsia by the abnormal presence of this acid. The objec tion, then, to this theory is—want of proof. There is a great deal, nay a vast amount, of prac tical knowledge in the book, founded on experience, coupled with an acquaintance of all those writers who have preceded him, and on the solid ground of observation are the symptoms tested by an accurate examination and careful elucidation. Great praise is due to the chapter on the treatment of rheumatism, in which are reviewed the numerous remedies now in use for this pain ful malady, and sound opinions formed of the merit and demerit of each ; and all this is elu cidated with great practical judgment, explaining how far, and under what circumstances, each remedy may be carried with safety to the patient. A most important feature, too, in the work, is the numerous and carefully-arranged statistics' or cases, illustrative and corrobrative of the practi remarks brought under notice. Our limits necessarily confine us to practical re marks ; we cannot, therefore, follow the author. through the multifarious combinations of acute a nd chronic rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, and rheu matic affection of the heart productive of valoselai derangement. All that we can say in conclusion is, that most of the views taken, on the subject upon which he writes denote the sound practical ,phr sician. THE SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. The patrons and friends of this meritorious institution assembled numerously at the London Tavern, en Sa tu , r• day evening, t o ce l e b ra t e it s fi rs t ann i vers ary. . 1 " e chair was taken by Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, Ml ' ', at six o'clock p rec i se ly. Th e di nner an d w i n es were of the most recherché character. More than 100 gentleme n participated in th e en t er t a i nmen t, w hil e a number c ' f ladies graced the proceedings with their presence. 31r * Harker Officited as toast-master with his well-known ability. After the usual loyal toasts, The Noble PRESIDENT, in giving the toast of the even' ing, " Continued Prosperity to the Samaritan Free I: l °°' pital," declared that he felt himself scarcely adequate tot do justice to th e c l a i ms o f thi s excellent institution, b ll , ' felt satisfied that th e goo d f ee li ng o f th e mee ti n g we ll , i fully supply his deficiencies. Their object in a ssemb ll ,l there was to see if th e y cou ld no t prov id e m eans I° , extending relief to th e o bj ec t s w h o h a d so malty lire!' claims upon their bounty. It was no t mere ly an hoe tal whence relief was dist r ib u t e d as we ll i n th e house. _ l e s at the homes of the recipients, but it was a free hospitm the only qualification required being the distress and des' titution of the claimant. It was "The Samaritan Free 11° 0 5. pital" open to all persons, of whatsoever clime, or °Vell a ', ra or creed, and without any introduction or recomen • . tion, the only qualification being the qualification of (1 1 e tress. The institution was in its infancy, but he f e rventl t hoped that, under the guiding influence of its .Pre sen t promoters, it would ere long rival some of the noble s t charitable establishments which were the pride e n . boast of this great metropolis. It had been in exist°, c n - f only six years, but it'had already effected a vast des' s' good ,;_anti_ll:34l so„ far yecenamended itself to the no tice of the public that amongst its patrons were many of highest personages in the country. It appeared, said noble chairman, that during the year ending Decere' - o 31, 1852, the number of out-patients admitted Est 8,010, of whom 617 were under treatment on the Is ta of January, 1853. The limited means at the disi °° „, of the committee prevented a greater i n crease one in the number of beds; but, during the year, 5 8 2 p. patients were admitted, of whom 1 died i n the hospib7„ 24 were discharged cured, 13 materially relieved, 8 curable, and 12 were in the hospital on the Ist Janua r y s 1853. The annual report further stated that during " past year 112 poor married women were gr atin r attended at their own homes in their co n fi n ements/ ° I . supplied with loans of baby linin, blankets, and oth o s o comforts during the month ; and upwards of k i ° others had received assistance of a mine r nature. f.'" lordship observed that one of the most i n t er esting l'" e ; tures in the management of the institution was the fty that it extended relief to patients on recovery'. o f thought this circumstance was espe c ially deserving notice, as it was well.known that much pam and distiL „ f were sometimes experienced by persons who, a having been inmates of an hospital for a l e ngth e, ° ', period, were unable to secure employme n t, or were 1 1 ° 4 - 0 weak to undertake any laborious responsibility. c . confidently appealed to the sympathies of the bees', if lent, on behalf of an institution whi c h h a d p ro ved its" ,, so eminently entitled to patronage and support. k b e The toast having 'be en cor di a lly res p on d e d to, ' e l honorary Secretary, R. R. ROBINSON, Esq. a nnonee s , the list of donati ons an d su b scr i p ti ons , inclUding a d °l3 ', tion of 20 guine as f rom th e , no bl e Ch a i rman, an d es 1 3;•:, cially dwelt upon the value of obtaining annual stibe - 0 bers, the commerci a l va l ue o f one gu i nea s ub scr ipt) being equivalent to tw e l ve gu i neas d onat i on. He Ifis happy to say that the amount rece i ve d h a d surpassed 13' expectations, there being do na ti ons t o t h e sum of , guineas, and annual subscriptions 75 guineas. ge i Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR, M.P. for Sunderland, pree; the health of "The President of th e S oc i e t y , L or d Dud e Coutts Stuart," and was received with loud cheers. declared that to him one of the happiest privile g es 0 . 13 , netted with his seat in Parliament was that it placed ht in a position to support such institutions as the Sapori t o Hospital. (Cheers.) Referring to the sacred Pie` be whence the name of the hospital was taken, to trusted there was no proud Egyptian or selfish Le,: l e p in that room. Alluding to the assistance g", 4 in out-door relief to many afflicted w omen P i to children, he said—" I find foremost among th e artic o i mentioned in this report as supplied to the nec essitie': i these poor people, two of which y o u, m y l or d, a r e have heard a good deal of late—tea a n d soa p. Wer e traced out, as it were, from guidance in another Pl T he the benefits of Mr. Gladstone's budget. (Cheers.), ~„0 . sagacity of the statesman and th e pi e ty o f the phi ) thropist have here embraced each other !" (Ch es s ci After paying a graceful-tribute to the ladies present , o dwelling 'upon the immense importa nce o f th e i r co.oyi 0 tion, he proceeded to the toast particularly entrth noble him. Having r e f erre d to t h e sympath i es of the -p • chairman with th e cause o f " betrayed and insul t land, and terror-smitten but unva,nquislied 11ung3..1? and predicting that " the trumpet of their political rf o i surrection would yet ring in the ears of the despots of Europe," he reminded the assembly that the c h a rity the noble lord did not expat r i a t e it se lf, b ut while he.,il,,r; terested himself in the cause of th e p ersecu t e d an d eV I S foreigner, the friend of the slandered and illustril , 5 Kossuth was the ready and acti ve p a t ron o f all principal humane institutions in London. (Che e- ,0 . "My Lord," said Mr. Seymour, "if y ou bad no , t upon my respect but th a t y ou cou ld re f er t o an anel't:r pedigree and the portraits of emi nen t ances t or s—if 3" ) . t . noble birth was not twi c e enno bl e d by your public / 1 0 tues, I should not have said so much, but as it i s '„ r e calling on this meeting to d r i n k y our h ea lth, 110 4 .- r e offering, in your person, th e t r ib u t e E ng li s hmen ' O ,l proud to pay to political consistency, private worth, s indefatigable benevolence.'" (Loud applause.) The Noble CHAIRMAN, after returning thanks for 0 , compliment paid him, said—H e h a d now a t oas t to 1 11 1, pose which would be received with general sasisfacti oe " The health of Mr. Digby Seymour and the Stewar d° , o '. (Cheers.) After referring to the favourable opinion tertained of that gentl eman i n th e H ouse o f Comet° of he said he did not h es it a t e t o d ec l are t h at h e beliel o i Mr. Seymour was destined to lead a brilliant poll' career. (Applause.) . Mr. SEYMOUR acknowledged the toast in suitable terp./. "Before I sit down," he proceeded, "I cannot hell) V., ing you an illust r ati on w hi c h h as j ust occurre d to et The noble lord has told you that charity has the ef h r. of bringing men of all creeds and opinions tog e 7lol Observe that chandelier which adorns this beauw, e li room--the lights are separate and distinct front e j l 4l• other—the glittering lines have each their own 'f ot o liancy and their peculiar charm—it is a harinont union of perpetual contrasts. These varying 01°11 dif' these distinct but combining splendours, a re the be t ferent creeds and opi n i ons amongs t us ; butl look log r yi up !—one chain sustains them all—that is the elf band of cha r ity whi c h d raws t oget h er a ll ran k s and the grees, and whose a i m i s th e h app i ness o f men and brotherhood of nations. (Great cheering.) tlye The healths of Dr. Willi am J ones, t h e founder °--poor charity, of Mr. R. R. Robinson, Mr. J. A. L. e st nard, and others, wh o h a d d evoted their time and 09„,-er• to the interest s o f th e i nst i tut i on, and to whose es be tions its present prosperous condition might fairZ re; attributed, were subsequently drunk, and elouen"l of sponded to by each of these gentlemen'. The ta : A ° "The Ladies Patronesses," and " Ladies' Counm were enthusiastically received. ; 0° The musical arrangem en t s were un d er t h e direct.° Mr. Farquharson Smith, assisted by Miss Street t! c ), Miss Freeman (pupils of th e R o y a l A ca d emy of 141,_tgeirge Miss Jane Baur (late prima d onna a t Mil an ) , M r . 17e- Perren, and Mr. Genge. I{o 4 ' We are happy to find that the Rev. Robert 0 gomery, minister of Percy Chapel, will preach a ~,se rn k in behalf of the Samaritan Free Hospital, on Pi t- 1, morning re' morning next, the Bth of May, at St. Mary's - 11/‘ Park-street, Grosvenor-square. . THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS FOR MAY.—No.- - issued on Saturday last at the General Post-offi ce ' a cie Martin's-le-Grand, to the effect, that mails will be 'S o l up on Wednesday morning, the 4th instant, for S , °° ,,ioeg' and Western Australia (Port Philip, Melbourne, . ‘-tir a leS , Adelaide, Victoria, &c.), Sydney, New South , s ie' and Van Diemen's Land, to be forwarded by the -1 ' i ' p oey sular and Oriental Steam Company's mail packet with the Gibraltar and Indian mails, via SoutharDP re to and by the New Central p ac k e t s , f rom SingeP°ooo' Australia, &c. Letters will be liable to a postag e ll g ° per half-ounce, which m us t b e pre - pa id . NewspaP e free. - THE MAY MEETING S .--CAUTION TO THE p -g , I 3 Several instances h ave recen tl y occurre d in wb.`s hus 0 0. sons attending the anniversary meetings of religlbeie cieties have been robbed, in some cases of val uti o °o tides, and in others of their-purses. When it , e_ fsr ioe', 4 in what various w a y s th ose w h o prac ti se this °c o pe , art obtain thei r en d s , th e p u bli c w ill, it i s to be o f the have learned not to be t oo con fidi ng in the se al t hose place of gathe r i ng , or care l ess i n i n termixing W l l ' „,tieg who surround the d oor as th e y retire. At the ;oaf of the Bible T rans l a ti on Society, held at 1 31 e_ an •re: Chapel, on Thursday even i ng l as t, the chairn. the' , quested that all pres en t wou ld b e w atchful _A ci b e en pockets, he having been inf orme d that a lady ,u about robbed of her purse. The thief was a youth ( I ) , E , 17 years of age, an d it was o b serv ed that c inseut abruptly left the lady's side long ere the rneeti v gj c ne vf walking away at a rapid pace. Another re ll pa yee, pursued by these persons was detailed by 3. ° 4 e. k e P s Weol df Esq., Barrister, at the annual meeting of '"f e w Tract Society, held at Freemason's Tavern a he ° a s ings since. He stated that the previous nig ht s he 0 addressed a Ragged School meeting, and that a us foul' about to leave the room in which it was be ld 'aPoie ell ' the doorway thickly studded with men an nper elitil and that, amon g o th ers, t h ere was on e meet 5 .; th ese very lame, supported on either side by e V a llovre cl ,,t, of his party. Mr. Payne requested to h i s recle; - 00 pass, but no notice whatever was taken 0 hew ab o _ e u ni " e d to 1; and ill the meanwhile he was jostled them. During this time the lame man 6rt which proach him, and lean upon him for suPPe lliate ly • a sense, he was doubtless seeking), juin: l f ni:l n ot lea s which he was extricated, and the lan te l it vahl t r ey walked nimbly away, carry i ng with v w honl speaker,_ at gold waich, the property of the had appeared to listen with Nuohlictoro