The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-27 00:00:00

rOVENT-GARDEN THEATRICAL The FUND. an dinner of this, the oldest institution of the kirad, took place last evening, at the Freemasons' ;i'ayeern., The Duk e o f C am b r id ge, supporte d b y the Of Beaufort, was in the chair. -die Duke of CAMBRIDGE, on his health being drank, eXPressed his satisfaction at the support uniformly given to the institution by members of the Royal Family. It raa true that Covent-garden had now become an opera ; but that circumstance in no respect affected the *gilts of the present claimants on the fund. They had ein equal claim on its bounty as their occasion required its assistance. "Prosperity to the Fund" was then drank. tlation Mr. MEaDows returned thank s . Th e p re sent in s ti maintained among charitable institutions its high oition. Every claim made on the fund had hitherto to e n fully satisfied, an d a d ea f ear h a d never b een turne d :.the voice of distress, even from persons unconnected e l? its original objects. Three more annuitants had d *tt d d t more were expected in a R h o , ami e, an WO ti e, Every performer reluctantly quitted the and buskin, as the sum they received at retirement not equ a l th e sma ll est sa l ary. The committee had t he duty to perform of mai without diminution—these allow lulees were sufficient for necessaries, but nothing further -- and he might say that no just claim had ever been ! e fused, and no un j ust c l a i m ever allowe d . T he fund !ad relieved sev , nteen theatrical families unconnected Pith it —a circumstance which they had hitherto re ned from mentioning, and now only alluded to in aelf-defence. The fund had been reproachfully called Otherwise, admitted that it was exclusive. Were it f r ,„ —e Pvise, it would have become a mere temporary relief of no permanent benefit wintever, and productive ,:; 4 1Y of disappointment to those who looked forward to tiav , er '145 supp ort. The names of those connected with the fund W ere before the public, whose liberality he trusted would be abused and never be repented of. The Covent- Fund Fund wished success to that of Drury-lane, and t hat most useful an d necessary i nst i tut i on, the Gene all Theatrical F un d, b ut t h ere was no ground for ne ele'Aint. the pre Drury-lane sent fund beca use Fund the General after Fund came li fder it, The came it in like !harmer, yet no one on that account thought the prior 'institution unnecessary. Their annual appeal was ne 'eessary—when it ceased to be necessary they would hease their appeal ; but the present position of Covent garden did not alter the position of the present sub roribera t o t h e fund, who had earned their claims on its • and 23 of whom were now performing at other Ptheatres. The committee, notwithstanding the present osi tion of Covent-garden, w e r e b oun d to see t h at t h ese "! 1118 were not disappointed. Many of the present sub nibera to the fund were in a position which seemed l ' ati L tle 'Likely to place them w i th i n the necess i ty of its assist but many of those whom it now assisted were in a position equally good. The profession of vour a ctor was peculiarly precarious; decline of public change of managemen,,, produced reverses ~swhichno one could foresee. He would add, that as "41:3t unexpected circumstances had made Covent iitdisen an Italian opera-house, so the course of events 11. 1 t, in a manner equally unexpected, restore it to the h ttela drama. t bTbe band of the Coldstream regime n t a tt en d e d d ur i ng • dinner , w hich was not fully attended. The mu uepartment was supported by the Hungarian std, th e th e Distill family, Miss Bassano, Miss Williams, c a pe Isaacs. citi4dfl s ubscriptions announced amounted to 503/, in "ngsoL from her M a j es ty an d 201. f rom t h e Chair left The handsome leg arkacylew of 1004 had likewise been 1 0 the f un d b y Mr. M. ADELPHI THEATRE. 11f il ltD ) Wormances here last evening were for the benefit 1 11 , -- 7mal3ie Celeste, an d, as m i g ht have been anticipated, a uh ." house was crowded to suffocation within a few chi t l4 es after the doors were open. After Buckstone's • ula of the Flowers of the Forest, in which the ezi r r z: e e r d ful F a lyi ct n in gg of Madame Celeste, as Cynthia, was rfee tlY thrilling, a new petite comedy in two acts, Co' lours or Crossing the Frontier, was r 9duced ling Colours, most , complete success. The scene is Introduced at Verdun, in the time of Louis XV., and s we are 14.,roduced to the old governor of the place, the Duc de 1 0 :bre use (Mr. Lambert) and to his young wife, the B aus h ,” B (Miss Woolgar). There is a certain Captain ra t j;"'uei (Mr. Webster), of whom the old Duke is e r jealous, but whom he has never seen. The 1, 1 4. • 4 . 4 'n who has been committing some escapade in 11, 4 8 ' has fled from that city, and as it is supposed that dis,,,_.ecttdeavouring to escape into Lorraine, orders are . eut vr bed to the governor of Verdun to be on the look a or the captain, to arrest him, and send him back to 1 4- 0 0 1 1 i under a guard. Orders are likewise received to v da lut for and arrest a certain He 4ne de Montereau conattle Celeste), a young lady who has escaped from about in Lorraine, with a young officer to whom she re to to be married, and who is most anxious to leath.Parik The Count de &Mlle (Mr. Boyce) lene `h Young o ffi cer who has eloped with He during 11 in duces her to assum e ma l e a tti re esinail her s tay at Verdun, the better to avoid suspicion. Arnati e ," - ', 4 „.. 118 Souci, on his arrival, elicits from Colonel eoliah Pax- Selby), the Commandant of the Garrison, Z z ee.n ree:;),P%the whole account of the oiders that have g u s ,. fo r the several arrests, and soon meg - litezi.,.7eue in her male attire (the gaucherie able, an Celeste in in this scene was inimit to h e - " 4 pr o d , r tha t Ikea roars of laughter) proposes efieo rt -a "" shall assume female attire, and as Helene sieti ag . the across the frontier to Lorraine, while she, Par ia n . s e ,,part of Captain Sans Souci, shall be sent to Bei ;euer the escort of her own lover, Count aar.. i ne- The Captain, however, feels it neces .l" t 0 g i ve her certain instructions in the art -.ll d D 2 manhood,of and drills her into drilbOwin m y stery f-takin g, strutting,. snuff-taking, g and swearing. This g scene, which was admirably ' acted by Madame "weete and Webster, told amazingly ; her every now And then forgetting her disguise and curtseying, instead of bowing, produced a most ludicrous effect. The disguises are assumed, and the arrests take place at the Captain could have wished. The false Helene is confided to the care of the Duchess, and th e f a l se C apta i n to that of the Colonel. The TJuke is lost in admiration of the charms of the fa l ise Helene, whom he aptly charaterises most extfinP,lve" woman, and writes her a billet k i while the /also Captain makes the Colonel drunk keeping lair A up to filling glass for glass, and throw hts 'Attie under the table. At length, of course, 4 triefj ° , v erY tv.kes plac e , and the Duke is outrageous at the t o pr o r, ed upon him, ' but is kept in order by a threat 1 3el e • Ate bef ore t h e D uc h ess h i s " ten d er letters". to low ild ; and Belyill e , w h o i s i nc li ne d , at fi rst , to b e jea at he hears Helene has passed the night l w elit. eresi t e h ; cl C us o i l o o:el' s , is highly amused when he 41. 3 11 ° 17 the night has been passed. At Madame Celeste and Mr. Webster rtepetrh called for ; and the piece was announced for The Be Z u amidst the loud plaudits of the audience w as on e -61. Y was excellent. The set of the second aet of th e most beautiful interiors ever exhibited. • Ca lm GARDENS.—This popular place of en cb,,„ au opened on Whit-Monday. side Gar is °Warr. toted' th e recess, have been corably elle ci ' vey l‘ b % s t ay th . at improvements have been made, . a faint idea of the nature of thealtera . : „ret ever entrance is a bright example of arch' st 7Vel t ;' utaPh ; the Jardin Mabile, at Paris, is the a u ghtf, 1 4 9 5 e who have h a d th e h a ppi ness t o v i s it th at „•orts z,, 4 Place o f entertainment will appreciate Mr. Ellis ' s Iftre7 taaking the gardens of Cremorne as close an rat a t . t i tt,ion to the eontinental original as vast outlay, b.". 1 ;79 talent, and natural attractions can render . lab; uainense circular platform for dancing has Wb • do • •Ich er ,,„ v i'n, compassing the grand Pagoda orchestra, Mons fifty performers, under the direction laagi e ;'' Laurent. The trees were illuminated with Chin sets of gas. The Lavender Bowers and new daa zt re walk lik ew i se ex hibi te d t h e same brilliant and n g aspect. In addition to M. Laurent's quadrille a * a brass band commenced 'laying on the lawn at e ten e e t oi:clock, and to the enlivening strains of the instru "and old English dances, including the Maypole b,* 4 l•Orris, and other ancient sports and pastimes were • roduced. The various amusements went off with peat eclat, and the gardens were crowded. THE DESCENT OP ME. GREEN'S NEW VICTORIA oosr.—This balloon made its first ascent last Mon- May from Cremorni•—the party (four in number) con ;listing of Herr Kcanig, Arthur Pratt Barlow, Esq., the 'teteran Green, and a friend of his, Mr. Hook.. It was "let go" soon after seven ; and, taking a north-easterly co urse, passed over London, Hackney, Epping, Hain • &c., and finally came safe to terra firma in a field & the ' Petri' h of Little Waltham, six miles beyond L - o meh nsfor o 4;exactly at eight o'clock, thus doing above as the crow flies, in less than the hour. he eiluorAsly enough, Mr. Soper, the manufacturer of t I .' of the balloon, a week before wrote to Mr. Green, e .w`gtetting that, as he would be at his country-house, he Art l d he unable to witness the maiden ascent of the ibi s but, in joke, invited him to supper if he came and descend wh a tt ;: th O e d d d to say, the balloon passed over hisfarm, within a mile and . a half of his house, in 'ettatio n RartY repaired, reminded the owner of e h n is . te tte e-rilann were most hospitably welcomed and 1 : 4 i 1-I t t n o r r a s lu o u fa y t hir n , until it was time to start to meet the Chelmsford. dfr ' l4. yr STEAMER STAR.—On Monday last the the General Steam Navigation Company, A r i,! l , ii a select circle of friends, made an experimental stVitr 1 4 this beautiful new vessel, from Londombridge to i - • ore, and up the Mersey to Rochester-bridge. The tit e `,: le s of the Star are of 140-horse power, and her el even is 320. She started from London-Bridge about l tite e - s - c1 4 2.L, and returned at eight . P. M., having several minut es O ng the voyage run a mile with the tide in four te en th e ,,!' eight seconds, giving an average speed of seven eollinl7,," an hour. It is intended that the Star shall Yei t b e — ee running to Boulogne on the sth of next No lieur , r ) When it is expected that starting a quarter of an f ro _ l'efore high water she will accomplish the distance expne'olidore.bridge to Boulogne in eight hours, which elier,,',,ti°l2, combined with the low fares intended to t be th a e, e ,," , viz, 12s. for the chief cabin, or rather less the Per mile, and little mere than id. per mile for r eent re cabin, cannot fail to ensure, during the summer nre 41 fair share of public patronage. The cabins the comfort tastefully d ecorated, and throughout the vessel comfort of the passengers has been studied in every .I.,•;• e dv ices from St. P etersburgh, received yesterday, i..".!oate h enceforth a supply of grain to the south of s Zr fie which will be regulated only by the number of e h: s ::- fo In the St. Petersburgh market alone the par ethrieduff e.xportation up to the present time amount to no leg e 2e,sotaool,:ol.loedc,laetwerts, but, it is observed, ton i s no is how isd, it to be sl.,ipped ?" The naviga rtztbeie firs.t arrival-. The from u th u o u F ( a h v n o t t i i i rit: t , ea f ni ro t na ro Lr al dl n - . 4 tbineellsamezotn 13 R oy, Out site active, a n d grain market con hemp and tallow are with -44°1 bein 4cha uge, Was a shade fl atter, the quo g 11-ig t® 38 TAR SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAT 27, 1847. THE LONDON WEATHER. The following letter has been addressed to the Editor of the Times : Sir,—The weather recently has been of so extraordi nary a character, particularly the changes in the tem perature, that I am induced to send you a copy of my register for the past few days. Sunday last exhibited excessive electrical influences early in the day, which increased as the sun progressed to the meridian. The lowest point of the atmospheric temperature of the pre vious night was 63 deg. of Fahrenheit, and at one o'clock P 31. the shade thermometer indicated 82, and the sun aspect 106 ; the latter advancing to 115 at half-past two o'clock, and the former to 87 at three o'clock. At ten o'clock the heat was 73, and was not below 65 during the night. On Monday the air was in a more negative state, and the temperature 20 deg. lower, as will be seen by the annexed table. Last night the lowest point was 50, which presents the extraordinary difference of 37 deg. between that and the shade of Sunday, and of 65 deg. between that and the sun register. There is no doubt that severe thunder-storms occurred on Sunday.—l re main, Sir, your subscriber, _ _ H. P. Bermondsey-square, May 26. Lowest Highest Highest previous in the in the night. shade. sun's aspect. May 22 ... 56 ... 76 ... 91 23 63 ... 87 ... 115 24 ... 65 ... 68 ... 81 25 51 ... 6 ... 80 Barometer. inches. ... 30.04 ... 29.94 ... 29.84 ... 30.05 26 ... 50 ... 74i .. 98 ... 30.16 P.S. It will be seen that to-day the temperature has been very high ; wind S.E., as it was on Sunday. Last year the shade thermometer did not exceed 90 on the 22d of June, and the sun temperature was not above 116 Aug. 1. mares and geldings allowed 31bs ; the winner to be sold for 1001., &c. T.Y.C. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each and 50 added ; for three yrs old, 7st ; four, Bst ; five, Bst 41b ; six and aged, Bst 71b ; the winner to be sold for 3001., &c. TEIURSDAY, JUNE 3. A Piece of Plate, value 5001., given by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, added to a Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each ; for three yrs, 6st 10lb; four, Bst 51b; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 31b; mares, &c., allowed 31b. About two miles and a half. Dolo, 4 yrs Jericho, 5 yrs Eryx, 4 yrs Alarm, 5 yrs Pyrrhus the First, 4 yrs Mathematician, 3 yrs The Hero, 4 yrs Mendicant, 4 yrs Maid of Motherwell, 3 yrs Poynton, 4 yrs Horn of Chase, 3 yrs Grimston, 4 yrs Sir Tattoo Sykes, 4 yrs Christopher, 3 yrs WoWog 5 yrs The Liberator, 4 yrs Sting, 4 yrs Mr. Martin, 3 yrs Watchdg, 3 yrs The Visitors' Plate of 1001.1 each. Once roue, llago, 4 yrs (handicap) by subs. of 5 sous. d, and a distance. The New Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 100 added, for . d. T.Y.C. Lord Lonsdale's c, by Red shank, out of Bridegroom's dam Mr. May's Senga Mr. Mostyn's Mastiff Mr. Mostyn's Daughter of Toscar Mr. R. H. Nevill's Dover Mr. Osbaldeston's 1, by Car dinal Puff, out of Croton Oil's dam Mr. Payne's Glendower Mr. Payne's Woodcraft Sir R. I'igot's colt, by Elis, out of Manto Major Pitt's Holloa Mr. Pitt nd c by Tory Boy, out of Rachel Duke of Richmond's Nectar Mr. Rolt's Sea-room Baron Rothschild's c, by Touchstone, out of Lan guish Baron Rothschild's f, by Touchstone, out of Sar casm Lord E. Russell's Cracow Mr. Sandford's The Sheriff Lord J. Scott's Rundisford Lord Strathm ore's Sincerity Lord Strathmore's Sweet Sauce Mr. Thornhill's Iron Crown Mr. Trelawny's f, by Hark away, out of Frederica Lord Waterford's Wilmot two yrs o] Mr. Bateman's Baccanalian Count Batthyany's Ptole- mieus Count Batthyany's Egre mont Duke of Bedford's Duplicity Mr. Bristow's Fernhill Lord Caledon's bl c, by Si moom, out of The Queen Lord Caledon's Sister to, Wanota Lord CheSterfield'sThe Pub- lican - Mr. E. R. Clarke's Manches• ter Mr. Cooper's Slug Mr. Copeland's Goldsmith Mr. Death's Glitter Mr. Drinkald's Good Boy Lord Exeter's Tisiphone Sir H. Fleetwood's Colum- bine Mr. Francis's Little Red Riding Hood Mr. Gody% in's Own Sister to, Dextrous Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher Mr. B. Green's Assault Mr. Greig's c, by Earl of Richmond, out of Single. ton's dam Mr. Greville's Dunrobin Mr. E. Griffith's Dinedor Mr. E. Griffith's Hagley Mr. Gully's Edio Ochiltree Mr. A. W. Hill's Volley Mr. C. Lily's Brilliant Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each, and only h ft if declared, &c., for three yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b. Swinley Course. Madge Grey Timour Diphthong Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, for three yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 31b; those by stallions or out of mares that never bred a winner allowed 41b; if both, 61b. Swinloy Course. Seducer, 61b F by Assassin ; out of Esme ralda, 41b Crozier, 61b Epirote, 41b Stultz, 41b C by the Snob, out of the Moonlight, 4lb The Rover's Bride (dead), 41b Toni Fool (dead), 41b The Positive Young Man, 41b F by the Saddler, out of Fanchon Outpost, 41b Cutaway, 41b Bella Donna Lady of the Lune, 4lb Cheapside, 61b Tallyho Premature, 61b F by Little Red Rover, out of Purity, 41b C by H. Platoff, out of Va- lance. 61b Mirmillo, 41b Nestor Buckskin The St. James's Palace Stakes of 100 soya. each, h ft, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b. Old mile. Jesuit (dead) George Barnwell __ Montpensier Mirmillo C by Sir Hercules, out of Shawn Buidhe Harmony 13 c by Venison, out of Sis- Voronetz ter to Cobweb The Precocious Youth Abdiel The Stand Plate of 701. Swinley Course. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Once round. FRIDAY. 300 soya. given by the Great Western Railway Com pany, added to a Handicap of 10 soya. each, for three year olds, &c. Swinley Course. Yrs. st. lb. Yrs. st. lb. Dulcet Poynton Antler Patriot The Laundry maid 4 8 5 Allertonian Lady Wildair ... 5 8 3 Buckskin Wood Pigeon ... 5 8 1 Stultz. - 3 6 6 Bokhara Reminiscence ... 3 7 10 Projectile Nydia, the Blind Daughter of the Girl Bravissimo Lynceus 4 7 8 Bedlam 3 6 5 Jinglepot The Polka Colleen Bawn ... 5 7 3 Vanity Forest Flower ... 5 7 0 Bedouin 3 6 2 Alkali : 5 7 0 Fistiana 3 6 0 Gift Kismet Camera Obsura 4 7 0 Venison, out of Bridle Whirligig Tragical Cosachia Correct Card 3 6 10 Don Csasar The Wokingham Stakes, of 5 soy. each, for three years old (handicap). Last three-quarters of the new mile. The Borough Members' Plate, of 50/., added to a sweep stakes of 5 soya. each. Winner to be sold for 1501. The old mile, &c. Sweepstakes, of 50 soya. each, h ft ; for three year olds, &c. Cottisford Ferinft f by Lanercost, out of Camp Flower, 41b Coningsby Dr. Goodall, 41b Pampelun a The improvements mentioned some time back as having been in progress on the race-course are now completed, and will form a grateful addition to the com forts of the visitors to the Grand Stand. The lawn has been considerably extended, and will now afford suffi cient space for a promenade, which from the increased number of races each day, has long since ceased to be practicable on the race course. At the back of the stand a high wall has been erected, to shut out any nui sance or annoyance that might otherwise arise from the booths and stables in that quarter. Trees have been planted within the enclosure, which in a few years will afford a delightful retreat from the heat of the sun, and, with the addition of seats, will, in this respect, place Ascot on a footing with Goodwood. In many other re spects the convenience and comfort of the visitors have been consulted, and as it is beyond a doubt that her Ma jesty and Prince Albert, with her illustrious visitors, will be present on the first and third days, we look confidently for a brilliant meeting. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) MANCHESTER RACES.— W EDNESDAY. The Wilton Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added; three yrs old, 6,t 41b; four, Bst 41b; five, Bst 121 b; six and aged, 9st 21b; mares and geldings allowed 3lbs; win ners once in 1847, 31bs; twice, sibs extra. One mile and a half. (6 Subs.) Mr. S. L. Fox's Meaux, 3 yrs (G. Oates) 0 Mr. Ewbank',- Louisa Newell, 3 yrs (Abdale) 0 Mr. Meiklam's Lightning, 6 yrs Mr. Eskrett's Exhort, 5 yrs Mr. G. Arnold's Alice, 6 yrs After a dead heat between Louisa Newell and Meaux, they divided the stakes, and Meaux walked over. The Pendletot, Stakei W' I 0 sore. each, and 40 added, for two yrs old colts, Bst 511); and fillies, Bst 21b; the second to save his stake. About three quarters of a mile. (4 Subs.) Mr. J. Lillie's The Great Western (Marlow) 1 Mr. Green's Miss Margaret Mr. Meiklam's Otterburn The Manchester Trades Cup of 20 sovs., added to a Handicap of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if de clared. Two miles and a distance. (38 Subs.) Mr. R. Stephenson's Sheraton, 4 yrs, 7st 21b(Simpson) 1 Mr. R. Phillip nd br m by Talleyrand. 5 yrs, 6st (Abdale) 2 Mr. Harland's Cossack Maid, 4 yrs, 6st 71b (Ryder) 3 The following also ran :—Mr. Stewart's Cranebrook, 4 yrs, Bst (Marlow)—Mr. Pedley's Miss Burns, aged, 7st 101 b (A. Day)—Mr. T. Worthindton's Sharston, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Whitehouse)—Mr. Meiklam's Alliance, 4 yrs, Est 101 b (Duncan)—Mr. Hesseltine's The Slayer's Daughter, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b (Longstaff)—Mr. L. Fox's Shelforth, 4 yrs, Est 91b (Oates)—Mr. Saxon ml Dart, 5 yrs, Est 71bs (Edwards)—Mr. Peck nd Factory Girl, 5 yrs, sst 21b (Johnson). 5 to 2 agst Miss Burns, 5 to 1 agst The Slayer's Daughter, 6 to 1 agst Dart, 7 to 1 agst Sheraton, 8 to 1 agst Cranebrook, and 10 to 1 against Affiance. Won by a head. Plate of 701., the second to receive 10/ Three•yrs-old 7st; four yrs, Bst 41b; five yrs, Bst 91b; six yrs and aged, Bst 121 b. Mares, &c., allowed 31b. Heats, two miles. Lord Chesterfield's b f by Don John out of Gamelass, 3 yrs (Oates) 2 1 0 1 Mr. Lancaster's Monsieur Perrot, 4 yrs ... 0 2 1 2 Mr. Peck's Cock Robin, 3 yrs Mr. Arrowsmith's b f by Inheritor out of Tiffany, 3 yrs 0 0 dr Mr. Carr's Butterton, 3 yrs NEWTON (LANCASHIRE) RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Drawing Room Stakes of 20 soya each, and 15 added; for two-yrs-old fillies, Bst Mb. Golbornc Course. (3 Subs.) Sir J. Gerard's Lucy A5ht0n........... (E. Edwards) 1 Mr. Legh's Maid of Mona ... . 5 to 2 on Lucy Ashton. %Von in a canter in 54 secs. The Trial Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 25 added. Mile and a quarter. (5 Subs.) Sir J. Gerard's Pantasa, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (E. Edwards) 1 Mr. J. Clarke na Ratcliffe, 6 yrs, 9st 21b Betting-4 to 1 on Pantasa, who won in a canter, in 2 min. and 27 sec. The Gold Cup, given by the Lord of the Manor, added to a handicap of 20 sovA. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if e.„. elated, the second to receive 23 sovs., and the third 10 sovs. Two miles and a distance. (54 Subs., 22 of whom declared.) Mr. L. Keegan's Burgundy, 4 yrs, 7st (Abdale) 1 Lord Eglinton's Eryx, 3 yrs, 6st 21b 2 Mr. Mostyn's Sagacity, 5 yrs, sst 91b Mr. Cranstoun's Conime it faut, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b The following also ran :—Mr. Clarke's the Maid of Lyme, 4 yrs, 7st slb (Brandwood)—Mr. W orthington's Hooton, aged, 7st 41b (Hutchinson) —Mr. Heap's Brown Fly, 4 yrs, sst 121 b (Sampson)—Lord Stanley's Mennen, 3 yrs, sst (Charlton)—aud Mr. Copeland's Marlow, 3 yrs, sst (G. Sharp). Betting-6 to 4o❑ Burgundy, sto 2 agst Eryx, and 7to 2 agst Maid of Lyme. Burgundy made all the running, and won by two length. Run in 3 min. and 53 secs. PEDESTRIANISM. VV lIITSIINTIDE SPORTS AT TURNHAM-GREEN. — On Monday and yesterday, several trials of speed and agility in the shape of foot and hurdle-racing came off on the Back-common, Turnham- green, for prizes given by John Smith ( the Regent-street pet), who has lately taken the Derby Arms, in the immediate neighbourhood of the ground. On Monday a race for novices, 100 yards for 31., was contested between Henry Smith, jun. and Samuel Smith (brother to the Pet), who made a promising first appearance, by winning by half a yard, after a fast rattle for a young one. The next was a race of 440 yards, over eight hurdles, for a prize of 51, for which John Smith, Thomas Thompson, Edward Smith, and Har rington contended. John Smith, giving three yards start, came in first for the first heat, but was appealed against, and disqualified, Thompson, of Turnham-green, who came in second, being declared the winner of the first event. Second heat—Edward Smith, 1; Thomp son, 2; Harrington, 3. Third heat—Thompson, 1; E. Smith, 2; Thompson thus becoming the winner. Several minor races followed. On Tuesday, a splendid hurdle race, three hundred yards, over eight hurdles, three feet six inches high, in heats, was con tended for a silver cup. John Smith, Brian of Bradford, Edward Smith, Thomas Thompson, Joseph Robinson, and Brown, appearing at the scratch. First heat E. Smith put on the steam, and led well to the sixth hurdle, when John Smith put on the steam, and led in by a couple of yards. Second Heat—This brought five to the starting point, Robinson (Caunt's Pet) having retired. Thomp son led to the fourth hurdle, when Brian went up, chal lenged, and passed him; the rest in a cluster. Thus they ran to the sixth leap, when Brian and John Smith singled themselves out, and Brian defeated him by a yard. Third Heat—Five started, John Smith, E. Smith, Thompson, Brian, and Brown. All went away admi rably, taking their hurdles in first-rate style; Smith and Brian were leading, and Thompson third, when Brian burst his shoe, and fell in the rear, Smith going in a winner by six yards. We should observe, that Brian and Smith gave their opponents three yards' start in each heat. Between the first and second heats of the hurdle race a walking. match of ten miles was decided between T. Dance, 'Thomas Ravenscroft, and Thomas, of Chelsea, for a silver snuff-box. Ravenscroft being out of condition, resigned, after the first two miles, when Dance and Thomas carried it on at a great pace to the fifth, keeping close together. Fin a lly Th omas , who walked exceedingly well, left his opponent upwards of 160 yards in the rear, who, however, walked on spi ritedly to the end. The mile race between Edwin Smith and Samuel Hearne, was won by Hearne by 20 yards. CORNWALL AND DEVONSHIRE WRESTLING These annual matches commenced on Monday at the Brecknock Arms, Camden Town, the prizes given being 501. in the Devon style, and 50/. in the Cornish style, besides a champion's belt, which excited unusual emula tion between the two counties; and induced the best players to come up to London to compete for the prizes. Cornwall sent up Thomas Gundrey, their champion, W. Hodge, Trezise, Waters, Bray, Chipman, Oliver, &c. Devon sent up its champion, W. Chapple, together with Snell, Elticombe, Layman, Toogood, res, and Flyn, from Ireland. The last-named threw his man yester day two back falls in a most masterly style. Bray played a most beautiful turnout with J. Dyer, and won both falls. Chipman, of Cornwall, cleverly threw Hutchins, of Devon; W. Snell, of Devon, floored W. Hodge, of Cornwall, after a very long and sharp bout, and were to play again this (Wednesday) afternoon. The ring was next occupied by the two county chem. pions, Gundrey and Chapple, and after one of the most scientific bouts of wrestling ever witnessed, Gundrey floored Chapple with the lett hip, in a most masterly style. Bartlett (C). downed Toogood (D); then Good man (C), played Ellicombe (D); being two very powerful men, they played very hard for near two hours, Good man winning one back in that time. It being too late to play out their turn, they were to be called again, at two this afternoon, when all the above men were to be matched together for the Devon prizes. Yesterday the wrestling at the Brecknock Arms was resumed and brought to a conclusion, after a fairer dis play of wrestling than had ever been witnessed in Lon don. The play commenced at two o'clock, when Good man (C) and Ellicombe (D) were again antagonised for the second fall, won after an arduous struggle by Goodman. Snell (D) also threw Hodge (C) a second time. Bartlett (C) performed the like to Toogood (D), and Gundry (C) won his second from Chappell (D). In this bout the interest of the day was almost concen trated, as being the acknowledged champions and repre sentatives of their counties; it was a stalwart struggle for twenty minutes, when Gundry manfully raised his opponent and threw him by the back heave, amidst the most deafening cheering from one party. Oliver (C), the little wonder, now tripped Bowden; and Bray (C), the stiff-built and wily Ulysses, toppled over Flynn (Ireland), the powerful and straightforward Ajax, whose good-humoured, manly play was much praised. Tresize (C) now threw Goodman (C), and Waters (C) threw Chipman (C), and Gundry (C) was opposed to Snell (D), whom be disposed of in fifteen minutes. Of the third round we shall merely state that Bray threw Roper, and afterwards Tresize (C) and Roper (C) wrestled for the fourth prize, won by Tresize, flooring his opponent by the back bitch. Gundry now defeated Waters and Bray, and Waters subsequently threw Bray. The prizes were, therefore-Ist, Champion's belt and 151. to Gundry (C); 2d, 101. to Waters (C); 3d, 51. to Bray (C); and 4th, 3/. to Tresize (C); thus confirming our opinion of yesterday—the Corni s h men having borne away the prizes, although the wrestling was conducted in the Devonshire style. Gundry, the winner of the chief prize therin y g est f e o rdayd for many n y won h e a t rs e same; his finelas t year, wrestling,and h an a l s m h a e n l liness, and good temper deserve all praise. THE BAZAAR for the DISTRESSED ISH. This bazaar, w hi c h will b Rl e held on Friday and Satur day, was opened yesterday in the Barrack-yard, in the Regent's-park, und er t h e auspices of her Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, an d the members of the Royal Family. The r idi ng -house, a very large building, was beautifully decorated, and fitted up with stalls, not for the horses of the Life Guards, but for the noble ladies who . attended to se ll t h e various articles to the numerous fashionable visitors. Seven trophies of British flags adorned the centre, and on either side were the flags of France, Belgium, America, and Ireland. There were shields with the royal arms, the arms of the Prince of Wales, Prince Albert, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Helmets, shields, swords, pistols, &c., were.displayed on the walls. The draperies of the stalls were crimson cloth, festooned and embroidered in silver, with the names of the ladies who presided, viz., the Marchionesses of Ailesbury, Clanricarde, and Londonderry; the Countesses of Mount Edgecumhe, Desert, Longford, Limerick, St. German's' and Granville; Ladies Combermere, Seaham, and Beau vale; the Baroness L. de Rothschild, and Mrs. M. Martyn. These appropriate decorations, and the tents erected in the grounds, were arranged by Mr. B. Edgington, of the Borough, whose reputation for such things is well known. The bands of the three regiments of the household bri gade of cavalry played by turns some appropriate music, and greatly increased the gaiety of the scene. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, with their suite, arrived shortly after eleven o'clock, and after prome nading round the stalls, retired at twelve. The Duke of Cambridge, Prince George of Cambridge, the Duchess of Gloucester, and an immense concourse of the nobility - fnahionables also visited the kPa-anox in, the course of theday. It is to be hoped the sale of the fancy articles and the receipts for the cards of admission will realise a large sum for the relief of the distress of our suffering fellow-subjects. REGISTRY of BIRTHS and DEATHS DURING THE WEEK ENDING MAY 22. Deaths registered in the week. Births registered in the week. Males ... 487 Males ... 653 Females ... 424 Females ... ... 614 Total .. 911 Total ... 1,267 e sin the other bak ers ' w d h re il s g , and that th e BREAD FROM WHEAT MEAL. ---It 1 3 s t a t e d b y a correspondent of the Salisbury Journal, th at b read i s made and sold at Mere containing the whol e o f t h e pro ducebread is 10d. and 11 d. It is a matter of surp r i se t h at the former description of bread is not made and so ld i n this with out 4lb. loaf, any prprice o is f only the wheatBd. the city; but, instead of such being the case, there is a dif ficulty in obtaining it, even if ordered, and the same price is charged as for other bread. Bread from wheat meal is recommended as both wholesome and nutritious• , it i s, i n fact, highly conducive to health.—lVestern Luminary. TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT TO A CLERGYMAN. The Rev. William Gillmor, M.A. perpetual curate of Illingworth, Yorkshire, has been presented by the ladies of his congregation with a handionae set of robes, as a token of their respect and esteem for his v ery zea l ous and faithful discha r g e of his clerical duties among his parishioners. HONESTY REWARDED.—A few days ago a poor woman, named Guerin, living in a miserable garret in the rue Sevres, d e found in the r ue S t. Dlaur a sealed letter. Not b e i n g able to read, she took it to a person who found upon it the name of Madame Viard, without any address. To gain further information, he opened the letter, and found in it a bank -note for 1,000 francs. Listening only to the dictates of honesty, she immedi ately took the envelope and its contents to the prefec ture of police. It was soon discove re d t h at Madame the bank di boarth'-school, and that Viard keeps a . note father of had been sent to her by the through one of her teachers, who had dropped it. Madame Viard, on recovering the note, liberally gave the poor honest woman who found it 50 francs.; and promised to be a friend to her for the rest of her life. DISEASE A MONGST THE GROUSE. —The same disease wbieh prtveil . 11 r p 9 ny years pm has made its appear 11:500 this seasolL L nxg o quantities of th ese bi r d s are t c be found dead ou tile .• I...agin of Like rivets mild by the side of the rills" on our heath-clad hills, which does not augur well for the future prospects of the sportsmen on 12th of August next.—Montrose Standard. LITERATURE. TYE WORLD'S COMPLAINT; and Other Poems. By Charlotte Young. Among the many absurd notions now prevalent not one is more absurd than that which is so frequently expressed, that the age of poetry has departed. It is presumed that we are become so thoroughly an utilitarian generation that we are wholly incapacitated from participation in the divine and spiritual regions of the Poet. Our hearts are somehow considered to be case-hardened against all the gentler and holier emotions. Men are depicted now-a-days as though they were digesting automata, thriving upon a heart less system of materialism, and yearning only for the acquisition of wealth and the extension of a dry and debasing knowledge. Monstrous as have been the popular delusions by which the energies of the com munity have been from time to time weakened and misdirected, we maintain this to be the grossest delusion by which society has ever been afflicted. We maintain it to be a grosser delusion than that excited by Sternholt and Hopkins, than the credulity in alchemy, than the belief in El Dorado, than the superstition of the Chinese cobbler who refused to kill the ducks waddling about his garden for fear that peradventure one among them might have originally been his grandmother. We maintain that Poetry would now find as many appreciators as in the days of Co wley or Byron—if not more ! Notwithstanding that our sylvan scenes are being marred by the en croachments of railways, that the picturesqueness of the "pebbly dips" is destroyed by a gradient, or the loveliness of the dingles interrupted by enormous cuttings, we are satisfied that the worshippers of Nature are more numerous than in the days of the most bucolic minstrels from Virgil to Shenstone. To express our meaning in the language of mythological allegory, if the strings of the Orphean lyre could again vibrate—even though it were in the vicinity of some branch of the Great Western Railway—the trees, and the rocks, and the brambles, and the brutes of the field would have as much inclination to dance to the sound of its melody as they had in the days of ancient Greece, and that is saying a great deal! Talk as we may of our having become a more money getting race than formerly, we are convinced that the ears of the million are not impervious to the voice of the Poet, that they are not one jot less ready to wel come that voice than their predecessors ; that on the contrary, the Poet may be certain of a more numerous and discriminating, and even a more enthusiastic audience than at any anterior period whatever. Mr. Payne Collier may tell us of the Roxburghe ballads, and Bishop Percy may become garrulous upon those relating to Robin and his merry men of the thicket, but we would ask them if ever ballads penetrated the ears and the hearts of a whole nation so instantaneously and earnestly as did the ballads of Thomas Hood ? That is one instance out of a multitude in proof of our argument. Let the name of your poet be as un poetical and uncaptivating as you please—let it be James Hogg, or Thom the weaver, or Ebenezer Elliot, or Motherwell, or what not—let his theme be as lowly and uninspiring as it may be, upon a broomstick, or a debatein Parliament, or a milliner, or even a suicide l i of a class that shall be nameless—in spite of all this, in spite of the jeers and derisions of the unsympa thising few, in spite of that utilitarianism of which we are so perpetually reminded, the voice of a true poet is always listened to with attention, and his words chronicled in the memories of the people. In this manner, unassisted, unpuffed, and unparaded, Alfred Tennyson has gradually grown up into a classic. A goodly number of poetical writers now living, have, in this manner, surrounded themselves with thousands of admiring enthusiasts. Even the poetaster can collect an audience now by his small pipings. We are satis fied therefore that the old outcry, that poetry is a drug in the literary market, is all nonsense ; and we are rejoiced whenever any one is adventurous enough to put in his denial against the clamour by the publication of verse—especially when it happens to be particularly excellent. The World's Complaint, therefore, and other poems, by Charlotte Young, are welcome to us. They are certain, moreover, of a cordial greeting and an unbiased perusal from the public; like all similar attempts to enshrine household thoughts and loving principles in the amber of song. Schiller, indeed, has shown in a magnificent allegory, that at no period can the magic of poetry be wielded in vain over the multitude. In his exquisite poem of " The Partition of the Earth," he describes how the Deity on the formation of the globe distributed the different por tions of the creation to different classes—the forest to the hunter, the plain to the husbandman, the flood to the fisherman, the main to the merchant. When the partition is completed, "a figure comes listlessly on." Lord Francis Leveson Gower has translated the Ger man original into English, with so much elegance, that we quote a fragment of his version : " The mien of disorder, the wreath which he wore, And the phrenzy that flashed from his eye, And the lyre of ivory and gold which he bore, Proclaimed that the Poet was nigh ; And he rushed all in tears at the fatal decree, To the foot of the Thunderer's throne, And complained that no spot of the earth or the sea, Had been given the Bard as his own. * * * * * * * The earth, said the Godhead, is portion'd away ; And I cannot reverse the decree ; But the Heavens are mine, and the regions of day, And their portal is open to thee." There is a poet's guarantee that his art can never become old ! The little volume before us then comes not in, an unfitting season. It has been written as the writer professes in her miniature preface, in the hope that its readers " may find scattered here and there some stray thought that may beccme a happy one." As such it must be received then. The pieces are fugitive, upon odd and capricious fancies associated with life, and death, and home, and nature. That the author has a natural capacity for the art is shewn, we think, in a single line in the Song of the Turret Clock," when tne spirit of the clock—not the Chimes a-la-Boz—has been commenting upon the fact of the hands having been crumbled into clay by which it had been constructed, and of it, a mere creature of metal, still throbbing on after its creator is dead. But, " Alas!" it cries, tis in vain to sigh, I've heard 'tis a glorious thing to die!" Occasionally we perceive a sympathy between the imagination of Charlotte Young and that of some of her contemporaries. For instance, her lines upon " Frost" at once recall to our recollection some charm ing verses upon the same subject written by the wife of the author of " Paracelsus," late Elizabeth Barrett Barrett. Again we can detect a similarity between the ideas and language of the former that sometimes almost amounts to plagiarism. Take as an example the piece beginning— " How strange it seems, while looking round Upon the leafless trees, To think this piercing winter blast Will yield to gentlest breeze ; That brooks in icy fetters bound Once more will flow along, And once again the echo mock The amorous blackbird's song." The notion of this—very prettily and newly ex pressed, it is true—is however identical with those quaint but delicious stanzas of Keats, beginning— " In a drear-nighted December, Too happy, happy tree, Thy branches ne'er remember Their green felicity : The north cannot undo them, With a sleety whistle through them ; Nor frozen thawings glue them From budding at the prime." As a specimen of the writer's poetical strains we give these dainty verses : Sing on, gay birds ! Tho' leaves are falling fast, And one by one Your summer joys go past, Yet still sing on ! Bloom on, fair flowers I Tho' blows the autumn wind, And pelting rains • Fall dismal and unkind, Yet still bloom on ! Smile on, bright eyes ! Tho' you have seen depart Your youths' best hopes, The childhood of your heart, Yet still smile on Hope on, young hearts ! Tho' you have learn'd to call All hope a cheat, That cheers but to enthrall, Yet still hope on ! Of happy thoughts like these the book has many ; the expectations of the authoress will therefore be realised. KNIGHT'S ONE-VOLUME EDITION OF SBAKSPERE. Parts I. and H. The present work is about the cheapest and most valuable that has perhaps ever been printed—com prising the whole of the immortal writings of William Shakspere in twelve shilling parts, with concise but piquant introductory remarks, a lavish abundance of explanatory marginal notes,rand the frontispiece to each of the dramas from the pencil of William Harvey —the notes, the text, and the embellishments being identical with those contained in Mr. Knight's more voluminous and more costly edition. To the people this publication must prove an inestimable boon, for it will place the most wonderful writer of any age or country within the reach of the most moderate incomes, and form at the same time a really elegant book when completed. GILBERT S DICTIONARY of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Parts XVL—XX. As this peri odical dictionary p enetrates further into the alpha bet its utility and com p rehensiveness b ecome more apparent. It is the very condensation cfpl plan nn extended eyclo on completion to pmdia its ; and we e should t h e co mpilation of a popular and accessible biogra phical and geographical dictionary--a dictionary, say, and rejoice ci uitnote:.e:ig ASCOT HEATH RACES. The following is an outline of the present engagements. The nominations made on Tuesday last : TUESDAY, JUNE 1. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added ; for two yrs old, 4st 41b ; three, 7st 41b ; four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 31b. The new mile. The Ascot Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared. Two miles and a halt. ACCEPTANCES. yrs st lb Annandale 5...8 7 Pineapple a...8 5 yrs st lb Br c by Velocipede, dam by Emelius 4...6 11 _ _ _ _ _ Footst00l Wood Pigeon 5...7 13 Humdrum Crown Prince 4.. .7 12 Glory Secundus 6...7 8 The Mangler Giantess 5...7 6 Plaudit Plantagenet Priscilla Tomboy a... 7 5 The Attorney 5...7 3 Flahowlagh The Polka Morocco The Nob 4...6 9 Alkali 5...6 7 Maid of Motherwell 3...6 7 Crozier Correct Card Mil mi110 Clermont 3...6 3 Geraldine Aliwal 3...5 10 Vanity 3...5 7 B f by Elis or Ye _ nisoa, out of Odessa 3...5 3 Scarlet Runner 5...6 131Vampyre.. Hydranger The rest paid 5 sovs. each. The Gold Vase, given by her Majesty, added to a Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each, for three yrs old, 7st 31b ; four, 9st ; five, 9st 71b ; six, and aged. 9st 91b ; mares and geldings allowed 3 lbs, &c. Two miles. yrs yrs LordLondsdale's Jericho 5 Mr. J. Day's The Hero 4 Lord Exeter's Cosachia 3 Mr. Gully's Mendicant 4 Col. Anson's Bingham... 3 Lord Caledon's Wanota 3 I Duke of Bedford's Bridle 3 Mr. Clake's Miles' Boy 3 Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale, 3 yrs. The Welcome Stakes of 20 sovs. each, with a bonus, &c. for 3 yrs old colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 21b. Swinley Course. Bingham, Pell Mell, Montpensier, So Nice, Themis, Voronets, the Liberator, Sultana, b f by Provost, out of Miss Whip, Joyful, Allertonian, Miami, Red Hart. De loraine, Lionel, Mr. Martin, the Swallow, b c by Veni. son out of sister to Cobweb. Clementina, Halo, Quick sand, Margaret of Anjou. Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h ft, for the produce of mares covered in 1843 ; colts, Bst 91b, and fillies, Bst 61b; those by stallions, or out of mares that never bred a winner, allowed 31bs, if both, slbs. Old mile. Crozier (51bs), c (d. ad) by Lanercost. out of Cama rifle's dam, Prestwich (31bs), c by the Nob, out of Pre mature (Sibs), c (dead) by Talleyrand, out of Sequidella (31bs), Red Hart (31bs), Cheapside (51bs), Field Mouse (31bs). Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, h ft, for 3 yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b, got by untried stallions, or out of untried mares; if both untried, allowed 31b. New mile. The second to save his stake. Verres, c by the Nob, out of Premature, Tom Tit (31bs), f by Lanercost, out of the Mountain Sylph's darn, Doctor Goodall, ch c by Emihus, dam by Bay Middleton. The Ascot Derby of 50 soya. each, &c. Swinley Course. Black Satin, Papa, c by Sir Hercules out of Harmony, c by Hetman Platoff out of Marmora, c (dead) by Het man Platoff out of Valance, Mathematician, Mirmillo, Timour, Will-o'-the-Wisp, c by Muley Moloch out of Ann, f by Redshank out of Oxygen, b c by the Saddler out of Miss Tree, b c by Venison out of Sister to Cob web, Cossack, Conyngham, Marpessus. Two-yrs-old Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h ft; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 31b. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. John Day's the Alderman's Walk, Lord Exeter's Veneer, Mr. Ford's Brother to Crassus, Mr. Ford's Duplicity, General Grosvenor's Sir Oliver, Mr. Greville's Rosslyn, Sir G. Heatheote's Own Brother to Khorassan, Lord Lonsdale's c by Muley Moloch out of Young Kean's dam, Mr. Payne's Glendower, Mr. Robertson's Conflict, Duke of Richmond's Hornpipe, Mr. Wreford's Wild Deer. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2. The Royal Hunt Cup_of 200 Boys.. with 100 added. New mile. Age at lb Mendicant The Traverser Antler 6...8 7 Lady Wildair 5...8 4 Laundrymaid 4.. .8 4 Patriot 6...8 4 Prussic Acid Spithead 4...8 4 Wood Pigeon 5...7 13 War Eagle 3...7 13 Collingood African Age st lb Tragical Cosachia 3...6 10 Elimea Kismet .... ..... Dr. Good a ll Kimbblesworth Good Coin 3...6 10 Christopher Widred Daughter of the Star 3...6 9 IMarie Louisa 3...6 7 Dromedary 3...6 7 :Crozier lAlsatia Bedouin 'Correct Card Wee Bit 3...6 7 i Deriades 3..6 5 Gabbier Jolly Dick St. Leon 3 6 2 Fistiana lonia Wintonia 3...5 13 IQueen Mary Don Caesar F by Dun John out of Prize-flower's Loto Pam Sir Simon 4...7 9 1 1 Bravissimo Lynceus King of the Forest 3...7 7 Doctrine . 3...6 12 1 Mr. Martin 3...7 4 Dean Swift 5...7 2 Halo 3...7 2 The Mangler Colleen Bawn 5...7 2 The Polka ...... 4...7 2 The Swallow Limestone Nottingham Buckskin 3...7 0 Bridle The Fern Hill Stakes of darn 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, and 50 at; and three-yrs, 9st; fillies, t two miles. added; for two-yrs•old, 7s &c., allowed 3lbs. About y TS. Mr. Death's Camelford 3 Mr. Irwin's Horn of Chase 3 Mr. Worley's Grist 2 - Caversham 2 yrs. Sir R. Pigot's b c by Elis out of Manto 2 Mr. Bristow's Pertain' 2 Colonel Peel's Isis 3 Mr. Drinkald's Goodbov 2 dolightly ... 3 Mr. O'Brien's Good Mr. S. Conway's Chris- Conceit 3 topher 3 Count Batthyany's Pole. Duke of Richmond's MOMS .... 2 Hornpipe Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for the produce of mares covered in 1844; colts, Bst 71b, fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. Mr. W. Edwards's f by Plenipotentiary, out of Jou jon, Lord Exeter's Sword Player, Duke of Richmond's Reflection. The Coronation Stakes, of 100 soya, each, for 3 yrs old fillies, Bst 71b each. The winner of the Oaks 71bs ; of 1,000 Guineas, 31bs ; of both, 9lbs extra. The. New mile. Lady Lurewell, Maid of Saragossa, f by Hetman Plata', out of Macremma, Cosachia, Millwood, Rest less, Apricot, b f by Muley Molock, out of Janus, bl f by Coronation, out of Factory . Girl, Miami, Mango steen, Sister to Sorella, Clementma, Meeanee. The Windsor Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, and 100 added, for 3 yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b. The winner of the Derby, I.olbs extra, and of the Oaks, 31bs extra. The second for the Derby, 31ba extra. The second to receive 501. One mile and three quarters. lugoldsby Madge Grey Seducer Lunedale Epirote Jennala F by Don John, out ,of, A racb ne Lady Lurewell Papa Bedlam Dromedary Positive Young Man Shylock Conceit Marble Maid Miss Birch Eunice }Wins, Mirmillo Lady Lift Apple Blossom • Mathematician Allertonian Pampeluna Bellerophon Oregon Vampyre Pell Mall George Stephenson Go Lightly Will-o'-the-Wisp Old Brompton Horn of Chaso Miss Martin The Hosier IF by tedshank—Oxygen The Admiral Cascade Watchdog Mr. Martin Alsatia Wiseacre Maid of Athens Mangosteen Ziska F by Lanercost, out of Camp-follower Breast Knot Foreclosure Cossack Wolverton Lionel Administrator Sagarnoro Margaret of Aujou of 501., for two yrs old, !, 81b ; five, &c., 94 ; Marlow Cheapside King of Naples Bl c by Bentley, out of Blameless George Hudson Old Port The Lady of the Lune Comme it faut Camelford So Nice lonia C (dead) by Hetman Platoff out of Valance Tanais Voronets C by Hetman Platoff out of Marmara ON Onitin nanthos The Windsor Town Plat sst 61b ; three, 7st 101 b ; ft mentionitg the name of every remarkabMiE r ; , dern times, of positi ve ex i stence or c If ititious existence, as i n myt h ology a i n merely ane llt * o u r P I P il o t ; naming meitlt, be principal events in th e i r career e, .ir birth and death, and oth er simpl e y etc the periods or details. In the s reographical department m i g h t b e 'vantages of a gazetteer with di vers comprised all the a 4 improvements , s the result of the last cen sus o f each town, the legislat:isuch t., ye influence possessed by its inhabitants in sending a 2 7qpresentative to the Hou s e , of Commons, or the Peninsula:" Cortex, or the French Chamber of Deputies, or the Pr:.'Ojan Diet, or the Roman Conclave, &c. In all essential .respect.. as an etymological and pronouncing dictionary' the present one is complete. MOZART'S "IL DON GIOVANNI.," Mr. Holmes, in his " Life of Mozart," gives the following interesting history of the opera of Don Juan : " His emotion at the reception of Figaro in Prague was so great that he could not help saying to the manager, Bondini, 'As the Bohemians understood\ me so well, I must write an opera on purpose fort them.' Bondini took him at his word, and entered with him on the spot into a contract to furnish Ilia% theatre with an opera for the ensuing winter. Thus was l aid the foundation of 11 Don Giovanni. Hav ing now completed all his arrangements for Dan Giovanni, he set off on a second expedition to Prague, accompanied by his wife. Not a note of the• music of his opera was yet upon paper, but he had thoroughly digested the subject in his millet. The original libretto, entitled, dissoluto punito ossia Il Don Giovanni,' was adapted by Da Ponte from the Spanish tale, El combidado de pied ra ,' o f Tirso de Molina ; and of all the dramatic subject s treated by Mozart, this appears to have taken ths, strongest hold on his imagination. From this beginning to the end he has sustained it without a symptom of fatigue. On reaching Prague, he firs t took up his quarters at the inn called the Three Lions in the Coal-market ; but subsequ en tly remove d to h;i friend Dussek's, who resided at a vineyard at Koschits, in the picturesque suburbs of the city. Here, on at' elevated site, which commanded a view of the antique magnificence of Prague, its faded castles, ruined , cloisters, and other majestic remains of feudal times, under the mild rays of an autumnal sun and in the open air, Don Giovanni was written. Dussek's house was a scene of great resort and revelry while Mozart was his guest, and it is remembered that there was often considerable playing at bowls in his grounds. In the midst of all the talk and laughter with which the amusement was attended, the com poser pursued his work ; but rose from time to time, when it came to his turn to take part in the game. The original score of this opera is written on various kinds of music paper, apparently the first that came to hand. Nothing more happily illus trates the decision of Mozart, who never made sketches, or retouched compositions ; though we now and then find him improving a thought in the act of writing. Il Don Giovanni was finally completed, excepting the overture, on the 28th of October, 1787, about six weeks after Mozart's arrival at Prague. The parts were given out to the singers as they were finished, and the composer rehearsed them privately with each, while the rest of his work was in course of completion. A week only was left for stage re hearsals ; from which fact, much previous and a good general notion of the business of the drama are to be presupposed. In directing the first rehearsal of his opera, he was obliged to stop the orchestra at the scene in the cemetery Di rider finirai,' Ribaldo audace,' &c., as one of the trombone players did not execute his part correctly. The scene was origin ally accompanied by three trombones only. As the passage, after repeated attempts had no better suc cess, Mozart went to the desk of the player, and explained to him that he would have it done. The man, who was a crusty fellow, answered with some rudeness nlt is impossible to play and if I can't play it, I am sure you can't teach me. Heaven forbid,' returned the composer, smiling, that I should attempt to teach you the trombone; here, give me your part, and I will soon alter it.' He did so on the spot, and added two oboes, two clarionets, and two bassoons. The coincidence of the modula tion in this celebrated scene, and of the oracle in the Alceste of Gluck, is remarkable. Mozart has, how ever, strikingly improved upon his model, and in creased the solemn and unearthly effect of the voice of the Commendatore, by terminating on the fifth of the key. The original Zerlina of the opera was Signora Bondini, daughter of the manager. In rehearsing this part of the finale of the first act, where she is seized by Don Giovanni, there was some difficulty in getting her to scream in the right manner and place ; it was tried repeatedly, and failed. At length Mozart, desiring the orchestra to repeat the piece, went quietly on the stage, and awaiting the time that she was to make the exclamation, grasped her so suddenly and so forcibly, that, really alarmed, she shrieked in good earnest. He was now content. That is the way, said he, praising her, you must cry out just in that manner: He gave at this time a fresh instance of his extraordinary memory. The drum and trumpet parts to the finale of the second act of Don Giovanni were written by him without the score, from mere recollection. He brought them himself into the or chestra, and giving them• to the players, said. Pray, gentlemen, be particularly attentive at this place,' pointing to one, as I believe that there are four bars either too few or too many: It proved to be as he had said. The brass instruments have fre quently no place in the original scores of Mozart. He wrote them continually on a- separate paper, carrying the composition in his memory at the time. Everything went so smoothly and comfortably in the production of this opera, that the time was one of great enjoyment to the composer. At the conclu sion of the first rehearsal, he went out walking with the organist and orchestra director, Kucharz. Among other confidential talk, the discourse fell upon the new opera ; and Mozart asked, What is your opinion of of Don Giovanni. It is quite of a different character to Figaro. Do you think that it will please as much ?' On receiving an encouraging reply, he continued, Your assurance quiets me ; it comes from a con noisseur. But, indeed I have spared neither labour nor pains to produce something extraordinary for Prague. It is a very great error to suppose that my art has become so exceedingly easy to me, I assure you there is scarcely any one who has so worked at the study of composition as I have, You could hardly mention any famous composer whose writings I have not diligently and repeatedly studied throughout.' The time passed in festivities of various kinds, and the composition of the overture to Don Giovanni was en tirely neglected until the night of the 3d November, 1787. This was the eve of his great triumph. A large party was assembled at Dussek's, and Mozart was en joying himself with them, apparently thoughtless of the overture. His friends, however, became uneasy, and one of them said to him, Mozart, the first perform ance of Don Giovanni is to-morrow, and you have not yet written the overture.' He appeared to consider awhile, and about midnight retired to his apartment, desiring his wife to make him some punch, and to stay with him to keep him awake. Scblectegroll thus records the circumstance, which has been con firmed by the widow herself. She accordingly be gan to tell him fairy tales, and odd stories, which made him laugh till the tears came. The punch, _how ever, occasioned such a drowsin ess , tha s t oo h n e as co s T e d only go on while his wife was talk i ng; as which he made r ceased, he dropped to keep himself awake , the continued alternation of asleep. The effor t sleep and watching so fatigued him, that his wife persuaded him to take some rest, promising to awake him in an hour's time. He slept so profoundly that she suffered him to repose for two hour's. At five o'clock in the morning she awoke him. He had ap pointed the music copiers to come at seven, and by the time they arrived the overture was finished.' The overture was ready by the morning, but the copyists were less diligent or less successful with their work. The opera should have commenced at seven in the evening, but there was no overture, and the crowded theatre was kept waiting until a quarter to eight, when the parts were hastily brought into the orchestra covered with sand, and with them entered Mozart, to take his place as conductor. His appear ance was greeted by the general applause of the theatre,: and the unrehearsed overture was then corn ' menced. During its performance the audience gave many signs of renewed pleasure, which at length broke out into a loud exclamation. When the curtain rose and the first scene of the opera was going forw ard, Mozart said to some of the musicians near him, The overture went off very well on the whole, although a e good many notes certainly fell under desks.the.ent of the was well acquainted with the. tot unlikely orchestra of Prague, and over ture ture played without that this most unusual exhibition nowfasana —Don the characters were as signed compliment to it. The follows re The : original Giovanni,cast of Signore Bassi; Don Ottavio, Signor Baglioni ; Lepo rello, Signor Felice Ponziani ; Don Pedro the com mandant and Masetto, Signor Lolli ; Donna Anna, Signora Saporiti; Donna Elvira, Signora Mecelli ; Xerlina, Signora Bondini. "Thus with no other inducement than love for his art, and attachment and gratitude to his audience at Prague, Mozart produced another great work, com bining the labour of the greatest melodist, sympho nist and master of dramati c express i on ever united - in the same individual. Whether we regard the mix ture of passion in its concerted music, the profound expression of melancholy, the variety of its situations, the beauty of its accompaniment, or the gradeur of its heightened and protracted scene of terror in the finale of the second act, Don Giovanni stands alone in dra matic eminence. Of all musical romances it is cer tainly the first. He received about one hundred ducats for this opera—a slender consideration, which was a little augmented by the sale of ticore: , to the theatres of Vienna and Warsaw ; but when he found how badly his opera was got up at Vienna, with hhe m • regretted that his necessities had pr evailedi eri, toletit w b r e it p te la n ye f d or . p ' r f: u t e, G tvt incolni oTeii c 2 24 hh litli chiefly aic eg 4wB A . rather for myse l f and my friends: It is an exlitordinary fact th a t t h e Tarrare of Sali which was brought forward at Vienna with Mozart's new opera, far out stripped it in popularity. At this distance of time it appears strange that an opera, known only for one b to u l t er t a h b e l e fo r r o t u u n n d e s o h f oul d works,hav e w h h ad en .the success by cessdes t c h ri e bed; in fluence of living composers, and whet. I submitted after wards to the tribunal of posterity, is often very dif pi`ovolse. the inquiry, f c ,-ent. Tarrar e is now only named with a smile, or to ' What was it all about ?' The cfiticom which the Viennese made upon his best operas tried b. is forbearance to the utmost. He had hea rd it said oi . Figa, - 0, that it was ' too difficult,' and ' too much spun out fo.' a comic opera,' and now he heard cf Don Giovanni, tits 't for a romantic opera it was ' toct learned, too much crowded with effects of scientific har mony.' Criticism of Chis kind, 'faint: praise qualified with blame, was besto\Ved on DOl2 Oiovanni;by an assembly of composers t and dilettanti at the house of Eaydn, wh o h a d l ong sat Prince Radziwill, where that work was p er f ormed gth appealed t o . 'lt i s ssioloenntafatte t r h i i s t s p p a r r o ty d u , c w t iaosn at . le n difficult to decide,' said he opinions. All I know is; b `among your vari ous e added with vivacity, ' that Mozart is the greatest cort‘P oser now existb - ig.' . ovan.ni The fine compositions in the appentlix to Don Gz distinguish the year 1788. he introduced' I n this some of the singers, who thought themselves neglected with regard to songs, into more prominent situations in that oper a . Th e fi ne song o f 'Don Ottavio, Della sua pace,' was composed for M. Morella; the duet , between Zerlina and.Leporello ' Per quElla tue man in e , for Mad ame M on b e lli an d Signor &mid; and the recitative and aria of ' Elvira, Mi tracii; for Madlle. Cavallieri. We are thus furnished with the names of the original representatives of these characters at Vienna, and the pieces he now supplied for them are in no respect inferior to those written in the first heat of production." COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen, honoured the Fancy Bazaar, in the Regent's Park Barracks, with a visit yesterday. The' Royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Canning. Hon. Miss SL'anley, Hon. Miss Dawson, Marquis of Ormonde, Mr. G. E. Anson, Sir Frederick Stovin, Lieutenant- Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon. Her Majesty, accoalmnied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the- Princess Alice, and attended by the Hon. Miss Dawson, t,qok an airing in an open car riage anti four, yesterday. His Roy a: Highness Primo Albert and his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen• were on horseback. The Equerries in Waiting, Lieu tenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon, attended cvi horseback. The Queen and Prince Albert inspected yesterday the Emperor's Vase and the Royal Hunt Cup, which have just been completed for the Ascot Races, and which were submitted by:Messrs.Hunt and Roskel. Prince Alfred and the Princess Helena took airings yesterday in the gardens of the Palace . . The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Buck ingham Palace. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Imperial Highness the Grand D u k e C onstant i ne, t h e i r R oya l Hi g hn e sses the Hereditary Grand D u k e an d G ran d D uc h ess o f Saxe Weimar, his R o y a l Hi ghness the Pr i nce of L ucca , hi s Serene Highness the Prince of Letningen the Duchess of Sutherland, th e i r E xce ll encies Baron and Bareness de Brunnow, his Excellency Count Schimmelponninck, their Excellencies Baron and Baroness de Beast, Count Revel, Lady A ugusta B ruce , B aroness d e S pet h, t h e Marquis of Abercorn, the Earl Spencer, Viscount Pal merston, Lord Robert Grosvenor. Vice-Aomiral de Lutke, Le Conseiller d'Etat Hourowiz, Barron de Friedricks (Aide-de-Camp to his Imperial Highness), the Countess of Assenburg, Count de Beust, Baron Zigesar, and the Marquis Provenzali. The Band of the Coldstream Guards was in attend ance during dinner, and performed the follclving nieces : Grand Fantasia, Homage to the Emperor Nicholas.— Coote. Guadrille, The Phantom Dancers, from Alfred Melon's Melodies —Jullien. Allegretto, Scherzanb, from 9th Sinfonia Presto Movement, from Choral Sinfonia.—Beethoven. Valle et Gslop—" Alms."—Costa. Glee, " Blow gentle Gales."—Sir R. H. Bishop. Polka, Mazurka. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanieol by their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, took an airing in a pony phaeton yesterday. Her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses visited the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Cambridge House. The Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, attended by the Countess of Assenburg, Earl Howe, Count de Beust, and Baron Zigesar, visited and inspected the Colosseum yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses also honoured with a visit the exhibition of Nash's Drawings of the Interior and Exterior of Wind sor Castle, at Mr. M‘Lean's gallery in the Haymarket. The Grand Duke Constantine inspected, yesterday, the Emperor of Russia's vase, of which his Imperial Highness was pleased to express his admiration. The Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, attended by the Russian Minister and Vice-Admiral Lutke, and'also by Lieutenant Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey (Equerry to the Queen), visited their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, yesterday, at Cambridge House. His Royal Highness Prince George visited her Ma jesty the Queen Dowager and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar yesterday at Marlborough House. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and the Princess Mary, vi sited the Fancy Bazaar in Regents Park yesterday. Her Royal Highness tho Duchess of Kent visited the Queen Dowager yesterday. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Baron Knesebeck, presided yesterday at the Covent Garden Theatrical Fund dinner, in Freemasons Hall. A deputation, including Mr. Saunders, Secretary to the Eastern Union Railway Company ; Mr. Few, Soli citor to the Company ; Mr. Rusk, Secretary to the Har wich and Eastern Counties Junction Railway Company ; and Messrs. Bourdillon and Turner, Solicitors to the Company, had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt, yesterday, at the Office of the Commis sioners of Railways, in Great George-street. AMERICA. Among the items of intelligence in the papers last re ceived from New York may be mentioned the construc tion of two iron steamers, intended for commercial uses in South America. These boats have been ordered by a company quartered in New Granada, for purposes of general improvement, with a capital of 200,000 dollars, and will navigate the Magdalena river, plying between Santa Marta. on the Carribean Sea, and Honda, the head of navigation on the . Alagdalena—a distance of about 600 miles. The river being very shallow at cer tain seasons (having at some points only about three feet water in the channel), the boats are constructed with flat bottoms, and so as to draw, with their engines, the necessary fuel, and 60 tons of freight, only two feet nine inches. They are 100 feet on deck, six feet hold, 25 feet beam, 40 feet ov« r all. Each vessel has two en gines (high pressur. ) of 50 horse power, and their 2 3 2t tonic, and they are fitted for the ac c ommodation . _ esti mated -peed is 12 miles an hour. The tonnage is of 20 if they can obtain so pany will be perfectly satisfied, . . it is said, the coax- number with which, m co ay me e . ffec A t n a tic g i r p e tt a t t io r n e s v !r iu e en tertainedtio in the trade of New Granada, by developing the re many, s j e .ea b r o s at t s o I sources of the interior and collecting them on the sea board, The Magdalena, although one of the finest rivers in the world, and accessible for more than 500 miles from its mouth, has yet been of comparatively little benefit, owing to the strength of its descending current. Another point of information contained in these papers Is, that the proposed chain bridge over the Niagara river, near the falls, is now surveyed and about to be commenced. It will be 700 feet long, and 200 feet above the river, and it will afford a continuous route from Michigan by the Great Western Railroad in Canada West. At present the time occupied in reaching Buffalo from Detroit is about 40 hours, but it is calculated that by the proposed route it may be accomplished in 8 or 10. The bridge is to be completed by the autumn of 1848, at a cost of 225,000 dollars. Twelve and naF cents (about 6d. sterling) is the proposed to.ll I.eac h passenger, an of 22f per cent. on the outlay. Through the same channel we have also accounts of discoveries which now seem to d the revenue is calculated to give a return an addition to the mi nin g Missouri lead is said to . h ave . dance, be taking other mice. parts othe world. In the state of and not inferior in quality to the Galena or any By the last Indian mail we have been furnished with important intelligence, tending further to stimulate the expectations entertained of the growing importance an d prosperity of . our new acquisition, the island of Labuan. On the adjoining coast of Borneo extensive coal mines were known to exist, and as that part of the country is within the territory of Sarawak, and under the sway of Mr. Brooke as Raja, there was every reason to rely that they would aid in no slight degree the future commerce of the archipelago. Fortunately, however, this advantage now promises to be su perseded by another of greater magnitude, since we are informed of the discovery of a large seam of coal on the island of Labuan, and consequently in our ow n possession. A n o pp or t un ity ha s j us t be e n tak c eny n Lieutenant Heath, Commander of the Wolf, to island,toasertai D and as far as possible the general products is tsof t he o e o rff not t he y i n gu among est io other o. The results he sea of commencesm his researche s b a r es c c h h e ,a t s ad , aw the distancehd a i se t i o s v more than 334 yards from t he n eighbourhood asufficient depthof a bay f where r is importance, good a nchorag e , l er ate draught to p rocee d c l ose bestowed in ascertaining its direction, and it .vas observed at sev en diff erent places, the thickness being mes.ly about ten f eet . I n tr i a l s made of the c 111 on moderate of itno shore. allow steamers xfuth, careosf ti was this coal it was e s ti m ated a s a b ou t equal to N.: i n t ewcastle as regard s h eat an d fl ame , b u t b u its consumption was more rapid. Situated near the same bay were a great number of camphor trees, which are described to be of the finest kind. There were also found large quantities of iron in its native state. The bikers of Glasgow have this day raised the price of bread Id. The 4ib. fine loaf is now selling from 11d. to is.; household ditto, from 10d. to 11d., according to quality.—Glasgow Herald of Monday. nests ners, !fore L re- v for gicen wing ;ourt LL. lay.) ject► d to jtoo- Oh! Dro9 zps'