The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1851.

gig Court.

of AA , the ladies were dressed in blue silk clonal*
with rose coloured and gold ornaments ; the gentlemen in
scarlet, geld, and blue velvet. The page wore the livery of
the King of England.
In the Scotch quadrille, conducted by the Marchioness of
Stafford, the ladies wore a very elegant riding habit of pale
!green taffeta ornamented with bows of pink ribbon, grey
hats ornamented with white and pink feathers; the gentle-
men, were in Highland costume ; the page in a Highland
i dress el royal Stuart tartan.
I In the French Quadrille, conducted by the Gemstone de
i Flahault, the ladies wore white satin dredes with bows of
I light blue ribbon. The under skirt of cloth of gold trimmed
with silver fringe. The gentlemen wore the uniform of " Les
Mousquetaires Noire." Scarlet coats trimmed with silver.
Jacket of dark blue trimmed with silver Gold crosses or.
Demented with flour de lye, worn upon the chest and back.
Red stocking*, and red feathers in the hat. The page wore
the livery of the King of France.
In the Spanish Quadrille, conducted by the Countess
1 Granville, the ladies wore black silk dresses, with black
Spanish veils. The dresses trimmed with gold lace and
coloured rosettes. The under dreNses were of grey
amok, ornamented with grey and gold fringe. The gen-
tlemen were in black velvet, ornamented with gold, and all
I wearing the order of " Galatrava " embroidered in red
silk upon the coat and cloak. Grey silk stockings, black
velvet huts with red and yellow feathers. The page wore
the livery of the King of Spain.
Each Quadrille then singly advanced to the throne and
tendered its homage to the Queen ; when all the Quadrilles
bad saluted her Majesty, the Bull was opened by the
English and Scotch Quadrilles dancing togctner. .
The next dance was that of the French and Spanish
Quadrilles.
The four National Quadrilles having danced, lines were
formed by ladies of the English and Scotch Quadrilles, and
ladies of the French and Spanish Quadrilles, who advanced
to the throne and made their reverence. The gentlemen
of the National Quadrilles formed in like manner, and
having advanced, salute at the same moment, all retired by
the door leading to the Picture Gallery.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert were conducted to the
ball-room, when the Countess of Wilton's Quadrille was
formed u follows

TILE STATE BALL
I'he state ball last night at Buckingham-palace, so
graciously designed by her Majesty to give an imt etus to
the trade of the metropolis, could hardly have failed to have
effected its object, even if the nobility had not been en-
dued with tits same petristie spirit that animated the sore-'
reign. The pried Weis& by **Qom kr this bail was
so happily obsess, in Wag sleet midway (in point of
I costume) between the two preeiomferas of similar charm-
I ter given in the preset reign, when the martial and chi-1
valise costume—at He ammith in the time of the third
Edward—had entirely peeps& gamy sad Ware the advent '
of William of Orange, had *Vase eampletely the bril- 1
liant and elegant character the dries of the English
court. The period represented last night at her Majesty's
ball—the restoration of Charles ll.—was one, when in mit-
ten of costume the courts of England and that of Louis
XIV. were identical, and may be regarded as almost the
termination of the time when elegance, costliness, and variety
in dress tended so much to the splendour and influence
of the court. The alteration from this period was very
rapid, every succeeding sovereign gradually denudithe
court dress of some of its elegance or splendour. Velvet,
silk, satin, feathers, he., castled to be the materials for the
gentleman's court dress, and lastly gold lace and embroidery
were removed from it. The revivification of this gay court
could not, therefore, but have a very material effect on
certain classes of trade. Sane of the dresses displayed •
remarkable dezree of taste as well as splendour, and many
were strictly historical. The baldricks worn by the gen-
tlemen displayed very many beautiful specimens of gold
embroidery, the patterns designed with great taste, and
varied with nice effect with dead and bright gold. Velvet,
satin, and gold and silver tissues, formed the staple
of must of the dresses, and the consumption of ribbons
must have been enormous. Not only were the doubled,
trunks, and sleeves, ornamented with ribbons, but each
1 gentleman wore, from where the modern waistcoat termi-
nates, a great mass of loop'd ribbons, suspended mach in
the same way as a highlander's phillibeg ; the coat sleeves
too ter:pinata/1g at the elbow. The shirt sleeves were also
bound and ornamented with ribbons, and this without
counting the quantity employed in trimming the ladies
dresses, must have formed a vast aggregate hinny of the
gentlemen so thoroughly entered into the feeling that
prompted this Hal Costume that they repudiated the attrac-
tions of old point, and procured beautiful specimens of lio-
niton point lace fur their collars and ruffles. Lord Overstone
displayed some beautiful lioniton point lace in this way,
made for this especial occasion, as the beautiful silver
watered tissues of the Duke of Norfolk's dress, manufac-
tured at Spitalfields for this occasion.
The company began to arrive at a very early hour, 20
minutes before 9 o'clock, and continued to arrive in one

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lady neraldlue Sweeten. Earl of Alrlie.
Lady Harriet Herbert. Lord Newark.
Lady Frances limy. Lord bilagSrelh.
Lady Elizabeth Egerton. Ma. Edward Stealer.
lion. Mary Barrtegtoe. Han. Edward Russre.
Hon. linnet Montagu. Hon. Will in Howlett.
Han. Maidalen Montagu. lion. IL Lesotho.
Was Anson. Mr. Robert line.
This quadrille having danced, her 3fojesty led a' Polo-
naise, the whole of the company following two and two.
The Countess Grey's Quadrille (the Rose Quadrille) was
than formed, and danced by the following Lulies and
gentlemen •
lady Alice Larebtoe. Mr. Arthur Russell.
Hon. Louisa Charlene. Mr. E. T. litanley.
Ills E. tienn.w. Mr. Darner.
Miss linnet. Mr. G'rnfell.
Hon. Mtn Ellis. Mr. Wyndham.
Hoe. Mho C. Ellis. Lord lUbbleedale.
Lady (Ando:le Elliot. Hon. Mr. nowt.
Mee Crettell. Captain C. khlon Stuart.
Silas TelboL Lord Bury.
Hon. Mtn Vemon. Holt. C. Harding*.
Miss Miry harringtan. Lord Invitee.
ii, n. Mai Cavend. Earl of !owls.

uninterrupted stream for above two hours. One of the
first things that struck the eye in this gay and brilliant
assembly was the greater effect produced by the costumes of
the gentlemen to that of the ladies; for the dress of the
latter did not appear so far removed from the fashion of the
present court dress as that of the gentlemen, than which
nothing could be a greatcr contrast. Some of the dresses
of the ladies displayed extraordinary splendour, and with
the costumes of the gentlemen produced a living end
truthful picture of the period represented. Among the
earlier arrivals were Miss Burdett Cootie. who displayed
some most magnificent jewels. Miss Coutts wore among other
ornaments a broad band of emeralds and diamonds worn
in the same manner as a gentleman's baldrick, over
the right shoulder to the left hip, where it terminated in a
very large clasp of diamonds, used to fasten back the dress,
which opened in front and displayed the petticoat; a ban-
deaux of large single stone brilliants paned across the back.
Mrs. John Towneley displayed a very elegant costume of
cloth of gold, trimmed with hews of purple ribbon and
pearls. The American Minister displayed a very handsome
dress of blue velvet, and richly trimmed with gold lace, a
golden baldrick, and a scarlet velvet mantle, The Mar•
chionessof Londonderry's costume was exceedingly s lendid.
A girdle of diamonds, and a diamond border or berthe on
the top of the corsage, were among the profuse display of
jewels on this magnificent dress, which was of dark crimson
velvet. The head-dress was also peculiar, being a sort of
cap or coronet of jewels. Sir William and Lady Moles-
worth both displayed very beautiful costumes. Her ladyship
also wore a beautiful band of jewels aerom the shoulder. The
Marquis of Clauricarde, Col. lion. G. Cadogan, Lieutenant
Seymour Darner, and many others displayed, beautiful
costumes of the period. The national costumes of the
Turkish minister, his attaelii-s, the Prince A. de Vogorides,
and that of M. de Lodoriki (a very beautiful Greek drew).
produced a great effect front their singularity in such an
assemblage. Among the dresses not of our own court,
though of the same period, were theme of Lord Eruest
Bruce, who wore au extremely beautiful dress of a Vene-
tian nobleman; Lord Holland, who wore a dress apparently
Venetian—a long mantle, completely enveloping the
figure, of a material resembling Ltreeht, or uncut velvet.
on cloth of gold, and a square velvet cap edged with fur.
Lord Campbell, the:ChiefJustice of England, appeared in
the costume of Chief Justice Hale, and Baron Parke wore
the dress of a judge of the time.
The suite of State rooms thrown open for this ball-room.
were the Green Drawing-room and its anti-room, the
Throne-room, the Picture Gallery. Ball-room, Saloon,
Yellow Drawing-room, the State Dining-rums, and the
Garter-room. These beautiful apartments were illumin-
ated and decorated in a manner to display their niaguill-
cence and their artistic treasures, wills the must consum-
mate effect. A throne was erected for her Majesty and
Prince Albert in the middle of the west side of the Throne-
room. The throne was surmounted by a square canopy of
crimson velvet, surmounted with a gilt cornice ; from the
velvet depended a double row of gold bullion fringe. th,
outer draperies were of crimain velvet with gold fringe, the
inner draperies of muslin, worked in coloured flowers, and
trimmed with silver. The interior of the throne and canopy
were lined with white flowered satin, and barred with silver
fringe. The chairs of State were placed on a /tout par.
which was covered with crimson ; the chairs themselves'
behest of crimson satin and gold. Some of the choicest and
most beautiful flowering plants were placed behind and
around the chairs of State. Seated on this throne her Ma
jesty and Prince Albert received their numerous an-1 dis-
tinguished guests at the commencement of the ball.
The Throne-room and the Ball-room were appropriated
to dancing, temporary orchestras being erected in each for
the quadrille bands. The Garter and the Green Drawing-
rooms were set apart for refreshments during the evening.
and supper was served in the State Dining-room.
Her Majesty's body-guard, under the command of the
Marquis of Done-gal, was on duty in the Palace. His lord-
ship as Captain, Sir George Lee (Lieutenant), and the four
Emma, or Capiaines Exempts de In Garde do Corps, Cap-
tains Kincaid, Plubbs, Belluirs, and Bickford. wore the
splendid uniform of the corps during the reign of Charles 11.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Ladies
and Gentlemen in Waiting, were conducted by the Lord
Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain to the Throne
room.

Lady Augunta Bizurbam. lad 1J..7--
Lady lane Hay. Coloul F. Seymour.
Lotly Elumbeta Hervey. Mr. Meyeell Ingram.
Lady Autruta Hue. Sir Miami Shaw Stewart.

The introductory dances having been performed, the
general tympany prepared for the usual dances. Among
them wore noticed the Prince of Lcirsingen.
His Serene Highness wore a met of black velvet, the cuffs of gold
brocade, edged sit h gold lice, the Wet of the coat and the cuffs (rag-
men ed with gold butthes. The webtcost of odd brocade. The
breeches of We& velvet, with gold lace down the SWIM The cocklep
of red vita, and the el Of =MM. CI with gold fringe. A gold
baldric rupported a sword mounted in gold. The hat was edged with
gold ice, and was encircled by white and red feathers, placed alter-
nately. Sows of orange ribbon were placed on the 'boulder., and ohm
tied lbe breeches at the knees mid the Aloes. ills Serene Highness
wore the Star of the Order of the Garter.

e dice of We on appear.: m :be m ry costume of the
2h illta
pedal of scarlet and gold, the oreeches edged at the bottom with gold
and Ire. His °twosome the Ribbon of the most noble Order of the
Cie to round his neck, and the George sasoended was formed of
dismtands.

'The deem of Lady Fanny Howard mediated of a train and boddioe of
risk white satin, lined with Ma& velvet. ind looped hack with
amadaysts and iewels. The boddicc and sleeves fastened over c tine
law* whemisette with ametOysts and diamonds, A girdle of di ttuon In.
The peWooat of produmk,urod mire antique trimmed with fine old
pe•l leen, with parks and bale velvet. 'feed (keno, pearls
sod disimemds Ihreosh the hair.
Lord Putty wore the uniform of the Captain of the Gentlemen
IN/diners of the time. • ease of owlet cloth richly embroidered
with gold dawn the hest emd skirt. The cuff, of blue velvet richly
eudwohlivedlin gold. The tombs% of owlet cloth &Areal nub while
di nerves at the knew. The 'Nikki& of scarlet cloth magnificeotly
iskeilde.ed be odd; White satin ribbon shoulder knots, the mein
Jaws doublestave*, led trimmed with markt ribbons, a beautiful
osier, wrist aid Mee mike of point lace; black velvet ha: and
lbws of white smith hethen.
Dad Ward win a alma 15th mantle heed with white With,
laced round with Ws headeemet Mond gold lace a doublet of impeo
florid blue velvet. trimmed with hived goal lace, and pulled with
shit' satin ; Woe "ohne Meshes, pad • tat white who, end laced
dews the sides with a, deed* row el gold lids, and trimmed with
Memos ribbon,: wham 'shot boldrlok, lined with ermoun
and elide embroidered with gold; blue velvet kat, with plume of
while sod arbors treasee leaped s with Jewels.
tae dotaltheme= the Mit of Cambridge wore the uniform of a
cavalry ebecor el the Wei; eierlet, freed with gold lace, nab blue
bossier orneimmded with oil lees, mid tied at the keels w itb bows
of led eibliott the ballets awl/ asivered • itli gold, buff boot., and a
brews bit wie and Wise, the forma looped up with • gold button.
Bares de Inials, As bedsit Mal ser, wore a remarkable
costae. Wog Os ens eta Ruselan ambsecodor of the year IWO,
It wen imposed et es lime Miriam of green velvet. with bats
of gold law, and mil beam ha font; and under Lifotan
c saw cloth, lawing la frost s amble me of dowers eggusltoly
indwohlored la aim" with a aspborder of gold embroidery on.
eittier side. Ma sword was waisted In gold and green Te.ret,
nod was nuspeeteed from a slosh of crimnao sod geld. Tee
cap was of preen Mis. tempi up pith ztbelin fur, lastened In (mat 1
with a Large dimmed cement, having a very handsome ruby in the
eintre. The hatle et yellow Russian leather. Ilia Faorllesei woes
both the jewel sad the dee el a Ituatia Order of linlghthoaclect la
brWlaista
_ . .

—Teecrones de Brannow wore a corn= of great beanty and
megoilkence of the Last. Unartone style. The train wee ot dark red
Teter. trimmed with go.d thane. striped with satin and looped np is
front ea earth dee with bows of gold lace, having pearls Insetted in
the middle. The boddlee was of goad tasue, the sturnacher covered
, with diamenielables serophires, and ago m ith turquane, of the
I wrest doe. pat east was o/ gold thew, with a Maid bout to
hunt, reelder frees the top to the bottom, end covered with the
sasersuresione steno s theermenher. A single row of large pearls
h Ur hasklems. The hammer won se a berl.drate, on oat sista
a need the same Weer as the trate, red on the other site an orna-
ment of Mammals end other greeters storm
Count Wiellerd, reentary et the itemban Legation, wore a dress
of the Smitten of a litass(se embassy of Use, period -en sipper
krone of whin terry mint, ormineetsd with gold, and an under
karma of edema sada, she ansamented ugh gold.
La Centers Konebelef la Raman lady) app.end la the Maslen
mud seetonie or Use period—a train of cloth gold, looped op In front
with white sad gold spotted net; the boddice or the same mattriel,
ornamented with gold embroidery and diamonds; the petticoat of
err and gold spotted net, the front ornamental with bus of gold
amberdry. The mantes wore on her head the itnestam kalco.
cheer, et gold sloth, with two rows of Lino diamonds mood the
IA anal also round the botto
tit. see mwAsl in:, we
the pt:kali:4g = veil at ,the
Its Lair
with se *tette of rereUry.
The Duke of Norfelk, Master of the Honer the (nem, "Peered
is the mike. of Peons] Monk, Master ad Me MOM it UM time
cif the iteetorallen. The manUe of mimes tenet, wwwhilcently
trimmed with four rows or ban of gold pleteAsea lesed with ha 4
ver sorted tretio, lined with white satin lad Manse with gold
oat sad nada The doublet of idher watered lam paid with
Wane eatin,,,tetenned with gold buttons sad OA gimp The truuks,
lirtetilestremehen of Over wowed Ineeeteismed rump
ewe lirleal_ geld sad ilea button.. nal she_ Id* ,INIMIOR Nan
ribleal. The Wine et Mena %gnat rlohly void
wonlna *Pat heantitul workmanship. The barer
else Mimed udk gall. • perM, roe collar watt veal sal ban
rules tome& • halt let het trimmed mod the sip TIM hew
ot rheum Mem haying • gold Masa la tee Wile et ea* hew.
uTrb=slateed mai spieeild Jewel. The sheer at the
Wet, east reestalagetaw the elbow. the alit deem
Wen Woad ail trimmed wit/
lay Hazy Wood (lady of the Cherellor of the Failereeer) won ,
an Imperial blue deurtreis of the risMeteatie. eraseseeeM lath loupe 1
et web with bows of Men et the ems edam It was ea epee
ham shoin a pedlar Of whir ate reld India breeek. The
alests large nand thil, obliged la beat et& add Wks breark sad
trimmed with until aed petit lad. Moe al Wogs laws La the
chow, tabbed with a lift at sloe HOW Om Oweihrte
point, the stomacher are mold with WINIONIII sal pieta. &Mho
of pint lace. Gloves trimmed silk pearls. Meng of white Lula.
trimmed with lams of Was Alma sad pestle. Bite Wes et blue
verse, with pearls twisted le the Orr, sad onnomets of Memoirs
aed math. tier ladyship won at the back dthe latirl• paiwatic
Tell. _ .

Iler Majesty wore Le Grand Habit de Cour of the fashion
of the court of Louis XIV., introduced front France b
Charles 11. The skirt of the dress was composed of rich
grey watered silk, trimmed with gold and silver lace, and
ornamented with bows of rose-coloured ribbon, fastened by
bouquets of diamonds; the front of the dress w.is open, and
the under skirt was made of cloth of gold, embroidered in
a shawl pattern in silver, scolloped and trimmed with silver
fringe. The gloves and shoes embroidered alternately with
roses and fleurs-de-lys in gold. Her Majesty ware on the
front of the body of the dress four large pear-shaped
emeralds of immense value.

Prince Albert wore a coat of cloth of gold ornamented
with bows of rose-ealmired ribbon and jewellery. The hat
trimmed with rose-coloured and white feathers ; stockings
of grey silk.
Her Majesty being seated on the throne the general
company were ushered to the royal presence, entering the
Throne-room from the Green Drawing-room, where they
had previously assembled. The munerom and brilliant court
walked in procession up the whole length of the room,
making on obeisance before the throne, passed into the
Picture Gallery, from the entrance au the west side of the
ent. This being concluded, a Herald of Arms, the
on. Leopold Ellis, in the full costume of his office of this
period, followed by the four pages of the four national
quadrilles, Lord 'Vaughan, Hon. Seymour Egerton, Lord
Richard Grosvenor, and Mr. Fraser, each in the charaete-
ristic dress of the nation represetatea,'entered the Throne-
room, and approaching her Majesty made a prolatmt. reve-
rence. The Herald and Pages then retired and joined the
national quadrilles amembled in the adjoining apartment.
The orchestra now commenced playing a march, and the
Spanish quadrille entered the Throne-worn, preceded by
their page, the Hon. Seymour Egerton, in the following
order:
VisectestmaCiuniteg, Lord Marry Vane.
Vimpantaie Maim Earl lanor.
Cesstses Own, Lord George Paget.
Coaster Draw, Earl of Wilton.
Lady Sour Vestry, View:rant Jocelyn.
Traaa•ColadanaotWaldtgrave, Marquis d'Araglio.
H. harapayo.
Zoonimatra OligdraaTle, Hos. F. Leeson Gower.
This quadrille presented a striking uniformity of appear-
ance, all the noblemen, members of it, adopting one cos-
tume, and all the ladies in it being dressed exactly alike.
This was followed by the French quadrille, preceded by
their Page, Lord Richard Grosvenor, in the following or-
der :
Lady Clementine Mars, Vilma MaidevMe.
Mir lady Vittoria Talbot, ilaronat Masa.
graldiag, Mr. Oahe.
Men Crams. Rareacaleli.
Raimmeeine sis 'fatalists, (Mat souther.
Lady Henrietta Ikaaavet. Y. liodrma.
Lady Adman F. Howard, M. da llama
Lady Rose Level, Mr. Maley fbassaby.
The Scotch quadrille then entered, preceded by their
Page, Mr. Fraser, in the following order:—
Lady Alin Earl of Mead.
Lady Harriept= The Muter of at.
Rim Stewart Itsikamis Ramat Ealya.
aZl.Lesfirret).
Maa Ws. J. Ichaikmaald.
was hills Doshloar,) Mr. Marta*.
Mai Barbag. Mamie of Oatlrrd
The English quadrille came last, passtdad, like the
=irwith itsor page, Lord Vaughan, sad aggsared in tie
ard:
Illasslisnan at ailadmay, LLL SWIM. et Osinlaiigu
maiism" MU. Ma Prime Must al
itanegahre.
, Ostrimo of atrathaorn Maga al Wormier.
Narshlmass et Marerster, " Miami Oaaby.
Tl=Pll° =irs.
laagladlir I=-6.
The ="rs ietla eradainad sixteen.
tits *gigs aitatealed by the Mattagami

The Marebiouess of Aileabury appeared in s very WSW* Moe at
the head of her quadrille at bias sot= trimmed with Ikea asd gold
brocade; across one stioulder her ladyship wore a band tolls ersoer
of ths ribbon of en order of antenna's/. covered mitheMeaslits ant
diamond'.
Moors. Cade and Thiney's Nil orchestra was statlemed In the
throne ream and alter the Introductlry polonaise perkeined to the
English and drank Quadrille, • nee set, aoudad the Royal
Stuart Quadrino," blinded cm popul team in use during the reixa
of Charles IL, and 'molded expremly by Mr. W. 11. Caeutt.
tie mood set (ths Preach and amuse), the music We. composed
for the meanue by the earl of entitled "Tag Mooaquetaires
Nobs." Ti. hand wareondseted by Mr. Marks Coot*, end fax:ocied
the folimrhsg solo Sta, via.. Met.rs. liehardem. Lamas, Macfarlane,
Itsuataaa, Preplan, sod Pregame. The dollrmand ckaadriage,
waltzes, bri., were performed

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THE UNITED STATES.

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trimmed with gold; the dram finished with a Iseituutut set of Hooded
point lace; the hat black velvet, with root, and white feathers. i Pacific,
Lord Renesdate wore a light slug cost of the period, trimmed with of Nlexico and San Francisco : the population had
wed, white ielvet trunks trimmed with bine rumens ; tee leldrick . u•
scre. osed to upwards of '23 millions—to 23.267,498,
was of white velvet trimmed wirn old, a bt.ck velvet hot with whits
ostrich feathers. Lord Ilieuebton were • ttpaniali drew.: and !Amt. In 1790 the mineral treasures of the United States
bell
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. the
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Marquis of Breadsitime, &a The Lord-Chancellor wore the dress of Californian `Vold, about which all the world is run-
t& Woe, and many military °theft. .doped the military eantille of /ling crazy, it has been ascertained that Penusyl-
the period. i
reamalone contains stores of coal, iron, and lime, in
the same happy junta-position to each other, end
fouTrltireminavnidtatfliogentohtuhnisdrebrid.llialaht
eppteunkurmanbcdrciinbrehtowsecnnf
Sutherland and Lady Dever were prevented from attending with the same facility of access to the sea, which has
gone far to make Great Britain the wealthy se it of
Luria corinis:ssuence of the illness of the Hight Hop. W. S.
manufactures it is, spread over a territory of im-
A state supper was served at the usual hour.
menscly greater extent. The young Hercules of
airTGheeollr the western world grows in stature, and knits his
,otti,wadtteunideedli b.
sinews with preternatural rapidity.
guechtrous peofrK,
Industry of all Nations yesterday. Yliinbia"tionnesosf tdhoeSNP eV
otrhksanodf
.
The Duch .of Gloucester visited the Duchess of Kent The results et the census of the United Stitt,. for
yesterday at Clarence Houle, St. James's. 1839—a summary of which has recently been pub-
The Mayor of Stnektonmpon-Tees. accompanied by Lord lislted in the ltirshiaytim Pliiildicas—ere pro-
H. Vane, M.P. fur Durham, and a deputation from Stock- foetidly interesting, not only as displayingthe rapid
ton, ha an interview with Sir G. Grey. at the; Home-
advance of the republic in numbers, and their distri-
office yesterday, on the subject elan extension of the Muni- .its .
eipal boundaries of that borough. bution over immense territory, but as iadieating
The Mayor of Grantham, accompanied by Mr. 0. E. the moral character of the population, and the silent
Welby, M.P. for that borough, and the Clerk by
the Trust, changes in the allotment of political power which are
had also an interview with the Home Secretary on the same in progress.
subject, with reference to the borough of Grantham.
Sir George H. Dashwood bad au interview with Sir G. The free population of the United States increased
Grey yesterday. Rear-Admiral Robinson had also an in- during the decade 18111430, from 17,339,971) to
terview with the right hon. baronet yesterday. 23,267,498, that is by .7,2.39,446 ; the slave popula-
tion increased in the same period from 2;187,113 to
3,179,589, that is 692,176. 'file ratio of increase
among the free population has been about 34 per
cent. ; that among the slave population only 1.2
per cent. It must, however, be kept in mind *that
immigration has contributed largely to swell the num-
bers of the whits, andthatthere has been no import-
tation of slaves. The numbers of the coloured por-
tion of the free population have not increased with
the same rapidity as those of their dusky brethren
held in slavery. In 1840, the free coloured po-
pulation of the United States was 380,293 ;
in 1830 it was 419,173, an increase of only 32,680. or
7.84 per cent. The emigration of free people of
colour to Liberia, and the evasion- to Canada. are
insufficient to account for a so much more tartly rate
of increase.
The ratio of increase among the slaves is not indi-
cative of a very low state of physicai or animal com-
fort among these unfortunate creatures. 'The truth
would, therefore, appear to he, that, in so far as mere
feeding, clothing, and lodging are concerned, they
are tolerably well oil; and that stripes and other
bodily tortures arc less frequently- inflicted in excess
then is generally supposed. 'lbis guilds with rea-
son. No slaves can now be imported into the United
States from abroad, and there is a steady growing
demand for them in the slave states of more recent
origin. The slave is too valuable a commodity to
be wantonly tortured or killed, unless in exceptional
cases; he is petted and taken care of as a good
horse is with us. It is the moral contamination that is
the crying evil of slavery in the United States. Laws
have been passed in slave states prohibiting the
slaves to be educated; in respect of the sexual inter-
course, all decency and decorum are set at defiance
where slaves arc concerned. Not only is the negro,
but the coloured man or woman with the least pos-
sible admixture of African blood, treated as a mere
animal.

(From Irt night's Gazette:,
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 12.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. Jonathan Binns Were as Consul-
General in Australia and Van Diemen's Lind for tier Majesty
the Queen of Portugal and the Algarve.; also of Mr. Jona-
than Diane Were u Consul at Melbourne, Port Philip, for
the Free Domestic City of llamburgh.
DOWNING-STREET, JUNE IS.--The Queen has been
pleased to appoint Jo.eph Pope, Esq., to be her Majesty's
Treasurer for Prince Edward Island.
CROWN OFFICE, JUNE 11.—Member returned to
serve in this present Parliament—For the county of Argyll :
Sir Archibald Islay Campbell, of Succoth, Bart., in the
room of Duncan McNeal, Esq., who has accepted the office
of one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.—
For the Combined Counties of Cloekmannan and Kinross:
James Johnstone, Esq., of Alva, in the room of Major-
General William Morison, deceased.
COMMISSION SIGNED B' HER MAJESTY'S COMMIS-
MONIIIIE OF LIEUTENANCY /OR TILE CITY OF LONDON.—
Samuel Wilson, Esq., alderman, to be lieutenout-colonel in
the regiment of Royal London Militia.
COMMISSIONS (HONED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT
01 TILE COUNTY Ur Youx.—John Edward Adolphus Dol-
by, gent., to be lieutenant in the North York Regiment of

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS, JUNE, 1351,
CERISE'S COLLEOZ.

Third Year.—Harden, Ist prize; Ilandeock, 2nd
do.; Mason, Outram, Wheeler, Brown, Orford, Francis,
11. P., .14.; Gifford, do.; Harrison, absent from Cant-
bridge. Not candidates for honours : LeAter, sen., Procter,
Marriner. Law students Haywood, Jenkins. 3rd year :
Clerke, Uniacke, Villiers. 2nd year. Absent: Pepys.
Second Year.—•ffowler, Ist pfize; tKennear, •fThorpe,
2nd do. ; fJoluison, Butler, *l. rancis, T., Smyth, Broad-
hurst, Doyle, •Molesworth, Berry, Hilton. Nut candidates
for honours: Picthall, Hooker, Adcock, Glencrou, Lewis.
.1. H., Creed. Attended classical examination : Purton.
Metcalfe, Fogge. tEgrotat Lee. Absent : Carus-
Wilson, Moser, 13rade, and ltichards. First Year.—*Vicars,
Ist prize • •awudes 2nd prize; *Burnaby, sWesthorpe,
•Abrahall, Dunn and 'Gordon, Woodward, 'Wilkins, Baxen.
dale, Barlee and Wilson, Ridsdale, Brownless and Pearson,
Bloomfield, Nash, Fellows, Lester, jun., Baker, .+g. *eras
ton. Voluntary classical examination—third year : Brown,
tot prize. Second year Purton, let prize; Metcalfe, 2nd
prize; Berry. Fuggo. Composition prizes, Wk.—Latin
verse: Metcalfe—Latin prose: W'eedon. Lent term, 18.51.
Latin verse: Abrahall—Latin prose: Metcalfe. Voluntary
Hebrew examination: MeteaSe (prize), Berry. St. Mark a
Gospel—Purton, Metcalfe, Piethall, Lee, Johnson. Kinnear,
Berry and Fowler, Butler, Thorpe, Smyth, loggo,
Francis, jun., Doyle, Rooker, Brade, Brodhurst, Mules-
worth, Adcock, Clencross, Creed and I.7tdaehe. Rickards,
Clerke, Lewis. . . .

• dets;Jw.i. I

for all litional pecuniary reward.

NAVAL.

PORTSMOUTH', JUNE 13.—The Tritun, 3, steam-
vessel, armed to.day from the Mediterranean, Malta, and
Lisbon. She called at Plyruouth,sand there landed mail,.
&c. titer has proceeded round to Woolwich to be paid off

MILITARY.
(Prom ME eight** (:azeFe.).
OFFICE OF oKONANUF, Juse 12.

... . _
Royal ilea. of Artillery.—.Secood 1.0.1 . A. *.t.e.tem, to toe adj.,
;tee BUITO•I0, Yom.; deemed Copt. U. W. PAITOPI to be a 44., lice
Laurease, dee.

The balance of political power between the slave
and the free states in Congress is still too closely
adjusted to afford any prospect of a speedy termina-
tion to negro slavery by any measures that would
not endanger the permanence of the Union. In the
Senate every state has an equulite of representation
with every other; and the Jive states are 15 in
number, the free states 16. In the House of Repre-
sentatives the altered relations of population have
increased the representatives of the free states by 3,
and diminished those of the slave states by the sumo
' number since 1840.
But there are other considerations to be taken into
' account besides the mere aggregate numbers of the re-
presentatives of slave states and free states. In the
32nd Congress eight of the old Atlantic free states will
have fewer members by 20 than they had in tho
27th, and six of the old Atlantic slave settee by 25.
On the other hand six of the new western free
states will have more members by 20 in the 32nd
than they had in the 27th congress, and six of the
new western slave states by 11. The old steady-
going Atlantic states are becoming less powerful in
the House of Representatives ; the inure reckless
pioneers of settlement in the fur west are becoming
more powerful there ; and the ratio in whielt the re-
presentatives of the western free stales ale increas-
ing exceeds that at which those of the western
slave states are increasing even more than the ratio
at which the representatives of the Atlaatic slave
state,, is decreasing exceeds that at which those
of the Atlantic free states are decreasing.
Political ascendancy is passing from the eastern to
the western states ; the slavery question which now
convulses the whole union will he contested among
them at u greater disadvantage for the slave states;
and the struggle will be less cotitrolki by sentiments
of conventional decorum, and the trantmels of pro-
prietary consideration/5.
It is not, therefore, to be wondered at that the
conservative statesmen of the republic regard, at
this moment, with intense anxiety and alarm, the
anti-slavery agitation at present in progress through-
out the republic. There can be little doubt thut the
stability of the Union is seriously endangered by it;
and there can be us little doubt that the disruption
of the Union would not only lower the republic in
the scale of nations in respect of political power,
but would in all probability retard the development
of the tuitional resources, and diminish the security
of life and property.
This sufficiently accounts for the vehemence with
which Mr. WEIP•TER is at present playing the part
of an itinerant apostle of union in the state of New
York. Prevented by the illness of his son from
taking part in the presidential demonstration at the
opening of the Erie Railroad, and the progress to
and from that solemnity, Mr. Weisrre has cm-
braced the first moment of his soa'a convalescence to
commence a supplementary progress on his own
account. The burden of his song at every place
where he has addressed the assembled citizens has
been the duty of loyalty to the constitution, and the
fully and criminality of the uncompromising anti-
slavery agitators, who are periling the existence of
the Union. So well has he played his part that the
glories of the presidential office have paled before the
glowing oratory of the Secretary of State, and, in so
far as the wings of New York are concerned, Mr.
WEUSTER appears to have a better chance of being
the party's candidate for the presidency at the uext
election than Mr. Fittmente.
Upon us who read Mr.Weesten's orations instead
of listening to them, and who, moreover, read them
some weeks after their delivery, and with great
tracts of sea and land intervening, they have not
produced quite so overwhehnitqr an effect as they
appear to have done upon his unmedntte auditors.
There is too much of special pleading, and too much
of exaggerated emphasis about them, to be entirely
satisfactory. Mr. WEBSTER'S arguments ure not of
a nature to be perfectly convincing to a mind so
acute as his, and his violent and frequent appeals to
the Supreme Being as witness of his sincerity and
good faith, weaken rather than strengthen our con-
fidence in both.
Mr. WelisrEit takes up his stand upon the Fugi-
tive Slave Bill as the only means of preventing a
breach between the slave and the free states.
He seeks to palliate that measure by alleging that
its provisions are less stringent than those of the law
passed for the same purpose under the auspices of
WAsuitegrole. In reasoning thus Mr. WEBSTER for-
gets that the hostility. against slavery both on the
part of slaves and impartial freemen, has become
much more inveterate and uncompromising since
WASHINGTON'S time. The conservatives of the New
World, if Mr. WEBSTER is to be taken as a fair spe-
cimen of them, arc committing the same error as the
conservatives of the old; they look only to the letter
of the aid law as compared with that of the new,
and leave out of account the altered feelings and
convictions of the generation for whom the new law
is framed. There is danger, doubtless, for the United
States in attempting to abolish slavery, bat there is
infinitely greater danger in shrinking from the
enterprise'

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