Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-28 00:00:00

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-- -RAILWAY ACROSS- TH-E--ANDES:-

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A numerously attended meeting of the Geo,„.•raphical,
Society was held .on Monday, Sir.RoderiCk lAurcliisen,
Viee-President; the 'CUL Among those 'present were
Lord de Blaquiere ; Generals Sir G: Pollock, Portlock&ox,-
4/I€l.Six T. Ailiipq ;;Achniral yitz-Aoy; Sir J. Rennie ;
Sir., T. Fremantle; Sir J. Davis; Colonels Anderson,
~FOx; grid Willonghby; *C6ptains Collinsen, 'Osborn, Sir
F, .Nicols6n; Rehinsoti, • Cochrane Cranfutd, Sullivan,
Borstal, and Pike,,,..R:N.; Mr.. Waive, : /41:1). ; Consul
,Hansen; Captains W. H. Walker, Allen Young, Sydney
Webb, Espinasse, Jenkins, and' Ilerd ;'lleSsrs. E. 0.
Smith, Barrow; Crawfurd, Previous
to, the, reading of the papers, the chairman drew atten-
tion
,to the Humboldt Foundation Fund. • Dr.' Shaw
read a paper on.the "Proposed Railway across the
• Andes from, Caldera to Rosario, via Cordova; by Wm.
-Wheelwright, :Esq.,. F.R.G.S. The author, whose
success in- the 'establishment of steam • communication
along the shorts •ofSouth America„and the construction
Of • a railway across the Isthmus of Panama.
.: is ;w.ell
known, has been engaged for several yearS in the con-
struction of railways in Chili, in 'which he has had'
occasion to use sharpe curves and steep gradients. Among
those already executed is that from Valparaiso to San-
tiago and' Talcahuano ; from Caldera • to- Copiapo,
Pjlbellon 'and Chanaxilto ; and from' Copiapo to Tres
-Piiiitos. In, their construction he has used gradients of
152 and 250 feet, per mile, and carried them to an eleva-
defl
Cordova,'niiglit a 'lie
eiscitalse crossed
alantodgetthheer rail)f
tien of 6;600' feet above' the level of the sea: Fromtheir
.sueceSs' the' author is' ed to 'believe 'that 'by asimilar
Pun' ou tsgyal.tptemsao..thcie An ,
.via
1,100 miles., The route has been carefully explored, the
614/ations 'fixed by. barometrical measurement, and the
Pass of SnrelFrancisco aseertainedr'never to be blocked
by snow, travellers erossiagit. at rdl seatons.-,The author;
:is of 'opinion that the construction of such a railway,
though diffi,cult, is practicable, and the ady,antages thac‘,
would accrue by opening tip the SiYilth American States .1
to commerce,. the Rio de la.Plata being navigable at the-
footof Rosario for vessels drawing twelve feet of water,
would be :very great; in addition to which it was
stated that it would' place England Within fifty days'
communication' 'of 'Australia. On -the •east of the •
Andes the, slope is gradual and /'presents :little dif--1
'fieulty, while, on the western side, the descent is;very
iteepand would require severe gradients. The heavy,
traffic, consisting of minerals, would, hoiveirer, be from
"-
the. mountains to the shore, and -the carriages would
descend' by their-own weight, while the return traffic,
consisting of lighter goods, might be drawn up the
incline by powerful 'l6ooinetives. It appears that the
South American States. are. so fully alive, to the , a -
vantages they.,wiil derive, from the eeoution of this
project, that the Argentine Republic has offered a' free
grant of land, five, miles fit' breadth", on either 'side of the'
railway. Admiral, Fitzroy ;.:stated that ':he had, the
greatest confidence in Mr. Wheelwright, and believed
the cOnstruction of the railway to be practicable, the
only serionidifficultY being for about 30 miles' across the
.summit of the Andes, Link should' it prove greater than
.could be overoome • common-roads might' be made for,
that portion of the route, and even with that break
in the communication the railway would be of immense
advantage: In answer to' an objection 'from Mr..Ham-
ilton„he stated that on some of the railways iii7NorTwaY
ana in theNnited States gradients occur of
,1 in, 3Q, and.
even as steep as 1 in A.,ancl- Vial powerful engines with
10 wheel* four of them driving,' have -been constructed
for . drawing- trains up these steeVincliries. Captain
Sullivan, R.N., drew attention,' to. the navigability.of
'the Rio de la Plata, , stating.. that ;he had ascended to
Rosaxio in i'vessel of 16,1'feet draught of water.. 'After
sornd'obserVatiorii from Mr. Bollaert; the second paper,
by Dr. Buist, "On the- Kooria Mooria Islands," was
also read by Dr. :Shaw, .;These. islands have 'become
famOns from the treasures of guano they are said to
contain, tbditgb the manure 'is' only found on the two
Smaller islands of the group;. Ibblea and It was
eoinPutedto amount in 186240- 209,000 tons;of which,
up to the end 0f,,1858, the quantity exported is said to
be 45,000 tons. The author describes the "geology,
botany, zoblogy, 6litnate,-and cause of the :guano depo-•
sits, stating that-owing to their seareity.and• worthless-
ness, at the .Kooria,Mooria,.:the, sending of ;vessels for
them had entailed/ a great lose, on the community, ana
suggested 'that before Government again entered' on
such expensive adventures it should consult the meteor-
ologisit,. the 'geologist, andthe geographer, on the chance.
Of discovering any soluble. manurein.regionscwhere rain..
,is,rare, and., when it dOei fall,- falli in torrents. Aftek
some observations from the chairman and from Mr.-
,Cratfurd in confirmation of Dr: Buist's views the meet-
ing Was adjourned to the 13th.of February. •

DtsraucTrobr or. Bins
.FORBfDDEN.—The destroy 7
ing,•all birds, except game to eat, has been recently, pre=
hibited in many of the small German States; on•the •
Rhine, and in parts of Germany. The motives urged
are these—wherever the farmers have killed:the rooks,
jays, and pen sparrows, the crops have been less than
where they had been unmolested. Very able naturalists
haye examined this, and have reported that the vast
quantity of noxious "verniin
,which :the birds destroy
greatly exceeds the small quantity of grain theyidestroy
in searching for the insects on which they feed.
STRANGE -LUMINOUS • PHENOMENON..--A Brussels
newspaper correspondent writes :--" On looking out of
my bedroom window at two o'olock in the morning of
25th January, I perceived the sky to be very, light, in-
somuch that I 'could discern the buildings and other
objects. The wind blew in fresh gales frbm.
barometer below 'tempest,' thermotheter about 41. I
have once only seen this luminosity before. It seems',
connected with electricity, and is of the nature of aurora
borealis, and is probably a foreboding of a change of
weather. - Ever since the new MOOR of Saturday, we
have had wind. - This has been a strange and unusual
Season altogether. Between the two hot summers of
1858 and '1859, came the large comet, whose brilliancy
exceeded that of 1811." '
THE HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF
SCOTLAND.—No one can have studied its history for the
last year or so, without seeing that ill-feeling and dis-
satisfaction were continually encouraged in certain quar-
ters., The most • trivial matters were seized upon, in
order to create further differences and difficulties. ome
gentlemen went so far on their dignity, and would seem
to have been deprived of so much of it, as to have
really had very little left. Everything that could be
misconstrued into- telling against the Society was
subject to this acceptable interpretation. The 'very
best of management was cavilled at. The undoubted
success of meetings was even questioned. Hundreds
and tens. of hundreds of members who were of one
way of thinking were "just" a -clique and coterie, and
the ten or twelve gentlemen who thought the other' way,
the representative wisdom of Scotland. Anonymous
assailants were _singularly bold in the charges they
advanced, and proportionately careful as to not standing
any further answerable for them. Chaos'and disruption
were clearly the watchwords of such a rally, and under
theie encouraging auspices the Highland Society pro-
mised to go to the bad as fast as it could. • Fortunately
fur one of the oldest agricultural institutions we have,
there has of late been a palpable reaction. So long BA .
reform and improvement were kept to their legitimate
objects, it is not too much to say that the majority have
, fairly gone' with these endeavours. But it. has been
more and more impossible to disguise the something
beyond this, and the good tense of the society has at
length stepped in to its own rescue. Tho half-yeaily
meeting was held at Edinburgh 'on Wednesday last.
There was altogether. a -good tone about the meeting.
The majority were evidently determined not to encourage
petty squabbles or personal antipathies. The endeavour
to disparage the success of the Edinburgh Show had as
untimely a fate. As usual, we were present, and we
may quote the opiniOn we recorded of it at the time :
" Never, perhaps,' has such an occasion passed off so
well, or with so much general satisfaction. The.busi-
ness of the week was not marred by a single mischance
or dispute, and a certain desire to march with the spirit
/of the times was clearly observable." In honest truth,
the Highland Society never stood se well as it does at pr.e-
sent. It has now annual meetings—in place of biennial
er triennial—year by year better in their arrangement
and stronger supported. The agriculturists of Scotland,
as was proved by the Statistics Collection, make themselves
almost to a man answerable for its prosperity and proper
influence. It has a larger capital than any other association
of the kind—an amount of means, in fact, that might be
more actively dealt with. The direction is clearly
evincing a desire to improve and extend. Almost habitual
practices and proceedings have already been amended,
and there is every promise of yet further advancement.
In the face of this there is still an unfair spirit of
hostility displayed that can be traced we fear to nothing
better" than petty jealousy and disappointment. There
are members of the society would like nothing so well
as to " put down" the Edinburgh Show as a failure.
We repeat that it was in every way one of the most
successful that has ever yet been celebrated.—Mark
Lane Express.

-AUSTRALIAN ANNIVERSARY DINNER.

Tho annual festival in celebration of the`` an
. _

nivetsari Of the foundation of the Australian Cololies
was, celebrated on Thursday at the Albion Tavern,
~Aldersgate-street. James Edward Fitzgerald, Esq.,
chairman, suppolled by the Earl of Carnarvon, Lord
•Sianley, M.P., Sir J. Pakington, Bart., M.P., Admiral
Fitzroy, Lord Alfred Churchill; Lord Monteagle, Mr.
Chich6ster Fostescue, Mr. Ga'rdupr, Mr. Merivale, Capt.
Yount (of the Arctic expeditioo, General Wood, C. 8.,
Captain Morrii, R.E., Mr. Butt, Q.C., Colonel Gawler,
William Wentworth, Esq., and about 150 gentlemen sat
down to a most sumptuous ba,nquet.,, After grace' had
-been sung, ,

The Chairman proposed "The Ilealth of her Maj esty,"
• which was responded to in a inannek peculiarly enthusi:
astic, and characteristic of the loyal feeling of the colonists
in Australia.-

!The Chairman next gave " His Royal Highness the
Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the
Royal Family," and in speaking of the interest which
the Prince Consort took in the welfare of the colOny;
mentioned the fact-of his Royal -Highness having sent
out a number of hares and red deer to promote the breed
of game:

The Chairman in proposing " The Attny_ and Navy,"
said •it was a matter for which the colonists must be
grateful, that, thanks to the army and navy, their shores
had never been attacked by any enemy. But if war
should ever.occur and an opportunity ever be given to
the colonists to display their valour, he trusted the
would emulate the fame of their fatherland. (Cheers.).
Peneral wood, C. 8., briefly returned
,thanks for the
army. •

Captain- Morris. alludee.to-. the galfant conduCt Of
Adn\iral Hope in the unfortunate affair on-the Peiho.
The Chairman said he had now to propose the toakt:
which had more immediate relation to the purpose for:
v'thich they were met. They were assembled_for the,
purpose of celebrating the r2nd anniversary -of the
Ibtindation of th'e Austmnan eolonies; ,The object for'
which they were met was more than the mere purpose'
of conviviality. They sought to assemble together:many'
colonists and others who had held office with some of
the leading statesmen in the eMpire. They .had been
disappointed of the presence of Mr. Gladstone; .rho. was-
debarred by official duties, and, of the Duke a New.-
eastle from illness. In.refexpee to the feeling 'which
pervaded the colony, there nere of course many different
political views entertained. There' were 'some few, and
very few they were, who thought .that 'the influence of
the' home government should be :greater ,than it was ;
but he should hold in contempt such a principle. He was
aware that the colony hail its difficulties nevertheless
to contend against in its self-government. There was
,the want ofknowledge of the capacities of public men',
who should be subjected. to competitive trials before
they were raised to offices in the state. - Another diffi-
roulty whreh was fraught with danger was the constant,
withdrawal of public men• from- their sphere of action
from Australia, on their return to England. Butif
there were few who wished the whole influence of the
hothe government to be brought to bear,- there would
yet be fewer left, indedd none, 'who would wish that
influence wholly dispensed with. The feeling of the
Australian colonies was that of warm devotion to the
mother country. If they looked to the future, the period
might arrive when the colonies, becoming mighty,
should become.with the mother country one vast empire,
the constitutional independence of the colonies being
preserved. The colonies were pre-eminent in their
loyalty and attachment to the . mother country and her
institutions. In conclusion, he proposed "Her Majesty's
Ministers, coupled with the name of Mr. Chichester
Fortescue." (Cheers.)

Mr. C. Fortescue returned thanks, and contrasted the
present position of the colonies with that whidh existed
prior to their obtaining constitutional government. It
mattered not, he believed, what party was in power.
The anxiety, of those who 'Were at the head of ' colonial
affairs was to do everything to forward the vast interests:
of our colonies generally. •
,Lord Monteagle proposed " Prosperity to our Aus-
tralian Colonies," and in doing so reverted to the period
-when he held the colonial seals, and was deeply. in-.
'debted to
..ono who. was worthy to be considered their
leader—namely, the late Sir Richard Bourke, who first
planted in the_celony the seeds_ of constitutional_ liberty
and showed them how they. could best turn them to
good account.. ..If they looked. to the loyalfy-TOf thi
,Australian colonists, let it be remembered that in the
Rtisiian war they had their artillery and volunteer,
corps, and showed the mother • country a good example.
He hoped that the love for the mother country might
long continue. He could scarcely express his contempt •
for those who held that the colonies were of no import-'
anee. Mother .theory was that the colonies should be
kept solely for the• benefit of the mother country ; but
this principle he equally protested against. The noble
lord concluded by proposing "Prosperity to the Aus-
tralian Colonies" amidst loud cheers.

Mr. Sj,„ Donaldson
_responded to
_the toast. The
interests -7:-.)f the colony had _progressed nobly. Aus-
tralia, when left to herself,' had done well, aided by
the enlightened courcsels of her Majesty's Govern=
merit. She had contributed thirty millions annually to
the wealth of the country, out of fifty millions finan-
cially. She had produced the raw material since 1854,
and the lifeblood- of commerce—gold—was permeating
throughout the world. Her natural productions were
vast—coal, wool,- wine,' native from the grape. With
regard to the power of governing the colony, he believed
the larger, portion of the population Were in favour of
free trade—free trade, to which a great potentate had
recently given •in his adhesion. :He hoped the colony
would oontinue to be democratic in-its-constitution, but
conservative with reference to her love to her dear native
England.
Mr. Justice Thierry proposed " The Houses of Lords
and Commons," who were entitled to the thanks of. the
.eolsnists for the attention which they paid, to their inte-
rests. go proposed to associate with the toast the name
of the Earl of Carnarvon and that of rord Stanley, who
'had shown hiMself to' be •a worthy scion of a noble hohie.
(Great cheering.) '' c,
The Earl of Carnarvoiretunted thanks for the House
of Peers.

, Lord Stanley, M.P., who on rising was received with
enthusiastic *beers; proceeded to return thanks on behalf
''of the House of Commons. The House of Commons
was one of the peculiar characteristics of Englishmen.
It took the deepest root in the hearts and minds of the
people, of this country. The noble lord with much
humour drew the simile between the.,proceedings of
colonial and Imperial assemblies, and warmly advocated
the self-government principle as applied to our colonies,
and showed the advantages which the well-being of the
colonies beitOwed on the mother country. •
Sir John Pakington, Bart., who was received
with deafening cheers, said he rose in compliance with
the request which bad been made to him, to propose
" The 'Governors and Parliament
_of the Australian
Colonies ;" but before he did so he could not help ex-
pressing his gratitude to the company for the courtesy
and hospitality with which year after year, he was
received by them. It was his duty when iithe Colonial
Department at the interesting moment when the great
gold discoveries were first established, and he was
placed with power at his control, to adopt a system
of conduct from which he was willing to infer, and
he hoped he was not mistaken, might be attributed
in some degree the kindness with which he hail
been received. He could only say he was influenced by
a desire to meet the colonists in the liberal and generous
spirit which the emergency of the moment demanded.

Ite-was delighted to find that -the Australian colonies -'-
maintained their attachment to ,the fatherland, for he
was anxious that the niost Uffeetionate feeling should be
-maintained between the colonies and the mother country,
founded as their interests must be on mutual respect and , .;
mutual advantage. It- was with• this feeling he had to
propose. the toast. This toast affected considerations
which touched the connections of the colonies with'
England, and, therefore, the unity and ptosperity of the
- kingdom. With respect to the govern ors they had had they
had been well selected. The progress which the colonies
had-made almost verged on the romantic. If they looked
to the future,.it was impossible for the mind to imagine
any degree of power, of wealth and prosperity, connected
with human affairs, to which these dependencies might 4
not hope to attain ; but the extent of that progress must-::
greatly depend on those men who represented the par-::.
lanients in those countries. Much would depend upat
how they discharged their functions as legislators.
But it was impossible to deny that at this very time,
in the Australian colonies, the system of responsible
government was being tried under circumstances of per-
' feet- novelty. But he would not say that he regarded
these.oircumstances with any alarm; nevertheless, great
caution • was necessary on the part of those who took
a leading part in the affairs of the colony. The cir •
cumstances of the present period might be called the
youthful excesses
Ofxcess oftheseDuke of N
a parliamentew cbasastele h doe would
ncooudnlstisatuy thattional
principles.
the noble duke had gained golden qpinions. He
believed that no man ever held the seals of office who
was more anxious to meet the colonists in a generous
spirit. The right hon. gentleman concluded by pro-
posing, "
,The Governors and Parliament of the Austra-
lian Colonies, coupled with 'the names of Admiral
Fitzroy and Mr. Leslie Foster."
These gentlemen severally returned thanks, and other
speeches followed, and the proceedings closed at a late hour.

•

INSECTS ON TRSES, SHRUBS, AND PLANTS.—IDStaIItIy and
effectually destroyed, and futurely prevented, by Greer's Patent
And-Vermin Lotion, ss. por gallon (sufficiently strong di.utcd _
with - six gallons of water), at the Anti-Vermin Office, 49,
Bnownlow-hill.

It is a well-known maxim that "time is money "—the terms
are relative; so to save one ia to save the other. Nye save
both time, and economise patience, and present good tempers,
when we have a good PEN—a bad one upsets, patience and
temper. Preserve all, then, by purchasing your steelpenipand
other stationery at 13. T. Hall'a wholesale steel pen warehouse,
23, South John-street. John Gillott's, Thomas Lowe* G. W.
Hughes, and other' maker's, on sale at Is. per irrnm • 'Good
l'en Holders, 2d. per dozen.
• The famous M. About fought a duel on Tuesday
morning with M. Vaudon, and received a wound in the
sword arm of no dangerous character.- The cause of the
duel was some observations from M. About's satirical
pen, in the Opinion Nationale, on the subject of har-: -
Moriy.—Letter from Paris. : ,
On Monday next Colonel Wilson Patten will nominate
as the select- committee on standing orders :—Colonel
Wilson Paftezi, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Sotheron Eatcourt,
Mr. Henley, Sir Robert Ferguson, Mr. Deedes, Mr.
Bramston, Mr. Bonham-Carter, :Mr, Wrightson, Mr.
Lefrov, and Mr. Lockhart ; and as Committee of Selec-
tion, Sir Robert Ferguson, Mr. Deedes, Mr. Bonham-
Carter, Mr. Dunlop, and Mr. Tier Seymer. ' -
+DEATIt OF LADY CHARLoTTE PROBY.—WC regret to
learn that Lady Charlotte Proby died on Monday last,
under very sudden and awful circumstances. The
lamented' lady called on Monday afternoon to pay a
was
by eldesth •
visit to her relative, the Dowager Lady Wenlock, in
Berkeley-square, and had just taken a chair in the -
draWing-roOrn, when- her ladyship fell back, and soon
first
E deceasedarl of lCarysfort,ady
second marriage,, with Elizabeth, third daughter of the
late Right Hon. George Grenville, and was born in 1788.
The Earl of Carysfort, Lord and Lady Claude Hamilton,
daughter of of ejoPhinred loshu rra,hefir
the Earl Fortescue. and other families of rank are
placed in mourning by the sad occurrence.
LORD ELGIN'S INTERVIEW WITH A.CRINE! DIGNI-

l'AßY.—Lord Elgin's Interpreter—His Excellency has
long looked forward to this day. Chinese Dignitary—l
meet him now as an old friend, and request to know his
honourable age. Int.—His xcellency has profitlessly -
passed years. Chin. Dig.—The ears of his Excellency
'are long, and betoken great ability. Int.--Ah !Oh! He
is unworthy of the compliment. Chin. Dig. You had
an arduous journey. Int.—We deserved it. Chin. Dig.—
I trust your honourable health is good. Int.—Relying
on your happy auspices, his Excellency's health is still
robust. Int.—The Great Emperor 'of your honourable
nation, is he well ? Chin. Dig.—He is well. The Great
Sovereign of your honourable-nation, is she well ? Int.----
She is well. Do the troublesome pests (rebels) still infest .
'the country ? Chin. Dig.—The insects are belngspeettily
exterminated.—Oliphase s Lord Elgin's Mission..
V.ARIKRODSEMEN AND CLEARS'. SCHOOLS.—On Wed-

nesday evening the Rev. Hugh Stowell Brown, of Li-
verpool, delivered a lecture on " riudibras;" in the great
hall of Exeter Hall, in aid of the building fund of the
Warehousemen and Clerks' Schools. The hall was well
filled with a highly respectable audience, who listened to
the lecture with great' attention. The rev. gentleman
gave a humorous exposition of the work he had undertaken
to comment upon, and showed that the satires Butler
lavished against the vice and foibles of his day were
still applicable 'to our own. The lecture was delivered
with great ability, and the audience were highly
delighted with the.evening's entertainment. An enthu-
siastic vote of thanks was accorded to the rev. lecturer,
and the proceedings closed with the usual compliment
the chairman.
1 A NEW STEAM CARAIAGE.—On Monday, the 9th
instant, 'a new locomotive steam carriage, intended for
running on ordinary roads, left the Buckingham Foundry,
and, conducted by the builder, Mr. Thomas Rickett,
passed through the towns of Winslow, Aylesbury, and
High Wycombe, to Windsor. Castle, where its capabili-
ties were displayed before the royal family, Prince Alfred,
the Prince of Wales, the Earl of Caithness, and others,
taking several trips with it, her Majesty and the Prince
Consort looking on. The Prince was much interested
in the mechanism of the carriage, which he examined
minutely, and Prince Alfred was delighted with the
facility with which it was worked, traversing the ascents
to the Castle, the various court-yards, &c., with the
greatest ease. The carriage holds three persons, and is
a very neat affair, weighing altogether about 19 cwt.
It will run at any rate of speed up to 15 or 16 miles an
hour, and can be stopped very quickly. We understand
that this is the second steam-carriage, designed for high
speeds on, common roads, made by Mr. Rickett, and
that several have been ordered for the Continent.

YORK CONVOCATION.—The proctors, &c., assembled
in convocation on Wednesday, at York Minster; the
Dean presiding as the Commissioner of the Archbishop.
theand ciceragnyonps,resheantt
therewere several of
only a
limited
nof the
mbers of the laity. No authority having been re-
ceived from her Majesty to proceed to business, the
Dean remarked that petitions would be received, but they
numbers
Arch-
deaconsong
were notallowed_to be read. The Rev. J. Bell, proctor
for the Archdeaconry of Craven, in the West Riding,
presented three petitions, one from the parishioners of
the district orSt. John, Bowling, Bradford, praying for
the appointment of committees to consider and report
upon the means likely to extend the muustmtteha'
and increase the usefulness of the Church, and the best
means by which the two Convocations, North and South,
might meet together in joint deliberation on matters of
interest common to both provinces ; the second from the
inhabitants of St. John, Bradford, praying for the revival
of the active deliberative powers of Convocation ; and -
the third referred to the neglected education of children
now brought within the provisions of the Factory Act.
After the- reception of these petitions, Convocation, was
prorogued until the 16th of August. The whole pro-
ceedings did not occupy more than a few minutes.
FIRST GLASGOW MUSICAL Fsprivat. The inau-
gurating concert of this festival, which is calculated to
give such an impulse to the spread of music, not
only in the west, but over the whole of Scotland, took
place on Tuesday evening, in the City-hall, Glasgow,
which was crowded with probably the greatest assem-
blage of nobility and gentry that ever met within its
walls. The oratorio of Elijah was performed with great
success, the principal artists being Madame Clara
Novello and Miss Whitham, sopranos ; Miss Dolby
and Mrs. Lockey, contraltos ; Mr. Sims Reeves and-
Mr. Lockey, tenors; and Messrs. Weiss and Winn,
bassos. _The Glasgow Choral Union, who give their
services gratuitously, and are conducted by Mr. Lam-
beth, number upwards of 400 voices ; and the orchestra,
selected exclusively from the London Philharmonic So-
ciety, consists of sixty of the first instrumentalists in
the country Mr. Henry Smart, London, acting as
organist. The Hon. the Lord Provost of Glasgow pre-
sided ; and the whole proceedings passed off to the great
satisfaction of all. The festival continues for other three
evenings, the programme being—Wednesday evening,
miscellaneous pieces from Mozart, Beethoven, &c. ;
Thursday evening, Mr. Horsley's now oratorio of Gideon.
first time performed ; and Friday evening, the Messiah.
On Wednesday evening Sir Michael R. Shaw Stewart,
M.P., presided; on Thursday, Sir A. I. Campbell;
and on Friday, Sir Archibald Alison. The surplus funds,
after paying expenses, are to be given -to the Glasgow
g oyal Infirmary and to the Asylum for the Blind.

ROBERT A. MUNN and CO.,
ADMIRALTY BROKERS,
),iletS,„ BROKERS FOR THE SALE OF SHIPS AND
STEAMERS, SHIP VALUERS, &c.,
3, York-buildings, Dale-street.