The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-03 00:00:00

MAY 3, 1852.

died, the fornr,r in 1829, aged 90, and the latter in 1831,
aged 76, drag n from the life by Lady Leighton. Unequal
thefigh the contributions to this amateur exhibition un-
qwstinanWy are, we believe that its influence upon the
cultivation of art cannot fail to be eminently beneficial.

SPORTING NOTES:•

No. CCXVIII.

TUE CHESTER MEETING.

TO :THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sxll.,—,,The celebrated meeting on the:Roodie is .once
:more aboutr to he'brought toisstre. It has been _gra-
-dually rising in importance ever since the establish-
nacnt of its Cup in 1824, and' the meeting this time will
dtcidrdly-possess more attractions than any that have
hitherto preceded it on the banks of the Dee. Each of
the small stakes have filled well, and the entry and ac-
.ceptance for the'Cup is without precedent. All this is
owing, in a great measure, to the indefatigable exer-
tions of
,that. masterly enterer of sport, Air. Tupham,
who deseives all the praise that can _be awarded to
_and to the large, sum of public money contributed,
-amounting to nettily:tixteen hundred pound,.7.
To-morrow commences tre tour days' eigertaiament
at " the anidctite civic of Chester."
The'GreiVenor Stakes of 10 save. each, h ft, with .10
ada.:ltl, ter three yrs old. Gst 8:h; four, Bst lb;'five, 9st

llb; six mad aged, 93t 31b; ()pew; the ball at two o'clock.
Ttlistake has .obtained six subscribers who have to
a LMO between the hours of six and seven this evening.
Tie Slostyn Stakes of 10 sovs...each, with 100 added,
collar Bst
.61b; fillies and •geldings Bst 21b; over three-
qui4rwrs of a mile, is for two yrs old, and will, in all
probability- attract the following to the post:—Brother to
Shylock, Whalebone, filly by Orlando, colt by &mutt,
Lablbton (3lbs eitra), The Belle-, Cassio. Molasses (d),
Huff (d), Charming Woman, Admiral Tschitichekoff,
Jaquenetta, And perhaps Hybla. Neither of Lord
Egiinton's will run. This - race, I think, will
be contested stoutly by Whalebone, Brother to
Shylock, Charming Woman, Cassio,- and Jaquenetta.
The result will probably favour CHARMING WOMAN or
JAQGENETTA, Brother. to. Shylock and Cassio being
their most dangeronArivals, I did entertain a respect-
able opinion of Whalebone for this bout; but, for rea-
sons which I cannot well divulge, I no longer anticipate
a victory for him, .
_ . .

The Palatine Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 forfeit, with
100 added, for three years old; fillies Bst 71b each, with
various allowances and penalties; a mile, two furlongs,
and some odd yards, will probably bring together Ca-
lot, Bst 41b, Evadne, fest 7th, Lady:Agnes; Bst 91b (d),
Captious, Bst 41b, Diamond, Bst, Caloric, Bst, Sally, Bst
71b, Ibis, Bst, and:Rachete Bst 71b, are doubtful runners. I
do not hold for an instant the notion that Lady
Agnes can have any chance of winning, should.
she run, which is dubious, the same remark
will apply to Evadne and Racheie. The running of
Captious I am not quite certain of, but
believe she will be sent; the result, however, will be be-
tween Calot, Caloric, Captious, and Diamond; and if I
award the first place to CALOT or CAPTIOUS, and the
next two positions to Caloric and Diamond, I think the
public will have -no ream to grumble at my decision.
Contrary to general expectation, I firmly believe that
Paddy Bird, receiving a stone only for the year from
Elungerford, will just succeed in winning the Match for
300/. by a head or so, after a close set-to.
The Chesterfield Stakes of • 10 sovs. each, with 100
added, once round and a distance—a mile, one furlong,
and sixty-six yards—will entice the following field to
the post:--His Grace, 7st 121 b; Redmond O'Hanlon,
fist 91b, or Lancaster' 7ot 71b; Mary Ann, 7st 61b;
Lucio, :at 411 a; Richard Primmer, 7st 21b; Helen .Faucit,
7st 21b; Captain Flash, 7st 21b; Bess of Hardwick,
7st 21b ; Jemima filly, 6st 41b ; and perhaps
Snarry and Royalty. Paddy Bird I have not placed
among the starters merely on account of his being
engaged in the match, which, as I before, remarked, is
likely to be a close affair, and consequently give him a
tie up for the day. Stilton, Joe Miller, and Poodle will
not run, being reserved for the Cup on the following
day. I have inserted both Lord Waterford's horses in
the list of starters, but only one will go; that one, in all
probability, will be Lancaster, Redmond O'flanlon being
reserved for his future engagements. Weight may
serve the. Jemima filly, as she is handicapped very
lightly; I certainly should take no liberties with her—
keep her on the winning side. Captain Flash, at his
weight, looks well; Lucio also is in easy; but I must
look to Lord Waterford's horse for the winner. If he
should fail, then commend me to the Jemima filly and
Lucio, who will otherwise probably fill the second and
third places; His Grace leading the ruck.
As to-morrow's publication will be too late to be of
any service to the majority of my country readers, I
will give them the produce of my latest accounts of the
Chester Cup. The field, it is almost certain, will be the
largest that ever started for this event, and will be
formed of the following :—Nancy, Russborough, Mountain
Deer, Ariosto, Lady Evelyn, Hippolytus, Goldfinder,
Musician, Old Dan Tucker, The Black Doctor, Dac-an-
Durra,e, Retail, Ringleader, Vampyre, Ephesus,
Hothorpe, Cockcrow (d), View Halloo, Dulcet, Vivan-
diere, Harp, The Indian Warrior, Grey Tommy (d),
Sister to Fencer, Stilton, Redmond O'Hanlon, Merry
Bird, the High Sheriff, Poodle, Lady Amyott, Betbgelert,
Kob-i-noor,Sophistry, Joe Miller, Bonita, and the Suttler
or Young Hawthorn. One or two of these may be
withdrawn and three or four others added, but, whatever
may be, the withdrawals or additions, they can scarcely
have any effect on the result of the race. Nancy, with
Job Marson up, I expect will run into the fourth or
filth place; her winning is almost an impossibility, good
as she is. Russborough's races at the Curragh balances
his account slightly on the wrong side;he is on of those
who will finish at the head of the nick. Mountain Deer
can have but very little chance. Ariosto, even with
Nat's assistance, cannot win. Lady Evelyn is the first
dangerous looking animal I come to, and if she is what
her friends report her, will be a formidable antagonist
on the day. Hippolytus is overdosed. Goldfinder ditto.
Musician's music will not be a triumphal strain. If the
owner's account is to be believed, Old Dan
Tucker will make them "get out of the way,"
and be enabled "to have his supper " off the
Coop. The Black Doctor's medicine will be eschewed,
and only his party's gold swallowed by the Ring. Due-
au-Durras 'will, I fancy, considerably improve upon his
last year's running, and give the thoroughbred sporting
owner of Curraghmore a first-rate chance of making the
Cup a stirrip•cup, from which he will drink a golden
draught. Retail -I shall dispose of in a wholesale man-
ner,
with Ringleader,
View Halloo, Vivandiere, Harp,
Sister to Fencer, Betbgelert, and Sophistry, as a per-
fectly hopeless lot. If they can brush up old Vampyre
ho is dangerous at 6st 101 b. Ephesus, at the same
weight, looks anything but bad, and Hothorpe, with the
like impost, is a perfect picture, so far as training is
concerned, as all say who saw him in town yesterday.
He will get a place of a surety, if not be the abso-
lute A 1. Dulcet and Grey Tommy will not
do in the present company. The Indian War-
rior carries several pounds too much. Stilton, des-
pite the overwhelming favoritism that is awarded him
in the tremendous amount of cash staked upon his
chance, will, to my thinking, find the penalty he has to
carry for winning the Metropolitan a stopper to his
finishing effort. Redmond O'Hanlon, whose penalty I
completely overlooked in descanting upon his chance the
other day, must succumb, I fancy, to the five pounds
extra. Merry Bird ought to run well, and finish
forward. The High Sheriff ditto. Poodle, notwith-
standing his beating at Newmarket the other day at
ever so many pounds less, will this time run much better
thau is expected: The remainder of the light weights
are reported to be held perfectly safe by Joe Miller and
Bonita, and I decidedly agree with the report. I have
not made any' comments on the chances of the Con-
fessor, Truth, Backbiter, Hesse Homburg, Scarecrow,
Grosvenor, and several others, who figure in the market,
for a. very good reason, that I believe not one of them
will start.

In conclusion. I find from deduction the first flight
should consist of Nancy, Russborough, Lady Evelyn,
Old Dan Tucker, Duc-an•Durras, Hothorpe, Stilton,
Merry Bird, The High Sheriff, Redmond, Witty Joe,
Benita, Vempyre, and Ephesus; the first to compound
in the struggle being Russborough, Vampyre, Ephesus,
Benita, and Merry Bird; Nanoy, Lady Evelyn, Old
Dan, The High Sheriff, and Redmond following snit as
they approach the stand, thus leaving the four leading
positions to be filled by DIIC-AN- DURBAN, HOTHORPE,
STILTON, and JOE MILLER—the two seniors probably
taking the place asserted by the old saw to be due to age
in preference to honesty.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
May 3, 1852. '

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERS ALL'S—SATURDAY. _
A considerable number of the subscribers attended
for the purpose of comparing books on the Chester Cup,
but very little business was transacted. The" features"
of the .Cup betting were an improvement in Stilton, the
advance of I3enita (from the outside) to 20 to 1, and an
ominous decline in Grosvenor. The Derby quotations
show a nominal improvement in Hobble Noble; it was
clear, neverthelev, that he still has many enemies.
.Closing prices:—

CHESTER CUP.
5 to 1 agst Stilton (t) 20 to 1 agst Merryßird (t,
13 to 1 sgst Hothorpo 40 to 1 agst Old D. Tucker
15 to 1 sgst Nancy (t)
20 to '1 agst Bet ita (t) 40 to 4 agst Hippolytus (t)
20 to 1 aget.Grosvenor 40 to 1 agst Joe Miller (t)
-IBY.
11 to 1 agst Claverhouse
30 to 1 agst Homebrowed
40 to 1 eget Elcot (t)
lut Augur.
Noble eget Alcoran.
ING IN TOWN. • .
;II CUP.
4 o'l agst Stilton 20 to ,1 agst iNancy
12:0'1 agst Joe Miller (t.) 20 to 1 agAt Merry Bird
12 to I egst Ilothorpe 25 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn
16 to I' agst Benita 100 to 1 agst Grosvenor
20 to.l agat.Golander 100 to 1 spit Confessor
The; quotations against ltrosvenor and Confessor are I
nominal; .they are not expected to start.
CHESTER RACES.
•
Arrivals at Chester up to stx o'clock yesterday evs,
ing:,,-Indisn Warrior, Russborough, Lancaster, Ceci:
crow, Redmond O'Hol.n, Sharravegue, the
toMarquisFencer,
•i
Duc-an•DhurrriS; Nancy, High Sheriff, Sister
Cala, Ballet Girl, Flounce, Queen of Spain, Diamond,
nd •
Prinee Rupert, Mountain Deer, Black Doctor, Saei
Richard Primmer,'Benite, lathe, Winge"l4 and a few;
others for plates.
assed through town, yesterday,
en route for Chester.

DEE
8 to 1 agst Alcoran
8 to 1 agst Bobbie Noble
10 to 1 agst Stockwell -
Offers to take 20 to 1 atom
1,500 to 1,250 on Hobbie
LATEST BETT]
CELESTI

THE CIIINESBJUNK, KErum.--This vessel, which
has excited so much attention during the last few years, will,
it is said, with the whole of its valuable and interesting cos-
tents, be offered for sale by auction at the end of the present
month, or the'beginning of June. It is at present lying in
the west India pock

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD
REFORM ASSOCIATION.
(CONTINUED ON ➢IONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.).

Sir,—On Wednesday the 2Sth, is few minutes after
the requisite number of forty Membrs had been c-
lected io the House, the Beer-money to Voters Bill was
offered for First Beading. On division the numbers wtre
found to be 16 for 'and 18 against. Which (on adding
four for the Tellers and one for the Speaker)being one less
than the requisite number of forty, caused the vote to go
for nothing. So that the pre.ence of one more Member
on either side-of the ;louse would have caused the Bill
for- supplying drink to Electors to be thrown- oat. As it
was, the conductor on the Tory side adroitly postponed
his motion; and so the question is to be tried-again,
with a renewed chance for the beer-sellers.

By way of showing what preceding legislators have
thought on this subject, my domemic Attorney-General
supplies the following extracts from Rogers's " Law and
Practice of Elections."

The Trpating del, 7 W.,3. c. 4, entitled An Act
for preventing charge arid expence in elections of
".members to serve in parliament," onsets and declares,
that " no person bere-fier to be elected, &e., after the
" teste c,l the writ of summons to pari.ament, or alter
the t,ste or issuiug out or ordering of the writ or
writs of election upon the cuffing or sac...moiling of
"any parliament liereafier, or after any such place
" becomes vacant, &a., :ills!' or do Ocreafter, by hitaseif
" or theniselvee, or by any other ways and Inca= on his
" er their behalf, or at his or their charge before his or
" their election, directly or indirectly, give, presmit, or
" allow to any person or persons htving voice or vale at
" such election, .any money, meat, drink, entertainment,
" or provision, or make any present, gift, reward. or en-
" tertuitnnent, or shall at any time-hereafter make any
" promise, agreement, obligation, ofengagement to glee
" or allow any money, mess, drink, provision, present,
" reward or entertainment, to or for any such person or
" persons in particular, or to any such cennty, city,
" town, borough, port, or 'place in general, or to or for
" the use, benefit, employmen‘profit, or preferment of
" any such person or persons, place or places, in order
" to be elected, or for being elected, to servo in parlia-
" meet for such county," &c.—Shaftesbury, F. and F.
382.

By a. 2, " Every person or persons so giving, &c.,
" shall be disabled and incapacitated, upon such election,
" to serve in parliament for such county, &c., and shall
tie deemed and taken to be no member of parliament,
" and shall not sit, act, or vote, or have any place in
" parliament, but shall be, to all intents and purposes,
" as if he had never been returned or elected member
" for the parliament."
The only effect of this act, it is imagined, was to
enact end declare that all entertainment or refresh-
' ment given or allowed by a candidate, directly by him-
' self or his agents, or indirectly " by any other ways or
"means on his behalf, or at his charge)" that is,

" ways or means," resorted to by others at his desire or
' with his knowledge; without reference to the extent
'or extravagance of the entertainment, or to any
corrupt intent, or to the effect it might have upon
the result of the election, should, if given after the
teste of the writ, or after a place became vacant,
avoid the election; the object being, by this stern and
provision, to put an end to treating at the
election altogether, to estop candidates from setting up
the plea of moderate or even necessary refreshment, and
to take from the Committee of Privileges and Elec.-
' Lions, and from the House, all discretion as to their
judgments upon the intent and effects of treating at
such a time ; a discretion which, if not grossly abused
from personal or political motives, had been, at that
period, to say the least, frequently exercised in an
arbitrary and unsatisfactory manner. In the Middlesex
oanbne
jidet
chterf
oregarded
which meaning of
tt the act;
se
extent
case the committee seem to have acted up to the spirit
ctievtletnfor it appears that they
ofno ther th e treating,ilnflue,ne e
itb nor tmighthe
have had on the election; .LerVefoidredsahr Rib ans v.
Herefordshire, ' Crichete, 1 B. and P. 264
Radnorshire, semb. contra, ib. 494?
moans that there is an appearance of contradiction
place pointed out. Which should therefore be Peck.
lookedcontrathe
;
at.]

Middlesex, 2 Peck. 31.—[In 'lBo4] A considerable
' quantity of provisions were provided for Mr. Main.
waring's voters, by orders of persons proved to be Mr.
M.'s agent!, who also undertook for payment. The
entertainment was not proved to be by any moans ex-
' travagant, nor was it charged to have been given with
a view to influence votes, but only for the necessary re-
freshment of such as came to the poll. The coin-
' mittee decided, that Mr. M. did, by his agents, commit
acts of treating, whereby he was incapacitated to serve
in parliament upon such election,. and vide Hereford-
' shire, 1 Peek. 186.'—p. 261, 7th Edition.
Although this was admitted to be the law, yet there
was difficulty in enforcing it; it was therefore thought
advisable to declare it in precise and authoritative tan-
' guage, at the same time extending the penalties against
the offence.'

4 The 5 and 6 Vict. c. 102, by sect. 22, recites that
the provisions of the Treating
Act having been found
insufficient to prevent corrupt treating at elections, it
is expedient to extend its provisions, and then enacts
that,

Every candidate or member, who shall,
By himself or by or with any other person, or in
' any manner directly or indirectly,
Give or provide, or cause or knowingly allow to
be given or provided, wholly or partly at his
expense,
Or pay wholly or in part any expenses incurrrd
For any meat, drink, entertainment, or provision
to or for auy person,
• At any time either before, during, or after,-any
such election,
For the purpose of corruptly ir.flnencing such
person, or any other person, or for the purpose
of corruptly rewarding such or any other
6 person,
' For having given or refrained from giving his
vote at any such election,
Shall be incapable of lacing elected, or of sitting
in parliament for the county, &c, where too
treating took place during the parliament for
which such election was holden.'

Upon this Act it may be observed that if a condi-
' date or member knows of any treating going forward,
` and pays any portion of the expense, or, though he
' did not know of it at the time, yet contributes to the
cost of it afterwards, whether it took place before, at,
or after, the election, he will lose his seat for the place
where the treating took place for the whole parlia-
' ment.'—p. 263.
Chester, C. & D. 68.--[ln 1819] One Fletcher, an
' opulent tradesman of the city, and an active supporter
of the sitting members, had distributed the following
tickets:—

" The bearer, A. 8., is to have such refreshment as
" he thinks proper, to .the value of two, gallons of ale, at
" the C. .1). public-house.—J. Fletcher."
Fletcher denied that the sitting members knew any-
' thing about these tickets; but admitted that they had
been in the committee room whilst they were lying
about: that they had been circulated amongst the
freemen in the interest of the sitting members; that
they had not yet been paid, and that he considered
himself responsible for the amount; that he had no ex-
' pectation of being repaid by the sitting members, for a
party of gentlemen, friendly to their interest, had ma-
' dertaken to pay the expenses of the election. A table
was laid out with cold meat every day at the hotel.
General G., one of the sitting members, on one °can-
' sion, being in the room, desired the party to make
themselves comfortable, and ordered the waiter to briny
more wine. The sitting members had lived at this
hotel during the election. The landlord stated, that
he had received no instructions from either of the sit-
' ting members about providing refreshments for any
by
body, and had no expectation of being paideither
of them.'—p. 267. [Sitting members held duly elected
there not being proof of agency.]
Serjeant Maynard, in the debate on ExPence at
" This bribery by drink is
Elections Bill, 1673.4, said, 1 Whitelocke,
ne-
"a lay simony."-4 Cob.! Parl. Hist. 783;
is6,2o32fi.:—stp.
distinct 2 61.
32,87h:s 2isndthSeosetathtewa
or
fe case, ,
whichClifford;it
is th
occasion there voted gettingthe
t w
eTnotryy
Lißiebset or
arla t o
en
bt to
issu ptsoe to;p
paonsde
thelrtaisi slit
rally true, that on the first
nine-
teen, and on the second eighteen, anciene,‘
lay
would
have thrown out Serjeant Maynard e simony''
altogether. The Tories had the genius to get a member
eotfi the
on the other side of the House to put his name to the
but the doing is theirs.
Af
ter this, came the
in theorder
nir
for second
o
readingoindf
Scotland.
Bill for
eur
sree,mhoi
bigot
Tests
provinces in the empire, each of a dif-
ferent by bigot, in the common
cause.
bed religion, and enacting tests against all
the rest, a bigot in any of them would support the testa
ageain
If
ef
rte hnetr
nehriehi
the other
forty-nine, as the means of
helping to secure his monopoly at home.
Asin
now in an Arctic winter, Awhere everything
sswt
the spring-time, of Reform produced is rapidly going
backward, t is not to be wondered that the second
reading of such a Bill was rejected by 172 to 157. No
gr
apear t majority either; Considering that the sun was in
Cicorn.
On Thursday the motion for a Committee " to con-
sider the preservation of the Crystal Palace," was re-
jected by 221 against 103. The arguments of the Go-
vernment that the thneybtahiiludgins,
that
naklt yitdewPaasrkmhaandifebsetelyn
declared fit were,eo
fit for nothing but to be pulled down. And that the
Commissioners for
ligation to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, to
pull it down by a certain day; without establishing
valid reason why the Commissioners of Woods and Fo-
rests should demand the execution of such an obligation,
any more than if the obligation had been to pull down St.
Paul's. Who and what is behind the Woods and
Forests? An obligation to a public board, is only an
obligation to act if the public board demands. But, why
is the public beard to behave insanely ?
On Friday was produced the much-expeeted Badget.
The new Chancellor of the Exchequer began by prov-
ing most satisfactorily, that all the three forms of taxa-
tion, Import Duties, Excise, and Income-tax, were
equally unpopular. His struggles to overcome the
difficulties shieh old connexions imposed on the
discussion of some of these .subjects, suggested the idea
of the spirit under strong control, our forefathers were
fond of introducing into the =chicory of their romance.
But by degrees the resemblance altered, and at last a
listener who sat beside me, burst out in the words
addressed to the Hebrew prophet, " I called thee
to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hest
altogether blessed them." Never was such a frank
concession, of what for years had been in dispute.
" Punch" must not lose the countenances of the
unfortunates who were doomed to sit behind the
orator. " Glum" was a cold expression, which was
applied by the Member for Montrose in commenting
upon the scene, Still there remained the winding-up,
which was to know what was finally to be., proposed.

The guess, in ely neighbourhood, was that it was to be
a rateable increase of t-sil taxation. It was .better; for it
proved to he; u continuance of the Income. Tax for a
year; and everything else to remain as it was.
Ii is true,,A..le proposal of continuing for a year con-
tains the principio of wrong on the holders of tempo-
rary incomes, which their ostensible defenders are
so incompetent to comprehend. Much was further
harped, hytho
,sarno defenders, upon the necessity of di*
-tendin; :the ItMotna Tax. to the lowest incomes for the
sake of symnietry; refusing to remember, that those
-lowest- incenses': pay at ten or eleven times the .
rats of the rich in indirect taxation• But the
coneraiiiiii on the Whole is not a
.bad one. Time
has been gained for the holders of small and of tempo-
rary incomes, to find out what hurts them, and who is
on their side and who not. And a grand admission has
been made, of the general prosperity of the country under
what is called the new regime of Free Trade, which it
will be difficult to get over or revoke._

At the same time the case is not without its dangers.
:At nearly the coaciloion of the debate, a Conservative
is/ember rose and protested, against any engagement
having been made, that the preNnt arrangement should
1:0-inare than t.-,yxporm.y and fr..r the existence of the
present Parliainent. arnelmts to declaring the in-
tontion of goia,_T to the ulcctions en the present in-
yEing stAtcluent, and pursuing, a diffarent course if sub-
sequuntly btreng-Quourlls, Wnich it is for the country to
!noir. after.

friend 'or f-17,-411. perin7ico awl tact in such matters,
intimated to m., his htli-f, that; the upshot of the present
proceedings h:! a union between the Ministry and
what are callvd tl^ Peclito‘. It 60, bare will he
nothing left for. the Lite leaders, but to take a further
" Etep into the rignt," in the direction at the pt.-Tutor
wishes.: There is a proverb on the subject of "sn ill
winsl,7_ which will rirr)bably occur to your recollectiOn•
On the whole the time is very favourable, for raising tb.e
old banner of Parliamentary Reform; the first step in
which, must be the keeping out the mock Liberals who
will swarm at the Elections on the pretence that all dis-
putes are over.

I am, Sir, yours very sincerely,
AN OLD REFORMER.
Blackheath, 3rd May, 1852.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

Meyerbeer's grand opera, Les Huguenots, was pre-
sented on Saturday evening, for the first time this sea-
son, in a style which we lieve no other house in Eli-
rope could completely equal at the present period. In'
the production of this majestic chef d'ocuvre the direc-
tors of the Royal Italian Opera have done themselves
infinite credit, and established the very strongest claim
to public patronage and applause. Costa's unrivalled
orchestra, the overwh-lming power and perfect drilling
of the chorus, the great resources of the establishment
in the essentials of spectacle, and the supereminent ca-
pabilities of the principal vocalists, all combine to ren-
der the performance of Les Huguenots, at Covent-gar-
den in the highest degree imposing and superb.
Grisi, who is, we repeat it, the queen of the lyric
stage, sustained the part of Valentine with her fall
excellence of tone, vocalization, energy, and pathos.
Madame Castellon, as Marguerite, sang with great
sweetness. The part of Urbina was filled for the first
time by Mdlle. Seguin, who acquitted herself in a very
satisfactory manner, and gave the cavatina " Nobil donna"
in a manner to elicit general applause. The Marcel of
Formes is a mighty triumph of the great basso. One
could wish the absence of a little ruggedness, but the
general effect is magnificent. (The aspect of Formes
in the part of Marcel is exceedingly like that of
Oliver CromwelL) Polonini was careful and impres-
sive in St. Bris, and Tagliafico as the Count de
Nevers, Soldi as the Huguenot soldier, Rommi as Meru,
and Mdlle. Cotti, deserve respectively a word of praise.
Mario's Raoul is well known. We were anxious
to ascertain whether this delightful singer had recovered
since last season that peculiar sweetness of tone for
which he was formerly distinguished, but we fear,
judging from Saturday night, that it has, become "a
light of other days." Nevertheless he sang beautifully,
and acted with his customary grace and feeling.
The plaudits of the audience were loud and frequent.
Mario was received on his re-appearance in the manner
due to so established a favourite. Grisi's reception was
enthusiastic, and the duet with Marcel in the second act,
and that with Raoul in the third took the house by storm.
Her performance in the scene in which the latter occurs
is the acme of lyrical excellence. In fact her Valentine
is fully on a par with her Norma, and to dispute her
supremacy in either role, in favour of any other artiste,
is sheer absurdity. At the conclusion of the third act
Grisi and Mario were called before the curtain, and
again, together with Formes, at the conclusion of the
opera. The benediction of the poniards was executed
with stupendous effect, and the final unison chorus
encored.

Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, accompanied by her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent, honoured the performances
with their presence, as did his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge. Among the fashionable com-
pany present in the theatre. we remarked the
Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Adeliza
Fitzalan Howard, the Duke and Duchess of Bed-
ford, the Marechesa Braucaleone and Mademoiselle,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare, the Earl of
Wilton, the Earl and Countess of Glengall and Lady
Margaret Butler, the Earl of Sandwich, the Earl of
Durham, . the Earl of Bcsborough. the Earl of Car-
digan, the Earl and Countess of Bradford and the
Ladies Bridgman, and Miss Mencrieffe, the Earl
and Counte!;s of Laneshoreugh, Viscount Exmouth,
Viscount Templetcar-n. Viscount Clifden, Viscount
Chelsea' Visenaut and Viscountess Maidstone, Viscount
Canterbury, Viscount and ViFcountess Villiers Vis-
countess Wentworth, Lord and Lady Foley and the
Hon. Adelaide Foley, Lady Brough and Mrs. Spalding
and Miss Spalding, Lady Elizibeth Butted and Miss
Bulteel, Lord and Lady Blantyre, the Count and Coun-
t toss de Morella, Lord Arthur Hey, Lord Adolphus
Varie, Count Lai) Corti, Lady Maria West and Miss
West, Lsdy Georgians, Codriugton and Lady Henrietta
Somerset, Liciy ['Hose Lovell, Lady Augusta Went-
svor:h and the Ai
—IsBPS Went:Verth, Lady Peel and Miss
peal, Lady Rachel Russell, and Lady Heslop and Miss
Edict, Lord Colville, Baron de Sternberg, Lady De
Dunstanville, Lady Mary Vyner and Mr. Vyner, Lady
Virginia Sandars and Mr. Sanders, M.P., Lady Anne
Charteris, and Lady Harriet Vernon and the Hon.
Augustus Vernon, the Lord Chief Justice and Lady
Jervis, Lady Parke and Miss Parke, Lady Macfarlane
and Miss Macfarlane, Sir John Campbell,:K.T.C.S., and
Lady Campbell, Sir Henry Webb, Sir William and
Lady De Bathe, Sir James Ferguson, Sir George Car-
roll, Sir William Fraser, General the Hon. George
Anasl, &c.
Anson and Mrs. Anson, Sir Charles and Lady Mar-
sh

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LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST
RAILWAY.
Traffic—Week ending May 1,1852 £8,843 7 0
Traffic—Week ending May 3, 1851 ... 10,328 11 11
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1852 ... 151066 3 6
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 151,043 11 „5
Total number of Passengers—Week ending
May 1, 181)2 ... 50,604
Passengers ... ...R6,383 14 3
Goods ••• ..• ... 2,459 12 9

l 8
518148, 17
3703
Total miles
epTeno,tallB.ii,
17.a4 ;
ditto,
London Terminus, May 3, 1852.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.—It is stated in the Royal
warrant authorising the Commissioners to erect the Crystal
Palace (printed by order of the House of Commons), " that
agewor
ano
yut
enbadyt 8 ha ne rdei
thereof,natb the
eae
lslodl
be
se cecrxiobmpeedpni
seeta:loydf
thee
all
the said buildings and erections which may be erected on the
reiaenoddf
said Commissioners on or before the said Ist of June, 1852,
mtshaoiedvesndiltaeatnoedrriapcliagerc
and that on or before the said Ist of June, 1852, the said
Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 shall, to the satis-
faction of the Commissioners, for the time being, of our
Woods, forests, Sze., restore the soil and surface of the
park to its Corm before any part thereof
the said
Commissioners,
ready for sowing with grass seeds,
-and to sow the same."
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT ALBERT•GATE.—A very
serious accident, arising from the reckless manner in which
omnibuses are driven along the western thoroughfares of the
metropolis, occurred on Saturday afternoon, close to Albert`-
gate. Captain Gunning Sutton, brother of Sir Robert
Gunning, had been riding on horseback in company with
his daughter, in Hyde-park, and was in the act of crossing
from Albert-gate into William-street, Lowndes-square,
when the horse on which the Captain rode got in some
way entangled between two omnibuses coming in opposite
directions. The animal reared and plunged, and pre-
sently threw the Captain with great violence between the
omnibuses. Captain Sutton was taken up insensible and
conveyed to the residence of his brother-in-law, Captain
Howard Vyse, in Chesham-street, where he was staying on
a visit. Bledical assistance was instantly sent for, and Mr..
Cesar Hawkins and Mr. Teevan, of Chesham-street, were
soon in attendance. On examination of the unfortunate
gentleman they discovered a deep wound in the lower part of
the abdomen, from which considerable hermorrhage took
place. Restoratives having been administered, the Gallant
Officer was restored to consciousness, and during Saturday
night he had some sleep. The serious nature of the injury
renders the result exceedingly doubtful, though hopes of
the Captain's recovery are said to be entertained by his
medical attendants.

MASTERS IN CHANCERY ABOLITION BILL.—Tbe
Lord Chancellor's Bill, which is waiting for the second read
ing, to abolish the office of Masters of the Court of Chancery,'
and to make provision for the more speedy and efficient
dispatch of business in the court, contains 58 clauses. It is
proposed that the first four Masters shall retire on pensions 4
Michaelmas Term next. Power is also given to the Ler_c_,
Chancellor to release the remaining Masters. The Master
of the Rolls and,the Vice-Chancellors are to sit at chiunp.sf:
for the dispatch of business, and chambers may be provide
for the Judges. " The Master of the Rolls and evserYareol '''—
h beTs.
Vice •Chancellers respectively, when sitting in f Olt
were shall have the same ower and jurisdiction in
.I,slrct°
business to be brought' before them, As 11 they
respectiVely sitting in open court."
ointed to
Major-General James Campbell
.sion to
command the troops in New South ivaies, nan
sucee...
i i
vacates the command on
Sir Edward Buckley Wyniard,
. elevated— l i nfa Vt
00 Ut :
the
appointed a inen3ber
Mr. William Cotnrnissiong
of the council at Sierri Leone.
his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant-General.
Mr.
hOrhal\di E beenAT Ii
d of the state of he
able accounts have besn receive alth of 01,9
ILLNEss OF Tia.
Right Rev. 'pr.. Ter, of I
Meath during the viceroyalty Lord Clarendon. His
Lee of , _
ordship is suds lug from a pulmonary affection.
Dxs.TH of TH RUSSIAN
nis.3ernsdui, o rw
, E. MINISTER OF FINANCE.—
The Chevalier Count Vrontehenko, privy councillor, knight
of secerai Mission_ orders, and Financial Minister, died on
the 6th ult., after a painful illness.
Sotrit-EAsmtri ItAII.wA y..—lt appears that this
company intend to start cheap excursion trains from London
on the morning of the Bth and 9th instant, so as to convey
parties to Paris the same evening, to be present at the grand
military fête in Paris on the 10th instant. The excursionists
are to return from Paris on the 12th, and be conveyed back
via Boulogne and Folkestone to London.
Fine large new potatoes were last week sold in
Bridgewater market at la, per lb.