The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-12 00:00:00

COURT CIIICULAft.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
attended by Lord Charles Fitzroy, visited bar Royal
Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, yesterday after-
noun, at her residence in St. James's Palace. -
Ills Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the
Marquis of Abercorn, Viscount Mandeville, Lieutenant-
Colonel Francis Seymour, and Lieutenant-Colonel
the Hon. Alexander Gordon, loft Buckingham Pa-
lace at tea minutes before one o'clock, yesterday
afternoon, for the purpose klf laying the fotndationione
of the Hew buildings in Victoria-street, of the
West-
minster Training Institution of the National Society. His
Royal Highness returned to Buckingham Palace at
twenty minutes before two o'clock.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince
Princesses Helena and Louisa, took a driveyesterday
sterda y
Arthur, and the
morning, in an open carriage and four. Their Royal
Hianeases the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and
the other members of the Royal family took their usual
exercise yesterday, in the garden of Buckingham
Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
hack yesterday, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Hon. A.
Seymour,
Gordon.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
Italian Opera
with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended
by Viscountess Jocelyn, the Honourable Mary
Lord Polwarth, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lieut.-Colonel
Flinennt,
ialtended
Hon. A. Goesal
Highness n otuhree
Duchess
elst
su yoafl
her
with their prence last evening.
Majesty's Theatre
Her Roy
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady
Sir William
or Gibson Craig,
with hot presence last evening.
and Sir George Loupes, honoured y ovvard,
r. Cowan, KP.,
the Exchequer
A deputation, headed by
P" and
M
had as
aMira.teEdwardinterview icEi
tlhli c
thee, ChancellorM.
yesterday, at his official residence in D
Lord Lyttleton hadowning-street.
an interview •
Derby yesterday, at his ..- . with the Earl of
s official residencestreet. in Downing. _ _

The Cambridge University Commission had a meet
log yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord
of the Treasury in Downing-street. Present—the Bishop
of Chester, the Deau of Ely, Professor Sedgwick, and
the Rev. W. EL Bateson (Secretary).
Lieutenant-Colonel Munday had an interview with
Sir John Pakington yesterday at the Colonial•office.
A deputation, headed by Mr. Miles, M.P., and Mr.
Cardwell, M.P., hud an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.

DESTRUCTION OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE.--In Con-
sequence of many thousands of persons in the United King-
dom having been unable to obtain a copy of the Great
Exhibition Chart, printed in colours, and presented by the
proprietors of the Weekly Dispatch, to their subscribers and
the public, in the months of January and February last, a
re-issue has been determined upon, to take place on sunds
next, May 16th. The Chart, which has undergon
persons
revision, shows b4y simple diagrams the number of
taken
that visited the Exhibition daily, the amount of money
y con-
at the various entrances, the quantity of refreshmentsnaccount
surn2d ; the names of the Royal Cimmissioners; .
an
feet. In
of the origin of the Palace and its dimensions
I ossess this
order that every individual' in the country nutY.P
ults, to mark
e a careful
statistical reflex of curious and interesting reass a memento
the demolition of the building, and to '!.
of its existence,
day stated.
subscriber and purchaser of the Dispatch on every Saturday
the Chart will be delivseerrvend
The Dispatch is pub!ished at four o'clock.
us leaving London,
every
morning, in time for the first railway trams
should be given to
and for the morning mails.
Early orders
r to Mr. R. J. Wood,
tgbreatiato
all newsvenders in town or country,
agents will have a copy of
No. 139, Fleet-street. The news
_l6th.
the Chart With every Dispatch-of maY

iTO THE SECRETARY OF nit BRADrORD 13 VI
REFORM ASSOCIATION. 71 if' . e
(CONTINUED ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.) dn-
, --, ------ A.-,
Sir,—On Menday the 10th, the Chancellor of .th,felere stS:;,_'`:e 1
Exchequer produced his plan for the Assignment 461--e.e! C:::A7*°'• . '1- i- 74 Tp V
A
the Seats forfeiteci by the disfranchisement of St. e. 4..e5e,4"
ban's and Sudbury; a subject on which public cusioeiVee:
.s"'''',,,, ---: ?-- )
had been considerably raised, It is impossible to deny I.;_j=, c,lf",';'7-\ that his elan se as as fair, open, honest, undisguised, irre- '.1.0 .;.-t 7' 4t:
5
preadhableii-preiliosallo add four Members to the Con-
-11....atra ,ii,l4. .7.
servativo -side of the House, as if it had been suggested to
give four new Members to the county of Buckingham.
The proposal was, to divide your West Riding into
two, taking the North Midland Railway for the line of
demarcation, giving two new Members to the North-
Eastern or 2er-twinned-division, and leaving you of the
South-Western as yea are. Credit was taken for not
allowing Leeds to corrupt the agricultural division, state-
ment being made that it was proposed to make a hump
in the divisional line for the purpose of keeping Leeds
on the other side. Farther, a division of the same
nature was td La perpetrated on the South division of
Lancashire, with the palpable effect of fixing the capitul
of the new division at Liverpool, where Conservative
princiVes are considered to be strong.
The bait thrown out in this to the Liberals,—who as
children of light, !eel not expected to be always a match
for the children of this world,—was " You cannot ob-
jea to an arrangement that gives more Members to the
same population;" in fact, the Unandos Clause over
again. And it was amusing to see, how many appeared
disposed to rise at this fly.
The Member for the University of Oxford (Mr. glad-
stcue) replied to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He
ably overturnel the preliminaries of the official speaker,
who had laid down with considerable pomp of language,
that though there was nothing magical or cabalistic
in the precise number of 658 Members of the House
of Commons, there was an imperious necessity that this
mysterioustact
heh
ad
argued,number
with shouldi
t all be precisely preserved. In
the powers at his com-
mend, that before the Government could go to tho pro-
mised appeal to the people, it was necessary that the
House should be filled up to the mysterious number with
four Conservative Members.
After this reply, the House went to a division by
common consent on the motion of Mr. Gladstone to pass
to the other Orders of the Day; which was carried
against the Chancellor of Exchequer by 234 votes
to 148.
An unsuccessful attempt was made on the Ministerial
division;"vote by r representing senti ng
argument i t
side of the House, to diminish the importance of this
being
singwhat was called " a snap
a number of Members having
man with the
taking place earlier than was expected,
g one founded
to dionne. the
Bdui division
sthis
n
and consequently
manifestly depended on the assumption,
go to dine. Anythat only Tortes
slightest. knowledge on•
such subjects must know, that unless
fifty Members provednobetslhe final
ealo_
that Liberals do not dine, thiefnumber oltf can
on each
side must approached to the proportionner;
numbers; and consequently
dine, it is as certain as that a man firing into a flocken ot f -
sparrows would kill a nearly equal number of cocks and
hens it the numbers were equal to begin with, that thirty
out of the fifty would be Liberals, and therefore, if no-
body had gone to dine, the majority against the Minis-
ters would have been ten more than it it was. When a
party to any contest makes an effort which so palpa-
bly fails, it is within the limits of the most temperate
and justifiable opposition to hold it up to public con-
sideration as a striking evidence of weakness, and
carry to the utmost the advantages derivable from the
fact.

Hero then is the Tory Ministry in a minority of eight
times (which but for dining out would have been nine
times) as many as induced their predecessors to throw
up the Government. It is to be feared the superiority
alluded to as iu possession of the children of this world,
will prevent its having anything like similar conse-
quences now.
An interesting question for our side, is to know what
could have induced the Tory Ministry to put themselves
into this minority. Supposing that we had been called
to hold their cards, it is clear our aim must have
been, to propose the maximum of advantage we were
sure of earrping, but first and above all things to
propose nothing we should fail in. Why did the Con-
servative Ministry fall into this huge mistake? Or
eau it, as some suggested, have been intended, and is
there anything behind? The probability appears to be,
that there is not, and that it is simply the result of what
was noted to you in a preceding letter, under the phrase
of the squadron-officer leiing ridden over by his men be-
hind. Their squadron, it appears then, is a snob, not
under the direction of the ostensible leader, and conse-
quently in only a slight degreejunder any direction at all.
All of which, let you and me, who ride in the opposite
ranks, treasure up for use as opportunity may arise. eet7*
The Militia Bill was then proceeded with in Com-
mittee. After stout resistance, Clauses 7 and 8 were
carried by majorities of 169 to 82, and
,216 to 99.
Clause 8 is for fixing the Quota of counties by Order
in Council. The basis of this fixing appears to be unne-
cessarily circuitous Where can be the necessity for in-
stituting a cumbersome preliminary inquiry into the num-
ber of serviceable men in the respective counties, when
the object might be obtained with quite sufficient accu-
racy by dividing according to the population? Suppose,
for instance, it is decided that 80,000 men are to be
levied in England, with a population of sixteen millions.
Was it necessary to do more than direct each county to
famish one militiaman for every two hundred of po-
pulation ?
But there is a further question, of considerable im-
portv.lice. Seeing it is declared to b© desirable to raise the
men -by voluntary enlistment, why may not us many
men be so raised as will enlist without distinction of
counties, and the counties in the last resort be charged
with raising the deficiency by ballot by the rule men-
tioned above? On what principle is it to be said, if
Lincolashiremen are eager to enlist and Yorkshiremeu
arc not, that the men shall not be taken, by voluntary
enlistment in Lincolnshire, but shall be taken by forced
conl,criptiou in Yorkshir:=? If you and I were allowed
to settle this routs, 1 think vie could contrive to

mend it.
I will note, that the proposal uf the Chancellor of
the Exchequ"r f)r. making the North Midland Hai!-
way the line of demarcation between the intended divi-
sions, is not carded to the clearness which would pro-
bably have been shown if the plan had been of
longer life. The North Midland Railway, to my appre-
hension, stops at Normanton. But from the mention
made of Leeds as near the boundary, there seems no
doubt that the boundary intended in that part of the
line was what you call the Leeds and Bradford Rail-
Si sty, and that if the agriculturists were to be "shoulder,'
you were to have been " ribs." When you see the por-
trait of the unsuspecting animal that is divided into
joints for the instruction of inexperienced carvers, it
may make you think of the escape you have had in
the West Riding.
Oa Tuesday, the Maynooth question, after a long
debate, was adjourned till the l9th.
I am, Sir, yours very sincerely,
AN OLD REFORMER.
•
Blackheath, May 12,1852.

pi-,BOOK-KEEPING FOR
exrper eiss sl
asy for
set the
A SY STEM - NING TRADE. By Joseph
THE TAN
b
Sawyer, publisher.
benefit
book
t.., is
onnected with the tanni trade,
fit of those -e ,-,
ct for which," 8 J
ah
va has
mere. been compiledwyer
t, t
he
dsystem of book-keeping, althou h
g
lr third or fourth among the manufactures of
it ranks
" To give some idea of the extent to
Great Britain. 4 .
• h the leather trade is carried on in this country,
which
Sir F. M. Eden, in his work on insurance, estimated
sufficiently, define
the value of the different articles manufactured of
leather, in 1803, at 12,000,000/. The work is divided, into two parts. In Part I. will be found instruc-
tions for the preliminary arrangement of books and
detailed information for those o are not wh pracly
acquainted with book-keeping, followed by general rules for balancing, &c. Part 11. is devoted to tbe
consideration of the difficulties of keeping clear and. concise accounts in the tanning trade, and explaining
the mo&s
the principle which the author considers _ ;Li__
convenient and advantageous. T
very carefully arranged, and we consider that
h expresses
Sawyer has fulfilled the desire which
c y of arrange-
in his preface, viz., "By simplicity
of all e
ment and illustration, and by the exclusion
to produce
traneous matter and useless technicalities,.. .
trade, the prin.
The whole 7.
a set of books relating to the tanwegn to persons ciple of which must be obvious even
un-
acquainted with book-keeping:"

NEW ASYLUM FOR FATOBBLESS CHILDRINe—
Yesterday the eighth anniversary of this asylum, at Stain-
ford-bill, was celebrated at the London Tavern by a festival,
at which Mr. Peto, M.P., presided. About eighty friends
and supporters of the institution dined together. It is a dis-
tinctive feature of this charity that it imposes no restrictions
with respect to the ages of those whom it is intended to be-
nefit, but renders aid to the destitute orphan as early and as
long as he may need help. The " New Asylum" was formed
in 1841, in consequence of differences as regards religious
teaching which had arisen in the original orphan asylum,
founded in 1827. The Chairman stated that the Prince of
Wales was a contributor of 250 guineas. The Hon. Chair-
man advocated the claims of the charity very successfully,
and stated that there were now upwards of one hundred
connect d the asylum, and that the high character of those
connected with its management was a guarantee for their
excellent training. and the care bestowed upon them. It
was irk contemplation to erect a new building more cam.
mensurate with thedalttms on the benevolence of the funds
of the charity, an ere was already a fund amounting to
2,400/. towards this desirable object. .After the dinner the
children belonging to the asylum, who presented a healthy
and preposseasingappearance, walked in procession round the
room, and after singing a hymn retired. The health of the
was proposed by Mr. Alderman Wire, who referred
'arlittillilCl
rberality which has characterised his career, both as k
publictochsitihrenil
man and in private life. This toast was very c(r.
arc good effects
g
to
9t received, of ter which a list of sabsc,srsitpottpomiotainhlelsi:samountin
ete:
to 952 L was read by the bon, secretary, the Rev. Mr. Avelir g,
including a donation cf 250 guineas from the chairman, and
yshortness of breath,
one of, a hundred guineas from Baron Lionel Rothschild,
treasurer of the institution.
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Complaint
accompaniedt beari-iex °aerariebiesioWitsumhielatibeo:s
these
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without inconvenience,
of Holloway's Pills. For many years I was
goodthatye t
though parneven effectt
soted
farthm from
aeatd nanowe walking
advanced
a ilne ye
ant I feel quite relieved of the stomach
proprietors of the Lynn, Advertiser, so
, will confirm this state-
mHee,altr.y_CsoneidNboyrthalsltrDeartu,gaLisytnan.a Messrs.icomprlraint. (Signed)
Establishment, 244, Strand, ) ant at Prsisuor Holloway's
Dr. Maclure, formerly head
Souls and St. Maryleb
King's College, Londonnh District School, in union with
Regius Professor of as been appointed by the Crow*
dem. humanity in Dilarischal :College, Aber
London
Threw and son,

I—PRINCE'S, 14, Ragent-street, Waterloo-place.
Messrs. PRINCE have the honour to announce to Members
.t their SMCKLNG and READING ROOMS will OPEN on the
s instant.

'7?OYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
• a) _ COVENT GARDEN.
IL FLAUTO MAGICO.
'fozart's grand Romantic Opera, Il Fiala° Magico, will be Re-
zed on Saturday next, May 15.
____----------

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT GARDEN.

GUIEMARD.
M. GUIRMARD, Primo Tencrre of the Academia Royale at Paris,
has arrived, and will shortly make his first appearance la Halevy's
grand Opera, LA dLTIVE.

iiOYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE,
ADBLAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND.
THIS EVENING, and every evening during the week,
A new Characteristic Address, by the Manager.
After which a new Piece, entitled THE HAPPY MANAGER. A
Dramatic DRfaulty. In one act.
To be followed by a new and original Burlesqne, called THE
SPIRIT OF PUNCH ; or, The Arcadian Brothers.
To conclude with an entirely new version of the Grand Eastern
Spectacle of ALADDIN ; or, The Wonderful Lamp, produced with
all the vast resources of this small establishment.
Doors open at Ilalf-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock.
A. Morning Performance on Saturday next. Doors open at
Ei L'f-past Two, and commence at Three o'clock.
There will shortly be produced several New Pieces, which are now
in active rehearsal.
private Boxes and Stalls to be had at the Box-oflace of the
Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
GRAND EXTRA NIGHT.
TO-MORROW
Will be presented Rossini's Opera,
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA.
Roalna, Madile Soile Cruvelli ; Il Conte d'Almaviva, Signor Cal-
; Figaro, Signor Belletti ; Basilic), Signor Ferlotti ; Don Bar-
tolo, Signor Lablache.
Between the acts a new Ballet Divertissement, entitled
LA FETE DES ROSIERES.
By Carolina Rosati, Madlies. Rosa, Esper, Alle;rini, LWao-
roux ; MM. Di Mattia, Gouriet, Venafra, and Mathieu.
To conclude with the new Spanish Ballet Divertissement, entitled
UN BA.ILLE DL C.ANDIL,
In which Wile. Guy Stephan, Mdlles. Rosa, Esper, Allegrini, La-
Laoureux, IL Di Matta, and M. Mathieu will appear.
Application. for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera
Box-ofilce, Colonnade, liaymariLet.

ROYAL ITALIN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.
GItA. EXTRA NIGHT.
First appearance in England of Signor Bartolini.
First Night of Lucia de Lammermoor.
TO-MORROW,
Will be produced Donizetti's Opera, entitled
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR.
Lucia. )I&dile Anna Zerr; Alice, Madlle. Cotti ; Enrico, Signor
„.tonni ; Raimondo, Signor Folonini ; Edgar, Herr Ander.
""' To conclude with the third and fourth acts of the opera,
I MARTIRI,
radium, Madame Jaillenne (of the Academie Royale, Faris) ;
severus, Signor Ronconi ; Felix, Signor Marini; Nearcus, Signor
StigelE; a Christian, Signor Seidl; Calisthenes, Signor Polonini ;
Polyuins, Signor Tamberllk.
Commence at Eight o'clock.
Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa.
"Tiokets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (for the
Night or Season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open
t•om Eleven till Five o'clock ; and of the principal librarians and
asicsellers.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Mr. B, Webster, sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton.
THIS EVEI,MNG,
Will be performed an entirely new comic Drama, entitled MIND
YOUR OWN BUSINESS, by 3lessr3. B. Webster, Leigh Murray,
Eackstone, and Keeley ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Reynolds, &c.
After which a new Burlesquc on a frightfully popular subject, to
be called 0, GEMINI ; or, the Brothers of Co(u)rse. Characters by
Messrs. Buckstone, Bland, Weolger ; Mesdames Buckingham, Col-
'ins, Caulfield, Honey, &c.
To conclude with BOX AND COX, by Messrs. Keeley and Buck-
stone.

THEATRE ROYAL, A.DELPIII.
- Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed a new Drama of powerful Interest, called THE
QUEEN OF THE MARKET. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, 0.
igmith, Paul Bedford, Emery, Honey, Worrell ; Mesdames Chaplin,
Yarding, and Keeley.
After which, a devilish new Extsavaganza, called MEPHISTO-
PHELES. Characters by Mr. Honey, Miss Fitzwilliam, and Miss
oolgar.
With WHO STOLE TILE POCKET-BOOK ? or, a Dinner for Six.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Linder the Management of Mr. C. Kean.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed ShakesPere's Historical Play of KING JOHN.
Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. Wigan, Ryder, Addison,
Meadows, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Graham, F. Cooke, Everett, Vezin,
t.athcart, and Wheatleigh ; Miss Phillifs, Miss ilobertson, Miss Mar.
ray, Miss Kate Terry, Mrs. D tly, and Mrs. C. Kean.
After which A LUCKY FRIDAY, in which Mr. A. Wigan will
ap pear.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
tinder the Managemel_c of Madame Vestris.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews.
• THIS EVENING,
Will be produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A
CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews,
Frank Matthews, Robert Roxby, Belton, Baker, Suter, liorncastle,
Rost ?re, Butler, and llonner ; Madame Vestris, Miss Laura Keene,
Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St. George, Miss Wright, Miss
Oliver, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis,
Miss Grove, and Miss Foote.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager. Mr. W. Farren.
THIS' EVENING,
Will be performed TIME TRIM ALL.
After which CHAMBER PRACTICE.
To conclude with THE FARMER'S STORY.

4.ATLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
ruder the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty.
The most successtul and popular Theatre in London.
THIS EVENING,
Will be presented a new grand Military Spectacle, which is now
exciting all Paris, entitle" BONAPARTE. IN EGYPT; or, the
Battle of Aboukir.
•l'o be toilowed by Batty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena.
Ili addition to the extraordlnary talent at the above Establish-
ment, Mr. Batty has engaged the celebrated Equestrian Mr. A.
Cooke ; also Mr. Boswell, the rennwned Comique, and Madlle. Re -
becca, the graceful Equestrian, the whole forming the most elegant
and unique perfoamance ever witnessed within the walls of an am•
phitlicatre.
To conclude with a Laughable Farce.
Tickets to be had at the Box-office Pram Eleven till Four daily.
Stage Manager, Mr. Leclercq.

lUGU WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
TRI3 PAY --Ilornint 33 min. after 8 I Evening 12 min after 9
To-Moneow—llurning 50 min. after 9 I Evening 25 ram ate 10

THE WEATHER.—SuN 01rFICK, MAY 11
TFMTNICMETUR, IN Tali Slibl E.
58—highest since noon yesterday.
45 owt3t this morning and during the night.
55 —this day. at noon.
BARCMETErt, 29.72.
WIND W.—Heavy rain during the night and this morning.

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.
State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following
p at Nine o'clock yesterday morabg.—The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.
Phritotrru—Wind W., hard wind—partially cloudy.
finionvost—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast.
lixamma—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
S arrsAmprox—Wind W., s rong breeze—overcast.
EJLKESTONIS— Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
Turaskmaa—Wind W., hard wiud—thunde breez r storm.
GSEENWICII—Wind S.W., strong .partially
cloudy.
&Rowe —Wind S.W., &trong breeze—partially cloudy.
Bwrapox—Wind W., squally—showery.
CoLcausTim—Wind S. W., hard wind—overcast.
C...,..stEtlincE—Wind S. W., hard wind—partially cloudy.
ILrtstourii—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudy.
t,,96 returns from the following places indicate the state of
wind and weather on Monday morning at nine
clock
Lt..tvat. _
,tu:eit—Wind W. storm—partially cloudy.
Mutuw—Wind S.W., hard wind—rain.
p„outl4"-R—Wind S. W., storm—overcast.
—Wind S Wstrong •
(2,vagwytr„. breeze—rain.
L sin wrobiZi-i!nd S.W., gentle breeze—overcast.
lIIRMINCiIux...V S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
HOLYlltikb—virnTd S., gentle breeze—overcast.
LazicesTEß_Nvi_, g:S.W., strong breeze—rain.
Y: strong breeze—rain.
DAraa..voTox_win!trrong breeze—overcast.
u,2 , strong breeze—overcast.

At the Royal ooserva_
'rY, Greenwich, the mean daily
reading of the barometer
Wednesday, and Thursdaywas above 30 in. on Tuesday,
29.,95 in. The mean ; the mean of the week was
oftemperaturet of the week was 48.1°,
or '3.5`8 below the average
same week in ten years.
Tha highest daily temperature we
on
Monday,
9:p€orna t
uSruendwany,
onlyan ,and
734.1 on Saturday. The mean (a
41.3 on Sunday, or 9.4° below the. - daily
tan years; it rose to 44'1° of the same day in
the average ; to 451° on Tuesday, which i 8 7° below
average; to 46.Y.' on Wednesday, or 4 ?oj 6'3° below the
to 47,0 on Thursday, or 4.5 Q below tile
sage;
the average ;
on Friday, which is 0•7°.. above the average; and to 52'5Q
on Saturday, which is 6.a° above it. windThea' a_nd to 59°
rally from the north-east till Friday, whenit blew gene-
changed to
aouth-west.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1852

Earl GREY'S notorious despatch of the 14th of last
January has been responded to by Sir HARRY
SMITH in terms worthy of that distinguished and
veteran commander. His Excellency's reply, pub-
lished in the columns of yesterday evening's Gazette,
passes over in dignified silence the insolent and un-
statesmanlike contumelies indulged in by the late
Colonial Secretary. Writing in answer to Lord
GREY'S personally offensive communication, and
dating kis response, the 17th of March, from the
Camp at Blink water, Sir HARRY SMITEI almost
entirely restricts himself to the narrative of
the various movements which had taken place at
t seat of war since the p?riod of his former
eaeatistoh to the home Government. In the very pre-
.Lne of present statement, the Governor of the
Cape remarks that, although informed that her MA-
JESTY's Govern
n. had deemed it an unavoidaWe
duty to retievom from hi= position and its various
of
elußb tho ELI SOVERLIGN had approved
that pousmeasure, and although It was intimated to
successor
him, indeed, that his
was preparing forth-
with to leave the shores I England—" such were the
prospects of the war at that period,"a,seayfsthhe., " and so
rapid the progression towardsthat at
(best shoofwEnebblyngs which
can alone perpetuate peace
the pro-
again issued by me on the Gth ruwhaircyh, end
again enclosed), that et sense of the duty
guided me in the service of my SoyEara,„ and
—Country