The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-19 00:00:00

PROVIDENT CLERKS ASSOCIATION.

At a meeting of the benevolent department of this
association, held yesterday, at the London Tavern,
Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P., in the chair, two clerks
and five widows of clerks were granted annuities out of
the benevolent fund, varying from 151. to 301. per
annum, each.

The CHAIRMAN alluded in very eulogistic terms to the
usefulness of the association, and made an earnest
appeal to clerks generally to give it their support, ob-
serving that, in his opinion, instead of lessening their
claims on their employers, in case of sickness or mis-
fortune, it strengthened them by belonging to such an
asssociation.

The interesting proceedings concluded by votes of
thanks to the various officers of the society for their
services during the past year, and also to Mr. Baring
for his conduct in the chair.

THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.—The anniversary of her
Majesty's birthday will be celebrated with great eclat at
Woolwich on Tuesday next, the 24th inst„ and the fol-
lowing troops will be present on the common, shortly
after eleven o clock, a.m., to take part in the proceed-
ings :—The Royal Horse Artillery, the Field Batteries,
the whole of the Foot Artillery, the Royal Sappers and
Miners, the Royal Marines of the Woolwich division,
and the whole of the Woolwich division of Chelsea Pen-
sioners. The whole of the young recruits of the Royal
Artillery in the garrison were exercised with small arms
yesterday, and will be again exercised to-day and Friday,
to enable them to join in the celebration of her Majesty's
birthday.
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.—The number of public acts
passed in the present session is only 25.
PILOTAGE.—By a Parliamentary paper made yester-
day, it is shown that on the Ist of January last there
were at Cowes 53 persons licensed as pilots, 23 at South-
ampton, and 43 at Portsmouth.
THE FORTHCOMING TERM. —Yesterday, on the
opening of the offices of the common law courts after the
holidays, the lists of rules, &c. to be disposed of in the
forthcoming term were made public. In the three
courts, the lists number 106, of which, 45 matters are in
the Queen's Bench, 43 in the Exchequer, and 18 in the '
Common Pleas. Of the business before the Court of
Queen's Bench, there are three cases in the new trial
paper for judgment, and twenty-four for argument ; and
of special cases, demurrers and county court appeals,
there are fourfor judgment and six for argument, besides
eight enlarged rules. In the Exchequer, there are two
cases in the peremptory paper, three in the special paper
for judgment, and three for argument; whilst, in the
Court of Common Pleas, there are five enlarged rules,
seven new trial rules, and four matters standing for
judgment. Only two demurrers were entered. The
ensuing term is the last before the long vacation ; and
as the 22d happens on a Sunday, term will net legally
begin until Monday next.

HORRID TRANSFORMATION.—A correspondent writes
us, that a Glasgow swell, who went out in the Typhoon,
landed at Melbourne, dressed in the genuine Buchanan-
street style, with gold watch mid two rings on his fin-
gers. A short time afterwards, one of his fellow pas-
sengers, shocking to relate, saw him iwith two cuddics
selling greens in the streets of Melbourne. He said he
was making money, and was quite jolly.—Glasgow

PROPOSED CRYSTAL PALACE IN GLASGOW.—A com-
pany is being organised for the purpose of establishing a
Crystal Palace in Glasgow, on the plan of the great
institution at Sydenham. The necessity for a place of
public resort, in which business, pleasure, instruction,
and amusement might all be combined, is certainly great
in Glasgow, where there are so few attractions of an
elevating and refining character for the industrious
classes.—Glasgow Mail.

Mrs. Meagher, wife of the Irish exile, will leave
Liverpool in the latter part of this month for New York.
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—The ,United States Mail
steam-ship Arctic, Captain Luce, sailed from her moor-
ings in the Mersey this afternoon, shortly after four
o'clock, for New York, with the usual bi-weekly mails
for the United States and British North American pos-
sessions, 120 passengers, and a large general cargo on
freight. At 45 minutes past two this afternoon the
Liverpool and Philadelphia Company's screw steam-
ship City of Manchester, Captain R. Leitch, sailed for
Philadelphia, with 177 cabin passengers, and a large
and valuable cargo of general merchandise on board.
SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS IN SCOTLAND.—A
Parliamentary paper published yesterday contains a
return of the number of retail and wholesale houses
licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquors in each parish
in Scotland for the year ending the 10th of October,
1852. The return shows that the grand total of such
houses throughout Scotland amounts to 15,044.