The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-24 00:00:00

LETTEIci FOR. SARDINIA VIA BELGIUM.

GENERAL POST-OFFICE, April.—Lettera for Sardinia,
when specially addressed to be forwarded in the Prussian
.Closed Mails via Belgium, may in future be sent either
:unpaid or paid to their destination, at the option of the
sender. . • -

`The combined British and foreign postage chargeable
on such letters will be Od, for a letter not exceed-
ing 4 oz. in',weight ; 2s. Od. ditto exceedihg 4 oz., but
not exceeding 1 oz. ; 4s. od. ditto bzgeetling 1 oz., bUt
not exceeding .2 oz., and so on, iu'•proportion, accord-
ing to the scale for charging inland letters.
Postmasters will bear in mind that letters for Sardinia
are forwarded, as a rule vitt France (and are liable to
the rate of postage• laud dawn- in Instruction To.' 13,
1852), unless they are specially addressed to be sent
by any-other route, . ' -

LLOYD'S : D A E)

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-Logi:sort, April 24.-'Wind this day at Noon, N. to
fresh breeze, and cloudy at times with dry, cold
weather.- The Mercury has risen considerably within the
hours;last .48 from about 29.30 it has gone tip to about
30.150, or from nearly Rain'to Fair. •
Cow's, April,22.—Tho Frisk (smack), of and from Jer-
ley•for Alderney, with bricks, was abandoned by the crew
and acme of the passengers after being ashore on Alderney
Rocks, and fallen in with yesterday; off Si.l.Alban'ti, with
two men and, a woman (passenger) on board, withjib, fore-
sail, end mainsail set, and displaying signale of distress, by
the Larne, from Callao to Leith, which pht two men on
board,tand Who brought her inhere to-day. •
PouTotoont, .April, 23. Wind, -4. E. Arrived—.-
11.11L'is st Centaur, from Rio Janeiro, and sailed next day
for the Baltic ; Jeanne Catherine, Gothenburg, for Gee-
long, with deck tanks leaky • Zveline, London, for Galli-
poli. Sailed—Albatross ;s), Gallipoli ; Blundell, do.
FiLIiOUTH, April 23.—Wind, N.E., strong breezes.
Arrived7,4obantie Maria. from SkienT Sif Isaac Newton;
New York, and sailed forliamborglz Bonrges
Castor, Vonaros ; Princess Royal, Marseilles, for .LY4O ;
=Robert, Stettin ; Coach& Marseilles • ' 'oOesin Gibraltar.
for St. MIL Johanna, Amsterdam ; Elide,

OFF THE STAHT.--Albion, from Madras; Gloria Deo,
Messina.

PLThIOUTII, April 23. —Wind, E. N. E. Arrived'—Blanche,
from Coruntia. Sailed-,-HistOria, for Port Philip; Lady
Elgin, do. ; Maria Hey, Geelong; Wilhelmine, ;
Andes (•s Gallipoli..
Fools, April 22.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Nelson Packet,
for Newfoundland.

HARWICH April 23.—The- Albertina (brig); of and from
Gottenberg,:for Bordeaux, with deals, got on. shore on•the
Hasborough Saud list- night; seven of the crow saved;
the Master, master's wifeand.chifd, first and second mates
and One seaman; left,on board. It blew very hard-all last
night from, the Eastward, and still continues; several WS-,
isle have'pnt in here for shelter. • .
HULL; April 23;—Wind N.E. by IT.• Arrived-LGrey-
hound, from St.
.Michael's : -Elizabeth; :Mutton ; :Faders
RUkiobing ; T,Tranus, I.7dirstta.-.
• LrORRPOOL, April '.2l.—The Franeei 'ltatts; from Rio
Janeiro to New Orleans, was totally lost near the- mouth
ofthe:Mississippi, ; pa-it of cargo (coffee) saved,
partially damaged.
CLYDE, •' April 22.—Arrived--Harmonia,' from Noir
York.. Sailed—Sarah Jane, for Phib,delphia; .AitatOr,
Ali andria.
SCILLY,- Feb. 21. Wind, Arrived--.--Rhoda,
from Leghorn; Sibella'' Colombo';Colombo';'Samgon, St. -Domingo,'
for.Falmouth, with a leak in her bows.;
San Jose, Tra-
pani, for Christiansand. . • :
LAURVICi;APriI 19:--The Norwegian squadron is under
orders to putto sea from Hortenon the 19th April, to join.
the Swedish squadron at Kariscrona.
• SHOREHAA, April 22.—The Rambler, from Cork to Lon-
don, which was ashore between this' port and Brighton on
the 20th, has been got Cff
,the strand this morning and
brought into the harbotkr.
MEkEL,' April 18.—:A. pilot, whO has been on board
H.M.S. Conflict, reports that there have been eleven ships
captured,iour of which have been sent in bore, and seven
despatched to KIT) Bay. Two of them are reported to
baladen with Munitions of war: •
.11h3pm, April 20.—The weather is ,settled and fine,
wind light, at W. On the lath April,
_at 4 p.m., as Com-
thander Voute, of H.M.S. Conflict; was, returning to the
vessel in a boat with the ,urgpon auti five .men, in crossing
the bar the boat was swamped, ; the surgeon and one man
were mired. Commander Foote and four men drowned.
The Mary Ann Cook, from Swineruunde, which was on
shore, 7th April, about five miles south of -the harbour,
could not be got off,, and has since been condemned.
The Cowslip, from Swinemunde, which was on shore on
the South Mole, opposite the lighthouse, April 7, has been
condemned. The masters and crews of the above vessels
have been transferred't.9 the prizes about to leave for Hull.

(BY ILLECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LivEnPoor., Monday, 10Ari a.m.
Arrived—Soinnauth, from Bombay; Ponachan, Mobile ;
William Rathbone, Sew York; Lindisfarn, Gothenburg ;
Nordcap,. Copenhagen ; plenty and Culloden;Castle, Nee
York.

Off the Port Danube, screw steamer.
PLYMOUTH, Monday, 10 A.M.
The hired screw steam transport Victoria, Captain Ley,
No. 72, which left Greenhithe at 5 o'ckck on Sunday
morning, with the 19th Regiment, was off Plymouth, all
well, at five o'clock this morning, proceeding, under steam
and canvas, at the rate of 12 knots an hour, for Malta and
Gallipoli. Off Shorehanf she saw a paddle-wheel man-of-
war, of about 750 tons, steaming to the eastward.
The Victoria has seen nothing of the Frencn fleet.

(BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
Olt ATEsEND, Monday, 10.22 a.m.
Wind N.E.; tide half_flood ; blowing strong.
Arrived, April 3.—Moselle (steamer), from Hamburg;
Tunis, Gothenburg ; Neptuniri, Amsterdam ; Falcon,
Stralsund • Christians, Longsouud ; Tre Lover, Copen-
hagen ; threohd, Landscrona ; Mary Ogle, Ranclers ;
Adolphe Kttirsture, Woolgast ; Peter Ladritz, Danzig ;
Helena, Uddewalla"; Carl, Stettin; Zeldenruish, Stral-
aund.

24th—Raven,bourne (steamer), from Antwerp; Candi-
date {steamer); Hamburg.
Sailed--Ryswyk, for Melbourne.
- . • DEAL, Monday, 9.30 a.m.
Wind, N.E., blowing strong.
The Anea-one lies in the same state as 'reported last
night ; several more of the ship's storeahalre‘ been landed.
The wind :ia still btowin strong from the IsT.E., with a
very heavy sea upon the beach.

_ ... . .
Tait CooT DEFENCES• IN BUSSF.X.—Great prepara-
tions .are.beieg made to place the. coast defences in the
most satisfactory condition, and two batteries are 'now
in course of erection at the mouth of. Littlehampton
Harbour, near Arundel. The works are• rapidly pro-
gressing, and it ie expected by Mr. Lobb, who ie super-
intending their eonstmction, that they will be eom-
plated by the latter end of June, or the commencement
of July next. Each battery is being constructed to
mount five guns each gun being capable of discharging
a 42-pounder. It is also proposed to erect -a spacious
barracks near these batteries, for the accommodation of
% a troop of 50 marine exclusive of officers, for manniug
the guns of the batteries. - . ~
Micpicli., PmonTiosas.—lt is stated, in a partia-
mentary paper ordered at the instance of Mr. Brady, that
there were in England and Wales, according to the census
tables of 1851. 1,771 physicians,l3,47o surgeons or ape.
thee..aries, 14,039 druggisdruggists,4 aurists, 14 oculists. and
•
1,041 dentists.dentists.- In Scotland there were 511 physicians,
1,574 surgeons or apothecaries, 1,194 druggists, and 113
dentists. In the Isle of-Man and Channek islands there
were a150..44 PhYsioiAns, 1 AsurgeOns and
apc?theoarres,
92 druggists, am:l-18 dentists. The totals are came.
l
quently---Physicians' 2,328.; surgeons or apotheearies,,
15,162 ; druggists, 15,25 i doutistos 11107 ; aurid,si 4
and oculists, 14. , .

SPOETTNC4 NOTES.

13:j. igitltiEß:',, H4;l\ DICA P.

. .
ilt. t ictz.:_:ilcrs ‘,f York have ,worthily ful
1-lOwectfir a nipl:-; cflibet itvact ihon bs their"
of Lon3lOry.", -*NZ* acitiorz-Was -WC prOjr...Ct
for- c4al.4l,ihing, the fl-reat NOrtherix Ilan+ mprth
3.lPfYlat.c7A- ;4,407 :11 f)-4-
,ceralnl
trl e I 3 01-:01tE;
owners and trainers
-45rhiiiseYi ai-ipliances for Carrying out
-.the: .t
undertaking were'..ooo-- supplied ; thy bonus was
collected without difficulty ; and such was- the public
confidence in the plans.and intentions of the "managing
committee," that the nurnber of subscrihersto„the stake
'Wei-210—(Mb, six• -under that obtained by the Chister
Cup. .This. good rstartiff the: race for 'public patronage
was -net-marred by the- handicapper, who distrihated
.the weights . with an ability, and in3partiality-. never
equalled and rarely surpassed. Indeed, without a
instituting odious comparisons, I may unhesitatingly
assert that of the leading Spring Handicaps, the Great
Northern is, so far as the allotment of the imposte is
concerned, the most satisfactory and successful. As a
"betting race," however, it is somewhat uninteresting
and unimportant ; speculation on it, indeed, since the
Epsom Meetinab has been materially stopped, and its
range limited by the seeming certainty of Virago's suc-
cess. That Virago is entitled to the position to which
she has been advanced in the list of quotations, is un-
questionable. Still, I cannot be brought; to consider her
chance so surpassingly formidable as to render that of
every -other animal in the race utterly insignificant.
That she is weighed on terms so disadvantageous that
she requires to be quite as good as it is believed she is,
does not admit of a question ; and as I stated on Satur-
day, I shall be scarcely surprised to witness her defeat.
Additional interest would be imparted to the encounter
by the starting of West Australian, who would meet
Virago on almost weight for age terms. These .
"for-
midable flyers" will be opposed, perhaps, by Kingston, an
animal of a deserved first-class reputation, who certainly
has the best of the imposts. The other horses whose
pretensions to success may interfere with those of Virago
are Vindex and Defiance. After her recent achievements
at Epsom, however, it would be seemingly sheer folly to
desert Virago's colours ; still I am compelled to confess
that in KINGSTON, VINCE; and DEFIANCE she will meet
her-most-dangerous antagonists, and one of them may
snatch the victory from her. I have omitted West Aus-
tralian from this " summing up," because I am at pre-
sent in doubt as to his starting. Should he, however,
go to the post, I shall not deem his chance a forlorn one.
-Of the " extreme outsiders," I give the preference to
:Lough Bawn- and Xujtibe.• The former is certainly fa-
vourably weighted, and many shrewd judges intend " to
go for the off chance ;vitt' him:" .

The CraveaStakes will. perhaps be carried off by either
Snovrdon Dunhill, 'or Orestes. In their absence Hunca
Munca will be worthy of 'Consideration. The most note.
worthy names among the fifty-one nominations to the
Zetland Stakes are :Bessie, Flitterer, and Sicily, my
partiality being. indicated by the order in which they
are set down. S hould Wild Huntsman not figure
among the competitors for the Spring St. Leger, Barrel
will donhtless be capable of achieving success.
-..-. Six events are appointed for decision-on Thursday in-
cluding Loridesburough Cup and the Flying 'Dutch-
Man's Handicap, for both of. which Virago is in the list
Of engagements. Whether she is intended for either of
them lam of course at present unable to determine ; her
running wiil depend 'entirely upon the result of the
Great Northern Handicap.. Putting her chance, there-
fore out of the question, I am induced to believe that
the animals seemingly "well in" the Londesborough
Cup are Snowdon Dunhill, Catspaw, Lord Lieutenant,
Patience,' and Stiletto. The task of picking out the
winner I mast leave 'to the reader. In the alliance of
Virago, . either Annie Sutherland or Mons.) may prove
the Nyinn9r of the Flying Dutchman's Handicap.
MuCh indignation has been excited by the game that
has been played with Aquila. This'mare advanced to a
prominent position in the betting on the Great Northern
Handicap, and was maintained in it fora time with
seeming steadiness. Last week, however, a movement
commenced which ultimately drove her out of ' the mar-
ket Yesterday a notice was posted in the sale yard at
Tattersall's, to the effect that' she was seratyhed. The
alleged cause of her withdrawal was' an accident which
it is said she met with whilst in the stable.- Verily a
fatality seems to attend the favourites. Aquila's party
" bore up" for her, with undiminished perseverance to
the last, but the support which she received was merely
a delusion and a sham. A' FRESH MAN.
April 24,

ARRIVALS AT YORL—Orestes, Tit imua, Sicily, Ivan,
Jujube, Vignette, Bessie, Hospodar, Comfit, Evadne.

DUTCH &an UNDER BLOCKADE.

We read in the Sew Courant of Rotterdam.:—The
Russian ports in the Baltic and the Frozen Ocean con-
tain corn and other products of enormous value, bought,
and already paid for, by Dutch merchants. Several
Teasels had been already chartered to go and fetch them,
and merchants were looking out for other ships in addi-
tion to -send on the Same errand, but it is to be feared
that in the mean time those ports will be blockaded,
and that in consequence the Dutch property will be shut
up. 'ln order to prevent this misfortune, several mer-
chants of AmSterdam, Rotterdam, Delft, anti _Schiedam.
have addressed his Excellency the Mirfister of Foreign
`Affairs, begging him in the first place to inform
the English., and French Governments that Dutch
property is, in' the Rusiiau ports, and to state to them
the naines•Orilie ehirtered ships, while the names of the
vesaels,...vhiA will be a'ff'ected later, should be specified
without delay; in the second place, to request; in case
of a blockade, an authorisation for these vessels to be
able'to approach and freely_enter those blockaded ports,
is also freely 'quit them, so soon as freighted with the
Dutch property."
This address has been promptly answered as follows :
" The *inister. of Foreign Affairs has the honour to in-
forni the gentlemen at Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Delft,
and Schiedam, in'answer to their addresses, that the in-
terests of the'.lTetherland -Merchants in- Russia, where
the grain or, Vie..other, products purchased for delivery,
and paid for,.are at the present time, have been .strongly
reconlineuded to the.
,)
,Ring's Ministers at London and
Paris, in case of a blockade of the ports and c.a,sta situ-
ated.on the Baltic and Frozen Ocean, and that the re-
shit of their efforts will be communicated without delay
to the parties interested."

EMIGRATION. PLYMOUTH, April 22.—The Lady
Elgin, 1,057 tons register, commanded by Capt. Irons,
arrived in the Soann on Sunday. April 16, under charter
to her Majesty's .Emigration Commissioners for the con-
veyance of .the first batch of emigrants to New South
Wales, under the new system of emigration which has
been established for that colony ; a very large number
of whom, -equal. -to- about 140 statute adults, were se;
lected from the west of England by Mr. J. B. Wilcocks,
the agent to the commissioners here.
,The 18th inst.
was the clay fixed for the assembling of the emigrants,
and for the ship to be ready'for their reception. They
were embarked on the 19th, and, every arrangement
for their comfort during the voyage being completed,
she sailed on the 22d. The Lady Elgin is areinarkably
fine ship, and as in excellent order, reflecting much
,credit on Captain Irons. • She is owned by Messrs.
T. Levey. and .Co., merchants,- of Quebec, and had
-on board 300 souls, equal to 275 statute adults. The
Maria Hay, which was in. collision with the Harbinger
steamer after leaving Southampton on the 17th inst.,
and which put in here on the 19th, with loss of how-
sprit,. ttc., had herrepairs completed in three days, and
sailed again for her destination; Geelong, Victoria. this
evening (Saturday, the '22d inst.) Notwithstanding the
extra labour required from the crew, not a single cane
of dissatisfaction has occurrel, allhaving performed their
arduous labours most cheerfully ; and this noble ship
proceeds with the same crew, to a man, with which she
left SouthamPton. The emigrants are in charge of Mr.
A. C. Kemball, the eirperienced surgeon-superintendent,
this being. his eighth voyage: Under judicious..
management • not a single. emigrant out oefef4suilePaeere
sons, has left thb ship, neithearrhiaas
l';'ay have been con-
occurred. The repairs of the
ducted under the superintendenceM of Lieutenant Carew,
officer for the port. The His.
R.N„ the' emigration
toria, CaptainNew-
combe, ne of Messrs.. Griffith,
and Co's. temperance line of sailed this
having embarked a. great number of pastien-
ning,
All these ships were despatched by Mr.
gers at this port.
j. B. Wilcocks.. The American' ship ItoseS Tailor, from
Havre, with -550 emigrants for New Orleans, is de-
tained in the Sound pending the inquiry regarding the
murder of her chief officer, upon whose body an inquest
i „ow being held-:at Saltash; The Abigail, Captain
with 260 passengers,
-Harris, left on Ibienday
and the
Oriental, Captain
,Burt,, on Tuesday,
with 344 passen-
gers, both for 'Quebec.
TaAnximr,itt)RiAr, correspondent of the.
Cleveland Plaindealer,_ writing from Wanpacca county,
Wisconsin, tells-the following tragiCal tale —• " A farmer
sold a yoke of .oxen to an individual in th. e neighbour-
hood,
and received ma • .
pay paper money. The man.
-Who pirchased"-the 'oxen, being in a hurry to start off,
requested the farmer to-assist in yoking them ' up. 'lre
went,to the yard with the man for that purpose, leaving
the money lying on the table. On his return to the house,
he found that his little child had taken the money from the
table and was in theaCt ofkindling the fuel which was in the
stove with it. From the impulse of the moment, he hit the
child a slap on the side of the head so hard ari to knock
it - over, and in the fall it struck its head eigainst the
stove' with.snchforee as to break its skull. Ti le mother,
who-was in the act' of washing a small child in. a tub of
water in. an adjoining room,. on .heiting; tlhe -.fracas;
dropped the:child and ran.to the room whence the noise
proceeded, and was, so much terrified at what she there
'beheld that she:forgot the li+tle child in the tub for a
time, and: uprin --her return- to the robin- found the - little
one .-drowne.dl,. -Thc:..hus,band, after .ft few, Tr kimentg re
viewing the, scene before:hitn, seeing two children dead,
-'Without further refleCtioll-WQl$ down his limn and blew
his oTrp brains out

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FROM OUR OWN CORBESPONDBb*:-
ARRIVAL 'OF TRE' CANADA.

- - LIVERPOOL, MolvDar.
This gtepoon the Royal,4 teanasliip Cauada,
Captain Stone, arrived_ in the Mersey with the
usual mails from eu3 Unitcd. States. and British
North America. Tild Canada sailed from Boston'
on the 12th inst., and' Halifax on the 14th, and
has brought besides the mails 100, passengers, in-
cluding Vice-Admiral Seymour, and nearly 400,000
dots. in specie on freight.
The Europa, from hence on the 25th ult., arrived
at New York on the Bth inst., likewise the steam
ships George Law and Star of the_ West, from Cali-
fornia, arrived at that port with one million and a
half of gold dust. Up to that time no tidings of
the screw steamer City of Glasgow, but
The City of Manchester had arrived at Phila.
delphia.

At the depirture of the steamer business dull.
In the Stock Market almost a panic, prices falling.
The Breadstuff Market was quiet, prices weak,
but holders refuse concessions.
Cotton depressed—prices very heavy.
Provisions rather lower, and
Freights lower.
Exchange on -London rising 109 to 1091.
Exchange on Paris, 5.15.

TATTERSALL'S.

(THIS VEN. ING.)

GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
11 to 10 agst Virago taken).
sto 1 agst Defiance (offered).
10 to 1 agif Vindex (t'tiken).

. -
CHESTER CUP.
9to 1 apt IsTemninster.
20 to 1 agat Marc Antony (taken).

THE TWO THOUSAND.
5 to , 4 agst Dotard° (take 6 to. 4).
3to 1 agst Ruby (taken). -
6 to 1 agst Middlesex (7 to 1 taken to sons
money).

DERBY.
sto 1 aget Autocrat (taken).
13 to 2 agst King Tom (taken).
13 to 2 agst.Derviih (taken).

YORK RACEB.-,-Mt. 'Clare, Lily, Rose, and E ra are
scratched for all their engagements at York.
_

THE 'RUSSIAN PRIZE.

POIITSMOUTII, "Antra 22. The Russian merchant.
ship; reported by telegraph to be captured as a prize
last night, by the revenue steam-cruiser Argus, Com-
mander Grandy, was towed into harbour by the latter,
without coming to an anchor at Spithead, Thee arrival'
of the first prize, as may be imagined, attracted great
attention, and hundreds of the inhabitants crowded, the
walls and beach to see the novel sight. By the aid of
her steam power the Argus soon took the Russian up to
safe mooringi, When numbers of boats went off to survey
and .ascertain her'character. Sbe proved to be the
Fr.eja, of upwards of 500 tons burden, -Captain Week-
man, from Lisbon to the Gulf of Finland, laden`with
salt and a small quantity-of wines. She is a fine barque,
of strong build and considerable breadth of beam ; she is
Finnish built, and her crew of two mates and 13 seamen
are chiefly Fins. It is believed, however, that some•
thing more valuable and important than salt will be
found on board when her cargo is taken out.
The Argus went 'from Spithead at six o'clock pester-
day morning, on one of her usual cruises to prevent smug-
gling, and about noon fell in with, the Froja, off Beechy
Head, and although the litter had no coloUrs flying
Captain Grandy was led to suspect her character by the
tell-tale of a Russian eagle painted on her stern. H.
caused her to heave to,-and bunided her, and found out
what-she really ivai. He then informed the Captain
that his ship was a. prise, and, that ho must take hex to
port; this.mission was means welcome, but such
mission was the Only: alternative ; Ale Argus having' A
crew at least doeble'that'.of the Russian, whilst her tw.
32-pounders were far more than a match for the small
unserviceable signal-guns aboard the Froju. An officer
,and some men were at once put on board, and a rope
made fast between the two vessels, and by which the
Argus took the prize in tow, and brought her into
harbour.

' Captain Weekman 'is part owner of the -Froja, and
will, NVU hear, be ruined by this Salim*. Himself and
crew are treated with every possible consideration and
leniency; the only restriction upon them is their con-
finement to the ship, 'and they do not seem to take their
captivity very seriously to heart. Some of the crew
can speak a little English, and they freely enter into
conversation with the English sailors in charge. In a
few days it is expected that instructions will be received
as to how they are to be dealt with, and how disposed
of, on the condemnation of the vessel as a legal prize.
This morning the Fanny, cutter-tender to the Port
Admiral, went out into the Channel to' look after some
more, Russian ships, reported- to be knOcking about.
She will, doubtless, soon bring thein in should she fall
in with them.

The.• Queen "and` Pridee; and Prince of wares,- the
Princess Royal and Princess Alice, the ladies and gen-
tlemen of the Court, a►_id the domestic household at -
tended Divine service this morning in the private chapel
of the Castle. •

CAPE or GOOD Flors.—Professor Sowerby has juat
returned from bur AfricAn colonies,' after a most Buie-
oessful tour of inspection. He has procured large spiv.
cimens of coal, iron, copper, silver, galeana, and othe.c
mineral productions of that colony, which are shortly
to be brought before the public. "

SAILING OF THE AFRICA. The British- and North
Arnerman royal mail steam-ship Africa, Captain Harri-
son, Sailed from Liverpool for New York on Saturday
afternoon, at tour o'clock, with a full cargo, the usual
pails, and 113 passengers mm board.
THE • WELLINGTON'' CLOCK TOWER' LONDON-BRIDGE '
—On Saturday morning the workmen were busily
engaged in digging ,the foundation for the Wellington
Clock Tower, at the entrance of the London and
Brighton Railway.
. The tower will be seventy feet in
height, and forty ~.eet at the base, with four splendid
illuminated' clocks, c..hich, when finished, will present a
neat and elegant appearance.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.--The in -,essant rain onion
prevailed on 'Saturday from noon until sunset furnitihed
perhaps the best test that could be afforded of the Sor-
ward state of completeness which " the Peopl.i's
Palace" at Sydenham as. ithas been very appropriate ly
styled, has attained. It is true that the number of vie 1-
tors was not very great, compared with the myriad:l
who surrounded the building during the earlier Easter
holidays ; but even Coleridge might have envied the
feeling of comfort and security which seemed to pervade
every breast, whilst turret, dome, and roof kept music
to the sound of water
wdiertreoipstsch.
considered
slightestn leyredhere
gaannt
sdoontf hl eeararaogaoett
very
perceptible distant ;
and intervals,when
of such immense area, a depth'of one-eighth of an inch
of rain gives a pressure of 275 tons, it Must be admitted •
that Sir Joseph Paxton has achieved the greatest archi-
tectural exploit of this or any other age. The living
cognoscenti seemed as much at ease daring the
„onny of the storm as the busitiindlionatarehn.isoed,Tustatues of' the
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EITENSIVE ROBBERIES OF JEWELLEYRY Scesc.' AT Tin
WesT-END.,--On Saturday morning information" was
forwarded to the various metropolitan police stations of
aHnyeo_va
extensive robbers having been committed at No. 45,
The property carried off ie of an
exceedingly valuable description, being mostly jewellery
of the first class. It is believed-to have been stolen
some
months since, but singularly enough was not missed
till very recently. Anether robbery has also taken place
at the same house within the last month, the property
stolen consisting of some port wine, silk handkerchiefs,
. china, plate, gold neck chains, and other valuables." It
was` the abstraction of the latter, which were almost
immediately missed, that Jed to the discovery of the for.
mu and heavier loss. For the recovery of the property
a reward of 50k has been offered, and an additional 101.
for any clue to the whereabouts of the depredators.
STATE VISIT OF THE JUDGES, LORD MAYOR, AND
CORPORATION 07 THE CiTY, TO ST. PAUL'S CATSUP
DRAL.—Yesterday being,the first Sunday after Easter;.
the Judges, the Right Hon. the. Lord Mayor, the alder-
men, common council members, and other civic func-
tionaries, according,to annual custom, went in state to
St. Paul's Cathedral to attend. Divine service. '.Arnongst
those' present were noticed Lord Campbell, Justice
Erie, Justice. Coleridge, Baron Martin, the Lord Mayor,
Alderman Carden, Alderman Muggeridge, Sir Chapman
Marshall, Alderman Farchrother, Alderman Kennedy,
Mr. Sheriff' Wire, Mr. Under-Sheriff Anderton. The
City marshals, the sword-bearer, the mace-bearer, and
the different ward beadles, carrying their maces, and
clad in their State liveries, were also in attendance, and
contributed greatly to the splendour of the procession,.
Such a vast concourse of spectators as attended yeeter.
day has not been witnessed, on. ea similar occasion for
some years.; but owing to the admirable arrangements
of the police, under Inspector.Sharry and Saunders, *0
public werelept out of danger. The judges and mem•
bers of -the corporation haznindgcathuaaken their seats, Divine
nielporeyean,t
the
TioncarWallof
service was commenced,
preached by the Rev. Mr.
whitechapel, &c., from the -terenth chapter of St.' lankno
'And 47th verse. The .servioe baying -been ce:ncluded,
-the 'distinguished 'visitors walked in peocess'ean across
:the great nave •of the cathedral and.-depv..rted by the
southern entrance, when they entered tll rtOPIC‘t
carriage° and were driTen to their }maw