The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

WORSHIP-STREET. ASSAULTING A FEMALE.—
Tames Tayler, an elderly man of respectable appearance,
who was stated to be a person in independent circum-
stances, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with an
unprovoked and violent assault upon a married woman
named Amelia Manning, residing [in Anne's-place,
Hackney-road.
The complainant, who was in such a state of suffering
and exhaustion that she was scarcely able to give her
evidence, stated that on the evening of Saturday last,
she was proceeding through the Hackney-road, in the
company of a female friend, when she accidentally met
the defendant, who was the landlord of a house formerly
occupied by her husband, and she availed herself of the
opportunity to apprise him that her husband had been
compelled to take out a summons against him to recover
the amount of certain rates which they had disbursed on
his account during their tenantcy. Witness at the same
time expressed her hope that he would liquidate the debt,
to save him from the expense and annoyance of legal
proceedings ; but the moment she had uttered the ob-
servation, the defendant, who was partially intoxicated,
exclaimed with an oath, "Yes, I'll pay you at once ;
take that you ," and instantly raising his stick struck
her a terrible blow on the head, which felled her to the
ground in a state of insensibility. On recovering her
consciousness she found herself supported in the arms o
her friend and another woman who had witnessed the
assault, and observing that the defendant was in the act
of making rapidly off, she called a policeman and gave
him into custody. The complainant added that she had
been confined to her bed the whole of the previous day,
under the care of a surgeon, and had been ever since in
a state of excruciating pain from the effects of the pri-
soner's violence.

A respectable married woman, named Elizabeth York,
gave corroborative evidence, and police-constable N 169,
stated that at the time she gave the prisoner into custody
the complainant was labouring under such extreme suf-
fering amd exhaustion that she was obliged to be assisted
to the station-house to prefer the charge against him.
On being called upon for his defence, the prisoner posi-
tively denied the assault, and with regard to the impu-
tation respecting his sobriety, he assured the magistrate
that he had never been drunk in his life.

Sergeant Fay here intimated that the prisoner was a
person of such notoriously intemperate habits that he
was well known to every policeman in the district, and
that almost every night for the last two years he had
been led home in a state of helpless intoxication.
Mr. D'Eyncourt said that it was a case of such brutal
and vindictive violence that he did not feel himself jus-
tified in imposing a pecuniary penalty upon the defen-
dant, but should order him forthwith to be committed
ty
and kept to hard labour for six weeks in the House of
Correction.
the
The pseveririsoner, who appeared completely staggered by
gaoler,
of the sentence, was then removed by the
CLERR.EN-

rtezAV,‘ELL. 0 Edward Jo
P
was placed at the
, conneett:lo. 1, Robert-street, Adelphi, a local
PEN-AIR PREACHING.—Mr.
with the London Missionary Society,
bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with
causing a crowd
in the carriage way.
porferoons to assemble in Judd-street,
St.R Picahnacrdrasdox,
evidence to prove that onlia.vid
163, anire
forenoon, at half-past
Montford, 76 E, gave
pavement was
near the New-
S
towth
eleven o'clock, the prisoneruwndaYreaehinogbsttorialccterodw, and
dnodf
upwards of l5O pigel
eresrfosonocsto
complained
n pi:
ani adn.B:ll3
(the officers),
would not
nrouzmide,rboyuswphaicshsetn
es, and they
who remonstrated with the prisoner,ein
desist after having been spoken to three times,
took him to the station-house.
Mr. Corrie asked the prisoner what he had to „ f
to the charge ?—He said he was connected with the ' City°
of London Missionary Society, which was supported tv
gospel
some of the most eminent persons and divines in tli
country, who encouraged the preaching of the e
The Rev. Mr. Chadman, of St. George's, and other rev.
gentlemen of different sects were active promoters and
supporters of the object, and lie (Mr. Jones) was in the
habit of preaching at a great sacrifice of his own and
family's interests, as he performed the religious and im-
portant duties gratuitously. They had consulted with
the various superintendents and inspectors of the police
and gentlemen of high standing, especially an eminent
nobleman, who had interfere for their protection,
through which the superintendents and inspectors had
not interfered with the preachers. Sir Richard Mayne,
the police commissioner, had been written to, and he bad
given instructions that the police officers should not in-
terfere with them unless they caused an obstruction or
, nuisance.

Mr. Corrie asked the constables whether an obstruc
tion was caused, and how ?
They swore positively that the crowd was caused by
the prisoner's preaching, and an obstruction took place
on the foot pavement. The passengers could not pass,
and they complained of the nuisance.
Mr. Corrie asked a sergeant of the E division what
instructions had been given to the police officers as to
such cases?
Sergeant—We are instructed to take such persons as
the prisoner into custody if they cause an obstruction
and refuse to go away when told to do so.
Mr. Corrie said it was a matter entirely for the police
regulations. The constables swore positively that an
obstruction had been caused. He (Mr. Corrie) thought
that he (Mr. Jones) ought to select places such as fields
near Primrose-hill to preach in, where it would not be
likely to cause an obstruction. He believed that what
the police-constables had sworn to was correct, but under
the circumstances he would discharge him.
Mr. Jones then left the court with his friends.

LAMBETH. —A DESPERATE CHARACTER.— George
Finn, a thick-set person, well known to the police, was
charged before Mr. Elliott with creating a considerable
disturbance at the Waterloo station of the South-Western
Railway.
Mr. Young, the station manager, was present to
watch the proceedings.
Smith, an inspector of the station, deposed that be-
tween the hours of six and seven that morning, 90 con-
victs, in the charge of six officers, were brought to the
station to be conveyed to Dorchester, and after they bad
been placed in the proper carriages, his (witness's) at-
tention was called to the prisoner, who, he was informed,
had offered some money to the convicts. He saw the
prisoner strike one of the officers in charge of the con-
victs a violent blow, and then get under the carriages of
the train in which the convicts were placed. Witness
having to start the 6.45 train, sent two officers to get
the prisoner from under the carriages, but this was a
work of considerable difficulty, and frequently, to pre-
vent their moving the train, he placed his head on the
rails before the next carriage, and dared them to do it.
Aware that instant death must be the result of moving
the train, the porters were obliged to unhook every car-
riage separately, and even then the task of removing the
prisoner from under the single carriage was a work of
much time and trouble. He was, however, ultimately
dragged out, when his conduct became most violent, and
he plunged about and kicked at every person that came
within his reach, Witness went to the assistance of the
two officers who had the prisoner in charge, and who
were nearly overpowered, and on catching him by the
collar to turn him over, he got one of his fingers in his
mouth and bit him severely, his teeth passing right
through the fleshy part and cutting him to the bone.
Two other witnesses corroborated the above testimony,
and one of them added, that while endeavouring to get
the prisoner from underneath the train, he gave him a
desperate blow on the nose, which made it bleed, and
also tore a handful of hair out of his head.
The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said he merely
went to speak to one of the convicts, when an officer in
charge struck him, and he was obliged to take his own
part. He complained of having been very roughly
handled, and had his coat torn,
Mr. Elliott, addressing the prisoner, observed that
his conduct was scandalous in the extreme, and con-
victed him in a penalty of 31., or one month's imprison-
ment for the assault on the officers, and ordered him, in
addition, to pay a further sum of 10s., or ten days' im-
prisonment. for the injuries done to the inspector's
trousers.

AFFRAY BETWEEN THE MILITARY AND

POLICE IN EDINBURGH.

The annual gymnastic games came off on Thursday in
Bellville-park, Holyrood, and the day being favourable,
a large number of spectators, amounting to probably ten
or twelve thousand, assembled to witness the various
sports. The different prizes were well contested, and
the whole proceedings would have passed off in a very
orderly and creditable manner but for a rather serious
affray, quite accidental in its origin, which took place
between the police and a party of the 4th Regiment now
in the Castle. About four o'clock a steeple race was to
be run, the distance being from Bellville-park up to the
hill behind St. Anthony's Chapel, and back again. The
spectators who had previously crowded round a chain
which was drawn around the park so as to form a large
circle in which the various games proceeded, now drew
off in lines to watch this race ; and, at its conclusion, a
great press took place in the direction of the point at
which the competitors arrived. In running along to get
to this point a little boy, named Sinclair, son of Mr.
Sinclair, South-bridge, happened to jostle a gentleman
who was standing on the outskirts of the crowd, and
who afterwards turned out to be an officer of the 4th
Regiment in the dress of a civilian. In the heat of the
moment, the officer—Lieutenant Roberts—turned round
and struck the boy with a cane ; but the blow, probably
falling with greater force than had been intended,
produced a cut on the head, from which the blood
flowed. Seeing this, the bystanders insisted that the
police should take the gentleman into custody. A
sergeant and two policemen accordingly apprehended
him, and were conveying him off the ground, when
some of the soldiers of the 4th Regiment, who
were present among the spectators, recognising their
officer, rushed forward to rescue him. The police
maintained their hold, and a severe struggle ensued.
Several of the sergeants of the 4th endeavoured to per-
suade the men to desist from their attempt, and the
officer himself, we understand, did the same, but their
efforts were fruitless, and many other soldiers joining
their comrades a regular fight took place with the police.
It is difficult to say how many were engaged in it, as the
combatants were divided into groups—in some of which
one or two policemen had to encounter eight or ten
soldiers. The latter were fortunately without their side-
arms, but they used their heavy leather-belts, and sticks,
which were supplied by their comrades, and also by
of the lowest characters in the crowd ; none, how-
ever, except soldiers, took part in the fight. Superin-
tendent Linton, Lieut. M'Lellan, and others, were on
the ground, but it was some time before they ascertained
what was going on, in consequence of the immense
crowd. Colonel Trevor, also, the commanding officer
of the regiment, fortunately happened to be present ;
and but for this circumstance the disturbance would in
all likelihood have ended far more seriously than it did.
He ordered the bugles to sound as a call to the men,
and in a short time all of them obeyed the summons,
and were marched off to the Castle. The band and
about 25 men with side-arms, who were assisting the
police to preserve order at the games, but who took no
part in the fight, were also withdrawn. The whole
affair did not last much more than five minutes. None
of the soldiers, so far as is known, are injured, and this
may be accounted for by the fact that they used belts
and sticks, while the police had only their short batons.
The police have not been so fortunate ; six of them have
been wounded, two or three rather seriously, their heads
having been dreadfully cut. We are glad, however, to
state, that dangerous results are not anticipated in any
of the cases.

Five soldiers were apprehended on Thursday—three
privates and two lance-corporals. Two of these
were taken into custody in the Park, the others were
afterwards found in the High-street, and being recog-
nised as engaged in the affray, they were at once cap-
tured. These men—John Withey and Charles Whit-
bread, lance-corporals, and Charles Walsh, William But-
ler, and James Connor, privates—were brought before
Sheriff Arkley yesterday at the Police Court, charged
with assault on officers in the execution of duty, by
striking them with belts, sticks, and other weapons, and
knocking them down and kicking them—all to the effu-
sion of blood ; also with attempting to rescue a prisoner
whom the police had in custody. They were at once re-
mitted to the Sheriff Court.

Yesterday afternoon the police officers visited the
Castle and identified other ten privates as having been
engaged in the disturbance. They were accordingly
removed to the Police•office ; but on investigation it
was found that the evidence affected only three of them
whereupon the other seven were liberated.

Two or three of those who are suspected to be the
ringleaders in the affray are believed to have escaped
over the hill, and they have not yet made their appear-
ance at the Castle.

Some apprehension was entertained lest the distur-
bance should have been renewed last evening, but we
are glad to say that everything passed off quietly.
The officer who was unintentionally the cause of the
whole affair gave himself into custody at the Police-office
on Thursday, but he was released on parole. Yesterday
the charge against him—that of striking the boy—was
also remitted to the sheriff.—Scutsman.

ACCIDENT TO COLONEL BIDDULPH AND A QUEEN'S
MESSENGER.—An accident happened, on Wednesday last,
to Colonel Biddulph and one of the Queen's messengers,
which might have produced very serious results. As it
was, it occasioned much pain and suffering. Colonel
Biddulph and the messenger left Balmoral on Wednes-
day morning, about eleven o'clock, in a new carriage--a
light drotchka, to post to Perth, by way of Castleton
and the Spittal of G-lenshee. The road through the
latter passes along the face of a precipitous rock for
several miles, a steep high bank rising abruptly on one
side of the road with a deep precipitous fall on the other,
but commanding some of the most extensive and beau-
tiful views in Scotland. As the road begins to descend
it approaches a very sudden and abrupt turn, familiarly
known as " The Devil's Elbow," and about bare the
descent in the road is very steep, and every precau-
tion is always taken to guard against any accident ;
but on this occasion, from the break not acting on
the wheels, or some other circumstance, the carriage
pressed on the horses, and they started off at a gallop
down the hill. To have failed to stop them would
have been to-go over the precipice, and the driver, there-
fore, assisted by the messenger, managed to pull them
against the bank, and amongst the huge stones that lie
about ; the carriage was, in consequence, upset. Col.
Biddulph, the messenger, and the driver were thrown with
great violence to the ground, the colonel and the driver
escaping with severe bruises, but the Queen's messenger,
unfortunately, suffered severely, by breaking his collar-
bone,make inquiries and fracturing a rib. He was conveyed with
At
rms,
and with all possible speed to the Inver-
em a iinde d
ever atsi Spittalan disof G
progressinglensl e , a
s where
favourablyhe has re-
mained
accident
possiblewthoewnaards recovery. The Queen was much con-
cerned
was informed of the accident, and sent
happened
after the state of the sufferer.
beauty
about 30 miles from Balmoral.
of great attraction, the scenery, as seen from the
herself always travels is
by
Spittaln,andit
Glenshee is always a source
this road that her Ma-
jestyßalmoral. Colonel Biddulph hwhen passing to and from
t) pursue his journey thePvassufficiently recovered
following day, after having
made every arrangement for
nienoe of his fellow-sufferer. the comfort and couve-

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.-MONDAY.

Not a dozen subscribers present, and the only bet
which came under our notice was 100 to 5 ►bout Ire-
land's Eye for the Great Yorkshire Handicap. In the
City and at the list houses, however, we believe that
Grapeshot was in great demand. A disposition was also
evinced to back Cineas for the St. Leger, and lay against
The Reiver.

BETTING AT DONCASTER.
MONDAY NIGHT, 11 P.M.
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
3to 1 agst Haco.
7to 1 agst Grapeshot.
ST. LEGER.
Bto 1 agst Cineas (taken).
10 to 1 agst The Reiver (offered).
No other change.
CESAREWITCH STAKES.
20 to 1 agst Joe Miller (taken).
ENTRIES MADE LAST NIGHT.

THIS DAL—THE FITZWILLIAM HANDICAP. One mile.
Age I Age
Mentmore Lass 3
Ireland's Eye 3
Truth 5
Hyacinth 4
Gossip 3
North Pole 3
Tobolski 3
THE SELLING STAKES,
Age
Hyacinth (401.) 4
Homebrewed (401.) 4
TO-MORROW.— SWEEPSTAKE
Hou
Age

... 3
... 4

Flutter
Miss Agnee
Magic
Pug Orrock
Guico war
Maidstone

One mile and a half.

Age
- 4

Solyman (401.)

3 of 10 soya each.
ie in.

Red

Mishap 2
Eva
B fby Sesostris, out of
Anvil's dam
C by Cotherstone, out of
Duchess of Lorraine 2
HER MAJESTY'S P
Age
3

Mentmore Lass
Goookah

Ilex

Age
Barrel 2
Eta, by Cowl
Brown Brandy 2
Loretta
Vaultress

'LATE. Cup course.

Age
Hungerford
Abdallah
Maidstone 4
Audubon
Grapeshot 3
Lord Faueonberg ..... 3
Captain Cornish

Defiance
Sir Robert (h b)
Calot
Placid
Gossip
FRIDAY.—The DONCASTER Cup. About two miles and

Hungerford
Leopold
Lambton
Goorkah
Caracara
Barbatus
Ilex
Defiance
Sir Robert (h b)
Calot
King of Tramps
Gossip

The Nu,

Basquine
C by J. o'Gaunt,
out of Valentinia
C by Sir Tatton
Sykes, out of
Starlight Bess
Jack Frost
The Emperor

a half.

Age

Age
Sittingbourne
Cineas
Ireland's Eye
The Reiver
West Australian
Audubon
Grapeshot, by Alarm
Lord Fauconberg.... , 3
Honey wood
Rataplan
Cat's-paw

[RSERY PLATE. Last mile.

Barrel
Kennyside Hero
C by Cotherstone,
out of Duchess
of Lorraine
Diligent
Sister of Mercy
Goldfinch

Conspiracy Domino
Eva Little Gerard
Fby Sesostris, out Loretta
of Anvil's dam Brown Brandy

Bridesmaid
C by Melbourne,
out of Miss Cast-
ling
Magic
Hospodar
Hotchpot
Welh am
Violet, by John
o'Gaunt
Maid of the Tees
Polly Burns

SALE OF BLOOD STOCK.

The entire stud of the late William Allen, Esq., was
sold at the Lodge, Malton, by Messrs. Tattersall, on
Saturday. The selling prices were as under :

BROOD MARES.

Guineas.
Ellen (the dam of Fitzroy, Belle Dame, &c.), by
Starch, out of Cuirass, covered by Storm 24
La Bohemienne, by Tramp, out of Amaryllis, covered

byStorm .... .............................................. 20
Speedwell (the dam of Besborough, &c.), by Physi-
cian, dam by Wanton, or Don Juan, covered by _

5t0rm........ : ........................................... :. 50
Palma, byEmilius, out of Francesca, covered byStorm 60
Madame Pelerine (the dam of Canezou, the Libera-
tor, &c:), by Velocipede, out of Baleine, covered

by Melbourne
Belle Dame (the dam of Chaffwax), by Belshazzar,
out of Ellen, covered by Storm
Pharsalia, by Gladiator, out of Madame Pelerine,
covered by Storm
Cuba, by Quid, out of Speedwell, covered by Storm 51
Nicotiana, by Quid, out of Speedwell, covered by
Storm and Flatcatcher 54
Eleanor, by Melbourne, out of Ellen, covered by
Storm
Sister to Fidgetty Girl, by Hetman Plataff, dam by
Sircingle, covered by Storm l7
Patty, by The Distingue, out of Duckling, covered
by Storm

. 155

THREE-YEAR-OLDS.
A bay filly by Duncannon, out of Ellen; untried
TWO-YEAR-OLDS.
A brown filly by Cowl, out of Palma
A bay filly by Muley Moloch or The Anchor, out
of Ellen

YEARLINGS.
A bay colt by Flatcatcher, dam by Lanercost, out
of the Nun, by Catton
35
A brown filly by lago, out of Belle Dame 94
lago, out of Palma
A bay filly by 52
A bay filly by The Anchor, out of Cuba

FOALS.
A bay colt, by Flatcatcher, out of Ellen
A brown colt, by Flatcatcher, out of Cuba 3O
A bay filly, by lago, out of Madame Pelerine (Cane-
zou's dam)
A bay filly, by lago, out of Palma l9
A brown filly, by lago, out of Belle Dame l5
A bay filly, by The Anchor, out of Speedwell
A bay filly, by The Anchor, out of Pharsalia

150

REAPING MACHINES.

It will be recollected that at the last meeting of the
Yorkshire Royal Agriculture Society Mr. W. Crosskill
received the gold medal, as the exhibitor and maker of
"Bell's Reaping Machine." This gentleman has now,
in the most praiseworthy manner, handed it over to the
inventor, whom he considers to be its right possessor,
and who, it may be mentioned to the honour of Scot-
land, is a hard-working parochial clergyman near
Arbroath. In the letter inclosing the medal to the
Rev. Mr. Patrick Bell, for that is the name of the
author of this beautiful and most useful machine, Mr.
Crosskill says :

" The excellent parochial clergy of Scoland, of
whom you are so meritorious a member, have been long
distinguished for their zeal in the acquisition and dis-
semination of that description of knowledge which has
formed the basis of our most valuable agricultural im-
provements. The publication, in the year 1791, of the
first volume of the " Statistical Account of Scotland,"
compiled by Sir John Sinclair, from information supplied
by the parochial clergy, gave the first impulse to im-
proved husbandry south of the Tweed. These gifted men
were the first to call national attention to the state of the
soil—the different modes of cultivation—the manures
employed—the farming implements in general use—the
quantity and value of each description of crop—the
price of grain— the quantity consumed—wages of labour
—cattle-breeding, rent, and the whole theory and prac-
tice of farming. It is impossible to say how much we
are indebted to them for all our recent improvements ;
and, for my part, I am always proud to acknowledge my
deep obligations to them, and to that system of clerical
training which qualified them, not only to discharge
their sacred functions worthily, but to mark out that
path of physical improvement in which we are now so
securely treading.
" And here I must congratulate you, rev. and dear
sir, upon the recent justice done to your fame as one of
the most successful of modern inventors in the arts of
peace, so entirely in harmony with the food-dispensing
requirements of your sacred calling. Not that I would
either say or insinuate that the enterprising persons on
the other side of the Atlantic, who were among the first
to appropriate, and to seek to profit by your invaluable
discovery, were influenced by any intention of robbing
you of the merit due to you. Every appropriation of an
invention is not a piracy, especially on the part of men
so remote from us, as regards distance, as the people of
the United States. Plans of machines are variously ob-
tained, and the first to procure them are not always the
persons to direct or to profit by their manufacture. But
as I doubt not that, in perfecting your noble invention,
you were intent only upon benefitting agriculturists
throughout the world, you will have received real
pleasure from ascertaining the extent to which you were
the unknown benefactor of the farmers of America."

After acknowledging the receipt of the medal, Mr.
Bell observes—
" It is gratifying to me to receive such a proof of the
success of a contrivance which occupied a great part of
my attention during a few of my younger years ; and if
it shall be found by experience that I have been instru-
mental in the smallest degree in lightening the toil of
the husbandman, and in cheapening the food to our grow-
ing population, I shall be more than rewarded for the

trouble and anxiety I experienced when I was thinking
and rethinking—modelling and remodelling—and in
putting my thoughts into a practicable shape."

THE ROYAL PANOPTICON INSTITUTION,

LEICESTER-SQUARE.

There are few persons in the habit of moving about
the west end of London whose attention has not been
attracted to the Oriental-looking structure which has
been in progress during the last two years, and which,
with its dome and minarets, and the variegated colours
with which its surface is decorated, look as if a rich
Moorish palace in all its freshness and beauty had
been miraculously transported into the midst of our
muddy and smoky metropolis. As we learn from Mr.
E. M. Clarke, the managing director, by whose taste
the style and many of its details had been suggested,
the building is not Turkish, nor Moorish, but Saracenic,
the walls presenting plane surfaces decorated with com-
binations of scrolls, fretwork, and mosaic designs, from
which all organic forms are severely excluded.
As the building, although its decorations are not
quite completed, is already open to students in the
chemical and photographical departments, and to per-
sons wishing to sit for their portraits—the character of
the interior has ceased to be a secret to many ; and we
believe that none who have seen it have failed to regard
it with the greatest admiration. It appears from a
paper read before the Institute of Architects, by the
architect, Mr. J. H. Lewis, the large central hall is 98
feet in diameter in the clear of the walls, about the same
height to the top of the centre lights, beside the very
large recess occupied by the monster organ.
Very great difficulty had to be overcome in the con-
struction of the vast and beautiful roof, in consequence
of there being no means of getting a continuous tie at
the springing, nor till more than half-way, as the arched
roof of the organ gallery cut into it.
But these details give no picture of the scene which
meets the eye as soon as the visitor Waves the portals,
and enters the spacious rotunda. The ground floor is
circular, above which is an octagonal gallery, above which
is another gallery of 16 feet, and which is surmounted
by a third gallery, which is circular, and forming the
lower part of the dome.

The roof and the galleries are supported by 17 columns.
The galleries are fronted with iron pannels of fret work,
carrying out the Saracenian style of the building, and
are approached by slate staircases, the steps of which
are of cut slate, and the pannels supporting the handrail
present the pecularity of being at right angles with the
enclosure of the stairs. The ornaments of the whole,
from the floor to the summit of the dome, present a gor-
geous mass of pristine colours, lavishly enriched with
gold.

Perhaps the best idea of this magnificent scene may
be formed, from the statement that the mere gold leaf
for the decorations cost 1,000/. The pillars on the
ground-floor have a peculiar effect, being covered in
slabs of gold-coloured glass, the capitals being formed by
wide-spreading ornaments, enriched with the three posi-
tive colours (blue, red, and yellow), relieved by delicate
traceries of gold. These are succeeded by pillars richly
worked out in the polychromatic style, the effect of
which are heightened by gilding.
The ceilings of all the galleries present an illustration
of decorative art, being divided into pannels, containing
a rich decription of scroll rosettes. The dome, which is
purely hemispherical, presents a ground-work of ultra-
marine, thickly studded with gold stars, a fine effect as
to elevation being produced by the gradual paling of the
ground from the base to the summit.

To ascend from the ground-floor to the photographi-
cal department, in the highest gallery, a carriage has
been constructed, which travels up a perpendicular
shaft, capable of seating six persons and a conductor,
put in motion by a steam-engine.
The arrangements in progress fir the working of
the institution are proceeding with rapidity. On the
basement story is constructed a circular railway, the
diameter of which is 98 feet, the rails being in ac-
cordance with the narrow gauge. On the ground-floor
there are several valuable engines, and a stand of tools
already at work (having been furnished by Mr. Whit-
worth, of Manchester), for the purpose of giving in-
struction in mechanics and engineering. There is also
a large number of casts from the best works in the
studios of eminent English sculptors. One of the lead-
ing features of this floor is the gigantic electrical
machine, the glass-plate of which is 10 feet in diameter ;
it has a pear-shaped conductor ; the weight of the whole
is about a toa.

There is a voltaic magnet of soft iron, weighing half a
ton, capable of supporting 30 tons. The chemical labo-
ratory is most complete in all its apparatus.
The philosophical apparatus-room is complete with
apparatus of most novel construction for illustrating all
departments of the physical sciences. The scientific lec-
ture-room will hold 1,000 persons, besides which there is
a literary lecture-room for six hundred. Arrangements
are in progress for the illustration of musical composi-
tion and Psalmody, for which purpose Mr. Hill,
from Tottenham-court-road, has constructed an or-
chestral organ, at the cost of three thousand guineas ;
the bellows of this instrument are worked by a steam-
engine of two horse-power, and to do justice
to the organ three performers are required. From the
centre of this organ will proceed an oxy-hydrogen light,
which will pass through condensers of 27 inches dia-
meter, and by this arrangement dioramic views will be
formed on a transparent screen, of dimensions hitherto
unattempted.
One of the remarkable features of the institution is its
Artesian well, of 385 feet depth, and from which the
water is pumped up by steam to the summit of the
building for constant use, and to be ready in the case of
a fire breaking out, which, from this brief notice of the
edifice, the public would most earnestly deprecate.

DESERTION FROM MERCHANT SHIPS.—The Lards
Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury have caused
to be transmitted to the Customs authorities, for the
information of themselves, and their officers at the seve-
ral ports throughout the Kingdom, an order for appre-
hending seamen, not being slaves or subjects of her
Majesty, who desert from merchant ships belonging to
subjects of the King of Denmark, when within her Ma-
jesty's dominions, or the territory of the East India Co.
The order sets forth, that it appearing that due facili-
ties have been, or will be, given, for recovering and
apprehending seamen who desert from British merchant
ships in the territories of his Majesty the King of Den-
mark, it is hereby ordered and declared that seamen, not
being slaves, and not being subjects of her Majesty,
who desert from merchant ships belonging to subjects of
his Majesty the King of Denmark, when within her
Majesty's dominions, or the territories of the East India
Company, shall be liable to be apprehended and carried
on board their respective ships. The Commissioners for
the affairs of India are to assist the Lords of the Treasury
in this matter, and give the necessary directions accord-
ingly.
THE FUGITIVE BANKRUPT.—The detective officer who
followed Todd, the fraudulent bankrupt distiller of New-
castle, to America on behalf of his creditors, has, it is
stated, written to his employers to say that he traced
him all the way to the State of Wisconsin, where he has
purchased a large farm. The officer found the delin-
quent in the field busy at work, but the latter, with
some other hostile parties, resisted the efforts of the
officer officer to arrest him ; and finding his warrants not suf-
ficiently legal to call for the interference of the local
authorities, the officer has written hone for fresh in-
structions.
lIENLEY.—The shooting on several ofthe itionatniol
ill
this neighbourhood has been postponed
this
day, in consequence of the backward state of the bar- !
vest.
• •