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London, England, 1849-06-18 00:00:00

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BIISI-1 LINSTiTUTTON.

An exlilAtion (of annual recurrence), is now open
in the galleries of tli British institution, Pall-mall,
consisting of 144 paintings by Italian, Spalli,h,
Fit ini.l‘, Dutch, French, and English masters, these
pictures being lent for public exhibition from the
private collections of the proprietors. If any true
lover of art is anxious to obtain a treat of the highest
and most intellectual kind, that treat he may obtain
by a visit at this time to the British Institution. We
regretted to observe that the three noble rooms at
that establishment were but scantily attended
the other morning when we visited it ; although our
regret vv as peculiarly of an unselfish kind, seeing that
the small attendance materially facilitated our own
inspection of the paintings. Several of these pictures
are not only the works of men renowned in every
civilized country, but they are works themselves of
individual celebrity—works many of them familiar
ized to the masses through the medium of innu-
merable engravings.
For example there is No. 30, "John Kemble as
Coriolanus," by Sir Thomas Lawrence—standing
grandly and gloomily in almost colossal proportions
in the dark hall of his enemy, revealed only in the
folds of his cloak by the fire smouldering on the
hearthstone.
There is No. 114, the celebrated portrait of " Cur-
ran," by the same artist, from the collection of Sir
Robert Peel. The half sour, half sad, I.alf droll,
quite Irish face of the great wit and orator—humour
twinkling in his eyes, and intellect gleamingfrom his
forehead,: seen between the black locks of his slovenly
but glossy hair.
There is also, No. 126, the celebrated " Portrait of
Admiral Keppel," from the brush of Sir Joshua
Reynolds.
No. 140. The portrait, by Guisto Subtermans, of
"Starry Galileo;"
a portrait well known in this country, through the
engraving in the Gallery of Portraits, published by
Charles Knight, for the :.-,cciety of Useful knowledge.

Besides threse, there is No. 120, Wilkie's famous
" Blinclinan's Buff," from the collection belonging tol
her Majesty, and his (Nu. 118), if possible, still
more famous " Rent Day," to say one word in
commendation of which would be frivolous, because
superfluous.
No. 104. " The llookaba.rdar," by Sir David,
not so well known, is for some reasons still more
interesting, seeing that it is evidently one of those
studies from life with which he had's° richly stored
his portfolios' during that oriental journey from which
the Scottish llogarth was destined never to return
alive.
Nos. 105 and 107 are singularly curious portraits
in miniature, Jeanne D'Albert, Reine de Navarre,
and Henri D'Albert, Roi de Navarre, by Janet.
Hard, cold, and glittering like enamel, they are
neverthelass perceptibly vivid likenesss, and for that
reason are infinitely estimable.
No. 124. " The Towneley Gallery," by Zoffani.
The more we look at it the more we feel ourselves
carried back bodily to the distance of a century and
a half, to the time of lappelled waistcoats and
powdered wigs. That old peer, with the red rheum
in his eyes, who is turning over a folio on his knees,
at the left-band corner, as a student runs over the
leaves of his lexicon to find out a word, is all but

living and breathing.
Let any nervous lady look another.way rather than
at No. 83, the " Lion and the Mouse," by Rubens
and Snyder. The Lord of the Forest is worthy of
the joyous brush of Sir Peter Paul ; the dental efforts
of the mouse seem to be superfluous when contrasted
with the muscular powers of the rampant lion: The
lion is receding, half upright, through the network,
his eyes flashing, his jaws opening, revealing the
red gums and white teeth, roaring for freedom, with
his paws extended and every nail bristling out.
Of the other pictures we may refer especially to
(No. 86) the " Frost Piece," by J. Ostade ; (No.
18) " A Scene on the ice," by Cuyp ; (No. 9) " A
Girl with a Letter," by Greuze ; (No. 40) the im-
mortal " Virgin and Child, with St. Ann," by
Leonardo da Vinci ; (No. 52) " The head of a Man,"
br Raffaelle,. the divine; (No. 62) an elegabt
Venus and Cupid," by Paggi; and, " though last,
not least in our dear love," Turner's two extraordi-
nary pictures (No. 38), " The Wreck of a Transport
Ship," and (No. 43) " The Opening of the Vintage
of Nicon"—in viewing the latter of which we could
not help thinking of the ingratitude received by
Lamartine from the people of Macon, a place
only illustrious because it had the glory of giving
him birth.

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POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
To clothe knowh dge in such a garb as to make it pa-
latable to all classes is a tack of the utmost difficulty, and
since the establishment of the Polytechnic Institution
it
has ever been the study of its managers to overcome this
step in the advancement of learning. There will be
found ample food for thinking minds in the models and
specimens deposited in the museum of. the institution;
for the searchers after deeper information will be found
lectures replete with elementary and natural philosophy.
A lecture on botany, by Mr. Graham, is at present
of that beauWul science. In experimental and natural
delivered in a form quite comprehensive to the beginner
philosophy Doctor Baelihoffner is expatiating on the
method of ventilating mines by the steam-jet, a subject
just on the eve of forming a discussion in the House of
Commons, and also on the public subject, light, in which
the most brilliant luminaries, the electric, the lime, and
the bode lights are exhibited together, enabling the
speciwor to form comparisons in his own mind of the
value, of each, either as an object of commerce or cu-
riosity. For those who are desirous of spending an
hour of pleasantry blended with much sterling informa-
tion, Mr. James Russell, late of lirury-lane Theatre, is
givinga lecture on character, illustrated with his usual
deli3httul comic style of singing, which compels those
who ari, his auditors to laugh almost against their will.
The flee tore has been attended by large and highly re-
spectable audiences, who testified their spprobation by
loud and continued applause.

DRIIIrg-LANE THEATRE.--ME. BUNN'S BENEFIT.
tivnual ceremony is fixed for Monday next, the
25th inst., when a series of entertainments are offered
to the pub tic, in themselves of the most attractive kind
and rend er ed doubly so from the fact of their being sup-
ported bj- some of the first talent with which the metro-
polis is n aw• so rich. We are to have genuine comedy
and farce,, a sprinkling of ballet, and the choicest of
musical m oreeaux, in the execution of which native and
foreign tat ec t struggle fur pre-eminence. Useful as all
this deligh OA entertainment must be to the beneficiaire,
Mr. Bunn slight fairly rest his claims to public pa-
tronage on the exertions he has made for so many years,
on this his famous scene of action, to gratify and amuse
the town. It is to him alone that we owe the present
advanced stt tte of our musical drama, who has not only
given every el Icouragement to our composers, but esta-
blished the t 'el ?utation of most of our first singers. There
can be no el( mccbt of Mr. Bunn having, as usual, as full
an audience t is Drury-lane can hold. _

LEAMINGT ore SPA, JUNE 16.—The late festival, to
inaugurate H. Ltins's statue of Dr. Jcphson, passed off
in a manner a ,o.rthy of the fame of that celc brated medi-
cal practitione T. As one amongst the most attractive
features of the niumrner season, it proved highly success-
ful, as regal d the influx of visitors, a considerable
portion of wh or a still remain at the Spa, to partake cf
the medicinal. springs and participate in its unceasing
round of publi amusements. The Tyler family con-
tinue their pe tformances daily, and we are on the mot
a visit from M r Macready, whose reception at our new
and elegant t 4eatre, so speedily after. his treetment at
the hands of 11. low and brutal section of the Trans-
Atlantic den rocracy, wili no doub: be one of the most
enthusiastic] :intl. The " great event," however, of the
ensuing west will be the celebration of the Queen's ac-
cession, whe n the Jephson's Gardens will be the scene
of festivities upon a large scale—the leading attraction
to the denize us of the neighbourhood being Lieutenant
Gale's mons tee balloon, "The Royal Cremorne." The
latest urriva'A include the names of Lord Elphinstone,
Visec,unt c'renterbury, the B:sliop of Victoria, Lord
Ridedese' ,a2,e .ctdmiral Sir George and Lady Cockburn,
Lord an d Laily John Scott, Sir James.Ritchlieti, Vene-
rable Ar •chdiz.,aeon Croft, Mr. Algernon Percy, &a.
TJEsTErt( ;TIVE FIRE.—On Saturday night, shortly
aft ,er ten o' clock, a fire involving a considerable destruc-
ti on of property, broke out in a long range of prem'ses ,
rr acupieck conjointly by Mr. Jonathan, Clark, biscait-
t alter, and Mr. Thomas Smith Gordon, a cabinet-maker
and ship-;gainer, situate in Orange-court, Great Her-
mitstge-st.reet, St. George-in-the,liast. The flames
corn uier.ced in the lower floor, in the tenure of the first-
"tam ed party, and although assistance was promptly at
:and every endeavour made to arrest the progress
'of the :ire, the flames continued to mount most fearfully
until Wr. Clark's property presented one immense sheet
,of fl cum a.. So great was the light caused by the colifla-
grati on;. that inflormation of the disaster was almost
:airault 'an eously forwarded to the whole of the fire stations
in tow n, and forthwith the engines of the London and
West e '1 England establishments started to the scene, on
reachi %.1g which the firemen found not merely the pro-
perty- alaave•named enveloped in flames, but the adjoining
prenst, was, on either side, were also burning. Plenty of
water being at hand, the whole force was brought to
remain
i
bear u; aon the flames, by which means their further ex-
tension . was cut off, but it was nearly twelve o'clock before
they to?d be
ccn Mr. c extinguished,drdnn,w oarnksdhnnopts cunotnislutmhed,
e w
nothing
einog
g
of
Mr. C lark'sn of
either premisesbuilding dwd
ienrge
btotally due:er wt roya. ens. Several
d, and the
nt e
of the adjoining premises were ~also materially damaged
by the action of the fire.
DE PAETURE OF TUE ITIBERNIA.—LIVERPOOL, SA.
TURD. KY EVENING.---The North American Royal Mail
stem ,•ship Hibernia, under the command of Captain
Lain a, took her departure for New York, via Halifax,
this isfterriodff. She had a large number of passengers
on b card, and the usual weekly mails for Canada and
the United States, in charge of Lieutenant Raymond,
R.N. , AEI
iniratty agent. The Caledonia may be ex-
pect(d in the course cf Monday.
F ,
Pain; of TUE IRON TRADE.—BIRMINGHAM,
SA .TeRDAV
.—The iron trade remains in much the same
st ate as rei
,orted last week. In many instances sales
' .re effected at much lower prices than those agreed upon
three weeks ago. Nail roads, which last quarter day
nd at los. now tit
brought 8/. 'r ton, are now at 61. 104. to 63/. 156. ; bars,
/.
in April 8/. 1G 's., now 6/. 155.; a p,g ,
91. 15F., „r eve,. 21. los. There has been a further re-
*goo lit the pt ice of coal.

LITE'V,A.T URE.

TII.E ENCHANTED DOLL ; a Fairy Tale.
By itfurh Lemon.
'roe " little people," for whom this little bbok is
d signed, have much cauFe to be grateful to Mark
Lemon and Richard Doyle, who have written and
illustrated one of the most delightful children's books
that have appeared for a considerable period. Neither
should printer or publisher (Messrs. Bradbury and
Evans) he forgotten ; for seldom has a volume,
whether for children or grown persons, appeared in
more attractire guise. The printing is beautifully
clear, every page is surrounded with a coloured mar-
gin, illustrations are plentifully scattered throughout
the volume, and the binding is of the palest pink,
lined with the brightest blue. The hero of the story
is one Jacob Pouts, whose name is a fair, indication of
his dissatisfied character. This Jacob is by trade
a doll. maker, but instead of labouring for his living, he
passes his time in idleness and in envying of the good
fortune of his very industrious opposite neighbour.
Far be it from us to reveal the mysteries of the tale—
we will do no more than mention the name of the
Fairy Malice, we will pass over the marvellous pro-
perties of the enchanted doll, and the history of Tony
Stubbs (the industrious workman), and " Pretty
Dorothy Kersey," the alderman's daughter. We will
say nothing of the bear-baiting (illustrated by the
pencil of Doyle)—we leave the romance of the
Fairy Tale, and the interest of a Tale of London in
Old '.rimers unspoiled, the better to repay the curiosity
of the little readers of the " Enchanted Doll." One
fact, however, is too important to pass over—Jacob,
the doll-maker, cured of his malice, was commis-
sioned by the Lord Mayor to manufacture two of
the largest dolls in the kingdom. The narrator of
his history does not vouch for the fact, but he tells us
that it is more than suspected that those two identical
dolls are Gog and Magog.

Yacht.

SYBIL ; a Soul's History. By J. Innis Minchin,
Author of " Trafford."
On the title-page of this volume we find the fol-
lowing beautiful sentence from Savage Lander :
" The poet must take man from God's hands, must
look; into every fibre of his heart and brain, must be
able to take the magnificent work to pieces, and to
reconstruct it." Mr. Minchin, in accordance with
this advice, has endeavoured to make his characters
natural and his delineations truthful. Sybil is a tale
of mingled passion and pathos, related in pleasing
verses. It is preceded by " the romaunt of Lord
Roland," an intended companion-pieCe to Miss
Barratt's " Courtship of Lady Geraldine." In " Lord
Roland," as in " Sybil," we occasiona'ly meet with
some beautiful line or happy expression, and also not
unfriquently with some common-place idea, which
converts the sublime into the ridiculous, as, for ex-
ample, in the following stanzas :
" Su at last the secret left me, I could bear the weight
no longer;
I must tell it ;11, despite the throbs and tightening
at my chest—
I must know my fate, although that knowledge
prove an anguish stronger
Than the nev,r-ceasing burden of a passion un-
contest."
The last line is good, but the " tightening at the
chest" gives to the whole passage, in our mind, an air
of the ludicrous. The story of " Sybil" is interesting
and narrated in an interesting manner. Towards the
close of the narration, in allusion to the IrTeless love
of Vivian for Sybil, we find the following contradic-
tion to the old adage that love cannot live without
hope. The expression in the second line, " keeps the
spirit sure," we cannot pretend to understand, but the
fourth line is most beautiful; it is the best line and
the best thought in the volume.
"Even without hope, Love lives on its own being,
Its holy influence keeps the spirit sure, I
It purifies the soul, the world unseeing,
Hope's very absence makes the passion pure."

Yacht.

Parts

CON. CREGAIV; the Irish Gil Bias.
V. and VI.
These parts are as full of fun, frolic, and adventure
as any of their predecessors. In the course of the
adventures Con. runs through the whole civilized part
of North America from Quebec to New Orleans, and
we leave him in Part VI. on the eve of acting on
Colonel Crockett's maxim—
" When things go wrong, and tease and vex us,
Cut stick, and go ahead in Texas."

KING DOBBS : Sketches in Ultra-Marine. By
James Hannay. Parts V. and VI.
These parts complete this most amusing of nautical
tales. The illustrations are by Alfred Ashley, and
are full of spirit. As a marine painter Alfred Ash-
ley approaches nearer to Nicholas Pocock than does
any living artist. We hope shortly to have the plea-
sure of again meeting Messrs. Hannay and Ashley,
and in the meantime we recommend all those who are
in search of amusement to take a cruise under the flag
of his Mjeaty King Dobbs.

ROYAL THAMES YitCHT CLUB

MATCH.

The adjourned railing match of 3 achts belonging to
this club, for two prizes of a silver cop with SO sove-
reigns, and a silver cup arid 40 sovcrzigns, took place on
Saturday last, between Erith and the Nore. The beau-
tiful new steam-packet Jupiter, by Miller, Ravenhill,
and Co., was engaged by the club to take the members
and its friends to witness the trials of railings, and ac-
cordingly embarked both at London-bridge and Black-
wall a very large party, which included the Noble Com-
modore, Lord Allred Paget, Vice• Commodore Captain
Barwell, the Hon. Captain Devereux, 8.N., Major
Bingham, Captain Ellis, I{.N., Mr. Williams, M.P.,
Mr. O'Connell, M.P., Mr. Miller, Lieut. Freestun,R.N.,
Captain Maude, the Hon. H. T. L. Corry, M.P., Captain
Newton, Captain Cumberland, Captain Barker, and very
many ladies.
Messrs. Mare and Rolt, with a small party on board,
were present in the former gentlealan steam-vessel,
and the Dryad, Woolwich steam packet, and a Water-
man's steamer were also there, with crowded decks.
There was likewise numerous squadron of vessels under
sail, bt.sides those engaged in tt:e trial, among which
was the Marquis of Anglesey's yacht Pearl, with the
Noble Marquis, the Duke of 13eaut'ort and party, the
Bianca, the Alarm, the Enchantress, the Belvidere, Sic.
Tile morning was dull, but the weather bii.,..,hteried
as
the day advanced, allough the wind fell lighter every
hour as it approached towards noon, and than the Jupiter
reached the starting pl.acc, there was some little appre-
hension that it would be another drihing match.

ll,!re, however, were the foliowiriect,mpetitors, on
board of each of which the commodore proceeded to give
his instructions.

FIRST CLASS.
From 50 to 20 tons, both inclusive.
Tons. o.vcer's Name.

Mu:quito 5O William Flamm:tic, Esq.
Cynthia 5O Jahn Wicks, Elq.
Secret 25 George Whitehead, Esq.

Cygnet ... ...35 li. Lit-album, Esq.
SECOND CLASS,
Under 20 tons to 10 tons, inclusive.
Tons. 0 xner'a Name.

Pearl l2 T. aT,d J. M. Wanhill, Lip.
Frolic 12 Allred Cox, Esq.
Foam 19i Richard Antrem, Esq.
Se.i. N 3 mph lO C. Wheeler, jun., Eiq.
Whisper 15 Thomas Eve Leigh, Esq.
The Hilda and Daring, tirst class boats, were entered
but did not start. The Mosquito (iron boat, built by
Mare) was evidently the favourite, as she best every-
thing in, and most yachts out of the Thames during last
season; but there were those who took some fancy, and
some odds, too, in favour of the Cynthia, purposely built
by Messrs. Wanhill, of Poole, to contend with the for-
mer. The only other new boat was the Pearl, of Poole.
At one minute past twelve o'clock the starting gun
was fired from the Commodore's steamer, and the two

little fleets were quickly under canvas, the very li.zht
wind being a little to the eastward of N. The Pearl
was the first to slip off, followed by the Frolic and Foam,
the two latter being the fir,t to set their gafftopsail:.
The Cynthia, Secret, and Mosquito were nfxt in order,
but the start was so even that all may be said to have
got away at the same time. All the yachts, with the
exception of the Mosquito, passed as much to windward
as they could, but this vessel made the short cut
direct to the Long Reach Point ; the longest
way round, however, proved to be the quickest, for
what the Mosquito gained in distance sae not only
lost in not having the force of the current to assist her;
but she had to contend against the eddy. This was a
fatal mistake at first starting, and one which the Mos-
quito never recovered, although her ultimate defeat must
be ascribed to other causes. In Long Reach the wind
had so lulled that it was nothing but draft and drift, and
some idea of the progress of the vessels may be formed
when we state that the fleetest of the squadron was
nearly 17 minutes in going over the measured mile.
At length, by fits and starts, they reached Greadothe,
when a little breeze sprang up, which drew the Mos-
quito into the Worth place, with the Secret close up.
The Mosquito continued to gain on the leaders while the
breeze lasted, and when off Gravesend was second, the
Cynthia still maintaining a good lead; the Foam,
\1 hisper, Cygnet, Stcret, Frolic, and Sea Nymph bring-
ing up the rear. In the lower end of Gravesend Reach,
the wind freshened, and the second-class boats shifted
their balloan jibs for second jibs. The Cynthia be-
haved admirably, working to windward through Sea
Reach, and lost nothing of the advantage she had
previously gained, but we observed that she was
not near so stiff as the Musquito. A slight squall, ac-
companied with rain, came down in Sea Reach, out it did
not alter the position of the boats. Immediately after
this little brush the wind lulled again, and the Cygnet
crept up to the second place. The yachts, however, did
little more than drift until the tide was spent, whin the
Commodore ordered the steamer to be brought to about
a mile below Chapman's Head. A signal was made for
the boats to round the steamer, which they did in the
following order:—

H. M. S H. M. S.
Cynthia 3 4 48 Pearl ..
Cygnet
Musquito
Foam 3 28 5L sea Nymph 3 47 50
Secret
A very interesting contest took place between the
Foam and the Secret in going round. The latter,
having made a short board, tried to cross the Secret's
bow, and weather on her. The latter, however, foiled
their intention, by luffing up close, and keeping to wind-
ward of the Foam, threw the wind out of her sails, and
succeeded in rounding the steamer five secs before her
antagonist, amidst the cheers of the company on deck.
The wind being now light, the Cynthia set au immense
topsail, and continued to increase the distance between
her and the Cygnet. No change of moment took place
in the run back to Erith, where the winning buoy was
placed, which was reached as follows :
H. M. S. H. M. s.
Cynthia
Cygnet...
Muquito 6 33 18 Frolic
Foam
Secret
The Cynthia was accordingly declared ,the winner,
beating the Cygnet (with an allowance of 71 m. for dif-
ference of tonnage) by 10 m. 45 a. The Foam was the
Brat round the buoy of the second-class boats.
Immediately after the conclusion of the match Mr.
Wicks, the owner of the Cynthia, came on board the
steamer, and was presented by the Commodore with the
cup and eighty sovereigns, his Lordship saying that he
had great pleasure in presenting him with some reward
for his pluck in building a boat at the cost of 2,0001. to
beat the Musquito. With reference to the second prize,
his Lordship stated that a protest had been entered
against the Foam, and that ho could not then give it
away, as it must be referred to the sailing Committee.
We understood that the protest was made the owner
of the Frolic, on the ground that the Foam by
her measurement should have sailed as a first-class boat.
This terminated the business of the day, and the steamer
very quickly conveyed the company homewards, after an
exceedingly pleasant day. The splendid band or the
Royal Artillery were on board, and played a variety of
airs and pieces of music during the day, but it would
have been quite as agreeable if 25 only, instead of 50,
had been present. The refectory was, as usual,] under
the management of Mr. Gore, the steward, who, notwith-
standing the great demand upon his exertions and his
viands, gave the utmost satisfaction to the company.
A great deal of money must have changed hands on
the result of this match, as the Musquito, «e understand,
was heavily backed by her friends. It was evict.nt to
every one that there was something amiss with her ; for
instead of beirg at her graceful trim by the stern she ap-
peared to be down Ly the head, mad was as sluggish as
the Belvidere, although the former has much more lively
lines. The next match, however, to cJme off on Satur-
day week next, will probably restore to her the victory.

MANCHESTER.—DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—On Satur-
day evening, a little before seven o'clock, the extensive
silk-manufactory of Messrs. Williams and Gardom was
discovered to be on fire. The flames spread with amazing
rapidity, and though the engines were promptly on the
spot, in a short time the vast range of buildings was one
mass of mouldering ruins. The stock of silk was very
large, and was wholly consumed. More than 600 hands
by this calamity- will be thrown out of employ. It is
impossible at present to estimate the loss, but in build-
ings, machinery, and materials, it must be very heavy
indeed. Onefireman was seriously injured by an mei-

dent with the fire engine.
TNE CITY OF LONDON NATIONAL SCIIOOLS.-
The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday preached

n the church of St. Dunstan-in-the• East, Tower•street,

on behalt of the City of Loudon National Schools. The
instituion consists of four City schools, in which 1,150

children, for whom there is no room in the ward
schools, are instructed according to the principles of the
Church of England. The annual income ,derived from
subscriptions does not exceed 3001., and the charity
depends greatly fur its support on occasional collections.

The sum contributed after his Grace's
Sheriff's
sermon
were
pe
;
yester-
day amounted to 1011. 14s. SO. l
sent. The Lord Mayor wasprevented by indisposition
from attending.
ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT FUND.—The annual din-
ner in aid of this fund took place on Saturday evening,
at the Freemasons' Tavern, where an excellent enter-
tainment was provided for a party of about 70 gentle-
men. In the absence of his Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge, the state of whose health prevented him
d
from presiding, Sir Walter Stirling filled the chair, an
in a very effective manner proposed during the evening,
among a variety of other toasts, " Prosperity to the
Artists' Benevolent Fund." The secretary anncninced
a list of subscriptions amounting to 340/. The charity
consists of two separate branches, the Artists' Annuity
Fund and the Artists' Benevolent Fund—the former
wholly raised and supported by the contributions of its
members, at present amounting to 300 in number ;
the latter raised and supported by the donations end
subscriptions of the patrons ot the fine arts, for the relief
of the widows and orphans of members of the Annuity
Fund.
FIRE AT HAMBURG a.—The General SteamNaviga-
don Company's mail packet Trident arrived at Blackwell
last evening, after a very quick passage from Hamburgh,
which place she left on Friday night. At the time the
Trident sailed a large fire was raging at the eastern end
of Hamburgh, but no particulars could be then obtained.
RUGBY ScuooL.—Mr. Edward Parry, son of Cap-
tain Sir Edward Parry, R.N., hcad• boy of the school,
and who last year obtained the First Queen's Medal for
the Historical Essay, has just been awarded the prize for
the Latin Essay.
TRAINING INSTITUTION FOR NURSES.—The annual
meeting was held on Friday, in Pall-mall, when the
Bishops of London and Salisbury, as well as several
clergymen and gentlemen attended, all of whom spoke
in favour of the institution. The income for the year
was 1,4654 out of which there remained a balance
of 7581,