The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-30 00:00:00

CALEDONIAN SYLUNI.
A special meeting of ti guardians of this charity
was held in the hall- e Scottish Hospital, yester-
day, James Matheson, Esq., M.P., in the chair.
Amonirst the parties present were the Right Hon.
Fox Maule,i M.P.; Drs. Strickland, M.D., Stewart,
M.D , and Cumming, D.D. ; Captain Lloyd, R.N. ;
Captain Lamont, R.N.; Captain 11. H. Lindsay;
Lieutenant Colquhoun, R.N.; Messrs. William
Campbell, Samuel Lovegrove, John Craigmyle, Wil-
liam Smith, George Lindsay, William Brownley,
James Morris, James Simpson, Stark, Hector Rose ;
Rev. James Fisher, &c.
The CHAIRMAN read a requisition for general
business, when
Mr. W. HAMILTON entered at length into the'
financial state of the institution, showing a great dis-
crepancy between a printed financial report, drawn
up by a committee of which he was chairman, and the
financial statement produced.

Dr. STEWART stated the following reasons which
had induced him to sign the requisition fur a special
meeting :-1. That no financial statement had been
produced for 1848-49, in coniormity with a resolu-
tion passed at a general court of guardians. 2. That
no report of the educational state of the institution,
from the Government inspectors, had been laid before
the court, although there were rumours that the
education of the children has been neglected. 3. The
reports that were widely circulated respecting flogging
of girls.
A long and desultory discussion 'ensued, several
guardians rising to order, and others asserting that
the points mooted were put for the consideration of
the directors. At length,
Captain LAMONT, R.N., one of the treasurers of
the asylum, briefly adverted to a few of the many
circumstances which, as he stated, had guided him in
coming to the conclusion that corporal punishment
ought to be abolished in public institutions. In his
own profession he observed that those ships in
which there was most flogging the discipline was
worst. In charitable institutions he observed
where corporal punishments were virtually, though
not absolutely, abolished, the children appeared more
cheerful and docile than in those schools in which
such punishments are permitted. His own opinion
and experience of the pernicious tendency of flogging
in the navy was ably borne out by those entertained
by General Sir Charles James Napier, in his work
on " Military Law, and the Punishment of Flog-
ging ; " by David Stow, in his work on troral train-
, ing ; and in a report on the system and arrangements
of "La Colonie Agricok," at Mettray, presented
to the committee of the Philanthropic Society of
London ; and also "La I?oquette," being the two
great establishmeurs in France for the re-
claiming of juvenile offenders, which stated that
" corporal punishment is utterly abolished." The
moral results were shown, " that they have indeed ful-
filled the most sanguine expectations of the directors."
They must be all aware that corporal punishment
was resorted to in the Caledonian Asylum ; but he
had no desire to enter into any discussion on the sub-
ject, unless it was pressed upon him. They had, how-
ever, no • guarantee that similar punishments might
not be cruelly inflicted if power were delegated even
to humane persons. In order to prevent a recurrence
of such punishments he moved the resolution of which
he had given notice, viz.: " That corporal punish-
meat be utterly abolished in the Caledonian Asylum
from and after this 29th day of Nov., 1849 ; and that
all officers and menial servants are hereby prohibited
from inflicting corporal punishment on any of the
children."
Dr. STRICKLAND seconded the motion. He ob-
served that it was with great pleasure that he did so,
especially as he represented the feelings of a nume-
rous body of intelligent persons in this country—and
certainly of many ladies also—whose voice should be
specially heard in a matter of this kind, amongst
both of which classes of persons it was an opinion
daily gaining ground that a resort to physical inflic-
tion in the training of youth was injurious to the
minds of young persons ; arid in after life has fre-
quently a tendency to crush the better sentiments,
and not seldom also to foster a spirit of despotism,
which unhappily is too ready to spring up in the
hearts of persons in all conditions of life. lie
seconded the motion, upon the broad principle of
promoting a love of justice among men, and of as-
sisting that glorious consummation when an appeal to
the better feelings and to the judgments of young
persons should be deemed preferable to a resort to
physical suffering.
The lion. Fox Matrix and Dr. CUMMING took
a part in the discussion, after which
The Cuataistaa; called for a show of hands, when
the resolution was lost by a small majority.
A vote of thanks having been passed to the Chair-
man, the meeting separated.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.-YESTERDAY.

A few horses were backed for the Chester Cup, at
prices agreeing with the previous quotations, but not in
amount to call for any remark. The Dcrby betting
touched upon .nearly the favourites, and, for the
season, wcs unusually heavy. The principal outlay was
on Bolingbroke, Johu-&-Groat, and Mildew; on the first
two it cannot hs,ve been lees than 6001, and on Mildew
it most have been between 3001. and 4001. 1,250 to 100
each wr.s laid vgst Ghillie Callum and the Knight of
Avenel in ono bet, 1,300 to 100 agst the latter singly;
15 to 1 to 501 ag.,t The Italian; 25 to 1 in fifties agst
The Nigger; and a few other bets of smaller amount.
On the whole, it was the busiest Thursday since the
Houghton meeting. We have returned the closing
prices:—

CHESTER CUP.
2,000 to 30 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Melody—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Captain Hervey 's Lismahago—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Sir 11. Pigot's Essedarius—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Duke of Richmond's Halo—taken
2,000 to 30 agst Sir J. Hawley's Vatican—taken
1,000 to 15 agc•t Mr. Merry's Chanticleer—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. King's Pendulum filly—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Captain Haworth's The Baroness—t

DERBY, 1850.
8.10 1 apt Lord Eglinton'a lot—take 9 to 1
9 to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards na Bolingbroke—taken
12 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Ghillie Callum—t
13 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Knight of Avenel—t
15 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's The Italian—taken
22 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's Cyprus
25 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Sweetheart
25 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigger—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's.Mildew—tuken
25 to 1 agst Lord Airlie's Clincher
26 to 1 agst Lord W. Lennox's William the Con-
queror—taken
30 to 1 sgst Duke of Bedford's John o' Groat—taken
30 to I agst Mr. Williamson's Voltigeur—taken
30 to 1 agst Lord Airlie's Deicoon
1,000 to 30 agst Sir R. Pigot's Monltan—taken and off.
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Pedley's Little Bob—taken
2,000 to 20 agst Mr. IL Robinson's Confidence—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. 11. Robinson's Minx colt—taken

DERBY, ISSI.
5,000 to 50 apt Mr. Mare's Ilathrrton—taken
WARWICK AND LEAMINGTON MEETING.
The postponed Warwick and Leamington Meeting is
changed from a November to a Decsmber gathering.
The stewarchhip and officials are the same, and Tuesday
and Wednesday next, a umber the 4th and sth, are to
be devoted to eight races, including (weather permit-
ting) the Grand Open Steeplechase, the Hunt Cup, and
the Professional ditto. In consequence of the postpone-
ment of these races, the bets on them are off.

BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—The thirteenth
anniversary meeting was held 1 st evening, at the
society's rooms, 20, Bedford-street, Strand—J. E. Gray,
Esq , F.R.S., president, in the chair. Mr. G. E. Dennis,
the honorary secretary, read the report of the council,
from %Mob it appeared that l 5 members had been
elected since the last annual meeting, and that the
society now consisted of 249 members. Many thou.
aand specimens of very valuable British plants had been
distributed to the members, and increased exertions bad
been mace this year to obtain specimens, which bad
been attended with much success. The report was
unanimously adopted, after which a ballot twit place
for the council, when the president was re-elected; and
ho nominated J. Mien, Esq., F.R.S., and E. Double-
day, Esq., F.L S., vice-presidents. Mr. J. Reynolds
and Mr. G. E. Dennes werelee- elected treasurer and secre-
tary. The members afterwards supped together at the
Sussex Hotel, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street.
THE 3D DRAGOON GUARDS.—AbOIIt five o'clock on
Wednesday night last, ;two privates of the 3d Dragoon
Guards (who had only the previous Monday arrived at
Nottingham from Mansfield) went into the shop of Mr.
Francis Allen, butcher, in a beastly state of intoxication,
when one of them asked if he might light his pipe,
which he was permitted to do ; he then asked Mr.
Allen to give his comrade a pipe, in answer to which
the soldier was toad he bad not got one. lle then de-
manded a quart of ale, and was again quietly told ho had
come to the wrong place, to which the soldier replied,
" Then give us the price of one." Mr. Allen persuaded
them both in every possible way to go home quietly,
but this they refused, and ono of them, sitting down on a
chair, asked his comrade for a piece of paper, threaten-
ing he would set the place on fire before he went away.
After considerable trouble Mr. Allen got them out of
his shop, when oneof them struck him a violent blow
in the face, and his comrade seized him by the arm, but
after a
severe
.struggle between them Mr. Allen suc-
ceeded in flooring both men. They got up and then
walked away, threatening that they would serve all Not-
tingham out before they left. The same evening three
privates belonging to the same regiment were also very
much intoxicated in the Market-place, and as they
were passing along Smithy-row one of them crossed
over to the Long-row end struck a man named Bellamy,
of Radford, without the slightest provocation, saying,
" We will soon put you to rights now we have come to
Nottingham." Mr. Allen appeared at the post-office on
Thursday morning, and applied for a warrant against
one of the men.
LIBERAL SOIREE AT DERBY TO MESSRS. BASS
AND BEYWORTIL—On the evening of Tuesday last,
about 350 cr 400 friends to the above gentlemen assem-
bled in the Lecture-hall, Derby, to tea. Mr. Alderman
Moss in the chair. An excellent hand was in attendance,
and tho evening closed with dancing. The bu.iness
part of the proceedings occupied about three hours.
Tee chiernian opent.d the proceedings in a brief speech;
and on the motion of Mr. Councillor Pegg, a vote of
thanks was passed to the members for their past ser-
vices, Which WU corded by goloation.