The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-14 00:00:00

RA MPTON RACES.

(THIS DA.Y.)—BI EXPRESS.
The Claremont Stakes, for two yrs old.

Blondetto ••• •••
Knight or Gwynne ...

Eiur started.

THE NAVIGATION-LAWS.
LORI) STANLEY'S PRO t EST.

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Dissentient,—
" I.. Because the Bill, while professing to amend the
laws for the encouragement of British shipping and na-
vigation, virtually repeals those laws under the protec-
tion of which the mercantile marine of this country 111.:s
attained its present eminence.
"2. Because such repeal was not called for by any
state necessity, nor by public opinion, which, on the
eontrary, has manifested itself universally and unequi-
vc74l.lY,as hostile to the measure.
t; 3. Because any minor inconveniences to whichßri-
tishcommerce may be subjected by the operati,n of the
izi,sting laws might easily have been obviated by modi-
teatkos and amendments not inconsistent with the main-
mince of the general principle.
410" 4. Because the Bill fails to secure to the shipping
t.." commerce of this country in foreign ports ;Alvan-
;Ps equivalent to those which it confers upon the
uliVing of foreign countries.
an 5. Because it surrenders gratuitously, and without
be Possible equivalent, to all foreign countries the trade
cipeo the Unit, d Kingdom and its widely spread
proportion and dependencies, in which trade a very large
Portion of our shipping and seamen is constantly and
Yr°titably employed.
"•
,6, Because, by the concession of the indirect carry-
so'rad between the United Kingdom and all foreign
uqs, any one nation which may be able to rival us in
etitl manniog, and sailing ships, will be enabled to
er
successful competition with us throughout the
r(4ld, and thus lay the foundation of a maritime supe-
or ity
it is essential to this country to retain, and
•it was the especial object of the navtgation-laws
u prevent any foreign powers from acquiring.
tit:L.a 7: Because the Bill directly encourages the compe-
zn.n of foreign labour, and tends to diminish the de
,st,'"u for British seamen, British shipwrights, me-
taarijn • ,
•sN , anuartisans, unduly to lower the amount or
~ wages, and greatly to discourage the employment
British industry.
, :1 8. Because the permission to register, as British,
snips built in foreign ports, will inevitably lead to is great
transfer of capital to those foreign ports, and to ti,e
fiction of serious injury upon the shipbuilding establish-
tnentr;:ot this, country,' and the various branches of in-
dustry connected therewith, by which, in time of peitze.
Employment is given to large numbers of our
sutijects, and the assistance or which in time of war, has
been found indispensable to the maintenance of the
strength and efficiency of the royal navy,
,Because the Bill, by exp..sing British shipowners
to unlimited competition with those of n•reign countiies,
chile it leaves them subject to restrictions from which
holds out strong inducements to
them
'are exeMPt,
tO sail ,illider. a foreign flag, with foreign built ship,
and foief.,ft Seanie.n,.to the manifest injury of the best
intereakol the country.
ie.. Because the ro) al navy
is mainly dependent for
its se
eftieiency .upon the commerei .1 marine, and the cas a
of the community connected therewith ; and this Bill,
by discouraging the empl,„yment, of British shipbuilders,
shies, and scum n, tends directly to the ret uL:ionefthe
„ '°ustat•rcial marine, aiid thereby to the diminution of
that
n 47,1 strength which is the main foundation of the great-
ness .Of thiieutietry, and the surest detente of its inde•
Peoclence."

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SCIENTIFIC PRESENTS —Lib Excellency the Count
cSoie_hulina melpeurnuek, the Netherlands Munster at this
, has received from the' Roy al Society at Amster
a uarti quantity of books, being the reports of that
sctietr, for the purpose of presentation to various literary
and 'seie,nofie institutions in this country.
T"
ETON FESTITAL.—The anniversary festival of
the noblemen .and gentle men educated at Eton College,
was
held last night at Willis's Rooms, King. street, St.
James's. The Earl of Ellenborough filled the ch dr, and
was supported right and left by the Provost of Eton and
the Rev. Dr. Hawtrey, head master of the college.
Among the'other guess present were the Earl of Fal-
tnouth, the Earl Nelson, Viscount Fending, the Vice-
Chancellor of England, Colonel the Hon. J. Lindsay,
Captain the Hon. W. Edwardes, R.N., Hon. and Rev. P.
Sadie,' Hon. and Rev. A. Savile, the High Sheriff of
Surrey (W: G., Farmer, Esq.). Hon. Sydney Pierrecont,
the ,Provost of King's College, Cambriftge, the Chia-
holm,,Hon. C. Pepys, Mr. Ker Seymer, M.P., and the
following gentlemen connected with Eton College:—
Rev. T. Carter, Rev. G. T. Dupuis, Rev. C. Abraham,
Rev. C. Lutendon and Mr. W. Pickering. The table
presented ;a magnificent display, and immediately before
the preiidential chair was placed an exquisitely chased
model, in silver gilt, of Eton College chapel, the girt to
the:foundation of his late M. jesty King William IV.
The festival, went off with more than ordinary eclat, and
in Pursuance of a suggestion which fell from the Vice-
Chancellor of England during the evening, it is probable
that a triennial re-union of old Etonisns will be organized
to take place in the old hall of the college. The Earl of
Falmouth has accepted the office of president at the next
anniversary,

W AR.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—Your very excellent article in The Sun of
last evening, on the present exertions and objects of
the I'eace Society, must be hailed by every lover of
Christianity as a most opportune offering to freedom
and justice. To choose the moment when humanity
lies bleeding for coolly discussing the abstract right
of giving physical aid; to select the very juncture
when the despotic assassin stands over hii victim with
uplifted blade, as the time for considering whether to
seize him or agree with him, betrays a pusillanimity
and inconsistency which can only arise from a posi-
tion and from principles false and incongruous.
Such an admixture of light and darkness is neither
compatible with human wisdom nor divine truth.
Sir, the error lies in human legislators pretending to
carry on and reconcile men made governmen'a with
the pure and holy principles which Jesus gave fbr the
government of his disciples, and whom the Apostle
calls " a holy nation, a peculiar people." That such
is the case is clearly proved in a pamphlet published
in 1833, entitled " illan unfit to Govern Man," and
as bearing on the present untimely interference of
legislating Christians, I send you a short extract :
" We have thus seen that the constitution and laws of
God's people require them to keep separate from human
legislation, and to have no fellowship with the unfruittul
works of darkness. But not merely does the constitu-
tion of the church of God, the headship of Jesus, the
equality of its membt.rs, its separation from the world
and its objects, prevent its members from joining the
government of the world, but its laws and duties equally
'orbid. . . . Again—Civil govern-

ments authorise, and under some circumstances —invol% e
the necessity of war. In many cases they cannot be
maintained without it. To oppose war and bloodshed,
therefore, on principle, is to oppose the existence of
human governments themselves. Let, then, the advo-
cates of peace be consistent; let them draw back their in-
terested bands trom civil distinctions and human domina-
tion altogether ; let them not perplex and embarrass a
government of this world with their unholy and unau•
thorised admixture of light and darkness, Christ and
Belial."

Although, Sir, these views may not altogether
agree with your own, they confirm some of your
remarks, and their insertion will oblige,
Yours, &c.,
Cheltenham, June 13, 1849. DALETH.

SPQR TIN G INTELLIGENCE.

HAMPTON It CES.-WEDNESDAY.

Although the sums offered for competition on Mout
se), Hurst contrast most unfavourably with the magnifi-
cent prizes run for at Ascot the week before, they are
sufficient to attract a large number of horses of an infe-
rior grade, and by means of heats, usually furnish a
satisfactory amount of sport. Hitherto, the system has
been governed by •a determination to give as little and to
get as much out of the meeting as possible—the mode or
" carrying on the war" has been objectionable in other
respects; this year, however, a more liberal feeling has
been evince d by the lessees; a competent Clerk of the
Course (Mr. ilibburd) has been entrusted with the ma-
nagement, and there is every prospect of the meeting
being one of the best ever held. The commencement
yesterday was highly favourable; the weather was fine
and the South western Railway having given every pos•
able facility, in the shape of special trains, from the
Waterloo bridge station, the attendance was the largest
for a first day that has been seen for many years. Be-
-ides several others of rank, we noticed his Royal High-
ness Prince George of Cambridge, attended by the
Honourable Captain Macdonald, the Marquis of Exe•
ter, Marquis et Drogheda, Earl of Chesterfield, Ear)
6 rathmore, Lord Dulikellin, Lord G. G. Lennox, Lord
F. Fitzroy, Sir Minto Farquhar, bir T. Burke, Sir J.
bir D. Baird, Hon. Captain Rous, Hon. Major
Vitt, Hon. Colonel Stanley, Hon. Major Boyle, Hon. C
Forrester, Hon. H. Forrester, General Charittie, Colonel
Peel, Colonel Richardson, Mr. Grevllle, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Foljambe, Mr. Osbaldeston, Mr. Archdall, M.P. Mr.
alagennis, Mr. Di inkald, Mr. O'Higgins, Mr.' Rush, Sic.
The sport was t xcellen!, and so much better was time
kept than under the old regime, that although the first
event did not come off until a few minutes after mt.
o'clock, the last heat of the Stand Plate was over by
halt past five o'clock—every thing went off well; the
only ground of complaint that suggested itself was the
Want of a sufficient number of police. As an immense
crowd may be expect, d to-day, we trust the proprietors
of the course will be better provided.
Tne racing commenced with—
The Railaay Plate of 25 sovs., given by the South
Western Railway Company, added to a Sweepstakes
of 5 sovs. each, for horses that never won 501, exclu
sive of the winner's oen stake; three-year olds, 7s•
71b; four, Bst 101 h; live, 9st 3d; rix and age d, 9st 713;
mares and geldings allowed 3;b; the winner to be sole
for 200 Bove., it demanded, &c. Beats, ouce rounc

and a
Sir J. Hawley's Marlbrook, 3yrs. 7st 7lb (S. Mann) 1 1
Mr. Smith's Holioa, 4 yrs, 8.1, 71b (l1, Haulms) 0 2
Capt. D'Arcy's Busyfoot (late PerSpicacity). 3 yrs,
7st 41i, (Crouch) 2 3
Mr. Tilbury's 'I be Briar, 3 yrs, 7st 4k (J. Sharp) 0 4
Coma Bat; liy .ny's Lapidus, 3 yrs, 7st 71b.
Fast Heat-5 to to 2 apt Marlbrook, 3to 1 each ag,
Lepidus and Bo') f-ot, aid 4 to 1 each apt the Others
4 Liu by bait a length.
Second tiout-6 to 4 un Marlbruuk, who won easily by
two leumths,

l'he 6:nothian stakes of 10 sovs each, with 25 added;

wint.er to be sold tt.l 200 sun., it demanded &u. Ono:

ruu ar,d a distanu,
Mr. S. L. Fox'," Lad) Frances, 4 yrs, io.s.t 71b
Mr. Howl, y na 'litho, 6 yrs, Iht 9lb 2
Lard Strattimore's Spectator, aged, list. 11th 3
Mr. I'. Townley's Mr.s Nipper, 4 yrs, 10st 6.b
Ali. Gambier nu Bl4ck llu, , 4 yrs, lOst 71b
%lr. liuss..y's Merry Andrew, 5 yrs, 11. t 31b 0
Mr. Burnaby ha. Woodcraft, 4 )Is, 10s, 71b 0
L'ettiug-5 to 2 agst Miss Nipper, 5 to 2 aAst Specta
tor, and 3to 1 agst Lady Frances. Spectator mane th,
runiii, g, followed by Black Doe, Woodcraft lying third.
This trio main aim d the trout to the straight running.
where Miss Nipper went up, and they ran together to
the distance. Here they were joined by Titbir, and a
tine race home ensued, ending in favour of Lady Frances
ny halt a neck—Titbit beating Spectator by a bead; Miss
Nipper a :loud fourth.
The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 20 sous each, 10 ft
and 5 only it declared, &c., with 50 added; the &wild
to save his stoke, and the winner to pay 20 soya towards

expenses, and to subscribe to the reco-next year. Two

miles.
Lurd Chesterfield's Chicot, 3 yrs, sst Sibs (E. Sharp) 1
Duke of Bedford's Minto, 4 yrs, 64 11Ib (Parr) 2
Sir G. Ht athcote's Burdens, 3 yrs, 6st (Sherwood) 3
Mr. Death's Antagonist, 5 yrs, Bst 12Ib (Waktfield) 0
Lt,rd Exeter's Gardenia, 4 yrs. Bst 61b 0
Mr. Drinkald's the Dark Lady, 5 yrs, Bst 13lb 0
Mr. Soutbby's Conveyancer, 4 yrs, 7 st llb 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Antagonist, sto 2 against Chicot.
4 to 1 apt Gardenia, 5 to 1 against The Dark Lady, and
6to 1 ugst Minto. Gardenia and Minto made running
to the stand, where it was taken up by Antagonist, who
went on with the lead of four or five lengths, until within
a quarter of a mile of home; Minto, Durdans, and The
Dark Lady, then went to the front, and ran together to
the sand, where Chicot went up, headed them in a few
strides, and won cleverly by a length—the same between
second and third, The Dark Lady fourth.

The Stand Plate of 30 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of
3 sovs. each; three yrs old, 7st 51b; four, Bst 51b;
five, Bnt 101 b; six and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings
allowed 310. The winner to be sold for 80 boys., if

decuauded, &c. Heats, three quarters of a mile.
Mr. Nicoll's Eistic uff, aged (Abrahams) 1 1
Mr. Dawson's St. Oswald, 5 yrs (H. Bell) 0 2
Mr. Horw by's Bukhara, aged ...(Hornsby, jun.) 2 0
Mr. Death's Nectar, 4 yrs (Wakefield) 0 0
Mr. S. Scott's Tut, 4 yrs ..
Mr. E. H. Clarke's Alpheia, 4 yrs ...(Crouch) 0 0
Mr. Hooper's Clairvoyance, 4 yrs ...(Hutchinson) 0 fell
Mr. Orel/dlr.'s Paquita, 3 yrs (Dockeray) 0 dr

Betting—First teat-2 to 1 agst Bukhara, 3to 1 agst
Paquita, 3 to 1 sg't Nectar, and 5 to 1 agst Alpheia.
Woo by half a length... S• toad heat-7 to .4 agst Firti•
cuff, cud sto 2 sign St. ONwaltl. Won cleverly.
BEITIN6 ON THE COURSE.

NEWTON BOROUGH CUP.-6 to 4 t.ll Malt On.
LIVERPuOL CUP —8 to 1 taken at one time about
Peep-o'-llay Boy, anti 20 to 1 offered afterwards.
GOODWOOD STAKES.-20 to 1 each taken about Fern-
hill, Plstrlit, and Ulenalvon, and 25 to 1 each about
GhaiLicleer and Coliingwood. Even between the field
and twenty.
The races commence to-day, at half past one o'clock.
with the Clermont Stakes; the Innkeepers' Plate (heats)
will be the secohd race; the 10 sups. .takes (for which
there is .a large entry) the third; the Queen's Plate the
fourth; and the Scurry Stakes the last.
NEWTON RACES— WEDNESDAY.
The Scurry Stakes of 5 sues. each; the winner to be
sold tar 50/. Straight halt mile. Gentleman riders ,
Mr. Martin's Energ), 6 yrs, llst .7/b (Capt. White) 1
Mr. Lawson's Snowniop,.9st 21b ... 2
Mr. Greaves nd Jollity, 5 yrs, list 21b ... di,

Jo.loy c .me in first, but trZ.r riderbeingiiisqm;lifiea,
anfidll 50
fillies,
the race wa, given t , Energy.
i'he Gulburne Saks of 25 sovs. -each, 10 ft,
sovs. added, tor two-yrs-old ; 'cults, Bst sib;
Bst 51h. The straight halt-mile. Thirteen Subs. '
Mr. J. Fowler's Jack Briggs ... .
Mr. B. Green's Saignor of Holderness . ... •. 2
Mr. Bartun's Lady &Am t ... ..„
...
.:. . 3
The following also ran :—Mr. J. Thompso l''s br fby
Falstaff, out of Fenella—Mr. Standish's Duzbury, Mr.
Binnie's Luxury, Mr. Verner's Tower, and Mr. Cope.‘
land's Lass of Uuderley. Won by halt a neck.
The Gold Cup of 100/., added by the Lord of the Manor
to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya each, 10 ft, and
5 only it declared, the second to receive 25 sovs., and 1
the third 10. Two miles and a dis.t
Mr. Osborne's Pity the Blind, 3 yrs, 5s ••• ... 1
Ur. 13. Green's W estow, 3 yrs, fist ..• ~. ... 2
Mr. B. Lawson's Keleshea, 5 yrs, 7st 71b ... ... 3
Ellerdale, 5 :, re, Bst 101 b, and Martin Chuzzlowit f, 4
yrs, 6.t, nlso ran. Wun by a head.
Plate of 50 sovs., added toe Sweepstakes of 5 sins. each.
Heats, t‘ne mile and a quarter.
Mr. Meesom's Doubt, 3 yrs
..• (Ryer) 0 1 1
5111 Mr.rr. .. nd Cantab, 3 yrs ... ••• •••
ElWeiilleleelyi)::ss
Parable,Ol d No. 142,
yrs 4 yrs
...
...
... 1 0 3
0 0 2
••• •
0 2 0
Lord Warwick's Roma, 3 yrs ... ...
..... .
Mr. Choyee's Meshazn, 4 yrs ... 3 0 0
0 0 0
Mr. Copeland'. Wolverhampton ...., ... 00 0
Mr. Citri,h)'3 Young Ireland, 4 yrs ... ... 2 odr
Mr. Park's Lady Barry inure, a yrs . 0 0 dr
... ..
Mr. Taylor's Bessy- boy, 4 yrs ... 0 0 dr
Mr. J. Osborne':, Carthugenian, 3 yrs . 0 0 dr
Mr. J. C. Minor's Snowstorm, 3 yrs ... .... odr
Mr. Lord's Chlorofo;na, 3 yrs ...
... 0 dr
..
Mr. Conlan's Colleen Ogue, 5 yrs
... 0 dr.e.
Mr Cowell's L. Li., 4 yr 4 m ~. ... odr_ _.

BEVEI.LY, EULL,AND EAST RIDING RACES.

Kill c ,r Cure
Prio!..ess

WEDNESDAY.
The Bishop Burton Stlikes.

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The. Hull Cup. Two miles.
Mr. Robinson's Morpeth, aged,
Mc.. B. Green's The Arab, 3 yrs, 6st 31b
Won by half a length.
GOODWOOD, 1849.
Ca-F for the Goodwood Stakes of 25 sous. each, 15
ilaillt,danids only if declared on or before Tuesday next.
st. 113.1 st lb
Chnticleer, 6 yrs ... 9 13 Pell Mell, 5 yrs
4Collingwood, 6 yrs... 9 8 l'hringarth, 3 yrs 6 6
Surplice, 4 yrs ...... 9 1 Kennington, 3 yrs...
Ellerdale, 5 yrs 8 11 Loup-garou, 3 yrs ... 6 5
Halo, 5 yrs
Vampyre, 5 yrs
Limestone, 5 yrs
*Diplomatist, 5 yrs ... 8 slCocktail, 3j rs
Wanota, 5 yrs

dam, 3 yrs 6 3
snuffbox, 4 yrs 6 3
Merry Andrew, yrs 6 3
Primrose, 4 yrs 6 3
Solon, 3 yrs
•iaechanalian, 4 yrs
Robert de Brus, 3 yrs 5 13
Abbot of Meaux, 3 yrs 5 13
Osterley, 3 yrs 5 13
Clarissa, 3 yrs
:ilenalvon, 3 yrs
Rosslyn, 4 yrs
telly-fish, 3 yrs
Quiver, 3 yrs
;vane, 3 yrs 5 8
by Lanercost, out of
Countess, 3 yrs
Raby. 3 yrs
['he Knout, 3 yrs 5 7
Companion, 3 yrs
Jaricature. 3 yrs 5 6
[he Old Fox, 3 yrs 5 6
lint°, 4 yrs 5 6
Van Diatom), 3 yrs
.he Juggler, 3 yrs
.;:autt,r la Coupe, 3 yrs 5 3
.snflgrave. 3 yrs 5 3
Priestess. 3 yrs 5 3
Sylvia, 3 yrs 5 1
Legerdemain, 3 yrs 4 13
Emma Donna, 3 yrs 4 13
Jheertul, 3 yrs 4 13
o 1 by Lanercost, out
of Canada, 3 yrs
Wallflower, 3 ys
Latchlug, 3 yrs
syrup, 3 yrs 4 9
*Burghley, 3 yrs
Normanton, 3 yrs 4 6
.)urdans, 3 yrs 4 4
ihicot, 3 yrs 4 4
'nowstorw, 3 yrs 4 a
)ver fork-over, 2y rs 4 3
The Car, aged pd.
t by The Provost, 3 yrs
(bad nomination).

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... 2

Nil Despera►ndum,4yrs 8 5
Executor, 5 yra 8 5
Inheritress, aged ..., 8 3
Fernhill, 4 yrs 7 13
Dulcet, aged 7 13
Fogleman, 4 yrs
John Cosier, 4 yrs
Maid of Masbata,4 yrs 7 9,
The Admiral, 5 yrs
Swordplayer, 4 yrs
Loadstone, 4 yrs
The Tartar, 5 yrs
Plaudit, aged.—
Antagonist, 5 yrs 7 6
Glutton, 4 yrs
Helier Skelter, 4 yrs 7 6
Clermont, 5 yrs.. 7 6
Proj, elite, 5 yrs
1 Glen Saddel, 4 yrs
Keleshea, 5 yrs .....
Chatterer, .3 yrs
Newcourt, aged 6 13
Hornpipe, 4 yrs . 6 13
81z,,, 4 yrs
Eagle's Plume, 4 yrs 6 13
Tisiphone, 4 yrs
Mrs. Tatt, 4 yrs
Maid of Lyme, 6 yrs 6 1:.1
Giselle, 6 yrs
l3okhara, aged
Hagley, 4 yrs
Fern, 4 yrs
Portrait, aged
13Orneo (late Du•the-
Boys), 3 yrs 6 11,
Baronet, 6 yrs - 9
Miss Whip, 5 yrs 6 9
nemembracce, 4 yrs 6 5
Esseda, ius, 3 yrs . 6 9
Belus, 3 yrs
Rathmiues, 5 yrs 6 9
►'l,e Flea, 3 yrs
Tophana, 4 yrs 6 8
tiardeni,i, 4 yrs
Defaulter, 4 yrs : 6 7
St. Antonio, 4 yrs

ROYAL ASYLUM OF ST. ANN'S

SOCIETY.
The anniversary festival of this most admirable and
benevolent institution was celebrated yesterday evening,
at the London Tavern, when upwards of 150 gentlemen,
triends and patrons of the charity, sat down to a sump-
tuous dinner. Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., occupied
th© chair, and J. W. Freshfield, E.g., the vice-chair.
The Noble Chairman was supported by Sir W. Brooke
Brydges, and the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Powys. The Rev.
Dr. Vaughan, the Rev. Mr. Puvah, and Mr. H. Pownall,
were amurgst the company present.
The Royal Asylum of St. Ann's Society is one of the
most ancient of the metropolitan charities. and includes
.emong its patrons her Majesty the Queen, the Queen.
Dowager, and the Prince of Wales. It has been in ex-
istence for a period of 140 years, having been founded
in 1709. As is well known, its objects are the mainte-
nance, clothing, and education of the children, whether
,rphans or nut, of persons of every nation, once in pro-
sperity; and like all the munificent charitable foundations
f this great metropolis, the words " supported by vo-
luntary contribution" are written over its threshold—
words which hive ever e.icited the wonder ar.d admira-
tion of every distinguished foreigner who has sojourned
in this city, and import a fact, the like of which is to be
tumid in no metropolis on the Continent.
The cloth having been removed, the CHAIRMAN gave
in succession the usual loyal and constitutional toasts,
.hieh were enthusiastically responded to by the as-
bly.
_ _

In the courso of the evening the children, who are
oeing now educated, maintained, and clothed by the
charity, to the number of 77 girls and 150 boys, were
,ntroduced to the company, and their peculiar!) clean and
~ealthy at.pearance, their modest, reap+ cttul, and gentle
.t.portmeat, anti their blooming and intelligent faces,
(amed the theme of general admiration. Master
aolphe, a boy of 12 years of age, and one of the re-
,tpients of the charity, recited, with great beauty and
~ropriety of enunciation, a poetical address, composed
or the occasion, laudatory of the charity, complimen-
ary to the Noble Chairman and ex pre.sive of gratitude to
tie butut,rous frith& and patrons of the institution. Its
Itvrr?was frequently interrupted by the plaudits of the
company.

_
hiamart then rose, and raid that he always
felt embarrassed in addressing a company so largo and
influenciat as that which was now hetore hem, and
that embarrassment was considerably increased by the
peculiar position in which he found himself at that mo
.rent, because he was quite sure that he should never
how filmsett so worthy ot their attention as the young
.ientletnan to whose performance they had just beet,
i,tening—(Cheers)—und whose intonation and manner
t delivery showed so perfictly that he felt the sentiments
.is address conveyed.—(Cheers.) In point Of fact,
tr.at 3 oung gentleman had " taken the bread out ot
,iis muffle—bad lett him nothing to say, had left
uitn bankrupt Indeed.—(Laughter and cheers) He re-
juiced at it, however, tor it was a convincing proof ot
the utility of the institution whose claims they had met
to support. The Noble Lord then proceeded to bear
nis personal testimony to the benefits which the R tyal
Asylum had conferred. It had already had its Cen-
tenary, for since its foundation more than a hundred
sears had elapsed, and he believed that the jubilee year
tf the construction ot the noble building on Streattam•
till was nut far distant.—(Cheers.) There were many
charitable institutions in this metropolis of the highest
value, but this was the only one which, upon a large
scale, protected the families of those who from affluent
circumstances had fallen into the depths of misfortune
—which did not wait until children had become orphans
in order to assist them, but regarded sudden distress
and destitution as a sufficient claim upon its benevo-
lence.—(Cheers.) If ever there were times which
reminded every person how trail and fleeting were
the gifts of fortune, they were the times in which we
were now living. He had not forgotten the com-
mercial crisis of the autumn of 1847 and the spring of
1848, and those days must excite the most painful feel
k 13,8 in the breasts of every ono who then beard him.
411, who amongst them could say how soon his own
turn might come?—(Hear, hear.) But, as if this were
not enough, in 1848 the vicissitudes of fortune rose still
nigher, and they saw kings and princes wandering desti-
tute, and laying claim to the hospitality of foreign
countries.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted, .therefore, it any
illustrations were required to show the value of a society
tike this that the scenes of 1847 and 1848 would not be
forgotten—(Cheers)—and that those who might think
themselves secure would, if no higher motive influenced
hem, see by this how necessary it was to make provision
for others if it might not be even for themselves, when the
hour of adversity should come.—(Cheers.) Having made
s feeling appeal to the company to increase their exer-
tions in support of the institution, his Lordship concluded
by proposing " Prosperity to the Royal Asylum of St.
Ann's Society."—(Loud cheers.)

The toast was drunk with enthusiasm.
The Rev. Mr. YOVAH, whose church the children at-
tend, took occasion. before they retired from the room,
in a beautiful and feeling addre,s, to remind them of the
privilege they enjoyed in being the recipients, of the
hasty, and of tue number of. friends and benefactors
;hey mighvreekon, as indicated by the large assembly
uy whom they were surrounded.
The children then retired, as did also the Chairman
,hortly afterwards, to attend her Majesty's state hall,
when Sir H. Brooke Brydges cffciated as chairman
during the remainder of the evening.
The Rev. Dr. VAUGHAN . proposed the health of the
'secretary, Mr. Leeks, to whose indefatigable exertion,
un behalt of the charity he bore cheerful testimony.
Mr. LEEKS, the secretary, in responding to the
toast, said no more pecuniary consideration ,alone
could induce him to give his services to the institution;
lie found the greatest stimulus to his exertions in the
sympathy which he telt with the great objects of the
,narity.—(Chwers.)_.
The sub.crip4uns during the evening amounted to
nearly 1,400/.
'I he musical arrangements of the evening were under
the able direction of Mr. Hobbs, assisted by Miss Betts,
Francis, Mr. Howe, and Mr. H. Phillips.
The reserved seats behind the Chair and the gallery
over the end of the room were filled with elegantly
dressed ladieS.

The company separated at 11 o'clock. Mr. Harker
officiated a. tottaf roaster.

THE TUBULAR BRIDGE OVER. THE. MENAI
STRAITS.—It is expected by the engineer, Mr. Stephen-
son, that the important work of raising this gigantic
structure to its destined site will be accomplished on the
10,th, or one of the three following days in this month.
It will readily be believed that from the magnitude and
novelty of the undertaking the greatest excitement
prevails, not only amongst professional men, but amongst
all who feel any interest in engineering triumphs, with
reference to this final proceeding. Should the enormous
.tructure answer the purpose for which it was designed
(and of its doing so not a doubt exists in the minds of
those best capable of judging), it will unquestionably
take its stand amongst the wonders of the world. The
completion of this work will per►, ct the line between
Chester and Holyhead, and effect some considerable
,aving in time now occupied in the journey between
London and Dublin, which will be considerably reduced,
so' that when trains are crossing the Menai Straits the
.uperiority of this route to the s►ster kingdom over that
via Liverpool can scarcely be disputed. •
COAL RETURNS.—We are requested to state that
the quantity et coals brought into the port of London in
1848 was 3,418,340 tons, and not 3,479,189 tons.
Mr. Arthur P. Bagley, late United States' Minister
at the Court of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of
Russia, has arrived in Lor don by the steam-ship Nep-
tune, from St. Petersburgh, on his Way to Liverpool, en
route to the KfMted States of America.,

ITHE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
The following correspondence alluded to on Tuesday
night in the House of Commons by Lord Palmerston
and Sir Robert Inglis has taken place between Lady
Franklin and the President of the United States :--
" B- dford-place, London. April 4.
"Sir,—l address myself to you, as ihe head of a great
nation, whose power to help me I cannot doubt, and in
whose dispo•ition to do so I have a confidence which I
trust you will not deem presumption.
" The name of my husband, Sir John Franklin, is
probably nut unknown to you. It is intimately con-
nected with the northern part of that continent of which
the American Republic forms so vast and so conspicuous
a portion. When I visited the United States, three years
ago, amongst the many proofs I received of respect and
courtesy there was none which touched, and even sur-

prised me, more than the appreciation everywhere ex
pressed to me of his former services in geographical dis-
covery, and the interest felt in the enterprise in which
he was then known to be engaged.
" The expedition fitted out by our Government for the
discovery of the north-west passage (that question which
for 300 years has engaged the interest and baffled the
energies of the man of science and the navigator) sailed
under my husband's command in May. 1845. The two
ships, Erebus and Terror, contained 138 men (officers
and crews), and were victualled for three years. They
were not expected home, unless success bad early re-
warded their efforts, or some casualty hastened their
return, before the close of the year 1847, nor were any
tidings expected from them in the interval. But whet,
the autumn of 1847 arrived without any intelligence of
the ships, the attention of her Majesty's Government
wits directed to the necessity of switching for, and con-
veying relief to them, in case of their being imprisoned
in 'the ice, or wrecked, and in want of provisions anti
means of transport.
" For this purpose an expedition in three divisions
was fitted out in the early pert of last year, .directed to
three different quarters simultaneously, viz., Ist, to that.
by which in case of success the ships would come out
of' the Polar Sea to the westward (or Behring's
straits); 2,11 y, to 'that by which they entered on their
course of discovery, on the eastern side (ur Davie's
Straits); and, 3dly, to an intervening, uarter, comprising
a portion of the Arctic shore, approachable by land from
the Hudson's Bay Company's settlements, on which it
was supposed the crews, if obliged to abandon their
ships, might be found. This last division of the expe
dition was placed under the command of my husband's
faithful friend, the companion of his former travels, Sir
John Richardson, who landed at New York in April of
last year; and hastened to join his men and-bouts, which
were already in advance towards the Arctic shore. Or
this portion, of the expedition I may briefly say that the
absence of any intelligence from Sir John Richardson at
this season pr, ves that he has been unsuccessful in the
object of his search.
" The expedition intended for Behring's Straits has
hitherto been a complete failure. It consisted of a single
ship, the Plover, which, owing to ber setting off too
late, and fo her bud sailing properties, did not even
approach her destination last year.
" The remaining and most important portion of the
searching expedition consists of two ships Under the
command of Sir James Ross, which sailed last May for
Davis's Straits, but did not succeed, owing to the state of
the ice, in getting into Lancaster Sound until the season
for operations had nearly closed. These ships are now
wintering in the ice, and a store-ship is about to be dis-
patched hence with provisions and fuel, to enable. them
to stay out another year. But one of these vessels is in
a great degree withdrawn from active search by the ne-
cessity of watching at the entrance of Lancaster Sound
for the arrival of intelligence and instructions from Eng-
land .by the whalers.
"I have entered into these details with the view of
proving that, though the British Government has not
forgotted the duty it owes to the brave men whom it has
sent on a perilous service, and has spent a
very large sum in providing the means for
their rescue, yet that, owing to 'various causes,
the means actually in operation fur this pur-
pose are quite inadequate to meet the extreme exigence
of the case. For it must be remembered that the miss-
ing ships were victualled for three years only, and that
nearly four years have now elapsed, so that the survivors
of so many winters in the ice must be at the last extre-
mity, and also it must be borne in mind that the
channels by which the ships may have attempted to
force a passage to the westward, or which they may
have been compelled by adverse circumstances to take,
are very numerous and complicated, and that one or two
ships cannot possibly in the course of the next short
summer explore them all.
"The Board of Admiralty, under the conviction of
this fact, has been induced to offer a reward of
20,000/. sterling to any ship or ships of any country,
or to any exploring party whatever, which shall
render efficient assistance to the missing ships or
their crews, or any portion of them. This announce
merit, which, even it the sum had been doubled
withwhapieurbel,iwc
hatpeporhobadation
comes, bltrebled,
w however,euldtoohlaavtee
for met
our
un-
tortunately Baited before it was issued, and which, even
if the news should overtake them at their fishing
grounds,m are totaliy unfitted for any prolonged adveu-
,
ru, having only a few months' provisions on board, and
no addi iolial clothing.
" To the American whalers, both in the Atlantic and
Pacific, I lock with more hopes as competitors for the
prize, being well scare of their numbers and strength,
their thorough equipment, and the bold spirit of adven-
ture which animates their crews. But I venture to look
eve n bt yond these. I am not without hope that you
will deem it not unwoi thy of a great and kindred nation
to . take up the cause of humanity which- I plead, in a
national spirit, and thus generously make it your own.
" I moat here, in gratitude, adduce the example of the
Imperial Russian tiovernrnent, which (as I urn led to
hope by his Excellency the Russian Ambassador in Lon-
don, who forwarded a memorial on the subject) will
send out exploring parties this summer from the Asiatic
coast of Behring's Straits northward in search of the
lost vessels. It would be a noble spectacle to the
world if three greet nations, possessed of the wid st
empires on the tace of the globe, were thus to unite
their efforts in the truly Christian work of saving
their perishing fellow men from destruction. It is
not for me to suggest the mode in which such benevolent
fforts might best be made. I will only say, hoWever,
that if the conceptions of my own mind, to which I do
not venture to give utterance, were realised, and that
in the noble competition which followed American
seamen had the good fortune to wrest from us the glory
(as might be the case) of solving the problem of the
unfound passage, or the still greater glory of saving
our
adventurous navigators from a lingering tate, which the
mind sickens to dwell on, though I should in either case
regret that it was not my own brave countrymen in those
seas whose devotion was thus rewarded, yet should I re-
joice that it was to America we owed our restored hap-
piness, and should be for ever bound to her by ties of
affectionate gratitude.

"I am not without some misgivings while I thus ad-
dress you. The intense anxieties of a wife and of a
daughter may have led me to press too earnestly on
your notice the trial under which we are suffering () et
not we only, but hundreds of others), and to presume
too much on the sympathy which we are assured is
felt beyond the limits of our own land. Yet, if you deem
this to be the case, you will still find, I am sure, even in
that personal intensity of feeling, an excuse for the fear-
lessness with which I have thrown myself on your
generosity, and will pardon the homage I thus pay to
your own high character and to that of the people over
whom you have the distinction to preside.
"I have the honour to be, Sir,
" With great respect, your obedient servant,
"JANE FRANKLIN."
"Department of State, Washington, April 25.
" Madam—Your letter to the President of the United
States, dated April 4, 1849, has been received by him,
and he has directed me to make, you the
following
reply:—
" The appeal 'made
haveade in the letter with wbich you
honouree him is such as would strongly enlist the sym-
pathy of the rulers and the people of any portion of the
civilised world. _

" To the citizens of the United States, who share so
.
largely in the emotions which agitate the public mind of
your own eouutry, the name of Sir John. Franklin has
been endeared by his heroic virtues and the suff,rinas
and •sacrifices which he has encountered for the benefit
of mankind. • • •

" The appal of his wife* and' daughter; in their dis-
tress,' has been borne across the waters, asking the as-
sistance of a kindred peop;e to save the bray. men who
embarked in his unfortunate expedition, and the people
of the United.,S'tate.,, .who have watched with the deepest
interest chat hazardous enterprise, wilt now respond to
that apps al by the expression of their united wishes, that
every pr, per effort may be made by this Government fur
the rescue of your husband and his companions.
"To accomplish what you have in view, the attention
of American navigators, and especially of our whalers,
will be immediately invoked. All the information in the
possession of this Government to enable them to 'aid in
discovering thelnissing ships, relieiing their crews, and
restoring them to their families, shall be spread tar and
wide_ among our peOple; and all that the Executive
Government of the United
.states, in the exercise of its
constituti.nal powers, can effect to meet this requisition
on American enterprise, skill, and bravery, will be
promptly undertaken. The hearts of the American
people will be deeply touched by your eloquent, address
to their chief magistrate, and they will join %ith you in
an earnest prayer to Him whose spirit is on the waters,
that your husband and ,his companions may yet be re-
stored to their country and their friends.
"I have the honour to be,
" Your Ladyship's friend and obedient servant,
"JOHN M. CLAYTON.",

FOREIGN Conti.—By a recently approved regula-
Von of the customs authorities, the difficulty which
existed with respect to trifling surplus quantities in a
cargo of corn delivered from the vessel direct on impel..
Wien over and above the quantity on which the duty
has been paid by prime or first entry has been removed,
each merchant or importing firm having the privilege of
making a deposit of DX with the receiver of fines to the
Custom-house, which entitles them to -the delivery in
each instance of such excessive quantity, amounting to
20 quarters, the duty thereon being subsequently paid,
and the deposit remaining for a continuance of the same
privilege so long as it may be desired by the parties.
This arrangement has been very generally adopted by
the importers- of corn, and has been found a great con-
venience and advantage in preventing the detention of
grain in the open craft for the payment of duty on the
small surplus quantities, when it is out of the importer's
power to know exactly the quantity of corn comprised
in the vessel's cargo until the same has been metered and
the proper account taken for the revenue and trade pur-
poses. The same arrangement ,is to be observed at the
several ports throughout the kingdom, the deposit_being
made with the local authorities of the revenue.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE liosriTAL.Her Majesty
1 bas graciously given 1004 from her privy purse iu.aid.of
this charity,