The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-13 00:00:00

THE WHITTINGTON CLUB.

The Whittington Club held its second soiree at the Crown
and Anchor Tavern last evening; Douglas Jerrold, Esq., in
the chair. The indefatigable president of the institution was
supported by the presence of several ladies and gentlemen,
distinguished as friends of the middling and industrial classes,
among whom we noticed Mrs. Cowden Clarke, Colonel
Thomson, George Dawson, Mr. Bennock, and many ethers;
the absence of Mr. Dickens was accounted for on the score of

ill-health, as was that of Mr. Macready by a professional
engagement elsewhere. If number and good-humoured
hilarity be any sign of success, then does the Whittingto❑
Club bid fair to outvie the most aristocratic assembly of the
day, for the room was literally crammed with well-dressed
ladies and gentlemen ; and we learned from the president's
speech that the institution, which but a few short months
since was but a thing existing in the warm imaginations of
its enthusiastic friends, is now a somewhat tangible ernbodi •
merit of what hearty and united co•operatio❑ can accom-
plish ; and it promises, moreover, very shortly to have a
locale of its own in some compendious form of " brick and
mortar."

Sincerely do we wish it success, if this be not a super-
fluous compliment with an affair that in three short months
has increased its members from 1,200 to upwards of 2,000.
The entertainment of the evening consisted of a mixture of
music and sentiment, and we heard with great pleasure that
distinguished castatrice Miss Maria Hawes' whose beautiful
song of " I'll speak to thee" was sung with great power and.
feeling. There was an excellent trio by the 'Misses Rain-
forth, Bassano, and B. Hawes, and a duet concertante
by M. Benedict and Mr. Carte, which called forth repeated
expressionsof approbation. The only encore of the evening was
the tine old song of Arne's, " where the bee sucks there lurk
I," which was given with great spirit by Miss Bassano. '
Several well-intentioned and judicious remarks were made
by the Chairman, Colonel Thomson, Mr. Dawson, and others,
as to the power of the middle classes to combine in such an
institution both for amusement and instruction, elegant en-
tertainment, and useful knowledge; but it struck us that
the speeches were wanting in enthusiasm. These, however,
were but preliminaries to the brisk and lively dance. This
commerced at ten, when a scene of life and vivacity, as well
as grace and elegance, presented itself, of which Almack's in
its best days might have been proud to boast. There will
be great benefits accruing from this institution, and its gene-
ral gatherings will amply compensate the trouble inciden-
tal on all such large assemblages, if they only present
opportunities where youth of both sexes can meet to pass a
leisure hour, free from any of those baleful influences which
tend to debase and degrade our common humanity.
We have rarely seen a more cheerful company, or been in
so large an assemblage, where so few symptoms of weariness
appeared. There was a goodly sprinkling of persons of ma-
ture_e years, but the most part were youths and persons in
tteh
prime of life. Again we say, success to the
nWehilletinit
ben
Club," may the anticipations of itsmostngli'i
studded with societies
speedily realised, and the metropolis
having for their main object the_ providing healthful recrea-
tion and appropriate literary food, in unison with every social
NW physical comilart.

DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A SPORTING MAN.

Yesterday forenoon information was received at the Coroner's
office, Westminster, of the distressing death of Mr. William
Kendrick, aged 46, residing at No. 4, Upper Ranelagh-street,
Belgrave-sgnare. The deceased was a married man, and
well known in the sporting circles, by the safeness of his
general mode of betting on all the principal races, but having
lost largely a the Newmarket Spring Meeting, hich he had
been unable to settle, he had been in a very low and despond_
ing state for several days past, and on that morning (Wed-
nesday) after taking Lis breakfast, he went into his bed-room
to dress, and very shortly afterwards, his wife hearing
heavy fall in his room, went to
_ascertain the cause, and a
on
entering the room she discovered the deceased lying
ex-
tended on the floor with his head nearly severed from his
body. A razor covered with blood was lying by his side.
A servant was dispatched for medical aid, and Mr. Griffiths,
surgeon of Lower Ebury-street, immediately attended, but on
his arrival the vital spark had fled, the windpipe and
willcaro tbide
artery having been completely divided. An inquest
held on the body on Friday.
A mine of rock salt has just been discovered in the
environs of Lemberg (Gallicia), which is even richer than
that of Wieliczka, in the same province, hitherto considered
the richest in Europe.—Galignani.
Accounts from Muhlberg, of the 3d, inform us that
the Elbe had overflowed its banks near that town, and
threatened, by inundating the country, to destroy the crops.
THE SCARCITY IN HANovER.—The Hanover
Gazette states, that since the scarcity of provisions had been
felt soseverely, it had been endeavoured to introduce the use
of horse flesh. Several horses had b
the prejudice appeared to be wearingeen killed and sold, and
GREENLAND
_FISHING LERIN?IirC.K, MAY 3.—The
William Ward, of Hull. Captain: Granville, has just arrived
from Greenland, with about eighty tons of oil and eight thou
sand seals. She was stove in by the ice, and lost tour boats
before being extricated.
eti g Sheso
nclnieepaiinrs atbe foHreillpsrwal Thursday, and is now
proceeding
to to Hull. It is only sixg weeks since she left Lerwick, and if
she gets shespeedyirleiert?iiha will accomplish a second voyage
to Greenland. Ward conveys the intelligence
that several of the vessels had fished tolerably well, and that
some of them may be looked for soon.—Newcastle Advertiser.
FOOD Rum. A riot, in consequence of the dear•
ness of provisions, tools place a short time since at Lent-
meritz, during which the ears of a speculator in corn were
cut off by the mob.