The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-03 00:00:00

CHINA.

Lord SANDON wished to ask the Noble Lord at the
head of the Government whether the recent naval and mili-
tary operations in China had been carried on under the
sanction of the Government at home, or whether they
had been entered upon on the responsibility of the
Governor of Hong Kong?
Lord J. RUSSELL—In answer to the Noble Lord's
question, I have to state, that the Governor of Hong-
Kong reported certain insults and injuries which were
inflicted on British subjects, and the answer of the
Government to him was, that he ought to demand from
the Chinese Government redress for such injuries and
insults. After he had sent these reports, other cases
arose, of which an account did not reach this country
until a short time ago; but the Governor of Hong-Kong,
on taking into consideration that he was desired to
demand redress in certain eases, and these other cases
having occurred since that time, upon consulting with
the general commanding, thought that the only way of
obtaining effectual redress was to ask the officers com-
manding the naval and military forces to co operate with
him, and, certainly, in a naval and military point of
view, their plans were well designed and ably carried
into effect. This is the only general answer I can give
to the Noble Lord When the papers on the subject are
produced, they will, no doubt, show why the Governor
io
and why also he thought he could not obtain redress
without adopting that course.
HEALTH OF TOWNS.

On the order of the day for going into Committee on
this Bill,
Mr. HORSMAN wished to put a question to the
Noble Lord (Lord Morpeth) with respect to interments
in crowded cities. He wished to know whether the
Government intended to take any measure for the pur-
pose of putting an end to such interments, which
he said not only demoralised the people, but
physically deteriorated them. This and the past session
had passed by without any mention of a measure on the
subject, and as the public attention was becoming every
day more and more directed to it, he thought that the
Government ought to give an explicit answer to his
question, and if they were not disposed to introduce any
Bill on the subject, to state what secret obstacles pre-
vented them from doing so. The Bishop of London 25
years ago, when he was a poor rector, stated that no one,
unless devoid of humanity, would hesitate to do all in his
power to put an end to such an obnoxious system ; but
notwithstanding the increase of the population, they
were as far from any measure of reform as they were 25
years ago.
Mr. HUDSON said he had been repeatedly among
respectable inhabitants of York to call a meeting on the
subject. The inabitants were altogether adverse to in-
terment in the City.
Lord MORPETH—As soon as I shall have succeeded
in passing this Bill with respect to the health of towns, I
shall feel myself bound to mature and introduce a mea-
sure, and hope to carry it, for the prevention of burials
in towns; but I must say, I shall despair of carrying this
measure if you do not at once go into Committee
upon it.
Mr. WAKLEY said the subject was most pertinent
to that of the health of towns, and strongly urged upon
the Noble Lord to lose no time in bringing forward a
measure to prevent interments in crowded towns.
Mr. HORSMAN protested against the statement of
the Noble Lord, that he wished to obstruct the business
of the House. This he considered was the most im-
portant part of the whole subject of sanatory improve-
ment, and he could not but think it strange that provi-
sions with respect to it had not been inserted in the Bill.
Lord MORPETH had no intention of addressing the
Hon. Gentleman in an une.eirteous manner, but the rea-
son why he did not deal with the subject of burials at
present was, the physical difficulties which he found in
his way.
Mr. MACKINNON trusted the Noble Lord would
redeem the pledge he had given—that as soon as he
had passed the present measure, he would bring for-
ward, next session, a measure for the regulation of
burials in towns—and that being the case, he hoped the
House would allow the Bill to be proceeded with,
After a few words from Mr. P. BORTHWICK,
Mr. HENLEY objected to the Nobie Lord charging
them with delaying the progress of the Bill. Hon.
Members only adopted the Course which was legitimately
open to them, in calling attention to subjects that ap-
peared to them of importance.
The House then resolved itself into Committee.
Upon clause 8 being proposed,
Mr. SPOONER proposed a verbal amendment, with
respect to the propriety of the notices referred to in the
clause being posted up on all the churches.
After some discussion,

Lord MORPETH said he had no objection to insert
the words " on the door of one or more churches."
The clause, so amended, was then agreed to.
Colonel SIBTHORP would like very much to know
what sort of persons these inspectors were to be, and
what salaries they were to have; for, as the duties they
were to discharge were of an inquisitorial character, the
public should have the information he required. If the
Noble Lord refused to give him a satisfactory answer,
he would repeat the question at every clause till they
came to the 58th—(Laughter)—but he hoped he would
not give him that trouble.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord MORPETU hoped the Hon. and Learned Gen-
tleman—(Laughter)—the Hon. and Gallant Member
would not ask him to travel over again the same ground
he did last night when he replied to that question. He
then said that the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury
would fix the salary when they were aware of the
amount of duty the inspectors would have to discharge,
and hecosuuldneott emsarytiullnethraetn forniowhat the servicesamountth
towouldb
think e
perorme,-I f The Hon. Gvntlejnan talked of 100 inspectors
being appointed, but he had already stat. d that he did nut
think wore than half a dozen at the utmost would be
required.
Clause 9 was agreed to, the words from " or," in line
19 to line 21, being left out.
Clause 10 was agreed to.

On clause 11, -
Mr. lIENLEY objected to that part of the clause pro-
viding that the offices of the town clerks should i- o open
for one month, for the inspection of the plans, without
rpmitnorati,in.

Tlle ATTORNEY- defended the clause,
and said that the aAlaiission of the principle laid down
by the Hon.Gentlemin would lead to the ii.reatest abuses.
After sonic (1':::•;sion the clause was agreed to.
On clause 12 being proposed,
Mr. SPOONER moved as an amendment that the

Act should only be extended to such towns as really re-
quired it, whether under the management of a corpora-
tem or not. He should propose that only in cases where
three-fourths of the rate-payer 3 of any town petitioned
that they should be included in the operation of the Bill,
the measure should extend to them.
Lord MORPETH said that this subject had beet,
very gravely considered by the Government, and theli
t,king into consideration the many interests at work
towns, determined that this Bill should extend to ail,
He could not, therefore, think of altering the clause to
meet the wishes of the Hon. Member for Birmingham.
Mr. HENLEY said that the Noble Lord was running
counter to the opinions he had always promulgated, that
the subjects of this country should have the right of
choosing their own representatives. Now he said that
these towns were not fitted to choose their rulers for
themselves.
Mr. AGLIONBY said that while he fully agreed iti
what had been said by the Hon. Member for Oxford-
shire, he, at the same time, did not agree with him—
(Laughter)—because he believed that in every town
there were parties at the head of those towns who were
not prepared to take such care of the heal!ll and Core*
forts of the inhabitants as the Government would.
After a few worth from Mr. NEWDEGATE,
Mr. J. COLLETT wished to know if this Bill was
intended to extend to Wales, because he saw by the title
that it was designed for England.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL said that all legal
documents which stated in the title that they were fof
England were understood to include Wales also ; and,
therefore, the Hon. Member would not again, when
scanning an Act of Parliament, require to be informed
upon this point.—(Laughter.) While he was upon his legs
he might say that this amendment of the Hon. Membef
for Birmingham was altogether without precedent.
Great privileges had been conferred upon towns on the
simple petition of the inhabitants, but the idea of rate-
pas era was altogether a novel one.
Mr. SPOONER suggested that the amendment could
be very easily altered to the inhabitant householdertii
and that perhaps would obviate the legal scruples of the
Learned Attorney-General.
Mr. WAKLEY said this Bill was intended pattithe
larly for the poor, but if the householders were only id
be taken into consideration, the Bill would not reach the
classes under them at all.
Colonel SIBTHORP said that he opposed the Bill.
He had no doubt there were many filthy places in Pins.
bury—(Laughter)—and the Hon. Member was, per-
haps, right in advocating it ; but they required nothing
of the kind in Lincoln.—(Loud laughter.) The Hon.
Member for Finsbury laughed ; if the people of Lin-
coln were mustered and compared with the people of
Finsbury—(Roars of laughter)--not only would they be
found cleaner than them—(Laughter)—but no cleaner
people would be found to exist.—(Laughter.)
The House then divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment
For the original clause
Majority for the original clause
The clause was then agreed to.
On clause 13 being proposed, which excluded any
place within ten miles of St. Paul's,
Mr. DUGDALE said that if supported by any Metne
ber of the House, he should move that this clause be
expunged.
Mr. REDHEAD YORKE supported the last speaker.
Mr. KEMBLE said that if it were moved that this
clause be expunged, the Bill would never pass
(Laughter)—he meant not pass this session—(Con-
tinued laughter)—and therefore he should support the
retention of this clause.
Mr. HUDSON could not understand why one of the
Members, connected in some degree with the metropolis
tan district, should vote for this clause. He thought it
came with a very bad grace from him.—(Hear, hear.
and laughter.) Fever abounded in London, and yet
London was to be excluded from the operation of Old
Bill. Fever did not abound in York, and York was to
be included. The Bill would be unjust to one portion
of the kingdom and partial to another, and its ultimate
effect would be to stultify itself.
After a few words from Alderman HIIMPHERY, and
in answer to two questions from Mr. SPOONER,
Lord MORPETH said that be had extended the cir-
cuit around the metropolis from four to ten miles, in
order that the waters which had their springs generally
speaking, at nine and ten miles off, might be included ;
and the answer to the second question was, that he
could not include London, because he had been informed
from every quarter that, if he wished to do anything
at all, he must exclude the city of London. The very'
association which had taken the greatest interest in all
matters contemplated by this Bill, had waited upon him
when he had framed his Bill, to include the city of Lon-
don, and bad said that in trying to get all he would lose
all. For these reasons he was induced to exclude the
city of London from the operation of the Bill.
Mr. ROEBUCK said his Hon. Friend made him (Al-
derman Humphery) represent one great corporation—
(Laughter)—and the Right Hon. Secretary opposite (Mr.
Hudson) represented another large association ---
Laughter)—but the Right Hon. Gentleman's corporation
was rather smaller than the corporation of the Hon
Member beside him.—(Roars of laughter, induced by
the rather pointed allusion to the corpulency of both
the Hon. Members.) He trusted, however, that the
Noble Lord would pa; attention to neither, but trust to
his own good sense, and taking what he could get now,
would, at the first opportunity, introduce a special Act
for London, which would have the effect of improving
its sanatory condition.
After some observations from Mr. NEWDEGATE and
Mr. WILLIAMS,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that Hon. Members
argued as if it were proposed to exclude London from
all sanatory measures. Their object was to give a mea-
sure to the rest of the country, and to bring in a Bill
for the City of London in the next session of Parlia-
ment. They had nut lueludod London, because the
insertion of clauses affecting the metropolis would
only lead to further discussion, which would defeat this
Bill altogether, and he was sure that the Hon. Gentle-
men opposite, if their zeal for sanatory improvements
was any criterion, would be extremely sorry if this were
the result.
Mr. WAKLEY said that he intended to vote for the
expulsion of this clause, and he believed that all his
constituents were agreed with him. The opposition did
not arise from the metropolis, but from the city of
London alone.—(" Hear, hear," from Mr. Hudson.)
He might be allowed professionally to observe to the
Hon. Member for Sunderland that his excitement would
do bins no good.—(Laughter.) It was advice without
a fee—(Continued laughter)—and he would add to it
by informing his Right Hon. Friend that if he did not
take care, he (Mr. Wakley) as coroner, and the Righ
Hon. Gentleman, might be yet better acquainted.
Some further discussion took place, in which Mr.
HENLEY and Viscount NEWPORT took part.
The gallery was cleared, and the House divided, when
there appeared—
For the amendment
For the original clause
Majority for the clause
—42
The clause was then agreed to.
On clause 14 being proposed,
Mr. P. BORTHWICK objected that the clause, taken
in connexion with the preceding one, was not easily
understood. It was, in tact, capable of two meanings,
and would, if not amended, give full employment to legal
gentlemen in another place. •
Lord MORPETH said that he should consult with his
Hon. and Learned Friend the Attorney-General, and if
the clause should bear such construction, as the Hon.
Member for Evesham seemed to ascribe to it, he would
amend it. _ _

BORTHWICK—I have not another word
to say.
The clause was then agreed to.
On clause 15 being proposed, which provides, that
any corporate town, not within 10 miles of the metropo-
lis, might obtain the intervention of the Bill if the re-
quest was supported by the signature of 300 inhabitants,
some discussion ensued.
Mr. DUNCOMBE contended that populous districts,
like Islington and Kensington, which had no public
lamps, would be altogether exempt from the Bill if the
clause stood in its present form.
Mr. NEWDEGATE then moved as an amendment--
That a majority of the inhabitants should be required,
instead of 300.
The galleries were cleared for a division, but none
took place, the amendment having been withdrawn.
The clause was then agreed to.
Clause 16 was also agreed to.
On clause 17, which relates to the payment of the
travelling expenses of the commissioners,
Colonel SIBTHORP said that they had sat nearly
since twelve o'clock. It was now midnight ; and as he
intended to move the omission of the clause, and as no
doubt considerable discussion would arise upon it, he
should move that the chairman report progress, and ob-
tain leave to sit again.
Lord MORPETH said he did not intend to proceed
with any clauses beyond the one before the House that
night; he trusted the House would allow the clause to
be disposed of before the chairman was desired to report
progress.

Mr. HENLEY and Colonel SIDTHORP declared that
the discussion of the clause would occupy more than an
hour, and urged the Noble Lord to suspend any further
proceedings to-night.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL had no objection to accede
to the suggestion of the Hon. and Gallant Member,
provided the House met at twelve o'clock on Monday,
for the purpose of proceeding with the Bill.
The motion was then withdrawn.
The House resumed.

The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave
to sit again at twelve o'clock on Monday, which was
agreed to.

TURNPIKE ROADS (SOUTH WALES) BILL.
This Bill was read a third time.
RAILWAYS (IRELAND) BILL.
Report brought up.
COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES (IRELAND)
BILL.
The Compensation for Damages (Ireland) Bill was
read a second time.

POST OFFICE BILL.

Report brought up.
DRAINAGE OF LANDS (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered
to be reported on Monday.
NEW ZEALAND COMPANY'S BILL.
This Bill also went through Committee, and was
ordered to be reported on Monday.
HOLYHEAD HARBOUR BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
SHANNON NAVIGATION BILL.
This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered
to be reported on Monday.

JOINT STOCK COMPANIES BILL,
The third reading of this Bill via 3 postponed, After c.
short di,eussion.
INSOLVENT DEB FORS BILL
Bill passed through Coinruittee.—lieport oA
Monday.

MUSSEL FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL
This Bill alsLpassed t'r.rough Committee. Rep )rt on
Monday.
SEDUCTION AND PROSTITUTION BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
Viscount MORPETH obtained leave to bring in a Bill
to Vary the priorities of the charges made on the Lon ion
bridge Approaches Fund, and to give further indemnity
to the land revenues of the Crown.
The other orders of the day were then dispose] of,
and the House adjourned at a Quarter after One o'clock.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buck-
ingham Palace.
blis Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of Prussia, ac-
tompanied by the Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister,
had an audience of the Queen. His Royal Highness
'was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.13., her
lztajesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign
,Affairs, and conducted by Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward
Qat, her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies.
eras The Prime was attended by Baron de Laner, his
sian -Majesty's Chamberlain, Count Oriole and
Count 11-:coeben ()dicers of the Prussian staff ; and also
by Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein, Secretary of
th 6 -erassian Legation.
4is Excellency the Count de St.Aulaire, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from his Majesty the
Xing of the French had an audience of the Queen to
present his letters of recall. His Excellency was intro-
uced by Viscount Palmerston, her Majesty's principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by
the H-on. Sir Edward CusCher Majesty's Master of the
Coteemonies.
Sir Edward Disbrowe, G.C.H., her Majesty's Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to his Ma-
jesty the King of the Netherlands, was presented to the
queen at an audience by Viscount Palmerston, to take
leave on his return to his post at the Hague.
The Queen gave audience to Viscount Palmerston.
The Court was attended by Lord Byron, Lord in
Waiting ; Sir Edward Bywater, Groom in Waiting, and
Lieut.-Colonel Se.Yrrbur, Equerry iu Waiting to Prince
Albert
His Mal;::sty the King of the Belgians left town soon
after 07relve o'clock yesterday, attended by Dr. Carswell,
fur '.laremont.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday
afternoon at a committee meeting of the Commission for
promoting and encouraging the Fine Arts, in the re-
building the Palace of Westminster.
His Royal Highness, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Sey-
mour, arrived at the new Palace at a quarter before
three o'clock. The Commissioners present were
'Viscount Mahon, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, and
!Sir Itohert U. Inglis. The secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was
attendance.
The meeting broke up at six o'clock.
The Queen and the Queen of the Belgians took an
airing in an open barouche and four yesterday. The
querry in Waiting attended on horseback.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal, took a carriage drive yesterday. Prince
Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena
took airings yesterday in the Royal gardens.
hThe Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Bucking-
art Palace. The company included her Majesty the
iqueen of the Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess
'of Cambridge, his Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of
Prussia, their Excellencies the Count and Countess de
St. Aulaire, his Excellency M. Van de Weyer, his Ex-
cellency the Chevalier Bunsen, his Serene Highness
Prince Lowenstein, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch,
the Countess Vanderstraten, Lady Augusta Cadogan,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Earl
and Countess of Mint), Viscount Palmerston, Lord and
Lady Robert Grosvenor, Baron de Laner, Major de
Aluerkerke, Count Oriole, and Count Groeben.
The band of the First Life Guards was in attendance
during dinner.
Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke
mid Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, attended by the
Countess of Assenburg, Count de Beust, and Baron de
Ziegesar, returned to Marlborough House, the residence
of the Queen Dowager, on Thursday evening, from
a tour.
Yesterday her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accom-
panied by their Royal Highnesses, paid a visit to the
Duchess of Cambridge, at Cambridge House.
His Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of Prussia,
accompanied by the Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minis-
ter, paid visits yesterday to her Majesty the Queen
I)l3"sag'—e, at Marlborough House ; the Duchess of
Pi"seucester, at Gloucester House ; and the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, at Cambridge House.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge dined
with the ' Nulli Secundus " Club yesterday evening, at
the Clarendon Hotel.
His Royal Highness Prince George visited the Exhi-
bition of the Works of Art, in Westminster Hall, yes-
terday.
Thc Earl of Clarendon (Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland)
and the Countess of Clarendon left town at nine o'clock
'esterday morning, for Dublin.
The British Museum Commission held a meeting at
Ciwydyr-house, yesterday. The Commissioners present
mere the Earl of Ellesmere, Lord Langdale, Lord Wrot-
tesley, the Lord Advocate, Sir Philip Egerton, Sir C.
Lemon, and Mr. R. M. Milnes, M.P. The Secretary,
Mr. P. Collier, was in attendance.
The Bishop of Antigua had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
A meeting of the New Bishopric Commissioners was
held in Whitehall•place yesterday. There were present
the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord John Russell, the
Earls of Chichester and Powis, the Bishops of London,
Durham, Winchester, and Lincoln.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.
THE ROYAL VISIT.
CAMBRIDGE, JULY I.—The following announcements
have just been issued by the Vice-Chancellor:—
ST. CATHARINE'S-HALL LODGE, JUNE 30.
The Vice-Chancellor has the honour to announce that
it is the intention of her Majesty the Queen and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Chancellor of the
University, to arrive at Trinity-lodge on Monday, July
5, at 1 o'clock.
His Royal Highness alighting from the carriage and
receiving from the Vice-Chancellor the staves of office,
carried by the Bedells, will lay them at her Majesty's
feet.
Her Majesty has signified her pleasure to receive the
address of the University in the hall of Trinity College
at half-past 1 o'clock.
At 9 o'clock in the evening of Tuesday, July 6, her
Majesty will hold a reception, at Trinity Lodge, of
noblemen who are members of the University, the heads
of colleges, the professors, the officers of the University,
the rice-masters and tutors of the several colleges, and
the ladies of their families resident in Cambridge.
Gentlemen in full dress and ladies in full dress, but
without feathers or trains.
COMMENCEMENT, 1847.
ST. CATHARINE'S-HALL LODGE, JUNE 30.
The Vice-Chancellor has the honour to announce to
the members of the University that it is the intention of
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Chancellor, to
arrive at Trinity-lodge, on Monday, July 5, at 1 o'clock.
At half past 1 o'clock his Royal Highness will proceed
to the hall of Trinity College, for the purpose of reading
and presenting to her Majesty the address of the
University.
At 3 o'clock his Royal Highness will proceed from
Trinity-lodge to the Senate-house, to confer the honorary
degrees.
On Tuesday, July 6, the creation of Doctors in the
several faculties will take place in the Law schools, at 8
o'clock in the morning ; and the creation of Masters of
Arts, in the Arts' schools, at half:past 9 o'clock in the
morning.
His Royal Highness will proceed to the Senate-house
at 10 o'clock, when the prize exercises will be recited,
and the Installation Ode performed.
On the morning of Wednesday, July 7, his Royal
Highness will bold a levee at Trinity-lodge, at 9 o'clock,
for members of the Senate.
Doctors of all faculties are to appear in the Senate-
house in their robes, Bachelors of Divinity in their
cassocks, and other members of the University, in their
proper dress of gown and bands.
The Vice-Chancellor appoints Saturday next, July 3,
for Dominus Perowne, of Corpus Christi College, and
Dominus Monk, of Trinity College ; also, for Brooke
Foss Westcott, of Trinity College, and David James
Vaughan, of Trinity College, to recite their prize essays.
The Vice-Chancellor als' appoints Tuesday next,
July 6, for Henry Day, of Trinity Hall, to recite his
English poem for the Chancellor's medal ; for James
Camper Wright, of King's College, to recite his exercise
for the Camden medal ; for Brooke Foss Westcott, of
Trinity College, to recite his Greek ode ; and for David
James Vaughan, of Trinity College, to recite his Latin
ode and epigrams for Sir William Browne's medals; and
for George James Gill, of Emmanuel College, to recite
his exercise for the Porson prize.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.—Among the
novelties lately deposited in this museum is a beautiful
(9a graving of the "head of Christ," by Mr. Wass, of
Adam-street, Adeiphi, after a picture by. Etty. The
engraving is of the same siz-3 as the original painting,
which is an advantage, as enabling the engraver to give
a more perfect copy of the original, and furnishing to
the purchasers of the print a transcript not too dimi-
nished to convey the manner of the artist at once to the
eye when hanging against the wall of a room. The
painting was exhibited in the year 1844 in the Gallery
of the British Institution, and was then much admired.
There is great boldness and breadth in the painting, and
it is strictly an original conception. There is no subser-
viency of copying, nor any pre•conception from the
heads of the Messiah so repeatedly produced by the
Italian and Spanish masters. It partakes of the human
attributes, and is not idealised or rendered effeminate by
an attempt to refine. The engraver purchased the
painting, and has been assiduous, and certainly success-
ful in his efforts to produce the print. It is engraved in
3, manner that preserves solidity, and brings it nearer to
the style of the painter and to the imitation of painting
than heretofore has been met with. There is something
original in the manner in which Mr. Wass has produced
this effect, and he will do well to cultivate his talent for
this novelty in art. The engraving is of an oval shape;
the whole is very vigorous, displaying great freedom of
hand and great power of expression.
THE POTATO DISEASE.—Mr. Cooke, of Snenton,
near this town, a well known florist, states as the
result of his personal examination, that every sample of
new potatoes exhibited on sale in Nottingham market,
last Saturday, was more or less affected with the disease.
lie attributes the cause to the aphis vastator. A few
days since, finding his own potatoes infected, Mr. Cooke
riddled lime upon them so as to whiten the tops all
ovcr, with a view of destroying the insects. This, ho
Tapreseuts, has been snecosstul; and his potatoes aro now
appareutly in di healthy state. The experiment is at
all events worth a trial, as the lime cannot possibly
hill
the plants, if used with moderation.—Nottingham
.Revieto.