The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-06 00:00:00

SUN, _LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1847:

by an insatiable lust for war, we commend the following
brief sentences:—
" Napoleon regarded a general peace as the first step
towards the regeneration of Europe; and when he was at
the very height of his power, he renewed his c ffer of peace
with England, in concert with the Emperor of Austria and
the King of Prussia, who had gone to Dresden for the ex-
press purpose of paying him a visit, and openly testifying
the sincerity of their alliance. The English Ministry and
the libels of all the oligarchs in the world may say what
they please; it is nevertheless true, that the Emperor Na-
poleon always de-iired peace with England.
" So also, when surrounded by a royal cortege, and when
400,000 soldiers, under the French eagle, were encamped on
the banks of the Niemen, he again held out a friendly hand
to the Emperor Alexander, and sent to him his aide-de-camp,
Count Narbonne, to make a last effort for thnre-establish-
ment of harmony between two sovereigns, who, not long be-
fore, had mutually engaged to act as brothers."
These statements reminds us of some observations
contain& d in the Memoirs of Rovigo, the recollection of
which can never fade from our memory. " The Em-
peror," says Savary (Vol 3, p. 81), " far from taking
an undue advantage of any his victories, had always re-
trained from oppressing the vanquished. He constantly
checked himself in his triumphs, being reluctant, as he
used to say, to reduce a nation to despair. In Italy he
made the first step towards reconciling the French revo-
lution with Europe ; and he laid the basis of a peace
which was signed at Campo Formic). After
the battles of Marengo and Ilohenlinden, he stopped
when it was in his power to have marched
to Vienna. After the battle of Austerlitz, he stopt short,
when it was in his power to have confounded the most
shameful of aggressioas. And at Tilsit, after the battle
of Friedland, he renounced all the advantages of a war
still more fortunate than the first ; and did not follow
up his successes against a power whose forces were ex
hausted, because he wished to facilitate peace, and
to secure the tranquillity of Europe on a
steady foundation. Such examples of magna-
nimity," concludes the Duke of Rovigo, " deserve
to be remembered." As a species of corollary to this,
we extract the entire of a very long document, too im-
portant, for a thousand reasons, to curtail ; it contains
"Napoleon's Advice to his Son," the King of Rome, dic-
tated to Count Moutholon, by the Emperor, shortly be-
fore the death of the latter. Let those who consider
Napoleon only as a despot, as a successful soldier, as a
monster of cruelty, as an enemy to liberty, and especially
to the liberty of the press—weigh every phrase and
syllable of this glorious and beautiful document.
" My son should not think of avenging my death ; he
should profit by it. Let the remembrance of what I have
done never leave his mind ; let him always be, like me,
every inch a Frenchman. The aim of all his efforts should
be, to reign by peace: if he should recommence my wars out
of pure love of imitation, and without any absolute neces-
sity, he would be a. mere ape. To do my work over again
would be to suppose that I had done nothing; to complete
it, on the. contrary, would be -to show the solidity of the
basis, and explain the whole plan of an.edifice which, I had
only roughly sketched ; the same thing is not done twice in
a century I was obliged to daunt Europe by my arms; in
the present day, the way is to convince her. I. saved the
revolution which was about to perish ; I raised it from its
ruins, and showed it to the world beaming with glory. I
have implanted new ideas in France and in Europe; they
cannot retrograde : let my son bring into blossom all that I
have sown; let him develop all the elements of prosperity
enclosed in the soil of France, and by these means he may
yet be a great sovereign.
"The Bourbons will not maintain their position after my
death ; a reaction in my favour will take place everywhere,
even in England ; this will be a fine inheritance for my son.
It is possible that the English, in order to efface the remem-
brance of their persecutions, will favour my son's return to
France; but in order to live in a good understanding with 1
England, it is necessary, at any cost, to favour her com-
mercial interests: this necessity leads to one of these two
consequences—war with England, or a sharing of the com-
merce of the world with her. This second condition is the
only one possible in the present day ; the exterior question
will long take precedence in France of the interior. I be-
queath to my son sufficient strength and sympathy to enable
him to continue my work with the single aid of an„elevated
and conciliatory diplomacy. His position at Vienna is de-
plorable. Will Austria set him at liberty unconditionally ?
But after all, Francis I. was once in a more critical position,
and yet his French nationality was nothing impaired by it.
Let not my son ever mount the throne by the aid of foreign
influence; his aim should not be to fulfil a desire to reign,
but to deserve the approbation of posterity. Let hint cherish
an intimacy with my family, whenever it shall be in his
power. My mother is a woman of the old school ; Joseph
and Eugene are able to give him good counsel ; llortense
and Catherine are superior women. If he remains in exile,
let him marry one of my nieces. If France recals him, let
him seek the hand of a Princess of Russia : this Court is the
only one where family ties rule policy. The alliance which
he may contract should tend to increase the exterior in-
fluence of France, and not to introduce a foreign influence
into its counsels. The French nation, when it is not taken
the wrong way, is more easily governed than any other: its
prompt and easy comprehension is unequalled k it immedi-
ately discerns who labours for, and who against it; but then
it is necessary always to speak to its sense, otherwise its un-
easy spirit gnaws, it ferments and explodes.
" My son will arrive after a time of civil troubles ; he has
but one party to fear—that of the Duke of Orleans : this
party has been germinating for a long time. On this point,
repeat to him what Bertrand said to me': let him despise all
parties, and only see the mass of the, people ; excepting
those who have betrayed their country, he ought to forget
the previous conduct of all men, and reward talent, merit,
and services, wherever he finds them. Chateaubriand, not-
withstanding his libel, is a good Frenchman.
" France is the country where the chiefs of parties have
the least influence; to rest for support on them is to build on
sand. Great things can only be done in France by having
the support of the mass of the people; and, besides, a Go-
vernment should always seek for support where it is really to
be found. There are moral laws as inflexible and imperious as
the pies sleet ones. The Bourbons can only rely for support
on the nobles and the priests, whatever may be the constitu-
tion which they are made to adopt; the water will descend
flooga
of
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ain
hemtpooeniolt v
people
11
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inoo spite
thee ofc
exception.
atnitothnrea.rn3l, csrheeitlni
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mehplalseb ro,
oalfei same dasits
go-
vernment,
which favoured the interests of elf,, I did not go-
vern by the help of, or solely for, either the nobles, the
priests, the citizens, or the tradesmen ; I governed for the
whole community, for the whole family of the French na-
tion. To divide the interestsof a nation is to injure them
all, and engender civil war. thing indivisible by nature
cannot be divided ; it can only be mutilated. 1 attach no
importance to the constitution, of the principal bases of
which I have made a draft. Good to-day, it may be bad
t morrow ;
this
sapnt withoutnodi,besies,
the
nothingfermal should be
of
h
definitively
nni;itvieenly;
to
leet.d on th
but its fundamental principle should be the universality of
votes.
"My nobility will afford no support to my son ; I re-
quired more than one generation to succeed in making them
assume my colour, and preserve by tradition the facred depo-
sit of my moral conquests. From the year 1815, all the
grandees openly espoused the opposite party. I felt no re-
liance either on my marshals or my nobility, not even on
my colonels; but the whole mass of the people and the
whole array, up to the grade of captain, were on my side. I
was not deceived in feeling this confidence ; they owe much
to me ; I was their true representative. My dictator-
ship was indispensable; and the proof of this is, that
they always offered me more power than I desired.
In the present day, there is nothing possible in France but
what is necessary. It will not be the same with my son:
his power will be disputed; he must anticipate every desire
for liberty. It is, besides, easier in ordinary times, to reign
with the help of the Chambers than alone: the assemblies
take a great part of your responsibility, and nothing is more
easy than always to have the majority on your side; but
care must be taken not to demoralize the country. The in-
fluence of the Government in France is in ; and if it
understands the way, it has no need of employing corruption
in order to find support on all sides. The aim of a sovereign
is not only to reign, but to diffuse instruction, morality, and
well-being; and any thing false is but a bad aid.
" In my youth, 1, too, entertained some illusions; but I
soon recovered from them. The great orators who rule the
assemblies by the brilliancy of their eloquence are in general
men of the most mediocre political talents : they should not
be opposed in their own way ; for they have always more
noisy words at command than you. Their eloquence should
be opposed by a serious and logical argument; their strength
lies hi vagueness; they should be brought back to the reality
of facts; practical arguments destroy them. In the council,
there were men possessed of much more eloquence than I
was; I always demented them by this simple argument—two
and two snake four. France possesses very clever practical
men ; the only thing necessary is to find them, and to give
them the means of reaching the proper station : such a one
is at the plough, who ought to be in the council ; and such
another is Minister, who ought to be at the plough. Let not
my son be astonished to hear men, the most reasonable to all
appearance, propose to him the most absurd plans. From
the agrarian law to the despotism of the Grand Turk, every
system finds
,an apologist in France ; let him listen to them
all ; let him fake every thing at its just value, and surround
himself by all the real capacity of the country. The French
people are influenced by two powerful passions, which seem
opposed, but which, nevertheless, are derived. from one anti
the, same feeling—viz., love of liberty, and love of distinc-
tion. A government can only satisfy these two wants by the
most exact justice. The law and action of the government
must be equal towards all ; .hononcs and rewards must be
bestowed on the men who seem in the eyes of all to-bel.the
most worthy of them. Merit may be pardoned, but not in-
trigue. The Order of the Legion of Honour has been an.
immense and powerful incitement to virtue, talent, and cou-
rage ; if ill employed, it would become a great evil, by alien-
ating the whole army, if the spirit of court intrigue and co-
terie presided at its nominations or at its administration.
" My son will be obliged to allow the liberty of the press :
this is a necessity in the present day. In order to govern, it
is not necessary to pursue a more or less perfect theory, but
to build with the materials which are under one's band; to
submit to necessities, and profit by them. The liberty of the
press ought to become, in the hands of the Government, a
powerful auxiliary in diffusing, through all the most distant
co. ners of the empire, sound doctrines and good prples.
To leave it to itself would be to fall asleep on the brink of a
danger. On the conclusion of a general peace, 1
blest
would
the have ,
instituted a Directory of the Press, composed of a
men of the country, and I would have diffused, even to the
most distant hamlet, my ideas and my intentions. In the
present day, it is impossible to remain, as one might have
done three hundred years ago, a quiet spectator of the trans-
formations of society ; now, one must, under pain of death,
either direct or hinder everything.
" My son ought to be a man of new ideas, and of the cause
which I have made triumphant everywhere. He ought to
establish institutions which may efface all traces of the
er feudal
law, secure the dignity of man, and develop those gms of
prosperity which have been budding for centuries. He should
propagate, in all those countries now uncivilised and barba-
rous, the benefits of Christianity and civilisation. Such
should be the aim of all my son's thoughts; such is the
cause fur which I die a martyr to the hatred of the oligarchs,
of which I am the object. Let him consider the holiness of
my cause. Look at the regicides 1 They were formerly iu
the councils of a Bourbon ; to-morrow they will return to
their country—and I and mine expiate in tortures the bless-
ings which 1 desired to bestow on nations. My enemies are
the enemies of humanity ; they desire to fetter. the people,
wosopluiporricesne.st hLeest
France, regard like a flock of sheep ; they endeavour to
themand take kt
o ideas be diffused and emakeare
thatth e
istream s
notrea sbcneti.isttl
toswbaorndisi
bounds
its
gather
r may live
With my son, all opposite interests in peace; new
dreadful misfortunes. But jttrh.een
pursues my blood after my death
shock or the sacrifice of any victims, and humanity be spared
blindstrength, hs,
ash-
alt without
of kings
be avenged,.
n‘s,g'eisno 16sertenidlti,
but cruelly avenged. Civilisaatniodn:iwill seer in every way,
throughout the whole of Europe;
if nations burst their bounds,
tabeerslof blood will bes led
more than three hundred years of
knowledge will be extinguished amid civilgtrhotubolfesw scienceilwill
b eand and foreign war-
fare;in Europe thattbe royal authority
re-
quired in order-to '.destroy
classes of men, but which struggled for several
which -has but for a day representedinterests
centuries of
bael all
fore it could throw of the ietitraints (4 the middle ages.

on the other hand, the North advances against civilisation,
the struggle will be of shorter duration, but the blows more
fatal ; the well-being of nations, all the results which it has
taken so many years to obtain, will be destroyed, and none
can foresee the disastrous consequences. The accession of
my son is for the interest of nations, as well asw of kinwe have
fought, and which I have carried triumphantly through all
difficulties, I see nought but slavery and confusion for France
and for the whole of Europe.
" You will publish all that I have dictated or written, and
you will engage my son to read and reflect upon it. You will
tell iiim.to protect all those who have erved me well,
and
and
their number is large. My poor soldierss, so magnan
so devoted, are now perhaps in want of bread! What'cou-
rage, what good sense is there in this French people! What
buried riches, which will perhaps never again see the light of
day ! Europe is progressing towards an inevitable transfer-
mation ; to endeavour to retard this progress, would be but
to lose strength by a useless struggle; to favour it, is to
strengthen the hopes and wishes of all.
" There are desires of nationality which must be satisfied
snorer or law, and it is towards this end that continual pro-
gress should be made. My son's position Will not be exempt
from immense difficulties; let him do by general consent what
I was compelled by circumstances to effect by force of arms.
When I was victorious over Russia, in 1812, the problem of
a peace of a hundred years duration was solved. I cut the
Gordian knot of nations ; in the present day it must be untied.
The remembrance of the thrones which I raised up, when it
was for the interest of my general policy so to do, should be
effaced. In the year 1815, I exacted from my brothers that
they should forget their royalty, and only take the title of
Freilth princes. My son should follow this example; an
opposite course would excite just alarm. It is no longer in
the North that great questions will be resolved, but in the
Mediterranean ; there, there is enough to content all the am-
bition of the different powers, and the happiness of the civi-
lized nations may be purchased with fragments of barbarous
lands. Let the kings listen to reason ; Europe will no longer
afford matter for maintaining international hatreds. Preju-
dices are dissipated and intermingled; routes of commerce
are becoming multiplied; it is no longer possible for one
nation to monopolize it; As a means by which my son may
see whether his administration be good, cr the contrary—
whether his laws are in accordance with the manners of the
country—let him have an annual and particular report pre-
sented to him of the number of condemnations pronounced by
the tribunals. If crimes and delinquencies increase in number,
it is a proof that misery is on the increase, and that society is
ill governed; their diminution, on the other hand, is a proof
of the contrary.
" Religious ideas have more influence than certain narrow-
minded philosophers are willing to believe: they are capable
of rendering great services to humanity. By standing well
with the Pope, an influence is still maintained over the con-
sciences of a hundred millions of men. Pius NIL will be
always well disposed towards my son : he is a tolerant and
enlighten old man. Fatal circumstances embroiled our
cabinets ; I regret this deeply. Fesch did not understand
me ; he upheld the party of the ultraniontanes, the enemies of
true religion in France. If you are permitted to return to
France, you will still find many who have remained faithful to
my memory. The best monument which they could raise to
me would be to make. a .collection of all the ideas which I
expressed in the Council of State, for the administration of
the empire; to collect all my instructions to my Ministers;
and to make a list of the works which I undertook, and of
all the monuments which I raised in France and Italy.
Maret, Daru, Mollien, Merlin, and Cambaceres, may contri-
bute to this work ; it will be the completion of what I charge
Bignon to write on my foreign policy and the general heads
which I have indicated to you on my wars. In what I have
said in the council of state, its distinction must be made be-
tween the measures, good only for the moment, and those
whose application is eternally true.
" Let nay son often read and reflect on history; this is the
only true philosophy. Let him read and meditate on the
wars of the greatest captains; this is the only means of
rightly learning the science of war.
" But all that you say to him, or all that he learns, will
be of little use to him, it he has not in the depth of his heart
that sacred fire and love of good which alone can effect great
things.
6' I will hope, however, that he will be worthy of his
distiny."
We must content ourselves for the present with these
quotations ; and we cannot more appropriately conclude
our remarks on the anniversary of the death of this
astonishing being, than in the exquisite and mournful
language of Count Montholon :—" After such a variety
of fortune, the Emperor at length reposes in his last
and unchangeable resting-place. The immense drama
of his marvellous destiny has closed with the gates ot his
tomb ; but this glorious tomb itself will remain as an
abiding lesson to the whole family ot man; it will always
remain to recal to the world the vanity of all earthly
greatness and splendour. There sleeps the Emperor,
together with the passions and animosities of which he
was the object or the originator!"

COURT CIRCULAR.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen and Prince Albert yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday, attended by his Equerry in Waiting,
Colonel Bouverie.
The Queen had a dinner-party yesterday at Bucking-
ham Palace. The company included her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kant, their Royal High nesses the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, his Serene Highness
the Prince of Leiningen, his Serene Highness Prince
Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Duke of Wellington, the
Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Marquis of Aber-
corn, Earl Cawdor, Earl Howe, Earl Fortescue, Earl
Spencer, Lady Augusta Bruce, Lady Augusta Cadogan,
Baroness de Speth, Viscount Chfden, Captain Francis
Seymour, Sir George Couper, and Baron Knesebeck.
The band of the 2d Lite Guards was in attendance
during dinner.
At a quarter past eight o'clock, his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, accompanied by the noble directors of
the Concert of Ancient Music, lett Buckingham Palace
for the Hanover-square Rooms, his Royal Highness
being the director for the evening.
In the carriage with the Prince were his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Wellington,
and the Earl Cawdor. Three of the Royal carriages
followed, conveying the Earl Howe, the Marquis of
Abercorn, Viscount Clifden, Sir Edward Codrington,
Captain Francis Seymour, Colonel Bouverie, Sir George
Couper, and Baron Knesebeck.
About ten minutes after the departure of the Prince,
the Queen left Buckingham Palace for the Hanover-
square Rooms, to honour the performance of the Con-
cert of Ancient Music with her presence. Her Ma-
jesty was accompanied by her royal and distinguished
guests. The August party left the Palace in the fol-
lowing order:—
A carriage, conveying the lion. Misses Kerr and
Cavendish, Lord Waterpark, and Lieut.-Colonel the
lion. C. B. Phipps.
A carriage, conveying Lady Augusta Bruce, Lady
Augusta Cadogan, and Baroness de Speth.
A carriage, conveying the Lord. Steward, the Lord
Chamberlain, and the Master of the Horse.
A carriage, conveying the Duchess of Norfolk, the
Countess of Desert, his Serene Highness the Prince of
Leiningen, and his Serene Highness Prince Edward of
Saxe Weimar.
A carriage, conveying her Majesty the Queen, her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal took airings yesterday in the royal
garden
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess
Alice, and the Princess Helena, accompanied by the
Dowager Lady Lyttelton took a drive yesterday in a car-
riage and four.
Among the visitors to inspect the royal pictures in St.
James's Palace yesterday were the Bishop of Rochester,
Lords Falmouth, Leie.h, Walsingham and Fortescue,
Dowager Lady Suffield, Lady Mary Howard, and Lady
Radstock.
A deputation from the London and South-Western
Railway Company, had an interview with the Right
Hon. E. Strutt yesterday at the office of the Commis-
sioners of Railways, in Great George-street. The depu-
tation consisted of Mr. Chaplin, M.P. (Chairman), Earl
of Morley (Deputy-Chairman), Hon. Francis Scott,
M.P., Mr. 11. Ker Seymer, M.P., Mr. Laurentz Camp-
bell (secretary), Mr. Joseph Locke, and Mr. F. T.
Birchen].
The Portuguese Minister transacted business yester-
day at the Foreign-office.
Mr. Pringle had au interview with Sir George Grey
gavoa tothe
yesterday. Sir William Pym had also an interview with
the Right lion. Baronet, at the Home office. •
r es ide nt of
lastthe
The6lrquis of Lansdowne,
Council, a dinner irCabinetd
Ministers
evening .at Lansdowne` House. '

Ti-i, LORD-LIEUTENANT OF
IRELAND.
DUBLIN, MAY 4..--The symptoms
to-day have changed
-
for the worse. The first bulletin this 'morning- states;
that the cOtigh'Wasitivublisonie ifiroughbut the night;
and that his Excellency is not so well as ye'sterday. It
is apprehended that a suffusion of water in the region, of
the chest, which gave way to medical treatment towards
the close of last week, is again accumulating, affecting
the respiratory organs, and inducing the cough, which
deprives the Noble Earl of the rest which is all-essential
to his depressed condition.
Up to post hour there was no change in his Ex-
cellency's symptoms, nor was there any other bulletin
issued.

HEALTH OF THE KING OF HOLLAND.—The follow-
ing bulletin was issued under date Hague, May 4 :—" The
intermittent fever under which his Majesty is suffering con-

tinues to abate.—The Hague, May 3.
" P. F. EVERARD, M.D.
" BECKERS, M.D."
DEATH OF 'MR. GEORGE WIGNET.—It is our pain
ful task this week to record the death of Mr. George Wigne)
of this town, brewer. The sad event took place on Monday .
morning, at his residence in Middle-street, after a brief ill-
ness not extending beyond a week. Mr. Wigney was the
second son of the late Mr. William Wigney, the founder of
the brewery which still goes by his name, and the Bright-
helinston Bank.—Brighton Gucadiati.
DEATH OF VISCOUNT ASHBROOK.—We have to
record the decease of the Right Hon. Henry Jeffrey Viscount
Ashbrook, who expired on the 4th inst., at his seat, Beau-
mont Lodge, Old Windsor, in his 71st year. He was mar-
ried to a sister of the late Lord Metcalfe, and wes father of
the Duchess of Marlborough.
The Earl Fitzwilliam entertained a distinguished
circle at dinner on Tuesday evening, at Mortimer House,
1141ki,i-street. The guests included the Earl of Burlington
and the Hon. Mr. Cavendish, Viscount and Viscountess
Milton, Sir Robert and Lady nice, the Hon. F. Dundas,
and a distinguished circle.
AMATEUR DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE, ST. JAMES'S
THEATRE.—Her Majesty, we understand, has commanded
her box to be retained for the second amateur performance
for the benefit of the distressed Scotch and Irish, whi,ch is
to take place at this theatre on the 13th inst. Her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent has also retained a box for
the occasion. The performance will consist of Lord Elles-
mere's adaptation of Victor Hugo's romantic play of Her-
nani, and Planche's comedy of Faint Heart Never Won Fair
Lady.
The Societe Generale of Belgium has just lowered
to 4i per cent. its rata of discount on commercial bills. •

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. '
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
WEDNESDAY', MAY 5.
STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
The following Resolutions were reported from the above
Committee
, 1. That in the case of the Van Diemen's Land Company
petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with
That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
2. That in the case of the British American Land Com-
pany petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed
with:—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their

3. That in the case of the Leith Harbour and Docks Dues
petition, for additional provision, the standing orders ought
to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to
introduce such additional provision, if the Committee on the
Bill shall think fit.
4. That in the case of the North Staffordshire Railway
(Alterations and Branches) petition for additional provision
(Shsgborough Deviation) the standing orders ought to be
dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to introduce
such additional provision if the Committee on the Bill shall
think tit, on proving before the said Committee that notices
have been inserted in the London Gazette, and in some
newspaper of the county of Stafford, for three successive
weeks; that plans, sections, and books of reference have
been deposited with the clerk of the peace for the said
county, and the clerks of the parishes affected by the said
provision ; and that they have obtained the consent of. the
owners, lessees, and occupiers of all the lands to be taken,
and have also given notice to the owners and occupiers of the
lands in which the portion of the work intended to be re-
linquished is situate, of their intention so to relinquish the
same; and that the Committee on the Bill do examine, in
the first place, how far such orders have been complied
with, and do report the same to the House on the report of
the Bill.—Resolutions agreed to.

THE ROYAL ORTHOPEDIC

HOSPITAL.
The seventh anniversary of this excellent institution,
which is established for the cure of club-foot, lateral
curvature of the spine, and all other contractions and de-
formities, was celebrated last evening at the London
Tavern. About 200 gentlemen sat down to dinner. The
Lord Mayor presided, and was supported on his right
by Lord Dudley Stuart and the Hon. Thomas Liddell,
...P., and on his left by Dr. Stebbing and Mr. Deputy
Evans. Amongst those present we observed—the
Rev. E. Repton, Rev, John Wright, Charles Joyce, Esq.,
Thos. Saunders, Esq., City Comptroller ;
Wm. Tooke,
Esq., F.R.S.,G. Moffatt, Esq., M.P., Quarles Harris,
Esq., Philip Hanbury, Esq., &c. in
.
The exact nature of the charity is ably explained
the following extract from the report, circulated at the
dinner :
" The treatment of club- foot ani other distortions
was, until a few years since, confined to mechanical
applications ; and in the majority of severe cases was
either wholly unsuccessful, or attended only by partial or
temporary relief. 'A new and successful treatment,
based upon surgical Wand •scientsfid. principles, was dist
covered by Dr. Stromeyer, of Hanover, and from thence
introduced into this metropolis,•with the happiest re-
sults, by Dr. Little. The discovery of this important
operation—that of dividing the tendons—by which ex-
treme adult cases of• contraction and deformity-can be
cured in a few weeks or months, and those of children in
a much shorter-period, obviating the slow and uncertain
progress of cure under the mechanical plan of treatment,
has elicited the approbation of many distinguished
members of the profession. The frequent occurrence of
these deformities amongst the poor, the expense and un-
certainty of curing them by the sole application of
mechanical means, and the great tendency to relapse on
relief having been so obtained, constituted some of the
more urgent reasons by which a few individuals, having
derived benefit in their families, or being otherwise con-
vinced of its great utility and importance, were induced,
in 1838, to propose the establishment of an hospital for
the cure of these afflictions by this and every available
method." Subsequently the treatment was extended
to the cure of contractions and distortions of every part
of the frame, but particularly to that most distressing
deformity lateral curvature of the spine.
Since the last anniversary the Queen has been graci-
ously pleased to become the patroness of the institution,
and to present it with a donation of 501.
The excellent dinner and superior wines having been
done ample justice to, and the usual loyal and constitu-
tional toasts given and warmly responded to,
The LORD MAYOR proposed " Prosperity to the In-
stitution." In doing so he stated that he had recently
visited the hospital, with some of the members of his
family, and that he had been quite astounded at the
wonderful cures which had been effected, and the many
severe cases which were in the course of favourable
treatment ; but it was a matter for regret that the
number of patients was so limited on account of the want
of sufficient means to extend the building to the required
size ; still its progress from year to year had been most
gratifying. Cases of the nature of which the institution
took cognizance were not attended to as a separate
branch of medical science until the formation of the in-
stitution.—(Hear.) • Contractions or malformations of
the body were a source of the greatest unhappiness to
those who were blessed with wealth ; but how much
more misery did they entail upon those who, being p oor,
were compelled to support themselves by labour ?
(Hear.) Last year the number of patients was nearly
1,500; and, as a greater number sought assistance than
the hospital from its limited space could afford accom-
modation for, it was incumbent upon those favourable to
its object to leave nothing undone to meet it wants : if
it were not adequately supported a great public loss would
be occasioned ; but, looking at the way in which it had
hitherto been supported, and to the large donations it
had received, and to those then present, he believed that
the institution would continue to progress in usefulness
as it had done since its establishment.—(Hear.)
The toast was warmly responded to, as were also the
following:—" Ills Royal Highness Prince Albert, the
patron;" The Duke of Cambridge, the president;"
" The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Vice-1 resi-
derits;" " The Lord Mayor;" " The Sheriffs;" "Lord
Dudley Stuart and the Stewards," &C.
The subscriptions received during the evening
amounted to nearly 1,000/. Among them were the fol-
lowing:—The Lord Mayor, 211.; Samuel Jones Loyd,
Esq., 501.; Sir J. Hamner, 101.; Lord Robert Grosvenor,
101. 10s.; H. G. Wood, Eiq
10/.; Mr. and Mrs. Quark; 10/. 10 ; Sir C. Forbes,
Harris, lot. 10s.; B. B.
Cabbell, 101., &c.
and the
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thet somee.fro former
f m
The receipts last year were 2,535/. 16s. Bd.,
8d
expenditure 2,323/. Bs. 5.., leaving a balance of 2121. Bs.
The institution is at No. 8, Bloomsbury-square.
Several persons whose deformities bad been cured by
h
a frompptehaeramn wereco
assembled
e.
mo-
dels s
exhibited
which they themselves eehieh •
ued the cures must be pro-
nounced commendable in
,r thoseasntd state
underand judgingtreatment,
the
Mr. Toole discharged the extreme.
the office of toastmaster very
effectively.

MAJOR-GENERAL SIR
HARRY
SMITH, BART , K.C.B. I
The diitinguished services of this Gallant Officer have
been duly recognised since his arrival in the metropolis.
From the day on which he reached town the compli-
mentary visits of the nobility and gentry, to say nothing
of the Government officials and authorities of the Indian
empire, have been more numerous than any ever before
paid to an officer holding similar rank in the Queen s
service.

Some idea of the high estimate in which the Gallen
Officer's hard services in the cause of his country are
held may be gained from the fact that upwards of twenty
entertainments have been already arranged to be given
in his honour.
Among the invitations already accepted by the General
are those of—
The Lord Chamberlain, on behalf of her Majesty and
the Prince Consort.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent.
The Duke of Wellington, under whom Sir Harry
served as Assistant Quarter-Master-General at Waterloo.
The Earl of Ripon (late Lord President of the India
Board).
Sir John Cam Hobhouse, now President of the Board
of Control.
Sir Robert Peel.
General Sir James Kempt.
Major-General Sir De Lacy Evans, the companion of
his early services.
Sir Charles Hamilton.
The Right lion, the Lord Mayor, to meet her Ma•
jesty's Ministers.
Yesterday the Gallant General received ~deputation
from the-Goldin:lithe company, headed b Mr. Prime
Warden Ppir,. Mr. lairies Garrard, Warden,
„add Mr.
Lane, th, ,slerk ,of the" company, who. requested his
presence at a banquet. to be given •- in _his honotirA
at their. liiill: On tlie:Alitti convenient, day. Sir,
Harry received the deputation in person, and appointed
Tuesday, the 11th of May, as the day on which he would
honour the company with his presence.
A deputation from the Junior United Service Club,
headed by Sir John Buchar K.C.8., and Sir Dudley
Hill, also had the honour of al interview with the Gal-
lant General yesterday, for the purpose of inviting him
to dine with his old comrades in arms on an early day.
The Gallant General received the deputation most cor-
o f the Gallan t
first
dially, and appointed Tuesday, the 18th of May, for that
purpose.
This day the Gallant General and Lady Smith will
have the honour of dining with her Majesty the Queen
General's services, we are glad to learn it is generally
understood that a handsome pension will be awarded to
Dowager. Among
the worthy acknowledgments
him bbyostrhdemdeireeteintogr.s of the East India Company, a
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FRIGHTFUL ACClDElST.—Yesterday evening, abou.
play, and in crossing thep road
Shoe-lane. It
dlotwan appears
half-past seven o'clock; an accident of a most deplorable
et:
eoru.diagnee,
aatb about
nature occurred in Fetter-lane, Holborn, which resulted in
a fine little boiocy:
the death of
time, the wheels passing over his head, crushing it in a most
shocking manner, causing the brains to obtrude. The poor
little fellow was immediately picked
up
by some of the by-
standers, and conveyed to Mr. Kelly's, the surgeon, of
Fetter-lane; but that gentleman being from home, he was
taken to the house of Mr. tiibson, surgeon, Holborn, when
othilpoaprtsoestilat'eend cart which
that gentleman pronounced life to be extinct. A shell was
then procured, and the poor,little fellow w?s conveyed to
Messrs. Comfort and Faulkner s, undertakers, in Bartlett's-
pessug,e, where lie now remains to await the Coroner's
Inquest.
RIDGE COR . -MP
ANY.—The half-yearly
SOUTHWARK-II
general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held
yesterday, at the offices of the company,
Queen-street-place,
City. Joshua Walker, Esq., took the chair. The secre-
tary the report, which congratulated the shareholders
upon the improved state of their affairs, but contained no-
thing of public interest. A dividend of li per cent. was de-
clared. The directors and auditors who retired by rotation
were re-elected, and a vote of thank§ .to the chairman closed
the proceedings. . .

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEW MARKET RACES—WEDNESDAY.
This day's list was a vast improvement on Tuesday's, three
of the races possessing very considerable interest, and bring-
ing out goodly fields of horses. Speculation was compara-
tively brisk, and the weather being favourable, the attendance
was very respectable in number and rank. The racing com-
menced with the
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, for four yrs old. Last three
miles of B.C. (4 Subs.)
Lord Orford's Footstool, Bst 101 b
Lord Albemarle's Radulphus, Bst slb
Betting-9 to 2on Footstool, who made all the running,
and won by five lengths. Run in 6 min. 33 sec.
The Champion Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft.; colts, Bst 71b,
fillies, &c., Bst; about one mile five furlongs. (30 Subs.)
Duke of Bedford's Bridle (Butler) 1
Lord Orford's Ziska
Mr. Watson's Sir Peter Laurie
Mr. G. H. Moore's Watchdog 4
Lord Lonsdale's Martingale
Lord Londsdale's f Redshank, out of Oxygen 6
Betting—Even on Ziska, and 3 to 1 agst Bridle. The
Oxygen filly made the first running, followed by Watchdog
and Sir Peter Laurie, the favourite next in good place.
The Oxygen filly retired at the bushes, whence to the turn
of the land, the running was made by Sir Peter Laurie and
Watchdog, the favourite and Bridle then went in advance,
and had the race to themselves, Ziska with a slight lead to
the cords, where the mare headed him and won easy by a
couple lengths; Sir Peter Laurie a very bad third. Run in
3 mm. 17 sec.
Handicap Plate of 501., for three yrs, &c. A.F.
Mr. Barne's Tufthuuter, 3 yrs. sst (Dockeray) 1
Lord Strathmore's Secundus, 6 yrs, Bst 51b ......... .. 2
Mr. Howlett's Libation, 4 yrs, 7st 71b
The following also ran :—Campanile, 5 yrs ; Caroline, 5
yrs; Collingwood, 4 yrs; and Duke of Rutland's Bella
Donna, 3 yrs.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Bella Donna, sto 1 agst Campanile,
and 4to 1 agst Tufthunter. The race from the first to last,
was between Secundus and Tufthunter, the young one wait-
ing to the cords, and winning in a canter by four lengths.
Run in 2 ruin. 12 sees.
The Suffolk Stakes of 15 soya. each, 5 ft, if declared. Last
mile and a-half of R.O ; the second to receive 50 sovs.
(39 Subs., of whom 14 declared.)
Mr. Greville's Mirmillo, 3 yrs, sst 31b
Colonel Anson's Lazarillo, 3 yrs, sst 51b 2
Lord Exeter's Cosachia, 3 yrs, sst 31b
The following• also started:—Jingle Pot, Paulton's, Gi-
selle, Colleen Dawn, Hydranger, Ukrane, Farthing Candle,
Scarlet Runner, Ridiculus Mus, Doctriue, Watch-Dog, Mo-
galiston.
Betting-7 to 2 agst Mirmillo, sto 1 agst Doctrine,
6 to 1 agst Farthing Candle, 7 to 1 agst Lazarillo,
7to 1 agst Cosachia. and 10 to 1 agst Paultons. Mir-
' millo took the lead, followed by Cosachia, Farthing
Candle, and some other light weights being laid up.
The first four remained in front to the turn, which, with one
exception—Farthing Candle—they came round so wide, that
they were thrown out, thus giving Jinglepot, Paultons,
and Farthing Candle a temporary lead ; the young
ones, however, put on the steam, recovered their
position before they had run another quarter of a
mile,-and-Mirmillo resumed his lead, had it all his own way,
and won in a canter by four lengths ; Lazarillo beating Co-
sachia by a head; Colleen Bawn fourth., about half a length
from the third ; Farthing Candle broke down and was pulled
up. Run in 2 min. 50 sec.
The Jockey Club Plate of 50/. B.C.
Lord Exeter's Hydranger, 4 yrs, 7st 2lb
Match-500 sovs., h ft, Sir J. Hawley's Bravissimo,
received from Col. Anson's lago.
DERRY BETING.
to 1 agst Conyngham I 9to 1 agst Van Tromp
6 to 1 agst Cossack—t 40 to 1 agst Blontpensier—t
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
NEWMARKET, WEDNESD.tY NIGIIT, SIX O'CLOCK.
DERBY BETTING.
sto 1 agst The Cossack I4oto 1 agst Mathematician
sto 1 agst Conyngham I4oto 1 agst Montpensier
9to 1 agst Van Tromp 140 to 1 agst Nottingham
25 to 1 agst Wanota

OAKS.
9to 2 agst Clementina—t. 12 to 1 agst Quilt Arnold's d
sto 1 agst Famer's Daughter 25 to 1 agst Brown Bess—t.
9 to 1 agst Slander 30 to 1 agst Nannette f—t.
ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY.
Handicap Sweepstakes. T.Y.C.
Mr. Merton's African, aged, Bst nib—Duke of Rutland's
Paultons, 5 yrs, Bst 41b—Colonel Peel's Oregon, 3 yrs, 6st 31b
—Lord Exeter's Circassian Maid, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Mr. Wi•
grain's Philo, 3 yrs, 4st 131 b. Three paid.
Sweepstakes; winner to be sold for 2001., &c.
Satyr, 6 yrs—dinglepot, 5 yrs—Chemise, 5 yrs—Blackeock,
3 yrs—Cardinal's Niece, 3 yrs—Fistiana, 3 yrs—Vert Vert,
3 yrs.