The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-14 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL

The Operative Anti-Corn-law Association addressed their
fellow-townsmen on the injustice and impolic) of the Corn-
laws, from their moveable stage, on Wednesday last, in Great
George-place. ' Robert Jones, the powerful appealer on the
Corn -laws, who first spoke, was constantly interrupted by a body
of men, dressed as ship carpenters, by alternate groaning and
cheering. Mr. Hinder followed, but before he had finished,
they had wedged their way to the carriage and threatened to
smash it to atoms. A fight ensued, au( stones were showered,
till a compact body of police quieted them. Mr. James Harvey,
the Charman, finding the meeting was only exposed to personal
injury by further detention, dissolved. On Friday morning
another meeting took place in Clayton-square. The Chairman
spoke of Lord Sandon as favourable to a great change in the
Corn-laws, and therefore, also, in the Poor-law, as he con-
sidered that the strongest argument against that law was, that
the Poor-law was required in consequence of the Corn-laws.
Mr. Ac:and also addressed the meeting, denouncing the Corn-
laws, and Sir Joshua Walmsley closed the meeting with a short
effective speech. No serious breach of the peace occurred, but
there were several skirmishes occasioned by the carpenters.

BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.—The Bill for the
prevention of bribery at erections, as amended by the Commit-
tee, has
.just been printed, by order of the House of Com-
mons. It provides that witnesses shall be compelled to give
evidence of bribery ; and in ease of false evidence or prevari-
cation, the parties shall be committed, on the warrant of the
Chairman of the Committee, for a time not exceeding twc nty -four
hours, and a report of the proceedings shall forthwith be made
to the House, for the interposition of the r authority or censure.
Peers of the realm and Lords of Parliament are exempted from
this clause. Witnesses making true and faithful disclosures
shall be indemnified against all penal actions. In case of ac-
dens copies of entries of examination may be given in evidence,
and evidence of bribery may be given without first proving
agency, but the Committee shall report to the House upon the
fact or facts of bribery, and also whether it shall have been
proved the: it had been committed with the knowledge of the
sitting Nlember or candidate.
A Glasgow Journal mentions, with merited cen-
sure, the conduct of a parish officer, who, on the death of a
Tsoor Irishman and Irishwoman (not related) in the same
Lodging, had both their bodies forced into one coffin for inter-
ment. Thl people of
,the neighbourhood expressed their re-
probation of the office! s conduct, itotNr.ithstanding Trhiob ho
persevered, and finally saved a coin to the rsr&,,

At one o'clock the Chair was taken by Joust HORSLEY
PALMER, Esq., in consequence of the indisposition of Mr.
Russell Ellice. At this time there. were between three and
four hundred gentlemen present.
The CHAIRMAN said he offered• himself with very great
pleasure to preside, on the present - occasion, although he felt
that he was not able to do the same justice to the cause as the
Hon. Gentleman whose absence on the present occasion they
must regret.—( Hear.). But the cause was one from which
no man professing Conservative principles would withhold his
assistande. It was gratifying to every true Conservative to
know that the advance of their principles in the City offered the
fairest prospeet of success to the exertions that had been made
some years back, in endeavouring to bring back the represen-
tation of the City to the point from which it should never
have departed.—( Hear, hear.) In 1833, Mr. Grote,
a gentleman professing the writ extreme political opi-
cions, came in by a majority of no ordinary character,
having pceled 8,400, while the • Conservative eandidate had
only t 5,112 votes. Since then there had been a manifest ad-
vance of Conservative opinions in the City till the last election,
when they stood in a majority of only six.—(Cheers.) Since
then it had been clearly dCmonstrated that the Conservatives
had obtained a _manifest majority on the registry, and there
were now four gentlemen ready to offer themselves, who, be
r hoped, would receive that support w hien would carry them trium-
phantly through the contest.—( Cheers. ) Great endeavours were
making to bring down thieleader of the House of Commons to
the City as a candidate. He trusted for his own reputation
which he (Mi. Palmer) readily admitted was very great—
( Loud cheers)—that that Noble Lord would not' listen to the
appeal, because if he came he was satisfied the Conservatives
would snow him that he had come to the wrong piece.
( Cheers.) It was now ten years since in opportunity had
been afforded them of electing representatives of their own
principles, and he trusted that on the present occasion those
gentlemen would receive such a support. as would carry the
contest to a triumphant result —( Cheers.) They could not
select four gentlemen who, either in their mercantile operations
or in their private or political characters, were calculated to
do greater justice to the choice of the Conservatives of the City
of London. - The first was a gentleman representing the great-
est Government in the world next to that of Great Britain—
he Meant. Mr. Lyall. The next was a banker who was well
known to them all—Mr. Masterman. The third was an Alder-
man of the City of London, very extensively engaged in com-
mercial and shipping operations, and the fourth was a gentleman
who since he had entered the House of Commons had exhi-
bited talents of no ordinary character.—( Loud cheers.) These
were the four candidates, and he was satisfied that by " a
long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether," they would
secure the return of those four gentlemen for the city of Lon-
don.--(Much cheering.)
Mr. BARING thought the Conservative cause had made
such progress in the City of London, that the electors repre-
senting these opinions were fairly entitled to be heard in Par-
liament by representatives professing these opinions.—(Cheers. )
The Hon. Gentleman in the Chair, whose exertions in a past
period in fighting the battles of the Conservatives of London
reflected the highest honour upon him, had shown the pro-
gress of the Conservative cause in the city of London.
Although they had.
been beaten on the last occasion,
by six votes, a Committee would have shown the manner in
which the votes of the Liberals had been obtained. The haters
of monopoly would
.not allow them to nominate even one can-
didate for the City—no, they had a monopoly of the represen-
tation, and they were determined to have all or none.—( Loud
cheers.) They had however now obtained such a majority
as• would enable them to shake that monopoly and radi-
calism to its very foundation.—( Hear, hear, and Cheers.)
As yet they were ignorant of as to who were to be their op-
ponents—from what had been done and what they had seen, it
was possible that they might have Lord John Russell. Now,
he did not think that the City of London would gairemuch by
being made a Government borough.—( Cheers.) How would
it benefit • the commerce of the City by returning the Noble
Lord,:who could not speak the voice of the City ? Would they
return him merAy because he was Secretary of State, and
had possession of place and patronage ? (Hear, hear,
and cheers.) They had all seen old men going round
the City with Lord John Russell on their backs
—( Laughter ) —and prosperity to the City of London,
but surely it would be better for the commercial citizen's of
London to send men to represent them who were well ac-
quainted with the wants of the constituency—well acquainted
with busFiess—well known to them—(Cheers)—and in whom
they could place full confidence; independent men, uncon-
nected with any Government.' On the other side of the beard
there was Lord J. Russell and No Monopoly. He,
however, was an advocate for one monopoly—a monopoly
of place and office, with or withoue a majority, with or with-
out the confidence of the Parliament.—(Cheers.,) The cry
f No Monopoly was a very good party cry • but the Con-
servatives were not upholders of any monopoly, but they were
decided opponents of any legislation which set class against
crass, and checked trade by spreading distrust abroad, which
was inimical net oily to the interests of the City of London,
but to those of the whole country. He moved that the
meeting hid arrived at -a-perioil when the Conservatives of
London might with every prospect of success seek the repre-
sentation of the City in Parliament. "
Mr. DENT seconded the motion.

The resolution was put and carried unanimously.
Mr. COTTON, the Deputy-Governor of the Bank, said he
appeared there to show that he was still of the same opinion as
when he had the honour of proposing Mr._ Lyall on a former
occasion. At that time he was successful, and he entertained
no doubt that now both lie and those who .were candidates
along with him, would be the representatives of the City of
Louden in a very short time.. They would represent its com-
merce, its banking interest, and its intelligence. haves neces-
sary for the success of commerce, that they should have a stea ty
adherence to principle on the part of those in the Government.
The resolution he had to propose spoke so much truth that it
was unnecessary fur him to argue in its favour; it was that the
maintenance of Conservative principles was not only the sure
source of, and was essential to, the welfare of London, but to the
prosperity of London. With regard to the individuals offer-
ing themselves it did not become him to say one word ; they
were all well known to all. They had not taken up their views
at the spur of the mnment.—( Cheers.) The question was not
with regard to their candidates but the electors themselves,
whether they would return four good men to the House
of Commons fur the purpose of maintaining those
principles in the House of Commons, which they
had maintained out of. He hoped the opportunity now offered
would not be neglected, as it might be many years before it
occurred again. He should have no objection to see Lord
John Russell in the City of London offering himself as a candi-
date for its representation, but he &ight the City would dise
grace itself if it elected a person to represent it merely because
he was a Minister of the Crown. He felt convinced if the
Noble Lord presented 'himself toi the electors of London he
would be defeated.—(Cheers.)
Mr. HunBAILD seconded the resolution.
The resolution was put to the meeting by the Chairman, and
declared by him to be carried unanimously.
Mr. Alderman THOMPSON then came forward to propose
the next resolution, which was to ti.e effect, "That in the
opinion of the meeting George Lyall, Esq., John Masterman,
Esq., Alderman Pirie, and Matthias Wolverly Attwood, Esq.,
were eminently fitted, from their mercantile position and ex-
perience, and their other qualifications, to represent the City
of London in Parliament, and that the present meeting pledged
itself to use every exertion in their power to ensure their re-
turn at the approaching general election.—( Great cheering.)
He should be content to end what he had to say by
reading the resolution; but, as he had been called upon to pre-
side...a a geueratan4ting held i 4 the City three ereeks‘ato; he
ought to make true statements of what took' place there. It
was stated at that meeting that the; cause of' Conaervatism
had 'been increasing for years pest in the. City, and,that they
had now obtained a position which would be found to be
overwhelming to their opponents., All this, he was convinced,
was owing to the exertions of the Association to . which lie
had referred: The duty of that Association was to-see that the
Reform. Bill was carried out, and that no person should be on
theßegistry who was not entitled to be there. He had stated at
that meetitig that he believed the Conservatives had a majority
of 1,000 over the Liberals.-(Cheers.) That had been at-
tempted to be denied ; but he thought it his duty to tell the
meeting that, he hid made that sta4inent advisedly, and he be-
hewed that he would have been jelstified in going beyond it.—
( Cheers.) He believed that such was their position that it
would be downright cowardice if they did not bring forward
four candidates. If they elected the four gentlemen who were
to be proposed they would elect men who represented the
banking interest, the commercial interest, the shipping in.
terest, and all the other interests that were connected with
the trade and commerce of London. It had been said that
the Conservatives had offered to compromise the election, and
that they had stated they should be satisfied if they returned
two members ; lie denied such an imputation ; there had been
no attempt on the part of the Conservatives
.to make a corn.
promise, neither would there be.—( Loud cheers.) '1 he
Conservatives were determined, to use a vulgar
expression to go the whole hog.--( Cheers.) He believed that
the registry was favourable to them, and that all they had t, do
was, as soon as the poll was opened, to rush to it and vote.—
( Cheers.) He was sure if Sir R. Peel was in power, whicla he
was convinced would be ere long, that whatever was wanted
for the benefit of the country, would be acceded to. Not brought
forward for the purposes of agitation and to continue them-
selves in power, but to meet the wants and wishes of the com-
munity at large.--( Cheers.) Much had been said about Lord
J. Russell being a candidate. He saw by the Court Circular that
certain very respectable gentlemen who had taken a very pro-
minent part in the elections for the City of London had had an
interview with his Lordship, and that was followed by a para-
graph in the papers that Lord John Russell had given them no
decisive answer. Now his opinion was that his Lordship had
given them a very decisive answer—( Cheers)—and he would
tell them why—Because the old men with the placards who had
for Se many weeks blocked up the thoroughfares of their city
were no longer to be seen.--.(Loud cheers and laughter. )
Mr. Grote had publicly declared that he intended to vacate his
post without a fight—let them all act together, hand and heart,
and they might depend on it they would secure them the other
three seats—they would drive the present imbecile men from
Government, aid s..e about the person of the Queen men who
possessed the confidence of the people, and who would do jus-
tice to all parties.—(Loud cheers. )
Sir C. PRICE had much pleasure in seconding. the motion.
He had long and intimately known the four gentlemen who
were proposed as candidates on the present occasion, and he
believed no men could be found better fitted for the task, or
more deserving of the confidence of the electors of the City of
Londsti. He should not- detain them further, but give his
cordial assent to the proposition that had just been submitted
to them. • •
The resolution was then • put, and carried with loud and ge-
neral cheering.
Mr. LYALL then came forward, and was loudly cheered.
He said he had often had occasion to address them on similar
occasions, and he believed they needed no detailed expo-ition
of his political principles. He had the honour of representing
them in two sessions of 'Parliament, atohdeyhaswmegr advocated
Conservative principles theu, when d
lowest ebb,(lo,u,uldd
cheers.
To u mthpahtan th.e—
To the latest period of his life he should be the unceasine
notwer likelytt
them now thatit 'wad
advocate of these principles, and he (lid so becau,e he believed
British Constitution was above all others calculated to
r
se-
cure much
the
liberty as was consistentconsistentv,lth order, and that It
bed
accomplished those great objects t*e)ousi any other iwtito.•

tion they
,had ever heard or read ofe-( Cheers. )----ef.fthey
looked at the British nation—at its vast" cefooial veseesielas,
rite commerce, its arts and manufactures, must they not 'Omit
that all • its preeminence in these departments Was- -*Wing :to
their Constitution, although they'had often heard thet.remisti-',
tution described its Something which should be -put atiat4
some crude and undigested theory
substituted in its:este-eV-4
(Loud cheers.) In Church andtate he believed-0;0in
Constitution eminently calettlattW to maintain. e fettris
be the legitimate object of all govementseethe • . d
happiness of the people. SubjectsWNweitreatifOsio .ea
wdtild be submitted to them in the next Parliament, the Corn-
laws, the Poor-laws, the Sugar duties, the Timber duties, and
others, in all of which they were deeply interested.—(Loud
cheers.) He trusted that these great questions would not be
adjusted merely with reference to the transitory interests of
party warfare.—(Loud cheers.) If such should occur it' ap-
peared to him it would be a great calamity to the country--
(Loud cheers.) He would conclude by assuring them that
if he had the honour of being cleated as their sepresentative
he should endeavour faithfully to discharge his duty.—(Loud
and long continued cheering. )
Mr: Masexamast then presented himself, and was greeted
with loud applause. It was not without hesitation that be
peasented himself to their notice. Not that he underrated the
distinction of being their representative, or was reluctant to
give up his time for the benefit of the citizens of London, but
he certainly should not have come forward if he had not been
urged by many friends, in whose opinion he placed the fullest
confidence. It was unnecessary to say that his principles-were
Conservative, otherwise he should not have appeared before
them, but he would add that these principles had not been
recently adopted.—( Loud cheers.) It would not he expected
that ho should pledge himself.—(Cries of '• No, no.") His
opinion was, that the honour and character of a representative
was clone assay with, when he bound himself up to certain
pledges without hearing any discussion whatever upon the sub-
ject.—( Hear, hear,) His beit attention, if he had the honour
of being elected would be devoted to the proniotion of their
interests.—( Much cheering. )
Mr. W. Arrwoon then rose, and was received with loud
cheering. Before be said anything of himself,
_he had to ape-
logize for the absence of Mr. Alderman Pixie, who was kept
from being present only on account of ill health ; but although
he was absent in body, .he was present in spirit and feeling.—
(Cheet s )—and he would feel deeply gratified et the manner in
which his name had beenreceived. Heneed scarcely assure them
that it was with feelings of very great pride and gratifi-
cation that he found his name was t) he asso-
ciated with gentlemen so well known in the City as candi-
date's for the representation of London, and the manner in which
they had responded to its announcement. He fully acknow-
ledged that the great object of his ambition was to represen t
the City of London—to any man 'it would be an object of
pride and praiseworthy ambition to be chpsen by the first city
in the empire to represent it in the Legislature—a city
in which various and complicated interests were com-
Dined. He knew it was essentially felt at the pre-
sent moment that the City should be competently repre-
sented*; it was therefore peculiarly gratifying to hint to find
his name so associated. The cart he had taken in Parliament
Was enough to show vs hat his course of politics was. It was
unnecessary for him to remind them of the deleats which the
present Government had met with, because he was assured that
the records of those defeats were as indelibly engraven on
their minds as upon those of the Government themselves,
and he was sure they were of opinion that they were no longer
fit 'to wield the in ins of rower.—(Cheers.) He spoke to them
as commie vial persons, and he would remind them that that •
was the first time they had ever seen the revenue of
the country not equal to its expenditure—the first time the
putlic ,credit had been so exposed to- danger—( Hear, hear,
and chef')—which might have been fatal to the best
interests of the empire. To rescue themelves from this posi-
tion, the Government had adopted the desperate course of in-
citing a severe conflict between* the two great classes of this
country. It was the first time that a Minister had ever
said that the interest of one class was adverse to
another.—(Hear, hear.) It appeared as if the Minis-
ters thought a great boon had been offered. to the commerce
Of the City of London, and therefore they were about to pro-
pose the Noble Lord who made the proposition. But London
would repudiate it. They would show that they considered it
as an insult. Their opinion was that when they extended
their own prosperity—when they were successful in carrying
on red extending their own operations, they werecontrituting
to the general welfare—(Cheers)—they did not exist by the
sacrifice of any one interest to another, but contributedeto the
welfare of all. They could never took with satisfaction at the
success of measures which would bring ruin and destruction
upon any class. These were Conservative principles, and he
would maintain them. The candidates were commercial men
and were in favour of no. monopoly. They desired the pros-
perity of the country and the Welfare of all classes.—(Cheers.
The unanimity of the -r proceedings proved to him that they
muse be successful if all would exert themselves to put an end to
the system now pursued,. which had .unsettled, the pros-
perity of the country. The present wan an awful crisis, and it be-
hoved the citizens of London to throw themselves into the
breach. Let them join together and set an example to the
whole country. He would haie much. pride in taking the
lead as Member for London in putting a stop to the system of
the present incapable' Govercinent, vshiCh had paralyzed the
whole commerce of the country both at borne- and abruad.
SUch were the grounds upon which they presented themselves
to the electors of Louden, and it
~was upon those
.principles
that they asked for their suppOrt.—( ,was,
) He conjured
those present, if they concurred with them, if they were satis-
fied that they would fairly represent them in Parlia-
ment. not to rest satisfied with expressing their
opinions and sentiments at peblie meetings; but to take those
means which the Constitution pointed cut to record their
votes at the hustings.—(Cheers.) The meeting would ex-
cuse him if he dwelt upon these details in an election which
combined so large a, constituency es the City did.—
( Hear, hear, hear.) Great exertions were required
to enable all parties to have an opportunity of expressing their
sentiments.—( Cheers. ) It was not the wish of the Conserva-
tive candidates to exercise any unfair influence ; all that they
wanted was to place their principles fairly before.the electors,
and all that they called upon the electors to do, was to
aid in the great cause they had in view, and to exert themselves
in a constitutional manner to carry it into effeCt.—( Cheers. )
He considered it a great honour to represent the City of Lon-
don, and he could assure the electors if thathoticeir was conferred
upon him, he would never be found undekerving of it. lie wished •
to impress upon the- meeting the eassesity of sepporting the
four candidates together. They must not vote for any parti-
cular party, they must vote etr all four, and.for himielf lie would'
say, that he would rather be.the last of four Conservative can-
didates than the.first of three. Let them all be determined,
let them all combine, and go to the poll de:ermined to support
the great cause they were met that eay to advocate. He .
thanked the meeting for the attention with which they had
heard him, and he could assure them from the bot-
tom of his heart, that if the electors of London
placed him in the high and honourable situation of one of their
representatives, no efforts whatever on his part should be
wanting to act faithfully by them. He would go to the House,
cf Csannons determined to support Conservative principles,
Lut at the same tine he would be as free. independent. and
unshackled as a Member of the city of London ought to be.—
( Great cheering.)
Mr. JOSHUA WALKER and Mr. Donn seconded a vote of
thanks to the gentlemen upon the different committees, which
was carried unanimously. He trusted that all the gentlemen
who had not yet enrolled their names would do so without hesi-
taLon or delay, as the larger their Committee was the more
effic;ent would be its working and operation.

The resolution was then unanimously adopted.
The thanks of the meeting were then given to J. Horsley
Palmer, Esq., for the able manner in which he presided over
the business of the day, amidst loud acclamations.
Mr. PALMER returned thanks. He was sensible of the
great honour conferred upon him, more especially when he re-
flected upon the magnitude and importance of the present meet-
ing, which was one of the most important in his opinion that
had ever been held in the City of London.—(Cheers.)
The meeting then separated.

PREPARATION FOR
.LAUNCHING

THE TAAFALGAR.

WOOLWICH, JUNE 1..—1 n consequence of the near ap-
proach of the time appointed for launching the Trafalgar, of
120 guns, at Woolwich Dockyard, which will for a certainty
take place en Monday, the 21st instant, about half-past two
o'clock in the afternoon, being the anniversary of her Ma-
jesty's. proclamation as Sovereign of the United Kingdom,
great preparations are making to render the spectacle one
of the most imposing ever witnessed here. It is fully de-
cided upon that her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Ministers
of State, the Lords of the Admiralty, all the Foreign Am-
bas•ador3, and the higher members of the Court, will be
present ; and . the '.Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
have issued instructions for 018:p-cation of covered seats to
accommodate about three thousand persons, the whole being
reserved, raid only attainable by tickets preparing for admit-
tance to them. • •

Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the immediate attendants
upon the Royal party, will necapY seats on the south-west side
of; the Trafalgar, close to the river, and neat to the handsome
new building in progress of erection as a store and mast-house.
From this situation the view will be of ,a superior description,
a, the position'Of the sun at the time of the launch will, il the
event of the weather being favourable; show 'the animated
scene to the greatest advantage, the rays of the heavenly lumi._
nary falling upon the fullbroadside of this magnificent ship as"
she glides into her future element in the presence of her Ma-
jesty and the thousands of persons assembled on the land and in
vessels on the river on the occasion ; and the grandeur of the
sight will continue while the great leviathan of the deep turns
up the river with the still flowing tide, until she is brought up
by heaving overboard two large anchors weighing 45 cwt. each,
attached to proportionally strong cables,
Thousands of persons visit the Trafalgar daily, and have
every facility afforded to them to examine her tuinutely if ap-
plication for .admittance is made at thu . Dock-yard gate •
before half-past four o'clock 'in the afternoon, tm
,!tay day
except Sunday. As the present orders are that
. In launched,
and remain in the river one " night after she •is
and will be towed to Sheerness on the neit'day. to be docked,
visiting
who may not have an opportunity of personally
and rim have been
water has been
the following particulars may prove iritercsting* to those
her previous to her removal. The bows
a muiustrades on
already coppered, and the portion above
'stern has been finished
fully painted, outside and inside.
chaste.,a.n.d light ap-
pearance, in e
aar ahn a:. cl,
manner,ssimmilarhet
ted in the centre by 39 pillars
bridges. The upper deck is supported wixt presentingth the
de ,
decks
eat
°lt exh
of the best African teak, nearly as hard, he
as iron, and eleven
i pliars of softer wood next the stern. file aeconl deck il
supported by 21 pills s of A. f-icao teak, five of hatetwond, and
r
by
twelve of iron, and the lower ,
eh deck are
African teak ; and the beams on ea 'joined to the
sides by immense joints of iron, presenting an appearance of
the greatest strength and durability in all parts.
The outward dimensions
of this splendid vessel' are
as
fol-
low :—Lengrh from the fore part of the figure. to the after pare
of the stern, 245 feet 2 inches; lengtlvon the gun deck, 201 i
feet 51, inches : length of keel for tonnage, 170 feet 5 inches;
breadth, extreme, 55 feet 7i inches ; breadth for tonnage, 54
feet inches ; breadth moulded, 53 feet 11 i inches ; depth
in hold, 23 feet 2 inches; burthen in tons, 2,741 21-94 old
measurement; 2,553 2,578-3,500 new measurement; height
from the lower part of the keel to the upper part of the stern,
64 feet Ili inches. .
When the Thunderer, 84 gun ship, was launched in the
Woolwich dock-yard, the public, were 'min% ' d about halt an
hour before the launch took place, and it'irs- able the same
rule will be adhered to at the launchirtioti . Trafalgar ; but
itb
as the numbers who will be present would likely cause a great
rush, many peisons hat, stated their intentions are to occupy
stations on the opposite sine of the river. The situation on the
Essex side will he excellent fur a full view of. the entrance of
the vePel into the river, but it will be ailvisable, to prevent
accidents, not to stand too close to the bank of the water, as
the velocity of such a large body entering the river, surrounded
as the place will be by steam vessels, will cause a large volume
of water to rush up the bank, and be atterded *with risk to the
spectators. The river at the launch' of the Thunderer was
comparatively empty of vessels, and yet the water rose, on the
Essex side so as to reach the knees of the crowd, causing great
alarm. .

The wholo of the arrangements in prolteis are excellent, and
naval and military officers will have ample room, in addition to
the parties previously enumerated.

THE WEATHER.-11:0N, 'NNE 1:2.
ROTAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET,
Baron eter
TherMcmeter... 51 ........ 52 f Lowest
..... 45'
14...—Freezing Point 32 Dtg.