The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-26 00:00:00

CHESTER RACES.

The following entries were made at Chester, at five o'clock
yesterday evening

TUESDAY.
The Groivenor Stakes of 15 sovs„ each. Mile and a quarter.
Pantasa, 5 yrs—Deloraine, 3 yrs—The Swallow, 3 yrs--
Burlesque, 4 yrs—Princess Alice, 4 yrs.
Sweepstakes of b soys. each, and 50 added. Heats, one mile
and a half.
Lord 'George, 3 yrs—Hawkestone, 3 yrs—Curb Chain, 4
yrs—b f by Don John, out of Arachne, 3 yrs—Smuggler Bill,
4 yrs—Tommy Moore, 5 yrs—Butterton, 8 yrs.
WEDNESDAY.
Her Majesty's Plate'of 100 Guineas. Thrice round.
Congress, 3 yrs —Hawkstone, 3 yrs—Princess Alice, 4 yrs
--The Lamb,4 yrs—Erin-go. bragh, 4 yrs—Sir Tatton Sykes,
4 yrs—Annandale, 5 vrs—Pal, 4 yrs—lnheritress, aged—
Bannockburn, 3 yrs—Woodpecker, 4 yrs—St. Leon, 3 yrs--
Cawrouch, 4 yis.
The City Members' Plate of 60 Guineas. Heats, once round
• • and a distance.
Lord George, 3 yrs—Brown Fly, 4 yrs ; Congress, 3 yrs—
The Lamb, 4 yrs—b f, by Don John, out of Arachne, 3y,nrse—
' at.fstian, 4 yrs—Pal, 4 yrs Emerald Isle, 3 yrs—s
3 yrs—St. .Leon, 3 yrs—Susannab, 3 yrs—Bannockburn,Ai,
3 •yrs--Woodpecker, 4 yrs—Cawrouch 4 , yrs.
FRIDAY.
The Wirral Stakes, of 10 sovs. each. T.Y.C.
Beverlac, 3 yrs—Abdiel, 3 yrs—b c, by Tory Boy, out of
Mam'sel Otz, 2 yrs—Buckstone, 2 yrs--Jovial, 3 yrs. •
The following horses, besides many others, were expected
to reach Chester by Sunday evening:—
Alias], the Dart, T'Auld Squire, Jovial, Elemi, Lord George,
GwaliOr, Lord &Moan, Inheritress; Annandale, the Emerald
Isle, the Magnet, Blackie, Godfrey; Pinkedkindess, Poyntou,
Deloraine, St, Leon Susannah, Tribute, Philip, Abdiel, Pre-
mier (3 yrs old), Sir Martin, Vanish, Kismet, the Stinger,
Burlesque, • Claribal, the Cur, Sweetmeat, Miles's Boy,
Moonlight, Princess Alice, the Lamb, Beverlace, Miss Norton,
Restoration, Curb-Chain, St. Lawrence, So Nice, Farthing
Candle, Miss Burns, Mendicant, Bourton, Adminis-
trator, Chertsey, Lady Mary, Montpensier, Camera
Obscura, Winchester, Sagacity, Swallow, Nerissa, Plaudit,
Dulcet, Watchdog, Queen of the Tyne, Banana, Arthur,
Sylvanus, Emigrant, Maid of Lyme, Pal, Mermaid, Flahow-
lagh, Clermont, Mickey Free, Horn of Chase, Erin-go- bragh,
five or six of Lord Chesterfield's, &c.
'the Assembly-room at the Royal Hotel will be opened as
a Subscription Betting Room during the races, and for this
purpose will be found• one of the most convenient in the
kingdom. The course, which has been much improved since
last year, is represented to be in good order, and the meeting,
should the weather continue favourable, promises to be a
brilliant one.
WEST BETTING AT THE WEST END.
CHESTER CUP.
7 to 1 agst Dulcet 20 to 1 agst Clermont—taken
7 to 1 agst Mendicant and aft, off.
12 to' 1 agst The Lamb—taken "10 to 1 agst Erin-go-Bragh—t
and aft. off. 25 to 1 agst St. Laurence
18 to 1 agst Newcourt—taken 25 to 1 agst Mickey Free
20 to 1 agst Camera Obscura 25 to 1 agst Inheritress
25 to 1 agst Annandale
• THE CHESTER Cur DAY.—Some misconception having
arisen with regard to a proposed special train from the
Euston-square station to Chester on the Cup day, it will be
as well to mention that nothing has yet been determined;
should the directors resolve on starting one, it will in all
probability leave at six in the morning.
DURHAM RACES.--YRIDAY,
The Two Years Old Stakes of 10 guineas each, with 20 sovs.
added; colts, Bst 31b; and fillies, Bst. Three quarters of a
mile. (4 Subs.)
Mr. B. Green's Miss Margrave (W. Oates) 1
Mr. R. Hessel,ine's Doll
2
Captain Boyd's Sybil
3
Captain Pott's Jealousy
4
Won by half a length.
The Cup Stakes of 10 guineas each, 3 yrs old, Est 10lb ; 4 yrs,
Bst 31b ; 5 yrs, Bst 101 b ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st ; mares and
geldings allowed albs. Two miles. (5 Subs.)
Mr. Ewbank's Louisa Newell, 3 yrs. (Longetaff) 0 1
Mr. W. Cranston's Comme it taut, 3 yrs 0 2
Mr. Bell's Quadruped, 4 yrs
Mr. Jaques's Nell Cook, 4 yrs
Mr. Johnstone's Calista, 4 yrs
6to 4 agst Louisa and 6to 4 agst Comme it Faut. A fine
race ended in a dead heat between the faiourite.
Deciding heat.—Even betting. Won on the post by a
head.
The Selling stakes of 3 sovs. each, p p, with 25 added; 3
yrs old, Bst; 4 yrs, 9st; 5 yrs, 9st 61b; &c. Heats, one
mile and a quarter.
Mr. Ewbank's The Helmsman, 5 yrs. ..... (Bumby) 0 1 1
Mr. Jaques's Nell Cook, 4 yrs, Est 111 b..
Mi. Spearman nd bf, by Inheritor, 3 yrs, sst 111 b 3 2 3
Mr. Dawson's Pleasure Trip, 4 yrs, Est 111 b
Mr. Dawson's Tribute, 3 yrs, Get
Mr. Kitching's Lucy, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b 0 dr
Three well contested heats.

MONEY fs)(1 COYFATEIR CIA L NEAVc:.
, ay ti !g:
•
Cotton .a! Livern.)oi described in some ao-
c . as ye,teriby.
23,6.)i) bales. now 516,970 bales against 841,240
bales at this time last year. American sorts have declined
%d. to 1/d. per lb., and Brazil, Egyptian, and Surat %d. to
1.4 d. per lb.—Railway Shares were again decidedly worse,
awl at lower rates buyers were " shy.'
The Bank of England statement for the week to April 17
exhibits many important features, viz. :
Notes Issued, £22,801,100
Decrease
Rest, increase
Public deposits, decrease
Other deposits, decrease
Seven-day and other bills, decrease 77,494
Other securities, decrease .. 1,025,376
Notes unemployed, decrease 274,600
Bullion 9,329,841
- Decrease .....
.537,212
The statement is so far explanatory as to need but
little comment. The active circulation has not
been much redUced, because the directors have
made use of some of the unemployed notes in the
banking department to accommodate the public. This so
far is as it should be, but the bullion left in the " banking"
department is getting too low, 528,7411., to allow of the
operation going much further. The question arises, " What
is a sufficient, reserve of notes and coin to carry on the
banking busines?" for no one denies that the
issue depattment is well taken care of, while most
consider that it locks up far too much money.
We shall no doubt find less bullion leave the country in con-
sequence of the Bank screwing; but is it not a serious matter,
that to accomplish this the mercantile interest should be so
severely punished? The Bank must perforce restrict its
discounts to keep the coin, and to obtain coin the " ex-
change" capitalists will lessen the amount of their balances.
Hence the decline in the other securities and other deposits.
The Funds are very depressed again this morning. Con-
sols have -been 861 to 85% for present transfer, and
86% to 86 for Accdunt. Exchequer-bills have been par to
3s. discount. • Bank Stock is at 193, and New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents. 871,E to 86%.
Spanish Active Bonds have been 241/, and the Three per
Cents. 351,4. Portuguese Four per Cents. have realised 34.
Mexican Stock is 2014 to 1/2. Dutch Four per Cents. are
891.
The Share market looks very " sickly " this morning. It
is needless to particularise, for the decline is general.
BRITISiI FONDS. ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRI‘ ES.
Bank Stock .. • . 193 193
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 85% 85 854 84% 84%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 86% 85% 85%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 87 % 86% 86%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 8 15-16 9 9
t;onsols for May 27 .. •. 86% 85 86', 86
Exchequer Dills. INd. 2d.
1,0001... 1 dis par 3 dis
5001. 2 1 dis
Ditto, Small .... par 3 dis

3 ells
1 dis
3 dis

ONE CLOSING
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Grenada, I per Cent .. .. .. . 19% li 1934
Ditto, Deterred .. .. .. 3% % 3%
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent. .. 20%% 20%
Portuguese Four per Cent .. ..
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 34 34

Spanish Bonds, 5 Der Cent .. 24% _ _
24 y.
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. „
Ditto, Three per Cent ..

Ditto. for the Aeceunt 35% 35%
Dividends on the above payable in Landon.
Dutch Two-and.a-Halt per Cent .. 58% 5856
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 89% 89%

PRICES OF BUSINESS
PAID. DONE AT CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES.
ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.

Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. •• 2% .... .. 1%
Birmingtoun and Oxford Junction 10 .... 18 ••..• • • . • • 17%
Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham 5 .... .. • • ...... 6
Caledonian .. 30 .... 24 23% ...... 23%
Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% %
Chester and Holyhead 2736 .... 22 ........ • • 22
.Eastern Counties .. 20 . 18% % . . 183¢
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. .......... t 3 p
Ditto, York Extension .. 6% .... 5
East Lincolnshire .. .. 4 .... 65%
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... .........
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 10 ....
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% •• .. ........ • • 17
Ely and Huntingdon .. 15 .... 15 .... ••• • .. 15
Great Northern .. .. •• 236 ..... • ....234
Do., London & York Extension 2% .... % ........
Great Southern & )Vest. (Ireland) 30 t... 25
Great Western .. 85 114 .. •• .. 114
Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... •• • •
Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 12)6 .... 17 .... ••• • .. 17
Ditto, Fifths 20 .... 26% .......... 263¢
Ditto, Xeui 4% .• • • 71 73%
Bull and Selby .. .. 50 .... ,
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • 1.231 ••• • 23 .. • • ...... 23
Ipswich mad Bury St.Edmunds .. 14 .... 934 . 9%
Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 50 .... .... • • .... 60
Ditto, New• Leicester and Bedford .. 165..... dis dis.
Liverp., Manch., & Newe. Junct. 2% .... 1.. .....
.ond on and Blackwell .. 161. las. 4d. ..........
Ditto. New, No. 1 . • .. 5 .......... 5%
London, Brighton, and S Coast • . 50 .... 50% %34 51
Ditto, Consul. Eighths .. 10 ~ •• 11 1036
London an North-Western . • 100,.170 169 171% .. 1713
Ditto, Quarters L. and B. 7
Ditto ditto, New Shares •• .. 2 .... 11% % .... • . 1t
Ditto, Fifths . .. 2 .... 16 .......... 16
Ditto, 401. Shares M. &B. • • 40 .... • 67
Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (C) I— .. • •
London and South. Western • 411, 6s, 10d.. • 6g316 63%
Ditto, New Consul. Eighths .. 40 .... 47 .... ..... 47
New. 273 .......... 29%
-Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) • • 50 .... .......... 52%
Ditto, Scrip.. .. .. • • .. 5 .... .......... 4%
Lynn and Ely. .. 20 21%
Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 .... 99 • .. •• • • 99
• Ditto, Half Shares .. 38 .... 45U
Ditto, Fifths .. .. 5 .... 934
--Ditto, 1' !Ards (Reg.).. .45...., p.. • • 75,.1).
Manchester. Buxton, & Matlock 425. • • . •
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... .• .• ••• • • • 1%
Midland ..100 ....113 114... .. • • 1!94
Ditto, New .. •• 38 •• • - 381/4 %•••• • • • • '3%
Ditto, New .. .. • • 2 •• • • 3% 4
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .. .•90 89 .... •• 89
emeastle and Berwick .. 20 .... 25% . 25%
Ditto, New .. . .. • . 5 .... 76% ........ . 6%
Ditto, North Shields.. .. 25 .... 30% ........ 3036
Northern•Countie; Union .. 4 .. ........ 114
North 25 . ......... 31 %.
Ditto, Half Shares .. • • 12% .. • . 14% 14%
Ditto, Quarter 'Shires .. 234..., 336 3 • • 3
D; uo, Extension .. . • .. .. 1.•.•• .. • • • • 1
Ditto, Thirds • • .. • • • • 1 2%% • ..... 23.1
Northerft and Eastern .. 50 .......... 5t
North StatTorashire .. • • • • 5 •• .. 61/6%1% • • 6%
Ditto Scrip (late Churnet and
Blythe) • • - .. 2 •• .. 334 3IA
North Western • • .. • • 4 .. .. 2
Preston and. Wyre .. • • • • 25 .... 34%14 .... • . • 343¢
Ditto, Half Shares (B) ;. 134 .. 1%
Beading, Guildford,' and Reigate 5 ....
Shropshire Union .. 425...... 1 ....
Snail Devon .. 40 .... 29 30.. •
South Stafford Shire ••• 21, 125... 34' dis... •• • 34 dis
South Eastern'and Dover • •• 3314 .... 35% •• • .
; to., N ew(d6..l AI.) No. 4. 5 .... 5 • • .•.. • • 5
South York Shir-, Doncaster, and
••1)6
Waterford and Kilkenny .. 13% .... G 44 614
West Riding Union "• . .. 4/. 2s P•••• 5d p
York and Neweastle .. 25
, Ditty, New.. . .. 10 ... •• • • •••• . • 14
Ditto, 'Preference .. 4
York asti North Midland .. .. 50
Ditto, Extension .. .. 25 ..
Ditto. Prefeience • . .. 2
Do.,E and
,W. Riding Exten.• • 10 •• • - 20%........ • . 20%
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 20
Central of France (Orleans and
• Vierzon) .. • . .. 12
Demerara .. 234
Dutch Rhenish. .. 7 ..... .
East In Usti . ss.
Luxembourg 11/4
Namur and Liege .. .. • . .. 10 g— .......... 4%
Northern of France
Paris arid Lyons •". .. 8
Paris and Rouen .. • • .. 20
Paris and Strasbourg .. 5 2 .......... 2
Rouen and Havre .
Sombre and Meuse .. 12 53e .... • • 53¢
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
British North American .. .. 50 .... ••••• • • • • • 4414
Provincial of Ireland .. • . .. 25 .......... 4334
MINES.
Beal del Monte,. Unierristered .... 336

-•"- VENTILATING VATS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE s iy.
space can be spared in the crowded columns
of The Sun to insert the following simple and rapid plan
of ventillating vats in breweries and the fermenting-
backs in distilleries, it may be the means of preventing
loss of lite from suffocation with carbonic acid gas
among the vat,cleaners—a class of men much pressed
fir time. at this season of the year, when the store-vats
•reqnire to be filled before the warm weather sets in.
• The usual method of getting rid of the carbonic acid
gas consists in opening the man-hole and taps, allowing
ventilation to take place by diffusion; large vats of 1,200
to 1,800 barrels capacity, when foul, requiring tno
or three days.
The plan recommended (and which has been in use
by the writer for three or four years) is, to pump in
common air• by the portable force-pump (the jigger)
which is in use and at .hand in all breweries. The small
tire-engines,.generally kept on the premises, can likewise
be used for the same purpose. In some establishments
force-pumps _worked by steam power are employed in
pumping up,water into tanks or in starting beer; these
pumps, after a little alteration, can as readily be used
in pumping in common air into the vats for ventilation
by the beerrmain or by a hose, and the carbonic acid
gas " blown out" in three or four hours.
Dudley. JAMES YOUNG.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
TO-THE EDITOR OF THE-SUIV:

Sin,--What with Free Church riots, and meal riots—,
the one, in the opinion of many, the offspring of the
other, though the latter most ungratefully and spitefully
visited some of those who were the grand leaders in the
agitation which produced. the former--Ross-shire has
obtained for itself an unenviable notoriety.

Whatever may have been the cause of such disordoly
proceedings on the part of people who, till lately, knew
not how to set about a riot, or what a riot meant, they
should not suffer from abuses that may easily be cor-
rected. There is one which cannot bear the light of the
sun, and that need: only to be known to be mprobated
by all men who have a :ease of justice, and hate what
leads to imposition.

The Act of the Legislature, enjoining uniformity of
weights and measures, is a dead letter in Ross-shire.
Some importers of meal from Banff and Aberdeen use
the imperial, some of our meal dealers use the Dutch,
and some no standard whatever; but instead. a round
block of stone, which may have been sufficient weight,
hut the weight of which must be changing by every
knock and fall it gets. This irregularity may cause
some injustice, and, certainly. occasions much discontent
tnd complaining. A man buys a boll of meal at 325.
(Ross-shire boll), and hears that meal has just been
sold at Invergordorn or Fortrose for 28s. (imperial
boll). and fiercely denounces the unfeeling farmer, or
greedy miller ; and the man who bong •t his meal
at the latter price finds that it does not lied his bairns
so long as he expected, that there was no blessing in it,
and speaks in no gentle terms of the meal dealer. Land-
owners and land occupants assure the population around
them, that they shall be supplied with meal at the
lowest market price. They make good their premise—
they get neither credit nor thanks, but abuse for it—
they
give only the imperial weight, the little boll Jobbers
buy by one a eight or measure and sell by another, and
thus perpetrate some injustice in order to have some
profit.

All who must go the market for supplies necessary to
feed their families, and all who desire that peace and
contentment should, in as far as possible, prevail around

""m. Trllqt (I.esire tluit such abuse woula svrailY

Ar. I ki.b•• •. • •.• -
is disorc....fl . , ••,
o..i:i6ed, did you advert to this
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
A ROSS-SHIRE MA- •
April 20, 1847. s. It utserv,:s rqrubai,ion.

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MASTERS' OFFICES.
TO HE DITOR ti TH ,•
Sza, There appears iv last a prop. ct thatto
tors' Offices of the Court of Chancery are ah utode
undergo a revision, and that some attempt will be made
to
to render this branch of the Court more apPlica"
'lst other
the present exigencies of the community. Whl and
legal institutions of the country have been altered
modified to meet the alterei condition of the pe"Pl9'
is singular that this branch of the law remains esac''th,
as it stay not
centuries ago. .1 o,t'
I stay not to point out the particular evils gat
Institution, or its want of adaptation to
times ; but proceed at once to a few suggestian net
the Pres by
which the system may be improved, and here I are
ocates
met with the difficulties which beset the ad
reform in general—the fear of expense-0 I ant shoutbe
to show that a saving of several thousands a year can
effected. eau,
Every one who has had the misfortune to pr°s,, the
business in these offices, must have been struck wil:"ery,
preponderance of mind, over matter in the maewnststa
The mental energies of the master seem to be ink% the
of torpor for want of adequate employment; vf,"; nee•
powers.of the poor clerk are taxed beyond his enuth; the
°wheel
And until the balance is restored the operation
machine must continue faulty. When the bal4nee-; jog
shall have adjusted these two powers, by dilbialsntiog
the superabundant force of " master," and sogni,dthill
the force of " clerk," then, and not till then, t....v"'n-ti as
complicated machine be brought toperform its 11.- °
effectuall d the
The advanced age of several of the Rfastere, an for
state of health of others, affords an opportdniti
making this adjustment which may not again °ler
Without injury to the feelings of the Masters in gc,tire,
ral, five of the present body mi4ht be invited to rest
and the conduct of the office committed to tbeilea—siga
ing cox. To each of these six masters I Won,' „.1
two chief clerks with an efficient force of unaer— ,yeara
and by this means the mechanical force to move fried,
so unwieldy a body as a Chancery suit may be nbtfal;Pe'
The recommendation to this improved systera at cost,
ration is, that it can be effected not only wltbotte atr
but at a very considerable saving of expense, as
nexed computation explains:—
Five master's discontinued at 2,5001. per an.:. 12,500
numeach ..............
One additionnal chief-clerk to make up the corn' 1,000
plement of 12, at 1,0001. per annum ......... ••
4.11 500
Making an annual saving f •.• --t; be
Put fro-n this gross amount of
.............•• t 0
bet
1,500
cis !acted the retiring allowance of five masters it ye 2ad.
a-year each. I make no allowance for the tweogiof
tional clerks, as their salaries can be provided for
the fees now received for copy-money. of re'
The grand stu obling-block to such a scben3e a Go'
trenchment will be patronage. Is her IllsiestY:l.holf
vernment prepared to act really a great pars, 'ln -their
by their acts the disdain of patronage, which t°
spoeches they profess ? Nous verrons.
_rt
I arn, &c.
lt
' AN UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE' FO II
of.
OFFICE OF A. CLERIC IN C 0414
Furnival's Inn, April 19, 1847.

ROYAL HIGHL AND SCri--

SOCIETY.

ocieti
The seventy-fourth anniversary festival of this,: oall,
of
was held on Saturday night, in ,the Freen'as°llpake
Great Queen-street. His Royal Highness the AO%
Cambridge, President of the Institution, in the- to b'9
Amongst the company present, in addit"T ,jateis
Royal Highness the Chairman, we recognised Stirj, pp,
Duke, Alderman, M.P., Benjamin Bond Cabbe Pcle
M.P., W. Ewart, Esq., M.P., Robert Barbenira'od And
and a number of gentlemen connected with Scot d
interested in the progress of the society. -achy, an
si
Dinner was served up at six o'clock Precis retnov
comprised every delicacy of the season. On ;11,
of the cloth, fora the
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE gave in successi,,
of the
chair, " The Queen," "The Queen Dowagers
Duchess of Kent," " Prince Albert, the patrowe of
Society and Chief of the Highlands," " The Frt. nrcl of
Wales, Duke of Rothesay, Baron of Renfrew, raw
the Isles, Etc.," "The Duchess of Gloucester and ~Tee
burgh, the Lady
&c Patroness
aiolfofthwe :her
wet
ey e
received
Army and- Navy, . &e. ;
with the usual honours• a the
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE than proceeded to gie-hiond
toast of the everting—" Prosperity to the 13ig fl
School Society." This important society (said his Tr' to
Highness), it was well known, was instituted in oruci_.,
extend the blessings of education to the reniote crudely
of the Highlands of Scotland. The London' beard
of
withadvit a hade
its been
interestsform ed i n 1773, hi; had
received the countenance and support
cionnneentnh toand in 1829
brother Geofge the Fourth, as asociety well entitle ee'
public confidence and support. The object of
L. 1, Liallcires
ciety was the-education and improvement of - the
of Highlanders, and it was now very desirous thta_a its
directors should increase its funds, in order to exte2no,ooo
usefulness still more. At the present time „roost
of his late tiled
edntetod
children were receiving education, for which P- t's
120 schoolmasters were engaged. The inhabitirt woe
the Highlands were in all about 450,000, and Lhools
very desirable to extend the number of
reb', log
among them. This present assembly, therefo g
called together to see what could be done towaror of
lecting a sum of money to facilitate the extel.oedeo
these schools. The • whole sum raised by.
thlt, 'ed the
board, last year,
_was about 600 L, and it was
scli.
ge
amount this year would be considerably increa be
hoped, therefore, the appeal of the directors w_iunude
attended with success ; and he would now ecce,`c,,beol
proposing "Prosperity to the Roy
Society:" and dranit
The toast was received with loud applause, 8-
with all the honours. en
The SECRETARY (MY. Mackie) then read tenet
for the past year, but in such a low and indistin.b this
Royal Sigbiana
as to be nearly inaudible throughout. Owing' ;erased
circumstance, and our being rather uncourtealleY
cgri
either a copy of the document, or a sight of it, .7,'„„0.
only offer a very meagre outline of its contents. 1-1_ rod
sisted, as far as could be gathered, of a statementciZrisian
progress of the society since 1843,
took place in .the Church of Scotland':
difference
formation of the Free Church. Owing to theto
who hol
that arose in consequence of this schism as
rtio°
the right to the Society's schools, a great propto. vet)
hwehnicti led to tb°
of
the direct, rs and teachers having gone with the
test the
Church. a law-suit was entered upon, in order to _
of she
validity of the respective claimants to the charter the
Society. The result was, to establish the right 01,00
Established Church. During all this time, the -ere
Church directors had remained in office, but they ji
removed at the annual election in January lest-ioee
then became necessary to ascertain who were qua,i' the
to remain in the Society, and in order to ascertruni,
sentiments of all the teachers, a printed circular was i's'ere
and sent to each. The result was, that but one-third Peet
filling
MeparethhethveacCanoemierzitteletsat:ooo9
measuresftooutnadketobe di 11 afloi fir e(fili
fill up all the vacancies so created,
found that they had means enough
andat stepstheie esrPneut:gbeiol
taken by which it was hoped ere long that the
.„0 de'
of schoolmasters would be-the same as before. re.;
finite report could be made till all the arrangeme°,:er"'
specting the' teachers were completed, when a pre
mad
gsseatntaittoenm thereefrnot
from
wereotub the society.
above
ei
20,000 children °h-c
ehtrhe i
rse
weunebrsrecercilehEisn.g 4.9
edit"t
the first patent, giving instruction only ; 3; cebil°;kelirs:
nuated teachers in ditto; 50 missionaries and cateem 0.•
trO
102 schools on the second patent, including both in
sled
tion and manual occupations • and 18 superannm,eot
teachers in ditto. The total expenditure of lastlhol
had been about 5,000/. Last year the London boavocea
paid 6004 to the fund, and, in addition, had advi, the
2001. to relieve destitute schoolmasters. Thougo-ons.
disruption in the church had caused the society :oil
derable inconvenit nce in the change of the directors,
9eo
the vacancies had been speedily replaced, and at Pr% 0
all the arrangements in this respect were as eOcie'
before. thell
The list of subscriptions by the company vv,asp the
read. The Queen. 101., in addition to 4501 bee9l-,;10149
Queen Dowager, 10 guineas, in addition to 210 g- to e'
previously; Prince Albert, 12 guineas, in additi`fil the
previous subscription of 100/.; his Royal High
of
Chairman, 201., in addition to 100/. before; the filliadd°'
Buckingham, 101., in addition to 60/ before; Lord be'
one of the stewards, 10 guineas, in addition to 2.1
fore; Sir James Duke, M.P. (a steward) 2 "tha
neas, in addition to' 10 guineas prey 010ce •0;
Dukeabobfen, E
Bu celsq.,
eucm.b,
159.!
10 guineas, in addition
i, bets
1., in addition to 6201 be to ;964
B. c
ai g gnoon
before ; the Countess of Dunmore, 9 tittle's; Oh
Barbour, Esq., 10 guineas
; Lord stoun,
&c. These, in addition to several smallefsuln '
upwards of 3CO/
Mr. B. B CABBELL then, in a highly
proposed the health of his Royal Higbriesis pled out the
Cambridge, in the course of which-
h°
Society 131
eulogistrns
uPeekeeb.of
benefits which had been conferred on the
more esPir
several members of the royal
cially by the Dukes of Kent, Sussex, and their r-
family, but .. Dos
Chairman.
The toast was received with great cheering. Oa
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE returned thanks!.
off,e,,ne°
only sincerely thank thorn for the honour d0n0_5„.",,177,
ii
drinking his health ; and as for the presents er'_lo.4
hail not only his good wi:hes, but he was
,tLef;re)
to support it by every means in his power.---Cur.
His Royal Hiehness then retired, and the chair the
taken by Mr. B. B. Cabbell, the Treasurer u
society.
The following toasts were then given .
The b
holm and the Highlands of Scotland,
"
the Treasurer," .; Dr. Stebeing and the Church .
the
land," " The Press," " The Rev. J. U. Fisher ,r; The
Church of Scotland," " The Caledonian Societyi,,, ;
Land o' Cakes," " Mr. Prior and the Steward „ore'
all of which were responded to in eloquent and sir.
priate speeches.
During the evening several pupils of ttlihee :root gig?
dressed in full Highland costume, paraded
the
intervals discoursing most excellent music on
neliie
hinders' ati nal instrument, the bagpiPe•
_"..t 00 Od'
urchin of a p per especially performed his palas_...„blp
mirably as to elicit the repeat, d applause of the :Zoe,
Thl vocal department was represented
.1.12. Sroool3
bole and Moody, ant Miss Townsend,
but(ea.r though
being absent, it was stated, through illness), he nigh
t"
several Scotch airs were sung in the course_of t
we cannot award much praise to the execution.