The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-04 00:00:00

THE FARMER'S 167dGAZI1VE,

A portrait and meriToir—ofii-r. James Smith, of
Deanston, form principal feature.:‘ in the present
number ; and the latter should be atOntively studied
by the farmers of the United Kinvioin. It may
excite in them a very laudable spirit of emulation to
stvive for the Improvement of agriculture; and, by
inference, to endeavour thereby to benefit in a sub-
stantial manner e.
very individual member of the
human family. The reports of the different clubs,
societies, and lecturesh.` Ps, distributed through the
country, are copiously at: agreeably given. From
the Review of the Corn Trh de, we observe that the
harvest is considered rather fav:ourable than otherwise
in regard to quantity; the plant? is feared to have
been injured by the late unset Ced weather. The
Farmer's Magazine speaks forcibly and emphatically
upon the potato disease. All accou,nts coincide—it
is universal this season.

THE BELLE ASSEMBLA7E.
A diversified and pleasant number. W7c could find
many a prettier Donna Julia any day in Hanway-
street than the one in the frontispiece.

POLITICAL DICTIONARY. Part IV.
Second Half.
Seeing that the present number proceeds front the
word "'transportation" to the word "Way," twe
may anticipate a speedy close to this most valuable
dictionary. The work is evidently the result of very
laborious research : it is rather a political encyclo-
paedia than a political dictionary.

OLD ENGLAND'S WORTHIES. Part VATIL
The frontispiece to this part is a clever represen,ta-
tion of the famous monument to Milton, in St. Giles 's
Church, Cripplegate—that solemn monument so
affecting in its exceeding simplicity :
JOHN MILTON,
Author of " Paradise Lost."
Born, Dec. 1608.
Died, Nov., 1674.
Bright names appeor before us on the accompanying
illustration—Sir Mathew Hale, Andrew Madrvell, J.
Barrow, Hobbes, Sann.'el Butler, and Lor William
Russell. If we are not amazingly mistaken, the
names of the two latter ,i‘re misplaced—Butler's
name under the likeness of W. Russell, Lord
W. Russell's under the effigy of i:lutler.

TILE PICTORIAL GALLERY OF ARTS.

Part XX.
If only for that noble engraving from that
noble " ancient bust of Homer"—the " blind old
man of Scio's rocky isle "—this part is most
valuable. Besides this, it presents u. s with
copies of most of the masterpieces of scolliture
from the Parthenon those glorious .k.Nlgin
marbles which would alone render the British Muscum
a sacred edifice. The wonderful Theseus—the min.
culous Iris—the marvellous head of one of the horses
of Night " snorting the green billows from its nos-
trils"—that marvellous head which Foster declared
to be the sublimest specimen of human ingenuity his
eyes had ever beheld,

COURT CIRCULAR.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and her Royal
Highness the Princess of Frussia, attended by their re-
spective suites, left town at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, for Cassiobury Park, Herts. The Maid of
Honour in Waiting, Earl Howe, aucl Mr. Bedford, were
in attendance on the Queen Dowager; and the Countess
Haack, Baron Witzleben, and Count Fackler, Attended
the Princess of Prussia.
The august party left Marlborough House in .three
carriages for the Euston-square terminus, and travel. led
by the London and North-Western Railway.
Mr. Rennie had an interview with Earl Grey yestet•••
terday at the Colonial-office.
Mr. John Thornton, Deputy Chairman of the Stamps
and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday in Downing-street. Mr. Hart
Davis, Deputy Chairman of the Excise, had also an in-
terview yesterday with the Right Hon. Gentleman.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governor-General of Canada.
Dispatches were also sent off yesterday for the Garver •
nors of the other North American Provinces.

THE ROYAL CRUISE.
HOEDLE, WEDNESDAY MORNING.--iier Majesty and
Prince Albert, in their yacht steamer, accompanied by,
the Garland, Fairy, and Black Eagle, in the order men-
tioned, passed Hurst Castle (where King Charles was
confined previous to his execution) a little before nine
A.m. They came down the Solent at a rapid pace, the
sun bright, and the water smooth and silvery, the wind
blowing fresh from the East. Hardly had the guns
saluting her Majesty ceased sounding at Cowes, when
the royal steamer had passed Hordle House, the resi-
dence and property of Dr. W. F. Chambers, her Ma-
jesty's physician, nearly 16 miles from Cowes. Soon
after nine o'clock the steamers passed the Needle Rocks,
the Garland gaining on the royal yacht, the Black Eagle
in the rear. The course they were steering was towards
the Channel Islands, and going about 12 knots, so that
her Majesty might probably reach her Jersey subject*
about five P.m., even sooner, as all the steamers had muck
canvass set, and by the smoke curling around them it,
appeared that the steam was well up.
The Monarch steamer, R. White, master, passed the
squadron, with her Majesty on board on Wednesday, at
half-past four P.m., between the islands of Sark and Jer-
sey. It would arrive in St. Aubin's-roads, Jersey, at
about half-past six P.M.

GIRLS' SCHOOL, CRIPPLEGA_TE
WARD WITHOUT.
A public examination of the children in this school
was held yesterday; J. Challis, Esq., Alderman of diet
ward, in the chair; the Rev. Messrs. Austin and St.
George examiners; before a large number of ladies and
gentlemen. This proceeding was considered to be neces-
sary, in consequence of a statement made to the Lord
Mayor by the parent of one of the witnesses against
Smith, for the murder at the Guildhall Coffee House, as
to the neglect and gross ignorance prevalent in the
school. The children in the two first classes, num-
bering V. 5 out of 120, wed considerable proficiency
its
reading the Bible and Testament, and spelling, and an in--
timatekaowlege of what they had read; it being declared
by some present that the most expensive education,
could not have produced more satisfactory results. The•
remaining girls were divided into three classes, and
evinced that much care had been bestowed on them, of
which, with hardly an exception, they had largely
availed themselves. The examination was continued in
arithmetic, and the copy-books proved that the master
who attends four days in the week has not been less
diligent in his department than the mistress in hers; one
of these, completed as far hack as 1824, under the
tuition of the latter, then the only instructress, caused
much admiration, the writing being equal to anything
produced at a first-rate boys' commercial academy.
A resolution expressive of the satisfaction of the
meeting to be transmitted to the Lord Mayor, was
moved by a gentleman, who had attended in the fall per-
suasion that what had been stated was correct, but
who was happy to perceive his error, was carried una-
nimously.
Previously to voting thanks to the Chairman, a clergy-
man stated, that ho had attended from reading the re-
port in question, but from long experience in the sciools
of. hie own parish, he was convinced not only that no
foundation existed for it, but that no children could ba
found who read more distinctly, and with greater fluency
than these had, and that too without preparation.
After the proceedings had terminated the children
were treated with a bun and a penny.

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CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.—The quarterly meeting of
the members of this institution was held yesterday aftcx-
noon, at the Scottish Hospital Crane-court, Fleet-street.
J. A. Simpson, Esq., presiding. Resolutions were
adopted providing for improvement in connexion with
the Asylum, and it was stated that in the course of a
short time the boys would be introduced to her Majesty
the Queen. A letter was read from the Duke of Bue:
clench congratulating the institution on its present freer
dom from discord and bitterness of spirit. The Courr
then adjourned.
STROOD CATTLE FAlR.—This fair was held fty,
Monday, at which 3,501 lambs were penned, and out .!
that number 2,696 were sold at an average of 225. 6d. ta"
235. For horses, cows, and calves, and pigs, there wt.
little demand, although the supply was limited, tl.
numbers being, horses, 42 ; cows and calves, 14 ; pigs, 11
THE NEW it AMWAY COMMISHONERS. —By ti,
second clause of the Act just printed (9 and 10 Vie.,
105), the powers now vested in the Board of Trade n
specting railways are to be transferred to the new Com
missioners " from and after the day which shall be t
specified in the London Gazittc as the day on which t},,_.
said Commissioners_ shall begin to act in execu
1011_4,
this Act."