The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-15 00:00:00

THE ARGUS LIFE ASSURANCE

COMPANY.

The twelfth annual meeting cf this cornpa.ny was held
on the 7th of this month at the company's office in
Throgmorton street. Mr. Alderman Farncomb in the
chair. The usual preliminaries having been gone
through, the report was read, from which it appeared
that the annual income of the company was 60,0001.,
which way progressively increasing—that the accumula-
tions of the Assurance Fund invested in Government
and other real securities, amounted to nearly a quarter
of a million, of which sum above 76,5001., being the clear
surplus income, after payment of all outgoings and ex-
penses whatever, was added to the fund within► the last
three years ; that the amount realised by dropped and
purchased policies within the last twelve months is
11,1761. ss. 6d., and that the number of :policies issued
was 5,324. The report was agreed to, and thanks
having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting sepa-
rated.

GREAT NORTH AND SOUTH
WALES RAILWAY COMPANY.
A general meeting of this Company was held yester•
day, at the London Tavern, at one o'clock.
R. HART, Eq., in opening the proceedings, stated that
he bad come up to town, at very great inconvenience, to
meet the shareholders, with a view to put the state of the
affairs before them, and he was quite ready to afford all
the information the directors were possessed of.—(Hear,
hear.) In giving this information, he had to state that
the amount of the deposits was 64,248/. 10s. ld., out of
which there had been paid 1,102/. ss. Bd. for brokers',
commission, as well as 20,521/. 12s. ld. for solicitor,'
bills and engineering services.—(Cries of " Shame,
shame.") In a ldi_ion to this, there were liabilities still
outstanding, to the extent of 6,000/. or 7,0001. Of
these liabilities a great portion was for solicitors' charges,
and they were so monstrous that he could not but ex-
press his great surprise and disgust at them, and he for
one would most decidedly object to the payment of them.
—(Cries of " What are thef:" " Read them.") He
(the Chairman) was quits ready to do that, for he might
state, once for all, that there was every desire to place
all the information which the directors possessed before
the meeting. These liabilities, then, consisted of the
solicitors' charges. Messrs. Bush and Mullins, 4,8841.
9s. 6d., in addition to 5.041/.155., which they had already
received.—(Loud cries of "Shame.") Then there was a
charge of 1,0151. 2s. 2d. made by a Mr. Gar-
dener, a local solicitor, of whom he believed
Messrs. Bush and Mullins were the town agents.
There was, again, a charge of 3841. 4s. 3d. from a Mr.
Lloyd, another solicitor, and still further a charge of
35/." 145., as well as 542/. 19s. Bd., with 37/ 15s. to a
per on named Morgan. Then there was a further charge
of 21/. 103. for tavern bills in London; in addition to
several accounts, of which the particulars hed nut been
furnished.—(Loud and repeated cries of " Shame,
shame," accompanied the reading of these items.) These
were the facts of the case, and they wanted now to ob-
tain the authority of the shareholders for resisting the
payment of these solicitors' bills, and also an agreement
for the division of the funds still in hand.
A SHAREHOLDER suggested, under the circumstances,
that a committee of shareholders should be formed, to
which all the papers and documents in the possession of
the Company should be referred.
Major RICHARDSON objected to this, and stated that.
in his opinion, the better plan would be to elect seven
auditors—three on the part of the directors, and four on
the part of the shareholders—to whcm, as suggested by
the gentleman who had just spoken, all the papers and
documents of the Company should be submitted; and
that on their conclusions an eminent solicitor should be
employed to take the affairs and finances of the Com-
pany in hand.
Mr. DAVIS suggested, before taking this course,
which appeared acceptable to the meeting, that it would
be better to obtain a pledge from the directors that the
resolution should be carried out, and recommended that
the statement of Mr. Lawrence should be heard.
Major RICHARDSON conceived that this pledge had
already been given in calling this meeting.
Mr. LAWRENCE (chairman of the committee of share-
holders) wished to remind the meetiisg that he and his
brother shareholders had, for nearly two months, been
engaged from day to day in investigating the affairs of
the Company; and in the course of that investigation
they had ascertained that, after the last meeting of the
shareholders, when it was agreed that the solicitors of
the Company should be dismissed, the bill of those
parties had actually increased by 1,200/. Although it
was positively understood that the Company should be
dissolved, yet the solicitors had proceeded with the Bill
before the House of Commons, and it was appointed to
be read a second time on the 6th of M arch; but, in con-
sequence of a petition which had lain at the Hall of
Commerce till the last moment, the Bill was ultimately
postponed till the 16th, when they had upwards of forty
Members ready to speak against it. The Bill was con.
sequently withdrawn, and he oelieved it was mainly in
consequence of the exposure of the proceedings of this
Company that the Bill had been introduced through
which the Government intended to protect the public.
Since, however, that the business was still going on,
the directors had refused to act with them in any way.
Now, these were matters which ought to be inquired
into, as well as the further circumstance of there having
been an issue of 100,000 shares, while only 64,000 shares
had been allotted. The accounts had not yet come to
hand, but part of the documents had come into their
hands. They wanted vouchers for 1,067/. for prelimi-
nary expenses; 526/. 7s. 2d. for advertising, in addition
to 387/. 15s. In the solicitors' bill there was 545/. 11g.
sd. for stationery and printing; 312/. 18s. for allot-
ment—an expense which he could not possibly under-
stand; and a Ad' more strange item in 876/. 18s. Ild
for the expenses of a deputation of directors into Wales,
of which 400/. was for the expenses of the solicitors on
this journey. It was evident that a sum of 26,0001. had
already been spent, and he did think that, for the
money which had been lost since the last meeting, they
should come to the resolution to stop the Company. The
committee of shareholders had taken legal advice upon
their proceedings, and had, under the advice of Mr.
Pritchard, their own solicitor, been ready to assent to a
release of the directors, but to its terms Mr. Pritchard
had objected, and it came ultimately to nothing. Now,
then, the Company were in a position to take their own
course, for he conceived the duties of the committee had
closed, and it now remained for the shareholders to act.
After much uproar, the CHAIRMAN, in reply to Mr.
Lawrence, stated that the directors had always been
ready to do all that the committee of shareholders de-
sired. But it was a matter of great difficulty to dissolve
a company, and to this day it was still unsettled whether
the directors had any such power. Within three or four
days after the adjourned meeting, the solicitors were in-
structed to lay a case before the Solicitor-General,
eiving them authority at the same time to petition the
Committee of Standing Orders. The opinion of the So-
licitor-General was not obtained until about a fortnight
afterwards ; indeed, it was from the 11th of February
to the 10th of March ; and it was for the Parliamentary'
expenses, for which Messrs. Bush and Mullins had
charged, that he conceived that no payment ought to be
made. He had himself come up 150 miles for the very
purpose of carrying the resolution into effect, and
lie could but express his surprise at the information
which he had received on reaching London, that the Bill
had in fact been read a first time, and had been reported
favourably upon, and was proceeding to the second
reading. He had been exceedingly desirous of dissolv-
ing the Company, but the resolution had been negatived
by a majority of four against two. Of one thing subse-
quent experience had convinced him, viz., that the soli-
citors ought to have been dismissed.
The Chairman was here interrupted by cries of" Ques-
don," and a reference to the resolution, with great uproar.
Mr. HOPCOOD stated that he could assert upon the
authority of Mr. C. Haubury, the secretary, that the first
balance sheet submitted by the directors had not been
prepared by him, and that it was full of the grossest
errors, and that the advertisement which intimated that
the accounts were all paid was totally false. Throughout
the whole of the management there had been the most
grievous misdirection. Then, with regard to the sum
charged for the deputation into Wales, there was one
thing so monstrous that he could not but state it. This
was the fact, that some of those directors had taken
ladies down with them; and, in one instance, as much as
sixteen guineas had been paid for posting home.
The CHAIRMAN said that was an imputation so gross
that he must demand the name of the party.'
This was seconded by the meeting, but Mr. Hopgood
refused to give it.
Mr. COITRTENAY went into a statement as to the oppo-
sition which had been offered to the breaking up of the
Company. In doing this he exonerated Mr. Robinson,
Mr. Russell, the lion. Mr. Howard, and Mr. Hart; from
all of whom but the last he had obtained letters to jus-
tify the proceedings for dissolving the Company, in
which the committee of shareholders had been opposed
by their counter .statement, got up by the oldsoticitoers.
of the Company. The directors presentt were,thedifficulty
he
b
.ieved, quite ready to act honourably, but
bu
was, that after the meeting had resolved, the directors
not present would have the power of
outvoting their
orother directors, and he rendering the resolution a nul-
lity. He objected to tresolution, too, because it
would act as a stigma upon the committee, and, it elected
AS an auditor, he certainly would not serve.
Major expIainedRICHARDSON
ther from his intentien, for he had been one of the coral_
nate himself, but his proposiou was made for the pur.
pose of binding the directors more closely,
Mr. CouRTENAY proposed that the auditors should be
..lected equally by the meeting and the directors, with a
referee, who should have power to decide all differences.
Mr. LONGMORE, who represented the holders of 02
shares at Caermarthen, wished to know whether, in th,‘
svent of the resolution being passed the directors
would act upon it, and submit the boos and Papers ?
Ind, further, what was the amount which they would
be able to divide ?
The CHAIRMAN was quite ready to do so hims&, but
he could not answer for the other directors, With
spect to the second question, the directors
ware readyrteo.
sufficient sum in
divide I Is. in the pound, retain
aand to meet the liabilities,
The CHAIRMAN the;} react the resolution proposed I)) Major Richardson, to the effect that auditors should be
appointed, four by the committee of shareholders, and
three by the directors, to whom all documents, books,
and papers should be laid before, including the applica-
tions for shares; and that they be instructed to require
he directors to convene a general meeting fur the pur-
pose of receiving their report.
Mr. RICHARDSON then inoyecl his amendment,
to
which Major Tiip,hardsPe acceded, and it was pat as
after much interruption,
and
n
riginel motion, which,
several vague propositions from different parties, was put
to the meeting, when Major Richardson altered his
Ilis motion aas about to be put, as previously
stated,
steer an alteration by Mr. Davis, but he again
as and Mr. Courtenay's motion, aft( r Mr.
is,i s alter-
ation, was then before the meeting as an amendment.
The amendment was carried.
It was then moved by Mr. LONGMORE, that such share-
holders as should be ready to receive the dividend should

have the option of doing so, and inquired what course
the directors intend( d to pursue?
The CHAIRMAN said that while the directors were
ready to do justice to the shareholders, they would pro-
tect themselves.

Mr. RUSSELL then again went into the accounts, and
in doint, so he observed, that of the large sum of 26,0001.,
the solicitors' hills w er, 11,1351., the expenses of engineer-
ing were 10,0001., which, with other expenses entirely
beyond control, made the sum of 23,6371, leaving the
whole of the sum for which the directors were respon-
sible 3,000/. He was anxious to get honestly and
honourably out of the affair.
Mr. Longmore's resolution was put, after an explana-
tion from the Chairman, to the effect that it would inter-
fere with the duties of the auditors, and was carried
almost unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN then sta.ed that he had done his duty
in putting the resolution, but he was bound to say, that
in his capacity as a director, he could not recommend the
board to acviesee in it. Neither could he recommend
them to acquiesce in Mr. Davis's motion, fir he con-
cieved it unfair. He made that statement in order that
the 'meeting might not be deceived v,ith false antici-
pations.

It was ultimately agreed that the dividend of 1 ls.
should be paid, and a release of the directors signed.
Thanks were voted to the Chairman and the Share-
holder's Committee, and this most tumultuous assemblage
separated.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The post Paschal season has commenced and com-
menced gloriously. The three- Gris;, Mario, and La-
blache have returned to us, and appeared last evening
in / Put itane. Grisi was in excellent voice, and looked,
and acted, and sung delightfully. Never aid she give
the delightful polacca, the gem of the first act, " Son
vergin v. zz :se," with more exqiesite taste—her fioriture
was beautiful exceedingly. Der scene with Ricardo and
Giorgio, in the second act, was the very acme of pathos;
and the third, the whole burden of which falls upon herself
and Mario, was throughout a perfect triumph. Lablache is
as great, in every sense of the word, as ever. The mag-
nificent duet "Sunni la tromba" was splendidly given
by Lablache and Fornasari, and its repetition was called
for with an enthusiasm which was quite uncharacteristic
of the usually cold audience of her Majesty's Theatre.
Never has so short a space of time worked such an im-
provement in any artist as the last two seasons have
worked in Mario. His voice is not only increased in
power, in firmness, and in clearness, but it has also
increased in compass. His voce di petto is clear,
powerful, and firm, and his voce di testa is
as delicate, as beautiful, as flexible, as com-
pletely under command as the voce di testa of Rubini,
but more powerful. It is a perfect instrument perfectly
played upon, and Mario is now, take him for all in all,
the first tenor in the world. But he is not alone an ac-
complished musician—he is a great actor ; there is none
of that listlessne,s about him which formerly marred
some of his best efforts—he is now full of feeling and
pathos. His making up is as it always has been admir-
able, and his Arturo, both as regards music and acting,
is perfect. The Ricardo, of Fornasari, was very fine. No-
thing could be finer than his acting in the grand scena with
Lablache, Il rival salver to dei," with which the second
aetconcludes. Hatr d, contempt, jealousy, and at length
love, pity, and a high sense of honour overcoming all the
baser passions, were successfully depicted by the marvel-
lous expression of the features with which Fornasari is
endowed, in such a manner that a series of Daguerro-
types of this great actor in that scene, would have formed
a perfect series of illustrations to Lavater. Neither
words nor music were wanting to express the workings
of his mind. The face was the mind's mirror; and re-
flected every light and shade of passion by which
that mind was agitated. But it was not the
features alone which expressed the passion, the voice
was as expressive as the features—that voice, power-
ful yet tremulous, betrayed the excess (4' passion which
was working within, and which in its working breaks
down the strength of the strong man, until he becomes
as weak as the infant child—until at length, yielding all
to love and honour, he determines to seek a glorious
death in the field of battle ; and the scene fini,hes with
the magnificent duet " Suoni la tromba," to which we
have already alluded. The acting of Fornasari through-
out this trying scene is one of the finest things on the
stage. It Is a perfect study, and must be seen
again and again to be thoroughly appreciated.
Grisi, Mario, Lablache, and Fornasari were all called
for at the conclusion of the opera, and bouquets innu-
merable were showered upon the stage, which were col-
lected by Fornasari and presented to the prima donna.
The opera was followed by the ballet of La Catarina.
The house was crewded by the eli,e of the fashionable:
world long before the rising of the curtain. There wets
scarcely a box or a stall unoccupied at the commence-
ment of the opera, and the pit was crammed.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.
Our old friend Anderson, the " Wizard of the North ,"
commenced here on Monday a short season of magic
and music, before he quits England or a transatlantic
trip. How Jonathan will be astonished at the cann on
trick, which the Wizlrd exhibited for the first time that
nic ht! A five-pounder was brought to the front of the
stage, loaded with a ball, and fired at Anderson, who
stood immediately in front of it, and instead of beinied
shivered to atoms, the invulnerable Wizard caught th A
ball in his hands. Now we "guess" that the " Yanicer is"
must be "the smartest nation in all creation" if they can
" whip" a fellow that catches cannon balls in his he rids,
and musket balls in his mouth. But hold !—the Or egon
question is not yet settled, and the Wizard may teach
the " statesmen" of the other side the Atfams. ,ic the
trick, which will enable them to set even the other
wizard, Captain Warner, at defiance. Dr2cided ly the
Ministry should buy up the important
secret, and make
it their own, and we will answer for it A'Aderson • will be
satisfied with a fiftieth part of the sn'zi demon fled by
Captain Warner. The musical part of the en !ertain-
merit consisted of a concert by a band of sip ;ty per-
formers on S.,x horns and cornopeans. Both tt le music
and the magic were excellent of the sort, and ex cellently
performed to the satisfaction of a crowded lions(

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POLYTECHNIC INSTITUT:ION.
Notwithstanding the fineness of the weath, er on Mon-
day,
which so temptingly invited the hob 'lay folks of
the metropolis to the river arid the fields,
this great in-
stitution'night suppose that the whole population, •
was thronged to such an excess i
sat
a stranger
had agreed to make this the scene for t'of a large city
a general fete. The number of visit( le celebration of
,rs was, perhaps,
greater than upon any former occasic
,n, and there were
at least four thousand persons at on
walls. The admirable lectures of I) ,r. Ryan and Pro-
fessor Bachhoffner attracted% as us+ sals crowded and at-
catione time within the
yit. the least agreeable
t en ti ve
by audiences,
applause. who
Nfroerq uwean,t,l ' ;.estified their gratifi-
matter of notice during the riay, t.hat whilst the great;
variety of curious objects e.:ssplay, id throughout the ex-
tensive hall and gallerires excited the wonder of the
mischievous
ore satisfactor; holiday.
young and the rustic, there was laot an instance of im-
pertinent'evous meddlit ig.
LinVitDutiEon
oGf .s"l,2l.LenLeeEaltndYa
Indeed, we have
seldom
men
enjoyed
ryemd
'F.!_._......__........
This faAvopuriEte
niuser aent
was, on Monday, visited by several thousand per sons.
who manifested the highest statisfaction at the new
courses or instruction and entertainment produ.eed for the
Easter holi,!ays. In addition to the usual leer eves upon
various departtnente of practical science, nat? trial philo-
sophy, electricity, and chemistry, there were very inte-
resting lectures by Mr. Logan on phrenology , Mr. Brook
on phonlgraphy, and Major Beniowski 7.5: don artificial
memory. The experiments upon NiAr. v' compressed
railway were observed with great c' ii'msity, and Mr.
Clark's explanation of the structure, 'ha hits, 84c., of the
electrical eels were in the highest (It Igree interesting
and satisfactory. Those wone.e rful esreatures have
thriven amazingly under Mr. Se,ott's care.. When they
were first brought to this coun%ry, two yea rs and a half
ago, they measured but twe,4t.,_ 1.
5 three and twenty-four
inches in length ; they have now attained tl to length of
four feet nine inches, with
the a girth of eight inches, and
y are in robust healtn, and possess grea t electrical
vigour.
The orchestra, undor Mr. St dgwick, is very ' effective;
and the excellent voettlist*., Miss Pierce and 2 dr. Binge,
of whom we have frequently spoken, with Ateriic ed praise,.
continue to be great favourites.
The Ohio melodists should be heard 'oy every one w'no
wishes to understand what are the beauties, as well .as
the oddities, of negro music.

EXHIBITIONS.
THE BRITISH MUSED
The
number of visitors to this national establip;, trent
on Monday was 29,896, being an inerew,e of 30 a;
compared with Easter Monday last yewr when the lum-
ber was 15,316.

This exllibiti(m, also fro.* to the
NATIONAL GIALLISMY.
during Monday by no Dublie, was atter tried
4>ss than 14,r..(00 visitors. Tho 001
the want of space or the smailnesa of the collection t say
render this gallery unworthy of being termed natio lel,
it nevertheless contains some of the finest and r.n .(38t
valuable paintings in the world. The additions are 'm de
but slowly, only two during the last year, but tbeT cool
upwards of 7,000/.
UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION.
Tho Museum of this institution, which at 8
has, been free to the public (by member's ticked sr.-11), was
times
OR this occasion thrown open to all, with or without tickets, and the result warn to
inux of wards of
1,0,30 visitors, instead of about 200,fl up
as last y( ear. Tho
few, additions to the Museum have been corn para ve
few, consisting chiefly of some implements o f
aver from the Island of Borneo, but the whole seems 'mu eh more
extensive, and many articles, previously almost hidden,
are now fully display( d since the extension of the build-
ing, by the annexation of Lord Stuart de Rot.hesay's
house, The chief object of attraction is the amnoury,
containing arms and armour of all ages and n ations,
amongst them a very long gun from the Mary R ose,
a.
man-of-war, reign of Henry VIII., and which had been,
under water 300 years. There are also the swordu, Sco,
of Oliver Cromwell, Napoleon Bonaparte, Gvnerall.
Wolfe, Lord Nelson, &c., beside numerous Chinese and
East Indian arms.
WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
Not yet quite free to the public, as sixpence is still
charged, and. though but a small sum to view Henry
Vllth's chapel and the whole collection, it we a not pa-
tronised by more than 500 visitors during Mon day.
ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.
Not more than 100 persons paid the twoper ce for
full
ad-
mission . tos ounri
insignificant
portion
cathedralnal
w ere
ne
on Monday,
e of these but
a very in.g
to
pa
arnoonr. 4s. 2d., to view the whole interior
of this noble
structure.

COLOSSEUM.
A large company assembled here on Monday, both
morning and evening, to do homage to dr e genius ofßrad-
well, and were delighted with the gore ens yes woo

splendour, and the magnificent effects of this splendid
exhibition.

PANORAMA.
Mr. Burford's Panorama, i❑ Leicester-square, seemed
to be a favourite lounge with the holiday tolks on Mon-
day'. The three views—Constantinople, Athens, and
Rouen—were crowded with spectators during the whole
day,

DIORAMA.
The attractions of the Diorama continue undimi-
nished; and, as a matter of course, it was oa Monday must
extensively patronised. The fun produced by watching
the manceavres of those who entered the darkened
exhibition-room from the light, and who are for a few
moments in a consequent state of partial blindness, was
entered into yesterday by the holiday- makers as heartily
as if the joke had been a fresh discovery. It was evident
that the greater part of the visitors had come out for the
express purpose of enjo3 ing themselves, and must
certainly they completely effected their purpose.

CHELA A HOSPITAL. -
This hospital, which remains a monument of British
gratitude to the veteran defenders of our country, was
on Monday one of the most attractive sights to the holi-
day f ,Iks, owing no doubt to the recent arrival of the
three standards taken by the gallant 13th Regiment,
when
under the command of the immortal Sale in the
East. They surmount the small gallery at the entrance
to the dining hall, and exactly beneath the flags taken
during the Chinese war. They were the subject of
much curiosity, and were minutely examined by several
persons, As no description of these interesting trophies
has yet appeared, we beg to add the following :—The
staff of the largest, or infantry flag, is somewhat longer
than that used in the British army ; it is composed of
bamboo cane ; the pennant, which is of considerable
size, is apparently a faded red, with dark green bord,r
and yellow and pink fringe. The second, or cavalry
lag, which in the struggle for capture was torn off its
Staff, is of crimson cassimere cloth, fringed with yellow,
and having yellow in the centre. The third, a very
small one, somewhat resembles an English shawl, being
of a dark blue (mixed) pattern. It may be added, that
on each standard are displayed words, taken from the
Koran, calculated to stimulate the ardour of the Mahn-
medansoldiery. There are now 51 captured flags in the
hospital.

GREENWICH FAIR.

The health of thousands was promoted on Monday by a
seasonable trip to Greenwich. Great as the number of
-visitors was on Good Friday, it was much larger yester-
day. Early in the morning a few heavy showers lowered
the expectations of those who generally calculate upon
dry weather, but the sun occasionally sent forth his be-
ssevolent rays, and the ground dried almost as soon as
the showers ceased. Tee scene which the approach of
spring now presents to persons who toil in close work-
shops and factories, and who seldom extend their walks
beyond the purlieus of London, is almost enchanting.
In the language of the poet :
" From the moist meadow to the wither'd hill,
Led by the breeze the vivid verdure runs,
And swells and deepens to the cherish'd eye."
Thos, who preferred recreation in the beautiful park and
its environs, climbed the hills to race with their partners
down the declivities, or looked with astonishment through
the telescopes which the old sons of Neptune, on the
benches of One-tree-hill and Flamstead House are always
, ready to present to curious visitors. From those Alpine
heights they beheld that wonder of wonders, the " silver
snake," as the Thames has been aptly named, bearing on its
tortuous stream an amazing mass of human life, floating in
steamers, whose long black pennants and thundering
roar bring to mind the Cyclopean monsters of Virgil.
Again they might turn their eyes to the Isle of Dogs,
anti behold iron steam ships, considered one of the
g'ea test efforts ever made in naval architecture. But
the public are no doubt familiar with all the local objects
which 4nake Greenwich so praiseworthy in the estima-
tion of foreigners, consequently, it is only necessary to
remark, that the holiday folks were amply supplied with
thanes for admiration. Leaving the lads and lasses to
enjoy themselves in the Park, we may glance at the fair,
Which during the day was crowded to excess. The river
was bu.rthened with steamers conveying the gay pas-
sengers to the famous rendezvous. All the boats on the
river se etned put in requisition: they started every
quarter of an hour, and ran from Blackwell to Green-
!rich for threepence. It is impossible to describe the
bustle and .sonfusion which took place to get on board,
'tad land at Greenwich. There was not less difficulty
in going by the railway. A line of passengers waiting
for the trains extended a long way outside. We can-
not hazard a calculation of the numbers who crowded
to the fair and walked in the Park. All London, to
Ole a trite expression, was out of town. The large
sums which congregated at Greenwich assembled
to play their respective parts—eat, drink, and be
We know they had ample opportunities to ac-
complish all these objects. The tavern-keepers, as usual,
bad propared ample accommodation—the Ship Torbay,
the White Hart, the Mitre, the Greyhound, the Admiral
hardy, mid, in short, almost every house of entertain-
ment alonb, the Kent road, from the Bricklayers' Arms to
the Green i'4an on Blackheath, contained all those good
things which so many London friends required. With
respect to amusement and merriment, they had Alger's
splendid ball-room illuminated in most brilliant style,
and those who did not dance might enjoy the charms of
the drama. The great novelty was the war in India—
the battle of the Sistlej and defeat of the Seikhs was
given, certainly upon a small scale ; but as the power of
our Indian enemies is'subdued, that circumstance was of
no importance. Baker's splendid Pavilion and the
tple of a Conjuror held out strong attractions. A
booth for the exhibition of sparring also presented some
striking proofs of human ingenuity. High, however,
above all the gorgeous palaces and solemn temples. rose
the new travelling theatre of Johnson and Lee (late
ttic'aardson's), which opened for the summer season. It
Will be recur lected that Richardson's far-famed establish-
mesa was totally destroyed by fire at Dartford, in August
last. The proprietors, Messrs. Johnson and Lee, since
that period, have been busily employed in preparing a
perfectly new travelling stage on an extended scale.
This renowned temple of the drama was displayed for
the first time yesterday. The front was hung with rich
nson draperies, bordered with massive fringe. Be-
ttye en architectural columns stone figures appeared on
pedestals. These, with blue and red stripes, gave to the
ite arrangement a splendid effect. The proscenium,
pail ited by Rogers, is composed of rich scroll work, pil-
lars, and a medallion of her Majesty. We are thus par-
tieu),sir on the subject of a theatre which, like a phsenix,
rises: out of the ashes of its parent—a theatre which the
Publiic must have long identified with Greenwich Fair.
the plays and dramas were supported by the French
..13111p any, who display equestrian entertainments at the
Stani lard Amphitheatre. They had two clowns, the
S'teei I of Fire, the Olympic Juggler, and other attrac-
tions, not forgetting the Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, or
the 1 tepublic, the Empire, and the 100 Days. In con-
:lndio g our sketch of Greenwich Fair this year, we can •
lot on tit the censure we have before expressed, as applied
;0 the , swings, which are suffered to vibrate and endanger
ihe live aof the unwary. In the narrow space appro-
priated, to the fair swings should not be permitted. Hay-
lig repos% ted that the holiday folks were enabled to ob-
tain good
,eating and drinking, dancing and the drama,
we have cot', V to add that they were finally in a condi
!
ion to refits from the sports of Greenwich well satisfied
with Easter Sa• "I'4.

DENV.ON AND COR WALL
WRESTLING.

The Easter stling, in the above style, commenced
an Monday at the •
Brecknock Arms Tavern, Camden-
town. The atte .nde ' during the afternoon was
!spec, •ible, and the play in this an:it:Ur
numerous aud ri
good, many wrestlers from botht
`'science" was e Ktreine. Y
isy being
P-
the above counties bein present, and the j
without shoes appeared to give general satisfaction to
the spectators at id players.
During the of ternoon the clay came cff as follows :
Tinomas Walters, of Devon, and T. Caizer, of Corn-
wall., were the first men that entered the ring, and,
after: some play, tb a Devonian threw his opponent by
the hanging toe.
W. Peneto, of Cornwall, came against Walters, and
after some play, time (ten minutes) was called, and
Walters became a standard.
James Bond and W. Peneto had a short tussel, when
Bo nd threw his man, and played time with B. Merrifield,
of Cornwall.
Benjamin Merrifield stood the ring, and Charles Bow-
den, of Cornwall, came against him. Atter some ex-
eeed:ng good play Bowden threw his antagonist by the
unde, •-lock, and he wards threw by the right fore
L
E aston, of Westmoreland.
J. E ason (Somerset) and W. Teague came together,
Cason i Dlaying time, and afterwards throwing Saul son,
Of Lont lon.
The next men were two good wrestlers, J. Ball, of
Sornwa. 41, and Goodman (of the Blues) also from Corn-
wall.
_'...„50111,3 exceeding good play was displayed on both
sides, troodt.nan being thrown ; when Ball played out
time with Sn ell.
O Snell retaining the ring, T. ?hilli s of Devon,
°Pposed him, and atter a goed Pnt, Phillips Was thrown
by the back lock.

Vaarles Sp ear (Cornwall) and Jeremiah A. kester
(Cu mberland) were the next contending parties, the
CaLnberland man playing time, when J. Eason opposed
hip t, and several falls took place, but "no back."
.J. Eason, of Somerset, retained the ring, and was op-
/wed by
.James Jordan, a Devonian. Both parties dis-
played science, when Somerset threw Devon a fair back
by the fore hip, amidst much cheering.
The double and treble play commence yesterday, and
the prizes,
threein number, were played for.

PEDESTRIAN is—m.
James Patterson, well-known to the pedestrian world
as the flying tailor, and Charles King (the nom de guerre
of an amateur), ran a quarter of a mile on Monoay for
20 sovereigns, at Bedfont, a short distance beyond Houns-
low.
Consideiable expectations were formed by
e
friends and acquaintances of King of a striking displayl*
of speed on the part of their favourite. It was clear,
however, to all who had the slighest judgment on con-
dition, that the amateur was not fit to run for dumps,
still less golden portraits of her Majesty. He was
sadly
out of order, and hence the betting rose to 6 to 4 on Pat-
terson—a rate fully justified by the race. After eight
false starts the men got off, Patterson soon gained a lead,
and, before 300 yards had been covered had the race in
band. Patterson several times looked round on his pur-
suer, and finally run in a winner by what distance he
thought proper.
John Curtis (of Southall), and J. llarris (of Hounslow),
walked six miles yesterday at Hounslow. They started
(rather_ strangely, we thought) near the middle of the
"n• Harrison, though by no means a clipper, turned
for the second mile fitly yards in advance, and kept on
increasing the distance between himself and his compe-
titor until he reached the terminus nearly a quarter of u
mile ahead of Curtis. There was nothing aqmderiul in
ace, thirty-nine minutes being consumed in the first
our miles.
13451184 AND Rouse (of White-

chapel), and J. Willett, (the one-armed walker,) had a
three-mile match yesterday, for 61., at Acton Bottom.
The match presented no particular feature, Rouse
having the turn of speed in walking decidedly in his
lavour. The men walked pretty well in company for
the first half mile, when Rouse shot out—(Bravo,
Rouse !)—but this did not suit the partisans of the tone-
armed hero, and they insisted on the referee calling
upon Rouse to turn, on the ground of unfair walking.
This the referee did, although no impartial spectator
could see aught unfair. Rouse, who was walking within
himself, by the advice of his friends, went on, and
walked in first by a few yards. An appeal wag made,
and some bets were drawn on the spot. The affair, we
believe, is in suspence; it may be arranged, but Rouse
won the match.

THE EASTER HUNT WITH THE
QUEEN'S BUCKHOUNDS.
Notwithstanding the extremely unfavourable state of
the
meet weather on Monday mo: ning up to nearly noon,
meet was far more numerously attended than an Easter
gathering for many years past. This may perhaps be
accounted for in consequence of a report _which was
very generally
circulated,allywiththep
rtehsaetnetheeomf eheterwomuladjenstoyt
only
be
and
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, but that the Prince
Consort intended to hunt with the royal pack. We
understand that the showers which prevailed during the
morning caused her Majesty and the Prince to remain
at Windsor, to the great disappointment of the thou-
sands
who had assembled at the place of meeting, on
Stoke-common, where there were upwards of one hun-
dred carriages, filled with the principal families of
Windsor and Eton, and their respective vicinities, and
at least a thousand horsemen, well and ill mounted, as
the case mighl be. Many of the nags were sorry-look-
ing Jades, evidently " brushed up" for the occasion,
while there were others of first-rate quality. • The pe-
destrians scattered about the heath could not have num-
bered less than from 2,000 to 3,000.
Amongst those present we notieed his Royal High-
ness Prince George of Cambride, the Marquis of Wor-
cester, his Serene Highness Princi Edward of Saxe
Weimar, Lord Sheffield, the Earl of Rosslyn, Mr. G.
Wombwell, and a considerable sprinkling of officers be-
longing to the 2d Life Guards, and the 3d battalion of
Foot Guards, in garrison at Windsor, as well as several
from the metropolis.
The celebrated deer Rob Roy, which was selected for
the last public hunt this season, upon being uncarted
upon Stoke-common, took away in gallant style to Ful-
mer Bottom, crossing to Long Coppice, where it doubled
to Red-hill, and thence over Mr. Way's farm at Den-
ham Bottom, on to Chalfont Park and grounds, to Chal-
font St. Giles and Rickmansworth, crossing the canal,
through Moor Park, the seat of the Marquis of West-
minster, to Pinner, and thence on to Eastcot, where " the
Scottish chieftain" was taken, after a most excellent run
of nearly three hours, !lei'. the Black Horse. The great
majority of the field were tailed off at Chalfont St.
Giles, their cattle being unable to go the pace. A goodly
number were well placed at the finish. It is expected
there will be one, if not two, by-days during the week
when the season will close.