The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-08 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDONI THURSDAY

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. - Tiiii w.. MLLIAMS 1., PUTINWELL. i DRURTLAVE THEATRE.
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0.. .-* an ...eut,i, .q.,,,,,i,i, ~Attins,. trie .lif,ti hilt 3$ Tne fortun...e .pee.4:!1,,, ot Azael nas taken a third
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,1 the aecept-rs of a protnissary to.t. ~i. lot 10.. lease of 1 eastonc ~ and ipa, Lrs in a new phase. The
lit",Jitencant pleathd that it had been obtained by fraud . part of Awl, for a long time vigorously sustained ay
,u,,"evitl, but did not appear to support his plea. Mr. Anderson, and then upheld by the gentler energies
inn_ poutt was then occupied for a considerable time of Mr. Craven,:hai now been transferred to Miss Pris-
m a case on a surveyor's bill. The facts were cilia Horton, whose secession from the Haymarket has
,eluded when
devoid of imerest. and the case had not con- lately been one ot the topics of the tau atrical world.
when our rapt-per if f . Miss Horton apae4red st Dr,ry-lane last nignt. Setting
aside the tact that a prodigal son, who plunges int . dissi-
patian, is not precisely the character one would select for
an interesting lady, Miss Horton gave as much reality to
the part as it was cap,ble of sustaining. Her early scenes
were particularly goad, and her boyish tiptoe delight at th,
idea of s•eina. Memphis and hearing good music q iite
took away the' idea of a prodigal, and wade the audience
think only of a high spirited lad, anxious to see the
world, and, perhaps, to escape from his excellent but
somewhat didactic parent's double • hass sermonizing. In
the latter scenes the lire end intelligence displayed by
Miss Horton gave to the part the attract ion of a new
one, and fetched up the energies of her colleagues, which
had been slightly stagnating. as was nwursl after the
very long run of the piece. Same music, judiciowly in.
troduced into the part of Azvl, afforded the house the
opportunity of hearing to advantage . ne of the freshest
and purest voices upon the stage. We need hardly add
that Miss Horton was enthusiastically applauded.

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LB RU'-S'l' REE [HIS
AOBSTRUCTING THE POLICE AT THE EXHIBITION.—
'l,lezander Cremond, a coachman, in the service of a
,ifiy of title, residing at No. 9, Arlington-street, Picea-
was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with
tittruetieg and assaulting police-constable Clarke, 268
while iu the execution of his duty.
' The officer stated, that about a quarter past six o'clock
'Ol the previous evening he was On duty et the south
!Ids of the Exhibition, when he saw the prisoner with a
.std• •
nage awl pair of horses, which be was driving baek-
-t• tds and forwards before the entrance, so as to prevent
tMier carriages from taking up their parties. As the
ruction caused great confusion, witness went
and asked him if he was waiting for any
'Orion? The prisoner said, that was his bust-
Witness then told him, if he was
r ~,,"61t.' to take up at the Exhibition, he must
`swag,
on the rank with the other carriages. The prisoner
drove off to the opposite side, and, flaurishing his
;Al'ilFfner his head, said he'd be d— if we would not
nS he liked. Complainant told him that the rules
AO regulations required that he should put on the rank.
,:`,us prisoner replied that he did not care a d— about
tither the rules or the regulations; and at this juncture
hold of
carriage drove up, and on witness laying
~?'° of the horses' heads, in order to remove the pri-
7ner, the latter, with his whip, struck him several times
lkeroas-the head and shoulders. Seeing that the prisoner
• been drinking, be acquainted a lady who was in
:th he
carriage, of the prisoner's conduct. The lady then
t cut of the carriage, and witness took the prisoner
to custody.
The prisoner, in reply to the charge, expressed his
Mamie for what bad occurred. He did not intend to
trike the• officer—it was his horses that he was striking.
126 Wail ignorant of the ways of London, and being a
rnger, was unacquainted with the rules and regula-
,,..ispeken of by the constable.
ai Lr. BINGHAM said it was the prisoner's duty to have
ed the orders of the police-constable. At such a
"toe 45 this, it the rules and regulations were not strictly
enforced, many accidents would, no doubt, take place;
:r as the defendant bad expressed bia sorrow he (Mr.
oehatn) would not deal so severely with the case as he
told have dune; but as a warning to other coachmen
ill felt bound to commit the defendant for seven days
tor the assault on the constable.

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

A version of the Une Bataille des Dames was pro-
duced at this theatre last night, under the title of The
Ladies' Battle, and was most successful. The transla-
tion is perfectly literal, arid the tail is as follows:—
Henri de Flsgviniul, performed at the St. James's by
Lafont, is personated by Mr. William Farren, jun.;
Gustave de Grignon, performed by liegnier, is assigned
to Mr. Leigh Murray. The magistrate, Moutrichard,
personated in the French by Roger, is given to Mr.
Henry Farren. Trio Countess, which Mdlte. Judith
enacts at the St. James's, is undertaken by Mrs. Stirling;
and Mdlle. St. Mare's part, L^onie, is sustained by Miss
Howard. The Countess of Mrs. Stirling is a p rfeet
gem; it is one of those parts combining pathos with wit
and high breeding, iu the representation of which Mrs.
Stirling stands alone. and the character of the Countess
-will henceforth take its place as among the first, it
not the very first, in her repertoire Next to the
Countess of Mrs. Stirling coolest the Grignon of
Mr. Leigh Murray ; he brought out the lights and
shades of the poltroon hero with admirable tact and dis
crimination. Mr. 11.-nry Farrell, as the Baron Mont-
richard, was admirable, and the Henri of Mr. W.
FArren- jun., afforded satisfactory proof of the progress
which that gena-man has made of late in his art. Miss
Louisa Howard made a most interesting Leonie, and.
as might have been expected tram such a, comedy so cast,
the success was complete, and another excellent play
is added to the list of Olvmeic stock pieces.

A CAARYING WATER LONG DISTANCES BY SYPHON
ileoeorrespoudent, Mr. B. Sargent, of Doctor-street, Walworth-
bY as because he is a work Mallon, who expresses a needless fear of
su being overlooke
water
neY be transferred, say to a distance of 800 feet, from a
rpd.. to a tank, by means of a syphon pipe, which might be
,
he:as w, lat water, in the first place, through an opening or
ca Pipe at its highest level while stop-cocks at the two
o:elnities were turned so as to prevent its egress until the
'bellowed which it entered was closed ; the air might then
to pass off at each extremity, and the pipe be
/Ira filled up, when water from the pond would pass
gh the syphon in a stream, once let on, into the tank
lleik, of course, to a loner level than that of the water in
titlld ; and would only cease to du s-o when the water in
action je receptacles reached the same level, after which its
would be resumed whenever water was withdrawn
from,._o the tank by means of a common sue ion pump, as this
!Sehi. destroy the equilibrium ; thus, in effect, constituting
`, tank a full well so long as the pand would supply it.—
Isittider.
TILE T.
~.., LATE VISCOUNT NEwßY.—This Nobleman,
eldest
demise was recorded in our paper of yesterday, was
George son of the Earl of Kilmorey, by Jane, daughter of
jelerge Gun Cunninghame, Esq., and was born in 1815.
. 4sta Lordship married, in 1839, Anne Amelia, eldest slaughter
•Fa the late Hon. Sir Charles Colville, G.C.B. and by her
I.l_l_ll.ltad issue several children, including a son born in 1842,
and an infant born a few months since. The Noble Lord's
illness was of a protracted and severe nature. He was re-
rrned to Parliament for the borough of Newry in 1841, and
has since continued to represent it, generally supporting
Conservative principles.
LIGHT AND PORTABLE COUCHES. A sort of ne
plus ultra of handiness in bedsteads for behoof of military
,
men, emigrants, tourists, hotel and lodging-house keepers,
. itrht Occupants of small houses short of bedrooms, has, by the
-srwerful aid of angle iron, been invented by and registered
for Mr. John Blair, of Irvine, Ayrshire. By an adaptation
of light angle iron in the construction of the framing of
".POrtable beds and couches, not only is extreme portability
Jaere secured, but also peculiar facilities for erection and re-
41,°val, whilst the constructive details possess great strength
with little material. A bed frame on this principle, 6 feet
2 iiichea in length by 3 feet in breadth, when packed away
measures only a little more than 3 feet in length and 2
t%
tecbea square. The weight of those already made is said to
be only about 45 lbs. in all ; and a still lighter sort, with a
:Slightly different construction, is spoken of as only to weigh
about 35 lbs. For camping out, a waterproof curtain is
added; which converts it into a kind of tent itself. Excur-
sionists may just need this sort of thing at the Great Exhi-
bition ; _and, at all events, it will suit the lodging-house
keepers to a T angle. The inventor, Mr. Blair, however, is
one of those most useful and important public officers so
much needed in England—a procurator fiscal, or public pro-
secutor— a highly respectable class of men in Scotland, but
is not a neanufacturer or tradesman : his invention, therefore,
is not yet in mercantile hands, but might speedily be m,de
';available, we should think, if the metropolis become so over-
, crowded as many anticipate —Builder.
MONEY MARKET.—The quotation of gold at Paris
-is about 3 per mills discount, according to the
new tariff, which, at the English Mint price of
31. Vs. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25 10; and the exchange at Paris on London at THE MANIFESTATION OF THE EARTH'S ROTATION,
Short being 25.00, it follows that gold is 0.40 per cent. —Various paragraphs and articles have been since circulated,
dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Ham_ in which very unsuccessful attempts have been made to give
burgh the price of gold is 425 per mark, which, at the Eng. an i telligible account of this fact to the general reader.
lish Mint price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, In the Lace of these abortive efforts, come of them by rn,n
gives an exchange of 13.4.1 ; and the exchange at Ham. making first-rate pretensions to a-tronomical and scientific
burgh on London at short being 13.5 i. it follows that gold acuteness, we shall not presume to trans' ite the abstract
is 0.18 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh, demonstation of cosmical lore into the ordinary parlance of
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills a miscellaneous reade: a ; but this we will say for the latter
60 days' sight is 110,S per cent., and the par of exchange that the attempts to render this point intelligible have
r„ between England and America being 103 s 3-40 per cent, tailed, in many cases, not from the want of scientific Plenc-
"ollows that the exchange is nominally 0.67 per cent, in trati n on the part of the public so much as from
q"0.8.e.
favour of England; but after making allowance for differ- description and palpable error on the part of their .elt
Ince of interest and charges of transport, the present rate elected teachers. Tables have been said to rotate round
leaves no profit on the importation of gold from the United their centre instead of round an axis—not so much theirs
States. either as the earth's; pendulums have been described as
ARRIVALS FOR THE EXHIBITION.—The arrivals of vibrating for hours or days without the slightest hint bow
foreign contributions to the Exhibition continue to take placeallowed
this. was done—bow or whether the effects of drafts, of
from all parts, and have within the latest dates included t...orsidn, of local vibration, were guarded against or
some from France, Belgium, Prussia. Rolland, and the Han- tor—in what plane, whether meridianal or otherwise, the
ensue States, and in addition to the European arrivals theretold that it
pendulum was made to vibrate. in. the outset, &c., &c. And,
notwithstanding such uncertainties, they were .
have been some from the East Indies, via Southampton, con.
was only " the unscientific mind" . hat for a moment hest-
-ligned to the East India Company; 1 case of glass and 3 tated to gulp down all the " common sense," east like pearls
Other packages from Boston, United States; and two boxes before those who could not appreciate it whereas, we verily
' from Halifax, Nova Scotia ; and also 36 packages from Syd- believe it was the unscientific alone who were at once Car-
ney, New South Wales • the whole ef which are declared to
he intended for the Great' Industry
Exhibition of the Works of ried away bs the ad eaptandum idea of the table rotating
round i s centre, with the earth's rotation, while the penma-
n! all Nations, in Hyde-park. lum measured out that rotation like taxed hands on a hori-
LANGBOURN WAED.---It was understood fester- zontally rotating dial !—Builder.
day in the City that Mr. Cubitt, M.P would be a candidate
• for the Aldermanic gown of this ward" in the aoom of Sir CURIOUS METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENON.---A Cu*
John Key, who has been advanced to that of Bridge With ;ions meteorological phenomenon has just taken place at
• Mr. Cubitt is stated to have received the
Mr. Ma.terman, M.P., and Mr. Samuel Gurney.
support of -, Lardabourg
barn, which it set on .in Calabria. A luminous meteor was perceivedwho
out.
to fall on a fire. Professor Tosti,
tansonygtl given an
ondactcimouentthoaft. tshuechmaantteevr,enrat ehnatiso
ve sec
varies are well " paired," turn them at once into their breed- take place. The other case occurred on the 131 h of June,
in g cage. They will feel themselves "at home" in a moment, 1759, at Captieux, near Bazas, in France. The meteor there
- and will quite understand what is expected from them. If Blau set fire to a barn, in which a beggar had taken refuge.
begs
. you are observant, you will find that the sight of a nest. bnseenthkant own this
tios
CANARIES: THEIR HONEYMOON.— Vtrhen your Ca-
He was arrested under a charge of incendiarisrn, and taken
and a peep at the two nest-boxes. will soon inoculate the to Bordeaux. He declared in the most solemn manner that
• " happy pair" with a desire to enter upon the duties of an i he was innocent ; but he would, notwithstanding, have been
- active life. The chances are, that the very first day they certainly condemned had not the Abbe Nollet, then cele-
enter a breeding cage will see the nest-bag pulled to pieces, brated as a natural hilosopher, examined the premises, and
and the nest itself progressing far towards completion —the having found amongpthe rubbish the aerolite that had fall•n,
ken, be it observed, is the most alert in this matter. Whilst I exerted himself in favour of the poor man. and got him ac"'
s cosily seated on the building material, and busily arranging quitted. The phenomenon mentioned by Professor Tosti was
. it for the reception of her eggs (the average number of which witnessed by several persons.
is from two to five), the hen will keep on giving utterance GERMAN PASSPORTS E A d" to
FOR ENGLAND.—According ccor ing
- to a constant succession of very peculiar, but expressive,
. conjugal notes. It is quite easy to see that each one of these the German papers, all the German Governments have con-
eluded a treaty by which passports delivered by consular
notes is fall of the " dear"-est meaning, and thoroughly
agents and Eng ish ambassadors do not preserve those to
comprehended by the male. His lordship, like a good bus-
. band, will be ob-served thoroughly attentive, tenderly affec- whom they are granted from expulsion, this favour being
donate, and ready, at a moment's notice, to do her ladyships'
we
fied.only accorded to passports examined in England by the
bidding. Thus, at one time, Prussian Minister. The protection England often awards to
him feeding her, while
• sitting on the nest ; at another time, arranging her moss, refugees has given rise to this treaty.
hair, and wool; and, at all times, lavishing on her the most ROYAL WESTMINSTER OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.--
" delicate attentions," anticipating, indeed. her every wish. The committee of this institution have issued an address, in
So passes the honeymoon.— William Kidd, in the Gardeners' which they state that since the year 1817 to Ist January,
Chronicle. 1851, 82,725 persons have availed themselves of the benefits
AN AMERICAN SERVANTS RIGHTS —I was told at
-Boston of a gentleman in the neighbourhood,RlGHTS
.01 the charity. Of these, 1,958 have been restored to sight
for cataract and the formation of an arti-
who, having fi •
by the operations
enaged a farm servant, found him
very satisfactory in • all
• respects, except that he invariably ca •
, Sir, hive's%
hat
hme into the house and proved by the operation for the removal of squinting. 4,954
' into his master's room with his
usa. one day, " you always keep N our hat on when you come '
0- i‘ John." he said to .
persons bad been admitted to its benefits during the past
aright to?" ear, of whom 166 were in-patients. Of the principal
Lionsopera-
during 1850, 95 were for cataract, 25 for the formation
j' into the house." " Well,
Well,
if
have a right to, why
" Yes' of an artificial pupil, ,04 fur squinting, and 112 others for
' I suppose you heve."
-- sehooldn't I?" This was a poser frone
to another , ' various complaints. Of the operations for cataract and anti-
where all have equal rights. So, after oneamomrasaa, ficial pupil two failed, the remainder obtaining, some a rea-
qte shrewdly asked, " Now, John. what'll -nt 3 reflection, sonable and others an excellent sight The number of in-
much more wages will you ask to take ofry7 take—how patients has been augmented from 16 to 20; the hospital
. I,,en come in ?" "Well, t hat require, considatiloroh..rst when has, however, still two wards closed, capable of containing
" Take the thing into consideration, then, and I
t'ellguesa."
ten persons, but they cannot be received for want of funds.
morrow Morning." The morrow comes. e Nell, Jour
have
to
v-e
A FAMILY AT A RIRTH.—A. Saffron Walden nor-
, you ‘_ considered what additional wages you are to have for dwrites that a Airs. Chegnell, in that town, last
taking your hat offs" " Well,_Sir, I guess it's worth respon ent
John, a clef- week gave birth to four daughters, all of whom are living,
far a month." " It's settled then, you ehall have d is "as well as one can e,pect."
•an the mother
another dollar a month." 'And
the gentleman retained
, good servant, while John's hat was always in his hand
a ST. MARGARET'S CHURCHYARD.—This quicksand
when he entered the house.—Professor Johnston's Notes in waste, filled with frail mortality, is now certain to excite
Anierica. great observation: the noted painted window of the church
gix hundred bags - PROVISIONS FoR Tin CAPE --..; of and the abbey of St. Peter's will, beyond doubt, bring
thousands of strangers to the spot, who will marvel at. the
biscuit have been shipped in the Tanjore, freight-ship, from careless keeping of the last home of our foregones: they will,
. the Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport, for the use of the troops perhaps, int,gine some misunderstanding exists between the
, at the Cape. She is to call at Plymouth for a
further churches as to whose duty it is to keep it in order. A few
quantity. • cart-loads of lam y mould and a Hale labour to regulate
a the era
EFFECTS OF UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS.--Abolls IL Chri;iavAsit,°eues and level the ground, would make it look
fortnight since the wile of a labouring man, residing at petual Officer' But, save the mark, a select vestry and
ad-
Stratford,per-
having received a letter by post informing her that
jacent to their not to create a very clear atmosphere
he-husband would be put in Asession of property amount-
p the grass don't whereabouts :—fiowers won't show, and even
,ing to 100,0001. at the termination of a Chancery suit, which grow.--Builder.
e VERMIN IN
would be shortly settled, her excitement produced a state of YOUNG CANARIES.—When I gave a
sa
strict caution h
unconsciousnese, in which she remained for some time, and .
.v t tat your birds should be left unmolested and
par-
from tbe'effects of which she has not yet entirely recovered. gut e private whilst breeding,
this had reference more par-
ticuarly to the early part of the
The news has also had an unfavourable effect on the mind
of her husband, and it was feared at one time it would pro-
are hatched, it will be need process. When the young
edtul every now and then to look at
If
them quietly. they
duce insanity —Essex Standard. appear as •
young birds should do, red
It is with and healthy, with their crops distended,
minth retzret we announce the decease the contrary, they are of a tale atiectded, all is well. If, on
of Mr. Thomas Harrison, many years one of the Commis- are empty, then at once construct them, hue, and their crops
sioners cf Excise. This event occurred on Tuesday last, at a nes: nest (after first seal ling and drying neatly as may be,
his residence in Alpha-road, after an illness of considerable
, and change the one for the ostler;
cha4emegiseth materials),
the nest box.
duration. Mr. Harrison was much es esmed by his an" This done, carefully remove the nestlings with a warm hand,
leagues and an extensive circle of friends. He was the onl3, and place them in tl4r new abode. On examining
child of the late Sir George Harrison, K.C.H., who long nest, Sou will find it full of minute vermin. Subject the old
• filled the office of Assistant-Secretary to the Treesury. By •
4 topressure under a pin's bead ; the blood emitted one of
Mr. Harrison's decease a vacancy • - in •, .„ teem . .
tv_cent
heats once
is caused the Board of ran in the veins of your in tinge, who, irom their
Inland Revenue. very birth till this moment, have sustained these vermin in
THE NATIONAL CLUB —The annual dinner of this life !! Never neglect this act of duty. You will thereby
club took place yesterday evening, a parent and many an offspring. The
at the club-house. Palace- save the lives of many
yard. It was very numerously attended, and among, t those al birds will thoroughly understand what you are about,
present were many Members of the Legislature. The chair and will show themselves well pleased when the change has
• was taken by Sir Digby Mackworth. been effected. William Kidd, in the Gardeners' Chronicle.
HEAD )MONEY.—An account has been • d b -
—OTTERY.---At an evening party re
rinte y MARRIAGE Al,
- order of the House of Commons of the manner in d to dispose of the belle of the room by
which the cently it was proposed
1.000,( 001.. voted, in the session of 1850. for immediately sold at a fixed
, bil to applied In • •
addition to that sum, 6,440/
head money, has lottery. Twenty tickets were
• was paid under , price. The joke ended not here. The fortunate adventurer
the saactiba of the Lords of the Treasury. n Sere&
has since married the lady. —Aberdeen _ . .. .
-• • 4

ASSAULT OF ARMS —SAVILLE HOUSE,
LEICESTER-SQUARE.
Mr. Green, jun., niteseif one of she most agile, gr4ce
fel, and skilful of fencers, has fiited up one of tne large
saloons in Saville-house (better known to sight seers as
Miss Liewoed s Gallery) as a gymnasium, in which
every day an exhibition takes piece of athletic and
gymnastic sports and exercises. He has secured the
services of some of the best fencers, swordsmen, single-
stick players, wrestlers, and sparrers in the kingdom.
The following is the list of his corps:—Feticers, swords-
men, &c.—Messrs. Prevost, Leon Gillemand. .% inter--
b Atom. Percy. Putt, Parker, Herr Ven der Mast,
Cnatnbers, Ed wat d. s, &e. &c. Wrestlers—Cumberland
and Westmoreland—Dix .1. (the Champion). Nicholson,
Cain, Pritchard, Taylor, Douglas, &c. &c.; Cornish and
Devon—Bowden (the Chstepien) Tri4cett (ex-Cham-
pien), Dyer, W eselock, I3eri le tt, &c. Sparrers—
Alex. Keene, J. Welsh, Young Sembo, Harri-
son, Dickeson, Hoiles, Scott, Medden, &c. &c.
We were present yesterday at a special morning per-
formance, and were highly gratified with the manner in
which the amusements were conducted. The wrestling,
both Westmoreland and Cornish, was first-rate, seldom,
indeed, has there bsen such a display of power and skill
combined. The single-stick playing was admirable,
and the fencing of Messrs. Winterbottom and Chipman,
Messrs. Winterbottom and Gillemand, and Messrs.
Gillemand and Prevost, was most graceful. Mr.
Parker exhibited the Ceear-de-Lion feats of
cutting a sheep in two by one blow of a
sabre, severing a leg of mutton at one blow
and cutting through a leaden ingot, while Mr.
Winterbottom performed the Saladin feat of cutting
through a silk handkerchief. There was a bayonet and
sabre combat by Messrs., Parker and Campbell, in
which the sabre had manifestly the advantage.
We congratulate Mr. Green on the triumphant sue
cuss of his praiseworthy attempt to rescue the noble
art of self-defence from the inglorious state into
which it had fellen through the vices of some of its pro-
fessors—perhaps the most graceful and elegant portion
of the whole exhibition was the sparring of Messrs.
Alexander Keene and Harrison. Instead of being
stripped to the waist, as was formerly the custom with
sparrers, these sparrers were attired in the usual
fencing costume. The sparring itself was of the
most scientific order, it was not a brutal battering, but a
friendly trial of skill, and from the elegance of the poses
and the grace of the artistes it was quite as pleasieg as
the performances of the Risleys. Indeed, it was a
perfect specimen of what may be called drawing-room
gymnastics The ladies in the gallery were delighted
with it, and applauded the sparring to the echo. There
cannot be a doubt of the success of Mr. Green's under-
taking. Every lover of manly sports who visits the me-
tropolis will make a point of going once at least to &vile
House.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
In con,quecce kit the agr-earrle cna.nge in the w-ather,
great numbers were yesterday attracted to the Exhibi-
tion. At is late hour of the day, upwards of 20,000 per•
sons were present. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and
suite, visited the • building early in the morning, and
stayed until after twelve. In the course of the visit, her
Nlajtsty inspected the ined:esval court, the English sculp-
ture room, and the department of English hardware,
with all of which her Majesty was graciously pleased
to express her satisfaction.
ARTICLES EXHIBITED.
SILK AND VELVET —CLASS 13 —The British portion
of this class of go ids is placed in that part of the gallery
which lies over the southern entrance, and, we believe,
forms the greatest collection of rich and rare specimens of
Bri;ish skill ever assembled, one highly creditable to our
industry and taste. Thar. we shall be inferior to the
French and Genoese in a few articles we believe, but in
thou,. of general wear we IA air tai prove superior. It is
pr. mature 0, come to any conclusion because, in the French
division, very few of these descriptions of goods are, as yet,
,hown; in fact, their cases are only being fitted up.
Up to this time, few persons have found their way to
the collection, such as have are principally charged
with their sale, the general class of vi,itors entirely
overlooking it in the multitude of objects presented to
their notice—more will be conspicuously placed; as its
position becomes better known, no doubt it will attract
a good share of attention from the fairer portion of the
communii.y.
At the eastern side of the southern end of the transept
will be seen a very curious and tasty puce of work, viz
a white cashmere shawl worked in braid, ornamented
and fringed with peacocks' feathers, the brilliant parts
of which are so disposed as to resemble gems, and is
surrounded by a fringe of the same material. Designed
and execut. d by Mrs. Mary Heywood, widow, 3, Dyer's-
buildings City-road, London, aged 72 years. A most
wonderful pitta of work fur a person so far advanced in

four, Prince Albert riding out on horseback at the same
time with the Prince of Prussia and Prince Frederick
W tl!iena. The Ladies in Waiting to the Queen and the
Princess, and the Equerries in Waiting to her Majesty
and Prince Albert, attended.
An adjourned meeting of the Irish Members and
Members connected with Ireland, May 7, 1851, to re-
ceive a report from a committee appointed on the sth of
May to draw up a statement with regard to the impalicy
of wilidrawiug the grants from the medical charities
and hospitals of Dublin, had an interview with Lord
John Russell yesterday. Sir William Somerville was
present at the interview. There were present—Sir
Lucius O'Brien, chairman, and the following Members:
—G. A. Hamilton, Edward Grogan, James Whiteside,
Captain T. Jones, Lord Bernard. W. R. 0. Gore,
Ormsby Goold, Colonel Taylor, Captain M.'Clintock
Banbury, Sir Edmund M'Naughten, Henry R. Herbert,
Sir Gore Boat)), Sir A. Brook, Chisholm Anstey, Sir
Robert Ferguson. John Reynolds, A. O'Flaherty, Ni-
cholas Maher, Hon. C. S. Clements. Morgan John
O'Connell. Wyndham Goold, Edward K. Teti-on. 0.1).
J. Greve, Nicholas Power, R. .Bert Keatine, Captain
John Greene, G. G. 0. Higgins, C. Rahert heron, Chi-
chester Fortescue, J. Conolly, John O'Connell, HOD. C.
J. Lawless, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis P. Dunne, Hon.
J. P. Maxwell, W. T. M'Cullagh, and Captain Thomas
Bateson.
A deputation, consisting of Sir James Duke, Mr. J.
T. Waun, Messrs. Harris, Hill, and Dixon, of the Coal
Exchange Messrs. Lambert, Milnes, Cory, the Mayor of
Sunderland, and Mr. Candlish, with Mr. W. P. Richard.,
and Mr. Henry, had an interview on Tuesday with the
Right Hon. Henry Labauchere at the Board of Trade.
A deputation of beersellers had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday at the Home-office, on the sub-
ject of extension of time during the National Exhibition
in the districts of Chelsea, Brompton, and Kensington.
The deputation consisted of Mr. Thomas Siddon (pre-
sident), Mr. John January (secretary). Messrs. John
Bull, Richard Bence, and William Baxter.
A deputation from Margate had an interview yester-
day with the General Board of Health at the office,
Whitehall. The deputation consisted of Messrs. Charles
Teddy Hatfield, Rice Giles Higgins, and James Edward
Wright.
A deputation. from the. Imperial Gas" Company, con-
sisting of Mr. William Parry Richards, Mr. Barclay, F.
Watson, and Mr. Alexander Henry, accompanied by
Sir James Duke, M.P., had an interview on Tues-
day with the Right Hon. H. Leboitchere.
The Attorney-General had an interview yesterday
with Lord John Russell.
A deputation, consisting of the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird,
Mr. William Macdonald, of St. Martin's 'and Rome, Mr.
Archibald Campbell, of Blytheswood, Rev. C. P. Miles,
of St. Jude's, Glasgow, and the Rev. C. B. Gribble, of
St. Paul's, Whitechapel, had an interview on Tuesday
with Sir G. Grey.
The Transatlantic Packet Station Commission had a
meeting yesterday at the Board of Trade. Present—
Earl Granville (chairman), Hon. William Cowper, M.P.,
Sir James Gordon, Sir John F. Burgnyne, Captain
Stephenson Ellerby, and Lord Hobart (secretary)
Mrs. C. Wentworth Dilke was presented to the Queen
at the Drawing-room on Tuesday, by the Viscountess
Forbes. Mrs. Harrison was presented to her Majesty
by Lady Otway. Miss Harrison was presented to the
Queen by Mrs. Harrison.

yrars.
Wishaw, Francis—Model to illustrate the hydraulic
telegraph. Centimetre' chronometer, for taking veloci-
ties on railways. Uniformity of time clock and tele-
graph, with moyeab!e ring, containing telegraphic codes,
&c. Single wire index electric telegraph. Mechanical
d mestic telegraph. Telekouphonen, or speaking tele-
graph, with simple and comp, and mouth pieces. Rail-
way ditto. Carriage ditto. Gutta perch telephones, fur
churches, &c., and for communicating betwe-n buildings
distant from each other. Gutta percha tube, as first
made by Francis Wishaw. Sec,etary of Society of Arts,
in 1845 Gutt+ percha lathe
.band. Ditto, ditto. Sub-
marine insul.ted.and protected electric telegraph con-
ductors. Wrought iron chain pipes for same purpose.
Battery protector to prevent the escape of the noxious
gases. Telegraphic rrivate code box. Enamelled slate
chess- board, by which the game may be played with or
without min. The new stuff of being a walking
containing wine and 'biscuits sufficient for lun-
cheon. Self-aeung feeding-trough for poultry. Com-
parative plan of the city of London, showing it as in
1666 and 1829. Mullitubular pipes of earthenware fur
telegraph wires. Glass pipes, with gutta pantie plugs,
for the same purpose.

HER MAJESTY'S STATE BALL.
The Queen gave a state ball last evening at Buck-
ingham Palace to a most numerous and brilliant Court,
invitations having been issued to above 2,100. Half-
past nine o'clock was the hour named, but before that
time the nubility and gentry began to arrive at Buck-
ingham Palace. The diplomatic cotps, with their wives
and daughters, and the gentlemen of the respective lega•
tions, foreigners of distinction, the Cabinet Ministers,
and other high functionaries of State, Privy Councillors,
the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Household of the
Queen. the Prince Albert, and the members of the Royal
Family, and the Queen's Aidea-tle-Camp. all alighted at
the gard•-n entrance of the Palace, while the general
circle of visitors entered the Palace by the front central

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
COW ES, MAY 7.
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
The annual general meeting of the members of the
Royal Yacht Squadron will take place at the Thatched-
house Tavern on Friday next, the 9th inst., when there
will be a larger number of candidates to be balloted for
than there has been at any one meeting for some time
past. The Royal Yacht Squadron's regattasfor 1851 will
be arranged, and as there are likely to be a greater
number of yachtsmen afloat this year, the season pro-
mises well. There are more houses taken this spring
than there has been so early for years, as the following
list will show :—Egypt;House, BesehVilla,Oak-hilliHouse,
Grantham House, Gothic Villa, Trafalgar House, White
Rose House, Busigney House, Townshend House, Nor-
folk House, Avening Villa, Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4, Solent-
terrace, Rose Mount, and Cambridge House; several of
these are but for short periods, but there are numerous
inquiries for houses for the whole season; the great re-
ductions that have been made In the rents is doubtless
the cause of this influx of fashionable visitors.
The American steam-packet Franklin sailed at half-
past three this afternoon, for New York ; she had then
a fresh breeze from the westward, but it has since
moderated. Bar. 29 80.

portico.
The whole of the illustrious guests were ushered up
the grand staircase to the State Saloons, which were
illuminated with the greatest brilliancy and splendour.
and to these were added on this occasion the Garter
room and an Rejoining apartment leading into the south
end of the magnificent picture gallery, and affording in-
creased accommodation to the throng of company.
The Ball-room was prepared as on former occasions,
a quadrille band being stationed in an orchestra elevated
within the alcove, reserved seats for the occupation. of
her Majesty and her circle being arranged on one side
of the saloon. A second Ball-room (the Throne-room)
was also prepared for dancing, a quadrille band being
placed within the throne alcove, and reserved seats being
elevated down the east side of the apartment. Both
Ball-rooms and all the State Saloons, together with the
avproaches, were decorated with choice and fragrant
shrubs and fhwers, tastefully arranged in the angles and
recesses. The Picture Gallery divided the two Ball-
rooms, and here the company assembled on their arrival
until the entrance of her Majesty.
His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands
arrived at ten minutes before ten o'clock.
Precisely at ten o'clock her Majesty tha Queen and
his Royal Highness Prince Albert entered the White
Drawing-room from the Royal Closet, and passed on to
the Grand Saloon, which was then opened from the Pic-
ture, Gallery, and the assembled company followed her
Majesty and her august circle into the Ball-room.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accompa-
nied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Prussia, Prince Frederick William of Prussia, and
Privet. Henry of the Netherlands.
Tee Queen was attends-d by the Mistress of the Robes;
the Countess of Gainsborough. Lady in Waiting; the
Hon. Eleanor Stanley and the Hon. Beatrice Byng,
Maids of Honour in Waiting; the Lord Chamberlain,
the. Lord Seaward, the Treasurer of the Househ, Id, the
Vice-Chamberlain; Lott! Waterpark, Lord in Wailing;
Colonel B rkeley Di uintnond, Groom in Waiting; and
Colonel the Hoo. C. Grey, Equerry in Waiting.
His Royal Highness trio Preece Albert was titended
ny Lord G. L''TITIOX Lard in Waiting; Lieutent.C.ilonei
Francis S •ytnOur, Groom in Waiting; and Lieutenant-
C lane Hugh Seymour, Equerry in Wating.
His Ra) eel Highness the Prince of Prussia was at-
tended by Major von Bayen and Count Goltz.
Her Royal highness the Princksi of Prussia was at-
iend,d by the Countess A. de Harke, the Countess Louise
Oriolla and Count Fader.
Hi, Royal Hlghness the Prince Frederick William of
Prussia was atiended by Colonel Fischer and Lieutenant

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING.—The Royal
Steam Packet Company's ship Great Western, Captain
H. J. Woolfe, has just arrived off this port with the
usual West Indian and Galt of Mexico mails, in charge
of Lieutenant Ray, R.N., Admiralty agent. She brings
on frieght specie value 798,317 dollars on merchants'
account, also 40,000 dollars on account of the Mexican
dividends, and a large cargo of cochineal, indigo, Peru-
vian bark, sarsaparilla, and sundries.
The Great Western brings 120 passengers, among
whom is Senhor Poyno, late Minister of Finance in
Mexico; also the Baroness De Courcy, &c. The dates
from Vera Cruz are to the 6th of April; Tampico,
April 4th; Chagres, April 9th; Demerara, April 14th;
Barbadoes, April 16th.
The ship Caroline, of Bristol, Brooks master, from
Tobago, laden with rum and sugar, was burnt at sea, off
the Island of Savo, at the beginning of April. The
crew were saved, and have come home in the Great
Western.

DIORAMA OF THE HOLY LAND, EGYPTIAN-HALL
This attractive and fashionable diorama, recently removed
(rem Pall-inall, was yesterday honoured by the presence of
their Royal Highnesses the Prince and' Princess of Prussia,
Prince Frederick William of Prussia, and his Serene Highness
Prince Edward ot Saxe-Weimar. The royal party were cha-
peroned by his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, and at-
tended by the following members of their suites : - The
Countess A. de fluke, the Countess Louise Oriolla, Count
Puckler, Count Goltz, Major Von Bayan, Colonel Fischer,
and Lieutenant Von Heinz. The tollowing members of the
aristocracy and getory have also recently visited the paint-
ing:—The Duke of Northumberland, the Duchess of Suther-
land and party, the Marquis of Bristol, the Raid and Countess
of St. Germans, the Countess of Essex, the Countess Dowager
of Pembroke, the Earl Jermyn, Lord Campbell, Lord Ernest
Bruce, Lord and Lady John Russell and party, Miss Burdett
Coutts, &c. &c.
TBE CONSENT OF ALDERMAN - THOMPSON TO RE-
MAIN WITH THE WARD OF CHEAP. -A numerous a* d
highly respectable meeting of the inhabitants of the ward of
Cueap took place at the King's Head Tat ern, in the Poultry,
Mr. I)eputy Penning in the chair, for tlp purpOse of expre--
sing their feelings of gratification at th annotfficeraent that
their highly-respected Alderman, the Hon.• Member tor
Westmoreland, had so kindly . responded to their wishes in
consenting to retain that appointment,-and to waive the ac-
ceptance of the office of alderman of the ward of Bridge
Without. vacant by the death of Sir 0 'S. Huntbs, to which
office his position as next alderman entitled him. Remark-
able unanimity was shown in the meeting upon the oc-
casion. The proposers and seconders of the resolutions,
with
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presided impartiality, and uniform cosartesy, and ,tbat they
viewed his determination to stay among
still more closely to cement the union
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honour upon any constituency. In order to showd Some evi-
dence
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testimonial of the
expressive inhabitants
t
aoundt tthhesonbkjsecbteoidfgththeenan
his invaluable services, and present mar of trterdeiaitawtteiat°isntiroeon-f
to the ward be presented to the Alderman, and that a
conduct in the chair, the vestry
sub-
scription be raised for that purpose in the ward. A committee.
meeting int
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separated.
HARWICH ELECTION COMMlTTER.—Yesterday this
Committee, after allowing the vote of Mr. John H'eseltine,
which was appealed against on the ground of non-continuous
residence, proceeded to inquire into those of Mr. Joint •Che-
vallier Cobbold, M.P., for Ipswich, and of his father, Mr.
John Cobbold, who claimed to vote in respect of bertain
premises where they carried on the business of bankers,
under the title of Cox and Cobbold. The first objection
was, that they had not, since' July 81, her date
the
registry was made up, resided, withm Harwich or, seven
miles thereof; that theirs mes had been improperly re-
tained on the register by Walter Riddell, the revising
barrister ; and that the premises were not duly rated. Thos.
Robinson, registration clerk, was called, and stated that, on
she original hearing of the case in the Registration Court,
the revising barrister, on the objections to the votes, being
admitted, struck off the names of the Messrs.
Cobbold from the register, but that, upon ' some
arrangtnent being come to, a communication to the
effect that the objections were withdrawn being made
to him, the revising barrister placed the names
sin. Mr. J. C. Cobbold, Di.''., being examined, de-
on ag
dared :hat he was qualified to vote in respect of the property
in question. Sir Walter Riddell, the revising barrister, was
called, and stated that, in pursuance of evidence given, he
struck the names of Messrs. Cobbold off the register,
that, is consequence of something that occurred the next
but
morning, of which he did not appear to have any memo-
randum on his notes, or any recollecti n h
~ , e restored the
votes to the register. Had no note or recollection of what
Mr. Cobbold said to him. Mr. Seeant Kinglake objected
to the nature of the question, uporgn which hie room was
co URT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert; with the Princess cleared, and the Committee, after considerable deliberation,
Royal, accompanied hy th" the Prince and Princess of resolved that, before they would enter into any vote decided
decided that the question should not be put; and further
Prussia, the Prince Frederieh and Princess Louisa, on by the revising barrister, they would require evidence that
visited the Exhibition of the In'illstrY of all Nations the vote was especially retained, or.expunged, or inserted on
1. t sterd ay morning. '1 he RoYal suite consisted of the the list by his decist,n. except thatheecommittee would re-
Countess Herke; Colonel Hon. C. Grey, Lieutenant- calve
since 31st of July, 1850. • The,Coranuttee then adjourned to
Colonel F. H. Seymour, and Count Goltz.
The Ducbese of Kent visited the Queen yesterday at evidence on the legal oatsqli ation having arisen
MAN
Bliclsingham Palace, and partook of luncheon with Her PASSENGERS BY RAILWAY FROM CHESTER TO
51 j, sty and Prince Albert and the Prince and Princess eleven o'clock this day.
of Prussia. f llowing were the number ot passengers from Manchester
LONDON FOR THE GaZAT EXHIBITION —We learn that the
.
Her' ALiesty was graciously pleased to inspect a
diamond bouquet submitted by Messrs. Hunt and Western Railway on the .
three days named in this week, as
booked through to London by the .London. and North-
Roskell. day, last week, 83; this week, 117 ; Tuesday, last week, 88 ;
compared with the corresponding slays of last week :—Mon-
The Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince and Princesss Wednesday,last week, 47 ; this week, 270.
of Prussia, and Prince Frederick ‘‘ ilium, honoured The 270 is exclusive of the number of through passengers
this' week, 2 9 ;
the performance of tho Royal Italian Opera with their leaving Manchester by the night mail train of Wednesday.
presence on Tuesday evening. The Royal suite bi- Yesterday we made inquiries as to the numbers on Thurs-
eluded the [lon. Eleatior Stanley, Hon. Beatrice By nis, day and yesterday; but we were told that, in the abssnce of
Lord Wetorpark, Colonel lion. U. Grey, and Lieutenant- Mr. Woodhouse, the superintendent of the Manchester and
Colonel F. H. Se mour. , Birmingham station of the line, no information could be sup-
Colonel
tele hwyE4no Le:, plied. We have been told that on Tuesday night 91 through
Prince Albert, attended by Lieutenant-Colony I Hon.
Cornwall, at the
C. B Phipps, presided on Tuesday at the Council for passengers went to London by tne mail train; and that by
esnotmthe trains of that day no fewer than-63_. private carriages
-were conveyed from, Manchesteisto London, on trucks con-
oefr s e thet-h opu sue! b Y of
netted with the several trains.—Manchester Guardian. ,
Tbe Duchess of Kent , accompanied by the Princess
THE FINANCE ACCOUNTS.--The finSACS accounts
Mary of Cambridge, honoured Her 9iajosty's Theatre
with her presence on Tuesday evening. In attendance (I —VIII.) of the United Kingdom for the year 1850 have
were Laan H d Lad C • Bth t
Faun owes. ,y leorgiana a urs , been printed by order of the House of Commons. The
Lord J Murray,Mccounts are those 'referring to public income, public ex-
' —urray and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell. , penditure the consolidated fund, funded debt, unfunded
The QW3en, accompanied of Prussia,
took _ ~.... .empauied by the Princess . debt, disposition Of grants,_ mean wad .bal4uces,' s$ traits
SILVAN, yestyrdoy lifter:won in an opeu cSilloge ad NA ailltirAii9lll. .. ' -' " . .• •
. ,

von [hot z.
His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands
was attend. d by the Chevalier vote Itsppard and Cheva-
li,r de C-Llembroot.
The Qieen wore a blue silk dress with three skirts of
blue and white tulle, trimmed with bunches of apple
blossoms, ornamented with diamonds. Her Majesty's
headdress was formed of a wreath of apple blossoms
ornamented with diamonds.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia wore a
dress of white tulle over white satin, trimmed with
white satin ribaud and bunches of fl .were, and orna-
mewed with diamonds. Her Royal Highness wore a
garland of geraniums as a headdress, and diamond or-
naments.
The dresses of the ladies were new for the occasion,
and the gentlemen were its full dress, the members of
the different orders of knighthood, British and foreign,
wearing their respective insignia. The. Duke of Wel-
lington and the Marquis of Londonderry both wore the
order of the Black Eagle of Prussia.
The Lord Chamberlain having conducted her Ma-
- jesty to the ball room a quadrille was formed, and her
Majesty opened the Ball with his Royal Highness the ,
Prince of Prussia, the vie-a viz being his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert and her Royal Highness the Princess
of Prussia. His Royal Highness Prince of the
Netherlands and the Duchess of Argyll joined in the
quadrille.
Jullien's orchestra was in attendance, and afterwards
performed quadrilles and waltzes.
Dancing was then commenced in the Throne-room,
the first dance being a quadrille, "Ariadne " (Lord
Fitzgerald).
The orchestra consisted of 30 proformers of emi-
nence, among whom were Messrs. Deloifre, Mellon,
Newsham, Hull, Hausman, Pilet, Recousa,, Badderly.
Steglitz, Bauman, and Wiuterbottom, and was conducted
by Mr. Boose, master of the band of the Scots Fusilier
Guards.
The following quadrilles were performed:—
Vive Londres Musard.
II Bravo Tolbecque.
Tambour Royal Musard,
The following waltzes were danced :
Soh waiben ••• ••• Strauss.
Soldatin 'tense Laurier.
The Belle of the Dance ... Wellington Guernsey
The Liebenstein ... T. Browne.
The following, polkas were danced:—
Katiiiks . ... Strauss.
Fortuna Strauss.
Refreshments were served to the company throughou
the evening in the Green drawing. room.
A State supper was served in the principal Dining.
room., the r.patit comprising every rarity and delicacy.
Her Mi.jPsty's Body Guard was on duty in the Palace
as usual, under the command of Sir Seymour Sedler,
the Exon in Waiting. The officers present were Captain
13ellairs, Exon, .aucl. Lieuternint-Colonel Fitzmaurice,
Adjutant.
A guard of honour of the Foot Guards was on duty
.n the Grand Quadraogle.