The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-12 00:00:00

doing in our market, and prices are from 3d to 6d per cwt
lower than on -Monday last. Today P. Y. C. on the spot
is quoted at 3f ,s to 38s 6d, and for forward delivery 39s per
cwt. Town. Tallow, 37s per cwt net cash. Rough Fat,
2s 14 per Sibs. Letters from St. Petersburgh represent the
demand as heavy.

1847.

1848.

1b49.

1850.

I£sl.

Stock this day ••.. • • \ 9,079
:rice of Y. C. •• .. 47s Od
to 47s 6,1
Delivery last week • . 585
Ditto from June 1.... 77,212
Arrivals last week • . 4?.,6
Ditto from June 1 ... 75,666

47s Od
to Os Cd

23,616
38s 3d
to Os Od

25,606 1 34,713
37s °Lit& 288 3d
Os Id 1t0385 Od
1,738 891
90,743 8F,641
273 1,30
90,878 97,841

6 to 1
12 to 1
16 to 1
20 to 1
20 to 1
25 to 1
25 to 1

1,207 I 4,72
96,012 94,•279
1,798 100
96,294 110,392
493 Od 393 64

33s 01 139 s 6d

Price of Town ...... I 49s Ed

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

MARKER V. 3IARRER.
The arguments in this part-heard appeal motion were
again resumed this morniug.
RICKMAN V. RICKMAN.
In this case, which:: WP..5 argued before the Lord
Chancellor last Monday, his Lordship then confirmed
the judgment of the Vice•ChancAlor, and dismissed the
petnion of appeal. Our report unintentionally stated
that the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor had been re-
versed.

THE SUN, LONDON,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
LATEST BET .I.ltiG AT THE WEST. END.
TEE GREAT MATCH.
1 to 8 on The Flying Dutclainan—taken
SOMERSETSUIRE STAKES.
7 to 4 agst The Ban—token and afi:crwardstffaed
DERBY.
ngst Hernandez—taken freely
agst Marlborough Buck
agst The Ban
agst Prime Minister
agst Theseus—offers to take
agst Constellation—offers to take
agst Heart Breaker—taken
OAKS.
Offers to take 4 to 1 about Payment
DURHAM. RACES (CoNcLunED).—Furnia.
The New Stakes of 5 soya each and '25 added, for two
and three yrs old; the second to save his stake.
T.Y.C. (6 Subs.)
Mr. M.eiklam's Evadne, 2 yrs, 7st 21b (T. Lye) 1
Mr. Graham's Harker, 2 yrs, 7st (Pringle) 2
Mr. Hall's bf by Hetman Plated, dby Jereed, 6st 61b 3
The following also ran:—Mr. Walker's Merlin, 2 yrs,
6st 61b (llaxby); Mr. Thompson's Jack Robinson, 3 yrs,
9st 4th (Mortlock); and Mr. Osborne's King of Troy, 2
yrs, Est 91b (J. Osborne, jun.)
Betting-2 to lon Evadne, 3to 1 agst Merlin, 4to 1
agst Hetman Platoff filly, and sto 1 agst Troy. Won
cleverly by a length.
The Hunten' Stakes of 5 sovs each, and 20 added; ono
mile and throe-quarters. Gentlemen riders. (9 Subs.)
Mr. Barker's Tordesillas, lOst 101b...(Mr. Gregson) 1
Capt. Broadley's Squire of Mahon, l2st 51b (Owner) 2
Mr. J. Simpson's -View Halloo, lOst 121b...(Owner) 3
Mr. Hutton's Psyche, 4 yrs, lOat 121b...(Mr. Peart) 4
Three others started. Won cleverly by half a length.
The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each and 25 added;
one mile and la quarter, 9 Subs., were won in three
heats easily, by Mr. Ryder's Clara, 7st 71b (Charlton),
beating Mr. J.Gill's b c by Red Deer, sst 131 b, and four
others.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. LI.
OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE GREAT NATIONAL
EXHIBITION ON THE DOWNS OF EPSOM; A KEY
TO THE MYSTERIES OF THE SEVENTY-SECOND
DERBY.

" Some there are, that by due steps aspire
To lay their hands on that golden key,
That ope's the palace of futurity :
To such my errand is."
MILTON'S Mask of COMUS.
" Now bear me speak, with a prophetic spirit :
For even the breath of what I mean to speak
Shall blow each dust, each straw, each little rub,
Out of the path which shall directly lead
Thy foot to Fortune's Temple ; therefore mark I"

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Stn,—More than two years have elapsed since I published,
in the columns of The Sun, my first remarks on the Derbyat
ot
this present memorable year ; yet, during the whole of th
time, I have remained true to my original selection—The
Prime Minister, Newminster, Storm, and Lamartine—but,
alas, that such things should be, the " understandings" of
Storm and Newminster, the former in particular, have proved
the fact that
" Legs are not steel, and steel is bent ; *
Legs are not rock, and rock is rent ;"
by giving way to such an extent, that Storm may be set
down as a certain non-starter ; and though in all probability
Newminster may be screwed up to the sticking point, yet,
what with labouring under the imputation of unsoundness,
and being short of work, I cannot at the present reckoning
advise any of my sporting clients to stand on him solus for
the " great go" of Wednesday week. Lamartine of late I
have heard but little about; but with respect to that cele-
brated son of Melbourne, The Prime Minister, the last one
left me of my original Derby team for the present year, I
have heard the last day or two much more than I wished
about him ; in fact that he, like unto the other three, was by
no manner of means up to the mark, had gone amiss, &c.,
&c., which was demonstrated too surely yesterday, and again
this morning, by the repeated offers of his opponents to lay
20, and, in some instances, 25 and 33 to 1 against him. Thus
have the four animals, constituting my Derby team, after
having risen in the betting to the short prices, respectively,
of 9 to 2, 12 to 1, 20 to 1, and 25 to 1, one by one, fallen off
" from their high estate," and,
"Having touched the highest point of all their greatness,
From that full meridian of their glory
They haste now to their setting. They have fallen
Like a bright exhalation in the evening,
To be seen and heard of no more.
At least, this seems to be the conclusion one must come to
with respect to their Derby chances : however, the Minister
not having gone, like his former companion at the top of the
betting, Grecian,slick out of the market, it is " on the cards" that
he may have a chance left yet ; but, at any rate, the public
cannot complain of my selection, as hundreds to one, within
the last ten months, were obtainable about the Minister, and
fifties about each of the others, giving good hedging. But
let me change this theme (it grows too sad for backers'
nerves), and turn to a consideration of those animals'
chances that are sound and fit at all points. The
field, I should say, would range between twenty-
one and twenty-five, to be selected from the
following : Hernandez, Constellation, Heartbreaker,
The Marlborough Buck, Glenhawk, Bonnie Dundee, Midas,
Tragedian, Ariosto (d.), The Prime Minister, The Ban,
Teddington, Theseus, Ipsus (d.), Guy Mannering (d.),
Telescope, (v. d.), Hippolytus, Louis Napoleon,Newminster,
Mountain Deer, Hungerford (d. ), The Black Doctor, Lamar-
tine (d. ), colt by Tearaway (d.), Gholab Singh, colt by
Epirus, Enterprise (d.), Azeth, Neasham, England's Glory,
and Buckhound. 1 shall begin the analyzation by extract-
ing that division of the field which I denominate the worth-
less lot, under which head the following may be classed :
Tragedian, Ariosto, Ipsus, Guy Mannering, Louis Na-
poleon, ilungerford, colts by Tearaway and Epirus,
Gholab Singh,Azetb, Neasham, and Buckhound. This leaves
me seventeen animals to select the winner from, three of
whom—The Prime Minister, Newminster, and Lamartine,
are reported not to he "up to the mark ;" thus reducing
the number to fourteen whose chances now require a
careful examination at my hands to discover—
" Whom th'uncontroll'd decrees of fate
To victory necessitate."
Sir Joseph Hawley, lucky man, is the proprietor of two
rattling favourites7-Teddington and The Ban. The former, as
being the premier in the market, demands my first considera-
tion ;he is by Orlando, out of Miss Twickenham, has ap-
peared in public six times, and as a winner thrice • his per-
formances are anything but first-rate ; he made 'his debut
in the Second Spring Meeting at Newmarket last year in the
race for the 10 sous. stakes, where, having lost start, he was
no-where to Coticula and Citadel, the first and second. His
next appearance was at Epsom, where he ran a fair third to
the Marlborough Buck and Buckhound, beating a large field
including Heartbreaker and Glenhawk. At the Newmarket
July meeting, in, the race for the Chesterfield Stakes, he, for
the., first time, shines as a victor, just managing to beat
Ariosto on the post by a neck! Turtle third ; Phlegra
beaten off! At Goodwood, for the Eglinton Stakes, he ran
a bad third to Phlegra and Bu.ckhoundl! And afterwards
won the Molecomb Stakes, giving 51bs to Hippolytus, and
beating him by a head ! This eh fsed his performances last year.
In the present season he has run but once, for a2OO sove.Stakes
in the Newmarket Craven Meeting, when carrying Bst 121 b
to the 9st 21b of the game little Midas, he beat the latter in
a common canter, as he ought to do, if Sir Joseph expects to
see his portrait figuring in the gallery of Derby winners. It
is said he has beaten Aphrodite in a trial ; on the strength
of which he was made first favourite for the Epsom event;
but, without I am sorely deceived, he is not good enough to
carry off the Derby laurels. Sir Joseph's other nag, The
Ban, may possibly turn out to be THE horse of the stable on
the day; for it is well known the sums that have been in-
vested on him of late had been. in large amounts, and put on
by parties who are not often on the wrong scent. I, how-
ever, think that he is rot equal to the task of pulling through.
Both The Ban and Teddington run, I believe ; Job Mar-
son rides the best on the clay ; and Pearl, it is said,
Wier have the other moun.t. Lord Enfield's bay; colt
Hernandez, by Pantaloon, out of Black Bress, second fa-
vourite, commands my next attention. This is one of the
soundest, and, if I mistake not, about the best of the favouhe-
rites. He made his first app( arance at Liverpool in t:
July Meeting, when he beat I larpsichord and Nondescript
easily, for a Post Produce Sweepstakes. At Goodwood
1b , car-
rying Bst 71b, was beaten a head by Phlegra, Bst 1, f.or
the Ham Stakes: Bonnie Dui Klee, 8
otic st 71b8st 71b head b hienwo
d
Hernandez ; Tne Ban, Bst 101 b ; Cula, and t
or three others beaten otll At the Newmarket F. 0. M., he
won
mthen
tl:rri
hi-111;1;1a
Midas,es yrral
el e niigatnh: heatinga Maenrdry
seven
others ; and, at the Houghton Meeting, after running a dead
heat with Ariosto and Heartbr eaker for the Glasgow Stakes,
was beaten half a length by them in the deciding heat. This
closed his performances last ye an This year, in
,th,e.New-
market Craven Meeting, he won the Tuesday s Ri4 Ibddle in
!,
worth, carrying Bst 71b, from klookem Snivvy,Bst. ,
the easiest manner imagineible ; and, afterwards dis-
tinguished himself by winning the 2,10.0
nea Stakes very cleverly,. beating Mountt.iin Deer,
Glenhawk, and seven others not placed. He is " by the
hand of nature marked, quoted' and signed, to do a deed of
note," and will, mnost assuredly, be first, second, or thir.d, per-
chance the wiziNEss in the even fu struggle on the 21st instant.
He will be ridden by Nat;; consequently will have the
benefit of all that artistic jock( tyship can accomplish towards
obtaining a glorious triumph 'or his owner and backers ! It
is reported that Buckhound, tc oled by Kitchener, will render
what assistance he can in mal Ling the running, &c., for Her-
nandez. Mr. J. Clarke's M. trlboreugh Buck, called half-
bred, by Venison, dam by Deft nce, is a superior animal, and
may realise my prediction co ncerning him of the 31st
.of
January last, that he "is quite capable, I imagine, of repeating
on a pinch the Hotspur dose of 1849 ; consequently taking
liberties with him is a remarliabi y dangerous movement." He
has only appeared in public once—last year at Epsom—
when he won the Woodcote Ste kes, beating Buckhound, Ted-
dington, Glenhawk, Heartbreal ;er, and eight others. Hehas,
it is said, satisfied his friends ; b at there is one thing concerning
him that does not look very n ny for his supporters—two or
three of the "talent" have beep i administering pepper ad libi-
tum for some time past at od. :s varying from 12 to 16 to 1.
His jockey's name I have not been able to ascertain. Lord
Eglinton intends, I believe, starting a couple—Bonnie
Dundee and Hippolytus ; the former with Marlow up, and
the latter with Sharp or Lye. Bonnie Dundee, however, is
evidently the horse intended; h e is by Lanercost, out of Blue
Bonnet, and has been out but o ace—for the Ham Stakes last
year, when he was beaten a h cad for second place by Her-
nandez ! The latter being be eten a head by the winner,
Phlegra, who received six you ads of the second and third,
which just turned the scale in hi ir favour. Phlegra was in her
best form throughout the wb tale of that meeting at Good-
wood. 1 anticipate seeing the tan sen in the third place, at least,
if not any nearer, always prov ti ing that Bonnie Dundee is
up to the mark on the iniport. nit occasion. Mr. H. Hill's
Mountain Deer, by Toucheton e, out of Mountain Sylph's
dam, notwithstanding the assist ince he will receive from that
talented jockey Alfred Day, will find his master again, 89 he
did before, in Hernandez. Tom Dawson's hopes are centred
in Constellation, by Lanercost, 01 It of Moonbeam, the property
of Mr. Meikiam, of whom it is a. averted that he has improved
wonderfully in his form since he min The Ban and Croupier
such a close race for the Municip sat Stakes, at Doncaster, last
September ; I cannot fancy him however, and think his
winning a forlorn hope ; he will 1)i ridden by Sim Temple-
man. Mr. Higgins's chesnut colt '.Theseus, by Minotaur, out
tf New Year's Day, by Jerry, wa a out four times last season,
winning thrice, but in no ono cost; in ce heating a horse of any
account; he is much fancied at Newmarket, and great
things are expected of him- rnach mpre, insye m opinount .ion,
than he can accomplish. Sam Igo gers will ha t
Heartbreaker, by Don John, out o.t Dilbar, is well bred, and
probably will run very forward. I have not heard who the
mount has been entrusted to, bu t should say it would be
Frank butler.
privlar.te,Wiif in good
England's Glory, by Clarion or Erni-
hu?, out of Pr“iiie Bird, ill, in L probability, be ridden by
Wintringham ; and, front his l wrformances in public and
good work, will 1. I a dangerous Outsider.

Mr. Saxon's The Black Doctor, by The Doctor, out of Betsy I
Bird, is al dangerous outsider. 1 believe he will be rith.ea
byyoung Osborne, Mr. E. it, Clarke's Glenhawlc, by Lanercost,
out of Avis, by Camel, although a remarkably fine horse to
lock at, I cannot have as the absolute winner of the
Derby. Dockeray, I understand, will have the mount.
That game little animal, Lord Exeter's Slides, by Beiram,
out etMerope, tinder the guidance of Norman, will be
much nearer the front than is generAy imagined.
The only other horse requiring comment is a cast-off
of Lord Clifden's stable—Telescope, by Lanercost, out of
Gaze, the property of Mr. Neville; it will beat more than
beats it. To sum up, in the absence of the Prime Minister
and Co., the front rank at the finish will be composed of HER-
NANDEZ, TEDDINGTON, Dl ARLBOROUGH BUCK, BONNIE DUN-
DEE and HEARTBREAKER ; the two 11's. probably, having the
best of the spin. I shall be more pointed in my decision
in the course of the week. Every day this week brief
notes will appear containing the latest accounts from all
quarters connLcted kith the Epsom events.
Mem.—lt is my opinion at the present moment that
PAYMENT or APHRODITE will win the Oaks for a cer-
tainty, the former for choice; and that Hesse Homburg and
Sister to Wanota will not be far behind.
I am, Sir, yours, &e.,
May 12, 1551. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

HARWICH ELECTION COMMITTEE.
On Saturday the Committee continued their scrutiny,
the vote objected to being that of Mr. John Attwood, in
respect of an estate situate at Doverscourt, near liar-

wich.
Mr. JAMES, Q.C., contended that the vote was a bad
vote, and ought not to have been polled. Mr. Attwood
had been in possession of the house for upwards of three
years, had never slept in it, had kept it in an unfurnished
state, with only an old man to look after it. Mr. Att-
wood had visited Harwich only twice in the three years,
once during the period of his own election in 1847, when
he was unseated by a Committee of the House of Com-
mons, and again in March last, daring Mr. Priusep's
election, at neither of which periods did he sleep or stay
at his own residence, but in the first place at the Three
Cups Hotel, and in the second at the house of Mr. He-
eeltine, one of his partisans. Mr. Attwood's vote had
been struck off as a bad vote in 1848, 1849, and 1850,
and yet in 1851 the anomaly of its being reinstated
on the register occurred. Mr. Attwood had an agent
at Harwich named Alfred Haste, a retired tailor or
draper, and to this individual the churchwardens, in
contravention of the Act of Parliament, entrusted
the preparation of the list of voters, and in pur-
suance of this privilege, he took the opportunity of
placing on the list every servant of Mr. Attwood,
whether the vote was good or bad, thus entailing great
expense on the objectors.
Mr. Pownall, solicitor of Harwich, gave evident© in
confirmation of thesJ facts, together with Joseph Smith,
Mr. Attwood's gardener. The latter admitted that
prior to Mr. Prinsep's election he had come to an ar-
rangement with Mr. Attwood, to rent the lodge and a
little bit of garden, and live there instead of in the
mansion.
Mr. JAMES—So that, horticulturally speaking, you
were transplanted by Mr. Attwocd, in order to go up
with a vote.—(Laughter.) Witness—Yes I were.
The room was cleared, and on re-admission the Com-
mittee intimated their decision that the vote of Mr.
Attwood was a bad vote.
The vote of Edward Chapman, objected to on the
ground of paid agency, he having received election fees
as town clerk, and of Charles Sparrow, on the ground of
non-occupation of a house of insufficient value, were de-
cided by the Committee to be good votes.
Mr. Sergeant KINGLASE, Q C., then, under 11 and
12 Vic., c. 98, applied to the Committee for costs as
against the other side, on the ground that the last two
objections were frivolous and unfounded.
The room was again cleared, and the Committee de-
cided that the objections taken were quite fair ones, and
then adjourned to eleven o'clock this day, two votes only
out of the six required to seat Mr. Crawford having as
yet been established.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, MAY 10.
STOCK Excruxam—The share market still continues re-
markably fiat, with little or no business doing. There were
buyers of Bristol and Exetera to-day sellers
at 791/2, and at
80-buyers of Great Westerns at 86,x, and sellers at 87—
Ditto, 17/.
di Shares, buyers 14, sellers 14% -Vale of Neath,
buyers 51A2 s., sellers 5 ciis. - Midland Stock, buyers 61%,
sellers 62.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 10.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was very dull to-
day, with prices tending downwards. The transactions were
as follow : - Caledonian, 14% East Lancashire, 161/8—
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 62—Ditto, 6 per cent. Prefer-
ence, 131,1—London and North-Western, 1273/4—Ditto,
New Quarters, 47(4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, Preference, 12—Midland, 62—Ditto, Halves, 13% dis.
—North British, 9%—South-Eastern and Dover, 27—York
and North Midland, 25%.
MANCHESTER, MAY 10.
STOCK EXCUAHGE.—The market has been very inanimate
to-day. The transactions were as follow :—East Lancashire,
1614—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 613/4—Ditto (West Riding
Union), 5% dis. —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
10/. Preference, 12—Ditto, New 61. Preference, 9-16 p.—
South-Eastern and Dover, 27.
BIRMINGHAM, MAY 10.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market continues flat. The
only sale reported to-day was—South Staffordshire, 2% dis.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST
RAILWAY.

Traffic—Week ending May 10, 1851 ... £9,410 14 4
Traffic—Week ending May 11, 1850 ... 8,040 19 6
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 16 ),45t 5 9
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1650 ... 1 3,8:0 3 2
Total number of Passengers—Week ending
May 10, 1851 ... 53,040
Passengers ... £7,178 7 6
Goods 2,232 6 10

Total... ..! £9,410 14 4
Total miles open, 1851, 173'4 ; ditto, 1850, 1711%.
London Terminus, May 12, 1851.

CHILD MURDER. IN ST. PANCRAS...4Ni Saturday
Mr. H. M. Wakley held an inquest at the Elephant and
Castle, Camden-town, on a newly-horn infant. William
Smith, labourer, found the body on Thursday night in the
parlour of No. 1, Tunbridge-street, a deserted house. It was
wrapped in two clean cloths and a piece of sacking. Blood
was issuing from the nose. It had not been long there, and
had no doubt been flung into the parlour through the win-
dow, which was smashed by the boys. Br. Robinson, house-
surgeon to the workhouse, said that the body was that of a
full-grown female child, who was born alive, and lived some
time. There were two very severe wounds on the parietal
bone, and a deep indentation on the neck by a finger nail.
The blows on the head produced congestion of the brain, and
death. Verdict, " Wilful murder against some person or
persons unknown."
DARING HIGHWAY RODHERY.—On Saturday in-
formation was received at the chief police-stations in Lon-
don of a most daring highway robbery, attended with
brutal violence, having been committed on the Hitchen
turnpike•road, about four miles from Bedford, on Wednes-
day last, on the person of Mr. Peacodk, of Wilsham-
stead. The robbery was perpetrated, soon after nine
o'clock at night, by four ruffians, who, at a secluded part
of the road, rushed out and laid hold ,of the horse's
head. He attempted to urge the animal oil; but they suc-
ceeded in turning the gig into a ditch alongside the road,
where it turned over, and Mr. Peacock was thrown on to his
head on the ground, when they sprang upon 'him, and while
one of them placed his knee upon Mr. Peacock's neck, the
others rifled his pockets. The property stolen consisted of
701. in Bank bills, a purse containing 10 sovereigns and 16
shillings, a gold Geneva watch and guard, and many valu-
able articles.

SPlRlTS.—According to a return obtained by Mr
Moffatt the quantity of spirits exported to the British colo
nies in 1849 was 139,988 gallons, and in 1850 it was 123,774.
The quantity exported to foreign countries and colonies in 1840
was 132,599 gallons, and in 1850 it was 185,140. The ag-
gregate export for the two years respectively was 322,587
and 308,914.
fADvaunsnmENT.]—The wonderful efficacy of

Holloway's Pills and Ointment in Caring an aged person of
Rheumatism.—Mr. John Pitt, of King.street, Dudley, who
has resided in that town for upwards of 65 years, with the ex-
ception of ten years, when he. served in har Majesty's 24th
Regiment of Foot, began to suffer about four yeitrs ago most
severely from rheumatism, and at times was unable to walk..
He was under various doctors, and took every kind of medicine,
without deriving any benefit, and at last was effectually cured
by Holloway's Pills and Ointment, and be can now walk as
well as ever he could in his life.—Sold by all Druggists, and at
Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London.
I ROYAL NAVAL ScßooL.—The annual meeting 01

the friends of this institution was held on Saturday at
Willis's Rooms, St. James's ; Admiral Bowles, M.P., in the
chair. The reporteot the council adverted to the steps which
had been taken, in consequence of the decline of the number
of pupils, to admit into the schools such children, other than
those at present eligible, as to the corporation might seem
fit. An Act for this purpose was now before Parliament, and
would shortly be passed through its various stages. In
framing this Act the council bad applied for powers to erect
a chapel on the premises of the Royal Naval School, as the
want of some consecrated place of worship for the pupils to
attend was deeply felt. This chapel, which would cyst 2,0001.,
would be erected when the necessary funds were subscribed.
The committee had caused a new and more commodious
school-room to be erected, and the old school-room was now
divided into class-rooms. The estimate fur this work was
2,0001., but the actual cost, including the fittings, and buds
lights, was only 1,771/. 3s. The room was 100 feet by 40
feet, and 30 feet high. The examination which took place
at Midsummer last showed the progress made in a very
favourable light, particularly in the classics, mathematics,
French, and navigation. The financial report stated, that
in consequence of unusual demands upon the funds during
the year, it had been found necessary to sell out 1,3001. from
the funded stock, which now amounted to 6,744/. 3s. 3d.
The income for the year amounted, including the sale of
stock, to 7,2101. ss. 10d., and the expenditure to 6,897/. 15s.
Id., leaving a balance available of 3121. 10s. 9d. This report
was agreed to, and after agreeing to several resolutions, the
meeting thanked the chairman and separated,
ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT FUND.—The anniversary
festival of the Artists Benevolent Society took place on
Saturday evening at the Freemasons"ravern, Benjamin
Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The
attendance
was, as usua), numerous. After drinking the upfal loyal
toasts, the chairman proceeded to give the toast of the
evening, " Prosperity .to the Artists' Benevolent Society,"
which he prefaced with a detail of the benefits that had
been conferred on the families of deceased artists, who,
but for the aid afforded them by the fund, would have
had no resource beyond the acceptance of that cold bene-
volence the offspring of legal enactment. A warm appeal
to the feelings of the supporters of the institution, which
at present supplied annuities to 46 widows and 26 or-
phans, followed, in which the chairman feelingly and
effectively urged his auditors to renewed exextions, as
way equal to the accomplishment of
well to extend as to sustain the efficacy of the institution,
so as to make it in every
the object for which it was founded. A handiome sub-
scription, headed with 100 guineas, the annual donation
cf her Majesty, was then announced, and the proceedings
terminated.
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Goro Browne, of the
21st Regiment, is appointed Governor of St. Ueleea. Colonel
Browne was greatly distinguished during the Afghan cam-
paigns.
GesE.—Many country gentlemen either get leave
to shoot over another's grouuds or rents the same, and in
either case, sells the surplus killed to game dealers. A pretty
picture thi4 of the " English ;31`ortmato."