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ROYAL LITERARY FOND.

The 60th anniverary festival of th;s institution
was celebrated at the Fi eenaason'Tavern, Great
Queen-street, last evening, Right Hon. Vis-
count Palmerston presiding. theTll-le was a very
large muster of the friends and supporters of the
fund, covers being laid for 350. The occasion was
also honoured by the presence of many ladies.
Among the principal were—hism Excellency
M. Van do Weyer, Belgians infiister, - his Excel-
lency Count Platten, Swedish
anNorwegian Mi-
nister, the Marquis ofmoWestminster,
h.d the Earl of
Ellesmere, Lord Talbot de ai e, the Hon. P.
Pierrepont, the Hon. J. Sparkes,
sid. the United
States' historian, Sir J. Davis,Login,m Sir
J. Forbes, M. ourgeneff, Mr. Briscoe,r.
G...P., Mr.
Wilson, M.P., Mr. Western,Lang-
ton, M.P., Mr. Botfield, M.P., Ia!Ir. Mr.
W. artin
M.P., Mr. Slaney, M. P., M. Philipps, M.P.,
Baron Marochetti, M. M4rimee, M. Panizzi, M
Delapierre, The Chisholm Baronr:fo irs.,on Orlich,.p the.
Right Hon. W. Cowper, 111 ~R,Sawirißin..
Murchison, Mr. M. Manes, M.P.,P R.
son, M.P., Sirll. Norreys, M.P rofes
Gen. Sir C. Pasley, Mr. R. Bell,. Mr. H sirereasy,
amilton,
Sir H. Ellis, Rev. J. B. Mozle , Mr..kiV. Tooke,
the Common Sergeant, Mr. G. CrGui sßliahnk, Dr.
Beattie, Mr. Longman, Mr. H.
Chapman, and Messrs. urst and Blacke°tt 13'
Mr.
In proposing " the health of herfa Mt ajesiy" the
noble CHAIRMAN referred to the that Queen
Victoria was the first Sovereign of thiscountry who
had recognised literary attainments as a claim to
the distinctions which it was her peculiar preroga-
tive to bestow. He need not say
the peerage which had been conferred
e alluded to
upon Lord
Macaulay, not so much on account of his lordship's
merits as au orator and a politician, great as those
undoubtedly were, as for his brilliant reputation as
a man of letters.
The toast was duly honoured, as were also the
other loyal end patriotic toasts.
Thanks were returned' for " the Army" by Sir
C. Pasley, and fcr " the Navy" by Count Platten,
the Swedish Minister, who passed a portion of his
career in the service of this country.
The noble CHAIRMAN, who was received with
loud cheers, then roseand said, entlernen, I now
beg to propose to you the toast of the evening,
" Prosperity to the Royal Literary Fund''—thee
prosperity of that institution for the promotion of
which we are Now assembled.
more strikingly characteristic of this
than the manner in which private great country
combinations and
co-operation accomplish works and
undertakings
which in other parts of the world require all
the
power and resources of Government. (Hear.) The
ile
face of England is literally covered with theCplen-
did achievements of these associated efforts. But
among the various results attained by this
potent
agency there is nothing perhaps more honourablent
to this country than the admirable mode in wl.ch
associations of private individuals collect togetheri
large funds forpurposes'of benevolence and charity.
(Cheers.) We have only to look through those p
riodical records iu which the labours of such socie-
ties are dersekibed to see the extent to which private
associat ons achieve honourable and praiseworthy
ends, But among the various objects aimed at by
such combinations there is none, peria aps more cal-
culated to excite sympathy and admiration thauthe
assistance and encouragement of men of lettersand
of genius in their hours of adversity and of trial.
(Fear.) An association for such a purpose is surely
well fitted above all others to attract to itself the
co-operation of all men of generosity and good feel-
ing. Now, the' institution, the claims of which I
have the honour to advocate id peculiarly designed
to aid and succour the distresses of those who have
directed their intellectual faculties to literary and
e
scientific pursuits. There are other branches of
human mill in which the genius of man displays
itself, and which though they may give equal scope
to the development of that genius, yet stand, in re-
gard to the mode and the extent to which they ap-
peal
to the feelings of mankind, in a somewhat clif-
ferent position from letters. The painter, the sculptor
and the architect may
fire of genius in possess, and do possess, the
as eminent a d.agree as the poet, the
historian, or the novelist. But the productions of the
painter the sculptor and the
the architect are restricted,
s• to speak, to a given local habitation ; they are
condensed in a specific work, which affords, indeed,
the higloist delight and instruction, and awakens
noble emotions inthe breasts of those who are so
fortunately situated as to be able to behold them ;
but their influence on mankind at large is limited
by space, and confined to those who are on the
spot where the originals are to be seen, or where
honour
they can do to those originals through the
medium of the best copies that can be produced.
The literary man,h on the other hand, has this ad-
vantage,—thats works travel over the whole face
of the civilised globe ; that in every nation where
intellect is cultivated they are found alike among
rich and poor, forming the enjoyment of the social
family circle, or furnishingmaterials for the reflec-
tion and meditationoft the student in his serious
hours. (Hear.) Thebenents, therefore, which
mankind derive from the reselts of literary effort
are more wide-spread and universal than those
which flow from the most successful exertions of
human intellect in the other dep artinents to which
I have adverted. Buts,s there is yet another advan-
tage literature es
viz., in what lover those other arts,—
may callses the immortality of its pro-
ductions. The architect and the scu'ptor are taught
to remember that they cannot rely for enduring
fame upon " the faithless column or the crumbling
may bust." Their works live long, and yet they
succumb must sooner or_ later to the ravages of
time. The painter, too, however great the glory
he may acquire for a ]engthesed: period, produces
to
works still more openthe destructive effects of
time, even if they escape ,
perhaps, less unfriendly efforts the more fatal, though,
of the restorer. (A
laugh,) But literary productions survive for thou-
sands of years. example not only
of the duration of such woke an
but of how the ge-
nius of one age may s mulat.e thes genius of another,
,
i
for we have recently seen an elaborate dissertation
upon the greatest poet of antiquity published by
oi e of the most distinguished men of our time.
(Cheers.) But, gentle men, the career of men of
letters is not without its deteue • ties and its trou-
bles. The mount of literary fame may rise at
first in
a gentle slope ab.rie the level plain ; the
upward road may appear siaeoeth, easy, .
and
nare a
in-
viting ; the ascent
and some are toteeapteclea
snake
by fancying that the summit
is and and
their strength is bufficient to bring them' b
there. But
as they advance they ind iheirdifficulties increase,
and many stop
short almost
midway foot of the
mountain ; others are art estei
few rare spirit', spurred on by ambitio. ; whileand gifteda
with inclomitab!e energy, reach the topmost height,
horizon
and from their lofty elevation survey that t
of glory which their labours have entitled
tbeino
enjoy'. But even with them the rewards
are some-
times doubtful. My excellent friend Sir
is
Roderick
Murchison can tell any traveller who
star
Somerset House to any part of the globe fromwb at
strata he will meet witb, in what peculiar geolo-
gical formations he may expect to discover the pre-
cious metals, and where lie may direct hie
energies
with the prospect of au sdequate recompensebut
he cannot tell the literary aspirant who tries;
to
climb the steep to which I have adverted
Doradow iether
midway or at summit he will find an El
reward his exertions. (Laughter.) Geetl to
we all admire the results of literary laboll Gentlemen,but
there are those who, know all the anxiet('
difficulties by which those brilliant results js4' and
many cases been accomplished. Could we
but see
ine
the man of genius meditating alone—could es°, but
have laid bare to us the struggling thoughts -'
swel-
ling within his bosom and endeavouring to embody
themselves in a work which he believes will im-
mortalize his name, while, on the other hand, b; is
dragged down by domestic cares, or by some os -th
many accidents and misfortunes which are the com-
mon lot of humanity--could we see the inward
workings of that man of genius, we should not %le,
say with the ancient philosopher, that the noblest
sight is a great man battling with adverse fate, but
we should feel the high advantage of association
like this, which steps in at such conjuncture
with assistance, not great in itself,-
but

invaluable from its timely application. (Cheers.)
We all know what a small support will save a
drowning man and enable him to reach the shore.
So small an amount of support, given at a mo-
ment of pressure, will enable a man of genius to
keep his head above water and to reach in safety
the goal of his aspirations. The merit of this in-
stitution is, that whereas genius is of no country,
so likewise the range of its beneficence is not cir-
cunrcribed by geographical limits. The foreigner
and the Englishman are equally the objet's of its
bounty, and many there are of all climes who have
been recipients of its benefits. There is another
circumstance which ought not to be omitted. It
frequently happens that the higher the flight of a
man's genius, the greater his talent, the more cap-
able he is of distinguishing himself in the career of
intellect which he has adopted, the nicer also are
his feelings, and the more anxious he is to hide his
troubles from the woad. The considerate method
in which this association dispenses its assistance—
viz., in perfect secrecy, enables a high-spirited and
sensitive man to receive in his hour of need suc-
cours beyond all value. (Cheers.) There is, how-
ever, one fault attached to this society—a fault,
happily, not beyond the reach of a remedy, and
yet one which, I am sure, not only all those now
present, but the members of the institution itself,
will concur with me in fully admitting. That fault
is that its funds are not co-extensive with the ob-
jects to which it is desirable that they should be ap-
plied. That defect I call upon you, gentlemen, to
correct, not only by the contributions which you
may yourselves be disposed to give, but by exerting
your influence in your respective circles tc induce
others to furnish the institution with the rseans of
enlarging the scope of that benevolence which
even in its present limited sphere is beyond all
price. (Cheers.) The noble lord concluded by
proposing the toast, which was drunk amid loud
applause.
The health of the noble Chairman was next pro-
posed, in very eulogistic terms, by Sir R. MURCHI-
SON, and warmly received by the company.
The Noble Lord suitable acknowledged the com-
pliment, and then gave " The Foreign Ministers."
His Excellency M. VAN DE WEYER responded,
taking occasion to remark upon the extent to which
English literature was appreciated in Belgium,
and to in imate that an international congress of
literary men was about to be held in that country.
His Excellency concluded by proposing " The Li-
terature of Great Britain," for which Professor
Creasy, in the absence of Mr. Thackeray, from in-
disposition, returned thanks in an eloquent speech,
in which he rapidly reviewed the progress of Eng-
lish literature in its various departments. The re-
maining toasts were—" The Literature of Conti-
nental Europe," introduced by Mr. M. Milnes,
M.P., and acknowledged by M. Merimee ; and
" The Distinguished Travellers," proposed by Mr.
Hope, M.P., and responded to by Sir H. Rawlin-
son. The subscriptions and donations announced in
the course of the evening amounted to about 9001.,
her Majesty heading the list with 100 guineas.

HER MAJESTY'S DR 'VINO-LOOM.

The Queen held a drawing-room yesterday after-
noon in St. James's Palace. The curt was nume-
rously attended, about 260 ladies were presented to
the Queen.
Ha. Majesty and the Prince Con Fort arrived
from Buckingham Palace, attended by the ladies
and gentlemen in waiting.
Her Majesty wore a train of green satin covered
with lace of British manufacture of the rose, sham.
rock, and thistle pattern, trimmed with bunches of
lilacs, white and I lac. The petticoat of white satin,
double skirt of the same lace. The Queen wore a
circlet of diamonds as a headdress.

The Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers were
first introduced, when the following presentations
to her Majesty took place in the diplomatic circle :
By Mrs. Dallas—Mrs. Charles Amory, of Bos-
ton, Mass., and her daughter Miss Susan Amory ;
Mrs. Baldwin, of Boston, Mass., and her daughter
Miss Baldwin.

By the Countess of Malmesbury--La Marquise
de Talicarne, femme du Charge d'Affaires de Sar-
daigne a Naples ; Senora Ida de Hurtado.
By the Minister from the United SW( s—Mr. G.
Dorr, of New York ; Profe=sor Alexander, United
States' Commissioner on International Coinage; Lt.
Wm. Stokes Body, commanding Marine United
States' frigate Niagara.
The diplomatic and general circles were nume-
rously attended.
The following presentations to the Queen took
place, the names having been previously left at the
Lord Chamberlain's office, and submitted for her
Majesty's approval :
Mrs. Addison, by Lady Blakeney.
Miss Allen, by the Countess of Caraperdown.
Mrs. T. Amhurst, on her marriage, by ?tier mother, Mrs.
Mitford
Miss T. Amhurst, by Mrs. Mitford
Miss F. T. Amhurst, by Mrs. Mitford
Miss A. Annesley, by her mother, Mrs. L. Annesisy
The Countess of Antrim, by Frederica, Countess of
Abingdon
Lady Arundell, by the Duchess of Norfolk
Hon. Miss Arundell, by her mother, Lady Arundell
Miss Atkinson, by the Right Hon. Lady Denman
Mrs. H. Bagot, on her marriage, by Lady Bagot
Miss H. Bagge, by her aunt, Mrs. Villebois
Mrs. H. Baillie, on her marriage, by Mrs. Bramston
Miss Balders, by her mother, Lady K. Balders
The Countess of Bandon, on succeeding to her title, by
Viscountess Doneraile
Lady F. Barnardiston, on her marriage, by the Coun-
tess of Dartmouth.
Miss Barnardiston, by her sister-in-law, Lady F. Bar-
nardiston
Miss 11. Beach, by her mother, Lady H. Beach
Mrs. Beach, on her marriage, by Lady H. Beach
Lady E. Becher, on her marriage, by Lady A. Proby
Mrs. Beecroft, by the Countess of Bandon
Mrs. Benyon, on her marriage, by Lady Hulse
Mrs. C. Berkeley, on her marriage, by Lady C. Mazes
Miss Berkeley, by her aunt, Lady C. Manse
Mrs. Berkeley, on her marriage, by the Duchess of
Richmond
Lady E. Bertie, by Frederica, Countess of Abingdon
Mrs. Berners of Wolverstone, by Lady Henniker
Lady Bittlestone, by Mrs. V. Smith
Lady A. Blackwood, on her marriage, by Lady Dufferin
Miss Blanche Bonner, by her mother, Mrs. G. Bonner
Lady Bridges, by Lady Kenyon
Mrs. Brid man Si
Miss Isabel Bridgen3an, by gmpson
Miss Brooke, by the Hon. Mrs. Bootle Wilbraham
Hon. Miss Browne, by Lady Kilmaine
Hon. Mary Browne, by her mother, Lady Kilraaine
Miss Alice Barges, by her mother, Lady Caroline Barges
Miss Butler, by her aunt, the Countess of Lanesborough
Lady Byles, by Lady Pollock
Mrs. Henry Barnett, by Lady Churchill
Lady Mary Bernard, by her mother, the Countess of
Bandon
Miss Barnett, by Lady Churchill.
Miss Sibella Cameron, by her mother, Lady V. Cameron
Mrs. Rivett Carnac, by the Marchioness To wnshend
Miss Rivett Carnac, by her mother
Miss Anna Rivett Carnac, by her mother
Miss Carew, by Lady Willoughby de Broke
Lady Chesham, by Lady Deere
Lady Chichester, by Lady Hayes
Miss Chichester, Lady Chichester
Miss Jane Congreve, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs.
Congreve
Miss Augusta Congreve, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs.
Congreve
Lady Francis Conyngham, by the Countess of Mount
Charles
Mrs. Chas. Coocb, on her marriage, by Lady Maclaine
Mrs. Reginald Corbet, on her marriage, by her mother,
Lady Grey Egerton
Miss Alice Corry, hy her mother, Lady Harriet Corry
Miss Cotes, by Lady Louisa. Cotes.
Miss Amelia Lucy Cotton, by Viscountess Combermere
Mrs. Couper, by Lady Couper
Miss Beauclerk Coventry, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs.
Coventry
Mrs. Craufard, of Craufurland, by Viscountess Ingestre
Lady Louisa Crichton, by the Countess of Erne
Hon. Augusta Crofton, by her mother, Lady Crofton
Miss Croft, by Lady Denman
Miss Margaret Cuniughame, by her mother, Mrs. Cun-
inghaine of Lainsbaw.
Miss durteis, by her mother, Mrs. Fitzroy Campbell
Hon. Mrs. Curzon, by Countess Howe
Miss Harriette Curzon, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs.
Edward Curzon
Mrs. Fitzroy Campbell, by the Hon. Lady Phipps
Lady Alfred Spencer Churchill, on her marriage, by
Lady Feversbam
Miss Albinia Cameron, by her mother, Lady Vere
Cameron
The Hon. Mrs. Dalrymple, on her marriage, by Viscoun-
tess Dalrymple
Lady De Burgh, by Lady Elinor Cavendish
Mrs. John Dent Dent, by Mrs. Mitford
Mrs. J. T. Devereux, by Lady Caroline Lascelles
Mrs. C. Wriothesley Digby, by the Countess of Verula,m
Miss Divett, by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Miss Emily Divett, by Lady Charlotte-Schreiber
Mrs. Wickham Drake, on her marriage, by the Duchess
of Norfolk
Miss Dugdale, by her mother, Mrs. Dugdale
Miss Anne Dundas, by her mother, Mrs. Dundas Dur-
ham
The Hon. Laura Edwardes, by Lady Henniker
Miss Anna Sophia Eyre, by Lady Hulse
The Countess of Ellesmere by the Marchioness of West-
minster
Mrs. Peter Fairbairn, by Lady Mary Vyner
Miss Robins Fairbairn, by her mother, Mrs. Peter Fair-
bairn
Miss Elizabeth Fairbairn, by her mother, Mrs. Peter
Fairbairn
Mrs. Fan., by the Countess of Macclesfield
Mrs. Henry Fane, by Viscountess Ebrington
Lady Ida Fielding, by her sister, Lady Mary Fielding
Miss Fitzmaurice, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs. Fitz-
maurice
Mrs. Fleming, by Lady Camoys
Mrs. Lamorock Flower, by Lady MaclaineMrs.
Mrs. Ford, by the Countess of ably°

tliFs Forster, by the Hon. Lady Phipps
Miss Mary iortescue, by her mother, Lady Louisa For-
,eactie
The Hon. Mrs. Fraser, on her marriage, by the Duchess
)fi Manohester
Ahiss Frobisher, by Viscountess Combermere
Alm Garnett, by the Countess of Vernlam
Mrs. Gillon (of Wallhouse), by the Countess of Rosebery
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'Lady Geo. Gordon, on her marriage, by Lady Chesham
Mies Mary Gosling, by her mother, Mrs. Robert Gosling
Miss Graham, by her mother, Mrs. Graham, of Airth
iMrs. Thomas W. Greene, by Lady Turner.
'Lady Grey, on her return from the Cape of Good Hope,
)11Countess Grey
Mrs. Brooke Greville, on her marriage, by the Countess
)4 Ellesmere
'Lady Theodora Grosvenor, by the Marchioness of
estminster
Miss 7Hamilton, by Lady Harriet Hamilton
Ef Miss andcock by Lady Castlemaine
Miss Alice Handcock, by Lady Castlemaine
Lady Victoria Hare, by Lady Augusta Proby
Mrs. Harwood, by le Duchess of Richmond
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Hon. Mrs. Charles Hay, on her marriage, by the
lonntess of Kinnonl
Mrs. Henry William Hay, by Mrs. Brydges-Clarke
' Miss Hay, by her sister, Mrs. Henry William Hay
Miss Adelaide Hay, by Lady Graham Montgomery
Lady Hazlerigg, by Countess Howe
Miss Hazlerigg, by her mother, Lady Hazlerigg
Mrs. Edmund Hsathcote, by Lady l'akington
Viscountess Hereforl, on her marriage, by her sister-in-
w, Mrs. Russell Stanhope
Miss Maria Herachell, by the Hon. Mrs. Alex. Gordon
-IMiss Washington Hibbert, by her mother, Mrs. Washing-
an Hibbert
Hen. Caroline Hood, by her mother, Viscountess Hood
Miss Caroline Hopkinson, byher mother, Mrs. Hopkinson
Mrs. Hopwood, on her marriage, by her mother, the
Hon. Mrs. Coventry
1 Lady Victoria Fitzalan-Howard, by the Duchess of
ITerfoik
~ Miss Adelaide Howard,' by her mother, Mrs. E. Howard
1 Mrs. John Humpbreys, by Lady John Somerset
Mrs. Hutchings, by Lady Downes
The Countess of Ilchester, on her marriage, by the
ountess of Shelburne
i Miss Ireland, by her mother, Mrs. Ireland
1 Mrs. Charles Johnstone, by Lady Perry .
i Mrs. Frederick Johnstone, by Lady Dundas
Lady Jones (of Cranmer) by the Marchioness Townehend
Lady Alice Kerr, by her mother, the Marchioness
owager of Lothian
Mrs. Noel Lake, by Mrs. Henry Tremenheere
Mrs. Langley, by the Duchess of Richmond
Miss Emma Lawrence, by her mother, Mrs. Lawrence.
Mrs. Charles Lee, by Airs. Milner Gibson
Miss Lee, by her mother, Mrs. Charles Lee
Miss Legard by the Hon. Lady Legard
Mrs. John Leslie, on her marriage, by Mrs. Leslie
Mies Lewes, by Lady Bailey
Hon. Harriett Liddell, by Lady Hamilton Seymour
Lady Frances Lindsay, by the Countess of Wicklow
.Mrs. Lister, by Mrs. Marmadnke Constable-Maxwell
Miss Locook, by Mrs. Charles Cary Barnard
Miss Macdonald Lockhart, by her mother, Lady Mac-
donald Lockhart
Mrs. Long, by Mrs. Herbert
Marchioness of Lothian, by the Marchioness Dowager of
Lothian

Miss Drury 1113WO, by the Hon. Mrs. Curzon.
Mss Caroline Drury Lowe, by the Hon. Mrs. Curzon
Mrs. Lush, by Lady Chelmsford
Mrs. Daniel Lysons, by the Hon. Mrs. Alexander Gor-
don
Miss Louisa M'Alpine, by her mother, Mrs. M'Alpine
I Miss Leila M'Alpine, by her mother, Mrs. M'Alpine
Mrs. Berkeley Macpherson, by Lady John Somerset
Mrs. Charles Maguiac, on her marriage, by Mrs. Vernon
Smith
Mrs. John Southeote Mansergh, by Viscountess Ingestre
Mrs. James Manning, by Mrs. Charles Cary Barnard
Mrs. Martin, by Lady Pakington
Mrs. Marsh, by Mrs. Sotherton Esteourt
Mi.s Helena Maxwell, by Mrs. Marmaduke Constable
Maxwell
Miss Agatha Maxwell, by Mrs. Marmaduke Constable
Max well

Mrs. Edward Colbourn Mayne, by the Marchioness
Townshend
Miss Theodosia Mayne, by her mother, Mrs. Mayne
The Hon. Mrs. Leslie Melville, by the Hon. Lady
Phipps
Miss Julia Leslie Melville, by her mother, the Hen.
Mi s. Leslie Melville
Miss Charlotte Mills, by the Hon. Mrs. Spencer
Ponsouby
Miss Amy Miles, by her mother, Mrs. Miles
Miss Georgina Atkinson Millard, by Lady Machine
Miss Agnes Mirehouse, by her sister. Mrs. Chas. Lewis
Miss Macdonald Moreton, by Lady Rayleigh
Miss Rose Mundy, by Lady Morgan
Mrs. Nicholson, by Mrs. Backbouse
Miss Nisbet, by Lady Charlotte Watson Taylor
Miss Jane Nisbet, by Lady Charlotte Watson Taylor
The Duchess of Norfolk, by Lady Foley
Madame O'Donoughue, by her mother, Mrs. Ennis
Mrs. Peacocke, on her marriage, by the Duchess of
Richmond
MTS. Peel, on her marriage, by the Countess of Jersey
Mrs. Lee PerEherton, by Lady Methuen
Mi-s Louisa Perry, by Lady Perry
Lady G. Petre, on her marriage, by Mrs Petre
Lady Catherine Petre, on her marriage, by Lady Emma
Petre

Mi 39 Florence Peters, by Lady Grey Egerton
Mrs. Robert N. Philips, by her mother, Mrs. Ashton
Yates

Mrs Phillipeon, by the Dowager Lady Shelley
Miss Georgina Pitt:, by Viscountess Combermere
Mrs. Baden Powell, by Mrs. Ashton Yates
Miss Helena Pollock, by her mother, Lady Pollock
Miss Pressly, by Mrs. Wm. Gladstone
Miss Phipps, by the Hon. Lady Phipps
The Hon. Miss Wyndham Quin, on her marriage, by
her mother, Lady Tyler
Miss Henrietta Ravenhill, by her sister, Mrs. Pocock
Mrs. Redmayne, by Mrs. John Greenwood
Miss Redmayne, by her mother
Miss Isabella Redmayne, by her mother
Lady Rich, by Viscountess Hereford
Mrs. Fred. Rich, on her marriage, by the Dowager Lady
Shelley
Lady Rollo, by the Countess of Camperdown
Mrs. W. Anderson Rose, by Mrs. J. Anderson Rose
Miss Pamela Rushout, by Lady Foley
Miss Sartorius, by her mother, Lady Sartorius
Miss Saumarez, by her step-mother, the Hon. Mis.
San us area
Miss Augusta Saumarez, by her step-mother, the lion.
Mrs. Saumarez
Lady Saye and Seele, on her marriage, by her mother,
the Dowager Lady Leigh
Mrs. Scott, of Gala, by the Duchess of Buccleuch
Miss Isabella Seymour, by her mother, the Hon. Lady
Seymour
Mrs. Shapter, by Lai), Byles
Mrs. R. Smith, on her marriage' by Lady Susan Smith
Miss R. Smyth, by her mother, the lion. Mrs. R. Smyth
Miss Smyth, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs. Smyth
Lady Elizabeth St. Aubyn, on her ny by he
r
mother,
mother, the Marchioness Townshend
Lady Geraldine Evelyn Stanhope, by her mother, the
Countess of Harrington
MI s. Steele, by Lady Charlotte Watson Taylor
Mrs. Stepney Cowell Stepney, of Llanelly, on change of
name, by the Countess of Lisburne
Miss Annie Stephenson, by her mother, Lady Mary
Stephenson
Mrs. \Vm. Stevenson, by her mother, Lady Maria
Saunderson
Viscountess Stormont, on her marriage, by the Duchess
of Richmond
Mrs. Augustus Sullivan, on her marriage, by Lady
Tyler
Mrs. Sutton, by the Countess of Mayo
Miss Frances Sutton, by Mrs. Sutton
Miss Margaret Stonor, by Lady Camoys
Mrs. Walter Spencer Stanhope, on her marriage, by the
Countess of Roseberry
Lady Gertrude Talbot, by her mother, Countess Talbot
Mre. H. G. Teesdale, by the Duchess of Richmond
Miss Teesdale, by the Duchess of Richmond
Miss Mary Thackery, by her mother, Lady Elizabeth
Thaekeray
Miss Lucy Tower, by her mother, Lady Sophia Tower
Miss Treherne, by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Miss Turnbull, by Mrs. T. G. Turnbull
Mrs. George Vansittart, by Lady Sarah Lindsay
Miss Emily Eden Vansittart, by Lady Downes.
Lady Elizabeth Vaughan, by her mother, the Countess
of Lisburne
Miss Constance Walcott, by the Duchess of Norfolk
Miss Rosa Walsh, by Lady Jane Walsh
Mrs. Neville Ward, by her sister, Mrs. Ward
Miss de Watteville, by Mrs George Bonner
Lady Wharncliffe, by the Hon. Mrs. J. Stuart Wortley
Miss Alice Wigram, by Mrs. James Wigram
Miss Gweudolen Williams, by her mother, Mrs. Peers
Williams
Mrs. Willoughby, on her marriage, by her sister, the
Hon. Mrs. Dudley Ward
The Hon. Edith Bootle Wilbraham, by the Hon. Mrs.
Bootle Wilbraham
Mrs. Willson, by Mrs. Henry Fane
Miss Wilson, of Cliffe, by her mother, Mrs. Wilson
Miss Wodehouse, by her mother, Mrs. Herbert Wode-
house
Mrs. Elizabeth Wood, by her mother, Mrs. Alex. Wood
Miss Orby Wombwell, by Viscountess Hereford
The Hon. Mrs. Francis Stuart Wortley, by the Hon.
Mrs. James Stuart Wortley
Miss Agnes Worsley, by her mother, Lady Worsley
Miss Emma Worsley, by her mother, Lady Worsley
Miss Wynne, by Lady Clermont
The Queen and Prince Consort afterwards re-
turned to Buckingham Palace.
eared
After the Drawing-room the Queen, accomp
by Princess Alice and Prince Arthur, drove out in
a carriage and four. In attendance were I Hon.
Flora Macdonald, Lord Colville, and Major-Gen.
the Hon. C. Grey. at-
The Prince Consort rode out on horseback,
tended by Lieut.-Colonel_poensrnby.
's dinner party in-
Iu the evening her I
eluded the Duchess of KeAontajtheYDuke and Duchess
Minister and Madame
of
Bnccleucb, the Hans
Rucker, the Earl and Coun ess of Durham, Lady
Fanny Howard, the Bishop of London, Lord and
Lady Raglan, Lady Peel, the Hon. Francis Stonor,
and Lieut.-Colonel,E wart, 93d Highlanders.

SERIOUS EXPLOSION OF FIRE-DAMP NEAR BARNS-
LET,A t half-past eleven o'clock yesterday (Tuesday),
a serious explosion of firedamp took place at the
Woombwell Main Colliery, one of the largest in the
South Yorkshire coal district, and less than a mile from
Lundbill. Ten persons were more or less injured,

Forty-two officers of reiimients and depot
talions have a:rived at Hythe, and are now Un,
going a course of instruction at the school of
ketry.
Yesterday the sick and wounded troops bele.,
ing to the 14th Light Dragoonse, 33d, 64th, .74
Highlanders, 78:h Highlanders, 83d, 86th, 89th, 4,
and 96th Regiments, who have recently:tOurned
from India, were medically inspected at Port Pitt, ;
Chatham, when 86 non-commissioned officers and
men who were found unfit for further sei vice were
recommended for inspection by a Chelsea board,
previously to receiving their discharge.
Fifty non-commis-ioned officers and men of ,the .
20th Regiment, under the command of Capt. W.
L. D. Meares, of that corps, have proceeded from
Chatham Garrison to Clonmel, for the purpose of
joining the second battalion of that regiment, which
is now being formed at that station. The men for
the second battalion of the 24th R-giment are un-
der orders to proceed from Chatham to Dover.
R-inforcemenis to the number or 4b,sa•d• 1.000
men for the Bth (the King's), 10th, 19t1., 23d„.•
(Royal Welsh Fusiliers), 24th; 29th, 32d, '3sth,
431 (Light Infantry), 52d (Light Infantry), 53d,
61st, 70th, 75th, 81st, 84th, and 94th Regiments
are ordered to be held in readiness at Chatham. to .
embark for India.
The Bri'annia, 120, will prepare for the service
of the naval cadets' instruction at Portsmouth, un-
der the command of Capt. R. Harris, and the
3cia • ths of the Illustrious will turn over to the above-
named ship as soon as she is prepared for their re-
caption.
The Cornet, Government steam tug, Mr. Seager
in command, hauled oat of No. 1 dock at Ports-
mouth yesterday morning, where she has under- •
gone an efficient repair.
The Echo, Government steam tug, Mr. Harding
in command, hauled into No. 1 dock yesterday
afternoon at the Portsmouth Dockyard for'exatni-
nation and repa'rs.
. .
The Fire Qai en, 2, paddle steam tender, Master
Commander F. r. Paul, having undergone an
efficient repair, hauled off from her moorings up to
Portsmouth Harbour.

The Forward, screw gun boat, Lieut. Com-
mander Davies, arrived at Elavannah on the 7th
ult., from a cruise..

The Goshawk, screw gun boat, arrived at ,
Greenock on Monday last.
The ilogue, GO, screw, arrived in the Clyde on
the 3d inst , and was anchored off the tail of the banks.
The Pie my, 3, paddle, Master Commander John-
sou, received on board yesterday afternoon, at the
Pr Ttsmouth Dockyard, Lieut. Brydges and Lieut.
Foster, 3 sergeants, 2 corporals, 2 bombardierp,
and 43gentanrs, belonging to the Royal Marine Ar-
tillery, to couvey the same to Plymouth, there to
re-embark for service at the Isle of Ascension.

The Styx, 6 paddle sloop, Commander Vesey,
arrived at Havannah on the 7th ult. -from a cruise.

The T•=rtar, 20, screw corvette Capt. Dunlop,
arrived-at Antigua on the 30th March from St.
Croix, and left on the Bth ult. for St. Thomas.
The Topaz, 50, screw, will be' launched from
Devonport-yard on Wednesday, the 12th inst., pre-
cisely at five p.m. The public will be admitted, as
usual, into the dockyard, and on board the ships
in ordinary commanding a view of the launch.
The lighthouses on the Breakwater and Eddy-
stone are to form the measured distance for the
trial of the rate of speed for her Majesty's steam
ships at Plymouth.
/The Victory, flag ship, Captain G, H. Seymour,
C. 8., received on board, yesterday, her new ar- ,
mament of 32-pounders, seven feet in length, and
weighing 34 cwt. average, in exchange for her old
18-pounders, which were worn out. The present
guns being shorter, will enable the boys to work
them to greater advantage ; at the same time, the
saluting power will be increased. The Victory is
not yet in a position to receive visitors on board ;
but in another fortnight the sight-seers will receive
a hearty welcome from the officers of that " ever
memorable ship" in which Nelson breathed his
last.
The Marlborough, 131, Captain Lord F. H.

Kerr, flag of Vice-AdMiral'Arthiar Fanshawe, C. 8.,
fitting oot for the Mediterranean sta ion, will go
out of Purtsaiouth Harbour the next spring tides
to make a trial of her engines. She is all a-taut
and looks remarkably formidable and handsome.
The Duke of Wellington, 131, Captain H.
Eyres, C. 8., flag of Rear-Admiral the Hon. George
Grey, superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard,
has her topgallant masts up and all ready for being
rat lined ch:wn.
The training ship at Portsmouth for young offi-
cers on passing the College is to be increased iu
" establishment." The Illustrious, sailing two-
decker, Captain Robert Harris, is at present, and
has been for some time, doing this duty, but the
Admiralty think a three-decker needful, and we
believe the Illustrious, 72, will give place to the
Camperdown, 104.
The Sprighly and Pigmy steam tenders em-
barked detachments of Royal Alarine Artillery
yesterday afternoon at Portsmouth, and left them
for Plymouth, where they will be transhipped for
Ascension.
The Dasher steamvessel, Commander lore, ar-
rived at Portsmouth yesterday morning for Jersey,
to he refitted.
The following officers have been appointed to her
Majesty's ship Wellesley on her being recommis-
sioned at a:M.olam :—Charles H. Dillon, master ;
D. G. Miller, surgeon ; John Moody, additional
surgeon ; William Weaver, paymaAer ; Richard
Allen, additional payrnastt-r ; William Hobbs, as-
sistant surgeon ; James N. Dick, additional assist-
ant-surgeon ; John Grandy, second master ; James
Munchin, :econd master ; Wi'liatu E. Allen, assist-
ant paymaster ; Charles H. Stone, clerk ; Daniel
David Hamilt,n,
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Lieut. H. F. Nicholson, to the
Bruhswiclz; Henry A. Trollope, mate, to the Earya-
lus ; Alex. Tupman, G. R. [lope, and the Hon. A.
Cadogan, midshipmen, t U the Euryalus ; W. R.
Jocelyn, Semour Smith, Samuel Long, Edward L.
Green, John Hope, and W. J. L. Wharton, naval
cadets, to the Euryalus ; J. W. Soady, assistant-
clerk, to the Impregnable.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THB

WEEK.

(From the Report of the Registrar General.)
The deaths registered in London in the first
three weeks of April were successively 1,221, 1,207,
and 1,144 ; in the last week ending Saturday, May
1, they were 1,125. In the ten years 1848-57 the
average number of deaths in the weeks correspond-
ing with last week was 1,045 ; but as the deaths in
the pres,mt return occurred in an increased popu-
lation they should be compared with the average,
after the latter is raised in proportion to the in-
crease—a correction which will make it 1,149. The
deatis of last week were, ttierefore, less by 24 than
the number which the average rate of mortality
would have produced.
The births returned for the same time exceed the
deaths by 592.
The last two returns show a decrease in deaths
by zymotic diseases from 262 to 254, and in those
by "local" diseases, which include diseases of the
respiratory organs, from 477 to 444. Whooping-
cough still predominates in the zymotic class, and
caused 69 deaths, a number which, however, is not
so great as those of some previous weeks. Measles
was fatal in 54 cases, scarlatina in 32, typhus in
31. Out of 11 deaths registered in the sub-district
of St. James, Byrnaondsey, five were from measles,
one from scarlatina, and two from whooping
cough ; and in Rotherbithe, out of 10 registered,
one was from measles, three from scarlatina, two
ft orn whooping - cough, and one from typhus ; t!vo
thirds of the total mortality in the two sub-districts
were caused by diseases of the epidemic character.
n_
Eleven persons died last w
th e . lolfttderiardrihseceas,e awads
two of "English cholera ;"
to a boy
fatal to a girl alter 12 hours' idnesbs
who died after an illness of GIO tatriliciduration.
Amongst remarkable caleesd
following :—A. grocer,
aiai i2nd t iesa
years,
tud ri
end airne e the
gowed false teeth during his
gpe
ictfor
ummt;hae
sequence of having
stomach • , a pain
de
sleep, which
.ptroardwittivld
woman died after fewcolribc:
livery by the Caesarian opera-
%idler in the University Col-
a pital, froinsa gunshot' wound he had re-
ceived at the stoiming of the Redan. The names
of four nonagenarians, all widows, were inscribed
in the registas, the oldest of whore died at 6, Boot.
strLeeats,t Ilotcton Old Town, at the age of 98 years.
week the births of 851 boys and 866 girls—
in all 1717
children were registered in London. In
weeks of the year 1848 57
thethe tenave
rcaogrer
numberespo corresponding
w a s
1643.

THE STRENGTH OF THE INDIAN NAVY.—According to
a Parliamentary return lately issued, it appears that the
East India Company's navy consists of 13 steam frigate?,
13 steam packets, and 6 sailing ships. The
_armament
of these ships is, however, comparatively insignificant.
Two of the frigates carry 10 heavy 68-pounders ; one
carries two 68 pounders and two long 32-pounders ; one
carries five 63-pounders, two long 32-pounders, one 12
and five 10 pounders ; one carries four long 68-pounders,
two ling 32-pounders, two 12 pounder brass howitzers,
and two field pieces ; one carries four 68-pounders and
four light 32-pounders. Three of the sailing vessel!
carry 12 medium 32-pounders each. The armament of
the rest merely consists of one or two guns to e.schnabvly
The total armament of all the ships
consists of 39 heavy 68-pounders,
14 18-pounders, 23 12-pounders, 22 9 pound
in: the
lethanundere
and 51 medium and light 32-pound7erlos,ng4 2.7;opPto°lll;2=
brass 8-pounders, and 4 swivels.