The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-28 00:00:00

DEATH OF MR. ALFRED MELLON.

We have to announce with deep regret the death
of Mr. Alfred Mellon. For some days Mr. Mellon
had suffered from illness, but nothing of a serious
nature was anticipated. On Sunday afternoon last,
at about half-past five, he was seized with severe
sickness, which resisted all treatment, and on Mon-
day violent vomiting of blood came on, and last
night death took place at a quarter before twelve
o'clock. The loss of so distinguished an artist will
cause the deepest regret, especially amongst the
thousands of persons who have listened with delight
to the performances of the magnificent band under
his direction at his promenade concerts, or who
have laughed at the brilliant pantomime he pro-
duced during the time the Rosal Italian Opera,
Covent Garden, was under his sole management.

1867.
The following is the House List of Governors and
Directors of the Bank of England for the ensuing year :
For Governors.

Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq., Governor.
Robert Wigram, Crawford, Esq., Deputy-Governor.
For Directors.

Henry Wollaston Blake,
Esq.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq.
John William Birch, Esq.
Travers Buxton, Esq.
Mark Wilks Collet, Esq.
James Pattison Currie, Esq.
Benjamin Buck Greene, Esq
James Alex. Guthrie, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Esq.
John Benjamin Heath, Esq.
Kirkman Daniel Hodgson,
Esq.
Henry Lancelot Holland,Esq
N.B.—The gentleman agt
is placed is a new candidate
The election for Governor
held at the Bank on Tuesd;
Directors on Wednesday, the
in the forenoon till four in a

John Gellibrand Hubbard,
Esq.
Charles Fi ederick Ruth, Esq.
Alfred Latham, Esq.
George Lyall, Esq.
Thomas Masterman, Esq•
Alexander Matheson, Esq•
James Morris, Esq.
Sheffield Neave, Esq.
George Warde Norman, Esq.
Edward Rowley Palmer, Esq•
Albert George Sanderaan,
Esq.
*Christopher Weguelin, Esq.
ainst whose name an asterisk
for the direction.
and Deputy-Governor will be
ay, the 9th of April, and for
10th April, from eleven o'clock
ie afternoon.

TELEGRAPH CONVENTION BETWEEN FRANCE AND
RussiA.—The Jloniteur publishes the acceptance by France
of the convention with Russia for fixing the tariff of the
telegraph through Siberia. The total charge for a dispatch,
from the western frontier of Russia to the meridian 0'
Tomsk is 13f., and to that of Verkhne-Oudinsk, 21f.
REFORM MEETING AT LEEDS.—A meeting wag
held at Leeds on Tuesday, under the presidency of 31r.
Alderman Tatham, to express some opinion upon the
Government Reform Bill. One of the resolutions stated
that, whilst the meeting was in favour of manhood
suffrage, it was pleased to find a Conservative Govern-
ment recognising household suffrage as a principle
That part of the bill which would exclude compound
householders was objected to, as was also the innova-
tion of dull votes. Mr. Alderman Carter moved
resolution which expressed regret at Mr. Gladstone 'e
speech on Monday night, in which ho said that he re-
garded a .£6 rental franchise as a reasonable and perma-
nent settlement of the Reform question. It was said that
Yorkshire would not be satisfied with any such a nig-
gardly extension. Alderman Carter said he would rather
have Mr. Disraeli's bill, with all its objections, than the
miserable compromise suggested by Mr. Gladstone. The
resolutions were adopted.
SPRING GARDENS, Charing-cross, existed already
in the reign of Queen Elizabeth ; the Mulberry Gardens,
St. James's-park, were formed by her successor, James I.
Both these gardens were in great vogue for many years,
and were only done away with in the reign of Charles
; but owing to their distance they 'a ere more espe-
cially frequented by the Court gallants ; the citizens could
only show off their finery there on Sundays. Moorfields
was formed into walks in 1606 ; it was laid out in four
large square grass-plots, surrounded with shady elms,
which formed very pleasant avenues and walks, at the
end of which was the open country, even as late as 1663.
All about the place there wore music-houses, in which the
men and maid-servants and the City apprentices generally
spent their liciiclAys.—Qnce a Week.