The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-14 00:00:00

_ROYAL ASYLUM OF ST. ANN'S SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the- governors and friends of
this splendid charity was held yesterday at the Londca
Tavern ; the Right Hon: the Lord Mayor in the chair.
The CuiisstAN stated that out of a list of candidates
numbering- 114, the committee were enabled to admit
only 15. He deeply regretted that noble institutions
such as this were not better supported, and warmly ap-
pealed to those who were present .to exert themselves,
individually ar.d collectively, in promoting an institution
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which had such strong claims upon public sympathy.
The report, which was read, alluded to the continued
'success of the society, though that position had only been
maintained by the most unusual and arduous exertions
Theresult .1 commercial failures, and other circumstances,
had Obliged many of their subscribers to withdraw their
support. The committee urged the necessity of co-opera-
tion on the part of the friends, and appealed specially
to the clergy to aid the charity by their valuable ser-
vices in! their pulpits, and among their congregations.
Though death had deprived them of some of their
supporters, the number, of legacies during the year
tied been unusually small. The health of the children
was! reported to be good, and every means had been
adopted to,irnprove their intellectual culture—a reading
room, library; and museum having been established.
The bazaar. which was held last
.summer at Streatham
had produced 309/. ; but the fund was still deficient
3,000/., ond the reduction of this debt was a matter of
great moment.
The officers were all reelected with acclamation,
special allusion being made to the eminent services Some of
Mr. Leeks, the secretary, by several speakers.
interesting.di,cussion took place on the subject of paid
agents, who.Tade a living by dealing in proxies, &c.
Thetfollowing were the successful. candidates :---
GIRLS.
377 Thompson, Maria A. F... 289
Jackson, Ellen
I Ellen
r 'Elizabeth 313 Barnard, M. D'Auvergne 275
Bowman, Martha 293 Stupart, Ellen Bertha ... 273
BOYS.
Clarke; Thee. Sidney 366 I Chatterton, George 5.... 183
Haydn, Thos. M...; 292 I Williams, Richard A. 177
Freeman,Henry
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Umfrey, Frank - 232 And
Bale, Manfred P. 226 Hambidge, Thos.
The case of a child named Barrett was stated in ac-
cordance with a notice which had been given. She was
an unsucJessful candidate at the last election but one,
and it appeared that her friends had exposed some ne-
farious practice in reference to the sale of votes, &c., by
which the candidate had lost her election.
The case was referred to the 'committee to determine
whether, on hearing evidence, they would admit the
~child without an election.
Thanks were voted to the chiarman, who retired, aid
Sir Fe:ix Agar presided, over the election.

FR EN oil FAIGATES IN .BRITISH POETS. Captain
Seven, of the Nieve, French war vessel, now in our port,
called upon 'the Lord Provost on Friday to pay.hirsae
metwith daring
re-
specti before leaving, and to express his warm anet I
f ul, sense of the attention
his stay in Glasgow from all tl,e
offihcersbaad come
fleeted with the port with who.'n :
sfentrally Yonder-
w::'ieh he
had
Ila officials con-
tact. He. was anxious it should
~,odation cf
rnoi,lo:able arrange•
stood that he was very sensible of tber:4
Ments which had been made for theeeac
atten-
his:ship • nothing, 'said he, polite
Oree
tion he had'
met with. "I have,
never before experienc,'d
be said, could,exc dLe alit..'
times round the world, and I
Kroh cordial; kind attention ; and I could not leave, my
Lord Provost, without expressing to you my obliged
sense of all that has been done for us in this port ; more
has been done for us than if we had been Coun-
trymen of your own, and to your officials, especially the
captain of the port, I tender my best thanks.' —Glasgow
Daily Mai/.
LIABILITY of RAILWAY COMPANIES.—At the last
sittior, of the Barnsley County Court an action was
brought by Aft, William Gill, farmer, of ii.rdsley,
against the Lancashire add Yorkshire Railway Com-
pany, to recover the value of two sacks of barley, which
!,,d been lost through the alleged negligence of the
compacy in tranfitu from Barnsley to Holmfirth. -It
appeared that on the 24th of September last the
plaintiff forwarded to the Barnsley sta Lion of the above
line 464 quarters df barley, which he had sold to
Messrs. Bentley and Shaw, of Thongs-b ridge. The sacks
were counted before they were despatched to the rail-
way station, and again on being delivered to the ser-
vants of the defendants, and were admitted to be cor-
rect. On their arrival at Holmfirth the r ope by which
they were secured in the railway track was foundZhse:
given way, and something was said by or le of
nd sbaieo
vants of the company to Messrs. Bentley
man about one of the sacks having been JO?
near LoCkwood station. For the defence it taon the lice
was alleged
. ~elivered at
that only 4411 quarters of barley had hea;.,:,i jet for the
1 the Barnsley station. The judge gape a 7"
plaintiff, with costs.

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lir ...cre7c..i 7.77
'he 82d and 93tb Regiments, wl,iVeilosT tt
,40
in garrison .at Port,,mouth f. om . !ecearnp .at
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A dershot, and received orders to holct=thernseivts ~:.:;,-,
in reciainess to embark for India, will not ftto.untn. 't f,
J4ne- • They were yesterday inspected on South--
sell-common by Major-General B, eton, the Corn-
atrider-in-Chief of • the South-West Distf,ct, who •
wss much pleased with their efficient appear-
mice. , ,

The Duke of Cambridge has approved the trans-
fl of 438 volunteers froin various corps to the Bth,
a 3
tthh,les3dd,in6ldstep, 70th,depots
sath
78tht eHighlanders, 83d and
Provisional Battalion
C tham. The_ regiments whiCh have furnieheel.
.1. ' i 28th,
t is large number
,of volunteers are the 4th King'
0 ; 6th, 14th., 21st, Royal F
3 st, 65th, 66th, and 670.
ali
Fusiliers"; i iprs -
Yesterday an interesting ceremony was performed
on the parade-ground of the Marine Barracks
Chatham—the presentation of a silver medal, with.
a gratuity of 151., which had been awarded by the
Adrail-alty, to Colour-Serjeant Thomas Morrl ck,
Royal Marines, for long service and meritorious
conduct. The battalion having been forined into
close column the presentation of the medal was
made to Serjeant Mortlock by the commandant of
tie Chatham division, Colonel E. A. Parker, who
expressed the gratificafiOn hee-felt in presenting
such a mark of distinction, which zould only have
been gained by long and meritorious service.
Colonel Parker having fastened the medal. oa
Serjeant Mor t lock's breast, addressed the troops,
informing them that the same was open to each of ,
theiii.-COlour-Serjeant Mortlock has been in the -
service 21 years, during which period he has borne
an excellent character. He has been 16 years a
non-commissioned officer, and is decorated with the
Syrian and also a Turkish medal.
! The Conflict, 8, screw corvette, Commander
Cochran, arrived at Spithead yesterday from the
Mediterranean ; she left Malta on the 22d ult.;
Gibraltar, Feb. 2d ; and Lisbon, 7th. The Caesar, .
91, Captain Robb, and the Colossus, Sic lolft-iiis.ne
bonier England, pn the sfhimit. The Sanspareil, -
80, and the Exmouth, 91, were to follow: in a)fear
days. The Conflict left at Lisbon, in addition to the
two lait-nanaecl, the Duic'e of Wellington, 131, 'flag.
ship of Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Dundas, K.C.8.;-
the James Watt, 91, Captain Anson ; and the
Princess Royal, 91, Captain George Giffard, G.B:
The Conflict left yesterday afternoon for Devon-
port, to be paid off.
The Hastings, 60, screw blockahip, was taken
into dock yesterday for repairs; and -to be made -
available for the Coastguard service.
The Thetis, 36, Prussian. frigate, having refitted
in Portsmouth Harbour, has got up lower yards and
topgallantmasts, and )ent sails in readiness for
going t 9 Spithead.
We have reason to believe that the following is a
correct list of her Majesty's ships and gunboa's
ordered home from the stations specified :—From •
the Mediterranean—the Cressy, Majestic, Daunt- ~
lesk Miranda, Desperate, Boxer, Cracker, Fancy,
and Grinder. From the West Indies—the Nile,
Euryalus, Arrogant, Archer, and Arab. From
Lisbon—the Caesar.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Gascoigne, ,of the •
Portsmouth division of Royal Marines, has made
an exchange of division with Lieutenant-Colonel H. .
C. Tate; Chatham division. .
Colonel S. R. Wesley, Deputy-Adjutant-General
of the Royal Marines, is to have the good service
pension vacant by the promotion consequent on the.
death of General G. Jones. _ _

The Pylades, 21, screw steam corvette, Master
W. H. Sharp in charge, was put out of No. 3 dry
dock at Sheerness yesterday. She is to be placed
in the first-class steam reserve here.

The Driver,- 6, paddlewheel steam sloop,
Commander Innis Chambers, was paid of on.
Thursdr.y, at Sheerness. She is to be placed is
the second-olass squadron of reserve.
The Terrible, 21, paddlewheel steam frigate, is
ordered to be taken into No. 1 dry dock at Sheer-.
ness. _

The Nimrod, 6, screw steam despatch vessel at.
Sheerness, has been ordered to proceed to Ports-
mouth.

The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :
Commander G. F. Burgess, to the Hecate, vice
Commander Gordon, deceased ; Lieutenant A. A.
D. Onslow and Lieutenant C. F. Ryder, to the
Herald ; Alexander Brown, Master, to the Edin-
burgh ; Richard Mumford, Second-Master, to the
Ajax -; Oscar Samson, Acting-Second-Master, to
the Victory ; L. M. Mallet, Midshipman, to the
Dragon ; J. PatterBon and F. W. B. Jones, Naval
Cadets, to the 'Vixen.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

HEREFORD.

The polling commenced at eight o'clock yester-
day morning, but the quiescent state of the streets
was much unlike the excitement which formerly
prevailed on such occasions. The poll closed at
four o'clock with the following result
Clive
Pavia
Majority

BUTESIIIRE.
ROTHESAY, FEB. 12.

This day was appointed by the Sheriff of the
county of Bute for the return of a member to fill
the seat vacant by the resignation of the Hon. Stuart
Wortley, consequent upon his acceptance of the
office of Solicitor-general. Mr. Wortley was again
a candidate; and, as there was no opposition, the
proceedings excited very little interest. Very few
electors were present belonging to Bute.
Sheriff Hunter having read the writ, &c.,
Dr. Gibson, the late Provost of Rothesay, moved
that Mr. Wortley be again returned to Parliament
as the representative of the joint counties of Bute
and Arran.
Tke nomination was seconded by Mr. J. M'Don-
gall, Kerrytorlie, and, there being no other candi-
date, the Sheriff sleclared Mr. Wortley duly elected.
The Hon. S. Wortley then addressed the elec-
tors. He thanked them for again placing him in the
proud position of their representative, and, while
ho expressed himself deeply grateful to the friends
who had supported him, he thanked those who might
not agree with him for their forbearance. When he
lait appeared before them he stood in an indepen-
dent position, but, her Majesty having been
pleased to offer him a distinguished place under the
Crown, he had accepted the post. The question
arose—whether or not his constituents would ap-
prove the stop ? They bad done so. The hon.
gentleman then referred to the late war.' He bad
supported that war, and be believed it was the
universal opinion of the people of Great Britain
that the war was of such a just and necessary char-
acter that Britain could not stand by without tak-
ing part in it. He referred to the disadvantageous
position of the army after a forty years' peace, and
said that, notwithstanding, British soldiers had suc-
cessfully encountered the most powerful military
nation in Europe. He had given the war his best
support, and when in 1855 all eyes were turned to
Lord Palmerston he (Mr. Wortley) was one of
those who considered that his Lordship was the
man for the crisis. When some of his political
friends endeavoured to obtain a premature and un-
he (Mr. Wortley) had separated
fsraotmisfatchteomry.
sup-
port throughout the war. Referring to taxation,
peace,He had given Lord Palmerston his
he said he looked forward to relief from the
present excessive burden. He next referred
to the Maynooth question, and said that if a mo-
tion for the abolition of the grant were again pre-
seated to Parliament be would give it his support.
tHi
oens
Billpo k eoifn
lfaasvto favour
session, o fth the Lordeh htdvhoacs..
and declared himself in favour
ceived measure for the improvement
of the paro-
chial schools which did not separate education from
religion. of anytseu'lEdePloicoted,c:

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ROY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
THIS EVENING will be performed
THE CORSICAN BROTHERS.
Fabicn and Louis dei Franchi, by Mr. C. Kean.
After which, a now grand Christmas Pantomime, called
ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP;
or, Harlequin and the Genii of the Ring. Harlequin, Mr.
Coma& ; Clown, Mr. Huila() ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Co-
lumbine, Miss C. Adams.

ROYAL LYCEr3f THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon.
THIS EVENING, will be performed the tragedy of
OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. Charles Dillon ; Desdemona, Mrs.
Charles Dillon.
To be followed by
CONRAD AND MEDORA;
or, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of
the Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Brough, Esq.,
ounded upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her
Majesty's Theatre. The harlequinado upon things in gene.
ral. The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. F.
Fenton.
Conrad (the Corsair) Miss Woolgar
Birbarto (his lieutenant) Mr. J. L. Toole
Med ora
Clowns
Mr. H. Marshall
The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super-
stendence of Mr. Chatterton, jun.
Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set
down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street.

THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.

THIS EVENING, will be performed BORN TO GOOD
LUCK. Paddy O'Rafferty, Mr. Barney Williams.
After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which
Mr. Wright and Pail Bedford will appear.
Followed by OUR GAL. Caroline Morton, Mrs. Barney
Williams.
To conclude with