The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-21 00:00:00

CHARLES AND JOSEPH- SURFACE.

All fatal tiewB is briefly told. We find
Both the Peels have—and England is—resigned.
—Punch,

CONVOCATION. —Yesterday morning there was a formal
meeting of the Convocation of the Province of Canter-
bury at Westminster. An adjournment was declared
until theelOth of July.
MADAME ENDEsssorm's MATINEE MUSICALE.
This concert, under most distinguished patronage, took
place yesterday morning at the Beethoven Rooms, and
was numerously and fashionably attended. On this oc-
casion Madame Clara Schumann made her sec-nd ap-
pearance this season, an her splendid performance of
Beethoven's sonata in D minor proved indisputably her
title to ha considered the first pianiste of the day.
Madame Enderssohn's artistic qualifications and beauty
of voice are well known, and nothing could exeoed
in
brilliancy and expression her execution of the scene.,
"Ah fors% lui," from the " Traviats"
derssohn also
her by Balfe, " Tee
e Deserted Madame En-
a new song, written expressly for
with great success.
vsigF,:n akde rtatbtoach, Mr. Millardi, Mr. Allan
h
Lave their valuable aseistance,
end I3alfe as conductors.
THE Pool; LAW BOARD.—We stated some time ago
with Frank
in The Su,4 that a dispute had arisen between the Poor
Law -Beard and the guardians of S. Theruas's Union
(‘Te7a.eter), the latter contending that three relieving
officers, well paid, would do the work better than four
who were not so liberally remunerated. The Poor Law
Board considered that four officers were necessary to
perform tahceolliwosirokneaffipepieeatid Y,
jametud dis-
cussion,ianfeinert.conAsicdoemraphrloemise
w, end the Poor Law Board con-
sented
to allowhowever, tehifedeesett.iumas
's Union a trial of three re-
lieving officers until Ladyday last. The plan has work-
ed well, and a report to that effect was sent to the
Poor Law Board. That body, through Lord Courtenay,
one of the secretaries, has replied in a communica-
tion, dated the 14th instant, to the effect that the
Poor LAW Board will no longer withhold their assent ;
but, as they still entertain a doubt of its practical
working during a series of years, they desire to express
their confident reliance; founded on the attention and
care with which the guardians obviously discharge their
duties, that they will consider and propose any altera-
tion in the relief arrangements that circumstances may
render it necessary to make.
STREET PREACHING—On Monday evening a meeting,
which was numerously attended, was held in the Music-
hall, Chester, to give expression to a feeling of sympathy
with Mr. Reginald Radcliffe and the missionaries from
Liverpool, who were arrested and sent to prison by order
of Major French, a magistrate, while preaching in the
streets during the time of the Chester races. Mr. W.
Titherington, the chairman' •advocated the practice of
open-air preaching, particularly as regarded " the
attempts made to stem the torrent of vice, diesipa
tion, and wickedness of which Chester was the scene
during the races." The Rev. 11. D. Thomas, M.A.
proposed a resolution expressive of thanks to God
for the success which had attended the efforts made
to counteract the evils attendant upon the races
at Chester, and in doing so advocated the advantage of
street preaching, and quoted a speech' made by Lord
Shaftesbury in favour of the practice. The Rev. W
Hunter, brother-in-law to Mr. Radcliffe, seconded the
resolution, after which Mr. Radcliffe gave an account
of the'exertions made by himself and brother missionaries
at Chester, Liverpool, and other races, and said that
their object was " the salvation of souls." The reso-
lution was carried. Other resolutions were then agreed
to expressive of regret at the attempts to put clown
open air preaching, and giving an opinion that such
preaching, combined with the distribution of religions
tracts, was eminently calculated to counteract the evils
connected with races.

THE CANADIAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, 'May 20.—The
Montreal Ocean Steam-ship Company's steamer Cana-
dian left the Mersey at half-past eight o'clock this morn-
ing, for Quebec and Montreal, with the Canadian mails,
113 canin, and 330 steerage passengers, besides a full
cargo of fine goods.
THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday.—The Pen-
insular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Colombo,
Captain J. S. Field, sailed to-day for Gibraltar, Malta,
and Alexandria, with the India and China mails, 48
first-class and 20 second-class passengers, a full cargo,
and 2,901 boxes of specie and jewellery, value 753,362/.
108. 2d. ; viz. :

Silver. Gold. Jewellery.
Bombay £171,225 0 0 £153 0
Ceylon
Madras 22,167 0 0 1,785 0 676 11
Calcutta 114,185 0 0 100 0 189 0
Penang
_ . 1,410 0 0 ......

Singapore. 86:990 0 0 ......
101 0
Hongkong 154,016 9 2 529 0
Canton 2,000 0 0 250 0
Shanghai 166,780 0 0 210 0
Malta

£748,843 9 2 £2,227 0 £2,29111
Among the Colombo's passengers are—Captain A.
Forbes and Lieutenant Costin, for Malta ; Col. Napier,
for Calcutta; Major Porter, Captain and Mrs. Dundas,
for Madras ; Captain the lion. E. Forester, Captain and
Mrs. W. Walker, Captain and Mrs. Wellesley, Major
Blagrave, and Captain and Mrs. Burn, for Bombay, &c.
The United States mail steam-ship Washington, Captain
E. Cavendy, sailed to-day for New York with the Eng-
lish, French, and German mails, 100 passengers, and a
genes-al cargo of merchandise on freight.