The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-13 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TA.'—YESTERAY
'`‘ littt
tle businessTTEßSALLin a smallsway enablesD us. to furnish
" of market prices.
WOLVERHAMPTON STAXES.
6 to 4 agst Mr. Wreford's Franchise—taken
to 1 ST. LEGER.
14
agst
Mr. Salvin's The Cure—taken
to agst Lord Stanley's Ithuriel—taken and aft. off.
1. to 2 agst Mr. J. Scott's Bay Momus—t. and aft. off.
iod
4_lo 2 agst Mr. Vane's Valerian
12 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Deer—taken
14 tto 1 agst Mr. J. Day's the Ugly Buck—taken
33 too agst Mr. Irwin's Foig-a-ballagh
The backers of Red Deer and Ugly Buck offered to go on.
to 1 TIIE DERBY.
, f
es ,v, was laid against the Monimia colt, and 40 to 1 in
e bout-.A
,ot Falstaff (late Grotesque). Offers to tak e 18 to
Q lit:dextrevarmiu‘ who is reported to have become the property

VISIT OF THE KING OF THE
FRENCH To HER MAJESTY.

The 7th or 9th of September were the periods which
had been arranged a fortnight ago for the arrival
of his Majesty the King of the French in this
country, upon a visit to the Queen. The visit of
his Majesty will now take place a week later than
the time originally fixed upon, in consequence of
the accouchement of our beloved Sovereign not having
occurred so early as had been confidently anticipated
at the period of the original arrangement being made.
The French Monarch, who will embark, it is ex-
pected, at Dieppe, in a French man-of-war, and will
he accompanied by another 74-gun ship and a small
ft et of steamers, will land at Portsmouth, and travel by
the South Western Railway en mute to Windsor Castle,
to the Farnborough station, where the royal carriages
will be in waiting to convey his Majesty and suite to
Windsor. The same apartments (and also some additional
state rooms) at the Castle, which were occupied
by the King of Prussia, at the christening of the Prince
of Wales, and the Emperor of Russia, during the Ascot
race- week, will be prepared for the reception of the King
of the French and his Majesty's numerous suite. They
will be most magnificently furnished and embellished ;_
indeed, no pains or expense will be spared at the Palace of
the English Sovereign to receive the King of the French in
a manner worthy of the Queen of this mighty empire—
worthy, alike, of her Majesty's Royal and Illustrious
guest.
A review, upon a grand and imposing scale, during the
King's short visit at Windsor (which is not expected to
be prolonged beyond a week or ten days), to take place
in the Great Park, has already been spoken of. It is now
rumoured that several infantry regiments will be encamped
in the Park, and that not less than from 15 to 20 cavalry
and infantry regiments, with a park of artillery and field
batteries, will be present at this intended magnificent
military spectacle. Splendid banquets will take place in
St. George' Hall and the Weterloo Chamber, to be followed
by state balls and grand evening parties. Preparations
have already been commenced at the Roman Catholic
chapel, at Clewer, about a mile from Windsor, for the ac-
commodation of his Majesty and suite. It was at first ar-
ranged for pews to be constructed for the King and suite ;
but it is now, we understand, contemplated to add a
wing to the edifice, open to one side of the interior of the
Chapel, and to be appropriated, exclusively, for the ac-
commodation of his Majesty and attendants. This plan
will be carried into effect in the event of there being
sufficient time to complete it before the arrival of the
royal visitor to the Queen.
There is very little doubt that the christening of the
Infant Prince will take place during his Majesty's visit
at Windsor. Indeed, it has been stated that the King of
the French will be one of the sponsors (it is supposed, if
so, by proxy, his Majesty being a Roman Catholic) to
the last born Prince of the House of Brunswick. It is
not expected that his Majesty will visit the metropolis
during his short stay in England, but remain the whole
time at the royal residence at Windsor.

E.Aai
tlealin.-111,,,G SILK.—The following d.,iiraenctdioynerss f........0r
lialf '' suas are by one of the first Paris
bi 4 POUna
with a sponge or
vat of —of soft soap, a teaspoonful of brandy, and a
gllahel girl ; Mix all well together _
and iron
%it er BPiread the mixture on each side of the silk with-
it telitts-Ilg it ;wash it in two or three waters,
11;isisieRw.rio(llgs. sideT h;eit
trusteeswill theonfltohoek
reward
of tivt. _eortor,l
",a, Shoreditch, have just offered oaos3gr theooofdd as
new.
parish
children,
offal:T.., guineas for the apprehension osf
antwentya heads
thous 1 leis who have deserted their wive
ng nearly one hundred i
King, is
ko
~. Parish. One of the deserters,
jamesare mostly
thsetttv. *ndividual, chargeable..
weov:;l33.etropolitan policeman, the others
ku
nursery
P1ea4,1144T WitEAT.—A few weeks since, we had the
and .2 of visiting the grounds of Mr. Reid,
t_ p attracted they
V ----`"sraaa, berry, and feel bound to add our tribute
atellairation to the tasteful manner in which
Ilvtieltitici ollt. In his garden, among other cunritoitsyitieosf
quantity
of an
ab 741141 wheat in full ear, and
our attention, we saw a a
giving
promise
une in the
1.014 of amp
haest, the seed of which was o
ose ontte ni) unro e
' tics of this wheat,
14' take thqualnted with the character's . .
n of its
th
'''
• II din 1840. For the b.enefit of
receii.... e following very accurate description .4 71ties f
7,1, -rcm our contemporary, the
a much
lariss ' -"Le specimensand of the Egyptian bear
wheats,
1' have weightier ear than our common .
Deny Jour-
ro-
ided --itself li'sP fully six inches long, and is p
The e; a ortionably stronger s.em oi. stalk.
tal„t, with,i lons.
than uu.igonz,,
is 1Y awnsmeasures,ur 'in one direction,
.mohr ,
beards, like barley; its breadth
e
it h., arl llieu, arid, in the other, about half an me.
fro as' therefore, a somewhat quadrangular appearancelength
froni the base till within one-third of its whole lea:ll34.k e+l. tl3, from which, till its termination, it !es--
tittuisvie ear of barley. But, in our opinion, its di
treadthin
t or-
uliarity (which accounts for its great
ti,oo
cl pees in the disposition of the
lie so
entn,„,,t,be grain in earlets or small ears, which
As ge's'llY and close to the main ear, that their existence,,he
greatesp
Rettitate ears, is detected only by manipulation. the 421,1 seize, form, consistency, and colour is sium'ilar to
proire"9, e of this country, and, from its being veryonr
beSt 8-ta cultivation will merit the attention of
A reulturNorthern Whig.
outfit
;plateenk,ltlicArt HORSEAIAN.—Few things can be more
of „ for all weathers and all seasons, than the
that can
_ horseman, Irehas e.
contrrbueteietall hc'rs every thing hO,, 8 0 the comfort or necessity of the passing
enu...- trapped to :erne part of his horse or his. usual.
broad-brimmed,
at'eall;ineats- First of all, he has his broa .
t. Rie-crowned sombrero, covered with oil-skin ; next,
1i:1,3119.rt leathern fancifully embossed with la e
tin 4, like the old buff costs of the feudal freebooters;
, his leather trousers with rows of buttons at the.
1723., eventingpr the chafing of the saddle, and his
hPings p his feet and ankles ;in front of
~,.0i are his armas de a gua, a large skin cut in two
rrts.., the ends of which on one side are fastened
vs; the saddle-boye ; the other two being tied behind
hi so that his legs are entirely protected from rain;.
,t e them, again are strapped his pistols, while passing
:',ealt. ath his left leg, rests his trusty toledo. From the
.t'vtke.in front hang his lasso, a long running noose, with
111:11_1 10.1 he catches his horse in the morning; and behind
lett
inls strapped his serape, or blanket-cloak, with a
it r ! the middle, which he throws over his head when
il , aor is cold, and protects him from the weather as
tunprfect thatch. Thus mounted on his high peaked
,re long
saddle, with stiff wooden stirrups, over which
in`regelo_ng ears of leather • and his feet armed with the
n.._, Spanish spur, to which is attached a small ball of
aTY-tempred steel, that strikes against the long rowels
e‘, very tread of the man or beast, and rings like a
.04ry hell
110,8 e,... , you. have a complete picture of a Mexican
1. e.,.'"aa, equipped at every point, and ready for the
0_ 4• If he has to fight, he has his weapons; if to feed,
Inilatts his laden mule ; if it rains, he dons his serape and
~..,isde even, and rides secure from storm and wind;
`40441c1 if he arrives at an Indian hut, rOter a long- and toil-
; ej°llmney, and no bed is ready to receive him, he
Preads the skins on the earthen floor—his saddle is his
radii,
4
1/1110w and his blanket a counterpane. He is the com-
Pe
4-vico. of aperfect
travelling household,—Mayer's
4

TILE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1844.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
A new opera, entitled Corrado di Altamura, was pro-
duced
at this theatre on Saturday with complete suc-
cess. It is the composition of Fredeigo Ricci, brother
of the composer of Scarramuccia, and contains much
pleasing melody. The " east" of the characters was as
,ju the subjoined scheme:—
' CotradO di Altapaura .....
Ruggierii 'di' Morre^ale_;,.:.;;;.;;Sigt4oof4i ''''-"4—
Giffredo (his Squire) Signor A. Giubilei.
Grand Chancellor Signor Dai
Delizia Mad.. Grisi:
Guiscardo Bonello Favauti.
Margarita - Mad. Dai Fiori.
Isabella '- Mad. Bellini.
The scene is laid. in Sicily, and the period at which it is
-supposed to pass is about the twelfth century. The plot
of the opera is simple in substance, and not complicated
in its texture or development. It turns on the old story
—love and treachery. Corrado di Altamura, a Sicilian
count, has, " like Jephtha, King of Israel,"
One fair daughter, and no more,
The which he loveth passing well.
Her name is Delizia, and she is betrothed to Ruggiero,
a disgraced duca of the Guiscard, or serpent family, who
has f, and a refuge and a friend in her father, in his hour
of distress. The gentle maiden is as fond of her lover
as ever Galatea was of Ac;s, as they disported erewhile
on the sunny slopes of the Lily bean promontory ; but
he, as though to save the credit of his !amity cognomen,
with the subtleness of the snake, from which he takes his
designation, having won her unsuspecting heart, and—it
may be something more—woos another high-born dame,
the child of. the Arch-Chancellor of the kingdom, and
arranges to wed her. All this is revealed to Corrado,
and by him of course to Delizia, through the virtuous
indigeation, and it may be violent jealousy—" all for
love, and a little for the bottle"—of Bonello, a young
and noble knight, :who has long sought, but sought in
vain, to obtain the hand of the fair one so falsely be-
trayed, and so foully abandoned; and daughter and sire
set out at once for Palermo to stop the nuptial rites—
forbid the banns—and exposes the recreant Ruggiero,
or " Rager," for that is his ominous appellation.
They arrive in due course, at the " nick of
time," and " a scene" ensues, which issues in
the resumption, by the Arch-Chancellor, of all the
rascally Ruggiero's deprived dignities, the price, it is
inferred, of his marriage with his daughter, and then
finishes with the flight of the baffled betrayer. The trea-
son of Ruggiero has, however, so wrought upon the
heart of Delizia, that she resolves to renounce the world,
and become the bride of Heaven ; and a nun she accord-
ingly becomes, like the Toaggenburger's lady-lovein the
beautiful ballad of Schillar

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAIL-

WA Y.
COMMUNICATION WITH IRELAND.

Yesterday the first general meeting of this Com-
pany was held at the office, No. 62, Moorgate-street.
Mr. COLLETT, M.P., who is also Chairman of the
Board,of Pirectors, having been called to the chair,
'stated that the meeting had been called in accordance
with-the Act of Incorporation, and he also expressed
his regret that in the present instance he was not
enabled to go so fully into the details of the Com-
pany's affairs as he could wish. The formation of
the Company arose from certain negotiations with
respect to the transmission of the mails, and after
communications with the Lords of the Treasury and
the Post-office authorities, the necessary surveys had
been made, and plans submitted, after which the
subject of constructing the line was bruught before
Parliament, in a Committee, upon which was Sir
G. Clerk. With respect to the amount to be realised
by the traffic, it was estimated at 50,0001. for the
transmission of the mails, the conveyance of troops,
and various other Government purposes. The
sum now demanded by the Company was 40,0001.,
but notwithstanding that the Directors had had
several interviews on the subject with her Majesty's
Government, no arrangement had as yet been come
to. He had just received a note from Sir George
Clerk, in which he stated that as Sir Robert Peel
and the Chancellor of the Exchequer were both out
of town at the present moment, it would be impos-
sible for him to make any definite communication on
the part of the Government which might be submit-
ted to the meeting. Such being the case, it was pro-
posed to adjourn the present meeting until Friday,
the 30th inst., when it was considered that the Di-
rectors would be in a position to state to the meeting
the result of the negotiations with the Government.
A PROPRIETOR wished to know whether the delay,
in these negotiations was caused by any difference re-
specting the amount demanded, or whether it arose
from an objection to the principle.
The CHAIRMAN replied that it was merely a ques-
tion as to terms. The Company considered they
were entitled to the sum they demanded, and they,
therefore, were determined to adhere to the first pro-
posal. In conclusion, he would state that a change
had taken place in the Direction, Sir John Guest
havinc, retired, and the Hon. Mr. Stanley being ap-
pointed' in his place.

" She you seek, the veil now bearing,
Is the bride of Heaven ;
Tester's feast, as night was nearing,
She to God was given."
She has taken the irrevocable vows—she has entered
the cloister—she belongs to life no longer, save by her
breath—she is among her fellow-creatures, not of them
—she is the servant and the handmaiden of religion—
immured for ever _ _ _

- A vote of th-anks was then passed to the Chairman,
after which the meeting adjourned to the 30th.

LAWS OF GAMING.

MINUTES: 'OF EVIDENCE ATTACHED TO THE
REPORT OF THE I SELECT COMMITTEE ON
GAMING. Ordered by the House of Commons to
be printed, May 29, 1844.
_ .

" In those deep solitudes and awful cells.
Where heavenly musing contemplation dwells."
The youthful Bonello departs from the church when she
has taken "presentation," cast down with the loss he
has sustained, and only animated by the hopes of re-
venge upon him who blighted his being. Her aged fa-
ther turns away from the grated portal within which is
enshrined his treasure—all that to him made life lovely.
They are all gone, and he is alone—alone in his deep
grief, in his bitter anger, in his boiling rage—grief,
and anger, and rage, which none can fancy but
those who hare felt what it is to have the
" one object in the world" torn from them, by hands
which they have trusted, and hearts which they
have loved. In this mood he encounters a masked
man, who implores the pardon of the injured parent on
behalf of the wretch Ruggiero ; and who, that pardon
being denied to his entreaties and refused to his tears,
discovers himself as the traitor. A noble nature will
not take advantage even of its worst enemy. Ruggiero
calls on Corrado to strike, and wipe out with his heart's
blood the stain he has cast on his name, the blight he
has brought on his race ; but the angered father, in-
jured though he is, cannot strike a defenceless man. He
gives him his sword, and they fight, not on the stage,
and the wounded and disabled traitor flies for refuge
even to the convent, where, all unknown to him, Delizia
has made her last home between the grave and this
world. The end of the drama may be easily anticipated
The nun, attracted by the groans of a dying man in the
garden of the nunnery, where she is then walking, rushes
to his relief with the prompt humanity of her sex, and
Ruggiero, penitent and imploring forgiveness, passes
away—let us hope to a better sphere—under the in-
fluence of her benediction and her pity. He dies as
Corrado, Bonello, and their friends and followers enter,
beseeching blessings on the head of her he loved and
betrayed, and offering, as the only extenuation of his
crime, bes:des his deep contrition and heartfelt woe, the
fact that he had not once turned his sword against his
benefactor and her sire in the fatal affray which cost him
his existence, and consigned her to irremediable sorrow
for his loss. And so ends this sad eventful history.
The first act, which is preceded not by an overture, but
by a few bars of introduction, represents the joy of De-
lizia at the return of her lover Roggero, who departs,
almost as soon as he returns, for the wars, according to
his own account ; but alas, he has really gone to marry
the daughter of the Grand Chancellor, and the joy of
the house of Altamura is turned to sorrow, when this
afflicting intelligence is communicated by Bonello, the
curtain falling on an indignant trio by Bonello, Delizia,
and Corrado. An aria of Grisi, "Forse ah forse," was
pre-eminently successful, not for its own merits, but for
the very exquisite singing of the artist. She lavished
upon it all her fioriture, and never was heard, probably,
a which she afterwards sings—" Reggio di contento "
specimen of perfect execution. A song
is
exceedinglyinpgretty, and withal light and playful even
to triviality. She sported through it in the true spirit
of heedless happiness, and we were- somewhat surprised
that this did not receive the honour of an encore, as
well as the preceding aria. A duet by Fornasari and
Favanti, in which the revelation is made of Roggero's in-
fidelity, is remarkable for the favourable opportunity
given to the former for an exhibition of strong feeling.
Ihe representation of tender affection, when Corrado
describes his love for his daughter, and the fury of his
delivery when he discovers that she has been wronged,
are among Fornasari's best efforts, and quite in his own
vein. The second act commences with a drinking
chorus. The scene is now a hall in the Chancellor's
palace, and the nuptials of Roggero and Margarita
(Madame Dui Fiori) are about to be celebrated, when
the ceremony is interrupted by the appearance of Cor •
redo, Delizia, and Bonello. The concerted piece by the
whole of the dramatis persona and chorus is exceedingly
good, and the orchestral accompaniments highly skilful
and effective. The act is a very short one, but what it
contains leaves a better impression of Ferdinand Ricci
than any other part of the opera. We should not take
leave of this second act without a word as to Mario's
costume. That vocalist has made it such a com-
plete study to introduce new and striking dresses in
every character he assumes, that his habiliments are
always anticipated with curiosity. The chain armour
in which he is attired in the first act, gives all the
notion of a middle-age knight, as distinguished from the
gingerbread-looking warriors who so often represent
chivalry. his dress as a bridegroom in the second act
is superb. The blue silk tunic, and, indeed, the whole
bsiccetuer, es'
costume, gives an appearance of the most graceful light-
ness, while a golden circlet is worn upon the head. It
is a
u mosttiful p n
romantic attire. he third act is decorated by a very
ea .emedium between the classic and
representing The
a convent, with light
streaming through the painted windows. Delizia is
about to take the veil, and an appropriate chorus and
preghiera are introduced. Roggero, stricken with re-
morse, enters enveloped in a large cloak, and has an in-
terview with old Corrado, whose pardon he endeavours
to obtain. When he reveals himself he receives a chal-
lenge in the place of forgiveness, and the injured father
and the faithless lover retire to mortal combat. The
whole of this business forms the subject of a duet, which
has little originality, but with its attendant flourishing
of swords and the spirit of the two vocalists, produces
that excitement which must almost necessarily result
from all duets, written with tolerable skill, taking their
date from " Suoni la tromba." The sound of an organ
is heard within the convent chapel, and Delizia enters
it after singing an aria. Then Roggero makes his
appearance, mortally wounded, but nevertheless in
sufficiently good condition to sing a long duet
with Delizia, and obtains her forgiveness ere he dies
in the arms of Corrado, which death concludes the opera.
At the fall of the curtain the principal artistes were
called for and received with all the honours. The mag-
nificent, ballet of Le Lac des Fees followed, with Cerito
Duke
fukMecklenburgh Stre-
e and Duchess of
as the heroine. The theatre was crowded. Among the
litz ; the Queen Dowager's box was occupied by Mdlle.
d'Este and party ; his Excellency the Count Nesselrode,
Count Donitri Nesselrode, Baron Brunnow, the Russian
pueDuchess
s
company Cambridge, we
the
Ambassador, arid Baroness Brunnow ; the Dukes of
Wellington and St, Alban's ; the Duchesses of Somerset
and St. Alban's ; the Marquises of Winchester, Clanri-
carde, Worcester, and Huntley ; the Marchionesses of
Londonderry and Headfort ; the Earls of Pembroke,
Liverpool, Westmorland, and Glengall ; the Countesses
of Antrims, Palmerston, and Glengall ; Count Feraris
Zichy, Count Kondriaffsky, Count Crivelli, Count de
Jernac ; Lords Palmerston, Trimleston, Sandys, Cran-
stoun, Gardner, Templetown, and Foley ; Ladies Trim-
leston, Wombwell, Blantyre, Beckett, and Joddrell ;
Sirs Henry Webb, John Beckett, Thomas Hare, Fre-
derick Trench, R. P. Joddrell, and A. B. Clifton ; Ho-
nourables Mrs. Tollemache, Mrs. Leicester Stanhope,
Mrs. H. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Yorke, and Mrs. Fitz-
libon • , Ernest Fane, Mr • Foley, General Upton, Co.
lonel Upton, Lc.

It is our present purpose to give extracts from the
evidence of one of the witnesses only who were ex-
amined by this Committee. The evidence of Mr.
Crockford, now deceased, is certainly one of the most
curious, guarded, qualified, and astute pieces of tes-
timony, ever given by a reluctant party, anxious to
screen himself from all implications and consequences
which might be contingent hereafter on his answers.
The reader will bear in mind that the Committee ex-
amining at the time consisted, including the chair-
man, of nine persons. Out of these nine gentlemen,
we are perhaps quite within the mark in saying that
four, at least, had been either members of, or had, at
one time or other, played at the magnificent hell—
the head-quarters of imperial gaming—in St. James's-
street.

Thursday, 28th March, 1844. William Crockford,
" Esquire," examined :

Chairman—Have you been made a defendant in any
of the qui tam actions which have lately been made the
subject of Parliamentary interference ?—I understand
so, but no writ has been served upon me.

Chairman—lf any questions should be put to you on
the matters with reference to which those actions have
been brought, and where your answers may be injurious
to you, the Committee desire you to understand that on
your stating that to be the fact, those questions will not
be proposed.
What is your occupation ?--I have no occupation, ge-
nerally speaking ; I am concerned in mines and other
things.
Are you the proprietor of a club-house in St. James's-
street ?—I was; but that terminated about four years ago.
For how long had you been the proprietor ?—About
15 or 16 or 17 years.

During the time you were proprietor of that club-
house, what were the rules of admission to that club ?
It was a private club ; not a thing done in public at all ;
it was amongst private gentlemen; I should wish to de-
cline answering that question.
They were elected by ballot ?—Yes.
You were not the person who laid down those rules ?
—No ; they were laid down by a committee.
There was a good deal of play carried on at that club,
was there not 2—There may have been so ; but I do not
feel myself at liberty to answer that question, to divulge
the pursuits of private gentlemen. Situated as I was, I
do not feel myself at liberty to do so.
Do you not know that play went on in that house ?
I do not feel myself at liberty to answer that question.
The careful hypothesis, rather than admission,
that " there might have been " a good deal of play
carried on in this high temple of cards and dice,—the
reverential delicacy with which Mr. Crockford shrinks
from any divulging of the " pursuits " !) of private
gentlemen ;—and his not feeling at liberty to say that
he knew of play going on in his own house—are mas-
terly hits. The quondam fishmonger seems to attri-
bute a sort of theocratic silence to the mystery of
gambling, as if it were the mystery of freemasonry
wherewith he was dealing. But Mr. Crockford, when
he says, in answer to Q. No. 2,624, " I don't care
what I say about myself, but I must beg to decline
bringing any gentleman's name into discussion," sup-
plies us with a key to some of his answers, which would
appear strangely incompatible with that quickness
of apprehension and general shrewdness for which he
was really so remarkable. In the following passage
it will be seen that the master-spirit of the modern
Pandemonium undertook to say that he did not know
who was the proprietor of his house ;—whom he had
given it up to ;—whether, on his retirement, and giving
up the mastership,lhe had signed any papers or not ;
who now paid him rent for the palace he had erected ;
—or who was its present superintendent. We are
only astonished to find that he does plead guilty to
some experience in betting on the turf, and some
knowledge of games of chance and horse-racing.
These confessions do wonderful credit to the in-
genuousness of the old gentleman :
I should wish to ask whether you still wish to decline
answering any question with regard to the proprietors
of your club four years ago ?—Yes, certainly I should
beg to decline it.
Mr. Escott—Are you proprietor of a house in St.
James's-street ?—No.

Were you three or four years ago proprietor of a house
in St. James's-ktreet ?—Yes.

Whe is the proprietor of that house now cannot
tell ; I have given it up to the committee, and I cannot
tell anything further about it.
Who are the members of that committee ?—Upon my
word I do not know; they shift about among themselves.
Who was the person you dealt with when you gave it
up to the Committee ?—lf you were to ask me myself I
could not tell you ; I gave it up to the general use of the
club four years ago.
Did you give it up at your own suggestion, or that of
any other person ?—At my own.
To whom did you communicate your intention to give
it up ?-1-To the general club.
To the general club ?—To the club in general.
Was there any chairman of the club ?—I do not feel
myself at liberty to go on any further with the ques-
tions ; I must decline it. When I dealt with the club, I
should say 200 gentlemen were met together, and I ex-
pressed my wish to decline it, and the consequence was
that it was over.

Chairman—Surely you must have had some one whom
you considered responsible to make the arrangement ?
No public arrangement at all ; it was a private ar-
rangement.
Mr. Blake—Did you sign any paper ?—Upon my word
I do not know ; I would not give an answer to say
whether I did or not. I believe I did not.

TITLE OF THE INFANT PRINCE.--It was currently
&e"on Friday
a wish
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sttle clubs,
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expresseds,
raeupdo
Say,rtaetduradbout
thatthe west-end,
that the infant Prince should be called the Duke of
Kent, in honour of her illustrious father, instead of
Duke of York, according to the established usage. The
eldest son of Majesty, or Prince of Wales, inherits the
income of the Duchy of Cornwall from the moment of
his birth, the sum increasing., with interest, till he comes
of age. But it is not so with the other male offspring,
there being no income attached to them, whatever title
may be given to them, until the Parliament makes a
g ran t.—Ailuertiser.
DEATH OF LADY HARRIET PRANIPTON.—We have
to record the demise of the above highly-respected lady
who expired on Tuesday last, at Moreton House, Dorset.
The deceased lady was third daughter of the late, and
sister of the present Earl ofllchester, and was born June
17, 1778. In September, 1799, she married Mr. James
Frampton, of Moreton. The Earl of Ilchester, Marquis
and Marchioness of Lansdowne, Sir Charles Lemon,
Lady Elizabeth Fielding, Countess of Mount Edgecumbe.
Lady Mary Cole, Mr. Clarence and Lady Caroline Ker-
rison, and several families of rank, are placed in mourning
by her ladyship's death.

Mr. Escott—lt was a private arrangement ?—Gene-
rally speaking. I said I grew too old, and I could not
continue in the club any longer ; and I wished to give
up the olub to the gentlemen, who made their own ar-
rangements.
Cannot you say who were the parties who made the
private arrangement 7—No ; I do not care what I say
about myself, but I must beg to decline bringing any
gentleman's name into discussion.
Mr. Blake—Do you receive rent for the house now ?
—Yes, now I memo rent for it, certainly ; the rent
I pay.
Who pays the rent?—lt is paid through the general
club secretary. When I say I receive it, my son re-
ceives the money, and of course pays it; it is only the
money I pay myself.
Mr. Escott—Who pays the money ?—I do not know;
my son receives it and pays it.
Is your son in London?—Yes.
Is your son now the proprietor or occupier of that
house?—No; he never was in his life.

Is your son conversant with the business carried on in
that house?—No, he never was in it.

Who is the superintendent of the house?—l do not
know.

Mr. Blake—Does any person authorised by you re-
main in the house?—No.
Col. Peel—You have handed the house over to the
club ?—Yes, and the consequence is, when they give it
up I receive it back again. They have to pay the rent.
Mr. Eseott—During the time you were proprietor of
the house were you cognizant of what took place in the
house ?—I must decline answering that question.
➢lr. M. Gibson—Have you had considerable expe-
rience in betting on the turf ?---Yes.
And a general knowledge of such ►ransactions ?—Yes.
You also know something about games of chance, as
well as horse-races ?—Yes.

POWER-LOOM NANUFACTURE.—In the splendid
establishment of Messrs. Horrocks and Co., of Preston,
there are upwards of 1,500 power-looms now at work,
which have, during the last year, turned off nine million
yards of cloth ! The lineal measurement of the cloth is
5,113 miles and 120 yards, and being 42 inches wide,
would cover more than 2,169 statute acres ! I.—Lan-
caster Guardian.,

- , ~

HIGHLAND and AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY of SCOTLAND.

GLASGOW, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—The annual great
cattle show of the Highland and Agricultural Society of
Scotland having been appointed to take place this year in
this great commercial capital of the west, the local corn
mittees and the members of the corporation of the
city have been occupied for some time in makin4 the
necessary arrangements to give due effect to this most
useful and important national exhibition.
Six years have elapsed since the last exhibition of
the society was held in this city, and during that
comparatively short period the usefulness and import-
ance of the Highland Society have been very much
increased and extended.

This day, at twelve o'clock, a very large and in-
fluential meeting of the general committee of the So-
ciety was held in the hall of the Black Bull, for the
purpose of completing the preliminary arrangements
for the meeting.
The chair was filled by the Right Hon. the Earl of
Eglintoun, and among the noblemen and gentlemen
present were the following :
The Earl of Cathcart, Lord Belhaven, Lord Blan-
tyre, Sir David Kinloch, of Gilmerton ; Sir James
Ramsay, of Banff; the Hon. Aug. Morton, Col. Mac-
donald, of Calley ; the Lord Provost of Glasgow, C.
Campbell, Esq., of Islay ; Sir John Cunningham, of
Fairlie ; John J. Burnett, of Gadgirth; J. C. Col-
quhoun, of Kilermont, M.P. • Patrick Graham, of
Limekiln ; Sir Edward Colebrooke, Bart. ; Robert
Findley, of Castlehill ; James E wing, of Levanside ;
Sir W. M. Napier, of Milliken ; Robert Speir, of
Culdees Castle ; Colonel Dundas, of Carron Hall ;
• Hugh Cogan, Esq , Dean of Guild of Glasgow ; John
Leadbetter, Esq ; Stewart., of Ardvorlick ; J.
Strong, Esq., City Chamberlain ; Pilaus Newton, of
Halyburton ; Col. Macdowall, of Gorthland ; Captain
Lockhart, of Milton, M.P.; Captain Campbell, of
Glendarnell ; Colonel Graham, of Melsknowe ; Alex-
ander Stnollett, of Bonbill, M.P. ; Provost Denny, of
• Dumbarton ; James Campbell, of Craigie, &c.
The Earl of EGLINTOUN, in opening the business
of this meeting, announced that the local committees
had very satisfactorily arranged all the matters
which hal been left to their management; and in
conclusion said—l have been informed that several
members of agricultural societies in England and
Ireland are in Glasgow, and as it is quite impos-
sible that we can communicate with them personally,
not having the honour of their acquaintance, we trust
they will be kind enough to inform us of their pre-
sence through the medium of a friend, or in any other
way that may be convenient, so that we may be able
to provide for their accommodation and comfort.
Sir C. GORDON, the Secretary of the Society,
stated that apologies for non-attendance had been
received from Lord Mansfield, and other members.
After complimenting the local secretaries, Mr.
Mungo Campbell, jun., and Mr. Mark Sprott, for
their exertions, which had been alluded to by their
Noble Chairman, Sir Charles called on Mr. Campbell
to read the report of the local committee.

Mr. CAMPBELL accordingly read the report, which
described in detail the arrangements which had been
made for the meeting, and noticed in a complimentary
manner the liberality exhibited by the magistrates
and town council, the Glasgow Water Company, and
Mr. M. Sprott.
Sir CHARLES GORDON then laid upon the table
the Society's new medal, and read an abstract of the
entries of stock, which, he stated, were larger than
upon any previous occasion. The number of lots
1,404, amongst which were 222 Ayrshire cattle, 55
West Highland cattle, 160 horses, 117 sheep, 184
lots of butter, 83 lots of cheese, and 176 implements.
He believed the largest number ever entered before
was 1,014, at Edinburgh, in 1842.—(Cheers.)
Various committees were then appointed, and,
after some other routine business was disposed of, the
meeting separated.