The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-04 00:00:00

MALTA

Accounts from Malta, of the 22d ult., state that
the venerable RUGGIERO SETTIMO, whose life had
been despaired of, is at present out of danger.

ITALY.

The King of NAPLES has gone to Gaeta, where a
large body of troops have been ordered to concentrate.
A note from Lord PALMERSTON has produced a great
sensation among the Neapolitan Ministers.

HER MAJESTY'S HEALTH.
The following bulletin of the Queen's health was
issued this morning:—
" BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAT 4, 1850, 9 ♦.M.
"The Queen has had another good night.
4, Her Majesty and the infant Prince continue well.
" JAMES CLARK, M.D.
"CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
"ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D."
The nest bulletin will be issued on Monday.

CABINET COUNCIL—(.I'BH DAY.) A Cabinet
Council was held at the Foreign-office this afternoon,
at two o'clock, the summonsed having been issued
yesterday. The Ministers present were Lord John
Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Grey, the
Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Palmerston, Sir George
Grey, Sir John C. Hohhouse, Sir Francis T. Baring,
the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, and the Right Hon.
Fox Maule. The Lord Chancellor and the Marquis
of Clanricarde were absent through continued in-
disposition. The Ministers will dine this evening
with the Royal Academicians at the National Gal-
lery, on the occasion of the opening of the Ex-
hibition.

SAILING OF THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION .-...(THIS
DAY.)—The announcement that the expedition fitted out by
Government was to leave Greenbithe to-day, for the purpose
of searching after Sir John Franklin, attracted a vast con-
course of spectators, and the shore was lined with a respect-
able assemblage for some considerable distance. The squadron
consists of the Intrepid, the Resolute, the Pioneer, and the
Assistance. At the appointed hour the Commander, Captain
Austin, gave the order for sailing, and amidst the cheers of
the vast concourse assembled, the vessels started on their
good cause. The expedition was accompanied by the three
steamers, the Dasher, the Advice, and the Jasper. The
Jasper only returned from towing Lady Franklin's vessel
Prince Albert to Harwich, on her way to Aberdeen yesterday.
The heads of the Woolwich Dockyard paid a parting visit to
Captain Austin and the officers before sailing.
GRAND ENTERTAINMENT AT THE FRENCH EM-
BASSY.-.His Excellency the French Ambassador and Ma-
dame Dronyn de Lhuys gave a grand entertainment, last
evening, at the residence of the embassy, in Belgrave-square,
to the following distinguished party :—His Grace the Duke
of Wellington, the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the Earl Grey, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of
Minto, the Earl Granville, the Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount
Palmerston, Lord John Russell, Lord Campbell, Lord Eddis-
bury, Lord Brougham, Lord Howden. the Lord Mayor of
London, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, the Right Hon.
Sir Charles Wood, and Mr. H. Addington. The party broke
up about eleven o'clock.
PEMBROKE DOCKYARD, MAT 3.—ln order to pro-
tect the entrance to Milford-haven, the Lords of the Admi-
oranittyhe hsatvaeo
kd
Rooekd if• to
r that expedientp u r
ptoheaet, aa
nfodr tees
ohoorudl
idn
gbley e rordersected
have been issued far the construction of a proper defence.
The two towers at Pembroke, which were commenced last
year for the protection of the extensive and important dock-
yard, are to be finished in the course of the present year;
when completed, they will prove an important means of de-
fence to the garrison. Each tower will be armed with long
swivel guns fixed on traversing carriages. The marine de-
tachment at this dockyard have undergone a strict drill pre-
paratory to the annual inspection. The Captain-Superin•
tendent, Sir Thomas Pasley, has been away from this
establishment on leave of absence, during which period Mr.
R. Abethell has had charge of the dockyard. The absence
of the Gallant Colonel has been caused by an accident which
happened to his son, who was unfortunately thrown from his
horse, thereby receiving a concussion of the brain.
CLUB LAW.—BLACKBALLING A POST-CAPTAIN.—
At the ballot for members at the George News and
Billiard Club, in High-street, on Wednesday, a gallant
naval captain of 1832, resident within the walls of this gar-
rison, was " blackballed," though not to a sufficient extent
to exclude him, albeit a noble lord is reported to have threa-
tened to resign if the gallant captain aforesaid was ad-
mitted I Blackballing is a mean process for expressing dis-
approbation of a candidate's qualification for admission into
any public society, however fairly the system may be prac-
tised, but when the blackballing is unfably practised with
the predetermined view of excluding a canaidate, we can
only regret that such an occurreuce should have been de-
tected in a coterie of gentlemen. In the case in point we
learn five black balls exclude a member; 36 members were
present on the occasion, out of which number only three
black balls were put in the box with the name of the
officer in question, but when the box was opened four black
balls were discovered, so that some member must either
by accident or design have put in two instead of one I
Such a system will never work well with a new concern,
especially if private pique is suffered to coerce public
matters.—Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette of this
evening.
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MR. .1.4' LLIS'S BENEFIT AT ASTLEY'S. GRAND
EQTJESTRIAN FETE.—A monster entertainment is announced
for Monday next, at Astley's, for the benefit of Mr. James
Ellis, late lessee of Cremorne-gardens and the Adelaide
Gaarlileedry, t in
ra the
tio
introducing
the almost inexhaustible Snst,ran when, in addition to numerous and
re-
sources of the amphitheatre, a brilliant pageant will be pro-
duced, illustrative of the memorable ride of the noble and
devoted Lady Gordiva through the ancient city of Coventry,
when, for the first and only time, the celebrated Madame
Warton (late of the Walhalla, Leicester-square) will ap-
vatc
pear mounted on one of Mr. Batty's chargers, as she rode at
the grand procession, in honour of the event at Coventry, in
June, 1848. The Leneficiurc has ever been a most liberal and
spirited caterer tdr the amusement of the public, who, it is
to be hoped in return, will not, on this occasion, withhold
their patronage. A host of members of the profession have
volunteered their services., and from the novel and attractive
character of the programme, Monday may fairly be pro-
nounced as the " night of the season."

, IMPORTANT TO NATURALISTS.—The Peninsular
and Oriental Company's steamer, Euxino, carries to
Southampton, en route to London, a magnificent specimen
of the monarch of the brute creation, which, being for sale,
will no doubt give rise to great competition among the rival
collectors of the metropolis
his-
tory. This young lion had reached Malta, after a long and
journey,
very expensive land of living objects of natural
'ys via Fezzan and Tripoli, from
the interior, and almost untrodden wilds of the very centre of
Africa, in the ,vicinity of Lake Tehad, within the kingdom
of Bornou ; and, though only
seven months old, is already
near three feet in height, and of a most graceful form. As it
does not attain its full growth before the age of six years,
the finest animals that
it is likely to become one of has ever
been seen in Europe, for, according to the account of the
native who assisted at its capture, the lions of that country,
when of full size, measure nine feet from the nose to the
tail, which latter is seldom less than five feet in length,
ending iu a large tuft, which terminates with a horny
prickle. We understand its carniverous propensities are
already so great that its present consumption is nearly a
sheep, or goat, per day, and that to insure a sufficient sea
stock, the enterprg party who shipped the same, had to
put on board the Euxine a shepherd, with his flock.— (From
the Malta Mail, 26th April, 1850.
AFRICAN MUSEUM, HYDE-PARIC CONNER. A
museum has just been opened, in the Chinese Gallery, by Mr.
Cumming, the African hunter, which must prove highly in-
teresting, not only to the sportsman and naturalist, but also
to all who are in pursuit of novelty. It consists chiefly of
trophies of the chase, and the native arms and costumes of
of the exhibition will be the
language
nr .g
uCaugme
the different tribes of the interior of Southern Africa. There
is also a fine collection of the antlers of the red deer from
the Scottish forest, and a great many other curiosities too
Bushman, who accompanie(.l
numerous to mention. Not the least attractive feature
manymisinaguripnrilinsg
Africa. He is a strange looking
suit of lions, elephants, &c. &e., and who was in at the
wonderful escapes while in pur-
suit
of most of the wild beasts killed by him during five
specimen of humanity, and
years' constantly varied adventures in the wildest parts of
the fluency and ease with which he can talk the English
when we consider the short time he
has had an opportunity of hearing it spoken. His own lan-
guage, we believe, is a sort of broken Dutch. We were also
much struck by the appearance of the four stalwart High-
landers in the picturesque- costume of their country, who
were attendants on Mr. Cumming during his wanderings and
hunting expeditions in the mountains of Scotland. Four
finer specimens of the native Gaul we may safely venture to
say could not be found. We will leave it for our readers
when they have visited the exhibition to judge for them-
selves of the energy, daring, and indomitable perseverance
possessed by Mr. Cumming to enable him to have over-
come the dangers and fatigues which he must have under-
gone in procuring this splendid collection under foreign and
inhospitable climes.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT BLAIR-ATHOLL —A singu-
lar and, we are sorry to add, fatal accident occurred on Fri..
day last, on the hill sear Dalnacardoch, where a number of
people were collected at a fox hunt. Reynard took refuge in
a hole in a rock, where he was followed by the dogs, but they
could not find their way out again, and John Campbell, a
shepherd, crept in to assist them, when several large stones
fell down above him, and crushed him to death. From the
difficulty of access to the place it required considerable ex-
ertions to extricate the body. 'The deceased was a single
man, aged about twenty-five.--. Perth Courier.
SIGNS OF SUMMER.—The cuckoo has been heard
in several parts of the country, and the swallow, " harbinger
of summer," may now be seen on the wing in their wonted
haunts.-- Carlisle Journal.
METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS.—At a
General Court, held yesterday, a report from Mr. F. Foster,
engineer to the Commission, containing a plan for the drain-
age of Richmond, was adopted. Permission was granted to
the Great Northern Railway o G mpany to lay down a branch
sewer from the Fleet sewer at l3attlebridge to their goods'
station in Maiden-lane. An immense mass of minor works
were ordered, and the Court adjourned.
Mr. Commissioner Shepherd, of the Court of
Bankruptcy, has sent in his resignation. to the Lord Chan-
cellor, and it ha* been accepted. 11l health is said to be the
MOM 1

.1848
Oct. 14 Susan... 32,' 39

16 Lucretia ... 7,933
Nov. 12 West Lothian ,„„„, ... 32,498
Dec. 12 Royal Exchange ... `i9,268
20 Parton 29,693
30 Eliza Bell 29,238
1849
Jan. 3 Victoria ... ... 18,845
Feb. 6 Perseverance... ... ... 26,705
7 Xarifa , 29,610
7 Dean—lost
March 6 Ulysses ... 27,079
18 Eliza Bowen ... ... 27,530
20 Swallow „., „., 15,839
April 7 Lauriston ... 13,414
12 Beraza ... ... ... ... 37,361

1849 £357,352
October None sailed.
Nov. 10 Amazon ... 17,698
11 Bell .. •••
... 12,901
1850
Jan. 8 Ann Dingwall
... 23,502
8 Lauriston 10,842
11 West Lothian ..• ... 9,865
Feb. 19 William Rushton ...
25 Helen ... 19,823
Henry and Margaret „..
„.. 7,260
April 2 Rafael 30,776

X 141,961

ONE CLOSING
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New 314 per Cent. Anne... ... 97 97/8 96% 96%
India Stock 267 26514 265%
udia Bonds, 1,0001. 93 p 93 p
Consols for Account 95%3/4 953/4
.-../Ecli ()quer Bills. 11,01. & 2d
1,000/. June 6B 71 p
5001. June
Small. June 63 71 p

71 p

71 p

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Ditto Deferred
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Span tell 5 per Cent. 1840 —
Ditto, Account
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Dividends on the above payable in 'Ando),
Beligan, 4% per Cent.
butch 21,4 per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 55%34 55%
851/2
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