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i 3 to class together the separate revelations, so as , attentive perusal. A woodcuelikenes3 and a brief
t furnish the general ruder r,.1!1) a cornp!ete iden of ! biography of Wyatt commemorate the genius of
Ni•,, • 1.-7 as they tire on d. as ti-n,4 1-Tve pr,-; 4 similar .j!/. 1116 15
:o);lities of i 3 el aft! f.tni
living, Mr. Linton, tbo water-colnur paizileT
poets illustrated this month are Geoelli and Words-
' worth. The remaining portion of the Art Journal is
principally composed of literary and pictorial criticisms.

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only por ,;,.
devoted to a brief history of ancient Assyria and
Persia, and this history is rendered most attractive by
the pictures of eastern life, and the romantic legends
and fables which it contains. Mr. Vaux, the author

of this work is engaged in the department of antiqui-
ties in the British Museum, and, in consequence per-
haps, his description ofthe ancient monuments, and his
investigations and explanations are all given con amore,
The work is embellished with numerous very excel-
lent engravings of the newly-discovered statues and
figures of ancient date, and to the curious in such
matters we may very safely commend this interesting
record of " Nineveh and Persepolis." If disposed to
find fault with its author, we might perhaps object to
his too copious extracts from Layard. Yet in this
instance Mr. Layard will have small cause of com,
plaint, seeing that any perusal of a portion of his in-
teresting revelations can only inspire the reader with
an anxiety to peruse the whole.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

The reading selected last night by Mrs. Fanny Kern-
ble was Shakspere's Much Ado about Nothing. This
charming comedy is peculiarly adapted to elicit this►
lady's remarkable histrionic powers; for we know no
one so capable of evolving the subtle wit with which it
is instict, of delivering its exquisite poetry with so ap-
preciative a feeling, of giving so sharp an individuality
to the variety of its characterisation, or of so faithfully
expressing the deep pathos of its ruling incident. The
verbal combats of Benedict and Beatrice were delivered
with a ripe relish of their abounding spirit and brilliancy.
Every line sparkled, and each word struck home.
The gentleness of Hero, the passionate agony of Leo-
nato, and the holy fervour of the Friar were reflected
gracefully and graphically. But the crowning glory of
the reading was the portraitures of Dogberry anti
Verges. We doubt whether the pompous stolidity of
the chief constable and the senility of his ancient help
were ever so humorously conveyed since they were
acted by the original performers, Kempe and Cowley.
Dogberry seemed positively to be bent double with the
weight of his official functions—his saws and instances
were rolled out with irresistible grandioseness and sub-
limeness of humour. He seemed the very genius of the
watch. His legal doubts seemed to stultify, yet with-
out sensible abatement of his parochial potency. The
scenes in which these worthies appeared were rewarded
with shouts of laughter. The theatre was Lrilliantly
attended.

LETTERS OF A TRAVELLER. By Wm.
• Cullen Bryant.
This volume contains some fifty letters, written
during the last sixteen years, and descriptive of the
various localities from which they are dated,
which localities comprise the chief places of note in
the old and new worlds. The writer is the American
poet, William Cullen Bryant, hence the very fact of
its authorship and the very varied but attractive na-
ture of its contents invest the " Letters of a Traveller"
with a- peculiar interest. Letter I. chronicles the
first impressions of an American in France, where
every step of his journey reminds the traveller that
he is in "an old country." France, Italy, England,
Scotland, Ireland, Germany, are alike traversed by the
wanderer from the new world, and their various pe-
culiarities are made the subjects of interesting and
generally judicious reflections and remarks. But, to our
mind, by far the most attractive of these letters
are those descriptive of America—an American's ob-
servations on American scenes and American pecu-
liarities. The very diversified subjects of there let-
tens increase the value of the collected series, as they
furnish the reader with, as it were, a bird's-eye
glimpse of both sides of the Atlantic, and enable him
to compare the peculiar characteristics of different
countries and different races. In this investigation,
moreover, the reader is at once assisted and delighted
by the running commentary of his poet-conductor.
Whether commenting upon a Free-trade meeting at
Covent-garden (where, by the way, we are told that
" Cobden, in physiognomy and appearance, might
almost pass for an American, and has
a certain New England sharpness and shrewdness in
his way of dealing with a subject"),; or following the
adventures of some Indian tribe, or in any other
intermediate position, Mr. Bryant is equally felicitous
in his descriptions, and his remarks are equally em-
phatic and judicious.

CREMORNE GARDENS.
MRS. GRAHAM'S AERIAL ASCENT.

Ballooning is now decidedly all the rage: the star of
aerostatioo is in the ascendant. Notwithstanding the
oft-repeated trips in nubibus that we have had of late, it
seems " as if increase of appetite had grown by what it
led on," and that public curiosity is not in the smallest
degree abated. Of this the countless thousands that
assembled last night in these gardens bore ample testi-
mony. The Victoria balloon was fully inflated at the
hour of five o'cleck, at the London Gas-works, Lambeth;
but, owing to the united hostility of wind and tide, and
the delays necessarily incurred by its transit over the
Vauxhall and Battersea-bridges, it did not reach its
proper place of destination in tho gardens until nearly
eight o'cleck. During its progress from Vauxhall to
Cremorne, Mr. Van Buren was the presiding deity who
" rode on the tempest and directed the storm," and a
very arduous, and we should say uncomfortable, office
he held. Three times was he immersed into the silvery
(alias muddy) bosom of Old Father Thames, and three
times did he rise aloft, like a giant refreshed, from its
oozy and unsavoury bed. Upon reaching the gardens it
was found that Old Aquarius was so diffusely dispensing
his favours, that for some time it was considered doubtful
whether Mrs. Graham would venture on her aerial trip,
but nothing daunted by the inclemency of the weather,
she started (unaccompanied) at precisely twenty minutes
past ten o'clock, when the balloon took a north-easterly
direction. Where the fair aeronaut had landed was not
ascertained at a late hour.

. TWO YEARS' RESIDENCE IN A LE-
VAN7'INE FAMILY. By Bayle St. John.
An old saying recommends travellers to do
at Rome as Rome does, and, in uncon-
scious obedience to this maxim, Mr. St. John
during his residence in the East rightly decided that
the most effectual method by which he could become
familiar with the peculiarities and customs of the
country was by domiciling himself with a Levantine
family and identifying himself for the time being with
the Levantines. The consequence of this very judi-
cious determination is a volume, part journal, part
history, part romance, in which the reader, like the
writer, becomes pleasantly familiarised with
Eastern customs and quite at home with Sitt
Madoula and the gentle Wardy and their
various relatives and acquaintances, not omit-
ting "the Sheik," a ghostly inhabitant of the
house—the spectre of a former landlord, who was
frequently (Mr. St. John seriously informs us) en-
countered on the stairs and in the corridors. l'he
frequent rencontres of this supernatural companion
were such a matter of course with Sift Isdadoula's
household that one or other would often carelessly
remark, " I met the Sheik on the stairs, but he passed
by quietly." At first Mr. St. John tells us he
imagined the person spoken of to be some trouble-
some neighbour, but during his two years
domicile three times his own eyes acquainted
him with the supernatural fact ! Matter of
more substantial and not less romantic interest is,
however, abundantly furnished in the pages of this
work, many chapters of which transport the reader to
the very regions of the Arabian Nights, and once
more, as in the dear days of childhood, we inhabit a
world where romance is reality and reality is roman-
tic. Among some of the many extraordinary national
peculiarities here recorded is the faith of the Egyptians
in the power of en untruth. Any spell, say they,
can be overcome if the victim can gain credence for
an untruth. " One morning," writes Mr. St. John,
" Iskender came and swore most solemnly
that ho was going to Rosetta to collect
some debts. The object was to remove a spell
which had prevented him from effecting any impor-
tant sale for three days. As I believed him—at least
for a moment—it seems he was fortunate, and made
a profit of ten dollars before I gave him a visit in the
afternoon." So abundant are the similar anecdotes,
and so interesting are the romantic narratives, some of
them fully equal to a three-volumed novel, which fill
the pages of this attractive volume, that instead of
quoting a few, we recommend the whole to those who
are desirous of becoming further acquainted with the
men and manners of the Levant.

We have just learned that Mr. Van Buren intends
taking his benefit at Cremorne next Friday evening. If
urbanity of manner and indefatigable industry in the
discharge of his arduous duties—whichvhave made him
so preeminently a favourite with the public—could en-
sure him a bumper, of a verity we anticipate not a house,
but a garden, even to overflowing.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY.
The Queen and Prince waled early this morning in
Osborne grounds.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Prin-
cess Royal, and younger members of the Royal Family
walked and rode as usual.

His Serene Highness the Prince Leopold of Saxe
Coburg Gotha took leave of ber Majesty and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, and left Osborne this forenoon
for London.

Col. the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps had the honour
of joining the Royal dinner party yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Augusta Bruce, went to Frogmore yesterday
morning. Her Royal Highness dined with her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester in the evening, at
her residence in Richmond Park.

Lord John Russell left town yesterday morning, for
Osborne, Isle of Wight.
_

Sir George Grey arrived in town last evening, from
his seat, Fallodon, Northumberland.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office, from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope
and St. Helena.

Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colo-
nial-office, for the Governors of Malta, Ceylon, and
Hong-Kong, and also for the Lord High Commissioner
of the lonian Islands.

PRINCE ALFRED'S BIRTHDAY.
(From the Court Circular.)
Tuesday, Auguat 6th, being the birthday of his Royal
Highness the Prince Alfred, the usual annual fete was
given by her Majesty and his Royal Highness the
Prince Albert to the servants of the Royal establishment,
the workmen and labourers employed upon the estate
at Osborne, together with their wives and families, and
the seamen of the Royal yachts.
The day was particularly favourable, and the ground,
which was profusely decorated with flags and banners,
had a very gay appearance.
At three o'clock the dinner, which was provided for
300, was carried in procession, preceded by the bands of
the Royal Marines, and by the Royal servants and the
seamen, to a spacious marquee, previously prepared, and
grace having been said by Mr. Toward, her Majesty's
bailiff, who presided, the happy guests commenced their
dinner.
Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the
Prince Albert, with all the Royal children, accompa-
nied by his Serene Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe
Coburg, Count do Mensdorff Pouilly, and Count V. de
Mensdorff Pouilly, and attended by the ladies and gen-
tlemen of the household, proceeded from the house as
soon as the dinner was prepared, and visited the dif-
ferent tables.
Immediately after dinner Mr. Toward proposed "The
Healths of the Queen"—" Prince Albert"—and " His
Royal Highness the Prince Alfred," which were hear-
tily responded to.
Dancing then commenced, and the following sports
and games in succession amused and employed the as-
semblage during the afternoon:—
Cricket. Quoits.
Jingling, or Blind Man's Buff.
Foot Races. Hurdle Races.
Jumping in Sacks.
Snapping at Gingerbread and Treaded Rolls.
Bobbing in water for Oranges.
Dipping in Meal for Coin.
Climbing greasy Pole for Leg of Mutton.
Leap-Frog.
Wheeling Barrows blindfolded.
The Man-wheel Race.
Winding and unwinding String round Pegs.
Foot-ball.
Whipping the Monkey.
At seven o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert, toge-
ther with the Royal Family and guests, who had appeared
highly amused with the sports of the afternoon, retired
from the ground amidst the loud cheers of the hundreds
assembled.
It would be difficult to say whether the high spirits
and enjoyment or the orderly conduct of all assembled
was most remarkable.

THE DALTONS. .Nos. M. and .IV. By Charles

Lever.

Our amusing friend Harry Lorrequer begins to
feel himself more at home with his new- characters.
Their place of sojourn still continues to be the Ger-
man watering-place of Baden, out of season, though
towards the close of the present instalment the On-
slows appear to be on the eve of their departure for
Italy. Lady Hester is striving to secure Kate
Dalton as her companion to the Roman peninsula.
Many obstacles, however, must stand in the way of
such an arrangement, seeing that the previous effort
of Mr. Prichard, the attorney of Sir Stafford, has
failed in persuading Peter Dalton to accept an an-
nuity of 2001. per annum from his employer. To
ourselves the reasons for this latter refusal ap-
pear to be somewhat incomprehensible. Poor
Hans is still an invalid. Andy " comes out" most
ludicrously in the fourth number, rather to the con-
fusion of Mr. Albert Jekvl, who has formed the ac-
quaintance of George Onslow. As yet we have been
enabled only to catch a'glimpse of the initials of their
character. Scarcely a syllable is said about Colonel
Haggerstone in the last few chapters, and hardly a
word of Frank, who has doubtless by this time be
come transformed into an Austrian soldier. We
await a hint as to his fortunes with curiosity.

THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS. Nos.

XVIII. and XIX. By W. M. Thacheray.
These numbers clear the way for the denouement of
the story. Poor Helen dies, but not until she has learned
the truth as to the nature of the connexion between
Pen and Fanny Bolton, and therefore she dies hap-
pily, as the only blot she believed existing on the cha-
racter of her son has been entirely removed. The de-
scription of her death is beautifully and pathetically
written, and is quite worthy to take its place by the
side of Sterne's description of the death of Lefevre. Sir
Francis Clavering is ruined by gambling, and the old
Major begins to think that, after all, Blanche
may not be a very eligible match for Arthur. Fanny
Bolton is engaged to Sam Huxter, the student.
Warrington relates his history, from which it ap-
pears that he had in early life married a woman of no
education, and much below himself in rank, from
whom he has been for years separated, and thus all
the obstacles that seemed to stand in the way of the
union of Pen and Laura are in the course of removal.
The description of " The Derby," in No. 19, is ad-
mirable.

FINE ARTS.

LIFE AND EPISTLES OF ST. PAUL.

Part Tyr.

Under the joint editorship of the Reverend
Messrs. Howson and Cony beare, this remark-
able biography of the great apostle progresses
admirably towards its completion. The em-
bellishments this month represent an exquisite
view of the Isthmus of Corinth and another of the
city of Konich, both of them, but; especially the for-
mer, distinguished by the beauties habitual to the
drawings that emanate from the hands of Laborde
and Bartlett. When finished the work will bo a
noble addition to every biblical library, and will
prove its editors to be as brilliant textuaries as they
are laborious and accomplished historians.

! RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. Video; Astrolabe bark and Prunes steam-sloops, at
THE LONDON-
Buenos Ayres. at the same date.
AND Noßelell-WI RAIL-
AY- 8, ezil;,,n----Den es -Francisca U 113., eorv,fteß,
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et •erigeeenr, earl seetteesessk eas
1; h,r 30 „, Mout?, Video, on the 26th of May.
Bath eat arneunt to pay a uiviclend et the rate of five Sarainien—Erinano brig, Caputin Peraldo, and Puma
per cent. per annum, and, with the surplus from the De- lureger at Monte Video, at the same date.
cember six months, enable the company to carry over Rio, JUNE 19.—Her Majesty's ship Southampton, 50,
to the present or best half-year about 139,000/. or Rear-Admiral Reynolds; the Tweed, 14, Commander
140,0001. The accounts have just been made up, and Lord Francis Russell; and the Cormorant steam-sloop,
we are in a pesition to be able to say that our statement are cruising. The Sharpshooter iron steam-vessel,
will be found correct within 1,000/. or 1,500/. A strong Lieutenant Bailey, arrived last evening with a prize in
party are determined to move, ht the half-yearly meeting tow, and sailed immediately in search of the Admiral.
on Friday week next, fur the Day !dent of a dividend at
The Crescent receiving-ship, Master-Commander Brad-
the rate of 5 per cent, per annum; but ee have reason ley, the Rifleman steam-schooner, Lieutenant Branch,
to believe that a much stronger party are in favour of and the Petrel packet are here; the latter arrived on the
the policy enunciated by Mr. Glyn at the last half- 16th, as also the Spider packet with the River Plate
yearly meeting, and so well supported on that occasion, mails.
viz., of paying a dividend at the rate of five per cent. The French frigate Sirene, Commander Lavande, from
per annum, and carrying over a large balance, and that Tahiti 61 days, arrived on the 15th of June, end sailed
this policy will be again recognised, and its soundness on the 18th for France.
confirmed by a con9iderable maiority. A very few cases of fever have occurred at Rio, and
TESTIMONIAL TO MR. SEYMOUR CLARKE, THE none at Pernambuco lately; at Bahia, however, report
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE GREAT MIRTH- says it rages as deadly as ever.
ERN RAILWAY. Tho Apollo troop-ship, Commander Rawstorne, was
On Saturday last the board-room at the Paddington towed into harbour by the Echo, at 11 A.M., and hauled I
station of the Great Western Raiiway, Company, used alongside the dockyard to land he'r troops.
only for the weighty deliberations of the directors and The Flamer steam-vessel has been removed from the
the occasional meetings of the proprietors, exhibited a basin this morning, and taken alongside the Veteran
scene as novel as it was gratifying The room was filled hulk ready for the pendant.
with the servants of the company
of all-ranks and from The Fox, 42, Commodore Lambert, was taken out of
all stations to meet Mr. Seymour Clarke, their lateen- the basin to-day and hauled alongside the Blake hulk, to
perintendent, and to present to him a testimonial upon complete her outfit.
his leaving the service for that of the Great Northern The Vengeance, 84, Captain Sir Henry Blackwood,
Railway,
was hauled into the basin to-day preparatory to being
The chair was taken by Mr. Christopher Hill, of the docked as soon as the Termagant comes out.
Swindon station, who, on behalf of his brother officers, PLYMOUTH, Auc. 6.—Her Majesty's brigantine
himself, and others in the service of the Great Western Kestrel, Lieutenant-Cemmander Henry Baker, arrived
Railway Company, delivered the address to Mr. Clarke, in the Sound late last night. She left Rio de Janeiro on
expressive of their deep sense of the uniform kindness, the 19th of June, and Pernambuco on the 4th of July.
courtesy, and consideration he had always shown in the The steam-vessel Fearless arrived on Sunday from
execution of his laborious duties, and in tne performance Portsmouth with seamen for the Thetis, and returned
of which he had displayed such unremitting zeal and in- the same day.
tegrity. The whole service felt that his removal to a The Stromboli, Captain Lord A. Beauclerk, came in
more extsnded sphere of action as general Manager this morning from Portsmouth, and having remained a
of the Great Northern was nearly as great a short time in the Sound, proceeded with Marines for
compliment to the Great Western as to himself; as it Pembroke.
fully expressed the former company's appreciation of The St. George is ordered to be rigged by the riggers
the school in which his directive powers had been ma- of the yard and the seamen of the Ordinary.
turgid. In presenting to Mr. Clarke the service of plate, The shot-tanks and ballast aro ordered to be taken out
together with a picture of his wife and children, the sub- of the Calcutta, 80, and she is to be placed in dock.
scribers felt much regret at the severance of that link Tho brig Ringdove is to be broken up.
which had so long united him to them in one great un-. The Plymouth yacht having been lengthened and re-
dertaking, at the same time they rejoiced at the pros- paired on the mast-house slip, is to be launched on the
pects now before him. The police and porters of the 21st inst.
company being anxious to testify their deep sense of Shipwrights and caulkers are busily employed getting
gratitude to Mrs. Clarke for the unwearied kindness, ready Le Sanspareil by the end of September.
sympathy, and unostentatious charity she had ever dis- Richard Rowe, a shipwright, about 23 years of age,
played amongst them, begged her acceptance of a time- who fell a short time since while working on Le Sanspa-
piece, with an earnest prise er that she might long be reil, died on Saturday last.
spared to the enjoyment of every happiness. Two hulks and a steamer are engaged removing a
Mr. CLARKE, in returning thanks, said he felt the small merchant sloop which sank at the western entrance
great honour done to himself and wife. He assured them to the Sound about ten days since.
that he could lay no claim to the merit bestowed upon AUGUST 7.—The merchant-barque Southampton, of
him. He could only attribute his success to his possess- Plymouth, Captain Hooper, came in last evening from -
kg a large share of perseverance, and to the support the Cape of Good Hope, with wine, wool, elephants'
that had been given to him by all with whom be had tusks, &e., for London; left May 25. At Cape Town
worked in carrying out, his duty; more especially was he there was not much doing by the public delartments,
indebted to Mr. Brunel for having stood by and supported but trade was good; wool, Is. per lb. in the country, and
him from the commencement of his career on the Great say, Is. ld. in town; the article scarce. Mr. Alexander
Western until now; to Mr. Saunders, who had behaved Watson, waggon builder, who has lived 16 years in the
to him more with the kindness of a parent than as a colony, came home a passenger by the barque. He states
master; and to the directors, who had overlooked his that at the place of his residence, George Town, 300
failings and encouraged him in his undertakings. For miles in the interior, and having a population of about
his wife he could say that it was her happiness to con- 2,000 persons, business is progressing most advanta-
tribute all the aid and comfort in her power to those geously. Tho inhabitants are chiefly employed raising
under trouble and affliction, and it was often a source of timber from the adjoining Government forest, which is
deep regret that she could not extend her attentions. In 200 miles long. Waggons convey the timber to tho dif-
entering the room he assured them how great was his ferent parts of the interior, and by the river Nason it is
surprise to find that his friends had prepared the por- sent to Cape Town. In this healthy occupation these co-
traits of his wife and children for his acceptance, not lonists are industriously and profitably employed, with-
having the remotest idea that such was their intention ; out fear of the Hafts or other natives, who now leave
he felt at a loss to express how highly he' appreciated them unmolested.
such a present, and he begged them to give him credit The Hermes, 6, steam-sloop, was at Simon's-bay; the
for what he felt. He rejoiced t at in leaving them his Castor frigate was out; the Northumberland barque was
duties on the Great Northern would never require him waiting to convey invalid troops to England; the Apollo
to oppose the Great Western; and he assured them that troop-ship left on the 22d of May; the merchant-brig
the circumstances of the day would never be forgotten. Osborne, with oil, was to sail for London on the 27th of
Mr. HILL, on behalf of the assembly, returned thanks May; and the colonial-barque Frederick was about to
to Mr. Saunders for having so kindly given them the use load guano for Liverpool. Several other merchant-
of the board room for the occasion. vessels were in the Bay.
Mr. SAUNDERS begged to assure them that he was WooLwrcu, AUGUST 7.—Rear- Admiral Maurice
simply carrying out the wishes of the directors, who Fitzhardinge Berkeley, C. 8., one Of the Lords of the
were anxious to show their sense of Mr. Seymour Admiralty, arrived at Woolwich at half-past nine
Claake's services; and for himself he could only say that o'clock this morning, and was received by Commodore
he believed no one would feel his loss more. Henry Eden, Lieutenant Robertson, and the authorities
of the Dockyard, and, after a short visit to the vessels in
the basin, embarked in the Black Eagle steam-vessel.
Field-Marshal the Marquis of Anglesey, Master-
General of the Ordnance, Lord Clarence Paget, Major-
General Lacy, Director-General of Artillery,
Colonel Dundas, C. 8., and Colonel Chalmer, As-
sistant Director-General of Artillery, arrived at
ten o'clock, and immediately embarked on board the
Black Eagle for a passage down the river to Southend,
and then to proceed to Shoeburyness to witness experi-
ments at that long range.
The Hydra steam-vessel was towed from Sheerness to
Woolwich to-day, to be refitted.
APPOINTMENTS.
Chief Engineer John IL Langley, to the Dragon
steam-frigate at Portsmouth.
Assistant-Engineers.—John Brown, J. C. Robinson,
Peter Wood, Patrick Dall, John Parker, and James
Coope, to the Dragon.
Naval Cadet H. Mandeville, to the. Trafalgar, 120, al
Sheerness.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

APPOINTMENTS.
Captain Edward Pellew Halsted (1842), has been
appointed to command the Dauntless screw-frigate, at
Portsmouth. This gallant eflieer is son of the late Ad-
miral Sir Lawrence Halsted, and grandson of the cele-
brated Lord Exmouth, and has served afloat 19 years.
He entered the navy March, 1821, passed his examina-
tion 1828, and was promoted January, 1829. He was
made a commander December, 1836, and commanded
the Childers, 16, in the East Indies, and also in China,
when he served in the Yang-tse-Kiang during the ope-
rations against the city of Chin-Kiang Foo, July, 1842,
and was promoted in April of that year to his present
rank. Captain Halsted has devoted many Sears to the
acquisition of experience in screw propulsion, and has
recently published the results of a most laborious pur-
suit in a work which will be deemed the only authority
on that all-important subject.
Captain Frederick Warden (1845) has been appointed
to the command of the Retribution 22, paddle-wheel
steam-frigate, at Portsmouth. This gallant officer has
served 20 years afloat; he, entered the Naval College in
June, 1820, passed his examination in 1827, was pro-
moted in 1828, was made a commander for the Thalia,
46, June, 1828, and was promoted on paying off the
Medea, 8-horse-sloop from the Mediterranean, having
been engaged in the operations on the coast of Syria, and
at the blockade of Alexandria. In November, 1840, he
was wounded in the hand and arm by the explosion of
a shell.

SECURITIES (IRELAND) ACT
AMENDMENT.
A Bill intituled an Act to amend an Act for facilitating
the Loana of Money upon Landed Securities in
Ireland.

Whereas by an Act passed in the fourth and fifth
years of King William the Fourth, intituled " An Act
for facilitating the Loans of Money upon Security in
Ireland," whereby, after reciting, amongst other things,
that in last wills and other testamentary dispositions,
and in marriage and other settlements of real and per-
sonal property, and in other deeds, agreements, or writ-
ings, a direction, trust, or power was often given,
created, or reserved to lay out or invest money at inte-
rest on real securities in England, Wales, or Great
Britain, or to sell and convert into money real or lease-
hold estate, or Government cr Parliamentary securities,
or securities of foreign states, or other property, and to
lay out or invest the money arising from such sale and
conversion on real securities, and that, from the abun-
dance of capital in Great Britain, the interest of money
was very much reduced, and that the interest to be
procured on money in Ireland was much higher than
the interest to be procured in Great Britain, it was,
amongst other things, enacted, that it should be lawful
to advance and lend money at interest on real securities
in Ireland, upon the terms and conditions by said Act
provided, without the lenders of such monies being
guilty of any breach of trust : and whereas it would be
highly beneficial to both Great Britain and Ireland if
the said Act was extended so as to enable trustees and
others to lay out and expend the monies vested in them,
with power to purchase therewith real or freehold secu-
rities in England, Wales, or Great Britain, in the pur-
chase of real or freehold securities in Ireland as well as
in England, Wales, or Great Britain: be it therefore
enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and
with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal, and Commons. in this present Parliament as-
sembled, and by the authority of the same, that from
end after the passing of this Act'it shall be lawful for
any person or persons who, under or by virtue of my
direction, trust, or power already given, created, or re-
served, or hereafter to be given, created, or reserved, is
or are or shall be authorized or directed to purchase real
or freehold estates in England, Wales, or Great Britain,
to purchase real or freehold estates in Ireland, in the
same manner and in all respects as if such investment
or purchase had been expressly authorized in and by any
such direction, trust, or power; and such person or per-
sons shall not, on account of his or their purchasing as
aforesaid iu Ireland, be considered in a court of equity
guilty of any breach of trust, or held accountable further
or otherwise than if the money had been laid out by him
or them in the purchase of real or freehold estates in
England, Wales, or Great Britain.
11. Provided always, and be it enacted, that all invest-
ments of money in the purchase of real or freehold se-
curities in Ireland under this Act, in which any minor
or unborn child, or person cf unsound mind, is or may
be interested, shall be made by the direction and under
the authority of the Court of Chancery in England,
such direction or authority being obtained in any cause
upon petition in a summary way.
111. Provided always, and be it enacted, that every
such investment or purchase shall be made with the con-
sent of the person or persons (if any) whose consent
may be required for the purchase of real or freehold
estates in England, Wales, or Great Britain, testified in
the manner required by such direction, trust, or power.
IV. Provided also, and be it enacted, that the provi-
sions of this Act shall not apply to any case in which
or
ricmh
adyireccotniotani,ntraunsyt,
expressorpowe rreasstraifcetriez idagdaointsht otrhsehall
in-
vestment or purchase of real or freehold estates in
Ireland.

Mr. Pinhorn, the highly efficient and universally re-
spected secretary to Commodore Superintendent Eden,
of Woolwich Dockyard, and before that gallant officer
was secretary to Commodore Sir F. Collier and Sir Gor-
don Bremer, has been appointed store receiver at Wool-
wich, vice Owen, deceased.
GUNNERY PRACTICE.--The Excellent will practice to-
day, we believe, some of Moorsom's shells at a new butt,
made partly with piles and partly with plank, the sub-
stance of the wood being about two feet and au inch
thick. The iron butt has also been made to practice at
to further test the effect of shot on iron steamers--the
outside sheathing on the iron side being different thick.
nesses of oak plank, six and four and three inches; the
iron side has no inside lining of wood.
Rear-Admiral Superintendent Henry Prescott, Q. 13.,
with the gentlemen from the Pay-office, proceeded on
board the Illustrious, Captain Gates, yesterday morning,
and paid
ipaythe ship and the ordinary establishment. six
month.

THE APOLLO TROOP•SH/P.—A Portsmouth corre-
spondent, dated yesterday, writes the following particu-
lars respecting the Apollo._. The Apollo troop-ship,
Commander Rawatorne, did not get to Spithead till test
evening, about five o'clock. She did hoist the yellow
quarantine flag, but received pratique from the
health officer when he boarded her. Soon after she
had
vianchored,aearen
nteh,eL Trenti enatieannagnsti-dGovernor, Lord Frede-
rickof the health of the troops, otrhdeerssire-
specting them. The Apollo was towed, into harbour
alongside the dockyard this morning by the Echo. She
and to atioveinsocimllier°
sailed from Hong-Kong the 3d March, with the 95th
Regiment on board, under Brevet Lieut.-Colonel John
Walter, consisting of about 11 officers and 400 rank and
file, with a few women and children. The regiment had
from ag some t
ueime
and previoufever,s to its embarkation been suffering
to
soon after the Apollo left
Hong-Kong dysentery broke out, and proved alarmingly
fatal, the regiment losing sometimes three and four men
per diem. She arrived at the Cape the 24th May, and
the troops were landed and the ship thoroughly cleaned.
She sailed again on the 29th May, leaving about 18 men
of the 95th at the hospital there. She arrived at St.
Helena on the 16th June, remained two days to get
water and supplies, and has had a fine-weather passage
home. Eighteen men died on board since leaving the
Cape, one died this morning, and another lies in a hope-
less state; altogether, since leaving Hong-Kong, 60 men
of the 95th, three children and three seamen belonging to
the Apollo have died on boat d; latterly, the disease has
not been so virulent, as not more than 12 men have now
gone to the military hospital. The officers of the regiment,
and the officers of the ship, have all been healthy. The
Apollo has brought home from St. Helena about 30 men,
and some women and children belonging to the St. He-
lena regiment. The regiment landed to-day at half-past
one, and proceeded by railway to Winchester. The
Apollo has been particularly unfortunate in both her
outward and homeward voyage. In going out with the
59th regiment she had cholera on board, and lost, be-
fore she reached her destination, 50 men, and on her
return voyage with the 95th she has lost in all 67 per-
sons. She is not so well adapted for a troop-ship as the
old-fashioned 36-gun frigate and made into a yacht, her
which made her troop-deck
betweenidcck was lowered,
Resistance; for when the Apollo was altered from an
a very confined
gance of troops."
ticulary ill adapted for
ayting
Simon's Bay, 27th of
Our Cape correspondent, d
place for height,
conve ht, and consequently par-
so improved in health that we are this day enabled to
olio leaving behind about
embark them on board the Asptal;
and she will sail to-
May, says of the Apollo:—" The 95th Regiment have
20 of the worst cases
shipiplihoD pelf's been cleaned out and
morrow morning.• ds fitted, and everything
ventilated, air tubes and funnels
glean bedding, three months'
furnished on embarking with
provisions of every kind, be.llocks, sheep, vegetables, and
a
I comforte, as port wine,
additional allowance of medlca _ e
ss
that could be done for the uenomfort of the troops; they are
arrowroot, sago, pearl barley, • so that we hope, on
their getting to the port
them."
hward, the disease will have left

V. Provided always, and be it further enacted, that
nothing contained in this Act shall relieve or be con-
strued to relieve any person or persons intrusted or
clothed with such direction, trust, or power, as afore.
said, from any responsibility as to title or otherwise,
either at law or in equity, save that having invested
such money as aforesaid in the purchase of real or free-
hold estates in Ireland instead of having invested such
money in the purchase of real or freehold estates in
England, Wales. or Great Britain.

ADELAIDE 'LINDSAY •
• a Novel. Edited by the
Author of " Emilia Wyndham."—As a portraiture of the
noblest and most exquisite features of the female character,
Adelaide Lindsay stands unsurpassed. The sacrifice of the
first affection of the heart, unsuspectingly bestowed in the
guileless innocence of youth, first to the demands of just and
indignant pride, and subsequently to the superior claims of a
second, but deeper and nobler aftection, exhibits the heroine
in an aspect of almost superhuman fortitude of character, the
effect of which is heightened by the contrast which it forms
with its feminine softness and grace. The episode of Lady
Kvnaston's history, presenting a parallel to that of Adelaide,
is well imagined, and commands the sympathies of the reader,
though not for a moment withdrawn from the principal figure,
upon which the whole interest of this fascinating story is con-
centrated.— John Bull.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.--A letter from her Ma-
iiisi.i
ienrniaatm. b4rdo etg h.e 146 t h m
Ma-
jesty's ship Kestrel, Lieutenant Baker, arrived at Ply-
mouth, states she sailed from Rio on the 19th of Juue,
nod P
iolf. July. She spoke on the 2d
Bremen bark Erie, with emigrants, for New York. Mr.
Samuel Winneatt, master's.assittant of the' Kestrel,
passed for second mater, ou the sth of June, on board
the flag-ship.
DISTRIBUTION OF MEN-OF-WAR IN THE RIVF.R PLATE.

THE HERRIS G AUG. 3.—The
half of the fishing season is now past, and we have not yet got
more than half of the quantity taken ashore at this period
last year. All hands are sick of the unprofitable labour, and
are despairing of making anything like a fishing. The re-
sult of this week's work has been 9,375 crans; formerly re-
ported, 10,068; total, 19,443. At this period last year we
had taken 37,941 crane; so that there is now a deficiency of
18,498 crans. The sales during the week have been 2,000
barrels, at 15s. ; and the shipments have been - for Stettin,
4,706 barrels; for Hamburgh, 1,004 ditto; Dantzic, 553
ditto; and our whole shipments for the Beason amount to
9,159 barrels.

English—Tha liarpy iron steam-verse!, at Monte
Video, May 26.
A me.rican corvette,ll eßrall
Cda7tan wino,
60, Commodore Storer,
and St Louis Cock, at Monte Video,
May 26.
Freoch—C Institution frigate, at Monte Video; Ze.-
noble and Pomone frigates, friomphante corvette,
Meurthe, Aube, and Egerietransport corvette;, Aleibiade
and Bussard brige, Archimede steam-vestel, Alouetto
and Panthere gun- brigs, Agatha brigantine, at Monte

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
MUG lITON RACES. —WEDNESDAY-
The Trial Stale. sof 5 says. Each, Kith 25 se2dc d, Isr rec
Sirs old, 7st; four, Bst 4,b; five, 8$ 111 o; rix ai sged,
gat; winner. extra; winner to be sold for 300 sees. if
demanded, &e. Bristol IVEIe. (5 Subs.)
Major Martyn's The Moor, Bst n 11) ...(W. Abdale) 1
Mr. Carew's Buscot (h h), 4 yrs, Bc,t 41b...(Charlton) 2
Mr. Gain's Seignor of Holderness, 7st 31b...(Crouch) 3
Mr. Jenkins's Miss Larkaway, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (J. Burp) 4
Mr. Drewitt's Vice, 3 yrs, ist (lt. Sherwood) 5
Betting-6 to 4 agst Miss Larleaway, and 9to 4 agst
The Moor. Won easily by a length; a neck between
econd and third; a bad fourth. Run in 1 min. 45 see.
The Marine Stakes of 20 soya. each, with 100 added, for
two yrs oid colts, Bst lib; fillies, Bst 31b; winners
extra; the winner to pay 15 sovs. to the race fund.
T.Y.C. (17 Subs.)
Mr. Payne's Catalpa, Bst 61b (Charlton) 1
Mr. Gratwicke's Exeter, late Cadean, Bst 71b (S. Mann) 2
Duke of Richmond's Bus khousd, Bst 10lb (F. Butler) 3
Mr, W. Etwall's cby Thistle vvhipper, 8s t 7 IL( W. Abdale) 0
Mr. Jacques's Entrc-nous, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 0
Mr. Greville's Genevra, Bst 31b (Dockeray) 0
Mr. Dorrien's Chaplet, Bst 31b (Ducker) 0
Betting-7 to 4 agat Bin:ki-mad, 4to 1 agst Catalpa,
5 to 1 agst Entre-nous, and 7 to 1 agat Exeter. Won
by a length, a neck between second and third, Genevra
a bad fourth. Run in I min. 20 sec.
The Brighton Stakes f 25 soya. each, 15 ft, and 5 only
if declared, &c., with 100 added; the second to save
his stake, and the winner to pay 15 sovs. to the judge.
Old Course.
Mr. Daley's Fernhill, 5 yrs, Bst 71b...(Bartholomew) 1
Mr. Osbaldeston's Minimum, 4yrs, Est slb (Charlton) 2
Duke of Bedford's St. Rusalia, 4 yrs, 7st 101b(Pettit) 3
Mr. Jones's Calmar, 3 yrs, sst 31b (Preece) 4
Mr. Martyn's The Swede, 3 yrs, 7st 21b...(Crouch) 0
Sir J. Hawley's Bacchanalian, Est 131 b (G. Brown) 0
Mr. Ramsbottom's Beebe° Bunnoo, (R. Sherwood) 0
Mr. E. R. Clarke's Rodney, 4 yrs, 6st 81b (E. Sharp) 0
Lord 11. Lennox's The Wren, 3 yrs, Est (Collins) 0
Betting-11 to 8 agst St. Rosalia-7 to 2 agst Calmar
--L5 to 1 ngst Fernhill-6 to 1 agst Bacchanalian-8 to
1 agst Minimum. Won by two lengths; a length be-
tween second and third ; Calmar a bad fourth. Ran in
3 min. 36 sec.
The Hotelkeepers' Plate of 50 sovs., added to a Handi-
cap Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, 3 ft. Bristol mile
(15 Subs.)
Duke of Richmond's Quiver, 4yrs, Bst slb (S. Mann) 1
Duke of Bedford's Newport, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Pettit) 2
Sir W. Booth's Retail, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (Bartholomew) 2
Mr. Hobson's Hope, 5 yrs, Bst (Crouch) 0
Mr. Carew's CElipus, 4 yrs, ist 121 b (R. Sherwood) 0
Mr. Douglas's Cora, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Abrahams) 0
Mr. Dorrien's Self-defence, 5 yrs, 7st Sibs (G. Brown) 0
Count Batthyany's Valentino, 3 yrs, 7st.. ...(Ware) 0
Mr. King's West Indian, 3 yrs, Est 111 b ... (T. Burn) 0
Mr. Chalfield's Sister to First Chance, Est (Barker) 0
Betting-3 to 1 agat Quiver-5 to 1 each agst West
Indian, Retail, and Cora, and 6 to 1 each agst tEdipus
and Newport. Won by half a length; Newport a bad
third. Run in 1 min. 46 see.
The Town Plate of 50 soya., added to a Sweepstakes of
3 sovs. each for three yrs old, 7st 101 b ; four, Bst
13!b; five, 9st 51b; six and aged, 9st 71b; winners ex-
tra; mares and geldings allowed 31b.
Mr. Lewis's Michael Brunton, 7st (E. Sharp) 0 1 1
Mr. Howard's Titbit, Bst 81b...(Bartholomew) 1 2 3
Mr. Osbaldeston's Sister to Pillage, Est 41b,.. 0 0 2
Mr. Williams's Northern Eagle, 8,1 21b
Mr. Matthew's Shameful, 3 yrs ..(Abrahams) 0 0 dr
Mr. Dorrien's Verderer, 3 yrs, fist 71b(Collins) 2 dr
Sir C. Rushout's Chevreuil, 7st 91b (Brooks) 0 dr
Mr. Brown's Genuine, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (It. Pettit) 0 dr
The first heat won by three parts of a length, the
second and third in a canter.
RIPON RACES.—TUESDAY.
The Great St. Wilfred Handicap of 10 soya. each, 5 ft,
and only three if declared with 50 added, the second
to save his stake, &c. Two miles.
Mr. J. filling's fby Auckland, 3 yrs, 7st (Osborne) 1
Mr. A. Johnstone's Jenny Lind, 4 yrs, Bst 61b 2
Mr. Ellis's Acomb, 5 yrs, 7st 1116 3
Mr. Walters's Mary Nobbler, aged, Bst 41b
Mr. Davidson's Fleur-de-Seine, 5 yrs, Bst 71b
Mr. Duncau's Laura, 3 yrs, 6$ 516
The Grand Stand Stakes of 5 sow. each, 3 ft and 20
added, for 2 and 3 yrs old. T.Y.C. (7 Subs.)
Mr. Harrison's Trickstress, 2 yrs (G. Oates) 1
Mr. Barker's Valentine, 2 yrs
Mr. J. Pilling's Lady Eden, 3 yrs 3
Mr. Shepherd's Lady Mowbray, 2 yrs 4
Mr. Winteringham's Tom Holthy, 2 yrs
Mr. Hesseltine's Unity, 2 yrs
Mr. Stebbings's Peter the Great, 2 yrs
The Amateur Stakes of 5 soya. each, p.p., and 15 added.
Heats, one mile. (4 Sub.)
Mr. Davidson's Lord Saltoun, aged (Mr.Peart) 1 3 1
Mr. Ellis's Acomb, 5 yrs 2 1 dr
Mr. Hineson's Leghorn, 3 yrs 3 2 dr
WORCESTER RACES.—TUESDAY.
The Severn Stakes of 5 says. each, and 20 added. Mile
and a quarter.
Mr. Herbert's Spot, 4 yrs
Mr. Fowler's Monk, 3 yrs ......
Mr. Cowley's Second Sight, 4 yrs
The Worcestershire Stakes (handicap) of 10 soya. each,
h ft, and 3 only if declared, with 50 added. Two
miles.
Mr. Sharratt's Egret, 5 yrq (Whitehouse) 1
Mr. Scott's Sampler, 3 yrs 2
Mr. Day's Mignon, 6 yrs 3
Mr. Smith's Truandaise, 4 yrs
The City Members' Plate of 501. Heats. Two miles.
Mr. Cowley's Second Sight, 4 yrs (H. Crichmere) 1 1
Mr. Humphrey's Carbuncle, 4 yrs
Mr. Hughes's Collingwood, aged 0 2
WEDNESDAY,
The Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 20 added. Heats.
One Emile and a quarter.
Mr. Turner's Selina, 4 yrs ... (Weaver) 01 1
Mr. G. Stevens's Old English Gentleman,4 yrs 1 3 3
Mr. Hervey's Sampler, 3 yrs 2 2 2
Mr. Vevers s Volatile, 6 yrs
The Cup Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and 3 only if de-
clared. Two miles.
Mr. J. Day's Mignon, 6 yrs
The Innkeepers' Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added.
Heats. One mile and a quarter.
Mr. Herbert's Spot, 4 yrs (Sly, jan.) 1 1
Mr. Humphrey's Carbuncle, 4 yrs
The Hack Stakes were won by Paul beating Gipsey
Bess.

HUNTINGDON RACES.--WEDNESDAY.
The Gold Cup of 100 sovs. Once round and the mile.
Lord W. Powlett's Brandyface, 6 yrs (Rogers) 1
Colonel Peel's The Admiral, 6 yrs
Colonel Peel's Quinine, 4 yrs 3
The Huntingdon Stakes of 5 sow!. each, and 20 added.
Heats, last mile.
Mr. Baring na be by Dromedary, 3 yrs (Sly) 1 1
Mr. Fellowes na Puleherrima, 4 yrs
Mr. Jones's Garrick, 4 yrs
The Members' Plate of 501. Heats, once round.
Mr. Rogers's Ballet Girl, 3 yrs ...( Hammond) 4 1 1
Mr. Oogley's Bird of Paradise, 5 yrs 1 3 3
Mr. Marson's Nutbrown, 3 yrs
Mr. Edwards's Whitstone, 5 yrs

CRICKET.
ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. TWENTY-TWO OF
DERBYSHIRE.
This match, which was commenced on Monday at
Derby, was continued on Tuesday, and at the close of the
day the score stood as follows:
, Derbyshire, first innings ... 112
„ second innings (with eight
wickets down)
England, first innings

... 26
... 145

E NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Select Committee appointed to inquire into and
report upon the accommodation afforded in the New
Rouse of Commons, and in the lobbies and passages im-
diately adjacent thereto, and whether any improvement
can be made therein, and the probable expense of mak-
ing such alterations, have proceeded in the examination
of the matters to them referred, and have agreed to re-
port to the House :

" That the plan submitted by Mr. Barry, providing
accommodatirn for 318 Members on the floor of the
House, for 338 Members (if seats for Peers be pro-
vided in the south gallery), and for 150 Members in the
side galleries, allowing twenty inches for each Member,
will, in the opinion of the Committee, he an improve-
ment on the present House, and afford adequate accom-
modation for the transaction of public business; and that
the probable expense of making the alterations proposed
will be 8,600 L"

It may not be out of place here to mention that,
although Mr. Barry has, by adopting the plan proposed
by Sir B. Hall (with modifications of his own), se-
cured accommodation for 468 Members, the general
accommodation for the public and the members of the
press is or a very meant and unsatisfactory description.
The total number of persons, who can secure seats
in the building is only 604, viz , 468 Members and
136 strangers. Of the 136 seats allotted to strangers
36 are for Peers and official persons, 36 for persons ad-
mitted by orders had of the Speaker, and 64 for the pub-
lic admissible on presenting the written orders of Mem-
bers. The accommodation provided for the
gentlemen
forming the Parliamentary corps of the morning
papers
is of the meanest possible description. When it is
borne in mind that several of those gentlemen are com-
pelled to remain in attendance during the entire sitting of
the House, it is not unreasonable to expect that some
adequate accommodation should be prepared for them.
As at present arranged, their gallery is approachable by
a narrow flight of stone steps, which leads to a couple of
miserable apartments, with slated floors, and without
fireplaces or sufficient light. These rooms, which re-
semble cella in a penitentiary, are about ten or twelve
feet high. One of them is so dark that it is impossible
either to read or write in it, and even the luxury of an
oaken table is dispensed with, a sort of shelf or ledge of
planks being substituted. There is no place where re-
freshments can be had, and, as before remarked, there is
no fireplace in either of the cells. The accommodation
provided for third-class pai:eng,ers at a railway station,
which is only occupied for a few minutes, is far pre-
f. rable to that which the " Select Committee and Mr.
Barry have provided for the representatives of the pub-
lic.—Pest.

6TBAM-BOAT DISASTERS ON THE LAKES.—The
committee appointed by the citizens of Cleveland to consider
the causes of steam-boat disasters on the lakes have made
their report, from which we gather the following facts:—
From 1830 to 18,0 there were 7 explosions on the lakes, by
which I 1 1 lives were lost; during the period between 1836
and 1850 11 steam-boats were destroyed by fire, causing a
loss of 834 lives; and from 1840 to 1850, a period of 10
years, there were 31 collisions by steamers, by which 62 per-
sons were killed. The loss of life on the lakes during the
last ten years, from explosion, fire, and collisions, amounted
to 877. The committee were unanimous iu their adoption of
a memorial to Congress setting forth the defects in the pre-
sent system of lake steam navigation, and in recommending
the passing of a law embracing suitable remedies.