The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-28 00:00:00

. • enigeanee, 16 t•i 1 agF4 Chandler. 20 to 1 a*:ii''
I.mnaibitie (taken), 25 to 1 agst Maria Day, 25 to 1 ag.
witt6 F'llii)'• :30 tat 1 .ed.,,t Tire O.!, ~ Abd ce
t 711.11! net meation:d ~t ,t,rting, Out was i ached at 20 to 1
el.4l4ing• Oa entering the course in iht• last round
4 race R. 119 virtua'ly over, Abd-el Kader ha!ing a
smong lead, which he maintained to the end, winning
cIY" by two or three lengths; a go-d race for sec:4ld;
.44Inithinei a bid f urth. The pace was good all the
Were 7 Y• There were several cast' 'I i. e, hut, whether they
of a a, roes nature we had n ,t ,ialo to a certain.
, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
„T"2 following races were run t.f,er cur parcel was dis-
Ittched from the course:—
" Optional Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 30
kr. T.,,„ . , added. One mile. (4 Subs.)
lslr,
J-z!on s Eunuch, 3 yr 4 , 1
Thble'lkson's Tower, 3 yrs
to e following also started but were not placed:-
1.1:d Wi.trford nil Edit Deam, 3 yrs.
at . Wiley's Old Nu. 12, 5 yrs.
l'h S Won eisy. .
e n'ignabla Handicap t f 3 sovs. each, with 20 added.
sill[ Half-a mile.
Ir,,angan's Portie, 4 yrs
Thtlawson's Cauriri, 4 yrs . . 2
3 Q fdlowing also started:— Zaide, 3 yrs—Shanwell,
.v.Yp-Pio Nona, 3 3 is—Cam:flower, 5 yrs—La
derti")e, 4 yrs—Magic Wund, 3 yrs—and Little Won-
'iuegq. Won by a length.
1,„,.'te1l —lOO 1 r over hurdler, Mile and a half.
~ „. ..., i .t, r
c,4"oll4urgan's Fugitive, 10st 51b
-ZrPtiun Cunningharn's The Meux, 10st 51b 2
n,
aea.,h . : only (nables us to add to the above that the
...th. cr. was delightful, the assemblage enormous, and _ fuj cilleElting in a'l respects the most brilliantly success everting
held at Liverpool.
WA, 2 .°lochan i
P n the Cheater Clip or Derby.
-`I4BLOO COURSING MEETING.—TUESDAY.
barn . THE WA.TERLOO CUP.
it tia Gardner's,Whalley beat Mr. Simpson's Slash-
Str Pr'
If ! • Taylor's Bendigo bent Mr. Smith's Japl-et.
Al r' E• Taylor's
lor's Oliver beat Captain Archdall's
ttne,
,aar j
• AL:
~,. Robinson's Pt.t'y brat Mr. B. H binson's b. b.
• 14; `-',Jark's Cerito beat Mr. Cooke's Crenoline.
Mr.' -1.• L. Brewer's Barney beat Mr. Jebb's Ringdovt .
De' Geo:' n'• Wilson's Jamie Forrest beat Mr. E. Taylor's
mlllatley.
kr; lialc''s Bee Hunter beat Mr. J. Wilson's Governor.
tir, : iV:lles Frolic beat Mr. Deakin's Derwen t.
)le. ebb'3 War Eagle beat Mr. Heach's
Wicked
Sir 0
tii St,
't• George Gore's Magician beat Mr. Jepson's
.
Alr. u ,
diem: A' u'regson's Neville beat Mr. Temple's Tribune.
‘l. Gralra ' Fugitive beat Mr. Sharpe's nd.
erione :. in s
Mary,
0
kr3,.
•ai • Rolcnes's Sylvan beat Mr. Ridgway's Lady
kr.
4.1 r. It
endall's Renown beat Mr. T. Booth's Alice.
ktec.z..4. Graham's British Lion beat Mr. Bendaii, s
[it T.
Nbey; . Ivs--Bendigo beat Whalley; Cerito beat
lßar-.
atty relic beat ,War Eagle; Fugitive beat Sy van,
e, beat Oliver ; Jamie Forest beat Bee Hunter;
ue beat Magiei,n; British Lion beat Renown.
I Sir. J THE WATERLOO PURSE.
Y('llin,oel3B°ll'S Wars ick beat Mr. Deakin's Don't be
ta4el4•
kr, ~.e's Bolinbroke beat Mr. W. Wilson's Bravo.
gre.* . Graham's Wizard of the North beat Mr.
A 1q6r8(40...e' 8,...!. Gedric.
grthp,.'• ttobtes's Tout heat Mr. J. Robinson's Sir
14r, w
e„„ ebbs' Well-I•Never beat Mr. Temple's Twinkle.
Fallow t4"l
eer Arelidall'a Bonnet beat Mr. T. Booth's
Al.
Gtr'fticiuian. 4,,,C0
oke's Conceit beat Mr. Jebb's Daffodil.
.14 Brewer's Blank beat Sir St. George Gore's
D.

C.

stir -RUlt Y-LANE THEATRE. _ tie' Justice Talfourd's tragedy of lon, the only
Addis ' classical " traceed with the exception of
444°04i:8 Cato, in the °English language, which has
revive raeved a real success on tilt. English stage, was
age d here last evening with a greater degree of_
alouseess than has ever attended any of its pres
Ive ,rePresentations triumphantly successfulwhich
antnit them to have been, a success
l'iliteh4°l,el.9 owing to the greater strength of the cast,s
411th, "'at evening was peculiarly strong, Mr. Jame_
41' 148,i°4 being the lon, Mr. Vandenhoff the Adrafs
144 -,„4 Miss Vandenhoff the Cleman the, being
the
eektilc,-,a3r the best lon, the best Adrastus, and thee
efier:,eraallthe who have yet sustained the respective
Ca
th.-mmerB.: More youthful than the lon
Mros.
ehteVeready, more manly than the lon o
h.
es
laith it Kean, the lon of Mr. Anderson com 1.!
,4'aii ,78„graee and pathos of the latter in the earlier
laiet-1 the majesty and dignity and power of thed
Itiaßtirs in. the last act, in which lon as priest an
talais Pttest and king indeed, a sacred and anointed
llg4te,, con the Fates, who rises superior to any. merely
aslierr ideration, or thought, or when
wto
Sts
roann to perform what he feels to be his dutyi
4 il"the
kiel, and to Gods.. The. acting of Ar.
kWth:°°n, throughout was classical in the truest. sense
ital-ft„llint and his declamation was beautiful. The
~41th-e:,B 0 Mr. Vandenhoff is not only the best
ZI oi,"age, but it can never be surpassed, inasmuch
1 the lz)tt it is perfect, and worthy to take its place
ess everBte of the Creon (which who that has seen
4 theforoet)of the same gentleman. As perfect
. r.,
Seth Adrastus of Mr. Vandenhoff is the
haveCl
'tell :; of Miss Vandenhoff, which might.
the tn,ed by those who recol!ect the brilliant ca-
'o 'oe:,t''"'s very talented young lady. How
perfectco
It
leth'l3. created Antigone he otherwise than
i‘et.reib„..'atithe ? Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff are par
h eters
n.r„--c,e,. the representatives of the
14 Greek tragedy ; they are now at a theatre where,
thre Ze person of Mr. James derson
°4tll ;also a classical actor, perhaps the only
uocllhe,
ilkillte -:age Who can at present represent,
th to be
represented, the juvenile ash
such
11.14 De trlaSter-pieces of Eschylus, Sophocles,eest
',' )4-4, uriPides. 'we beg, therefore, to
.suggu
146'
.A.nderson the propriety of getting p_
litiß;,°' elaasical representations, after the model of
le'te—X, and think that he would find translations
ILO'as . "le Greekwould answer his purpose better
ttab 1 t'
ni; S a ions from the German. The play
s'llaii(ll-rliblY put on the stage, the costume.,
all•tal,:" and decorations were classically and rai-
,lali; correct, and we seemed transported back to
si'qlt. tesgt-La.s of Ancient Greece The applause was
,T. a each
throughout, and at the conclusion
ar en,
tIV 4 Anderson and Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff
" "lied b r dried_ . e ore the curtain. The house was
L.
" In every part. 4 11 e•
4N,6RAIVIIC EXHIBITION OF
itiNtriyat."lllTANNlA BRIDGE, &c. &c.
I`, e view was given last evening at 309, Rtrgent-
Nit 11eXt a
tie 4 etktidoor t,, the justly-celebrated Polytechnic.
tt to all a singularly-beautiful panoramic. descrip-
-11144n or 111,Ites, now the most attractive, either in Eng-
-1411.10 th:"34,l3!evious to its openinge this day for ad.mis-
T icture opens with a
4114t19 epubite genera"y.• ih'll and the country
)i 4%4,
.orrect view of Primrose- i ,
thr44„tlet, ,stl Which the Birmingham Railway and its
(4"-kit"e green pleasant fields
which surround this
ilittlttt% apet--80
NI Phila.-se, well known to every resident of
kai and ,
~ Hampstead-bill, and the neighbouring
kik end
towns, are delineated with an accuracy
)eD:54t 1-,,,• of colouring, that renders the whole. an.
deletediht-eiit Picture on am canvass on which it is
li k• Next comes the Wolverton Viaduct, and
.atilet°i&tta!motiftial leenery which surrounds it, and then we
'41114 et, town of Coventry, so remarkable for its
ittila the
etas and picturesque appearance, after whairech,
'ig!l: ita e stlaukv b • dusty town of Birmingham,
' eallun'ere4Chiumstys and all the. busy parap er-
tip'4, illreLt Manufacturing depot, its churches, and
14trklv,0 the fresh blooming spots which surround
414 l' g' 94 every side, with their comfortable cot-
tilt:, ig li/ii.ng, the suburbs' of a town, not very remark-
s' appear for anything in the shape of beauty, a
l bka vPearance that relieves the monotony of
N illseta
114 att4, , ring locality. From Birmingham the
him some of
te.tett "as spread out before
kerill 4esetkuisite scenery which can b conceived
N,, eaher is Presented to his view, withe the ancient
l'iglts soft °f its past history, its
,antique appear-
Athe „ilt ao t and beautiful landscapes, so perfect in co-
,N,`,lttie.: aPPearance that the rivers seem to flow. on
IV% ►
17) 'lad the green lass to flourish on their. ver-
y t'lle' and then the wondersg of wonders of science
;I,ilke„, before him in a life-like delineation of thee
NI; Nita, the Britannia Tubes. We know not if w.t . IfivAitt.itnessed anything so correctly and !Hau'
Nt it 7.44-8 the Britannia Tube and the scenery by
vouiri7 surrounded. The illusion is so perfect that
11Amt%tr'illlegitle himself loitering along that most
ttOtists 444 sunny landscape, with iti mountains
141611t4►"t, and its valleys blooming with the
Nil t'ssette?dure; Menai Straits flowing delightfully.t
:Itlttittistel its waters sparkling and glistening in hee.
S Nel; did We not know it was, after all, but a pan, -
„iputaid b' and that the atmosphere around gave con? u
N. di:7,e that the looker on was anywhere but in a
istkt'' ttgehr'°;', and surrounded by something more
t.,44-',„ -st„'ekY than an enchanting and romantic land:
I', trl,i'4l 4tolle—r(,11131 this exhibition will, we apprehend,
,itael - the most attractive in the panoramic line
tli, brio, foe pr;
t4l;aq tlte ail
priseyaenadrs in London. As a work of art
to those who neier witnessed
t,clatit:,ll. Englaind and Wales, which are so beauty
'it :1414-Ted, or who have not had an opportunity o
1111114h-' it!':';e*einnir the gigantic works erected by modern.
4:4t.;41.tiv. ill -bP,l4,e !z):*. difficulty,every
ttilitillortetile,soiziort. gratifying, ad in the absence of the
time, will satisfy them
‘'etl% 1' a,„Eivall a 4.
a oftwallntbe offered for their weep-
Nl',ll,Pa4inttigngesiss., shall
understand, the work of J.
1 IPt' N)re 1., and, in addition to the charms of the
p... 1,14 aeritation an instructive and amusing
de-
l'k' 'tit to 1148 ivc'n b ' Joh Clarke, Eq., which gives
-'. vybole,y and cannota fail to be fully aPPre"
it kpz,
1/14 14&/-1------T------=--1,
on geld at Paris
O1:11e.se
I:4l,LeitiE,T.--',Le premium trint
tt._ Initi. " , which, at the English . price of
A')t,'lli!; ef c,.. P,r ounce for standard gold, elves an ex-
-1)`•°2; and the exchange at Paris"an London
°"4"l't 4 elug 25 471 it fI, thatgold is 0.18 per
. ill
Paris. '""rs
advises from
~ til Ph th than in London. By
...
Ito Ea e e price of gold is 435 k per mark, which,
It
414 RINI, 7„. .'te tr gold tnt price of 3/. 17e. 10 d. per ounce
't t ta, 4 giv„, for
ilit`3llll,l%, t harobt:r.r exchange,ii of
tl3 101 and the ex-
s_' 4: being 13.12,
1114 thttt golg lis°llrocnenat. dearer in London
411 burgh, 0.80 P

T PROVIDENT

At-,SOcIATL‘N.

The ninth annual meeting ~t the clonorF,
and friendi of the Benevolent Dt.pirtniera t f this
was held last cvcri;n;,, at the London Tavern;
John ALA Smith, Esq., M.P., in the chair.

Among those present b‘si:it.s the chairman, we oh-
servetl Baron Rothschild, M.P.; Thomas ,
M.P.; Trionasoilliankey, Esq.; 11. Angarrie, E,q.; F.
Deare, E,q.; S. Woc:d, Esq.; W. Langdon, Esq ;
R. H. Jones, E,q., chairman; and Mr. J. W.irirelch,
chairman; and the Board of .Managetr,ent.
After nading tho advertisearent.convening the met -
ing, the Secretary, Mr. P. H. BYRNE, read the report ef
the directors, uf which the following is an abstract:—

Received from 62 new subieribers ... £67 4 0
399 old " 441 5 6
2 lifo " 21 0 0

£529 9 6
... 111 13

And for donations

£641 2
14 gratuities have been given to 11 members, to Ile
extent of 85/.
79 members haYe been granted loans, amounting t
1,487/. 10s.
In accordance with a resolution of V:°, last annual
meeting-
-4 widows were elected to annuities of 151. each,
making together
3 clerks and 11 widows of clinks annuitants on the
fund c f this department, at a permanent charge of 2404
per annum.
The trustees and treasurer met according to annual
cut tom on the 21st inst. at the office of the association,
and inspected the balance-sheet of both depa.tments cf
this association, with which they expressed thenaselv, a
entirely satisfied. The balance-sheet, duly audited, was
read, showing an increase of the funds of this department
263/. 19s. ld.
The board recommend that on the 29th of May next
one clerk and two widows be elected to annuities—the
former of 251., and the latter of 151. each, and if no cleik
should apply, then that three widows of clerks be
elected to annuities of 151. each.
The hoard regret that a diminution has taken place in

the number of subscribers, owing to tie association n•.
receiving that support from the general body of clerks
to which it is entitled from its benevolent object.
The CHAIRMAN said it was his duty to propose that
the report and balance-sheet which they hadjust heard
read shOuld be received, adopted, and printed at the
discretion of the board, and if any persons had any oh-
servations to make with reference to them, Oat was the
time at which it would be most expedient and judicous
to address the directors or the meeting.
Mr. H. H. JONES, the chairman of the board of

management, then rose, and said—l am anxious to offe
a few observations, in order that this meeting may fulls
understand the sentiments of the beard of managemete
in respect cf the present position of this branch of th.
association. Sir, it was my happiness on the 21st e
preside over a meeting Le!d in this place of the member:
of the assurance department, very numerously attended.
On that occasion we had little to do but to congratulat
each other on the very great increase in the business of
the past year. and which, although it did not exceee
our hopes, did certainly extend beyond our expectations.
I wish I could say as much fur the benevolent depart-
ment,—the source whence emanates all immediate bene-
fits to members. While the assurance branch provide:
or the future, the benevolent fund is intended for pre
sent bent fit, to aid and assist those in temporary dis-
tress by gratuities or loans, to relieve the age
clerk and the sorrowing widow by permanent an.
nuities. These are some of the benefits of the
branch of the association ; and up to the
present time no applicant has been disappointed. Bet
sir, unless there is a better spirit manifested by the both
of clerks than, I regret to say, has hitherto appeared.
the benefits of this department will become circumscribes
in their operations. I confess that I am greatly disas -
pointed in my expectations, but I do not yet despair
There is able ad in this country such a spirit cf philter -
thropy, that if the cause be good it will sooner or late
meet with support.—(Cheers.) It is possible that the
managers have not yet hit upon the right method o'
bringing the subject home to the clerks; if this be so, I
hope that during the present year a plan may be devisee
and adopted to relieve us of this doubt. I fear, however.
that this is not altogether the cause of the lukewarm-
ness of the clerks. Two objections, I know, are ad-
vanced. One is, I may get nothing in return for my
annual guinea. Another is, that our benefits are so
small as to be beneath notice. Now I ask whether these
are good and valid objections? Had all thought in this way
where would have been our present annuitants, and how
should we have been able to have granted loans to 349
members, and have relieved many others by casual aid?
But, sir, I do not look to those clerks to aid us who sub-
scribe expecting a return. I want to see subscriptions
flow in from those who give them from the noble desire
to benefit their fellow-creatures, and especially their own
class, and from others who, from prudent forethought.
deem it advisable to make this provision in case of need.
As an answer to those who despise the small-
ness of our aid, permit me to refer to the cases
which have been assisted during the past
year. Of course I avoid mentioning names.
The first case is that of a person aged 53, whose hus-
band was en assurer for six years; he died after a lin-
gering illness, leaving her with five children dependent
upon her, ono afflicted with deafness. The annuity
granted in this case could not be purchased for leas than
1901—(Cheers.) In the next the age of the annuitant
is 39. fler late husband was a subscriber to the Bene-
volent Fund, and died after a lingering illness, leaving
her with one child dependent upon her for support—
means limited and uncertain; value of faunlike
2501. The next is the widow of a clerk, who
was an assurer for six years. The annuity in
her case would cost 2701. Aga,in there is a widow
aged 62, whose husband was an assurer for four
years, to wht m an annuity of the value of 1501. has
can given.—(Cheers.) Now, with what delight Detest
we reflect upon the feelings of those annuitants when
they received this generous assistance from the associa-
tion.—(Cheers.) Out of these four cases I am happy to
say two aro those of country members, and I wish to
accompany this fact with the observation that country
members have as great a chance to assistance from the
association as the London members.—(Cheers.) I now
come to the statement of gratuities, omitting, as usual.
the names of the parties. A person who had been out
of employment for more than two years, and
was nearly ruined by becoming security for
another individual, received a gratuity of 101.
A widow whose husband died suddenly, leaving her with
a young family in great distress, and without the means
of obtaining a livelihood, received 101. Another widow,
who was left with a daughter and a lunatic son unpro.
vided for, was assisted with a gratuity of Si. To a mem-
ber who was reduced t great distress by a long and
.:pensive illness in his family, by having been unern•
ployed for a long time, and by having his furniture
seized, a gratuity of 10/. was given. The next was that
of a party who was laid up from November to April
with congestion of the lungs, and whose exeenses wer.
very heavy; he also received a gratuity of 10/. Ti
another who was laid up for seven weeks with
rheumatic fiver and had his expenses greatly increased,
a gratuity of 5/. was given. The widow (.f a memt er
who was left with three children solely dependent upoe
her exertions for support, without a relative or fliene
capable of rendering her the least assistance, received
gift of 10/. The last he would mention was the case of
a widow, whose husband died of cholera, leaving her with
three children totally unprovided for, and without the
means of meeting the expenses of the funeral ;
to her a gratuity of 10/. was awarded. Now,
these are cases of relief during the past year, and if aftet
hearing them, any one should say that this associatioe
is not worthy of support, I certainly will not envy him
his feelings.—(Cheers.) But, in order to complete
my statement of the benefits conferred by the associa
Lion, I will just read a few of the answers which have
been returned, showing in what way the assistance given
was received:—

" An unexpected God-send has been given to me 1))
the benevolent committee of the Provident
Society. lamat a loss to find words or sentiments to
convey my gratitude for so noble, generous,
and spontaneous a gift—yes, a gift which
has emanated from the inmost recesses of the humat,
heart, towards alleviating unforeseen difficulties which
have been inflicted by the wise said merciful hand of
Divine Providence, in causing the illness of my partner
in life."

"Allow me to return my grateful acknowledgments
for your kind donation cf 101. from the benevolent fund,
granted to me under eircutnstatices of peculiar trial and
distress. I shall ever feel thankful that my late hus-
band was induced to become a Lc euabor cf your associ-
ation."

4beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the
25th ult. conveying to me the kind consideration of the
directors of the Provident Clerks' Mutual Association c f
my long illness, and their resolution to give me the liberal
donation of 101., which to me is of great service and be-
Left just now, and for which I beg you will give them
my most grateful acknowledgments.
"I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your cheque
for 51, the amount of donation awarded to me by the
board in consequence of my recent severe illness and the
expenses incident thereto; I canna t but feel grateful for
this liberal net, and I shall express ray obligation by
letter to the board."
Surely, after these examples a higher value will be set
upon this department than has hitherto been the case.
I feel, sir, that I have trespassed somewhat upon your
time and patience; I hope not unprofitably so. I need
not assure you of my hearty zeal in the came iu which I
have laboured with my colleagues for ten years past.
We are a united board, acting from purely disinterested
motives, and solely with the desire to do good. Now, I do
hope that we may this year be I ncoureged by a decided
movement in the right direction—nay, I shall be disap
pointed if we separate this evening without receiving
some token cf approval from several gentlemen present.
Depend upon it you will never regret the sacrifice you
may make, and in making it you will gladden the hearts
of the managers, and stimulate them to continue their
exertions.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then rose, and in proposing the adoi -
tion of the report, said—l will take the liberty of very
strongly seconding, as I have so often done before, when
filling a similar situation to that which I occupy this
evening, the claims which I think this benevolent por-
tion of the Provident Clerks' Association has on the
notice of those present as well as those absent, who are
engaged in similar occupations. the success of the as-
surance department has been remarkable; it hi:s gone
certainly far beyond my expect a'ions as to the rapidity
of the increase which we have witnessed during the last
feve years ; and I certainly do look back
upon the share which I' hate taken in
promoting that establishment with the liveliest feelings

of plea. ur., and satisfieiion.--(Cheese.) But I must
beg a aaia to thaw s sir attention to the fact, !list while
one is .4 mutual assurance against the chances of life,
this—the :;enevolt at she a, tment—is a mutual assurance
against the chances of affitction, illness, and distress lo
all its shapes; aid I firmly believe it deserves Sour at-
tention as strongly us tie other, It deserves, in one
sense, if possib'e, more. becau.e it is by small contri-
butions, not generally felt to be onetous .you assure
those who are not able to take care of tot mselves against
those various contingencies to which persons in your
occupation are so peculiarly expose-% lam coufident
there is something wanting;—l don't know what it is—
to make this portion of the Provident Clerks' Associa-
tion as much an object of interest to clerks as I am quite
certain it some day or other will become.—(Hear,
hear.) Whether or not those who have been erigaae d in
its management have failed in making its advantages as
generally 'known as they ought to be, I do not know, but
perhaps something or another may have occurred a Bich
has produced a different effect from that which was in-
tended, and that a character may have been given to the
association which those who have been engaged in for
and promoting it have done their best to avoid
—I mean that of being a common ordinary charity.—
(Hear.) It would be very easy, certainly, for several of
those gentlemen who sit on my right and left to go about
the city with a begging•box to solicit aid 0:1
behalf of the Provident Clerks' Association, and I
am certain if they did so that their efforts would be at-
tended more or less with success, but, I know they would
refuse to take such a step, and I would be among the
first to instigate them to that refusal.—(Hear.) I have
never myself wished to put this before you as a charity,
but my desire has been, and is now, earnestly to itnpress
upon you the facility with which, by a small annual con-
tribution made among those vast numbers of persons
employed in the occupations of clerks in this city, every
•mne rf you may have an assurance against those often=
times sudden misfortunes, illness, distress, and want of
employment, to which you must in your position be
subject. I am speaking, perhaps, more strongly
than some cf you think expedient, but it is because I do
most earnestly and most honestly feel that this is a point
most strongly deserving of your attention. It is one
which, if you felt as I feel, you could not allow to slum-
ber as it has unfortunately done. But I do hope that, now
and henceforward, every one, in his own locality and in
his particular sphere of influence, will exert him-
self to make the institution known, and to instigate
others to give it their support.—(Loud cheers )
I do not think one word I have said as to the growing
and future importance of the Provident Clerks' Institu-
tion has been misplaced.—(Hear.) I am confident my-
self that the assurance department is going to be one of
the. largest, most influential, most useful establishments
in this City—(Cheers)—and I shall most sincerely
lament if the benevolent department of the establish-
ment is loft behind, and if we fail in attracting to it that
same degree of public favour, that same degree of per-
sonal exertion on the part of the clerks, which has
secured the flourishing condition of its twin relative.--
(Hear.) I sincerely unite with our most excellent
and meritorious chairman of the committee of manage-
meat, in expressing a hope that we shall not leave this
room to-night without finding that that which we have
taken the liberty of saying to you has made a deep im-
pression on your minds, and without hearing some as-
surance from you that you will earnestly and zealously
co-operate with the board in giving that stimulus to this
lepaitment which I cannot too often say fmost honestly
believe it thoroughly deserves.—(Cheers.)
The motion for the adoption of the report was then
put and carried. .
Mr. WELCH said it was his pleasing duty to propose
the following resolution:—
" That on the 29th May next, or such other day as
he board may appoint, of which due notice shall be
given, a special general meeting be held for the purpose
of electing three additional annuitants duly qualified ac-
cording to the rules, viz.:—One clerk, being a member,
to an annuity of 251.; and two widows of members to
annuities of 151, each; and in the event of no qualified
:number offering himself, then to elect three widows of
members to annuities of 151. each."
Ilea resolution would be the means, if adopted, of
,arrying out the principal object of this association,
viz., that of benevolence—assisting and relieving those
ho were not so fortunate as themselves. He always
locked upon this branch of the association as a means,
if extended, of doing a vast amount of good ; and
though their Chairman, with his usual kindness, had, in
the course of his allusions to it, observed that he was
always desirous of avoiding the word " charity," he
begged rather to differ from him, because he considered
that all benevolent institutions of this kind wero of a cha-
ritable character ; and he could see no reason why
clerks should be ashamed to belong to a charitable
institution, and to receive assistance from it if misfortune
should overtake them, the same as other individuals.—
(Hear, hear.) They were all liable to misfortunes, from
the highest to the lowest in the land, and he believed
the highest classes had their benevolent and charitable
funds. The clergy, the army and navy, the liberal pro-
fessions, professors of the fine arts, persons in- all
branches of trades, and even the higher classes of mer-
chants, had their benevolent institutions, which were
supported to an extraordinary extent ' • and when
he looked to the small number of subscribers who
annually contributed to the Provident Clerks' Associa-
tion and Benevolent Fund he could.notlefrain from ex-
pressing his ustonishment and regret. Reasons had been
assigned by many gentlemen why they did not belong to
the association, and-among thetn was one which had already
been alluded to by the Chairman, viz., that they did not
get enough for their money. Now, the Chairman had
told them what the advantages absolutely were—that
they get advances when in need of assistance, and that
an annuity of 251 was given to a distressed clerk,
and an annuity of 151. to the widow of a clerk;
and the chance of obtaining those great boons,
be would remind them, would be Made almost
a certainty, provided the clerks themselves would come
forward and support the ins-VW:ion as it ought to be
supported.—(Hear, heap.) Though he was wed aware,
having been a clerk himself for a great number of 3 oars,
that owing to the position of a clerk, and the appear-
ance which he was obliged to keep up, lie could not-
spare a great deal out of his income, yet there were very
sew who could not spare a little; and calculating upon a
graduated scale, commencing with the chief clerk, and
going down to the junior clerk in an office, and varying
the subscription between the sum of two guineas and 55.,
he did think, looking at the number of clerks in London
alone, they might have a fund aesplylsuflicient to answer
every claim for- assistance which might be made on the
benevolent department of the association.—(Cbeers.)
Aid from other sources would then be no longer neces-
sary. What was the support which this department had
vet with? At the annual meeting on the 31st of Decem-
ber, 1841, there were 257 annual subscribers, and that
number continued up to 1845, when they had their first
public dinner, which created a certain degree of interest
in the association, and the clerks responded to the call
which was made upon them by the gentleman who pre-
sided on that occasion to exert themselves to
promote its welfare, The number then increased to 372,
and in the following year, from similar causes, again
increased to 475. In 1847 the number was 507, but in
1848 it decreased to 490 ; and in 1849 to 463. Now,
th,t was a very small number, taking into account the
great body of clerks who were employed in the
City alune. They would, perhaps, be surprised to find
that, as regarded both the assurance branch and the be-
cevolent fund, the clerks in the country were more pro-
vident than those in London, and that they- had
a greater amount of support from country than
from London clerks.—(Hcar, hear.) Now, look-
ing to the large establishments in London, and to the
gentlemen who were sitting at that table.who bad taker.
such an interest in the association, who had given up their
time and exerted their influence in its behalf, and in-
duced some of the first men in the country to preside at
their festivals, in order to !test) the undertaking alive,
he could not but think it extraordinary that the clerks
in London should not have supported the association to
the same extent as the clerks in the country. He had
the pleasure of visiting Manchester a short time ago,
on behalf of the association, and in conjunction with
some of his colleagues, he called upon some of the
principal houses, -and he found, that in Manchester the
feeling very generally existed among the principals, that
a benevolent institution of this kind ought to be self-
supporting. They considered if such a principle were
adopted it would redound more to the honour and
'independence of the clerks. When the question was
put to himself and colleagues, how it was, that the in-
stitution was not supportedsby the clerks, they found it
extremely difficult to give an answer, and an impediment
was thus thrown in their way which prevented their
making that progress which otherwise they would have
obtained. , But he was happy to say that the result of
the meeting which they held in that city was extremely
favourable, and he hoped as the association became
more generally known in the country they would have a
much larger accession of members. If this hope were ful-
filled the result would tend very much to operate
with the London clerks, on whom a klad of reflection
would be thrown. It had occurred to him, that it every
member were to take the trouble to make the institu-
tion known in his particular sphere or office, he might
induce his brother clerks to become subscribers, and in
the course of next year the funds in that case would be
considerably augmented. They must bear in mind that
the present invested capital was only only 10,8001., and
that they had already on the books eleven widows who
received the annual sum of 1651., and three clerks who re-
ceived the annual sum of 751. They proposed now to add
one more clerk, and three widows, which would make a
total permanent claim on the invested funds of the asso-
ciation of 2951., consequently a very small margin would
be left for those who might come hereafter. Their duty
was not to give everything away at present, but to
make a reservation for those who might become dis-
tressed or unfortunate, and who would have an equal
right to the funds of the association ; and what
he urged upon them was, to exert themselves
to the utmost to make known the excellent
advantages which resulted from the association,
and to see if they could not by next year have a great
increase t f members. Ile was satisfied if they obtained
a larger amount of support that they might do away
with all feelings of repugnance as to the association
being a kind of charity, because as soon as the funds
were in a prosperous state a member would
simply have to come and say, "I have been suffering
from illness, and I require assistance," and it would be
readily and cheer fully accorded to him.---(Loud cheers.)
Mr. Welch then alluded to the success which had at-
tended the movement lately made by the body
of commercial travellers to establish a charity.
Being desirous to have a school for the orphan children
of deceased members they met and laid down a plan.
They divided themselves into sections, and by each going
about and collecting subscriptions and donations, they
wen: soon enabled to erect a fine building at Wan-
stea,d—(Clu ers)—but not satisfied with that, they were
nova collecting more, not exactly to establish almshouses,
but to purchase small detached cottages, which might
afford a place' of shelter and comfort to those of their bre-
thren who might become unfortunate and require assist-
ance. Now he did not see why their 10,0004 might not

be doubled, and why they mieht not have an orphan
school, and also detached cottages as places of er into' t-
able retirement tor aged and eesayed clerks veli a vis,t
with mistort es.—(Cheers.) He co:whiled by pi()posing
t It! resolution as given, above.
Mr. MAITLAND rose to second the resolution. He
said it was with mingled feelings of pleasure and pain
that he appeared before them that night, feelings of
pleasure that they had been able to do so much, and
feelings of pain that they had not been able to do more.
five re months ago he had had the honour of appearing
before them in that very room, when it was resolved
that four annuitants should he elected on the funds of
twat institution. On that occasion they had to con-
gratulate themselves that they had not a greater num
ber of applicants than they were able to elect. "
the present occasion, it was proposed to elect three amts
tants—one clerk to 251. per annum, and two widows to are
nuities of 151. each; or it circumstances should so happen
three widows to annuities of 15/. each; but he was nut
able to tell the mesting whether there would be no more
applicants this year than they would be able to satisfy—
he should rather say that there would be more come for-
ward than could receive support from the funds of the
institution. He was afraid that they would not be able
to say that on this occasion they would send away no
aching heart that had come to them for consolation and
support. But he could only trust that the progress of
the institution during the next year would be such and
so great that on a future occasion they would be able to
elect as many applicants as presented themselves. He
quite agreed with the last speaker on the subject. of
the report with regard to the funds of the institution,
and regretted that while the other department of the
institution was progressing rapidly and favourably, this
department was not advancing to the same- extent. H
they thought that this department was not calculated to
work the same amount of good as the other, he could
only call the attention of the
meeting to the benefits
which it had already conferred. He found that the
society had granted 6,900/. in loans, and 570/. in an-
nuities.—(Cheers.) The board of management knew
that much good had been effected by this institution, but
how much no one did know, and no one ever
could know. They could only regret that they
had not been enabled to do more. .It was
so far satisfactory to them to .know that, beginning in
the year 1840 with 10,0001., they bad been able so far to
meet every application which bed been brought forward,
and turned a deaf ear to none. There was only one case
at least of an applicant being refused, but was elected
on the followinglyear ; so that the board could safely
say that no person had been ultimately unsuccessful in
ob'aining relief from this society. It would hare been a
source of much regret to the board if.they could not
have been able to do so. They had been able to do good
to that extent, that they had met every application which
had been made to them. The capital stock was now
10,8001., so that they could say they had in-
creased their stock, and they had met all claims
upon . them. A great improvement had taken
place in the assurance part of the institution,
and he need not remind them that two-thirds of the
profits of that department were contributed to the bene-
volent department. They now numbered 2,000 members,
and they hoped at the next division of profits to hand
over a large amount to this benevolent, department. He
should very, much regret if one word which he had said
of the flourishing condition of the funds should have
the effect of leading any of the meeting to think that
they wore better off than they really were, and in
consequence to relax their efforts for the advance-
ment of the institution, for he felt that the con-
dition of this department of the institution
was far from being what it ought to be. He
could only urge each and every one of them to
exert themselves to the utmost, as far as they were
üble. When they considered the munificent manner
in which the institution was - supported by the mer-
chants and bankers of London, he thought that the
clerks themselves had not supported it as they ought to
have done. He was sure they would see the urgent ne-
cessity under which they were of supporting an institu•
tion like this in a more liberal spirit, and then the board
would be able to meet them with a more favourable re-
port of the condition of the institution on a future occa-
sion.—(Cheers.)
Mr. LOYD, a gentleman in the meeting, said that be-
fore the resolution was adopted he wished, by the per-
mission of the Chairman, to address a few words to the
meeting. He thought that it was necessary that they
should know the real state of that society. Some years
ago he had' taken occasion to make some 'remarks on
the desponding tone which had been adopted by the
board of management; and on this occasion also he
should be sorry if any person were to judge of the state
of the society from their tone: He did not believe that
they would get auy additional subscribers by putting it
forth that they were in a failing state, when in point of
fact they were in a most flourishing state—where instead
of losing members, they were actually on the increase.
He thought it was impossible to separate the two
branches of the institution. They said that
they had lost 50 members from the benevolent fund,
when in another place they said they had had 508 poli-
cies of assurance taken out. Two-thirds of these
were clerks, who, of course, would release the other
branch of the society from all claims, for the great ma-
jority of the policies were payable to the widows, while
the benevolent fund was liable to the claims of subscri-
bers. Thus they had lost 50 annual guineas, but they
gained 259 members, on the other hand, who released
the society from all claims to be provided for. He
thought, therefore, that this society was in a most
flourishing condition. Had it sent away any
applicants ? Had they elected one child out of 50,
as was often done in the room below, with an amount
of anxiety and trouble only to be paralleled by the
election of a Member of Parliament? No, by the bless-
ing of Providence, they had been enabled to relieve
every one who bad come forward with a claim upon
them. No other institution could say that, and they
had no
.right to despond, or let it go forth to the world
that they were in a failing condition. He thought that
the truth should be stated—he meant that: an enlarged
view of the question should be put forth to the world.
From all that he could see he thought they were in a
position for self-gratulation, and be did hope it would
not be stated that the clerks had not supported the
institution which had so great a claim upon them.
The CHAIRMAN said before he put the resolution he
should trouble them with a few remarks. He could
not take .the same view of the question as the Hon.
Gentleman did for this reason. In 1848 there were 417
life policies taken out, in 1849, 550 policies were taken
out, but in both years the number of subscribers had
diminished, and he could not reconcile those facts with
the view which the Hon. Gentleman took. •
The resolution was then put and carried unanimously.
Mr. RENNELL moved the third resolution :
" That this meeting tenders its warmest thanks to the
trustees and treasurer for their uniform patronage and
support."
It was with mingled feelings that ha rose to propose
this resolution—feelings of pride, in the first instance,
because he had been selected. to propose this resolution,
and gratification because it afforded him the opportunity
of tolling the individuals how much he personally es-
teemed them. Setting aside their own feelings, he was
glad to have the opportunity ee
telling them his. The
meeting must be aware that the institution owed a deep
debt of gratitude to these persons,
and he was sure they
would not refuse it. He should call upon the meeting
to, give this vote such a reception as it merited, that they
should be amply convinced that the members of the in-
stitution were fully aware of the great consideration
which they gave to the institution. He came now to
the disagreeable part, which was theirs as well as his.
There was one gentleman who had raised his expecta-
tions to the utmost, but only to disappoint them. He
(Mr. Rennell) could not make his ideas parallel with
that gentleman's. It appeared to him paradoxical, that
with 480 members out of 40,000 clerks, that gentleman
could make up his mind to say that the condition of the
institution was a flourishing one. And what was
worse, ha (Mr. Rennell) could not see how it
was to be altered. He had tried his best at various
times. He had tried cajolery, and flattery, and some-
times he had tried to insinuate himself with them, but
it was all of no avail.—(Laughter and cheers.) Still he
did not despair; nil desperandum, he thought. He was
glad to hear that there was some one who could say
that the institution was flourishing, but X. s. d. did not
say so.—(Laughter.)
He thought that they ought to
take into consideration the time of their treasurer and
trustees, as entitled to some little consideration in their
evening's amusement, and though the meeting might
be very comfortable with talking there, the treasurer and
trustees had not dined, they must recollect, and it was
next to a trespass to keep them there longer than was
necessary. But, about the prospects of the insti-
cl
insti-
tution. It was impossible to make provident
would
them ntohtemr
ea make themselves, sem leveetsi
n,
ga
theit
adver-
tisement
im-
possibleerksifto theyg t
e would not draw them. But what was the
benefit held out to them ? ,By a resolution passed that
night the sum of 45/. was to be given away in annuities,
and for that sum the society was reimbursed to the
amount of 91. Was there any institution in London
where they could get a similar amount cif benefit, and if
clerks were so blind, how could they help it ? For his
part, he hoped never to receive a shilling from that be-
nevolent fund, but he hoped to give many guineas.—
(Cheers.) It is not men only that should come here who
expected to be claimants of the benefits of the institu-
tion, but men who could put their hands in their pockets
and pull out their three or four guineas for the benefit
of their poorer brethren. Every richer clerk,
who had the feelings, of a man in his breast, must
come forward and bring his aid to the institution when
it was fairly pointed out to him that this
was done by only 480 members ! He should
dream of the number that night. He never
was called upon to speak of this society without excited
feelings, for he had been one of its original founders, and'
he should never die happy unless he heard that it was in
a flourishing condition.—Cheers.)
Mr. eTEPPS said it would be almost out %of place for
him to trouble them with- any observation of his own,
and he should content himself with seconding the reso-
lution most heartily and sincerely.---(Cheers.)
The resolution was then put and carried unanimously
amid loud cheering from all parts of the room.
Mr. THOMSON HANILEY rose to return thanks in the
name of himself and fellow-trustrees. He said he was
sure both himself and his fellow trustees were fully sen-
sible of the kind expression of feeling which the meet-
ing bad shown towards them, and he hoped that
they should ever continue to deserve.—(Loud cheers.)
He had been selected to return thanks to the meeting
because it was considered that from his situation he was
better able to say a few words to the persons present,
being for seven or eight hours each day in constant com-
munication with 700 or 800 clerks. He could confi-
dently say that it was his utmost ambition and endea-
vour to promote the interests of that numerous class of
individuals in the Bank of England who contributed so
largely to She well-working of that establishment. It
had always been his utmost endeav9ur to elevate a e eon-
"dition of that class in public opinion, and to promote
their interest's. He could only express the cordial thanks
of the trustees and treasurer to the meeting, and to as.

;ut, on

THURSDAY EVENING,

sure it that they would do whetever lay in their power to
whence tie welfare of the institution in which they felt
so great en itltetest.—(CLe rs.)
Mr. PRICE said that he should not take up the time
of the meeting, but should proceed at once to this part
in the proceedings. He cordially agreed with what had
been said by the speakers, that the clerks themselves
did not support their institution as they ought. The
insurance branch promised to be one of the best
businesses of the kind in the couLtry, and yet he felt
that the insurance branch had not benefited as it ought
to have done. When he saw the support which it ha I
received from gentlemen, such as their auditors and me-
dical officers, who had devoted their time, talents, an 1
money to it, he could not but express his surprise at the
want of support from the clerks.--(Haar, hear.) Those
gentlemen gave their support, and yet they, the
clerks,did nothing. Surely the institution could scarcely
be called in a flourishing stet when they had 560 mem
bers of this department where they ought to have 25,000
at least. There was no class in London which would not
by this- time have given 25,000 supporters. The Hon.
Gentleman then concluded by moving the fourth resolu-
tion:—
" That the best thanks of this meeting be given to tl e
auditore, medical officers, both in town and country, and
to the honorary solicitors, for their valuable services
during the past year.;'
Mr. LINTOTT briefly seconded the resolution, which
was carried unanimously.
Mr. SAVOTON`WOOD moved—" That the best thanks
of the meeting be presented to the board of management
for their continued exertions on behalf of the association."
He said the meeting could not but sympathise with the
board of management, that they had not been able to
present a more favourable feature in the report than
they had. done. He was sure they had done all they
could to redeem it. He himself had bad the op-
portunity of witnessing their efforts in various parts
of the country, and if the meeting thought that
their time was not well spent, he could only say that it
was employed fur the advantage of the institution.—
(Cheers.) He could not agree with the remarks
which had fallen from Mr. Loyd. He must remind the
meeting that this fund provided for various accidents
—for sickness, waut of employment, and old age,
which a life assurance did not provide for.
—(Hear.) He was sure that it would be gratifying
to those who took an interest in the well-doing of that
institution that this meeting was disposed to furnish
them with a rate in aid for its support. He was not him-
self a participator in the benefits of this department of
the institution, or ever likely to be, but from that time
he should be very happy to become a contributor.
Mr. BELL, in seconding the resolution, said that he
could not agree with Mr. Loyd in his remarks, nor did
he know from what source he obtained his information;
but he knew that there were many persons in the institu-
tion who were not clerks. When he looked at the man-
ner in which their institution had been founded by the
merchants of London, and the manner in which those for
whose benefit it was designed supported it, he did not
think that the clerks sufficiently set their shoulders to
the wheel.
The resolution was then put and carried unanimously.
Mr. R H. JONES proposed; " That the grateful
thanks of this meeting are due, and are hereby tendered
to John A. Smith, Esq., M.P , for his kindness in taking
the chair this evening;" and in doing so announced
to the meeting that he had just received intimations
from Mr. Coleman, Mr. Wood, Mr. Augarde, and Mr.
Deare, all holders cf policies, of their intention of be-
coming subscribers of one guinea each per annum.
Mr. WELCH seconded the resolution, which was car-
ried amid loud cheering.
Mr. HANKEY wished to mention a circumstance which
he bad been deterred from alluding to before from the
fear of keeping his colleagues standing. Some time ago
he had received an anonymous letter, and be wished to
intimate to the writer of it, if he were by any chance
present in the meeting, that if be would call upon him
(Hr. flunkey) he would give him a full explanation of
his int,tives, in supporting this institution, and endea-
vour to persuade the writer that they were not such as
ho had attributed to him.
The CHAIRMAN then rose to thank the meeting
for the kind manner in which they had received the
last resolution. The best reward that he could have fer
his services would be in seeing that institution prosper-
ous. He was unwilling that the meeting should separate
with an impression that he had been the person to press
upon them the unfavourable state of the institution; it
had been thought right that the true state of the case
should be laid before them, but he should be sorry kir
any man to go home with the impression on his mind
that he (the Chairman) in the least desponded of the
well-doing of the institution. So fir from that being
the case, he was certain that that establishment had only
to be fully understood in a way which he an-
ticipatedlit well deserved. Mr. Loyd had,certainly made
one statement which was well founded, and that was that
the benevolent part of the institution could not be said
to be in a bad condition when the assurance branch was
flourishing. But how few clerks could afford to contri-
bute to the assurance, while a great majority could afford
their guinea to this benevolent institution, which he had
always wished it to be understood was an assurance of
clerks effected among themselves against the casualties
of sickness and old age. He agreed with Mr. Price in
stating that this institution, instead of 400 ought to have
25,000 members; and he hoped that each one present
would go home from this meeting with a full determi-
nation to snake the merits and benefits of the institution
known among his fellow-clerks to as great an extent as
he could, and then he was sure the institution would
prosper, and the mauagement would never be reduced
to refuse ono deserving claim which might be brought
before them. In conclusion, be thanked them very sin-
cerely for the approbation which they had conferred
upon him.
The following subscriptions were given in the room:-
Z, s. d.
Mr. F. D. Deere 1 1 0
Mr. Sancten Wood ... 1 1 0
Mr. H. Augarde ••• ••• 1 1 0
Mr. Coleman, 1 1 0
Mr. Toole ••• ..• 1 1 0
Mr. W. Langdon ..• 1 1 0
Mr. G. Hewitt ... 1 1 0
This concluded the business, and the meeting then se
parated. •

MR. DE KONTSKIE CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC
PERFORMANCES IN LEEDS —All selected from the
works of one of the greatest, if not the greatest com-
poser, Beethoven.—The moat extreme reluctance has
ever been evinced towards introducing music of this
kind into our concert rooms; but Monday evening last
has clearly proved that, if it is only put into really able
hands, its success is certain. We never hoard any per-
formances listened to by so largo and miscellaneous an
assembly with deeper attention nor more generally and
more enthusiastically. applauded. Though the concert
was prolonged by them to an unusually late hour, the en-
thusiasm of the audience rose with every successive per-
formance, and rarely has our Music Hall witnessed such
rapturous expressions of gratification. The gentlemen
who took part in them were Messrs. de Kontski, first;
Mr. Sykes, jun., second violin; Hausmann, violoncello;
Bowling, first, and Booth, second viola; and Mr. Hird,
piano. First and foremost stands Mons. de Kontski.
As one of the most distinguished solo players of the day
he was, from universal reputation, and from personal
knowledge, known to us before. But here he showed
himself no less great as a quartett player, a species of
performance which calls forth all the highest qualities
of the genuine musician. The masterly precision, the
perfect ease and grace of his play, merited and called
forth the most universal applause. And aided as he was
by the exquisitely beautiful and classical violoncello play
of Mr. Hausmann, and the truly able performances of
our own townsmen, such a whole was produced as
probably has never been equalled in our town. We
have dwelt, ou account of its novelty, so long upon this
part of the concert, as to have left ourselves but little
space for the remainder. Suffice it to say that in his
solos Mons. de Kontski showed powers of execution,
fertility of invention, a fire and passion, and such truly
wonderful variety of coups d'archct as have never been
equalled.—Leeds Intelligencer.
BARNSLEY, FEB. 27.—Two MEN SHOT.—Another
Of those serious offences arising out of the pernicious
game-laws took place this morning, on one of Lord
Wharneliff's estates at Carlton, near this town, by which
a man named Timothy Moody was shot in the thigh by
a son of Joseph Hunter, the gamekeeper, who is em-
ployed by Mr. Westmorland, of Wakefield, to preserve
the game on the above estate. It appears that the
keeper, his son, and another person, were watching in a
wood called Noroyds, when they met with four men;
upon seeing the keeper and his men two of the
party ran away, and the other two had a fight with the
game preservers, who had a large dog with them,
which took a very prominent part in the affray, and
to master the poachers the son of the keeper !deli-
berately fired his gun at Moody, after one barrel
had missed fire, and wounded him so severely in
the thigh, as he was running away, that he had
to be conveyed to his home. It is said by the keeper
,that those men were stealing some underwood which had
been cut, which they were watching. On Saturday
another person named Richard Cherry, of Barnsley, was
severely wounded in the same wood, by being shot at
by Joseph Hunter, the gamekeeper, while running after
the Badsworth hounds. Cherry was shot in the arm
and the ribs, and his jacket appears to have received the
whole charge of small shot. He is under medical at-
tendance. When this affair was named to one of the
police-officers, he said "it served them right, they
should stop at home." Had it been a gamekeeper that
had been shot, the police would have been scouring the
whole country, for the whole cf the magistrates in this
division are game preservers.
COMPETITION AND PEEMIUMS.—As the policy of
granting premiums at the exposition of 1851 is much
discussed, it may not be amiss to inquire what success
has attended upon prize competitions devoted to manu-
factures. During last year the well-known firm of
Dudden and Co., cloth-merchants, of Coventry-street,
offered two prizes for the best of two descriptions of
cloth. The result is gratifying, the first premium
calling forth a black cloth, which embodies an important
advance in chemical science—a, permanent dye, undis-
chargeable by acid, and improved by exposure to the
air—of a colour richer, the face of the cloth softer and
free from that gummy, glossy character, observable in
the ordinary finish; and, moreover, when worn to the
thread, retaining its original hue. In the other cloth
intended for frock coats and paletots, not the slightest
waste of wool occurs in its manufacture, and conse-
quently may be sold very much cheaper—thus bringing
a very essential article of clothing nearer to the general
consumer. If, therefore, so much good has been effected
by private enterprise, may not more that is valuable be
expected where the resources are great, the patronage
illustrious, the fame universal, and the profit beyond
present calculation ?
PRAGUE.—A society has recently been formed
here by Jews for the purpose of assisting poor emigrants
to America, without distinction of creed.—Jewish
Chronicle.

FEB RUA Y 28, WO

LITERATURE.

" Mr. Sheriff, this is unsupportable; this is!' cried a
man with a sallow and somewhat dirty face. It was Mr.
Janoshy, an assessor, and a man of influence. Mr. She-
riff; I won't stand it. Penzeshy has saved his pagat!'
" ' Has he indeed? Well then, there is no help for it,
if he has saved it.'
" But I covered it.'
" ' But why did you cover it?'
" Because I have eight taroks.'
" Eight taroks! Why then, in the name of h-11
did you nut take it?' ,
" Why, what did you lead spades for?'
" ' What the deuce do you mean, sir?"
" Clubs, sir! It was your bounden duty, sir, to lead
clubs, sir,' said Janoshy, very fiercely.
" Clubs be --! Do you mean to tell me, sir, that
I ought to have played my king? I'd see you --"
" I appeal to you!' cried Janoshy, addressing Pen-
zeshy, who was shuffling the, cards, while the company
thronged round the table.
" Go on!' said Mr. Kriyer.
"' This is not fair play,' cried Janoshy.
" play to please myself and not you,' retorted the
sheriff.

" Then you ought to play by yourself, but not for
my money!'
" • Here's your stake! take it and welcome!'
"' I won't stand it. By G—d I won't !' cried Mr.
Janoshy, jumping up. You, sir! you take the money
back, or give it to your servant, (poor fellow! it's little
enough he gets); but don't talk to me in that way, sir!
I won't stand it, sir!'
" Here the altercation was interrupted by the:general
interference of every man in the room, and in the con-
fusion of tongues which ensued, nothing was heard but
the words, pagat,--sheriff—goad manners—tousles
trois'--until Shoskuty, in a blue dress embroidered with
gold (for every body was in full dress), entered the room.
He silenced the most noisy by being noisier still. Do-
mini spectaides I' cried Shoskuty, for God's sake be
quiet, Mr. Janoshy is quite hoarse, and I am sure his
Excellency is coming. That confounded pagat !—only
think of his Excellency!—though it Was saved—for
after all we are but mortal men!—l am sure he is
hoarse;' and thus he went on, when of a sudden the
doors of the apartment were flung open and a servant
rushed in shouting, His Excellency is at the door!'
"' Is he? Goodness be—where's my sabre?' cried
Shoskuty, running to the antechamber which served as
a temporary arsenal, while the rest of the company ran
into the next room, where they fought for their pelisses.
"' I do pray, durnine spectabilis but this is mine.
It's green with ermine!' cried tie recorder, stopping one
of the assessors who had just donned his and
pelisse,
who turned to look for his sword. The assesse
waspro_ at
tested with great indignation, and te recorder
length compelled to admit his mistake. Disgusteddiatey las he
dropped his kalpac, which was immediately was, he trod-
den down by the crowd.
nswenocirdea?vouTrsertroempusthetteitette!'
shouted for-
ward into the sword room, while Shoskuty, who had
secured "
'Sb
JihTsedolws hewy,making
ahpeornes ,
as mvyai
equally
unsuccessful in his
struggles to obtain his pelisse.
...But I pray! I do pray! I am the speaker of the
deputation—blue and glod—l must have it—do but con-
sider!' groaned the worthy baron. Ills endeavours were
at length crowned with success, and he possessed him-
self of a pelisse which certainly bore some similarity to
his own. Throwing it over his shoulders Baron Shos-
kuty did his best to add to the general confusion by en-
treating the gentlemen to be, quick, ' for,' added he
' his Excellency has just arrived!' ,
"The lord-lieutenant's carriage had by this time ad-
vanced to the park palings, where the schoolboys and
the peasantry greeted its arrival with maddening
Eljena !' The coachman was in the act of turning the
corner of the gate, when the quick flesh and the awful

THE VILLAGE NOTARY; a Romance of Hun
gar:an Life. 3 Vols. By Baron Eitvis.
Eyerrhing appertaining to the Hungarians pos.
sesses for ourselves, and we believe for a large portion,
of the vast majority of our fellow-countrymen, a pecu-
liar fascination. It was therefore with unusual
interest we perused the attractive fiction we would
here commend most earnestly to the perusal of the
English population. Through its pages we obtain a
clearer insight into the every-day life, the manners,
the customs, the costumes, and the prevailing appear-
ance of the great people of Hungary. With the ex-
ception of the novel of the "Hungarian Brothers,"
penned now many years ago by one of the most
popular of our female romance writers, ,we think
that Hungarian story has been ground unadventured
upon by any one of our authors before the publica-
tion, some months back, of the charming tale of
" Gtsella," the production of-Mr. Palgrave Simpson,
then already favourably known as the author of
" Second Love," and since one of ,the most popular
annalists of the French Revolution of February.
Hitherto, however, even with the aid of " Gisella,"
and the " Hungarian Brothers," the English reader
has found it impossible to obtain more than a provok-
ingly insufficient glimpse into the every-day life of
the race of the Magyars. Divided by various nations
from the people of central Europe, the English have
found but inadequate assistance in the way of acquir-
ing a familarity with the " ways and means " of the
Hungarians, in the casual and incidental efforts at
description from the hand of a travelled
novelist. We are satisfied, therefore, that
those who are curious as to the state of society
in that portion of Christendom—and who, after the
events of 1848 and 1849, can be otherwise ?—will
tarn with avidity to a brilliant romance such as
the
,one now under consideration, a romance in which
the colours of Hungarian life are depicted by the
genius of a Hungarian himself. By a Hungarian
himself, and that Hungarian a poet, a politician, a
novelist, and a statesman—the offspring of a noble
family and the child of misfortune. Baron Eatvas,
one of the members of the unfortunate Count Bat-
thyani's First Administration, is still living, one of
the most eminent of Hungarian novelists, and an
exile from the beloved land of his nativity. Born
and bred among the Hungarians, at one time lapped
in luxury, at another delivered up to the fangs of po-
verty, now an administrator °lithe affairs of his country,
now a fugitive across its frontiers, Baron Etitvos has
acquairited himself with the various phases of society in
that division of the family of the Europeans. He has
collected the food for fiction from the harvest of his
own experiences. The incidents contrived by his ima-
gination have been surpassed by his own romantic
vicissitudes. Hence it is that we are compelled to
regard him as a man peculiarly qualified to undertake
the duties of a novelist, and peculiarly empowered to
delineate with a truthful pencil the forms and features
of Hungarian life. In the "Village Notary" we
obtain a remarkable insight into the character and
aspect of Hungarian society in all ranks, from the
highest to the lowest. We follow the herdsman of
cattle (gulyash) home to his farm cottage
(tanya) ; we accompany the swineherd (kanaz)
to the,. 'woods, and the horse-keeper (tshikosh)
to the market. We are at one moment in the midst
of the policemen (pandurs), and the next among the
robbers (szegeny legeny); here we watch the move-
ments of the villains or peasantry clothed in their
linen trowsers (gatya), and here again we follow the
nobleman to his mansion (curia). We sit down to a
banquet_of stewed meat (gulyashus), of roast beef
(I,orliiilt), and- of dough pudding (tarhouya). We
cock our hat (calpac) with the best amongst them,,
and whirl about our spiked ferule (fokosh) with the
brawniest fellow in a Hungarian " skrimmage." We,
see the people not only as they are at home, but as
they appear on great public occasions, such
as at county elections, where courts are
holden and speeches delivered. Here is the
German functionary twisting his moustache
with a petulant terrem tette! Here is the sedate noble
muttering a complacent hear! hear! (flalljuk !)
while the multitude are bawling out to their heart's
content Eljen !—Hujh rd! With the assistance of
the illustrative notes at the end of each of the three
volumes, we obtain a clear view of some of ,:the most
incomprehensible passages in the history of Hungary,
and in the development of the Hungarian constitu-
tion. Of the narrative itself we can scarcely speak
in terms of too emphatic adMiration, considering it as
a domestic romance. Almost from the outset of the
story the interest commences, and gradually deepens
and deepens as the tale proceed., until it be-
comes enthralling and absorbing beyond de-
scription. Tengelyi, the village notary is the
noblest character in the book, though Vandory,
the curate of Tissaret, is scarcely second to him in
excellence. Kalman Kishlaki, the lover of Etelka
Rety, and Akosh Rety, the lover of Vilma Tengelyi
—are the young heroes of the romance. The villains
of the work are Paul Skinner the justice, Catspaw
the attorney, Tzifra the robber, and the Lady Mac-
beth or Lucretia of the fiction, the Lady Rety, wife
of the sheriff. Not a reader of the " Village No-
tary" but will feel a peculiar interest in the fortunes
of Peti the gipsey, of Janosh the hussar, of Pishta, of
his mother Susi, and of her husband, Viola the robber.
The story is tragic in its way, seeing that the principal
incidents are the abstraction from the notary's house of
certain papers proving his nobility, and a murder and
suicide resulting from that robbery. Nevertheless,
the pages abound with touches of agreeable sarcasm
and quiet humour, at one time rising even to the ex-
travagant height of burlesque. The passagein which this
latter occurs is so richly comic as to provoke the
laughter of the reader irresistibly. We transcribe it
in full for the general amusement, satisfied that it
will induce many to turn with avidity and curiosity
to the romance from which it is extracted.
"In the evening Mr. Lajosh Bantornyi was in a state
of great excitement. He walked reitlessly to and fro,
pulled out his watch, and looked at it. He walked
out into the park and came back again, addressing
every one he met with: ' Really his Excellency
ought to be here by this time!' Whereupon some of the
guests said: Yes, so be ought!' and others protested
chat his Excellenby must have been detained on the road.
The words of contra' and 'pagat ultimo' rung from the
card-table; and the noise of a political discussion, in
which no ess than thirty persons joined, intent on recon-
ciling twelve opinions on four different subjects, drowned
the complaints of Mr. Lajosh Bantornyi. But Mr. James,
who saw and pitied his brother's distress, mounted his
horse, and, accompanied by two torch-bearers, set out to
meet the lord-lieutenant on the road. He was scarcely
gone when the din of an angry discussion broke through
the dense cloud of smoke which enveloped the card-
tables.

roar of artillery burst forth from the ditch at . he road-
side. His Excellency was sup; i6ed; so Lwere the horses.
They shied and eAcrturned the t.tal-riuge. The torch-
bearing horseinvn gall, pe't abot,t, frightening the village
out of its propriety, as the foxes did, when Samson made
them torch-bearers to the Pl:ilistines. Mr. James, fol-
lowing the impulse of the moment, came down over his
horse's head; the deputa ion, who were waiting in Ban-
torriyi's hall, wrung their bands with horror. At length
the horses ceased rearing and plunging; and as the dap.
ger of being kiekel by them was now fairly over, the
company to a man rushed to welcome their beloved lord-
lieutenant.
irtisa7miTaechinceebpderteasptuiwotn of deputation 'ritwas splendidt, at least in the llungs-
chhelyweoinreth,rfooir4arleitit.h,e
sdbroessisusiyoli
nalal
short blue jacket frogged and corded and fringed with
gold, and with his red face glowing under the weight of
a whit,) and metal colored kalpac, felt that the dignity
of a whole county was represented by his'
resplendent
person. Thrice did he bow to his Excellency, and thrice
did the deputation rattle their spurs and imitate the
moverneat of their leader, who, taking speech from
the pocket of his cloak, addressed the high fuiletionr.ry,
with a voice tremalous with emotion.
" At lengt`l., glorious man, haat (Lou entered the
circle f th) atneirers,: and the .hearts which hitherto
sche el for thee, beit joyfully in thy presencel4•
" Hip Excellency trnfolded'a handkerchiZT ready for
use; the members of the deputatiOn cried Ilelyeshr
and the curate of a neighbouring village, who had joiw d
the deputation, became excited and nervous. Tie
speaker weal on.
"' Respect and gratitude follow thy shadow; a'ad
within the borders of thy county there is no man
,but
glories in the consciousness that thou art his superior.'
"'He talks in print! he does indeed,' ~whispered AR
assessor.
'" I beg your'pardon,' said the curate, very nervously,
' it was .1 who made that speech.'
‘• Tantcene animis ccelestibus irce ! These parsons are
dreadfully jealous,' said the assessor. Shoskuty, turn-
ing a leaf of his manuscript, proceeded:
" The flock which now stands before thee'—(here the
members of the deputation looked surprised, and shook
their heads)—' is but a sma'l part of that numerous
herd which feeds on thy pastures; and he who introduces
them to thy notice'—(Shoskuty himself was vastly asto-
nished)—' is not better than the rest: though he wears
thy cost, he were lost but for thy guidance and con.
rection.'
" The audience whispered among themselves, and the
lord-lieutenant could not help smiling.
" For God's sake, what are you about?' whispered
Mr. Driver. Turn a leaf!' Baron Shoskuty, turning a
leaf, and looking the picture of blank despair, continued:
"' Here thou meekest vainly for science—vainly fur
patriotic merits—vainly dolt thou seek for all that man-
kind have a right to be proud of —'
" The members of the deputation became neatly.
" They are peasants, thou beholdest,
" Here n storm of indignation burst forth.
" In their Sunday dresses
Are you mad, Baron Shoskuty?'
" ' But good Christians, all of them,' sighed the
wretched baron, with angelic meekness: there is not a
single heretic among my flock.',
" ' He is mad! let us cheer!-Eljen! Eijen!'
" Somebody has given me the wrong pelisse!' said
Shoskuty, making his retreat; while the lord-lieutenant
replied to the address to the best of his abilities, that is
to say, very badly, for he was half choked with sup-
pressed laughter.
" But the curate, who had displayed so unusual a de•
gree of nervousness at the commencement of the address,
followed Shoskuty to the next room, whither that worthy
man fled to bemoan his defeat.
" Sir, how dare you steal my speech?' cried the
curate.

- " ',nave me alone! lam a ruined man, and all
-through you!'
"' Well, sir; this is well. You steal my speech, and
read it. Now what am I to do? I made that speech,
and a deal of trouble it gave me. Nov what am Ito
tell the bishop at his visitation on Monday next?'
" But, in the name of Heaven, why did you take my
cloak?'

Your cloak?'
" Yes; my cloak. I am sure my speech is in your
pocket.'

" The curate searched the pochet4 of the pelisse, and
produced a manuscript. Dear me!' said he, wringing
his hands; 'it is your cloak.' And the discomfited
orators were very sad, and would not be comforted."
Among the finer passages in these volumes we detect
the subjoined, characteristic speech of Janosh, the hus-
sar, to Viola, the robber:—
" Truly, God alone knows why fate deals harshly
with some people! They tell me we are all going to the
same place in the end, and that God, who is a great
general, commands us to march straight through this
world into another. But I must say, the men of the
rear-guard have the worst of it. The advanced guard
have it all to themselves—grub, and glory, And all; and
those that remain behind are in for short commons and
kicks. l've known that sort of thing, my boy! When
an army retreats, the best men are ordered to the rear;
and in the wars I've been dealt with as you are on this
earth. ' Devil take the hindmost!' is a true proverb.
Bless me! you can't fancy what hard blows we got;artd
how we were starved! tut, after all, it was then I learnt
that a man ought never to despair. For when you've
come to the camp, a good general is sure to praise and
reward the last man of the regiment; and I'm sure our
Father in Heaven will do the same when you march into
quarters."

The " Village Notary" closes with this solemn epos
trophe of the exiled author to the plain of Hungary :
' " Vast Plain, thou art the image of my people. Hope-
ful, but solitary; thou art made to bless generations by
the profuseness of thy wealth. The energies which
God gave thee are still slumbering; and the centuries
which have passed over thee have departed without see-
ing the day of thy gladness! But thy genius, though
hidden, is mighty within then! Thy very weeds, in
their profusion, proclaim thy fertility; and there is a
boding voice in my heart which tells me that the great
time is at hand. Plain of my country, mayst thou
flourish! and may the people flourish which inhabit
theel Happy he who sees the day of thy glory; and
happy those whose present affliction is lightened by the
consciousueos that they are devoting their energies to
prepare the way for that better time which is sure to
come!"

How earnestly we coincide in such aspirations our
readers may conjecture. The three volumes are here
admirably translated from the Hungarian of Baron
Eotviis, by Otho Wenckstern ; and the work has, be-
yond all this, been enhanced in interest and attractive-
ness by some introductory remarks from the hand of
Francis Pulsky.

HEALTH of LONDON DURING the WEEK.
(From the Report of the Registrar-General.)
The mortality of the metropolitan districts, which in
the lest week of January amounted to 1,094 deaths, has
during the three subsequent weeks steadily declined.
The number registered in the week ending last Saturday
was 911; iu the corresponding weeks of ten previous
}ears (1840-9), the deaths ranged from 916 to 1,253, and
the average was 1,068, which, if corrected for incta ase
of population, becomes 1,165; the result of comparison
is a decrease in the present return of 254 deaths. The
improvement is most conspicuous in that class of dis-
eases which affect the organs of respiration; and in "
connexion with this fact it is worthy of remark that
since the 24th of January the mean temperature was
47 deg. 2 min., though in the corresponding weeks of ten
previous years (1840-9), it only ranged from 31 deg. 7
min. in 1845, to 45 deg. 4 min. in 1849. In the last fAir -
weeks the deaths from consumption have been succes-
sively 137, 135, 113, and 94; from bronchitis, 126, 84,
88, and 79: from asthma, 33, 12, 22, and 21; from pneu-
monia, or inflammation of the lungs, 75, 69, 76, and 51.
Last week the deaths from the four diseases now men-
tuiaomneedwweek is
ereon3l3yl.24sl,3uwtbilst
thoughthe
the
mortality
average
frm ofthe
par-
ticular causes has se much declined, the deaths in the
epidemic class show a small increase on those of the pre-
vious week. There were 9 last week from small-pox,
11 from scarlatina, 21 from diarrhoea, 24 from measles,
32 from typhus, and 36 from pooping-cough; but these
are all less fatal than usual, except measle and diarrheas,
of which the latter shows double the average (as derived
from the corresponding weeks of 1840-9), though not
more than in the same week of the last three years. On
the 15th and 19th of February respectively, two infant
children of a labourer died of cynanche parotidaa,"
at
Ila
ggerat
illness.OneEas One
East, one after ten days',
another
y e Dove-row,
afterow ,a
fortnight'sintemperance.person died of
The mean daily reading of the Royal Observatory,
Greenwich, was above 30 in., except on Tuesday and
wednesday. The mean of the week was 30,070
The mean daily temperature was above 48 deg. on Mon,
day and Friday; and the lowest, which occurred on Sa-
turday, was not loss than 49 deg. 3 min.

MR. BENTLEY'S NEW NOVELS.—We are•requested
to state that Mr. Bentley has this day published " An
tonina; or, The Fall of Rome," by W. Wilkie Collins,
3 vols. Also, " The Nomades of the West; a Romance
of Canada," 3 vole. post Svo. " White Jacket; or, The
World on Board a Man-of-War," by Herman Melville,
author of " Omoo," &e. " The Martyrs of Carthage,"
by Mrs. Webb, author of " Naomi," 2 vols. small Bvo.,
128. " Hands not Hearts; a Story of the Day," by Miss
Wilkinson, 3 vols. " Saint Leger ; or, the Threads of
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behind, in his well-known Personal Narrative,' an in-
teresting account of his adventures by flood and field'
at that eventful period. Since '9B the rebel chief rer,
mained in private life, except that he occasionally, ,
emerged to lead a body of Graigue hurlers' at the
monster gatherings of the Liberator,' the last occasion
of his marshalling his forces for the 'pride, pomp, and
circumstance' of a Repeal procession and dinner, being
the banquet given to the martyrs' in this city, in 1845.
fMorr.mCalonnyey amwiaasblgeeannedrallsoye'
iesteemedqualities, d uarinndg
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maliinfes
were deposited on Sunday last in the cemetery of St.
Mullins, by a large following of friends, compatriots, and
sympathisers."
LADY JOHN RUSSELL'S ASSEMBLY.—Lady John
Russell gave the last of a series of assemblies last even-
ing, at the private residence of the Premier, in Ches-
ham-place. The reunion was very numerously and
fashionably attended.