The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-28 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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rpre.EZON.
On Saturday, Tr • very la ; the ---tng and Queen of the French received
parp.? part:i et
on 4turri ne contradicts the reports that prevailed at Paris
arty of the dangerous iliness.of M. Jacques Lafitte.
It
P~er-ra he is indisposed, but not seriously ill.
thif. -11=form states that on Saturday the Minister of Ma-
esthreceived dispatches from Admiral Dupetit Thouars, of
- !ch-the members of the Opposition, it is said; will demand
ct°,mtlnication before the interpolations of which they have
n notice are commenced.
(I,i:setters from Leghorn of the 20th repeat that as the Papal
B)","4"„ernment could not be induced to make any change in its
throeor institutions, a crisis, sooner or later, was inevitable.
the 1, °v"lnents among the Austrian troops, owe the line of
o, had occasioned uneasiness, but they re purely
er ;Cationar
wird4s,,,,cametereio of Cadiz announces that a force of 5,000.
Moors, provided with artillery, had approached the
tile.or Ceuta. It thus appears that the Moors will act on
1,4 ensive before the slow Spaniards get into motion.
Vie eViadrid Gazette contains a Royal decree, granting to
her th luidrutess de 13elascoain, the widow of General Leon, and
en, a pension of 45,000 reals per annum.
tb LAW' AND
Duke Court of Common Pleas an order was made on the
7°Bell Prunlwick to pay Mr. Valiance, his attorney,
raliNA 'la the amount of the same having been exa-
• Ai'ellitatt.retuld correct.
txte,:s. e• Uxbridge Petty Sessions, Mr. David Bassett, an
seeti..P...Le 'torn-chandler and miller, was fined 40s. on six
the i(:„.'"arges of having refused as one of the constables of
ehurch ""n4liP, to execute various distress warrants for
diYitio'illos, legally issued by one of the magistrates of the
n, A •
ltatoh.; ---Aar a long hearing he was fined in the full
froui--"idv`,,t, 164 His objection to execute the warrants arose
cientious scrules. efendant, contrary to the
be his solieitc,r, immediately paid the money, sayin.g
10e16.1:-N§ed the Bench would prefer having the money to his
• Itoht.;;l9„aPpeal against their decision.
thape--"' Aelson Paddon a clerk employed at St. Andrew's-
hez-ELlllackeriars was 'charged at the Guildhall with ern-
Prieoent. The 'presecutor is a cement manufacturer;. the
'"'„Onerhwas his ledger-clerk, and he occasionally received
-;:ctlgilt to the counting-house when his master and
(!er.tig?.naPpenecl to be absent. It was his duty to hand
'".l2l'sa? 44P3 on the same day. The prisoner said nothing
I,..Otrie Once, and was remanded.
▪ atbeuves, charwomsn, was charged at Clerkenwell by
etas ainwright, of No.lo, Kirby-street, S' t. Andrew's,
_ r pr"vi`th haying stolen two scarfs,' two gold studs,
,a,ral
'enstr,„l',errY.' The- prisoner was employed as. an o.i.a,a-
-h-i7154h-ter. '-'o4rltnt, and in consequence of articles being mrsseid
11 °Pon I On being questioned she admitted I All'Auentelee the arrieries. She was remanded.
"IA I 4-Irishman 'applied. at Marlborough-street Office,
r!„-- 4.50• against -the Duke of Leinster. He e spid,he
ar10y,,,-',George the Fourth, and brother to the Princess
tl/4 inqUiry, it was proved that his intellects were
'▪ et4'„l d the magiStrate directed, that he should be
..•' an
cake of.
ttii4ed adreo4SmpreCrifA2e1.78.
by Miss Meredith, has
at
~..X-la-Chapelle, where she intends to remain
'`reeti...''ulrldie of next month, and then return to Stratton-
htheeire,,,,,LNlY last' Mr. and Mrs. Long received at dinner at
'ionlfi,s.„—mence in Hill-street, the Bishop of London and Mrs.
,-14,i7,..8ir:Philip arid • Lady Durham, Hon: Mr. Bar-
,R leite'rth:ln-the evening: Mrs. Long gave a soiree musicale
r1,,,91.20.9 of her friends.
i„,1f1er,4,-4,/te of Norfolk is expected to' leave town the week
Teaera. for Worthing,- to take the command of his yeo-
7/lee r rPB; which assembles at that place on the 13th of
o.r
seilit,!iht days' training•
rie of Morley has accepted the commodoreship of
4
igt annual IVestern Yacht Club, at Plymouth, where
1 441 regatta is fixed to take place on the 16th and
... 4-413 s
alhilLeend Duchess of Leeds are expected to leave the
‘`wyelirk-°4 hotel w k after next, on a visit to his Ma
lrec,ae,r,d • the week Hague, here they are ex-
,tea f, of Holland, at the w
At l'emain about a month.
in4ys's'ebbishop of Dublin (Dr. Whateley), with part of his
lilAlkrete'n" on visit to Mrs. Arnold, widow of the late
• -stro 0 rl Rugby, at Fox Howe, near Ambleside, in
Ihet'eland.
res.
is.7eirtaa lonsdale arrived at Lowther Castle, in West-
aelitl3;,), °ll Saturday morning last, where his Lordship
ik‘, realde for some time. It appears that his Lordship
siZaslote,P interest in the success of the Lancaster. and
th 'lrrT, a considerable length of the line of which
'Lahr 44 nis estates, both in Cumberland and West-
""et Net!:
ty,"gell and the officers of the 2d Life Guards ;Co:
and the officers of the Scots Fusilier Guards ,
Nalintin and the officers of the 17th Lancers ;
M.P.
414.0:;:aetbioaniarton:Pv.,rihdaavyesrevncneitgrthetd. the office of stewards
ANNUM:MIL
11"tGaXlreCry"no*Dless than 16,350 persons, of
t". 3. ta44dea of society, were visitors yester.day, and although
ir were attired in humble garbs, either their love of
"is* 9tattachrne t togood order, induced them and all
Vtcri tolsoh
%I resew._ are with gthe most perfect. decorum, and the
"nlence produced was the immense influx of
additionalta,Tlfac ra, occasioned by the showery weather,
it,;94 ,e,„Z,_trouble to the hall-keepers. •
be• tas
of persons who visited the British Museum
to ,„,"` the initial average at holiday times, viz., from
-`l,;,.°°,ce O. There was nothing new in the collection
; the principal points of attraction, how
ti kiln; "le original copy of Magna Charta, -and thoe
.Tae for zoological subjects and Egyptian antiqui-
11.1'. 1 People, were remarkably well-conducted and
reh ','-,oody of the' A division of police was on duty.
Ve4e,lZr3allifthe eighth Concert of Ancient Music took
eatlib-AsenlaY Morning in the' presence of Prince Albert,
814deltk4.q• Cambridge, the Earl of Cawdor, and a very
liettelrem lasernblage of the subscribers. The Prince has
tk ttoiiZeetion from the works a Handel, Haydn, Winter,
tO.fre C• herubini, Gluck, Righini, &c., including a seletco-
-1,,-°Pethoven's " Ode to Joy," and the grand finale
ke;'
0,-%aet of Don Giovanni.
lijia)4qy. the anniversary meeting of the, Rrnya.lpGaeoce-.
Pnsteiety was held at the office,
_3,...wpartees.l.°°.,
sup-
t'
j"
Esq.,
olletster,!tedr. war-
tie
pf Norwich, Lori.
the . Mr. W. J. Hamilton, M.P., Sir Julio Rennie,
Rev T. Halfordi &c. After some remarksread.
The
from
itenti-,;"11n, the report for the past year as
eonsisted of 670 members, exclusiver of 61 foreign
Corresponding members. His Royal Highness
Ft. had accepted the office of Vice-Patron of the
Lte.
triee:"Ot tZgarations are now being made for. the, Anti-
-„,4 Th, ne Bazaar, which is to be held in Covent-
IrOigt`r're, in the month of July. It is expected that
'el will be .one of the_ most splendid of the kind
q • leg in this -country.
uTb..
.9, LANCASHIRE ELECTION.
reileZetsit, STATE OF THE POLL.
El% MONDAY MORNING.--The election com-
Rmornl°g
great srit on both sides,andeotrahe.
es
41 hit 3' since nine o'clock, when the polling
tot, eszttbeen unusually crowded with people in a state
ZerieLostrin`enrent. The district of Manchester contains
ntieeterli. and 4,593 voters, of which the township ofi
b5,4110,-410,re‘a,48 1,385, and of the remaining townships abiotn_
'test' agri'e•Purely manufacturing, and 33 either a or
tecaet,iiNtural or partially agricultural and partially
tr.?4-4,14-,4 Places. The manufacturing townships alto-
- ' ‘ll about 2,800 voters out of the 4,593.
latri sts NEWTON, -MosnAv, 9 rat.
Belt !ti' OF THE POLL—FIRST DAY.
Brown. Entwisle.
40, ht 1,11-" a ..... 419 778
rilto°„- ..... ..... . 325 263
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402 613•
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439 _ 419
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1,464 ' 11,357
14 'bale ittlth . .......................
325
:216
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• 546 367
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. 251 • 564
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5,702
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5 364
fi.. 4 -4. . .--' . •' 38
;4e ,;:avc,„ Alajority for Entwisle, a • -
-Itlill cl'd't • 4 436 ; 411
1 i. siViiiii.l 8 Commit e here have issued a plaCadrdfsotratilinirg.,
'- ;4 $ ° he--for Mr. Brown, ,
,4 60
• -- 'st • Qh, 1' ' '
N —.nth ,
t,".,e1. von,...7rtes biekenci is about to leave England for.
1/Ito r a resulenee abroad.
ti, itift 'III. .ttin Principally at Genoa;
,1,1 a,,, or pa,
I Highness Prince
'lll,...'"Nit, 41 ANCE ALITEIT TO ETON COLLEGE.-
44, i 1 le,l3!')AT -EVENLN.G.-11i8 ~-k'Y'* to
-morrow morn-,
•• ~ 4 . --• 0 tilt Paddington terminus. Lo .
t44,4liniltee4l. train,- ihe litate
Is tilt. 'ty'cotni)- iinily- at a quarter-past. teni
will 1w
carriage of. theo,cgorecat,
;.,14),414iiit'IR'14f,,ktfj1 6tation,- where'
the Royal -carriage His
7iri"-11,40,- ,ori." the Prince and suite to Windsor.
I,''' 1411,11:4':_-9a-::-it 'iliefi'str
it% 'II one- of
,the Royal carriages and four
to Eton
r emaining a short time, at the
.Castle,
lliplti ?L. Iliglin.h,' r.ince wi . .''
' 11
4arrived,h „; sthhoor VII;
14 ciiittratt%.
441,
alf.vtiellr ltileerecseulavi
cer
ceremonial has been gone
444414 ':ttil,le,quadi.a:ngio. ' O'.. the College, obveor:tr e
andn;hcl..
rtllirkk 7,-, tg.Punt 4t. Salt-hill to witness the ft i
the
11(€is!"Sren' -4 It'g'aulufnit,-bY the ensign.. -At the .
w.,.
Prince
t conclusionursb ni will
htikkt.„,l4 4--,...Ar, it 13 expected, that his Royal .highness
___,l:l.l
,olizNAlliti'„'ure dire4;i fof town. It WAS at one time a•L
JtoiCirt to '1,9e./C,liik'of qaxon , would accompany.the Prince
_.
tltit4l4llllltout!
41.14. riteniA),4 it is Row expected
~ that his Ala
sit to the Queet
P,,,, e(ll4,,iiitP/-o),n England upon a 1, 1
l_till fiC4,44, '3• ••• - • - ' '
74: 41.4ti(lity T- PAR.LGIN COIN —At the • Public-office,
„
ther-
'l'
i\vi'it7l-:,111).4,4481ect14t,.'•Ara3.,- C.o.rtsrulitei' n
()
tilt nt,‘selLYretfitilieldp,raeipties
of mr,
Nether-
;-Warr hjfitrran"tililtsfirs.-Callekand Co.,
eraithofe thleag.NistFat es_
of
Wteiatma.7- butch
;"4_,,,il,,,4e,,,3itn:ttexecuted a large quantity .Taberrgetrr,ccotf.
found and
/k 114,Z tk tile thief p©t slaatiedria'islta?snisetated
AtilllN ili44re • .nt. aware that they were committing
.n
41),,h1110ck Weretr. every :facility . to'. 4'Sti•. MaY Hlshowing
that the manaun-
N" the;kilN giving up: the names of the parties 1
N-fliattiibiltle,ieleyed the orders. The penalties are .
4 klopt at. 4_48 not vet been determined whati°cOurse
ItkiliTT kii! ----Chrrningliain Gazette._
cpe.t. tric,44413 INC ENDIARISM AT KESGItATE.--:
~..
'lllO, ° a i. 043"), about four o'clock in the afternoon, inteili
4441%. '31., °f at
Yes-
liesgrave Heath, the property of
.R•m4e\.:
.itleAltite'B,....tissrave llall, reached Ipswich,. and im
en.
qm Were (I.l"olklstre-otHee and the Amicable Fire-office.
llit Ntti,,l4l)atched towards tilts t Before the engines
14) Art ,v4e4:l far, howeve
hconductorso. were informed that
~,,lterti-i..,setes
„subdeti. ever, the ci.yi
appears, was confined
)3tit.let.tiT"' which there i_s the clearest
;;,,.stb..-.,,,, fire in the o
_(1 I,o7sonsiartii_allPen dv by an incendiary. Harriett
herd a whistle,
k S Ming ~.‘,..ar-.17,1L
_lpa.sting at the t!
j),N14:v11111,„
and,a7) ?eatn, n, saN.v the ir'.cnee'ndiary stoop to,
s4lNir 2; 4'1(1 on 11 P y.s?metlung to them. After which
it.'% el'r "Alt- she d_ e,r g'lvi.g the alarm, the man, noetara-
'l4,/:,,l)st her. eBpbes lion one of gentlemanly apy _
1., A. 0ettid......:, There is
.every probability of the offender
”sh,* • _ tatter f 'Pseeteh Express.'
tll3-tiliti, !Qin . Leipsie play 16 says :—" Die.
11 a 7 tteiq' tt' eminent voteri nary .s"Urgeo'n, and Director. of
....v‘41.6 , --llary seh
leo, pabia- 9ol at Rosenthal, has just died here of
Itiith tninv h.t., atter 24 hours of frightful suffering. M.
e,'43.,r,,,,,-, IlLevur been bitten by any animal affected
.1., wh,,,,. „nit about three years back he dissected
l I Of ic "ad died - '
what a
4414 was the . mad. This fact proves
in
t„a rabistio virus may remain latent
--"Y• . .

NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

Let question and answer—as in all other cases of
coquetting—tell their own tale :
" How comes it that you never made these inquiries
respecting the importance of having the robing-room in
a particular place until the plans were so far advanced
that you could not place it there without an incon-
venience ?—I beg to state that the inquiry was made in
time, as the plans are not so. far advanced but that the
change may be made with the greatest facility. I had
the honour the other day of going over the whole build-
ing with Prince Albert, and it was a source of regret
with his Royal Highness that there was a great want of
large spaces for fresco paintings. On my pointing out,
however, to his Royal Highness, that an 'opportunity
might be afforded of obtaining large spaces in the pro-
posed robing room at the throne end of the house, he
was pleased to express his satisfaction at the change."

We have, from time to time, felt it to be our duty
to direct attention to the negligent and very unsatis-
factory manner, in which the supervision of public
works and edifices in this country is generally con •
ducted. 'What adds, not a little, to the vexation which
the fact is calculated to excite, is, that this evil co-
exists with an immoderate staff of paid individual
servants of the Crown, and more than one highly
salaried board, especially charged with the duty of
preventing that waste of.public money, that dishonour
to the national taste, and that injurious result to the
national interests, which:ensue from such unsatisfac-
tory and negligent -superintendence. For example :
how many of our public edifices have perished by fire,
owing to faults of original construction, or subsequent
additions which have had an evident tendency to create
or enhance the liability to combustion ; and in these
cases, how universal has been the absence of that ordi-
nary degree of precaution which would have assured
the public against the io:s consequent on such cala-
mities ! In how many cases have sea- walls, and dock-
yard foundations, and piers, after being erected at an
immense expense, suddenly given way, entailing, as
in the case of the present Custom-house, for example,
an expense of reparation absolutely frightful—for
want of some competent and diligent investigation,
preliminarily instituted and certified by some officers
of responsible authority. how many opportunities
for noble manifestations of that British genius and
talent, which open competition would have been
sure to have elicited, have been, and daily are, sacri-
ficed to the species of o►ficial favouritism which gives
to Sir R. SMIRIEE, for instance, the fee simple or mo-
nopoly of all architectural employment in the design
and construction of new buildings like those in pro-
gress at the British Museum? These are bad cases
enough; but they are really less sickening, to our
taste, than those constant, and almost inevitable,
failures which appear to attend upon all the acts and
perpetrations of that self-constituted dilletanti whom
the credulity of Parliament selects for "Committees
of Taste." Committees of Taste, 'indeed Enough,
that we are indebted to them for such disgracefu

Again :
" Have you made, up to the present moment, any
alteration in consequence of communication with the
Commission of Fine Arts? —I have proposed an altera-
tion, in consequence of a regret expressed by the Com-
missioners of Fine Arts, that there was not sufficiently
large spaces for paintings; namely, that a change should
be made in the design of the Victoria-hall or gallery to
afford the large spaces for pictures which are wished for."
It is abundantly clear from the previous quotation,
that this plural " Commission extends not beyond the
limits of Prince ALBERT. Now, with all our own love of:
art, which is ardent and sincere, we think the following
remark Of Lord SUDELEY is conclusive as to the mis-

take committed in sacrificing essentials of the original
selected design to the accommodation for fresco paint-
ings. It is like preparing to convert the great Legis-
lative Chamber of the Empire into one vast Poaci-
lorania I Lord SUDELEY says, in answer to Q. 89—
" If the buildings of the HouSes of Parliament are
meant for the tine art,, I think then tlytt Mr. Barry's
observation may be perfectly right; but I consider the
Houses of Parliament as built for no such object; that
the fine arts ought to be called in to embellish the Houses
of Parliament. and that no necessary architectural
arrangement shall be sacrificed for their display."

We think wore highly of the good taste of his Lord-
ship than we sympathise with the regret of his
Royal Highness, which Mr. BARRY was so prompt to
remove. Among the papers appended to the Report,
touching the alterations in consequence introduced by
Mr. BARRY into his design, .we have perused with won-
(ler the conceded application of the Commissioners of
Police, to have separate accommodations and cham-
bers provided in, the new Houses, for the police con-
stables, forthwith, " in lieu of the sort of temporary
barrack in Palace-yard, in which they have been
hitherto lodged." The surveyors of the Board of
Works call the architect's attention to the propriety
"of making provision for ample permanent accommo-
dation for the .police in the new general outlay," and
in p. 30, Mr. BARRY, in his paper, says, that
he had been called on, among other altera-
tions, "to provide accommodation for the
A division of police." And this is actually
being provided ! What next, in GOD'S name, will
the gentle public be called upon to do for these mock
Praetorians ? The thing is too ridiculous. Can
they not be contracted for in the manner in
which :arrangements for all other constables are
usually made ? Send them to the " Brown Bear,"
or the " White Lion," but don't give them
dormitories in the Palace of Westminster !

puerilities as our Law Courts at *Westminster, the

Painted Chamber and the late " new buildings" of the
old House of Lords ; the Corinthian façade of the
Council-office and Board of Trade, which ought to
have been in a line (but are not) with the eastern
extremity of Downing• street ! All of them, if we
mistake not, inventions of Sir JOHN SOANE, now,
happily for art, in a condition to " sin no more !"
Had their commissions extended so far, we doubt
not that they would have given their verdict in favour
of the preposterous portico at the Admiralty ; of the
selection of the accepted, instead of one of the rejected
designs fer the Royal Exchange; and of the superiority
of design and elevation to VS ILKINS'S National Gallery
over INIGO JONES'S Banquetting Hall. We are sorry
to find, on a more careful perusal of the Report of the
i‘ Lords' Committee, appointed a Select Committee to
inquire into the building of the Houses of Parliament,
and to report to the House" (brought from the Lords
13th instant, and ordered by the House of Commons
to be printed), that the offences of " Committees of
Taste" are not yet mere matters of tradition, but are
still rife and in active operation.
The " Lords' Committee" reports this resolution,
" That it appears from the evidence of CHARLES
BARRY, Esq., that during the progress of the building
of the Houses of Parliament, certain departures have
taken place from the original plans approved of by the
Committees of the two Houses of Parliament, and
ordered to be carried into execution under the direc-

We do not see, however, that any estimate is yet given
in for the expense of warm baths and a billiard-room

—for the same destination ; but we see that Mr.
BARRY ranks the accommodation to be provided for
a Librarian of the House of Lords next in order and
consequence to that which is to be provided for some
A policemen !

Upon the whole we do not understand how Mr,
BARRY can bring himself to call the remarkable de-

partures he has made, on his own responsibility, from
the original plans, from the plans settled by the two
Houses of Parliament, and the occasional instructions
given to him by the Woods and Forests, " mere
matters of detail." Does he think them to be
such ? Lord WHARNCLIFFE is entitled to much
commendation for bringing the whole matter be-
fore the House of Lords ; and it is to be hoped that
such a system of uncertain accountability, and un-
tangible control, as are described in Mr. BARRY'S
answer to question No. 85, will be got rid of with
the least possible delay :
" Then you left it with the intention that alterations
should be made in the plan; but to whose approval were
those alterations to be subjected?—l knew not that they
were subjected to any one's approval in particular.
That rested with the Government. But the examination

tion of the Boards of Treasury and Works, which
alterations hare been made by Mr. BARRY without
any authority from either of those Boards ; to which
circumstance they think it right to call the particular
attention of the House." This resolution really
appears to us amply called for, by the amount
and effect of Mr. BARRY'S own answers to the
Lords' Committee. It seems to us that Mr. BARRY
has not only been guilty of singular rashness and in-
discretion in venturing upon so extensive a field of
alterations as he has adopted, however he may try to
excuse himself on the ground that " they are only
matters of detail," but that he has shown a certain
want of feeling for the dignity of his own art, and too
great a facility in listening to suggestions about the
adaptation of his very beautiful designs to the last
new project for ventilation and smoke dispersion and
heat diffusion—and to the fresco-painting fancies of the
last " Commission of Fine Arts," which is billetted,
like a company of observation, on the growth of "The
New Palace at Westminster." Und.ubtedly, warm
and well-aired rooms and freedom .from smoke are
very agreeable properties in any structure,—
hut they are but acces.iories after all.
It is of more consequence to give an air of
grandeur, majesty, and . state, in conformity with

of the Commissioners before the Committee of the House
of Commons will show we expected many to be made."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

the best examples which the middle ages have left us

of its mingled palatial and ecclesiastical architecture,
to such a building as the sumptuous edifice in ques-
ion should be, than to accommodate its original

plan to the theory of Dr. REID'S scheme of ventila-
tion, by such an excrescence as the "Victoria Gallery,"
objected to with so much force in the evidence of
Lord SUDELET (one of the most accomplished and
experienced authorities on such a question in the
three kingdoms) ; or by the removal of the QUEEN'S
Robing-room, immediately behind the Sousa in the

original design, a distance of 140 feet from it, to re-
move " the source of regret" to -his Royal Highness
Prince ALBERT, " that by the original arrangement
there was a great want of large spaces for fresco

paintings." 'We should be sorry to convey any unfair
impression on these two points. We, therefore, quote,
some passages with regard to them.
First, as to the ventilation plan, Lord SUDELET
complains to the Lords Committee of the wholesale

. ,
alteration of the plan he, as one of the Commissioners
had approved, by the introduction of a new Gallery, the
roof'of which being run up to the height of the main
roof, will effectually destroy the very plan which
Mr. BARRY had originally proposed of keeping his

gallery down, at a- much lower elevation, in order to
admit of light and air freely circulating through the
interior parts of the edifice : .
" I now come to the Victoria Gallery itself. I object
to the. Victoria 'Gallery on several accounts. There was
a gallery, but that was of very different character ; that
was literally a gallery ; whereas I contend that this is
neither one thing nor the other. It is too short for a
gallery in proportion' to its width, and it is too long for
a hall. Therefore, as a matter of taste, I object to its
proportions. But that is not the only objection. It de-
prives lie Queen of her robing-room immediately ad-
joining the House of Lords. Another very important
point is, that in consequence of this gallery there will
be a continuous roof from the House of Lords to Little

Abingdon-street. The roof will be from 90 to 100 feet
in height, contrary 'to Mr. Barry's own princip!e, as
stated in his prospectus or paper which he delivered
with his plan ; for 'he there observes that he has carried
up the Houses of Parliament greatly above all the rest
of the buildings, for the benefit of air and light. Now
I need not observe to your Lordships that both the light
is Obstructed and the air is impeded by this arrangement.
3esides, we shall be deprived at one end .of the House of
Lords of the power of lighting it, if it should be re-
quired. Then, as I before observed, the Queen is de-
prived of her robing-room immediat!•ly behind the
I-rouse of Lords ; the very situation in which Mr. Barry.
hitnself, by hiaformer plan, recommends that it should be
placed, but which hss since been altered. In fact; as it
appears to me, everything has been sacrificed to this
Victoria Gallery."

Mr. BARRY, after showing that the plan he is now
working on is—riot that which • the Commissioners
had originally settled, but—that which Committees of
both Houses had subsequently settled and assented to,
states that—

" Whereas in the plan selected by the Commissioners
the river ft ont is 780 feet in length, the average depth of
the building from east to west is 270 feet, and the area
covered is five and a half acres: in the plan approved by
Parliament the length of the river front is 880 feet, the
average depth of the building from east to west is 335
feet, and the area covered is seven and a half acres."

And thus, in a written paper given in by him, he
alludes to this new erection of the Victoria Gal-
lery :
" With regard to the latter class of alterations, I beg
to observe, that, in the first place, I was required to make
the necessary arrangements for the new system adopted
by Parliament for warming and ventilating the entire
building, which alone have caused many serious and im-
portant changes."

And again:—
Are the Committee to understand you that the Vic-
toria Gallery has been carried up to as great a. height as
the Holm of Lords itself merely for the sake of venti-
lation ?—No ; not merely on that account. That is
tmly one of the reasons which has induced me to carry
it up to that height."
In these and other passages the plea for the altera-
tion
is mainly founded, therefore, on the necessity for
coaxing the original design into compatibility with
Dr. REID'S monster flues.

Next, as to the coquetting with the same design,
which,. has
_been 17.4c*A on b6alf of thefrpyoet.,

TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAT.
THE SETTLING.

" At a meeting of the most influential subscribers
to Tattersall'S interested in the Derby and Oaks set-
tlement, it was unanimously. agreed that no possible
impediment could exist to the settlement of all ac-
counts on the Derby, in which the names of Running
Rein and Orlando do not occur • and that, therefore,
the settling will take place this day, as usual, with the
above exceptions."
The meeting referred to in the above document,
which was posted in the Subscription-room, took
place in the early part of the afternoon, and was, as
intimated, attended by several of the most influential
subscribers. At a late hour the room became crowded,
and, as the great majority of those present, either di-
rectly or tacitly acquiesced in the proposed settlement,
and some actually commenced paying and receiving,
we presume that, with the exceptions mentioned, it
will be proceeded with this day, as usual.

THE LATE MR CROCIU"ORD 8 ACCOUNT.
In the course of the afternoon, a letter was re-
ceived by Mr. Tattersall, from Mrs. Crockford, a
copy of which, and of the opinion given by the Earl
of Stradbroke and the Hon. George Byng, two of the
Stewards of the Jockey Club, we subjoin :
"Stu,—l trust that the circumstances which cause me
to address you, will be a sufficient apology for doing• so.
" Being ignorant of the custom in use at Tattersall's
in situations parallel to the one I now find myself
placed in, I consider it best for me at once to place in
your hands the betting-book of my deceased husband.
" You will perceive that, in case Running Rein shall
receive the stakes, there will be a loss of 604 i. ; and in
case Orlando shall receive them, of 7241.
"I inclose you, therefore, a draft for the larger sum,
and would wish you to apply this sum, together with
the receipts from the several losers, to pay as far as may
be the clairas of the several winners. _ _

" It is possible that, in a case of this sort, it is not cue •
ternary to settle the book ; should it be so, I am not
anxious to establish a precedent. •
" With a deep sense of the trouble I am about to im-
pose upon you, I have the konour to be, Sir, yours most
respectfully, " S. R CROCKFORD.
" Carlton-house•terrace, 27th May, 1844."

rilE StN, LOND-ON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY. 28, 1844.

THE WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS,
• THE RIVER AND THE RAI LWAYSL
There was a general 'turn-out of thv working
,population
of -the metropolis • ye.stettlayi seine' on' their way to the rail-
reads, others hastening to the wharfs to einpark, and many
otter' 14aliing adVantage of tonieYinices • for the purpose of
• reaching' the suburban fairs at 'Greenwich, 'Stepney, and
-Wandsworth. In • spite-of the Lord Maybes protlattiation,
the -Woolwich- and Greenwich steamers Were occasionally
most tremendously overcrowded,particularly after sunset—
ler, although the Cit 7 police were stationed on the wharfs
and piers in the vicinity, Of London-bridge and also at Black-
friars, his Lordship's • jurisdiction did not • extend beyond
those places; and; consequently, there was no 'one to prevent
the vessels• being overloaded 'at the Adelphi, Hangerford,
and Westminster, and 'also at 'Greenwich. -The "Solid
•• pier," which is in a very'dilapidated And,' insecure state, and
the Watermen's floating pier at GreenWich, were' thronged
With the holiday folks from an early hour' till midnight.
Steamer after steamer arrived, and discharged their livlng
freights ; and no sooner was one cargo got rid of than another
supplied its place. The town, the fair, and the park were
filled with good-humoured mobs-; the fair was generally the
fret place visited, afterwards the park, and lastly, the
Royal Hospital, and there was plenty of amuseuient and re-
creation for the multitude in -all directions. The showers Of
rain which fell at iwtervals during the day frequently dis-
persecrthe people; and• flirced Ilion to seek shelter in the
taverns, tea-houses, and other places of refreshment. The
veterans in the hospital were busily engaged in conducting
the numerous visitors over the painted ball and the wards of
the building. , The crowds became so great in the afternoon
that numbers were obliged to go away unable to obtain ad-
mission. The fair is precisely similar to the one at Easter,
and indeed of twenty previous years. Richardson's theatre,
and the great Crown, and Anchor booth, fitted up for dancing,
and where at one time 400 persons were dancing the Polka,
are the principal, attractions. 'The gingerbread stalls are as
numerous as ever, clad the public-houses and 'tea-rooms are
stocked with enormous quantities of provisions, of which has
and beef are- the :staple articles. The consumption was of
course immense. The numbers landed at the two piers
during the day exceeded 40,000: There were thirty steamers
engaged in the traffic, viz., eleven of the Watermen's
steamers, thirteen .of the old Company's, the Robert
Hawkes, William Gunston, and Laurel, engaged for the
holidays by the Waterriten's Company ; the Flirt and the
Coquette, which kept up a comsounication with the Black-
wall Railway, and a Gravesend boat called • the Prince .of
Wales. • The Watennen's steamers, and the vessels engaged
by then', made sixty trips between • the Adelphi Pier and
Greenwich, and carried down 15,000 persons and, brought
back as many. • The Greenwich Railway also came in for a
large share of business, and the trains were running- every
quarter or an hour With as many holiday folks ..as the car-
riages could find room for. Thirty thousand souls 'were
conveyed up and down this line duriug the day.. The
greatest hilarity- and good humour, prevailed among the vast
assemblage at 4reenwich, and we did not hear of any.mate-
rial accident. • -
•
Stepney ,fair has been. again.revived, and the display of
booths, shows, 'and exhibitions of every description are more
numerous, and immeasurably superior to Greenwich. There
is more room, and'thdarrangements for the accommodation
of the people are decidedly better. The fair is held in two
large fields close to the 'ritames-police Court ; in one is an
enormous canvas temple called the Crown and Anchor,, be-
longing to the Essex phenomena, Young Gipsy Stevens, and,
it was brilliantly illuminated in the evening, when dancing
commenced with 'great vigour,. and that popular pas the
Polka was all the rage. Ile booth is 300 feet long and .60
in width. Refreshments were supplied in abundance to the
dancers. There are two _other dancing-booths in the same
field, and the outside of one of them is decorated with a
large painting of the 'wife-killing Harry the:Eighth, and is
conducted by Mr. Mason, the landlord of the house known
by that sign in the Mile4nd-road. The veteran Clark, with
his equestrian company, his corps of acrobats, and his
daughter, ' Aurora Clark, who displayed moat' astonishing
feats in the ring, is located in a large circus in the same field.
On the adjoining field there "is an immense number of exhi-
bitions of every kind, Peterson'a large theatrical booth; not
inferior to Riclardson's,'where a " tale' of enchantment" was
performed to admiring andiences every half hour; Johnson's
theatre on a smaller but very superb scale, living wonders of
every description, -ups and downs, swings, and roundabouts.
From. an early hour all the roads leading to the fair were
pouring in an incessant stream of visitors,• and when it was
lighted up at nine o'clock the scene was one of the most
brilliant and animated ever witnessed. The numbers present
would' defy calculation. The Prince of Wales, Maid and
Magpie, Safe Harbour, Sidney- Arms, and Star and Garter
Taverns in the vicinity of the fair, as well as the grounds
attached to them, were filled with people,' who, from the
noise they made, and the shouts of merriment which ever
and anon proceeded froth them, appeared' to enjoy themselves
highly. The fair is highly prodactive to the inhabitants of
Stepney, and from 2/. to. 5L has been freely given for the
use of one or two small rooms during-its 'three days' existence.
In consequence of the competition in the Gravesend trade,
and the low fare by railway and steam-boat, the concourse
of Londoners who have besieged 'the town during the last two
days is beyond all precedent.
EXCURSION TO COLCHESTER.
A little more than two hours have elapsed since we left the
Shoieditch Station, and here we 'are making the best of our
time at Colchester, without having experienced any incon-
venience • from curves, cuttings, gradients, or inclined
planes, but with many thanks to Mr. Hall, one of the Ma-
naging Directors, for the precaution he has suggested, and
which is carried out on this, line ; we allude to the signal
posts which are placed along the line. It is a post of some
ten feet in height, at the top of which there are five painted
panels or leaves, which are spread out like a fan, or drawn
in as occasion requires ; for instance, when a train is stop-
ping at an intermediate station to take up or set down pas-
sengers, and the train happens to be on the opposite line of
rails to that on which the station is, then all the paneleof
the signal are extended, so as to prevent any other train or
engine passing. But if the stopping train happens to be on
the line of rails next adjoining the station, then two panels
only are exhibited, and 'another engine or train may pass
along the other line of rails, provided the speed be re-
duced to fifteen miles an hour. When the fourth panel is
removed from-sight, and any portion 'of the third is visible,
no engine or train is allowed to pass more than 100 yards
beyond the signal on the same line of rails, until the third
panel is, entirely raised. After the train has passed the
signal-post some 14 minutes all the leaves of the signal are
withdrawn from sight, which-shows the line to be clear. We
are happy to state that since this simple plan of Mr. Hall's
has been adopted, no accidents of any kind have occurred.
SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY EXCURSION.
The Directors of the above railway, very wisely and
humanely followed the course pursued by them in the
Easter holidays, by allowing the public the advantage of
seeing either Southamp!on or Gosport at half fare; or, in
other words, any one going down to either terminus yester-
day, paid, in the first instance, full fare, but, on his arrival
at his destination, he was allowed to keep his ticket, a por-
tion of the corner only being torn 'off by way of check, and
he was at liberty to use it in returning either last night or
to-day, at his pleasure. Whether it arose from a' due want '
of publicity, or from the coldness of the weather we know
not, but there were comparatively few applicants for the
favour. At seven o'clock a train was started, carrying about
300 passengeri, but more than half of them were regular pas-
sengers, who had no. thought of being .mere excursionists.
Other' trains followed throughout the day, 'but they
carried no more than their usual number of pas-
sengers. The morning, whicrh at an early hour threat-
ened to rain, was cold, but the seven o'clock train
had a fine run down. Notwithstanding numerous stoppages,
the whole distance (78 miles) was cotupleted in three hours
and 20 minutes. Few of the holiday people stopped in South-
ampton. Waiting for the train were two steamboats, ad-
vertised to sail—one to Cowes, the other to Ryde. They
drafted nearly all off, nor had they returned when we came
away ; and, although few in number, were determined to sea
the most they could while out.
The directors afforded the same facilities to the people of
Southampton to spend their holidays in 'a rational manner,
and it appeared as if they had embraced the opportunity with
much more avidity than the people of London, for the early
Up-trains were very long ones and every carriage filled.
EXCURSION TO DOVER.
Long before' eight o'clock the London station was crowded ;
and so completely were the officers of the Company taken by
SUrprise, that it was with the greatest possible difficulty they
managed to accommodate the holiday. assemblage; and in-
deed it was only by a prompt yet
effective " transmogri-
fication" of cattle and goods" trucks" into third class " car-
riages," that they were. enabled to satisfy the claimants for
what the old Jacobins would have termed " the honours of a
sitting." It was pleasing to observe that the holiday folk
were as willing to be accommodated as the Company's
officers were desirous of accommodating.. With so much
good feeling the train could not but be a- merry one. All
appeared to be gratified at, the anxiety manifested to afford
every possible convenience for • the trip, and a kw minutes
after eight o'clock the first train, containing upwards of
1,000 passengers, cheerful and communicative, was rapidly
wending its way into the " rural districts." The atmos-
phere was a fine clear one, and though a sprinkling of rain
now and then fell, it seemed, but to freshen up Nature's
countenance and to render her smiles the gayer
and the more beautiful. Just below the 'Maidstone sta-
tion we had a glance at the Maidstone branch line, which
appeared to be in a forward state. We understand that it
will be opened, in August next, some months, if we are not
mistaken, before the time which the- engineer fixed for its
completion. .At the Staplehurst station, where we sojourned
for a short time, availing ourselves of another train by
which to get to Dover, we. witnessed what might a short
time since have been deemed by the directors a very strong
evidence of the necessity of a' branch to Hastings—viz.,
three coaches with passengers from that town. The pream-
ble of the Dover Company's Bill. for a branch' to that place
has, however, been declared to be not..: proved, and the
Brighton Company will, therefore, probably have the.felicity
of carrying All those passengers who now prefer travelling by
way of Staplehurst. From the line we could perceive the
works being carried on at the branch line leading into Folke-
stone harbour. This branch appears to be near its comple-
tion. At the present moment about 150 tons of coals per day
find their way into the railway waggons. Greater facilities are
to be afforded, n the shape ofcranes worked by steam, for land-
ing coals' upon this branch line; and it is stated that when these
get into work, the average quantity of coals landed daily'will
be upwards of 500 tons, We had almost forgotten to observe
that just below the Ashford station we observed the'Canter-
bury, Ramsgate, and Margate branch-line marked out. This,
it is expected, will be finished in about eighteen months. At
Folkestone station a considerable number of the passengers
left the train, and availed themselves of the opportunity of
' making a steam trip to Boulogne.
• Throughout the day the trams were crowded,' and none
carried fewer than 600 passengers. The most anxious atten-
tion was paid to the comfort of the passengers by the secre-
tary, Mr. Whitehead, and the superintendent, Captain Cherie-
wood; and, indeed, everythisig that could possibly contribute
to the pleasure of the excursions was most sedulously at-
tended to by those gentlemen.
NORTHERN AND EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
SCaIinIUDGE LINE.)
Previous to the Whitsun holidays, the directors of this
line wisely, and we may add, generously adopting the course
pursued by some other railway companies, advertised their
intention to issue " holiday clay-tickets" for Whitsunday,
Monday (yesterday), and Tuesday (this day), by the pur-
chase of which a person going, to Bishop's Stortford, or the
,intervening stations, would be taken from London to
Bishop's.Stortford and back for the one fare down; and we
were happy to find yesterday that many hundreds 'of per-
sons availed themselves of this arrangement ; though from
-the repeated inquiries we heard . for places by. the " third-
class trains," we wish,' for the sake of those who were more
immediately interested in the matter, that that portion of
the public had been apprised of the fact, that no third-class
carriages wore intended to be run. By the eight o'clock and
by the half-past nine. &do& morning trains a vast number
.of individuals took their departure from -the " city of smoke
and toil," unawed and" nothing'daunted" by the melancholy
appearance of the- weather. At the latter hour appearances
were indeed most unpropitious and uncongenial, and re-
mained so through the greater part of the day, at Bishop's
Stortford and aldng the intermediate llne of country; never-
theless, every succeeding train -dropped its quota of pas-
sengers at the respective stations on the railway, all light of
heart for the day, and bent upon enjoying their own rational
idea of recreation, and all were alike determined to make-the
most, of the.. Whitsun . holidays. _The number who availed
themselves of their return tickets on -this short lino of •railj

road was about 90Q; and nothing could exceed the atten,
lien *hick iirb.S paid to the passengers by the Company's
servants.

BRIGHTON RAILWAY EXCURSION.
The recurrence of Whitsuntide, like that of Easter, is
always a " green spot" in the lives of the inhabitants of
the metropolis, than whom we question if tiny people more
enjoy the opportunities thee annual festivals afford for
relaxation from their usual employments, and for participa-
tion in the pleasures to be found both in town and country.
Emphatically it may be said that the worthy citizens then
quit town and go down into the country, with the firm
determination of being happy. In proportion as facilities
for travelling are provided and increased, so new points of
attraction open up ; and as this process is going on almost
daily at a rapid rate, so the number of these who avail
themselves of the means of locomotion becomes still
greater and greater. An instance of this we had
yesterday, when, through the liberality of the London and
Brighton .Railway Company, hundreds and thousands of
holiday folks were, at half the usual charge, whisked to the
most beautiful watering-place in England, which, until the
completion of this splendid line of road, was nearly altogether
closed against the great bulk of the middle and working
classes. The first train left the terminus at London-bridge
early in the morning, and contained upwards of a thousand
carpenters, and the second, which left at nine o'clock, was a
monster one, consisting of 54 carriages, drawn by four en-
gines, and conveying the enormous number of 1,500 passen-
gers. Other trains were kept running at regular intervals.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
The fifth concert took place last night. The following was
the programme

PART I. •
Sinfonia in B flat (No. 4)—Beethoven.
Duet, " Stung by horror," Miss Rainforth and Herr
Staudigl ( Pascal Bruno)—J. L. Hatton.
Concerto, violin, Herr Joachim—Beethoven.
Overture ( Faust)—Spohr.
Duetto, " Pazzarello' o.qual ardir," Mr. Machin and Herr
Staudigl ( Faust)—Spohr.
Quintette e Coro, "Ah ! godan for felicitade," the principal
parts by Miss Rainforth, Miss A. Williams, Mr. Manvers,
Mr. Machin; and Herr Staudigl (Faust)—Spohr.
PART I.
Overture (A Midsummer Night's Dream)—Mendelssohn
Bartholdy.
Scherzo (A- Midsummer .Night's Dream)—Mendelssohn
Bartholdy.
Song, with chorus, " You spotted snakes," Miss Rainforth
and Miss A. Williams (A Midsummer Night's Dream)—Men-
delssohn Bartholdy.
Notturno, march, and finale chorus (A Midsummer Night's
Dream)—Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
Song, with chorus, " Joy, 'tis a glorious thought," Herr
Staudigl ( Fidelio)—Beethoven.
Hunting chorus ( The Seasons)—Haydn.
Leader, Mr. Loader ; conductor, Dr. F. Mendelsson Bar-
tholdy.
The novelties introduced by Mendelssohn into the plan of
the concert excited great interest in the musical world, and
produced a more crowded audience than we have seen at the
concerts for several years. " Everybody," in common par-
lance, was there; and the room had that animated appear-
ance which it used to have in the old palmy days of the So-
ciety—days which, we trust, are returning.
There was only one symphony. but it was a chef d'auvre—
Beethoven's in B flat. In the performance of this magnifi-
cent work the effects of Mendelssohn's training were appa-
rent. We have frequently heard it very finely played at
these concerts—with satisfactory precision and great vigour.
But there was last night an attention to the chiar 'oscuro of
musical sound in which this orchestra, with all its excellence,
has hitherto been deficient; a softness and delicacy in the
piano.passages, a sharpness in taking up the points, a simul-
taneousness in those sudden bursts with which Beethoven
startles his auditory, a unity in the whole movement of the
band, as if all its members were animated by a single mind,
and a fire and animation which we never before observed in
an equal degree. The symphony was followed by a duet
from Mr. Hatton's opera of Pascal Bruno, sung by Miss
Rainforth and Staudigl. This opera was lately produced at
Vienna with some success, Staudigl being one of the per-
formers. Such an occurrence, of course, has given occasion
to, many remarks on the hard case of our native composers,
who, finding it impossible to have their pieces performed at
home, are compelled to try foreign lands, where they are
better received than in their own country. Look (it has
been said) at this case of Mr. Hatton—we should never
have heard a note of his music, either on the stage or in the
concert, if it had not gained some eclat at Vienna. Now,
supposing, this to be the case, the fault does not lie with
the public, but with the musical profession themselves. We
have said again and again, that we have never yet seen a
piece by a native musician, when fairly brought before the
public, that did not meet at least as favourable a reception
as it was entitled to ; and we have not the smallest doubt
that, had Pascal Bruno been brought out in London, and
performed as well as in Vienna, it would have been as well
received as in Vienna. Whether it deserved a favourable
reception is a question upon which the duet performed last
evening threw little light. It was an impassioned dialogue,
demanding much theatrical action, between two characters
of whom the audience knew nothing; and it is impossible to
sympathise with feelings of which we do not know the sub-
ject. Such a scene, to produce its effect, must be represented
on the stage, as part of the piece to which it belongs, and
not torn out of its place, and sung by persons standing up in
the front of an orchestra. It would be unfair to give a judg-
ment of a piece heard under such circumstances. We can
only remark that it is evidently the work of an able musi-
cian ; that its ideas did not strike us as remarkable for ori-
ginality; and that, whether owing to the overfulnesa of the
author's score, or to the overplayiag of the orchestra, the
voices were buried beneath the ponderous load of instrumen-
tal accompaniment. Miss Rainforth, in particular, whose
vocal organ is by no means feeble, could scarcely make her-
self audible.

The next piece was Beethoven's violin concerto, played
by young Joachim, who, though he has several times played
in public since his arrival in London' may be said to have
appeared last night for the first time before a great musical
audience. His appearance in the orchestra was very inte-
resting. He is quite a little boy, and does not look above
twelve or thirteen, with a pleasing and ingenuous counte-
nance. He acknowledged the welcome he received, and the
enthusiastic plaudits bestowed on his performance, with much
modesty, and his unaffected simplicity was very engaging.
Child as he is in years, and small in stature, he is, in art, a
grown man and a giant. He has every quality of a great
performer ; a full, rich, vocal tone ; a rapidity of bow and
finger which no difficulties can embarrass ; great force and
vigour, united to the utmost delicacy of taste ; and much
feeling and expression. He does not belong to the Paganini
school, and executes the utmost difficulties, in the highest
regions of the scale, without even having recourse (or at
least very rarely) to the use of harmonics. Wonderful and
delightful as Joachim is now, it seems impossible even to
imagine what he may be when he arrives at the age of the
passions, before which time the genius of an artist can never
be fully developed.
There was then a selection from Spohr's Faust, preceded
by the overture to that, opera. It proved, comparatively
speaking, a failure. The music selected, though very effec-
tive on the stage, is too theatrical in a concert-room. There
cannot be a greater mistake, prevalent as it is, than the
practice of taking these complicated concerted pieces, full of
bustling incident, which, however clear and effective they
may be rendered by. dramatic action, are nothing but un-
intelligible confusion in a concert. The whole of this part
of the performance, accordingly, made no impression on the
audience.
Mendelssohn's music in the Midsummer Night's Dream had
a very different effect. It consisted, in the first place of the
charming overture which everybody knows, followed by a
little instrumental scherzo movement, quick, magical in its
fairy lightness. It was loudly called for a second time.
Then came " Ye spotted snakes. with double tongue," as a
duet and chorus; the solo parts were sung by Miss Rainforth
and 111iss Williams, and the 'chorus consisted entirely of
female voices.' Though the verses are indelibly associated
in our mind with Stevens's beautiful glee, yet we listened
with delight to Meradelssbhn's elegant and imaginative treat-
ment 'of the subject. There were then two instrumental
movements, a notturno and a march. The latter (a gorge-
ous .composition) was encored. And, lastly, there was the
final chorus, "Through the house 'give glimmering light,"
for female voices, and having for its accompaniment several
of the most remarkable passages of the overture. Nothing
More exquisite can be imagined than the whole of these mu-
sical illustrations as they may be called) of the Midsummer
Night's Dream. They are full of the genius and fancy of
Shakspeare himself. The reception given to this beautiful
music was rapturous ; and we heard all round us the most
eager desire to hear it again. We can Inform our readers
that this opportunity will present itself next Friday, at Mrs.
Anderson's concert, where it is to be performed in precisely
the same manner—bythe same solo singers and chorus—as last
night; and, by the way, we may add; that, at the same con-
cert, Beethoven's grand choral fantasia is to be performed,
Mrs. Anderson taking the pianoforte.
On the whole, the concert of last night was singularly in-
teresting, and appeared to give the utmost delight to the
audience.

MR. C. KEMBLE'S SHAKSPEREAN
READINGS.

Mr. Kemble gave a reading of the tragedy of Othello last
evening—a drama with which some of his greatest triumphs
were connected in the character of Cassio, a part in which he
stood alone, and in which he leaves no sucCessor. Last night,
despite his advanced years, the speeches of Cassio were
spoken with all that remained (with much more than could
have been expected) of .the admired actor's former elastic
vigour and animation. The scenes generally retained for
full delivery were selected with the same sound judgment
which has characterised Mr.Kemble's arrangement throughout,
and were given with tasteful and still impressive elocution.
It is a remarkable fact, that Mr. Kemble always obtains the
greatest applause whilst he is depicting Shakspeare's female
characters: As the gentle Desdemona—the most artless, in-
nocent, and beautiful of Shakspeare's creations—he excelled
himself, as if his energy increased in proportion to the beauty
of the character which he represents. The rooms were more
crowded last evening than on any of the previous occasions.
The Earl and Countess of Harrington, and several persons of
rank and distinction, were present.

WHEAT, &C.—Accounts of wheat delivered from
the warehouse or vessel, duty free, under the Act
.5 and 6
Victoria, cap. 92 ; of flour, &c., substituted for wheat ; of
the delivery of flour and biscuit. so substituted ; and of for-
feitures under the Act, showing the disposal of the articles
forfeited, have been laid on the table of the Commons' House
of Parliament, on the motion of Mr. John Trotter, the Con-
servative Member for West Surrey. We take the opportu-
nity of presenting our readers with a summary of these very
detailed accounts, which may serve in some degree to show
the operation of the new Corn Act from the 10th of August,
1842 (the period of its receiving the Royal Assent), up to the
sth of April, 1844 (Good Friday last). It appears, then,
that the total quantity of wheat delivered from the ware-
house or vessel, duty free, during that period amounted to
71,048 quarters ; that the quantities of fine wheat flour de-
posited in the warehouses amounted to 81,171 cwt., of which
7,059 cwt. were afterwards delivered for home consumption,
69,176 cwt. were taken out for exportation either as mer-
chandise or as stores, and 4,935 cwt. remained in warehouse
on Good Friday last ; that the quantities of captain's biscuit
so deposited between August, 1842, and April, 1844,
amounted to 12,625 cwt., of which 11,815 cwt. were taken
out for exportation as merchandise or as stores; that the
quantities of standard biscuit (of the standard of that sup-
plied to the navy) so deposited in the warehouses amounted to
p 3,316 cwt., of which 50,993 cwt. were afterwards taken out
for exportation; that the quantities of common ship's bis-
cuit deposited
.amounted to 164,821 cwt., of which 159,224
cwt. were taken out for exportation ; and that the quantity
of fancy biscuit deposited amounted to 10 cwt., all of which
were afterwards exported as merchandise or as stores. The
,were,
under the Act, appear .to have been but few, and
the return of the fines levied is nil.

*Sir Fowell Buxton is at present on a visit to this
city, for- the benefit of his health, and is undergoing a
course of treatment at Sydney Gardens establishment. The
celebrated Mrs. Fry is also staying with us for the purpose of
recruiting her health, which has-beenfor some time past in a
very precarious
_state., • We understand that both Sir Fowell
Buxton and-the venerable Mrs. Fry are _taking the mineral
waters at thopump-rooto.—BdthWirard:— ' • -

LITERAT URE.
TIE THREE KINGDOMS. 2 Vols.

Bentley, London, 1844.

In these volumes-we have an account of the Viscount
D'Arlincourt's travels through England; Scotland,
and Ireland.' The work is penned in a slight and
superficial spirit, but _it is not, on the whole, un-
amusing, for the author never dwells too long and
wearisomely on any one topic, but hurries- from sub-
ject to-subject with the velocity of a bird of passage.
rile most entertaining portion of his volumes is that
which refers to Scotland, whose varied scenery, tocre-
they with-the impression it made on him, he describes
with infinite relish, and gives a lively account of a
d9.y or two he passed at Eglinton Castle, and of his
visit to the far-famed and romantic island of Staffs.

THE GOVERNESS. C. Knight, London, 1844.
There are many sensible reflections in this unas-
suming little duodecimo on the important subject of
female education, and the duties of governesses.
" Can we safely assert," asks. the author, " that
woman is more informed, more excellent, more
adapted-to the duties peculiar to her station and her
sex, than in the days of our mothers—that she is more
exempt from the failings of her sex, or less liable to
their errors ? If the answer is even doubtful, the
work of -education is still imperfectly understood."
There if no doubt that, even in the present improved
age, the work of female education is not so well un-
derstood:as could be wished; still there is no denying,
the fact that it has made great progress within the last
ten or twenty years, and that women are now infi-
nitely better and more carefully instructed than they
were in the days of their immediate predeces-
sors. Not only are they more accom-
=plished, but the knowledge -they acquire is of a
sounder and more practical character, and they are
now, in an immense number of instances, qualified
to take part in conversations which would have been
wholly unintelligible to their mothers. Formerly, if
they could sing a little—play a little—dance a little,
and paint a few extraordinary flowers on card-bond,
they were considered to be perfect in all that it was
necessary they should know; but this is the case no
longer; more, much more is expected from them ;
and it is doing them no more than justice to say that
in very many cases they fulfil all the increased ex-
pectations of society, and are yearly approximating
nearer to man, in point of equality of intellect. The
author of the little volume before us points out some
of- the more obvious deficiencies that still exist in the
present system of female education ; and his remarks
are deserving of consideration, for they are apparently
the result of an extensive practical acquaintance with
the- subject.