The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16, 1844.

tivate, in unison with our most gracious Sovereign, the
arts of peace.

"Given under our common seal at Dover aforesaid,
this 15th day of October, 1844.

" WILLIAM CLARKE, Mayor."
It was received in the most gracious manner by
his Majesty, who was pleased to make the following
reply

" Mr. Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses, of the ancient
Borough of Dover,—l leave this country with my heart im-
preTsed with feelings of the warmest nature, but particu-
larly as regards the general greeting and gratification
which has been extended to me by all classes of her Ma-
jesty's subjects, ani the many tokens of friendship and
affection which I have received at the hands of her Ma-
jesty. They give me a favourable opportunity of mani-
festing towards England those sentiments of friendship
lad union which have ever been uppermost in my heart,
and I am most happy to find those sentiments congenial
with the wishes of the British nation, and I have no
doubt but that they will be appreciated in my country.
Two such nations, mutually calculated to be of such ad-
vantage to each other, will, I trust, equally appreciate
those feelings which I have so deeply at heart—senti-
Inents which I have ever so deeply felt."
His Majesty having replied in excellent English,
conversed for a short time with the Mayor, and ex-
pressed his regret that his very early departure would
prevent his seeing again the town of Dover, which he
very well remembered. Soon after eleven o'clock
his Majesty and Suite, amongst whom we recognised
Guizot, the Baron Athalin, Admiral Mackau,
the Count de Jarnac, and General de Rumigny, em-
barked, with the young Duke of Montpensier, on
board the French post-office packet Nord, and pro-
ceeded to sea, accompanied by the Princess Alice, the
Ariel, and the Swallow, English steamers. A guard
of honour from the 52d Regiment, under the com-
bland of Major Davis, w as in attendance, and,a second
royal salute was fired at his Majesty's embarkation.
In spite of the weather the piers and wharfs were thronged with people, and we certainly never recol-
lectany distinguished character meeting so truly
cordial and enthusiastic a reception. As the steamer
left the harbour the general and hearty cheers con-
tinued to the extent of the piers ; and his Majesty,
Who seemed much gratified, remained with his hat
to his hand, bowing to the multitude, until he was
fairly at sea. Colonel Jones, the commandant of
the garrison, was in attendance, and Captain Mercer,
it•AL, the superintendent of the packet establishment
here, proceeded to Calais in the Princess Alice. In
short, all classes seemed anxious to vie with each
other in doing honour, and paying the utmost respect,
to his Majesty, and he appeared perfectly to feel and
appreciate their good intentions. It is expected the
Nord and the Princess will reach Calais soon after
tke o'clock, hut their passage will necessarily be a
very rough one. The Ariel and the Swallow accom-
tried the Nord about one-third of the distance, and
co returned into the harbour for the mail duty to-
raorrow.

- - - - - --
COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN AT OSBORNE.

(rayon! ODR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Cam' 'S.—Her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert
arced into Cowes roads about a quarter before eleven
432'3
veiek._. this morning. As it rained very hard the
antralattY did not attempt to land immediately. The
bar 13:°ke through about eleven o'clock, when the royal
t°
- wits Manned' and the royal party proceeded in her
the-e shore, amidst the roar of cannon from the Castle,
R ore,
Yacht Squadron House, Woodyear's, &c.
o,er kr
...ajesty landed at exactly a quarter-past eleven
Pair el°e/t• There were two carriages in waiting, with a
r
°. horses in each, in which the Queen and her suite
b4°eeeded to Osborne. The royal yacht was unattended
tay
any other steamer or man• of-war. Commodore the
ri of Yarborough followed her in his yacht, as did the
4ari
„,, Wilton, Sir Bellingham Graham, and several
Here
members of the Royal Yacht Squadron. There
no troops, nor indeed any one in authority, to re-
eetto her Majesty on her landing, and the boats and
People got much nearer to the royal visitors than was
pleasing to her Majesty. Their loyalty quite outstepped
heir good breeding, to the great annoyance of those
*hem they professed they wished to honour. We had
d.besPeeted to have seen the Mayor and Corporation of
Port, to present a loyal address to her Majesty on
71 landing in their ancient borough, but they came not.
litti? Say that the part of Cowes on which her Majesty
honied la within the borough of Newport (and, indeed,
thti,Bll:"rea of the harbour), but this is only to prove
tikltTht to receive the tolls and dues, mad for muni-
‘l4. w:l4llarliamentary purposes. Had it been to elect
their] of Parliament fur the borough of Newport,
they "itNietion would have extended over Cowes, and
"eleo:tiltl have thought it their duty to visit us, but
41* ther-‘llg the Sovereign appears to be a different thing.
have b-e was no patronage to be obtained, there might
tiaues he
some chance of knighthood. The gale con-
that el.rsgo with great violence. We are so sheltered
ellitnltv 'eel not its raging, but see its effects on the mer-
*ater-11 that arrive, and in our streets being under
tfliep;,al4 the tide being kept up at a great height
should be drawing towards low water.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Feather TUESDAY.—Yesterday afternoon, the
Were „r continuing unfavourable, the Royal Family
Thrrevented from taking their usual airings.
of W's, morning their Royal Highnesses the Prince
aeco,a'es, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice,
taker;-„t),,anie, d by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were
'der -",.l,l,_ring in a pony carriage, preceded by out-
quarts. The royal parry returned to the Castle at a
tlicr before eleven o'clock.
th flt Val Highness Prince Alfred was taken out
e '°rennon in the walks adjoining the Castle.

fisai,74
lave authority to state that a paragraph which
spEtt.Y gone the round of the newspapers with re-
NI d I°, the Prince Leinengen, is totally devoid of
1101,11,P„'on so far as Prince Leinengen, the son. of lier
sre"'"lighness the Duchess of Kent, and his family,
it, ec'oeerned.
At the period when the occurrencem
,4'elltestion is reported to have taken place at ay-8
lit If 116 Serene Highness was residing on his estate 4he Serene
in Bavaria.
ou 1:: ,Itqal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester,.
Ivst,t-4' Progmore House, on Monday morning,
b 1 to ir
the?l, 'ow, to the residence of the Duke and
.h
~t s of Cambridge, and remained to lunch with
Duf,„."°Yal Highnesses and the Hereditary Gran
lie -1 ,and
after f Mecklenburgh Strelitz. The
4/.l' uuehess ards proceeded to Kew.
Weis -Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe
to jimarLeft Marlborough House yesterday on a visit
Court," utaiesty the Queen Dowager, at Witley
Their
IVrcestershire.
iiiil'-tneir Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
utohricl,e
ei, 6 1 and the Hereditary Grand Duke and
bridges of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, arrived at Cam
--
ties ge Rouse yesterday morning. Their Royal High rses returned to Kew in the afternoon.
R. pe'll°4l Ellenborough had an interview with Sir R
yet Yeaterd y
kii.aPtaio ilunsay, R.N., Vice-Chairman of the
co burgh and Northern Railway through Fife, ac-
an tat by Mr. Grainger and Mr. Webster, had
of tihrlterview with the Earl of Dalhousie, at the office
tha-t-e Board of Trade yesterday, on the business of
Undertaking.
cht.lia
.Excellency the American Minister, and the
.
nesttaller Bunsen, Prussian Minister, transacted bust-
.
yesterday at the Foreign-office.
thalr. Michel Ellison, and Mr. R. J. Gainsford, on
Rails, of the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction
otlrwayes transacted business yesterday at the Board
A deputation, consisting of Mr. John Gott, Chair-
Ibioain, and Mr. Joseph Brooke, Director ; Mr. Atkin-
e "(I Mr. ins ph
Solicitors ; and Mr. Grainger,
juVueer, of the Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester
therietion Railway, had an interview yesterday with
Earl of Dalhousie.
and he Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Aberdeen,
c4errtPe
It , Sir James Graham, had'
interviews with Sir
e sterda
°Zlh; William Rand and Mr. Murgatroyd, Directors
Nest Yorkshire Railway, had an interview
yesterday the Earl of Dalhousie at the Board of Trade
Jesterday.
ilallr Robert Peel left his residence in Whitehall-
A'ens yesterday afternoon, for Brighton.
,o'l,deputation from the Leeds and Thirsk Railway,
eststing of Mr. H. C. Marshall, Chairman ; Mr.
tors Cash and Mr. W. Williams Brown, " , Mr. Direc-
Eddisoa, Solicitor; and Mr. Grainger,
11, ..neert had an interview with the Earl of Da-
lisle yesterday.
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11 _.itNNER IN HONOUR OF PROFESSOR LIEBIG.-The
k,lti•blie dinner in honour of Dr. Jus Lie Pi ozessor
Chemistry in the University oftus Giessenb,ig, which has
Ohtll for some time in contemplation, took place last
in the Trades' Hall. The Right Hon. the Earl of
I,4inton and Winton occupied the chair, supported by
Thetn te s a o r Liebig, the Lord Provost, Lord Blantyre, &c.
Ten croupiers were James Oswald, Esq., M.P., and John
re nillint, Esq. The Hall was filled by one of the most
Vectable and intelligent audiences we ever saw as-
bled
d in Glasgow on any occasion.— Glasgow Satar-
0Y Post.
Taw
ezhiC'-' MERTIITR IRON TRADE.--The Merthyr works
reti L'it considerable activity, and notwithstandig our
th2„eti°ll ill price, and in the teeth of the Germanic im-
,4oa of 50 per cent, on British iron as compared with
yi' or Belgium the works here at least are carried on
t°rotisy • •
olieritti - Y. The Victoria works arelikely
cm 'Diu.-- Ifigahman.
to be put in

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING.
TUESDAY.

The arrivals this morning by the special and other
conveyances that the railway authorities had provided
for the occasion, although far below their calculations,
were more numerous than could reasonably have been
expected after so complete and unwelcome a change in
the weather. The increase, however, was sufficient to fill
the taverns almost beyond their means of accommoda-
tion, and to call every disposable hack and fly into requi-
sition ; under the latter head, in fact, there was a defi-
ciency, and in consequence great numbers were exposed
during the four hours the racing occupied to the vicissi-
tudes of the weather, their discomfort being in no small
degree increased by the risk cf being either ridden or
driven over by the reckless host that Alma Mater in-
variably sends forth on " grand (lays" at Newmarket.
Unfortunately for all, and most particularly for the class,
the elements were unpropitious, the rain which had fallen
heavily in the morning set in again after the second
race, and continued to the close of the racing.
But to retrace our steps to the town, which for some
time previous to the race was a scene of considerable ex-
citement. The Ratan affair was the principal topic of
discussion with those who, having " backed their fancies"
far the Cesarewitch, were enabled ta." bestow their dull-
ness" on other matters, and various were the opinions
hazarded as to the probable result of the inquiry. None
seemed to doubt the culpability of Sam Rogers, and the
approver, Braham ; but towards the other parties, whose
conduct had been impugned, the feeling was more favour-
able, the majority conceiving that as they had done no
more than has been done over and over again by men
of all ranks, they would pass through the ordeal with no
other damage in public estimation than would accrue
from having turned a custom, admitted by all to be in-
defensible, to a profitable account. Of the progress of
the inquiry we are not in a position to speak; it com-
menced at the appointed time, and was adjourned at
half past twelve until after the races. The only parties
examined were Rogers and Braham.
The interest excited by this matter extended to the
ring, but not to the prevention of betting on the Cesare-
witch. On the fluctuations on this event we need not
dwell ; it will be enough to state that business was flat,
and that the only horses in whose position any change
was noticeable, were tha Souvenir filly at 6 to 1, Wil-
liam le Gras at 7 and 8 to 1, Lightning at 8 and 9 to 1,
Venus at 15 and 16 to 1, and lonian at 18 and 20 to f—
all in great favour. 6to 1 was offered against the Irish
horse. Sir Joseph Hawley, the owner of Venus and
Vibration, declared to win with the former.
By one o'clock the town was deserted for the Heath,
which exhibited display of company that reminded us
of the best d iys of Newmarket ; and we must not be
understood as speaking simply to numbers. Two or three
familiar faces were missing, the muster, nevertheless, of the
old and most influential supporters of the turf, ifibrded a
gratifying proof that our frequent allusions to the rising
prosperity of the Newmarket meetings have not been
made upon false data. For the present we must content
ourselves with a selection of the principal visitors :
Duke and Duch6s of Beauf)rt, Duke and Duchess of
Bedford, Duke of Rutland, Marquis el' Exeter, Earl and
Countess of Chesterfield, Earl and Countess of Albe-
marle, Earl and Countess of Miltown, Earl Stradbroke,
Earl of Glasgow, Earl of Sandwich ; Lords Caledon,
Maidstone, Newport, W. Powlett, Edward Russell,
Charles Manners, G. Bentinek, Huntingfield ; Count
Bathyany ; Sirs G. Heathcote, Joseph Hawley, Minto
Farquhar, William Codrington ; Honourables Colonel
and Mrs. Anson, Captain and Mrs. Rolls, Geo. Fitzroy,
II Forester, Captain Spencer, Captain Stanley, F. Vil-
liers, H. Pitt, Admiral Paulett, General and Mrs.
Grosvenor, Colonel and Lady Alice Peel, Colonel Knox ;
Messrs. G. Moore, Shelley, Delme, Newton, Payne,_ C.
Greville, H. Greville, Batson, Jaques, De Voeux, 3lev-
rick, S. Graham, Morley, Cox, S. Stanley, Irwin, M.
Campbell, Worrell, Ra msbottom, Waddington, Cockerel],
Hawker, Lowther, Phillitnore, Mytton.
The first race in the list was

A Match, 501., h ft. T.Y.C.—Lord Iluntingfield's
Mario, 5 yrs, 9st slb (Boyce), beat Mr. Barne's c by
Slane, out of the Warbler, 2 yrs, 6st 41b.-5 to 2 on
Mario. Won by a neck. The Slane colt pulled up lame.
The Royal Stakes of 200 sous. each, 120 ft, for colts,
Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 2th. A.F. (10 Subs.)
Lord Exeter's Algernon (Mann) 1
Duke of Portland's Welbeck

Duke of Portland's cby Bay Middleton, out of Thebes 3
7 to 4 agst Algernon, who made all the running, fol-
lowed, until half-way up the hill out of the bottom, by
the Thebes colt, and thence to the end by the favourite,
winning cleverly by a length.
The Cle;:rwell Stakes of 30 sovs. each, '2O ft, for two yrs
old colts, Bst 7lb ; and fillies, Bst 51b ; the winner of
the July Stakes 71bs extra. T.Y.C. (31 Subs.)
Duke of Richmond's Refraction (E. Edwards) 1
Colonel Peel's Hersey 2
Mr. Payne's Sir Francis
. _ _

The following also started, but were not placed :
Duke of Bedford's Prologue (Robinson), Lord Eglinton's
Plaudit (Marson), Lord Exeter's Tunick (Mann), Lord
W. Powlett's c by Jerry, out of Zeal (Bartholomew),
and Mr. F. Walters' Arthur (Marlow).-5 to 4 agst
Refraction, 4 to 1 agst Prologue, 5 to 1 agst Plaudit,
sto 1 agst Sir Francis, and 7 to 1 agst Hersey. Re-
traction and Hersey laid together throughout the race,
the former always having a slight lead, and winning,
after a pretty race up the cord, by a neck. Sir Francis
made his effort a few strides from the chair, and was
beaten for second by a head only ; Arthur a moderate
fourth, and Plaudit fifth. The pace was good.
111 atch. 500, h ft. T.Y.C.—Duke of Bedford's Espoir,
Bst 71b (Robinson), beat Lord Exeter's Merope, Bst 71b
(Mann), by a head.-4 to lon Espoir.
The Cesarewitch Stakes of 25 sovs. each, with 300 added,
the second to receive 501., &c. Cesarewitch Course,
about two miles and a quarter.
Mr. Irwin's Foig-a- ballagh, 3 yrs, Bst. (Bell) 1
Mr. Dawson's Lightning, 3 yrs, 6st 51b

Sir J. Hawley's Venus, 4 yrs, Bst 3
The following also started :—Lord G. Bentinck's Dis-
cord, aged, Bst 416—Lord G. Bentinck's John o'Gaunt,
6 yrs, Bst 41b—Mr. A. Johnstone's William le Gros,
5 yrs, Bst 21b—Mr. Jaques's Semiseria, 4 yrs, Bst—Sir J.
Hawley's Vibration, 5 yrs, Bst—Lord Albemarle's The
Emperor, 3 yrs, 7st 131b—Lord Miltown's Scalteen,
5 yrs, 7st 101b—Mr. W. Scott's Heslington, 6 yrs, ist 716
—Mr. Buckley's David, 5 yrs, ist 71b —Mr. Ramsbot tom's
Pine Apple, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Col. Peel's lonian, 3 yrs,
7st 31b—Lord Albemarle's The Brewer, 4 yrs, 7st—
Lord Glasgow's Give-him-a-Name, 6 yrs, Est 121 b
Lord Exeter's Albion, 5 yrs, 6st 111b—Mr. G. H.
Moore's The Bride, 4 yrs, 6st 111b—Mr. Dixon's Jamal,
4 yrs, Est 71b—Col. Anson's Marquise, 4 yrs, Est 21b—
Lord Sandwich's Plantaganet, 3 yrs, Est 21b—Duke of
Portland's f by Beiram, out of Souvenir—Sir C. Monck's
Glossy, 4 yrs, 6st 21b—Lord G. Bentinck's Croton Oil,
3 yrs, sst 101b—Lord Exeter's Algernon, 3 yrs, sst 91b—
and Lord G. Bentinek's Coal Black Rose, 3 yrs, sst 51b.
Betting-11 to 2 agst the Souvenir filly, 6 to 1 agst
Foig-a•ballagh, 7 to 1 agst Lightning (t), 9 to 1 ag t
William le Gros, 14 to 1 igst Glossy, 18 to 1 agst
lonian, 20 to 1 agst Give him-a-Name, 20 to 1 agst
Venus, 20 to 1 agst The Emperor, 20 to 1 agst Scalteen,
25 to 1 agst Albion, and 25 to 1 agst Croton Oil. Won
in a canter by three lengths. Venus a bad third, The
Emperor fourth, and Algernon fifth. The Boarding
School Miss was mounted, but bolted with the lad, ran
into the town, and did not return to start. Further par-
ticulars in our next.

(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
NEWMARKET, TUESDAY NIGHT

The large sum (at least 18,0001.) won by the Foig-a-
ballagh party, has proved so complete a " sedative" to
the betting fraternity, that speculation for the present,
is at a stand still. The race itself, was the most brilliant
triumph ever achieved by a three•year-old, in this or any
other country. " Fog," as he is familiarly termed,
without ever having been stretched, winning so easily,
that another stone on his back wouli not have stopped
him. He is in the Cambridgeshire, and will carry the
same weight as he did this afternoon.
There are only three races for to-morrow, viz. :—The
Town Plate, for which Jamie Forest, Anonyme, Robin/a,
and Priscilla Tomboy are named ; the Steppingly Stakes,
for which Prologue and Old England are likely to be
the vole competitors, and the Bretby Stakes, for which
Longitude, Zahra, Full-sail, Fallacy, the Mary Ann, and
Estelle fillies stand in.

Lord Glasgow's He-has-a-Name pays forfeit to Prince
of Wales.

TICKIIILL RACES-MONDAY.

The Desert Service for three•yrs-olds and upwards,
one mile, was won by Mr. Naylor's Fanny Ternan, 4 yrs,
beating Mr. Fisher's Blue Bonnet. _ _

The Town Plate, one mile, was won in three heats
by Mr. Walker's Claret, 5 yrs, beating Mr. Woodcock's
Bob Sawyer and Mr. Pigott's Tomboy. The first a
dead heat.

The Pony Race was won in two heats by Mr. Booth's
Miss Fanny, beating Mr. Foster's Creeping Jane and
another.

The Cup, one mile, was won by Mr. E. Smith's Don
John, beating Mary Frances, Moonlight, and Fan.
The Dinner Service, one mile, was won in two heats
by Don John, beating Coffee.

RUNNING MATCH FOR TWENTY POUNDS A-SIDE.—
011 Monday the great match between Badcock, of Bir-
mingham, and Maxfield, of London, came off near the
Bald-faced Stag, Wimbledon. Both men had acquired
great celebrity, and drew together a large assemblage
of persons. Badcock received thirty-five yards' start.
The ground having been measured, the men entered
into the contest at great speed, and at half a mile Max-
field succeeded in overtaking his opponent, and then
went a-head, which position he maintained, and won the
race by twenty yards. The one mile was run by the
winner in five minutes and twenty-eight seconds. In
betting Badcock was the favourite, and large sums of
money changed hands.
THE STORM.—On IVednesday evening last the
Argyllshire coast was visited by a severe storm, which
did considerable damage to the shipping there. We
have been informed that several vessels were driven
ashore, or otherwise injured by the fury of the hurricane.
Amongst others, the steamer Victor, from the Clyde,
was torn from her moorings and driven among the rocks
at Lamlash, from which, however, she has since been
removed. The storm extended to the Irish coast, and,
we believe, has done much injury to vessels connected
with the coasting trade. In addition to the loss of pro-
perty, we regret to hear that several persons have lost
their lives owing to the violent nature of the storm.—
Glisgow Saturday, .Post.
We are very happy in being able to announce that
the herring fishery off the South Foreland has, up to the
time of the present gale, been very successful, and that
many of our boats have participated in the success. We
trust it may continue, and that it may be followed by
good fishing during the next month, when the boats will
be at home, where the earnings are so much required.
Brighton Guardian

There is no truth in the report that the Baroness
Le Despencer is about to be married to Mr. Boscawen.
The Earl of Burlington will preside at the meeting
of the North Lonsdale Agricultural Association,
which takes place at Ulverstone, Lancashire, on
Tuesday next, the 22d instant.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert purpose, according to the arrangements at pre-
sent given out in the Court circles, to return to
Windsor Castle from Osborne House, on Saturday
next.

Trinidad was visited by an earthquake on the 30th
of August, about three A.M. No material damage
was sustained.

THE REFORM CLUB.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
SIR,—I am directed by the Committee of the Re-
form Club to give the most unqualified contradiction
to an article copied into the Times of Monday last
from a Sunday newspaper. lam desired further to
add, that the finances of the Reform Club are in a
perfectly satisfactory state, and that Mr. Barry's
claim has been finally settled by arbitration, and
paid. The members are more numerous than they
have been since the formation of the Club.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM H. BOND, Secretary.
Pall-mall, Oct. 15, 1844.

DESTRUCTION BY FIRE OF MR.
HAMPTON'S BALLOON.
(From the Dublin Evening Mail of Monday.)
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.-Mr. Hampton, the celebrated
aeronaut, made an ascent this afternoon, at half-past four
o'clock, from the Portobello-gardens, the balloon passing
over the city in a north-easterly direction. When in the
neighbourhood of the North Strand, it was observed de-
scending with great rapidity, and, notwithstanding all
Mr. Hampton's exertions, it continued to do so, until it
came into collision with the top of a house, and struck
the chimney, which Was thrown down ; the balloon, at
the same time, exploding, by some sparks from the flue,
he was thrown to the ground with great violence, and we
understand, seriously injured. He was removed on a car
as soon as possible. The balloon was totally destroyed.

MEDICAL REFORM BILL.

Last night a meeting of members of the medical
profession was held in Crosby Hall, Bishopsgate-street,
to take into consideration the Bill lately submitted to
the profession by Sir James Graham. Dr. Cook was
called to the chair, and in his opening address shortly
adverted to the necessity of a sound system of medical
education as the only safeguard for the public. Legis-
lation could not, he thought, do so much as people
generally imagined, and if the profession rested on
anything short of a sound education, they would rest
on a most sandy foundation.—(Cheers.) It was of
the utmost importance that the profession should be
protected from the encroachments of uneducated per-
sons, which the measure in question unfortunately
bad a tendency to occasion. It had been argued that
the exigencies of remote districts of the country re-
quired cheap relief in cases of sickness ; but that was
a very poor apology for non-qualification. Nothing
could justify the want of professional knowledge in the
medical practitioner, and, therefore, every measure
which tended to encourage this should be opposed by
those who had the reputation of the profession and
the interests of the public at heart. Objectionable as
the measure was, he must however say, that Sir J.
Graham was entitled to the fullest credit for having
fairly submitted the measure to the profession, and
for giving such ample time for its consideration.
A letter from Dr. Joseph Toulmin, who had been
requested to preside, apologising for non-attendance,
but at the same time cordially concurring in the ob-
jects of the meeting, having been read,
Dr. ANSEL'. moved the first resolution, deprecating
the opening clause of the Bill. The welfare of the
public and the interests of the profession, he said, were
equally disregarded in the measure, which called for
their strongest opposition. He was old enough to
know what was the state of the profession prior to the
passing of the Apothecaries' Act in 1815, when the
profession held a rank in public estimation much
lower than it held now. If such was the case then,
what would it be now if this measure were to pass ?
(Cheers.) Dr. Ansell concluded by proposing a re-
solution to the effect that, though the provisions of
the various legislative enactments relating to the me-
dical profession were in many respects imperfect, still
any unconditional repeal of them (as was sought by
this Bill) would be most injurious.
Mr. Toumasx seconded the motion, which was
carried.

Dr. GAVIN, after commenting on the impropriety
of placing the appointment of the council of health in
the hands of the Government, thereby rendering it
subservient to political purposes, moved a resolution
deprecatory of the proposal, which was unanimously
agreed to.

—Mr. NzcnoL moved the next resolution, affirmatory
of a system of medical registration, if placed on a
proper basis, which was seconded by Mr. WALLIS,
and carried.

Mr. MILES, in a very excellent speech, exposed the
system of empiricism carried on by druggists, who
acted as general practitioners. He entered at con-
siderable length into the details of cases
*which had
come under his own observation in the district in
which he practised (Spitalfields), which, from the
poverty of the great bulk of the inhabitants, gave
peculiar facility to the prevalence of this system of
interference by unqualified persons. He contended
that such quackery should be proceeded against
criminally, and not by the present unsatisfactory
process of an action at law, concluding with a strong
resolution to the effect that the public, and the
poorer classes especially, required protection against
the intrusion of unqualified practitioners, which was
carried.

In the course of the evening several other addresses
were delivered, and resolutions passed, condemnatory
of Sir James Graham's measure.

LAUNCII OF THE GLADIATOR WAR STEAMER AX
WoOLlVlClL—Yesterday afternoon, at half-past three
o'clock, this splendid sea boat was launched from her Ma-
jesty's dockyard, Woolwich, in the presence of about
1,000 persons, the company present consisting of the
principal inhabitants of the garrison, together with a
larger number of naval and military officers. She was
christened by a lady whose name did not transpire—a
friend of the Captain-Superintendent of the yard, Sir
Francis Collier ; and the vessel, from the plans of Oliver
Lang, Esq., the master shipwright, glided without the
slightest accident into the bosom of Old Father Thames,
amidst the hearty cheers of those present. The vessel
was decorated with the royal standard at the main, the
Admiralty flag at the fore, and the union jack at the
mizen peak. She is eleven hundred and ninety tons
burden, is bored for twenty guns, and will carry a com-
plement of one hundred and seventy-five men. She is
built after the model of the Sampson, which was
launched yesterday fortnight from the same yard, and
is less in length by eleven feet than that ship. Her di-
mensions are as follow :—Length between perpendiculars
203 ft. 6in. ; keel for tonnage, 178 ft. Sin. ; extreme
breath, 37ft. 6in. ; tonnage breadth, 37ft. ; moulded
breadth, 36ft. 4in.

MARRIAGE OF MRS. NlSBETT.—Yesterday fore
noon Mrs. Louisa Cranstoun Nisbett, the distinguished
actress, was married to Sir William Boothby, Bart.,
Comptroller of her Majesty's Customs, at SL Mary's
Episcopal Chapel, Fulham. The marriage ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Sparks Byers, M.A., incum-
bent of the chapel, in the presence of several of the
friends of both parties. The hon. bridegroom, who is
in his 70th year, in addition to holding a very lucrative
situation under Government, possesses estates in Der-
byshire and other counties, and also, it is stated, in In. -
land. The bride is but in her 30th year, and has
scarcely attained the age of some of Sir William's daugh-
ters by a former marriage. The ceremony excited much
interest in the neighbOurhood. At the conclusion, Sir
William and his bride proceeded to the Grange House,
the residence, for some time back, of the latter, and
having partaken of refreshment started, in a coach and
four, driven by postilions, for Chatsworth, in Derbyshire,
where they will pass the honeymoon. Sir William is a
remarkably fine looking man for his age. Mrs. Nisbett,
on entering the church, wore a wreath of orange flowers,
and was otherwise most richly attired. Her former hus-
band, who was a Captain in the Life Guards, was killed
some years back, while proceeding from London to Rich-
mond in his gig, by the horse violently kicking him on
the head. This occurrence induced her once more to
adopt the stage as a profession, she having left it on her
marriage with Captain Nisbett. The Rev. Gentleman
who performed the ceremony was formerly in the army,
and served in the Peninsula, India, &c. ; he also filled
the office of chaplain to the late Marquis of Hastings.
The season at Baden is rapidly drawing to a close.
The Badenblatt is filled with grand details of the boar-
hunting last month in the forests which surround Baden.
On these occasions, the fetes under the green trees were
distinguished for luxury and good taste ; and the caval-
cade of ladies and cavaliers on the return to Baden with
music and trophies, is described as a sort of triumphal
procession. The courage of the ladies is much spoken
of in these wild and perilous exercises, and the English
ladies are said to have especially distinguished them-
selves.—Court Journal.
THE FIRE AT
.NEW- BOSS: FURTHER PARTICULARS.
—The exact amount of property destroyed, as well as
the extent of insurances, are as follows :—The octagonal
building, as well as the fitting-house, which was 120 feet
long by 30 wide, were insured in the Westminster Fire-
office for 4,6001, and the contents in the Phcenix-office
to the amount of 9,5001, making a total of 13,600/.
There were in the octagon six engines and three tenders,
the former valued at 1,3001 each, and the latter at 2001
each. It will cost an enormous sum to reinstate the
machinery alone. The Company estimate the damage
under 20,000/. At first it was apprehended that not
sufficient engines were left for working the line, but we
were assured that such was not the case, and the traffic
will not be in the least retarded by the calamiiy. The
cause of the fire has been traced to the spontaneous
ignition of some vegetable black, which was stowed in
the paint room.

LORD ELLENDOROUGII.—This Noble Lord, on
whom the Government have conferred an Earldom,
waited upon the Duke of Wellington yesterday, at
Apsley House, and was engaged for a lengthened period
with the Noble and Gallant Duke. On leaving the
Duke of Wellington his Lordship went to Sir Robert
Peel, at the Right llon. Baronet's private residence, in
Whitehall-gardens, and had a protracted audience.
There is not the slightest foundation for the report that
his Lordship will go to Ireland to succeed the present
Lord-Lieutenant, Lord Hey tesbury ; as we are assured
that Noble Lord, notwithstanding his recent domestic
bereavement, has not the remotest idea of vacating that
high office.

CITY ANTIQUITIES.—Yesterday afternoon, as some
men were employed in Maiden lane, Wood-street, Cheap-
side, excavating a sewer, they found several large stones,
which were moulded into shape, and which are supposed
to have been part of the windows of the church of St.
Zachary, which stood at this spot, and which was one of
the many sacred buildings that were burnt down during
the great fire of London. Many human sculls were also
dug up, but there were no signs of any coffins. They
were within about two feet of the surface. A few days
ago, in Maiden-lane, where they are digging to form the
vaults for the new houses, the men discovered, at a
depth of about fourteen feet, between three and four feet
of tcsselated pavement. It was in good preservation, and
was of a black and white diamond pattern.

MAGISTERIAL JURISDICTION.—At the Uxbridge
Petty Sessions, yesterday, Mr. Gardiner, solicitor, gave
notice, on behalf of a Mr. Tollett, who, for having used
some expressions towards another person while giving
evidence, had been convicted in the penalty of 40s. by
the magistrates, that the conviction would be appealed
against, there having been no information laid, or sum-
mons issued, as a foundation for it. lie contended that
the room in which the magistrates were sitting was not
a public place. The words of the Act of Parliament.
were, " That every porson shall be liable to a penalty of
not more than 405., who, within the limits of the me
tropolitan police district, shall in any thoroughfare, or
public place, use any threatening, abusive, or insulting
words, or behaviour, with intent to provoke a breach of
the peace, or whereby a breach of the peace may be oc-
casioned." He would also contend, that neither the Po-
lice Act nor Police courts Act gave the magistrates
power to convict on sight, the justices having power to
punish for contempt of court. Mr. Woodbridge (clerk
to the bench) said he doubted if the Police Act gave Mr.
Tollett any power to appeal, the penalty not amounting
to 3/. as required by the Act. Mr. Gardiner would in
that case have the conviction removed by a writ of
certiorari into the Court of Queen's Bench ; he had
only out of courtesy tC) the bench informed them of his
intentions.

COURT OF SEWERS.
A special meeting of the Court of Sewers for the
City and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the
County of Middlesex, was held yesterday, at the
Court-house, Soho-square, to receive tenders for
general contracts for works on the sewers, and to take
such steps thereon as might be deemed expedient.
John Leslie, Esq., was called to the chair.
The Court proceeded to open the tenders for the
eastern division, and it was discovered that, among
the candidates (five in all), the former contractors'
(Messrs. J. and W. Bennett) tender was the lowest.
The same result followed upon the western division,
and the Counter's-creek and Ranelagh districts.
The tenders having all been received,
The CHAIRMAN wished to know if any Hon. Com-
missioner had any observations to make upon the
offers they had just examined ?
Mr. IVlLLouciinr saw no reason to depart from
the practice formerly observed by the Court, namely,
to accept the lowest tender. The Messrs. Bennett
were, in this case, the lowest, and the Court knew
them to be responsible men, and as far as he (Mr.
‘Villoughby) had observed, their works were admi-
rable. He was aware of no objection to lead them to
overlook them on that occasion, and he should, there-
fore, move that their tender for the eastern division
be accepted.
Mr. BAYLIS would, before the motion was put, ask
a :question of their Chairman. He wished to know
whether the numbers on the paper would be those
really required in the operations of the Court for the
succeeding year ? He should like to have the Chair-
man's opinion upon this subject, as he had, upon
several previous occasions, brought before the observa-
tion of the Court certain matters connected with the
Messrs. Bennett's previous contract.
The CHAIRMAN said that he considered the numbers
as nearly correct as possible. He should feel it his
duty to call the attention of the Court to Rule 30 of
their bye-laws, where it was ordered that all con-
tractors should be disqualified from tendering for
works ordered by the Court of Sewers, provided such
contractors had any relative in the first or second
degree a Commissioner in that Court. Now he had
mentioned to Mr. Bennett in that room, and he would
again state, that Mr. Hunt, the brother-in-law of the
Messrs. Bennett's, was actually named in their Com-
mission, and was regularly summoned to that Court
as a Commissioner. He felt bound, as their Chair-
man, to lay this fact before them, and he would now
call upon Mr. Hertzlett, their clerk, to read the rule
he had referred to.

The rule was read by the clerk.
Mr. WILLOUGHBY thought that the rule did not at
all apply in that case. The mischief it was intended
to provide against was this, that no gentleman should
sit there who would be likely to sacrifice his public
duty to his private interests. But how stood this case
before them ? A man was not a Commissioner because
his name was included in that Commission. He must
have a freehold of a certain value, and he must qua-
lify himself by taking the oaths in that Court. These
things, together, qualified for the duties of a Commis-
sioner; and when all these were observed, then he
came within the meaning of the Act. He (Mr. Wil-
loughby) therefore respectfully submitted that this
gentleman, who had no freehold to qualify him for a
seat there, was really no Commissioner. It would
indeed be a very hard case for those gentlemen that
they should be excluded from this contract because
they happened to have a relation whose name had at
some period been placed upon the Commission, that
relation not being qualified for the office.
Mr. HAWKES followed on the same side.

The CHAIRMAN said that there could be no question
of Mr. Hunt's being a Commissioner to every intent
and purpose. His name was inserted by the Lord
Chancellor, and he could at any time take the oaths
in that Court, and his place at the table.
After some further discussion, in which several
motions and amendments were presented, but after-
wards, by consent of the Court, withdrawn,
Mr. WILLOUGHBY moved, Mr. HawicEs seconded,
and it was ultimately carried, unanimously, " That
the Court adjourn the choice of contractor until it
has decided on the objection to Messrs. J. and W.
Bennett in the 30th bye-law, and that the considera-
tion of such objection be entered on upon Friday next
at two o'clock, and that notice be given to the Com-
missioners accordingly.
The Court was then declared adjourned.

THE ANTI-TAKING-BABIES-INTO-
PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES-SOCIETY.
A meeting of this highly respectable association
was held at their rooms. Mr. Job Smith, a worthy
and athletic bachelor, was called to the chair, and the
usual quantity of vices and secretaries appointed.
The committee, appointed at a previous meeting, re-
ported the following, as the principles of the society :-
1. 'We consider the practice of taking infants into
public assemblies, concerts, kc., as an evil that cries
aloud for remedy.
2. 'While we would not breathe the faintest re-
proach towards the highly respectable class of the
community, who officiate as nurses, we strongly pro-
test against their taking their babies into public meet-
ings, &c., knowing, as we do, that it can only be done
by a resort to arms.

3. While we acknowledge that a large majority of
our fellow-creatures are, or have once been, babies, we
consider it to be a fact, that it is a very small mi-
nority who support these crying evils.
4. We cannot shut eur ears to the numerous
evidences of this evil ; indeed, we have known
instances of late, where it was found impossible, with
the largest church organ, to drown (not the child
itself) but the shrill, organic notes of the child. We
protest against those notes.
5. We pledge ourselves to use our utmost exertions
to carry out the above principles.
After the reading of the principles of the society,
Mr. Dunn Brown rose from an inverted cradle, on
which he was sitting, and moved their adoption, which
motion was unanimously carried, amid the shouts of
the assembled bachelors.

A committee of fourteen was then appointed, whose
duty is to carry out the objects of the society. It is to
be hoped, that not a single man will be found in the
oity, who will not join this interesting association.--
Philadelphia Paper.