Star.
London, England, 1824-05-10 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

The Welham Stakes of seven sovs. each, for horses, &c. not tho-
rough-bred; four-year-olds, 10st. 1 Ills. five, I I st. 61b. six and
aged, 12st. A winner once, to carry 31h. and twice, 71b. extra.
Gentlemen riders. Two mile heats. (Twelve Subscribers.)
Mrjnr Bower's br. g. Torn Paine, 5-yrs old - - 1 1
Mr. Jolliffe's b. m. Fliza 5-yrs old - - 9
Mr. It. Gilberts b. in. dearsay, aged dis.
Very easy.
The Manbers' Plate of £5O, fur horses, &c. of all ages, that never
won above bogs. at any one rime; three-year-olds, 6st. 10Ib.
four, Sit. 311). five, Bst. lelb. six and . gcd, 9st. Mares allowed
31b. and a winner of £5O to carry 31b. twice, 51b. extra. Two
mile heats.
Mr. 1 laworth's gr. f. Minna, 4-yt s old
Mr. Ferguson's ch. c. Balance, 4-yrs old
Mr. Peter's ch. c. Butcher, 4-yrs old
BOXING.
The toss for choke of place in the great fight between Hudson
and Sampson was won by the former; aid on Tuesday next, within
ten miles of Cambridge, this interesting event will be decided.—
Betting is still in favour of Josh. Nothing but good condition can
bring Sampson through, and on this subject a variety of opinion:
prevail: while one party affirms that every pains have been taken
by him to attain the greatest possible perfection in training, another
party declares that he has been altogether careless, and has led a life
of dissipation for some time past. The experienced judge of milling
will look anxiously for the time of Sampson's peeling in•the
when his condition may be discovered with something Like accuracy.
As to Joshs it is well known that he never pays much attention to
the established rules of training : he has a method of his own, which
(however it may clash with the opinions of veteran trainers) ht in-
variably follows. The great distance front town will, perhaps,
throw out the toddlers; but we anticipate a great assemblage of swells:
in fact, whoever among the Fancy can raise the blunt will undoubt-
edly be present.
Langan paid a visit to Cheltenham last week, and was entertained
at the Duke of Wellington, St. James's-street, by Mr. Earl, late
landlord of the Lamb. The Irish Champion is extremely confi-
dent of success in his next tight. Mr. Earl was about to tie on the
gloves for hint, and observed, " the last pair of gloves I ever tied
on was on the hands of Thurtell." " Indeed," replied Langan,
" then, by J— you shall not tie these on mine."

-3 1 1
- 1 2 dr.
- 2 dr.

A sailing match for 4260 took place on Saturday, between the
celebrated hatch boat Venus, and a new vessel launched this season,
called the Don Giovanni. The distance to be sailed was from
Blackwell, round the Nure Lights, and back again to Blackwell.
As the tide was very early (four in the mottling), the river, at the
time of starting, did not present much bustle. Immediately, on hoist-
ing canvass, the Don G iovanni took the had, but did not keep it long.
Although the Venus is not so remarkable for running before the
wind, us for turning or tacking, cot a few were surprised to find •
that by the time she reached Gravesend she Was mule than a mile
a-head of her :mtaizonist, when she went round the Nore Lights,
the fin Chest point they had to go, she had doubled the distance,and it
was now evident that she must win easily, unless some accident oc-
curred. The Venus arrived at the mooring from which she had
started very soon after four o'clock in the afternoon, thus perform:
lug the whole distance in about twelve hours, and having passed
over probably more than 150 miles of what the lawyers call " land
covered with water." But what have lawyers to do with anything
so picturesque and poetical as a sailing-match The Venus came
in in fine style, " with all her bravery on, and tackle trial," just as
a noble ship of 600 tons, intended for the East Indies, was launched
from the yard of Messrs. Wigram. The victors gave three cheers,
which were echoed from the crowds upon both shores of the River.
The Don Giovanni did nut come in sight at all that tide.

The Common Sense Book (No. 2) is this day published,
by Relic, Cornhill; Sherwood and Co. Paternoster-row; and
Ilatchard and Son, Piccadilly—price Four Shillings.,
CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, MAY JO.

The arrivals of all descriptions of Grain last week were only mo-
derate. This morning there arc fair quantities of Wheat, Barley,
Beans, and Peas from Essex and Suffolk, and several vessels with
Oats. Millers are in want of dry Wheat, and best samples of new
are purchased with freedom at rather higher prices than on this day
se'nnight ; but damp qualities arc dull. The expectation of bonded
Barley being liberated, after the 15th, occasions this trade to be dull.
Beans are as last quoted, and Peas remain steady, with little doing.
Oats are in good demand, at an advance of ls. ?er quarter on the
best samples. The arrivals of flour being very large, this article
continues to sell very heavily.
PRICES ON

lARD EMP.

Wheat, Red (new), 60s. 645. Rya, tiw, 58s. 445.
- old, 01s. 725. -old, 00s. (Os.
White new, 595. to 725. Beans, Small, new, 425. 435.
- old, 655. B&'s. - old, 43c. 475.
Barley, New, 5.25. 40s. Tick, new, 335. 395.
Old, oos. OGa. - old, 335. 445.
Peas, Grey, New, 555. 355. Oats, Feed, new, Ws. 245.
- Old, 355. 5S$. - old, 265. 29-.
Maple, new, 375. 40s. Poland, uew, 21s. 275.
.-- old, 00s. 00s. - old, 245. 295.
White, new, .58s. -10 s. Putatoe, new, 245. 31s.
- old, 40s. 425. - old, 29a. s'2s.
Boilers, new, 383. 425. - Scotch, 50s. 325.
old, 00s. 00s. I Flour, per Sack, 555. 601.
ARRIVALS LAbT Welag.
5,7191 Beaus
2,254 Peas
7,189 Irish Oats
9,646 English Flour, sacks 9,918
SMITHFIELD MARKET, MAY 10.
There was a fair supply of Oxen at market this morning, and the
prices of prime Cattle may be quoted much the same as on this
day se'rmight. In Mutton and Lamb the numbers far exceed
those on last Monday, in consequence of which the above articles
are much lower in price; and should the warm westher continue,
the prices of all descriptions of Meat are expected to lower.
Beef, per.stoxie of 811 is. ss. 4d. to 4s. 4d. Mutton, 3s. 4d. to
4s. 4d. Veal, 4s. Gd. to ss. Gd. Pork, Os. Od. to Os. Dd. Lamb,
Is. Od. to Gs. (id. •
Hay 41. 10s. to 51. 1 tis. Clover, U. to 6/. Straw, 21. Os. to 21. 10s.

Wheat, English, qrs.
Barley
Malt
Oats

1,102
401

{~

l

i
i

FROM THE AIRTIOrOLIIAN LITERARY JOURNAL, NO. I.

At. estimate of Literature and of the progress of
Scien -e and the Arts, if made by a contemporary at
any give❑ age in the history of the world, and in any
country having pretensions to civilization and to know-
ledge, will most probably be one in which the disco-
veries made,•and the talents and acquirements abound-
hig in that age will be considerably overrated. For
although it does sometimes happen that the importance
of a discovery, or the excellence of a literary work, is
not acknowledged for many years after its promulga-
tion, vet, such is the effect of novelty upon the human
mind, this is not eie common course of events. We
are more prone, ceteris paribus, to value what we see
and hear, than what we only read of. In reviewing the,
present state of Literature, Science, and the Arts, it is
of 'con-iderable importance to be aware of thisitruth.
But with every deduction on the head of novelty ; with
eve: v allowance for the impression which events and
persons passing under our immediate cognisance make
upon us, e e think it must still be admitted, that to-
wards the conclusion of the last, and during the present
century,.an impulse of no ordinary kind has been given
to the intellectual energies of man; and that many of
the Arts and Sciences have made a considerable, a rapid
progression. This impulse and progression have been
evinced in stations ways; in the amazingly increased
demand for hooks, book-societies, circulating libraries,
and reading-rooms; in the extended application of
steam as a moving power.; in die use of machinery;
and in the superior and more efficient methods of edu-
cation. But in none, perhaps, in A more emphatic and
striking manner than in the improvement and popula-
rity, the organization and direction of Literary Acade-
mies, now more usually denominated leserruTioes.
" The academies of the preceding centuries were al-
most all literally close corporations, over which a select
few presided with a freezing precision which no sun
could thaw, and the doors of which no plebeian hands
could open. They were truly the temples of the aris-
tocracy of letters, confined to a few, and by a few only
relished or enjoyed.
" It was reserved for the conclusion of the eighteenth
century to break the spell in which our literature was
hound to give a new impetus to Science and the Arts,
and to introduce a thousand facilities for the acquisition
of knowledge, heretofore as unheard of as unexpected.
" France led the van by the establishment of the
NATIONAL INSTITUTE. England soon caught the ex-
ample, and animated by the presiding spirit of a
Roscoe, at Liverpool, the first improvement upon aca-
demies in this country was made. The establishment
of the Royal Institution of London shortly followed ;
to this succeeded the London Institution, the Surrey
Institution, and the Russell Inatitation, all of which
have, more or less, during the last twenty years, con-
tributed to shed a lustre over the metropolis of the
United Kingdoms. With the London Institution is as-
sociated, among other illustrious names, that of Poe-
SON ; with the Surrey Institution, Dr. ADASI CLARKE;
with the Russell Institution, Routeex ; and with the
Royal Institution, DAVY.

" The success of these Institutions has, however, been
yea y various ; that they have all contributed to the dif-
fusion of a large mass of literary and scientific infor-
mation admits of no question ; and, after a suitable al-
lowance for the heedless enthusiasm, and, in some in-
stances, improvidence, with which they were originally
established, they foirn unquestionably a remarkable
epoch in literary history.
." The London Institution may now be considered as
completely established ; and perhaps a mote splendid li-
terary endowment is hardly to he found. The Rusiellln-
stitution is also iespectaLly supported, and may be also
considered as one of the I:ermanent 14cl:try ornaments
of the metropolis. Tile Royal Institution has I stely
undergone, we b..iieve, complete revision and re-organi-
zation, and is row, %1 c hope, in a fair way of doing
well. The biilliant d.,scoveries of DAVY at this Insti-
tution will be ever, in the annals of science, objects of
the greatest importance. The chemical and philoso-
phical apparatus of this great school are of a very su-
perior order indeed.
" The number of shares in the Royal Institution is
between four and five hundred; in the London Insti-
tution, one thousand ; in the Russell Institution, seven
hundred ; and in the Surrey Institution, they were also
seven hundred. But this last Institution, having ex-
haustel its funds, war, after great and ineffectual efforts
to continne it, shut up in March, 1823. These Institu-
tions thus furnishing by transferable tickets, and other
means, literary and scientific information and amuse-
ment to several thousand persons
" Some of the most striking features in these Lite-
rary Institutions are the LECTURES. Here science is
brought, as it were, to our vet y doors, and made popu-
larly acceptable. Lecture, will rarely, it is true, make
adepts in any art or science, but they excite that curiosity
and desire for further information, which would other-
wise for ever remain dormant : many persons are often
ready to hear and to see, who will not take the trouble
to read. Beside this, they enable the rising generation,
and the Ladies, to take a pleasure and interest in lite-
rary and scientific pursuits, which otherwise they would
never do

" The Lecture-rooms in many of these Institutions
arc on a grand scale. One at the Royal Institution
will contain nine hundred persOns; another in the same
Institution, attached to the elaboratory for philosophi-
cal students, will accommodate about two hundred.
The elegant amphitheatre of the London Institution
will contain six hundred persons ; the lecture-room at

the Russell Institution, four hundred; and the theatre

at the late Surrey Institution would hold convernien►ly
five hundred or more persons. Access to all these In-
stitutions has been, in general, so easy by transferable
tickets and other means, that this easiness of access
daily, from eight o'clock in the morning till ten or
eleven at night, and another important consideration,
their cheapness, are of momentous import to those, the
most numerous classes of who desire at once to
economise both time and money. In a word, Literary
Institutions are, unquestionably, the cheapest and the best
of all the known methods of diffusing knowledge."
The foregoing is followed by an account of two more
litstitutions which have recently sprung up with a
vigour and activity that augur well for their utility
and ferrlearlenCe," u..naely tilt MErriovoLtrAN INsTII

- •
.Itigg \49 •A-- G-G..-5 I
,• 6 ,s; - -
• sc

ON LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.