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      JUSSW HOUSE . Wawm . —Fehot—A young man , named Bohson ifi ^ . be * " , the Lord M ^ for final «_ Son , upon the charge of having robbed ms em-S £ ^ JtesraL Boyd and Co ., of Friday-street , warehousemen . The brother of the principal witness for the prosecution , it appeared , was the discoverer of a system rf plunder carried on by smother servant of the prosecutors against the bouse of Cooke and Co ., of St . Paul ' s Churchyard , as-well as against theprosecutors themselves , and the individual so charged had been committed for -trial for the present session by the lord Mayor . Mr

      Walker , of the firm of Boyd and Co ., stated that when the prisoner was taken he made a confession , upon being told that he should he confronted with the pawnbroker to whom he had parted with the goods . Atthe same time mo promise whatever had been made to him . The prisoner said he * aA taken altogether seventeen pieces of lawn and two dozen of handkerchiefs , to Newman , the pawnhroker , in Drury-lane , aud that he had also taken to the same place twenty or thirty yards of vesting sarin , and a quantity of safia scarfs , but he , had had the vesting satin and satin scarfs from a friend in Lancashire , who had sent them to him in payment of a debt of honour . The prisoner was fully committed for trial .

      A Cowsbdit Hascal . —A young woman of engaging appearance-was put to the bar . A policeman stated that a captain win had followed the prisoner from Norwich , and charged her in the ( Sty with being in possession of a trunk containing his property , had thought proper not to appear to support the charge . It appeared from the reluctant statement made by the young woman , that Captain P— had heen paying marked attention to her in Norwich , and had promised to marry her , but that , finding his intentions were not honourable , she had suddenly left the town and come to London toavoidimportuuities which were insulting and degrading to her ; that the captain followed her to town , and perceiving that she was determined to shun him , charged her with having robbed him of his "trunk just as she was getting into an omnibus . The captain sent a certificate to the Mansion House , stating that he had no intention to appear against fly .-young woman , and the Lord Mayor discharged her .

      GUILDHALL . Thmsrat . —Bbutal Assault . —Joseph Coombes , of No . 8 , and William Coombes , of No . , Three Tun-court , were brought up before Alderman Wood , charged with committing a violent assault on William Parrot , of Halfmoon-alley , and Frederick Jennings , of 78 , Milton-street , City . It appeared from the evidence of the complainants , that as they were proceeding down Half-moou-alley Moor-lane , they observed the prisoners and some other parties obstructing the pathway . A woman wished to pass them , when she received a severe blow from the elder Coombes . A man passing said to them , that it was a cowardly tiling for them to strike her , upon which they began to abuse him . Jennings went up

      and told the man he had better come away and leave them , hut he had no sooner done so than he was knocked down . He received a severe blow on tlie head , and one in the face , besides being kicked in the abdomen and other parts oi the body , so much so , that he was obliged to go to a surgeon , who examined his body , and , having dressed his wounds , said they were very severe , and that he must rest quiet for some days to come . The woman who received the blow happened to be in tlie family way , and in consequence of the injury sustained , she was at that present moment in the pains of labour . Alderman Wood said that he should bind them both over in £ 40 , and two sureties in £ ' 20 each , to answer the charge at the session , and should instruct the City solicitor to prosecute .

      BOW STREET . Satcbdat . —A Monomaniac—A respectably-attired young man , named Harrison , was charged by his brother in-law , Mr . . Roberts , a solicitor , residing in Montague place , Russell-square , with an assault . The prisoner went to the complainant ' s house on Friday evening , and baring forced his way into the hall , he threw down the complainant and his servant . The prisoner was frequently in the habit of committing these assaults , and the complainant was forced to press the charge for his own protection . —The prisoner conducted himself in an excited manner , and repeatedly produced a small pocket bible , from which he read aloud . He said people accused him of being a madman , because , whenever he wanted an authority to prove any proposition , he appealed to his bible . —Mr . Twyford said there could hardly be a doubt but that the prisoner was deranged , and to prevent his doing any mischief , he thought it would be better to bind him over to keep the peace in heavy sureties .

      Monday . —Stabbing . —A pauper , named Mary Eaton , was brought before Mr . Hall , charged with cutting- and wounding Charlotte Refaute , another inmate of St . Giles ' s workhouse . The prosecutrix stated , that about eleven o ' clock ou Saturday morning , as she was walking about the yard with another female , she observed a portion of the oakuin the prisoner had been picking adhering to her nose , and on telling her that she looked like a foot-with such a mark on her face , she flew at her in tlie most violent manner , tearing off her bonnet and using very foul expressions , and happening at the moment to hare a knife in her hand , she stabbed witness with it in both her hands and arms . —The prisoner was fully committed for trial . MARTLEBOSE .

      Mondav . —Tire lA-ra Extensive Robeeet of Plate , & c , at Captain Caksac ' s . —George Bracey , James Pisher , and William Tomlin were placed at the bar before Mr . Rawlinson , for final examination . The first two , charged with taring plundered the house of Captain Carnac , H . X ., 46 , Devonshire-street , Portland-place , and the third witlireceivingri p ° riion of lheproptrty , l ; no \ ring the same to hare been stolen . It will be remembered that Bracy , who was footman to Captain Carnac , absconded on the morning of the 17 th ult . Soon after he was gone it was discovered that a large quantity of plate , -wearing apparel , cash , jewellery , chimney ornaments , ic , had been carried off , and that information of the robbery was communicated to the police , when hand-bills were speedily issued , offering a reward for his ( Bracey ' s ) apprehension . Throusu the exertions of the police of the D and N

      divisions , the whole of the prisoners , three of whom were clearly proved to have been concerned in the nefarious transaction , were captuied , and the property , most of which was found at Bracey's lodgings , in Short-street , Hoxton , was produced , and identified by the captain as his ; the value of all that was taken away was about £ 400 , nearly all of which , with the exception of £ 26 in notes and cash , had fortunately been recovered . It will also be recollected that a woman , who gave her name Eliza Jones , and who for some time past had been living with Fisher , was npon the first examination charged with being a participator in the robbery ; and it was imagined , from what transpired , that she would be admitted as evidence against the other prisoners . This course , however , it was not considered necessary to adopt , and she was discharged . Bracey , Fisher , and Tomlin were fully committed to Newgate for trial .

      Tuesday . —A Yocsc Woman- Killed . —George Henry Green , in the employ of Mr . Davies , a carman in Blackfriars-road , was placed at the bar , before Mr . Rawlinson , charged with having caused the death of Lucy Bradley , aged 15 , servant to Mr . Rice , dairyman , Paddington street John Dunn , potman at the Shepherd and Flock , High-street , near this court , deposed that on the previous evening , about eight o ' clock , he observed the deceased crossing the road from Paradise-street towards his master ' s house , when , just as she was in the centre , she turned round to look for her sister , who was following her , and at the same instant she fell violently to the ground , in consequence of one of her feet becoming

      somehow or other entangled in her dress . The prisoner was coming along with his horse and cart towards Thayerstreet at the time , at by no means a quick pace , and before he could possibly have an opportunity of pulling ap , one of the wheels of the vehicle passed over the head of deceased . Witness picked her up , aud assisted in conveying her to the residence of Mr . Watkins , a surgeon , adjacent to the spot . In his ( witness ' s ) opinion no blame could properly be " attached to the prisoner . The prisoner , on being asked what he had to say . expressed his extreme regret at what had happened , and attributed the melanchol y afiair entirely to accident . Mr . Davies entered into security in the sum of £ 50 , for the attendance of the prisoner next Saturdav .

      Wedsesdat . —Stabbi > g . —Mary Sullivan , a masculine looking woman , was placed at the bar charged with the serious offence of stabbing a man named William Sheehan , Bring at So . 40 , Horace-street , John-street , Edgewarcxoad . The prosecutor , whose shirt , jacket , and trousers were covered with blood , and who had on his forehead a quantity of adhesive plaster , deposed , that on the previous night his brother and the prisoner ' s husband were fighting ; he ( prosecutor ) interfered , when Sullivan directly knocked him down , and the prisoner then rushed at him with a knife , the point of which entered into thexpper part of his face ; the wound was dressed , and he soon afterwards gave the prisoner info tlie custody of Compton , 87 D . The constable , in reply to Mr . Rawlinson , said , that the knife with which the wound was inflicted had

      not heen found : it was no doubt picked up by one ot the mob of persons Who haft assembled . It further appeared , iroin the evidence of the prosecutor , that as soon as the prisoner had stabbed him , she ran off and threw the knife away . Numerous other witnesses pro and con were examined , and the prisoner , who denied her guilt , was committed for trial .

      WORSHIP STREET . "" Monday . —Cdbiobs Case or Bioami . —Mary Anne Wire , avery respectable looking middle-aged woman , was brought np for final examination before Mr . Bingham , charged with having feloniously intermarried with George Anender , thefirsthu 5 band , RobertWir € , beingthenandstiB living . The prisoner was given into custody at the instigation of the first husband , to whom she was married on the 13 th of June , 1619 , but who had lived separate from her for many years past , and who declared most positively that he was entirely ignorant of the second marriage until about a twelvemonth ago , since when he

      had been using every effort to substantiate the fact , and bring the prisoner to justice . The second husband , George AUender , a master carpenter , stated that about twelve years ago he went to lodge in a house occupied by the prisoner , in Albany-street , Commerdal-road East , shortl y after which he paid her his addresses and made 7 ? an offer of marriage . The prisoner rejected his ™ ^ ^^ dleTO 5 already married to a man « amed Robert Wire , who was at ftatverv time lodging in S ^ ohaMt ^^ 811 aa i 0 iwmg r 00 m " * *»* k le considered h TZ ^& E ™* » *¦* " *«»* that "wuerefl it a mere subterfuge to get rifll ^^ ^

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      on his threatening to quit the house altogether , unless she consented to accept him , the prisoner at length acceded to his proposal , and they were accordingly married in the month of June , about twelve years ago ; but he hail no recollection at what church the ceremony . took place , or in what parish it was situated , The first husband continued to reside in the same house for a long time after the witness's marriage with the prisoner , and was well acquainted with the fact , although he now professed himself to have been wholly ignorant of it . The witness spoke in the highest terms of the prisoner , and said they had lived together in uninterrupted harmony and happiness ever since their marriage . Mr . Heritage , on behalf of the prisoner , whose family was stated to he of

      great respectability , submitted that the legal evidence of the secondroarriage was altogether too inconclusive to justify his client ' s committal ; but should the magistrate be ofa contrary opinion , he should be in a condition to prove at the trial that the first husband was not only aware of the fact at the time , but that the woman with whom he cohabited was actually in the habit of waiting upon the newly-married couple with his entire knowledge and sanction . Mr . Bingham said that he felt bound to send the case before a jury ; but under the peculiar circumstances attending the second marriage he should accept bail for the prisoner ' s appearance at the Central Criminal Court . The bail was immediately produced , and the prisoner left the court with her friends .

      Wednesday . — Death fsom an Omnibus . —James Higgs , the driver of Willan ' s Stoke Newington omnibus , No . 1 , 257 , was brought before Mr . Broughton for final examination , charged with having caused the death of Thomas Roberts , a retired publican , then residing at Eingsland . It appeared from the evidence that , about nine o ' clock on the night of the 4 th inst ., the deceased , a very infirm and elderly person , was crossing the Kingslaud . road , supporting himself upon crutches , when an omnibus , which was driven by the defendant , came so suddenly upon him , that , before he had time to get out of the way , he was knocked down by the horses , and the off fore wheel of the vehicle passed over his body . The omnibus was then stopped , and the deceased having been extricated from between the wheels , was can-Jo . ' mto the shop of an adjoining surgeon , who ascertained his injuries to be of such a serious nature that he directed his instant

      removal to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital . The circumstance was considered to be accidental at tlie time of its occurrence , and the defendant allowed to proceed on his journey ; but it being subsequently found that the deceased was in an extremely dangerous state , Serjeant Coward gave orders for the defendant ' s apprehension . The deceased meanwhile gradually sank , and ultimately died in the hospital of tlie injuries he had sustained . Several witnesses , passengers of the defendant at the time in question , proved that the omnibus was proceeding at an extremely moderate pace , and that from the position

      of the nearest gaslights it was impossible the defendant could hare observed the deceased in sufficient time to avoid the calamity , which they all concurred in describing as purely accidental , and were of opinion the defendant was not in the slightest to blame . Serjeant Coward having informed the magistrate that an inquest had been held upon the body of the deceased , and that the verdict returned was one of " accidental death , " Mr . Broughton said , as the evidence now adduced went to completely exonerate the defendant , he saw no grounds for differing from the verdict the jury had come to , and he should , therefore , order the defendant to be discharged .

      MARLBOROUGH STREET . Satuhdat . —Extbaobdin-abt Chabge of Assault . — George Barnctt , a respectably dressed young man , in the employment of a jeweller in Gerrard-street , Soho , and residing with his parents atUo . 43 , Royal-streot , Lambeth , was placed at the bar before Mr . Hardwick , charged with a brutal and unprovoked assault on Mr . John Corry , an upholsterer , carrying on business at > o . 31 , Portlandstreet . His right eye was discoloured , and he appeared to be suffering from the effects of ill usage he had received . He stated that he was on his return home , and , whilst close to his own door , at about one o ' clock that morning , the defendant came up , and put some question to him , but before he understood it , or could have time to answer it , he raised his arm , andstruck him with so much violence over the left eye , that his hat was knocked off . He fell , with considerable violence , on the ground . He was positive defendant was tlie man .

      Police-constable C , 175 , said , the defendant was given into his custody at a quarter to two o ' clock that morning , in Duck-lane . The prosecutor -was drunk . First of all he said he was not sure that the prisoner was the man , but afterwards said he was ; he certainly did not know what he was doing . —The prisoner said he was not the person that committed the assault . The complainant passed him twice before he said he was the man , aud before he gave him into custody . The only inference he could draw from his having been given into custody on the charge was , that tlie complainant was desirous of punishing some person for the treatment he had received , and , with that object in view , gave the first man he met into custody . — Mr . Hardwick said it was his opinion that the prisoner was the person , and it was his duty to tlie public to inflict such a punishment as would be a warning to others . He should fine him £ 5 , or , in default , one month . —The defendant appeared astonished at the decision . The fine , we believe , was paid .

      Mosbat . —The Law ' s Justice !—James Magnay , the poor labouring man who was knocked down by a blow with the butt-end of a riding-whip by an officer who gave the name of Walter Murray , for placing his hand on the gentleman ' s horse to prevent himself and child from being ridden over , came to-day , with his foreman , to this court to beg for a small portion of the £ 5 penalty inflicted by the magistrate on the perpetrator of the outrage . —The foreman said the poor man had been unable to go to his work owing to the injury he had sustained from the blow on his head , and as the man had a large family wholly dependent on him for their bread , he hoped his worship would assign him a part of the fine , by way of compensation for his loss of time . —Mr . Maltby sain he had no power to award any part of the penalty to tlie poor man . He would , however , assist him as far as was in his power , and he would therefore order him to be paid half a sovc . reign from the poor-box . —The money was handed to the poor man , who received it most thankfully .

      QUEEN SQUARE . Tuesday . —Basing Robbebt . —Edward Kitchen , ahoy only nine years of age , was charged with the following daring robbery : —The Rev . James Gibson , of No . 4 , Westbourne-place , Pimlico , minister at the Episcopal Chapel , HaHdn-srreet West , Belgrave snuare , stated that the prisoner used to attend a Sunday school he had there , but in consequence of impropriety of behaviour was virtually dismissed about three months ago . He was , however , on Sunday re-admitted . A few minutes after two on that day , as prosecutor was leaving the chapel , he saw the prisoner outside , and told him he was a great deal before his time . On his return at three in the afternoon he found the prisoner amongst the boys , hut missed him at prayers , and inquired for him ; but he was nowhere to be found

      and the service having concluded , prosecutor locked up the chapel , and went home . After the evening service the pew-opener called his attention to a box which had for some time been placed in the lobby of the chapel , fastened to the wall by a staple , and which he had just discovered to have been forced away and broken open . The box had been placed there to receive subscriptions towards the erection of St . Michael ' s Church , Chester-square , and prosecutor , who kept the key , was in the habit of opening it periodically and paying the money it contained into Coutts's to the account of the building fund , which generally amounted to £ 4 or £ 5 , and as it had been unopened rather a longer time than usual , thepresumption was that about that sum or more had been purloined . Prosecutor suspected tlie prisoner from the circumstances above

      stated , and went to his parents , who having on the return of the hoy shortly afterwards taxed him with the robbery , he admitted it On prosecutor ' s observing "that he must be a very wicked boy to do such a thing , " he repeated the admission , and said he had taken £ 1 Ss . from the box , and had spent half a guinea that evening in riding about in steam-boats and buying oranges and biscuits ; he subsequently gave another version of the matter , declaring that he had gone by a steam boat to London Bridge , and from thence had a cab to Wandsworth , where he again took the steamer ; and it would appear , by the statement he had made , that he must have found more money in the box than he allowed . He also made the following confession of the means by which he had effected the robbery : —He had been let into the chapel by the

      vestry-woman , and having placed a basket before him at a retired part of the building threw thehjulpitcloth over him , ' and remained concealed during the prayers , and until the school was over aud all were left , and he then opened the box with a poker and a knife . Prosecutor observed that it was evident that prisoner had endeavoured to force the chapel door open with a poker , or some such instrument , but failing in doing so he must have left the chapel , he presumed , by the window , which was found open . Prosecutor did not press the charge against the boy in the first instance , as he wished to make some inquiries , which turned out unfavourable to the prisoner , who appeared callous , and boasted of his exploit to the police . Prosecutor strongly suspected that prisoner was connected with others . He was committed for trial at the Central Criminal Covat .

      CIERKENWELL . Satdbeat . —Infamous Persecution of the Poob . — A poor , ragged , famished-looking little girl , was brought before Mr . Coombe , charged with obstructing the public footway in Exmouth-street . Police-constable Taylor swore that , on that day , he saw the prisoner selling ra . dishes on the footway , and he warned her to go away , but she refused . At length she placed her basket on the pavement , and asked a woman , who came up , to buy , and she refusicg , the prisoner used had language towards her ; witness took her into custody . The poor child cried bitterly ; she had nothing , she said , but her little basket of radishes , and did not offend any one . She positively denied having used any bad language , and hoped the magistrate would forgive her for placing her bask « t on the pavement , as she was tired when she laid it down . —Mr . Coombe said he would fine her qs . Not having the money she was locked up , but the magistrate ordered her dischaage soon after .

      SOUTHWARD Wednesday . — Savage Assault . — Three powerfullooking men , named John , Patrick , and Michael Carney , were placed at the bar before Mr . Cottingham , charged with committing a most violent assault on John Hayes , a middle-aged man , whose head was covered with adhesive plaster , and his left arm in a sling , from the brutal treatment he had received . It appeared thatthe prisoner John Carney , was married to the complainant ' s sister , and had neglected to support her . They all resided in BuB ' s-head-court ^ Tooley-street , and on Sunday night the

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      wife of John met her husband in the court , and asked him'for some money ; the other prisoners were with him , and Michael knocked her down and began to ill-use her . The complainant being near the spot at the time , inter , fered , and endeavoured to protccthis sister , when & fichael Carney came up and knocked him down . The other prisoners kicked him and heat him until he became insensible . His left shoulder-hone was broken , and he had lost the sight of his left eye from repeated kicks from one of the prisoners . Mr . Cottingham said it was a most brutal assault , and it was fortunate for them that murder had not been committed . The punishment which the law empowered him to inflict would not he sufficient for such a brutal and cowardly assault ; he should , therefore , commit them for trial atthe next sessions , when the judge would inflict the punishment they deserved .

      THAMES POLICE . Wednesday . — Unkanlx and Bbbtal Assai-lt . — James Baker , an engineer in the employ of Messrs . Seaward and Co ., the engineers , at Mill-wall , Poplar , was brought before Mr . Broderip , charged with committing a most savage assault on his wife . The complainant , Mary Ann Baker , appeared in a most deplorable condition . Her face was a mass of bruises , and her eyes were swollen and discoloured . She slated that she lived at No . 6 , Oaklane , Limehouse , and that she went upon an excursion to Gravesend with her husband and family on Tuesday , in

      the Pearl steamer , with the workmen iu the employ of Messrs . Seaward , and their wives and families . During the excursion a quarrel took place between her and her husband , in consequence of her having corrected one of the children , and her sister-in-law ( the prisoner ' s sister ) advised him to mark her when he reached home , and he too faithfully attended to the suggestion . After landing at the Limhouse-hole pier , she went into a gin-palace with her husband to obtain some refreshment , and he struck her twice with his fists , and after dragging her out of the house he kicked her and knocked her down . When

      she reached home , he heat her in the most savage manner , forced her into a yard , and held her head down while he struck her with his clinched fists , and reduced her to a state of insensibility . John Green and his wife , who said they lived iu the adjoining house , stated that they heard cries of murder aud the screams of the woman , and upon looking out of the window they saw the prisoner inflicting great brutality on his wife . He heat her with his clinched fists , and the blood flowed profusely from her eyes , nose , and mouth . Charles Bushnell , a policeman , No . 263 K , stated that the poor woman suffered much from her husband ' s ill-treatment , and when he was called to the house her face was a mass of bruises . The prisoner , on being called on for his defence , made a long harangue in a very impassioned manner , and said'his wife neglected her home and her family , and that she was in the habit of pawning his children ' s clothes . He concluded by saying that he struck his wife , and was sorry for it . Mr . Broderip said , that the prisoner ' s

      sorrowcame a little too late ; and that he had committed a most savage and unmanly assault . It was fortunate for the prisoner his violence had not been attended with fatal consequences . He would not dispose of this case summarily , and he would state his reasons;—in the course of along experience as a magistrate he had found that the infliction of money fines was of very little utility , and he heartily wished the system were altered . If the police magistrates were to retain their summary jurisdiction , it would be much better that they should not be enabled to fine any persons at all , and then the poor man and tlie rich man would fare alike . The rich man would no longer have it in his power to throw down £ 5 and say , "I have gratified my brutality for a sum of money—it ' s nothing to me . " The penalty he was enabled to inflict would not be adequate to such an outrage as this , and he should call upon the prisoner to find bail , himself in £ 30 and two sureties of £ 15 each , to appear at the sessions and take liis trial . The prisoner was not provided with bail , and was committed to Clerktnwell gaol ,

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      Basdi ' s Widow . —We have great pleasure in being able to state that Sir R . Peel has granted to the widow of the late John Banim £ 50 from the Royal Bounty Fund , and has further engaged to place her name on the pension list when a vacancy occurs . This relief has been granted on the application ofa body of Irish members of Parliament , at the head of whom was Mr . R . B . Roche , the member for Cork . —Kilkenny Journal . Representation of South Lancashire . —A letter has appeared in the papers from Lord F . Egerton , one of the members for South Lancashire , in which he intimates his intention of resigning liis seat , partly on account of ill health , but principally on the ground that a great number of his constituents have intimated to him that he has forfeited their confidence by liis votes on the Maynooth Bill , and must not expect their votes at another election . The contest for a new member will no doubt ba a severe one .

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      HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , May 9 . ACADEMICAL EDUCATION IK IBEIAHD . Sir J . Gbahasi stated the plan contemplated by the Government for the promotion of academical education in Ireland . Various attempts had , he said , been made to extend the blessings of education to the people of Ireland , and he had no hesitation in saying that these attempts bad failed whenever they were based upon tlie principle of interfering with the religious belief of the people . In 182 C , and in 1828 , a committee of the House of Commons recommended separate jeligious education for Protestants and Catholics , the literary education being combined . The matter was again referred to a committee of the house in 1830 , and by that committee the suggestions of the committee of 1828 were adopted , and in

      the course of the following year the present system of national education in Ireland was agreed to . In the year 1839 , after its adoption , there were 1581 uational schools in Ireland , and 205 , 000 scholars ; and at the close of 1844 , the number of schools was swelled to 3151 , and of scholars to 395 , 000 . Her Majesty ' s Government were now prepared to recommend the establishment of three provincial colleges in Ireland—one of them in Cork , another in Limerick or Galway , and the third either at Belfast or Dcrry . He estimated the cost of building and founding each of these colleges at about £ 30 , 000 , or in round numbers at £ 100 , 000 for the three . The annual endowment of each college would be about £ 0000 , which would include for the president a salary of £ 1000 , aud for each of the ten or twelve professors a salary of £ 300 per

      annum . As he attached great importance to the establishment of medical schools , the professors would include lectures on anatomy , surgery , and medicine . He proposed that the professors should be nominated by the Crown , and that they should be removable for cause . This latter power was deemed requisite in order to prevent any undue interference by the lecturers with theological opinions . He proposed that the president should reside in the college , and that the instruction should be by lectures and daily examinations . He did not propose that there should be any professors of theology or lectures on divinity in any of the colleges , hut the Crown would not object to the private endowment of such professors , subject to the inquisitorial visitation and control of the Crown . A question would arise as to whether there should be one central college for granting degrees in arts , science , and medicine , or whether the CroAvn

      should endow all three colleges with that power . On that question , however , it was unnecessary to come to any definite armgement , but his opinion was decidedly in favour of one central college . The question was , however , full oi difficulties ; one of which related to Trinity College , with which they were resolved not to interfere . It was a strictly Protestant foundation , established by-Queen Elizabeth for avowedly Protestant purposes . Mr . O'Connell , himself , in his evidence before the House of Lords , had given it as his opinion thatthe scholarships should uot be given to Roman Catholics . The bill , however , did not propose to establish a university , and it would be open to the wisdom of Parliament hereafter either to endow the three colleges , or establish a central university in Dublin . He then concluded by moving for leave to bring in a bill to enable her Majesty to endow colleges for the purpose of academical education in Ireland .

      After considerable discussion leave was given to bring in the bill , and the house adjourned .

      ¦ fHimsDAr , Mat 15 . The Speaker took the Chair for the first time after tlie Whitsuntide recess , at four o ' clock . Mr . Wakiat rose to move , " That a Select Committee be appointed , to inquire into the management of the Royal'College of Surgeons of England;—also , to investigate the circumstances which led to the grant of an additional Charter to the Council in 1843 , and into the effects produced by the operation of that charter upon the interests and professional rank of the great body of

      the members of the college . " And should that resolution be negatived , then to more the following : — " That in any charter which the Crown may he advised to grant for tlie incorporation of the general practitioners , those gentlemen are fully entitled to enjoy an equality of professional station with the newl y-created Fellows ; that a deep and lasting iujm-y would be inflicted on many thousands of scientific men if a College of General Practitioners were to be founded as an institution inferior to the College of Surgeons . " The honourable member spoke at great length in support of his resolution .

      At the conclusion of Mr . Wakley's speech , Sir James Graham rose to address the house , when an hon . member observed that there were not forty members present , and the house adjourned at a quarter to seven o ' clock .

      Treatment Of Insane Patients In Private ...

      TREATMENT OF INSANE PATIENTS IN PRIVATE PAUPER LUNATIC ASYLUMS . lMPOETANT INVESTIGATION . On Wednesday forenoon at ten o ' clock an important investigation , adjourned from Wednesday the 30 th ult ,, and which occupied several hours , -was resumed before Mr . T . Wakley , M . P ., and a jury of seventeen householders of St . Pancras , at the Earl Cathcart , Munsterstreet , Regent ' s Park , with respect to the circumstances involving the death of William Holden , aged sixteen and a half years , lately an inmate of Peckham House Lunatic Asylum , where he had been placed by the authorities of the parish of St . Mary , Newington , to which parish he belonged . The inquiry was adjourned in orderto obtain evidence , the authorities of the asylum having been charged with the death of the deceased through neglect or ill-treatment , and those statements being to all appearance corroborated by the condition of the body when viewed by the jury , at the residence of the deceased ' s

      Treatment Of Insane Patients In Private ...

      mother , No . 32 , Munster-square . It was covered with sores , through which the bones protruded , and its emaciated condition was such that not only the Coroner , but every other medical man who saw it , declared they had never witnessed such a hwrible sight before . The proceedings excited intense interest , and some of the clergy and local authorities of Ncwington , as also from the lunatic asylum , were present during the inquiry . Sarah Holden , the mother of the deceased , was the first witness called . She said—I am a widow , and reside at No . 32 , Munster-square . The deceased was my son . He had been ill for some months before his death , which took place on the 18 th of April , at seven o ' clock in the evenihg , at my house , and in my presence . He had been an inmate of Mr . Armstrong ' s Peckham House Lunatic

      Asylum , from which I had fetched him about three weeks before . He was in the lunatic asylum about five weeks , but a week before had been in the workhouse of St . Mary , Newington , to which ! took him . A few days before I took him to the workhouse he became insane , and so violent I could do nothing with him . I saw him once or twice during the time he was in the workhouse , and I have nothing to complain of wj ith respect to his treatment there , except that I thought they had tied him down to the bed too tightly . The last day I saw deceased at the workhouse was on a Friday , and I was told he was going to be moved that day to Armstrong ' s asylum . There were no sores or bruises on his person whatever when he went from home to the workhouse . For two months before he went to the workhouse . Mr . Stuart , a medical

      gentleman , attended deceased for ill health . I did not see any wounds or sores upon his person the day he left the workhouse foi the lunatic asylum . After his removal to the asylum on the Friday , I think I went tliere to see him on the following Monday . He was then in what they called the " first building ; " aud when ho saw me he knew me , for he called me " mother . " He was then lying on what I was told was a water bed . I was not allowed to see him alone , and I had not been there more than five minutes when the keeper said , " Tliere , that's enough , bid your mother good-bye ; " and I then left . There were some other patients in bed in the ward at the time . I went on another occasion to see deceased , on a Thursday , but that not being the regular day , I was not allowed to

      do so . I did not see him again in the asylum , but my sister did , and I stayed down stairs . I caused him to be removed from the asylum , as I thought he was ill-treated . It was on a Wednesday when he came away . He seemed in great agony , for they had pulled Ms trousers on over his sores on his hips and back , aud when he got home they were completely saturated with the discharge from the wounds , and I was forced to cut his trousers from his body to get them off . His legs were quite contracted , so that he could not stand or sit , and he was too insensible to make any statement as to his treatment . Dr . Stuart attended him after he came from the asylum , but he was first seen by two other medical gentlemen , by one on the day he came home . They both said he had been neglected .

      By the Coroner . —The deceased when at home used to sleepinabed . He usually laid on his side . I think Mr . Stuart saw deceased three days after he came home from the asylum . Mr . Alexander Patrick Stuart , examined . —I am a graduate in medicine , and reside at 130 , Hill-street , Berkeleysquare . I first attended deceased as a patient of the St . Pancras General Dispensary , with which institution I am connected . Mr . Havdwicko , the surgeon of the dispensary , had attended him before me . I found him labouring under mental excitement , but not to a great extent . In two or three days after his excitement increased considerhly , and I ordered cupping between the shoulders , which afforded great relief . This was a few days before he went to Newington Workhouse . When he left my care

      to go there , deceased was not much emaciated . His body was perfectly sound , and there were no sores whatever upon it . I again saw deceased on the 1 st of April , after his return from the asylum , and understood he had returned three days before . His condition then was such that I never saw in all my medical experience anything approaching to it . He was in a state of the most extreme emaciation , had no sense , was pulseless , and his skin quite cold . There were wounds covering the whole of both hips and haunch bones , which presented themselves quite bare , and tliere was a large sloughing sore at the bottom of the spine . Tho sores were in the most unhealthy condition . I ordered them to be washed with chloride of soda , which greatly improved them . The bones of tho lower part of the back were also entirely bare . The parts were in a state of mortification .

      The Coroner . —What do you believe to have been the cause of those wounds you have described % Witness . —I am not aware that they would be likely to be caused by anything else than the pressure arising from the continual lying on those parts . They arc what is termed bed sores , which I have had considerable opportunities of seeing in all their stages , having heen for seven years in the Fever Infirmary at Glasgow . I may say , I have seen thousands of cases ; but in all my life , never one in the least approaching this . In reply to inquiries from the Coroner , Mr . Stuart declared his belief that the deceased had died from the bed sores ; and had his death occurred a fortnight sooner , he would have had no hesitation in stating that it had been caused by want of proper treatment in the lunatic asylum .

      Mr . Robert Liston examined . —I am surgeon to University College Hospital , and reside in Clifford-street , Bond-street . I examined the body of the deceased with Mr . Stuart after death , and concur in the opiuion he has given . The extensive sores on the body were quite sufficient to account for death . I never , in all my experience before , saw such extensive bed sores . There was also sufficient disease in the head to account for death . It was subsequently shown by the evidence of Mr . Lowndes , surgeon to the Newington union workhouse , Edward Coppiu , andMrs . Rhodes , one of the nurses , and a pauper who had slept in the next bed to him , that there were bruises or sores on his body before he was sent to the asylum . The object of sending him to the asylum was that he might have closer attendance than he could have in the workhouse .

      Robert Birkbeck , a keeper in the asylum , admitted that he was placed for the first four days on a straw bed , but he acted on tlie arrangements of the establishment . The Coroner remarked that it might be a very nice place , but that he , for one , should like to keep out of it as long as he could . Mr . W . J . Hill , surgeon to the asylum , depescd , that the deceased had sores on his body when admitted , and that every attention had been paid to him . Coroner . —Criminals are better off than lunatics , hut a new bill is about to be introduced that will remedy the evil , Mv . Hill stated that no violence had been used , and that the wounds were no worse when deceased left than they were when he arrived . The Coroner here said that this admission was a severe reflection on his own evidence , and was totally at variance with that of the other witnesses .

      Mrs . Hill , aunt of the deceased , corroborated the statements of the other witnesses , that he was free from sores when taken to the hospital . She had remonstrated with the people of the asylum on his treatment . Several of the witnesses were recalled , hut nothing further of importance was elicited ; after which the inquest was , at the request of the jurors themselves , adjourned , for the purpose of obtaining further evidence .

      Soiree In Honour Of Mr. Holyoake. On Sun...

      SOIREE IN HONOUR OF MR . HOLYOAKE . On Sunday evening , May 11 th , a numerous party of friends belonging to all sections of the movement party assembled at the Hall of Science , City-road , for the purpose of demonstrating their esteem for Mr . G . 3 . Howoake , and taking leave of that gentleman previous to his departure from the metropolis for Glasgow . Among the company were many wellknown and long-tried friends of freedom . At the conclusion of the tea , Mr . Julian Harney was called to the chair .

      The Chairman said that the meeting he addressed represented the democratic and anti-theological parties of the metropolis . Such re-unions as the present were very desirable , they brought together persons , who , differing on many points , nevertheless could agree to meet upon a common ground in defence of truth , freedom , and right . Such meetings , more frequently held , would not only advance ri g ht principles , but also cause a better understanding between all true reformers . All could agree upon some points . All true patriots gave their adherence to the great principle— "The people , the source of power . " He understood and declared that principle to its fullest extent . . He desired that the people should possess their undoubted rights , but he also desired that the people should be free in mind , as well as free by law . Ignorance and superstition

      should be no disqualifications , but it must be confessed they wore serious impediments to the proper exercise of even the most democratic powers ; the state of Switzerland , the United States , and other countries proved this . If a people were priestridden there could be no real freedom ; ne matter how theoretically ; just their institutions , the minority , not the majority—tho priests , not the people , would be the real riders of the State . His acquaintance with Mr . Holyoake commenced in Sheffield , and he could bear testimony to the important services that gentleman rendered to the cause of democracy there — services by which he sacrificed his interests with the party ( to whom he was allied . If the most friendly feeling did not exist long ago between the political and social

      reformers of this country , it was not the fault of Mr . Holyoake . The chairman then alluded , in very comp limentary terms , to Mr . Holyoake ' s defence on nis trial for blasphemy , and his conduct during his unjust imprisonment , —He next spoke of Mr . Holyoake ' s writings , the tone and temper of which were most exemplary . He ( the chairman ) thought that creeds and systems might be exposed and confuted without descending to ribaldry and abuse ; this had not always been attended to , but this error could not be laid to the account of Mr . Holyoake . That gentleman never hesitated to use strong language , never Winked what he believed to be the truth , but at the same time his language , both as a writer and a speaker , ms worthy of universal imitation . In short , he ( the chairman ) had found Mr . Holyoake to be , m the language of Shelly .

      "A virtuous man , Cwtinhis humility , As kings are UtOe in their grandeur .

      Soiree In Honour Of Mr. Holyoake. On Sun...

      But whilst doing honour to Mr . Ilolyoakc , they should not forget others , particularly the defenders of free thought in past and more dangerous times . He need not enumerate their names—Thomas Paine stood forth the type of all . Paine was the first Englishman who caused his countrymen to think npon subjects bound up with their vital interests . He taught the millions " Common Sense "—proclaimed the " Rights of Man" —and heralded the "Age of Reason , " at a time when dungeons , chains , and gibbets were the safeguards of despotism ; and when often ruin and death , and always calumny and persecution , were the rewards of those who sought to elevate their fellow creatures . He ( the

      chairman ) believed that the time was at hand when the freethinkers of this country would have to do more than of late years they had done to arrest the inarch of priestly iraud , and prevent the triumph of priestly domination . On the Maynooth question Protestant bigotry was arrayed against Popish bigotry , whilst the [ men who ; had thrown off the trammels of both parties for the most part looked quietly on , and allowed human reason to » e crucified between the two thieves of priestcraft . Neither political liberty , nor social equality was attainable But through the enlightenment of the masses , therefore he r ejoiced at this meeting ; the freedom of the mind was the only sure safeguard of all freedom and right : —

      The falchion ' s blade may shiver , Stone walls with time may sever , 'Tis mind alone , Worth steel and stone , That makes men free for ever !" After a few more observations the chairman concluded his address , of which the above is but an outline , in the course of wliich he had been repeatedly and warmly applauded . The Chairman then introduced Mr . Skelton to speak to the sentiment— " The people , the chief source of power , and may they soon chiefly wield it , without partiality in politics or bigotry in religion "who , in tlie course of his remarks , took occasion to characterise in rather desponding terms the slow

      progress of popular principles . Mr . Marshall next spoke . He eulogised the great endurance of Carlile , and thought that Robert Owen would have been less bold if Carlile had not paved tho way . Mr . Heiherixgion next proposed " The Anti-Persecution Union , and its indefatigable and energetic Secretary , G . Jacob Holyoake : may the prosperity of both be commensurate with then- services to the cause of general freedom . " Mr . Hcthcrington said , this sentiment , in awarding prosperity to the Union and Mv . Holyoake , in the proportion of their services , really implied superlative praise , as the services of both had been great . Of Mr . Holyoake he could say , from intimate acquaintance , that , like the poet Nichol , lie was always prepared to subsist on small

      means , when necessary to preserve his independence . It was rarely that persons could be found possessing the perspicacity of intellect and varied ability of Mr . Ilolyoakc , to devote themselves to such humble , but important objects as those of the Anti-Persecution Union . Mr . Iletherington next spoke of the Union generally , and concluded by hoping that the breezes of Scotland would so invigorate and restore the health of Mr . Holyoake , that when he returned to the metropolis again he would be as strong in body as he was in mind , and be still more capable than ever of battling for freedom , mental and political . ( Applause . ) Mr . Watson said he dissented from the gloomy view of progression taken by a previous speaker .

      The possession of that very hall in which they were met was a proof of advancement . Why , men were there who could remember when Daniel Isaac Eaton was pilloried in that city for publishing Painc ' s Age of Reason , which he ( Mr . Watson ) daily sold in the very centre of godliness , and under the walls of St . Paul ' s cathedral , and no man made him afraid . Only last Friday night Sir R . Peel had moved a bill respecting colleges in Ireland from which religion was to be excluded ,. Was that no sign of progress ? Of Mr . Holyoake it was not necessary to say more than that his knowledge of him enabled him to bear out all that had been said of him by other speakers . Mr . Watson ' s address was much cheered . Mr . Holyoake , who was warmly received , in

      responding to the sentiment , said , that tln-ec years ago he entered London alone and unknown , and when he contrasted the anticipations of that time with the kind intentions wliich had brought his friends together that night , and tlie pleasing anticipations of that hour , ho need not further express to them the pleasure he felt . To Mr . Powell and his coadjutors , to his enthusiastic friend Mr . Harney , to his kind friend Mr . Iletherington , to his valued friend Mr . Watson , and numerous others , he owed particular acknowledgments ; but as they had so kindly spoken of him , he would forbear further allusions to them , lest his compliments might not have that air of sincerity which compliments ever should wear . But ho still desired to distinguish his colleague during his

      ( Mr . Il . ' s ) days of journalism , Mr . Ryall , to whom the consistency of tone wliich pervaded the Movement was so much owing . Mr . H . commented on that marked feature of the Union—the never encouraging the provocation of persecution—only the manly resistaiice of it , whenever , or by whomever instituted . Mr . H . thought that tho Maynooth agitation would further the Union's object , whether it was insisted that no party should be , or remain endowed , or that all should be placed on tlie same footing . To increase endowed sects was to extend the means of persecution . The new-made state priest could operate with more decency than before , and hence it was thought that he was less industrious . Fatal mistake ! He was the same enemy of reason , only with more

      power . Mr . II . then descanted on the advance of mankind , both at home and abroad . Intelligence and independence of mind had undoubtedly of late years made rapid strides in tin ' s country , while emigration had taken to other and distant lands intrepid men , who bore with them the seeds of civilisation and fraternity . It would soon be seen that society , alike in its cities and wilds , would become one vast and brilliant brotherhood . There was every hope of the humblest effort . Their own endeavours were at that hour gratefully appreciated where they little expected it . He could not better take leave of them , for his new field of exertion , than by wishing that the future of all liis friends might be as pleasant as they had made

      that hour to him . Mr . Ilolyoakc resumed his seat amidst universal marks of kindly approbation . Mr . Ryall next , in an interesting speech , proposed "The intrepid band , who , emancipated from the thraldom of religion , labour , in the lace of persecution , for the enlightenment of mankind : may their sacrifices meet with reward in their own day , and find appreciation through all times . " Mr . Ruffey Ridley followed with a few remarks , expressing his approbation of the sentiment . Mr . Powell then moved a vote of thanks to the chairman , which was seconded by Mr . Holyoake , and awarded unanimously . Mr . Harney responded to the compliment , and the meeting separated at eleven o ' clock .

      Suspension Tunnel.—Probably One Of The B...

      Suspension Tunnel . —Probably one of the boldest railway projects of the day is that suggested by Mr . Robert Stephenson , the engineer , of crossing the Menai Straits by means of a tunnel in the air . Mr . Stephenson proposes to throw an iron tube over the Straits , by means of suspension chains , using the Britannia Rock as a buttress in the middle ; the tube to be f , 5 feet in breadth , by IS in depth , constructed in the same wav as an iron ship , composed of

      large plates put together in form of a great iron tunnel . He also proposes to liave two tubes , one for each line of rails , and expresses himself satisfied upon the strength and safety of the tube , having tried experiments on an iron vessel 220 feet in length , suspended by the stem and stern , with a weight of 1200 tons in her centre , without the slightest straining effect . The plan would be calculated effectually to prevent interference with the navigation , the great difficulty to be encountered in carrying the Chester and Holyhead over the Menai Straits .

      Extraordinary Macuine . —Bad News tor Washerwomen . — -Mr . Mavsden , Guilford-street , Leeds , has taken out a patent for a washing , wringing , and mangling maciiinc . Necessity or Freewill has in former times agitated the public mind more than in the present day . Boerhavc says , " It has been cither by chance or necessity that all the great discoveries in medicine have been made ; " but still he has left the question of necessity versus freewill undecided . And although Blair ' s Gout and Rheumatic Pills are manifestly one of the greatest discoveries with which the world has been blessed , it certainly has not brought us nearer to the decision of the important question .

      Royal Tolvtechxic Institution. —Dr. Ryan...

      Royal Tolvtechxic Institution . —Dr . Ryan is at present going through a course of most interesting and instructive lectures on Domestic Chemistry . Having dwelt upon the importance of ventilation , and taught the doctrines of heat and light as applicable to the common concerns of life , till * talented lecturer has , in his more recent lectures , considered the chemistry of the table . On a recent occasion he gave the chemistry of the breakfast-table , with much effect . Dr . Ryan commenced by stating that Dean Swift remarked , " that so great was the extent of modern epicurism , that the world had to be encompassed before a washer-woman could set down to breakfast . * ' Nor is this exaggerated ; for as the learned lecturer proved , the furniture of this , our most simple and ecouomicalmeal , requires no ordinarypreparation . Tousehis own

      words - . — " Upon a table formed of the rare woods of Honduras is spread the snow-white damask of our own land " Before us are placed the beautiful wares of China or of Staffordshire , and thelustrous silver , dug from the bowels of some distant land . To gratify our palates we have the fragrant tea-leaf from the Celestial Empire , and the aro matic coffee-berry from Mocha , Ceylon , Berbice , and St Domingo : nor is to be forgotten the luscious produce of the sugar-cane of the West Indian colonies . Thus , to supply the breakfast table , art and ingenuity must be taxedthc labour of man must be exercised , and perils by land and sea must be encountered . On each of these topics the Doctor dwelt with much effect-from the bleaching of the damask table-cloth to the laws of heat developed durinc the maceration of a cupof tea . The audience , who ata , o commencement , seemed to expect merely the commonplace topics of the breakfasWable , were kghtedTCd that so simple a meal was made the vehicle of scSe nsti-uction in its most delightful and entertaining form

      The Colosseum. I Stood Within The Coloss...

      THE COLOSSEUM . I stood within the Colosseum ' s wall , 'Midst the chief relics of almighty Rome ; The trees which grew along the broken arches Waved dark in the blue midnight , and the stars Shone through the rents of ruin . Bybon ' s Jfan / rcd . On Tuesday we were favoured with a private vicvr of the new arrangements , improvements , and crea tions wliich have been effected at the Colosseum in the Regent ' s Park , now opened to the public under a new and spirited management . We shall endeavour to impart to our readers some idea of the wonders and the beauties that abound in the exhibition in the hope of inciting in them a desire to "go qm see "for themselves . '

      The structure itself—a vast polygon of sixteen sides , with a cupola and a massive Doric portico--is too well known to require a line of description Originally the leading feature of its interior was -i grand panoramic view of London , eovcrino- no lew than 40 , 000 square feet of canvas . It is now - > onnt three-and-twenty years ago that T . Ii 0 rnc ,. g ™"' the projector of the Colosseum , first mounted tn ?&' summit of the cross of St . Paul ' s Cath edral \ Jw in an observatory erected upon seaflbhhv' seve h feet above the top of the- cross , he took up ° his resi dence for many months ( sometimes vemaining all night ) for the purpose of making accurate sketches of every visible object . In this pursuit he covered many hundred sheets of paper , the drawings unnn

      which constituted the material lor the great picture The painting was produced partly by Mr . Horner but chiefly by E . T . Parris , Esq . 13 y the latter genl tlcman it has just been almost entirely repaintedand , embracing all the modern improvements of the metropolis , it will now possess a higher interest than ever . Through a variety of unforeseen circumstances , the original speculation proved less success ful than might have been expected . ; Amongst other failures , there was evidently a deficiency of j udgment in limine , in the general character of tiie exhibition ' and of the entertainments introduced . Mr . Bralwm ' the vocalist , who purchased the establishment some yearssince , andgaveconcerts , theatrical performances & c , was not more happy in his ideas as to the great desideratum . Something of a far higher order , at onee

      more splendid , more imposing , moreintellectunl-sonic thing that should be felt to keep pace with the pro . gvess of the human mind in our day—was wanting . The want is now supplied . The Colosseum h , ° s passed into the hands of a new proprietary—a proprietary likely to he honoured with the highest patronage of the realm ; and , if artistic judgment , taste , and skill , sustained by an unlimited pecuniary outlay , may command success , will not fail to realis e for its possessors both fame and fortune . To Air . W . Bradwell , formerly of Covent-garden Theatre—a gentleman whose genius in decorative art , and in the production of wonderful scenic effects , is well known —was confided the task of modelling and renovating the whole of the establisluncnt . with the aid of

      competent artists under his control , he has literally wrought wonders—wonders which , in ancient times , would have been , with an air of feasibility , ascribed to magic . In addition to the original entrance from the park , there is a new one , of a most imposing character , from Albany-street . It is a vast corridor , with spacious flights of stairs , easy of descent , and with several landings . On each side are numerous busts , groups of statuary , and colossal candelabra ; and at the entrance end is a stained-glass doorway , imparting warmth and mellowness to every object around . Ascending a few steps , we find ourselves in the . rotunda , or museum of sculpture ; the interior of which—a lofty dome of several thousand feet oi richly-cut glass—has been entirely reconstructed from

      designs by Mr . Bradwell . The frieze of the dome is enriched with the entire Parthenaie procession from the Elgin marbles ; over which , in panels , are twenty allegorical subjects painted in fresco . The mount * ings , cornices , & c ., arc in gold , modelled by Mr . Henning , jun ., and painted by Mr . Ahsolon . In the centre of the rotunda , concealed by tasteful draperies resembling a tent , is the Elizabethan " ascendingroom , " for the conveyance of visitors , by means of machinery , to the point for viewing the panoramic picture of London . For tiiose by whom it may be preferred there is a spiral staircase for the same purpose . At night a painting , illuminated in a peculiar manner , and with astonishing effect , takes place of Parris ' s picture . This is , in fact , a panoramic view

      of London by moonlight ; in which arc beheld the flitting of the clouds , the glittering of the stare , with other atmospheric changes—the lighting of the streets , squares , bridges , & c . The effect is heightened by snatches of street music , the striking and chiming of church clocks , and other sounds of night . Eor day visitors there is a station above tlie panoramic pictures , with a camera obscura , commanding the beautiful scenery of the Regent ' s-park . But we must return to the rotunda . This is one of the most classical and most exquisitely-beautiful apartments in the whole estabJislunent . Justice could not be done to it in a whole page of description . Around the entire circuit are recesses occupied by equestrian and other groups of sculpture , colossal

      figures , historical and allegorical subjects , busts , & c , all of them the production of contemporary artists , Baily , Carew , the Wyatts , Ternouth , anil others . Many of these productions are in marble . The rich velvet couches m the rotunda arc resplendent in gold and embroidery ; the most refined and luxurious taste everywhere presiding . And then , from the park vestibule , passing the fountain to the south of the lodge , we wander through a maze of conservatories , abounding in rare plants , trees , and choice exotics ; with birds of song in cages , gold and silver fish in globes and vases , and innumerable other objects to charm the eye . The decorations are in the richest style of arabesque—the whole vividlv recalling to our imagination the enchanted gardens of

      Arnuda , or those not less fascinating of the Alhambra . Another of the wonders of the scene , setting at defiance all powers of description , is the " Aviary , " with its magical mirrors , its birds , its fish , and a UuittsaAul other charms . Hence wc proceed to notice the ruins , the awful grandeur of which constitutes a scene of romantic sublimity such as Byron alone could adequately describe . Amongst the ruins may be particularly mentioned those of the Temple of Venus , the Parthenon , a Roman Fountain , the Arch of Titus , the Temple of Vesta , the Temple of Theseus , some portions of the Parthenon , and the Temple of the Sibyls at Term . Tliere is an air of antiquity , a semblance of truth , about these ruins which , c & uuot be imagined without ocuhvr

      demonstration . The remains of the fresco paintings on tlie walls , in their delicate though faded colours , are wonderful . Wc have yet to mention our old acquaintance , the Swiss Cottage , all the appointments of wliich are surprisingl y improved . And here are the lake , the distant mill , the cottage , the bridge , and the mountain firs . Beyond the hike , to the left , is the Mer de Glace , in the centre tho towering Mont Blanc , with huge piles of rocks and glaciers below , all admirably painted by Hanson , Down the rock rushes a cataract discharging water at the rate of eight hundred gallons in a minute . Intended , we believe , for a separate or extra exhibition is the " Stalactite Cavern" at the village of Addsburgh , in the duchy of Carniola . This

      cavern is described at length b y John Russell , Esq ., in his German tour . It is said to be six miles in extent . In one part it is intersected by tlie dark waters of the river Poicte . " Throughout this cavern , " observes Mr . Russell , " not a sound is heard , except the occasional plashing of the dew-drop from a halfformed pillar . No living thing , no trace of vegetation , enlivens the cold walls , or the pole-freezing stalactites . Yet . " he adds , " these abodes arc not always so still and deserted ; once a year , on the festival of their patron saint , the peasantry ofAldcsburgh and the neighbourhood assemble in this cavern to a ball . Here , many hundred feet beneath the surface of the earth . and a mile from the light of day , the rude music of the Carniolan resounds through more magnificent halls than were ever built for

      monarchs . The flame of chandeliers is reflected from the stalactite walls in a blaze of ever-changing light , and amid its dancing refulgence the village swains and village beauties wheel round in the waltz , as if the dreams of the Rosicrusians had at length found their fulfilment , and gnomes and kobolds really lived and revelled in the bowels of our globe . " This is only a slight portion of Mr . Russell ' s description . It is marvellous , however , to observe the eftects pro- ducedby Mr . Bradwell in this olace of « ems- the > seemingly interminable distances , " illuminated by the s minors' fires and rude chandeliers , the lights from i which are reflected from the dropping crvstals glitter- - ing and trembling as they fall ; the mine led , rich , and 1 evcr-varynig hues of what appear to be myriads of the e most precious stones paling the lustre ot all that we e have read or heard of in eastern lore .

      A Certain Remedy For Ill-Heai.Th, By Hol...

      A Certain Remedy for Ill-heai . th , by Hollo- j . w ? i L M ri * i ' - ^ P' - ° si <*«* ffi '* AteiHMMtwet , t , Walworth had been lor three years in averyde- eclmmg state of health , owing to her having arrived jd at that period termed " the turn of life . " Her con- nstilution appeared to be almost broken up , and was as considered by many as fast approaching to a con- assumptive state . She is now restored to a very high gh state ol health by these invaluable Pills . All females , ra , who by then- age may be near to that critical period , id , would find these Pills the only effectual remedy that « vt such a dangerous time requires . This medicine is sis likewise invaluable to all young persons approaching ing the term ol womanhood .

      c THE NORTHERN STAR . May 17 ; 1845 - _

      Printed B Y Dougal M'Gowan, Of 17, Great Windmill- Iifl-

      Printed b y DOUGAL M'GOWAN , of 17 , Great Windmill- iifl-

      , Uaymamti In The City »F Westminster, A...

      , uaymamti in the City » f Westminster , at tin toe Office in the same Street and Parish , for the F | ' fr 0 " prietor , PEARGUS O'CONNOR , Esq ., andpublished ty i ty William Hewitt , of No . 18 , Charles-street , Brant ** " * ' Ion . street , Walworth , in the Parish of St . Mary , Uteri" * ' W ton , in the County of Surrey , at the Office , No . * 1 3 tf ' Strand , in the Parish of St , Mary-lcStraud , i ** * , s * City of Westminster Saturday , May 17 . 1846 .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 17, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_17051845/page/8/