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chair. The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, said 
he had great pleasure in again conferring with them ona 
subject of no secondary importance either to them or to 
the country at large. They were not met to discuss the 
merits of the two sliding-scales of 1828 and 1842; it was 
no part of their task to reconcile the different opinions of 
these in favour of a 10s., and those in favour of a 5s. 
fixed duty ; nor did they care whether the old or the new 
Canadian Corn Bill was the more favourable for smug- 
gling. They were here onthe part of a numerous body 
who maintained their right to exchange their industry 
when and where they thought proper. All the interests 
of the ity were don that platform— 
the agricultural by Lord Ducie, the professions by Mr. 
Moore, and Parliament by Mr. Cobden, M.P. He begged 
to draw their attention to the labours of thecommittee now 
in progress for enrolling members in the City of London. 
Three out of their four members had yoted against the 
principles of free trade on a recent occasion, but such a 
circumstance would never happen again if a majority 
the electors were enrolled as members of the Anti-Corn- 
aw League. The meeting was then addressed at great 
length by Lord Ducie, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Cobden. 
Anli-Slavery Convention.—The committee of the 
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society have completed 
all the necessary arrangements previous to the holding of 
the Anti-Slavery Convention. The sittings will com- 
mence at ten o’clock on Tuesday morning, the 13th inst., 
at Freemasons’ Hall; and Mr. Thomas Clarkson has con- 
sented to preside. 
Anniversary Meeting of Charity Children at St. Paul’s. 
—On Thursday the imposing assemblage of upwards of 
6000 children educated at the parochial schools of the 
metropolitan parishes took place, according to annual 
custom, in St. Paul’s Cathedral, and was, as usual, 
attended by a great number of the nobility and gentry, and 
by the Duke of Cambridge. The Sermon was preached 
by the Bishop of Salisbury. A very large subscription 
was made at the doors, which will be divided amongst the 
children of the several parishes. 
Eavise Seigures.—At the Excise Court on Thursday, 
James Walton, wholesale and retail tea-dealer, of 129, 
Bishopsgate-street-without, was charged with having in 
his possession dried and spent tea-leaves, dyed and fabri- 
cated as tea, and adulterated with carbonate of copper and 
gum-arabic, The penalties were laid at 1000/. under the 
Act 4 George II., c. 14, sec. 12, which imposed a penalty 
upon every pound of such tea of 102, An officer of 
Excise stated that, on the 26th April, he went to the 
shop of the def 129, Bish treet-without, 
and requested to examine his stock of tea, After a 
minute search, he discovered two bags, weighing 26lbs., 
containing what appeared to him at first to be tea, but 
which, on inspection, he found to be nothing but tea- 
Jeaves that had been used and re-dried. Mr. G, Phillips, 
the chemist, stated that he had tested parcels of the tea, 
and that he found them adulterated with carbonate of 
lime, carbonate of copper, gum acacia, tan, and colour- 
ing matter. He found leaves which he believed to be 
sloe-leaves. The leaves were strongly impregnated with 
yellow and Dutch pinks. By the aid of acids and preci- 
pitates he had succeeded in reducing the copper to a 
metallic form. ‘The leaves, on being immersed in water 
for some time, changed from green to their original 
colour, black. By damping the leaves and placing them 
upon paper, the colouring that had been used was clearly 
perceptible. A solicitor for the defendant said it would 
be fruitless to struggle against the charge, and he should 
confine himself to the question of mitigation. His client 
had never been charged before, although he had been in 
business for twenty years, and had a large family to 
Support. The Court said that this was a most gross case, 
which had been fully proved, and their judgment was, 
that the defendant be fined in the penalty of 260/.— 
Charles White Cressy, tea-dealer, of 86, Kent-street, 
° 
a 
Heygate, who had vacated his gown on being elected City 
Chamberlain. : 
Old London Watl.—At the meeting of the Institute 
of Architects on Monday night, Mr. G. Godwin, at the 
request of several members of the Society of Antiquaries, 
drew the attention of the institute to the threatened demo- 
lition of the remaining portion of old London wall, at the 
back of the houses in Trinity-square, Tower-hill, with the 
view of inducing their aid in favour of its preservation. 
He stated that this interesting remnant’of antiquity bounds 
the western side of a plot of vacant ground in George- 
street, dn which it is proposed to build a church and 
schools. The Jength of the wall is about 50 feet, and the 
height from 20 to 25 feet. Itis faced with masonry in 
regular courses, and shows occasional layers of Roman 
bricks, especially in the lower part on the east side, 
recently exposed to view by the removal of some vaults 
and sheds, where they are seen to occur at regular inter- 
vals, Ataperiod less eminent for the preservation of 
ancient monuments than the present day, the wall was 
strengthened at the northern angle and coped with brick- 
work, and is consequently in a tolerable state of repair. 
Lord Northampton, who was in the chair, suggested that 
the council should communicate with the Society of Anti- 
quaries on the subject, and present a joint memorial, which 
he hoped might have the effect of saving the wall. 
Thames Tunnel.—During the two months since the 
tunnel has been opened there have passed through, and 
paid toll, 675,640 persons. 
Spitalfields’ School of Design.—The second annual 
meeting of this School was held last week, at Crosby- 
hall, for the purpose of receiving the Committee’s report 
of the proceedings of the School during the past year, and 
for the distribution of prizes to those pupils whose merit 
in the art of drawing and designing entitled them to the 
distinction. Lord R. Grosvenor presided, supported by 
Lord Colborne, Messrs. Cockerell, Dillon, Etty, James, 
Hanbury, &c. His Lordship congratulated the friends 
and supporters of the School on the progress which the 
School of Design was making in the public estimation. 
He directed attention to the distinction which France had 
attained in this respect; and observed that England, 
which had long been her rival in war, was now preparing 
to become her ‘rival ’’—though in a friendly way—in the 
more glorious arts of peace. He complimented the 
pupils on their progress, and having encouraged them to 
perseverance, observed that he believed there was talent 
sufficient in England to compete, if cultivated, with any 
other country in the world, From the report it appeared 
that there are now 180 pupils in the School, including the 
children of weavers, wood-carvers, cabinet-makers, &c., 
being an increase of 60 over those of last year. The 
income, from the establishment of the School up to the 
25th March, amounted to 2572. 16s. 5d., and the expendi- 
ture to 2527. 16s. The report further stated that the net 
proceeds of the ball at the Opera-house, under the patron- 
age of her Majesty, was 1,185/. 7s. 6d., which has been 
invested in Exchequer bills as a “ building’ fund. The 
prizes were then distributed, and the Committee and 
officers were elected for the ensuing year. 
The Nelson Column.—The committee, consisting of 
the Duke of Northumberland, the Marquess of North- 
ampton, Lords Colborne and Monteagle, and Sirs G. 
Cockburn, John Barrow, H, Inglis, and P. Laurie, and 
Messrs. C. Wood, Wilson Croker, and Sydney Herbert, 
met on Friday to consider whether the Corinthian capital 
should be gilt or bronzed. The committee agreed that it 
should be bronzed, as gilding would be inconsistent 
between a stone pillar and a stone statue. It was ascer- 
tained that 6002. more would be required of the public to 
enable the committee to complete the capital and statue. 
St. Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge—The Bishop of 
London consecrated this church on Monday morning. A 
large number of the nobility and gentry of the neighbour- 
hood were present at the ceremony. The church is capable 
ons, and has been erected at 
jouthwark, was also charged with having in his p 
176lhs, of dried and coloured leaves, adulterated to repre- 
Sent tea, An officer proved finding four large bags con- 
Cealed in defendant’s shop, who said he purchased it as 
Sea-damaged tea from a person named Johnson, of 
ethnal-green, for 1s. 9d. per 1b., but had no bill of 
Parcels or receipts, as he always paid ready money, It 
Was adulterated with gum or some other glutinous matter. 
Mr. Phillips said he had tested it, and found the adultera- 
tion with gum varying from 25 to 18 per cent. The 
Court: fined the defendant in the mitigated penalty of 2507. 
The Temple Church.—On Sunday, their Royal High- 
esses the Duke and Duchess and Prince George of 
Cambridge, the Duchess of Gloucester, and other mem- 
ers of the Royal Family, with the Duke and Duchess of 
Sutherland, the Greek Minister, Lords Brougham and 
orpeth, attended divine service at the Temple Church. 
fler service, their Royal Highnesses proceeded to the 
Hall of the Middle Temple, where they honoured the 
benchers of the Middle and Inner Temple by partaking of 
a dejeuncr. The Duke of Cambridge, in reply to a 
Short address of Lord Brougham, observed how happy 
© should feel, were he a younger man, in becoming a 
bencher of the Hon, Society; to which Mr. Thesiger 
Teplied, With the exception of the Queen Dowager, who 
Visited the Church and Hall a few days since, these places 
ave not been honoured by any member of the Royal 
‘amily since the days of Queen Elizabeth, by whom the 
beautiful screen wrought from some of the material that 
formed a part of the Spanish Armada, together with 
Several spears, helmets, and firelocks, that now grace the 
Ballery of the Hall, were presented. 
Election of an Alderman.—The inhabitants of Cole- 
man-street Ward on Wednesday electe r. William 
Hunter, Alderman of that Ward, in,the place of Sir W. 
° ing 2,000 pe 
acost of 11,0002. The Rev. W. J. Bennett, M.A., of Christ 
Church, Oxford, has been presented to the incumbency. 
Miss Mitford's Subscription—We are happy to find 
that the subscription raised for relieving the difficulties of 
Miss Mitford has been so far successful, that in a letter to 
the Rey. W. Kinsey she writes :—‘‘ You will, I know, be 
glad to hear that things are going on well, so far as the 
subscription is concerned. ‘The debts are all paid, and 
there will be some hundreds surplus, which was what my 
friends wished in their kindness ; for my own part, I was 
ever more set upon the payment of the debts, but now 
both parties are gratified.” 
The Parker Society—On Tuesday the annual meeting 
of this Society, instituted for the publication of the works 
of the fathers and early writers of the English Church, 
took place at Freemasons’ Hall, Lord Asbley in the chair, 
The report announced that the receipts for the past year 
showed a considerable increase over the preceding, and 
that the number of subscribers was between 6000 and 
7000. Amongst the works which had recently been 
printed were the writings of Archdeacon Philpot, the 
remains of Archbishop Grindal, the Zurich Letters, and 
other interesting works. The subscriptions for the present 
year required an issue of 7,500 copies, and amongst the 
works which were intended to be ed were the early 
writings of Bishop Hooper, and part of the works of 
Archbishop Cranmer. These would be followed by re- 
prints of the works of Jewell, Ridley, Coverdale, Latimer, 
and othe 
Governesses 
held last week, at the Hanoyer-square } 
purpose of passing a resolution and adopting measures to 
establish an institution for the relief and support of 
governesses while suffering from sickness, or when too 
Benevolent Institution.—A meeting was 
Rooms, for the 
advanced in age to continue the exertions necessai 
for 
their own maintenance. His Royal Highness the Duke 
of Cambridge took the chair. The promoters have three 
objects in view :—“ 1, To afford assistance, privately and 
delicately (asin the Literary Fund) to English governesses 
in temporary distress. 2. When a sufficient sum shall 
have been accumulated, to grant annuities to governesses 
in their old age. 3. When a sufficient number of names 
shall have been furnished, to open a provident fund, by 
which governesses may, by their own subscriptions, se- 
cure annuities for themselves.’’ The proceedings were 
of the most satisfactory character, and the sum subscribed 
in the room amounted to nearly 5002. 
Fancy Fair at Greenwich.—The town of Greenwich on 
Thursday presented a lively and attractive appearance, in 
consequence of the crowd of visitors who attended the 
Fancy Fair held in the painted chamber of Greenwich 
Hospital in aid of the funds of the Shipwrecked Fisher- 
men and Mariners’ Benevolent Society. The articles 
exhibited for sale consisted of almost every variety of 
fancy goods, and among the lady patronesses of the 
society who officiated at the stalls were the Countess of 
Haddington, Lady Sarah Ingestre, Lady Caroline Legge, 
Lady Georgiana Bathurst, Lady Byron, Lady Aylmer, 
Lady Bloomfield, Lady Charlotte Berkeley, Lady Stafford, 
the Hon, Lady Stopford, Lady Seymour, and Lady 
Dymoke. The fair was again resumed yesterday, and 
with great benefit to the funds of the charity. 
Accidents.—On Tiursday afternoon, an accident of a 
very serious nature occurred to the Hon. John Thornton 
Leslie Melville. He had just arrived in Gracechurch- 
street, from his country seat at Roehampton, and whilst 
in the act of descending the steps of the vehicle, another 
omnibus came rapidly up, and before Mr. Melville could 
reach the pavement he was knocked down, and the wheels 
passed over him. He was taken up quite insensible, and 
conveyed to the banking-house of Messrs. Williams, 
Deacon, and Co., Birchin-lane, of which firm he is 4 
partner, and was soon afterwards removed to Guy's 
Hospital. On examination, it was found that his 
left leg had been fractured in two places, his right leg 
much injured, an exteusive lacerated wound across the fore- 
head, besides several contusions on various parts of his 
body. The fractured limb was immediately set, and the 
hon. gentleman is going on as favourably as can be ex- 
pected. Mr. Melville is between 60 and 60 years of age, 
and is one of the Governors of Guy’s Hospital.—We 
learn by the Brighton papers that his Grace the Duke of 
Richmond met with an accident a few days ago. He was 
thrown from his pony, which started suddenly, and a 
bullet, which his Grace’s medical attendants have never 
been able to extract, being slightly displaced, caused 
great pain and induced fainting. Assistance being soon 
procured, his Grace was conveyed to Goodwood-house, 
and'is now doing well. 
Mortality of the Metropolis.—The following is the 
number of Deaths registered in the week ending Saturday, 
May 20:—West districts, 139; North districts, 164 5 
Central districts, 181; East districts, 1925 South dis 
tricts, 195. Total, 871—(472 males, 399 females. )— 
Weekly average for the last five years, 903—(461 males, 
442 females,) and for the last five springs, 854. 
*robincial Welvs. 
Aylesbury.—After the lapse of two centuries since the 
death of John Hampden, a monument is about to be 
raised to his memory on Chalgrove-field, where he lost 
his life. The project of raising this memorial was sug- 
gested some time ago by Lord Nugent, and is now to be 
carried into effect by the efforts of his Lordship, assisted 
by the Duke of Bedford, the Marquess of Bredalbane, the 
Earl of Buckinghamshire, Lords Brougham, Denman, 
Lovelace, Leigh, Fortescue, and other gentlemen. The 
monument consists of a large block of Portland stone, 16 
feet high, surmounted by a Ceppo Cap, and resting on a 
massive plynth of the same material. It is raised where 
the Oxford and Watlington road is crossed by the lane 
leading on one side to the village of Chelgrove, and on 
the other to Warpsgrove farm-house. It was, here that 
Prince Rupert, in his retreat towards Oxford, having 
repulsed the main body of the Parliament troops under 
Gunter and Cross, was encountered by Hampden, who 
led a party of horse to the attack from the direction of 
Warpsgrove, and received his death-wounds shot by some 
of the musketeers of the Prince, who lined the hedge 
which still incloses the south side of the lane. On the 
side of the monument facing Warpsgrove 18 his medal- 
lion portrait, in bold (relief, by Scoular ; on the opposite 
side are his arms; on the third the names of the sub- 
scribers by whom the monument is raised ; and on the 
fourth is the following inscription from the pen of Lord 
Nugent :—‘ Here, in this field of Chalgrove, John 
Hampden, after an able and strenuous but unsuccessful 
resistance in Parliament, and before the judges of the 
and, to the measures of an arbitrary court, first took 
arms, assembling the levies of the iated counties of 
Buckingham and Oxford in 16 And here, within a 
few paces of this spot, he received the wound of which he 
died while fighting in defence of the free monarchy and 
ancient liberties of England, June 18,1643. In the two 
hundredth year from that day this stone was raised in 
reverence to his memory.” dinner will be given on 
Monday the 19th inst., ‘on ove-field, Lord Nugent 
in the chair, in commemoration of the 200th anniversary 
of the fight. 
Kendal.—The inmates of Brow 
Lord Brougham, were on Tuesday ¥ : 
appearance of Mr. Bird and his family, (lineal descenda 
of Mr, Bird, who sold the estate called ‘ Bird’s Nest” to 
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