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formerly open to the public on the banks of the river, 
between Vauxhall-bridge and the Chelsea waterworks, has 
been closed by the owners or o€cupiers of the adjoin- 
ing land (Messrs. Cubitt); and although the Jurors 
tte advised that such an encroachment upon the rights of 
the public not having been committed on the river, or the 
soil and bed thereof, is not within their jurisdiction, they 
deem it right to include it in their presentment, that the 
attention of the Conservators may be drawn to the subject, 
&s they are of opinion that if the diversion of the ancient 
footpath on the navigation of the river be permitted to 
continue, it may, in the course of time, give to the owners 
of the adjoining lands, private rights that will prevent the 
making of walks and other improvements on the banks of 
the river, which are so much required for the health, com> 
fort, and recreation of the inhabitants of this great 
metropolis,” The Recorder informed the Jurors that he 
should recommend the Lord Mayor to bring the subject 
of So setious an encroachment before the Court of Alder- 
toeh, who no doubt would instruct the City Solicitor to 
adopt measures of prevention, In the Court of Con- 
Servancy for Surrey, the temporary piers were presented 
as insecure, and calculated to interrupt the inshore pas- 
Sage of the river and cause mud-banks. The Jurors 
recommended that they should be removed, and that safe 
and convenient structures should be erected in their places 
at Battersea, Nine Elms, Lambeth Palace, ‘Westminster- 
bridge and London-bridge. They also presented several 
timber-rafts, which are floating in the river, and tiers of 
barges, moored in the middle channel of the river, and 
obstructing the navigation of the river. 
Evhibition of Cartoons.—The exhibition of Cartoons 
Sent in pursuant to the notice of the Commissioners of 
Fine Arts, which has been open since the 3d instant in 
Westminster Hall, on payment of one shilling each per- 
son, was closed on Saturday last, and reopened on 
onday morning for the gratuitous admission of the 
public, 
have averaged upwards of 1,800 per day, and on Saturday 
(the last day on which payment was taken) they exceeded 
000. ‘The total sum received at the doors up to Satur- 
day evening for the admission of the public, and by the 
sale ‘of catalogues, exceeded 1,100/.; and the commis~ 
sidners have determined on apportioning nearly the whole 
‘of this money, in sums of 100/. each, to the artists of 
the ten next best drawings. The following are the sub- 
jects which have been selected by the judges as entitled to 
ee each out of the funds in hand. The figures show 
ae number attached to the cartoon in the catalogue -— 
‘0. 11. “ Una coming to seek the assistance of Gloriana.” 
An Allegory of the Reformed Religion seeking the assist- 
ance of England. Stpencer’s Faery Queene. Mr. Frank 
Howard, jun—13. “The Seven Acts of Mercy. Una 
and the Red Cross Knight led by Mercy to the Hospital 
of the Seven Virtues.” Mr. G. V. Rippingille.—16. The 
Death of King Lear.” Mr. F. R. Pickersgill, jun.— 
31. ‘The Angel Raphael discoursing with Adam.’” 
Milton’s Paradise Lost. Sir William Ross, R.A.—45. 
“Man beset by contending passions.’ He is represented 
as urged on by pride, ambition, and anger; restrained by 
love and pity; pursued by grief, hate, envy, revenge, and 
fear; buoyed up by Hope; ‘chained to the earth by 
Despair ; reason overthrown ;_ horror in the midst. i 
Hevry Howard, R.A.— 60. ‘‘ The Brothers releasing the 
Lady from the enchanted chair.” Milion’s Comus. Mr. 
F.R. Stephanoff.—63. ‘‘ The Brothers driving out Comus 
and his rabble.’ Mr. J. G. Waller.—92. “ St. Augustine 
Preaching to the Britons.” Mr. W. C. Thomas.—103. 
‘Alfred putting on the habit of a harper, went into the 
enemy’s camp, where he was everywhere admitted, and 
had the honour to play before their Prince. Having thus 
Acquired a great knowledge of their situation, he returned 
Re secresy to his nobility.” Mr. Marshall Claxtou.—122. 
The Plague of London, A.D. 1349.”? The bishops and 
clergy are represented at St. Paul’s Cross, praying for the 
Cessation of the Pestilence. Mr. E. Corbould. 
German Hospital.—A morning concert was given on 
Tuesday at the Hanover-square Rooms, the proceeds of 
which are to be appropriated to the funds of a German 
Hospital, now establishing in London. Among the instru- 
Mental performers at this concert, M. Ernst demands 
the first notice, since he conferred upon it the distinction 
Of making it the only occasion on which he will perform 
In public during bis present visit to London; and he is, 
Re one of the finest players on the violin that 
urope, already so rich in that respect, can boast. 
Nothing could exceed the enthusiastic demonstrations with 
Which each of his performances was received ; shouts 
roke out on all sides, both from the audience and his 
fellow-musicians, and he was several times recalled to 
Several other vocal and 
composed for the occasion, consisting chiefly of a flatter- 
ing appeal to the sympathies of the British public, which 
‘Was received with considerable applause. The Concert- 
room was completely filled, and was honoured with the 
Presence of the King of Hanover, under whose immediate 
Patronage the Concert was given. 
h Anti-Puseyite Meeting.—A meeting of laymen was 
eld at Freemasons’-hall, on Wednesday, for the purpose 
a Proposing a memorial to the Duke of Wellington, as 
haneellor of the University of Oxford, directing his 
a race’s attention to the rapid progress of tractarian 
Octrines in that ancient seat of learning. Lord Ashley 
Presided, and opened the proceedings of the day by refer- 
ting at some length to the prevalence’ of the tractarian 
doctrines, and urging on the assembly the necessity of 
adopting immediate measures for their suppression. | masters took place on Saturday, aiid like that held at 
Several eitlemen spoke, and expressed their determi- | Birmingham on Thursday, in consequence of the present 
nation of resisting to the extent of their power the spread | state of the staplé trade of this populous manufac‘uring 
of opinions and practices which they declared to be so district, created more than usual interest among e]] classes. 
dangerous to the peace and security of the church. After | The nominal price of pig and manufactured ircn having 
some discussion, a memorial was unanimously agreed to, | been fixed at the meeting on Thursday, the chief, indeed 
and will be presented to the Duke of Wellington in the | the absorbing points of interest in the conversation of the 
course of a few days. The Protestant ‘Association has | day, were the state of the mining population, the proba- 
also prepared a memorial, addressed to the archbishop | bility of a strike, and the result of the approaching inter- 
and bishops, on the same subject. | view with Sir R. Peel. The contemplated strike took 
Brilish and Foreign Institute.—A meeting was held | place on Monday at Westbromwich, and is very likely to 
on Thursday at the Hanover-square Rooms for, the pur- | become general throughout the district. In that neigh- 
pose of considering a prospesttis, submitted by Mr: J. §. | bourhood the pits belonging to Mi: Bagnall, Mr: Haines) 
uckingha the establist t of “the British and | Mr. Wood, and others, have stopped work, the men hav« 
Foreign Institute,’ for facilitating personal intercourse | ing refused to accept the proposed reduction of 6d. a day. 
between the educated classes of all countries, and render- Some of the pits at Hill-top have also struck, and many 
ing the literary circles of the metropolis accessible to at Oldbury, Dudley Port, Bilston, and other places, are 
visitors from the Continent, colonies, and provinces, more also brought to a stand. The amount of distress prevail- 
readily, it is said, than is done by the Clubs. The Earl | ing among the miners may be imagined from a passage in 
of Devon presided, and Lord Brougham, Lord D. Stuart, | the Masters’ Mémorial to Sir R. Peel, in which they ex- 
and others, addressed the meeting in support of the | press their wish to refrain from offering any opinion as 
institution. It was then resolved that a subscription be | to the remedies, but consider it their duty to declare, that 
raised for the erection of a house at the west-end; and | & tnuch lohger tohtihuante of this frightful depression of 
that Mr. Buckingham, the proposer 6f the scheine, be | the condition of the working classes and ptodtictive inter 
appointed resitletit director. ests will be incompatible with the peace of the district. 
testminster School.—It is stated that the Right Rev. | The deputation mentioned above had an interview with 
Dr. Carey, Bishop of St. Asaph, bas lately placed in the | Sir Robert Peel on Wednesday. They were accompanied 
hands of trustees the sum of 20,0007. for the benefit, after by Lord Hatherton and Lord Lyttelton, and the 
the death of his Lordship and Mrs. Carey, of students 
members for South Staffordshire and Wolverhampton. 
elected from Westminster to Christ Church, Oxford. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary for the 
Hackney.—A meeting was held last week in the vestry- 
Home Department, and the President of the Board of 
room of thechurch to pass thelate churchwarden’s accounts | Trade, were preseht at the interview: Mr. Foster having 
and make a rate for the ensuing year. ‘The estimate for a 
stated the facts of the themorial, Sir R. Peel said hé 
new rate was read, from which it appeared, that owing to should willingly give his best attention to any remedies 
extensive repairs contemplated on the church, a sum of that might suggest themselves to the minds of the Depu- 
647, would be required, which, on a rental of 88,000/., | tation, but that he feared the production of iron had been 
would need a rate of 2d. in the pound. It was then | forced by the requirements for railroads aud other causes 
moved and seconded, ‘ That a rate of 2d. in the pound be | 50 much beyond the ordinary demand, that now that these 
granted,’’ to which an amendment was moved, postponing | 50urces of consumption had been supplied, he could hold 
the question for twelve months. After some discussion, 
ont no prospect of jmmediate improvement from any 
the chairman took the numbers, when there appeared— | measures within the power of the Government, The De 
for the amendment, 31 ; for the rate, 54. The chairman 
putation stated, that they were nearly unanimous in the 
declared the rate carried, but Mr. Powell demanded a poll, conviction that the depression under which their trade 
expressing his determination to offer every legitimate | was suffering, as well as that affecting most other branches 
pposition to the imposition of a ck: The polling of productive industry, was attributable to_ the great 
closed on Saturday, when the chairman declared the num- | falling off in the demand, occasioned by the vicious opera- 
bers to befor the rate, 373 ; against the rate, 43. Within 
tion of our present money laws, and the consequent want 
the last fortnight the church-rate has been made in the | of @ sufficient circulation to maintain a range of prices 
vestries of South and of West Hackney without a poll. adequate to the discharge of the fixed public and private 
The Greenwich Pier.—The lawsuit between the stone- burdens which form so large a proportion of the cost of 
pier. company and Messrs. Grissell and Peto, the con- production in this country 3 that without some change of 
tractors, has been stayed by proceedings in Chancery. these laws there was, in their opinion, but little hope of 
Messrs. Grissell and Co. have obtained an injunction, the | @0y improvement in the condition of the working clasts, 
case has been referred to eminent counsel, and an ami- which would, gradually approximate to that of the Same 
cable arrangement entered into for both parties to bear classes in Ireland. Sir R. Peel expressed his dissent from 
an equal proportion of the expense to be incurred in put- | these conclusions, and after thanking the Deputation for 
ting the permanent pier into really substantial condition, | the temperate and judicious manner in which they had 
It is stated that to do so at least 17,0002. must be expended. stated their views on the important objects which had 
Fires.—On Saturday morning, one of the most serious | €D aged their attention, the conference terminated: 
explosions that has occurred in the metropolis for some Bristol. The lauheh of the Great Britain steamer, 
time took place soon after 5 o’cleck, at the extensive oil and the visit of Prince Albert to this city, for which so 
and turpentine works belonging to Messrs. Johnson and | much anxious preparation had been making during the 
Co., in the Back-road, St. George’s-in-the-East, which | past week, took place on ‘Wednesday, and passed off in 
not only destroyed the whole factory, which is considered the most auspicious manner. According to previous 
to be one of the largest in London, and contained several arrangement, his Royal Highness, accompanied by the 
thousand barrels of turpentine, but injured part of the | Marquess of Exeter, Lord Wharncliffe, the Earl of 
Blackwall Railway, and damaged between 30 and 40 houses Lincoln, and suite, left the Paddington terminus of the 
in the neighbourhood, including the Roman Catholic | Great Western Railway at seven in the morning. The 
School in the above road. The factory extended indepth | Royal patty arrived at the Bath station at nine; there 
about 50 feet, within a couple of feet of the Blackwall | they weve met by the Mayor and a deputation from thé 
Railway, three arches of which were rented by the firm, | corporation of that city, to present an address. This 
and used for the deposit of turpentine and other com- | ceremony occupied about half an hour, after which the 
bustible materials to the amount of at least 2,000 barrels, | train again took its departure for Bristol, where it arrived 
When the gates of the warehouse were forced open an | at ten o’clock. The Mayor and corporation were in 
explosion took place, causing destruction to the entire | attendance to present an address to his Royal Highness, 
factory ; the roof was blown off, and the walls were forced | together with a deputation from the Clergy for the same 
outwards into the street. Tor several minutes the whole | purpose. The Prince and the local authorities then pro- 
district was enveloped in clouds of dust and smoke and | ceeded to the yard of the Great Western Company, and 
the burning remnants of the building. The shock | as the procession passed through the different streets 
resembled that of an earthquake, and the houses for some | every house throughout the whole line, a distance of seven 
distance round were shaken to their foundation. Eight | miles, was decorated, and across the street, at various 
subsequent explosions took place, during which it was | points, were flags, banners, and triumphal arches ; every 
necessary to call off the firemen. At one period the | nook and corner were crammed with anxious faces, 
street in the immediate vicinity of the conflagration pre- while the firing of guns, ringing of bells, and the cheering 
sented an extraordinary sight, it being literally on fire of the populace, all bore one sound of rejoicing. Arrived 
with the burning oil and turpentine. The trains on the | at the yard of the company, the chairman and directors 
Railway were not started for some time; until the arches | were in attendance to receive the Royal party, and con- 
had been examined by Mr. Tite, the architect ; but his ducted them over the magnificent ship, with which his 
investigation having satisfied the directors that they were | Royal Highness frequently expressed his admiration. 
quite safe, the trains commenced running in the course of | After going over the vessel and works, the Prince and the 
‘After all the danger had subsided, an | visitors sat down to a déjeuner given by the directors, 
at which the chairman of the company presided. The 
applause, and in reply His Royal Highness said—t‘ I 
thank you for the honour you have done me in drinking 
my health, and I assure you it affords me great pleasure 
that I have come here to-day, and I shall always bear a 
lively remembrance of the cordiality with which you have 
July 8:—West districts, 124; North districts, 169; received me. Allow me now to propose the health of ‘The 
Central districts, 143; East districts, 163; South dis- Mayor, and prosperity to the city and trade of Bristol.’ ’’ 
tricts, 212. Total, 811—(424 males, 387 females.) Several other toasts were then drunk, during which the 
Weekly average for the last five years, 903—(461 males, Prussian and United States Ministers returned thanks on 
442 females,) and for the last five summers, 846. behalf of the ambassadors. ‘The company then adjourned 
eet t to the open air to witness the great eee of the day, 
5 which can scarcely be termed a luunch, as the steamer was 
P ZBrobinctal Nets. merely floated eat the dock in-which sbe was built. As 
Birmingham.—The quarterly meeting of the iron-mas- | she passed slowly into the outer basin, the Prince broke a 
ters took place in this town on Thursday week, when a | bottle of wine upon her bow, and named her the “ Great 
memorial to Sir R. Peel on the depressed state of the Britain,’ with the usual ceremonies. The Prince immedi- 
iron trade was adopted, The meeting of the: Dudley | ately took his departure for, town, and left the terminus at 
