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THE FIELD. 
The Countess of Charlcmont has succeeded the Countess 
of Desart as the Lady in Waiting to Her Majesty. Lord de 
Tablev and Co I. the Hon. A. N. Hood l.avc relieved the Earl 
of Listowel and Major-General Berkeley Drummond us the 
Lord and Groom in Waiting. 
The Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the 
Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, Prince Alfred, and the 
Duchess of Kent, attended Divino service on Wednesday 
morning in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace. 
The service was performed by the Bishop of Chester and 
the Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley. The Bishop of Chester 
preached the sermon. 
The Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting and the domestic 
household also attended the service. 
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FASHIONABLE WORLD. 
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by 
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness dc Spcth, and dir 
George Coupor, arrived at her residence, Clarence house, 
St. JumesV, on Monday afternoon, from Progmoro. 
The Marquis of Broadulbane bus arrived in town, from 
Brighton. 
Sm John Choi'T, Baht.— T ho King Rogentof Portugal 
bus in tho most gracious manner confirmed tho high honour 
of the Barony “da Serm da Estrella,” which had already 
been conferred on this distinguished baronet, by the Queen 
of Portugal, previously to her lamentable decease. 
Letters from Now Grenada announce the death of Gene- 
ral Daniel Florence O’Loary, British Charg6 d ’Affaires at 
Bogota. , . 
Her Royul Highness tho Duchess of Gloucester completed 
her 78th year on Tuesday. Her Royal Highness, wo uro 
happy to state, although still very weak, has quite recovered 
from her recent sovern indisposition. 
Tho Duchess of Sutherland, and tho youthful Lords 
Albert and Ronald Loves on Gower, huvo arrived ut Stufford- 
houso, from Clifden, near Maidenhead. 
His Excollency tho Bolgiuu Minister, and Madam? Yun 
de M eyer and family, havo arrived in Portland-place from 
New Lodgo, Windsor Forest. 
Tho Duke and Duchess of Wellington huvo arrived in 
Bclgravc-street, from Italy. 
THE METROPOLIS. 
WEDNESDAY, THE DAY OF HUMILIATION AND 
PRAYER. 
It becomes not a sporting paper— even ono which, like 
‘ Tiie Field,” inserts not in its sporting ono word that 
can cause a blush on tho cheek of innocenco and beauty — 
to record at length the religious topics of the present 
week. Still we cannot ignoro “tho fust” of Wednesday. 
Wo havo therefore to record that it was held rigidly in 
London, and that all tho morning papers of Thursday were 
filled with tho sermons of our Divines. It would bo out 
of pluco for us to print them. Wo simply, therefore, sub- 
join tho following notes. 
St. Paul’s Cathedral. — Tho Lord Mayor and City 
authorities arrived in procession, on foot, from tho Mansion 
House, but tho arrangements were so bad that groat incon- 
venience and danger ensued from tho crowd assembled 
within and without. Tho Lady Mayoress shrieked out nud 
suffered dreadfully. Tho Bishop of London preached. 
The Temple. — The sermon was preached by tho Rev. 
Archdeacon Robinson. 
St. Stephen’s, Walbrook.— Tho sermon was preached 
by tho Rev Dr. Croly. 
Archbishop Tenison's Ciiapel. — Tho sermon was 
preached by tho Rev. J. II. Thomas. 
St. Martin’s- i n-tii p.-Fi elds. — Tho sermon was 
prenched by the vicar, tho Rov. II. Mackenzie. 
St. Panciias. — Tho sermon was preached by tho Rov. 
T. Dale. 
Westminster Abbey. — Tho Rev. Mr. Bontinck, Canon 
of Westminster, preached. 
Chapel Royal, St. James's. — Tho sermon was preached 
by the Lord Bishop of Lichfield. 
Her Majesty’s Chapel op the Savoy. — T he Rov. 
John Forster, M.A., preached from the 9lh verse of tho 23rd 
chapter of Dcutoronomy — “ When the host gocth forth 
against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked 
way,” — and concluded with an eurnest appeal on behalf of 
the soldiers’ wives and children, us did most of our clergy 
in town and country. 
LETTERS FOR TURKEY OR TIIE BLACK SEA. 
General Post Office, April. — By u 'Treasury War- 
rant dated the 3d Inst., tho postage upon a letter, not 
exceeding hulf an ounce in weight, conveyed betweeu the 
United Kingdom and Turkey or the Black Seu, by direct 
packet (which term includes a ship of war or any vessel 
employed by or in tho service of her Majesty), or via Malta, 
hut without passing through France, has Weu reduced to 
lid., heavier letters bolng charged In proportion according 
to the fealo applicable to inland letters. Letters for Turkey 
or tho Blurk Seu, passing through Franco in the closed mails 
despatched from London to Malta on the oveuings of tho 8th 
and 24th of every month, will be liable, in addition to this 
rate of lid., to a French transit rate of 5d. for each quarter 
of an ounce. Tho postage upon nil letters sent from the 
United Kingdom under the foregoing regulations must be 
paid in advance. 
Tho communication with Turkey has furthor been im- 
proved by the establishment of u supplementary mail ser- 
vice between Marseilles and Constantinople, by packets of 
tho French government. French mull packets will here- 
after leave Marseilles for Constantinople six times in each 
month, viz , on the 1st, Gth, 11th, 10th, 21st, and 20th, of 
the month. Tho packets leaving on tho lsr, 11th, and 21st, 
will call at Malta, Syra, Smyrna, Milylcno, the Dardanelles, 
and Gallipoli, and those leaving on the 0th, 16th, and 2Glh, 
will call ut tho Piraeus, at Messina, and at Gallipoli. 
The latest period for posting in London letters intended 
to bo forwarded by these packets, "ill be the evenings of tho 
3rd, 8th, 13th, 18th, 23rd, and 28th, of each month; but 
when tho month has 31 (Jays, letters may bo posted on the 
29th, instead of the 28th. On the other hand, letters must 
be posted on tho previous evenings when any of tho dates 
above specified fall on Sunday. The postage chargeable 
upon letters forwarded to tho ports above specified by the 
French Mail Pickets may either be paid iu advunce, or not, 
at the option of the sender ; but it is. recommended that all 
letters addressed to the British Fleet or to the Land Forces 
of her Majesty serving in Turkey should be prepaid. 
The more frequent despatch of mails by means of tho 
French Mediterranean packets renders it desirable to alter 
the regulations under which letters for Turkey have hitherto 
been forwarded. Letters addressed to Smyrna, Mitylene, 
tho Dardanelles, Gallipoli, or Constantinople, will in future 
bo transmitted by the French Mediterranean packets, unless 
otherwise addressed; hut letters for all other parts of 
Turkey will continue to be forwarded, os a rule, via Belgium 
and Prussia. 
Fire near the British Museum. — A fire of a very 
destructive character happened on Tuesday morning, in 
the premises occupied by Mr. Davenport, wholesale chemist, 
No. 33, Grout Rns-ell-street, Bloomsbury. The flames were 
not conquered until nearly three o’clock, and not until the 
premises in which tho disaster originated were all but 
destroyed. 
Qijeknhithb Ward.— Mr. A. R. Rose, oil and colour 
merchant, Upper Thames-street, is in tiie field for the alder- 
manship of this ward. 
Fire in Tottenham-court-road. — On Wednesday 
night, at 9 o’clock, u fire broke-out in the premises belonging 
to Mr. Thomas Tomaseney , u furniture dealer, situate at 234, 
Tottenham-court-road. The firemen succeeded in getting 
tho mastery over the flames before 11 o’clock, but not until 
property valued at sevorul hundred pounds sterling had 
been consumed. 
Destructive Fire in Colbman-street, City.- — O n 
Wednesday morning, shortly after G o’clock, the inhabitants 
of Colomun-strect, in tho city, were greatly alarmed in 
consequence of a lire of a serious character breaking out in 
premises belonging to Messrs. Charles Fauntlcroy and Co., 
Berlin wool and general dyers, carrying on business at No. 5 
in the beforenamod thoroughfare. Notwithstanding the 
exertions of the firemen, tho flames could not be conquered 
until the building in which the disaster originated was 
burned down, and tho valuable contents consumed. As to 
tho cause of tho misfortune no( tho least information^ could 
be obtained. Insured in the Allas and Royal fire offices. 
Fire at Bow. — O n Wednesday afternoon afire occurred 
on the cnpucious premises of Messrs. Waterlow and Co., 
carpenters and builders, at Bow, Middlesex. Nearly 20 
hours elapsed before the fire could be extinguished, and 
the loss of property is estimated at several thousand 
pounds, there being 14 lofty piles of deals and other woods 
consumed, and two factories, each 75 feet long and two 
floors high. Fortunately, the firm was insured. 
The Crystal 1’alace. — It is intended to open the 
Crystal Palace on Saturday, the 27th of May. It is also de- 
cided thutlho company shuli undertake the supply of refresh- 
ments in tho building. Mr. Horne, of the Lord Warden, of 
Dover, has been appointed superintendent of tho department. 
Some of tho regulations and the charges of admission ap- 
peared last week in “The Field” among tho advertise- 
ments. 
The May Meetings. — Some few of the meetings havo 
been held in tiie present week ; among them, on Friday, that 
of the Naval and Military Bible Society, which perhaps may 
now attract somewhat more attention titan of late years has 
been its lot. Next week Exeter-hall will bo filled duy by 
day, and oven twice in a day. The societies which meet 
there in that week have an annual income of about .£400,000. 
Tho Wesleyan Missionary Society will fill the hall on Monday 
morning, and that of the Church of Scotland, in the evening ; 
the Church Missionary Society, on Tuesday, both morning 
and evening; the British and Foreign Bible Society, on 
Wednesday ; tho London City Mission, on Thursday morn- 
ing, and tho Sunday School Union, in the evening ; the So- 
ciety for tho Promotion of Christianity among the Jews, on 
Friday morning; and tho Religious Tract Society, in tho 
evening. In tho week after, the Church Pastoral Aid 
Society has tho hull on Tuesday, tho Protestant Association, 
on Wednesday, and tho London Missionary Society (tho 
Missionary Society, chiolly supported by tho Independents 
or Congrcgationalists), on Thursday. These are regular ap- 
pointments — meetings t hat are held at Exoter-hall on these 
days your after year. Some societies eschew that place of 
assembling. The Scripture Readers’ Association meet next 
Monday ut Willis’s Rooms; the Protestant Alliance, on iho 
following Thursday at Freemasons’- hull. The British and 
Foreign School Society hold their meeting in their school- 
room in the Borough-road on Monduy week, aud Lord J. 
Russell is again to be their chairman. The National School 
Society meet in their schoolroom at Westminster, but not 
just yet. Tho Corporation of tho Sons of the Clergy have 
their annual service at St. Paul’s on Wednesday week ; it is 
to bo celebrated uudor the dome, with a choir of 250, and 
the sermon is to bo preached by tho Primate ; this is their 
bicentenary anniversary, and Princo Albert has signified his 
intention to attend at the cathedral, aud at tho dinner at 
Merchant Tailors’ Ilall afterwards. Tho Society for the 
Propagation of tho Gospel iu Foreign parts meet at Willis’s 
Rooms, but not until June; the Archbishop of Dublin 
preaches their annual sermon at St. Paul’s. There also the 
Charity children assemble, as usual, on the first Thur.-duy 
iu June, tho preacher, tho Bishop of Manchester. The list 
of meetings increases year by year, and we have hut indi- 
cated the chief societies. Among tho minor aud newer as- 
sociations might be mentioned the Loudon Reformatory for 
Adult Criminals, which assembled its friends ut St. Martin’s 
Hall last Thursday evening ; and the Ragged School Union 
will meet on Monday week, at Exeter-hall ; where, also, tho 
Church of England Sunday School Institute met on Thurs- 
day evening. The largo incomes belong to tho societies Ibr 
foreign missions, which havo been established for 50 years ; 
but associations for homo operations are gaining ground, 
in London tho Scripture Readers’ Association is now able to 
support 12(5 scripture readers, and the London City Mission 
sends into the byways aud dens of the metropolis ubovo 300 
city missionaries. 
There nro two clauses which make exceptions— the lG8th and 
the 1 doth. Tiie classes described ns privileged under them to bo 
paid in full, nre servants, clerks, labourers, and workmen. 
Under which do you claim? Mr. Brough. — As a servant! 
1 was engaged by Mr. Mathewses a dramatic author. Hjg 
Honour. — Although a dramatic author, on a salary, I do not 
see how you can be considered as one of the excepted or privileged 
class. Ultimately his Iiononc ordered the proof to be admitted 
without prejudice to Mr. Brough’s claiming to bo paid in full os 
servant if so advised. He said lie did not see that it mattored 
which way the proof was admitted, ns probably there might not 
be enough to pay the £46 in full. Mr. Henry Sloman tendered 
a proof for £188 for his services ns carpenter and machi- 
nist, which lie applied to bo paid in full. His Honour.— Aro 
you carpenter to other people ? Mr. Sloman. — No; I am not. 
His Honour. — You aro all wanting to get 20s. in the pound, however 
little there may he for creditors of the other class. Mr. Lawrnnco 
for the bankrupt, hero explained Hint Mr. Sloman took upon him- 
self the responsibility of paying workmen under him. Hie 
Honour.— Then ho was a sort of steward ? Mr. Lawrance, — Yes ; 
his duties were similar to those of a nobleman’s steward. Ilij 
Honour said, it would be bettor to let these and similar claims 
stand over. He would direct Mr. Whitmore (the official assignee), 
when a dividend wns nbout to be declared, to give due notice, so 
that privileged creditors might then assert their claims if they 
thought it worth their while to do so. His Honour mado then 
the following memorandum : — “That all persons now proving 
and allegiug themselves to be privileged creditors, under clause 
168 or clause ICO of the act, will be at liberty to claim payment 
in full Hereafter, if the assets received make it worth their while 
, to assert such claims.” Mr. Ilino tendered a proof, which in- 
cluded a debt of £407 to the London Gas-light Company. Tho 
latter portion of tho claim wns admitted; tho other was adjourned 
for particulars to be presented A proof for £1,300 wns next 
tendered by Mr. Henry Rickards, for money lent. His 
Honour inquired whether this debt had not been in- 
cluded in those admitted under a previous arrange- 
ment of tho bankrupt with his creditors ? Could Mr 
Rickards bo admitted to prove under this bankruptcy? 
Mr. Lawrnnco explained that nothing had been paid to any 
creditor under the arrangement referred to; that no final order 
had beon made under it ; and that the creditors were almost the 
same now os then. In fact, the arrangement was nothing more 
thou a letter of license, and every shilling received under it hnd 
been duly applied and accounted for. Ilia Honour said, it hnd 
been necessary to made this inquiry, because it was important to 
guard against getting rid of old debts at the expense of new cre- 
ditors. Mr. Lawrnnco said, ho did not sco a single new creditor, 
llis Honour said that ho was adverse to arrangements which left 
a debtor with a weight round his neck. Mr. Lnwruncc. — If tho 
bankrupt hnd acted on tho advice of his host friends, the enso 
would have been brought before the Court at an earlier period, 
instead of his being left to struggle ngainqt difficulties of so for- 
midable a character. His Honour referred to the 7th and 8th of 
Victoria, arid said that it appeared to him that, according to its 
provisions, no certificate having beon granted to the debtorundor 
tho arrangement with his creditors, the creditors must be admitted 
to prove ns though no such arrangeinont had been mado. Any 
arrangement of a debtor with his creditors should, in his opinion, 
leave tho debtor a new man. The result in this case had boon to 
subject Mr. Mathews to years ofnnxiety, nnd that without the credi- 
tors deriving any benefitfrom his labours, lie hoped the present 
proceedings would leave Mr. Mathews a free man. When debtors 
attempted to perform impossibilities, struggling with difficulties 
that no energies could bo expected to surmount, no one wns 
benefited. Aftor some furthor discussion, Mr.Williatn Frederick 
Allcroft, of No. 15, New Bond-street, theatrical agent, and Mr. 
Henry Lindus, woro chosen assignees. Tho debts proved during 
the dav were nbout £2,800, including Mr. Iline, £407 ; Mr. O. 
11. Mills, £229; Mr. U. Sloman, £188.; Mr. It. Bnxby, £398; 
Mr. W. Brough, £103; Mr. Henry Lindus, £103; arid Mr. It. 
Henry ltickavds, £1,300. Tho amount of debts aud liabilities is 
vory largo, but cannot at present be correctly ascertained. 
-die qV, 
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Basinquall-strbet, Arnu, 24. 
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fank. 
In ui: CitAnt.Es James Mathews.—' This was a meeting for 
the choice of assignees and proof of debts in the caso of Charles 
Jatnos Mathews, described ns of the Lyceum Theatre, lessee and 
manager of tho snme thcotro, bookseller and commission agent. 
Tho petition for adjudication was tiled on tho 7th of April. Mr. 
Iloury Litidos, of 6, Cluromont- place, Burton-crcscent, gentleman, 
is the petitioning creditor. The o jurt was inconveniently crowded 
with persona wb • appearod to take much interest in (lie ease. The 
first debt sought to he proved was ono by Mr. William Brouglr, 
of Grove- hall, Camberwell, the popular dramatic author, who 
applied for £40 to be paid in full, us well us £113 in the 
ordinary way. His Honour asked on wlmt ground ? Mr. 
Brough. — As arrears of salary as a servant of Air. .Mathews’ 
establishment, llis Honour. — What do you call yourself? It is 
the general principle of the bankrupt law for every creditor to 
have his shuro of tho assets according to the amount of his debt 
folite Intelligence. 
MANSION HOUSE. 
Tub Fence Casb .— Moses Moses, charged with having feloni- 
ously received a vast quantity of stolen property, was brought for 
examination before Sir It. W. Carden. The following report con- 
tains tho substance of tho evidence: — Mr. Cooper Tress, hat 
manufacturer, of No. 27, Blackfriars-road, said,— At tho latter end 
of March my warehouse was broken into, nud uinong other goods 
I lost the seven pieces containing 148 yards of silk-hat plush pro- 
duced, tho vnluo of which is about £50. Wo hove no traces of 
tho persons who stoic tho goods. 1 do not know tho prisonor. 
J. O. Knight, of the detective police, said that, on searching tho 
premises of tho prisoner on the lllh of April, lie found among 
oilier goods tho plush produced. Witness afterwards pointed 
out the warehouse to the witness, Air. Hart. Air. Emanuel Hart: 
I live at No. 12, Wontworth-street, Spitalfields, and am out of 
business. I am a collector of rents, and the landlord of the ware- 
house iu Bell-lane, Spitalfields, pointed out to mo by tho officer 
Knight. I lot it to the prisonor. He has paid onc-lmlf quarter's 
rout for it. lie became my tenant in the latter end of January. I 
I saw him there when I received the rent on tho 29th of March 
last. Air. William Hodgson : I carry on business at 17, Johu-strcct, 
Blackfriars-road, ns a hat manufacturer. On tho evening of tho 
20th of February I looked up our manufactory ns usual, and, on 
coming to business next morning, I found that our promises hnd 
been entered with false keys, and tint a quantity of goods had 
been stolen. The 230 pieocs of silk-hat plush produced, I have 
no doubt formed part of I be goods so stolen. Tho value of tho 
plush produced is about £70. We lost goods to tho amount of 
about £85. We havo not beon able to discover t he persons who 
stole the goods. Inspector Mitchell: On examining the ware- 
house of the prisoner in Bell-lane, I found the goods produced 
among a large quantity of goods, many of which have been owned 
by oilier persons. Knight, the officer, was with mo when I found 
tho property. Air. A. Autill, of 18, Vauglian-terrace, Shephordcss- 
wnlk, City-road, in partnership with Ins father, at 5, Bull’s- 
place, Shepherdess-walk, ns tailors nnd drapers, said — That on the 
night of tho 27tli of January tiie premises in the latter place were 
broken open and pluudcred; among other goods they lost tho 
broadcloth, silk-plush waistcoat nnd waistcoat pieces, and 
coloured padding produced. Inspector Mitchell : I found 
tho 50 yards of broadcloth produced, in tho house of tho 
prisoner, No. 30, Gravcl-lnno, among other goods. 1 also 
found tho other goods identified by tho prosecutor ns hav- 
ing been stolen at tho same time. Mr. J. S. Kingor, book- 
keeper to Baring Brothers, said : In July last year I resided at 
No. 3, Rcotory-place, Shackle well. On tho night of the lSlii of 
July, or tho morning of the 19th, my house was broken into, and 
auumg other tilings was stolen from mo the plated salvor pro- 
duced. I was not able to trace tho persons who stole it. 1 do 
not know the prisoner. George Lcgg ("f the detective polico ): 
On Tuesday the 11th of April, I went with Inspector Mitchell to 
the prisoner's warehouse, in Bell-lone, Spitalfields, and found 
among some old metal the salver produced, which was marked 
with tiie letter “ It.” The prisoner at the conclusion of each enso 
said, “ I am entirely in the hands of my professional adviser.” Ho 
wustl.cn committed for trial upon 12 cases. Sir 11. W. Carden, in 
finally committing the prisoner to Newgale, said, ho considered 
tho cases upon which ho had heard evidence, sufficient to answer 
tho ondsef justice so far as wa> necessary for investigation boforon 
magistrate. It appeared that there were several other claimanlsof 
property which lmd been found upon the premises of tho prisoner 
in. Bell-lane, nnd that, in some of those cases, tho witnesses not 
being present, it wns arranged, with tho consent of Mr. Ballau- 
