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the metropolis. 
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Ait.il 1R. 
[From tlio London Gazette of Tuesday.) 
Vofico Js hereby given, that her Majesty will hold Drawing Room*, 
„t James's Palace, on Hie following days, at two o'clock ; 
Thursday, 11th May next. 
Saturday, 20th May next, 
lo celebrate her Majesty's Birthday. 
\ II Tho Knights of the several Orders arc to appeal' In their 
Collars, ut the Drawing Room on the 20th of May next. 
Improved Water Meter. — At a meeting of the 
Institution of Civil Engineers, on Tuesday, May 2nd, a 
description was given of a water meter, on an improved 
principle, introduced by Messrs, llanson and Chadwick, of 
.Salford, Manchester. It consisted of u vessel of metal, into 
which the fluid entered by a pipe at the bottom, through a 
Fig 1-F.I.BV AlIOS. 
wire gauzo, to provent tho admission of silt or othor extra- 
neous matter ; it then passed into two semicircular bags of 
vulcanised caoutchouc, firmly fixed on a level bed ; one end 
of each bag opening into tho meter ; upon theso bogs rested 
three conical metal rollers, attached to a contro shaft, 
which was connected with ordinary registering wheels and 
dials. Tho water, on pussing into the bngs, propelled the 
rollers round continuously, cucli revolution registering exactly 
the conteuts of the bngs. The rollors worked in tho water, 
Inner Temple, May 1.— The undermentioned gentle- 
men were this day called to tho bar by the Hon. Society of 
the Inner Temple John Edward Palmer, Esq., \Y fill am 
Rainy, Esq., Matthias Cathrow Turner, Esq., George liryan 
Bryan, Esq., Patrick M'Gregor Robertson, Esq., A fred 
Augustus James, Esq., Edwin Ward, Esq., B.A. ; V ilham 
Hepworth Dixon, Esq . Henry Watson Esq., B.A. ; John 
Airey, Esq., Charles Pontifex, Esq., B.A. ; John James 
Heath Saint, Esq.. B.A. ; Henry Charles Taylor, Esq., the 
Hon. Francis Dudley Stuart Wortley, William George 
Granville Vernon Harcourt, Esq., B.A. ; Thomas Bell, 
Esq., Philip Heinery Le Breton, Esq., Jonathan Darby, 
Esq., B.A., and Joseph Augustus Yorke, Esq. 
Royal Literary Fund.— The G5th anniversary dinner 
of this institution took place on Wednesday evening at the 
Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street. Viscount Mahon took the 
chair at G o’clock, and among tho guests who were present 
were: — Lord Stanley, Prince Gholam Mahommcd, Prince 
Fcroze Shah, son and grandson of Tippoo Saib, the Bahadoor 
of Surat, Meerza Ali Ackbar K ban , Sir E . Pe rry, Gene J? 1 
Sir C. Pasley, Sir G. Head, Sir H. Ellis, Mr. V I 
the Provost of Eton, Rev Dr. Donaldson Rev. Whfiwoll 
El win, Rev. Dr. Waterbury, Boston, Mr. RS ? ’ 
Mr. R. Howe Gould, Mr. Spence, I .R.S., Mr. Lassell.l .R.S., 
R ev A P. Stanley, Colonel Reid, Colonel Gibson, Colonel 
Lawrence, United States, Mr. Fuirbairn, C. *'< 
Mr. Fvtcho, F.S.A., Rev. Dr. Bruce, Mr. Webster, I .R.S., 
Mr. Brochedon, F.H.S., Mr. tickles Secretary of the 
United States' Legation, Dr. Copland, F.R.S., f ’ 
Dr. Guest, L.L.D., Mr. C. Baldwin, Dr. W Smith, Mi. 
Murray, Mr. Fullom, Mr. Nichols, Mr. Robertson, Consul- 
General of tho Ecuador. Senor Don A. A. Franco, Secretary 
of the Mexican Legation, and Mr. H. Stevens, United 
States, America. Alter the usual toasts, and a very able 
speech from the Chuirman, in which the tribute 
was paid to the memory of Mr. Justice Talfourd, the 
Treasurer announced that grants to the amount of £1,490 
hud been distributed during the last year among 47 persons 
0 f whom 31 were gentlemen, and 1G were ladies, and 
read a long list of donations, including those of 100 guineas 
from Her Majesty (17th year), 20 guineas from the Chair- 
man (4th donation), and ten guineas from the Duke ot 
Somerset, the Earl of Ellenborough.jh e Earl of Ellesmere, 
Mr Macaulay, Mr. Hallam, &c. The Chairman announced 
that the Marquis of Normanby would take tho chair at the 
next anniversary. (Cheers.) Several glees were sung in 
the course of tho evening by Messrs. Gengo and Lawler, 
assisted by some oilier vocalist-. A number of ladies were 
present in the galleries to witness tho proceedings. 
A Medical Alderman.— The newly-elected alderman 
for tho city of London had formerly been a most honourable 
member of the medical profession, having filled a post no 
less distinguished than that of physician-geueral in the 
Bombay department of the East India Company’s service. 
After proceeding to India as assistant-surgeon more than 
forty years ago, ho passed through tho various ranks of the 
medical profession in tho service, until at length he was 
appointed to tho high office of head of the medical depart- 
ment of Bombay as physician-general. He served under 
Lord Kean in Affghanistan, and returned to the Bombay 
presidency at the close of the war in that province of India. 
Mr. Alderman Kennedy is, moreover, most lavourably known 
as a medical author, having written one of tho best treatises 
extant on that dreadful scourge of humanity, epidemic 
cholera, which he dedicated to the medical and physical 
Society of Calcutta. 
Introduction of Hydraulic Power in St. 
Katherine’s Docks.— Workmen are now eugaged in lay- 
ing down pipes along the whole range of quays in St. 
Katherine’s Docks, for the purpose of applying hydraulic 
power to the numerous cranes in tho warehouses, &c. A 
„ew engine-house has been erected on the east side of the 
entrance bridge in Lower East Smithfiold. 
flits uni 
Spurs. 
Luxuries at Gallipoli (Dardanelles). — P rovi8ion7~T^ 
kinds are scarce. Yesterday (April 19), about four o’clock 8 " 
asked for my dinner, and was told there was no meat. l 
bering a cold tongue, I asked for it and some bread, but no K**" 
had been found that day. A3 a last resource, I demanded a ^ 
of coffee, but was informed that there was no such tbinw Q3 _. Cu I 
coal or wood to be got, all supplies of both being seized by ft' 
parties stationed fur that purpose at tho entrance of the to^ 
■With the promptitude which tho occasion demanded, I 
forth to pay visits, and luckily found the first person I callel 
mnitinrt frtK Kid . 1 \ rv n nr tlio TWirill naOomKln.l A. ■* bfl 
The hungry party assembled opposite the close shop, and debar i 
tho propriety of uBing force. Being a man of peace, I divert* i 
their attention by mentioning two eo-gs and an orange, win, l i 
bad no means of cooking ; others followed my philosophic, an, l 
praiseworthy example, and by eight o'clock we had found a nip, 
of bread, nearly twenty eggs, nnd an English ham— a diom? 
which we all decided was one of the best we had ever calc,, 
which no un u»,uiu ..ov, o..o -. -oo ooo» „„ „ad evor eaten 
This morning I came out to Boulhair, the intense excitement of ' 
continual struggle for existence being bad for my nerves.— Co/ 1 
spomlent of Morning Chronicle. 
Magna est Nuditab. — The foreign correspondence of a. 
f nninvfl riAflArvP.fi pplfihrifxr • .1 0 
Fig 2 .— Basi; oi' the Meter, showing the Pollens axi» Bags. 
under tho sarno pressure as in tho pipes, which was in 
fuel continued throughout, and, at its exit from tho meter 
the water did not exhibit unv nppreciublo loss of pressure. 
1 1 was slated that tho vulcanized caoutchouc would not, in 
u very long period, exhibit any signs of deterioration from 
working under water, nnd that there was very little wear and 
tear of the bags, as llio roller passed over them without any 
sensible abrasion . Tho machines appeared to combine 
the accuracy and othor advantages of the piston nnd cylin- 
der principle, with cheapness of construction, nnd it was 
slated, that they hud been tested to measure oft’ ns slowly as 
one gallon per hour. In generul, they were shown to be 
capable of registering tho passage of fluids at any velocity 
and under any ordinary pressure ; thoy appeared to be 
strong nnd not easily deranged; and they were so constructed 
as that their several parts could readily be replaced iu case 
of wearing out. 
The Crystal Palace. — The probabilities aro still 
strongly in favour of the 27tb of May being tho opening 
day, as there are many public events which would interfere 
with most of the days within a week before or utter. Whlt- 
Mondiiy will bo the first shilling day, nnd it does not requirn 
much prophetic power to foretel, that all tho population of 
London who can travel by rail, omnibus, or tho more 
primitive means of locomotion with which nature has pro- 
vided them, will be us'cmblcd on Wcstow-liill on that day. 
Lincoln's- Inn, May 1. — 'I he undermentioned gentle- 
men were this duy called to the degree of bavrUtor-at- 
law by tlie lion. Society of Lincoln’s-inn— viz. ; Jasper 
Kenritk Peck, Esq. (holder of the studentship awarded in 
Hilury Term, 1804); John Hutton Taylev, Esq., M.A.; 
George Pemberton, Esq., B. A. ; Herbert Crichton Stuart, 
II A . li’oi.iwiio ll<> r.il • ■ /I inn FkA AT A • William 
3iauOQ Jyiiuuil, Jb$q., ; uyrus oiaiur, nsq. f d.a. ; 
Charles Mcaburu Tutliam, Esq., M.A. ; Thomas Prothero, 
E-q. ; Randolph Henry Crewe, Esq., M.A. ; aod William 
Charles Wilks, Esq., B.A. 
Morning Chronicle enjoys deserved celebrity ; but the l^t 
instance of devotion on tbe part of one of the gentlemen at tl, 0 
seat of war surpasses, wc think, any of its predecessors. Th 0 
special correspondent at Yolo (which it may bo convenient to 
country subscribers for us to soy is in Thessaly) concludes a Iod? 
and graphic description of the storming of that place bv brigands 
thus:— “ The whole of my apparel is in tho flames, or in tho 
hands of the robbers." The zeal of a writer who could only find 
time at tho conclusion of a lengthened despatch to discover that 
ho was in a 6tate of nature, and who then merely alludes to it 
in this off-hand style, ns a trifle, interesting to his friends, but 
hardly worth dwelling on, is worthy of all honour.— Punch. 
Gallipoli. — Tho corporal Arthur Warner’s letter from tlba 
place in The Times of Thursday, where it spenks of a 
young sheep being sold for C> pence, and brend nt Id per 
pound,” &o.,ha8 obtained tho soubriuquet of “ Warner’S -‘long 
range !” — Printers Devil. 
VALOUR UNDER DIFFICULTIES. 
(From Punch.) 
March, march, pipeclayed and belted in, 
That is to say, you must march in good order; 
March, march, broiling sun melted in, 
Stocks nil so tight that on choking you border ; 
Martinet’s anger dread, 
If you oan turn your head, 
Martinet, stubborn ns any old Tory; 
Shave, nnd mnke ready thou, 
Half-strangled Englishmen, 
March on, ns well ns you’re ablo, to glory. 
“Love light, nnd give evory one ashore,” as tho jealous 
wife’s husband said when she saw him kiss the cook. 
Not many years ago, a popular toast in tho United States, 
universally drunk in all private societies, was “The Three C s 
Canada, California, and Cuba.” 
An “ Explanation.” — The New York Pest tells tbe follow- 
ing story : — About two months ago an elderly gentleman, while 
walkingin ono of our public streets, had bis watch abstracted from 
bis pocket in a very mysterious manner, lie afterwards oflered a 
reward of 20 dollars for the recovery, und stated that no questions 
would be asked of the person who returned it. Two months 
afterwards he was nocosted by a genteelly-dressed man somewhat 
in this style:— “Sir, you lost a watch some time ago, for the 
return of which you ndvortised a reward of 20 dollars, and no 
questions to be asked.” “ I did,” said tho gentleman. “ Arc you 
ready to pay the money, ogreeably to tho advertisement?” “ I 
am ” “ Well, hero is your watch.” The gentleman then paid 
the money, und put the watch in his pocket, remarking nt tho 
same time, “ I cam t imagine how I lost it.” “Well, I will tell 
you,” said tho thief. “Don’t you remember a person knocking 
against you the day you lost tlie watch?” “Ido,” said the 
gentleman. “Then it was," snid the roguo, coolly, “that it was 
Taken from your pocket, nnd I will show you how it was done.” 
The man, suiting tho action to the word, jostled violently against 
the gentleman, nnd left him perfectly satisfied with tho explana- 
tion. A few minutes after, putting Iris hand to his pocket for 
tho watch, he found it had gone a second time. 
Monkt is like a hedgehog— very difficult to hold. 
“Tiib Critic’s” Critique. — May let 1854, “ At the llay- 
mnrket establishment, l’ersiani, llubini, Bosio, Lnblachc, 
Tnmburini, und the iniuiitiblo Ronconi. have been producing 
Rossini’s Matilda di Sabran , nnd tho Elisir (V A more of 
Donizetti. Aro wc never to have L' Etoile tlu Nord ?” This 
veracious literary advertising imposition must bo edited by 
“ Cox’s Bull.” 
Bankruptcy op Mr. 0. Mathews,— In the court tho other 
day, mi indignant Jow bill discounter asked if the receipts of 
the theatre were not more than tho payments? “ What theatre?” 
inquired another anxious non-sharer — when lo and behold ! a 
voice whispered iu their curs, “Its a Lio C. M.” — The voice 
was immediately called to order for Levi T. 
HORTICULTURE. 
Paris. — T his year tho Flower-show of the Horticultural 
Society of Paris, iu tho Champs Elysees, occupies a mar- 
quee which covers twice as much ground as on former 
occasions. The taste for flowers is just how quite a rage, 
and the nurserymen round Paris can hardly keep pace with 
the demand for the supply of the gardens, which aro laid 
out wherever thero is a spare bit of space, The Parisians 
always had this fancy on a small scale, ns may have beeu 
seen by the floral exhibition, such as it was, outside every 
window of the “ cintptiime Stage au desses de Ventnisol in 
even the poorest quarters of the city, but the present fancy 
is for gardens and the moro rare exotics. 
Pears. — The crop in Worcestershire, a county celebrated 
for its perry, will be a failure, owing to the injury the 
blossom has received from cold and frosty nights. Tbo 
apple crop in the cider counties is not damaged at preseri, 
owing to tho blossom being not so far forward as that of tbe 
pears. Last Monday night the frost cut up the fruit trees, 
particularly the gooseberry trees, as well as the early potatoes 
in the south of England. 
The Royal Oxfordshire Horticultural Society 
held its first Show on Tuesday, in the County Hall, Oxford, 
and was attended by tho elite of the University, City, and 
neighbourhood. The productions, consisting of Stove and 
Greenhouse Plants, Heaths, Geraniums, Calceolarias, Cine- 
rarias, Hardy Shrubs, Auriculas, Polyanthuses, Primulas 
Hvacinths, Pansies, Cut Flowers, Strawberries, Cucumber?, 
Sea Kale, Rhubarb, Brocoli, French Beans, Mushrooms, 
Asparagus, Cabbages, Lettuce, &c., were for tbe season of 
the year of a superior character, moro especially the Gera- 
neums, Calceolarias, nnd Cinerarias, exhibited by Mr. Sodeu, 
of Steeple Barton, near Woodstock, which were greatly ail- 
mired. The Auriculas wore also very fine, and in great 
varieties. During the afternoon the Company were en- 
livened by tho pleasing strains of an excellent band, placed 
at the end of tho hall. Amongst the successful exhibitors 
were the Bishop of Oxford, G. G. Harcourt, Esq., M.P., 
S. Bowles, Esq., W. W. Undershell, Esq., and R. H. Bel- 
teridge, Esq. 
Panama.— It is stated in letters received from g'anan* 
that 705 Chinese labourers had arrived thero on the 
April, for the purpose of being employed in the construct 
of tlie Panama Railway. _ 
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