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THE FIELD. 
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•r mjM .AV.-CoM»o»^Tto Spckor took tbc obotr at 1 o'clock. 
PRIVATE BUSINESS. 
„ kiii* «cro read a third time and pnssed :-Bannow 
The following till* ''®rc re Western. Shrewsbury, and 
timc ' MINISTER OF WAR. 
Lord J. Russell took the opportunity of explaining the 
rrjJs 's,s»£ - 
It was therefore the opinion of th. ? Gove ..mint that ^ne d 
War Department. Insteal 1 of being un & ref Jr cnee to the various 
from the Colonial Department. With rcfewnc'- Ihc 
departments which were connected with Jn number, 
house was aware that these ^J’ c etary 0 f state for the Colonies 
and fulfilled various functions. * [,W££e* t0 ,j,e amount of 
and War takes the Querns pleasure . Ukc- 
forccs to be kept up tor , 1U ,., notation or reduction to he 
wise with regard tu any • c X£.ftt-War administers the 
made in the jinny. 1,c * r _> -i ho Board Of Ordnance, in the first 
financial affaus of the unny. Artillery and Engineers, but there 
fSgSSgSSgS? 
iilipislil 
to suggest changes (or /“, ir/ boweler. to intcrferc with the 
hear.) There was no m office of Communder-in-ChIcf, 
duties or (unctions attaetoMd \° f ! ^rtakn of a political character. 
s wss 
el, Mr e M Gibson asked If It would be competent for the new Secretary 
of State to have a seat in the House of Commons. 
5S rd w' w“E™ Sen p^'cd .. cl... ncrvice estimates. ,™icb be 
insisted had undergone an extra vagantlncrmeof late years. 
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pro*,-, .be E«be,ne, Hoed. BUI 
’Sr'^.UtS^i'Sf “taSSft reefllnu of .be CrtmUt.l Procedure 
Bill the^obJeeU ol which, he said, were threefold,— to save a consldcrv 
able e>pimso to the country, to prevent loss of time and trouble to 
prosecutors and witnesses, und to spare the persons charged the con- 
'Tlr" Cobb ett nmvild to defer the second reading for six months. 
This amendment was seconded by Mr. Atherton. 
After a short debate, the amendment was negatived b> 69 to 9 and 
the bill was read a second time. , *d 
The remaining business having been disposed of, the House od- 
iourned at a quarter past 1 o'clock. 
THE METROPOLIS. 
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Apkil 18. 
[From Tuesday’s 0 aiette.'] 
Notice is hereby given, that Her Majesty will hold a Levee, at St. 
James's Palace, on Friday, the 9th of June next, at 2 o clock. 
Jdkk 2. 
Notice is hereby given that the State Apartments at Windsor 
Caslle will be closed on and after Thursday, the 8th of June, until 
further orders. 
DOWNING-STREET, Juke 6. 
The Queen lias been pleased to appoint John Price, Esq., to be 
I nspector-Gencral of Penal Establishments and Hulks for the colony 
*Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Wm. G. B. Shepstone, 
Esq., to l>e Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate for the division 
of Queenstown, Cape of Good Hope. 
PROGRAMME OF THE OPENING OF THE CRYSTAL 
PALACE, ON SATURDAY, JUNE 10. 
Holders of season tided* only, or of special cards of in- 
vitution (which are confined to foreign ambassadors, her 
Majesty’s minister-, and others specially invited to attend on 
her Majotj ), " ill he admitted to the palace and park on 
this occasion. 
Holders of season tickets will be admitted at the north 
and south transepts, and by the railway, between the hours 
of eleven and two o’clock. 
They will bo allowed to take their places, subject to po- 
lice regulations, in any part of the building except the parts 
railed off in the central transept or nave for the purposes of 
the ceremonial, and in the reserved scats. 
A limited number of seats will be reserved for members 
of the corps diplomatique, her Majesty’s suite, members of 
the House of Peers, and House of Commons, and their fami- 
lies and for the families of other persons who are present 
officially to assist at the ceremonial. 
Holders of special cards of invitation, or cards for re- 
served seats, will be admitted ut a private entrance at the 
central transept, between the hours of eleven and two 
o’clock. 
Exhibitors’ attendants who have been sanctioned by the 
directors, will be admitted at the railway station after two 
o’clock, and will immediately take their places by the coun- 
ters or objects exhibited by their employers. 
A Duis has been raised on an elevated platform in the 
central transept, on which a chair of state will be placed. 
The directors, with tho principal officers and others con- 
nected with the undertaking, will assemble at half- past two 
o’clock in the central tramept, opposite the Dais, in levee 
dress or in full eveuing dress. 
Ilia Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, her Majesty’s 
ministers and officers of state, and the foreign ambassadors 
arnl ministers, will take their places on the platform to the 
right and left of ihe chair of state, in levdc dress, at half- 
past two o’clock. 
The Lord Major and Sheriffs of London, the Mayors, 
Provosts, and other representatives of the municipal bodies 
of the kingdom, w ill t ike their places before hull-past t wo 
o’clock, in their robes of office, in a space reserved for them 
in front of the Duis. 
Places immediately adjoining will bo reserved for their 
families. 
The Foreign Commissioners, the Royal Commissioners of 
the Exhibition of 1851 and of the New York Exhibition, 
the Representatives of the Dublin Exhibition and <>f Ihe 
Paris Exhibition of 1854, and the presidents of the principal 
learned societies, will take their places, in leveu dress or 
in full evening dress, at half-past two o’clock, in a space 
reserved for the purpose in the central transept fronting tho 
Dai*. 
Places immediately adjoining will be reserved for their 
families. 
Places will be reserved for members of tho House of Peers 
and tbelr families in the front gallery on the right hand of 
the Dais, and for members of the House of Commons and 
tit, ir families in tho front gallery on the left. 
Her Majesty, with the Royal Family, and her suite, will 
leave Buckingham Palace so as to arrive at the Central 
Transept of the Crystal Palace precisely at three o'clock. 
She will ascend the Dais and take her scat in the Chair of 
‘on her Majesty’s arrival, the chorus, comprising 400 
instrumental and' 800 vocal performers of the various 
musical societies of the kingdom, in addition to two 
regimental hands, and the band of the Company, the 
whole under the direction of Signor Costa, will perform 
“ God save tbc Queen." 
On the Queen taking her seat, and when the music lias 
ceased the Directors of the Company will proceed to the 
Dais and the Chairman will read to her Majesty a short 
address, describing the origin and objects ot the under- 
taking, which he will then deliver to her Majesty. 
Ilcr Majesty will be graciously pleased to return nu 
answer. . . . . , , 
Mr. Fuller will present to her Majesty a senes of medals 
struck to commemorate the occasion. 
Sir Joseph Paxton will present to her Majesty the 
general handbook descriptive of the Palace and 1 ark. 
Mr. Owen Jones will present to her Majesty handbooks 
descriptive of his Fine Arts Courts. . 
Mr. Digby Wyatt will present to her Majesty hand- 
books descriptive of his Fine Arts Courts. 
Mr. Phillips will present to her Majesty the handbook 
of the Portrait Gallery, and the remaining series of 
general handbooks. 
Mr. Fergusson will present to her Majesty the hand- 
book descriptive of the Assyrian Court. 
Professor Owen will present to her Majesty the hand- 
book descriptive of the Geological department. 
Professor Forbes and Dr. Latham will present to her 
Majesty the handbook descriptive of the Zoological and 
Ethnological department. 
A royal procession will then he formed in the following 
order : — 
Superintendents of Works and Principal Employes. 
Contractors. 
Architects of Industrial Courts. 
Principal Officers and Heads of Departments. 
Directors. 
Sir Joseph Paxton. Mr. Laing, M.P . 
THE QUEEN. 
H. R. II. The Prince Albert, the King of Portugal, the 
Royal Family, H. R. H. the Duke of Oporto, and their 
respective suites. 
The Archbishop of Canterbury. The Cabinet Ministers. 
The Foreign Ambassadors and Foreign Ministers. 
The procession will turn to the right, move to the south 
end of the Nave by its west side, returning by its east side, 
will then pass round the east side of the Central Transept 
and down the north end of the Nave by its east side, 
returning by its west side to the Central Transept. 
All persons not forming part of the procession will keep 
their places during it. 
On the return of the procession her Majesty will 
again take her seat on the Dais, and the Ministers and 
Ambassadors will take their places as before. 
His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury will then say 
a prayer, asking God's blessing upon the undertaking, 
and the orchestra will perform the “ Hallelujah Chorus.'’ 
When the music ceases, her Majesty will declare “ The 
Crystal Palace opened.’’ The orchestra will then per- 
form “ God Save the Queen,” during which her Majesty 
will retire. 
The barriers which had kept the nave and transept 
clear will then be thrown open, and the public will be 
allowed to circulate throughout the Palace and Park. 
Testing the Crystal Palace.— In anticipation to 
the opening of the Crystal Puluce by her Majesty on Satur- 
day the 1 Oi h inst., n special visit was paid to the building 
on Wednesday by Coptain Gallon, of the Board of Trade 
with a view to prove its general stability. Upwards of 41)0 
policemen, under the charge of Superintendent Lund, were 
in attendance, and traversed the various floors, galleries, k c., 
in regular and irregular steps; puting them, as well as the 
temporary seats erected for the accommodation of visitors, 
to the severest test, without the slightest injurious effects. 
The spacious orchestra for 1,600 vocal and instrumental 
performers were subjected to a similar test ; and the entire 
building, as well as the temporary arrangements, were con- 
sidered by Captain Gallon to be perfect. 
THE MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS. 
The musical arrangements for the opening of the 
Crystal Palace are on an unprecedentedly grand scale. 
The orchestra, which is in an amphitheatricnl form, is 144 
feet wide by between 60 and 70 feet deep, ascending 
gradually from the floor to the height of 42 feet at the 
back. Some notion of the immense space thus appro- 
priated may be formed, when it is stated that this is 
double the width of the orchestra at Exeter Hall, and at 
the top row-, higher than the upper cornice of this latter 
building. It is built of immense strength, under the 
superintendence of the proper authorities- The band 
comprises 100 violins, 30 violas, with the same number of 
ailU (iUlUVUUlj <*1 tr iUUUUl'U III 1LO itxilixo. AUU uiui in 
1150 voices has been selected with much care from the 
most efficient quarters, and contains amongst its members 
most of the leading principal vocalists and members of 
the metropolitan choirs, including also nearly 250 ladies 
and gentlemen, professional ami amateur, from the choirs 
and choral societies in the following towns (amongst 
OrCGblcr, Iiuruiuiu, ih jmui, dui wr ii, m mu sui, huqhlo- 
ter, Nottingham, Coventry, Lichfield, Bangor, Chester, 
Cambridge, Oxford, Brighton, Canterbury, Dublin, Bel- 
fast, Edinburgh, Glasgow. The Italian artistes, headed 
by the Labjache, Formes, Ronconi, Zelgor, and Tag- 
liafico, will assist in the general ensemble, while the 
names of Mesdames Clara Novcllo, Sims Reeves, 
Birch, Dolby, with Mr. Sims Reeves, and other 
musical celebrities, is a sufficient guarantee that the 
English principal vocalists are not backward in proffering 
their assistance at the approaching solemnity. The 
readiness with which individual distinction is merged i n 
the desire to co-operate for the general effect is a grace- 
ful tribute to the objects of the Crystal Palace, and one 
of which all may be proud. The ordinary instrumental 
orchestra, flanked by the 60 double-basses and violoncellos 
will occupy the centre of the orchestra. This will fie 
followed by 12 rows of seats for the chorus; above which 
fringing, as it were, the entire orchestra, will be the 
bands of the Coldstream and Grenadier Guards — about 
85 performers, with the 60 brass instrumental players of 
the Crystal l’alace Company, thus forming a grand total 
of about 1600 performers. The acoustical properties of 
the building are very far in advance of the 1851 building. 
A notable instance of this occurred a few days since. One 
of our leading vocalists sang a verse of “God save the 
Queen" at the northern end of the building. Notwithstand- 
ing the extreme length of the nave every word and tone 
was distinctly heard at the southern end, although a dis- 
tance of upwards of 1600 feet Mr. Costa, who will con- 
duct the musical performance, is exhibiting his usual 
energy in carrying out effectively the general arrange- 
ments, and as" every place in the orchestra has been 
numbered and appropriated to a particular performer, 
and as each division of the orchestra is indicated by a dif- 
ferent coloured card, it is expected that, notwithstanding the 
immense number, all will proceed to their allotted places 
without the slightest confusion. The music to be per- 
formed, is “ God save the Queen;” the “ Old Hundredth 
Psalm,” and the “ Hallelujah Chorus.” The effect that 
this immense orchestra will produce in these heart-stirring 
old melodies will be such as has probably never been sur- 
passed. 
On Wednesday Prince Albert, llw King of Portugal, and 
tho Duke of Oporto inspected ilio Wellington Barracks*, 
Prince Albert afterwards, accompanied by tbc Prince of 
Wales, inspected tbc new hotel at tbo Paddington station of 
the Great Western Railway. 
Society fur the. Prevention of Cbuelty to Animals. 
On Monday afternoon the annual meeting of the friends 
of this society was held at the Ilanover-squarc Rooms; 
the Right Hon. the Marquis of Westminster presiding. 
The chairman, in his introductory observations, adverted, 
in terms of sincere regret, to the death of Mr. Thomas, 
the active secretary of the society during a period of 
nearly twenty years. The report of the committee stated 
that the various branch societies throughout the kingdom 
were in active co-operation with the central one, and new 
societies had been formed during the year. The sister 
society in Paris was making progress, and at its last 
annual meeting 1,200 persons were present. Societies 
had been founded in Trieste and Venice, and were about 
to be founded at Lisbon and Oporto. The committee 
fearing that horses and other animals, for the ill-treat- 
ment of which convictions had been obtained, were fre- 
quently put to work again before they were in a fit con- 
dition, were about to adopt a plan for placing such animals 
under veterinary care, the cost of keep to be defrayed by 
the owners, and the cost of veterinary treatment by the 
society. During the past year Smithfield market had 
been regularly attended by the officers of the society, 
and many cases of cruelty detected and punished. The 
opening of the New Cattle Market in Copenhagen-fields 
was expected to put an end at once to a vast amount of 
animal suffering at present unavoidable. The New Hack- 
ney Carriage Act, which had been for some time in ope- 
ration, was found to work well under the care of the 
inspector appointed by the Commissioners of Police. 
During the past year 334 cases of cruelty to animals had 
been prosecuted to conviction by the agents of the so- 
ciety in London and in the country. The case of Henry 
Calvert for skinning cats while living; William Jono9, 
for stamping a cat and afterwards burning it; and the 
atrocious case of the Hay ton’s at Wigtou, were specially 
noticed. The committee expressed a regret that the 
latter case was not more severely dealt with. The report 
was unanimously adopted, and a series of resolutions in 
accordance with the objects of the society agreed to, and 
the meeting separated after thanking the chairman. 
A Man Killed by a Horse. — On Tuesday, Mr. Brent 
held an inquest at Hammersmith upon the body of Stephen 
Wigley, aged 45, whose death had been caused by injuries 
inllTcted upon him by a glandered horse. Mr. Sidney 
Smith, solicitor, appeared lor Mr. Hardwick, the omnibus 
proprietor, to whom tho horse belonged. From the 
evidence given on Tuesday last, from which day the in- 
quiry had been adjourned, and also confirmed by several 
witnesses upon this occasion, it appeared that whilst the 
deceased, who was master carman of Hammersmith, was 
upon the 27th of April coming across a field upon the 
Surrey side of Hammersmith-bridge, and having a public 
footway through it leading to Sharpe's Farm and also to the 
Vice-Chancellor’s, some labouring men saw a roan rig or 
half-stallion belonging to Mr. Hardwick, which was occa- 
sionally turned out there, seize deceased by the head and 
dash him to the ground, and then falling on him with his 
knees, began biting him in a most furious manner. Several 
persons directly ran to his assistance and succeeded in 
beating the horse off and rescuing the deceased, who was 
most fearfully injured, and took him to his own house, 
where he lingered until Sunday week, when he died, lus 
death being attributed by one of the medical gentlemen 
who attended him, to farcy glanders. A post mortem 
examination of the body showed that he had been much 
injured about the head, arms, and shoulders by the 
teeth of tho horse. Upon the morning after the 
injuries had been inflicted, Mr. Hardwick had the horse 
and another sent up to Belle Isle, Maiden-lane, where 
they were subsequently slaughtered. Thomas Ward, 
horse slaughterman to Mr. Stromach, of Maiden-lane, 
recollected the two horses coming, and a caution came 
with the roan rig that it was spiteful. After being kept 
two days it was killed. He cut it up. It had a diseased 
leg, but was not glandered. The witness admitted that 
it was in a very bad state, and farcy all over. It had a 
bad swelled leg. Mr. Thomas Watson, of Hammersmith, 
veterinary surgeon, said he was quite certain that the 
horse was not glandered, but had inflammation ot the 
windpipe. The medical gentleman said there was n° 
doubt but that the deceased's death was caused by the 
injuries inflicted by the horse. The jury found that the 
deceased came by his death from the effects of inorta 
wounds inflicted by a certain horse in a certain field. 
