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THE FIELD. 
The Right Hou. R. Vernon Smith, M.P., and Mrs. Smith 
have left ^towu ou a rtour Lady Sarah 
Col. the Hon. James Lmas.o, * ’p„ r iv B v,; rG 
Lindsay have left Upper Brodw treat ^ the 
General Sir John Had... , () , | ^ hllU .i froW Paris. 
Slft T d he h rrn Zt "clitrd and “ >“ W 
tOWU 0,lMOndflyf ° r ^ 
Continent.^ ^ t)uchcBfl of Northumberland have left 
N ° T t U Du^ SSJfaevibnd and the Lady Auguato PoWlett 
wh o are “laying at Brighton, return to St. . anWs-equaro 
early in the ensuing week, tn route to Ruby Castle, Daill, '^ ( ’"' 
The Duke and Duchess of Wellington left Upper Belgm\c- 
street, on Tuesday for the North. The noble duke, we under- 
hand, will not occupy Apsley-house, which ib nearly oom- 
plete iu its einbelhBhmeutB and repairs, until early in t 
lI1 The g Euri : and Countess of Harrington have left town for 
Elvaston-hnll, Derbyshire. „ . 
The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., Secrehuy at War, 
and Mrs. Herbert and suite, have arrived m Dublin foi a 
^William" Angerstein, Esq., and Mn». Angcrstein hav©arnved 
at the Clarendon-hotel, Bond-street, from Kolmarsh, North- 
W The^uke and Duchess of Northumberland have left town 
for Alnwick-castle, Northumberland. 
Tho Duke and Duchess of Wellington have left town foi 
SC Lordand Lady John Russell left town on Wednesday, for 
tb TheRight Hon. Sidney Herbert, M. P., and Mrs. Herbert, 
have arrived in Ireland, on u short visit. . , 
Mr. and Mi s. A. Cunningham have arrived at the Claiemion, 
from Craigeuds, Renfrewshire. , 
Turkish Exhibition, Hyde-dark. Hw lhghnwi the 
Nawaub of Surat visited and greatly admired tlui interesting 
exhibition on Tuesday. 
METROPOLIS. 
Thf. Tower op London.— Several fatal coses of Asiatic 
cholera have occurred iu the Tower of London among >» 
military. One case took place on Monday, and tl.o deceased, 
w ho belonged to the Essex Rifles, was buried in the Victoria 
Cemetery. Victoria Park, BetlmaV -green. 
The Koval Mint, Tower-hill.— On Tuesday morning 
much curiosity was manifested by tho public on Tower-hill 
by tho appearance of a body of police-constables of the n 
division, who arrived from the station in Lemon-street White- 
chapel, under the direction of Mr. Superintendent Steed, to 
tike charge of tho Royal Mint, in place of the military, who 
have for several years performed duty at this establishment. 
It appears that the Essex Rifles left town for Canterbury on 
Tuesday morning, and in future the police authorities ot 
the district will have the care of the royal property. 
Westminster Bridge.— T he proposed plan for the erec- 
tion of a temporary wooden bridge at Westminister during 
the building of tho permanent structure has been abandoned. 
It is now intended to construct one side, or one half of the 
bridge, from shore to shore, iu the first instance, next the 
Houses of Parliament, The breadth of this will be about fifty 
feet four inches, the width of the present bridge. On its 
completion that will be opened for traffic, and the demoli- 
tion of the old bridge commenced, to complete the remain- 
ing half of the new bridge. By this arrangement consider- 
able expense will be saved, and no interruption occasioned 
to public traffic. 
The Cholera.— On Monday a long inquiry was gone into 
before Mr. Bedford, at the Millbank prison, respecting the 
deaths of five convicts from the effects of Asiatic cholera, 
altogether making sixteen deaths from the same frightful 
disease in the prison since it broke out on the 3rd of Angus . 
A verdict of death from Asiatic cholera was returned in each 
LUMU. . , , .. 
Marylebone.— S ir B. Hall, who had resigned Ins seat lor 
th" borough of Marylebone ou his appointment as I resident 
of the Board of Health, we re-elected ou Wednesday. 
Fire at the Messrs. Cubitts', at Pimlico. — ine 
most extensive conflagration that lias occurred in le 
metropolis for several' years past, happened on Thursday 
morning, soon indeed after midnight. The flames rose so 
high as to illuminate the principal portion of the city. 
The disaster commenced in a range of premises nearly 
200 feet long, which wore adjoined by another building 
upwards of 200 feet square, used as the joiners houses. 
The last-named buildings being in such close proximity 
to sundry other buildings, it soon became apparuut that 
uule^s tho flames could bo subdued in their commence- 
ment, that a teiriblo loss of property must unquestionably 
ensue. The watchman employed on tho premises, and 
as many hands as ho could collect together, at once 
set about endeavouring to confine the conflagration 
to that part of the well-known and extensive works m 
which they commenced. For some time their labours 
appeared to be crowned with success, but all ot a 
sudden the fire, as if fed by some inflammable liquid, 
rushed forth in four or five directions, igniting in rapid 
succession everything in the tremendous range of premises 
in which the disaster commenced, and extending from thence 
to a lofty row of workshops, used as the joiners houses. 
The property contained iu these buildings, at a moderate 
computation, must have been worth several thousand 
pounds ; and, as the fire rushed forth from more than a 
hundred windows, and through tho roof, it brought the 
Penitentiary, the Archbishop of Canterbury's palace, and 
many of the City churches and other lofty buildings out in 
bold relief, while at the same time tho river Thames looked 
like a sea’ of burnished gold. Men, women, and children 
were running about in a state approximating to insanity, as 
no one could tell how far the fearful element would extend. 
The firemen of the several stations, attracted by the glare 
hurried their engines to the spot, and found tho whole of 
the carpenters' shops iu ablaze. By half-past one the fire 
was at its height, for the water, of which at first only a 
scanty supply could be obtained, was thrown in volumes 
upon the burning mass. As yet no estimate of the loss can 
Five more Deaths in Millbank. — Removal of Seven 
Hundred Prisoners.— The mortality amongst the convicts 
in Millbank prison has assumed a character so alarming tLat 
the prison authorities, under the direction of the Home- 
office, have resolved to remove tho prisoners to Dorchester. 
The first division of prisoners who are at present in good 
health, to the number of three hundred, were on Monday 
conveyed in a number of omnibuses to the Great Western 
Railway where a special train was iu readiness to convey 
them to' Dorchester gaol (to be followed by other divisions 
as soon as they can possibly be got away). The above 
measures were considerably accelerated by the fact of three 
more deaths having occurred on Saturday last, one on 
Sunday morning, and the fifth while the jury were sitting 
on the bodies of the other four on Monday afternoon. At 
first it was thought that the Thames water, which had 
hitherto been used, was the principal source of the disease, 
but tho river supply had been abandoned, and the prison 
was now served with water from the artesian wells which 
supply the fountains at C haring-cross, and yet there was no 
diminution whatever of the disease. It was stated during 
the inquest that when the wind blew from the direction of 
the bone-factory at Lambeth and the adjoining gas-works 
the smell was intolerable, and the sickness was sure to 
increase throughout the whole prison. 
£) EAXU We regret to announce the decease of r. H. Lind- 
say Esq', who for a period of nearly fifty years held an 
appointment in the Commander-in Chief’s office, a consider- 
able part thereof in the very laborious and responsible situa- 
tion of first assistant to the military secretary. He suffered 
a severe and lingering illness. . „ . , . 
Crystal Palace.— Return of admissions for six days end- 
ing Saturday, August 12 .—Numbers, including season tick- 
ets, Cl, 594 ; received for admissions, £3,444. 19s. 6d.— 
G. Grove, Secretary. 
(Due d>jicra-(0lit355. 
On the Death of Madame Sontao. 
Comptew <>/ Houi, Complete of I. ue liken. 
If tears that flowed from beauty’s eyes, 
Jf manly bosom’s heaving sighs, 
Could cause her form to reappear. 
She the n would know all loved her here. 
Seraphs hove borne her sou] 1 away, 
Where hormony is night and day ; 
]Jut in that grand celestial sphere, 
There is no voice so sweet and clear; 
The angels wished her by their side, 
so Heaven prayed and Santa* djed.^ ^ 
Surrey Theatre.. — T he introduction at this theatre of an 
anglicised version of Meyerbeer’s elaborate opera, Lc 1 roph.te, 
lias bee. attended with the greatest success. The manner 
in which this arduous task has been achieved reflects the 
highest credit upon Miss Romer’s taste, judgment, and 
energy as a manageress, ller impersonation of the character 
of Fidcs, the mother of the prophet, addsanothei triumph to 
the long list she has already obtained as one of our most 
accomplish. <1 vocalists. The part of Fidcs, after the first act, 
allows the artiste no moment for repose ; her sorrow is deep, 
lasting, and almost amounts to wild despair when, in the 
cathedral of Munster, she is disowned by her son Jean. I bis 
scene is undoubtedly the most trying one in the opera, but 
Miss Romer’s vocal and histrionic talents are equal to the 
emergency, and she carries the act to a triumphant finale. 
Mr. Augustus Braham is the prophet, Jean of Leyden, a cha- 
racter to which he gives a due amount of effect, though 
occasionally his singing is uneven and lacks tune, but then it 
must be allowed that tho part is replete with difficulties and 
those of a nature not easily surmounted by English vocalists. 
Mir - Rebecca Isaacs deserves a laudatory word for her Bertha, 
into w hich she infuses a spirit that serves to heighten the 
more simple portions of the character. The vnse ensane is 
complete in every department, and we may conclude by con- 
fidently recommending a visit to the Surrey for the purpose 
of hearing Lc Prophite. . 
Polytechnic Institution.— The first.of a series of lectures 
to the industrial classes was delivered in the large theatre 
of this institution, on Monday evening, by the Rev. Hath 
Power A large and very attentive audience, among whom 
were many eminent scientific men, assembled ou the occa- 
sion Mr Power, iu the course of a very eloquent and perti- 
nent lecture, forcibly showed the importance of scientific 
knowledge to the industrial classes as individuals, and for 
the sake of scientific progress generally. He conceives that 
the basis of all true science was a knowledge of physical facts, 
imparted so as to promote a spirit of investigation and ac- 
curate generalisation. Such an education would inevitably 
give a great impetus to the social elevation of the working- 
classes themselves, as well as contribute to national progress 
and prosperity. The lecturer proceeded to show by a sei ie s 
of apt illustrations, the value of a knowledge of physical facts, 
in the ordinary business of life. For instance, n few years 
a-'o some hundred thousand pounds or so bad been thrown 
away in sinking a shaft in search of coal, at Bexlnll, near 
Hastings ; whereas the slightest knowledge of geology would 
have shown that it was utterly impossible coal could be found 
in the Hastings land. About seventeen years ago Sir Charles 
Lemon, deeply impressed with the value of such a training 
school in connection with mining, offered a large sum of 
money for the establishment of such an institution, on con- 
dition that the county of Cornwall would make it permanent, 
by the proceeds of half a farthing per ton on all the ore 
raised in the county. The offer was declined ; but so 
strongly impressed was Sir Charles with the idea, that he 
started a school of his own, in which seventeen boys received 
education for two years. At the end of that time it was 
broken up, but subsequent investigation had traced the fact 
that every one of these boys had risen in life and held 
honoured and lucrative positions in society. In course of 
the lecture, a series of chemical experiments were introduced, 
under the superintendence of Professor Pepper. One was 
the •’modern Greek fire." By dashing a small bottle .of 
sulphuric ether with a few particles of metal potassium into 
a flat cistern, ft bright flame was produced, which illumi- 
nated tho whole theatre. The two experiments, however, 
which excited the greatest attention, were, one in which 
Professor Pepper, after wetting hie fingers in ammonia, 
dipped them into a crucible of melted lead, and let the 
metal run off in the shape of bullets into the shallow Cistern 
of water; and the other was the laying of four pieces of 
red-hot iron on four bricks, and the passage oyer these by 
one of the attendants bare-footed, without the slightest injury. 
The chair ou the occasion was occupied by Dr. Sayer. 
r l he Polytechnic has recently come under au entirely new 
management, represented by Professor Pepper, and it has 
been resolved, iu addition to other improvements, to throw 
it open on Monday evenings to the industrial classes of all 
workshops and factories and their families on a payment of 
sixpence provided they produce a ticket Billed by the 
foreman or superintendent of the works to which they be- 
long. We trust this praiseworthy object may meet with 
the success it deserves. 
Theatre Royal. — Mr. Coppin, the Australian comedian, 
and Mr. Cowle are engaged for the present week, ending 
the 19th. Of the former gentleman report speaks very 
highly ; the latter lias long been au established favourite in 
tins town. On Monday night the pieces selected for the 
performance were " The Black Doctor,’’ in which Mr. Cowle 
appeared ; and “ The Turnpike Gate’’ and “ The Wandering 
Minstrel,’’ in each of which Mr. Coppin sustained the prin- 
cipal character. Ou Friday Mr. Coppin took his benefit.— 
Aria's Birmingham Gazette. . . 
New Theatre. — Mr. Brooke completes nis farewell en- 
gagement this week by a round of his favourite characters. 
Ou Monday he appeared as “ Othello.’ Ou Tuesday^Miss 
Fanny Cathcart took her benefit, when “The Wife and 
“Black-eyed Susan" were represented, Mr. Brooke sustain- 
ing the characters of Julian St. Pierre and William. On 
Wednesday “ Richelieu" was presented ; and ou Thursday 
morning “ The Hunchback, ’’ followed, the same evening, by 
“ The Stranger." Friday evening was 6et apart for Mr. 
Brooke’s benefit. Saturday, the last night of the engage- 
ment. is devoted to Mr. Brooke's grandest impersonation, 
Sir Giles Overreach . Next week the Drury-lane Company 
will perform at Coventry and Leamington, under distinguished 
couuty patronage. — Arias Birmingham Gazette. 
Opening of St. George’s Hall.— It is now arranged that 
St. George’s Hall shall be opened ou the 19th of September, 
but the belief is that the Queen will not be present. The 
wish of her Majesty, however, is to be sounded through the 
medium of the Earl of Sefton, and, in the event of the Queen 
expressing a desire to inaugurate the building, any day about 
the specified time which may suit her Majesty better, will 
be fixed The chances, nevertheless, arc at present against 
the Royal Family being in attendance, and it is possible that 
the stir which was made in the House of Lords a fortnight 
back by Lord Campbell, at the instigation of the members of 
the Northern Bar, may have decided the point Her Ma- 
jesty's punctuality is notorious, and, if she had felt a wish to 
be present, her desire would have been known ere this. 1 ho 
arrangements, therefore, will proceed on the supposition that 
we shall not be honoured by the face of royalty, notwith- 
standing Prince Albert’s exclamation to the Sovereign three 
years ago, as he was leaving the hall for the rail way opposite 
“Let us take another view of this beautiful building. It 
has been decided, so far, that there shall be two performances 
—one in the morning, and another in the evemng-the first 
to consist of the Hallelujah Chorus, the Coronation Anthem, 
and other musical pieces; and the second of ™ oratorio. 
Miss Clara Novello, whose success in the first-named piece ! at 
the opening of the Sydenham Palace astonished aud delighted 
every one, will be the prima donna on the occasion, while 
Sir Henry Bishop will wield the baton , and Dr. W esley will 
guide the organ— an instrument so vast that it requires tho 
aid of steam to bring out its volume in perfection. A chorus 
of 200 performers will swell the enormous mass of sound. 
We see it stated that all the admissions are to be paid for, 
the price half-a-guinea per head, and that the members of the 
corporation are to have no advantage over the public beyond 
the selection of the seats which they and them families may 
desire to occupy before the general ballot for Beats takes 
place As the proceeds, after the payment of expenses, aic 
to be handed over to the charities, this is the regular course 
to pursue. — Liverpool Chronicle. 
Temperance Fete at the Surrey Gardens.— The en- 
tire south side of the Thames was in a commotion on Mon- 
day, in consequence of an imposing invasion by the whole 
of ‘the temperance league, headed by Mr. G. Ciuickshauk, 
Mr. Gough, and the other leaders of the movement. The 
procession was upwards of a mile in length, and included 
every variety of vehicle, from the smart barouche and four 
to the humble market part. Bands of music, baimers &c 
were present in abundance, and the destination of the whole 
was the Surrey Gardens, where the annual /ete was to take 
place. On the arrival of the procession at the gardens the 
members were addressed at some length by Mr. Gough, the 
principal topic being the new Temperance Crystal Palace 
the prospectus of which has just boon issued. Mr. Gougli 
eloquently impressed upon his hearers the expediency of 
taking shares in the new undertaking, and augured foi its 
success an immense accession of strength to the temperance 
cause At Ae conclusion of the address, which was tremen- 
dously cheered, the company, which by this time numbeied 
nearly 20,000 persons, separated to enjoy the . oth ^ “ 11 
mental of the place, which went off with great eclat, espeem y 
the pyrotechnic piece de circonatance which had been speciallj 
got up for the occasion. T T'rr.wpn- 
Surrey Zoological Gardens First and 
Surrey zoological - - , 
Show. — T he first hollyhock and miscellaneous flower abo .w 
ever held in August, will take place at the Surrey Zoological 
Gardens on Tuesday next, the 22ml mst., and fiom thc 
number of eminent growers who have entered their nanu s 
da exhibitors, it will eclipse all former shows. The London 
Temperance League having arranged for the gardens after 
this season, this will in all probability be tje kstshoj b 
one that will ever take place in these gardens. The ban 
of the2ud Life Guards will attend, and we have no doubt 
the show will be attractive beyond all fo, ^ e ^ ?T eCed ^’ T . 
Gallery of Illustration, A\ aterloo-place, Reoe. 
street.— T he admirable panoramic views of the seat of J 
by the well-practised pencils of Messrs. Grieve and Telbm 
have during the week, met with even increased success. 1 
affinvs to the lioltto ha. at lort created to,t ■» 
public a feverish anxiety for news of a victory , 
this is nrobablv en route, the public impatience can on 
solace itself by frequently inspecting 
tions of the fortresses the fleets are beheved this ' 
to have attacked. The lecture given is also very inteiesti 
but the pictures themselves are inimitable. 
Turkish Museum, Hyde I i 
has just attracted very many of our fashionables to tht."° 
and the Isle of Wight regattas have .drawn others to the so , 
and yet more have sped across to Faris te u itness t 
of Silistria, and the other wonders enacted dunng the p 
week in honour of the Emperor s fete. Hyde-paik ^ 
has still presented a gallant array of equipa^saml 
eiderablo gathering of the ton day by day since Thmsday of 
when the Turkish Museum was first opened. M e ai g‘ g< 
this, for the untiring energy of Messrs. C. 
Aznavour, in gathering together so mteiestmg jj ear iy 
deserves to be so supported by the amtecracy- 
every one of rank, remaining in London, has already 
tho Turkish Museum, but twenty visits wi 1 no ^ exha 
wonders. The managers are doing well m keeping r 
till ten at night, by which means the over^vi-ought a y ^ 
merchant, and others— ever busy by day— can partic pa 
