Italian, and vocal music. Of the various districts, that
of Crosby-place had received the preference in numbers,
which was in consequence of a library being attached to
it; an attraction which other rooms did not possess.
The deficiencies of the last year, it was expected, would
be amply made up in the year ensuing, and the
committee invited the public to aid them, observing, that
had there been greater numbers of members the society
would have been rendered self-supporting. One member
had kindly lent 2000 volumes to the institution. A
council of examiners had been appointed, who reported
their results as very satisfactory, and creditable to the
pupils. The report impressed upon the meeting the fact
that the society was not one of sect or party, and that
questions of a religious and political nature were
altogether excluded. It was honoured with the patronage
of Prince Albert, the Earl of Carlisle, the Bishop of
London, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and numerous
other members of the nobility. At the conclusion of
the report, the Rev. J. Brown proposed a resolution, as
follows:—" That the meeting regards with interest the
continued success of the Metropolitan Evening Classes
for Young Men; and it is impressed with the propriety
of the committee extending its efforts, so as more and
more to impart the benefit of education to the young
men of the metropolis." The Rev. H. Mackenzie
seconded the resolution, and it was carried by
acclamation.

Pauperism in Cuckfield Union, in the county of
Sussex, has decreased to that extent that it is in serious
contemplation to let the seven acres of land connected
with the workhouse, in consequence of there not having
been for some time past sufficient inmates to cultivate it
properly. Nor is the diminution confined to ablebodied
male paupers; within the last few weeks there have
been upwards of twenty "applications to the master of
the union for female servants, not one of which could be
complied with.

The annual meeting of the East Suffolk Agricultural
Society was held at Framlingham on the 24th. The
show surpassed in number and excellence those of former
years. After the show-yard was closed, about 250
members and friends of the association sat down to dinner,
presided over by the Earl of Stradbroke. After dinner,
the chairman having proposed the usual routine toasts,
gave the health of Sir Edward Gooch and Sir Fitzroy
Kelly, members for the division. The solicitor-general,
though a Protectionist, gave the farmers sound advice:
"It is to yourselves," he said, "that you must now
chiefly look. It is true that you may not in vain place
great reliance upon the efforts which will be made in
your behalf by the ministers of the crown, and by the
legislature of the country: but it is to your own efforts
—to efforts like those which you have made, which you
have proved in this very place this day—that you must
mainly look for that relief, for that return to prosperity
to which you are injustice entitled."

Great efforts are being made at present to promote
the Education of the Working Classes in Wales, and
much good is done by the numerous schools which are
being established throughout the principality. In North
Wales new schools are being erected in the mining and
slate districts; while care is taken to make those already
established as effective as possible. In the very heart of
the hills of Merioneth, with a thin and widely-scattered
people, a school has been established which is carried on
with remarkable vigour, but in the more northern
counties, and particularly the level one of Anglesea,
great good is effected, as there the schools can be
established in less hilly and isolated spots, where the
physical impediments are not so formidable, and the
populace more numerous. The Training Institution at
Carnarvon is in a state of great efficiency; the trained
masters sent out into the dioceses of Bangor and St.
Asaph having under their care many thousands of
children. Energetic efforts are likewise being made to
secure to South Wales the blessings of an enlarged
education.

Sir James Graham has taken a step in Relaxing the
severity of the game Laws. He has issued the following
circular to the tenantry on the Netherby estate. "Sir
James Graham, unsolicited, has pleasure in notifying to
his tenantry that they hatfe his permission to hunt and
kill hares and rabbits on their several and respective
farms, between the hours of sunrise and sunset—the
time for killing hares being limited to the usual period,
from 27th September to 27th February. Neither guns
nor snares to be used. This permission will be continued
from the present date until further notice. During its
continuance Sir James Graham confidently expects and
trusts that such a concession on his part will induce all
his tenants, by themselves and their servants, to preserve
the winged game on their respective farms to the utmost
of their power, for the amusement of himself, his family,
and friends. lie hopes that they will cordially cooperate
with him in putting down the baneful practice
of poaching; and would suggest that every tenant,
acting up to the spirit of the obligation contained in his
agreement, should, when engaging his servants, make it
a condition that any unfaithfulness discovered on their
part, in respect to the preservation of game, will be
considered sufficient ground for immediate dismissal."

PERSONAL NARRATIVE.

The Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family
are residing at Balmoral, where they arrived on the
1st inst. Her Majesty's progress was attended by the
usual rejoicings and demonstrations of loyalty. The
Queen has been active in her excursions among the
highland scenery of the neighbourhood; and the Prince
in deer-stalking and other sports of the field. The
Queen attended a torch-light ball on the 10th, where
all the Highlandmen of the Duff and Farquharson clans
were present. This ball was given at Corriemulzie
Cottage, the seat of Mr. Duff, M.P. At the principal
entrance a handsome triumphal arch was erected,
composed of ferns, heather, and pine branches, and
festooned with clusters of the mountain-ash berries.
Highlanders were stationed on either side with torches.
The Queen visited her "cottars" on the 13th, and
dispensed clothing for the winter season, which had
already set in. A new palace is to be built for the
Queen at Balmoral. The site selected is between the
river and the present castle, fronting south; and the
estimated cost is between £80,000 and £100,000. A new
bridge is to be thrown over the Dee; the old road through
the forest of Balloch Bhuie is to be shut up, and a new
one made along the southern bank of the river.

A noble bronze Statue of Sir Robert Peel, sculptured
by Mr. Baily, has been erected in the market-place of
Bury, his native town. It was "inaugurated" on the
8th inst. Mr. Frederick Peel, member for the borough,
Dr. Peel, Dean of Worcester, and Mr. Lawrence Peel,
the son and brothers of the great Minister, were among
the guests. They met on the lawn of a house called
Chamber Hall where Sir Robert was born; and thence,
accompanied by a large and well-ordered procession,
they went to the market-place. An enormous crowd,
probably 20,000, witnessed and ratified the ceremony.
The figure is ten feet high, and represents the statesman
in his usual attitude when addressing the House. On
one side of the pedestal the single word "Peel" is
deeply cut; opposite the sentence so often quoted
from his famous speech on leaving office in 1846. After
the ceremony, there was a banquet, followed by
oratory in the Town-hall. The principal speakers were
Mr. E. Grundy, Mr. F. Peel, Mr. T. Bazley, Dr. Peel,
and Mr. W. Brown.

Lieutenant-General "Viscount Hardinge has been
appointed, ad interim, to the command of the army
vacant by the death of the Duke of Wellington.

Baron von Humboldt celebrated his eighty-third
birth-day at Berlin, on the 14th, by giving a feast to his
friends and admirers. The "Nestor of Science" is in
excellent health, and is engaged daily for some hours on
a fourth volume of the "Cosmos."

Great efforts are making to obtain subscriptions to
the Newman Defence Fund. On Sunday evening the
12th inst. a meeting of the co-religionists of Dr. Newman
took place at the Roman Catholic school-rooms in
Somers town. The chair was occupied by the Very
Rev. Canon Rolfe, who stated that the object for which
they were called together was to devise some plan that
should give their poorer brethren an opportunity of