intended as a refuge for boys between the ages of seven
and fifteen, who are idle houseless wanderers, and
destitute of means of instruction. It will contain
workshops, dormitories, and schoolroom; and will be
completed in September. The funds were provided by
subscription. The building was inaugurated on the 13th
instant by Lord Shaftesbury. Mr. Arthur Kinnaird
M.P., spoke warmly of the exertions of Mr. Robert
Hanbury. jun., in behalf of the institution. A donation
of £30 was received from the Bishop of London,
and subscriptions from the company to the amount
of £400.

The Royal Agricultural Society has had its annual
show of cattle and implements at Gloucester. The show
is described as above the average in regard to
implements, under it in stock; but a notable improvement
is recorded in the show–yard. Excessively fat cattle
were rare: this is attributed to the stringency of the
rules devised by the late Earl of Ducie. There were
some, however, disqualified on the score of over–fatness.
The annual dinner took place on the 13th inst.
Some eight–hundred persons sat down, and Lord
Ashburton presided. The noticeable names are those of
Lord Harrowby, Mr. Slaney, the American minister,
General Arista, Sir John Shelley, M.P., Mr. Mechi,
and Judge Halliburton. Mr. Philip Pusey was prevented
by indisposition from taking the vice–chair; which
was filled by the Honourable R. H. Clive, M. P. One
of the early toasts after dinner was the health of Mr.
Ingersoll. In his acknowledgment, Mr. Ingersoll
praised the father of the chairman as having been the
minister of good–will and the harbinger of perpetual
friendship between England and America. He spoke
of agriculture as "not only the most ancient but the
most honourable and useful employment of our race;"
and he pointed to the 150,000,000 acres of unappropriated
waste lands in the United States as a home for the
British population should it grow excessive. Lord
Ashburton made an eloquent speech. France, he
observed, produced better silks, Switzerland more
beautiful cottons, America equals us in shipbuilding;
but there is one produce which no other country can
approach in excellence, "and that produce is the
produce of the British farmer." While foreigners
assist our manufacturers, "the inhabitants of the world
come to us to learn farming." The British farmer has
raised agriculture from being "a mere empirical pursuit
to a master science." Like the steamer, agriculturists
have almost learned to defy the elements. But the
days of the lagging farmers who "still live in darkness"
are numbered; they cannot be exempted from their
doom. Lord Harrowby proposed, "The Labourers."
Referring to the use of machinery, he mentioned an
instance where, in the place of ten, thirty men are
employed on a farm, since the introduction of machinery.
He exhorted the farmers not to be jealous of the labourer,
but to encourage his education. Improved implements
would lead to a higher order of labourers. Following
up a remark of the chairman, he urged on landlords the
necessity of providing better accommodation and more
comforts for their labourers. Sir Roderick Murchison
proposed, "Agricultural Societies all over the world,"
coupling with the toast the name of Judge Halliburton,
who replied in a lively speech. He noticed the vast
improvement in the lower classes; and, as an instance,
quoted the notice in St. James's Park: it does not speak
of "man–traps and spring–guns," but says "The public are
requested to protect the gardens and trees in this place."

Messrs. Bielfeld have commenced the manufacture
of Papier–mâché Houses. The framework, the flooring,
and the doors, are of wood; but the rest is constructed
of paper. A number of cottages, stores, and villas,
have been erected at Messrs. Bielfeld's works at Staines;.
and a gentleman has purchased them as an investment
for Australia, whither he is going. These buildings can,
be readily taken down, and re–erected in a few hours.
They have hollow walls, so that damp is excluded; and
tropical insects will not attack the paper, from the
poisonous ingredients it contains.

PERSONAL NARRATIVE.

THE Queen's infant son was christened on the 28th of
June, the anniversary of her Majesty's coronation. The
sponsors were the King of Hanover, the Princess of
Prussia, the Princess Mary of Cambridge, and the
Princess of Hohenloe Langenburg. The Archbishop of
Canterbury read the service; and the King of Hanover
gave the name of the child—Leopold George Duncan
Albert. An anthem and chorus closed the ceremony.

Nearly all the royal family have had the measles.
The Prince of Wales was first attacked, next Prince
Albert, then the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice,
and lastly, the Queen herself. Her Majesty, accompanied
by Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales, went
to Osborne on the 16th, symptoms of the disease having
appeared before she left town. In every case the disease
has been mild, and the royal patients have recovered.

The King and Queen of Hanover left England on the
4th ult. Before his departure the King settled a pension
of £20 a year on an artilleryman named Moffat, who had
lost his arm by the premature firing of a gun at a fieldday
at Woolwich. The piece was fired before the
ramrod had been withdrawn, and the man's arm being
shattered by the stick, amputation became necessary.
The accident occurred within a few yards of his Majesty.
Since the arrival of the royal family at Hanover, the
Crown Prince has had an attack of measles, caught in
England.

Mr. Barkly, the new Governor of Jamaica, has
received the honour of knighthood, with the decoration
of a Civil Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.

Mr. R. H. Reynolds, Chief Commissioner of the
Insolvent Court, has resigned after thirty–five years'
service. He is succeeded by Mr. Serjeant Murphy,
member for Cork. The salary is £1500 a year.

The Rev. Mr. Barker, the rector of Beaton, has
been so affected in his mind by the murder of his
housekeeper, Mrs. Steggall, that it has been deemed
necessary to place him in a private asylum.

Obituary of Notable Persons.

Mr. E. W. WYNNE PENDARVES, M.P. for West Coniwall,
died on the 20th ult., at his seat, near Camborne, Cornwall.

The Rev, GODFREY FAUSSETT, D.D,, the Margaret Professor
of Divinity at Oxford University, and Canon of Christ Church,
died on the 28th ult,, in the seventy–second year of his age.

ADMIRAL Sir G. BULLER died at Southampton on the
5th inst., aged eighty–five.

The MARCHIONESS OF ANGLESEY died on the 8th inst,, after
a very brief illness.

The GRAND DUKE OF SAXE–WEIMAR died at Weimar on the
8th in St.

The Earl of Portsmouth died at his seat, Hurstbourne
Hall, near Andover, on the 11th inst., at the age of eighty–six.

COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES.

The Overland Mail has brought intelligence from
Calcutta to the 3rd of June. The negotiations with
Ava have been terminated by the Burmese Envoys
refusing to sign the treaty proposed to them by the
British, and declaring that they would not sign away
any part whatever of the Burmese dominions. They
were ordered to reconsider their answer, or to leave our
new territory within twenty–four hours. They left it
in ten hours. It is stated, however, that on the
departure of the Burmese Commissioners, General
Godwin was for going at once to Ava; but that Lord
Dalhousie, acting under the orders of the Board of
Control, has forbidden the British General to do more
than defend the frontier. The river is now again
available; and our post at Meaday has been reinforced.
It is believed that General Godwin has been ordered to