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      T * The proceedings of the day were closed by a ¦ * p and were diversified by a flower-show and an Sated promenade in the grounds of M Fonnereau : we Tre afraid there was not much done for " the advancement of science . "

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      PERSONAL NEWS AND GOSSIP . Death elopement , somnambulism , make up an interesting and romantic column of news Among the gossip of the week is a topic which does not find a place under this head , —the meeting of the British Association . Besides which we have to notice that great egg-throwing case has proceeded a step onward . Mr . Dimsdale has at length been finally committed for trial . The scandal is immense . Two Williamses have written to the Times and Post ; the former denying that he is the Williams , and the latter , too , intimating that- " Having been very much annoyed of late by being questioned relative to that disgusting ' egg' affair which ^ occurred some weeks ago , on returning from ' The Oaks , he would es eem it a very great favour their stating that he had nothing whatever to say to that most disgraceful transaction . " And then the gentleman , piquant in grammatical expression , has " the honour to be ! The Queen and the Royal Family left London on Saturday for the Isle of Wight , returning again on Tuesday . , . , The Duke of Cambridge has presented a free site for the Cambridge Military Asylum at Kingston , and the Marquis of Londonderry will preside at a public dinner in its aid , on Friday , July 11 . Sir R . Pakenham had his first audience of the Queen of Portugal on the 18 th , at a private court at Necessidades , when he delivered his credentials . The youngest son of the late Sir Robert Sale fell from a precipice on the 30 th of May , near Hurreepore , in India , and was killed . He was a Lieutenant of the Thirteenth Native Infantry . The new trial in the case of Captain Wynn , and the Marquis of Westmeath , is fixed to commence on Monday next , and it is expected to be a protracted affair .

      A grand banquet was given by the Lord Mayor , at the Mansion-house , on Saturday , attended by the British and Foreign Commissioners . The banquet was purely one of compliments and congratulations . Negotiations are in progress between the university of Heidelberg and Professor Liebig , the renowned chemist , by which the former hope to detach him from Giessen , and to secure his services in Heidelberg . English ambassadors , on leave of absence is no novelty . Two are in London just now . The Marquis of Normanby has arrived from Paris , and the Earl of Westmoreland , transferred from Berlin to Vienna , reached town via Hanover . We suppose even ambassadors cannot resist the Great Exposition . It is said , however , that Lord Normanby is to be Governor-General of India .

      Two steam-vessels have been launched latety ; the Amazon , belonging to Mr . Green , at Blackwall , on Saturday , and the ICasseid Heir , a steam-yacht , built for the Pasha of Eny ( jt , on Tuesday . Lady Alfred Paget named the Amazon—a vessel of 800 horse-power . A luncheon followed on board the Trafalgar ; the lion of the party being Marshal Narvaoz . Mr . Alderman Salomons has announced in a letter , appearing in the advertising columns of the Times , that he dots not intend to take his seat until the House of Lords has accepted or rejected the Jew Bill .

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      The Earl of Derby died at Knowsley-park , on Monday . He waa the son of the 12 th Earl , by the only daughter of the sixth Duke of Hamilton . He was born on the 2 lst of April , 1775 , and married in the domestic chapel at Knowsley on the 30 th of June , 1 798 , to his cousin , the second daughter of the Reverend Geoffrey Hornby . In the year 1796 , the Earl was elected member lor L ' rebton , which borough he continued to represent for 14 years . Having been then returned for Lancashire , he held the representation of that county till the passing of the Reform Act . After holding a seat in the House of Commons for upwards of ill years , he was called to the Upper House , during his father ' s lifetime , by the title of Huron Stanley of Bickerstuile . Hit * father dying in October , 1834 , he became 13 th Earl of Derby . The noble i ' i . irl wa-. well remembered as an efficient member of imp

      Uou . se of Commons , as a man of very sound uiiderstand-»> X , of high character , and most amiable disposition , lie graduated M . A . at Cambridge m 1795 , and was w ' , ' ! " H llt <> f liic Garter on the 17 < h of April , 1831 ) . William Hebught Lascellen , M P ., uu-. l ou Wednesday "veiling , at Campden-hill , Kensington , from an allectiou «« lie brain . He was second son of the late , and brother <> ' I he p . « - * eni , \ , ] , \ ,,, - Uilr ( . Wood , and was bom the 25 ) th I 7 " r . 1798 . He married on the 14 th of May , 1823 , - | ' > ily C . » r . » lin .- Howard , eldest daughter of the late , and hitter o | the prc . i , nt , Karl of Carlisle , by whom ho leaven » numerous issue . - The right honourable gentleman ' « pr « 8 « 'iiUMl YVakftteM in several Parliaments and was " ¦ Hie last general election returned for Knareshorough , ui-. U Ht-ni becomes vacant by his demise . He was u HU ,, | , o , ter of | , , J ()| ln Russell , nll ( 1 Controller of her M » jefity ' n HouHt-hold .

      he eccentric Mr . Pyce Sombre died on Tuesday . He an well known f ,, r bin extravagance and reputed licen-• Mumena . The notorious Heguin of Humroo adopted ' »'» , and lelt him her enormoiiH wealth . That old lady 'i cs the Clobn , " was a prodigy of fanciful caprice an « i un vindictive intensity . All India told of her coolly "lolling her hookah over the fresh grave where a rival tiiuu-. ing K , rl hud just been buried alive . Young Dyoe * v | , OH ( . Humame of Sombre , in a Spanish form of the ' nnan s patronymic , just as Sumroo is its In-« " »» equivalent — wan educated by a clergyman of

      the Established Church , though the Begum herself became a most enthusiastic partisan of the Pope . Exquisitely selfish , she founded a splendid mosque to secure a Mahometan paradise , should there be such a thing ; while , with a" keen look-out in another direction , she built a large cathedral , with endowments for a bishop and friars , at the suggestion of a nondescript Portuguese Padre , the companion of her convivial hours . " At Rome , Dyce Sombre built a cenotaph to the Begum , which has become famous ; and Cardinal Wiseman preached her funeral oration .

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      General Radowitz has bought a house at Erfurt , where he will remain . The second paTt of his work , " Conversations on State and Church , " is about to be published . Count de Mulinen , formerly Minister of Wurtemberg at Paris , returning late in the evening of the 21 st of June to the house in which he lived near Thoune , mistook the road , and fell over a precipice . His collar-bone was broken , and , in addition , his brain was so much , injured that be died on the 23 rd . The police of Florence have ordered the Marquis Ferd . Bartolommei to reside six months in his country house at Casennove under the surveillance of the police , or , if he prefers it , to leave Tuscany for the same space of time . The reason stated for this measure is , that he has several times secretly excited disturbances , and that his presence in a populous place is dangerous to public

      peace . A report reached Frankfort on the 27 th ultimo , that the Duke of Gotha , while taking a hath at the chateau at K alien berg , remarked that one of the water-pipes was stopped up by some substance , and he ordered a stick to be run through to clear it , from the other side . The order was too quickly obeyed . The Duke was still looking through the pipe when the attendant unknowingly thrust a stick through it , the end of which struck the Duke ' s eye with such force that he fainted from pain , and was carried to his room in a state of unconsciousness .

      The fate of Abd-el-Kader is occupying much attention at present . Lord Londonderry read a note in the House of Lords on Monday night from " Prince Napoleon " upon thesubject—not at all satisfactory , but full of sympathy . La Presse is nearly alone among the Parisian journals in boldly counselling the liberation of the great Arab . Emile de Girardin writes : — " The journal Le Pays announces that the question relative to the cessation of the captivity of Abd-el-Kader is about to receive a definitive solution . Has the nephew of the Emperor Napoleon , at present President of the Republic , at last found under his hand a copy of the ' Memorial de Sainte Helene ? ' If it be so , the author of the ? Note of the 14 th December ' will only have to congratulate the elect of the 10 th December on this measure , in which the honour ' of France is more interested than is thought . "

      The Hindoo Intelligencer announces the death of one of the seventeen wives of Dinnoonauth Mokerjee , which melancholy event consequently leaves the said Mokerjee the seventeenth part of a desolate widower . A Roman Catholic priest has been tried and cast in 1600 dollars damages , for seduction , at New York . On Sunday evening some stupid scoundrel penetrated to the " Encampment of All Nations , " in the Symposium , and succeeded in cutting oft" and carrying away twentyfive yards of the monster tablecloth which formed one of the attractions at Gore-house , and was certainly a triumph of British manufacture .

      A " Suffolk Rector , " moved by the " calumnies directed against the Bishop of London , writes to the Post to vindicate the long-suffering prelate , and tells the following anecdote : —" From him many a saddened scholar —many a struggling undergraduate—many a literary man overtaken by sudden misfortune—has received welcome relief . A writer of mark , now sunned by public favour , has more than once told me that he ' was saved from meditated suicide by opportune and generous help tendered him , with many a kind and encouraging remark , by the compassionate bishop . ' In other quarters cold advice , heartless excuses , and morbid curiosity goaded him . The bishop gave—cordially — promptly—and with cheering looks and words . One such fact as this should , methinks , silence a host of backbiters . " The Nenagh Guardian tells the story of an elopement near Lough Derg , which the editor seems to relish amazingly . The lovers , of course thwarted by a cantankerous father , were resolved to wed . Mr . Blank ( what , a pity it is the journal won ' t give names !) declared that he could not exist without Miss HIiink , and nn elopement was decided on . " Accordingly , " continues our delighted author , " Mr . repaired to the dwelling of his beloved one , and at the dead and silent hour of midnight cautiously approached under her bedroom window , to the sill of which he fastened a ladder composed of ropes , and specially made for the occasion . Immediately after up went the ; window—out popped the young lady ' s head ( who , besides possessing personal attractions , and admired beauty , has ii thousand substantial charms ) , with a step of agility she descended the ladder , and in an instant she was in the arms of him she loved dearest on earth . Having got into a chaise , uway they drove at a rapid rate , and their whereabouts lias not since been heard of . The only notification Mr . got of his daughter ' s elopement was by perceiving the ladder nuapciuled from her bedroom window . " The Bristol ( layette telln a curious ntory respecting tlie night wanderings of a sleep-walking visitor of Miss Sellon : —" Our rendera are uwnrc that a branch establishment of the ' ISisterH of Merry' of Dcvonport has been founded in Bristol . The chief location is in Lower College-green . With undoubted honesty of purpose , but with dubious discretion , the- ' Sisters' Jiavo likcwine taken a house in a place culled ' Ilurford ' a-oourt , in close propinquity to one of the lowest and most degraded quarters of the town . On the 20 th of June a young

      lady arrived at the latter place from Devonport , on a visit to Miss Sellon . She was considerably fatigued by her journey , and some recent painful events had much distressed her . She retired early to rest , and Miss Sellon left her in safety to proceed on a visit of charity . On her return Miss Sellon was astonished to find her visitor absent . Search was made , but she could not be found ; and Miss Sellon determined to apply for assistance to the Rev . Mr . Barrow , the clergyman of the parish , who immediately went to the police , and by their means traced the young lady to the Artichoke Tavern under the Bank . From what can be gathered , it would seem that

      the young lady , who is a foreigner , and speaks English imperfectly , must , in a fit of somnambulism or delirium , have risen from her bed , and found her way into the streets , with little more on than her night-clotheg . Here she was accosted by a woman , and by her put into a fty , by the driver of which she was taken to the Artichoke When Miss Sellon and Mr . Barrow got there , at two o ' clock in the morning , the young lady most eagerly welcomed them , and immediately returned with Miss Sellon home . It is with regret that we add , that the shock which the nervous system has sustained is so great that the life of the young lady is considered to be in danger . "

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      THE EXPOSITION . The sum taken at the doors on Saturday was £ 1590 16 s ., and the number of persons visiting the building , 11 , 501 . The weather was excessively hot , and great complaints were made at the building respecting the imperfect ventilation ; but we must confess that it did not seem any too hot . The watering was serviceable ; but unless precautions be taken to lay the dust in the sandy desert at the east end of the building , the project of throwing open both ends of the nave would , we fear , fill America at least , with dust . There was a very considerable falling off in the numbpr of visitors on Monday , the police returns giving 52 , 879 as the total , while the receipts at the doors amounted to £ 2469 16 s . The excessive heat of the

      weather is probably the cause , for there is no reason to believe that the Crystal Palace is as yet losing its attractiveness with the masses . By a constant use of hand watering-carts and cans , and by removing the glass partitions at the eastern and western ends , the interior was kept pretty cool throughout the day , and the temperature must have been considerably lower than it was outside . The police returns for Tuesday and Wednesday show a further decrease . On Tuesday the number of visitors was 51 , 069 , and the amount taken at the doors £ 2429 10 s . The interior was exceedingly cool and agreeable during the day , anil there would no doubt have been a larger attendance but for the showers that fell during the morning and the afternoon . On Wednesday 49 , 399 people entered the building , and the receipts amounted to £ 2363 18 s .

      The presence of charity children still continues to form an agreeable feature of each day ' s incidents . The girls of St . Olave ' s school were enabled to go on Wednesday by the liberality of Mr . Ex-Sheriff Pilcher ; and the trustees of the Broad-street Ward school also treated their scholars to an inspection of the interior . The Queen , Prince Albert , and the King of the Belgians , were also there in the morning . On Thursday the numbers were 55 , 038 , and the receipts amounted to £ 2602 9 s .

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      HUNGARIAN POLISH KKKUGKK 8 . On Friday week a public meeting was held in the large lecture-room at Brauiley , for the purpose of expressing sympathy with the Poles and Hungarians now in Leeds , and devising means for their uupport . The meeting wan numerout-ly attended , principally by the operative classes . Three of the Hungarian refugees residing in Leeds were present , ainon ^ whom was Mr . Deinbiuki . Mr . William D . iwson occupied the chair ; and uniyngst others present were the Reverend J . Wnlcot , Baptist Minister , and Josh , Glcdhili , Kmi ., of liramlcy ; Councillors Carter ( Leeds ) , and Darker , Hrainley ; Messrs . Josh . Gaunt , Victoria Mills , BramWy ; William Hot tomley , Iroufouudrife Draiiiley ; William Market ( top of

      Hell-lane ) , ISramlt-y ; Thoa . l *' awceit , Bramley ; Jno . tfhaw , of the Hydropathic Establishment , Lredn ; « n < l Jno . Firth , Phonographic reporter , liruiuley . The speaking was of a very hearty , animated character ; ami the following resolutions were passed : — "That thiH meeting , deeply sympathizing with Hungarians in the _ ir struggles for liberty , feels bound , now that tlwy ure in difficulties , to share with others in rendering them tho pecuniary usuiatance they need ; and that ft ooinmittco be formed to cany out the objects of the foregoing re « oluiiou , to consist of perHons of all trades , professions , and creeds . " The following pcr « oii « were appointed a « n committee : —MesHro . Wulcot , Gaunt , Barker , 1 erkin Brook , Htephenson , Fawcctt , Mortimer , Firth , and Bannister .

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      It is recommended that all who come as strangers to the Exhibition should , on entering , examine carefully the large plan which is displayed at the south side of the transept , from the information contained in which they will be tnabled to find their way much more easily to the points which most engage thtir curiosity . This plan ha 8 been chit fly prepared by Corporals Baker and Mack , of t ! ie Sappers , and is a most creditable performance . The Stockholm journals announce that the King baa issued orders to the Post-office department to get ready the packet-steamer Nordstjerna , lor the purpose of conveying between seventy and eighty manufacturers and intelligent workmen to the Thames , in order to visit tho Crystal Palaee . The vessel is to sail from Gottenburg upon the 16 th July . The travellers will be allowed a fortnight ' s time for their excurbion , exclusive of the voyage .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), July 5, 1851, page 629, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1890/page/9/