Vernindis.

The Easter Monday banquet at the Mansionhouse was this year more distinguished for the foreign. than the native guests who partook of the hospitality of Lord Mayor Finnis. There were present not only the Princes of Oude, but a Prince of Scinde, and the Rajah of Coorg. Major Bird was selected as the spokesman of the Oudean Princes in return for a toast in their honour.

British enterprise, he said, has done much for the civilization of India, but its action has been chiefly felt among the poorer classes, while the princes have remained stationary. But these latter have at last aroused themselves, and coming to these shores, can themselves witness the mighty power of the British army, the multitude and terrible force of our armed marine, and better than all, the indomitable energy and exhaustless resources of our commerce. They can see how the law is in this country above all%rungs, and how all classes, from the sovereign to the peasant, bow down %fore the majesty of the law. The greatness of England has been the subject of much speculation among the attendants of their Highnesses; and to show the justness of their conclusions he would relate a little anecdote. One of these attendants asking another what could be the cause of England's greatness, the other said—" The reason is plain ,the people all work, and nothing goes to waste. The dry bones which we throw out to the dogs are converted into manure, and produce fresh food for man ; and the rags which have served the beggar are made into paper, on which are written the laws with which this people govern the world." They had all read how the Queen of Sheba came to visit King Solomon, and how she went away fully satisfied : Major Bird trusted that the distinguished guests of whom he was the unworthy spokesman will have the same story to tell when they return to their native country.

The Easter holidays seem to have been kept more quietly than usual. They have been limited to sight-seeing by day and play-going by night. The National Gallery, the British Museum, the Crystal Palace, the Polytechnic Institution, have been visited as usual by large numbers. Although Greenwich fair has expired, the Park was full of holidaymakers on Monday. Here and there in the outskirts of the town, sometiring like an extempore fair has been held; but as a general rule these licentious assemblages are among the things that were.

Easter Sunday was celebrated in the Church of All Saints, Marylebone, in an extraordinary manner ; much of the proceedings being clearly due to the recent decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council making crosses legal. "A high altar was erected at one end of the church. It was surmounted by a large brazen cross, and close to it stood two largo candles, in golden candlesticks. The altar was covered with elaborately-wrought cloths of various colours, and flowers of every description.; indeed, every available space in the church was covered with flowers, and they were even bound round the pillars with red cloth. Behind the cross on the altar were paintings representing the Crucifixion and other incidents connected with that solemn event, and behind that again an immense figured red cloth, extending, with two other cloths of a somewhat darker red, over the whole of that end of the church. In the corner stood a credence-table, surmounted with a cross. At the end of the church was a largo cross wrought on white velvet, which being placed against a deep red cloth or curtain, presented a very striking appearance. The vessels for the celebration of the holy communion which were placed upon'the altar had rich lace coverings. At eleven o'clock, everything being in readiness, the organ struck up, and a procession of prieets and choristers emerged from the vestry-room. It consisted of ten or twelve choristers and four priests, including the Reverend W. Upton Richards, incumbent of the district. Three of them, being Oxford men, wore the red and black hood, and the fourth a Cambridge man, wore the black hood with the white silk lining. All of them were a metal cross on the back of their necks. The procession was headed by a chorister in a surplice, who held up a large silver cross, with which, on approaching the steps of the altar, he knelt, holding it up until the priests and choristers had finished the anthem in which they had been engaged while passing down the middle of the church. He then placed the cross near to the seat of the incumbent, where it remained during the remainder of the service. Prayers having been chanted, the time arrived for the commencement of the precommunion service, and the three priests who were to take part in it retired. During their absence, an official ascended the altar-steps and lighted the two huge candles, which remained burning. When the priests reentered, they bowed reverently to the altar as they ascended the steps, and then knelt before the cross until the Easter hymn, which the people were engaged in singing, was finished. They then went through the service, standing on the steps of the altar with their backs to the people, except during the Epistle and Gospel, when they turned round."

The reelection of Mr. Westerton as Churchwarden of St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, passed over very quietly on Tuesday. But some rhetorical shots were fired on both sides, and it appears that a quarrel for the disposal of the offertory funds is now pending before the Bishop of London. In commenting on the late judgment of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Mr. Westerton made some statements worth attention—if true.

The Privy Council has declared that altars are illegal ; and they would henceforth have to resort to honest communion-tables, on which there are to be no candles. The Privy Council said in effect, that the Puseyites had made themselves an idol, but that they had struck off its head, and now all the vitality of the Puseyde system is gone. He had seen a note written by the Archbishop of Canterbury, in which his Grace expressed an opinion that in the recent judgment the Evangelical party had gained a great victory, and from which Mr. Westerton inferred that the Sacramental party in the Church must depart from it. There are several minor points undecided by the judgment of the Committee of Council, and these are left to the jurisdiction of the Bishop ; so that everything now will depend upon the people. Only let the Bishop of London and the other Bishops know what the people want, and the people may depend upon it they will very soon have it all their own way. lithe people carry on the work with the hearty zeal with which they commenced it, they will soon gain a complete triumph over all the Roman priests who have thrust themselves like Jesuits into Protestant places of worship.

The ebullition was frequently interrupted by clamorous cheering.

Sergeant Parry was entertained at the Freemasons' Tavern on Monday by about two hundred of his supporters in the late Finsbury election. Mr. Parry imputed his defeat to corrupt conduct on the part of his opponent Mr. Cox ; to the slanders circulated against him ; and to the absence

of a Liberal registration association for the borough. Many, he said, went up to vote, and to their astonishment discovered that they were not registered ; and he was told that in the polling district of Clerkenwell alone, out of 6000 qualified electors, only 3000 were on the register.

The annual meeting of the Home-in-the-East Reformatory was held on Tuesday the Reverend G. T. DrifReld in the chair. The boys admitted to this institution are selected from the worst class who live in the streets. Some have neither father nor mother, many only one parent, others step-parents ; a huge number were young thieves. In thirty-seven cases the parents subscribed sums varying from seven shillings to one shilling per week on behalf of the boys. Out of sixty-five boys who had during fifteen months left the Home, thirty-seven had departed under circumstances not encouraging ; but the remainder had gone out into the world improved and provided for either at home or in the Colonies. The report showed that the institution is in debt somewhat; so that subscriptions will be welcome.

The Court of Queen's Bench has granted a rule to show cause why the verdict at the Gloucester Assizes in the cased Roux versus Wiseman should not be set aside, on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence, and the damages excessive. It will be argued that Roux was aware in 1848 that the document lodged with Cardinal Wideman had been handed over to Mr. Wyse.

The same Court has granted a rule calling upon the Reverend E. L. Barnwell, Master of the endowed Grammar School at Rutliven, in Denbighshire, to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against him for the offence of " undue influence" committed by him at the recent election of a Member to serve in Parliament for the Denbighshire Boroughs. The offence of "undue influence" was created by the 5th section of the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act 18,54, which enacted, that "every person who shall, directly or 'indirectly, by himself, or by any ether person on his behalf, make use of, or threaten to make use of, any ibree, violence, or restraint, or inflict, or threaten the infliction, by himself, or by or through any other person, of any injury, damage, harm, or loss, or in any other manner practise intimidation upon or against any person, in order to induce such person to vote or refrain from voting, or on account of such person having voted or refrained from voting at any election do., shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall also be liable to forfeit sum of 501. to any person who shall sue for the same, together with full costs of suit." Mr. Barnwell had repeatedly threatened one Treherne, u baker at Ruthven, that he would take away his custom., not only with himself but the,chnrch, unless Treherno voted for Mr. Mainwiring in the late election. Treherne voted for Mr. Morris, and Mr. Barnwell fulfilled his threat. This is the tint suit under the act.

The Court has also granted a rule calling upon Stewart Erskine Rollands to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against him for using grossly Insulting language calculated to cause a breach of the peace, to the Honourable Mr. Clements, formerly Member for Leitrim. It appears that Mr. David Urquhart quarrelled with a Dr. Barter, of St. Anne's in Cork county. Mr. Ross of Bludeneburg acted as the friend of Mr. Urquhart, but he quarrelled with his principal. Urquhart then named Bollands, and Ross Mr. Clements, to settle the difference. Rollands seems to have insisted on presenting letters from Mr. Urquhart which Mr. Clements would not receive; whereupon Rollands called Mr. Clements "a coward and scoundrel." Believing that his object was to cause a breach of the peace, Mr. Clements was advised to apply to the Court for protection.

In the Court of Common Pleas, on Wednesday, Mr. Edwin James, on behalf of Major Croker, moved for a rule to show Cause why there should not be a new trial in the crim. eon, ease of Ling Ver8U11 Croker. In this ease, Captain Ling had obtained a verdict with damages against Major Croker for the seduction of Mrs. Ling. The adultery was not denied, but letters wore produced for the defence tending to show that Captain Ling was entirely cognizant of the relation that existed between his wife and Major Croker. The authenticity of these letters was impugned by the plaintiff's counsel, and evidence brought to show that they were not the letters of Captain Ling. Captain Ling put in an affidavit deposing that the letters were not his. The Jury took this view. Mrs. Ling, hearing. that the forgery of the letters was imputed to her, immediately made an affidavit asserting that they were gerteine ; and Major Croker made an affidavit declaring that he had nothing to do with the concoction of them. The Court has now granted a rule, but refused to grant a new trial unless the defendants can bring in some new evidence respecting the handwriting. When the rule comes on, the Court will hear argument as to the admissibility of the evidence of Captain Ling, Major Croker, and Mrs. Ling, respecting the handwriting.

Colonel Waugh, one of the directors of the London and Eastern Bank, from which he obtained advances to the amount of 237,000/., was adjudicated a bankrupt on Wednesday.

At the Central Criminal Court,' on Saturday, the Recorder sentenced a precocious forger—Allen Beamish fourteen years old—to prison for six monthsoind directed that after that he should be consigned to a reformatory. The young criminal had been several times 'fent by hie master to obtain cash for checks at the London and Westminster Bank : from altering figures he begun to utter forged cheeks for small sums. At the trial he coolly took notes and handed them to his counsel.

The Marlborough Street Magistrate has filially eommitted Lieutenant Ernest Lloyd fur trial on several of thirty distinct charges of obtaining goods in exchange for worthless cheeks. It appears that this misguided young man is the son of Colonel Lloyd, who died at Scutari, and that he himself had served in the Artillery before Sebastopol.

Robert Robinson Tripp, in early life a soldier, has committed murder /11 the Caledonian Road. lie is a man of very "eccentric" habits, and morbidly, fond of arms. Scott, his landlord, dunned him for his rent lute one night, after a drinking-bout in which both had shared. Scott threatened an execution, and followed Tripp into his room. The latter, giving way to passion, stabbed his landlord with a small sword. Tripp was arrestedScott died within four-and-twenty hours; and a Coroner's Jury has found a verdict of" Wilful murder."