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1,1141 e%, ? • . ; u ta.i -No .11pwres t NUMBCIt 4917. THEATRI: Br ;AL. i)1,1111Y-LANE. la ahedieare to th•• wiM , w ul th Politic, the General Committee have r/••' , 1 •1 upon the experiment of REIWCI NG the PRI(' A nittssit)r4 to the. VOX EN soil PIT; which will In, Ike ' 4, 1.00. a . f o ll ow Boxes, S. ; Pelee. 3. —Pit. Second Prise, Ir. ...Lower Gallery. es.; Secorril Prise, lc—Upper Galin y, Is.; Second Prier. 61 TlO. p,,bii- fPe PrirllllV informed. that this Thcatris MIL OPEN TO-MORROW EVEN ING, Septemher Pi. with AN (CCASIONAL A DDR FAS, TiTi 1, spokes by Mr. H inbastna. Aber which their Majesties' Nervasite will perform Shale spears Tragedy iif 110111:.() ANI) JULIET. The Prince of Verimi. Mr. Cowen?, ; Paris, Ile. learward, lloarrigoe, Mr. Miitiliirkai Capriet, Mr Powell; Ramer% Mr. H. K. wale ifruai tie Theatre Royal, Rath, his Gist sp. pantile , • tit till Theatre); Merest,,,, Mr. Peaky; Bravo. I N ,, fit. Holland; Tjhalk, Mr. fmta inch; Friar Lawrence, Mr. it. Ph.ltlps; Flier law, lier Curie; lialrhasar. Me. Mill. r; Peter, Mr Rawest; Apashecary.lllt.Barrion ; Paw, Mow C. Carr Lathy Carrie% Mrs. Rrevetwa ; Juliet. by a I'Lairig Lade (her brat swarms* i* Limbs) bane, Mrs. Spark.. to met 1. a Mvipteraiihr stew.. to Aer V. a FIAUCtaI Preemie* lo the Illooooseet of the Camstete. T. voterea will bet/Mei, the Moslem; Farce of Nil SON(; SIJI'PER. M r . J. g at imr, Crop, Mr. P ironed; Endless, 111. Oxliervi ; %Annie, Nr.Smilit; Thomas, Mr. Ellsworth ; fi.d n r, 11..10hictuu. Dorothy, Airs Bland; Louisa, II Nelly, Mrs. Cuveney ; Margarrtta, Miss I+..•r• open at Six earwig. The Performance to begin • 'ea 13-ses mid Places to he tr.ken at the Itutund.t, Bry.hrea. lewd. from Ti" lilt Emr. *here may 1..• had a Private ltoir to ;Jo', ; and, 1.. the farther accommodation of the Public, eke not.ollice to I he open every Evening c.f performance tem T-ie till Limes. TnesdAy, Ills Nrrniqly of A Core for the Heart Ache. It' I Rinol, lir. Welke. (from the Thcatre-linysl, flay nearket), sad Prank ttallsna, Mr. West... (being their first r, • rannr.• at air; th.,tie). After *hies, the farce of TM Londol. Mortar+ Delaney, Mr Weston. A fie* Meki Drama is in preparation, anti mill speedily b •nralucrst. TII EfTRE.NO IA I, COVENT-G. 4 UDEN. TIIIN EVENING, FIZ I DAV Srptetuber 11, 'lli be ark.% the nilesieed ruy of It(IB RON %C(IItEGOR; or, AULD LANG SYNF.. - - Cir fre4lro If.risou. Mr. hg►rleu; Certain Thereto's, R,,% t}a.•(rr(ar C.mplielt, Mr. Marmitely; 1).$401, ; Dsittir N:rol Jervir. Mr. Litotes. Daiwa M 111114 ; 113.114 a. 11sis Grecs %Sittig., Mrs. Mn.t - - After whirls. so lolcrleile, calle.l PErls• 'NATION ; ilr, FAMLY TAKEN IN. Led II! ur), Kr. Ablwei ; Julia. Mrs. C Kroable. To whlch will Ite trollied the Farce of Y. Y. Z. Captain G Mr. Cinstrir ; I:relibletne, Mr. Blanc+. eril Nu!ly Bray, Mr. Lubin; Roaaisra Allilrora, Mr. Faar. erit; Mr. Simpson. ; Ralph lienspared, Mr. Esrey. Mari', Mi s Foote; Al.iirivv. &Ira. Betty, Moo Leserve; Dtira Monivrell, Mr Davenport. •.' A l'r,v tic fi.ix may be hail far the Season, ur sightly, o r at . k: lir R x Afire. 7 tar ..11. Will be °word at Six &Clock, sad the Play brim at S rcie. Boxes. 74. &rood Prier. 3.6.1141.—Pit, 34.641. Si eontl P.ire t Is —Lower 114114 , ry, '!.s. &condi Pure, h -t: pp. r 11:411eri, 1.. 5ee.....1 Price, 641. Plar... for the Bows br takes of Mr Braucos, at the Box...ffirro. Hart-it,.rt, frusta T... toll Flier. Oss M. 4441.444 Pirirso; Vries, Mrs. Yates: sad Harlequin Cullotro.r, tor The Prinz Islatl. LAW NltillT HUT ONE OF THE COMPANY'S PERFORMING THIS SEASON. FOlt TiiE BENEFIT OF SIR. WARDE. THE 4772 E-ROYAL. 11.1Yil1elltiEr T fll" EvENING, tirptembe 11. - uit prestaieti (sot acted at this Theatre these six yeni•: t' de of 111 E HONEY MOON. Tl. Dike Arausa Mr. Warr)..; Omit Mootathin. Mr. olol; Rolando. Mr. Russell ; Itslibstsr, Mr. Fuutr ; •!... Mr. ; Jaques. Mr. J. Russell; Loo.z. Mr Mroage Juliana, Mrs Gibbs; Vulawle, Miss E. iocliaril; &wont, Mrs. Cuissiur ; Hostess, Mrs. Dam.. Mort. Air which (1911. time) a New Comedy, ism there Acts, called FRE GREEN MAN. sitiripal Cbaract►rs b► Mr. Fsmstr, Mr. Rarearst, Mr Is.m.s. y. Mr Totlr . Mr. Cosmos-, Mr. Trtty, Ms Rost. sell, Mr itallsonwtst, Mr Mortals, Mr. Minters, Mr. Hollings *rush. Mr Appleby, Mrs. Glaris-, WA C. tEattcharJ, sod Gibb, poxes, S. —Pd, 3i —First Gallery, 21 —Second Gal- I , rr, li. D me to be opened at Six, •od the /*informatics •o Lets %reen. TN I.: 174 E- NOVA L ENG Ol'EltA, 7761 A , 41. F.VENIN(I, FRII)AV. Srptetillier 11, wtil he prereete.l (first i 11110 e Shia wawa), the telebrat e4 mit Burtetia Opera, called MIDAS. Immortals--Apollo, Mr. Putman; Pao, Mr. J. Isaacs; yrs. Primula. Nlr. W S. Citatterley ; Dainartas, Mr. P..r..ll.sist; Daphne, Mass I. Stephenson; Myer, Al's. Groll Is. Arm ahich (12th time) a Militia rarer., in two Acta (not (don from the French), called AM ATEU RS AND ACTORS. n.i.loulett, E.% a Musical Dramatic Amateur, who en.. Mr. 0. P. Swale, and al tacked to Theatrical. and Miss liardarse, Mr. Pearlman; Me. (I. P. Illastle, a pru vol. nil Mans:. r, hat engaged tas *niter intend mime pr to ate TL anal., Mr. Mali; Winn, a War C.mair, A. 'li t 1.,,,, h;Petry, au Actor Gw the heavy homilies... Mr. -Inc; F.hlerireary, a retired Maritsfartiirer. gins* in w•t ..... et., and utterly asaartiliatoted with 'Theatrical., 'lr. ; Geidriy MortiStway, an Melly Charity Boy, I I aervant at litt.O.e's I.iuliginyr, Mr. .1 Mary tianlacre, a fugitive ward of Chi, rherry'a, ; Mi. M., r taimeril, a strolling Tragedy Acura", and a •trruua ft/ Ii w 11. hualiand, Mrs Paivatt. lu CUM kWh' with r Rallrt Drama, called 1..1 Pi:MOUSE; OR. TRE DESOLATE ISLAND. I.s Perna's . (Ike Nsvirsliis), Nr. ' E. P. Cooke. Wlssistue Miss A)ltst; rusbA, ; I.ther ChMfilt , :sv the AMERICAN INMAN WARRIORS. IslAr m tarin lite 14st but yaw of tbcir p. r- I.'llllaYrr. . 1. " - ***rows The Tserrike C.ste, Amateurs and At tore, and The lh irapts:os c.ook. Ite M0n,141. The 1‘1,4e.1. sse The Brown Stan u( Iht Ilour ; Amass issul Actuess ; end Dun slums, us 'Fist Labs s lim- 11) , Isoyesi. The 11,11 INer•fia, hl be rolh.l The Rendezvous., Sill Ise l''' **•.* *ids *lt d 41 . 1e1 tbs. ristuvery u MissA. I. af e„ ... _ s . s.r • saw 1 1 14' • . • . • 11111111 0 : " 14 I t •irott,b . , ott 4d, ot - 1 ,4+ to . v oom _ v tt t .;• ''''''''LOOD4ll4, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1818. CONTRACT FOR COALS TO BE DELIVERED AT GIBRALTAR. COMMIRRARIAT DEPARTS/ENT. 1 , 1 , er 'AA SCPTIMICIL S. SUCH. pprichim as. "go ; flesireav of Cwie&Meting with the Agent for Oemalikaiariat Supplies, to DELI VER THREE HUNDRED CHAI.DnONS OF COALS at GIBRALTAR, nay receive Particulars of the Colman' et thin Office betweeu the hones of Elevea sad Five, mid deliver their Tenders sealed ap and directed to the Aral tale Cummisseruit Sappho., alerting themes " Tender far C 0.1.," on or before TUESDAY, the rid invhatt, but same will he received after Twelve o'Clock os that day; lift win any Propomot be noticed antral mule ore or amazed to a printed Pertirsiler, and the Prices inserted he Wollis ret lee lb ; lour realms • letter be subjoined to such Proposal, signed by two persons of known properly, egMliting to be. orate Wood with the party teadering, in lbs Ism commend in the Particulars, for the dote performance of the Contract. FIFTH NIGHT OF THE SEA SERPENT. LAST WEEK OF MRS. ORGER'S AND MIL GAT TIES . ENGAGEMENT. ROYAL CIRCUS AND SURREY TIITATICE. /THIS PRESENT FRIDAY, September 11. IRIS, will he presented (sth time) s New Commie Harkqat made, eialenlated to exhibit some splendid American Local Secorry, sander the Ole of SEA SERPENT: OR, II A RLEQUINI YANKEE. Onsariago (a• Araerican Chief, afterwards Harlequin), Mr. Ridcway; Draconetto (a Yaakee Sorcerer, afterwrrds Clown), Mr. Kirby; Irish Showiness (with a chasm), Mr. M'Ca•a. Squseiairoosta (afterwards Columbine), alias Sirepsuu Show. aisles 'Wife (wit► a Song), Miss Bence. After which will he reviver' (for two nich►a only) the grand Mrlo•4kansatie Barletta Spectacle, called TEIE TIIREE TALISMANS. le the course of the ',ruin, two favourite Songs visSl be sting by • Geutlensan (being his fourth apprentice oa any Stage). To cow-lode with (nth time), an entirely new Grand Comic &Alta Spectacle (founded on a Piece now ailing at the Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, in Paris, with unprecedented eclat, ander the title of" Lt Petit Chaperon ItiingeTh called, RED RIDING HOOD. Prime Alidur (ur, the wow). Mr. Hartley; Barou Fire men., Mr. Genie • Simple, Mr. Filswilliam; lirlso, Mr. Lennon!. Fairy o f the Huse, Miss Taylor; Simpirtie (nr Reel Riding Hood), Mrs. Urger, who will eatredsce tbt ark bested Air of " No Flown that blues." Buses as —Pit Is.—Half Price at Half-past Places for she Boxes to be taken of Mr. Roraner, at the Box•011ice is the Treasury of she Theatre, where Free Ad. missies, fur the Season may be percbased, and a Private Box engaged nightly; and, for the accommodation of Fami lies at that end of She Town, at the Bureau de Spectacle, Western Exchange, Bond.street. flours open at Half past Five, to begin at Half-past Six. To-morrow (fur that uieht only) the populist Romance of The Three Talismans (being the last night of Mn. Orger and Mr. Genie performiog this erasoc). On Nuaday neat ss new Tragic alelo-drama, coder the title of The Murdered Guest. This day is published, la Oise large Volume, smelly printed, price lie. fich in hoards, Second Edition, correcolasd, enlarged, - l; TH ENTIC MEMOIRS, Biographical, CR Critical, and Literary, of the most (minimal Physicians and Someone of Great Britain of the persist time, with • choice Collection of the Prescriptions, and Specification of the Ifiseases fur which they were Riven; forming a rompkte wooden, extemporaneous Pharmacopoeia. To which is added, au Aeeo•ot of the differeist Medical leimitutitros of the Me tropolo, both Scieutific and Charitable. " from she contents of this Volume, we venture to eased that it will prove a source of much amusement to the posh. he, as well as of the moot wariest iwfurntation to Medical Men io detteral."—Awlijaeubite Neview„Janwery Ibl6. Sold by Sherwood, Neely, end Junes, P•arrao.ter-row, and all Booksellers. POLICE OF TIM METROPOLIS. EXTRACT !NON TUE EVIDENCE TAKEN ■SPORE THE COMMITTEE ON TUB POLICE OP THE UETROPOLUI. HRS. ELIZABETH FRY called in, and examined. It is unnecessary to ask yon, what is known to all the . world, the atteutiou you have paid to the female prisoners its Reargue_e • , but She Committee wish to learn from yogi, inure you have paid that eiteistion, what have been the oh. ermatioos you have been enabled to make epos the effect of the capital ronishrneets en the female side of the pr. win?-11 as a question that requires some deliberation I but certainly say °Were-onus has proved, in a very striking man nor, to myself, bow very bail an *feet they have, soot only upon those who suffer, but upon those who remain. As to the effect they have spew thaw who suffer, we have had, oe easionelly, some reason trchope that them is repentance pre- vious to death; but I am momineed it leads to sense very great errors is those peuple who are near death; for in. stance, the way iu which they continue to tell an untruth, and the way in which they will continue to the very last to 11u it, has beets very sirtittnit ; and they try lu fortify them selves rename tie their death, some by unbelief, others by saying that it., was fated; many of them shelter themselves under this apprehension ; and to these who remain, instead of wiftening their hearts in the saaniter I should have de. tired,l have Mien observed such a feeling of irritation, nut only against the laws, bat those who pet them into crime. non, that se far from deterring diem from the rewowin. awn of crime, I believe they are often brought lulu that state. that they are hardened farther to go on in their evil tonere,. There is a phrase, which you mast be aware of, which if celled dying game ; have )its ever foetid that (reline to exist nrwng the femaii • whom you have known antler sever have; but I hare observed that spirit is ilnus• that 'entail', that le.ole them to %peak ve►y lightly of sufferiug death, amid of hoasiiug what they *wild ; fur instance, there was ■ girl the other tl•y whom the Bulk allowed to plead to the minor offence, who said she was very stony fur it; she haul tuib. rgo through her Inal , and go Through the proper evostiustion, that she might have escaped, and if sod, alit shookl wily hare to dance fur as hour. You *tat. in your former answer, that you had rotted, geurnily, a disposition to go Dot of the world with as em. truth in their mouths; the Committee armee you mean that it is all Nixie', to preserve their character whirls in dite,* them so deny the justice of their conviction'—Partly as to their character, tool partly from a lingeriag hope that at last they sway he spared in cusisequeuce of their denial. Do you. think 11,11 the few people who really stiffer in commie horn with Masse aho are mistessessi to execut' pro. duns, by the vorertainty of the law, auy evil effects!—Very bail ,heels noisd. Cos you instv. to 11w Committee any imminent that neriir to yow, in which such bait effrets have brim vi4tble ?—II is .coy visible 11/ show p.... pri.p's atm macs. !orange or the ing.itialily (no it arenas to thrills) of the law, sod of its tojo.. lire, as it rrr r sirs !heir *suds *howl to the last ; sod I am Lunirltul it Daa a ;Try bad 1.1 . 011 Ibo.e NllO 11.184 burrow they belie slimy* a seen hope they shell be sparest, aul mute bow or other that they obeli escape. I believe that frowners may to go oo in their course of vice; aid the wooers bare indeed actually said to us, in the Bulk ewe particularly, slot they fully believe they shill be of that number who escape. They ell Satter Ihemetvel. Yon thick, then, that the conduct of the law, by keeping alive in the breast of the persons who offend against the law, the chance of escape from iis sentence, has • tendency to increase and multi* OK coMmiesion of crime have no Ambit of it; though I canoe! doubt, let our laws be ever so good, there weight be occasion of • very rare nature *her the laws should mud be put imp eitreatiuu: yet I base no doubt. as now *tied on, it tends very greatly to the in crease rof crime" There is another thing I m a y sh e gams _ time, that the prisoners outsider the pastislienrut of death as an stunentent fur all their crimes. When yes stale that the primates so consider the puoish mat of death. do you mean ',dependently of penitewee at the time, at at least • mikado* of fbeir crime?—They think that it doss of itself Mme, ad that is pasishmeist .- • Do they eneceive that by p er s isting in on untruth to the last, that they are - then cotistailtiug au additional crinte?— If the punishment of death *tones fee all their sins, es they think, it dons sot semis molter bow they added to them. Have you ever observed any differeeeein the impressions on the minds of those who are executed for one crime or another!--I have sees some difference; some of the Bank cases, and some other ease, I thiek. have hers felt very un just by the intfortnnale sufferers themselves, and by the other prisoners; one case. in particular, excited a great deal of feeling, and a strong ewe of injustice thrutighout the prison; and yet here and there, I thi n k, th ere are in stances whre they feel it very differently in very anoint in- Names. like au attempt at meeder. Yon Ibiuk. then, that even among the prisoners them. selves there is a dispositinu to acknowledge the justice of the law, when uffroret are capitally punished that are of a serious and heinous aateret—Certaiely, in a veil different degree In what it is in some of the instances I have first mentioned; in general, I believe Ibe opinion of the pri. loners themselves is. that it should, in cases of murder es pecially, be followed by death. Are you at all aware of the impremion which is treated nut of doom by the selectiois of capital punishment% and by the comparatively few persons that Duffer, to the number of persons no sentenced 3—l should say from sty observatim, that it is very generally felt in the large circle of my ac quaintance, as a wrong thing, nod unjust. It is cuasiiirred by you, and by these whom you have heard converse upon the subject, as ;Hectically leading to theasottipliration of offences?—lt is moat generally r e nt so. Can you furnish the Committee with any instances to demonstrate the fact, that capital putaahnieuts do not deter from the commission of MEM believe a great many might be proved; but one particularly strikes me now; a little while ago there were three brothers hung at Newest,. the one the year before the other two; they were of the same of Rawlinson. Were they executed for Ike same *game, Meths, upon the river?—They were. Do you know say thing of this family, and hew they were brought up, or whether the father was honest and indus trious !--1 have never heard any thing ageism their father, but I have against their mother. Ilime you ever had in the female side 4 th e prison nay females in the 111 , 11041 situation you have just uow named?— No, we have out. Do you think that the opsratios of the law, inflicting the name punishment fir so meal diffse wi g a & w ,, wat teem the highest tame that eau he coraiiiitted, namely, murder, dew , to t h e lowest to which lie sentence of death is at tached, has a tendency to create au indiffereuce to life, and to lower its value in the estimation of the people that are in that situating?--Of that, I am quite sure from observation ; that t h e l aw holds up this to the people, that property is more valuable than life; this they act upon in their own way, and they therefore scruple kis to commit murder to obtain pelptrli. So it is your opinion, that by inflicting the same punish ment for murder, theft, and burglary, those fitter Crimes are Oersted to the mriguituik of the first ?—Certainly ; I have sot the slightest doubt that one of the 1 , 111801111 of the frequent cummissiou of murder, is the public executions fur matters of property erring so frequent, thereby putting life sod property on a level at lemt. Are you aware, that the public emerstiema throughout the country have very much diminished within these few years, in the proportion of the capital convictions to what they were formerly ?--Yes; lam quite aware of it. It in a clear ease, that hanging in au degree diminishes the member of such convictions; it reminds us of the Hydra's head, that when one is cut off another rises. As you have objected to the infliction of capital punish ments, from seeing the little effect produced by them upon the public mind, what would yule sweat in their room ? A mo d erate degree of solitary confinement, imprisonment w i t h eam t e7 usent, instruction, classification, regularity, and order, I believe would very soon materially lessen the Toni lily f crime committed in Ibis kingdom. As an illus tration of the effects produced amongst the prisoner. A rm _ selves by the capital pumishmeuts, I wish to read a note, which was taken in the prison of ?frugal?, soon after the execution of a woman of the name of Elisabeth Fricke, who was executed for admitting a man to rob her mistreas, :o d a few days Ow the (Mille Association was first formed. " I visited Newgate two days after the execution of E. Fricker ; Instead of ending. as I expected, the whole of the criminals awfully affected with what had passed, I found a spirit of pity and lanseutation over the sufferers, with such an impression, that the punishment exceeded the clime, that it elicited • feel ing of great displeasure, and even bitterness,not only towards our laws, bet in those who put them into execution ; cud so far from softening the heart, or leacher it from evil, it ap peared to harden them, and make them endeavour to justify their own evimisal conduct, as well as that of theme who suffered, and eves to fortify themselves through unbelief of the truthauf religion, or to justify theniselres and those who aeffered. by feeling they were not what they considered justly slime by." Having stated to the Committee your opinions as to the effect of capitol punishment, can you give them any infiw motion as to the effect of transportation upon the women you have seen in Newgate?—Certainly, from what we have aerie, the effect appears le be bad ; I think that partly arises front the want of the whole of the system beiug better acted upon. Do you not led it operatinz as a punishment most un equally ; some single women most anxious to go, end other is with children. miserable at the thought of leaving them behind ?-11init unequally. undoubtedly. . . From your experiewceis NewEste, is there any difference made betweeu persons with females, soil persons without ? —I have almost always found, that the Secretary of state bas beau kiudly - stteniiire, as far IN be could be, to those eases. And yet, is fact, some people have tone who have left their children bt bind ?—Undunbtedly, many. Pis you ever bear of periods, husbands, in anxiety to fel low their wives. committing crimes to be sent after them; anti women doing the same thin to be sent after their hits. lands?—Yea; one of the WOWS •he suffered death lately, Charlotte Newman, I believe, was iadoceil to commit the crime she did from the great desire the had to follow her husband to Botany Bay, sho had renumitted the same of. fence, but it war thought proper to make an exstuple of be r, awl she was executed. Ilime you *ay Jerbtl r shut if a prison wee cunslraele•l, in whirls the (mimics rural be employe.' in 'shone mut e d tis receiving therein moral and minimum iiii , trtietenw, that OH re .fistel,l be no in Aniline that tabour; and that the result of that confinement mold be the Improvement of the per out se csufiut4l2—Nu duubl of it; float ow cape• 1 V: I iir; . r~" rimier, I believe al this lime I could c , 1 sum h more suck for them that. they email 41u, if,.. had only prlkan room ; as tu.the reformation atteodibg it, 1 coutiot &slit it is the least Coos experieuce. The Cowmltlre untlerstaiol you ilktincllt to say, that from your experience, which is known have town among the very Werat of the se,,, lo whose care and reformation you Kite ?vile atteotion, that you would find antoticrt that class • disposition to !shoot., and the resale of that tabus► be their moral reformation my lino Witt; and as ti_ iodisation* to labour there can be ou doubt resprctitut it. The greatest punishment they ran live is to be without work. TOO Sod ander the mild discipline you have catahlished is Nevigate, that so far from there being an unwillingisesa of the truisms to employ theihselves, that it ovoid be s severe prosishawat to depri►e them of the MINIMS of enspleyroeut ? .-44.Uoaoubtedly. IJECO.LECTAMS Olt CURRAN. • BY CHARLES PHILLIPS, Eel. • The following is an extract from the above %York: " Called. as we have thus seen him, to the low, he was without friends, without connexions, with out fortune, conscious of talents far above the tuob by which he was elbowed, and cursed with sensibility which reoffered him painfully alive to the mortification' he was fated to experience.— 'fhosh who have risen to prtsferrrinuitk eminence and recollect the iiiiiiediinentshr such a continence ment—ilw neglect abroad—the poverty pailisps at hisme—the flowtis of rivalry—the fears of friendship z -the surer at the first cssisy--the pro.- phecy that it will be the list—dis'eouragesuriats Hs to the present—forebodings as to the flume—slime who are established endeavouring to crush the chance of competition, and mine wbn have failed anxious for the wretch. if consolation of companion ship—those who recollect the comforts of such an apprenticeship may duly appreciate pour Cimitta's situation. After toifing for a very inadequate le compense at the sessions of Cork, and wearing, as he said himself, his teeth almost to their stomps, he proceeded to the metropolis, taking for mils %%ler and young children a miserable lodging uimil Term after term without either penile or profes sional reputation, lie paced the hall of the Four Courts. Yet even thus 1w was not altogether un distinguished. If his pocket was not heavy. his heart was light; he was young and ardent ; buoyed up not less by the consciousness of saint he felt within, than by the encouraging comparison with those who were successful around Imo, and he took his station among the crowd of idlers, whom he amused with his wit or amazed by his eloquence. Many even who had emerged frcui that crowd did hot disdain occasionally to glean from his conversa tion the rich and varied treasures which he did not foil to squander with the most unspating prodigst. lily ; still ionic there werd who observed the . - brightness of the infest luminary struggling through the obscurity ilsat clouded its coin mencetnem. Amongst thcri who had the tliQcriini tuition to applecinte, and' the' heart' to feel for him, luckily for Curran, Wag Mr. Arthur IVolfe, afterward* the unfortunate but respected Lord Kilwarden. The first fee of any• consequence which he received was through his recommenda tion ; and his recital tor the incident can not lie without its interest to the young profes sional aspirant whom a temporary neglect may have sunk into dejection. ' I then lived.' and he, ' upon Hog-hill ; my wife and children were the chief furniture or my apartments ; and as to my rent, it stood pretty much the same chalice of its liquida tion with the national debt. Mrs. Curran, however, was a barrister's lady, nod what was wanted in wealth she was well-deterniiised should he supplied by dignity. The leudlarly, on the other hand. had no idea of any gradation except that of pounds, shillings, and pence. I walked out one morning to ovoid the perpetual altercation* on the subject, with my mind, you may ima t sSue, in no very envia ble temperament. I fell into tits gloom to which, from my infancy, I had been occasionally subject. I had a family for whom I had no dinner; and a landlady fur whom I hail no relit. I had gone abroad in despondence—l returned home almost in desperation. When I opened the door of any study. where Lowder alone could have found a li brary, the first object which presented itself was an immense folio of a brief, twenty golden guineas wrapped up beanie it, and the name of Old Bob Lyons marked upon the back of it. I paid my landlady--fought 11 good diniSer—gave Bob Lyons a share of it—and that dinner was the date of my prosperity.' Such was his own exact uccouit of his profes.iunal advancement : and iterloaps the reader inny feel some interest attached to the person of the man who thus held nut to Curran the hand of encouragement when he was trembling upon the pivot of his destiny. A personal acquaintance hat given me in some degree the means of gratifying his curiosity. Bab Lyons, the attorney, was a perfect, but indeed a very favourable specimen of a class of men now quite extinct in Ireland, and 'sever perhaps known in any other country in crea tion. They were a kind of eOllll dor the rack rent squire and the sharp Low practitioner—scareless anal era ving—extra sii4ant and tisoirions—humouralile and subtle—just as their education or their nature happened to predominate at the in 1111 l riot. They had leo much igloo alit conceit net to despise the profes sion, and too twiny 'artificial waists not at times to have recourse toots raceme. The solicitor of the monolog was the host of the evening; the invitation perhaps curse on lire hark of the copies, and she gentleman of undoubted Mission nrigencapped the climax sof his innumerable bumpers with toasting coofusielo In the gentleman by Act of Parliament. Thi. race of met', a ruts* in thessierlvro di tinct xll4l rectillar, grew like an excrescence tit the system of the conistry : Iba Irish squire of half a creamy op, scorned not to be in debt ; it would be beneath his dignity to live within his Income; and swat Itl tint Metal rang a debt, tar greatest ele_grailation would have liven orsoftsistaiohy to pay one. The (mist (parolee mceseastly of creditors was law, and the milispen- I sable constepieme of law was all ! hut 1! , Aft PRICE SEVEN-PRNCE. those whom law estranged the table re- tttt ited—the squire became • reconciled to the attorney over a bottle—to avoid his process he made Infn his agent.. and the estate 'moo putted from their alternate pus ses-ion by the saute course of ruinous prodigality. " Such war the community or which oitt Huh Lyons was a most. distinguished member; but ul whirl', as I have sa4l berme. he was a moat f itoor- Oak specimen. Plausihlt in his inan,itrs anti has. pitithle its his habits, those who rearcil hint fur his undoubted skill as a practitioner, esteemed hint for his convivial qualities as a cosupauion. Nor had eves' his usidu•try the ill foram. of selfishness. If hr gained all he couki, still he spent all he gaintd, and those who MatielW at the poverty of his neigh hoitrliond, could easily have counted his per snaal Nu flatter Who might be the poorer for pitta. is. was the etcher, for het short, it seemed to be the office of Ins left bawl lavishly, to expend what his fight band alseideionsly arcumulated. When I became first acquainted with him he had reaped the harvest if wu thirds of a celitiiry, and alt.-tostaly sued and enter tained two-thirds or the prociace or Conminglit, itt which he retitled. Ile had all the pleasantry of youth in his addiess, and art st f og g l.d h ar d t o apt off the lingering givers of his ex Its iqr. Ills chokes were always adjoined to a Meaty—a perohitlal fßrn tus rendered either halthiess or kre Ale.* iiiitisible t mid the jethalack liquid that snide hi. i,out a mierftr s remorattil the almost traccleso semicireA cy'Ais ty" , brute ! Such. to an outs, was told 1141 Lyons; and to 111 M COMM has often to ld itie he Oiirril nit ilirft. ly much of the prosperity; hot Mail - of the plea. , molten hours ul' his eicistenee." (Tv be eemlineed ) INDIA. rXiItACT OF A Li trErt. You know the Itattidion I am atnii•heil to is pert ..r the Sirs o onr %tiltintliary foice,iiini 1 6-4tirt to in.& form you, that 14tely ere have Lreu uw..t treaeltrr e ouvly deceive Iby the Nagpoor l'enwe. Ile had called us to Isis aviistance. as lie pretended. 16 pr0.../4 test I slid his country from the images of the Pindarres, but it would k1+4.111 It was of i to %reit the opportunity until he had got the greater parr of our troops at a dittatics from his ea pita in por. suit of the robbers, to declare open war az.sinst Only four regiments of the force remained nettind : one at the capital, and the other three at Iltassissga. bad, and he no doubt expected, with his inuuntet able army, to nave cut tits a untuher an inferior to his own. Ile had a force of nearly 60,000 at m 4 tear to Ins capitol, and we had only o n e ieginient of the force, three troops of cavalry. and three regis ..gsesAg i ef islodetsa keep* 'them He et'. isc ked these with part of Inv host, and e,OOO A r:4 t. 4 ; but ILrtn stately. after a contest of Insti,) hours, the battle ended in ourfavnur ; a 'cessation of Iso.iilities took place, and in the mean tr o ve beis:g reinlnrced, we in our turn attacked him. mid after a rely hard contesst, he was entirely defeated. The consequence was, he threw himself on our mercy, mid was rein stated, but had the best part of his c..uutry taken from hint for his temerity. Whilst these affrays took place at Nagpoor, our battalion, the 24 of the 23.1, with the let of the I lilt, left Hussingabad, to attack in army nt Or there. We attacked them at the town Set insigne on the sth of last month. They had !Areal up very advantageous ground, their cannon bring posted on three smell hills in our front. and in the rear they were protected by an extensive wood. They re ceived us with nrghty pomp, and a heavy but directed fire from the whole of 'heir cuss ttttt ; we gave them little time to rectify this inismatimgement. The party I was with charged up one of the hills, mod we soon thinned their ranks with the cool steel, and took the guns ; the other hills and guns were also taken, and when they saw this they Mune. (timely fled—their strength consisted of 7,000, ours of 1;400 ! They lost 600 or 700 killed and wound ed S ;and our loss vies trifling in comparison, bei n g only three killed, end fifteen or sixteen wounded. We took four elephants, forty camels, and lots of horses.. &c. &c. ; and 1 seized a prize which I sup. pose would not likely be found on sit European field of battle, being no less than four beautiful hoisting hawks I they belonged to one of the Chiefs of the enemy, are capital hunters of hares, par. trltittes. qustla, &c. and are reckoned very valuable. When the Nagpoor Esith broke oat, others of the illahratta powers followed his example. The Prishwa, the head of them, had previously risen at Puottah, where he received tight work fur it front the honourable IHountstesvart Elphinstone. Several battles have taken place with him, in all otwhicli lie his been defeated, and Poonsh has la en taken. Ile still hold, out, however, but no doubt will soon be knocked up, and have his cottutry taken from him. One of the greatest battles that has been fought in India was fought the other day. liulkur, another Maliratta Prince, rose up against the Government, with an army of 40,000 hone Mid 30,000 font. It was nut twig before be was attacked by HIS army of ours, 12,000 strong, tinder the comosisoil of Sir Tilolll3l. Hislop, a gallant officer, when, army a se _ were conflict, Holkar was best °tithe field, and 1 0 4 the whole of his cannon, amouutiug to 83 pieces. In a second action he was equally ulifortutiate, be big completely beat, and having 32 pieces noire cannon taken from him. Holkor lost about 3,000 killed and wounded, mod our loss was *bout 500 killed and wounded; three officers killed mid 3J wounded. It is a glorious period in India. The Marquis of Hastings is prompt *ad quick its his nieloairer, and his goverument has beau Ill Out cellar's'. The greater part of the country is nnw freed of the rindarees, and many of the tromping Chielii are swing for mercy. We have hem inarchisig from one plate to an• other tnr some months past. We 114%.e agent left Ser.migur, un a march to the westward; but we will have to canton somewhere vow, as the oreldh i er is becouiiiig so intolerably hot. i , ` C I 1 i