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EPSOM RACES. . Rich* Pike hunting, is peculiarly a national sport, and as such ' ,always hail the return of the gay scene that Epsom Downs pre. y e w:ion the" Derby Day," us it is technically termed, with peril. li st delight. The merry faces, the handsome equipagea, the imm rt silk jackets of the porthoys, the new liveries, and the double. Oohed harness. although they appear as rrgularly as a Lord Mayor a show on an Easter ball, „ nes t pnpulatton of London, all that guide de tour that those happy persona who are in the enjoyment of the aforesaid blessing so undoubtedly enjoy on the celebrated Drit!iy Day. The Parks hare been emphatically cslird the lungs of the metropolis; but that re mark was made smite time since, before building was act much the ra ge, and London reached to Brentford. As this great capital i 4 now constituted. thew appendages to the finest city in the world, delightful as they are, only allow its inhaisitants to respite with di& & s ilty, and it is not till we reach Sutton Turnpike that we can be said to lett Our long breath. Epaorn Ram cause the first grand sally orthe season to slake place out of London, after having been opposed with antokeand fog during the winter. Brighton, Mar. give, and Ramsgate, aliens RM. do much towards drawing the nails nut of the coffins of metropolitans ; but Epsom Downs nave the credit of first loosening them, after a winter's campaign within (art the lodging-bootie advertisements generally run) a quarter of an boar's walk of the Royal Exchange. Epsom Races, front their vicinity to the Metropolis, present ao sanuatod went daring the whole four days ; but on the Derby day it ts so totally unequalled, that it is hardly possible to describe the foot ensemble. The ride to the course—the meeting of frienda— the walk in the Warren—the interest in the homes—the sight of the gyp equipages, with their heat adornment, lovely woman—all eon. triiJate to a grand effect; and by cooling once a year. almost appear to mark the stealing hours of Time, and though their return brings to our recollection that we are one year older more last we saw them, the remembrance is any thing bat unpleasant. Notwith standing the tumultuousness of the meeting, there is a sociality about it which reconciles us to Its inCOnVen;utlCC, and when on the hills, surrounded by thimaands of cheerful faces, every disagreeable feeling is removed, and it almost becomes a business to form one of the immense aasenibly. At an early hour in the morning, the " note of preparation is sounded," and but few hours erc all are on the nrove—cotonetted landaus,barocches and four, curriclea,chaiaes, gigs, cabs, coaches. waggons. carte, and every other description of vehicles, are in requisitiott, with the thousands of equestrians, and the more humble pedestrians, who trudge their weary way, anxious to witness the sports of the day, and when they get a glimpse of the scene of action, hasten on as if they were the actual competitors for the mire. To describe the scene of yesterday would be impossible .—let the most unbounded latitude he given to the most vivid ima. gination, and it will fall far short of the reality. On a moderate corn. potation, upwards of 100,000 were present au this occasion. The Tay nnfavouraWe state of the weather did not appear to bare any effect, for at a very early hour the roads began to assume a very animated look, anti by ten o'clock the usual indiscriminate line of carriages, Carl!, and other vehicles, rendered them almost Impassable; the whole string being sometimes stopped for nearly an hour. Accidents out of number occurred, and two or three hones were killed t bat we did not hear of anything more serious. By about one o'clock the no,jority of the people reached the Coume, and then we were able to ascertain that the tollowing No. blemen, Gentlemen, dtc. were present Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York and Gloucester. The Dnker of (halloo Portland, and Richmond. Alarquisses—Blindforci, Graham, Tichfield, and Exeter. Earls--Jersey, Verolam, Stradlaroke, Orford, &c. Lorda--Fitsroy, Dunwich, Hemlock, Cavendish, Bubo. rough. Re. General Grosvenor. Sir J. Shelley, Col. Russell, G. Rich Ro binson, ; Moots. Gievilie, Irby, Wyatt, Fleming, Stan. hope. &c. &c. fhe knowledge that the General end Panic would not start, de. prived the day's sport of half its interest, and the incessant rain threw a damp upon the whole. ft was mid that Rush's colt would sot start, but this web without any foundation. As the hour appointed for the start approached, the masses of people distributed over the Downs began to move towards that part forming the Cour*, and after the usual scrambling for a good place, the sides were so completely lined with the heterogeneous mixture of horse and foot, and with carriages of every description, that to have effected a passage through them would have been an achievement worthy to he placed in comparison with any of the tamed seven labours of Hercules. Our attention was particularly attracted to a vast number of horsemen congregated near the starting point, and it required little Ingenuity to interpret the eagerness of their gesticulations—the busy hum of their voices, and the " Done I done! done!" unceas. ingly echoed from one aide of the ring to the other—this was the betting post. A dispassionate observer alight have found ample food for reflection in the intensity of Interest depicted in every coun tenance; not a thought, not a fte;ing, not a laeulty, but what war absorbed by one grand engrossing subject. Ap the time for tit: race approached, this vehemence of feeling and action became mute vividly portrayed, and at the start itself reached its climax. In the short space accepted by the rice, the suspense and anxiety became of that over.exelted nature, that to those really interested, a knowledge of the worst must hare been comparative bliss. Alm ought be said on this subject, but we willingly turn from ft to the snore agreeable one of the race itself, on which a few general preli. mina, remarks may not be amiss. Unlike the Craven and Spring Meetings of last year, those of the present have not afforded any rehire criterion whereby speeu !store could arrive at a decisive opinion as to the merits of the re spective horses, most of the principal ones having been victorious an some occasions, and defeated on others. It is admitted on all aides that Newmarket Its& seldom produced so bad a lot of three. year olds ; last year they had something to boast of instance, Rufus., 3liddleton. Enamel, Addy. Ice., but it would be difficult to select from :he whole squad of this season any one Derby horse that would bear compari.on with them, or with others that might be tamed; in thus speaking we are, of course, guided by public running. The betting on this great stakes has from the beginning to the end been of that extraordinary nature that will not admit of expla nation, and it is well known that the safest betters and best calm. Woes on the turf have had very great difficulty to make their books square; indeed, it is • matter of doubt if there was a really safe' Derby-book at all, previous to the decision of the stakes. The fluc tuations have been unparalleled throughout ; some of the first fa vourites b wing been nut only thrown into the back-q,round, but absolutely forgotten, such as Cedric, Bolivar, hiraniatic, &c. Of late The General has been a perfect shuttlecock Id the betting' citeks; he has knocked about from the bottom to the top, and back again alternately, and without mercy, an enormous sum being a' stake; all Newmarket WO on him and nothing else, so that it may be sunpored not s little interest was excited ; as long as the result was in abeyance its effect may be imagined. About a quarlev berm two, the jockeys being weighed went to the starting-post, 19 in number, but it was not till a quarter be bre three that thy went off when wan decided the great DERBY STAKES of SO stirs. each. Coitatit;t.7lh. ; fillies, fist. 21b., h. ft. Mile and half. The owner of the "mond horse to receive WI cut of tte stakes. 58 subscribers. Lett! Egremones Brother to Twatty Mr. %roes Shakspeare, Molly - 2 The following warted, but were not placed:— Mr. Goddard's 'Viscountess colt. Luke of Grafton's Bolivar. bake of Oration's Dervise. Mr. Heathcote's e. by A madis—Mies Syntax. Lord Lowthees Monarch. Lord Lowther's ticaniter. • Mr. W. Wyndbant's Dories colt. :11t. 31arriotes Clothier. Lonl Lemoyne' Centaur colt. Lori! Exeter's c. by Conum—Phimmen. Lord Exeter'. eh. e. by Captain Candid—Admix,. Mr. Bernard's Baron 31tinehausen. Mr. Rush's Carthago. Lord l'erttlam's The Moslem. Mr. netles Premier. Powletes Troth. Mr. Mimes The Justice. • BETTINO. In the town, till abase one o'clock, the betting was very black at the fella:ring mils:- 3 to I amit. Premier 20 to 1 spat. The Justice 1.. 1 , to I east. Advance 25 to 1 art. 'Milne : to I apt. Derviae 30 to I agar. Twat'y (the win. 7 to 1 alga'. Illonarch ncr) 12 to I agst. Shakttreare ltO to 1 agst. Centaur 1 2 10 I agst. ('arthago .'Ol to I agat. Bolivar 20 to I apt. Moslem AO to 1 item. The Baron. A rod deal was done jest before starting, but only making Prtnner a better trvuurite at 2 to 1. THE ACE. At the signal th e y went off at a R good pace. Shakspeare took the Led, and made the running up the bill to Tottenham-corner. with Grthago. Bovine. Tvratty, Denise, and The Moslem closely laid to ilia " Roux alter, they got tolerably well landed at Tat tcnham. caner. Sitaksneare Still in front ; at the ropes Twat'', came up, and gut a.bead, keeping the lead, with Shakspeare and Dervise close at his quarter. They continued at a famous pace to the end, when Twaity won the Great Derby Stakes by a length cleverly. The favouri.e, Premier, was dame up at the Duke of York's tobbinx house, notwithstanding • Chiffney was very liberal ‘ith both whip and spur; he could not go any further, and came in last. The Baron and Truth were beat off a kng way from home, while Monarch, the Moslem, Rush, dc. came in with the crowd. The result was to ally unex ktiel. and may produce some unpleasant conseqaences— iot Friday next, at Tattersall's, will show. George Dockery r.s:e the winner; Shakspeare. by Barnard; Advance, by S. Day; The Moslem, by Conoily ; Derviae , by John Day ; Carthago, be Robinson ; Monarch, by Wheatly ; patina, by F. Boyce ; Prettier, by Chiffacy ; Bolivar, by Bogen ; Stamper. by It. Rive ; The Baron, by Goodi so n ; T rut h, b y L ye; The Justice, by (Jilt; Centaur. by Amon . • Miss Syntax., by Macdonald ; fleshier. by H. Edwards ; and Lord Exetcr's Phantom colt, by Irliitehoutse. The Dordan's Stakes of 10 sows. each. One mile. 31r. Ifintittaird's h. e. by Smansko. 3 yrs Mr. Coleman's b. e. Linguist, 4 yes Mr. Nome% (*.mei Won, 4 yrs - Mr. Harvey's fatris.s. 3 yrs - Mr. Burtley's t'orsion. 4 yes - Duke of Richt:lord's b. e. by Pan. 3 yrs - . it 31r. AtordrelPs Princess Mary, 4 yrs _ - 0 - L . Larissa rode by Pasts, made running all the way to the Dia. - 0 more. when Linguist (Dockery), and Goddard's (young Buckle) came out. and made a pretty race. won clearly by Ooddud's; Princess Mary rode by Connlly ; (lonvic•ion by MaulonaW. The Duthie Stakes of 10 sow. fur each. %fr. French's Forethought, 3 yrs . . . I 31r. llor , on's Eveltna, 4 yen - . . 2 A good race, but won easy. Young Buckle rode the winner, and R. Boyce the °Our. BETTING ON THE OAKS. 7 to 4 agst Problem, and 4 to I agst Forth's two. !laving now brought our notice of the legitimate sports of the day to a close, we may be allowed to remark that the return from the races was essentially different In character to the journey to them. The buoyancy of spirits of those who went for amuse ment, and the feverish anxiety of those whose object was burdnera, had alike vanished, and in many Instances had given place to thk de lusive excitement of inebriety. The joyous hearts who, in the non.. ing, had a nod or a wink and a merry answer for the roadside win, were now mere passive butts for their coarse unbridled raillery, which was pointed as well at their altered demeanour as at their habiliments, which, from the state of the roads and the confusion of the race course, had experienced a metamorphose as complete as if the magic sword of Harlequin had been at work, smarting under the lash of ridicule, freely and indiscriminately bestowed ; there were not a few who bkssed themselves when they brought their jaded horses, and no less jaded selves, to a comfortable an chorage at home. THE B: SONS OF THE CLERGY. The Anniversary Festival of this Institution was cele brated in St. Paul a Cathedral yesterday morning, and, as usual, was thronged to excess. By the hour of ten the doors were beah.getl, and a constant addition of numbers took place up to eleven o'clock, at which time the western door was thrown open. The rush was tremendous, and it was only by closing the doors by main force twice, that any thing like order could be maintained ; by these means the persons in charge of the harriers had an opportunity of re ceiving the donations of the visitors, and prevented that malt into the choir which would have been at least incon venient, if not indecorous. By half after eleven the choir was tilled almost to suffocation. Shortly before 12 o'clock the peal of the organ was heard summoning the vocal and instrumental performers to their stations; and immediately afterwards the procession of Bishops was seen entering the choir, headed by their Graces the Archbishops of York and Canterbury, and fol lowed by a distinguished retinue of the clergy of this dio cese. As soon as their Graces were seated, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, preceded by his officers of state, and followed by the Sheriff's and Aldermen, took their seats in the stalls allotted to them. The band then played the overture to Handel's Oratorio of Esther with great effect. The service was read with much solemnity by one of the Minor Canons, and a most eloquent sermon was preached by the Rev. Christopher Benson, Prebendary of IVorces ter, and Rector of St. Giles in the Fields. The subject l chosen for his text was, the 27th verse of the third chapter of Proverbs: " Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it;" and we have seldom heard a more powerful appeal than that made by the Rev. Prebendary on this occasion. This festival may almost be considered as a Commemo ration of Handel, as well as that of the " Sons of the Clergy," as it is only upon this occasion that the public have an opportunity of hearing some of his most splendid land immortal productions, collectively, in a cathedral of the Metropolis. They commenced on this occasion with the Overture to Esther already noticed. The Psalms for the day were finely chaunted, and being part of the 119th, the' frequent breas gave an opportunity for a repetition of a splendid " Jubilate," the effect of which was most highly wrought. After the first lesson, the Dettingen 'Fr Drain was given with great effect, and which would have been heightened by the introduction of female voices; but that not being allowable on this occasion, the soprano parts were taken by the boys of the different choirs. There was a harshness in " Cherubim anti seraphim continually do cry," that is not so observable elsewhere. Mr. Phillips sang the solo, " Thou art the King of Glory, Christ,' with great taste and judgment; and Mr. Harper's trumpet accompaniment was beautiful. Mr. Vaughan gave " When thou taktst upon Thee to deliver man" with all that ability which distinguishes this gentleman's efforts on all occa sions. The chorus, " When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death," was very powerfolly etecuted. The trio for double choir, " Thou sittest at the right hand of God," hail great merit; aryl the trumpet, after " We be lieve that Thou shalt come to be our Judge," was really what Handel intended it—an awful indication of what has been so powerfully expressed by Dryden : • So when that lakt and dreadful hour This crumbling pageant shall devour, The trumpet shall be heard so high, The dead shall live, the living die, And music shall untune the sky." Mr. Phillips's " Vouchsafe, 0 Lord, to keep us!" was ten derly given ; anti Mr. Goulden is entitled to much praise, for his able performance of " In Thee have I trusted." The concluding chorus, " Let me never be confound ed," gave a splendid termination to this lofty monument of the genius of Handel. After the second lesson, the Jubilate and Halle lujah Chorus was finely performed. The anthem was that of Dr. Boyce, composed by him expressly for this Charity, " Lord, thou h as tib een our refuge ;' 'the solo parts, by Messrs. Vaughan, Salmon, and Goulden, were finely given, and the children's voices hartnonizNi very beautifully in " Remember, 0 Lord." We think the con clusion as highly wrought as some things of Handel him self. After the sermon, Handel's Coronation Anthem was given with great precision. The effect of the rest between the phrases" God save the King," " Long live the King," can only have its due weight in a cathedral. Mr. Greato rex conducted with that steadiness for which he is so much distinguished, and the organ was most ably played by Mr. Attwood. Mr. Cotton Reeve led, and was sup ported by a numerous and powerful hand. It is impos sible to overlook Mr. Harper's merits; in these perform ances he had much to do, and was eminently successful. He is himself a host in Handel's music, where so much judgment and discrimination are necessary, upon an instru ment which Handel has placed so prominently in many of his pieces. What good reason has England to congratu late herself on being the country in which Handel pro duced so many of his splendid works, for how much has he added to everything that is sublime in church music! At the conclusion, the Bishop of London gave his bene diction, and the congregation separated under the powerful influence produced on their feelings by the grand and sub lime effect of devotion so accompanied. Most nations have consented to introducing music into their religious ceremonies. The art was early admitted into the rites of the Egyptians and Hebrews, and it is known to have formed a considerable portion of the service of the Greeks and Romans. It is clear also that it obtained in the primitive Christian churches, from the mention made by the Apostles. There remain no specimens of the music employed in the wership of the primitive Christians, but probably it was at first the same with that used in the Pagan rites of the Greeks and Romans. The practice of ehaunting was introduced into the Western churches by St. Ambrose, about 350 years after Christ, and whi c h w a s im proved by St. Gregory die Great some time afterwards. It was first introduced in England by St. Augustine, and im proved by St. Dunstan, who was himself an eminent musician, and who introduced the organ into churches and convents, which became frequent is this country during the tenth century. The effect of that instrument has been ably portrayed by him who says— " Hut oh, what heart can teach, What human voice can reach, The sacred organ's praise? Notes inspiring holy love, Notes that wing their heavenly ways, To tend the choirs above." ANECDOTES AT TILE IlAtt.—Ai the close of a case yesterday, at the Middlesex Sessions, wherein something like perjury had been committed by a shoemaker, Mr. Adolphus said he knew of perjury committed by 400 shoe makers at a Middlesex election; they met at the Magpie and Stump ; one went to vote, for un experiment. and finding lie pa:ssed, returned to the society and said, 0 me, I've opened the hall, you may all get up and daaue." This he himself proved in the Court of King's Bench, and that they committed the petjnry for 30s. a piece. Mr. Phillips said lie knew of a man who went to poll eight times at the Drogheda election ; seven rimes he succeeded by altering his dress and his gait, and actually on one occa• sion shaved his head. On the eighth time an elector said to bum, " What, Dennis, are you come to yob. again ?" " Oh on," replied the other, " I'll not vote any more; for by J--s tired of it." lISH PRESS ELECTION INTIeLLIGENCR. Nonwice.t—The emilltion a the leaden of the Corporation and popular part, at Norwich, flw the return of Mr. Smith and Mr. J. Peel, is likely to be fesisied in• a very spirited manner by the great body of the fieoust• On the first announcement of the latter gentlemen, the fbeentisn of both . parties met, In number *bore three thousand, and toted an invitation to J. Han, Esq. and E. Lambe , Esq. The latter gentlemen has decline d; end although the 'mention of the forma i s not yet declared, It i s believed he also will decline rather than wand a contest. Mr. S. Firth mean while offered himself, but, in addition to his extreme unpopularity, he labours under other disadvantages, which would assuredly render his ambition futile. It is the More to be hoped that two new candidates In the liberal party will appear. We speak with confidence, and float local knowledge, when we say, that there Is a moral debility of their mimeos, through the unpo. polarity of the coalition we have mentioned. The favourite Alder. man of the city, Mr. Fruity recently unsuited his clubs, and offered them a treat of beer, the. on behalf of Mr. Peel, and they all simultanedualy broke obeli allegiance to this worthy Alderman, and declared they would Magnetising to do with Mr. PeeL Asionnom.—A userespoodent from this borough states that Mr. Duffield has started too late as a candidate, Mr. 'limberly bas ing secured 222 promises, while Mr. Duffield has only obtained 29. There remain 61 remitted VOW% but of these 4 have in fact no votes, 12 stand neuter, end d have not been canvassed on the present occasion ; many of them however had promised Mr. Moberly on • former canvass. From hues it Is conjectured that Mr. Duffield gill soon withdraw from the contest Sir Jacob Astley starts for the count, of Norfolk. It is expected that Sir Edward knatchbull and Mr. Honey wood will be again returned tor the county of Kent, without oppo anion. 'rhaaarne is also expected with the present Member for Alaidstone. All the delights of • contester, election, in Chester, are apparently not far distant. The Honourable Robert Grosvenor hoe offered Walsall to the notice of the freemen, in the room of his gallant relative, General Grosvenor, and the appearance, in due time, of a candidate on the independent interest. is announced. General Egerton has, it is said, declined the Invitation to offer himself a candidate. It has been generally reported, both here and at Lewes, during the last few days. that se is am the intention of Mr. Cavendish to cone forward as • candidate for the county of Sussex. For the peace of the county it would doubtless be desirable that Messrs. Burrell and Curteis should.be quietly returned ; but • contested election would cause so suck money to be circuited, that in these dull dines it will be perhaps to be regretted if sue should prove to be the case.—Brighton Gazette. Symptoms of pecans struggles are showing themselves on all sides, and no where more decidedly than in the neighbouring bo rough of Lewes. Sir John Shelley and Mr. Kemp are booked as the sitting Members. At Shoreham Mr. Sugden carried everything before him. —(bid. The son of Mr. Henry Hunt arrived in this town on Saturday evening last, arid in an address to the populace assembled at the tuarket.place, informed them of his father's intention to offer him. self for the representation of this county at the ensuing election. Taunton Courier. Mr. Nolan having duly ascertained the real state of the public sentiment at Bridgwater to be decidedly adverse to his pretensions, has very prudently declined to obtrude himself further on the notice of the electors. They wilt thus enjoy the enviable and stemplary satisfaction of returning their present Members without expense to themselves, and without allowing their Representatives to expend a shilling on the occasion. This is as it should be ; and Bridgwater will consequently furnish a splendid illustration of the virtuous exercise or` the elective franchise, the more creditable to the inhabi. tants, from the wretched use to which this inestimable privilege is perverted in most of the borough towns in this kingdom.—lbid. We understand that no coalition respecting the borough of Evesham has taken place. nor is intended, between Sir Charles Cockerel! arid Mr. Edward Prot heroe. IPSWICH ELECTION. Last night the electors of Ip►widt, being friends of Mr. Haldi. mend and Colonel Torten', supped together at the White Hart Tavern, Bishopsgstoatreet. Soon after nine o'clock, Colonel Torten' took the Chair, and about 200 of the electors sat down to supper. As soon as the cloth was removed, and the usual routine toams drank, Colonel TonsEngem to propose the toast of " Perpetual Inde pendence to the borough of I pi.wich," and in doing et), reminded thim of the noble exertions they had made to assert their inde. pendence. Their franchises in consequence of those exertions were re stored to them, and Ipswich so longer returned two 'Ministerial tools NJ formerly, but men of sound and independent principles. Their elections were no longer a farce, thinks to the indefatigable spirit of Mr. Baring, 111 r. Leonard, anti Mr. Haldimand * and he was sure they would serer again consent to be degraded to their former condition. (Cheers.) The (lathing Colonel next ended to the misrepresentations which had been industriously circulated'', elsi of thi opfmsing Candidates (Mr. 111•Kinnon), who insiseed that he had the aoceudancy of the Indio-house in his favour ; whereas, as far as regarded that corporation, Mr. Haldimand had 160 times the influence of 100 Mr. M'Kinnon's. (Great cheering.) After a fcir observations, the toast was drank with great enthusiasm. Mr. MERLE said that he had accompanied Colonel Torten in his canvass 6f the electors resident at Ipswich, and it was in truth most successful, inasmuch as a large nis:prite of the electors hail promised their support. In London they had been equally success ful, notwithstanding the unfair misrepresentations which had been resorted to by their opponents. (Much cheering.) • Mr. 111.tir Ns NO tient proposed tbe healthsof Mr. Haldimand and Colonel Torrens. Colonel Twilit'lrs returned thanks on the part of Mr. Ilallti matt, 'rho was in Italy for the purpose of reestablishing his health. He then entered into an exposition of his own principles, which were of the moat liberal and contitutional nature in politics u well as religion ; and concluded by pmposing u a toast, " Civil and Religious Liberty all over the Wotld." The toast was drank with great enthusiasm, after Which the Meeting separated, with apparently the utmost confidence of the suc‘ess of the favourite candidates. FESTIVITIES AT BRADBY, AT. [From the Derby Afercuryl _ . Yesterday, the 23d of May, the Earl of Chesterfield completed his twenty-first binh•day, and enured on the possession of his ex tensive ehtsues. It had been previously determined to celebrate the event in the most liberal and joyous manner ; and accordingly the gentry re siding 'tithe immediate neighbourhood of his Lordship's estate. in the shires of Derby, Nottingham, and Buckingham, together with the yenmany and principal tradesmen connected with the family, were invited to partake of the truly hospitable dinners provided on the occasion. Nor were the poor of the adjoining villages overlooked, but were plentifully regaled with substantial entertainments prepared for their especial gratification. Excellent arrangements were made for securing the good order and comfort of the banquets, and several highly-respectable individuals were appointed to preside over the different tables where the festivities took place. At Bradby, in tide county, the noble seat of the Earl of Chester field, Thomas,llassall, Esq. the long-tried and faithful friend of his Lordthip's family, presided; and about five o'clock nearly 200 guftte sat down to a most excellent dinner. A fine band of music was in attendance, and alter dinner many toasts and sentiments wr:e given from the Chair, and received with much enthusiasm by the company. After all due respect had bees paid to the first toast, " The King," Ilassar. rose and said—" Gentlemen, I am about to give you a toast which I am sure you will drink with the greatest pos sible pleasure. and I can only lament that the noble individual whose health I um about to propose has not selected some gentle man inure competent titan myself to discharge the duties which this day enjoins upon me. But my deficiency in ability I hope will be atoned for by the sincerity of my feelings, and the warmth of my attachment. Gentlemen, I had the honour of being present at the christening of the Noble Earl whose twenty-first birth-day we are celebrating. From that time to the present I have seen much of hie Lordship, and have had many opportunities of be coming acquainted with his disposition and character, and I hare no hesitation in stating, that when the Nonle Earl shall be fixed in the county of Derby, he will be likely to follow the example of his highly-respected father, and by his urbanity, generosity, kindness. and attention to all around him (qualities which he is acknowledged to possess in an eminent degree), will dispense blessings, as the late Earl did, with a liberal hand, to all in this wide neighbour hood. Gentlemen, his Lordship possesses not only high hereditary rank and a splendid fortune, but the inclination also to make a nu merous list of tenantry independent and happy. We cannot ex press for himself a more flattering hope than that he may tread in the steps of his revered father, and then our utmost wishes and expectations must be gratified. Gentlemen, I conclude by pro. posing to you " The Health of the Right Honourable George Earl of Chesterfield, and may he long live to enjoy the fortune and estates of which this day puts him in possession." The enthusiasm with which this was received we should in vain attempt to describe. After the long-continued plaudits of the corn pally had subsided, many other toasts and sentiments were given from the Chair, with appropriate Introductory observations, which we regret that our limits will not allow us to notice. In the evening the sons and daughters of the principal tenantry and yeomanry in the neighbourhood engaged in the amusement of the sprightly dance. It was not till a late hour that the com pany separated, but it is due to the good arrangements which directed the festivities of the (lay to observe, that the departure of the numerous 'Neu* was marked with as much decorum as if it had been a small private parry. Nothing could exceed the gaiety of the whole day's entertainment, and it will be long remembered hy all who had the good fortune to be the guests of the noble House of Bradby. - - - It is not, perhaps, generally known, that the laughable and excellently well•told anecdote by Mr. Yates, in his Reminiscences, at the Adelphi Theatre, of Munden's ex change of umbrellas with an admirer of that comedi an ' s extraordinary talents, actually occurred between "Old Joey" and Slr. Alderman Birch, just previous to the theatrical veteran's retirement from the stage. It was at the time remarked by a "green-room wit," that "he was not at all surprised at the circumstance, es Munden was alwaysfaruous for providing against a rainy dust." LIFE AND CORRESI'OIVDENCE OF MAJOR CAUTNIRIOIII'. It Is always our wish, In speaking of the characters of persons who political princires ate, opposed to ours, to divest ourselves as much as possible o soy bias on that ground, and to regard the individuals, if possible, as distinct front what we consider as their errors. In co ease is this more necessary than in stating our opi nion of the late 31ajor Cartwright, and in no case is It more diffi cult to adhere to the principle which has just been laid down. The character or that •genileman was so essentially political—his mind was so pervaded by the one idea of Parliamentary Refoim—:hat neither our own imaginations nor theme of our readers can easily be brought to consider him in any light put that of the political pro jector. The publication of his life and correspondence at the pm. sent moment IS not perhaps an accidental circumstance. The per. sons who must have furnished a great part of the intelligence con , tattled in these volumes--those with whom Major Cartwright was connected in life, and with whom his niece, the lady who has edited the work, no doubt still continue* on a footing of intimacy— are all persons entertaining the political principles which were ad. 'mated by him through his whole career ; and the present dilapi dated state to w hi c h t hei r f act i on h as be en reduced may render it necessary for them to recur to the examples of former times, to reani mate that teal against abuser which has long ceased to agitate the public mind, from the want of any real abuses to declaim against, capable of receiving a peacticable remedy. John Cartwright was born at !Bentham, in Nottinghamshire, on the 17th September. 1740, of a good family, which suffered severely from the part it took is favour of Charles I. A great part of has early life was spent with the husband of his father's sister, Viscount Tyrconnel--the eccentric nobleman on whose character Savage threw several aspersions, inserted in his .life by Johnson. Major Cartwright's political principles are traced in a great measure to the sentiments of this Whig Nobleman; of whom " he u-ed to relate several amusing anecdotes; among other% that when divine service was petformitig in the chapel at Kelton, the old Lord was observed to be greatly agitated during the reading of the prayer for the Parliament—stirring the fire violently, and muttering Imp.. tiently to himself, " Nothing but a miracle can mend them." Major Cartwright, after an attempt to join the army of Frederic the Great, determined at last to enter the navy, and served a con. l siderable time, particularly under Lotd Howe, whom. he appears ! to bave greatly respected, 6 ' The sailors," says the editor in a note, " used to give him ( Lord Howe) the name of Black Dick ; and Ma. jOT Cartwright used to relate that it was a saying among them, 6 ` We are going to have some fun in the fighting way, for , Black Dick has a smile on his face." On other occasions, it seems, Mat distinguished commander was remarkable for his gravity and taciturnity. An account is given of the naval action of the 20th November, 1759, in one of Mr. Cartwight's let , tarsi and it is suggested that the manteuvre intended to be cafried into effect on that occasion was the same as that of Nelson at Tra falgar ; but a nautical reader will soon perceive the fallacy. He bad the gond fortune, while under She command of Lord Howe, to save a brother officer, by leaping after him into the sea : and it is said that he was instrumental in saving four persons in the Mom of his life. From 170 to 1766, while only a Lieute. vent, he had the command, tint of the Spy, and afterwards of the Shelburne cutter. He was at this time on terms of Intimacy with Falconer, the author of the " Shipwreck." He went afterward, to the Newfoundland station, where he discovered the lake from . . which the river Exploits issues, and he delighted to describe, in afterlife, the awful effect of the solitary scenes in Newfoundland and Labrador. He brought an Esquimaux woman to England with him, of whom he used to relate many curious particulars. Thong's horribly ugly herself, she could hardly allow any Englishwoman to be handwrite ; but she was more just to the men. She was so struck on entering St. Paul's Cathedral, that her knees shook under her ; and after a short pause, she anxiously in quired, " Did men make it, or was it found here ?" When the gentleman who had the charge of her told her that they must return to her country for want of money, she asked why they did not go into the woods anti kill venison ? and when told that they would be hanged if they did so. she expressed her surprise. " Hanged for killing venison Oh, you fool !" The following is an anecdote of Fuseli, from a letter of Mr. Cartwright's, writ ten in 1772: " • You have often heard me speak of Fuseli, the wild painter, now at Rome, and admire his greatness of mind, as well as the forte of his genius. You will partake with me in the pleasure I enjoyed in hearing the following anecdote of him : " • By the interest of Sir Joshua Reynolds, he was employed to copy a capital picture at Rome for his Majesty , for which he was to be paid 1600 guineas. You must know that he has a bare maintenance; and that a munificent friend in England is at the principal expense of supporting hint while he studies abroad. While preparing for the execution of the above commission, he became acquainted with a very indigent, obscure young artist, an Englishman by birth, and was in a short time so much struck with his skill in painting, that he wrote home to excuse himself from making the copy, and to recommend his friend, whom he repre. sented as so much his superior in the art, that he could not, in justice to his merit, accept of such an employment while he was disengaged. Is Fuseli, or Lord Clive, most to he envied ?' " Mr. Cartwright appears to have been a projector in several other departments beside polities, and he is,:ems to have ezerted himself about this period with as much enthusiasm for procuring the *clop tMn of a plan for the supply of oak timber for the Navy, as he af. terwards did about his plan for reforming the Legislature. Perhaps I be wail more beneficially employed in the toriner case than in the lat. ter. He appears to have thought deeply on religious subjects, anti& metaphysics, as the necessary concomitants of inquiries on such subjects; and he has expressly declared himself, on more than one occasion, a believer in Christiarity. Candour, indeed, obliges us to acquit him, and the respectable portion of the party to which he belongs, of any design against our religion, though HI many cases their avowed respect for it seems to sit very uneasy about them. We are convinced, however, that those whohave laboured to sup press discussion on these subjects have acted a most imprudent part. By preventing the publicity of arguments against religion, they prevent the possibility of refuting them ; and thus, when the bane once reaches, as it must sometimes reach, individuals, it is im possible that the antidote should go along with it. The following extract will show that 31r. C. was even tinctured with something approaching to methodism. It is a written prayer. Suffer, 0 Lord, this much offending nation to be reclaimed from its guilt and recalled to a knowledge of the things which be. how° I's peace. It hath been equally regardless of thy law and its own liberty. It is hurrying to destruction, and knows not what it does. Give me and others, 0 Father of Mercies, understand. ing, end strength, and zeal to stand in the gap between its offences and thy wrath ; between its errors and its destruction; let our la bouts and anxieties, and let the prayers of all virtuous persons plead In its behalf, and be thou entreated in its favour. " • Together with our usefulness let our humility increase ; for with thee alone, 0 Lord, is all power and goodness. The wisdom of the wisest without thee is foolishness: the strength of the strongest is of no account ; but those who are ordained to do thy will shall have power from above. Let my faith in Christ be im. ' puted to me for righteousness, and let me be kept continually in mind of his spotless and laborious life while on earth, and of thine and his unspeakable affection for the whole race of men, and may he make intercession for me at thy throne !'" Mr. Cartwright, though still entertaining hopes of promotion, was induced to publish in 1774 his letters on American Indepen. dente, which seemed to place an insurmountable bar in the way of it. lie afro suggested the expediency of a union between Great Britain and her Colonies, to which Burke, in some of his speeches, made many objections. President Laurens declared, "athat for the peace of mankind it was probably better that the union should not take place; since it would give the united kingdom such a degree of strength as would render it formidable to the rest of the world." 'ln 1776 he was appointed Major of the Nottinglianishire militia. The following anecdote will show the opinion entertained at this time of his principles " A private soldier being sentenced to be punished, was recom. mended to plead to him fur forgiveness; in the hope that his hay. ing a vote for Nottingham, for which place the Major had been proposed, would incline him to pardon. I know it will be of no use,' said the man, and for that very rename.'" A reputation of this kind, however, it must be confessed, is not always a proof of real integrity. We could give striking instances of Honourable Baronets and Gentlemen who have succeeded io establishing a character of this sort by repeating continually their pretensions—truckling for popularity, and sacrificing in the most shameful manner their opinions to the passions of the vulgar, ' while they profess at the very moment that they pay no attention to any such considerations. They assume even a degree of asperity In sneaking of the imaginary sentiments of those whom they are at the sante time flattering into their real opinions. This was a scheme which was found successful at Athens long before the Tri umph of ‘Vestminster was celebrated at the Crown and Anchor Tavem. Major Cartwright, however, did not act in this manner; he cannot be accused of sacrificing his opinions, or abating any of Ms activity in their propagation, from any hopes of pronto ton either for himself or his children. He did not consent to sit dumb when discussions, of which he had formerly been the leader, were again renewed in his presence. If he had been a Member of Par. liament, he would not have entered the House after a debauch, to permit the most important measures advocated by his party to be thrown out without his uttering a sentence. It is rattier a singular fact that a Nobleman tthe Earl of Stanhope) was the earliest writer on the subject of Reform in Parliament ; but when we come to consider the motives of its advocates, we shall cease to he surprised at the circumstance. In the course of the volume before us, we see that many aristocrats preceded Sir F. Burdett in the career of Reform. There is undoubtedly a large portion of the community, both of the high and the low, who pos. seas a certain degree of ability, and an unlimited degree of am. bition—who are capable of writing, and milting, and finding fault, yet totally incapable of conducting the business of a gnat flatten— men, in short, too little to command with dignity, yet too great to serve with patience. Such persons naturally adopt the principle which Milton has ascribed to the arch-demagogue, and think ils% better to reign in Oppositioo than serve with the Ministry. Partial evil is, no doubt, universal good ; and we should, perhaps, be sorry to see such carpets out of Parliament altogether. It is necessary sometimes to have enemies Moot whom we can learn our occasional mistakes. The people of Westminster may, perhaps, act on this principle in the approaching election—a result which we conceive, however, to be extremely doubtful ; especially when we consider that Ministers themselves have done more good in a few years than all the Radical Reformers (by their own confession) have done since their origin. We shall not enter into the various discussions con. ceming Parliamentary Reform contained in these volumes. What. ever defects there undoubtedly are in our system (and what Wyo. cate of existing things will be so imprudent as to assert that there are news ?) of one thing we are convicted, and the public at large is equally convinced, that such men as Major Cartwright are not the primes persons to remedy these defects. That franc/unit and de cisive tone of theirs is at the very antipodes of wisdom, and show s that they are incapable of making those trifling abatesnisop id an general notions, which. if not attended to at first, will at hist,ii‘ the natural course of things, force th emse l ves upon t h e i r lailatiol2 in the most calamitous shape. Their method of proceeding pita *ha in mind of Charles Xll.'s method of playing chess. Ile always adv ed the king, the most important piece in the game certainly, but doubtedly that which ought to be moved moat sparingly. We put it to Mr Francis Burdett himself—l)oeslot believe at this frlMfat, if all England were balloted for a new Ministry, that he himself would be returned by the unbiassed voter of the people in preference to ` George Canning? Did he ever hear a cry, in the highest fiow of his popularity, which he could listen to with half the honest satisfaction with which that great Minister must have learnt that of the distressed workmen in Lancasbire—" God bled* the King and George Canning !" Let Canning have noioaeription but that upon his tomb. We extract a letter of Burke's on the subject of Rams. is was the character of that great man's mind to detest, by • met of prophetic spirit, those minute circumstances which limit general ideas, and which, by others, are only dirt nenid by keg experience. " ' TO JOHN CARTWRIGHT, Rig. " • SeR-1 am much obliged to my friend Mr. Sing, of the navy, for his kindness on many occasions, but on none more that his being the means of procuring me the honour of your acquaint. ante. I shall always receive with great docility and thankrnineee any instruction relative to my public or private duty ; and when. ever you will be so good as to favour me with a visit, I shall he Ord to hear you on the subject of your book, which I have read without knowing it to be yours. I ever had in very high esteem your inte grity and abilities. As to those friends whiz-Wawa! have gene. rally the satisfaction of acting, I do not know whether their senti ments agree with mine on the 'object of your book, err not; or whether they differ more from your opinions than any other die scriptiun of men. It is natural that great variety of opinions should be entertained upon all speculative idea, for the improve ment of the Consutution. lam sure I am, for my scanty measure. of understanding, as great a friend to such improvements when they appear to me such, es any man can be; and when others lea more than I do, if I tannin always follow, I never tail to admire and esteem them. " I have the honour to be, with moch,Td, Sir, " ' Your most faithful obe dien t servant, " • EDMUND MURKY."' In 1180 the Major succeeded In establishing a Society foe Constitutional Infonnation.and continued to publish and correspond on such subjects. lie had been married, had purchased the family estate of Marnhsm fiolll his elder brother, and continuld to occupy himself oocanionally in projects of national defence, se well as us legislative a:limes. The following anecdote may suggest a eons treat with the conduct of another political reformer, on an occasion somewhat similar " Major Cartwright happening one evening ten all on an Amen. can gentleman connected with the principal leaders of the Antennae cause, observed a person whose dress showed him to be just arrival on horseback, and who, after whispering a few word, to hie friend, retired. " After a little conversation the American became absorbed in thought, and Major Cartwright judging his visit unseasonable. was about to leave the room. Hie friend stopped him, and again at. tempted to converse with him, but he stern sank into siknce and abstraction. After many attempts to he allowed m retire, his friend again stopped him with symptoms Of earneatnes}: at length the suitor was forcing himself away, when his friend stepped bet Ween him and the door, and lit a few seconds, turning round in agita tion, he said, ' I am going to chew the Confidence I place in you. France has just signed - a treaty with my country : the man you saw has brought me the intelligence express from Paris; and as he came sonic hours before the English ambassador was informed of the fact. Ministers will probably remain in ignorance of the cirestm stance itH to-morrow.' fie then gave an outline d the treaty, in which the certainty of a war with France was the RUM sinking feature. " In gibing him this information, Major Cartwright had reason to suppose that his friend purposely aflitrecl him ap oppottunfty of making an advantageous speculation in 'Change Alley, and tbs writer well remembers the answer which he once gave to a gentle man who frankly told him he was hardly justifiable in permitting such an occasion to escape hip. 'ln all transaction', said be, between man and man there should be equality of information. If I am in pomesaiim of a secret which .another has no or:menhir; means of obtaining, we are not on equal tales, and every advaa. tage I g ain in consequence of such a secret, is in my opinion a fraudulent transaction.' " gotWithatanding the liberality of the Major's r thwiples, we Boc he was no mealy to ir.o lopoly, when lie was himself to enjoy its advantages; and it is ratbev curious to Sod Alajor Cartwright set ting an example to masters to form combinations for ratting 11 • price of their commodities, and kesping their labourers under. "' 1 have well nigh completed a negotiation with my firming woad-growers, whereby we shall prchably come to act in union instead of opposition to each other, in future. These ainsequencs are expected to follow: viz.— " • Ist. To keep our woad labourers quiet, without shifting an. Dually from one master to another. " • 2d. To regulate t h e proportion of land each grower shall low with woad. increasing or decreasing With the demand at market, and in due proportion. " • FA. To 6x a reasonable prise, as the *bole Imelnen will he in our own hand'', anti to sell for ready money only. " "lime is bat one grower with whom we have had any diffi. cultyafter much conversation I found the secret of his hanging back, which is, that he has borro,ed considerably of the dyers. . He is extremely deficient in intellect, and full of mean passions, so that it is no easy matter to assist the blockhead in serving him. " Major Chnieright received various hints at different times front the Duke of Newcastle, to resign his command in the Nottingham. shire militia, but paid no attention to them. The great object of his disioismal was not accomplished till Oct. 1792. The folios ing extract proses that Major Cartwright did not agree with those who charged Pitt with inconsiatency in regard to Perlin.- , mentary Reform. " It was mentioned in the memoirs of Gilbert Wishefield, vol.- 11. p. 433, • that Holt, the publisher of the Newark Journal, was imprisoned in Newgate, for re.pvinting, without alteration, a pamphlet by Major Canwright, to which the Minister. Pitt• had given countenance and circulation; the consequence of which was, the ruin of this young man's affairs, and death a short time after. '—Major Cartwright, with that scrupulous and minute regard for truth for which be was so remarkable, wrote as follows: " ' To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. " • True, indeed, it is, that the paper (for it was a single sores) had been written by toe, and, at my request, published In a Leeds newspaper, in 1783: true it is, that the protecution proved the ruin of Holt's affairs ; anti no less true. hold it to be, that his impri. sonment was the cause of his premature death. But ill as I have learned, by eitrvience, to think or the Minister that has been mentioned, as I wish not to are added to the heavy accusations against him a gran of untruth, it is proper I should correct that part of the statement which speaks of my paper having had his countenance and circulation. Of its original appearance he ear. tainly had no knowledge; and, for cogent reasons, I am convinced he never could have promoted, in any way, its publication.' " The trials for high treason in the end of 1794, brought the Major before the public as a witness ; but as these are subjects of general hietory,we do not think it necessary to do more than allude to them. The general election in 1706 gave him some hopes of obtaining a seat In Parliament as Member for Boston ; end he wrote a letter on the subject, in which he engaged that " at the expiration of one year, from the commencement of the next session or Parliament, he would, if required so to do, resign his scat; or at the expiration of any other year, seconding to their wishes in that respect." It is scarcely necessary to add, that this letter had no result. We are told that Burdett's dinner on the Ist May 1809, at the Crown and An. cher Tavern, was attended by 1,200 persons. The Tinter has aa ' netted, on a recent occasion, that the Great Room was quite fall. That was certainly a modest exaggeration ; for, admitting it to he true, the number could not be supposed to exceed 400. We will venture, however, to say, that the Great Room on that occasion never was full, and that there never were more Mau 200 persona present, a very remarkable proof of the decline of the party. It would neither amuse nor instruct out readers to give them &detail of the 1 various trucesseries which occupy a great part of this work, and our extracts tram the second volume will, therefore, be very sparing. His missionary labours in Scotland, in 1815, are the subject of • number of letters. In one of these. be says— " In the garden of Mr. Carnegie, of Loner, near Forfar, I this morning saw a true national thistle, twelve feet high. As the Latta motto to this armorial ensign signifies in English • No one injure* me unponished,' I conclude this is the ttee, and the Scotch bonoet the cap, of Liberty." The effect of the Major's appearance on the poll at the election in 1818 is described as highly favourable to Sir F. Furdett, though the preference given over the Major to Douglas Kinnaiht as a cast. didate, seems to have been rather galling to the old man'. vanity. The gradual decay of the Radical cause, in 1819, is well described m the following account of the Hampden Club : " The Hampden Club may in ibis year be considered as having died a natural death, occasioned by gradual decay. • Not a single member,' says Major Cartwright to Mr. Northmore, 'your perverse' and obstinate friend excepted, having attended the May meeting of the Club.' " We subjoin only a few more extracts relative to hie trial in IBM the circumstances of which must be fresh in the recolleolion of our readers : " It may be considered as a singular coincidence, that five years afterwards, on the very same day of the month in which he made this protest (10th of March), and about five months after his des ceatte, the following passage was extracted from the Aioreiag Herald Mr. Secretary Peel said, now, with respect to Specie! Juries, he would propose to extend the number of persons at pre sent qualified to serve on Special Juries. At present, it was well sknown that the lista of special jurors were universally made up of persons entitled Esquires. This often led to great incontr_nience. It happened, for instance, in the county of Warwick, that its the list of the special jury, which, as every body knew, was to consist of forty-eight, the number summoned was only tifty-four. He did not t et to state, that It was in the case of Major Cartwright.' " .t lie left the Court, he produced fro:u one of the pockets of his waistcoat, which he always wore of an unusual size, a large canvas bag, out of which he slowly and deliberately counted 1014. in gold, observing that he believed • they were all good sovereigns.' The composed nitunter in which this was performed, and the dry tone in which lie pronounced the words, afforded much amusement o the Court, in which it was said that even the Judges themselves participated: indeed, the writer has been assured by an eye witness, who watched him with the greatest attention, that not muscle of his tranquil countenance wee seen to change. or to be ; tray any emotion, througheut the whole of the protwelblgs. Such was dlajor Cartwright. We should be intad w truth if we