The Sun. — London, England, 1829-01-13 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE. Mr. WALKER'S Tragedy of " Caswallon, or the Briton Chief," was brought out last night for the first time at this Theatre. It is an interesting drama, full of melo-dramatic effect, is penned in an eloquent, sometimes even a poetical, style, bat is deficient in the higher requisites of tragedy, that is to say, in the . gradual' and full developement of character, the display of passion, and the strict adherence to nature. Mr. WALKER'S dramatis persona are all devoid of individuality; they are patriotic on one side, and despotic on the other, and this . is the- sole difference between them. The English are classed together in an undistinguishable mass, so also are the Welsh. Hoel, Caradoc, and Caswallon, are too much of a kin, and the same defect regards the English Chieftains. With respect to Eva, the - . heroine, she is virtuous, amiable, and tender-hearted, without one single individual - trait to distinguish her from any otter heroine of any age or nation. Nov if instead of trusting to his own limited acquaintance with the female heart (we say liniited in no offen sive sense, but simply as a matter of course arising from Mr. WALKER'S youth) or to the pages of our novelists, previous to the appearance of Sir Walter Scott, in whose romantic creations he seems to be deeply versed—our author had turned for hints and . . traits of feeling to the elder English dramatists, he would have found ample ground-work for his in vention. From Calantha, in the Broken Heart— that perfect representation of female suffering stretched to the extreme point of endurance—from Avasia, in the Maid's Tragedy, or even from the more homely familiar sorrow of the Jailor's daughter in the Two NobkKinsmen—he might have gleaned hints and traits of character, which ,aptly. applied, would have given to Eva a far more impressive appearance. At present she is the personification not of an in dividual, but of a sex, and as such inspires an ire ferior degree of interest. Still, notwithstanding these defects, the tragedy, as we said before, has in terest. The plot is as follows :—Llcwellyn, King of Wales, falls in a conflict with the forces of Ed ward; but, ere he dies, he beseeches his friend Cas wallon (Mr. Yotneo), a noble Cambrian, to fly from the geld of battle, and to save his daughter Eva (Miss PHILLIPS) from the hands of the conquerors. He obeys his monarch, and succeeds in bearing away the infant Queen of Cambria, whom he rears up as hie own daughter. Years roll on, and he is at length informed, that his countrymen, under the command of two hardy chiefs, Caradoc and Hoel, are ready to rise against their oppressors. Aware of their intention, Sir Roger de Mortimer (Mr. AITKRN) is on the alert with the forces of King Ed ward, anxious to defeat the designs. of the moun taineers. Amongst those who serve under him, is Sir .drrayn Fitz-Edward (Mr. Coo Pan), a knight 'who is perfectly ignorant, like many other knights, of his origin. Xing Edward, however, admiring his gallant bearing in various arduous. enter prises, has promoted his fortunes. Fitz- Edward, in one of his rambles in the mountains, has had the good fortune to rescue Eva from a situation of im .roinent 'danger. He is determined, before Mortimer makes his attack on the mountaineers, to visit Eva, with whose-real rank he is unacquainted, but whose manners and whose charms have enslaved him. He .meets her and her supposed father, Caswallon, and now discovers that be is the son of the ancient pa triotic chief, and that his beloved is the last of a royal hue. The scene which follows is very good. Fitz- Edward refuses to assist his country against a king Who raised bins - from wretchedness and poverty to rank and power, while, on the other side, the new found father repudiates his son as unworthy of -the name of Cambrian. Fitz-Edward, torn by contending passions —love for his father and loyalty to the Prince who had cherished him—retires. The conflict between the followers of Caswallon and the more disciplined warriors of Mortimer now takes place. The former are defeated. Caswallon and Eva rotire to a rocky pass, where they are traced by .Pits-Edward, who has sworn to watch over the safety of Eva, as her guardiati angel. He here en counters his father, impresses on him the necessity of submission, and assures him of the clemency of Edward. But the sturdy patriot rejects all terms; and Fitz-Edward, conscious that he could, by his interest with the King, procure his pardon,calls on the troops to advance and seize him. This also is a good s cene—nselo-dransatically excellent. Caswallon in dignantly refuses to surrender. The entreaties of his eon are fruitless, and the pleadings of Eva are vain ; but when she commands him, as his Queen, to ° hey, he, who has no other feeling save the love of his country and of its rightful sovereign, submits.— They are conveyed to Conway Castle, where _Mor timer has his head-quarters. This chieftain be- Comes enamoured of Eva, and hopes by an alliance With her to baffle his master, King Edward, and to ascend the throne of Wales. The more easily to accomplish his purpose, he orders Caswallou _and Roe to be separated,—a command which is effected with mush difficulty ; but not until Caswallon, who sti sPects the purpose of Mortimer, furnishes Eva with a phial of poison, and darkly hints to her that she should,' if her fate happeued to be balanced between d e.ath and dishonour, boldly embrace the former. Mean tim e orders are given for Casivallon's death, and Fitz-Rdward is directed to be kept iu custody. He, however, escapes, has an interview with the Kin g at Chester, and arrives in time to prevent the execution of Caswallon, and to effect the discomfi ture of 11.fortimer. But he is too late to save the lif e of Eva. The hateful addresses of Mortimer, and the approachin g destruction of Cap/la/ion, the only father she had ever known, drive her to desperation. She 'swallows poison, and her sleuth cuts in twain the heart-strings of her d evoted follower. Having thus sketched the P l ot, it remains to say a few, words respecting t he acting. This was altogether unexCeptionable. - Mr. Youo; who seems of late to have quitted the stilted walk of the old school for the more easy and familiar style of the new, was very energetic as - Cs:swat/c m His detail of the death of Llewellyn,. .and the indignant manner in which he wiped away a few effeminate drops from his eyes, were full of discrimination, and were .well replied to by Miss PHILLIPS, who, as Eva, his supposed daughter, acted chastely and characteristically, never once over- , stepping the bounds of a certain natural propriety, bu t displaying energy without exaggeration, and . risibility without mawkishuess. • The death scene 1 "ly was defective, and that merely because she gave - too much of it. Mr. COOPER'S Fitz-Edward Possessed good sense and sobriety of deportment; and Mr. AITKEN ' S Roger de Mortimer was just one degree above mediocrity. The other characters wire sustained with - the usual escellenee. The sc enery throughout was good, particularly the view 41 the first act of some Welsh mountains, with a stream Winding its serpentine course among them, and a sort of rocky &file iu tf.e fore-ground. The house at half-pike w.ei crowded. COVENT GARDEN. The tragedy of I?ielturd the Second mic an nounced for performance at this theatre last night, on which occasion Mr. KEAN was to have appeared as l?'ichard. Unfortunately just as the curtain should have drawn up, Mr. WARDS came forward full dressed as Bolingbroke, and apologized for the non appearance of Mr. KEAN, in consequence of severe and unexpected indisposition. He requested a little delay, in order that some other drama might be substituted, which, with some hesitation on the part of the audience, was seceded to, and the Beggars' Opera was accordingly resented, but not before Mr. FAWCETT, who had arrived from a distant part of the town on hearing of Mr. KEAN'S indisposition, had come forward in dishabille, and still more effi ciently apologized for the disappointment of the au dience. Mr. KEAN, he said, had suddenly been taken ill, for he was with him so late as half-past four o'clock, when he appeared to be in possession of his usual health. This explanation was received with some degree of good humour by the audience, and the play was suffered to proceed. The house was:tolerably well attended. ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC. We understand that the sensation so recently created by the very extraordinary performances of the pupils of this institution in Operas, has led to their being re quested to give a series of similar exhibitions at the Bath Theatre next month. We are confident that the favourable and greatly excited anticipations of the Bathonians will not meet disappointment. Pre vious to their departure, there will be three more performances by them at the Theatre Royal English Opera House. No small anxiety is beginning to be manifested by the liberal admirers of art, that the efforts of the committee will not be always confined to the exclusive production of Italian Opera, a sen timent which we entirely concur in. The insti tution is essentially British; its ultimate views, therefore, ought, and we have no sort of doubt will, be liberal, comprehensive, and generous; and such as to ensure the general sympathy and strenuous sup port of an English community. Miss Phillips, the very successful debutante at Drury-lane Theatre, again eame forward last evening in a new and interesting character. By thus introducing this- delightful actress into new plays, all invidious com parisons are avoided, and her real merits are appreciated. There certainly has been nothing equal to Miss Phillips, iu tragedy, since the retirement of Miss O'Neill. Mr. Wallack, the comedian, has given sub stantial testimony of the complete success of his transatlantic theatrical trip,, by the large remittances in cash from his profits, which he has made to hie wife since his arrival in America. In consequence of applications made to Wallack by nearly all the Managers of Theatres in the United States, his continuance in America will extend beyond the period originally contemplated, unless his return to England should be hastened by the death of his father-in-law., Mr. Jobn Johnstone. Miss Bartolozzi is engaged at Drury-lane at a very high salary. She will make her first appearance next week, in the character of Lisette, in The Lord of the Manor. The tragedy represented last night at this house is from the pen of Mr. Walker, the author of Wal lace (a play written purposely for Mr. Macready's peculiar talent, which was very successful.) The incidental music is composed by Mr. Parry. A new comedy, from the pen of Mr. Lunn, entitled Village Vagaries, was rehearsed, for the first time, at Covent-garden, on Thursday. The new opera to be produced here is from the pen of Mr. Dimond ; it is in active rehearsal. From the great suc cess which has attended the revival of Th e L'eaux Stratagem, we hear it is in contemplation to re-cast Farquhar's Recruiting Officer in the same efficient man ner. Miss Nelson, who made so successful a debut in Peggy, will speedily appear in the character of Rosalind, in Shakepeare's comedy of As You Like It. A few days before the first representation of the Beaux Stratagem, Mrs. Oldfield, who was to be the Mrs. Sullen of the piece, being apprehensive lest the final arrangement, which so frankly transfers Sullen's wife to Archer without the formality of a divorce, might give umbrage to the audience, is reported to have sent a mes sage to Farquhar, then almost on his death-bed, re questing that the catastrophe might be amended. " Tell her," was his reply, " I wish she was married to me in stead of Sullen, for then, without the trouble of a divorce, I would give her my bond that she should be a widow within a few days ;" and the anthor kept his word, by dy ing ere his friends had done congratulating him on the brilliant reception of his play. . Haydon, it is said, has sold his painting, " The Chairing of the Members, in the King's Bench," fin• five hundred pounds, reserving to himself the right to engrave the picture and the profits resulting therefrom. This artist has received one thousand pounds for two pic tures painted within a period of six months. The well-known picture, painted by the la mented and unfortunate Harlow, representing the trial of Queen Catherine, from Shakspeare's Henry the Eighth, in which are introduced admirable portraits of Mrs. Sid dons, Mr. Kemble, Mr. Charles Ketuble, and Mr. Stephen Kemble, as well as those of the principal actors and authors connected with Covent-garden Theatre at the time the picture was painted, which the proprietor de posited with Rowland Stephenson, for a valuable con sideration, will, we understand, be sold by auction, by order of the Assignees. THEATRE, IPSWICH.-011 Monday night Miss Foote, from the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, made her first appearance on our boards in the character of Letitia Hardy, in " The Belle's Stratagem;" on Wednesday, as Rosalind, iu " As You Like It ;" and, on Thursday, as Violante, in " The Wonder, a Woman Keeps a Secret." She performed likewise in the afterpieces of each night.— Miss Foote's performance is such as cannot fail in giving delight to all admirers of gent. el comedy. Without any unbecoming levity, she sustains all her characters with a great flow of spirit and animation, whilst her easy . and graceful deportnient, totally free from affectation; gives an air of elegance to all her words and actions. In the cha racter of Rosalind she certainly excelled ; her:elegant figure and expressive features being quite in accord:aloe with the idea of that fair and gentle wanderer. As a songstress, though not of the first order, Miss Foote deserves our enco miums. In the course of her performances she introduces a variety of pretty ballads, which, from being sung with a pleasing vivacity and sweetness of voice, have never failed of producing deserved applause, and not unfre quently an encore. Miss Foote has made a good selection in her entertainments; and, franc the numerous admirers of her talents during her short stay in Ipswich, her benefit 'was, as might be expected, a brilliant overflow. She acts this week at Stafford and Wolverhampton, and the follow ing she coinmences a Y'4...y lucrative engagement in Dublin. —./psTich Jourual On Saturday the enthroniaation of .the Right Rev. Dr. Blornfield, - as Bishop of London, was celebrated with great pomp in St. Paul's Cathedral. After the cere mony, .a great number of the nobility and clergy, together with the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, in their state carriages, accorupanieti .with two regimental bands, escorted the Bishop from St. Paul's -to his . residence in St. James's square. ' - • ' • A manufactory has been established at Lyons, for making patent soap, which is described to be superior to all others; and so low in price, that none can compete With the makers. It is to be made and sold in every part of France. On Sunday morning last, a sudden squall of wincl,-or---tornado, was observed in the neighbourhood of Tewkesbury, which threw down many large timber trees in-its course, one of which fell across a barge in the Se vern, and did considerable damage, an ;mother fell over a public house, breaking down a great part of the roof. But $6 it is an ill wind that blows nobody good," for it is a sin gular fact, that the noise so alarmed the landlord, who had liven confined with the-gout for three months past, that he leaped out of bed and ran down stairs immediately, corn p.letely cured-of-his complaint, of which Boniface has not since had any 'return.— Gloucester Journal. FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOLS. f MR. ROWLAND STEPHENSON. The Earl of Aberdeen, .Viseount Melville, and Mr. Secretary Peel, visited the Duke of Wellington yesterday at the Treasury. The French Ambassador, the American and Wurtemher 4 Ministers, and M. Bourke, the Danish Charge d'Affaires, had interviews with the Earl of. Aberdeeu ves terday, at the office of the Secretary of state for Foreign• Affairs. The Lord Chancellor was confined to his private residence in George-street, Hanover-square, yester day, by a cold, which prevented his Lordship from sitting yesterday at Lincoln's-inn. His Lordship received a com munication yesterday morning from the Duke of Wellington. Earl Bathurst and Mr. Herries arrived in town yesterday. Lord Ellenborough transacted business yes tet day at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. Despatches were received yesterday at the Foreign-offiee, Downing-street, from Lord Stuart de Roth say, our Ambassador at Paris. Sir Alexander Grant transacted business yes terday at the Colonial. office, Downing-street, and also at the office of the Board of Works. A Conned will be held on Thursday next, at Windsor Castle, when the Recorder will make his Report of the prisoners capitally convicted at the last Old Bailey Sessions. On Saturday evening a young female, named Ann Croft, attempted to hang herself in St. George's watch-house, Pimlico, where she was confined for steal ing two yards of velvet from the shop of a mercer in Rane lagh terrace. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Capt. Byng, the sou of General Sir John Byng, G. C. 8., Commander of the Forces, will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar the Lady Agnes Paget, fifth daughter of his Exceency the Lord Lieutenant. The nuptial ceremony will take place, we learn, in a very few days.--Dublin Morning Register. The nuptials of Lord Ingestrie, with Lady Sarah Bereeford, were celebrated, yesterday week, at In gestrie Hall, in Staffordshiie, the seat of Earl Talbot; by a splendid entertainment, to which the tenantry and trades men of the Noble Earl were invited. The party consisted of 120 persons. A ball in the first instance took place, which was honoured with the presence of the noble bride and bridegroom, as well as that of Earl Talbot, Lady C. Talbot, the Hon. Mr. C. Talbot, and other junior mem bers of the Noble Earl's family. The party afterwards sat down to a sumptuous entertainment served up in a style of true baronial profusion.—Lichfield Mercury. The Right Honourable the Earl of Belmore and Major-Gen. Sir James Lyons, with their suites, having erebatked, on Monday, in the Herald, under the proper salute, that ship got under weigh a little after 2 p.m. and proceeded to sea, on her way to Barbadoes and Jamaica, of which islands those distinguished personages are appointed Governors. Lord Ilchester visited the yacht previous to her sailing, and was also received under the customary sal ut e. —Devonport Telegraph. YOR/CSII IRE MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—The Musical Festival Committee met on Monday week, for the purpose of closing their accounts. The sum to be divided amongst the charities amounts to 400/. reserving 140/. for contingencies. The donations amounted to 694/. 15s. The sum of 60/. incurred for the lodgings engaged for the Duke of St. Albans, was paid by Mr. Dixon, who determined that it should not be a loss to the charities.— Leeds Mercury. We are desired to say that Mr. B. Shaw, who moved the resolution at the Town Hall as to the new mode of supplying Southwark with water, was not Mr. B. Shaw of Cornhill. A letter was received yesterday, via Liver pool, by a highly respectable gentleman of this town, dated New York, 10th December, IS2S, announcing the im portant, though not unexpected, intelligence of the election of General Jackson to the Presidency of the United States. He is represented to have been returned chiefly by the votes of the lower orders of the people, who formed a large majority of the electors. Van Ell usen, the Governor of New York, is mentioned as the new Secretary of State. —Devonport Telegraph. Our statement respecting Stephenson in Saturday's Paper turns out to be correct, except that the vessel in which be embarked off Milford on the 7th inst., th e Kingston, Capt. Wood ; from Liverpool, is bound to Savannah in Georgia, instead of to the Havannah. He may he considered, therefore, as having effected his escape, for though, as the vessel is known to be a bad sailer, hopes are expressed of being able to overtake her at sea, they scarcely can appear, after so much loss of time, to be well founded. The Kingston is also stated, in the letters re ceived yesterday from Milford, to be leaky, and very short of provisions.— Tines. We understand the coach, called the Hoyal Bruce, has commenced running fretn Carlisle, through to London, without stopping on the road ; which must be a very great benefit to commercial travellers.— Westmore•• land Advertiacr, ECCENTRIC DEFINITION.—A Correspon dent remarks, that the persons who can strictly be termed lineal descendants, arc those who terminate their mortal career at the gallows, or the drop,—it being an indisput able fact, that they descend in a right line. A blockhead rubbed " his thoughtless skull" for a thought in vain. Two wits observed him. " Come Tom," said one, "a genius should never be at a stand.", " No," quoth the other, " why, even the sun was brought to a stand-still once." " Yes, but it did not cease to shine," replied the former. A certain General was asked, what sort of a military commander be thought Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., would make. He replied, " Hume would most likely imitate - his countryman Graham, who said, "Don't waste your powder, my boys, bnt give them the steel," though he would most likely prefer saying " lend them the steel." The Paris Papers of Friday state that a fire had broken out in the hotel of Mrs. Crawford, in the Rue d'Anjou, which bad consumed a great part of her magnifi cent gallery. It was with difficulty that any of .the pictures were saved from the flames. From the want of water at first, the fire extended rapidly, and it was only after three hours' hard labour of the engines, that it was subdued. A widow hath alwaysbeen a mark for mockery, a standing butt for wit to level at. Jest after jest hath been huddled upon her close cap, and stuck, like burrs, upon her weeds. Her sables are a perpetual " black joke." Satirists—prose and verse—have made merry with her bereavements.. She is a stock character on the stage. Farce bottleth up her crocodile tears, or labelled' her empty lachrymatories. Comedy mocked' her prococious flirta tions. Tragedy even girdeth at her frailty, and twitted' her with " the funeral baked meats coldly furnishing forth the marriage tables."— Cumbrian. The late Mr. Sergeant Lens used to tell, with great glee, the following anecdote of his Learned Brother of the coif, Mr. Sergeant Hill:--" Having business to transact with him, he went to his chambers, in the New square, Lincoln's inn, and found him with the bookcases, tables, chairs, and carpet, on one side of the room, while the other half of the apartment was without a single ar ticle. After the usual greeting, ' Pray,' said Mr. Ser geant Lens, what do you intend to do with all the furni ture arranged in this strange fashion?' The Learned Ser geant replied, That since half his chambers had been found to stand in the parish of St. Clement Danes, he bad formed this encampment on the side of the room belonging to Lin coln's-inn, to prevent the officers from distraiuing his goods for the poor-rates.' At a future period, Mr. Ser geant Lens visited his brother in distress,' as he ho mourously called hint, and actually found the officers in the apartment (having effected an entrance through the baCk windows), and his Learned Brother daring them to touch his goods out of the parith,"'iltb . boinidary of which he had carefully marked on . the The officers were so intimidated at the threats,. that they never again mo lested the Learned Sergeanti who continued to, reside in the chambers without paying any parochial dues." We have been informed that, in the course of last summer, Burke made an attack on an unfortunate girl in St. Cuthbert's entry, at the head of the West,Port, evi dently with a murderous intent; but she managed, to escape his clutch, and fled for shelter yo the watch-house. She there :LAO, that a man had seised her suddenly by the throat, but that her screams made him quit his gripe. The description she gave of the assailant exactly corre sponded with Burke, who was not known to the police personally, and search was made for him, but he bad left town. The affair, at the time, was only regarded as one of those indi,;r 'ties to which abandoned females are expos ed ; but there cannot remain a doubt now, that it was an audacious attempt on the part of Burke to secure a victim. Observer. CLOVELLY, JAN. 5.--" On Tuesday two men whose appearance corresponded with the description of Stephenson and Lloyd, as advertised in the daily papers, landed at Clovelly-pier from Lundy Island, where, t- appears, they were left by a Pill pilot boat. On the following day they hired a skiff and embarked in search of an outward-bound- ship, but were obliged to put back from stress of weather; having repaired damages, they sailed ea the follow ing morning (Friday), taking with them many days'. provisions. . They appeared to be destitute of clothes, but provided themselves with coarse great coats in the village. ' Some suspicion was from the first excited by their. exhibition of three brace of pistols, added to their great anxiety to avoid notice, and their profuse expenditure of money. They car ried with them a strong square box, which appeared • to contain heavy materials, and of which they never lost sight. It is now Monday mottling, sth of Jo,- nnary, and the Clovelly skiff is not returned, but from the prevalence of strong westerly winds, it is conjectured she cannot yet have cleared the Bristol Channel." Since we received the above letter, we have seen an intelligent gentleman, who was at Clovelly yes terday (Tuesday), and who made a most minute investigation into every particular connected with the above affair; the corresponding description of the two gentlemen given him by several persons at Clovelly with that published in the advertise ments of Messrs. Stephenson and Lloyd, leaves no doubt on his mind •of their identity. The subjoined is an extrticf from a letter received last night by Messrs. Hellicar, of this city, dated Bude, January 7 : " Mr. R. Stephenson and the clerk Lloyd, who decamped from London, sailed from Clovelly on Friday, Jan. 2, in the skiff Sally, Captain Lee, we expect for the Continent; but last evening the skiff returned, and we presume he put them on hoard an outward-bound ship." On Wednesday • morning last a letter was re ceived by our magistrates from two of their officers, who have gone in pursuit, stating that there was every prospect of accomplishing the desired object of seizing the delinquent's person. The interest on this subject appeared to have been still greater yes- terday than ever, and conjectures on the probable escape or apprehension of the fugitives have fur nished the almost exclusive theme of conversation in oar commercial-rooms. It is generally thought, by those who were most intimate with Stephenson, that he will not suffer himself to be taken alive; and, indeed, some observations of his own, made at a time when no suspicion could he . entertained of his intended flight, seem to justify this opinion. Up to a very late hour (half-past ten o'clock) no fur ther particulars had reac'aed Bristol from the coast. —Bristol Journal. CORONER'S INQUEST. Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the White Horse, Cornwall-road, on the body of Mr. Joshua Mayne, aged 69, a gentleman who had ac quired considerable celebrity as a skilful and able inventor of machinery. A report prevailed in the neighbourhood of the deceased's residence that he died in consequence of eating two tarts which be purchased on the day preceding his death at the shop of a confectioner in the city. The deceased, it appeared, had been a great traveller, and was re markable also for his knowledge of chemistry, and uniformly prescribed for himself when sick. Elizabeth Drinkald had been in the service of the deceased for the last three or four months, he re sided at No. 18, Roupell-street, Lambeth. The deceased always enjoyed good health until Thurs day last. About one o'clock on that day he said that he was going into the city; he did go, and re turned home .between five and six o'clock, at which time he complained of pain in the arm. He drank a cup of coffee, but ate nothing with it; soon after which he complained of pain internally, and desired witness to pour him out a little rum in a glass, to which was added water, and he drank it, as he said, for the purpose of allaying the pain. After drink ing of the rum and water, he complained of cold, and was attacked with a shivering fit, and desired witness to place two pillows at the back of his chair in order to see if they would impart heat to his body. She did ,:s he directed, but he still corn-. plained of coldness, and expressed a wish to go to bed, previous to which, however, he vomited a good deal in the fire-place. Witness having assisted him up to the bed-room, and seeing he was so ill, asked him if she should go for a doctor, but the deceased replied, " No, there is no necessity for it; by God's help I shall be better in the morning." The next morning, on going to the house, she found the de ceased dead. A juror stated that he was acquainted with the deceased in his lifetime, and described him as a man of considerable ingenuity and talent. The deceased, he said, was an excelletst chemist, and was well conversant with the whole of the .iifateria Medico. He (the juror) had heard the deceased often com plain of a sore on one of his legs, which gave him much pain, and also discharged a good deal. A few days prior to his death, ho informed him (the juror) that he had prepared a strong acid, which he applied to the sore, which remedy he described had done much good, and effectually stopped the discharge from the sore. At this stage of the investigation the deceased's son entered the room and stated that his father had been attacked with a violent fever in Spain about 15 years ago; and on his recovering from the dis ease, his legs swelled and became sore. He had been labouring under pain from them, and latterly his frame became weak, and he had some difficulty in walking. A short time previous to his death, he told witness that unless the discharge was stopped he should be rendered unable to walk at all, and ex pressed his determination to stop it. Witness en deavoured to dissuade him, fearful of the conse quences, but it appears that he applied a remedy to the sores, which were found to be perfectly healed up to the time of his decease. The witness had every reason to believe his father's death was acce lerated in consequence of the application he had put to heal the wounds. same Coroner and Jury perfectly concurred in the same opinion as to the cause of the defendant's death, and a verdict Was returned accordingly. On . Saturday a respectable inhabitant of Southampton, by trade a fishmonger, was convicted in ihree several penalties of 51. for having two pheasants and a bare in his possession.—Rants Advertiser. Boxrso. —Neale, by whom Roach of this city was so completely served out a few weeks since, and Baldwin, more generally known by the name of White headed Bob, are at present in this city giving private lessons and public exhibitions of their sparring abilities.— _ Exeter Paper. The following extracts from letters received by a gentleman of Inverness from his friend in Edinburgh will be reed with interest :—" I fear that some of our poor Highland shearers have become victims at the slaughter 'Muse in the West Port, as I observed several hooks lying in Burke's room, which I have visited. I yesterday ac companied a magistrate to see him, and asked if he or Hare had destroyed any persons of that 'class, but he ap peared_not to recollect. I afterwards asked Hare (who is in another cell) how the hocks same there, but the hell hound scowled a denial of all knowledge of the circum stance, though he coolly admitted the destrUction of 13 persona." Two days afterwards (January 5), the same gentleman writes as follows :—" I can learn nothing more about the truth of my conjecture respecting the poor Highland shearers. .1 have again questioned Burke on the subject, when after repeating his former statement, he said, 6. 0 Sir, that dissecting-room ought to be better looked after !" He promised faithfully to us that he would " ex pose the whole infernal business before he left his cell for execution." The public mind still continues in a state of great excitement, the lower orders calling for more victims to gratify their vengeance on the participators of these horrid crones. The declaration of Burke in the Mercury of this day seems to correspond very much with his ad mission before me, -and I am inclined to think it is a part of his more extensive confession."..—inserness courier. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. The subscription room was very thinly attended yester day, and no alterations whatever took place work remark, with the exceptiOn of Canvas and Brother to Moses for the Derby ; the liu•mer having jumpel up two points, and the latter one. On these bursts some lettings were made to highish figures, and the general s ate of odds. will be found in the following stasement DERBY. 13 to I agst Mr. Hunter's Canvas colt (taken) 14 to l agst Duke of Rutland's Br. to Moses (taken) 16 to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Posthuma colt 16 to 1 agst His Majesty's Electress colt 16 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Prince Eugene 17 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Morris Dancer 18 to 1 agst Lord G. Cavendish's Espagnalle c. • 19 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Will-o'-the-wisp • 20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Augusta colt 22 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's The Exquisite 22 to 1 agst Lord Verulam's anbre 35 to 1 agst Lord G. Cavendishlßrother to Sontag 35 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Ada colt 40 to 1 agst I.ord Egremont% Brother to Lapdog OAKS. 7 to 1 agat Lord Exeter's Green Mantle 7 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Varna 12 - to 1 aget Mr. Batson's Lusty filly 12 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde 12 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Quadrille filly 18 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Vat (taken) 25 to 1 aget Duke of Rutland's Sorcery filly ST. LEGER. 12 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Voltaire 13 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Rowton IS to 1 agst Major Yarburgh's Pilgrim, 20 to 1 agst Mr. Watts' Wooden-block 22 to 1 agst Mr. Gibheson's Lady Sarah 25 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Prince Eugene 25 to 1 agst 111 x. Petre's Cobler Will 30 to 1 agat Mr. Darnell's Stotfortb 40 to I agat Lord Cleveland's Tainbofi NEW.MATCH FOR THE LITTLE NOTTINGHAM NERO, R ,‘NDALL. The Fancy of Nottinghamshire mustered in considerable numbers at the Bell, Nottingham, on Saturday and yester.: day, when a good deal of chaffing ensued. A few of the backers of Wilcockson,- in the late fight, in the bitterness of their chagrin at the unfortunate termination of the con test by what is supposed to have been a foul blow, when their man was on the eve of winning, blame poor Gas, and tax him with behaving very ill during the whole of the fight. It seems as though the question as to who the stakes are to be given to is to be brought to a wrangle, and the affair is to be discussed on Thursday next. The patter or argument which took place on Saturday ended in the proposition of a foolish match. A milling amateur, natned Walker, offered to fight Gas for 25/., and placed down a deposit of 2/., with an understanding that Walker made goad the 251. in ten minutes ! This he failed to accomplish, and Gas pocketed the affront by claiming the forfeit. Ten pounds a side was subsequently staked in the match that was made between the brave little chap Randall, and a man named Atkinson, who has fought several teAtle.s. Randall is to fight Atkinson in a - 24-foot ring, 2001. to 100/. to come ail' within three months. There is some talk of an intended match between Dick Hill, the Nottingham Champion, (who beat John son, a sprig of the London ring) and Winterflood. Morgan, the Black, has been sparring at the hotel Stamford, and has reaped a tolerably good harvest—a grand fancy trial is expected at Stamford on Friday next. Harry Jones and Ned Savage are sent for from Town, to set-to with Massa Ebony—and the further deposit of aside is to be made between the Black, and a man named Fleming, to fight for 501. a side. The sparring is to take place in the Cock-pit, previous to which a main of cocks is to be fought for 25/. MINTING INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS WEEK. Its Majesty's Stag-hounds, on Monday, at Maidenhead Thicket; and Friday, at the. Crooked Billet, Iver Heath— at half-past ten. If not prevented by the weather they will meet at the same place on the following day. The Cheshire Hounds, on Monday, at Sandiway Head ; Wednesday, at Toft ; Friday, at Peover; and Sa turday, at Kinderton Guide-Post--at half-past ten. The Puckeridge Hounds, on Monday, at Wadesmill ; Wednesday, at Stanstead, Essex; and Saturday, at Cum below—at half-past ten. The Granstlen Hounds, on Monday, at Coton ; and Friday, at Patton Wood—at ten. Mr. Boycott's Hounds, on Monday, at Chillington ; Thursday, at Woodcote Green; and Saturday, at Island— at half-past ten. The Warwickshire Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Snitter field ; Wednesday, at Wolford Wood ; Friday, at the Ken nel—at half-past ten; and Saturday, at Alveston Pasture, at eleven. The Brighton Harriers, on Monday, at Patcham ; Wed nesday, near the Race Course ; and Friday, at the Dyke— at half-past tea. The Brookside Harriers will continue to meet every Monday, at Newmarket ; Wednesday, at the Lewes Race Course ; and Friday, at Telleacombe Tye—at half-past ten. Mr. Lester's Harriers, on Monday, at Parkstone ; Wed nesday, at Corfe Hills ; and Saturday, at the back of Al derney Cottage—at half-past ten. The Auglesea Hounds, on Alonday, at Maenaddwyra ; Wednesday, at Bodedern ; and Friday, at Llanbedr—at half-past ten. The Blackmoor Vale Hounds, on Monday, at Point ingdon Ridge; and Friday, at Holton-street—at ten. Sir Rich. Sutton's Hounds, on Monday, at Skelling thorpe ; Wednesday, at Newsham Lodge ; Friday, at Thema: Grove ; and Saturday, at Swallow Cross-roads —at eleven. The Westacre Stag-bounds, on Monday, at the Kennel; and Friday, at Houghton-on-the-Hill—at half-past ten. General Wm. Fitzroy's Hounds, on Monday, at Mr. Brown's, W'easenham ; Wednesday, at Sporl Mill; and Friday, at West Lexham—at eleven. The Shropshire Hounds, on Monday, at Cound Vil lage; Wednesday, at Halston ; and Saturday, at the fifth mile-stone on the Baschurch-road—at half-past ten. Sir Richard Puleston's Hounds, on Monday, at Emral; Wednesday, at Acton Smithy ; and Friday, at Carden— at eleven. Mr. Meynell's Hounds, on Monday, at Holly Bush, at half-past ten; Thursday, at Kedleston, at eleven; and Sa turday, at Langley Common, at half-past ten. Lord Scarborough's Fox-liouuls, on Monday, at Gate ford Toll-bar ; Wednesday, at Roosington Village ; and Friday, at Naughton School—at half-past ten. Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Monday, at Ludbo rough ; Wednesday, at Newshatn-lodge ; Friday, at Tha noek Grove ; and Saturday, at Swallow-road—at eleven. The East Sussex Hounds, on Monday, at Nutley; Thursday, at Southease ; and Saturday, at Abbott's Wood —at a quarter before eleven. Earl of Derby's Stag-hounds, on Tuesday, at Epsom Downs ; and Friday, at Foxley Match—at ter.. Tbo H. H. on Tuesday,. at Hinton ; Thursnay, at Preston Oukhills ; and Saturday, at Minehiu's Barn—at ten. Mr. H. M. Chadwiek's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Bull's Head, Shenstone ; and Friday, at Cantwell Inn—at half-past ten. The Lanabton Fox-ho►rnds, on Tuesday, at Rainton bridge ; Thursday, at Burnopside ; and Saturday, at Caw sey-7at ten. The Royston Harriers, on Tuesday,' at Paper Mills, Shepreth ; and Thursday, at the Red Lion, Reed Mill. The Worcestershire Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Bishop's Wood; and Friday, at Bredon-hill--at half-past ten. Mr. Densey's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Hope Turnpike; and Thursday, at Westhide Village—at ten. The Somerset Subscription Fox-bounds, on Tuesday, at Bagborough-hcuse ;• and Friday, at Week Park, Stogarsey. 'Mr. H. Villebois's Harriers, on Tuesday, at the Cock, Methwold ; Thursday, at Stoke Ferry ; and Saturday; at the Kennel—at eleven. The Badswoi th Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Fenwick, at half-past ten ; Thursday, - at Nostell, at twelve; and Sa turday, at Cudworth, at half-past ten. The Cadbury Harriers, on Wednesday, at Silton ; and Saturday, at the Down-house. The Marquis of Cleveland's Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Noman's Moor ; Friday, at Peppr-hall ; and Satur day, at Leeming—at eJeven. Mr. Wickstead's Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Heleigh Castle; and Saturday, at Seigbford—at half-past ten. Mr. Meager's Harriers; on Wednesday, at Addington ; and Friday, at Crown Ash .hill—at half-past nine. The Sanderitead Harriers, on Wednesday and Saturday, at the Kennel—at ten. Mr. Nicoll's Hounds, on 'Wednesday, at the Kennel ; and Saturday, at Heathy Paton. The Hambledon Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at West. end Telegraph; and Friday, at Holywell-house—at half past ten. _ _ H. Joßifle, Esq.'s Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Heoley house; and Saturday, at the Hermitage—Rt eleven. The Surrey Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Addington Lodge Bottom; and Saturday, at Limpafield—at half past ten, SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS. It appears to be generally expected that the Seeretary for the Home Department will, early in the approaching Session, introduce some changes into the system of Police now established in the Metropolis and its neighbourhood, by which offences may be, more easily detected or punished, and the sum total of crime be in an equal. ratio reduced. Undoubtedly there must be something wrong in-the frame or working of an institution, - which on one side tends more to deprave and harden youthful criminals than to reform them, and on the-other inclines those who suffer injury in purse or person to let the offender escape unpunished, rather than harass themselves by the unrecompensed trouble and expense which the present law inposes on all private prosecutors, or subject the wrongsdoer to a penalty more severe than his crime is held by the majority of human individuals to merit. The various hard ships and mischiefs attending the present mode of prosecution of offences, are well enumerated in a little pamphlet which has been recently submitted to us. The object, as described by the author, a practising solicitor, is to show the great " un certainty of prosecution, and from what causes it arises, and to suggest some alterations in our criminal proceedings which are calculated to re medy the defect." On the first of these sub jects he presents a frightful picture of the Bela} s. risks, disappointments, pecuniary charges, and manifold annoyances, which beset an unhappy prosecutor, from the first complaint which he makes before a magistrate to his final appeal to a jury. Then, if the offence be one which it mainly concerns the public interest to repress by making an example of the perpetrator, the re cognizance required for following .up the Charge, lodged by the sufferer in thj first moment of in dignation, by a regular prosecution, after his feelings may have cooled, is quite inadequate as a security for his performing that part of his duty, as being only 40/. From the repugnance of parties to proceed to trial follows the impu nity of, young offenders, and their consequent and rapid improvement in crime : so that many capital convicts of late have been found not to exceed an average of from 15 to 25 years of age. Other offences, again, are so indescriba bly horrid and disgusting, that even those who may with innocence on their parts have had the means of convicting the criminals, are afraid to come forward either as prosecutors or witnesses, for fear of being, however wrongfully, suspected of impure associations. So female modesty often (this, we believe, is unquestionable) shrinks from bringing home punishment to the most atrocious outrage which can be committed against a defenceless woman, because of the cruel examination and publicity to which on a trial the unfortunate sufferer is exposed. The compounding of felonies is an encouragement to the practice of robbing, which can never be got rid of until the police shall have been invi gorated and reformed, or until all sense of pri vate interest becomes feeble in comparison with that virtuous but somewhat unnatural zeal for public justice which we have heard certain poli tical censors require from men smarting under losses equivalent to the total ruin of their fami lies. Then, again, " conviction" is repre sented by the author to be as precarious as " prosecution" itself, and arises chiefly (tom two causes—the occasional dishonesty of the attorney for the prosecutor, and the in variably enormous expense. These several cir • cumstances, combined or separately, have con tributed so powerfully to discourage prosecutions, that during five years, from 1819, not less than 1,092 bills were thrown out by grand juries,and 137 prisoners discharged for'want of prosecution, in London alone ; while in Middlesex, for five years and a half, the numbers were 5,143. The remedies suggested are rather too voluminous for insertion. The author recommends, in brief, to exempt individuals in the higher description of offences from "the annoyance, expense, and re sponsibility of criminal prosecution ;" and as a step towards this object, lie would vest in dis trict magistrates the duties of inquiry into of fences, and those of trial and adjudication, ex cept in cases of petty transgressions. But the inquisitorial magistrate, in cases of felony, should be preliminary only to an officer unknown in this country, though long established in the j u s risprudence of Scotland,—viz. a " public pro secutor." This suggestion is by no means new. —Times. It is observed by Hume, " that the national spirit which prevails among the English, and which forms their great happiness," makes them exceedingly partial to their own merits. If this be the cause of great happiness, we may from many indications congratulate ourselves that it is as unimpaired as ever. A better instance can not be given than that in the Chrozicie of ves terday, of two Frenchmen tried at the \Vest minster Sessions on Saturday, and convicted of An indecent assault against a lad of 18, at seven o'clock in the evening, near the statue of Achilles, in Hyde Park. The lad, according to his own account,. lived in idleness ; or rather, with his father, doing nothing. Under such circumstances he was naturally a peripatetic, and had retired to the Park at that cool hour, for the benefit of uninterrupted meditation. Had he accused two Englishmen of an indecent assault in such a place, there would no doubt have been some hesitation on the part of the Jury in giving credence to this peripatetic; but they afforded a noble proof of their confidence in the superior moral worth of their countrymen in setting boldly aside the probabilites of the case, and giving credence to. this ingenuous youth; who lived by doing nothing rather than work at his trade 'as a shoemaker, in preference •to two Frenchmen who bore a good character. —These Frenchmen 'are becoming very bold indeed. Only think of two men who had only been six weeks in the country, attempting to sa crifice the morality of a British youth, on the very ground hallowed by the` presence of the Hero of Waterloo. The next step will be to attempt the beef eaters in the new Palace of Pimlico. But, thank • God, between us and such an affront, we have the protecting shield of a British Jury. Let- no young Englishman, who does nothing for his bread, despair of losing virtue as well as bread, so long as there are. British Juries to believe hint. When these men have expiated their offence in a correction house, let them return to their country, and call on their -countrymen to emulate-. the patriotic. virtues of .Englishmen, by uniformly believing the evidence of every French youth of 18, who prefers doing nothing and roaming about in the cool hour Of the evening, to any two English men. aey may accuse.—Mornbig Chronicle. It W'Ould appear from the statements in the Edinburgh Papers, that the judicial' inquiries re specting the murderx in that City have been re newed with increasetlovirpr. This, it is said; is the resu;t of instructioliggtom 4r. Peel to the Local Authorities. The' lifsitec the country