The Sun. — London, England, 1829-04-13 00:00:00

EXECUTION THIS DAY, AT THE OLD BAILEY. Esther .Hibner the elder, aged 61, was this morn -1"g hanged for the murder of Frances Colpits, aged lime years; and seldom has the " last sentence" "en employed, to better purpose than in the re moral of such a being from the earth. She was tried• on Friday, for the murder of the above mentioned poor child, who was apprenticed to her b y the parish authorities of St. Martin's,_ to learn the tarnbou r - wor k . Such, however, was the treatment that this child with others received, that she and another actually died from exposure to the cold and starvation. After death her toes were found mortified. Esther Hibner was tried with her leerdaught er an d A nne Robinson, but the two latter acquitt e d. -Th e mot h er and daughter took their of each other yesterday, and very few symptoms of affliction were manifested by either. The wretched convict, after that, refused to con- I I verse with any one, and maintained a sullen and Mischievous deportment. At about half-past five o'clock in the afternoon she retired from her cell, attended by two women, one of whom summoned I , l er to •return and immediately heard a gush of blood. Roth instantly rushed into the prisoner's Presence, and found , her with a knife in her hand, and the blood gu s hi ng f rom h er nec k , on w hi c h s h e ha d inflicted-a d ee p b ut a l most l ong i tu di na l woun d. T he surgeon found that she had not injured the arteries or windpipe, and had evidently not intended ro.destroy herself. Indeed it was afterwards ascer tained f rom her conduct and inquiries, that she had hoped by those means to gain a few more days of miserable existence. The Reverend Mr. Cotton p e ered: the . wretched woman spiritual comfort, but .renabruptly.deelined having any thing to do with and this morning refused taking the sacrament. During the n i g h t she made an attempt to tear open chatlv°""ds and was confined in a straight waist ,in which she was hanged. She declared that no inducement should 'make her walk to the gal lows, and said she was determined to make them Larry her. At the usual hour this morning • 41 ° Sheriffs arrived, and she was conducted la her last scene. She still preserved the same s ulky, vicious, demeanour, and her expression of l ountenance was ghastly and disgusting. She was below the middle size, and her featu res were mi nute, repelli n g, an d tag-like in appearance, she neve r spoke after leaving her cell, and although the aSsembled mob saluted her with a yell, she re mained unmoved, and not a tear escaped her. All das soon over, and every one t urne d w ith icgust, from the exhibition of the wound drawn ° P e " by the rop e . Th e crow d was i mmense, iand an eighth part of it composed of women, ma n y of th em i n d ecent att i re. The cruelty of the lin e -seemed to excite the greatest horror among • them; and perh a p s no case h as ra i se d so muc h in- Mterest among the fair sex since the execution of other Brown r i gg, o f K ent i sh T own, who was ged for the same species of offence i n 1767. After hanging en hour, the body of Esther Hibner Was eta down and given to the surgeons for dissec tion. THE CONVICT, ES HIER HIBNER. T his wretched female, who will this (lay pay the Penalty of life for a crime of no ordinary magnitude, Still preserves that coolness and unconsciousness of he r approa c hi ng f ate , w hi c h so muc h surpr i se d t h e spectators when the Jury pronounced her guilty. On Saturd a y n i g ht, s h e th rew h erse lf, at an ear l y hour, upon her pallet, and, almost immediately, fell Pto a sl um b er as tranqu il and composed as if the ' uur of di sso l ut i on was uncerta i n, and s h e h a d bo ught to reproach herself with, of her deeds in this life. 1, Though, s i nce h er removal from t h e d oc k , t h e .. "-ev. Ordinary has been most zealous in his endea vours to arouse religious feelings in her bosom, and to render her sensible of the deep-dyed atrocity of ;Vhich she had been pronounced the perpettatrix, all 1, efforts have proved useless, and his exhortations nave been listened to with the most obdurate indif ference. He advised her to read the Bible, and to look for consolation in the promises held out to the repentant sinner. She replied, that she had read the Bible, and was so co nversant w i t h i ts contents, that s h e nee d e d not the assistance of an interpreter to explain its meaning. Though insensible to all spiritual affairs, a spark °f maternal fee ling seems to have linge red in her breast, for early on Saturday she expressed a wish to have an interview with her (laughter. In com- Pliauce with her desire, a communication was made to the d aug h ter , b ut she gave a positive refusal to her request. This is the only circumstance that ' t ad,. up to a late hour on Saturday night, the slightest apparent effect on her feelings ; and when it was told to her, she moodily observed, " It don't si gn i fy. ,l Doctor Cotton, after repeatedly calling upon her °I II Saturday evening, but to very little purpose, again visited her yesterday morning, when he found her equally cool and collected, and as averse front preparing herself for the dread account she was 'shortly to deliver up, as she was even prior to her trial. 'Every argument that the Rev. Gentleman could make use of proving abortive, he, as a last re sonrce, thinking that the interview with her (laughter, Which the latter had refused, might effect some com- Punctious feelings, and lead to that disposition ,of mind which a person on the brink of eternity should possess, sent for her to a further part of the pris on , where she is still confined, waiting, to gether with the woman Robinson, to await their trial " an indictment for assaulting the children, and pre vailed upon her to visit her wretchedparent. The meeting,, which took place about two o'clock,was cold -11 ` 4d 'ndifferent, and appeared to be that rather of per andsg than the mo di rtal aeu between a pa tent child—the one whose moments are num f er ed, and the other the participator in the crime r ° 4 l the extreme penalties of which humanity has at present saved her. On entering the cell they .shook hands, and, after this mark of recognition, .they commenced a series of the most abusive vitu- Perations against the witnesses who appeared as Prosecut ors the parties engaged in their defence, and the several parish officers who were bound to appear for the prosecution. In the course of their maledic tions, the mother said, " Well, all I am sorry for is, 'that I did not rush from the dock, and tear the •Wretches to pieces." The visit lasted about half an hour, and on h e r d aug hter leaving her site wept most 'hitterly.- 7 -Aforning- Paper. It is in- contemplation to call a county Meeting in Norfolk to petition for a Repeal of the Malt Duty.- 157 teifie/c/ Coura nt. • There was killed at Hawick, Itoxburghshire, ° l3 . the Bth inst., by Mr. W. Scorr, butcher, a five year ° 4 l heifer, of the true Teeswater breed, bred by his Grace t he Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, and fed by Mr. TURN kitt, of Spittal ; girth of the animal, 95 inches; length f ora the shoulder-head to the fall of the tail, 63 inches; height, -81 inches; across the loins, 43 inches ; weight of t he fore-quarters, 61 stone 91b. ; tallow, 10 stone 31b.— C arlisle Journal. TT At the . Middlesex Sessions on Saturday last, lil C/lARD BURNELL, a respectable-looking man, was in , .‘,.. l ioted for obtaining 121- from an elderly man, named W ILLIAM CIIAPMAN, residing in Sevenoaks, by falsely • rt Pretenting himself .to be an attorney. There were two tater' indictments against the prisoner, who pleaded r a ilVto the above. - It appeared in evidence, that in July i st M r . enaratAs came to town for the purpose of bring an action against a gentleman, and ho was in troduced to the prisoner by a person named SIMMONDS, Whom Mr. CHAPMAN accidentally met in the street. The rrisoner, who theft resided, at 2, Chapel-street, Tottenham • • c ourt-road, undertook to bring the action, and laid the damag e s at 800/. The prisoner on three occasions, be ti.tyten July and D ece rabur t , obtained the sum of 12/. from -me. ier:writs,,,,pmpearance, declaration, &c. in t ne . Cotirt oflCirg'i Bench, and it was not until the latter ' I4 „ Q utilAtst the fratuLwAs discovered, and the prisoner Pret.Eqlked,- tllat he was acting for a person named Apdgment was.postponeduntil .t he shall have "ma tried on the other indictments. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) coni , : - _ExcliA N(4E. There was a good supply of Foreign Wheat last week, and a moderate quantity cf English Corn. The arrival of Floor was fair. This morning the simples of Grain fresh at market are not considerable. Superfine samples of English Wheat, and the best foreign, have met buyers at the terms of this day se'nnight, but other sorts are dull, and Is. to 2.. per quarter cheaper. The Barley trade remains heavy, and hardly maintains last quota tions. Beans that are good have sold readily at no alteration in value. Pease of both kinds are unvaried. Good sweet parcels of Oats obtain rather more money than of late, light samples are very difficult to quit. There is a fair trade for the best Flour at our quotations. Some Wheat arrived here last week from the Cape of Good Hope and the East Indies. PRICES ON 80. Wheat, Red (old) —s. —s. White (old) —Ft. —s. --Red (1828) Fine sss. 625. Superflue.. 64a. 70s. —White (1829). 525. 61s. Fine 668.705. Superfine.. 71s. 78s. --- Foreign free !;2s. 82s. Rye Barley New 255. 28s. Fine 31s._ 325. Superfine Malt sos. 565. line 60s 63e. Pease, Grey 'its. 375. Maple 3Bs 40s. -- White ----- Boilers ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK. 5 ... ? p t l, 7.? , s 5 From Whence g ~V- 1 2 ": F g I v g f= •ft ~ • Qrs. Qrr. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Scks. Aldborongb lB9 786 20 15 30 Boston Clay 265 40 5 285 Cowes Colchester ll6 158 920 79 128 11 531 Harwich Leigh 586 '250 99 153 136 Mahlon 314 55 b 0 237 46 1216 Grangemouth — 50 GI imsby — 380 lswich — 178 734 26 261 ent Li verpool ... Lynn Newcastle -...— 325 Plymouth Portsmouth Spalding - _ Stockton — 25 284 Wells Wisbeach — 730 10 _ Woodbridge 123 352 463 5 61 77 21 Yarmouth 461 1480 758 Aberdeen — 1705 —8) Banff — 100 20 Dunbar 394 64 Dundee — 710 Inverness 3376 3110 5974 11514 1250 564 4734 I 51811 Coleraine Galway — 1862 Kilrush Limerick — 5967 685 Tralee Waterford — 1197 008 Wes tpor t Yougliall — 1109 FOREIGN. Bourdeaux 45 z - . . Calcutta C. G. Hope l3O Fredericstadt Genoa Kiel 444 1475 273 8 Leghorn 1960 Marseilles 915 Naples New York Spain :9721 1508 Trieste Udderwalla Coastways ...... Total AGGREGATE QUANTITY OF OTHER RINDS OF PULSE. Rye, '79—Tares, ;190—Linseed, 20—Rapeseed, o—Brank, 20— Mustard, 230—Seeds, 165. iTITY 0 .Line itard, ER ILI , Rapesi rls, 1r SMITHFIELD MARKET• At this day's market, which exhibited on the whole but a mo derate time of year supply, each kind of meat met with an ex ceedingly dull sale, at barely Friday's prices. PRICES PER STONE OF SIAS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Large Lambs 5 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 2 6 3 2 Prime small ditto 0 0 6 6 Prime large Oxen... 310 4 2 Large coarse Calves 5 2 5 8 ('rime Scots, 4 2 4 4 Prime small ditto 5 8 6 2 Inferior 5heep....... 2 2 2 4 Large Hogs 4 4 5 0 Second quality ditto 2 6 3 0 Small Porkers 5 0 5 4 Coarse-woolledditto 3 6 4 0 Suckling Calves 12s to 40s.each. SouthdownWethers 4 2 4 6 QuarteroldPigs 16s to2os.each. SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. 'Sheep and Lambs.' Calves. I Figs. 17,350 13S 240 Beasts. 2.0'74 About 150 of the beasts came up the different North Roads; about 100 from the western and midland districts ; about 2000 from Norfolk, Suffblk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire; about 50 from Kent and Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the marshes, &c., in the neighbourhood of London. NEWGATE AND LEAI)ENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. a. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Beet 2 2 3 8 Veal Mutton 2" 4 4 0 Pork 4 0 5 4 Lamb " ss. 4d. to 6s. 4d, AD OF SHIP Beans, Small (new) 375. 40s. (old) ....—s. —a. ----- Tick (new).— 28s. ns. (old) .... 32s 358. Harrow (new) 335. 355. (old).. 355. 38s. Brank 245. 265. Oats, Feed . New Poland S. New 14s 255. Potatoe ------ New 2lB. 235. - Scotch 26s. 30s. - Irish l3s. lis 245. Flour Town (per sack) 606 655. - Sccouds 50s. 565. - North Country 465. 555. Bran NEWCASTLE.UPON.TYNE MARKET -April 11. Our farmers' supply of Wheat was small to-day, and little in coastwise, and sales were ready at an advance of 2s. per quarter. The supply of Oats was also limited, and were taken off readily at an advance of Is. to 2s. per quarter. A good deal of Barley has been sold during the week at all prices fr•!m 30s. to 36e., but that trade will soon be over, as many of our ma!tsters arc getting stocked for the season. Malt in limited demand_ In Beans, Pease, and English Rye, little doing. New. Wheat, Northumberland (Ms. 175. Norfolk and Suliblk 60s. 685....... Berwick and Scotch... 60s. 665. ---- Dan t zig 70s. '76s. Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk 3os. 406. Foreign 305 40s. Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk...32s. 34s --- Grinding and Feeding 265. 325. Malt, Norfolk and Sutiblk 566. 60s. Beans, Small .3Ss. 40s. Tick Pease, White 38s. 4ns. - Gray Oats, N. rthumbcrland, Potatoe :Ms 28. z ------ Feed 20s. 225. - Foreign —.s. —5. Flour, Fine (per sack) Old. -S. -S. -4. -S. -S. -S. --$..-s. .-S. -S. ...-S. -.-S. -6. -6. -S. -5. ..-6. ...4, -S. ---S. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MALTON CRAVEN MEETING (YonKsiilKE.) THURSDAY, Arun. 9.—The Craven Stakes of 10 sous. each. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Gibbeson's Murphy. 3 yrs (G. Nelson) 1 Mr. Iticlsdale's Master Burke, 3 yrs Colonel King's Betty Martin, 3 yrs 3 Mr. Armitage's Saladin, 6 yrs 4 Four paid. The Barton Stakes of 25 soy& each, h. ft. Mile and a half. Mr. Metre's Felt, by Langar (S. Templeinan) I Mr. Wetherell's Lilly Low .. 2 Four not placed, and one paid. The Welham Silver Cup value 50 sous. by a subscription of five sovs. each, for maiden horses not thorough-bred. Gentlemen riders. Two miles. Mr. T. Sykes's All-Heart-and-no-Peel 'Mr. Davidson's Guardsman Mr. M. Fonlis's Navarin Two not placed, and five paid. The Maiden Plate of 50 soya. for all ages that never won that value in plate, match, or sweepstakes. Heats, one mile and a half. Mr. Hopkinson's The Captain, 3 yrs Mr. Wright's Robin Redbreast, 3 yrs 2 2 2 Mr. Maison's Trampina, l yrs 1 3 3 Four drawn. FRIDAY, APRlLl o.—Sweepstakes of 30 BOVd. each, Half-a-mile. Mr. Hebden's Barleycorn (Templcman) 1 Mr. Peirse's Tip, by Swiss 2 Lord Queensberry's eh. f. by Whisker 3 Three paid. Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each. One mile. Mr. Earn . shavr's Elastic (Templeman) 1 Mr. Itidsdale's Donation, by Borodino Lord Milton's Marcella, by Whisker 3 One paid. Match for 100 soy. h. ft. Two miles.—Mr. H. Cla. ridge's Othello beat Mr. Foulis's Don Miguel. The Members' Plate of 501. Heats, two miles. Mr. Thompson's b. c. by Don Juan (Thompson) 1 1 Mr. Edwards's Et Cetera 0 2 Mr. Haywood's Sandoval 2 0 Three not placed, and six drawn. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS FOR THE PRESENT WEEK. His Majesty's Stag-hounds, on Monday, at Uxbridge; and Thursday, at Byfleet, near Weybridge—at half-past ten. Sir John Cope's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Sandhurst street ; and Saturday, at Hawley-green—at ten. The Marquis of Cleveland's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Lythe Wood ; and Saturday, at Marwood—at eleven. The Lambto❑ Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Brandon ; Thursday, at Gibside ; and Saturday, at Hesseleton— at ten. A violent storm of hail passed over this town on Tuesday morning. It fell in such torrents, and was of so large a size, as to injure considerably the small trees, and to break several windows in different parts of the town.—Hampshire Advertiser. LITERATURE. AMERICAN QUARTERLY REVIEW. The literature of America, like every thing else belonging to it, like its commerce, its navy, its cities, its agriculture, and its population, is pressing on with most extraordinary rapidity in the career of improve ment. Already the United States can boast their authors, whom even Europe delights to recognise; they have their novelists and their poets, their moralists, essay writers, and sound practical divines, their Channing—an elegant moralist, and sound philo- sophical:critic, whose remarks on Milton and on Napo leon rank among the choicest effusions of modern intel lect—their Irving, the Corypheeus of lively and classi cal essayists—their Paulden, a vigorous satirist, and, above all, their Cooper, a writer whose delightful fic tions, replete with character, incident, and description, breathing life and nature, are inferior only to the inimitable romances of Sir Walter Scott. In the style and conduct of periodicals, however, the Ame ricans have yet much to learn. In this respect, their authors are rather behind hand; they want variety, tact, condensation. The Journal before us, which is, we understand, the leading Review in North America, has considerable promise about it, much information, much grace of writing, but is deficient in spirit and versatility. It seems to be the production rather of one mind than of a dozen— a great defect, and one which cannot be too soon remedied. The best article in the number, whether we regard its manner or its matter, is de cidedly the Review of It ving's Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada. The author is here evidently discussing a subject with the details of which he is perfectly familiar; his knowledge is easy, uncon strained, and he pours it forth with the conscious pride and unembarrassed facility of a master. Where the Chronicler is at fault he corrects him ; where he is mysterious, he simplifies him ; where he is meagre or threadbare, he amplifies and en riches his matter. " History" is an article of an ambitious and presuming character. The hint :of it seems taken from one of a splendid series of historical sketches, that have appeared from time to time in the later numbers of the Edinburgh Review, but is sadly inferior to its eloquent origi nals. The observations are too general and desul tory ; a meagre thought is spun almost to an infi nite extent—enveloped in words—oppressed with imagery—so that in fact it is next to impossible to make either head or tail of it. The author's views of history, and the way it should be written, are not sufficiently defined ; he has some vague notions on the subject, but knows not how to give them utterance. " The Greek Revolution" is an inte resting abstract of what has lately taken place in the Morea. As far as our own reading serves us, it is faithful and true to fact, though the matter is somewhat stale and hacknied. " Darby's Views of the United States" is a very full and impartial statement of the prospects of Ainerica, as regard her commercial, her literary, and her agricultural speculations. The natural history of her soil is, in particular, given in a most animated manner. Of the mariners, customs, &c. of the Yankees, we have the following account—an account rendered doubly interesting and curious, by the circum stance of its being penned by an avowed American : " The manners of the people of the United States are not generally refined, but are very generally civil. The por tion living in cities, and who travel and enjoy social in tercourse, are polished and courteous. The body of our farmers and people of the interior, are indeed rough in their manners, though not boorish; they have all the friendly, benevolent, and hospitable feelings ; they are in dependent in their approaches and address to strangers; they serve 'you for the pleasure it affords themselves, not from the idea of gain ; they every where respect and favour the female character. " This people, new and mongrel as they have been called, are really the most homogeneous on earth ; they all speak the English language, and almost without any dia lect: they have the same political rights; the same feel ings ; the same moral sentiments, and the same pretensions, throughout the whole extent of our country ;—they adopt the same manners ; wear the same fashions ; dance the same figures; introduce the same style of equipage, furni ture, and architecture; and pursue the same routine of social amusements, from the large Atlantic cities to the Ultima Thule of our frontier settlements. Unlike the pea sants or cultivators of Europe, ours are not wrapped up in self, and coldly suspicious of all strangers ; nor have they any fixed costume which denotes that they have no hopes ultra; that thus they vegetate throughout all generations, without those aspirations of ambition and pride which would advance their state and exalt their nature; here all are aspiring and all are advancing. " The great deformity upon our land is slavery. Thi s state of things was imposed upon us by our ancestors ! and owing to the extent of new country, and the variety of rich and valuable staples which we have been cultivating, of a laborious and profitable character, we have not on ly tolerated, but have so cherished the slave population, that its increase is almost as great as that of the free. It amounted to one and a half million at the census of 1820. Most unfortunately in our case, slavery is inseparably its _ sociated with colour, and so well defined is the line of dis tinction, and so unalterably fixed is the badge of disgrace, that but few sympathies exist between the blacks and their masters : unlike the freedmen of Rome and the vassals of Europe, who mixed in the mass, arid soon lost their cast and badge, our African is the same degraded being, whe ther he be free or a slave. Without pride to lift him above vice and meanness, and without education to invest him with foresight or honour, he is doomed to perpetual wretchedness and degradation. Occasional manumissions, and colonization, are acknowledged by all who study the question of our coloured-population, to be but slight pallia tives at the most. What then is the remedy ? We answer, that from the nature of our staples, and the extent of our country, and for the reasons given, slavery will exist long ; but, like every thing else, will yield to time. The next hundred years will perhaps wear it out ; for at the expira tion of that period, our enterprising freemen will crowd every occupation, meet every division of labour, and press upon the southern staple districts, whose profits then will be reduced to such a degree, that the master will find it for his interest to discharge his slaves, free himself from an onerous responsibility, and farm out his lands to labourers who will give him no trouble. " We have conclusive proof that after the blacks do be come free, and the care of the master ceases to cherish them, they dwindle away and decrease daily. This arises from the habits of concubinage in which they live; from the little care which they take of their families when they chance to have any ; and from disease brought on by bad habits, or from living without comforts, on unwholesome food, in crowded hovels and confined places." " The state of morality in this country is sounder than in Europe, and we have less crime in proportion to popu lation. The Americans have less inducement to guilt, be cause subsistence is easily procured ; and all their wants are within the reach of industry. Our vices are the result of idleness, thoughtlessness, passion, and sudden impulse; not of want, constitutional depravity, and political corrup tion. Having much time to spare, the common people drink, become sots, gamble, quarrel, fight ; these are the pre vailing excesses. We have no privileged orders to render fashionable the vices of seduction, boxing, and racing. Convictions are relatively fewer than in England; they average throughout the whole country about three hundred annually to the million ; whilst in England they are nearly seven hundred, and in Ireland eight hundred ; and, on a careful analysis of those convictions, we find more than half are of coloured people and foreigners. We may there , fore call drunkenness, gambling, fighting, leading to oc casional or x murders, irregularagg a prevailing vi ces; an d t h e tra i ts o f temper conduct that we man if es t o ft enes t, are vanity, and a disp os iti on to overreac h o ne ee exaggeration, ton our another." The very circumscribed nature of our limits prevents us from entering, as we could wish, into the remain ing articles of the number; we must therefore con tent ourselves with stating, that if not very much above, they are certainly not under the usual average of periodical excellence,--with the single exception, per h a ps, of the last article, entitled " Memoirs of Dr. Parr," in which the Doctor is looked up to with an unreasonable degree of awe, amounting al. most to idolatry. Such reverence from a republican writer is not a little curious. NATIONAL SUBSCRIPTION FOR MR, HENRY BELL, OF HELENSBURGH, (NEAR, GLASGOW.) THE PRACTICAL INTRODUCER OF STEAM NAVL GATION INTO EUROPE. Many of our readers have, we doubt not, seen in the Glasgow newspapers, that a subscription was opened in that city in Dec. last, to reward the ingenious and meri torious individual whose name stands at the head of this article. The gentleman who conducts this subscription for Mr. Bell, (and who has his private letter, with many others, authorising him to use Mr. B.'s name, &c.) is arrired in London, for the purpose of appealing to our fellow-citizens to promote this patriotic and laudable ob ject; and we confidently trust and sincerely hope, that he will meet with that buccess here which the undertaking merits. We have seen the subscription-book, and glanced over the list of subscribers' names in Glasgow. These are of the highest respectability, embracing the present Lord Pro vost, many of the gentlemen who formerly occupied that high office, the leading Bankers, Merchant, Shippers, Manufacturers, Engineers, &c., of that great city, with the Very Rev. the Principal of Glasgow College, and twelve of the Professors, with many respectable Clergy men of the Established Church and Dissenters ; also his Grace the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, the Right Hon. the Earl of Elgin, Sir Charles Halket, Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, Bart., M.P., Archibald Campbell, Esq., (of Blythswood), M.P., Rol ert Downie, Esq AI. P., &c. We need not here urge the importance and value of steam navigation—its incalculable benefit to our nation must be obvious to every one, and the advantageous revo lution which its introduction has produced, and is pro ducing, in our maritime commerce is well known. In the subscription-book to which we have alluded, there is an engraving of the Comet, the first practical steam-boat built by Mr. Bell, in 181 1 , and which plied the river Clyde front Glasgow to Greenock, Inverness, &c. This engraving is by the ingenious Mr. Swan, of Glasgow, and represents the Comet in the act of passing Dumbarton Castle, on the way down the Clyde, from Glas gow to Helensburgh. In the distance is seen Benlomond, soaring aloft above his neighbouring mountains, and throw ing his shadow over lovely Lochlomond, and her twenty four enchanting Isles, and pointing to the other interesting and sublime scenery of Scotland, rendered so attractive by the magic pen of the author of the " Lady of the Lake," and the " Waverley " Novels. An excellent Portrait of Mr. Bell, from the fine painting of James Tannock, Esq. of Newman -street, London, is also bound in the subscrip tion-book, together with a well written, printed memorial, setting forth the claims of the person for whom this sub scription is raising, and appealing to the British nation in his behalf. Our readers may form some idea of the extent of steam navigation, when we inform them, that on the river Clyde, sailing to and from the city of Glasgow and neigh bouring towns, there are now upwards of 56 steam-vessels, which are registered at 4,571 tons, and supposing each to cost 8,0001. the aggregate sum will be nearly half a mil lion of money embarked in building theM. During last year upwards of four hundred thousand persons passed by steam-vessels from our own river Thames. Since steam navigation has thus so rapidly spread, and is every way so conducive to the wealth and grandeur of our nation, how—it may be asked—" how comes it to pass, that Mr. Bell did not make his fortune by this mag nificent system ?" The reply is obvious, Mr. Bell em barked his all in the Comet, and seeing its success, per sons of great wealth and enterprise, encouraged by the bold and successful daring of Bell, built large vessels, united in joint stock companies, and thus the adventurous individual, who'alone had the courage to commence the system in the high seas, was left adrift ; his health, and strength, and pecuniary means exhausted ; but that which disabled him has been of invaluable good to the country at large. Ina day or two subscription papers (with the printed memorial) will be left at the principal Banks, the Royal Exchange, &c. of which due notice will be given in the leading papers of the City. In addition to the private let ter of Mr. Bell's, there is one of a general introductory nature, signed by several highly respectable gentlemen, whose names we herewith publish, with the document to which they are affixed, and we believe the publication will have that effect which the patriotic gentlemen de signed. " Glasgow, March 5, 1829. " We, the undersigned, feeling solicitous for the success of the national subscription, in behalf of Mr. Henry Bell, the practical introducer of steam navigation into Britain, do hereby respectfully recommend Mr. Edward Morris, (who is appointed to carry into- effect Mr. Bell's printed memorial) to the Noblemen and Gentlemen to whom he may apply for subscriptions; and also to the leading Ma gistrates, and other influential persons, of the different towns, where it may be thought advisable to make an ap peal to promote the object of this patriotic measure. The Hon. ALEX. GARDEN, Lord Provost of Glasgow. JAMES EWING, Esq. Dunoon Castle. JAMES CLELAND, Esq. WILLIAM M'GAVIN, Esq. ARCHD. CAMPBELL, Esq. of Blythswood, M.P. ROBERT DOWNIE, Esq. MT. for Glasgow. Sir MICHAEL SHAW STEWART, Bart. M.P." THE SLAVE SHIP. " Somnia vana."—MARTIAL. I saw from the beach by the falling light A lumbering slave ship heave in sight, the her quaint old stern she bore the date Of sixteen hundred and eighty-eight, And loudly rose the voice of woe From the slaves chained down in her hold below. On she came in the strangest fashion, Floundering on like a whale in a passion ; Her sails were full tho' tht wind was high, And the yielding masts cracked fearfully, And the raven clouds and the driving rain, Spoke of a coming hurricane. On she came, but 'twas plain to see tier plight was bad, as bad can be, For her planks were worn with age, and her crew Were old and doating and far too few To trim the bellying sails, or right Such a clumsy vessel on such a night. On to the light-house she drifted fast, When a voice from the Beacon, cried " Avast, Reef all your sails, ye lubber crew, The rocks and the breakers are just in view, Who ever yet heard of a flowing sail, When full on shore blows the driving gale ?" What, reef our sails, our vessel's pride ?" The slavers, one and all replied, " Our glorious sails unreefed from the date Of sixteen hundred and eighty-eight ? No, never !" and here they struck up a roar Which the helmsman, a sage of dull four-score, Backed with a desperate ' one cheer more.'— " Then free your slaves," said the voice again, " And set them to work with might and main, Their cause and your's is the same, I trots', Both equally risk destruction now." " What, free our slaves ?" the crew returned, And each fool's cheek with anger burned ; " What, free our slaves and shame the (late Of sixteen hundred and eighty-eight, That glorious date, most prized of any, Which to serve the few enslaved the many ? No, never—never, Heaven's vengeful rod Will we thus ternat, so help us God !" They ceased, the timbers parted fast, And down on deck came the crashing mast; But, horror of horrors ! the maddened slaves, In the mingled tumult of winds and waves, Regained their freedom, and drifted ashore On the buoyant mast, their safety oar, While the crew and the vessel, birds of a feather, Sank with a facile descent t together. ARBUTHNOT, VIE YOUNGER. Irltra-Tory loquitur. t " Facilis descensus Arerni." NECDOTE OF NAPOLEON.—At the famous interview at Erfurt, when dining with the Emperor of RusstA and an elite of Kings, BUONAPAATE h"(an a sentence with " When I was an ensign in the regent of LA PER ."_;tl. de I3Aussrr, who stood facing the Roy a l Diners within a few feet, tells us that these words pro duced a lirely emotion among the Crowned Heads—a shudder, we suppose, ran from one end of the line to the other, to think of the lump of illegitimacy they were cringing to.— Westminster Review. QUITE CLEARED OUT !- - -A gentlemau re turned home from the Gloucester Assizes, a few days ago, having lost his cause, his shirt, great coat, and spent all his money.-- Warwick Advertiser. ADELPHI THEATRE. Mr. YATES delivered the following Address, at the close of the season, on Saturday night : " It devolves upon me, Ladies and Gentlemen, to per form the last task of the s,ason ; and it is the only painful one that has fallen to my lot, during its progress, since it is that of bidding you farewell ; for your kind approbation and patronage have rendered all other labours so light that we have scarcely designated them as tasks. It is both pleasing and painful to return thanks—pleasing, from our grateful recollection of the obligations which call for then, —and painful from the inadequacy of words to the expres sion of our gratitude. As for Mr. Mathews and my self there arc very few words between us ; and were w, to search through the most elaborate edition of Johnson's Dictionary, we should/not find enough of them to express our sonsc of the obligations we are proud of acknowledging to you. The fact is, the vocabulary of the heart is in its feelings rather than in words, and you must, therefore, take the Will. for the Deed. It will be perhaps in the recollection of some of you, Ladies and Gentlemen, that we commenced the season with Wanted a Partner, and I need not tell how efficiently_that want hasbeen supplied by the firm of Mathews, Yates, and COMVANt ; and though you who have found the capital for carrying on the firm have not been actively engaged in the concern, yet we trust you have been any thing but sleeping partners ; nor can you blame us for any want of activity, since our Earthquake has filled the pit—our May Queen outlived the Christmas season—and our Rover induced so many to imitate bins, and quit their Homes—while you have, over and over again, enabled us to pay the postage of My Daughter's Letter, which, since its receipt, has been anything but a dead letter in our Treasury. But, Ladies and Gentlemen, there is a time for all things—our season is over —our Earthquake is silenced—our May Queen must be put to bed—our Rover must be laid up in port—and our Daughter's Letter remain in the post-office unopened, till the magic touch of the Lord Chamberlain's license, like Harlequin's wand, shall again set them free. But though our regular season is past, we do not mean to be idle; and I beg to announce to you, Ladies and Gentlemen, that in this interregnum it is Mr. Mathew's intention to be At Home, for the first time, in his own house; and as solitude even at home is sometimes uncomfortable, I intend to keep him company. But though our company will he thus re duced behind the curtain, we hope that it may not be re duced before it, since it is our determination to omit no exertion that our At Home should attract you from yours. ." Ladies and Gentlemen—ln the name of my partner and myself, and in the names of all the performers of the Adelphi Theatre, I beg to return you our best thanks for your past indulgence, and to premise, by our exertions, to try to deserre your future patronage ; and you must he aware that the promises of actors are always followed by performance. " Ladies and Gentlemen, " I respectfully bid you farewell." COBURG THEATRE, On Saturday night this Theatre closed for the season. At the conclusion of the first piece, Mr. Davidge came forward and delivered the following address, and was warmly received by the audience : L 'dies and Gentlemen,—Established custom, no less than those feelings of gratitude which your continued kindness cannot fail to keep alive, brings me before you on the last evening of the season, to express my thanks for the liberal patronage with which you have honored the theatre since the same pleasing duty last called me to your presence. The interval, Ladies and Gentlemen, has been one of vicissitude; the storm of persecuti..n has as sailed me, from which I have found welter and consolation in the sunshine of your smiles. I have been visited by a legal prosecution—l have been compelled to disburse heavy penalties--I have been thus punished, Ladies and Gentlemen, for having endeavoured to render the amuse ments of this theatre more deserving your approbation, for the attempt to make them keep pace with that march of intellect of which we hear so much, but which it would seem the law of the land would arrest on the threshold of the Coburg Theatre. These penalties have indeed been inflicted by the law; but it is by a law which I have reason to hope will not long be suffered to dis grace our statute book, to oppress me, or to limit your entertainment. This law was enforced, with what degree of decency it would not become me to point out, by the foreign director of an English national theatre, enforced against me, whilst a neighbouring establishment has in its daily announcements, and its nightly performances, breathed on it defiance, and treated it with contempt.— God forbid that I should invoke its vengeance on any man ; but I may, perhaps, be permitted to express some sense of hardship, when it allows to another that course of action from which it would restrain, for which it would crush me. But from this I have to turn to a more pleasing side of the picture, and advert to circumstances which excite a thrill of grateful triumph that chases far every feeling of indignant oppression or despondent gloom. From the mo ment that prosecution was levelled at me, the fortunes of this theatre have risen to an unexampled pitch of pros perity, and I can with perfect confidence assert, that for many months succeeding that transaction the receipts of these doors were more than double any amount they had ever before attained. This is indeed a proud source of exultation, which enables me to laugh to scorn the ebulli tions of jealousy or the efforts of malice ;—thus supported by your liberality, I may say your justice, I bid defiance to enemies, and view rivals with complacency. Before retiring from your presence, there is another point on which I feel myself called on to offer an observa tion—the practice of admitting the public to this theatre by orders requiring the payment of a small sum, has been made a source of most indecent ridicule, and of bitter cen sure. I do not know that any man is accountable for financial arrangements in which his own interest only is at stake; but I cannot suffer to pass unnoticed the elegant effusions to which this system has given rise in a neigh bouring establishment, where, to pass over the observations made in a celebrated farce lately enacted there for one night only, poetry like the following is sung, for the en tertainment of the more refined company who frequent it, wherein, alluding to tjis threatre, it is said or sung— There are nightly in the boxes Coal-heavers sitting with their doxies. So much for the good taste and good feeling of those who are perpetually puffing their lofty pretensions, when I have it in my power to prove that the same system, I mean that of shilling orders, was so far in contemplation, that they were actually printed and prepared for circula tion. Whether I have done ill or well in adopting such a system, the public will probably not feel themselves called on to decide, I was incited to it by seeing it practised on many sides of me; but this I am proud to state, and I call en you to attest the fact, that if I have lowered the prices of admission I have not derogated from the character of the entertainment ; that during the last season, the degree of novelty and talent that has been submitted to your ap probation, has net been excelled at any period since the erection of the theatre. And lam further most proud to state, in answer to the contemptible insinuations to which I have alluded, that since the introduction of the shilling orders, the boxes of this theatre have been graced by a de gree of respectability and fashion not surpassed by the most brilliant audiences ever attracted to this side of the water. Ladies and Gentlemen, it is your approbation, your good opinion only, that I covet ; and honoured, munificently honoured, as I have been, and hope to be by that, the sar casms of rivals, or the efforts of persecution, shall be shaken off like dew-drops from the lion's mane. To obtain this, Ladies and Gentlemen, shall be the object of my continued exertions—of my most strenuous industry. Ere we meet again on Easter Monday, the decorations of this building will be replaced with a degree of novelty and elegance which I hope will, in some measure, express my gratitude for yourpatronage; much novelty will be prepared for your entertainment ; and this much shall at least be proved, that though a small price of admission may be received at the doors, there shall be no niggardliness of expenditure within them. Till that period, Ladies and Gentlemen, with feelings more deep, more powerful, than I have language to express, in my own name and that of the per formers, permit me to bid you most respectfnlly farewell. This address was received with rapturous applause. PRESENTATION OF A SILVER CUP TO MR. DAVIDGE. As soon as the performances of the evening had con cluded, the whole of the performers, with their friends, assembled on the stage to witness the presentation of a superb silver cup, as a mark of gratitude ana esteem to Mr. Davidge, for his having kept the theatre open on the Wednesdays and Fridays during Lent. On presenting the same, Mr. E. L. Lewis spoke nearly to the following effect : " Six,—ln presenting this humble tribute of the Ladies and Gentlemen by whom you are surrounded, I am sensi ble I shall give but a faint representation of the feelings by which they are actuated. The situation I now stand in is honourable in itself, but would have acquired more honour had it been filled with greater dignity. I should not have taken upon myself to be the organ of the Com pany, had I not been able, from the long experience of many campaigns, waged under your banner, to bear indi_ . victual testimony of the merits which have elicited from them the present expression of their feelings. The con duct you have universally pursued in behalf of the real welfare of the profession to which we are attached—the 1 -firmness you have evinced in combating against the sinewy tide of malice, and the strong elastic wind of envy, which when touched, dissipates in fumes befoire the imperishable adamant that composes the basis of generosity and goodness of heart. You have expe rienced changes and vicissitudes—you have gone through the ordeal of persecution —you have been cheered by the voice of popular applause, and it cannot be otherwise than gratifying to you to find that those who have been fellow lab oirers (though humble ones) in 'the same field are at this period proud to hail your triumph, to sympathize in y feelings. The hand of charity you have ever ,Irtended towards the suffering portion of our brethren, both in and out of your establishment. You h :ye ever displayed a facility in affording those sufferers an opportunity of • providing against a future day of misery, to rescue them from the obloquy of destitution and '.he stigma of dependence. But more especially the grand final object. your noble example, and successful attempt to relieve us from a custom, by which, of all trades and profes sions, we alone are sufferer s, namely, the closing of the thea tres on Wednesday and Friday evenings (baring Lent. How ear such closing can he conducive to the interests of reli gion and morality, I will not venture an o p inio n; but whilst le performance of music of the most frivolous cha racter, exhibitions of the grossest buffoonery, en d exa ertions of individual talent, in anything but a grave enter ment, were allowed, it certainly was hard that dramatic performance should be prohibited ; and that whilst fasting in all other classes is a matter of conscience, with actors it should be a direful necessity. You, Sir, have steered a sntorbuleetrilfeaethn,t entertaathoinmentave, y r t o a u i n h m a e v n e t p , the public might edify, and ro a d ia u t ced a moral, rational, and in the actors might eat. We think, for the advantage of the public, we are sure, for the benefit of ourselves, these ac tions combined could not fail exciting in the bosom of all this expression of gratitude. lam proud to say, never was there a more undivided unanimity of good feeling and cordial eagerness than in the contribution of that feeble tribute to which I now call your attention ; from the highest- employment in the theatre to the lowest, the anxiety has been the same, and those whose humble em.. ployment seemed almost to place them beyond the vale of such transaction, have warmly solicited to become par takers in this expression of their approbation. Continue teo be honourable, candid, and sincere in your conduct to , un worthy the may con eß q iu tt et es eali t ii . l,gs allowe attempt excellence. w present, wards us, and you will find we possess minds not a Perfection is the lot of few. this cup, this SAW ma'r'kWoiithouthre'esi,teem, this symbol of our gratitude ; sentiments are written on it, and engraven on the hearts of all who give it." The cup was a very handsome one, and bore-an inscrip tion to the following effect : " To George Bolwell Davidge, Esq. Lessee and Ma , nager of the Royal Coburg Theatre, this Cup was pre-- sented on Saturday, April 11, 1829, by the Performers end others employed in the various departments of that Establishment, as a token of their grateful esteem for his liberal and constant exertions on Lehalf of the profession, more especially for his spirited and successful attempt to encrease their welfare by keeping open the above theatre on the Wednesdays and Fridays in Lent." Mr. Davidge appeared to be considerably affected at this proof of the estimation in which he was held by the corr., and after a short pause, replied nearly as follows " Brethren and fellow-labourers in one cause, I cannot bat feel gratified by this mark of your esteem, yet it woul4 he too much like acting to attempt to express my feeling]. in a long speech. I became manager of this theatre by cii cumstance, and have since endeavoured by perse verance to render the amusements of this theatre deserving of public support. With regard to keeping the theatre open on Wednesdays and Fridays, I feel convinced that there is no law to compel me to close it on those days, and why should we lose one-third of our emolument when at other places sleight of band, phantismagorias, and exhibitions of not only a frivoloas o but even of a grcss nature, are nightly tolerated ? Allow Inc, however, also to say that it the Dramas performed have any tendency to injure the morals of the rising gene ration, no inducement of private profit should make me keep the house open for one night. Again allow me to return you thanks, and although I have been in some mea sure successful, my own efforts would have been nothing without the joint and collective efforts of the Ladies and Gentlemen around me. May the Minor Drama flourish ; may Messrs. Ducrow and \Vest be successful, and may the Surrey nightly overflow, and may their overflow fill this house ; and, finally, may health and happiness attend you all. Ladies and Gentlemen, farewell." WINDSOR, APRIL 12.—Yesterday, at one o'clock, the following personages arrived at the Castic in their separate carriages :—Lord SE.ELMEaSDALE, Lord SPENCER CHURCHILL, and Lord FARNHAM. On their being introduced to the KING, they presented petitions, and each bad the honour of a separate audience, when they took leave of his MAJzsry, and,•after partaking cf some refreshment, left the Castle on their return to town. Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, the KING, accompanied by the Lord Steward, left the Castle in his pony phaeton, followed by his usual sute of attend ants, &c. His INIAJEszy proceeded by Queen Ann's Ride, Sandpit-gate, and Mill-hill, to Virginia Water, anti returned to the Castle at half-past five o'clock. This morning, at nine o'clock, the Duke of CUMBERLAND arrived at the Castle, and had the honour of breakfasting with his MAJESTY. The Duke of CUMBERLAND left town at an early hour yesterday morning, on a visit to his MAJESTY at his Palace at Windsor. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess SOPHIA MATILDA visited the Princess AUGUSTA on Satur day, at her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's. Lord ROLLE gave a grand dinner to the Duke of CUMBERLAND, on Saturday, at his residence in Upper Grosvenor-street ; there was a numerous party to meet his Royal Highness. The Duke of MANCHESTER transacted busi ness on Saturday at the Foreign and Colonial Offices. On Saturday afternoon Mr. HALCOMB and the Rev. Mr. ISAACSON attended at the Office of the se cretary of State for the Home Department, with a petition, signed by 11:3,000 of the inhabitants of London and West minster, praying his MAJESTY to dissolve the Parliament, and applied to Mr. Secretary PEEL to forward it to his MAJESTY. The petition, which was so voluminous as to require two persons to carry it, was sent down by Mr. Se • cretary PEEL by a King's messenger to his MAJESTY, at his Palace at Windsor, in the course of the afternoon. The Earl of LAUDERDALE had a long in terview with the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday. The Dean of CHESTER also visited his Grace. The Duke of WELLINGTON entertained a select party party to dinner yesterday, at his residence in Downing-street. The Spanish Minister had a conference with the Earl of ABERDEEN on Saturday, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The \Vurtemberg Minister transacted business at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, on Saturday. The Chancellor of the Exchequer entertained a numerous party at dinner on Saturday, at bis residence in Downing-street. Lord MARYBOROUGII gave a grand dinner party on Saturday at his residence in Saville-street. The Lords of his Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council had a meeting at eleven o'clock on Saturday morn ing, at the Council-office, Whitehall. The Lords present were—the Lord President of the Council, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, the Judge-Advocate-General, and Viscount BERESFORD. Their Lordships were occupied in hearing the arguments of Counsel in the case of a petition from Jersey till half-past two o'clock, when the case con cluded, and Counsel were ordered to withdraw. Their Lordships soon afterwards adjourned. HIGHLAND Scrwor, SOCIETY.--On Satur day the annual dinner in commemoration of the establish ment of this Society took place at Freemasons' Tavern. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussrx was in the chair, supported by the Duke of SOMERSET, Viscount Com:- melt, the Earl of ROSEBERY, Lord GLENORCHY, and other distinguished persons. The important benefits which have resulted front this Society are so notoriously and so generally acknowledged, particularly amongst the upper classes, that it is unnecessary to point it out as de serving public.support. When we state.that the Society has at the present moment under its care upwards of 20,000 children, we think that those who!have the means will not hesitate to increase the resources of the institu tion, which are at present somewhat impaired by the di • minution of interest on funded property, and the reduc tion of rents. After dinner the company were gratified with the customary allowance of toasts, speeches, and songs. The Royal Chairman several film-, did Ali, GRANT the honour to ask her to sing some of her coun try's ballads, and warmly applauded her exe, them. A liberal subscription was entered into.