The Sun. — London, England, 1852-03-15 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SiIIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 15.—Wind at n'cn N., light breeze find dull hazy weather. LONDONDE,RRY, MARCH 11.—Arni. Mary Stewart, Webner, Alexandria; Ouni, londsome, Ibrail; Fides, Odessa; Jessie, Ga'fez; Ann, and Aid, Constantinople. ABERDEEN, MARCH 13.—Wind variable.—Sld. Cen taur, Mauritius. ANTWERP, MARCH 12.—The Anna Alicia, from Gro ningen to London, sailed from Yoltkiines , s 27th Dec., and has not since been heard of. PARIS, MARCH 14.—The Jenne Christine, from C asa Blanes to lishatsali and Marseilles, was stranded en the bar of Lul6 12th Feb., and condemned; crew caved, Rro JANEIRO, FEB. 13.—The Hopewell, from Monte Video to Liverpool, foundered Ist Feb. in lat. 22 S., long. 34 W.; crew saved by the Jenny, arrived here from Newcastle. ST. VINCENT, CAPE DE VERBS, FEB. 17.—The Martha Shalteaves, of Liverpool, bound hence for the River Plato, with a cargo of salt, drifted into the breakers off this island when getting udder *sigh, limns' a total loss. CAPE TOWN, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 4 FEE. Ilerschel, from Dundeo, in entering_ labia May,iu, the tight of 23d Jan., took the ground (o)llpli,Peit, and has become a total wreck; crew .firtvkL;:, The Liverpool, from Coquimbo to sprang a leak an d f oun d ered 28tH Dec., in Ist. 7 N., icing. 32 ; 18 persons saved by the Element, arrived bore from New York. DEAL, MARCH 13.—Wind E.N.E.; Asiatic, Sydney, New South Wales; Tallantine - p . Co loaab0; James Gibh, Valparaiso; Emily, Mogadore; Prosperous, St. Michael's; Chronometer, Leghorn; Pe rita, Santander; Eleanor, Mauritius; Queenstown, St. ant do Loaudo; Conservative, Barbadoes. LIVERPOOL, March 13.=—Wind . W.S.W.; 14, N.E.— And. Camilla, Bryan, Newfoundland. Sld. Rafael, Rio Janeiro; Europa steamer, New York; Ensign, Africa; Don Pedro 11., Hayti; Tam O'Shanter, Philadelphia; America, New York; Brigand steamer, Beyrout. CowEs, MARCH 14.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Waldemar, Odessa. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH I. Arrd. Tweeburg, Gro ningen; Arlene°, B ue nos Ayres. M B OFF SALCO E , MARCH 12.—Gunn, Fanny, and Beyer, St. Michael's. 14 PLYMOUTH, MARCH 14.—Wind E., strong.—Arrd. Bosphorus steamer, Hall, Cape of Good Hope; Cho -, nunghee, Adelaide, South Australia. PowEy, MARCH 13.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Odin, 4 tenclahl ; Caroline, Bi•vig. SHIELDS, MARCH 12.—S1d. Ann Patarson. Aguila. FALMOUTH, MARCH 13 AND IC—Wind E., strong breezes, --Std, Ocean, Havaunah. Off port, Caesar, Batavia; Stepharne, New Orleans. OFFTENZANCE, MARCH 13.—Klio, Bemcarlo. NEWPORT, MARCH 13.—Ye ind N.E.—Std. Fernland, City Poin V. CARDIFF, MARCH 13.—Wind N.E.—Std. American, (?) B erry, ; Princess ;Sophia, Hong Kong; 4 ktuo, General -u e r rrY, New Orleans. J4lMEriticsk, MARCH 9.—Wind N.N.W.—Std. Hamil ton P Greenland. "'DISHY, MARCH 13.—Wind E.—Arrd. Ariel, Jen -ell, Krag a r lre , WFHTEHAVEN, MARCH 13.—Wind N.E.—Std. Anti gua. pack e t Jamaica. CLYDE,MARCH 13.—Std. Affghan, New York; Con- W lle k rieg Hero, San Francisco; Hudson, New York; Sir ti uert Campbell, Newfoundland. WATERFORD, MARCH 13.—Win d E.S.E. to S.S.E. 4 4 ,.. 0 W. by E.—Windt James, CitGAL, MARCH 13.—Wind S.S.E. Arrd. Ann •41u2abeth, Tongy, Ibraila. a QUEENSTOWN, MARCH 12.—Wind E., fresh breeze; E.—Arrd. Venus, Pernambuco; Zephyr, Barbadoes; ntieess„ Gibson, Alexandria; Maid of Athens, Con 2illtinople;;Tullen Park, Odessa; Mali, Marco, Ibraila; t n Yn - Y-moor, Patras. Ski. Aria, New Orleans. k oROORHANEN, MARCH 12.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. King Ern est, Start, and Clio, Alexandria. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) • !.%OHN EXCHANGE—MONDAY. d .ahe country markets held on Saturday were but me . d; r ately supplied with English Wheat, nevertheless the eb,and for all kinds ruled heavy, at in souse instances a : c line in the quotations of is per quarter. At the out . V i l la foreign Wheats were generally held at full prices. 3 ° Barley was scarce , but the show of other qualities 4wa s tolerably good. Average business was transacted lr i most kinds at previona currencies. No change in Tmalt. Oats, Beans, and Peas, were unaltered in value. he Flour trade was dulL _The markets in Holland, as well as up the Baltic, have the Pleur trad e h as ruled dul l . The l atest a d v ices from ew York state that the value of Flour was well sup . Parted. ,The arrivals of E ng li s h Grain. up'to our market last week w er e very moderate. From abroad we received 4. 63 2 quarters of Wh ea t; 3.559 Barley, 13,784 Oats, 2,2 31 Tar es , 2,963 Li nsee d, 2 2 sundry seeds, 720 sacks dad 800 barrels of Flour. The supply of Wheat fresh u p t o our mar k e t to-day co • aatwise from Essex and Kent, was very moderate, but 14 excellent condition. F r o m S u ff o lk, &c... the receipts , t hat grain were limited; whilst those by land car s..._4ge ware trifling. Notwithstanding that the show of 171) 1 es of both red and white was small, and that mil el in general are short of stock, the demand for all Z a criptions was in a very inactive state. Selected par eof white were mostly disposed of, at prices equal to . 4 , 340 obtained on this day so'nuight; but, in some in• 4 ,„ - Teee low and middling kinds gave way is per quarter, `"" a clearance was with difficulty effected. t° the offers came to hand to forward Wheats b at the East c o as t, as we ll as f rom th e midl a nd di s t r i cts; 4 , -"he transactions were very limited. wie w , i . th foreign Wheat we were but moderately sup for yet the leading millers purchased all kinds only i mmediate wants. The trade was therefore heavy, t er : 44ll v qualities were offering on somewhat lower rs- For export, next to nothing was doing. p pr floating cargoes very few transactions were re- Egyptian Wheat was held at 29s to 29s 6d per trter, freight, cost, and insurance. 4ln ' t he show of both English and foreign Barley was Etw q, and a large portion of the supply was unfit for 14,7„ t it , g purposes. Sales progressed slowly; but we lao decline to notice in prices. t ri Zlalt came rather freely to hand. On the whole the ,"" was steady at late rates, the best Chevalier being 11 . h 608 per quarter. ,Qood sou n d O a t s were in fair demand, a t l a t e fi gures . t 4. 44 parcels, the show of which was good, were the 1 4 1 ill favour of buyers. t.b e had a ver y d u ll inquiry for B eans , th e p r i ces o f 01 were almost nominal. *4 T he sale f or P eas was very in a cti ve , an d l a t e ra t es Here with diffi cu lty su pported. • Ind ian Corn was much neglected. e value of the best English and foreign Flour was tat' ' ° ,tained; but all other kinds were v e ry d u ll, a n d the tower. ter i , CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL. MEASURE. -14- --Essea ig Kent, Malt-Chevalier 58s to 605 B , Red ........ 398 to 455 Oats Yorkshire and 111, 0,White, New 498 526 Lincolnsh., Feed. 188 225 daorfolk and Lin- Potato hi , Coln, Red..... 39a 455 Youghal and Cork, T ,,, - " 1 .0. White.... .. 426 48s Black ....• • • 185 21s - 411 1, Red.... .... -5 -s it Ditto-s Cork, White 19s 22 s Scotch, Feed... • • 225 26 8 30s 32s Beans-Tick ... 26s 32 s attler •• 28s 305 Pigeons ......348 -- Grinding • 248 27s Peas-Grey ..• • • 285 a l . ..••..... 27s 32s Maple. ••••• • • • • • 295 32, ;tutsalier 37 s White. •• • •••• • • • • 268 29 s 4 ffolk •and Nor- Boilers . • 3es % M r . : •••• • • • • 458 54a Flour-Town - made .• • 39 s 43, •• • ._•_• •• • 43s 488 Suffolk •• • • . • 325 36 , --nigiten.a l . ware 515 56s Stocktn & Norfolk 323 36, limited;The supply of. SEEDS. Linseed in warehouse is now very hence importers are firm. Low Riga has sold 375; Black Sea, 443 to 465; and Odessa, 465; spring Are'l?iPments from the Meek hangel Seed is hold at 32s Sea have realised 41s to 425; Ca kes are firm; but moat other.a rt i c l es p era3reBeaslo w quarter. sa e 114111 P,White,p . er . b . us .. h . .. 1 8 0 5 5 to lie 1 , Swede way • ... 335 36s er ............ 153 19g -91111 -er‘4 8r0wn..... 88 98 LleuvBeed, per quarter 328 35s T ar White, new Od 680 d Liu Go oaarruir. na d ci ga p e , es• Winter .. 4: Gd 5s Od s c aed ' g•Sowing.. 58s 638 'O, Spring ........ -4s 6d 5 . 5.0,51 Baltic 4851 528 szs Odessa ...... 4 40 4 : t 6 3 8. Itien7ger quarter..... 398 248 308 Linseed cake,pra ionsl4os: 1: t i Os e•leV er,RedlH; ;; ,....( . c . wt.) 445 648 English white R R a a p e p e seed , Cakes, e p w r , ton' t 4 21 17034 12311,0os: 4 6 3 56 6 70 25 : Foreign Red...... 4 5 6 8 3 I'll4ll. . ............. 4 24 a 285 DOROUGIig SOP !tees our last report, a mode rate business has b een er a gi n fine new Hops, at full prices. In all other kinds p otk aave very few transactions to mention.-Sussex 4 ete 112 a to 1265; Weald of Kent, ditto, 126 e. to 0s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 140 s to 250 s per cwt. WOOL. 1/ I 'tat week', imports of Wooi were o nly 87 bags, from f -41 .hargh. The shipments to Holland and Belgium, es t , , l rig a portion of the colonial qualities disposed of at 0ff4. 44 t public sales, were large. The quantity of Wool compare in the private contract market is, comp °m % A Y , small ; yet, owing to the firmness of ho l ders, the ant of business doing is limited. g~ITSFY>ELD- Vie r Q e , imports of foreign stuck into London, last week, ro s eat moderate, viz., 1,678 head. During the cor 1857,"ding period, in 1851, they amounted to 2,233; in ' 1 ,679 ; in 1849, 1,729; and in 1848, 1,351 head. fro" Reaeral condition of the supplies lately receiv e d Rolland is by no meana first-rate. • p 13 11 . 0ETS INTO LONDON IN THE I'AfiT WEEK. 110 14 tt t e ()ll ', 4 Beasts. Sbeep. Lambs.•• Calves. Pigs. -4asi• r- ara ... 151 ... 1,129 ... - •• • 177 'Nn 18 e t werp ** ~anlbur ... "titeo c t g - ••• - ••• 30 ,• - 118 ..• ••• *** 50••• ... 5 ... T0t a1...... It 9 1,217 ... 212 ... 4 , ld er e . Yearly comparison of the weekly arrivals is as 186 1 Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1 850 -.. ...... 442 ... 1,495 ... ... 186 ... 13 1, 9 ........725 ... 1765 ... —. 189 184;•• • ..... 372 ... 1,180 —.— ... 177 ... "•-• ..... 436 806 109 .. to, l ° r the time of year the supply of beasts on sale here kei? was extensive, and in lull average condition, es ispd:"Y that portion received from Norfolk and Scot to*o Notwithstanding that the attendance of both Iv tia ; I na country buyers was good, and that the weather 'tet•y d 4r ourable for slaughtering, the beef trade was in a i llresstd state, yet we havenoactualfall to noticein t % l b ' The extreme value cf the best Scots was 3 s 8d om L a and a total clearance was not effected. From .esiv44 l tiuffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we re '4%114 "out 2 COO Scots, short-horns and Herefords; b oo other parts of England, 800 Herefords, 6 00 ; 1 14 f • runts,and, from Scotland, °Med awl • polled Scots, chiefly per railway. 3t@ck t hit, day • ['rice Y. C. ••• • I Deliver y ;last week • • Ditto ft, am June 1— • • Arrivals last Week - • Ditto fr , of ti-Juiie.-1' Price of Town - - 8,79? 50s 9d tos 1 sOd 1,384 88,388 4,221 87,648 52s Od 26,220 35,378 40s 6d 37s Od to Os Pd to Os Od 1,507 1,657 84,167 77,929 646 104,854 1 87,834 438 Od 39s 6d 1851. 185 2 38,286 I 46,849 39s 6d to 36s 3d 408 I'd to 3656 d 1,536 2,495 79,358 90,249 210 1 92,126 100,364 40s Od 38s 9d MAR LBRW-STREE T—(THIS DAY); NOT V ERY P ROFESSIONA L.-Mr. John Robert, solici tor, of N o . 5, W o b urn -pl a ce, Brunswick-square, was charged before Mr. Bingham with being drunk and creating. a dibturbanoe at the Argyll Rooms, Windmill street. Polize-constable 85 A said, on Saturday night he was, on. duty at the entrance of the Argyll Rooms, when ho was. called to remove the defendant, who was very tipsy, at id creating a great disturbance, to the annoy ance (If the visito rs . A s defen d ant re f u sed to leave the place, witness conveyed him to the station. Mr. IhNonAar inflicted the usual drunkard's penalty of 55., 'which was at once paid. RINGING THE CHANGES. —John Woodstock was brougl tic before Mr. Bingham charged with uttering a counterfeit half-sovereign. Maria Elworthy, barmaid at the .Black Horse, in Coven try-street,. deposed that on Saturday night, about seven o'clock, the defendant came into the house and culled for a glass of ale, in payment for which he ten dered a sovereign, and she gave him in change a half sovereign and the rest in silver. She then left to serve another customer, and on her returning to tile bar the defend ant asked her to give him all silver, at the same time p tilting down what appeared to be a half-sovereign. Mr. Si arridge, her master, was about to give the pri soner i;he change, when he immediately detected the coin to be counterfeit. A constable was then sent for and the prisoner given in charge. Mr. Surridge proved that the coin produced was the sam o,piece he received from the prisoner, and added that on being given in charge he (prisoner) Swallowed ' the haled-sovereign which he had received from the bar maid. The prisoner was remanded till Thursday. CRUELTY TO A HußSE.—George Tray appeared in answer to a summons, granted at the instance of Mr. Thomrts, Secretary of the Royal Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals, charging him with,ill-treating and torturing a horse, — David Watson, an officer in the employ of the above society. stated that on the 18th of last month, be was near I_?ax way-yard, Tottenham -court-road, when his at tention was called to the defendant who was driving a horde and cart. On examining the horse, he found it to be in a very poor condition, and much shot over the fore ' legs. There were several cuts in the fetlocks, and on the off side shoulder there was a wound of four inches in length and three in width; the collar was rubbing it, and the wound was quite raw and bleeding, and the collar was covered with blood. The horse was in a miserable con dition and tottdly unfit for work. The deendimt, in reply to the charge, said the horso bad been laying up for some time, and he had only taken it into work on the day mentioned by the officer. On defendant's promising not to work the horse in future, ;he MAGISTRATE inflicted the moderate fine of 10s. and coats. BUILDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTI TUTION.—(THIS DAY.) A spacial general meeting of the friends and sub scribers to this useful charity, which was founded for the purpose of giving relief to aged and decayed mem bers of the building trade, was held thiS morning at the offices of the institution, New Oxford-street, for the purpose of taking into consideration a proposed altera tion of the ruleA ; Mr. T. Grissell, President, in the chair. The report, which was highly satisfactory, stated that there aro now on the funds of the society eight males and four females, and that, owing to the very large number. of pressing applications, it. is the intention of the directors to hold another election in May next, when three more will be elected. Owing to a re cent alteration in the bye-laws the benefits of the society are extended to the provinces, and the directors are em powered to appoint district committees for carrying out details. The i report concluded by observing that the expectations formed of the success of the institution at its formation had been fully borne out by results, and the directors hoped that the, public would come forward and enable them to still further extend its benefits. ba c The CHAIRMAN having briefly addressed the meeting auttexplained the objects for which they had met, r :O 3 e d RuA HIGGS moved " that rule 17, sec. 4, be altered t o the following viz., for the encouragement of unsuccessful' candidates, ' • all votes polled by them shall lir. to-t their credit at the ensuing elections." which 1 ) BIRD seconded the proposed alteration, .' u P °ll being put to the meeting, was carried unani mously. thaMekr.sGtoE°tlllitE cßhialli;3' treasurer, proposed a vote of ail. Which h av i ng b een b r i e fl y acknowledged, the nmeeting seParated. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. kFroin the Votes and Proceedin g s of the llou l s ; of L , of NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE The following -Bills are appointed t o b e rear: a L 8 second time on Wednesday, March 17:— Abbey Tintern and Bigswear Roads. Battle and Robertsbridge Road. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (No. 3) . Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (N o . 4). Shields and Morpeth Roads. Somersetshire Central Railway. Southain to Kineton Road. Thetford Fen District Drainage. Torquay Market and Slaughter-houses. TOPA' P REPARATIONS FOR THE ELECTIONS.—The for the are, it is understood making preparations leaders of the monopo li st an d d ear bread party now in power, forthcom ing di sso l ut i on of P , arliament, and have already su bscribed a t very large sum o f money at the Carlton Clu b , the purpose of " managing" the elections.—Morniny Paper. DEATH or THE HON . WILLIAM BOOTH GREY. — This venerable gentleman, whose death took place on Thurs day, in Charles-street, Berkeley -square at an advanced age , was eldest son of the fifth Earl of Stamford trad Warrington, and married first, 1802, the daught er of Thomas Pryce, Esq., of Dutrryri, who died 1837 ; and secondly% 1838, th e Hon. Prances Somerville, sister' to Lord Somerville, of neither of whom had the Hon. Gentleman issue. DARING limn - 741r RORRE jay. - -On ati Satur day olds, in formation was reved by the police t h at W. Rey n olds, Esq., of Thurning House, Norfolk, had been attacked near ti his own house a by two footpads, wh o , after ill-using him, ed hto tree, and lock from bi ts notes person 831. in made of and gold, and two o ld gu i neas, with which they f; • SUN, With -• With Sheep wo were tolerably well, but not to may heavily supplied; and about 4,000 were cut of the wool. All breeds mot a Tory dull inquiry; and last week's cur rency Iva.; with 'difficulty supported. The primest old Downs is the 'wool sold at 43 4d, cut of wool 3a 8d per 81b. A.l), , ut- 600 Lamh!, wore brought forward, and which sold heavily, et from 4s 8d to 5s per 811)s. Calves came slowly to hand; nov , :rtholess, the demand for them was heavy, at late rates. In Pigs very little business was transacted, but we have no change to notice in their value. Per Bibs. to ata the offal. B. d. to s. d.l a. d. to s. d tiderlor 80A5t5..... 2 4 2 6 I n f er i or Sheen •- • 2 8 210 Accond c,nBi 7 ity •... 2 8 3 0 Second gnat. Sheep 3 0 3 6 Prime la IV e 040:a •• 3 2 3 4 Coarse-weolled ditte3 8 310 Pt•nno 6 cots .. —• • 3 4 3 8 nouthdown } Felber 4 0 4 4 !Argo coarse Calves 3 4 310 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 ,1 0 s'~ me iiiitalditto ~ 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs ...... 2 6 8 6 Sackllrl Callw ..21 0 24 0 Small Porkers ••.. 3 8 310 Lanais, .• • . .... •. 0 0 0 0 quarter old Pigs .•16 0 29 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET, Rlneep, I Calves. figs. 22,700 141 j. 350 sOREIGN SUPPLY. Shoop. Calvos. I riga. 800 J 105 A s `S tate fe cent and Comparison of the Supplies and Prices of ,Vat :tock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on 11' kmday, March 17, 1851, and:this day, Monday, March 15, 1 852. 'qo2sitg,, 4,1'J2 eita 38.7 Per Blbs., to sink the oflals. March 17, 1851. Mar. 15,1852. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior Beasts ... 2 6to '2 8 2 4to 2 6 Second quality ditto ... ... 210 3 0 2 8 3 0 Prime large Oxen .. 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 Prime picots, AC. 3 6 3 S 3 6 3 8 Coarse .and inferior Sheep... 3 6 3 8 2 8 310 Second, quality ditto ... 310 4 0 3 0 3 6 Prime coarse-woolled ditto ... 4 2 4 4 3 8 410 Prime Southdown ditto ... 4 4 4 6 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves ... .. 3 4 3 8 3 4 310 Prim(' small ditto ... 310 4 0 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs .. . ... 3 0 3 6 2 6 3 6 Small, .Porkers ... 3 8 4 0 3 8 310 Beasts ... 3,591 4,129 Sheep and Lambs .. 18,820 22,900 Calves ... ... 120 141 Pigs .. . . 280 . 360 TPLIES ON SALE, MARCH 18, 1850.--Beasts, 3,578; Shee p and Lambs, 1,984 ; Calves, 102 ; Pigs, 190. cx 19, 1849. Beasts, 3,720; Sheep and Lambs, 22,240; Calve ea, 114 ; Pigs, 260. :NENITGALTE AND L'EAXIENIIALL. Si.)ee Monday last these markets have been somewhat heavily supplied with meat killed in the provinces, whil st the biICIW of most kinds slaughtered in London have been 'Beasunably good. Generally speaking, the dean Ind has ruled heavy, and prices have been with difficulty supported. At per stone by the Carcase. to 4. Beef, .. 2 2 2 middling 2 6 2 ,)rimelaTge ••2 10 3 pr'.mo small .. 3 2 8 Weal-- •••••• • • • • 3 0 4 d. 4 lidutton,inferior •• 8 ---,middling.. 0 -prime 4 Pork,ierge........ 0 small •• •• •• •• so. d. to s. d. 26 2 8 210 3 2 34 3 8 2 4 210 30 3 8 BOILOUGEI .A./JD SPITAMPIELDS. ' Our markets are still heavily supplied with Potatoes, ehicety by railway. The general quality of the samples is vt try middling. For all kinds, the demand still rules dull, as follows: Per Ton. York sh: Regents. 6Us to 80sIKentish Red Kid. Ditto Shims sto s i r Cambridge Lincoln. and Wis- !Kent Regents bea ch sos to 75s Essex Regents... Scotc h Regents 6os to 70s' Essex Shaws ... Perth Cups Forfai •sh ire ditto. 553 to 60siKent & Essx. Mid. Per Ton. —8 to --3 558 to 658 608 to 75s 60s to 75s —s to —s —s to —s —s to --s --s to — s —s to .-3 ..— S to a Common Whites. —8 to —B l French Newel ►stle & Ber- !Dutch Whites WiCI K Regents.. —s to —s'Chats TALLOW. Th.) demand for Tallow en the spot is firm at 36s 3d to 36., 6d for PY C; and we have no sellers for the last three months under 378 3d to 37s 6d per cwt. Town Tallow, 36s per cwt net cash; Rough Fat, 2s Oid per. Blbs. The stock is now 46,849 casks. The deliviory last eck amounted to 2.495 ditto. 1848. 1849. 1850. T E LONDON, LITERATURE. MICHAUD' S LIFE OF LOUIS PHILIPPE Translated by Mons .V. L. Chemery. Hamilton Adams, and Company. Agitated as the public mind has lately been both in France and England by the confiscation of the Orleans' property, it becomes a matter of peculiar in terest to refer to the pages of the brilliant volume in which the history of Louis Philippe has been penned by the master-hand of Michaud, the editor and one of the authors of the celebrated Bio graphie Universelle. Thanks to the industry of Mons. Chemery, the reading public of these islands have been furnished in the book here submitted to our criticism with a very careful and in many respects a very admirable translation. Perhaps no more en thralling narrative could be adventured upon than the account of Louis Philippe and his fortunes, the ac count of an extraordinary man and bis extraordinary vicissitudes. That our estimate of the character of that remarkable personage, as a sovereign, is very far indeed from being flattering or even complimentary, we conceive must long since have been to the majo rity of our r ea d ers su ffi c i en tly apparent. Consider ing hire, therefore, in his political capacity, our views may be a t once p ronounce d identical with those ex pressed in the work of M. Michaud. Nevertbeles, when we observe the energies of that gifted and ex lpi e n r e i a e t n i o c e n d of writer s directed n d i o e f v e a r y o o i r n r s u t a p n t c h e n a t o r t t , h o e f daen evil nature, and of a despicable temperament, when we find this gloomy and fantastic caricature put for ward by him as the accurate resemblance of the late ex-King of the French in his private as well as his public capacity, in his domes tic as well as his despotic movements, in his aspect as a man as well as a monarch—we shrink from a coincidence of opinions which could not but affect us very speedily with sentiments not dissimilar from those inspired by - emotions of re morse. Even the devil, they say, is not so black as he is painted. Admirable as the portraits of Rem brandt are as works of art in themselves, they can not but be regarded in those sombre shadows and irridescent lights as to a very considerable extent most unnatural. Reality but seldom, at least, has such a very strongly defined chiaroscuro. As a father and a husband we believe Louis Philippe to have been no less entitled to admiration than he was during the flower of his manhood, when struggling through innumerable miseries, an exile from the land of his ancestors, and a wanderer: over the face of Christendom. Such, however, appears not to have been the estimate formed of his character by his present distinguished biographer. Imbued as the mind of the latter is with his predilections in favour of the elder branch of the House of Bourbon, he na turally enough, under the circumstances, regards the son of the infamous Egalite through an atmosphere of unconquerable prejudice. Already the animosity cherished by M. Michaud.against the House of Or leans had been conspicuously rendered apparent by his memoir of the Regent, given in the thirty-second volume of the Biographic Universelle. Another his torical fragment from the same pen—relating, in the same wonderful publication, to the father of Louis Philippe, the ever-execrable Egalite—had revealed how profound was his hatred, or rather, we should say, his loathing for that wretched man, who hatched in his villanous court at the Palais Royale "all those plots which over turned the throne sad led to the scaffold the most virtuous of those sixty kings who have reigned over France"—the meek and martyred Louis XVI. Pre cisely a similar spirit is apparent throughout the whole of the present volume as was manifested in those remarkable and powerfully-written memorials. Having alluded to the uncertainty of Louis Philippe's parentage—an uncertainty which fixed upon him the inuendo of bastardy—M. Michaud insists upon the evil necessarily resulting from his education having been intrusted to Madame de Genlis, " a hypo critical woman of infamous character," wbo, he adds was notorious at the time for being his father's con cubine, The biographer insists in addition to this that Louis Philippe was still further corrupted in his youth by being initiated into all the basest plots of that vilest epoch of the Revo lution—enjoying, moreover, the intimate friend ship of the most odious conspirators. His nar rative from that period advances in interest with every successive chapter—recounting as it doss the association of the fortunes of the young Prince with those of General Dumouriez, through the stormy battles of Valmy and Jemappes, until their simul taneous flight from the armies of the Revolution. Sub sequently to that notorious act of desertion, it proves, to the discredit of the ex-Monarch, that he repeatedly endeavoured to obtain military employment from the enemies of his country, not only feeling no horror whatever at being the pensioner of the foes of France, but seeking eagerly to be enlisted among the forces employed against his fellow-countrymen in Sweden, in Sicily, in Spain, but more especially in the latter instance, when the English were ad vancing triumphantly across the Peninsula under the banners of Lord Wellington. The most interesting periods in the life of the Duke of Orleans here men . tinned are of course, his return to Paris in 1814, his elevation to the throne in 1830, and his ignomindus abdication and flight in 1848, when royalty gave place to that renovated Republic, which has since been happily consolidated under the aegis of the glori*s name of Napoleon. As appendices we have papqrs respectively on " The Conspiracies of 1816;" and " The Assassination of the Duke de Bourbon, Prince de Conde"—the writer insisting, in the latter case, th . at suicide was at onc e mora ll y and physically impossible The labours of edit or and trl slator in reference to this enthralling w or k of M.' Michaud have, as the title-page indicat es , devolved upon Monsieur V. L. Chemery, 8.L.,0f the University of Paris, and ,Professor of odern Languages, Marlb6- rough College —a gentleman whose capabi lities in both respects, as editor of a new edition, and as translator into the English language. have been alike here conspicuously mani fested. His industry in compiling the volume under consideration will be gratefully remembered by those numerous readers who cannot fail to be interested In the examination of a career like that of Louis Phi lippe, a career fraught with changes not often paral leled in their diversity, a history variously colourtel with shame and with splendour, with the most pathetic altern a ti ons o f f ortune and the most romantic vicissitudes. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. No. I. I Another weekly periodical ! And one, too, of a somewhat novel awl therefore acceptible character. Apart from one or two original compositions, prok and poetical, the principal portion consists of extracts of either a valuable or entertaining kind—extracts from standard authorities or popular works of a mis cellaneous description—yielding either, as the calve may suggest, information or amusement. Its con tents are distributed under a variety of headings, ranging respectively over the departments of art, science, and literature. The peculiarities of the new periodical may be best conjectured from the headings of the several departments, as Anecdotes, the Usefl, Odds and Ends, "Notions" and " Fixins," Incidents of Travel, I nc id en t s o f Ch arac t er, Chit Chat, and besides a large number of others, a Panopticon of Science, including Astronomy, Chemistry, Geology, Electricity, Meteorology, Mineralogy, Phrenology, and Eleetro-Biology. • WHO'S TO WIN THE DERBY! By tie Wizard of the North. Vickers. Under this quaint title a pamphlet has just made its appearance, containing some extraordinary disclo sures about the turf, and professing to give a solution of the Derby problem. It deals first with the odds, and if the author's statements are true, but slight reli ance should be placed upon the Derby betting at this period of the year. He says, "itis of essential import ance, that the returns of the odds should be made with accuracy, as well as checked by a strict and vig lant impartiality, as indeed they are in the majori t y of cases. Of late years, however, the amount of busi ness transacted at Tattersall's has very materially fallen off; et one time there was no other medium but Tattersall's through which money could be in vested on horse ming, but since the abolition of ' Derby Sweeps,' ' Lists,' as they are termed, have sprung up not only in every part of the metropolii, but also in most of our large provincial towns, such as Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, York, and Hull, where the public money is put on to an almost fabulous extent. Parties who formerly sent their commissions to the ' Corner,' now prefer to lay out their money with some of the great list propri e t ors , b u t never th e l e ss the returns from Tatter sall's are still recognised as the only authority for re gulating betting transactions upon racing events, and _lve theref ore w i sh i n the onset o f our u ndertaking to d raw attention to the views which these returns and the first tend to encourage." The pamphlet then goes 0 ,, & dation in favour to trace what the writer calls the " ups and d owns ~ • chapter introduces of concludes with a recommen dation in the odds for the last fifty years, us"tHobbie Noble." The second abuses o s the " Tips," and here we are Press, the practice of es told that "of all the that degrade the Sporting indiscriminately admitting tip advertisements into its columns is the most pernicious. subsequent it aenergetics part of the be yondchap- ter, which ruin ca icu a l n a d ti on. misery Th wh iche occasioned is ter, which is written in a stron g, en deavours to prove this ; and certainly the style, seems to us, has performed the task well. author,H it of the tipsters generally—" An old proverb tells us that ' a little learning is a dangerous thing,' bu s t us a little success in betti ng i s no t on l y d angerous, but too often leads to destruction, and many a tip sub scriber knows this to his cost. We happen to have seen something of the romancing fraternity, and without making a single exception, we unhesi tatingly denounce them as but one degree removed from begging' letter impostors. They are no less in deed thin bangers-on it low List Hopes or dis- IVION_DA 71( EVENING, MA itCll I5 s 1852 icarded cab-drivers or flash men upon town, and none of them have more means of obtaining racing informa tion than .the ignoramuses upon whom they live and fatten." If they are supporte d a ft er this exposure those who are thus warne d aga i ns t s p ecu l a t ing in horse-racing, deserve to lose their money, say we. The third chapter deals with " The Prophets," whom the author appears disposed to rather compliment than to censure ; but he makes one exception, and that one is no less tha n th e great Yates, w h o, according to the Wizard, is " a w i ry and o b scure writer, fond of long-windedand tortuously entangled sentences, re lieved now and then by involutions of thought, that forcibly recal the two lines of Pope : ' Such laboured nothings in so strange a style, ~ Amaze the unle arne d —and make the learne d smile.' After tracing the opinion of the prophets upon the forthcoming Derby, as disclosed in their published effusions, the pamphlet proceeds to give " a solution of the problem;" and here we must be allowed to take leave of this racy production, for it would neither suit the author's purpose nor our own to wade through his premises and conclusions. Suffice it to say, that the subject i s j u di ciously, though smart l y, handled, and since the b roc h ure is replete w i t h use f u l and interesting inf ormat i on, we strongly recommend it to the perusal of the sporting world, whose name, now-a-days, is Legion. DRIJIt V -LANE THEATRE. The Sicilian Brid e p romises to be established as one of the most favourit e operas ever produced in this country. A certain de gree of heaviness, by which it was, in some measure, marred units first representation, now ceases to exist. Judicious curtailments and lightenings were pleasurably apparent on Saturday night, and Balfe's beautif u l music, with the admira b le vocal exertions of Mr. Si ms Reeves, Mr. Whitworth, Mr. Drayton, Miss Chrichto n , and Miss Isaacs, cannot fail to attract a series of equ a ll y full and fashionable audiences as have attended each representation of the Sicilian Bride. REFORM TO THE SECRETARY 01---;--- T.IIE BRADFORD ASSOCIATION. (CONTINUED ON MONDAYS AN T , --- WEDNESDAYS.) Sir,—On Friday the 12th the House of Commons understanding that nothing con nected with the Ministerial chan ges would be broug h t assembled, with an forward till Monday. An Electric Telegraph Bill, in which there are signs of the commerce of Bridford being interested, went to a secon d large majority of 210 to 60. reading by the You will see in all the newspapers detailed accounts of what passed at the meeting at Lord J o h n Russell's on Thursday. purpose You will readily collect, that the meeting served rather the of a trial of dis positions and feelings among friends, then of deter mining any distinct line o f action t o b e immediately assumed. The representatives of the League were evi dently conciliatory and mild, as befitted their position. The representatives of what take t o themselves the title of the party of Parliamentary Reform, were impracticable and repulsive, in a way which sugges t s that they have something lodging in their minds, which it would be hazardous to say th e public will treat with respect when it appears. T wo propositions they made prominent. One, that they demand a broad bottomed administration; on which subject they in-- vited to irreverent mirth by the delicacy w i t h wh i ch they sub s tit u t e d a " broad" administration, w hi c h i s not Engli s h, an d o nly reminds the hearers of some of Cobbett's descriptions of verbal. affectatio ns . A n d the other, that Free Trade is in no danger, and, by in ference, all trouble in that direction is only thrown I away. Th e conc l us i o n to which they str ong l y invite, is that ir any good is practically wrought in th e way of Parliamentary Reform, it will be n e ith er with them, nor with o ut them, but in spite of them. A common friend who had possessed the ear of th e meeting, might have improved the occasion to the offering a salutary counsel to each and every o f t h e parties s evera ll y present by their representativ es . To th e Free Traders be might have said, that b e f ore indep en d ent men an d po liticians will take an active part with them again, there must be security given that thething shall not end in the l a me and impotent way it did before; and the reasonable pledges for this, are that th e F ree T ra d e rs shall announce their resolu tion to carry the success which shall ultimately attend them, to the reaso nable length of doing away with what goes by the name of the " one-shilling duty,' 1 and further, so far at least as in them lies, place the representative of their cause in the office of President of th e B oard of Trade w h en th e time comes. When a man has eaten a certain quantity of the public salt, he ceases to belong to himself; and is bound to be at all calls. There might once have been a delicacy about placing an ex t rem e man in office. But after what has taken place, it is only a proper assurance to the public, that victory is not to be made a shuttle. cock. I belie ve was ment i oned i n a f ormer l e tt er , a f r i en d not unknown i n t h e A nt i-C orn -l a w contest, and On this su bj ec t o f th e " on e-shilling duty," which pro fessional iu the immediate line concerned, has pointed out some facts which had escaped my innocence. He has demonstrated to me, that when this duty of Is. per quarter fell upon Oats which during a large part of last year ranged at about 15s. a quarter, it was not a duty of 21 per cent. but of more than 7 per cent.; and in the cases of Barley, Rye, Peas, and Beans, if they are t a k en as ranging between 21s . and 318. a quarter, it was f rom 5 to 3 and one t hi r d per cent. If it is imperatively necessary to know the quan tities of grain imported, surely it might be done otherwise than by thi s " shilling duty. No man would pay a shilli ng on going through a turnpike, on the pretence that it was desirable to posses s statistical information on th e number of passers through, when a simple tell-tale would do as well. Is it worth pay ing 2, 3,.4, 5,6, and 7 per cent on every quarter of grain that comes into the country, for the sake of knowing, that th ere teas a quarter of grain f Why not put a tax of from 2 to 7 per cent. on grain in the sheaf, " merely for information" ? To the friends of Pa rliamentary Reform, the sup posed friend might have Pointed out how closely the circumstances of the now contest con nect other interests with .the question of Parliamen tary Reform, For instance the grotesque absurdity of the trick of unequal Electoral Divisions, never stood out in such strong relief, as now that a Prime Minister has said there shall be no Corn law, unless his men votin g by hundreds beat your men voting by thousands. The question never was in such a position before ; it is like the flea, or baser compa nion, lodged between two pieces of g lass for a micro scope ; we never had such a chance to see the sucker and the claws, and the wonderful peristaltic motion by which the blood o f th ose who find it, is assimilated to the substance of the devourer. To the statesman who formed the centre of the meeting, he might have recalled the example of the great Corsican, who when he assembled a council of war, heard everybody, and then steered his way through conflicting opinions with the certainty of being supported by the mass. The responsibility of doing, in such circumstances is great ; but the re sponsibility of not doing, is at least equal. Nothing is plainer than that, without hies the machine will not move. It is a probl em to be solved, bow and by what road, an individual Promoted to the exercise of such a s duty duty shall out o f the nettle discord pluck the flower. I am, Sir, yours very sincerely, 'AN O 52 LD REFORMER. Blackheath, 15th March; 18. BURGLARY AT MR. ___________ A -- anima/AN CAHTER'S.—A burglary was perpetrated in the course of Friday night at the shop of Mr. Alderman Carter, i chron o meter and watchmaker and jeweller, at the corner_ c -of orah l ii an d Bshopsgate street, when property to th e amount of several hundred pounds was carried off. It appears that an entry was ob leading to a printing-office. A slight wooden partition is the ob tained through the back of the shop, only division, and it would seem that by means of a centre where there is a passage bit an entrance was effected. The thieves swept the coun ters of rings, brooches, and other articles ofjewellery. The jewellery abstracted is estimated &t between 4001. and 500/. No watches were removed. A reward of 100/. has been offered for the apprehension of the burglars. ATTEMPT OF THE MURDXRER I iALABEEOO TO ESCAPE FROM PRISON.—The Italian, Icalabergo, who was convicted at the last assizes of the wilf u l murder of his uncle, arnadlisnugccseeded in sprin ging a jeweller, at Banbury, and is now awaiting execution, made from Oxford Castle, the prison in which he is confined. a most determined attempt on Friday morning Since his condemnation he has been permitted to walk in a yard belonging to the prison, accompanied h- _ are placed, but he , . gua to rd e . sca H p e e was taking his usual airing on Friday m erni „,__ , and while the attendant was looking another way, h e "g made a desperate leap, and succeeded in scaling the wall like a cat. At the c to o p nt o r f ive t d lin to w r a u ll n a so lo m n a g some distance to the top of another wall hich he imagined to be the boundary of the prison, but y in this he wastaken, for there was still another beyond, end, from the cen stthoeutwairlol,n mis struction of the building, he was unable to proceed any further. His movements were soon perceived, and, the alarum bell being rung, several of the turnkeys were imme diately on the look out. The prisoner, finding his escape impossible, waited patiently till a ladder was set for him to descend. He was then conveyed to his cell, and securely manacled. This is the second attempt made by Ralabergo to escape. On a previous occasion he jumped from a high window, and broke his leg. His execution is fured for eight o'clock on Monday morning next. U M AR RIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. - 7 e Upon the 10th inst., at Gort Church, by the Hon, Ham ilt o n -117 William O'Grady, uncle to the bride, C. Monteith f 4. 8( 1. o Captain in the 92d Highlanders, eldest son Corinna o VHeramilton, Esq., of to the Hon. Maria . ker, daughter: of Glasgow, • tees tort. The bride was attired in a Viscount and Viscountess rich white a veil andpolk a brochCe silk, with _ .. of Lime r i c k lace, and crowned with a wreath of orange flo wers an d honeysuckle. She wa s attended by six bride • sounds, dressed in white tarlatan, with bonnets to match, ornamented with her dress a rose coloured each wore over _ coloured par jasmine, an h was densely crowded, and the appear ancedessus. The church universal • • of this lovely group attracted admiration. company adjourned, amidst the After the ceremony the heartfelt congratulations of a happy tenantry, to Lou ghcooter sumptuous repast was provided, and where Castle, where a sumptu they were welcomed by a large family party, At five o'clock the happy p a i r l e ft in their travelling chariot for F or tf ergus , where they will pass the honeymoon. The Duchess de Leuchteoberg, dau g h ter of the Emperor of Russia, was safely delivered on the 3d. instant ofa Bon, who received the nam e of Ge o r ge. • COMFORT versus MUDDLE. • (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) We English folks love Comfort dearly. The word Comfort is said to be peculiarly English; and untrans latable, in its full meaning, into any foreign language. It might almost be said of many families—they worship Comfort. That it is their Household god, is not saying too much. Comfort is closely identified with the idea of Home. At least, we English never dissociate the one notion from the other. Abroad, the people can contrive to live out of doors. They Snd pleasure in public gardens or casinos, listening to music and sipping coffee. In warmer climes they sun themselves in the streets. Half their life is in public. The genial air woos them forth, and keeps them out of doors. They enter their houses merely to eat and sleep. They scarcely can be said to live there. How different it is with us! The raw air without, during so many months in the year, drives us within doors. Hence we cultivate all manner of home plea sdres. Hence the hest of delightful associations which rise up in the mind at the very mention of the word. Hence our household god—Comfort. We are not satisfied merely with a home. It must be comfortable. The most wretched are indeed thissee who have no homes—the homeless! But not less wretched are those whose homes are without comfort —those of whom Charles Lamb once said—" the homes of the very poor aro no homes.". And why not? &vault) they are without comfort. It is Comfort, then, that is the very soul of the home—its essential principle—its vital element. Comfort does not mean merely warmth, good furni ture, and good eating and drinking. It means some thing far more than this. It includes cleanliness, pure air, order, frugality—in a word, housethrift and domestic government. Comfort is the soil in which the human being grows—not only physically, but morally also. It lies, indeed, at the root of m'any virtues. Do not think that wealth is necessary for comfort. Luxury requires wealth, but not comfort. A poor man's home, moderately supplied with the necessaries of life, presided over by a cleanly, frugal housewife, may contain all the elements of comfortable living. Of course, there must be a sufficiency of the temporal means to supply these necessaries, without leaving any aching void" to be filled up. But oar conviction is, that comfortlessness is caused, in the great majority of cases, not so much by the absence of the sufficient means, as by the want of the requisite knowledge of housethrift and domestic management. And this is a matter which women should look to. Comfort, it must be admitted, is in a great measure a relative term. What is comfort to one man would be deemed wretchedness by another accustomed to nicer habits of living. Even the commonest mechanic of this day would consider it misery to have to live after the style of nobles a fow centuries back; to sleep on straw beds, and lire in rooms littered with rashes; without glazed win dows to their apartments, and these lit up in the even ings by a pine torch, the wind careering through the dreary chamber. In respect of the elements of sub stantial comfort, there can be no question that the Eng lish people have made extraordinary progress during the last few centuries. See the working man's cottage now—what it is, or what it ought to he. All tight and snug, dry and clean; the floor swept and sanded; a bright fire blazing in the chimney; a clean, warm bed to lie in; books on the shelf, and flowers in the window; a home of contentment, taste, and comfort. That is what every house, even the poorest man's, ought to be. Bat that is not all. Where there is comfort there is contentment and absence of fidget. Comfort depends as much on persons as on " things." And it is out of the character and temper of those who govern households, that the feeling of comfort arises, much more than out of handsome furniture, warm rooms, or any sort of home luxuries and conveniences. Comfortable people are kindly-tempered. That may be set down as an invariable condition of comfort. There must be peace, mutual forbearance, mutual help, and a disposition to make the best of everything. " Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith." Comfortable people are persons of sound common sense, discretion, prudence, and economy. They have a natural affinity, for honesty and justice, goodness, and truth. They do not run into debt, for that is a species of dishonesty. They live within their means, and lay by something for a rainy day They provide for the things of their own household, yet they are not wanting either in a proper hospitality and benevolence on fitting occasions. And what they do in the latter direction is done without ostentation or loud talking. Comfortable people do everything in order. They are systematic, steady, sober, industrious. You will' never find them in a bustle of tidying-up. As they do everything at the right time, so nothing is done in a hurry, or " slobbered over." Take, for instance, the Quakers---as a class the mo s t comfortable in England; really an embodiment of the highest ideas of domestic comfort. Some think they are even too comfortable; and that their prim ways do not at all accord with the notions of old George Fox, and his " hull of leather." But we live in other times, and have different notions; and Quakers must " progress" like other people. Comfortable people dress comfortable. They adapt themselves to the season, neither shivering in winter, nor perspiring in summer, in their efforts to toil after a " fashionable appearance." You will find they expend more on warm stockings than on gold rings; and prefer healthy, good bedding to gaudy window-curtains. They do not so much care about dressing " youthful," as to dress comfortably. Their chairs are solid, not gim crack. They will bear sitting upon, though they may not .be ornamental. They do not sport " bright pokers." Their pokers are meant for use, to stir up the fire; and you may see how bright the blaze is. Every thing they have is convenient, snug, comfortable, and you have pleasure in feeling yourself in the midst of them. But look for a moment on the other side of the pic ture. What is the state of the muddlers—the discom fortable? You know of such—everybody knows more or less of them. Have you never entered "a house in a muddle? Where the smell of washing is constant? Where the sitting room is in a heap of litter with " things" mending, getting-up, or taking to pieces? Where dirty children are running about, falling and equalling alternately, at all 'hours of the day? Where there is petting and den& ling one moment, and scolding and beating the next? Where nothing is clean, nothing mended, nothing ready, nothing done? And in the midst of all, there is the un tidy, worn-out, distressed housewife herself, bitter against servants, wroth against children, astonished at husband's complaints, not pleased at untimely visitors (who, by the way, are always untimely at such houses), and in a constant pucker from morn till night, because things don't go right, because things won't go right. And the oddest thing of all in such houses is, that the more work the more dirt, the bigger the washings the greater the stock of dirty clothes, the more strainings at comfort the less comfort there is. A curious feature of the House of Muddle is, that there inanimate, and elsewhere motionless, objects, be come endowed with the most wonderful powers of loco motion •, and an agency, or power, or person, called " Nobody," whose very existence is denied in better regulated houses, seems to become invested with almost supernatural powers of evil. A chair-leg has " got broken," or a dish has " fallen down" and been smashed, or the table has "got scratched," or a dress has "got torn." It is always "Nobody" that did it; or, if not, then the " things" have fallen, or broken, or torn, or scratched themselves,—altogether of their own accord, and out of sheer.spite and mischief. A clever writer on this subject has recently produced a book entitled " Homo Truths for Home Peace," which ought to bo read and pondered by every housewife. It is full of golden truths, set off by a rich and pregnant humour. Here is her description of the peculiar cha racteristics of the households of Muddle,:which we have above noted:—Cups, so long as there have been cups, have slipped out of the maid's hands • and this, not when she has let them go, but whilst holding them as tight as ever she could. Glasses, &c., are constantly falling off the edges of dressers and of tables, although declared by competent judges to have been far removed from such a dangerous position, so that they have evidently moved back again for the purpose of dashing themselves into a thousand shivers. Other articles of fragile materials, but less daring resolution, vary the monotony of their existence, and assert their right to tender consideration, by getting' such chips, cracks, and contusions, as no rational person could ever venture to inflict. Nor are the harder and less sensitive portions of our horisehold furniture innocent of similar offences; the kieks, as fixtures, are secure from injury by falling, will never theless 'get hampered,' stools come unlegged,' nails work themselves out,' paint, varnish, &c., r rub off',' best made chairs will dislocate their arms, the strongest tables break or distort their legs; whilst other objects, too cowardly for self-inflictions, but equally perverse in spirit, will choose the very moment when their presence would be most desirable td 'get lost ;' that is to say,, to hide in some out-of-the-way corner, to which no living soul has ever had access, and in which consequently no member of the family would ever think of looking. always kept the same spirit, useless, lumbering articl es, kept at the very top of the house, will get down any to seek number of stairs, or flights of stairs, in order th _ e life out low company in the kitchen, or to endang er or limb of every inmate of the dwelling , by placing in themselves, with unblushing effronteryat p assage. o f one's Keys will shake off their rings , an d get out very pockets to crawl beneat h the hearthrug or leap into the dust-bin. Pitchers, notoriously dry whenever you had approached them to obtain ot!lyre get filled 'too of water,' will find out the nearest pump, and ; opportunityliruudeCruets, of watering the full'—rather than lose an ess salads were to bed-room floors, as if mustard salt-cellars, and spring np from the carpets..f who is continually decanters mock the housewiyeeriegiy discharging their re plenishing them,' y 13- as Perse ther garments, put away on contents; while shirts and ? single stitch or fastening want- S a turday night without atedto be fit for wear on Sund a y ing,' and naturally expect up a gain in the dead sil ence o f morning, will actually get the night, and proceed to distant drawers and ward robes, that they may enjoy, the the malignant satisfaction of puffin; off 'each others' strings and buttons! Thatsuch. are the common con which contrivances and perversiti es o f most things are found guilty, under a domestic anarchy, is asserted by al l the miscalled heads of these comfort less establishments!" Visit the House o f Muddle, and you find its character written outside —on the door-step, on t h e door-handle, on the windows—through which you may even discern somet hing of the muddle that reigns within. Knock • or knock and ring —it is some or ring, une before your call is answered, ern and then, not until a f ter sundry shuf flings and whispgs—now near, now remote—the noise of rushing up and then down stairs—the hasty opening and shutting of d rawers, wherein things to be "put by are suddenly shoved; until at last, perhaps, a maid fresh from " the wash," or from the work of grate down, with the brush in her hand, or the draggled" ..... ~..... ~_ ~,.. ~,,,_ Comfort is the daughter of Order, and has descended in a right lino from Wisdom. She is closely Lilted to Carefulness, Thr&, Honesty, and Religion. She bas born educated by Good Sense, iknevolence, Observation, and Experience; and she is the mother of Cleauline 6 s, Economy, P,:ovident F,4-ethought, Virtue, Prosperity, and Domestic litippiness. On the other band, Muddle belongs to the ancient end di , honoutable family of Chaos; she is the child of In difforrnce 'and. Want oc Principle;• has been educated alternately by Dawdling; Hurry, Stupidity, Obstinacy, and Extravagance ; is secretly united to Self-Conceit; and is the parent of Procrastination, . Falsehood, Dirt, Waste, Disorder, Distraction, and Desolation. It would not be easy to detail in all its force the misery which is caused by the early neglect of orderly habits on the part of young women . I t is a source, not only of frightful unhappiness in families, but of great public vice; for after all, th e wor ld is made: up of those whose characters have been formed for good or evil by the early training and example of mothers. This is a subject, indeed, of great importance, which those who have the education of children committed to them ought never to lose sight of. SPORTING NOTES. No. CLXXXVII. THE WARWICK SPRING MEETING, &c. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. ' Sin,—The present week by its excess of sport fairly inaugurates the season of 1852; all the meetings that have preceded that of Warwick having been of the hy brid kind. The flat races and steeplechases of the pre sent week are fairly divided, two days for each. Besides the sport at Warwick, Charlbury puts forth a small bill of fare for decision to-morrow ; the principal event being the Snowball Stakes, which the Screw, or Tough Torn will win, with The Parson's Daughter, and the Re jected handy. The good people of St. Ives considering their essay at steeplechasing in December last, when Outcast won, a successful effort, have determined on trying another day's amusement on Wednesday. The principal event is a Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs, each, with 20 added, over about' four miles of good hunting country. Atalanta, Chapelgorie, and Advance will, in my opinion, be the foremost horses in the race; and if Advance does _ not win, one of the other two I think will. On the 18th, we have the Grand Military Steeple chases at Leamington, and on the following day War wick and Leamington Grand Annuals, which I shall defer commenting on until to-morrow or the next day. Also, on Friday, the Weatherby Steeplechases are announced to come off. The Handicap Steeplechase of 10 sovs, each, h ft, will bo run at half-past two, and con tested by the majority of the acceptances; among whom the names of the following well-known hunters appear: —Wild Hero, Blue Bonnet, Barrister, Heroine, Sailor, Screw, Falcon, and Susannah. There seems to be no thing at the weight (lost 21b) likely to touch Barrister, whom I select as the winner. Should he, however, be destined to be beaten, the Screw or Susannah will pro bably be the animals to do it. Falcon will run vory for ward. The Farmers' Stakes, ont of about a dozen run ners, will fall to the lot of the Queen of the Wiske, A. or Sailor. Having glanced at the cross-country sport set down on the list for this week at the little meetings, I shall turn my attention to to-morrow's bill of fare at Warwick, where the sport, I understand, is to commence at half past one, with the Trial Stakes of 10 goys. each, with 50 added, the mile course. In the hurry of the moment, when much pressed by time last Friday, I stated that the Trial, and one or two other stakes that have been entered for some time, had not then closed ; to rec tify this bhinder I shall now touch upon those that I missed on that occa sion. For the last three or four years the favourite or favourites have not in any one instance turned up the trump card: this year I think will be an exception to the rule. As far as an imperfect account will allow me to judge, this stake will be contested by the follow ing :—Tho Prime Minister, My Fancy, Koh-i-noor, Aphrodite, Black Audrey, Odessus, and perhaps Maria Day colt and Le Juif. PRIME MINISTER, over a course that but little exceeds his own fancy distance, ought to bo perfectly at home; and as he is in tolerable fettle, I shall take my Derby fancy of last year to pull my judg ment through. Should fate, however, have a slip in store for him, to Aphrodite or My Fancy, whom I should otherwise place second and third, I must look for first and second. The Woodcoto Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, five furlongs, will probably have a field consisting of the following:—Huff; Start, Filly by Epirus, Hannah, Filly by Oakley, Molasses, and perhaps Whalebone and Youthful-days, about which last-named two I know nothing. If Colonel Wyndlianee filly was not running, comparatively with the majority of her competitors, at a . disadvantage of 51bs, I should say his start on the turf with ber would be very likely to realize her dam's name and surprise the ring; as it is, I am given to understand that the fillies by Epi rus an d Oakley may possibly be anything but bad specs. Since dotting down my remarks last'week on the Willoughby Handicap I have been informed that, in ail probability, Selina will be sent instead of Clothworker; in which case I shall take Mr. Parr's animal and Agis:, to occupy the first and second places. The Free Handicap will be contested by Miss Julia, Ribaldry, Grief, Woodlark, the Reaper, First Fruits, 'Robert, Iracundus, and perhaps another. The race must of necessity by beteen Ribaldr3, Grief, First Fruits, and Iracunclus • and if G RIEF d oes not w i n, I s h a ll l oo k to the couple of four years old for the winner. The Five Sovs. Stakes brings to-morrow's sport to a conclusion. For the last day or two a retrograde movement has been gradually taking place with respect to Cariboo for the Northamptonshire Stakes; he has fallen from 6 to 15 to 1, and but little doing about him. This is not owing to any supposed illness or accident on the part of the horse, who is doing strong work, bat to the serious indisposition of Mr. Groville, who, however, has happily not, as was reported on Saturday, yet reached that final bourne from which there is no return. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. March 15, 1852. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING ON SATURDAY. WARWICK TWO YRS OLD STAKES. 2 to 1 agst Catherine Hayes—taken freely WARWICK HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Ethelwolf—t 1 10 to 1 agst Selina—t 6 to 1 agst Cnmus—taken NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Chief Justice—taken METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 20 to 1 offered agst Hesse Hamburg CHESTER CUP. 18 to 1 agst High Sheriff 40 to 1 agstHesseHomburg 20 to 1 agst Scarecrow taken 40 to 1 agst Neasham—t 50 to 1 agst Unity—taken CLOUDS AND THEIR SILVER LININGS. By E. E. M. S. (From the British Museum.) Dead leaves, but yesterday, along the lane Were rustling drearily, or sodden'd lay In drifted heaps around; as if in pain, The earth's old face grew furrowed with decay. ,The orchard boughs with brittle moss were wrapped, The ruby berries withered on the thorn, With clogging snows the village roofs were capped, The mill-wheels fast in ice were yester-morn. But since the magic of soft show'rs to-day, What vernal glimpses feast our dazzled eyes! As through the perils that beset his way, The Indian, wond'ring, hailed Potosi's prize. A A bea g m en o tl f e su ah n o lie r t h , and dsmtheeewthheedelis earth's free! rugged face; Among the dead leaves, violet blooms we see, Beneath the brittle moss bright buddings trace! The snows have nurtured on the cottage roof, Green tints to glad us with the news of Spring; The n you cerulean woof, rains upon its sabl e w i ng. Bore e lo h om eating that hid Await ye, then, World-weary ones! albeit The A m s, at your each o r r a u y n o e o f n p s r eio om n i a fe se et shrou d 0, Success may blossom in the very clouds! * The Spanish discovery of the mines of Potosi. An Indian pursuing a deer, to save himself from slipping over a rock, seized a bush with his hand; the violence of the wrench loosened th e earth round the root , an d a piece of silver attracted hi s eye. Marqui TUE RECENT ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LIFE.—The having come to a right frame of mind, s of Londonderry, has agreed to present theltev. Mr. Law, who recently eloped with his daughter, Lady Adelaide Vane, to a living of about 6001. per annum. —Carlisle Journal. FAMILY LIKENEBSEB.—To trace a family likeness for a century is not at all uncommon. Any one who knows the face of the present Duke of Manchester, will see a strong likeness to his great ancestor, through six generations, the Earl of Manchester of the Commonwealth, as engraved in Lodge's Portraits. The following instance is more remark able : Elizabeth Hervey was Abbess of Elstow in 1501. From her brother Thomas is descended, in a direct line, the ' present Marquis of Bristol. If any one will lay the portrait of Lord Bristol, in Mr. Gage Rokewode's Thinyoe .Hundred, by the side of the sepulchral brass of the Abbess of Elstow, fi gur ed in Fisher's Bedfordshire A nt i qu i t i es, they ca nnot bat b e struck by the strong likeness between the two faces. This is valuable evidence on the disputed point whether.yor traits were attempted in Sepulchral brasses. -- F rom " °tej and Queries. The mortal remains of the late L a dy Margaret Milbank will be r emoved to-day from Eaton-place, for in terment in the f am il y family, at Thorpe Penne, Yorkahire , vault of the Milbank looking mistress herself, stands before you. You enter, stumble over t!lc , broom or a dust-pan, surrounded by a clump of dusters, Of course you are told "We are so busy with toe cleaning," or " - the wsh," , or something else. But it always was so, at whatever time you called at that house. We need not proceed much farther with the House of Muddle. Its rooms are comfortless, even though the furniture be good. The spirit of order is absent, and the spirit of cleanliness .is absent with it. Domestic confusion pervades the parlour, the kitchen, and the sleeping-chamber; and when these are combined in one, as in the houses of the poor, the case is still worse.' The " head" of the house has the look of a care-worn drudge. A visit there gives you not an atom of plea sure, but only seems to throw thinks into worse confu sion, from the desperate, but unavailing attempts made to put them in order. Of course, where there are child ren matters are worse; but, as an Irish lady once ob served—there was no denying that the muddle where there were young children was much worse; but yet, as far as she could perceive, a muddle where there were no children was Devc.r any better! We must crnclude by giving ties ganeologies of the two heroines (,f our brief sketch—Comfort and Muddle THE ELECT'IONS. LINCOLN. Oa Saturday the Right Honourable Robert A. Christopher, Chancellor of the Duchy of _Lancaster, presented himself at the Castle, at Lincoln, for re-alec don. Ho was supported on the bench by several of the magistrates of the county, but the body of the court was filled with citizens, the majority of whom were Free.. traders. T. G. CORBETT, Esq., of Elsham, proposed the re.. election of Mr. Christopher; and Sir CHAS. Aza•Exasox seconded the nomination. The SHERIFF having put the question whether any other elector had a candidate to nominate, Mr. JOHN NORTON rose amid load cheers to address the court. Objection was, however, taken to his right to speak, on the ground that, though he was a free holder, he was not a registered elector. Hereupon, Mr. C. SEELEY, Free-trade candidate for th, , ) city of to oirlilvn rose and said that he would put the questions orifL.ohr Lincoln, which Mr. Norton would have done; end be would go further than that, and propose a cbirt didiate 4; opv,iition to Mr. Cluist-aphcr—one not ink. would aduait—one whose name would go down the pag , tB i h s l to a r b y ili :E po t s : sa t i h r e g ßight Hon. Gentleman Iftalsel . man of his a ge ---- tbe Light non. Thomas BtibiOgUAa and illllurig. also t''b 1 combatted Yt Christopherh. —(Loud a(rLtunetneiht:es'veneaadnrrstvgrh. a )"(ll,lnf:'P d s b tt y :ll; l4 ttriii i iii : gernr : o:ll Y Yt t .mc s :a r igd : ndr e da .l uc tl eau i dtg. n t rua :i3 7ll::;y: Le speech s!_: Aylsbury. Mr. COOLED, a builder, seconded the nomination of Mr M h ;. l4 l e t a liti ' N'sorr, merchan t , proposed John Norton, E za ci9 r. a .3 % . ' a lL C S rlt butcher,CiO3t secondedhmtandoerbeneottl:eavwtoioroon.tw.hdirctid,s , and the Sherift of O th a e a p s e h o , p ) l w e oitohtahnedsoobuerizg which had addressed the electors. i r:p had ery held up their hands for Mr. Nort fr o declared, amid vociferous cheering, thatjszthreg:h fallen upon that gentleman. firm M N in tho cityoi (who in i s o o a l t n t ) h e t h h e e n a u d d o d He said he little expected the liqueur that had b eau conferred upon him; and he believed he should nut have received it but for the obstruction offered to his speaking by the lawyers, who declared ho was not privileged t o address the court. He then made an excellent speech in favour of free trade, and predicted that not only would the present Government not be in power three months, but that Mr. Christopher himself, who was the " pilot balloon" for Sir IL Peel, would probably be the pilot balloon for the final abandonment of protection by the Earl of Derby's Cabinet. Mr. CHRISTOPHER on presenting himself was received with cheers, mingled with groans. He declared that the principles he had ever advocated as a repro sentative:he still entertained, and should continue to do so, though if, after an appeal to the country by the Earl of Derby, the majority of the next House of Com mons should be against a return to protection, he thought the agitation on the subject should be for ever abandoned. Mr. NORTON then withdrew from position in which the electors had temporarily placed him, and Mr. Chris topher was declared to be elected. Three cheers for free trade, three cheers for Cobden, and three groans for protection finished the proceedings. KILDARE. On Saturday Mr. Cogan was returned for the county of:Kildare. He was proposed by Mr. Naugle, J.P., and seconded by Mr. Penthony O'Kelly, J.P.; and no other candidate appearing he was declared duly elected. Mr. Cogan briefly addressed the electors. Of coarse he had not words to express his feelin gs o f pr id e and gratifica tion at the positionin which they had placed him. He denied that he was the nominee of the Whigs--a party in which he had no confidence, as he believed the policy of that party to be michievous and anti-Irish. He was for free trade—vote by ballot —tenant-right—and against the Established Church. The meeting shouted lustily, and separated. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, SATURDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked early yestairday morning. The iloyal Children also took their usual exercise. Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, arrived yesterday on a visit to her Majesty, and ho had the honour of being included in the royal dinner party. SUNDAY. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prim) Albert walked this forenoon in the gardens. Divine service was performed at Osborne this morning by the Rev. Mr. Protheroe, before her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. The Ladies and Gentlemen in attendance, and the Royal Household, were also present. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign -office. The Ministers present were the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Lons dale, the Marquis of Salisbury, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbury, Sir J. Pakington, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Northumberland, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Right Hon. J. C. Harries, and Lord John Manners, The Council sat two hours and a half. A deputation upon the subject of the Manchester Local Education Bill had an interview with Mr. Secre tary Walpole on Saturday, at the Home-office. The deputation consisted of Sir Elkanah Armitage, Mr. Alderman Bancroft, Mr. Councillor Adshead, and the Town Clerk of Xanchester. The deputation were ac companied by the Right Hon. T. M, Gibson, M.P. The Earl of Lucan had an interview with the Earl of Derby, on Saturday, at his official residence in Down ing-street: The Belgian Minister had an interview on Saturday with the Right Hon. J. W. Henley at the Board of Trade. Mr. Jacob Bell had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole, on Saturday, at the Home-office. Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office on Saturday from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. The Duke of Wellington attended the early service yesterday at the Chapel Royal, St, James's. The It er . Dr. Wesley officiated. At the daily service the seruten was preached by the Bishop of Worcester. POLITICAL REUNIONS. rue Duchess of Northumberland gave a large party on Saturday evening. It was preceded by a grand banquet, at which thirty guests sat down, the company including the Earl and Countess o f Desert, the larl of Powis, the Earl Cadegan, Viscount Exmouth, Lord De Ros, Lord Col vi ll e, Lord and Lady John Manners, Lord and Lady. Foley, Lord and Lady Colchester, Lord Redesdale and the lion. Miss Mitford, Lady Agnes Buller, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, M.P., the Attorney-General and Lady Thesiger, Captain the Hon. F. T. Pelham, Hon. Charlea Bertie Percy, Mrs. and Miss Percy. Captain the Hon. A. Duncombe, Sir Thomas Heabert, Captain Hamilton, R.N., and Lady Harriett Hamilton, and Rear-Admiral the Hon. William Gordon, M.P. The Duchess subse aarerciovmedpasubioerdtlybyaftuerietsensou'melonoker quently had an evening party, which was attended by a brilliant circle of the aristocracouyr.annd ilorcipsradcieplothetecitiqtit The Duke of Wellington honoured the Duchess with his arrivals. Viscountess Palmerston entertained at and remained until a late h the Earl and Countess waspresence.v Arch bishopiasme 000unngViscount His nt is hd e Canterbury, G e r a a r e ly e and Vicot!ntess Ebrington, Sir M.P., and M dinner on Saturday evening Shaftesbury, Viscount and vof Lady Hall, Lady Bulwer, Hon. M.P., Mr. Bothmatin Hollw I's. c b o e r e p t s (of i p L i 1 0 :n a a t r i q t h u e ) . at hnTdehed leadingN e Benjamin Hall, , Cowper, Mr. Roebuck, W. Cowper, was as usual attended by g,anmdemMbre.rasndof oble Viscountess's reception a very numerous circle of the aris tocracy. Amon g Excellency the Minister iPl°matists present ware—Hie is the Neapolitan for__ the Netherlands, his Excel lency,. Mr the s. Her. Swedish Minister his Minister , his Excel may . the Excellency the Turkish Minister and Madame M I .lSUrtu, the Baroness Brunnow, his Ex cellency the Persian Minister and Major Ibrahim Mal 91m, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, his Excel lency the Hanoverian Minister, his Excellency the American Minister and Mrs. Lawrence, his Excellency the p - Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen and Min Bunsen, the Charg6 d'Affaires for the French Republic, Prince A. Vogorides, Count Perponcher, Chevalier Ribiero, Count Louis Corti, Chevalier and Madame Pinto de Soveral, Count Bentevoglio, Baron do Geer, M. Veillat, &c. Lord and Lady John Russell were among the earliest arrivals. The Marquis of Lansdowne came at half-past 1 ten o'clock. THE NEW Pu BLICATIONS.—The following inte resting works arejust published by Messrs. Colburn and Co.,tand may be had of all bookeellers :-1. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli's Political Biography of Lord George Bentisck- Fourth edition, 1 vol., 1 55.-2. The Literatnre and BQmance of Northern Europe- By with = an d Mary Howitt . .. es 2 vols., 218,-3. Canada as it Was, Is, and May be. By Lti of Sir R. Bonnycastle. With an2Aern with Recent Transactions by Si r J ames Alexander- _v_o..w as maps, 245.-4. Lord Palmerston's Opinions and k l r ' i. Ito• Minister, Diplomatist, and Statesmen. 122.-6. • .er prime, Second edition, burton'sDarien ; or, The Merchan t Corfu and the 3 vols.-6. Li eu t enant Jervis' nis - lonian Islands. 1 vol., with illustratfiorY ns,°v_flOs.. Second and town and the Niles. By George 1ai113 ) .5. 28 , Sam Slick's revised edition 2 vols., with Plates, 2 Traits of American Humour , A us t ri a, and . Hunsery. . 2 3 v015....79. Captain Spencer's Travels in European Turkey, 288.—A180, JUIlt se vols., with maps and plates, C . W. ii) E 2 y, Five ay, sq. Vold; Years in the West inch"' By with illustrations, 21s. SIR J. FRANKLIN.-011 Saturday SEARCH FOR the small screw steamer, fitted out . lby C_aptein_. B. ea t l aan, to proceed in search of the mussing Ar e E xpe di t ion by the Straits, was dee ed ready fo r • • 1 way of in Id of search is east of the meridian orlitat The proposed field towards Keller's discoveries in 1849, Herald rins Straits, en takes out auto- Island. and New Siberia. Captain Beets on letters from the Emperor of Russia, reobmmendinz Russian outposts gtbre7e-sp.edition tothecommanders of the R • • - at Siberia and ot her . M uscovite settlements, and desiring them to promote the object in view to the utmost of their power. DEPARTURE OF THE EUROPA.--On Saturday, at half-past twelve, the British and North-American Royal mail steam-ship Europa, Captain Lott, left the Mersey with • sixty passengers, a moderate cargo, and the usual mails tor New York. The next incoming steamer is the Cambria, from Boston and Halifax ; she is expected every hex* FIRE AT LEICESTER. --On Thursday night a most destructive fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Wheeler and Co., patent India rubber web manufacturers, Southgate. street, Leicester. Owing to the large stock of combustible materials on the premises the conflag ra tion wasrapid=l in., tense, Some damag e Was done to adjoining houses, pßztk e fire was got under on Friday. The loss is estimated at 16,004 agailld *WA we are ba nne d th e parties are insured.