The Sun. — London, England, 1846-04-15 00:00:00

splendour, and the magnificent effects of this splendid exhibition. PANORAMA. Mr. Burford's Panorama, i❑ Leicester-square, seemed to be a favourite lounge with the holiday tolks on Mon day'. The three views—Constantinople, Athens, and Rouen—were crowded with spectators during the whole day, DIORAMA. The attractions of the Diorama continue undimi nished; and, as a matter of course, it was oa Monday must extensively patronised. The fun produced by watching the manceavres of those who entered the darkened e xhibition-room from the light, and who are for a few moments in a consequent state of partial blindness, was entered into yesterday by the holiday- makers as heartily as if the joke had been a fresh discovery. It was evident that the greater part of the visitors had come out for the express purpose of enjo3 ing themselves, and must certainly they completely effected their purpose. CHELA A HOSPITAL. - This hospital, which remains a monument of British gratitude to the veteran defenders of our country, was on Monday one of the most attractive sights to the holi day f , Iks, owing no doubt to the recent arrival of the three standards t a k en by t h e ga ll ant 13 t h R eg i ment, when under the command of the immortal Sale in the East. They surmount the small gallery at the entrance to the dining hall, and exactly beneath the flags taken during the Chinese war. They were the subject of much curiosity, and were minutely examined by several persons, As no description of these interesting trophies has yet appeared, we beg to add the following :—The staff of the largest, or infantry flag, is somewhat longer than that used in the British army ; it is composed of bamboo cane ; the pennant, which is of considerable size, is apparently a faded red, with dark green bord,r and yellow and pink fringe. The second, or cavalry lag, which in the struggle for capture was torn off its Staff, is of crimson cassimere cloth, fringed with yellow, and having yellow in the centre. The third, a very small one, somewhat resembles an English shawl , being of a dark blue (mixed) pattern. It may be added, that on each standard are displayed words, taken from the Koran, calculated to stimulate the ardour of the Mahn medansoldiery. There are now 51 captured flags in the hospital. GREENWICH FAIR. The health of thousands was promoted on Monday by a seasonable trip to Greenwich. Great as the number of - visitors was on Good Friday, it was much larger yester day. Early in the morning a few heavy showers lowered the expectations of those who generally calculate upon dry weather, but the sun occasionally sent forth his be ssevolent rays, and the ground dried almost as soon as the showers ceased. Tee scene which the approach of spring now presents to persons who toil in close work shops and factories, and who seldom extend their walks beyond the purlieus of London, is almost enchanting. In the language of the poet : " From the moist meadow to the wither'd hill, Led by the breeze the vivid verdure runs, And swells and deepens to the cherish'd eye." Thos, who preferred recreation in the beautiful park and its environs, climbed the hills to race with their partners dow n the declivities, or looked with astonishment through the telescopes which the old sons of Neptune, on the benches of One-tree-hill and Flamstead House are always , ready to present to curious visitors. From those Alpine height s they beheld that wonder of wonders, the " silver snake," as the Thames has been aptly named, bearing on its tortuous stream an amazing mass of human life, floating in steamers, whose long black pennants and thundering roar bring to mind the Cyclopean monsters of Virgil. Again they might turn their eyes to the Isle of Dogs, anti behold iron steam ships, considered one of the g'ea test efforts ever made in naval architecture. But the public are no doubt familiar with all the local objects which 4nake Greenwich so praiseworthy in the estima tion of foreigners, consequently, it is only necessary to remark, that the holiday folks were amply supplied with thanes f or a d m i ra tion. Leaving the lads and lasses to e njoy themselves in the Park, we may glance at the fair, Which during the day was crowded to excess. The river was bu.rthened with steamers conveying the gay pas sengers to the famous rendezvous. All the boats on the river se etned put in requisition: they started every quarter of an hour, and ran from Blackwell to Green !rich for threepence. It is impossible to describe the bustle and .sonfusion which took place to get on board, 'tad land at Greenwich. There was not less difficulty in going by the railway. A line of passengers waiting for the trains extended a long way outside. We can not hazard a calculation of the numbers who crowded to the fair and walked in the Park. All London, to Ole a trite expression, was out of town. The large sums which congregated at Greenwich assembled to play their respective parts—eat, drink, and be We know they had ample opportunities to ac complish all these objects. The tavern-keepers, as usual, bad propared ample accommodation—the Ship Torbay, the White Hart, the Mitre, the Greyhound, the Admiral hardy, m id, in short, almost every house of entertain ment alon b , the Kent road, from the Bricklayers' Arms to the Green i'4an on Blackheath, contained all those good things which so many London friends required. With respect to amusement and merriment, they had Alger's splendid ball-room illuminated in most brilliant style, and those who did not dance might enjoy the charms of the drama. The great novelty was the war in India— the battle of the Sistlej and defeat of the Seikhs was given, certainly upon a small scale ; but as the power of our Indian enemies is'subdued, that circumstance was of no importance. Baker's splendid Pavilion an d th e tple of a Conjuror held out strong attractions. A booth for the exhibition of sparring also presented some striking proofs of human ingenuity. High, however, above all the gorgeous palaces and solemn temples. rose the new travelling theatre of Johnson and Lee (late ttic'aard s on's), which opened for the summer season. It Will be recur lected that Richardson's far-famed establish mesa was totally destroyed by fire at Dartford, in August last. The proprietors, Messrs. Johnson and Lee, since that period, have been busily employed in preparing a perfectly new travelling stage on an extended scale. This renowned temple of the drama was displayed for the first time yesterday. The front was hung with rich nson draperies, bordered with massive fringe. Be ttye en architectural columns stone figures appeared on ped estals. These, with blue and red stripes, gave to the ite arrangement a splendid effect. The proscenium, pail ited by Rogers, is composed of rich scroll work, pil lars, and a medallion of her Majesty. We are thus par tieu),sir on the subject of a theatre which, like a phsenix, rises: out of the ashes of its parent—a theatre which the Publiic must have long identified with Greenwich Fair. th e plays and dramas were supported by the French . . 13 111p any, who display equestrian entertainments at the Stani lard Amphitheatre. They had two clowns, the S'teei I of Fire, the Olympic Juggler, and other attrac tions, not forgetting the Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, or the 1 tepublic, the Empire, and the 100 Days. In con :lndio g our sketch of Greenwich Fair this year, we can • lot on tit the censure we have before expressed, as applied ; 0 th e , swings, which are suffered to vibrate and endanger ihe live aof the unwary. In the narrow space appro priated, to the fair swings should not be permitted. Hay lig re p o s % ted that the holid ay fo lk s were enabled to ob tain good ,eating and drinkin g , d anc i ng and the drama , we have cot', V to add that th ey were finally in a condi ! ion to refit s from the spo r t s of Greenwich well satisfied with Easter Sa• "I'4. DENV.ON AND COR WALL WRESTLING. The Easter stling, in the above style, commenced an Monday at the • Brecknock Arms Tavern, Camden town. The atte .nde ' during the afternoon was !spec, •ible, and the play in this an:it:Ur numerous aud ri good, many wrestlers from both t `'science" was e Ktreine. Y isy bei ng P the above counties bein present, and the j without shoes appeared to give general satisfaction to the spectators at id players. During the of ternoon the clay came cff as follows : Tinomas Walters, of Devon, and T. Caizer, of Corn wall., were the first men that e ntered the ring, and , after: some play, tb a Devonian threw his opponent by the hanging toe. W. Peneto, of Cornwall, came against Walters, and after some play, time (ten minutes) was called, and Walters became a standard. James Bond and W. Peneto had a short tussel, when Bo nd threw his man, and played time with B. Merrifield, of Cornwall. Benjamin Merrifield stood the ring, and Charles Bow den, of Cornwall, came against him. Atter some ex eeed:ng good play Bowden th rew his anta g onist by the unde, •-lock, and he wards threw by the right for e L E aston, of Westmoreland. J. E ason (Somerset) and W. Teague came together, Cason i Dlaying time, and afterwards throwing Saul son, Of Lont lon. The next men were two good wrestlers, J. Ball, of Sornwa. 41, and Goodman (of the Blues) also from Corn wall. _'... „ 50111 , 3 exceeding good play was displayed on bot h sides, troodt.nan being thrown ; when Ball played out tim e with Sn ell. O Snell retaining the ring, T. ?hilli s of Devon, °Pposed him, and att e r a goed P nt, Phillips Was thrown by the back lock. Vaarles Sp ear (Cornwall) and Jeremiah A . kester (Cu mberland) were the next contending parties, the CaLnberland man playing time, when J. Eason opposed hip t, and several falls took place, but "no back." .J. Eason, of Somerset, retained the ring, and was op /wed by .James Jordan, a Devonian. Both parties dis played science, when Somerset threw Devon a fair back b y the fore hip, amidst much cheering. The double and treble pl ay commence yesterday, and the prizes, threein numb er , were played for. PEDESTRIAN is — m . James Patterson, well-known to the pedestrian world as the flying tailor, and Charles King (the nom de guerre of an amateur), ran a quarter of a mile on Monoay for 20 sovereigns, at Bedfont, a short distance beyond Houns low. Consideiable expectations were formed by e friends and acquaintances of King of a striking display l* of speed on the part of their favourite. It was clear, however, to all who had the slighest judgment on con dition, that the amateur was not fit to run for dumps, still less golden portraits of her Majesty. H e was sadly out of order, and hence t h e bet t i ng rose to 6 to 4 on Pat terson—a rate fully justified by the race. After eight false starts the men got off, Patterson soon gained a lead, a nd, before 300 yards had been covered had the race in band. Patterson several times looked round on his pur suer, and finally run in a winner by what distance he thought proper. John Curtis (of Southall), and J. llarris (of Hounslow), walked six miles yesterday at Hounslow. They started (r ather_ strangely, we thought) near the middle of the "n• Harrison, though by no means a clipper, turned for t h e second mile fitly yards in advance, and kept on increasing the distance between himself and his compe titor until he reach e d the terminus nearly a quarter of u mile ahead of Curtis. There was nothing aqmderiul in ace, thirty- n i ne m i nu t es b e i ng consume d i n th e fi rs t our miles. 13451184 AND Rouse (of White chapel), and J. Willett, (the one-armed walker,) had a three-mile match yesterday, for 61., at Acton Bottom. The match present e d no p ar ti cu l ar f ea t ure , R o us e having the turn of speed in walking decidedly in his lavour. The men walked pretty well in company for the first half mile, when Rouse shot out—(Bravo, Rouse !)—but this did not suit the partisans of the tone armed hero, and they insisted on the referee calling upon Rouse to turn, on the ground of unfair walking. This the referee did, although no impartial spectator could see aught unfair. Rouse, who was walking within himself, by the advice of his friends, went on, and walked in first by a few yards. An appeal wag made, and some bets were drawn on the spot. The affair, we believe, is in suspence; it may be arranged, but Rouse won the match. THE EASTER HUNT WITH THE QUEEN'S BUCKHOUNDS. Notwithstanding the extremely unfavourable state of the meet weather on Monday mo: ning up to nearl y noon, meet was far more numerously attended than an Easter gathering for many years past. This may perhaps be accounted for in consequenc e of a report _which was very generally circulated, a lly withthep r t e h s a e t ne th e e o m f e h et er wo m ul a d je n st o y t only be and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, but that the Prince Consort intended to hunt with the royal pack. We u nderstand that the showers which prevailed during the morning caused her Majesty and the Prince to remain at Windsor, to the great disappointment of the thou sands who had assembled at the place of meeting, on Stoke-common, where there were upwards of one hun dred carriages, filled with the principal families of Windsor and Eton, and their respective vicinities, and at least a thousand horsemen, well and ill mounted, as the case mighl be. M a ny o f th e nags were sorry-look ing Jades, evidently " b rus h e d u p" f or t h e occas i on , while there were others of first-rate quality. • The pe destrians scattered about the heath could not have num bered less than from 2,000 to 3,000. Amongst those present we notieed his Royal High ness Prince George of Cambride, the Marquis of Wor cester, his Serene Highness Princi Edward of Saxe Weimar, Lord Sheffield, the Earl of Rosslyn, Mr. G. Wombwell, and a considerable sprinkling of officers be longing to the 2d Life Guards, and the 3d battalion of Foot Guards, in garrison at Windsor, as well as several from the metropolis. The celebrated deer Rob Roy, which was selected for the last public hunt this season, upon being uncarted upon Stoke-common, took away in gallant style to Ful mer Bottom, crossing to Long Coppice, where it doubled to Red-hill, and thence over Mr. Way's farm at Den ham Bottom, on to Chalfont Park and grounds, to Chal font St. Giles and Rickmansworth, crossing the canal, through Moor Park, the seat of the Marquis of West minster, to Pinner, and thence on to Eastcot, where " the Scottish chieftain" was taken, after a most excellent run of nearly three hours, !lei'. the Black Horse. The great majority of the field were tailed off at Chalfont St. Giles, their cattle being unable to go the pace. A goodly number were well placed at the finish. It is expected there will be one, if not two, by-days during the week when the season will close. THE SUN, LONDON, 'WEDNESDAy MORMLNG, APRIL 15 3 1P46. THE PROTECTIONISTS. The Augsburgh Gazette, just received, says:—" In consequence of the anxiety of the public for news from the East Indies, the Oregon question is in the meantime almost forgotten. At all events, no one takes it ill of the Ministry, except the protectionist organs, for making no answer to the swaggering of the Americans, and con tinuing to offer its hand for an equitable adjustment. Lord George Bentiack, who is all of a sudden, as if by a magic stroke, transformed into a great statesman, and delivers his judgment, in a single speech, en all points of internal and external policy, upon trade, finance, and national education, spoke very freely last week, in the Bramarbas style, of the destruction of all the American seaports. I assure you, however, that John Bull infinitely prefers buying from his brother Jona than cotton, corn, salt meat, and cheese, to destroying his towns with cannon balls; and if Jonathan has not entirely lost his senses, he will not thwart old Bull in his peaceable humour. The Opposition (behind the Treasury benches) contest Peel's plan step by step ; and seem to derive fresh courage from Lord Stanley's decla ration that he hopes the House of Peers will throw it out ; and yet the result of all their divisions on each individual point of the tariff which they thought proper to oppose ought to have rendered them more discreet ; for they were not only beaten every time, but on every division the Ministerial majority was larger, and in the sequel the House of Commons adopted the tout ensemble of the tariff without the slightest alteration. At this moment all the articles therein included are already either free of duty or admitted at the newly-reduced rates. What, however, they should take still more to heart is the almost total silence of the manufacturers and artisans affected by the alterations ; even those orators who at first cried out so loudly had partly withdrawn their complaints against the intended alteration in the timber duties (since adopted), and partly ceased to complain at all. Yes, the prevailing silence of the farmers, and even of the landed proprietors, should serve them as a warn ing that, as these have attained conviction, it would be better to bring the affair to a termination at once, than any longer to depend upon an apparent, but, on account of its uncertainty, a useless protection. All this, however, does not restrain the landl;ods from continuing to struggle. On the 23d ult. Peel proposed the second reading of the new Corn Bill, and a long debate ensued. The result is known. Unfortunately, the Government finds itself com pelled to press forward the Irish Coercion Bill, and on this account the business on the Corn Bill and the tariff must be postponed. There is, moreover, no hope enter tained, in spite of all the prayers and complaints of,the commercial world, that this affair will be entirely brought to a close before the end of May. What is intended by this delay it is difficult to ascertain, as even amongst the Op position ranks it appears to be deemed a matter of cer tainty that a majority is gained in the House of Peers. It suits their purpose, however, to impute to Peel every possible act of treachery in the world ; and thus their organs declare, with all the appearance of conviction, that he has already concerted with the Whigs, Radicals, and Repealers, the sacrifice of the church in Ireland and the granting of repeal to O'Connell, as soon as the Corn-law battle has been won ; and that consequently every bishop who may vote for the repeal of the corn-laws will really vote for the down fall of the church. I fear, however, that this mingling of corn and church will not much avail either the corn producing aristocracy or the aristocratical church es tablished by law. From the very circumstance that the League is constantly accused that its intention is di rected beyond corn and aimed at the church, the latter might easily be enabled to direct its power against an institution, the clergy of which are on all occasions pressed upon it as adversaries." MANSLAUGHTER at PLYMOUTH. There has been a great deal of excitement here, owing to Mr. Edmonds, the coroner, having issued his warrant for the exhumation of the body of a woman, Rebecca Wyatt, thew ife of a beer-shop keeper, living in Lower lane, who had been buried more than three months. The house kept by the deceased and her husband was a very low one, being used as a brothel as well as a publie house, and, as is common in such cases, the man and his wife lived a very miserable life together, frequently getting drunk and fighting in a disgraceful manner. It appeared from the evidence adduced at the inquest, which was begun on Wednesday, that on the 21st of December last the husband of the deceased quarrelled with her, and struck her several times. She then ran into the wash-house, and took up a piece of wood to defend herself with ; but he got hold of it and struck her over the face so severely, that he knocked out three of her teeth. The injuries were so severe that she was con fined to her bed in a condition of great suffering till her death, which whi occurred on the I s t o f J anuary . M r. Gale waser till her ca l led r in continued t o eaten ' d h Giles, a surgeon dea o t n h, twhheen2Bhieh,gaarned the usual certificate, that she had died from e ff us i on on the chest an d head. jury stron g l y reprobated tthhisthe cor oner an d t h e conduct of the sur geon, and in order to ascert • ain if possible the cause of death, the inquest wasadjourned . till Thursday afternoon, at five o'clock, to give time for a post mortem examination by Mr. Freeman On Thursday evening the jury again ,another surgeon. Mr. Giles having given evidence as o the assembl ed, ient t f and body, Mr. Freeman described its appearance ' y st o atin that the face was greatly decomposed, and that ;here was g a great quantity of extravasated fluid blood in the right cavity of the lung, the jaw -bone had been severely bruised, and several of the teeth forced out of their sockets. Mr. Freeman added, that if he had been called • as a medical man to attend such a case, and the . in decidedly have felt it n had died, he should most• woman have had a judicial investigation into the his duty to cause of her death. The jury, after a few minutes' deliberatio n, returned a (ri ter ittrainst the husband of the verdict of " Manslau,, i thanked the coroner for having " They also deeeated. made the inquiry. Wy a tt has been apprehended, and committe d for trial on the coroner's warrant. less T H E SQUIRES v. race, harm enough, indeed, in all ot her matters, but a POACHING.—The squires are a ter rible terrible e a r r a ce d o w e h o e n n e t h o e f majesty a of w t e h e e k g o a r m el t w o a w a s g oi whoa a klike Robinson Crusoe, " monarch of all he surveyed," was walking about his dominions with, like the same Robinson, his gun ur.on his sinulder ready for action, should he fall in with any invaders of his territory. And be did. In one of his fields, bordering upon the turnpike road, he espied, not a yard from the road, a very small, wee wee dog. In short, it was a lady's lap-dog. Visions of pheasants, hares, and partridges destroyed by this horrid four-legged poacher instantly arose before the mind of the angry squire, who, cocking both barrels of his gun, advanced, like Sir H. Gough upon the Seikhs, bravely towards the terrible aggressor. The little dog made no efforts to retreat, but having been taught all kinds of tricks, stood up upon his hind legs and put out its paw to shake hands with the new acquaintance who was approaching In this position the cruel wretch shot it cleat Hardly had he effected this noble deed, when he learned from one of his servants who came up, that the poor creature was the property of a neighbouring gentleman, who, upon hearing of his feat, would make no scruple about elongating his nose to the greatest mathematical proportions of which it was capable. Upon this he proceeded to bury the animal, as the best way of putting it out of sight and preventing all discovery. But he had been seen. Within an hour eame a note inquiring after the poor dog. The cow ardly assassin of the canine innocent equivocated. Then came the stern rejoinder :—" You shot it yourself, were seen to bury it under such a tree, and my servant has orders to see the body di s i nterred and bring it home with him." And there the matter rests, but only rests for the present, as the falsehood of the dog-killer is putting him out of the pale of all society in his neighbourhood. But what a picture of the effects of game preserving upon civilization does this incident set before us ! and it is only one out of a thousand examples which might be adduced to show how the happiness and harmony of society are interrupted and destroyed by the hateful laws which make the birds and beasts of the field the property of one man in preference to another.—Liverpool Chronicle. LITERATURE. • THE PEOPLE. By M. Michelet. Translated from the French by C. Cocks. e It s a a b n r t i s ! k y sd appearsis areg o r i g t o e g n b t ir e e a d m k t e i on; startle, r a o r f t e ee literary m t ) o na amaze, t r c e e i:t n 3 t , 000 f paralyseiti si letters. n the public into admiration. M. Michelet is the last s w i roonuds of wonder o i f m this ti par t t h i particular classic s species l e: by ye fixing is e vid t e b n e tlyde- atten tion of his readers, but, on a rigid examination, his " Gorgon's shield" proves a very wooden one indeed, and its splecdour turns out in the end to be mere tinsel. We are perfectly conscious that our ideas are the very converse of those entertained by a vast multitude of individuals ; we are conscious that the productions of this author are bought up with avidity, that they have been lauded with extraordinary panegyrics, that his name is bruited about as a marvel of intellectual vigour ; we are conscious that a mere inuendo as to his being a charlatan in authorcraft %sill be received just now with more than astonishment by thousands. But how is this ? M. Michelet has the courage (or whatever else it may be called) to advocate principles which have long lurked in a large section of the popular mind, and the open declaration of which has been hitherto suppressed by the trepidation of individuals. To speak more defi nitely : some portions of the people, composed of men half-educated, men of ardent fancies and of little rationality, have long cherished a kind of libertine in difference to many of the laws which regulate the social system. Their passions have rebelled against the in fluence of these laws, but secretly and silently ; the awful majesty of antiquity pervading that social juris prudence, together with the reverence still conce d e d to it by millions, deterring them from an announcement of their antagonism. M. Michelet has stepped forward as the exponent of these covert views, he has possessed the audacity to declare himself the enemy of things which have received the accordant voice of ages ; to brand as infamous classes who have been revered by immemorial generations ; to point, steadily and scornfully, with an untrembling finger and an unblushing cheek, at a policy sanctified by the wisdom of all past and present times. In this lies the whole secret of M. Michelet's popularity. A. consummate daring is the trumpet through which his fame (or shall we term it, his notoriety ?) has been blown over a large segment of Christendom : a daring which has not hesitated to assail the purest, noblest, holiest, and mast revered tenets of the social system ; a daring which has revealed what was hitherto latent, and ridiculed what was hitherto only obeyed. By so doing he has rallied round him a mighty battalion of free-thinkers ; his first declaration in their favour, under the title of " Priests, Women, and Families," has gone very rapidly through many editions, it has been translated into more than one language, its dogmas have been denounced as impious, as irreligious, as subver sive of all order ; the panegyrists of M. Michelet have waxed warm in their retaliation, and thus have his doctrines become bruited about from mouth to mouth, and himself put forward as a contemned patriot, as a re generator of his race, who has been repaid only with ec clesiastical vituperation. The sympathies of the indis criminating have in this specious manner been aroused in his behalf, and the popularity of the French scribe ex tended more and more. To adopt himself adroitly to this position of affairs, to insinuate himself as it were into a yet more Catholic celebrity, and to instil in the most subtle manner possible, his new clerico-political, or politico-clerical creed into the mind of the multitude, M. Michelet has issued another production of a similar character, but entitled by a more showy and seductive name, " The People." This book is really a curiosity : it is a beautiful deformity, incongruous to a wonderful extent. So much pure and lofty thoughtfulness, so much dangerous and demoralising rhetoric ; such excellence in one part and such insidious promptings in another, were pos,ibly never before compressed into so small a compass. The weeds, however, infinitely outnumber the blossoms. What a mass of egotism alone is the introductory chapter ! What a cumulation of modest self-sufficiency and vain-glorious bashfulness ! Nor does this intolerable spirit of complacency restrict itself to the person, it enlarges to the bulk of the gigantic nation of which the writer's person is a sectional part. Let us see if this declaration of ours be not correct. And in the quota tion we are about to make let the reader especially observe the melodramatic flashiness of the composition ; let him note the mock solemnity of manner gradually swelling out into hyperbole as the climax of egotism is attained ! At page 14 M. Michelet speaks as follow: " Who does not see that from east to west a shadow of death is pressing upon Europe, and that every day there is less sun ; that Italy has perished, that Ireland has perished, that Poland has perished, and that Germany is bent on destruction ? 0 Germany, Germany ! "If France were dying a natural death, if her hour had come, I should perhaps be resigned ; and, like a pas senger on board a sinking ship, cover up my head, and commend myself' to God. B u t h er s it uat i on i s not hi ng like that ; and hence I am indignant ; the idea of our ruin is absurd, ridiculous ; it proceeds only from our selves. Who has a literature ? Who still sways the mind of Europe ? We, weak as we are. Who has an army ? _ We alone. " - England and Russia, two feeble, bloated giants, im pose an illusion on Europe. Great empires, weak people ! Let France be united for an instant ; she is strong as the world." Parolles all over again —this I A most delicate morsel of vain-glory ;. so meekly done too : it is just the thing to tickle the vanity of our Gallic neighbours. That is a most gloomy, a most baseless, and (we cannot but declare it) a most base notion, that a moral darkness is settling over Europe. In the principles which are now gaining ground among the populace, and be coming engrafted on the constitutions of the earth, we recognise a promise of brighter, loftier, happier days than the Earth has ever witnessed since the expulsion. Our politics should be hopeful, buoyant, reliant—those of this French pseudo philosopher are, on the contrary, darksome, mournful, woe-begone. Which is the wiser? Has Italy perished? Has Ireland perished? Has Poland perished? He must be arrogant forsooth! who shall answer `Yea" thrice. And France it appears, according to M. Michelet, is the only coun try with what can really be designated a literature ! A very marvellous discovery truly! That sublime litera ture, no doubt, being marshall e d by M . Mi c h e l et hi mse lf , and Eugene Sue, and Paul de Kock. Has England then no literature or Scotland, or A mer i ca , or G erman y, or Ireland? Is Wordsworth no poet, Hallam no histo rian, MJeaulay no Essayist, Wilson no monarch of the pen and of the heart, Dickens no wit? Are Whewell, and Brougham, and Buckland, and Lingard, and Jeffrey, and De Quincy nothing? But the catalogue would be almost interminable. Then France being the only power with an army! Sobraon of course will not alter such a notion of the incapacity of foreign soldiers. There is no mention whatever of a navy, be it observed! As to the remainder of the paragraph, it is mere balderdash, unworthy of further notice. We are unwilling to tarry any longer over this eccentric publication, we believe the shallowness of the arguments are, in its instance at least, their own preventative against the propagation of evil. " The People" are in this book reflected as in a flawed mirror: the dissimilarity of the two, and the in congruity of the last-mentioned is fortunately too evi dent to innocnlate the popular mind with its fallacies. THE FORTUNES OF TURLOGII O'BRIEN, No. I. Anther of those pink-covered serial romances, with a grotesque woodcut by Hablot Brown, which some three years since obtained such an extraordinary circu lation under the prestige of " Harry Lorrequer." No author's name is attach-d to " Turlogh O'Brien," and, we think, judiciou4y enough. The conception of the scenes depicted is clear and squirt in itse;l; but the com position is defective beyond measure. To express a single thought, or to define a solitary point in a land scape, an inconsiderable abundance of fine language over loads the description. This blemish gives the writing a character most wretchedly jejeune and crude. The ap p,,tite for richne.s, whether literary or gastronomic, be comes cloyed by a superfluity. The author of this novel should bear that wholesome truth in his recollection. Ile leaves nothing, or scarcely anything, to the reader's imagination; every leaf is carefully particularised; sometimes every fibre upon its surface; and by this means, what might otherwise be brilliant, is marred be yond all redemption. To imitate those who have rendered themselves remarkable for an actual te nuity of stele is preferable to that turgid passion for a kind of effervescence in language which has occasionally all the pomp of Johnson, without his solidity or sym metry of construction. Saving, however, this blemi4 in the manner, the matter is pleasant and readable; with a little less of the ostentation of the lexicographer, the story may develope itself into a very stirring narrative. The period in which the incidents are supposed to trans pire is an excellent one for romance, namely, the time of the wars of James the Second. What with the Iri,h adventures of that unhappy monarch, whom Miss Aikin designates, very beautifully and very appropriately, as " the modern Lear," what with Sarsfield, and the other celebrated men of that epoch, much interest may be thrown over the fiction. The title-page, by "Phiz" is most appropri a t e l y an d elegantly designed ; on one side is the last regnant of the Stuarts embarking from his old kingdom, on the other i s t h e f i rst regnant of the Bruns wicks disembarking in his n ew kingdom. Let the writer prune, and he may succeed. 711 E MISCELLANEOUS WORKS' OF ROBERT HALL. In publishing this noble effort of rhetorical genius at a charge of such comparative insignificance, Mr. Bohn has at once benefited the public and beautified his "Standard Library." Robert Hall has unquestionably no parallel in the language : his sentences have all the re sonance tthruomugthbeatLtaitminesrutshterynalachkkethatdivine fro s' u nia r nu w e b lightning flashes. But in all the essential elements of his art, Hall was infinitely more than a proficient. With Irving there was no d ficiency of the " thoughts that breathe and words that burn," but his extraordinary intellect was too effete and shapeless ; his imagination had a para mount tendency to rhapsody, Robert Hall, on the con trary, was equally teeming with lofty images and subtle thoughts, while his sentences were perfect specimens of rhetorical symmetry. Besides this, he was a logician ; his tenets were suffused moreover with an atmosphere of the most transparent metaphysics, en hawing their sweetness by a solemn grandeur. He is the Canning of the pulpit, without his natural advantages, hut with more than his succinctness of exposition. Great as the Oraisones Funebres of Bossuet are, noble and pathetic as they are individually, and incomparable as they are collectively, we would venture to classify with them, for its deep and earnest beauty, its mournful ness of decoration and impressive train of inferences, the funeral sermon preached by Robert Hall, on the " Princess Charlotte of Wales." Were we to dilate upon each constituent portion of the volume before us our writing materials would be exhausted long before we arrived at the conclusion, so lofty, Si enticing, so pure, so suggestive, so brilliant are the oratorical displays contained in its pages. may the Dissenters of this country pride them selves in the memory of this renowned man, who delivered from their pulpits words stamped with the lustre of genius, the sanctity of conviction, and the lambent splendour of immortality. To listen to those ravishing to rren t s o f e l oquence, the loftiest an d most fastidious of the contemporary intellects numbered them selves among the auditors of Hall; to linger ()Ver . the rec. , rd of th a t e l oquence, to drink in the silent but v i sible voice of the great Orator, the students of many ages to come will dwell over the volumes in which they are transcribed. Such a volume is the one at our elbow: it is replet e w i t h so lid w i sdom and with superb rhetoric. We need not as in other cases commend this book to the public: it is its own advertisement and eulogium. THE 7'OPIC.—No. 1. The Indian War. No. 11. The Tariff. These are the first numbers of a new periodical, the object of which, as stated by the projector, is " to fur nish an article each week of the same kind that the es tablished Reviews do quarterly," and, as far as the two numbers before us are concerned, that object has been successfully achieved. The fi rs t n umber opens with a geographical description of the Punjaub, followed by a sketch of its history up to the present time, and con cludes with reflections on the consequences of the recent English victories, in the course o f w hi c h the writer strongly urges the policy of i mme di ate a nnexation, in preference to that proposed by Sir H. H , rdinge. The second number is a complete history of the progress of the sound principles of political economy from the days of their first announcement by Adam Smith up to the days of Sir Robert Peel, to whose glory it will be recorded by the future historian, that he converted the abstract truths of political economy into the great fact of prac tical free trade. The writer, who is a sound political economist, thus speaks of the future prospects of Eng land. " It cannot be concealed that it is a condition of her ex isting state that she possesses a vast productive power, for whose healthy and regular action a c ommensurate range of employment is indispe nsa bl e. Her creat i ve energies are extraordinary, and have a tendency to accumulate faster than the objects upon which they can be fixed and occupied. The increase of capital, population, and machinery, does, in their nresent extent of dev e l opment, requ i re t o b e provided, to avert mercantile reactions constantly occurring, with a cfir•• responding increase in the outlets and demands upon which they can be remuneratively emp l oyed. F ree t ra d e i s likely to afford this relief and opening t o o ur rapidly expanding resources. The earth, in truth, is only beginning to be civilised and reclaimed in earnest. At home and abroad there is wide scope for extended consumption, for that con sumption which multiplies the material comforts and enjoy ments of mankind. Even in our own island there are nu merous classes whose condition would be elevated by more and better food, by superior clothing and more wholesome habitations. Foreigners in the main exist under still greater privations. Hardly anywhere has the condition of the la bouring classes been essentially ameliorated, in food, personal or domestic conveniences. In the north-east of Europe many provinces are desolate, thinly-peopled, and their inhabitants destitute. In Egypt and Syria, in India and China, and in America, North and South, the range is boundless for the beneficial interchange of commodities. It is the mission of England to effect this desirable consummation, to supply the wants of nations, and to bring them together by the recipro cation of benefits, and thus complete the cycle of her glories by realising the poet's vision of the future world of London : The time shall come when, free as seas or wind, Unbounded Thames shall flow for all mankind; Whole nations enter with each swelling tide, And seas but join the regions they divide; Earth's distant ends our glory shall behold, And the new world launch forth to meet the old." IRELAND. DISTRESS OF THE PEOPLE. DUBLIN, APRIL 12.—The accounts from the counties of Limerick, Clare, and Kerry, represent the condition of the people as almost approaching to a crisis, and un less the most prompt and decisive measures are adopted, there is every reason to apprehend that the most lament able consequences will ensue. Symptoms of insubordination are already beginning to mantfcs , themselves, as will be perceived by the fol lowing account of a meeting of " the labouring classes and starving population" of a district in the county of Limerick, held on Thursday last at Tory-hill. The details are furnished by the Limerick Chronicle:— In obedience to anonymous notices posted on the cha pel gates in the barony of Coshma and surrounding dis tricts, on Sunday last, calling on "the labouring classes and starving population to as semble at Tory-hill on H o ly Thursday," for the purpose of devising means to provide food and employment for themselves and families, about 2,000 of the peasantry congregated on the summit of the hill, where a large plaid banner was hoisted on a pole as a rallying point and signal of distress. At half-past 12 o'clock the roads were covered by country labourers hastening to the meeting. Tory Hill adjoins the resi dence of the Rev. Mr. Harnett, P.P. of Croom, and the Roman Catholic curates, Rev. Messrs. O'Shea and Meehan, watched the movements of the people with in tense anxiety. At one o'clock, the Rev. Mr. MEEHAN amended the hill, and pulled down the banner, at which the multi tude seemed much displeased. The Rev. Gentleman im mediately addressed them, and exhorted them to dis perse, but in vain, upon which he retired, and the signal flag was again hoisted_ The people, however, conducted themselves peaceably, and did not evince any disposition to outrage, their cry being " all we want is work ; we can't starve." The Rev. JAMES O'SHEA, who is held in much esteem by the country people, next ascended the hill, accom panied by Mr. Robert Irwin and Mr. James Hynes, of Honeypound. respectable fa , mers. The Rev. Gentleman having taken up a posision near the flag, commenced in a playful manner—Boys, I suppose this is the banner under which I have to fight.—(Hear.) You have, at all times and places, respected your clergy, and I beg to ask now if you still entertain that respect (be them and their counsel ?—(Cries of "We do.") Then I call upon you to prove it by removing this standard.—(The mandate was immediately obeyed, and the banner removed.) Now, then, as a friend, I have to protest against your assembling in this manner —it is illegal for you to do so, and at the present time most imprudent.—(Cries of "We want work.") I know you do, and that man is not living who feels more for your wretched and destit u t e condition than I do.—(Hear, hear.) You have, at all times, linked yourselves with the clergy of your church, f or your and our i nterests is one and the same, and I trust, therefore, you will not be guilty of any illegal conduct that would disconnect us trom each other.—(No, no.) I know you will not. We have done everything in our power to procure employ ment for you. The resident landed proprietors have done so, and I trust Government will, in ten or twelve days, set going the works a ppli e d for i n t hi s di str i ct , an d give you employment.—(C r i es o f We will be starved before then.") God forbid. I i mplore o f you t o b ear your sufferings and privati ons pat i ently an d qu i et ly un til you know the determination o f G overnment .—( M ur murs.) " I feel that hunger prompts you, perhaps at this moment, to rash acts. Do not, in God's ' name, make your condition worse than it is. We have the Indian corn weal now distributing to the poor. It is excellent food, and I recommend it to you.—(Cries of " If we eat that, it will poison us.") I assure you that is an absurd idea—l used it for breakfast myself this morning, and I promise you I will continue to do so, and if there is harm in it, I will be the first victim.—(Flear, hear, and cries of "We will use it so.") The Rev. Mr. O'Shea then con jured them t 3 leave the hill, and return peaceably and quietly to their homes, observing, that if their meeting was legally convened, he would himself preside, and join them in devising means to prOvide food and employ ment. In conclusion,. he said he felt confident Govern ment would act with liberality, and, he trusted, with promptitude, under the present trying emergency. If Government did not do so, he would himself point out where food was to be procured.—(Cheers.) At the Rev. Gentleman's request the vast multitude, we are happy to add, then retired, without tumult or the slightest disposition to commit a breach of the peace. The Limerick Chronicle says:—“ The intelligince in our columns of the increasing distress of the labouring population of Limerick, Clare, and Kerry, is most tear ful, and the accumulating wants of the people combine to precipate a crisis, which the kind sympathies of every Christian bosom must be earnestly solicitous to avert. We could wish to keep this grievous spectacle of human misery and suffering in the far distance, as a visionary or pas:,ing creation of ' the mind's eye ;' but the sad reality is so broad and substantial, that we cannot langer turn away from the horrors of actual and appalling des titution, which now encompasses us at eve ry side. We have proof already that many wretched families in the interior of the country are starving upon one meal of bad and insufficient food in the four and twenty hours! The district relief committees have heard the warning voice, and the imploring cry of the hungry poor is painful to the ear. Voluntary private benevolence is doing much, but not more than it ought in such a deplorable calamity. Government must come to the rescue with more speed will be overwhelming." the garrison of from impressive h a i l m l th fr e o a rla rm lea i t n h, in consequence pr i ce o f flour ; and to mark the canse tillr. Meehan, one of Siral'Td h p e e fi a .e s v c a i t d m “ e ) i r t journal i t , h e ehe,s catastrophere adds, mi t s h es a , t a at " e n a o r t notice , was on postedTuesd Tuesday night, Limerickto the ‘,,,o u e l ff d e n c t o t t that e ` of raising the workmen Tory-hill.'" quences if he prevented his So far as Croom parish, the threatened physical labour demonstration was a failure, and it is believed admo nitionc liiefly and attributable rem onst remonstrance c t h e e o e f a t r h n e e s t Rev.an the Roman Catholic clergymen, who on Sunday last de nounced, in Cro o m chapel, in the stron gest and most emphatic manner, the intended meeting. Accordingly, very few of the inhabitants of Croom attended the ing, the greet majority being from adjacent • Meet- ROBBERY OF A FLOUR BOAT.—On weeinepsadrishes. as the smack Maria, laden with flour, f ay night, ruin Norris Rus-ell's mills, in this city, vk us Mr. John its passage to his bakery establishment Proceeding on boarded in the Clare River, at Smith's I s l and iii ! , i t was manned by nine hands, who, all armed with , by a boat were off half of the flour, which was as mut juns, car were able to manage ; and, as far as We have h learned they no tidings have since been heard of them. This is the first serious outrage upon property arising from famine . - Heaven grant it may be the last. —Limerick Reporter. " clearance" . that a vet- - EVICTION OF TENaatAelarNftoerrd7.t ,:._ The Waterford Chronicle furnishes, through its «sbe ‘,rai.sho c n ti thei e a e l n y e e ,a p t 1 estate t r i e t reporter ," f : e ' nt the haef, , al Marquis a r r t bg r y c u tr i l sw a r ho s ife of I f , vi t appears considerable number of cottier tenants were di spossesse d As to the cause of these evictions the reporter says:— man tumble hottse)S "I could not find out the reason; I asked everybody. the cause of the under-tenants being turned out, as the owed no rent to the head landlord, and the leases of the original holders had only expired by rumour ; but I could only get the one answer. It was feared that the whole place was about to be made into a farm, to be given to either Mr. Ashburry, Mr. Dobbyn • or the Rev. Mr. Ardagh. And there could scarcely be an because the why Y e s p l o lo o t r ilt m l aennywere in existenc, ?" odown , ther reason.simply The repo. rer continues :—" I shall present} our reader with a faithful account of the number expelled, as near as I could collect, after much and, protracted inquiry from many sources. I shall begin with those who 11( Id UNDER TUE HEAD LANDLORD. In family James Gough, in a lane (I think cailed Pierse's lane) James Murray, with his young wife and child, with old people Michael Green, jun Michael Green, an old man, h•mselt; wife, and one child in the fever, consequently not put out yet, but the under-bailiff is asking about his health to come at the house 3 HELD UNDER MAURICE HARNEY. John Mooney, in the lane Widow Fitzgerald Tim Leary.. UNDER LURE FLAHAVEN. UNDER THOMAS POWER Pa trick Barry UNDER PAT FLAHAVIN. Johaanah Shea John nearly, owned half an acre ; went out and left half an acre of wheat Michael Kiely, sub -tenant und er H arney 3 William M‘Dininell, joint tenant, is a sickly man, aged 40, not expect.-d to live —says every day he will throw d own hi s h ouse and go .6 John Walsh (young fawily) Robert Walsh Richard Walsh ... Anthony Bullman 4 John Dunn John Morrissy N.B.—Thomas Geary still holds out—he has a young family of five. THE LATE WILLIAM THOMPSON'S ACRE. Edward Thompson, with sister married 7 Margaret Thompson, widow HELD UNDER MAURICE DEE. Matthew Phelan N.B.—Anthony Thompson (left standirg). 4 Norry Dee, widow UNDER GARRET CHRISTIAN. Edward Thompson James M•lieniry :This young man's case is a cruel one. He bought the house and kitchen-garden from a man named Connors, the first owner, for 31.; Con nors sold his land to Christian, or Christopher. Melieniry has his door still standing in the ruin.] Mary Crawley, widow, and three children, her daughter, with husband and family UNDER PAT BUCKLEY. James Hogan [There was a girl sick of Sever in this house—she was removed to another cabin.] UNDER BRIDGET DALY. Darby Sheehan Mary Kiely, widow N.B.—John Keating. This man would not go out He is a cripple. He fell going to mass on last Christmas day two years. He is supported by his wife, by spinning. I did not speak to this man. UNDER JOHN TOBIN. Michael Drohan Thomas Bryan Pat Butler Bridget Fitzgerald This woman got 21. from Tobin to go, and leave the house to him. Poor man, will be let keep his own I] UNDER DENIS CROLLY. Denis Sullivan Denis Carroll Edward Murphy UNDER MICHAEL M'KENIRY. MArgaret Shaw, widow [She promises to throw down her house.] James Power, wife, and three infants Mary Barry 2 Richard Aylward Widow Burke Daniel Carty Ellen Walsh, widow 5 Ellen Fitzpatrick Pat Phelan 7 Mat Corcoran Thomas Bryan 3 John Kielly, wife and three intents Maurice Broderic, wire and four young chil dren, helpless Anne Higgins, widow 3 John Cleary, wife and three young childr..m 237 Total 50...4 families, without: numbers annexed 20 Persons who have not thrown yet, but, of course, are as liable to go as others Total And after some further particulars connected with the case, the reporter concludes by saying:— " I believe my work is done for the present. I have put nothing down in malice, but everything in the spirit of trutk and fair play. lam sure your columns will be open for any contradiction to these statements—there can be none as to the persons and their lands. Yet I do not believe there can be the slightest dispute as to these facts, which I have gone to considerable trouble to elicit. There are eighty persons at least in this last list, which, with the two hundred and seventy-seven al ready mentioned, will be three hundred and fifty-seven, without mentioning the seventeen families that are yet in jeopardy at Carrigshoheen. If by any malign influ ence these should be banished from all they hold dear on earth, the number exterminated would stand at four hundred and forty! I need draw no morel from this ; but you might call the attention of the Irish Members to it, that they might use the facts against the Coercion Bill, and against traducers of the people." DIOCESAN INTELLIGENCE, SALISBITRY.—Steps have been taken to enlarge, repew, and renovate the parish church of Liddington, near Swindon, Wilts, and which improvements, it is expected, willbe made in the course of the ensuing summer. The parish church of Hinton Saint Mary, near Stur minster Newton, Doiset, is to be taken down and re built in the course of the ensuing summer, and the ser vices of the church will be performed in the National School room, until such time as the new church will be ready for consecration. It is intended to rebuild the parish church of Wam brook, near Chard, in this diocese, at an expense of about 1,0001., rendered necessary in consequence of the dilapidated state of the present edifice, and the insuf ficiency of the accommodation afforded therein. The funds will be raised principally by voluntary contribu tions, aided by grants from the Church Building So- cieties, and a church-rate, which has been granted fur that purpose. The Rev. E. Caswall, Clerk, M.A., Perpetual Curate of Stratford, under the castle of Old Sarum, has re signed that preferment, which is a curacy of small value, in the gift of the Dean . and Chapter of Salisbury Cathedral. STEAM TO AUSTRALIA.—We perceive that Mr. Wag horn, of overland to India celebrity, is to attend a meeting which is to be held at the London Tavern on Friday next, at twelve o'clock, to give his valuable opinion upon the advan tages to be derived from opening a steam communication from England to all our Australian settlements. SNEEZING MAL APROPos.—The following laughable incident is related in a New York paper:—ln the new melo drama, recently got up at the Chatham Theatre, a famous robber is taken and beheaded, and his head is exhibited to the audience by being placed on a table in the centre of the stage. To accomplish this to the life, the robber's body is fixed to the table, and his neck is fitted to a hole in the centre of the leaf, so that to the audience it looks precisely as though the mati's head had been cut off, and stood up in a pool of its own blood upon the table. On the fifth night of the exhibition, a wag got into the third tier of the stage boxes, and by some unexplained manoeuvre. managed to blow a lot of Scotch snuff over the stage, just at the time the head was placed on the table. As soon as the snuff had begun to settle down, the head commenced sneezing, to the no small amusement of the audience; and as the sneesing could not be stopped, the curtain fell amidst roars of laughter and confusion. PROGRESS OF ART.—Mr. Barton, of Ulverston, the contractor of the mail gig from Milnthorpe to 'Whitehaven, has at present a horse with an iron leg, and, most strange to say, in that state it is a "first-rate galloper," a fact which is known to many persons in tilverstone. The horse had a misfortune about last Whitsuntide, and the iron leg has been fitted up and fixed on by Mr. Hayton, the blacksmith, of Ulverstone.—Kendal Mercury. . ACCIDENT T MR. BA DDELEY.—We regret to hear that at the recent fire at the Canada Steam Mills, Rother hithe, Mr. Haddeley, who for many years has been con nected with the Mechanic's Magazine, and for some time past has turned his attention to the statistics of fires in the metro polis, fell from a ladder and broke his leg while he was ren dering assistance in directing the fireman. lie was imme diately conveyed to Guy's Ilospital.—The Builder. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—A very melancholy and afflicting occurrence happened at the Pass of Glenlyon, on the morning of Saturday last. Donald Stewart, a shepherd re siding at. Invermeran, in wending his way up one of the hill sides, to collect his sheep together, came, to his surprise, upon marks of Wood upon the snow. Struck suddenly at such an unwonted discovery in so remote a district, he fol lowed the marks to elucidate the mystery. He had not gone far when he came upon a woman and a child, a fine boy about four years of age, lying—the little one clasped to its mother's bosom—in an apparently lifeless state. On approaching closely, however, the mother opened her eyes, and spoke to the shepherd, but in a voice so feeble that he could not make out what she said. Comforting her as well as he could with promises of speedy assistance, he wrapped his plaid around her—lifted the boy from her arms, and literally ran with him to Invermeran, a distance of three miles from where he and his mother were found. There he left the boy in charge of the kind farmer, returning with several of the servants, to assist in getting the mother conveyed to the same hospitable place; but by the time they reached her, the current of her life had near closed. She died as they were conveying her to the farm of Invermeran. It appeared, from a little basket and some little tape and thread which were found beside her, that she had obtained her livelihood by selling these things through the country. She had been on her way over the mountains from Argyieshire to Glenlyon, and had been overtaken by the snow storm of Friday night, and becoming bewildered and exhausted, she sunk under it. The marks of blood which led to the discovery arose from her sorely lacerated feet, which were torn and bleeding profusely from her rugged and toilsome travel. She was decently buried in Glenlyon, where her boy, who has entirely recovered, is still domiciled.— Ross-shire Advertiser. FATAL AcCIDENT.—TWo MEN KlLLED.—Yesterday (Friday) morning, while two labourers were employed in carting away rubbish from an old house, at Gateshead Low Fell, which was in course of being taken down, the gable suddenly gave way with tremendous force, and, burying the unfortunate sufferers, kill ( d t he m o n the spot. The deceased were NT were each standing on either side the cart which filling, and b o th it an d t h e h orse were covered of the foundation in the ruins. They had approach : d within a few nice of the gable, in di gg i ng , an d thus rendered the Mouldersrenderedits fall inevitable. An inquest on the b o dies was held at ' Arms, Low Fell, yesterday afternooo,'and a verdict of "Accidental en death" returned. Both of the deceas ed,ary whose names a re in Francis Hart, aged 34, and Tnnas married, and have left large families to lament their loss. Newcastle Guardian. ... 225 '3 ---- 1,617 The report of Christ's Hospital expresses a hope that all charitable people will readily contribute to an institu tion which is not only of local, but of national good. It states, also, that the fund originally established for re build►ng the whole fabric had been completely exhausted, and that a very considerable sum had been expended from the general funds of the charity; but the governors were willing to hope that the generosity of the public ould afford the means of completing the great work, and prevent the necessity of encroaching further upon the permanent income of the Hospital, and thereby diminishing the scope of its usefulness. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL. Patients admitted, cured, tend discharged, during the last year, .5,419 in-patients ; 17,808 out patients ; and 22,088 casualty patients, most of whom were poor, sick, and lame persons, and many of them, being destitute of all re lief, have been supplied with money, clothes, and other necessaries, to enable tr.em to re turn to their several habitations, amounting together to ... 45,315 Died ••• •••*** 8 "6 Remaining under cure Inpatients Out-patients ... • • 3,2 4 99 4 stating The report, after the necessity of * enlarging the building to meet the additional exigencies, sa)s: " All fees upon the admission of patients have been abo lished, the sisters and nurses placed in situations better adapted to the nature of their duties, and the accommo dation for the in-patients rum so extended as to admit 550, while their diet and general comforts have been very materially improved. The accomplishment of these objects, so essential to the welfare of the patients, has occasioned a very heavy increase of annual expenditure. The Governors, therefore, earnestly represent the strong claims of this ancient institution on the public. ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL. There have been cured and discharged from St. Thomas's Hospital, in Southwark, the last year, of sick, wounded, maimed, and diseased persons, 3,552 in-patients, and 41,815 medical and surgical out-patients, including casua ties, some of whom hat e been relieved with money and necessaries at their departure, to acclm modate and support them in their journeys to their several habitations Buried from thence, after much charge in their sickness ... 45,36 234 ... 425 ... 707 ... Remaining under cure In-patients Out-patients ... So that there have been during the last year, of poor miserable objects under the care of the above hospital, and destitute of other care ... 46,733 The report concludes with a strong appeal to the public to enable the governors to extend still further relief. BRIDEWELL HOSPITAL. Received into this hospital during the last year under commitments by the Lord Ma) or and the Itldermen of the City, as criminal or dis orderly persons, who have been kept to hard labour or received correction... ... 818 Apprentices sent by the Chamberlain for con finement... ... 20 Received into this hospital during the same period sundry poor persons who had been found wandering abroad and begging in the City of London... 228 • THE LORD MAYOR A.ND THE ST. DUNSTAN, STEPNEY. GOVERNORS OF CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. A meeting of the rate-payers of' the hamlet of Mile. . On;Motiday the Lord Mat or, a!dermen, and other mem- end Old Town, which forms a greater portion of tie bias of the corporation, being governors of the royal extensive parish of Stepney, was held on Monday, at tie hospitals, assembled at the Mansion-house, to breakfast, Town-house, Mile-end-road, to elect churchwardens and previous to the preaching of the Spital sermon by the other officers for the ensuing year. A society, called Lord Bishop of St. David's, at St. Bride's Church. the Stepney Anti-Church Rate and Parochial Reform The Lord Mayor had, in consequence of the refusal Association, sent oat placards, recommending Mr. Morse very distinctly given on a former day to recognise the and Mr. Howlett for churchwardens. The Church power of the Lord Mayor to nominate a preacher of the party sent a requisition to Messrs. Head and Hawkins, Spital sermons at Christ Church, directed that churchwardens for the past year, to allow themselves to these sermons should be preached at the parish church be again put in nomination. The contest was looked of St. Bride's, and had ordered summonses to be issued upotk as a struggle between the church-rate and anti to all the members of the courts of all the hospitals to church-rate parties. After several speeches, the ques that effect. On Saturday, however, in a Court of Alder- don was Fut to a show of hands, by the Rer. Mr. Vau men; at the Guildhall, it was intimated that the authority drey, the rector, who presided on the occasion. The of the Lord Mayor in the matter was no longer ques- majority was three to one in favour of the old church tioned by the resident authorities at Christ's hospital, wardens, aad they were declared to be re-elected for the and his Lordship immediately directed, upon being in- ensuing year. The anti-church-rate party demanded a formed of that tact, that the Spite( sermon of Tuesday poll, but they abandoned their intention, and said they the preachi should be aching of thereached aSpitalt Christ sermon ` at St. Bride's Church, the battle of c h the regulation as to should fight hurch-rates in another way. on Monday, to remain as it had been determined upon the announced denial of his Lordship's juri,diction in the former institution. It is necessary to mention that the resident authorities at Christ Church had resolved to express their senti ments as to the exercise of any power by the Lord Mayor, in such a manner as would not be likely to be mistaken ; for which purpose they struck out of the report prepared for the Governors the customary words, "under the pious care of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and Al -1 dermen." In the copies of the report handed to his Lordship and the other members of the Corporation, being governors,on Monday, at the Mansion-house, how ever, these words were restored. The following is an abstract : A true Report of the Number of Children and other poor People maintained in the several Royal Hospitals of the City of London, under the pious care of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Governors thereof, for the' year last past. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. Children put forth apprentices and discharged from Christ's Hospital the year last past, :225 ; eight whereof being instructed in mathematics and navigation, were placed forth apprentices to commanders of ships out of the Mathe matical School, founded by his late Majesty Charles 11. Children buried the year last past ... Children now under the care and charge of the Hospital in London and at Hert ford . . 1 362 To be admitted on presentations granted at this time THE 9th LANCERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Ste,—l read this mornin g in the Times a paragraph quoted from the Observer headed " The 9th Lancers," stating that there were reports in the military circles that in the late transactions the regiment had wholly disappointed the general expectatio n , and that the eir cum,tance was attributed to the backwardness of one of the superior officers ; and that their readers must be strnek with their not having been mentioned in the offi cial accounts. It is much to be regretted that the editor of the 06- ,kerver should have published a report without making more careful inquiries as to its correctness. There is no report implicating the gallantry or good conduct of the 9ih Lancers, arid they are hemourably mentioned in Sir Hugh Gough's official dispatch, from which I quote : " The uemonstration on the enemy's left by the 9th Lancers towards the conclusion of the battle was made in the best order under a sharp cannonade." There certainly is a report abroad that an inquiry into the conduct of one of their superior officers was piing on when the last mail left, at the instigation of the officers of the regiment ; but I think it hard that the regiment, who are as fine a regiment as any in the service, and most anxious for distinction, should be im plicated in rumours only affecting an individual, and possibly unfounded.--I am, Sir, your obedient servant, April 13, 1846. DEATH OF A MISER. On Monday afternoon Mr. Baker held an inquest at the King's Arms, Charles -street, City-road, on view of the body of John Jacob Farmer, or John Jacob, about 70 years of age, who died in the workhouse of the parish of St. Luke, City-road, from exhaustion, having b een removed there from his lodgings, 6, Powell's-place, City-road, where were found Peruvian and other bonds, with Bank of England notes and gold, to the value of 8,6561. t e In ] t b a e p r p l e a a s r t e t d from he deceased t h a, room in m t at t t h h e e m a o b n o t v h e o h f Sep house, in Powell's-place. On Sunday afternoon last, as he had. not been seen for some days, information was sent to Mr. Bacon, master of St. Luke's Workhouse, who promptly proceeded to the house, when a policeman was called in, by whom the door of his room was forced open. The. deceased was found in bed, apparently in a dying stater, and the room exhibited that he (deceased) was in a state of the utmost destitution. A surgeon of the parish. immediately saw the deceased, who was sinking front want of the common necessaries. Stimulants were wi ministered, from the effects of which, in about an bo'ar's time, he was so far recovered that he was enabled 'co be removed to the workhouse. Previously, Mr. Bacon searched the room, upon which he discovered in his watch-fob pocket a 1001. and a 501. Bank of England notes, not endorsed and quite new ; in another pocket 16 sove reigns, and at the head of the bed a roll of papers, which proved to be Brazilian, Spanish, and Peruvian bonds, of the value of 8,4901., scrips of which had been taken off, and the interest on them paid. These had been origi nally received by him, as they had not been endorsed. At the workhouse he was urged to state who were his relatives, but he obstinately refused to make any com munication. He was there attended by Mr. Courtenay, the house surgeon, who was not able to prolong his ex istence but a few hours. From the conversation of the wretched man, it appeared that he was constantly in the. practice of depriving himself of the necessaries of _ one of the means by which he thought it possible to enp port life without food, being daily to saturate his haly with oil of olives. The inquest was adjourned to Monday next. WAKEFIELD CORN-MARKET, APRIL 9,--We have moderate supplies of all grain this week. There is a thin attendance of buyers owing to our market being held off the usual day. Wheat of all descriptions meets with a fair in quiry, at the prices of last week. Barley of fine quality is scarce and easy sales, other sorts are difficult to quit, except for grinding purposes. Beans rather dearer. Oats and shel ling each in tolerable demand, without alteration in value. Malt firm. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, April 10.—The sales since our last report consist of 300 Mids. of West India, at former, prices Scarcely any business is doing in Bengals, and th.e transactions in Mauritius are limited to 1,500 mats. F'Jr refined goods the demand has been dull, and to effect sales lower pi ices must be submitted to.—Bristel Mercury. lIERALDRY.—The office of Clarenceaux-liing-of- Arms, in the Herald's College, is vacant, by the demise of Josenh Hawker, Esq., F.S.A., mho expired on the 10th inst. at the advanced age of 81. THE NAVY.—Thera are to be two experimlental squadrons, each under its own admiral or comrnodorvi, one of line-of-battle ships, the other of large steamers, and both are to be ready towards the close of this month, or the com mencement of May.—United Service Gazette. ON DlT.—That Lord Palmerston's trip to Paris has a higher aim than Easter holiday-making; contemplating the speedy return of the Whigs to Whitehall and Downing street, including his own to the Foreign Office, he is anxious to smooth down difficulties that lie in the way from the hos tile feelings of some eminent men in France. He is under stood to have new lights on the events and policy of 1840; and with his old foeman, M. Thiers, b.e is already quite "haul and glove." But a still greater power than M. Thiers remaita to be propitiated—King Louis Philippe himself; and 'the hardly credible story runs, that in this case Lord Brougham has undertaken to negotiate the peace t— Spectator. FIRE IN TOXTETH PARK.-012 Monday naornl.fag, be tween the hours of twelve and one o'clock, a fire breae out at the steam flour-mill ocoapied by Mr. Pattison, in 1 1111 -street, Toxteth-park. Several engines from the statio'a, and also the West of England engine, under the comniand of Mr. Kelly, were speedily on the ground, and, at the time they reached, the flames were bursting forth with great violence, threatening destruction to the whole of the premises. Through the exertions, however, of Mr. Dowling, Mr. Hewitt, and the fire. brigade, the fire, which lasted about two hours, was completely got under, and was confined to th e angle in which it originated. A considerable quantity of flour, some of the machinery, and a portion of the building were completely destroyed. We regret to say that the owner, whose loss is considerable, was uninsured. —Liverpoo l Paper. Private advices from Valparaiso to the end of January last have come to hand. From Cobija the latest intelligence was, that as no goods could be removed frem that port for the interior before March, sales for Bolivia must be sus pended until that date, or until the embargo was removed. The accounts received from England of the unfavourable result of late shipments of Alpaca wool had materially af fected the value of the article. On the other band, the fa vourable accounts of the sales of copper kept the prices of ores firm. Shipments were increasing, as the mines had. been worked with success. The exchange on England was 45d. ; the price of silver was 10 dola. per mark; dollars were 7 per cent. premium. ALARMING INDICATIONS.—OR Wednesday night, as the smack Maria, laden with flour from Mr. John Norris Russell's mills, in this city, was proceeding on its passage to establishment Smith's tablish Island , menti it was boarded in h C hi l s ar b e a r k ix e7 er, at boatmannedbyni t ne e hands, who, all arm ed with guns, carried off half of the flour, which was as much as they were able to manage: and, as far as we have learned, no tidings have since been heard of them. This is the first serious outrage upon property.. arising from famine—Heaven grant it may be the last ! Limerick Reporter of Friday. SmixEs.—The bricklayers of Birmingham still had out. Some of the other trades who have struck are negotiat ing with their employers, with a yiew to an amicable ar- MILITARY KNIGHT OF WlND ranfNesinT e k ri L t L o A f T d l i o ff N ere o n r ces k . SOR —Wlsnson, MONDAY. —Brevet Major Clarke, on full pay as captain in the 66th Regiment of Foot, app ointed one of the Milit ary Knights of Windsor, in theroom of the late Captain Donald M'Lachlin, who died in Novem ber last, was installed this morning during divine service at St. George's Chapel, by the Rev. Dr. Keats, the canon in residence. The newly- appointed Military- Knight, upon being introduced to his stall, was supported by Ensign Lamb and Lieutenant Nantes, the two junior knights in attendance The following knights were also pre sent during the ceremony :—Major Moore (the Governor),. Lieut. Ragg, Lieut. Allen, Quartermaster .Powell, Ensign._ Lawrence, and Lieut. M'Dermott. Major Clarke, who enteral the army in 1808, served in the Peninsula from the followiiie year to the end of the war in 1814, having been in the beelines of Oporto, Talavera, Albuhera, Vittoria, Orthes, and "nu louse, and also at th e siege of Badajoz. At the battle of Al buliera he was struck down by a Polish lancer and taken pri soner, but made his escape in a charge of cavalry. The names of between 200 and 300 applicants are on the list for any future vacancies which may occur in the Institution of the Military knights of Wiadsor ,which consist of 18. The Board of Works has approved of public works at Corkaguiny, Kerry, to the amount of 3,500/. The warrant from the Treasury has been issued for the grant of 25,000 for the improvement of Lough Corrib, Galway.—Litnerich Chronicle. PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.—OR Tuesday week, Dr. Pope. an eminent geologist and physician, of Burnham, proceeded to search for some remains in the blue marl, and having found some fine specimens, walked to the water's edge for the purpose of washing them, when the bank sud denly gave way, and he was precipitated into water twelve feet deep. Mr. S. R. Chapman, w ho accompanied him, at; the imminent risk of his awn life, plunged into the sea, at the time it was believed the tide was running out at the, rate of nine miles an hour, and having grasped Dr. Popes by the collar, happily succeeded in swimming ashore with. him.—Bath Journal. - - - - ---- MODERN ANT - /4211 E: —A traveller in Africa is said. to , have been greatly mysti-every fl d lately. He saw i n the ) - ,ani I of a fisherman at Tunis a kind of tumulary stone, on. • w hi e ;h wa s the following inscription in ancient but w aIVel ell -p• I lit character' :—. A.N, NOM. DC. CCX. LIVO . ELI ARIUS INV. 4e EN TAB. ITP. 01.,, BA. MET. NON IA B. IT, CORAVR. The traveller paid th e pr i ce asked for ~ ,tie curiosity, which at first sight h e attr ib uted to the her esiarch Arius. Ho th en submitted it to the learned of the place, but they were r,c tt zled. At this moment a sergearA in the Engineers hap , , ,i n a d to come up, and, looking at it, exclaimed, "I can r , ca d it. easily enough." "Pray, do—pray," responded the anxi ma e i orabitur ." and arclimological traveller. " - Well," said the II not be t to' serge. ult., learned, if not in the law, at least in such antiquit , "i t i s __ ' .Anno 1844. Cel'arius inventabit Poikeem et non de (In 1844, Cellarius will invent the Polka, and wi corated.) The traveller made a rapid departni ,e, l ei • L as modern antique behind him. BETHLEHEM HOSPITAL. 1,066 Admitted during 1845: Curables—Males, 110 ; females, 205. Incurables—Males, 5; females, 2. Crimi nals—Males, 7; females, 4. Discharged cured—Males, 62; females, 118. The details show the amazing effi cacy of the admirable system adopted in this glorious institution, of which Sir Peter Laurie is the indefatigable president. PARISH OF KENSINGTON. On Monday a meeting of the inhabitant rate-payers of the parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, was held in the large room of the National Schools, for the pur pose of electing churchwardens and other parochial officers for the ensuing year. The venerable and Rev. John Sinclair, M.A., Arch deacon of Middlesex and vicar of Kensington,• having taken the chair, Mr. HANSON said as no inhabitant had come forward to propose a gentleman as the parish churchwarden for the ensuing year, he begged to propose a tradesman, well known to all present, who, on the recent election for Guardians, stood fifth on the list, who had served all the minor offices in the parish, and who had on all oectudons dune his duty fearlessly and faithfully. He meant Mr. G. H. Sasse, of the lligh-street.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Mr. HARLEY seconded the nomination. Mr. S. COUSINS, as no one else had come forward to do so, would propose that Mr. J. Bellworth), the late parish warden, who had so ably and efficiently performed the duties of the office during the past year, should con done the office fur another year. Mr. BELLWORTHY then said he had been so pressed by his friends around him to fill the office for another year, that, though oppo,ed to his own wishes, he would consent to do so.—(Loud cheers.) _ _ Mr. MILEY said, - he must confess he felt considerable reluctance, as a new inhabitant of the parish, to come with the complaint he was about to make, but he felt it to be his duty to do so, and he would fearlessly perform that duty. He had not yet been an inhabitant two years, but on entering the parish he felt it to be be had duty to attend worship in his parish church. refused , n gl) although d nn e s h o e saw and seats vacant s v k a e c d a n f t or o n a . s th ea e t, rig b h a t t and left of him, into whichte Ist he of fas Elizabeth, refuse chap. d 2, sec. 4 admittance. Now, l by the statute of the it was enacted that every parishioner not resorting to his parish church was liable to be fined one shilling, and it appeared monstrous to him that when the parishioners are compelled by law to resort to the parish church, they should, through the arrangements of the churchwardens, be refused a seat. A case in paint had been decided by a high Ecclesiastical judge. It was the case of the parish of Wingfield, Berks, tried in Hilary Term, 1825, and he would read to the vestry extracts from the judgment of the Judge. Mr. BELLWORTHY begged to inform the vestry that he had found Mr. Miley a seat, although he now com plained. He denied that any of the seats were kept empty, and he appealed to the Rev. Chairman if he had ever seen any of them empty. He had allotted all the sittings in the best manner he could, and his instructions to the pew-openers were, that on the first rise of the congregation they were to fill all the vacant seats. Mr. MILEY declared he had for three months past ob truded himself into a pew, leaving the persons to whom it belonged to prove their right thereto either by faculty or otherwise. The re-appointment of Mr. Bellworthy was then car ried by acclamation. The Venerable CHAIRMAN then nominated Mr. J. Sheppard, of Kensington-square (Registrar to the Bishop of London), as his churchwarden for the ensuing year. Several of the leading inhabitants having borne testi mony to the eminent qualifications of Mr. Sheppard for the office, that gentleman explained at some length the principles on which he should act while churchwarden, and the other appointments having been filled up, the vestry broke up. PARISH OF ST. MARTIN-IN-THE- FIELDS. On Monday a meeting of the inhabitants of this parish, according to ancient custom and usage, was held in the vestry-room, for the purpose of electing churchwardens, sidesmen, and other parochial officers for the year en suing, and also to receive the accounts of the Committee for paving, cleansing, and lighting of the parish for the last year. The Rev. Sir R. H. Duckenfield, Bart., the vicar, in the chair. For four or five years the gentle men nominated for churchwardens and sidemen have been chosen unanimously. Such was the ca se yesterday; and Messrs. Hall and Dalton were appo i nted, without opposition, as churchwardens. The other offi cers hay ing been proposed and second ed, no opposition was offered. A desultory c onversation took place upon the Paving Committee's Accounts, with respect to the I lealth of Towns ail, and the good that might be done by the Committee in ioquiri'lg into the nature of the drainage, &c., in some of the enthgeeerroawl wish of dedcout iose inth pr e e p se a n ri t. sh,. which seemed to be th