The Sun. — London, England, 1837-04-04 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 3. The SPEAKER entered the House at a few minutes be fore Four o'clock, but at Four there being only 36 Mem bers present, the House adjourned till tomorrow. NAZ4R3 OF THE TA Anson e, Ho u , Be 'V Brady,atinek Geor W. R_rotherton, J. ,'Lltler, Hon P CC'olhi:PeiTaßn:HA:. pe and, W. Crawford,A, W. ibi ac , Sir C. 1..) °in, L . uukir s Sir R. RTY-SIX MEMBERS PRESENT TO MAKE A ;E ON MONDAY, 3D APRIL. Ewart, W. Patten, Wilson Hardy, J. Peellell, Captain Howick Lord Pelham, John C. Hutt, William Richards, J. Knight, H. G. Smith, Vernon Labo where, H. Stanley, E. J. Lennox, Lord G. Thompson, Colonel Lushington, Dr. Thorneley, Thomas Mauls, Hon. Fox Tooke, William O'Connell, J. Wak ley, Thomas ord, W. Wilke, J. O'Ferrall, More Wood, C. COURT CIRCULAR. The Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Gloucester drove out together yesterday, in a carriage and four. CaThe C omm i ss i oners for the reduction of the national debt d their quarterly meeting yesterday, at the office of th e ancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing-street. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor, arid the De- Put Y - Governor of the Bank of England were present. Viscount Melbourne arrived in town yesterday from Pans hanger, Herts. Messieurs Crane and Wilmot, from New Brunswick, had an interview with Lore, Glenelg, yesterday, at the Colonial office. Lord and La.ly John Russell arrived in Wilton -crescent, yesterday, &r im Woburn Abbey. The Grr,cian and Bavarian Ministers transacted business yeaterde q , at t h e F ore i gn - o ff ice. V.seount Palmerston c ame t o town yesterday, from his 4 e? .t at Broadlands, Hants. Viscount Howick has returned to town from Worthing. Despatches for the governors of Malta and Gibraltar were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office. The Right Hon. H. Labouchere has arrived in town from Hylands. The Hon. Fox Maule has arrived in town from Scotland. Reschid Bey, the Turkish Ambassador, gave last evening the first of a series of grand entertainments in honour of the birth-day of the Grand Seignior to his Majesty's Cabinet Ministers. The front of his Excellency's residence, in the Regent's Park was illuminated with a splendid crescent and star in variegated lamps, and a military band were in at tendance in the Hall, who performed favourite marches and overtures during the evening. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALTs_YESTERDAY. THE DERBY. riThe betting yesterday effected a decline in each of the three Jbeipal favourites, and was in other respects of considerable @rtance. Th ere was a mar k e d d i sposition to bet against tn ',Greed and Broth er t o B ay Middl eton, and very little to back et il; but Benedict, although backed at longer odds, did not appear to have lost ground in the es ti mat i on o f hi s f r i ends. The d ecline of Jereed may be attributed to the extraordinary Ildrance of another colt from the same stable, Sambo, who opened at 30 to 1, and was backed freely at various prices till ; reached 1 6 to I,:the highest offer against him at the close. forllle e 0 from Boyce's stable, Rat-t ra p an d Sli g h t , were a l so i n 'Noted. --et , the former rising to l ess th an h a lf t h e o dd s f ormerly Mango was b ac k e d f or 1001. at 11 to 1, and Maho f,„an at 13 to 1 for th e same amount , t h e two b ets being te,gother. Plenty of offers against the Marquis of Exeter's horses, but no backers. / to 1 agst Lord Jersey's lot—taken /i to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Jereed—offered l itto 1 agst Captain Gardner's Benedict-10 to 1 taken to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Bro. to Bay Middleton--offered • 11 to l agst Mr. Greville's Mango—taken • 1 5 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Mahometan—taken An to I agst Lord Chesterfield's Sambo-100 to 6 taken 18 to 1 agst Lord Ex e t er ' s H y bi sc us—offered 2 5 to 1 agst Lord Suffi e ld' s C aravan —t a k en 2 5 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Troilus—offered 25 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Dardanelles—offered 9 ••3 to 1 agst Mr. S. Stanley's Rattrap—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's NVintonian—taken to 43 to / (vat Mr. Sadler's Defender—offered 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Mfickle Fell—offered 40 to 1 agst Dukt of Rutland's Slight colt—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards's Bequest colt--taken b to 1 agst Mango and Mahometan—taken ,00 to 320 on J ereed agst Benedict—taken ' 5 OO to 100 agst Slight and Rat-trap—taken TIIE OAKS. 5 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Yam - la—offered 8 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Egeria—taken TIIE PORTLAND HANDICAP. The Locomotive party appear to have obtained the call of the tbrdlime division, but each is in great favour : Elis is again in his Place, but no inquiries are now made after Hock. 6 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Locomotive—take 7 to 1 7 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Birdlime—taken 8 to 1 agst Lord Lichfield's Elis—take 9 to 1 10 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Venison —offered 10 to 1 igst Lord Suffield's Airy—offered ST LEGER BETTING CATTERICK. 9 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's AT Cardinal Puff—taken 9 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Henriade 4 to 1 agst Herniade and Cardinal Puff—takon 15 to 1 apt Colonel A nson ' s J eree d 20 to 1 Igst Slashing Harry—taken 25 to 1 agst Abraham Newland—taken Offers to back eleven agst the field. ).• . I :he Duke of Rutland's splendid castle at Belvoir now the scene of great festivity. The Duke and Duchess ct Bedford are entertaining numerous circl e a t W o b urn Abb ey. IYThe Earl of Warwick's birthday was celebrated on e dnesday l ast at Warwick Castle ; as also the Noble Earl's eldest son, Lord Brooke, on the previous day. da y • T he Earl Oxford arrived at Cheltenham on F r i- of last. The Earl of Kinnoull entertained a party at dinner Yesterday at H amp d en H ouse, Green-street, Park lane. i n f ile Count ess o f Essex. had a card party last even- Hill -st reet. Lord Dinorben and f am il y h ave arr i ve d at B ute Po, South Audley-street, from their seat at St. Asaph. Lord Adam Loftus arrived on Saturday last at Lea 4'i°4;ton s pa. t r „ L ' o rd Cranstoun has taken the beautiful villa lately e ted at Earl's Court, called the Brighton villa. f 4 °n Dinisdale has returned t o Mi vart ' s H ote l , r-4 ,!. 11 iS se a t, C amf i e l d P l ace, in Hertfordshire. •'3lr Charles Dalbiac, Bart., is going to Ireland next °o an inspecting tour of the state of the garrisons, &c. t a .lr Robert Smirke is about to build a villa for the oss Rothschild at Ealing. apvrti r LYne Ste )hens left town yesterday, with other ho gientlernen.l to pass a week at . Melton Mowbray. ' g r. Carrick Moore gave a dinner yesterday at his cu . 4 ° in Saville-row. 4t i;tr• Charles and Lady Catherine Cavendish arrived Seto House on Saturday, from a tour. of i'-e'r• Charles Towneley and Lady arrived at the Earl T i ft ws, in Arlington -street, on Saturday last. 4 reate t i . e , late Mrs. Fitzherbert has bequeathed the portion of h er property equa ll y b etween h er two Airs. Dawson Darner and Mrs. Jerningham—Lady l e rve y Bathurst and the others having comparatively small Cael„ . Tit u, c Hon oura bl e C o l onel Westenra, M.P., has left t reet for hi s scat i n t h e Ki ng ' s county. The partyonourable General Phipps ent er t a ined a select at dinn er Lad y yesterday. deepest Y Bu is still exceedingly ill, and in the Week, aftlietiobn since the death of her eldest daughter last Altnh t and 13 , balls w ill commence on th e 19th i ns t an t, Sir on the 12th, as has been reported. Paristeo obteuts and Lady Trotter have left London . for present at the nuptials of their daughter with the 3,,,?rate de la Rochefacauld, son of the Due de Doudcville. reeilstirle.Liberals of Longford county have, late ,rorie ation session, put on the names of 31 Reformers ; at the the Cor i , s . 11 'Y eight. This, with their majority in the late e ec owill give them both Members the next opportunity. rni se i o ti Monday, the 27th ultimo, the officers, non-com- Rae, _ n _ e rl Officers, and privates of the West Essex Yeomanry, tient:Hl jelegant ball to their Ladies at Waltham Abbey, Mr. Bin for es s°l 3 very handsomely having lent his house at Farm Up, ast , the occasion. The lofty and spacious hall was fitted am rated Principal dancing-room, and was very appropriately with military accoutrements, swords, pistols, carbines, site th e colours, gre, irc. At the end of the hall, directly oppo belt, w e entrance, the Regimental Standard, with its splendid Pare ee ss Sus Pended, under which there was a brilliant trans tight " None but the brave deserve the fair," and on the 4 riti ( nd left two other transparencies, " Pro Rege et Lege," spi r i t u I -1 ;o :Aris et Focis." Dancing was kept up with much paratedll six o'clock in the morning, when the company se- A I ghly pleased with the entertainment. arand ball, given by the Gentlemen of the Choral ,t1"-NT:_te Society, took place at the Hanover-square Rooms ghioi;4blnesday evening, which was both numerously and fa llttiv played 7 attended. G u i nness ' s excellent quadrille band gave ersal sati sfaction. Th e most popular music of the day was on this occasion ,• and amongst the most admired, were , !le Cornet Quadrilles" and " Cornopean or Guitar of tt. Psl n Stop Waltz," with the " Rory O'More Quadrilles ;" so -16 Int rnueerselected from the airs to which Mr. Lover has given t her eto, celebrity by the excellence of his lyric adaptations hop enn In the " Cornet Quadrilles" the beauty of the cor- Llvvras displayed to great advantage. inth,en2tllPool..—Owing to the great prevalence of C ert4i n and the unusual character of the weather during a the Will b e portion of the past year, the bill of mortality for 1837 bil,lrked for with considerable anxiety. Compared with ,` f last year it exhibits a material general increase, of I Jpi the increase upon the burials sensibly preponderates. burials,l639 themnaulmber of birthq was males 4 ; 305, females 4,251 ; 183 7 th 2,469, females '. 2,271 ; of marriages 2,806. of b uri4is, e number of births is, males 4,499, females 4,260; T he males 2,771, females 2,495 • of marriages 2,963. Thisr s er _ e _ a c s.e us i . s, in births 203, in burials 526, in marriages 157. " Iv; in both instances, of the vicinity, in which, for the present year, there have been 798 birrns, 2,507 burials, and 209 marriages. Of the burials in the town there have died, under two years 1,938, between two and five 622, five and ten 249, ten and twenty 237, twenty and thirty 447, thirty and forty 471, forty and fifty 383, fifty and sixty 305, sixty and seventy 303, seventy and eighty 195, eighty and ninety 97, ninety and a hundred 17, a hundred and upwards 2. The population of Liverpool and its environs was, in 1831, 206,981 ; by the register of the parish of Walton it appears that in 1661 the births amounted to 21, the burials to 6, and the marriages toe. MANUFACTURES IN THE PYRENEES.—I men tioned that the inhabitants of the valley of Carol employed themselves during the winter in making stockings. This manufacture has existed for many generations in the valley, and has greatly conduced to the comfort and welfare of its inhabitants. There are upwards of thirty thousand dozens of pairs exported annually, and the demand for them is con stantly on the increase. They are sent to Bourdeaux, Toulouse, and all parts of France. The wool made use of is Spanish, and the stockings vary in price from ten to forty sous a pair, and are all knitted. My companion brought up all those which were intended for the Bordeaux market, and was upon his way thefe to obtain orders. I asked him if, supposing the valley could produce double the amount of pairs which it did, he thought they could find sale for them, and he told me that ten times the number produced could be disposed of to advantage ; that all the peasantry throughout the interior were glad to obtain them ; and that at the fair of Bordeaux alone he could sell to the amount of the present supply. Why, then, did they not establish the manufacturing of the stockings by machinery ? " Because we are not permitted to build a manufactory. Government will not allow the inha. bitants within a certain distance of the frontier to erect ma chinery for commercial purposes ; and although the southern districts have complained of this great hardship over and over again to the Chamber of Deputies, by means of their repre sentatives, whom they have latterly elected solely upon condi tion that they should exert their influence to obtain them the removal of this grievance, they have never yet been able to succeed in their endeavour ; and we are obliged to go on in our old way, when, by having justice bestowed upon us, our district would become the most flourishing in France." This is but a solitary instance of the internal misgovernment of France, particularly as regards her commercial laws, many of which are of the greatest detriment to her interests, and must ever prevent her becoming a great commercial nation.—Sum mer in the Pyrenees. ATHENS, FEB. 16.—The evening before last King Otho and Queen Amelia arrived in his Majesty's frigate Port land. Count Armansperg and our Minister immediately waited on him. Shortly after, it was announced that his Majesty had accepted Count Armansperg's resignation, and had already appointed M. de Rudhart, President of the Council, Minister of the King's Household, and reserved his co-operation in his Cabinet : thus we gain nothing by suppressing the Chancel lorship. Yesterday, at noon, they came up to town. At the junction of the road from the Piraeus a triumphal arch was erected. At the sight of M. de Rudhart there was a uni versal shout of " Long live the Constitutional Otho," &c. As his appearance in this country is looked upon as a momen tary triumph of Russia, which she has been long exerting her self for, the manner in which the King accepted Count Ar mansperg's resignation, and appointed a new Minister from the ship, reminded the Greeks of the manner the Captain Pasha issued his decrees for suspending one Codiabachi, and named another, and they are determined to oppose anything Russo-Turk : even those few enemies Armansperg had join in the cry against Rudhart. Another thing that greatly an noys the Greeks is, that the King has returned with a parcel of Bavarian subalterns, who are named field-officers, over the heads of those who have distinguished themselves during the war of the revolution. The Greeks say naturally we have officers enough ; if not, among the Philhelleness there aro men of much more merit than most of the Bavarians we have Been yet; 1 Tomote them, but bring not foreigners that are of no use to us. THE AMERICAN PACKET-SHIP WELLINGTON. —Through the kindness of Captain D. Chadwick, her com mander, we were on Thursday favoured with a sight of this vessel, which is in every way worthy of her name. The Wellington performed her maiden voyage from New York in the short space of 19 days, which was at least a week sooner than any other ship leaving for England at the same period ; but, from the beautiful symmetry of her form, no one could have doubted her capabilities as a sailer. The frigate like modelling of her bows appears to us to be especially worthy the attention of the connoisseur in naval architecture. As regards the interior, the fittings and arrangements for the accommodation of passengers are as elegant and complete as can be possibly imagined. The American ships are celebra ted for their magnificence, but the Wellington surpasses all we have ever seen. The cabins are lofty and so sumptuously de corated that her passengers might fancy themselves in the apartments of a nobleman. The furniture is of the costliest kind; the joinery rich and tasteful, the workman having called to his aid materials of the most superior description. Satin, rose, and zebra wood, and the fine black American walnut, are made to contribute their varied beauties. Captain Chadwick informs us that, conceiving his new ship to be in all respects the finest that was ever built, his owners at New York were desirous that he should receive a name of a corresponding order. That of "the first Captain of the age" was accordingly thought of and adopted, and a well-executed bust of the illustrious warrior graces the bow of the vessel. The Wellington will leave the St. Katharine Docks in a few days, for New York, full of goods and passengers. We wish her success. RAIL ROADS.—A very simple improvement in rail road carriages has at length opened the prospect of avoiding the expenses of tunnelling and embanking in the lines upon which they are intended to run. A gentleman named Wood has just obtained a patent for carriages upon cog wheels, which will enable them to ascend or descend acclivities without the assistance of stationary engines, and with almost the same fa cility as they now move upon a level. We have been favoured with a view of the model of the plan, and it appears to be as efficient as it is obviously ingenious. If it be found effective in operation the advantages must be incalculable. On Thursday an extensive mercantile house in the cotton trade, in Glasgow, stopped payment. Their engage ments are said to be very heavy, though the losses to indivi duals in Glasgow will not, we understand, exceed 15,0001. or 16,000/., and they fall upon people perfectly able to sustain them. Another failure has also taken place, but to a much less amount.— Glasgow Argus. For some time past the fraudulent importation of cattle and of English and Dutch manufactures, has conside rably inereased : but the Custom-house officers have been very fortunate in their seizures, though many of them are kept from their duties by the prevailing disorder. From the Ist to the 25th instant, they seized 24 head of cattle, and 33 bales of printed calicoes, furs, and velvet, of the value of 10,500 francs. GATESHEAD.—On Monday last, a public meet ing of the electors of this borough was held for deciding upon the merits of the three respective candidates for the future re presentation, namely, Cuthbert Rippon, Esq., the present Member, J. W. Williamson, Esq., and R. S. Surtees, Esq. The second-mentiondd gentleman did not appear, and the question, therefore, rested entirely between Mr. Rippon and Mr. Surtees. The Hon. Member, Mr. Rippon, addressed the meeting at great length, and with much animation, giving a detail, in the first instance of his own past proceedings in Parliament, as representavive of the borough, and then stating the grounds on which he sought the future suffrages (4f the electors. Mr. Surtees next addressed the meeting. He had understood that there was a chance for a candidate of con servative principles to succeed in gaining a majority in Gates head, and it was from a desire that such Conservative candi date should be a person connected with the borough, and not a person residing is a distant part of the country, that he had been induced to offer himself to the notice of the electors. Mr. Doubleday then moved a resolution to the effect, "that the conduct of Mr. Rippon, the present Member, had been such as to secure for him the continued support of the eleetors of the borough ; but that the conduct of Mr. Williamson in com ing forward as a candidate, was impolitic in the highest de gree." Mr. W. H. Brockett then addressed the meeting at great length in supporting a vote of thanks to Mr. Rippon " for his conduct in Parliament, and for his having attended the present meeting, and that he be assured of the undimi nished confidence of the electors." This also was carried una nimously. FIRES 1x LoNDON.—Of 564 fires which occurred in and around London during the last year, the following arc the causes, as far as the same could be ascertained by diligent inquiries made by the firemen, immediately after the occur rences: accidents of various kinds, scarcely avoidable, 11 ; apparel taking fire on the person 2 ; bed-curtains set on fire by accident, 71 ; accidents with candles, 51 ; cases of palpable carelessness, 18; charcoal fires, portable, 2 ; children playing with fire, 6; fires kindled on hearths, 5 ; defective or foul flues and chimnies, 72 ; fumigation, 9 ; sundry gas accidents, for the most part occurring from gas-fitters during progress of repairs, 3B; gunpowder, 1 ; heating of hay, lime, &c., 7 ; sparks from lamps, 2 ; linen incautiously hung before fires, 31; ovens overheated, 6 ; loose shavings ignited, 13 ; sparks from fire, 7; defective setting of stoves, &c., 28 ; application of fire heat to various purposes of trades and manufactures, 34 ; tobacco smoking, 1; unknown, 96 ; wilful, 8; window curtains catching fire, 35. The number of fires where one or more buildings were totally destroyed was 33; where one or more were seriously damaged, 134 ; where slightly damaged, 397. The total number of buildings damaged by fire during the year is estimated at 794. The state as to insurances of the houses in which the 564 distinct fires originated are ascer tained to be as under— Insurances of building and contents ...... ..• 169 On the building only On the contents only lO4 Neither insured Total 564 That deserving class of men, in whom necessarily great confidence must be placed, the twopenny-post letter carriers, have prepared a petition to the House of Commons on the subject of their inadequate remuneration. We cannot find room for the petition, but its prayer is worthy of attention. A just reason for complaint by those in whom much confidence must be placed ought not to be allowed to remain if it can be removed. This day there are 2,800 hand-loom weavers idle in Glasgow and its immediate neighbourhood. The Weavers' Association have given out about fifty of what are called relief webs ; but these are so miserably paid that a workman can scarcely earn on them a bare su b s i stence. The power-loom factories are also reducing their weekly production —some by shutting up whole flats, and others by p u t t i ng t h e i r wor k men upon half time. The cotton spinners are following the same plan. This statt- of things, coupled with two extensive failures that have occurred during the week, has caused great gloom to pervade the mercantile circles.—Glasgow Chronicle. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY. APRIL 4, 1837 THE FRENCH PLAYS. Last night the series of French performances commenced at the Lyceum, and was fully attended. Four light pieces were performed, and they were acted as well perhaps as they deserved to be, which is no very high praise. It is not improbable that the present company will improve upon ac quaintance, and there can be no doubt that if the promises held out in the bills (the appearance of Vertpre, Dejazet, and Plessis, for instance) be realized, the performances will be of a very attractive character. The company at present is rather poor than bad, and rather deficient in number than in capabilities ; but we think it equal to the representation of vaudevilles in a very tolerable manner. The pieces might be more judiciously selected than they were last night, and we dare say they will be ; but after the experience of a fee more representations we and our readers shall be better able to form an opinion of what may be expected, both from the management and the corps dranzatique. THE ADELPHI. A new serio-comic burlett;t, founded on the well-known productions of " Boz," and called the Peregrinations of Pickwick, was last night produced at this house. The dia logue is principally taken from the original work, but a good deal of new matter has been judiciously interwoven to aid the dramatic effect. Some portions of the new dialogue are equally abundant in humour with the extracts from the Picicwick Papers, and there is, taking the burletta as a whOle, no want of wit or smartness in it. The serious episode of the miser (0. Smith), his daughter (Mrs. Yates), and her lover (Mr. Hemming), is also in troduced with tolerably good taste. The great fault is the length of the piece, a fault which is almost invariably attendant upon first representations, and which is easily to be avoided on subsequent representations by an unsparing yet judicious use of the dramatic shears. The difficulty of dramatizing a series of adventures, of which the prin cipal merit exists in the subdued humour of the style in which they are told, has been overcome ; and if the piece be shortened at least one-third, it will be the best thing which has been brought out at the Adelphi this sea son. The part of Pickwick was played by Mr. Yates, who looked and spoke like an embodied representative of the amusing gentleman, with whom most persons are in some degree acquainted. Mr. John Reeve was Sam Weller ; but as he had not taken the pains to learn, or had at least forgotten, the works of the author, and had none of his own to substitute beyond what he has been in the habit of fre quently repeating on former occasions, his efforts added nothing to the general effect. Mr. Buckstone was Jingle, and Mr. Sterling played Snodgrass. Joe, the fat boy, was intrusted to Mr. Dunn, who looked the character to the life ; and Dr. Slammer was most excellently performed by Mr. Sanders. Mrs. Yates was as usual, in those scenes in which her powers as an actress of domestic tragedy were called into action, every thing that could be required ; and Mrs. Fitzwilliam as Norah, an Irish lassie, amused the audience both by her acting and singing. In the last act a somewhat incongruous interpolation of Jim Crow was in troduced. Jim Crow is a great favourite at this house. His antics were received with great applause, and he gave his " Turn about, wheel about," &c., in his original and pe culiar style. The piece was received with unanimous ap plause. The house was filled in all parts. CHURCH RATES. TO THE YEOMANRY OF ENGLAND. Fellow Countrymen,—At the present moment, whilst the attention of the public is so engaged with the Church rate question, and the Government plan for providing the means of repairing the Churches without taxing the pro perty of the people, I trust I may be allowed to address a few remarks to you on the subject. Without entering into any long detail s as t o t h e hi story o f Ch urc h proper ty, I shall content myself with stating, on the authority of the best writers, ancient and modern, that the repairs of the Church were originally defrayed from the income of pro perty given to the Church for this and other religious pur poses : out of these funds, for many centuries, the repairs of the Churches were provided, but in the course of time, this charge, as well as that of contributing a certain portion of the income of Church property to the relief of the poor, was thrown off, and shortly afterwards a Church-rate was introduced and levied indiscriminately, as well on those who were not members of the Church as on those who were. This practice of exacting Church-rates from persons who dissent from the Church, and who, at their own expense, maintain chapels and ministers, has caused, as might be well expected, great dissatisfaction ; and this feeling has of late so much increased, that in many parishes no Church-rates have been voted for several years, the majority of the vestry having, if they are disinclined to grant a vote, a power to adjourn the consideration of the question from time to time, and thus, in fact, to defeat the rate alto ether. It is clear, therefore, that something must speedily be done, or the churches will become ruinous from want of repair : either some other mode of repairing them must be devised, or there must be a new law to enforce the payment of Church-rates as now levied ; and here I ap peal to all honest men, whether it be consistent. with the rules of common justice, that the property of Dissenters should be taken for the repairs of a Church, which, from scruples of conscience, they do not frequent. It may be urged, that the rate might be levied exclusively on members of the Church of England ; but in some parishes nearly all th e _ _ inhabitants are Dissenters. In the midst of these difficul ties, the Ministry have wisely and justly proposed a plan for improving the value of property held by the Church, and providing the means of repairing the churches out of this increased fund, and so well and equitably is this plan arranged, that the Church, instead of being injured, will be benefited by it. In addition to the tithe enjoyed by the Church, large landed estates are held by the Bishops, Deans and Chap ters, Rectors, &c., who have a power, as long as they are in possession of their benefices, of granting leases for terms of years, and for lives : and for so doing, they receive large sums of money as fines; the natural result is, that they are anxious to lease every thing they can, particularly when they are advanced in age, in order to obtain the fines for the benefit of their families, as it is better for them in such cases to take but a trifling sum by way of a fine, than run the risk of losing all by their death before the estates have fallen into hand ; and thus their successors fre quently find all the lives carefully filled up, and are therefore deprived of their fair share of the profits : but the worst consequences fall on the public ; the uncertainty of the tenure, and other drawbacks which attend the holding of these estates, deter the lessees from expending capital on them ; no one is likely to build, plant, drain, or make any other permanent improvement, for which he might be called on to pay a larger fine at the next renewal ; so that these estates remain for the most part unimproved during the lease, and many of them at the expiration of that lease are in a barren and exhausted condition. The plan proposed is, to take the manage ment of these estates out of the hands of the Church ; to sell the perpetuity at twenty-five years' purchase ; to give the option of buying them to the lessees, and to allow them the full value of their existing leases, whilst they may either buy at once, or pay interest for the purchase money, at four per cent., as a rent. By these means the value and income of the Church lands will be greatly im proved, and the funds thus acquired will be appropriated in the following manner :—An annual sum, equalling in amount the sums now received by the Bishops, Deans and Chapters, Rectors, &c., for rents and fines, will be paid to them thus, instead of receiving the uncertain and fluctuat ing fines, they will have a fixed regular income, as they ought ; out of the surplus remaining after these payments, the repairs of the Churches will be provided ; the lessees will get a perpetuity at a fair value, a permanent sum will be raised for the repairs of the Churches, and a great source of jealousy and discord between persons of different creeds will be removed. But this measure of peace and justice is opposed for party purposes ; the people are in vited to petition against it ; and are told that this measure tends to destroy the Church, whereas, I think, none was ever better calculated to support and strengthen it. I trust, however, that when you perceive that the whole intent and aim of this measure is, to improve the value of the Church lands—to secure to the Bishops, Deans and Chapters, Rectors, 4 , c., the incomes which they now et jo.y— to give Church lessees a power of purchasing a perpetuity in the lands—to provide a permanent and sure fund for the repairs of the Church—and to relieve . you, CHURCHMEN AS WELL AS DISSENTERS—front the payment of Church rates altogether,—you will not allow yourselves to be misled by the misstatements of those who are opposed to all fair investigation, but will agree with me that this measure pro mises much good to society, and instead of impeding it, you will do your utmost to ensure its success. I remain, your's, &c. Leawood, Okehampton. C. P. HAMLYN. Between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, infor mation was given at the station-house of the T division at Pad dington, that a pugilistic encounter was taking place on Old Oak-common, on the left of the Paddington canal, in the pa rish of Acton ; a party of police was instantly despatched to the scene of action. On their reaching the spot they found several hundred persons assembled, who immediately on seeing the police commenced a most furious attack upon them, beat ing them with sticks, brickbats, and other missiles, and there is no doubt some of the constables would have fallen victims to the fury of the mob, had not Spillman and Denton, two of the mounted patrols stationed at Hanwell, galloped up to the spot, when the ruffians fled in all directions. Spillman, with the as sistance of other constables, however, succeeded in taking three of the ruffians into custody. Denton pursued two others to Kensington, where with the assistance of Sergeant Kelly, T 8, they were secured, hid behind the door of the Artichoke station-house. public-house, in PoliceCh r ot ab r 4 Church-street, c - str l s e L et, and l 4, v vie head conveyed s o hwas dangerous dreadfully state. eut,d right arm broken, lies at his lodgings in a ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—NeRwicH, ArRII. 2. Yesterday the commission was opened at the Shire-hall and at the Guildhall, for the county and city respectively, at the hour of four o'clock, by their Lordships, who were escorted to their lodgings by the Sheriff for the county, as also by that for the city. The state of the cause list iz not yet known, but the calendar already presents a dread ful appearance, containing the names of seventy prisoners, whose offences would certainly fill up the printed list of the Central Criminal Court. Among others there are four individuals charged with murder (one of which cases will occupy a considerable portion of two days, it is said), three for arson, ten for burglary, three for rape, five for robbery, one for tbrgery, eight under the game laws, four for manslaughter, seven for horse and sheep-stealing, and many for petty offences. These arc in the county, while there is, we rejoice to say, but one case in the city— ' this, though, is a capital case, being a murder. CRIMINAL COURT.-MONDAY. OLD COURT. John Wrexon, aged 49 ; Bridget IGricxon, his wife, aged 45 ; and Mary Ann Wie.rdn, aged 20, the daughter of the two first-named priioners, were indicted for wilfully abandoning and exposing the infant child of the said Mary Ann Wrexon. The indictment contained five counts, varying the offence. Ann Vickery—l am living at No. 10, Lower Sloane street, and am acquainted with all the prisoners. The male prisoner called on me, in the first instance, for the purpose of engaging a lodging in my house. I let them the lodg ings, and they took possession of them on the same even ing. This was on the 21st of February. I perceived that Mary Ann Wrexon was very far advanced in pregnancy, and she was delivered on the 25th. There was no baby linen or any /reparation for an accouchement. On my in quiring what bad become of the child the mother said that she had given the infant to a nurse, who lived in the country. Mr. Batchelor—l am a surgeon. On the 25th of Fe bruary I was called to attend the younger prisoner. There was no appearance of any preparation for the accouche ment. I saw all the prisoners there. The child was a full grown one. On the following Sunday I again saw the prisoners. The mother of the child was going on well. I asked where was the father, and was informed that he was travelling in Germany. On the 27th, not seeing the infant, I asked the younger prisoner what had become of the child, when she said it was sent to a nurse at Wandsworth. On the 29th I again visited her, and not seeing the infant my suspicions became excited, and at length I gave information at the station-house, and I subsequently saw the same child at St. Margaret's workhouse. Cross-examined by Mr. THOMPSON—The prisoners ap peared to be in a most destitute condition. John Thomas Fisher—l am a constable in the police force, No. 121, B division, and was on duty on the night of the 27th of February, in Park -street, Chelsea, about half-past ten o'clock. I was called to the house of a Mr. Watson, and I there found a basket, the one now produced, and which contained a female child. On examining the basket a letter was found, which was the same as is now produced. " TO MISS WATSON. " As I know you to be an angel, and following the steps of your mother, I leave my infant for your protection. Have pity on it, and get it into the hospital. She must be chris tened Eleanor Somerville. I trust in the Lord I shall be able to claim her yet. Do it, and the great and mighty God will reward you. Your sainted mother, looking down from her blessed abode, will approve of this act of humanity in her child." The letter had no date. William Henry Jones—l am servant to Mr. Watson, and on the evening of the 27th of February the house-bell was rung, and, on opening the street door, I found a bas ket, which contained a new-born infant. Susannah Webb—l am nurse at St. Margaret's work house, and I received the child from the police-constable. I subsequently saw the prisoner, Mary Ann Wrexon, when I asked her if the child was not to be chistened Henrietta. The prisoner said, " You mean Somerville," and, bursting into tears, she said, "It is no use to deny it, for it is my The RECORDER summed up the evidence at great length, and the Jury found John and Bridget Wrexon Guilty on the third count, joined with a strong.recommendation to mercy, in consequence of the pecuniary diflicultie's in which they were placed, and the younger prisoner Not Guilty. Mr. Thompson submitted that the two prisoners must be acquitted, on the ground that they being indicted for a conspiracy it could not be sustained ; for in law the hus band and wife were but one person. The RECORDER considered the objection fatal ; and, af ter cautioning them as to their future conduct, directed them to be discharged. The RECORDER continued trying cases until five o'clock, when the Court adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. Robert Johnson, a Scotch volunteer in the Spanish Legion, and upwards of seventy other volunteers in the Queen of Spain's service, applied to the LORD MAYOR un der the following circumstances, which were detailed in the presence of Colonel Wetherall, her Majesty's agent in this metropolis. The applicants were, Johnson stated, induced by printed, and, of course, official, representations, to enlist at Glasgow, in the Queen of Spain's service. In those re presentations it was mentioned that they were to be treated and paid according to the British military regulations, and they engaged to serve one year in Spain, upon condition of being dealt with according to those articles. They ful filled their engagement to the letter, and had in doing so fought hard in several battles, and at the end of their term applied each for the large arrears of pay due to them, and for their discharge and passage home. As men were wanted very much by General Evans, an urgent request was made of them to continue in the service, but they resisted all solicitations, and were consequently sent to St. Sebastian, with directions to wait there until a vessel for England should be ready to convey them home, After waiting for a consider able time at that place, during which they were again and again importuned to join the Legion, and as often and as resolutely refused, they were removed to another place, where they were actually imprisoned and guarded by a Spanish sentinel, who had orders upon the least appear ance of insubordination to shoot or stab them. Some of the number, who applied for their discharge at the end of the term for which they had contracted to fight, became weary of the imprisonment, which was aggravated by the infliction of bread and water for 64 days, and consented to join the Legion again. After a considerable delay the Spa nish Government at length sent them off, and they landed at Portsmouth in a state the most deplorable. From thence they walked up to London pennyless, and were providentially received into the House of Refuge for the Destitute in Playhouse-yard, Whitecross-street. The LORD MAYOR had on Saturday, upon hearing that numbers of the Spanish Legion were walking, or rather hobbling, up to town, sent to Col. Wetherall, to request that he would apply to the Spanish Ambassador to know in what way the claimants—for they complained of heavy ar rears of pay—were to be disposed of, and the Colonel pro mised to represent the case to his Excellency. Colonel Wetherall, upon hearing the statement, lost no time in seeing the Spanish Ambassador, relative to the men who had applied to his Lordship ; but his Excellency felt the necessity of declining to sanction any payment whatever to those men, who were officially reported to him as having forfeited all claim upon the Spanish Government. Johnson declared most solemnly, that the claim of every one of the unfortunate men who accompanied him was not to be denied by any honest man. They had all made the contract for one year, and no more ; and they had 'acted upon the printed representation, which gave them the op- Con of serving one or two years. The LORD MAYOR should write to the Spanish Ambas sador, representing the circumstances, and requesting that his Excellency would send the men home to Glasgow. The volunteers then returned, by the direction of the Lord Mayor, to the House of Refuge for the Destitute, and his Lordship wrote to the Spanish Ambassador on the subject. GUILDHALL. Yesterday John Wright, otherwise Stephen Wood, was brought before Mr. Alderman HUhIPHREY, for final exa mination, charged with stealing four cows from the vicinity otChigvrell, on E pp i ng F orest . Th e prisoner was com mitted to Newgate. HATTON-GARDEN. :Yesterday Margaret Taylor was finally examined upon the charge of enticing away Ann Sheppard, five years of age, and robbing her of her clothes. The property was traced to have been sold by the prisoner to Davies, a Jew, in Field-lane, Saffron-hill, and the case being fully substan tiated, she was committed for trial. Another charge was exhibited against the prisoner by Mrs. Furlong, of N o. 1, E as t-row, City-road, f or h av i ng enticed h er d aug h ter , seven years of age, away, an d strip ping her of her clothes. The evidence went to prove that she enticed the child from her home, and took her to a private place in Bunhill-row, where she robbed her, and left her nearly naked. The prisoner denied the charge, but she was remanded. Sergeant C. Palmer, 17 G division, stated that the pri soner had been convicted of robbery at the Old Bailey, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment in the House of Correction. Numerous children have lately been robbed of their wearing apparel, no doubt by the prisoner ; and other charges are expected to be brought forward against her. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Yesterday Thomas Walters was brought before Mr. CHAMBERS, charged with having broken into No. 22, Do ver-street, Piccadilly, the residence of a lady named Mit ford, for the purpose of committing felony. He was fully committed. W OR SHIP- STREET. CRUELTY TO A BOY.—Yesterday Robert Plummer, a vendor of pamphlets, was placed at the bar before Mr. EZROUGHTON and a County Magistrate, charged with having cruelly ill-used his son-in-law, George Bailey, a lad, aged twelve >'ears. Sergeant Teakle, H, 8, deposed that information was brought to him on Monday night by some women, that the lad was wandering about the streets, having been driven from home by his father-in-law, who lived at No. 1, James street, Bethnal-green. About lour months ago, he (wit ness) was called upon by a female of the name of Taylor, who showed him the boy in the cellar of the prisoner's house. The boy, on being sworn, said that whet► he was locked in the cellar four months ago it was because he was home later than his father-in-law, and had spent a shilling. Last Friday week his father turned him out about one in the morning. He was supported by the neighbours. His father-in-law beat him repeatedly. He has no brother or sister ; but his mother has had three children since she was married to his father-in-law. Other witnesses were sworn, who gave similar evidence when Mr. BROUGHTON said that he would take the child away from its parent, and the prisoner must be brought up an other day, on which he should direct the attendance of the parish officers of Bethnal-green. In the meantime the pri soner was held to bail in his own recognizance to keep the peace towards the lad for six months. The prisoner, who possessed the most sullen and repul sive features, was then locked up. LAMBETH- STREET. Yesterday John Niedernzan, charged with causing the death of Elizabeth Maria Oliver, was brought up for final examination. The prisoner and the deceased had been acquainted for some time, and the former having gone to the Catherine Wheel public-house on the night of Saturday, the 4th of last month, saw the latter (lance with a German. This circumstance excited his jealousy, and he made some efforts to trip her up during the dance, and the prisoner, in the presence of several persons in the street, struck the deceased a blow on the back of the neck, which knocked her down, and she died in, a few minutes afterwards. At the Coroner's Inquest the principal witnesses were held back, and those who had been called concealed the principal facts, and the consequence was, that the Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." In the examinations of the prisoner since sufficient evidence has been adduced to show that the prisoner, in a fit of jealousy, inflicted the blow which caused her death, Mr. Combes committed him to Newgatc to take his trial on a charge of murder. THAMES-OFFICE. Yesterday the directors and solicitors of the Diamond and Star, Gravesend Steam-boat Companies, accompanied by Mr. Ballantine, jun., the barrister, on the part of the Diamond, and Mr. Bodkin for the Star Company, attended before Mr. Broderip, the sitting magistrate, in consequence of a peace warrant having been issued against Capt, Tisdell, the master of the Star, on the complaint of the master of the Diamond, for running foul of the latter vessel during a race between them on the passage from Gravesend to London. Mr. Ballantine, jun., was most anxious that the compe tition between the two Companies should be conducted in a manner that would neither endanger the public safety nor produce an ill-feeling among the masters of the rival steamers. He represented the Diamond Company, and, on their part, begged leave to request a postponement of the case for a week, for the purpose of ascertaining whether some arrangement could not be made which would remove all further cause of complaint. Mr. BRODERIP hoped to see a prospect of a better state of things. He had no wish to throw out any suggestion. He would rather leave matters in the hands of Counsel, who could chalk out a line of conduct for the observance of the two rival Companies. He had no hesitation in say ing that the violent and reckless competion of the Star and Diamond steam-packets, was highly dangerous, and had not only proved injurious to the two Companies, but had tended to depreciate steam-boat property generally. He must de cline throwing out any proposition for the guidance of the two Companies. The parties then retired, apparently actuated by much better feelings than had previously existed between them. MIDDLESEX COUNTY COURT, KINGSGATE-STREET. THE FAIR LADY AND THE DARK MAN ; OR MA DAME VERSUS NlGGER.—Madame de Juste, a very portly looking-dame, from the westward of the metropolis, was summoned for 1/. 55., the amount of one month's wages, the sable plaintiff alleging that he had not received proper warning, but was discharged at one day's notice. The plaintiff appeared to be a thoroughbred Congo black, and he rejoiced in the possession of a nose that might have successfully bobb'd for black beetles against the hardest wall in Christendom. Underneath was a mouth dark and deep, and probably every bit as odorous, as the Grotto del Cane, in Italy. The forehead was thrown up ipto hard horny wrinkles, and while the eye glared in more than an ordinary manner, the attitude of the man tied in elegance with that of the vulgo-immortalized " Jim Crow." A pair of enormously thick and long ears, and an immense crop of curly wool, completed the upper outline of as complete an Adonis as negro-land ever sent forth. Mr. DUBOIS—How do you make out your demand, Sir ? Blackey—Sar ; what him say, Sar ? COMMISSIONER—For what do you claim the money ? Blackey—l clem a twenty-five shillin from de missey, massa. COMMISS OVER—What for Sir? Spea out. Blackey —What a for—what a for, you say ? What a for she know berry well what a for. COMMISSIONER—Officers, do get that black man to pay attention to my question. Officer—Come, come, Mr. Teapot, pay attention. Blackey—You call me Deepot, I break your nose— (Laughter) ; dam hard. COMMISSIONER—What did you do for this money you claim—what's it for? Blackey—Eberry ti❑g, massa. CoMMIssIoNER—Were you-footman, or what ? Blackey —(the light breaking in upon him)—Oh, ah, me saaby— me bush a de coats—rub a de table—go de pooblic house —open de door, go aftare de messey—rub a de boots— some time—whistle—look at de clock—look out de, what you call, a de window—catch a de flies—help a de cook— go to bed and— COMMISSIONER—Stop, Sir, stop ; pray why did you leave such a fine place ? Blacke3 —Cos a de messey no like a pay me monies—me say what for me pay not so much as oder niggers in my faam'ly—dc messey say " I gib you no more ;" me say " Me no take it masse," so come away. COMMISSIONER—I must really trouble you, madam, to explain all this ; for I cannot really comprehend one word of it. Defendant—Pardonnez moi, monsieur ; I will take up so much time as I cannot. Attendez, monsieur. This man is my servant once—laughter)—and I discharshed from my window for always—always lookee out, and talk talk to the odes filles-de-chambre. COMMISSIONER—The other filles-de-chambre! Defendant—La verite, monsieur, when I tell him I no like it, he say " Den pay me more monies," I say " No, no." He laugh, and make faces in mine face ;he dance all a day in mine kitchen ; he make a de cook go to de bell, and while she go, he steal de pan from the fat ; go de pooblic house, call himself grande monsieur, some new trick always every day and de night. COMMISSIONER-Of course a gentleman of his abilities was never at a loss--- , according to your countryman, Bou hours " Les &randes hommes ne se borneni jamais dans lour desseins." Defendant—Oui, Monsieur, and among them he sent this billet doux only three days back again before he went. A dirty-looking-note was handed up to the Commis sioner, which he read to the Jury as follows : " Nigger man, nigger man, Alway do him best he can, Ring a ting a tare oh. Him cat away, and all de day Him ring a ting, de nigger way, Ring a ting a tare ob. Nigger man, him nebber talk Ahind him Missey when she walk, Ripg a ting a tare ob. Him turn him yie (eye) on dis and dat, A cause him brack and worry fat, Ring a ting a tare oh. If de messey no more pay, De nigger man him go and say Eh ah ! and den him go away, Ring a ting a tare oh. To de Missey of dis oust ! COMMISSIONER—DeIightfuI, indeed ; really, Madam, you ought to feel quite proud of introducing to the world so much African genius. What do you say to this Master Blackey, eh Blackey (with an indescribable leer) —De ting speak for himself, Massa. _ _ _ _ COMMISSIONER—Did you send this to your Mistress for the purpose of demanding more wages ? Blackey—She owe me de money des tree weeks.— (Laughter.) COMMISSIONER—I. ask you, Sir, did you write or send this inimitable notice to quay Blackey—l come do dis place, one ob clock dis day COMMISSIONEft — WeII, well, the Jury take it for granted in the affirmative, and so, considering you have misbehaved yourself, your suit is dismissed. You may go. You dam old Digger, said Master Blackey ; so pale you S ~~ look dis mawnin, is dis .de way you er - r;i;. Link you yet your nigger an o d er y 4 /y..."c4'ulYerr,, black shemmy ? You jack in de. bo ";;•••:•:4AA:ft•%l.-;,-. 4 . The officers in vain endeavourt'd t • • ...0r ,4i . 6 A got fast hold of one of the fixtures ; a Aliptrtnnedo-,-*R for my monies not pay? what Sr) h urn him vie . free nigger, you dam sonum-a shonts of laughter from all sides ; the indignant gentleman in black was handed out of court ; 1 is white teeth chattering, and his eye rolling in a " fine fret izy," that none hut those who are acquainted with the negro character can accurately. conceive. CORONER'S IN QUEST. Yesterday evening, an inquest was held at the Coach and Horses, Charles -street, Drary-lal tc, before Mr. STia- LING, on the body of William Frarikli'u„ a poor Loy, 1G years of age. The deceased bad been employe d as a butc!ier's boy in Newport-market. For the last tvrielve mouths he had been out of employ, and latterly he tv-a s reduced to a state of great distress. What little be .obtained was by selling play-bills at the Theatres. For a fortnight before destroy ing himself he was confined to his miserable attic, No. 8, Charles-street, by severe illness, during which time he exis— ted upon the charity of two lads yarned Sullivan and Mur-' ray, who lodged in the same how. e. On Thursday last the poor boy was very dejected, and :said he wished some one would put an end to him. On F •iday morning he was dis covered hanging from the door •o f his room : be was in stantly cut down, but life appeared quite extinct. Verdict—" Temporary Mentol Derangement." EQUALIZATION OF "i'HE LAND TAX. (From the Oxford aro; of March 25.) The following requisition, nun ierously and respectably signed, having been presented to. the Mayor, that gentle man has called a Public Meeting of the Ratepayers, to be held at the Council Chamber on '1 'hursday next : "TO THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR. " We, the undersigned inhabits nt householders of the city of Oxford, beg to represent th at the Land-tax asses - rnent upon this city is, with the ex% eeption of two districts, double, and in some cases fifty time s, the proportion of any other ; and feeling the gross injust it e of such inequality, re quest the favour that you will call a public meeting of the tax payers, to take into consideratice o the propriety of peti tioning Parliament for an equalization of the Land-tax throughout England and Wales, or 4:1 f adopting such other measures for redress of the grieve nce as may be deemed advisable." EVENINGS WITH PitINCE C A MBACERES.—Mr. Colburn announces for immediate pul )I.leation a work, which is said to be of the most amusing kind,. under the above title. We have had books without number con wernine: Napoleon, but it is not a little extraordinary that, until 71olv, no work has ap peared relative to so important a person as the Second Con sul. The present volumes, which have created quite a sensa tion at Paris, contain a vast variety of anecdotes and particu lars, hitherto unknown, respecting the early Life of Bona parte, his connection with the celebrated personages of the Revolution, Marat, the two Robe spierres, &c., and give a most vivid and fearful picture of the sttre of things during the Reign of Terror. The particulars r a w first published con nected with the last days of Louis X V. 1., and the unfortunate Marie Antoinette, are of the most exc it.;ng kind. Altogether the work must be looked forward to wi th the highest interest. There are now two vacant fe'llemships in Trinity College, Dublin ; one caused by the t 'es ignation of the Rev. Henry Kingsmill, who has accepted one at' the College livings; and the other by the demise of the Re V. Dr. Gannon, which event took place in his College chambt. as. Dr. Gannon has been for the last three years in a declinir u state. He was one of the most attentive tutors to the interests of his pupils, and had been a general favourite. Dr. Gannexn was unmarried, and died extremely rich. A pupil of his, tianzed Allen, died in the College at the same hour with bis tutor.— -Dublin Freeman. HENRIETTA TEMPLE.—BY Trt - E AUTHOR OF " VIVIAN GREY."---" The author of Grey is a man of some mark in the world of letters; his firs.t work created a ' sensation,' as it is termed ; and ever since lac has been recog nised as a writer of very considerable power and versatility. The novel before us well sustains the literary' reputation Mr. D'lsraeli. It possesses all his characteristic energy and originality of style, with a fertility of fancy and a flow of spirit which carry the reader forward by an irresistible impulse. The volumes abound in bold and beautiful passages. "—Edinburgh Evening Post. We hear that the intrepid aeronaut Mrs. Graham has perfectly recovered from her late accident, Mr. Alexander having performed the last operation a few weeks since for the recovery of her right, which has been quite Fucers,ful. Nothing d •unted, this adventurous female intends maiing her first ascent since her unfortunate voyage with the Dare of Brunswick during the present month, from the neighbour hood of the me tropolis, having received promises of cordial support from many noblemen and persons of distinction. MR. CAMPBELL'S LETTERS FROM THE SOUTH —lndependently of their amusing interest, these letters will be found well deserving the attention of the mereaatile world. The grand political problem—whether France will relinquish or retain possession of the Algerine territory—is, very saga ciously discussed. In a conversation which Mr. Catupt:ell had with the King of the French, on his return from Alg fess to Paris, speaking of the great difficulty of relinquishing the colony, Louis Philippe put to him the question, " To whora can we restore it?" Echoing this important query, our author says, " To whom would the Algerine territory be given back? The Turks—they would immediately be at war with the Moors for superiority, and both Moors and Turks would join in op pressing the Jews. Then the Arabs would assert their inde pendence, and there would be a universal civil war. Nay, it is a doubt with me, whether, in the event of the French relin quishing Algiers, and even blowing up their forts and arse nals, the Algerines would not again rebuild their pirate ves sels, and re-act their cruelties on Christian captives." THE TEA TRADE.—The delivery last wee':: was very large, viz. 523,740 lbs. The trade is active in conse quence of the non-settlement of the dispute between the Chi nese planters and the longs at Canton, by which exports are checked. AUSTRIA AND THE AUSTRIANS —lnnumerable subjects of interest open upon us in these pages. The leading characteristics and excellences of the work are the author's account of Vienna, which differs so essentially from that of most of his predecessors—his revelations concerning Royal and diplomatic characters—his very interesting narrative relative to the son of Napoleon, which will be universally read —and his characters of Prince Metternich and others. There arc, indeed, a thousand points of attraction that present them selves in rapid succession as we read.—Court Journal We are glad to be at length able to announce an improvement in the price and demand for cotton. Since our last there has been an advance of a farthing per lb., and yes terday there was a very brisk demand. Buyers and sellers are both in somewhat better spirits, and there is in 'all respects a better feeling. The general impression seems to be that the worst is past.—Glasgow Chronicle. MR. THEODORE HOOK'S NEW NOVEL, " JACK BRAG."—Jack is a glorious fellow ; his impueence, his inve terate vulgarity, the audacious pretensions by aid of which he gets into the circle of his betters, the ludicrous expestres he is subjected to, his utter insensibility to mortification, his pre posterous blunders, and indefatigable perseverance in spite of repeated defeats—all these go to make up one of the most amusing and farcical exhibitions of character we ever met with. There never was a book wherein fun was so predominant. What a treasure for any one haunted by " the blue devils !" We advise such of our readers as may resort to the perusal of Jack's pages, to ensconce themselves in a good sturdy arm chair, capable of supporting both back and elbows during the paroxysms of laughter which will infallibly and often break out as they go through each volume. 0, rare Jack Brag I—Naval and Military Gazette. DEATH OF MR. CONSTABLE, R.A.—This un expected circumstance took place at his house in Charlotte street, Fitzroy-square, on Friday night last, and; as we under- • stand, of the prevailing epidemic, which has proved so exten sively fatal this season. Mr. Constable was much under sixty years of age, very active, and not subject to any attacks of ill Ivalth, and his constitution was considered very sound. He had attended the general assembly of the Royal Academy on Thursday evening, in their new edifice, went through tho duties with his usual alacrity, and did not complain, or appear at all ailing. After his return home, however, he felt himself unwell, yet did not think of getting medical advice imme diately, and when it did come it was too late. He died on the following night ( Friday). It is somewhat remarkable that it fell to his lot as visitor, in the living model school of the Royal Academy, to close on the previous Saturday the last and final session of the studies at Somerset-house, the whole establish blishrnent being now transferred to the new building in Tra falgar-square. Mr. Constable began his career in life at a point very remote from the paths of art, he was originally a miller—[This is another instance of genius breaking through the shell of difficulties. Claud Lorraine was apprenticed to a dealer of flour and pastry ; Rembrandt was a young miller; and we believe that William Etty, R. A. l is a mil ler's son, from Yorkshire]—near Woodbridge, in Suffolk ; but early in life he showed so strong a passion for the arts that it could not be controlled, and his friends placed him under an instructor. Mr. Farringdon, R. A., was his master for some time, and he became a student of the Royal Academy ; his improvement was rapid, and he commenced portrait painter, which he followed with much success for some years, but his taste was decidedly for landscape painting, and he finally abandoned the more lucrative walk of portraiture for the more agreeable and congenial one of which he was so fond. He was an ardent and a sincere worshipper of nature, and his natural perceptions of what was good in art were strong, and very original, and there was always a freshness of feeling about his colouring, which was in complete harmony with the scenes he was fond of painting; these, as many of our readers are aware, were generally views near the banks of rivers, canals, &c., with sedge, osier, and other aquatic features, with figures and cattle, &c., appropriate to the scenes. His mode of paint ing was very peculiar, but it embodied much truth, and good sound principles of art, which will render his works lasting. In private life, Mr. Constable was much esteemed by those who were intimate with him, and his conduct was correct in all the relations of social and domestic life. He has left seve ral children to deplore their bereavement ; they are now com plete orphans, having lest their mother about six years two ; one of his sons is a youth serving in the navy. Mr. Constable was elected a Royal Academician about twelve years since, from amongst several competitors.