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LITERATURE. ril E POETICAL WORKS OP JOHN MILTON. l ' ir-41) BY 611 BOERTON ZRYIWBS, BART. WITH IMAGINATIVE ILLUSTRATIONS ST TURNER. In Six Vols. Vol. I. London : Macrons, 1833. Before we offer any remark on the beauty, the ele i4ltee, the correc t ness , an d the portability of this edi :4 of Milton's works, we must be allowed to say a few on Sir Egerton Brydges's life of the Great r , Which forms the subject of the first Volume. ti , 1.10 poet have we so many lives as Milton ; and yet life of him, such as we ought to possess of all great Poets, philosophers, and benefactors of their species, 'gains to be written. Milton has had for biogra• Philips, Toland, Fenton, Dr. Birch, Bishop b ' ew too Dr. Johnson, Wartsn, Dr. Symmons, ha Y.eY, Todd, Mitford, and Villemaine ; to which is N . , add e d Si r E ger t o n Brydges—one of the most 9 thusi as ti c o f Milt on ' s a dmirers, and who entered 4 4 1 ) w' th e laborious task of a biographer, in order to L e minteract the poison" instilled into the public mind the perusal of Johnson's life of him, which, in Sir gertun's opinion, " is flagrantly derogatory to the 4 4 rivall e d B ar d' s f a me, both as a poet and a man." h 41 , e adds in another paragraph that " Johnson's poli -111,41 hat re d o f Milt on was neither rational nor moral." 'llislast sen t ence i s —like several to be met with in this h :lome— ea p a ble of a double interpretation, and yet 4 14 interpretations are alike unsatisfactory. We h t 'llot fairly presume that the author meant to give ression to a general proposition ; for every person lL ast L be-aware that hatred of every kind is necessarily ® floral and irrational, except when it has vice in the L eaning for its object. And yet the next most obvious aning is still less creditable to his ethical discrimi 4eation, inasmuch as all hatreds arc alike immoral. We Merely refer to this as an instance of how much over l'ettial views are apt to warp the judgment. Perhaps teething ought to be allowed to the terseness and ab ruptness of the style, which has a tendency to ob kurity. til We certainly should have liked this work better, if ,e author had troubled himself less about the criti- Z nl s of Johnson—and which, after all, are penned 2 spirit quite as impartial as the praises be 40wed on the poet by Sir Egerton Brydges , for 4t e verses which the public has lost little in con -ligiling to the exclusive perusal of critics and bioora el's. The author may possibly think that everything t i 4 l l4 Trating from such a source must be invaluable ; 14 greatly as we honour, and deeply as we revere, the L ei lios of Milton, we deny the correctness of this esti te applied to the literary labours of any man that 11 , 4 lived. That Dr. Johnson was, from the peculiar i ti tt s of his great mind, and the na ture of his studies, Pabl e o f appreciating the highest flights of Mil- Cll'a muse, is a proposition now generally admitted ; 4 neve r b e fore now have we heard it gravely and de liberat e ly asse rted that " there is not a particle of be nevolence or candour in the furious and bitter piece tt biog ra phy o f the celebrated critic." Surely there It 84 candour in concluding a criticism of " Paradise rat," by stating that the work " was not the greatest 4 4 . heroi c p oems , o nly because it was not the first." I gher praise than this no scholar, such as Johnson J 4I IY Was, could concede to the writings of a modern. h °4 oson, b e it r emembered, had been imposed upon by Lauder—at least we believe so—with regard to e originality of some of Milton's finest conceptions. T hat the critic's prejudices might have rendered this : 14 , easy task, we can readily belie v e — p re j udices have th e same effect every day, even on the strongest minds unquestionably he was sincere in his, convictions. 'Johns on was honest man—a ma:ii who had l a con kience in all that he did. He was never willingly t he slave of his prejudices, nor did he ever willingly dh ow them to bias his judgment. This, we think, I:::authors to screen his ashes from the splenetic spurnings tailors, who are themselves the nurses of prejudices h ot more amiable than those of the author of the rambler." b in som e of his strictures on the critical opinions o. r • Johnson, Sir Egerton Brydges is equally un. ~,.4 1)P Y. We shall quote one, and only one, as an in. nee fr o : No part of L'Allegro' " says Johnson, is made to arise tc ;, 4 the pl easure s of the bottle.' What sad vulgarity 1 Who Suspect that Milton would write a Bacchanalian song ?" llere the vulgarity of which Johnson was guilty id 8 in making use of the phrase bottle ; for as to the a ' we contend it was anything rather than vulgar. criti c without Johnson's great discernment, would i °t have missed all allusion to the enjoyments derived wine-bibing in this exquisite little poem ; but he 7* it at a glance, and, seeing it, paid the highest corn ritnent'to the poet in calling attention to it. F or the : 4 ) We should have no difficulty in proving that it °lll d not have derogated from the dignity of Milton the he entwined his minor poems with the branches of vine. The great Prophets in the Old Testament do ubted not the reality of such pleasures , and dis dained not the aids of such illustration, and yet we be :re th e m ost erudite infidels have never taxed Isaiah be :re vulgarity. The author elsewhere observes, that " all the labour t,1 1,c 1 all the art in the world will do nothing for poetry." A the labour and all the art in the world will not ! it e a poetical genius where nature has previously de j'ed one ; but that they will improve it where given, besides Sir Egerton Brvdges, will venture to deny. ih if fact they are the tools with which genius must work, she work successfully. The finest conceptions may la e 40 expressed as to lose half their value. Style of p r ecio us is to poetry what cutting and setting is to a stone, or dress to the human body.-4lorace, e believe, was of the same way of thinking. With the exception of these passages, and a few trl tical opinions hastily delivered, we are highly pleased pi th Sir Egerton Brydges' Life of Milton. It is un questionably a work of sterling merit, and, in a very e at degree, places the author of " Paradise Lost" in hew position before his admiring countrymen. But the whole it is the biography of the mind, if we aY use the expression, rather than the body. We r e told w hat Milton thought, where we are most anxiousl: to learn how he acted, and in what way he 7 accustomed to entertain his friends, and spend his ii lsure hours. We do not require to be told that he v ed, and thought, and wrote ; we want to know how we fared, an d th e cer t a i n h ours which he devoted to Writing and study. In fact we want what we nev er slow can obtain—the anatomy of his private lif w e * Sir Egerton Brydges tells us all that is te „ ° "tb telling of the very little that is known—and he ja :lti, it w ith th e a i r o f a gen tl eman a nd a scholar. He we think, s sometimes partial, but his partiality (if to c h it may be called) arises out of a chivalrous desire aveng e the unmerited injuries that have been heaped Il llon the memor y o f th e grea t e st poet that the world ever saw. So much for Milton's Life prefixed to this beautiful edition of his poetical works. The pictorial embellish j7nts of th e fi rs t 'v ol ume are , a " P or t ra it o f Milton," Edwards, f rom a p a i n ti ng by V er t ue , an d th e " Mus t Y r ing of th e W arr i or A nge l s ," b y B ran d ar d, f rom a de sign by Turner. Both are carefully finished. The to expressive countenance of Milton b eams w ith in -1111-ikelice,. as he rooks at yon with the eye of a ma n re intent upon what is passing in his own mind, th year2er to diseoveT f-1111/ mystcry in t'our's. Of the „ agiiiati ve illustrations it is unnecessary to say more " l an that they are finished after Turner's most careful manner. With the exception of Martin, Turner is the only living artist capable of imagining illustrative de signs for Milton's Paradise Lost. The work will be published in monthly volumes, in a size uniform with the Waverley Tales, and Bentley's Standard Novels. We can conscientiously recommend it to the extensive patronage of a British public. COURT CIRCULAR. The Landgravine of Hesse Romberg, the Princess Augusta (accompanied by Lady Louis Cornwallis), the Duke, Duchess, Prince George, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge (ac companied by Baroness Ahlefeldt) attended divine service yesterday morning, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Duchess of Kent and her Royal Highness's Household attended divine service yesterday. The Dean of Chester and the Rev. Mr. Jackson officiated. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge entertained at dinner last evening, at Cambridge House, the Hanoverian Minister and Baroness d'Ompteda, the Danish Minister and Baroness Biome, M. Lichtenberg, Baron Malorti, Sir Brook Taylor, Sir B. Stephenson, Sir L. Muller, &c. The Landgravine of Hesse Homberg and the Princess Augusta, attended by Madlle. Styne and Lady Louisa Corn wallis, honoured the Earl and Countess de Grey with a visit on Saturday, in St. James's-square. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, accompa nied by the Prince of Leinengen, leave Kensington Palace this forenoon, for Windsor Castle, to be present at the Montem. The Duke of Cumberland visited the Princess Augusta on Saturday, and in the afternoon left town for his residence at Kew. His Royal Highness had a dinner party last evening, at Kew. The Duke of Cambridge visited the London Hospital on Saturday. The Duke of Cumberland honoured the Marquis of Lon donderry with his company at dinner on Friday. The Land gravine of Hesse Homberg, the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, attended by Baroness Ahlefeldt and Sir James Reynett, were present at the evening party given by the Marchioness. The Landgravine of Hesse Homberg dined with the Princess Augusta on Saturday. Prince Jamh Aod Deen was amongst the immense con course of visitors at the Horticultural Gardens on Saturday, and recognised in the splendid collection of plants exhibited many of his native country. His Highness was particularly gratified by the musical portion of the entertainment. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign Office. It was attended by Viscount Melbourne, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscounts Duncannon, Palmerston, and Howick, Lords John Russell, Glenelg, Auckland, and Holland, Sir John Hobhouse, Messrs. Spring Rice and Poulett Thomson. The Council sat near two hours. The Greek and Mexican Ministers transacted business at the Foreign Office on Saturday. The Earl of Gosford, Sir Charles Grey, and Dr. Lushing ton visited Lord Glenelg on Saturday at the Colonial Office. The Earl of Dunraven and Lord Templemore had inter views with Viscount Melbourne on Saturday, at the Treasury. Lord Holland had a dinner party on Saturday evening, at Holland House, Kensington. Viscount Melbourne gave a Parliamentary dinner to Mem bers of the House of Commons on Saturday evening, at his residence in South-street. WINDSOR. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duke and Du chess of Gordon, and Earl and Countess Cawdor, took leave of their Majesties yesterday morning, and left the Castle for town. .._. . . . _ _ In the afternoon of Saturday their Majesties enjoyed a drive in the Great Pa& in an open carriage and four. Earl and Countess Brownlow, Earl and Countess Denbigh, and Viscountess Falkland, arrived on Saturday evening on a visit to their Majesties. There was no military inspection in the Quadrangle this ( Sunday) morning. At 11 o'clock the King and Queen, ac eompanied by the visiters and suite, attended Divine Service at St. George's Chapel. The prayers were read by the Rev. J. Butterfield, and the Communion Service by the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Moore. The Rev. Dr. Marsham, the Canon in residence, delivered an able sermon, taking his text from the 22d chap. of Proverbs, verse 2.—" I will love thee, Oh Lord," M S., by Mr. Eloey, the new organist, was the anthem. After luncheon the King enjoyed a carriage airing in the green drives of the Great Park. The Queen attended the evening service at St. George's Chapel. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Prin cess Victoria, and a distinguished party, are expected at the Castle to-morrow. They will accompany their Majesties to the Montem on Tuesday. Princess Augusta is also expected at Frog-more, and the Landgravine at the Castle for the occa sion. Tho weather is at present most propitious, and should it continue so this will be one of the most brilliant of these triennial festivals. The dresses of the Captain, his officers, and their attendants, are very splendid. Ascot races commence on Tuesday, the 16th, and will, as usual, be honoured by the presence of the Court. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Lord and Lady Ashtown and Miss French, at the Bruns wick Hotel, Hanover-square, from Southampton. DEPARTURES. The Dowager Countess of Hardwicke, from Titteahanger, Herts ; Colonel and Mrs. Chatterton, from Harley-street, for Brighton ; Sir Robert and Lady Sheffield for ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Ladbroke for ditto ; Mrs. Dorrien, for ditto ; Messrs. Montagu, for ditto ; Mrs. and the Misses Kaye, for ditto ; the Hon. and Rev. Dean of Windsor, for Nocton ; Colonel Knox, from Grosvenor-square, on a tour ; Lady Bagot, from the Terrace Hotel (late Prince Mons' villa), on a tour ; Cap tain and Lady Annabelle Ramsden, from Cavendish-square, for Sotherton Hall, Yorkshire ; Sir William Pilkington, Bart., from the Blenheim Hotel, on a tour ; General and Mrs. Hewitt, from ditto, for Gloucestershire; Sir William and Lady Bough ton, for Downton Hall, Shropshire. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. There was a musical melange at this Theatre, on Saturday evening, consisting of sacred and profane music, and much on the plan of the ordinary oratorios. The orchestra occupied the whole breadth of the stage, and the singers the front. Very little attention was paid to the order of the performances as set down in the bills, some of the singers having, it seems, made up their minds that the order which best suited their own con venience, should be the one adopted. Most of the Italian singers who had to appear in the different acts, preferred dis posing of their budget with the shortest possible delay. Some did not come at all, and others walked off before their time. The house expressed much discontent at these irregularities, and took its revanche on Mademoiselle Grisi, by making her go through her duet of the letter scene, in the Barber of Se ville, a second time. Several apologies and explanations were offered by Mr. Cooper, who had to make himself heard as often as any of the singers. Miss Kemble made her first public appearance in the " Holy, holy, Lord God Almighty," of Handel, and the principal scena in Der Freischutz, which she gave in the German words. Her voice is a mezzo soprano of good quality, but limited power. She is well taught, and may become a singer in time. LONDON ALMS-HOUSES. The third anniversary dinner in commemoration of the foundation of the London Almshouses (in lieu of an illumina tion on the passing of the Reform Bill ) was held on Saturday at the London Tavern, Lord Brougham in the chair. About a hundred and fifty gentlemen were present, among whom we observed Messrs. O'Connell, Crawford, Patteson, Bannerman, and several other Members of Parliament. The Noble Chair man and Mr. O'Connell were enthusiastically greeted on en tering the room. We cannot say much in praise either of the dinner, the vocalism, or the arrangements in general. On the removal of the cloth, the first toast given was, " The King ; and may he never forget that the crown is held in trust to promote and secure the happiness of the people" (three times three). Other loyal toasts, accompanied with appro priate glees, followed in due order. The one best received was, " The Duke of Sussex, the illustrious patron of art and science, and the zealous advocate of liberal institutions." The CHAIRMAN then rose, and said that the two next toasts, " His Majesty's Ministers," and " Prosperity to the London Alms-houses"—(Cheers)—be should propose together, for that institution originated in the great measure with which his Majesty's Ministers were so closely identified.—( Loud cheers. ) Having himself been one of the Administration by whom tit° Reform Bill was produced—(immense cheering)—he felt some delicacy in proposing this toast; but as it was a public question, he should feel justified in waiving all personal feel ing, more particularly as his Majesty's Ministers had just pro duced a measure of Corporation Reform, which he looked upon as a glorious following up of Parliamentary Reform.—( Cheers. ) Indeed the latter measure he considered but as a seed from which the present Government were to raise a rich harvest of fruit, not, however, by forcing, but by fostering.—(Renewed cheers.) But to effect this great result the hearty support of the people was indispensably necessary. Indeed the present was a crisis at which such support was more than ever needed, for he would not attempt to deny that never was a Govern ment more confessedly in want of popular aid than the present. In addition to a formidable majority leagued against them in the House of Lords—( Hear, hear)—they had in the House of Commons to combat a powerful Opposition, amounting to nearly one half the representation, and what was worse, an Opposition composed of a compact and resolute body, while their own party was split in half a dozen sections.—( Hear, hear.) But though thus comparatively weak in point of numbers, he was proud to say that the present Ministry were strong in honesty of purpose —strong in the rights they had to guide them--strong, he trusted, in the support of their country.—(Cheers.) This was the support on which alone it could stand ; for should it desert and disregard the people, it would leek in vain for Court favour, and would be insulted, mocked, and turned out, with the contempt of the Court which it had sought to fawn upon, and the detestation of the people whom it had betrayed.—(Cheers.) No Ministry whatever could stand without the support of the people—it was the breath of their nostrils.—( Cheers.) He had saki, four years since, that no Ministry ought to stand without the support of the people : he would now say—looking to the progress of public feeling and opinion—that no Ministry could stand with out it.—( Cheers.) He would not even except tllo present Administration, and lie knew their honesty and good sense too well to suppose that they would be angry with him for saying so. Moreover, it was the duty of the people closely to AN, LONDON, MONDAY, JrNE 8, 1835, Watch Ministers Every Ministry, good, bad, or indifferent, otight to have a dose and vigilant eye kept on their proceed ings. The best men, however excellent their iniention§, *tie not a whit the worse for being well watched, and none such could be offended at it.--(Cheers.) When in office he had always challenged inquiry, only bespeaking a candid examination, and in his present position he retained the same decided opinion of the necessity of the people exercising a vi gilance of watchfulness over all the Members of the Govern ment—still claiming that it should be carried on in a fair and candid spirit. These few political apophthegms which— visionary though he had been called—he thought had a suffi cient practical tendency—( A laugh)—he would conclude by proposing, " His Majesty's Ministers, and the prosperity of the London Alms-Houses." The toast was drunk with three times three. The Noble CHAIRMAN then proposed the next toast ; " The Poople, and may they never forget their duty to themselves and their posterity."—( Cheers.) He looked upon the people as the source of all power, and in the proper and legitimate exercise of that power they were ever omnipotent. It was to the people that we should look to defend the rights and privi leges which belonged to the citizens of a free State. Of their protection from foreign invasion he thanked God there was no longer need.—( Cheers.) Of invasion the British nation had never had occasion to fear, but from a country to which hap pily we are now allied by the closest ties of kindred and con nection, the great, generous, and enlightened people of France.— (Loud cheers.) He had lately sojourned in several of the provinces of that fine country, and he had everywhere had the delight of finding that there existed the warmest and most generous kindness towards England. The monstrous, un-Christian, and insensate feeling of mutual jealousy and hatred which had for so many centuries prevailed between the two countries, with such dreadful consequences to both, was now happily at an end, and whatever little differences still prevailed, he was sure were easy of reconcilement ; and he was sure that the present enlightened Government of either country, acting on sound principles, would hasten to put an end to the slight remnant of unpleasant feeling which still mu tually existed. So far from England and France being the natural enemies of each other, as had been pretended, the in terests of both countries were closely identified.—( Cheers.) The toast proposed by the Noble Chairman was then drunk with enthusiastic applause. The next toast was, " The Liberty of the Press, and the im mediate repeal of the most pernicious of all taxes, the Taxes on Knowledge." The Noble Chairman said this toast had formerly been often drunk in Westminster, in the following form—" The Liberty of the Press—it is like the, air wo breathe—if we have it not, we perish."—( Cheers ) It was, true that the air in question in some cases partook of the na ture of an east wind ohat it was sometimes impregnated with the most noxious vapours, and conveyed to the ear harsh and grating sounds, disgusting falsehoods, contagious, pestilential, and slanderous indecency—( Cheers)—yet no man out of St. Luke's or Bedlam would abuse the air because the exceptions to its utility were so numerous.—( Cheers.) He had just re commended them, as the means to attain good government, to keep a watchful eye on whatever Ministry was in office ; the same vigilance would procure for them a free and a pure press. When they found a newspaper become corrupt, let them treat it with the indifferdisce, contempt, or indignation it deserved : they would soon find the remedy effective.— On the other hand, let them not fail to support that portion of the press which did its duty manfully and honestly, even in some cases in opposition to its own interest. The taxes on knowledge were described on the toast-paper as pernicious : pernicious was an expression hardly strong enough: he should call them infamous—he was going to say infernal.—( Cheers and laughter.) It was not very easy, however, to get this view of the case before the public, for the newspapers them selves were, in most cases, very careful in saying nothing about the matter : " not that they cared about it on their account ; oh, no ; they were quite disinterested parties--( A laugh)—all that they feared was, that if the tax were taken off, the public would be shocked with the appearance of blasphemous, ob scene, and seditious papers !"—( Renewed laughter.) Now he ( Lord B.) very much doubted whether any change of cir cumstances could increase the number of obscene, seditious, and blasphemous, certainly not of slanderous papers ; indeed, if Ministers would take off this tax, he would guarantee them against any increase in such publications. Some of the most ably conducted papers, with a disinterested honesty and man liness which did them honour, even now strongly advocated the repeal of the tax. The tax on newspapers was the more to be deplored, because it poisoned the source of that which as most important to the people—political knowledge. If, instead of six or seven, there were sixty or seventy daily news papers, all ignorance on political subjects would be at an end. The cost of a daily London newspaper nearly amounted to a poor man's income ; but that was not the worst of the mono poly. It gave to six or seven persons the privilege of usher. mg their opinions to the world, shutting out the lights of those who, but for the itiposition of this tax, would render the most important service to society. The whole of the tax should be removed ; for if half remained, the mischief would be very little diminished,—(The toast was drunk with great enthu siasm.) Mr. CRAWFORD, one of the Members for the City, then pro posed " The health of Lord Brougham and the Cause of Universal Education," which produced several rounds of applause. The Noble CHAIRMAN said that he was exceedingly touched by the kindness with which the toast had been received; but he was so accustomed to experience kindness in the city of London, that he was not surprised to meet it on the present occasion. If he was presumptuous, the fault was not his, it was their own. But this was not the only occasion which made him exult and glory in being a freeman of the city of London, which had ever been the cradle of civil and religious liberty.—(Cheers.) The proudest and most exalted man might be vain of belonging to that city. In the long and dark and dreary time of oppression—the time of terror, as it was properly called—when men were persecuted, and about to be delivered over to the executioner, then it was that London ju ries stood between the patriot and the oppressor; in the pre sent day those tyrannies would not be attempted—the influ ence of popular opinion, and the increased intelligence of the people, would deter any Ministry from attempting such pro secutions, either in England or Scotland, or even in Ireland, which, as some gentlemen could testify, had been long conse irated to persecution. This spirit, he was proud to say, was not confined to our own country—he saw in other countries a spirit springing up which would burst the fetters of despotism. When he looked at home, and considered the sentiments ut tered only the night before in the House of Commons by a leading Conservative, on a question affecting the existence of the strongholds of Toryism, he could not but think that not only Tory power, but Tory opinion was on the wane. (Cheers.) This being the case, he thought it would be fac tious—almost factious—to reject the converts. Mr. Write then read a list of the subscribers and donors to the Institution, the aggregate of whose contributions amount ed to a considerable extent. Among them we noticed the Corporation of London, donors of 1,5001.—( Immense cheer ing) ; Mr. G. Alliston, 1001. ; J. Bish, Esq., M.P., 201. ; Wynn Ellis, Esq., 10 guineas ; George Grote, Esq., M. P., 20/. ; Alderman Harmer, 10 guineas ; Sir John Key, 1001. ; Alderman Lainson, 101. ; Alderman Pirie, 20 guineas ; Mr. Peck, 20/. ; Lord John Russell, 10 guineas ; Mr. Sheriff Ra phael, 20 guineas ; Alderman Wood, 201; Alderman Wilson, 20 guineas, &c. &c. The CHAIRMAN proposed the healths of—" The Members for the City," which, he said, had never before been so ably and fairly represented. Mr. PATTESON returned thanks, and expressed his regret at the unavoidable absence of Messrs. Grote and Alderman \Vood. Mr. CRAWFORD, in returning thanks, said that, although he had the other night voted against the Ballot, he should still narrowly watch the course of events ; and, if circum stances should arise to induce him to alter his opinion on the subject, he was still open to conviction. In what he had done, as in what he should do, he acted solely upon his own judg ment.—( Cheers. ) The CHAIRMAN said the next toast he had to propose re lated to the situation of the sister country.—( Cheers.) He might venture to say that in Parliament or out of Parliament, in power or out of power, no man had laboured more in stating and deploring the wrongs of Ireland than himself. He could venture to say that no man, in or out of Parliament, had, through a long series of years, laboured to the same ex tent as he had done in enforcing and submitting to the public consideration the woes and wrongs under which Ireland had so long suffered. There might be differences of opinion as to the extent of those wrongs—there might be differences of opinion as to their remedies ; but he held it to be self-evident that many wrongs were in existence—deep, injurious, anii, long-felt—which still afflicted Ireland. That such was the case no man could deny. He had, however, now that con solatory and confident hope, that a different state of 'things was likely to ensue, and that some remedy for those grievances was at hand. The present Ministry, he was confident, would speedily redress all the wrongs of Ireland, and that, too, in such a way as to get rid of the question of the repeal of the Union, respecting which he and his Hon. and Learned Friend the Member for Dublin differed so completely. In conclusion, the Noble Lord proposed "The health of Daniel O'Connell, Esq. ; redress of the wrongs of Ireland, and happiness to her people." The toast was hailed with vehement and long-con tinued cheering. Mr. O'CONNELL, in returning thanks, said the Noble Lord had coupled two topics with his name—" Redress of the wrongs of Ireland, and happiness to her people." Now, if Government would take care of the one, they need not tro uble themselves about the other, for the Irish people were quite sufficiently inclined to happiness if their neighbours would let them.—( Hear, hear.) The wrongs of Ireland indeed called for redress ; they were neither inflicted by Nature nor Nature's God ; her soil was rich and fruitful ; her people well disposed, brave, and industrious ; yet for centuries had their lot been the depth of misery and oppression.—( Hear, hear.) Her wrongs had hitherto been but partially understood here, for her oppressors had been not the English people, but English Governments.—( Cheers.) Now, however, these wrongs began to be felt and protested against by the great and generous English nation, and the hope of speedy restoration to freedom and happiness began to dawn upon the Irish people. The claims of the Irish representatives on the kind and grateful feelings of the English people were manifold ; in no case had they ever neglected, either by voice or vote, to promote the cause of civil and religious liberty. It was to the 68 Irish Mem bers that the nation mainly owed the final triumph of the great Reform measure. As to the repeal of the Union, all he de sired was such justice to Ireland as would render that mea sure unnecessary. Let but the Irish people participate in the benefits of the Reform Bill, and all repeal agitation would cease for ever.—(Cheers.) One great step towards this, would be to extend to Ireland the advantages of the glorious Corporation Reform measure which Lord John Russell had the night before brought forward in a speech of such com prehensive eloquence and manly simplicity.—( Cheers.) The Hon. and Learned Gentleman concluded with a few other ob servations, amidst load applause. The next toast was, " The City of London—its Municipal Institutions ; and its Commercial Interests."—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The - Memory of William Smith, and the cause of Civil and Religious Liberty," which was drunk in silence. The " Healtbs of the President, Vice- President, and Offi cers of the Institution," were then drunk, and thanks were returned by Mr. Warwick Weston and Mr. Schoolbridge. The Health of the Stewards" was the last toast proposed, after which the Chairman retired amidst immense cheering, and the company separated. HARROW SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY. The annual dinner of Noblemen and Gentlemen educated at Harrow School took place on Saturday, at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's, and was more numerously attended than on any preceding occasion, principally owing to its being understood that Sir Robert Peel would fill the Chair. Nearly 100 Noblemen and Gentlemen, all having been educated at Harrow, were present. Shortly before eight o'clock the company sat down to a sumptuous dinner, after which, the health of the " King;" the " Queen," "the Princess Victoria, and the rest of the Royal Family," were severally drunk, accompanied with the warmest demonstrations of loyalty. Sir ROBERT PEEL, in proposing the next toast, the " Gover nors of Harrow School," observed that, although they wore self-elected, he believed they stood in no need of reform.— ( Cheers. ) The Marquis of ABERCORN said that it having devolved upon him to return thanks, he felt it quite unnecessary to expatiate on the merits of the school, they had only to turn their eyes to the illustrious statesman who filled the chair.—( Loud cheers.) No argument was needed to point out what might be the future results of Harrow School—all that was necessary was to ex press his conviction that it had done its duty in sending forth so great a man.—( Loud cheers.) Sir ROBERT PEEL in proposing the health of Dr. Longley (head master of Harrow School), passed a high eulogium on the talents and merits of that distinguished scholar. Dr. LONGLEY returned thanks. He wished the toast which he had to propose had fallen into more able hands than his own ; he felt quite inadequate to expatiate on the merits of the dis tinguished individual to whom he alluded, but he took courage from the circumstance that no encomiums were necessary to attract their attention; he need hardly say that he was about to propose the health of the Right Hon. Gentleman who filled the Chair. —( Loud and long-continued cheers, with waving of handkerchiefs, which continued for several minutes.) It would be very presumptuous in him (Dr. L.) to attempt giving the slightest sketch of the bright career of the illustrious States man who had reflected so much honour on Harrow School— ( Renewed cheers)—who, by his upright and independent coneuct, and splendid talents, had, he could most safely say, gained the confidence of the country.—( Cheers.) The health of Sir Robert Peel was then drunk with three times three, " one cheer more," and accompanied with the loudest cheers. Sir ROBERT PEEL rose amidst renewed cheers. Considering that to be a day set apart for a festive purpose, he would avoid any reference to political topics.—( Loud cheers.) He felt it important to future anniversaries to avoid any allusion to such questions, but, as in past-gone times, to have one day's rest, and to obliterate political dissensions.—( Cheers.) The Right Hon. Baronet then proceeded to express the satisfaction be had experienced on revisiting Harrow School on Thursday last, when the speeches were delivered, and the reminiscences to which it gave rise. He had the honour of being on the same form with the greatest poet of modern times. He felt proud in so stating, that he was a competitor with him in a strenuous but generous rivalry. He need hardly say that he alluded to an illustrious Harrovian, Lord Byron.—( Cheers.) He recollected perfectly well when that eminent poet was in the speech room, and felt all that bashfulness or diffidence for which he is so well known, had to recite passages from the " 2Eneid," and in the dialogue between Tronus and Latinus he ( Sir Robert Peel) personified the latter, and to encourage his drooping spirits, told him— " Et opes Italum belloque intacta juventas." —( Cheers.) In conclusion, he could not but recall to mind the powerful influence of early impressions—prejudices they might be called by some—but he never could not forget the words of the poet, who, in allusion to our national feelings, observed that they " Float in the very atmosphere of our public schools." —( Cheers.) The Right Hon. Baronet concluded by drinking " Prosperity to the Harrow School," which was drunk amidst long and continued cheers. Dr. DRURY returned thanks. A variety of other toasts were given ; when, upon Sir Robert Peel retiring from the Chair, he was greeted with every mark of respect, and the company separated shortly after 11 o'cloek. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SUNDERLAND RACES—THuBspar, JUNE 4. Match, 50 sovs.—Mr. Winter's Doctor beat Mr. Beewiek's Tom boy in a canter. A Purse of not more than 50 sovs., free for any horse, &c. ; 3 yrs old,6st. 101 b. ; 4 yrs, 7st. 71b. ; 5 yrs, Bst. 31b. ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Heats two miles. Captain Potts's Enchantress , 4 yrs 1 1 Mr. Skipsey's System, 4 yrs Mr. Baird's Jenny Deans, 4 yrs... ... 3 0 Mr. Ramsden's The Knight, aged 0 3 Mr. Hutchinson's Ballot, 3 yrs A Silver Cup of 50 gs., for horses not thorough-bred, list. each. Gentlemen riders. Heats, two miles. Mr. Robertson's Manager .. 2 6 1 1 Mr. W. Carr's The Camel, aged Captain Potts's The Cornet 4 5 0 dr M r . Simpson's Meg, 5 yrs Mr. H. Chaytor's ch. f. by Bob Logic, 4 yrs 5 drawn Mr. Hunter's Mermaid, aged Mr. Thomas's Eliza, aged A Purse of 50 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, for hackneys not thorough-bred, 9st. 71b. each. Heats, two miles. Captain Potts's Wallsend, 6 yrs ... Mr. Heron's Fanny , 4 yrs ... 2 0 Mr. Malet's The Gipsey, aged Mr. Morrison's Miss Blemish, 6 yrs Mr. Winter's Doctor, 6 yrs FRIDAY. _ Match, 50 sovs.—Mr. Beswick's Joanna beat Mr. Stephenson's Lady Louisa. Fifty SOTS. given by by the Members for the borough, for horses of all ages. ; 3 yrs old, 7st. 71b. ; 4 yrs, Bst. 51b. ; 5 yrs, 9st. 31b. ; 6 yrs and aged, lOst. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Heats. Two miles. Captain Potts's Enchantress, 4 yrs Mr. Jenning's Ariel, 3 yrs Mr. Skipsey's System, 4 yrs ... .%lr. ..•._ . . _ J .,......i, -_ . Mr. Roberts's br. c. by Camel, 4 yrs... 4 2 Mr. Hutchinson's Ballot, 3 yrs A Purse, not exceeding 50 sous., free for any horse, &c. Heats, two miles. Mr. Ramsdon's b. g. The Knight, aged ...Boy 2 1 1 Mr. Skipsey's br. c. System, 4 yrs. Mr. Clark's b. m. Sailor's Joy, 5 yrs. ... ...... Mr. Jenning's b. m. by Velocipede, 4 yrs. Mr. Lockey s Chance , 3 yrs 5 dr Purse, not exceeding 50 gs., added to a Sweepstakes of 1 sou. each. Mr. Jenning's b. g. by Canteen. 5 yrs Mr. Roberts's br. c. by Camel, 4 yrs ... ...... Mr. H. Chaytor's Josiah ... SATURDAY. A Silver Cup, value fifty pounds, given by the Ladies of Sunder land, for horses, &c., bona fide the property of gentlemen of the borough. Mr. Chaytor's ch. f. 9 st. 71 b. Mr. Malet's b. m. Gipsey, aged, Bst Mr. William's gr. g. Consul, 10st. slb Mr. W. Carr's br. g. Camel, Ilst. 71 b. Mr. Stevenson's ch. m. Lady Louisa , B st 5 5 Mr. J. Carr's br. g. Dick, lOst. 71b. A Piece of Plate, not exceeding fifty pounds, for ponies not ex ceeding 13} hands high. Feather weights. Two mile heats. Mr. Kirkaldy's b. h. Tam O'Shanter 1 1 Mr. Thomson's ch. m. Isabella Mr. Simpson's g. m. Marion Mr. Usher's bL h. Steam Mr. Robson's g. m. Matilda A Sweepstakes of one sou. each for beaten horses, with a Purse not exceeding 50 sous., added from the Racing Fund. Weights the same as the members, 501. Heats two miles. Mr. Jenning's b. h. Arid, 3 yrs Mr. Clark's b. m. Sailor's Joy, 3 yrs 2 dr. Mr. Skipsey's br. c. System, 4 yrs. NAAS RACES, FRIDAY. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. pp. 30 added, for hunters. Two mile heats. Mr. Hobson's Arab Mr. G. parry's f. by Battledore ... 1 2 2 Six others started, but were not placed Hunter' half-bred Stakes—Sweepstakes 15 sovs. each. One mile and a half heats Mr. Knaresboro's b. c. Rollicker, by Roller Mr. A. Mansfield's ch. f., by Speculation SATURDAY. Sweepstakes of 2 soya. pp., to which was added the Ladies' Purse of 30 sovs. for all horses, &c., that ran and saved their distance during the meeting Mr. A. Mansfield's Fly, 7st. 71b. Mr. Knaresboro's Nahramatta, Bst. 21b. Mr. Duffy's Madame Pasta, 9st. 101 b. Mr. W. Mansfield's Pollytrashery, Bst. 91b. Mr. W. Mansfield's Ruby, Bst. 61b The Battersby Whip—Sweepstakes, 15 guineas, 10 ft. Two mil es. Mr. M'Evoy's b. c. Rolliker, 3 yrs., walked over. Mr. Battersby's ch. f. Turconkan paid forfeit. 1 1 ENTS FOR 1835. JULY. Haverfordwest AUGUST The Pottery •••••• Worcester ... ............... .:: Brighton ..................... . York ........................... . Wolverhampton Huntingdon .............•••••• Devon and Exeter 'Stockton. ... Burton-on-Trent Stourbridge Weymouth Newport Pagnel SEPTEDIBIta. Warwick . Lichfield Leicester Doncaster Heaton Park Blandford .. Walssall Lincoln Newmarket First October OCTOBER. Caledonian Hunt Newmarket Second Oct Newmarket Houghton The Net Produce in the subsequent Years, at the same rates of Duty, and upon the same Consumption, would conse quently have amounted to the same stun The Alterations which have taken place in the Rates of Duty, operating upon thesame consumption, would haveocca sioned, in the first year, an increase of And, in the last two years, a deficiency of 120311,992 182,413 21,611,992 E 9,871 The Produce of the Revenue, in the three Years respectively, would thus have amounted to The Actual produce has been 21,794,405 21,823,606 21,512,1'21 21,248,843 The Difference being Surplus Receipt accruing from an in crease in the Quantities charged with 9uty Deficiency of Receipt occasioned by a diminution in the Quantities charged with Duty 34,261 EXCISE. An Account of the Total Produce of the Duti( Years ended January 5, 1833, 1834, and showing the Variations in the Amount then culated to be made in each of the last Thi ration in the Rates of Duty, and comparing with such Estimated Variations. The Net Produce of thel Duties of Excise, for t the yeaz ended Jan. 5, 1832, was £14,068,621 10 11 The Net Produce in the subsequent years,at the same rates of Duty, and ul.on the same Con sumption, would con sequently have been the same The total Reductions by alterations of rates of duty upon the same quantities consumed, would have been in each year Which would have red duced the amount of f revenue of each year to' The actual produce has been The difference being in. crease by increased con sumption 263,278 1836. 121,611,992 454,729 21,157,2f3 21,564,039 401%716 ,s of Excise, in the 1835, respectively ; !of which were cal- ee Years, by Alte le Actual Produce 'Years ended January 5. 18.'33. 1834. I 1835. £. 8. d. X. 4. d. 6. d. 14,068,621 16 11 14,068,621 16 11 14,068,621 16 11 427,501 9 8 827,482 13 7 1,121,676 5 1 13,641,120 7 3 13,241,13 ) 3 412,947,9451110 14,4'33,766 3 0 14,3(9,310 3 11 14,522,297 5 4 792,645 15 9 1,(568,171 0 7 1,574,351 13 6 Naria.—The Produce of Excise Duties throughout the above Account has been stated exclusive of the Tea Duty, which was transferred to the Customs from 22d April, 1834, and will be included in the Return under this Order from that Department. STAMPS (UNITED KINGDOM). An Account of the Total Produce of the Revenue of Stamps in the Years ended January 5, 1833, 1834, and 1835, respectively ; showing the Variations in the Amount thereof, which were cal culated to be made in each of the last Three Years by Altera tion in the Rates of Duty, and comparing the Actual Produce with such Estimated Variations. Years ended January 5.; r- 1,33. 1834. 183.1 The Net Produce of the Du- X. sd. X. s. d. X. a. d. ties of Stamps for the Year ended Jan 5, 1812, was £6,950,903 8 3 The Net Produce in the sub sequent years, at the same rates of Duty and at the same rate of Production, would consequently have been the same 0,950,905 8 3 6,950,905 8 3 6,950,905 8 3 The Total Resiuctions by the repeal of duties, and by al terations in the rates of Duty upon the scale of net produce, estimated as above, would have been in each year, as nearly as can be ascertained 0,028 0 0 76,838 0 0 190,944 0 0 Which would have reduced the amount of revenue in each year to The actual produce has been 7,118,396 3 4 7,129,839 0 21 7,161,931 3 4,4 Actual Increase, after al lowing for the sum lost by the repeal of the above duties ASSESSED TAXES, An Account of the Total Produce of the Revenues of Stamps and Taxes in the Years ended January 5, 1833, 1834, and 1835, re spectively ; showing the Variations in the Amount thereof, which were calculated to be made in each of the last Three Years by alteration in the Rates of Duty, and comparing the Actual Pro duce with such Estimated Variations. Years ended April 5. ASSESSED TAXES. f"- ----j —% 1833. 1831. i 1E35 --- —,---- Amount of Duty assessed for the year 1811, X. X. Z. ei.ding April 5, 1832, assumed as a Stan dard for computing the variations of the, s ucceeding year Estimated Loss by reduction of rates, and by duties repealed and exemptions granted 46,232 461,961 ! 1,7C6,695 -- --'—..— Estimated Duty, after deducting estimated, loss, assuming that the establishments , had remained as in the year 1831 4,248,862 3, 35,93.31 2,351,190 Actual amount of Assessments ' 4,359,824 .1,939,424 ' 2,84,000 Excess of Assessments, arising from increase!---- ---. ----.. of establishments, and from articles more completely brought into charge , 113,162 108,491 . 1.07,9/1 PARODY ON " THE HARP THAT ONCE THROUGH TARA'S HALLS." The Trump, that oft in former days With Tory praises rung, Now sounds as low in Tory praise As if those Gents. were strung So—Fortune flies the grasping race ; So—Trick, and Fudge, are o'er, And he that once enjoy'd a place Enjoys a place no more. No more shall Tory, to his wish, On fish and loaf be fed; The pool is gone that bred the fish, The hand that dealt the bread, And Freedom's voice, stretched far and wide, So deafens sea and shore, That Tories pale in corners hide, And tremble at her roar. Portobello, June 2, 1835. M. Y. FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS for the WEEK THIS EVENING. Sir Robert and Lady Peel's Dinner and Evening Party. Lord and Lady Farnborough's Dinner Party. Dinner to the Master-General of the Ordnance by the Officers of the Royal Artillery, Woolwich. Lady Emily Balfeur's second Ball, Grosvenor-square. Mrs. Marshall's Concert, Grosvenor-street. Lady Ogle's Assembly , Belgrave-square.l Mrs. Ede's Quadrille Party, Harley-street. TO-MORROW. The Countess of Winterton's Ball, Regent's-park. Lady Domvile's Ball, Arlington-street, Grosvenor-square. Mrs. Perkins's Quadrille Party, Chester-terrace. Eton Montem. WEDNESDAY. The King's Levee, St. James's. Earl of Chesterfield's Dinner Party, Chesterfield House. Mrs. Collins's Quadrille Party, Manchester-square. Mrs. Warren's Soiree, Russell-square. Almack's Grand Ball. THURSDAY. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent's Dinner Party, Ken sington Palace. The Duke of Devonshire's Grand Ball, Devonshire House. Mr. Holmes's Morning Concert, at the Hanover-square Rooms, under high patronage. Mrs. Browning's Quadrille Party, Berkeley-square. Mrs. Dower's Quadrille Party, York-place. Mrs. R. Solly's Soiree, Wimpole-street. FRIDAY. Earl and Countess De Grey's Dinner and Evening party, St. James's-square. Earl and Countess of Jersey's Dinner Party, to meet their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Berkeley-square. Grand Fancy Dress Ball, for the benefit of the Caledonian Asy lum and Scottish Hospital, Willis's Rooms. Mrs. Wallace's Dejeune, Cremorne House, Chelsea., Mrs. Drake's Ball, Belgrave-square. SATURDAY. Marquis of Salisbury's Dinner Party. SUNDAY. The Russian Ambassador's Grand Dinner Party at Ashburnham. house. THE WEEK. THIS DAY. WEDNESDAY. SATURDAY. Royal Institution, three p.m. Mr. Faraday on Metals ; Tin.. —Ath,exaum. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR Geographical Society, nine, p.m. Alarylebone Literary and Scientific Institution, half-past eight, p.m. Dr. Lardner on the Pleasures, &c., of Science. TO-MORROW. Zoological, half-past eight, p.m. Scientific Business. Society of Arts, eight, p.m. Evening Illustrations; last meeting. Mr. Gardner on the Trigonometrical Survey of Great Britain. Medico-Botanical Society, eight, p.m. Bova Institution, three p.m. Mr. T. Webster on Geology, &c. The Surface of the Globe. Geological, half-past eight, p.m. Society of Arts, half-past seven, p.m. Royal Institution, three, pm. Mr. Lindley on Cryptogamic Plants ; last Lecture City of London Literary and Scientific Institution. Dr. S. Smith on Indigestion. - FRIDAY. Astronomical Society, eight, eight, p.m. Royal Institution, half-past eight, p.m. Last meeting announced. TURF APPOINT JUNE. South Shields Manchester ... Reigate Ascot ..... Newton Tenbury Knighton Bibury Club Buxton Hampton Nottingham 3 [Mir. 10l . 23 - - - - - Bath Ludlow Newmarket Wenlock Mansfield Liverpool July Cheltenham Derby Lancaster Newcastle-under- Lyme , Gloucester Hereford Bridgnorth Winchester Stockbridge Goodwood 71 . 221 . 261 ~ 261 PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. CUSTOMS (UNITED KINGDOM.) An Account of the Total Produce of the Duties of Customs in the Years ended Jan. 5, 1833, 1834, and 1835, respectively ; show ing the Variations in the Amount thereof which were calculated to be made in each of the last Three Years, by Alterations in the Rates of Duty, and comparing the Actual Produce with such Estimated Variations. The Net Produce in the Year coded sth January, 1813, of the Duties which now constitute the Revenue of Customs, wa5...£21,811,992 Years ended January 5, 1833. 1 SU. T REMEN DO , ER STORM.. ( From the Manchester Guardian.) On Wednesday last this town and its neighbourhood were visited by a thunder-storm of more than ordinary violence and duration, and which proved fatal to at least one individual, and marks of its effects have been left in various other points of the town. The storm, which appeared to come from the West, commenced about one o'clock, and lasted until nearly three, during which time there was very heavy rain on all the Southerly side of the town, and especially in Hulme and Ard wick, where the principal violence of the storm appears to have fallen. The individual who lost his life on the occasion was Richard Shuttleworth, surveyor of the Gorton road. Is ap pears that he had been at Longsight, and was returning in wards Manchester about two o'clock, when the violence of the storm was greatest. He was walking on the foot-path, about one hundred yards beyond the Shakspeare Inn. He was, we believe, just opposite the house of Mr. Powell , in Ardwick place, and that gentleman, who happened to be looking out of the window at the same time, saw an umbrella which Shuttleworth carried over his head apparently enveloped in flame, and in an instant afterwards he dropped upon the. footpath, and was never seen to move afterwards. Mr. - Powell immediately hastened to the spot, accompanied by one or two other persons who had seen the man fall, and he was conveyed to the Shakspeare Inn, where a surgeon promptly attended him, and tried to bleed him in the jugular vein ; but he was quite dead. On examining his person and dress, some appearances presented themselves which, coupled with other facts that were observed, seem to show that the electrid fluid, in this case, as in some others, proceeded, not from the clouds, but from the earth. In the first place, just at the moment when Shuttleworth was killed, several persons who happened to be in the neighbourhood witnessed explosions of electric fluid at different points on the road, just as if so many pistols had been fired out of the ground. One of these explosions appears to have taken place under Shuttleworth's right foot. Round the heel of the shoe was a row of strong nails, which seem to have conducted into the shoe a larger quantity of the electric fluid than could be transmitted up wards by any conducting substance which presented itself; and the shoe-heel had been torn. asunder along the hne of nails, whilst the upper-leather had been torn out at the side. The left shoe did not exhibit any mark of injury ; so that there had either been no communication of electric fluid from the earth to it, or it had been only in such quantity as could be conducted upwards. The stocking on the right leg was much burnt, and a long gaiter which he wore was torn open in various places. His person, from the right foot up to the head, exhibited strong marks of being scorched, and his whiskers and eyebrows were burnt off. The unfortunate deceased was about 52 years of age, and very highly respected in his situation, which he had filled for a num ber of years. He has left a wife and four children, all of whom, however, arc grown up. Another point which the lightning appears to have struck with considerable force, though without any fatal result, is a row of six small houses in Back Silver-street, Hulme. Seve ral of the chimnics and walls bear visible marks of the pro gress of the electric fluid. In one of these.houses, an old wo man named Mary Boffey, who was washing clothes in au earthenware mug under the window, having turned to the fire to dry some clothes, felt a severe blow on the head, as if from a brick-bat, which threw her down on the floor, where she remained for some time in a state of insensibility. When the storm commenced the daughter of Boffey, who is the mother of several children, ran into the third house in the order de scribed, taking with her her little boy. She was struck as she was sitting near the window holding the boy's hand, was thrown upon her knees on the floor, and for some time was unable to rise. On recovering herself she found that her left hand was deprived of its muscular power, and the finger nails were quite black. She obtained the use of the hand again, although it still remains numb, by bath ing it in hot water. At the same time she was hurled down, her little boy cried out, " Oh, my foot !" and as soon as she was able to examine it she found one of his feet of a purplish colour, somewhat resembling the discolouration produced on the skin by exploded gunpowder. He was unable to stand for some time ; but after using some applica tion supplied by a druggist, he was able to walk, though he is still lame from the effects of the shock. In a chamber in the same house, a cane enclosing a dirk was split up into strips. In the sixth house of the row, a woman who was washing near the window when the lightning Lame exclaimed, " I must shift from here ; I can't stand this ;" and immediately she was struck on the head, so as to throw her forward on to the mug. In the same house another female, a fustian-cutter, who had been sharpening her knife in the cellar, was returning, when she felt a blow on her head, and at the same time perceived what she describes as " thousands of sparks flashing." In every case in this neighbourhood, including one in which two little girls at a school were knocked down by the shock, the smell of sul phur is stated to have been so strong as to be almost suffo cating. All these shocks were felt about the same time, as nearly as could be ascertained, namely, shortly after two o'clock in the afternoon. The General Steam Navigation Company's Mail Packet, the William Jollift'e, from Hamburg, arrived off the Custom-house, at 3 o'clock P.M. on Saturday. Also, the Lord Melville, from Calais. Col. Austin and family, Mr. Daubeny and family, Mr. Morland, Monsieur David, &c., took their departure yesterday for Antwerp, in the General Steam Navigation Company's packet, the Tourist. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.—The friends of civil and religious liberty in Bungay have invited Mr. John Childs to a Public Dinner on Friday, the 19th instant, to testify their gra titude for the impulse which he has, by exposing the iniquities of the Ecclesiastical Court, given to the cause of national Re form. Sir Thomas Beevor, Bart., in the Chair.—Norwich Mercury. A new Novel from Cooper is an event of marked prominence in the literary world. His forthcoming produc tion is to be entitled The Monikins." How innumerable are those who feel indebted to this great master of fiction for some of the most delightful of their solitary hours—hours re deemed from the cares of the world by the magic of his pen ! And to what fresh and new scenes does he not transport his readers ! He makes them familiar with the vast sea, no less in its beauty and romance than in its terror, as the most fearful home of the tempest and the battle. Then, for delineations of the humours of the sons of ocean, who can match with Cooper? But if his genius as a naval novelist is unrivalled, so also is it in those tales of which the scene is laid in the in terminable prairies and primeval forests of his native land. PORTRAIT OF MUNDIG, THE WINNER OF THE Life in London and Sporting Chronicle, of Sunday next, June 14, will contain an accurate Portrait of Mundig, by Mr. Herring, the celebrated animal painter, with all the Sporting News of the week—important Cricket Matches—Trotting Matches—the Practical Angler, No. 3. Wrestling—Aquatic Sports, &c.—the usual copious Political and Domestic Miscellany—ln the Gallery of Comicalities, a humourous Scetch, entitled " Touching the Spanish," or the Carlos Rocket on the Stock Exchange. Bell's Life, of June 7, had the best account of Epsom Races. Price of Bell's Life in London, 7d. Office, 170, Strand. An edition for the country published early on Saturday afternoon. On Saturday evening, between eleven and twelve o'clock, an appalling outrage was committed upon the per son of a quiet, inoffensive man, named John Henry Pedley, by a man named Robert Potter. The circumstances, as col lected upon the spot by the reporter, were as follow :—Mr. Pedley, who is brother to the celebrated soda water and gin ger-beer manufacturer in Oxford-street and the Strand, lived at No. 3, Salutation-court, St. Giles's, next to Lascelles place, and the accused with his wife resided in the first floor at the next door, No. 2. At about half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday night, Potter, who is what is called a vice-man, at a coacn-maker's in Long-acre, went home in a state of intoxi cation, and quarrelled with his wife. He beat her with great violence, and the whole neighbourhood was in a state of alarm, from the cries of " Murder" sent forth by the unfortunate woman. At length Mr. Pedley, thinking that, as a neigh bour, a remonstrance on his part might have the effect of quieting Potter, went into the apartment of the latter, and endeavoured to prevail on him to abstain from further vio lence towards his wife. Potter, however, seemed deter mined upon mischief, and struck his wife several times, until she ran out into the Court, and called out for protectiosl. Several young men, living close by, had assembled about the door, and as Potter came out, pursuing his wife, threatening to kill her, they laid hold of him, while Mr. Pedley caught Mrs. Potter in his arms, assuring her that she was safe. All at once Potter broke loose from those who had seized him, and ran up stairs ; and returning in about a minute with a sharp table knife in his hand, he made a rush at poor Pedley, and thrust the knife into his bowels just above the navel, at the same time drawing the deadly instrument across, so as to bring it nearly to the ribs of the unfortunate man. Pedley screamed out, " 0 God ! he has cut my bowels out ;" and placing his hands towards the lower part of his person, absolutely held his intestines until those about him, assisted by policeman Edward Davies, No. 74, E, placed him on a shutter, and con veyed him to the Middlesex Hospital, where he was attended by the house-surgeon and the other gentlemen of the esta blishment, by whom, it is needless to say, every possible attention was given, and the dreadful wound was sewn up, but not the least hope was entertained of his recovery. Davies, the constable, in the midst of the confusion, before Mr. Pedley was removed to the hospital, missed Potter, and running up to his apartment, found him lying on his bed, and was compelled to drag him off. Underneath where he had lain the constable found the knife with which the wound had been inflicted, still wet with blood. Potter was taken to the station house in George-street, St. Giles's and a watch set over him during the night. Yes terday, at one o'clock, a communication was received by the inspector on duty at the station-house, from the house-sur geon of the hospital, that Pedley was in so bad a state that he could not survive many hours, in consequence of which Mr. Laing, the Magistrate of Hatton-garden, who happened to be at home at his chambers in the Temple, was sent to, and went to the bedside of the wounded man to take his statement of the affair. The accused person, Potter, was at the same time taken from the George-street station-house to the hospital, strongly handcuffed, in the custody of Sergeant Palmer and Davies, the constable. He was conducted into the room, and Pedley being warned by the surgeon that he was not likely to survive, related the circumstances as they are above described. At the conclusion of the examination, which was very short, Pedley was much exhausted. Potter was conducted by the police-officers back to the station-house. When asked if he had anything to say, he-stated that he, was very drunk, and did not know what .he did.: Heljak: no recollection of having a knife with hini,..4,0 he 113 . 01 .4 rer3r sorry for having hurt the poor fellow. -...,*1145)i-.wks.:a, col lector of_rents for Mr. Groat, the proprastottol:t* l houses in Salutation-court, who lives in Churc h St. bly, la a g tO may )on, 100 000 0 to 'any the nte- rhea pre date it cted haw I his went is a aged their lack!* 130 s fBq 3 If.° )01e' 0 e.d• . 2 6 3 8 3 8 4 0 ei 6 4 0 1 2 0 10 Niter — Liocier OS 4 g I tit iren t trsa° l aivg for lean s Flollr it of erior «~ ~._ F