The Sun. — London, England, 1835-04-21 00:00:00

- • LITERATURE. ‘: THE ,PEOPLE, OR THE PEERAGE? Novs, IXTAODUCTORT LETTER TO EDWARD LYTTO.V BULWER, ESQ. Seco*d Edition. Edward Churton, London. This pamphlet was wr itt en b e f ore th e res i gna ti on of the Tory Ministry, and seems to have been intended It s a word o f a d v i ce to the electors, under the impression That ON Conservatives would not resign, but would "s:ort to the desperate alternative of a second dissolu -lon of Parliament. The author, therefore, addressing himself to the nation, takes up the question of whether :` the People or th e P eerage " s h a ll h ence f or th ru l e 14 . this country ; o r , i n o th er wor d s , w h e th er the king u°,lll shall be governed according to the opinions and Personal int erests o f t h e P eers, or the pr i nc i p l es o f the 1 011 / 1 Bill ? Although the resignation of the or y Administration has rendered unnecessary the ilmnediate object of this pamphlet, yet we fear that the Positi on of the House of Lords to the measures of R ef orm which the new; Ministry will immediately pro , will soon ren d er t h e remar k s o f the author equally PPlicable. They are written with force and vigour ; e , we think that they would have lost none of their :ea had th ey b een con fi ne d to the political sins of Zte British Aristocracy. The two extremes—the ghest and lowest classes—are . known to be, in all countries, the most vicious and profligate ; but the l u estion in this case is a political one, and to speak of the personal profligacy of the aristocracy as individuals, is t 0 seek f or an a ddi t i ona l argument aga i nst t h em, an!.ch th e i r opponents, Heaven knows, do not require, an d which, even if they did, would be a very b a d t lxiliary. T he absurdity in principle, and the bad affects in practice, of hereditary legislation, need no uxiliaries to render the vices of that system perfectly evident. THE EPPING HUNT. 14 ...."er, since Nimrod first made war on beasts, and Arced th e woo dl an d -green w i t h purp l e dye, " did hunting Z nis e a better day's sport than yesterday at Epping. ell . an early h our i n t h e morn i ng t h e proud array of t a l eh .cli rY of W a ppi ng an d Whi tec h ape l, an d all the hunts por'e of the East were abroad, trotting towards Hainault lh St on horses of all colours and sizes, with l ong t a il s , t i l °rt tails and many .. without ever a tail at all ;" whilst h l e ladies , v arrayed after their own particular taste, r e p os ed to , l eideles of all sorts and sizes, from the gaudy barouche t h at ",safety spring-waggon, which bore on its side a pledge goods were safely removed." As might be expected, t ni the heterwrenous mass of vehicles which cove re d th e bri°ad--frOnl the collection of the strong and the weak, the w ," and the slow—there were frequent collisions, and to ox "teh the countenances of the ever-shifting mass was in thePre„,ssiblY amusing. We pass over the preparations of o rll'ing, and leave Mr. Hume to calculate the quan th. beef and ham that was cut into sandwiches, and toe gallons' of spirits consumed at the Roebuck public tp4s,et,' low down the Forest, and at the Bald-faced Stag, p e "" top of the hill. We can only ejaculate Shaks 4?ehtite." are'a benevolent wish, " May good digestion wait on Between twelve and one o'clock there was a might °• host of merry lieges assembled at the brow ski r ! e Fairmead Bottom, whilst the Pollard Oaks, which and E the Bottom on either side, were filled with all orders s een d egrees of men and boys. When the stag-cart was of floe°llling over the hill by the E: - .ldfaced Stag, hundreds • top , rs etnen rushed g a ll a ntly f orwar d t o escor t it t o t h e 1 0 4, ° I Pairm ea d- -.midst much chatting, laughing, and hal ; and wh i l st t h e l a di es were be seec hi ng the gentle fort; not to b e too venturesome, an d the gentlemen gasping 4 00 breath a t the thoughts of the perils of the day, the of the cart was opened, when out bounced a young d iv "c , With a chaplet of flowers round his neck, a girth of f,.!ts-coloured ribbons, and a long silk streamer depending - ura the summit of his branching horns, who, having caught 4 4_ ihrtuPse of the hounds and the huntsmen, bounded off e u i gh the covers towards Woodford, and was ultimately nobody knew how nor where. For a considerable t r after the departure of th e s t ag , t h ere were seen gen erne, . . 6. Li running about without their horses, and horses gal iipg e about with ou t th e i r gent l emen, and everybody ask which way " the t l—d an i ma l" h a d gone ; but nobody psi.w any thing about it. The way to town now became le describable scene,—the vehicles congregated by the ti eo tr s to the hunt throughout the day, resumed their rno ro,A and until long after the sun had gone down, th e E ssex tiv't4ll did not cease to disgorge incongruitie s on ly t o b e ~,Fd by the figures and exhibitions in Dutch and Flemish SHIPPING. -(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. trblitAL, A PRIL 20.—Wind W. N. W.—Arrived the Elizabeth, Ar r ;„ st ° l l, from Belfast; and the Ann, Thompson, from Newry. f rom the river and sailed, the Scotia, Liddle, for Ny b ., 4-se n til e, B ; Nancy, Way, for Dublin ; London, Pitcher, for t," l-141 ; and the Aurora Liberal, Contendt, for St. Übes. p.a.rsmotrrit, APRIL 20.—Wind W. piLMOUTH, APRIL 19.—Wind N., fresh breezes. th e e sT OFFICE NOTICE.—His Majesty's Brig Nautilus for to n Li sbon Mail of this day, the 21st inst., letters in time to likirtv,ew evening, 22d. His Majestj's ship Firefly fur the Cadiz vrediterranean Mail of the Ist of May. fa t i, AR/POET, APRIL 19.—The General Sharpe is about 21 C os under at low water, but expected to be raised. "qs, APRIL 20.—Arrived the Rowley, Carr, from sip per Pt '- L.. APRIL 9 0.—Arrived off, the Sarah, Webber, --,114 Charente. / e lt as ST °L, APRIL 20.—Arrived the Corcyra, N ew , f rom aClt li n a " ' , t iIIEAD APRIL 19.—Arrived off, the Monarch, M on - St. Lucia. pal' vtll P o ol., APRIL 19.—Ar r i v ed th e Mi sc hi e f, B rown , f rom Z 4ll °. Off port, the Arethusa, —, from Barbadoes. ARPIL 19.—Arrived the Mary, Owens, from London. „,,s' l4 -, Ma llen 19 .—A r rived the Twist, Emery, f rom ta 4"'sero na. RLIGOLAND APRIL I5.—A board of a vessel's bulwarks, 4 1 4 t ,, vv ° hinge s , an d t h e wor d" Nil e " i n l arge ye ll ow letters, Pki h r Cask containing so me re fi ne d camp h or , an o ld b oat teealted black, with two blue and green stripes, and several Isk ln tPieces o f wrec k , h ave b een p i c k ed up lately near this 1 4 6 . Itvloinen, APRIL 3.—The Felix, Ewers, from Konigs. 1 4 8 1 enalea°,ergen, is on shore near this pl ace , w ith l oss o f ma i n - ~ L v ky, ° sok APRIL 19. —The Eliza, Bourk, for Madras, put IVi tee jesterd ay after be i ng in contact with the Lancashire qtr, for Trieste, but received little damage. A schooner, Or IZ a tos, &c. from the wrec k o f th e L ar k, hence to N ew t° the sunk near t h e S. W. pass o f t h e Mi ss i ssippi prev i ous ki th , a I st ult. April 20.--A bark is on shore near the R oc k, io Unkn own. lilt.,llvAL, A PRIL :'.—The roadstead was open till the 27th et W hen drift ice coming down the gulf blocked it up ; it is %:ated only for a few days. A sloop and a brig are in the surrounded by ice. lieter74lAVEN, APRIL 18.—The Rochdale, Tucker, bound to Plindland, whilst •riding in the roadstead y es t er d a y, was 11, 1 t, ` eil l of by the Delaval, of Goole, received d amage , an d ' Ant into the harbour to repair. k ek e, Heinri c k, S c h wartz , f rom L u b ec to R eva l, was on shore th e e l ne latte r port t h e 2d i nstant , an d f u ll o f water — part o f , Th argo saved in aitlamaged state. e h General Brown, Lowden, bound to Alexandria, put 'Kt° Liverpool yesterday, leaky. '" Eclipse, Sutler, bound to Davis' Straits, put back to ~a t erbc . ,3 'Re m • - sat-t the 12th instant, leaky, having encountered a tre -100.11 gale from S. W. to N. N. W. on th e 7th instant, about 'no es N. o f t h e F eroe I s l an d s. I % Ti4 ° Sarah Margaret Molley, Galway, from Ballina, with ,rof rudder, struck on a rock, bound t o N ew Y or k. th e Josephine, Zoetliff, bound to Antwerp, was on s h ore i n av ver part o f G ravesen d R eac h yesterday. The Jesse, Stewart, from the Isle of Alan, was on shore near Owe on the 18th inst. THE MARKETS -(THIS DAY). 2,,----- H AY MARKETS. —(A l t rer Load of 36 Trusses.) 8 he a B a E y R AND It i etvA tA _y_y Lowl an d Meadow 1-lay £4 5 to £4 IC 00 0 0 17% 1 1 6 init i t 4ay 415 5 5 tIOL-Oand Meadow o and Rye grass Hay at r ilaY 4 15 5 15 '4aw • 20 to .4:2 5 i Wheat Straw 2 7 210 lc D:'Be h ea .... '''''' 1 SMITHFIELD AIYY Lowland Meadow Hay £4 0 to £4 5 41 7 4 Pirt;' ,. t ti l ay 4 15 5 0 el ov ' -pland Di tto and Rye-grass Hay f at ZHAY (extra fine ..t 515 Generally -..--• ,1 15 , 10 t aW ......... 12 oto£2 5 i W heat Straw 14 ° :rile m e a HUNGERFORD. £4 0 to £4 5 k 4i ll r a ovinf il a ay 0 0 0 e LN e 11301 Ditto y I : t Vertn y d . . Meadow and Rye grass Hay . ................... s 'o 5 5 . 4 10 5 lo 5t'aW.... ................ . i . ij . ..f . ; .. .4 .[ . Wii . Lt straw ••••••••••• geldAl, A -. ' - ' l ' P UGILISTIC CONTEST.—An inquest was le v Wednesday, at Gloucester, on the body of T. Ricketts, tlar b ,"' e °f age. The deceased and a young man named Ili k . t -a , rt, bad a private pique, and on Tuesday evening, agree geTt° uecide their dispute by fighting, proceeded to the Mill eeaseear B arton -street, when after fighting an hour, the de kove; was knocked down and unable to rise. He was re kt to a friend's house ; when Mr. Clutterbuck, surgeon, . 81 411 t ent ilt„f f or, but he exp i re d soon a f ter. Verdict—Man ter -, Assiz aginst Harman, who was comitted for trial at th e es a .--Clielte n h am Journal. m PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY. The Milk bt LORDS did not meet yesterday. the tommoNs, after notice of a motion on ag,ricultu tal distress had been given by the Marquis of CHANO.OIS Mr. F. BARING rose and moved for BdVd . ral inore new writs. Colonel SIIITHORP objected to the length of the adjourn ment, in a' singularly amusing speech. Mr. O:CONNELL replied, congratulating the Gallant Colonel o I bit temper and taste, in a vein of irony- and searching sarcasm. Mr. SINCLAIR supposed the structure of the Ministry was frail, as it wanted the colossal column from the Giant's Cause way. Mr. SHELL gave notice, for a future day, of a reso lution declaring that no person appointed to any ecclesias tical dignity in Ireland, should claim a vested interest in it,. in case of subequent abolition by Parliament. Sir R. INGLis stated that on the Hon. and Learned Member's making that motion, he should move that the:oath—be had taken should be read. Mr. TooxE made (but afterviards, abandoned) a motion having for its object the • progress of private Bills, without reference to the adjournment. The House then adjourned to the 12th May. ELECTION PETITIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) DAYS APPOINTED FOR CONSIDERING PETITIONS COMPLAINING. OF UNDUE ELECTIONS AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES Carnarvon Borough—Thursday, June 18, at three. Belfast--Thursday, June 18, at a quarter after three. Worcestershire (East)—Tuesday, June 16, at three. Tralee—Tuesday, June 16,. at a quarter after three. Bolton—Thursday, June 11, at three. Kerry—Thursday, June 11, at a quarter after three. Monmouth Borough—Tuesday, June 2, at three. Limerick City—Tuesday, June 2, at a quarter after three. Horsham—Tuesday, May 26, at three. Cork County—Tuesday, May 26, at a quarter after three. Ennis—Thursday, May 21, at three. - Halifax—Thursday, May 21, at a quarter after three. Youghal—Tuesday, May 19, at three. Roscommon—Tuesday, May 19, at a quarter after three. ST. MARTIN'S IN THE FIELDS. (THIS DAY.) The polling for the election of parish officers recommenced this morning, and as the votes came in very slowly, about 12 o'clock one of the parishioners proposed that the polling should then close; This was objected to, and a resolution was then proposed by Mr. POUNCEY, seconded by Mr. LEONARD, and carried, " that the poll should finally close at 6 o'clock this evening." Mr. COBBE T T ann oun c e d hi s i n t en ti on o f mov i ng a resolution for the appointment of scrutineers, as soon as the poll had finally closed. It is reported that Edward Lytton Bulwer, Esq., is shortly to be created a baronet. Lord Melbourne has appointed J. Young, Esq., to be his Lordship's Private Secretary. Lord John Russell has appointed Mr. Charles Gore to be his Lordship's Private Secretary. Mr. Stanley, the new Secretary of the Treasury, hakappointed Mr. George Arbuthnot to, be his Private Se cretary. Lord Arthur Lennox does not accompany Sir Robert Barclay to the lonian Islands, as it was some time since his Lordship's intention to have done. The period of his Lordship's marriage with the beautiful and accomplished daughter of Lady C. Bury is, we believe, not yet finally arranged. It - is very generally understood that Sir Charles Cockerell, Bart. will be included in the first creation of Peers by the new Whig Administration, under the title of Bunn Sesincote. Sir Charles's name has been found in the majo rity against Sir Robert Peel's Ministry in almost all the late important divisions. Worcester Herald. Thomas Campbell, Esq., " the bard of Hope," has written to England, expressing his intention of returning in a short time. It has been erroneously stated that Mr. Campbell travelled alone to the Barbary States ; there was a sort of ex pedition of three French savans, who started from Paris on scientific pursuits, and invited him to join them in France, which he did; . thence the party proceeded to Constantinople, and will visit most of the interesting southern places, where, it is said, Mr. C. has found many novel themes for his poetical talent. When, on the death of the Empress Catherine, Paul ascended the Russian throne, he went, accompanied only by his two eldest sons, the Grand Dukes Alexander and Con stantine, to the castle in which state prisoners were confined, released Koskiusco, and in the following words did homage to his virtues restore to you your sword, General, asking you topledge your word never more to use it against the Rus sians." Koskiusco is said to have declined the sword, saying " I need none, having now no mother land;" but pledged his word as the price of his liberty. The Czar then inquired whither the released prisoners would go; to which Koskiusko firmly replied, " To America, where I shall find brothers in arms, andslorious recollections." THE SPITAL SERMON.—Yesterday the boys of Christ's Hospital walked from their school in procession, each Master being at the head of the school over which he pre sides, the bo3 s in the mathematical school carrying their various instruments, accompanied by the Masters and Stewards to the Royal Exchange, from whence they proceeded to the Mansion-House, where they .were joined by the Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, the Sheriffs, Aldermen, Recorder, Chamberlain, Town Clerk, the Governors of Christ's, St. Bartholomew's, St. Thomas's, Bridewell, and Bethlehem Hospitals, and various City officers, with their Ladies. From thence the cavalcade proceeded to Christ Church, where a sermon was preached by the Bishop of Oxford on the Resur rection, and an anthem sung by the children. This day they will have the honour of being presented individually to the Lord Mayor, who will afterwards accompany them to Christ Church, where a sermon will be preached by the Rev. S. M. Anderson, Chaplain to the Queen. THE REGENT'S PARK.—OPENING OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE INTERIOR OF THE REGENT'S PARK TO THE PUBLIC.—The Commissioners of Woods and Forests have acceded to the request presented to them by the inhabitants of St. Marylebone and St. Pancras, to open the east side of the Regent's Park. They have caused numerous serpentine gravel walks to be made, and several beautiful plantations, in which, and by the side of the walks, are numerous garden seats placed for the accommodation of the visitors. A broad and extensive gravel walk, with rows of trees six deep, now grown to a considerable size, extending from Park-square, through the entire line of the Park, to the Zoological Gardens, has been completed. On Easter Sanday the various promenades were thrown open to the public, and during the afternoon the interior of the Park presented a numerous assemblage of well dressed persons. Another superb promenade, a mile and a half in length, extending from Gloucester-gate to the seat of the Earl of Dundonald, is also thrown open, the palings having been removed from the side of the footpath. Singular as it may appear, the postage of a news paper from Greenwich to London is charged 3d„ while the same paper sent from London to Greenwich is charged only id. CRITERION OF HEALTH.--I asked a worthy pater familias, the father of twenty-seven children (says Hoff man in his Winter in the Far West), if the country ( Virginia) was healthy. " Healthy, Sir," be replied, " that it is— healthy and poor ; ten people run away where one dies in it." A correspondent asserts that the true reason why London pickpockets are said to make the best shepherds in New South Wales is that they have been such adapts at fleec ing in the mother country. THE HOSIERY TRADE.—There is a great demand at the present time for goods for the foreign market, chiefly the United States. Wide frames that have been lying idle for the last eighteen months are now everywhere fully employed to complete the orders received from America. The home trade is rather dull. —Leicester Chronicle. LONDON NORTHERN RAILROAD.—This truly national and splendid project is likely to be carried into opera tion without delay, as it has received the countenance and strong support of gentlemen in whom Yorkshire reposes the utmost confidence, and whose wealth and influence are suffi cient to give permanence and importance to any undertaking in which they may embark. Mr. Walker, the engineer, in pursuance of instructions, is now surveying the whole of the line as laid down by Mr. Cundy, and will shortly make his report as to its comparative advantages. NOVEL PROJECT.—The farmers of Driffield and its neighbourhood, observing that other trades appear to thrive better than their own, are about to form a joist-stock com pany for the purpose of erecting extensive premises and esta blishing a mart for all the several branches of trade now car ried on in that rising town ; and their expectation appears to be that they will thus concentrate the business of supplying an extensive agricultural district with the various articles of traffic. The shareholders are to be farmers exclusively, and the support of that class generally is confidently calculated upon. A piece of ground in a central situation in Driffield has been already obtained, and by the Ist of May active ope rations will commence.—Hull Observer. " The present " lions" in society are two Turkish gentlemen, who have come over here, not attached t o diplo matic affairs, but as mere travellers, to see and judge for them selves respecting European manners and customs. One is a Colonel in the Turkish army, a son of the Grand Vizier, and wears a decoration equivalent to our Grand Cross of the Bath ; he is about thirty years of age. The other is considerably younger, but equals in unperturbed gravity, his senior com panion. They mix a great deal in society, but appear as if they rather endured than enjoyed it ; although among these passive -mannered and taciturn people it would be difficult to ascertain what would afford them either interest or amuse ment. RESUMPTION OF TRADE.—London was rarely known to be so full of buyers of manufactured goods as it is at this moment. No sooner was the fate of the Tory Govern ment known, and the prospect of a settled Administration re cognised, than country dealers flocked to town to make their purchases. At the Gerard's Hall Hotel, which being situated just in the centre of the commission houses is the chief resort of the country buyers, the numbers who have applied for beds have been beyond all precedent—upwards of 70 already lodge out of the Hotel. Had such an influx occurred after to-day, it might be accounted for by " the turn of the month," which is a custom of the trade allowing goods bought after the 20th to be considered as bought in the ensuing month, and conse quently enlarging the credit ; but the great influx took place at the beginning of last week, clearly proving that the trade, as well as the funds of the country, have received a decided im petus from the overthrow of the Tory Qovernment. VIE SUN, LONDON, VIESDAY, APRIL 21, 1835. DUBLIN. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) A declaration published at. Cambridge on the 11th of March by ow itieintiet•s, of 0,6 ign6te, against the Org.t cutieth of Electors for using the privileges of judging far themelves, is .a docinnent of which the. Clergy of the ChlifEh ilia iihona habit; might dell be proud: It shows that the pitiful and dastardly system of terra, by which the freedom of the British Constitution is so often violated and invaded, does not pervade the whole body of the Clergy ; but that it contains men who do not believe that the danger which threatens, or seems to threaten the Church, is to be repelled by a daring attack upon the rights of the subject. " We," say the respectable individuals who have sub. scribed this paper, " We look upon the elective franchise as a sacred trust, for the conscientious discharge of which a man is deeply responsible ; and every species of undue in terference, directly or indirectly, with that trust (such as threatening tradesmen with loss of business, or dismissing dependents for daring to judge and act in opposition to the political principles of their employers) is, in our opinion, a gross breach of public and private morality, being an at tempt to constrain a man to do that which his conscience diSapproves, by appealing to his fears and his interests." These sentiments are excellent ; nor is it the least part of their merit that they are impartial and irrespective in their application, conveying an equal degree of censure on the turbulent proscriptions of the mob, and the coldblooded reprisals of the offended Oligarch. They reprobate alike the exclusive dealing preached up by agitators, and the ejectment proceises and other modes of revenge, at which landlords and their underlings are so deplorably adroit. A gentleman near Carlow has been so impressed by their force and truth, .that he has caused several hundred copies of the declaration to be struck off and distributed in that and the adjacent county, to the present social, or rather anti-social, condition of which it offers most appropriate and season able counsel. In order to draw the popular attention to it, he has prefixed the following short preface, and I have heard, that persons of the most conflicting political opinions and deeply implicated in the practices resorted - to by both the extremes, to control the free-will of the constituent body, have acknowledged the truth and justice of the re monstrance. " FREEDOM OF ELECTION. " The following declaration has been lately put forth by the principals and directors of several colleges, in the Uni versity of Cambridge. It breathes the true and pure spirit of liberty, and of the British Constitution. It is only ne cessary that such sentiments should be generally impressed upon the minds of all classes of persons, to render the ex ercise of the elective franchise a safe and delightful privi lege, and its decisions the real expression of the will of the majority. It is by acting up to such just and honourable views that the necessity of recurring to the VOTE BY BALLOT may be avoided, and therefore to every friend of religion and morality, to whatever party he may belong,' is this admirable declaration of fifty-one clergymen of the Church of England most earnestly recommended." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—You are perfectly right in your remark of Satur day, that " Toryism is in its nature unalterable. Its very foundation is arbitrary power." This is a truth which Englishmen ought never to lose sight of, and they who neglect to thunder it in their ears are guilty of a gross abandonment of duty. The -" pressure from without" may compel the disciples of Machiavelli to varnish their deeds and lower their insolent tone, but the animus directing the whole remains untouched, and will pierce through the flimsy texture of unprevailing caution. A thick wall, of prejudices encircles Tory movements, impregnable against the attacks of reason or experience ; in vain does prophetic history un fold her pages steeped in human gore, Toryism still pursues the same path which was traced by barbarian hands. The encouragement given to the arts and sciences, together with the immense expansion of useful knowledge, have neces sarily polished the frame of society, and superinduced habits and customs of a more rational and ameliorating kind ; but the evil genius of tyranny yet hovers over the land, and does not the less fatally wield its sceptre, because assuming a milder and more inviting form. We shuddet at the prac tices of remote, ages, when the inventor of a new instrument for excruciating his fellow-creatures was handsomely re warded for his ingenuity ; when the whisper of Liberty was hushed by the poisoned cup ; when the vindicator of his own and the world's rights was silently removed, and never again heard of. But some plea can be offered in extenua tion even of these dark proceedings. The deep ignorance in which the mind was immersed fostered the, perhaps, naturally harsh feelings of the man, and the absence of ail laws left him.the dangerous power of being able to execute them. The despotic lords, moreover, were surrounded by cringing emissaries, at hand, ready and eager to take hints for wromands ; gloomy expectants, " By the hand of nature mark'd, - Quoted and signed to do a deed of shame." . . Besides, the unchecked violence and open profligacy were sufficient to ignite the patriot's zeal, to spur him on in his noble exertions, and, daring the horrors of the dungeon and the rack, to glory in the palm of martyrdom. In those days you were not encumbered with lukewarm friends, or lured to your fate by treacherous enemies ; there was no halting-place between a determined adherent . and a relent less adversary. Such was Toryism seated in the Inquisitorial chair, with all its engines of cruelty. The system is the same to-day, though it cannot be enforced alike. The Protean demon no longer appears in the abhorred garb of the murderer, but like a shadow it flits before our eyes, and thrusts its pale corrupting hand amid our institutions. Toryism is the embodied spirit of 'that love of evil which clings to our natures, and until some Hercules shall arise, it will never be eradicated. It is a tree Cosmopolite ; and wherever power and riches exist, there it dwells, encompassed by numerous votaries, between whom is a Masonic sign, which confounds all nations without distinction. The more our faculties develop themselves, the more dim will this shadow be to our view'; but we must not flatter ourselves to put it to flight at once. This visionary fabric, so far from being " baseless," is founded in the mind ; the root of the evil is there, and can - only.be struck at by the axe of time. A sudden revolution may hurl the defenders of a principle into oblivion and contempt, but the lapse of time alone can destroy principle itself. The influence of Toryism is gone with the power that kept it in action, but, like the vulture of Mount Caucasus, it is still gnawing upon the vitals of Liberty, which, though continually devoured, are never diminished. It would be a fatal error to imagine the fall of the Tories implies that of their principles : we have ac complished, as it were, a mere manual task, and now is beginning that mental labour which will require the aid of the good. Let public indignation settle men, but principles must be dealt with by the slower hand of reason. We cannot yet annihilate Toryism, but, by a steady course of liberal measures, we may render it impotent to do harm ; our care must be to enlighten the understanding, and firmly but mildly to clear away the rubbish of superstition which defaces politics ; it is thus that the mind will at length be cast in a finer mould, and, fortified by more elevated notions, indignantly spurn the grovelling views of arbitrary Toryism. MILO. SOCIETA ARMONICA. The third meeting of this excellent Association was held yesterday evening in the spacious Concert-room attached to the King's Theatre. The performance contained the new grand characteristic sintonia of Spohr (No. 4) ; the overtures to Euryanthe ;by Weber, ZaMpa, by Herold ; and Midsummer's Night's Dream, by Mendelsohn ; a quartet in G major by Mayseder, and a trio of Handel in G minor. The principal performers, vocal and instrumental, were Grise, Rubini, Giubilei, Dragonetti, Lindley, and Mori, the last of whom led the orchestra. We have, on a former occasion, noticed the symphony of Spohr, " Die Weihe der Tone." The attempt to describe by musical expression the origin and progress of sound, as developed by animated nature, with its effects on the imagination and passions, belongs to the highest grade of the art. Of the four movements of which this composition consists the third was the best executed. The solos for the clarionet and cello, in the second movement, were delightfully played by Will mar and Lindley. The " Alarch to the Battle-field," and the " Hymn of Thanksgiving after Victory," as also the exquisite dirge, were very effectively performed. The Tie• cution of the overtures deserves the same commendation. Mr. Mori kindly sank his merits as a writer, and played a concerto for the violin, by Mayseder, with consummate ability. Messrs. Lindley, Griesbach, and Watkins accom panied him. The composer, however, has erroneously dig nified. the production as a quartet. Handel's trio, de- Alightfnlly performed by Mori, Lindley, and Dragonetti, was, rapturously encored. Rubini sang Beethoven's deli cionS aria, " Adelaida." The transposition from the key of B flat to C natural, was, we presume, to render the singer's performance more effective. Madlle. Grisi sang some rificiamenti of Rossini and Marliani although she had been requested, as we understand, by the Directors, to select classical compositions. If this lady can neither understand or relish the writings of the first masters, she is mistaken if she imagines that the English musical public are equally deficient in taste. If she presumes on the ap plause showered upon her at the Opera, by individuals whose pretensions to fashion and judgment are alike equi vocal, her contempt of audiences elsewhere may be resented in a way that may be at once unexpected and distasteful. The room was well attended, and the 'concert was consi dered the best of the series. " Do you like novels ?" said a Miss Languish to her up-country lover. " I can't say," answered he, " for I never ate any ; but I can tell you what, I'm tremendous at a young possum !"--American Paper. COtfitT eIttetILAR: The Princess Augusta, attended by Miss Wynyard, left her residence at St. James's, at half-past 11 o'clock yesterday Mottling,. in a Carriage and four, for Frogmore Lodge. The Duke bf Cumberland returned to town on Sunday from kew. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the nrelOn-atice. It was attended by Viscount Melbourne, the 11{arquig LangdOwne; Lord John Rtissell, Viscount Palmer ston, the Right Hon. Charles ()ram, Mr. Spring Rice, Lord Auckland, Sir John Hobhouse, Viscount Duneannoni Lord Holland, the - Right Hon. Poulett Thomson, and Viscount Howick. This was the first Cabinet Council held since the appoint ment of the new Ministry, The Council met at three, and broke up at half-past five o'clock, The Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers assembled yester day afternoon at the Foreign-office, and were introduced to Viscount Palmerston his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Their Excellencies came in full costume. There were present the Austrian, Russian, and French Ambassadors; the Sardinian, Neapolitan, Prussian, Wurtemberg, Hanoverian, Belgic, Buenos Ayres, Nether lands, Danish, Mexican, Portuguese, Brazilian, Greek, Spanish, and Saxon Ministers ; the Turkish and Bavarian Special Ministers; the United States and Swedish Charges d'Affaires. Some of the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers afterwards visited Viscount Melbourne, at his residence in South-street. Lord Holland had a dinner party last evening at Holland House, Kensington. One hundred and sixty eight poor men and women received 13s. each yesterday, at the Almonry-office, as his Majesty's Gate Alms. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl and Countess of Rosse, the Ladies Parson, and the Hon. Lawrence Parson, at Symmons's Hotel, St. James's street from Ireland ; Lord Wallace, in Brooke-street, from a tour ; Sir Francis Goodricke, Bart. from Norfolk ; the Hon. Thomas Grenville, from his seat, Dropmore, Berks; the Earl of Kenmare, at Crawley's Hotel, Albemarle -street, from Ire land ; C. J. Auriol, Esq., in Park-street, Grosvenor-square, from his seat in Herts ; Captain and Mrs. Hawkins, in Gros venor-street, from Bath. DEPARTURES. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, for Windsor Castle; the Duke of Norfolk, yesterday, for his seat, Fornham, Bury, St. Edmund's, Suffolk ' • Lord Francis Egerton, for his seat, Oat lands ; Lord and Lady De Grey, yesterday, from St. James's square, to Wrest Park. Bedfordshire ; Sir Thomas Farquhar, Bart. for Sevenoaks, Kent ; Captain M'Leod, for Lincoln shire ; G. P. Heathcote, Esq., for Stamford; Lord Acheson, for his seat in Suffolk ; E. C. Tunno, Esq., for Brighton ; J. Calvert, Esq. for his seat, Albury Hall, ots; the Coun tess of Ashburhham, for Ramsgate; Sir John Stanley, Bart., for Leamington, Warwickshire ; J. W. Childers, Esq., for Brighton ; T. A. Smith, Esq. for his seat, Tetworth Lodge, near Andover : the Archbishop of Armagh, for Sussex ; the Hon. C. C. Cavendish, for Latimers, Berks ; John Stewart, Esq. M. P. for Dover ; E. J. K. Tynte, jun., Esq., M. P. for Paris ' • Meddle D'Este, for Ramsgate ; Mr. Chamberlyn, for Bristol ; Lady Lisle, and Mrs. and Miss Percy, from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Southampton ; C.R. M. Talbot, Esq., M. P., from Fenton's Hotel, for his seat Gla morganshire ; the Earl of Jersey and Viscount Villiers, for do.; Lord Elphinstone, for ditto; the Hon. W. S. Cowper, for ditto ; the Dowager Countess Powlett, from Piccadilly, for the Norfolk Hotel, at Brighton ; the Duke of Bandon, from Connaught-place, for ditto ; Viscountess Ashbrook, for Beau mont Lodge, for the Continent ; Mr. Tatton and Lady Char lotte Egerton, from Wilton-crescent, for Ramsgate ; Lord Albert Conyngham, from Hill-street, for Newmarket ; Capt. Grant, for Newmarket; Lieut-Colonel Burdett, on a Conti nental tour ; Lord Viscount Dunluce, to join the ith Royal Fusiliers, at Malta ; Mrs. and Miss Lister, from the Green Park-hill, for their seat in Worcestershire ; Lord and Lady Geo. Lennox, from the Continent ; R. Errington, Esq. 'from Hill-street, on a tour ; Capt. and the Hon. Mrs. Pechell, for Castle Goring, Surrey ; Captain Entwistle, for the Con tinent; Sir Colquhoun and Miss Grant, Brighton. HOW TO MAKE " LOVE." (RECEIPT NOT IN MRS. RIJNDALL'S COOKERY BOOK.) Turn up the whites of two pair of eyes; Squeeze out the bitter of one pair of sighs ; Mix it up softly with Flattery's flour; Set it to simmer at least for an hour; See that it's warm as you taste with a spoon ; Mind you den't let it boil over too soon ; Put of confectioner's kisses enough ; Add of pure spirit, of course, quantum stiff; Carefully skim away every drop Betraying acidity, floating at top ; If you use ginger, pray take my advice, (Indeed, I mean any inflammable spice), Let it be always thrown in with such care, That nobody ever will guess it is there; Sweeten with honey (this do to your taste); Garnish with ornaments, not of course paste; Serve it up hot, 'tis the very best rule ; Though, truly, by some it is set by to cool ! —Court journal. T. H. B. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. Newmarket, Monday. The Craven Stakes of 10 sous. each, 3 yrs, Est. ; 4 yrs, Bst. 31b. ; 5 yrs, Bst. 131 b.: 6 yrs, 9st. 51b. ; and aged 9st. 91b. A.F. 12 subs. Mr. Batson's Plenipotentiary, 4 yrs ,Nat 1 Colonel Peel's Nonsense, 5 yrs Duke of Cleveland's Shilalah, 4 yrs 3 Lord Chesterfield's Glaucus, 5 yrs Mr. Yates's Castaway, 3 yrs 5 Lord Berner's f. by Lamplighter—Tippitywitchet, 3 yrs 6 - Mr. W. Edward's Prince Llewelly, 5 yrs Sir M. Wood's Flatterer, 4 yrs 8 Lord Exeter's Sister to Cactus, 3 yrs Even on Plenipo, 5 to 2 agst Castaway (taken), 5 to 1 agst Shi lelah (taken), 6 to 8 agst Flatterer, 10 to 1 agst Nonsense, and 10 to 1 agst Glaucus. Won by a length in a canter. Handicap of 10 sovs. each, for 3 and 4 yrs old. Ab. M. 18 subs. Mr. Forth's c. b. Lottery, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b Swithet 1 Sir J. Graham's Zulima, 4 yrs, Bst. 61b 2 The following not placed -Flycatcher, 4 yrs, Bst. 81b. • Spume, 4 yrs, Bst. 51b. ; Ulick, 4 yrs , 7 st. 131 b. ; Chataigne, 4 yrs, ist. 101 b. ; Ethilda, 4 yrs, 7st. 10Ib. ; f. b. Camel-Martha, 3 yrs, 7st. 101 b. ; c. b. St. Patrick-Nessus's dam, 4 yrs, 7st. 81b. ; the Brigand, 3 yrs, 7st. 51b. ; colt by Filho-Young Roda, 3 yrs, ist. 31b. ; f. by Emilius-Surprise, 3 yrs, 7st. ; Mousetrap, 3 yrs, 6st. 131 b. ; Pat, 3 yrs, 6st. 10Ib. ; f. by Emilius-Sketch-book's dam, 3 yrs, Bst. 21b. ; and Matilda, 3 yrs, sst. 121 b. Betting- to 1 agst Zulima (taken), sto 1 agst Pimlico, sto 1 agst Brigand, 6 to 1 agst Martha, 8 to 1 agst Matilda, 8 to 1 agst Ethilda, 10 to 1 agst Flycatcher, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length. The Riddlesworth Stakes of 200 sous. each, h. ft. Ab. M. 16 subs. Lord Tavistock's Oak Apple, Bst. llb Robinson 1 Mr. W. Chifney's b. c. by Whisker-Pigmy, Bst. 41b. 2 Mr. Houldsworth's Caliph, Bst. 71b... 3 Mr. Stonehewer's Sister to Zulima, Bst. 41b Mr. Grant's Operator, Bst. 71b 5 5 to 4 on Oak Apple, 5 to 2 agst Operator, 8 to 1 agst any other. Won in a canter. Sweepstakes of 50 each, 30 ft. for 3 yr. olds. R. M. 4 subs. Mr. Copeland's General Felix, 6st. 71b Rogers 1 Duke of Rutland's Flame, 6st. 91b Mr. Shard's Vaulter, 7st. 41b --- 2tol on Flame. Won by a head. Match, 200—h. ft. R.M.—Lord Stradbroke's c. by St. Patrick, —Adeline, Bst. 71b. (Boyce), beat Lord Huntingfield's f. by Filho —The Lark, Bst. 41b., by nearly a length. 5t02 on the winner. Sweepstakes of 100 each, h. ft., forfilly foals of 1832, Bst. 71b. each. D.M. 6 subs. Mr. Walker's f. Guerdon 1 Mr. W. Edwards's 1. by Maresfield 2 6 to 4 on Guerdon. The Scrub Stakes of 100 each, h. ft. D.M. (5 subs.) Mr Cookes's Fop, Bst. 41b Walked over At the Rooms last night Coriolanus and Ibrahim were backed at 5 to 1 each ; Ascot at 7 to 1 ; and Curtius at 40 to 1. Newmarket, llonday night. TUESDAY'S RIDDLESWORTH, P.P. (TO-MORROW.) 4 to 1 on Lord Jersey's Ibrahim (taken) All have paid except the above, tree Will, Sister to Green Mantle, Felix, and Chifney's two. Only the first four expected to run. DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Coriolanus 5 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Ibrahim 8 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Ascot 12 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Silenus 20 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Luck's All 25 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Luminary (taken) 3 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's lot 600 to 400 on Ascot agst Silenus (taken) OAKS. 5 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Eva (offered) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Spalding's Lady Albert 30 to 1 agst Mr. Edward's Burden (taken) EAST SUSSEX HUNT RACES—MONDAY. The Farmers' Stakes, by a subscription of 3 sovs. each, and 10 to the second horse. N.C. Heats. Gentlemen riders. 25 subs. General Trevor na. Agatha, 6 yrs Lord Liverpool na. Gameboy, 4 yrs 1 2 3 Mr. Barchard na. Princess Victoria, 6 yrs . 0 0 2 Mr. King na. Adelaide, 5 yrs 2 0 dr Mr. Gilbert na. Leopold The East Sussex Hunters' Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added from the fund, and 5 sovs. by Mr. Craven to the second horse. N. C. Heats. Gentlemen riders. Mr. Thompson na. Speculation, 7 yirs Lord Sheffield na. Ploughboy, aged Mr. Craven na. Fitzgrey, aged The Pic Nic Cup of 50 sovs., with 5 sovs. to the second horse. Ono mile and a half. Heats. Gentlemen riders. Speculator ... 1 1 Gameboy 2 2 At half-past four o'clock yesterday morning the Adelaide steam-packet lying off Garden-stairs, Greenwich, was discovered in flames by police-serjeant Julian, R 17 : he forthwith gave an alarm, and, with some constables of his di vision, rowed alongside, by which time the fire burnt with such fury that. all attempts to save her proved utterly unavailing. With much difficulty the police succeeded in " scuttling" her, and after the most praiseworthy exertions on their part, the craft which was lying abreast were saved. Nearly the whole of the sides and decks of the Adelaide are consumed. The fire is supposed to have originated from the engineers leaving fires in their furnaces. Fortunately, there were no persons on board at t h e t i me t h e acc id ent h appene d, or t h e i r s it u ations must hav e b een most pa i n f u l , f or t h e watermen ( to t h e i r dis grace) refused to lend the least assistance, but, on the con trary, shouted with exultation at the event. THE THEATRES. COVENT-GARDEN. The performances at this house last night were Pizarro and Carlmilhan, or the Drowned Crew. The first piece went off with more than ordinary spirit, in consequence of the very effective acting of Mr. Vandenhoff as Rolla. We have seen both Young and Kean in this part, yet we never saw it played more finely than it was played last night. It is just the sort of showy character—occupying a mean be tween tragedy and melodrame—to suit the abilities of Mr. Vandenhoff. This gentleman is the first of the second rate order of actors. He cannot play Sbakspeare ;at least he cannot embody the more elevated and intellectual creations of the great dramatist ; but short of this, he is a judicious and efficient performer. In Rolla he is quite at home. He threw a redeeming grace over even the sorriest clap-traps of the part, and despite the monstrous violations of all nature in which it abounds, kept the interest of the audience alive to the last. Pizarro is one of those plays which delight the boy, as much as they disgust the man. Its sentiments bears the same proportion to real feeling that tinsel bears to gold. It substitutes rant for passion ; tawdry .imagery for fancy ; (Ind succeeds solely by virtue of its imposing stage effect. We are g l a d t o see that the age is fast outgrowing this romantic puerility. After the play a new Easter Melodrama was produced for the first time.. It takes its name from a person who had been once commander of a piratical vessel, who h a d in and as a termination t o hi s career o f dulged in every crinlo, robbery and murder,, sunk tn..? vessel together with hi mse lf and the whole crew, at the Nikkui .Holl, on th e coas t o f the Hebrides. A tradition prevails in ti:? neighbourhood that the treasure of the Carinzilhan was lying hire beneath the waves, and many of course sought to enrich themselves by the discovery, among the rest Magnus Spiel, a young fisherman (Mr. Cooper). Her former commander, being superhuman, still continues m command of . the wreck, with all her treasures, and has, moreover, the power of bestow ing them on any person who might be bold enough to ac company him to the bottom of the deep. Magnus Spiel is that person, for, being in love, being poor, and willing to do anything that may enrich him and enable him to marry, he boldly determines to accompany Carlmilhan to the wreck. Down he goes accordingly, being protected by a spell against the danger of drowning. The wealth of the wreck is now opened to his view, and all is offered to him on the condition that the commander shall at a certain time take his place and semblance upon earth only for one hour. This is agreed upon, and Magnus Spiel emerges from the deep a man of boundless affluence. He marries his beloved Uda (Miss Taylor) : but just as the wedding banquet is in progress, the commander of the wreck appears to exact the fulfilment of the promise. He conveys Uda with him to the wreck, determined to enjoy for all time to come the feli city of her society. Her husband, however, remaining still in possession of the anti-suffocation spell, descends once more to the bottom to seek his spouse. The Commander seeing the unconquerable strength of their mutual love, and hoping by one act of goodness to atone for past crimes, agrees to the re lease of his captives, who return to earth and are made happy. Besides the characters already mentioned there is a brother of Magnus (Mr. Brindal) in love with Norna (Mrs. Fitz william), a drunken landlord (Mr. Webster), and a son of his (Mr. Meadows), who is much of a simpleton and a coward. The scenery, the only thing worth notice in this piece, is very striking, particularly the rising of the waters, which discovers the wreck of the ancient ship, with all her crew and her cargo of wealth. The crew are seen strewed about the vessel, and by the superhuman power of her commander, being raised to an appearance of momentary life, they act over again the blasphemy and horrors of their profession. There is a splendid view of a bay and a fishing village, with various other scenes of high merit, both on and under the waters, a grand banquet hall, a watch tower, &c. &c. The whole is enlivened by dancing, and by appropriate music, composed by Mr. T. Cooke. The overture, in par ticular, has considerable merit in its way. The piece was decidedly successful ; and with a little judicious curtailment, may, we think, have a rdn. The House was well filled— but not till half-price. DR UR Y-LANE. A new melo-dramatic piece, intitled The Note Forger, was last night proiuced at this theatre. Its character and incidents are as follows :—Two old officers, who had been with Wolfe at Quebec, recruit their finances in peace by the ingenious expedient of forging Bank-notes. Both are heroic. The former has a fair daughter, whom the latter thinks proper to covet for a wife. Two other of the dramatis personae are simple farmer youths, one of whom also affections the pathetic Forger's daughter, and in return is the object of her affections. The rivalry and jealousy between him and the other produces the catastrophe. The simple youths are reduced into a rouge et noir table at a fair, and win forged notes, for which they are subsequently brought into trouble through the machinations of the evil principal—they are arrested, tried, and acquitted. This mine having exploded in vain, another is prepared for the total demolition of the pathetic hero. His friend peaches— but comes too late with the posse comitatuf to make a seizure of the evidence of forgery. Here a furnace and a skylight play important parts ; the forged notes are burned in the former, and the heroic villain be holds the process of combustion through the latter. The " fragment of a burned note, floating on the furnace smoke," also plays a conspicuous part in the catastrophe. It all but betrays its creator. Things are thus reduced to a state of desperation, the two old solados fight, and our friend pathetic is victorious. The youth and the maiden are of course married. Whether most to ad mire the melo-dramatic character of the incidents of this piece, or the mingled farce and bombast of its language, we were, and continue to be, much at a loss to determine. There was an incongruity, also, in the costume of the va rious characters which was creditable to the ingenuity of the stage management of the theatre. Miss Tree, in the heroine, appeared as the beau ideal of a shepherdess. She only wanted a crook to be all that Marmontel described or Lely drew. Of the two mil.*:taires who had been with Wolfe on " the heights of Abraii 01," Mr. Warde was dressed in a frock all buttoned down before, adorned with multitudes of sugar loaves in small. We must rthiiil7 k that Mr. Warde's tragedy in the pathetic hero's part was weL l calculated to reform, in the most extemporaneous manner, all the coiners and forgers of the realm. He deserved the thanks of both Houses for it. Denvil, in the villain of deeper dye, certainly won more of our disesteem than he has hitherto merited. He gave an 'additional eclat to the glare of his autho'r's bombast. In conclusion, we have only to remark that Harley, as a bumpkin, and Mrs. Humby, as a Dolly Dumps, threw a dash of vivid farce across the gloomy horror of the whole affair, which providentially en livened it—our sympathies would else have been smothered in a palpable obscure of bathos. The house took the mo ral of the entire transaction greatly to heart—its patience under the lesson was exemplary. ENGLISH OPERA-HO USE. Last night not less than three new pieces were produced. The first was an opera, called Sadak and Kalasrade ; or, the Waters of Oblivion. It comes recommended to the public by the clever pen of Miss Mitford, but nothing which that pen was capable of effecting, able and versatile as it is acknowledged to be, could possibly redeem the too manifest defects of the music. The composer is Mr. Packer, a pupil of the Royal Academy, and however un promising to his future fame has been this essay, it has still exhibited some proofs that when his judgment is more ma tured, and his taste better cultivated, he may come forth under very different auspices. As every body must be con versant with the original tale, it will be unnecessary to say any thing more of the plot than that Sadak (Mr. Phillips) an officer in the service of Anzurath (Mr. Wilson), Caliph of Persia, after having crushed a rebellion in one of the pro vinces, discovers on his return that durin g c , his absence his palace had been burned, and his wife Kalasrade (Miss Romer) carried off by his ungrateful and tyrannical master. Abandoning the purpose of taking vengeance on the spot by means of an armed band, he flings down his sword, and, ap pealing to the feelings of the Caliph, implores him to release the partner of his life and hopes. The tyrant promises to do so, upon what he believes to be an impracticable condi tion, namely, that Sadak should, within the course of a month, bring him an untouched cup of the Waters of Obli vion. The fates, however, are propitious to the latter, and, surmounting every difficulty, he presents himself with the cup in his hand, accompanied by his guardian spirit the Nymph of the Fountain. Anzurath takes it from him, and quaffing off its contents, instantly falls upon the ground in a state of insensibility, never to rise more, and justice triumphs in the restoration of Kalasrade to the anxious arms of her delighted husband. Mr. Phillips sang with all his accus tomed power and scientific taste, and Miss Romer acquitted herself to much advantage. At the conclusion, the audience would not suffer the opera to be given out for re petition—a long and ineffectual struggle being made by a few against the loud dissent of the majority. The piece, thus virtually condemned, was followed by a curious trifle, called My Fellow Clerk, which met with a far better fate. The humour of it turns on Cockney scrapes and squabbles of a pair of attorney's clerks, Victim and Tactic, the former personated by Mr. Oxberry, and the latter by Mr. Wrench. These brother quill-men, neglecting their business at their employer's desk, give themselves up to nightly revels in all quarters of the town ; and at last, Tactic, whose inventive ge nius bas rescued him from a variety of critical situations, is detected in his schemes, and proved to have led Victim astray, while he sought to subvert the latter in the affec tions of Fanny Dobsou, a young lass whose mother keeps a lodging-house. Everybody laughed heartily at My Fellow Clerk, and it was given out for repetition amidst loud applause. The next piece was called The Shadow on the Wall, and it takes its name from a particu lar spot where the scene is laid being presumed to be haunted. The story has in it a good deal of roman tic interest, and the principal characters are personated by e ' Mr. Srle, Mr. 0. Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. Keeley. The action of the piece is s.upposed to take place shortly after . the time of the Commonwealth ; and two needy cavaliers, Walton and Norris, are leagued together by a private\s. compact ; the result of which is that the latter falls by the hands of the former, while Luke Ei,elyn, a "retired scholar" and sentimental lover, is denounced as the mur derer, and at the close establishes his innocence, and takes to himself a spouse, though not his first " lady love." Re-: peated plaudits greeted Mr. Serle's ears, while he an nounced the piece for repetition. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. This justly popular house of equestrian entertainment opened last night for the season, with a brilliant historical spectacle called The Siege of Jerusalem, or the Camp of the Wilderness ; the main incidents of which are taken from Scott's Tales of the Crusades, and Miss Stanhope's novel of the Crusaders—the last being now nearly a forgotten production. The historical recollections revived by this splendid entertainment are as gratifying to the mind as the gorgeous scenery, rich decorations, glittering armour, and the myriads of charms which throw a halo round chivalry, are to the senses. The views representing the Dead Sea, the Valley of Siddim, with the Fountain of Palms, or the Diamond of the Desert, and the Palace of the Fountains, are unrivalled specimens of scenic effect. The dramatis per.. sauce were still more interesting than the magnificent dis play of costly and unusual decorations by wbich they were surrounded. The flower of European chivalry and the strength of oriental dominion were presented in successive groups to a delighted and applauding audience. Sala:lin, Richard Coeur-de-Lion, Baldwin King of Jerusalem, Phi lip of France, Leopold of Austria, with a host of Princes, Dukes, Marquisses, Knights, Templars, Monks, Moolahs, Saracen Chiefs, Mamelukes, Koords, Turks, Arabs, He br,-;ws, Pisans, Syrian Christians, Ladies of the Harem, Odalisq:.!es, Jewish women and Turkish attendants. Besides the deeds of 4 '..rms which render this spectacle so peculiarly in teresting, there is a grand Asiatic Ballet performed in pre sence of the Sultan and his daughter by the ladies and slaves of the Imperial harem, which exceeds in elegance and striking effect anything of the kind we ever witnessed. From the beginning to the end of the piece all was a conti nued succession of gorgeous banneirs. richly caparisoned steeds and-Kings, Princes and Priests all the pride and magnificence of chivalrous conquest. After the grand spectacle was concluded, Mr. Ducrow appeared in the cirrus, and dis played some unrivalled feats of horsemanship. Several other entertainments were given. The house was densely crowded, and the announcements that the entertainments then concluded would continue to be produced until farther notice was received with cheers. OL YMPIC.-FRENCH PLAYS. In consequence of the commencement of the English Opera season last evening, the French company have re moved to the Olympic Theatre, with nearly the same ar tistes as appeared before Easter. The only novelty pro duced was a short one-act vaudeville, called La Jolie Voya geuse ; on, Lez Deuz ,Giroux ; a piece of light pretensions, but which, with some pleasantry in the dialogue, and goal acting by the principal performers, served extremely welt the purpose it was intended for—that of a preface or intro duction to the more important performances of the evening, which were the popular drama of Jeune et Vieille, and La Fille Ind Gardee. These are too well known to require any comment ; suffice it to say, that in each of them the delightful Jenny Vertpre, who, in consequence of the time of her conge being prolonged by the managers of the Gynznase, at Paris, has been re-engaged, sustained the prin cipal character with her accustomed grace, naivete, and fascination. The house was well attended, and amongst the visitors we noticed the Prince Esterhazy and party, Lord Burghersh, and several other persons of distinction. THE QUEEN'S. The performance of last night commenced with a plea sant little opera called Gabrielle ; or, The - Incog., which was well received, and excited a good deal of merri ment. The overture was light and pretty : and the songs, particularly those of Mr. Plumer (St. Maurice), were given with considerable taste and spirit. We cannot, how ever, say quite as much for the concerted pieces.. A Ro land for an Oliver followed, and was exceedingly well played. Mrs. Honey's Maria Derhngton was very effec tive ; and the excellent acting of Messrs. Parry, Hammerton, and Collier, as Alfred High . flyer, Sir Mark Chace and Fix ture did not suffer the humour of this amusing farce to flag for a single moment. To these were added two new burlettasi one a light and Pleasant piece named The Tame Tigers, which exhibited Mrs. Nesbitt, Mrs. Chapman, And the Misses Mordaunt to great advantage ; the other, Fe male Volunteers, belongs to the Invincible school, and wa.c..; like its predecessor, well received. The performance con cluded with the laughable farce of The Water Party. We wish Mrs. Nisbett all the success which her spirited at tempt to cater for the public deserves. She has brought together a company equal to much more than the light, though very amusing, pieces which form the staple of this theatre ; and the manner in which the minor departments are filled might furnish- a lesson to houses of far higher pretensions. The dresses and decorations are in excellent keeping ; the business of the stage appears well attended to. SURREY. The proprietors of this theatre have made great efforts this Easter. There is an excellent company, consisting of the former Surrey actors, and of the principal performers of the Adelphi Theatre, amongst whom we are glad to rank our old friends, J. Reeve, Buckstone, James Vining, and. the ever-interesting Mrs. Yates and Mrs. Honey. Mr. Yates, it appears, has not joined them in his capacity of actor; but as the bill says, only as the getter-up of pieces, amongst which is Celestia, or the World in the Moon. Th e performances last night commenced with a new melo dramatic romance, called The Nun of the Black Convent, &c. , any attempt to analyse or to describe which wouici, be utterly futile, inasmuch as it would admit of neither. ,A ja apology was offered for the absence of Mrs. Yates, wh os ,.., indisposition had disabled her from appearing. Miss Wat son ably supplied her place at a very short notice. Mr. J. Reeve had a sort of bzfo ad libitum part, which he con trived, after his own fashion, to render highly amusing, and, I, v dint of nods and shrugs, capers and pirouettes, he kept his aul;tors in a constant roar of laughter. He also sang a pasticcio s , - zig with great effect. The melo-drama was aii:using sketch, The Christening, by Buck succeeded by an stone. The. entertainme:2ts closed with the favourite per formance, Celestia, or the Woad in the Moon. CITY: Although this little theatre could not last night boast of any novelty for the amusement of the holiday folks, yet it. was not without its attractions. The Hut of the Red' Mountain ; or, Thirty Years of a Gambler's Life, was respectably represented. It wasfollowed by the burletta of The Little Jockey, in which Miss Byron played the part of Arinette with considerable archness and spirit. This young lady has a powerful and pleasing voice, that might be made anything of by proper instruction ; but her style of singing, though sufficiently animated, wants cultivation. It is impossible to hear her without pleasure, but it is equally impossible not to feel that she could be made to do far better. The entertainments concluded with The li',evolt of the Workhouse—a piece sufficiently known to the public from its successful run at the Fitzroy Theatre. SADLER' S WELLS. This theatre was opened for the first time last night after the recess, with three new pieces—The Temple of Death; All round my Hat I years a Green Villow ; and Harlequin and the Witch of Islington—each excellent in its way. Du ring the recess the theatre has undergone great alterations, which possess a merit that alterations cannot always pretend to be—for they are improvements. We may remark gene rally that all the new scenery exhibited last night deservedly elicited the applause of the audience. The Temple of Death, entitled in the playbill " A Scandinavian Spectacle," is one likely to be attractive to those who wish to be ex cited by strange events and startling situations. It is as . full of horrors as a German romance, and in two or three of its minor incidents resembles a portion of the romance of the " Chevaliers du Cygnet' The favourite piece of the night was the melo-dramatic sketch of " All round my Hat I years a Green Villow," the hero of which is the iden tical Timothy Trueheart (Mr. Vale) whose sorrows hare been enshrined in a ditty so lamentably pathetic that it may be rationally calculated that they will form for some future Percy an invaluable relique" to present to an ad miring posterity. Mr. Vale gave with admirable effect the ballad in which he was encored. The scene of the piece is not only in London, but every incident in it may be consi dered to be performed between Saffron-hill and St. Giles. Timothy is the hero; the villain is an out and out bad one, (a King's evidence) the Marplot, a policeman ; and the heroine Mary Trevors, the woman " vet to stealing never vas hinclined." It has, too, a truly original character, a no-• ble-hearted sweep, who quotes Shakspeare ! The piece ends, as it ought to do, happily—the King's evidence is transported, and Timothy is united to his Mary, whom it is admitted never entertained a felonious partiality for the watch of her mistress. Every scene in this sketch was re warded by the applause and heartly laughter of those who witnessed it. In the afterpiece The Witch of Islington, which is a comic pantomime, some pretty scenes and amu sing tricks were exhibited. THE DOCKS.—Great progress has been made dur ing the winter and spring in the construction of the new docks at the north end of the town. When finished, they will cer tainly make Liverpool one of the first, if not the first, port in the world for dock accommodation ; and yet so rapidly is the commerce of the town increasing, that it is still too great for all the docks united, and will be so when the new ones are finished. There are at present three large steam boats build ing in a single yard, all for the Liverpool trade, and new ships of all sizes are launched every week. —Liverpcioi Vhrolskie.