The Sun. — London, England, 1835-11-17 00:00:00

WARD OF ALDGATE. acted as Aldermen before the Repeal of the Test and. Corpo ration'Acts." Mr. ISAAC L. GOLDSMID hoped they would excuse hia making a few observations. He had known Mr. Salomons from childhood, and he would assure them, that a more charitable man, qr one more ready, on all occasions, to re lieve the' distresses of all sects and classes, there (lid not breathe.—(Cheers.) He had applied to Mr. Salomons repeatedly, and he had known others who had done so, and he had never known him to give a refusal. The very erharge of Mr. Emanuel was one which redounded very highly to Mr. Salomons' c o redif. A similar application had been made by Mr. Emanuel to him (Mr. Goldsmid), and his answer was, that there were a sufficient number of institutions in this Christian Metropolis to relieve the Jews , and it was therefore unnecessary to' divert. public charity for an exclu= sive object.—(Loud cheering.) He had told him that he should oppose it, not alone on the ground of exclusiveness, but because the persons intended to be served would not he served by it.—(Hear.) He bad no objection to Mr. Emanuel riding his own hobby, but be objected to his compelling any man to ride behind him.—(Laughter.) The Chief Rabbi of the Jews bad lately congratulated their worthy Sheriff on the honour conferred on him, thus evin cing a very different feeling and line of conduct from Mr. Emanuel, who, on a former occasion, had opposed the Jews having shops in the City of London, and therefore they could not now be surprised at his opposition to Mr. Salo mons. He (Mr. Golds-mid) was satisfied, if Mr. Salomons was elected, he would .do his duty, and contribute, to the utmost of his power' the promotion of civil and religious liberty.—(Cheers.) Mr. Sir - tail's' Saeokoas felta it necessary to say -a few words upon the resolution which had just been passed, rela tive-to the origin of the test, which, it was contended, he was not obliged to take. It had been originally framed to exclude Catholics from office, and Dissenters afterwards re fused to take it, which compelled the Government to pass an Indemnity Act. He (Mr. Salomons) stood in the same situation •in that -respect as many Protestant Dissenters, and had not even yet taken the oaths as Sheriff, although he was discharging the duties of that office.--(Hear, hear.) The Indemnity Bill would save him from the consequences, and this they had the privilege leased out to them from year to year, not eventht a pepper corn rent.—(A laugh.) The feeling' in favour of persons of his faith, had been gra dually growing -up, and rational men were beginning to find that Jews weres7mewhat different from what they had been represented in play books and old songs, and lie felt confi dent that those, in whom any public trust Might lie reposed would be found to-discharge all the duties of good titizens. —(Hear.) Mr. IsAAc L. GOLDSMID would give the meeting an in stance of the liberal feeling that was now abroad in their favour. One of his sons had been brought up to the English bar, and some difficulty existed as to _ the oaths _which were required to be taken, his son con scientiously Objecting_ to the oath of abjuration. A full meeting of the Benchers was summoned. The late .Speaker of the House of Commons • (Lord Can terbury) a nobleman not much addicted to Radical changes, presided ; the Vice-Chancellor and many other legal autho rities were present, and they unanimously decided that his son should be admitted to the English Bar.--( Hear, hear.) After this, could the meeting 'entertain any doubt of Mr: Salomon's eligibility ?—(" No. no.") Mr. M. A. GOLDSMID thought one point had been alto gether overlooked, which would be of very considerable ad vantage to the Ward. ':By electing Mr. Salomons, it placed them in a conspicuous position as being the first to follow the example of the city of London, and thus lead the way in improvement and liberality.—(Cheers.) Mr. GoseerNe, after some complimentary allusions to the character of Mr. Salomons, moved the next resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Laurence, and unanimously adopted. It was as follows : " That this meeting pledge them Selves to continne their best exertions to further the interests of Mr. Sheriff Salo mons, and invite the attendance of their brother electors at the Wardmote to-morrow, to insure his election." • Mr. WIRE having been loudly called upon, came forward, and was received with great cheering. He assured them that he felt unbounded delight at the prospect before them. lie had ever been the advocate of the great cause they were embarked in—a cause which was intimately connected with the happiness of every human being.—(Hear, hear.) The question was not simply whether Salomons, or Humphreys, or Jones, should be returned ; but it was the recognition of a principle dear to their hearts, which he hoped to see tri umphantly carried. ITC did not look on this as a struggle of mere petty local interests—the eyes of the City and of the country were upon them, and he hoped they would do their duty. He looked on it as a struggle between bigotry and intolerance, and freedom and liberality, and it became their solemn duty—a duty which they owed to themselves and their fellow-citizens—not to tarnish that cause, nor sully the triumph which in another place the citizens of London had obtained. With respect to the candidate before them, he could upon one part of his characterbear, ampler, because per sonal, testimony. It was asserted by the other side . (and they might see the weakness of a cause which had recourse to calumny), that Mr. Salomons was uncharitable. The first action he (Mr. Wire) ever saw him do in public, was to subscribe to a school, not for the education of his own sect, but of the destitute of Christian classes.—( Applause.) That act was unsought and unsolicited.—(Hear.) • In an other instance he (Mr. Wire), although unknown to him, but depending upon the general character be had heard of him, wrote t o him.soliciting a benefaction, and received a prompt answer, enclosing more than he had asked for.— (Cheers.) He knew another instance of Mr. Salomon's liberality to an individual who, was unknown to hiffi; and therefore let it not go Furth that he was deficient.in charity or love to his neighbour. There was another " week in vention of the enemy," which he called upon them to guard against.—(Hear, hear.) It had leeen said by some that, in voting for Mr. Salomons, they were throwing away their votes. He (Mr. Wire) and his friends staked their reputation, as lawyers, and men acquainted " with the subject, that if Mr. Salomons was elected, he would be competent to fulfil the duties of his office.— (Cheers.) Let them not, therefore, be alarmed at this threat, but, if they approved of the man and loved the cause, let them support the one, and make the other triumphant. Suppose even there were truth in the asser 7 tion, ought they to be deterred by it ? If Mr. Salomons was elected and ineligible, what an argument to go with to Parliament, for the repeal of those obnoxious and exclusive laws which imposed disabilities on a gentleman charitable, intelligent, bonotirable, wealthy, and every way entitled to the honour?—(Applause.) Did they suppose that the Catholics of Ireland would have been scared by a like in vention, when they returned Mr. O'Connell for Clare ? Did not all the Tory press and its agents exclaim against 1 is ineligibility to sit ?—but he fought their battle in the House of Commons, and it could not refuse to do its duty. Therefore, . even if there was any truth in the assertion, which he denied, they should still return Mr. Salomons, and thus compel the House of Commons to do an act of justice to a long oppressed but deserving people. Mr. Wite then alluded to the spirit of the re solution just passed to which they had all pledged them. He was an old clectioneerer, and he would tell them that a vote to-morrow (this day) before four o'clock was worth two the following day. He did not like to say any thing harsh of friehds, especially when absent; but be confessed the conduct of Mr. Humphreys astonished him, when he looked at his professed opinions and those of Mr. Salo mons. They nearly- coincided, although Mr. Humphreys might go beyond him in some speculative political points ; but he could not account for his now attempting to spoil a good cause, by dividing reformers and perhape e letting in another. They all knew the advantage of ,union : it was their strength, and be hoped to-morrow to see every man at his post, so that, although the contest might not be terminated, the victory might be certain and the triumph theirs.—(Much cheering.) - Mr. C. PEARSON being very generally called upon, said he understrod that a newspaper of that morning (the Times) had done him the honour of calling him a notorious Radi cal, or something of that sort.—(Laughter.) He pleaded guilty to the charge ; but having borne that imputation when the crime was considered by that paper much more innocent than at present, he thought he had no right to be afraid, more especially when he erred in such good company. --(Hear, bear.) He did not intend to excite the meeting to further exertion in the cause, of Mr. Salomons, as that had been • already done without any interference on his part ; but feeling a deep interest in the affairs of the Ward, he hoped he would be allowed to partake of its triumph on the present occasion. -His friend (Mr. Wire) had made some observations, 'and as he, besides being also " a noto rious Radical," was not a resident of the Ward, he hoped he (Mr. P.) would be allowed to iterate his sentiments without offence, unless, perhaps, the old adage rots to be exemplified " that one man might steal a horse while another could not look over a hedge." He (Mr. Pearson) also was an old eke tioneerer ; and, although all present might not be voters, every one could be of some service, by going round the Ward to-morrow morning and bringing the electors together, so that they might have a regular batlue, as gentlemen sent their gamekeepers to drive in the game before they began to bag it.—(Much laughter.) He was satisfied that tfteir friend, Mr. Salomons, with his double-barrelled gun, would bag more than both the other candidates put together.— (Cheers.) Mr. Pearson then alluded to the oaths required to be taken, which, from his constant intercourse on the Subject with the highest law officers of the Crown, he might be supposed to know a good deal of, and confirmed his former assertion of Mr., Salomons' eligibility. . The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the Chair man on the motion of Mr. M. A. LEVI, which was carried with three cheers. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and before they scpqe rated, would remind them of an aphorism of Socrates, who bad said, " It is the duty of all men, let his station' A Meeti ng o f t h e i n h a bi tan t s o f th e W ar d o f Aldgate, in terested in the election of Mr. Sheriff Salomons as Alder man of that W ar d, t oo k pl ace l as t n ight at the Saracen's Head. The Meeting was very numerously and respectably attended. Mr. MACHIN, on being called to the Chair, expressed his g r atitude for th e ki n d manner i n which they had received 1 s exerti ons at t h e i r f ormer M ee ti ng . He was satisfied that on the present occasion they would hear with patience t he remarks of those who might be opposed to them as dell as those w h o m i g ht b e f avo urable. Since they had l ast met, v ar i ous c h anges h a d t a ken place. Man was a : I m utable being, and there was' no accounting for what a lately occurred bring forth. The most extraordinary that had occurred was , that in -the absence of Halle 's comet, behold a new one had arisen.—(Laughter.) The new co met, however ne towever, was more like a three-halfpenny ed laughter.) Be that as it may, he (Mr. hl ) rejoiced at the appearance of the new constellation, Whi c h vs , was a light to them to point out the way to victory. ' l th regard to the pretensions of Mr. Jones; the new c andid a t e , at t h e e l event h h our h e h a d n othing to say ; but t was evident, by declaration that he cared nothing for th e Ward, an d wou ld merely favour them by accepting the h onour, if elected.—(Hear, hear.) The object of the pre -Beat Meeting was to cheer up the friends of Mr. Salomons; a nd convince the sceptical ,and wavering, and those who I T l ght still retain some little qualms of conscience—for it tL as undeniable that the latter did operate powerfully on ae minds o f men . He was gratified to tell them that these P r ejudices were fast wearing away, and that the day would Shortly come when the Jew would sit down with the Chris liam, the Catholic vi'ith the Protestant, and all mankind be bro ught under one head, the Creator of all men.--:(Cheers.) Their worthy Sheriff would be happy to answer any ques funs that m i g ht b e proposed to him, and he again en treated that they would give every individual a candid and Patient hearing, so that hereafter no one would have t easel' to complain of their conduct.—( Applause.) Mr. Sheriff. SALOMONS then came forward and was lou dly cheered. It was his duty now to address them on the trust which they held in their hands, and for which he w ag . , a candidate.... That they were not altogether insensible his claims was evident, from the very numerous and re sPeetable assemblage he saw before him. Although be had n ot Much to complain of in his treatment, by his adversa ries, still it was rather complimentary to him that the little that had been done had not been so fairly done as it a light.—(H ea r.) He .should have liked some tangible th arge that lie could have answered ; but instead of that ey had indulged in certain inuendos, emanating froth their C ommittee-rooms. In the Times he had been.charged with '''ant of delicacy, in having brought with him a gentleman c ertainly w ell known in the City to introduce him, and bias th e votes of the electors. The fact was, that the gen tleman alluded to (Mr. C. Pearson) did Hot appear there until Tuesday afternoon, and be (Mr. Salomons) contended that he had a right to apply to his own Under Sheriff, and a sk that advice which, in the Common Council, all were glad t o receive from him.—(Cheers.) The advice and ° Pit)ion of that gentleman were visible in the-various im- P r evements that had lately taken place in the Corporation Pt London, and he therefore did not think he had acted, utproperly in calling upon him for advico. He (Mr. Salo tams), however, had claims upon the Ward which had b een overlooked by the newspapers—he had the claiths of old fellowship and long-standing citizenship, although he l ight not, perhaps, be as well known to the rising genera -, ~,'°l l as to those who had gone before them.—( Hear , hear.) 'here were three candidates now before them, and he Salomons) did say it boldly, that he complained of Ir, Humphreys, who was in the House of Commons, a stensiblY fighting the same battle as himself, now coming fo rward to oppose him, and thereby dividing the strength of t he frie n d s o f liberality.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to Holmes, it really appeared to him as if he had come for 'yard snapping bis fingers at the Ward•—(Hear.) It. would b e for th e electors to decide upon their relative merits and P r etensions. For himself (Mr. S.), he was identified with t he cause of civil and religious liberty—(Cheers)—and he l "ould call upon all those, who wished to see the rights of their fe llow-citizens d equalized—who-wished to see hypocrisy put and all supremacy in matters of religion abolished, to unite with him.—( Renewed cheering.) Wby should not all P o glishmen, born on the same soil, be entitled to equ al ri g hts, r were they not all the same family whatever portion of the b ecause th ey i n h a bit e d ? ,Let them tell him to go to_Fran 3 e , ,a e cause there he would enjoy greater privileges . How could " e as an Englishman forsake his own country—no, he would rath er be. a slave in England than a freeman there.—(A.p- P l ause-) He had come forward, in the first instance, seek 4.'g office as an instrument tq effect the equalization of civil right s among all sects, and he should never feel himself happy `)." comfortable until the great cause with which he was iden tified was triumphant, and until those odious laws. had been &le away with, not by_ evasions and bills of indemnity , but the open recognition of •the rights of the Jews by their f ellow- coun t r y men . If they conferred upon him the high °F6 cc to which he aspired, he trusted that he should give all Parties satisfaction, for although he had only held his pre sent office a few weeks, those who had been formerly his most violent opponents were now consolidated among his fr iends. —(Cheers.) With regard to his pol i t i c al p rinci p les, th ey t were in accordance with those of the young men o f ,e present day—none but old men cling•to the old leaven of old things, and no change.—(Cheers.) The time of re form was come, and while they kept to the establ i s hed fa rm of the Constitution, he was an advocate for a pro- P'essive reformation of all the abuses which had crept into it ' . ( Hear.) He should wish to see those reforms which b ad begun in 1829 progressively followed up, for that alone W ould k ee p a ll the members of society harmony, conduce _ the glory of their common country, and render her a right example to Europe.—(Great cheering.) Mr. BUCKNELL, in-moving the first resolution, observed, t hat when he had first received intimation that the gown was v. 'want, a party had waited upon him to whom he had given Prcrn'se. That party afterwards withdrew ; and Mr. Sa c"°ns came forward, who they all believed to be a man ev ery way worthy the honour. The other pa rt y , after havin g „ : a lvvigged poor Browne, endeavoured to ge t him on the out side of the door while he crept into the cuph oard himself.— (L aughter.) Such were the gentlemen , who,if they could tan ot serve their friend fairly, could not be expected to treat their constituents very well. 'On the contrary, their worthy s heriff ha-I never put forward a propositionswhich he was n ot determined to stand to. He was glad to find that the prejudices o f different creeds were fast wearing away ; a n d "e man worshipped his God in one way, - and another in a nother might not both be equally beneficial to their coun ' tr y in civil affairs. Let them look in the Testame nt, which ' l 7° B the common guide of all, and ask, " Who is your br other ?" That sacred book told them that all mankind 1 °, 4 5 th e i r b re th ren ; an d they could not say they had done `ueir d uty if t h ey d en i e d t o an y brother the privileges to Which he *as equally entitled with themselves. Mr. FREEMAN seconded the resolution, which was carried Itl animously. It was as follows : " That the commercial eminence of Mr. Sheriff Salomons li e, ample fortune—his independent principles — h is lehonour character—his philanthropic disposition—and his indus . t t i: ° us, business-like habits, pre-eminently qualify him to fill e office of Alderman of this great commercial City ; and a °ing been born within this Ward, in which his father and Zaodfather likewise carried on a large mercantile establish ' clr e t)t for nearly a century, without a single blot upon his own L 'amity name, as men or as merchants, this Meeting dee m it their duty and their privilege to mark their approbation of his co nduct and principles, by making every exertion to place him I ti vt , honourable situation of Aldemianrof this his native Mr. SALTER, in moving the next resolution, observed th at Ihe was happy to say in the course of their can v a s the y b ad met with little or no objections on the' score of religion, , Wh ich proved that the march of intellect was rapidly pro gressing. The Ward of Aldgate had been always consi dered A °. I, and he ' was glad to find it ,still maintained i ts 6 charact e r,-and that it would be the first in the City to faet a Jew as its Alderman, who he was confide nt would faithfully and zealously discharge his duty.—(Hear, hear.) Mr, pRITCHARD seconded the resolution, and recom mended them to-mbrrow by " a long Pull and a strong pull, - ‘ lll a pull altogether," to secure the return of Mr. Salomons.ihe resolution, which was as follows, was then passed— w" This m ee ti n g are gratified at finding, on canvassing t he ard, that the objections to Mr. SalomonS, on religious g r ounds are confined to a small portion of the inhabitants, the m ajority being of opinion that when the liberality of the a g e il it , s admitted Catholics and Dissenters , of all denominations, 1 " Political and municipal privileges, it would be equally im l)plitie . and unjust to exclude members of the Jewish persua • -1 0 ,„ a „ rho, like every other class of men, advance in intellectual 8 - 4 7 4 mtneet, political knowledge, and moral feeling, while the t h rn e offices of honour and usefulness are made accessible to , - e ta, 'which are open to the rest of the community." ' • Mr. JONAS LEVI proposed the third resolution. He felt g r ate - ful for the warm reception the friends of Mr. Salo ra had me t f rom the Ward, and he was confident that the y Would be successful. The resolution repelled a state wentK relative to the inelegibility of Mr. Salomons, which : 51 been put forward by other parties. The other Com mittee had also posted upon its doors a letter of Mr. 1 3 , 41 , ' l , ll °d; accusing Mr. Salomons with want of charity ; sv - r : "c (Mr. Levi) as Warden of one' of the three principal 1 11 -4 PKtles, would fearlessly assert, that a mere charitable 4 , 1 „ 1 , did not exist..—( Cheers.) • i he resolution was seconded by Mr. :WHITESIDES, and Passed unanimously This Meeting are assured that the oaths of office of Al 11,1tiril'ao, like those of Sheriff, contain nothing inconsistent 114 . s the principles -of a member of the Jewish faith :—that Salomons ' elected can fulfil all itr duties with honour atit"d fid if • • elity, and that the subscription of the Declaration sub. malted by Act of Parliament for the sacramental test, is an jvira' Y dispensed with by the Indemnity 13111, which will enable eis•o the to sit, and vote, and act as an Alderman, pre- Y same as Dissenting Aldermen sat, and voted, and THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 17, 1835. in life be what it may, 'to do something for the benefit of his country and his fellow men, that the world should know he has once lived."—(Hear, hear.) They :111 had it in their power to do something which would promote the came they%n ere embarked in, and with that admonition he would take his leave. The Meeting then separated. piece was eminently successful, but was not concluded till nearly half-past one o'clock. The house was crowded to suffocation in every part, and this long before hall price. CO VENT GARDEN. • - Last night this theatre was well filkd in all parts, with the exception of the boxes, which were but partially occu pied until after half-price. The play was Mr. Sheridan's adaptation. of Kotzebue's tra g ic drama or Pizarro. ,The magnanimous Peruvian Chief tepresented, by M. 'Qs baldiston ; but although correct, and evincing taste and power, his. performance was throughout so tame and spirit less as to mar the effect which a little more animation wouldhave•thrown into the part. Miss Taylor sustained, for the first time, the 'character of Cora ; but, although a clever actress in 'her proper line, her . efforts on the present occasion were by no means felicitous. Of Mrs. W. West's personation of the inflexible and unfeminine El vira it is impossible to speak too highly. She acted not only with dignity but spirit, and pourtrayed with great truth and just discrimination the varied emotions of. love, hate, fierceness, and remorse, which alternately take possession of Elvira's mind. A Mr.. Pritchard, from the Dublin stage, made a tolerably successful first appearance in the part of - Alonzo, am - 1' Mr. 9.:Bennett rendered Pizarro as naclo-dramatic as that tiger-hearted tyrant has ever been represented.. Orozentho, in - the bands of Mr. H. Wallack, was effectively sustained ;• and it is - no - more than justice -to the other performers, to say that they acquitted themselves. 'respectably, and to the satisfaction of the studience, The play was succeeded by the laughable farce. of The. Mayor cf Garratt. The Major Sturgeon of Mr. Dowton was as rich and humorous as ever ; and Mr. Rogeri was -an 'effi cient representative of that henpecked easy husband, Jerry Sneak. The Mr. Bruin of Mr. W. 'H. Williams deserves favourable notice ; and Mrs. Battersby, as -Mrs. Sneak, acted to the life the termagant wife. The entertainments concluded with The Mill .of Berezina, THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE. A " combination of attractions,"-as the manager Calls it, .was ptesented here last night ; in the shape of the opera of the Siege rf Rochelle, and a new, grand " operatic drama " entitled the Jewess. • Of •the attraction of the former piece, though it bids fair to have a tolerable run, we cannot speak in any very lavish terms of praise ; there is, to be sure, some effective music in it, by Balfe ; but the in cidents are not sufficiently connectedaso as to be interest ing ;- the consequence of which is, that the piece, despite the singing of Phillips and Miss Shirreff, whO is making rapid progress in her art, and acts nearly as well as she . sings, " drags its slow length' along" so tediously, as to make the audience glad when it is ended. The Jewess, how ever, is"saf quite a different character. It is, we understand, an adaptation by Planche of Scribe's clever drama La Jeuvi, which had the extraordinary run .of upwards. of two hun dred nights in Paris ; and in point of splendour of decera tiens, magnificence of scenery, shows, cavalcades, proces sions, &c.—to say nothing of the sustained interest of the plot, and the uniform excellence of the acting—is, without exception, the most admirable and gorgeous drama o f it s kind that was ever represented on the English stage. If it do not fill Drury-lanestO overflowing, at least until Christ mas, thee shall we believe, that the public relish for these sort of melodramatic spectacles is wholly gone by, never to return: To understand the plot of the. Jewess, we must imagine ourselves in the city of Constance, at the corn inencement of the fifteenth century, where a solemn coun cil is held, at which are present the Emperor Sigismund, the Cardinal de Brogni, and others. The , crowning glory' of the festival is to consist of the celebration of the nup tials of the Princess Eudocia (Miss Forde) with the Em peror's son Leopold (Cooper), whose arrival is expected at tile opening of the play. It is just day-break when lie enters Constance, in the dress of an humble Jew. The Princess Eudocia loves him, and-awaits his Coming, de lighted at the idea of being the. bride of such a hero. But .L&To./d has beheld and loves .Rachel ( Miss Tree), the ftir daughter of Eleazar (Mr. Vandenhoff), a rich He brew goldsmith, who, .having been banished from Rome, has taken refuge in the city of Constance, where he has hitherto carried on.unmolested his lucrative calling. It is in the hope of seeing Rachel 'once more, that Leopold has thus secretly and in disguise entered the city. He is met and accosted by an officer of the Emperor's guard, who recognizes him, but at his entreaty promises to keep his secret. An interview takes place between the lovers at Rachel's window. lt is now broad day-light ; the populace, early awakened that they may enjoy their holyday, fill the the stake in groups, and begin the day with .shouts and songs. The fountains flow with wine. The Grand Pro vost (Mr. Giubilei) and his guards escort the Cardinal (Mr. Warde) and a troop of nobles to the cathedral. Aft6r the procession approaches the church, and while the crowd is waiting the return of the Cardinal, a sound of hammers is heard in the Jew's house, and the good citizens are so much scandalized at this profanation, that they break Open his door and drag him and his trembling daughter forth. The Israelites are in imminent danger, when they are rescued by the opportune interference of Leopold, who beats back their assailants, and drawing his dagger threatens death to the first who approaches. He rescues Rachel, but Eleazar is still in the hands of the crowd when the Cardinal appears. He. recognizes the Jew as one whom he had formerly banished from Rome, 'and in mercy to him, and to save him from a worse fate, now as formerly dooms him to exile. The next scene discovers the inferior of Eleazar's house. The Jew, mistaking Leopold for one of his own tribe, offers him such shelter and protection as he can give him, if he will share his exile. At this moment the Princess Eudocia arrives at the house. She has heard that the Jew is the possessor of a chain formerly worn by Constantine the Great, and she wishes to purchase it for the purpose of bestowing it upon as great a hero, her expects ] . husband, Leopold, who, in his Jew's web, stands by unnoticed, by the Princess. The interview ends by the Princess bidding the Jew engrave . Leopold's device upon one of the jewels attached to the collar, and bring it to her on the morrow to the Palace. The situation. of the parties in this scene is very well,con ceiv.ed, and the effect striking. The Princess departs, Leo polltis overwhelmed with confusion, and distracted between his duty and his love for Rachel. Eleazar discovers the disguised Prince's passion for his daughter, and after some show of anger is so moved by the entreaties of the latter, that he offers at once to unite them, which his rank as a priest of Isradi authorizes him to do. This is too much for the Prince, who, after attempting some evasion, rushes out, and is followed by Rachel. The next scene present* a view in the city leading to the barrier-gate, and which is so arranged as to display the entry of the Emperor Sig:3- nitind, one of the principal features of the piece. In the second act, Recite!, who has tracked her false - lover to the palace, gains admittance to the Princess, who takes her under her protection. A grand banquet is given in the gardens of the palace, at which the Emperor and his whole court arc present, and 'here a masque is presented, which serves to introduce a ballet, in which, Mr. Gilbert, Miss Ballin, and Madame Giubilei exe cute some very pleasing dances. Leopold calls for wine. Rachel, now the Princess's attendant, serves it, and recog nizing him, vows a desperate revenge. Eleazar enters with the casket, which he delivers to the Princess, who is about to hang the jewel' about Leopold's neck, when Ra chel rushing forward snatches it from her, and denounces Leopold as a recreant knight, and an offender against re ligion and chivalry, by having held commerce with herself— Jewess. The stern Emperor orders his son into the custody of the Provost 111arshal, and dooms the Jew and his daughter to death. A scene then ensues in the. chaMber in which Rachel is confined, between her and the Princess. Eitdocia iMplores Rachel to retract' her accusa tion against Leopold, and to save his life. Rachel at first refuses, but at. length yields to the Princess's entreaties and her own returning love for Leopold; The Cardinal de Brogni seeks the Jew in • his prison, and a dialogue takes place. between them which raises a new and powerful inte rest. Eleazar reminds the Cardinal of his early life, of that period which he passed in the humble calling of a shepherd, when he was a husband and a father, and talks to him of his daughter, whom the Cardinal had long mourned as having perished with her mother in a fire, The Jew tells him his daughter lives. The Cardinal beseeches him to disclOse her name and the place of her dwelling. The .Jew taunts him with a savage delight, and refuses to give him any inform'ation concerning his daughter while Rachel is in peril. The last scene which follows presents the Place of execution, at which the young and innocent Jewess and her father are to, suffer the horrid death • of, boiling alive. A caldron is placed in the, centre of the stage, raised high above the heads of the assem bled populace, who in dense groups fill up the whole space. The Emperor takes his seat, accompanied by the Cardinals and his council. The. Jewess, barefooted, with dishevelled hair and stripped of all ornament, is led on to suffer the appalling death prepared for her. Eleazar is borne in upon a litter, his limbs crushed, and his life almost exhausted with . the tortures-which have been inflicted upon him in the vain hope of wringing from him d disclosure of the secret of which he has avowed himself the depositary. The Cardinal makes one more effort to change his obdurate resolution. The Jew asks whether his child has reached the place of her doom ? Ile is answered that she has. At this moment a shout bursts from, the crowd, which Eleazar believes is caused by the infliction of the last pain upon Rachel. Then turning to the Cardinal he replies to his inquiry by pointing with his dying hand to the place of torment, tells the Car dinal that Rachel is that lost daughter, whom he had saved froni the flames, educated in his faith, and who has just ex pired before the eyes and almost by the ` hand of her oven father. Uttering this the Jew sinks dead. The disclosure is made just in time to save Rachel. The Cardinal rushes to the caldron, bears her, fainting, from the dreadful place, and at this moment the curtain falls. Such are the details of the plot of this gorgeous spectacle. The scene of the entry of theEreperor Sigisinund into Constance, which closes the first act, is a perfect blaze of splendor, far superior even to the banquet scene in Lestocq, or the Masquerade in Gustavus. His Imperial Majesty appears, mounted on his charger, in a complete suit of polished armour, with the electors of many of theGerrnan States by his side,who are also mounted and armed. The Cardinal, with the other Ecclesiastics, Ambassadors , officers of state, soldiers and attendants complete this unequal led cortege, which was received by the audience with the most enthusiastic shouts of approbation. Great pains have evi dently been taken to render the costumes in accord ance with the habits o f the times, which add considerably to the imposing character - of tic procesSion. An accident hap pened while the cortege was pasiing ever the platform erected for it beyond the Orchestra, by a horse fastening one of his legs in the rope which secured the outer side of the platform. This, however, was soon remedied. As re gards the acting, it was excellent throughout. Vandenhoff never appeared to greater advantage than in the character of Eleazar the Jew, especially in the animated and simply wrought interview which takes place between him and the Cardinal, where lie recalls to the latter's recollection some scenes in Lis earlier life. Nor was it possible for Rachel to be entrusted to a more efficient representative than Ellen Tree. The acting, where she denounces Leopold, and vows vengeance against him, was in the highest style of the art. Cooper played the Prince with great skill and feeling, and Warde made au exemplary cardinal. The LYCEUM; After the performance of Woman's Faith at this theatre yesterday evening, the justly admired farce of The Turn pike Gate was produced, for the purpose of re-introducing to the public, after - an absence 'of eleven years,-their old friend Mr. J. Knight in the character of Crack He was very warmly received. The style in which he pang the songs allotted to him was admirable, and he appeared to have lost none of the vivacity and freshness which he was wont to exhibit in former days. The new one act farce, under the title of Stage Struck, is an amusing trifle enough,. and, supported "1; - y the exertions of Forester, Oxberry, and . Miss P. Horton, is likely to enjoy a pro tracted existence. We cannot omit to say that Miss Horton displays her vocal powers to very great advantage in two mock bravuras which are introduced in the course of the piece. The performances of the evening were con cluded by the well-known melo-drama of The Forty Thieves. We would suggest to the managers of this theatre that the performances are drawn out to by far too late an hour ; it was past one o'clock before the curtain fel,!. The house was very well attended. OLYMPIC: Yesterday evening Was produce.•'. at this*theatre a hew hurletta, entitled Comfortable Seroice.- The comfort of the service turns out to he nothing less than the circumstance of being suspected of stealing, without the gain of theft. The butler .of a llli•. Masterman is a prodigious rogue, and steals the plate chest, and very cunningly adopts the .old expedient of depositing some of the stolen property in the box of his fellow-servant, Sitizon (Mr. Keeley). The merit of this little triflo is not very great, but the acting of Keeley is most. excellent. As the somnambula he was ex quisitely ludicrous, and the droll mariner in which he got rid of his shoes would. have been too much for the most determined gravity. Mrs. Orger as Mary illaunders was also very superior. The.piece was favourably received, and announced by Keeley at the finale, in his own quaint way, for repetition. We are happy to add that Madame Ves tris has so far recovered' from her late indisposition as to have been able to resume her character of Miss Howard in The Been Ideal. . ADELPIIL This theatre openedlast rifght under the new manage ment. The house was well attended both in pit and gal lery. With the exception of separating an additional pri-. vote box on each side from the dress circle, and fitting up all the private boxes with rich crimson and white silk cur tains, after the fashion of the Queen's, there is no altera tion in the general appearance of the interior of the house that"calls for any remark. The performances consisted of the romantic drama of Zarah, the Stalin?' house, The Castalian* Noble and the Contrabandista, and The Ruda! Pages. In the first Mrs. Nisbctt sustained the part of the gipsy heroine with her accustomed perfection. In The Station House, Wrench and Miss Murray Were, the repre sentatives of the principal characters, Miss Daly playing Mrs. Keeley's part in the third piece. Her acting did her credit ; but was inferior in interest to that of her prede cessor. She was not far wrong in omitting two songs which in the bills were assigned to her. Mrs. Honey made her first bow in The Rival Pages, from the Queen's, and was much applauded. - SURREY. My Poll and My Partner Joe continues to produce full houses at this theatre : last night was a bumper. The little French piece of The Sledge-Driver, which was brought out the season before last'at the Haymarket with some success, formed. the novelty of the evening. It was produced for the purpose of introducing Mr. T. P. Cooke as the hero, Ivan Danilof He did as much for the character as could possibly be done for it ; and, by rendering as proininent as possible those independent sentiments which _ are inter spersed through it, and which always serve as clap-traps for a British, audience, he contrived to procure a favourable reception for its further announcement. The full attend ance, however, which marks this theatre, proves that the audiences at the " Surrey side" have set up a standard for themselves, not likely to be affected in any material degree by the praise or censure of those who visit them from this side of the water. COIYRT CIRCULAR.. A Cabinet Council was held at three o clock yesterday, at the Foreign Office. • It was 'attended by Viscount Mel bourne, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John' Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Glen*, Mr. S. Rice, the Earl of Minto, Sir John. Hobhouse, Lord Holland, Mr. Poulett Thomson, and Viscount Howick. The Council broke up at half-past five o'clock. • Noory Effendi, the Turkish Minister, and the Ottoman Minister on a special mission, attended by their respective Secretaries of Legation, visited Viscount Palmerston yester day afternoon, at the Foreign Office. * Count d'Aglie, the Sardinian Minister„transacted busi ness yesterday at the office of the Secretary of. State for Foreign Affairs. Sir Henry Parnell visited the Chancellor of the Exche quer yesterday, in Downing-street. Dispatches for the Marquis of Sligo, Governor of Jamaica, and the other Governors of the West India colonic's, were sent off last evening from the Colonial Office. - The Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, Master of the Mint, has arrived in town. BRIGHTON-MONDAY. Yesterday afternoon his lthijesty, accompanied by Prince Ernest, took a carriage airing on ,the Lewes road, returning by the same route. 'Sir Frederick Lamb and Lieutenant-General Sir W. Houston, -were honoured with audient!es of his Majesty. The dinner party, with the exceptioA of Lieutenant-General Sir W. Houston, was limited to the Royal suite. Names were left by Colonel Sir Neil Douglas, Major- General Sir Charles Pratt, and Sir Ralph Rice.- Her Majesty and the Duchess of Gloucester took a carriage airing this morning at 12 o'clock. The Landgra vine of Hesse. Homberg, accompanied by Mlle. •de Stein, left the Pavilion this morning on a' visit to the Earl and Countess of Mayo at their seat near Bognor. Lord Ash brook also took his departure for London. Sir F. Lamb, the Earl and Countess Cowper, Lord and Lady Ashley, and the Earl and Countess of Jersey, have re ceived 'invitations to join the Royal dinner party this evening. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGEN CE. ARRIVAL'S. Lady Bryce, at the Berners Hetel, Berncrs-street, for Cheltenh a m ; James Grimshaw, Esq., and Mrs. primsbaw,.; t ditto, from Manchester ; G. F. Gower, Est , and Mrs. Gower, at ditto ; the Rev. W. Mansfield, at ditto, from Meo pham, Kent. DEPARTURES. Lady Young, and family, from the Berners Hotel, Berners street, for Bedfordshire; Lady Bayley, from ditto, for Up= down, Kent ; Tyler Smyth, Esq., from ditto, for Little Houghton ; Mrs. Weatherhead, and Miss Weatherhead; from ditto ; Lady Hawking Whitshed, and Miss H. Whitshed, from Nerot's Hotel, Clifford and Cork-street, for Holbrook ; W. Robnet, Esq., from ditto, for Ireland ; Mr. and Mrs. Rcund, and family, from the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street, for their seat, Danbury Park, Essex ; Capt tin Borough:, from ditto, for Leamington ; Mr. and Mrs. Wy Lewis, from Grosvenor-gate, for Paris; Lord Deceis , and the Hon. Miss Beresford, for ditto: Apsrey Pulteney, Eig., for New tcwn Park, Hants ; the Earl of Airley, for th 2 Continent ; tl - e Duke d e Ri c helieu, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's street, for ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Horton Knatchbul, for Rams gate ; Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas and Lady Hislop, for the Continent ; Sir Charles Thornton, for Brigh on. Mr. Sherilati Klor les, with his pupil, Miss El phinstone, appeared on the Brighton boards on Saturday in The Wife. ~, ~~ s w hich s of the d en ying having st atten to that -ose C°ll to prove majority Y. 'r ho pers, has howeve r result of bility Of ruisre :, or give ave given 'poll that their fel' .ver they [ndia rner- wo of our )ectabilit)• her in the anY ce banitin% d Co. ;t distillerl ) artnersb l P in Bristol, —Two very y eitensice ter to Ser- England and hi„ tation, ding and of _Both ien' ad as bigh.l —aTavourltoi rgest mow sua sion, l'i l ci t IS as UPrig the meeting L take wor e and as 1 1, t ter grout! your toll NISTOJ been illa de )3T the SF/:. an d aro t v 403 k L AGENT. SocietY_' r. 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In his strange oration to the Poles, the Emperor Nicholas seems to have forgotten that Europe was listening to his word. 4. But as he evidently had lost his memory at that. moment, it - was natural he should forget many. other things. Thus, he - overlooked the treaty of Vienna, which is, ne vertheless, at this hour . , the law of Europe. He forgot the gratitude he owes the memory of his bro ther Alexander, who called him to. the throne and Made, him an Emperor. He forgot the regards he owed his most intimate allies—the King of Prnssia, his father-in-law, and the Emperor of Austria, when he proclaimed Russia to be the only power that remained firm and erect, amidst the convulsion's of Europe. • If the Emperor Nicholas had his reasons.for forgetting treaties, which are still the public law of Eur Ope, that boldness announces great designs. If the Emperor Nicholas was net aware of what he was doing, his oversight denotes a strange aberration. of mind. The Emperor Nicholas treats as a chimerical dream the idea of a kingdom of Poland, distinct from the Russian em pire. The word is not courteous, When it is considered that the chimerical dream was the intention and very expres sion of the treaty of Vienna. The treaty of 'Vienna was not concluded by chimerical men. M. de Talleyrand, M. de Metternich, Lord Castlereagh, Prince de Har deriburg, are- not known in Europe as men running after and satisfied with chimeras. It was they, never theless, who wished that Poland should not be completely swallowed by the Russian empire ; it was they insisted on her obtaining a distinct existence. In this respect, the inten t-lons of the treaty of .Vienna are not doubtful. The first article states that the Grand D4achy of Warsaw should be united to the empire of Russia, but is that union to resem ble that of the Duchy of Posen to Prussia, or of Galicia to Austria?- No, certainly not. The same article requires that Poland shall have - a separate .ildministra:ion from the Russian Administration ; and it provided even that the Emperor Alexander may, if he thought proper, join to the Grand Duchy of Warsaw the provinces detadied from Po land in 1795, to. re-establish the kingdom of Poland. There was no question, then; of incorporating Poland with Russia, since the negotiators were thinking at- the time of incorpo rating with Poland provinces which had become Russian twenty years before. The idea of a distinct State of Po land was not a dream or a chimera at that period ; and to qualify that separation, the treaty of Vienna enacts that the Emperor of Russia shall add • to his other titles that of King of Poland. If Poland was to have been ,altogether united with Russia, what would be the . meaning of that title ?. All in the treaty of Vienna denotes an intention on: the-part of the signers thereof that Poland should retain her name endexistefice as a nation. If it were necessary, adds the Journal des Debuts,' to ad duce an interpreter and commentator of the treaty of Vienna, as regards. Poland, we should refer to the procla mation addressed by the Emperor Nicholas to the Poles, on taking possession of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, on the 22d of Jane, 1815. It is not our fault, if, - on perusing; some passages of that document, the public are struck with the contrast existing between that noble language. of Alexander and the harangue of Nicholas. " The object of the ivar," says the Emperor Alexander, • " has been to reconquer the' independence (f- nations, and to scat it on the basis of justice, moderation, and liberal ideas, so long erased by military despotism from the book of the civil and political rights of nations.. It was accord ing to thoSe principles that the fate of Poland has been re gulated. It was indispensable that she should resume /icr place among nations." " Poles;" adds Alexander, "we like to appreciate the noble mind, the sensibility and firmness that distinguish your national character, and which shone so bright in your efforts to recover the political existence of your country, which you love above all things." " The .treaties we have concluded in Vienna will acquaint you with the political circumscription of Poland." -The Emperor -Alexander then tells the Poles that they are to have a costitutiow and distinct national institutions ; that they arc to preserve the use of their own - language for all public acts, and that the offices of the State are to be conferred exclusively on Poles ; - that they will be allowed free com munication with the portions of Old Poland that remain subjected to another Power; and, finally, that they shall possess a national army and a political independence, gua ,.ranteed to then: in the conferences of Vienna." The French Journal then comments on the speech of Alexander at considerable length, and contends that that Emperor bad not done more for Poland than an . Emperor of Russia should have done ; but that he perhaps did more for Nicholas than behoved a brother. " A Russian in his heart," says.the Debats, " he is full of the rancour of his nation against his ancient rival ; and disregarding the poli tical benevolence which Alexander evinced towards Poland, he has persecuted and oppressed it." " We are not astonished," observes the Debuts in its conclusion, " that the spirit, incapable of understanding the able and generous policy of Alexander, infatuated as it is with the superiority of its own power, should declare, with that pride which is the habitual characteristic of a want of civilisation—that Russia is the land of promise of Europe, the champ d'asile of society, the refuge of peace and order, forgetting Prussia and Austria, who have also some preten sions to be considered regular and well-administered States. Is that the light in which the Emperor Nicholas holds his allies ?He treats them too much like brothers—he forgets all the attention and deference lie shows them when he pays them a visit. What ! - Russia is the only country where there. is a stable and solid civilisation ! This reminds us of the Americans, a nation as yet little -civilised, who have the simplicity of considering their country as the cherished land of civilisation ! Does the Emperor Nicholas imagine that the European society has chosen him to be its '-supporter and champion, and that it has no hope but in him ? We said, four years hence, that the Monarchical propaganda was not less silly,and ridiculous than its rival —the Repub lican Propaganda. The Emperor Nicholas appears to have constituted himself the god and pontiff of that absolutist propaganda. Unlimited power is, in his eye, a religion, which he preaches - to his advantage, with a faith, and imper turbable assurance. YVe have not heard of his having made many proselytes ; but we think his preaching in Warsaw will defeat his object. This time, the dose of Monarchical fury is evidently -too strong—the good opinion of himself too visible=the oversight of all - treaties too flagrantthe want of regard - for a generous people.too crying,' not to estrange all gencrous•minds—the indiscretion and inability too evident, not to strike even the most short-sighted e , individuals." PARIS.-SUNDAY. . , (FROM TIIE CORRESPONDENT OF A MORNING PAPER.) You will find in the Journal des Dcbats of this day a se coed article on the speech of the Emperor Nicholas, and am assured from the same pen that indicted that of Friday, I mean that this also is the production of M. Thiers. Ne vertheless, I believe it to have, been written by _M. Mare Guardin ; but I am convinced it speaks the sentiments of the Ministers. The speech of the Emperor Nicholas—a discourse that will make him and the Council of Whose bowstring he lives in awe and danger for ever detestable—is one of the most remarkable - of modern times. Its secret history must be curious, but will not become authentically known for yet some time. Speculation already suggests for it rage at his failure to ingratiate himself at'Toplitz with the Austrian Emperor. To Austria, however, he. dare not show his teeth ; but with the natural mal;gnancy ascribed to him by those,w•ho love him not, he, bursting with rancour; pours forth his rage on poor captive Poland. Was that all he did, think you ? No such matter, as you shall see presently. In the course of a conversation I had three or four weeks since with the illustrious General —, allusion was made to his appearance and deportment at Kalish and Toplitz. " What !" exclaimed the Pole—" What ! is it because nature has gifted him with a tolerable person—is it because his coat is of a Parisian or European cut that the world is to believe that Nicholas is not a savage, a bar barian ? Oh, most himentable bonhomie! Oh, most de plorable credulity ! You will see him yet in his native colours. You will see the Calunick features stand forth in his portrait ; and you will hear from his own lips the con firmation of all that I shall or could adduce respecting the atrocity of his intentions towards Poland, my unhappy coun try. Nay, more ; King Louis Phillippe believes that he has ingratiated himself with the wily. savage. Vain, cul pable hope ! On the first possible occasion—nay, without occasion—you will see Russia pounce, or attempt to pounce upon this duped, this deceived, I had ;wryly said this be trayed country, with the savage impulse—grant Heaven it he not with the giant strength !--,of his native prototype on an enfeebled traveller!" I have here attempted to convey the figurative, the pro phetic exclamation of one of the most distinguished Poles that have survived the wreck of their country. Hear, now, how completely well founded were his anticipations. The speech pronounced by the Emperor Nicholas (of which I speak) was extensively mutilated before insertion in the Journal des I)ebats, to avoid the necessity for ren dering it the subject of remonstrances that could not but lead to a war between France and Russia. As originally delis ered it contained, against France, denunciations th e most violent and certainly the most unguarded,—perhaps I should say the most undisguised that could be, expressed. It contained threats so unqualified that M. Durand, the French Consul-Gencral at Warsaw, in whose presence they were uttered, felt it his duty (it is said) to with draw from Poland. I qualify this passage, because M. Durand, who, I am told, is now here, says' it was not in consequence of the expressions diiected against France by the Emperor that he kvithdrew, for that he had had the intention of returning to Paris during the last six months ; but there are people who ascribe this. half denial to the very motive which induced the mutilation of the do cument in the.lottrnal (Ins Debg!s—that is lest the French Government should from mere shame be compelled to de-'. frond explahations and vindicate its independence. I know that whether he has arrived here or not,—and I have not time to ascertain that fact—M. Darand felt indignant—and that he still feels indignant at the lang.uace of the Emperor NichOlas towards France, and I am ,the more inclined to be lieve that that language must have been offensive to the last agree, because the said Durand, who then also resided at Warsaw, was so Warerly attached or so notorious was his friendship to Russia during the Polish insurrection, that his life was frequently menaced by the insurgents—and because I know that so tenacious was he, that, after the revolution of July in France, he (then aLo the French • Consul-General at Warsaw) waited on. the Grand Duke Constantine to ascertain, whether i.e might . place the diet) national (hit is, the tri-coloured) flag over the portal of his .res'dence ? And yet this is the individual who now is, and I am sure s truly represented to me, as violently indignant at the insult offered to his country ! Deep must that in sult be which wounded - the feelings of a person so little p7edisposed to take offence as was M. Durand. Where is the endurance of this Government to end? Behold the fruits of its peace-at-any price. system. Out raged as 1 believe her to have bet n by the Autocrat, in, perhaps, an unguarded moment of rage, will she submit to this insult? •feihaps I am precipitate and premature in • asking these questions. - Perhaps . the Doctrinaire Ministry, which has hitherto shrunk from collision with any formi- dable foe, has plucked up courage, and will exact explana-. tions and reparation from Russia. We shall see. In the interim—that is, until the nature of the notice it will take of this affront and merface become known—l shall refrain from further observation ; but I hold myself at liberty to forward to you, for I am promised it, a full and genuine copy of the spe,eeh of his Imperial Majesty of all the Russias, spoken at Warsaw on the 10th day of Octohcr (N.S.), in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five. HAvinc , disposed for the present of this pert of the sub ject, I shall return to the motives Which produced this ex traordinary discourse. That it was suggested by the disap pointment of the speculations which lid to the re views and the Toplitz conferences is,.l repeat, the belief of persons very well qunlitie:l to judge, but, I shall not with hold from you the Illative assigned to it by others on whose ()pillion lam inclined more implicitly to rely. "It was," svy they, "delivered solely to grittily the lins:!,ian nation, end so well was it adapted to the feelings of his people, that there are - not in all Russia 100 men who will not ap- prove'of every word he uttered, and who, in particular, will say, such is the language :that ought to be held towards Poland.' He knows his inn." I latbly, in conversation with an intlividual long a fre quenter of the salons of the great, took occasion to di sap, 'prove of the act of Don Caros which gave the command of his army to " Notre Dame des Douleurs." Ile sail I was wrong in condemning that act. for it was only intended to operate on the prejudices or the superstition of his soldiers. " All clever men do thcse things," observed he, " when they are capable of producing beneficial effects, that is of forward ing their views. It does not follow thence that they are themselves the dupes of their own trickery. There was Suvaroff for example. I was present one day when he re ceived a letter from the Empress Catharine. The moment it was placed in his hands, he prostrated himself, rose, bowed to the despatch, crossed himself; placed the letter on his bead and on his knees, male tie circuit of the apartment, and practised other and innumerable fooleries ere he broke the seal. Think you that Suvaroff perpetrated all this mum mery from any real feeling of respect or veneration for his Sovereign? No such matter. There were Russians pre sent, and he was only supporting a character." The Russian character is still unchanged. Behold what the Emperor Nicholas did after his delivery of the notable discourse above referred to ! lie wrote from Warsaw to the authorities of Kiev (o r Kieff or Kiew) that on the 20th at six o'clock in the evening, he would, if possible, be in tlitir city, in order that he should reach the Church .(which he named) before th , , , clofe of the evening's service. The Church his Majesty named is collect by the Russians the Church of the Sepulchres, •and by the. Germans, in most impious derision, the Church of The reascn for the great reverence which the Russians . bear towards this Church it that from some natural cause or other, the qua- lity of its soil, or of the air that circulates through its vaults, the bodies interred in them remain in perfect pre servation. Hence the Russians believe that the sins of all those buried therein are forgiven them, or, indeed that they every one become saints., The solicitude of the Emperor to arrive there is thus accounted for ; but notwithstanding all the efforts of his coachman -he did not reach until eight o'clock in the evening, when all had retired. • He drove up, nevertheless, to the gates of the Church, and remained until they were opened, and entered with great apparent humility. Immediately on entering the choir he threw self cm his knees, and continued in prayer, or at least in seeming prayer, two hours. This was not enough. His first act, next morning, was to realm to the same Church to resume his devotions, and actually prayed berore every tomb in it. These ceremonies over, his Majesty received Earl Dur ham. On the-following day he continued his journey south ward, and Lord Durhzm proceeded for St. Petersburgh. It would appear from another, and an important•circum stance, that I am about to mention, that the French Go vernmmt is angry with Russia ; end, what is more, deter mined, perhaps, at length to evince a little spirit. In imi tation of the United States, Russia, you will recollect, put forward a bullying claim on France some time since for eighty millions of francs, alleged indemnities due to the kingdom of Poland, for supplies and other matters fur nished to, or accruing .due by the French Government. (One 't an was for 90,000 horses, done up in the Russian camp; ign of 1812-13). You will recollect. also, that eigLt montl.s ago Prince Lubecki arrived here, as the Cennis sioner of Russia, to conduct this claim. Since that period he has had four long interviews with the Due de Broglie. The last occurred before the knowledge of the Emperor's speech at Warsaw hada-cached Paris. That which I am about to state will show consequently that there was a previous predisposi tion to a misunderstanding, and to a show of courage by the French Government- The Due de Broglie on that occa sion told the Prince that all the claims so put forward by the Russian Government were, if-due, contracted not with the - Russian Government, but with private individuals — that Russia offered no guarantee to France that the money (if' paid) would go to those really entitled to it—that very many of the alleged creditors were actually at this moment in France—[Among others - arc the claims of Polish officers who had served in the army of Napoleon, for their horses and other personal property, and for the arrears of their pensions as members of the Legion of llonour]—exiled and outlawed, and their property in Poland confiscated by im perial Russian ukases, which appear daily even in the 1110- niteur-L-that consequently the French Government peremp torily refused to accede to the demand. I has'e not time to refer to the honesty of this claim of Russia, itself a debtor to Poland in a sum equally great. A solemn pledge was„given by the Emperor Alexander in 1812, on the arrival of his army on the frontier of Poland, that everything supplied to it should be paid for, and which supplies amounted in Mae to four millions sterling, and one shilling of which is not yet paid. Another time I shall re turn to the subject ; at present I shall necessarily tske leave of it, with this simple remark, that although the appoint ment of M. de Barante as Ambassador of France to the Court of Russia is in the Muniteur of this day, it is more than doubtful that he will now proceed to St. Petersburg. On Friday last Henry Davenport, Esq., of the Staffordshire potteries, the second son of John Davenport, Esq., M.P. for Stoke-upon-Trent, was killed by a fall from his horse while hunting. He was a gentleman much re spected in Staffordshire. No less than two hundred plans for the erection of the new Houses of Parliathent have been submitted to the Committee appointed to consider the subject. Some of them, a ccompanied with the artists' names, have been re jected as informal on that account alone. Yesterday, Mr. LabOuchere, one of the Commis sinners of the Post-office, and Mr. Steuart, M.P. for Had dington, one of the Lords of the Treasury, arrived in this town in company with Mr. Wallace, our r epresentative. Shortly after their arrival, they proceeded, in company with the Provost, to visit the public works and offices in the town, with all of which they expressed them Aves highly gratified. The large steam vessels in. particular elicited from them the expression of marked approbation. About mid-day they left for Paisley.--Grecnock Advertiser. Government is about to regulate the mile-stones-on all the great turnpike roads, and to number them from the General Post-office ; only two of the existing stones have been found to be accurate in marking the distances ; many miles so called arc between 50 and 500 yards either too long or too shrift. THE MERCHANT TAILORS' SILVER-NOBBED STAFF.-4 somewhat serious loss attended' the Merchant Tailors' Company while displa3ing their civic dignity on the water on Lord Mayor's Day. The silver-headed staff, the most pompous part cf the Merchant Tailors' insignia, was, it is supposed by accident, precipitated from their barge into the Thames, near Westminster-bridge. A;., however, no party is convinced that such was its fate, there was room to believe that it might have been, if not stolen, in the care of • ;orne vigilant "'join Tug," who seeing it, .perchance, in danger of a watery grave, was disposed to preserve-it from this indignity. A heavy reward is now offe'ed for its re covery. The intrinsic value of the staff is estimated at I sovereigns. From the time that has elapsed since its ab ductiOn, it is feared the first supposition —that of its.beirlg at the bottom of the river—it correct. I -„ ~~ 1 t Ii