The Sun. — London, England, 1841-10-27 00:00:00

MORNING SUN LITERATURE. MRZA. 3 VZ. Bentley, London, 1841. The " Mirza" iq a collection of Eastern stories, chiefly Persia n , supposed to have been told to the author, while he was residing in the country, by the 3lirza, or favourite poet of the Shah. The. most ost entertaining o f t h ese stories is the one en titled" The Foolish Husband and the Virtuous I Virc,” which relates the adventures of a beautiful girl who is married to a rich fool of Ispahan, and Is over -persuaded by him to allow herself to be s een by th e Shah on whom s h e ma k es j ust the ravourable impression that her conceited and unprincipled husband had calculated on. The _virtuou s F atmeh, however-=such is the young lady's name —resolutely refuses lending an ear t o the Shah' s di shonourable proposals; and, :with some difficulty, she succeeds in mak ing• h er escape from Ispahan, in company with her brother Ali, who assists her in her fli ght. The eunuchs and chief officers of the Court of course pursue the fair fligitive with all Possible dispatch, and after a variety of wander ings they trace her to the mountain cave of a rob ber chief; with whom she and her brother have taken refuge. On the Shah's being inthrmed of he sets out for the cavern in question at the = bean °A a well-appointed bodyguard, and corn- In 'anes a desperate assault on the robber's strong mountain fastness. After one or two fierce at ttaeks, whi c h were as fiercely repulsed, the royal r° °Ps succeed i n capturing the robber chieftain, Who !nth,wishen asked by t h e Sh a l t w h at h e h a d done in the t'a,dyratnieb, replies, that she is hidden where however she w ill never he dis ccorvnred, a s s h e is under the express guardianship goblins and spirits who infest the spot. 4 , 1 ,1 8 answer does not satisfy the enraged monarch, fo;4titecordingly he resolves to search himself am e r unaway, and at the head of his body trus, enters andi b the cave, which is of vast dime . nsio . ns, turn s ~T 7 , 4 , r ic hes off into a hundred labyrinthine -. ii d n iss a p - p - o i n ' t windings. To his infinite surprise and th v:;1; °lent, however, his search is altogether ,; -11 ,g; no female—nothing even that bears ande rawianc e of the human form—is visible; 6, is just about to pursue his way back, when, te j k l a ne ',ed glimmer of the torches which his at in nts .carry i n t h e i r h an d s, h e perce i ves, Lice a small nook or recess, somet hi ng that looks is Woncian. Il e h as t ens j o yf u lly t owar d s that it PI combo. close to the figure, finds Lt Is a statue stone, and is artfully per e aded by the capt i ve robber, an d hi s own offi niers) who are anxiou s to ge t back to the enjoy tbe,„rls of a Court-life at Ispahan, that this is in tu, Patmeh, who has been thus petrified at I.lxl her stone by the fairy spirits of the cavern, :o o wn special request, as she was us t o harern. escape the degradation of the roya l The' story concludes with itaildallusion to the second successful flight of the I:l,, Y .,„ a nd ra• her brother, and their safe arrival at We have here given merely the lead ing outlines of the tale ; but may add that seve- I V of the characters introduced—especially Kaka r;rlTheh, the Shah's favourite jester—are spi c.oLd:ll7 a rh lid naturally drawn, and that a vein of p e —l e humour, of the quietest and archest sort, r_rvades the narrative, and forms its principal "ornMendation. TIIE INSURRECTION IN SPAIN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. coasi Sta--Will you permit me t o th row out for your de ration and th a t o f t h e pu bli c generally, a gestion connected with the p resent unnatural insurrec ti4 it' that unhapp y and afflicted country Spain, one, *l ' l ch I hav e delayed doing under the confident ex totation that your daily powerful remarks on . this sub tct, as well as those of your Contemporaries would would 'appeal, .ale s timulated others to have anticipate 4`3vitose greater abilities and influence might have .. au I ' 4 N it that cordial and enthusiastic reception which - had an individual as myself has no pretension to att e 3; 'opt to realize. In taking a review of the convul iZelstate into which that country has been plunged for aligh t :Isla or seven years, no ono can fail, however 1 „ Y versed in Spanish history, to have his liveliest ,141thieli deeply enlisted in her behalf ; . his . disgust and sir deeply awakened at the hollow and jesuitical treat her Quadruple 14'4 experienced from one of All' e . h i - whilst his feelings must frequently be nces of the 1-oesed at the too numerous sanguinary atrocities committed on all sides. Other Points, scarcely less in importance , r a t n a d n c e e r , e a t m e atrest the most earnest attentionim4 nkiety. must t e edeepestcival lequally The difficulties and dang . ers . attendant t o . n p t r h e_ e • Constitution into i t lettlOciti6 t e o a l t e i r ° a a bl o y f p ti r l a e ct S ic p a a l m f s o t r i m ; he struggles and con titio ns connected with the Reenc th an in t g y ; and the m Herculean labours involved contending with ore eohe_Pels me to say, %%neje( exigencies of the count r y— w hi c h, justice 4h ol were being en coun t ere d w ith ~ : ability rewarded with all reason a bl e success— 'reatlY red oun d s to t h e credit and honour of the d Duke .. tti. Victoria and his coadjutors of the present A ininis ration. I re Scarcely, then, is this beautiful country freed ot these fatal intestine convulsions, and the spirit of e e -_ • . . , ..nediation rapidly extending itself amongst the late oelligerenta, whilst the people generally are animated Iv v ith a determined and patriotic resolution make i t te er e ,' Per sonal sacrifice in order to develope d the t latent rather to th e favourr of their country, inclining the min deed of k i l 'lo and charitable conclusion that the mis aesi. `n.c Past will serve as a beacon and a guarantee and a est misfortunes for the future, when and „ the unnatural attempt is to rekindle revniut; the L'`' n n,nY torch from one made d de of the kingdom to that- otuer, based on motives, and supported by parties,... t ho Pen almost revolts with horror to record the it otk _ r or,..,• eseekin g the recovery of her lost poaer, "imeation of a disappointed ambition, not only at the 4114naknt risk of a daughter's throne, but of her . ch a i s l : pice.n's lives --prompted and encouraged by a set o d t ven. tbr u e l r g ' dat ing, and unpatriotic intriguers and a of thes`-and co untenanced, aided, and excited by one 1 - rl Most intriguing Sovereigns in the whole universe, 1,„"i. oo plots, however sanguinary and frightful—noun h 444, however providential —can direct fromhis ea 'ellneipled course in upholding the most atrocious na tiares, for the Purpose of realising his political Imcula h:" How frightful, how humiliating is it, to w it ness ther ;,. rnao natur e so degraded, so brutalised I A mother 4 iii-- 'M , ah "e to every tie of maternity, her fallibili_ty et m . a n d y e tieu , a inttrunient of the pi esent unnatural confli 4" of the most exalted personages of Spain ; whilst a I t i n !,ireh of one of the finest and most highly civilised kilignoorns in the universe, unblushingly profits by her What N ul l' ,to work out his political ends. livo kan nave been the feelings of that unha_ppy . th e , , or even the desperate Royal supporter, ._ late struggle for the abduction of the infant Queen had 4 .° (1 . her sister from the Palace at Madrid, terminated by i lo tt e d ir corpses being placed before her eyes, in her fatal oat une asY abode at Paris. And was this frightful astrophe hi„, . an impossibility ? The showers of bullets 'I Pierced into and through the doors of the be d and d ress . sis ter „log-rooms of the youthful Queen and her s wlll best respond to this doubt. e v _ 4B °l ore a friend, however dear—a personage, how teheerrisheelEadted, whom the late Queen Regent now and loves, for the suort and sympathy livlloceel towards her, that, had here hildren been killed, t 1:: " ' l id not loathe with a horror a thousand times , Per than she Ever loved ? Whilst this unhappy we ec , :hialtnotantveoouusld have been rendered delir:ous with afflic .lon „ ilikt"" cause of humanity would have acquired an champion in the universal indignation_ k et c h Must necessarily have been simultaneously ex t. the led throughout Europe. Is it, then, too late, r o t). olde,,nooessary, because the affliction has been p hat Euro-1;14Y averted, whilst the crime still exists, d. t iti th'l s e h t : h ° 4l d not now express the horror and isviet 1. I 1 - elt it has viewed this outrage on humanity it one,l Oot without the hope, nay, the confident 0 °41 %4 ' that, from the prompt, energetic,. sad 0 ow e-nss a i i 17 manner in which the . public press their suYti."ve stigmatized these atrocities as well . as to w% in upnra, that it will not be long ere every capital noble ba--trope which cultivates and dispenses the ovineett ii. Generous sympathies of human nature, will ovine: t i err abhorrence of the violence committed . Is t: we , , I ts k I 'Y which the whole civilized community is n. 'trail "4 u taeredly linked together. In this demo to ote te-ilt.weeld be a source of pride and satisfaction (1 1 ` l oading the van in this cause of humanity, chant, feel thoroughly convinced that there is no met or Katnnher, professional man or tradesman, noblem a n Pohl, wh o gentleman, of this great and influential metro he I,ls;:.*otild not derive the greatest consolation, as neeti ou t}:11 he on his pillow in after sears, in the re *ridblvieirm-t ee a t t i :: had contributed, by his attendance at a t‘ in the City of London, whereat the just IcPressed 4,:i the of the British people was ex tion isu.he Present unnatural and atrocious insur innue •-• "Pain, to create in favour of that country the it s hnt'al Moral support which should speedily lead to ttlasr:DtuPt and effectual termination, whereby a touts t'i, C e would also be granted to Europe, that the k lio9oMallity and civilization could not be exposed tho u !ruler outrage without drawing upon the offenders I hav e execration of mankind. Ntve the honour to be, Sir, yours, very faithf u l) $3 y, , CHARLES COCHRANE. Devonshire-place, Friday, Oct. 22, 1841. , 1.4,14,,,,.._ -----______-....__________________ .tf the - uri AND 131 RMINGRAII RAILWAY._ thci ll .' 4l rl . l of money expended in making the London . alessern'ulhain Railway was turned into pence, which . t ouch , e 1.4 inches wide, and placed in a line,on. at 9 „ng . the other, the length of that line would .. b .„„_."o_cailes, or considerably more than the circumfar 7 4 0 ',:!,_ I the earth. The averac,e weiht of a waggon . of Zi..74°11 the London and Birmingham Railway, is 3 42 tal t :,, V the ratio of goods up to goods down, may be be 'till I .' l the birectors choos e to give the shareholders Leop.esinfornaation, at 5382 to 5036. The fare of eruita_rileo„netrtio London and Birmingham Railway is id . . os. 4(.1. fur the whole distance, and their gage 3 d. per ton Per mile or 28% for the whule dis c Railway Journal. ' THE ADELAIDE GALLERY. THE INFANT HARPIST. This truly wonderful child, Fanny Gregorie, whose performance upon her native instrument, the Irish harp, has lately elicited the most enthusiastic praise from the Dublin newspapers, made last evening her debut before an English audience, at the Adelaide Gallery. She seems to be about four years of age, but brings tones from the difficult instrument upon which she performs, as full and equal as could be drawn forth by the hand of a master. In every part of the extensive galleries and in all the corridors every note was heard. She played with equal vivacity, freedom, and expression, a variety of Italian, Scotch, and Irish airs, each of which was rapturously applauded, by a very numerous company. The genius of Carolan breathed over the wires as they were traversed by her tiny hands, and imparted to th e m a melody which mechanical music does not possess, and angels only can inspire. The announcement of her in tended re-appearance on Thursday next was received with reiterated applause. VICTORIA THEATRE. A drama was produced at this theatre on Monday even ing founded, we believe, on a tale by Mrs. S. C. Hall, en titled Katty 0' She'd, or the Fellrru'er• of the Family. The piece opens with the cottage of Katty O'Shiel, which is situated in an interesting village in the far west of Ire land, called Tully Garrett. To this cottage is driven, for shelter, one Mileto tensor, an occulist, and who is, furthermore, rich and benevolent, and who is on a journey of pleasure to the " Far West." Whilst he is there, Evelyn Dwyer, the heiress to the house of O'Dwyer, but who has been deserted by her father, and adopted by Katty, comes into the apartment where the celekrated occulist is. The child, from some accident, has lost its sight, and the benevolent oculist promises that if Katty will bring Evelyn to Dublin, he will cure her. Katty, with her charge on her back, sets out for Dublin, and on her way thither has to pass the cot tage of her lover, Larry Twist, a kind of double of Rory O'More, where a band of soldiers have taken up their quarters, in order to prevent strangers from the " Far West," where the fever is raging, passing, and conveying the contagion to the capital. By a stratagem of Larry's, however, which consists in his disguising Katty as his grandmother, she escapes the vigilance of the sentinels, and continues her visit to Dublin, where she arrives, as she states, in a state of " death and burial." On her arrival, however, it is dis covered that the good-natured occulist has gone to Bath, but has left a letter of introduction to an eminent friend in London, with a purse to convey Katty thither. These dramatists will make their character so generous. Katty learns, while she is in Dublin, that Mr. O'Dwyer, the father of Evelyn, had just sailed for London, and she resolves to make her journey serve two purposes, that of finding a father for her Evelyn and a cure for her blind ness. The next scene shows Katty and her charge at the house of a Lady Langham, who resides at Chel sea, but how they get there, or for what purpose, or what connexion the said Lady Laugh= has with Ratty or Evelyn, is left to the imagination of the audience. Suf fice it, there they are, and very lucky for them to be there at all, without inquiring the why and the where fore. Lady Langham takes a most extraordinary fancy to Evelyn, and determines to make her a lady, which Katty declares impossible, as she "is a born leddy." A party is given by the lady, at which Mr. O'Dwyer, then a Colonel, attends, and the piece concludes by Katty's forcing an entrance to the assembly, and declaring Evelyn to be the daughter of the Colonel. The piece is replete with Irish humour, and the house was in a continued roar of laughter throughout. Miss Vincent, as Katty, was admirable ; she was an unsophisticated Irish girl to the very life. Mr. Gardner, as Larry, was extremely droll, but the character which tickled the fancy of the audience most was that of Pompey Card, a negro servant of the Colonel's, a kind of independent devil-may-care Jim Crowish sort of gentleman, and in the hands of Mr. Paul was most amusing. On his first arrival in Ireland he is charmed with the whiskey and the women, and declares both to be " Leautiful and dam good," and is in a continued state of excitement as to whether he shall charge his master or knock down the waiter. The house was crowded in every part, and the piece concluded amidst vehement applause. MEMOIR OF CAPTAIN SIR ASHLEY MAUDE. The Hon. James Ashley Maude, whose death we an nounced on Mnnday, was the third son of Cornwallis, second Viscount Hawarden, an Irish Peer, by his third wife, Anne Elizabeth Stanley, sister to the first Viscount Monck. His ancestor, Christopher Maude, a Member of the Irish House of Commons, emigrated from York shire, and settled at llawarden, in the county of Tippe rary, about the year 1639. Captain Maude was born Nov. 6, 1786 ; made a Lieu tenant 1805 ; and appointed to the Ville de Paris, of 110 guns, bearing the flag of Lord Collingwood, on the Mediterranean station, in the spring of 1809. His spirited conduct while serving as a volunteer at the capture and destruction of a French convoy in the bay of Hosas, on which occasion he was slightly wounded, was highly spoken of by Lord Collingwood, the Com mander-in-Chief on the occasion. " Many officers in the fleet," writes his Lordship to the Admiralty, " were desirous of being volunteers in this service. I could not resist the earnest request of Lieutenants Lord Viscount Balgonie, the Hon. James Ashley Maude, and the Hon. Wm. Waldegrave, of the Ville de Paris, to have the command of the boats, in which they displayed that spirit which is inherent in them." Captain Maude.'s commission as a Commander bore date Oct. 22, 1810 ; and he was appointed, on the 15th of February 1812, to the Nemesis, 28, armee en flute, in which ship we find him very actively employed on the coast of America, until his promotion to Post rank, March 11, 1814. He next obtained the command of the Favourite, 20, and in her brought home the ratification, by the President and Senate of the United States, of the treaty of peace, concluded at Ghent, between Great Bri tain and America, with which he arrived at the Foreign office, March 13, 1815. Ile was subsequently employed on the East India station. Captain Maude's last appointment was in Feb. 9, 1825, to the Glasgow, 50, in which frigate he conveyed Lord Strcngford to Cronsta,dt, and afterwards proceeded to the Mediterranean. The Glasgow was one of the British squadron, at the battle of Navarino, Oct. 20, 1827. In consequence of the bravery displayed by the sub ject of this memoir on the occasion, he was on his re turn home, which took place in Aug. 28, 1828, created a Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath. The insignias of the French and Russian Orders also, investing him with the title of a Knight of the French and Russian Orders of St. Louis and St. Anne, were sent to him by those Powers shortly after. MRS. ANSON'S PAINTINGS ON SATIN. We OLI Monday visited the establishment of Mr. Morant, the upholsterer and house decorator in New Bond-street, where we saw some exquisite specimens of flower paint ing on satin, from the pencil of Mrs. Anson. They con sist of a coverlid for an infant's cot, work bags, &c., and as finished works of art are of a very high order. There is a freshness and a vraisemblance about the flowers, which give them the appearance of having been. just plucked from the hot-house, and it is not merely as an artist that Mrs. Anson is entitled to high praise—the botanical character of the flowers is correctly preserved, which proves that, in addition to taste atd great powers of execution, the artist also possesses considerable scientific acquirements. These novel specimens of flower painting, which, but for what we must consider a too rigid adherence on the part of the Court authorities to the strict rules of etiquette, would have been presented to her Majesty, have excited a great sensation in the fashionable and artistical world, and will probably lead to the more general use of paintings on satin as articles of decorative furniture. HAMBURGH MAIL. WARSAW, OCT. 12.—8 y a decision of his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, dated the 15th of last month, it is ordered, that from and after the Ist of January, 1842, the Mint at Warsaw shall make use of the Russian weight in the weighing of gold, silver, and copper. The Russian silver ruble is to be taken as the standard for all coins circulating in the kingdom. The Warsaw Mint is directed to coin gold pieces by the name of half Imperials of the value of five rubles, and silver coins of the value of rubles, half rubles, and 25, 20, 10, and 5 copecs, and all conformably to a prescribed model. From the same day all the accounts of the Government and the local authorities, and likewise those between private persons, tare to be kept in Russian silver rubles, copees, and half copecs. The accounts of the Polish banks re lative to the loan in 1841 are to be kept in florins, as hitherto. But in all the new coupons which may he is sued in subsequent years, the value is to be stated both in florins and silver rubles. All stamped paper to be used in the kingdom is to have the Imperial lines both in the water-mark and the stamp. The words describing the price, as well as the words in water-mark, are to be in the Russian and Polish lan guages. The prices of the stamped paper are to be ex pressed in rubles and copecs. Cards and almanacks are to have a stamp like that of stamped paper. By an Ukase of the same date the Polish Bank is to issue Bank-notes of I, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 silver rubles. for which preparations are making. The value of these notes is to be expressed in print, both in figures and in words, in the Russian and Polish languages, and on the back, likewise in figures and in words, in the German, French and English languages. POLISH FRONTIERS, OCT. 13.—1 t is said that Prince Paskewitsch will shortly go to Berlin in order to an nounce there the intended changes in the kingdom of Poland. It is likewise said that the Prince will go to St. Petersburgh and make a long stay there.—Hamburgh Paper, Oct. 22. MALTA, OCT. s.—Letters from Trebisond of the 16th of last month say that an insurrection has broken out in Georgia against the Russian authorities. The insur gents, it is said, by way of a sequel, burnt the quaran tine establishment Akheslika (probably Achalzich). MANIFESTO OF ESPARTERO. The Regent of Spain issued the following manifesto to the Spanish nation, on leaving Madrid to join the army in the north _ _ . It is but a few days since you were enjoying the sweets of a p eace, which you had gained as the reward of your bravery. You enjoyed all the benefits of the Constitution, whose tri um ph y ou h a d insured in the firmest manner. Under the auspices of a Govern ment, active and watchful over the laws, you saw the wounds occasioned by a destructive war gradually close, industry revive, and agriculture, the arts, and commerce begin to develop themselves ; and, finally, a thousand sources of national prosperity open them selves again. On a sudden the horizon, su fine, be came obscured by dark clouds, and a second time the cry resounded in our ears of a new war, pro voked by the enemies of your loyalty and your liber ties. Spaniards ! those who, carried away by delirium, abandon themselves to similar extravagancies, do not desire that you should ever be free or happy. They have not been able to make you retrograde towards the epoch of abuses and privileges which bent a whole nation to the yoke of certain classes who preyed upon it, and this it is which animates their desire for vengeance. You have wounded the pride of those who by unworthy schemes attempted to violate your laws, to deprive you of your rights as freemen, and in order to attain their object they raised anew the standard of vengeance and blood. It is for this that they sharpen the poniards which Spaniards a second time thrust into the breasts of their brothers. The attempt made on the night of the 7tb, in the precincts even of the royal palace, is an outrage on the nation, on humanity, on civilisation, and on the throne. The generous men of all nations who, are inte rested in the cause of liberty which we defend, will demand a, strict account of the instigators and perpetra tors of an attack in which the descendants of a hun dred Kings might have perished. The world shall be acquainted with the names of the traitors, no matter what cloak may cover them. The time for respect, which has been requited with the blackest ingratitude, ' shall cease. The salvation of Spain requires that the veil be withdrawn, and the whole truth appear, however terri• ble it may be. Spaniards ! a soldier from my infancy, I have never desired more than the enviable tithe to serve my country, shed my blood for its well-being, its rights, and its liberties, and guide in the paths of patriotism and glory the brave men entrusted to my care. Such was my whole ambition, and that ambition had been nobly satisfied. If circumstances have raised me to another sphere, that was not my doing ; you raised me. It was by the will of the entire nation that my hands hold the reins of State. It was in the bosom of the Cortes, and from the hands of your legiti mate representatives, that I have received the investiture of the Regency of this kingdom. There I took the oath to govern according to the Con stitution and the law; I promised before God and man to walk in the way of justice, and to devote myself en tirely to the happiness, to the liberties, and to the glory of my country. It is for you to decide whether I have fulfilled my promise. I repeat my words this day with the same earnest conviction that then animated me. Spaniards ! in this moment of crisis, when our enemies provoke us to war, join yourselves to the soldier who prides himself in being a Spaniard, and a free Spaniard. Form yourselves into a phalanx round the throne of Isa bella the Second, and the institutions which form a basis and a shield to the young Queen who supports herself upon them ; say to the enemies of our liberty and pro sperity, of your glory so nobly acquired—say to Europe, to the whole world, that you are resolved to govern yourselves by laws which you have given yourselves, and not allow the fruits of so much blood and so many sacrifices to be snatched from you. You have torn away the mask from those who excite to sedition by invoking rights which they themselves have disavowed. You will cover with confusion and ignOminy those who light the torch of discord by invoking privileges (fueros) whirl to this day, have only been a pretext to cover your so with monstrous crimes. Victory cannot be doubtful for those who defend liberty and proudly bear the standard of Castile. They will drive before - them the cowards who open an abyss beneath the feet of Maria Christina ; in their powerless rage they are unmindful of honour, forget their oaths and their words sacredly given, and offend the national dignity only to slake their thirst for vengeance. To arms, Spaniards ! Let the cry of war resound through out the Peninsula, since our enemies desired it ; let the militia arm and prepare itself, and maintain tranquillity and public order until it shall be no longer necessary to call it to the field of honour to unite itself to our brave army and dispute with it the laurels of the fight. Listen now more than ever to the voice of your chiefs and your magistrates. Be more than ever submissive to the laws, for the hour of your perfect regeneration has arrived, and you are certain to occupy amongst the free and civilised nations of Europe the place which your power, your valour, and your glory give you. It is to you, heroic militia of Madrid, who present the assemblage of ail the heroic virtues, that I confide the guard over our august Queen and her illustrious sister, —to you so worthy to watch over objects so sacred. The order and repose of this capital are equally confided to your patriotism. In separating myself from you, I must tell you that every day you gain new titles to my con fidence, to my friendship, and to my solicitude. The energy and enthusiasm which you showed on the nights of the 7th and 8:1 will never be effaced from my me mory. You have merited well of your country, militia of Madrid. What you have done will be imitated by the rest of the militia of the kingdom—your brave companions in arms. I shall recal their glorious exploits in the midst of the Basque population, who will not take part in the exclusive interests of an aristocracy not their own. By words of peace I will avoid, as much as possible, the horrors of conflicts which, between the sons of the same country, draw only tears of blood, instead of fur nishing an occasion for songs of triumph. Spaniards, let us have confidence in the justice of a cause defended everywhere by loyal and valiant men; reckon upon the aeal of a man who, from the post to which you have ele vated him, aspires only to descend towards you, resting upon the sentiments of his heart, and on the conscious- ness of having faithfully fulfilled his duty. How happy and brilliant will that day be for Spain, when having strengthened the throne and insured our liberty and in- stitutions, we are able to give to Isabella 11. the country flourishing, powerful, respected, and worthy of the sceptre of a Queen of Spain, in saying to her, " Madam, is the work of good and loyal Spaniards." The Duke of VICTORIA, Regent of the Kingdom. (Countersigned) Madrid, Oet. 18, 1841. ANTONIO GONZALES. AMERICAN NEWS. WATERSPOUT ON LAKE ERIE. (Further Extracts from the American papers.) On Friday evening last, between five and six o'clock, our citizens enjoyed the sight of a rare and imposing exhibition in the natural world, commonly known as a waterspout," which passed in front of the town within a mile of the beacon light. It seems that what we call a whirlwind upon the land causes a waterspout at sea, when the aerial forces are sufficiently powerful to raise water. These whirls or whirlwinds in the at mosphere result from the meeting of different cur rents of air, and form a vortex, in the same manner as eddies are made in running water by obstructions or coun ter-currents. On Friday the wind blew strong from the north-east until about 5 o'clock P.m., when it changed suddenly to west, still blowing a gale and bringing onward a dark and threatening storm. A few minutes before the change of wind the whirl which caused the spout came off the land, two miles west of the pier, producing a great agitation of the water, rising and driving about the spray with great fury, the sea running high at the time. In a short time a portion of the low black cloud which lay directly over the troub!rd portion of the water descended in the form of a sack, half way to the surface of the lake. It was apparently of the size of a large hay-stack, hollow, and the spray or vapour of which it was composed had a spiral and upward motion around the cavity of the column. It proceeded from the shore in a north-easterly direction, not in a regular track, but with constant and sudden deviations, perhaps two miles ; the portion descending from the clouds at times almost dispersed the strength of the gale. If the sun had not been obscured, and the air darkened by the storm in the west (immediately behind it), the whole of the spout would no doubt have been distinctly seen. When opposite the harbour its direction became more southerly, its colour changed from the dark cast of a heavy cloud to the whiteness of spray of falling rain, and it took the form of an inverted cone with regular ele ments, its vortex resting on the water (not larger than a hogshead), its base surrounded by moving clouds. Very little rain fell while it was in sight, and whether this proceeded from the water elevated by the whirl wind could not be ascertained. As it travelled east ward before the wind it approached the shore a mile east of the city, changing shape continually, and causing as it passed a great commotion in the already agitated waters. Here a flesh gust seemed to break up the column and it vanished. Fortunately no boats or vessels were in its route, or damage might have ensued. Among the numerous displays of the grandeur of storms which our water affords, we have witnessed none more varied or sublime than this. It was not considered a large spout when compared with those which occur on the broad ocean, to the wonder and alarm of the mariner, but seems to have been perfectly formed, though upon a limited scale. We are informed that three of them occurred nt, the same moment about 25 miles west of this place a few years since, and passed among some vessels without coming in contact with any of them. It. may be very long before another makes its appearance here.—Cleve land Herald. ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE UNITED STATES STEAM FRIGATiiFUTON. On Tuesday the steam-frigate Fulton proceeded to the lower bay for the purpose of trying the strength of a " reamed up 421 b.-gun," to carry a 641 b. shot or shell. The trial was commenced by using 10Ib. charges with single shot -10 shot were fired with this charge, when the charge was increased to 121 b. powder ; at the 6th shot the gun burst, carrying terrible destruction with it, killing. Samuel Snow man, seaman ; and Joseph Philbrook, ordinary seaman ; and dreadfully wounding Joshua Wyman, quarter gun ner ; Russell Smith, carpenter's mate ; Levi Lawson, seaman ; Thomas Smith, ordinary se im m ; Richard Bell, landsman ; and John Cooper, seaman. The gun broke in two outside of the carriage, and split in the breech—the two parts of the breech taking different directions, one landed on the starboard side (the gun was on the larboard), the othcr went forty feet aft, car rying away the dispensary and pursers store-rooms, and iron stanchions, and then staving in both starboard steam-chimnies, which added to the horror of the scene by tilling the ship with steam. The spar deck is ail knocked up. Lieutenant Strong was thrown fifteen feet in the air, falling on the hammock netting, without ma terial injury. The utmost care was taken by Captain Newton, Lieutenant Chatard (the first lieutenant), and all the officers of the ship, to prevent an accident, which the officers greatly feared. The officers kept the men back, placing themselves between the gun and the men, and then firing the gun with a slow match. In examining the scene of the disaster, it is only astonish ing that more were not killed, although there was not a man within thirty feet of the gun on its discharge.— New York Herald. THE COTTON CROP.—.The Savannah Republican THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1841. of the 27th ult. gives a long catalogue of the destruc tion of crops, mills, bridges, and various descriptions of property, occas i oned by the recent freshet, which extended thr oug h out the State. At Colum b us several bridges, mill s , an d mill-dams, were swept away. At Forsyth it ra i ne d f rom Wednesday night to Thursday afternoon with out i ntermission. The water-courses were swollen to an extraordinary height, and nearly all the bridges destroyed. At Washington (Wilks county) the storm was more violent than ever known before : bridges were carried off, and scarcely a mill remains un• injured. The fields have been swept of whatever grew upon them, an d t h e cotton has everywhere been so much injured as to be entirely worthless. The water in the Ocmulgee rose within eighteen inches, as high as it did at the great freshet of March last. Much damage was done to the corn and cotton on the river lands and in some eases individuals have lost .nearly , their entire crop. The railroads have escaped uninjured, with the exception of the Georgia-road, which was slightly injured, causing a serious accident, by which one of the passengers was killed, and considerable damage done to the locomotive. The Natchez Free Trader of Sept. 14 gives a gloomy account of the cotton crop of Mississippi, but says the corn crop is turnieg out better than was expected. ALABAMA.—The Mobile Journal of the 24th ult., alluding to the report of recent injuries to the cotton crop in that State, and which it credits to some extent, says, " Nevertheless, we believe firmly that the crop will still be a full average one, and, as we have ft e quently before remarked, with seasonable weather and late frosts, it will turn something more." THE NEMESISW AR-STEAMER. Most of our readers are aware of the important ser vices rendered in the present China war by the Nemesis steamer, Her gallant Commander is a native of Ber wick-upon-Tweed, but was educated in Leith. He is the eldest surviving sou of the late Mr. William Hall, whom we well remember upwards of thirty years ago, as the worthy and respectable captain of the Edinburgh Packet, one of that excellent class of vessels (the Berwick smacks) by which the communication be tween London and Leith was principally carried on, before the introduction of steam navigation. Captain Hall, of the Nemesis, entered the navy at an early period of life as a midshipman, and has seen much service in different quarters of the world. Having been with his namesake, the intrepid and scientific Capt. Basil Hall, in the Lyra, during his memorable voyage to Corca add the island of Loo_Choo, he was, independently of his other qualificati cu, pecu liarly fitted for command in the China seas. The nautical skill and undaunted courage displayed by Captain Hall in the Nemesis, during the present war, make us proud of him as our countryman, and will no doubt re commend him to the favourable notice of the Admi ralty. In the last affair with the Chinese, Capt. Hall destroyed no less than forty of their war junks in the course of a few hours, but was himself, we are sorry to say, wounded in the action, though not dangerously.-- Correspondent of the Edinburgh Observer. ENGLAND AND THEUNITED STATES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Ste—There appeared in the Tinzes, a s h ort t i me s i nce, a plan for c a rryi n g on a war with America by the sepa ration of the Southern States from the Northern and Middle, without re-stating the many objections to this p!aa already laid before the public. 1 would merely state that the farmer of the south, with the exception of a field of Indian corn, d water-melon patch, or an in si,gnificant vegetable garden, cultivates no land save for Ilse production of cotton. I would, therefore, ask the Editor or Correspondent of the Times, who coneoctel this wise plan, one simple question—has lie provided a plan for victualling the south The plan is as foolish as it is wicked. A Correspondeat of the Morning Post states that lie knows it to be matter-of-fact, that the manufacturers of America are the main cause of the differences between this country and the United States, being exasperated by the spinners and weavers of Stockport and Manchester, who undersell them. From this fact he finds an argument in favour of the Corn laws—finds matter of great accusation against our factories—condemns and miscalls the American factories —talks about all manner of irrelevant matter, and signs himself " Taurus." Without stopping to remark upon the singular and heterogeneous mass of positive asser tion, I beg leave to state, that having been, like this " Taurus," in a foreign land, and in America too, that he (" Taurus") knows as much about what he writes as the paper he writes upon. The spinners of America are a small part of ono of the thirteen States—a mere feather weighed against the universal mercantile interest of America—a feather against the cotton States—a feather against the grain growing part of America. So much for travellers who, after " eleven years of Libe ralism," can see no " benefit to their country." Tory blinds are not easy seen through. He states that the nullifying question arose out of an attempt of the spin ners to put a prohibitory tax on English manufactures. No such tariff was ever likely to pass an American Se nate, and, therefore, could not have been nullified. In I fact, Mr. Editor, this " Taurus" is an ass ; he has not sense enough to be thought even a fox.—Your obedien* servant, JERENIIAII ALLSORTS, [The other letter sent by this Correspondent ' am not been preserved.] IMPROVEMENT IN CLOCK MAKING. To the man of science and the philosopher, the cor rect measurement of time has always been an object of the highest importance, and yet how very few of the clocks, in ordinary use, are calculated to measure time correctly. To get correct time keeping from a clock, it becomes imperative that, in the latitude of London, the pendu lum should not be shorter than 29.126 inches ; and, in order to get this required, length, and sufficient fall for the weights, clocks have hitherto been made with cases varying in height from six to eight feet. Thus they are often very unsightly and always inconvenient pieces of furniture, as, from their height, they can sel dom be placed where it is most desirable to have them, and they are thereby exposed to be knocked against by chairs, &c., the vibrations of the pendulum being dis turbed, and the consequence an error in time. These considerations have induced many to buy French clocks, from their being more convenient and ornamental, though so frequently useless as instruments for the mea surement of time. The English table and bracket clocks, though less expensive to keep in repair than the French, are liable to sim;lar objections, owing to the shortness and lightness of their pendulums. We have lately seen a clock, constructed by an in genious and scientific artist, Mr. Craigmyle, of 90, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, chronometer and watch maker, in which all the former objections seem to be obviated, and at the same time the clock has the merit of being ornamental. Its longth is 46 inches, its depth from back to front 6 inches, it is of proportionate width, and having a pendulum to beat royal seconds, and going eight days with only once winding up. It can be fixed against a wall (on which it would occupy but a small space) nt any convenient height, out of the way of all other furniture. The case may be made to correspond in pattern with the furniture in the apart ment, for which one of these clocks may be ordered. It comprises also in its general arrangement two ther mometers and a barometer (constructed on the most approved principles), adjuncts of considerable import ance to the scientific observer. These clocks are cheaper, equally ornamental, and certainly more useful, than those of late years imported into this country; and we have no doubt but Mr. Craigmylo's ingenious improvement will meet with that patronage which may be expected from a discerning public, in an intelligent and scientific age. DDIT- A_ _I _IONAL EQUITY JUDGES. Mr. Knight Bruce and Mr. Wigram, .the two new Equity Judges, or Vice-Chancellors, appointed agree ably to the Act of last Session, commence their functions next term, which puts a period to the Exchequer Equity Court ; but the Act contained clauses prescribing the course to be pursued regarding Exchequer Equity suits undisposed of. The Lord Chancellor is empowered to appoint one of these new Vice-Chancellors to preside for him in the Court of Chancery whenever h e may requ i re such relief ; thus the Lord Chancellor will h ave i ncrease d opportunities of i,ords to . attend to the appellate jurisdicti on o f th e house We understand the building hi Lincoln's-inn Old square, described in The Sun of Monday for the new Equity Courts, is intended only to be temporary, until a permanent building of a more architectural character can be erected. The expedition with which the present building has been carried up is extraordinary, six weeks only being allowed from the time of its commencement to its completion. The Law Courts of Westminster Hall have long been the subject of complaints from Judges and Counsel, and all those who have occasion to attend them, of the very defective system of ventilating them, and of securing pure air. Nor was the impurity of the. atmospin;re, as far as resulted from crowds being congregated tof;:ether, the only annoyance ; it was often increased by smells that seemed to proceed from sewers, yet none were known to be near ; but as the Courts were new, hav ing been built (by Sir John Scene) only a few years ago, blame was thrown on their construction, an d t h ere the affair generally rested. Latterly, the evil h as b een more and or rather, more annoyances g by o b s a c i i i e n ntiticailllynvestigated, the m, investigated, diminished snuisanceserioii seriously, l •as time advanced. 1)r. Reid, who accomplished the her culean task of purifying the House of Commons, of mak ing that atmosphere healthy which the present Earl of Dundonald said, "would poison the devil," has now un dertaken the reform, in this particular, of all these Law Courts. There have long been men at work under the various courts, altering the walls and vaults, stopping or diverting drains that had offensively intruded, affixing iron pipes to be heated with water, and building an engine fur the purpose of securing the regular ventilation of each Court, and the correction of impure atmosphere, or the supplying of cool or warm air as may be required by the state of the weather. With the approaching term, which commences in November, will be begun the extensive system of ventilating and purifying the Law Courts thus in progress ; and to complete works that are on such an extraordinary scale, the bricklayers, masons, carpenters, engineers, &c., are required to labour day and night, and they hay° beau so at work for several weeks past. • I ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PU NISHMENTS IN AMERICA. It is highly gratifying to find on evory hand the pro gress of those benign principles which recognise the sacredness of human life. It is true, there are in all countries some who, from an attachment to old cus toms, and a timidity at approaching any point of "moral geography " which to them appears newly dis covered, still advocate the use of the gibbet and the axe, forgetful that whatever a man sows that also shall he reap—that as, throughout all nature, like produces like, so whatever is brutal can only beget brutality—that evil, in fact, can never be the immediate source of good. Such reasoners we refer at once to those statistics already widely diffused on the subject for the best con futation of their views ; because facts rather than the ory, we imagine, will to them be by far the most salu tary. 'Sufficient we aro sure has been published from time to time to prove that just in the ratio in which those laws, which control the morals of the people, have been kept free from any sanguinary stain, the people have kept themselves free in return from the commis sion of dark and sanguinary crimes. Under these circumstances, it must afford great plea sure to those enlightened people who have taken their stand upon these facts, and argued eloquently for the inviolability of human life, to see that the Legislature of New York has countenanced a very advanced step in their favour. The following extract of a letter from a highly respectable member of the Society of Friends to a gentleman in Sheffield, who for the last half-century had been active in the cause, explains precisely the state of the case : " Esteemed Friend—l have the satisfaction to state that a Select Committee of the House of Assembly of New York, in the recent Session, reported in favour of the abolition of capital punishment in the only three remaining cases—treason, murder, and arson of the first degree. What is more, the Bill which was thereupon introduced, vary nearly triumphed, being lost by only five votes, and in its final stage. The same Bill is to be introduced in the coming Session. lam respectfully and sincerely thine, " P.S. The Report' (p. 151) mentions that, at a trial for murder, ' Ten jurymen were excused on the ground of conscientious objections to finding a verdict of guilty in any capital case.'" When it is remembered with what opposition these principles were met on their first promulgation, the above will be considered very important and cheering news, and cannot fail to have great influence in all parts of the civilized world.—Sheffield Iris. ENCROACHMENT OF THE SEA The following letter, from the Secretary of the South Eastern :Railway Company, on the subject of the late encroachment of the sea at Dover, has been addressed to the editor of the Times:— Sir—My attention has been called to an article which appeared in your journal of Thursday last, under the above title. While I admit that a quantity of chalk, forming what is technically termed a spoil bank, being the excavation from the east faca of the Shakspeare-tunnel, has been washed away by the exceedingly high tides which oc curred during the last springs, I beg most distinctly to deny that the platform referred to in the above article forms any part of the line of railway, and further that any injury has been done to the works in connexion therewith. It is rather ambigiously hinted that the damage has bean aggravated by the subtraction of beach or shingle, which it is alleged the Company are using in the forma tion of the sea-wall. This is a matter of opinion, which, as an unprofessional man, I am not competent to argue ; I can, therefore, only meet it with facts. The prevalence of south-west winds this year has been much greater than usual. This is the only quarter which brings beach :to the mouth of the har bour. Tne bar has been more frequently a perfect bar vier to the free use of the harbour, and therefore the sluices have been " run" to a greater extent this year than in any year since their completion. It so happened that on Saturday night the Ostend and Calais mail packets were unable to enter the harbour, and yester day morning the English mail-packet for Calais was un able, within an hour after high-water, to get out of the harbour, in consequence of the bar, and yet it is alleged that no beach, in comparison with other years, has come eastward of the great fall of Round Down Cliff. I have to apologise for intruding to this extent on your columns, and also for the tardiness of my notice ; but I felt that nothing short of personal examination and in quiry could be put in competition with a statement pub lished in so influential a journal as The Times. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. S. YEATS, Secretary. South Rzstern Railway Office, 10, Cole man-street. Oct. 25, 1841. FATAL OMNIBUS ACCIDEN 'r. CHARGE OF FURIOUS DRIVING.-011 eAltio!idsv: j , fte: . an inquest was h e ld b e f ore M essrs . afternoon 0 Coroners for Westminster, at Charir ' and Higgs, the the body of John S nes by, a ,, - ..g-cross Hospital, on service of Sir henry 21, ,s,(l 36, a drayman, in the - killed by a Brentfp• . - ax and Co., brewers, who was now in custody- 'al omnibus, the driver o f w hi c h is r. 0 • . tentage, house-surgeon of th e hospital,l said t ll ° f , on the 13th inst., deceased was admitted, in an insensible state, but no marks of violence, except a slight scratch on the back was visible. He soon recovered his senses, but he gradually sunk under the internal injury he had received, and died on Thursday last. A Post mortem examination was made, the result of which proved that death was caused by rupture of the spleen and kidneys. The wheelof an omnibus would be likely to cause such injuries. John Read, a drayman, said that on the afternoon of the 13th inst., he was in a dray belonging t o th e b rewery o f Meux and Co., passing out of Rupert-street, and going towards Coventry- street. Deceased was leading the first horse round the corner of Rupert-street, and, at the same time, endeavoured to make way for two omnibuses, which were racing to pass in the same direction. The first omnibus, driven by William Rhodes, and the property of Mr. Powell, knocked the deceased down by striking him with the splinter-bar, and the two off wheels passed over his body. Witness saw the omnibus with which deceased was struck driven from its proper side of the street to the side opposite, to prevent the second omnibus passing and as the horses of the first were galloping, the driver could not stop them before deceased was knocked down and run over. If the driver had kept upon the proper side the accident would not have happened. A Juror remarked that the wooden pavement was used at the spot where the ac cident occurred, and being wet at the time it was difficult to pull up suddenly. Police con stable 76 C, said that the horses were trotting fast, but not galloping. Ile thought it furious driving, and that the driver could not readily pull up. The two omnibuses were racing. Wm. Mills, driver of one of Clark's Pim lico omnibuses, said that Rhodes was driving at the rate of only six miles an hour ; that his omnibus was not driven across the road, and that it was the trace of his own dray which knocked deceased down. Mr. T. Win ter, a passenger in the omnibus driven by Rhodes, gave evidence to the same effect. The inquest was adjourned until Wedne:Aiay evening next, that evidence more con clusive might be brought forward. ENCOURAGEMENT OF SEAMEN. There are hundreds of able seamen pensioned for ser vice in the Navy who are still very capable of engaging in active employment, and perfectly willing to do any thing rather than remain idle on shore.- Of these men, the majority are superior sailors—well trained, by long practice, to the duties of a man-of-war—and essentially fitted to hold certain stations on board ship, in which none but tried, skilled, and careful men are to be trusted. We are pleased to find, therefore, that the Government has determined to enter such seamen as part of the ad ditional strength required for the Navy ; allowing them to draw their pension money in addition to the pay which they will become entitled to by their re-engage ment • for the men, having a l rea d y per f orme d t h at sti pulated task, are entitled to the consideration—the pen sion ; and by their being permitted to re-enter, the Navy will receive from amongst them some very valuable volunteers. The statement issued from the Admiralty Office, Sheerness, relating to the advantages offered to those who enter the Navy, which we published yesterday, is calculated to produce all that can be .expected from it: none of the advantages will be overlooked. The Navy regulation as to allotments of pay, those respecting provisions, prize money, and the Greenwich school, will all be regarded favourably. We trust, however, that the Government—when they have succeeded in obtaining all the hands at present required—will not dismiss the subject; nor imagine that they have accomplished all that can be attained, or that it is necessary to strive to achieve, for the country and the Marine. Circum stances may one day demand the outfit of a much larger naval force than we have occasion now to assemble. It would be patrotic to provide for such an event, by organizing the Marine. To do this, we should begin with some measure which would regulate the officers of the merchant navy, and give them a recognized standing—a step which, as we have re peatedly shown, would be conducive of order and im provement in our whole maritime community. Again— we should take care that the most equitable and fullest distribution be made of all the funds which are col lected by ship dues and by abstractions from sailors' wages. The seamen should be permitted to protect themselves against pecuniary loss by shipwreck ; and, lastly, the enactment should be made to govern the order of every seaman's service in the navy, and to fix a fair and equal time for its duration ; such an enactment is the more pressing, because the old means of manning the Royal navy—by force and violence—should never again be contemplated ; nor should the nation be placed in such a predicament as would compel • an attempt to have recourse to it.—Shipping Gazette. It appears from a curious article in the last Quarterly Review, that, but for the Act of Succession, the Crown of these realms must have been worn at present by the Hereditary Prince of Modena—and that, failing that Prince and his immediate branch, the right would have passed next to Louis Philippe, King of the French. The same article shows, that, supposing the descendants of the Electress of Hanover to be extin guished—who, however, as the R ev i ewer says, are "fere innwmerabiles "—and the other descendants oCharles I. and James I. to remain excluded by reason of their Romanism—the heirship general of the houses of Plan tagenet and Tudor would vest in the Duk e o f Bucking ham and Chandos ; and that ; of the house of Stuart is the Duke of Hamilton ; the former being descended from the second daughter of King Henry VlL—the latter from a daughter of King James M. of Scotland. The male blood of all the thole old Royal families is extinct. THE OLD LADIES OF FRANCE. When one compares these times with other times, the society in which we live with the societies which are no more, and the civilization of our days with that of preceding periods, one perceives that it has lost an ele ment, a link, and that something is wanting to it. That something is old women. It is not because the fountain of Jouvence has been discovered, or that women defend better their faces or figures from the assaults of time. No : Nature has abrogated her laws. But, though women still decay, they no longer grow old. Formerly, to grow old was an art ; now-a-days it is but a misfortune. When there existed a society, con- versation, literature, bon mots, and drawing-rooms, all took their respective places, and played their respective parts. And that of old women was the most amiable. When a woman, according to the qualities more or less durable of her beauty, had passed her years of gal lantry, she resolutely submitted to her doom, retained but the recherchcs necessary to render old age endur able without concealing it, proclaimed herself an old woman, and fulfilled a mission important and tutelary to all ages. She presided at renowned circles ; distris bated to men and women the reputation of beauty and wit ; promoted the debut in or exit from the world of old and young ; made up marriages ; brought certain faces and certain books into fashion ; often connected frivolous with momentous interests ; kept a school of manners ; maintained good language and politeness by the authority of tradition, and went to bed late. Old women exercised great influence. Youth res pected those beings of a neutral sex, who retained only of their first years gracefulness and the habit of pleasing, by deriving from the lessons of age a taste for serving and instructing others. What is there more amiable, more touching than a fine old woman ? Unless one be a bastard or a monster, who is it that does not think of his mother, whom he loves or has lost, on beholding or listening to a woman whose heart is freed from storms, whose features have been withered by the pangs or cares of maternity, whose words are grave and gentle, whose conversation is both light and instructive, and observations shrewd and just ? Of those old women we have no more ; we have only beings of female human kind who expire without entou rages, without attentions, with recollections unprofitable to all the rest. After ten or twelve years of eclat and agitation, a wo man of our days commences a life of concentrated rage and slander against mankind. She envies those who make their. debut, and borrows their fashions ; hc;: mg no more for grander passions, she runs after huns!,;i a si ng caprices ; at the masquerade she frisks, her rselist being strangled and made young again with svtalebone, and commences a mental seduction which bra' face is to des troy. In the drawing-room she atttcks all bright re putations, discusses the beauties of tloe day, disputes the teeth and hair of all, proclaims 'people of merit fools, surprises and denounces looks, alarms husbands, des stroys, ruins, and tears everything about her, and seems to say,' Here I am." She cannot make up her mind to growing old. After such desperate efforts to live by falsehood, rouge and white, false hair and false teeth, and ill nature, the mature woman soon reaches, not a happy and cheerful old age, but mournful decripitude, dejectedness, oblivion, and avarice ; and what do we be hold ? Young men are less polite, less attentive to manners and propriety, and almost forgetful of family duties. Young women make their appearance pretty and sougLt for ; fashion carries them high ; around them a pelt noise of compliments, g allantry , wa l tzes, and mazourkas is made ; th e i r head s turn when their wings grow ; they fly about at random, and without a guide, like young sparrows without mothers ; and then, on some fine day, the breeze of scandal knocks them down. Intellectual people are excluded from the world, because there is no more conversation, and no exchang e of esprit p oss ibl e , amidst that s t u pif y i ng c l atter of splendid waltzers and little coquettes, amidst those women who will vanish the moment they can no longer frisk about at M. Thorn's ; who after the pleasure of dancing, know not that of chatting, and have a day pour recevoir, so far only as they can accept ball invitations. And why do young men desert society, and neglect duty and traditions? Because there are no more old women to guide them, to honour or excuse them in their amusements and plea sures ; and because of young women and young men, they prefer those who sup, shout, and do not call them ange da ma vie. co mpromisedhy are ? yor:ag women so ea s ily an d so prompt)./ : B e",:use they are not propped by the authority, cor r''.:Led by the experience, and defended by the devoted ness of old women. Why is esprit no longer but a trade, and not a relaxa tion ? %Thy have we no longer any soirees but those where a Tolbecque or a Rubini figure—aml no more of those long hours filled up with conversv"tion and intellectual fianeric ? Because there are no more old women who have a salon, a circle, influence, and a taste for esprit. Be cause there is not a woman who would, now-a-days, dare utter about her youth, what Madame du Deffant so charmingly said, " Autrefois, quand retais femme."— Nouvelles a la Main. INFANT ORPHAN ASYLUM,—Ou Monday the half-yearly election of children into this asylum took place at the London Tavern, and was very numerously at tended by the subscribers and friends of the infant can didates. The chair was taken by Charles Brown, Esq. The list contained the names of seventy-five candidates, out of which twenty-five were to be elected. From the Report it appeared that there ate at present 159 infants in the establishment at Dalston, and that two had been admitted by payment since the last election, making a total, with the day's election, of 186 children. A large increase of subscribers had taken place since the first stone of the new asylum at Woodford was laid by his Royal highness Prince Albert. The funded capital of the Asylum amounts to:nearly 9,0001. The prosperous state of the funds was greatly attributed to the energy of a committee of ladies. Between three and four o'clock the names of the successful candidates were an nounced, when the business terminated. More rain fell on Sunday last in the counties of Somerset and Dorset than on any day of the previous two months. The storm continued eighteen hours ; this caused the lands near Langport to be under water, so that for many miles the country had the appearance of a vast lake ; in some of the fields the hedges and gates are completely covered with the flood.—Plymouth Journal. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SuICIDE.--On Sunday evening last Gainsborough was the scene of a very serious domestic tragedy. A girl of the name of Louisa Middleton, servant to Mr. Thornhill, butcher, had been for some time very intimate w ith th e d ecease d , T homas Wilson, and they were shortly to be married; but on Sun day morning last, after leaving chapel together, they had a slight quarrel, and the girl told Wilson to go about his busi ness, she would have no more to do with him, and on the evening of that d a y s h e l e f t h er o ld l over, and took a walk with a mason who has lately come to Gainsborough to work. While on their walk they were met by her lover Wilson, who just as they were passing him, struck her on the breast violently, and made off directly. Wilson had struck her with some sharp instrument, which en tered her breast and caused a considerable loss of blood, but unattended with danger. The girl took no further steps in the business that evening ; but the family of Wilson became alarmed at his Ron-appearance, and on Monday morning his body was discovered suspend ed from a tree in a garden near the house where the girl resided. No doubt he had intended to murder the girl ; and, under the idea that he had inflicted a mortal in jury upon her, committed suicide. An inquest was held on the body on Tuesday, when it was found that Wilson had stabbed himself with his own pocket-knife, which he had then put in his pocket, where it was found with the blade covered with blood. From some other singular circumstances attending the affair, the Jury re turned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity."—Doncaster Chronick POST MORTEM EXAMINATIONS AT CHA RING-CROSS HOSPlTAL—Previous to the commencement of taking the evidence at an inquest held on Monday at the Charing-cross Hospital, and immediately after the Jury had returned from viewing the body, one of th em, ad dressing said, baide he wished t o k now b y whose hbeen opened pr ev i ous to the au t o authority ty the the Coroner, body h a in quest. Lle put the question, as he had been on several inquests there, and on all occasions he found that the body had been opened without asking the relativ es ' con sent, or on any authority from the Coroner. His bro ther jurors, as well as himself, had often animadverted in strong terms on such a practice. Dr. Golding, who wa s present, said he was very glad the juror had asked the question in his presence, for he had often heard that gentlemen who were in the habit of sitting as jurymen at that Hospital were averse to bodies being opened before they viewed them. He could assure the gentlemen pre sent, that it was not to satisfy idle curiosity, but merely to give the most extensive information as to the cause of death, and thereby save a great deal of their (the jurymen's) time, by not having to adjourn for a post mortem examination. He was willing to abide by any suggestion of the Coroner. The Coroner said, that on all future occasions, it would be as well to get the consent of the relations of the deceased persen before a post mot , tern examination was made. Dr. Golding said he would see it attended to, and the conversation dropped. OUR POPULATION.—The circumstances of Great Britain are very peculiar. Its agricultural hilst its popu lation is actually declining in numbers in spite of all the attempts of the Legislature to encourage it, rapidly, manufacturing population is increasing th whole, of dear food and every discouragement. On rafidly, the population of this country is increasing 0 two for not only is there an addition of upwards astwn years, millions to our own population during the I in spite period at least half a but also we have sent forth in that pe e n in the prime of million emigrants, principally perhsoen United States, life, to increase the population of l t ustraa. h If our wise Bri tish America, South Africa, and dthe food of other Legislature would have :aloe.: l a rge portion of these coun tries to be freely imported, remained and married in in voluntary exiles would ha ve ar tificial scarcity produced by the landed aristocracy Great Britain ; but theh has driven them out of the coun try to recruit the n umbers of American citize ns , or to su bdue the wildernesses , of Canada, South Africa, an d Australia. had i tnot been for this insane and su i c id a l policy, the p o p ulation of Great Britain and I re l an d w ould probably have been considerably more t h an thirty millions . at the present time, and its con di t i on i n f i nitely more prosperous.--Liverpool Times. MORNING S '.1.. -- q - `, -4 THE COTTAGES IN NORHAM, NORTHU MBERLAND. Norham is divided into eleven townships, and con tains 174 cottages, which are held on the hindingsys tem, (I am not including the free cottages, or".,those which are hired at their own discretion by slYrytal la bourers): 83 of these, or nearly one half, have changed inmates within the last two years, 145 within the last seven years, and 156 withi n the last ten years. That is to say, out of 174 families occupying the cottages which are reserved for hinds, seventeen only have re mained stationary for more than ten years—seventeen families only are to be found on the hearths, around which they were sitting in the beginning of the year 1831. This is only a sample of the "flitting" which is going on elsewhere. . • Of the eighty-three tenements in Norham which have changed inhabitants within the last two years, fifty-four are buildings deficient ii all that is necessary to conve nience and cleanliness, and yet the greater part are oc cupied by families, who have done all they can to give them a decent and comfortable appearance. Some of them are mere hovels, absolutely unfit for the peasantry of a civilized country, and threatening to tumble down about their cars. In many, human beings and cows are littered together under the same roof. Of the whole number, 174, which I am discussing, there are but 27 which have two rooms each, and which arc supplied with that convenience which is indispensably necessary to cleanliness and decency.—Extract from an unpztls4. fished Panzphlet ofDr. Gill 9, in the Berwich Advertiser, _ELANCHOLY AND SUDDEN DEATH..... ..We have rarely had a more painful task to perform tt ian f a ll s , to our lot this week. On the morning of the fair (Wed nesday last), the overseer (foreman) of our printing es tablishment returned, as usual, to his duties at nine o'clock, after breakfast. We happened to be in the office at the time, and observed, on his entrance, that he looked rather pale. He immediately addressed. us, saying, " I haVe just witnessed a most brutat spectacle. I have been walking through the cattle. fair. When in King-street, 1 saw a man wit)' knobbed stick ferociously strikeau on the bads. "of th e head; the poor animal reeled times, then fell, and I left, t held spun roun,',, several nose, apparently dyi*: ; g it has made lie quite sick." we left the of ; :to bleeding fright` at the After a little flu. con,versation ra the same subj ec t, ran from in less than fir e m i nutes, a messenger P_ that 'the in int o t h e house, and stated i. . ~, ; M‘Alister had fallen down! Medical assistance V: as instantly on the spot; lie was placed in a chair, and was for a few minutes sensible ; remedies were quickly applied by Mr. Robert Archibald, surgeon, who had him placed in a fly, and accompanied him home, when Dr. Bleeck Lye was called in ; he was imme diately put to bed, but by this time he was quite insensible; the medical gentlemen pronounced his case to be hopeless, as life was then ebbing fast—before three o'clock he was a corpse! It appears that the nerves had re ceived such a shock by the cruel sight he had witnessed, coupled with a previous disease of the heart, that the system: could not regain its equilibrium, consequently death ensued from gradual effusion of serum on the brain. This sudden bereavement has plunged his family into great afflietion ; and, indeed, .so generally was he esteemed by a large circle of friends and acquaintances, for he had been overseer of the Hereford Times through a period of nearly ten years, that his unexpected decease has created a sympathy which his upright character and amiable disposition well deserved.—HerefordTimes. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENG LAND.—His Grace the Duke of Richmond and the Bris tol Committee having, on their recent visit to that city., selected sites for the exhibitions and meetings of the `&1) , - ciety, the Council have issued their official announce ment, with the list of premiums to be competed. for, and the regulations to be observed by the several competitors. It is intended to hold the smaller meeting in ee.e Victoria Rooms, and for the accommodation of the members in general a spacious pavilion, capable of dining about 2,500 persons, will be erected on a pirce of ground ad joining the northern sid e of TyndaVr, P ar k. There are several new premiums included in amount will be more considerab)`..: than that offered at the meeting at Liverpool. Th e the list, and the total ',,remiums are open to all England, and will be paid at the option of the winner, either in plate or money. VERY OM I NOUF„ titg,- —On Monday last a very considerable ga of power-loom weavers—the number could not be exucely ascertained—left Manchester for the United States The wives and families of these men are left behind do not ;to be supported, of c ourse , ou t o f th e rates. We r :retend to know what extreme of distress it may be D' Jcessary for the bread-taxing aristocracy to create ar..d to witness, to move their compassion, but we are of opinion that their leader, Sir It. Peel, could he have be held the heart-rending scene (the parting one), could not have withstood so pathetic an appeal. The town will thus have to support the wives and families of these men thus forcibly expatriated, and as every day is adding to the number who are thus seeking that existence in a country which in their own they are denied, it is vain not to expect that competition from other countries must, by such cases as this, grow every day more fierce and formidable. For what are these men to do when landed but to pursue that calling to which alone they have been brought up ? The error will no doubt be discovered when too late.—Leeds Mercury. ENGLISH OPERA.—Monsieur Laurent, jun., took his benefit on Monday night at this theatre, at a concert under the conduct of Musard, which was in point or numbers brilliantly attended. The programme of the performance was most attractive, and the enjoyment of the audience seemed to keep pace with the popularity of the clever young musician whose benefit they had come to patronise. REVIVAL OF THE ANCIENT CHARTER OF HARTLEPOOL.—Her Majesty has graciously granted a revival of the ancient charter to the borough of Hartle: pool, the effect of which is to give to the corporation of the borough of Hartlepool all lands and other posses sions, tights, privileges, &c., which it had heretofore en joyed, with power to hold Courts, and to make laws for the well being of the said borough; at the same time re serving to the freemen their ancient rights, as also those of the Dock Company. During the interregnum of the office of Mayor many encroachments upon the corporate property have been made, it is said, and the want of a local Magistrate greatly felt. The charter appoints William Vollence, Esq., Mayor, and twelve other inha bitants as capital Burgesses, who are to be the Town Council. The importance of the charter will be fully appreciated by the inhabitants of Hartlepool. The bells rung a merry peal on the first of this month on its being presented by John Beckwith Towse, Esq., soli citor, through whose unremitting exertions aided by those of Henry John Spearman, Esq., of Newton Hall, Durham, it has mainly been obtained. A WORTHY SUCCESSOR OF THE POPES.—A clergyman in a parish of Shropshire, not far from Staf fordshire, who had rather annoyed the congregation by the frequency of the collections he authorised, lately informed the clerk that there would be one on the follow ing Sunday. The clerk replied, that such frequent col sahnesuwielrl give."; th lectioris drove away the small congregation that re mained.ofte ne ra " Do not cow is milked believe the it, more So the collection took place. was mill t h e SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.— - On Monday morning, about eleven e'clock, a fatal accident happened on the river, off King Edward-stairs, Wappin g ; by the running down of a ship's boat belonging t o th e collier brig Monarchy, of Whitby, Robert Rilvington, master. It appears that three coal-whippers in the em ploy of Mr Crawford, a respectable licensed victualler in W a pping-wall, and a boy named George Kemp, belong ing to the brig, were crossing the river in the boat, and attempted to pass between the London steam tug and a schooner she was towing up the river, but owing to some mismanagement they came athwart the bows of the schooner, and the boat capsized, throwing them all into the water. One of the men could swim well, and sup ported himself till he was picked up, by clinging to the boat, which was turned bottom upwards ; the other men. who could net swim, struggled hard in the water, and were picked up in a dreadful state of exhaustion. The boy Kemp unfortunately perished. A boat rowed to wards him, he was seen struggling in the water, and the Waterman tried to g ras p hi m and missed him, and the boat went over the poor lad. Boat-hooks and oars were put down, and every means used to save him, but he sunk, and was never seen afterwards. The coal-whipper; were taken ashore a t N ew C rane S ha d well, an d was soon after war d s p i c k ed up un i n j ure d . The boy Kemp was in his 16th y ear . SUDDEN DEATH O F A JEW.—n--. Monday - an inquest wa s h e ld a t t h e C oac h an d Horses public house, the house, High-street, Whitechapel, before M a r r Baker, an aged Jew, Coroner, on the remains of Hyam Hyaenas, who expired suddenly on the morning From the boa the evidence adduced it appeared that before. so me months cutter and dealer before the deceased, who was a g b he had been in the one of his ribs, and for which Ike This had much in that article, had a bad fall, London Hospital for some an i_ d latterly he had impaired his general health,.s in *lass s which he fractured his head. On Sunday com plained a good deal of p giddiness in the street, and fell, but did not appear and put to bed, and expired in He was carried up stairs Verdict, "Accidental hours afterwards. have hurt himself m uc h . e i n quiry the street in front of the death." During where it was going on was thronged with public-house i it was over the remains of the de ceased zedalvin i t t o li about morning three r h e ee was en away for interment, the practice with were talc bury their dead 24 hours after death, the Jews being to exceeded by a few t was e f some placed yellow be fore hours, th ey a nd ed about it. seemed much annoy AN HONEST MAN Jews, th andat time the instant being .. f—The other clay a Hi g h_ q w u it e h ste p d ae a ka s g ig e li s landman went into the shop of a haberdasher in the biiuitgthohnissmt.r,eaeAnt'ddFareafrrtehirmafinul an d filled trouble he vas induced to fix upon a particular kind, of which he bought the requisite number for a coat. On paying for them, Donald cast a wistful look into the glittering drawer, and he felt an ex ceeding inclination to become the possessor of a whole package, without value. Accordingly he commenced a second bargain with the merchant for a vest quantity, and by d li int of manceuvring got his ba c k t urned, when in at d by he had a package safely deposited in his breast pocket. " The tail o' the merchant's e'o," how ever, noticed the act, but paying no attention to it, the bargain was concluded, and Donald paid for the buttons package c waistcoat. mkaogneeyi .n ,no”cokore,'et;?lihenedostaiphaedi,du.”he,, merchant, lsoic fd " oor t w h iln a i t st I had nue mind o't," `said Donald taking it outand laying it on the counter. What's the price o't ?" "Twelve your : ANas b ' rner pa id s a i ) t d* e ep t shillings," was the reply. " That's ower dear," said Donald, " I'll bae naething to do wi't. Deil tak the man's conscience, wad he rob an honest man !" and so saying he hurried out of the shop amidst roars of laugh ter from the shopmen, who bad been listening to the colloquy.—Dundee Courier. • . I 0 N m