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MORNING EDITION LITERATURE. SIR WALTER SCOTT'S POETRY. Cadell, London, 1841 The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott have been hitherto inaccessible to a numerous class of readers, in consequence of their being published in not fewer than twelve volumes; we here find them, however, comprised for the first time in one octavo volume, which contains, besides, all the author's latest prefaces and introductions, to gether with a variety of useful notes which were appended by the Editor, Mr. Lockhart, to the edition of 1832. The volume, consid^ - , no . the uncommon el td ,egance an -ness of its type, and the ve r y super i o v up—apparent' ; =manner in which it is got expense - -r, without the slightest regard to ---Can scarcely fail to drive all its prede ...css2rs out of the market, and reimburse Mr, Oado for the heavy outlay to which it must have - subjected him. Twenty years ago the poem of " Marmion." alone could not have been procured foes l e ss sum than twelve shillings; but now, the entire poetry of Sir Walter Scott, tnchttling even hi s m i nor poems, and those beau tiful little gems which are scattered throughout his unrivalled novels, may be purchased for one guinea! Verily, if this be not cheap literature, 'e know not the meaning of the term ! The vo lume is embellished, by way of frontispiece, with Raeburn' s ce l e b rate d f u ll-l eng th p or t ra it o f the illustrious Ba ron et, and also with a picturesque 'view of his favourite country-seat, Abbotsford., admirably engraved by Miller, from one of Tur ner's masterly designs. SELECTION.STFROM7IIE DESPATCHES AND GENERAL ORDERS OF 7'HE DUAE OF WELLINGTON. Murray, London, 1841. The Despatches of the Duke of Wellington," says Colonel Gurwood, in his preface to this vos lame, " have been published ; but the expense of the work has placed it beyond the reach of many persons anxious to possess it. The tom piler has, in consequence, made a them, that may extend t !, - ciection from a larger sphere of readers." This sele l :, # :lon, as far as we can judge, has been ma de his Cl . raef ** with* tact and judirment none' of Despatchess on affairs a moment hav e "men omitted, but those only have been c '... - ftailed—or, rather, left out—which possessed little or no decided public interest or value. As the volume contains an immense mass of miscel laneous matter, a copious index has been pre fixed to it, so that the reader may turn at once, without being compelled to wade through the Whole contents, to whatever particular fact he May be anxious to know, on the subject of his grace's numerous campaigns. The wok, inde pendently of its value as an authentic record of great national achievements, possesses exceeding interest as giving us some insight into the pecu liar structure of the Duke of Wellington's mind. We read the leading traits of his character as dis tinctly in his Despatches, as we read those'of Napoleon in his Bulletins. Throughout them his Grace shows himself a man of calm, far sighted sagacity ; of strict, methodical business habits; confident—but not unduly so—in his own mental resources: patient under reverses ; quick to profit by ol'iportunity ; a judicious, rather than a brilliafit, commander; severe in his no tions of discipline ; and never depressed or daunted by whatever difficulties may oppose themselves to his proj ec t s . N apo l eon , i n hi s .bulletins, appears in many respects quite the re verse. Instead of a calm, business-like state ment of facts, he indulges in gross fictions; be trays frequent spleen and irritability ; vaunts and swaggers to a most ridiculous extent ; and indulges in such bombastic rhetoric, as the so berer judgment of his illustrious rival would re pet with disdain. The equable tenour of the Duke of Wellington's mind, which never allows itself to be warmed into enthusiasm, is no where more conspicuous than in his Despatches dated the morning after the battle of Waterloo. Though he had achieved, but a few short hours before, the greatest and most decisive victory re corded in modern history, and over the most re nowned warrior of the age—or indeed of any age —he betrays nothing like exultation, but shows himself as cool and collected in his state ments as if he were detailing the merest com mon-place exploit. Occasionally he exhibits something like sensibility, as when writing to the Duke of Beaufort to acquaint him that his brother has been severely wounded in the con flict, he says—" The losses I have sustained have quite broken me down, and I have no feeling for the advantages we have gained ;" but, generally speaking, his Despatches on this glorious occa sion, are remarkab!e for nothing so much as their cold, laconic, and methodical character. Nevertheless, we have read them throughout with the deepest interest, and so will all who know how to set 'a proper value on the produc tions of a mind of a high and rare order. LIFE OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. P.enr XII. Bailey, London. 1841. With this Part Mr. Maxwell closes his Life of the Duke of Wellington, which—as we have more than once taken occasion to observe—is the fullest, and apparently the most authentic that has yet issued from the press. The Part com mences with an account of the battle of Tou louse—a conflict as useless as it was sanguinary, since Napoleon had abdicated the throne of France, some days previously to its having been fought; and closes with the crowning victory at Waterloo, which the biographer —who has him self been a soldier—describes with infinite gra phic vigour. The Part is illustrated with two plans of the battle-field; an engraving, from a spirited design by Cooper, of the last grand charge of the Guards upon the dispirited French troops ; and a full-length portrait of the Duke of * Wellington, in the attire of a private gentleman, who is represented as just entering, the House of Lords. This portrait is a good likeness—that is to say, the features can at once be recognised; but the expression of the countenance is much too grim. We suppose it was taken at that pe riod so disheartening to the Tories, when the Re form Bill was under discussion in Parliament; and if so, the dismal cut of the Ducal phiz is at once to tie accounted for. Mr. Maxwell termi nates his biography with a comparison between Napoleon and Wellington, which we subjoin, for it is nenned in a discriminating and impartial EPir'.t : in estimating the military talents of Napoleon and Welling.. ton—for to compare either with any other commander of the age would be absurd—to the former, a superiority has been generally conceded for the decision with which he followed up a defeat, and the important consequences which always were attendant on his victories. Both were admitted to have pos sessed an inimitable skill in handling masses of men, with the same facility that ordinary commanders directed the move ments of a brigade. Their combination, were beautiful— their conceptions grand—they were not the laboured efforts of military art, but the outbreakings of military genius— formed in a moment—executed as rapidly—changed, should circumstances require, and adapted to mset the emergency that might arise. If Wellington did not push his victories to grand results, let us inquire the causes; and when Napoleon's mili tary improvisation is declared unequalled, let us see how far 'Wellington's was behind. The circumstances under which these two great com manders conducted their campaigns, were different ; for Na foleon had never W e lli ngton ' s difficulties to contend with. The ormer was a free agent. His battles were delivered to clear away obstacles that impeded an advance, while Wellington's were generally received to enable him to maintain a position in the country. Napoleon, when victorious, had always the means in hand to push his success, and secure the fruits of conquest. Wellington's battles were frequently defensive ; And the heavy repulses which masterly combinations enabled him to inflict, were unadorned with the trophies which accom pany a bold advance ; and often his most br'lliant fields were oiluwed regre-sive movements, which always follow a de feat and rarely attend on victory. That Wellington possessed within himself the rapid re sources and daring confidence which mark a great commander, This conduct when placed in dangerous positions, or at the crisis Hof a doubtful day, will best establish. What operations could be more masterly than his retreat across the Tagus, or his ad vance across the !)ouro? What act more daring than to hold the height of Guinaldo with two weak divisions, within can 'non-shut of an a-my strong enough not to defeat, but to anni hilate him? Look at the sudden ruin inflicted on Marmont at , Salamanca—the seizure of Arinez—the counter-stroke at Sau roren. Follow the foctsteps of the peninsular army from Rolica °to Toulouse. Commence his history at Assaye, and close it on the night at Waterloo. Test his military character by his acts — let him then dispute the palm with Napoleon—and who will pronounce him second to any General of the age? JOAN OF ARC. 3 VoLs. CoUrn, London, 1841. We have read this tale—for which we are in fdebted to the pen of Mr. Serle, the dramatist -with as much avidity as some years ago we read Dr. Southey's poem on the same exciting sub ject. Like that highly-wrought work of genius, it abound s in impassioned scenes ; local descrip tions c haracterised by infinite truth of detail; and incidents which, startling and romantic as they are, all wear the impress of probability. Mr. Serle has shown great good sense and judg r.ient in adhering, as far as was in accordance with the purposes of fiction, to historical truth in its narrative ; his outline is scrupulously founded .on fact; it is in the fillin g up . only, and that not often, that he has availe himself of the privi leges of the novelist. Nothing can be jester, or in better historical keeping, than his full-length portrait of the enthusiastic, " Maid of Orleans." He pourtrays her just as she has been handed down to us by the traditions of the time—patriotic, imaginative, religious almost to fanaticism, and overcoming f orm id a bl e obstac l es by sheer.iorce of will, and unbounded confi dence in• her own mer,tal and physical energies. The scene where Joan. is first Introduced to the King of France; ',ler behaviour at the san f4uinary conflict before the city of Orleans ; her youthful fancies- Droribet4; reveries ; and her final capture, trial, and - death, by order of th e English coraulander, under the persuasion that • Tcas iii , letign With evil spirits;—all these various incidents are described with a dramatic vigour worthy of the most striking scenes in the author's play of the " Merchant Of London:" The only defect we find i,i the present romance is, that the heroinf+ 3 Jedit 4 is lint brOtigilt Noon enough on the tapir; site IS scarcely heard of till towards the close of the first volume, the earlier tedious, portions of w hi c h some What riotkVitlitandin,,o• that we have an ani ili„Mo3 .'tecount—too much protracted, however — Or the siege of Orleans by the English army under the command of the Earl of Salisbury. The story is supposed to be recited by an old Frenchman, Jacques Alain, who was in the first flush of manhood when the circumstances re corded took place, THOMPSON'S POEMS AND PLAYS. Smith, London, 1841, In addition to his popular " Seasofts," we have here Thompson's tragedies; his " Castle of In d.olence"—decidedl his chef trceuvre; and his declamatory and " somewhat prosy poem on " Liberty," which, though it found special fa vour in his own partial eyes, was but coldly re ceived by the public, and is now all but forgot trn. We do not wonder at this, for Thompson was ill-qualified to write on such a theme. His Muse was far too indolent and good-natured to chaunt, with becoming fervour, the praises of Freedom ) and those who had fought and died, in its deibme, and could not muster up aaht. elle) gy enough to anathematize Tyranny and tyrants, in the way best suited to make an im pression on the reader: ThonwScii. 4 B thigedles are failtiVeS pteity the fOkOn. Tit ftre devoid equally of passion and pathos, substituting for these main requisites, without which the (lectriiit fs a mare edpiit Tilcirtnum, ver bbse, declamatory dialogttes, wherein it Sediii6 to be the chief ohjeet of the dilferent s ieilkers to le Willi tali Tailded and Sigismunda" is the best; but even here, die dd4 tion is languid throughout, like the long, mono tonous course of a Dtitgli and the charac ters have nothing of mark or likelihood'' to recommend them: Th 4, are eloquent gene ralities, nothing thofe. et; flW.fe are: Pevral beautiful touches of poetry scattered throtiginnit Thompson's dramatic productions—as, for in stance) iti his " Agamemnon," where Areas de scribes to his friend Melisander the desert island on which he had been left at midnight by order of Egistlitis; but these are, or should be. minor considerations with a tragic poet, Nvhoie first at tention should be devoted to character, and whose next care should be for action. Of the well-known " Seasons" we need say nothing, for the poem has already taken its station, and de servedly so, as the best of its kind in the lan guage. The present edition is cheap, elegant, and as complete as it is possible to be, for it con tains every scrap, in the shape of verses, that Thompson ever penned. CRABBE'S TALES. Smith, Londun, 1841. Ti,is is another of Smith's compendious repub lications, and contains some of Crabbe's best poems. Among them we find, his " Patron," which was a great favourite with Sir Walter Scott; and should be got by heart—for the use ful lesson it conveys—by every aspiring youth of genius, who thinks that his talents alone are sufficient to raise him above all the stormy vicis situdes [of life. In this impressive poem it is manifest in every line that Crabbe drew from his own personal experience. REGULUS—A TRAGEDY. Miller, London, 1841. We learn by the title-page that the author of this play, Mr. Jacob Jones, is the same gentleman to whom we are indebted for " Spartacus"—a tragedy which contains some spirited scenes, and exhibits in places poetic as well as dramatic ex cellence. We cannot, we fear, say so much for his present performance. It is, in truth, a very so-so affair, abounding in dialogues whose lan guage is specially ridiculous and extravagant, and in incidents which seem put together without the slightest regard to propriety. We subjoin a brief, hasty sketch of the plot. The play opens with a conversation on the Exchange of Carthage between several merchants, from which it ap pears that the leading commercial man of that city, one Dives, has had some ships taken by the Romans, which he, is of course, anxious to have restored to him. Accordingly, he applies to Regulus, who is at the time confined in a Car thaginian dungeon, and offers to allow him to return to Rome, if he will exert his influence to negotiate a peace between the rival cities. Pre viously, however, to this interview, a remarkable, and somewhat desultory, conversation,which leads to no result, takes place between two of the sub ordinate characters, Parocles and Phylas, re specting the murder of Asdrubal, the Cartha ginian General, who has been crucified by order of Dives, for having been unfortunate in a recent engagement with the enemy. Alluding to this painful theme, Parocics observes, " This is no time to laugh, or I could roar ;" whereupon, Vulpex, a soldier and a comical sort of a fellow, who just then enters with a huge flask of wine in his hand, abruptly bursts forth in the following highly poetic style : "I am brave always. but when fierce with wile, I could flog Hercules. and ride the Sphynx !" reply of Pnylas to this lively remark is ap propriate and emphatic in a high degree— " I tell thee there's a ghost—l cannot drink!" This refusal greatly annoys the anti-tee-total Vulpex, who instantly addresses himself to the supposed apparition, observing, " tombless Shade ! Come and get drunk with us !" After some further sprightly conversation on various matters of business, &c., between this bright couple, they each drink the following philanthropic toast : VuLrEx—Here's suffocation to all gaolers—drink. PHYLA s—Here's to all gaolers. Vu LPEX— Suffo—suffocat ion. PHI LA S—Suffo—sutio-cation. VuLrEx—Well done !" The scene shortly afterwards changes to the chamber of the Supreme Council, where Dives and the other Carthaginian Elders are assembled in solemn conclave, to decide upon the fate of some prisoners. ne Elder beneficently says— " Let them have their choice, We'll flay them or impale;" to which Dives replies, with uncommon felicity, " Perplexing scheme ! A puzzling choice !" We are now transported to the walls of Rome, where Regulus has arrived, Dives hoping, by his powerful influence, to get back his captured ships. The news of the great Roman's return soon spreads throughout the city, and his wife and his younger children are, in consequence, all as frisky as kittens. The former, turning to one of the latter, remarks— " We will not sleep to-night ; your sire will watch." The child thus addressed makes answer in these exact terms, which shows how singularly preco cious in intellect some children are— " And poor old nurse will snore." A few minutes afterwards, we find Regulus's eldest son describing the joy of the citizens at his father's restoration, in language eminently ori ginal and beautiful. We quote this descriptive gem : " The youths and maidens in the Forum dance ; The children climb, and clap their li tie hands ; The mothers venture with their babes at breast ; I picked a cripple from the press myself, And heaved him to a niche ; anon, his crutch Thumped on our shoulders !" To say limiting of the exquisite happiness of the expression, " picked a cripple" just as if the speaker had been picking a gooseberry—what a humiliating idea does not this passage convey to us of the ''flagrant ingratitude of humanity ! Here we find a young lad "picking" a cripple from the crowd, and " heaving" him for safety to a niche; and how is he rewarded for such benevo lence ? By the scamp anointing his philanthropic shoulders with a crutch ! Shameful! Had the New Police Act been in force then, the fellow would have been carried instantly to the station-house, and might have considered himself lucky in get ting off with a month at Brixton! The tragedy now hurries towards a close. Regulus, on being ushered—together with Dives, who had accom panied him from Carthage—into the presence of the Roman Senators, advises them not to snake peace, but vigorously to pursue the war; which so enrages Dives, who in consequence finds him self done out of his ships, that he insists on the illustrious Roman going back to Quod, which the latter heroically agrees to, and the drama closes with his death, and that also of his tormentor! In the above hurried sketch, we have given merely a slight outline of the tragedy, which is altogether unworthy of its author, whose " Spartacus" redly showed some promise, and was deservedly successful on its representation at the Bath theatre. A CONTROVERSIA I. DISCUSSION. Andrews, Londwi, X 841. We have here an authenticated Report of a Controversial Discussion that took place about a year and a half ago in the British School-room . at Hammersmith, between the Rev. John Cum- ' ming and Mr. Daniel French, a Catholic barris ter, on the subject of some, of the leading tenets in their respective religions. We cannot say we approve of these public discussions on. mat ters of faith, for they rarely produce con viction, and not unfrequently tend to un settle men's minds On the present occasion— as indeed on almost every one of - the sort we have ever heard or read of—neither of - the dis- . putants was satisfied with the other's arguments, but each retired more firmly persuaded than before of the truth of his own opinions, Mr. French closing the controversy by, what he called, " a smasher" for his " reverend antagonist ;" and Mr. Cumming expres sing, In teply, his perfect unconsciousness of having been smashed in the slightest degree. The Discussion forms one thick, closely-printed odtavn *oitime, and is . as dull as ditch-water, and as dry as a ship-biSenits TH SUN, LONDON, MONDAY. MAY 3, 1841. THE CORN-LAWS—THE BUDGET . The announcement of Lord John Russell's notice of motion for a Committee of the whole Hoase, to con sider the Corn-laws will be received with satisfaction and joy in every quarter where the interests of corn merce, the interests of the industrious classes, and the interests of consumers are intelligently felt. Govern ments has now shown its intention to grapple with the great incubus on the industry of the nation in the most enormous and the most mischievous tax to which any people were ever aubjected ; and all who feel the great ne,s of the grievance —and who except the monopolists do not?—will strain every nerve in support of the Ministry which has now staked its existence for the re lief of the nation from the intolerable evil under which it labours. Coupling Lord J. Russell's announcement respect ing the Corn-laws with the Chancellor of the Exchequer's statement, we see that Government propose to deal with the three great questions, " Corn, Sugar, and Timber." The alterations pro posed upon the two latter are calculated to benefit at the same time the revenue and the consumer. The enormous differential duty in favour of Canadian timber is reduced ; Baltic timber is to be admitted at 50s. in stead of 555. per load, while the duty on Canadian is raised for the benefit of the revenue from 105. to 20s. The estimated gain to the revenue is 600,0001. per annum. Oa sugar the step is taken of substituting " protec tion" for " prohibition." Foreign sugar is no longer to be absolutely excluded, but admitted at a differential duty of 50 per cent. in favour of the colonies. The amount of protection is very high, but it is a step of incalculable importance to admit foreign sugar at all. The benefit to the consumer will be great, as the differ ence of price between foreign and colonial sugar exclu sive of duty is upwards of 100 per cent., and the gain to the revenue will be great. It is impossible not to look upon this Budget, as preliminary to an entire reform in cur Tariff. Of course, in a Budget those alterations only are pro posed which are made for the sake of revenue, and alterations made on the ground of commercial po licy must be looked for in the Customs' Bill of the year. But the real difficulty lay with the great articles which arc now dealt with, and there can be no doubt that the various minor reforms in the Tariff, to which no powerful interests or considerations of revenue are opposed, will soon follow. There can be no doubt, also, that when the principle that all taxation is to be imposed with a view to re venue is once admitted, it will be carried out fully, and we do not therefore feel disposed to criticise the details of the Ministerial scheme, though undoubtedly their scale of duties is higher than strict principle would justify. On the whole, it rests with the country now to say whether they will have free trade or not. If they allow the Ministerial measure to be defeated, the alter native is obvious, and the deficiency of five or six millions must, in that case, be made good by increased t fixation. The choice is, the reduction of existing taxes, or impo sition of new ones. The Ministry proposes reduction ; should the Tories be allowed to defeat them, Sir Robert Peel will come in to lay new burdens on the country. — Examiner. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, APRIL 29.—A congregation was this day holden for granting degrees, &c., when the following were conferred : Masters of Arts.—M. H. S. Champneys, Brazen- nose College ; Rev. W. R. Hall, Banjo! College ; T. B. Cornish ( Fellow) , Orie l Colle g e ; G. H. U. Fagan, Oriel College ; C. Carey, Oriel College ; Rev. G. Tal bot, St. Mary Hall ; J. Barney, Magdalen Collette; C. H. Walker, Worcester College ; Rev. F. R. Niton, St. John's College ; Williams, Jesus College E. S. Mount, Magdalen College; W. R. Emeris (Fel low), Magdalen College. Bachelor of Arts.—D. S. Ker, Christ Church ; Hon. F. Charteris, Christ Chu rch ; H. Mitchell, Lincoln College ; C. F. Carey, Wadham College. that he will continue his Lectures on the Minor Pro- The Regius Prcit",: so r of Hebrew has given notice phets during the present tern; an Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays ; to commence Monday, May 3, at two o'clock. The Professor of Botany has issued a ~,Lce that he will begin a course of Lectures of Tuesday, May' 4, at the Botanic Garden. The Reader in Experimental Philosophy has given notice that ho will begin his Lectures on Electricity, Magnetism, &c., on Monday, May 10, at one o'clock, at the Clarendon ; continue them on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays. The Reader in Geology has given notice that he will Lecture on the Structure and Composition of the Birth, &c., during the present and next terms, to begin on Saturday, May 1, at two o'clock, at the Clarendon, and continue Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. CAMBRIDGE, APRIL 28.—At a congregation held this day the following grace passed the Senate : To confer the Degree of Doctor in Divinity upon the Very Rev. Charles Hughes Terrot, Master of Arts, of Trinity College, by Royal mandate. At the same Congregation the following degrees were conferred : Doctor of Medicine.—J. C. Enawball, St. John's College. Bachelor of Civil Law.—S. Taylor Bartlett, Clare Hall. Bachelor of Divinity.—Joseph Pullen, Corpus Coll. Masters of Arts.—Henry Joht Hodgson, Trinity College ; John Williamson Fuller, Trinity College ; George Henry Hooper, Trinity College ; Charles Laing, Queen's College ; Charles Gipple Prowett, Caius College ; Joseph George Venables, Jesus College ; Charles Style Drake, Jesus College ; John James Ha vart, St. John's College ; Charles Alexander Wilkin son, King's College ; D Pooley, St. John's Col lege ; John Thomas Walker, Caius College. Bachelors of Arts.— Buchan Warren Wright, Clare H ill ; Martin Ware, Trinity College : Henry Vivian, Broughton, Pet. College ; Thomas Gagaten Ragland, Corpus College ; William Richard Ick, Sid ney College ; Wiiliam Samuel Symonds, Christ Col lege ; Henry Lewis Diston, Caius College ; Augustus Adam Bagshawe, Corpus College ; George Campbell Gordon, Corpus College; George Francis Radner Weideman, Cath. Had ; Matthew Booth, Corpus Col lege ; Benjamin Maddock, Corpus College; John Wil mot Neat, Corpus College. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, Voluntary Classical Examination, 1841. First Class.—Ainger, B-ihington, Burbury, Gifford, Sheringham, Vidal, J. H., Vidal, 0. E., Wilson, Wolfe. Second Class.—Alston, Bultner, Girling, Hardesty Holcombe, Light, Maul, Mils, Molesworth, Robinson, Slade, Slater. ACCIDENT AT LONDON-BRIDGE.—On Satur day a serious accident occurred to:the Royal William, Mar gate-steamer, at London-bridge, which caused much alarm and excitement on the river. The vessel got up her steam at her moorings off the Custom-house, and at nine o'clock she got under weigh wth the intention of going alongside the upper wharf, next the bridge, to take in pas• stingers fsr M isg Ate. The tide was running up e ery s'rong at the time, which drilled her tow ads the loidge, and the usual precauzi ins to bring the vessel alongside the (pa Ay were resorted to; and as she neared London-bridge the order was given by Mr. Allen, her pilot, who was on the paddle-box, for the engines tbe reversed, and go a-stern The engineer attempted to perform this operation, but owi ig to the engines being overheated, they would not act, and to save her from going athwart the bridge, direc tions were given to let go her anchor. The anchor was let go, but the rope got foul, aid it would not hold. Di. recly afterwards the vessel came athwart hawse of the pier of the second arch, and swung round stern foremost, which brought the mainmast in contact with the crown of the second arch, and immediately carried it away. The funnel next fell with a tremendous noise ; and, lastly, the fore mast, amid the crashing of spars and timber, came down. No further obstacle to the progress of the vessel took place, and she drl.ed through the arch, and was soon afterwards brought up about midway between London and Southwark bridges. The companions were crushed by the falling of the masts and funnel, and the fragments of masts and spars were strewed about the decks. At eleven o'clock the dismasted steamer, which has sustained damage to the amount of 5001., was taken in tow by a steam-tug, and carried down the River to the engineer's factory, at Limehouse for repairs. None of the craw were injured ; but had such an occurrence happened when the decks were covered with passengers , a fearful loss of life would have taken place. The Mercury, Captain Turner, pro ceeded to Margate with the passengers intended for the Royal William. WALSALL.—The recent stoppage of Messrs. Barber and Marshall's bank has added materially to the gloom and distress which were before too prevalent in this town and neighbourhood ; for though but little commer cial business was transacted at this house, there was enough to affect the interests of some tradesmen by the failure. Among the deposits there is, we believe, a considerable amount belonging to benefit societies, the members of which, as well as many private individuals, had no doubt placed their money there induced by the higher rate of interest which' they received. It should be known that benefit societies, having deposits in the bank, enrolled according to law, and having previously ap pointed Messrs. Barber and Marshall their treasurers, would, by the provisions of the Friendly Societies' Arts, be entitled to a preference over other creditors. Mr. Gladstone, the Member fur the borough, has engaged to present to the House of Commons the petition from the electors for the abolition of the Corn-laws, but says that, " believing, as be does, that a free trade in corn would not conduce to the welfare of this country, he regrets that he cannot support its prayer." This might have been ex pected ; but will it satisfy the electors ? We believe not. Even with the present registry there is good reason to an ticipate that, were an election to take place next seek, the electors of the borough would not again return a sup porter of the bread-tax. Several other petitions from work-shops, money-clubs, and other soci fes, praying for total repeal, have b en this week transmitted to the bonen - able gentleman for presentation. - Amongst the passengers by the President is the Re chaplain to the Senate of the United Stavt. G. G. , G. d a C° leacti ran' ng a minister amongst the American Episcopal Methodists, deputed to represent the American Bible Society at the approaching anniversary of the British and Foreign Bible Society. This gentleman is the only son of George Cookman, Esq., late Mayor of Hull. Mr. Cookman's principal object in visiting his n ame land was to greet once more his father and relatives in Yorlsslaire, and he-lerrei behind him in America , a b e loved. wife and six children. _ rHE SHIP DRYAD. CONFESSIONS OF THE BROTHERS WALLACE. The following are copies of the confessions made by the two brothers who were concernedgwith Captain Loose in destroying the ship Dryad and other vessels, for the purpose of defrauding the insurance companies. It will bo seen that certain names are omitted for obvious reasons. The confessions are in the handwriting of the brothers re spectively. STATEMENT made by Patrick Maxwell Stewart Wal lace to John Pirie, Esq., Alderman, showing what part he took in defrauding the several Insurance Companies, through the caaing away of the brig Dryad, Captain Loose I, Patrick Wallace, carried on business in the ale and bristle trade at the residence of my father, No. IS, Coo per's-row, Crutehed-fiiars, from whom I rented my count ing-house. About the month of August, 1839, the Dryad was lying in Liverpool, chostered by Zulueta and Co., to proceed on a voyage to Santa Cruz, in Cuba. My brother Michael, who held three-fourths of that vessel, c tme up to London from Liverpool, and one day, while walking with me in America-square, in the Minorics, he said to me, " Patrick, if you promise to tell nobody, I will let you know a secret of much importance." I said that I would not mention it, when he told me that he and Captain Loose had agreed together that the Dryad should be cast away on her voyage out to Cuba, and that if I would in sure a lot of goods in London, I should have 5001. for my share after all the money was paid. I agreed to this pro posal, in consequence of which my brother Michael again went down to Liverpool. He shortly afterwards returned to London, came into my counting-house, and presented to me six blank bills of lading, all signed in the genuine handwriting of Captain Loose, and I then filled up two of them (stamped) with goods, one to the amount of 715/., the other ti the amount of 698/. I then employed Stott, the clerk to Nic A. and Co., to effect an insurance on the 7151. bill of lading in the Alli ance Marine Insurance Company ; also, Lyndall and Hall, brokers, Leadenhall-street, to effect au insurance on the 698/. bill of lading in the Neptune Marine Company, which was done by them at a premium of 40 per cent. After the above-mentioned two bills of lading were filled up by me, my brother Michael still left the remaining four unstamped ones in my counting-house, and believing the Dryad was really to be lost on her outward voyage, I thonght it a good opportunity to make myself some money. Accordingly I filled up one of the bills of lading with goods to the amount of 1,2651 , and got Stott to effect an insur ance on the same in the General Maritime Insurance Company without my brother's knowledge, for I had a strong desire to put money in my purse independently of him. The Dryad sailed front Liverpool on her outward pas sage on the 7ch September, 1839, and nothing of conse quence occurred (except a report in Lloyd's book that the Dryad had been on the Silver Keys, but got off) until the 25th of December, 1839, when a letter from Captain Loose to my brother arrived along with the protest of the loss of the Dryad. Next day I took the protest to two of the parties interested, and, by my brother's desire, re• quested them to recover the insurance done by them. I then began to think how I could get my protest to re cover my 1,265/. without their's or my brother's knowlege, and it occurred to me that a bribe to a clerk who had ac cess to it would be the most effective way, and I accord ingly used the temptation of two sovereigns for the loan of it for a few days. I then handed it over to Stott, who got 801. per cent, or 1,0121. from the General Maritime Cum - patty, but that Company refused to settle a total loss until they should hear whether any of the cargo might be saved. Stott gave me the cheque for 1,012/. which I paid into my account in the London and Westminster Bank ; Stott also recovered the 715/. from the Alliance Marine Company, which I also paid into the London and Westminster Bank to my account, giving my brother Michael 2151, retain ing the 500/. for myself, being the sum I was promised for insuring the goods. I likewise received from Lyndall and Hall the 6981. for goods done in the Neptune Marine Company, also 600/. on freight insured by those gentlemen, which sums I paid my brother Michael, who paid them into his account with the London and Westminster Batik. Fiading that the General Maritime Company would not settle the balance on my pol.cy before they had a specifi cation of what goods were saved (a report having appeared in a London newspaper that part of the cargo had been saved), 1 desired Stott to write to the Consul-General at St. Jago de Cuba for a specification, which he did, and received for answer that the Consul had done everything he could to procure one, but did not succeed, and stated that Capt. Loose had left for England two months pre viously, with all the papers relating to the shipwreck. Stott afterwards recovered the balance from the General Maritime Company, amounting to 253/., fur me. One day Mr. Frost, sailmaker, in Wapping, Captain Loose's executor, came into my office with a bundle of nee :re, saying that Capt. Loose had died on his passage h o '; o0 e‘. l4 those were the papers found in his possession. I looked' over ee t em, and my brother Michael and I agreed not to show t h em to the underwriters, because there was an account taf all the'eargo that was saved, and which, if they had seen, would have at once opened their eyes to the genuine and overwhelming fact that the goods were never put on board which I had insured. Accordingly the pa p.rs were taken sway by my brother to a counting-house, and from thence to his house in Tredegar-square, Mile end-road, which was s.:'bsequently found as described, and in confusion, by the metre , oolitan police. The 9161. seized by the pi • s hseccesutorl s inrece the ve funds in my id. The re_ name formed part of the iesurae l rounder I paid my debts with, and n'n the manner in which such money is usually expended by this. conscientiously, who obtain it he The above is the part I acted in the trans.. lction of the as I shall casting away of the Dryad, which is all truth, answer to God. P. M. WALLA, CE • Newgate ' March 23, 1841. STATEMENT made to John Pirie, Esq., Alderman, re specting my knowledge of other vessels which were and are about to be cot away. One day last year, either in the latter end of the month of May, or the beginning of June, came into my counting-house, and, after some conversation, said to me, " Wallace, why don't you ship some ale by the —ter St. Domingo ?" I said it would not pay at that market. He said, " It would pay if I insured it, as he did not think it would ever arrive at that pretended destination." I de clined at that time having anything to do with the business. About six weeks or a couple of months afterwards he and I were looking over the books of shipping at Lloyd's Cap tains' Room, 80, Bishopsgate-street, where the loss of the was written down, and he said to me, " Are you not vexed now for not doing what I desired you?" and then told me that he heard the scheme concocted pre viously to the sailing of the vessel from London, and that went in her to see the job properly performed. With respect to the other vessel, the —, she was a large St. John's-built vessel, which was loaded, I think, is the St. Katharine's Dock, my informant being at that time clerk to —. The vessel sailed from London for New South Wales about the end of August or September last year, so that if she has been cast away the accounts will arrive shortly. About the time of the vessel sailing, told me he was sure she was intended to be wilfully wrecked, as the owners had mortgaged her to a ship builder, end had insured her in cliff, rent offices for three times her value. He offered to go one-half with me in 1,0001. on goods by that vessel, but I declined it, and it is my firm and positive belief that he has insurances done on that vessel without interest. A young man of the name of ____, who liv-s with his sister, aad who was a prisoner in the Compeer along with Stott and me, when we were taken up on the Dryad's charge, cerrobera.el --'s in formation respecting the v,.ssel, he having received the in formation from another party. The above is the exact truth to the best of my know lt.dge and recellection as I shall answer to God. Neegate, March 23d, 1841. P. M. WALLACE. [ln another addition to his cemmutication to Alderm in Pick Patrick M, Wallace details the conversation which he had with the young man who was c mfined in the Comp ter on another charge, relating to the vessel alluded to in in the last paragraph. That young man, who had been apprehended on a charge of robbing his ma ter, was after wards taken UP for smuggling by the solicitor of the Cus toms, surd pleesd in a cell at some distance from the place in which Patrick M. Wallace was confined ; but they, notwithstanding, kept up conversations, although heard by other persons in the prison, on the subject of the Dryad and the Lucy, in which frauds on insurances were also said to have been effected. One of the turnkeys subse quently confirmed the account, and Alderman Pirie saw no ground for discrediting any part of the statement of the delinquent. STATEMENT made by Michael Shaw Stewart Wallace to John Pirie, Esq., Alderman, acting forth the part he took in the casting away of the D.yad, for the pur pose of defrauding the underwriters . I purchased three-fourths of the Dryad about Decem ber, 1837, for 1 200/., 1,0601. of which was paid in cash, and the remainder by a bill. I went as master of the Dryad to Rio Janeiro, and returned in her to London. Loose was the mate at that time. Next voyage Loose went master, with my instructions to proceed to Rio, and take the berth for London. The vessel was consigned to a person at Rio, who had similar instructions from me, but he deviated from those instructions, and sent the vessel to the Cape Verde Islands for salt, and drew upon me for 315/. When I received this intelligence, my friends ad trsed me to go out to Rio, and look after my property. I went out t r Rio in the barque Blair, from Liver pool, and upon my arrival found the vessel a comp' de wreck, and was angry with the master for his conduct, but be threw the blame upon others. I was on board the Dryal dining with Loose, the master, one day at Rio ; after dinner he asked me to go torwaid and he would show me that I had made a blind bargain, which he did ; and at the same time, he said that if he had known that the vessel was insured sh, would never have seen the Cape Verd Islands. I said to him, that I did not believe that he had the spirit to do such a thing, to which be replied that he wished I would give him the chai,c e Some other cony, nation, rel: ting to the manner in which be would manage such a business, took place at that time, and I begun to feel much interested indeed in his way of treating the sultject. When the Dryad had eischareed the cargo of salt, she took the berth for Liver pool, and I took my passage on board. Dueng the pas sage, Loose and I agreed that if he should cast away the vessel I would give him 2001. in cash, and advance him sufficient to put chase a quarto- of a new vessel, which tie was to have the eentinand of on his return. This was regularly agreed to between us upon the most perfect understanding. On my arriving at Liverpool I proceeded to London, and chartered the Dryad cut and home. I informed my I , rothtr Patrick at this period that LeoFe and m)self had agreed to destroy the vessel, on purpose to defraud the underwriters. He con•ented to b c true a party in the affaie and fitted up bills of lading for goods to the amount of 7151. done- in the Aliaece Insurance Office, and 698/. done in the Neptune. The bills of lading signed by Loose were procured in the following manner :—I bought two sets at Liverpool , and Loose signed them blank ; I then brought them to my brother Patrick. Before the Dryad saied from Liver pool, I proceeded to insure as fellows — . 2,000/. on the ship, with Messrs. Howden and Ainsle!, and 300/. on the frtight with the same ; 700/. with Seldon and John son, on the ship and outfit, and 7001. on the freight out and borne; with Lyndall and Hall, 6001. on the chartered freight; and with Bahr, Behren, and Co. 500/. on the ship, at Liverpool. Loose, also, to my knowledge, effected 150/. at Liverpool on his effects, and 100/ in London. The Dryad sailed from Liverpool September the 7th, and I had no letter from Loose till the 25th of December, when I received the protest from Falmouth, in Jimaica. (Here Michael Wallace enters into details implicating other parties in the transactions with regard to the destruc tion of the Dryad, which details we, of course, altogether exclude, and which may have been fabricated with a view to diminish the atrociousness of the plot by dragging others into participation.) Nothing of consequence occurred till July, 1840. One afternoon I came into my brother's office, when he showed me a large bundle of papers which Mr. Frost, Loose's executor, had left for me. We ex amined them, and found that all the cargo bad been saved but the salt, and had been sold by the Vice- Consul. It appeared to us that the net proceeds from the cargo saved, amounted to about 1,500/.. which 1 know nothing about. The wreck of the vessel, with all the stores and cables was sold, and the bill that was found in Loose's possession, appeared to us to be the salvage of the vessel. The bill was drawn on a house in Liverpool by a foreign name, which I forget, and was indorsed by the Vice-Consul, and banded over to Loose by him. The papers were taken by me to my house in Trede gar-square, and were destroyed on the night my brother was taken into custody. The papers set forth that Loose had been accused by his crew before the Spanish autho rities for casting away the vessel, but was released from custody. This is all that I can think of relative to this most unfortunate affair, and is all truth, as I shall answer to God. MICHAEL S. S. WALLACE. Ne agate, March 23, 1841. Addition to my former statement made to John Pirie. Esq. Alderman, respecting the money I defrauded the Under writers of : From Mutual Indemity Company £4l4 From Howden and Ainsley 1.590 Seldon and Johnson 1,284 Liverpool Ocean Company 458 Goods, Lyndall and Hall 667 Cash from my brother, being a balance from Al liance Company 215 X-1,628 Paid my sister's mortgages on the Lucy and Dryad Xl,lOO Cash seized in the fund 6 2,200 By Roe, officer Left with my wife when I left my home, and given Inn to Mr. Humphreys Expended during my concealment, &e. 5O Furnishing my house, and various expenses at the time of my marriage £4,166 Brought down.... £462 By referring to my books and other accounts it will be seen how this balance has been expended. About May last my brother told me that - told him that - and - had made it up to cast away the Fal con, and that - was going out to see that it was pro perly managed. He also told me, about the latter end of September last, that - wanted him to make some in surances on the ship -, as he knew that she was going to be cast away. At the same time he said that a vessi•l called the - was lost, and the Insurance Companies were nut willing to settle the loss upon her. I now consider it proper• that I set forth a part of my life. Up to the latter end of the year 1836 I was a steady hard-working fellow. At that time I commanded the Delta, and unfortunately went into Liverpool with a cargo from Brazil, and was then introduced into the family of -, Faz;q., whose foundation is well known to have been buying old ships and casting them away. I was en couraged by him and Mrs. -to seek their daughter, and I must confess that ambition tempted me to forget my old playmate and my present unfortunate wife so far, that I did so. and I believed that I would have done anything to have gained Miss -'s affections. My mother was sorely grieved and told me that our friend Mr. - warned me that - was a bad man. All this I did not heed, but would go forward led by Satan. - encou raged me to get money, and advised me, saying, " Get it, never mind how, so as you have i.." I was too willing to follow this bad advice, and have not only ruined myself but my beloved wife also. This I know, if I had never forgotten her, I would not have been in this situation to-day. Although I can not give any proof respecting the person at Liverpool, to whom I have alluded, and his black deeds, watch h►m narrowly, and I think you will find him out. His ships, and - will be cast away, should I not warn him by my fate. He has often informed me that he would do so. MICHAEL S. S. WALLACE. Newgate, 28th March, 1841. I forgot to state, that at the time I went into Liverpool I was master of the Delta, and bad about 200/. of my own. -- thought my father bad money, and therefore encou. raged me, I believe. M. S. S. W. 29th March, 1841. (Signed) W. W. COPE. The two brothers are now at Chatham, on board the Fortitude hulk, waiting for the next convict ship to con vey them to their final destination in the penal settlements. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EGLINTON PARK RACES.—THURSDAY: The Ness Castle Handicap of 15 sovs. eaeh, 10 ft, with 100 added. Half a mile. Lord Hnwth's Augean, aged .. Lord Waterford's Confusion, 5 yrs Mr. Hamsay's Neptune and Mr. Fairlie's the Hydra were not placed. The Curraghmore Handicap of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added. Mile and half. Lord Eglinton's Dr. Caius, 4 yrs ...... (Capt. Campbell) 1 wh :. Robertson's Rejected, 5 yrs I Waterford's Hackfall and Mr. Robertson's Rejected Lot-, also starts-. d ' Handicap of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added Two The Arudilll Miles. Col, Thomps'on's h• inlet, aged Mr. Fairlie's Leopo ld, tig.ed, lOst . 2 The Eglintou Fret Handicap of 5 Sot: s. each, and 50 added. Mile and half. Hon. J. Sandiland's Lord Howth's Augean, a ':t'ed Mr. H. Johnstone's The Returned, and Lord Waterford's Redwing were not placed. The Williamfield Handicap of 10 ,Sovs. each, and 5 0 added. Twice round. Mr. Fairlie's Zobrab , age d ....(Capt. Pettat) 1 2 Lord Waterford's Hackfal l, 6 y rs Lord Waterford's Confusion , ag ed, and Lon.: Eglinton's Zoro aster, 5 yrs., also started. The Free Handicap of 5 s ovs. each, with 20 added, one mile, was won by Donald Caird, beating three others. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FainAc• CHESTER, Cur.-9 to 1 agst Gallipot, 10 to 1 agst Queen Bee, 11 to 1 agst Plover, 12 to 1 agst Tubalcain, 12 to I agst Bedford, 15 to 1 agst Cruiskeen, IS to 1 agst Cowboy, 18 to 1 agst Champagne, 16 to 1 cost Tuly, 20 to 1. agst Little Philip, 25 to t agst Rough Robin, 14 to 1 agst I-am-not-aware, 25 to 1 agst Northenden, 30 to l agst The Dean, 30 to I agst Retriever, 30 to I agst Bellona. DERBY. —7 to 1 agst Ralph, 9 to 1 agst Van Amburgh, 9 to 1 apt Rosa.ie c., 12 to 1 agst Marshal Soult, 12 to 1 agst Cot onat ion. CHESTER RACES. The following horses have arrived f this meeting, which commences this day :—Beeswing, Queen Bee, Dr Oliver, Bed ford, Barabbas, Lugwardine, Tinpoley, Champagne, Tuly, Prince Albert, Louise, i\liss Tatt, Louise, Marion. c. by Muley Moloch, out of Queen Bess 2 yrs. ; Peter the Great, c., by Tuly, out of Queen Bess ; President, Miss Harewood, Frailty, Clarion, Potentate, Retriever, Tubalcain, the Dean, tae Plover, \V ing , , George, Nightshade, Bushranger, Gallipot, S9phis ry, Veloc , ty, Cowboy, Rough Robin, Portrait, Maid o' Mouton, Northen.ien, Ca.ypso, B.llona, Roscius, Tulip c., &c. ____ , SHIPPING INTELLIGfi..NCE. • (LLOYD'S.) LONDON, MAY I.—Wind this day at noon, light breeze from E.S.E., fine clear weather. DEAL, APRIL 30.—Wi .d N.E., fresh.—Arrived the Plan ter, from Shields, for Jamaica. Arrived liana the River the John Renwicks for mouth Auctrali i. ; Hans, Sydrey ; Edmond Castle, Quebec ; St. Anns, do. ; England, Halifax ; Char lotte Wylie, Sierra Leone ; Jane, Palmer, coast of Africa. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL :30.—Wind L.N.E. off— The Vona, from Van D iemen's Land, sailed from Laun ceston 2d January. COWES, Aran, 30.—Arrived the Wilhelmina, Bart, from Havarinah. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 30.—Wind E.N,E.—Arrived the Saucy Jack, from Zante. Sailed the Belle Alliance for China. Arrived off—The Sprightly, from St. Michael's. FALMOUTH, Aritri. 29.—Wind S.E. to E.—Arrived the Adelaide steamer, from Dublin for London, and received on board 250,090 dollars. Sailed the Crane packet, on a cruise, with supp.ies for the homeward bound. Arrived off poi t the Armenius, from New York, for Bremen. Sailed the Alfred, for St. Michael's. BRISTOL, APRIL 30.—Arrived the Britannia, Simons, from Barbadoes. LIVERPOOL, Arum 30.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Pa ris, from New Orleans. Sailed the Elizabeth, for Sydney, New South \Vales ; Cheshire Witch, for Buenos Ayres ; Vibelia, Ferry, Aden ; Lady Falkland, Barbadoes ; Star of the West, ditto ; Pearl, Quebec ; Arm, Hengall, Montreal ; Norman die, New Orleans ; Mary and Jane, Beyrout ; Garnet, Malta. ARRIVED OFF THE WIGHT, APRIL 30.—The Elizabeth Maria, Bart, from Havanna. DUBLIN, APRIL 28.—Sailed the Atlas, for Quebec. CURL:, APRIL 28.—Arrived the Robina. Morris, from Cl, de for Charente, with loss of jolly boat, &c. Sailed the Har mony, for Quebec ; Albion, ditto. STROMNESS, APRIL 28.—Arrived the Symmetry, from Hartlepool for Quebec, and with 7 feet water in her hold, hav ing sprung a leak off Cape Wrath. SHIELDS, Arum 29.—Sailed the Franklin, for Smyrna; Conservative, ditto; Richard, Alexandria; Hand of Provi dence, Constantinople; Mary Ann, Cook, M iramichi. KILRUSH, Aram 28.—Arrived the Emerald, from Kinsale for Sr. John's, New Brunswick, with loss of foremast, main mast, sails, &c. • - VESSELS SPOKEN WITII.—The Prenner, Bth ult. off Adra ; Trefu.is, of Falmouth, 10th, off Maleya ; Marquis of Btee, Smyrna to London , Jane, May, Ancona to Newcastl , ; Courser, Gallipoli to Liverpool ; Rapid, Messina to St. Petersburgh ; Lady Rolle, Leghorn to Dublin ; and Mary, Bond• y tc,_ do., 13th, in Gibraltar Bay, by 'h.. Saucy Jack, arrieenillabrtronaPuatilde: mouth. Comet, Rabe, from Cape Hayden, of Dublin, for Quebec, 24th; a Dutch shipi:ot'cuht:voutialir.de;d Island No. 172, same day by the Armenius, arrived off Falmouth, Gayland, London to Newfoundland, 23d ult., lat. 42, lon. 22 ; Ellen, Lisbon to BA 2Sth, lat. 49, lon. 6, by the King Alfred, arrived off do. ; Eliza, of Chepstow, from Cuba, out eight (lays, making 14 inches water per hour. March 17, Passage, by the Fame, arrived at do. John Bull, London to Singapo. e, March 11, lat. 16 S., Ion• 26 W. ; Elizabeth. Lon to London. Feb. 41.,n to Maaris, 13th, lat. 12 S. lon. 26; Concordia (whaler) -) from New Zealand. under Danish colors. lull, lat. 19, lon. r ' 2 5 4 ., ; loLna.dys4L%e%irg.ll;, North York, 23d ult. hat. 4 8 4 r , i 10n.18, s b 4 y pac s k t e o t l . to Gre• is, let. the Mona, arrived at Portsmouth. s Marquis, t. ~ nada, March 2, lat. 18. lon. 44, by the L; e T h a n s , New Bruns. Theti,, arrived . at Cork at Falmouth. Wanderer, Liveroul to wick, 23d ult.,lat. 50, lone 16, by the W e have reason to believe that Dr. Pepys, the Bishop of Sodor and Man, and brother of the. Lord Chancellor, will be translated to the tee of 'Worcester, vacant by the de. ~a s of Dr. Carr. COMIC TALES AND SKETCIIPS, 2 V ols. Cunninykam, London, 1841. These volumes consist of republications of cer tain tales and sketches, in prose, that have al ready appeared in Fraser's Magazine, the New Monthly Magazine, and the Comic Almanack. As they were much liked at the time of their ap pearance, and the majority of them were re printed in the United States, the author, who styles himself Michael Angelo Titinarsh, lifts done wisely to collect and republish them. The best of them is an extravaganza, entitled " Some Passages in the Life of Major Galiagan," which is full of the broadest drollery, and con tains, besides, some smart, pungent hits at the present rage for memoir-writing. We should be glad to see Mr. Titmarsh try his hand at a satiri cal novel, for, if we mistake not, lie would suc ceed admirably; posessing a shrewd and caustic wit, and a quick apprehension of the peculiari ties of character / as he has abundantly shown in WS first production, the " Paris Sketch-hook." Fill. - 8 ARTS. PLAN OF THE MILITARY AND NAVAL OPERATIONS UNDER THE COMMAND OP WOLFE AND SAUNDERS, BEFORE QUELIP,O. Tryidt, London, 1841. This Plan, or Map, which is upon an exten §lit scale, and illustrates the naval and military Operations that led to the capture of Quebec, and the dosing triumph of General Wolfe, has jug been published by Mr. Wyld, the Geo grapher, of Charing=eross. The plan is the pro duction of Mr. Alfred ItaWkinsi who has care fully compiled the typographical portion of it from original surveys, and laid down with equal accuracy ;the opolttions of the English naval and military torkie§. lie has represented also the de fences of the Vreildi tindef Montcalm, and in deed omitted not one single pOitifi however mi nute, that may serve to explain the preeedings of the attacking and defending- parties. The field-works of the British troops at the island of Orleans; the entrenchments and line of battle of the French army the redoubts, batteries, and other defences, which extend to a distance of nearly nine miles—all these various explanatory detak3 3 are delineated with a skill and accuracy that is truly astOrdshinEc. The plan is still fur ther embellished witif tin exquisite miniature copy of West's celebrated plettlfel the " Death of Wolfe on the Field of Battle," and with a sketch of the troops in the act of ascending the lofty precipices to gain the heights 6.f. Abram. This sketch is one of the most spirited thin,6-5 of . the sort we ever remember to have seen, and gives a vivid idea of the perilous nature of the achievement. A vignette, in the corner of the Plan, represents Britannia, supported by the lion, pointing out to the victorious troops the citadel of Cape Diamond; Wolfe's name is in scribed on her shield, on the rays of which are emblazoned the names of the gallant regiments which shared the glories of the day. The plan is inscribed to the Members of the United Ser vice of the British Empire, and as illustrating one of the most heroic conflicts that has taken place in modern times, and which startled Eu rope like a thunder-clap, the odds having been at least ten to one against the English army, will, no doubt, obtain a large circulation among mili tary and naval men. As an engraving, the work does infinite credit to Mr. Wylde, who has exe cuted it with a taste, and vigour, and distinct ness that no artist of the day can surpass. LIBERTY OF SPEECH. The Birmingham Journal reports a curious example of the perversion of Magisterial authority ; and it in volves a new species of aggression upon popular rights. At an adjourned vestry meeting in the Town-hall, where a violent contention had arisen relative to the le gality of the proceedings of the Church-rate party, a Chartist delegate, named White, claimed the privilege of speaking. Clamour and cries of "No Chartists" drowned his voice, but he persisted in his endeavour to make himself heard. The Chairman (whose authority to act in that capacity was disputed by a portion of the meeting) told the speaker that " he could allow no in terruption to the business, and would not," when " Mr. Alston, the Magistrate, who at the moment entered the organ-gallery, entered into some conversa tion with him, which, however, could not be heard. Mr. Gutteridge stood up, and as w,ll as we could catch his words, called upon Mr. Alston to remove White out of the place, when presently a police-officer entered by - one door, and Mr. Shaw and other officers by another, and, taking hold of White, they removed him forcibly out of the gallery, amidst the moat deafening cheering and clapping oflands of the rate party, and groaning and hooting of the other. A scene of great contusion ensued—a portion of those in the body of the hall ran outside, but they were met by a body of police, who were stationed all the morning in and about the build ing, and they returned to the hall. White was con veyed into the comm . ttee.room. The polling wa at the time going on. The meeting broke up, after which White was discharged without being conveyed to any station." _ _ The Chartists have set the example of warring against the liberty of speech at public meetings, and now a Chartist is the first to suffer in his own person by the "carrying out" of his own principle. It must go hard, indeed, with the Tories if they do not " better the instructions' they have received. The violence of the Church-rate party in Birmingham is but a natural sequence to the violence of the Corn-law Chartists in various parts of the country. 'the means of suppression employed by both parties are characteristic. The Chartists acs only upon the force of their own lawless and arbitrary wills ; the Tory Church supporters act upon the same dictates, but em ploy lawful agents to give a colour of authority to their proceedings. The Chartist clamourers trust to their lungs and cet-calls ; the Tories use the same instru ments, with the addition of a detachment of police. The unwritten law, which recognizes freedom of speech at public meetings legally assembled, the Chartists set aside ; the Tories do this likewise, but at the same time, being lovers of order, they wrest the powers of the magisterial office to the purposes of tyranny. It the advocates of the Charter have not hitherto understood the spirit of practical Toryism, it can hardly be expected that the arreq of their brother Chartist in Birmingham will instruct them. But surely they will ask whit offence Mr. Witite committed at this vestry meeting, and why he was dragged out by tl.e police, detained in custody until the meeting broke up, and then set at liberty, without even the ceremony of an accusation, or the form of an inquiry ! Men are consigned to the charge of the police for what they do say at such m7etings, but here a man is deprived of liberty for attempting to speak. The Chartists, unable to answer the denouncer of the Corn-laws, put him down ; the Tories, afraid to hear the denouncer of Church -rates, take him up. If such proceedings have a tendency to stifle discus sion and prevent public meetings, they may also have a tendency to render preaching inefficacious, and to shut up churches. It is difficult to deny that the Church is in danger, when we see what props its friends prefer, and find them wantonly exasperating men otherwise well-disposed to that institution. Among the persons who addressed the Birmingham magistrate on the occasion adverted to, one said— " You, Sir, have done to-day what never was done in my time in Birmingham. You are the first man who has ever had the andacily to bring a policeman into this hall, and arrest a man for no other crime than speaking, and who never injured you.— (Cheers.) I have been a constant attender at Christ's church, bet the bigotry l have witnessed to-day by your party, and the unchristian conduct of you, a ma gistrate, has forced me to this conclusion, that I never will attend the Church again. I never will contribute to it one penny, and I never will rest until its power to injure the people is destroyed. You have done to-day what will not be forgotten. You have created a feeling which all the Toryism and Church-of-Englandism in the town will never put down. We will begin in earnest." The injury thus done to the Church, may be cow:- terbalitt•ed by the benefit of the moral lesson rendered to the Chartists, it the outrage committed upon their delegate, the opponent of Church rates, shall teach them who their real encines are, and re-produce in their minds the old and just conviction, that the coun tenance of Toryism and the preservation of popular privileges—even the privilege, it seems, of public speech in public vestry—are utterly incompatible. The esta ashinent of a Tory Government would not exactly tend to discourage the Tory magistracy from pursuing the new exp , dient of introducing policemen into town halls, as practical censors of oratory and opinions. This proceeding merits tile strongest reprobation, and should not he allowed to pass without other censure than this. Once permit the tyranny, and it is impossi ble to say where it may end.—Examincr. We understand, that in acknowledgment of the eminent public services rendered by Major-General S.r George Arthur, during his administr.tion of the govern meet of Upper Canada, he is about to be raised to ti.e dignity of a Baronet. The Ga►lant Officer's return to this country was the inevitable consequence of the Act which united the Canadian Prov:nces, and which, there. fore., brought to a close his separate c3rnmand, both civil and military.' The Duke of Wellington entered on his 73d year on Saturday, having been born Cu May 1, 1769. MORNING EDITION. LONDON AND WESTMINSTER --- --- ASSURANCE COMPANY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--A paragraph having appeared in your Paper , stating that the London and Westminster Assurance Company bad used the name of the Marquis of West minster without his authority, I have the honour to for ward to you a letter from his Lordship on the subject_ contradicting the paragraph ; and I beg that you will, agreeably to his Lordship's wish, and in justice to the gentlemen connected with the Company, give cqua publicity to the contradiction as you did to the :tate ' merit alluded to.—l remain, Sir, FRANCIS EWART, Secretary. London and Westminster Assurance Company, April 2S. Eaton Hall, April 27,1841. SIR ; I • find there has been some great mistake about the formation of the Society of which you arc the secretary, and that I had some tirae time ago be come patron of •t. I very much regret the mifttke, and should be gihd to have the paragraph (authorised by me) met as soon as possible by this explanation.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, WESTMINSTER. Francis Divert, Esq., Secretary. DISCUSSION ON SOCIALIS7& TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—I perceive in The Sun of this evening a letter signed " Benjamin Swallow," who, dreading the effect of an advertisement in approbation of Socialism, or dered to be inserted in The Sun and other leading journals, by a large majority of a crowded meeting, held on Friday last at the Colloscum, has addressed you, striving to depreciate importance of the ma jority's decision. Mr. Swallow asserts it is unfair to put such a qu.es persm, being tion to, a meeting composed, the greater I ;tart, of Social c„,,ald go being nothing and that the voice of such an assembly nothing ; the clamours of a for thousand no criterion by which the human race should be govern, d. As you have given publicity to Mr. Swallow's mis. 4 statement, I trust to your impartiality to be allowed as reply. The assertion is a mixture of truth and error ; at the commencement of the discussion the majority were greatly averse to socialism, but notwitlictanding the misrepresentation and calumnies of Mr. BriadleY , the explanations of Mr. Lloyd Jones had the effect of rapidly decreasing Mr. Brindley's majority every night. Tne meeting was held in a place too remotes for many of the members of the Metropolitan Social Branches to attend ; those of the nearest Branch, num bering only about 730, alone being present in any consi siderable force. The majority, therefore, that Mr. Swallow speaks of; were the new adherents gained to us through the discussion ; and if Mr. S's'allow can add to our body the thousands whose opinions were so changed as to become friands instead of opponents, I am much obliged for the valuable present. If Mr. Brindley will accept the challenge of Mrs. Martin, it will add to the favour. The voice of an assembly of only a few thousand indi viduals, uttering their feelings of approval of a system that most of them had assembled to condemn, is a very lair criterion of the truth or error of the new system of society. We have for years solicited the attention of Parliament, and courted fair and open discussion of our principles, and ever found such opponents as Mr. Brindley, and such advertisers as Mr. Swallow, most efficacious in adding to our strength ; and if they will kindly continue their agitation against us, we shall at no remote period establish those principles by which crime, misery, poverty, and sorrow shall be banished for ever from the land, and men shall enjoy that state of happi ness which can only be known to the uncorrupted heart.—l am your obedient servant, It. E. N. BAILY, Sec. Board-room, Branch A. Universal Community Society of Rational Religionists, May 1, 1841. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire _lndependent ) PORTSMOUTH, MAY I.—The Bellerophon, Implacable, Edinburgh, and Haitings, are ordered home from the Me diterranean. The Polyphemus steamer will proceed to-day for South ampton to have her engines inspected by Mr. Brunel, and to receive Captain Brandrith, R. E., and Mr. Scamp, of Woolwich Yard. She will then go to Plymouth and Malta, taking supernumeries for the squadron. Orders have been received to expedite the building of the Thunderbolt steamer, recently laid down in this dock yard, upon the lines of the Driver, and the greatest ex ertions are now being made in order to launch her during the ensuing summer. The Imaum, under repair in one of the docks in this yard, is ordered to be reserved for harbour duty. She will, therefore, shortly be fitted as a receivisg ship, in the room of the Blake, or, Swiftsure ; these vessels being greatly decayed. It will be in the recollection of our readtri that the Imaum is the ship presented to his late Majesty William IV., by the Imaum of Muscat. Commodore Sir Charles Napier arrived at his ser.t at Horndean on Monday last ; and on Wednesday the eccen tric but gallant old sailor, was seen steering" with his accustomed nerve and sang froid, a four-in-hand on Sober ton racecourse. Although " King Time" has not altoge ther spared him, be appeared to be in excellent health and spirits. The QUEEN'S BIRTIIDAY.—Orders arc received nt this port for celebrating her Majesty's birthday, on the 21st of May, in the present year, instead of the 28th as here tofore. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, MAY I.—The Bonetta brigantine, Lieut. Austin, arrived on Saturday from Sheerness, and sailed on Wednesday, for the coast of Africa. The Cockatrice, schooner, Lieut. Oxenham, arrived on Wednesday from Chatham, destined for South America. This vessel will doubtless be detained to convey to Rio Janeiro the decision which our House of Commons, in justice both to this nation and the Brazilian Empire, must come to, on Mondry night next, with regard to the Sugar Duties, To Brazils it will be a matter of great import ance, but as regards our manufactures it is a matter ot still greater consequence. The Albert, Captain Trotter, and Wilberforce, Com mander Allen (iron steam vessels) sailed on Tuesday for Plymouth, and the Bonny River, on their way to explore the Niger River. At Spithead the Albert steamed round the ships, and, as a compliment, they manned yards, and gave her three cheers. Her Majesty's packet Lyra has arrived et Falmouth from Cape Henri, St. Domingo, March 29, furnishing Jamaica dates to the 23d, and from St. Thomas's to the 24th. Her passengers were H. H. Anderson, Esq., from Trinidad, and N. Joseph and Patrick Morgan, Esq., from Jamaica, with Mr. Samuel Browne, R.N. The follow ing naval medical changes bad occurred in the West Inc : ...Mr. Bayne, vice Stoddart, deceased, to the Jamaica Hospital ; Mr. Morley, to the Victor; and Mr. Duke, vice Thompson, to the Sappho. The Success bulk bas been again taken to Spithead, preparatory to the resumption of operations on the wreck of the Royal George. Colonel Pasley to-day engeged 3.5 pensioners to assist him, giving a preference to such as served with him last year. The sappers and divers are oa their way from Chatham in a steamer. A report has been propagated, but we cannot trace it to any authority, that toe Beagle surveying vessel has beers lost. We do sot believe it. The last letter from bear was dated August 2, from Timor, and it mentions that a report had prevailed to the above effect ; at that time Eh o was then watering and collecting provisions, and jntendei to go round the west side ot New South Wales, and call at Swan River, and t hence to Sydney, where she ex pected to be in December. The Polyphemus steamer saled to-day for Southamp ton, with Mr. Brunel on board, who is to ascertain, by ex amination, if a similar v essel is ada p ted to be fisted with the Archirnedian screw At Southampton she w ill take on board the Surveyor -General of the Navy, Sir forWillia m Symonda, and Captain Brandreth, Civil Engin pur eer p e Naval matters, and co n v e y them to Malta, for the docks of seeing to the efficient construction of a repairing at that place. The Fair Rosamond, fitting in this harbour, is destined for the coast of Africa; Stone, The Harpy revenue cutter, Lieutenant G. Drew, R.N. Commander, seized on the 261.11 ult., near the Mc v off Gull), 112 half-ankers of forego spirits, sunk only the night before. pe on leave of ab.. The Hon. Admiral Bouverie is e be Avon ste siner, sence ; be proceeded on Wednesda yk. Lieut. Pritchard, to Plymou th and C'r .r interment in the The remains of Admiral Sir Laurence in sted are fi hourly expected from Ply mouth, arcl o family vault in Gosport Cbartel-Y PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY, APAIL AC3III, 16, Commander J. Adams, having bad her damages repaired. which she sustained by striking on a rock in the Wost Indies, was talsca out of dock on Friday last, and wili soon be ready return to her station...-The Mercuri, Cher re turn to Portsmouth on Monday last. tender, sailed on —The Avon, steamer, Lieut. Pritcha r d re turned to this , port from Portsm outh, on Wednesd a y.-0 a Wednesdaypoeamer, the , Albert, steamer, Captain T rotter , an d W:therforce, m mander W. Allen, arrived from Poit,moutii, and i steaer, Co will pr ocee d f or the Niger on Se mt is expe cted the y turday or Sunday. La 11.ttle Alliance, transport, Lieu „neat Denston, agent, sail e d f or Chi na o n Thursday. Lieu tenant In Harbour--Caledonia,Josef, San Cjrnwallis, Acorn, A v on, Wilberforce, Albert, and Carron steamers. In the Souitd—lmpregnable and Belleisle. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. PR""l"S.—Lictitenant—Nlr. Wm. Henry Bridge, Mate of the Indus (1830), to the rank of Lieutenant. APPOINTMENTS--:llester and Pilot—Charles A. C ole, to the Acorn, vice Frampton. Assistant-Surgeon—T. F. Henry, to the Caledonia. Chaplain—Rev. J. A. Burrough, from the Impreg nable, to the Cornwallis. 2:Mates—Philip Hudson, to the Caledonia ; R. L. Cur tis, to the gleen; C. E. Jackson, to the Cornwallis ; E. J. Voules, to the Fair Rosamond; F. D. Rich, t, the Herald. Midshipman—J. E. Parish, to the Indus. Volunteer Ist CL:;s—A. Breen, to the Cornwallis. Second Master—John Willi-, to the ( - Amato. Gunners —Joseph Woodman, to the Acorn ; David Veleree, to Cocka,rice ; William Wicks, to Nautilus. Mr W. H. M` Michael, to the Excellent, to qualify for 1 Neva' Instructor. We hear that the Earl of Cardigan is up to be ballottcd for at the Senior Uni.ed Service Club on Tues day text , We are well informed as to the influences se in motion to procure the admission of this unfortunate person; but for the present we abstain from more pointedly alluding to them—Sunday Paper.