The Sun. — London, England, 1841-12-28 00:00:00

I 01, 'IN( SiiN SUMMARY OF R]E'--S AND 1310Itt ut pt tot. " Who runs may read." .POREIGN. i r The King of the French has created a batch of Pee rs. w antY new names are added to the Grand Hosp ital of In curables. Whenever we now hear of a French crea t,lvoll of .1 11 6r5,. - We set ourselves about inquiring in what f 4 Y they •R assisting the Court in trampling un der est the liberties of France. i The deaths in the French Peerage during the lastyear A l'▪ e, nine ; and of the'new creation nine were Royalists. q :' ans.encouragement to M. Herbert, the Procureur leral, to persevere in his exertions to extinguish the Zny of the press, M. Frank Carte, his predecessor in figures as one of the new Peers. th litree hundred Deputies had arrived in Par is on Sa • , to be present at the opening of the Ch M M. aers. I .he sentence of the court of Peers upon Dupoty, Irtinues to excite an extraordinary sensation in Paris. ti. our columns of this day will be found a summary of le,,,,epinions of the French Press upon this question. ~s s- the National and Commerce assert that a garrison ',:_ _ner, signed by Lieut.-General Darriule, has just been ,7 6 41 in all the barracks in Paris, calling upon the colts. gala of regiments of the first military division to have all the cartridges taken from the cartridge-boxes of th 4 tr ea ps, and to see that none be given out except at the moment The when the regiments are ordered under arms. 4 ne National states that this order has been issued in r Z 3ll sequence of the disclosures of Dufour, who has men - Oiled some soldiers as having sold cartridges to persons It ongst the working classes. The following is the speech of the Austrian Ambas ttdor to th e Queen of Portugal, delivered at his Excel ney's first audience :—" The Emperor, my master, has „_barged me to assure your Majesty of the affliction k _waich he has for his august niece, and the interest which ge feels for the consolidation of her throne and the pros -,;,nty of the kingdom which Divine Providence has con fled to her care. The rights of your Majesty to the 'Town of Portugal were never doubtedisy the Emperor 111 3' master." , „_ A letter from Madrid of the 18th inst. informs us that %ere is likely to be a severe struggle as to who shall be elected President of the Cortes. The Ministerial depu less intend, it is said, to. proposesM. Arguelles, , the peen's guardian, hilt two other parties of the Cortes °"ste each their candidate to propese. • ‘ ,The tribunal of Madrid has acquitted the 43 priests Lino were arrested in the ex-convent of Gclitos; with -7t even sentencing them to pay the expenses of the trial, a lthough they had persisted in exercising their ecclesi all deal functions - when forbidden to do so by the Go 'ern's:tent. A letter from Constantinople of the Ist of December, 141 Ys :—" Our news from Persia this week has a certain rePortance. The commercial treaty, so long ago . pro tleted between Great Britain and Persia, and about which s , tl 4e Shah had hitherto demurred, has been de finitiv e l y l'lglied. Major Farrant is now on his way home with it, I , I M it is intended he should return with her Maje st y' s ) sifieation. He was in the Lazaret of Trebisonde when la st accounts left that port, and, as his quarantine was he finished to•day, we may expect him down by the v ''' e rY first steamer." • - , t The Tabreez letters are - to the 11th November. Sri ngs *ere going on very smoothly in Persia, where le nt John M`Neill and the whole mission were in excel p.lt odour. Mr. Tod, an attache to the mission, and Mr. i,lbbott, on their way to Persia, were attacked by the 'erds on the frontier, wounded and plundered, notwith standing, which they sueceeded in reaching Tabreez in th at gcod health. Business is represented as good in at country. s st Aoeording to the Frankfort Journal of the 23 d , the t inicipal Council of Osnabruck addressed a memorial :king Legislative body praying the assembly to urge the , of Hanover to restore the Constitution of 1833. • .tt , e he Cassel Gazette states that the Second Chamber of ;States of Hanover has put on the Orders of the Day, :i jeotion expressive of regret at the exclusion of some of ?t8 members from taking their seats. The Emperor of Russia has been granting pensions to th e,7 widows of the officers who fell in resisting the glo s_°us attempt for the independence of their native land glade by the Poles in 1830. The Ci rcass i a ns recently obtained a glorious victory `'l'er the Russians. The latter lost 28,000 men killed ila d made prisoners. PUBLIC OPINION. the Morning Advertiser contains a leading article on e present state of the country, especially of the ope rative classes ; and proves, by several statistic calcula !ns, that if a comparison be made of the relative ""▪ nount of comforts enjoyed by an English and a Ger man operative or labourer, the balance will be found to isreatly in favour of the latter. ' . The Morning Chronicle observes, in an article abound 41g in sarcastic allusions to the present " heavy drow siness", of the Tory party, that the cause of their dull 11ess and gloom originated in a conviction that "th eir vrins e Minister will fail in satisfying , the landlords and the nation ; that, in fact, it is beyond his power." • Tines has an article on a project, now under dis :,assioNloth by the English and German Journals, for ' , a tablishing a German colony at the groupe named the „ta j tliam Islands, in the vicinity of New Zealand ; the l i:of which article is to show that the nominal ces • i s4 ,!,t) Hamburgh of the sovereignty over these islands, ga ' . :sl impose on England the task of keeping a continual q.,, 419 , and watch over every movement Of the insular u wernment and its visitors, which yfnul4#oon destroy a le effect desired by both parties- i:freit4J,PtXablishment of .. I, neighbourly feeling between,,.4l9,,settlers at the • t ` 4 latham Islands and our own coloniits. ./,' The Post, in the course of an art i c le on, the Stade Du 114s, states _that the negotiations between En g land and ' anover on this subject, have- not, been, broken off or l4 tnoned, but that, on the contrary , t he y have been t aught nearer than ever to a satisfactory . completion, ti a Hanoverian Government .having recently, made new proposals t o G re at Britain, " in order to prove the since rityl —of its wish"adds the Post—" for a prompt settle 2.a,ittpt of a question which Hanover has never don e any thing to prolong." d The Somerset County Gazette, speaking of the Puseyite ~.(3etrines, says :—" The Puseyites wrap, religion in 44,ystery, thus taking the very opposite course to that ad opted by the Divine founder of Christianity, who for t :e first time removed religion out of the region of nays s!)", and made it plain to the meanest capacity. They fisk to enslave the minds of men by awing them from "ght. Such is the principle of Puseyism, to which ~• forms a n d lesser articles of faith are only su bservient ; '4 ' B IS its end and aim." • The Liverpool Chronicle observes , in reference to a • Pro testant operative meeting that took pl ace last Week. arta tdiverpool :—" It is certainly unfortunate fo r societ y , -"' still more unfortunate for the clerical character, that . riests, in all ages (we speak without referencelo creeds), ' 4 ,ve been the most uncharitable, the most . bitter and un -alenting persecutors of those who bold, or have held, 14 1 :lions contrary to themselves. Clerical disputants, ts2and all other men, delight in treating with contempt th s `livine injunction, "Do unto others as you would 1 , 1 should do unto you: e i r ,"'e take the following from the Cambrian:—"The i 1 ,.., 41 t1 that now-obscures us is Seen rather to be the 'speck - 1 4 ''si ss -higger than a man's hand,' which forebodes the i. a .:lttr„ and the temPestS. It is not a surface wound, to be L' s 'l/2 - With the cautery of ' fire' and bullet, but rather a "TA,„T i ntirtery; not a passing complaint,- but rather a , p ronA —ri :disorder, threatening dissolution. Exactly in %''Slaf i t ', °n to the conviction of the people, that the -Il"' branches of their foreign trade are passing ra : Y away into the hands of the Swiss, Belgians, Il s i t' sst re , n eh, and Germans,' one after' 'one, do their de e9y7.7:ndS'arainst the monopolists become • more stringent." . SPeaking of the Anti-Corn-law meeting held last week Zs -n . Dublin, th e Dublin Evening Post makes the follo w i n g remarks :—" The very place of meeting was in itself a striking feature in the scene. It was held in the Round Or Room built twenty years tyro for the purpose of feasting Georg e IV.—and wbere lie was feasted by the rotten 4 Corporation —now, thank Heaven, in its infamous grave. 'V - , tpon the occasion referred to, the Notables and Cele brites of the Empire, then in Dublin, were invited. Mr. O'Connell was the only man of eminence whose name was left out of the invitations. Twenty years have passed, and are gone, and that same Daniel O'Connell Presides as Lord Mayor in this very room ; and the first use to which it has been turned, 'under the New . Dynasty, is to make it a hall for the hearing of whole -B°lne truths, liberal sentiments, and sound sense. This ' is the kind of triumph that we should like to enjoy." s` he Scotsman tints refers to the recent conduct o f the o tii-eartita at Edinbur gh :—" At an interestin g lecture on at subject of the Corn-laws on Wednesday evening, by ~ f a r. C'yrli sa n American gentleman, these candidates or a voice as. a s s in the Legislature broke into open violence,' aIL. and turned the church in which they were assembled d -into a scene of alarming riot and confusion. It is said *s et T' at Mr. Lowrey afterwards rebuked them ; but ebulli .l.,c4l a 's of this kind are not without instruction, as they ,7-• " q 7 '6 iV or what sort of men the Chartist party in this 1 . 5. 's Arter is composed. The spirit of blind unreasoning ni .,,,,y displayed by these men must gain the co-o p eration - 'd 't Very honest workman to put it down." • noIONEY—TRADE—COMMERCE . 11 . / ilt riri, , The total quantityof foreign spirits introduced through . 1 4 1 1 tetp i e port of London for home consumption for the year 4 ._ l2il, up to last week, was 1,331,302 gallons, showing a ,I...,,ecrease of 43,386 gallons, as compared with the preceds s i ngoyear. The decrease has been chiefly in rum. :, The distress existing in the Isle of Man is illustrated by an instance that occurred last week. The wife of a e . r • r espectable -artisan purchased at a brewery twopenny ,.. Worth ,of - khe grains used for cattle, but not having paid e 7 for there,, the man followed her hom e. On entering the 1 . h° use h - 0; beheld the poor woman, with a child at her • h, °Mast, her. husband, and four children devouring the t. g ra ins, not haying tasted food for four days. The circhlation of notes by the private and joint - stock uanits of England and Ireland is less at present by 1,50 0000/. than it was about a month ago. The Sco tch banks, on the contrary, h av e increased their circulation Is s uy 65,624/. The aggregate amount for the United King nom is 38,110,0001., of which 3,448,6601. is in Scotch notes. Ship-building in Maryport (says the Carlisle Journal) Partakes of the general: dullness that pervades the Country. A great number of hands have lately been discharged from all the yards, and the distress among their families is intense. ELECTIONEERING. The present vacant seats in the House of Commons a re Ly nn . Leominster,Bandon, and the University of Dublin, ' 1 04, 1 NAVAL AND MILITARY. ni:•4 A .,„.C,aPtein Steele, of the Royal Marine Artillery , who 5.4 ' 4 al Portsmouth on the 18th inst., served at the siege ;'Of igushing, the defence of Anhalt, the taking of Idamp ton, the war, in Canada, the service of the north coast of Spain, and lastly in Syria. Two of the batteries west of Hythe are to be taken down in consequence of the encroachments of the sea. Also two towers near Dymchurch to be taken down, and the sea wall to be strengthened, as the-sea, advances gra dually in that quarter. Mr. Braidwood, superintendent of the London Fire Brigade, has been sent by the Lords of the Admiralty to inspect several of the Royal Dock-yards, and report on the existing means of extinguishing fires, and to suggest, if possible, a more effective system for their protection. PINE ARTS. A thousand florins have been contributed towards the erection of a statue in honour of Rembrandt, by the ex- King of Holland, the Count of Nassau. Several portraits of the Apostles, painted upon wood and curiously framed, of the time of Oliver Cromwell, have lately been discovered during the repairs and alte rations going on at All Saints' Church, South Lynn. Two fountains are about to be constructed in the Place de la Bourse and the promenade behind the church of Notre Dame, by order of the Municipal Council of Paris. The latter is to be in the Gothic style, and 32,000 f. have been already voted towards it. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC. An atmospheric phenomenon appeared over the Clyde last week, in the shape of a huge ball of fire. It was about a yard in length, lobe-shaped at the sides, and like a trumpet-mouth at the top. When within a few yards of the stream it exploded like a great firework. C OURT--FASHIONA.ELE. Baron de Rothschild, and Baron Anselm de Roths child, have both been created Commanders of the Order of the Golden Lion, by the Elector of Hesse Cassel. Buckhurst Park, the seat of the Lord Chamberlain, Earl Delawarr, was visited last week by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Prince George and Princess Augusta. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne are en tertaining Count St. Aulaire, Lord and Lady John Rus sell, and a large party, at Bowood. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield are entertaining Count and Countess Creptowitch, Countess of Charle ville, and several other fashionables, at Bretby. The Earl and Countess of Orford have a party at Wol lerton Park, Norfolk. • • Lord Bagot is entertaining a succession of.visitors at Blithfield Hall, his seat, near Stafford. Lord and Lady Maryborough have a small party at Deal Castle, Kent. Viscount and :viscountess Palmerston are entertaining a party at Broadlands, Hants. Sir Charles Morgan has a party at Tredegar, South Wales. A letter from Berlin, of the 19th of this month, says that his Majesty,the Kin°. of Prussia will set out on the 16th of January to proceed by way of Calais to London, to be present as godfather at the christening of the young Prince of Wales. MISCELLANEOUS. The fall of the house of the Union Carrying Company at Manchester has destroyed the lives of 15 men ' • 103 men were at work when the accident occurred, and had the wall come down an unbroken mass, all of them would, have been killed. Property to the amount of 30,000/. has been destroyed. Miss Fitzgerald, on Sunday last, opened a fancy fair at her villa, near Pau, for the benefit of the Spanish Refugees. All the fashion and beauty of the neighbour hood attended, and the produce amounted to 1,700 francs. Yesterday was the Jewish festival of lighting the lamps, or the dedication of the second temple by the Maccabees. During this festival, the Jews return thanks for the vic tories obtained by their ancestors over the Greeks that invaded the Holy Land. The Prince of Wales will be christened on Tuesday, the 25th of January. The Duke of Northumberland has subscribed 1001. for the relief of the distressed operatives at Paisley. In Scotland liberal collections have been made for the same purpose in many of the churches and Dissenting meet ing-houses. Dr. Wardlaw's congregation, belonging to the Secession Church, contributed last Sunday the splen did sum of 1201. New instructions have been issued to the officers of the Coast Guard by their Comptroller-General, in which they are designated, according to their naval rank, "Lieu tenants of Stations," the title of " Chief Officer" being applied to the mates and civilians. The workmen employed in digging the well on South ampton Common, have reached the great depth of 550 feet, including 88 feet in the chalk, and but for an acci dent to the machinery last week, the entire depth of 560 feet would have been completed. Two lions and an ostrich, sent by the Bey of Tunis, have arrived at the Garden of Plants, Paris. Gwydyr House, recently occupied by the Reform Club, has been disposed of by the Countess of Clare to the Government, forthwith to be converted into a public office. Last week a labourer's wife at Illogan, Cornwall, was crossing her kitchen, when the ground gave way, and she was suspended over a shaft, and very narrowly saved. The country in fact is so undermined that churches, churchyards, and mansions, are suspended, as it were, over vast gulphs. - A Bill is proposed to be brought into Parliament to authorise the Governors of Heriot's Hospital to grant an annuity to Miss Heriot, the only lineal descendant of the founder's brother. MONEY and COMMERCIAL, NEWS. CITY, MONDAY EVENING. The transactions to-day in British Secnrities were limited, and prices varied but little, though rather tend ing downwards. Consols for the opening ranged from 89k to ; closing at the intermediate value ; Exche quer Bills were stead' at 11s. to 13s. premium ; Bank Stock was at 1651 ; and the Reduced Three-and-a- Half per Cents. were worth 99.t0 98k. Spanish Bonds opened rather heavily, but 'rallied be fore the close of business to 24 and 244. ,The other foreis:n Stocks generally supported their value. Portuguese New, Were 33 ; and the Three per Cents. 194. Colombian Bonds were firmer at an improve— ment to 20:1 and 2 ,(.4; Mexican were at . 26f ; and Pe ruvian at 14 1 , Aiglgian Old Five per Cents. maintained the price 'of - 101 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were at Mi. For Railway Shares the inquiry did not diminish, and prices were generally well supported. So far, indeed, the market seems in firm hands. London and Birmingham Shares were at 77 ; New, ditto, at 26 ; York and North Midland, at 40/ ; Great Western, at 19k to 20k ; and South Western, at 19i to 20j prem. ; Brighton were 11} to 111 ; Blackwall, 14i ; Midland Counties, 14i ; and Eastern Counties, 141 dis. (From The Sun of Last Night.) Her Majesty's packet Pandora has arrived at Fal mouth with a mail from the West Indies ; the dates are from Trinidad the sth, Demerara the Bth, Barbadoes the 10th, and Jamaica the 19th of November. The papers do not contain any news of interest. The proceedings of the House of Assembly at Jamaica do not afford much interest. The Pandora has brought in freight.sl2o,ooo. Papers from Port Philip to, the Bth August nave been received; they are a few days later than the former ac counts, but contain nothing of interest. There has been but little business transacted in the Stock Exchange. Consols opened at 89*1 for the Ac count, Exchequer Bills are 10 12; Spanish Active Stock 231 i 24* ; Portuguese Five per Cents. 32k; ditto Threes 191 20. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC. 24. 3 per Cent. Consols Three and Half Stock 9B Grand Canal Stock ... Ditto Reduced ...... Ditto Debs. 6 per cent... 84h Ditto New 1830......... 981 Ditto 4 per cent ... 3i. per Cent. Debs. QI h Royal Canal 5t0ck......... Consols have receded since the opening to 88i 89; Three per Cents. Reduced, are 89; Three-and-a. Half per Cents. Reduced, 98 ; Exchequer Bills are firm, at 11 13 prem. Spanish Active Stock is now quoted at 24k 1 ; Portu guese Five per Cents., 32i; Ditto Threes, 194 ; Colom bian Bonds, 204 ; Dutch Five per Cents. are 99i ; There has been a fair business dour , in the Share Market, and a further advance in some of the lines has taken place. London and Brighton are 38k; London and South Western, 59k; York and North Midland, 89i. Consls, 88k 89 ; Colombian, 201 21 ; Mexican, 26i ; Spanish, 241 3. The City is very quiet to-day ; but some anxiety pre vails to learn what allusions the President's Mes sage will contain to the Boundary question, as well as to the new source of American ' dissatis faction, the " right of search," about which it has been asserted rather a serious misunderstanding exists between the Government of this country and that of the United States. There is, apparently, every expectation that matters will be amicably adjusted: CLOSING PRICES. 't 'iw bi. BRITISH FUNDS. ,N . ~, India Stock. _ Ditto Bonds , Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities — ,Ex. Bills, 1,000/...-21d -pm Ditto 5001.... — pia Ditto Small. —pm Bank Stock for Acct — India Stock for Acct — , Consuls for Open I FUNDS. IPortuguese, 5 per cent 33 Ditto, New Ditto — Prussian, 5 per cent. Russian, 5 per cent ll4l itto, Metallic Spanish, 5 per cent 24i Ditto, Deferred ... 124 French, 5 per cent. —f. —c. Exchange —f. —c. French, 3 per cent —f. —c Dutch, 2i per cent. sli Ditto, 5 per cent. Rsnk Stock — 3 per Cent Red 3 per Cent Cons B9 3i per Cent Red — New 3i per Cent New sVer Cent Loll; Annuitiestoexpire Jiik 1860 Oct 1859 Jan. 1860. FOREIGI Austrian, 5 per cent Belgian, 5 per cent lOl Brazilian Bonds 65 Buenos Ayres, 6 per en 21 Chinon, 6 per cent 73 Colombian, 6 per.cent.. Ditto, 1824. 2 04 Danish, 3 per cent Bl Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Mexican, 5 per cent — Ditto, 6 per cent, 1837 26i Peruvian, 1825, 6 per ct. 14 GOSPORT PlER.—Application is intended to be made in the next Session of Parliament for a Bill for ma king; and maintaining a pier on the Gosport" or Western side of the harbour of Portsmouth, to enable steam-packets and other vessels to lay alongside and embark and disembark passengers and goods to and from the Isle of Wight and other places. The usual notices have been given, and . no doubt is entertained of the success of the projected improvement. The proposed entrance to the pier is through the upper part of the Hampshire independent. floating bridge. appro ach.— CHARACTERISTICS OF WELLINGTON.—An Isr ae li te o f Dover wrote ;the other day to the Duke of Wellington, requesting his Gr ace to discharge a debt of 14s. due from the Marquis of Douro, as he would be glad of th e mo nish. The Nob le Duke's answer was written on the other side of the note, in the following strain F. M. the Duke of Wellington is not the Marquis of D ouro , ne ither does he collect Mr; R's debts." The answer was so truly ch aracteristic of this extraordinary m an , that Mr. B. has ref ed a c able sum of money f or t h e autograph.—Kent paper. us onsider- GOSPORT RAILWAY.—We ate pleased to state that the late obstruction to the rail, occasioned by the slipping of a large quantity of earth, has been sufficiently removed for the partial running of the goods trains be tween this port and London, and which trains accord ingly commenced running daily on Tuesday last,—Harnp shire Independent. THE THEATRES. DRUR-LIANE. Old Drury is itself again —is : once more what it ought I never to have ceased to be—a national theatre. The legitimate drama has resumed its reign on these boards under the auspices of 11.1 r. Macready, who has added immensely to the heavy debt of gratitude which is already owing to him from every lover of our national drama. Our readers are already aware that Mr. Macready has taken Drury-Lane theatre, that he has engaged a powerful tragic and operatic company, and in our impression of yesterday, we gave a detailed account of the alterations and improvements in the fittings up, &c , of the theatre. The house opened for the dramatic season last evening, with Shakespeare's play of The Merchant of Venice, and " the New Grand Epicurean and Gastronomical Comic Christmas Pantomine, called Harlequin and Duke Hum phrey's Dinner; or, Jack Cade, Lord of London Stone." Long before the rising of the curtain, boxes, pit, and gni - leries, were all crowded; not even standing room could be obtained in any part of the house, and the audience was most noisy and unruly even for Boxine•-night. At seven o'clock the curtain rose, and " God Save the Queen" was sung by the whole operatic corps. During the performance of the National Anthem the gods were comparatively quiet, but on the rising of the curtain fur the commencement of the play, they kept " such dreadful pother o'er our heads," that not a syllable that was uttered on the stage could be heard, and before the first scene was concluded the curtain fell. This was the signal for increased uproar, mingled with loud cries for Macready Again the curtain rose, and again did Salarino and So lanio go through their parts in dumb show. Anderson, the stage manager, came forward, and attempted to address the audience : in vain ; they were determined to have Macready ; and, after a short time, he made his appear= ante. Never before did actor or manager meet with such a reception. Pit, boxes, and gallery, as by a simultaneous movement, rose to greet him ; bouquets were thrown on the stage ; and, amidst a general waving of huts and handkerchiefs, he bowed his acknowledgments; ,at his exit the audience gave him three distinct rounds of cheering. We had hoped that the play would have then been suffered to proceed quietly ; but the gods willed it otherwise ; the clamour continued until the entrance of Shylock and Bassanio. After waiting a few minutes for the uproar to subside, Macready addressed the audience; we could not catch even the purport of what he said, but it had the effect of lulling the storm for a time. The uproar, however, was frequently renewed, so that very little of the play was audible; until the scene between Shylock and Tubal in the third act. In this scene Macready achieved one of the greatest triumphs ever achieved by any artist. By the force and energy of his acting he so rivetted the attention of the house that all uproar ceased; every eye was fixed on the actor; every mind was intent on the business of the stage ; and the most noisy of audiences was, as if by magic, at once con verted into the most attentive—as if by magic, did we say? It was by magic— The magic of the mind." The manner in which, when informed of Antonio's losses, he gave the words " I thank God," was perfectly sublime. It was the thanksgiving of a fiend, and yet proceeding from " the heart of hearts." The audience continued quiet and attentive to the end of the play, so that the magnificent trial scene was given in all its grandeur. We had seen Macready some years since in Shylock, and from what we saw of him we went to night anticipating a failure. We were agreeably sur prised—instead of a failure it was a triumph. A most marked - and decided improvement has taken place in his acting this 'character within the last two years. He has evidently studied Shylock attentively, and Completely understands him. His conception of the character is that of a scholar and a man of genius, and he develops it With all the tact of the ac complished artist. With the exception of Richelieu, we know no character in which he exhibits less mannerism than in Shylock. Mrs. Warner, as Portia, gave the celebrated mercy speech with great pathos and beauty ; and Mrs. Keeley, in her old character of Nerissa, proved that the Jack Sheppards and Mephistopheleses of the minor theatres have not spoiled the clever and espiegle soubrette of bygone times. Mr. Hudson, from the Dublin Theatre, made his first appearance in London as Gra tiano. He is a lively, bustling actor, and will no doubt prove an acquisition. We cannot, in justice, omit noticing the tasteful manner in which the beautiful duet, " Tell me where is fancy bred," was executed by Miss Poole and Miss Gould ; it was one of the few passages, during the earlier scenes of the play, to which the gods vouchsafed attentive au dience. We are glad to see our old friend Compton has joined the Drury corps ; his Launcelot Gobbo last even ing was exceedingly unctuous—in parts approaching to Listonian. The play was given from the uninterpolated text of Shakspeare ; and the adjuncts of scenery, costume, &c., were all most classically correct. At the conclusion Anderson announced the play for repetition on Wednes day amidst loud applause. The pantomime followed ; and an excellent pantomime it is, albeit it bath neither diorama nor panorama to recommend it. It is what a pantomime ought to be—a running commentary on the follies of the preceding year—and accordingly here we have the more prominent of them. First of all we have the promenade concerts; a band of fiddles entering bodily, each playing npon,itself, a Mons. Jullien (excellently .liituff9 directing, and ultimately the whole squad ejected by Gubiltheeri a merry Christmas sprite, who tells the fiddles: " To cut their sticks, As much more proper-a, - And be Off at once to the English Opera." Then there were sundry useless wooden blocks, removed from Parliament-street, transformed into most sapient and block-looking heads; a photographic drawing appa ratus, from which came out a little harlequin, columbine, :pantaloon, and clown, who capered about in emulation of their larger prototypes ; and a ruinous inn haunted by tho ghosts of innumerable ostlers who had ceased to be, in consequence of the march of railroads. These and many other hits were all received with shouts of laughter and applause. The harlequinada was well supported by Mr. C. J. Smith, as Harlequin, Miss Froode, as Columbine, and Mr. Montgomery as Clown. Our old friend Howell has 'resigned the Harlequin's wand, and appeared last night as Pantaloon, and good as he is as Harlequin, his Pantaloon is better; be reminded us not unfrequently of poor old Parnes. Mr.k Stilt also took a most active part in the Pantomime as Jack .a-Dandy, a sort of tiger to Harlequin; and by his marvellous pos turing contributed essentially to the success of the Pan tomime. This gentleman's joints must be made of India rubber, no mere ligament could ever stand the wear and tear. Since the days of Parsloe his equal has not been seen. The Pantomime was announced for repetition every evening by Montgomery, amidst loud applause. We hear of divers revivals of good old sterling dramas and operas at this theatre, and never, of late years, have the prospects of Old Drury been so promising. Cordially thanking Mr. Macready for the chivalrous manner in which he has again stepped forward to save another of our national theatres from degradation, we heartily wish him success in his arduous undertaking, and warmly congratulate him on his triumph of last evening. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESD);;YV4V - 67248ER 2B, 1841., COVENT-GARDEN. The announcement of the new Pantomime, as a matter of course, drew a great crowd to this house, which at half-price was filled to overflowing. The first performance was Cclley Cibber's comedy of She Would and She Would Not, the plot of which is so well-known that it would be superfluous to analyze it. Like most of its au thor's, it is full of intrigues, the principal agents in which are a sharp-witted servant (Harley), a brace of lovers (Walter Lacy and Cooper), with the latter's sweet-heart in male clothes (Mrs. Nesbitt) and her cunning maid (Mrs. Walter Lacy) also in male attire; and the humour of the piece consists in the strange tricks these disguised characters play off on an obstinate, proud old Spaniard (W. Farren), in order to compel him to marry his daughter (Miss Cooper) to the man of her choice. The comedy was exceedingly well played, especially by Farren and. Harley, the former of whom made a dull scene go off with spirit and vivacity by his admirable bye-play, which was so full of appropriate comic expression that every point told. Hurley, too, as usual, abounded in sprightly bustle, but he had so few good things to say that we, were surprised he could make so much or pail. Mrs. Nesbitt threw an air of archness and humour over a character of great insignificance, and which, in the hands of a less adroit performer, would have been a miserable failure. On the whole the play went off flatly ; and no, Wonder, fur it is deficient in the two leading requisites of cdinedy, humour and character. The audience witnessed itsperformance with remarkable patience ; and listened to some of the drawling scenes in the first act with all the gravity Of a congregation at a church. After the play, the now pantomime entitled, Guy, Earl of Warwick ; or, Harlequin and the Dun Cow, was produced. It opened with a moving panoramic view of Warwick Castle and its neighbourhood, and the return of the hero Guy and his Squire from the Holy Land. With some difficulty Guy, who was personated with infinite drollery by Mr. W. 11. Payne, gets admission into his castle, when he finds that his lady has given all the servants a holiday, so that he is compelled to act as his own cook, housemaid, shoe-black, &c. This part of the pantomime was received with much impatience ; and not undeservedly so, for it was greatly spun out, and the fun of the incidents . was by no means obvious. The audience, however, were soon put into a more favourable mood, by the uncommon splendour of the moving panoramic scenes, illustrative of Guy's ex pedition to the enchanted castle of the Danish King Eskeldered, where the Dun Cow is kept, which has caused great destruction in the vicinity. After encounter ing divers difficulties, Guy contrives to fore() his way into the en chanted abode of the D ane , kill s hi s M a j e sty and eke his Cow, , • and delivers the Ludy Phoebe, the daughter of a Warwickshire nobleman, who had been in veigled from home 14 the artifices of the Royal magician. The usual transformations now commence. Harlequin (Mr. J. 11. Ridgeiay), Columbine (Miss Fairbrother , Pantaloon (Mr. Garden), and Clown (Mr. T. Ridgway), ) throw off their respective disguises, and set forward on their merry etaseiesa whirl through life. The Albert Gate at Hyde Park, " as it is to be," gave rise to some I ; vh;: n e d h suddenly rises ingenious tricks. Patent telescopes are b rollg h t on T. stage, and the spectators as they lookadthroriotu:elsis,thaentildt wasgee clearly Windier Castle in' the. distance, which rises up between, i the, ,pillars of the young Prince of Wales fast asleep in his cradle. This trick was managed with uncommon 'welcomed with shouts of applause. r.l.'lle Toy-shop was also a clever bustling scene, particularly that portion of it, when, by a gagle wave of Harlequin's wand, all the toys suddenly blme animated, and the boa con str i ctors, stretching out t' nn IMPPIIPP kV) / threfqn to crush the affrighted Clown within their scaly folds. In this scene, Mr. J. H. Ridgway exhibited extraordi nary pliability of muscle, and, immediately after wards, with equal effect, the stiffness and rigidity of deathp Jn thP vi9w Of Greenwich, and the Railroad, as seen' frot4 fiery Cress, the Plewn 544. denly enters and blows out the moon with 4 pair of het: lows—an idea which seemed to occasion the gallerieq 9 world of diversion. 13at perhaps the cleverest conceit in the pantomime was. where the ClOwn turns quack dOctor, l and proposes to cure a fat elderly gentleman of gout t administering arsenic pills e ver y ten minutes. The ‘‘it -, flmedy, as may bd" surmised, was admirably effictiel s,, for the invalid was speedily cured of gout, as Wt. 4 1 .0 every other of eairth'S maladies: The last scenC4a4V view of Woolwich dockyard, anWthe launch of the mah6f of-war Trafalgar, which was, without exception, ona of the most splendid spectacles We ever Witnessed a;t a theatre. Altogether, the pantomime may be considered , a fair enough average one. It is not remarkableAN,te humour or ingenuity of its tricks, which .11.4yeMNor4 2 novelty to recommend them ; but the scenery.iiirgpAxi out is uncommonly splendid, and no expense §anis i lf? have been spared in the getting up. it,WSB ttiosaa r loht- f ably received, and will, we doubt noW4W - elkillsPal run of such entertainments. ? i :17'.1:.17/ HAY 111 A RKE T. - • • The holiday entertainments at this elegant'and'eciuW• niodious house commenced laSt night With Sheridines:. once popular and still favourite ' school-boy - play Pizarro. The vulgar reffianisfn of • Pizarro, the rant'4 l Rolla, and the mock sentiment of Elvira, were as"illed sustained as such parts could be • by Mr. Wallack, Mr, ~ Wallack, and Mrs. Clifford. • 'Mrs. Stirling as Cora, exhibited a depth of true pithoS, of which, we confeSs',-,• we did not previously think .4o . ..capable. The play was' followed by what the bills denoMinated "a New, Grand, and Original Romantic, Legendary, Fairy Spectacle, in two acts, called The World of Dreams; or, The Man of the Moon ;" and, as a spectacle; nothing could be finer. The first scene opens with a • view•of the Elf-King's Oak, near which is the cottage of an old blind widow (Mrs. W. Clifford), and her beautiful daughter Violette (Mademoiselle Celeste). Now, pretty girls, from time immemorial, have been troubled with a super abundance of lovers ; and, therefore, as a matter of course, all the bachelors in the neighbourhood, iivin eighteen to eighty, are running after the charming Vio lette. But Violette is as good as she is handsome -I' and the village bell-man, Peter Hoop (Mr. David Rees), and old Hans BrounwiaMr. Strickland), and the youth ful 'nephew of this last veteran wooer, are outbidding each other for the heart of the sweet' Violette. She refuses them all that she may take 'care 'of her blind parent. Wearied, however, with the rejoicings On 'her birthday, she lays herself down to 'slumber. undet4lie; Elf-King's Oak, regardless of the following pithy legend which had Jong attached to it— " In the month of May, be warned by me, Sleep not beneath the Elfin Tree, For then the spirits that haunt the air, • have power o'er the mortal that slumbers there." No sooner is she asleep than Andgria the Spirit..Hof Troubled Dreams (Mr. Mitcheson); and a host of imps, assail her. Serena, Spirit of Happy Dreams (Miss Matt ley), and a host of her nymphs, and the female warriors of the moon, come to the rescue of the sleeping mortal, and of course, after a rather ungallant engagement on the part of the male wicked spirits, they are defeated as they deserve to be. Fazenheim, the Man in the Moon, and Prince of the World of Dreams (Mr. J. 'Webster), next makes his appearance, and falls desperately in love with the slumbering mortal: - But on her birthday Violette's mother had suspended a cross round the neck of her daughter, and this proves now her talisman.. She is returned to earth, with Andgrim to attend her, but not before she reciprocates the Man in the Moon's passion. Her venerable lover Hans Brounwig, however, resolves to have her, and to compel her acceptance of his hand, bargains with her mother's landlord to expel the old woman from her cottage, and sell her furniture for rent. Violette cannot bear to see her mother houseless, and, to protect her, ac cepts old Hans. While the settlements are preparing, Andgrim plays all manner of pranks upon the bride groom, who, on his way to be married, is conducted through a morass, loses the bride, and falls asleep under the Elfin-Oak. So much virtue and filial piety do not always go unrewarded, and Violette is favoured with another interview with her super human lover. To him she explains the eause of her apparent breach of constancy, returns to her mother, whom a legacy makes rich, and having obtained from old Hans Brounwig her marriage settlement, to all ap pearance dies, and is received by the Man of the Moon, who carries her to " That land of joy Where bliss is every heart's employ : Where all is beauty, love and light, Within that valley of delight. In this piece there was a good deal of very amusing bye play, of which we have taken no notice. Miss P. Hor ton, as Rhoda, a village beauty, betrothed to Franz, was exceedingly arch and lively; and Mr. Mitcheson more than once reminded us of Wieland in his best parts. The scenery and dresses were really splendid. The house was very well filled, and the audience appeared to bo highly delighted. ADELPHI. The Christmas entertainments at this theatre opened with Burnaby Budge, being an Adelphi version of the celebrated tale by Boz. Full of genuine nature and good dramatic positions, Banally, taken in individual points of view, forms an excellent stage-piece : but only so far; for while the imperturbable importance of Yeoman Var den, by Paul Bedford ; the aspiring . propensities of Simon Tappertit, .the apprentice (Wright) ; and the tenderer circumstances which surround the widow and her aglicted son, please greatly when regarded ss single incidents, their; ,effe9t is greatly diminished when cOmbined. This fault rests not with the dramatiser, but with the original, for beautifully drawn as is each cha racter per se, yet, when massed together, so as to form a whole, the shades of difference are of so homogeneous and identical a cast, and so much on it level with each other, that due prominence is specially observable in no one.many l e nthe t. hia Ad exquisitel v e i a r t si t I ( . ) i n h , n t t e he poor aan d idiotthe i m s e shorn o feli citous touch about Miss Chaplin's acting, was her lying down before the fire, desiring to look in it, at the bright dales, and visions, and "strange faces" that glittered within its compass. In the burlesque of Norma, poor John Reeve, had he been living, would have been glorious ; nor was Mr. Paul Bedford far behind him in rich humour and mimickry last night. Nevertheless, he hit off attitudes far better than tones ; his portly dimen sions, rotund as three Friar Tucks, or the great tun of Heidelberg, represented in treble magnitude the lady protelmi whom it intended to figure out. The configu ration of his coronal, consisting of alternate turnips and erectdittle carrots, served for Miss Ken3ble's crown of oak leaves ; but the satire was deficient in fineness, and was but ill-sharpened by wit. Adalgisa, intended to mirror forth Miss Rainforth, who generally, in her song and acting, reminds one of " Melancholy, the starred Ethiop Queen," was well struck off by Wright ; while Pollio, in his smart Roman toga and spangled hem, was pourtrayed by Mrs. ,Grattan, in Voice, gait, and gesture, even to admiration. Last came the Pantomime, y'clept The Little 011 Woman and her pig ; or, Harlequin Pedlar and the Magie.Pettieout. Young faces, which had been sunny at Norma, brightened up miraculously as the first scene discovered the Queen-moon and her attendant satellites engrossing the whole of the stage. Soon, however, the planetary stillness was disturbed by the appearance of the Prince of Darkness in sable panoply. Rising, like himself, out of trap doors, two monstrous myrmidons attended his bid ding in the super-hiiman regions of night. Rose bud, a beautiful girl upon earth, is the subject of his malevolent desires. But the Powers of Light, who re side in the vermeil realms of Aurora, are equally bent upon gaining the same object. Satan and his demoniacs employ, therefore, as their human agent, the pompous and consequential Mayor of the district in which Rose bud dwells. The Powers of Light, on the other hand, catch Orlando, a pedlar, in their celestial dominions, at this period of time, and him they chose as their dele gate. The love of Rosebud is only to be gained by cutting off the enchanted petticoat of her crabbed guardian, a little sour Dame Quickly, which has its border set round about with certain cabalistic devices. Both representative heroes of these '‘` powers that be" are forthwith armed with a pair' dr silver shears, and despatched like knighterrantelipalthe achievement. Our dame with the charined pettidbat, while driving her pig to market, drops asleep by the road-side. Orlando arrives on his quest: Siren voices urge him to seize the happy moment. He cuts the pet. ticoat, and is led by it to the cottage of Rosebud; while the pompous Mayor shortly after arrives, only to prove his disappointment. But here the trial of strength does not end ; the magic duck that flies about the lake is to be shot ; both competitors have this equal chance. Orlando fires, captures the duck, wins his beautiful Rosebud, and while one becomes the Colum bine, the other is Metamorphosed into Harlequin. Here the merriment begins. Miss\Bullen, skimmermg about in her silver sheen, was a graceful Columbine, and showed much flexibility of limb ; Mr. Frampton, the silver-winded magician of the night, possessed great elasticity of toe. Wieland's inimitable powers were in full play, and appeared to excellent advantage in an in terminable variety of evolutions and tricks. Of the latter description, the one between the clocks toll excellently, wherein a Dutch clock falls out at midnight with a French clock ; the duel is performed by them with a couple of clock pendulums, and finally for a breach of the peace, an old watchman locks them up for the offence. Another upon the "Parliament strike" was equally happy; and a third, whereby "goods imported" changed into "the Prince of Wales," who petit As majesty and the scenery, it is and plumes, amused m th a e rci u le v d en f i o le r s th m i u n ch h . iS brilliant to a 'decyree. In the scen e o f t h e " A u rora" it appeared with ' perfect enchantment ; for in addi tion to fair forms arrayed in diaphanous vestures, and the sweet radiances that pour upon the scene from the morning=star, the introduction of real water, in which the shades and images of all th e b r illi an t things above and it r u und are reflected, presented a scene of actual fascination. A great deal of splendour and fancy pervades the whole pantomime, and the display of pyro technics at the.elose created a piece of theatrical meld cence that was 'enbanced by all forms an d co l ours o f rose, venation, and geld. .The Water-scen es, i ndee d , were t ru ly admirable. Altogether it was much applaudedi and, when rehearsal makes the performance more cornet, It will, doubtless, be a general favourite. 4Motig the audience we observed Lord Ward anti othor fliskionables of ton. P OLYMPIC. Never since the most palmy days of the Olympic revels was this beautiful little theatre so crowded• with a tushion. able and delighted audience m lastni ght. Soon after and in several cases the money was returne d to persons who could nut find satisf ac t ory aecommodatii4l the ,"l i t t d: Li o c e , rt , wvv, q;;;;,4, great numbers were r e f u sed ad- in the boxes or pit;"'llr. Leman Heck's, Omit dpama of Sixteen-string Jaelt4vT i tl.Fs piwivict.etimulwas warmly ap pi §l4ecl thcqt4,6Qo ,. iliovitt a Royal ShamrockQuatirilles, ". peculiarly uiihy nleasant, were next poi-torn:led, and elicited welhdeserved and rap*. rous applause. • But the great attraction of thl AiAbt wa,s. r f f," whic ' li a A ff44o R PIWAY of Nnn.y perVeMty, and 0 0 ,01404 . 13.40 N 1W tvM WO ICA 4 , 44 . e the riddle, or tphaelaChristmas pleasingnov el novelty, a t r3 h; l,lill.l,t 444.,04 4,vue.ale. do chi, IciMilig a Ow 144.04 N—" Guess What it is." The scenery and decoratidus were of a style worthy of any metropolitan theatre, and , the whole reanuktuo gave the highest satisfaction. There can be no doubt that it will maintain a large share of popularity, until riddles cease to be amusing. STRAND. Mr, Jacobs, " the Royal Ventriloquist and great Mo dern Magician," last night opened this theatre, for the commencement of his third season in London. He cer tainly can have no reason to complain of his reception. The house was well filled in every part, and the audience would have been considered as about the most fashionable that was then assembled in London, if they had not the great vulgarity and injustice to hiss—aye, to hiss, when the portrait of the Duke of Wellington was presented to them in the course of Mr. Jacobs' very skilfully ma naged dissolving portraits. It is very difficult to give a critical analysis of the Conjuror's performance. his already well known that none of your natural senses_ are of the least use to a person who once sets a foot within the- necromantie temple, and Mr. Jacobs does not pro fess, like the Mesmerists, to supply us with a sense Oite equivalent to the five which he has the power of stealing from us. Although Ml. Jacobs seems to have an abundance of y'sdultei , within himself from which he can draw amuse- Merit . for 'his visitors, he has very judicilusly varied his evening's entertainment, by the introduction of other 'artists who are, in their respective departments, nearly as clever as himself. M. Rousseau, the "Equilibrist," and the three " Patagonian Wonders," furnish ample proof of the Wizard's magnanimity. It was quite clear that when he brought them forward he had no selfish ambi tion lo be the only wonder of the night. lie deserves success, and will have it. SURREY Our veteran dramatic friend, Davidge, cannot be ac eused of having done nothing, at this joyous season of the year, for the amusement of the Christmas folks on this side of the water. Like a good caterer, he produced last night a banquet of which both the serious and the gay_ might partake; enjoying alike " the feast of reason and the flow of soul." To be plain: determined to please all, in addition to the pantomime, so indis pensably necessary at Christmas, a new local and inte resting drama, founded upon the recent trial of Madame Laffarge in France, was produced and proved successful. The piece is written by Mr. G. D. Pitt, and promises, with a few seasonable alterations and curtailments, especially in the trial scene, to have a run on this side of the water. The scenery, by Brunning and Turner, is excellent, and in admirable keeping with the whole piece. We would particularly notice the Landscape in Picardy, the Cottage of Gregoire, the Saloon decorated for the Marriage Fete, and the Landscape near Glan diers. It .is,, ,unnecessary to enter into , the par ticulars of the. piece, as the facts on which it is founded' have been so recently before our readers; indeed, were it necessary, it would be almost impossible, from the noise and confusion that prevailed in the house, which was crowded, as usual at this sewn of the year, to the ceiling. Of the pantomime we cannot speak too favourably ; it will, however, suffice to say it was pro duced under the entire direction of Mr. B. Honner, sup ported by Mr. Ellett and assistants ; that the music is by Jolly, the scenery by Turner and Gordon, and that it bears the appropriate title, at this season of the year, of Harlequin and the Ice Queen, or Jack Frost and King Thaw. The scenery is splendid, especially the Ice Queen's Palace, King Thaw's Dominions and Palace, the Realms of Fri gidona, the Clown's Political Gallery, and, though last not least, Brunning's Panorama, commencing at the New London Bridge, and ending at Bolougne. Many of the trickc, are entirely new, and excellent of their kind, and were made the most of by M. Huline, as Harlequin, M. Rochez, as Patch, Harlequin's lacquey, M. Lehman, as Pantaloon, and by Signor Felix Carlo as Flip, the Contor tionist. The evolutions of these gentlemen are really astonishing, and we trust that Davidge will find he has played a profitable card in securing their services. Miss Sharpe was an admirable Columbine, and Buckingham an active Clown. SADLER'S WELLS. The amusements of the evening at this theatre com menced with Ilome's tragedy of Douglas, which was followed by the farce of Lovers' Quarrels. These two plays, however, were totally drowned in the hum of the impatient audience, which seemed to consider the pan tomime as the only business of the evening. This Christ mas piece, which was entitled Cinderella and Harlequin, or, the Little Fairy and the Large Glass Slipper;appeared to give general pleasure to the good-humoured spectators. 'lime scenery of the piece, as is usual at this theatre, was tastily painted, thQ views displaying, among other ob jects, the " Retreat of Friar Bacon," the " Hall of Chivalry," the " Tower of London," the " New Houses of Parliament," and the " Temple of Fame." Many of the tricks were dexterous, and Mr. Jefterini acted as a very clever Clown. It would be vain to attempt to analyse the 14 onders of such a piece ; but a very crowded audience manifested the delight which they communi cated by the most natural of indications, their mirth and their laughter. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.—LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY MORNING, QUARTER-PAST B.—This American State paper is now expected to reach this port every tide. The New York packet ship Independence, Captain Nye, who usual!y conveys it to Liverpool, would leave New York on the 7th or Bth inst., and, as he is noted for making short passages, and is now out eighteen days, it is very probable the Message may arrive here to-day. The Acadia steam-ship, from Boston, will probably arrive here on the 30th. We have much pleasure in stating that Lord Dalmeny, Member for the Stirling Burghs, has remitted, through Mr. J. 1). Mathie, the very handsome sum of 251., for the benefit of the poor residing ,withiu the Par liamentary burgh of Stirling. We undertand,ic i lls, been resolved by his Lordship's committee that . tfiq generous benefaction shall be devoted to supplying coal to the poor. His Lordship has also transmitted 1 5 .5/.'•iti 'Dun fermline, 151 to Inverkeithing, and 101. to Viilress, for the benefit of the poor of the respective burgles.—Stir ling Journal. SPLENDID DONATION.—The public will be delighted to know that the Earl of Kinnoull has sent as a donation to the Prince of Wales' Ball Fund, Perth, in name of himself and his amiable Countess, the munificent contribution of 1001. These distinguished and benevo lent individuals have frequently, on former occasions, earned the gratitude of our citizens, and particularly of the poor, by their extensive donations to our public cha rities, and this crowning act will, we are certain, rivet the deepest respect and attachment of the inhabitants to their noble house.—Perth Constitutional. EXTENSIVE FORGERIES AT BRISTOL. Within the last fortnight forgeries to a large amount have been committed in the city of Bristol. One of them was upon the Custom-house, and although every effort has been used to capture the delinquent he has not yet been taken into custody. In another case, it appears that on or about the 7th inst., Edward Charles Clarke, ship chandler, late in the employ of Messrs. Pilter, and Co. Bristol, absconded from the city in question, and it was then ascertained that he had by means of forged signatures ne. gotiated bills purporting to be of the value of several hundred pounds. A warrant having been issued for his apprehension, Mr. Bosworth, inspector of the Bristol police, with Inspector Tedman, have exerted themselves to the utmost with the view of finding the forger, who is described as being a well-dressed man, about 26 years of age. They ascertained that on Friday last a man, an swering exactly his description, dined at a public-house at Harrow, and there is reason to believe that he is about to make his way to some foreign port.—Bath Herald. PUSEYISM AT ABERYSTWITH.—On Thurs day, the Bishop of St. David's consecrated the New Church at Cwm. Mr. Williams, one of the candidates for the Poetry Professorship at Oxford, preached in the morning, and Mr. Hughes, the vicar of Llanbadarn fawr, in the evening. A large party, including the Earl and Countess of Lisburne, Sir J. Edwards, &c., dined at Cwm. Dissatisfaction is felt by sev e r a l of the sub scribers as to the doctrines intended to he advanced in this church ; but we are informed that those subscribers whose apprehension of the introduction of Puseyism ren ders them dissatisfied, are offered to have their money returned, if demanded.-- Carnarvon Herald. ENORMOUS FIG TREE.—The grand lion of Roscoff, which we were told we must visit before we walked back to St. Pol, is an enormous fig tree. It is situated in the gardens of the ci-devant con vent of Cordeliers, and is, in truth, worth seeing. The trunk is not particularly large, but the circum ference of the circle overshadowed by its boughs is sixty-seven paces ! There are sixty stout pieces of timber to prop up the immense mass of intertwined branches. The yearly prodace is very large ; and every year it is cut, to prevent it spreading over the whole garden.— Troliope's Summer in Brittany. REMARKABLE STORM OF HAIL AND LIGHTNING.—An esteemed correspondent wishes us to pnt on record some particulars of a storm of thunder and lightning, accompanied by hail, that passed over the peninsula of Lleyn, on the morning of the 17th inst. In its passage over the park at Madryn it was of a most awful and alarming character, and did immense damage to a long range of glass-houses, pits and frames, that are used for forcing, besides putting in imminent danger a large collection of valuable plants. Some of the hailstones, we are assured, measured no less than three inches and one-eighth round the base—all of them being of a conical shape. Hail of the same magnitude and quantity has not fallen in that part of the country within the memory of the present age.—Carnarvon Herald. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Wed nesday last a serious accident, which has resulted in fatal consequences, befel the down-train which left Chester field for the north a little before two P.M. When within a couple of miles of Leeds Qn© of the wheels of the en gine suddenly broke, the rail was cut in two, and the engine was twice overturned on a slight eleva tion at the side of the line. The engine driver (whose Mae was Ilinde) was so dreadfully injured that he has since died. By keeping on the tender the stoker escaped without injury, except a few slight cuts. The carriage next to the tender was overthrown by the shock, but most provideaiially none of the passengers were injured. unfortunate engine-driver (who was formerly em. ptoyed on the Sheffield and Rotherham line) has left a wile and two children, who reside at Owlerton, ne ar Sheffield. The bereaved woman was only six weeks ago delivered of children, who are twins.—Derilshire Co t;i . EMIGRATION TO GUIANA.--The Venezuela has returned, after a six weeks' cruise among the islands, bringing with her only twenty-five im m i grants ! Th i s small succe,s was not occasioned by any indisposition to migrate on the part of labourers ; that disposition pre vails to a very great extent among the inhabitants of the Leeward Islands, and many first-rate hands readily put down their names for Demerara. But the Island plan ters stuck at no means to defeat their intentions, princi pally availing themselves of a law which seems pretty ' general in the islands, by which captains of vessels are obliged to give bonds that they will take away no persons 1 in debt.—Guiana Gazette, Nov. 9. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, DEC. 25.—Prince Joseph de Chimay has entered on his post of Governor of the Province of Lux emburg. lie arrived at Arlen on the afternoon of the 18th, and was received by the Commercial Council at the boundary of the City where the Civic Guard and the garrison were under arins. lie was complimented by the Burgomaster, and escorted to the Hotel of the Go vernment, where he was received by the Deputation. M. Dubois Thorne, the President, addressed the Prince as prescribed by the Decree of Messidor of the year 12. The following is the circular letter by which the Prince announces his entry on his office : " Arlen, Dec. IS, 1841. _ " Gentlemen,—The King has been pleased to appoint me Governor of the province of Luxemburg, and I come to fill that important post. " I am fully aware of the greatness of the task im posed on me, by the recollection of the respectable Ma gistrate, whose memory will be always dear to the people of Luxemburg. "I depend on you to render my task less difficult ; I shall want the confidence and the co-operation of all. Your confidence I hope to acquire. Your co-operation I claim entire and absolute, as will be my devoted at tention to the interests and prosperity of Luxemburg. "The Governor, Prince JOSEFII DE CHIMAY." HAMBURGH MAIL. HANovEr., DEc. 21.—The address of the two Cham bers in reply to the speech from the Throne, expresses the deep regret inspired by the lamented death of the Queen, and their sympathy with his Majesty in this great loss, as well to the country as to his Majesty himself, and presuming that matters of the highest importance must have induced his Majesty to call them so suddenly together, they have hastened to assemble round the throne. They thank his Majesty for calling on them to exercise their constitutional right on concerns of such im portance, and promise to devote their earnest attention to them. They conclude with fervent wishes that his Majesty may be permitted for many years to promote the welfitre of his faithful subjects, promising on their part the most conscientious exercise of their important duties. BERLIN, Dre. 20.—Yesterday a report was all of a sudden spread here that the King had accepted the invi tation of the English Court to go to London next month to be present at the christening of the Prince of Wales. It was said he had at first declined the invitation; but on its being more urgently repeated, had agreed to undertake the journey. The news spread like wild-fire, and was thought to be founded on an article in ,the Staats Zcituny (from London), which said that the King would perhaps be present at the ceremony. — The report, which . was as much believed as disbelieved, needs confirmation. The King, it is said, wishes to conclude with England a close connection, for the protection of the Protestant religion. If this be so, we ought to wish for his journey, for the Protestants need protection, as a late example proves. We know how the Protestant religion has been attacked since 1837 by foreign Popish journals and pamphlets, and how even our own Government has been abused. P.S. It is reported to-day in the higher circles that the King will certainly set out for London on the 10th of January by way of Calais, and probably return in time for the festival of the Coronation at Berlin, on the first Sunday after the 18th ofdan.—Hamburgh Papers, Dec. 24 AFFRAY WITH SMUGGLERS. On Sunday morning last an affray with smugglers took place to the westward of our harbour, that brings to our mind the olden time when this illicit traffic was in the hey-day of its prosperity. It appears that, at the dead of the night, between Saturday and Sunday, a party of " bold smugglers," who had brought over a cargo of contraband spirits (92 tubs) in a large galley, were taken by a preventive boat while nearing the beach, and ere they could hand it over to a band of la bourers, engaged for the occasion, who were in readiness to receive it, and carry it off into the interior of the country. These individuals having mustered in strong force, in order to cover the landing of the goods, laid hold of a coast-guardmau on duty near the spot, and attempted to pinion and disarm him, The man, however, made an alarm, and Lieutenant Pearson came to his rescue. A des perate struggle ensued, and one of the smugglers, named Bayley, was shot through the jaw by a pistol bullet. Thus disabled, he remained on the field, and was taken into custody. The boat's crew were also secured. Pro ceedings connected with the transaction took place before the Alagistrat6s on Wednesday, when the prisoners (Cook, Frost, Prescow, Ham, and Cullen) pleaded guilty to the Charge of being in the boat with the goods, and were severally committed for the offence to gaol for six calendar montns, with hard labour. Henry Bay- Icy, the man who was shot by the Lieutenant during the struggle between Wallack and the smugglers, was re manded till the 30th instant, in order to give time for his recovery, and to ascertain the mode in which the Board of Customs may choose to proceed against him. DISCOVERY OF A MURDER COM MITTED EIGHT YEARS AGO. At the Oise assizes two young men, named Quin and Henrique, were tried on a charge of having mur. dcrcd a young woman named Landrieu, under remark.. able circumstances, as long ago as 1833. The facts of. the case are as follow : On the 14th of July, 1833, a young demoiselle named Landrieu, residing at Jaux, had gone to the fete of Ve nette, a village not far from that in which she herself lived. A young man named Benoit Quin, who was paying his addresses to her at the time, and Felix Hen rique, who was also one of her admirers, likewise pro ceeded to the fete in company with several other young persons. As the party were on their road, talking toge ther of the pleasures which they anticipated at the feta, Henrique mentioned that there was a young woman to whom he had paid attentions, who refused to listen to his suit, but said if he found her at Venette he would make her. lie added some remarks of a coarse cha racter, and others of the party then began to rally Quin on his want of success with the demoiselle Landrieu, after 18 months' attentions. On their arrival at Venette, Quin, as he had ex pected, met his beloved, and after they had danced to. gether for some time took her to a cabaret called the Comet, in company with Henrique, for the purpose of 'getting some refreshments. There they all three were shown into a private apartment, and a scene occurred, the details of which have only lately become known through the partial confession of Quin. Henrique, who appeared soured and irritated by feelings of jealousy, ap plied the most grossly abusive epithets to the poor girl ; and as soon as he had exhausted himself upon her pre tended to quarrel with Quin about some difference be tween them in their accounts. Henriqtle claimed 45 centimes of him, in which demand Quin did not appear disposed to acquiesce. The quarrel continuing, the young woman sent and borrowed a sum sufficient to pay him, and the matter appeared to have terminated. The apprehension of the poor girl did not, however, cease with the quarrel, and she called the garde chanz petre, named Peuvrel (whom she had sent for the money) on one aide, and with much earnestness asked him to accompany her home, telling him she would re ward him for his trouble ; his duties prevented his leav ing Venette, but he offered to see her to the outskirts of the village. He accordingly accompanied her, as did also Quin, upon whose arm she was leaning, as far as the last houses on the road to Fland re . H e there left them, telling the young woman that she had nothing to fear, as she was in the company of her boa ami, and saying to Quin that if anything happened he should hold him responsible. Henrique, in the meantime, had remained at Venette for a short' perd, but soon after wards was seen to take the same ro4 which Quin and the young woman had pursued. Tpoor girl did not return home that night ; and the next day her absence was still unaccounted far. She ivy; searched for in every direction, but in vain. No tidings could be heard of her. When Quin was questioned he stated that he had quitted her for a momentary purpose, and that she having continued her course he did not again overtake her. This story was not believed, as it was improbable, and the conduct of Henrique excited suspicion, from his anxiety to make it appear that there could not have been any foul play. On the 18th of July, four days afterwards, the body of the unfortunate young woman was dragged from the river in a state of partial putrefaction, especially the face, the neck, and the stomach. In short, the post mortem examination left no doubt of the gross violence of which she had been the victim. Suspicion was strongly directed against the two young men at the time, but, no evidence of their guilt having been traced, the matter passed over, and was nearly forg otten. Ei g h t years had elapsed and the murder remained undiscovered, when, in July last, a woman namedßruyant spade disclosure which but the guilt of Quip and Henrique beyond the possibility of a doubt. ' She stated that her son (since dead) was one of the party to the fete of Ve nette in 1833, and on his return home on the night in question was an unseen witness of the violence and bru tality of these two young men totilards the deceased. He was afraid to interfere at the time, or to make it known afterwards, and, although he communicated the Secret to his mother, it Was with th e s t r i c t es t injunctions to silence that he did so. lie had another m otive, be sides fear, for this apparently remarkable conduct ; he was at the time payin g his addresses to Qui n ' s sister, and could not b ear the thoughts of d en ouncing him whose sister h e contemplated marrying- this revela t i on, The pris oners, who, in the face o f persisted in an obstinate denial of their guilt, were con victed an d sentenced to 15 ye ars' imprisonment, with hard labo ur (t ravau x f o rees).—L'Audience (Pari s journal.) —....-------.. UNION AND COMPULSION. -It is, indeed, 1 high time to force the men, whoever they are, who are at the head of affairs, to abandon that selfish legislation which studies only for class interests, and enact laws which shall have for their object the common good of all orders of society. This will soon be effected, if the middle classes Nv ill repair the error to which we have been alluding, and, retracing their steps, once more form that compact and firm alliance with the working-classes whence s prung the resistless strength which carried the Reform Bill by acclamation. " The worthy dealers in cotton and woollen hosen," and also the importers of s ugar, rum, timber, sumach, and logwood, may depend upon one thing, namely, that they will never obtain anything from the love of the Tory aristocracy. They are of that " kind of cattle" that will give nothing except what they cannot withhold. With the Morning Post they believe, that they have a monopoly of " the business of legisla tion," and their idea is, that this business is to be carried on entirely on their own account. This idea can only be disturbed by a little gentle compulsion.—L iverpoel Albion. MORNING SUN FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. The Montpelier papers state that M. Carratie, of An tignac, in the Berault, having gone on the 17th inst. to the market at Beziers to receive a considerable sure of money, left a part of it in safe hands in the town, and taking only 50 francs with him, set out in the evening on his return home. Having got safe along the main road to the point Ivhenee the country-way led off to Antignac, he dismounted, and was walking homewards with his horse's bridle on his arm, when a man stopped him and demanded his money. As he was Deputy- Mayor, and consequently well-known and equally re spected, he considered it to be a joke, and replied ac cordingly, but ere many words had passed the man dis charged a gun, and mortally wounded him. An hour afterwards he was found and carried home, and there died in great agonies. The horse had been led into an adjoining field, and the portmanteau upon it, in which Id. Carratie had put the money, rifled of its contents. The murderer has not yet been discovered. Advices from St. Valery•sur-Somnie state that a few evenings ago the English schooner, Pere, Captain Henry Holland, bound to St. Petersbureh, with a cargo of dried fruits, was lost on the coast of IZouthlanville. The crew, consisting of eight men, were saved, but the cap tain was drowned. A violent storm occurred on the night of the 16th inst., in the neighbourhood of St. Jean de Luz. The lightning fell on the steeple of Ciboure, acid nearly de stroyed it. The chateau of Jolimont was set on fire from a similar cause, with a farm, situated near it ; both buildings were burnt down. A person named Pelletier was prosecuted, a few days ago, before the Court of Assizes, for the Deux-Sevres, for having in August last written and posted placards in Niort, calling on the inhabitants to resist the operations for the Census, and to shut their doors against the fiscal agents. He denied the charge of posting the placards, bnt admitted their authorship. The jury returned a ver dict of not guilty. _ _ The Royal Court of Riom has ordered thirty-two per sons to be tried before the Court of Assizes of the Puy de-Dome, for the late riots at Chauriot, near Clt , rmont. M. de Tocqueville has been elected a Member of the Academie Francaise by 21 votes. M. Vatout obtained eight, and M. Dime Martin two votes. The first battalion of the 23d regiment of the Line landed a few days since at Toulon from Africa, and was received from General Boyer. The tattered colours of this regiment, One oF the earliest sent into Africa, ex cited much attention. The spinning-mills of the Marquis and Count d'ide ricy, near Valognes, in the Manche, were totally de stroyed by fire a few evenings since. The accident was occasioned by a lad, who was lighting the lamps, suffl!r ing the candle to come in contact with some cof.ion. All that the firemen conld do was to save the surrounding houses. The loss is estimated at 200,000 E, but the greater part is insured. - One of the conductors on the Paris and Corbeil rail road, named Reset, having two otenings ago delayed get ting on his seat with a train at Choisy-le-Roi until it was again in motion, made, an attempt to get up, but fell, and was so severely trushed, that he died in the course of the night at fie - Hotel Diex. Prince Frederic of Prussia arrived at Rome on the 10th inst., under the incognito of Count of Rh e i ns t e i n . His Royal Highness visited immediately his uncle, Prince Henry of Prussia, who has resided many years in the Pontifical capital. The young Spanish Princes, sons of Don Carlos, have had their audience of the Pope, to take leave previous to going to Naples. A Vienna letter, 15th inst., in the Fiance, states that the Duke de Bourdeaux had been allowed to get up the day before, and had remained in the company of the per sons of his household. On the next day, his Royal Higli ness received the Papal Nuncio ; and was shortly to be visited by the other members of the corps diploniatipe. While M. Lambert, money changer, was seated in his shop, in the Rue Montmartre, the evening bef , ire last, about ten o'clock, a man threw a heavy stoir through one of the panes of the window, put in Li . ; hand, and seizing a bowl with 2,00 f. in gold, made ord. M. Lam bert was prompt in his pursuit, calling for assistance, and two police-officers being at hand, tire man was almost immediately caught ; he had, howevez time to pass his prize to another man. On being taken before the Com missary, he gave his own name, Francois Crete, lodging in the Rue de la Vannerie, but would not disclose those of his confederates. He was committed to the Prefec ture of Police. A St. Petersburgh. letter of the 11th instant says : " The Emperor Nicholas, in further commemoration or the glorious events of Isl 2, has erected at Smolensk° ft column similar to that which stands on the field of the battle of Borodino. It is 37 archines in height, including the pedestal, and 13 archines and a half in circumference,. and placed in front of the King's Bastion, which was the, principal point of attack, and forms a fine ornament to the parade. It was inaugurated on November 17, the day on which the French retreated before the troops of the garrison, in the presence of all the nobles of Smo lensk°, with tlroir Alarshal at their head, and also of the veterans wfro wok a share in the battle." The Cassel Gazette states that the Second Chamber of tilt! States of Hanover has put on the orders of the day PA. discussion, a motion expressive of regret at the exclu sion of some of its Members from, taking their seats. A motion had been made for an address to the King, to pray his Majesty for an adjournment of a fortnight, but it was rejected by 41 to 35. The Municipal Council of Osnabruck had petitioned the General Assembly of the States to address the King, with a view to re-establish the Constitution of 1833. The police authorities of that town had ordered the Union Club to be shut, for a de monstration in favour of M. Iturnann. THE APOTHECARIES' ACT. The crying sin of this Act is the well known, oft quoted, often praised, but oftener abused clause 15— enacting that " no person shall be admitted to examina tion for a certificate to practise as an apothecary, unloss he shall have served an apprenticeship of not less than five years to an apothecary." In the Apothecaries' Act Amendment Act (6th George IV. cap. 143), passed in July 1825, it was, among other things, provided, that apprentices to surgeons as well as to apothecaries, might be admitted to examination ; but such is not the pre sent law of the land. This, however, is a trifle. The real question at issue is, should there be any appren ticeship at all? Instruction in pharmacy there ought to be—there must be ; but should this instruction he received after a certain deed of indenture, with its red wax and green ferret, its stamps, fees to solicitors, &c., &c., or may it not much more profitably, and far more economically, be received without the aid and assistance of the lawyer ? Why should a deed of indenture be required when the youth is studying practical phar macy, and be unnecessary when he studies the higher branches of his art ? Excuses may be offered in sup port of the system of apprenticeship. The lawyers will uphold it, and doctors innumerable, for they profit by it ; but, in truth, the system is bad, and must, ere long, give way to a better. Young men are we know encou raged to study during the five years of their municipal servitude, and some humane masters allow their appren tices to attend lectures during the term of their appren ticeship ; but these palliatives only show the more clearly the actual amount of the evil. Let us ask ourselves what is the actual amount of knowledge which the apprentice gains in that capacity. Is it more than a lad of common attainments can ac quire in six months, or a quick lad in three ? How is the remainder of his five years passed ? I t may b e, b y a few, in useful study ; but we fear that, in the m a j o rity of se, that time passed in tyi ng up p hi a l s, weigh ing out s powders, heating pill m asses, prepar i ng day b y catit de t r im i, day sundry infusions of rosebuds, orange chips, and senna leaves, to the manifest advantage of the master, but without the smallest perceptible amount of profit to the apprentice. Let us sec how the law works apprentice fee is oft en a large one I n another way, (two or three', The hun dred pounds), and constitutes a very large p ortion of rge that sum which the parent is able to bestow on the pro fessional advanc ement of his son. Were this source of expense reduced, h e could affor d to keep his son longer at school, t o chase for hint more books, and to len g then the p eriod sojour n of his give him a better gener al education, to pur chase amidst hospitals and dissecting-rooms. Let us pry st ill d eeper i n to the working of this clause of Apothecaries' Act. the A young man applies for exa mination who has been bred in a colony where the law of apprenticeship e xists not. He applies in vain. Clause NO. 13 is imperative. No apprenticeship no ex amination ! A well-educated but unsuccessful physician is con t e nt to pocket his diploma and his dignity, and to enter the arena of general practice. An insuperable bar stands between him and the object of his wishes. Be his educa tion ever so good, his skill ever so 1 e great, he can not be examined for his license to practice as an apothecary—because, he has not been an apprentice. We hope and trust that the Legislature will, ere long, open their eyes to the evils of the apprenticeship system as applied to medicine, that they will expunge this part of clause 15 from the Act, and simply direct "that no person shall in future be admitted to examination fora licence to practise as an apothecary, unless he shall produce testimonials, to the satisfaction of the said Court of Examiners, in should pbar. be of hav ing diligently attended to practical pharmacy in the shop of some apothecary, chemist , or druggist, and ac quired competent knowledge thereof." It would then be for the duration rati o n e Court o f f sueb Examinerseleme elementary ry determine instruction what macy.—illedical Gazette. lIOME-MADE CONS. AND FAR-WESTERS. 1. Why is a lady's boa dropped in the street like a blind devil ? Give it up ?—Because it is a l oose fir (Lucifer) with the i (eye) out. 0. Why is an old dog like a shipwrecked mariner ? Because he has Lot kis bark. 3. SOMNSNBULISM FOlt BROTHER J oNATn a N.—There is a man in London now who once walked so far in his sleep, that when he waked he could not find himself any where. _ 4. A friend of ours lately caught such a cold that be sneezed himself away till there was nothing left of him but his snuff-box and pocket-handkerchief. 5. A man in the Strand wore his trousers so large, that he fa into his own pocket, and did not drag himself out till he had been dead some time, G. There is a finger-post at Egham that not only points you the way, but walks by your side till you get there, and pulls oil its hat to make a bow. _ _ 7. A drover, going to Smithfield:ran so fast after a cow, that he kept before her all the way, and they reached Smithfield together. 8. The mutual hostility of wild and domesticated ani mals was strangely exemplified in the late inundations, when, if we are to believe the papers, thousands of love rats were drowned by the tied (tide). —Literary Gazette.