The Sun. — London, England, 1828-10-06 00:00:00

Its DAY.) \IANCRESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. (FROG[ OUR OWN CORRESPONDECT.) e his Woreh'P e • !oking hid) ? of MANCHESTER, OCT. 3, SEVEN P.M. g the 811,?! ° l- , eise ssi sst Concert in the Theatre Royal, yester-night, owerTul Pi'. • a• ` , wded to • • o thio‘ . excess—the gallery most uncomfortably so,. ;ed was "'relY might have been better avoided. The con- Irish ahP lll ,htea w ere had go on somewhat annoying to the remainder of , 5. 400 gt r ",r In the pit and boxes, who had . an unquestion for posw, twut to.enjoy more tranquillity than the state of affairs y agreet. _ _appa l . opcwlegions permitted. Albeit, the. concert pro. ith eO , n considerable eclat. It was opeped by Cheru , howevr il i t somewhat hacknied " Overture to, Anacreon," voold no t! k' r h a j y 4011 admirably performed, and highly appreciated.— and .0 1, S , _ u :g !ling an aria,,of Carraffa's, which %yea " Caviare" lervelf b?: /tits I nultitudinous assemblage. A sort of ballad-glee nd got e7ed, well execute d b y Mrs. W. Knyvett, Mr. K nya lar va ka t , ' au g i ""•••••n, and Phillips, " Bird of the Wilderness." parties e ePutai then placed herself at the pianoforte, and Lien get t h "' NY :4 Cara sposa's" trifling upon his horn, contri !°' show how utterly superfluous a fine and extensive (crammed with the elite of Foreign and . British Vra) could be rendered ! Caradori and Pelegrini rai h l t • with the celebrated duet, " Dunque io son to I "lik tr mn o II Barbiere de Seviglia," which also went Caradori again tried her pewenrat a " Swiss ka tit 'Olen even the obligato accompaniment of the , la NiCholsOn could not elicit for her that approba laa W hich a more judicious selection would certainly llhlbtsrned for this charming vocalist. Mori's brilliant qinn the violin restored the audience to .good hu 'kellid, as he never was heard to greater advantage, the W as a he arts , acknowledgement of his fine talent, fir !ti l / 4 4 1 11 alified pleasure lie dispensed, by his unique per of Mayseder'a Concertant Aria, with variations. was again rapturously received, and encored in the t 5k ,, ,3 ( On the Banks of Allan Water," sung without which whatever, if we except the tears and her pathetically told tale wrung from the of her fair auditors. The unrivalled Robert Lind 4Yed Dr • p • jabot ePuch's Cantata "Alexis, " and Mr. Braham j l _, t •" we considered to be the accompaniment. The lantvraction and effect of this singular display produced . tsriably does) the most fervent bursts of enthusi anairation. Catalani seemed to be in somewhat bet aee e „ 1 and gave several portions of the beautiful song ;; I :. Ina tu ben mio," with mirth of her former skill; 1 pt to ge t i t repea t e d, how ever , me t with th e most opposition. The comic and generally effective .te and finale of Rossini, " Ali ! guardate the acci ' by Mesdames Caradori, Stockhausen, Messrs. Cu rds 14? h 'llillips, and Pelligrini, failed of producing the seri hi h We i allowed ourselves to anticipate. A Buffo, y m N y ,o t o i l eg ot:o cs s l i e j may be too chaste, for De I3egnis' absence was vs were? h erely f e lt in this risible production, and indeed in all (Pellegrini) attempted of this description at each 11 you wlot e the lori°" the i t ( t ; (1 1 eo Ins's trashy, yet popular overture to Tancredi, corn iis thro ne, • the second act, and it was vehemently encored ! ich, I be iell'. l l: til cl ) o ; ed this fine orchestra might have been more eligibly sled to insu re than by the performance of such an ephemeral stability of O il ; 11 *n-out composition. But, we presume that the tutions. ' l s ttl ' o r r r s had their reasons for the anomalous selection, and AscendancY . his Lordshio el not with the taste of the Manchester commu 14110h no, we never mention her," by some means or mean it, or re' to Mr. Phillips's lot here, and he likewise ob at the 00i1. 1 1 ,, tt 45 : 1 . encore. But lo ! another ballad ! for Mrs. W. . his Immediately succeeded to him with the Scottish which And ye shall walk in silk attire." Relief was now d the meat" • .6e 'Tensible to prevent ennui, even in this ballad at only to „ I & Ple and none could come more opportunely e actuallY . f e , al hreholso4, w i t h hi s exqu i s it e ly b eau tif u l f an t as i a , en s which Ll ` ' " Recollections of Ireland ;" the perfect perform rvtd" "ell as the masterly orchesterizieg of which, de and elicited the warmest tokens of unanimous ap- A. very poor and " wishy-washy" attempt at a e° , 4l Posed by one Cordella (where did lie grow?) to this, which narrowly escaped a hissing, sung by Catalani and Madam Puzzi. " A fifth eYe balls !" Yes, verily, another ballad followed and neither snore nor less than the thread-bare guitar !! !" 'this infliction nearly exhausted our although given by the lovely Miss Love. We ing a hint from the first line of her song— : gay and festive scene," when the deep and her tine contra-alto pipe reconciled us at ishment, and her pretty face and tine person to undergo the torture of an encore ! " La " by Corioni, Phillips, and Pellegrini, was especially by the Englishman. " The cry re," and sure enough old Bobby Grey tod warbled by the good-natured Kitty ; how- Id Sawney was listened to with merely re m, but without any solicitation to repeat truth, a dog, even, may he in danger of he be crammed to the gorge with over The 3.eal Swiss now approached, and listeners with her sweet and unsophisticated t wild." The notes it must have been—for, srry, no one could understand the language,. a stray co untryman dr so. Nevertheless; ' unaffected grace, united to a clear and fielible performance one of unalloyed delight; and unnecessary to say, that she was rapturously ballad-loaded concert concluded at eleven , considering the number of repetitions, was early) with the national anthem " God save - not by Catalani alone. (LAST MORNINC•) Mohave at length arrived at the last morning perform tnts splendid Festival of Music, the totality of ti li a t'Pears to have imparted universal gratification to Ine rens visitors that have, beyond all former ex- Braced this commercial town. At a very early `'venue to the Church was occupied by expec- - ich feast of maic which the programme so Id f o rth. The remarks we have had de eke, regarding the comfort and safety of - the ividually as well as collectively, apply to the for the Church, even in a more extended it the Theatre—it is next to an impossibility told be more perfect. 'the finest selection, that of theahird day ; and we might make remaik suffice for our purpose--which is, that 'ittle of alloy amongst a great variety of what :lent, that the duty of ruinuter criticism might , topriety and justice be dispensed with. How 'tY, and entertaining, as we sincerely do, a uvotion towards the shrine.of Apollo, it he lve on us to execute that duty fearlessly and assuring every one concerned as musicians, .1•11 respectability, will outweigh every other in—feeling, as we do, that the more elevated nes in the estimation of the British nation, so dignified will become the individual respec et) the humblest of its professional members. • we shall endeavour to combat prejudices, :ay, and expose the pitiful shifts that we blush are too frequently resorted to, in order to ;ative talent, as well as to decry that which . in the possession of modest worth , incapable base action. ET. rster.) irel na With gr't nia of A 10:: at Borough e. jam Paget Pr Ober ts g ave I . :: m. Paget; Doer 'hat the Doer- oPe an 4 eal alive 0 11- se, we ahall int princiPl e '; i.' What ' a) ceive€l that tb. iety. I will." at j. ; lent seernra hut mark '- and led you ups l '; rselves reed by my pare the Ard the pre - e . kindly icor )les which 130 1 Cott efore we on in Irelanh friends of will, perhaph -ebellion, or LI .hem that CO t momer,t• dyed thova !II in secret ; whom is f !, to be so ° a last WADI )usands qsl l4 " that our poll [I humour, 3 spised.— tea"d jUsti. shootinpalf lyinun. 4 114 n preseg iischarv al ireparirvi th Irnradepii o ' Ito reabl ai uct, lermance opened with the Hallelujah Chorus, 'oven's " Mount of Olives." It was so well to make our regret more poignant, that a more extensive selection bad not been made from icent Oratorio. We might define the cause of :t defective," and would do so, did we not be prejudices in music are rapidly on the decline, conductors not likely to stand between the more complete enjoyment much longer. ve r y ag reeably surprised by the novel intro. a very tine (may, noble) production of the and once popular composer, Pasiello : the which charming song has been most sue.- laplied by Mr. E. Taylor, who also , e , xecuted N' i 'nely well. Pergolesi's pretty chor us Gloria Deo," has been much better perform '"t't, Was upon the present occasion. Of M rs . W. e tt N. In Handel's " smooth" compositions, there is but "N t t k at all applicable, she never offends, and much ,• „ "os, itlentiy delights her listeners by her perfect into it 4w.liare style, and neat articulation of a class of songs r<I,T be rendered very insipid. " 0 magnify the lanti t m 'rtned a felicitous contrast to one of Handel's 'ke inceptions, " Whets his loud voice in thunder do al tVtL9 greatly effective, even divested of the tre mtesonanee of the York Cathedral. Braham was b rln didly successful in his own Recitative Song, (al it I: 4 lppsed by Handel,) " Deeper and deeper il arn , almost impossible to tind adequate terms of praise, af 4 ti 9 exceedingly on the repetition of the first \ t . Waft her angels," and regret was the feeling notts that he attempted too much at the cadenza ; I, at 40 consistent as at York. Nothing but praise, , (1 41 !qualified, is due to Miss Stephens, for her affect ,.;:je'on of the pious resignation of the charming P ",tha's beloved child; it drew tears from many cceeilitig chorus from Handel's Oratorio, I that contains touch that is admirable, t i t , often objectionable to our English r eam, viz. al accentuation ; it is particularly obvious in this tht,_`,llTinortal Lord of earth and skies," at the word tiot Z i , o ' which sounds like per-dee-shon with its pre iy,in, '2. The exquisitely instrumental composition troni his " Creation." " On mighty Plumes," 161 "),'Isly warbled by Caradoril; and the ingenious l ' i l t rurnentation, in which the flute is rendered even more delightfully prominent by Nicholson's delicacy of breathing, was perfection itself, making it altogether one of the completest enjoyments we experienced during the meeting. A fine specimen of the solid compositions' for our Cathedral services by Dr. Croft, and extremely well arranged by Greatorex, exhibited a prond superiority over much inane trash by composers of other lands,—we could not admire the florid style of the organ prelude, this noble 'instrument cannot he pnostitnted to such monkey tricks with impunity. The " Rex Tremendre Majestatis," from Mozart's singularly interesting and last work, the_ 'Re quiem, was net so finely sung as we could: have wished ; and here we may take leave to remark that, whatever superiority the Lancashire chorus singers may be supposed to possess over their contempo raries of the metropolis in Handel's works, they are 'mani festly deficient in that precision and polish so indispensibly requisite in the execution' of the modern compositions. - W e wonder that any deviation from Mozart's own conception of what would be most fitted to perfect effect, should oc cur in a community that'enjoys a large' eputation for just discrimination in all that belongs to music and its effects. The beautiful " Recordare" should follow the last Chorus we have alluded to; yet, whilst we are free to admit that the " Benedictus" is an unrivalled composition for grace and learned contrivance, it is out - of its proper place. Another superb chorus of this master mind, adapted we should suppose from one of his Masses to English words, " Hosannah to the God of Israel," which is wound up by a most majestic fugue- in the natural key, raised our astonishment still higher, at the wonderful as well as truly sublime resources that this extraordinary musical genius seemed to hold at complete command. The composer's beautiful relief in the use of pianos was miserably defi cient. Is not this reponsibility upon a conductor's shoul ders? We think it is. We are quite with the immortal Bard of Avon in thinking, that, " take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like again." " From mighty kings he took the . spoil" Was even more effectively given by the British Queen of Song than at York. Should Miss Paton continue to enjoy the blessings of health, the perfection she appears resolved to attain sets competition in regard to its extent completely at defiance. This was the only song allotted to her powers in this day'eselection, but it was equal to any other six in proportionate quantity of good effect. The " Tempesta," by Haydn, is a noble specimen of how much we ought to respect the modern school—it is fraught throughout with splendid masses of original and apposite- musical illustration, and, had the contrasts been duly attended to, would have proved a treat of the very first order. Rossini's " Preghiru," adapted front his " Mose in Egito," was very well performed by Stephens, Vaughan, Knyvett, and E. Taylor. Mr. Chat-, loner executed the obligato harp accompaniment with all that clever and orchestral tact for which he has so long en joyed the highest reputation. Handel's celebrated air, " Tears such as tender fathers shed," was every thing, w e presume, that the immortal writer could himself have de sired. Madame Catalani got through the beautiful air, " Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty !" in a style dia metrically the reverse of the previous effort, and with a consequent proportion of bad effect. We were also fa voured, as well as astounded; by the singular inversion of the motivo, as it was rendered at the Yor Meeting by the same lady. A fine " Cum sancto spiritu" closed this act, by the celebrated Pergolesi. Variety of style, therefore, could not possibly be complained of by the most fastidious in these.particulars. But we must be briefer in our remarks upon the selection for the Third Part, which contained a fine chorus " Quo niam to solos," by a composer too little known in this country, we mean Reghini. It is exceedingly beautiful. Another fine old chorus,. by Leo, and Handel's " Hail stone chorus," as well as the grand double chorus of the " Horse and his rider," formed the best niorceaux. We had " Sound the loud timbrel" (the composer's name seems to he fearful of appearing in the Book of Words) as a foil no doubt; and, in sooth, it answered that purpose most felicitously ! Mr. Harper, in his trumpet accompani ment to Luther's Hymn (sung by Catalani) was at least equally successful as in any of his former efforts. The beautiful attenuation upon the singularly prolonged note is very remarkable, and it is surpassingly beautiful and effec tive. Talking of trumpets reminds us that we have omitted to mention Braham's most splendid and extra ordinary effort, in " Sound an alarm." We take this op portunity of alluding to the obnoxious manner in which certain " great guns" go off (pardon the pun) in the orchestra during the progress even of songs and duets—it is positively ill-manneredly at any time and in any place ; but within the walls of a sacred edifice it becomes abso lutely indecent, and was very near receiving a public mark of reprehension, -even from the audience then assembled— it ought, and must be amended. The brilliant results of this Musical Festival must en sure to the Manchester community a triennial repetition of t!,, , ,c musical feasts. To the gentlemen who have stepped forward to perform the most arduous and responsible duty, the sincerest gratitude must he due—and to the Mtiaicat Committee in particular, at thelfead Of which, we believe, must be ranked Mr. Thomas Appleby, His undeviating ardour and attachment to the cause of - music is too well known to require comment. Seventeen principal vocalists (nine of whom were lidies,) must have puzzled his philo sophy, not a little, to " keep them all in tune ;" discords of an established character, and other new inventions of a similar complexion, forced themselves into the composition and arrangements, which he had an undoubted right to imagine could not be introduced, and would not have oc curred.. However, the frailties and little passions of human nature are never more painfully conspicuous, 'than in an assemblage of the sons and daughters of Hirmony. " It must be so," we have cogent reason to know ; and much more might he said as well as sung upon , the occasion, but having already exceeded our limit's,. we must conclude by saying " we can no more !" FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Marquis of Winchester, in Cavendish-square, from a visit to his son, Lord James Padet, at Reading ; Sir Felix Agar, Bart, in Stratford-place; Major Clayton, in Pall-mall, from Sicily ; Captain O'Neil, M.P. in Charles-street; Berkeley-square, from a tour ; Colonel Mahon, in Waterloo-place, from Paris ; Captain Walrond, M.P. in Chapel-street, Park-lane, from a tour; Captain Montesquieu, in Pall-mall, from Paris ; Sir Lewin Glynne, at Stevens' lintel, front Brighton ; the Reverend John Bryan, at Hanove r -t errace, from Bath ; Lady and Miss Bryan, in Conduit-street, from Florence ; Major and Mrs. Tooke, in Brooke-street, from Paris ; Captain Anthony Rose, in Pall-mall, from Gibraltar ; Captain and Mrs. Grey, its Park-place, from the Netherlands; Mr. Scott Murray, in Cavendish-square, from Kingston-on-'flames; Sir John Harrington, Bart. in Berkeley square, from Brighton ; Colonel Crawford, at Stevens's lintel ; Mr. Mrs. and Miss Liddell, in Brook-street, from Home; Capt. H. Trail, in Lower Brook-street, from Brighton • Capt. Vesey, of the 9th Lancers, at the St. John' s Wood harracks ; Mr. James Esdaile, its Piccadilly, from a tour; Honourable William Fermor, in Gloucester-place, from Brighton ; Captain Davidson, in quare, from Doncaster; Captain Smith, in Harley s i tree ltm t r ,fr a u -s os n the East Indies ; Mr. Edward Hastings, its Petit man-street, from Essex ; Major Shaw, in Pall-mall, from Dublin; Major and Mrs. Thurston, in Hertford-street, from the Nether_ lands ; Captain Eccles, at the St. John's W oo d B arracks, from Guernsey ; Mr. Doughty, at Stevens' Hotel, frsm his seat in Essex ; Lord Decies, in Berkeley-square, from Brighton ; Major Todd, in Albemarle-street, from Dublin ; Mrs. and Miss Tr._ ward, in Park-street, from the Netherlands; Captain Hippesley, at the St. John's Wood Barracks, from a tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Carter, in Brook-street, from Paris ; Major' y 1 er, at the Hyde Park Hotel, from Ireland; Mr. G. Barclay, at Stevens's Hotel, from Oxford; Mr. Villiers Stuart, M.P. in Piccadilly ; G. S. Stewart, Esq. and Miss Stewart, at e ethers Hotel, Berners street, from Scotland; Mrs. Higginbottom, Thomas Higgin bottom, Esq. and lady, at ditto, from the Continent. DEPARTURES. The Earl of Wiltshire, for Dublin; Mr. John Forbes, M.P for Bath ; Captain Conway, of the 14th Dragoons, for Bath Lieutenant Houston, of the 7th Hussars, for Dublin; Lord Nl:count Ashley, for Essex; Major and Mrs. Scott, for Lyme Regis, in Dorsetshire ; Lieutenant Warrington, to join the 3d the 3d Dragoon Guards, at Glasgow, who are under orders fur 1 reland. Colonel Sir Joni , : ?WILLEY DOYLE arrived in town on Saturday, and had au interview with the Earl of ABanuEmsr at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Despatches were sent off on Saturday night from the Colonial-office to the Governor-General of the Canatias. Viscount iNIELvILLE visited the Earl of ABERDEEN on Saturday, at the Foreign-office. Mr. ITERRIES has left town for Tunbridge wells, where the Right Hon. Gentleman has taken a house for some months. Lady BURDETT and daughters arrived at Paris on the 27th of last month, from Germany, accom panied by Dr. MAcKtrilior; and . Major P EARS . Sir FaiNos was hourly expected at Paris , to join his family. The Duke of SUSSEX arrived at Eaton Hall, the seat of Earl GnosvENolt, on Thursday— Macclesfield Courier. Mr. CL'AREmoNT, a modest unassuming per son, an " Actor of all Work," on the boards of Covent garden Theatre, for nearly forty years, has been obli ge d t o retire from the stage, in consequence of havin g twice rup tured a bl oo d vessel. CLAREMONT has not left behind him in the professio n an honester man. It was to this actor that the lat e Ai r. la nais t h us addressed himself, after a summer recess CEAR.EMONT, where have you been employed this summer"' " At Lewes, Sir." " What character did you perform?" " I acted Richard the Third, twice," said CLanEmoNr. " What !" exelaimol the tar. castie Magner, "twice in one town !" THE LATE AFFAIR AT BA LLIBAY. (FROM[ OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DUBLIN, FRIDAY, ocT._3. The Catholic Association yesterday was unusually crowded, chiefly in consequence of the proclamation from the Castle, forbidding tumultuous assemblages of people ; and the inte rest excited to ascertain what. impression it would make upon the Catholic body. Privately the leading Catholics; I know, consider that under the circumstances the Lord- Lieutenantcould not do less. It would be.too great a sa crifice of authority and dignity to consign the paci fi cation of the country to the Association. This pacification, it was known well, would be effected without the interference of the Government. Still, in all reason, the authorities should be allowed to have a finger in the pie. This is the point of view in which all really regard it, however it may be declaimed about in speeches intended for popular effect. Strong proofs have been already given that the South will yield implicit obedience to the advice of the Association alone, and that there will be no more public assemblages of mobs. The Association yesterday took another decided step towards the pacification of the North. They have recalled Mr. Lawless. A resolution was passed, thanking him for his zeal, &c. and requiring, him to come back and tell Ms proceedings. The plain translation of which is, be is re called because lie bad not discretion to proceed in a manner calculated to accomplish the objects. O'Connell had a pro cession—why not Jack Lawless? So Jack, forgetting the North, assembled vast multitudes, and there was, in consequence, near being a conflict at Ballibay, which would have ignited the combustible materials of this country from the Giant's Causeway to Cape Clear. The real cir cumstances of that affair have never yet come fairly before the public. Both parties were interested in conceal ing them—the Orangemen that their thirst of blood should not appear too evident—and Jack Lawless that he might not be thought to have been instrumental in the mischief. his despatch, therefore, be called foul and wanton murder an accident - ! and the Orange Papers lighty jested upon it as a " taste of their fashion." The fact is, Lawless did not exaggerate When he said that he was followed by above 200,000 Catholics; I have it from a person of un questionable veracity, and close observation, that there was more than that number. Lawless invoked them to meet him : this was the capital error, the primary source of the evil, and :.this candour obliges me to admit. When the uninstructed people were told to assemble in numbers; what could they think but that something to be accom plished by physical force was required? and what Could the Orangemen believe but that an assault was intended ? The Orangemen, the yeomanry, and a few - of the military of Ballibay, accordingly, on the morning of the proces sion, prepared themselves for action, and two such parties could not have met without a sanguinary'conflict. My informant, who was mixed with the Catholic procession, and saw every thing that passed, declares that l►e was astonished at the quantity of arms in the hands of the Catholics, and is of opinion that the handful 'of men in Ballibay would inevitably have been sacrificed 'that night had Lawless proceeded. General Thornton has the merit of having prevented him. He met Lawless, and extracted a promise that he would not proceed to Ballibay, When Lawless arrived at the cross roads, one 'of which led to a country chapel, he harangued the people, in order to per suade them to turn and assemble there. They besame outrageous—insisted upon going forward—and threatened to shoot him. His life was saved by a Catholic clergyman, who dismounted under the pretence that Lawless should ride forward with the people in compliance 'with their wishes : he mounted, took advantage of a bye-road, and galloped out of sight in an instant, followed by the execra tions of his disappointed adherents. The only prudent thing he did from the commencement of his mission was to run away. The Catholic clergyman who lent him the horse succeeded in dispersing the people; and it was when, they were dispersing and scattered that the Orangemen sallied out from Ballibay, and shot at every one they saw, and murdered some. This be assured is a faithful and impartial account of proceedings which have been repre sented in so many various lights. CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. (From the Dublin Morning Resister of Friday.) _ . The meeting yesterday was immensely crowded with ladies and gentlemen. At half-past two o'clock --- BRODIGAN, Esq. WEL; called to the Chair. Mr. CosTELLon was requested to act as Secretary, and read the minutes, and also some letters enclosing Catholic Rent. He then read. the following communication from Mr. O'Connell :—. " DARRINANE ABBEY, SEPT. 27, 1828. "My Dear Friend—l perceive that the Connaught Journal contains a letter from that very respectable gentle than, the Hon. Thomas Ffrench, stating that Mr. Martin was ready to give 'the pledges' required by the Association. I deem it right to request you will most respectfully submit to that highly useful. and purely patriotic body my:senti. meats -upon that subject.-. I consider this the more neces sary, because 1 had already used my humble influence to provoke hostile measures against Mr. Martin, when I be lieved that he had shown disrespect to the decision of the Catholic Association of Ireland. My hostility to Mr. M. was by no means, personal ; on the contrary, be is a gen tleman for whom I entertain personal regard, and would not at all interfere, either directly or indirectly on the sub ject of his election, -further . than to insist on the pledges. I would therefore respectfully suggest to the Association the propriety of making a direct call on Mr. Martin to give 'the pledges;' namely, the one against supporting the Ad ministration until Emancipation be granted ; the second, in favour of liberty of conscience; the third, in favour of Parliamentary Reform ; and the fourth, to assist in libe rating the town of Galway. When Mr. Martin shall give these pledges, I beg leave to offer my advice that all hosti lity to him should cease. " I was determined to have gone to Ballinaslee, in.or der to endeavour to do something towards.' arraying the Association strength in Galway against , Mr. Martin.— That appears now to be quite unnecessary. I will, there fore, cling a little longer to my native mountains, the more especially, as my sober judgment is, that the Catholic Asso ciation ought not to interfere unnecessarily in the interior politics of counties, or throw its weight into the scale against any gentleman, who shall take and adhere to the pledges.' We are not the partisans of individual men, but the public advocates of public principle. " So much for Galway. ~In the other counties I am determined to make. an individual canvass against every Candidate who shall refuse 'the pledges.' If we can com mand, and I think we shall be able to command, from sixty to seventy of the Irish Members in direct hostility to the Wellington and Peel Administration, there can be little doubt that the question will be settled, and Irishmen of all classes left disengaged from Religious disunion to at tend .to the present wants and urgent wishes of the universal people of Ireland. " I have seen in the papers a letter from the Duke of Newcastle to Lord Kenyon, in which the sanctimonious Duke condescends to notice use in language more suited to the meridian of Billingsgate than to the courtly circles. I am not a little pleased with his extreme scurrillity, as it affords me the opportunity of a civil reply. I shall base the honour of publishing that reply directly after ray re turn to Dublin. It is a fortunate occasion to demonstrate to the people of England the turpitude and moral debase ment of that titled crew of boroughmongering swindlers, who defraud the people of their right of representation-- who plunder the public purse, and then with these proofs of knavery complete upon them, add blasphemy to the en tire, by endeavouring to make the cause of their peculating avarice the cause of religion and of God. What a beauti ful Protestant Constitution it is, in which the Duke of Newcastle has no less than twelve or fourteen nominees in the Honourable House, although it is the declared maxim of that Constitution that no Peer shsil, in any manner, in fluence the election of Members of the House of Com mons. I think I will be able, in that reply, to demonstrate to the people of England the almost inevitable connection that exists between politic al depravity and religious hypo crisy. This I think I will very soon he able to bring home to the Noble Duke.—Believe me to be very faith. fully, " DANIEL O'CONNELL. To Edward Dwyer." Mr. COSTELLOE—I have great pleasure in moving that this letter be inserted on the minutes.—(Cheers.) The motion having been seconded by Mr. FINN, was carried nein Con. Mr. SuelL would read two authentic documents of great importance. One was from the Rev. M r . B rennan, the piou s , th e zealous, and the efficient promoter of tran quillity in Tipperary. In this document it was stated, that when it was made known in the South that the Asso ciation -wished to put an end to these meetings in such tre mendous masses, the peasantry at once declared their de termination to obey the call, and to acqui esce i n the strong . but prude n t a dd ress o f that body whom they placed con fidence, and whose conduct on this occasion was not cal culated to diminish the justice of that impression. —(Loud cheers.)--The resolutions had only passed on Thursday, and could not, of course, have reached Tipperary until Sa turday, and then it was too late to prevent the intended assemblage at Clogheen. The people, therefore, did as semble, but with a determination not to meet again. A public meeting was held in Clonmel, and in answer to the address mom the Association the mechanics addressed them. That address was sent him through the authentic mediuin he had' been speaking of.' Mr. Sheil then read the address, which stated that 3,000 who had intended to have met at Clegheen on Sunday, wished to communicate with the Association. They had intended to have met with banners and ensigns, but they disclaimed. belonging to any party. They were attached to the throne, as any other of the King's subjects, and though they wore green colours, it was a national not a party badge. They wore green as the national colour, as thefrose was of England ; and they thought no Irishman would object to it. Their Clergy had stated to them that the mandate of the Association had emanated, and in obedience to. it they stopt away from Cfogheen, although that - WAS to have been the final stage of concilia tion—(Loud Cheers,)—Here there were the pornitia of that peace which the Association had established, before the Government proclamation had been decocted in the Council, sent forth to the world with the King's sanction, headed by the name of " Anglesea," and subscribed " Francis Leveson Gower."—(Cheers.)—Th e meeting at Clogheen had taken place, though it was but thinly at tended, and he (Mr. Shiel) had no doubt, if the Govern ment had never interfered, that they would have easily established profound peace.—(Hear, hear, hear.) The Association had • interposed, and its mandates were rigorously obeyed. Ile (Mr. S.) thought the Govern ment ought to have delayed issuing their proclamation until they saw a necessity for threatening the country with arms and dragoians. However the proclamation was issued, and dated from Dublin Castle. What the necessity of such a proceeding was, he did not see, especially as the As sociation had already brought about the object intended, he presumed by this official publication. If the people bad ceased to assemble—if no large meetings were any longer held, and if the Catholic Association had been the cause of this sudden change in the feelings of the mass of the people—where was the necessity for this pro clamation? (Hear, hear.) It could have ' been avoided, and without meaning to throw any censure on the framers of it, he could consider it in no other light than as a work of official supererogation. (Cheers.) He could not, how ever, avoid alluding to that part of it, which seemed to him, to have a reference to the mission of Mr. Lawless through the'North. It was manifest that Mr. Lawless was alluded to, when it spoke of "certain persons passing through the country." The meaning of this phrase was evident. Mr. Lawless was the object the Government bad lastollew. But had, they not an opportunity of de• nouncing more dangerous assemblages ? Were there not Orange meetings held every day through the North, at which the sanguinary actors, threatened to wade to ascend ancy through the blood of their fellow-subjects ? Why was not the proclamation directed against them ? Why was it, that Mr. Lawless was levelled at, and the atrocious Orangeman let pass ? He was surprised the Marquis of Anglesea, who had made so many protestations of impartiality, did not put a stop to those Orange meet ings, whose object was avowedly illegal, when be is sued his proclamation against Mr. Lawless. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. S.) proclaimed from that representative assembly of the nation's feelings, that the Brunswick Clubs did come within the range of legislative consideration.- 4 0 Cheers.)—What was the use of a good Lord Lieutenant, a good Chancellor, or a good Secretary, if they possessed only a puissant power, and were afraid to emancipate themselves from this ascendant faction ? Much praise was due to Mr. Lawless, for his manly conduct, and the zealous intrepidity and prudence, with which he discharged the arduous duty imposed upon him by his country.—(Cheers.) —He would propose two resolutions—the first, thanking Mr. Lawless for his prudent conduct; and the second, re questing him to return to Dublin as soon as possible, in order to explain orally to the Association the motive of the illegal opposition given to him on his mission. aTo matter what the proclamation might say, the mission of Mr. Lawless was truly legal and constitutional ; and its purpose, the raising of Catholic rent, was one known to the law, for if it were legal in the South, the West, and the E as t, and that it was, egal in these provinces, was evident, from its being permitted, and no law could prevent it:--it was equally legal in the North. It was not the Association, or Mr. Lawless's harangu ing, but the law, that sent the people trooping in thou-. sands after their missionary. And until the comma nity of interests, caused by a community of suffering was destroyed by one act of justice, proclamations might be is sued,- but it would be in vain.--(Cheers.)--Had any ordi nance been issued by these meetings, had they done any wrong, had they shed any blood? .They had not; and why, then, these proclamations ? (Hear, hear.)—lf there were such a thing as a Constitution—if it were not a mere theoretic idealising—he (Mr. S.) denied the charges in the proclamation to be true, and insisted that Mr. Lawless had acted in a manner strictly legal.—(Cheers.)—They had been called fantastic declaimers, when they pointed out the dangers which suspended over the State, and yet the surest estopal to the charge was the proclamation of the Lord Lieutenant. What was tire cause of all this ? It lay in one word—" the Catholic Question ." He would take a rapid retrospective view of their affairs. The Catholic Association had been got up, put down, and re-established. The Clergy athrtffe People were united, and poured in their money, and, what was more, their hearts, and they dropt their blood in drachmas. (Cheers.) They then met for the purpose of reconciling differences and establishing pe,:ce. These assemblages might he put down ; but would the sanative of a Proclamation root out the cancer from the bosom of Ireland ? Would this Proclamation be a panacea to all the evils of this country? Would it minister to the mind diseased of Ireland ? Would it dense from the bosom of Ireland that heap of perilous•stuff which weighed upon her heart ?—(Cheers.)—" Wellington might with the spur of his Wellington boot "—(laughter)--goad on the people to madness, but he never could extinguish with the heel of that boot the spirit of the Irish nation.—(En thusiastic applause.)-13e might bind the Irish Sampson with flaxen cords, but a hair of his head should not be touched.—(Long continued cheering.) Mr. GUTHRIE seconded the motion, which was pnt, and carried unanimously. Mr. BRAnv moved, and Mr. Sum. seconded, the ap pointment of a Committee, to prepare an address to the Catholics of the North, which passed nem. die. _ _ The amount of Rent was then announced to be 299./. 2s. 4d. DAVIS' STRAITS WHALE FISHERY. (From the Hell Rockingham.) Mired Andrew Marvel 9 dn. Ariel 10 do. Abram Brunswick 17 do. Comet ...... • .... 6 do. Cambrian Dordon 7 do. Duncombe ...........11 do. Eagle Ellison l6 do. Everthorpe 9' do. Gilder Harmony ll fish Ingria 9 do. Isabella. —.lO or more do. Jane 12 do. Lee full Lord Wellington 5 do. North Briton ~. 5 do. Swan .....full Venerable dean William 5 fieh William Torr 9 do. Zephyr lO do. The Achilles left the ice, 1 - th September, with 24 fish, 220 tons, and forwarded the above account; the Princess Charlotte, 33 fish, 240 tons, has also arrived with the Achilles. at Dundee. The Marquis and Marchioness of ELY, and Lndy C. LOFTUS, are on a visit with the LORD PRIMATE, at the Palace, Armagh. —.Dublin Morning Post. We regret to state that his Excellency is now suffering from a severe attack of his painful malady, brought on by his exertions on the Lord Mayor's day. His com plaint is most susceptible of rapid transitions from heat to cold, and unfortunately on that day he was in a peculiar manner exposed to the extremes of both. Imperative ne cessity compels his Excellency to remain quiet for some days at liii residence, Richview ; but we learn that his physi cians entertain sanguine hopes that his health will be fully' and speedily restored.—Dublin Evening M a il. ORDINATION OF A CATHOLIC BISHOP TO THE DIOCESE OF ABEILDEEN.-This ceremony took place on Sunday last, in the Roman Catholic Chapel in Aberdeen. The individual chosen to till this high station is the Rev. Mr. KYLE.— Glasgow Chronicle. BRUNSWICK CLUBS.—A Brunswick Club has been formed in Derry; but the thing has been little talked of by the Orange Press. The truth is the whole affair was, if possible, a more complete failure than the miserable meetings to form Orange Lodges in Belfast, Bal lynisearrett, and the Sandy Row. At Lifford, however, un Thursday last, the Brunswickers were enabled to make a more decent display..—. Northern Whig, BRUNSWICK CLUBS.—In consequence of certain expressions used at one of the late meetings to esta blish these societies, Mr. HENRY GRATTAN (as we under stand) sent to one of the individuals who attended that to demand an explanation, as som e o ff ens i ve words were supposed to be levelled at him. Th e person i l : ' , 'e , e i t question was waited on by two of Mr. H. GRATTAN'S friends, and he distinctly disclaimed any intention to offer the least insult to that gentleman. On Mr. H. GRAT TAN'S friends having been assured that nothing personal or offensive whatever was meant towards him, nor any allu sion was intended to he made to Mr. H. GRATT?N, the matter ended.--Duldin Freentan'!? Journal. BREAKFAST TO MR. PEEL IN SALFORD. On Saturday last a public breakfast was given by the Bnroughreeve and Constables of Salford, in the Salford Town H ill, to the Flight Hon. Mr. Peel. About two o'clock the. company, Consisting of upward s o f 200 gentle men, .at down to. 311 elegant breakfast ; the Bnroughreeve of Salford in the chair. As soon as breakfast was finished, the Chairman ...crave the health of " the King," " the Duke of Laneaster," " the Royal Family," and "the Army and Navy ;" after which he proposed the health of the Right Hon. Robert Peel. The toast was received with immense cheering ; when it had subsided, Mr. PAEL rose arid addressed the company. He said, the cordial reception which had been given to him had made the deepest impression on his heart, and he was, sure on no period of his life should lie look back with greater, nor even with equal, pleasure, as on the short time lie hail spent in Salford. He rejoi c e in his present visit both as a private individual and as a public man. He rejoiced as a private Individual in his visit, because it had afforded him an opportunity of confirming his acquaintance with many who had been the friends and companions of his youth, and also the opportunity of making new friendships with men whose names he had always held in the greatest respect and esteem. He rejoiced as a piiblic man, because it had afforded him the opportunity of witnessing a most grateful scene, that of a loyal and a happy people living in prosperity caused by their own industry. He did not feel himself in that district, nor in that room, as a stranger—he saw too many known faces around him. He saw them too in their own natural characters ; lie had seen them on the previous evening in strange characters (referring to the masquerade) ; but he now saw them in their own, and he hoped in these there would he no change, fur it could only he for the worse.—(Cheera and applanse).—After that day he would count them all as his friends. With them he was . eonnected with no ordinary ties of relationship. He Could not pass to Manchester from the residence of his worthy friend on his right (Wm. Garnett, Esq.) without seeing a stream which reminded him that this was Lis native place. He could not hear the hum of business, and see the many invitations to industry, without feeling how many obligations he and his family owed to:that industry.--(Ap plause.)—He could not see the shuttle which they had . placed there in honour oflim (a small model in-segat of a loom, and some other inventions, placed in front of the Chairman,) without feeling himself connected with them ; he could not see these and the faces around him without feeling as welcomed home. His heart was toe full to allow him to address them in a cold and formal speech, and he was sure they would not wish him to introduce any allusion to political affairs. He begged to assure them that no absence, (and he had now been absent from them for 30 years) and no changes in political life, would ever diminish the interest he took in the prosperity of that great commit.. nity.—(Cheers.)—Mr Peel conoluded by giving Pros perity to the Town and Trade of Salford.'" The CHAIRMA N gave, " Our glorious Constitution, and his Majesty's Ministers," when Mr. PEEL rose and said, as he was the only Member of the Administration present, it devolved upon him to return thanks; but if his illustrious colleague and friend at the Lead of the Administration had been present, he would Lave re turned thanks for an honour which lie could not but feel and duly appreciate.—(Applause.)—Of this at least he was certain, that no man was fit to be a Minister of the Crown who would be indifferent to the interests of such a body as he then saw before him, or insensible of the value of their good opinion: Several other toasts were drank; after which, it being now nearly five o'clock, Mr. Peel rose and left the room, and was followed very shortly afterwards by all the company. Mr. Peal dines with Mr. Halton, at Hutton, tomorrow (.Sunday).. He has accepted of an invitation to a public breakfast at Bolton on Monday (this day), on his way to Manchester, where a grand dinner is to be given to the Right Hon. Gentleman, at five o'clock on the same day. He has been every where received with the most flattering respect and enthusiasm. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. iNIONAIOUTH RACES. THURSDAY, OCT. 4..—County Members' Plate of 60 sovs. Heats, twice round. Mr. Day's Busk, 4 yrs .. I I _ _ Mr. Thorn's Maid of Mansfield, 6 yrs 2 2 Mr. Hollis's Cyrus, 4 yrs 3 3 Mr. Bloss's b. c. by Manfred, 4 yrs Handicap Plate of 50 soya. given by the Town. Twice _ . round and a distance. Mr. Bloss's b. c. by Manfred, 4 yrs 1 4 1 Mr. Thorne's Forester Lass, aged 3 2 2 Mr. Lucas's The Deuc,,.6 yrs Mr. Gwalter's Prnde,.6 yrs • 2 3 4 A SFeepstakes of 5 sore. each, for horses not thorough bred', vas walked overforby Air. P. doses's Artioholo.. PERTH RACES. THURSDAY, OCT. 2.—A Sweepstakes of 10 sous. earl, p.p. with 50 added, for horses of all ages. !feats, twice round the. course. Mr. Davidson's Victory, 3 yrs .. 1 w. o. Mr. W. Melville's Crafty, 5 yrs Mr. T. Dawson'. Cromarty, 5 yrs 3 dr A Stake of 50 sous. given by the City of Perth, for horses of all ages. Heats, twice round and a distance. Mr. W. Melville's Crafty 1 0 1 Mr. Baird's Robin Hood, aged 3 3 Mr. Armstrong's Charlie, 4 yrs Mr. T. Dawson's Cromarty 2 dr Mr: Sniellie's Wagtail, aged 5 di. „ •• as mid elicit proceeded 1.1 if the mask”' t A very otestant 'i art etm onlp osed - the rights ~-1,(1 to th lic fellow-o° v e 1 have me jti jo tett li ng a e ye ball iation the tregi; • ';uet, and d send me ba r ' le n " guitar I I imising althou have all r 6 e arly t a ki r •ather die tb:: ,i o 'Zleav e t h e subscribing 4 ton es o f Iffi to to it . l punis Question I , 4lll aced us t if this ever ,i " Bella," !mancipatioV ly given, we called 0 11 they come, Committe e and was eration the °,; the nice oh vith a viever ' , ;1 11 attentio r ~ o it shall 41 : l ' it • In ti for the .1 ,11 '; ttilation if or Rustaill iltr I not illicit; ,her Este the (TOP ;1 , 54 notes ilea; but far ' t Lord Rar le Ismour ind ee d , all vital qul; 41 Ple and ur conscientioos Inak e i , lie f* • ner s shall be „ i f IT IOSt un t for an it: l46 ; V I I, • This ice my coca ° , ‘„(Whieb, c vithout a : 101 1sly - „ r ed by the r;got In t," and tkis a 8P • Ita rn, pp ears %0 1.-Eu(10 „10 er°ll9 graced QuaENsafi p !) , Y last, an d so l 'aver thp 'ollnty, W /10 • r a n - • OUR patertatir to }lel( J. H. Toor le "at ; • te l t4t. la tax, sup por (11, , 'Y Sir WILT t‘r t h en f DiNE, and P'r ?Ugh:4 at The eompot von at half_po ol~hrlef ren t jell was a pletv ! yen his GOO nal. 'i t PMp perforrnA 4,, 1 a th tint , v r a 170 vesql4 iP'ratil or th Gently, "t ; a eireo ej r gene' [lest inliabit oot' r atlOß- &Jet, tht .omes journeillley more Mr. set:retorl tk, an Of even addreso re' tg trade. Mr Nra,ist,tiaeker, "lute 8 , ,t whirh, he tip r the peosper4 neg a re" !'0it„. 4.4 " , in n that Go °° Pitc, a base policy reeel hPerfarni bare tl'e . I t l tei"h°vei I ,ling last o i g L' !glandxte 1 tw e nty aeO l i gni trcen t the Berg, 4% ffet't del act 201. s Dee tl'at 7ister. AtNiePreju O t at e , has, atir 1 05 rnor, sotrrel) t . i t ,, ' ea 'e vn coarse ' t's t ;tl "a , A considerald ,°lld th has alread I ' 4 4)r s 0 ppli lay. The prirl qtr esent, is fog d „Itt7nely A number a cotton neNtt it was in Ha STAG lITTNT. On Tuesday a fine stag was turned out, the first this season, on Bedwin Common, near Chieveley ; after twenty minutes' law, Philip Bacon, Esq., accompanied by a highly respectable field of sportsmen, arrived with the pack, which.greedily took the scent, and ran a ring towards Langley Hall, where the stag was viewed quietly grazing, hut soon catching a note of the " mellow music " of his pursuers, he at once made the best use of his speed by leading them at a spanking pace over Oak House grounds, towards Hampstead Norris, where, after a severe run 'of nearly an hour, lie. was captured in a pond. The gentle men were 'highly delighted with the success of this first run ; and anticipate a brilliant season from the exertions of that spirited young sportsinan. BESSY BEDLAM. We understand that Colonel King has received a letter from London respecting Bessy Bedlam, which has created a sensation amongst his friends ; and that a proper inves tigation is to be made into the circumstances. Colonel King has published, for the inspection of the public, the following copy of a letter received from his late trainer, Marson, at Bawtry, on Sunday, the 14th September, about two o'clock in the day Sir—l hereby inform you that I have given a good gallop this morning with Robin Hood and Murphy, in which Murphy was beaten, and Robin Hood and Besse Bedlam close together. I expected to have seen her beat him easy, which, was not the case. She did not please me so well as I thought she would, although it was not to be called bad, for there was very little difference in the weights —not more than 41b. After she got int o th e stable she coughed six or seven times, which frightened me very much, but I had her out again, cud she did not cough any more, therefore all he right. I am, Sir, your humble servant, Doncaster Gazette. " Jos IVA aSON." THE RING. BARNET AARON'S BENEFIT.-The " poy Barney," the pet of the Sheenies, will take a Ben. to-morrow night, at Howard's Coffee-house, where Dick Curtis has pro mised to wind up with him. As Barney is as civil a Hittite as ever cracked a joke or a knowledge box, he is sure to have some good sport and patronage. Harr• Jones will be there to make a match wirh Miss F. IT. KELLY.—This most deserving young lady appears to-morrow night in a character dear to her early fame and affections—the romantic, the loVe-sick, and the unhappy Juliet. We call attention to this circum stance with greater willingness because Miss KELLY has barely had justice done her this season at the melo-dramatic house in the Haymarket. Her revival, therefore, of her favourite character for her benefit will be g ratifying to her friends, and a source of attraction to the publi a c su . trndei l gr i elt e id r Juliet is the best at present on the stage. Mademoiselle SONTAG has left Paris for Berlin, where her noble lover i s waiting to receive her. In addition to an increase to a noble famil y , this fascinatin g songstress carried with her from En g land, nearl y six thousand substantial arg uments to ensure a warm and c ordial reception from her s p ouse. . CHILD MU RDE 11 .—lntellig,ence has j ust ar ,laiSc'ehdilda at herai r n ois t . h n a: nafsNesi.:}srht she girl erasth is delivered morning l m at Cairn Gla ss. Officers have been despato,,d in pursuit of her. —lnrernets courier. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. On Saturday night a Mr. 'ltalica' TAYLOR made his tirst appearance at this Theatre as Young Meadows, in the gross Opera of .Lore in a Village. His recepti on was flattering, and his performance deserved it. His chief de fect was an ambition to be thought an imitator of BRAHA sr, the vulgarest and most boisterous of vocalists. His orna mental flourishes—so he thought them—were consequently redundant and in bad taste, though there were not a few occasions when, laying aside the servility of the mimic, he stood broadly on own merits as . ..a. singer ; and it was re. inarkahle that, on every such occasion, hie taste svas fully aPpreciated and applauded. Miss FORnE made a sweet Rosetta —indeed she is incomparably the best we have ever seen in this part—and Mr. kEELICY . 3 and Miss il mvAßT)'s Hodge and .11Tadge were hit off with con siderable powers of whim and arclines.. The house was well attended. VIRGINIA WATER. Virginia Water was planted, and the lake exe cuted, under the direction of Paul Sandby, at a time when this part of Windso r Forest was the fa vourite residence of Duke Willi am of C um b erland. The artificial water is the largest i n t h e ki ng d om, NS:l', perhaps, with igretrelhiae single exception of Blenheim ; t h e cascade is, atpthe most striking imitati on we h ave of I works of nature; and the grounds are ar ranged in the grandest style of landsrape-g,ardening., The neighbouring scenery is bold and rugged, being the commencement of Bagshot-heath; and the,va riety of surface agreeably relieves the eye, after the monotony of the first 20 miles from town, which fatigues the traveller either, upon the Bath or western roads. At the time when the public were allowed to visit Virginia Water, the best point of entrance was at the gate at Bishopsgate ; near which very pretty village, or rather green, the Royal Lodge is at present situated. Shelley, who had a true eye for the picturesque; resided for some time at this place; and it would have been difficult for a poet to have found in any of the highly cultivated counties of England a spot so full of the most exquisite va riety of hill and dale, of wood and water—.—so fitted to call forth and cherish the feelings upon which poetry must depend for its peculiar nurture. Bishopsgate is situated about a mile to ale right of the western road from London, after you ascend the hill beyond Egham. To the left, St. Anne's Hill, the favoured residence of Charles Fox, is a charming object; and upon the ridge which the traveller ascends, is a spot which has given a name to Denham's celebrated poem. " Cooper's Hill" is not shut out from the contemplative searchers after the beauties of nature; and, however the prospect here may be exceeded by scenes of wider extent, or more striking grandeur, certainly the locale of the earliest, and perhaps the best descriptive, poem of our language is calculated to produce the warmest feelings of admiration, both for its actual beauty and its unrivalled associations. From an elevation of several hundred feet, you look down upon a narrow fertile valley, through which the Thames winds with surpassing loveliness. Who does not recollect the charming lines with which Denham describes the " silver river:"-- " Oh ! could I flow like thee, and make thy stream " My great example, as it is my theme ; " Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dull ; " Strong without rage; without o'erflowiug Immediately at your feet is the plain of Runnemede where the great battle between John and the Barons was fought : and in the centre of the river is the little fishing island where Magna Charta was signed. At the extremity of the valley is Windsor Castle, rising up in all the pomp of its massive towers. We recollect the scene as Windsor was. Whatever Mr. Wyattville may have done for its internal improve ment, and for its adaptation to the purposes of ti modern residence without sacrificing all its character of antiquity, we fear that he has destroyed its pictu reSque effect in the distant landscape. Its old elm raCteristic feature was that of a series of turrets ris ing above the general elevation. By raising the intermediate roofs, without giving a proportionate height to the towers, the whole line has become square and unbroken. .This was, perhaps, an una. voidable fault; but it is a fault. From Cooper's . Hill, the entrance to Virginia Water is a walk of a quarter of an hour. We were accustomed to wander clown a long and close plan tation of pines, where the rabbit ran across with scarcely a fear of man.. A, more wild and open country succeeded ; and we then followed the path, through many a " bosky bourn," till we arrived et rustic bridge, which crossed the lake at a narrow neck, where the little stream was gradually lost amongst the underwood. A scene of almost nnri, valled beauty here burst upon the view. For nearly mile a verdant walk led along, amidst the choicest evergreens, by the side of a magnificent breadth of water. The opposite shore was rich with the heather-bloom ; anti plantations of the most gracetni trees, the larch, the ash, and the weeping - birch (" the lady of the woods"), broke the line of the wide lake, and carried the imagination on, in the belief that some mighty river lay beyond that screening wood. The cascade was at length reached. Cascades are much upon the same plan, whether na tural or artificial ; the scale alone makes the differ ence. This cascade is sufficiently large not to look like a plaything! and if it were met with in West moreland or Wales, tourists would dilate much upon its beauties. At this point the water may be easily forded; and after a walk of the most delicious Cr elusion, we used to reach a bold arch, over whicill the public road was carried. Here have been ereeted some of the antique columns that, a few years ag o , were in the court -yard of the British Museum. From this arch a variety of walks, of the most delightful retirement, present themselves. They are principally bounded with Vflrious trees of the pine tribe, intermingled with laurel anti acacia. The mad gradually ascends to a considerable elevation, where there is a handsome building, called the Bel vedere. The road from this spot. is very eltartnii%. We descend from this height, through a wild path, by the side of trees of much more ancient growth than the mass around ; and, crossing the high road, again reach the lake, at a point where its dimensions are ample and magnificent. About this part a splen did fishing-temple has lately been erected. Of its taste we can say nothing. The common road from Blacknest (the name of this district of 'Windsor Forest) to the Royal is strikingly beautiful. Virginia Water is crossed by a very elegant bridge, built by Sandby ; on l one an expanse of di, age—a Chinese temple; on the other it ranges ()vet. , abroad expanse of water. The road sometltn e s re. side of it the view terminatesiiiii)l‘,‘,,tsiosieytnnoef‘ tee,hcie minds one of the wildness of mountain scenery, and at another ti , r ,h n ie d h is t p i agricultural district. We at lengthand all the fertility of a p fo e r ac t e h t v 't i ti v we look upon a vist a o f domain who have a feelino ti)eed g edge of f the th e ß h o iel y l( a m l ~L a o n d d g eL e most magnificent most striking forest scenery, with the 13plendid Castle terminating the prospect--a riltraiment of country's honour may well uphold and cherish. London Afogozine. liaoYses past glories, .--The fancy ball given C at the EN AssemblyilAli Roo ms ( c r. 1 last night was of the most brilliant description; many of th e d resses were sp l en did i n the extreme, and th e variegated scene was enriched by beautiful gr ou p er, embracing the costume of almost every country, from the highland belle, to the eastern houri. The only att empt, however, at supporting a character (and a very successful one) was, that made by Dr. BotsRAuFN, who e nacte d the Deaf Lover with infinite humour and tdent. Th e refreshments and supper did great credit to GUNTON, considering the short time allowed him to prepare. Colonel O'NExt. presided, and was surrounded by a blaze of rank, fashion, and beauty. We observed Lady IL Mu RAM', Lady W. SOMERSET, Lady A. FRASER, two Ladies CI A _ with others of distinction, attended by their knights, amongst whom were many gallant heroes who had fought and bled in their country's cause. An abundant flow of champagne was not wanting to elicit the 350 sit, and cnhance the fascinations of the evening, but we Lave not time at present to enter into particulars of this ,plendid fete, the details of which, we have no donht• very abort].) be made known to the public, I