The Sun. — London, England, 1842-06-06 00:00:00

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It present To, uce thet:2l, l try. ..,0 it towns lings • D or ing' of ;Totting] s to_ bfilift: o f honeslp ibery l ~ t nd that sh fired hlOl ne?: spen bot kr i l ig am, . 1 expens*_, : ool !lance it A usinesst Deport' upon fo r d , s o f co return. ,iryoUrse'd )11 with s ev ii lure and .did! n y esP ° : ll l le - cons's' • vAiARKET • THEATRE. , bee..dan Icriowlea has prodireeti andther woik w - illintiy let die ; its title is The Pose ' r agoit • - A numerottfr and fashionable audience as. seu ibled at the Haymarket on Saturday evening, and w e need scarcely add than its reception was most trium tall Aunt. In his former works Sheridan Knowles has gene-; tadzeu Fletcher, liassirwer, Shirley, and immediate stleeessrs. of Sk a k speare, as his models ; in his present Production, however, he has kept his eye steadily on" the ire urtnaster himself," and has, in consequence , p ro . 'hued' the most Shak s p er i an d rama o f mo d ern d ines. ; 43 u mere work of art it is perhaps inferior to Me Wife ; . . .111 evory other respect, however, it is infinitely superior pttrutidt.uc.triks replete with exquisite poetry as any of the . nns which . have hitherto emanated from the Pen . . . .11't Sher i dan Knowles, in variety of incident, in discrinu - 116 " of character, in 'depth of reflection, it ranks far oo v . , - any of them. It is -a play to make men think. "LanY of its maxims, which betoken' a reach of thought of winen we had not -hitherto -supposed Sheridan Knowles tu P 3 . l ) l (', -will become, ere lotto., "finniliar in men's mouths hu nsenold - words." In former works Sheridan . ?•!:nsvle s has proved himself to be the greatest of living (11.41 uatie poets—in this he has shown himself to be the Ll"ePlibinking, philanthropic, moral philosopher. Its plot ia;;lts follows: Alonzo (Mr. tr. Holt), e only sun of the Ilug of Arragon (Mr. Howe), has seen ut a tournament Oli via (Mrs. Ch ar l es K ean ) , t h e R ose o f A rragon, t h e a Ughter of Ruphine (Mr. Stuart), a peasant. H e be -44 her there tvh..„ ). 1- '' .„. -.: Among m gazers, 110 state to point her outland yet the mark 4,1,i Attraeted every. eye ! He heard the buzz ~ ,i ' - 4- hr %tender heralding her matchless beauty, , :is . ', l -:-Scus. And far and near the concourse summoning ' -, , y Befor e the hunible seat allotted her." * l° see her is to loVe her. Alonzo as a peasant wins and s marries her. H e wishes * the marriage to be kept a time t, Prom i sing h er h e w ill ac k now l e d ge h er at a fitting 'A , • 'l 44 '. Her brother, Alasco (Mr. Charles Kean), follows itati„tue Prince to the Court, declares " the fitting time is Nfiss bri br ! ;:: the Pri nce p u bli c ly ac k now l e d ges his " peasant e 5 :., ) qe, and the R ose o f . Arragon is recognised as the i aw lui wif e o f t h e h e i r to t h e t h rone of Arragon. Hay is, t; succeeded in obtaining the public acknowledgment "ii , . • I P his sister's rights, Alasco returns to his father's cottage, , J e l l ying Olivia in the Palace of Saragossa with her husband. h it i . al le Xing chafed at this misalliance, determines to separate e. j t '' Young couple, and orders Alonzo away, to take the „,. 44. : e°%reund of the army on the frontier ; and the play . r 7 ,, , (1 1 ) exta with a beautiful scene of the parting of Alonzo tP .P °3;; cl° livia. Pureed away by the stern commands of the otasiss eaar able King, Alonzo leaves his wife to his f a the r ' s : l ie r i f . ,,. 4li l tcetion. The King, taking advantage of Alonzo's 115 'issk, e 'we, assembles the Cortes, procures from them a e; tioh ; t Te declaring the -marriage null and void ; and s ! . ' ' . .4 4 -44 ft ' is driven forth.- from the palace and the city of ' . death l'sga, , and forbidden ever to return, on pain of ': • ' llt i4 "- The intelligence of these proceedings is brought s - t• - "'Thin° and Alasco, in their cottage among the ountai n% . h y , - es e „a ussiasz (me, F. Vining), who had en a lever of Olivia, and whose: suit had been favoured e"ld Ruphinti. The peasantry. assemble, and, headed „:. ~..3;i4iraers ~,, d keimine to march on Saragossa, to entbrce grievances, and justice to the " Rose of Ar 'e'' ;r t ." . Amongst the leaders who are joined with a ?Oro, as head of •this revolt, is one Almagro (Mr. :',:. - ,„: e 'l)s), a cold-hearted, selfish villain, who has, by a - - 7, 9.,„,44-ISirttious seeming, so imposed upon Alasco's noble „:,nre, that Alasco is proud to call him friend, has ± s i l , ,tut to win his sister to lend a favourable ear to Al ' ;_'' .- 1 3 1 : - Ig r ,°'s suit, - and, when she weds, the Prince 1- ..:..... 4 ''Y declares he rather would have seen her A . 11 g t o's bride. Ruphino, who sees through the crafty tit s • - e• ..sunittulation of Almagro, warns Alasco, but in vain; .s. Y ull agro's true character. Alasco, knowing his own . , eless purity, will not suffer his faith in another's _v!rtue t o be shaker 4 'and, in spite of all remonstrances, : reriabes. the viper in his bosom. The second act passes . 1- : :: : t he palac e of the King, in Saragossa. The citizens 'l. , , ti : t . v e heard -of the unjust treatment of Olivia, and every' i. i ''',g - betokens a-rising among them. 'Tis mid-day, yet , 4 tile city all is silent. The shops are unopened—the 14.. Z af tstnen and artificers stand idle—the market place is ti t , th! er ted- The gathering storm at length breaks forth; 1,,,,. dieereitizens are in open revolt and conflict with the sol i,' of ,3,'• Intelligence is brought the King that, in defiance -' t ake proclamation, Olivia is returned, and has been ~ ( iKen prisoner within the walls of Saragossa, by the sol s', .. les s • L _ ,us rhe was approaching the palace. He orders her to •. re browght in, and interrogates her as to the cause of her !turn. g" To save your life," is the reply. She informs , • al,of the revo l t o f the peasantry and of the march on "nragosss. Ile disbelieves her story. "You doubt i 5,,,.. i llY. word," says Olivia, " a peasant had not i l ic- . '''lle so." She throws herself at his feet, be- A,. i‘..aFhing• him to 'heed her advice ere it be too .1 si s ,!n„a t ; .to take her, life if he will, but to let her have t -'_fili int tisfact ion of saving the father of her husband ; in 'lsi s . ','tiro --the man, of course, cannot understand the truth 1 4 4 . 'Plat-is in. the peasant's d aug h ter unt i l i t is too late—the ll:Peasantry are at the gates—the soldi er y g i ve way—Alasco ' I , i c and . Almagro and th e i r b an d are i n possession of Sara tevirtossa— sittlare within th e p a l ace i tse lf ; then, indeed, he un 191Slerstands. the n o bl e nature o f his son's pea san t b r id e ; I then,. indeed, the miserable can do justice to her truth ils fulness. 7° „, . , ---- " Girl, you have told me the truth. ' C is;.. Consult your safety—join your friend s —l eave me. " 41 1 , ;;, - "I will not quit y our side,' is the reply o f th e high *li Minded girl. '`"r' "What e'er betide my life I link with yours ; fi;4., Both shall survive, or both one ruin share." t. and nobly does she redeem her pledge. Maddene.i by :!. lit'evious - suffering, still more maddened by , unex • , tected success, in the first flush of their tri ';.,, 1 , ) , ( 1)h, headed by Almagro, the ,victorious peasantry 1-qsh into.the presence of the now defenceless King, who aZika upon his. doom as certain. Olivia throws herself . •):, : ti o.e ° . d tseshins, and like aa angel of mercy standing betwixt . kii , - . Th t ,: 30 mers and the doomed, with one hand protecting - - aria flg.: with the other outstretched towards Almagro `‘-, by 1; .. 2 followers, commands them to stand back. Awed s . . the rt ,. manner, they hesitate awhile. Almagro urges !.'. .kin g, 1° erowst their work, and advancing towards the ‘'.'. melaands— .a. • ‘,,'. Olisi . " Who seconds me ?" •: . -4 t hrows herself on the King, exclaiming 1\ - I ` f 'me on then if you will ; " s',lhwer ord you hear is pledged to save th e King ; l:' ~ 11 resiect my pledge, or see me die. e, u'ound the King's life thus I wind my own, A t if aut a saf e g uar d, th en a sacr ifi ce ." t i ,: . h..tsent•A th is moment she hears Al asco ca lli ng h er , an d on a ' • 1101, 01 ertug, turns uon Almagro, and, with an express ~. triumph an t co p ntempt, exclaims— .- the 1 ,..." Now touch the King who dares." the ‘.. " 1 . 0. 4 i's saved, but remains in custody ; and until s s 1 ., 'Prince shall return, it is determined to appoint a s Ir a ,,, t • Who shall be regent ?is the demand of Alasco. , vi j r ,, 4 l 3 ge of Arragon !is the unanimous answer of the • () e l; "." °l -4 peasantry ; and with the proclamation of .1 1 ,. ... . t.ke n p a!, regent, the second acts ends. With t h e f u ll are.leetion of the many beautiful scen e s f o r w hi c h we fen' n debted t o t h e pen o f Sh er id an K now l es ; w i th th e tli pl'Ecolleetion of the magnificent second act of John' ~''' t tte s z ' s °e ida, we have no hesitation in saying that the 114, - - , act of the nose of ArragOn is not only the finest 1 4 1 , 6 that Sheridan Knowles has over written, but that lit sl .., is nothing in the whole range of modern dramatic . as th": (1 , 1 "e to equal it. We must go back at last as far '''‘'teiqh k's of the first Charles, to meet with an ythi rg 4 4.4 A l °t being. compared to it. In the third ac t, we Al being. plotting to get the supreme power. ii qe . " Spapit in vul us votes ainbiguas." t;4"ijk th,._Nintiates-that Alasco g had his own motives for is 'Las 7, 0 the king—that at the beginning Alasco was like .-'!' 11 4 14 0've , s, a traitor in danger of the law, but now he is ,I ) ,Tng 3 preserver s and as such safe in event of the :;'.l4tia am °a nut succeeding—that a female regent is not to - ` 4 ted with command in times of danger—such at least, t sr b ila . Ya, have been the words of others, but • -ee r ,,' l tuielf lie is Alasco's friend. To Alasco he still . e"'':,") , ' l ; a fair face, although very nearly betraying himself . ks,'lt'uts - g,jug upon Alasco that as Olivia has been divorced t,;', '441 14 „ 1 "e Prince, she may now legally become his 15,,!f 4 v v ,i11i '''Ou'a) wife, a proposition, which is .met by Alasco .itq Atku 4 in burst of scornful indignation,. given by Mr. C. ,which proved him to be the worthy , tl'ith.of a a manner ! he •still t keep ill n il l , - •eost worthy sire—yet contrives a . LNi l % !flask nf patriotism, still to deceive and practise .t. . sesiasoo wh o - at length gives his casting vote to a . p ,, .'sil, ' • half of the assembly having i NI ti i„-uagro regent,- one (4 , s f;'Lavour of Almagro, and the other half of Alasco t seNti r ,,... All gm immediately confers upon Alasco . the 4 ti I in t" of I t i l a i - e - army on the . frontier, thus thinking to 1 1 ,,.1. -- 1, nnself . o f o n e who might circumvent his d 4, ':-„,,,„_ a-r,.. upon' Olivia. In the fourth act we . fin ~ I,Nant„ ° •atqiting-measures to carry his hateful designs lq a • lavitt. into effect ; -for this purpose he has applied h, 2ira Lis° .o.lr Gough) the executioner, to provide for .I,nieti t : t ui lle, assassin who will assist—one who will not . )1. !are ss g at shedding blood, should bloodshed be nece!. ,' at 11',-redro, who, notwithstanding his terrible calling, is : ''' .l 'l 4 'tte' lltt . a good man, has harboured Alonzo, who has s - ala i a t ed to the city disguised as a Moor, and introduces t il ,4tt,; 9 ,,, 4l thagro as - the man he sought for. In the s''!lo a - t r., Olivia has informed Alasco that her reason ' h er ta s --- "ng Almagro is, that the villain had, long before ,: aan su -i ldage with the Prince, made an attempt upon her s 1i1 0 ,,,, r, from which his (Alasco's) sudden arrival had " ttf CheoP7;aerved her, and Alasco at length becomes . sensible i' ' .. 4 ) , aak„„ /41 ajtly of the man he had so long called his friend. maai t , - "ttl too late to a sense of the danger in which he t:,:tesi4 - 7 . „ e4 ,,n-ot only himself but his country by his mis ' that le -444( lahee 'in Ahisagro he speaks of the king, ',.' !itit d t i Fna with admiration at woman's prescient wisdom, ‘'' , '"‘lsa s ,„,"'la had aided him to escape some hours before. ;:,101441.° is heard approaching. Olivia retires, and Alasco I,,*'`tett s b 3 ' and indignantly reproaching Almagro with his i'. ; -.,Alt, a ,'l'Y - , calls on him to draw and defend himself: ~sphrr, coward as well as villain, refuses and retires. 44‘.-,_ n ° enters, and . warning Alasco of Altnagro's vit t,. liq-§iilntentions urges him to fly by the postern, and ''*.i ie . ,ent nna kl4g. . Alasco escapes just as Almagro enters, ''''la! 0 111(1 by bis guards for the purpose of arresting '' fille,* a Li “ -'1, 1 4 ;A his escape, he rushes at Ruphino and i 'llt h r Where he has concealed Alasco ? The old man Ilnchii,..Alinagro fiercely asks the cause of his ill-timed At ivy situ laugh at your simplicity" is the calm reply. -4 P l i city ?"exclaimsAl E) A r -. rnagro. II") . t bar, tq ash a father for his son, ‘ , l l ,'t Yu9 may give iiitu up to butchery. . 1014 a ~ ig safe ; Sir, safe—hie father's life upon it," . 14,;,k rliTzified reply of the virtuous old man. Alma. '•::4' k e iv hun to the rack, and is not appeased until he 16 . 1 14; /4. 1 that the old man has expired under the il4 e.q the t'tt) azt; Almag ro i n p ursu i t o f hi s de nlaid''ll 41iyia, sent p egy herattendant, and accom i t heis e ir , t/ 1 9 11,0 0 r, lies to wait for lien in the ante-room , and ' am ber, glie rejects his gppro4c44 ;Pill} loath . .1e 1 4 , riming a dagger, is about . to stab herself, when .sn,ti.:.atsartned by the Moor, into whose arms she falls i t teta s 7 At that instant, a messenger enters, and in , 44 4 . 4 khattgro, that the Royal forces, with the t Y " "shown at their head, have forced the 'rd Ott es L er s ‘‘. • Ile rushes out to oppose them, leaving "c"elt h is 'th the Moor to stab Olivia, should he send him qi,st. signet. Oli,ia ' c recovtrs, and in lier pre ognises her husband. A messenger gives him SPORTINti INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT HEATH RACES. The.entrieS sn Saturday at Ascot, and in OXinden.street, have enabled. she Stew irds to 'complete one of the best filled lists ever published. The meeting will commence at one o'clock jirec:sely, with rtrEsnev.-1 he Trial Plate of' 50/., added to a Sweep stakes of 5 soya. each, for two yrs old, a feather ; three yrs, ist 41h four yrs, B..st 311); five yrs, six yrir and ae o ed 9st 41b ; the. New Atilt!. Mr. Osbaldestcn's sister to Alexandrina, 3 yrs-Mr. Payne's Rapture, 3 yrs-Sir J. Gerard's Meal, 3 yrs-Lord Westmin ster's Satirist, 4 yrs-Mr. Charlton's Lasso, 3 yrs-Mr: Theo bald's Glenury, 3 yrs--111r. Goodm: n's Rover, 3 yrs. The Ascot Stakes of 25 Boys. each, 15 ft, and only 5 if de clared, with 1001. added if three l'tart ; the second to receive 1001. out of the Stakes ; two miles and a half. (51 Subscribers, 19 of whom declared). Hyllus, 6 yrs, 9st 71b-Potentia, 4 yrs, Bst 71b-Cruiskeen, aged, Bst 41b-Tamburini, 6 yrs, Bst 21b-E. 0. 4 yrs, 75491 b Mosque, 4 yreS• 7st 71b-Rhodanthe, 5 yrs, 7.st 41b-I-am-not aware, aged, 7st 21b-Una, 4 yrs, 7st-Snossetrole 4 yrs, Est 121 - Revoke, 4 yrs, 6,t 10lb- William de Fort bus, 3 fist I 0 ; Fidhawn, 4 yrs, Est 4:b ; Music, 3 yrs, fist I lb-Vi bration, 3 yrs, ost 101b-Lady Fulford (Fulford c) 3 yrs, sst7lb-Hattoe, 3 yrs, sst -Monops, 5 yra, 7st 41b-Decision, 4 yrs, 6st 41b. The gold Vase, given by her Majesty, added to a Sweep. stakei of 20 soy,. each, for tl•ree yrs, ist 31b ; four yrs, Bst ; five yrs, 9st 71b ; six yrs, &c. 9st 91b; mares and geldings al lowed 51b ; two miles. Mr. Orde's Bee's-wing, aged-Mr. Phillimore na Mtley Hanes, 4 yrs-Lord Jersey's f by Touchstone, out of Adele, 3 yrs-Mr. Pettit's St. Francis, aged-Lord Chesterfield's Jack, 3 yrs-Mr. Thornhill's Eringo, 4 yrs-Lord G. Ben• tinck's Yorkshire Lady, 3 yeses-Lord March na Eaglesfield, 3 yrs-Mr. Combe's The Nob, 4 yrs-Mr. Combe's Rosalind, 3 yrs-Sir G. Heathcote's Pannakeen, 3 yrs-Lord Exeter's Bosphorus, 6 yrs, and Albion, 3 yrs. Sweepstakes of 200 soya. each, h ft, for colts Bst 711,, fillies Bst 411,, Swinley course :- • Mr. Combo's Trinculo (allowed 31bs)-Lord Westminster's Auckland (allowed 31bs)-Lord Jersey's Brother to Phoenix Lord Exeter's Saros (allowed 31bs)-Lord George Bentinck's Firebrand-Colonel Ansen's The Puncher (allowed 31bs. ) Sweepstakes of 50 soy,, each, 20 tt, for ,three yrs old, colts Bst 7ib, and fillies Sat 31b, Cup course :- Mr. S. Lucas's The Traitor (allowed 41hs)-Duke of Grafton's Utopia, LordOrford's colt, by Clearwell, out of Murwari (al lowed 41bs)--11.1r. Thornhill'i Espartere. The Ascot Derby Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old, colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 31b, Swinley course :- Duke of Grafton's Canadian-Sir G. Heathcote's Arkansas- Lord Exeter's Reversion and Saros-Fulwar Craven's Don't say-no-Lord G. Bentinck's Felie- Captain Williamson's The Hamble-Mr. Thornhill's Espartero and St. James-Mr. Nevill's cby Velocipede, out of Amadon-Lord Chesterfield's Sir Harry-Lord Lichfield's e by Bay Middleton, out of Por trait's dam-Lord Southampton's b c by Oppidan, dam by Little John-Duke of Bedford's Envoy-Lord Kelburue's b by Jerry, daia by St. Patrick-Col. Peel's Archy. The St. James's Palace Stakes of 100 says. each, h ft, for colts Bst 71bs, and fillies Bst 41b, Old mile :- Lord Exeter's Revocation-Lord 0. Bentinck's Misdeal- Captain Williamson's b f by Camel, out of Albania-51r. Gteville's Gunter-Mr. Thornhill's Espartero and St. James-- Duke of Bedford'. c by the Tulip, out of Mona-Lord Chester. field's Johnny Faa-Lord. Stradhroke's Jeremy Diddler -Lord Lichfield's c by Bay Middleton, out of Allaiature Lyne doch's Gh uznee. Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, h ft; for two yrs old, colts fist 71b, arid fillies Bst 31b, three quartert of a mile :- Lord Bruce's eh c by Eliseout: of Rosalie-Sir G. Heath cote's b it by Glaucus,outof Caotatrice-Mr. Bristow's ch c by Uncle Toby, out of Dinah-Mr.. Goodman's Bother-'em. WEDNESDAY.—The Swinley Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, for three yrs old, 7st 41b; four yrs, fist 10tb. fillies and geldings allowed 31bs. 50 toys. will be added if not walked over for. Last mile and a half. Duke of Grafton's F orence,- 4 yrs-Mr. Phillimore's Po tentia, 4 yrs-Mr. Shelley's lole, 3 yrs-Mr.Thompson's Phar macepeeits, 3 yrs-Mr. Goodman's Gobbo, 3 srs. The ,Coronation Stakes of 100 soya. each, h ft ; for three yrs old, Bst 71b. New mile. Duke of Grafton's Utopia-Lord Exeter's Valance-Lord Exeter's f, by Touchstone, out of Amima-Lord G. Bentinck's Nina (dead )-Capt. Williamson's f, by • Camel, out of Albania- Mr. Cr villa's Edgeworth Bess-Mr. Thornhill's Equator- Lord Orford's A dagund-Lord Chesterfield's Dil-bar-Lord Lichfield's Miss Van Amburgh-Lord Southampton's I, by Op pidam, out of Cream. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft; for colts, fist 71b. The winner of the Derby, or 2,000 Guineas' Stakes, bibs. extra. Old mile. Sir G. Heathcote's Hydaspes,-Mr. Gregory's Defier and Barrier-Lord Westminster's Auckland-Lord Exeter's Rever sion-Lord G. Beritinck's Flytrap-Colonel Anson's Johnny Faa-Mr. Rush's c. by Plenipotentiary, out of Maresfield'e dam-Lord Stradbroke's it, by Emilius, out of Memina. Plate of 501. ; three yrs old, 7st 41b • four yrs, Bst Slb ; five yrs and upwards, Ost 21b. Mires and geldings allowed 31tis ; horses that have run once, and not wen, allowed 3lbs ; twice, bibs. The winner to be sold fur 200 sons., &c. Swinley Course. Mr. Wreford's f, by Taurus, out of Escape, 3 yrs-Mr. Graydort's Miss Heathcote, 5 yrs-General Wyndham's Aspa tria, 4 yrs-Mr. Harvey's Saracen 4 yrs-Mr. J. Day's Mul ciber, 5 yrs-Mr. B a l c hi n ' s Dromedary, 5 yrs-Mr..coleman's Gazelle, 3 yrs-Mr. Litchwall's Trident, 3 yrs-Mr. Philli more's Fmchley, 4 yrs-e Lord Itosslyn'a Curnuto, 5 yrs-Mr. Booth's St. Jean D'Acre, 3 yrs-Capt. Gardner's Ben Brave, 4 yrs--Mr. Goodman's eh e, by Langard, dam by Cervantes, 3 yrs-Sir G. Heathcote's Arkansas, 3 yrs--11.1r. Shelley's Daddy Longlegs, 3 yrs-Mr. Smith's Fiery Oaks, 5 yrs-and Mr. Hornby's Revoke 6 yrs. Her tlajesty's Plate ef 100 guineas, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ; 4 yrs, 9st 21b; 5 yrs, 10st; 6 yrs, and aged, lOst 51b. Once round and in, from the New Mile Post. Mr. Graydon's br c by Recovery, out of Mignonette, 3 yrs -Mr. J. Day's Tambutini, 6 vrs-111r. Nightingale's Ajax, 4 yrs-51r. F. Clarke's ch e by Plenipotentiary, cut of Aca cia, 3 yrs-111r. Litchwall's Hyllus, 6 yrs-Mr. Forth's Vibra tion, 3 yrs-Sir. Payne's Johnny, 5 yrs-Lord Westniinstees Satirist, 4 yrs-lalr. Thornhill's E. 0.; 4 yrs-Mr. Combe's Rosalind, 4 yrs-111r. Chartmes Lasso, 3 yrs-Mr. Osbaldes ton's Camp. Fullower, 4 yrs-Sir 'G. Heatheote's Hydaspes, 3 yrs, and Pannakeen, 3 yrs-Mr. Goodman's Rover, 3 yis, ar:d Brigand 3 yrs-Mr. Shelley's Daddy Longlegs, 3 yrs-and Mr. S. Scott's Mosque, 4 yrs. URSDAY.—The Gold Cup by Subs of 20 sovs. each, with 200 added from the Fund; 3 yrs old, Est 1011) ; 4 yrs, Sat bib; 5 yrs, 9st; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 31b; mares, &c. al lowed 311). • AVout two miles and a half. Lord Russlyn na Marshal Souls, 4 yrs-Mr. Orde's Bee's wing, aged-sir G: Heathcoate's Ilockhara, 5 yrs-M. Pettit's St. Francis, 4 y rs-Lord Albemarie's Ralph, 4 yrs- Lord Ches terfield's Jack, 3 yrs-Mr. Kirby's lruereost, 6 yrs-Mr. Thornhill's Eringo, 4 yrs-Mr. Robertson's Little Wonder, 5, yrs (declared not to start) -Mr. Combe's The Nob, 4 yrs- Alr. Phillimore's Potentia, 4 yrs (declared not to start). Sweepstakes of 3u sovs. each, 20 ft; for two yrs old colts, Bst 51b ; and fillies, Bst 21b; winn er s o f a sweepsta k es 3 lbs ca extra. T. Y. C. Col. Wyndham's Tom Thumb-Mr. Ford's Spiteful-Mr. Coleman's Journal. The Windsor Castle Stakes of 100 soya eaels,.ll ft, for 3 yrs old, colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst,4lb. New mile. Lord Exeter's f by Touchstone, out of Amina-Lord G. Bentinck's Misdeal--Mr. Herbert's Clams-Lord Stradbroke's Jeremy Diddler. The Buckingham Palace Stakes of 200 sons. each, h ft, for 3 yrs old volts, Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 31b. Swinley Course. Lord Exeter's Reversion and Albion-:-Loid G. Bentinck's Flytrap (allowed bibs) and Tedworth (allowed 31bs)--Air. Theobald's aslenury (allowed 3lbs)-Captain William's The Hamble-eAlr. Thornhill's Espartero and St. James'-Mr. Greville's Gunter (allowed slbs)--4sord Jersey's brother to Phoenix-Lord Bruce's Rostrum (dead.) The Cubourg Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft, and 25 ft, only if declared, for 3 yrs old colts, fist 71b, and fillies Bst 41b Swinley Course. • Lord Exeter's Revocation-Captain Williamson's( by Camel, out of Albania-Mr. Gregory's Barrier and Delier,-Mr.•Her bert's Clarus-Duke of Bedford's c by. 1 he Tulip out of Mora- Mr. Faulcon,r's Astronomer, and b c by Glaucus out of Minnow-Lord tai ford's c by Emilius out ot Wild Duck. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft-colts Bst 71b, fillies Est 41b, out of mares that never bred a winner, &c. New mile. Sir G. Heathcote's Dark Susan-51r. Neville's cb c by Emilius out of Amadon-Lord Westminster's Auckland-Lord Exeter's Saras-Lord G. Bentinck's Muly Hassan-Lord Lichfield's c by Bay Middleton out of Zulatt-Mr. Rush's f by Plenipotentiary out ot Obelisk's dam. The Windsor Town Plate of 50/., 3 yrs, 7st 41b, 4 yrs, Bst 41 , 5, 5 yrs, Bst 10ib, 6 yrs and aged 9st, mare,, &e., allowed 31bs. The winner to be sold for 1001., &c. T. Y. C. Mr. Pettios Sweet pea (Citron filly), 3 yrs-Lord Exeter's Patchwork, 3 yrs-Mr. Legg's Derision, 4 yrs-Captain Garde nor's Ben Brace, 4 yrs- 51r. Worley's Conjugation, 3 yrs-Mr. Dicker's Little Nell, 5 yrs--Mr. Goodman's Sister to Glencoe, 4 yrs, and Music, 3 yrs-Alr. Wreford's f by Taurus, out of Escape, 3 yes-Alts Etwall's Pelerine, 4 yrs--Mr. King's Sul tana, 4 yrs-Mr. Graydon's bliss Heathcote, 3 yrs-ch it Recompense, 3 yet, and c by Recovery, out of Mignonette, 3 yrs-Lord G. Bentinck's African, 3 yrs-Captain ire's Folly, 5 yrs-Mr. Hervey's Saracena, 4 yrs-Mr. Garrard's The Dandy, a yrs-Mr. Forth's Knightsbridge, 4 yrs, and Lord Rosslyn's Cot nuto, 3 yrs. The Grand Stand, (Handicap) Plate. of 1001, Once round and. a distance. • • - Lord Exeter's Bosphorus, .6 yrs, 'and Revision, 3 yrs-Mr. Booth's Sc. Jean D'Acre, 3 yrs.:-Caniel Peel's 1-am-not aware, aged - Captain Gardnor's Mooups, 5 yrs-Mr. Coinhe's Rosalind, 3 yrs-Mr. Osbaldeston's Camp Fol s lower, 4 yrs-Sir. Osbaldesten's Sister to Alexandrina, 3 yrs- Mr. Goodman's ch c by' Langer d by Cervantes, 3 yrs-Mr. W. Ridsdale s Eliza, 3 yrs--111r. Hornhy's Revoke, 5 yrs---111r. Shelley's Daddy Longlegs, 3 yrs-Mr. Mare's Argus, 5 yre-s- Mr. LatighaM r s Goblin, aged-Me. Graydon's Helpmate, 6 yrs-Lord G. Benthiek's Yorkshire Lady, 3 yrs-Ale. I. Day's Tamburini, 6 yrs, and Muleiber, 5 yrs-Mr. Nightin gale's Ajax, 4 yrs , -Lord Jersey's Snowdrop, 4 yrs-Lord hosslyn na Chance, 5 yes-Mr. Litchwall's Hyllus, 6 yrs, and Miss Stilton, 4 yrs-Mr. Forth's Vibration, 3 yrs-John Payne's Johnny, 5 yrs-Lord Westminster's Satirist, 4 yrs- Colonel Peel's 1-am-not.aware, aged. FKIDAY.-1 he Workinghaus Stakes of 3 Boys. each, for 3 yrs old, &c. ( Handicap.) Last three quarters of 'the New mile. The Dinner Produce Stakes of , 100 sovs. each, h. ft, for colts Sat 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b. Old mile. Mr. H. Combe's Criterion, (allowed 51bs)-Lord Jersey'a f by Bay Middleton. out of Transpoline, (allowed 3lbs)- Alr. Bowes's Lass of Louton,' (allowed iblbs)-Mr. Gunter, (allowed 51bs.) Sweepstakes of 10 Sovs. each, with 50 added, for 3 yrs old colts, bat 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31h. '1 he winner to be sold for 500/, &c. Old mile. The Borough Members' Plate of 50/., added to a Sweep stakes of 10 sues. each, for 2 yrs old, ist, and 3 yrs, 9st 21b ; mares, &c. allowed albs. The winner• to be sold for 2001., &c. Three quarters of a mile. The Selling Stakes of 5 Says. each, with 50 added ; 3 yrs, 7st ; 4 yrs, Bst 41h 5 yrs, fist 1f lb ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st. Winners once in 1842, 31bs; twice, 6ibs extra. The winter to be sold for 150 t, &c. '1 he old mile. 'lo close and name on Thursday. HORSES ARRIVED OR EXPECTED. Satirist, Auckland, 11 Wiens de Fortibus, Pannakeen, Hy daspes, Dark Susan, Arkansas, c by Glaucus, out of Cautatrice, lole, Argos, Daddy Lung Legs, (Millbrae a), Glenury, Rover, Brigand, Music, Sister to Glencoe, Pickwick, Albino, Samos, Pacthwork, Bosphorous, f by Touchstone, out of Amima, Re vision, The Nub, Rosalind, Sir Harry, Dil-bar, All-fours, Jack, 'the Puncher, Rtiodanthe, Lanercost, Barrier, Una, Haitoe, Aluley Hamet, Lamp F o ll ower, s i ster to Alexandrine, Tanahu hluleiber, taunter, Welfare, Utopia, Lasso, Misdeal, Ainley, Hassan, African, Firebrand, Yorkshire Lady, Flytrap, Aspatria, 'inc Handmaiden, Folly, Eringo, E. 0., St. Francis, Sweet-Meat, Espai tero, Jeremy Diddler, Beeswing, Adele filly, E n voy, Nicholas, Alonops, Welfare, Corstuto, Conjugation, Ben Brace, Aliltona, Affection, Epaulette, 'The Dandy, Clarus, The traitor, Finchley, Solomon, Rochester, bro to Potentia, Currycombs, Lam -not. avvare, Johnny, Camelhair, Meal, Ga za, Jamals Tom ',thumb, Dromedary, Ajax, c by Recovery, Saracena, Pelerine, Sultana, Helpmate, Goblin, Eliza, f by Taurus, out of Escape, Eaglesfield, Balcony, Knightsbridge, Miss Stilton, Vibration, Trident, Hyllus, Nora Creinar, Sin gleton, Miss Heathcote, &c. We understand that Lord NVesminster's trainer, Osborne, quits his situation after AScot races. . - . fiture of Almag ro . Th e the Signek4the Sigi s ial of disOTI . last scene take - s- place in the dungeons of . the prison,. in this place. Alasco has stuninon ed Altna gro for a last interview. .They are lighted ,in• by the attendants, 'Al magro being unarnted. Alasco command„ one of them to leave his sword, and then to leave himself and Almagro alone for one hour, at the expiration of which rins e th e y, are to return. Alasco, then. seated upon the Week of the executioner, commands AlmagrO to seat hiane f upon ths corner of the rack; the latter shrinks from obeying. Alasco then recounts his own former kindnesses, to - .Abass,gro— Altua , sro's villainy and ingratitude, and tells him that he shall, not die, as he deserves; by the hands of the executioner, but in . combat; he hernia Al magro the sword of the attendant, and draws his own. The crafty villain declares his sword is the shorter, and Alasco, with the unsuspecting confidence of a noble mind, offers him his own. The villain snatches at it, and having thus disarmed Alasco, has him at advantage. He tells Alasco to prepare for death, assuring hi:u at the same time, that his words were, prophetic, that no ex ecutioner would slay Almagro, for that he had taken poison, but ere he dies he shall have the satisfaction of killing Alasco. But ere he kills, he fain would torture him; and, therefore, he tells him, that not only is Ruphino dead, but that Olivia also has been slain by his mains. Strike. ! strike ! in mercy strike; exclaims Alasco, as he kneels to the block. At the instant, the voice of Ru phino, on the one side, and the ohee of Olivia on the other, is heard calling on Alasco. Almagro stands stupi tied, as though he had heard the voice of the dead. The doors are broken. and the king, accompanied by Olivia, by Ruphino, and by. Alonzo, who bus saved both father and daughter, and followed . by his guards, rush in in time t. save Alasco. • The wretched Almagro falls dead upon the rack, and curtain falls. This beautiful play has but one defect—the besetting sin of all the dramatic productions of Sheridan Knowles—the interest is not one and indivisible ; it . is, in fact, two plays. - The catas trophe of the one ends with the second act, and at its conclusion we were quite at a loss to imagine how the action of the remaining three acts were to be carried forward. An entirely hew interest is commenced with the third act, and fOr this reason, and this reason only, it is that that act, beautiful as it-is in itself', seems tame and fiat. It is in fact the co:nmencement of another play. Not for the sake of his fame, for that is secure —not for the sake of his profit, for .such plays as The Bose of Arragon. Will ever command the highest pecuniary rewards of the highest drumatic excellence—. but for the sake of that which is far dearer to him, as to • every man of genius, than either fame or money, for the sake of the art itself, ve beseech Mr. Sheridan Knowles.. to correct this, the only defect in hL compositions. A fault of this nature, sanctioned by his high name, may, in time, be regarded by those " who love nut wisely but too well," as a matter worthy of imitation, and the progress of the art be thrown back for centuries.. We have heard some of the situations objected to as too melodramatic ; we must confess we do not see the force of this objection. There is, throughout the play, no situation which does not arise naturally from the circum stances—in •no in'stittiee - is probability • sacrificed to situation, and where effective situations thus arise, why hould not the"poet take advantage of them? We see ho more reason why the Mel o d ramat i st should engross all the effective situations than Rowland Hill .could see why the Devil should have •all the pretty tunes. Taken a together, this is one of the very . best plays that Mr. Knowles has hitherto produced. :Since The Wife, he • has not produced - any.sericius play that can be at all coin pared to it. We have gone to such a length in speaking of the play itself, that we .must- be brief in speaking of the actors.' Mrs. Charles • Kean, as the heroine, was . perfect. No actress on the stage can equal her in giving expression to the natural dignity of truthful simplicity, which is the basis of the character of Olivia. The . impersonation ,of truth herself, she has an intuitive perception of the truthfidness or falsehood, and.acting upon that instinct of her nature she is never deceiVed. Olivia is certainly her greatest character, and greater as she is the . Countess in Love, she is still greater in the Bose if Arragon. Mr. Charles Kesn was the very Alasco of the - poet ; it is delightful to escape from the mere stage.conventionalisms and stilted affec tations of those Mossep-like actors, whose thunders roll in monosyllables, to :the natural acting. of this highly talented young man. Yet, where the scene demanded it, he could give us the .very whirlwind of passion. The scenes with Almagro were worthy of 'his father, and the greatest actor, with the exception of Garrick, that Eng land, has ever prodtmed. Phelps, as Almagro, in the earlier scenes, was excellent. Nothing could be better than his manner of hinting • his insinuations against Alasco in the third act; in the succeeding scenes, howe , er, he was much too boisterous for a designing villain ; there was occasionally observable, too, a ten denCy to rant,, which he would do well -to avoid ; his 'attitudes, too, were occasionally any thing but graceful. His manner_ of • dying was certainly original, but we would just hint, to. Mn• Phelps, that. in order to be original, it is by no means necessary to be _awkward. Taken us a whole, the Ruphino' of Air. Stuart was the most perfectly. acted :part of the play.; .it was faultleSs. Never was the hearty energy of the green old age of an honest, virtuous, simple-minded man more correctly re presented : we could almost have fancied that Charles Young was acting Ruphino. The other characters were all efficiently supported, and the getting up of the piece ad mirable, The applause at the fall of the curtain was most enthusiastic, and loud . were the calls for Knowles. Vining at length came forward, and announced that Mr. Knowles was not in the house. 'Mr. .and Mrs. Charles Kean were then called for and loudly - applauded, and the lady having retired, Mr. Charles Kean announced the play for repeti tion four times a week until further notice. Phelps was then called for, and loudly applauded. The House was crowded. -------------- --- THE CONFLAGRATION AT HIM BURGH AND THE JEWS. Amid all the melancholy reflections connected with this awful visitation, we pooh' not help feeling an addi tional pang at the too ready facility with which our Contemporaries of the English Press lent currency to the false report that" the fire originated in the house of a Jew," adding, that " he: was in custody, with fair reason for believing him an. incendiary." We are now told, that this was, jn all its essentials, a fabrication, arising, probably, from the illiberal prejudice entertained towards our people in some continental cities. Not only private correspondence, but the proclamation ,of the Hamburgh Senate, gives the lie to the charge—a pro clamation, moreover, not necessary for the protection of the Jews, but of Englishmen, to whom so 'practical an illustration of the character of tipopularprejudice might have suggested more tendon in spreading a rumour. We do not find that the same papers have observed upon , the extraordinary exertions made by Jews in aid of 'the ' sufferings, though their own columns record that Saloman,Heine, a Hamburgh Jew, was the first to have his house blown up for the:protection of others ; and that, besides munificent gifts to the suff erer s,be and others are refusing first .rate paper, and negotiating only the bills ()title humbler merchants, sufferers by the fire. These Journalists also overlook.the extraordinary proportion (considering bur 'number and means) of Jew ish aid and contributions for the, sufferers, recorded in London,* • Manchester,t . Liverpool 4 &e., not to speak of foreign cities, as evidenced in the constitution of com mittees, in the proceedings of public meetings, and in the subscription lists ;—and all this for general objects, notwithstanding the heavy losses sustained by Hamburgh Jews, and the circumstance that two synagogues and a minor place of worship fell a prey to the flames. We remarked, in No. XVI., upon those who only seemed disposed to parade " the Jew" when the object was to . pick a hole in his coat ;—it is, at least, consolatory to know, that however they may bo inclined to.overlook the real traits of Jewish character, they cannot deprive us of the satisfaction of exercising them. INSTITUTION FoR THE RELIEF OF THE INDIGENT BLIND OF THE JEWISH PERSUASION.—Two additional pensioners have been added to the list relieved by thin Society.—The Voice of Jactb. • The first subscribers on the list, after the Steam Naviga tion Company, were the Rothschilds, and there are four Jews on the London Committee. t Here, nearly half.the Committee are Jews. $ The Warden of the synagogue seconded the first resolu tion, moved by the Rector of Liverpool, at the meeting to pro- mote subscriptions. CUSTOMS, IMPORTS, AND DELIVERIRS.—SEMI WEEKLY • RgPORT.—The following statement of the imports and deliveries for the half week ending the 2d inst., is com piled fi um official sources : —The imports were —J upiter, from Copenhagen, general merchandise ; Foam, Macao, tea 4,000 chests, 100 cases ginger, &c.; Maidston , Calcutta, 3,390 bags sugar, 2,000 bags rice, &c. ; Ludwig, Edward, Konigs berg, 1,185 ors. wheat ; Union of Stettin, 31,308 staves; 16,747 plates of spelter ; Champion, Cadiz, 238 pipes, 329 hhds., 115 *-casks wine ; Young, Dixon, fir timber ; Druid's Fame, Odessa; 2,000 Ts. wheat; True Briton, Madras, 249 chests indigo, 1,500 bags rice, 500 bales cotton; Catharine, Jamaica, t's9 tres., coffee, 27 brls. ; Shepherdess, Cadiz, 66 butts, 127 hhds., and. 72 *-cask wine. Th e deliveries from the warehouses were—Coffee, 32,823 Ibs; sugar, 5,515 chests: tobacco, 62,283 lbs. ; sprits, 4,704 gallons . ; wine, Cape, 1,419 gallons. French, 3,36.1 - gallons; Madeira, 729 gallons, and Marsala, 3,141 gallons, Port 4,155 gallons, Rhenish 542 gal lons, Spanish 13,630 gallons ; 'silk, raw, 1.9571b5. ' and drawn 1,167 lbs. The cieliveries from the East Indi a Docks were— Coffee, 47,290 lbs ; sugar, 13,416 chests ; silk, East India, 9,066 Ibs, and China, raw, 9,528 lbs. ; tea, 216,498 lbs. The deliveries from the. West India warehouses were—Coffee, 19,243 lbs. ; sugar, 14,584 1143. ; and spirits, 4,202 lbs. CHARD CANAL.--We lest week stated that the navigation from Creech to the . oiVird basin was opened on Tuesday se'nnight. Nothing of form' 6it' tipblke ceremony was observed on the occasion ; nevertheless the nevem must be viewed as important, since it will prove extensively bertefittial to the towns- of Chard, Crewkerne, Axminster, Beaminster, Honiton, Colyton, Lyme ' and the circumja cen t v ill ages , by affording them increased fluid' ies of tratEe with Bridgwater, Bristol, Gloucester, Liverpool, and all the ports on that coast. —Sherborne Journal. . The annual distribution of medals, given In the King to the adult pupils of the communal schools of design in Paris, took place on Sunday last, at twelve, in the large school. room of the Halle aux Drals.—Al. Boulay (de la Aleurthe), in the absence of the Prefect of the Seine, took the chair.-- These schools, which are intended solely for the working classes, were founded and directed by Al. and Madame Charles, and are three in number, containing 800 pupils. A great number of persons were present at the distribution, and the proceedings were enlivened by the music of a military band. fhe Chairman and M. Charles addressed the assembly, and the whole passed off with great tiler and effect. th,:.A.Tiz CAUSED BY TIGHT LACING.—Mr. Baker held an inquest on Tuesday'at the Royal Sovereign, Bluegate fields, St. George's-in-the East, on the body of Anne Gray, aged 48. Mary Anne Haley said that the deceased had lived for some time past, apparently in good health, at No. 4, Bluegate-fields. She never complained of illness until a few days a°o, when she said she had a slight pain in her aide. At tiree o'clock on Saturday last witness went to her room, and found her lying on the flyer quite dead. Mr. Garratt, surgeon, said that he had made a post mortem exami nation of the body, and discovered upwards of fifty stones, about the size of peas, and resembling glass, in the gall bladder. The liver was much diseased, and there was a large tumour in the stomach. All those appearances were caused by tight and had occasioned her death. Witness found an indention round her body, and saw the marks of the stays. The Jury returned a verdict of " Natural death." The number of ir.ssengers arriving at and leaving France by the port of Boulogne,.from.the 20th to the 26th May inclusively, was B4d, and by the port of Calais 421. . . - - - r ? • ''. 1 , - •• - - - 4 .. -.a,, - - • :en • ...... • ,. , -V' f - : - 7.. " ':4- 4., ' y am '''' Ail • 1 _1.,......1.:tr ' ~.," - • ' • "..... eiliZo talk _LISITY, 1,014.;uv. A,,,-..Aatilkn, -43,--sonNE • uiN-E . _• • • 1' ' - ~ .... . .. . • LVICEEATUFI4. RECREATIONS OF CHRISTOPHER NORTH, Viel. I. Blackw oo d, London a n d Edi n b urg h. 1842. AVP, have been a' leng time expecting the republica tion of 'Christopher North's admirable series of arti cles in "Black‘vood's , Magazine," and cannot imagine how it is that it has been so' long delayed. However, better late than ever ; here it is, and a capital volume it makes—full of frolic, and -pathos, wit, elo gtient description, : and criticism of the acutest and most enlightened character. The republication is, it seems, to be confined to three volumes. Only three.! why, we were in expectation of three times three, and cannot consent to be put off with a sorry lunch, when we were looking_ forward to an ample dinner.- Are we to have no " sNoctes"—none of those " msetes ceeneque Deum," which, duly as the months came round, used to gi ve s u c h delight to the myriad. readers of Maga ? _These papers alone will make twos volumes ; and then what space remains for those masterly essays on the Elizabethan drama, and more especially on the genius . of Homer, which some ten or twelve years since excited such general admirae Lion ? We must really bargain for at least six Yoe lures, for the genius of Christopher North requires plenty of elbow-room, before its movements can be seen to advantage; it will not do to cut it I down and pack it up in a 'small Compas:,; you might, with • quite as much • propriety and hope of success, attempt to pack up a sideboard' in a fiddle-case. 'We know no living author,, indeed; who will leas bear abridgment than Christopher North. True, he is diffuse, but he is diffuse, like Burke, from the abundance of his' intelleCtind stores; and to curtail -his writings is not eto curtail r mere words, but thoughtsto cripple a fancy whose pe culiar privilege and character it is, like a " chartered libertine," to run riot i n its strength. Shave Sampson, and his power is, gones-eabridge Kit North, and the fiercest and boldest of iniaginatiYe writers becomes the 'tamest of twaddlers. The volume before us opens ap proprin tely ssith " Christopher in his Sporting Jacket" —a production of so versatile an order—now melting us with its pathos, and now splitting our ; sides with its outrageous humour; in one passage- suggesting some striking, original thought, and in another, luxuriating in scenic descriptions' such as combine the fancy of the poet ,with the lustrous colouring of the painter— that it would semi to 1w . the producti on , no t o f one, but of a dozen, aiitulse •Li this - delightful melange the author lets oi e , into some of the secrets of his unbewhiskered. boyhood. He leads us to infer indirectly ,that ,he was by no means a paragon of• "prim propriety —ihat 1 blew himself up with gun t iowd c y; before he had com pleted the first year of hisebreeches-a-that the Latin Grammar wa s n o favourite with thiria further than as it supplied .him with wadding for his gun to shoot cats with—that he was partial' to sticking his schoolmaster to his chair. with pitch, so that when the good man rose, he' left the•seat so f hi s sma l l-clothes behind him—that he was no stranger to the birch and cane, the flavour of which; however; strange to say, never agreed with his constitution—that, instigated by. the Devil, he was more than once guilty of the heinous atrocity of kiasing pretty young (iris be hind the hedge on half holidays _and ;let, On one remarkable occasion, he was' discovered at midnight by his agonized guardians lying par tially eclipsed or obfuscated on the -gravel at the garden gate, looking up at the astonished st ar s, and quite electrified' by the sight of two full-moons ! Such, it seems—or something like it—was Christo pher, the boy ; butincrease of years brought thought, and wisdom, and fancy in their train, and Christopher. the man, became the poet the philosopher.— the moralist—the critic. He is now—alas, that we should have to say so—far, declined into the -vale of years ; eighty winters have shed their snows on his honoured head, or rather left it as bald as a turnip, besides digging wrinkles as deep as cart-ruts under . each eye; and the "old man eloquent" may now, we are informed, be occasionally seen creeping on warm sum mer evenings with his crutch towards Ambrose's, there to indulge in the unsophisticated lnxuraeof a biscuit' and toast-and-water, for he is a decided Teetotaller, and when his infirmities will perMit, takes the chair at more than one Temperance Society in Edinburgh. The article headed." Cottages " abounds, equally with " Christopher in his Sporting Jacket," in touches of fantastic humour, not unmixed with - higher and rarer requisites. How racy are the details of the annoyance occasioned by a dead rat behind the cottage wall, and of the sufferings inflicted on its tenants •by the grubs, moths, slugs, gnats, and caterpill ars th a t harboured in the honeysuckles and jessamines which twined so picturesquelSe 'round the portico, and thrust their officious branches in at the parlour windows. ! Not less grotesque is , the account of Christopher's own adventure with a bee-hive. " Our Newfoundland dog," observes the venerable sage,— . " Once upset a hive in his vagaries, and the whole swarm unjustly attacked - us. The buzz was an absolute roar, and for the first tune in our flies we were under: a cloud. Such buzzing in our hair ! and of what avail were fifty-times washed nankeen breeches against the Polish lancers ? With our trusty crutch we made thousands bite the dust ; but the wounded and dying crawled up our legs, and stung uA cruelly over the lower region:. At last we took to flight, and found shelter in the ice house. But it seemed as if a new hive had been disturbed in that cool grotto.: Again we sallied nut, stripping off garment after garment, till, in purig naturalibu.s. we leaped in at a window, which happened to bethut of the drawing room, where a large party of ladies -and gentle men were waiting the dinner -bell.' We' remember'' this incident perfectly, • for we chanced to be oneOf the party assembled. It was a dinner 'given by the late Dr. Scott, the •Odontist, to Timothy and Mrs. Tickler, General Izzard and his lady, and.several other contributors to Blackwood's Magazine. Just as we were all expecting the sum , mons to the table, in rushed Christopher, nearly in the manner he has described, with not a square inch .of his person uncovered with bees. Two were fight ing furiously for a settlement on the tip of his nose, and at least a dozen more were pegging holes in his upper lip. Shocked. are we to relate, that the "old man eloquent" blasphemed in a way awful to think of; and then rushing from the drawing-room, made straight for the water-butt, in orderio cool himself in its refreshing waters ! But such a state of things as he left behind him ! Tickler was in convulsions, his wife in hysterics. General I zzar d,. w h ose Pleas of etiquette were remarkably strict,' stumped about on his wooden-leg, as if considering the propriety of calling the intruder to account ; and one prim, demure, maiden lady, thin as a thread-paper, and strait as 'a stick of sealing-wax, . and who was of 'a specially devout and decorous turn of mind, was compelled to hide her blushes behind her fan, so that nothing but her eyes were visible, just peering aboYe t•he screen, at the hideous app ar iti on th a t h a d so unex pectedly presented itself! But Christopher is mistaken in one respect. It: was not exactly in a state of primi tive nature, for as he made his leap in at the window, we caught a dint glimpse of a shirt, yellow with age and reiterated ablutions ! But to be serious. The present volume, in; addition 'to its reckless, headlong, jovial humour, contains passages impregnated with 'such sterling, elevated thoughts -such empassioned eloquence, and philosophical criti cism, as we may vainly hope to find in the works of any other writer of the day. Nor must we omit to notice, by way of summing up, the. generoui, en larged spirit that breathes in every page, and the sunniness of temperament that lends a glow to every sentiment. The volume, in short, is full of pleasur able emotions, and warms the heart like a cordial. THE USE AND STUDY OF HISTORY. Machen, Dublin, 18.12 So long as wan continues to sympathise with his fellow-man, w hi c h we a ll d o to a greater extent than we give ourselves credit for, notwithstanding our:con stant complaint of, and avowed contempt for, the pre judices,. the vices, and the selfishness of humanity—so long will the study of history form ohe of our most pleasing, as it is one of our most profitable; pursuits'. A man may certainly push his way thro ug h lif e without it—that is to say, he may become a respect able drudge of a lawyer, or a worthy,cummon-sense Member of Parliament, and adequately fulfil ,atteh the exerci se a plodding . duties as demand, Merely industry and perseverance; but he will never make a distinguished intellectual figure--never.stand out in ' the world's eye as a.. great statesman, or even as a great lawyer, unless he be familiar IVith the pastas well as with the present, and have carefully. hived in his mind the valuable lessons of experience _ in Which history abounds. It, is the past that has shaped and moulded the present, and acts as our beacon, whether for guide or warning; and to be conversant only with the world about ui, ta ki ng no noti ce , or being wholly ignorant of the vast social 'and political . changes of than which is gone by, is to possess at least but an iii- perfect, twilight sort of intelligence. In his present. Lectures on the " Use and Study of History.,' Mr.. s Maccullagh eloquently and earnestly on the insist ad vantages attending this pursuit ; and in reference t o be read and studied, 012:- the spirit in which it should serves—" I shall feel it necessary to repeat more than once an admonition against the desire, of exploring apt lines of parallel, or ca tching at quotable fragments to suit your preconceived opinions. This is not to. use history like men, but to play with it like children this is not to listen mutely and reverently to • its still,. small voice, but to make a 'parrot's .latter with its• in.. cidental tones. Your own good of will t e ll' 'y ou that a calm and teachable frameof 'mind is the only' safe one wherein to . ascend that eminen ce Whence you may beh o ld a ll th e kingdoms of the world and.the glory of them.—aistory is a solem n thi ng. " Mr. " Maccullagh' s p a s s i ng c riticisms on the. Greek, Latin, and Italian historians,showan acute,' thought ful, analytical, and inquisitive mind, '.and. one that observes and decides for itself, insteatl..Of reekOning the opinions of others. We are pleased to find him, in a note, bearing the following testimony to Thirlwall' History of Greece :—" It is a boa Which ought to be in every popular library, - and "from "'ho s e eloquent and faithful narrative, clearer and' better ConceptionS of Greek life may be 'gathered, th4i .irorn any. othl.r .t d 7, Zilpah woriz,;\ ith It.rucp...k am acquaint; Thuiwall Lz, indeed, many degrees the best Gree . historian we have, both as respects his manuer and 'his matter. Mitford is too prejudiced—too narrow in his views--too one-sided in his judgments; he dis cources on the democracies of Greece in the super cilious spirit of an aristocrat; and in pourtraying the character or Minostheres; has been guilty of the mot signal injustice. As. for his style, it is bald, feeble, and perfectly untuneahle ; but, in truth, his work' al .together ha; been most preposterously overrated, and will, we trust, soon 'find. 'its proper level in public estimation. PLIOIITED TROTH. Sanndei.i and'Otley, London, 1842. There is some energy this dramatic tale, but it is tht- fitful energy ofconv'tilsion rather than of sound settled .health. The . characters, too, are all over• charged, antimony Of them are too frequently placed in false positions, from which it is difficult—indeed almost impossible —to eitricate them with . propriety. Throughout the production exaggeration is the author's besetting fault"; but there is one incident, namely, the last interview between. Grimwood and his roguish steward, Wormall, that is wrought : uli with true dramatic skill, and notwithstanding : its undoubted power, iA 'lesSfre from exag g eration than any other scene in the play. ENI7RONS: LO Dory. The Second Parf of this' useful and agreeable Work has just made its appearanee, and details some pleasant, gossipping intbrmation respecting Ri c h mon d, w ith it s far-famed - hill, Holland _House, Petersham, Twicken ham, and the adjacent neighbourhood.. While speAk ing of Richmond, the Author does not, of course, forget to remind us of the:poet Collins, - and bf Kean, who was buried there a few years ago. The mention of Twickenhan recals the recollection of Pope's house and grotto, of which there are one or two excellent engravings. But, indeed, the engravings generally are of a very superior .character; and when com pleted, the work will form a copious and faithful Itinerary of the most remarkable spots in the vici]4ity of the metropolis. FINE ARTS. PORTRAIT OF THE PRINCESS AUGUSTA OF CAMBRIDGE. Graves and Co., London, 1841. Thi3 - is a half-length portrait of her Royal High ness the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, engraved by Wass, from an original painting by Henss, of Mayence, There is a fine expression of mini:led sweetness and dignity in the countenance, and much grace and ease in the attitude. As a work of art, the engraving is good, but not of first-rate excellence. • PORTRAIT OF SIR HUGH GOUGH. Graves' and Co., London, 1842. . The most remarkable circumstance connected - ..tvith this portrait of Geheial ' Sir Hugh Gough, COrn mander-in-Chief of her Majesty's troops in Chirat, is that it is the production of a Chinese artist, Who app f ears to have acquitted himself with great skill. The engraving is by Jackion, and is a mezzotint, and one of the most successful specimens that we have seen for a long time. The General is represented in a military cloak, with a star on his breast, and has a manly, energetic expression of countenance, cha racteristic of a veteran soldier. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the-Hampshire Telegraph.) Powrsmouin,Tsai: 4.—The Pique, 36. Captain Forbes, arrived yesterday, in 25 days from Barbadoes, where she left the Tweed, 20. Rover, 16, and Flamer steam vessel. The Pique had remarkably fine weather during the voyage. The Crocodile troop-ship, Mr. ELson, Commander. sailed on Tuesday for Dublin, to embark part of the 52d Regiment, and a party of Artillery for the West Indies. She has also a quantity of naval stores from this Dock yard for the Dockyard at .11alifax. The beautiful frigate 'Winchester, Captain Charles Eden, carrying the fiag of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Jocelyn Percy, about to proceed to the Cape, sailed out of harbour on Thursday. The Nautilus, 10, Lieut. Paulson, sailed yesterday, to protect the Sussex fisheries. The Java, steam transport, was this day to embark, at Cork, the 20th Regiment for Bermuda. The Dee, steam frigate, has been commissioned at Sheerness, and will be removed to Woolwich to be fitted for sea. The Geyser, steam frigate, is now ready for sea. The Columbia, steamer; is fitting for sea. The Athenian, freight-ship, arrived at Spithead yes terday, to take on board 500 tons or bread for the nese expedition. • • - The Excellent, gunnery ship, was paid off on Thurs day, and re-commissioned by Captain Sir Thomas Hest-- ings ; all the officers were also re-appointed, and the men re-entered. :The Blaek Eagle has been ordered to Ostend, to take on board the King and Queen of the Belgians,. and convey them to this country on their annual visit to her Majesty. • The iron. Rear-Admiral Bouverie struck his flag at sun-set yesterday, havirig.gone on ten days' leave. 'The . Lord Ellenborough, Indiatnan, sailed on Thurs day for the East Indies, full of passengers. The Toronto, New York packet, arrived on Wednes day from the River, and sailed again for New York. The Equestrian,' freighted with provisions for the squadron and troops in 'China, sailed from Spithead on Sunday, and was followed by the Lord Lowther. with similar cargo, on Tuesday. The Volcano steam-vessel, Lieut. Featherstone, sailed on Wednesday to look fur a shoal. The Montreal piteket from New York, arrived here on Tuesday, after a fine passag e of 20 days, and after landing her passengers, proceeded to the River. In Harbour—St. Vineeut, Victory, Excellent, 'Royal George, Satellite, Albatross, Nautilus, Volcano and Echo (steamers), Adventure (naval transport). At Spithead—Winchester, Pique. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 2.—The Rhadamanthus steamer, Mr. T. Laen, Master, arrived on Thursday last from the eastward, and sailed again tin Saturday for New York, with a special messenger, who arrived express from London, charged with despatches for our Minister in the United States,...and so urgent were the orders, that hands were. employed the most part of the night in getting an additional quantity of coals on board the Rha damanthus. Sailed the Adventure transport, with stores for Deptford. Victualling-yard ; and Camel, lighter, with caulkers, to caulk the Superb, 80. b u ildi ng at Pew broke.—The Weazle, 10, Com. W. Edmonstone, arrived on Friday from the Mediterranean, and sailed the 31st for Chatham, to be paid . off ; Cummins, the seaman, who murdered a bay on . board the Cambridge, is on board her, under sentence' of death, but whether that sentence wil be carried into effect, a short time will de termine. Arrived the Spicier, schooner, 10, Lieut. R. E. Fyn, last from Portsmouth, under ordersfor South Ame rica.—The Alban steamer, Mr. J. King, Master, sailed on Saturday. with supernumeraries, to be put on board the Indus, in the Tagus, forconveyance to Malta ;.' also sailed tue Netly tender, with provisions for the 'Spy, at Bristol, and the Lucifer steamer, at Liverpool ;: arrived the Diligence transport, Martin, master, with stores from Pembroke. The Pigeon packet, 4, Lieut. Thomas James, commander, Itaaliaid off on Tuesday.—ln Har hour—Caledonia, San Josef,.Philomel, Diligence trans- j port.—ln the Sound—Malabar, Spider. APPOlNTMENTS.—Lieutenants—Gerard Napier ' to the Madagascar ; H. Courteney, to th e I s i s ; D. P. Du inaresq, to the Winehester ; George Harper, from the Royal Naval College, to be-first of the Talbot. Second Master—Edward H. Garwood, to the Atria. Surgeon—C. R. Kenneer, to the Albatross. Assistant Surgeons—Dr, Hugh Gamble, to the Satel lite ; C. C. Easton, to.the "Etna. Chaplain—A. . Fraser, .to the Aigle. Mate—C. 1). Vansittart,• to the Winchester. Midshipman —A. Chetham and Hon. H. Cochrane, to the St. Vincent. Dyet, 'to the ..Xtna. • Volunteer First Scovell, to the Satellite. Coast Guarcl--:-Lieut. D a S. B. Mapletun, W. Southey, G. W. Wilkinson,..andA..Kennedy, to be- Lieutenants in command o f C oas t Guard. Stations. Removals—Lieuts. Allan - Wall, R.N.; from I)unree Fort to Gunn's island ; J. Robinson, from Pennant to Sand End ; R. J. Woolver, from Shoreham to liomneY; C. Butler, from Coast Guard to the ..tEtna'.. METROPOLITAN DEVNIES OF THE PROTESTANT DISSENTER* OF THE,TiiRLE DENOSIINATIONS.—At a meet. ing of this body, held June Ist, at the King's Head Tavern, in the Poultry, loyal and dutiful addresses to the Queen and' her Illustrious Consort upoi her. Majesty's merciful preservation from the recent traitorous attempt, were unanimously agreed upon. The meeting had been called for the purpose of—consi dering the propriety of petitioning Parliament for the abolition of Church -rates, with reference to the Ecclesiastical Corpora tions Leasing Bill now before the House of Commons ; and aho against certain regulations of the Poor.law Commissioners tegricting the religious rights of Dissenting inmates of work hOuses, and insisting upon the appointment of stipendiary chap. lain 3. Petitions to this effect were subsequently agreed upon. The Jarcrsche Coitrant of Jaya states that two tigers, having seised on an unfortunate inhabitent of Tjikado kan, to the east of Batavia, whilst cutting wood, and killed him before his son and some of his frie n d s cou ld l en d ass i stance, the inhabitants, determined to undertake a grand hunt and re venge his death. Having discovered w here the animals were, they formed a circle, and gradually closed in on their prey. At last, the female made an attempt to clear the living hedge, but was met by a brother of the deceased, named Bapa Kaira, who struck her violently on the head with his knife, and, when the animal turned round, wounded her again behind. When the tigress, becoming more furious, rushed a second time for , ward, he seized her by the ear, and, holding her at arm's length, repeated wound on wound. Three other brothers hav ing come to his assistance, the animal was quickly dispatched and carried in triumph to their cottage. The publicity given to the system of fraud, called cot a - l'Aoseriestine, is beginning to produce good effect. An attempt, in the usual manner, was made in the Rue Mont- ; martre the day before yesterday, up o n a coun t ryman , who. aware of the manceuVres which had been practised, suffered , himself to be led by a couple of rogues into a wine-shop. He ' for a time pretended to accede to their proposals of exchanging ,-his silver for gold, but when they had gone far enough to enable him to give convicting evidence, he suddenly collared the pre tended American, and called for assistance. This fellow was - secured, but his accomplice Made his escape. When brought before the Commissary of Police, he gave a significant shrug f‘f • his shoulders, and complained in doleful accents that the game was up. He was recognised to be an old practitioner, named Charm, who had been no fewer than twenty-three times before in custody on similar charges. ,41. Belgian lade, 71 rears of age, known for her -excessive avarice, although possessor of 25.0 00 fr• a year, has just, been condemned by the Tribunal Correctional of Brussels to two yeas' imprisonment, for ill-treating and nearly starving her neice, a woman of 4:5 sears of age. This conduct, which his continued for some years, has reduced the unfortunate woman to a state of imbecility, ► .~.. ~ " , , „. IPSWICH 3ELECTION. TO THE EDITOR OF —THE SUN. you have given circulation to Mr. Rennie's letter, I am sure you will have pleasure in performing the justice of inserting my reply to that uncalled-for production. .I am, Sir, your - obedient servant, RIG-BY WA SON. 9, Pall Mall East, :May 26, 1482., TO THE EDITOR .OP THE IPSWICH EXPEES44. Ipswich, May 18, 1842. Sir,--I have read, with no little astonishment, a letter from Mr. Rennie, published on Tuesday last, containing statements and opinions which I shall notice separately ; for, in the whole letter, I find only one. opinion in which I can coincide, and that is, where he says, ." he. will prosecute those witnesses whose perjuries and mis-statements misled the Com mittee, if any.of our friends are prosecuted." I have already. taken the necessary steps on this point, and know that our friends' best protection is the infathy of the character of the witnesses. Mr. Rennie's con cluding paragraph runs thus :—"I have now stated, to -the best of . my recollection, all the material facts of the proposition to which Mr. Wagon has alluded in his letter to Mr. Stephens ; and whether the conrse I recommend was right or wrong, 1 deave to the consi deration of the ,constituency." Mr. Rennie may most safely appeal tothe consti tuency, for no doubt the 600 Tories who Voted againt us at the election will declare that he was right in the recoMmendation he gave—for that in fact. was what the Tories wished—that. was their game—it does not follow that, because it was their gime, it might not he prudent to accede to it ; but withoutthe slightest fear of the result, I appeal to the Liberal electors, to Those who voted for us at the late election, to say whether they Mast, approve of the conduct of AIL Rennie or myself upon this occasion ? and I will take cam that in this and subsequent letters the points shall be fairly and . fully stated, so that their opinion may be:formed upon all the facts of the case, and not the meagre outline : which Mr. Rennie has made, and which he most truly calls " a simple narrative. 7 Mr. Rennie says, that he holds the doctrine " that discretion is the,' better part of valour." I hold the Same principle, and the only difference between us is our different application of it ; he considers that " dis cretion" is better shown by embarking in a contest, every evil of which was cl ear ly foreseen, foretold,. and pointed out to him by myself, and then, when the danger came, bolting from the conflict ; whereas, I venture to think, that no contest should be entered into without a full and careful consideration of all the consequences, but that when commenced, in 99 cases out of 100, it is better to fight it out to the end rather than to concede that which was refused previous to the conflict ; and is it to be a proof of .Mr. Rennie's discretion, that he thinks this case ought to be the exception—this case wherein, if a compromise had taken place, Ipiwich would have been classed in the same catalogue with Nottingham, and with Har wich—beginning with an exposure infinitely greater than that which has taken place, and ending by the probable expulsion from the House of Commons, with out the -feather-bed of a. Tory Committee to break the fall ? I cannot help thinking, that when Mr. Rennie was penning his " simple' narrative," it would be better for him to have begun at the beginning instead of the middle, and to have stated all the circumstances as they occurred previous to entering into the con test, and which would have undoubtedly thrown con siderable light on the subsequent proceedings. .But, however, as he has chosen to begin in the middle— viz., with what occurred when I returned from Ips wich—l will follow him in the path he has chosen to pursue, doubtless thinking that it would be more ad vantageous for his purposes, although those purposes may be much more easily implied from his letter, than collected from any explicit declaration. Mr. Rennie has, it appears to me, very unneces sarily paraded the names of Mr. Hill, Mr. Austins and Mr. Summers Harford—and the Lewes election and .the Brighton election—when he saw in my let ter to which he has adverted, a plain and distinct pro position, which he. might be certain was always ready to defend without seeking a shelter under the opinion of any person, or under any case which might or might not he analagons. The statement 1 made is this :---," Yes, it was gravely proposed that I should resign my seat, With a personal charge of bribery hanging over my head; with the unqualified approbation of every man of honour and integrity, I refused to listen to the proposal." When 1 wrote that paragraph —nay, until I read Mr. Rennie's letter, I had not the slightest recollec tion, nor do 1 at this moment remember, or do I believe that Mr. _Rennie ever urged me to resign. On the contrary, I should have said, if asked the: question, that Mr. -Rennie had behaved during the discussion with the most proper and delicate feeling, and that he left the question to be decided snit ought to be by those who had no personal interest or feeling in it. I know not under what circumstances Harford retired from Parliament, or why it was that Mr. Austin counselled him to do so ; I know not. .whether these circumstances had or had not anything' to do with the • recent contest at Brighton,. or why it . was that the .Reformers, who in July last had a majority of some hundreds, were 'beaten at the last election, and in the proportion of two to one. What have theSe' things to 'do with. the plain statement • made' in My letter ? It .Mr. Rennie differed frorn' that Opinion, why did he not openly state his..rea.sons, and then I could have.coni s .. bated them ? -But taappeal to circumstances which are not fully known- r -to refer to opinions, when we are in total ignorance of the facts on which- those opinions were given, does not appear to me a very satisfactory mode 'of arriving at a just conclusion ; and I think it might _have occurred to Mr. Rennie that if Mr. Harford was justified in resigning, be cause he was advised to do so by his counsel, Mr. Austin, I was alsajustified in refusing to entertain the proposition, when advised not to do so by the Unanimous and 'decided opinion of Mr. Hill and Mr. • Phillips; surely he cannot be so ignorant of the feel ings of the bar, .as to put the opinion of these gentle men, for high and honourable conduct, below that of Mr. Austin ; and most assuredly there were passages before that,CatriMittee, and to which I have already publicly alluded, Which should have led Mr. Rennie to retract such an opinion, if, indeed, he had ever forined it: Having. now replied to the interlocutory matter introduced into Mr: Rennie's letter, I will, in my next, follow his statements, paragraph by paragrapfi, and will then cheerfully abide by the opinion, n o t o f. the "constituency;" as Mr. Rennie wishes, but of the Liberal electors, Whether I have not acted with dis cretion and integi . itY on every point •Mr. Rennie has raised. And then I.shall in my turn ask the Liberal electors whether they approve of Mr. Rennies conduct in the House of Commons when he volunteered his statement the evening I endeavoured to defend Lucas ; and also whetho he did right in leaving me to finish the contest at my own expense, when it was entered into under the circumstances I will narrate; and lastly, whether if a compromise was to be entered into, it ought not to have been before the Committee was appointed, and when both parties, having an equal chance of obtaining a Chairman, would be more reasonable in their. demands ; besides the important advantage of being able to take the opinions and con sult. the wishes of the Liberal electors on so impOrtant a step. I Ventured :to think at the ,time that such a course was one iit'::." . 41 , 4106,";, fir., flermie %.11:; differentopinlonibMt . ,/#3, frgl iiOkcicTty tsuch a cour,e would havelnive"lnen4ittendedwith all the advantages which he has enlimmtrd, ma - would' most assuredly have given him more,. right "to. have exonerated himself from all responsibility or charge of lielfit=h ness," than he possihlyeau have in mating an offer of his seat, which he was, told would not be accepted. It may also be worth while to consider whether Mr. :Rennie has exercised - a very sound discretion" in .commencing this diScussion: at any rate I most. Sin cerely thank him for using the word " discretion," which I cannot think has been a very distinguishing trait in Mr. Itennie's conduct as evinced in his con nexion with Ipswich. I am, Sir, your very obedient Servant, RIGBY WA SON. . The following aeeount of an arrest made on Friday in the neighbourhood .Of the Place Vendome is given by the Gazette des Tribu - naux :—" On the 25th April the London correspondent of a large mercantile house at St. Petersbtr i intrusted to a broker, named Thomas Gowrester, the wp;, raut , for a quantity of goods, amounting in valu e to aboP", 2043000 francs, iu French money, for the purpose of Vffecting sales. Gowrester immediately went to a Loudon kanking house, and obtained from it a considerable sum 'in advance upon these warrants, and immediately Once:tided, and came over to Havre with the money. Not 'speaking a word of French, he wandered for a time throwgh Normandy and Britanny, and at length found his way to Paris. In the meantime, three persons belonging to the house he had defrauded were sent off in pursuit of the fugitive, in as many different direc tions. One of them, Mr. C., accompanied by an English police officer, came to Paris, and with the assistance of the Pre fecture, 50011 succeeded in finding and arresting their man, who, although hehad a passport in the name of Harry Tandem, signed by the English Consul, as well as the French authori ties at Brest, having the fear of Botany Bay before his eyes, immediately acknowledged his identity, confessed the robbery. and, entreatin k mercy, voluntarily delivered op 117,0001., all that remained nut of I 70,000 f. he had brought over with hint. Mr. C., upon this, with praiseworthy generosity, returned him 2.500 f., recommending him to go with it to America or India, and there endeavour to obtain an honest livelihood. Mr. C. also left him some jewels, a chronometer, and several other ar ticles of value. which he had purchased since his arrival in France. Gowrester, who since his !light has been declared a bankrupt, has left debts to the amount of 1,000,0001., all of which he lost in the hells of London." 'MILITARY GOSSIP.—The authorities of the liorso Guards are about to Substitute an Austrian cap for that now worn by the Rifles, as being far more convenient and suitable for the peculiar services of that distinguished corps. Our mi.. Mary friends who have grumbled at the horsehair on the new helmets of the Life Guards being white, will be glad to hear that it is to be forthwith dyed black.— Observer. On Saturday, in the Marylehoue Vestry, a resolu tion confirming the last minute of the Vestry, for paying Ox ford-street with wood, was carried by 40 to 11.---malority 29, which entirely terminates the question. ....:~ -- -HIGH LIFE BELOW - S7 A.III A gentleman of fortune, residing in the neighbourhcod at Hampstead, and who for some time past his been sojourning at a distant part of the country, returned unexpecte dl y to hit houseat Hampstead on Thursday evening last, and on arriving at his residence was surprised at perceiving lights issuing from the window 9 of his best apartments, whilst shouts af n'terriment, mixed with the musical aounds of a harp anti nther instro tuents. broke from the interior of the mansion. Mr. -at first conjectured that he must have made a mistake, and that he had in a temporary absence of mind wandered to the residence of a neighbour. But no, to relieve his doubts, Sancho the yard dog came bounding towards himi. He was at home, and feeling curious as to the cause of all this revelry, the house having been left solely to the care of the servants . , he cautiously made his way into the . premises through a back entrance, and succeeded in gaining a balcony extend. ing round the windows of the first floor, whence he could command a view of the interior of the draw ing-room, when, to his surprise, he beheld a scene that completely bewildered him. A numerous !Arty was as sembled, dressed in every rariety of costume, representing a Motley crowd of Jews, gipseys, Turks, sultanas, t ailors, seal.diers, all commingled together in chaotic confusion, and playing off the most practical jokes imaginable on each alter. On perceiving these strange visitors located within his habits, than, the gentleman conceived that some friend or neighbour had " borrowed" his rooms on an emergency for a fancy dress ball ; and ho was on the point of retiring from the spot to make inquiries of the servants, when, 10, could he be. here his eyesight ? bede c k e d i n the costume of a grand Tut k, With a luxuriant display of beard, that might have excited the envy o f a bona fide bashaw, forth stalked front amongst the crowd in the back drawing-rooni no less it personage th an Sam, his under footman, leading daintily by the " blush. ing fingers" Sally and ,Susannah, the liege de enisine and femme de mansion of his establishment, both ladies attired after a fashion that would have puzzled the united conclave of antiquarian dames throughout the entire kingdom to have defined. '1 he appearanee of Sam and his smirking 4.hand,, maids" at once elucidated the mystery. 51r. spr ang through the open window into the room, when a scene ensued that beggars description. The magic word " :Vaster !'''nerer produced greater consternation amongst. a set of urchins en gaged in the revel of a school-room riot, than did that cults. mation from the united voices of Sam, Sally, and Susannah produce on the motley set assembled in the drawing_room aforesaid. Sauce qui pent was the order of the night. A rush was made for the doors: The crowd, in their eagerness to escape, blocked. up the head of the staircase, and the efforts of those in the rear threw the foremost of the group off their legs. The .miss gave .way, and Jews, gipseys, and Turke, sultanas, sailors, soldiers, corn mrdtis atiis, rolled headlong down the stairs, amidst the screams of the women and the frantic struggles of the men. The intruders were bundled out of the house sans eeremonie, to seek their respective do miciles as best they might, and the servants employed in am establishment received notice to quit forthwith.' ... ANA _ . "fur GL v.sc.ow B ItOunrar.7-I.t. is :generally believed that, since his conviction, Smith has made a full con 'feision of the manner in which the money abstracted from the :hank was appropriated. It would be improper, at present, to allude further to the rumours that are afloat on this subject; but it is to be hoped that a clue has been obtained by which at least a portion of the money will be recovered. It seems altogether improbable that Smith could, in so short a time. haee..spentsthe large suns of 10,000 e, and the inference there fore is, that a part of it has been invested lot' some way or other.— Glaspoic Argus. A. porter on one of the quays, a short time ago, says the Presse, found a pocket-boot; containing notes to the amount of 20,000 f. Having aseertained fiat it belonged to a Count, he immediately rendered the whole to him intact, The noble owner rewarded this strong proof of honesty by immediately taking upon himself the education and placing Out in the world the. man's two children, and presenting to the. father t natorial act insuring to him and his'wife an annuity of 750 f. for their lives, and at the same time giving hinione quarter's payment in advance. Th 6 Supreme Court in Paris . decided two days since the'cinestinn, whether the sale of a painting by the artist, Without . any condition or reserve, conveyed to the purchaser the exclusive right of taking and publishing an engraving of it. The question arose out of the picture of the " _Battle of the Pyriiinide," painted by Baron Gros in 1909, by order of the Imperial Government. The Court decided that the entire property er the picture passes with it on sal e , an d t h e consequent right to make and publish engravings from it, unless there be in the contract or bill of sale any express reserve or stipulation to the contrary. - The funeral obsequies of Mme. Albinet, one of the victims of the late railway aecident, who died a few days. age, were performed the day before yesterday, at the church 'of Saint Sulpice. The father-in-law of this lady, who was 'only 23 years of age, was also killed, and her husband, who was with them, was very seriously injured, but his recovery is ex pected. He has. been hitherto kept in ignorance of; the dread. ful loss that he. has sustained. A whole family, of the name of Chevillot. the fa ther, the mother, and the two sons, were brought before the .Court of Assiees &few days ago, for having stolen wine from the depot at Bercy. For some time past it had been perceived that the casks were pierced and wine taken out. Sometimes even the thieves did not take the trouble of stepping the hole, so that the liquor continued to run out until it was all lost. The wine.brukers at last arranged a regular nightly watch, and the accused were caught in the act of taking the wine. The woman was recognised as an old offender, and was sentenced to live years' imprisonment ; the father and one of the eons to two years' confinement ; and the - other, a lad of 16, to two-years' residence in the House of Correction. Ott November Ist, last year. a coal-Ilea% er and his wife were assaulted by men as they were returning home ha the evening. Busse, the Intsband, made a stout defence, its which ,be was joined by two masons, Clianabon and Begot. who cause accidentally up it the time. The assailants upon this . drew knives, and wounded the two mason s s o tet e , a lp. that they both died a new days aftereards. Of the five assess sins, one sally, Gieocchio, an Italian itinerant player upon. the barrel-organ, was taken and rceu;;Hiscd. lie was brought. to trial 'on Saturday, but as there was no proof of his havisig used a knife, he was sentenced to only two years' imprisonment. A ern - I . :leant' of stitutsglere had contrived, with great las saur and ingenuity, to esteblieh a conduit, running from a house on tine outer Boulevard de l'Hopital, Saint Louis, to an other on the inner boulevard, by means of which they conveyed under the city wall, and of course without paying It,e eat auees duty, any quantity of oil wished to be intrtieltr.ed into Paris. flow long this fraud had been carried on is not known, but it has been at last d;acovered, and the whole concern seized and broken up. • I 1 .1 travelling tininan tIII4 /11)1X elation a few 4,11.1., back close to a gitard-hons o in Ile; Rue Notre:Dame-de-r,os , rette. In his melting -pot, whisk was placed on a brisk fire, the .metal was in fusion, and the men took several forks which had been brought to him from a neighbouring house, and plunged them into the boiling metal. A loud explosion instantly ensued, the melting-pot dew into pieces, a fragment of it took of the shako of the sentinel, and the unfortunate filmier' was covered with the burnitig metal. Immediate aid was afforded him, and it is thought that he will get off with a few sears on kis ram The explosion was caused by some moisture which happened to I be on the spoons when plunged into the metal in fesion, :1w run. CALAMITY WITH Loss OF Lire; NT Ax. DOv ca.—The town of Audover, Haut', was throtan into great dismay on Friday morning, by the falling in of ttae splendid new church (a gift of that truly excellent divine. br. Goddard). and the loss o f lif e w hi c h consequently folios / a d. It occurred short time alter live a. ar a just as the men 'Bad set on to work. One poor man lost his life, many received slight contusions. &e., but will do well. It is thought there was a slight settle ment in one of the columns in the centre of the building, which led to the mischief. The entire of th s e north side is destroyed. and likewise the transept. The fine emit end, with the . :stone.. work, has stood firm. It is feared that, on a survey, the larger portion'of the building must be taken down. The loss, it .SA raid, mug fall on the builder, Mr. Dashwood, of Rhytte. CHARTIST. CAMP MEETINGS.—On Sunday last there was another very large meeting held on Enfield Moor. near Blackburn, to consider the next steps to he takers, in order to obtain the People's Charter. Many persons presant are said to have had fire-arms. A person named Marsden, from Bolton. one named' Tattersall, and others, addressed the people in ex tremely violent language. Marsden declared that they all meant to obtain arms, march up to Buckingham Palace, and demand the Charter. If the Queen granted it, well ; but, if not, they would know bow to use their arms; and he hoped every man would get ready by their next meeting. Tattersall was even more violent than the above. On the same day, there was also a camp held near Failsworth ; about 1,500 persons, at. tended. Leech and another min from Manchester, with se veral persons from Oldham, addressed the audience; . but the language was mild compared with that of- the , 1 0 skers near Blackburn ; so me o f th e speakers contended-that they had as good a right t o hOld po li t i cal camp meetings on. u Sunday. as , ether parties bad to hold religious meeting a,— a tioecA ester Guard/au . Wise aer) Witee.----Souse twelveeStuilea front the town ef lilverstou is a small parish church; near to B roug h ton West, nr p er h aps nearer to Woodland, its'ate parish of Kirkby lreletb. Attached to that church aro" churchwarden. Th e l a t ter p ill ar let, a parson, a clerk, a n d a . hi s habitation jately, on a visit to Kirkby', for the purpose • bi pro c u r i ng a quantum sal: of wine for the sacrament to ke administered on the follovrtag Sunday. The Wine mewed, the warden, with one or two friends, enter e d the, pubile.-ilou,e'to moisten their clay, and while there they drank pretty freely—in fact until they were in the predicainent which has become proverbial as the habitat tit Das id's so ,. ty, Th e y t h en sung songs arid told stories till " all was blue,. and finally. they , broached' and drank th e " w i ne. " Our hero, it i s sa id , was even graceless enough to 'boast of the deed hi had done; and to exclaien, " Oh, %would make na dif ference, fur their wouldbe nabody but his wife and parson and clack to tak' sacrament ; sea he would just tak' em a sup of whey instead of s:tronger liquor." The fact needs no =meat -kentitri Myreue d . We hear that it i s i nte nd ed to alter altogether the uniform of the deputysliratenants of counties. Any person at. tending her Majeety's !tercel; must have beets struck with the very unsoldier-like gait of a vast proportion of those gentle. men who presented theruselees in military uniform. 'l'o pre vent further continuance of the mistake so often made, not only here but at foreign Courts, as to the identity of those geoe tlemen with the officers of the British anuy, anew non-military uniform is to be worn by them. 'nil u u itorm is to consist of a blue .coat, the collar and cuffs of which are to be braided with silver late. out to be without epaulettes.— Observer. Fit;'lTS or SIR IL PEEL ' S MEASURES AR' V; .- IGAN. ssssome of the ' manufacturers who reduced the wages of their weavers 15 Err cent. about six weeks ago, have again given tiotiee of a similar reduction, whilst others have been preparing to follow the *temple by stinting their weavers of stork for the last fortnight. •• There are also reports is circulation that, the mill-qwnerS will shortly act upon the same priociple, or Star their Mills altogether, until they have better prospects. It to riots evident that the manufacturers are determined to Fare th e remnant rat their property, by reducing the wages of lab our , ,^ Kendal 3.ltrelirll. FIRE AT THE EAGLE TAVERN, (.71TY•ttoktb . __y ei. Cite terday morning, about half-past three,e'elock, a . tire was de.. • F covered to. be raging at the Ea gle Tavern , . , ... eoa d , well known as the Grecian Saloon. ortunately, b the speedy arrival of the engines, and the active exertions rdv the firemen, the firework-roomfirework-roome building le i cv i i i i i fi a n ted. ed to it that p u o se r i t t iot as i o a f w h i c h entirely burnt out. The damag e d one amounts to i flames The: were re o g about 150 a Mr. Rouse, the spirited proprietor, is insured iu the Licensed Victualler& Office. -- 1 7 1n; -- coachrnen end guards travelling along the coast of Doryet and Devon, assert that the heat for the last two or three nights has been moil oppressive, which is very tums„.l in that part of the country. The crops look very /as. perdu,, on account of t h e soaking rain and heavy di „rs the ground has e xper i enced tor the last month. - Nluch monk rain has fallen in Dorset and Devon than iu this neigh bourboswit of London. A fire I)l.o4')Utla=t week, in the hamlet ot:Terre— Rouge, near Briancon, at eleven in the morning, whilst a ll tits inhabit an t s were absent in the mountains. Notwitlastauding aid was brought from Briancon, thirty-three habitations, vrbia composed the entire hamlet, were destroyed. '1 he Constituent Assembly of Geneva has adopted. says the. Federal of that city, the new project of Constitution. and in a few days it willbe submitted to the people of therantoss for their approbation. The Grand Council of Argnu hi Switzerland, in the session which has just closed, rejected a proposition for the sale of the property of the convents by a majority of 190 to 50.