The Sun. — London, England, 1842-01-06 00:00:00

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N a . 1 . --An Abstract o f t h e Net Produce o f the Revenue of Great Britain in the Years and Quarters ended sth of January, 1841, and sth of January, 184?, sheaving the Increase Decrer • on each head thereof. or Decrease on eacn neau sues cus. 11(.11, , YEAR QUARTERS ENDED YEAR 4. -ti 1).11', i QUARTERS ENDED ..-...., ended ,---....--.,, Year ended Jan. 5. Quarter ended Jan. t. N .., ended , ft, ',71, P April 5, July 5, Oct. 10, Jan. 5, Jan. 5, April 5, July 5, 1 Oct. 10, , Jan. 5; ' Jan 5, 1810 1849 1840 1811 1841 1841 184 e 1811 1842 1942 Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. (u rn _,',6, , , ----- - - --- -- ~ um- onsolidated Duties 99 g v a l e i pt1 ,1 ty applicable to Consolidated 3,499,329 3,985,998 4,562,048 3,644,292 3,527,826 3,767,034 4,256,823 3,689,266 - - _ Sugar Duty applicable to Supplies 340,135 1,131,936 - - - - 909,678 - - - - - - - 733,159 - 1,100,829 736,614 - 990,6E2 171,8;4 1,490,389 1,106,008 - - - - - b . Total Customs - --- ---- -- - iix a c tn uee , 4,572,653 :-,137,924 5,662;77 4,180,006 1. 1 ,754,310 4,518,509 4,818,596 5,737,217 4,795,274 19,809,°85 145,245 414,363 - 1, , 629,986 2,711,931 :4,916,249 4,0163 .. 6 1 ~ 574,562 1,883,470 2,793,31 4 4,16 f ;166 3, - 39,240 12,580,414 6,356 277,096 11 ' b Taxes - 'est Oth Cr - er iiimvn.Lands - 121,239 - 1L.0,000 10 • ;,000 113,000 18,008 441,031 93,000 119,000 116,000 127,000 45 ,000 14,000 29,000 - scella news .. 44.000 42,500 4i,v00 4 0 ,000 167,500 3.200 30,000 50,500 4 0 , ,, 0 162,000 5,500 9,00,1 3',180 4,117 24,382 12,437 78,116 49,1..6 18;233 15,325 15,052 97,738 19,62 2,615 - Total Ord -- ___ - Ordinary Revenue-. ..... 8,537,045 11,373,961 11,955,7_2 11,131,1.6 4 ',697,it 4 9,478,053 11,522,650 12. 1 22,772 12,254,113 44, 87,588 721,690 31,936 800,093 277,096 fin., „ .}: eat and other Moneys me Payments of Advances 31,913 227.880 84999 3?,546 44%1114 32 151 19',085 97,805 26,187 354,128 ...... 9 1 , 9 10 6,359 Total Income 110,7: 6 195,993 172,499 123,948 603,1 ( .8 88,9116 143,510 122,374 145,859 510,769 ..... 92,121 21,911 - ---- - - - --- 11Le,AM_ount Applied to the Consoli. 8,679,714 11,867,836 12,111,730 !"2,0e7,620 I 44,7;6,4 0 I 8,609,200 11,964,175 12,352,951 12,426,169 45,252,495 721,690 215,595 62 4 ,004 . 28 ,455 -------. "' l ea Fund Deduct De Deduct Dnioittfltuotll:-...acpa'dvances 215,595 233,455 • apart of the " Ways and Means 279,852 11 1 ,050 70,100 30,004 410,900 :82,650 162,550 60,000 20,000 351,600 --- e Year 916,825 4,958,256 3,359,051 3,120,597 12,054,729 936,249 4,917,733 1,816,041 1,618,611 11,2138,633 Increase on Increase or. Lotl._._ 8,679,714 1 1,867,836 112 , 111 , 230 12,087,& 0 1 44 , 746 , 490 I 8,609,200 111,864,175 1 12,352P51 I 12,426,169 45,252,495 506,193 3M,544 1 No. ll.—lncome and Charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the sth January, 1841, and the sth January, 1842. Quarter, ended Jan. 5. I Quarterkended Jan. 5. INCOME. Customs. —Consolidated Duties I' .. NI p ...........--- - ---.......... 1811 1812 CHARGE. 1811 1812 . Sugar applicable the . --. to 3,t,41,292 3,(89 266 Permanent Debt. 8,177,231 8,242,70.1 Terminable Annuities t 79,4(.0 L 69.955 Consolidated Fund lnterest on Exchequer Bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund 11,910 16.166 Sinking Fund — _ Total Customs 97,022 97,332 Excise . . 3,644,292 3,13,t 1 ,260 The Civil List • Other charges on the Consolidated Fund 40 •,339 489,800 Sta mp ._ ............... . ...................... 4 037 MI6 3 763 046 For Advances, and to pay off Exchequer Bills issued for Advances Taxes ..................... ' ~ . ' ' ......................... 1.590. 46 1,418,517 c PO O O o it y ce •••• ............................... . .......... . 1;86,7'71 1,910,010 .. Total Charge P,437,14.1 P,',3 4 ,038 1•27,w) The Surplus 1,1134,371 1,857,929 tirliNereen . 1 : t 4l ;e and °' " .0 t . .............. ........ 1 .: ....... C.:::: : :: : :::::::::::::::::::::": 47021:077 4 ,, ,1.011 15,052 11,372,336 11,3J3,937 " 94 3 7 nent of ............... 32'516 26,187 Advance,.................. 123 , 818 145,859 1 IThe Amount of Exchequer Bills issued to meet the charge - on the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1811, T( t ' o e b:' h birought to this Account tett to 11,372,330 11,343,9.7 1 and paid off out of the growing produce of that Fund for the Quarter ended .lan. 5, 1542 . ...... 4,84 1 ,151 Bills.. 4 2 31) The Amount issued in the Quarter ended Jan. 5, 181,2, in part of the sums granted by Parliament out of the Consoli PhY off Deficiency dated Fund for Supply Services ./1114,11 The Surplus of the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended Jan. 5,184 a ......................... 50,0(0 The probable amount of Exchequer Bills required to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended --------....—__ 11,372,336 11,3 , ) , ,( 37 I Jan. 5, 1812 6/06,833 •.••—• U SICAL LICENSES VERSUS MID DLESEX JUSTICES. But let us go on!--At the Royal Standard they found about 1,000 persons ; and at the Eagle Tavern, nearly' 5,000, and no less than 37 waiters " busily employed during the evening." Such was the result of the arduous labours of these pious functionaries, and such was the creditable work upon which they were set by their spiritual employers. The next paragraph is of apiece with all the rest. It makes a sweeping charge against these establishments, describing them as " Schools of evil and nurseries for our prisons, our hulks, and our penal colonies ;" and it refers to the " testimonies of many youths now under sentence of transportation, and otherwise • committed to our metropolitan prisons," in confirmation of their state ment of the evils arising from such places of resort. We confess we should like to see these " testimonies," if any such exist, and to ascertain whether they were given voluntarily, or whether they were artfully extracted by questions so framed as to lead to the answers desired. None, however, but the great est simpletons could be befooled by the nonsense which this Memorial contains. There was, .of course,.no such thing ever heard of as juvenile crime and delin quency before the White Conduit House, the Eagle, &c., hecame places of musical entertainment 1 There were no profligate, wicked, or unnatural parents, who aban doned their offspring to chance, presented to them ex amples of the most wicked depravity, who reared them in practices by which they could scarcely fail of being trained for " our prisons, our hulks, and our penal colo nies I" The best answer to this rhodomontade is, that the Memorial itself does not state that the Red Lion square Missionary spies witnessed any indecent or im proper conduct at the houses they visited on their me morable Sunday evening expedition. If they had seen anything reprehensible in this respect, it would have as suredly been deemed too good to be omitted. The worst it speaks of is the appearance of some women of " loose" character. her head significantly, and turning her weather-wise eye upon the bide unclouded sky, dryly remarked, that she had seen mornings of fairer promise close in a stormy _ -. promoteother countries it i s t h e po li cy o f G overnments to "courage and the harmless am useme nts of the t Pe e 7 it . In England, the Magistrates, who are the crea -Belv f ,4 the Government, are perp e t ua lly ma ki ng them es busy to contract th e sp h ere o f t h e peop l e ' s inno cent reereatiens. Of the wi s d om or f o ll y o f t h ese t wo en lra - es there can hardly be a difference of opinion in the ITminds of an . y two rational beings. To suppress or abridge pular enjoyments, is not simply impolitic, it is mis e__e levous. Such proceedings inevitably tend to * sou o r on's minds, to beget moroseness of feeling, and t ender them dissatisfied mortals. To deny the people the Privilege o f indulging in any kind of relaxation most .e-eeable to their taste or fancy, provided it be not in itself vicious or immoral, is the next thing to debarring them fr om breathin g t h e a i r or rece i v i ng t h e li g h t o f tleaven. After rfien have been toilin si days out of cr en, to earn a subsis tence for themselv g es x and families, Y the " sweat of the brow," it is too much to say, that o :, n e t r h ib e b s e ez e n s t b h iti th ed f' a l i s , melanchol ey shall be e x cluded from all pleasure — and confined" to their own dull, per y , abodes. Or are the to be coerced into th e frowsy atmosphere of a crowded chapel, or into th e `London of a church ? Yes. This is what City Mission," and they Saints" of Exeter wieielli are strai n i ng every nerve to accomplish. The no torious J ohn Scott, the immense defaulter of Clerken lut, was one of the most active and officious of this ra-s anctimonious set. E x no disce omnes. These .etn lino arks . are sufficiently trite ; but th e y are p er ti nen t t o tour present purpose ; and they cannot be too repeatedly anluiered into the skulls of the dull heads among the suiddlesex County Justices. , To come to the m ore i mme di a t e su bj ect o f t hi s art i cle. 4 t will be remembered that, in the month of October last, Vithe usual period of grant i ng mus i ca l li cences, when ap eation for the renewal of those for the White Conduit 401 Ise, the Eagle Tavern, the Royal Standard, and other PlaCei of a similar kind, was made, some demur took- P l ace.aa to compliance therewith, and the Magistrates Ultimately gave way, with a proviso that there shouldhe , a special indor se m ent on t h e b ac k o f each license. '• "A With the exception of one or two brief and casual n, - s tiee- ' this subject has hith e rt o esca p e d t h e observatt., of the Press. It is one, however, th at we ll merits a few 1 further observations, The conduct of cer t ain parties concerned in the business would form a little his tory not unworthy to be read. Nor let it 'be l i _raagined that it is merely the interest of a few tavern e g eePers, or proprietors of pnblic gardens and saloons, at stake. What the saints, " " par excellence, are that is . s trenuously and constantly aiming . at, is to destroy the l ast vesti ge o f t h e o ld f ree, hearty, Jovial, manly English f c haracte r , an d to su b st i tute a spec i es of gloomy, howl i ng anaticis m i nstead. They wish to put down every species °I what they denominate profane amusements, and to conv ert the w h o l e country into one vast conventicle of r 13% bigot ry , superstition, and hypocrisy. But it will 4, 4 de. It i s an un d ertak i ng beyond the power of all e Cantwells and Mawworms in the world to achieve. 131 To return :—We have already alluded to the indorse ,,ell:t on the back of each license. It runs in the fol ee-vLng words:—" The Court, on the day when this li ieep—e4r granted, expressed a strong opinion of the oth er ' s , t Y of keeping open on Sundays the saloon, and and th eerts of the premises used for public amusements, house 4 t such practices should be discontinued, and the is() used on Sundays only as a common tavern. The Court are not to he considered, by this memorandum, as daypronounced any opinion as to the lawfulness of the :7aPyre,sentation of theatrical representations upon week till- leisns public-houses possessing musical licenses, and This as. having given such exhibitions their sanction.* befor e question does not on the present occasion, come oefor e the Court." ' so sow, the first question that must strike the most cue y reader of the above is, how did it happen that those • evil,kiddlesexorJewshtiiceehs became so suddenly sensitive as to the only : 41 the ee they outh complained for the first time places then b than before tlei come u o r f October last ? Had these titan made, a more obnoxious character at time ? There is no such allegsr no such pretence set up Yet these musi c. al licenses had been preeiously- . granted for year:' ill succession. for the same places, by bench of Justices, witho any _similar or t o h t e h a e r r sa t i:n . : erorsernent, and with only e Zaveat of one . i l . cetchetty metnbers of the Court, such as Mr. WWll somtii_i_thWe n 1 , 1 , so unexpectedly enlightened the, adtrittehtleendi optics of these Middlesex sages and Mission of , the law ? The Saints of the " London City natal n'' that these must answer this interrogatory ; and fortu-, they have done tites s e o to our hands. Be it known, ,dresse: se 'pattern-of-religion men, ad memorial in writing (not in print—that would ~,uraive.beean dangerous) to each of the Middlesex Justices, Pray " That they would grant no license by which u tieord's. day would be legally desecrated, and the cor erfP lon o'f' of both sexes advanced, to the injury ci t snei etY• The document is dated from the " London ) Missi o n - office, Oct. 14, 1841." We have already harkedre i' was sent in writing, no doubt from a fear that, ad appeared in print, it would have prematurely ea Ploded. ~.,.I . t es' worth while to observe the artful manner in ~, , ,iich this privately circulated manifesto is couched. -I .,Pe yery first paragraph contains the following words, I t , " That anaong the obstacles to the progress of social happiness and of good order in society your Me rdlhcrialists have especially to complain of the existence rapid increase of Sunday and o th er l arge taverns, ceased for concerts, under the 25th of George 11. The PrOprietors of several of them, under the name of ' Con - e e l IV have playa performed ; th e y h ave l arge t h eatres, 4,_ tr ge companies of actors, and all the p arap h erna li a o f Sue licensed theatres -, with this disadvantage, that 'spirits and water, and other liquors, and cigars, are ~Served t o the'eempanY during the whole time of the per - fertnauceS," z Setting aside the quality . of the grammar, the tenour ~of th e f orego i n g passage is to leave no other inference than that " plays" were performed at the places in ques- Aon 'on Sundays. If this be not the obvious construe • lio n to be put On the words we have cited, what other 1' will they bear ? Otherwise, why allude to perform at at all ? The ground of complaint is the dese s-eration of the Lord's Day—and that alone. The words ;.fintrlced in Italics are so underlined in the manuscript - ' 3 ,evs lying before' uss It speaks of Sunday Taverns licensed for concerts, in a way that Will admit, if we sPeak literallysof only one i n t er p re t at i on , an d as if t h ose taVerns were' licensed for concerts to take place °.; that day ! There is no reference to week "aYs. The passage, therefore, to which we are adverting was, beyond all doubt, so framed, with a pre . meditated design to mislead • or, we must adopt the ' 2ther alternative, that the dommittee of the " London be, Mission" are more illiterate than we take them to "e- But we beg to ask, where is the difference between t_adny and other taverns ? Are they not all open on "dY ? Or are some open and some shut ? llut what Dogberries the Middlesex Justices must h ave o been, not to see through the flimsy veil thrown titer the real purpose of this precious Memorial I That ~.c7 shouldhave been hoodwinked by it ! The purpose ,sw..as nothiag more nor less than to make them the cat's 'rs of the " London City Mission," and its cat's-paws ,`eY became. Talk of desecrating the Sabbath by iintierrieal performances I Wh y , i t wou ld be difficult to wc)n,fidftY decent laersons in th e w h o l e metropolis who knui. .anction by Pipit presence any spectacle of the Mors Nay it is q uest i ona b le whether any half dozen ilrtt,fress Nay' be mustered, even from the refuse of the a e mon, so f ar to d e b ase themselves by performing on e.:.llndaY, supposing they might do so with impunity. tee ; a reverence for the Sabbath is too deeply rooted in 814 breast s of all classes in England (except perhaps, rio e , ' 9 .her) to be easily eradicated. We think ' we have tie t , ie lvn a tolerably sufficient proof of a gross decep elittee ving been practised upon the Court by the Cora- The ` of the " London Ci ty M i ssion. " stet, same unique document, the Memorial, goes on to ing, s e ti utt t--" Your Memorialists sent on Sunday even- Suue, s g. I, ten of their missionaries to visit five of these kn Jtas•" wing ° .._ . What ! had they no other means of own Blai s we illat w . as going forward but by sending their • i ltat, the se onaries" to these dens of pollution? After til s• Th e die"missionary" should stink in the nos eipeoeser,in_„naorial omits to add, whether they escaped 01 s th ey di r l;len, what uantitf or" spirits and water" ea t , res eeBl ;"' what „cigars"g they smoked, or what other s" Zs ' t S' We anrerilef't) chrueYell77 islutmheedaarkA.s to all these mat '-'''. es. 41 3', if these _:-4,,,Qz__ upouthpelaraees are producing the demor4liza s""74 tleedim have be en yd ES 'Verify the feet —a-emtciaohnrnst. of spies and in : - eve. The sisters laughed, for they made it a point to laugh at everything Experience advised. "We had lovely weather yesterday," said the Past, " not a drop of rain fell the entire day." " And I am positive," said the Future, " that this day will prove as fine." " And see," added the Present, "there is not a breath to shake the white blossoms from the orange-trees ; the wild bees' hum has become languid with delight ; and see, there go a troop of Joys, wreathed with flowers, and dancit% to the merry notes of the cithara ; let us join iem.' ; ' " No," interrupted the Past, "let us rather take a boat and sail down the smooth stream of Retrospection —the waters are bright and 'clear, and on the banks of that sweet river grow flowers of richer hue and perfume than arty of the Elysian fields ever yielded ; we will weave them into garlands, and— " Nonsense 1" exelamed the Future ; " I hate viewing a place a second. time ; let us pay a visit to Happiness, her temple lies only a little way on the other side of yon- der hie " Agreed," said the Present ; " though I own I would rather hunt for slumbering zephyrs amongst the half-closed leaves of the asphodel on a sunny blink in the garden." The Past, perceiving she could gain no one to coin cide with her proposal, also acquiesced. The =deeps would have started instantly had' not Experience de tained them, and insisted, much againit their inclina tion, on their takinc , three faithful servants to accom pany them. The Past was consigned to the care of Me mory, an ancient thoughtful sort of fellow, of a most gro tesque appearance, owing to his head being twisted nearly round on his shoulders. The Present had En joyment for her conductor, a pleasant cheerful compa nion, but unfortunately a little too much addicted to making copious libations to Bacchus. The Future had for her guide, Hope, a young and inexperienced travel ler, but who, from her buoyant spirits and fanciful tales, made the road seem shorter than any of her fellow servants. But we must hasten to a conclusion. It is only right to add, that although the Memorial, as we have already stated, was, in the first instance, sent privately to each individual Magistrate, it was on the licensin g day read in open Court.. What, however, was this out sheer mockery? A mere formal pretext for a predetermined wrong? The document had already done its work. Its poison had been insidiously instilled into the minds of those for whom it had been especially concocted. What ralowed was meant as a blind to the public. As the last act of the farce, and this is the most cha racteristic bit of all, the Red Lion-square Mission had ac tually the unblushing audacity to thank God, in a public advertisement, inserted in the Times newspaper, of Oc tober 29, for the Suppression of Sunday Taverns r The impiety of this act is enough to shock any real . Chris tian. That the reader - may not think we are imposing on him, we quote the very words:—" The Committee of the London City Mission devoutly thank God for this great blessing,' &c., than which nothing to our minds can be more revolting. The introduction of the name of the Deity on such an occasion is not only an insult to common sense, but an outrage on all proper feeling. The passage would have been more pertinent and less impious, if the phrase, " Middlesex Magistrates, - had been sub stituted for tfie name of the Almighty. The Committee, in the fulness of their exultation, fur ther announce that the gates of the Eagle Tavern, the Royal Standard, and all similar pleasure-grounds, within the jurisdiction of the Middlesex Magistrates, had been on the previous evening closed, thereby, doubtless, in tending to deter people from visiting them in future. But, with one exception, White Contluit House, we believe they are all open on Sunday evenings, as before the Magisterial resolution. The proprietors of the White Conduit House have bowed to the opinion of the Justices, by keeping the Theatrical Saloon shut on those evenings ; but it is tale to say that the Pleasure-grounds are closed. 'With regard to the latter, no difference what ever has been made. But to the proprietors of these places generally, we presume it is wholly a matter of indifference whether they serve their customers with tea and coffee, or spirits and water and cigars. Let them, however, insist upon their indubitable rights to use every part of the premises they occupy, and some of which have been reared at an enormous outlay of capi tal, in any way they please, not contrary to law, as well on Sunday as every other evening in the week. Talk of vested rights ! What is this arbitrary inter ference of a set of Justices but an infraction of vested rights ? And what shall we say of the conduct of the Court in permitting itself to be ear-wigged and biassed in private, on matters which it ought to have en tertained only in its public capacity ? If it had per formed its duty, it would at once have denounced the Red Lion-square memorial as an, audacious attempt to corrupt the springs of justice ; instead of which, it has exposed itself to very injurious imputations. Believing, however. that there are many gentlemen among the Middlesex Magistracy inclined to discountenance fanati cal zeal and stupid bigotry, it would be well if some such would take the earliest opportunity of moving the Court to retrace its steps, and to rescind the resolution passed iu October last ; or, if this should be thought too dero gatory to its dignity, the next best thing it can do will be to take no further notice of the matter, and to renew the licenses as usual, at the proper time, without any future restriction. Musical licenses were formerly granted only to such places as Vauxhall, Ranelagh, Astley's, the Royal Circus (now the Surrey Theatre), Sadler's Wells, and a few others. The extension of these licenses to taverns and public-houses is the work of the Magistrates themselves. In fact, there was no other authority. If, therefore, any evil has arisen from their practice, as alb) , are the authors of it, so they ought to be alone responsible for the consequences. But, to use the late Lord Castlereagh's expression, they are now ‘. turning their backs upon themselves." Unfortunately, however, let them turn which way they will, they are always ready to show their teeth. It was arranged that the Past and Memory should lead the way, but they had hardly commenced their journey, when the latter, recollecting that he had not brought his staff along with him, returned to fetch it. Mean- time the Future, impatient of delay, and urged by Hope, set off in high glee at the anticipation of outstripping the others, and being first at the temple of Happiness. The Present, who did not wish to lose sight of the Fu- ture altogether, nor yet daily too long with the Past, sauntered along quietly, plucking a flower here, or cap- ,uring a butler:ly at one moment chatting and laughing with a troop of Fauns, or joining in their rustic. dances, beneath the spreading branches of a lofty oak ;. or again loitering beside some gushing fountain, and re galing herself with the purple clusters that hung in wild profusion from the interlacing tendrils. At length the Past and her companion Memory, who had overtaken her, set forth; their pace was firm and equal, and as they proceeded they looked not upon the pleasant scenes before and around them, but with averted eyes gazed through the vista of Years into the vale of Time, which they had quitted ; every spot they had passed by seemed clad in brightness and verdure ; they spoke but of the delights of yesterday, and the songs of Memory, for the old man had a sweet and plaintive voice, always turned upon his early joys and sorrows. The Future—for it is now time to trace her course— still continued to progress gaily. Unlike the Present, ' she disdained to cast a look upon the blessings that lay scattered in her way. Nature in vain showered the fairest fruits and flowers in her path ; Music breathed her most touching melodies ; Mirth framed his gayest measure. Both were alike unheeded ; for Hope, in her ;trial robe and floating locks, danced on before her, ever pointing to some distant object glittering in the sun's golden rays—some vine-clad hill or sparkling stream ; and the giddy Future, urged by her ardent guide, pressed on to gain the halcyon.spot, overlooking in her eagerness the rocks and brambles on the road, which too fre quently bruised and lacerated her tender feet. They had not, however, journeyed far in this manner, before they reached a small olive grove by the way-side, in which a fane of the purest white marble had been erected. On its altar burned a clear flame, fed with rich gums and spices by a vast number of doves, whose fluttering pinions fanned the fire they supplied. Sleeping at the foot of the altar lay a winged boy, his ambrosial locks curled round a cheek as soft and roseate as a ripe peach. Hope was the first to perceive him. "It is Love !” she cried. "Ah ! could we but capture the sweet boy, what happiness !—what delight !" The eyes of Future sparkled at the idea. " Dear Hope 1" she exclaimed, " what a delightful thought. I would cherish him more tenderly than my favourite lamb ; he should sleep in my bosom ; and I would feed him and kiss him." Softly," whispered Hope. " I shall certainly catch him while he sleeps." But Hope was deceived ; the urchin, who had heard every word she uttered, suffered her almost to lay her hands upon his downy pinions, when, starting from his pretended slumber, he ran away, laughing at his disappointed admirers. Neither of the damsels were, however, vasilydispirited. "We shall! have him yet , " said the Future, and off they both started in pursuit of the fugitive. J Through brakes and thickets they rushed with heedless speed now bounding across the open glade like rival Atalantas —now threading, like Theseus, a labyrinth of tangled underwood, as they caught distant glances of the flying boy, who, " Bright with his owa immortal smile," laughed at the hopeless chase, now suffering them to gain upon his path, in order to maks their disappointment at at his loss the greater. Such is the character of Love— happy only eo i t, n ,tp,,irea b tehi a Tti ffl ut.eirl i ze n , g illfeeo t rr h , the pursuitfitirleceicsiHappiness cpgnhpdi iai nrs o eeeo f xs,ahs t d l t i i o :uae s sbn e tgteidi N td v d, r, h dea o tyshlua s ge e msi t: rel l ,l t ustt l hi m. . 1.1 1 o e a r ud ‘ m r V n i l e n z a js e: t d i t e ; h l t sat dOwn at the root of an old tree, her mind filled with gloomy anticipations ; for Hope had wandered from her, deep into the forest, in expectation of finding a wood nymph named Content, with whom she trusted to rest for a short time. Meanwhile, the Present, encouraged by enjoyment, continued sporting merrily onwards, seldom, indeed, troubling herself about the fate of her runaway sister, the Future, or bestowing a thought upon the Past, both of whom she looked upon as romantic visions ; at length she reached the Grove of Love. The boy, weary of his chase, was seated beside his altar ; he beckoned the travellers to approach, and they entered the fane. En joyment offered him a fresh honey-comb, and the Pre sent stooped to kiss his glowing lips. At first, the ur chin seemed fearful of approaching the strangers ; but, gradually becoming more bold, he crept into the arms of the Present, and nestled his cheek upon her soft bosom. Enjoyment, delighted with the scene, flunc , showers of rose-leaves over them ; he pressed from the rich grape its ruddy juice, and they quaffed deeply the maddening draught ; the maxims of Experience were forgotten in the delirium of the hour. Love crowned the Present with flowery garlands, and Enjoyment re velled in delight. But pleasure the most exquisite soon palls. Enjoy ment soon sank listlessly upon a bank of flowers ; the fervid breath of Love had prematurely withered the gar land on the brow of Pleasure ; his wings became clogged with honey-drops, and his snowy garments empurpled with the blood of the vine. The day closed drearily. The voice of the fierce wind was heard howling in the deep valley, and the wings of the storm crushed the dark pines upon the mountain's head. Sadly, and with anxious solicitude, Experience sat upon the threshold, watching for the return of the three wanderers ; at length a figure bent with grief approached. It was the Future ; but how changed ! her blue eyes were suffused with tears—her step had lost its buoyancy. Hope was no longer her companion she had deserted her, and a Woe-worn melancholy being, named Despair, supplied her place. The deluded girl wept long and bitterly as she sank into the arms of Expe rience, and in those tears was the agonizing confession that she had spent A weary day of hopes and fears. Began in folly—closed in tears. Following closely on her sister's steps, came the Present. She, like the Future, had drank the cup of disappoint ment to the lees ; the pollutions of Pleasure had dimmed the fire of her eye, and paled the rich carnation of her check. Enjoyment bad deserted her, and a-gaunt being, &Med Remorse, who was ever by her side, reminded her of her ruined wasted feelings. Last of .411 caw Post, Kith Mowry Silj_suppsiOng LITERATURE. THE FREEMASON' S QUARTERLY REVIE TV. A portrait of Dr. Crucifix, with a design of a beau tiful testimonial to a brother who deserve so well of the Masonic fraternity, constitute the fitting em bellishments of this Number of the "Freemason's Quarterly Review." The articles are so exclu sively devoted to subjects interesting to, and only to be fully understood by, the craft, that being of the uninitiated, we can only speak of them in very general terms. The most interest ing is from the prolific pen of the Rev. Dr. Oliver, who is a constant contributor to the pages of this periodical. As allegories are now some what rare, we quote the following entire. It is entitled " Time and his Children :" Few who have paced the gorgeous halls of the Vatican can fail to remember a lovely basso-relievo, from the matchless chisel of Praxiteles, representing Time and his three daughters; the Past, the Present, and the Fu ture. What expression has the cunning Greek given to the first ! what a tale of broken hopes and faded dreams ! while the joyousness of her sisters, so varied in its cha racter, yet so intense in its development, speaks of love unsated, or pleasure yet to come. From the friendship of the Prefect of the palace, the present Cardinal Fieschi, I had free permission to roam at will through its thou sand halls and chambers, an indulgence I seldom failed to avail myself of - on those days when they were left to the guardianship of their own awful solitude. It was on one of these visits that Metzofauti, the learned librarian of the Pope, who had noticed my admiration of the caps dopra in question, placed in my hand a manuscript, writ ten in choice Italian, the production of one of his prede cessors. As it relates to this well-known group, I have translated it for the benefit of the readers of the Quarterly. In the olden days of the earth, when the gods loved to descend from Mount Olympus to wander among the sons of men, when every fountain boasted its nymph, and every grove its dryad, there were born unto Time , by one of the Hours, three daughters, fair as the rosy-fingered - Aurora, and beautiful as the Paphian goddess. They were named the Past, the Present, and the Future. Their education was entrusted to an old female relative of Time's, called Experience ; and, but that their froward disposition inclined them rather to mock at than imbibe the wise precepts of their venerable instructress, they might have become as wise as their great parent. One morning, it was a soft May morning, the sun sparkled with unusual brilliancy, and a gentle breeze, laden with perfumes from the adjacent meadows, murmured through the green vine foliage that covered their dwell ing. The sisters gazed from their lattice upon the lovely valley, blue mountains, and clear streams, which lay ex tended before them. " What a delicious day for a ramble among those dis tant groves and meadowil". exclaimed dirt Future: - " Delightful I echoed the two sisters. s 4 Experienne, who seldom lost sight of thorn, , shook her ; little change was to be seen in her. manner _or o,p- 4 pearance, save that h e r b row w o re a gra ver shadow than ' it had done in the morning ; for she had heard of her sisters' disasters, and dropping a tear to the blighted day-dreams of the Future, and the delusive pleasures of the Present, she hinted to Experience that, in time to come, Memory should be given to check the wishes of the Future, Hope to regulate the actions of the Present, and Enjoyment to sweeten the recollections of the past. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The Queen and Prince Al bert took their usual morning's walk. His Royal Highness shot again at the Flemish Farm, attended by the Earl Delawarr, Sir Robert Peel, Colonel Bouverie, Lord Charles Wellesley, and Mr. G. E. Anson, The Lady Clementina Villiers and the Earl of Leices ter arrived to-day on a visit to her Majesty. Major-General and the Lady Isabella Wemyss, and Mr. George Edward Anson will have the honour of joining the Royal dinner circle, at the Castle this evening His Excellency the American Minister has left town on a abort visit to Lord Ashburton, at the Grange. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Baron de Nieumann, the Austrian Minister Pleni potentiary on a Special Mission, had an interview with the Earl of Ripon yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Sardinian Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Thb Postmaster-General had an interview yesterday with the Chancelhir of the Exchequer in Downing -street. Lord Fitzgerald has left town on a visit to the Duke of Buckingham at Stowe. Despatches from the Governor of the Bahamas, and also from the Governor of St. Helena, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. WOOLWICH. TUESDAY. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Firebrand steamer is ordered to form part of the squadron to attend upon the convey of the King of Prussia from Ostend to this country, and it is expected his Majesty and Quito will land at Woolwich about the 21st of this month. Commander John Neale Nott, from the Excellent gunnery ship, at Portsmouth, and Lieutenant James Alexander Gordon (v), from the Warspite, have been appointed to the Wliam and Mary yacht, at Wool wich, for service in the Firebrand, on the occasion of the King of Prussia's visit to bis Royal relatives, and to be present at the christening of the Prince of Wales. His Majesty will, it is expected, embark in the Warspite, Captain the Right Hon. Lord John Hay, C. 8., and Grand Cross of Charles 111., and in the event of the weather being calm or the wind con trary, this fine 50 gun frigate will be towed by the Firebrand to ensure the arrival of the King of Prussia in this country as nearly as possible to the time con templated. It is anticipated that his Royal Highness Prince Albert will come to Woolwich to welcome the King of Prussia on bis arrival. The Alban steam vessel, Master John King (acting), arrived at Woolwich on Saturday from Plymouth, and afterwards went to Deptford. She is under orders to prcceed immediately to Pembroke. The Megmra steam vessel, commanded by Wm. N. Hastie, mate, her late commander, Lieut. Hugh C. Goldsmith, having died in the West Indies, arrived at Plymouth on Wednesday last from Birbadoes, and is ordered round to Woolwich to be paid off. She has brought home a number of invalids from that unhealthy climate. The Goodwill arrived at Woolwich on Saturday. The Falmouth is on her way round from Portsmouth ,o Woolwich. Mr. Patrick O'Connor is appointed purser of the Growler steam vessel, vice Milner, whose warrant has been cancelled. Mr. Edward F. Cavell is appointed acting-master of .he Shearwater steam velsel, vice Brabant, appointed to the Carysfort. Yesterday the master shipwrights, Mr. Oliver Lang, of Woolwich Dockyard ; Mr. John Fincham, of Chatham Dockyard ; Mr. James Atkins, of Sheerness Dockyard ; Mr. Richard Blake, of Portsmouth Dock yard ; and Mr. Roberts, late of Devonport Dockyard, assembled at the Woolwich Dockyard to decide upon the plans which it would be most desirable to adhere to in future as a fixed principle for building vessels for her Majesty's navy. This resolution on the part of the Admiralty will prevent all chances of difference of opi nion on such matters, and prevent the possibility of the work of one master-shipwright being altered or con demned when the ♦essel is sent to any other dockyard than the ono where she was constructed, for repair, which has sometimes been the case on former occasions. One fixed principle of shipbuilding at all her Majesty's dockyards, will be attended with very beneficial results to the service, and it would be advantageous were the master shipwrights to meet annually, or oftener, to take icto consideration such discoveries as might be made, ow ing to the present advanced state of scientific knowledge. ROTA OW THE JUDGES APPOINTED TO PRESIDE IN TIIE CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT FOR THE YEAR 1842.—January Session, Mr. Baron Gurney, Mr. Justice Maule, Mr. Justice Wightman ; February Ses sion, Lord Chief Baron Abinger, Mr. Justice Bosan quet, Mr. Justice Williams ; March Session, the Judges who go the. Norfolk and North Wales Circuits ; April Session, Mr. Justice• Coleridge, Mr. Justice Erskine, Mr. Baron Rolfe ; May Session, Lord Chief Justice Denman, Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Justice Coltman ; June Session, Lord Chief Justice Tindal, Mr. Justice Pattison, Mr. Baron Gurney ; July Session, the Judges who go to the Norfolk and North Wales Circuit; August Session, Lord Chief Baron Abinger, Mr. Justice Wil liams, Mr. Justice Erskine ; September Session, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Bosanquet, Mr. Justice Wight man ; October Session, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Jus tice Maule, Mt% - Baron Rolfe. The appointments only extend to the termination of the Mayoralty in each year. Tuesday a deplorable accident befel a respect able married woman, named Deborah Raymond, who resides in Grey-street, Waterloo-road. She had pur chased an old turpentine barrel, for the purpose of using it as a water-butt, but being desirous of cleansing it, she got a handful of straw and set light to it, and placed it in the barrel to endeavour to cleanse it. No sooner was the light put into the barrel than it blazed forth almost as high as the first-floor windows. The poor woman, being anxious to save the glass in the win dows, endeavoured to turn the tub over, and, in so doing, it set fire to her dress, and before any assistance could be obtained she was almost burnt to death. SUDDEN DEATH —Yesterday morning, about half-past eleven, as Mrs. Osborne, the wife of a butterman, in Feather's-Court, Drury-lane, was proceeding along White Hart-street, she dropped down dead. Mr. Wal ker, a surgeon, was called instantly, which, of course was of no avail. The produce of the French Press, during the last year has been—works of all languages, 6,300 ; plans and maps, 145 ; engravings, lithographic plates, &c., 1,163 ; musical pieces, 428. . - Mr. Frederick Chatterton, the well-known harpist, has arrived in Paris at the Hotel Windsor, Rue Rivoli. M. de Lammennais has been liberated, the ,welven:onths of his sentence having transpired. THE WEATHER IN RUSSIA.-ST. PETERS' num!, DEC. 19.—Our winter this year is the most ex traordinary that we ever experienced. At this period last year the cold vas excessive, and the frost continued without intermission all the winter through. This year, on the contrary, we find in the journal called the Poss rednik (Mediator), the following description of the present -December spring :—" In our city gardens no trace of winter is to be seen. The grass plots are all green, and the flowers are budding out. To day, December 1 (13th), I gathered in a garden at Was sili-Ostrew a nosegay consisting of daisies, half-blown primroses, auriculas, artemisia abrotanim, and various other flowers, which I carried to an invalid lady residing on the English Quay. I rowed across the Neva in a little boat, the river being as free of ice as in the month of May." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.—CHESTER, 1842. TUESDAL—Nominations for the Trades' Cup : Miss Kitty Cockle, aged—Zelnayra, 5 yrs—Fidhaun, 4 yrs—Black Bess, 5 yrs—Rodanthe, 5 yrs—Duke of Wellington, 4 years—Knight of the Whistle, 4 yrs— Marshal Soult, 4 yrs—All Fours 6• _ yrs—The Ruler, 5 yrs—Lanercost, aged—Kingston Robin, 5 yrs—Black Beck, 5 yrs—Disclosure, 4 yrs—Portrait, 4 yrs—Satirist, 4 yrs—Sleight of Hand, 6 yrs—The Lord Mayor, 6 yrs —Ermengardis, 4 yrs—Brother to Harpurhey, 4 yrs— The Square, 4 yrs—The Shadow, 6 yrs—Alice Haw thorn, 4 yrs—Cormorant; 5 yrs—The Potentate, aged— Bellona, aged—The Young-'un, 5 yrs—The Maid, 5 yrs —The Dean, 6 yrS—Humming Bird, 5 yrs—George, aged—Nancy Dawson, 5 yrs—Vulcan, 5 yrs—Tamburini, 6 yrs—Billingham Lass, 4 yrs—E.O. 4 yrs—Arrarat,6 yrs —Clinker, 6 yrs—Pagan. 4 yrs—Una, 4 yrs—Fitzroy. 5 yrs —Rebecca, 4 yrs—Topsail, 3 yrs—Tripoli, 3 yrs—Proof Print, 3 yrs—The Currier, 6 yrs—Retriever, 6 yrs— Jolly • Tar, 4 yrs—Wardan, 5 yrs—Mustapha Muley, 4 yrs—Camp Follower, 4 yrs—Leporello, 5 yrs—Sterne, 4 yrs—Tupsley, 5 yrs—Welfare, 5 yrs—Broadwath, 5 yrs—Greenhorn Boy, 4 yrs—Sister to Glencoe, 4 yrs— Millepede, 4 yrs—Galaor, 4 yrs—Johnny, 5 yrs—Rory O'More, 6 yrs—Studley Royal, 4 yrs: FRlDAY.—Nomin a tions fur the Cheshire Stakes.— Miss Kitty Cockle, aged—Cruiskeen, aged—Satirist, 4 yrs—Laurel c., 4 yrs—Alice Hawthorn, 4 yrs—The Po tentate, agcd—Bellona, aged—The Young-'un, 5 yrs— Moonbeam, 4 yrs—Humming Bird, 5 yrs—George, aged —Una, 4 yrs—Topsail, 3 yrs--Tripoli, 3 yrs—The eur-. rier, 6 yrs—Camp Follower, 4 yrs—Millepede, 4 yrs— Smollett, aged. COURSING. Bold Hall Meeting, Jan. 3.—The Bold Cup of 1001 was won by Mr. Woolfe's Bees-wing; the Sultan Stakes by Mr. Tunstell's Maximus ; dad the Patten Stakes by his Traveller. Raweliffe, Dec. 30.—The Cup, 116 dogs, was won by Mr. Milner's Crafty, beating Mr. amber's Flora. MANCHESTER.—TuEsDAT EVENING. THE CHESTER TRADESMAN'S PLATE.—Several par ties attended the room this forenoon, anticipatine., as we imagined, that the entry would be on the table ; however, they left as they came, without the knowledge of either the exact number or the high or low quality of the candidates, The only offers we heard were the following, viz.:—To lay 50 to 10 agst any' of the Welsh division, 3 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's lot (reported to be 10), and takers of 20 to 1 on the Marquis of Westminster's (understood to be only Satirist and Sleight-of-Hand). If this be the case, the Morning Star and Van Am burgh parties may, indeed, look out for a fresh fancy. THE DERBY.-71 to 1 was offered against Attila; 9 to 1 against Chatham; 20 to 1 against Robert de Gorham; 25 to 1 against either the Lord of Holderness or Ballankeele (offered) ; 200 to 6 against Dirce (offered).; 1,000 to 15 against Scalteen; takers of 1,000 to 10 on Canadian, or of 400 to 12 on the Lord .of Hol derness ; 12 to 1 was offered v. the Lord of Holderness and Ballankeele ; 1,000 to 20 against each, say the Agreeable colt and Rover (offered). The following engagements were booked in ponies :-40 to 1 against Meteor ; and 50 to 1 against Sea Horse. When we left the room 40 to 1 could not be got upon Aukland. THE OAKS.—A gentleman of considerable influence offered 12 to 1 against any two, bar 1. A bet of 45 to 1 in ponies, was taken upon either Aukland or William de Fortibus, but we could not exactly catch the horse. MOM HAYMARKET THEATRE. Sheridan Knowles' beautiful play of The Hunchback was performed at this theatre last evening, Mr. Stuart sustaining the part of Master Walter. This gentleman has now completely got over the nervousness under which every-acto o r n l t a h b e o urs metropolitanorboards, less on making his first ap pearance and we are conse quently.better enabled to form a judgment of the posi tion he is likely to maintain in the dramatic world, and that that position will be, if not the first, certainty in the very first rank, we have no hesitation in .as serting. His Master Walter is the best we have ever seen, the only one which preserves that ner vous sensitiveness which is the never failing accom paniment of bodily deformit. Master 'Walter has, from the innate kindness of his heart, succeeded, in a great degree, in overcotning his natural irritability of temperament, but still it forms the basis of his character, and will at times burst forth in spite of all his efforts 'to restrain it, efforts, however, which are generally success ful at once, and which ultimately always succeed in checking his temper sufficiently to prevent any disastrous consequences ensuing from its outbreaks. This feature of the character of Master Walter was most correctly conceived by Mr. Stuart, anddeveloped in the most artist like manner. Natural irritability of temper, chastened and subdued by kindly benevolence of feeling, has never been more correctly delineated. In his scenes with Julia it was evident that the fond father, while assuming the severity of the harsh guardian, suffered pangs quite as acute as those by which the heart of the impassioned girl herself was racked ; and into . the last scenes _of the play he infused a tenderness and a pathos of which we never before thought the part of Master Waltprnapable. Mr. Stuart has thrown more energy and wartuthiinto the part of Master Walter than any of his preddeesSors have done, and to this is owing his pre-eminent success of last evening. In his hands Master Walter is note a mere eloquent declaimer—he is a living, moving, feeling man, who, though acutely sensible of the injustice with which he has been treated, is yet too noble-minded to resist it, even in thought. He was loudly applauded throughout, and at the fall of the curtain he was called for, and led on Helen Faucit, who was the Julia of the evening. • MARYLEBONE VESTRY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sza-.May I be allowed, through the medium , of your valuable Journal, to suggest to Vestrymen the propriety of furnishing the public Piess with reports of parochial proceedings when the regular reporters arc excluded from Vestry meetings? This plan has been acted upon in the parish in which I reside, and it proved an effectual remedy, i nasmu ch as the old parish jobbers, finding that they cou ld no t perpetrate with im punity their jobs as before, gra d ua lly dropped off from attending for fonrowsuccohndduarektepduornpothsce p s, o an e d n, of fair and honourable comp e tition, Yours, &c., January. 4, 1842. t h h o e n affairs of the honest principle, TOLAUS. COLONIAL BANK.—On Tuesday a half-yearly general Court of Proprietors in this Corporation was held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving a lfeport from the Court •of Directors relative to the affairs of the Bank, to declare a dividend, and to elect live Directors and an Auditor in the room of those who, under the provision of the charter, go out of office by rotation. The chair was taken by Mr. J. Irvine, M.P., and the advertisement convening the meeting having been read, the Secretary, Mr. Calvert, read the Report of the Directors, which stated that the total debts of the bank during the half-year ending the 30th of June last, were 1,578,653/., comprising 183,1801. as its circulation, 847,0001. deposits and other liabilities, 500,000/. paid up capital, 24,0001. reserved fund, and 24,0001. profit. Its assets were—specie, 266,4371. ; other assets, 1,299,710/. ; and balance of preliminary expenses, 12,5001. The Bank had sustained losses by the money crisis in the West Indies, but the Direc • tors were nevertheless in a situation to declare with con fidence a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. The Report was, after some discussion relative to the affairs of the bank, adopted. In proposing a vote of thanks to the Court of Director's, Mr. Gurney paid the executive body a compliment for the zeal and ability with which they had managed the affairs of the Institution, the details of which required double attention in the past year, especially as there had been commercial embarrass ments in the West Indies 'of no ordinary character. As an auditOr or , tha ace:mats of the Corporation it would, he fully believed, -be found ...that though the Bank had siiffered lasses, alike with nearly nil other establishments in the past year, still that the surplus profits of the half year, after providing for the dividend, would be sufficient to meet those losses.---(Hear, hear.) The vote of thanks to the Directors was Seconded by Sir George . Carroll, and manners, l dy taney Carried. The - Chairman returned thanks. The Direc tors and the Auditors, who had gone out of office by ed man, of respsectab ap rota tion, were re-elected, and tl s ie T m A e N et L in E g y a . dlo i n n rne t t o early le • part of last ON ,eek a is m o i n ad D ie.ag called at the Colonial office, in Downing .street, and . inquired for the Colonial Secretary. He Was informed by the messengers ,in at rrhouirnsodeary: ofTahlee p t e e n ar d a a n n c c e e a t n h d at p L la o u r s d ibl iti e on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor C e a , S l i v l h e e ,' n an h d e w s e a r id e s th tr a a t n b g e er,v Custom-house to deliver to Lord Stanley the box which not expected in town until the following he had with him, and which contained a most costly and macsnificent-chandelier,intended asked to i3 leave the his principalaam 5.s a Christmas present some of was a s commissioned tthen to Lady Stanley from the foreign Courts, and that he was also instructei to say that thirty-five cases of wine had been received as a present for his Lordship, which would be delivered on the following morning. Some further conversati on followed, in the course of which the stranger gave particular directions that the package he had with him should be carefully attended to. lie then pulled out of his pocket some papers, which ap peared to be' regular Custom house certificates, signed " George Lamb," and stated that he w as t o re c eive 3/. ss. 4d., the amount of the regular . dues. The office keeper desired him to write a receipt for the money, which he did in the presence of that gentleman's daugh ter. The amount was P aid over to him, and -he left the office. The costly present was removed with all - chic care to the mansion of Lord Stanley, in St. James's-square, and, on the arrival of the Noble. Lord and his lady from Windsor, on Thursday last, opened with the . greatest caution, when its valuable contents were found to consist of a few brick bats, packed in a manner to prevent them rolling in the case. Immediately on the fraud being dis covered, by directions of the Noble Secretary, informa tion was given at the police-station in Scotland-yard, and also to the City police, and every exertion in consequence used to discover. the delinquent. The exertions have been successful, and the suspected party has been appre., 7 bonded in the neighbourho od o f the Custom - house , and will undergo an examination at Bow-street Police Court to-morrow (this ,day). It is, perhaps, needless to add that the thirty-five eases of wine have not been heard of. M. Gustave de Beaumont has been elected a Mambo. of the Academiedes Sciences Morales et-Poli tiquesi- t4a room of tileisle Copt: , de Coo* - " THE BRITISH ARMY, PAST AND PRE SENT.—The state of the British army has recently at tracted very general notice in this country, and has been discussed in our public journals with a talent wor thy of its surpassing importance. One writer, how ever, has afforded so very clear and comprehensive a view of this subject as to preclude the necessity of re ferring to any other source of information. We allude to the author of that able paper in " Colburn's United Service iNiagazine" for the present month, entitled "The British Army, Past, Present, and Future," to which we particularly direct the attention not only of the profes sion, of which it conveys so encouraging an account, but of every reader who possesses that attachment to his country which should make him look with the deepest interest into its military resources. FIDELITY OF A DOG.—A fortnight ago we announced the melancholy death by drowning of a passenger on board the Helen Macgregor steam-boat, while lying at Oban, on her passage from Glasgow. No one on board knew him, nor did any of the villagers ; but his funeral rites were performed by a Christian people, and the cause of misfortune aroused their sympathies. They spread the mort cloth over the bier ; but the tassels hung loosely—unclaimed—and told he was far from his kinsmen. No fond relative was there to mourn the loss of a friend—no aged parent to regret his untimely fate— no orphan boy to weep for the loss of a father ; but he went not to the grave unmourned ; in addition to the general sympathy, he was followed. by an unfeigned mourner—the companion of his toils—his faithful shep herd dog. who, though unaccountably absent at the fatal moment, has given evident signs of extreme attachment to his master. He howled piteously as they bore him away, and, on lowering him into the grave, he could scarcely be restrained from being buried along with him. As the funeral party moved slowly away, the faithful animal remained alone—the mournful imago of fidelity and attachment. or has the cold blasts of gloomy De cember forced him from his post; there he still remains; and his fidelity has enlisted the commisseration of the villagers, who give him the necessary food ; and though the common green mound alone marks the grave of the .deceased, this faithful animal has supplied him with mourners,. and a monumental effigy more interesting than the niost . grave or pompous eulogium.—lnverness Courier. • HUNTING ANECDOTE.—.It is-a curious coin cidence that the hounds of Lord Emlyn and those of R. B. Child, Esq., Newton, should. both have run a hare into the water during the preceding week. In the former instance his Lordship's dogs followed the game through a large pond of water, and ultimately bagged the hare. In the latter, both" puss and the dogs were seen floating down the mill leat near Westfield, Rose-market. It really was one of the most extraordinary sights ima ginable to behold the timid little animal as it were fall into the " silent stream," and her inveterate and inde fatigable pursuers dash into the " blue Moselle," swim ming breast high down its onward course, and yet unable to finish the sport. The hare got away from this di lemma, but " instant in pursuit," these splendid hounds, never losing scent, followed on, and after two or three miles hard run " turned her up."—York Herald. THE NEW IMPROVEMENTS ON THE BED• FORD ESTATE.—IIia Grace, we learn, has finally arranged with Government respecting his claims for com pensation for certain land in the neighbourhood of Covent•garden, where the intended improvements are projected. In lieu of money his Grace has agreed to take the Crown lands in the Regent's Park. 11. G. WARD, ESQ., M.P.—We are sorry to hear that our excellent Member has had much affliction in his family. by the illness of his children of the scarlet fever. Two of them have been in extreme danger. The fever was introduced into the family by one of Mr. Ward's sons, on his return home from school.--Shef field Iris. THE MURDER OF THE BOY MAGUIRE.— Another knife has been found near the place where the murder was committed, which was clearly marked with blood. It was brought to Kilmainham by Sub-Inspector Durham, for the purpose of ascertaining whether it could be identified by any of the witnesses confined there; and, on its being exhibited to the sister-in-law of Dela hunt she fainted, but, on recovering herself, acknow ledged that it was her property. A woman who resides in Britain-street, next door to Mrs. Delahunt, also stated that she knew the knife to be Mrs. Delahunt's, as she liad often borrowed it from her. This witness also po sitively states that she saw the prisoner sharpening the knife in Mrs. Delahunt's room on the Sunday evening previous to the murder.—Dublin Mail. Lord Vesey and Fitzgerald left town yesterday on a visit to the Duke of Buckingham, at Stowe Park. THE PENNY POSTAGE.—(From a Corre spondent.)—We believe that we may give the most un• qualified contradiction to a paragraph which has gone the round of the Radical press, stating that it is the in • tention of her Majesty's Ministers to increase the rate of postage on letters to threepence. No intention of making any such proposition to Parliament exists.— 'Tory Paper. PRIZE FIGHT NEAR DUBLIN.—On Sato-- day morning a large concourse of -" the fancy" assem bled to witness a prize fight between two men named Hayden and Byrne—the latter the brother of Simon Byrne, the well-known pugilist, who lost his life some time ago in an encounter with Deaf Burke. The " mill", took place at Peamount, near Lucan, and continued, with no decided advantage on either side, up to the nine teenth "round," when the arrival of the police put an end to the exhibition.—Pilot. SINGULAR ROBBERY.—A singular robbery took place, on Monday last, at the Custom-house, Liverpool, A gentleman went in to one of the departments to pay duty. He placed a 1001. Bank note on the counter ; whilst the proper off►cer was calculating what was to pay, the gentleman turned his back for a moment to the counter. On turn ing round again he found, to his astonishment and con sternation, that the note had disappeared. It is conjec tured that it was stolen by some person who was at the counter at the same time. On the afternoon of Thursday week, as Wil liam Pringle, groom at St. Fort, near Newport, Fife, was entering the stable to look after the horses, one of them kicked and killed him on the spot. No one was present when the accident occurred ; but an individual who was passing, hearing the noise, entered the stable and found the poor man quite dead. The body was with difficulty extricated from amongst the animal's feet. The strokes which he received must have been dreadful, as a large key which he had in his pocket was driven into his body. He has left a wife and family to lament his loss. The horse was shot the following Monday.—Scotch Paper. MURDER OF THE IDIOT AT PHILIPSTOWN. —The Evening Post and other journalists have asked, and very naturally, what is the Government about ? We have asked the same question ourselves, and we can positively state, that up to Saturday night, no intelli gence had reached the Executive of any such outrage as that stated having been committed. Had such been the case, and a refusal to take suck steps as were calcu lated to bring the perpetrators of this terrible outrage to justice, on the part of the Government, they would have disentitled themselves to the support and good opinion of every well-thinking man in the kingdom.— Lublin Mail. RUMOURED RESIGNATION OF CAPTAIN LAyAnn.,—lt is rumoured, but we cannot at present, vouch for its accuracy, that , Captain Layard, the repre sentative for the borough of Carlow, is about to withdraw from Parliament at the opening of the ensuing Session,' having obtained military promotion since the late brevet. The-Radical party keep the matter secret, but are, we have heard, on the look out for a successor.—Carlow Sentinel. A mail leaving Antwerp a few clays ago .for Holland was passing over one of the bridges of the for tifications, when the leading horses shied, and leaped over the parapet. Here they were suspended for some time by the traces ; but, on being cut, they fell into the ditch, and were drowned. The vehicle was held back by the other horses and by the stone-work of the bridge, so that no further accident took place. The Municipal Council of Meta has voted 500,000 f. towards the Paris and Strasburg Railroad, but on the following express conditions ; viz., That the branch to Metz shall be carried on to the German from- tier, near Sarrebruck ; that the branch from Frouard to Sarrebruck, by Metz, shall be executed simultaneously with that from Frouard to Strasburg, by Nancy ; and that the above-mentioned grant shall be exclusively de voted to that portion of the road which runs between Metz and the German frontier. The Council has also expressed a wish that negotiations should be opened with the neighbouring German States, to induce them to bring railroads up to the frontier, to join the Metz roads. Some days ago a woodman, named Michel, while employed on the woods of Mailley, near Courboux, in the Haute Saone, was assailed by a wolf, which tore him in several places and would have killed him, had not an other woodman, named Iluot, come to his relief, and scared the animal away. Having, with some other men, placed Michel, in safety, Huot and his companions went to hunt up the wolf, resolved to destroy him. having discovered him, a terrible conflict ensued ; Jollivet, one of the men, was severely wounded and bitten in the arm and body. The beast was diverted from him by the as saults of the other men, and in his rage sprang upon the wife of one of them, and was tearing her with teeth and claws, when the husband, a man of unusual strength, seized the creature by the ears, turned it on its back, and there held it until his companions killed it with their hatchets. " You have given me only four sovereigns," said a clerk to his employer as he was going out to pay a bill of forty pounds. "Good heavens !" said the mas ter, " I gave you forty this instant !" " Here they are," said the clerk. " Well, then, what do you mean by saying I only gave ,your four." " Why, Sir, you only gave me George 111., George I V., William. IV, and Victoria." " Get out, you witty rogue, and pay the bill directly." EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF ,JEWELLERY. — During the whole of Monday Inspector Stubbs and Superintendent Cumming, of the I) division, were ac tively engaged in endeavouring to trace out the perpe trators of an extensive robbery of jewellery, &c., which on the previous evening was committed at the resi dence of Pedder, Esq., No. 7, Great Cumberland street, hyde Park. The property carried off con sists of a valuable gold watch, gold brooches, brace lets, chains, &c., many of the said articles being set with diamonds and other costly stones. From the exa mination which has been made, it appears that footmarks have been traced from the back of a house in Bryanston street to the premises of Mr. Pedder, and that the thieves having thus gained an entrance into the Welt yard; suc ceeded in possessing themselves of the Valuable property; in question, which was clepo,sited Ipedvoote. The amount of the articles stolen is, it is stated, about 2001. We have just received the following account of it barbarous murder which took place near Grange, in the county of Sligo, on Christmas Eve :—Two neigh bouring men went into an unlicensed whisky-shop to drink. They were shown into a room, and a noggin of whisky was brought to them. After sit ting some time chatting, one of them pulled a dinner knife from his breast, and stabbed his companion to the heart. Ile then deliberately walked out as if in tending to return in a few moments ; but not doing so, the landlord went into. the room to see what the other man was about, when, to his surprise and horror, lie found him bleeding profusely, the knife still fastened in the wound, and he rolling about the floor speechless and insensible. The murderer has not yet been apprehended. —Ballysliannon Herald. AR 9fficier de sante, named Cassabianca, was assassinated a short time since in open day at Pietran, in Corsica. His murderer was a criminal against whom he had been forced to come forward as witness in a prosecution a short time previously, and who had vowed to be revenged upon him. The Toulon papers state that the christening of Mme. Allard took place; as it was announced would be the case, at St. Tropez, with much splendour. A great number of ladies were present on the occasion, and Mme. Allard, who was splendidly attired, was re • ceived by the Cure of the church under a dais of velvet. She had given to the church a handsome set of ornaments, cloths for the altar, and habits for the priests in red velvet and gold. After the ceremony was concluded, a grand gala and ball took place. This lady, who is stated to be of small stature and delicate form, with a complexion - quite of the Hindoo tint, is much beloved at St. Tropez. The Memorial of Pau relates that in the even ing of the 18th ult., as a band of smugglers were coming down the mountain of Itsatsou, laden with packets of sugar and salt, they fell into an ambush which had been laid for them by a party of Custom-house officers. A contest ensued, the smugglers fighting despe rately with their bludgeons. The Brigadier of the Cus tom-house officers was driven into a ditch, was severely beaten, and would, in all probability, have been mur dered, bad be not levelled his carbine, at one of the most powerful, Jose Maria, a Spaniard, and killed him. It was feared that this occurrence would excite the people of the village against the Custom-house post, but it being made known that the shot was not fired till the brigadier's life was at stake, the inhabitants were satisfied, and remained quiet, MORNING SUN EXECUTION IN NEW YORK. (Preen the New York Morning Herald of the 9th ult.) The execution of Patrick Russell, for the murder of his wife, in June last, took place yesterday in the rear avenue of the c i ty pr i son . H e was atten d e d a t an early hour, in his c e ll, by the Rev. Dr. Curran, and the Rev. Mr. M'Donough, Catholic clergymen, who remained with him until the execu ti on . Th e gallows used was the same on which Coleman, the negro, was hung, for the murder of his wife, in Broadway, by cutting her throat in the street. It consisted merely of two upright posts, and one transversely placed. Through the centre of the transverse piece, over a pully wheel, the rope was passed, and to the opposite end five fifty-six pound weights were suspended by addi tional blocks and tackle. It was placed in the centre of the yard, and immediately opposite the rear window of the cell in which Colt is confined, he therefore having a view of the whole ceremony by raising him self to the top of the window, which we understand he did ! A few minutes previous to the hour fixed for the execution, the prisoner's coffin was brought in and placed on the side of the gallows. It was neatly made, and had been provided by his brother-in-law, Mr. Logue, The time drawing near, the officers stationed them selves in front of the pavement on each side of the ave nue, forming a line inclosing the persons present, who numbered about 150. Everything being in readiness, and his spiritual advisers having informed the Sheriff that he was prepared, a procession was formed at the outer door of the prison, consisting of the Sheriff, Mon mouth B. Hart, Esq. ; the Under-Sheriff, John 1. Wes tervelt, Esq., iu full black dress, with swords and cha peaus, followed by the twelve citizens, selected by law to witness the execution, the Deputy Sheriffs appointed for the occasion, and a number of other persons. Pre vious to leaving the cell, the short rope, with the noose, was placed around his neck by the Under-Sheriff, John I. Westervelt, Esq., and directions given him not to move his head while under the gallows, as it would change the position of the rope, and thus cause him to struggle much before life was extinct. He obeyed these injunctions explicitly while under the gallows. He was clad in a white muslin frock coat and pantaloons, trimmed with black braid, and a white cap, also trimmed and ornamented with a tassel. At twenty minutes be fore eleven he left his cell, and proceeded in procession round the centre building' to the gallows, the Rev. Dra. Curran and M`Donough walking on each side of him, and the Sheriff and Under-Sheriff leading the procession, followed by a number of citizens, Deputy- Sheriffs, and police officers. The prisoner evinced no emotion on perceiving the gallows, but walked slowly and steadily forward without support until be reached it, and then knelt by the side of his coffin with the clergymen. He held a crucifix in his hand, and his face appeared of a livid hue. On kneeling his whole frame trembled with emotion. He then joined the Rev. Dr. Curran in prayer, still holding the crucifix in his bands with his eyes intently fixed upon it.' Oa the re sponse being delivered by Dr. M`Donough, he ape peared.to repeat it in a low tone, and on concluding he pronounced audibly the word Amen. This was the only laud word spoken by the wretched man after leav ing his cell. The reverend clergymen then kissed him on the cheek, and he rose with their aid and took his stand beneath the rope. At this point he evinced no particular sensibility or emotion. The Sheriff, aided by his Deputy, having previously placed the noose around his neck, then attached the upper end to the hook leading from the main rope. The Rev Dr. Cur ran here stepped forward, and whispered in the prisoner's ear, 0 merciful God, have mercy on my soul for Christ's sake," which Russell continued to mutter. At this moment, twenty-five minutes before eleven, the cap was drawn, the rope sustaining the weights cut by the Under-Sheriff, and in an instant the unfortunate man was suspended between heayset and earth. Not a movement of the body was perceptible for nearly a mi nute, when a slight shudder passed over it that shook the gallows frame ; this was followed by several convul sive efforts, which continued at intervals for upwards of six minutes, when the vital spark appeared - to be extinct. Dr. Curran continued reading prayeri until the last gleam of life appeared to have departed, when he retired with his associate. Although his hands were par tially grasped immediately after he was drawn up, yet from the fact that the ends of the fingers on each had been frozen off some years since, the crucifix and handker chief that he had held dropped to the ground on the third convulsive movement. The body remained forty eight minutes on the gallows, when it was lowered down and placed in the coffin, the lid of which was put on without removing the cap from his face. His remains were then handed over to his friends for burial in the pew Catholic ground, corner of Eleventh-street and Second Avenue, the funeral of which takes place this morning. He maintained, throughout the whole cere niony, the same apparent insensibility that has charac terised him from the time of his trial, and although penitent and satisfied of the justice of his sentence, yet he died as one feeling no apparent solicitude as for his fate. His two children, both girls, one aged four and-a-half years and the other three, visited him in his cell on Menden for the first time since his incar ceration, and thoegli it has been only since June-last, he (lid not recognise them as belonging to him. The eldest one ran nut of the cell, at first atating that she was afraid of him, " because he looked so wild," but the youngest remained until he came to his recollection, when he wept over them with considerable demonstra tion of feeling. An application was made to the Sheriff for the use of his body to experiment upon by the galvanic battery, hut owing to the omission of Judge Kent in his sentence to authorize the delivery of it to the physicians, and the application of his friends to obtain it for burial, the Sheriff delivered it to his brother in-law, Mr. Logue, who took it in charge, and removed it from the prison yesterday at two o'clock. Dr. Cornelius B. Archer and Dr. James H. Har attended as physicians during the execution, by the re quest of the Sheriff, and we cannot close this notice without alluding to the orderly manner in which the whole ceremony was conducted, both on the part of the Sheriff as well as the persons assembled. The prisoner's counsel, Henry M. Western, Esq., was present, and in alluding to the scene, observed that the Sheriff had so well performed his duty that the prisoner must have died in the most easy manner that such a death could possibly be effected. It will be remembered that the law compelling the execution of prisoners within the gaol-yard, makes it incumbent on the Sheriff to summon two Judges of the Court of Sessions, two physicians, and twelve citizens, to witness the execution, and give a certificate that the penalty of the law was properly put in force at the time selected. --------- An occurrence took place in front of the prison, while the execution was going on, that created consi derable sensation. It appears that Mr. H. Sice, a bro ther-in-law of Sheriff Hart, made application at the gaol door for admission, but, the prisoner having left bis cell, he concluded it was too late to witness the execution, and immediately stepped out of the prison entrance on Franklin-street, and was accosted by Mr. T. Day, who remarked to him that he applied at a late hour. He answered in the affirmative, end turning round, fell headlong to the side walk. The force of the fall caused a profuse flow of blood from his nose, and upon raising him up. it was found that he had been at tacked with a fit of apoplexy. He was immediately conveyei across Centre-street to the hotel kept by John Carland, and placed in the back room, where every at tention was rendered . bim by the inmates of the pre mises. 'Some fifteen minutes ela p sed before a physician could be obtained, when Drs. Smith, Wood, and Pen ne' arrived, who were joined by Drs. Hart and Archer immediately after the execution had terminated, and every means was resorted to to restore his life, bet without effect. lie remained in a state of insensibilit y until six o'clock last evening, when death terminated his agonizing convulsions. Truly may we say—" In the midst of life we are in death." LOSS OF LIVES AT GREENocK.—Yesterday an accident of a ,frightful nature, and, we regret to add, attended with the loss of lives, happened at the ship building yard of Messrs. John Scott and Co., of Green ock. A fine vessel, the Brahmin, for the East India trade, was launched from the stocks in the above yard, at twenty minutes before three o'clock, in presence of a large concourse of spectators. The deck was thronged with boys to the number, it is computed, of 150 to 200, who, as all went on agreeably, seemed to be in the height of enjoyment. The vessel glided smoothly down the slips, when suddenly the ballast shifted, and she fell to one side, anti sunk gradually till her masts were covered, and the water was within two feet of the hatch. The confusion and cries of distress rendered it impossible to ascertain how many persons had been carried with the vessel into the stream ; but no time was lost in procur ing boats, and other means of saving the sufferers. A good number were taken out by the boats, and others hung on by the side of the vessel which was uppermost, until assistance was procured for them. At five o'clock, when the train left, the vessel continued in the position we have described ; but it was still impossible to tell the extent of the calamity, although the number of lives lost must be considerable.— Glasgow Courier. FALMOUTH, JAN. 3.—The West India steamers Tay and Thames left this harbour this after noon with exceedingly large mails, which were increased in number 75 per cent. beyond the usual ratio. The former had about thirty passe n ge rs, but their names could not he ascertained. The report is that the Di rectors have arranged for the Thame s to be the first home With the return mails, and might be l oo the course of two months. Beside s them akingd• fo up of ker in these mails and despatches, the reflill Silasrbo ste C a a m d e i r ; Tagus, received those for Vigo, Oporto, nt l e ft at noon. The and Gibraltar, with which she Oriental steamer sailed yesterday- with 132fpassengers, and in all about 80 boxes and package o mails and papers. Her Majesty's brigantine Lynx came l s l a t e non-a rrival up of the Montrose in thence, owing to the non-a to-night with the Lisbon mail . s of the 19th ult._„despatched due course. • A lawyer in the West of England has S, *ad , n p le a o t e e s rn b a s 3 w c i o f u e s ; i a s s , s pe ar : only 3 children ; 3 brothers ; 3 sisters ; 3 aunts, mater nally terns--} y 3 ; u s nel ne e p s - h an o d vs 3 a a n u d t t 3 s rants ; 3 clerki, and his firm consists of 3 pattners.