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n Eighbourhood, waited upon his Lordship for the. pur- P°s°,of bearing testimony to the truth of the state-1 meats which had been made relative to the climate of that region. He had, he said, .communicated with his I,ord s h that ip previously on the subject., and he had since conversation had an interview with one of the Couhcil of the island, who completely agreed with him ! r ' OPin ion as to th e h azar d s to whi c h emigrants would be exposed at'such a season. The LORD MAYOR said, he had not uttered a word about ,the climate before he had ascertained the cor rectness of the reports which were always current as to the intense rigour o f the winter of that particular ret. He wa s i n d uce d t o i n t er f ere in consequence of „repre sentat i ons which had b een ma d e t o hi m by verb* poor m en w h o were, i n hi s op i n i on , r unning a e rYnwful ha zar d b y em i gra ti ng , u nder all the cir etunstances which had come to his knowledge. lids, the co ns tabl e em pl o yed to assist in the in • ilt u `eY, handed to hi s L or d s hip a placard, sealed and eenP, which Captai n Pratt, the second commander n, aged to t a k e th e B ar b a d oes i n c h arg e, put into his Possession for security. jhe. LORD MAYOR—What is in this parcel ? 11113 --Ca taro Pratttold me that it was worth P in so 'vutx” and that it had been put into his care by It i r t°f the members of the Association, who told him ( C same time the enormous value of it. He n§) . did not like to have in his possession pro te:Tsaid to be of suc h grea t worth, and begged to over to his Lordship. t o elontio MAYOR immediately gave directions as e safe custody of the parcel. t1 18 ,.. 11 N _' 5 d,.d. occurrence, connected in some respect with publication of th e particular transactions of some in the' whose names have been mixed up fshit'affair took place on Monday. Towards the i n 7 Part (lithe day Childs, the constable, was obliged, bite Performan ce o f hi s d u ti es , to apprehend Capt. igaza di'Anie of the late captains of the Barbadoes, for th e - The capt a i n , we believe, was on his way to Lord May or in order to make some communica q,te his Lordship with reference to the voyage to Iv o e Edward's Island when he was apprehended ti f f l the complaint of his first wife, Fanny Pratt. 113 : 1 , 8 : Pratt stated upon this occasion that she was at.'l7boevd to th e prisoner on the Ist of December, 1836, left . l_ e r Cou r t, i n t h e county o f E sse x, and that he f t e iZr about t wo years an d a half ago. They had the i ;L i t two years of age. She had learned that d au goner h a d s i nce marr i e d a Mi ss Jackson, the in ti ter of a person who kept a circulating library thutbdeur-row, in the Cove of Cork. s e m defendant said it was a mistake originating in C,ePtairld s . 7 Mrs Pratt, and that there were several tne rafts. He to all appearance made light of ae cusati The en ' leet LORDthat the MAYOR remanded the prisoner, and di edat the second wife should be brought forward give evidence. BOULOGNE. CURTOxt TT ...LOUSE AT BOULOGNE.—We give below that extract from the Times, headed as above. Now rticle has been, most likely read by one or two 4 aoed e e B of Engli s h people, and the effect it has pro 'tve k nn nla Y be imagined. The statement there given th at to be correct to the letter, we also know is only one out of a hundred similar cases, where rLart_icles, a s i n t hi s i nstance, had been worn. We Po e 94e respectabl e 1 - .• id of the Douane would impress his gentlemen searchers that, when English "ode travel, or come to reside abroad and spend em in Fr ance , i t i s very b a d po li c y t o disgust in at the threshold of the country by an attempt to it out of their pockets a few francs, in the ta r of duty, because when they left home they to th e poor their old clothes and boug h t nd comfortable clothing for themselves t et i:felr Journey. N o man , no l a dy, can be pleased et ,: . 7-ve thei r o ld garments turned over b y t h e pry i ng .472 4 4 douaniers ; pride alone, if no other feeling, jn i 7l' substitute n ew f or o ld. Why then should this bfeeling o f propr i ety b e taxed an d i nconven i ence d 4Y.jte'new articles being re-exported, or heavy duty Inji7. ll Pon them ? W e k now th e t own has suffered, ..ur course the country, by this improper—we can lap.give it any o th er name — an d vexa ti ous proceed re;'i, We knew thr ee l a di es , s i s t e rs, who came to here with their brother, each had a new flannel p a " 4e yrr at ; they would not admit them without the ti%J e nt of duty; the brother instantly ordered the th e 7s to b e re - pac k ed, started f or E ng l an d an d f rom qve r ee ailed to Belgium, where he has been living Saxe. We remember a gentleman, who sent tlu t „ le ns to school in Calais, handing us a receipt for stA c tiltid at the Customs there for three new pair of dsehl _ e t gs and six shirts which were in his boys ' trunk, the it was the last time his sons should cross Wh t iter, to go to school in France! Who lost there? apt noth the Customs and the town. People of t art will not be imposed upon ; their representations aw k . rr friends travel a wide circle, and no person is th at ft when or where the injury will stop. Why is it koast o r n ,.. e kson and common sense cannot govern the RentleQ't, or that discretion cannot be allowed to the do i tt i' e n whos e d u ty it is to examine baggage ? We ItAu-t e rLhose having the influence and power to use 4is 110 t Ter q uarter, to remedy this evil. For 4t e 14 71 ` 10 t 1: Mil e h tia lugs alone, but in linen, sheeting, • nall Y felt. ve tn ate bee n in use for years, that the evil th i g B ; Belgium never charges duty on such ate # gush he Kin g of the Netherlands, to attract "° be i — ere, allowed books, furniture, linen, W hat b th eC 111 ported free of duty, well knowing that Y the toms lost the kingdom in general gained Il is ex P e nditure of the family in education, living, r • anee An . Wa s wise policy. Oh, that we could see • the mated by similar wise • en enriching a by her "clung herself a thousand fold more than Ny wise and pound foolish system. n The 0110 • CYane e w lng well authenticated instance of an "la land' Practise d upon an English traveller, upon the hope thg at Boulogne,the has heen forwarded to us, in autho r i its publication may, perhaps, shame n f or es into decency •—A gentleman who has l eg th e 6 ° 0 1 : 11 ,,..! considerable time e in the habit of visit :en eMin ent '' L l e_en!, as the buyer of French goods for _ . gui lt/ . co ._ 'gluon house, was a few days, on his to h e at urse th e ti of business at Boulogne. He chanced 4 with h i _ me suffering from a severe cold, and t ef he viro e l len 7, beside s th ose ac t ua ll y i n use , t w o pairs ensto m . ho we rs• These articles were seized at sosned, on th e use, and duty demanded. It was re al use ground that th e y were intended for per .proved and not for merchandise, as was sufficiently to "Y their co Wear. having already been for some weeks nOtry ro __ _uouaniers were inexorable, and as our wandrefused to comply with so extortionate a bond" at P a ltrsubjects of the dispute remain "in way of Boulogne, The annoyances thrown in the t r i,itel P as sengers vexatious at our own Custom-house are infl- Ln e 3' e Ct hut we have never heard before that lichee t ea dut n ents of a gentleman's wardrobe were d the he ° T o ner such " custom" is abo gne Gazette. SIR WILLIAM GEARY. It is the ltr a id stone Journal of yesterday.) is with feelings of no common kind, that we cop.._ i i ,:vey to our numerous readers the satisfactory intel avebence contained in the bulletin below. It may con t' !utile idea of the anxiety which the medical men ~., in this important case, when we state, on the vuthority of Sir William Geary's family, that from bnoeulnorning after the operation up to the present ~,_ 1 :, he has not been left one moment without the 40,elllance of one or other of his medical attendants. BULLETIN. F ,. , . " Oxon Hoath, Monday. li gat 'ir NI• illiam Geary is going on favourably. The i t 4 s '4 has come away from the carotid artery, and thb,7,4ration has been unattemded up to the presentisal °lt 1 1 Y , , i i- 7 untoward symptoms : the wound • retLaima.N. The paralysis of the left arm and leg t he same. "GEORGE TAYLOR, M.D. "RT. J. STARLING." Tir Is - thd . , " I ' l t'4*--uCTION OF THE THREE-AND-A-HALF 4nor the rumoured intention of the Chan t°ch be t ne Exch equer to re d uce th e interest of this Inccarried into effect in conjunction with the qt c l j l ine- tax, the Government will deprive the holders b e at Stock of 17 per cent. of their income. If this tbelic't confiscation what is ? The stockholders are I, n creditors of the State and their powerful debtor , N °Nvi ng they cannot help themselves, takes away . 4,:ith of their property. The stockholders in ge ati r' 4 l are great admirers of Goulburn and Peel, be holdersc.s(' they prate about public credit, but if the . cl be tot henceforth continue to admire them it will itatiltnuch the same reason as the span i e l l oves his f)r the s h eep the shearer. t'er-t-zs forof Jersey ' Master of the Horse, has given Hampton Court Park t o b e thr o wn the'l r a fe w days' coursing, on the 22d i ns t. D ur i ng lio r P , eri the Ea r l o f A l b emarle was aster of the gh.e-"%alld " M resided i n t h e S tud House, permission was thronughout 'Or coursing i n t h e H ome Park every Thursday the season. An i n quest was held yesterday, by Mr Carter, the toioner for the eastern division of Surrey, at the Itobr Workhouse, at Croydon, - en the body of Aniali wb, tl , S on, aged 19, a newly-married young woman, choh c , by her death under the following melan dee,' c'ircumstances. It appeared, in evidence, that the a „ se( ' , 'N'ho had only been married two months, to tic:g a i ged at the washing establishment belonging Place - t s h e l l °°l at the old palace at Croydon. At tins level ' ere are very large coppers, which are on a with the floor, which planks are placed, Lo enabl e and over thltt, HP'rSIIIS to w a lk across t h em , an d it appear_ec! is B th inst., th e un f ortunate &ceased w.!. across one of the coppers, the liquid in it evident, at the time in a boiling state, • flt, her T ime andfill up to her middle io 1,11 slipped, shewhen, by some e Beer". Her screams speedily brought ass t_ tion an d , was taken out in a most dreadful con_dt gere'dl" removed to the workhouse, where she lin. ' the utmost agony, for inore than a fortnight, death termated her sufferings. The Jury re urned a verdict f accidental death. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1842. leave London before the mail, in which' very plhee' had been secured. Perplexed, and by this time some what alarmed, he readily seized the only chance left for him, and paying part of his fare, was booked forthwith in a feigned. name. Being now more at ease, he had opportunity for contemplating the proba bi:ities of his incarceration in this rotatory lazaretto. The " Invalid " professedly travelled- , slowly for the benefit of its ailing inmates, taking them only part of the journey on the first, day, and concluding it late enough on the second, so that it was a coach which really performed what it professed to &--- namely, " slept on the road." Evidently waiting the arrival of the said " Bath Invalid," a hackney vehicle was drawn up to the office, containing an elderly gentleman, who, as it transpired, bast taken one place for his body , and another for his legs, which were swaddled in flannel, as he sat at that moment writhing under a severe paroxysm of gout. With a sigh did our young friend gaze upon a face in which was the mingled expression of pain arising from disease, and fury the re sult of pain. "My penance is likely to go ' hand in hand with my offence," mentally eja culated he, as he contemplated two long days in all the horrors of this " middle passage !" The " Bath pair-horse Invalid" now drew up as so lemnly for the elderly gentleman as that still gloomier vehicle, which, in all probability, would be the next and last in his mortal service. The operation of transferring him from one body to the other was in progress, which, to the adagio of a volley of curses, was at length accomplished. Rewarding his atten dants with a look of renewed fury, he pulled up the glasses with all the violence he could master, and was heard no more—for the present. It was now within ten minutes of the professed time of starting, and as poor Elliston was speculating on the next character he might be introduced to in this drama of " The Bath Road," the coach-door was again opened to the ap proach, "with lingering steps Wand slow," of a tall female, labouring under a sharp attack of inflamed eyes, and conducted by a footboy, who was beguiling his tortoise pace by licking what still adhered to the paper wrapper of some baked treacle. The ceremony of conveying this sufferer to the interior of the coach was nearly as tedious, but a far more grateful task, than the former; and though our young runaway had still less and less reason to congratulate himself on his fortune of the morning, he could not help feeling some sympathy with the unsightly lady, as she timidly took her place to the serenade of the only language the rabid gentleman seemed to have retained the slightest recollection of. Faithful on the pavement to the very last, though he had heard twenty times the coach was then starting, EllistOn, the third patient, entered the narrow ward of this migrating hospital. Placing himself next to the swaddled feet of the raving mar yr, and opposite to two faces, one the largest he had ever gazed on 0.. t of a masquerade shop, and the other the longest he had ever seen out of the convex of a silver spoon, he was conveyed by degrees from the rugged pavement of Piccadilly to travel one hundred and ten miles at the same rate of enjoyment. The " Persian Poet's Tomb" is from the pen of Miss Catherine Parr. The versification of the poem is sweet and unaffected.- The " Cholera in Ireland" is sufficiently explained by the title; some of the descriptions are vigorous and impres sive. " Dix, the Younger," is a lively sketch of an elderly dandy, who is anxious to be consi dered—a weakness by no means confined to, dandies—infinitely more juvenile than he is ; who " intends in a year or two, to retain but a vague remembrance of the Reform Bill struggle; and to fix with a graceful loyalty his first firm recollection on the coronation of Queen Victoria." " Purchasing a Property" is a passable tale, showing how one Mr. Launcelot Barham was in veigled into the purchase of—to quote the auc tioneer's words—" an elegant and substantially built stone residence on' the banks of the Thames," which on inquiry he found was no other than the abandoned Toll-house at Staines bridge ! The " Duke of Wellington and Richard Coeur De Lion" is a ridiculous attempt to insti tute a parallel between these two warriors, who are as much opposed to each other as light to shade. Richard's chief peculiarity was the high and chivalrous tone of his sentiments; the Duke has not an atom of sentiment or chivalry in his composition. Richard was a rash, headstrong soldier—the Duke remarkable for his patience and caution. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. An English version of Cimarosa's chef d'aucre, Il Matrimonio Segreto, was produced at this theatre last evening, under the title of The Secret Marriage. When this opera, the plot of which is taken from the comedy of the Clandestine Marriage, was first pro duced at Vienna some sixty years since, the Emperor Joseph, who was present, was so pleased that he ordered the immediate repetition or the opera the same evening, after he had given the actors a good supper to recruit their strength. The audience last evening seemed to be as delighted as the Emperor had been, and testified their delight in much the same sort of manner, with the exception of the supper, with this difference, however, that whereas the Empe ror commanded the repetition of the opera as a whole, they commanded its repetition piece -meal, by encor ing almost every piece of music in the composition. We were delighted to see the manner in which this truly classical composition was executed by English artists, and received by an English audience. Its suc cess, which was most brilliant, was entirely owing to the intrinsic merits of the composition itelf, and the manner in which those merits were developed by the artists. There are no choruses, no dances, no proces tions, no scenery. The action is carried on in a drawing-room, and six persons consti tute the whole of the dramatis persona, and yet, in the absence of all those ad captandum ad ditamenta, on which we have been wont heretofore to consider that the success of an opera mainly de pended, a Covent-garden audience, thanks to the im proved taste of the English musical public, received the Matrimonio Segreto with all the enthusiasm with which a Roman audience would have received this, the most exquisite work of their favourite composer. It is easy throughout this opera to recognise the hand of the maestro whose style Rossini has chosen for his model, and he could not have made a better choice. The Matrimonio Segreto is the perfection of comic opera composition, and as long as opera buffa is appre ciated, so long will the Matrimonio Segreto retain its sta tion. The following was the cast ofthe opera :—Carolina (the Fanny Stirling of the original comedy), Miss Adelaide Kemble ; Fidalma (Mrs. Heidelberg), Mrs. Alfred Shaw; Elisetta (Miss Stirling), Miss Rain forth; Signor Geronimo (Old Stirling), Mr. Giubi lei ; Count Montoni (Sir John Melvil), Mr. Leffler ; Paolino (Lovel), Mr. W. Harrison. With such a cast it is needless to say that every justice was done to the opera, both in a musical and dramatic sense. The quarrelling terzetto in the first act between Carolina, Elisetta, and Fidalma, was sung and acted, admirably, and elicited shouts of laughter and ap plause. This was encored as well as the rondo by Fidalma immediately at its conclusion. In the scene in which Montoni announces to Carolina that she is the object of his attachment, and not Elisetta, Miss Kemble introduced an air of Pftesiellais, " When a lad for love is sueing," which she sang with excellent tast e and effect, and which was of course loudly encored. Her shake at the conclusion of this air is one of the most aston ishing performances of the sort we have ever heard. Her acting, too, was full of espieglerie : nothing could surpass the assumed simplicity of her manner to the Count while addressing him in the words of this song. Mrs. Alfred Shaw, as Fidalma, was first-rate. She succeeded most effectually in making herself appear the antiquated maiden aunt. It is needless to say that the music of the part received every justice at her hands. Both Miss Kemble and Mrs. Alfred Shaw were admirably supported by Miss Rainforth, as Eli setta. Of these three ladies it is hard to say to which to award the palm. Guibilei, as the deaf old Ge ronimo, was exquisitely comic—just what a primo buffo ought to be. The finale of the first act, and the opening duet of the second, were given with great gusto. The latter duet, between him and Leffler (the scene in which he proposes to transfer his af fections from one daughter to the other), was encored. He was admirably supported by Leffler, who com pletely entered into the spirit of his part, and seemed thoroughly to enjoy it. Harrison's Paolino, although a manifest improvement on his former attempts at Italian music, was yet somewhat deficient in refine ment, and at times wanting in power. At the fall of the curtain, the calls for the whole of the dramatis persona were vociferous, and they accordingly made their appearance, Harrison leading on Miss Kemble, Leffler Miss Rainforth, and Guibilei Mrs. Alfred Shaw. The house was crowded to excess long before the rising of the curtain. At a quarter to seven o'clock there was no standing room in the pit. A new comic drama, entitled the Turf, from the pen of Mr. Mark Lemon, was produced at this theatre, on Monday, and was fully successful. The whole plot turns upon one of those tricks which are practised in manifold ways on the Derby day. The leading cha racter is Clovis Culpepper (Mr. Bartley), late grocer in the Barbican, who, having received a legacy, re. tires with his wife (Mrs. Hamby) to the fashionable quarters of Montagu-place, Russell-square. Here Culpepper determines to start for a gentleman, and having made acquaintance with a Captain Flatooker (Mr. Walter Lacy), a lounger about Tattersall's, is led, on the Derby day, to book some thousands on the favourite horse, 'Woodman, the property of Squire Warren (Mr: F. Matthew's). 'Flatooker had tried in vain, on account of his reputation, to to be accepted by Squire Warren's daughter (Miss Lee) ; and he now uses Culpepper for the double purpose of making money and gaining a character. Of course the grocer loses his cash, and, worst of all, Squire Warren, who has upheld the turf like a true country gentleman for the. encouragement of sport, is ruined by his bets. The trainer's uneasy conscience, and the hints of the jockey, John Trusty (Mr. Ridg way), betray the secret. The Captain offers to gua rantee all the losings if he can but carry off the daugh ter ; the Squire rejects all such base offers, and sifts the whole to the foundation. The sharpers, to raise money on the pinch, have induced Culpepper to make a compromise, by paying 3,0001. in a cheque, with which they are about to " bolt" to France, when it is discovered that Clovis Culpepper is not entitled to the legacy, that a stop is placed upon the money , at his bankers, and the " biters" are regularly " bit. The piece not only carried with it a good moral, but was sharp and witty in its dialogue, and was throughout excellently acted. The house was very full, and it was announced for repetition amid hearty applause. MISS HARRIET MARTINEAU. Yesterday evening a Meeting was held at the South London Hall of Science,Blackfriars-road, for the pur pose of testifying the public admiration of the conduct of Miss Martineau in refusing the pension offered her by the late Whig Administration. The large hall and galleries were crowded to excess, and amongst the au dience we observed a number of elegantly dressed females. Colonel THOMPSON took the Chair shortly after eight o'clock, and in an eloquent address, commented upon the services rendered by Miss Martineau to her humbler countrymen, and also upon her glorious struggle in the slavery abolition cause in America. He then proceeded to say that her line of conduct was a bold one for a woman—it was a startling doctrine to corrupt legislators and aristocratic pensioners to say that no person was entitled to receive donations from the public purse until those from whom the money was drawn had a fair share in the nomination of the donors. When the full light of freedom which was now dawning upon England shone forth in mid-day brightness they should never forget that Miss Marti neau was one of the principal agents in effecting the glorious consummation.—(Loud cheers.) He should conclude by introducing to the meeting a lady who would propose the first resolution. Mrs. CHAPPELGATE here came forward, and was received with loud and long-continued cheering. She said that, although upon some points, such as the New Poor-laws, and others of minor importance, she differed from the respected and talented lady whom they were met that evening to honour, yet none held in higher estimation her efforts in the cause of rational liberty, or the talent and high moral feeling by which she was so pre-eminently distinguished, than she did. After an eloquent discourse, Mrs. Chappelgate con cluded by moving the following resolution :—" That this meeting highly appreciates the conduct of Miss Martineau, in refusing the lately proffered pension, although there has been rarely an instance where the Royal bounty has been so well bestowed." Mr. SMITII seconded the resolution, which was passed with much acclamation. Mr. DUNCAN proposed the next resolution, which was to the fellowing effect:—That it was the opinion of the meeting that the answer of Miss Martineau to the offer made by the late Government involved a deep principle, since, if the people were properly re presented, any act of the Executive would be that of the public—and was seconded by Mrs. MARTIN. This resolution was also adopted. A vote of thanks having been passed unanimously to the Gallant) Chairman, the meeting separated shortly afterwards. SALE. OF PART OF THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT'S STULL—The Duke of Beaufort having determined to reduce his extensive hunting and racing establish ment after the Newmarket meeting, a large draft of his Grace's stud was brought up from the paddocks at Badminton, and sold by auction, yesterday, at Tat tersall's, We subjoin the prices of some of the prin cipal lots. There was litt;e competition, and the horses generally were knocked down at low prices. The highest sum realised by one animal was his Grace's valuable hunter Masquerade, which fetched 125 guineas ; Assassin, thorough bred, was sold for 96 guineas ; Anspach, 41 ; Itetamosa, 97 ; Hotspur, by Percy, 70 ; Bavadere 33; Lovely, 27; Sweet meat, 24 ; Mare bj P ercy , darn by Sultan, 15 ; Cor sair, hunter; 20; Jasper, 46, lately ridden by the Marquis of IVorcester ; Fantastic, by Percy , was knocked down at th e 10W price of six guineas. His Grace s thorough .bred horses the Abbess, Young moderatellrstood, i n t h d e s s s s , t ip ß ur tenoei prices. e t e Pe p t, Delicate h.Nis osbpi Daphne, &c., realised l e e 1 -) (l ' i l ( l .ll ' ;ui j i t ti i ri .s g u n stud, at BadmintoL, but on a le§s extensive scale. MAGAZINES .(CONTINUED.) TAIT'S MAGAZINE.. In the present chapter of Mrs. Gore's story, " Abednego, the Money-Lender," there is some stirring writing, as, for instance, where the usurer details the history of his pastlife, and ex plains the causes that induced him to take up the trade of money--lending. Disappointed in his most ardent hopes—his affections blighted—love a cheat—friendship a traitor—the soured man at length put this stern question to himself— " What constitutes right and wrong? Where is the positive, where the true ?" The answer, he says, was " Gold!" and adds, " once convinced of this, I bowed down my knee and worshipped. Long and eagerly in search of some First Cause in which to put my trust, I cried aloud with joy when 1 had found it. My wandering ark had struck upon the top of an Ararat; and I sought no better land as a resting place for the sole of my foot." Mrs Gore has thrown much force and earnestness into Abednego's confessions. " A London Dressmaker's Diary" is feelingly and simply written, but it is too long, and somewhat monotonous. The " Vision of King Malcolm" is a quaint, and not unsuccessful specimen of the mock-romantic. We do not agree with the Re viewer of Mr. Dickens's" American Notes" that that gentleman, in speaking of the social state of the people of the United States, " has deepened every shade into palpable blackness, and de scribed society, in all its greater interests, as in a very low and dangerous condition." On the con trary, we think he has done impartial justice to the American character and institutions; and " deepened no shade"—except when he alludes to the transatlantic Press, whose faults and blunders, and vices, by all accounts, it is scarcely possible to exaggerate. The chief defect we find in Mr. Dickens's work, is that it is throughout a mere skimming of the surface. There is nothing profound---nothing original in it; it shows fre quent acuteness, b# principally on trivial mat ters; and is more to be commended for its broad humour, than for any other quality it possesses. " Lays of Loyalty" is a series of quizzical poems, suggested by the Queen's late visit to Scotland. We quote one entitled " Northward' Bound," which is attributed to the youthful pen of a sucking Sappho, who rejoices in the name of Sophia Whackles. It is a very amusing imita tion (scarcely caricatured) of that sort of aristo cratic poesy which we so frequently meet with in the " Keepsake," or the " Book of Beauty :" Lol our gracious Queen is going. Unto Scotland's ancient strand, Young Favonius gently blowing, %Vafts her from her native land. In the Royal Yacht so splendid, Built express for George the Fourth, By her princely spouse attended, Sails she for the rugged North. Spread the sails, and lift the anchor, 'Midst the cheering of the crowd; For the stately yacht's a spanker, More especially when towed. Be ye soft as downy pillows, Waves that beat the stubborn Nore! Ocean, calm thy angry billows, For our Queen is not on shore. Neptune monarch of the water, Bid thy Triton troops attend, Till Britannia's peerless daughter Shall attain her journey's end. Hark I sweet music, softly swelling, Sounds along the glassy deep— Comes it from the watery dwelling Where the nymphs their vigils keep ? No ! 'tis sweeter, milder music— 'Tis the tabret and the drum. O Prince Albert! say, are you sick ? Yarmouth's fishermen are come. Gently night (loth fold her pinions, Gentler sounds the paddle's splash, As the Queen of these dominions Glides across the sullen 'Wash. Dappled clouds, the dawn's precursor, Streak the wide expanse of blue, On the deck the watchful purser Serves out rations to the crew. " Tell me now, my Lord Fitzclarence, What the coast before us spread !" " Where those boats are catching herrings, That, my liege, is Flambro' Head. " Past that rock, so like a puncheon, Spreads the Yorkshire coast no more, And we trust, soon after luncheon To be off the Berwick shore." And the captain spoke most wisely, As was quickly to be seen ; For at three o'clock precisely, Scotland saw her youthful Queen. Every eye with joy is beaming, Which alone the good can feel, And the Scottish bagpipe screaming Soon provoke the lightsome reel. Toe and heel in wild commotion Cut the buckle, thread the ring; Underneath the quivering ocean Fly the startled cod and ling. And her Majesty, astonished, Puts her finger in her ear, Till the grateful crowd, admonished Hail her with another cheer. Then, exchanging song and tankard, Glide they through the quiet sea, Till the Royal fleet is anchored, With Inchkeith upon the lee. Lo ! on every distant mountain, Kindling in volcanic life, Springs aloft a fiery fountain Both in Lothian and in Fife. Bonfires of immense eruction Fling abroad their gorgeous rays, Each resembling in construction Radiant V s and sparkling A s. Now in Granton, free from danger, Lies in peace the stately keel, And on the shore the Royal Stranger, Steps and greets Sir Robert Peel. " Which amongst these gay beholders, Is the Provost ?—tell me where!" But Sir Robert shrugged his shoulders, And no echo answered—" There !" AINSWORTH'S MAGA The Editor's story of the " Miser's Daughter" is concluded in this Number, and if it do nut greatly advance, it will certainly not detract from, its author's reputation. We have read it with pleasure, and so, we doubt not, will the ma jority of novel readers, for it abounds in bustling incidents, and has variety, if not discrimination, of character to recommend it. " The Elliston Papers" bid fair to constitute an entertaining se ries of articles, at least if' we may form a judg ment from the present specimen, which gives several amusing particulars respecting the come dian's early days, and canvasses his peculiarities as an actor in a just and discerning manner. Speaking of his exterior, Mr. Raymond, the Editor of the Papers in question, says—" In per son Elliston was of the middle size, and elegantly proportioned; and whatever success he may have acquired as a tragedian, we may at once declare was in defiance of his face, which was the very mirror of comedy. Ills countenance was round and open, his features small, yet highly expressive ; laughter lay cradled in his eye, and there was a muscular play of lip so pregnant of meaning, as frequently to leave the words that followed but little to explain. His tones were strong, harmonious, and varied, and a tremulous earnestness, on occasions which did not call for the impassioned, irresistibly impres tive . He displayed the art of tenderness and soft persuasion more strikingly than any actor of his time." This last remark is perfectly just. Never did actor give greater effect to a tender sentiment, or a burst of cordial emotion, than Elliston. His mode of addressing women, too, was admirable, not deficient in courtly elegance, yet still more remarkable for its appearance of heart, and the respect and deference which it so flatteringly exhibited. We subjoin a diverting account of this admirable comedian's elopement from home, in order to make his bow before a Bath audience:— ZINE On a black, chilly morning, in the very early part ofspring, 1791, light in baggage as the Hon. Mr. Dow las himself, with but little in his pocket and still less in his stomach, Robert William Elliston slipped from the street-door of his father's house, punctually at half-past four by the paternal chronometer, and made the best of his way to the coach-office in Piccadilly. In the year 1791, the English stage-coach wore as different an aspect to the vehicle of 1841, as the gold laced hat and silver shoe-buckles differ from the cos tume on the identical pavement at the present hour. There was "the heavy Falmouth," the weighty York " Highflyer," and the lengthy Bristol ; and a journey of a hundred miles was an undertaking of time, pri vation, and endurance. We trust our hero will not forfeit any claim to such distinction while we con fess that a review of his resources, or perhaps the weather, not a little damped his spirit ; and fain I would he have retraced his steps, on finding at his reaching the coack-office the long body completely full, and every person so occupied on his own affairs as to afford him no information under his dilemma; but the alarum was by this time sounded in the watchmaker's warehouse, and his absence discovered, so that he had no alternative but to proceed at all hazard. In the course of his further inquiry, he learnt that the two-horse " Bath Invalid Coach" would start from a neighbouring office within an hour, but that no other conveyance for that city would DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. Mr. Lever continues his military reminiscences under the title of " Jack Hinton, the Guards man," with unabated vigour, and in one of his present chapters gives a hasty, but graphic bird's eye sketch of the field of Vittoria, immediately subsequent to the battle, and when the. French were in full retreat. The consternation :and con fusion pervading the town, t h e a brupt rushing in of stragglers from the bloody field, the incessant clatter of baggage-waggons, the hollow rumbling of the artillery, and the galloping of the carts crowded with wounded soldiers ;—all these de tails are touched off with evident ease and ra pidity, and bear the strong impress of truth. Izaac Walton forms the subject of an'essaY, en titled " An Hour's Talk," wherein the literary character of thiS smooth, shrewd eookileY angler is greatly over-estimated. We have never been able to perceive the exquisite beauty of the " Complete Angler;" it has two or three pleas ing pastoral passages o f a m ilk- an d- wa ter nature; but it is wholly defi c i en t i n man l y force, and thought, and sentim en t. A s f or the c airn, cheer ful air of repose that p erva d es i t, an d w hich has been so much insisted o n , i t h as a l ways appeared to us to be little better than sheer insipidity—the natural fruit of a drowsy and limited intellect. Walton's best productions are his biographies, and of these the cleverest and most animated is the life of Doctor Donne. " Recollections' of a Poetic Childhood" exhibits here and there some bright gleams of fancy ; the versification, too, is polished, and not too much elaborated. The " Monk and the Devil" is a humorous poem of the Tngoldsby school. Froth the " Memoir and Remains of Charles Wolfe," we learn that this delightful poet, the author of that fine ode on the burial of Sir John Moore —which one Mackin tosh, a Scotch schoolmaster, bad the impudence to claim as his own the other day—died in the year 1822, at the early age of twenty-two. Had he lived, he would most likely have v,Tiamong the laurelled bards of t h e d ay , f or his poems were full of promise. on a foremost rank are two of nis earliest, each of which, in its way, is exquisitely beautiful:— SONG. AIR—" Gramachree.” If I had thought thou could'st have died, I might not weep for thee • But I forgot, when by thy sid e , That thou could'st mortal be ; It never through my mind had past, The time would e'er be o'er, And I on thee should look my last, And thou should'st smile no more ! And still upon that face I look, And think 'twill smile again ; And still the thought I win not brook, That I must look in vain ; But when I speak—thou dost not say, What thou ne'er left St unsaid, And now I feel , as well I may, If Sweet Mary ! thou art dead ! thouill N e'en as thou art, And where thy smiles have been ! I While e'en thy chill bleak corse I have, still ilmight e o N I ' d o a l nd press and all all thy serene, stay, i y silent h ear t, Thou seemest still my own, But there I lay thee in thy grave— And I am now alone! I do not think, where'er thou art, Thou hast forgotten me ; And I perhaps, may sooth this heart, In thinking too of thee ; Yet there was round thee such a d awn Of light ne'er seen before, t. As fancy never could h ave dr awn $l . And never can restore! • IL SONG. . ?1 , 4 Oh, my love has an eye of t he softes t blue, • Yet it was not that that won me ; But a ‘ai stha tlittle that brighhtas undonedrop fro mme . her soul w there. I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me ; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me. I might have forgotten that red, red lip__ Yet how from that thought to sever ? But there was - a smile from the sun-shine within, And that smile I'll remember for ever. Think not 'tis nothing but lifeless clay, The elegant form that haunts me ; 'Tis the gracefully delicate mind that move s • In every step, that enchants me. Let me not hear the nightingale sing, Though I once in its notes delighted; The feeling and mind that comes whispering forth, Has left me no music beside it. Who could blame had I loved that face, E'er my eye could twice explore her ; Yet, it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm—warm heart I adore her. MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Mr. Cyrus Redding contributes a clev er s k e t c h of national character to this Number, un d er t h e title of "Later Characteristics of John Bull." The sketch is not quite so flattering, p er h a p s , as honest John—who has a high notion of his own worth—could desire, still it is a very fair like ness. " Ihr lust of gain," says the author, " sucks up the joy of John Bull's heart like a s2onge ; a little money is akin to poverty, and poverty is baseness; the furrows of anxiety are graven deeply in his brow, and he rarely smiles from the heart. Walk down Cheapside, regard his humanity there, and along the larger tho roughfares; what is the nominative case to his verb ?—gain—gain without stint—gain to the last heave of expiring nature !" •` Life is a Dream" is i translation from the Spanish of Calderon. We cannot vouch for the accuracy of the version —not having the good fortune to understand the original language•—but we may at least bare tes timony to its spirit, and the free and easy march of its blank verse. The reflections on the " Cha racter of Hamlet" are ingenious, and show that the writer has attentively studied his subject. THE MINES OF ALMADEN. At the present moment, when the Minister of Fi nance awaits the decision of the capitalists , of Europe respecting the loan of 40,000,000 of reals, which he has proposed to secure the repayment of upon the quicksilver of Almaden, a brief sketch of the present state of those famous mines may be interesting to our readers. It may be noted that this quarter of the country is now the seat of an active warfare against the brigands of Toledo and La Mancha, against whom Brigadier La Corte is directing the exertions of between 5,000 and 6,000 troops, and communica tion with Almaden is not very easy just now. These mines have been worked for at least 22 cen turies as Theophrastus speaks of their renowned cinnabar; and the Spanish engineers of the pre sent day have declared that their ascertained con tents are still so great, that they will afford a yearly supply at the present rate of 22,000 quin tals for at least 500 years to come. One of the most recent improvements consists in a return to ancient workings in the grand valley of Sisapo described by Pliny (that of Valde-Azogues), where the Romans burrowed superficially, like so many rabbits (not knowing how to extract the water if they sank deeper), until they pulled down the side of the hill and com pletely interrupted their own scratchings. After thirty years of toil, frequently interrupted by war and want of funds, the present miners have hit upon the original and almost untouched vein of fourteen feet in breadth, and here also, as well as in Almaden and Almadeuejas, their works are in full activity. They are carried on in a very old-fashioned style, partly from the natural difficulties connected with the loca lity, partly from the unhealthy nature of the work, and partly from the great disinclination to change old customs, which marks the Spanish character so strongly. The isolation of the site may be judged of from the fact, that the roads around are in the same condition that they were in in the days of Theophras tus, that is to say, in a perfect state of nature, and that the metallic produce is borne to Seville, a jour ney of between three and four days, a Imao ; that is, literally, on the loins of mules, for carriages of any kind are yet an unheard-of invention in those rocky regions. The injurious effects of the labour on the health of the miners are, indeed, serious and lament able. Formerly condemned felons were employed in great numbers there, and even paid highly to induce them to exert themselves ; but they did little excepting mischief, setting fire to the mines in the year 1752, and discrediting the honest calling of the miner. The ad ministradors long and loudly complained of their in efficiency, and of the want of willing, active, indus trious hands to carry on the work. The measures adopted, in consequence, by the arbitrary Govern ment of that period were very characteristic of the system which reduced Spain to the wreck of an em . . pire without ships, colonies, commerce, or a dollar in her treasury ; the free and guiltless peasantry of the surrounding districts were impressed and driven per force to labour in the mines in society with felons ! This could not last, for human sympathies are stronger than the caprices of courtly politi cal economists. The peasantry gradually continued to run away and leave the mines to the care of the felons and the barbarous Government that knew not how to avail itself of the labour of free men. The succeeding Ministry made, however, a "great step in reform." Finding that the neighbouring peasantry were, forewarned by experience, abandoning all con nexion with the mines from the dread of forced la bour, attempts at colonization were made, and indi viduals were induced to come from Arragon by the promise of high wages and certain valuable privileges, such as an exemption from taxation, both local and public, from service in the army,&c. The Arragonese, however, finding themselves :attacked by the serious and unknown disease induced by working in the • mercurial vapours, speedily abandoned their labours and privileges and returned home again. The felons were, therefore, still kept in requisition until the year 1801, when they were shipped off to the presidio at Ceuta, exactly 49 years after they had set fire to the mines and stopped the workings for a couple of seasons ; during which extensive era (comprising two generations) they had been endeavouring, unsuccess fully, to convince the Government that they were the most unprofitable labourers in existence. At length the revolution came, and with it glimmerings of the unprofitableness of contending with nature. Now the mines are all worked on the principle of free labour, well paid and willingly exerted, under diffi culties and trials to health almost incredible. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. W. C. Towers, Eiq., Mrs. and Miss Towers, at Nelson's Hotel, Portland-place, from a tour; Major Hobart and Mrs. Hobart, at ditto, from Exeter ; Mrs. Puree' and G. Parcel, at ditto, from Calais ; George Reid, Esq., and Miss Reid, at ditto, from Ostend; C. G. Parker, Esq., at ditto, from Chelmsford, Essex. DEPARTURES. Mrs. Alleyne and Miss M'Culloch, from Nelson's Hotel, Portland-place, for Oxford; Major-General Monteath, from ditto, for Madras. To TRAVELLERS.-Our excellent Make has just given a great liberty to travellers, who can always get their permits from one to four o'clock, every day, or during the hour previous to the sailing of the steam ers, at their choice.—Boulogne Gazette.—[Better late than never. The worthy Mayor ought to have done this long ago.J Thanks to Sir R. Peel's tariff, American cured meats are placed within the reach of the poor of llalifax, at very low prices; but are accompanied by a vigorous competition, at proportionably low prices, of fresh beef in our market. Last week no less than 61 fat beasts were slaughtered at the Halifax New market—an unprecedented number. The competi tion of the butchers has reduced the Halifax prices about id. per lb.—Halifax Guardian. The Russian Cabinet is said to be about to nego elate with Rome for a concordat. The Rev. Mr. Kearney, the parish priest of Clane, in the diocese of Kildare, who died last Wednesday, left by his will 8,0001. to the Right Rev. Dr. Healy for the College of Carlow ; 5001. to the poor of the parish of Clane ; 3001. to the Society for the Propaga tion of the Faith ; and 2001. to the convent at Clane. EXHUMATION OF Humax BONES.—The men en gaged in digging up that part of Oxford-street, for merly known as Oxford-road, threw up, on Monday morning, two skulls and other bones, belonging to the human species, but they were in such a decayed state, that Mr. Coroner Higgs, after consulting with the authorities, declined holding an inquest upon them, as it would be impossible to say how the persons to whom they belonged came by their death. The general sup position is, that where they were found formed a por tion of one of the old metropolitan burial places. The bones were ordered to be deposited in the parish churchyard. PEDESTRIANISM.—A first-rate pedestrian match, which drew together upwards of a thousand spec tators, took place on Monday in the Wandsworth-road. It was a six-mile race, for 101. a-side, between Samuel East and John Pink, two men who, although termed novices, have before acquired some celebrity as walk ing men. The ground selected for the match was from the_ two-mile-stone bet ween th e G oat ' s H ea d , and the Stags, or Spring Wells Tavern, to the third mile-stone and back (a mile out and a mile in), and at three o'clock, the whole of the parties being on the ground, the umpires and referee were chosen. Bet ting was in favour of East ; but there was a great deal laid out at even that the winner would not ac complish the six miles under fifty-eight minutes. At a quarter-past three the start took place. East took the lead in going off and maintained it in the most gallant style, never giving his opponent a shadow of a chance, and winning, without being in the slightest degree distressed, by nearly half-a-mile. He accom plished the distance in fifty-five minutes and a few seconds, and exhibited in his style of walking con siderable freedom and excellence, __ THE ARMY. —CHANGE OF REGIMENTS.-011 Mon day morning three companies of the 15th Regiment of Foot, under the command of Captain Cuthbert. marched from 'Windsor to Watford (a distance of up wards of 20 miles), where they were billeted for the night. They proceeded yesterday, by railway, to Birmingham, and thence to Manchester, where, it is expected, the regiment will remain during the win ter. The 2d division, under the command of Major Smith, left Windsor yesterday, proceeding to Man chester by the same route ; and the 3d or head quar ters division, commanded by Major Drought, will leave Windsor to-day. The conduct of the men during the several months the regiment has been in prrison at Windsor has been, generally good, and nearly equal to that of the men composing the regi ment it succeeded, the 72d, one of the best disciplined corps in her Majesty's service. CANAL BETWEEN THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS.—It has been decreed by the Congress of New Grenada, that all the privileges which have heretofore been given to the French and English, in opening a canal through Panama, be forfeited and withdrawn, ' and the project of connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific be thrown open to the competition of the whole ' ' world. THE LATE ALLAN CUNNINGHAM. " He sang Old songs, the product of his native hills : A skilful distribution of sweet sounds, Opening from land to land an easy way, By melody, and by the charm of Terse." This remarkable man was, as the public is well aware, bred a mason, and it may, therefore, be natu rally supposed that many of the works that proceeded from his pen on the subjects of sculpture and archi tecture, would in such cases abound in many shrewd practical hints, technical observations, and apprecia tive criticisms on those subjects, worthy of universal attention. To all his views on these points, perhaps, many men would not wholly subscribe, but the sym pathy with which he recorded the fortunes and fates of such men as \Vvkeham, Jones, Wren, and Van brugh—the diligence of his r4earches, the generous character of his sentiments, the unaffected ease and clearness, and here and there the picturesque strength and eloquence of his language, must obtain the ap probation of every impartial judge. It will always remain one of the most remarkable and delightful facts in the history of letters, that the " Lives of British Architects," a publication conveying so much valuable knowledge in a style so unaffectedly attractive—so imbued throughout, not only with lively sensibility, amiable feelings, honesty and can dour, but mature and liberal taste, was produced by a man who, some twenty years before, earned his daily bread as a common stone mason in Nithsdale. `° Honest Allan !" so the great minstrel was accus tomed to call him, began to be known early in life, although it was perhaps a good many years before he began to be familiar to the public. " Mark Macrabin," or " The Covenanter," a prose tale of great power, was one of the first of his productions, which appeared in Blackwood, and was then highly appreciated; so also was a series of tales and tradi tions which he published in the London Magazine, and afterwards in a separate form in two volumes. The songs and ballads of his own composition which accompanied the former of these dramas, and which Mr. Cunningham published in his early days, he confessed to have taken almost at random from a mass of verse, which the leisure or idleness of many winter evenings accumulated. Several of them ap peared at different times printed in various lyrical publications. To many of them, which our readers must know are remarkable for their beauty of melody and exquisite simplicity of manner and expression, he owned that he was indebted for some of the best friendships of his life. One of them we remember, in particular, which obtained so much celebrity, entitled the " Mermaid of Galloway," that Mr. Hilton, 8.A., painted it, and it now hangs in the galleryof Sir John Leicester. Mr. Cunningham's four volumes of " Scottish Song" were published in 1825. His wish in this work was to amend, renovate, and illustrate each of them with characteristic notices, and he executed his labour wc'll. The finest songs of Scotland can be found nowhere else in the same perfect state ; to many old verses of pathos, or of mirth, he gave suitable companions, and added besides many matters, critical and traditional, unknown to any other collection. While upon this labour he gave his eulogy to the songs of his long tried and excellent friend, Sir Walter Scott, who has adorned his novels with little pieces of poetry often surpassing the best stanzas of his more finished poeti cal works. In 1831, appeared Mr. Cunningham's " Lives of the British Architects" which was at that time published in the " Family Library." It was a work calculated to gratify a large circle. It is a volume full of in struction and amusement—not only containing lively sketches of the lives of the most eminent architects of our country, but conveying, in an unpretending fashion, views concerning the history and progress of the art, such as were calculated to at once gratify general curiosity, and reward critical examination. In 1832 Mr. Cunningham published his " Maid of Elvar." It is unnecessary to enter into a review of this work, which is one of our British classics, and is in the library of every reader of poetry. The cha racters of Sir Ralph Latoun, the Cumberland Chief— of the fair and heroic Sybil Lesley, the Maid of Elvar —of Eustace Grxine, the wooer—together with its rural imageries, delicate fancies, and heartfelt sensi bilities, are fresh in one's memory. It is a poem that beats with a fine, free, healthful spirit—beautiful with love, and glowing with imagination. Indeed, considering the character of Mr. Cunning ham altogether, there needs no testimony from us either to his intellectual accomplishments or his moral worth ; nor, thanks to his own virtuous diligence, did he need any patronage. He was fortunate enough to secure a respectable establishment in the studio of a great artist, who was not less good than great, and was even thus excellently in the eve of the world, even had his literary talents been less industriously exercised than they were. - - Mr. Cunningham married, we believe, in the year 181 1, a lady of Dumfries, and by her he has several children. Entertaining for her always the most ar dent affection, he has made the close of his poem of the " Maid of Elvar" immortalize her memory in the last stanza : " My song is ended ; it was dear to me As light to morn—as morn to Solway• brine— As showers to corn—as blossom to the bee ; And dearer, since, dear wife, 'twas pleasant unto thee." STATUE OF THE QUEEN.—On Tuesday an immense block of freestone was brought to town from Binny Quarry. It is the last of a number of huge blocks supplied by Mr. ',hind, tacksman of the quarry, for the erection of a colossal statue of her Majesty Queen Victoria, now being executed by Mr. Steell, sculptor, and which is to be placed in the north front of the Royal Institution, Prince's-street. This stone is upwards of 22 tons weight, and was brought to town on a waggon drawn by 16 powerful horses, assisted at certain difficult parts of the road by a number of Mr. Lhind's men. It was safely lodged in a large wooden building, Bread-street, where Mr. Steell is already far advanced in the formation of this gigantic struc ture, and which, when completed, will weigh altoge ther upwards of 90 tons. From the well known talents of the artist, the beauty and solidity of the Binny stone, and the commanding situation it is to occupy, this statue of our beloved Sovereign cannot fail to be an object of great attraction and will com plete the beauty of the splendid building which it is intended to adorn. On the morning of the Queen's arrival in Edinburgh, and when proceeding down Hanover-street, Prince Albert pointed out to his Royal Consort the proposed site of the statue (his Royal Highness having previously been made aware of what was intended), and we are informed that her Majesty afterwards expressed herself highly gratified by this mark of loyalty and attachment to her person on the part of the Directors of the Royal Institution. Caledonian Mercury. DEER STALKING.—If fox-hunting and steeple chasing, with their hairbreadth escapes, make men courageous, there is nothing more calculated to add patience and perseverance than following a herd of deer. Suppose, as often happens, the sportsman has to lie for hours in a corri, not only must he creep with " stealthy pace towards his design," but he must be aware of putting the very crows on wing, or throwing a glance of the sun from his rifle, either of which rouses the attention of the wary tenants of the forest ; when up they start, and, tossing their "beamed frontlets to the sky," are soon beyond the reach of the deadly bull e t. Th ere must be something very exciting in this kind of sport, else what could tempt the noblest in the land to leave the busy haunts of men, and retire for months among the solitudes of the highlands ? To possess fine specimens of horned heads is the deer-stalker's ambition. These are preserved, and ranged in the hall or gun- ' room, with the date and place where the animal was captured. Stags with wide-spreading royal horns are moat prized. The largest we have seen had a clear space of three feet between the horns, each of which measured the same, following the curve from the head to the tip. Parts of the horns of wapiti, a gigantic species of red deer, now extinct in Scotland, are occasionally found imbedded in mosses and on the beach. A pair of these, nearly perfect, are in this town. The beam measures in circumference eight inches, with antlers from sixte en to nineteen inches in length.' The annual shedding and reproduction of these firm masses of bone has engaged much attention from anatomists and naturalists. That the old horns should be separated from the head, and new ones formed in the course of ten weeks, is a wonderful phenomenon of nature ; at first they are encased with a fine velvet-like covering to protect them from cold, and when completely formed , t he animal feels his power's by rubbing off the decaying v elvet on trees. Then it is that the noble creature. comes forth armed, and conscious of his strength, disputes his forest rights with the other animals. We have at various times given notice of some feats of that noble sport, deer-stalking ; and, as the season is now over, we give some of the last few days' work in the forest. At Pock-a-Buy Lodge, Sir St. George Gore, Bart., killed 11 stags m eight days, four of them in one day, and three of tliem at one stalking. At Culnakyle, Mr. R. Winsloe killed two large stags, one of them with a splendid head. At Erchless Castle two were shot, one with very wide-spreading 10-antlered horns. At Achnaclairoch Mr. Collingwood got a fine s t ag; and on the west coast Mr. R. G. Cumming secured two large ones. Mr. H. Hyett, at Balmacarra, one one h stag with stag. Mr. H. C. Raven, at Guernsey, 10, and another with 11 branches on the horns. Dur ingatf'ororri lodge, killed the season, Mr. F. Macneil, stags, heardur of them for his 29 deer, 25 of which were stag that Captain last day's shooting. We have Inge, at Locharren, got five sta gs. —lnvernessA sharp contest is likely to ake placeT of surgeon to the Surrey CountK Gaol, occasioned by the death of Mr. Malcolm dates in the field--Mr. e n re sarmeitthl:reeof candi dates Marl borough-place ; Mr. C. Waterwort . th of the Kent ' Pad and M .r . C. Menlo% of Stainford.fotreet. THE ELECTORS OF FRANCE. The Journal (les Debuts publishes the following statistics relative to the increase in the electoral body throughout France since the revolution of 1830 : In July, 1831, when the elections were about to commence, the number of electors inscribed amounted to 166,583 ; in June, 1834, the number increased to 171,015 ; in November, 1837, to 198,836 ; in March, 1839, to 9 01,271 ; in July, 1842, to 220,040. " The conclusion to be drawn from these numbers," adds the Debats, " is, that the electoral body obeys a law of progression both significant and rapid. Thus, by the simple force of the law and the natural development of property, 53,000 new electors have been added to the list since the revolution of 1830—nearly one-third of the num ber of electors inscribed at that period. In 1831, 125,000 electors took part in the elections of that period ; in 1834, 129,000 ; in 1837, 151,000 ; in 1839, 164,000 ; in 1842, 173,000. We find by this return that the development of public spirit follows the same law of progression that is observable in the development of wealth and prosperity. The fol lowing changes have taken place in the composition of the Chamber : At the elections of 1831 there were 222 old Members re-elected, and 200 new Deputies. In 1834 there were 392 re-elected, and 142 new Deputies. In 1837, 310 re-elections, and , 35 3 6 81 D r e e p -e u l t e i c e t s i ornes.,eal elected, and newl3 fi new n r i e b t e t r u s 1 . 1 s . 1n 1n 18 1 4 8 2 3 , 9 and but 94 new." GREAT NOR TRERN RAILW A y.---We have great pleasure in announcing, that it has been definitely set tled that the great Caledonian Railway shall proceed from Lancaster, by way of Kendal, to Carlisle; and that the London and Birmingham Railway C o mp an y have come to the resolution to promote it by every means in their power. The several engineers are now upon the line, making such corrections and alterations in the plans as more minute surveys may have shown to be necessary, to be ready to go before Parliament at the earliest period of the ensuing session. That an Act will be obtained, there is little doubt, and with the aid of the London and Bir minglmm' the Grand Junction, and the other Railway Companies interested in the line, and the assistance which the landowners along the line are prepared to give to the undertaking, no fear is entertained of the requisite funds being supplied. -B's soon as the Act has been obtained, and the proper ar rangements made, it is understood that the work will be commenced simultaneously from Carlisle to Pen , rith, and from Lancaster to Kendal. The second por tion of the great project, from Carlisle to Glasgow and Edinburgh will also, it is understood, be prose cuted as early as possible; though we are not-aware that it is contemplated to go to Parliament fur this portion in the next session.—Carlisle Journal. MEETING OF LORD ASHBURTON AND Louts Pm- LIPPE.—In the year 1798 Lord Ashburton, with one or two friends, paid a visit to the Falls of Niagara, Upon their return they stopped to visit the Falls o f Genessee. It was late when they had finished their examinations, and, as there was no house in t l- ., e neigh bourhood, they encamped out for the r!,ght. They were somewhat fearful that the Indiv i s might try to . plunder their camp, and they kerb,',, a good look-out. In the early part of the night t h ey h ear d a rust li ng among the leaves and a crackling among the dry branches, but whether they proceeded from the tread of Indians or wild beasts they could not tell. The footsteps were, however, approaching their tent. They kept strict, silent, and anxious watch for some view or sound that should reveal the character of their visitors. Soon they distinguished human voices; and saw the shadowy outline of human forms. As the party came nearer they heard them conversing in French, and, in a few minutes Lord Ashburton gave Louis Philippe and his companions a cordial welcome to his tent. They had before met amidst the artificial splendour of Euro pean courts—and now, surrounded by the sublime and stupendous natural scenery of the American wil derness.—Rochester Post. DEATHS EST FIRE.—On Monday Mr. Higgs held two inquests on the bodies of persons whose deaths were caused by the accidental ignition of their wear ing apparel. The first was at St. George's Hospital, on the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Cheese, aged fifty-five. It appeared from the evidence of the deceased's brother.in-law, Mr. H. Cheese, of the Flora Gardens, Bayswater, that on the night of the 22d August, as she was going up stairs to bed, with her gown, which she had taken oft; in one hand, and a lighted candle in the other, she struck her foot against on© of the steps of the stairs, and fell forwards. The fall caused the candle to come in contact with a muslin kerchief she had round her neck, and set it on fire. which commu nicated to other portions of her dress. By the advice of Mr. Feld, a surgeon, she was the next morning brought to that hospital. Mr. G. A. Davis, house surgeon, said the deceased was admitted on the 23d of August, very much burned about thehead, shoulders, and back. She went on well to the 6th of Septem ber, when she was attacked by erysipelas, under which she gradually sank, and died on Saturday last. Verdict, "Accidental death." The second inquest was held at the Duke of Ormond, Prince's-street. Westminster, on the body of Mary Ann Garlick, aged fcur years. The deceased's parents reside at No. 6, Providence-row, Westminster, and on the morning of Thursday last, during the momentary absence of her mother, she set fire to her clothes while standing on the fender to reach a toy from the mantle-shelf. She was forthwith removed to the Westminster Hos pital, in which she died on Friday last, Mr. Reginald James the house surgeon, said, from the effects of the burns. Verdict, "Accidental death." At the late Middlesex Sessions several persons were tried for keeping disorderly houses in the parish of Marylebone. In one of these the Chairman, in his charge, said, it was not enough to prove that women of bad reputation resided in a - house, or that men and women were seen going into it at late hours of the night, to constitute it a disorderly house, and, as such, subject to indictment. In the present case there was no proof that the house was a nuisance to the neigh bourhood, but the evidence was, in fact, altogether to the contrary. It was quite possible in those cases to be over-wise, and he thought that it would be as well not to interfere with those people whilst they abstained from committing any act against pubhc decency and order. TH3 DUKE WIIO THINKS ALOUD.—A Royal Duke is no more distinguished for the graceful urbanity with which he presides at any public dinner, given for any purpose, at any hour, and at any place, than for a constant habit of thinking aloud. You are in the pit of Covent-garden theatre : well, five minutes before the overture begins you hear a voice above your head, thus communing with itself :—" Whenever I come to the theatre, I make it a point to dine at five o'clock !" The Royal Duke, having addressed this information to his playbill, takes his seat, and, throughout the play, keeps up a running accompaniment of assent or dissent to the speeches entrusted to the actors. At the , Chapel Royal his Royal Highness is equally audible, and equally faithful to his habit of commenting uptia all he hears. A few Sundays ago, the Minister and the Duke proceeded as follows :—Minister From al evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts of the devil—(Duke—To be sure : very proper—very Pro per.) Minister—From all sedition, conspiracy, and rebellion—(Duke Certainly , : very right very right.) And thus Parson and Duke proceeded togs ther almost to the end. However, the worthy clergy- Ministe The this pious task, he thus commenced: • tl desired man had to offer a prayer for the sick . _ Proceeding in prayers of this congregation are earn Y y for—(Duke —No objection—no objection ... such . SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS.—Of cour s e all ..... i n nfi ss u. sociations exhibit marks of human t. frailty. It time of the or verifications of old ones, °ccu l!, ) u y ilt on uncertain assembly with crude hypotheses' iedged that they have ential members, instead of cornmunicathmeg new facts, premises, it must be acknowledged pursuits, the abuse of the thing, not the . l o f f. the ßu ad t m th ix is tur is e tsuch ' unions, it of evil were a Strong argument agrins scientific wasted the stuff which life is u m se a . de th e practice of th e _ arts of ordinary or even against life. Yet we continue to eat bread, even baker's would be equally valid against al bread, though at the risk of swallowing alum as vrell flour. To d en y that any advantage results from such associations, is to deny the superiority of united over individual efforts.—Annals of Chemistry. SALUTARY AND RAPID CHANGE OF OPINION. Su weeks ago, at the annual session, Mr. Ma rs hall , a Ma gistrate, residing in one of the northern hundreds of this county, opposed the proposition of Mr. H. Ash worth, for the exemption of unoccupied bui l dings, &c., from the county-rate, and stated, upon th e authorit y of his commercial frie n d s, t h at trade was about to re vive, and therefore it would be unnecessary to make any reduction in the rate for that sort of property, 0 very soon it would again be fully occupied. Last week , session, the same gentle ma n at the adjourned i o PP O3 ed Colonel Austin's motion for an increase of p 37 to the rural police ; adduced the prices of wheat in the markets of Lancaste r and Preston for the last three Years to show that the reduction of 324 in the price of this description of food ought to be ;teemed addi tional salary ;—reminded the Mag istrates that ever y interest was suffering, a r cu lt u ral and commercial ; quoted from ‘, p assa ges in e Life of &Radical," by Ram. ford, who, he said, had well observed, "that unless every interest was willing to make a sacrifice, this country would, like others, be swept away from the face of the ear th ; an d, after some allusion to the frightful increase of the poor-rates, heir he Mr. Marshall) inquired how rents, and how landlords tenants were tog = ter Guardian. were to five ? A Pursausr.—The Rev. Joseph Birch, who hold, the li v i n g . of Bywell, in Northumberland, has just been appointed to one at Brighouse, near Hudders field. How is this pastor to look after these two flocks, separated as they are by such a distance ? Can he minister to them as a , parson ought to minister to ' his parishioners ? " No, we fancy we bear someono say, ' but he can s h ear th em at the tithing season. Leeds Times.