The Sun. — London, England, 1827-01-26 00:00:00

//Z NAVY-OFFICE, JAN. 25, 1827. THE Right Honourable' th e L or d s C omm i ss i oners .jl t . of His Majesty's Treasury, having appointed Money for the PAYMENT of HALF-PAY to SEA-OFFICERS, from the . Ist October to the 31st December last, according to His Majesty's Establishment in that behalf; these are to give Notice that the several Payments will begin to be made at the Pay-Office, by the Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy, at Ten o'Clock in the Morning on the following Days, viz. : On the sth, 6th, and 7th, of February, to Admirals, Captains, and their Attornies. On the Bth, 9th, 12th, 13th, and 14th of February, to Lieu tenants and Chaplains, and their Attornies. On the 15th and 16th of February, to Masters, Surgeons, and Pursers, mid their Attornies. After which the L:sts will be recalled the first and third Wed nesday in every Month, that all Persons may then, and there, attend to receive, what may become payable to them ; and bring with them an Affidavit, as required by Order in Council of SOth Illy, 1819, the Forms of which were published in an Advertise *neat from this Office, dated 16th September, 1819, and may be Procured at the Office of the Treasurer of the Navy ; and in case shy of the said Officers should not be able to attend themselves, hnt employ Attornies for that purpose, the said Attornies are to Produce similar Affidavits from the persons they are employed by. Where Officers are abroad on leave, their Agents are to pro duce attested copies of such leave, before the Half-pay can be paid. Azds as by Act of Parliament passed in the 35th year of His late Majesty's Reign, intituled, " An Act for establishing a more easy and expeditious method for the Payment of Officers belong jag to His Majesty's Navy," it is enacted by the 20th Clause of th e said Act, " that if any Commissioned or Warrant Naval Of ficer, who shall be entitled to receive Half-pay, and shall be de sirous to receive and be paid the same, at or near the place of his residence, he may apply to the Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy in London, to have such Half-pay paid at or near the place of his residence, &c. in the manner pointed out by the said Act." And by a further Act, passed in the 56th year of his late Majesty's reign, intituled, " An Act for enabling the Officers in His Majes ty's Navy, and their representatives, to draw for and receive their Half -pay," it is enacted, by the let and 3d Clauses of the said Aet, " that if any Officer in His Majesty's Navy, who shall be entitled to receive any sum of money for or on account of his Half-pay, shall be desirous of (hawing a Bill of Exchange for the same, upon the Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy, instead of receiving the same by Remittance Bill, he shall signify such deaire, by Letter to the Treasurer of his Majesty's Navy ; and that if any Officer in His Majesty's Navy who shall be entitled to receive any lam of money for or on account of Half-pay, shall be desirous of havin p y paid to him by extract, at say his H a lf- a 1 .. His Majesty's Dockyards, wher Clerk f the pof Wages for th e N avy shall reside,e instead s of or receiving a the n same by Remittanc e Bill or. Bill of Exchange, he is to apply either to the proper Clerk at the Navy Pay Office in London, or at the Pay Offiiie at such Dock Yard, signifying such his desire." No- Sic*is hereby further given, that the Half-pay ending the 31st December last, will commence paying on the sth February next, and all persons desirous of drawing for, or of having their Half pay remitted to them, may apply as above directed. Mess.—BilLs of Exchange drawn under or by virtue of the Act above recited, are not liable to the Stamp Duty. persons residing out of His Majesty's Dominions are enti tled to the privileges of this Act. T VICTU ALLING -OFFICE, Jaw. 24, 1827. HE Commissioners for Victualling His Majesty's Navy, &c. do hereby give Notice, that on FRIDAY, the Id February next, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (esl uP), and treat for the supply of One Hundred Thousand Gallons of WEST INDIA RUM, of the usual strength of 3 per cent, under proof, by Sykee's Hy drometer. Thirty-five Tons of NEW BLACK SMYRNA RAISINS. And Thirty Tons of COCOA. To be delivered into his Majesty's Victualling Stores at De pt - ford, one-half of each by the 25th February, and the remainder by the 25th March next. Samples of the Raisins and Cocoa, of not lees than three Pounds weight each, must be produced with the Tenders. The Conditions of the Contracts may be seen at this Office. Each Tender must specify the price in words at length, and be ileavered before One o'Clock on the day appointed ; and the Per 14"L'An makes the Tondo, n snrnn Lie tunst attend t o answer when called Tor. WALLER CLIFTON. VICTUALLING -OFFICE, JAW. 23, 1827. THE Commissioners for Victualling Elis Majesty's Nary, &c. do hereby give notice, that on TUESDAY, the 13th February next, they will be reedy to receive Tenders in wri ting , (sealed up), and treat with such Persons as are willing to enter into Contract for the performance of all such CARTAGE WORK as may be required for the Service of His Majesty's Victualling Yard at Deptford for Twelve Months certain from the 28th February next, and further until the expiration of Three Months' uotiee given for the termination of the Contract, the Couditioas of which may be men at this Office, or at that of the Comxiaissioaer of Deptford Victualling Yard. Each Tender must specify the price in words at length, and be delivered before one o'clock on the day appointed ; and must be astoompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible Persons en gaging to become bound with the party tendering in the penal &ail of 1001., for the due performance of the Contract. The Person who makes the Tender, or some Person on his be half. must attend to answer when called for. M. WALLER CLIFTON. NEW WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, OF THE LARGEST SIZE, PRICE SEVEN-PENCE, TO COMMENCE WITH THE OPENING or PARLIAMENT. ON SUNDAY, the 11th day of February, will ar No. I. of the LONDON FREE PRESS ; a weekly Journal, conducted by the late Editor of the " Glasgow will Press," with the assistance of other Gentlemen ; and which i Pos. Exclusive Correspondence with the Continents of e and America. 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T i , a4d alarming, they are liarly calculated to correct disorders ari a i ng l. excesses of the table, to restore the tone of the stomach, and t r o mil most com plaints occasioned by irregularity of the boweia.rem"e Sold in Boxes, at 2s. 9d. ; 4.5. 6d. ; 11 8. , Princes- Butlers, Chemists, Cheapside, corner St. Paid . and 225. ; b Y street, Edinburgh ; and 54, Sackville-street, Dublin '? 3 CO. 136, New Bond -street ; Willmot, 83, High-stre e t, 1377 and and the Principal Medicine Venders in the United Borough ; i 6 , • • • • . / • - , No. 10,727. ( ~4y,..• ,-,,- : - . , . , ~..,,,:,' r' "„ .i No `,. ...._ aillil lik ......"--- ~. PRICE ID. HERCULANEUM AND POMPEII (From the .3-forning Herald.) " Whole stately cities in the dark abrupt Swallow'd at once, or vile in rubbish A nest for serpests ; from the red abyss New hills, explosive, thrown; the Lite-rims lake A reedy pool; and all to Comte's point The sea recovering his usurp'd domain, And pour'd triumphant o'er the buried dome." The discovery of Herculaneum in 1713, and of Pompeii in 1753, excited the greatest interest throughout Europe. No instances had occurred of large cities, containing so Imlay works of art, having been buried for so many centu ries, and at last brought to light, with all their temples, statues, paintings, houses, shops, household furniture, and utensils, in such a state of preservation. Pompeii, in deed, has no equal : it lies at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, about 15 miles south-east of Naples, in that rich plain where Hannibal remained for years after the battle of Cannte, and wasted the strength of his army in luxury and ease. It is a walled town, about three or four miles in circumference : and, (with the exception of some temples, the amphitheatre, theatres, tombs, and a few . houses), is all built of brick. During the eruption of Vesuvius, in theyear 97 of the Christian era—the greatest on record—the mountain, for several days, continued sending forth large quantities of ashes and light stones, which fell in showers on the surrounding plain, and buried Pompeii. The co- vering is, at an average, about twelve feet deep: In some places it is much greater—in others not more than a few l i feet; but it appears to have been so complete that not a vestige of the city was left. Houses were built above it— vines were planted in the new soil—roads were made—and Pompeii lay forgotten and neglected, till about 70 years ago, when an accident brought it to light. It is only asto nishing that it had not been discovered sooner, as the co vering, in some places, is so slight, that the roots of the vines have penetrated a considerable way into the build ings below. A great part of it is now excavated, and exhi bits a most interesting sight, not only to the antiquarian and curious, but to every man who has read or heard of the Ro mans. On approaching it from Naples nothing is seen but a high mound formed of the rubbish collected from the in terior of the city. On entering by a narrow passage cut through this mound, the great road which led to Rome, and a long street of tombs continued to the walls of the town, first attract attention. The street is paved with large stones, with five angles, most of them between two and three feet in diameter. The tombs are all of white marble. Some appear old; some are as fresh and white AS when the workmen left them, and others are only half finished. Most of them have emblems or figures carved on them, and but few have inscriptions. The principal house in this street belonged to Diomedes. His tomb is oppo site to it, with this inscription, in Roman capitals, " Diomedes 1. sibi et Buis." (Erected by Diomedes, for himself and family.) Another near it has a most appro priate device for a tomb—a vessel is represented entering the harbour with the sailors on the yards furling the sails. The voyage of life was over—the frail bark had reached " the safe and quiet harbour of death, at all times ready to receive us from the stormy ocean of human life.' Urns, containing the ashes of the dead, are placed in niches, in small square cells, at the back of the monu., ments. They are all of earthenware, and very-v. -- The house of Diomedes is in a -v.- parts of the ceiling servation. The paintiu s as fresh and entire as they and the ceiling ,s . ':,sss years ago. There is a garden at--;,1111 bacA. brc.rae huucce, with a wine cellar beneath it. , The cellar is in the form of a funnel, about eight feet wide, running round the inside of the garden wall. It contained a great number of wine jars, which are filled with ashes apparently coloured by the wine. These jars are of earthenware, about three feet long, and of the width of a chimney can at the middle, narrower at the bottom and mouth, and with two handles at the neck. They were ranged against the wall. In this cellar 17 human skeletons were found; one of them had a key in its hand. Whether they had fled to this place for safety, or to riot in drunkenness like shipwrecked sailors, is uncertain. It is probable, however, that most of the inhabitants had time to escape from the city, though many of them, no doubt, were suffocated by the ashes in their flight. Pliny is supposed to have died in this manner. When the eruption was at its height, he sailed from the port of Mi senum, on the opposite side of the bay, for the purpose of examining it more narrowly. The inhabitants were fleeing in boats in all directions. He, however, pro ceeded, with two servants, towards Pompeii, but soon found the sulphur and ashes so insufferable, that he was forced to return. On his way back he was overtaken by a violent shower of ashes and pumice stones, which deprived him of life. His body was found three days after. Not more, perhaps, than twenty-five or thirty skeletons, at most, have been found. It is astonishing that a greater number has not been pre served, as there can be no doubt, taking into account the number of sick, aged, and infirm persons, that could not ' make their escape, together with those confined in prison, that a great many must have perished. In one of the prisons a skeleton was found with chains at the hands and feet. The bones of all these victims, on being exposed to the air, it is stated, soon crumbled to dust, which is ex tremely probable, as none of them are to be seen in the Mu seum at 'Naples, where all the relics are preserved. - Leaving the street of the tombs we entered the city by the ancient gate. It is hardly possible to imagine any scene that can excite such interest, or so many • melancholy re flections—the silence of death pervades the place. 'With the exception of a few statues and frescoes, which have been removed, every thing is left in its original state. Houses, temples, theatres, wells, mills, ovens, shops—all remain nearly as they were in the time of the ancient Ro mans. The streets are narrow with a foot-path on each side raised about a foot. The houses are in general small, and of one story. In the shops there appears to have been no partition between the door and the window. Many of the shops at Naples have exactly Lie same appearance. I do not recollect, in any one instance, to have seen a chimney, and believe there are not more than two or three houses that have stairs. The rooms are generally adorned with paintings, representing flowers, birds, or beasts. The peacock and the goat seem to have been favourites.' The colours are of a bright red, blue, or yellow. On some of the houses and shops the name of the owners are in scribed in red paint on a ground of white, which had been used to efface some previous inscription. A cock and serpent are the common signs for apothecaries. Bake houses contain small hand-mills for grinding the wheat, jars for the flour, and ovens exactly like those of the present day. Above one of the ovens is a symbol of ' the same kind with those which are so common on the temple at Nismes, with this inscription beneath it Hic habitat felicitas." At the angle where two streets meet there is commonly a well with a trough attachc.d co, it, and when the streets are not passable fc,s carts aucicarriages, there are two large stones pls.ceti to prevent their entrance. The tracks of the cart wheels are in some of the sheets two or three inches deep. There are but few houses that appear to have been inhabited by the wealthy, and even these are small and incommodious. There is a large court 0-- ~:;,,-..,•::.:•:, --- , .., e - . \ .- \ •ei if "'.: 7 ':',... 1.. , t r :fr*l? - '!"*"--"? ,S• - ' ''' \,...0: " \ t . , ""..,!•• ....,,, 74 -., , , ...-., . _ -,,. . 1 / 4cl, ,;,.* -?::-,f:r• 4 t T 4 , .., , :1 1 / in th e ;atelier, cossm t . 414-jit. the mita. , and the entrance to the rdcsiii '-fisiiii Ai; :linnet, serve bosh . for doors and windows. All the bciiisei are inataatiroofs. In some of them, which have not been cleared" our, jam pots, and other family utensils, are seen just appea s i ng above the ashes, in the same position in which they had been left by the proprietors seventeen centuries ago. The former, which is of an oblong shape, and of great size, is now completely excavated, and has on all sides public buildings of considerable magnificence. It is needless to describe them, as, with the exception of the temples, and those which have inscriptions, the purposes for which they were erected are not known. The last public build ing discovered in the forum is very extensive. I asked one of the workmen the name of it. The only reply was a shrug of the shoulders, a grimace and a scream, the usual signals which a Neapolitan gives of inability to answer a question. On a question being repeated, he said lie could not tell, as those wiser than himself had net been able to agree on a name for it. The amphitheatre is at a considerable distance from the forum. The interior is very noble, the seats are almost entire, and constructed of large stones of yellowish white. Those allotted to the Prefect and Tribunes hare inscriptions on them to that effect. It could contain 3.5,000 spectators. The view from the upper seats, and the reflection to which it natu rally gives rise, are certainly unequalled ; on the one side is the beautiful hay, on the other the rich plain, with Ve suvius on the left, and the bold range of High mountains on the right—the spectator looks down on the arena, on the empty seats where so many thousands had assembled in joy and gladness, and on the town, now as still and quiet as the ashes of those that' had inhabited it. Not more than a fourth of the town is yet excavated. It is extremely probable, however, that most of the principal buildings have been discovered, as these were commonly built in the neighbourhood of the forum. Lupines, wheat, vines, and fruit -trees, are now growing in great luxuriance only a few feet above the houses. ~~ Herculaneum was destroyed, not like Pompeii, by ashes, but by lava and pumice stones. Little, however, is to be seen there, as the modern town of Portici is built imme diately above it; and after any excavation had been com pleted, it was found necessary to fill up the cavities. It flea about 50 feet below ground. By torch light we examined the theatre, which is almost the only part of the town left open. Great numbers of plars were lying on the grosm —others were half overturned, and some broken through the middle—all imbedded in lava. The most valuable and best preserved remains of antiquity were found here, and are now to be seen in the Museum at Naples. They consist of utensils, statue statues, pangs, &e. a intng oiresa,t numbers fs MSS. art, are ikS piled I S., kitchen upi in one of the rooms of the Museum ; they resemble pieces of charcoal, about a foot long, and four or five inches in diameter. I saw part of one of them unrolled—a work of Phillodemus. The Greek (the greater part are in Greek) was well written and pretty legible, but they are so fragile and so like cobwebs, that it is probable no complete work can ever be obtained from them. Different rooms in the Museum are quite filled with objects of art and household utensils found at Herculaneum and Pompeii. A great number of musical instruments, balances, weights, and measures, pans, glass phials, mirrors of polished steel, lamps innumerable, door hinges, locks, ropes, bread, wheat, beans, and many other articles, too numerous to mention, are exhibited to view. Most of the household utensils are very elegant, made of brass, and plated in the inside. One room is set apart for paintings, statues, and articles of curious workmanship, not ft for the light. They show that the men, and particularly the women, had very differ ent notions of modesty and delicacy to those of the present day. In all the collection I saw only two mall knives, and not one fork. Are we to infer from this, that these n2asters of the world, with their greasy togas, and unacquainted with the use of linen, were equally barbarous- in their mode o f ea ti ng , and fed themselves without the aid of knives and forks? It is not at all un likely. Cmsar and Cicero would not have been thought men of refined manners modern tim es . P er h aps • ... . ..tru ant contradiction, that the Englieall the oectolie traces behind them. There is a curious wine cup in the shape of a boy, kept at Portici, which the keeper shows only to men. It is not probable, however, that the an cients were se scrupulous. It has surprised some, that so many works should have been found at Herculs, - neum, which was destroyed by fire, and hut few at Pompeii. It may, however, be easily accounted for. TI - * covering of the latter place, probably, was not RAP:lent to keep out the external air. That of the former was chiefly composed a lava, and so thick and hard that nothing could penetrate it. In no part of Italy does nature appear to have bees so active in destroying the works of man, and changing the surface of the ground, as in this delightful spot. — There can be no doubt that withip. these two thousand years, hills and lakes have been destroyed, and others formed. We know of one hill which has been created in modern times (Monte Nuovo); and the Lucrine Lake, which formed such an excellent harbour in the time of Cwsar, is now reduced to a shallow pool. The large lako of Aguano is not mentioned by any ancient writer; and Astroni, a mountain c l ose t o i t , h as ev id ent l y been half de stroyed by a volcano. The top of the mountain has sunk, and the interior is now filled with water and wood. There is a continual commotion below the surface of the earth, which, on occasion of a thunder-storm or hurricane, ex cites in the minds of the inhabitants the most serious apprehensions. Mount Vesuvius itself has evidently beeu torn asunder by some tremendous convulsion of nature, and may one day be converted, like Astroni, into a retreat for fowls and wild boars. The Lake of Avernus, so often mentioned by the ancients, has evidently been formed in the bosom of a volcanic mountain. hence the sulphureous and putrid vapours which ascended from it, prevented wild fowl from frequenting it, and obtained it the name of Aver nus. This is now no longer the case. Water fowl fre quent it, as well as the other lakes in the neighbourhood, Monte Nuovo, or the New Mountain, about four hun. dred feet high, suddenly appeared in the middle of the Lucrine Lake during the eruptions which occurred' in The b ly Grotto emit s de t l he Ca s n a e m , e s o deadly of v ap ou r Ths f t i ts wb ot lir : t e e i t flo o hr a t. the m dlos e g3 r s l B y :l is r s o u b e a d from Avernus. All these places see to to the Bay r vr ni e l s e t s of fr oNmapthlees'caitnyd—close Nullus in orbe sinus 13aiia prtelueet annenis." This famous watering place, so celeb rate d an d f requente d by the ancient Rontt , .ns, I.s nosy a dreary w ild ern ess. With the exception a Pozzuoli on the one side of the bay, and a small village on the other, there is scarcely a house to be seen. Baia: itself consists of only a few houses ; but the remains of temples, theatres, and palaces, prove how po• pulous it must h ave b een d ur i ng t h e re i gns of the Empero rs . The s h ore i s covere d with th e i r ru i ns. Cloie to the promontory of Misenum, so fatal to the trumpeter of /Eneas, is a small lake which communicates with the sea, and is pointed out as the Styx of the ancients. The boy who accompanied us as guide, said with great gravity, that a man of the name of Charon had formerly ferried many thousands over it to the Ely Sian fields.. On seeinK a boat drawn up on the shore, I enquired if that wa. , . Charon's boat. He replied--" Non, Signor, lungo t e mp o fa the e morio"—(No, Sir, he died long ago.) . Where Cum'; stooe t Eling n ow i s to b e sten but Vines and trees growing on tie ruins of; the houses. A beautiful walnut tree adorns the arena of the amphitheatre, and shrubs and plants cover the space so often occupied by wondering spectators.. The besom of destruction has passed over the place. A few solitary houses, inhabited by ignorant, supersti tion:, and half -naked peasants, are scattered along the shore, but like the glimmerings of light which render claikoes' visible, they only call to mind the varied and animated this delightful retreat must have exhibited peopled by the masters of the world. _ " An alnacst total desolation sits, A dreary stillness, saddening o'er the coast . Where, when soft suns and tepid winters rose, Rejoicing crowds ir.hakd the balm of pea;•e Where itied hill to bill rellocted blaz.L" FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 26, 1827. This day was publish e d, in 3 vols. p os t B vo., pr i ce 1 1 . 1 ls. 6d. . F.LIZABETH DE BRUCE. By the Author of " Clan-Albi n. " " 0 good your Worship, tell it of all things; for I mightily delight in hearing of love stories."—SaNeno PANZA. Printed for William Blackwood, Edinburgh ; and T. Cadel], strand, London. NORFOLK Hones, 160, STRAND. y ANDREWS, TAILOR and DRAPER, ft, • begs leave to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public, that he has oommenced businees at the above house, and solicits the favour of their kind patronage and support, respectfully as suring those who may honour him with their commands, that hie best exertions shall be used to merit future orders. J. ANDREWS begs to submit the following list of prices fOr cash:— NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR MOURNING. 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PRIVY COUNCILLORS.—Th e ii.ight Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Charles Stuart, G.C.8., Charles Ar buthnot, Sir George Warrender, Bart., Charles Grant, Gen. Sir George Nugent, Bart., G.C.B. . _ BiBONETII.-Lieut.-Generale Sir John Hamilton, Sir Fitzroy Grafton Maclean, Sir William Cockburn, Captain Sir Harry Calvert, Sir John Shelley, Sir Charles Flower, Sir Frederick Fowke. KNIGHTS GRAND CROSSES OF THE BATH.-Lieut.-Gensrals the Honourable: Sir Charles Colville, Sir Henry Fan:. KNIGHTS COMMANDERS OF THE BATN.-Lieut.-Generals Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, Sir William Pringle, Sir John Lambert, Major-Gen. Hon. Sir Charles Greville, Sir James Lyon, Sir John Maclean, Sir Colin Campbell. KwtauTs.—Sir Thomas Lawrence, Sir James M'Grigor. GENICRAL9.-The Hon. Charles Fitzroy, Henry Pigot, Isaac Gascoyne, M.P., Henry Wynivard, Thomas Grosvenor. Ltzu'r.-GENzitats.—Terence O'Loghlin, Thomas Molyneux. MAJOR-GFNIRALL—The Hon. Berkeley Craven, Sir George Adam Wood, K.C. H., James Orde, Vicomte de Chabot, Samuel Browne, William Thornton, Alexander Murray M'Gregor, James Charles Dulbiac. CoLoxscs—Miekinnon, Edward Bosenwen Frederick. Liam.-CoLosms—Hon. G. L. Dawson, Sir George Elder, Sir Edward Miles, G. Wilkins, Richard Howard Vyse. Hon. Augustus Villiers. John Wilson Croker, Esq. M.P. Secretary to the Admiralty. Jame-. Buller and Charles C. F. Grim;lle, Esqrs. Clerks of the Privy Council in Ordinary. Rev. Dr. Goodenough, Dr. Bowles, Charles Greenwood, Esq. W. Leake, Esq. M.P., Alderman Heygats, Richard C. Cox, Esq. Robert Lukin, Esq., George Leigh, Esq , Sloane Stanley, Esq., Andrew Richard Drummond, Esq., Henry Luttrell, Esq., John Forster, Esq., George Norton, Esq., John Humphries, Esq., Capt. Gosling, R.N., Rev. G. B. Bruce, Benjamin Wyatt, Esq., P. W. Wyatt, Esq., - Pascal!, Esq. HORSES OF THE LATE DUKE OF YORK. The following is the Catalogue of the Rasing Stud of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, which will be sold by auction at Tat tersall's, on the sth of February : The engagements mentioned are those made by Mr. Greville, on the late Duke's behalf. Those made in the Duke's own name, are necessarily off. LOT 1. Tks well known stallion Mow. 2. Don Carlos, brother to Manfred, by Float:joss—Miss Wasp, by Waxy. _ - S. A trey Barb Morse, from Tripoli. - HORSES IN TRAINING. 4. Lionel LincOln, 4 years old, by Whalebone, dasa by Sor cerer ; her dam, Black . Diamond, be Stamford. 5. Rachel, S years old, by Whalebone, sister to Moses ; gaged in a match with Lord Exeter's Recruit, for 200 soya. h. ft. Recruit Set. Sib. Rachel, Set. D.M. Monday Craven Meeting; and with Mr. Rush's Carthago, Monday, First Spring Meeting, D.M. 500 Bove. h. ft. Bst. 51b. each ; also in the Post Stakes of 100 son. h. ft. Friday, Craven Meeting. 6. Bay Colt, rising 4 years old, by Woful, dam by Rubens— sister to Parisot ; engaged in Forfeit class of °attends 10 cove. D.I. Craven Meeting. 7. Chesnut Filly, rising 4 years old, by Rainbow—Jannette, by Camillus—Helen, by Delpini. La, Li lids!, rising 4 years old, by Amadis—Piequet, the dam of 9. Miriam, Riddlesworth, 1000 gs. Stakes, 41d__y.ter fn Rachel • at Asaot, twelve subscribers ; in the Grand Duke Michael ; in a Match with the Duke of Grafton's Filly, by Woful—out of Mil tonia, A.F. October; Miriam, sat. 41b. Woful filly, Bst. 100, p.p. —Spring 1828, Sweepstakes 100, D.I. colts, Sat. 71b. fillies, Eist. 21b. five subscribers. 10. Coh, rising 3 years old, by Merlin,—Cratuarie ; engaged in a sweepstakes of 200, h. ft. Craven Meeting; colts, fist. 51b. fillies, Sit. 21b. D.M. six subscribers ;—Sweepstakes, 900, h. ft. First Spring Meeting ; exults , Sit. ill). fillies, Bst. 21b. D.M. six subscribers—and in the Derby. 11. Colt, rising 3 years old, by Merlin,—Dahlia's dans ; en gaged in the Derby. 12. Colt, rising 3 years old, by Waterloo,—Orion's darn; en gaged in a Sweekstakes, Craven, h. ft. D.M. colts, Sit. 71b. Mlles, Bst. 41b. six subscribers; ditto, Sweepstakes, 200, h. ft. R.M. colts, Set. 71b. each, four subscribers;—First Spring Meeting, Match for 100, h. ft. D.M. Set. 51b. each, with Mr. S. Stoneliewer's Theorem ; and in Grand Duke Michael, in Oc tober, 50 each, A.F. ANECDOTES OF IMPUDENCE. ANECDOTES OF IMPUDENCE.—What a fruitful field for speculation and anecdote this very comprehensive title supplies. The Church, the Law, the Army, and, in some few instances, the Navy, all owe to it eternal incalculable obligations. What is the inspiration of genius compared to that of impudence ? for one man of genius that lays fast hold of the world's attention, a hundred men of impudence monopolise it. This very popular qualification is, in fact, the almost exclusive key to success. It fascinates the gentle heart of woman : enforces the respect of the mob ; gives a high station in the senate ; and insures command to him who is blessed with its possession. While genius works its way against wind and tide, on the shift ing current of popularity; impudence, a well-trimmed vessel, with flowing sail, and favouring breezes, floats proudly on in splendor, and just contrives to enter some snug sheltered port, while the storm is brewing which is destined to overwhelm the other. The present little volume (unassuming we cannot call it, when referring to its title) contains some very felicitous samples of impudence, unadul terated with the least alloy of modesty. Mr. Elliston figures with particular eclat throughout its pages : indeed, he appears to us quite the hero of the tale ; as, years back, Cibber was the Demi-God of the Dunciad. His accident during one of his late performances of Falstaff is as deli cious a bit of impudence, as we could possibly wish to admire. 'What a pity he was not born in Ireland ! Mr. Hume, in like manner, puts forward strong claims on the amateurs of impudence; but though nature has greatly as sisted him in this respect, art has not done so much as in the case of Mr. Elliston, in whOm the worki4s•of life one blended with the scientific additions of the other, have jointly conspired to complete a model of assurance. We do not here wish to be understood as speaking with con tempt of the dignity of impudence : far from it; we look on it as the most valuable of earthly possessions (indeed, we ourselves are no mean rirnficionts in this r es p ect , at l east _ _ - ..0 sincerely- trust that this volume, devoted to its praise, m a y h ave .11 *hPs ot succe ss that the .'that universal it, interest of its su bj ect demands. is to be b rou ght out h ence f ort h i n parts areaPa if so, it bids fair to be the largest Encyclopnedia ever yet published. On the other hand, what a very diminitive duodecimo " Anecdotes of Modesty" must supply' JONES AND THE CRITICS.—We have been much amused with the opinions of the daily, weekly, and monthly critics, on the merits of the Romance of Paul Jones; fcr, while they a ll agree about the genius o f th e aut h or , t h ey differ so materially respect ing the way in whi c h h e h as use d it, th a t a rea der who has faith in their sagacity must be sorely puzzled, whether to be kept awake with its spirit or fall asleep with its languor. The Aew Monthly Maga zine says, " It has established the author's chara c t er as one of the most distinguished writers in the province of fiction;" while the London Magazine snys,‘: It is too long, and t oo extravagant, nevert h e l ess an d notwithstand i ng, we recommend it t o our rea d ers ." Blackwood s t fagazine decla res , t h at "I n Paul Jones there are many strik i ng inci dents. and s i tuat i ons; many picturesque an d poetic a l de scriptions, which p rove All an to b e a ma n of an original, vigorous, and sagacious mind; but as a tale of the sea, it is a failur e ;" as if the merits of a journey from Aleppo to Jeru sa l err4 can be tried by the Navigation Act ! The Inspector E l S3ures its readers that " it is remarkable for de fectiveness of plot and freshness of description," and that a little more skill would have made a better book ! In this the Inspector is re-echoed by the Atlas, which declares," Though P au l J ones be instinct with a poet's fervour, it would b e unsa f e to read it as a history. " The Literary Gazette say s , " I t i s wild, supernatural, and teuched with extreme v i gour and beauty. " The Literary Chronicle admir es the author, and all his works ; and the Mirror says, " Every page glows with vivid description and striking in cident." I n t h e north the opinions seem a little more akin and consistent. In the Caledonian Mer cury, indeed, ar*d the Edinburgh Weekly Chronicle, praise and blame are most whimsically intermingled; but the other Scottish Papers are more decided. . The Scots Times and the Glasgow Free Press speak of the astonish ing copiousness, and vivid descriptions, and originial cha racters, and shrewd and bitter sarcasms, with which the romance abounds ; and the Scotsman says, " The author founds a dominion over the manners and acts of the people—the memory and spirits of their ancestors." We conclude with an extract from the Monthly Magazine:— " The active and bustling scenes are described with much truth and vivacity ; the sea-fights and the storming of Ockzakow, are scenes of great vigonr, well conceived, and well executed." On the afternoon of Wednesday, the 17th current, the almost naked body of a female was discovered by two boys while passing along the beach of the Solway Frith, a little to .the westward of Balcarry Bay. The sight of such an object in such a place, made a deep impression en the minds of the boys, and they immediately made all the haste they could to alarm some la bourers who were working near. The labourers followed their conductors in silence, and rather unceremoniously dug a hole, and interred the corpse at a short distance from the spot where it was found. A proceeding so informal, made some noise in the dis trict where it occurred, and Colonel Gordon, of Culvenan, so soon as he became acquainted with the circumstance, humanely provided a coffin, a shroud, and every other necessary ; and after the body had been disinterred, it was finally deposited in Berwick church-yard, with every degree of decency and solemnity. From the state of the corpse, it wak evident that it had been long in the water; its appearance was that of a perfect skeleton; a shirt, a pair of stays, one stocking, and one shoe, were all that remained of the original clothing, and these articles have been retained by the sexton of Berwick, as the only means existing of identifying the deceased, should her relations ever learn, and take the trouble of inquiring into her unhappy fate. We should add, that the body was so far mutilated, that one of the feet had entirely disap peared, and that an opinion is entertained by some that the de ceased could be no other than the female who perished along with the sailor, who endeavoured to save her during the melancholy shipwreck of the Ranger in November last.--.Dumfries Courier YEARLINGS. 13. Brother to Rachel ; engaged in Sweepstakes, 200, h. ft. Craven, 1828, D.M. colts, Bst. 71b., fillies, Bst. 41b. four sub scribers ; and in the Derby. 14. Colt, by Moses—Gremarie ; engaged in Sweepstakes, 200, h. ft. Craven, IS2I, colts, Bst. bib. D.M., three subscribers; Sweepstakes, 200, h. ft. Craven, colts, Bst. 71b. A. F. three subscribers ; and i❑ the Derby ;in Sweepstakes, 100, h. ft. Second October Meeting, D. I. colts. Bst. 71b. fillies, Bst. 41b. (Sib. al lowed), eight subscribers ;—in Sweepstakes, 200, h. ft. Second October Meeting, D. I. colts, Bst. 71b, four subscribers ;—CrAven, 1829, in Sweepstakes, 100, D. I. colts, Elst. 71b., fillies, Bst. 41b., eight subscribers. 15. Colt, by Buffalo—Hernia. 16. Colt, by Waterloo—Orion's dam. 17. Colt, by Salim, Gift, by Cardinal York ; engaged in Sweepstakes, 100, h. ft. Craven, 1828, R.III. eight subscrib ers, colts, Bst. '7lb., allies, Bst. Sib. 18. Filly, by Whalebone--Varennes (sister to Quadrille) engaged in 1828, Match, $OO, h. ft. D.M. with eolt by Merlin, —Prue, Set. '7lb., filly Sit. 41b. First Spring Meeting ; Match, 200, h. ft. T. Y.C., with Duke of Grafton's filly, by Selim—Pope Joan, Bst. slb. each ;—iu 1,000 go. Stakes; and in the Oaks. FOALS. 19. Brother to Rachel; engaged in the Riddlesworth ; Sweep stakes, 300, h. ft. Craven, colts, Bst. '7lb., fillies, Set. 41b. B.M. four subscribers; Sweepstakes, 300, h. ft. ditto, ditto, six subscribers. 20- Colt, by Tiresixs---Dahlia's dam; engaged in Sweep stakes, 100, 11. ft. D. 31., six subscribers, Craven, colts, tist. 51b. each. 21. Filly, by Moses,—Orionie dam. 22. Filly, by Moses, dam by Election,—Lionel Lincoln'e dam. 23. Filly, by Waterloo, --sister to Premium. 24. Filly, by Mosef4,—Favouritc ; engaged in Octobzr, 182 S. Match, 200, h. ft. T.Y.C. with a filly by Centaur,—Twatty, Set. .31b. each ;—Match with colt by Merlin, —P rue , Sat. 71b., filly, 81t. 41b. Y.C. SOO, h. ft. BLOOD MARES. 25. The dam of Moses; and 26. Quadrille, by Selim,—Canary-bird (she is the dam of Pas time) ; produce engaged in Riddleswerth, 27 dam .G Sir Peter, .Deceit, the of prrianmeearLiee,opboyld.Sorcerer, dam b y 28. Mare, by Waly,—Moses dam ; Was covered by Waterloo. 29. Dahlia by Phantom, —Waxy mare. 30. The Dam of Orion, sister to Prince Leopold ; in foal to Master Henry. 31. Sister to Bourbon, by Sorcerer, da m b y P rec i p i tate . 32. Rowen, by Haphazard,—Prudence, s i ster to P ope , Pl e d ge , &c. in foal to Merlin; produce engaged in Column Stake, 50, h. ft. Wednesday, Craven 1830, 59 subscribers. 33. 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