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. . would take the subject into his consideratio n . H e p ro p ose d, theref ore , that the duty be Is. 6d. per pound. Mr. BROCKLEHURST seconded the motion. The re ' election of the duty would have the effect of destroying the trade, arid he, therefore, trusted the Right Hon. Baronet would take the subject into his most serious consideration. Alr. M. ATTWOOD thought the present duty was get • likely to affect the consumer, whereas if it were reduced effect would be to ruin the trade. Under the present duty the trade had flourished, and would continue to do so it were retained. The, former reductions of duty had been - !attended with the most ruinous effects, especially to the work manufacturers. Air. GLADSTONE could assure the House that there - • 'vas no disposition on the part of the , Government to join the non. Member in the disparagement of the policy of Mr. Hus• .. • kisson.—( H ear hear.) With regard to the motion of his Hon. Friend th e M em b er for Alacclestield, he would not deny that the present duty on thrown silk was a sufficient protection, but he could not think, if it was altered, there was any reason to suppose that the throwsters in this country would. suffer from imliertations, because there had been a gradual decrease in the IrniMrtation of that species of manufacture. It appeared to him than, by establishing a duty on thrown silk, they would best tfboteettieforfytlel „phone to compet e with other countries; he must, the motion of his Hon. Friend. After a few words from Mr. ATTWOODs, %Ir. STRUTT protested against the &is:trine of the Hon. Alernber for Macclesfield. The manufaeturers would look with 'list-nay to a return of the old system of imrsing a duty on the • irn portaion of the raw ma t er i a l. H e wished, however, that while the Government were carrying out the principles of free trade in respect to manufacteres, they would apply the same _ 'Principles to • corn and other articles of provisions. The manulacturer might then compete with the world. In it " Present inetance he approved of the Gov srnment proposal. • 4,111 r. T..EGERTON said, that protection was also given to aid,;'`ue var'sroems artiales of manufacture prod steed in this country. The Proposed rate of duty upon silk would still givea prance tion tonhe British manufacturer. :Air- BROTHERTON expressed himself quite satisfied n , the ssroposal of the Government. Mr. ts ROCK LEH URST supported the amendment. The Committee divided, when the nt',mbers were, . , For the amendment 22 •- . Against it .... ••• • ••••• ...... • • ••• 240 Majority against the amer elment --218 • On the it em ot " manufactured silk, or of silk mixed with `4eoeany other material," , Dr. BOWRING claimed from the Government a conces sion of a more liberal reduction of duty, in accordance with the principles they had announced, of patine a stop to illegal ~,,,,;,trade, and from a fair concession'to thr inanutacturers of France. 4il ..._ I le thought the duty ought to be re'iuced in justice to France, lee cause the d u t y i mposed t h ere on ti n e articles was only 15 per lei, cent., in some cases only 13 per ▪ while this country int '44l,s - a duty of 30 per cent., 40 per cent., and in some 47-,if:lSeta:tee3 60 per cent. was takeri-upon certain articles, in con leTience of the constructice o esf the tariff. He should, there pr°Pese that the duty on foreign manufactured silk goods reds to an ad vol drem duty of 20 per cent. 11. PEEL said, he did not think that a reduction of the :eite s q ,., 4l ... 6 tY would benefit the consumer in this country; at the same arter' n 'et ihfate could be no doubt that there would be great advan '4l.le-ta„e,,in reciprocal point of view. Ho trusted the House 'nee 7 1 , - u'i (let hastily press the Government on the subject. He 1 4 11 2::: 4 4'; 11 1, g . 11 f t t it . wo n u . ld . bemuch better not to accede to the proposal Ys.. , on• etemner. 11 0 4r. LABOUCRERE was of opinion that they might safely e-,•" 4 ve this matter in the hands of the Government. He thought irlitl_would be improper to interfere with the negotiation on this Ittee;"--ad which had been - entered into, and he should vote for the erleeneitio n of the night Hon. Gentleman. se r i 1 , Mr. HUME would advise his Hon. F r iend (Dr. Bowring) n ''' , esl t .n in press his motion to a division. He thought it would be ew ees, se leav e the matter in the hands of the Government to ar fti ;ittakei all arrangements they could. a iette .L.1)1-• BOWHING said, as he did not wish to occupy the time House, he should not press bit motion. . 61 ; Ir. WILLIAMS, who rese amid cries of " Withdrawn," " Oh, k : !k , 114 eras of opinion that if the duty upon those articles were 'nes-. ill ."need as proposed by the Hon. Gentleman near him, the ,b,., fiat maitufactarers .dngland would be ruined, and the market would be removed tram England to France or Ger atesse hought it rght to make thee obseraions on b : . . 1f of h • H is t constituents, i l'ind he must add s that on v this point ' had every confidence in her Majesty G overnmen t. 1/45.,,.‘k Lor d HOWICK th oug h t t h at t h e H ouse oug h t to re l y upon ttav negotiation that resent going on between this country and c LanCP ; but if negotiation were not brought to a speedy 7 " elu sioli, he was of opinion that we ought to legislate with a ▪ Ty to Our own interests. The Government propoSition was then agreed to. sse (I)rithe item, millinery of silk, being put, mould '▪ ,MANGLES proposed that the India manufacture eeei s id he placed in on a level with the British. tilirscßu.ss.rn:EL said he hoped the House would bear in mind, these individual cases, the extreme difficulty .e:.iaohseuieshi there was in making such alteration as would not inju y affect existing interests. The reduction proposed in this was a reduction from 20 to 5 per cent. If he wished to s•ate would Y e proposed to make this particular reduction, he erhaps find it difficult to give a satisfactory answer; C yh t a t t atiknueetyetriiheesatdsse.:-Ht.ernptedio do was to make such reductions as should confer general beneSt without inflicting injury to parti culare therefore hoped the . Hon. Gentleman would iji.Asnrt.w;as,;:trey agreed of the House upon it, ite m a few words from' Mr. BROCKLEHURST, 'the e e 0 , St w.rheouldotittvievAr!.Etthupon cfmlses being proposed, said if the duty were reduced to 25 per cent., em a desire to dress better.—(Laughter.) Mae Com mit under the, head of silk were then agreed to. Chet cord•uite.e Were A ,Jollt to proceed to the next schedule, troAttilricni3otili,(l:l:e_febsentreON said that at the present late hour it Mr. AllTCer u% thle to go into a new schedule. Pie that he eoeld e n „, l-1 , erho had a motion on the subject, said -110 lice at tle.,ti;Titistice to the subject of which he had given After a . ie w °b y 'lour. si r _ srtwations from Mr. MITCHELL, Progres EL had tits objection to the Chairman's reporting 1 / 6 119 n the un derstanding, that the Hoose sheuld corn *. lc business on Monday at half-past four o'clock. EThy uggestion being agreed to, the Chairman reported pro obtained leave to sit again on Monda. et or , • Double Costs Bill went through Committee, and was ered to be reported on Monday. . q)ost The second readin g o f t h e Poor-law Amendment Bill was ,honed to Tuesday, Fit l jt . , " 16 Sugar Duties Bill went t h rough Committee. - 4 The Slave Trade Suppression Bill, the Slave Trade Abolition 4 the Slave Trade Treaties Bill, w ere severa ll y rea d a time and passed, O rr the motion of Mr. REDINGTON, it was order e d th at • .1411'efrw it should be issued for the borough of Sudbury till of July. 4 1 e LORD ADVOCATE obtained leave to bring in a Bill t i; 14 t bett er regulat i ng the num b er o f pr i soners a d m i tted to • Igeneial prison at Perth. s '? answer to a question from Mr. YORKE, 'c • 4:1.- J. GRAHAM said if the discussion of the tariff w en t - d Mond ay, and took precedence of other hu , iness on eel`.laY, an b ce Bill e s.hould move the second reading of the Po or -l aw on Friday. ee . Rouse th en adjourned at a Quarter to One. • TT jCd BELGIAN STEA- M?-SHIPS AND ENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM- s t , (Prose the London Journal of Commerce.) .4•. -... co p se - ,• Tit,,,, ,quence of the attempt made, as stated in the , Asi sb °t Yesterday, to prevent the British steamship ' is s i: i. , from leaving Antwerp at the same time with the Shato' s ti " te am-ship, a strong representation was imam '. ,Nttv* ; ' n ele, by the Directors of the General Steam isesnlgation Cempany to Mr. Johnson, the highly .ue 'trted British Consul at Antwerp, and the Captains the -1e i Cc miPttny's ship s r ece i ve d or d ers to act under ever actions of that gentleman, in order that, while Coe s Y s ea ra mas taken to protect the rights of the 4 ine r4tnYi '!l'd of the passengers by their ships, . /i t'le ': British ship-owners generally, any undue . these l ice or collision might be avoided. The result of a de,7 ° , lll Pt steps, and of the proceeding forthwith Pae , ,` I ,'Y 'Mr. Johnson, has been, that when the Con ker( - 3"ip, 'Wilberforce Captain Stranach, left Ant -'t a. ) ,? 1 , 1. Mir,sdnesday, no ' interference was attempted. -t ile Q 1';' ( : . aPpear, no doubt, that in endeavouring to stop Ill islc -la r i- eow, the authorities at Antwerp had heen am ;1 1 1 , 'V interested and unfounded representations, th,, ,At in future the British steam-ships will receive . a% .4.Detection and support they are entitled to expect, , tl , , t , tr__ae r eturn for th e serv i ces t h ey h ave rendered to 01, 4 ‘ ry adQ and communicati on b e t ween B e l g i um and this L. . W (Prom the Messager de Gand, June 9.) ~\14112,;.: Rust be just, towards all, towards even the Eng- an absurdity to accuse the General Steam o to kl.eation Company of unhandsome conduct and , f , a in as t4 an improper use of its power. The Company's es, ttheats leave Ostend four times every week. F he _ iaill,',lltwerp Company entered upon the lines by run-. ... 4 t l ) v i s.o4 ::ll l,(e k u ih e d., i ll l. 37 S s li: o p f the departures ßruges, which was open eve been more natural, and t i te un C d om it pu b n e y ne i fi t e s i e a l i t . ; )31 -it e a s Passengers, would have of upon one _. • ,Ihi s h ° ,",_ it preferred ' fixing those days of This 'tie English Company was already in possession. 414 t t , Wa S , in truth, a downright declaration of war, sal s ` °111 ( 1 not but cause reprisals. And, in fact, repri lotainencecl immediately ; the English Company dep r i l . ,, ed ,,its prices on that day of which it was sought to 11e. ti ' e i t , so .S not to leave the Bruges the slightest ass,. ee cit . success ; a measure that can only be regarded its . sensible and skilful understanding and protection of Int erest s, l`l l . th ° Position of the English has been attacked, and es, h Itr t fr, ir 'lye defended themselves. In all this the only .I)t7s-hritt Ilsiontheis, that the Belgian Government should aes po Y mix itself up in the matter, in order to give - °Y. unwise speculation of the Antwerp Coen- It s eealu m , rns that now some people wish that the Belgians %2 enter into open contention, that 'they should run ~4-,ia_l e i t of ships on the line a . s . the . Enghsh styl,ri,,k that they should carry on opposition in grand 4 .:ilv see "' a, however, are of opinion that the Belgian that i t Taaat has already clone a great deal too much, il .ittiei" 48 a profound error to have cast away large sub ,.. . matte r in :14 4 Al ou the Antwerp Company, and to have meddled Al' .I;eb iutervent. which the interests of the public called for t en ., sia. . :1144•111"4.folil osti e or la u r g l... elY, ani in a general manner, for the national flag, our hearty approbation de sie , t w ; establish even steam-ships upon lines which Is„, it ,•_al present exist, and of which the want is felt. kit t a i 2 1 1 . -t the very supposition is as unreasonable as toriliiolitic, that the Government should become specu- Il e)ii en :ttara-ships, whether singly or whether in con ae sta.k ,t the Antwerp Company, in order tor oppose tess" uustinient —4l se this adequate to the wants of the public, c,,, t4,.. is establishment is in the hands of a foreign tiee4lll3'v"ietrne. have only to state a general case to pro - or s s li Of inuf'n6rs come to Srocountry to form establishments Belgians exercised a similar industry, NM there ; if a,i sf _t e il , ere be any reason for Government to furnish .Eggtittil,:yl ( 2 to enable them better to support the compe rem.,,`,2r,_ lish capitalists are for the most part lute- Glei . t % she Pleteisli Bank, recently established in !% : i. ~' , 1 -t. rival Bank were to be erected in Ghent, Jilgt 67 1-4Pitai exclusively Belgian, would it be either I,,ottrierrto c u o r i z a en e i r e e n d titfor Government to support it with its ? it is,s)„.°_tqd be a revolting interference ; and what will if i' ll :T i., l with what name shall we adorn it, if the funds '1 ei, b re asury are to be engaged in an enterprise :ea l i r ,Y .. reaso n of the opposition it meets with, is, i• • vlB will be, unsuccessful, and which. conse "los ' .t. t' t, only a useless vests of the lIILId3 to be kk!ti Li, . ? 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Open from 10 in the Morning. Feeding Hour 5 o'clock All Advertisements of a ntsgusting Character, or Emmoral Tendency, are excluded from the Columns of " The Stn." LONDON! SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 1842. Lord ASHLEY'S well-meant efforts to lessen slavery in mines, have obtained the cordial approbation of the bulk of the community. It is gratifying to find the Members of Parliament, driven by the loathsome con sequences of their own acts to try and remove them. It is doubly gratifying to find the Tories, who have la boured assiduously to degrade the people, who have de nied, and stilt deny, their political rights, and who have treated them as inferior beings, now astonished at the natural effects of that degradation, and obliged by their own feelings to remove them. The colliers, though some of the first to arrest their attention, will not, we will venture to predict, be the last. Crippled bodies, stunted growth, weak limbs, de fective forms, will be found almost in every class of our overwrought labourers, and compassion or philanthropy will carry them that relief which has been denied to justice. We mill not exclude from the description agri cultural labourers, Ns ho, notwithstanding their advan tages of work;ng in a kealthy atmosphere, are very ge nerally broken duwu by excessive toil, by cold and ex- TZ.it, * Zic 4 A ; - t--;j, e‘ 4l V,o 4,fri t u ketdW*-4 ,„47, Er-1,47 o? ~.. .. ..,,,,,,i,zl 2 - 4-ir k ufs*: z , b - li sri . gtg o TIIE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 11, 1842 posprp to the weather, and by insufficient nourishment, by the time they haVe reached 50, and pass tt long win terrofdecripitude, a prey to many chronic diseases. We look, therefore, for great benefit to all the labouring classes,.from the forcible manner in which some of the most intense hardships of their condition are now command • ingthe attention of even their political opponents. - At the same time, the honour of our country, the honour of human nature, and what is due to truth, to justice, and to the colliers themselves, require that their condition and character be not worse represented than the facts warrant. To some extent this has been done; exaggera tion is perceptible-in the Report of the Commissioners on Mines ;- in bringing the subject before the public, nearly all the circumstances which could give relief to the dark picture have been studiously kept out of view. We must state that in South Staffordshire, North Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Leizestershire, in the Ashby-de-la-Znich district, in Derbyshire, in Oldbam,in Cumberland (except in one mine belonging to the Earl of LONSDALLO in the vast coalfields of Durham and Northumberland, in the west of Scotland, in North Waifs, in the Forest of Dean, in „South Gloucestershire, in North Somersetshire, and in Ireland, no females, no female child; and no young or adult woman works in any of the. collieries under ground. Now, that statement at once relieves an immense part of our coal districts from the horrors which have been painfully and elabo rately set forth as indiscriminately common ti them n:1, One fact is recorded of the Oldham people which we must quote, because it proves that much more may be left to the good feelings of the colliers themselves than Lord Astit.EY seems to suppose,•if they .be only placed in a condition to make less toil necessary. " No females, (says the Report, p. 36,) of any age, are em ployed in underground labour. The men unite in a dislike to their being brought into circumstances so disgusting. although their employment is common within a few miles. of Manchester on the other side; and the only man who coming from that side has been known to take his wife into the pit was compelled.to leave the district; the men said they would leave the work if he continued. All classes of wit nesses are uniform and decided in making this statemen t." There is some other evidence to the same effect.:— George Carr, collier, Tankersley, said—" I make no more money than the colliers at Silkstone, nor so much ; but I would be hard put to it before I would bring a lass of mine into the pit, —no not if I were ever so ill put to it. It is a shameful practice.."—P. 32. In many of the eases where women have gone into the mines to work, it has been the result of urgent ne cessity. - That, or starvation, has been the alternative' Ex. grutia : Margaret Boxer, 50 years old, enal-heaver--" I hew the coal ; have done so since my husband failed .d his breath ; he hes been off work . twelve years. I have a son, a daughter, and niece working with me below, and we have sore work to get maintenance. I go down early to hew coals for my girls to draw. - The work is not fit for women, and men could prevent it were they to labour more regulatly ; indeed, men about the place don't wish wives to work in mines, but the masters seem to encourage it."—Page 80. What a noble example of an honest woman submitting to such drudgery to get a maintenance ! MAIIGAIIET 'BOXEIi may put to shame scores of the pauper and pensioned hereditary law-makers, who, with health and strength, age and property, are not ashamed to .quarter their sisters and brothers oil the piblid pliNe. which is filled by extortiq it great deal from such persons as INlAnAiter box En. Ann Eggley, at page 75, says—." Father said, last night, it was both a shame and a disgrace for girls to work as we (SO, but there was nought else for us to do. I have tried to et winding to do, but could not." The father stys--;" I cannot do without sending trey gills bb the pit. I don't like their coming down, btt I have one at home, and I cannot get any work for her to rlo. I have tried it." Margaret Gomley says —" I had rather set cards than go into the pit ;" but s h e cou ld not h e l p h erse lf. Jane (i)m— -" I work day and night, week about. I don't like working in the night shift, but I must keep my turn ; Of eleni (go without food)." So " Janet Cumining has -no li king for the work ; father makes Inc like it.". Asabella Read, 12 years old—" I eo not like the work, nor do the lasses; they are made to like it." " Agnes Moffat, began working at 10 years of age; father took sister and I down; he gets our wages." Margaret Jacques, 17 years of age—" 1 have been seven years at coal bearing ; it is horrible work ; it was not my choice, but we do our parents' will." Margaret Drysdale, 15 years old, coal-butters" I don't like the Work, but mother is dead, and father brought tee tibWn. I had no choice." Ann Harris, 15 years putter—" Heartily hates it ; could get no other work, or would not go down." These quotations show that young women do not de- seend into the pit from wantonness, or a love of ease ; they go from a sense of duty ; they do the will of their parents, and from the mere necessities of their condition Sad it is that they should go to such work at all, bit when they are tempted by a "high rate of wages," aid when "legal restrictions," we quote the language of the Report at page 2-t, prevent mothers " from sending their children to the neighbouring factories, in which they would be expOsed to far less hardship and hazard,'' they consign them to the terrific labour of the mines-- the most dreaded "punishment in barbarous countries for the worst crimes, in order that they may not `• clem" or starve. Mr. Sub-Commissioner FLETCHER'S • opinion, that latterly children are sent into the mines at an earlier age than formerly, is of great importance. The le gislation already adopted by Lord ASHLEY and his friends, has had the disastrous effect of depriving chil dren of the light labour of "winding and setting cards," and such employments, and banishing young females from the factories, to work under ground. Lord ASIILEY and his friends, too, are, in a great measure, the authors of this hard necessity. If they were not to debar the people from getting food they would not dread cleniminp, and would assuredly enjoy themselves in the sun light on the surface of the earth ; but he and they have made it neceary fur women and children to gather their bread, .and 4org work iv is, in the bowels of the earth. _ Another exception to the general picture of wretched ness generally drawn of the collieries, relates to the mode -of working the mines. The dirty, wet mines, the narrow seams, the children and women dragging carts by chains, have all been emphatically dwelt on ; but the public have not been at the same time informed that there are many collieries, clean and well ventilated, in which the temperature is delightful, in which it is impossible to employ either young children or females, and in which the drudgery is done by horses, ponies, or asses. Possibly dogs might be trained to the work, where the ways are very low; but the humanity of those who make laws which chain the people, would revolt at eo employing the canine species. We quote some pas sages from the Report : " Coalpits are almost always comfortably warm, and, in general, the deeper they are the warmer. SOUTH STA ItTO It DSHIRE— I a the held the principal seam of coal is 10 yards thick, the roads which are cut out of the coal are seven or eight feet wide, and about nine feet high. In this district the coals are brought direct from the workings to the foot of the shafts in ears drawn by eight horses. A railway is laidalong the middle of the road to make the work easier for the horses. Each horse is conducted by a buy, usually from thirteen to fourteen sears of age. In situations/where horses cannot be employed, the cars are drawn up hill to the foot of the shafts by a jig -chain, and are worked by the steam-engine. In the coal mines of this district the state of the places of work, to persons accustomed to it, is - very comfortable. The coal-beds are sufficiently high to allow abundance of room. The mines are warm and dry. There is a supply ,of fresh air from ventilation, though less than there easily might be. In con versation with miners, in the whole course of inquiry as to the state of the mines, I never heard a single complaint. The pits are usually of the temperature of a fine summer's day, or, as one of the witnesses expressed it. 'it is warm, beautifully warm.' Horses thrive well in the pits. Large, convenient, and comfortable stables. are dug out of the coal fur them; they grow fat, and their skins are remarkably smooth and glossy. The miners in the pit are not exposed to close, over-heated air. as in some manufactories ; and in winter escape the miseries of cold rain, snow, end frost. However unpleasant the coal-pits may be to persons who for the first time go down to see them, to those who are used to them, they are exceedinglyogrceable." —Dr. Mitchell's Report. " In the Pottery district, the seams are of sufficient thickness to permit the employment of horses and ponies to draw coal along the main ways to the foot of the shaft, aria no young chil dren are employed under ground." . . A similar deScription applies to the coal-mines in Warwickshire, about Ashby-do•la•Zouch, Derbyshire, &c. ; and the -public will learn with satisfaction, we think, that the whole of the collieries are not such miser- able abodes of cruelty and slavery as it has probably been led to infer from the somewhat partial representa tions of some interested persons. We are of opinion that the morality of the colliers has not received fair play from either the Commissioners or Lord ASHLEY, but we cannot now advert to that part of the subject. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.—A deputation on this very important subject, consisting of Mr. Ormsby Gore, M.P., Mr. Gaily Knight, the Earl of Love lace, Mr. John Martin, Mr. Hickson, Mr. J. Ivatt Briscoe, Colonel Sykes, Mr. George Godwin, Mr. J. Hume, M.P., Mr. T. L. Donaldson, the Honourable 11. Fitzroy, Dr. S. Smith, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Elphinstone, M.P., and some other gentlemen interested in the matter, attended by appointment on Sir Hobert Peel, at Downing-street, yesterday morning. A Cabinet Council being unexpectedly summoned, the conference was postponed until next week. , --- NEw FIRE-ENGIN E TO TRAVEL ON RAILWAYS.— A grand trial took place yesterday (Fiiday ) morning at the Euston-square station of the London and Birmingham Rail way, of a very powerful fire engine recently completed for that Compatiy by Mr. Merryweather, of Long-acre. The engine, which is the largest ever constructed for land service in this or any other country, is mounted on railway wheels, and fitted with shifting spring buffers for travelling safely upon the line to any place where its services may be required. A number of Railway Directors, Government officers, and scientific gentle men, attended to witness the trial. Being manned by forty of the railway servants, the engine threw a splendid jet of water, one inch and a quarter in diameter, upwards of one hundred feet high ; an inch and an eighth jet was projected still higher and subsequently two jets, of three-quarters of an inch each, were delivered simultaneously at a similar elevation. In the fore part of the engine was placed a hose reel (the invention of Ur. B p a t t l wound o e u a upon which f our h undred feet of leather hose is l k ready for u se , any port i on of which can be u seconds. Th e w h o l e o f t h e arrangements for r e outi!eny d ), few up adapting this maeh:ne to the . particular service for which it is intended, as well as its general appearance, and the excellence of its performances, gave great satisfaction to the admiring spectators. This engine is intended more particularly for the protection of the extensive works of the Company at the Euston aiall Camden stations, but its iinniense powers will be readily available in case of fire on any part of the line. LITERATURE. RECREATIONS OF CHLISTOPHER NORTH, Vol. I. Blackwood, London and. Edinburgh. 1842. We have been a long time expectingthe republica tion of Christoph er North's admirable series of arti cles in "Black wood's Magazine," and cannot imagine how it is that itrhas been so long delayed. However, better late than' ever; here it is, and a capital volume it makes—full of fun, frolic, and pathos, wit, elo-. quent description, and criticism of the acutest and most enlightened character. The republication is, it seems, to be confined to three volumes. Only three ! why, we_ were in expectation of three times three, and cannot consent to be • put off with a sorry lunch, when we were looking forward to an ample dinner.- Are we to have no " Noctes"—none of those " noctes ccenaque Deum," which, duly as the mouths came round, used to give such delight to the myriad readers of Maga : These papers alone will make two volumes ; and then what space remains for those. masterly essays on the Elizabethan drama, and more especially on the genius of Homer, 'which some ten or twelve years since excited such general admira tion ?- We must really bargain for at least six vo lumes, for the genius of Christopher North requires plenty of elbow-room, before its movements can be seen to advantage; it will hot do to cut it down and pack it up in a small compass; you might, with quite as much propriety and hope of success, attempt to pack up a sideboard in a fiddle-case. We know no living, author, indeed, who will leas bear abridgment tnan Christopher North. True, he is diffuse, but he is diffuse, like Burke, from the abundance of his intellectual stores; and to curtail his writings is not to curtail mere words, but thoughts —t o cripple a fancy whose pe culiar privilege and character it is, like a " chartered libertine," to run riot in its strength. Shave Sampson, and his power is gone—abridge Kit North, and the freest and boldest of imaginative writers becomes the tamest of twaddlers. I. volume before us opens ap propriately with " Christopher in his Sporting Jacket" —a production of so versatile an order—now melting us with its pathos, and now splitting our sides with its outrageous humour; in one passage suggesting some striking, original thought, and in another, luxuriating in scenic descriptions such as combine the fancy of the poet with the lustrous colouring of the painter— that it would seem to be the p ro d uc ti on , not o f one , but of a dozen, minds. In this, delightful melange the author letS us into some of the secrets of his unb3whiskered boyhood. He leads us to infer indirectly that he was by no means a paragon of prim propriety—that he blew himself up with gunpowder, before he had com pleted the first year of his breeches—that the Latin Grammar was no favourite with him, further than as it supplied him with wadding for his gun to shoot cats with—that he was partial to sticking his Schoolmaster to his chair with pitch, so that when the good man rose, he left the seat of his small-clothes behind him—that he was no stranger to the birch and cane, the flavour of which, however, strange to say, never agreed with his constitution—that, instigated by the Devil, he was more than once guilty of the heinous atrocity of kissing pretty young girls be hind the hedge on half holidays —and that, on One remarkable occasion, he was discovered at midnight by his agonized guardians lying, par tially eclipsed or obfuscated, on the gravel at the garden gate, looking up at the astonished stars, and quite electrified by the sight of two full-moons ! Such ) it seems-'or something like it—was Christo pher, the boy ; but increase of years brought thought, and wisdom, and fancy in their train, and Christopher the man, became the poet the philosopher the Moralist---the critic. He is now—alas, that we should have to say so --far declined ,into the vale of years ; eighty winters have shed their snows on his honoured head, or rather left it az bald as a turnip, besides digging wrinkles as deep as cart-ruts under each eye ; and the " old man eloquent" may now, we are informed, be occasionally teen creeping on warm sum mer evenings with his crutch towards Ambrose's, there to indulge in the unsophisticated luxury of a biscuit and toast-and-water, for he is a decided Teetotaller, and when his infirmities will permit, takes the chair at more than one Temperance Society in Edinburgh, The article headed " Cottages " abounds, equally with " Christopher in his Sporting Jacket," in touches of fantastic humour, not unmixed with higher an d rarer requisites. How racy are the details of th e Annoyance - occasioned by a dead rat behind the cottage wall, and of the sufferings inflicted on its tenants by the grubs, moths, slugs, gnats, ani caterpillars that harboured in the honeysuckles and... jessamines which Mined so picturesquely round the-portico, and thrust their officious branches in at the *loth'. Windows Not. less_ grotesque is: the account of Christopher's own. adv enture .With a bee r hive- Our, Newfoundland dog," observes the venerable sage,--:-- " Once upset a hive in his vagaries, and the whole swarm junjustly attacked us. The buzz was an absolute roar, and for the first time in outlives we were under a cloud. Such buzzing in our hair ! and of what avail were fifty-times Washed nankeen breeches against the Polish lancersl With our trusty crutch we made thousands bite the dust ; but the wounded and dying crawled up our legs, and stung us cruelly over the lower regions. At last we took to flight, and found shelter in the ice house. But it seemed as if a new hive had been disturbed in that cool grotto. Again we sallied out, stripping oil' garment after garment, till, in purls naturalibus, we leaped in at a window, which happened to be that of the drawing-room, where a large party of ladies and gentle men were waiting the dinner -b e ll." We . remember this incident perfectly, for .we chanced to be one of. the party -assembled. It was a dinner given-by the late Dr. Scott, the Odontist, Timothy and Mrs. Tickler, General lizard and his lady, and several other contributors to Blackwood's Magazine. Just as we were all cNpecting the sum mons to the table, in rushed Christopher, nearly in the manner he has described, with not a square inch of his person uncovered with bees. Two were fight ing furiously for a settlement on the tip of his nose, and at least a dozen more were pegging holes in his upper lip. Shocked ar e we to relate, that the "old man eloquent" blasphemed in a way awful to•think of ; and then rushing from the drawing-room, made straight for the water-butt, in order to.cool himself in its refreshing waters ! But such a state of things as he left behind him I Tickler was in convulsions, his wife in hysterics. General lizard, whose ideas of etiquette were remarkably strict, stumped about on his wooden-leg, as if considering the propriety of calling the intruder to account ; and one prim, demure, maiden lady, thin as a thread-paper, and strait as a stick of sealing-wax, and who was' of a specially devout and decorous turn of mind, was compelled to hide her blushes behind her fan, so that nothing but her eyes, were visible, just peering above the screen, at. the hideous apparition that had so unex pectedly presented itself ! But Christopher is mistaken in one respect. Ile was not exactly in a state of primi tive nature, for as he made his leap in at the window, we caught a din glimpse of a shirt, yellow with age and reiterated ablutions ! But to be serious. The present volume, in addition to its reckless, headlong, jovial humour, contains passages impregnated with such sterling, elevated thought— such impassioned eloquence, and philosophical criti cism, as we may vainly hope to find in the works of any other writer of the day. Nor must we omit to notice, by way of summing up, the generous, en larged spirit that breathes in every page, and the sunniness of temperament that lends a glow to every sentiment. The volume, in short, is full of pleasur able emotions, and warms the heart like a cordial. THE USE AND STUDY OF HISTORY. Machen, Dubin, 1842. r• So long as man continues to sympathise with his fellow-man, which we all do to a greater extent than we give ourselves credit for, notwithstanding Our con stant complaint of, .and avowed contempt 'for, the 1 pre judices, the vices, and the selfishness of hU man it y — so One of our most I p o l l e i a g sie w g il , l a t the e it s study of e of uf history e. f s o t r Irofitabl e ; pu rsu it s . 1 ) -i A man may certainly push his way thr oug h lif e u - exerci se without it—that is to say, he may become a respect able ofaver, or a worthy common-sense Member Parliament, and adequately fulfil such drudegfe , industry duties as s a n demand perseverance; distinguished intellectual figu re— never stand o u t i n the world's eye as a great statesman, or eve n as a merely tbhte he willmake a never of ploddin g great lawyer, unless he be familiar with the past as well as with the present, and have carefully hived in his mind the valuable lessons of experience . in which history abounds. It is the past that has shaped and moulded the present, and acts as our beacon, whether for guide or warning; and to be conversant only with the world about us, taking no notice, or being wholly ignorant of the vast social and political changes of that which is gone by, is to possess at best but an im perfect, twilight sort of intelligence. In his present Lectures on the "Use a nd Study of History," Mr. Maccullagh eloquently and earnestly insists on the ad vantages attending this pursuit; and in reference to the spirit in which it should be read and studied, ob serves—" I shall feel it necessary to repeat more than once an admonition against the desir e of exploring apt lines of parallel, or catching atquotahle fragments to suit your preconceived - opinions. • This is not to use history like men, but to play with it like children ; this is not to listen mutely and reverently to its still, small voice, but to make a parrot's clatter with its in• cidental tones. Your own goad sense will tell you that a calm and teachable frame of mind is the only safe one wherein to ascend that PI i --11 .nence, whence you may behold all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them.—history is a solem n t hi ng. " Mr. Maccullagh's passing criticisms on the Greek, Latin, and Italian historians, show an acute, thought ful, analytical, and inquisitive mind, and one that observes and decides for itself,lnstead of echoing the opinions of others. We are pleased to find him, in a note, bearing the following testimony to Thirlwall's History of Greece :—" It is a book which ought to be in every popular library, and from whose eloquent and fai hi'Lt narrative, clearer and better conceptions of Greek life may be gathered, than from any Other English work with which lam acquainted." Bishop Thirlwall is, indeed, by many d egrees th e b es t G ree k historian we have, both as respects his manner and his matter. Mitford is too prejudiced—too narrow in his views—too one-sided in his judgments; he dis courses on the democracies of Greece in the super cilious spirit of an aristocrat; and in pourtraying the character of Demosthenes, has been guilty of the most signal injustice. As for his style, it is bald, feeble, and perfectly untuneable ; but, in truth, his work al together has been most preposterously overrated, and will, we trust, soon find its proper level in public estimation. PLIGLITED TROTH. Saunders and Otley, London, 1842. There is some energy in this dramatic tale, but it is the fitful energy of convulsion rather than of sound settled health. The characters, too, are all over charged, and many of them are too frequently placed in false positions, from which it is difficult—indeed almost impossible —to extricate them with propriety. Throupout the production exaggeration is the author s besetting fault ; but there is one incident, namely, the last interview between Grimwood and his roguish steward, Wormall, that is wrought up with true dramatic skill, and notwithstanding its undoubted power, is less free from exaggeration than any other scene in the play. ENVIRONS OF LONDON. The Second Part of this useful and agreeable work has just made its appearance, and details some pleasant, gossipping information respecting Richmond, with its far-famed hill, Holland House, Petersham, Twicken ham, and the adjacent neighbourhood. While speak ing of Richmond, the Author does not, of course, forget to remind us of the poet Collins, and of Kean, who was .buried there a few years ago. The mention of Twickenhan recals the recollection of Pope's house and grotto, of which there are one or two excellent engravings. But, indeed, the engravings generally are of a very superior character ; and when com pleted, _the work will form a copious and faithful Itinerary of the most remarkable spots in the vicinity of the metropolis. POETICAL RECOLLECTIONS OF IRISH HISTORY. Curry, Dublin, 1842. The design of this work is superior to its execu tion, and the authoress shows herself a better patriot than poet. She has versified some of the leading inci dents of early Irish history ; but we cannot congratu late her on her success, for though her rhymes are smooth and correct enough, yet her thoughts and images seldom rise above common-place. THOUGHTS ON THE PURITY OF ELEC TION. BY A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT Though we differ essentially from Mr. Monckton Milnes, the avowed author of this pamphlet, the pe rusal of it has much raised him in our estimation. It proves that he is thoughtful and discriminating. We may say that he shares these characters with a num ber of young men of his party. Whether it be from the rise of l'useyism in the Church, or the hand of affliction, which has latterly laid with some weight and more apprehension on that body, it is undoubted that she has latterly turned out some well-drilled youths. We speak not of their opinions, which are erroneous, but of their habits of thought, which are sedate and careful. They have been drilled to serve the Church. The majority of them will profit by their teaching hereafter, to be useful in putting down her authority. They are taught to observe and reason, which must be fatal to her pretensions. Their present zeal in her cause will soon give way, and as they ad vance in life they will see the hollowness of her de ... mands on public approbation. In bestowing a just meed of praise on the principles of the Church, we have no fear that we shall strengthen them to do battle against the cause we advocate. We rely with confidence on its-truth, and hail with satisfaction every appearance of intelligence in Young England, size that it will ultimately be on our side. The object of Mr. M. Milnes is to explain and de fine " purity of election," of which he takes a rationa view. "As long as the motive is selfish," he says, "no modi fication can alter its nature, and the difference between the hope of future profit and the enjoyment of present gain is intellectual rather than moral. The principle of purity of election is indeed just as .clearly violated by any consideration of the kind alluded to, as by a direct sale of a vote. There can be no dis- tinction between money and money's worth ; and if any vote is tendered in a spirit of selfishness, it matters nothing whether the object be the immediate possession of a few pounds, or the expectation of the means of making many." " Notwithstanding, however, the apparent identity of motive in the corruption of the idea of purity of election in all classes of the community, a distinction has been drawn by which the receipt of money, in consi deration for a vote, has been pronounced illegal and infamous. Even while boroughs were openly matters of sale and contract, and there was a recognised price in the market for a seat in Parliament, the poor man de tected in making use of his franchise to help him on in lie and better his condition, and the wealthy man who gave him the means of doing so, were liable to heavy penalties in the shape of fine, 'imprisonment, and dis qualification : that is to say, a full and generous concep tion of the principle of purity of election was expected from the poor man, while the principle was avowedly set at nought by the great and powerful." Looking at the matter under the general aspect, he does not, as might be expected, share all the horror which has of late been expressed at bribery by money. lie says :- 1 "Iu the new boroughs the constituencies have some of them escaped without temptation, and-in none . has any habit of corruption by these means been generated : in the old, the freemen are .fast dying off, and the new ten-pound constituencies have not laid claim to the money-privileges which the freemen have frequently confounded with their political rights ; a sense of poli tical independence is gradually asserting itself In the few boroughs still dependent on the possession of local property by certain families, and yet,at this moment the leading politicians in the Legislature profess themselves so oppressed with horror and disgust at the amount of money corruption, that they are prepared to pass the severest law to coerce into purity the tempters and the tempted. " Truly such a moral uproar as this is unfair as regards the past, whatever it may be as regards the future: the old maxims are passing away, and new ones are being born, but let us celebrate their nativity with as little in justice as possible. It was no doubt ft great blessing that the habit of making presents to Judges was put a stop to in England, but it would have been as well, if the re sult could have been obtained without the sacrifice of Bacon's reputation, and without all . the calumny which envy first, and ignorance afterwards, have heaped upon that noble name. Like other men, he has his own cure for corrup tion, and suggests partial disqualification and disfran chisement for a number of years as the punishment of bribery. We will not discuss these remedies, for we believe they would be fruitless, there can be no re medy for bribery but by makin ,, the interest of the public and the voters identical, by enlarging the suf frage. We have not thought it of importance suffi cient for our readers to contest any of Mr. M. Milnes's propositions ; we are content with saying that we dissent from many of them, while we recognise in the author a gentleman of a cultivated mind and sober habits of thought. A DICTIONAI?Y of SCIENCE, LITERATURE - and AR7'. The Twelfth Part, just published, completes this useful work. It is comprised in one octavo volume, with a vast number of engravings on wood, supplies concise and authentic information on the various sub jects generally embraced in Encyclopmdias, and will be found a useful and convenient book of reference The descriptions are in general, brief, though there are several exiteptions arising out of the importance of particular treatises, and in these instances the most ample information is given. We have, however, so frequently had occasion to make remarks on the plan and execution of the articles in the other Parts, that further notice would be superfluous, and we therefore conclude with brief extracts respecting two of the , most remarkable works of the present tune,—the Thames Tunnel and the Box Tunnel on the Great Western Railway. Few of our readers, we believe, are aware that two attempts had been made in former times to form an archway below the Thames, and that one of them was actually to within 150 feet of the shore. THAMES TUNNEL.—On account of the peculiar nature of the difficulties to, be overcome, the tunnel, which has recently been carried under the bed of the Thames from Rotherhithe to Wapping, may, perhaps, be regarded as the most remark able work of the kind which has ever been executed. A short account of this operation will probably be the best made of conveying a notion of the extent and difficulty of such works generally. Some previous attempts had been made to carry a tunnel under the river below London-bridge. In 1799, one was projected at Gravesend ; but the project was soon abandoned. In 1804, another was attempted from Botherhitho to Limehousc. A shaft of 11 feet in dia meter was sunk to the depth of 42 feet, and continued at a reduced diameter of 8 feet to the depth of 76 feet, whence a drift was carried 923 feet under the river, and • to within 150 feet of the opposite shore, where difficulties of so formidable a nature arose, that the engineer re ported farther progress to be impossible. The scheme, however, continued to be agitated ; and in 1823, Mr. Brunel propoSed a plan which has at length been carried successfully into execution. Box TUNNEL—The establishment of railway com munication in this country has given rise to some stupendous undertakings in the way of tun neling. One of the most remarkable, perhaps the most remarkable of ail, is the I3ox Tunnel, on the Great Western Railway. This tunnel pierces through Box-hill, between Chirpenham and Bath, part of which is 400 feet above the level of the railway. " It is 9,680 feet long, 39 feet high, and 35 wide, to the out side of the brickwork. The shafts for making and ven tilating it are thirteen in number, and vary in depth from SO to 306 feet. The excavation amounted to 414,000 cubic yards, and the brickwork and masonry to more than 54,000 cubic yards. The number of bricks used was 30,000,000; a ton of gunpowder and a ton of candles were consumed every week for two years and a half, and 1,100 men and .250 horses were constantly employed." For a considerable distance, the tunnel passes through freestone rock, from the fissures of which there was at times an immense influx of water, whereby, on one occa sion, the works were interrupted for a period of mine months. On a subsequent occasion, after an irruption, water was for some time discharged by the engine at the rate of 32,000 hogsheads a-day. This tunnel occurs OH an inclined plane of 1 in 100. NARRATIVE OF THE SECOND CAMPAIGN IN CHINA. Bentley, London, 1842. The author of this slight, sketchy little volume, Mr. Mackenzie, was Military Secretary to the Com mander-in-Chief of the British forces in India, during the period of which he treats ; and as he was, moreover, present at all the actions he has described, the authenticity and correctness of his statements may be relied on. His work may be consi dered, as a sort o f con ti nua ti on o f L or d Jocelyn s, which was published last year ; but it is less in teresting, first, from its comparative dearth of cha racteristic sketches and anecdotes; and, secondly, from the exceeding slenderness of its materials. The author tells us little more than the papers have already told us, respecting the attacks and cap ture of Canton ; and speaks of the distrust, treachery, and cowardice of the Chinese, in pretty nearly the same terms that other authors have used, while describing this strange people. His account of the breakfastgiven by Keshen to Captain Elliot, is perhaps the most en tertaining passage in his volume. The breakfast was given in a handsome tent, lined with yellow, in which tbur tables were set out, each capable of accom modating six persons, and consisted, among other recherche dishes, of partridge soup,. and pheasant breast sandwiches ; delicious preserves and dessert, and bird's-nest and shark's-fin soup ; together with—in addition to the usual European wines— a weak Chinese wine, heated, and handed round in small cups. We could not much fancy breakfasting off birds nests, and should doubt the delicate flavour of soup manufactured from the fins of a shark ; but all the other items are unimpeachable, and the "phea sant-breast sandwiches," in particular, are worthy to figure conspicuously on a Scotch breakfast table. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert walked to Adelaide Lodge this morning, and returned in a pony phaeton. The Princess Royal rode on her little pony to-day, and also with the Prince of Wales in a pony carriage, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Meiningen, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess of Buccleueh, the Marquis of Exeter, the Earl of Liverpool, Earl Delawarr, Earl of Jersey, Lord and Lady Stanley, %arl of Aberdeen, Earl and Countess of Rosslyn, Earl of Dunmore, Lord George Lennox, Mdlle. de Kaas, and the Gentleman in Waiting on the Duke of Saxe Meiningen, left. the Castle to-day. Her Majesty and Prince Albert rode out on horseback to day; attended by Lord Rivers, Lord Charles Wellesley, Sir Edward Bowater, and Mr. Ormsby Gore. The Countess of Dunmore, Hon. Mrs. Anson, and Miss Stanley, followed in a pony phaeton. The Hon. Misses Stanley and Hamilton have succeeded the Hon. Misses Liddell and Paget as the Maids of Honour in Waiting on the Queen. Her itoyal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna Ma ria Dawson, and Colonel Sir George Cooper, Bart., will join the Royal Circle at the Castle at dinner this evening. The Court will remain, at Windsor until Monday ne x t. a The Queen will hold Privy Council at three o'clock on Monday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by their Se rene Highnesses the Duchess of Saxe Meiningen and the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar took an airing in the Parks yes• terday afternoon, in art open carriage and four. The Prin cesses of Saxe Weimar, and the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Aleiningen, also took an airing in open carriages yesterday e ternoon. Their Serene Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Meinengen, the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen, Madame de Kass and suite, arrived at Marlborough House at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, fturn a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited the Queen Dowager on Thursday, at Marlborough House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duke apU Duchess of Cambridge yesterday, at Cambridge House. A Cabinet Council was held at two o'clock yesterday after noon, at the Foreign-cffiee. It was attended by Sir Robert Peel, the Duke 01 Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wharncliffe, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Hadding ton, Earl of Ripon, Lord Fitzgerald, Sir Henry Hardinge, and Sir Edward Knatchbull. The Council sat two hours. Despatches from the Governor of Ceylon were received yes terday at the Colonial-office. Despatches from the Governor of Malta, and from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, were also received at the Colonial-office. the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Aberdeen, and Lord and Lady Stanley, arrived in town yesterday from a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT HEATII RACES.—Fainar. Making due allowance for the Cup, confessedly the crack race of the week, there is nothing in the " Grand Day" here that will bear comparison with Tuesday and Friday—the Alpha and Omega of the meeting, in the estimation of a genuine turfite. The running on those days is almost invariably of a superior character, and is free from those annoyances to which all are subjected on the Thursday. On the first day, too, independent of other inducements, the most attractive features of the third may be found by those to whom racing at Ascot, with out its concomitant—royalty, would be incomplete. The Friday, however, is the pet day of the mere " spitting ' man. The fields are larger ; the horses better matched : betting, as a consequence, is more animates!, and the racing altogether assumes a business-like shape. So was it. yesterday. The card displayed a formidable array of stakes, of which the Wokingbam, in too classes, were the most prominent, and we had only to point to the list of starters fur each to prove that he who turned his horse's head home wards without a feeling of thankfulness to those who had ca tered so bountifully for his amusement, must. have been execs• sively hard to please. • - It could be an ibeless repetition to give the names of the fas.hionables present yesterday ; it will be enough to state that most of the stars of the sporting world were to be found either in the Jockey Club stand or in that mystic circle, y'clept the "ring," and that a few of the attaches of Royalty, not Royalty itself, occupied the principal apartme n t o f the Queen's Stand, of the middle ranks the musur was more numerous than usual on the last day, although, of itself, inconsiderable. To enable " Hon. Members " to reach town early the first race was fixed for half-past twelve o'clock ;it proved, however, to be a walk over for The Dinner Produce Stakes of 100 sovs, each, h ft, for colts Bct 71b, and fillies Bst 41b. Old Mile. (4 Subs.) Mr. Grevilie's Gunter, 3 yrs (allowed bibs) walked over. The Wokingbam Stakes of 5 soya. each, for three yrs old, (handicap). Last three-quarters of the New Mile. (38 Subs.) (First Class.) Mr. Gardner's Monops, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (Chapple) 1 Mr. Payne's Johnny, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b Colonel Wyndham's Singleton, 3 yrs, sst 101 b The following• also started, bat were not placed :—Lord Rosslyn's Cornuto, 5 yrs, Bst 91b ; Mr. J. Stanley na. Si s t er to Glencoe, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b; General Grosvenor na. Knights bridge, 4 yrs, 7st 1011); Lord G. Bentinck's York s hi re L a d y , 3 yrs, 7st 41b ; Mr. C. Brookes's c by Zealot, out of Zillah, 4 yrs, 7st 41b ; Lord Eglinton na. Victor, 4 yrs, 7st 21b; Mr. Wreford's f by Taurus, out of Escape. 3 yrs, 7st; Lord Exe ter's Albion, 3 yrs, fist 131 b; Lord March's ,Teapot, 3 yrs. 6st 61b; Lord irerulam's Gazelle, 3 yrs, 6st 91b; and Mr. Pettit's Sweetmeat, 3 yrs, sst 101 b. Betting-4 to 1 agst Johnny ;6to 1 agst Knightsbridge ; 8 to 1 each agst Monops, Escape filly, Albion, and Singleton ; and 9 to 1 agst Sweetmeat. Knightsbridge jumped off with the lead, and made strong running for three parts of the distance, Monups, Johnny, and Singleton, then passed him, the former taking the lead, keep ing it to the end, and winning by half a length. Singleton was a bad third. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three years old; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 31b ; 501. added. The winner to be sold for s'lol. The Old Mile. Mr. Clark's ch. c. Vakeel, by Plenipotentiary, out of Acacia Mr. Shelley's lute The following also started but were not placed :—Mr. Charl ton's Lasso, lisr. Goodman's Rover, and Mr Phillimore's Solomon. Betting.-6 to 4 against the Acacia colt, 4 to 1 apt Tole, 4 to agst Rover, and sto 1 agst. Solomon. lobe made play to the turn, where the favourite passed her, made the remainder of the running, and won cleverly by a length ; Solomon was beaten off. The winner was claimed. The Wokingbam Stakes of 5 Sovs. each, for 3 yrs old, &c. (Second Class.) Lord Stradbroko's Jeremy Diddler, 3 yrs, 7st 31b Mr. H. Scott's Windsor, 4 yrs, 7st 21b 2 Mr. Gardnor's cby Camel out of Cecilia, 4 yrs, 7st 41b The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Clarke's Currycomd, 5 yrs, Bst 13Ib ; Mr. Balchin's Drome dary, 5 yrs, fiat 91b ; Lord Chesterfield's All Fours, aged, Bst 21b ; Mr. J. Day's Mulcibt r, 5 yrs, ist 101 b ; Mr. Etwall's nd cby Plenipotentiary, out of Acacia, 3 yrs, 7st 71b; Mr. Phillimore's Solomon, 3 yrs, 7st 71b ; Mr. Lichtwald's Trident, 3 yrs, 7st; Mr. Robert's nd Decision, 4 yrs, 7st; Lord Exeter's Saros, 3 yrs, fist 71b ; Lord Exeter's Patchwork, 3 yrs, Est 101 b. Betting-3 to 1 agst Windsor, 7to 2 agst All Fours, 6to 1 agst 'Vakeel (Acacia c), and 7 to 4 each agst Trident and Solomon, and 7to 1 each agst Trident and Cecilia colt ' • the winner not mentioned. This was too hollow a race t o call fo r a description; Jeremy Diddler had it all his own way, and won by three lengths; every other horse was tailed off. Plate of 501. given by the Members for the borough, added to a sweeps of 10 sovs. each, for 2 and 3 yrs old ; the winner to be sold for 200/., &c. Three qrs of a mile. (6 subs. ) Mr. Booth's St. Jean D'Acre, 3 yrs, 9st. 21b (Sly) 1 Lord G. Bentinck's African, 3 yrs, 9st 21b Ms. Lichtwald's Trident, 3 yrs, 9st 21b The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr S. Scott's f by Glaucus, d by Comus, 2 yrs, fist 111 b ; Lord Exe ter's Patchwork, 3 yrs, 9st 21b; and Mr. Goodman's Bother'em 2 yrs, 7st. Betting-7 to 4 agst Trident, sto 2 agst African, 3to 1 agst Bother'em, and sto I agst St. Jean D'Acre. St. Jean D'Acre made all the running, and won in a canter by two lengths • he was claimed. The Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 50 added ; three yrs old, 7st; four yrs, Bst4lb ; five yrs, Bst 10lb ; six and aged, 9st ; winners once in 1842 31b, twice, 61b extra. The se cond to receive 101. and the winner tobe sold for 150/. ; Old Mile (9 subs). Mr. Phillimore's Rochester, 3 yrs (Chapple) 1 2 Mr. Forth's Camellino, 6 yrs . The following were not placed :—Lord Exeter's Revis ion, a. 3 yrs ; Lo r d G. B en ti nc k ' s Mi ss Heathcote, 5 yrs ; Mr •NJ chin's DrOmedary, 5 yrs; Mr. Kling's Dahlia, 5 yrs; and Lord Rosslyn's Cornuto, 5 yrs. Betting-2 te l agst C a mellino, sto 2 apt Miss Heathcote, and R ochester. Rochester made all the running , and, after a g ood race from the stand, won by half a length. With thi s race closed the m ost com p lete meeting ever is no e r ver held on Ascot Heath; we say " complete," because t h other word that o well describes its character. It was not wanting in a single fea ture Consort, attended by a neces!ary to its success ; the pre sence of the Queen and her i llustrious brilliant Court, .proved its chief attraction. The sport was abundant and of the mast exciting kind, the weather glorious. and the company numerous and aristocratic beyond precedent ; nor was there a wrangle or accident to mar the general happiness. In conclusion—the arrangements for the week were drawn up with a tact that proved Lord Rosalyn to be perfectly au fait to his duties, and were ably carried out by Mr. Hibbard and Ms subordinates. The "Judgment seat" was most satisfactorily filled by Mr. Clark of Newmarket, and a strong detachment of the police, under Superintendents May and Grinsell, arid In spector Pearce, kept excellent order on the course. DONCASTER ST. LEGER BETTING. 2 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Attila—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Cabrera 12 to I ag , t Mr. Allen's Flelcceur 12 to I agst Lord Westminster's Auckland 16 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Meteor. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS—FIRST APPEARANCE THIS SEASON OF MADEMOISELLE RACHEL. The greatest actress France has yet produced—perchance„ the greatest actress the world has yet seen—certainly thegreatest. actress now living, Mdlle. Rachel, commenced a short engage ment for six nights, at this theatrt!, last evening. The cha ratter chosen for her debut this season, was Camille in Cot neille's tragedy, Les Ilopaces. This tragedy, as most of ear rearers are aware, is founded on the old Roman story of the Horatii and the Curiatii. Camille being the sister of the Ho ratii, and betrothed to one of the Curiatii—the sister who is ultimately sacrificed by her victorious brother, because she' gives some natural tears to the memory of one, whom she had. dearly loved. In order to appreciate all the beauty and gran deur of Mille. Rachel's acting, in this part it will be nemssary to go through the tragedy almoit scene by scene, to develops the character, as it were with her, to mark how she bringeout each latent beauty of the part, and at the same time to obseeve with what infinite art she hides the defects of her author, io more than one instance converting even those defects into beauties, and thus proving how much more appropriate, how much more artistical, how much true to nature, is her concepti on o f th e character of Camille e ven tha n th a t o f Corneille himself. After an introductory scenebetween Sabine, the wife of Horatius and the sister of the Curatii, and Julie, her confidant, in which %re: are made acquainted with the fact that war exists between Alba. and Rome, and that the armies of the two nations. are about to come to a decisive battle under the• walls of Rome, Camille enters. She enters quietly noiselessly—her footfall is scarce heard—her entrance is scarce noted—yet from the instant she appears the spectator• feels at once, as though by intuition, that she is the doomed. victim, that she is already entangled in the meshes of an in exorable fate, from which it is impossible for her to escape_ that like the moth fluttering around the lamp, and impelled by the strange instinct of its nature upon the very death it fain would shun, she also enlist fulfil her destiny. Never were grief and resignation more beautifully depicted than they were by Mademoiselle Rachel ; at the commencement of this scene nothing could exceed 'the exqu.isite pathos with which she gave the lines— Qmoi qu' a peine a mes matOie puisse resister Jaime micux lea souffrir que us: les mentor. She then des cr ib es h er hav i ng consulte r the :oracle, which reterned what she considered a favourable answer, but La nuit a di ss i pe d es erreurs s i charmantes ; songes aff reex , mile images sanglantes; Ou plutot mille amas de carnage et d'horreur Mont arrache ma joie et rendu ma terreur J'ai vu du sang, des morts, et n'ai rien vu de suite, Un spectre en pareissant prenoit soudain la fuite, Its s'effacoient l'un l'autre ; et cheque illusion, Redoubloit mon effroi par sa confusion. These lines were given by Mademoiselle Rachel with alb that feeling of honor which they were in well calculated to. inspire. Nothing could be finer than her manner of describing the appearance of these awe-inspiring spectres—her low, tre mulous, sepulchral tones—her averted eyes—her gesture, waving off, as it were, the supernatural beings who sought to torture her, were all true, touchingly true, to nature. Beautifully touching, also, was the expression of despair with which .she gave the lines. Cher amant n' attends plus d'etres no jour mon epoux, and admirably did it contrast with the manner in which, .are instant after, she received from that very lover himself the• intelligence that the war would end without a battle, as each nation had agreed to nominate three champions, who should combat for the rest. There was no transport, no attempt at stage effect, although the situation was a very tempting one fee such an exhibition. Her heart was too full for transports. 0 Dieu! que ce d!scours rends mon erne contente, were the words she uttered, but from the tone with which they were uyered it was evident that a heavy load of despair had been taken off her heart, and accompanied by Curiattus she seeks her father. In the second act she learns the dreadful intelligence that her three brothers have been chosen as the champions of Rome, end her lover and his brother's as the champions of Alba. She turns fiorn her brother with an evident effort at disguising the disgust which she feels at his utterance of the sentiment_ Apres le combat ne pensez plus au mort ; and left alone with Curiatius, in an exquisitely pathetic scenes she endeavours in vain to induce him to resign the dangerous honour which his countrymen have conferred on him, and when ad her efforts are vain, with a perceptible feeling of her own ap proaching destiny, she exclaims, Un insensible, amant ordonne que je meure. Very beautifully, MO, did she give the lines in which, speak ing of her brother, she says, Helas !j'eteis aveugle en mes vmux aujonrd'hui J'en ai f,it centre toi quand j'en ai fait pour lui. Horace and Sabine then enter, and Sabine endeavours to induce her husband and her brother not to join in the unna tural combat to which the choice of their respective countrymen would force them. Silent, but not expressionless, stands Ca mille during the conference. Never was the conflict between hope and despair more beautifully depicted than by Rachel. " Courage! ils s'amelisaent," exclaims she with an almost hopeless hope. he father of the Horatii enters, urges -the combatants to sacrifice love to honour, and Camille feels that she cannot escape her fate. In the third act news is brought her that the two armies have interfered to prevent combat between those so nearly allied to each other, but the victim feels too surely that the hand of fate is on her, and her only reply is— " Et tout l'allegrement qu'il en faut esperer, C'est de pleurer plus turd ceux qu'il taudra pleurer." In the next scene the father of the Horatii, with Camille, Sabine, and Julie, are discovered together. News is brought that two of the Horatii are dead, and that the other is fled. The old man bursts out into a torrent of eloquent declamation— " 0 ! mes &eras," is the only exclamation of Camille, but the grief conveyed by those three words as uttered by Mademoiselle Rachel passes expression. Could Corneille himself have seen her he would hare been surprised at the feeling which she threw into those three words. Ihe climax now rapidly approaches— the time has come when the innocent victim is to be sacrificed en the altar of Rome's supremacy. In the fourth act, we find the old Horatio, exhausting himself in maledictions against his son, who has fled from the three servicing Curiatii. A messenger enters, informs him o f the victory of Ro me , an d th a t th e surviving Horatiusf has slain the three Curiatii by stratagem. Camille is present during the recital—;he turns, she listens, her features, more eloquent than language, betray the stunning,.erushing blow which has fallen upon her—a slight convulsive motion of the fingers--a tremulous, unsteady movement of the body—a seeking of sup port by the hands, not by the eyes, for sight is gone—a con• vullim grasping of the chair—a sinking ir.to it as though of one dead, and all is over. Not a sound is uttered from be ginning to end, and herein Rachel showed her superiority over her author. Corneille has in this scene introduced but one word, " Helas !"—it entirely destroys the poetry of the scene. Rachel has the good taste to omit it, and consequently makes the scene one of the most perfect exhibitions of despair in the whole course of the drama. And here as it strikes us, the tragedy ought to h ave en d e d That it did not do so is the fault not of Rachel, but of Corneille. A rhetorical soliloquy on love, which nothing but the exquisite recitation of Rachel could have made tolerable follows; and then comes the last scene, in which she is sacrificed by her brother. This scene, as given by Rachel, was terrifically true to nature. Her curse on Rome was even superior to Kean's celebrated curse on his daughter in King Lear. In Let, she is a female Edmund Kean, with all his power, all his truth to nature, but without his mannerisms, without his defects. Never in our recollection has there been a: tor or actress on any stage who could at all be compared to Mademoiselle Rachel, and we assert this with the full recollection of Miss O'Neill in her best characters. Mdlle. Rachelle is to appear during her engagement as Amenaide in Tancrede, and as Ariane in Thomas Corneille's tragedy of that name. We look forward anxiously to her appearance in these characters, as affording even greater scope for the exhibition of her genius, as being characters more true to nature than that of Camille, and the nearer t., nature the character is, the more certain is the triumph of Mademoiselle Rachel. She was called for at the conclusion of the piece, and received with ail the honours. On this occasion she was led forward by M. David, a gentleman who murdered the part of Horace in a most butcher-like style. It would have been more appropriate had she been led forward by M. Toussaint, who, as Curiace, was the lover of Camille, and who acted his part with great feeling and taste. POLICE IA TELLIGENCE. MANSION HOUSE. An elderly man name ( IVilliam Archer appeared before Alderman,Farneornee, by the advice of Mr. Booker, one of the officers of Bishopsgate, for the purpose of making a representa tion about the conduct of the persons employed to administer the Posr.law at Norwich. Archer said that Wiltshire was the county in which he was born, but he had lived as a tradesman at Norwich 26 years, and during 12. years of that period he had paid 101. a-year rent, which thoroughly entitled him to a settlement there. Having fallen into poverty by reason of illness, and the general difficul ties which beset many industrious persons, he found it necessary to apply to the guardians of the poor at Norwich for assistance, and the answer he received, notwithstanding the apparently un den.ahle nature of his claim, was that the place of his birth was the only place in which he had established a settlement, and that thither he must go to receive parochial assistance. Along with this information they supplied him with money to bear his ex penses, and they sent him up to London with directions, assuring him that all he had to do was to represent his case, and be ac cepted as a claimant. Air. Booker said, he lamented to state that poor and de crepit persons were constantly sent away from places in which they had established settlements by guardians and relieving officers, whose only object was to get rid of the expense and trouble, without. eating what parishes suffered from the unjust infliction of both. The citizens of London were subjected to that sort of annoyance to a very great extent, although num berless complaints had been made. There was a peculiar hardship in the case of the unfortunate man, for het was the al most a cripple, and had been unable for six weeks altoge ther,sc()rk which and on would h . he hav b e a k d e hn p e t i 2 him itherto from Alderman Fa KNCOMBE asked whether t he man's account of himself could be depended upon , and whether p oor p ers ons e e T r a t dependent thepa f ri o s r h sn pimrt were not in the habit of making ch ar g es without founda tion .Bookerand ie said trns t ehde thathad t n h o e Poor-law Commissioners cou ld make in q uir y into, and check r a e g a a s i o n n s t t t o h d o o se u b si t h tl o te () in co nvenience was certainly arising. 'f he appli can t h a d been a practice of so oppressive a tendenc y , and fro m which great man ci a t s e s d t a ? re na 'l r n . t , in the parish of Bishopsgate for a few days, and the authori ties of that parish certainly would not send him into Wiltshire when he had an undoubted claim upon Norwich. Archer said the relieving-officer of Norwich had advised the n ii , e a v n in tl g. t o h ffi at ee i r m a t t ic N e Guardians to give him money to pay his expenses, in order to get rid of hint. o s r h: i u oh ld , b t e hat se a n n t to the Alderman Fa RNCOMBF. desired that the man' a examination would he transmitted with the claimant forthwith. If that s G h l u r l lia b n e s ta o k r e t n hC ci r ‘ e order should not be complied with, the vestry clerk of Bishopsgate could write to the Poor-law Commissioners upon the subject. A case relating to the os • erehargss frequently made by some Custom-house a gents, came on a' few days ago, of which the Lord Mayor requested a sort of general notice might be taken by the newspapers, as likely to lead to remedy, without the present addition of particular details. A gentleman who resides at the West-end of the town, stated that a Custom-house agent had made an excessive overcharge in clearing one package of baggage brought to London in a ship from Ceylon. The Loan AiAYOlt, who is thoroughly acquainted with questions of this sort, expressed surprise at the amount of the charge, and declared that it was more than double what it ought to have been. His Lordship advised the complaining party not to submit to such an imposition, and expressed a hope that the public would object to enormous charges made under similar circumstances. His Lordship added, that, in his judg ment, it the question had been brought ender the notice of the Honourable Commissioners of Customs the individtia, rt.