The Sun. — London, England, 1834-04-08 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. br le ly dove The Duches s of 1(7 111."— nt and the Pri?cess_Vic_to r. ria . out yesterday for the first time since the I - 7c tps's late disposition,inds from the effects of which her ( hYa Highne now quite recovered. T.he Duke of Sussex - took an airing yesterday i t n he a tria e ge to K e .- . . His Royal Highness visited n ess Augusta at her residence at St. James's. Th e nuke of Cumberland returned to town yester tiaZ_ from his residence at Kew. Earl Grey returned to his residence in Downing- Ittorrep yesterday afternoon from Woburn Abbey,. Bed the Noble Prince Talleyrand had an interview with Gord on Earl after his arrival. Sir Willoughby Nobl e - I! Quartermaster -General, also visited the Mr. axL._ S ecretary Stanley arrived in town yesterday lu l a visit to their Majesties, at Windsor Castle. tr oi :„ e illight Hon. Charles Grant has arrived in town Pei - ' d ni P e Ping Norton . Sir James Graham has also Il ls ' utile- from his excursion. sion. Viscount Althorp, from wereseat, Wiseton Hall, and Viscount Palmerston, kirießee4Pected to arrive in town at their respective re fTo in the course of last evening.. held r ae ',Judicial Committee of the Privy Council etn i Th. R yesterday morning in the Council Ch b r n ' m e on . 81444.1ne Lords were present as at the meeting Lordt iertl s h ii ,,WYnford gave judgment on the part of their PD in the appeal Sutroogun Sutputty view with. r ..,' -'ye; Bengal. Their Lordships the vi i t,hieZ z- . 7 _ rhe caution the fact of adoption, effect of !lote ill the present instance, is a transfer of the .ll of W°l the Widow and daughter to a stranger. An eb:bility presented itself at the first ppea w ran as a Nap. ma ; th e p ar t y making the adoption . yr ° °lan not more than 30 years old—his wife had was kr ° nght b; eat —tn a daughter, and consequently there was eetrhoebability that he might have a son. Was . it 4 %i ' • refe r e; that he would execute an act, which 44 ow n I:lght to another to share the property with !II : 11 dau g hter By this act too he would disinherit his r I) • 7 1 St e g, - `7* . This was attempted to be explained wii -.Y et his nativity having been cas . t by a Brah , Thi s h 0 foretold that no male child of his would live. H . kii,:raiiiin was not, however, produced by the was that th e ~ An omission, a most important omiss o i m o na , un Ned to 'act of the adoption had not been c ei hig z the riding authority, nor nad the n.tgehb_.oulrn / 4(l,clitioeillti!eidars been invited to the ceremony s If '' the '"e appellant had produced during the i course . tilr4,7 P r oceedings an instrument as valid, which he h;:, out t o be fabricated, and some witnesses that 11. 3 f, i b rought forward had given testimony which hipse . tinder these circumstances their Lord , Prvistnissed the appeal with costs. oth er °4l pson and another against Brecken and an ,h,. from Prince Edward's Island. ip 1 : 18 CaSe came on ex parte respondents. Mr. Jacob 1,1.,red for the respondents. liiis"s4r Lordships affirmed the judgment and dis ' , ti r „ th e appal with cost s . t rel ie l tn nl, ond and oth ers u . t h e C omm i ss i oners f or D r cla ims. the a pp Lushington opened thi s a pp ea l. Th e c laim of thro4,llants was re f used b ecause James Drummon d , wtahtiove:s,el:llsttrthethe appellants claim as his represen grandson of John Earl of Melfort, r e i o as attainted by the Scottish Parliament . in the t° Pr °f jam" I I: , and fled from that country in 1688 . arneanee, where he was domiciled ; and that the said 4etvedsirthuniond was considered a French subject, and !'BO , a s a, Colonel in the French service in the year 'lsla ;,,),"t.III therefore could not be considered an Eng tiele Zlect ; and entitled to the advantage of the Ar ;Pret4 in the convention concluded between the the O n d Engli h Governments in November, 1815. t ' ll telo e Z r4 k , was further s pposed on the ground that the .")' th:T'e Prop_ert . n question had been confiscated °IN - "'lench Gov y er i n n ment as the property of an 'rant, before the confiscation , of British property. theYr; I. ore contended for the appellants that tiel es were not excluded from compensation by any ar °et 4 1 :.; the Convention that where exceptions were preteeir..esslY stipulated, the articles should be inter hints we ' . '_ the most comprehensive way—that the . appel tors ha British British subjects—that none of their hnces the pr t'een naturalized in France, and, according to th at e -etit ' ll ; l aw; they were not French subjects ; and th a t had 'f. taw; were considered French subjects, still a tne 4 ,d not lost their r rights as British subjects; that elai:°er of the family had been allowed to put in a *hi e} , ell Scotland to the house and lands of Perth, hea rer p a lm was only put aside by the appearance of a Sir ~Ineal descendant of the Earl of Melfort. th e i r i:lerrbert Jenner, the King's Advocate , addressed th e i r er 4 s l' l rls I „, n TI,PPort of the award of ' the Com entitled t o Tt-u,ung that the appellants were not ford ed c &Int the protection to their interests af ove by the Convention _On 1815, between the two q wkrnments) British subjects • that the appellants, pra,'"Dse ancestors two enerations had been born in A u t ee, could not be cofsidered as British subjects. Lord s t L h .e conclu s i on of Sir Herbert ' s address their 'ups adjourned. ' a a F ` I SHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. to ARRIVALS. N o 1 %1 Newborough, in Pall.mall, from his seat in Wales ; he a .% Long, in Grafton-street, Bond-street, from his seat li o i S taines ; Lord Arden, in Park-place, from his seat, York herk se t . hear Epsom Surrey; J. Moore, Esq , in Charles stre?t, iloi,el e f -s quare,from Melton Mowbray• Mrs. Davis, atFenton's Paß si l 't• Ja mes's -street, from Croft Castle, Leominster; Baron seat, ,at Batt's Hotel, Dover.street, from Lord Farnborough's tllo! 'tonne, ' hip I,s`o, fro m e 'o, Kent ; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, at 47lialihrton Cznaslitlericshir''. the Earl of Eglinton, at ditto, from tiateh asttkreet 1),,,,e , Miss , Scotland ; Colonel and Mrs. Bradyll, Mr. C. ie. e s Brady!!p, at Hawkins's Hotel, Dover and Al , from their seat, the Priory, Lancashire; Mrs. t 4 arlb: ro at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, from 1 t , 1 4, tli o :? 11 ; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd, in Upper Brook-street, k il• I-l os ,: at, Aston Hall, near Shrewsbury ; Major and zitri,aglie.:t Ititia,oenrehh_iionnesßseo-ent street from Cheltenham; the 'of street, and Lord Arthur e4 tl lig'hve ampton, from Brighton ; Major-General 4,4 e; th Turner, in Argyll-street, from W . inds t o ,a r at j i, Loi r e , Conde Florida Blanca and suite, at Mivar t i , itto, fro th .took-street, from Paris ; Baron Winckhetm, St e Coliti s 4 tour; Captain and Mrs Newall, at ditto, fr,,m A t ltfet(l'esnstait'adYJane Harley, at Bayswater, from the Earl grestiwon.stre ' Er ahoPton Park ; Saville Halifax,i le ', G tosv o : t ' i roto a tour; Viscount Castlereagh, at . Chapel_ haYotVlerinst;°r's(lOare, f. om Brighton ; Mrs. and Miss .Hen.bur 0 , ail, .'s ',.:, l:ll ehheirn Hotel, Bond-street, from Sandring. et tt s— i i Col: 1 4 ' 1 ' 1 k ; Mrs. Raven, at ditto, from Lyme Regis, T ttit t 'n f i S' at d4 440 ve11, at ditto, from Hastlngs; t the Ea ß g ev at tshh;ron, ~ n, kierb:',..rtorn Ireland ; Walter Heyga e, Alfred ' B "'re; W. Pepper, Esq., at ditto,. from at t i.:ti, tss w ielten Esq ,at ditto, from ditto ; James i ` te , freotitttod. itto, from Do . ver ; Edward Hawkins, Esq., C o i n ., . Id t tet "'7l and m DEPARTURES. , s ncl.',, )r tri trh . ' 4 . Wyndham, from Batt s Hotel,. Dover.li ' "tiert wilco Mrs, and Miss Croker, from ditto, for Ire. I ZI ao ti Lad , ilse o, E s : ,_ tr from ditto, for Scotland ; Housek t i al „ h ort te, 3;,l3ratoara Pons " onby, for their seat, Canford, 4:te'-hili t . ji„, se ; Captain and Mrs. Garth, for their seat, frest'''ltur; nears" Tracey Esq M.P., for his seat, 11 ,er Rc h e ftru,, Broad Way Worcester; L. O'Bryan, Esq., hri'''sql, fro t h - " ic k Hotel, Jermyn.street, for Ireland ; Captain a°l 4 e l l t l'' i 1 the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street. for '''l ; -e hd At '. a " Mrs. Whiteside, from Bennett's Blenheim ttit t ;', 'tool ditt o 111' for their seat, near Lincoln ; James Heneky, th t , to, pool t ret Z l for Brightonward forsLatouche,Eq. a , fa fr r o d m to* ' l . T hox .; Josiah Wilkie, Esq., from ditto, 0 , brittec ditto, f or ta t:' f ro . 11 ..t aa l 'igot from ditto, for Bucks ; the Rev. James Bath; Thos. Hill, Esq., from ditto, for 1., dirii zo r rd ____ Th e orbur y ----- etertained a ar lar . ge party at aturday, in Belgrave-squ e :44rtct-,:sqt:are. Grosve litt 4t dinner the day before yesterday, in d; ' h t E. Ellice entertained a large ")ir Th . da il y bef r f . ri ends iin3.13%! n n n a t o r n d_ sentertained dinner, n a pt select r, tthh ee 1 4. IT— Yest rday, r be a in s g the first p ar t y since L aronevser a Part am I:cent marriage. lie l l 4 - I:ty of fas,.o ady nacre havtehbeiereisiceaztetrhteahHiionog, 1110._\\',iwyet:1 onable friends a . Of eg thei r ~,:._ the occ , asio t n da o y f w t e h r e e t i h lo e o lvi ß ar a tt c u i s . ." I,erctuereor,, g 'tants on Saturday b • ttu ss i,,,arl and Countess Verulam k m an e d ssr fa s. m s il e Y .: r rih t, ..., e i b , and Frederick Beaueler , The 1111 d, & Cr le c laim e. sit 1 ”Ittrd, 4 of John Lindsay Craw . furdtoth th e .)`‘ ~,,'a,i'l hee,:lle has been ordered by his Majesty "il , are 1 4, 4 e Ni r a i. '',7 House of Lords. .. Peet dinsl"lB and Marchioness of Salisb H u a r t y . 6 Qd ti e G . to-morrow, from ouseradon-street, Sir • terd aY at Dallie Z Higer Hill had an interview yes co the Colonial -office with the Right Hon.. ve , the co SY of State for the Colonies, ' when he received o! st. Ll7unieation of his appointment of Governor of ' ilielL'4od his Majesty's gracious approval of it. ~t ().4,,,i,, :narehioness D' Harcourt, has not ! s et t L e ,J.Y,,, Hotel, Albem arle -street, for her seat, at . in 1, 11 ;u 8 5 as has been stated. Her ladyship has been ! 0/ re,,itlil3,pore than three months, and is expected to ~1 there upwards of three months longer. ADELPHI THEATRE. This theatre was crowded last night to suffocation in consequence of Paganini's concert. Musicians and amateurs were all anxious to hear the extraordinary and brilliant efforts of the great master. The concert was divided into three parts. It opened with the overture to Der Freischutz, which was performed by the band in the most effective style. The arrangement of the instruments, under the superintendence of Mr. Watson, of Covent-garden, and the leader, Mr. Eliason, was all that the lovers of harmony could desire. A beautiful ballad, " The Soldier's Tear," composed by Lee, was sung by Miss Watson in good style. Some selections from Mozart and Bellini afforded Signor Giubelei and Mr. Handel Gear an opportunity of pleasing the au dience. The first part of a grand concerto, with a full orchestral accompaniment, composed and performed by Paganini, introduced the great performer. He was received with a burst of approbation. He com menced his solos, which were exquisite specimens of art and musical science. The accompaniments, played by the whole orchestra, constituted a crescendo, or swell which produced a beautiful effect. In the second part, after the fine overture to Zelia, Miss Somerville sang " Sweetly o'er my Senses stealing" ( Zingarelli) in beautiful style. Paganini then gave his favourite variations on the air " Nel cor Piu ' " and met with reiterated plaudits. The third and last part of the concert commenced with the beautiful overture to Masaniello ( Auber). Miss Watson then sung "Di Piacer" with much taste. Paganini next gave his " Sonata Militaire," performed upon one string. This was a beautiful specimen of his wonderful talent. It was a fantastic, but admirable effort of genius. The professor concluded his performance by playing the national air of St. Patrick's Day, on the fourth string. The concert, which had drawn together so much company, went off in the most satisfactory way. DIORAMA. We paid a second visit a few days since to this delightful place of amusement, for the two pictures are such as will bear looking on more than once. The most effective perhaps on a first glance is the ruins of Fountain's Abbey by moonlight, with its admirable al ternations of light and shadow that catch the eye in the foreground, as the moon hurries behind, or emerges from, the clouds. The scene is one of perfect hush and solitude, and has just the right effect on the spec tator's imagination, not one of whom, while we were there, spoke otherwise than in low, half-suppressed whispers. We were amused to see several enter on tip-toe—a compliment to the genius loci, the more flattering to the painter, who has conjured up such a solemn scene, inasmuch as it was unpremeditated, and evidently the result of instinct. The crypt of St. Denis's Cathedral is perhaps, as an illusion, the most perfect that has ever been exhibited at the Diorama. The solemn strain of much that is heard echoing through the vaults, and filling the whole edifice with harmony, has a very striking effect. We know of no more effective exhibition than this in all London. The Late RUDOLPH ACKERMANN, Esq. It is impossible to permit such a man to descend to the grave without some more particular notice than the bare announcement of his decease. His, indeed, was a character which we should deem it a public wrong not to hold forth as an example to persons of every profession. Born at Schneeberg, in the kingdom of Saxony, in 1764, and bred to the trade of a coach-builder, he came, early in life, to England, shortly before the commence ment of the French revolution, and for some time pur sued in London the occupation of a carriage draftsman, which led to an acquaintance with artists, and to his settlement in business as a printseller, in the Strand. Here, by indefatigable industry, intelligence, and en terpriz e, combined with inviolable honour and integrity in all his transactions, he created that flourishing esta blishment which has made his name, perhaps, more extensively known, both at home and abroad, than that of any other tradesman in the British metropolis. In the early part of his career, when the French Revolution had driven many clever and ingenious persons to this country, and when even some of the old noblesse were obliged to exercise their talents for a subsistence, Mr. Ackermann, by the extensive en couragement which he gave to the manufacture of elegant fancy articles by them, raised that branch of business to an importance which it had never before attained. His speculative and enterprising disposition showed itself in various ways unconnected with his trade. We believe that we are correct in stating that this was the first private establishment in which, before the forma tion of gas companies, an apparatus was erected for making gas for the purpose of domestic illumination. To him the country is certainly indebted for the original introduction of the lithographic art, to which he directed the public attention not only by a translation of the work of Senefelder, its inventor, but also by the speci mens which he produced from his own presses. As a publisher, p se his illustrat e d topographical works, e - cially the Histories of West minster A b bey, the Univer sities of Oxford and Cambridge, and the Public Schools, are monuments of his spirit and taste. It is well known that his successful attempt to furnish in the Forget Me Not a worthy offering to an object of kindness and affection has generated in this country a new class of elegant works, the Annuals, which in the last ten years have caused the circulation of a very large sum among those whose talents are required for their pro duction. The ardour in which he embarked in the preparation of books, chiefly elementary, for the in struction and enlightenment of the people of the Spanish American States, and in the formation of establishments in some of their principal cities, is also deserving of mention. But it is not for his spirit, activity, intelligence, and honour, as a tradesman, that his surviving friends will venerate the character of Mr. Ackermann, so much as for that genuine kindness of heart, that cordial hospi tality, that warm beneficence, and that active philan thropy, in which it abounded. Never, perhaps, was the latter quality more strikingly displayed, and never were the exertions of an individual in behalf of suffer. ing humanity crowned with such signal success, as when, after the decisive battle of Leipzig, Mr. Acker mann stood forward as the advocate of the starv ing population of many districts of Germany, reduced to the utmost destitution by the calamities of war. By his indefatigable efforts, committees were organized, and a public subscription set on foot, the amount of which was increased by a parliamentary grant of 100,0001. to more than double that sum. To the honour of the Society of Friends be it recorded that their contributions, withheld from the encouragement of war, were most munificently poured into this fund for the alleviation of the miseries inflicted by that scourge. On Mr. Ackermann, as secretary to the western committee, devolved, in fact, almost the whole of the arduous duties connected with this subscrip tion—the perusal of claims transmitted from abroad, the direction of the extensive correspondence to which they led, and the apportionment of relief to the suffering districts. By these labours his time was absorbed, during the spring and summer of 1814, to such a degree, that he abridged himself of many hours of natural rest every night to pursue them, till his ge neral health and his sight in particular were materially impaired. How entirely his benevolent heart was engrossed by this business may be inferred from a joke of his old friend, Combe's (the author of Dr. Syntax) who one day observed—" I cannot imagine- what has happened to our friend Ackermann—meet him when you will and ask him how he does, the only answer you can get is Leipzig !' " It is not surprising that when he soon afterwards visited his native country, he was hailed as a public benefactor, who, under Providence, had been the means of saving thousands of his fellow-creatures from perishing. The scenes which he every where encountered during the journey were deeply affecting as well as gratifying to his feelings ; and often have the tears started from his eyes on reverting to them in conversation with his most intimate friends. The city of Leipzig expressed its gratitude to him by a valuable present of vases and figures in Meissen porcelain ; the King of Prussia, sent him a costly ring ; and the King of Saxony, who invited him to a personal interview, conferred on him the Order of Civil Merit, which he had just instituted. In the spring of 1830, when at his attack isdeligt of delightful retreat at Fulham, he experienced lysis ; and, though his life was preserved through the prompt assistance,edicar ndnt a t s t k e ill, a and s, decisive he never recovered e e ciswemeasure s,adopted m by his sufficiently to return to business. A drier air than that of Fulham being deemed beneficial for his complaint, he removed to Finchley ; and soon afterwards trans ferred to his three younger sons and to Mr. Walton, his principal assistant, the establishment which he had founded, and which, by the unremitting labour of forty years, he had brought to its present prosperous condi tion, the eldest son being already established in Re gent-street. A fresh attack of his complaint, in November last, produced a gradual decline of strength ; and at length terminated his useful and honourable life on the 30th of March last. His remains were de posited, on the 7th of April, in the family grave in the burial-ground of St. Clements, in the presence of his afflicted family, and his sorrowing friends, one of whom dedicates this brief and very inadequate tribute to his memory. OUTRAGE BY THE UNION OF TRADES. Wednesday morning the house of Mr. Duhig, master cooper, in Clarence-street, Blackpool, was attacked by a party of about twenty-six or thirty men belonging to the trades' union. They commenced with a simultane ous shower of stones, which was kept up without in termission or abatement for about five minutes. They then ceased for a few moments, when they renewed the attack. Mr. Duhig, having provided himself with arms, took his post at one of the windows, which some weeks since were fortunately all barricaded, and in the boards used for that purpose he had had port-holes bored, that, should they venture on the attack, he might be able to give them the reception they de served. For some time he found it impossible to get at them, for they had extinguished the gas-light, and posted guards at the approaches, to prevent the arrival of assistance, and scattered themselves as widely as they could, in order to distract his attention. At length he caught a glimpse of one of them, and direct ing his gun towards him with as much steadiness as he could from the continual showering of stones and fall ing of glass on his arm, fired, it is hoped not without effect, for of 16 swan-drops with which it was loaded, 11 were in the morning found in the jamb of the door against which the fellow was standing and the part of the wall immediately adjoining, and blood was traced for some distance from the spot. Finding that Mr. Duhig was not disposed to trifle with them, they rushed in a body under the window from which he bad fired, and commenced battering in the door with sledges. The window was unfortunately a bow one, and being therefore out of the power of Mr. Duhig, they were for some time able to batter at the door without inter ruption—unsuccessfully, however, for it was well se cured, besides which there were inside ten or twelve men, whom, on the alarm being given, Mr. Duhig had posted at it, in order that, should it be forced, they might be ready to deal with the fellows as they entered. He himself meanwhile, though unable to see them, put his arm as far as he could reach through the port-hole, and fired down among them at random. They soon de sisted from their attack on the door, and applied them selves to the parlour-window, through which they endeavoured to get in ; but here also they failed, for though they smashed the shutters with hatchets, &c., there were iron bars inside which they could not remove, and which prevented their entrance. Finding themselves overmatched, they withdrew, baffled in all their designs. Two police constables ( White and Thoroughgood), who had been out that morning, proceeded thither in the hope of inducing these fellows peaceably to de part, or preventing them doing any mischief. When they reached the height of Mallow-lane, they met the whole body on their retreat, six or eight of' whom, imagining there was a large party of police at hand, scampered off. The others perceiving there were but two stood, prepared to give battle, apparently under the direction of a sort of captain, whom the police took into custody. This was no sooner done than his com panions rushed on the police, knocked them down, took White's carbine from him, and broke it into frag ments on the pavement. They continued beating them while on the ground, but Thoroughgood having raised himself on one knee, finding the savages still abusing White, levelled his carbine, and fired, with what result we cannot tell, for when the smoke cleared away they had decamped, taking their leader with them. White was severely beaten about the head, and the spot in which he lay was covered with blood. In the morning an old bayonet used by the combinators was found. The point of it was well sharpened, and evidently recently prepared for execution.— Cork Constitution. Letters, we understand, were received last week from the Duke of Devonshire. His Grace was well, and expressed an intention of being home before the 2lst of May, the birthday of the Noble Duke, who will then complete his 44th year. Marlborough House is not altogether unte nanted ; the Duchess of Kent paid it a visit on Satur day evening, previously to her Royal Highness visiting the King's Theatre, and the Royal carriage and horses were put up there during the opera. Holderness House is undergoing some alte rations and embellishments previously to the arrival of the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry in town which, it is now expected, will not be till next week. It is not true that the Noble Lord is disposing of his fine collection of marble statues, &c. MRS. LONG WELLESLEY.—This lady has returned to England, and resides in Cecil-street, Strand. The arrangement made with her husband has not been carried into effect, and her situation, at this moment, approaches absolute destitution. FUNERAL OF THE EARL OF GALLOWAY AT THE NEW GENERAL CEMETERY.-The remains of the late Earl of Galloway were committed to the earth in the beautiful " Garden of Repose," in the Harrow-road, on Thursday last. Fourteen carriages followed the hearse, and the present Earl and others of the family assisted on the mournful occasion. The cemetery and its arrangements were the subjects of admiration with all present, and a vault for this ancient and distinguished family is about to be built, sur mounted by a suitable monument. The late Sir Samuel Romilly was a man not only of eminent talent, but endowed with the moral courage which is so essential in the leader of a great cause. When his " High Treason Bill" was under discussion in 1813, he did not flatter the House or the Ministry, but, speaking of the sanguinary character of our modern penal statutes, he stated pub licly in his place in Parliament his opinion of them. " The numerous volumes of remedial statutes," said this great man, " which have been published during the last three centuries ought to be thrown into a pile and burnt, without taking them one by one with the chance of finding some that might not 'require to be purified by the flames. BRIGHTON, APRIL 6.—The Bishop of Chichester arrived here on Wednesday for the purpose of consecrating All Souls' Church (which has been erected through the exertions of the vicar for the ac comittedation of the poor), and holding a confirmation. The ceremony of the consecration took place on Thurs day in the presence of a crowded and highly respecta ble assemblage. An impressive sermon was preached by his Lordship, which produced a collection of 96/.165. A carriage-road has been made in the centre of the Old Steyne, to connect St. James's-street with Castle square ; another road branching from Snow's coach office to the Pavilion Parade, forming a new entrance into the heart of the town, and thereby avoiding seve ral dangerous turnings ; and a new road has also been cut in front of the Old Steyne Bazaar. To effect these alterations the Steyne has, of course, been con siderably broken up. Several holders of property on the Steyne protest against the proceedings of the in habitants. They conceive that the alteration will ulti mately injure the town, and is also a gross violation of rights. The King's Dragoon Guards gave a farewell entertainment on Thursday, at the barracks, to a large party of nobility and gentry. Yesterday the intercourse between Brighton and Dieppe was reopened. The General Steam Navigation Company's packet the Mountaineer left the pier for the opposite coast with upwards of '2O passengers. Performers had better beg for bread than continue on the stage when the infirmities of age, or the caprice of taste, subjects them first to indifference, and finally to contempt. A sexagenarian manager was reasoned with on his intention to play a juvenile tra gedy hero, and he replied in anger, " Why, I've played George Barnwell for forty years, and it's hard if I can't play him now !"—Dyer's Actor's Life. A destructive fire took place at Mr. Man ford's, a farmer, about four miles from Ellesmere, on Saturday last at noon, owing to the penny-wise practice of setting the chimney on fire to deprive the sweep of a job. It is said the stacks of grain and hay, &c., destroyed are worth 3001. The thatched out building on which the burning soot descended was the only part insured.—Shrewsbury Chronicle. The memoirs of Henry Salt, Esq., late Consul General in Egypt, are announced for imme diate publication by Mr. Bentley. They are from the pen of his early friend, Mr. Halls, and will comprise an account of his numerous interesting travels, parti cularly as regards his researches when on a mission to Abyssinia. The work is to be enriched by his corre spondence with the Earl of Mountnorris, Dr. Murray, &c. We have had several books lately on Egypt, but no modern traveller has had such opportunities as Salt of examining the wonders of art and antiquity which still exist in that country, enjoying as he did the especial friendship of Mohammed Ali. METROPOLITAN OFFENCES BILL. A BILL ENTITLED "AN ACT FOR ESTABLISHING A NEW COURT FOR THE TRIAL OF OFFENCES COMMITTED IN THE METROPOLIS AND PARTS ADJOINING." 1. Whereas it is expedient, for the more effective and uniform administration of justice in criminal cases, that offences committed in the metropolis and certain adjoining thereto should be tried , by justices of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery in the city of London ; be it therefore enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by and with the authority of the same, that it shall be lawful for his Majesty, his heirs and successors, from time to time to command and cause to be issued commissions of oyer and terminer, to inquire of, hear, and determine all treasons, murders, felonies, and misdemeanors,. committed within the city of London and county of Middlesex, and those parts of the counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, within the parishes of Barking, East Ham, West Ham, 'Little Ilford, Low Layton, Walthamstow, Wanstead St. Mary, Woodford, and Chingford, in the county of Essex ; Charlton, Lee, Lewisham, Greenwich, Woolwich, Eltham, Plumstead, St. Nicholas Deptford, St. Paul, part of St. Paul, Deptford, the liberty of Kidbrook, and the hamlet of Mottingham, in the county of Kent ; and the borough of Southwark, the parishes of Battersea, Bermondsey, Camberwell, Clapham, Lambeth, St. Mary, Newington, Rotherhithe, Streatham, Barnes, Putney, part of St. Paul, Deptford, Tooting Grave ney, Wandsworth, Merton, Mortlake, Kew, Richmond, Wimbleton, the Clink of Liberty, and the district of Lambeth Palace, in the county of Surrey ; and also commissions of gaol delivery to deliver his Majesty's gaol of Newgate of the prisoners therein charged with any of the offences aforesaid, committed within the limits aforesaid ; and it shall be lawful for the justices nominated and appointed on such commissions to in quire of, hear, and determine all such treasons, mur ders, felonies, and misdemeanors, and all treasons, mur ders, felonies, and misdemeanors which might be in9iiired of, heard, and determined under any com mission of oyer and terminer for the city of London or county of Middlesex, or commission of gaol delivery to deliver the gaol of Newgate, or which, in case the parts of the counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey com prising the said parishes respectively had been counties of themselves, might have been inquired of, heard, and determined under commissions of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery for such last-mentioned counties, and to deliver the said gaol of Newgate at such times and places in the said city or suburbs thereof, as by the said commissions shall be ap pointed, or as the said justices by virtue and in pursuance thereof shall appoint, and to award and issue all precepts and processes, and use and exercise all powers and authorities belonging to justices of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery. 2. And be it further enacted, that the sheriffs of the city of London, and of the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Kent, and Surrey, respectively, shall execute and obey all precepts and process which the said jus tices shall award, issue, and direct unto them respec tively, and shall, whenever required and commanded, summon and return from the said city of London and county of Middlesex, and from the parts of the said counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey within the limits of this act, a competent number of persons qualified according to law to inquire of, present, and try all offences and other matters cognizable by the said jus tices ; and the persons so returned, whether taken wholly from the city of London or the said counties, or taken indiscriminately from the said city and the said counties, shall have authority to inquire of, pre sent, hear, try, and determine all such offences and other matters, and all issues and all matters of fact arising out of such trials, or relating thereto, notwith standing that such persons are not inhabitants of the city, county, or place where such offences or other matters may be committed or arise ; and any person having served upon any grand jury or petty jury sum moned and returned from the said counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, under the authority of this act, shall henceforth be exempt for and during next after such service from serving upon any jury in any court (except the sessions of the peace) to be holden for the county in which such juror shall reside. 3. And be it further enacted, that it shall be lawful to and for the said justices of oyer and terminer and of gaol delivery to commit any person or persons who shall be brought before them charged with any offence cognizable by such justices under and by virtue of this act, or who shall be convicted or attainted before them, to the common gaol, house of correction, or other prison of the city, county, or place, to the prison to which such offender might have been committed if this act had not passed, or to his Majesty's gaol of Newgate, there to remain until discharged by due course of law, or in execution of his or their respective judgments ; and in case of such commitment to the said gaol of Newgate, execution of such judgments shall and may be had and done upon such person or persons by the sheriffs of the said city of London in the same way and as fully to all intents and purposes as if the offence of which such person or persons was or were convicted had been committed in the said city of London. 4. And be it further enacted, that it shall be lawful for the said justices of oyer and terminer and of gaol delivery to order and direct the costs and expenses of prosecutors and witnesses, in all cases where prosecu sors and witnesses may be by law entitled thereto, to be paid by the treasurer of the county in which the offence of any person prosecuted would have been tried but for this act ; and that every such treasurer shall at tend the said justices of oyer and terminer and gaol de livery during the sitting of the court, or depute some agent residing within miles of the court, to pay all such orders. 5. And be it further enacted, that it shall be lawful for any justice of the peace or coroner acting in and for the said counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, so far as relates to the several parishes lying within their respective counties, to commit any person charged with any of the offences aforesaid, cognizable by virtue of this act, to the gaol or prison of the respective counties in which such justices of the peace or coroner shall act, or to his Majesty's gaol of Newgate, as to the said justice of the peace or coroner shall seem meet ; and in case of a commitment to the gaol or prison of any of the said counties, the justice of the peace or coroner shall specify in the commitment that the persons charged are committed under the authority of this act ; and any such justice of the peace or coro ner shall in all such cases take the like examinations, informations, bailments, and recognizances, and certify the same to the said justices of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery, as they are required by an act passed in the 7th year of the reign of his late Majesty King George I V., entitled " An act for improving the ad ministration of criminal justice in England ; " and any justice of the peace or coroner, in default of so doing, shall be liable to the same fines and penalties to be imposed by the said justices of oyer and ter miner and gaol delivery, in the same manner as is mentioned in the said act ; and when any person or persons shall be committed to any gaol or prison other than his Majesty's gaol of Newgate, for any offence aforesaid cognizable by virtue of this act, by a commit ment specifying that such person or persons is com mitted under the authority of this act, the sheriffs of the said counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey respec tively, or the keepers of the gaols or prisons of the same counties respectively in which such person or persons shall be in custody, shall, - days at least before the sitting of the next court of oyer and ter miner and gaol delivery appointed under the authority of this act, or at such other time as the said justices of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery shall from time to time direct, cause such person or persons, with their commitments and detainers, to be safely removed from the gaols or prisons of the said counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey respectively to the said gaol of Newgate, there to remain until delivered by due course of law. 6. And be it further enacted, that it shall be lawful for the aldermen of the city of London, having the government and ordering of the said gaol of Newgate, to enter into agreement with the justices of the peace for the said counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, for the support and maintenance in the said gaol of New gate of any prisoner or prisoners committed thereto under the authority of this act ; and that the sum to be paid for the support and maintenance of such prisoner or prisoners shall be after such rate and in such manner as shall be settled and agreed by and between a committee of the said aldermen, to be appointed from time to time by the Court of Aldermen, and a joint or separate committee of the magistrates of the said respective counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, to be appointed at the ge neral or quarter sessions of the peace of the said coun ties respectively, to be holden next after - in every year ; and in case the said committee, or either of them, shall not make such settlement or agreement as aforesaid, then the rate and manner in which such s upport and maintenance shall be paid shall, on appli cation of the said committee of aldermen, at any time a fter the expiration of one month from the said re spective sessions, be fixed and determined by the sa;d justices of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery ; and that the amount of such support and maintenance, to be ascertained in manner aforesaid, shall be paid by the treasurer of the respective counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, in such manner as the said justices shall order and direct. 7. And be it further enacted, that the said justices of oyer and terminer and gaol dolvery to be appointed under the authority of this act shall hold a session for the said city of London and county of Middlesex, rnd the parts of the counties of Essex, Kent, and Sur:ey herein-before mentioned, in the said city of London or suburbs thereof, at least twelve times in each and every year (and oftener if need be). 8. And be it further enacted, that it shall be lawful for his Majesty's Court of King's Bench at Westmin ster, or any judge thereof, or any commissioner of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery under this act, being a judge of any of the superior courts at Westmin ster, or recorder for the said city of London for the time being, if such court or judge shall think proper, to issue any writ or writs of certiorari, or other process, di rected to his Majesty's justices of the peace acting in and for the said city of London, the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Kent, and Surrey, or either of them, com manding the said justices of the . peace, or any or either of them, to certify and return into the said court of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery indictments or nresentments found or taken before the said justices of the peace, or any of them, of any offences cognizable by virtue of this act, and the several recognizances, examinations, and depositions relative to such indict ments and presentments, so that the same offences may be dealt with, tried, and determined by the said jus tices of over and terminer and gaol delivery ; and also for the like purpose, by writ or writs of habeas corpus, to cause any person or persons who may be in the cus tody of any gaol or prison charged with any offences cognizable under this act to be removed into the cus tody of the keeper of the gaol of Newgate. 9. And be it further enacted, that the justices of the peace acting in and for the said city of London, and the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Kent, and Surrey, shall not, at their respective general or quarter sessions of the peace, or any adjournment thereof, in quire of, hear, determine, or try any offence com mitted or alleged to have been committed within the limits of this act for which the offender may, if con victed, be liable to a greater punishment than trans portation beyond the seas for the term of seven years. 10. And be it further enacted, that every recogni zance which shall have been or shall be entered into for the prosecution before his Majesty's justices of the peace aforesaid or justices of the peace and oyer and terminer for the county of Middlesex, of any person for any offence cognizable under this act, and any recognizance for the appearance as well of any witness to give evidence upon any bill of indict ment or presentment for any such offence as of any person to answer our Lord the King for or concerning any such offence, or to answer generally before such justices of the peace or justices of the peace and oyer and terminer as aforesaid, shall, in case any such writ of certiorari or habeas corpus be issued for the purpose of removing such indictment or presentment or such person so in custody as aforesaid, be obligatory on the parties bound by such recognizance to prosecute and appear and give evidence and do all other things there in mentioned with reference to the indictment or pre sentment or the person so removed as aforesaid before the justices of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery acting by virtue of this act, in like manner as if such recognizance had been originally entered into for pro , secuting such offence, appearing or giving evidence, ' or doing such other things before the said justices of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery ; provided that in cases of removal from the jurisdiction of justices of the peace for the said city of London or county of Surrey, or justices of the peace and oyer and ter miner for the county of Middlesex, two days' notice, and in case of removal from the jurisdic tion of the justices of the peace for the counties of Essex and Kent, one week's notice shall have been given, either personally or by leaving the same at the place of residence, as of which the parties bound by such recognizance are therein described, to appear be fore the said court of oyer and terminer and gaol de livery instead of the said other justices ; provided also, that it shall be lawful for the court or the judge who shall grant such writ of certiorari or habeas corpus, and it is hereby required that such court or judge shall cause the party applying for such writ or writs, whether he be the prosecutor or party charged with such offence, to enter into a recognizance in such sum, and with and without sureties, as the judge may direct, conditioned to give such notice as aforesaid to the parties bound by such recognizance to appear before the said court of 'oyer and terminer and gaol delivery instead of before the said other justices respectively, and to do such other things as such judge shall direct. 11. And be it further enacted, that it shall be lawful for the said justices of the peace, acting in and for the said city of London, and for the said counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, and for the justices of the peace and oyer and terminer acting for the county of Middle sex, to certify, transmit, and deliver to the said justices of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery any indictment or presentment found or taken before them at their said respective general or quarter sessions of the peace, and sessions of oyer and terminer, or at any adjournment thereof, for any offence or offences, in the same manner to all intents and purposes as the said justices of the peace might or could do if the said court of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery was holden in the county where such indictments or presentments were found or taken. 12. And be it further enacted, that it shall be law ful for the said justices of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery, in sessions assembled, and they are hereby authorized and required to ascertain, make, and settle a table of fees and allowances to be received and taken by the several officers of the said court, and from time to time to alter and vary the same as may to them ap pear just and reasonable, which said table of fees and allowances shall be hung up in the court of sessions, and a copy thereof transmitted to the clerks of the peace of the said counties of Middlesex, Essex, Kent, and Surrey ; or it shall be lawful for the said justices to ascertain, make, and settle a salary in lieu of such fees and allowances, to be paid to the said officers or either of them for the performance of their respective duties, as to the said justices of oyer-and terminer and gaol delivery shall seem reasonable and just ; and to order and direct how and in what manner and by whom such fees and allowances or salary shall be paid ; and also to order and direct such portion as they shall think fit of the expense of preparing calendars and ses sions papers, and of other expenses incident to this act, to be borne and paid by the treasurer of each of the said counties, and such portion shall be paid by such treasurer accordingly. 13. Provided nevertheless, and be it further enacted, that nothing herein contained shall hinder or prevent, or shall be construed to hinder or prevent, the justices of the peace for the said city of London, and the said counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, justices of the peace and oyer and terminer for the said county of Middlesex, from holding their respective general or quarter sessions of the peace and sessions of oyer and terminer in their respective jurisdictions during the sitting of the said court of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery to be held in pursuance of this act ; and that neither this act, nor the commissions of oyer and ter miner and gaol delivery from time to time to be issued under the authority of this act, shall supersede, inter fere with, or affect any other commission or commis sions of oyer and terminer to be at any time issued by his said Majesty, his heirs and successors, in the said counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, or the juris diction by virtue thereof, nor hinder or prevent the justices of oyer and terminer to be from time to time appointed by any commission to be issued under the authority of this act from holding their respective sessions at one and the same time, it being the true intent and meaning of this act, that the justices to be named and appointed in and by any other commissions of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery to be hereafter issued in the said counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, shall have the like power and jurisdiction to inquire of, hear, and determine all offences by virtue of such commissions which they would have had if this act had not been made : provided nevertheless, that they shall not be required or obliged to inquire of, hear, and determine, or to deliver the respective gaols or prisons of the same last-mentioned counties of any person or persons whose offence or offences is, are, can, or may be in qu ired of, dealt with, tried, and determined under or by virtue of the com missions of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery to be from time to time issued under the authority of this act. 14. And whereas it is expedient that persons charged with certain offences committed on the high seas and other places within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England should speedily be brought to trial ; be it therefore enacted, by and with the authority aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawful for the justices of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery to be named in and ap pointed by the co mmissions to be issued under the au thority of this act to inquire of, hear, and determine coy offence or offences committed or alleged to have fleet/ committed on the high seas * add. atter .p l .44es:- -: within the Jurisdiction of the Adr4it i akV•bri:3l,:citilid;:; - :L c and to deliver the gaol of Newgat , 'Zif4pv4e'rson...or . persons con - shifted to or dctaine -,:th*o_frAirlanyv ,•• offence dr offences alleged to have be ifone.,6i. ; 01T1 :.' - ._. mitted upon the high seas aforesaid ; anld I 41,1) iirdidt 7 . l . ti: nients fa and and trials and other proceedings had and taken by and before the said justices of oyer and ter miner and gaol delivery shall be valid and effectual to all intents and purpcses whatsoever ; and that it shall and may be lawful for the said justices of oyer and ter- Miner and gaol delivery to order and direct the pay ment of the costs and expenses of such prosecutions to manner prescribed and directed by the before-recited, act of the 7th of George IV. 15. Provided always, and be it further enacted, that nothing in this act contained shall extend or be con strued to extend to prejudice or affect the rights, in terests, privileges, franchises, or authorities of the mayor, aldermen, and recorder of the city of London, or their successors, or the lord mayor or recorder of the said city for the time being, or to prohibit, defeat, alter, or diminish any power, authority, or jurisdiction Which at the time of making this act the said mayor, aldermen, and recorder, or the said lord mayor or re corder for the time being, of the said city, did or might lawfully use or exercise. 16. And be it further giaCted, that this act shall commence and take effect froni Ml 4 after - U. And be it further enacted, tkail this,act may be amended or altered by any act to be paisa in this pre"'l sent session of Parliament. aideikied 18. And be it enacted, that this act shall be L. . 0 . and taken to be a public act, and shall be judiciai.t taken notice of as such by all judges, justices, 4,-,a others, without being sr,ecially pleaded. FUNERAL OF A MEMBER OF THE TRADES' UNION. On Sunday the funeral of one of the mem bers of the trades' union took place at Northampton, attended by about 800 of the members The novel exhibition attracted a considerable number of spec tators from the surrounding villages, it having been understood that funeral honours would attend the in terment. There were about 6,000 persons present with the procession, and a considerable portion of the inhabitants witnessed the proceedings fisrn the balm , nies and windows in the town. The ceretiony had a~ very imposing effect ; all the followers weirriing rosette, and carrying a branch of evergreen. .711(v delegates of the different lodges were habited in canonicals similar to those worn by Catholic priests ; and the unmarried females were dressed in white, having their heads covered with hoods, and like the men bearing a branch of laurel. The funeral service was read in the customary manner by the rector of the parish ; at the conclusion of which an anthem was sung in the churchyard by several of the members, and joined by an efficient band of music. It is but justice to state that the greatest order prevailed. At the conclusion of the anthem the following doggrel verses were sung in chorus by the whole number of the union : Blest are the men of every kind Who thus unite in willing mind To aid each other in oppress, When want or sickness cloth distress. Lord, grant our union here begun May last for ever firm and free; • Around thy throne may we be one— One with each other, one w.th thee. One of the fraternity then advanced to the edge of t'ie grave and read the 133 d Psalm. A collection was made for the widow of the deceased, amounting, as we understand, to nearly 20/. The inhabitants of Chippenham have it in contemplation to alter their market from Saturday to Friday.—Salisbury Herald. Garci Sanchez de Badajoz, when he was at the point of death, desired that he might be dressed in the habit of St. Francis ; this was accordingly done, and over the Franciscan frock they put his habit of Santiago, for he was a knight of that order. It was ti point of devotion with him to wear the one dress, a: point of honour to wear the other ; but looking at himself in this double attire, he said to those who surrounded his death-bed : " The Lord will say to me presently, ' My friend, Garci Sanchez, you come well wrapt up,' and I shall reply, Lord, it is no wonder, for it was winter when I set off.' "—The Doctor.—. Quarterly Review. OUTRAGEOUS PROCEEDINGS AT BRAM LEY.—About two months since the workpeople in the employment of Mr. John Haley, of Bramley, turned out, and have remained out ever since. On Thursday, however, four girls, who had been amongst the turn outs, resumed work. This was not in accordance with the wishes of their fellows, and consequently an assem blage, to the number of about 1,000 persons, took place in front of the mill that evening, when several of the windows were broken, and other riotous proceedings occurred. A similar congregation took place last night, but several constables from Leeds being on the spot, the turn-outs contented themselves with hissing, hooting, &v.—Leeds Mercury. We are requested to state that Lieutenant Conolly's narrative of his journey to the North of India overland from England, to be published on Thursday next by Mr. Bentley, 8, New Burlington-street, will contain an account of the author's adventures among the Toorkmuns and Affghauns, and a description of the manners and customs of those little-known tribes. To which are added copious remarks on the probability of an overland invasion of India by the Russians. In 2 vols., Bvo., with a map and plates. Agents for Scotland, Messrs. Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh ; for Ireland, Mr. John Cumming, Dublin. Orders should be forwarded immediately to prevent disappoint ment. A FELINE FISHER.--The gardener of A. Maxwell, Esq., at Liddel Bank, has a cat which not unusually betakes herself to the very uncat-like trade of a fisherman. When puss is anxious to dine off a savoury burn trout or a sparkling fry, she hies down to the - rocky bed of the gurgling Liddel, and seating herself upon a grey stone which rises above the water, patiently awaits until her prey comes within her reach ; and then splash into the water she goes—down she dives, and generally succeeds in bringing up the luck less wight, which, without the least compunction of conscience, she either swallows, or, which is more generally the case, divides with her kittens. It is worthy of remark, that puss becomes a fisher only when she has the wants of a large family to supply.-- Carlisle Journal. Seymour, the stage-manager at Worcester, was on the stage with me, at a time when some jovial fellows in the pit attempted to open a bottle of ginger beer without disturbing us or the audience. Our ener gies were somewhat damped by hearing a suppressed titter, and whizzing accompaniment, with a distinct whisper of " It's coming." I very hastily passed over my scene, and left Seymour on the stage, when the whizzing increased, and a voice said ' Now I" which Seymour thought a signal for disapprobation against him ; and, stepping forward, to the amazement of his hearers he said, " Why do you hiss me, Ladies and Gentlemen ? I have served you to the best of my abi lity, and it grieves me that my efforts should end in " at this moment the cork, impatient of coaxing, flew up with a loud explosion, and Seymour's speech ended in " pop !"—Dyer's Actor's Life. To encourage the manufacture of cambric in this country, an act of parliament was passed to pro hibit entirely the use of foreign cambrics, and to inflict a penalty of one hundred pounds upon every person . who should be found to have any of that article in his possession. The penalty was to be recovered . by in formation, given upon oath in any of his Majesty's courts, and one half of the penalty to go to the infor mer. Court of King's Bench, for permission to exhibit an In attorney consequence t ot time, applied this app a l c4, d B.bryeeckeunnocsekli toa no torioustheinformation against certain persons for infringing that act. He was sworn, and the information read, in which it was stated that the Lord Chief Justice, and i t c he er e t h t r h e e e p a o r t t h i e e r j s w ud h ge eh s a d t h e te n fr p te r e g s e e d nt thi upon the b s very salutaryen ch, liw. Every pefson that was in court preserved the gravity of his countenance as well as he could, while Lord Mansfield said, with great composure, " Pray, Mr. Brecknock, how do y ou prove that we have any foreign cambric in our p ossess i on ?"—" My Lord, I see it now, in the hands which are under your Lord ship's chin, and the chins of the other judges who are now present," was the reply. " Pray, Mr. Breck nock, how do y ou prove t h at wh i ch you now sec us wear is foreign cambric ?" "My Lord, I have sworn to the fact, and it lies with you to prove that what I have sworn is not true, if you can prove it false," was the reply. The money was paid : Brecknock pocketed leis half, H a e nd ee r d e e ti d re i d ti , s pleasedw ca e r ll eer ever al with yearshis morning's afterwards by being hanged at Castlebar, for assisting the well known fighting-Fitzgerald in an atrocious murder coin , mined in that part of Ireland. \ J