The Sun. — London, England, 1834-10-13 00:00:00

7 sESSI W a t the ;n t .r , 4ession he Gr an ' .. :;cl. , the Ch t business co been SWOl'i A 101. t Vice and ran d JurY• have to should on rand JurY g oo the deposit.l. nother tribusu.ef, the Pre l ' ent the • for I j u ries ,ilis ) Rresentnevc en tially w hich d for the eland'of the 1811 % of Middlefoi Y d, h e dub. t i e i :i ntral Crinli_ter in N °" funtl ,ee of the , sled, be proct_,.!:h would a l6 `‘ l e et with respect let, - ~)Le h r-hoUS eg ' were r 1)1 0 eons.a _jot an hour to in order t° if an d .ed vitb , inrnates , if ted , uric, he " - i' v sto .11owing Pr morailig, a t t'''' DAY') •ears of age' c ss Lt for the wit t he follo ;adenhall-stliveeeeti bo' as as to 13 ' 5 ~0 an g° ifl g T n esdaY; spirit casiobei Lnd went t' b e o o f 4 ,og 115 , ' On effe te' ad bee n ledg e ? lu the bar _sro, ith the e b 33 that by, ittle ` , n d that,, bsu ev ery "1:;1 3 01: ncr sers' o `i f ibie' no par t a A till )* emand e- keti ° toiners BP ° AY.) sere nd S heell 'oef ersi ssaultiug; oo' stre et, "0 0 f a V' s to H e de o oo t ° .. vi er e to 13 p° cs o . 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F 9 4 r 3 5 10 4 4 99 4 :3 • 4 0 18 " itto .... tido •••• here ••• E y-r. rig' . : , F V' ° Da d ; ah t o lie ) ;row id' Kso''' rob ;i of the n. t o 9 4 9 4 t; g.... ..... ...... :: ......... 4.11 $ Le fa rm the ~dl mand - T - 1 s st govi ) .l - 1 0 g° , °( Is f Ply` s ri . o a ot l e " avi n o t lt . 4 l' eulty ' u r r oti o ( , n s s the ely so live /co Arcs 41.5. 40 , I 09 ' s. 0, _—s : % 2 ls' :,5,) I:•LOTRATURE. 4cCOUNT OAPEIERTO RICO. By CoLormL Fuzfieß.—Lon gman and Co. g Pliert° Rico ha 4 hitherto attracted but little atten on to ' l. ° ll l our tratellers, and thus far we are indebted ak os. Colonel Flinter ; but a closely printed octavo is too much for an island, that is only just rising ha ° importance. A littl e a tt en ti o n to brevity would , condensed the whole into a space better adapted wthe • v iews of all parties. This book, unlike the generalit f or Y of such publications, has been written more hiat mstruction th an f or amusement . It i s , i n f ac t, a ne °rie 'd and stati s ti ca l accoun t o f th e p re sent state of P it s -11° Rico) detailing its commerce and agriculture, " d ition moral and physical, and comparing its 0 1) „ °Pula tion with th at o f ot h er E uropean co l on i es . B u t A. author thu s exp l a i ns hi s purpose i n t h e pre f ace :- 01 0 ,,i ° make kno wn t h e great an d grow i ng i mportance o f the esthat remai n to Spain in the western hemisphere, and a u — Rl :4ll3' of the valuable and fertile island of Puerto Rico ; to S e i st f urther improvements in the management of those v e a ioi i; end to recommend to the government . of Her Most of th e Majesty the speedy recognition of the independence, ',bjeeta°°llth American republics—these are . among . the chief Qiar aet °f the book. Besides these, to exhibit the paternal the b one er of th e colonial government of Spain—to point out ia preteetfiejeont operation of the Spanish slave code, not only and the bondman from oppression, but in preparing kin ett „,ng hi m f or final eman c ipation—and to demonstrate, by iab ou "e.rable fa cts , t h e mighty advantages of free over slave ttliie;ya security, in econom y, i n p ro d u ctiv e ness, are objects it have specially h a d i n v i ew ." de Must be apparent that the value of such a work P en ds, in the first place, on the correctness of the thacets stated, -----and, secondly, on the deductions that tabi tt lither has made from them. With his statistical N o see li tt l e occas i on to fi n d f au l t ; th e y are 4 0 :ntlY th e resu l t of persona l inquiry, and are, no wh :t, in the main correct ; but it is far otherwise g et ll h e comes to d raw i n f erences , an d t o l a y down oee er a l Principles of commercial policy. On these I „ a :*. sl ens he is apt to bewilder himself sadly, and the by th lins of one pa ge are no t un f r equently contradicted triuge r whe_. dicta o f anot h er. Hi s mo d e o f preven ti ng glin g is a singular proof how a talented man may _ Dro fess he travels out of the proper sphere of his , 4 i 8 en nu mber of authorised ports for exports and imports Fro gles -4 Which is n o t con fi ne d t o th e injury it inflicts on the a 49 8 Of navigation, by destroying the coasting trade. It "Iford Of navigation tenden c y towards diminishing the revenue,. and I may use the expression, a legal protection to ng• The greater the number of ports authorized by 4 'tr eat, the greater is the facility afforded to illicit corn hi, It is not so easy for the chief of the revenue to extend hat gitlanee over fifteen ports, as he might over three or four. "Ilil tir , e i 'le° were there no smuggling carried on, it uselessly t he p tk v b i l e i ! employments, which - C - 9nsume an enormous sum of "ir money, without promoting agriculture or commerce, b ler ed eus, ing the revenue. I have heard it frequently o_ e kretter taat i v le greater the number of authorized . ports i t t h he Ncl u w ,°o. be the facility certain the exportation . o 'rin e in : °I the land Under circumstances this dec l'esPee-ight be practically useful ; as it stands at present with vesset a to this island, it is highly injurious. The . exportation l ue,e would be equally promoted by employing coasting t he Public welfare would be consulted by encouraging "osi d 1 4 efal branch of trade and navigation, and the revenue () Ilt a b nc rease by diminishing the channels of carrying . on a ;h e 6 , and trade. Even were there no duties to be paid on ke4P°ltation of produce, or on the importation of foreign lia ior "nclize, I am still of opinion that a large number of L l l'ow li , lt t ,d Ports would be disadvantageous . to the nation, by e Of employment a number of mariners. But whilst 46 0 ohes are paid both on the importations and the ex or so the accumulation of money is the great objet of por t , , Port,, l'.lndividuals, this excess in the number of authorized a r , d e within few leagues of coast, is injurious to navigation le revenue.- lh e 11'),',1,'nerce, and has a direct tendency towards diminishing o wn Justification of this blessed system, he quotes our by precedent, in Jamaica ; but if ill were to be justified tfer' e reeed ent, there is no wrong that might not be ed. qi,„ 14 (l lt is the more surprising that our author Otil y f i 'sl'e fallen into such an egregious error, when, ktUr n b ie evy Pages farther, he is fortunate enough to ille gal li Pon the true and only way of preventing t ra m „It i s b. e :--- "'Dtheonrtersies: t Z t t, th P e ro , ved by the experience of all commercial irabandenue, wli increase of duties does not tend to increase it holds out a powerful inducement to cone m uc h t L d , e ' I shall produce a very recent case, to prove „ r r tllgh duties tend to diminish the revenue of a na- Lnit e a d — Q t° increase illegal traffic. The government of the th e tri.otates placed a very high duty on teas imported into ; the CO quence was, that the revenue on that l '°lnei ls ue P'eased for the British merchants of Canada made er i a „ e lMPortatioas of tea every year, which they smuggled "tst eg -- " ,1 11 small parcels, into the territories of the United The government of the latter country knew that lefy gili ?g th to a great extent was going on ; and having done 'eds e ,,, in their power to prevent it in vain, they at last e duty on tea to a mere trifle. This had a good I ; e r ,,,_' t he British merchants found they could make nothing tiii%-4.ggling tea into the States, and the revenue increased to l‘hi, l ', t ent before unknown. These are practical examples ter th e SPanish Government have B orderh., and which t e ,, the road they should pursue, in to increase the 14 1;1 1 , 11 „__ e ) suppress illicit traffic, and promote the comforts and s 's Of their subjects." !' the • • Pi ke ' same spirit of self-contradiction, he in one t tal ks of " the great and incalculable advantages b_ tee : derived from free trade," while in another he hrPr 41al ends to Spain to follow the example of the e rieh and English, who " protect their native indus cla " manufactures by putting heavy duties on every ( 4Y foreig n industry or manufactures that should sh ot I t ° uid ?) come in competition with their own." W ould appear from our author's account that oth` t Y is milder with the Spaniards than with any r „ Z at ion, though this by no means agrees with tvevll-:Tow of their conduct to the South Americans. by „ ` f it he true, the wish to raise his own country t orn e ' ll tParis on h as, we t hi n k, l e d th e p a triotic colonel e , r4 w hat too far, when he states that k')%t er e is a law in force at this moment in Virginia of the Nonrernel and unju s t nature with respect to the people o :he v it i„' i f a ma n o f co l our i s accuse d of stealing property of f t he eighteen-p e nce sterling, he is sold publicly, and e kt , a sl ave ry and if the accusation be false, he has no 'esprovin g it for he would not be competent to give t a r , eor Would the evidence of any other coloured person 1)14 his beh a lf Free people, therefore, are frequently ooti t til " ki a l s al, Bl ; v e e l. s e in the 'United States, and are regularly adver 'lKG4 t he Public pers. Thus, in that land of superlative is, as regards this class of men, more real des -11 k e in any country on the face of the earth." to iiilt er e are many o f t h e ar i s t oc ratic clan in this l'ie Qe r Y' who will be highly delighted at so pleasant a 41 i14 ; of inform a ti on . But though slavery be thus N i1 ,. 11 Puert o , t h e same f ee li n g of benevolence by Itl tl i ' : 43 extends itself to the prisoner, either here or In tioe Other S pan i s h co l on i es . The guilty and the Yot lrl ellt, the felon and the debtor, the old and the ' 1 (1 a re :indiscriminately flung into the same gaol ; i lhf ert ' c onsequence is, that those who go in more ,i ii ! n ate than guilty, are sent forth to the world lsl ItretrieVably vicious. His picture of a prison, `'llv i ll l °r ca, is a di sgrace to any civilized nation : 1 . 1, 4 1 .',;-a s i ly e d arrived within a hundred yards of the prison , i t q i ,egit t h e Ilinguished by the faces of the inmates being seen around was a crowd t heii !'so ns _ s :li b bers of theiy viva frier,d4: and led, Fonversinwgitwlibiethy the prisoners, apparently also begged alms of the , relations ; cll l , t 14 the asked the jailor, on arriving at the door, to roo i :1 1 ote b,Yao! prison to ers a were cunfined suite of subterraneous k tn . or v , ‘ ,.' , s Windin g stairca . se Ith 4t e_u v • , where the prisouberosotwere promiscuously im doors, or any division sr ly er, or four rooms without u'lstir, • Tiled to be the dormitory for all .confined, without do hs t o -ct iie l°ll of age or crime. The whichi ron gra t t b in e g s s tre pi a se vaults were on a level with et. P Th v e e I: e ' r e ' 4 • P r "Il Yard was open, to which the which prisoners had free tZthe ' °lll e dirty old mats strewed on the floor, ti t B ,/ Whi°elYsi,heds, I could see, I perceived a pack of greasy so 4 ne m ost tAI that they amused . themselves in a m anner Some of the pri sh,Zt b a d th e "cly to improve their morals. 011, thE, radbare blankets; and others,. as Iwas informed, il e ; s for piii ,.td ground with any covering. Stones served 111 and Ini s u e "s * None of them had any .employment.ldle th:,Y sur roun ri were stamped on their squalid countenances.. c onlpi a • ed me when I entered some asked alms ; s eh • t i fifty or , Ine d of the hardship of their case. There were ei, a l 4 of ,; 1 - c i s s° ll ers a all ages, from an old man of eighty to t rea e r i ni - e ve° Years, and incarcerated for almost every sped "erusl • There was a man in a dungeon, who had w .al e--Z st abbed an American sailor a few days bef9re. lair et t(' 311 . 1e ,,aed in a dirty dark hole without any ventilatip._ ate, ,rtnie fro m it which I could not support, and Prisoil sot liewit horror and disgust. The walls of e ,, e r ' tkiara f ,,W " gi a oe d wg ; u : a t: na: n ftwashed, oi e • al 4 4 a : ea wit , indecent figures and obscene words were according to all appear vlo Ppe ared t i..!areoal on the windows, doors, and . walls, ° have be en the amusement of those prisoners write. 14 greater part of; e prisoners were confined for smuggling ; some were there for debt, and for domestic quarrels ; and there was a child of eleven years confined for murder I All these prisoners lived and slept in the same room ; the unfortunate debtor was confined in the same place with the smuggler, and with thieves and assassins." The Colonel is for amending these abominations, by adopting the prison discipline of America, of which he speaks in terms of high admiration ; but it seems not a little strange, that in all the attempts to improve mankind, the alpha and omega of legislators should be punishment. They walk, like the Roman consuls, with the axe ever carried before them; the gaoler and the hangman are their schoolmasters ; nor does it at any time seem to occur to them, that in most cases there is some inciting cause to crime, which ought to be removed before they punish the criminal. Do not cut off the diseased limb, before you have tried to extir- pate the cause of the disease. Certain are we, that to one crime the law prevents, it originates a thousand. The enlightened advocates of ignorance would find admirable allies in the elders of Puerto Rico, of whom our author says— " I have heard it frequently observed by old persons who could not read or write themselves, that they considered it highly injurious to have their children taught to read or write ; for they say it only gives them a facility of writing love letters; remarking that as they had made money and gone through the world without such acquirements, why should their chil dren not do the same." Asa contrast to the scene of misery already quoted, we give a festival of the rich and happy, and with that conclude our notice : " On St. John's eve, and many days previously, hundreds of persons bring their horses to the city and its neighbour hood, to run on that festival and succeeding days. All the best horses in the island are kept up carefully for this day : it is the day on which fame is acquired for swiftness in the horse and dexterity in the rider. The steed that runs on this day may be considered a superior horse ; and the Xivaro who has the good foreune to beat the rest, gains the hearts of a thousand fair ones, who admire and applaud him from every balcony. At ten o'clock in the morning of the 24th of June, , —that day which the native of Puerto hails with tumultuous joy,—which equalizes society,—a procession on horseback, of men, women, and children, with flags waving,—preceded and followed by a multitude of boys shouting, and persons of all classes,—proceed to the Government House, where the chief of the procession, who is called the king, reads a burlesque proclamation, which is composed for the occasion, and which is the more loudly applauded the more nonsense it contains. This ceremony is the prelude to racing and masking. A pro clamation of police is published, inculcating order, which is only a matter of form, for no abuses take place. From that day, morning and evening, ladies and gentlemen run like furies through the streets, in their best fancy dresses, and all the in habitants, with countenances which indicate the pleasure they enjoy, fill the balconies of the houses. At night bonfires are made at the corners of the streets, to see and to be seen by those on horseback. Every body now takes a seat at the street doors. Every man on horseback carries a female behind him; and he who rides alone is hooted and jeered by the bystanders, as a person who has been jilted by his sweetheart. It is one of the most ludicrous scenes imaginable :—old men of eighty, and young girls of fifteen,—the lawyer with his wig,---the officers of the garrison, —soldiers, xivaros,—blacks,—mulat toes,—with their mothers, wives, sisters, sweethearts, rela tions, and friends, run through the streets screeching, all on a perfect equality, without any one taking advantage of it to offer an insult. Those on horseback make jocular remarks, and sometimes throw out taunts and jeers on those who are seated at the doors, which are answered in perfect good humour. During three days all the houses are thrown open ; lemonade, wine, and cooling drinks are offered to those who wish to partake of them ; and although the people of colour enter the houses, masked and without a reserve, not a single robbery takes place. " After St. Peter's day, also, every successive Sunday, masked balls are given ; and all classes of the people, dressed in a thousand fantastic ways, go from . honse to house with music playing in every part of the town. In some places fifteen or twenty persons, dressed in character, make their ap pearance. Those ladies whose beauty is somewhat faded by age, are sure to put on very handsome masks on these days. Neither age nor sex is free from the contagion. Men dressed like women, and vice versa, parade in every direction. The blacks, dressed in a thousand odd ways, and making a thou sand contortions with their bodies, perambulate the streets, until nature, exhausted by running and bawling, and by the heat of the season at this period, sinks to a short repose. The next day the same scenes are renewed, and continue till they become tiresome and fatiguing. A severe censor would un doubtedly be disposed to warn fathers and mothers against the danger of allowing their daughters to ride alone and at night, with men not callous to the charms of the fair sex. It is said that love affairs are concerted and arranged on these occa sions ; but my object is not to attempt to reform manners, but to pourtray them exactly in the light in which they have ap peared to me." LIFE OF PRINCE TALLEYRAND. 2 VoLs Bvo. Churton, London. It was a smart, but not over-true saying of Talley rand, that no great man ever wrote a book ; certainly multitudes of persons, rather stinted on the score of intellect, have contrived to write books, as if for no other purpose than to expose to the eyes of the world the intensity of their littleness. This could not have been the object of the author, or rather manufacturer, of the above volumes ; but, if it were, he has suc ceeded to his heart's content. The most inexpert among marksmen could never shoot farther from his mark, than he has done in his attempt to write the life of Maurice de Talleyrand. He does not seem to have been aware that the writing of biography, espe cially of contemporary personages, is the most difficult task in all the round of literature. The most un swerving impartiality, and the keenest discrimination, should go hand in hand with a biographer ; he should know perfectly well how to strip falsehood of its spe cious disguises, and to draw truth from the deep well where it is said to be hidden. In this rare tact our author, whoever he may be, is lamentably deficient — he sets out with a false axiom, which pervades his whole book. He says, that in relating the history of a public man, it is necessary to produce all the scandal which has been circulated about him, all the shafts which jealousy has pointed at him, and all the slan derous tales which envy has either fabricated or exag gerated. This we deny : it is the province of a bio grapher to study well the mass of evidence which he may be able to procure, and by carefully examining each circumstance in all its bearings, to endeavour to discover the truth. We are not enthusiastic admirers of M. de Talleyrand or his principles: we are not advo cates of his political apostacy and tergiversation, and we condemn many acts both of his public and private life; but at the same time we cannot shut our eyes to the extraordinary tact and ability which has rendered him the first diplomatist of this or any other age, and we feel indignant that party spirit, or what is more pro bable still, the desire of making his book sell by season ing it with slander, should have made the writer so far forget himself as he does when he accuses M. de Talleyrand of blasphemy, perjury, theft, adultery, and murder ! It is well known that the ci-devant Bishop of Autun, was in his youthful and maturer years a rake and a profligate ; but we put it to the candour of our readers whether the above list of offences is not rather outre. When we took up these volumes, it was with the hope that they would at least throw some light upon the history of the last forty years, or by their delinea tions of character, enable us to be better judges of the motives and actions of some of the celebrated men who have figured during that stormy and eventful period ; but most egregiously have we been disappointed by their perusal. The author is evidently not equal to his subject—it is as if a wasp were writing the history of Mammoth or Leviathan. The best parts of his volumes are merely a recapitulation of what may be read in any History of the French Revolution ; the rest of the book is despicable--an olla podrida of su perannuated slander. We had marked several passages for extract, but we find we have already encroached farther upon our limits than the volumes deserve. It is a failure ; and the life of the wary, acute, witty, and Talleyrand, remains yet t o be written—it intriguing g :e ing time enough when he is no more, and a clever man he will be who performs well so difficult a task. The Earl of Pembroke having made up his mind to return to the Continent, his Lordship has let his superb cha teau, Wilton House, near Salisbury, to the Hon. William Herbert, on lease for seven years. The Dowager Countess and the Ladies Harcourt are to become inmates ; they are now at Malvern Wells but will leave in a few d a ys . ; THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1834. BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL, It has been calculated that the receipts of this Fes tival will amount to upwards of 14,0001. The per formance of " David" on Wednesday realized 2,200/., that of the " Messiah" on Thursday, more than 4,2001. This fact clearly shows that the people of Birmingham were not so in love with the Chevalier's new Oratorio as some of our contemporaries imagine. We were sorry to find that there was an ill-feeling against him as " a foreigner." With us this was in his favour. The very name of " a German musician" excites our expectations. The man of talent is of no nation, but, " one of Heaven's best gifts," is given to all the world. In remarking upon the Chevalier's composition, our motive was far different : not to dis parage the conscious dignity of greatness, but to re press the forward presumption of insignificance. I n our notice of Wednesday morning's performance we gave a condensed account of the new Oratorio. We extract a more extended notice from the Birmingham Journal of Saturday, for the perusal of our readers This Oratorio is the joint production of the Rev. Mr. Webb and the Chevalier. Of the poetry, (the part fur nished to the Rev, Gentleman), we cannot say much ; it is very indifferent, but the author will speak for himself. The Oratorio opens with the scene of a desert in Bethlehem, in which we are told David, and his sister, and divers shep herds are feeding their flocks. David announces his deter mination to join the troops of Saul, (who is engaged in op posing the inroads of his old enemies, the Philistines,) and requests the companions of his hitherto peaceful life to join him " in humble supplication to their God ;" a choral hymn follows for four choirs. We had conceived the ascension of the voices at the opening of this prayer would have been effective, but it was not so, and was sung out of tune. The pedal pipes of the organ told out, and Mr. Ponder was allowed an opportunity of showing off the contra-bass ophicleide. We beg to differ from the Chevalier in the use of the instrument on this occasion, which appeared to us very ridiculous. David then bids farewell to his friends in a style which reminded us of Rubini's opening song in the " Il Barbiere" of Rossini, and expresses himself unap palled by the dangers awaiting him in a March, which is not very dissimilar in character to the song in which Mozart makes that wicked wag Figaro attempt to console the page Cherubino under very different circumstances. The sister of David, who was represented by Madame Stockhausen, prays that she might not be unremembered by her brother whilst at the wars, and expresses herself so elegantly that we cannot forbear quoting the passage ; Return, 0 David! return ! Let not the war allure thee ! The glittering helm and shield: Let not the sword delight thee • The plume and the tented field. 0 think of these pastures! till thou shall return E'en the stream of the valley thine absence shall mourn. From this specimen of the abilities of the Reverend poet, our readers need scarcely be told the performance of this gentleman is altogether execrable. The songs in general are vulgar and common-place, but this (we mean the music) is an exception, and was well sung by Stockhausen. As for Lindley, his performance was prodigious, and without a blemish. Both singer and player did their utmost for it, and the effect was very. charming. The movement in six-eight time is far the better one of the two. The next scene opens with the camp of the two armies in the Valley of Elah. The giant Goliah— With his beaming spear that armies clave asunder, appears, and is greeted with a noisy chorus sang by the Iraelites, expressive of their surprize— That his voice should act upon the ear like distant thunder. This chorus was porformed with great precision, and was well sung. Mr. Machin, who personated the giant, " challenges all the host," and says, — Give me a man that we may fight together. David, in answer, desires " no man's courage to fail," and goes out to meet " the boasting heathen." Goliah demurs in the following recitative : I cannot war with boys ; yetif thou needst must prove my wrath, thine head shall bow to Dagon on his hallowed floor. A duet ensues between the combatants, which was exe cuted with great spirit by Braham and Machin ; the sing ing of the latter was excellent, The passages, although not boasting of originality, were well put together, and the effect good. A melo-dramatic scene for the orchestra follows, descrip tive of the meeting of the parties, at the close of which the violins• are given a skyrocket passage from the bottom to the top of their scale, indicative either of the flight of the stone, or the flight of their enemies the drum receives a terrific blow, upon which we are desired to suppose the giant has met the fate his impiety had drawn upon him. The Israelites are told to " smite the spoil," and burst forth with the shout of victory, whilst the orchestra per form a march. As a composition, the march is undignified and not equal to its situation. The subdued effect of the voices was excellent ; the passage upon the words " Till night close," reminded us of Weber, and the passage where the bass ascends by semitones with the holding notes in the treble, is a favourite passage of this composer ; h e has it at the close of the chorus from Mount Sinai" per formed yesterday ; also at the close of the choruses at the end of the first and second acts in this Oratorio, and also in other parts. Haydn uses it in the " Creation," and Spohr, with his master-mind has turned it into gold, and makes prodigious use of it. We may mention, as an example, the chorus in C minor at the close of " The Mountain Spirit." We should have been happy to have seen more of the man ner of Spohr in this Oratorio. At the close of the recita tive, sung by Vaughan, at the words " My father's anguish," we were agreeably refreshed with one of his well-known and exquisite phrases. But to proceed with Mr. Webb's drama. After the chorus of victory is sung by the triumphant Israelites, the scene is changed to the Palace of Saul, at - Gibeah. Michael the daughter of Saul, (Mrs. Knyvett) sings a song of praise and gratitude to God. , The song is in E Flat, and was well sung. It was somewhat similar in construc tion to the great tenor scena of Beethoven in the same key, but was ineffective. The victors enter Gibeah, and a grand triumphal march and chorus follows. The motivo is vulgar, and the introduction of the bells quite out of place. Bach once was guilty of the firing off artillery in one of hismasses, and therefore we presume some latitude should be allowed on this occasion. The passage at the words— They come victorious ; swell your notes of praise. was very well executed, and is rather Weberish. The as cent of the voices at the words— Saul hath his ten thousands in the battle slain, was well brought out and the chorus concluded with the same trick as mentioned before. The round or cannon as it is called afforded Mr. Turle an opportunity of introducinc , the pedal pipes alone, which was followed by a short symphony on the organ introductory of the voices. The fugue which con cludes the first act is upon a simple subject, which has the disadvantage of repeating itself. It is a very effective com position, but is worked in that mechanical mode which it is too much the fashion of the Germans to adoPt, and from which even Spohr is at times not altogether lice. The as cending passage of the voices up to A flat made us think of Rossini. • The opening of the second act presents a view of the pa lace of Saul, which the Chevalier surrounds with the brass band, for which he has written a movement in C minor. From the extraordinary style of this composition we are in clined to suppose the writer felt himself fettered by the in struments he was writing for, and was eompelled to adapt his ideas to their scale rather than to have reduced them to the expression of his free and unconfined fancy. The pr i▪ n cipal feature of this movement is a solo by Harper, intended to convey the anguish of the King's mind, which is accom panied by trombones, horns, trumpets, ophicleides, and the pedal pipes of the organ, is to represent the howling devilry of the Evil Spirit, his tormentor. There is nothing in the movement as a composition, and in our opinion, unworthy of a mind capable of great resources, and relying uponi▪ ts intellectual strength to write up to such a situation without the false aid of ridiculous and outrages effects. Saul (Mr. Phillips) complains, naturally enough, that he cannot sleep, and offers up a prayer, with which our feelings went with him for "an hour of undisturbed calm." The invocation to sleep, accompanied by the violins (sordini,) follows, and is one of the favourable specimens of Neukomm's abilities. The Scena concludes with, an agitato movement, in which there is scarcely an idea which has not been hacknied and worn out. Jonathan, in the person of Mr. Vaughan, charges David to " come forth and soothe my father's anguish." A few bars in Spohr's manner follows, and David sings the ninth verse of the fourth Psalm. We have always been led to understand that this Psalm was composed by its sacred author, upon the same occasion w hi c h d rew f rom him the one preceding, and where we have the authority of the sacred canon of Holy Writ, in presuming it was penned when endeavouring to escape from the consequences of the rebellion, excited by his favourite but wicked son Absalom. But we now have to thank the Rev. Mr. Webb for thus fixing the chronology and cause of its composition. The music is like the Corales from the Georgian chant, and is Saul interrupts the accom panied th b e y ex th p e re h ss a i rp on_ and organ. , My crown wrings my galled temples; and the devilry of the twenty-Wye brass instruments, hard at work, with Harper at their head, and Mr. Ponder wind ing up his nine-feet ophicleide at their tail, affected, we should imagine, other temples besides those of Mr. Phil lips. David again attempts to calm his feelings in a song of which we can only speak in praise of the exquisite man ner in which Willman played the obligato accompaniment for the Como de Bassetto. The second movement, Now, therefore, 0 ye kings ! is very undignified, and exceedingly unbecoming the style of the Oratorio. Saul hears no more, and commences an agitato movement, in which he threatens the death of David. The point at the words, Die ! traitor die ! upon the E flat, is good, but in the bass scene of the Fide the composer will find it in a better situation. The at tendants sing a chorus, warning him to decamp. The piano effect with which this was given, was very beautiful. The hint giien him to Seek out some distant wild, and dwell in peace; There may'st thou pour to God thy hymn of praise, was intended to be well expressed by the enharmonic change, but we did not like it, nor did we see the necessity or the reason of the crescendo of the voices upon the C flat. The scene is now changed to " a Hall in the Palace," from which David is issuing, when he meets Michael and Jonathan, and an affectionate parting ensues. The opening of this terzetto is the best writing in this operatic oratorio. The introductory symphony, for clarionet, horn, and bas soon, was beautifully played. Wilman's tone is incompa rable ; and, whether owing to the Hall or not, we never heard his performance with more pleasure. There are some good imitations in the accompaniments, but David again commences a common-place motivo, which reminded us of Rossini's duet in Armida, without its elegance. Saul and Jonathan go forth to meet the army encamped at Gibeon. Saul sings a recitative, from which we gather he had sought the aid of " witches and wizards." The burst of the orchestra upon the D flat, at the words, " Spi rit of Samuel," and the enharmonic change to A natural major, following, appears to be a great favourite with this composer. He has it in Mount Sinai, and four times or more in this oratorio. He should recollect, it is only the privilege of first-rate talent to make it tell as Beethoven does in the Overture to Egmont, and Spohr in that most eleaant of all melodies, the song in A flat, from the "Der Afchymist." A duet follows between Saul and Jonathan, in which the King is in the utmost despondency, and Jonathan attempts to raise his spirits. The allegro movement is good writing, and was, well sung. A symphony is next introduced, which is meant to express the fight taking place between the Israelites and the Philistines. It is sad stuff, and unworthy of a writer of any talent. We cannot account for the talent indicated in some of Neukomm's compositions, and the great inferiority of others. Indignor quandoque bonus dormilat Homerus. Mr. Bellamy, as the messenger, ap pears and brings tidings of the overthrow and death of Saul, and "The Lament of the Israelites" commences im mediately. The chorus is a splendid specimen of the art of sinking in music, and was so far from securing the sympathy of the audience that it excited a universal smile. It is accompa nied by the brass instruments and drums. The gentlemen drummers were requested to spread their pocket handker chiefs over their instruments, and the tromboni, trombce, and corni players were directed to put the extinguishers belonging to their book-stands into their's also. We heard it was proposed to provide a cloth for the gong, but that was allowed full play for its vibrations. Seriously does Neukomm think the musical public of this country so ig norant of the works of the great continental writers, as to look upon such an exhibition without laughter and contempt. It is true he may shelter himself under the authority of Weber for muting his horns, but the experiment never answered. We are of opinion that the clarionet concerto, in which this point is exhibited, is not the genuine pro duction of Weber. He may and probably did write the first movement, but we think nothing of what follows. But because Weber mutes four horns, is that any authority for doing the same with a large brass band ? Mozart well knew the effect of a judicious use of the trombone. Had he employed it in the manner Neukomm has in this Oratorio, what would have become of the almost supernatural effects of the ghost scene in Don Juan, when their unearthly tones are at once the most simple and yet'the most sublime ? Mr. Taylor, as the High Priest, now appears at Hebron with David. This gentleman has a good voice, but a sad way of bringing it out in the most approved sepulchral manner, and what is worse, he does not pronounce his words so as to be understood by the auditor. It is the more to be regretted because he is a musician of acknow ledged talent and extensive reading. An interesting duet between two trumpets, and accompanied by the drum, suc ceeds ; and a grand coronation anthem follows. The fugue All hearts rejoice," is the best specimen of counter point in the Oratorio, and produced great effect. It is more in the style of Handel than any thing Neukomm has yet done. If he would be content to keep to such writing, he would have the respect and esteem of all musi cians. David now appears to his countrymen, accepts the crown, and sings a song, in which be ascribes the honour to God. The symphony is elegant, the song rambles about, and has no claim to merit. The Israelites at the conclusion of this song break forth in a congratulatory chorus, which is intercepted by what the bill terms a celestial chorus, who sing the words, " Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord." For the purpose of mystifying this transaction a portion of the chorus are sent up into the interior of the organ, and are placed upon the boards which are there placed for the convenience of tuning the instrument. The trick is childish in the extreme. and we suppose the idea is taken from the invisible chorus of spirits in the " Pietro Avano" of Spohr ; or the Devil's chorus in Meyerbeer's " Robert Le Diable." The fugue at the close which follows is well worked up. There are two subjects which are afterwards brought together, and an inversion attempted in the bass. This is a good composition. Neukomm is a musician of considerable attainments. When content to do what others have done he can write well, but we warn him that he has none of the inspirations of genius to protect him from extra vagance. " David" is not equal to " Mount Sinai," and for the simple reason that the composer has attempted too much. THE ARMY. (From the Limerick Chronicle.) The last and grand division of the 91st regiment, under Lieut.- Colonel Anderson, left this garrison for Birr yesterday morning at an early hour. Monday last two companies of the 18th regiment, with Cap tains Dillon and Graves, marched into the New Barracks from Dublin, and yesterday another di v i s i on , u nder command of Major Doran, with the following officers—Captain Moore, Lieutenants Keatinge, Boddam, Langmead, and Payne, and Ensign Dunne. This day the grand division of the Royal Irish, comprising flank companies, band, and colours, marched into head-quarters, under Colonel Burrell. _ . . To-morrow morning a company of the 18th regiment pro ceed hence to Killaloe, under command of Captain Sir W. Wainwright Lynar. Captain Huddlesden, 18th, goes on detachment to Tippe rary, and Captain Graves to Rathkeale. Several rounds of ball cartridges were stolen on Friday night from the baggage of the 18th Royal Irish which lay in a boat at Shannon-harbour. A boatman is apprehended for the robbery. The grenadier company of the 91st regiment, at Killaloe, under command of the senior Lieut. Barnes, proceed for Ba nagher to-morrow morning. Major Nugent, 7th Dragoon Guards, going on leave, the command of the squadron in this garrison devolves upon Cap tain Bolton. Lieut. Aldridge, 60th Rifles, has relieved the Hon. Lieut. Dillon in command of the detachment of the 60th, at Newport, Tipperary. On Monday Major-General Sir James Douglas, K. C. 8., made his half-yearly inspection of the depot companies of the 37th regiment at Clare Castle. The Amity and Hope, transport ships, sailed from Kings town Harbour on Saturday, for Barbadoes, with Captain Heron's company of the Royal Artillery, and the service com panies of the 74th regiment, under the command of Lieut.- Colonel Mein. The following Officers of the 74th sailed in the Amity :—Major Mannin, Captain Harold, Lieutenants Eyre, Thompson, Frazer, and De Saumarez ; and Ensign Ward. The office of Physician-General, and Surgeon-General to the Forces is dispensed with on the Irish establishment ; but the staff of Assistant-Surgeons is augmented. Sir Hussey Vivian inspected the depot companies of the 94th regiment at Spike Island on Saturday, under command of Major Milner ' and .declared they were the best appointed depot h e met in his present tour. Lieutenant Connor, 36th regiment, is now acting as Fort- Adjutant at Antigua ; and Lieut. Cuppage, 65th, in that ca pacity at Barbadoes. Lieutenant- Colonel Goldie, of the 35th, has returned from leave of absence, and resumed the command of the regiment in Dublin. Thursday evening, Lieut.-General Sir Hussey Vivian, Com mander of the Forces, arrived at Wood-hill, Cork, the resi dence of Major-General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot; on which orders were immediately given to the garrison to be in readi ness in the Campfield, near the New Barracks, at 11 o'clock next morning. Accordingly the troops, consisting of three squadrons of the 4th Dragoon Guards, commanded by Colonel Chatterton, K. H., the 43d Light Infantry, Colonel Booth, the depots of the sth and 70th regiments, which formed one bat talion, under Major Lord Charles Wellesley, and a park of Artillery, were on the ground in heavy marching order, and took up their position. Shortly after, the Commander of the Forces entered, accompanied by Major-General Sir T. Ar buthnot, Colonel Warre, Colonel Turner, and their respective Aides-de-camp, and having minutely inspected the troops, they marched by in ordinary, quick, and double quick time. Major Slyfield has joined head-quarters of the 60th Rifles, second battalion, at Kilkenny. The head-quarters of the 12th regiment, from Winchester, are now at Weedon Barracks, Daventry. R. M. Piper, Esq., is appointed Captain in the Royal Mid dlesex Militia. Ensign John C. Thompson, 63d Native Infantry, having . left India without leave, is suspended the service of the Com pany. Lord Hill has issued a General Order to enforce the prac tice of Light Infantry movements by every regiment of Infantry in the service. SPAIN, Report of the Committee on the projected law for ex cluding Don Carlos and his lineal descendants from the throne of Spain : " The committee charge to report on the projecto de ley for the exclusion of Don Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbon y Borbon, and all his race, from his succession to the crown of Spain have the honour to submit to the Estamento de Procuradores the opinion they have unanimously adopted on the subject. " Soon after their installation the committee received from her Majesty's Government various original documents with reference to the conduct observed by the Infante in Portugal ; and from the examination of these documents there appears to be sufficient proof of the crimes of high treason committed by this ill-advised Prince. " During the life and reign of his august brother, Don Ferdinand VII., conspiracies were already formed against the state and the throne by a rebellious and sanguinary fac tion. These iniquitous attempts were nourished under the protection of the name of Don Carlos, who took no care to silence the rumours which were circulated throughout the nation, and which fostered criminal hopes at the expense of his fidelity. ' His name was the shield behind which the perfidious Bessieres and the conspirators of Catalonia threw themselves into the lists amidst cries of rebellion. It was his name also which was constantly heard in connexion with plans of meditated usurpation and future tyranny. The conduct of the Infante during his residence in Portugal was not a secret, and still less the frivolous pretexts and paltry subterfuges with which he eluded or rather contemned the orders of his Sovereign. Scarcely had the monarch de scended into the tomb, when his brother, throwing off the mask with which he had concealed his designs, encouraged his blinded and deluded followers to light the flame of civil war, coming with his baneful presence, like the angel of death, to spread the desolation which began to afflict se veral provinces of the kingdom. " The Leges de Partida treat the crime of lese-majesty and high treason as follows :--‘ The second manner is, if any one concert with the enemy to make war or do mischief to . the King or the kingdom, or lend them aid or counsel, or send them orders or letters summoning them to do au) , thing against the King or to the injury of the land. The third manner is, if any one labour by deed or counsel, so as that any district or people who obey the King should rise against him, or should refuse to obey as they have been wont.'—Partida 7, titulo 2d, ley Ist. After proofs so numerous and so irrefragable of the crime being committed, the Infante having entered the ter ritory and increased by his presence the evils to which it is exposed, the committee would be wanting in the duty in trusted to them if they hesitated in declaring in the most frank and decisive manner the expression of, their con viction. The day is now arrived when the Cortes exercise those ample and imprescriptible powers which they have always possessed in the name and for the good of the na tion. It is required alike by justice and expediency that we should raise a barrier against the impetuous torrent with which we are threatened—a torrent which, increasing in its destructive course, might at length submerge and overwhelm with its tempestuous waters the throne of Isabel, making shipwreck at the same time of the rights which have been happily restored by the beneficent hand of the Reina Go bernadora. " These serious considerations will not suffer any one to doubt the imperious necessity of sanctioning a law for the perpetual exclusion of the Infante Don Carlos from the suc cession to the throne of a kingdom which he is filling with grief and mourning, and leading to the abyss of disaster and ruin. But if the fate of the Infante is clearly traced by the hand of justice, an ill-understood compassion may per haps raise some scruples with regard to the fate of his chil dren. They may perhaps be regarded as innocent victims, who are suffering for the fault of their father, and may pre sent themselves to the imagination invested with that inte rest and attraction which piety must ever inspire. The committee can do no less than call the particular attention of the Deputies to this part of the case, since it is indis pensable to remove an error which becomes so much the more dangerous, since it is propagated under the protection of a benevolent sentiment—a sentiment which would pro duce the most fatal results if, listening only to the impulse of the heart, we were to be deaf to the voice of justice, and neglect the dictates of our understanding. " With reference to those who commit the crime of trea son, the 7th partida, titulo 2d, ley 2d, declares— " Moreover, all his male issue shall be declared for ever infamous, so as to be incapable of the honours of chivalry, or any other office or dignity, or of inheriting the property of their parents or of strangers, or of enjoying the bequests which may be made to them, this penalty being due for their father's crime.' " These dicta may appear to be inconsistent with the spirit of justice, since no one can be answerable for the crimes committed by another. Adopting this maxim, there will be some who will consider that the children of the In fante are cruelly dispossessed of their inheritance. But this privation is purely imaginary, since no one can inherit rights which do not exist. It is only ignorance and wait of reflection which can apply the law of entail to the present case, confounding the rules of public law which governs nations with the practice of civil rights which decide the differences among individuals. A nation can never be the mere patrimony of a family, and if on the elevation of a Monarch to so lofty an eminence it be necessary to invest him with power and to surround him with splendour, these attributes are conferred for the purpose of enabling him to defend the rights and watch over the interests of the people who submit to his sway. It is a principle of eternal truth that wherever the power of conferring rights exists, there also resides the power of withdrawing them, and this is the prac tice which nations follow from the moment when their hap piness and prosperity require it. The pages of our national history are full of examples which might serve to illustrate this truth. The Cortes of the kingdom gave the crown to San Fernando, which was disputed by his father. The Conde de Urgel lost all his rights by the decision of the kingdom of Arragon. Proceeding on these principles, relying on the force of justice, and listening to the voice of public convenience, the committee feel themselves called upon to submit to the Es tamento de Procuradores the imperious necessity of adopt ing the project() de ley in the terms which have merited the approbation of the illustrious Estamento de Proceres. " VICENTE CANO MANUEL. "The Marquis de la GANDARA. "The Marquis de FALCES. "JOAQUIM DE EZPELETA. " ROSENDO JOSE DE LAVEGA Y RIO. "JACINTE DE ROMARATE. "The Marquis de MONTE SA. " ANTONIO MARTEL. " TELESFORO DE TRUEBA Y COSIO.' ESTATE OF PROCURADORES.—SITTING OF OCT. 1. The Chamber resumed the discussion of the Finance Bill. The discussion of the articles of the Government in re gular succession was adopted. The Secretary Gonzales read article 4 of the bill, which is couched in the following terms :—" There shall be created a new 5 per cent. stock, which shall represent the active debt, and into which shall be converted that part of the foreign loans comprised in the same debt." This was followed by a discussion on the difficulties at tending the conversion of the 3 per Cent. Stock into the new 5 per Cents. The article was then put to the vote, and adopted. Artiticle 5 of the Bill was then adopted by the Cham ber :—" The active debt shall comprise the debt with in terest, which the Government shall create with the concur rence of the Cortes, and that part of the old debt men tioned in article 3, which shall participate in the interest to be appropriated to the active debt." The Secretary Gonzales then rcad article 6, on which a debate arose, in the course of which several Procuradores insisted on a preference being given to the Cortes' bonds. 'Article 6 was then adopted in the fellowing terms : " The passive debt is composed of that part of the debt mentioned in Article 3, which shall not have been con verted into active debt." The Secretary Gonzales read the addition to this article proposed by the Count de Toreno :—" The arrears of the interest of the old loans, as well as the bills called bills of premium, shall be reimbursed with bonds of the passive debt." This - addition to Article 6 was adopted. Articles 7 and 8 were adopted. Articles 9 and 10 were then put to the vote, and adopted, with an addition made by M. Martinez de la Rosa. Article 11 having been read as follows :—" The Minister of the Finances is authorized to contract a loan of 400,000,000 effective reals (100,000,000 francs), destined to cover the deficit in the Treasury, and to meet the extra ordinary necessities. He shall contract this loan on the best conditions which may be offered to him, and which may present the most guarantees." The Count de las Navas said he opposed this article, in a long speech, to which M. Martinez de la Ros a re pli e d. When the Minister had concluded, One of the Secretaries read a message from the Com mittee on the Bill for the expulsion of Don Carlos and his family from the throne, announcing that it had completed its labours. The Chamber then adjonrned. SITTING OF THE 2D OF OCTOBER. (The Conde de ALMODOVAR, President.) The Chamber was opened at 11 o'clock, and the minutes of the last meeting having been read and approved of, The President announced that the order of the day was the continuation of the discussion on the project of law re specting the foreign debt and the loan of 400,000,000. The 11th article, which formed the subject of discussion, having been again read, Senor Mantilla expressed his concurrence in the opinion delivered by the Conde de la Nevas, that the Government would not find 400,000,C00 nor 600,000,000 enough to take them out of the present crisis, because there already existed a large deficit ; and it was above all things necessary to endeavour to extinguish the civil war, which would not be very speedily terminated. The Conde de- Toreno opposed the arguments of the pre ceding speaker with respect to the clergy, &c., and observed that he could not help admiring the turn which the speech of the Hon, Member had taken, for it appeared that he considered the sum of 400,000,000 too small, and was ready to increase it to 600,000,000. Senor Vega y Rio supported the Ministerial proposition. Senor Belda said, that however greatly some of the pro curadores might have differed, they could not fail to be unanimous in granting to the Government all needful means to enable them at once to terminate the civil war. Senor Flores Estrada wished to say a few words in order tb explain what otherwise might appear an inconsistency on his part. Though he had approved of the report of the committee, limiting the loan to 200,000,000, he should now vote in favour of the larger sum of 400,000,000, because the Government being obliged, in consequence of the reso lutions of the Estate, to incur greater expenses, it was ne cessary to provide them with more ample means., It having been put and decided that the article was suffi ciently discussed, the division was taken on the motion of Senor Serrano by appel nominel, when the article was ap proved of by 109 procuradores out of 114, which was the total number of those present ; the other five procuradores abstained from voting. After some formal business bad been disposed of, the President adjourned the sitting at half-past two o'clock, announcing that on the next day the discussion on the pe titions respecting the interior reglamento, and upon that of the tribute, known by the name of the Merced de Amigos, would come on. Monday next was also appointed for the discussion of the project of law for the exclusion of the Infante Don Carlos. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. Newmarket, Sunday Afternoon. The Two-year Old Stakes to be run for in the course of the ensuing week are not only of considerable intrinsic value and importance but are likely to add some public runners to the fields for the Derby and Oaks. For the Clearwell Free Will is the favourite on the strength of having defeated Lord Ches terfield's Ambiguity filly at Stockbridge, and Lord Lowther's Coquette colt at the First October Meeting. Next to him in favour is Preserve, a dark mare, of great (reported) superio rity ; Martha, who was first favourite for the July, is also in some little demand ; she is said to be in greater force than in the race alluded to. Sir Mark Wood has two, viz., the Scratch and Calypso colts, of which the former it is said will run. Be sides these Mr. Shard's Vaulter, Mr. Sowerby's Constantia (much improved in her July form), Colonel Peel's c. out of Young Rapid's dam, and Mr. Mills's Hester, are expected to run. Mr. Greville's Medea, and the Duke of Grafton's Bro ther to Octave are spoken of, but it is doubtful whether they will show. The last odds on this Stake were 2 to 1 agst. Free Will, 5 to 1 agst. Preserve, 6 to 1 agst. Martha, 7 to 1 agst. Sir Mark, and 10 to 1 agst. any other. F or t h e Pren dergast Stakes the following are in training here, the starting of several of whom will be governed by their running for the Clearwell :—Lord Orford's Medina colt, Duke of Grafton's Brother to Octave, Duke of Grafton's f. by Emilius--Minuet, Lord Berners's c. by Lamplighter, dam by Juniper, Sir M. Wood's The Glama, Sir M. Wood's f. by Bustard—Camelina ; Sir M. Wood's colt, Mr. Mills's Hester, Colonel Peel's c.__. Young Rapid's dam, Mr. Ridsdale's Veronica, Mr. Chif ney's Pigmy colt, Mr. Chifney's Shoveler filly, Mr. Pettit's Kate Kearney, and Mr. sister to Zulima. Kate Kearney is the favourite; she won the July Stakes cleverly, beating The Glama (who was third) and a large field, started for the Chesterfield Stakes, carrying 91b. extra, and was beaten easily by The Glama; all the rest are " dark." The Garden Stakes is likely to be confined to Colwick and Glencoe ; as yet there has not been any betting. Besides the following horses are in training for their engagements during the week : Colonel Peel's Rosalie, Sir S. Graham's Zulima, Lord Lich field's Gab, Mr. Thornton's Harum Scarum, Lord Tavistock's f. by Royal Oak, Mona ; General Grosvenor's Nautilus, Lord Southampton's f. Bizarre--Young Barossa, Sir M. Wood's Lilka, Mr. Payne's Shumna, Lord Exeter's Bodice, &c. The alterations and improvements which have been so long in progress on the road to Newmarket and Cambridge, from Epping, Hockerill, and Chesterford, are at length completed, and it is now the best in the kingdom. Three quarters of a mile are saved at Woodford, and as much in the cut across the Forest, besides avoiding the Woodford and Loughton hills ; two awkward corners and some distance is saved at Harlow and Newport, and several hills cut down and bottoms filled up near Hockerill, and between Chesterford and Newmarket. The distance, we are informed, is measured two miles shorter, so that the journey to the last-mentioned place or Cambridge is accomplished, either by posting or by coach, considerably under six hours. As a natural consequence the traffic has very much increased of late. Newmarket, Sunday Night. The Handicap for to-morrow has closed., as follows Lord Lichfield's Gab, 6 yrs., Bst: 1 Ilb. Mrs. Thornhill's Harum-SP:arum, 3 yrs., 7st. I fibs. Mr. Yates's Ince, 7st. Est. Mr. Forth's Robinson Crusoe, 3 yrs, 7st. Lord Orford's Chartaigne, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b. GARDEN STAKES-(TO-MORROW). Sir M. Wood's Vespa and Sir F. Johnstone's Merlin filly are scratched; it is not known whether Lord Chesterfield will start Colwick or Glaucus, or both; Glencoe is the favourite, but no odds are quoted. At the Jockey Club dinner this evening were Lord Jersey, Lord Stradbroke, Lord George Bentinck, Lord Villiers, Mr. Greville, Mr. Irby, Mr. Roberts, Mr. J. Mills, Mr. S. Stan.. ley, Mr. Udney, &c. NOTTINGHAM RACES, Ocr. 10. A Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h. ft., for four yrs. old. Once round. 6 subs. Mr. Houldsworth's Vulpes Walked over His Majesty's Plate of 70 gs. Two mile heats. Mr. E. Peel's Noodle Mr. Watmough's The Page 4 2 Mr. Houldsworth's Darius 3 3 Mr. Wheeldon's Giovanni A Plate of 601. given by the Members for the County. Hes,ks, once round. Mr. Beardsworth's Longwaist 0 1 1 Mr. Robsinson's Her Ladyship 0 3 2 Mr. E.Peel's Noodle 1 2dr Mr. Houldsworth's Vulpes 2 4 dr For the Nottinghamshire Stakes of 15 sous. each, 15 ft., two and a half miles. No race. ELLESMERE RACES, Om 6. The Tradesmen's Cup, of 50 soys., added to a Sweepstakes of 4 _ _ _ _ toys. each. Mr. Lloyd na. Eagle --- 1 1 Mr. M. Griffiths's Catamaran Mr. Griffiths's Saccharina 4 3 Mr. Robinson's Henrietta The Hunters' Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 50 added from the fund, for horses not thorough-bred. Mr. Dodd's Marquis Mr. Jones's Fracture Mr. Icke's Hebe Mr. Bates's Fanny Mr. Crow's Faithless Tom The Hack Stakes of 1 soy. each, wits 50 added from the fund. Mr. Mousley na. Hampton Mr. G. Stanton's Sweet Lips Mr. Gwynn's Cupid Mr. Hampson's Fanny OCT. 7.—The Ellesmere Tally-ho Stakes of 3 soya. each. Sir Hampson na. Rubens Mr. G. Clay's Lady Anne 2 2 Mr. G. Stanton na. Push-on Mr. Dodd na. Marquis Mr. Kynaston na. Wagtail 3 5 The Galloway Purse of 50 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 1 guinea each. Heats, one mile and a half. Mr. Holland's Moses Mr. Robinson's Tib 0 1 2 2 Mr. Powell's Poor Jack Mr. T. F. Lee na. Harriet 0 3 dr A Handicap Stakes for beaten horses. Mr. M. Griffiths's Catamaran Mr. Griffiths's Saccharins .... Mr. G. Stanton na Push-on .. 1 1 0 2 3 2 CRICKETING. Three excellent matches were played last week in Sussex, between eleven of the Earl of \Vinterton's players and eleven of Colonel Henry Wyndham's. The first was played at Slade Land, the seat of the gallant Colonel, which was won by him by 19 runs. The return match was played in Shillingbe Park, the seat of the Earl of Winterton, on Tuesday, and was . won by the Noble Earl, with 28 runs to spare. It excited consi derable interest from the well-known merits of the parties, and brought together upwards of 2,000 spectators from different parts of the county, for whose accommodation a splendid marque was erected, and a band played during the day. The conquering match was played at Slade Land on Thursday, and won by the Shillingbe side, with eight wickets to go down. The Noble Earl played with his usual spirit, and succeeded in getting 19 in his last innings,_ besides lowering six wickets of the other side. Amongst the company present we observed the Hon. Heys Tumour, Captain Osborn, Captain Pole, Mr. Ladbrook, Mr. King, and a long list of fashionables, who seemed highly delighted. Pansanger, one of the most hospitable houses in the kingdom, and the most gay, has of late been without society. The week before last a large party were invited; but on the evening previous to the day of a grand dinner, a circular was sent to the Foreign Ministers and others, and the party was postponed sine die. THE APPROACHING SESSIONS.-The Middle sex Sessions commence this day, and will, according to annu a l custom, be formally openol a t the Westminster Session' House, for the purpose of sk owing that the jurisdiction of the Middlesex Magistrates extends over the city of Westminster as well as the other parts G f the county, the portion within the city of London alone excepted. The Grand J ury w ill b e sworn in, and the names of the Petit Jury call e d over, after which the Court will be adjourned to re-assemble the follow ing morning at ten o'clock at the . County S ess i ons H ouse, Clerkeuwell-green , when the business of the S ess i on w ill b e entered upon. The London Sessions commence on Wednes. day next, and the Old Bailey Sessi ons on Thursday r e%t , The present Mezropolnan Session s are t h e last that 'will tate pl a ce prior to the Central C r i m i na l L aw Bill coming into operation.