The Sun. — London, England, 1834-12-16 00:00:00

;ATE. his day sudden )., took ition at hatever !onveno re plea s.) the first common em who ted that enemies t was to of the q would Ministry r doing !dad a : of the averting' vili f ied ragging e that a ind giV liaVe ?.d much cith the Is upon circum ;try, and e 'People ceded to present :t would r cceive believe a long would the nevi doubt of bayonet t he wr3 - - ; and those of ti s fy the .eople of thought iter and o gave a of that :erred rs ,aughter Tie there .( Disap y. disturb preserve was ow? the CO' - , peel p'resse d 1 -thirty rave be le CO the lisaPPr °- .tory to lad d e " ;elf, tha t d disar tmins ter i ricans he Madt a d o pte he M a" t _ l aa W O W e ° nded by MarCl 0 , 3 0 e p - Cat 34 cis cl tb:,l Tou the 0,, xc cpt 1 - the 0 3 f pport of k e Jour' order to h e eo He ir ce. . th her is?' rragoia ; !entious• • nave ernme,, L tion, . 4 1 1' ° " lu e ' ` a the r ' - confl ict devo id ' clay be, ea tnt;')/, of flal at n ar°ll by cv, ' ra . es an d oi of g li ' s-as 0 the 5 ao' bie ll io, ;ter was op ta ' 3 r'osc'eed_e,,d, , t rc tr alt have at t here u , t riat ) ' : lost °Cc la T her a - bl e St f% )1 1 a jar! con tip" t o o f log O' 01" WESTMINSTER PLAY. lit . VISIT OF HIS MAJESTY. of tl ';'ht having been appointed for the third represen \astat,hi: Eunrs of 'Terence by the young gentlemen D.lretili,ter School, the lower part of the dormitory was ki s the usual way for the purpose. It being known to "fia.i sty was to attend upon this occasion, the au -1 much mo re nume rous than we have seen it for the ye": s a A temporary awning was raised in the course ,ia tle ) 7 for the ac commo dation of his Majesty. The a a,„2 - _ l 4 inside were convenient, without the least display V a iip .e ostentation. Indeed, we learned that his Ma -14 expressed a wish that nothing more than usual. Ab,'„ done in th e way of decoration. 6 S^.- - en o'c l ock the Royal carriage drew up, unat -14 , 11 . Y guard, and his Majesty having alighted, was dean the temporary theatre by the Head Master k) ae k ' s ,. , l of Westminster. His approach was announced ea tel ,."t s tht bustle among the audience, and the band im kaits, tra c k up God save the King." The moment I l l appeared he was received with loud and often-re- Pealsts of applause from all parts of the house, and the ,• I,, ea re most enthusiastic in their reception, waving hand ed:?ind clapping hands. His Majesty, having_acknow klitcy, i to t he lna.st affable manner, these tokens of affectionate , e ok his seat immediately in the front of the stage. eora a 8 of Cambridge was seated on his left. • His la N 7 ,, was also a cco mpanied by Sir Henry Wheatley, Sir ) 'l l l , Sir C. Rowley, Sir Philip Sydney, the Rev. Mr. ka,' 'fr. Hudson, and Mr. Shiffner. Mr. Vernon, the k° g"tieraan who afterwards played Gnatho, came f0r '0at,4,4414 delivered, with well-marked emphasis and great rta !ss of enunciation, an address by way of prologue. k i`a i ! l ed some ass es conservative in their tendency, " a g. the audience immediately seized as applicable to e "t Crisis, and applauded most loudly. This address L 'id e l iv in neh satisfaction that it was called for a second time, la o h at: e _red with increased force. and received with increased theatrical The _pl , ay now commenced and, and, to use the coin phrase , ' the folio-vie was the cast dreg Fisnaut. rarreeno STEDMAN. Thais IIOTHA M. Gnatho VERNON. %area Me RRAY. Thras o SAVILLE. Pythias LENNARD. aere-ie s DREW. borIL Tittrroar. Ilerus FIELDE. tanea HOWARD. ~ToSon'aro LaC t li 'ego into TAUNTON. eh d etail as to the manner in which each scene and t:ta riti a raetar was played would not be interesting / to the fir e There There was no bungling, no ridiculous mis ''t Ir °ll of the author, and though Terence, were lie pre kad'ight not perhapsinstantly recognise his own characters oat costum e be could not fail to recognise his lang ua g e, N e a t .perh ai , s we re his own favourites in the comedy, his t'armeno, Thraso, and Pythias. In the first scene t :ge ,h e g o -Phredreer and Parmens, Mr. Stedman, who p la y ed p ass. ? acquitted himself with much cleverness. The re is t 'h'e age, however, the eliptical nature of which seems to t eatly puzzled Madame Dacier. Epee illam? qua ilium? qua me? gum non ? s t modo." t e al ,, 'dinar, did not appear to be so complete a master of d o - s l _ning as to convey all that is intended ; and, perhaps, i 4 er. would require more experience than he has had , whe "ka i s e, a lover or an actor. Gnatho is a glorious fellow , and k ed, : 10 11Sly played by Vernon. In this part at least, and I ,o t recoll ec t t o have seen him in any other, he is , not i4 e o d t he boards of Westminster School, but wou ld be con , Lkt upon any boards, almost a first - rate com ic actor. We . 1.41 , for the first time, in the third scene of the second Vi e d he scarcely left anything to be desired in dress, ee ; whisker, voice, and manner. delivery of the pa ssa He was, out-andge— -out, " r 'site of ancient comedy. His e immortals, homini homo quid prrestat, Ike.," tipapical, and drew down most flattering and loud approba tht; F rom his first appearance to the close he is the life of (!laca tla gs, Y, and he never ceased for a moment to be amusing. ita 4ra one of the servarts of Thais, was played by Mr. 'ki r] la y l6,_. His female attire seemed to sit upon him with the Which only long experience could be supposed to gro- Pla fed however• was the least part of his merit. He h tem : 10 character with all the Sinnarchnes ad vivacity that be 'Yth; ") it and was particularly happy that scene where I tlk'Z' ; is ;venged on Parnzeno for the trick be had'played kt e ..-totin g °term for Dorus the Eunuch. To entune tleq4is 'llecessful hits would require the quotation of nearly !ota e Passage he spoke. Indeed the performance never flagged ktlai t e ,' l d• The dramatis! ersonce were perfect as to memory k Parts. and in every other respect. He must be a surly th e e, n atured critic who did not go away highly pleased. At yipstage the d rama ti c co rps came forward and stood in front 'tage while the band played " God save the King." v".;esty, who seemed much pleased with the acting of , ernon, entered into conversation for a minute or two , ile a a tae most affable manner, with that young gentleman. die n expressed in a manner loud enough to be heard by the kta r n ee the gra tifi c ation he received from the performance , 'N4 e villested an additional week's holydaas for the scholars. of course, was granted, and his M a j est y retired amidst 'la, , luder applause than he entered. His Ma j est y was 'a in plain clothes. 111, se;; 'ic Earl of Radnor is rapidly recovering from the accident he met with while hunting in Oxfordshire i s „ T he late Premier, Lord Melbourne, has been pay -4,,k short visit at Trentham Hall, which he left on Wed be for his seat in Derbyshire. Lord Stanley arrived at y.. s _ am s e t n air ob o l r e d r s c h s ir id e e A nc d e ve o r n tis S e a r t . urday, and remained till Mon hel3mbueCi fsor t his o_fizdsaonr ELECTION.—In TIO N.—ln addition to th e p resent forth county, Sir Wm. Lawrence Tony , Bart., of tart. h ,d Young, are spoken of as likely to At ? W e, in addition to the present Members, again a candidate for the representation of ttrboijn Israeli borough, Windsor E x press. lI ERK s s ELECTION.—Mr. Throckmorton has sig- Eais inte n ti on to ret i re i n t h e event o f a di sso lution, and 'w candid ate i n the liberal interest, J. W. D. Dundas, 1 , ..,0f Bart on C ourt Hurrerford, has announced himself.— " - sor Express. -0 el e W, e have just neard that in the event of a general lib e 'lon taking place, Lord Milton will be opposed. Let the fir, a 1 Party rally round the banners of Milton, and show the e 'aPtioni s t s t h a t th e electors will have the man they choose. Rill tv 4 " l ssenters be all alive, as it is certain not one privilege and•t,ucy get from a Try Government. Union is strength, b e alu be brought o into action if men are determined to fe e. --Stamford News. erne ß i - now currently reported that a Tory man of e , It lfhleriCe with the parsons of Peterborough will start as tetinlidate if Parliament is dissolved. In case the gentleman ` - ` 1 of should decline, it is said for a truth that T Jeffery , re lt r l' , will solicit the suffrages of the electors, and as be is a SO. 0 1 ach respected within the precincts of the minster , no t but he will be well supported by the black coat gentle this P, but we venture to say there is no chance for a Tory in s eit Y—Stamford News. of t h!"ltiEL BAILEY, ESQ.--A meeting of the friends at t h l3 gentleman, convened by circular, was held on the 12th to h i e routine, in order to consider the propriety of presenting Ares ''' a requisition agai to bcome a candidate for the re- entation of this town n in Pareliament. There were two lil l : r ti ,°cs raised : first, whether the bringing forward a third of ;, 1 candidate might not afford an opening for the intrusion e r.c ? On this point, the general opinion appeared to be 'at e 4. ,' ° such fear need be entertained, since the number of tb e ,,, - „,l l bich a Tory could get in Sheffield, supposing all the lib e ir r a of the party to give him plumpers, would be very st indeed. Mr. Bailey is the beau ideal of a senator and 6esman.__ Sheffield Independent. d ri ii "ER AL EL ECTION.—A Committee DOW SAS l e ,Y at the Conservative Club-house, Carlton-terrace, to COI- N t r e rY possible information on the state of public feelin g in y i, r f f erent cities, counties, towns, and boroughs , thro u g hout b s - t ' - 'aited Ki ng d om , so as to be enabled to form some opinion a ces What m ay b e th e result of a general election, as to the to sic„ of the number of electors likely to arise therefrom in tlii:',`" r ,t of the new Ministry. The information received on vo ter must be, both partial and fallacious. The lists of re th rs m the last election have been examined, also the last he' s made, and an estimate has been formed of the probable i) ,, en ce of Ministers in obtaining an additional number of tbi i r,,rtera in the Commons House of Parliament. Oa a T oi t.): 1 „ calculation, the Committee reckon on an increase of is fib 'lcinbers to the amount of one hundred , but tire reve rse a t ,:je lik e ly to b e t h e f ac t, for with the accession even of the ce,,t°er stated, Ministers would not have a majority, and their inuance in office would not probably last " a little month." Tory party in the Commons now , at the utmost , co nsists ali ° l ,:: " Y. 1 40, so that allowing them even t he additional 100, ers would be still in the minority. a t „,ECTIONEERING MA NCEUVRE. — Some years ti o ,;":,e late M r . D em p s ter being in danger of losing his clee - N si r r the borough of Perth n owing to the address of a rival aftia--ate in g a i n i n g over the chief Magistrate to his interests, 4r e : 4 of Mr. Dempster had recourse to the following curious the ig rn ,em to secure his election :--Knowing that Dr. Cari kleen: 'eVtli who was physician to Mr. Dempster, was a near , . to the Provost, he went to him and inquired very re i d s 'Y Whether Mr. Dempster's health was such as to bear his th: t ! l ice in Bengal, at the same time telling him privately D e f t dep e nded upon the opinion of the doctor whether Mr. tn ice Pater w ou ld b e appo i n t e d G ov ernor General. This plan rion:: (le d• Dr. Smyth told the gentleman , w ith g reat se atnt'""a that Mr. bempster's constitution would very well b e ,lbe clim a t e , an d th e y parted. Immediately after this the ei: - ' l3 r wrote to his relation the Provost, informing him of the D e .-4zt stance, and that he must by all means support Mr. i t , rPster's interest if he expected the promotion of his sons gr e ndi a• The Magistrate accordingly behaved with the lalp„ „test complaisance to Mr. Dempster, and give him every 1i e ,,,!" °11 ; his election followed of course. When the trick, for became known, the Doctor was generally laughe d at a,.ciredulity, and the Provost for his venality. tow," e Y is employed in preparing the Christmas pan- Ibl r Covent-garden theatre, aided' by his old colleagues, kni' a ts C e nrY Harris, and Fred. Reynolds. Ducro;v , an d his rt 4t ,! of his round table, founded on Southey the poet Lau rdition of the ancient romance, called 7'he Mort .Arthur, Oucrow's stud of horsez, will constitute the " grand fiei ci rle," in lieu of a pantomime at Drury-lane. Stan pencil! P' e l'aricg to illustrate this exhibition by his unrivalled ANNUAL DINNER of the LUMBER TROOP. Yesterday evening the annual winter dinner of the Ancient and Honcurable Lumber Troop took place at Anderton's Tavern, Fleet-street. There were upwards of 150 gentlemen present. The dinner, wince, dessert, &c. were of the most choice description, and the entire arrange ments reflected the greatest credit upon the stewards.:The chair was filled by Mr. Charles, Colonel of the Troop, and immediately near him we observed Alderman Wood, M.P., Mr. Grote, M.P., Mr. Crawford, M.P., Mr. Duncombe, M.P., Sir John Key, Dr. Wade, Messrs. Wakley, Moore, Cont, &c. &c. . While dinner was being served, the Chairman said it might pass away a little time if he would read to them the list of the new Ministry, which had just appeared in the papers of that evening. The reading of the list occasioned much laughter. After the cloth was drawn, The CHAIRMAN said he would now give the three toasts which were given first, in the usual routine observed by their aileh...nt and loyal fraternity. The first was " The King," and he would couple his name with the declaration made by his Majesty to the City Members, that " Reform was the first wish of his heart." The toast was received with a few cheers and much hiss iug. Only two or three persons rose on its being announced f..om the Chair. The next toast, " The Queen," was received with similar marks of disapprobation from the majority of the persons pr erect. The CHAIRMAN then gave—" The Ancient and Honourable Lumber Troop."—(Three times three, and cheers.) Alderman WOOD, M. P., said he felt highly gratified being called upon to propose the next toast. It was one which he had not heard of late so frequently as on former occasions ; but he had scarcely ever met a body of libe. ral and enlightened men without hearing that toast proposed. For the twenty or thirty years that he had been in public life, at their meetings at Westminster and elsewhere, it was always on the list, and he now felt pride in being called upon to give e toast which was so congenial to his feelings. The toast Was—" The people, the only source of legitimate power."— ( Cheers.) He trusted that not only in the present but in all tuntre ages the people would be cnabled'to exercise the legiti mate sway in this country.—( Applause.) Unless the people heel their full share in their representation of the country, they never could be perfectly free or happy. The toast was drunk with cheers, and eight times eight. The CHAIRMAN thought this the proper time to read' letters r' apology which had been sent from Alderman Harmer, who heesetted that business in the Central Criminal Court would prevent his having the honour of meeting them at dinner ; ten Joseph Hume, Esq., M. P., who was deprived of that pleasure by a prior engagement in the country; and a third from Sir Samuel Whalley, M. P. Mr. CONST begged to remind the Chairman that a letter of apology had been also sent by Mr. Lyall, M. P. [On referring to the Secretary it appeared that the letter had been mislaid, and Mr. Const stated its purport.] The CHAIRMAN said the next toast was one they would "all receive with pleasure, and there were few persons present who were not well acquainted with the talent and honesty. with which the individuals he alluded to had discharged their duty. He would give them " the Representatives of t he Cit y of London."—( Great cheering.) Mr. Alderman WOOD said no man, having a spark of feel ing, could be otherwise than grateful for the compliment that had just been paid to himself and his colleagues. He thanked them most sincerely for the compliment they had paid him ; and, with respect to the gentleman who was absent, and from whom they had just heard an apology announced, he (Alder man Wood) was quite sure that although many of the persons present might differ from that gentleman, they would be ready to agree with him (Alderman Wood), that he acted from a conviction that he was right.—( Hear, hear.) In any other than a political light, he was a gentleman for whom he (Al derman Wood) had the highest respect.—( Hear, hear.) For upwards of forty years he (Alderman Wood) bad been known to them, and he might be almost said to belong to them from the year 1794, when he first became connected with politics, down to the period when he had been introduced to them as a candidate for their suffrages. It was his proudest boast that during seven contested elections he had never wanted their support, nor had never forfeited their confidence or good opi nion.—( Cheers.) So long as his health and strength were left him, and until his hairs became a little more grey— ( Laughter and cheers)—he should endeavour to serve them most faithfully, and would never lose any opportunity of being serviceable to the interests of his fellow citizens or his country. —( Applause.) Mr. GROTE, M.P., could not but envy his Hon. Colleague who had just sat down his power of appealing to what he would sincerely admit to be the faithful and long services he had rendered to his constituents ; and appealing to the dan gers of that persecuting period, r 94, as evidence of his hay mg been a warm and zealous friend of freedom.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Grote) had no such services to boast of, and there fore it became him to render them still warmer thanks for the manner in which his name had been mentioned, and the warm interest they had evinced in his behalf ever since he had first become known to them.—( Hear, hear, hear.) He should feel more grateful also because this was done before he had given the proof by his services in Parliament. They had also paid him the very flattering compliment of having his picture placed among their archives—( A portrait of Mr. Grote had been, a short time previously, placed near the head of the room.) If it ever happened that he should deceive the people —if ever he became the champion of abuse, or the supporter of .an oligarchy which had tyrannized over the people—if ever he became corrupt or degenerate,' he trusted that they would hang his picture with the face, to the wall, and he hoped he might he debarred from'future entrance into assemblies of free born Englishmen.—( Great applause.) In the present event ful times it became the Representatives of the people to renew and strengthen themselves in the confidence of their constituents.—( Hear, hear.) Dark clouds were now passing over the political horizon, but he hoped their ultimate effect would merely be to impart fresh force and vigour to the prin ciples of good Government.—(Hear.) It was his duty as their representative to state what it was his intention to do in consequence of the recent change in his Majesty's councils. They would be prepared for that declaration, for it was only in consistency with every other made by him, that Government should have his decided and uncompromising opposition. He was aware that there were -some persons of such easy faith as to give credit to every promise made in the names of the new Government by pretending and unauthorized persons. He (Mr. Grote) recognized no such persons, nor would he credit such declarations—he knew them only as anti-Re formers, and the country would recognise them in no other light. All the Reform the Duke of Wellington or Sir Ro bert Peel would ever grant them willingly would pass through the eye of the smallest needle they ever saw.—( Hear, and laughter.) They would find that it would be the very minimum of reform, or of what might be put forward under that sacred and often abused name. No such miracle could be performed politically, as to change men so determined against all reform as they were ; and even if they declared their sincerity they would still be most unfit persons to entrust with the nearest and dearest interests of the people.—( Loud cheering.) These were the feelings and principles upon. which he (Mr. Grote) should consider it his duty to act—and in doing so, he was only following up those principles which had first recom mended him to their notice and favour, and which he should never abandon so long as life was spared him.—( Applause.) 'these were his principles, and they were not assumed for the sake of popularity, for every one of them he .had arrived at by reason and conviction—they had not been lightly adopted, arid would not be readily laid aside. He was con scientiously convinced of their rectitude and truth, and there fore rested upon a sacred and certain basis. He again Legged to thank them for the kindness and favour he had received at their hands, and he thought no man need ask a prouder epi taph •upon his dame, than that he had enjoyed and retained the favour of so intelligent and 'enlightened a constitency.— ( Cheers. ) Mr. CRAWFORD, M. P., felt deeply embarrassed in rising to return thanks for the honour they had conferred on him—=and that embarrassment arose mainly from the difficulty he felt in addressing them, after the humorous:and admirable address of his Hon. colleague Mr. Grote.—( Hear.) Would they allow him, then, simply to say, that there was not a word which he . (Mr. Grote) had uttered—not a sentiment lie had- expressed on.the various subjects on which he had addressed them, that he (Mr. Crawford) did not most warmly and cordially parti cipate Great cheering.) He remembered well the debt of obligation be owed to the gentlemen around him, for the manner in which they had received him when he had been first introduced to them. The liberality manifested by them on that occasion, had made a deep impression on him, and would never be forgotten. There were then, perhaps,. shades of political difference between them, but he addressed them on that evening without any of those reservations which might possibly then have arisen ; for upon the matter which had particularly occupied their attention during the present evening he responded entirely to every sentiment expressed by Mr. Grote.—( Applause.) He had no doubt but that the struggle they were engaged in would be short, and their. cause Hum phant.—( Cheering. ) It . was impossible it could be otherwise, after what they h&d witnessed within the last few days. The country had no reliance upon the honesty and sin cerity of the men who had been appointed to forward the great measure of reform, and it would be his (Mr. C's) ear nest endeavour to make their reign as short lived as possible. —( Hear, hear.) He thought it unnecessary to occupy their time further—in conclusion he would observe that he was gra , tified beyond measure at the reception he at all times expe rienced from his comrades of the ancient and honourable Lum ber troop, and it would be his endeavour on all occasions to make his political conduct such as would be deserving of their approbation.—( Cheers.) Mr. BETTS rose for the purpose of putting a few questions to Crawford, but was met by loud cries of " Order, chair," &c. Mr. ConsT objected to any questions being put by the gen tleman who had just risen. It was not an electioneering meet ing-but the winter meeting of the Troop, that had taken place annually from time immemorial. Mr. BETTS—It is an electioneering meeting. Mr. CONST—If the gentleman still thinks so, bis brains might be put in a walnut-shell.—( Great laughter.) Mr. BETTS said he merely wished to Put a question to Mr. Crawford.—( Cries of " No, no.") Mr. CRAWFORD expressed his readiness to answer any ques tion that might be put to bun. The CHAIRMAN decided - that the majority of the meeting was against any question being put to Mr. Crawford. Mr. TaavEns begged to propose the health of their inde pendent Member for Finsbury, Thomas Duncombe, Esq.— ( Cheers.) He Lad come thrnard in a noble and manly manner at the last election, and had enabled them to keep out a Tory. --(Cheers.) They should also call to mind his exertions in THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1834: COURT CIRCULAR. the .Borough of Hertford, and his services to Reform in that quarter. The health of Mr. Duncombe was then given with all the honours. Mr. DuNcoams returned thanks. He duly appreciated the honour conferred on him, because he knew that they had been at all times the staunch advocates of popular rights. If there were any who congratulated themselves on the domination of the corrupt faction, the list of which had been read by their Hen. and Gallant Chairman, they deceived themselves very much. They had been just informed that Sir Robert Peel was the Premier of England, but from what he (Mr. D . ) knew of him, and from his votes during the last Session, he did not think he would lend himself to do the dirty work of such persons. Lord Stanley had declared that be would not march through Coventry " with such a set of r agamuffians.— ( Cheers.) It was for themselves to decide whether they would allow a set of pensioned conformers (not reformers) to rule the destinies of the country.—(Cheers.) Those who had been the stanch supporters of all reform, and they were the great majority of the country, would not, he trusted allow these Wellington puppets ' whom his Majesty in his capr i ce had selected to rule over them. He trusted that all those wir o differed with him would give him credit for that sincerity which he was ready to concede to them, and begged leave, in cmlclusion, to drink all their healths.—( Loud cheering.) Mr. Cons; begged to propose the health of two gentlemen who had on a former occasion come forward and sought the honour of representing them on the popular interest--Messrs. Thomas Walley and Moore.—( Cheers.) Although their political opinions might go something further than many of tho , ,e around him, he felt that they were those of a large uurn- The King held a Court and Privy Council at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, at St. James's Palace. The Council was attended by the Lord Chancellor, Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis Camden ; Earls of Aberdeen, Rosslyn, Jersey, and Amherst ; Lords Ellenborough, Maryborough, and Cowley ; Sir C. M. Sutton, Sir George Murray, Sir John Beckett, Sir Henry ilardirge ; Messrs. Goulburu arid Herries. Viscount Combermere, Lord Wharncliffe, Sir James Scar lett, Sir Edward Sugden, Sir Edward Knatchbull, and Mr. Alexander Baring, were introduced, and were respectively sworn in Members of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council. The Earl of Rosslyn was declared by the King to be ap pointed the Lord President of the Council. Mr. Alexander Baring, M.P., was declared by his Majesty to be the President of the Committee of Council appointed for consideration of all matters relating to Trade and Foreign Plantations. Lord Wharßeliffo TIM sworn into office as Keeper of the Privy Seal. Mr. Goulburn was sworn inta office as one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State for the Home Department. Mr. Greville was the clerk of the council in waiting. Sir Robert Peel had an audience of his Majesty, and kissed hands on being appointed First Lord of the Treasury. Sir Edward Knatchbull kissed hands on being appointed Paymaster of the Forces. Earl Jersey had an audience of his Majesty, and kissed hands on being appointed the Lord Chamberlain of the King's Household. His Lordship received the ensign of his oilfce from his Majesty. Earl Amherst had an audience, and received the honour of knighthood from his Majesty on receiving the ensigns of a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. Lord Hill assisted at the ceremony. His Majesty gave audiences to the Lord Chancellor , the Marquis Camden, and the Duke of Wellington. Tlie Court was attended by the Marquis of Winchester (groom of the stole), Lord Hill (gold stick in waiting), the Master of the Robes, Lord Byron and Sir Charles Rowley (the lord and groom in waiting), the Clerk Marshal, Sir - Philip Sidney (the equerry), Sir William Gomm (the field officer), Master Graves (page of honour), and Mr. Charles Hancock (eaon of the yeomen of the guard in waiting.) After the council the Duke of Wellington went to the Foreign-office, and transacted business as his Majesty's prin cipal secretary of state for foreign affairs. Goalburn also attended at the Home-office, as the principal secretary of state for that department. gig Majesty went last evening to honour the performance of Terence's " Eunuch," by the Westminster scholars, with his presence. The King, attended by Lord Byron and Earl Amherst, and accompanied by Prince George of Cambridge, left St. James's-palace at a quarter befor seven o'clock. Sir Henry Wheatley, Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir Charles Rowley, Sir Philip Sidney, the Rev. Mr. Wood, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Shiffuer, followed in two other carriages. Lord Stanley was expected to leave Moulsey yesterday for G':asgow. bt-r of the people of England.—(Cheers.) The healtbs of Messrs. Wakley and Moore were then drank with three times three. Mr. WA;LEY returned thanks. He was aware that the political opinions he entertained were of a particular stamp. All political opinions must he of some stamp, and the great question was to ascertain t►:e exact stamp or die. He never had concealed those opinions on coming forward to seek the vo . es of the people, and if he knew his heart he never would. Cheers.) He was not happy enough to be in the situation of the gentleman on the other side, who could boast of the nuo cr of Parliaments they had sat in, but if they would hut give him the chanee—(Great laughter and cheers)—he would endeavour to deserve the great trust. If he was so henoured, he should endeavour to-imitate the conduct of their representative ( Alderman Wood), who from all he (Mr. W.) had seen and knew cf him was a true friend to the people. Cheers.) —The people must exert themselves, or reform would never be accomplished—the placemen, those who bene fited by corruption, would never be its advocates if the people did not compel them. The object of Ministers in dissolving Parliament at present was to obtain, if possible, a majority of anti-reforrner•L Mr. Duncombe was a candidate for Finsbury King's in that event, so also was he ; but he was not an opponent o M.% Duncombe, but of a man who had insulted the whole constituency of England,' Mr. Sergeant Spankie. ( Hear. ) That gentleman he had endeavoured to meet, but he was too cunning a fox to attend public meetings, where he would be at once put down. His conduct in his attacks on the electors of Finsbury was so disgraceful, that if the electors returned VIII, Mr. Duncombe ought no: to sit for it. ( Cheers. )—But Sergeant Spankie should not sit for it. ( Laughter and cheers. ) Let the Reformers be but unanimous, and they had nothing to fear. If they should tell him ( Mr. W.) that he was an obstacle, he would at once retire—if on the other band they told him that he should stand, no earthly power would prevent him from coming forward.—( Loud cheers.) If the Duke of Wellington or Sir Joseph Surface offered really beneficial measures to the people, he for one would accept of them. —( No, no.) He said, say yes, and he would net countenance an outcry against them until they had refused the just demands of the people. He was no advocate for violence or for the destruction of property, although he had been de nounced as a man of violence.--( Cheers.) He wished to see all the rotten parts of the Constitution lopped away at once, although the Tories would not admit that there was any part of it diseased, and called those who gave such advice Destructives. Mr. \VARLET here mentioned an anecdote of a Scotcbman who came to consult him, when labouring_ under a complica fon of diseases, but who observed at every inquiry of Mr. W. that he had the soundest constitution in the world. He would c include by asking if th 3 people only thought of their power, here would the Duke of Wellington he.—( Cheers. ) Mr. MooRE returned thanks for the hononr that had been conferred on him. There was no doebt that the late Adminis tration had displeased the people, and advantage had been taken of that circumstance to induce his Majesty to turn them out, on the ground that it would be well received by the peo ple cf England. If the present Administration conceded mea sures of reform, be was satisfied that they would only do SO for Ole purpose of retaining their own places.—( Cheers.) Moia:e proceeded to declare his political sentiments, which were, he observed, favourable to Reform in its most extentive , rise, and vote by ballot. Mr. WEIR said the present was an important crisis, for now or never were the liberties of England to he secured. It now became their duty as Englishmen, by a firm determination and union when the opportunity was afforded them, to secure the return of those men only who were favourable to reform. He begged to propose to them the health of Alderman Harm er, and the Common Council of Farringdon Without.—( Cheer's.) The toast was drunk with great applause. Mr. TAYLOR, as the oldest Common Councilman present, returned. thanks, and assured the meeting that the best wishes of Alderman Harmer were with them on the present occasion. He trusted the time would shortly arrive when their municipal and county magistrates would be annually elected, for until that was effected, Reform would not be complete, nor would the people be relieved from the tyranny that oppressed them. —( Cheers.) Mr. Tallor here alluded to the dismissal of the late Ministry, which, Tre"Contencled, had been - oc easionea tile extensive reforms they had meditated.--(Cheers.) Alderman WOOD was sure their thanks were due to their Hon. and Gallant Colonel, for his exertions to make them all happy and comfortable during the evening. He was satisfied they would drink his health with all due honours. The health of the Chairman was then drunk with three times three, and continued cheering. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks in a very handsome and ap propriate manner. Mr. GROTE said a very important toast had been confided to hirn- 44 The independent electors of Great Britain and Ire laria."—( Cheers.) To obtain 'for the people the power of exercising their votes independently, had been his greatest wish and hope, and this was wh:. he had so strenuously & I vo _ cated the vote by ballot and triennial Parliaments.—( Cheers.) Every thing depended upon them, and he felt confident that, in the event of a general election, the men they would return would be worthy the confidence of the people. The toast was drank with great applause. Mr. CRAWFORD offered the next toast to the meeting with all the sincerity add importance which was due to it as so deeply connected with the interests and liberties of their country. He could add nothing to what they had so frequently heard upon the subject, and without further comment be would gi ve them—" The Liberty of the Press." Drank with loud cheers. Some other toasts were afterwards given, and several ex cellent songs sung, which added much t o the harmon y of the evening, and the compony did not separate till an advanced hour. LUX REDUX. A SACRED SONG FOR ADVENT. And aro you sure the news is true ? And are ye sure 'twas Peel? Is this a time to make ado ? Go, Copley bag the seal. Is this a time to fast and pray, While Robin's at the door ? Go call my cads, I'll to the quay, And see him come ashore. For there's nae getting into place, There's naa luck at a' ; There's little jobbing in the case, When our good Rab's awa'. Bring out my mitred coach-and-four, My glitering lackeys all ; I' Beall and tell Lord If • That Robin's at Whitehall. And let him don his furry gown, And clank his gowden chain For joy, that, in this happy town, The Duke is Lord again. For there's nae luck, &c. Let Philpotts preach a homily, Let Southey string his rhymes, Let B- compose a solemn Ice, And put it in the Times. He'll paint the Tories milky white, The Whigs as black's the dcil ; 'Tis a' to serve Reformers right, And please Sir Robin Peel. For there's nae getting ony thing, &c. There's honest Scarlctt at the bar, Been out o' place fu' Lang, Gie him commission for a war Against the letter'd gang. Gude faith, he'll curb the saucy press, And gar the varlets feel That scribbling's quite anither-guess Adventure under Peel. For 'tis past bearing a' they write, They must not print at a', Or else they'll put the Duke to flight, And send our Rab area'. Our Rab's demure as ony saint ; His speech sae passing fair ; The very , hand has gospel in't Wi' wnich he saws the air. And will he face the people's House ? And can he stand his ground ? Auld Sarum now to reproduce Were worth ten thousand pound. For there's nae joking wi' that House, There's nae trust at 5 5 There's little comfort in the House Since Sarum's done awa'. If Robin's in, and like to stay, My fears are 3.7 dispers'd ; And gin the Duke shall keep him sae Reform may do its warst. What care I though he change the laws, And little things reduce ; He daurna lay unoly paws On ony rank abuse. For 'twere ill living by the Church, And nae gude at a' Should flab intrude beyond the porch, And prune Laith great and sma'. ESPERANCE. ADELPHI THEATRE. A new piece called The Last Days of Pompeii, by Buck stone, from Mr. Bulwer's last Novel, was introduced at this Theatre last night. The piece opens with the banqueting scene in the house of Glaucus, the Athenian (Mr. Hemming), where we are introduced to that hero of the story and his epicurean companion Sallust ( Buckstone). Here also Nydia ( Mrs. Keeley), the blind girl, appears, with her song and flowers, to contribute to the enjoyment of the young volup tuares : her love for Glaucus is apparent ir, her demeanour. Afterwards the scene shifts to the "flash house" in Pompeii, where the same party come to inspect the gladiators, and make up their betting books. Stab°, the host, and Stratonice, his virago figure amongst these worthies,the latter with appro pria wife,teeffec, as she is represented by John Reeve (! ! !) Nydia is here bought from her mistress, Stratonice, by Glaucus, and im mediately afterwards presented by him to lone (Mrs. Honey),on their first interview, when he discovers in the famed beauty of Pompeii his own beloved Grecian maid. Next we have a grand scene in the palace of the Magician Arbaces (Yates), where he banquets lone, his ward, and, by a display of magnificence and the blandishments of (lancing girls, endeavours to excite her passions, and win her consent to become his wife. He also, by way of opening to her view, by magic power, her future lot, presents her with an optical illusion, rendered more impressive by surrounding- darkness, wherein their union is shadowed forth. Her love for Glaucus and repugnance to the Magician b e ing too great to yield even to this potent conjuration, Ar. baces is about to offer violence to her, when Glaucus and an earthquake at the same time opportunely interfere ; the colos sal head of Isis is upset and upsets the Magician, lone is rescued by Glaucus, and, on a scene of very striking confusion and supernatural effect, the curtain drops. In the second act the street of tombs at Pompeii appears, and with it Julia, the rich heiress, and the rival of lone for the love of Glaucus. This lady reveals her jealous troubles to Nydia, and by her advice proceeds to the abode of Arbaces, in order to obtain a love philtre from him ; she is, however, made the instrument of his vengeance, by being brought to the Witch of Vesuvius, who, instead of a long potion for Glaucus, gives her a draught which is to render him insane. This act concludes with the scene in the sacred grove, where Arbaces stabs the brother of lone, just as the maddened Glaucus ap proaches the spot, and then has the latter seized as the mur derer, Calcnus, the Priest of Isis, having, however, witnessed the deed unobserved. In the third act we find Glaucus con- ELECTION MOVEMENTS. NAVAL AND MILITARY CANDIDATES. - (From the Naval and Military Gazette.) Arbuthnot, Hon. General ...... : Kincardineshire. Arthur, Captain, 3d Drag. Gds. Ennis. Berkeley, Captain Frederick, R.N....• Gloucester. Boyle, Adm. Sir Charles Frome. Bvng, Captain Chatham. • • Christie, Col, Sir Archibald Cockburn, Vice Adm. Sir George Plymouth. Codrington ' Vice Adm. Sir Ed. Daubenev, Colonel Bath. Davies, Colonel Donkin, Lieut.-Gen. Sir R. S Berwick. Douglas, Major-Gen. Sir Howard Liverpool. Douro, Major the Marquis of Colchester. • Fox, Lieut.-Colonel Tavistock. Gordon, Hon. Captain , Aberdeen. Gregory, Captain Grev, Hon. Colonel Ball, Major , Handley, Major Boston. • ilar,rner, Colonel Aylesbury.. Langton, Colonel Gore Lindsay, Colonel - Fifeshire. Lygon, Hon. Colonel - E. Div. of Worcester. Martin, Captain . Bridgewater. Parker, Rear Admiral Devonport. Pechell,.Captain, , R.N. Phipps, Captain P Jib ill, Captain - Bedford. Thomson, Colonel P. Vivian, Major Wellesley, Major Lord C. Werayz,s, Captain Fifeshire. Wilinington, Captain denmed, and jCistined to the amphitheatre. Arbaces, finding that Nydia is aware of the cause of the madness of Glacus, oas her sent into the good keeping of one of his creatures, Burbo, the wine -seller, and he also consigns to a dungeon the Priest of Isis, who had been privy to his villany. The former, however, induces Burbo to convey a note to Sallust, informing him of the innocence of Glaucus, just in time to save the latter from the lion in the amphitheatre. The scene in the latter is pretty fairly represented, by means of well painted scenery, representing the vast circle, with its crowds of spectators, while the stage is the arena. Gladiatorial combats between six opponents, as described in the novel, take place. As the innocence of Glaucus is announced, toe eruption commences, and a veil, representing the cloud of palpable dust which accompanied it, falls at the front of the stage, and conceals every part of the scene. The last scene in the temple brings the chief parties in the plot together again, and Arbaces is about to seize lone, and revenge Limselt on Glaucus, when he is crushed by a mass of ruins, which tumble in chaos about him, and lay open a view of Vesu vius in full eruption—the sea lit up with fiery reflection--and the atmosphere all dust and darkness. As the curtain falls, the lovers arc seen escaping. The last scene is exce edin g l y striking. We have not seen anything; of the sort better don . e . on any stage in the metropolis. The Last Dates of Pompe ii has been go t u p a t th e Adelphi with a spirit which deserves success, and with a degree of good taste which honourably dis tinguishes it f rom th e g enerality of novelties which so redun dantly appear in the same quarter. There are at present a great number of base crowns and half-crowns in circulation, badly executed and easily dis e,overed on being examined. Some of the utterers are well messed fellows, which throw the retailers off their guard. They generally offer them in shops where there are only WOITICII, from whom, if detected, they could more easily make their escape. Several have been passed at shops where cigars are sold. THE ARMY. (From the Limerick Chronicle.) Lieutenant-Colonel Maclean, of the 81st, has returned from tear.; of absence, and resumed the command of the regiment in Dublin. Major Creagh and Captain Orange have gone on leave. • . The following dicers are gone on leave of absence Ensign Maurice, 3d ; Capt. Irving, Lieut. Elrington, 4th ; Captains Sawbridge, Parker, and Adams, Lieutenants Russell, Smith, and Wodchouse, and Ensign Smart, 28th—Major Nichol!, 84th regiments. Major Garrett, 46th regiment, has left Dublin on leave. Captain William Houston, of the 10th Royal Hussars, has been appointed an Aide-de- Camp to Lieutenant-General Sir W. Houston, G. C. 8., on the Staff of the army at Gibraltar. Lord Acheson has been appointed Colonel of the Armagh Militia, vice the Earl of Gosford, resigned. The appointment was in the father, and is transferred to the son. It has been for some time under consideration in a high military quarter, to augment the pay of sergeants of Infantry, in general a very intelligent, active, and meritorious class of men, whose duties arc most onerous and responsible at all titrtc s. Captain Arthur, 3d Dragoon Guards, has left for Ennis, to canvass the electors. The Hope transport, Lieut. Spencer, Agent, has arrived at Portsmouth with Artillery from Gibraltar, and sailed for Wool wich to disembark them. Lieut.-Colonel Chambers has embarked to take the com mand of the 25th Regiment on the West India station, in company with three Officers from the depot. Lieut. Chambers, 19th Regiment, has embarked at Graves end in the Julia, to join head - quarters, Barbadoe s ; also, a draft for the 69th and - 86th Regiments. ELECTION NEWS. TAUNTON. The cause of Reform has had a signal triumph here. Mr. Montague Gore was introduced by the Tories on Wednesday last, aad aided by their newly awakened love of Reform and the influence and threats they never fail to employ when they can, he canvassed the Borough for three days, against the present liberal members Messrs. Labouchere and Bainbridge. But on Sunday, finding that his cause was desperate, he resolved to retire, and accordingly ordered his carriage, purposing to leave the town ; but his party were resolved not to let him off so easily. Mr. Gore, like every other gentleman who has been foolish enough to connect himself, with the Blue party in the town, found that he had caught a Tartar. They would not let him go. They barricadoed the door of the Inn, threatening to murder him if he ventured out. He was personally assaulted by his own sub-agents, with the most insulting and horrible language—the most alarming threats were made to him by his late dear friends—and, after narrowly escaping from their affectionate hands, with a whole skin, he was at last obliged to steal privately out of the town, it is said in the disguise of a female dress. Nothing could be more gross and disgusting than the conduct of this gentlemanly party, as they call themselves, to their own candidate, who is certainly a man of talent, and whose conduct throughout was excellent, and beyond measure praised by themselves, until be offended their party spirit by resolving not to pre coed to a useless poll. The Reformers here are too respectable a body, and have too much good feeling to have acted so ; but if it had been possible for them so to behave, what titles of low radicals, mob, scum, &c., would not have been showered upon them ? But the contrast between the conduct of the two parties—the mild and placable bearing of the Liberals, and the Violence and abuse of the Tories— must have convinced every observer of the superiority of the firmer party in all that constitutes true respectability. It is evident that the people who are Reformers from prin ciple, are actuated by the highest and noblest motives. Had a poll been demanded, it is certain that the Reformers would have been returned by an immense majority. It may be worth mentioning, that at the last election Mr. Pemberton was deceived into a hope of success in this liberal town, by the same party who have thus maltreated Mr. Gore ; but he also retired after canvassing three days, and finding himself 8001. minus, and such will be the fall of every gentleman who connects himself with the Blue party here, for the great majority of the inhabitants of the tem' are Reformers. SOMERSET. This connty will return eleven Liberals and two Tories ,o the next Parliament. It will do its duty at this crisis. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SiR,---Jt is a duty every Englishman ones his country at the present crises to explain. to the people the change of the Times; so subtle are the Times, so changed are the Times, by Tory trickery for place and self, it will, I have no doubt, account for the apparent want of energy in the people, to per fect, and preserve sacred, our lhte Reform Charter. The country insisted upon Reform, and was agitated from one end to the other, and the patriot King was pre-eminent in dissolving the Tory Parliament, to do justice to his people. Scarce had the salutary measures begun to operate before dissatisfaction was evident that they had not proceeded fast enough in the measures of Reform to please the nation. This, although so opposed to the Tory creed, they, the Tories, took advantage of, and every engine was set to work to destroy the popularity of Reform, by insidious means. The Tories, finding Reform, was going on too fast to suit their ambitious designs of en slaving the people, they commenced to effect the annihila tion of the Reform Bill by every disgusting intrigue, and self-abasement, stimulating all members of corporate bodies, select vestries, and other establishments, when Reform was in progress, even to frenzy, pointing out that if such ameliora tion to the people and the poor as was anticipated by the WThigs took place, all their little monarchies, with their feasting and "pot walloping" would be exposed, the robbery thereby put a stop to, consequently the poor benefited. The interested took the alarm ; and this is the explanation that should be given to the world (a truth beyond contradiction)—viz., thousands of men who advocated Reform in the most strenous manner (in order to pass the Bill), such as aldermen, common council men, time-serving men, vestry men, , churchwardens. and clog-whippers, who have it in their power, by the distribution of bequested money, to lead the people astray--such men are eternally disgraced; they hive ratted, and turned Conservatives, in order to espouse a Tory Govern ment. which, which, in its most liberal construction, can only be calculated to plunder the people. No measure was ever calculated to. give a greater boon to the poor than the extinc tion of abuses, as now existing, in the corporate bodies. Yet the people of England ; unceremoniously and insultingly, have seen the liberal Government dismissed. Was it because they did not go fast enough in the measures of Reform? No. The Government given to them in exchange detest all reform, and cannot, without being the veriest miscreants and vilest apostates, recal :their thousand times repeated detestation of the people's wants, enforcing the same by a solemn protest in the face of God, and which is registered in the people's hearts. Ohl what a blot in the career of kingly glory for after-bio graphers to speak of England's King, who gave his people a Reform Parliament to correct abuses that pressed hard upon their wants ; and when it was beginning to relieve and soften their necessities, influenced by Court intrigue, pensioners, and tlattorers, he dissolved that Parliament, abandoned his people leaving them in his old age to be governed by Tory cormo rants. r I am, Sir, yours, &c. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTEI?SALL' S. DEBBY. SAILOR. A very slack day, and nothing done about either of the favourites, against whom we can only give the odds offered. A few bets were laid against some of the outsiders to small amounts. Closing prices:- 10 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Ascot (Angelica coit) 10 to 1 asst Lord Jersey's Silenus 13 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Coriolanus 18 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's s Darioletta colt 20 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Marchesa colt (taken) 25 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Ibrahim ON to 1 taken) 30 t 3 1 agst. Duke of Richmond's Leopoldine colt 33 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Stockport (taken) 45 to 1 agst Lord Warwick's Niobe colt (taken) 45 to 1 agst Mr. Grant's Operator OAKS. Nothing doing. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS At per Load of 36 Trusses . CUMBERLAND. Coars•• heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .C 3 10 to ZS 15 New Meadow Hay 4 0 .1 15 Useful Olt Ditto Fine Upland Meadow and Rye grass Hay Clover Hay Lat ,a , .v. .. CI .ISto£l 10 I Wheat Straw II2 113 SMITHEI ELD. .. Coar:e heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .£3 15 to £4 0 New Meadow flay '4, 4 5 5 0 Usef..l Old ditto 4 11 4 15 Fi ne upland Meadow and Rye-grabs Hay ("over Hav .extra fine .....A.5 10.. .....Generally .., 4 11 . .5 5 Oat S raw......... £ 1 4 to-CI 61 Wheat Straw I 8 110 HUNGERFORD. .'olr,e Meaztow Hay ,i 3 I!) to ..C4 0 Now Meadow flay 4 0 4 15 Useful Old Ditto 4 5 4 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye grass Hay (71;wcr Hay that Straw X 0 oto £0 0 1 Wheat Straw COLONIAL MARKETS.—(TIIIS DAY.) BRITISH PLANTATION SUGARS.—The clearances last week were 2,000 With.. Prices remain the same. EAST INDIA SUGAR.—About 4,100 bales of Bengals are on sale this morning at full prices. FOREIGN SUGARS.—YeIIow llavannahs have been sold at for mer prices. RE'F'INED SUGARS.—There is no alteration in this market. COPlT.E.—British Plantation Coffees are very buoyant at tis late advances. Middling Jamaicas fetch from 98s. to 111 s. per awt. and low middling from 945. to 975. per cwt. Foreign Coffees cre in full demand. he deliveries are still considerable—full 900 puncheons, of which upwards of 500 were for home use. Proof Leewards are at 23. •2ci. per gallon. COCOA.—Red Grenada have been sold at 435. to 495. 6d. per cwt. RICE.—An extensive sale of Rice is in progress. Bengal quali ties are in good demand. T EA.—A sale of Teas, ex Postboy from the Cape, has taken place this morning for home nse. Some further discussion took place relative to the dispute with Customs as to the qualities of Teas. M any chests were withdrawn, in consequence of the Inspector de manding the higher duty of 23. 2d. per lb. on Teas pronounced by the trade Congous. Seiers.—Since last week less speculation has existed in Pepper. About five thousand bags of Pepper have been taken for advanced prices. COTTON.—The Market is rather more quiet.; prices are upheld. TALLOW.—The demand for Tallow is not active, and there is a heavy Market at 403. to 40s. 6d. per cwt. in , Lord Lyndhurst will not sit again the Court of Exchequer except to give some judgments, at Gray's Inn hall, of which due notice will be given. A new work is about to appear under the title of " Sketches of a Seaport Town." How much, indeed, of amusement, and even of more permanent gratification, might not be extracted from the bustle, the ever changing incidents of a seaport. Such a place is the resort of adventurers of all classes ; it is there that the rich merchant collects all the va rious sources of his wealth, and there, too, the decayed and sad emigrant takes the last farewell glance at his native land on his way to far-off colonies. The human heart is, indeed, nowhere subject to so many powerful excitements, and out of these the skilful novelist may at will construct eventful nar ratives. HE MASTER OF THE ROLLS.—The present Master of the Rolls, since his appointment, has attended regu larly every Sunday, with Lady Pepys, and his whole family, Divine Service at the Rolls Chapel. It is rumoured that it is His Honour's intention to reside at his official residence as soon as the necessary repairs, consequent upon the late Master of the Rolls giving up the greater part of the house for the King's Bench records, can be effected. The inhabitants of the liberty of the Rolls look to this event with great anxiety, no Master of the Rolls having resided there since the lamented death of the late Lord Gifford. Independent of the great be nefit the neighbourhood will derive from the increase of busi ness, consequent upon the residence of His Honour, a decrease of the burthens of the parish, to the amount of upwards of 901., will be effected, as the rate upon the official residence, if inha bited, will amount to that sum. 'TLE SHOW The show-yard was unusually crowded on Friday, Satur day, and yesterday, by persons, the greater portion of whom were agriculturists. The animals exhibited were those enumerated in our Paper of Friday, and well repaid the trouble of visiting them ; many were remarkable for sym metry, size, weight, and other rare and esteemed qualities. The large lofts in the show-yard were stocked with seeds, roots, and grasses ; there were also many improved agricul tural implements. Yesterday morning the club held its annual meeting in the parlour of the yard, to settle their financial matters, and determine the amount and conditions of their bill of premiums for next year. We are informed that a prize of ten sovereigns is added for one-year-old long-wooled sheep that have never eaten cake, seeds, corn, pulse, or meal. Further, the prizes for one-year-old short-wooled sheep is altered from ten to fifteen sovereigns ; and a second prize of five sovereigns is offered for two-year-old short-wooled sheep. THE DINNER. In the afternoon, between two and three hundred mem bers of this Club dined together at the Freemasons' Tavern, is Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, to celebrate the thirty-sixth anniversary of the formation of their society. E Spencer presided, supported on the right by Lord Huntingfield, and on the left by Lord Oxford. There Iv( re also present Francis Pym, Esq., Clark Hillyard, Esq., Henry Handley, Esq., M.P. ; W. May, Esq. The cloth having been removed, " The health of the King" was given. It was drank with no very marked ap plause. Neither did the toast of " The Queen and the rct of the Royal Family" produce such an ebullition as could be referred to political feeling. Some half-dozen appeared to be disposed to prolong the plaudits, and this give them the effect of an expression of Tory sentiment ; but their efforts met with no encouragement, and their atte.npt, therefore, was a complete failure. E irl SPENCER said, it was not necessary for him to pre flee ti e next toast he had to propose, with any observa tions ; he would at once give them, " Success to the Smith fie!d Club"---(Cheers)—and that it would be successful, he thought there could be no doubt ; the best evidence of the fact was to be found in the character of the shows of cattle, year after year ; and to this be might add the very nume rous attendance that he saw before him this evening. He was most anxious, as indeed he always had been, for the success of this Club, because he was sure, that on examina tion it would be found exceedingly beneficial to the farming interest of the country ; and for that interest, whatever might be his situation, it would be his earnest endeavour to do what he could.—(Great cheering.) The toast was drunk with great applause. His Lordship then read the list of prizes awarded by the judges, and distributed them to such gentlemen as were present to receive them. The list, as read by his Lord ship. was published in our paper of Friday last. The health of each successful candidate was given, and drunk by the company with great applause. There was much cheering when his Lordship announced himself as the receiver of the premium of twenty sovereigns for a four years and six months old Durham ox, and of the .gold medal for the best ox shown. His Lordship's health having been proposed, the toast was honoured with several rounds of applause. Earl SPENCER said, it illways gave him the greatest satis faction to be received in the manner in which he had been by the present meeting. His own taste inclined him to follow agricultural pursuits as much as possible. He was interested in every way in which a man could be in the suc cess of agriculture ; but, independent of his personal inte rest in it, he felt that to the country its success was of the very highest importance.--(Cheers.) When he proposed to them as a toast, " The success of the Club," he told tLem that his endeavours should never be wanting to pro mote that object ; surely he need not repeat that this was his determination. He should now have more time, he aoped a great deal more time, to apply to agricultural pur stits.—( Hear, and a laugh.) He told them last year, when he gave the gold medal to the gentlemen to whom it was fe!judged, that, in his opinion, that ought to be the object they should all have in view. He would use his best ex ertions to obtain the prize next year, as he had done this. When he was unsuccessful, lie should not feel discontented ; but he hoped to succeed in the future years that he pro mised himself he should have the heneur of setting at this table.—(Great applause.) The healths of the unsuccessful but commended candi dates having been drunk, Lord HUNTINGFIELD, in returning thanks, said, though he had not been fortunate enough to succeed this time, he assured them he would try, and try again, and if he failed at last, it would not be owing to a want of exertion. Ho congratulated them on the numbers he saw present. He had been afraid the interest the public were taking in such business was going down like the price of corn—(Laughter) .—hut be was happy to find it was not so. His Lordship having expressed his sorrow at seeing the short-horns beaten by the Herefords—(Laughter)--proceeded to say that ho thought it desirable there should be a premium for animals net fed on artificial food. The lonm- wooled sheep, as well as the South Downs, might be produced b in as fine a condi. tion as any person could desire, having been raised by natu ral, and not by artificial means. If they made them fat beyond a certain degree, they became unsaleable.---(Hear.) Mr. P. HILLYAIID said the gentlemen whose healths had been drunk were the " commended " unsuccessful candidates, and for them he presumed to rise to return thanks. He was rather surprised to see the Noble Lord who last addressed them, get up for that purpose, because his Lordship did not belong to that class—his Lordship belonged to the class that were simply unsuccessful.— (Laughter.) Now he (Mr. Halyard) was as nearly a successful candidate as he could be, being one of the un successful who were " commended." He always considered that the judges bad a rather difficult task to perform, but their difficulties on this occasion must have been greater than usual. He believed that singe the club had been instituted the judges had not been so puzzled as they were to decide between tbe _claims of Lord Brownlow and himself. He rejoiced at having so nearly obtained the prize, and be regretted that he had lost it. At all events, he was perfectly satisfied with the conduct of the judges, and, in conclusion, begged to propose their healths. (Cheers.) Mr. BENNET returned thanks. Earl SPENCER said, the club being of opinion that a treasurer was unnecessary, Henry H. Hoare, Esq., their banker, had consented to perform the duties of that office. This gentleman was one of the oldest Members on their books. His Lordship proposed " Mr. Hoare's health."— (Drunk with applause.) The following toasts were also given : " The Marquis of Tavistock ;" " The Duke of Rich mond ;" " The Stewards of the Club ;" " The Duke of Bedford ;" " 'l'. W. Coke, Esq. ;" " The Earl of Talbot ;" " Success to the Manufactures and Commerce of the Country ;" " Prosperity to the Labourers of the Country " The Butchers of the Metropolis ;" " Live and let live ;" " F. Pvm, Esq. ;" " The Manchester Agricultuial Society ;" " H. Handley, Esq., M. P. ;" " Sir C. Morgan, Bart. ;" " Mr. W. Parey, the Club's indefatigable Secretary ;" and " Success to the Agricultural Societies throughout the kingdom." Earl Spencer and. his friends withdrew at about nine o'clock, when Mr. Hillyard was voted into the chair, and conviviality was kept up till a late hour. MR. BULIVER'S LAST DAYS OF POMPEII.-- " By the magic of his genius the author has in this, his finest work, conducted us into the midst of a people now extinct. His descriptions of that luxurious Campanian city, with its decorated houses, its baths, itn temples, its theatres, and its idolatrous places of worship, are fresh and life-like, while his allusions and his pictures of society discover his classical taste and erudition. It required a writer of no small genius to present to us the characters of this finely-imaginative story, instinct with passion, restless with ambition, toiling in their search after pleasure, and busy in accumulating the materials for remorse."— Glo be. We understand, from good authority, that John Neeld, Esq., the only brother of Joseph Neeid, Esq., M.P., for Chippenham, intends offering himself for the borough of Cricklade, in case of an election.—Saeisbury Herald. The Treasury have lately ordered a chapel to be built adjoining the barracks in the Regent's Park, for the ac commodation of the troops. The Governors of the Seamen's Hospital Society have erected a very handsome marble monument on the north staircase of the Royal Exchange to the memory of John Lydekker, Esq., a liberal benefactor to that institution. The Central Court, called into existence in misc.. quence of the mistakes" elsewhere, has already served itself the same way. Owing to the absence of an Alderman certain fcrinalities were gone through in a manner not sanctioned 11 the Act, and the whole proceedings being vitiated, it is ex pected a number of the prisoners must again be tried. THE ELECTION FOR DISTRIBUTION.-- A cheap edition of Mr. Bulwer's " Letter on the Present Crisis," for distribution will be published this day, price 11. 12s. per hundred, or 161. per thousand. Orders to whatever extent, with remittances, addressed to Messrs. Saunders and Otley, Conduit-street, will be immediately forwarded to any part of the kingdom. One of the most remarkable features of the new comic romance (" The Princess ") by the popular author of " Florence Macarthy," is the mysterious omnipresence of the heroine. Of all the strange incidents of the work she is the prime mover, though her agency is not at all suspected by the other dramatis persona, and until the final clearing up of the plot, but little guessed at by the reader. The scene of the story shifts occasionally from London to Brussells ; bat still the inscrutable Princess is ever present, weaving snares for all the characters, and playing them off, each against the other, with consummate effect. Surely this highly original and spirited conception must owe its origin to a certain foreign illustrious lady, who exercised in London, some little time ago, a similar spirit of intrigue. SMITHFIELD