The Sun. — London, England, 1834-12-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock yesterday af ternoon, at the Foreign Office ; it was attended by the Lord chancellor, Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, the e . 41.1 of Rosslyn, the Earl of Aberdeen, Earl de Gtey, and the 'tight Hons. J. C. Herries and A. Baring. The Earl of Haddington arrived in town from Brighton d had the time that the Council was sitting. His Lordship 'ad an interview with some of the Ministers. The Council sat upwards of two hours. A deputation from the Commissioners of Wert India Corn ensation, composed of Messrs. Lefevre, Lewis, Stephenson, Amyot, and Duckworth, had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Aberdeen at the Colonial Office. , AL de Bacourt, the French Charge d'Affaires, transacted ensinsss yesterday at the Foreign-office. M. Bacourt accom panied th e new French Charge d'Affaires on Monday to the residence of the Ministers. Viscount Lowther left town yesterday for the North. Lord St ra th a ll an an d Si r C. Bagot transacted business yes terday at the Colonial-office. The Princess Sophia Matilda remains at Bagshot-park, on a visit to the Duchess of Glocester. Lord Auckland removed yesterday from his official resi dence in the Admiralty, which it is expected will be occupied Y Mr. Secretary Goulburn. The Lord Chancellor returned to town yesterday from B righton. Th e Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat again e *rday in the Council-chamber, and resumed the appeal f rom Lower Canada, " Donnegany against Donnegany." The case being concluded, the Vice-Chancellor, on the Part of their Lordships, stated that they would take time to consider their judgment. " Des Rivieres against Richardson," from Lower Canada.— ' ll this case Mr. Wightman made a motion ex parte respondent, nhieh was granted with costs. `` Kendra Connor Chandler, and others, appellants, against Ur Lord the King" (frem Lower Canada.)—Dr. Lushing n and Mr. Burge were heard in support of the appeal, and !toed that the appellants were the purchasers of certain lands ' ll Lower Canada, situate at, the confluence of the River St. Lawrence and the Lake St. Peter. The property was given by grants from the Crown to Mr. Cresse, by whom it had been S d to the present appellants ; the first grant comprised the L ake), of Nicolet (at the junction of the River and the t hree leagues and by subsequent grants the-Isle of La Fourche, and leagues of land in augmentation of the Seignory of teolet, added to its width, were given to Mr. Cresse. The Pl rrht of the present appellants had been recognized by the orernment survey for fixing the boundary line of Govern ent grants of land, executed in 1802, by Mr. Macarthy, "fr. Macarthy having at the time examined the terms oft e Potts. The case for the appellants having been concluded, their Lordships adjourned. LIST OF THE TORY GOVERNMENT, WITH SELECTIONS from their RESPECTIVE OPINIONS. I do not agree with the views of some persons who are sup- Nd to support the Government on the ground that we should ~°:. at the measures to be proposed, and not at the men who ° 'rer them.—Sir R. Peel, Mansion-house. h[ N. B. These men—every one—voted against the Reform DUKE OF WELLINGTON. never heard that any country had a more improved or sa t. Actor: ) , representation than this country enjoys at this mo kent. It deservedly possesses the confidence of the country ; 411(1 I will say further, that if I had to form a Legislature, I \ ''')uld crea t e one, not equal in excellence to this—for that I eilld not expect to be able to do—but something as nearly of she same description as possible. I am, therefore, not pre kred with any measure of Parliamentary Reform ; nor shall 41 Y measure of the kind be proposed as long as I hold my Prese nt position.—Nov. 30, when Premier, immediately pre (ling his expulsion from office. [lt is unnecessary to quote at length his memorable protest 14 1839, and his acceptance of office as a Reformer, within a week of its date.] My belief is, that there never was a Government that pos sessed to a greater degree the confidence of another place than t he Government of - the Noble Earl Who has lately resigned ; 1)(1 my opinion is, that the Government existing at this mo ment possesses, in the same degree, the confidence of the other 'ous_te of Parliament.—July 29, 1834. t he [lt tvould be needless to cite the endless instances in which new Foreign Secretary has denounced the French and Belgian struggles for freedom—has praised Miguel and 1' ,7 os--has denounced the Queen of Portugal—and has been the • ' uniform advocate of despotism all over the world. SIR ROBERT PEEL. That I may not be called to the bar of posterity—that I 414 3' not be visited with that censure which will undoubtedly se from the evils, public and private, which I foresee the Bill will create • * xny last vote shall (i e giv en , as my first, in opposition to this measure.—March 42 , reading R.eform Bill. mould the King desire to remove a popular Administration, 4 01 v then will it be possible for him to do so?—Same night. [Note—Evidently a most desirable object in Sir R. Peel's ° Pinion.] - - Let it not be said that I take this course from any desire to r ecover (Ace. I feel that between me and office there is a der gulf, than there is perhaps between it and any other man ' l l this House. I know that the country can only be governed trough the House of Commons, and I feel that my opinions 41 'e riot in accordance with those that are supposed to influence 4 majority of this House.—Feb. 7th, 1833.—First debate in Reformed Parliament. EARL ROSSLYN, PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL. :For forty years a Liberal, and the friend and follower of Fox 1 ,1 Grey—silent since he has become the Aide-de-Camp of f " Duke of Wellington, on condition of abandoning every ° PA ler opinion. LORD WHARNCLIFFE, LORD PRIVY SEAL. Vas the Peer who moved the rejection of the Reform Bill :Itlt'n e motion for its second reading in October , 1831— voted ' 11 " its second reading in lB32.—was the last Lord who spoke ttpinst it before it finally passed, June 4, 1832—was the tail sinall party then known by the name of the Waverers. TILE LORD CHANCELLOR. But, m y Lords, the destinies of the country are in your b ands ; y ou have the power to ward off this great calamity ; 4 i temporizing policy must be your destruction. Let me con 'ttil!'ie you, then, by voting against the second reading of this to avoid those calamities which menace the Constitution. NApril 13, 1832. k,Aly Lords, I shou. l d bo asham ed to hold the situation of a 4 tniste r of the Crown:, and to suffer such an article as that I read to-day in the Times newspaper to go unprose :tod and unpunished. should consider it as an act little tiort of treason to iuy S a. - ereign, as calculated to degrade t he . ti Monarchy of the country, as the most scandalous derelic °4 of duty that ever ma n committed towards the King and t he , law s an d c onstitutiorr of his country. The daily calum nies to which I have been exposed, as far as they relate to ZYself personally, I utterly' despise : as far as lam myself ' 4l cerned, I treat them with ineffable scorn. .Sir fi: D W A RD KNATCHBULL, speaking of Sir Robert Peel , Right Honourable Secretary might endeavour to t " I !Plain that part of his conduct which , he would take the luert y t o say, appeared to him at variance with his former tlitical life. That explnnation might be attempted by the hz ight Eonourable Gentleman ; hut that confidence which had en hitherto accorded to public men, had received a blow 011 1 which it would :4EVER recover. "Nusquam tuts fides." A genc.l'ai feeling of dil-content pervaded the minds of all men a:T this subject. The chaeter and reputation of public men w ere of the highest importance to the State; and it was , t herefor e to be regretted, that in consequence of the course ‘!bich h a d b een l a t e ly pursued, uublic men would hencefor :ard b e viewed with a jealous and suspicious eye by the nation ' 4l large.— March 17,1829. ~- L QAD E- LLENBOR OUGH generally a nswers himself, and there fore no one has ever taken the trouble to recollect any of his te ntitneirts- Lord Ana &DERN, when Foreign Secretary, was always sup- P''sed t o do , and to say whatever the Duke of Wellington tee ased. t SIR G EORGE MURRAY obtained the support of the Dissen ters by promising them his on the hustings, in the month of aY last ; and, in return, voted against them a few days after ail's- [See list of minority on Universities Admission Bill.] H ERR/Es .—More famous for his works than his words : Principally ;notorious for having intrigued to break up a °vernrnertt of which he was a member, in 1828. Mr. GOVLBUEN.—/si,sver listened to by the House, and th erefore his speeches axe not remembered, but all his votes hive been the most illiberal. i t At. BARING.—When the Bill ;gas passed, for I admit that must pass, what a state (referring to the wishes of-the ; 1 3 nntry) would any un f o rtunate Government be in, which i l th e °lll d 13 017 come into office ! The country , dou b t less, would 1 4e . 4 be made to say, If vou had left our old reforming Govern -11, "t in poo-er, they had projects in view whic h would more 4 have realized all our expectations. —May 14, 1834. her• Baring so invariably answered himself in every speech ) ever n lade, that it is needless to charge him wit h new in bensistey,oy. His declaration in favour of a scramble may t tc set- off against his uniform opposition t o the relief from atio ? „ . Art L na GREY..—Ouly - known for having, all, his life, child 41p layed alternately at soldiers and sailors. A member of the Y acht Club, and Colonel of the Yorkshire Yeomanry i i 4 Agars..—a, corps in which fat farmers are ridiculously dressed 14,40 rt pelisses, trimmec: with black sheep-skin and worsted 1 41 11- CHARLES WYN/q.--A. , member of the Whig Govern nt, till repugnance to the Reform Bill induced him even to n, t) his place. Forn-ierly unmannerly, dismissed by the DDukeif Wellington for his liberal tendency to small reforms ; e 7 res tored solely for his subsequent opposition to t he g reat coent siece carried by the people. LORDS OF THE TREASURY. t %/tour Mi x . WILLIAM YATES PEEL.—Dumby, but brother t ) " the Premier. I \ r- I - THE EARL OF LINCOLN.—:Ditto, but son to the Duke of e wcastle, who said of electors, that he had a right to do "ha the liked with his own." , SCOUN T S TORMONT .—Said at Norwich, within the last fe w days, that "he hated the very name of reform." CR ARLES Ross.—Dumby, but fussy as a deputy whipper-in. i\r ,". E. GuansroNE.—Known as nominee of the Duke of astle's " own." at the the ar appeal sent of Justice of the litanies ad Mr. ad tho didate, of his nn al- ered a 1.11 Will iton is LY.) es, Le ster. ?zes.— -Ar inst. ; ;ueira. from Tara. from ieste ; sb on ; Ilau to .kkers, le da- shore ost on cl, put iulate, opt's, a no ale at rvant, 10tHe9 3atte overeci ,er, in rtain r ma m the open SCX nark. a the Two. ;ed in. A for ,weers these ma om a Lt the et its heed I feet stone Ind a eeple ed at thick hag tegati from, of a • an- VOIC V_ RS, e3,t, t,* stty, 'rola [cot, rogi rora BRIGHTON, DEC. 30. In the forenoon of yesterday the King, accompanied by the Duke of Richmond and Lord Western, drove to the Park for the purpose of visiting the German Sea, and examining the properties of its various waters. His Majesty was much pleased with the interior of the building, as well as the beauty of the grounds, which were laid out in a most tasteful manner. His Majesty returned to the Palaee before one o'clock, for the pur pos3 of meeting the Ministers. The Queen did not leave the Palace during the day. Their Majesties gave a grand dinner yesterday evening at the Palace, to which the following distinguished personages had the honour of being invited :—The Princess Augusta, the Landgravine of Hesse Homburg, Prince George, Duke of Wellington, Duke of Richmond, Marquis of Bute, Earl de Grey, Earl of Rosslyn, Earl of Haddington, Earl of Mayo, Lord Wharncliffe, Sir Robert Peel, Mr.' Secretary Goulburn, Viscount Lake, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Byron, Mrs. George Dawson, Miss Hope Johnstone, Lieut.-Colonel Somerset, Miss d'Este, Sir Herbert Taylor, Colonel Sir James Hope, Major Martin, Lieut.-Colonel Hornby, Sir Robert Otway, Sir James Whitshed, and the Royal suite. The dinner was served up in the Banqueting-room, adjoining to which the band of the First Royal Dragoons was stationed, and played during the evening, as did also the gentlemen composing her Majesty's band. Mr. Bathurst attended as Clerk of the Council, yesterday ; Lord Byron was the Lord in Waiting, and Sir Robert Otway the Equerry in Waiting. The Duke of Richmond continues on a visit to their Ma j,sties, as does the Bishop of Worcester. The Earl of Chesterfield arrived here yesterday, in a car rap;e and four, from town, immediately after the Ministers. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Countess of Mu;grave, at the Clarendon Hotel, New Bond-street, from Ravensworth Castle, Durham ; Right Hon. Sir Robert Gordon, at ditto, from Haddo, N.B. ; Sir Joseph Hanley, Bart., at ditto; from Kent ; E. H. Green, Esq., at ditto, from the Continent; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. C. Ab- L6tt, at their new residence, in Dean-street, Park-lane ; Sir Thomas and Lady Baring, in Devonshire-place, from Brighton; Right Hon. C. W. Wynn, in Grafton-street, from ditto; Vice-Admiral Lambert, from ditto; Sir Charles and Lady Mary Monck, at Belsay Castle, from a tour ; the Countess of Ilarrowby and Lady Harriet Ryder, at Sandon Hall, from a visit to the Hon. G. M. and Lady Mary Fortescue, at Wear Gifford, Devon ; Lieutenant-General Sir Charles and Lady Egerton, in Albemare-street, from a tour; Sir Michael and Lady Stewart, in King-street, St. James's, from the Conti nent ; Lord and Lady Muncaster and family, in Hamilton place, from Yorkshire ; Colonel Sir Octavius Carey, in Jer rayn-street, from a tour; Colonel Wood, in Stratton-street, from Littleton, near Staines. WILL OF THE LATE W. THWAYTES, ESQ., OF FENCHURCH-STREET. The following is an abstract of the will of the above gentleman:— To three executors (10,0001. each) £30,000 To seven nephews and nieces (10,000/ each) To one nephew To the Clothworkers' Company - 20,000 ..- To the Blind of the said Company 20,000 To Mrs. Thoyts TO Mr. Webb To the Magdalen Hospital To the London Hospital To the Mendicity Society 5OO To the School in Westmoreland, where he was educated... 500 To Mr. Tibbets (at the tea counter) To Mr. Mawley (ditto) To twenty shopmcn and clerks (1001. each) To Thomas, his footboy ...,.._ To twelve porters (5/. each) 6O To seven of his wife's nephews and nieces (1,0001. each) 7,000 The freehold goes to his nephew, the heir-at-law, in con- sequence of will not tieing witnessed 24,000 Total £209,260 The residue is left to his' widow, and is stated to be about 500,000 £700,260 MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ROBERT TRAVERS. Major- General Sir Robert Travers, who lost his life by being thrown from his horse in Cork a few days back, was an officer of distinguished merit and talent. He entered the ser vice in 1794, obtained a company in the following year, and was reduced on half-pay in 1796. In 1798, being still on half pay, he volunteered his services with the Sligo regiment of Militia, during the Rebellion of that year in Ireland, and he was wounded while doing duty with that corps. Sir Robert Travers was placed on full pay as Captain in the 79th regiment in 1799, and served with it on the Expedition to Holland in that year. In 1800 he was engaged in the at tack on Ferrol, on which occasion he was again severely wounded, and on his return to England he joined the Rifle Brigade at that time forming. He was promoted to a ma jority in that gallant corps in 1814, without purchase, and ac companied it in the succeeding year to Germany, under Lord Cathcart. Sir Robert embarked with a detachment of the Rifle Brigade for South America, in 1807, and was a third time severely wounded, during the attack on Buenos Ayres. la I SOS he commanded the Rifle Brigade at the battles of Roleia and Vimiera, was with it on the retreat of Sir John Meore's army to Corunna, and was immediately after appointed to a Lieut.- Colonelcy, without purchase, at the request of the Duke of Wellington. He was nominated to the command of the 10th Foot in 1810, and served with it in Sicily, and on the east coast of Spain. Sir Robert commanded the advanced guard_ in the attack on Genoa in 1814, under Lord William Bentinck. Upon the restoration of peace, he was appointed to the situation of President at Cephalonia, and in 1823 he re turned to England, and was promoted to the rank of Major General in 1825. Sir Robert Travers was a Companion of the Order of the Bath,l Knight Commander of the British Order of St. M. and St.. George, a Knight Commander of St. Ferdinand, and he also wore medals for his services in the Peninsula. The melancholy and distressing accident which deprived Sir Robert Travers of life, will be deeply and sincerely lamented by all who knew him, whether in the capacity of a brave and zealous officer, an active and impartial magistrate, or a sin cere friend. This day Sir Robert Peel will attend at the Trea sury to hear the New Commission read, when the newly appointed Lords will be sworn in, and take their seats ac cordingly. The Duke of Cumberland is on his way from Berlin to England. A Government steamer has been ordered to be in readiness at Calais to-morrow to bring over 113 Royal Highness and suite. The Duke of Northumberland arrived at Alnwick Castle on Wednesday, and Lord Prudhoe, his Grace's bro ther, on the preceding day. Their arrival was hailed by a salute from the guns of the Castle.—Newcastle Chronicle. The Earl of Haddington is expected to arrive in Dublin towards the close of this week. The Earl of Had dington was married on the 13th of November, 1802, to Lady Maria Parker, the only daughter of George, fourth Earl of Macclesfield. Her Ladyship is to accompany the Viceroy to Ireland. Wynn and several of the Ministers left town yesterday for the purpose of canvassing their constituents. Barons Court, Ireland, is now very gay, it being full of visitants. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn intend remaining there until February. The Duke of Argyll has returned from his Con tinental trip. The venerable Earl of Eldon will be in town on Monday next. The mansion house in Hamilton-place is com pletely finished. The Earl of Rosslyn returned to town yesterday afternoon from Brighton. The Marquis of Ely takes possession of his new mansion in Eaton-square next month. The Noble Marquis tenented Bifrons-park, near Canterbury, before it was pur chased by the late Marquis Conyngham. The Marquis of Camden has been entertaining Sir Henry Hardiuge and a small party at the Wilderness, Kent. The lady of the gallant General is niece to his Lordship. The Earl of Lincoln arrived at the residence of the Duke of 'Hamilton, on Monday, to take his seat as one of the new Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. His Lordship leaves this day again for Clumber Park, to canvass for South Notts. Lord Spencer died much less wealthy than had been supposed, and since his demise the greatest economy prevails at Althorp. All the servants have been discharged, much of the park has been ploughed up, and the present Peer contents himself with a single servant. The library is to be preserved from the hammer. The address to his Majesty of the merchants, bankers, shipowners, traders, and others, bearing 5,730 signa tures, was yesterday placed in the hands of Sir Robert Peel by a deputation from the Committee which had superintended the proceedings, consisting of Mr. Ward, Mr. Lyall, M. P., Alderman Lucas, Alderman Brown, and Mr. Fowles. Sir Robert Peel stated to the deputation that this address was a document which he was persuaded his Majesty would receive with the highest satisfaction, and that he would take the earliest opportunity of laying it before his Majesty.—Morning Post. _ LEAMINGTON SPA, DEC. 27.—0 n Friday night General O'Halloran gave a fancy dress ball at the Regent Hotel to nearly 200 of our principal residents, including the Earl of Fingal, Lord William Lennox, the Hon. Mrs. Cad dell, Sir Charles Chad, Sir Henry and Lady Cumming, Sir Philip Durham, Lady Theresa Dease, Sir George Hudson, M r . R usso n, M. P., Lady Mostyn, Mrs. Chandos Leigh, &c. The Misses Manners Sutton will give a splendid party on Wednesday next at the Upper Assembly Rooms. Weippert's band from London is engaged, and there is little doubt but it will prove one of the most fashionable assemblies of the season. The will of Don Pedro was to be opened on Mon day by the President of the Tribunal de Premiere Instance of tha Seine. The will, written in Portuguese, being o bscurely worded, the notary with whom it was - deposited, and the six witnesses present when it was signed, have been called upon to be present on the occasion- 0 w interpreter will also attend. THE U N FORTUNATE MAN.,-,-We are requested . nd. n q ,ll to that this new to st— naval novel, by Captain Frederic Cha mier, R.V. ilublished this day, by Richard Bentley, 8, New be i . t . t e d of all booksellers in the Burlington-street. and . ri2v and Uaited Kingdom—Agent's for Seo..4' Duran Bradfute, Edinburgh; for Ireland, Mr. John Cumr:,;.'"7' LITERATURE. THE LITERARY SOUVENIR. EDITED BY ALARIC A. WATTS. London: Whittaker ik Co. Ave Maria Lane. 1834. The " Literary Souvenir," hitherto among the first and fairest of the Annuals, has this season doffed their gorgeous livery, and very gravely and for ever re nounced their companionship. We are not quite satisfied with the reasons which the Editor assigns for this necessary separation from the society of early and respectable acquaintances—not that we accuse him of acting unwisely in so separating—but we think he might have ventured to tell us his real motive, instead of putting us off with secondary ones. Nevertheless, if excessive modesty be sometimes a fault, it is one so seldom committed, and has so little influence in the way of example upon the world, that we readily forgive it in the present instance ; for, modesty it assuredly was, which prevented the Editor from telling us the principal cause of his donning a Spanish habit—looking as serious in his dress as if he were a student of Salamanca—and assuring us that, although he would continue to pay us an annual visit, yet would he not be classed with the run of annual visitors• Now all persons of mature years can tell the reason why, at a certain age, they began to think it indecorous to go a birds'-nesting with little masters Bob, and Thomas, and Harry ; preferred hats to tasselled bonnets ; and would rather have their pockets filled with indifferent sonnets, than stuffed with whistles, tops, taws, tee-totums, and the like. Very venerable people told them that they ought to think of more important things than toys, and children's sports, and they will remember that so flatter ing an admonition was not lost upon them. An other word is unnecessary to explain the real cause of the " Literary Souvenir's" separation from the companionship of the " Annuals." If the explana tion we have given be thought a reflection on the merit of the " Annuals," properly so denominated, we are not answerable for it ; and, moreover, we have the 'greatest respect for this most beautiful class of periodical literature. We simply state the Editor's roal views, and certainly the changes which he con templates, so far as they are apparent in the present volume, are a decided improvement. The engravings are of surpassing beauty, both in design and execu tion ; their number is increased from ten to twenty five ; and the whole work is greatly improved in all that gives value to a book—subject, size, and embel lishment. But our opinion of the merits of the engravings which enrich this volume, is already before the public; and it only now remains that we say a few words on the letter press. Among the contributors we observe many of the most elegant writers of the day :—Sir Aubrey de Vere, Mary Howitt, Henry F. Chorley, Mrs. Gore, Miss Montagu, Aliss Landon, the Rev. Mr. Dale, J. A. St. John, the Editor, and several others—all well known and appreciated by the reading public. The work is, however, rather addressed to artists than any other class of readers, and we think ought to be entitled the Artists' Annual. The best article is the opening one—the " Painters Dream," by the Editor— the Notes to which are extremely valuable, and very well written. " Poetry and Painting " by Sir Martin Archer Shee, " Bhds in Summer " by Mary Howitt, " The Spirit of Poetry" by the same author, " An Hour of Song" by H. F. Chorley, and " Where is your 'lame, my Bonnie Bird " by Miss Montague, are all papers of great merit. The " Bishop's Island" by the author of the " Collegians," and " Ishmael's Despair" by Mrs. Gore, arc the only articles in the volume which we think unworthy of it. The former is an an absurd version of an old legend connected with the Sept of Mac Sweeney or Mae Swine, owners of a castle on the coast of Donegal ; and in the latter the Son of Hagar is made to confound dates and circumstances, with the most sovereign con tempt of probabilities and possibilities. The mistakes are the more inexcusable, as they might have been corrected by a momentary reference to the Book of Genesis. The other articles are all very well written, and the subjects of most of them are particularly inte resting. As we said before, this work is particularly addressed to artists, and deserves to be warmly patro nized by the lovers of poetry, painting, and engraving. It is surpassed neither in elegance nor cheapness—the first article alone is worth a guinea, and the engravings double that sum. SKETCHES IN PORTUGAL DURING THE CIVIL WAR OF 1834. BY JAPES EDWARD ALEXANDER, r.L.S., CIPTAIN 42d ROTAL HIGHLANDERS. Cochrane and Co., Waterloo-place, 1835. _ _ Th!s work is what it purports to be and nothing more. It is neither a history of the state of Portugal during the war, nor of the war itself ; but simply sketches by an intelligent officer during a casual resi dence in the country, of what fell under his own obser vation, and what he learned from persons of rank and opportunities of correct information, to whom he had access. Mr. Alexander having obtained the notice of the Royal Geographical Society, he was applied to by the Members of that most excellent Institution, in 1833,t0 " explore and report on certain portions of South-East Africa ; with a view to the extension of geographicalknow ledge and commerce." Having obtained permission from the authorities at the Horse Guards to absent himself from his corps, the author went to Portugal, with a view to obtain from the Government there, au thority to visit the Portuguese settlements in Africa. He left London in the Spring of 1834, and landed in Lisbon after that city had been in the possession of the Constitutional army. From that he went to Santarem, where he joined the Queen's troops under Count Sal danha, and was present at the engagement near that town. At Cartaxo he saw the Emperor, to whom he was introduced, and who conferred on him the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. His stay in the country was not longer than was required to obtain the necessary papers and instructions for visiting the Portuguese colonies in Africa, and being provided with these, he returned to London, visiting Oporto on his way homewards. Such is the outline of Mr. Alexander's travels in Portugal. In the course of his rambles he found the people generally quiet, inoffensive, and obliging to a remarkable degree. He was surprised at the few out rages which were committed in a country where justice was completely suspended, and where every opportu nity was afforded for the gratification of evil passions. Murders were unfrequent, and no systematic scheme of plunder prevailed even among the most depraved characters. He visited several convents and nunneries, in which he witnessed more rigid austerity than in any other establishments of the same kind which he had see n i n the course of his t ra vels through any other country. He was particul a rly struck with the nu ns o f L a Trappe, who are only allowed to speak for fifteen hours in the year, and in that time must be included the moments spent in the confessional I The author thinks the wretched crea tures who are thus, as it were, buried alive, and whose daily amusement consists in digging a part of their own graves, must be very unhappy. We grant there may be instances in which they are so, but speaking from an experience much greater than any which could be obtai n ed by an officer in the a rmy, the cont rar y is the case. Wretched as are the lives of cloistered re cluses, and vain and absurd as are the motives which leo 0 What they call thus dyin to the world ? the ob .ects of such general commiseration are really happy, and contented under all their privations. As we said before, there may be, and there are instances to the contrary ; but they are the exception and not the rule. None can tell but the victims of superstition, how dark, yet how powerful, is the hold which it takes on the Vuinan Mind. To judge of them by outward appear ances is most erroneous : spiritual pride is a splendid equipage, with which the sandaled monk can pity the idle parade of an Emperor. We may smile at the foolery of those who believe they appease the wrath of Heaven by self-inflicted torments ; but we would say less about their regrets, did we know that they se cretly regarded themselves as the select few, for whose sakes God withheld the fire and brimstone with which he intended to destroy all the nations in the earth. In Portugal Mr. Alexander found little or no trade—the lower orders of the people very poor—ver min, particularly fleas, very abundant—streets very filthy—and roads abominable. He saw besides much to encourage a hope that the country would soon eman cipate itself from the evils which oppressed it. Schools on the Lancasterian system, were not unfrequent, and the Court was setting an example to the people of checking the power of Priesthood. He speaks in high terms of most of the members of the Portuguese Government, whom he found influenced solely by a regard for the true interests of the Portuguese people. His observations on the trade and commerce of the coun try are particularly valuable, and his opinions much more correct than we were prepared to expect coining from such a quarter. Our great fault with the work is the style, which is very crude, and unequal throughout. The author is much too fond of quoting poetry, and here and there has descended to the use of slang, which is certainly anything but a proof of a refined taste. In every other respect his work is a very agreeable pro duction, and is highly creditable to the talents of a veteran officer in the British Army. THE RESOURCES AND STATISTICS OF NATIONS, Exhibiting the Geographical Position and Natural Resources ; the Area and Population ; the Political Statistics, including the Government, Revenue, Expenditure, the Civil, Military, and Naval Affairs; the Moral Statistics, including Religion and Education ; the Medical Statistics, including compa rative Mortality, 6-c. ; and the Economical Statistics, in cluding Agriculture, Manufactures, Navigation, and Trade, 6-c., of all Countries, by John Mac Gregor, Esq., F. S. S. of London and Paris, Member of the Acadirinie de L'in dustrie Agricole, cc., and Author of British America.— London, A. H. Baily, and Co., 83, Cornhill, 1834. The peculiar excellence of all works of this kind depends entirely upon the correctness of statistical tables. General observations are •f small account, inasmuch as they - may be obtained from the perusal of a Geography or a Gazetteer, or the writings of intelli gent travellers. It would be unreasonable to expect from us a decided opinion of the merits of a work of which only the first part is yet published ; but having compared Rome of the tables with others equally recent, and of the correctness of which we are well assured we are able to assert, that if the parts un published equal the one before us, the work will prove an invaluable acquisition to the library of the legisla tor, the politician, the political economist, the mer chant, and every man who would amass general infor mation. The tables are well arranged, and the obser vations brief, and to the purpose. The work is to be completed in eight or nine monthly parts, at four shil lings and sixpence each—an astonishing low price for a work of such immense statistical labour. The other parts shall have from us a more regular notice. OBSERVATIONS, &c. Hurst, St. Paul's Church-yard. 1835. This is a collection of moral sentences from well known authors, each containing in itself some opinion, sentiment, or witticism. The Editor has added bere and there some of his own, which can only be dis tinguished from the rest by persons sufficiently ac quainted with the literature of the country to be able to mark any addition to it. The " Observations," as they are called, are by no means of equal merit, and would certainly have been better had the mere puns been omitted. Punning is a poor attempt at wit, and a disposition to perpetrate puns is seldom met with in conjunction with talents of a high order. The public will best judge of the merits of this little work by the following sample of its contents : " Death has one blessing mixed with all its bitterness ; it makes saints of all its victims. Tip world destroys Romulus; but, dead, it makes him a god." Our arguers all strike their heads, like Jupiter ; but not with like success, for no Minerva comes forth." The glutton is the lowest souled of all animals : the butcher's boy is to him an Atlas bearing heaven on his shoulders." You may ridicule the fop upon his ignorance, he cares not; but not a word on his dancing. Our Achilles is vulne rable only in his heel." , g A genteel young man, i. e., be snuffs the candles." We kneel to man, but we lounge to God." "We all agree that 'in Church we should feel all as equals yet, we add, our grooms should bear in their re membrance, that at ten minutes to one they are to go for our cabs." " The humane man of the present day takes the fish out of the damp water." " Ho who breathes into woman's car aught unfit for her to hear, is guilty of sacrilege, in impiously defiling the fairest temple of the God of purity." " Alas, we need no hour-glass I our mirror is a sufficient one to show us how time passes." " Your greatest villains are those fellows who mean well:' on retiring from life they will find a man cannot live upon his means. Ways and means are not at all united." " Martyrs stand as if they were nonconducted en an elec trical machine : they can take the chain in their hands, they can see the wheel about to work ; but they remain firm ; their nature is proof against the shock." , 6 The sweet light of friendship is like the light of phos phorus,—seen plainly only when all around is dark." The bantering of fools will at last make wise men answer ; as throwing stones into the well will at last make the water rise : though truly they have not much reason to rejoice, as it rises at their expense, and mounts by their assistance, leaving them at the bottom." " 'he talent with which Gibbon denies that there is a God, is a most convincing proof there is one." " A man may have twelve houses, and have no home." " I have three reasons for forbearing to say aught against women ;—the mother who cherished me, the sisters who played with me, and the wife who loved me." " Only on Sunday, and then only in the morning, do men pray. The reproach of Pharaoh might be applied with truth to Christians, Ye are idle, ye are idle; and therefore you say, Let us go and worship the Lord our God.' " " The aristocrat is like the rompo, he lives upon the ashes of the dead." ADVERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.-- Some amusement had been excited at Calcutta, according to the last advices, by the King of Lucknow having advertised for a wife. His advertisement states that his last wife " Had been dismissed with some marks of affection," and he offers fifty lacs of rupees to any English lady who does him the honour of sharing his throne with him. THE NEW PUBLICATIONS. 1. THREE YEARS in the PACIFIC, comprising Notices of Brazil, Chili, Bolivia, Peru, &c. By an Officer in the United States N avY. 2 vols. Bvo. 2. ITALY; with Sketches of Spain and Portugal. In a Series of Letters, written during a residence in those Countries. By WILLIAM BECKFORD, Esq., Author of " Vathek." 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Bvo. with two Portraits. 9. The Sevenici Volume of the Translation of the MEMOIRS of MADAME JUNOT (DUCHESS D'ABRANTES).— *** Any of the precediug volumes may be had separately, to com plete sets. SOUTH DEVON COUNTY ELECTION. PUBLIC MEETING OF THE FRIENDS AND SUP PORTERS OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) On Monday last, the 29th day of December inst., a public meeting of the freeholders and electors, resident in Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse and the vicinity, was held, pur suant to public advertisement, at the Mechanics' Institute, in Princess-square, Plymouth. The meeting was both nume rously and highly respectably attended, nearly one thousand persons being present on the occasion. About one o'clock, (the hour appointed for the commencement of the meeting), Lord John Russell, M. P., accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Codrington and Sir George Grey, Bart., M. P.'s for Devonport; and Thomas Bewes and John Collier, Esqrs. ' M. P.'s for Plymouth, entered the meeting, amidst loud and continued plaudits. RICIIARD BAYLEY, Esq., was called to the Chair. He then addressed the meeting to the following effect :—My Lords and Gentlemen—l have much pleasure in congratulating you on the very satisfactory result of the canvass in this district, which, although it is not quite completed in the country pa rishes, shows, in a manner that cannot be misunderstood, that the re-action which has been so much talked of, has not taken place in this neighbourhood. The electors are decidedly of opinion that the reformation of abuses can not be expected from the present Ministry—composed of a set of men who have constantly resisted all Reform—ant; whose nominal head (but who is, in fact, the mere nominee of the Great Cap tain,) has lately declared that he will not be an apostate from the principles on which he has heretofore acted. These prin ciples, which the whole party have heretofore exhibited since the passing of the Reform Act, are well known to the electors, who can place no confidence in the sudden conversion of such men from their former principles, to the specious professions they now make. The electors act like prudent men, and pre fer supporting those whose political conduct has uniformly been in favour of civil and religious liberty, and who had success fully carried into effect many improvements in our political in stitutions, as the fruits of the Reform Act, and we know they had prepared others with the intention of proposing them at the next meeting of Parliament. The late unexpected dis missal of Lord Melbourne's Administration from office, may prevent those being adopted for a time, but, ere lone, they must be triumphantly carried—when the Tories shall have displayed their utter weakness and inability to go vern, through the Reformed House of Commons, as soon they must, we may again expect to see the Noble Lord and his Colleagues called upon by their Sovereign tq resume their great and good labours, for the benefit of his people ; and we may then expect to see those measures, which have heretofore been so violently opposed in the House of Lords, pass like the Reform Bill, with scarcely any opposition. For what the Noble Lord and his Colleagues have already effected, the na tion is deeply indebted to them. Our grateful thanks are espe cially due to our Noble Representative, whose consistent con duct secured for him the head of the poll at the last election, and will, I have no doubt, again place him there, as repre sentative for the Southern Division of this county.—(The worthy Chairman resumed his seat, amidst the cheers of the assembly. ) GEORGE SOLTAN, Esq., then rose to move the first Resolu tion. He said it was a matter of no small gratification for him to see so large a body of freeholders assembled on the present occasion. It had pleased his Majesty to dismiss his late Mi nisters, and to call to his councils men of a different descrip tion, the Reform Bill as that which would subvert all that was good and valuable in the Constitution, and, therefore, as conscien tious men, they were bound to subvert the very Bill itself. They will do so if you will allow them, said he.—(" No, never," was heard from every part of the room.) I shall not enter into the various reasons which were given for the late change of Ministry, but refer to that given by Sir Robt. Peel. It was, that the country was in a state of agitation. Surely, the Church had no reason for agitation, for his Majesty's late Ministers had intended to introduce a measure for the Reform of the abuses in the Church. There was no reason for excite ment by the Dissenters, because they well knew that the late Government intended to introduce a measure for the redress of their grievances. The Corporations, too, in the different towns of the kingdom, had no occasion for agitation, for they were convinced that the late Ministry would have produced measures for Corporation Reform ; but if agitation existed, it was in Ireland, the result of ages of Tory misrule. In con clusion, the worthy Speaker called on all present to sink minor differences, and support the comn:on cause—that of Reform _ _ DAVID DENY, Esq., then rose to second the resolution. After apologizing to the meeting for his appearance before them, he said, that had he refused to take part in the meeting when called on, he could not have justified his doing so. He said, that he considered it to be the duty of every Reformer, at the present crisis, to stand forward and support such mea sures as might tend to return to Parliament those men only who would further the principles of Reform. After referring to the resolution, the Speaker said, that in Sir Robert Peel's speech at the Mansion-house, the other day, he spoke of the nation being in a state of quiescence and repose, and which the Premier attributed to the confidence of the people in the present Administration. I rather apprehend that this quiescence had arose from this principally—not confidence in his Ma jesty's Ministers, but the confidence of the people in their Own strength.—{Cheers.) The Reform Act is irresistibly fixed— the people know that—and that they have now nothing to do but send the same sort of men to Parliament that had hitherto perfornied their duties so well. The people now have the House of Commons in their hands, and they will keep it. Sir EDWARD CODRINOTON, M. P., then rose to support th e Resolution, and was received with long and continued cheers, amidst cries of " Trafalgar" and " Navarino," He then said— Gentlemen and Brother Reformers, I come among you, not as the friend of Lord John Russell, or of Mr. Collier, or any other person, but I am here as a staunch and zealous Reformer. lam sure I may say as much for my colleague. We came here to serve no particular or individual interest, but as Reformers, to pro pagate Reform principles. With reference to the present Administration, I can only call it an omnium gutherum. I perceive but one principle among them—to get places. As to the so-called Premier, he is but the so-called Punchinello. The gentleman who plays the part is the Duke. The Duke (or Sir Robert for him) has boasted of having had the sole Admi nistration of the State for some weeks. Could anything be more disgraceful than this ? The Duke of Wellington, and he a military character I With regard to Whig and Tory, there are but two parties that I recognize—viz. Reformers and Anti-Reformers. The shadow of Sir Robert Peel (Mr. Dawson) has this morning, I have the pleasure to inform you, stated to me that his principles are directly opposite to mine. ( Cheers.) This arose from a sort of turn-up that happened this morning : we heard that he had been in the Plymouth Dock-yard influencing the officers. We took the liberty of seeing what he was about face to face. He then let out that his principles were of the same description as mine—mine are Reform.—( Cries of " Won't do.") Well aware it won't. For the purpose of deception the faction have thrown a tub to the whale. We hear nothing now of the name of Tories, for they are all Conservatives. Conservatives—of what I would ask ? Of what precceded reform ? I am a Conser vative—but of the Constitution in its purity. It has glad dened my heart to see that, amidst King and Lords, there is a House of Commons to represent the interests of the people —without it we should be under nothing less than an oli garchy. Upon what ground do the present Ministers claim support, but on a declaration that they have abandoned their principles or forfeited their honour and faith ? The King has been deceived—and God knows he has been deceived. The King can do no wrong—because his advisers are responsible. I do not think that worse advice ever was given than in this instance. The Duke is responsible for the whole. Now, upon what ground were the late Ministers dismissed ? So long as there were understood to be differences of opinion, it was left to itself— its enemies calculating on its natural destruction; but the moment we had a Ministry per fectly unanimous they were dismissed.—( Cries of " the people will put them in again.") I would ask you if there can be unanimity in the present Ministry—.l would refer you to the Duke's protest against the Reform Bill. It stated it was revo lutionary and subsersive in its character, and injurious both to rich and•poor. Can any man come in upon any principle of honour and support this Bill, and act upon it with Reform Bills after such a protest? If they continue in, they must do so at the sacrifice of all principles and honour. Sir Robert Peel's manifesto is deception from one end to the other. No one pledge in it there I can perceive. Impelled by a princi ple which I can't help pursuing to the utmost in my power, I have appeared before you on the present occasion, and made the statements I have.—( The Gallant and worthy Admiral here sat down amidst the applause of the meetina-.) The CHAIRMAN then said he rose to put the Resolution which had been moved and seconded, and so ably supported, by the Gallant Admiral. " 1. That this meeting participates in the 'general disappoint ment excited by the selection of the Members of the present Ad ministration, from a party that had unceasingly and vexatiously op posed the passing of the Reform Act—that has continually and pertinaciously supported every existing abuse in Church and State :--that has placed every possible obstacle in the way of the redress of the grievances of Dissenters--men who, by their votes and pro fessions recorded up to a recent period, have declared their con tinued attachment to the illiberal principles by which their poli tical career has been hitherto distinguished—and that the vague and unsatisfactory developement made by the present Premier of the principles on which he i n tends to conduct his Government, have aggravated the national disappointment" It was carried unanimously by acclamation. JOHN NORMAN, EN., of Devonport, rose to move the second Resolution, and was received with cheers. He said h e th an k e d them for the manner in which they received him. He stood before them as a Reformer—as a man of Devonport. He knew that the people of Devonport felt a debt of gratitude to the Noble Lord present. After what had been said it was unne cessary he should say a word more. H e wou ld, h owever , make one observation—which was that though the late Mi nistil did not come up to their wishes they should not find fault with them, for if they looked into the circumstances in which they were placed, they would find they were prevented from bringing forward those measures which they otherwise would 'have done.—( Cheers.) GEORGE ALDRAM, Esq„ seconded the Resolution. lie thought that one reason only was necessary to be given to cause them to support the Resolution. As they (the present Mi nistry) had heretofore, distrusted them, they should now mis trust them also. He concluded with calling on them, in case a dissolution should occur, to place Lord John Russell at the bead of the poll, and thereby show that lie oould be returned by independent and unpaid voters. Sir GEORGE GREY, Bart, M, P„ then rose, amidst the hearty cheers of the meeting, and spoke to the following effect The perfect unanimity of sentiment which h as b een expresse d here, and the way in which you have received me, renders it unnecessary I should say a word in the shape of apology. You have all heard the reasons assigned through the papers for the dismissal of Lord Melbourne's Administration. They have tended to throw it on the Noble Lord himself. But the real cause was that it was united in one principle of Reform. It is said that we are interfering with the King's prerogative. He is the best judge as to its exercise—and you as to the ex ercise of your prerogative in the choice of your representa tives. Let the motto be practice, and not profession. lam proud of the occasion which has proved the noble spirit of independence existing against the most extraordinary in fluence that has been used by the Anti-Reformers--an inde pendence that reflects the highest honour on the men of Devon. THOMAS BEWES, M.P., shortly addressed the meeting, stating his entire concurrence in all the sentiments of Reform that had been expressed, Lord JOHN Remise. (whose reception was of such a de scription as to leave not a doubt on the subject of the feeling of the freeholders in favour of a Reform Government), after the applause of the meeting had subsided, said, I think it my duty, before the resolution is put which is now in the Chair man's hands, to explain not only what I have done as a member of the House and as a Minister of the Crown, but under the new and altered circumstances of the country, to avow what my sentiments are. The change is immense since I last ad dressed you. But before I advert to those changes, I will say a word with reference to an epithet used by the Gallant Ad miral Sir Edward Codrington—the -epithet unceremonious, as applied to the dismissal of Lord Melbourne's Administration. Now, whether it was or was not a prudent or politic measure, it was kind and considerate on the part of his Majesty to an nounce it to Lord Melbourne at once. If the King had allowed Lord Melbourne to fill up the vacancy which occurred on the demise of Earl Spencer, and then to have dismissed him, it would not have been kind and considerate. He well knew the kindness which his Majesty had at all times shown to his Ministers, with regard to the Ministry that had been dismissed, and those Ministers who have taken places. When I said, on a former occasion, I looked to measures, far was I from wishing that any set of men . should enjoy a mo nopoly of power. It was possible to have found men well known as Reformers. But any hope or expectation which I enter tained is now at an end. Let us, therefore, completely aban don the idea of adopting measures, and not men. I ask of those who now profess to come forward to support the King's prerogative, if the case had been the reverse, would they have been satisfied? If his Majesty had said that if Lord Mel bourne would not grant very extensive measures of Reform, he would send for Lord Durham, and he should choose a Minis try, I ask if these gentlemen would have been satisfied? No We all know that they would not—for men imply measures. With regard to the present question, had no manifesto—no declaration been made, the names of the very men who now compose the Ministry would have been quite sufficient. When you have men of certain principles, measures will follow; but when you have men of no principles at all, what are you to ex pect ? Who does not know the politics of the Duke of New castle, Lord Mansfield, and the Earl Roden ? Can we sup pose that any Ministers now existing, if they would propose measures of reform, would insult those Noblemen by asking them to join therein ? They look at every stage of Reform as a step to a Democratic Republic. Gentlemen, these Ministers comprehend every shade of colour, from the blood-red or orange of the Tory, to the delicate violet of the waverer. These gentlemen will, however, be so condescending as not to repeal the Reform Act ! They would if they could, but they will not, because they can't.—(Loud cheers.) With reference to a dissolution, the Noble Lord remarked that it would be both uncalled for, and as little justified; as.any measure which was ever proposed. The late House of Commons was tem perate in Reform,—ready to wait sometimes,_ apparently too long,—ready to abstain sometimes too much,—but, as some persons thought, too scrupulous—but ready to vote the Sup plies of the Crown with a spirit of loyalty never surpassed. The ground of dissolution was, in fact, that the Tories never could muster in the Reformed Parliament more than 140 or 150 out of 650 votes.—( Hear, hear.) Here the Noble Lord referred to an address of Mr. Burke's in the year 1784, in which were used words so applicable to the present character of the late House, as only to be re peated by the emphatic phrase of " an incorrupt, independent, and reforming Parliament." This reforming Parliament is dissolved for the purpose of obtaining an anti-Reform House of Commons. The solution of the question depends on the people. My belief is, that the desires of the people are not yet nearly satisfied, nor will they be so longas abuses exist. We are told that the present Ministers have taken office in a very difficult crisis, and they tell us, that if we do not support them the King and Lords will be overthrown. But if look back to the 14th September we shall see that no one but themselves thought the King in danger; his Majesty, in his speech, then congra tulated his people on the tranquillity of the country. If, then, there be danger, it is of their own making ; and their position reminds me of the Paris boot-cleaner, and the poodle, that had learned to smear the_ passengers boots, that his master might earn an honest penny by cleaning them again. His Lordship then referred to the present condition of Ireland, and to the attempt of the late Government to settle the question of tithes in that unhappy country, and after commenting upon the im possibility of the present Ministry conducting the affairs of the Government, concluded by saying that his sentiments on gene ral subjects were known to them, and his conduct before them, and was such as to convince them that he should adhere to the course he had pursued. Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON then explained with reference to the use of the term' unceremonious' as applied to the change of the Ministry, saying he did not mean it with regard to the individual or personal conduct of the King, but to the dismisal of the Ministry as such. The CHAIRMAN then put the second Resolution, which was carried nem. con. amidst applause. " 2. That in the opinion of this meeting the late Administration was in a prominent degree supported by pnblie opinion, and en joyed the public confidence—that among the illustrious individuals of which it was composed our present representative, the Right llon. Lord J. Russell, was one of the most distinguished orna ments, and that his whole Parliamentary conduct having been dis guished by an enlightened, zealous, and consistent advocacy of the principles of civil and religious liberty, entitle him to our continued exertions again to secure his return to Parliament for the southern division of this county." JOHN COLLIER, Esq., M.P., addressed the meeting for a short time concuring in the sentiments expressed by the pre vious speaker. The CHAIRMAN then declared the meeting closed, after which the thanks thereof were voted to him. Three cheers for the Reformers was then given, which was followed by groans for the Tories. The elections for the four scholarships recently founded in the Royal Academy of Music took place on Mon day. The examiners were Sir G. Smart, Mr. Cipriani, Mr. Attwood, Mr. Elliott, Mr. Gaps, and Mr. Lucas ; and the successful candidates were—for the two female scholarships, Miss Catherine Hall and Miss Louisa Hopkins ; for the two male scholarships, Master G. Halls and Master H. B. Richards. The contracts for the Sunderland and Durham Railway have been this week completed, and the works will proceed forthwith. The line is expected to be finished in ten months.—Newcastle Chronicle. RICHMOND, DEC. 30.—A delightful ball was given at the Castle Assembly Rooms last night by Mr. Ken don, and although not so numerously attended as upon former occasions, on account of the dissolution of Parliament, had to boast of the presence of all the leading families in the neigh bourhood. The dancing commenced at half-past ten o'clock to Weippert's band, and was kept up until a late hour. It is said that the next ball of Mr. Kendon's, oia the 16th of Febru ary, will be graced by all the nobility and fashionables from miles around. ROME, DEC. 11.—It is reported that Don Miguel will again quit us, to take up his residence at Genoa or at Nice, bo,cause the climate of Rome does not agree with him. Others believe that it is a mere pretext to take a journey to the north. We are inundated with foreign coins, especially from France and Germany, sent here by speculators for the new coin of good alloy just issued by the Papal Government. For this reason the Treasurer, M. Tosti, has just published a tariff relative to foreign coin. The cold of winter has set in. We have recently experienced a slight shock of an earthquake, which was more sensibly felt in the neighbouring mountains of Albano.—Augsburg Gazette. JAUNT DOWN A PATIENT'S TIIROAT.—Sir Isaac Pennington and Sir Busick Harwood were contemporary at Cambridge. The first as regius professor of physic and senior fellow of St. John's College, the other was professor of anatomy and fellow of Downing College. Both were emi nent in their way, but seldom agreed, and held each other's abilities pretty cheap, some say in sovereign contempt. Sir Busick was once called in by the friends of a patient that had been under Sir Isaac's care, but had obtained small relief; anxious to hear his opinion of the malady. N ot approv i ng o f the t.•eatment pursued, he inquired " who was the physician in attendance," and on being told exclaimed "He I If he were to descend into a patient's stomach with a candle and lantern, he would not have been able to name the complaint !"—Nuts to Coach. A scheme has been lately formed for working the lend and tin mines on Dartmoor, in many parts of which it is calculated large quantities of these metals might be found.— Western Luminary. POETICAL FOWL STEALERS.--We lately noticed the wholesale depredations committed on the fowl-yards in this neighbourhood. The thieves have again been round in the early part of this week, and the yards of farmers and gen tlemen have been pretty well cleared, preparatory no doubt to the Christmas festivities of the depredators and their friends. The success of one gang seems to have put them in a right merry humour, for at the yard of Mr. George Wright, of Walton, they stole six geese, and appended the following lines together with a sixpence, round the neck of the gander:-- Mr. George Wright We have come to-night No longer here to wander, We bought your geese At pence a-piece ! And left it witt the gander ! ! ! —Liverpool Chronicle, A crime last 'week came to light at Workington, at the recit''l of which all the better feelings of nature, and which, fT: the sake of outraged humanity, we trust will be found to have originated in the moments of wandering reason. It ap pears that the remains of a new-born infant were discovered in the grate of a set-pot in the poor-house near the above town, and under circumstances which favoured the suspicion that the mother of the child was not guiltless. A rigid inquiry was immediately commenced among the inmates of the house, and it was discovered that one of the paupers named Brin, who had been washing clothes in the buildings where the remains of the child had been found, had given birth to a child in secrecy, and, it is said, threw the body of her offspring on the fire I An inquest was held upon the body on Wednesday, before W. Bragg, Esq., coroner, and after a diligent investigation, a ver dict was returned which empowered the coroner to commit the unhappy woman to Carlisle gaol, to take her trial at the next assizes.—Carlisle Journal. II Ake THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1834.