The Sun. — London, England, 1834-04-01 00:00:00

t siderable vigour, flowered beautifully, and pro duced abundance of seed. A list of the species yet unintroduced is enumerated for the benefit of collectors. Some valuable instructions for the cultivation of bulbs are embodied by the and Rev. William Herbert, in his de scription of the " Sulphur-coloured Ismene," a fine ornamental bulb which was raised from seed at Spofforth four years since. T 1 he few remaining magazines will be noticed tomorrow, PARISH OF LAMBETH.-(THIS DAY.) 1,. ___....._ h his mor ning a Vestry was held at the School-room, . 1 ere . ill es'-buildings, Lambeth, for the purpose of efi ng officers of the parish for the ensuing year. The Rev. Dr. D'Ovizr, the Rector, was in the chair. When t h e question was put that Mr. Robert Wat z nore be re - e l ected Vestry Clerk, at the usual salary, be five hundred guineas, Mr. Fall moved an amend at the salary be three phundred ounds, and that dente clerks which Mr. Watmore was obliged to employ a lld pay out of his salary, be paid by the parish. long hick discuss ion took place upon that question had not terminated when our Reporter left. ASSI ZES. -(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) MIDL AND CIRCUIT.—WARWICK, MARCH 31. This THE . KING V. JOSEPH ALLDAY. thi s waS an indi c t men t, remove d by cer ti orar i into u e cnirt, for a libel. „ a ir. RI LL and Mr. WADDINGTON were for the prose clef:sue' . and Mr. Sergeant G OULEURN conducted the illee prosecut or , Mr. William Weston, was formerly livih,.. Aine lican merchant, but is now an accountant, ku cis in Birmingham. The defendant is the editor Proprietor of a monthly journal, known by the 1, of the Argus which is printed in the same town. 4, 4 ,...g i e month of September last, the defendant pub dru.,7: in his magazine, an article, in the form of a liars -4 was which the prosecutor, under a ludicrous tuch e, was made to appear, and to soliloquize ; and in tobh-i s°li lth:luy he was made to exclaim—" That he had I tee 7 his friends of their money, intrusted to his th P i ng; that he had blasted their peace, and ruined 'fame, in whi c h h e gloried." • the. thi s the pr esen t prosecu ti on was instituted ; and t 3 "7 having found the defendant guilty, he was sen %ai-. to e s - ld be shay la a fine paid of 301., and be imprisoned until fl. QUEEN-SQUARE.-(THIS DAY.) tha n ll ."lorning a bandy-legged little fellow, not more 4 °Ur feet high, named Robert Standon, and his WHITE la a police constable, charged with creat of - tt Tothill-street, and disturbing the slumbers 'r h ouljesty' s li eges on t h e prev i ous even i ng. and ae'eonstable stated that he found the defendants r ow 1111Mber of other persons fighting and creating a pi.L a nd although the defendants were the smallest rg er they created more noise than all the rest put yo l etl 2- Findin g that they would go away 110 Was 4 ' wts obliged to take them both to the station !"B.e• Cg 4 , leus e Your Worship," replied Mrs. Standon, 16 47 ° c ertainly was a bit of a ' flare-up' amongst us, 4 „,.. i 1 t 'Warn't our fault. Me and my old man was pass tleh-...c.ng the street from Greenwich Fair, when I says e h ul e , ' Bo b , ' says I, ' there is a woman wot lives nett; sa s y s 48.1. tried a sodger this morning.' Has she . Niy - ,, e • Yes,' says I ; , and I thinks, Bob, that hei f un ,l_tol as is any ways respectable ought to have th e , k _.• ' e a' yoke for being such a curstoration fool. I 4 , 1 --- ` . 4 80, likewise, says my Bob, and just at this mo seieZ 11 1) comes some sodgers, and they hears what B o b .f th e end th ey all pitched in to him, and I'm blest i bor r u e da wa ys " l . ,:t such a flare-Up as you never seed in your d w ooi l tsinei el pholens4 your Worship , " said the husband, "if says isn't all as rue as the Gospel ; they wpoasucapanlizeedint° the kennel in no time, and Poll herself right over me ; and I holds with what mould saYs hi about the sodgers--no respectable woman DiPe- elat..-uk dirt marrying one of them—a parcel of Wife-_ : an m d ,' .roill i t ef jno - n ' e e s y t:, if I would have a sodger if he had a You sa t i s:L.- - Th at's right, Poll, my girl, I likes to hear I ,v Mr. oehav d i HITE sa i d e n a ver S ur eties Ythrte • ur eties to keep it was quite e v id en t th a t t h ey h a d o p t e o a u c s manner,and they must find , T IRE MARKETS. -(THIS DAY.) _ ----as.-- HA y 114 A R KETs._ (At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND. A 1 11 to ar oderate supply, and a dull trade ; prices a. last quoted. kew -se , h eavy Lowland Meadow Hay 43 10 to .t 3 15 / 18 ", ", eadow Hay I/ 0 0 0 vi,f l, ll Old Ditto 4 0 4 4 e i "e Upland Meadow and stye-grass Hay 4 6 410 () over Hay 4 5 5 0 O at straw ..t ISto£l 10 I Wheat Straw... 112 114 • SMITHFIELD. cillpply rather limited, trade dull, and prices as last quoted. at, . N v e e heavy Lowland aleadow Hay .t 3 5 to £3 10 tlaw Meadow Hay 00 0 0 p.lol old Ditto 3lO 315 tionveltiviand Meadow and ttye-grass Hay...- 4 0 4 4 Oat Straiay (extra fine)....£4 15 ..Generally v ... il 12 to £1 14 I Wheat Straw ll4 116 HUNGERFORD. Coa rbe me, A limited supply, and a steadh trade. New NT Id " , Ha £3 5 to £3 10 _ 8 ~eadow II Y tgneefiatil ?Id bitto aY 0 0 0 0 3 15 4 0 Ci o I land o ,;Fr n ay .... Meadow and Rye.grass Hay 4 4 4 8 "' Ntaw ...... ii•••::. 0 ............................., 0 t X I 10 I Wheat Straw 1 12 1 16 ..._____„..._ ~,COLONIAL MARKETS--(THIS DAY). vial ucre is not much activity in the markets for colo rZar,produce displayed to-day, and but a single sale of is announced, namely, 5,869 bags of Mauritius.. ilrouttweek the deliveries were not of any large amoun t t s re ce i the Market's for continental produce, the accoun c all f or this morning are rather better, as respects t h e el,,Sua and Coffees. The amount of the stock Indi e D ocks Plantation Sugar is small ; in the West die it is under 8,500 hhds.. is The Mauritius fet c h f ,,, 13, offered this afternoon it expected will p nec , Ther s -8. chases'PUr h hut little doing in Coffee to-day, a . few deruands. -axi ng been made to answer immediate and th • -.he deliveries of Tea last week were large, °n the e prices continue very firm, at an improvement 8,,,e.5e obtained at the East India Company's last thew It is fully expected, that before the next sale, hole of the quantity purchased at the last sale W ill be nearl consumed. COTTON.I The demand c itt lY cha nge i n pr i ce, on tinues steady, without RICE.. —.There is a stead demand 4 di spoSitiOn to improve. y , and pri ces show I,ntirte PRODUCE. —There is not much doing in rio'allow, and the deliveries are very small, not ha v i ng unted to 880 casks last week. The stock is novv s i 4 ° o casks. vkii%eINDI G O. —The Indigoes . for. th.eensesxitssadleehtagre_onthsoawd., _. equently but little bum h ow e . of 3d. per lb. on the Company's last sale is th e e'er ma intained,and as the st oc k in the h an d s of p rove _ tuanufa c turers is much decre ase d , a further im . Ho lt nt is looked f or . Er n , P e s----The , but old Ho ps market for fine samples is very are dull of sale. , His Excellency Lord Granville, accompanied r o y am, wen 10 r For.' °l 'd Durh tto the Hotel of the with the-Ign Affairs yesterday, and had a conference . buke de Broglie.—Gahgnanz. h Wlthill a few days Count Pozzo di Borgo Austria 4had frequent conferences with the Ambassadors of Prussia, and Holland.— Galignant. . p MILFORb. :81-office stearp?cknetW, Sedbnile,sCdaapytahinisßoMbearise,sptyrt4is .4:e,(e4 11 1) they rier, as far as y Hobb's Point ( pursuant takirrlders received to that effect), for the purpose o . rnoort„e' pgeneral survey, previous to laying d this pi:: Jot' the removal of the packets plying . between wn Place i r , ethand Waterford, which is expected to take Giordian.e eourse of the ensuing summer.—Merthyr CR EA I neeti n -I) MANUFACTURE !—An Irishman . a g a brother Paddy in this town, on Friday, with sliplNtchod fish, which he had purchased from the great lutd given't c arne in on that day, asked him what h You ... for it " And is it what I gave for t a that ic C °lll d be after asking ?" replied the purchaser.- ' I gave eight pence for it." "By • __," rc .l°4lEl th for the e quetist, " I wonder how they can make them e Money 1"-- Tyne Mercury COURT CIRCULAR. Their Majesties left Windsor Castle yesterday morning for Kew Palace, where their Majesties ar rived about one o'clock. __ The King, attended by Sir Benjamin Stephenson, took an airing in an open phaeton in the grounds at tached to the Palace. Her Majesty, attended by the Countess Howe, followed in another open carriage. In the course of the afternoon their Majesties visited the Botanical Gardens. The King, attended by Sir Benjamin Stephenson and Sir Jeffrey Wyattville, in spected the state of the improvements in progress at the Palace, and in the grounds adjacent. A dejeuner was served at the Palace, about two o'clock, to their Majesties, the Duke of Cumberland, and a select party, including the Earl and Countess Howe, Earl and Countess of Errol, Earl and Countess Mayo, Lord and Lady Bingham, Lady Mary Fox, Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir Benjamin Stephenson, and Sir George Quentin. The King and Queen left in the evening on their return to Windsor Castle. The Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Ripon, and Sir James Graham, had interviews yesterday with Mr. Stanley, at the Colonial-office. Mr. Browne the Agent for Antigua, transacted business yesterday at the Colonial-office. His Majesty's Royal Gate alms of thirteen shillings (half-yearly) was distributed yesterday at the Almonry Office to each of 168 poor men and women, all above 60 years of age, except in a few cases of blindness and bodily infirmity. THE ARMY. ( From the Limerick Chronicle.) Captain Crombie's company of the 60th Rifles marched hence yesterday for Rathkeale, and another company from Newcastle will arrive at the same place this day—both to be stationed there during the Tithe Special Sessions. William Leacock, 36th Regiment, is sentenced to three months' hard labour and confinement in this garrison for desertion. A recruiting party in this garrison is now enlisting men for the 54th Regiment on the Madras establish ment. We have ascertained from respectable authority that there is at present no intention whatever of breaking up the extensive military barracks at Buttevant, or attaching the charge thereof to another district, which indeed would, from local circumstances, be matter of great difficulty. Captain Hemmings, and part of the 25th depot company from Drogheda, have relieved Captain Ilder ton, and detachment at Navan. The 3d Dragoon Guards quartered at Birmingham and Coventry, are ordered to the Irish station, and are to replace the 4th Dragoon Guards at Caher and Limerick. The 6th Dragoon Guards, or Carbineers, have re placed the Queen's Bays at Leeds, the latter having marched to Sheffield, and thence to proceed to Brighton, to relieve the Ist Dragoon Guards. MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY. GENERAL—WM. Knollys, from Sco. Fus. Gds. Gov. of Limerick, Paris. MAJOR-GENERAL-Sir Geo. B. Fisher, K. C. H., from R. Art. Woolwich. COLONEL—MaIcoIm, E. I. Comp. Serv. LtauT.-CoLoNEL—Burnett, E. I. Comp. Serv. MAJORS—Bristow, h. p. 34 F. ; Manners, late 8 R. Vet. Bn. Cheltenham. CAPTAINS—BIackaII, Ret. Inv. Stonehouse ; Hart, h. p. 75 F. ; Walton, h. p. Afr. Corps ; Bankes, h. p. 2 Prov. Bn. of Mil. London. LIEUTENANTS—Shaw, 31 F. Chatham; White, 31 F. do. ; Clark, 39 F. at sea ; Farmer, 39 F. at sea ; C. Clark, 62 F. ; Lambeth, late 4 R. Vet. Bn. ; Hope, late 5 do. ; Tulloch, late 7 do. ; Wm. Davis, late 8 do. Hackney ; Slocock, h. p. 4 Dr. Gds. ; D. Stewart, h. p. 1 F. ; Tane, h. p. 14 F. ; Watt, h. p. 1 W. I. R. ; Freer, h. p. 2 Prov. Bn. ENsimvs—Peter, 67 F. ' • Donovan, 1 W. I. R. Tobago ; King, h. p. Ind. Comp. QUARTERMASTER—LIOyd, 39 F. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT—Dep. Assist. COM. Gen. Dee, h. p. Canada. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT—Dep. Insp. Gen. Kidson, h. p. ; Surg. Brady, 2 F. Poonah ; Assist. Surg. Ma ginn, Staff, Chatham ; Assist. Surg. Portelli, h. p. Staff, Malta. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-THIS DAY. FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MARCH 31.—Wind N. N. W., strong breezes. —Arrived from the River and sailed the Jean Wilson, Banks, for Mauritius ; and Mariner, Wickham, for Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 31.—Wind N. N. W. to S. W. PLYMMITII, MARCH 30. —Wind S.W. FALMOUTH, MARCH 30.—Wind variable, light breezes.—Arrived the Eliza, Wheeler, from Rio Grande. Off port the Columbine, Boag, from St. Domingo. Sailed his Majesty's ship Nautilus, for Oporto and Lisbon, with mails. COWES, MARCH 31.—Arrived the Hero, Jenkins, from St. Domingo. DOVER, MARCH 31.—Arrived off port the Ni Sod skende, Moldt, from Tarragona. LIVERPOOL, MARC!! 30. Arrived the Harriet, Mitcheson, from Maranham ; and Cynthia, Greaves, from Charleston. Off port the Indian, Borthwick, from Pernambuco ; Chandos, Young, from Jamaica ; and Barbadian, Nagle, from Barbadoes. BELFAST, MARCH 25.--A schooner-rigged vessel, of about eighty or ninety tons, apparently loaded, went down in a heavy squall off Donaghadee, yesterday, at one P. M. WHITSTABLE, MARCH 31.—The barge Chatham, Grosby, from Rye to London, upset and sunk this morning, about two miles to the eastward of this— crew saved. CORK, MARCH 29.—Arrived the Munster Lass, Pound, from London. BELFAST, MARCH 29.—Arrived the Ranger, Bat tersby, and Enterprize, _Gibbs, from Lond o n. STANGATE CREEK, MARCH 31.—Arrived the Bet sey and Sarah, Bloom, from Leghorn; and Annibale, Agostine, from Genoa. The Silas Richards, Bursley, from Liverpool, ar rived at New York on the 6th March. PORT ANTONIA, FRB. 11. " The brig Lalla Rookh, Green, 87 days from Liver pool, bound to Mobile, anchored here on the Bth inst. in want of water. On her passage received from the American brig Amelia, two seamen and twelve pas sengers, taken off the wreck of the Sneaton Castle, Garbutt, from Liverpool to New York. The Sneaton Castle sprung a leak, and went down— all hands saved by the brig Amelia, from Boston to Rio de Plata. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Kellie Castle, from China, has arrived off Ply mouth. She sailed on the 13th of December, and St. Helena on the 12th of February. The Guardian, from Liverpool, has arrived in the Downs ; sailed in November. Departures from China.—The Thames, for London, the 2d of December; the Lady Melville, Inglis, and Herefordshire, for London, the 14th of December. Arrival at the Cape The Thames, from China. Arrival at St. Helena.—The Inglis, Herefordshire, and Lady Melville, from China, the 11th of February; the Frances, from Bombay, and sailed the 11th of Fe bruary f or L iverpool ; the Bare, from Bomba and Cape th e 7 t h . yy, DEATH OF MRS. BURNS. It is with re gret we announce, that intelligence arrived here on Thursday night, by the Defiance coach, of the demise of the venerable relict of our national bard. The me lancholy event took place at her own house in Dum fries, about eleven o'clock on Wednesday night, and the information was communicated in a letter to her sister at Mauchline, where, we believe, the eldest son of the poet is at present residing.—Kilmarnock • Journal. We learn from Naples that Madame Mali bran was on the point of setting out for London, when an engagement for fifty nights , at 2,000 francs a night, induced her to prolong her stay.' Tamburini, Ivanoff ' Mademoiselle Grisi and Madame Ungher , set out on Tuesday for London, and are to be followed in a short time by Rubini.---Galignani. The repeal of the inhabited house duty will have the effect of reducing the assessed taxes payable within the borough of Birmingham to the amount of about 10,000/. The reduction in the duty which took place twelve months ago amounted to 3,5001. ; so that the total reduction effected in twelve months will be upwards of 1 3,000 L—Birmingham Advertiser. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE. After the tragic play of Pizarro, a new piece not inappropriately denominated "an Easter f011y," was last night produced. It is entitled Anster Fair ; or, Michael Scott the Wizard ! Mr. Pocock, the author of the drama, has borrowed the subject from a singu larly amusing poem, published a few years ago by Mr. W. Tennant. He has adhered to his original with considerable fidelity, and has produced a trifle in which the waggeries of rustic life, and the pleasantries of Mr. and Mrs. Puck, a couple of benevolent fairies, are not unpleasantly mingled with the solemn, but not unfre quently ludicrous incantations of the Warlock, Michael Scott. Michael (who was right humourously represented by Mr. Webster) is, though a dealer in the black a r t, marvellously fond of fair ladies, and has set his affec tions on Maggie Lauder ( Miss H. Cawse,) the pret tiest maid in Anster. Maggie has, however, surrendered her heart to Rob the Ranter (Mr. Brindal), a poor but spirited laird, Who has little more than " his good spirits to feed and clothe him." Mac Jamie (Mr. Bartley) the Baron of Braidrig, who appears to exer cise despotic sway over his peasantry, causes it to be proclaimed that, at the approaching Anster fair, he who shall be successful in a sack-race, a pony-race, and a hirtle on the bagpipes, shall be rewarded with th e hand of M a ggie. Michael Scott has immediate recourse to his " cursed cantrips," and hopes, with the assistance of the arch-fiend, to carry off the prize. His arts are, however, rendered unavail ing by the superior cunning of Mr. and Mrs. Puck, who had long been confined, the gentleman in a mustard-pot, and the lady in a pepper-box, by the old wizard. They procure their liberty through the in-- strumentality of Johnny ( Mr. Meadows), and they , make use of it to succour the lovers, and to counteract the designs of their old foe the necromancer. By their beneficient aid Rob is foremost in the sack and pony-races, and, by the magic of his pipes in the mu sical contention, he sets the assembled multitude a dancing. To him is awarded the hand of Maggie Lauder, while Michael Scott, enraged at the ill suc cess of his familiar, burns his book, and becomes a very pious personage. The piece was extremely well acted. Meadows sustained the little character of Johnny with much pleasant effect; and his sweetheart, Janet, was excellently supported by Mrs. Fitzwilliam. The pony-race was well managed, and excited con siderable laughter. But the scene which appeared to give the most unmixed satisfaction was that in which the sound of Puck's bagpipes excites not merely the dancing propensities of the wizard and his whole household, but, like the lyre of Orpheus, animates matter that was previously inanimate, and sets pictures, tables, chairs, fenders, and fire-irons, capering in the most grotesque manner. The scenery is pretty, and the music, almost wholly Scotch, has been tastefully selected and Cleverly arranged by Mr. T. Cooke and Mr. R. Hughes. COVENT-GARDEN. Contrary to the usual custom, the holiday folks have this year been disappointed of an Easter entertainment at this house. The lessee of the patent theatres con sidered it sufficient to produce an Easter piece at one of the theatres, and trusted to the attraction of the old favourites, Gustavus the Third; or, The Masked Ball and Der Freischutz, to draw a full house at the other. The result has proved the correctness of his judgment. We have seldom seen a larger or better satisfied audience. It is unnecessary for us to say any thing of the performances ; they are already so well known and appreciated that any criticism would be superfluous. ROYAL VICTORIA. The holyday entertainments at this theatre com menced with what the bills describe as a mystic melo dramatic play, in three acts, called Umbroso, or Magi cal Delusion. The first term of the description was not unaptly applied, for the plot was so " mystic" as to be in many parts wholly unintelligible. The great labour and invention lay with the machinist, the scene painters, dressers, decorators, &c., by whose united skill the thing has become a very tolerable holyday spectacle. There were some very good scenes, parti cularly one of the Coliseum at Rome by moon-light, and the machinery and changes in the "magical delu sions" were (allowing for the stiffness of a first repre sentation) on the whole creditable to the department under which they were " got up." The very agree able extravaganza Female Government, or the World Upside Down, followed, and as heretofore was re ceived with peals of laughter. The entertainments concluded with (first time) a tale of domestic interest, called Brown Fanny, or the Seaman's Card, which served to give much satisfaction to the audience. In the course of the evening Mr. W. H. Williams sung, and was loudly encored, in " The Humours of a Race course." The house was respectably filled. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. On an Easter Monday Astley's is one of the best places to visit in the whole of London, for such ano ther combination of sights and sounds will be sought in vain. It is at all times without a rival, but on Easter Monday it " outdoes its own outdoings"— splendid and uproarious beyond all that an experience of other places of public amusement would lead th e play-goer to imagine. It will be very gratifying to the patrons of this unique and admirable establishment to learn that the present season has opened with every prospect of distinguished success. The drama, if such it can be called, commences with the earlier days of "the great Duke's" military career in India. In the second act, we have the landing of the British troops in Portugal, and the death of Sir John Moore, with the storming of Badajoz and sundry battles in the Peninsula. The third act conducts us to the ever memorable ball in Brussels, and concludes with the overthrow of Bonaparte at Waterloo, and an incre dible quantity of cavalry charges, bombardments, can nonades, volleys of musketry, flying of rockets, con flagrations of houses and castles, with single combats out of number. The oriental scenery was, as it ought to be, gorgeous, and that on the Peninsula and Water loo really effective. The scenes in the circle were somewhat more varied, and to the full as agreeable as on any former occasion. M. Collombet, an eminent French equestrian, appeared there as a Polish lancer, and drew down much and very deserved applause, though at the commencement of his performance he met with two accidents which might have discouraged a less firm and practised performer. Notwithstanding that he was twice thrown, and as it appeared in one instance wounded in the forehead, he immediately recovered his position, and completed his performance with the most perfect success. SADLER' S WELLS. A fund of amusement has been provided here for the holyday folks. II Diavolo Antonio and the two young Diavolos went through their astonishing exhibitions of gymnastic ability. The grand spectacle of the Three Black Bottles (which has had a considerable run) blazed in all the brilliancy of explosive melodrame, while the admirers of the legitimate drama had their tastes consulted in the Bell Ringer, or the Hunchback of Notre Dame, an adaptation from Victor Hugo's novel of that name. The latter piece is very creditably performed, and the scenery, in some parts of it, merits the highest praise. The whole concluded with the laughable farce of Frank Fox Phipps, Esq., which amply vindicated its claim to that description by its effects upon the audience. The house was crowded. PAVILION. The amusements at this theatre last night consisted of The Traitors' Gate, Wilkins the Weaver, and a pantomime entitled The Demon of the Mystic Dart, or Harlequin and the Ladybird Sprite. The first and the last were new productions, and met with entire success, which they deserved, if for nothing else, for some pretty scenery by which they were distinguished. The pantomime is founded on the nursery rhymes, commencing " Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home," and is not deficient in any of the characteristics which properly belong to this species of amusement. It is full of bustle from beginning to end, and we cannot praise too highly the clever execution of the various tricks and transformations. The whole of the perform ances gave perfect satisfaction to a house crowded in all its parts. FITZROY. This agreeable little theatre, which, during the re cess, has been decorated with great taste, presented a new piece, called the Frolics of the Fairies ; or, Puck in a Pucker, being, as the bills described, an entirely novel splendid fairy ballet opera. The novelty will readily be admitted, when it is known that part of the performance consisted of a grand review of the fairy army, consistin g of upwards of 200 infant soldiers ! The scenery was also splendid, as became such a world of wonders. The piece opened with a magnificent forest of palms ; from a bed of flowers, it may be sup posed of no ordinary size, a whole host of fairies burst forth, at the command of Oberon, their King, ( Miss Pettifer), between whom and Puck (Miss Chaplin), a fairy of distinguished note, there was, during the performince, a good deal of smart dialogue and re qartee, which always told with the audience. The piece concluded with a splendid ball in Oberon's palac e . The Lion and the Revolt of the Workhouse followed, and were as much applauded as ever. GREENWICH FAIR. The roads leading from London to Greenwich were yesterday, at an early hour in the morning, and up to late last night, immensely crowded with persons of every description. It was stated by a stage-coach pro prietor, as also the constables on duty, that all the ve-' hicks which entered Greenwich yesterday were heavily laden. The Turk's Head, Half-way House, and other celebrated places of entertainment, were visited in throngs by the joyous and holiday groups who crowded the roads. Several accidents occurred during the day on the river, which, as might be expected on such an occasion, was thronged with boats conveying persons to the scene of attraction, but none of them were of a serious nature. A few trifling accidents also occurred to persons of both sexes whilst amusing themselves in running down the various hills in the Park. The Crown and Anchor tavern, which was densely crowded, when illuminated last night presented considerable splendour. Richardson's theatre, which was crowded during each performance, was also splendidly illuminated. The per formances consisted of a very ludicrous Scotch piece, with entire new dresses and scenery, which appeared to meet the satisfaction of his numerous visiters. The piece which he will introduce this day (Tuesday) is a new and original piece, taken from the old ballad of The Mistletoe Bough." About dusk last evening, in the midst of the performance at -Richardson's, one of the swings erected at the back of his (Richardson's) theatre, suddenly gave way, and fell with considerable violence to the ground. The swing was laden to ex cess with children of both sexes, one of whom, a youth about 12 years of age, was taken up almost senseless, and conveyed to the nearest public-house, where it was discovered that one of his arms was most fright fully fractured. The poor little fellow was afterwards, by the advice of a surgeon, conveyed to one of the Southwark hospitals. Samuel's theatre of horsemanship and tight-rope dancing, &c., appeared to give almost universal satis faction. The Royal Kent theatre, which is patronized by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, was re-opened last night, where the entertainments met with enthu siastic applause. A ball was last night given at Mr. Williams's, the Unicorn Tavern, and also at the Mitre, when each of their spacious ball-rooms were crowded to excess. The police, nearly all of whom were attired in private clothes, apprehended a number of pickpockets in and about the fair. FASHIONS FOR APRIL. LADIES'. ( From the World of Fashion.) DINNER, EVENING, AND OPERA COSTUMES. A robe of celestial blue satin, opening en tablier, over a white satin skirt, and trimmed down the front with white blonde ; five moss roses are placed along this edging, and from the three lower ones little gar lands of roses cross over the white satin. Corsage a la pucelle, blonde lace Sevigne, with a rose on each shoulder, and in the centre of the bosom smaller ones reaching thence to the point of the waist ; double sa bot sleeves, a rose confining the fulness. Coiffure en cheveux, adorned with agraffes of gold, and a beauti ful spiral garland. Pearl necklace, gold earrings, with pearl drops. DINNER DRESS. A Souci gros de France, over a skirt of white poux de Soie ; the fulness is extreme ; the fronts edged with blonde, and not displaying so wide a portion of the underdress as the robe last described ; midway down, and again nearer the termination of the dress, are white bows supporting bands en feston, with small rosettes. Corsage cut quite square, and plaited en gerbe over it, a splendid mantilla of white blonde, edged with a ruche of tulle, and fastening with a ro sette in the centre of the bosom; short sleeves with single bouillons, blonde lace ruffles, hanging very low on the arm, looped up with white bows, and set into a double fulness of the white silk. A hat of the same material, adorned with long brides ; rosette and fore head bandeau of fancy gauze ribbon, green and black ; a sprig of veronica, with foliage, is placed under the brim ; another rises on the opposite side of the crown. Necklace, bracelets, and earrings of wrought gold. A BALL DRESS. A ball dress of pale rose-colour satin ; bavolets, en suite, cross the lower part of the skirt, which is orna mented en tablier, with vine leaves and bunches of ' grapes ; corsage a l'antique, draped across the bosom, the centre marked by five small rosettes. Sabot short sleeves, with bavolets on the shoulder, bunches of grapes placed on the fullest part of the upper bouillon. A white gauze scarf, fringed at the ends, is thrown carelessly over the neck ; and a most graceful coiffure, formed by braids, wreathed round with pink satin and branches of the vine. No jewellery is worn with this truly Parisian costume. GENTLEMEN'S. (From the Gentleman's Magazine of Fashion. ) A MORNING DRESS. A rifle-green lapelled coat, skirts rather wide, and with cross flaps ; buttons the colour of the cloth ; the collar and lappels to swell, and to roll but half the usual length, to allow the coat to be buttoned up to the chest. A shawl waistcoat, single-breasted, and rolling collar. Cossack trousers, buttoned up in front, and plaited into the waistband ; the bottoms square gaiter tongues, and strapped under the foot. A WALKING DRESS. A double-breasted frock, of a light hazel-brown cloth. Collar and lappels faced with velvet ; ample folds in skirt ; and the sleeve heads full, but not puck ered. Waistcoat of an embossed brick-coloured satin ; and a white under-waistcoat of the same ma terials. Trousers of slate diagonal kerseymere, cut moderately to fit the shape, and with gaiter-tongues at bottom. AN EVENING DRESS. An opera dress of mulberry diagonal kerseymere, made to fit the shape tightly from the top to the bot tom. On the instep a piece is hollowed out, so as to show well the stocking, but the hinder part comes down closely to the heel of the shoe. The waistcoat is of embroidered puce-coloured velvet, made to fit the shape, and with a full rolling collar. The coat is of a rifle-green colour, but not the darkest by several shades. It is short at waist ; the skirts narrow. A velvet collar, which turns the breast over full to the bottom ; the buttonholes are all worked on the turn over side. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury.) The trade of the woollen and worsted districts be comes daily worse. Very little indeed is doing ; greater t o e on the great whole,nu m b p e e r r s hoafpworkmen there ha s a are outt beenof ea In timeplemploy stagnation since the melancholy year 1826. There is but one opinion as to the cause of our manufacturers being thus brought to a stand. The enormous price of wool—a price which, taking into account the value of money, is unprecedented—has given this check to the manufacture ; the cause of the high price of wool is the short supply ; and the cause of the short supply is, that consumption has gradually been gaining on supply, till at length it has got in advance, and must wait till the supply overtakes it. The state of the American market has also had some influence on the manufactures. It is a most remarkable circumstance, that there is a scarcity in at least three of the great raw materials of our manufactures at the same period. Both English and foreign wool are unquestionably scarce, as is proved by the present high and sustained prices. The supply of cotton wool has been thought to be falling short ; and it is certain that the demand has been rapidly gaining on the supply, so as to make the stocks in this country much lower than they were five years since. And the article of flax is also at this time considerably raised in price, owing to a deficient crop in Russia. Whether the rise in the price of silk was from a similar cause, we are not at present able to state. One main cause of this state of things is the rapid progress made by all our manufactures within the last few years, which has greatly increased our consump tion of the raw materials. We have not yet received the accounts of la s t year ' s imports, except in the article of cotton wool ; but the following table will show the augmented importation of the raw materials of the four great clothing manufactures since 1820 : RAW MATERIALS IMPORTED, 1832 1 1833 Raw Materials, Silk (raw, waste, lb. lb, lb. ,lb. and thrown) .... 2,641,866 4,621,874 4,224,897 - Wool ......... ........ 0,775,605 31,652,029 25,142,489 -- Cotton... ............ 121,527,826 296,000,000 cwt. cwt. 382,389 936,411 Flax and tow ...... 1 These figures prove an astonishing increase of manu- factures-in England within twelve or fourteen years. In so far as the present scarce supply arises from ex tended consumption, it is attended with much consola tion ; and there can be little doubt that the production of the raw materials will be so stimulated by existing prices, as soon to bring thu gt:pply up to the demand. The extension dour manufaottiro is one of the effects of peace : & Ito perlieNd LaEDS TRADE. —Business still continues exceedingly dull in our cloth-halls for the Seacion ; there is, how ever, little or no alteration in prices, the manufacturers continuing to turn off their hands and hold td their terms, under the impression that no material alteration will take place in foreign wool, so as td enable them to replace their present stocks. Thee is a little im provement in the demand in the warehouses, although a small number of buyers have been at the market, compared to what is usually the case at this period of the year. ", BRADFORD, MARCH 27.—There has been alyont the same quantity of business done in wools as for several weeks previous ; prices are from ten to fifteen per cent. lower than they were a month ago. The yarn market to-day continues flat. The spinners are unwilling to accept the prices offered by the manufacturers, as they have already submitted to a considerable reduction. There has been rather more business done to-day in our piece-market than for some weeks past : prices a shade lower. HUDDERSFIELD, MARCH 25.—There has been less cloth sold to-day than on Tuesday last, and business is in general flat. The manufacturers are making fewer goods. What, indeed, can they do else ? They cannot readily sell their goods at remunerating prices ; they cannot buy wool any lower ; they are therefore dis posed to hold what they have, and to make as few more as possible till prices improve. ' HALIFAX.—General languor still pervades our stuff trade, and very little business is being done at present. There has not, however, been much declension in prices, as the stocks on hand, both of goods and wools, are very limited, which causes holders of both to be indifferent about selling, unless they can obtain some thing like former prices. Many of our principal ma nufacturers are, however, curtailing their hours of labour very considerably, and, rather than increase stocks at the present price of wool, have turned off a considerable proportion of their operatives, as they are afraid that an accumulation of goods would have a ten dency to bring down prices. We are happy to say that the exportation of yarns is not so much at a stand as is that of manufactured goods, and that consider able orders from various parts of both France and Bel gium continue to be received. ROCHDALE.—The flannel market on Monday was thinly attended. No alteration took place in prices, yet the buyers seem to expect a reduction. The wea vers and spinners have not more than four days' work in a week, and there are but few goods beforehand. The silk weaving in Lancashire is very slack, and particularly so for this season of the year. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA TTERSALL' S. The Yorkshire horse yesterday was again on the decline, 6 to 1 being offered to a " sum of money," and no inclination manifested to back him. Bentley was in force ; one bet of 7 to 1 was made, and towards the close of the afternoon a gentleman connected with the party offered to back him at the same price to four or five hundred pounds. Olympic on the decline ; Glencoe, Viator, and Posthuma improving ; the latter was backed to nearly three hundred pounds. Deli rium at 30 to 1 was friendless ; and Emigrant, re ported to have fallen amiss on his road, is only nomi nally in the betting. Mr. Ridsdale's Botanist is added to the outsiders ; he is spoken of as something better than usual. Closing odds :--- RIDDLESWORTH. 2 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Viator (offered) 2 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's two (offered) TUESDAY'S RIDDLESWORTH. 2 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Glencoe (taken) Two or three parties anxious to back Zulima, but no bet made. DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's Bubastes 13 to 2 agst Mr. Yates's Bentley 10 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Shilelah (taken) 12 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Pienipo"(taken) 17 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Olympic 22 to 1 agst Mr. Gardnor's Comet 24 to I agst Lord Jersey's Glencoe (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Mills's Brother to Kate (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Viator (taken) 30 to I agst Lo'd Orford's Po,thuma colt (taken) 30 to 1 agst Colonel Cradock's Emigrant 30 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Delirium 35 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Bo anist (taken) 40 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Harum Scarum (taken) OAKS. 15 to 1 agst Sir S. Graham's Zulima 16 to 1 agst Mr. Nevill's Amadon (taken) 18 to I agst Mr. Greville's Pickle (taken) EAST SUS SEX HUNT RACES ( LEWES). MARCH 31.---The Pic Nic Hurdle Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with a Cup, value 50 sovs., added. Lord Lake ns. Pleader, 5 yrs. Mr. F. Goring ns. Michelgrove, 5 yrs. Mr. Craven's Chance, aged -Two others started. The Farmers' Stakes of three sovs. each, and ten added. Twenty-five subs. Sir R. Wilmot ns. Hazard Colonel Wyndham ns. Symmetry Mr. Gilbert ns. Wallace Eight others started. The East Sussex Hunters' Stakes of five sovs. each, and twenty added. Mr. Berkeley's Pennyurse Mr. Wyatt's Hit or Miss Mr. Monk's Elizabeth Four others started. The sport was excellent. STEEPLE CHASE, STOURBRIDGE. A steeple chase took place near Stourbridge, on Wednesday morning last for 100 sovereigns. The celebrity of the horses and the riders drew together a vast concourse of spectators to witness this interesting match. The parties were Mr. Joseph Anderson, of London, and Mr. Ball, of Coleshill ; they each rode their own horses over a four miles of country, selected by Mr. Quartermain, of Oxford, and Mr. Weston ; and this was admirably managed for the pedestrians, who, from a rising field, could witness the whole of the race, which was two miles out, and to return to the starting place. Mr. Anderson took the lead with Donna Maria, clearing a high and strong gate, followed closely by Mr. Ball, on The Fiddler. They kept to gether for about four fields, taking their fences admi rably, and going at a good pace ; but a double high and stiff park paling induced both horses to refuse se veral times ; and, finding this insurmountable, they both took another line ; and it appeared evident at this point that The Fiddler was the fastest horse. Donna Maria, however, took the straightest line, and in re turning it was any body's race ; and Mr. Anderson, hoping that his mare would take the double paling, returned to the spot she had refused in going ; nor was he more fortunate, for the mare would not face it at all. It was now evident that The Fiddler must win ; for, taking a further line, he avoided the difficulty ; and the mare having refused obstinately, Mr. Anderson was obliged to decline all further.effort, although, had the mare got over the paling, she had every chance of winning. Thus terminated a steeple chase between two of the most celebrated hunters in this part of the kingdom. The parties and their friends afterwards met at the Talbot, in Stourbridge, when the day terminated in the greatest harmony and conviviality. Donna Maria was purchased, at a great price, from Mr. Smith.—Birmingham Journal. STEEPLE CHASE, from CHURCHDOWN HILL TO WESTAL. 2yrom the Cheltenham Journal of Monday. ) This race came off to-day at the appointed hour. Colonel Gilbert, umpire for Mr. Thompson, and Capt. J. Probyn, umpire for Mr. Lucas, went over the ground, and had it marked out with crimson flags, which the riders were to keep on the right. Captain Jenner who rode Mr. Lucas's ch. g. Harlequin in ex cellent style, wore a pink jacket, with a white cap ; and Mr. H. Peyton (eldest son of Sir H. Peyton), who rode Mr. Thompson's, b. m. Primrose, and is con sidered one of the first Steeple Chase riders in the county, wore a purple jacket, with crimson cap. The signal was given at four minutes past two o'clock, and they went away gallantly, the mare taking the lead, getting first through the brook, and keeping a-head till she reached the second fence, when Mr. Peyton fell with her, but was almost instantly re mounted. The horse took the lead, which he kept at a steady pace for nearly three quarters of a mile, when the mare recovered her lost ground ; but in running for a gate, which was closed, she was again thrown out ; ; the horse taki ng a fence, saving some distance thereby and getting the advantage. But she again came up, passed him, and kept the lead till within a quarter of a mile of home, where there was a severe struggle at the fence, which they took together. The horse then took the lead, and kept it to the close, win ning by a neck only, which may probably be attributed to the fall of the mare. The race was admirably contested, but the riders experienced great difficulty in making their way through the numerious equipag::s and the crowd that thronged the course. The interest taken in this race was suffi ciently evinced by the immense concourse of people assembled to witness it. There were at least ten thousand persons collected on the occasion, and the weather was most favourable throughout. _ _ This sporting match was made at the Berkeley Hunt Dinner, on Saturday, January 18th, when the following conditions were drawn up by our Member, the hen. Craven Berkeley : " Mr. Pearson Thompson's b. m. Primrose, " Mr. Hurd Lucas's ch. g. Harlequin. " 11si. each, 200 sovereigns aside, half forfeit. Gen tlemen riders, From Chosen Hill to Bay's Hill ; the day after the Cheltenham meeting." By mutual consent, the day of running was altered, in order to allow both or either of the horses to run at the ensuing races. Up to Saturday, Mr. Thompson's i ilare was the favourite for choice ; the odds being six t o fpur ; but owing to the rain of yesterday and last night, which was supposed from the heaviness of the Ground to be e .*crainst the mare, the odds were this day Is in favour of the h,!.11e. The mare was purt•thased before the race by Mr. Peyton, who rode her clever l y . W e this morning no ticed the report that Mr. T h o m p son had backed the mare to complete the distance in fteen minutes. We can now state, the horses reached he winning-post, in the field in front of Mr. Thompson's Ziew house, in fourteen minutes from the time of starting, a distance of four miles and a half. A steeple chid sweepstakes, of 10 sovs. each, will come off on Friday next ? the day after the Chelten ham Spring Meeting. Should the weather prove pro pitious, one of the gayest and most interesting scenes may be expected that has ever beCtl witnessed in that neighbourhood. The following luZses have been already entered ;—Mr. Baillie's Sir Clifford, Mr. Crowther's Chasseuse, Mr. Doyne's WooJert-legged Sailor, Mr. Patrick's Columbus, Mr. Bluci;:s Dort Giovanni, Mr. Hawkshaw's The Colonel, Mr. Dut ton's Emperor, Mr. Taylor's Giantess, Mr. Doyley Fugleman, and Colonel Gilbert's Conrad. Lord Sea grave, Messrs. Ackers, F. Cregoe, R. Snow Paul, Brown, and Meyrick, are subscribers, but did not name. GRAND FEAT OF PEDESTRIANISM. A numerous assemblage of persons collected at an early hour on Monday morning on the Mallow and Fermoy road, to witnesLthis performance, DarnelY, g march of ten miles in TA minutes, by Captain John: F. G. Campbell, of the 91st (Argyllshire) Regiment, accoutred in heavy marching order of a private soldier, viz.,— Knapsack and kit, complete; greatcoat and mess lin, musket, bayonet, and sixty rounds of ball cartridge; total, 501bs. weight. Heavy bets were pending on the issue. The gallant Captain started at eight o'clock, A. M., and performed this arduous undertaking in the unparalleled short space of time of 107/ minutes, thus winning the match with the greatest ease, having 12i minutes to spare. We understand large sums have changed hands on the occasion. So great d favourite is this officer with the men of his corps that the Pipe-major and chief part of the garrison met him wifliiri a mile of the goal, and cheered him in with the exhilatating sound of the Campbells are coming. On arrialig at the goal, amidst overpowering acclamations, the men of his company instantly rushed to divest him of his cumbrous trappings, and then conducted him in tri umph to the barracks. Captain Campbell, after par taking of a sumptuous breakfast, was seen playing at a match of rackets an hour afterwards, which, not withstanding his previous exertions, he won !—Cork Constitution. We are happy to be able to state that Earl Fitzwilliam is not, as we had inferred from a letter of his Lordship, which we have seen, unfavourable to the admission of Dissenters to the Universities, but, on the contrary, decidedly favourable to that measure, though he doubts whether Parliament would be justi fied in compelling those learned corporations to admit Dissenters to their privileges and honours.—Leeds Mercury. The General Steam Navigation Company's mail packet, the Ramona, from Hamburg, arrived off the Custom-house, at nine o'clock, A. M., this day The Methodists in Leeds, and in many other places, will not move as congregations to obtain the redress of Dissenters' grievances ; this is never done among their body, except on receiving a recommenda tion from the Conference ; but here, as elsewhere, they are almost unanimously of opinion that all reli gious sects should be placed on the same level in re gard to civil rights and privileges, and that each sect should support its own worship, and not that of another also. If, therefore, a town's meeting should be held, and a general petition prepared, thousands of Methodists would gladly attend the meeting and sign the petition.---Leeds Mercury. HUNTINGDO N.—A human skeleton was discovered, a day or two ago, by some labourers who were digging gravel on the common near the mills. The bones were about 18 inches from the surface, and appeared to have been buried many years. Conjecture is busy as to how they came there ; but whether the spot formed part of one of the churchyards in days long passed, or whether he to whom they once be longed was laid there with— " no requiem read o'er him, No mother to weep, and no friend to deplore him," must now, most likely, for ever remain a mystery. Cambridge Chronicle. S TEA M-CA RRIA GE S.—On Saturday we took a trip on the Harrow-road in Colonel Macerone's steam-carriage. It left Paddington Wharf at 25 minutes past three, and completed a distance of five miles in 18 minutes and a half. Within the five miles were several considerable acclivities, which the car riage surmounted in gallant style ; gigs, carriages, and four-horse-stages at full gallop, were left in the ob scurity of distance. The carriage was cheered as it proceeded by the passengers and drivers of coaches, and horses and dogs manifested their astonishment at the speed of the vehicle. Colonel Macerone was ac companied by several foreign gentlemen, who ex pressed great admiration at the perfection to which the Gallant Colonel had brought this beautiful piece of machinery. The manner in which it overcame every obstacle, and the facility with which it was stopped and turned to a hair's breadth, called forth much commen dation. Having expended a few minutes in taking a fresh supply of water, it returned to Paddington, and performed the same distance in 18 minutes, being half a minute less than the first stage was performed in. A notion of the powers of the machinery of this carriage, different in principle from all before built, can scarcely be entertained without having witnessed its feats. Morning Advertiser. COOPER'S " BRA vo."—This striking Vene tian Romance will be presented to the public in a few days, as the next volume of " The Standard Novels," in regular course of monthly publication. The author of the " Spy" has here ventured on new ground—but he enters into the spirit of Venetian manners and society with all the zest of one born beneath the sunny sky of Italy. No recent novelist has become more popular than Cooper. His tales of the sea, indepen 7 dently of the interest that attaches to the stories them selves, are unrivalled, as faithful pictures of life on the ocean. Nor is he less successful when the land and its inhabitants form the subjects of his pen. No traveller has delineated the manners, customs, and scenery of the new world with half the truth or the power of Cooper. The new and cheap edition of his works in " The Standard Novels" will, by the addi tion of the Bravo, include nine of his most popular pro ductions, each of which, distinct and complete in itself, now costs no more than six shillings, neatly bound and illustrated, revised by the author, and the ga new introduction and notes illustrative of story. FORTUNATE RECOVERY OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF SOVEREIGNS.—On Saturday morning last, Mr. Laxton, an extensive ale brewer (and one of the Overseers of St. Marylebone parish), had occasion to take a hackney coach, for th e purpose o f convey i ng a very considerable amount of specie, in two bags, one containing silver, and the other sovereigns (we be lieve 700/. ), moneys belonging to the parish, to his bankers for security. In the hurry of business Mr. L., after getting out of the coach, took only one of the bags, containing fifty pounds worth of silver. Imme diately on Mr. L. paying the coachman he drove off. On entering the banking-house Mr. L., to his great consternation, discovered his serious loss. Immediate pursuit was commenced, and information given of the circumstance at Marylebone Police-office. No tidings were heard of the money until Sunday, when the coachman (no doubt from pure honesty) took_ the _bag, containing the money, to Somerset-house, but there was no one to receive it at the Office, it being Sunday. the Y wholesterday,amtootuhnet was great joy to and satisfaction sfaction of Mr. L..